The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-12
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How far will a dollar go?
Well that depends good deal on VINO
has the dollar. A dollar could go to Cali
fornia for thai matter, or even around the
world, IL IL did not stop BY the way.
Put dollar In the hands OF spend
thrift and it goes long ways from him
and 1t goes quick and it forgets to come
back. Put dollar in miserly mans
hands and whosever's picture adorns the
medium of exchange 1t almost weeps until
ont Of that mans possession.
Put dollar in a thrifty mans hand and
he will not let go of it until he knows that
another dollar will accompany 1t when he
sees it again. Put a dollar in the hands
of professional Hobo and for the time
being he owns the earth and makes up
his mind to drink enough to float him.
self.
Put a dollar in a sensible, economical
house wife's hands and she will make
it go SO far that it will want to sit down
and rest before it gets to the end OF its
journey.
Give a Bohemian a dollar and he will
daily with that dollar and laugh and tell
funny stories between dimes until the dol
lar actually hates to leave such pleasant
society.
Put dollar in blind mans hand and
he will evince symptoms OF fainting or
smile in imitation of the break o. day.
Put a dollar on the horse you think will
win and when the race Is over you will
realize how fieeting a dollar really can be
when it is in hurry.
Put dollar in the bank and it will in
terest you to know that it is not out of
job, but is earning something. A dollar
will go just as far as you are able to direct
it.
The election down in Maine reminds one
of the query which was put to room full
of school children. A" All those who are
in favor of good government stand up?"
and not a scholar remained in q seat.
And now comes Rev. Isaac j. Lansing,
who asserts that Boston, cultured, ethical
Boston is the worst city in social vice in
the country-and he asserts that he bases
his information upon the testimony OF
the travelling men who have seen all the
largest cities. Don't believe 1t. The
west side OF Chicago is as bad as two bad
Bostons can possibly be.
bachelors diary.
Sept. 10.--Worked all day with the ex-
ception Of two hours watching the big
parade. A. q. paid me a dollar he had
owed me since last June. Saw May -
on the street at noon. She bowed, but /
hardly recognized her. ! haven't forgot
the way she snubbed me the last time we
met one day during my vacation at the
Pier. Have smoked but three cigars. One
OF them was vile, but two of them were
dandies. Joe R---n tells ne he is going
to get married. What a foolish boy.
Think i shall go TO It's sAeater some night
thtJ week.. Have not r--1dic up my mind
ho shall take yet@ Left an order for a
new suit. Don't know when l shall get
it. A new girl was hired in the office to-
day. That settles my getting an increase
of salary.
Gumption and grit.
These two essential characteristics of
the human family generally win. There
are a class of men who have looked upon
themselves as amounting TO naught, and
are therefore not surprised to find that
this is the general estimate of their fe-
lows. Then there are lot OF people who
happen TO fall into a good thing and had
gumption enough to stick TO 1t, the grit
having been furnished by the other fe low
who lacked gumption. AS was saying
the other day in This column, some people
are the victims OF circumstances to
the extent of never knowing
what it is to want, while
others are born wanting and so continue
through life. Some men are smarter than
others but the smartest men Go not always
become the most successful. This leads TO
he question.
Do men run in grooves?
That Is To say, there are so many of the
ordinary kind and so comparatively few
Of the extraordinary. 1t all seems TO be in
The stock. You cannot plant peach trees
md thea look for piums to grow. Ordin-
lry everyday people will begct the same
zind. You may educate aud encourage
,ulturs and high breeding but you cannot
put kid gloves on sows'"fe
The patrons of electric cars.
Did you ever notice the difference in the |
,ars ana the patrons? 1t is an interesting |
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