Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-04
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

THERE are great many stations between
Pfttsburg and the Pacific. Some are located
in bustling cities, lively towns, sandy, shade
less hamlets. upon high hills, in deep valleys
some under the snow-spotted mountains,
some In the shade Of the cedars and the hrs,
some where life is scarce worth the living,
whore all Is dead save the lone-eyed pair
who see to the water tank and listen TO the
tick of the telegraph. You who growl at
lonesomeness in woody spot with neighoorly
nefghbors, you who sigh with ennui ana
stcken at the sameness Of city humdrum,
could be cured by merely catching a glimpse
OF the sun-ridden, dust-washed, sage-sur-
rounded, neighborless kennel-lfke habtta-
tions that dot the trackless, treeless, stream
less, tiresome prairie at five, ten, twenty,
hfty-mile 1ntervals-lonely, oh, SO lonely,
Efeless, hstless. desolate. But someone must
watch the pumps, the reservoirs, the steam
making fluid so precious and so needful;
someone must listen at the key whose tick
ing wears away one life to save the lives of
others. Martyrs be they-heroes of circum-
stance.
CHICAGO is, of course, much more than
a way station. Between its hustle and the
twin cities OF st. Paul and Minneapolis the
train stops are numerous. But get OF at SC.
Paul when you go West and get shave.
The st. Paul shave as got It would make q
Pittsburg tonsorial expert blush with
shame at what he doesn't know about max
ing bristly face feel fit for select company
and giving Justified head something to
think about after rub. Pittsburg used to
pride itself on the earnestness and minute
ness of its BARRIERS. But they're not in it
with the disciples of st. Paul. Perhaps it Is
the love of the Scandinavian for the massage
that applies the hot and cold towels to the
shaven phiz; that pats and caresses the
freshened cheeks; that cools the blood and
makes one feel that the barber chair Is a
necessity of civilization and q luxury well
worth cultivating a rapid growth of bristle
in order to enjoy.
The natty BARRIERS of St. Paul are great
shavers.
Eyes, the Scandinavians are good hard
workers." said q Minnesota ex-delegate to
the Minneapolis convention as we whtrled
past the we'll cultivated fields noisy saw
mills and pine stretches through which the
Northern Pacific has cut a comfortable
pathway. s"But they're the most obdurate
of1ceseekers in the country. They simply
demand something in the gift of the people
in order to write back to Kanute Somebody
in the Fatherland that they are getting
sistence is that prior to all local and State
elections both parties confer and decide
on tho placing OF Scandinavian upon
each ticket. This Is the only way we can
hope to split the vote. Clannish? Well 1
should say SO. They are se5 too in the
customs of the Fatherand, and hold some
peculiar views. I'm lawyer, and have had
business with them. If had to defend a
criminA who cut a man co pieces I'd select
jury from this wing OF my States popula-
ton. They can see no harm In using the
knife even with deadly effect. But if my
man had used gun then there would be no
hope for him before Scandinavian jury
I've lived all my life among them, and I
know what I'm talking about"
Thus was another immigration idol
slightly shattered.
mo liquors sold while in North Da-
kota" This was displayed on a card sus-
pended from a chandelier in the diner as we
crossed the Prohibition dead line. Yes,
here's where live" sighed the clericaIly-
clothed, weli-fed, red-cheeked passenger.
"We're Prohibition to the core out here-on
the surface, ut least. 1 don't believe Pro-
hibition prohibits, however, and in this
forlorn grass-growIng section 1t only makes
people more miserable and sneaking than
otherwise"
'BEING in North Dakota reminds me of
. ut,I. sto-,- ,vh,cb .o,.ono -,,rasrr,. hI,,
an enemy of the State--once told me-"
satoon.. ho,dtne- q oodo raro,,s ;ook,pr, ,,o -
and rising generation struck a ranch
somewhere ont here and apphed for bosni-
talfty. Tethered to the canvas-backed
wheeler was a runty, emaciated steer. SEEM
tpgly the object of much solicitation on the
part of the strangers. The ranchmau's Gu
riosity was aroused, and he asked the owner
why he was leading such a scrawny speci-
men of live stock over the country.
The travellers ewes sparkIed as he
solved the mystery thus: why,
stranger, that steers to me a precious
specimen of hide and hooI You see, stran-
ger, 1 settled down on a quarter section in
North Dakota nigh onto five year ago. You
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