The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-29
CORBETT'S COLUMN.
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The Man in Front OF the Postofhce.
Corbettisms.
Some Signs OF the Times.
Edith KeRilworth's Mishap.
Council Waterman, Ward D.
An Old Stand Under New Name.
How TO Stop Car.
Reading Mems Faces.
"I'll tell you how it is" said the man
in front of the postoffice, "you see tnss
lady In that carriage, the one thrown oPsn
so she can be seen, and that spanking Pam
OF horses and coachman, well sne was
once a poor girl, her husband pecane
rich and there you are-ignorance anu
money thoroughly mixed MAKES shouuy,
and shoddy proyokes in the minds OF the
ignorant poor that feeling OF discontens
which ends in such deeds OF violence as
took place at Chicago and later In France.
As the old Quaker says, "You get money
and ignorance together and you can set
some idea of mixture OF whiskey
and Jamaica ginger" an frant me,
OF the postoffice, "if the American people
knew how much they were TO blame Tor
exciting the envy of the lower classes.
But then a man like myself, VINO -
broke and has nothing but philosophy
and and take take f off suit, what difference
or what don't say? Mind what tell
! you, however, il you live ten years longer
| you will see a social revolution In tnls
| country brought about by the clsshing OF
| labor and capital. If labor Is capital ana
| capital is labor, why should Italians ana
| Chinese be allowed to usurp the rights OF
| the laboring man in this country. AND
| pushing a banana peel from the sidewaiK
with the point OF his umbrella, the man
in front Of the postoffice went across the
street where it was shady.
Swearing is a waste of breath.
Praying from the heart beats any lung
effort.
Long faced Christians keep people out
| OF church.
The devil never takes a vacation.
Dead people cannot smell flowers.
IL religion is a myth there should De
bonfire OF Bibles.
Voitaire said the Bible would be obsolete
by this time.
| Fifteen hundred Bibles are printeu
Because a man says he is good doesn't
make ii so.
Some signs OF the times.
There is a man out in Chicago who ad.
veruises that his signs cover the earth. lf
building IT, to be torn down he has q
gang of carpenters at work building
platform and board fence around IT, and
the next time you see IT IL Is All
painted white. After few days the sign
painters get to work, and the artistic
manner in which they do their portion
OF the contract commands the admiration
OF the public. Houses, trains OF cars horses,
pictures OF all descriptions in all colors
attract the eye. In this city sign painter
who is coming TO the front Is L. II; ioune
now located on the top floor at 1OS EDDY
street. Plenty of room, skilled workmen
personal supervision and the kind ol
work that really advertises itself. Mr.
Young is yet young man but his ex-
perience has enabled him to control 9
good many customers who are particular
about tie kind of work they have done
Signs and cards are his specialties.
noticed two elegant signs just finished
Then an awning was being letterec
and some cloth sign work for big cloth.
ing store down the street, price lists, and
painter, gets his share Of work and 81
deserves it. He doesn't wait for it to CONT
in to him. He hustles for 1t.
Edith Kenilworth, dressed in q pal'
blue havana wrapper, sat In Q brown
study. She was tired, as she had beer
standing in front of the looking glass
two hours trying to brush brilliancy Il
her chestnut brown tresses. Suddenly, a
If struck with enough electricity to IL
lumine an incandescent, she sprang to he
: dressmaker to call. The bell had alread!
rang. Making quick lightning chang'
| she clutched in desperation-grea
l heavens! the string broke, and sinking
back into the old arm chair she hysteri
cally murmured, "Why should thus b
thwarted?
. The sale of bicycles opened all righ
this morning at 753 Westminster street
Q and bicycles will be sold to the highe
bidder until further notice. Now is tn
. time to get a s15O Quadrant with pneu
D matte tire and all for at least half tn
Q money. Why, such sale as Mr.. Cram
4 now carrying on gives spectators
chance, to say nothing OF the opportuni
D ties for riders. You must UNDERSTAND
that the Quadrant" is an Englis
e made wheel and is largely use,
| in this as we'll rs foreign countries. HOY
\ | much do they weigh? Well, they ar
/ light enough to be durable. If you wan
a I" racer" or " "roadster" you can hav
your pick, Now, don't let this oppor
Q tunity pass. II you were going to buy
' horse at auction Of course you would jus
] interview some one else, but when
Q | comes to bicycles at auction Mr.. Henr
Cram gives you the opportunity OF life
3 time. ] often wish i could ride bicycle
0 but what a sight-267 pounds cutting
a tunnel through the air!
. An auction sale of bicycles was inaugu
, rated at 753 Westminster street this morn
Y ing. Henry Cram, auctioneer. An ex
| cellent opportunity to obtain one Of thu
celebrated Quadrant machines. [Ad,
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