Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-15
ALOOK AROUND.

those hardy bees which do not swarm until
November-used to be followed by hornets.
yellow jackets and wasps VINO stung
curiously large number OF people. The
stings remained hot for a long time and the
result was full or danger. Four years ago
there were fewer stingers abroad-except
the bees themselves who found no hives
eady for them, but this year there really
seems to be a swarm OF harmless blue bottle
flies in the train of the bees and they all
buzz together. Never in my recollection
has there been so complete 8 political col
lapse-except in the Greeley campaign, and
never have seen SO little soreness and so
much genuine good natured acceptance OF
the result by the defeated party.
IF this be true in Pittsburg it must be
largelys4he case elsewhere, for this is q city
of strong feelings, consistent clingings to
the old and tried doctrines of the fathers. l
do not mean that the upheaval has been
| taken lightly and welcomed, for 1t has
deeply moved the community, but i do mean
that 1t has caused to be set up the motto
'And II 1T SO be-so be it,"
"NO it wasn't tariff or free trade or
trouble about labor matters alone that did
1t, said an old workman to q couple of his
companions in street car yesterday. IL
Nho" manly ulal ahoh6 bhc
fellows in the mills and in other trades who
| votes for the man whom he likes best. There
snot the old party spirit there used to be,and
If the people like a man and think he will
fill an office better than the other candidate
they will vote for him, and that is what 1
| think cost Harrison many thousands Of
votes"
TRAVELLERS abroad pick up number OF
souvenirs of pleasant visits, but they usually
take the form of bric-a brac or some sort or
manufactured wares. In a big box over
there by the window. where the sunlight
falls full upon them and shows how healthy
and strong they are, are d couple Of dozen
cuttings of Eng lish ivy, each labelled. They
| are mementoes of lovely fall days across
what l found to be an exceedingly smooth
ocean even in october, when we "broke oil
records" on the City of Paris. To begin
with there is hardy bit from the wall of
the Curfew Tower at Windsor, another from
the inner court of Westminster Abbey, an
other from the edge of Rosamund's Maze at
Hampton Court, two from the mined walls
of the room of the St. Cloud Palace,
where there were many negotiations between
the German Emperor and Bismarck and the
French representatives after the great
war. They are tearing these ruins dow
now-partly in search of buried treasures
and partly to make way for other build
ings-and the day saw them the ivy had
been trampled by the worl1men from the
stones where it had been growi ng since the
days of Louis the Magnificent. Then there
is piece-a very bright one, too-from the
rooms of the First Napoleon in the Grand
Trianon, and one from below the windows
of the room where Marie Antoinette went
out from Versailles to meet the mob and
death; Kew gardens furnished two slips,
Power Cathedral another pair. These and
others from less notable places did nobly in q
jar of water or packed in q tin box with moss,
and are now ready to flourish here at home.
1t is better than chipping tombs and monu-
ments, this ivy gathering. and would COM
mend it as worthy Of trial.
WHAT gain it would be to the public if
the money which is spent for autographs,
portraits and gaudy posters by theatrical
managers should be instead invested in bet
ter companies, better scenery and the train
ing of the minor members of the comp mics?
Instead of being gamer by these dead
wall and shop window allurements, fancy
many people who stop to consider them will
e1claim, "Thank heaven for this forewarn-
ingr'
A SIOUX Indian has become conductor
on st. Paul street railway. He is one of
the braves who deserve the fare.
DURING the honeymoon visit of Presi-
dent Cleveland and his bride to Deer Park,
whittier it will be remembered they were at
tended by about two score newspaper corre-
spondents, the bridegroom one day went
fishing for trout. He was the guest of Fish
Commissioner Delowder, one of the best all
rOund spOrtsman of the Allephenies who
had a trout preserve on small stream
Deep creek I think it is called-in the
shadow of Roman Nose mountain, ten miles
from Deer Park. The days catch was sat1s-
factory-something not always to De counted
on, even whom trout are carefully
guarded. and one of the party alluded
to the fact as an instance of the famous
cleveland luck" "I believe l am lucky"
replied the President, "lucky in private as
well as public affairs" few moments
later referring to the same subject he said,
with laugh: "At whist party, years ago,
before had much chance in politics very
queer girl told my fortune with cards
in Buffalo. Several things which she
predicted-things l had not dreamed of
have come true. She said was to be Gov
ernor and that would be President" and
with somewhat of hesitation in his
speech he added: "Not only President
once but twice." This was told me on the
evening of the same day it was said but 1
was asked not to print it. Some years later
met the man who told me and as Mr.. Har-
rison had defeated the trout fisherman re-
minded him of the prophecy and its ap-
parent non-fulfillment. "Wait awhile" said
he. "Cleveland is very lively defeated
candidate and it may turn out right after
ALL" These happy guesses are rarely
forgotten; that Buffalo young lady should