Life — September 11, 1890 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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“Tsay, landlord,” remarked a stranger as he entered the hotel in a small town in Ohio, ‘what's the price of one of the best rooms you got ?” Well, stranger,” remarked the landlord, ‘* I can give you my best room to-night for fifty cents, and she's a daisy!" Then he added, rather facetiously, ** But if you sleep with them muddy boots on, why, it'll cost you twenty-five cents extry.” The following morning, the landlord being absent, the stranger paid his bill to the landlady, and continued his journey. ** John,” said the landlady, when her husband came in, “here's seventy-five cents a man left for his room.” reat heavens !"" shouted the landlord,” ** seventy- five cents?” “ That's exactly what I said—seventy-five cents.” Three steps took him to the room on the landing above. + Well”—gloomily— that's for trying to be funny. It'll cost me about a five-dollar bill."—/arpers' Bazar, THE LATEST AND BEST. Young Guide: Jimay, I'VE STRUCK THE SOFTEST SNAP YER EVER SEE. DIS HERE OLE MAN 1S DEAF AND BLIND, AN' HE ENGAGES ME TO TAKE HIM TO PRAYER MEETIN’ EVERY NIGHT, AN’ HE DON'T KNOW XO DELICATE, DELIGHTFUL, LASTING AND ECONOMICAL, BETTER THAN TO GIV’ ME A DOLLAR TO PUT IN DE POOR BOX AFORE WE LEAVES DE HOUSE, SO WHAT Its fragrance ts thatof the opening buds of Spring. bos 1 DO BUT TOTE HIM DOWN TO DE T'EATER, AN' I BUYS TWO TICKETS AN’ HE SITS T'ROUGHE DE Once used you will bave no other. WHOLE PERFORMANCE AN’ HE DON'T KNOW NO DIFFERENCE! SOLD EVERYWHERE. TRY IT. JAS.S. KIRK & CO., Chicago. One may commit suicide under a policy of The Penn Mutual Life after two years from issue. |SUPERIOR MERSON =: PL UTAUATI RA. MODERATE elo 50.006 Npaic C ° hy SOLO, yuils woes PIANO In Glass, for the Sick. “* Not,’ explains Mr. Biardot, the propr- Marion Harland’s visit to our es- etor, ‘ that there is danger trom using our tablishment, described in her article on tin cans. But invalids and others who A . have a prejudice against ‘canned goods” Soup-Making from which the are quiet the know! ¢ that eI 7e . is. food comes t0 them in glass. above extract is taken, con- vinced her that our soups were better than anything #3) of the kind on the market, and even better than home- 4 made. We are glad to send the article (handsome- ly bound and illustrated) to ‘THE BEST $100 SAFETY MADE. any who wish it. Our Con- Green Turtle, Terrapin, Chicken, Consom. . ' boy of ztoa] Somme, Bouillon, or Chicken Y mé, Purée of Game, Mulligatawny, Mock ALC Oea one Perens tro & boy of se t0.8)'S) ‘ce specially € d , Turtle, Ox-Tail, Tomato, Chicken Gumbo, soups are specially prepare \ French Bouillon, Julienne, Pea, Printanier, THE HARTFORD CYCLE CO. and put up in glass for the sick Mutton Broth, Vegetable, Beef, Clam Broth, Hartford, Conn, P pin g) i. Clam Chowder, Pearl Tapioca. These soups are all put up in glass as well as in tin. 14 cents Lo THE ONLY PRACTICAL, just pays postage on sample can. Send that much and we will W-PRICED return you a sample of your choice, These goods are for sale by Fancy Grocers, They are the best and you want no others, YPEWRIT The Franco-American Food Co, Ke vt Pe 7 Pen Gens. Neo oe le ore 42 West Broadway, New York. comicbooks.com