The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-28
Chat 4bouf
People.

The man who knows IL all was on
street ear last evening. and he was
telling how the Inauguration OF pres
ident of the United States into office
Is carried out Among other absurd
tiles, he said: You know tho chap
lain of the Senate goes 10 the White
House, where the president takes the
oath OF office. and then there IN big
street parade" The worst part OF the
affair IN that the two ladies he was
talking 10 believed every word he
said
Representative Rice. OF Pawtucket,
during the session OF the House yes
terday, was slluding to the men who
always talked about the welfare OF
the laboring men, and when an oppor-
tunity was afforded never did any
thing for them. lie said IL reminded
him OF an old deacon. who. when
everybody was giving something for
the poor. was asked whether he would
give anything. He replied: Certain
~, L Will. 1 Will give three cheers"
go
Did YOU ever struggle with n wide
brtmmed soft hat during tho vagaries
OF northeast wind? I have tried the
experiment on the top of Capitol hin,
and have no desire To try II over
again. II Is conducive 10 the use OF
emphatic and unconventional Ian
guage.
A reporter on one OF the evening
papers called UP Clerk Cross OF the
United States court, on the telephone
yesterday, and inquired IL stealing
from "a postoftlce sub-station that did
not handle United States mail. came
under the Jurisdiction OF tho United
States court. You can imagine Mr.
Cross answer.
Among the visitors at the new State
House the other day was "A large, re-
fined looking fellow, evidently from
the west who promenaded about the
corridors with vest or rather "a deli
cate shade, and adorned with 1--WE $50
gold pieces giittering in the place OF
regulation pearl buttons This was
partially concealed by frock coat.
aud while there was no attempt or
the part of the wearer to display the
costly affair, IL nevertheless struck
those who saw IL as a little too mag
nificent for this little commonwealth.
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who sent TO the manufacturers OF a
certain brand OF cigarettes 25.c0J
empty boxes OF heir brand saying:"I
have smoked the contents OF all these.
What reward Will you give me?" The
manufacturers wrote back: Send
us 26.000 more and We Nill send you
an elegant casket." The Cheerful
Idiot is responsible for this story.
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I have had occasion from time 10
time To refer TO the twisted titles
that are frequently given 10 the works
of we'll known authors, but ! was talk
ing with "A bookseller last evening.
and he told me some new ones. For
instance. he said that II was not unus-
ual for people 10 come in and ask for
the Account OF Monte Cristo.' Fem
mime Cooper's Works." and "Dan't
Internal Comedy" And yet the land
is full of public libraries.
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ON every side the uninitiated are
greeted with the hail: Are you q
Buftalo?" Much curiosity has been
aroused 20 know what is a Buffalo.
For the benefit Of those who have
been out OF town. or who don't know.
the Buffaloes arc simply a large part
OF the population banded together.
with password. grip and ritual for
the one purpose Of good fellowship
The following questions constitute the
tests by which Buffalo satisfies him
self as 10 a brothers standing: Are
YOU Buffalo" whence came the
Buffaloes?" What are the duties OF
n Buffalo?" ''Give me the grip of a
Buffalo And IL only costs IL cents 10
Join.