Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-24
THE TOPICAL rALKER.
studying the characteristics Of Cows-The
Improvement in the Press Club-A Re.


viyai Experience.
If you live in the city of course 1t would
never occur to you to make study Of cows
Indeed, the opportunities for such study are
not plentiful in city streets. Cows, also, amid
urban noise and traffic are prone to take on
eccentric characteristics of a violent kind. So
the study of the COW in the city is not only
likely to be unpleasant and Improbable, but
even downright dangerous.
But IN a country village, or even in small
town, can easily understand that the observa-
tion of cows would be fruitful of some enter
tainment. am the more persuaded OF the
feasibility Of turning other peoples cows to ac-
count in this fashion because friend of mine,
who for 20 years or SO has been cooped up in a
small interior OF Pennsylvania, assures me that
he has tried it with very gratifying results.
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"YoU see," said he, lin our town there really
is not much excitement Very little trade be-
yond that originating in the country about US
farmers altogether. The town Is pretty and
the people are amiable and hospitable, but de-
void of luminosity. But the worst Of ii all is
that every man, woman and child in the town
seems to have been built on the same general
plan. Such sameness 1 never saw anywhere
else. Perhaps their souls are not alike but their
minds are in every point. When you've made
the acquaintance of one family you can say to
yourself that you know all the population of
the place.
That's how come to study cows. have
kept COW the last six years, and Of course
have mastered all her idiosyncracies. She Is
an agreeable, well-spoken COW, as one might
say-but wanting in individuality. The only
trait in her that 1 have discovered which no
other COW 1 know possesses. is an inordinste
appetite for roses Last year gate was left
open and she got into my flower garden. 1t
was in June, and my roses were all out. Not
another flower did she eat although there were
plenty of geraniums and other plants in
blossom
"But found in my neighbor's cows all sorts
of odd points of character. My pastor lived
across the street from me. and owned two SOL
emn and stately Attorneys of beautiful mouse
color. They behaved themselves excellently on
week days, but for some reason or other took to
kicking on the Sabbath-always kicked the
milk pals over if they could on that day when
the vesper bells were ringing. And so L found
in every COW encountered some odd feature to
study. Some day or other mean to publish
my observations In book form. Cowlore'
would be nice title for the book"
So
AT the Press Club these days is to be seen
the somewhat unusual spectacle of rooms
crowded with newspaper men and associate
members. The reason for this change is the
employment of a really competent steward
and the radical improvement of the cuisine.
Mr.. Charles A. Latscha is Hrst-class caterer,
whose experience has been obtained in hotels
of national reputation.
The futility of trying to attract members to
the club by any other means than making it at
tractive in all its features has been thoroughly
demonstrated. 1 understand that the credit
for this sensible move is due principally to Mr..
Charles A. Dawson. 1t will not be long, ven
ture to predict, before the Press Club will find
itself in position to build house of its own.
There is solid movement in that dir ection
already.
81 HAVE never liked revival meetings since I
was a small child" said the mother Of several
grown-up children to me the other day.
"Why3" asked.
"a very peculiar accident happened to me at
the first revival meeting lever attended" she
replied 'In the first place my brother and
went to the little chapel where the revival was
to be held without either our father or mothers
knowledge. The chapel was crowded, but we
were there early and 1 got standing room up
front, which, after the service had begun, ex-
changed for a seat on the edge Of what we
called Amen corner. Ny brother went off to
the other side of the church with some boys.
Another girl sat close to me. We were sit
ting. if can make it clear to You, on the back
of the seat. A very stout woman sat on the
seat itself below MS. She became very excited
during the early part of the service, and when
the rest of the congregation began to catch the
enthusiasm she lost her wits entirely. She
jumped up, and waving out her two arms as far
as they would go, hit me and the girl next me
under our respective chins, and we turned a
complete somersault into the little pen behind
us, wherein we're stored many mems hats and
piles of umbrellas.
in the excitement our extraordinary disap-
pearance passed unnoticed except by few.
We were scared to death, and we lay still
among the hats and umbrellas for five minutes
before we dared to move. When we did crawl
out, was conscious Of having put my foot
through half dozen silk hats"