, 1877-08-05

stauder Have something9' and the by6tande
says Well, guess not just slam out anoLne
to encourage people who are almost persuaded
And another thing, when crowd Of fei ows ge
into the private room aud begin TO order chan
pagnc, and each idiot yells out, What, no
SO on, don't waste fresh bottle on lem ever
time. It's foolisnness, because half bottle
with plenty of ice in the glasses, will 60 round
When they order another bottle shoot on soda
water buttle under tue counter and I'll! Up to
glasses with the WINE that was left This
economy IN the highest aud holiest sense Of 1h
word. Besides, tue fellows like to be able u
say that they drank so many bottles Of VINE
| Finally, it Is good thing for the house, hecaus
alter allowing 10 cents for the bottle OF sod
that is wasted, we get $3.50 out Of quart bot
tie OF wine. Uon't you sect" The barkeepe
said he did.
I - AN EXTREMELY MODEST MAN.
| An adventurcr who sails under the name o
| II. c. Frecse is the most modest man in Ch!ca
| 60. During the late unpleasantness III the vi
entity OF the Halsted stree; viaduct he volun
| teered his service in the CAUSE OF Law and order
He Joined Capt. AgramoBn.'s cRyalrv company
| anu. by some mysterious dispensalot
Of Providence, aeted for q couple OF day:
| as First Lieutcnatst~ Having achieved nailiIar.
| greatness, he became infected with the bg
| head and ycrv noisy. Capt Agramonte wai
! Obliged to put him under arrest, lor the rensor
! TINT he acted more like rioter than soltsler
Nov. that the piping days OF peace have re-
turned, and the olivebrapch is seen III the land,
the man Frecse thinks he is entitled to some
! mark of recognition. In order to get it, he Inns
caused the circulation of a subscgiption-papef,
couchcd as follows:
CHICAGO, Ans. 4.--Subseription for a medal to
be presented Lieut.. H. e. Frecse by the Citizens
OF Chicago, III Testimony OF his brave and efficient
action in dsnersns the mob and Quelling the riot
OF Juiy, 1877.
by all means give him the medal.-a leather
one, applied under the coat-tatl BY means ot
4 cowhide boot
THE How OF IT..
An honest burglar, who, during o long life Of
profitable crime, had always avoided any trouble
with the authorities, finding that his last hour
WIS approaching, sent for his SON, TO whom he
desired to conlide the secret of his success.
.'How think you, Reginald - l4c said family,
when they were alone, 'huw think YOU is it
that for seveu.and>ttirty years have been able
to keep out of trouble with the cops!" '''Ow
the sansutnarY Tartaru5 should | know!" re-
spondcd the son; {" ! s'posc you stood in with
them.'' -stood in with uothin'," scntentiously
replied the old mall, lit was umore!ias and
lunch-baskcts did it-' 40, cheese that; You're
playing me for sucker" atniatty answered the
son. )" Wish may die next minute il All giv-
ing you stiT." said the father; 'what do you
take me for, anyhow:'' " Well, you're gong to
die next ,ninute," affectionately answered the
youth; - So ii you're going to shoot oil YOUR
mouth for Keeps you'd better shoot it p. d. IT,"
carried all umbrella With me, aud an umbrella
is III the eyes Of the cops passport drawn up
by respectability4 and ylsed by inOiIenslyeutss.
My umbrella was made oi sheet-iron, and lad
lots Of spaces in it for stowing away jimmies,
and skelcton-keys, and things; you couldn't
TO hurt anybody, WHY, all you had to do was to
yhuck him over the head with your umbrella and
he weot down as II the monkey Of plle-drivcr
had stove in the roof Of his hat Then good
and such things in. Leave bit Of napkin OF
piece OF newspaper sticking out of the SIDE sling
it over your arm, put your hat on the back OF
your hcad, and strike out for home pretty
quick as il you were telegraph operator, Or y
printer, or reporter, or some OF those low
characters that haye to be about the streets all
night When you see cop, just say, Good
morning, officer and walls past him rs bold as
q lion or roundsman, and you make the rifle
every time" "But,' said the sou, *syou can't
carry anything bulky in a funch-basket.-cfocks,
or clothing, or cruet-stards, or things" IT
never thought that a sou Of mine would stoop
To carry of clocks, or clothing, or cruet-stands.
have been thief, but l have tried to be re-
spectacle. What Kind of man are you, any
hows have lived too long to see this disgrace
upon my name, aud now must die, p. d. q, to
make up for lost time" So saying, and vust-
ing stern look upon his degenerate offspring,
the old burglar climbed the golden stair-ln his
stocktng-fcet-
The assertion that H. !. Dewes, member Of
the First Regiment, had been discharged from
his situation with Culver, Page, Hoyne y Co.
because Ut his absence as soldier during the
riots. Is emphatically denied By the fra. They
explain that Dewes was teanlster in the en-
ploy Of Hfr. Rowe1l, who has for several months
owned the wagons, horses, aud other teaming
equipment formerly belonging to the firm, and
That said uewes has not been IN the firms en- I
oloy since about March last Further, it ap-
weeks ago that another man would be nut in |
his place unless he would work for certain
ower figure than he was then getting. This |
Dewes refused to do, and his discharge was !
therefore due to that fact, and. is the firm and
sfr. Rowell say, not in the least to anything |
which pertained to his duties as j soldier, To |
,ear out the FIRMS assertion they show that Que
IT the men employed i'll their mechanical DC |
1artment was uu. duty With the Second RcSJ- !
nent all the time it was under arms, and hc re-
:eived his regular pay Us if he had been working
very day.
Nj. Culver stated yesterday that the firm had t
hrce or four boys IN the First, aud all who were
Lway received tieir luii weeks wages, Including |
printer, who WIS doubtless working bv tue /
,icce. Tie boys Ut the regiment were consider
Ibly surprised When they heard ol the singular [
for they remembered that ttree |
iears ago, when the organization was in its in
ancy and SUCCESS was extremely doubtful Lui-
'er, Page d. Hoyne we're among the very first to |
ontrlhute $25 TO the subscription list, signing |
he sQme t'cash.n
THANKS
At regular meeting. of George H. Thomas
Post, No. 5, q. A. X, Department OF Illinois, |
leld At thei1 liall, CORNER vi Madison and Robey
trccts Friday, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted: i
WHEltEAs, During onr late local disturbances
Company F, IT, a. K. Eeterane. were ordered to
lie support Of Lieut.. Ecsey ut Gad*s Hill Police
tatiun- and III consideration Of the hearty vel
o!Ac and royal entertainment extended 10 III or
lieut. Ncsey and the officers Of his command Sun
lay evening, July 20, 1877, be it
ResotCed. That we hereby return our thanks for
be many courtcsies extended 10 Us on that occa- T.
ion, and that we as Post will always remain
eady to give tho hand Of welcome and extend any f.
in potver to Lieut.. NTeaey and his
heir kind treatment +
At the same meeting the following named t
!entlc1nen, WHO served With George H. Thomas +
'ost, were elected honorary members to that |
,ost: s. 5. Gregory, w. A. '. Porter G. P.
Sanford. l. B. Townsend, C. S. Waite, e, Wash
'urne, Frederick Wilde. +
THE FLOAT1SG HOSPITAL, /,
Over 800 children aud their attendants vera +
AIKEN out to the FloatinS Hospital last week.
| larger percentage Of these were ycry sjrE +
hildren than in any previous week, Money +
las been received sufficient to meet the cx-
lenses OF the coming week. The Supcrlntcud- +
NJ issued circular which was distributed to t
ONE extent yesterday, clerks and e1npluyes in
torres, banks, offices, and other places Of bust
ess TO take up:$1 collections in their respect /
re places OF business in aid OF the hospital. I
Is hoped that there will be such response
th's proposition that, with the
honey received from other sources. TIN. |
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