The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-22

WORK OF GENIUS
Boom That COrralS. all
Smelling Things.
II Stretches Across River at
Crawford Street Bridge.
Ingenious Device for Concentration
Of MillefleureSnit.

II you have stomach in which you
repose great confidence and would test
the strength and recuperative resources
Of the same, HE thee hence TO the Craw-
ford street bridge and contemplate with
your eyes and nose, as 1t were, the device
of an unknown genius for controlling
the visible supply OF effete agricultural
products. dogs I'm the far post mortein
state and any other old thing that tho
tide, when left To itself, would ordinarily
seek tn carry out and give 10 the deep
blue sea to assimilate.
Between the two intermediate bridges,
the unknown genius has constructed his
retaining wall for the concentration, prop
agaton and free cultivation OF smell.
He has built boom Of logs across the
murkv channel just below tho north
bridge. Rude in appearance, 10 Is yet
most effective for oil practical purposes.
Indeed, it Is work of art from "a
mechanical point OF view, although it
doesn't pretty" much. But IL accom-
plisbes the object Of its inventor. which
evidently was to catch and hold all the
smelling things that tho stream up above
might send down on its biithesome course
20 the deep blue sea and the actual result
ia floating garden of things that smell,
all packed in solid so that you could cross
the stream on them without danger or
going through and all smelling with a
concentrated force amounting TO about
thousand horse power. Tho Smellcatoher
has so far lost only one Of its valued
collection. That vas late Tabby that
somehow got slid over the edge after
several struggles with the ever flowing and
as often ebbng tide and at last reports
was on its wav to Newport, after brief
stops at Fields Point and nearby resorts.
Under the shimmering sunlight OF these
June days the smell rises from the culti-
vator in lovely thick masses and Is
waited at the whim OF the winds TO all
parts Of the world. The region around
the bridges is deserted. Pilot Commls'
sioner Burrougb, who has had AN office
on South Water street for nobody knows
how many years. Is going 10 move.
Other business men in the district are
contemplating, ALSO packing their goods
and going hence. There Is no need OF
staying so near, for you can get all that
nature really requires Of the smell OF the
Smellcultivator at more remote dis
tances This morning as the smell got
out OF bed, and after dressing itself,
moved westward for little promenade
up Westminster street. the Banigan build
ing reeled and tUttered and would rroba-
bly, have gone down so as TO let the smell
pass over, IL IL had not been for the gold
laced janitor, who braced hard against
the front OF the building and supported
1t, the while he hoIlered 90 the CORDS OF
elevator boys TO open the windows and
let the Smell pass through without
charging it any rent Some OF the smell
went around the corners and then, the
wind changing. 1t drifted leisurely back
and settled down over the cultiyator
again.
In case Of the absence OF any liveliness
IN the tickle winds the Smell should not
be able to go to you, IL you want TO see it
Just take run down to the Crawford
street cuitivator.
But bc careful. Under the city ordi-
nances, il you loaf around there ten
minutes you are liable to be arrested for
vagrancy. And II you loaf around ten
seconds you are likely to die.