The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-11
LOOKING GLASS.

Tie Primo - May had among her we'd
ding presents gold mouse trap. Where
she Is to get her gold mice is the Ques-
tiou.
doctors often get the blame for the
Internal stupidity OF bockhsads OF pa-
tients," remarked well-known physi-
clan yesterday. "Oie OF the most re-
markable cases of the kind that ever
came under my immediate observation
occurred only week axo. l met a
man on the street whose family had been
treating for some time, ana / naturally
inquired how they were. He replied that
his little boy hal bad cold. aud asked
me what was good to break 1t up.
recommended an old remedy composed
of French brandy. honey aud raw lin
seed oil. aud told him to use equal pro-
portions. That night was aroused from
my slumbers by an awful racket at my
front door. There stool the fond father,
imp loring me TO come at once. that his
lit 10 boy was dying. or course went.
and found the little fellow suffering from
extreme nausea, which soon remedied.
Upon questioning the parent found
that he blamed the medicine which pre-
scribed. He said that he had followed
my directions by purchasing ten cents
worth Of brandy, ten cents worth OF
honey and ten cents worth OF linseed oil.
That was his idea of an equal proper
tion. You can imagine the result.
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No. Maud, Joan Of Arc vas not Noah's
wife.
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One man in this city, at least il, deserv-
ing of symp thy. An amateur sports
man started day before yesterday on "A
fishing expedition aud after spendiug
one night ia the wilds OF Anthony re-
turned home with large catch of fresh
water fish. But the way he obtained the
fish was especially painful. H had a tea
dollar pole. and the rest Of his out
fit WAS gotten mp TO match. But he also
had just IN ney enough TO buy box OF
cigarettes aud pay his car fare hom,.
Therefore he was obliged to ad pit the
only method available ana catch the fis
himself in order TO keep up his reputa-
tion as sportsman. He set about the
task with brave heart, but before ne had
caught half of the fish in the pond his
hands were blistered. But when he re-
turned home he triumphantly brought
a big catch OF horppouts with him and
declared that he had had "A regular picnic.
But he few who know the circumstances
chad hi n all the time an tell him that a
man who will stoop 10 do manual lab
to get a catch of fish. when a dollar bill
placed in the hands of a sturdy farmers
them by lying on the bank
with his eyes shut, has no appreciat
of the genuine glory OF an ideal fishing
expedition. He says now, however. that
he is getting too old for such sports and
therefore will leave the pleasures of the
chase after the finny denzens of the deep
to younger aud harder men.
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Silver toilet ware Is no longer the cor
rect caper, but every girl who knows
what is what is making collection OF
brushes. mirrors and toilet-boxes OF old
yellow ivory.
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Then you're going to shake me in spite
OF the way clung to you last SUNNI .r'P -
said the thin undershirt reproachfully
Yes, replied the man with a cold i'm
his head, "you are discharged for gauze."
! ! !
The people of East Providence are be-
ginning to appreciate the electric cars as
source OF amusement, IL not as con-
venlence for reaching the city. The other
day one OF the cars stopped and all the
art known to the motor man could not
induce IL TO move The conductor swore
Justify about the power being unreliable
and then went inside the car, sat down.
and from the depths of his pocket fished
up three days old paper and CONNIE ced
to read about the happenings OF the dim
past. After waiting for half an hour for
the power to make itself manifest. bright
idea seized the motorman and he w-nt
outside. sazed attentively heavenwart for
moment and then came into the car and
calmly announced that the trolley was
OF. The conductor near y tainted, but
recovered himself sufic eatly to buy a
box Of cigars at the next drug store,
which he distributed among the motor
man, myself, aud the few other gentle
men who happened to he on the car. He
also offered heavy bribes to keep the
thing gu ct, but it WIS too good to keep.
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The docks OF the Continental Steam-
boat company now lave the appe rance
Of a circus ground the day after the cir
Gus. The usual rush and crowd of the
summer are things of he past and when
half a dozen persons. other than the
regular Newport passengers, are see,
upon the wharf from this time on IL viii be
because there is something special going
on. The only steamers that are running
now are the City of Newport and the old
timer What Cheer. The former is in
charge of Captain q. Fl Kelly. with Cap
tain Durkee as pilot. This What Cheer Is
In charge of Captain + w. Burton, with
Captain Albert Richardson as pilot and
purser. w. +. Marcy is still retained as
receiving clerS, with j. II. Goodwin as
his right hand man. aud John Banigan
rs handler. They will remain
but short ii ne longer when the freight
deparl ment will be in charge OF Captain
j. Z. Taylor. The steamers Day Star and
Bay Queel are now laid up for the win
Ter AT the Provideucs aud Worcester
II. r. wharf and the Squantum l. tiei up
at the Dixon wharf. The Minneols vii
be placed upon the dry dock tomorrow
or Wednesday and undergo repair, when
she will lie placed along side OF the
Squaniu um for the winter. The Pomha n,
wutn IL returns from New York, will be
tied upalong with the Squal um and Min
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