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14 PUCK. Grant writes from Paris that when he re- turns home it will not be to accept office, but to retire to private life. This will do much to dispel the idea that Grant is a cruel son of Mars who cares nothing for public sentiment. —Derrick. Tue Detroit Free Press lost exactly $44,- 242.61 through its fire.—Zx. The Free Press has our sympathy, and we hereby pledge our- self to be one of four to wipe out these figures. We'll make up the last two figures, if three other persons can be found liberal enough to wrestle with the five remaining ones. There is nothing mean about us.—Norr. Herald. In a breach of promise action in Scotland, about forty letters from the defendant to the fair plaintiff were read. Each letter contained from thirty to one hundred crosses, which re- presented kisses, One letter, embellished with a string of thirty-seven crosses, contained this explanatory remark: “The kisses is not so good upon paper as they are naked.”—Un- known Ex, Detrot1 was visited the other day by acom- mittee of three citizens who had been appoint- ed by the residents of an inland town to come here, examine a fire steamer and return and report on the advisability of purchasing one for home protection. Two of the committee were greatly pleased with their inspection, but the chairman hung off. He argued that the machines were too heavy, burned too much fuel, had too much machinery to be under- stood, and wound up by saying that they did not throw enough water. “Why, this machine throws four hundred gallons of water per minute,” remarked one of the firemen. “Yaas, but s’posen there's five hundred gal- lons of fire per minute?” bluntly argued the chairman. He was inspecting a lot of blue-painted water-pails when last seen.— Detroit Free Press. | 1 “i AND YET BEING SOLD AS XYEASY Ss: WORTMLESS IMITATIONS: {ALL F2EISCHMANN & COS, GENOINE ARTICLE MATHESIUS & FREY, MANUFACTURERS OF CABINET FURNITURE Upholstery, Decorations, &c., at Prices to suit the timee. Every Article guaranteed. 91 BLEECKER ST., NEW YORK. CERMAN LIEDERKRANZ. CONCERT Summernights’ Festival, THEO. THOMAS’ ORCHESTRA, Gilmore’s Garden,: Thursday, June 13. APOLLINARIS NATURAL Mineral Water, The Queen of Table Waters, HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. Dr. J. MILNER FO’ “The Exquisite Apollinaris ; PROF, J. A. WAN N, St. George's Hosp., London. “Highly Effervescent, Wholesome, and absolut tely Pure: superior to all oth DR. R. OGDEN DOREMUS, “Absolutely pure and wholesome; superior to all for daily use; free from all the ob- jections urged against Croton ed waters.” ETER Mi Eepdon. Cece ©. MacNAMARA. F. R. C. 8., C.8. 1, Surgeon to Westminster Hosp., Londo: fore Wholesome and Refreshing than Soda of Seltzer Wat B,C. P., Physician yf great value SEcteeh ot tne vledder, aad of tb respiratory organs; agreeable and useful. FREDERICK DE BARY & CO., & 43 Warren Street, NEW YORK. Sole Agents for United States and Canadas. FOR SALE BY DEALERS, GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS. Evere genuine bottle bears the Yellow label. TE, NOSIS, Pamphlet & Book Binder, 29 BEEKMAN STREET. Paspblet binding of every description and Pass books for banks spectalt * Bersonal attention to everything entrusted to my care. 'Twas ev'ning—he was standing by a pond, He was list'ning to Batrachian carousers, Opal-shaded was the firmament beyond, Rather lighter the complexion of his trousers. Perch-ed quiet on the margin was a boy, He was playing with a specimen of granite, Cogitating of the quantity of joy Tt would give him for to spin it —so he span it. There were divers coruscations of the water, With a sort of erysip’las on the trousers, And an urchin skipping for another quarter— And the cusses—oh! the cusses! they were rousers, — Yonkers Gazelle. ‘Twenty-nine “Generals,” thirty-four “ Ker- nels,” forty-eight “Jedges,” a battalion of “ Majahs” and a regiment of ‘‘ Captins” have announced themselves as candidates for Gov- ernor in Arkansas. It is to be hoped that the Sergeants, Corporals and privates will get a show in the Convention, but they don’t seem to have much show in the newspapers.—Phi/a- delphia Times. New York, May 1, 1878. Owing to the death of Mr, Freperick MATHESIUS, we would like to state to our friends and customers, that the business of the firm will remain under the same name and in the same place, We will continue to manufacture the most modern styles of Furniture, Decorations, etc., at prices to suit the times, and will assure our customers that every article will be as represented, ‘We take this opportunity of thanking our friends for their former patronage, and hope that they will still con- tinue to favor us, An early inspection of our large assortment is respect- fully solicited, Respectfully yours, FREDERICK MATHESIUS, Jr., Grorce Frey. Warerooms: No, 91 Bleecker Street. Factory: No, 206 Mercer Street. THE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY. HUNYADI JANOS. The Best Natural Aperient. ‘hness in aperient salts sur- passes that of all other known nyadh Janos, igoein wie 6 ape Kable success.” PROFESSOR | SCANZONI, Warzburg. none but tl PROFESSOR LAUDER BRUNTON, M. D., F. Re ‘8, London. ‘More pleasant than its ‘rivals, and sur- pacses them in efficacy. PROFESSOR AITH D., FR-S-, Royal ary Hospital, Netley: neduchshail A Wineglassful a Dose. INDISPENSABLE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. Eviey epsine bosib Weare the’ nanin of Tus Avouasnany Co (limited), London Fre@k De Bary & Co., 41 & 43 WARREN Street, ‘EW YORK, Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. FOR SALE BY DEALERS, GRO , AND DRUGGISTS, ‘The Label on every genuine Bottle is printed on BLUE, paper. “11 prescribe PORTRAITS, 37 Union Square, New York. THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE HUNGARIAN WINES ARE SOLD, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED FOR “PURITY” AND “SUPERIOR QUALITY” BY THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS, 1876. No connection with any other House in the United States. NOTICE. No. 26 (issue of September sth, 1877) of ** Puck” will be Bought at this ofice, No. 13 North William Street, at full price.