The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-19
AS 1T IS TALKED.

/ see that my friend Campbell has en-
larged his Pawtuxet Valley Daily Times
four columns. This is All evidence Of
prosperity. and Judging from the amount
OF advertising the paper has always had
its fair share. Campbell thinks he has
"The valley paper" sure. 1t contains
all the news of the valley and in fac, OF
the state.
The first tickets for admission to the
gre.t { Columbian exposition TO be put on
sale in this eli y are at Miller e. Vaughr's.
the Custom House street bankers.
passed through the street yesterday and
motto d the tickets In the window. They
were printed by the American Bank
Note company on patented paper and are
about the size OF the scrip in use during
the sixties and sventies. There are
four designs, one with cut OF Christie
pher Columbus, one OF George Washing
ton, one of Abraham Lincoln and one Of
an American Indian. The workmanship is
ext eedingly fue and they are as pretty
as "a crisp $50 bill, which, l think, is say
lug "a good deal.
read criticism on recent book of
poetry by Eugens Field the other day
and called at the public library for 1t. 1
was asked by the clerk who Eugene
Field was. and told that none of his
books were In the library. When the
library gets its new building i hope there
will be spare corner for some of Fields
books.
Walking up one OF the thoroughfares
of the city last Sunday l ran up against
the astonishing sign, -, Female
Doctress." l. set me to thinking. Since
women have entered so determineily
into the profession Of medicine why not
drop the feminine ending and call her
plain doctor? The term does not neces-
sarily discriminate as to sex, only as
custom has male 1t do so. Doctor"
applied to both sexes. would not only be
more dig ified, hut would avoid all tau
tological complications, such as the on
just mentioned.
Now that the tide Of reform is rising
let us give three cheers for the philan-
thropist who suggeste that ladies' take
off their hats at the Theatre. Aside from
other disadvantages OF the habit the
theatre is very homelike place and the
sanctity of its do nestle aspect is inn
paired by the wearing of hats, whether
DY lauy OF Rcutlefnau. DeSiucs, very lu-
cidentally of course, those in the back
seats could then see the stage.
The new cen raj police station prom.
ISIS o be so palatial an ediGce that 1t
will he positively n pleasure TO be incar.
cerated. The Office OF patrolman will
event uaily be abolished for " hen man
commits crime Of any description ne
will volu atarily surrender himself
merely for the sake of spending one or
more nights at the station. But Sc
riously, any city In New England might
well be proud OF this sta lou.
A good deal OF fun Is poked at the
faithful "copper"" and he In usually rep
resented in the humorous press as an in.
dividual who lacks the confidence OF ths
public and who is superfuous withaL
But for all that IL these same humorists
ars attacked by footpads or otherwise
placed in n position OF danger the first
thing they do is to yell police" with
every stop In their lungs pulled wide
open. They do not pause TO joke about
the "invisib.e blue" OF the policeman,
then. They expect him to come to their
assistance. and he always does.
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