The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-03
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other up-to-date customss has a mascot.
The discovery was made Yesterday
afternoon, when small boy: entered
the office and expressed his desire 10
take charge of the circulation depart
ment. We were glad to see the afore-
said small boy, as we are any small boy
| who has no bad habits, such as attempt
ing to play horse with the typewriters,
plugging up the speaking tubes or
whistling one of lola POmeroy's.. latest.
This youngster had none of these habits
mentioned, but was out for the stuff.
After short interview it was decided
that the youth had presidential timber
in him, and he was duly authorized TO
boom tine TRIBUNE (as..is everyone else).
That our judgment WAS not misplace d
is proven by the fact that the demand
for THE EvENINe: TRIBUNE yesterday
exhausted the supply. If you meet our
boomer, aud for fear you may net
recognize him, will tell you that the
gentleman referred to is none less thsn
John O'Neill, more Familiarity known
as Red" and aged 12 years.
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III you are student of human nature
and care to enlarge your scope of OBJ
servation, just drop into the police sta
tion one of these frosty nights and
take look at the wandering willies"
entertained nightly. Drop in when in
a mood not hilarius or your visit may
be prolonged. In the guest chamber
in the basement you will see all styles
and sort of men. Men with whiskers
and men with more whiskers, men of
e-begone expression and men you
would not care to meet ona dark night.
So they come and 60, hardly ever the
same, and yet alike in many respects.
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Do you ever stop to think how many
foolish questions policeman has to
answer during his hours of duty? 1
got better idea of it today than ] ever
had before. The conclusion reached
was that to be an efficient officer the
following qualifications were necessary
70 inform the man who leaves his um-
brella home whether his wife who ad-
vised him to take it with him will get
the best Of the argument when he re-
! turns. II the Attleboro car leaving at
3: 57t stops long enough at the other
end to permit a lady and pug dog to
make coil on relative. If a bargain
sale takes place here on Tuesday, what
day will John Wanamaker have one
in Philadelphia, and others too numer-
GUS to mention. In addition to this
store of knowledge. the bluecoat must
be good natured at all times; have an
accurate watch; be an infallible Judge
| of the weather and know where Ruben's
granddaughter has hired tenement.
Don't you wish you were policeman
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Fires at the same spot as the one yes
terday morning have been of somewhat
frequent occurrence, and the fire de-
partment have been afraid for some
time that some day blaze would get
the better of them in this one of the
dangerous spots for fires in the city.
Having this fact in view Chief Rice
called on the tenants yesterday after
noon, and the result of the interview
resulted in promise to have an IRON
lined ash house placed where the old
shed now stands.
The number of apparently homeless
and unemployed men who spend their
time on the road is remarkable, and at
this time OF year the station houses are
filed each night with this class OF
dodgers. Where they all come from
and whore they all 60 TO is-a problem
for those who make q study of So
cialism. Here in Pawtueket the guest
chamber at the station is nightly filed
TO the number Of forty or more.
| Tup Touprer