The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-15


Personal-Mr John Smith has returned
from sojourn OF several weeks al Fields
Point. where he was a guest OF the
Yellow House. He Is greatly improved In
health and says the climate Is me. Ihe
Yellow House. by the way. reports
highly prosperous season with consid-
erably more patronage than for number
OF seasons past.
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Mr.. r. IT, A. Lamb, Providence:
Dear sis~After your recent lively ex-
perience. IL seems to me that you are
quite justified In concluding that Inter-
national Power Is not stock, but only
state OF mind.
1t is all wrong to strike while the iron
Is hot The striker ought TO be consid-
crate enough 10 complete the Job before
quitting.
The discovery of a brass mine right
here In Rhode Island. indeed. right near
the borders OF the city OF Providence, as
am Informed, seems 10 afford an unusual
opportunity for conservative home In
yestment.
j understand the early drillings show
a fine vein OF virgin brass that assays
sand dollars, a ton.
Brass Is a commodity In quite general
use and IL enjoys a fairly sustained de-
mand. Especially when IL is divorced
from the ore and runs in veins, no that
no smelling process Is required TO ex-
tract IL and the process of refining Is
thereby much simplifed, the mining of
this metal ought 10 be exceedingly profit
able. j understand that stock COM
pany with capital of few millions or
so Is being organized and that the promo ,
ters look for a quick marketing Of their
stock.
II a gusher or two is discovered in the
brass mine field there will be no question.
in my judgment. OF profitable returns.
The development of the field promises
10 show very extensive ramihcations and
may even lead under Westminster street.
according to the indications OF the pre-
lminary survey. If this proves TO be
the case, real estate owners on that street
can sell their present holdings at a good
price 10 the brass mine syndicate.
have heard a good deal lately In the
way of criticism OF certain church enter
prises designed for entertaining the flock
and incidentally for raising money. But
the painfullest thing OF that sort that
has been brought 20 my attention was
the Sabbath school bazaar in a neighbor-
ing town, one of the features of which
was guess doll'' given by the pastor.
IL was so-much a guess at the name OF
the doll and the correct guesser was to
take IL. Everybody went in. according
10 my informant. and when the bazaar
was closed and the guessing was over.
IL came out that the minister. In the
rush OF preparation, had neglected TO
give the doll a name. AS the money paid
on the guesses was for the good OF the
cause. OF course none of IL was returned.
The doll lives to do service at the next
bazaar.
Some men seem TO be bucking against
fate all the time. Others just lie down
and slide where II pushes them. In
either case the result Is usually the same
Hail the open trolley car!
Ring the fare up. sound the gong!
Hall the shaking passenger.
Born beneath unlucky star
He won't be with us over long!
"Sit up ycloserr' hear the cry.
F-izzling cold from head TO feet.
Amt the breeze nice. whIstling by!
Well crowd in closer. bye and bye
UP there on the mercy seat
DAN II LOW.