Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-04
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Similarity is Handy-Produce Dealers Nov.
ing-Chevalier Scovel's Fortune.

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ing-Chevnlier scovel's Fortune.
A FEW years ago there were two brothers al
an academy at Exeter N. H. They were very
much alike. but one of them was very smart
and the other was equally stupid. The stupid
brother, Tom, was particularly averse to clas-
sizes, and besides, was q shirker of work gener-
ally. His brother, Henry, was on the contrary,
good classical scholar and fond of work.
Tom would have had very bad time of it if it
had not been for the good nature Of his
brother. It happened that the classical pro-
fessor was very shortsighted man. and he
was entirely unable to tell these brothers apart
OF this failing of the professor Tom used to
take advantage. Henry would naturally stand
higher in the class than his brother, and he
was always well prepared in his classical work.
Henry would be called first in recitation and
soon as he had finished he would change
places with Tom, and when Tom was called of
course Henry would answer in his place. In
this way Toms ignorance and laziness passed
unnoticed -
1t would be improper to give the circum-
stances minutely, but know of two brothers,
who by reason of their extraordinary similarity
in all respects, have produced confusion in
their circle of life in Pittsburg times out of
number.
WHEN a certain firm of produce dealers
moved from their small and incommodious
quarters on Liberty street. to very much
larger building than their trade seemed to re-
quire, they were laughed at by their brethren,
and most gloomy prophecies we're made of their
speedy failure. For some time after they moved
into it the firm certainly found the large build.
ing rather a white elephant" on their hands.
But as time went on they found that they could
use very large portion of it, and still have
quite considerable part left for cold storage
vaults. The cold storage part of the scheme
was really what brought this firm success.
They soon built mp large trade in this direc-
tion; and now it would not be surprising to hear
of their making further extension of their
building.
The success of this particular firm hasees-l
couraged others to indulge 'fn' lenns for larger
buildings, anditi1s not improbable that before
tn}ts yex<tloses several large buildings for the
Sproduce trade will be erected on Liberty street.
1t is an undoubted fact that the produce trade
now is very much cramped in this city by the
meanness and smallness of its quarters. In
every part of the city and in every trade you
will notice that there is a tendency toward
large buildings and this tendency is becoming
more marked every day.
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CHEvALIER EDWARD SCovEL, the new
tenor robusto of the Boston ideals, is an Amer
ican despite his title. The title was conferred
by that impecunious monarch. Humbert of
Italy, on the occasion of Scovels singing be-
fore him at a chamber concert At that time
the Chevalier was one of the principal tenors
in Carl Rosa's Grand Opera Company in Lon
don, and was doing the continent for yaca-
tlon He had never appeared professionally
in America then, though he had won some con-
siderable fame as an amateur.
SCovEL, by the way, is a rather remarkable
young man in more ways than one. He was
great society man before he went abroad, a
favorite with the ladies, and quite an bowling
swell. He married one of the aristocratic
Roosevelt girls in New York, and with the mar
riage got an increase of $4,000 per annum.
Thus equipped he went abroad, studied and
got to be one of the favorite tenors Of English
opera. He eis remarkably handsome man.
While at Monte Carlo Scovel distinguished
himself by breaking the bank at roulette, and
since his return to America he has further dis
tinguished himself by repeating the disinteg
rating process on numerous tender feminine
hearts. 1t will be something out Of the ordi-
nary to opera goers to hear a tenor who is a
real Chevalier di Italia. with an income greater
than President Harrison's.