The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

News asked about and which Ihe News
invited suggestions on from its many
readers.
Evidently womankind reads The News
aud takes "A cordial interest in its enter
prises-if 1 may judge from the ready re-
sponses as TO rod ant cure.
/ sbouldn't wonder IL The News was
read by mora of the wives aud daughters
of the city of Providence than any other
newspaper published Every now and
then am impressed with evidences of
this. The News certainly has had reason
To count them as its vory best friends
All this Ia only by the way.
Here Is the ant cure submitted by "E.
A. F." OF Lester street.
Providence. July %.
To the Editor OF the News:
In answer to rid the pantry of ants:
Out In the country, mother always spread
tansy around and they would soon dis
appear Pressed tansy from the druggist
sprinkled around wherever they are will
be found very good ana harmless for one
TO innale.
From u Reader of The News
/ may only ad! O. this in the words Of
n familiar song:
ALWAYS Take Mothers Advice, TO
rum -tra-la, etc.
The Iattler and The News and the con
stant readers who are troubled with ants
are all very much obliged for this sugges-
tion, too.
Try IL In competition. say, with the
sweet flag suggested by -. j. 4" yes
terday.
1t hardly seems possible that the ants
will bo able To escape from both.
And, perhaps, some one else may suggest
something
The chances are before we get through
that The News will create panic among
the red ant crowd.
We'n tesch 'em not to take liberties
with News readers
Marjorie's mother tells me that when
Marjorie saw the nurse dustin9 the recum.
beut form Of the newcomer with one of
those perforated baby powder boxes, she
got up close to her mothers ear and
whispered.
"Whst is nurse sslting the baby for.
mammal
pity the baby If Marjorie. with that
itching of imitation that frequently over
comes children, some day undertakes to
do the salting with n truly salt shaker
Speaking of babies reminds me natur-
ally of doctors.
And that reminds mo that purposed
telling "a little story about doctor that
struck me AS funny. But it has gone
from my mind at this moment so will
have to postpone It,
| know lots of stories about doctors,
but this particular one has quite vanished
from me.
IL remember 1t in time I'll tell it
Monday. liz Is real good story, L am
sure OF that--if could only recall Ii.
Not mt all the kind of good story that
suggests the observation upon the Boston
girl who was lust as pretty as she could
be" but, poor thing. she oouldn't bo very
pretty
But truly good story. I'll try to
think OF II, so you won't miss IL.
But here is another story from the
schools, going to show how vigorous
young knowledge can tax the effete
higher education.
IL seems that Smith College graduate
was installed as assistant In we'll
known Providence private school for little
girls The little girls missed their former
Instructor, and since school opened have
displayed most bcwitching tendency to
Jolly" the new teacher. They have put
ali sorts OF puzzling inquiries To her-of
the kind that the child mind alone can
conceive-and little Rhode Islander
who is familiar with her native state
from Quoquinapsokiso socinagnog To GAIA
VILE and Tarkiln, thoroughly stumped
her one day.
ono little girl wanted to know what
"hotcrodiX" meant and the young lady
from Smith College explained.
1hcn another little girl wanted TO
know now to spell arrangement" and
the graduate from "a foreign school told
her
Then another little girl asked how Co
pronounce Idea, and tho new instructor
covered that very well.
Then the little girl who was up in
Rhode Island geography asked the
teacher how TO spell "potowomut"
That was a poser.
And the young lady from Smith College
announced that the question exercise was
concluded.
But how many Of us Rhode Islanders
are familiar with all tho names of such
charming spots I'm our state as pojack
Point Mosquitohawk Brook. MoswaDsi.
cut River Calf Neck, Cow Cove. Mount
Misery or Shumunkanuo Hill 7
Or Yawgoo Pond
OR NawgouR Pond
And there are others
THE TATTLER.
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