Life — December 8, 1887 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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Ur st, 80 AFRAID OF COMSTOCK. Ix a dry-goods store, New York. Lavy: Have you any undressed kids ? SaLesMAN : Sh—! not so | loud, ma'am, if you please. Yes, we have them; but Anthony Comstock might drop in on us at any mo- ment. We can't be tou careful, you know.—Bulga- rian Times. W.S. KIMBALL & CO.’S Straight Cut Cigarettes ARE UNSURPASSED FOR PURITY, DELICACY and EXCELLENCE TENDERFOOT (entering saloon at Wayback): 1—I beg pardon, but will you beso kind’ as to let me have a—a glass of—of wa- ter? Ferocious Cownoy: See here, bartender, nobody drinks water in this ‘ere saloon while I'm here, d'ye hear ? You hand that young feller a glass of whisky T. FOOT (trembling- yy isky ? Cownoy: Yes, whisky; there it is; it's my treat? you drink that down slick | an’ clean er say y'r prayers | an’ be quick about it. | TeNDERFOOT (after | drinking and reaching the | door): Thank you. ky is what I wanted, but I | Knew if I asked for water | some of you cowboys would FOURTEEN FIRST PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED, | be fools enough to order ky and pay for it. Ta, maha World. ta. Ir the remains of Lot's wife are ever found and ex- | hibited in a museum, they will doubtless be placed in the salt rheum.—Prttsburgh Chronicle, DRESS STAYS FINISHED IN THREE STYLE For Sale Everywhere. CHRISTMAS NUMBER. CONTRIBUTORS: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, BRET HARTE, H, C. BONNER, SARAH ORNE JEWETT, AUSTIN DOBSON, EDITH M. THOMAS, The Late E. P. WHIPPLE, E. H.and E,W. BLASHFIELD, —C. J. TALYOR, And others, And others, Everything Complete. Price, 25cts. BND {2% fice, Catalogue of Books of Amusements, Speakers, Dialogues, Gymnastics, Fortune Tellers, Dream Books, Debates, Letter Writers, Etiquette, etc. DICK & FITZGERALD, 18 Ann Street, New Vork. aa Thread, Cloth and Satin Covered. ILLUSTRATORS: WILL H. Low, ¥. H. BLASHFIELD, F. 8. CHURCH, ¥. HOPKINSON SMITH, WILLIAM HOLE, J. W. ALEXANDER, MOWARD PYLE, SCRIBNER’S MACAZINE FOR 1888. HE following is, only a partial list of features for 1888: 2 prospectus willbe seat on application. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON will contribute to every number, and will write in a familiar and personal way which will form new cads of (ciendship between the author and bis thousands of readers. There will be some most charming MEN- DELSSOHN LETTERS, now frst published, with unique illustrations. THE FICTION of the year will be sctably strong, not only in the work of well-known writers, but in that of new authors. A serial novel, entitled "* First by 'F. J. STIMSON, will be begun in January. Novelettes by HENRY JAMES and H.C. BUNNER the later illustrated) will appear early in the year. ‘There will also be many short stories of notable strength and freshness, Hever! of thein illustrated. ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES of special importance will be those on the Campaign of eeetg JOHN C. ROPES; on “The Manat Arms,” by E) H: BLASHPIELD : two papers by EDWARD L. WILSON, illustrating results of recent Egyptian research ; a further article by WILLIAM FP. APTHORP, on B sbject connected with his recent contribution oa Wa POEMS in early numbers by THOMAS BAILEY LDRICH, ANDREW LANG, CHARLES EDWIN PIARKH Aid, and others, give « good augury for the next year's| TER MIG, 25 CENTS A NUMBER. ene: aod in teveral cases well-known artists—ootably ELIHU : $3.00 A YEAR. VEDDER, WILLIAM HOLE and WILL H. LOW—| Toenable new readers to the Magazine from LLUSTRAT TO poems by striking and imaginative drawings. | the first number (Jan. 1887) the following offer is made : TIONS: The Magazine will show increased excel- | 4 year's subscription for 1888 and copies of the twelve in its illustrations. They will be more abundant and elabo-| “Back numbers mailed for. ss)... 4.50 ever, It is the intention of the publishers to represent | 4 year's subscription for 1889 with the back numbers era of the leading artists, and to promote and foster" yound in cloth; » vols, git top - «6,00 riginal, . . "HRISTMAS NUMBER. CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK. Whis- | WHY IS IT? Why So Many Defalcations ?—Why Such Injustice ? . A good conscience and Divine grace may do much, but if the key to a man’s body be bad, the man's life will be a failure. If the foundation of a building is weak, the prudent owner promptly repairs it. Is there not some reason why prominent men who inspire the utmost confidence, become crim- inals, and seek foreign asylums ? The professed Christian, the devoted father, the most honored men, after filling positions of trust | for years, fall. We see this daily, and have found | no solution to the mystery. If the medical prcfession gave this matter their | attention, would it not be better than wasting their | time grinding over their ‘isms, or, worse still, de- claiming against improvements that benefit man- kind, but do not happen to come from their highly- respected schools? They are being taunted by the scientists that they are but little further advanced in their studies than they were years ago, while a wonderful advancement of benefit to suffering humanity, has been made by scientists outside the profession. A few years ago, the medical profession pro- claimed to the world that bright’s disease was in- curable. They are unable to explain in the slight- est degree its causes. It is only within two or three years that it has become known that such a | disease is only an advanced kidney trouble, which was treated with indifference at first, as of no con- sequence. Within a few years the truth has be- come established that most diseases arise from derangement of the kidneys; that if these organs are in a healthy condition, these diseases would | not exist, and when corrected, the disease ceases. For years this has been the key-note of the great remedy known as Warner's safe cure, and from the best obtainable information, the fame of the remedy comes from outside the medical code. Nevertheless, the popularity of Warner's safe cure continues to increase, regardless of its place of birth. The liberal branches of the medical pro- fession are fast recognizing its merits, and we ex- pect they will ere long be proclaimed in medical halls and conventions. Perhaps its proprietors | and perfector may never see it, but the time will surely come, as it has come with other valuable | discoveries. Perhaps a hundred years from now, the discoverer of this valuable remedy may receive some honorable title for the benefit he has con- ferred upon mankind. THE WINE OF mae eC eR Ae & i d / EXTRA ORY, OR BRUT. 49 Broao Sr, New Yoax Fine Wines, BrRaNnoies xc. j comicbooks:com