Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

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tect the presence of t1iiS purifying vegeta
able and animal matter while two or thre
squares distant. You have noticed it?-
yes? Then you know what a nuisance 1t is
Ii should be abated. No smelling commit
tee of extraordinary abilities would be re
quired to discover its source and the partie
to whom the blame attaches. | could sa!
more, but won't. | might lose money by
it."
For two or three weeks past that portion
of Market street lying between Main anC
High hasn't seemed at all like the Market
street of yore. As one strides to and fro
Oh the west side he is vaguely conscious OF
a feeling of ''gonenesS' in the atmosphere
a sort of puZZling vacuum that causes him IL
stare around like stranger in a strange
land. clear scrutiny soon discovers the
cause of the slight mental disturbance.
The peanut-stand, which for years past, oc-
cupied the hallway just south of Derrick
| sons sign store, has vanished, giving way
to fruit-stand on small scale. By ill
quiry ii is learned that Doc. Stewart, the
whilom vender of the toothsome goOber,
has picked up his traps, kicked the DUST of
Springfield off his feet and decamped for
the green fields of Columbus. presumably
TO ply his wares among our Legislators.
For thirteen years Doc" ''held down
the towri," the major portion of that time
doing thriving business, his income dur
ing one or two years summing up toward
81. 700 and 81, 800. He was rather eccen-
tric, educated and well read. and, when he
chose to be. an entertaining conversational
list. To Spring gtielderS his face had become
As familiar rs that OF old Sol, and he was
regarded as a fast and fixed feature of Mar
ket street ReIigiously inclined, with
strong leaning toward, if not an active
member of, the sect known as ChriStadel-
phians, he was possessed firmly of a belief
that the curtain is up on tn last act Of the
worlds great drama. One of his chief de
lights was 10 make a display of his knowl-
edge of ancient and Biblical history; but
his ruling passion, il is said, was to possess
everything in the shape Of a peanut roaSter
that came along, no matter how dilapidated
it might be-and that he gratified his pas
sion glance into his store-room would
have amply attested.
Withal, doc" was a hearty, genial old
man. and it will be many days before his
sturdy figure keen blue eyes. ruddy face
and frosty beard will fade from the MEM
ory Of the average Springfelder.
Ireceived a letter from Robert ID. Brain, /
the Rambler" of Sundays GLOBE-REPUB- !
Lie, yesterday, dated at New York City. !
He sailed Oh Friday for Queenstown on the |
steamer Nebraska. He stated that he ex-
pected to meet Charles l.. Boyle in London /
and they would then tour together. By |
this time Bob has probably recovered from
The first horrible attack of sea sickness that, /
Tor the time probably made him wish he had
never left Springfield, and is enjoying in
MS Enthusiastically enthusiastic way the
srandure of the Atlantic.
From present indications Springfield will |
De well represented at the Urbana camp
meeting. Quite twenty families will attend
The meeting. many having already pitched
heir tents on the grounds. For two or
threedays the big transfer wagons have been
furniture, tents, provisions. etc,
from here to the camp ground and by the
middle of this week perfect Springfield
colony will be there in all its glory.
The latest thing that young Springfield
aides have employed in self-defense is very
termed the baby stare" Very
ladies are annoyed by the imper-
inent ogling Of more brassy than brainy
Young men, and then ii is that the baby
stare gets in its work. For example, three
ioung ladies enter street car, and on tax
'ronted by three dandy dudes, who at once
,egin ogling them. Simultaneously the
ioung ladies train their batteries. With
yes open to their utmost extent they
stare intensely, each at her yis-a-yis. The
'tare is absolutely eNpressionless. The
yreat, handsome orbs convey nothing, sug
sest nothing but steadfast, impenetratable
baby stare" Three of Mrs. Jarley's wax
igures would be every bit as impressible as
hese three beautiful and brilliant young la
or self protection. Instead of quietly sub
hitting to the impudent ogling that would
Iave been inevitable under ordinary circum-
tances, they have taken arms against it.
md BY an artistic employment of the un-
,onquerable baby stare, they have put their
prosecutors to flight. For a mo-
nent the impressible fops are pleased at so
Don attracting the attention of the fair
rio. Experience has taught them that
here is some meaning in catching and
holding the eye Of strange young lady,
md they endeayor to extract meaning from
he Steadfast gaze that they encounter. 1t
5 the first time they have met with the |
baby stare" and they are at loss what to I
omposure and return stare for stare. but
hey make dreary failure of it. They ,
make the effort again and again. but with
10 better results; the fixed, Interchangeable
llu msSptiiouS gaze - upon tiitui, Dut ,
whether it includes them in its view they
annOt determine. Then they become I
lervous, restless and embarrassed, and
weat begins to gather under their high col
ars. They apply their handkerchefs to {
heir flushed faces, and, being unable to en-, ;
lure the trying ordeal any longer, they find
n excuse TO retire to the rear platform
md endeavOr to sOlace themselves with
Cigarettes.