The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-24
AS IT IS TALKED.


| see that the alumni of Brown univer-
sity In New York and it's vicinity are to
have their annual reunion and dinner ON
April s, at the new Hotel Waldorf The
event promises to be Of especial interest
tins year and large attendance Is
looked for. Charles l.. Colby, President
OF the club, will preside and President Il.
Benjamin Andrews is to he present to
make an address. Among the guests who
are expected To speak are Attorney-Gen-
eral Richard Olney, '56; President w. X.
Harper of the Chicago university, ex-
President Il. G. Robinson, '3s. and a
number OF other prominent men. All
who have been connected with Brown,
either as officers or students, are invited.
IL is said around the courts that the
custom Of bringing young children up
before the bar of justice ID falling into
disrepute among the more enlight-
ened classes of humanity everywhere.
IL Is question OF considerable moment
whether a child of 12 years is capable Of
committing crime In the legal sense OF
the term. The utter upconcern mani
tested In the countenances of youth
full offenders when brought before
the bar is what lawyers would call prima
facie evidence that they do not realize
what IL is to break "A law. There are
many occasions when good sound
spanking would do the work of reforma
ton much more effectively than a whole
volume Of public statutes.
Rhode Island and Providence, Provi-
dence particularly are said to be ardent
worshipers of "old-fashioned things !"
No tireside is complete without u disa-
bled spinning wheel, mounted and orna-
mented.and placed where everybody must
see it fifty times day. The old fashioned
name "What Cheer" is encountered at
every corner The traditional grand
fathers clock is to be found In many
homes. where q cheap nickle-plated
affair would do much better service.
Even ancient methods of doing
up" the hair are essayed by some
admirers Of the old school. There is an
element Of encouragement in all this for
IL indicates reverence for the sterner
virtues OF the olden time which alone
made possible this commonwealth.
am told that a teacher in the girls
department of the High scnool is the
OIikludbOh VI UOUh iutd IL
is a book containing quotations from
many American poets SO we'll
did the book take that soon after
with birthday books, each containing
quotations from single author. The
teacher spent two years in selecting quo
tatioLs for her book. and the compilers OF
some Of the others spent about two
months.
The bank clerks of the city are after
shorter hours too. The young men don't
have time now 90 perform all their social
| duties after 4 o'clock in the aftevnoon
and they want a half holiday Saturday
| They believe that the cosmopolitan
and that they in addition to their numer,
Gus regular holidays should be given ar
extra one every two weeks.
The town of East Providence Is not un
| likely to be the scene of an importan
legal contest at no distant day. The re
cent action of the town council in ex
empting manufacturing properties from
taxation is causing adverse comment an,
it is questioned by some whether the
principle could be maintained before th
courts. The poor man wants TO know
why the rich mans properly is exempte,
aud the burden made To fall more heavil
on him.
The committee of the Legislature ap
poiuted to select aud purchase uniform
for the Naval Reserve, have met. an
very sensibly decided 10 adopt the regu
lation naval uniform of the Unite
States This consists OF two workin.
suits of white duck. one blue flame
suit, With fat cap. and n short blu
overcoat. The GOSSIP.