Life — September 29, 1887 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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Sa AT NLL MODERN SUPERSTITION. FORTUNE HUNTER: say your father has failed ? Miss Beauty: Oh, no, not failed ; but he is no longer rich, you know. Noble man! then Sh? What? Do you meanto he has paid up every dollar; He’ refused to take advantage of his creditors, WANTED HER MONEY'S WORTH, “WHaT's the nationality of them?” said a tall woman with a determined eye, as she pointed her parasol at the elephant in the circus which recently exhibited at Sioux Falls. * African, mum,” replied the man in attendance. ‘Awful light-colored for coming from Africa, seems to me," con- tinued the determined-eyed woman. ‘* And see here, you just tell the owners of this show that I say I think they've got a mighty poor lot of camels—all of ‘em single-humped except one. When I pay fifty cents cash for myself and one seventy-five for the children to get in, I want to sce more double-humpers and less hair rubbed off of ‘em ‘round in spots! You just tell ‘em what I say !"—Dakota Bell. ** Yes, he owes no man a penny, but it will be a long time before he can retrieve himself, be very small, only thirteen hundred.” “ My dear, we'd better wait, Omaha World. Sout: Jones: Swiri: JONES: Smith, I believe I have met my fate. Situ: Indeed! I congratulate you. seeing this inamorata of yours ? Joxes: Indeed you shall! introduce you. Smit: No need of it, Budget, Oh, it's delightful! And the folks at the hotel ? Have you used Packer’s ‘Tar Soap for Shampooing ?) It’s immens THE WINE OF yeepecr RAGE I RICH, EXTRA ORY, OR BRUT. “DuVivierxCo. | STP EIOD ‘49 Broan Sr, New Yor. Fine Wines, BraNnoies xc. Thirteen is an unlucky number.” Well, my boy, how do you like Nantasket ? They are very nice indeed. The ladies are charming. Will I have a chance of Why, here she is coming now; old fellow; that's my wife.—Boston | #6 SELECTED PENS | He said, however, that if we married next month, as we desired, he could give me a small dowry, but it would a inted. PRe Disappointed ? In what way 2” “Why, you see, we got the race-course all laid out, and the base- ball field up nice and handy, and everything was getting on splendidly, when we found that we had no room for go-as-you-please pedestrian races. You don't say so sn’t the worst of it. There's a lot of old fossits who want to exhibit cattle, vegetables and all that sort o° stuff."— Boston Transcript. Miss Jones: Don't you think, Mr. Heha, that Miss Brown, whom t evening, is a very plain person > : Yes, indeed, I think she is the homeliest girl I ever saw, present company of course always ex—er—um—that—is—yes, yes, she's mighty plain.— Philadelphia News, let me JRRAKAVER, LADIES’ TAILOR, Habit me and Hatter, CELEBRATED HATS ano LADIES' ROUND HATS. 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortland St., NEW YORK. Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestout St., Phila. KIMBALL 8 SATIN 19 East 21st a 2d door East of Broadway. LONDON, JAMES PILE & CO., 288-290 Kegent St. NEWPORT, Son, andieos. 105 py leery 176 Bellevue Ave. WM.8.¥ KIMBALL & Co. SPENCE RIAN |STEEL PENS Ivison, Blakemar & C, | Are the Best.| sew voax. NEW YORK. CROSBY’S VITALIZED PITOSPHITES. Strengthens the intellect, restores lost functions, builds up worn-out nerves, promotes good digestion, cures all weaknesses and nervousness. g6 West agra Sreaer, Naw York. For Sate sy Davoarers, on Man SENT FOR TRIAL, POST PAID, TWENTY-FIVE CTS, comicbooks.com