The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-08
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wad that God the giftie gle us. 10 SEQ
ourselves as ithers soc U.S." Is found Ina
the following editorial, taken from an
exchange. The subject OF this stinglny
rebuke Is the gentleman who is TAX
Ing rest because the New York
Anti-Saloon league supporters have
tired of chipping I'm 10 keep alive a
veritabie farce. The best feature OF the
article Is that the publisher Is a strict
teetotaller on principle: not 10 catch
business. and that his readers ara
members OF a no-license community.
l like the sentiment expressed, and
were II more general among those who
profess To be prohibitionists, a great
deal more could be accomplished to-
ward improving the morals of the
state, particularly In the southwestern
towns.
Dickering with, and following the
blind lead OF hypocrites was what
brought the Prohibition party OF Rhode
Island into its present unenviable and
moribund condition. I'm order 10 get
evidence against a saloon keeper a
New York minister testified in court
that he had visited the place and
treated girls TO whiskey there The
minister acts as spotter for an anti
saloon league. III there Is anything
which degrades a noble profession and
than for which IL stands. breeds con-
tempt for the church. and disgusts
men and women who sympathize with
any decent means 10 elevate human
ity, IL is the act OF a minister who be-
comes "a tempter. a spotter and a
peeping Tom and drops 10 the level OF
the pimp and the gutter snipe Re-
forms are never accomplished that
way great wrong Is done and a
great shock is given 20 a good cause"
Iii there! Don't fret about the pos.
sibility OF an order being issued TO
discontinue the park band concerts
FOR the reason that Bowen r. Church
has Withdrawn from the American
band our esteemed morning con-
temporary says "Ot course. as long as
the American Band Fulfls It's con-
tract the Commission can take no
action upon this communication. fur
thcr, perhaps, than play three solos at
each concert
! presume from this that Mr. Dem
ing Will give spare drum solo col.
olney viii bang the cymbals, Col.
Goddard will toot the bszoo and. as a
special feature on some extraordinary
occasion we may possibly hear Mai
iarcourt produce the resounding note
Dreams. I heard OF one Of the fun
nlest fantasies last night \ LADY
friend told me that one OF the male
members OF her household had a pair
OF shoes with an extraordinary
squeak They could he heard all over
the house and she had. ono night.
after suffering agony because of her
nerves and that squeak begged OF
him TO chloroform the shoes II no
other expedient would suffice 60 Kill
shat racket
Then she went 70 sleep and dreamed
that she was In a church. Standing IN
the pulpit and preaching earnestly was
the RI. Rev. Bishop Clark.
She saw him look down 10 read his
notes. and as he did this. all Of the
people on one side OF the church QUIET
ly arose and sneaked out. Then she saw
thc good bishop look up In amazemert
at the disappearance OF his people. He
gazed for n moment at the vacant
pews and then exclaimed: Hang II.
This comes of not wearing sqeaky
shoes"
Sam Gardner has new job 'Tis
that of accessory janitor OF the Sun
Set club in Johnsing, Sab, Vas Sab.
Sam visited the club last evening after
warning other members that an order
had been given to close all clubs in
Olneyville, repaired TO the reading
room and went 10 sleep. The others
quietly put up their pool cues and
sneaking out, turned OFF the electric
lights and left Sammy In sole charge
Just before midnight Sam awoke and
putting out the one gas jet i'm the hall
way slid out TO the sidewalk. Pausing
to note with little satisfaction he was
unobserved, he proceeded home
ward; but across the street and hid
den in the shadow of a doorway were
the jokers who are today preparing TO
give Sam roast when he next shows
up at the club
Friend of mine says that he has dis
covered one way 10 thwart the bugs
that infest the house where he boards.
He's going to buy n submarine div
ing suit. don II and then go 10 bed.
He's quite sure that this will make
him immune.
Children have a way OF designating
things that often hits this case A
little East side lad went on a trolley
ride with his mother, a few days ago,
on an open car. Two days later she
took him out again and was about
TO hail an approaching box car when
the little fellow said wait ma: this
is shut car"
5hs Gossio.