Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-03
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Very Little Eva-New -Counterfeifs
and Gossip Of All Sorts.

A Very Little Eva-New Pigs-C0unterfeiti
and Gossip Of All Sorts.
The little Eua, Of 'Uncle TOMS Cabin" Com
pany. which is playing this week at Harris, il
phenomenon in her way. She is the 4-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. Charles Clifford, the manager
Of the company, and her name is Ethel. Hel
fourth birthday occurred only . short lineage
She is therefore probably the youngest Euo
that has ever been seen upon the stage. Mr.,
Cliford's company began the season with an
older girl as Eud-in fact she was too old, being
a. and large for her age, and nearly as big AZ
Topsy. Little Ethel Clifford used to sit in the
wings and see the elder girl play the char.
acter every evening. and she became very de-
sirous of playing it herself, but her father was
afraid she was too young AT length, about q
month ago, when the company was in Troy, her
father allowed her to take the part of Eva at a
matinee performance. I should have said be-
fore that Ethel Clifford picked up the lines Of
Euaspart from hearing the other girl play.
Well, the 4-year-old actress made hit at the
start. and has ever since played the character
with great success. She is SO little and inno-
cent that her appearance renders the pathetic
part of the play even more affecting than 1t
usually Is
There are many words which her little
tongue cannot pronounce, but her simple child
ishness renders her acting all the more
effective, and every night Milt Barlow. the
veteran who plays Uncle Tom, comes from the
stage after his last scene with little Eud, with
tears streaming down his face. He says that
her acting touches his heart most deeply. Lit
tie Ethel will continue to play the part until
the end of the season in New York, on June 10.
So
THE pigs in the clover have gone out as far
as the popular puzzle goes, but they have come
in just lately as bit of jewelry in the shape Of
a watch charm. The little puzzle is not larger
than the top of good-sized little finger, and
the pigs are small pearls the body of the puzzle
being of gold prettily chased. Strange to say it
can be used as puzzle also.
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IT seems that it is becoming popular here, as
it has become elsewhere, for ladies to have
their hands photographed, and the windows Of
the photographers in town are just now full of
such curious exhibits of art; but it must be said
in candor that most of the photographs of
these days are particularly ugly. Perhaps the
girls who have pretty hands won't allow the
wicked photographers to exhibit their photo
graphs. Anyhow, most of these exhibitions
have decidedly gruesome effect.
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AMONG the chronic nuisances which you will
ALWAYS find at a winter or summer resort is the
man whose head is packed full of statistics.
A report of such man comes to me from a
Southern hotel where invalids congregate in
the winter time. This statistical monster must
have a very bad eject upon invalids. He is
always ready with the exact date name, place,
or other circumstance which may happen to be
the topic of conversation.
1t is dangerous to make any positive state
ment in the presence of this man, for he will
be sure to correct you, no matter how careful
you may be. 1t can be imagined that in some
places such man would be decidedly useful,
for instance, in a newspaper office, where in
quiries from the public. and from the workers
themselves, are constant. But the statistical
fiend is never to be found in any place where
he is of the slightest use. He is an unmiti.
gated boor at all times, and he seems to be
given as a curse to this earth with the grass
hopper and the cholera.
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PITTsBURGERs had better be careful to ex-
anime the SIS bills they receive these days. 1t
is reported from New York State that an enor-
nous number of excellent counterfeits are in
circulation there. One of these counterfeits is
now is the possession of a Pittsburg bank. 1t
is very clever forgery. The only difference
in it from the real article is that the seal is
small instead of large, and the threads are
printed instead of being really in the paper.
When it is used it is almost impossible to tell
it from the genuine bill. There are said to be
100000 at least of these in circulation in the
East. They are supposed to have been made
in Europe. After the bill has been in eircula-
tion some time it takes the greasy look which
the real bill never assumes.
EsR
A RATHER good story about counterfeit
bill was told to me yesterday. One day we'll
known merchant presented at his bank, in Au-
gusta. Ga, a $40 bill among his deposits. The
cashier Immediately rejected the bill, saying
that it was counterfeit. The merchant, of
course, disclaimed any participation in the
fraud and took back the bill, the cashier mere
ly taking note of his name and the number
and denomination of the bill. A couple of years
passed, and the merchant again presented him
self at the bank one afternoon and was told that
the President wished to see him. He went into
the Presidents room, and that gentleman said
to him: 81 am sorry, sir, but shall have to
have you arrested for passing counterfeit
money. The bill which you tried to pass upon
US two years ago has come into our hands from
another party. Here 1t is, and you can see that
the number of the bill is the same as that on
record as that which you presented to US two
years ago."
The merchant replied that that could not be
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