Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-27
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A No-License Resnlt-A Good Judge of
Oratory-Bridge Approaches-On Still
Life Subjects.

A No-License Resnit-A Good Judge of
Oratory-Bridge Approaches-On Still
Life Subjects.
TAM very much inclined to doubt" said a
man of high standing in the financial world
yesterday, 'the wisdom of Judge White in de-
priving ward in this city of liquor-selIing
privileges. There is ward in this city to
which Judge White refused togrant any saloon
license at all. Yesterday a reputable man to
show the results, which had doubted, of this
repIessive policy took me over the ward and
showed me no less than IL 'speak-easies,' or un-
licensed saloons. This is o solid, indisputable
factg'
Perhaps some of the people interested in the
question will stop to think over this little ex-
ample of cause and effect, The exact truth Of
it can be vouched for.
AT scholastic commencement the other
night in this city there arose hot dispute over
the decision in an oratorical contest. The re-
lations and friends of the young girl who had
been defeated in the contest protested pro-
digiously.
Especially one old lady was noticeable in her
energetic objections to the medal being
awarded according to the judges decision. She
was the defeated girls mother Over and over
the best speaker-much the best"
was amused to discover that the good old
lady who was SO positive of her daughters su-
periority in oratorical powers was absolutely
stone deaf.
THERE is some hope for the unfortunate Pat
terson building on Sixth street at last Two
first-class commercial interests have located
their headquarter in two of the vacant stores,
in which at no distant date disreputable sa-
loon and a more disreputable dime museum
held sway.
1t is great pity that Sixth street does not
take on better appearance near the suspen-
sion bridge. The approaches to bridges, however,
do not seem to be favored by frst-class stores
in this city or in many other cities have seen.
In London. even, the same peculiarityis is notice
able; generally the part of a street nearest to
bridge is the least valuable. But on Sixth
street the lower side of the bridge approach on
the Pittsburg side is abutted upon by good
stores.
THERE is an impression that Manager
Gulick has gone to Europe. This Is not accu-
rate At present and, as understand. for all
summer, Mr.. Gulick is with his charming wife
at Lake Mahopac New York State.
4uO OIdhdbO OultoAo. ~ Anny oioO DO uONSOut
are spending their spare time in Pittsburg, a
pleasant village at the junction of the yellow
Allegheny and the sweet-sounding Mononga-
hela. They will mostly stay there all sum-
mer.
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A PICTURE I noticed yesterday in store
window on Wood street brought to my mind
suggestion that a somewhat distinguished
artist once made to me.
The picture simply held up for exhibition
bottle of beer, very poor cigar, bread and
cheese and a newspaper of the last century.
1t was of still life studies of this sort that my
friend said: Never group things in picture
of still life that are presumably to, appeal to
their appetites. If you are faithful to nature
you will tickle the SPECTATORS stomach; if you
are untrue you will sicken him. You won't
touch his artistic sensibility at all"