Life — April 19, 1883 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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LIFE: NOTES AND EXTRACTS. [Att Scluors ast Nellos.} ‘The appropriate color for infants this season will be yeller.—Springfield (O.) News. ‘The good dye young when their new moustaches come out red. —Wew Orleans Picayune, ‘The trade in mean coal is slack.—Glasgow Times. I's a grate business, all the same.— 7he Drummer. It is because one is a stewed duck and the other a dude stuck. You can fill out the conundrum to suit yourself,—Chaff, He ordered tied fraters and chork pops, and then fell asleep under the table. It gave him dead away. —The Churchman, A counterfeiter recently escaped from a St. Louis deputy marshal, Some of the man's money must have been good. —New Orleans Picayune. Mr. Stewart's remains are still missing. It is hinted that the shrewd Scotchman has them hid away, waiting for a rise.—Boston Transcript. Last week General Longstreet rode thirty-four miles to visit the Chickamauga battle-field. Some years ago there were several men ran twice that far to get away from it; but the fact wasn't considered of sufficient importance to justify the publication of their names.— Hawkeye. “Theerd yer old mudder was dead ?" said Sam Johnsing to Gabe Snodgrass, a colored citizen of ‘Austin, ” ** Jes'so, Shedied las’ week.” “* Was she sick long 2" ‘No; she jes’ tuck sick one day an’ died the nex.” ** Only sick one day! De Lor’; why dat was hardly wuff whil Texas Siftings. When a New York policeman tried to wake upa boy who was leaning over a railing on Broadway, he {ound that the boy was dead. A humber of people had noticed him at different times during the day, but supposed he was a district telegraph messenger going after the doctor.—Chaf. FOR THE BARTHOLDI STATUE FUND, Turee performances of ‘t The Princess" will be given on the afternoons of April 2sth, 26th and 27th, in aid of the Bartholdi fund. For tickets, application should be made at once to any of the following ladies: Mrs. John Sherwood, No. 18 West Thirty-second street ; Mrs. John C, Peters, No, 83 Madison avenue; Mrs. Bradley Martin, No, 22 West Twentieth street Mrs. Edward Snelling, No. 116 East Forty-fifth street; Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer, No. 13 Rast Twenty-ninth street,and Mrs, J. Fred Pierson, No. 154 Madison avenue, Hegeman’s Gastricine. A specific for dyspepsia. Sold by all druggists. and so cents per box. Sent by mail. J. N. He & Co., Broadway, corner 8th Street, N. Y. PATENT BINDER FOR FILING LIFE Cheap, Strong and Durable. Will hold 26 numbers. Mailed to any 25 part of the United States for $1.00. Addtess, office of ‘ LIFE,” uss BROADWAY, NEW YORK INSURANCE. AMUSEMENTS. THE EouiTABLe LirE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, et ASSETS, - - - $48,000,000, Having declared its policies, over three years in force, to be INCONTESTABI.E, announces that all such incontestable policies will be paid at matu- rity, without rebate of interest, immediately after the receipt at the Society’s office in New York of satisfactory proofs of death, together with a valid and satisfactory discharge from the parties in interest. HENRY B. HYDE, President. JAMES W. ALEXANDER, 1st Vice-Pres’t. SAMUEL BORROWE, 2d Vice-Pres't. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Secretary. UNITED STATES Mutual Accident Association. $5,000 Accident Insurance. $25 Weekly In- demnity. Membership fee $3, Annual cost about $10. Write for Circular and application blank. European permits. CHAS, B. PEET, President. (Of Rogers, Peet & Co.) JAS. R. PITCHER, Sec’y. 320 & 322 Broadway, N. Y. “ Now good digestion wait on appetite, “And health on both,” —SHAKESPEARE, “Common Sense’ Lunch Room, 135 BRoapway (cor. Cedar St.), JAMES P. WHEDON, Manager, FSTERBROO Leading Nos: 14, 048, 130, 333, 161. For Sale by all Stationers. THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO., Works, Camden, N.J. 26 Joha St.. New York. STEEL PENS GEORGE MATHER'S SONS, PRINTING [NK, 60 JouN Street, New York. 1 This paper is printed with our ct ink, THeat RE COMIQUE. HARRIGAN & HART. +ee+e++Proprietors JOHN E, CANNON, ceseeseeeee-Manager THIRD WEEK of HARRIGAN & HART in Edward Harrigan’s latest piece THE MUDDY Day. The popular music by Mr. Dave Braham, TUESDAY, MATINEES FRIDAY. 728 and 730 Broadway UNION SQUARE THEATRE, Mr. A. M. PALMER.......Proprietorand Manager. Reappearance of Mr. CHARLES WYNDHAM and his London Company in their brilliant comedy, —BRIGHTON— Every Evening at 8, Saturday Matinee at 2. Seats may be secured two weeks in advance. HENDERSON'S STANDARD THEATRE. WM. HENDERSON...Proprietor and Manager SALSBURY’S TROUBADOURS in Bronson }foward’s Green Room Fun. EVERY EVENING at 8 and SATURDAY MATINEE at 2. CHURCH CHOIR BALLET. GLIMPSE BEHIND THE SCENES. EVERY AMATEUR SHOULD SEE IT. GRADY & McKEEVER, Late RENNER & COMPANY, DEALERS IN FINE ARTS. Designers and Manufacturers of EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PICTURE FRAMES. No. 719 SIXTH AVE., New York. The “Gold ‘Lac’ Se IS REALLY A FINE WINE, WE HAVE SPECIAL CONTRACTS AND CAN SELL THEM AT PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE, WHILE THE QUALITY IS BEYOND CRITICISM. H.B. KIRK & CO., 69 FULTON ST. & 1158 BROADWAY. comicbooks.com