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siderate SOW is credited with sucking an ornhan
kitten. Two years ago, when the SOW was b!ing.
ing up litter Of pigs, q little kitten straTsSd
into the pen, took its place in the litter and vas
aee,gned to one Of TIE feeders. The pigs grew
brace but the kitten remained and kept its pjsca
beside the SOW. In due time another litter ~
pigs appeared, and the kitten formed one Of The
new new family, and acted as older sister. is tbs
Utter OF pigs separated FROM their mamma he
2 dozen small cats, which the SOW deyonrad % e.i
boartny, and seemed grateful for the present.
Sow and kitty we're then sole companions til
another Litter of pigs appeared, when kitty kenI
up nor family relations. She sleeps on the sowe
tionate companions may be seen at any tic,o ~
der the livery-stable barn, aud arc one 21d in.
separable. A "1'
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A lady but lately settled in Concord, N. H.
relates the Patriot Of that city,-went into a
drug md innocently asked for 3 pint OF
alcohol to be used in spirit lamp.
."Have you prescription?' inquired the
clerk, politely.
"a what?" asked the lady, in surprise.
"a prescription from phyHician!" " explained
the clerk ave are not allowed to sell alcohol
unless it is ordered by physician"
Not even alcoho1?" said tht, astonished cua-
toner. swell. that is strange. was not
aware that any ono ever drank pure alcohol as
beverage"
"Very true. I think myself that such q reg
ulstion is ridiculous but We must obey it. I
an sorry it you are inconvenienced, but cannot
sell you any alcohol unless you bring Pre-
scription."
The lady left the drug g-store, aud when List
seen, in the middle Of the afternoon, WAS circu-
lating around looking Tor physician who would
be willing to certify that her spirit lamp was
seriously Ill with some disease or other peculiar
to lanps at this season of the year,-and th1t
its case was one requiring treatment with stimu-
lautB.
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Il Chinese Newspaper,

From tas San Ffane;s,o Gail, Ju'e u. :
BY tho Quang Sc, which sailed for China hpodt
week $50, an order sent for COX. 900 p1eces
OF Chibe:e type. The type will be used for ths
publication OF tri-veek1y paper, to be printed
IN the Chinese language. The proplietors w
be company Of Mongohan merchants. re ms{
therefore expect to see pig-tailed reporters =. ..
meetings. Ere long ou1 leading man may hsse ~
read interviewing cards sent in to them; taG 1i
disgraceful condition OF our Barbary Coaat W.
furnish q text for series OF scathing Chimes
editorials the hoodlum will be held up 70 tno 1e
e1ecsation OF Chinatown; prominent sdToese:1;; a:1;
OF the exclusion Of the moon-eyed Orienta4 W. W.
be treated to highly offensive paragraphs. Eaa Dai
1t will afaict us Little, for ws shall unaefsssas
nothing that is said about us, and aha il Pos:x Psx
bic, caro- less Wonder if the Chinese prlnt w. ~
be live paper, and steal kilograms. and pf1ns ~
gus reports and sham interviews?
, 1873-06-22

The most charming snake-charmer is Mra.
H., whom an inquirer, not very much afraid Of
snakes, has been kindly allowed to interview.
Mr. H., who received the visitor, after remarks
upon the weather, produced out Of cupboard
large boa constructor, python, and several
small snakes, which at once made themselves at
homo on the writing~table among pens, ink, and
books. interviewer was good deal star
round and round Mr. n, and began to
notice himself with their brig ght eyes and forked
tongues. Mr. N. then went to call Mrs. H.,
leaving him alone with the boa deposited on an
armchair. He felt queer when the animal be-
gan gradually to come near him, to improve their
tete-a-tete, but WAS soon relieved by the entrance
Of his hoets, followed By two little children,
charming and char1nors also. The lady and the
children went at once to the boa, and, calling it
by the most endearing names, allowed it to
twine itself most gracefully round about them.
The boa constructor, as thick round az . small
tree, twined p1ayfully round the lady's waist and
neck, forming kind Of turban round her head,
and an ,,es expecting to be petted and made much
again took it's head in their hands, and kissed
its mouth, Pushing aside its fozked tongue in
doing 80. - Every one to his taste," as the old
man said when ho kissed his COW. The animal
seemed much pleased, but kept continually
turning it's head toward interviewer, until be al
lowed it for moment to nestle it's head up bis
sleeve: Thia splendid serpent coied all round
Mrs. H., while Bhe moved about the room, and
when she stood up to pour ont coffee. He
seemed to adjust his weight so nicely, and every
coil With his beautiful markings was relieved By
the lady's black velvet dress
About year ago 01r and Mrs II. we're sway
for ak weeks, and left the boa in charge of =
keaper At the Zoo. The poor reptile moped,
slept, and refused to be comforted; but when
his master and mistress appeared, he sprang
upon them with delight, coiling himself round
them. and showing every symptom Of intense
delight. The children are devoted to their
"darling Cleo" as they cal the snake, and
smiled when Interviewer asked II they uero ever
frightened OF it'll tie Yedr Round.
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| that 1t hhs by long habit become. seoond-nature
/ 10 mm. su or eight hours day is generally
| considered full average of such work for the
Hoss seadious men and how Cushing could
.fe6lo or qnadrnple the hours, and yet retain lis
health and Sanity, it is difficult to understand
he is now 70 at least, and of late years. being
regularly employed az a sort OF Government law
| yer upon international cases in Washington, he
| has taken life moro easily, as well Ae might at
| his advanced age. Seventeen hours out Of tWen-
ty-four OF severe labor for quarter OF century
! is enough to kill Hercules and still it appears
| to have agreed quite well with Caleb Gushing.
| eALHAduSD1.
In these not days, selling soda-water ia a
most active branch Of metropolitan industry.
One druggist down town often receives for soda
alone S4oo or $500 day, and on some special
OCCASION Like the Fourth OF July, he has taken
in as high as 300 or $500. AZ over half OF this
ls clear profit, tbs trade is decidedly profitable.
Que Of The cheap Sensational weeklies hore
las been printing the most abominable adyer-
tiseInens in order to attract the attention of tie
public to one Of the murdered Walworth's ridic-
columns; Assuredly there ought to be some
Apriyate letter from Paris mentions report
IN circulation there, that Father Hyacinthe in
tends to visit this country again next spring.
and remain two or three years.
4 now, commodious. and elegant hotel is soon
to be built at the corner Of Fifth avenue and
Fiftieth street. It is to be called the Buckiug-
Han, hHl occupy IL IL salu7 u ooo square feet,
and will cost, with the ground aud furniture,
about 81 ,000.0
It il generally remarked that, within the men,
ory Of the "oldest inhabitaut," mosquitoes have
never been no abundant here and horeabout at
this season as they are now. Even country
places which have not hitherto been troubled by
the pests are rendered almost uncomfortable by
them at present.
It is rumored that Alden B. stockwell will
soon retire from Wall street. where he has been
SO prominent figure for several years past.
The reason given for bis retirement is his im-
mense losses in Bpeculations within the last six
months.
A great many persons are anxio,lslv waiting to
sea the statement Henry c. Bowen is expected
to make In regard to the Beecher scandal, though
there are those who insist that he has no inten~ |
ton Of making any.
!, New-forkers have been going ont Of town for
the summer very rapidly during the past week. |
The annual hegira has begun this season two or
three weeks earlier than usual CoLsrouE,
, 1873-06-22

FF1N $Nta
correanondsnt ~ tha Eaa1;.h,.o1oss. y.
s,;S ~ 'no '>"s'.s''oo"'o"s ~
'''eSttc "a9o1s"e makes the following augges-
ton IN regard to the dress OF girls:
"In my last letter, proposed that YOUNG
ladies should, in accordance with the taste
Of some few years since, wear their dresses
shorter than is now the faahion, and Expressed
the opinion that they were mors healthy and
convenient, more suited to the costumes OF
young ladies' and decidedly more elegant. I
admitted that their adoption involved another
change, and now suggest return to an article
OF dress formerly worn BY girls, which
I mean the long white trousers, which,
till shout eighteen yeara ago, formed 20
pretty and conspicuous q part OF their
costume. Doubtless some Of your readers viii
say they are tasteless and unbecoming. and use
other disparaging adjectives I reply that thew
were all but universal for quite forty Years. ana
had they been ugly they would have been early
abandoned, like other ug1inesses as the waist
under the armpits OF George the Thirds time.
the monstrous bonnets and the bishop sleeves
Of the next two regns. The abandonment Of
long trousers necesstated LONGER skirts, for
modeBty's sake, and though I think that girls
young enough to wear short dresses should
bo 80 innocent that the decorum or otherwise
of their costume ought not to enter their hesds.
still, il modesty Of attire ia OF nnrnent 81
all, long trousers have the advantage over
the present STYLE, They would awe. na thav
gave formerly, q character to tba vonnn
ladies' dress which their present costume eadiy
wants, for now it has no distinctive styIe, sino5
long hair flowing down the back and skirts few
inches from the ground are, I'm pleased to saw
not confined to girls in their teens, Long
trousers Of linen or cambria, trimmed With
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tDlENESS.

And slow and slower still, day after day,
Como the sad hours with beauteous upturned aycs
Cleaning with hopes may not realize,
And seeming In their earnestness to say
Entreatin8ly: "Oh, Send Us not away
All ernpty-handed as We GANG; arise
Give us. at least, some promise We sha1l prize,
70 be fulfilled, though after long delay"
ana + although Feep to See them pozs
With lingering pace and disappointed look,
An Ife!ees as statue bound with brass,
And listless as an open, 1oose-leared book,
1qrned ey the Wind !; yea, paaHiye az the grass,
Weak as the wavelet Of summer brook
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"A Portland (Oregon) dispatch says ! 9sn. ths
Bprague and Charles No1dhof xe1e aooau 44 IN ~,
Shoshone when she ran the Cascades lne ~ ~
from the Dallea to Portland was made IN In' sha
ran ai1 miles through he Cascades N alevsa sns s
q hall minutes. Those aboard say the seeosa -
extremely grand; the seething foam dAs0'1 -
high as the plot-house.
, 1873-06-22
Ancient Copper Mines OF Arizona.
krn.za fha Ytteso41 C4t{xkn

Charles o. Brown and otherB hare been e1-
ploring Some old mines about forty-dve miles .
little north OF west from Tucson From Mr. B. q
account, which il general and somawhat in de-
tail, the locality is one Of great interest, both to
the curiosity seeker and money maker. The
party do not think they discovered the extent OF
The abandoned mines thernaway, but azs sure OF
having seen about q hundred which had been ex-
tensively worked, some OF which ahowed exca7A-
tions in cuts, shafts, snd tunnels, that to make
nowadays would cost st least S100, 900. 1t the
mouths OF some tunnels al1d ahafta the dump
piles are immense to this day. The smooth walls
which once encased yeine Of ore are exposed in
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DARWINlShd IN THE KITCHEN.

Iwns tahn' oft my bonnet
0ne AFTERNOON, at three,
When htnseck jumpd upon 1t,
As proved to be flee.
Then ta1es It to the grate,
Between the bars to stick IT.,
But hadn't long to wait
Ere It changed into cricket~
Says I, " Su1elie my eenaes
L. a-getttn' in fog"
So to drownd It commences,
When 1t hAlte1s 10 frog.
Herr my heart began to thump,
And no wonder I felt funky;
For the frog, with one big jump,
Lcspd h1ssah into monkey.
Then openu wide my eyes.
Hia features for to scar
And observed, with great surprise,
That tho monkey waa man.
But he vanished from my sight,
And sunk upon tho door,
Just - MfssuS, with light,
Come tnstde the htching door.
Then beginning to abuse me,
She says, Sarah, you've been dr!nho'!
ssys, No, mum, you'll excuse lue,
But I've merely been a-thtnkin'.
But, as sure as I'm ctnder,
That party, what ion see
A-gettin' out o. windcr,
Have developed from leo /"
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You shall see how it is done.
The Countess T., who possesses the most
beautiful collar in st. Petersburg, il inquiry is
made in regard to the price Of this treasure,
replies, !" It cost me ten months in prison."
Here is the key to the engima
The Countess had q revenue Of about three
hundred thousand francs year.
One day a jeweler presented himself at the
Countess house with this famous necklace.
eagerly demanded the p11ce.
Two hundred and fifty Thousand francs," re-
ported the lapidary.
It is a great deal. I havn't the money"
sighed the beautiful Muscovite.
swell, ahau take it to the Princess NJ" he
replied.
This lady was q rival Of the Countess, It
panied her to the heart to think the Princess
should acquire these splendid jewels.
"9top," said she. O. Can YOU keep them for
me for ten months engage to purchase
them at the end Of that time"
The jewe1er was satisfied, ind the bargain WIS
concluded.
Thereupon the Countess went into Greek
convent for ten months. She bndo adieu TO ali
luxurles and yanities, discharged cooks, coach
men. and all other douestics, and devoted the
expenses thus saved from housekeeping to the
fund for acquiring tho diamond necklace.
Ten months thereafter sho returned to fash
fonab1e life more brilliant than ever, with dia-
mond necklace de plus.
IA necklace Of two hundred and fifty thousand
francs p cried all the great ladies', her friends.
" How did you manage it, Countess ?"
=" have gained it BY 3 certain method. And
every one of you could do the same. But know
you will not try"
And that ia tue.
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Misuse OF Words.

1t is amusing, it not something pitiable, to see
systematically misunderstood and misapplied.
The real meaning OF the word is, "one or tue
other J.; just az, in negative sense, neither sig-
nifeB, - not one nor the other" Shakespeare, IL
Antony and Cleopatra, " uses both words cor
rectly:
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J A Letter $rARrnN n
| Tho original nnanuscrint Of tha following in.
teraatinc fatJer 1rom Gan Waah;ngto1 IN -, ha
| Hold among the efrecfa ~ tha Ists :roh1 r
| Thompson. Of the Nav York Enenin0 Post.
! ~r-v.,7,or, .r.5,h ~ 17au
"Dr4p sm. Ahont ths t;rst ~ th;a n,'onth n,9h
state Of the amy the situation OF public credit
ORA and viehad 70 know from Won Az fr;and
Whit cansea had ;ndnccd the Sssemh1v ~ W.
cinia to vithdrnw their assent to tha Tmnost
Raw. and hnv tba continanfai rrad;tars (.itb,r7t
,da11nta fnnde9 ssara - conoa ~ ~ oht saa.,r
;tr ~ tbe;r ynonav "' ~ ~N'~N1A "o~0A
uf 1;ttla s1nacfad at the TINA ~ rvr;t;1,o, th.+
,at+ar 4h.t 81 waro ~ tha 49, ~ o., ;.,65-+at
cord I'd wa to he annied md tho yalna ~ Il vas to
undergo the severest trial.
.s Yen i,are not hecn rItocether n,acora,ntaa
dare SAY. with the fsars. lie hopes the apnro,
lensious. and the expcctations OF the armv
relatively to the provision which ia to be made
for them hereafter Auhoue firm reiisnca c.acn on
the integrity Of Congress, and a belief that the
pnh],c would finally to 1natico tn all ita seranta
and rive m nndisnntahie secnritv for The n,g,
menf OF tho half-pay Of tie officcrs. had kent
them amidst a variety Of sufYerinDa tolerahlv
oniet and contented for two or three veare, vel
tie total want Of nav. the little nrosnect ~ oh-
tanning any from tho unpro1nisitz state Of tho
public finances, and tie absolute aversion Of the
ment OF the debt due to the army. did, at Tie
close Of last campaign, excite greater discon-
tents aud throaten moro serious and alarming
consequences than it Is easy for me- to describe
OF you to conceive.
Happily for US, tho officers Of highest rank
and creator consideration interposed, md it was
determined to address Congress- in the most
humble, pathetic, and explicit manner. While
the sovereign power appeared perfectly disposed
to do iuetice It Was discovered the States would
enable them to do nothing. In this state Of af-
fairs, and after Some time rpent st the business
at Philadelphia, 9 report was made by the dele
gates Of the army giving detail Of the proceed
ings. Before this could bo fully communicated
pecnlinr state OF ipouietude aud irritation. an
ranonv1nona wr,tar who thonch Ia d;i not ha1d1 a.
, 1873-06-22
THE FIRST DAILY NEWSPAPER,

matters, there was nothing in which to advertise
The proposed publication of the Couront-fo
such the new ventura va. n ba c,1,ad-waa n1
4ooAoo upon WIN mgn oeg1ee OF 1aVor oy IN
monopollsts OF the London newspaper field, wh
affected to regard it with supreme contempt
and smoke Of 1t oply as the pitifuI Project Of
roor 3,;n+a - ,.;tt ~ .h ,a3.d .ra;aht a..
poo, A' ".s41 al .to 19oo" "o'5u' >N~
coulo % conveyed o5 noelal use OF lIance an
mation-po1nts. But the publisher WAS
shrewd fellow, and saw that this display Of spite
would net a. an jrritaut upon public curiosity
.,,a s,,5o,rr, hr ,rhat ah.-, -arsn,na--r,.
A44u, ;uuhtne ~ "4A' ouA1p Ao"opapo4 1a1 !.
would do nowadays, he went home, ordered hui
pressman to "put On two more quires, ant
awaited tho result
',.;a1 . 49, - .sI:,. ~rf, 1f1 =. -. so'.
uent'oaou oase' II "aa euiios1ts' " vas aoou'
the sl2e OF hall sheet OF 1oolscap~paper, print
ed only upon one side, containing neither edito-
t;aamants NV E,r1fst ;,,ts,l,eanca - 49, 1 l;n
nus ;a Ensnsn iS4 seasence OF any emo
,,1ar ~ - ti a;rn;saat .s "an se uiote gu
5;u ,,f,o- 9ts tbs,t ,tn nnsn Wy teanat
lt1n OF AaIch' queen Anne went to the House
Or Peera to deliver her first speech from the
eh1one, IN hlne william IL; having died upon the
ON .nree Gays petole, We nave said there Was
no nome news III the hfBt Issue OF the C0urdnG
The assertion WAS too sweeping. In one corner
Laere are seven nnee, four OF which relate to the
tnneIal OF the deceased King, and three are de-
Voted to the condition OF the English army in
| flanders; for ~a5 at that time Was raging be-
Tween England and france. Tho remainder OF
me contents Consisted entirely OF quotations
| from 1orelen papers, VAIN tue exception OF half
| column IN reference to It's future prospects
| aud plans: "T1lh Courant says the publisher,
'as the I1tle shows, will be published daily, be-
| Ing designed to give all the Material News as
soon as every post arrives, and ia confined to
half the Compass TO save the Pubick at least
half the 1mpertinences Of ordinary Newspapers"
Six weeks after the first issue, the publisher
| announced in his largest type that the project
had been $50 Successful, that hereafter both
Sides will be printed" The appearance Of over
column Of advertisements in the same number is
. sufficient indorsement Of the statement, and
from that time the Courdnt increased in prosperi-
ty- Every newspaper has it's leading feature,
, 1873-06-22
A Mnterunl Va1nrv.

Tbs latest maternal vaga1y Of the animal kind
is reported from Lyndon, N. a., Whore : con
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-26

qualityj breakfast bacon. lO9i0ISci clear
| sides, SO; shoulders. go; clear rib, TIC.
BEANS-Firm AZ 50 % d bushel, for navy.
CHIQKENS-Mixed and full grown. 81 OOe
cANDLEs-Firm. Light and full weight.
| 2O92lc.
CnEEsE-wsstern and Northern, 1l9ls1Sc,
'coTFoS-sEED-DUn at 50 v ton at the
cOFFEE-Firm; Rio. 22@25ci old govern
ment Java 2SiSaSOc.
CABBAGks-Prices steady at % O0gs 90 v
0RN-MEAL,-Firma at 49, from lovoe;
from store, s. 1898 40.
CORN -Irreguiar. 5O952o fer yellow and
white, shelled from leyee; on orders, Go.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at slO9l2 % n bbl
DRIED APPLEs-ouieta at 500 pb; peaches
DuCKE- Scarce; 81 OO95 90 " dozen for live.
EGGs-firm at S5936c.
fLOUR-firm and unchanged Low grades,
p S9e 20 medium, ss.OOS9 30; family and
:, dEEsE-steady at 81 OO99 90 v dozen for
GUNNIEs-second hand burlaps. Ice new.
HAY-steadier. Sales at s2s@si for good
westerni from store. 81 609l So n 100.
,kkAuT-Quiet at ss@s v bbffor old, and
LIMO Ns-Steady>at 81 OOG7 50 y box.
LIME-Firm at 81 409l 60.
LARD-firm; fierce refined. 5000; keg
do, VI Gl0c pail, l0gl0lSc; tins, l21I@134c.
LIVE ST0CK-Beef cattle choice. b@51sc;
medium TO good, 39454c gross; hogs, 41S941l;
sheep, firm, 697lzc.
M0LASsES-firm good to choice Louisi-
ana, 60975c; syrups. 4O9S0c.
NAILS--Steady at IS 90 rates.
,ORANGEs-Firm; fresh Havana, $40 y Dbl.
Valentia. $500.
ONI0Ns-StOck light. Sales at S697 y Dbl.
for common
0ATS-Dull at 4s@52 for mixed and prime
white at the leyee. and 50955c from store.
TURkEYS-Firm at Sl6@22 y dozen for
live and lsa2Oc. q ID for dressed.
POkk-he quote: packed from store, clear
sides, TIC; clear rib. N; dressed hogs. 7h@
nc.
P0TAT0Es-Dull; peachblows and russots.
50 1892 IS; pinkeyes, So %, and seed varie-
ties, "a 90.
sUGAR-Firm; We quote: coffee A, 125<c;
extra o, l2gl2l9e; crushed and powdered, lac;
Louisiana, 81f@ltc.
SALT-S2 3593 Is n Dbl, domestic and dairy.
TIES-Are firm; $685. the inside price for
lots Of not less than 500 bundles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-26
LEDGER LINES.

The carnival Is over, and Memphis
rests for year, Carlotta Le Clercq, in
the Hunehbaok, at the Grand Opera
House tonight. The sensational society
play entitled One Hundred, with Miss
Isabel Freeman in the leading role, at
the Memphis TheAter tonight. Fast
driving has resulted at last disastrously;
the wife Of detective Cranmer was run
over by wagon and had an arm broken.
Yesterday was given over to masquerad-
ing, The Chamber Of Commerce meets
this evening to consider railroad mat
tersi the Appeal local says in this con-
nection TO our merchants, Come out Of
your shells" he means for them to
shell out" An indignant Mardi-Gras
reveller insists that the station.house is
a huge sell" he knows, having been
there for twenty.four hours. A solemn
funeral procession, headed by brass
band playing the Dead March" passed
down Main street yesterday while the
carnival was at its hight; many
strangers crowded to the streets, supl
posing il was part Of the Mardi- Gras
festivities; death and masquerading life
in such close proximity presented the
melancholy side of this world, and that
in terrible contrast with "maskers and
mummers." But few arrests were made
yesterday by the police; good order pro-
vailed. Masks for sale at the station
house to-day. The police have been on
duty for twenty.four hours; their vfgi-
lance was great yet they perforr ned
their duty in a most sensible manner.
Fifty "drunks appeared on the Re
corder's Court docket this morning.
Chief Athy refused to release a sin gle
man yesterday, he acting strictly up to
his official orders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-26

We take pleasure in calling the atten
ton of our readers to the card of H. G.
Hollenberg, at the head of the first col
umn on our first page. We are pleased
to note the increasing prosperity and
popularity of his house as evinced by
the opening of fine music store in con-
nection with his well-known piano and
organ trade, and we think no one better
deserves the liberal patronage of our
music-loving people, to whom he has
been known for twenty years as skill
full, reliable piano and organ maker, an
amateur musician of acknowledged taste
and ability and thorough-goiHg bust
ness man, who has the entire confidence
of his patrons. We cheerfully recon-
mend to the public II. G. Hollenberg's
great Southwestern Music House, 274
Second street.