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We have had a little too much ‘music, as you say, and it is time we had some- thing new.’ Suppose you sing for us, Banger.”— Boston Transcript. ‘“Wuy, how do you do 2" exclaimed a gossiping lady to Mr. and Mrs. Rattler, as they paused on the church steps; “do you know that Miss Highsee, our soprano, is going to marry our first bass.” ‘* What ball club does he belong to?” innocently queried Rattler. The ladies continued the conversation with- out his assistance.—Buston Courier. A country clergyman who recently preached in an Austin church was an admirer of the writings of Charles Dickens, and quotes from his novels almost as often as he does from the Bible. He surprised his congregation by winding up a gorgeous peroration with : "It is thus you see, my brethren, as the Scrip- tures say : ‘Barkis is willin’, but the flesh is weak,’” —Herald and Presbyter. 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I have every reason to believe the murderer wore blue overalls and was cross-eyed!” ‘But how do you account for that ?” asked the pale man, look- ing into the detective’s eyes for consolation. ‘Ah !” said the detective, “ that remains a secret with the detective ; that alone the detective can tell. Rely upon me; I will undertake the case."— Puck, ‘A pale man, | = THE FINEST CLOTH OF GOLD “Straight Mesh ”’ Cigarette NOW READY. WM. S. KIMBALL & CO., Send one, two, three or five dol- __elars for a retail box, by express, of thé Dest Candies ‘in the world, put up in handsome boxes. All strictly pure. Suitable for presents, Try it once. Address, C.F.GUNTHER, Confectioner, 78 Mapison Sr., Cuicaco. “ Now good digestion wait on appetite, And health on both,” —SHAKESPEARE, “Common Sense’ Lunch Room, 135 Broapway (cor. Cedar St.), TAMES P. WHEDON, Manager. G00D NEWS 1 LADIES! Greatest inducements ever of- fered. 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White, William Irwin, Charles MacRae, Hon, Jacob Hess, Henry B. Barnes, Henry E. Russell, James A. Striker, Frederick Billings, Russell Raymond, William H. Fogg, Benjamin S, Walcott, Granville B. Smith, T willnever buy any but And Twill never sell any HARTSHORNS ROLLERS = but HARTSHORNS! Vo.tumE I. oF - LIFE - Durably bound, for sale at the publication office. | Price, postage free, $5. To subscribers returning a complete set of Volume I, the same will be for- warded for $2.50. Address, Office of LiFE, 1155 BRoapwWay, NEw York, uv