Life — December 6, 1888 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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LIFE Al $ESORS AT NLL WE TRUST NOT. MUST, the mouldy, musty jokelets, ‘Treating of the dark Salt River, Like the waters of that river Murmur on and on forever ? —Nebraska State Journal, “ Say,” said the subordinate to the editor of the new paper, “the ugle here says our first issue gives evidence of no more brains than pee fly-paper, and that the wax dummy who edits it ought to have embarked in the fish business "The Bugle man,” returned the editor with some warmth, ""is @ perambulating insane asylum, and hasn't brains enough to sit on a board and watch a game of base: ball. The Sugée is about the poorest apol—"_** Oh, by the way,” interrupted the subordinate, "I've got ‘em mixed. It is the Banner that has made the uncomplimentary remark. The Bugle good notice—says our initial number fairly scintillates wit and original ideas, and bears the impress of genius in every line.” “Clip the notice and run it under the head of "Praise from Sir Hu- bert,’ said the pleased editor.—Norristown Herald, © Matpen! does he love another? © Youth! has she rejected you? What does it matter?) The Christmas number of Lire is now out to tickle your nerves and warm your heart! fives us a brilliant 325 Tue Christmas number of Lire is now ready ; 36 pages sparkling with illustrations, A New Yone lawyer agreed toll the truth for four years if Har- rison was elected. He's been obliged to give up his law practice. —VYonkers Statesman, “Ir's a beautiful day for a walk,” she said, looking out of the window. ‘Indeed it is," he said, doing likewise. ‘* Would you like to take a walk,” she continued. | ‘Above all things." Then why don't you.—Harper's Bazar, DUDEKIN (who has tried on new suit and found it satisfactory) : —Aw—excuse me ; I'll just step ovaw to the bank and cash a checque. His TalLor: Quite so; and if you'll excuse me I'll follow sutt,— Husaxp: Where's John, the butler ? I discharged him. ND: What for? . Wire: I told him to give the canary a bath, and he let the hose loose on the cage for a quarter of an hour. Huspanp: Is the bird dead ? Wire: We don't know where it is.—7ime. When Jones was at the theatre the other evening he sat down by mistake on his neighbor's hat, and reduced it to a Ropeless mass of silk and pasteboard. The owner was madder than half a dozen March hares, “Well,” calmly observed the culprit, “I was awkward and no mistake! But,” he added with self-complacent pity, ‘* when I think Dr. D. G. Brinton, Philadelphia, says : “After trying any number of soaps, we have settled down on Packer’s Tar Soap as the best of all, whether as a toilet or a sur- gical soap. It is remarkably pure, cleansing, and healing ; it is excellent in a large variety of skin diseases, among which we particularly name seborrhcea of the scalp, dandruff, chafing, and itching, all of them very common and very obstinate. It contains the balsamic virtues of the pine in a high degree, and is soft and refreshing to the skin.”— Vide Medical and Surgical Reporter, Phila, PERFUMES that it might have been mine it makes me fairly shudder."—/udge. Pr CAL i CELEBRATED HATS AND LADIES’ BOUND HATS. 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., NEW YORK, Palmer House, Chicago, 914 Chestnut St., Phila. JOHN PATTERSON & CO., Tailors and Importers, Patterson Building, Nos. 25 and 27 W. 26th St., STERN BROTHERS Direct attention to their extremely large _assort- ments of French hand- made Satin, Coutille and Sateen CORSETS. Controlling for years the best and most desirable shapes of several of the leading French Manufac- turers, we are in position to offer styles and shapes superior to those of any other establishment, and at very much lower prices, 382 to 36 West 23d St. AND 23 to 35 West 22d St. CC.BRIGGS £03 “5 APPLETONGT. 60 ON MASS. NEW YORK. EDENIA Goya Lily. GRACFULDESIGNS «+ SOLID @NSTRUCTION MAT(HLESS TONE + SRE FINISH, comicbooks.com