The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-26

The new uniforms worn py 'no oop"'y
sheriffs of Providence eouny are exceed
inrly attractive, and add greater dignity
10 the corps OF hustling deputies
Somebody said there was a most re-
markable .'cow" ut the State House yes
terday. although not man who had
looked uron the quadruped could Do
found. 49,
The absence of DR.. l.. i. e.. Garvin OF
Cumberland from his place in the house
YESTERDAY. was universally regretted, Tor
A. was known that it was due to tho re-
cent death of his esteemed WIFE,
Secretary OF State Bennett and his as
sistants are quite busy IN getting out the
pretty em bossed, morocco covered manu-
ais containing the names of the members
OF the Legislature, committees ana rules
of order.
ers' office takes special pride In the
adjoining of the walls OF his Office Mt city
hall, and the collection Of photographs
of fire stations officials and apparatus 10
one that Is we'll worth seeing.
Sarah Clough OF Apponaug reported
60 the police of this city that she let
brown horse and buggy TO strangers, and
she would like 10 get some tidings OF the
property IL has been missing several
days ana she thinks that she has been
robbed.
In the preparation of the preliminary
report of the State Board Of Agriculture
a mistake was msds in copying. Ii was
stated that the amount paid in ~ for
tuberculosis animals condemned " order
of the hoard WAC Sii32. 56 when the
amount should have been $ll, 1923 So.
High sheriff Hunter q. White has once
again dem nonstrated his courtesy ana
amiability by providing the usual box Of
cigars. always on tap, for the newspaper
men who are in attendance upon the Gen.
vrut Assembly. The general has happy
knsck Of thinking of these pleasant de-
tails
There Is Chinese lsundryman In this
city who il endeavoring TO increase mis-
trade by giving lady customers Chinese
lily bulbs while 20 the male contingent
who calls fer clean linen he hands n
cigar. The bulb part of the transaction
IL all right, but the cigar portion of his
ADVERTISING scheme is more apt to drive
away than TO attract customers. But
then probably they do not smoke the
weeds.
The landing OF the party Of ship
wrecked Cubans in this city yesterday,
created quite ripple in the ranks Of tho
Cuban syTopathizers. ana talk Of freedom
for tho gem OF the Antilles was rife last
evening In the down town resorts. Whit
ever tho result Of the conflict may be there
is 10 doubt that a very large proportion
of the people of Providence would be
glad to see the Cuban Republic an actual
and recognized fact.
The lunch man at the State House is
quite an advocate of executive messages,
but he believes that they should be read
in their entirety, not excluding even ap-
pendix a, sc. The lunch man aforesaid
got bold Of a copy OF Governor Dyer's
message yesterday and carefully followed
the Tttulnk vi Aitbk Luz VI NUt ttOubt.
When the signature was reached ana the
reading came to an END, there still re-
manned Is pages Of matter in the form of
appendix, and the lunchman remarked
that had they also been read it would
have meant the sale OF many more sand
wiches. turrovers and cups of coffee, for
the members were growing hungry.
The recommendation made by Governor
Dyer in his message 60 the General AS
sembly TO establish a textile school In
Rhone Island naturally brings mp the
question of the Rhode Island School OF
Design. One OF the directors of the
school not long since argued that II was
not the part Of the state TO assume con-
troll of this school or special work, but.
he admitted, II there were n textile school
in tho state IL would be quite the proper
thing then for the state 10 ipcoi porate
the work Of the School Of Design as
part OF that Of the textile school.
The incon sistency Of a man is prot ably
never moro apparent than when he cham
pions the cause that he pleasss 10 call
"a mans rights" lie argues for Il, nc
pleads for It. be writes for 10 and he talks
far it; he is willing To fight for II, TO
shed blood for il, or TO die for II. 10 neccs-
sary--so he says But IL is almost always
60 be noticed that it Is "his" rights that
be las In mind. what he considers TO To
his own special rights. lie thinks moth
ing OF interfering with other peoples
rights. They are not "a mans rights"
because they are not his. a man at vari-
sDcs with his employer end loudly calling
for his rights" IL perhaps at the same
time trying 20 prevent his employer from
exercising his natural right 70 run'his
factory. Consistency Thou art
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