Life — July 28, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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A CONTENTED SOUL. H E owns a thousand acres in the Adirondack woods, A half a dozen mountains are among his earthly goods ; Ata Queen Anne cottage on the beach he bas the right to tan And a farm replete with live-stock has been left him in Schoharit A residence at Newport and a Saratoga Spring, His heiress wife had brought him when she donned the wedding ring; And then, likewise, a pretty lodge not far from old Nantucket, He had acquired from an Aunt who'd lately kicked the bucket : In spite of which, and vaults that hold full many a similar asset He always sighs when summer comes : he has no place to pass i . . . B’ a curious coincidence, perhaps intended, the Century's war articles will be discontinued in October when the chestnuts fall. FREE translation of Browning is promised by a Boston publishing house for next winter. An_ interlinear edition for schools may also be expected, HE French Minister at London had the honor to tread on the Queen's toe at a recent drawing-room, and has been recalled by his government in consequence. MV a story for the Golden Argosy. Long experience in circus ad- vertising should make Mr. Barnum an adept in the field of fiction, and we await his new work with much interest. : . . R. P. f. BARNUM, the em- inent showman, is to write r * T! * Jigwack is an animal used by the rulers in Central Africa for the torture of prisoners. It is broad-backed and of irregular mo-+ tion, and the inability of the rider to accustom himself to, the spas- modic up-and-down bobbing of the brute, which travels at a high rate of speed, causes the unfortu- nate offender to suffer, excruciating agony. It is said to be quite similar in action to the American village cart. WE'VE SION OF PROPERTY. FELLOWS, T frequently happens that City tradesmen take a reef in their sales at this time of year. THEORY DIVIDE. TO WORK Suspicious Party: SAY, MisTER GEORGE! SKINNEY AN' ME WAS UP TER YOUR MEETIN’ Las’ N CONVERTED TO YOUR DOCTRINE OF Divi- H—y G—ge : WeLL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR 17, MY GooD Suspicious Party: YS, AN’ AS WE TWO 15 SORT O° IMPETUOUS FELLERS WE'VE DECIDED To at ONCE; RINCE FERDINAND, the recently elected King Yof Bulgaria, is disappointed because his predecessor has not congratulated him on his new honors. Alexander probably feels more like condoling with him. He knows what sort of a bed of roses the Bulgarian throne is. * . * HE Tribune has failed to call attention to the fact that if Mr. Blaine had been elected in ‘84, a brave engineer would not have been killed on the special train offa Demo- cratic President. Whitelaw Reid must be out of town. OBERT LOUIS STEVENSON is said to be in poor health, and, oddly enough, his trouble is stated as imperfect circulation. . * . ERR KRUPP is dead. It is believed that he has assisted more emigrants to a better sphere than any other man in the world’s history. * . . RITISH maidens are very highly educated, and can, as a rule, speak all languages except English with great * . . HE Philadelphia edition of the N.Y. World has been dis- continued, It contained so much news that the Philadelphia mind got tired out and gave it up. ‘ . * WESTERN Philosopher says: * He is rich who has a goodly store of memories.” . This has been proven of late years by the enormous success Adam Batleau and other profes- sional reminiscencers have had with their pens. A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE. = bd % N observing man has written: “IT have seen what mili- tary glory is—a bullet through the heart; swarming and loathsome maggots—at best a procession, a hearse, white horses, plumes, a volley, eternal farewell.” And he might have added, in the case of Lord Wolseley, a fall from a camel. NIGHT, AND PUT THE SO SHELL OUT AN’ comicbooks.com