, 1877-11-08

S'r. IGE1a AND CHICAGO.

ST. LOIi1s AND CHICAGO.
Err hrknnr Titn-s.
Because st. Louis has fren growing rapidly
for the ta,t ten years, thr tlra l,as gone abrpnl
That str: had aroused frntn her long elu.nlcr,
anil was actually becoming great, enterpri'fng,
ahd progressive commercial tnctnpolfs In
the salnc nntc that Chicago II. hut there Is
reason 10 lc1tcve that this plrntinR fancy Is a
'lclus!nn. She III morc riyn1s Chicago now than
she dill dccf1c ago. Indeed, inttca'l Of be-
coming Il successful rival she II unrnn&iously
assuming tflc relation To Chicago which
PHILADELPHIA liolsts to New York. She is
becoming great oyesgr,wn manufacturing
tflv. white l1cr commercial fniportantG Il cnf,-
larnttycty insignificant. Philadelphia Is not
rival of New York IN any rcs'sct although she
population. H.. simply grcat hive of work
ingtnen. New York il a metropolis, = ccntrc
cnpItnl. Everybody Eocs there. Shs H. tho
t!lTnt'lfng heart II thu nation. She is the
esefy se a up r Ss rnpsh Fnapch 20 h
cn'ls Of tie cnrtll. Nolnt1y wants to know
what Is gning nn at Philadelphia; hut every
iHnly Is caccr to learn the prIcr ot gold, ur
stocks, or ''raln, or estton, Or dry goo'A at New
York.
What Ncw York AMI PHILADELPHIA arc to tho
country anu to caes othcr. 70 arc st. Lo,tfs AMI
thIcagn to zach Other nr,.i tho West. Cnfcngo
ien mcsropulls. st. Louis Is vast congrcra-
rhan. IN the sc1Ise In which Tyrc, and Carthage.
atul titlua, atitt Venice had merchants; men
who venture flclr fortunes III bold enterprise To
tltstant regions, which, like bread i.w,n the
waters, returns after uany days with a deh har-
vest. 81. L"tl,* has no MERCHANTS In ihss tiHller
scnsc. She only Inns lcral stn,rkee1nrs. CHI
cago builds rn!lrnnt!s md controls them IN her
nwst interest. st. Lotifs never built raitrajalt,
a,ul tf,ntrta few VI tllUfc built fer 1cr. Chicago
!. q great grain market. Vt. Louis IA mt, nj.
tttn,gli sr il quite Il. convenient to tho grain
rcgton as ChIraE't anl las as gothl ra,rs'atl anil
he.trr wnter connection With ihe sraboart.
She does MI uver r'nsrt1 the single t,arge line
which tl: owna In her owil interest. II Is kill
Ing the Infant grail; traic by trying t' make
fortune from # t,etnrc It ran STAN. alone.
A writer In thc st. Louis Ir'"'aho,n show.
Chicago. The 1ifrcrcnce in railroad ftctghts
Eptwcern New York n.nl the tw., cities I. ~ per
ccnt in fa.ur us Chlsutp, whllc the difference In
distance T. "n!y 1s per ccnt. The
s9Sa' eli rsA aa; ~ train .o & '"sntysv' ssy from sos
New Yurk to 'c'lcast,; tbs sa,ns goods lay
$lnfu II, 1t. Louis, II discrimination nf 800 III
favUr ut Chicago. Thetc facts n]cal eloquent
u in hel,aif Ut direct ltnportations from Eu-
rope, VIII New Orleans tn 1t. Louis, uf the
g.npis which, The nutwarll.houutl grain Should
purchase. This IL wl,nt would be done II st.
].ons were ii inetruI,olls like Chicago. hut
what eau he expected IT. the way a iorcian en-
tcrprise from city which permits ratlroui,
to charge Il CENTS pgr fW pounds Tor HAULING
freight 215 miles II kausas City, while Chicago
fnakce lrr rutlEuatls haiti l0D pounds 10 st. Paul,
4l0 sutlcs distant, for o,lly q ccntse
QU1ps.
1,rown says he's been 50 often dercivctl hy the
chicken Mt his btarliug-laouse that ho row calls
IL the n,orkng.hlrtt.
Thcy male crcr 70 much morn fuss in Ancri
tftdt &trS%f
lit Egypt over big cr.ekcd flc.-jfankfye.
Photographic" Now, sir, II you wi!l look o
little 1css .u Though yon had Il bill to meet, a
title tuurc as thoslsh yc'd been left legacy,
you'll get putnrc."
Lo!gcr-t'I detect q rather lisagrccnh1e smell
In tic housc, Mrs. Jones. Are you sure the
,lrn1n.-' Welsh landlady-"O 1t can't be
the drains, sir, whatever. There arc none, sirs''
4 Virginia EhcHH asked murderer II liz
wanted tn make spcccl, On tho galaows. antl
llr replied, "t3ursa not; It looks like rain, md
i, don't wan1 to get we'' TO on "tth the hang
Dcan Swift eaid that this reason certain uni
sens inolt su.ne lcarnlng there, and hut few
brought any away with them, aud 10 It accumu-
lated.
Lnndlay Ito soarler who has passed his cup
six tucs)-"You arr VERY fond OF coffee, Mr.
Hnlth." Mr. smith. Yes, nla'an,: 1t looks NJ
II / wus when ur, willing tu swallow 30 mucl
watct for tho sake Of getting little"
II was born In Bath" said dirty y-lookinp
customer, Gs fle 1aratigleal crowd ut political
Mretng, "antl I love my nnttyr place" " You
don't lDpk ax II you hnl ever brcn there since.
sn!A or,e Ut l,s hearers, as be proceeded to lnud
ut oprucltlon candidate.
Miss Randolph. tho great granddaughter ol
Thotnns jefferson, Inns many anrrdates concern
inE cr famous anerstry, atrl asnnng these is tlt
tale of great aunt. WHO ot'cn renarkel natveIs
Of her husband: "Eurc, he's tho polltcst min
that ever hyrd: lc nercr even comes into .
room without looking through tho kcyholc ilrsi
to know II he'll be Wclcomcds"
4 Apar.rularly hIcll-toncl Doston drummer
who prilles lI,tcif on his clIlrMs. forever Inst
his pride liz oiher day. Tic drove hls fcllow
.!rnult1ers Mid III rnr by Ills attentions to q
cosnely maiden, to WHOM hi showed ll!a sa'pc'
lnl whose hand l.o squeezed fur half m hn1,r
Dut When tho ttut'l etolncs! quiet old fellow
atcrpru forward anl tl,anke hin. fur entertain
ing the Erl, Icnnrklng, "Snc Is hopclctsly In
sane, nuu an takiug iIrr " tho Stato Asylum
here"
a MAN WHO SAW 4 MULE DIE.
Tirptaia tNtr.) ca.oaIc!e.
"Aln't 1t clirous ttli,ltt ttlAt nobody eve
secs nlu!c die - rculurkcd MI oii tcanstcr II
Gumtcrt l. Wcbbcr's snloon. "No man ligtni
ever saw mule die. a'pose!"
Thus remarked Mr.. Daniels, lighting frcsl
cigar: "In lS50 was 'n!ning On tho South Fo1I
oE the Ynba, md 1t cauc my turn to cook 10
| my gang. Wo toOk turns cacl! week. you know
We'll, | was going to show how economical
could run the commlssury. lwcnt and bough
peck of .lrlea apples; they were all stuck u
gc4icr III IL lusup, but got 'e,n ja1n'l into tn
put, m,src.l In st,tle water nnd started tie iirt
Presently few Of 'eIn began 10 rise VI, to th
top vi tic pot aud w Isktn,nel 'cra Oft and pn
'cill IN a pan. Pretty soon some more bulge
| UP, anil l SKINNED them nir and pu
'eln it, tho pan. The first thing knew, after
hAl skinned thai blasted not awhile, llal T.
Eet another pan. md then anutllcr, and ly III
tialo ~ got four pana lcaped up full, dang III
TITAN tcru was III thu pot. That Il, tlou.h
su Ut tho time. ] kept Gctttn. more pans. an
lul,leis and latl afiIl all liz 4ttuc nlln