The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-31
Chat 4bouf
People.

I wonder 81 the visit OF Kaiser VIII
helm and his son. the crown prince, 10
England, have any...ing 10 do with the
fact that the Duke of York has the
German measles?
Now. ger out your sleighs and make
the most of the snow before IL thaws.
Quite "A number OF people were glad to
see the mantle OF whiteness on the
ground this morning.
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The big reception given by the local
lodge of Elks last evening calls stten-
tion To the fact that-there are now e51
lodges of the order in this country,
and there are applica ion for dispen-
sation 10 establish a lodge I'm Honolulu
now on the desk OF the grand exalted
ruler The Elks now have on the roll
OF membership Is United States sena-
tors and 80 representatives an Con
Gress. William Jennings Byran OF
Nebraska Is an Elk, and an applica-
ton for membership from William
Mckinley Is on file.
According 90 paper which claims
10 be welt informed Jeuns steele
(young century, has replaced the
phrase mn de steele In Paris. Those
who think they know how TO talk
French will at once adopt IT, This
may be all right for those who
think they know French. but those
who do know the language Will never
adopt IL. as II is pretty poor French.
"Nouveau steele might go, but Jeune
steele never.
am told that storekeeper in one
OF the villages OF the town o. War
wick has displayed in his window the
following in1Nription: ANY gol darn
pair Of shoes I'm this window $l.e5
Now the question IL. does he mean 10
be liberal. or IL he disgusted with the
way his business is going?
Some physicians tell me that when
they are called 10 a patient now the
first thing they hear is: Doctor,
don't you think an injection of salt
would cure me?' All OF which shows
that people do read the newspapers
pretty carefully.
/ Gull the following from an ex-
change: "The sons OF Brown evident
ly believe with the venerable philoso-
pliers of old that money talks and
that actions speak louder than
words" President Faunce. in giving
an account OF his stewardship, said:
"Out of the 81, ,000, 900 subscribed last
year. s725, 600 has been paid already.
10 Hs-a urft,.g f,f
made an appeal for another million.
From the spirit OF the alumni ! hope
and think he'll get IL.
The following affair happened In
Dne OF the local department stores: A
lady entered the store,
md walking up to "a clerk. who had
been recently employed, said: II
would like to see the manager of this
department. The clerk, seeing that
The was attractive, smiled at her I'm
1is blandest way, felt that he ought TO
ivail himself of any opportunity there
night be To explain things TO her, and
,weetly replied: II don't see him
anywhere around just now. Won't I
ior' She looked him up and down
ew times. permitted an expression
hat he didn't quite understand to
,verspread her features. and then re-
,lIed: mo. don't think you will.
I'm his Wife IL did not take long TO
ind the manager.
go
A well-known physician tells the
story on himself: A man
,alled 90 sec him and complained OF a
certain ailment, and the doctor asked
him II he rode going TO and from his
work The man replied that he rode
'egularly every day. "Ah," said the
doctor, that's the cause Of your
rouble. Sedentary habit Stop
.iding" "But I'd never he at work IL
didn't ride up and down. I'm an
elevator man." replied the patient.
1hs Gossip.