, 1880-05-16
LOCAL ITEMS.


ouly get safely past the boys, there IS spsil. 4
did prospect for lots Of orchard Auit ILLS
year. oho
DR.. Mary Walker stands up when sae
strikes match for her cigaret, just Ike 1ne
rest of us.
Now that the summer is coming, anu Auo
stoves in the country hotels will pc TAKEN
down, what will the people spit upon
It is now some nine weeks since the toInai i.;cn
opening of the Ladies' Grain anu ltus ~ 1sr.i D.
Exchange took. place. Althntlgn Inc rters "a.
change occupied very comm9onslons 9s carner Irn of
La Sale and Randolph streets, u "as +oe 4oo
long before the place was found 10 n1 wv ~.
small in which to transact the raplddis,tlhn, pld n
crcasing business of the concern: 1 aiid ule 10
management have found II oeS,a:.o'h6 fhaw have W
leased the fine suite Of rooms known as fttj Nosi
50 and So in the same block, anu nave nt!eu
them up with a style and elegance "ntet nst
makes them one of the neatest H.,a n1wee trI,e
success Of the new enterprise, which Is weil
meritcd, Is largely due to the strict 5ntegrlty
and sound business ability displayed ny Inc
management.
"The circus is coming;" remarked! !. tH;tS MtS;
Goodngto'1 ayng down ne ner tpa1ames pnpsr wv hv
pothenuses and other bedizens Of ing e. dofest fEst
and Jingle. How we'll I remember the hrst
time Daniel took me to the circus, ~ ~, W.
entered the tainted enclosure, sa!u 10 ni,i'
don't they p I was eenamost frightened to
death till Daniel told me it was only me
yendoos of peanuts and prize packages play
ing their rogation. ."-Boston Transcript
The ChickerIng piano, like the great Alex-
nnder, now sighs for more Worlus 10 io'tauea. tra
tional Exhibition at Melbourne, Australia;
where nearly all the leading European anu
American piano manufacturers were It!n,e Itple~
sented in the exhibits. As usual, the Cnlck-
Supremacy is now acknowledged wherever
civilization has penetrated. BY the way, We
notice that Messrs. PcIton. Pomeroy o. gross.
the Western agents for the Chlckerlng pianos
have Just received one OF the nilest speil++
mems Of the art Of piano-makingg ever brought
to Chicago. It is of course Chickefing Up
right, in Il massive, solid ebony case, peautl.
fully carved and inlaid, and Is valued al
Gladstone's trousers BAG. at the Knees.
This is all the information the London pn1 ;nst
graph contains, but it is true, you can 3usG
bet money that his coat "hltes" " up peninn
and "dukes" down at tile corners. That
kind Of a coat always goes with "those
sort" Of a trousers.
By all odds the busiest place On the WEST
Side last week was 1oner's Vienna MILL
merry store, 3l6 West Madison, street. ;, Choice
styles, moderate prices, and fair dealing are
always sure to win.
The instinct of reptiles is not to be de-
pended on. The ang1e-worm never comes
near the surface Of the earth until the very
time of the year when the fisl, begin, to bite,
and the boys side Of the Sunday-scnool 9e-
gins to assume the populous aspect OF lne
great desert
Something that will prove a great conven-
ience to businessmen ls the opening OF
splendid cafe at o. La Sale street by Messrs.
Isham & Serco,nb. The place has been hand
somely fitted up, and the superb bll! OF tare
includes all kinds of cereals and cold meats.
When man sees red spot developing on
his toes, he shudders and says, in horrlheu
whisper, .,Corns!," And, when hls nelghRors POTS
smile and go on with the coniugation, whis-
perine to each other, "Cornedl"
K.G.C.: You were wrongly informed aS
to who did the splendid job of painting and
penciling on the DOane Block, corner Wa
cuted by the wel!-known contractors, 0'Brien
Bros, SGT State street.
i West Point Professor solemnly declares
that q cadet will not lie, under any c1rcum-
stances. Now, if we could only find some,
body to prove that much for the witness =!
Don't fail to visit Weidman's New York
dairy. lnncll-roon, and ice-cre9m pariors at ~
and Il South Clark street, and see the beau
tiful Baxter engine churn:ng buttermilk IN Q
glass churn in the window.
"What about the electric 1ight?" asks
neighborinlg; journal. Nothing, we pelleVe.
but we understand they are all g busted " by
this time.
The Chicago vapor stove; no dirt, smoke,
wick, or chimncys; does all the work OF the
family; expense 4 sto1 cent an hour; safe
and simple; household blessing; four Sizes
See them ut 81 State street,
Yes, Melancthon, you are correct. BASE
ball is the oldest recreation on record. 1t
was in Adams inning that we all went out
neissler & Junge, $40 State street, whose
celebrated Vienna and milk bread have at
tanned such an enyiable reputation, have
order to accommodate their enormous trade.
"Steam and horse railways" mora!izes an
exchange, &tcompe} 100, 900 men In this scoun-
try to labor on Sunday" Yes, that is all
very well, bntwhat have the steam and horsc
railways to do with the 3oo.0 900 men in this
country who go fishing every Sunday II
your anxiety to hold the railroads to a strict
responsibility, don't let the Sabbath-breaking
fish escape,
The popularity Of SINNERS restaurant and
salnple-room, 4! State street, is shown BY the
crowds who daily throng the place to par.
take Of the sumptuous repast which that genial
gentleman always provides for his patrons.
Some of the striped stockings this spring
are made with one continuous spiral stripe,
SO that when the wearer stalks across mud
ny street, the spectacle creates, III LIE uIlHtt5
Of the spectators, the Impression OF pair OF
twin augcrs morticing the crosswalk.
Lovers OF art are invited to inspect TIE new
etchines, engrayings, and photoErayurhs Just
received at Thurbers Art Gallery, 2l0 Wa
bash avenue.
Col. Tom Scott, who retires from the Pres
idency Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad n man
Of immense wealth, went to housekeeping i'll
1e47 on $50 month.
We call the attention of the public to the
nobby style of garments now making up at
Roche d Neil's new tailoring establishment
81 Dearborn street.
The fashionable pose tthe photographers,
affected by the London beauties, is leaning
against the jam Of kitchen door, feeding
chickens.
The future Of Chicago can be seen in the
happy expressions Of the baby photographs
at Joshua Smiths studio, 206 North Clark
street.
4 young man who has recently taken
wife says lie didn't find it half SO hard to get
married as he did to get furniture.
The June monthlies-Hn7.pcr's atlantic,
Young Ladies' Journal, Dcmorcst, and Mag
azine Of Art-can be found at Smiths cheap
book and news store, 122 Dearborn street.
4 professor Of French in an Albany school
recently asked 4 pupil what WIS the gende;;
of academy. The unusually bright pupil
raEn0ufpH that II damon f}nfj whether III