The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-14

Il may he the rainbow has faded,
And tire flowers are faint for the dew.
But sweet thought is this
There are lips for my kiss
And shelter-than Heaven-and youl
II may be the music Is dying.
That we reap in the rose-gardens the rue,
But life to my heart
Nothing sweet can impart I
As the kiss Of the children and youi
Atlanta Constitution.
Pensions have been granted to residents
Of this city as follows: Edward 5. chip
man, s.; Isaiah Horton, increase from $6
20 el2.
Michael Handy of Furlong court. re-
ports To the police that his watch wss
stolen in Hugh Mulloney's place, ssl
Cnslkstone avenue, last night.
II il now decided that the Legislature
will continue In session until one week
from nsxt Friday. at which time recess
will be taken until after the April cleo
tion.
The monthly meeting in the interest
Of Home and Foreign Missions will be
held 1T Bethany Mission. % South Main
street. tomorrow, at $3.50 and 7:3O O'Clock
=. N. Prominent workers will address tho
meeting.
There is still a vacancy In the Board
Of State House Commissioners and Gov.
Dyer has not been importunsd to apI oint
q successor to the late Dir. Ssylss. 1.-The
vacancy will probably be filled before the
recess Of the General Assembly occurs.
There was many q tender hearted
maiden who anxiously looked for the ar
rival Of the letter carrier this morning,
Nhiia many young mnn had expended
more than he could afford In a web-like
creation of lace and filagree work. all be-
oauss 1t was st. Valentines dsy.
And now 1t il said that there will be
another big snow during tue latter part
Of February. Tho exact date has not yet
bssn established, but an aggregation Of
s'goose bone,' weather prophets is dis
posed TO put 1t down for the last week In
the month.
Officer Duty j. Greene OF the Seventh
ututiun fell ON the sidewalk early this
morning and his left shoulder was dislo-
GATED. The accident occurred on Elm
wood avenue while Greene was on his
way homs. He was taken into Dr. Ches-
bros office, where he Was cared for. and
aftsrwsrd taken to his home on Superior
street.
A memorial service In honor Of Presi.
night #. ii. Roscoe spoke on the sub
jet. "was Abraham Lincoln Spiritual
isti" He argued thst as it had never Deen
proved that he was not Spiritualist it
seemed clear that he was one. Previous
TO the address there was short musical
program.
Rev. c. Wesley Gallagher, d. d., of
Auburndale. Mass, preached yesterday
IN the absence OF the pastor at the Union
Congregational church. His text was,
'Ths Entrance Of the Word Giveth Light,
and the preacher made an exhaustive dis
course on the Development of civilization
under the influence of the open Bible
during the last century and n half
A gentleman who has just reiur cd
from Paris was talking with party OF
friends last evening, and the con versa ti on
turned upon the good things of the table.
The American traveller admitted that
French cookery was all that he could
wish. 'But," said he, you can't get an
~ nat a rf q.
you can't get an oyster. mt least, not what
call an oyster anywhere outside of
Rhoce Island, Maryland and the District
of Columbia
There was funny sight on Wood street
yesterday afternooa, when no less than
seven cats, Of varied colors, met on a
vacant lot, evidently for the purpose OF
discussing sumo important question.
The ludicrods part Of the affair was that
six Of the animals sat in wide circle.
while the grayest looking tsbby Of the
sot sat ia the centre and was apparently
the presiding officer. What these cats &C
coinplished is unknown, but there was
certainly something very serious on the
tapis
The old clock has at last been removed
from the old street car station at Market
square, and Will be Mt once installed In
Its new location iu the upper part Of ths
west end OF the Board Of Trade building,
where 10 will continue TO tick away other
years and tell the time faithfully Z,
thoussncs upon thousands mora of en-
quiring pedestrians. by night as we'll NJ
" day. The clock is always right, and
IN all lis years Of service has never beer
repaired. The wooden fisms or circle IN
which the face has teen set has beer
sawed out Of the old station aud will b
set I'd with tse tlocs in its new position.
Tae nsw location OF the clock Is betteI
than The cid oos. as ~ can bs seen ffom
almost csery part Of Market sounro hnd
slso from "osimiastsr street The old
station itself fns Lesn sold 10 John IS.
Ncouinnsfs who has already commenced