, 1880-06-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

An Ohio widow owed her hired man $3.50.
She married him to square the account, and
then for SEQ secured divorce and turned
him out.
That little girl midget with Barnum's
show was boy. He died the other day, and
his body was forwarded to Cold Springs,
Ind, the home Of his parents.
Billy Florence claims to be the inventor OF
the trick Of thow1ng 4 bouquet on the stage
with string tied to it. He never picks one
up without first stepping on 1t.
Messrs. Matson & Co., jewelers., opposit
the Palmer House, have recently Imported
choice line of mantel clocks. adapted for the
dining room, parlor, library, or hall. Some
very fine examples may be seen,-Clofsonne
Enamel, Faience, Egyptian EtaEere, and
other designs to meet the cultivated tastes OF
our citizens.
Olive Logan, in Paris letter to the Gin
cinnati E,,qutrer, says Of the French Capital:
'It is the most beautiful Capital the hands Of
man have ever reared. It is the Wickedest
city that exists Oh the face Of the earth: 1t is
lovely place to visit, either for week or
twelvemonth. It is the cruelest spot in the
world to pass q lifetime inn
The new gas machine at Pelton, Pomeroy
l. Cross music store, l53 State, Is causing
quite sensation. It has already been exam
ined by hundreds OF house owners, who are
enthusiastic in its praise. The ordinary gas
fixtures are used, and 1t furnishes the best
and cheapest light known.
The latest rage among young ladies is to
possess an old-fashioned spinning wheel for
parlor ornament. The desire to possess an
old-fashioned washboard and tub asa kitchen
ornament doesn't rage much among young
ladies. They are about as handsome as the
spinning-wheel, but they are not fashionable.
O'Brien Bros. 367 State street, claim that
the material used by them in painting the
block corner Lake and State, for Messrs.
Henry Corwith end Frederick Tnttle, is better
and more durable than any in the market
A Jersey City girl ran q darning;-needle
into her limb, and amputation was the only
means of saving her life. This should be
warning to girls. Nothing but very lazy
woman will darn her stockings while they
are Oh.
The last chance to visit California: SIPS
starts June 30, via the popular Rock Island
route. For full particulars address G. 3.
Rollins, 161 La Sale street, Chicago.
Men who have lost hand Or leg in q
saw-mill now get locked upon as military
heroes BY gazing upon towns wrecked BY
cyclones and remarking that the scene looks
like battlefield.
The venerable Peter Cooper has been in
the habit Of sitting on air for 50 long time
that it will appear perfectly natural when
the time comes for him to be an angel.
a. royal gift for bride: 4 trousseau Of
diamonds, consisting OF pin or pendant in
the form Of a crescent, with hair ornaments,
solitaire earrings, ring, and bracelets to
match, set in gold and platina. To be seen
at Matson's.
It is estimated that one good-siZed pickerel
will i'll three months eat up $50, 900 Of small
fry, and then call upon the Fish Commission
ers to plant me more
One cannot but admire the rich old ma
hogany pieces on exhibition at ]. s. Bast's
George Holland remarks: "The real actor
never acts off the stage. The fellow who is
always posing in front Of hotels and trying
to attract attention by oddities of costume
may. as a general rule, be set down Us Of
small account in his profession"
II you wish to see restaurant and sample
room that is credit to Chicago, just call at
Skinner's II State street.
The Boston Herald tells the story Of an en-
thusiastic veteran who, upon getting his pen
sion papers emitting him to 81, 900 arrears,
remarked, as he, left the City Hall, by
that shot me would treat him."
idea of the wealth and luxury in our West
ern homes than visit to Matson's jewelry
store.-Chicago Euendag Journal.
+" Household art decoration is what takes
with my boaIders," said Mrs. GilderS1eeve,
lis she made q bread pudding and called her
eldest daughter down stairs to paint raisins
on it.
See the beautiful exhibit Of children's pho
tos at Smiths, 20G North Clark.
. The average life Of a farmer is 66 years.
At IS he may quite safely begin to return
borrowed toos, pay old debts, and ask for
giveness for cheating in horse-trades.
It has been decided in Chicago that real
true love is fully tested when girl is willing
to nurse the young man through a case of
smallpox.
Natural waves and wavelets for warm
weather at Thomas Hair Bazaar, 157 State.
The Latin taught in the schools Of New
York is. SO interspersed with tightrlacing,
banged hair, and loye-ballads that it cannot
be said to be Of any value to pupils.
Mrs. Lockwood, the lawyer-like lady. Of
Washington, says she has been married
twice, and has never asked her husbands for
a dollar Of money. A woman with such
marvellous attributes might as well have been
married fifty times rs twice.
1t makes no difference to man who is
down whether he slipped on a bananarpeel
or stubbed his toe against peach-stone-