, 1879-05-25
LOCAL ITEMS.


There Is one thing to be said in favor OF the
strawberry shortcake: the berry department Of
the cake is never half SO thin as the jokes that
are made about 1t.
John G. Whittier writes poem entitled ~
was Stranger and Ye Took Ne I'M; but ne
doesn't say how much he lost-
Mr.. John q. Funk, the Superintendent OF the
San Juan Central Mining Company, OF this city,
started for Colorado last week. He takes out
with him full supply Of milling and mining
will be pushed as rapidly as possible. The
property OF the Company is located near ne 1ae
Town Of Aninas Forks, and comprises 7,2oo
linear feet Of claims. They: already have I'VE
mountains. and the claims cover some OF
the, richest and most promising deposlts3 Is
in the San Juan country The capital stock Of
the Company is IS, GOO 900, most OF which Is helo
in Chicago, but good portion has been taken
by Polo and Oele County capitalists: The sam
pies Of ore shown at the Company's office, No:
103 Fifth avenue, are remarkably rich, ana
promise unusually good returns when the mlnea
are properly developed.
It isn't the fraiI, delicate Girl, with the soft,
gazelle-lke eye that the divine afaatus Of spring
poetry rests upon. Not at all. The genius OF
rhyme and rhythmis more often found IN the ro-
bust and somewhat wrfnkled maiden OF ~ sum-
mers, with good appetite and superb dlges-
tion. Young man, beware Of the rhymtng. fe-
male. She is the most expensive kind to feed.
It is pleasure to note the substantial evi-
dences OF the prosperty Of such favor1te piano
house as Messrs. Pelton s. Pomeroy, Who oe-
cupy leading position in the music trade OF the
West. They have added room after room until
they occupy all the available space on the first
and second floors at Nos. 150 and 153 State
street, with their stock Of pianos and organs,
and now they have found it necessary to remove
the square pianos to the new music room on the
second floor, and devote the rooms On the 1irst
floor to uprights exclusively. A neat staircase
connects this room with the main noor' ana tns
whole place is NOW undergoing renoVating and
refitting that will make it one Of the most con-
yenient and attractive music houses In Chicago.
A contemporary prints some verses entitled
stThe Dying Poet" But the lines don't explain
whether be was pitched ont OF third story WIN
ball bat and kicked downstairs. HoTeyer, 1t Is
gratifying to know that be Is dying. " course
be is 'Gentle Spring poet.
The Buckner Bros, Of Kentucky, are here
again with lot OF beautiful saddle-horses for
sale, and are stopping with Messrs. m tlsher @
No wonder Adam was happy. When bis wife
wanted new spring suit he merely picked her
fg-leat.
Among the visitors at Joshua Smiths studio,
2O6 North Clark street, last week were several
ladies from Dubuque, H., who wished TO test
the mGf1L9 OF HIS INSTANTANEOUS p1oto|AA
process of which they had heard so much. They
we're, OF course highly pleased With the result
Now also last summers straw hat Is risen
from the shot, and become the first fruits OF
them that have not wherew1th to purchase
new tile. And with the same Is no one deceived;
nav, rather shall derision be Its portion aud the
contumely OF men the lot OF him who Weareth
1t.
The removal of Lfncolu's domestic bakery
and coffee rooms, which attained such poputar1-
ty ot 121 and 123 Monroe street, and more re-
Gently at 50 Madison street, to the new and
commodious quarters ut 1S7 Clark street, four
doors south OF Monroe, is substantial addition
to the business OF that thorouChfare. The place
has been elegantly fitted up, and the best tea
and coffee viii he served with pure cream at the
popular price Of tl!e cents per cup; ;u. -,,oh
represents her engaged in the sports Of an
archery club-a slight, girlish figure, graceful as
Diana. It is a lifesize figure, and something IN
its proportions reminds one ct the 2aeeg ss sne
inst as long as the Queen is broad
reasonable allowance is made for second
hand ot1 or gas stoves in exchange for the i'm
nroyed Adams & Westlake Wire Gauze Oh
Stove at 100 Lake street.
Yesterday, when an organ-grinder appeared on
the streets wearing gold watcn ana caan'
twelve mechanics Quit work and resolved to be-
come musiciane. It's just such little things as
this that demora1izes labor.
Another lot of those elegant imported coach
Ing umbrellas was received last week BY Messrs'
Brown Il Prior, Wabash avenue, colner Monroe.
The designs cannot be oupllcateo any o,ey ate
Just as fresh strawberries make their appear
ance in the market, the clearinghouse keeper
grows liberal with the preserved ones she has
been boarding up MI winter.
Among the new goods received last week at
Dunwen s. Ford's, SO Madison street, was very
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