, 1879-04-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
T. ts estimated that oyer 81, ,0o0, 900 Of Chicago
canjta1 has been invested in Colorado mines
since the 1st OF January.
A Western paper wants to know "where the
next worlds fair will be he1d!' We don't pro-
fo.e to know much about the next world, but in
this mart OF the country Sunday night Is the
fayoritc time for holding this worlds 1a1r'
Owing to tile rush at Ghormley's last week.
many of his fair patrons were unable to place
their orders and give their final directions, and
for their accommodation he postponed Ills de-
parturc to the latter part OF this week.
4 collector OF old porcelain thought to please
n friend by offering hin 4 draught OF water
from Que of his ra7est cwers, and was sublitneiy
disgusted with Ills friend's remark that the
fluid .ttastca,s ~ little bric-a-bracish."
uYou NAV talk about pianos,'' said we'll
known musician, in conversation with TRIBUNE
representative 'sbut when it comes right doT1i
to actual merit you will find it hard to beat the
kimball piano: The: fact is" nc contlnueo, t,,
"Mr. w. y. kmball may Wfll rel. b. 1e ealGd tas ts
learned few things in bis twenty-five years
experience in the West, and he could not afford
to allow mis- name to be placed on an n'1e1lor
instrument or one that he could not guarantee
III every particular. lie has never soushI 1or
fulso,ne testimonial from public characters, or
even given the instruments tfc benefit ot sys-
temat1c advertising, and yet there arc nov over
40, 600 Of the Klmbal pianos in use in the United
States. It simply shows that true merit Is
bound to win. have used one OF ms upriEuts
ourhly tested every other piano made, 1 nave
never had the slightest desire to change"
He was 8 venerable and agricultural-lookfng
man. attired in the latest Hoosier fashion, and
he stood on street corner. Holding up his left
hand, and gazing re!iectlyciy upon three ss pieces
he solilouuixed: "Thut's to remind mc-get Il
spool OF cotton; t'qtEer means don: forget the
calico, But, what in thunder's this for! All,
By gum that's don't get drunk agafn''
By his instantaneous process Mr.. Joshua
Smith Is able to secure the perfect expressive
% pnotograpns which so justly rank 2s the " 1ncom-
parables." Studio zoo North Clark street.
There is oply one object in the world which
will attrart 8 Young lauy's attention from the
handsome young man whom she meets on the
street, and that is another woman with u nat
two laps ahead of any style sue has yet seen.
The fact that Dunwell d Ford, stationers and
enerayers, SO Madison, make q speciality OF IN
vitation cards accounts for the artistic excel
leuce Of their work in this line.
It has been proved that the strength. care,
and thought expended by the average house.
wife iu coaxny weaA-chcsted, hollow-backed,
consumptiye geranum up TWO inches would mt
a ton weight thrcc-quartcrs of q mile, and raise
II thousand-dollar mortgage out Of sight.
Nothing vet discovered equals the compound
cubcbs cigarettes prepared by Gale s. Blocki,
chemists. and now sold by all druggists as the
standard remedy for cold in the head or catarrh.
"Howdy this morning?" says an acquaintance
to fat citizen, who is blowing and stcalnill:5s
ing for waikl" No." pufrs the fat citizen,
tirniug his bulging eyes neither to the right nor
left; ssrm walking for a train"
The beautiful plain and fancy cakes for we'd
dings, parties, ETC., at Hciss1er d Jungc's bak-
cry and confectionery, $40 State, nrc even more
attractive than tho superior Vienna and milk
bread for which they are so justly celebrated.
at may be-" says Hctfelspin, it may be
that man and his wife are one, but notice
that when 1 come to pay the weekly board-bill
the landlord does not think SOL
The appointment of photographer to the Au-
thors' Carnival was awarded to Copelin, Is
Madisou-st. The appointment is q good one, rs
it insures the best possible pictures Of the char
actcrs participating in the affair.
Childhood's happy hour is turned into gall
and wormwood by tho paternal announcement
Saturday morning: well, bub, guess you
hod better let the fish alone to-day, and go
down cellar and sprout those tatoes.'
Archaeological shells for painting In oil,
pallettcsi' Minton tiles, gilded horse-shoes,
panels, etc, ut F. R. Agery's, 46 Madison street.
Edith -s'Now, grandpa, don't the Bible say
our hairs are nll mbcred?n Baldheaded
grandpa" Yes, child, yes!' Edith" Well,
grandpa, it didn't trouble them much to count
yours, did it?'
All the May magazines; also "Little Duke, :"
ttPinafcre,' and 5000 other pie res OF standard
| music at ten cents each, are found at Smiths
| cheap book and news store, IL Dearborn.
"Herc," said the farmer, us he exhibited the
| broken jar 10 the manufacturer, II packed this
jar full of butter. aud tile jar split from top tt
| bottom. Perhaps you cau explain the phenom"
cnou.n sob, yes. can,'' was the ready reply
"the butter was stronger than the JAR"
| Mr.. Edward de Auguera, who has been sc
| successful with his music classes ut 249 Park
avenue. will shortly establish himself In more
| convenient and central location on State street
| snow, isn't he IN augel?'' said the fond
| mother as she seated the little fellow In his
arm-cair at the table for the first time. H. 4
sort OF destroying angcl," remarked the cynical
father, as he saw the S25 caster go spinning tt
| the floor with crash.
4 chance to secure bargains is offered at tht
auction sale of furniture. No. Ill Deaborn ay
! cnuc, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
| Self-possessod tramp-"Will any gentle
man-'' Brown ito intending amsciyer)--
.tDou't YOU give him anything; he's been hert
belure TO-DAY" S.-P. L. Qoftily}-ts Will yor
have the kindness not to mcdtlle with my bust
ness affarsY"
The price Of the superior imported artihcia
eyes for which Gale d Bocki are sole agents is
now reduced to S10.
"Ycsh, Pm druuk,n he soliloquzed "Bu
| Il Pm drunk, how'1n I shober 'nough to know
I'm drunk! Zis shing ish gettin' too dem1
difficult f man
Not fur was injured last summer where Bucl
s. Rayner's s'Moth Powder" was carefully sprink
| led.
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