Life — April 18, 1889 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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HIS POEM ON SPRING. Poet reads to the baby, H, joy, the vernal gladsome spring is here; ‘A genial warmth prevades the atmosphere ; ‘The birds are twitt'ring in the budding trees, And o'r the lilac bushes hum the bees : Relaxed at last are hoary winter's throes — voice from the Kitchen. Hi, George! come here, The water-pipes is froze. — Harper's Bazar. “MR. BARKER, do you think we will go to the sea-side or moun- tains next summer?” asked the ‘power behind the throne,” as the family sat about the evening lamp. “Mrs. B.,” answered her husband, “1 have not paid the bill for the Christmas present you gave me yet,” and a dull silence reigned. — Epoch. * Your part of the country is developing rapidly, is it not?” was asked of a Missouri man. ‘Oh, yes, mighty fast. Why, sir, only a few years ago we still used the old-fashioned pepper-box pistol, but we now have double-action revolvers that would reflect credit on any com- munity."— Arkansaw Traveler. Maximum Security, Minimum Cost. THE PROVIDENT SAVINGS = Cs ese LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 120 Broadway, New York (EQUITABLE BUILDING), AE will give you double the amount of in- surance that you can obtain for the same money from ‘any of the old companies. Avoids the unnecessarily high cost of level premium life insurance and the insecurity and uncertainty of assessment insurance. SHEPPARD HOMANS, President and Actuary. WM, E. STEVENS, Secretary. ee se, Chicago. Send for Prospectus or call in person. AAMERICAN (YCLES ALSTVYLES X AICS 4 7M. ILLUSTRATED Tae SATALOGUE 7 I 4 shy ON ON APPLICATION Gorauiuys erreRy Mt (0*>,/\y CHIOAGO, ILLINOIS, JOHN PATTERSON & CO., Tailors and Importers, \\\ Patterson Building, Nos. 25 and 27 W. 26th St. NEW YORK. Brags. CoC. PIANOS ISGS oe as 7 APPLETON ST. BOSTONM. MANUFACTURERS ors S aU a :xé: A lonely spot ona dark night. ‘Would the gentleman be so kind as to assist a poor man? Besides this revolver, I have nothing in this wide world."— Boston Saturday Gazette. “ EXPLANATORY : Last week we announced that we were going on the trail of J. B. Davis, the Apache-avenue grocer, and that this week's issue would contain an expose calculated to startle the community. We had over a column of it in type when Mr. Davis called at the Kicker office and subscribed for the paper and gave usa column ‘ad.’ for a year. “Mr, Davis is not only a genial, wholesouled gentleman, worthy of a place in our best society, but an enterprising, go-ahead citizen who is a credit to the whole State. When you want the best of goods at the lowest prices call on him."— Arizona Kicker in Detroit Free Press. A MAN in a West Virginia city goes about with a handcart dis- tributing daily newspapers. He must be the Wheeling Intelligencer. — Lowell Courier. PRor. FLuNkeM: Mr, Post, define the binomial theorem. Mr. Post: Not prepared. Pror. FLUNKeM: Really, Mr. Post, I would expect more from a man who does such good work in the rush line.— Jale Kecord. Youxo BrotHeR: I've had a hard tussle to keep in good health sometimes. Why, one year I drank nothing but milk, and ate no solid food whatever. ELDER BROTHER: Blessed if I have not known you ever since you were born, and I have been with you all the time, but I can't remember any such year. YouNG BROTHER: My first.— Harper's Bazar. CELEBRATED HATS AND LADIES’ ROUND HATS. 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., NEW YORK, TIN So diaguised that the most delicate stomach can take it, 1 Remarkable asa o= "FLESH PRODUCER. 4 Persone gain rapidly while taking it, = SCOTT'S EMULSION 1s edged by Physicians to be the Finest aero ogee eJaration for tho relict of CONS: suMPTIOm, SCROFULA,GENERAL DEBILITY, WASTING DISEASES OF CHILDREN, and CHRONIO COUGHS. Aut Davoarsrs, Soot. & Bowne, NewYork. Walter M. Lowney’s “cee” Chocolates 2% Packages by World. 14 Chestoat St., Phila. in icgamt Metal Boxes and $1.00 per Pound. Larger Packages by Bon-Bons. Express. GRACEFUL DESIGNS «+ SOLID ]NSTRUCTION + MAT(HLESS TONE + + BEAUTIFUL FINISH, Retail Branch, 45 West St., Boston