The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-31
The one-idea people.


You have possibly met them. The
world is full OF them, dwarfed specimens
OF humanity which a contemporary writer
In The Watchman truthfully asserts, il
takes about dozen to complete a man.
There are clergymen who have a white
neck-tie idea OF the world; lawyers who
are mere bundles OF precedents or walk
ing digests of decisions in law and equity
weavers who are but animated shuttles,
and laborers who are little more than
spades, that dig, eat and sleep Pugin,
the great English architect, was a man Of
one idea. His mind was centerei on
Gothic architecture. Accepting an invita-
tion to dinner once he asserted that he
could eat no puddings unless they were in
Gothic form and enclosed in his letter OF
acceptance design for Gothic pudding.
After building a score Of Gothic churches
in different parts of England, he died Tin
1862 in lunatic asylum.
Brown University will commence it's
academic year, Septem Der 1S. The regular
preliminary brushing-up has taken place.
AT much expense, Lincoln Field has been
put In admirable order for games ana mill
itary drill. The new four-story dormitory
Is receiving its finishing touches of con-
venience and beauty II is named Maxey
Hall in honor OF Jonathan Maxey, ID. D.,
the second president OF the university.
All the rooms are now engaged. The
prospect. Is that the body of students for
the coming year will mum ber about $50 as
against l40 last year. There will proba-
bly, be about 175 new young men, and the
new women Will number about 80 The
library building Is hereafter to be heated
by steam from the central plant OF boilers.
Labor Day.
The continuous agitation of the rights
ana privileges OF organized labor, the con-
cessions made by capital to encourage
everything that humanity and equity de-
manded, has eliminated in making "La-
Dor Day of almost universal observance,
a day OF unalloyed pleasure, free from the
chickering's OF malcontents, conscious that
right must in the emo prevail, and thank
full for the progress thus far attained in
the assertion OF human rights, and the re-
cognized status of labor. Everyone will
rejoice that 1t is their privilege to thus
enjoy themselves.
The time Of year is fast approaching
when outdoor amusements must give way
TO indoor entertainment. The Pawtucket
Opera House is prominent among the
places which have taken a new proprietor
ship, and intend giving patrons the best
to be obtained in the line OF stage shows.
was talking with a gentleman from
New York the other day about the pros
poets OF business this fall He said:
'Everytning points 10 a revival OF trade
all along the line. ~ "All along the lipe'
means, of course, the various industries
and investments. Speaking of invest
ments, the conservative investor who
wants "the other fellow" to invest and
see how II comes out, sometimes waits
too long before making up his mind.
There are other investors who know a
good thing when they see 1t. Among
the latter might be mentioned the men
who are the directors and stockholders OF
the Clinton Chemical Company of New
ark, \. j. While the company was in
corporated in New Jersey. the business
is carried on In this city, and the direc- |
tors and stockholders are Providence men. |
The Clinton Chemical Company was |
incorporated July q, 1891, for the manu- |
facture of the Clinton Empress Powder |
referred TO yesterday. Some idea of the |
in the sale of this powder !
may be obtained when ii is known that |
In $1,000 worth of the popular article of the
toilet there is S1400 profit. Among the |
directors is noticed James B Arnold, pres
Ident State Bank; Colonel r. A. Barton OF
The Gorham Manufacturing Company,
William Halkyard of the Halkyard Manu-
icturing Company, and ex-Alderman My
ION Fuller OF the Providence Coal Com
oany. Albert III. Clinton is the presi-
lent. OLD VET.