Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-22
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Piebald Lion-Whnt IN Infant Can Do
HustIers i'm OfIice-A what.isJt

Hustlers in OMce-A What-is-It.
THE queer triangular building which lies be-
tween Liberty and Wood streets and Sixth ave.
nue. ought to be considered one of the 'lions"
of the city. The sign of the defunct Penn
Bank no longer reminds the passer-by of the
exciting days of 1884, but nobody who lived
here then is likely to forget the corner where
the crowds gathered in the memorable Nav of
1884.
1t is curious to note the diversity of ideas
which seems to exist in the owners minds
About nine months or year ago the owner of
one side of the building decided that a new
coat of white paint was needed; and, according
ly the dingy iron was made glorious forthwith.
But the owner of the other half did not see the
matter in the same light, and his part of the
building was allowed to remain in its state of
blackness. The piebald triangle presented a
very striking appearance, till month or SO ago
when the black half was also painted white
By that time, how ever, the gloss had gone off
the half which had been renovated first, and
now you can easily make out the dividing line
of the properties by the difference in the shade
of color
BY the way, the triangle will have neighbors
of magnificent proportions when the Bank of
Commerce and the German National Bank
erect their new buildings.
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THE fraternity of working newspaper men in
Pittsburg is gettingAnto Office in great style
Just now. n. E. Dorente, who has served his
paper with great fidelity and zeal in the pur-
lieus of the courts for a good many years. has
decided to accept the office of court reporter
ship rendered him by Chief Justice Weir, of
Idaho. At the same time L hear that Mr..
Stevenson, who is sometimes irreverently
called Billy, is in a fair way to exchange his
legal and journalistic labors in this city for
consulate in South America, where his we'll
known powers as lilguist are likely to serve
him in good stead.
But the majority of newspaper men will still
continue to accumulate millions in a modest
way at the old stand.
so
"DoEs the baby walk YETI" asked a dread.
fully ignorant bachelor of q married man
yesterday.
NO." the parent replied, 81 do most of the
walkingr'
"Does 1t talk?"
mo. my wife attends to thatr'
''What does it do then?"
'tHas monopoly Of the squawkingp'
a.s
REALLY it would be kind deed if a dog
fancier would visit friend of mine.
You see, a man gave this friend of mine
dog the other day. 1t was very small dog-a
puppy in fact. The puppy was alleged to be of
a graceful breed of hounds Now doubts have
been cast on the little animals description
He is developing prominent traits and facial
features strongly suggestive of the bulldog
1t is awfully embarrassing to have growing
pup that cannot be assigned to any breed of
dogs. My friend has effected compromise in
his answers to friends who ask what the pup Is
by calling it a bull-hound!
*x*
ONCE again sunset of superb color, rich in
deep carmine, shading to rose pink, that made
one think of summer, and set the sparrows,
tough little Philistines, twittering at yesper
time. What does it mean this time?
After the last sunset bathed our hills in pur.
pie, and turned our rivers to blood, there came
a snow storm and a biting blizzard. The Sc
quence overset the old rhyme and picked the
signal officers that time. May be to-day will be
fair, and then we can paint in the legend:
"a red sky at night
Is the shepherds delightr'