Life — January 31, 1889 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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- LI PAT SERS AT WL ULL many a gem, filched from the dealer's stock, ‘The dark and dismal pawnshops hold with care; Full many a stolen watch is placed in hock Where three balls dangle o'er the thoroughfare. —Jeweler's Weekly. Tue BuTLER: Mrs. Walsingham’s compliments, sir, an’ she wants to know will she serve supper for you an’ Miss Walsingham in the conservatory ? KIDDINGTON (twho has had a serious misunderstanding with his fiancee): Never mind the supper, Parks; bring an ice-pick, will you ?—Judge. CHICAGOAN (lo friend just arrived from Wyoming): Well, Jones, how are things out in Shantyville ? Jones: Booming! We've got six inhabitants now, and only two of them children, Don't you want to come out there and start a newspaper? There'sa fine opening for a newspaper man,—Burling- ton Free Press, Four hunters fire simultaneously at a rabbit that keeps on run- ning, and they ask altogether, ‘1 wonder who missed that time?” —Texas Siftings. FE: Tommy : 1 wouldn't want to be the preacher's little boy. Aunt: Why? Tommy: Oh, he’s got hundreds and hundreds of slippers. are scattered all over the house.— Terre Haute Express. s-s-say you found li-li-liquor in this man’s house?” hat kind of liquor w-w-was it 2” isky. Now, h-h-how much w-h-h-hisky did you f-f-f-(-find ?" About half a piot, sir.” ““H-b-half a pint; yes. Now, g-g-g-g-gentlemen of the j-j-)-jury, I want you to take a good 1-1-I-long look at es! e-c-¢-¢li-li-lient.” ‘The jury took a good long look at him. He wasn't a very pleas- ant sight to see; his nose was a sort of purple vermilion, and con- siderably exaggerated in its proportions at that; his brows were low and shaggy, and his eyes bleared. * Now, g-g-e-g-gentlemen of the j-}-j-j the lawyer went on, “T want you to t-t-t-t-tell me if my c-c-c-c-cli-lient looks like a man that would s-s-sell half a pint of whisky if it was all he had in the house ?"" The jury acquitted the man without leaving their seats, —Boston Transcript. CoLoxet ELtiott F, SHEPARD was not present at the Conven- tion of Amateur Journalists held in this city yesterday.— World, WELLER: I suppose, Nigsby, if you were worth a million dollars you would absolutely do nothiog. Nicsay (yawning): Yes, by thunder! to do that for me.—Harper's Bazar. And I'd even hire a man Dr. D. G. Brinton, Philadelphia, says: “After trying any number of soaps, we have settled down on Pack- er’s Tar Soap as the best of all, whether as a toilet or a surgical soap. It is remarkably pure, cleansing, and healing ; it is excellent in a large va- riety of skin diseases, among which we particularly name seborrhea of the scalp, dandruff, chafing, and itch- ing, all of them very common and very obstinate. It contains the bal- samic virtues of the pine in a high de- gree, andvis soft and refreshing to the skin."— Vide Medical and Surgical Re- porter, Phila. Sunol PERFUMES EDENIA and Goya Lily. LADIES’ Palmer House, Chicago. THE ONLY GENUINE e CELEBRATED HATS ROUND HATS. 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., NEW YORK. o STERN BROTHERS Call attention to the fact that they are the largest importers of high-class French Lingerie, House Robes & Tea Gowns, and with the production of their own workrooms they are in a position to offer at all times the most complete stock of Ladies’ Underwear to be found in the world. Special attention to orders for Wedding Trousseaux and Infants’ Outfits. 82 to 36 West 23d st. AND 23 to 35 West 22d st. PIANOS aX CC.BRISGS 402 5 APPLETON ST. BOSTON MASS. MANUFACTURERS OF GRANO--SQUARE.-6--‘UPRIGHT AND ote Chestout St, Phila. M-A-C-I-N-T-0-5-Hes Are those made by Chas Macintosh & Co., of Lon- don and Manchester, and bearing the Rooster Trade- Sole agents for the ~ WW, Steatstuen & So., Union Square, West. ALothers ave imitations, te " sty. Wan, Blaikie, anther 0 et Sirceg,” says of i: Teever saw ribet 1 lined belt an well” GRACEFULDESIGNS - + Sour ONSTRUCTION MAT(HLESS“TONE - -- BEAUTIFUL FINISH. comicbooks.com