Life — February 25, 1886 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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125 = = = SNOBBISHNESS, F A YOUNG lady from Tennessee, a cousin of the late President j rel to) ? Polk, visited friends not many miles from St. Paul last summer, according to the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. Her relationship with the deceased President was generally commented on during her stay, ee visit cadets et as oe » she Cee her part- < ? - ing calls, Among others, she cal at the house of a young lady Teese ay fot pied ace. A a itd who failed to fall in love with the young lady from Tenucsiee’ says bo was twenly:thies years’of age’? and, finding the ladies of the house out, left her card, which con- y che y Be: tained the fetters" PP. C.” ‘The envious young lady, on re- AN ACROSTIC—TO WILLIE. turing home, picked up the card ends scanning it, said: “She Nie | 5 does try to put on lots of airs, simply because she is related toa hibearrtlreral se peace President. "Just think of it, P. P. Cl; President Polk's cousin.” Laid, where God will him caress ; DID N'T WORK. Love, as none others can, his prize. A RECENT lesson in the Sabbath-school was on the death of If in heaven’ you wish to meet me, Elisha, and when one of the scholars came to the clause, “ They Every day pray the Virgin litany. buried him,” the*teacher asked: ‘‘ Why did they not cremate Low and sweet were his words from heaven, him? Do you think there is any encouragement in the Bible for A message to mother, do n’t cry ! cremation?” “No encouragement whatever,” was the reply. Came three knocks—a request was given, “ They tried it on the three that were cast into the fiery furnace, Oh! mother, to tell you my last good-by. and did n't make it work."—£x. Up to his Heavenly Father, to be our guiding star, Repeating as he ascended, Pa, pa, pa. Not long since, a Bridgeport lady relates, she was riding in a Brooklyn street car, in which a drunken man was making him- ‘Wm. Henry Hurzerr, in a letter to the Sum, tells how the | self very numerous. After telling the conductor a dozen times French capitol was lately enlivened by the neat repartee of a fair | or so where he wanted to stop, the inebriated individual at last daughter of the West. The hostess, criticising a compatnot, | seized the bell rope and pulled so vigorously that the bell rang at loftily observed: ‘‘She is a pretty girl, but she lacks style and | both ends of the car. ‘* What che doin"?” growled the con- what I call ‘ grand damishness,’” to which instantly rejoined the | ductor; ‘“what-che-ring both bells fer?” ‘* Cuz, cuz, I-er-want, young lady: “‘*I prefer the lack of that to your ‘damgrandish- | er-hic-both ends thish car to stop’ o'course,” was the reply.— ness."”” Waterbury American, ‘BY ALL ODDS THE BEST NOVEL OF THE NEW BINDING FOR SEASON.”—Baltimore Sun. “LIFE: x, In Maroon and Gold, to be ready in a few AFTER HIS KIND: SC JIKRAKAVER, By “Joux Coventry.” 16mo, Leisure QUAL Hour Series, $1. . EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN says ofits LADIES’ TAILOR, ‘A pictarseqos tale ead snlave. AS so the nativity of fs Fone s tossed like s Liverpool packet between the two Atlantic shores of doubt. Probably 0 a 1 2 HABIT MAKER other living man could have written the book, and no dead “~v u - man save W. M. T.” UNLADP LEO , ano R. Hi STODDARD In THE MAIL AND EXPRESS says noe oS : HATTER, “7 The characters are clearly and sharply individualized j - eee ex 7 - E Ss lescriptions of scent fresh an. ‘ead 0 19 EAST 21st STREET, the cortot of the Counley posvlation are palsied wich's copvniexva. x en loving hand.” OBLIVION: CELEBRATED HATS * London & Newport. BD pree tt tl nase LADIES’ ROUND HATS. Bf | Eisley Fempoyed, ate Se freshly and deliatety etlned as to give ttthe charm 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts. | || \ LOW PRICES sym y » | From date to February sth next. of an idyl. touches the thy of the reader $ Wr oactesion comes te te pole pain TENA, | 2nd 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., ' TION. New York. HENRY HOLT & CO., Publishers, Palmer House, Chicago. ag Wast 23 Street, New York. 914 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. ALFRED T, CARROLL |) PRIESTLEY’S SILK WARP HENRIETTAS . Are easily distinguished by their softness and beauty and regularity Tai lor oO ateks They are made of the finest silk and best Australian d | rt ‘ool, and are the most thoroughly reliable goods in the market. an m po er Lundborg’s Perfume, Edenia. i 166 SIXTH AVE., Lundborg’s Perfume, Maréchal Niel Rose. TWo BLOCKS BELOW FOURTEENTH STREET, | Lundborg’s Perfume, Alpine Violet. NEW YORK. Lundborg’s Perfume, Lily of the Valles. Correct Styles, Exclusively the Finest. Lundborg’s Rhenish Cologne. comicbooks.com