Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
ALOOK AROUND.

NOVELTY in the makeup of election bets
IS not q new idea with party followers in
this country, but every now ana then some-
thing unusual crops out after q national
contest. For example, nodded to man
on the street yesterday, and, rather to my
surprise. he stopped and offered me cigar
out of handful which he took from his
overcoat pocket. demurred about accept
ing; he insisted, 1 accepted. Then he looked
relieved and remarked: "It's part Of O. bet.
Until tomorrow night l am compelled to
offer cigar to every man l know whom
meet on the street, and he must accept.
am on honor, and If forget or fail to get q
man to accept 1 lose q bet of five hundred
cigars, which 1 have already won on the
election" The other man must be on honor,
too, or it would be SO easy to set job on
such wager that it would not be worth
considering.
THERE,was a bit of gossip afoat yester-
day to the effect that Senator M. s. Quay
had been invited to address the students Of
the Western University on tho subject of
practical Politics" and had accepted. 1t
is said the address will be delivered soon.
Somebody should invite the late Republican
national and State campaign committees to
attend.
KNOW handsome fnancier, one who is
always dressed most carefully and fashion
ably with particular regard for gloves, ties
and the other etceteras. He is a great club
man, man of influence with the cooks Of
his haunts, man SO tenacious of 6per cent
he often leans toward Z. In a word he is the
embodiment of q wealthy city bachelor fas-
tidious and snubby. 1 walked into the city
the other day and came upon this gentleman
leaning against the fence Of large resi-
Dental enclosure. He was shifting the air
with much apparant enJoyment-air which
was full of the smell of burning leaves and
underbrush which were being cremated by
somebody's gardener. We had exchanged
casual greetings, very casual greetings,
when the spirit moved him to remark:
"Does the smell of that smoke
suggest anything to you?" Yes said 1, 'ft
suggests hickory nut weather, squirrels and
pheasants down in Crabapple Hollow
brush heaps burning on the hillside in the
new ground q team and harrow working
in fall wheat and-a great big wish to have
it all over again." "What! WhatN You,
too? Well, am glad. Shake hands over it,
Why I'd give everything I've got if could
be back in just such place as you speak of,
in homespun shirt and blue overalls, won-
dering if the dinner horn would ever blow,
on Sunday when you had TO work every
week day. feel sorry for a man who has
never had to rough it on farm. One more
sniff of that smoke and then let's walk to
town."
WHERE do the children get their delight
fully muddled ideas? A certain young lady
know of, aged 615, recently after being in
formed that Harrison was on the Republican
kio1y 1;
asked in puzzled way: "Then what ticket
is Columbus on?' An hour later heard her
talking to two companions year or so
younger, and the burden of her talk was:
"And Harrison and Cleveland and Columbus
all jump into the river and see which is the
bravest and the one that is bravest the
longest, why he beats"
THEY were discussing some street i'm
provements at City Hall few days ago and
the question of city sewerage arose. A
white-haired resident OF the East End said
incidentally: 81 remember the first sewer
was on O'Hara street, ran through
the Methodist burying ground, past
the Catholic Cemetery and down
Twelfth street to the river. MY recollec-
tion is that it was built by the State. 1
think it was built in 1880 or 1881. remem-
Der that while digging for this sewer the
workmen came across the bodies OF three
of Anthony Waynes soldiers who had been
shot by his orders because they were
drunk-all of them, general and privates.
There is no trace of this sewer now ON the
maps, as far as I can find"
NEARLY twice as many Pittsburgers will
go on to the Thanksgiving football game as
did last year. provided the game is between
Yale and Prin ceton. Several cars have been
and q nmber of Pittsburg ladies
will be among those who stand up on the
seats and cheer the blue or the yellow ana
black.
DRIVING down the Avenue des Acacias
in the Bois de Boulogne, seated IN a hand.
some landau with liveried tootman and
coachman one bright October day sat a
large, fine looking man. Once he was coke
op orator, Archie Hu tchinson, of Pittsburg
Now he is resident of Paris with q hand
some house and charming circle of friends.
WHY does good beef cost so much in
Pittsburg? 1 asked butcher who handles
about as much meat as any in the city, and
he gave me curious answer: 'It Is be- |
cause everybody wants the best cuts in
roasts or steaks, and there is little or n sale |
Tor the cheaper grades at paying prices. 1t |
matters but little whether a customer is |
employer or employed, the same rule ap-
plies: all want the best The result is that |
cattle that cost about cents on the hoot, |
and which will dress about 60 per cent good |
meat, produce 40 per cent which we are |
glad to sell at cost or even less than we paid |
for it. Cheap boiling pieces. stewing meats |
and other portions which find ready sale |
In other cities at profit do not go off here |
tn any eytent I suDn0se IL ia heca
men get large wages here as rule and live |
well. We have to charge high rates for the |
better beef to get our profit out of the
whole"
The natural gas companies, the electric
light companies and the artificial gas con-
Germs have all taken up the deposit plan,
which means that before you can get con-
nections made with your house you must