The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-30
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS.
The Doings, Sayings. Happenings ana
Sights of a Day in the City.

groan. emtr a long shrill spectral shrek.
and winds mp its debtuch with n deafsn'
Ing explosion. Unfortunate victims who
have heard the wreichel, screaming
thing age very perceptibiy. A few dozen
OF these In the hands Of the Continental
army would have driven the gallant Brit
fisher from our shores without the neces-
sity ef seven years OF relentless, bloody
war.
II tell you that the publishers may talk
as they please, but in my experience. i
hnd that the demand Cor good, whole
some literature is on the increase" said
one OF our leading book and periodical
dealers yesterday. II have kept In stock
Tor tmenty years all sorts OF literature,
from the penny dreadful TO the works OF
Shakespeare and I have found that 1t
dec mt pay to keep the trash stuff. For
short time alter the Issue OF some SEN
sational novel OF doubtful decency there
is asort OF demand for 1t, but it is purely
spasnodic. The book is advertised and
talked about sub rosa, and instead Of
many people buying copies, one book
After short time the book is perfectly
useless as an article of trade.
Tnen again dealing In such stuff spoils
our trade for good literature. which is
really the best commodity for book
dealer. There always is q steady de-
mand for standard aud recent books OF
merit In this city have found that the
demand for good literature is steadily
on the increase, aud among young
people. You would be surprised to see
some OF the school girls and boys who
come In here and call for works that are
supposed only to appeal to the most in
tel .ectual and cultivated. / believe this
Is due to the influence Of the grammar
anu high schools and the personal con-
tact AM intimacy Of the teachers with
the pupils.
II wish ! knew how to describe it,"
said commissioner John A. Coleman
yesterday. He had just returned from
the Worlds fair. Il have generally
been able TO give some idea Of what have
SEEN" ne continued, but when l try To
write or talk about this greatest OF all
great shows it comes down ION me aud
swamps me-" And the man who has
travelled almost the world over.
and seen very large proportion OF the
strange ana unique sights it has TO offer.
made gesture signifying his helpless
ness, wnicn ne must have acquired in
Paris, and turned away. IL was the most
eloquent praise of the Worlds fair / have
heard.
IL cholera strikes America this summer
IL will find hard picking in this city.
The scare last year did its duty and every
responsible ciizen is on the qui vive.
Even the veteran ash pile has lost Its
SAVIOR.
The governor finished his attendance
upon commencement exercises today at
the State Normal School. He. is tied to
the city until after the Fourth, when he
ill take up his old quarters at the Oak
lani Beach hotel. with mis- family. There
l. az ~
substitute the pleasures incident to one
OF the most delightful spots on the bay.
The governor knows how to enjoy a sum-
mer vacation better than most men, and
when he gets to Oakland beach ne exer-
cises his knowledge to its full extent
! ! !
The two new mail carts that have
arrived and are being used daily, are
part Of a number to arrive tom morrow.
Tney belong TO the firm of j. D. johnson
g. company, Eustis, Florida. who have
succeeded In securing the contract from
Uncle ; an to transport the mail from
post office to station in number of
cities. By the terms OF the contract the
carts and drivers must be ready TO do
service tomorrow, July /. These new
vehicles for mall transportation are quite
elegant in their appointments. They are
very nattily painted and varnished, and
over the head Of the driver is buggy
top cover, all OF hich gives the cart q
very SNOWY and official appearances.
/ /
"Do we fellows try to smash baggage?
Well guess not. NV salary won't stand
IL. Everybody, because some newspaper
jay called us baggage smashers,' thinks
that's what we are, but we aint" aud the
brass buttoned juggler of trunks and
vaiises with n SPECIAL effort sent "a brass
bound trunk laundering across the floor
''See thati Well how could fellow
break that thing? The man that owns
that is a mean man. He's drummer
guess. The idea of mailing ana riyeting q
thing like tball Why, couldn't Smash
it IL / wanted to. Now this trunk /
could bust into a thousand bits but
grin he picked upa slender looking trunk
tied up with weak looking strap and
rolled it along AS though there were eggs
in it. There WAS time when we
fellows had To 60 pretty easy, and look
out for things, but now everybody has
their trunk made rs X they were goiug
into collision. / want you To put IL
into your paper that the fellows that
said that baggage men were baggage
smashers was another"
Laugh and grow fat, but don't grow
fat and then laugh. A recent issue of
reliable medical journal alleges that
laughter and obesity combined are an
infaliible cause of heart disease. However,
IL you are very tat you won't feel much
like laughing.
DETROIT TAKES ACTION.