, 1879-01-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY,

The fce-haryesters are rejoicing in splendid
crop Of crystal blocks over two feet in thickness
What makes dogs mad?'' asks an exchange.
| Boys. It makes cog mad as wet heu the
minute he sees boy with 4 tin can in one hand
and string in the other, looking for something
| to tie them to.
| The Queen Isabella diamond necklace, cross,
and earrings, containing in all 1856 rare gems,
and valued at $50, ,oc0, created quite q sensation
last week at the establishment of Giles, Bro. d.
| Co.. where they were on exhibition.
| When young man is escorting his girl on one
| arm and her mamma on the other it is ge1narka-
| bic how the vieor will go ont OF the arm hooked
to the mamma ana go into the arm hooked to the
girl This is one OF the curious things III pt>rs-
ology which our scientists ought towrestIe with.
i golden opportunity for the ladies to secure
choice millinery at astonshiugly low prices is Of
fered by Siessrs. Hagedon, Boyle &, Co., ~ Mad
ison street, near Wabash avenue, who are clos
ing out their elegant stock preparatory to in-
voicing.
s'Are you eneaeed1 said gentleman to
West Adams street young lady, at ball the
other evening. - was, but ii that Pete john
son thinks I'm going to sit here and see him
squeeze that frecklc-tacetl Wilkins girls hand
al1 the evening he'll be MISTAKEN solitaire or no
solitaire!'' Tie gentleman explained aud went
out to get air.
4 great many people have but little knowl-
edge OF the magnitude OF an Institution like the
Bryant d Strattoo Business College. There are
thirteen extensive rooms occupied for studvand
recitations. The thirteen Professors give thirty
daily lectures or class drills in addition to cx-
tensive individual instruction. 4 visit to the
rooms will convince any one that it is the only
place in Chicago where sound business educa-
ton can be obtained.
Little Laura was tired aud sleepy on Christ
mas n;gnt when she went to bed, and forgot to
say ber ''Now l lay me-" II tou}du't 60 to
Heaven tonight, mammn," said she, as her
mother was pulling off her little stockings.
",Why not, darliugs" "Tos Pm TOO tired''
The vexed question Of how to make home at
tractlVe has at last received satisfactory sola-
lion, and tine desired result is attained by secur-
ing one OF those handsome par!or billiard tables
introduced By the j. N. Brunswick Il Bake Co.,
No. q and 40 State street, They are as perfect
in construction and action as a fuIl-szed $500
table, and BY reversing the top, they arc equally
as serviceabte for the library or diuing-room
They cost, complete, but S25.
An irrcverent newspaper man remarks:
Nature may hayeintended man to drink water.
1t luoks that way from The fact that she will
freeze up the water-pipcs on the slightest occa-
siod and never meddle With barrel Of whisky,
when she can help it,"
II you want the best writing tool ever offer
ed, needing no inkstand, and never blotting
books or fingers, Try. the stylograpnc pen. To
be seen at 210 LaSalle street.
Those desiring masquerade ball, party. or
taoleau costumes will find it to their advantage
to patronlzc Mrs. e. Oehm, 29i State street.
An aged co1orea woman named Susan Savage
was burned to death IN Brai tleboro, VT, last
week, her clothes catching fire IRON her pipe.
AR. Trask was right; tobacco will kill 'e1n, if
they use it in the right way.
Real diamonds are always cold. So is dop,s
nose. You can tell them By touching them to |
your tongue. The-of course diamonds.
Dr.. Foote says ice water is better drink
for January than for August.'' we know it is
ever SO much cheaper.
All the winter months have catarrh in them.
Same way with all the spring, and fall, and !
summer months.