Life — November 4, 1886 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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ON THE ELECTION RESULT. George Elected. {| O stuff thy pockets, Oh tramp, go gorge, On lunch that’s free, Hooray for George. * * * Mayor Roosevelt. In western plain full many a steed Has his unerring noose felt ; ’Tis not surprising that at home The mayor succumbs to Roosevelt. * * * Hewitt Forever. We thought you’d do it Mr. Hewitt ! * * * M® EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN, the Bond- Holder Poet, has written an ode to the Bartholdi statue, in which he speaks of the “ skyey flag unrolled.” Mr. Stedman was doubtless afraid that a chestnut bell would be rung on him if he wrote of a starry flag. | agement of our great pleasure ground this season than they R. PIDCOCK of New Jersey denies the allegation that he tried to buy up delegates to the convention. We are sorry for Mr. Pidcock, but a man with such a name we are certain would commit all the crimes in the calendar and a few more to boot. * * * T does our heart good to see how Messrs Pulitzer and Dana hide their charitable light under a bushel. If it was not for a few columns in every issue of the Sun and World, the public would have no conception of the | enormous sums these large-hearted, generous souls put in daily circulation for the cause of suffering humanity. * * * A NEEDED PRECAUTION. have it on good authority that the Park Commis- sioners are going to be more rigorous in the man- have been for many years. There have been so many infringements of the rules in the park through the ignorance of the frequenters of the park, that it has been found nec- essary to place signs on all infringeable spots to warn the ignoramus. For instance, the lady who tried to step on the lake last week, and who dug a hole in its rippling surface, will not have | her ignorance as an excuse when she can read on a sign-board that water is forbidden ground. All the commodious seats equally delightful to nursemaid, | millionaire and tramp, will bear the legend THE PARK POLICEMAN REGISTERING CHESTNUTS AS THEY DROP. * * * HE Quizzer, we understand, is the title of a new hu- | morous weekly in this city. | If all reports as to its contents are true, it would be more appropriately named the Sczssor. * * * UR prohibitionist contemporary, the Vozce, shows much dry humor in its columns. The statement that the Voice is edited by Mr. Howls is erroneous. * * * HOSE who criticise Judge Daniels because he started as a shoemaker and did not stick to his last, should remember that he never deserted the bench. * * * HE labor candidate always writes his name “henry george,” so strong is his antipathy to capital. | BENCHES. \ PLEASE DON’T COMMIT SUICIDE ON THE The trees will be surrounded by picket-fences, and each and the ravines will be studded with daintily-painted intima- tions that | twig will bear a tag on which may be read | NO LYNCHING HERE. { ALL PERSONS FOUND COMMITTING MURDER | ON THESE PREMISES WILL BE SUMMARILY | EJECTED. The Commissioners, actuated by a philanthropic desire to serve all men, have adopted a resolution providing that “Any gentleman with suicidal, tendencies may be accom- modated at the lion’s cage, or the Anaconda’s show case on presentation of permit from the board.” Most assuredly thigals the age of reform. comicbooks.com