, 1880-08-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

Lffe-insurance actuaries have established
the same rates of premiums for miners and
NEIL who work in tunnels and regular pa
irons of excursion-steamboats THIS doesn't
seem fair deal for the miners and tunnel
men.
For our part, we hope that Tanner will die.
We have this wicked hope because we don't
want any encouragement given cheap board
ing-hQuses and hotels. II it is once estab-
lished that man can live forty days and
forty nights without even bull beef, dried
apples, and pegged pastry, these enemies Of
man will drop to yet lower1evel Of iniquity.
Medical science can produce nothing to
equal the famous Bethesda water of WaNke-
sha as a remedy for kidney and liver disol-
ders. Gale & Blocki are sole Western agents
1t is remarkable how soon a college gradu-
ate can adapt himself 10 the duties and re-
qnirements Of Journalism 1, 4 Yale eiap.
who secured q position on Western daily,
was not in the harness three days before lie
called a contemporary reservoir OF Slnsh"
with all the airy grace and abandon of a
veteran who had grown gray in the profess
sion.
4 daughter Is almost always right when
she endeayors to initiate ler mother, but we
do not think the mother is equally right
when, at certain period Of life, she tries all
she can to initiate her daughter. We heard
her attempt to sing one Of her daughters
ably. Tne daughter then sat down and the
music she educed from Hazelton piano was
angelic. The old man had sent it home that
day. He bought it Of Pelton, Poneroy IL
Cross, LEO State street.-Cdrl PTetzeps No
tionaL Weekly, .Ju{y 81
It is estimated that ne-sixth Of the earth's
surface is covered with the tracks Of light
ning-rod men and book-canyassers; the re-
manning tive-sixths is traversed by advertis-
ing agents,
magazine speaks of 1.-The most delicious.
delectable, entrancing, and distracting Of all
innocent indulgences," she means kiss.
Messrs. Heiss1er & Junge have recently
completed some YER, important Improve
nlents at their main bakery. No. $40 State
riyaled Vienna and milk bread necessitating
all enlargement Of their productive resources
The average woman's waist measures
thirty inches; the average length of mans
arm is thirty inches. How admirable are
thy works, 0 Nature!
Lovers Of the antique greatly admire the
rich old mahogany pieces Oh exhibition at
J. S. Bast's, 272 North Clark street.
The easiest way to find out whether Bob
mgersoll is correct or not is to go and take q
trip on u New York steamboat.
Even the celebrated cherubs Of Raphael
graphs at Smiths, 20C North Clark.
Under the head of "Sensible Advice" an
agricultural journal prints an article advis-
ing young men to buy Il farm. There are
thousands Of young men in this country who |
cannot raise money enough to pay for the !
washing OF two shirts per week. If all such |
were to buy farm they would soon be rich
enough to buy seat in the Legislature. But !
perhaps they have never thought Of that.
Still two months Of hot weather. Buy an |
Adams s. Westlake oil stove. Office, IS Lake
street.
A young and beautiful Philadelphia
maiden was rapidly sinking with the lockjaw
when her physician conceived the happy idea |
Of holding a spoonful Of ice-crenm to her
lips. The moment he did so she opened her
jaws and sllrIeked: "Don't give me little
plate, make it a big one"
''Holc on dar," said colored man. hailing
an acquaintance. "Dohs yercross der street
ebcry timer sees me to keep from payin' dat
bill ?'' mo, doesn't" ''What fur den?"
- 10 keep from bein' axed fur tn