The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-24
AS L WAS SAYING.

The incest snow fort in this city is on
the Dexter Parade ground without much
doubt. IL is big aud generous in capacity
and would require battalion of about
fifty boys properly to defend IL against an
invading foe. In "A yard on the East side
of the parade ground there is smaller
fort of even finer construction. IL is fully
five feet and half high, though not large,
is perfectly square and the blocks which
compose IL are all nicely squared as If they
were masonry. They are perfectly plumb,
and il would puzzle the besleging boy to
climb over in the face of lively fire.
The sale OF Sunday papers in Provi-
dence is an interesting study. As the
largest city in New England outside of
Boston, the field is fine one for both
New York and Boston publishers TO com
pete for. Comparatively little can be
done on week days against'local competi-
ton, because the Providence papers have
the local news, and because the outsiders
cannot get here soon enough. On sun
day, however. everybody sleeps later, and
when the average resident gets out on the
street, the Boston and Providence papers
always in that order-are being sold in
nearly equal numbers. After III o'clock,
when the New York papers come, they
monopolize attention, and the earliest in
the field are nowhere, Probably more
New York papers are sold here on Sunday
than the other six days put together.
And. after all, the sale is not heavy.
There is probably not paper in New
England of which as many copies are sold
on Sunday as on week days.
A little boy from out of town was taken
to see the sights. Afterward he remarked
of those which seemed TO him most thrill
ing: Il sh'think Browns Universally
College School would be nearer the
water, SOS the boys could go in swim
ming"
AS an illustration of the proficiency of
some of our young lady Sunday school
teachers, who seem in many cases to have
been chosen because they have reached
the required age, rather than because of
their knowledge of biblical subjects, the
following may not be amiss:
\ teacher recently inquired of one OF
her pupils, a bright. studious, though
rather prim little fellow, Who was the
which he promptly. replied, "St. John !"
but was Immediately informed that there
were two, of whom st. John. the Baptist
was one, and that he it was who had
written the book in question The boy
promptly contradicted the statement and
was reprlmanded.
The advisability in this cnse of teacher
gested.
There is n man in this State who sells
Rhode Island greetings and packs the
best ones in the middle of the barrel and
the poorest ones at the ends, where they
are more likely to get jammed
You don't believe il Neither did l.
when the grocer told me about il. But
bought barrel and took it home. The
apples looked very mean and measly on
top. but the farther down into the barrel
one went the better they grew. Here's a
variation on the old joke. / don't doubt
that this method Of packing pays in the
long run.
DO you remember" said Providence
real estate man, that little item the
NEWS printed in its real estate column
about some suburban lots was Offering.
Yes Well that item enabled me to sell
81, 100 worth of lots right away"
You ought to put in that l,l00 adver-
tising in paper which gives such good
results" said |, with an eye TO the main
chance.
The real estate man smiled knowingly.