The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-13
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS.
The Doings, Sayings, Happenings ana
Sights of Day in the City.

use OF thirsty humans, with n supply OF
drinking cups. The city furnishes drink
Ing water for horses and dogs, but none
for people. Mttteson a. Co. deserve the
thanks Of all the thirsty.
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Frank G. Appley who started from
Pawtucket. May %, In an alumim um
row boat, bound for the Worlds fair, has
reached New York la safety and will
soon be pulling along between the banks
of the classic Hudson on his way TO the
canal He was sighted of the Nassau
boat clubs pier yesterday morning aud
early In the forenoon cast anchor and be-
came the guest OF the club. He was
spoken by several vessels during the trip
to the metropolis His boat is fast
saiier, having attained u speed Of twenty
knots per several hours. AID he expects
Is over.
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The New York and New England rail
road announces the completion and open
ing or the Pascoag extension. making a
through line between Providence and
East THOMPSON, Webster, Southbridge
and Worcester. Through trains began
and p. m. yesterday. Returning, they
leave Worcester at 6:45 a. m., South
bridge z a. m. and 340 p. m. Norwich
line trains between Providence and Pas
coag and Providence and Was hington
will be put into service. The Norwich
line boat train will now leave New Lon
don o:35 "a. IN. Instead OF a. M. This
train IN axes direct connections for Provi-
dence, arriving at S:35 a. m, Worcester,
1866. and Boston at 8 a. IN.
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The corner in trout Of the Hoyle build
ing, long maintained as the scene OF
some of the hottest battles of the Saliva
tion army. has been usurped by a street
fakir, and the martial strains OF the war
song are now punctuated by glowing ex-
hortations touching the necessity OF
Keeping the household well supplied
with DIR. Curem's Infallible Neverfail.
The keen eye Of the fakir has noted the
dimensions OF the mass of spectators
that nightly do homage to the Salvation
army and has seen the immense advan-
tage Of going to the crowd rather tnan
calling the crowd to him.
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Next Saturday Gov. Brown and staff
and the Grand Army will be at Wake
Sailors Memorial hall. In the morning
Gov. Brown, staff, Secretary of State
Utter, Charles Bennett, Congressman
Page, and others will be entertained at
the house Of Mr.. James ID. Caswell. Mar
ragansett Pier, after which they will
urlNe aUout VIC L iok o"o snoh w Wahe-
held.
One sees a great many package bearing
ladies on our streets and in the rect
cars. Such should know that IL is con-
sidered strictly au fait To carry parcels
that contain nothing of utility, such as
bon-bons or perfumery. Demijohps of
spring water. watermelons or roast beef
would forever disgrace the fair parcel
carrier.
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The bicycle habit has caught among
the mem bers OF the bar. Two or three
erudite attorneys who reside in the sub
urbs of the city are seen every pleasant
day wheeling themselves In the direction
of their Offices and the exercise really
seems to bring out all their legal facul-
ties. The day is not far distant, it is
predicted. when even the bench will take
to the wheel. Judge Wilbur could take
O spin every day from Woonsocket and
Judges Douglas and Rogers, on sufii-
GENTLY high wheels. would be the envy
Of the bar for miles around.
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A trolley car went the lentgh of Broad
street the other day with the conductor
standing on the roof holding the trolley
nole (the broomstick"O up to briny
the little wheel that gathers the elec.
tricity off the wire and passes it down to
the motor in contact with the wire. The
mole had been bent TO triangular shape
hv some accident. It was IA singular
sight. to see the big car spinning down
tha street with the conductor polsed on
tor a modern Franklin, only be was
drawing electricity from big copper
wire instead of from the clouds.
D.oy;Japco io N rvrn,yfpn fovp "A 20 uy
years ago the business brought through
the custom house here was very insig-
nificant. Last year the business dou-
bled, and was the most successful ever
passed. This year the business is even
larger than before, and will exceed any
previous years record. The Providence
merchants are buying very heavily from
foreign firms, and trade is excellent.
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Colonel Henry f. Tiepke has departed
for Chicago.t TO attend the meeting OF the
committee OF the League OF Republ-
can Clubs, which Is TO map out pro-
gram for league work between now and
the next national campaign. 1t is the
intention of the league to take an ag-
gressive attitude and inaugurate some
line of effective work at once. Colonel
Tiepke carried several good ideas along
with him, which he will present to the
committee, and it is not improbable that
he will be charged with an important
part in their execution.
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President Z. Benz. Andrews Of Brown
will leave tonight for u weeks visit to
the Worlds fair. DIR. Andrews is not
only president of Brown, but of the
Rhode Island Worlds Fair commission.
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The United States mail wagons have
the right of way on the public streets,
and when the turnouts make the ruu
from the postofiice to the depot there is
a general scrambling aud furry along
the route by citizeus who unluckily
chance To De In the way. by "a
continual association with the idea that
these wagons are entitled to all the
earth the people have become recon-