The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-26
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People.

! overheard a conversation between
two ladies this morning. while on the
car, and one OF them remarked:
"Well, anyway. so much rainy wealth
er serves 10 advance the short skirt
dress reform movement. and 1 am
greatly Interested in the movement.
you know" That's all right. and
this lady has n perfect right 10 ad-
yocate the rainy day skirt IL she
wishes 49, but some that / have seen
on the streets during the past few
days would make even the Venus
Accroupie' look like 80 cents,
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Well. we'll. what will the w. r. C.
L. say now? 1 learn that Bishop
Lawrence of Massachusetts. who is
sojourning I'm Rome, says I'm let
ter: "The poor drink wine instead
of water; wine shops are on every
corner. but there Is no drunkenness.
During two weeks IN Naples and
Rome I have seen but one man
under the influence of drink. How do
some OF our ardent temperance
, friends account for this?" And the
best part OF the matter Is that what
the bishop says Is an absolute fact.
not only In Rome and Naples. but
All over ildly.
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A brilliant comet Is reported from
Australia. Lucky Australia. 10 be
able TO see the sky. TOR there might
have been any number OF old comets
i'm these latitudes, but we should
never have had a chance 10 see them,
at least not during the present month.
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II learn that a professor at n west
ern college has made the following
somewhat remarkable statement TO
one OF his classes, composed of male
and female students: II have never
uttered a profane word, never have
smoked chewed tobacco. drank i'm
toxicants nor hugged or kissed "a
woman" L am not disposed 10 say
that the professor Is not stating
what is the truth, but he certainly
would be great stranger in these
plantations, whatever he may be i'm
the place OF his residence
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Many families. particularly the
women folks. who have the burden
of household duties on their hands.
will be glad to see that great strang-
er. the sun, again, and one of their
main grievances has been i'm rela-
tion TO wash days. This has been
most annoying I'm houses occupied
by two families, I'm which certain
days are set aside for the use Of set
tubs and for the use OF the yard for
drying purposes. and 7 learn that I'm
several cases heretofore friendly re-
lations have become more or less
strained over this question.
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Say, mister, give us 15 cents for a
bed, will YER" said dilapidated look
ing specimen OF humanity, 10 "A
shrewd looking man. with "A Hebraic
east of countenance, on North Main
street last evening. Sure" replied
the man, where's the bedg'
coo
The sun shone and there was n
clear blue sky for about 10 minutes
ar o'clock this morning. This
is an actual fact. An affidavit will
be furnished IL required.
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"The expedients resorted TO by
summer hotel people TO catch busi-
ness make me smile i see that one
Watch I'M Boniface announces as
a special attraction that he has added
a 70-foot chimney IN his hotel. Now
this may add 10 the architectural
appearance OF the house; but the
only way that IL can serve to amuse
blase summer resort crowd. 1t
seems to me, is that the landlord may
ask them 10 step into the draft and
then he'd blow them on So says
the Cheerful Idiot.