Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-01

the change of style in I752 The name is still
retained in most European languages, like
Ihose OF the three succeeding months, noIwith-
standing their present naccuracy. The Anglo
SaXons called it GerStnlondth, or barley month,
and in Switzerland it is still called HerbSt-
fnOaat. harvest month. 1t has 80 days-An1eTt-
can CgclOpedtd.
The change has to come. The great bells
struck midnight; the year laid aside its cloak
of summer gaiety, and September, the first
child Of fall, blinked its eyes as it looked
through the vista of a business activity such
as the country never knew before. As it
looked into the whirl and struggle for place
and fortune ahead, it turned and watched
with scorn the death throes of the giddy,
careless hours of summer, with Its tennis
parties and moonlight rambles, as the only
way Of disposing OF time. There was tinge
of sadness, too, as it thought of the summer
loves and engagements soon to be snapped,
when bright-eyed girls discover those hOneyed
words were from BARRIERS, not bankers.
The change is wonderiul-it is meta
morphosis. Salt sea waves find fewer devo-
tees, and stores, offices and counting rooms
more slaves of labor. From the millionaire
in his mountain cottage to the barber with
oiled mustache at Atlantic City, all either
are home or are coming back for another
year OF toll
FALL TRADE BEGINS.
To-day business commences with a new
vigor. More somber clothing will be the
rage. The bright colors of the blazer and
H. l,+ 1aFT habi ind hr1f
gotten, for nature soon will paint them on
the forest leaves, as if In memory of a bril-
liant past. The mills that for weeks have
lain idle will again belch forth their flames,
while busy bread-winners hurry in every
direction. The school bells ring again to-
day, and the children so soon weary OF long
DAYS to themselves, think how they can
worry the old teacher or get ahead OF the
new.
Fidingly, too, will the first day of fall be
marked by the demonstration of the work.
ingmen. This is Labor Day, and thousands
of men-tLe Drawn and muscle CT the coun-
try-will celebrate one OF the privileges or
ganizatIon has given to them.
Yet in all this there is one sad face. The
summer resort proprietor laboriously climbs
TO the top of his bank account, looks with
satisfaction on the past, but sorrowfully on
the present. Wondering why another
month could not be stolen for summer, he
watches for awhile, and then drops off into
a state of dependency and profanity. He
then disappears from the scene until auoth-
er circle of rolling months shall bring him
again into prominence and his guests into
misery.
But business alone will not claim the
fall. Already the girls are dreaming of
informal teas" when summer conquests
will be retold. Even the fair debutante of
the coming season is vexing her dressmaker.
and debating whether this shade will look
as pretty under the lights of the Pittsburg
Club as that delicately-tinted blue.
HOTTEST IN NINETEEN YEARS.
But was it any wonder people deserted
the city? The month of August was hotter
than any that the records of the past 10 years
show. The mean temperature was almost
15C. Many days the mercury fingered low
inglv about 9S mark, and on several it
actually kissed the 1000 register. The
rainfall, too, was far above the normal,
being 4.6 inches against 1SS inches last
year.
July, too, was a scorcher. Only 2.22
inches OF water fell, as compared with 5.4S
inches in 1889. The mean temperature was
nearly the same as that Of last year-about
74o.
June was also record beater in the way
Of heat That month the year before only
left a mark Of 6S.2O, but the opening month
of the past summer had the phenomenal rec
ord of 1852 The rainfall was 2.22 inches,
compared with 5.4S inches in 1882
As .or what is to be expected in the way
of weather this fall, it will open fair, but
further than that the signal officers will not
hazard a prediction. The "oldest citizen
has not had time to study the rabbit holes
and corn husks for signs, so nature has a
perfect right to furnish whatever quality
OF weather she pleases.
STRUCK BY THE BUSY SEASON.
To-day a new schedule of banking hours
viii be put into effect in nearly all the
business houses of the city. The busy sea-
son has struck the wholesalers like swarm
OF mosquitoes descending upon a summer
hotel, and instead of closing early they
will keep open until late. The stores that
have been closing at 8 o'clock will cease to
another hour will be given the public to
transact its business. The employees Sat
urday half holiday will also be thing of
the past for months to come. The stores
that will make the change are jewelers. dry
goods, wallpaper and a number of other
houses.
Although a number of wholesale dry
goods houses were closed Saturday at noon,
business did not cease. In all the big houses
the blinds were drawn down, but inside the
stores, the employees were as busy as bees in
a hive. Instead of the stocks being nicely
piled up on the shelves or counters the
goods were scattered about in endless pro-
fusion, and the general appearance showed
there was little time spent arranging them
in place. Everything was hustle and
activity. Clerks and porters jumped
around hauling down rolls of merchandise
and packing the goods in boxes for ship
ment The rat-a-tat-tat succeeded by
heavier blows from a hammer driving nails
in shipping cases was all that could be
heard. As each box was packed and nailed
up, il was hurriedlv thrown upon truck
and carted to place to await the arrival
of the wagons from the depots. Nobody
has time to talk, but every man has his
duty before him and the way he gets at it
shows the zest with which he enters into
mis- employers business
UP TO THEIR EYES IN WORK.
A call was made at the Office of James B.
Haines & Son, on Wood street, where the
employees seemed to be up to their eyes in
work. One of the partners was asked about
the condition of the drygoods business, and
in reply said: "To sum up the whole thing
in a nutshell, the trade in Pittsburg is bet
ter than it was ever known before. We
have suffered serious Inconvenience on ar