The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-16
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People.


one OF tho nlopt charitable business
men OF Olneyviiie has for n day or
two put I'm much OF his spare time In
studying the tramp problem. This
gentleman has never allowed any ono
that he has known to be In want, to
so away from his home or place or
business without little aid. A few
evenings ago q tramp called upon him
and repeated the old story of ~fve
cents more and 1 could get bed"
The five cents were handed over, and
In less than an hour he had 10 calls for
an extra five. The charitable man be-
gan 10 think that all OF the tramps
had got into Olneyvflle, so he rushed
down town and purchased a lot OF
tickets for one Of the cheap. but
clean lodging houses In the centre OF
the city, so that instead Of giving the
men five cents he would give them
ticket for a bed. Later in the evening
a fellow called and got a ticket In
stead OF a nickel. He was followed by
"A second tramp, who also got "A ticket.
Then came a third fellow. He would
not take the ticket. but gave the char
liable man TO understand that there
had been "A tramp convention snd Ii
was voted unanimously that IL was be-
meath the dignity OF one or ,ne craft
To dCNtUi ~ tlChtl lnSAtdu VI tdrNs
and that IL was un-Amerlcan for a
citizen % act as an agent for any ono
sleeping house. and that when one OF
the craft presented his ticket for his
bed, II showed that he was sleeping on
cold charity And" continued the
tramp delegate, I'VE Will not trouble
YOU further, as We shall insist I'm get
ting cash so that We can SO TO the
lodging houses and call for and pay
for our beds in the spirit OF man, n
citizen" The charitable man has all
but two OF 81 worth of tickets, but will
keep then for new bunch of tramps.
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For the first time In many years
saw ex-Gov William Sprague and his
brother, Sheriff Amasa Sprague OF
Kent county, together, and az they
alighted from a trolley car az the COR
ner of Dorrance and Westminster
streets. 7 noticed how aged Amasa has
grown The ex-governor. on the con-
trary, looks younger than ever.
go
A good board walk all the way from
the Union passenger station 60 the
new State House would be appreciated
during this sloppy weathers
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The members OF the lower branch of
the General Assembly seem TO believe
I'm that well known old saying: Slow,
but sure" and evidently there is TO be
no snap legislation rushed through.
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And so II appears that the senate
chamber In the new State House il
acoustically not a success. Many OF
the senator's complain that they can
not hear what is being said when q
member on the side or the chambar
opposite 10 them is speaking. Just how
this defect can be remedied remains
TO be seen, but there is not much.
doubt that remedy will be found.
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What has become of the oose-bone
and hog-melt prophets. who were fore
telling such severe and copious win
ter? The chances are that they've for
gotten all about II. II Is only when
their prophecies turn out to be some
where near true that they turn up
with their told-you-sos.
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Deputy Sheriff Osmond c. Goodell,
who is also the messenger of the
state senate. will leave for Washington
tomorrow. To carry the Rhode Island
certificate of election of William Nc
kinley and Theodore Roosevelt to the
president pro. TEN. OF the United States
senate, he having been elected messen-
ger by the presidential electors of the
state.
Every day we hear one OF those
amusing stories in connection with the
confusion of titles OF books. but, per-
haps. one OF the most humorous appel
Iations given to one OF tho popular
novel was heard I'm q Westminster
street store the other day. A young
lady entered. and In a most demure
manner stated that she wished the
book, "A Day in a Harem." The clerk
had no recollection OF the title, but be-
ing anxious to please he set TO work
30 find the volume. After going over
catalogues and searching under coun-
ters and on shelves for a half hour, he
was becoming discouraged, when sud
denly he espied n book which caused
n triumphant smile to light up his
visage. and selecting II from the pile
he handed IL TO the young lady with
out word She gazed at IL for "A mo-
ment. and then az a blush nantled her
features she murmured, 'O-h, y-e s.,
that's it," and quickly paying her bill
she left the store. Now what do you
think the name OF that book was?
YOU can't gHcss. weii,-it WIS pfatrr-
David Iiarum" En