The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-10

them through straws IL you want to
escape u portion of the i'll effects OF turn
ing your throat aud stomach into small
refriRerating plant. You see. if you
heated aud rush to soda fountain or
somewhere else for cold drinks and gulp
1t down with the glass at YOUR lips you
are very apt to get chill in your insides
that Is not at all beneficial to them. The
use of straw modihes the evil. as the
tiny stream Of refrigeratinR substance is
pretty certain to get its temperature con-
slderabiy heightened before IL renc les
the stomach, and SO 1t does lesc harm. l
don'L recommend lavish use of summer
cold drinks, even through straws. Bat
II they are to be drunk ANYWAY, l say
drink them through straws."
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One OF the most familiar Figures" on
the street now Is M j)r Frank II. Har-
court, newspaper man who mas Rravl-
tated Into another sphere OF activity.
The majors Rhode Island shoulder
straps are compa ativeiy new. but he IS
an old soldier whose training was In
probably the secoud best military ssho oil
In the world-the British army. IL Is
already evident that Major HarcourS will
have most beneficial effect upon the
state militia. He Is worker who worNs,
aud he works in a direction hat is sn-e
to produce results. As inspector OF r.h,
practice there IS no duty TOO onerous fos
u
him to cheerfully forego holiday die
ner (tban which / can conceive OF no
Ireatsr sEcrifice) Tor the sake OF playing
soldier Ine major - also pro uinent In
several other lines OF activity. being pres
ident Of the Press cluO, secretary OF the
park commission, and still clinging to
his pen To the extent OF writing regular
Sunday letter for The Globe aud Sunday
special articles for The Journal.
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"Where are you going for your va
cationf" supersedes in favor questions
concerning the weather. Everyone wants
Vacation, and is anxious to get all the
information he can abou tbs different
methods OF enjoying ones self, during
such methods as visiting the seas .
aud surf bathing. and eating highly
seasoned food, and of visiting tn
country aud lounging about
during the day and lighting
musQuitos at mig lr; a trip TO the Worlds
fair r-a all these are familiar and easy
ways of killing week or two. but It Is
very doubtful that young man will be
particularly benefited aud recuperated
by such schemes. / WIS par icularly
struck with u scheme OF two youns men
Of my Acquaintance. Eich summer they
don their o dest and shabbest clothes
and with no superfiuous baggage. start
for the mountains. Here they live in u
cave. SO high up that there Is no posi-
bility Of taking Co d, and cook their own
fool. 1t Is too hign up for musqu tos or
flies. Tuey live plainly. come back mt
and brown rs an October berry. This
seems to me the ideal way OF spending
summer vacation for young men:
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The members of the New Jerusalem
church and congregation held a basket
picnic at Rhodes-on the Pawtuxet today.
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There was a time. not so long ago
either. when bicycle riders were con-
sldered to have ntt!e or no right in the
public highway. Now thin ~ are trifle
reversed, and bicyc.e riders consider "a,
one else to have highway privileges but
streets, until 1t has become AN
expected thing. thess doubled-up riders
20 flyink along close to the curbst one at
IA dangerous rate OF sp sed-lan gerous
to passers-by, not TO tn. lid ,rs. IL was
only last night that saw one Of these
reckless riders run into an old man who
mad the temerity to eros Westni nster
street. o. course he could not hear the
silent approach of the wheelman, aud the
wheelman In his turf would not or
could not take the pains TO turn out
This fast driving through the city streets
10 icSOmluk uloEt tutu q nutSduCe.
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The inevitable occurred today as antici-
pated. People who have watched hhe
gra ually growing chaos on WeyDosset
street, just south 4 Turks Head, have
been waltiag anxiousiy for tue interrur-
tion IL street car traffic. To-day 1t occurred,
and inco a. il z cars on Westminis er aud
Weybosset sLreets now turl Cf at Fran -
lin, and plod down through Washi X
ton To Exchange s.Iee. AS u result
ab.ut 5000 people who did aot know OF
the caang, iound themselves five min
utes late az their places o. business. The
street Car company Is not culpable, as it
Is unavoidable. The pubic will nave to
remeIy the difficulty Ny getting up live
minutes earlier.
1t has been said that the "five- hour
train between Bosto.i aud New York has
proven popular departure. at Is well
patronized." says an exchange, ''and the
company's expectation that 10 might be
pr, fitable only rs an advertisedient is
not being realizsd. 1t seems 40 be evil
d-nt thai here are mauy who are will
ing to pay dollar extra to ride mt AN
average speed OF nearly iorty-se, en- miles
an hour" This may all be true. and un-
doubtedly is. but Providence people reap
but little benefit from The new Trains aud
pay dearly Tor that. j was at
the consolidated road SATURDAY when
the flyer" running from New York
to BIs,ou was about due. Standing
near the ticket sellers window, / over
heard "A conversation that both amused
ne and uisgusl ed me. A gentleman
stepped up to the window an said to the
tic Ret seller. Ticket to Boston on the
flyer" 'Three dollars please."
W hat pr?" Three dollars pleas, ;" "Do
mean TO tell me that your road charges
three dollars on a,y kind OF tain t.
carry me less than A miles
That is the fare, SIR" "Well, it's
a. outrags, and I'll walk fust
1T does strike "a man as being pretty
stif price when he first hears 1t" said "a by
SANDER. he man intending o take the
flyer waited an hour aud twenty minutes,
lost bis eastern connections in Boston and
had TO stand more than half way to Bos-
ton In car that on many roads would
be used in the emigrant train. was the
mans companion part OF the dis aace
nd Ee spoke in no very pleasant terms
4 a place where sucn outrageous pri es
are asked. AS usual Providence got it
where the chicken got tue axe.
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