The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-24

Of n conservative temperament, is exceed
fugly difficult TO comprehend. and that IL
how any one can SO loss themselves at
game or sport of any kind so completely
as TO cry out suggestions to the players
For example. at a recent football game a
man somewhere in the neiRhborbood OF
thirty years of age at any rate he was
old enough to know better. sat with q
party on the grand stand In
which there were several young
women. Their appearance, conduct and
conversation before the game began in-
dicat ed that they were members OF Provi-
dence's best families. A player secured
the ball and started to run with it, With
out any warning that he was going to
yell the man just mentioned shouted at
the top of his voice: Run, Harry; why
don't you 90 through there ?" People
stopped looking at the play To see who
was making SO much noise. but their
loc ks were entirely lost upon the excited
person. After the play was over the
young man came apparently to himself,
apologized for his temporary alteration
only TO lose himself in the next exciting
play. Wherever one goes 1t seems that
just such people ure TO be found. IL
makes no difference whether il is Mt
game OF base ball or foot ball, tennis or
even something more quiet, the desire
upon the part Of some one TO vent their
excitement In yelling always seems to be
present aud to be gratified.
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Mrs. j. A. Reeves Of this city spent
Sunday at the residence of her parents.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. A. Peabody OF Westerly.
Miss Mary ONeill Of this city Is in
Westerly caring for her sister-tn-l law. Mrs.
William O'Neill. who has been danger
ously sick but is now somewhat better.
Mrs. T. Frank Bliven of Westerly is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Frank L.
Rogers Of this city.
Mrs. Calvin Ltmphear has returned TO
her home in Westerly, after pleasant
visit with Mr.. Allen Hoxsie and family
In this city.
Mrs. John j. Bradley and family OF
Woonsocket are passing a weeks vaca-
tion with friends In this city.
Miss Kate left OF Narragansett Pier
has returned home from ber visit 20 this
city.
With all due respect for the Providence
river, feel compelled TO state that that
portion of IL under the bridge is the
meanest. foulest. most ili-smellinU. nau-
seating. disreputable piece OF dirty wet
ness that ever cast blot upon the fair
fame of civilized and cultured city.
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The annual meeting and banquet OF the
Universalist club was held last evening
at TillinRhasts. President Capron called
the meeting to order at O'Clock. The
following board Of officers was chosen
President, Frank III. Andrews; vice pres
ident, Francello Jillson; secretary,
George Ansel Carpenter; treasurer.
Earl S. Binford: directors, Jerome
Kennedy. Joseph Kelly. L. L. Chilson.
The first speaker of the evening was
Hon. Henry 3. Metcalf of Pawtucket.
Mr. Metcalf's paper WAS oo early Trans
portation." dealing with the railroads OF
this country from the tine Of their in-
ception up to date. 1t contained many
interesting statistics aud facts concern
ing early transportation. The special
guest of tho evening. Rev. +. II. Capen.
ID. d., president o. Tufts col
leQe, made an interesting speech
Referring to Mr.. Metcalf's paper Presi-
dent Capen said that the subject of rail-
roads, and particularly the early ones,
had always great interest for him. The
locomotive OF the present time is mar
velous instrument when placed in COM
parison with those used IN the early days
of railroading. He thought that improve
ment would not cease at its present stage.
Gentlemen" said the speaker, "a few
days ago left Washington, ID. c., at $40
o'clock In the morning and travelled
TOW ards Boston, arriving la that city at
$50 o'clock in the evening. John Adams,
when he was vice e-president of the United
States, consumed three weeks in making
the same journey. Several congressman
who were on the same train remarked at
the time that they wondered IL during
the next 80 years an ecu lily rapid prog
ress in the arr of ralroading would he
made that the last half century had seen.
/ replied that twenty-five years hence
trains would be run minus that jotiug
and jerking, the dust, smoke, aud AL the
other inconvenience that they do now,
and believe also that twice as much
speed will De made. Electricity will do
NIL OF this. If capital only had the ccur-
age you would sac this change inside Of
five years.
The value of a reputation is almost
cynically set forth by the case OF young
literary man whose rejected story came
back TO him from "A great publish ing
house with few words OF praise quail
fed by the declaration that it showed
traces OF the amateur. Encouraged by
this, he set TO work aud produced novel.
This he sent to the same house, aud 1t was
accepted. 1t succeeded. and the young
author soon afterward sold TO the same
publisher the rejected story at double the
price he had originally asked.
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The incidents which pass unrecorded
by the newspapers would oftentimes make
very interesting literature. For instance,
at clam bake given by a we'll known man
not great whi ago, one OF the guests,
who, by tile way, is a coroner, though no
one would ever guess It, arose in the cir
Gle OF his companions. Friends" he
began, when glass Of beer was thrust
into hts hand. He quaffed the liquid aud
began again. This tine large, ripe to
mato took him by surprise on the righ
ear. He wiped II Oft aud said he wSntei o
say good word for the host Everybody
hn1yled nj the lntter'a nAmn- and na tie