The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-06-06

The "Un1vefSA ffov106fs"esO1e q Len
den,s Iastitutieas. 80
A London letter to the San Francisco
Chronicle says
Have you heard of tho wonderful
Whiteley of Wsstbourn Grove, the
"Universal Powder" q be :,calls him.
self! His is q large block Of shops,
which less than twenty years ago started
as q single small establishment in the
millinery and drapery line, and has now
been famous for at least dozen twelve
months. 1t is place outside which, in
the season, tho carriage extend for .
quarter Of mile or more, and stand as
many deep as the width of not espec-
tally capacious street and the vigilance
of the metropolitan police will permit ;
and where IN the middle of tho summer,
when the stock Of light materials is du-
ring few days sold 1t cost price or less,
and IN the middle of the winter, when
the heavy things are also for few days
disposed of at an lawful sacrifice" you
have to get up in the ANAL hours and
rush of there directly tho doors open If
you wish to be attended to.
Said . gentleman the other day to one
of the urbane shop. walkers. who was Ct.
tending him to the door after an after
noon spent in the several Quitting de-
partments devoted to his sex, 81 really
believe you could do everything bu,
bury me" "We would bury you with
the greatest pleasure" returned the po-
lite official; "that is-ahem-I beg par.
don 1 mean If you should be so unfor.
tunate as to stand in need Of that mel.
ancholly Office, we have set up an under.
takers branch of business" A lady
once saying in the chop that she thought
she could buy everything there but q
leg Of mutton and Goals, the man who
was serving her Immediately pointed to
q notice setting forth tbat.a department
for butchers meat had just been added
and that in another orders for Goals coold
be received. A gentleman unsteady in
clined once wrote to Mr.. Whitley to ask
him to send some banjos to look at. In
return civilian Whitley L. Co." pre-
sented "their respectful compliments
and begged to inform that gentleman
they did not keep banjos. On which
their correspondent wrathfuliy wrote
back to ask how William Whiteley
Co. could presume to call themselves
Universal Providers if they did not kseE
banjos. Very. soon, indeed, after this
snub, the U. P.'s again presented Their
respectful compliments and requested
that Mr.. So-and-So would be kint
enough to call and inspect their collec
ton of banjos and other musical instru
ments. --..-, .
A young man shout to proceed to In
dia paid the famous establishment visi
for his outfit, and was set up with every
thing he could possibly require just a
fast as he asked for it. AS he was writ
ing his cheque for the whole amount in
the great William Whiteley's private of
fee he laughingly said, "Well, positive
ly, Mr.. Whitley, l believe you have pro
vided me with all want save only on,
thing" "And that ?" ais q wife" 81,
that all ?" said the smiling head of tn
firm. "Would you care to dine with M
at 7:30 at my house tomorrow
should be very glad, indeed, to see you.
ri am sure it will afford me great pleas
ure to dine with YOU" politely mad,
answered the astoDlshed young man
and accordingly presented himself tn
next evening at the hospitable Mr.
Whiteley's town residence. Here b.
was presented to q refined and ver]
agreeable assemblage of people, and b.
escorted to the dinner table o youn,
lady, by whom he of course sat, an'
who was in every way so perfect,
charming that, long ero the Termination
of the meal, be had completely lost hi
heart. The sequel may be readil!
imagined. That young man sailed 70
India stocked from the boundless n
sources of the wonderful Universal Pro
wider with everything, from socks an,
suspenders up to wife.