Show persistence IW IN advertising not as an example that needs to be followed but aa as a lesson in persistence which under other circumstances may be of service we quote the experience peri ence af pf a man in new york who for his own parl part ia is convinced that there are some advertisers who are not to be subdued by any kind of difficulties or discouragement some boma time ago wishing some information aa as to artificial limbs ha he wrote to ask a circular of a manufacturer the circular was instantly sent and ever since the manufacturer has persistently followed him up a p no matter bow how often he changes bis his address the annual circular descriptive of artificial limbs always cornea comes to band hand being sound in limb be he hag has of course never bought any of the articles so eloquently described in the circular but bat bis his name is down on the manufacturers rs books and in that one establishment be he is held to be a person short of at least one normal appendage the bouse house has the satisfaction of knowing that though his purchases have not been considerable yet whenever be he does want anything in la their line be he will know where to go for it californians are backing up with united earnestness the Fugg suggestion estion that walt wait whitman be allowed to contribute an ode for the opening services of the worlds fair the ban san francisco francieco chronicle observes it would be eminently fitting to have contributions lu TOKO verse for or this oc catlon don from the three great national poet poets whittier and whitman the first two belong bolong to new now england but they the have made their influence felt in every part ot of the country end and many of 0 their poems are bouie bouse hold word words the aut borot old would write an ode which would abir the hearts of all american americans but we have faith that whitman would not be found wanting tn great idea ideas 0 that would thrill all who heard or read bli his word words lie Is 1 american to the core me with that comradeship lor for all humanity of 0 which this fair li is the beat symbol THE mints lawyers and courts have been playing smash with the will ot of ex governor tilden but the or a free library in new york is one feature that comes up from the ordeal unscathed TUB THE of new york have taken to cheering the name of grover cleveland they would like to make the ex president eo popular that the democrats will reno minata him TUB THE YORK policeman who reformed and became a burglar bad had the beet beat of reasons for believing from ex peri ence that in his new vocation be he would almost invariably be bate safe |