Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A veneering of Righteousness The Accen

Veneering of Righteousness-Th Accent
on the Dye-A Law Against Overcrowd-
ing Needed-A Society Device.
THEY were showing clergyman through the
composing room of newspaper which prides
itself on possessing religious tone, and strange
to say the good man recognized in one of the
compositors member of his congregation
81 am glad to know you work on religious
paper" said the minister to the compositor who
was busy sticking type.
"Yes, this is a. of religious paperv' re.
piled the compositor. '.l've just set prize
fight in loaded BREWER, and now Pm setting a
sermon in solid nonpareilr'
And when it was explained to the clergyman
that the pugilistic meeting had been given the
greatest possible prominence in type while the
sermon had been accorded the least, he was
exceeding sorrowful.
WHEN the Johnstown accommodation, west
bound, stopped at Shadyside on Friday morn
ing the cars were crowded almost to suffoca-
tion; people were glad to get standing room in
the baggage car and on the platform and steps
of the cars. The train was crowded with men
who were going to participate in the parades,
and men, women and children who wanted to
see the marchers
Well, on the Shadyside station platform were
many more who wanted to get to town and
among them large number of ladies. A
brakeman very sensibly advised the ladies to
wait for the next train, but one of them re-
piled: "0h, if we had to hang on the steps
we'd go on this train," and this seemed to be
the sentiment of all the women. for they man
aged to Chamber upon the tram.
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was considerable danger in the overcrowding
of the cars, and in swinging around the corner
at Two Mile Run at high speed there was
great alarm among the passengers. The public
itself is principally to blame for the overcrowd-
ing in this case, for there was really no neces-
sity for everybody to make for town upon this
particular train. There were plenty more trains
after it-and am informed they were not over
crowded.
The woman who said she would go to town on
that train if she had to hang on to the steps
very fairly represents the majority of both
sexes in this country. The shameful over
crowding of street and railway cars is peculiar
to America. In Europe the capacity of rail
road and street vehicles is fixed by law, and
transportation companies are forbidden, on
pain of fine, to carry more than the cars legal
complement. Some such law is very badly
needed here.
"DID you ever know of person dying from
headache, doctor?" asked a nervous young
woman of fashion of her physician.
NO." replied he with glance at the inquir-
er's wealth of too golden hair" but have
known people to get headaches from dyeing."
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THAT extremely brilliant sunset on Thurs
day evening preceded blizzard, as did simi-
lar heavenly illumination which occurred two
or three weeks ago. 1t would be very interest
ing to know whether there is any connection,
not merely accidental, between the crimson
sunset and the blizzard. If one could feel sure
every time the sun paints the sky crimson at
setting in winter time that period of ex-
treme frigidity is at hand it would be very con-
venient.
THREE commercial men-you might call
them drummers had you the mind to-were
spending the evening together in hotel room
of no great size. They discussed many things,
did these three, whom we may name Brown,
Smith and Robinson, from prohibition, with
punctuations of whisky from a flask, to the
latest comic opera, with incidental puffs of
strong cigar smoke.
Robinson, however, out.talked his compan-
ions; talked all around them, and talked of all
sorts of things. Everything the others said re-
minded Robinson of something he had heard,
seen or DONE He told stories of great length
and microscopical point. This loquacity made
Smith and Brown slightly weary. The smoke
of three cigars constantly in action made the
air heavy, and the whisky made the drinkers
rather hot.
"Open the transom, will you Brown" said
Smith at last.
"That reminds me of -" began Robinson
what reminds your" asked Smith angrily
"Why opening the transom,r replied Robin
son with look of surprise.
"Brown. please shut the transom," said Smith
decisivsly.
-"WHY did you give your husband that letter
to mail, he'll be sure to forget it?' said nice
old lady to her daughter yesterday.
That's why gave it to him. 1t is an invita-
tion to that dreadful Mrs. Blank. I've got to
send her an invitation for my reception, but
don't want her to come"
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WOULD not be surprised if the atom of con- |
Tersation reported aboveeontains some expla- |
nation of the mysterious failure of SO many
invitations to make a safe passage of the |
mails.
AS was noted the other day. there is ten |
lency observable in the latest fashions and those
promised for the spring, in ladies' bonnets and |
hats to become lower. How universal is the |
lopo among men that the lofty theater hat, |
which has made countless thousands mourn, |
will never arise again! HEPBURN JOHNS.
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