The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-12

think" said gentleman last night. ~
our public parks and breathing spots
were closed against us on Sunday. 1t
does my heart good to go to Roger Will
liams park on Sunday, even though l. do
get crowded most uncomfortabiy going
and coming on the the cars. for ENJOY
seeing the people who are shut up all tbe
and open air; TO notice how they walk
along and fill their lungs up. with good
pure ozone. The little children swarm
around the rabbit warren, and bier
along the little lake. feeding the ducks,
or stand with open eyed amazemenG pic
geous peacocks. 1t Is IA great blessing
for the poor, and the large cities are re-
aliZing the necessity for such breathing
spots The new Franklin park in Boston
IL God send TO the poor, aud there nave
been many little lives cared by the days
spent out there under the trees during
the hot summer weather when lie in
tenement house meant death to child and
misery TO It's mother Then u kind char
ity has a fresh air fund under which free
tickets are given to poor people TO pro
vide transportation out and back aud 1t
is wonder what comfort, happiness can
be got out Of a ten cent piece"
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veteran
Firemen Association will have straw
berry supper at the residence OF Mrs.
Stephen Baker No. 81 Deau street, next
Thursday evening. rain or shine. Sup
per served from D 60 $3.50 O'Clock.
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Westminster lodge of Odd Fellows
will hold memorial services in their
hall, corner Of Weybosset and Richmond
streets, this evening. An excellent pro
gram has been arranged for the occasion.
Mrs. FRANK Leslie is free to marry
once more, for on Saturday last Judge
Browne of New York severed the tie
which bound her to her English hus-
band, and William G. X. Wilde, who
lately lived the relation OF husband TO
her, is now a stranger TO her. IL has al
ways been rather ditlcult to understand
that marriage, but ere the honeymoon
had waned the world knew that Mrs.
Leslie and her husband were a matri-
monial misht. 1t must be decidedly
unpleasant position to hold, that or .
some ones husband, TO lie known as
Mrs. So and Sos husband, that Is IL
man has any manhood To him. But
Mrs Leslie Is BY no means daunted by
her late experience for she asked per
mi. sion to marry in her petition for di-
vorce Who the next victim Is TO be IS
At present mystery.
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The sudden change in the temperature
last evening came very gratefully TO
most OF Us after the boiling heat OF the
day. Especially in the tenement house
district, and amoug the poorer classes
is such "a change a relief at night. One
can get along fairly we'll during the day
time even IL It is warm. but n bot night
in he city Is almost unendurable, ana
especially to the little ones, particularly
il they are i'll. While Saturday night
could not be classe as hot night, 1t
was wamer than was absolutely neces-
people there were many who passed
greater part Of the night on tae doorsteps
or lolling out of the Windows.
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Latest arrivals at Newport Mrs. Bishop
Potter, Mrs. Admiral Charles IL. Bald
win, step-mo her of Mrs. Edward Par
ker Deacon; Mrs. Emeline Duer, are at
their cottages and at No. l Pinard cot
tage are MIR. and Mrs. George B. McL,n-
New York. and 4. s. Willing aud X. L.
Willing and family OF Philadelphia
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The Ladies Aid society will enjoy n
sail to Newport next Wednesday. The
boat will leavs the Continental Steam
boat company's wharf at O'Clock.
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The Sunday schools OF the Chestnut
street and ST. Pau's NJ. f. cuurches will
hold their annual excursion Ut Rocky
Point Mouday, June26.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William York Peters
(born Sharpe), ho have been guests at
the Venuome, Boston, since their wed.
ding in April, are at Nahlnt for the sum
mer.
The Hanleys of Prospect street. who
have rented the Pierce cottage at Narra-
gansett Pier for the season, left for the
Pier today,
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Rhode Island is probably the most cos
mUpolitau of all the states. Anyone who
gives this question a thought can hardly
fail 20 acknowledge this fact. People
from every cline. of every race an ma
tionality come here to seek home, aud
share in our prosperity. American. Eng
lisb. Irish. French, German. Armenians,
Russians. Chinese, all can be seen on out
stieets and engaged in our mills and
workshops.
Mr.. Edward Parker Deacon OF Boston,
who shot and killed NJ Abielle, his wiie's
paramount, IN her apartments IN Paris,
has decided To leave Newport with his
CDllureu loT tue w ulte ulouuIttius tulS
week.
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The paper of the future Is the after
noon paper, as indeed is the paper OF the
present. There was a time when the
morning paper was almos5 the only
paper known. 1t was deemed impossible
To obtain the news for an afternoon
paper, but today the afternoon paper
ge,s the news up To within very lew
mInu es of the .Ime OF going 10 press.
The Borden case illustrates this fairly
well. The News every night gives its
readers before 4 O'clock what at $3.50
o'clock was being enacted in the little
court room at New Eediord. Go down
town Oh "A horse car In tue morning and
1t is rarity that you see any person
reading morniDg paper. Come back on
those same cars AZ auy hour after in
the af ernoon aud almost every MAJ is
reading his favorite evening" paper.
People have Il ne TO read at night. Tue
evening paper goes into the family. Tne
morning paper, VITA Few exceptions into
tue busy Office TO be glanced at nurriedly
anu tossed away.
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There is marked difference between
Wasnington's cnerry-trvs hatc.et aud