The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-16
AS IN A LOOKING CLASS.
The Dongs, Sayings, Happenings ana
Sights of Day in the City.

that made Virginia City and Nevada
famous In mining history. The Lead
"carbonets" attacked the people In 1879.
Nothing remarkable took pace in 1889,
but who can tell what 1899 may have la
store for the hungry and indefatigable
searchers for gold.
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A man walked into the city hall this
morning and meeting the News man, who
was roaming about in search OF strayed
or stol N items, asked In u voice som =
what uncertain on account or thickness
and heavy with the fumes OF bad iiquor.
"Whers is Mr.. Clarke?" The reporter
directed him to the city clerks Office. aud
the Individual rather unsteadily climbed
another flight Of stairs, lurched up to
the desk IN the city clerks Office and In
quired III his name was on the book. In
response TO query from the deputy he
said he simply Wanted To know whether
he was born In this country or WAS a
farmer" The last seen of him he WAS
turned loose in the street by Officer jim
Sherman.
Certificates OF the Fraternal Circle are
evidently not valued as highly as they
10 merly were, for postal card is being
sent around TO holders In this city that
ss'o sasAA "a Va NAii Dc phia iOt thth ~
Room 5, City Hotel, on June 10, between
aud 10 p. m., and on Juue IL, from to
III q. N. just what the astual loss is To
policy holders in this city would be
very interesting fact to ascertain.
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II don't understand" said promi-
nent lawyer. the other day, "how IL is
that these lawyers OF both sides Of the
Borden cass eau put so much confidence
In the memory ol witnesses as 10 the ex-
act minute. OF course in any profession,
times throw OUT testimony which would
Otherwise be very valuable-to the other
side. Now / have noticed in the sta e.
meats OF many of the witnesses,
the exact time they passed the
house. what the weather was and
sucn time OF day aud 1 AIN amused To
see how they insist that such and so-and-
so was the exact time. Now have,
myself. naturally and from o long prac-
tice, an excellent memory, and IL 1 was
TO be hung for 1t tomorrow / couldn't
tell what l did at any time of the
day several weeks or days ago. And
when You come right down to it
doubt tnere Is one man in "a hundred
who does not keep a diary or VINO does
not 90 through the same routine work
every day that can tell one day from the
other what he did at any certain point IN
the day. Memory is fickle quality and
one which lawyers know ", how TO
make the mos, oi-or the east"
! ! !
The What Cheer lodge OF Odd Fellows
is erecting fin building on North
Main street. near Doyle avenue aud Will
SON discard its rooms in the old As
bury church building. The new struc-
ture will be thres stories, the ist floor
for stores, the s, con for concert hall
and the third for 10 ige purposes.
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"rhere is a great field for young men
in the law," said u successful young
lawyer TO ne the other day. II know
that most OF the older lawyers will never
advise Young man to enter that pro es-
sion, but l don't agree with them. They
talk that way because hey realize tnat
every young man that goes into the law
and hustles takes just so much practice
away from the N, or at leas takes that
much which Of course no other lawyer
can get. l and my partner graduated
from college four years ago. We were
admitted to the bar some two years ago.
Since that time we have both suppor ted
ourselves aud families, and saved money
besides. Neither OF us had Influence
no hing but our own hustle and health.
We are doing more ana more business
every year. / tell all the college gradu-
ates that couie To me. that If they are
fitted for it to follow up the legal pro-
fession, and IL they are willing TO work
they are bound to succ Led"