Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-03
THEN AND NOW.
TIE JI0rIset Vomon Telling Abowt Changes
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TIE JT0rI5ft VOHtaR Telling Ab0at Changes
Science and Newspapers Hare Made.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The typical market woman is rugged.
Stout in 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 bluffed nor
chaffed. There are a 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 stall-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 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 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 cures 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 co suffer with
| rheumatics. This stall here is filed IN
derneath with ice, and so are all of them,
! for that matter, and the moisture gives Us
cold, especially as we have 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 preservin' jars and fOrevei
talking of spawn and milk There's OFT
mann, who mas perverted the taste of oul
customers by serving them with creeturi
born with gold spoons in their mouths, fec
in such style and cut in such way tina
people turn up their noses at ordinary cat
tie; it's the swells he serves and people wht
have lost their teeth Us goes TO Delmonico'S
for tenderlines.
''The cookery schools have a 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 a good dinner. Now
fancy dishes, deviled 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 teet
drop out" Here the old lady chewed VI
bouquet of herbs as proof that he
grinders were as strong as an Ox's. "The
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 wenisen comes and when
goes; when game is in aud when it's out
but laws me, don't think but 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-l looking ma
Devoe is striding aronud to see who
breaking the laws" Here the old lad
ceased her confidence and called out
Beef. veal, and muttonp'