Life — May 27, 1886 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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307 HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT. ( “ Now, there's a story I don't believe,” said the Colonel, as clo At Ly he laid aside an exchange. ’ «What story is that, Colonel ?" asked the erudite and indus- trious assistant. REGRET, ‘* Why, that paper says Cotopaxi can sometimes be heard 500 DO not mourn, sweet wife of mine, miles.” Foe ee Because those ruby lips of thine— ‘Don't you believe it?” so - RERSS 2 That marble brow— ** Of course I don't believe it. I'll bet there isn’t a singer in ‘Were kissed by one who might have been, the world that can be heard half that far."” Wad Tot. chanced to step between, * But Cotopaxi is a volcano, Colonel.” Thy husband now. “Is it? I thought it was one of those Italian fellows that go around with Patti,”—Z£ xchange. I sigh not that his arms were placed Some scores of times around your waist, TO QUENCH THIRST. So sweet and slim, is ts ‘ is Ob, no, my love! the woe you see Tue New York Progressive American says: ‘' A feverish thirst Is mine because you wedded me that cannot be quenched by water may be allayed thus: Throw Instead of him. a slice of bread upon burning coals, and when it is aflame throw —The Alleghanian, it into a tumbler of water. This remedy has been tested and proved excellent.” This remedy may be very good. Detroit Henry FARNHAM, who was for years city marshal of Bangor, | uses a different recipe, A chemical fluid named sherry is put kept a store in Winthrop a long time ago. One day a disreput- | into a glass that contains small pieces of ice. These are shaken able fellow came into Farnham’s store and said; | together and a strawberry or some pineapple is put on the sur- “Mr. Farnham, a man just told me that you told him you | face, and perhaps a bit of mint or other vegetable substance to would not trust me as far as you could sling a bull by the tail.” | give it a thirst-destroying property. The medicine is taken “‘T did n't say that,” said Farnham, gravely. slowly and through a straw, and is said to be very beneficial to “T thought you did n’t,” continued the fellow, ‘and I toldthe | the human system. There are many places in this city where man so.” competent apothecaries, with white aprons in front of them, “No,” added Farnham, “that is not what I said. I told him | stand ready at all times to compound the preparation, as it is T would not trust you as far as I could sling a bull up hill by the | often required in a great hurry and they desire to be ready for tail."—Leweiston (Me.) Journal, any emergency.—Detroit Free Press. HENRY HOLT & CO. | a9 W. Twenty-third St., N.Y. P H OSA Cc | D. V JUST PUBLISHED, iiged for Nervousness. Excellent sn Soda A New American Novel, | » DEER General meric t heat WHOM GOD KALBELEISCH’S SONS, N. Y: LADIES’ TAIL OR, U. eteeses Ute om ‘a, HABIT MAKER and HATTER, By Mes, HOMER MARTIN 4 (formerly one of the literary critics of the“Nation”). 19 EAST 21ST STREET, x6mo, Leisure Hour Series, $1. 5 (G27 The scenes are in New England, Montreal, te ’ London, Hong Kong, Rome, on board ship, and & Pe NUAD x ( oO Newport and London, we wie NEW YoRK, camp in the Adirondacks,” The period 183- to 1861. All the chief characters are American, the heroine, Katharine Danforth, being a New Eng- land gurl. The plot is most ingeniously contrived Ne and the climax has ‘a dramatic force seldom found covvmenras. in novels of the day. There is a wide range of thee patronage: canbe assured tsb d Coemiaa | CELEBRATED HATS] 2tcus tofore, | sexta ND Sole and near: ‘ LADIES’ ROUND HATS. Sec U Nn 0 [ 5 178 & 180 Fifth Ave,, bet. 22d & 23d Sts. | Riding. Traveling and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., | *¢ aqhuing tats: New York. FE D E N | A | |PRIESTLEY’S NEW SILK WARP FABRICS mong the new materials especially commended is the Clairette, also shown with a border for Ae rp soft, dainty fabric ets impervious to hardship, and while light in weight, 1s fuficlently black to be assumed even ia deep mourning. Convent cloth will be much worn ia the early spring. Gypsy Cloth is an etamine fine and artistic in draping, while firm in texture. ‘This Pansy is a solt twill, Gne and beautifal, and will undoubtedly prove a favorite.—Delincater, Lundborgs : Wheat Baking Powder. Rhenish Cologne. SUPERIOR TO ALL IN [ch MARTIN KALBFLEISCH’S SONS, NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BUFFALO, CHICAGO. comicbooks.com