Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-03
THEN AND NOW.
The 4I0rIst WOmon Telling About Changes
Science and Newspapers Hare Made.
Nnrr Ynrlt Commercial Adverfisar.l

The aI0rIsst WOHaR Telling 4boHt Changes
Science and Newspapers Hare Aade.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The typical market woman is rugged.
Stout III flesh and cumbersome in wraps,
she stands by her stall, jolly, smiling, and
with her head turned TO one side, as much
as to assure one she is not to be blufed nor
chaffed. There are half-dozen of the
market women of thirty years ago re-
naming in "Old Fly" ready
to take up positions in the
new market -when the day of
jubilee arrives and opening time is here.
These tough stan-tenders will never desert
their post while they can stand and sell
provisions, although many of them by
hard labor have put away snug little for
tunes. At 4 in the morning they are on
hand to catch the early trade, and at some
seasons of the year they remain late in the
evening.
''Why, bless your heart" said rubicund
old woman, as she laid her pudgy hand on
pile of chops and tossed her head to one
side, ''folks has changed since l grst sold
'em food. Now they know what they are
eating. Formerly they would come to
their butcher and be satisfied with what
he gave them, and not insist on
prime cuts and prize beef. Since the
reporters write up food, describe the
crea lures from horn to hoof, and our Gus
toners can tell whether they are chewing a
bit of the 'fee-lay,' as they call it, or the
meat OF the fifth rib, the business has
changed, and there's not SO much TO be
made out of it,"
Healthy! Why, we 60 suffer with
rheumatics. This stall here is filed I'M
derneath with ice, and so are all of them,
for that matter, and the moisture gives us
cold, especially as we have a way of lay
ing our hands on the counters, which are
at freezing point.
mo such doings in the market by the
fishmongers years ago, either. Now they
are scientists, hatch eggs, dissect oysters,
and make specimens for the museums.
There's Blackford over there in beautiful
jacket of soft leather of the real gallery
brownery color, seated in an Office sur
rounded by works of art, discussing with
the most learned professors and expert
menting with preseryin' jars and forever
talking Of Spawn and milk There's OFT
mann, who mas perverted the taste of oul
customers by serving them with creetura
born with gold spoons in their mouths, fec
in such style and cut in such way tna
people turn up their noses at ordinary cat
tie; it's the swells he serves and people wht
have lost their teeth as goes TO DetmonicoS
for tenderlines.
'The cookery schools have good dea
TO do with making our customers complain
and fidgety. l can remember when piece
of beef, some onions and potatoes, with
ricep udding, was good dinner. Now
fancy dishes, deviIed bones, pewrays, Gro
kays, and reptiles stewed must be had
Why ladies come here and tell me wha
they want to make in as many language
as courses, and have heard they cooked
angle-worms. It's little wonder their teetl
drop out" Here the old lady chewed VI
''bouquet" of herbs as proof that he
) grinders were as strong as an ox's. "Thel
, to see the airs of them buyin;
fowls. They know where to polk
the birds, and there's no palming off
| tough old 'un in these days. They know
the days when wenison comes and when
goes; when game is in and when it's out
but laws me, don't think bat what the
! can get all they want any time. The ma
with the merry eyes and long beard VIII
! bosses the JOB for Robbins knows wher
/ the preserves are, although he will swa
, there's none to sell, and always talk
| loudest when that tall, pious-looking ma
Deyoe is striding aronud to see who
breaking the laws" Here the old lad
ceased her confidence and called out
Beef, veal, and muttonr'