The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-05
LOOKING CLASS.

with fully developed propensities for
cruelty gets himself into the middle OF
the street, ana armed with q club starts
In to annihilate countless numbers OF bats.
In the vicinity OF an electric light the
bats are numerous. aud the small boy has
discovered way to brln9 them within
reach OF his club. He takes his cap and
when he sees bat wheeling its erratic
course towards him he throws the cap
hiuh into the air. Instantly the dsluded
bird sights the cap it gives chase think
ing probably that it Is some new men,
ber of tho bird family, and as
the cap descends the bat follows
closely after. 1t is soon within reach OF
the small boy, and that 10 what he's
waiting for. He doesn't delay an instant.
but makes vicious swipe f" at the bat.
Sometimes he hits it aud sometimes
he don't. However. the boy who can't
land ono or two of these amin ,l-birds
during the course of the evening is
loo kei down upon by his chums more
fortunate, and with this to spur him on
the boy becomes sure in his aim and the
bats fall an easy victim to his wles
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The great French sculptor, M. Bar
tholdi, has arrived In this country aud 1t
was with pardonable pri that he and
his family assembled on the deck OF the
French liner Champagne on his entrance
into New York harbor, and gazed long
and earnestly at tue statue OF Liberty o.,
Bedloc's island, which Is he most fa nous
work Of his life. He was honored as the
vessel passed the statue by a
salute from the steamers
whistle. which as the commander
expressed It saluted In one breath the
United States. France aud Bartholdi. M.
Bartholdi In speaking Of the statue said |;
"The sight made me recall the trouble
have overcome In the accomplishment Of
this work. 1t took fifteen years Of strrg-
gle and effort, and the artistic difficul-
ties were complicated with immense
drawbacks, both moral and material.
But the memory of the painful strugg
becomes pleasant whei one finds oneself
the object of such sympathetic regard by
an aggregation of men who honor France
by their work and by their intelligence"
He Is now engaged upon the preparation
OF group for statue for B isle. Switzer-
land, commemorative OF the act
of the Swiss who brought succor
to Strasburg during the siege
maintained in the wsr OF 1870.
NJ Bartholdi expresses great interest In
the Chicago Exposition. and is anxious
to see the statue or Columbus made In
this city by the Gorham Manufacturing
company, which il the work of his hands
and has heen on exhibition there. IL is
the largest statue ever cas- In silver. M.
Bartholdi will soon leave for Chicago,
and after viewing the fair will come to
Providence and spend some time here In
specting the citv and the Gorham works.
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The marked increase in pedestrianism
lately shows that pc pie are looking care
fully after their nickels. Ten cents day
saved by walking to and from work
counts up IN two ways. The economical
employee finds that he has a little more
money In his pocket, and that he has
added to his stock Of physical strength
BY healthful exercise.
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One OF the signs OF the times Is the way
pocket pieces are getting iuto circulation.
Men who have carried certain cherished
coins for years find reason for spenhing
them. and silver halves and quarters of
old dates are quite often received in
change. A few of the old-fashi oned big
copper cents have also reappeared, aud
small tradesmen do no hesitate to accept
Canadian or Mexican coins at their face
value.
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Providence Is a thirsty city. You can
drop a KEY OF beer on the pavement and
it will be out OF sight In three minutes.
This is fact. Yesterday one of the big
brewery wagons dropped a keg of beer
on Atwells avenue. The keg broke. The
beer ran out. Shameful wastel So
the people thought. They came
from Rarret and cellar, from
shoeshop and meatshop, from this and
4 ON that, from ira Ia, Ia, H. They
scoopei up the beer from the pavement
with x asses and cans, with dishes ana
tins. with ira, la, In. In, until Ia three
minutes nothing was left Of that foaming,
frothy, cool. delightful boozy beer but
the barrel it had been in. Tais is a
thirsty town.
Between coming events at the White
House, the recent operation OH Mr.. Cieve-
lands Jaw, and other events OF more or
less prominence connected with the pres
idents family the Al erican public
seems to be taken quite into the conf
dence of the Cevelanls. Already syn,i-
Gates are of ring TO newspapers full de-
scriptions Of the extensive wardrobe that
has been preparI d tor the exp cted arrival,
and the whole affair se.ms to have be
come not only public property but
it became sue apparently hy he
consent of the Interested iartics. To
Americans not accustomed to the free
dom wit h which such CIV, nts are treated
on the other side, there is feeling of
dis ust that a matter which TO most of
us seems entirely and strictly OF sacred
and private family nature sh uld be 80
extensively advertised aud heraldel
abroad.
saw very graceful horseback rider in
the park yesterday. His seat was what
is known as the ''mucllage" because he
stuck to it without bouac NJ five or six
feet above the saddle. He evidently
learned to ride In H. far West and knew
nothing abobt tn English bounce. which
leaves the spectators under the i'm Jres-
sion that the rider Is doing more work
tlan the horse.
The trains are crowded these davs with