Life — April 19, 1888 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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LIFE “THE candidate's boomlet now bunglingly boometh, And bashfully buzzeth the beggarly bee; In the bulge of his bonnet it busily hummeth A song like the sob of the sad sounding sea. — Chicago Tribune. StuMPson (#2 answer to Talboys’ greeting): Oh, all right, 'f ‘wasn’t for these east winds — Tatnoys (who's a little hard of hearing): Twins! My dear fellow, I congratulate you, I’m sure. I'd really no idea you were —and how are they—all there ?—I hope— STUMPSON (testily—Jlarge family already): 1 didn’t say these twins—(shouting)—I said the EasT WINDS !—Fxcruciatingly humor- ous thing from London Punch. Funny MAN: Boy, is the ice-cream joke in one of those pigeon- holes ? Boy : Yes, sir. Funny MAN: Well, get it out and dust it off; we'll need it pretty soon.— Philadelphia Call. Tue HERR PROFESSOR : Donnerwetter! Whatis it that that out- rageous rumbling in the street makes—ah— pardon — it is a beer- wagon.— Fliegende Blatter. Russian’ NiiuLists are again active, The handling of dynamite is apt to keep one on the jump.— Philadelphia Call. 229 First Tramp: If I had my way I'd have 365 National holidays in this year. SEcoND TRAMP: You would, eh ? and then there would be one working day for every four years. Oh, you are a nice one, you are! You would make a galley-slave of the poor laboring-man, wouldn't you ?— Texas Siftings. «Wuar is the cause of the 'air fallin’ off, sir! Well, if it comes out on the top, it’s sorrer; if it comes out in the front, it’s hillness ; t at the sides, it's hold age. Now, which might be ir !"—London Judy. “On the Track of Ulysses,” by William J. Stillman, has been is- sued in book form. Mr. Adam Badeau is bound to claim its author- ship. He is himself on the track of Ulysses and wants blood-money from the Grant family.— New Orleans Picayune. “WILLIE,” said the good pastor, who was taking dinner with the family, “T suppose you will be a literary man, like your father, when you grow up.” Nope,” said the little boy addressed, as he looked at the somewhat meagre array of delicacies on the table with lofty scorn, ‘literary nuthin’! I’m goin’ to be a ten-thousand-dollar cook !"— Chicago Tribune. TueRE is a girl in Vassar who can’t play the piano and won't learn. We shan’t give her name, because we don’t think her valu- able time ought to be taken up indexing proposals of marriage.— Jersey City Journal. Braces is hurrying home, having been notified of the arrival of twins: NEwstoy : Braces (ditferly) : Extra Sus, mister? Yes; just my luck.— Texas Siftings. EVERY ONE SHOULD TRY De NLAD x Co 0. copvuienvEp, CELEBRATED HATS 12 Selected Samples for trial, post-paid, on receipt of LADIES ten cents. Ask for Perry’s Planished Pens. 753.4755 BroaDway, , ew Yori 4b ROUND HATS, 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortland St., NEW YORK. Palmer House, Chicago. ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBIT PLEASURE CARRIAGES. USERS of Highest Grade Pleasure Vehicles are invited to view our display for the present season, em- bracing many novelties in design and finish for TOWN AND COUNTRY DRIVING. Every carriage, in its smallest de- tail, built on the premises under our personal supervision, 914 Chestnut St., Phila JOHN PATTERSON & CO., Tailors and Importers, BREWSTER & CO. (OF BROOME STREET), BROADWAY, 47th to 48th STS. Only Place of Business. Patterson Building, Nos. 25 and 27 W. 26th St., RHENISH Se Cologue: LLUNDBORG’S PERFUMES make appro- priate and acceptable gifts. They are put up in neat attractive packages of various styles, and are for sale by all dealers. LADD & COFFIN, People of refined taste de- siring specially fine Cigarettes should use our Satin, Four in Hand, Athletic and Cupid. Ai Straight Cut, Hand Made, from the best Virginia and Turkish leaf. Peerless Tobacco Works, NEW YORK, BEST FOR LADIES’ An oil dressing. Preserves leather. Natural finish, not varnish. Economical. USE. Allow no substituting. For sale everywhere. Burton & Orrtey, M’f'rs, 71 Barclay St., New York. PACK oy 100 tows ar Ov Pa Bey One. On Pe PROPRIETORS AND MANUFACTURERS, 24 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK. Established 1846. 14 Prize Me . Kimball & Co Roche: Ons Pach Tad ib hCard Toe gee Or Pie entaret any meena sos epecemp oka: saaudenraccrepeersaas hea eame ee comicbooks.com