Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-08
TALK Of THE TOWN.

Ahe Ampress1on haoe w t"e A~suenSs
spesches-The Cold weather Catches
the Lsdies-Citisens by tho sea-1taiy
and Pittsburgh Doliars-soda Water In
Dsmand-Pilis by tho Pound.
"Jusr take ono OF the speeches made by
President Harrison during HE trip and lay IL
beside the best delivered by Mr.. Cleveland an.
der similar circumstances" said MI Robert u.
Petty TO me yesterday. "and the present chief
Magistrate will not suffer by comparison.
Presidents Harrlspn has revsAled mental
powers In his brief speeches South and West
that the country hardly crsdltea him with.
The man who can make 10 many exuslient
speeches 70 widely different audiences must
possess d great fund Of general Information.
Mr.. Harrison may not possess Tie iltsfAf. hbli.
lty and magnetism OF GARFIELD, but 10 my mind
bib 0fAtvfy 10 far has been fat more shtisfaos
tory, bespeahina arm convictions, intelligent
reasoning and plenty OF knowledge"
our subufb by the SEA-
MAJOR MehTeoTH, looking q tribe thinner.
bat with wholesome e0l6r and eleaF eye, II
Just back from the ssA sbefe, The stay ~ A.
IRhtla uity has made coed tbs favaass OF The
grip, which twice Assailed tbs Majerlast winter,
There are lots Of PittsbpFgeFs already ~ Al
Ahtie City anethe ef returning pilgrim tells me,
ana the weather has been delightful Tor three
weeks past, Atlantic eify has iis seasons and
III different sets OF patFeBsj aAa tAe spring sea-
son and the crowd tbRt goes there then 10 the
best OF ths year, The summer rush ID what
makes AtlAnlie City gold mine TO the hete,
men, but they are catering to she spring visit
ers more Rssidueusly than they used TO,
The soda Water habit
A DOWNTOWN druggist said yesterdays "
have noticed that whenever the soda water
business gets good start In late April or early
May 1t does well the summer through, This
year there was quite boom at the fountain
while the warm weather lasted In April and,
though May has begun inauspciopsiy, still
feel confident that lots OF soda water will be
sold this summer, 1t Is q pleasant feature OF
the business that when you have once sue
ceeded In pleasing q customer with your soda
water-especaiy II 1t be woman-you can de-
pend upon that individual to come regularly
every season. for when once q person takes to
drinking soda water he or she, and especially
she again, will walk blocks to q favorite fount-
ain. Women. who are our best customers, Of
course, become as fond of certain soda fount.
ain as men do of saloon.
Pittsburg and Italy.
A GOOD deal OF Pittsburg's. money will be
kept out Of Italy IL the rocky experience Of
Mr.. Jacques in Florence is to be included
among the incidents Of travel In the sunny land
Of the Caesars. 1t Is somewhat singular that
the first outbreak of anti-American feeling
should have occurred in the district where Mr..
Long is to protect Uncle SANS interests in the
near future. Florence is one of the cities
which every American making the grand tour
Of Europe IS careful TO visit. and there is an
American colony there of respectable proper
tions including number of artists in perma-
nent habitations. During the early part of
fla aud o0afn in ha lafa fol1 md
winter there are usually hundreds of Amer
leans at the hotels, and it is quite certain that
the dollars they drop cut a very large figure in
the receipts Of the stores and hostelries. The
Consulate at Florence is vacant at present and
it is to be presumed that the departure of Mr..
Long for Italy will be fastened by the recent
events unless, Of course, a more serious breach
Of the friendly relations between the two
countries should occur. Pittsburgers in plenty
are always to be found among the tourists in
Italy, and at least three large parties have been
made up to go there this summer. though their
plans may be changed now. 1t will mean
very serious loss Of revenue for Italy II Amer
ican travellers avoid that country, but not much
OF q saving to American pocketbooks, for the
polite Gaul and the hospitable Teuton to say
nothing of John Bull and other old world
sharps will see to 1t that Cousin Jonathan and
all his relations have full opportunity to spend
every dollar that crosses the Atlantic.
Mr.. Davis Fixture.
ALVIN JosLYN DAVIS has come to Pitts
burg to stay, and his face and figure, already
tolerably familiar in these parts, will be seen
downtown good deal this summer. He occu.
pied box &C the Duquesne Theater night be.
fore last. and in chat there told me that he had
no fears that the strike Of the builders would
prevent the erection Of hill thsater, although Il
fntOht dalav thu ty0rk for n few davs lop Her