Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-01
THE TOPICAL TALKER.

The Latest Lay of q Folding Bed-The
Railroad Bridge. as a Thing to be
Locked At-9IaFy Anderson's Age.
| The folding bed has figured in countless
funny events The latest story aboutit comes
from Allegheny.
One day last week one Of the leading furni-
ture houses of this city sold large folding
bed TO lady in Allegheny. A condition of the
sale was that the furniture dealer should set
the bed up in the purchasers house. The bed
was put on wagon and two men went along as
escort Arrived at the house the bed was
taken out and conducted up the steps to the
door. There came the first hitch, the bed was
too big to make an entrance anyhow. After
some talk the two men returned to Pittsburg
and procured another assistant and . block and
tackle. With these things they returned
intending to raise the bed up to the second
story and take it in at the window. All these
maneuvers had occupied about four hours, but
with unabated ardor the men pulled the bed
up to the second story.
The window proved an inch or two too small
to admit the bed.
The remarks about that bed at that crisis
were very unkind and unparliamentary. There
was no use for it, however; down the bed came
to the sidewalk again. The perseverance of
those workmen was prodigious. They took out
the window frame.
This time the bed got into the house. When
the window frame had been replaced three men
had used up whole working day over that
blessed bed.
By the way, when that Allegheny household
comes some day to transfer itself to some other
place what pleasant time they will have with
that bed in the second floor frontl
~
PURSUING its enlightened policy of making
its suburban stations comfortable and comely,
the Fort Wayne Railroad has given Dixmont
handsome structure and is now adding bridge
over the tracks for the passengers.
There is no doubt that bridge over tracks is
good thing, but it would be better if the pub
lie could be persuaded TO use it. There has
been picturesque bridge at Sewickley station
for two years or more. but it is doubtful if so
people make use of it in the course Of year.
1t stands to the public as a vantage point from
which to survey the exquisite scenery of the
valley, and to the railroad company as bar to
suits for damages. The public is not forced to
use the bridge, for an open avenue across the
tracks is conveniently provided tor the passen-
gers, who almost invariably avail themselves Of
it.
bridge where they have TO mount stairs or
otherwise inconvenience themselves to reach
it. The railroad in America inspires neither
the terror nor the respect it does in England
or European countries, where to walk upon
railroad track is to commit trespass punish
able with fine or imprisonment The result of
this national carelessness Is seen in the formid-
able list of those VIII o are killed on the tracks.
Still bridge improves the appearance of
station. and the relatives of the man who Is
killed, as he crosses the ties beneath it, have
the satisfaction of knowing that they arc
spared the trouble of suing the railroad.
R.1
IT is not enough for some of the gallant para
graphers and scandal slingers to relegate Miss
Mary Anderson into mad-house and perma-
nent retirement from the stage, but they must
make her out an old woman, too
Whatever the condition of Miss Anderson's
health may be, and of late there have not been
wanting authoritative reports of her improve
ment in all directions, there can be no doubt |
that she is still at her prime. as far as mere
years are concerned. She was born in Sacra-
mento, California, in 1859, ard is therefore only
30 years of age. Compared with most women |
who have attained commaHdin rank upon the |
stage, she is Juvenile. If her health is fully J
restored her beauty and her many charms of |
mind and character will yet justify many |
toast Every true lover of the stage wishes |
her well.