Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-02
A LOOK AROUND.

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Finn, for his partner does not always join
with him in business ventures understands
not only the art of putting two and two to-
gether and making four thereof, but also
tnat OF adding one and one, making three
OF 1t. This applies to some of the real es-
tate operations of the Senator. He sees
nice steep hill, unincumbered with aught
save goats, perhaps mortgage, and he pro-
ceeds to buy it at bargain. Then he looks
around and finds a big hole somewhere,
which he soon has a deed OF. He next cuts
the top of of the hill and sticks it into the
hole, and 10! verify he has two eligible loca-
| tfons for building sites, which are duly
planned and put onto the market. 1t Is
case where the mountain comes to Ma
homet.
I NOTICE that Senator Joe Hawley, of
Connections, soldier. editor and man Of
| affairs generally, has httched Sunday olos-
| ing resolution on the coat tails of the ap-
preparation for the Worlds Fair. In con-
nection with this it is stated that Senator
Hawley's influence had much to do with the
| closing of the exposition of 1876. 1t hap
| pened that the Centennial Exposition was
held in Philadelphia, where they have q
| Sunday, while the Worlds Fair is to be in
Chicago, where there is no Sunday. To
| remedy this defect it is proposed to make a
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| land they once tried to make gentlemen by
act of Parliament. It is but a short time
since Bishop Whitehead, in speaking of the
| advantages of keeping the Fair open on
Sundays, alluded to the fact that in 1875 the
exposition groundswere opened on Sunday to
| those favored by the men in charge or who
were econnectedwith the exhibitors although
to the public it was dies noaL The Bishop
| spoke from hearsay, he said. He was we'll
| informed, nevertheless.
For more than seven months, from two
weeks before and after its opening and its
| close, was engaged in newspaper work at
the big show of 1876, and have q very clear
| recollection of this Sunday sightseeing and
| some of the circumstances connected with
| 1t. 1t was very easy matter to obtain q
permit to enter the grounds on Sunday, and
number of the exhibitions, notably the
art gallery, were kept in condition to be in
spected by the thousands OF Sunday visitors,
who took the place of the tens of thousands
of weekday spectators. I have seen as
many as 10000 people-most of whom were
there from curiosity and desire not to be
jostled by the crowd-within the Fairmount
Park inclosure at one time. They not only
had no real business there, but they paid no
admissions-yet the big show was not
paying one financially. In order to en-
ter the grounds 1t was necessary
to have special tickets issued either
by the local or national officials.
The President of the Centennial Commission
was in authority over the Director General.
who was the first mate-did the swearing at
the crew and carried out the orders. All Of
the officials were more or less amenable to
the President of the commission. If he had
desired it there would have been no favored
Sunday visitors, no little excursions of
norables from Washington or New York or
other cities who could look and lunch in
peace without dropping a silver half dollar
into the slot to see the gate open. 1t was
impossible for the head of the commission
not to know that large numbers of persons
visited the grounds on Sunday, because I
have known him to issue admission tickets
OF cause them to be issued himself. This
President of the commission to whom re-
fer was General Joseph G. Hawley, Of Con-
necticut, member of the United States Sem
ate.
THIS is a watery summer, despite the
threats of Prophet Hicks, who foretold q
notable and destructive drought. The skies
are watery, so are the vegetables, the ber-
ries, the early fruit and the mouth of the
man who hears that somebody else is going
to spend three months abroad and cannot
go himself.
YESTERDAY morning woman got off
Fifth avenue car in hurry and dropped in
SO doing a small piece OF paper. The other
passengers saw but needed not. The car
started again and the woman entered into a
chase. waving gingham umbrella and both
hands, The conductor pulled the bell, the
woman re-entered and looked on the floor.
"Good thing 1 found it," she said, triumph
antly, seizing the morsel of paper. "Didn't
know where 1 was going. Going to see my
son. Don't know where he lives. Address
on the paper. Might have had to go home
'thout seeing him. Good morning!"
THESE are dull DAYS for the iron broker.
He waiteth not in the office for the tele-
phone to jingle, but he hustleth about the
streets, and if report getteth abroad that a
man desireth a stove lid, straightaway seven
brokers fall upon him at once.
SOMEBODY ought to invent q powder or
ON adhesive paper to catch tenspus Jtl0it.
THAT distinguished citizen of Pittsburg,
Major Montooth, is having a remarkable |
run of bad luck in his trip to Europe. First |
his baggage goes west to Chicago City in !
stead of east to New York and the steamer |
City Of Chicago. Then he purchases sup
plies in New York and forgets to carry them |
abroad with him. And now, to crown all, |
the vessel has run ashore on the coast of |
Ireland.
WONDER what they will build houses of |
next. Some of the latest seem made of |
blocks of maple sugar, and others of bread |
containing raisins and a superf1uity of sal |
eratus. I suppose the time will come when |
a residence, with its furniture and a pug |
dog sitting on the front steps, will be mod |
eled and cast in mold on tile spot where it |
is to stand, by some enterprising steel or
iron manufacturer. WALTER.
Might Like Game of Poker.
Chicago NALL
Governor Boies dreams every night Of the |
United States Senate, and he doesn't eat |
mince pies either.
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