, 1879-08-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

] All the planets will be visible this month, anc
1t is always the correct thing to teach Jour besi
| Girl astronomy while she is Young.
| The one unsatisfactory thing about Heaven te
some women will be, when they get into thei1
angel clothes, they can't jaw the dressmaker
about the fit and say she kept all the scraps
There was one man who said he was bigger
man than old Grant" but no man has ventured
to say. aroirdupoisily, ~ am a bigger man
than David Davis"
| Afr. q. s. Newton, the wel1~known merchant
tailor, now Temporarily located at 354 West
| Madison street, has gone East to select the
latest fall novelties which he will exhibit in his
| new ind magnificent establishment,now in prof.
| css Of erection at No. 383 West Madison street,
| and which be will occupy about Sept. l.
A man, however sensible and uevout, ceases
| to be thankful for the immense fruit crop this
year the moment l0-year old bov smttes him.
ut long, though accurate range, as to the buck
| OF his bald head with an oVer-ripe tomato about
the size OF carriage sponge In fact, be doesn't
think very much about the fruit crop at all.
His thoughts dwell with painful interest upon
tue absent boy, who may be dimly deserted In
the shadowy distance making himself absenter
| and absenter every jump.
= Bright, laughing, and happy little sunbeams
Of the household. Nothing can photograph the
perfect expression of their smart little faces
like Smiths instantaneous process, at his studio,
2O6 North Clark street.
The most tormenting companion in the list
OF your acqua;ntances is the man who ascertains
your age, and then bases 5ll his conversation
and personal "reminiscences on people and things
who died or Which happened when you were
about years old or younger.
a Costly Sidewalk.-The walk in front.of Mr..
Al. Backnlps great tea emporium, 40 Clark
street, contained last week 500 packages Of the
finest japan tea, Imported direct from Hiogo BY
that gentleman at cost OF $4,000.
This IS the time OF the year at which the
sylph-like school-teacher goes off to a realm OF
perfume and dowers, and presents to her rural
relatives the jacsllutrcs and other things taken
from her pupils during the year.
Dr.. D'Unger, at the Palmer House, is making
great stir just now by bis success in curing fe-
male debility and nervous prostratfon with nfs
wonderful cinchona rubra, which is proving SO
Invaluable as tonic.
The small boy hurls defiance into the teeth OF
cholera-morhus, and calmly munches his elev-
enth green apple; but the cholera-morbus takes
him all the same, just as il he were mild and
gentle and prepared to 60, like the boy in the
Sundaf-school books.
Messrs. Garrlck d Bartels, at the Tivoli, have
secured tue sole agency OF Werner & Co.'s cele-
bratcd "America Extra Drv'' champagne.
This wine, which is now SO popular In New York
and all over the South, is sure to have 4 large
sale here on account OF its superb quality and
low price. One trial wi.l satisfY the most skep-
L1ca1s II Is fetal!eo at 1U cents glass, AMI IS
very popular as table wine 10 private families.
"Where do all the flies come from?" queru~
lously demanded old Mr.. GunnYbaes, waving
his hands frautically over his tormented head.
"That isn't the question" replied his equally
tormentcd partner; ''when are they going back
agains That's what want to knows
Volumes might be filed with a record OF the
wonderful cures effected by Bethesda water.
For indigestion and kidney diseases it has no
equal; anl Gale g. Bloc}li, sole agents. daily re-
ccivc hundreds OF testimonials to its yir.ues.
He was disgusted boy. BE had exercised
great caution. and had ioal1Y succeeded tn
crawling unobserved, under the canvas into the
tent. And he found it was not circus but
in progress.
An advertisement may deceive, but you eau
not be deceived il you will call at the Metro
poIitap Business College, 149 State street, and
inspect the workings Of that institution. It Is
tho best place in the city to educate q boy.
Sofomon's wisdom was never more apparent |
than when he warned parents not to lose sight
Of tie rod. Misplaced switches have wrought |
great evil to the race 10 these latter DAYS. =,
The best thing in tine long run. Not honesty,
but good stout pair of lungs.
According to Mr.. Corbin, Couey Island is not |
l..jew, but q Gent-isie.