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OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY. AUGUST 4. 1883.
6
ies were inclosed in the letter, as a sam
ple of liis literary ability. Miss Dodjjo,
ninclaiining tho pontieii-non of any "in
lluenee," replied in a serio-eoinie vein,
in part rw lollovvs: "I have ordered
;vo departments to send me a lirnt
jlass ollice in fifteen ruinute. If loth
jotnw 1 Khali l embnrrasHcd. If your
youtirj jjeiitleman eonld only take ram
5f a lio'r) and a rardeu as well as ho
.vrites verses, I could employ liim my
elf or the summer, and pay him let
,er than poetry, alas! Hut ni! I .shall
i.-lvi! to rat hard corn and wilted let-
nce all siimriKT for want of a jrardener,
A-hilo your yoiiiij; mail will have noth
nj to eat for want of work."
Amonjr the Albany families which
lave lived longest on Capitol Hill are
;hose of Mi Nab and Cumtninj. About
jiirty live years ao two younj men bn
.oniii to "the two families, who had
,onr been intimate friends, and as full
)f spirit ami activity as most persons of
.heir a,re, retired into life-Ion;; seeln-
lion, each in his own house, apparently
n pursuance of a solemn compact.
MeNabdicd about live years ao. Once
n a while the neighbors cauifht a
;limpse of an old man walking up and
lown in the garden behind his house,
jut he never was seen on the street.
J'ummiinr is still living in mysterious
ctircment. .Many years ago a nciVh
jor, looking out of the scuttle of his
ioue. saw the hermit's head bob in at
lis own st little a few rods away, but
linco then no one outside of the family
las seen John Cimwniiijr. His brother
vYilliain, a rniin merchant, told the
cnsiis-taler in lN-sil that John was liv
n;r, but h invariaiily declines to speak
jf his ,stra:ie existence.
WIT "AND "HUMOR.
'Why does a kis raise the spirits?"
"Because it's cream of ta-ta."
Most, people believe that there is only
one place much hotter than the lii'mik
lyn lirido at noon.
An exchaice speaks cf a man who "is
but one slei) removed tiom an a-.
He'd better make it tliie'j or four,
animal has a hm reach bai-kvan
Cariiiiuetiuled foreheads and clii
the latest cra.e aniontr tin; New
belles. To this complexion
come at last.
"Some new picnic baskets at
The
is are
York
Wlieli -lie
ren-inch
inch wai
liiakine; I
liiendat ii
All old
inve wo
... ,t GLEANINGS.
In Vermont,' oa one. of tho stagt.
roads, n beautiful fcirl of about eighteen
drives the stage and manages the four
Lorses with great dexterity.
Tho editor of tho Waco (Tex.) Svnli
ncl, baring been blown up bytheexplo
aion of a saw-mill boiler, we suppose it
will now be in order to allude to him as
"our highly steamed contemporary."
Life
Mr. Gould's principal holdings now
are Western I num. i,(MM).ooti; aiis
sonrl Pacilie, .10,immj,.h)U; Wabash Pa
cific, $10,000,000; Denver & KioGrande,
ftlO.000,000, the balance of his $100,
000,000 being invested in bonds and
real estate.
Charles Smith, of Providence, K. I.,
slapped a stranger's face for staring at
his wife in a street car, and ho was be
ginning to feci himself a hero when the
ear stopped, and a little girl helped the
impudent fellow oil'. He was stone
blind.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad will not
give tho usual reduced rates to tent
shows wishing to stop in Altoona, Pa.
The company's shops are there, and the
management claim that circuses demor
alize the workmen, swallow up ttieir
earnings, and are a nuisance.
A sneak-thief stole a clock in a Mon
treal store the other day, and, conceal
ing it under his coat, started for the
door. It happened to be an alarm clock,
and the machinery beinir started it rais
ed such a din that he quickly dropped
it, but did not escape arrest.
An Essex (New York) County jury
gave a man aged llMiyears, for the loss
.f his son through the negligence of the
mining linn employing him, a verdict
of onlv (Mi damages, because "the pe
cuniary los to the old man was not
'jreat, as his chances of life arc small.'' j
A correspondent of the Ilrii.-li .1. -i
n' Journal states that he has found the
ai'plicatiou of a strong solution of chro
mic, acid three or four limes by means
I a camel's hair pencil to be the most
Hlicieiit and easy method of removing
waits. T'hcv become black and soon
fall oil'.
The Uaroiiess liunlett-t 'outts. who i.s
taking great interest in the internation
al fisheries cx'lrihition in London, has
commissioned an artist to paint a pic
ture twcnlv-two bv lifty feet in size, at
a cost -of .Oi M) guineas, to adorn one of
the departments. The painting will
represent a morning lish sale on the
Kinds at Carborough.
After a dinner at Holland house, the
other day, at which many of the guests
were authors, a well-known ".society"'
man said to a friend in coiilidenee: "I
can imagine one wanting to know an
author after reading his book; but I
cannot now imagine any one desiring
lo read a book after knowing its au
thor." London I'liiu-h. which never is re
markable for a superabundance of wit,
has this weid; coolly adopted from an
American journal of caricature a joke
at the expense of the I'a-hionable llrit-i-'h
snob. I e remarks to an American
beile: "Aw! aw! It must be very un
pleasant for you Americans to be gov
erned by pcopie, aw. whom ou w ouldn't
n-k loamicr. i o which sue prompi i y
replies, "Weil, not more so, perhaps,
than for mi in England to be governed
I y people who wouldn't a-k inn todiu
InT." The commonly-received ndviee to or
chardists, to scrape the rough bark from
the old apple trees, has been contra
dicted, some having tried it and conclu
ded that the practice did more harm
than good. The rough bark is a pro
tection to the tree from sudden changes
of tempera! urn. The benefit, often claim
ed from scraping the trees conies from
the greater attention paid to them in
oU.tT respects by lll'l who take this
trouble.
Two l!o-!oii ladies are the joint owner-of
a model, or "dimiinv ." such as
ihvs-mal.i I' m", which tuey have nam
ed Miss Grace, and which has In lm
frciicuilv transferred front one to the
..i i .' i; i... f 1 1...
i'l 1 1' I , vv i . ' I ' 1 1 n i i ' , lie- il l ins i'i iin- j , , ,, ., , . 1 ,ilml ,.
" w I! iin iln ms tlie A uierieMii I raiiiii lonnui,
1. 'It'll l.il. t tl.l. ..f ll... I.l.llll uJltlt ' . ' . . 1
. . . ' f . ,i i Isaid when he s.piatt
" , .o. .... .... - cathedral in the I
cr, lay. and. forgettmg that he was a . ,lU . rhUl
in w iiaml. merelv tohl linn to drive i . . , . itifi
.e.erto.Mr-. Ik's and -et Miss Grace " ,'"'"""" ''' " ' V
as soon as possihle. The man was;4''01"' hi-eause he vvnuldu t go downccl
go.ie about an hour and a half. aml I lai but ins.sted on .staying alM.vcground
uhen berated bv hismistress for the de-1 toenjoy seei.igr his neighbor s new barn
lay. explained that he had walked tl,e'ol"w" to Hinders.
loi si's every s;ep of the way for fear ot Charles A. lana remarks: "Candor
shaking the sick lady, "slie seemed to 'compels us to say that greaUncn are
Im'.-ii bad w hen liiey put her in." j becoming very scarce, ind I." That's
There are eleven model, submitted to t'''ic. Charle; Newspaper work is
a I'.ostou ,-o:,.u.i;tee for a stall f The- j very hard on the health.
(lore Parker. four represent Ijm! Young man, keep oil' the grass. U
seated, two or three are busts or pedes- is said tliat even a moderate indulgence
tais, ami others are groups variously at lawn tennis creates an iinipiencha
lole ami mniiinau ap peine
. "If you don't want the soot don't go
up the chimney," was the reply of an
editor to respectable parties who re
quested him not to mention the fact that
they had been arraigned in the police
courts.
The crier in a village announced to
the inhabitants by proclamation that
the dirt must be immediately removed
from the streets, or otherw ise the parish
authorities would take it into their own
hands.
"Yes," said Mrs. Towser, asshe expa
tiated upon the beauties of her llowor
garden, "I have given it great care and
if you come over in a week or two, I ex
pect to be able to show vousoino beauti
ful scarlet pneumonias,'
One Chicago paw nshop has loaned
mouey on 2,'.'W revolvers during the last
vear. This will iro far toward explain
ing whv tho criminal classes of Chicago
now use a sand-club on their victims.
They have not yet redeemed their re
volvers. Norrutown Herald.
A young lover in Iowa paid ?W for a
locomotive to run him thirty-live miles
to seo his girl, and wdien he got there
tho family dog ran him two miles and
didn't charge him a cent. Corporations
have no souls.
Scene in a shoe store: "What size?"
"Twos, please." An interval of hard
work. "Do you want a pair of shoes,
miss, or onlv one?" "A pair, of
course." "Ah! ves I see; twice two
are four; John, stretch a pair of Xo. 4
gaiters."
A little girl unconsciously and toueh
inglv testified to the excessive drudgery
of her mother's life when, on being ask
ed. "Is your mamma's hair gray?" she
replied: "1 don't know. She's too tall
for me to see t he t o i of her head, and
she never sits iou n."
The cconoiiih
laraeter shun.
tion to keeping the" hands white and tho
collars and cull's irreproachable, copy
the manners and expressions of their
most elegant customers, studv the arts
of pleasing and patience and keeji far
aloof from the other class of girls. Tho
two classes heartily detest each other,
the lirst named referring to the latter
class as "them zii'ls who try to out on
airs," and the latter elevatini their chins
when passing the former to show their
Utter disdain.
lloth classes are w ami-hearted and
loval to their eonitianions w hen in trou
ble. They have their quarrels like nil
other girls, generally about lead pencils,
account books or some girl's careless
ness in folding up or putting into place
goods recently displayed. They are also
great critics, ami taik freely among
themselves of the actions of the propri
etor and his manairers. Any partiality
is ntiieklv noticed, and a prejudice
against a floor-walker or other dignita
ry is quickly formed, whether for liking
or not iiking, and held to against all
odds.
A New York shop nrl can tell s
would-be lady from a real ladv as truK!
as any old Irish woman who has lived
with the "quality." Many of the ordi
nary classes of shopgirls marry, buttlu
majority of the better class remain sin
gle, because the men they may marry
are not refined enough tor them, and
the men that they would marry novel
ask them.
A stranger would oftentimes find it
diihVuIt todistingiiishour.shop rirl from
our fashionable belle, but there is some
thing indefinable about a NewYoi'k shoj
girl that to a New Yorker distinguishes
her from a!! other classes.
Th'j Largest Ivory Factory.
Connecticut boasts of the largest ivory
ii side of a . wonianVI:l,'lol'y ''lc; world. It is situated in
forth with r iil'-iuee Cent rcbrook. Ivorv piano kevs are in
M. KNEUSSL'S DRUG STORE
MAIN STREET,
West of LaSnllo Street, south sido,)
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.
lr p..rl ami Wi-cp ranntamly on imuil u lursti- ami well ivluclttd slot ii ol
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
Alt the niiw Mid popular Puteiit Mnllcltii, Kstrm-ti and Splcoi lorcaltnitry u".
Perfumery, Brushes, and Fancy Articles for the Toilet.
i
Paints, Oils, VarnishesWindow Glass, &c.
Particular Attention given to the Compounding of Physicians Prescriptions.
Dr. COBJDTAUG-HTOET,
DAVENPORT, IOWA. Established 20 years.-Catarrh, Asthma.
Deafness, Lung and Nervous Diseases Speedily and Permanently
Cured. Patients Cured at Home. Write for "Tim Mkwcai. Mis
sionary," and consultation, Free.
HON. EDWARD RUSSELL, Postmaster, Davenport, says
"Physician of Real Ability and Marked Success." CONGRESS.
MAN MURPHY, Davenport, writes: "An Honorable Man, Finc
Success, Wonderful Cures." mayiQ-iy
11 .t 11
.ii.
c -1
eeds in fastening an 1
t around a twenty
lie.' inslill'i'Je 1,1-;.?
end" meet il
ght
t vo-
Ol'iile 111
rves coiil-
ililii:
lined
with white satin." So says a fashion
note. 1'or color we would suggest crush
ed custard pie. Jloston ilU
The demand for napkin-rintr.sinadeof
wood grown at Walter Scott's home.
Abbotsfonl, is proving a great drain up-! j,.
on the forests of Maine.
It is said that there is one cow to cv-:
cry four persons in this coiintn . and if j
the wells and the springs were to fail
some of us would be put on short allow- j
ance of milk and cream. ;
There was a reward ollered the other
day for the recovery of "a large b ather two peasants caun
lady's traveling-bag." Whet her or not have him living.
great demand. J ncre are kept all the
lime over live miles in length of scroll
ivory for fronts, and 10,'mu sets of ivory
for keys in dill'ercnt -stages of bleaching,
and t here had been a time w hen they
had sli'o.niiii worth of ivory bleaching.
There is a building devoted to the
storage of tusk.s, in which is kept about
li.o'M pounds ahead, which at the pres
ent price of iv ory is worth over sl'u, iioii.
These tusks all came from Africa bv
thc'wav ol Zanzibar, where the Custom
Sarah, this going out incessantly House isvtuateil, .anibar being the
cannot have: tn-t "Sunday oii must larg"st depot in the world for ivory,
stay st home all dav." "lint, ma'am. ' Agencies are established there which
I have promised m'v aunt to spend the 'represent wealthy houses in France,
afternoon wiih her.'" Soimv, interecd- Cermaiiy and America, where the manu-iii..-:
"I).! let her go, mamma. Ilerauiit f-ieturcs an I productions of tiie.se coun-
iceii made a Sergeant, and has got tries are kept and onl to the natives.
;i new coat witli .strioes on it andai-reat who send them into the interior ot
long sword."
for mm
ItiHth.):!i:AT VKIN KII.Kri'.1' i v ih.Miiiini-.lmH- relief
mill I'erl'ei'l ( ute I tl:iri., s-eilils, : uamls. injs, ( lii j.s,
lirnisik. Ii.Hmiii.'.I Sort) Lwn- erit.n-i-li. KiiK. i 'liia-o..-..
I'r.t'ii Limbs, (iinlcs, rliins, Itins el s (nsri ( s, t'iic", tiKlnlri.l I lit i,
Vcver Siiri'H, IIUrliiiruIiiH V 0:1.1 I-., ScrelnK;iei anil l.vyi i : i fi-t -. .n.s, i'.u m .e i...
t'ltcr, frcultl 1 1 I'll l , mill all llrliiiiu ttuii Ili'ilat.'.iM Diner. - s ii 'drsl :'i :ii:ii .ii,;i.
H.iiAt.i. oxi:s,'.'5('t:M'.s. i,.iin;r: nxi.-. r i y.yv.
1 out ill the Sand-
; wich Island-, now ted he is converted
to I 'hr'istianily. has erected a tombstone
to the memory of his father, with the
following inscription: 'He w a. a tcn-
, der husband and a 1110-t nutritious fath-
' cr."
FOR BE AST
., :;l
;Kf.':'
I hit 01"
iis, ;in
i ii.il .,
Africa, where they
'i'wo 1' fetich peasants were deputized
to make arrangements with a sculptor
for a life-si.e figure of St. Peter. 'dlo
sou want him as living or dead?" ask
ed the artist. After a consultation, the
to the conclusion to
They explained:
ivorv.
the large 1
has not vet
ha got it back
",Iiis maki
mil lis we
head."
( 'oiigratulalin
fill reminiscence
now that inline.
him livin;
can knoi
and if
k him
ie :
on
oil t
the
the czar: It isa cheer
to bring to mind just
itel v after his eorona-
thc most
Alexan-
hich took place under
auspices t lie late ( 'zar
(' mpany at
.Innl 111 l!n
1 lion, w
i IKllipV
I tier II. a.skeione of the maids of honor semi ami 1.11 dividend o: .
I in attendiince how she enjoy ed the cere- wevt. youni; 111 tn, e;o west."
I monies. ( Hi, so iniich, voiir iuaest,
slie re
other
died
.0011.
I ho
we shall have an
al her bell
ied) s'ated.
The graduating class of Cornell I'ni
vcrsily has five oiing men who iiropose
to adopt the profession of journalism.
They will know more in five years than
they do now.
A New York divorce lavvver's adver
tisement reads: "Hymeneal incompati
bilities, as a. specialty, carefully adjust
ed. 'Tis slavery to detain the hand af
ter the heart haih lied."
"Are you feeling very ill?" asked the
physician. "Let me .see your tongue,
please" "It's of no use, Doctor," re
plied the patient ; "no tongue can tell
how bad I feel."
A South Carolina editor hung himself j ton .simp girl as the blackberry dill'ers
the other day. Some editors resort to j from the straw berry. Hers ch.drcss.
most extreme measures in order to im- habit s and mode of living arc peculiar
prove the (pialityof the contents of their,!,, herself, ll is estimated that in New
papers. York alone about In.noiigirls earn their
Wiggins is likely to conn' into proini- living as shop girls. They are geiieral
nciiee again. We understand t hat some ( ly of Irish-American or Herman pa rent -of
llicWcsternSintesarciiegotiatingvvith age, and attend I In; public schools up to
him to come into that part of the conn-; Hie age of fifteen, or perhaps sixteen,
try and predict cyclones. land then enter a store. Here they re
main. Ill's! serving at a small noiion
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are exclianu
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nr liilliiiiicil .lniiilN, I nlliiiiictl )s;ril, .-sure j foiillj, stir 'i jimi.
iilliirioiil SiKl'lle (oil:-, .iliiniiC.S'ori.s, l)isce.sM.-.,s-Me (i- l ie i sr: :i!
Ili't'l, Tlirush, itiilliiui I loi, Inllniiicil. i'V 'Tlsli ;.!' Oi-i ased I cet.
vvii.1. ci'KU aw vsi: r sn at-jii.?., vi:v.u vitArw r 1; '.f !vi:;) m:::i.
l'otM) "a.ns, si.oo. s.i! u,i, en?;, .v ;'M.
Z7f It is (lie only preimm'imi l!i;t will cere 1 slilN's d' !!. s;Ji!N, mat re.
Nliiro lie- linir in its OifKilN Al. MM. OK.
T. M. HiiPi'iT. Riii'Ci'lnt.ulnit , f th' A.Ihiim r. .irf (M . ('!m.ui ruy : ' I mn Hit: ;". V. ' .
rinary 'urli..liiil'. on tin- linm-n , f th" A.lnni- i.x tim i,..., ,,! taVi- i l.'iemv Hi Kijii.ir I!" t 1 Inno
lu.'ViT tiwil aiiVthiliK with M i.r. . i ri-uilN. It !a ull lii it i ivi ivsnn.-.l. au.l vweks liKc i. clmna.-'
FOR SALE by ALL DRUGGISTS AMD CEALERS. Prepared only f,v
J. W. COLS & CO,, Bsasfr River Fg!!o, W5
ri.M- or rt.
t ii (ielirlme'.s iru-- store vou
bottli of Dr. it.ir'arko'j
Srnii vyliieli ull! relicvi.. the
iiu'h colli, ui.il slimv vou
o eeiitJsie will ilo. When
ii :t .t, td'orieliitts, ilrv, hurl;.
in I lie l'li..t, mill illseiis.
lid liicL's, tiy a siiini'lf liot.
" B U RLINGTON -ROUTE
(Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.)
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the same time 'he r,ev
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TllD Typicil NhW York Shop Girl. , ; rn .-, l!!ote!n ;iiul V.n.j ii,.v; on I In: luce,
The typical New York shopgirl is Win-the skill n, !, u,l una "Hifi.J.
i.pie "i . inanv ways, and is as un-j-' ,K l.".'.,!,;r ""
1 , ,, , . ,, .ii- i Mir. I.'t.s. ollli iili-tlli.l'i' I I .I'lTs, .soli's, etc.
ie the l.rooUin. 1 hilndclplna or Dos- ; Sm)(1 v (. i :1(1,llj!,.,1 011 ri.(.,.ir,t
l)s,'H--s.
1 1 1 1 1 1 III. I III"
llllliIU
like
of price, ;i0
bin rimix.
il iits t o! sale liy For lies .V
COI.MG EAST AND WEST.
Elegant Dav Coaches, Parlor Cars, with lleclin-
iritr ( 'liuirs (scats free). Smoking Cars, with )te
vdlvini; Chairs, l'ullman I'alace Klceoincr Cars and
the faiiHius C. I). & y. Diriing Cars run daily to and
from C'hieaKO & Kansas City, Chicago & Council
liuirs, i,iiicat;o x lies iiloines, i nicao, m. jo-
senli. Atehison S Toneka. Onlv throuirh line be
tween Chicago, Lincoln Denver. Through cars
between Indianapolis & Council ISlufTs via I'eoria.
All connectiuns mado in Union Depots. It is
known ati the great THKOCGH CAR LIXE.
GOING NORTH AND SOUTH.
Solid lYains of Eleirant Dav (Toadies and DuU
man I'alaco Sloi'ping Cars nre rim daily to and
from St. Louis, vi;i Il.innihal, Uuinev. Keokuk,
liurlington. Cedar Kapids and Albert Lea to St
Paul and Stinneapolis; l'arior Cars with liedinins
Chairs to und from St. Louis and I'eoria and to
and from St. Louis and ottumwa. only one
chance of cars between St. Louis ami lies
Moines, Iowa, Lincoln, Nebraska, and ptrnver,
Colorado.
It is universally admitted to be the
When you are in Koine vou must do
n 1 1 lllv
"'Finest Equipped Railroad In the World for all Classes of Travel
T, J. POTTER, 3d Vice-l'res't and Gen'l Manager. PERCEVAL LOWELL, Gen. Pass. Ag't, Chicago.
if bright and capable, soon vt,ininril for vw invent inn, or .ir improvmevts
ii i ,i . , , f ' I .-ise to t he l-'oe of. , JV yj. i ::"-'',.''' . . Si. "V ntV oiir. fur rn'il leal nr other rym;)mii,(re'-
Itti'd on tie- Me S of a;'1' HJ-'"ol -'. I-i.-eUI W..., .s ,rit ((n,i V. Crmt. A'i,,u,n,L.; Inter.
'.teriial ( 'it V and liehl rrj i the ' Cu: !.i " !'; m. It pr o-;M lee -mm, Appml, Fnttt for Iiifrhirj .:me it. orei
nl,h,liiii V.-i's I'l'J y . . i,i, ' i . ,lr"nriiiinaunterthe'nt'nt l.iiirs, prwj.t
'"' I'""1 t-A oll'.'O.diil) shares o! ;. !i,a:.':i-i t,,,,,f tn.JL intention thni i.i.-e ..'en
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a vi-ar. t'loU-h the ri
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hop
represents
eiinceived. One of tin
Mr. 1'arker Mainliiiir on a iicdcstal
while on cither sjile are two female lig
iit cs in classjcilrupery, personifying Ke
ligion and Law. Another represents a
.!:.:ped female lieiire, with hand point
ing upward, standing before him -the
di siirti heing a personilication of '1'ruth.
Snll another shows Mr. 1'arker stand
ing with one arm on a liook-rack and
the lingers of the other hand tiiriiinjjr the
leaves of a book, ou which is inscribed
-elected sentences from his own writ
ings. It is proposed tit spend 10,H.H)
oti this statue.
The daughter of Victor Hugo, who is
now fifty ye irs old. is an object of com
miseration. About eighteen years ago
die fell in love with a naval officer w ho
had wtme property in l-'.ngland ami also
estates in Trinidad. llcr friends were
tipiHwed to her marriage, but a.s she
was of age she carried her point, ami
the jievvly married couple proceeded to
the West Imlies. After a few years of
life together the Commodore abandoned
his wife, whosn previous eccentricity
under this blow rapidly developed into
insanity. She is proud of her father's
reputation, and his visits to the asylum
ire red letter davs to her. She dresses
like a young girl and is never violent,
hut, on the contrary, quite pleasant.
She reads, sings, talks and acts ration
illy enough except at times, when hhe
iocs tjueer things.
A yourjg roan in Washington, who
writes exqutuite verses but is almost
starving tor lack of renunierativo em
ployment, and who for a long time has
been trying in rain to get a place in a
Government bureau, the other day got
friend to write to "Gail Hamilton."
evoking her iupoosod influence in bis
aehalt Soma of the young man't rer-
It's rough on tho
business is busi-
tor ice
cream.
Don't you worry over tin disappear
ance of sardines. A Yankee cook w ho
couldn't turn 'em out at the rate of a box
a minute, and from almost any sort of
meat, couldn't hold his place a week in
this country.
Pid you know, dear, that about throe
fifths of the alleged "alligator" sachcls
ami liockctbooks are now made from
pig's skin!J 'S fact,
pork creatures, but
ncss.
"Kindnesses," said Cordelia, "do not
always produce what we expect." That
is true. Many a man in a conciliatory
mood has tried to pet a lap-dog. and
I teen unable to wear a glove for a week
thereafter.
What is that with an Apron? That,
my son. is a Woman. What is she try
ing to Po? She is trying to drive Ten
pullets and a (ientleman Hen out of the
(iardeu. Will she do it? No. my son,
but she will spoil the (ianlcn.
The King of Havana has his photo
graphs touched over to remove the ap
pearance of his fast-increasing fatness;
luit a good many Americans are touch-
itif up Hav -iriau I r for the opposite
cilcd.
The time o' day: A Syracuse young
lady has a peculiar mode of reckoning
time tin Sunday. Last Sunday evening,
about li ((dock, w hen nsked what time
it was, she replied: "Five minutes of
Smith."
(Jreek recitation: Henevolent Protes
tor (prompting) -"Now, then, Eipas
" Somnolent Soph (reiuembenng
last night's studies) "I make it
bexL He goes it alone before the faculty.
And jvbv
he cannot make
din.
nine- t he hair is
1 in the city calciu
.should she not'.' If
hcivclf beautiful l.v rich attire, she cer
tainly deserves crtslit for Irving to ap
pear as pre I tv as possible. Almost all
of tlii'iii wear the hair in the Lang-try
fashion; that is. twisted in a small knot
at the nape of I he neck wit h a curled
bang in front, although many still cling
to the straight bang, which i;ives a not
highly rct'uii'd countenance a hold look.
Their complexions are good, though
pah' from indoor confinement, ami very
few use paint or powder.
Most .shop girls have very sharp
tongues and quick tempers, and woe
hctidcthe fidgety or hard-to-plense shop
per. Many timid ladies are actually
afraid of shop girls, and quake in their
boots while asking in a meek voice to be
allowed to sec .some lace. Then the girl
wanted to know" how wide, what kind,
what price," etc., instead of delighting
the heart of the shopper by bringing
down all the lace in the store and letting
her choose her yard or two from it. The
affability of a shop girl ami her willing
ness to show and give opinions on her
wares, will bring her a sure trade, and
has more to do with the popularity of a
store than any oilier one thing.
New York shop girls are divided into
two classes. ( )ue class w ho think they
are sadly abused creatures, ami that ev
ery lady who -sits down at their counter
is their natural enemy, ami therefore
should be treated with as little courtesy
as policy will allow. This class of girls
are loud in their talk as well as exceed
ingly slangy, ami one hears Mich vul
garisms as "Oh, w hat a cheek." "Po
you hear the talk of that one?" "Cali,
hurry up or I'll box vour ears," etc.
They are fond of walking in Sixth ave
nue and flirting, and use much bando
line on their hair; .seldom have clean
finger nails or teeth.
The other class are girls of consider
able refinement, who are dainty about
thetuselvci, pay a great deal of atten-
rir7.e ritnHf- .
fee, vkii ntHI, ii
e, ,,frM(i Oy us. iiniij) mwiM t:ie I . ,V l' lt ni
"" ixirtmfnt, ini'l nui 'rd In I'nUnt h'iiiii': .e- .
!. I! i five III, H' run mttke. clnsrr Hfurclie. mid wr
Unit more pruunitlg, it ml with hrnwl'-r claim, i
' n thone irhn are remote fmn U'tuiOi.iM.
n.'.iliVJdJkJrf.HsJl '?' vr'-.
mute txtiminatious r. ml oaviie ni to jiifrntlilit:i, ,
frrrofehartfr. Atlcorrepnnrlrvrestrirt!)rn;i.
filmtial. I'riert hi,umi fit VHAK1M US- ;
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U'ener in, W'nehin'iton, to lion. Pnntipnutrr ,
General V. M. Key, Rev. F. P. l'mrer, Tie th rvmn- j
American fcitionitl. llank, to r,?..f; in the. If. S.
J'atent Offer, anil to ,Sfntttnm mi'l Reireei nln'ii,'t j
in ('n;rv.i: and rsperinlltl tit ovr client in Wry
GtiltC in the I'vion nvl in t'anrt'l'i. A'ldnt
Oppinte I'ati nt offi-r , 11 islanyton, D, I
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Chicago, Rock island & Pacsfbc R'y,
Being the Creat Central Line, affords to travelerr, by reason of Its unrivaled geo
graphical oosltlon, the shortest and best route between the East, Northeast and
Southeast, and the West, Northwest a.-d Southwest.
It In literally and strictly true, that Its connections are all of the principal llra
of road between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
By Its main line and branches It eaches Chicago, Joilet, Peoria, Ottawa,
La Salle, Coneseo, Mollne and Rock Island, In Illinois; Davenport, Muscatine,
Washington, Keokuk, Knoxvllte, Oskaloosa, Fairfield, Oes Moines, West Liberty,
Iowa City, Atlantic, Avoca, Audubon, Harlan, Cuthrie Center and Council Bluffs,
In Iowa Callatin, Trenton, Cameron uRd Kansas City, In Missouri, and Leaven
worth and Atchison In Kansas, and the hundreds Of cities, villages and towns
Intermediate, 'The
"CREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE,"
As It Is familinrly called, offers vo travelers all the advantages and comforts
Incldont to a smooth track, safe bridges. Union Depots at all connecting"tSints,
r.r.r.n Trains, comoosed of COMMODIOUS. WELL VENTILATED. WELL
w,'lt ufa-teD- riMELV UPHOLSTERED and ELEGANT DAY COACHES I a line of tt-.i
high local popularity, and HdmirabU MOST MACNIFICENT HORTOM RECLININQ CHAIR CARS ever built J PULLMAN'S
1 .. .....s,r.,. will kIhiw w1 latest designed and handsomest PALACE SLEEPING CARS, and DINING CARS
sonal appearance, who will show wd laeare a,tnowiedged by press and people to be the FINEST RUN UPON ANY
platform away Iroin home, and run road IN THE COUNTRY, and In which superior meals are 6erved to travelers at
a U. nublican district which he hat the low rate of SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH.
a 1U puui lean uisiric THREE TRAINS eaoh way between CHICACO and the MISSOURI RIVER,
carried and once lest. A promincn TWO TRAINt each way between CHICAGO and MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL,
publican from the district said yesl via the famous
that in it IWll is 3.000 votes str ALBERT LEA ROUTE.
A I i...'t ii r, till I Ii.' Nit ii n, 'l'ri.,11 iii.'iii
ii n I Kii.Iii'iiI run' of S.'ininal WiMknrs,, ur sp,.nimi,.r
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fli'.irly (iruvi's fnnii h i.wii rxiMTii-nri' tli,it llii.
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,'vt'iy piitli-nT, in i iimttiT what h! r,,inlitl.ni may Im-,
limy cure himself i h.M!y, iirmili'ly tm.l ni.lv aUi;.
I W 7'Ai Leclme irilt prnre a limn tn fAuin.f
ami omiiiif
Sent, iiniler .'iil. In i plain onveli.p '. t.) any mlilreu,
;,.! nil, f. on rwelpl of six cent r two hiIkc
tttrtinim. Aittlre
THE CULVERWELL MEDiOAL CO.,
! A ii t Ht. Ni'w Yorli, X. V.: P. tl. Poxefl
UUIIIIliVM'umiiV ili,l
liltkll t.l
than his rartv."
Is Tiio uniy uerman rape
in La Salic County.
Alaoitettvecc Chicago and davenport, and
therefore well adapted as an
YlKriSiPG MEDIUM
A New and Direct Line, via Seneca and Kankakee, has recently been'opened,
between Newport News, Richmond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and La Fayette,
and Council Bluffs, St. Paul, Minneapolis and intermediate points.
All Through Passengers carried on Fast Eipresa Trains.
For more detailed Information, see Maps and Folders, which may be obtained, as
well as Tickets, at alt principal Tioket Offices in the United States and Canada, or of
R. R. CABLE, E. ST. JOHN,
Vto-P-M't Oel Manager. CenM T'X'f A Paaa'r Ag't,
CHICACO.
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