Life — June 5, 1884 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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A SANDWICH—An African belle. DissoLvinG views—those of the uninstructed dele- gate when the political managers get hold of him. T ranes WHICH ARE SC1S§ORS - WALL STREET, 1884. «¢ (COBWERS for little fies are spread, ‘And laws for little folks are made, But if an insect of renown, Hornet or beetle, wasp or drone, Be caught in quest of sport or plunder The flimsy fetters fly asunder."—V. ¥. World. A Paris young lady, who is engaged to a gambler, calls him her beau high-deal.—Paris Beacon. THE United States has nearly three times as many doctors as Eng- land, and nearly four times as many as France in proportion to the population. Does this redundancy of Doctors in the United States account for the small proportion of the population 2-Boston Tran. script. ONE OF ARTEMUS'S BEST. OF the countless good stories attributed to Artemus Ward, the best ore, perhaps, is one which tells of the advice which he gave to a Southern railroad conductor soon after the war. The road was in a wretched condition, and the trains, consequently, were run at a phen- omenally low rate of speed. When the conductor was punching his ticket, Artemus remarked : “Does this railroad company allow passengers to give it advice, if they do so in a respectful manner >" The conductor replied in gruff tones that he guessed so. “Well,” Artemus went on, ‘it occurred to me that it would be well | to detach the cowcatcher from the front of the engine and hitch it to the rear of the train, for you see we are not liable to overtake a cow, but what ’s to prevent a cow from strolling into this car and biting a pas- | Senger ?—M. ¥. Heratd. “A NOVEL OF GENUINE POWER and VITALITY.” Says the Christian Union of : Stratford-by-the-Sea. 16mo., (American Novel Series), $1.00. HENRY HOLT & CO., N. Y. No one can furnish “Old Crow” Rye Sour-Mash Whiskey unless purchased from us. We have taken every barrel made since Fanuary, 1872. We have also HERMIT- AGE three to seven years old, all sold absolutely pure, uncolored, unsweetened. H. B. KIRK & CO., 69 Fulton St. & Broadway and 27th St. GRADY & McK EEVER, LATE RENNER & COMPANY, DEALERS IN FINE ARTS. “Designers and Manufacturers or EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PICTURE FRAMES. No. 719 SIXTH AVE., New York. FACTORY, 218 W. 42d STREET. ASKIN OF BEAU LY. Is. A JOY, FOREVER. Oriental Cream or ‘Magical Beautifier PURIFIES aswell as Boautifios tho Skin. No other cometio A.Sayr of the hautton (a patie Ae Indies will use ther the least harmful of al the Bi Broparationss” Ono bot, e leat in © ot tle will last six ‘months aa mpitereey ae, Also Foure Subtllgremoveseuperfiuons halt without injury tothe akin. B. T, GOURAUD, Sole Prop., 48 St.Ni¥. ite and Ravey Goods ronghout the U. 8 Canadas end Europe. Beware of base iimitations, $1,005 Reward for arrest and proof of any ono selling the sam Cavanagh, Sanford & Co., Merchant Tatlors and Lmporters, 16 West 23d STREET, Opposite sth Ave. Hotel, NEW YORK. All the latest London Fabrics regularly imported. GEORGE MATHER’S SONS, PRINTING INK, 60 Joun St., New York. This paper is printed with our cut ink, OYAL gn BELFAST | (oe 'S gah MANUFACTORY IRELAND “A'N ‘Aempeoig z& ‘ssou ‘H AUNDTH