, 1880-08-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

he writes all day and then throws away tne
manuscript Sensible man.
Everybody interested in horses should visit
Prof. Samples tent, Wabash and Adams, and
| see the vicious stallion he is tanning.
An old angler says that fish does not suf-
fer much pain from being hooked. Of course
not. It is the thought of how his weight Will
| be lied about that causes him anguish.
| Ii is advisable that the average lnhaoltr
| ant of the earth should know as much as
possible about the planet On which he dwells
| Ia question which admits Of dispute-lt Is
fortunate for him that there are always men
who will undertake TO go anywhere TOR me M
sake of adding to their and his stock OF in
formation. hance we can understand why it
is that Intelligent men and educated people
visit the music warerooms OF feiton, rom,
eroy & Cross, 150 State street. From Cart
| Prctzel's National Nce|;ly-
4 man went into a Galveston denttst'S
shop to have some. teeth extracted. He had
taken large drink Of brandy to sustain u ms
room, and came back with revolver and
bowie-knife strapped on bis person; Wnen
a mans breath smells Of emotional insanity
as yours does," hr said, II anl not going to
| exasperate him unprepared. You may be
Currie himself, for all know"
a stroll through Dir. JOHN Wright's mann
moth restaurant at the Exposition Building
VIII convince tU6 4I5OSt lHEltltQlDu1 kl!nt ItE
veteran caterer, with his corps Of 500 able
| assistants, will be equal to any demand made
| upon him during the Grand Encampnent.
| His dining-room is simply immense; his
Kitchen has every appliance to facilitate
| cooking, including patent meat-roaster,
which for simplicity and utilltyis unequaled.
| i young lady writes tn an exchange:
| - For my part, prefer an evening passed at
home with pleasant book to attending
1a!ls. parties, and theatres. Oh, certainly.
When young lady hasn't beau, nor a now
| bonnet, nor new walking costume, she gen
orally prefers to Temain'at home with book,
which she i8 too mad to read.
Que cannot help maryeling at the great
reductions made in the price of >titeraturt Of
late, Oh visiting the City News Depot, Central
as ArnoId's Light Of Asia, the former price
of which was 3l.5O, now selling for the in
significant sum Of cents; also, Macaulay's
Life Of Frederick the Great, and many other
valuable works for only3 cents.
"Haye you given electricity a trial for
your complaint, madame Pr asked the min
fS5 e. IT, t'ox said shs M'h Ws ~ Ga yes so
reckon | has. l was struck BY lightning
last summer and hove. out Of the window.
but it didn't seem to do me- no sort Of
good.''
Detroiters are. complaining Ct the poor
quality Of ice sold in thatcitY. They say il Is
worll,-eaten, mildewed, and much Of it
warmed over from year befnre last, and 10
two days. Why don't they lynch the ico-
dealers?
+ Allard's new fall style hat, the ballard,
made its first appearance yesterday, and for
style ana beauty it takes what Nat Goodwin
calls, the biscuit: 1t can be found only at
his store, 81 Madison street.
Two friends were dining at restaurant
overlooking the Seine whose proprietor
would skin a customer as remOTseleSsly rs
he wouli skin. an eel: ITlis is an admir-,
Isf ad II Sa !0FS s1saS to- St n% here ina Ind
boss will put the boats III the 6ili.''
Mfr. E. n. Turner, the well-known lumber
dealer, IS having his residence handsomely
painted and frescoed by OBrien Bros. 367
State street, dnring tho absence of his family
at the White Mountains.
The boy stood in the. me Ion patch,
When all but him had FED.
And visions of n royal feast
Went dancing through mis- head.
But the farmer and the bulldog came.
And the boy, oh! where is he?
Go ask the ductormnn who patched
His sore an-ut-o-mee!
The propcI! hat for ladies to wear during
enpa fha Ea?n? h cqnslaxf s Wc + IS te Of nadf bsana
design and texture. can be seen only at
Horner's, SIG West Madison street.
"A Paris Bohemian is telling his mode Of
life to Il friend from the provincial districts.
sin the morning awake" says. he, and
ring for my valet de chambre." How! you
keep a valet de chambre ?' "Well, no, but
keep bell"
contract for the frescolng Of the Chamber Of
Commerce and the entire building there has
been awarded to our fay0rlte local decorative
artist, Dir. P. N. Almini-
!t od Is gent; ;;., AIN Amt your name n Johnny
a yy ma ali II cir ~
Well, never saw you, either, but knew
your father long before you were bonn" ' l
S;dm;, S2me mighty y3; nigh not recognizing you'
ment can obtain complete SITS Of ito stereo-
scopic views taken at "Camp Cnllom,"
Ocononowoc, Of Dunweu & Ford, so Madison.
A cow with seven arrows sticking in vari-
Gus parts Of her body was seen running at
s the West c6esfer aa
Club was practiclng at target in the neigh
borhood.
uesler is daily receiving letters from all
parts of the country from. those who wish to
procure sittfngs when they visit the city
during the Grand EncampMent-
Down By the river side they met,
Sweet Romeo and Juliet.
Her hand t!1. in his be PLACED and said
fndeeds H@is shs qnersd ~ta tnse Ah lets
Got % in th:a boat. Oh! Row M. .ea Oh! -
Visitors to the city will find SINNERS res
taurant, ut ~ State street, very desirable
place to procure meals.
We do not know how good physician Dr.
Tanner is. but he certainly has more patience
than most doctors.
Perfection--the instantaneous process in
photographing babies atSlnith's, 906 n. Clark.
The best way to keep meat in hot weather
is to keep it on the hoof.
One hair in the hash will cause more hard
feeling than seven notices on the wall can
overcome.
1t sounds very isly 10 2llude to pair of
freck1ed sisters as a brace of speckled
beauties.
NEW ENTERPRISES.
The Sun Juan County Bank. Of Silvcrton.
Colo, have just opened their doors for business.
aud the Gunnison County Bank. of Tincup.
Colo, the Marshall County Bank. OF Marysvle-
kas., and A. Z. Wells s. Co., mixers, Of Oak
land, Neb, will bo ready for business in few