, 1879-02-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

Chicago has furnished the champion billiard
ist, the champion shootst, the cham oiou walk
ist, and still has good supply Of championship
material on hand.
The masquerade ball to be given at the armory
bg Company G, First Regiment I. N. g., on the
20th inst, promises to be brilliant affair.
It is because he has heard thut close attention
to little things makes the successful business
man that the young dry-goods clerk takes care
Of bis Uustache.
Duuwcll d Ford, fine stationers and en-
rraycrs, Sc Madison street, exhibit a maenii-
cent assortment Of hand~painted silk valentines.
The good-natured husband thai is foolish
enough to do shop errands for his wife never
knows enough to do tl'em properly: lie is just
as apt to ouy paper cam9rlc rs olacE alpaca ior
sheeting, ii the drY-gooAs clerk only tells him
that it is the correct thing.
1t is safe to predict that the expectations Of
the Chicago iadies will be more than realized in
The exquisite novelties in designs and materials
which Ghortniey is securing during his br,cf
sojourn in New York: 1t is gratifying to tho
fair patrons OF our American Worth to know
thai, during his temporary absence in their in
tcrest, their orders will receive the same CARE
full attention, and bc executed with Us much
promptncss, as il he were present.
4 small man never signs for greater bulk Of
stature aid breadth OF shoulders SO much as
when he goes into crowded. railway car, :tI1d
sees IL man that will weigh as much as three Of
him spread out over four seats, pretending to
sleep.
The public are being treated just now to
plenty Of investigations,-n'ilit Congress
slonal, and otlerwise,-but the most satsfac-
tory investigations arc those made by tl,e lead
ing Chicago artists and musical instructors into
the merits Of the Hact, Davis t1 Co.'s pianu S.
When sucr acknowledged experts as Profs.
Fatk, Lcdocnowski, Zicgfeld, Creswold,
Rohner, aud Farini unite in praising the excl
lent qualities OF these instruments, the YER
dict may be accepted as the most complete
proof OF their superiority. The increasing sales
reported by Mr.. W. W. kimball, the Western
ageut, show that these superb pianos are fully
appreciated by the public.
In view OF the great suffcrinss OF the poor
this winter weather, sentimental young lady
worked until midnight, for three nights, eth
bro'dcrins blue dauucl ulster for her favoritc
black-and-tan terrier.
4 dattering tribute to the excellence OF
Kochcr's photograph work was received from
who writes that the photographs of himself
taken By Rocher are vastly superior to any pro-
duced either in New York or Paris. He asks
Sr. Rocher Us personal favor to forward some
OF the. pictures TO his relatives iu Wiesbaden.
Germany. He also sends an order for NUN
ber Of copies for exhibition in the Eastern cities.
1t is 4 noticeable fact that the people in the
prairie country Of Iowa do more work than any
other people in the West. This is because
there is nothing about the top rail OF barbcd
wire fence that invites men to sit Oh it and talk
politics while the grasshoupers get in the crops.
A1ready 1t is announced that the theft" of
the fruit crop for another season is ruined.
Shippers will probably order the bottoms OF