The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-09-23
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= Apropos Of the difficulty with the press
I on Monday afternoon Mr. George T.. Gill,
the machinist from X. Hoe & Co, of New
| York, said that IL was slight indeed com
pared with cases he had known, Why
cylinder was fairly split in two, and in
| another case one of the most important
! pieces Of the machinery fell into the pit
necessitating further delay"
Mr.. Shipley of the Springfield linton
and President Of the New England Asso-
| ciated Press, who was in the office as the
paper was struggling, said Why, you're
| doing well. When we put in our new
| press we succeeded in issuing few papers
on Saturday evening at 730, and by work
ing all day Sunday got the rest off Mon
| day forenoon"
: So our doll wasn't stuffed with sawdust
so very badly, after all.
Scene: Composing room Of Providence
printing office the morning after the first
! appearance of the NEWS
| First Compositor-What did you think
| OF the new paper
Second Compositor--I liked it. The gem
eral appearance Is good. geographically
| it's success, any way.
Press Room Apprentice saw several
typographical errors in II.
First Compositor - You did What
were theyf
Press Room Apprentice-well, there
was a turned "e and an "e" for an al"
and.an Il for an "lr-
First Compositor-Is that all 4? Well,
give 'em week and you'll see the prettiest
paper in New Englapd.
A newcomer TO Providence was walking
down Washington street toward Market
| square the other morning trying TO get
his bearings" when he suddenly came
! upon the equestrian statue in front of the
railroad depot. The man crossed over 10
| get near view of IL. An acquaintance
| happened TO observe him from the side
| walk and waited until he should have sat
isfed his curi~Sfy The "look" was a
/ long one, and the man on the sidewalk
was becoming impatient, when the stran-
| ger slowly turned and retraced his steps
| Before the curb was reached he paused to
take another look and then, apparently
satisfied, started down the street.
Did anything about that statue strike
| you particularly asked his friend.
Not so much the statue as the recollec-
tion that IL revived" was the answer.
"What was that"
"Well, about eighteen years ago / was
holding my first position after leaving
school, as a lawyers clerk, and having
| plenty of time to indulge myself, was
one day pouring deyotedly over Tom
! Brown at Rugby when Gen. Burnside,
| who had an office In the building, noticed
me. On inquiring the title of the book
the good man sat down and chattedswith
me about the author of it, who, he said,
| was an old friend of his. This conversa-
ton charmed me so much that almost
| had reverence for him after that, and
when recognized the figure just now the
old feeling came over me again and was
really fascinated.
How the newsboys are taking to that
offer of 300 in goldl Yesterday afternoon
q big chap from one of the news stands
near by came for fresh bundle and was
at once saluted by a big howl You get
out of this; you amt in this. Say, mister,
that feller amt no newsboy; he's news
dealer"
One melancholy little.chap came in and
bought a few papers without leaving his
name.
Hold on" said Mr.. Chapman, the
mailing clerk, "don't you want to try for
aprize"
"well, there are eight of Them" OBJ
served the diplomatic Chapman.
THAT soS' said the boy, Frightening
Nearly all the boys write their names
very nicely.
Dear me-" said big and hearty Mr.
Doyle, who is probably as well known as
any clothing salesman in Providence /
never knew that to happen before" Mr..
Doyle was holding up for inspection the
back straps of a new vest. Buckles had
been sewn upon both by the maker, in an
absent-minded moment
saw boy on the street the other day
whose prospects i'm life seemed very gloomy,
although he probably did not realize it
Few boys do. He was apparently about
~ years old and was very ragged and dirty.
That is nothing, for ragged boys often
become fine men, but he was a hopeless
cripple and evidently belonged 10 family
too poor or too indifferent 90 give him the
advantages which might place him in
position 10 earn a comfortable living.
They let him run with the idea of his being
right kind of public charity might be
exercised In giving such boys an industrial
education which would enable them TO
take care Of themselves.
A crowded horsecar was creeping
wearily home from Narragansett Park
last evening Suddenly 10 came To
pause. The conductor looked over the
passengers heads at the driver with an
air of disgust and scorn. Whats that
fellow stopping fortn said he. "Must see
straw across the track, | suppose"
When conductor and driver don't like
each other they fret at their yoke fellow
ship almost as much as husband and wife
whose tempers are incompatible.
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