The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-08-18
NO. 2.
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
The Genus Newsboy and His Unique yer-
naeular-An Unreasonable strike.
Ehe Saloon On Top-Pythlaa
Eneampment Preparations.

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Staff Correspondence of The Chief.
Another OF the varied types Of hn-
manity to be met with in this city
which are q source of never-ending in~
terest to the observer who finds enter
tainment and instruction in the mad
ding crowd, is the genus newsboy,
without whose presence the metropolis
would lose some OF its distinctive
charm-and great deal of iss noise
and hustle. OF course the little army
Of boys-oId and young boys, little
and big boys-Sho swarm through
the streets mornings and afternoons
vending the daily papers, comprises
I representatives OF al sorts OF nation
alitiss and conditions, including q lib
eral sprinkling OF the AFRO American:
for the ethics of newspaper-hawxing
are not quite SO exclusive as those Of
most OF the other professions, and col
ored competition Is not only tolerated,
but there seems to be no clash among
the neWsboys on the score OF race,
color or previous condition. It Was
not with 3 view of commenting on this
circumstance or of describing the phys
ical and moral status of our newsboy
population that the subject Was
broached, but merely to call attention
TO the peculiar fact that the word
sspaper', as we find it in the dicsion-
aries and as pronounced il ordinary
conversation appears to be unkn9Wn
in the average neWsboy's 3 vocabulary
or tabooed from the yernaeular In
which he cries his wares to the read
ing public. It you have never before
noticed the peculiarly keep Joar ears
open next time you hear the calls OF
New Orleans newsboys, and venture
to say the sound Of the word 'spaperu
as you would expect to hear ID will be
conspicuous By It's absence. ssPoipers
is not UNCOMMON but speepon Is o
favorIte rendition, while such varia-
tions as sspay, and 'spo. = and stpoean
are quite common; and have In mind
one chap who extends the call into
spo-Weep-er'' quite distinctly. No
doubt 9 vendor VINO WOuia ssz L. L.
plain English, Here's your papsr, 2
instead OF a-ah peepon would be
decried and oshracised IS al inssfar-
able greenhorn and ignoramus, me
worthy OF membership in the newsboys'
union-for they have one, suppose.
That the newspaper carriers have .
union is very evident, as the members
OF the organization are nov out on .
strike against the evening papers ba-
cause the publishers failed to comply
with an arbitrary demand 30 lower the
prices at which the papers are fur
nished TO the carrier-dealers, limit tho
sizes of the various issues and change
the hours ut which they are sent to
press. A Although theexecutive committee
OF the Central Trades and Lahor Coun-
ell advised the strikers against hasty
| action, the counsss was ignored and the
carrier dealers refused TO deliver tha
States. Item and News on Saturday
last. The publishers are employing
new men and express confidence ii ba-
ing able TO Twin out in the contest.
Public sentiment ls with them and tbs
action OF the carriers Is generally eoa-
demned as an unreasonable attempt 80
usurp control Of the business affairs
| Of their employers.
Charles ]. Hauer, q ninth ward
saloon keeper, was nominated for
councilman in the Democratic primary
held last week. defeating Edward j..
Ryan, Tulane graduata, By 3 vote of
719 to 558. The nomination ia made
to fill the vacancy resulting from tina
resignation Of DIR. w. T. 0'ReilIy,
who is to BE- the president OF the new
city board OF health. University In
auenees are not In it with those OF the
saloons IN New Orleans.
Judge E. G. Fenner has insisted ON
the acceptance Of his resignation IS 3
member Of the Tulane board OF admin
tstrators, Of which body he has been
president number of years. The rec
tirement Of Judge Fennar IL one OF the
regrettabIe results Of tie recent con-
troversy between Tulane and tbs Lon
isiana State University, growing onh
OF the demand OF Tulane 10 ba reeog.
nized as stare institution and 10
have 9 share Of the stata.s aIimony.
The Progressive Union has not Jet
elected secretary y-manager to ill the
vacancy caused by Henry M. Mayo's
resignation, but the matter is IN the
hands OF q competent sub-conmistea OF
the directory and will be. settled Ia 8
few days. The committee has bssn
authorized 10 separate the Offices and
choose beth secretary and man.
ager II such action IS daensd advis-
able.
Extensive preparations for the gress
Pythian encampment TO be held hsra in
October are under way, and It il ex-
peeted that the affair will eclipse Msrdi
Gras in the size of The crowd Of visit.
ors it viii attract. The secretary Of
the navy has been asked TO send two
or more vessels of The navy, represent
ing different types Of construction, to-
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