The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-21
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.


OF year when
A man feels like taking rest or, as DIR.
Parkhurst of New York puts 1t, three
months respite fits q man for nine
months work."
was talking to n hobo the other even
ing, one OF that class Of the genus homo
you meet now and then, and the conver.
sation turned on the present status OF
cause OF IL all" said the knight OF the
road, is that human nature is so per-
verse and the mighty dollar cuts such a
| figure that everybody has gone money
mad. The present Senate OF the United
/ States IL a rich mans club and board OF
trade combined. They can at will make
the markets go up or down, and II they
are no. ON the right side 1t Is not their
fault.
There is no decrease in values as there
| was in the panic of 1873. Then piece OF
property valued at 5000 shrunk at least
| thousand. Not so today. To blame
either political party is all moonshine.
That has caused great deal OF the
| financial depression p" asked my hobo
friend as he Strengthened himself like
baseball pitcher who was to make grand
| stand play.
"Listen!"
"The Chinese and Italians have ruined
American workingmanl They get all
they can then skip. The country thereby
| gets no richer. It's shame. Things are
worse now than they were last winter and
| Chin Chong Chinaman and the Ban nan
Italia man are the Patsey Bolivers who
did it,"
Give me my key to No. AZ locker, and
| when the band next door ceases its prac-
tice for summer picnics will lose myself
in that sleep OF which Macbeth via
! Shakespeare remarked was "Sore Natures
rest, chief nourisher in life's feast"
Jumping into Goddard buggy, to
| which was attached the bay mare Una OF
Gladding's Broad street stables, took
drive down the east side OF the
bay last Monday Thirty. years ago
at Riverside there was but one house,
owned by man named Brown.
In that vicinity today are upwards OF 800
houses and the population numbers
enough to have postoffice, depot,
schools, churches and stores. While was
down in that vicinity called on George
Cranston, who Is now the Oldest active
caterer upon the shore. So long ago can't
remember, he was at Bullock's Point and
then he sold out to Smith, Shaw. He has
been at his present place, known as "Cran-
ston's," for half dozen years. Then he
was six years in the same vicinity. was
| surprised to see him looking so well, as
the last time ! met him he was on
crutches, having q set-to with old King
Rheumatism. Next winter he intends
| going to the Hot Springs and his large
number Of friends will wish him complete
recovery.
/ He is the same good natured, whole
souled, live and let live George Cranston
as OF old. OF course he would like to
have the smaller boats land at his wharf.
but the electric cars help him out
amazingly, and the Pawtucket boats
make Pleasant Bluff their objective point.
Shore dinners are served every day, wide
verandah and everything for the comfort
it looked &s me as though he got his
share OF what trade there was.
III a man gets q monument after he
passes To the great beyond, although he
may know nothing about 1t, 1t is good
| thing for the rising generation to contem-
plate. But did you ever think that there
Is many good man who drops into
| eternity who never is thought of to the
extent of perpetuating his memory in
| bronze?
Speaking OF monuments, how is it the
ladies never are SO remembered? Woman
monuments will become popular perhaps
when the woman suffrage movement gets
! a firmer hold. What do you think of this
| woman suffrage business? Don't you
think the rough scuf Of the country has
enough to say about who shall, or
shall not govern us? Now don't
you see IL the women should vote, the
| professional ward heeler would beat the
| feminine voter of the better class two to
/ fUn n Al
promise it would be better to furnish q
monument to deserving womanhood
rather than to let her promiscuous sisters
daily with the elusive ballot.
| To resume j noticed one particular
hotel called the Pleasant Bluff while on
my trip. This was new, understood, last
summer. 1t Is pleasantly situated on the
bluff and commands fine view of the bay
from a piazza 81 feet in length. This
hotel is finely furnished through
| out having all the modern conveniences
even to electric lights. Who would
have thought it possible 10 years ago to
observe an electric-iighted hotel SO far
away from the city limits? But there it
riages, and 1t is but two minutes walk
| from the electric car road. Proprietor
Cheney is well equipped to render
| to his guests first-class entertainment,
and he confidently looks forward to
successful -ssaseu.=By-the way, Mr.
| Cheney is the exact counterpart of Mr..
Howiand, one of the proprietors of the
| Park Theater, Chicago. Funny how some
people resemble each other. Don't forget
the Pleasant Bluff Hotel on your summer
rambles. Good table, finely furnished
rooms, bath house privileges and oil the
numerous ct cateras which go to make up
desirable habitation along the bay, are
features of Mr.. Cheney's hostelry.
A man who swears himself rarely chides
| another for swearing.
1t Is hard work TO mix spiritual and
worldly ideas together.
The devil is always busy when other
| people are loafing.
The moral atmosphere of the church il
the charitable veil OF society.
What shall it profit q man IL he wins
three quarters OF the race Of life and loses
| on the home stretch?
There are few men who will not ac-
knowledge that they can edit q news
| paper.
| You On IN alwavs tell N unarried counle oy,