The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
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Last Saturday / went TO River POINT or
Clyde, one OF the four villages wnicn ceiS
| brated the advent OF the electric cars Ia
| their midst, to see Prof. Sweet nis
| career as a tight-rope performer. hi.vr
| riding on the slowest train ] can now can
TO mind. / arrived. The village was hlled
with people and the public buildings were
covered with bunting and the bridge
known as the "Birch Hiii," was also
decked out for the occasion. baiiey's
Band did its best, which was enough 70
win frat money in front OF q dear n
dumb asylum, and everything passed very
| nicely, including the procession. Az the
appointed hour, Prof. Sweet, who had oc-
cupied the front seat OF one OF the car
riages in the procession, clad In the hapn.
iments OF the typical tight-rope artists OF
fine day. waving to the admiring multi
tude a flag the size OF a handkerchief,
made his appearance.
The rope upon which the Professor was
TO perform was stretched across the road,
and the guy ropes were hrmly
held by the requisite number OF
guys, and the Professor peered fortn
or fifth at a top window. The mul-
titude looked up expectantly. Out came
the long balancing pole and the professor
clutched IL with both hands and wlggieo
down a foot or two with the rope between
his legs. He was clad in pink tights, and
on his head was sonnet hing between the
headgear of a N~arragansett Indian and a
Davy Crockett hunting cap. The PROBES
| sor essayed to gain his feet. He balanced,
put one loot on the rope-the rope was
tight enough to be arrested-then he put
his foot down again. Once more the old
veteran OF many a rope walk tried TO raise
himself, the strain was too much for the
| load-and-well- ~
1t never happened.
And such is life.
You anticipate what Is going to happen
and what you are TO enjoy and something
takes place which you do not think OF
and as McAndrews use to remark during
his negro character sketch, "Over goes de
cart and away goes de watermelon" III
is best therefore to not let anything bother
you. III you've got our health and can
keep the landlord and t%he'grocer looking
pleasant don't ~grumble.
ssSeth Horton died this morning.
Such was the information the bulletin
board gave last Saturday in front OF the
wspap offices. / knew Mr.. Horton
well. More than twenty-five years ago
became acquainted with him. He
was a conscientious, wh~ole-souied
Christian gentleman who, though
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made himself obnoxious to those who diff
fered with him. He was always courteous
and obliging and would inconvenience
himself to do you a favor. He Will be
missed by members of the force, a large
circle of friends and the newspaper boys
who years ago put him down on their list
OF those who cogld be depended upon in
the department. Well, he's only gon q
little ahead. We have all got to go the
same road. 1t is natural to die as 1t Is to
] live, but it has c SO ordained that you
may choose il you will "the way and the
life" which leads to something better.
1t is more popular than ever for people
to give the closest kind of attention to
their teeth. And why shouldn't they!
The teeth are the beauty feature OF most
people. When you see a pretty face your
attention IL involuntarily attracted there
to. II the lady smiles and discloses ILL
kept uneven and homely teeth, her beauty
suffers in proportion. III her features be
plain and a smile reveals a fine set OF even,
white and clearly teeth how the opinion
changes in regard to the comeliness OF
the possessor. Pay attention to the
teeth. Have them cleaned and gold hlled.
II they ache have them out. IL they are
out have new ones put in. Then you can
smile with pleasure. DIR. w. III. Filling
hast, 290 Westminster street, the skilled
veteran dentist, makes a speciality OF all
dental work, and 1t will be well to con-
suit him. The doctor has a finely APP
pointed Office, fitted up with the latest
improved facilities for the conducting OF
come from other cities to visit these dem
tai rooms, confident that they will obtain
prompt and efficient service.
About those bicycle bells.
The way the member of the Council
want to look at 1t Is this. Whenever they
observe a man astride a wheel with his
back bumped like q camel, and he gives q
signal by ringing a cow bell put him down
as a calf. The silly season being now at
Its height there Is no need to be- surprised
or offended at anything the wheel fellows
10. The proper thing for the Council to
have done and Ii isn't too late yet, was to
bar the whole lot of W wheel enthusiasts
off the principal public streets. They
should not be allowed on Westminster
street from Cathedral square to Market
square no more than they are allowed on
State street Chicago or Broadway New
York. Not until some accident occurs
however will anything be done, and in the
meantime the public must stand 1t until
the snow comes.
President Cleyeland,s letter. -
How would it strike the average fair
minded American citizen III after the
evidence had been heard, the lawyers had
made their pless and the judge had in
structed the jury, he should address a let
ter to certain members thereof giving
them his opinion about the case and ex,
pressing a wish regarding the kind OF d
verdict which would meet with his APP
prevail, what would o think OF the
judgef
Who is TO decide the complexion OF the
tariff billY Must we look to Mr.. Cleve-
land and do away with the supposed to-