Life — April 21, 1887 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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- LI YP PAT SERS AT NL GALLIC GALL. “cc WELL that's just like the cheek of these foreign artists,” observed Mrs, Snaggs. ‘* What is?" asked her husband. ‘* Why, that man Munkacsy is coming back here next Summer to paint Niagara Falls, and I believe he'll just spoil them, so I do."—Pittsburgh Chron- tcle Telegraph. COULD'NT SCARE HIM, “Say ! say!" called a Montcalm-street woman to a tramp who had just left her door with a piece of bread in his hand—‘‘don't eat that! The fit says it is a piece we had lying around with ‘ rough on. rats’ on it ** It's too late, madam,” he replied, as he swallowed the last morsel. “L've had people try to play that trick on me before to get their goods back, but it always fails. I prefer the stuff to butter, but don’t say so, because I hate to put people to trouble.”—Detrott Free Press. FELL BELOW THE AVERAGE. “Excuse me, sir,” said a young man, nudging a fellow-passenger in a Madison street car; " you have a speck of soot on the end of your «That's been there for eighteen years,” replied the passenger. ‘It's a peculiar kind of a mole, and you are the ninth man to ask me to sponge that nose since breakfast this morning. Asa rule, the average is about twelve a'day."—Chicago Herald. FE: 227 Tourist (to Highland sentry on a cold, frosty morning): Sentry, are you cold with the kilt? Sentry: Na, but I'm near kilt wi’ the cauld.—£x. FaTHER: Tommy, you should try and be a better boy. our only child and we expect you to be good. Tommy : It ain't my fault that Iam your only child, It is tough on me to be good for a lot of brothers and sisters 1 haven't got.—Zexas Siftings. You are THE GALLERY HE VISITED. New York Lapy (fo Afr. Breezy, from Chicago): Would you care to visit any of the galleries while in the city, Mr. Breezy. Mn. BRREzY: Why, yes; there is nothing 1 should like better. What are the prices— three shots for ten cents ?— Puck. A BOOK entitled ‘* Traits and Stories of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese,” has recently been issued by an English publisher. Where is that much-vaunted American enterprise? Shall we not soon have a volume on ‘* The Lusciousness of Ye rant Limburger,” or '* The Beatific Flavor of Ye Festive Bock ?"—W. ¥. Commercial Advertiser. AN ADMISSION, ‘*Fannie,” said a Sixteenth street mother to her pretty daughter, “didn’t I hear Frank kiss you last night when he went away 2” “No, ma'am, you did not,” replied the daughter, indignantly. “No?” said the mother suspiciously. “No, you didn’t ; because Frank shut the parlor door before—" Then the girl stopped and blushed and blushed again, and made a rush for her own room.— Washington Critic. YE little spalpeen! I'll tache ye now niver to come home agin half-dhrownded to yer poor ould mudther till yez knows how ter | shwim — Wasp. VER LADIES’ TAILOR, Habit Maker and Hatter, 19 East 21st Street, New York, Also LONDON and NEWPORT, OLICITS an inspec- tion from his Lady Patrons of his novelties for GOWNS, COATS, ULSTERS, etc., for the ensuing seasun, im- ported from the leading houses in Europe. La- dies who favor me with their patronage can be assured that my estab- lishment will, as hereto- fore, sustain its repute- tion for taste, style, workmanship and per fect fit, ‘All mail orders prompt- ly attended to. A per fect Gt guaranteed with- out personal attendance. | CELEBRATED HATS ann LADIES’ ROUND HATS. | 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortland St., | NEw YORK. Palmer House, Chicago, _9t4 Chestnut St., Phila The Publication Day of “Life” will hereafter be Tuesday Instead of Monday. Lundbord's Perfume EDENIA. KXIMBALL'S SATIN Rig Straight Cut Cigarettes People of refined taste who AES desire exceptionally fine cig- arettes should use only our ‘Straight Cut, put up in satin ts and boxes of tos, 208, andt008. 74 Prize Medals, ‘WM. 8S. KIMBALL & CO. CROSBY’S VITALIZED PHOSPHITES. Strengthens the intellect, restores lost functions, builds up worn-out nerves, promotes good digestion, cures all weakne: es and nervousness. 6 Wast agra Sraast, New Yori. For Sats sy Dauccists, on Mart, $1.00. WnirttMO"t Zoe DRESSING \Asitwilt NOTINJURE them) Lundborgs Rhenish Cologne. comicbooks.com