Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01
In QUAKERDELPHlA.
Note and Comment on the City OF
BrotherIy Lore
.pu,napLE sTREET-CAR SYSTEM.
Fine Policemen - Sundny-seii"s
Like snakes I'm Observation-Disclosures
r,o TroI,cy Party-IIIstOrical In
deltcdness Of Country to Virginia
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| things there attracted my
l,re, and foremost was the almost u''-
nearebe heat ct was during the iaS'
shot snelro. Ia Philadelphia the notes.
.ity in the United States in summer! VIZ.
rho mercury there and at Richmond '"'
Same. give me the latter place every '''''''
A hot political fight was going On
but / don't suppose that ths e',s"
the Mageeites and the Cuaykers
the atmosphere; or. IL 1t did' II mo-
,u.o,,, ,roduced a coolness than other"l7o'
which will ultimately result In a iree@s'
ont" for one side or tn other ! ne Nsu''
Lors ,,ere manipulatlns the reirl9erauhs
apparatus when left.
pb,ladelphia IL, as / said, me Guy
.,a q great one. but its architecture seems
=. "a 90, .,lp-to-date." or, else its appre-
c,otio,, of the aesthetic ~ not NeiS ~
rnnnced. I aliude particularly 20 tn
hfdsous white winiow-shutlefs Wi'Nn 10
figure miles and miles or o"eilInsS' 80
,So,,seIvos not beautiful. and which MAKE
W. t,o,,sas resemble jaHs or factories.
What Is II that makes the inhaoltantS
cling co tenaciously 10 these mohs'Ios'-
TO- l. the curiosity Of the neishborS 70
are,, concerning the domestic aiiars "a
,reir fellows as TO require THIS I'M
trable shield against pceping iaui I,Ss,
or is il that the people are eViI a"u INV
darkness rather than hSht!
sTREET-CARS.
philadelphia has street-car fyseen,
that I admire The cars are touu' or
the movement IS smooth ana s"H"
well are the tracks laid ana Kept 'n1-
tho cars glide along as though 'he 10, To-"
were creased There il also very ~
noise The fare IS the same as al NJ
mond but you do not get so hluen ~
YOUR money. Here We not ohly sc' w
we are gong-in time-put We -
swltchback ride to boot, ana gu, La. Ia,
lions are kept in good oIder ~ '"e
wheels " and tho other jolt-produceTs tha'
We aniov Gratis. The conductors there
are 60 foolish as to be polite ana a'teh-
tive and so thoughtless as TO neglect
Ia ha counting change or punchlng trans
fers when passing corners, so that t"e
neonle are vet sadly deficient as amateur
sprinters. We Richmonders are not quite
az progressive in some ways as the fhiia-
Gelphians. but we can beat thsm running
We get more practice.
I cannot say. though, that I admire the
new car-fenders, just introduced by the
.sphulies." They are In the form or
nets with stout frames; are painted yell
low. and project in front like the cow
oatchers on locomotives. 4 heavy cross
bar leads the way, and the whole con-
trivance presents a most formidable ap-
pearance as it approaches. IL SWINGS
usually about a foot from the ground,
and would not catch q person PROSTATE
on the track. If II struck him in the
midriH It might save his life, If II lost his
wind or broke his back. one person was
saved and one was killed during my stay
Of a few days.
LATEST WRINKLE.
Philadelphia IS usually spoken Of, par
ticularly by New Workers. as a quiet
city, somnolent and slow-g0ing. I shan't
say anything on that head; New York
might well be less wideawake and fast
than II il in some respects. Philadelphia
has n hranG-new WRINKLE" however and
leads the way in at least one particular.
Have You yet heard Of the trolley party?
lt is "all the rage" there now. and 1t Is
mighty pretty 10 look at, and appears 10
be a good thing 20 try. The cars are
chartered at 30 cents a head, | think, are
dressed up IN bunting and colored cleo
trio lights. and make nsatiOn when
they go by. People gather at the cor
ners 10 see them, as they DO 10 witness a
circus parade in Richmond \ band OF
music IS usually along. and sometim =
beer. They run out 10 the suburbs and
return, and until 2 or 8 o'clock keep
things lively along their route. Crhe
parties are night affairs. Of coursa) one
night returning from Willow Grove, a
popular suburban resort / counted SIX
| OF these cars In procession. and being
beautifully decorated and illuminated. the
| effect was very pretty Philadelphia IS
| peculiarly well adapted for this sort Of
thing. The city's area Is immense. and
the outlying towns are so close together
that a continuous ride OF many miles IS
| had on the trolley roads. The sport t.
new and. therefore. popular. but here IS
| no saying how soon the staid Quaker
delphians may "st down" on IT. Just
before ! left read in one OF the papers
complaint from a citizen who objected
to being disturbed from his rest at .
| o'clock in the morning by trolley re-
vellers. lie was not unreasonable, either
SUNDAY SELLING.
Sunday-seling in Philadelphia appears
TO be like snakes in Ireland. The sun
| day-liquor problem seems To have been
| solved. The arldity on the Sabbath IS
| positively Sahara like. There are said TO
be some "speak-essies." but I imagine
that they are very few. Public senti-
ment has killed the Sunday-lquor BUSH
ness for all time \ drunken man on
the streets on the Sabbath Is so rare
that believe If one were TO appear with
in range of Friend PENIS vision he would
tumble from his high perch on the City
| Han in a dead faint when Richmond
reaches the stage at which Philadelphia
has arrived in this respect, Major How
ard can send all of his blue-coats TO
church on Sundays and keep his Bible
class in continuous session all day.
! The Bobbies Of Philadelphia are q str!k-
| ing-iooking set Of men. They appear to
have been selected for height and gym
metry. / judge that the occupation or
the atmosphere Is not as nourshing az
b re in Richmond. since the rosy com
plexions and generous girths OF our own
Boobies seem 10 be the exception there
rather than thu rule. II this were not
so. they would soon have TO get them
selves remeasured for suits that would
| consume more cloth. always like 20 sea
a fine, fat policeman. lie is. IN my judg-
ment. one of the best advertisements n
town can have. A policeman who is not
| overworked is standing evidence that n
/ towns morals are good. Richmond Is.
| therefore, very moral town.
BARGAINS.
! Philadelphia must be the greatest place
for bargains In the world. Nearly every
store has reduced prices at least one
half. Thu piacards in the store windows
usually read like this Were s.: now
$50" Frequently the larger figures are
merely cancelled out in red ink, and the
smaller figures written under them. /
/ suppose there are peope who think they
| get bargains I'm these stores. For my
self. should suspect the honesty Of the
dealers, and search for an establishment