, 1879-06-29

lishment Of drst-clsss art institution vii
manifest itself.
|. LOCAL ITEMS.
The value of one acre Of strawberries equal
the value Of 325, 900 young men who part thef
hair in the middle and wear eyeglasses.
During the four months the Chicago teacher
we're without pny they licked an average ofseVel
boys per day each.
Wild raspberries are ripe now, but as Yo1
have to make thorn album OF yourself to ge
near one, the taste Of the fruit is seriously i'm
paired.
It was noticeable fact that nearly all Of tht
best carriages seen at the races during the pas
week were from the extensive establishment O.
c. P. Kimbal1 & Co. That firm may well bt
proud Of the elegant array Of 1andaus, T carts
SuHy aud Buckingham wagons, top buggies
ETC., displayed there, especially when we con
slider that the owne1s we're amoog the very best
| men in this cty,-men who know good car:
rtage and KNOW where TO buy 1t.
In ancient Rome, the visitor to the theatre
| purchased, in lieu Of a ticket, little caue,
| which he carried in bis hand and delivered to
we're seated. there must have been big pile OF
sticks at the entrance. Nowadays they often
put the parcel Of sticks upon the stage.
It used to bo = question as to what becomes
| Of all the pins, and now it is almost an equally
| curious conundrum where all the pianos 20.
| To say nothing OF the vast number sold in the
| Eastern cities, there are sent out from Chicago
| alone not less than 500 pianos a month. or
5000 year. OF this number it Is estimated
that at least four-tfths are sold by the
houses OF ". w. Kimball and Pelton u
| Pomeroy, who seem to be fast monopolizing the
| piano trade OF the West. The latter firm espe-
| cially have been wonderfully successful. Al
though they have beenin business In Chicago
| only four years, yet the perfectly satisfactory
manner in which their business is conducted,
! and their policy OF always giving the best In
struments possible for the money, have won them
q host OF patrons and an immense trade.
'Tis the rosebud, With its delicate blush, that
now ndorns the lapel of the swell young gent.
was placed there by some fair baud that plucked
it from Its bush while yet it 6parkled with the
| morning dew. This is not the case. 1t is one
that be reached across the fence and stole from
front yard on his way down town.
3. 8. Newton, the popular West-Side tailor,
ton, 362, to 354 West Madison street.
An old Captain in the regular army says that
soldier can get drunk on cold water, if it is in
q demijohu; aud there are stringent orders that
all dcmijohns must be suppressed.
Although the races last week offered unusual
dLLFAELlOu6 (U ptEuhuTE-6EGkGFR& Inc c0aTmfIlT
excursion steamer Ruby did splendid business
The Ruby is undoubtedly the best-equipped and
safest pleasure-boat ever seen in Chicago, aud
the strict order always noticeable On board re-
fleets credit on the manager, Mr.. Henry Baby.
F, They say London is on broad grin on account
9e1 aSe Sauch M s;. t
before the American, they. wore heavy gar
ments, profusely embroidcred,' but when they
danced for the Prince, { they entered the ballet
in their usual costume plenty OF beads and
necklaces"
The following is copy of aletter from prom
fnent Western merchant:
CANON CRY, Col, June Is, 1879.-Mr. ". n.
Kin16aN, Chicaqo-DEAR Sm: The grand BAL
let, Davis & Co. upright piano at $3.50 Is in my
house and feel just like saying, after selling
over $50 pianos in Colorado in the last thirteen
years. that 1t Is the most perfect instrument
ever saw. It is in perfect tune after ride OF
$500 miles BY railroad. would not change it
for any piano made. It is admirud by the best
musical ta!eut IN the city for its faultless tone
D. 6. PEABODY.
The beauty Of summer IN the temperate zone
IS the amount Qf physical exercise a man can
take. He lies make and fights mosquitoes all
night, and writhes with the flies and prickly
heat all day. They must miss these things in
the tropics.
Quick as a fash, and the photograph is taken
BY Joshua Smiths instantaneous p, ocess, The
results are 1.-THE lncomparables." Studio, 206
North Clark street.
The Car hasn't been shot ct for so long that
he feels lonesome, and thinks his people never
think about him any more.
Chicago can nov boast that she not only owns
the finest racc-ccurse in America, but also the
finest restaurant, namely: The Fashion, SO East
Madison street. It Is credit to Messrs. Will
iams d Hales, the propr1ctors, and DR.. Favor.
the gentlcman1y manager.
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fashionable party the other evening, a modest
youth replied: "About as much as an oyster on
the half-shell." |
Messrs.'C 2. Kimbal & Co. have lust re- |
ceyed several carloads of carriages from one Of
the best makers East, with orders to sell for |
the next ten days without regard to cost.
Philadelphia and Boston have their cooking |
schools for girls.-Erchanae. All right. Cook a
girl for us. please, and send her right along. |
We would like ours little rare.
Simply elegant, is the verdict on the last in
voice Of Japan tea received By A. FL. Blackal, |
49 Clark and 1856 West Madison street.
A young lady, the other evening, Kissed in the
dark young man whom she mistook for her
lover. Discovering the mistake, she said: ats
not he, but it's'nic
Leave China to be fired By St. Nicholas Toy /
Co. at Avery's, 46 Madison street.
How rapidly man loses'alt interestin in politics
and national finance when he shuts door on
bis own thumb.
Billy Emerson as Buttertub in Henry Moses
II Shadboat Pinaforc." .
The most obstinate practitioners are forced to
the value of Dr.. D'Unger's Gin
,houa Rubra, and it is now proven to be the |
BEST remedy ever discovered fbr female weak
1ess, or nervous prostration in either sex. a.,
"June," aptlg remarks the Polar bear OF the
Buffalo Express, "would be ver7 enjoyable but
or the danger Of freezing to DEATH"
The recent elevator accident at the Briggs
House, which would certainly have been fatal to
Iny passengers on the elevator, could never
rave happened il tnes elevator shaft had bccu
provided with the automatic selt-costng doors
Invented bY the Well-kuown architect, John II,
Fan Osdcl}. These doors are perfect In action.
Little Billy was told, Never ask for anything
it the table. Little boys should wait until they
nc served" The other day little Billy was for
rotten in the distribution, and was not served
u all. What could be do: Presently, after re-
Letting seriously, be & assed; Mamma, Ehen
,na'--Fre7,cA paper.
.Hughey Dougherty, as Sir Joseph Porter