The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-02
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The people who make a uactice OF
reading their newspapers I'm the street
cars. fhat Is those no open the pa
pers 10 the full width, probably do not
stop 10 think that they are a source
or much annoyance TO those who arc
ooifged 10 endure the proddfng from
their elbows. There are some people In
the world who are iaborine under the
delusfon that this mundane sphere was
created for their especial benefft. but
they should remember that there are
others.
Nerve is q good thing and sometimes
is successful. / heard OF man who
entered n saloon i'm tho centre Of the
city and asked the bartender TO mix
aim a cocktail NOW" he said. be
sure 10 make me a real good one" The
man behind tho bar took special pains
In mixing. and after the decoction
had been transferred into tho interior
OF the customer. the bartender said
what will you have for a chaser?'
The particular man paused a moment.
as though to let the good stuff soak in
before he replied In a kissing tone:
YOU" He was chased, but succeeded
In eluding capture.
News has come from Gov. Gregory,
who is at Palm Beach, Fla. to the
effect that Rhode Islands executive
Is enjoying every minute OF his vaca-
tion. and already feels greatly bene-
hted by the change OF climate.
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There was quito an exodus OF
Providence people today their Mecca
being Washington. Rhode Island has
always taken great interest I'm presi-
Dental inaugurations and that 60 oc-
eur on Monday next viii ba no ex-
ception TO tho rule.
@-&~ :.
see that a Greek priest. who bears
the name of Agathodoros Papageorgo-
poulos. Is being sued hy jealous hus-
band. IL would really seem that I'm
carrying around such a name the de-
fendant was already punished enough.
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The proposition to- have 4 female
first assistant teacher In the high
schools seems 10 meet with general
favor. and this is due TO the fact that
the proportion OF female pupils i'm
these schools Is very large IL Is
deemed eminentIy proper that girls,
and particularly girls old enough 10 do
their own thinking. shonld have n
woman to go to, rather than a man.
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] was amused last evening. at
converse ton, I'm which / assisted. be-
tween strong temperance advocate
and a well known local physician.
The temperance man was vigorously
condemning Mark Twain for his state
ment that there's nothing like a pint
nf xpht tgl 10
vided the contents OF the bottle are
renewed with sufficient frequency"
The physician smiled, nodded. and
then. 10 the horror of the total alb
stainer. remarked: "Well,I guess Mark
is about right
Who shall say that dreams have no
significance; that they are but idle
phantasies resulting from some tenn
porary physical disturbances? few
nights ago a friend OF mine had a
dream that he was closing a large
book, and that as he did so he crush
ed between the leaves and killed a
bird the en,Ire plumage OF which was
black. Then the vision changed Ny
friend dreamed that he and his wife
were on their way TO house in which
lay the dead body of a woman who
had been their closest friend. In the
morning and during the business
hours, he was called up on the tele-
phone and told that that friend had
just died. The coincidence, IL that is
what one may designate this remark
able dream, was that neither nv
friend nor his wife knew that their
acquaintance was i'll. and that about
the hour OF the dream the hopeless
ness Of the case was pronounced
ohs Gossip.