Life — May 1, 1884 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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LIFE - CLOTH DEPARTMENT. We have now in stock a fine assortment of Tricots, Batists and fancy mixtures, to- gether with a large variety of Plain Cloths, suitable for Tailor made Suits, &c. R oodevey rae) 19th ot. Send one, two, three or five dol- elars for a retail box, A expres N the Dest Candies in the world, put up in handsome boxes. All strictly pure. Suitable Yor presents. Try it once. Address, C.F.GUNTHER, Confectioner, 78 Mapison sr. Cuicaco. ol C: PARIS CORSET FINEST AND BEST FITTING INTHE WORLD. ASK FOR IT. HOTELS. ARKER HOUSE EUROPEAN PLAN. Harvey D. D. ‘PARKER & Co., BOSTON, MASS. HARVEY D, PARKER, JOSEPH H BECKMAN. KDWARD 0. PUNCHARD. GONSUM Temedy for the above disease PTION ly thousands rae sesrtae ond of Srandlng er 1 Page Sortie ra Pann, together witha VAT? ‘on thie disease, to any eutfercts Olre ae & F, Oyaddross, Dik, T, A. BLOGUM, 16k Posed Bes a, “MRs. FLoppincton Gus At Home, Four to Seven.” Crowded room, stuffy atmosphere, indiffer- ent music, worse recitations, affected women, weak tea, weaker young men, and general discomfort. Why go ?—Punch. A WasitncTon physician, says an exchange who has been studying the effect of different professions on longevity, discovers that the average life of female chorus singers is one hundred years; but he omits to say that, so far as general observation goes, they rarely begin singing until after they have passed the critical period of female existence. Perhaps if they started in earlier they would not last so long.—Com- mercial Advertiser. A FACT. ‘CUNLESS your son has some decided bent,” ob- served the Rev. Timothy Larkspur the other day toa parishioner, ‘he will always be a burden to his friends.” “And why ?” asked Mr. Muggs. “ Because,” quoth the parson, * unless he has some decided bent, he willalways be in straitened circum- stances.” “True !” assented Mr. Muggs, with a sigh. Nor was he ever seen to smile again.—Moonshine, ScENE ina railroad office : ‘Mr. Secretary,” said the President, “ Have you prepared the advertisement asking for bids for the construction of two hundred freight cars?” I have.” “Did you include four- teen new locomotives?” ‘I did.” “And eighty flat cars?” Yes, sir.” “And three hundred tons of steel rails?” “Yes, sir.” ‘That's right; but while we are about it we might as well ask the ‘con- tractors to figure on six new iron bridges and three or four station houses.” The next day the force is cut down ten per cent., wages reduced fifteen, and the en- gineers have their oil measured out by the spoonful. —Walt Street News. _At a regular meeting of the Harvarp Cin, of New held. April roth, 1884, it was, voted “That the Harvard Club, of New York, cordially recommend CiaRLemacne Tower to the Alumni as a suitable person for Overseer.’ Lundborg’s Perfume, Lundborg’s Perfume, Lundborg’s Perfume, Lundborg’s Perfume, Edenia. Maréchal Niel Rose. Alpme Violet. Lily of the Valley. Sen ' a2 cent stamp to pay postage on a Handsome Lith- zraphed Razor. It will pay. 0., 20 Vesey st., New York. GEORGE MATHER’S SONS, PRINTING INK, 60 Joun STREET, New York. This paper is printed with our cut ink. Lowest jordan, Compeeny Make a specialty of tailor-made cr.sscs, either to onder or ready made. The latter will be found in their suit department, and are copies of the productions of the most renowned European tailors. Patterns of goods and estimates will be cheerfully mailed to applicants. Roston. AMERIC AN PI 5 VANDEW AP ites torsily Peh{and Thk} Pencij Jor C Lithographs abe Photgacaphs)} A “eetarged_ISee I! tstcatieds if @.ddress The Clinton M’t’g New York Natatorium. SWIMMING SCHOOL & SWIMMING BaTH, 2 and 4 East 45th St., Néar sth Ave. Open from 6 A.M. till ro P. My daly Special Hours for Ladies, from 10 AS till3 P.M. See Circular. PROF. H. GEBHARD. - LIFE FOR 1883. VOLS. I. anp II. Vol. I., Jan. to June, inclusive; Vol. II., July to December, inclusive, durably bound, for sale at the publication office Price, postage free, $s.0oeach. To subscribers returning a complete set for the year 188} both Volumes will be forwarded for $5.co. To subscribers returning a complete set of one Volume tha! Volume will be forwarded for $2.50, Address, Office of LIFE, 1155 Broadway, New York. CHILDS? Treatment For CATARRH And Diseases of the HEAD, THROAT & Lunes! Can be taken at home. ‘No case incurable when our questions are properly answered. Write for circulars, testimonials, cttw REY. 'T. P. CHILDS, Troy, Obio comicbooks.com