The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-08
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People.


I'VE were studying geography" said
the school marm, "and were talking
about Cairo, Egypt. one of the school
committeeman said he thought the
pronunciation 'Kiro' was wrong.
told him ! was sure he was mistaken.
He said he thought not. He said ne
once had the good fortune TO visit that
city They pronounced IL 'karo' there.
| EXPRESSED surprise that he had ever
been in Egypt lie hesitated and said
II was not Cairo. Egypt, that he visit
ed, but cairo, H."
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Now that the beginnin. of the GEN.
tury dispute is laid AT rest. let us hope
that the newspapers and the people
will take up some newer and more in
teresting subject for discussion.
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see that weather prophet, one
Charles f.. Lessor, of Naterville. Me.
Is out with "A challenge. He says: Il
hereby challenge any weather prophet
I'm the world for any sum from f25 TO
$l00 day. TO predict the weather Tor
any length OF time ahead. This chal-
lenge is open for sixty days. and IL IL
is not answered by that time ] shall
claim the title of champion of the
world" Now Is the time for our South
county men TO come to the front.
And now II is a woman who walked
into a book store and asked the clerk
for copy OF Less Miserable The
clerk was puzzled for few minutes,
but finally the woman went away hap
py with copy of Victor Hugos great
work.
There may not be an epidemic OF
grip I'm this vicinity. but there Is a
general prevalence Of more or less Sc
we're colds. complicated with feeling
out of Sorts. II II isn't a mild type of
the grip II possesses some of the symp-
toms OF that malady. The weather
conditions are conducive to 1t, and 1t
is "A particularly good time TO take ex-
ira care OF ones self.
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My friend Deputy Sheriff sam
Gardiner, who Is on duty In the sixth
district court, was thing OF beauty
this morning Sam" Is member OF
the Sunset club. and last Christmas.
as a joke. he and two other members,
who are prone to badness. were pre-
sented with bottles OF hair elixir. In
Mr. Gardeners case the stun seems 20
have worked wonders. and last night
the popular deputy sheriff went TO the
club and returned thanks for the val
liable gift Now. entire nous, Sam is
wearing handsome wig.
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Until late in the afternoon OF yester-
Aa.~ GA
out the great masses OF flowers from
the board of aldermen and common
council chambers 10 be delivered at
the residences OF the aldermen and
councllmen. who had been remember
ed by their constituents and friends.
&NS
IL was generally agreed yesterday,
that Mayor Granger made a dignifed
and satisfactory presiding officer over
the deliberations OF the board or alder
men. In fact. | was astonshed to see
with what apparent ease the new
mayor took hold or his duties in the
board. and there II no doubt that ev-
erybody was pleasantly surprised.
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DO you skhts7 n not. then there's
nothing TO do but 20 climb up on the
back seat. for the skating craze
seems to have developed to great
extent this year.
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An exchange says. and. perhaps,
with some truth: I'm all the prepars-
tions being made for the Vanderbilt
French wedding II is sincerely hoped
provision IL also made against Are.
Opening these shut-up country houses
and warming them sufficiently Is a
dangerous operation, unless great care
Is taken
.TbI Goseio