The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-17
TORONTO ON SUNDAY.
A Drummer's Narrowing Experience I'm tho
Truly Good City-s2 for a Bottle of Pop.

A Drummer's Narrowing Experience I'm tho
Truly Good City-S2 for a Bottle of Pop.
Chicago Mail
THE Sabbatarians who think that Chi
cagO is the favOrite abiding place OF his
satanic majesty would be pleased With To-
ronto, imagine" said a Chicago drummer
last night. II spent Sunday in that town,
and escaped by the earliest train Monday
morning. Sunday observance in Canada is
carried toextremes that seem inexplicable to
those who are familiar with matters In our
larger cities in the United States. Trains
are not permitted 10 run o" sunday, the
only exception being a few through trains
that are forced TO make important connec-
tiOns. l landed in Toronto early Sunday
morning on one of these trains and found
every thing as quiet as the grave. Street.
cars were not running, and there were no
hacks or cabs at the depot. so was forced
TO find my way as best L could TO a livery
stable, where hired a carriage To take me
to my destination up town. This cost me
$l.50.
1T was very sultry day and l was as
dry as people ever get In this life. The
water was execrable and | tried TO find q
place to get 81 ass of soda water. pop gin
ger ale, lemonade. or in fact anything else
that was moist and palatabe. But couldn't
do it. / sought to find solace In smoking but
i could not get cigar for love money.
Across the way was big saloon and the
proprietor sat just outside laZily smokinga
pipe. turned to him and tried what effect
attractions for him-none whatever My
friend he said, Il pity you. but / can't
help you. The saloon licenses liz this town
are limited to $50 and the fee is $3.50 year.
The saloon business at those figures Is @
SNAP. The limited number destroys COM
petition and makes business good for US
the year around. Licenses are bought
and sold like valuable street railway fran
chises. i paid 81 900 for mine. L can't af-
ford to take any chances of forfeiting it,
II nets the city only $3.50. but 1t represents
$3.50 TO me-
"Disconsolate. and perhaps a triiie dis
gustei. Event back TO the hotel aud asked
for a morning paper TO see whether our base
ball boys won Saturdays game. The clerk
stared at me in oDen-mouthed astonl hment.
We ave no Sunday papers IN Canada. he
finally gasped. And found on inquiry that
newsboys are not permitted 10 handle papers
on Sunday. whether the papers are printed
In Toronto or not The Canadian Is shut
out from the news world completely Sun
day. One paper. the World. prints what It
calls a Sunday edition. but IL goes 20 press
at 8 o'clock Saturday night and Is sent ont
of town for sale to passengers on through
trains.
II finally slipped dollar into the hand
of the hotel clerk and said: Pm going up
to my room now. I'm so dry Pm likely TO
blow away as dust. If there is any way 10
moisten me so that I'll hold together till
get out of town want to lind It. There 10 q
bar connection with this hotel. isn't theref
Then | went to my room and waited. A
half hour later there was a timid knock on
the door and in came the clerk with a most
mysterious air. Beg pardon. cir he sand
in loud voice, bnt you left your vslise
hin the hotfce. Ere it MIS- sir Then IN a
stage whisper he added: Hits unlocked:
stuff the valise hunder the bed W en you're
through with hit.'
IL slipped another dollar into his hand
and he glided out of the room just As
dove into that grIpsack like ayoung turkey
going for a grasshopper. 1 found IN IL q
nice large bottle of pop. Oh. Toronto 10 q
fine town for those who like Just that kind
of a town.