, 1876-02-20

and in consideration Of SIC, black-and-tan d.
and meerschanm, induced tho hated rival
abandon the 6cld.
"Glorious weather we're having this wins,
= chg" eaid che gentleman to arotner yesterd,
t'Yes but it is hard upon an honest man who
or Arctic oye1shoes this winter, and often I &
myself ut party where there ls hardly dece
comforter Or pair Of new KID mittens lined vi
i fur On the rack. Between the mild winter 81
mania for ret1enchment wholly unworthy OF
citizen Of this here great republic, things is =
| 1ns to b]azes faster'n dog can tEot, so far Is
I Young msn whose income is l,1aited end ri
likes to wear decent clothing outside Ii col
cstned."
Yesterday while they were moving safe ini
DeASooIn street store, it slipped OF Of tt
planks and caved in the sidewalk. A homesie
st Loulelan happened to pass that way shortI
afterwards. when suddenly bis pallid feature
1iEhtened up with IN expression Of au1pris.
| pleasure. and recognition, 81 Was afrald, b
i explained to q friend who accompanied him al
: seemed astonished, ~ was afraid that Id b
i lonesome up hero. but | see that she g bee
:! round here" '*She ? Who Round where
! asked his companion. SHY g,rl; tbs bella o
4 st. Louis q regular Ciude.elIa-don't you se'
4 There her foot smashed in tbs pavement? y
joyce. Sir. worship the very street s'dewall
1hat ehe DuSt6 IN. >,
i An intelligent physician on West Lake utree
I who hiss made tho subject matter of clost
I study for years has instituted the diet cure fol
i large variety Of complaints Of the mind and af
| fections. He has had nne Of the milwaukee
I Sentinel staff under an active treatment Of fish
| bal:a nud oatmeal po1r,dge for seven months,
] and says that already his intellect has 80 ap-
] preciately improved that it is but little below
| the average of the lunatic asy!uns. Tripe aud
/ onions, red behring's, aud underdone pork-chops
! he preecsihes for bnghted affections. and with q
course Of 1ndian-menl mush, lobster salad,
PICKLES, and fruit-cake, has stimulated freight
clerk IN tho Rock Island Office to the production
OF a ive-act romantic drama and 4 volume Of
poems
j popular bash artist On South Clark street
hns bethought himself Of 3 noyel and ingenious
method Of ady< rtsiug and attracting attention
to his house. Ho has coin rnng1ug in value
from cent to gold dollar put in one dish of
each square meal that be serves up. neatly in
simulated into the interior Of ''potter louse
steak cooked to o1der-15 cents" or ontouabed
in tumulus Of corned-beef hash, or concealed
within tho recesses of fsh-ball. THIS iuf1lses
with the meal an element Of romance. uncertain
IT, and possible gain that is peculiarly grateful
10 the customer. Ono eplcure who is unusually
lucky drew On Friday last 80. one at breakfast
In some fried liver. another at dinner in some
corned beef and cabbage and thlrd at tea In
plate OF cold tripe.
''How is tho weather this morning, ma ~
asked q young woman On Ellis Park Of her moth
IS cold as it vas last week, Nellie replied her
mother. 80, mother. how do you know :"
questioned the girl ~ I thought our the1mome-
ter had run down, and am sure 1t was au hour
1sat at zero last night" - Nellie, my lore" re
your ps this morning to got np and Light the firo,
hadn't to SO as far Us the Now, John Baldwin
Peters Hill, sre you going to get up and make
that freq for be Skipped out OF bed without
ever making remark derosatory TO the court
sonses haven't borrowed any coal to-day, md !
They a!ways do when it's cold'' '.Dear mamma. |
you are so wise t" replied her atectionate Guild.
Last Sunday TIE TRIBUNE published The cist
Of petition circulated By the sfone-cutters OF !
Iha city for toe resumption Of the work Of stone-
cutting on the new Custou~Houso- The peti-
lion. sisued by some 200 stoue-au::e1s AMI
! large number OF leading business
nco. Has presented to Mr. Bur
lug, the Superintendent OF Construction.
he first Of the week, and received his answer
saturday, which does not seem to be satisfactory
Tue men Claim that the WORK could DO done. as |
rell now as in the summer and rive emplo7- !
aent to 500 men also that the contingent force
: as large and the Government at as much OK
use.-aoout Sl00 per day.-and receir1ng no
'euehts, as when the full force is Ut work, and
he Government is receiving return. They
cen to think that Mr. Burllng is fair enough
aan and wants to do what is right but that he is
too much by his subordinates whose
aV depends on the stretching OUT the job a5
3ne az they can.
It is not easy to explain why it is 80, Jet, ney-
ftaeaaF:s SO often Is the Practice Of soma ap-
atentlt foolish piece OF superstition followed
3 remarkable results. that the vulgar are con-
raed ia their ignorant befiets, Thus q Young |
1an on Ceutre avenue last week, after seelnt, |
be ne" moon over his left shoulder and meet
1s three gray horses, picked up b horseshoe, l
ihich he took home md treasured carefully as
n omea Of good luck. Next day a man Dor
owed IS Of hun the day alter he got letter from
ne f1rm which employs him tosay that they would ]
ct want his ae1Tlces after the lsr pro1, and lu
,e evening fat girl with nustache and a !.
ame-eye proposed to him, aud tod him I'll aboa:
II big brother. Who has been in Nevada for 7
ven years, and how the jury, without leaving | I
e box, acquitted him for blowing of tho top I
the head Of young man who had looked ! )
lngs he did not subsequently speak, And !
~ that Young man THINKS that Caio Brrtua y
eroBr Paradol, and Judas Maccabus are tho | +
7ss exemplary characters Of history. H
a matchmaker on Clark street has invented II
tent compenso- -re,arding- -accelsrating elock ! ,
use IN families where they keep unmarried W
lighters III stock. Il the young man is Of IN J.
Eible sort, the retarding attachment is turned II
and the clock compounds with old Time at 50 to
nutea to the hour, 80 that ct a. m next ! u
'rnlng it only indicates about l1:05 D. N. tho +
.at oefore, and the young woman is perfectly ~
't'fied IN saying: 30, don't! It ,s early n
!, when the young MN reaches for his hat. | i,
the other hand, it he should not be J..
:lrable. they just shove up the Indicator to th
ling point and by $50 it is nearly O'CLOCK Al
g patentee. casting himself upon tho gen ~
slty Of discerning public, invites patrons to = =
rease the efficiency Of his invention by iudl- "
Us yawns or remarks, as Dear mel How
tune does dY!" and in extreme casea an ad-
able effect may be produced by the father
alng IN with bedroom caodlestick and say
Good night, Amanda. Before you 20 to | 20
l. see that when the girl gets up in the morn hi
Eho leayes out the milk pitcher" No family tr,
uld be without it. ~.
lr.. Bailey having nearly completed his in If
ction OF the churches aod places OF amuse- 70
1t OF the city, should next direct his inquiry ~
he hotels. thorough and critical examina- ca
oi these huge establishments is very desira- bu
While one OF our palace hotels is almost II at
entirely hre~proof, and the others all mora | SIN
ess well provided with means for the e. ~,
,1lsbment of fres tho Inspector will find oA'
h within their walls to condemn. 1t is less cfa
month since the Gardner House narrowly Do
ped destruction ut lata hour of the night. aoi
a hundreds Of guests we're asleep, from fire 1o'
led by defective heating apparatus, During tna
past week tho fremont, one OF the toU
t substantially and carefully CONSTRUCT anc
buildings iu the city, caught fire 1gi
! the spontaneous combustion of .
nf TArH rorafasnfu @,ror~> / bee