The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

tizstion should be niarSed by u decilci
irc.ea-e IN tho number Of iicides when
our ancestors lived Oh the coars ST
OF food aud clothed th mselvcs In
tho most unpic uresquc raiment the
no of self.destruction WAS comparatively
rare people ci NJ To lifc with a tenacity
that their environment "ould seem
scarcely to have justified. Now, when
life Is luxurious and easy 10
live. man. aad sometimes wo-
man. seem bent upon shufiiin1
oif tho mortal coil before the date set by
nature. Is it because intellec u ,litY
makes physi al covirls OF u. or ~ thers
cultured hrihf Do G. ltlva'i, ,h
brain that cold does upo1
the lungs, !. e..render it susceptible TO the
attacks OF "A deadly germ There Is fooi
for the philo sophie mind here. what Is
the or gin, species aud general conforma.
tion OF me tucide germ How old ne
manage to preserve his .xistenc, during
tho medw?al aces when intellectually
existed only ia tho heads Of "A fow clos
tered monks? IL is granted that the SUI
eide microle might have thriven IN the
trains OF the Greeks and Ro mans, the
IL 'yptians AMI even the Chaidcans, but
IL our heory of the germ IL true what
possible shoY wCulu he have had % eX-
istence In the brairs OF our nc,sDral
forefathers' True, We are forced to adj
nit that they rere men or 3 rong
mental' cap ,city, bat they l,cSei the
cultivation tlat alone renders the brain u
habitation for the suicide bacteria. The
News hopes that some O.. the LEGAL seen.
tiiic societies will { Ike up the matter aud
settle definitely the existence or nj n-cxis'
tence of the suicide germ, and also &c
termine upo what kind OF cultivated
brains he best thrives.
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Several new electric motors desigaed
for the Elinwood avenue Ii were put on
tie Broad street line yesterday. They
are the old Elnwood avenue horse cars
revamped aud when lettered will give ths
pretty thoroughfare a very metropolitan
aspect.
About $50 Whtnsville people accom-
panied he Whitin>vile Cornet band on
an excursion O Crescent Park, Saturday
The company occupied extra cars On the
S:3S down express.
"Cigarette Etiquette !" Just think OF
II. There Is such u thin :. aud it, rules
and conditions are rs finely drawn as
those of the ballroom. For tho benefit
of thoss who do not know the code Inc
News will give them few
points. First. there are no prop
ertv rights to cigarette. Your
cigarettes belong to whomsoever may
ASA you fer one. 1t is very bad form
to refuse cigarette TO anyone. "A stranger
may ask you for cigarette. You sizs
him up. " he is in your class YOU give
him one. If te falls below t1at standsrI
scorn him-that's good fvAs. Ii your
friend asks you for cigarette give
him the box--don't Lc niggarily Ii one
of party Of your friends or acquaint-
ances asks you for q clgrtt.e pass
around the box and then 20 buy some
more. But these admonitioas ars pre-
mature. You arc guilty oil ths
grossest rudeness IL you allow
anyone to b. forc,d to the
necessity OF asking for glrettc. You
should first offer them, without giving
them the trouble OF asking. a good way
would be. and it is practiscd by Wardy
McBallaster, to go about vii n case
open to all and instead OF saying good
morning, just offer your clgaretts In toto.
When you are out OF cigarettes buy some.
III you can't buy some. why, follow the
above rules gong backward, and success
will crown your efforts. All THIS, OF
course. if you use tue weed, il you don't
IL is u valuable requisite for entree into
the most exclusive circles TO know the
rules.
The eloc rlcs made their first trip to
Crescent Park yesterday. The road
proved to be in excellent condition aud
the new motors work satisfactorily.
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Mrs. Edwin Knowles and daughter.
Miss Knowles. Of this city are at their
country home in Richmond for the sum
mer. Miss Lucille Couch OF this city is
visiting them.
Uncle Sans "cuie 'un." H. believes
IN advertising, aud although his promises
always are plrin, ye5 there is an allur-
ing prospect in the glitter OF some Of
them that proves verg dull 10 the one
whose expectations are based upon mis-
hopes. You have been up on Main
street. About half way between
Market square and Waterman
street you must have noticed
the soldier who stands In front OF the
doorway dressed In the fasc it!ng appar-
ell of a soldier. From his blue hat anu coat
his neat gray trousers TO his brass but
tons aud white gloves. he is picture OF
ncatness, health aud happiness. Ho Is
the ideal soldier apparently nothing to
do but eat, drink a3d os merry On the
sidewalk thers is sign indicating that
here is u recruiting Office for those
who wish to serve their country.
The sign, toe, is u study in colors. Blue
al yellow Costumes; prancing chargers.
well-kept gIeensward, white tents and
cleaning arms. They appeal to the
minds eye, ,and many an unsus )ect ny fell
low walks ia the Office, thinking not
OF what tic printed promises are but
that the pioturs and the soldier represent
truly the haven Of rest, comfort and idle
ness that he has so long been 10 king FIR.
lie enlists, and lie finds that there
are more things that differ from his
ideal than there are that agree with ii.
lie is much more likely TO dig trenches
in the 10 sun or hce potatoes than to
don the suit lie has seen in the picture
and stand ms dec)y in front OF the re-
cruiting office. But IL is too lato 30 go
back at thai tim. lie Las three years
nherd OF lin in which TO learn that
Uncle Sa1l Is n rigid disciplinarian and
u hard taskm tstcr. And yet there are
hu d-eds of men for whom Just such
disclpl pline il good educator. They may
have been deceived by app arances. but
the maa who serves thr. q years in the
army aud hasn'.- learned To control him
~ IL the letter for that service had better
ellist again.
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A baptis;ery is being placed in tho