Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-03
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
Many Matters of Much and Little Moment
Tersely Trenfed.

1EO dNO NOlAOI0s
Many nIafters of Much and Little Moment
Tersely Treated.
NONE look shabby because they wish.
PLEASANT showers, If one has an umbrella.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY PORTER went East
last night.
RIB. HAYES got lost in New York. The
wonder is be was ever found.
HE is an unlucky fisherman who catches
nothing but a cold and a scold.
No wonder the heavens wept, the Allies were
swiped again, and by the baby Of the family.
MISS MAUDIE rather went back to first prin-
ciples when she said her Chawles was monkey.
BLESSED is he that can by any means call a
smile to the face that is too familiar with tears
JOHN TRAGEssoR, of Allentown. was fined
SIS and costs for keeping his shop open on Sun
day.
BoULANGER threatens to write religious
novel. 1t will probably treat of the fight into
Egypt
CHEAP tailors have ruined the rushing
striped trouser business, and the check has
come.
AN ingot fell on George McEllwain's foot at
Carnegie's Thirty-third street mill and
crushed it.
THE City of Paris is going to be the fastest
ocean steamer this summer. This is as it
should be.
A CENTRAL Traction casting fell on the
ankle of the 7-year-old daughter of Matthew
Marker and broke it.
DON'T go around telling people what you are
going to do. You may not DO it and explana-
tions are always awkward.
MARTIN KANE was severely burned by an
of aft a FnrnaCe.
is 30 years old and married.
EIGHTEEN new members were admitted and
20 new names proposed at the monthly meet
ing of the Tariff Club last night
THEY say politeness costs nothing, but it
must cost a great deal for one woman to kiss
another who wears handsomer bonnet
The small boy made it lively for two organ
grinders in the West End yesterday. A police
Sergeant finally locked up the musicians
A PORTION of the breeches worn by George
Washington are on exhibition in Chicago.
The name of the girls bull dog isn't mentioned.
JOHN KEARNs had an arm broken while
coupling cars in the PIttsburg, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad yards on the Southside
yesterday.
MRS KLINE, weak-minded old lady, wan
dered away from her daughters home, No. "a
Spring alley. yesterday and has not yet been
heard from.
SCRATCH a sarcastic person and you will
find an egotist Scratch an egotist and you
will find fool. Scratch fool and you will
fnd-nothing.
1T is said tie drivers of ice wagons are nearly
all suffering with rheumatism. This probably
explains why they carry such small piece OF
ice to the door.
WILLIAM ENGLE, a laborer at the Linden
Steel Works, had his face badly burned by a
aorl 80, 8, - H. F,r~
yesterday afternoon.
BELvA LOCKWOOD says in rs years woman
will be President of this great country. What
an embarrassing thing it will be to pose as the
first man of the land.
THE bids for the proposed Power Hall for the
Exposition were considered yesterday. They
were all in excess of what was expected, rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000.
THEY are wise who avoid the fashionable
steamers with their sardine packing, for more
modest lines with greater freedom and comfort,
during the mad rush for Europe.
A DOUBLE set of new harness was stolen
from Steinhausen's store in the East End yes
terday. Later James Cussick was arrested
with the harness in his possession.
CHARLES E. MILLER, head clerk at the
Monongahela House, left last evening for
Philadelphia, where he will in future be found
smiling over the Lafayette Hotel register.
Mr.. 7. R. THOMAS, chief claim clerk in the
general freight Office of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. in this. city, has been ap-
pointed commercial agent for the company,
with headquarters at Wheeling.
Mr.. W. H. BoRNTRAGER, manager of Car
negie's Twenty-ninth street mill left last night
for New York City with his wife and family,
whence they sail in a day or two for Germany
and the continent for an extended tour.
In the same boat-Oliver Wendell Holmes
says he doesn't know whether he has taken
more pleasure in removing limbs as doctor
than in constructing feet as poet. His pa
tients and his readers are in just about that
same fix.
Miss ANNIE HoFF, of Troy Hill. Allegheny,
was yesterday married to Mr.. John Workman,
of Buffalo. The Rev. Father Mollinger per-
formed the ceremony. Mr.. Wierkman is the
proprietor and editor of the Buffalo aurora,
Catholic paper of that city.
MRS. VICE PRESIDENT MORTON wore a
pleasant smile at the Centennial ball, President
Harrison was clad in gloom, and fresh Russ
was wrapped up in himself, while many sol
diers were there in undress uniform. No
wonder Mrs Grundy was shocked.
WITH the beginning of the swimming season,
the usual sad accident will soon occur, viz:
An idiot who can't swim grabs a man who can,
drown girl who ought 10 know better than to
trust herself with puerile dude.
The Finance Committee of the Allegheny
Poor Board met last night and approved the
reports which will be presented at
meeting of the BOARD this afternoon. The
stewards report shows that there are $50 in
mates in the home, decrease OF IL compared
with last months report.
BENEDIcK-Why do you call yourself Bene-
dick if you aren't married, and if you are
married, and earning but SO a week. you
should properly be called Denis. Love is all
righ., but what becomes of it when poverty
kicks in the front door. Go to Oklahoma, bluff |
a cowboy, and leave a weeping girl who will
soon forget you and marry a man who has
brains enough to support her.