The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-12
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very fine sculptograph OF Gov.
Gregory is attracting great deal or
attention In the executive office AT the
new state house. 7 might remark. for
the benefit OF those who don't know.
that a sculptograph is really uothing
more or less than a photograph in
alto-rilievo. This one OF Gov. Gregors
Is a hfe-sze bust, and II viii be placed
on exhibition I'm a Westminster street
store I'm few days.
600
am informed. upon pretty good nu-
thority, that osteopathy which h at
present receiving a great deal of at
tention in Rhode Island. has been
known and practiced In Siam for CON
turtles. Whether this will "cut any
Ice with the state board OF health is
something that remains 10 be seen.
..s3
Some women evidently can descend
TO small things. The other afternoon
an Elmwood ear going west Was
densely crowded. the greater purt OF
the occupants being women. The con-
ductor was busy az the extreme end
OF the car. collecting fares when a
woman who stood near the door sig
nailed 10 a passenger on the rear plat
form 10 stop the car. Another woman
with her whispered. but We haven't
paid our fares" Never mind about
that" said the first woman "but Just
get of" But. alas and alack. the
conductor was attending 70 business
and just as the two We're about 20
leave he quietly. but firmly said
Fares. please. ladies, before you 20.
The two nlckels were paid over at
once.
] see that 35 OF the largest soap
manufactures arc about 20 form n
combine, or. as II is generally called
a trust. To some people, judging by
their personal appearance this news
will have no interest.
Al last. and as | think I predicted
several days ago for Friday, sunshine
has come again. Whether this is due
to the moon entering the last quarter
or not, ] vii leave To the astronom-
ers and weather sharps TO settle, for I
do not claim 20 be an expert on those
things. But the clouds have rolled by
and In few days water carts can
once more he put IN commission aud
the lawn mower he taken out of tho
hack cellar. Incidentally Il may be
said that IL April showers bring forth
Nav flowers" there ought to be no
lack of bloom IN the florists stores
this season.
Veterans OF the Civil war. and. per-
haps, some others. may recall that IL
was 40 years ago today, April 70, 1861
that the first shot at Fort Sumter, the
beginning OF the civil" war. was
fred Then the "Blue and the Gray"
were bitter enemies, today the blue
and the Gray are lighting side by
side under Old Glory.
go
I see that one man I'm Rhode Island
has sued for a divorce. and on The
ground OF cruelty. the latter consist
ing Of being kept ON "A pea soup diet.
Now If. in addition. he had alleged
that hts wife was continually assault
ing him, couldn't he have claimed that
Il was perpetual state OF lam and
peas?" Thus the Cheerful Idiot triAed
with a serious affair Of life.
90.
VIII somebody who has long lad
der and AN eve for the beautiful re-
adjust the side guys of the flagstaff
on the front elevation of the St.
stephen Guild house? one Of the
guys runs 10 the extreme edge OF the
dormer window frame and the other
is set i'm and almost upon the window
sash. giving to the fixtures very
wobble-sided appearance.
ILa Coce:o