The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-27
The optimist and pessimist.

which arc you? Or, IL that Is too pointed
question, which do you favor? The op-
timistic view OF life is perhaps the better
OF the two. 1t takes one around on the
sunny side OF the barn of existence. 1t
evades the shadow and thrives better on
tne light. Song and laughter are welcome
visitors to its abiding place and those
who gather round about its banquet table
are RECALLED with Utopian story which
whiles the hours away. Look through the
pessimistic lens. What do you see?
fauit hnding and prophetic muir
merings OF what is going to bring
disaster. No sunshine, only shadow
and bleakness. Not a tiny flower, not
drop of crystal water, not dulcet note of
bird, nothing but dregs. In place of song
and laughter, groans and sighs. No,
guess you need not count the writer In
with the pessimists.
When referred to the Bryant & Strait
ton College the other day said something
ABOUT its being mandatory for young
business men and women. Well, that's
just what 1t is. The school occupies the
whole upper floor Of the Hoppin Home
stead building and is arranged different
than l ever saw anything of the kind
before. There is one large room where
the students during q session of study
hours are actually engaged in business.
Ihe room is 30 arranged for banking and
mercantile business that the pupil actu-
ally becomes confidential clerk or book
Keeper, bank cashier or teller, merchant
or superintendent, timekeeper, in fact
he gets an insight into practical, every
day business life. That's what / call
nInetAent h-cc Aaf fo a..
For instance, young man from out of
town is sent here by loving and
indulgent parents. They are matter
of-fact people. They do not be-
lieve in fads. What they wish is
for their son to receive business bread |
and butter education. He may not know |
what receipt 10, how to draw q draft or |
check, how to keep simple debit and |
credit account. A bill OF exc hange NAV /
be as mysterious to him as q Chinese
laundry ticket but when he passes
through the process in vogue at Mr..
StowelPs his knowledge is only of Sec
ondary Importance. have not the space
to go into details just now but want to
impress the reader with the advantage of
this college. A note addressed to the
principal, Hoppin Homestead building.
will insure catalogue with full informa-
tion.
"See here" said the man in front of the
postoffice, "you make me very weary at
times but I keep reading your column
with the hopeless hope that you will have
in there which will interest
me. / notice you are sharp enough no to
wade in the quicksand pond Of religion |
md politics, but why don't you be up to
he times and prophesy what is going TO
happen in this boasted land of the free
md the home Of the brave ?v
! "Why what's the matter ?'' was the
Iuery, and shifting one foot across the
'ther and leaning against the granite pile
II the post Office building he almost
elled in perfect frenzy. "What's the
natter Why look at Chicago! Can't you
ee that the recent strike was but skir- Q
nish to what is to take place when the
oming winter sets in This country
as got to reap what 1t has !
own as sure rs you're foot high. For
hirty years 1t has received with open I
rms the rough scuf OF European coun- t
ries, cheap labor, lazy louts who'd rather a
;eal than work, and now the time has '
ome when you have got to pickle them n
18th lead or they'll run mad with riotSand II
,e torch," and the old man grew red in
,e face as he nodded assent to an invita- 81
on to partakc of his favorite beverage. e
The luxury of Turkish bath is obtain {
Die at SO Aborn street. Did You ever te
Ike one? I.was one of the number who u
'ailed themselves of the privilege Satur-
~. You know you 20 in the hot room h
I'd remain for ID or 20 minutes. The at III
ndant occasionally brings you glass of CO
Id water and the perspiration ex-
les from the pores of your v,
in. Then the marble slab, the
orough cleansing, the massage, the Al
over bath, the drying process and the
clining half hour on the couch. At Al
lst once q week keeps one in fine con- .,
lion. IL you take one you will want Al
other. IL you are trou bled with rheu- u,
'tism it will make it vanish. Special
Us and hours for ladies. III
strikes East and West.
lark the difference between the working su
IS Of Fall River and New Bedford and
,se OF their alleged sympathizers at
llnan and Chicago. In the former
tance good order and respect for the ,
prevails. No violence, no rioting. no
odshed or destroying OF property. mo-
,yY Public opinion In this part "e
the country docs not tolerate or 1
Intenance such action. The people go'
the East, while they may be yo'
from perfect, have not sacrificed all =
pect for tho rights of Others, and are sd,
intelligent to defy the law. In 1857. In
ing the panic, they marched through
streets of Fall River with banners =
ding, "Blood or Bread" II has not ma
10 to that pass yet, and 1t Ii hoped that sIu
ise policy adopted TO mutually satisfy san
h employer and employee may be the T
come OF the present misunderstanding rec
egard to wages. son
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