The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-20
AS 1T IS TALKED.

The song-sheet peddler who beguiled
West minister street pedestrians Of many
nickle yesterday is an adept at his
bu Siness. He has distinct and separate
tone and manner as we'll as different
form of cry for IL classes that pass him.
Two young misses just IN their teens pass
him and with good natured smile he cries
Here's your Papa wouldn't buy me
bow .wow,' Pm mammals baby girl. ,"
As au allure nent TO young ladies' OF
little riper years he proffers songs that
breathe the tender passion While the
humming boys attention is attracted by
such enticing songs as when Corbett
struck John l. " Truly there is finesse
even in hawking street songs.
II this peddler would double up'' with
some one who could sing verse or two
OF the proffered songs wouldn't trade be
livelier Perhaps though the sidewalk
merchants would have to move on" too
often under those conditions.
81 tell you," said delegate to the
Democratic state convention TO me,
Baker will be the choice for governor.
The state central committee has selected
him, aud we can't fight against the
machine man. But he isn't the choice OF
| the whole party. and we will be beaten
out OF our boots. This isn't my opinion
alone Il is shared by great many
| other Democrats"
IL a "bud" could choose the date Of her
| blossoming she should decide upon a
nom h or two previous to the presiden-
| tial Inauguration, says the Providence
l ,l ha
That is, if the buds father had abundant
capital at his disposal, aud was in favor
| with the incoming administration. One
of our debutantes has just returned from
| Washington, where she has spent, to
| quote her own woIds, some OF the most
delightful days of her life" A private
car conveyed her 10 Washington. where
she found a special suite of rooms await
| ing her disposal at enc OF the leading ho-
tells. She had been abroad before she
'came out" and had obtained glimps
of English official life 80 that she could
thoroughly appreciate the social and po-
litical features of Washington society
during the Inauguration period. When
she returned, an admiring youth, anx-
ious to know her success, climbed College
hill laden with violets aud his small box
of candy, only to find seven other youths
at her fathers residenc', who had the
same object in view when they called.
Spring trade bids fair TO be with us at
once. Il has been sadly retarded by the
heavy snowfall. A prominent West
minister street retailer tells me that he
never experienced duller times. His big
store barely took in money enough to
pay operating expenses for several weeks.
Other merchants make the Same com
plant. The pinch for money coming be-
fore the snow had gone made many busi-
ness men very blue and caused them to
do some lively hustling to meet bills
payable.
It's talked on the street that the din
ner-pail brigade" in the Democratic
party do not look kindly upon the can
didacy of David 5. Baker, and that they
will scratch him at the polls. Severa
Democratic workingmen have told M
this. and they all add that they'll vot
for Gov Browl. IL anybody takes pains
To ascertain the sentiment of the labor
ing classes toward the governor. il will
r be found that he has gained in popularity
about 80 per cent. during his term OF OF
flee.
Providence is ahead of Boston in on
respect at le ST. We are not com pelle
{ to accept the huge Columbian postag
stamps. The demand for them cease
here some time ago. and 1 am satisfie
and think 1 get my moneys worth In tn
smaller red variety. An Scent Colun
d bian stamp may soon be on sale here
J. They are in use elsewhere and were a
o afterthought of the de p artment.
r A friend OF mine. who is way MP !
l. the science of textiles. writes me war;
: letter, urging vigorous advocacy OF I'll
o scheme to establish technical schoo
: lie doesn't live in Rhode lslaud, there
4 fore he does not know how difficult 1t
u 20 enthuse Rhode Island men who ar
]. wealthy enough to make this project &c
Let him try TO ignite cake OF Ice with
wax cigar-lighter, sometime.
Apropos OF postoflice matters you ca
3 force your dilatory correspondents
acknowledge personally hereafter u