Daily Republican., 1885-08-31


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3l.-A young
Imam with yellow stains On his fingers
went into o big tobacco store On Chest
tnut street last night, bought package
lof cigarettes and proceeded 70 light one.
The burning alcohol from the lighter
dropped on his fingers and stung them /;
the young man with yellow stains on
his fingers snapped them and held forth
lon the subject in asterisks.
The man behind the counter gravely
nodded his head, I'VE do that good
DEAL" he said.
I" DO what ?" asked the young
man.
"Burn our fingers on cigarettes" an
swersd the dealer. " It's the. worst mar
ket In the world"
Manufacturer cutting each other,
eh?"
That, but no. 90 much that as the
Ichange in fashion. Most of the people
who smoke cigarettes change their
brand as often as hey do their neckties.
A cigarette smoking dude, by himself,
is not q very terrible thing, but coilec-
lively be can do no end OF him. For
instance, o manufacturer In an adjoin.
ling State WAS first in the market, and
for years his brands were the rage.
Thinking himself secure against all
Icomers, he built the Rrandest factory In
America. Hardly had he got the last
re W Of bricks laid when another manu-
facturer corralled an artist ON q spree
and came out with q design on his
packages which was marvel OF sesths-
Iiic beauty. Fashion changed, and
}, manufacturer number one has turned
his place into brewery. Thousands OF
dealers couldn't change their places
ri n -
, stuck. Since then 1t has been a contest
las to which manufacturer can corral the
best artist on a spree. The sty 10 chan gss
at least once In Fix months, and although
: we protect ourselves by carrying light
stocks, every now and then the cigar
, ette market burns our fingers.
IL THAT maa would shoot himself
3 rather than steal ten cents out of this
| dra wer," said the cashier OF a swell
restaurant yesterday, and yet he's
dOne the same thing"
How's that 2" asked your reporter
r who was standing by.
III His check was ten cents short and
: he knew it," was the reply. He gave
b the ten cents TO the waiter who made
t the check short in order TO get the diff
ference"
i "Why On earth would he cheat you
IN Or0er 10 UP inc Wuter
The cashier smiled. " thought you
2 people prided yourselves on your know
ledge Of human nature" he said
Why will man, in easy circumstau'
ces, beat railroad and tip porter ?
Why will he deadhead theatre? Why III
? the conductor skips him on a street car.
= will he get off without paying his ia re
why are Robin Hood and Dick Turpin
: admired ? Why do people always think
Its right to rob the rich and give TO the
poor =? don't know"
You are an awfully deep cashier
: said the reporter. I" How do yon know
the mans check was short?"
Because l saw him give hi, order
! y and know the trick. We have TO pc,
. up with 1t or else lose lots of good Gus
Z toners"
A man rushed bresthlessly down I,
Walnut street wharf about o'cioci
Hast evening and informed ths oficert
y on the police tug Stokiey that vesee
" as in distress in the Delaware, below
=, the old Navy Ya-d. The tag IN
=, mediateiy steamed down the river. and
a when opposite Kaighn's Point Al
y American flag was seen in the rigging
=, of the steamer Haytian Republic, with
the Union down. Tae SGokley ran
alongsids of the steamer, the Grew
2 fully ex pecting that a murder or somt
- other terrible thing had happened The
|. off GERS boarded the steamer and sought
a Captain Crompton to ASCERTAIN wbal
!, the ditticulty was. The captain said
: his fireman. William Whelan, ~ Bos-
70 ton, had been ashore and returned to
q the stea ner in al intoxicat 81 condi
= Ition. he was making a disturbance
lon board the ship, and the captain or
+ dered his arrest for drunkenr ess ant
linsubordination. The ireman wa
was taken on the Stokley, brsaghs {,
this city and locked up at .he Cen
tral Station for hearing tbs morn.
a ing.
I'll owen Eeenan, the hartend II at sa
loon at Second and Race stress, v as ST
u rested yesterday by officer McNeill, O
- the Fourth District, on the charge of as
- lsauiting Louis Tyler, 81 yeaEs OF age
:, living at 2l3 Sen ate strees, Camden
- Tyler was also taken to the satiou
=, house. He had an ugly Gash In Ia
~ right cheek and forehead, caused by bt
ling struck with a beer glaSs. He los
40 considerable blood before his wonnt
~ was dressed by DR.. Bollmsr, the dis
* triot ply sician. Tyler told the phys
clan. while his wounds were bein
a.. dressed, that he had come to this cit
W to buy candy for his wife. He had beel
90 told that the largest glasses of bees sol
in the city could be Obtained at th
u saloon at Second and Race streets, an
10 went to test the truth of the statement
He called for bser, and a glass OF iu
mense s.z9 was placed on the bf< befor
him, contaicing the beverage. Es dran
~ severa. beers and then got into IN alte
u cation with the bartender, watch II
u suited in his being hit with ths glass.
y Peter Meehan, a, aissipated4 huckste
liumpd from the upper dec OF theGirar
a. Avenue Bridge At half past Suuda
70 afternoon. He did not survive the lea
~ of perhaps sixty Scot. On the forehea
y I was a cut from which blood oozed i
ae spite OF the wash of the water. tn
~ body remained upon the s1riace an 4,
us slant and then sank. Tho two nsa NJ
~ titled the Park Police, and an hour a
~ terward the body was recovered and I'll
~. ~ ken to sdglsy. the Park Guard Station
Az ai' While tho seAr:h for the body was pr
ss gressing news of the drowning Z
no into Hallars beer gs2den. Beer WI
ss.H1 left untastsa and q crowd tiosked 20 II
nd bridge.
=. Hot Water.
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