Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-16
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
Many Matters of Much and Little Moment
Tersely Treated.

Many Matters OF Much and Little Moment
Tersely Treated.
BALL game to-day.
THE safest trust-Distrust
A RUNNING comment-Stop thief.
A BUTT of ridicule-a half-smoked toby.
CONSISTENCY is jewel-a very rare one,
too.
ALL AMERICAS versus Chicagos. BOYS, don't
bet
OLIVER TWIST is not alone in crying for
more.
It's about time to remark that Stanley is all
write.
THE man is judged by his carriage, and the
dog by his waggin'.
PHILADELPHIA is becoming SO dry that even
the policemen rattle.
IF he was stabbed with remorse his heart
must have bled for her.
THE only thing funny about this life is that
there is nothing funny about it
LICE should be careful about wetting his
whistle when Wanamaker is around.
The art of writing poetry may be decaying,
but Ella Wheeler is as resh as ever.
In lieu of something better, Office seekers
are now taking leave of the President
LANeTRY, the London society woman, was
the rocket; Langtry, the actress, is the stick.
W. W WHITsELL was appointed commits
sioner in the divorce case of Alma against d.
Hogan.
A NEW YORK genius is exhibiting . lot of
dancing heas This is rather turning the
tables.
THE Department of Public Works received
s., l5S 81 from the Bureau of City Property in
March.
Ropr,rSo,r IN,,- r., -. .--.s-.oa
Burgess Of Sewickley, vice Van R. Smith re-
signed.
IN about a week a lot of Oklahoma boomers
will return from the land of promise, and
nothing else.
JAMES B. FORCE and Lai Curiya were dis
charged on a suit entered for policy writing for
want of evidence.
MARY QUINNEY and John Connolly were
sent to the workhouse and fined $500 each for
illegal liquor selling.
RIvEs says people are known by the author
they read, Some people are known by the
authoress they don't read.
LONDON has been cropping around for week
in one OF her inky fogs. If Edison were turned
loose there it would soon be mist
WILLIAM MCFARLAND. arrested on sus-
picion of having fired the Red Lion stables,
was discharged for want of evidence.
the h. c. Frick Coke Company for damages
sustained by fall in their engine room.
In 100000 years the earth will cease to
exist as at present, yet some people continue to
act as if they were going to live forever.
W. D. MOORE will talk of prohibition this
evening at the Eighth U. P. Church and the
colored Antioch choir will furnish the music.
ANOTHER yacht race has been arranged be-
tween America and England. 1t is doubtful
glory, this showing the British how fast we can
run.
IF the profession would only seek the man,
instead of man the profession, there would be
a great saving of time to some people and
money to others.
s. c. PAYNE has been awarded S1,7O0, for
rent against the executors of d. A. Stewart
and John Scott, I. M: Carnegie, J. w. Vande-
wort and ]. F. McCandless.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES went to Harris
burg last night He said the bosses were not
in favor of the anti-discrimination bill, and
this accounts for its defeat.
THE Frisco line is issuing through bills of
lading to Texas points. Commercial Agent
Sam Culbertson denies that his road has with
drawn the Texas differentials.
THIS fast world has left the nine days
wonder far behind with the simple folk of the
past. 1t is an amazing thing indeed that is
worthy of even four days wonder.
Miss AGNES COLEMAN, of the Lydia Thomp-
son Company, left her pocketbook in the car
seat while she went for drink of water. The
pocketbook was gone when she came back.
For the Washington centennial celebration
the Fireworks Committee is closing contracts
for a grand evening display and the Invitation
Committee will soon issue handsome souvenirs.
FoURTEEN-YEAR-oLD Henry Boyden claims
he was sent to Missouri by the Brooklyn News
boys School, but was so badly abused he had
TO run away. He was forwarded on to
Brooklyn.
THE semi-monthly report of the Society for
the Improvement of the Poor shows good work
done There were $50 families visited and 359
aided, beside tons of eatables and situations
for many.
EASTERN papers are printing lists of mar
riageable English nobemen, but If another
American girl makes a fool of herself she will
be incontinently spanked by public weary of
maudlin sympathy.
CITY ATTORNEY MoRELAND says he will
appeal from Judge Ewing's decision annulling
the Craig street paving contract, as he wants
to know whether the Department of Awards
has, or has not authority.
SENTENCE was suspended in the case of
Oliver Force and Tiny Guckert. charged with
selling lottery tickets. The reason given Is
some valuable information.
PROF. ATKINSON says more men are killed
by bad cooking than intemperate drinking
License the cooks and allow them to expert
ment on the lawyers to demonstrate their
ability. If the lawyer dies-well, try another
Maybe that one merely died from the surprise
of getting something 70 eat
CHARTERS have been granted for the Aspin.
wall Land Company and the Hostetter Com
pany, the latter being composed of Rosetta R.,
Theodore R. and D. 81. Hostetter, Herbert DE
Puy and NJ. l. Myers. 1t has capital of $780,
OO0 and is organized to manufacture and sell
"Hostetter's stomach bitters."
WIGGINs now is on his metal. We will have
fair skies or bust. 1t is not thing of pleasure,
but a case of frigid must. The ball season now
will open, and it will not rain to-day. Ifhe dis
appoints the people, the old diel will be to pay.
We will see the bloomin' ball clubs as they
played before His Nobs. They must show us
how they did it, or must look for other jobs.
THE BREACH MADE WIDER,