The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-29
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III this weather continues, pretty
soon We shall be saying. farewell ra-
diator. welcome refrigerator.
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"If the employees that are gathering
statistics for the Union Railroad COM
pany are to accomplish anything 10
help the transfer ticket question
along" said common councilman
this morning, "it viii be necessary
for persons who leave the cars at the
points being investigated 10 inform the
men that they would desire transfer
II this Is not done. / do not see that
very much Roadway can be made. for
how is the man on duty TO know who
would want and who would not want
10 be transferred Let everybody keep
him posted | say"
Were YOU among the sun
worshippers yesterday There were
quite number, and ! am afriad
they outnumbcred the worshippers Of
any other creed.
II looks as II Gunner Morgan was
going TO get more notoriety out OF his
divorce petition than he did out Of the
Sampson letter, and this is a case in
which the navy department cannot
well help him. Truly the air OF New
port seems Go breed divorce petitions.
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Did you see the number OF bicyclists
that were out yesterday? There GER
tainly was very large number OF
them both I'm the city and country, al
though few OF them locke as If a
sweater would have made them more
comfortable.
"I see that the Pan-American exposi-
tion is 90 be open Sunday afternoons
but the Midway part isn't" said "A
prominent business man to me this
morning. THE trouble here is that
there is an absurd idea that every
Arg should be shut on Sunday, the
one day that the rank and file OF the
people can enjoy life. They do these
things much better abroad, and the
result is less frequenting Of rumshops
and more liberal education for the
mass OF the people. | am glad TO see
that the exposition Is 10 be open on
Sunday"
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The Pessimist came into the office
this morning, with a little more than
his usual growl. l asked him what the
trouble was, and, after one or two
snorts he said: "If that New ork
Herald which gives some news about
Rhode Island millionaires is not more
correct I'm its other news than IL Is on
the millionaire article. IL better make
a change in its system Of news gather
ing. AS far as Rhode Island Is concern
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would be neurology notes, for most
of the people mentioned are dead"
The Pessimist then gave another growl
and remarked: We'll. anyhow it's bet
ter to bo a i've poor man than a dead
millionaire
one could almost sec vegetation
move yesterday. IL being tho first lime
the sun has shone warm and bright.
out I'm the country the trees and grass
are endeavoring 20 catch up and give
every indication OF reaching maturity
on schedule time.
About $50 this morning. funny
hold-up occurred on Westminster, near
Dean street A coal cart held the
right of tho line and remaining in ono
position. and that upon the car track,
stopped three cars and string OF We
hicles behind them. On the seat of the
coal cart was the driver Ills head
was up and he was apparently gag
ing, nXedly, at some object w the
SKY. Pedestrians ctancd their necks
10 discover what he was looking az
and drivers of passing vehicles cover
ed zig-zag courses trying 60 spot tho
thing the coal cart driver was gazing
at. Finally police officer discovered
that the man was drunk and asleep.
took him from the cart pulled the
horses 10 one side, and everybody
moved on.