The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-26
Chat 4bouf
People.

1T looks like a case of hustle be-
tween now and some time on Friday
next" said an officer OF tho General
Assembly this morning. There IL "a
lot Of business To 30 transacted, and
not much time to do IL in" This
brings To mind the fact that IL All
evening session is held. IL can be used
To good advantage. provided there Is
light enough In the chambers for the
clerks and newspaper men.
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This rain will make good spring
grass" said one OF the Dyer street
truck farmers TO me this morning. I
was not prepared TO dispute his state
ment, but wnen q man happens 10 get
caught In such a storm without his
rubbers he is not apt 10 care snap
whether the rain is good for spring
grass or not.
Now that the joint committee on ac-
counts OF tho city council has secured,
as far as the common council goes, an
appropriation to carry on its proposed
investigation of the department OF
public buildings. IL might get the same
resolution through the board OF alder
men, wonder how the thing will
U1S
1 see that there is more or less talk
in some cities I'm relation 10 the advis-
ability or putting a tax on cats
Whether this il or not "A good thing
/ am not prepared TO say, but IL ever
the city OF Providence should adopt
such a course, am pretty sure, judg-
ing from the present condition OF
things, that many persons living on
John street would either ''go broke"
or to have a wholesale slaughter OF
cats.
There is something i'm the nature OF
rarity at keith's Opera House this
week. It is a pure Albino with all the
characteristics of the Japanese race.
The little girl. probably about 12 years
OF age. is one of the troupe OF re-
markable gymnasts. and is very clev-
er indeed. bur her peculiar appearance
is, probably, what attracts the most
attention.
Rev. Fr. Bourgeois, of Jericho. APP
pears to be the right type of "A man
10 suit the temperance people Of the
benighted villages OF Warwick" Thus
remarks the Cheerful Idiot.
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My old friend Ben Dodge. stage
manager al keith's Opera House. WAS
50 years old yesterday, and Ben must
certainly have realized that he had
a large number OF friends. The ami
Versary of his birth was recognized
by the sending OF many presents. and
these were OF all kinds. some useful
and others ornamental
&&H
Have you ever noticed that there
are some people who never seem TO
realize that the public thoroughfares
are for me use OF the whole people.
There are people who stop and cape
and stare up into heaven or into the
store windows without the slightest
regard for other footpassengers. Yes
terday afternoon two women on West
minister street, not far from Union
street, stopped i'm the middle of the
sidewalk and began an animated con-
vehsation. They were both quite port
~. and took up much room. other
passers-by We're compelled To crush
up against the building or go out in
the street. And yet ~ policeman
had asked them To step aside, they
probably would have been very indig-
nant
900
a man called at the office of the
board of canvassers and registration.
this morning, and asked that he might
qualify to vote next fall. when were
you born?" asked the clerk. Eight
cen seven" replied the would-be
voter. Those In the office looked up
form their work TO have a peek at
the centennarian Then the good thing
was spoiled by the clerk asking the
applicant. who was foreign-horn, IL
he didn't mean 1870 The Armenian
allowed that he did.
5he Gossio.