The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-16

through swailowing.a peanut that drop
ped into its lungs. doesn't signify that
| the peanut Is not a wholesome article OF
food IL properly masticated. and passed
| 10 the stomach. George Francis Train,
the quaint philosopher, lived on nothing
but peanuts for two years and was fat,
hearty. and well beyond the ordinary. 1t
| Ia said that the modest peanut contains
more of the elements needful for the
blood than any other single article OF
| food.
Shortly after O'Clock last evening an
oil stove exploded in the "woodside
| Lunch" one OF the old horse cars that
| has been rarsformed into lunch cart
and which hitherto has been stationed at
the corner Of North Main and Smith
streets. Instantly the cart was enyeloped
IN sheet OF flame and the occupants
Roy Maoomber, the owner, and his assist
ant, had barely time To escape. An
alarm was turned i'm from box l49 and
shortly the fire was under control, but not
damaged. Mr.. Macomper considers his
loss in the neigh ghborhood oPs250
When you buy feather duster il Al
ways comes ccsily wrapped about in
brown paper cylinder. After this gets
torn a bit the average housewife discards
it and substitutes nothing for IL. But
as a'matter of fact the paper cylinder is
an important factor in the endurance
and life of the duster ana at least one
woman in Providence recognizes It's
utility and keeps her duster in narrow
deep cuff of ticking hemmed top and
bottom, when not in use. She lays 10 by
brush upperinost, too. The cover keeps
the duster clean and also maintains the
springiness Of the feathers After all, 10
is the Gaze and not the use, Of utensils
that most determines their length of
service.
What Is probably the most imposing
Christmas toy in town Is composed Of a
railroad train, track and buildings
which, set up. cover space perhaps four
feet square. The rails are in sections that
may be set In variety Of run about
forms and there is n switch ana side
track. A fine station with lunch room,
baggage room and osner accompani-
ments. including train shed. flag
! man $ house and signal and big tunnel
are features OF the outfit and besides you
can have electric lights if you want. or
course, the train winds up" and runs
around the track by station and through
tunnel perhaps dozen times with one
| winding. IL is n German invention and
COSTS, complete, S35 Train and track
without the buildings may be- Lad for
considerably less and In various grades
OF smaller size are purchasable at prices
all the way down to dollar or so.
There hns been n marked development
in the pursuits taken UP 10y the Chinese
resident in Providence III recent months.
The laundry Is no longer the only bu,i-
ness of John Chinaman. There are
Chinese grocery stores, markets and
brio a brac shops, although the laundry
still continues to be the maipstay Of
Johns occups ton. The Chinese rcstau-
rants do not seem 20 have paid and of two
| or three ventures only one remains, and
| that seems TO pursue only n modest exis-
| tence. In the Chinese markets are to he
| found queer looking sausaees In strings
and the peculiar CREASED and dried
chickens split as if for ''broilers. that
are all imported clear across the Pacific
and then across the country from China.
These dried meats will last TO end of time,
but they don't look very appetizing to the
average Caucasian, and as a matter Of
fact the Chinese stores have so far had to
depend almost entirely on the Chinamen
for trade.