, 1880-09-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

| How time changes! In the good old Testa-
ment days it was considered miracle for an
Ass to speak, and now nothing short OF
miracle will keep one quiet.
| At the Horticultural Exhibition in ST.
Louis they had a monument that no doubt
| struck terror to the hearts Of all beholders,
| especially the youth. It was an obelisk made
of 10000 green apples. What sight Tor
! physician to gaze at, thankful that he lives
in country wherethe right to devour green
| apples and have the ch0lera afterwards is
vouchsafed to every citizen. .
One Of the numerous commercial institu-
lions in this city which are wbrthy OF note Is
! 1he Ladies' Grain and Provision Exchange,
one of the most successful enterprises ever
] inaugurateti in Chicago. while it is largely
patronized by the best classes Of Chicago la
dies, there doubtless remain many to whom
! its operations are unfamiliar, and for their
! information a brief description of the "Ex-
| change" and its principal features and meth
| ods OF conducting its large and increasing
business IS sub{oined; The rooms arr LOCATED e;
and 1sandolph streets. ulld are nicely and CUM
fortably fitted up with alt that is necessary for
4 lady's comfort. The Exchange las direct
| communication with the Board Of Trade and
nnnr1e 80 u u,at11 a. re,r,oa rbo ~ n';ooo
tl,ls astahiished are J1narEed m a hiackhnar.l
dauotad - 4fo+ d. ,rr,a,s s,,d g.. ra",a,,
s,t;t tare :. -, f ae r1st W"".
time the dealer can buy or sill at the figures
thus nosted. Trades in Grain are made in
lots of so to 5ooo bnsI'e1s: The ioxest SEN mar r.
gins received are one cent PER bushei on
wheat and one~half cent III corn and oats,
all cosss II ayn,p y ran an,a~nts % nox be de,asjed
when desired. with no liability to the dealer
beyond the amount Of her original deposit,
willie If her Judgment is good on her trade
gained great popularity, Which spyaks yol-
1mes far tie son1itiness nf the principles On
which its operations are based.
- yas ;, soid ~ prof,ndff., 1.,t 10 tba
silent forces OF Nature that are the most p,-
bimis the @ worl e toeetsF: IL e Is the siinnt
power Of ilght that lives lite and beauty to
ai thinrs. Il Is ira siiant stream That Is tppn-
est; It s." lit is the still SOW that gets
the most swiil," Mrs. P. puts In, seeing That
ller IieEe lord had got to tie end Of his rope
how spoiled the effect OF his dissertation.
Althoueh the present Exnosition in many
respects surpasscs ali former exhibits stiff
many prominent firms whose exhibits i'll
former wears Contributed 50 1arrrlv to ti1a
granGenr and brnntv of the show ara sadly
missed this year by Intelligent and observing
visitors. Most notable among the missing
ones are the celebrated scwing-silk manu-
facturers, Me*srs. Bedding Bros s. Co.,
whose artistic displays in the past have won
such tlattering enconiuMs from the thou
sands who daily congregated around their
booth to admire their mutc!l]ess sewing~sflk
III an Is varied ana taste1uhy arranged col.
ors. Ing TACT IS, SO great Is the demand and
SO worla.wlde mas the reputation OF This SILK
become lnat the nrm could not, n justice TO
tne1f Immense tFasle, devote the time that It
necessarily required to prepare an exhibit,
and they wisely concluded not to enter.
Son-"Father, the lecturer at the hall to- |
night said that lunar rays were only co1,cen- |
ttrated luminosity. Of the earth's satellite. ]
What do y0u think about 1t ?' Intelligent |
parent-"All moonshfne, my son, all moon !