Life — September 18, 1890 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE: 153 pana A HIDDEN SORROW. STRIVE as we may, we never can Tell who are happy, who forlorn ; The cutest little shoe of tan May hide a very painful corn.—Chicago Post. AMONG Rice’s old acquaintances was a leader of the orchestra, one John C—. Quite a musical genius was C—, and a great charac- ter. He was a perfect know-all; no subject, either artistic, musical or scientific, could be broached in his presence on which he did not at once present himself as an authority. If a fast horse was mentioned C— had a father or an uncle who owned one that could distance the animal in question with ease. Should any one venture to give an account of a remarkable storm where the hailstones were as large as hens’ eggs, the old leader was down on him with goose eggs at once, On a certain Sunday afternoon John Rice and a party of his friends were sitting on the back porch of his house, listening to some of the marvelous experi- ences of C—, when the host, getting a little tired of these wonders, exclaimed **C—. you seem to be an authority on most matters; now, L want your solution of a curious fact that is staring us in the face. Look at that apple tree over the fence,” pointing to one in the orchard at the back of the house. ** You see, it has no apples on it, and all the rest of the trees are full of fruit ; now how do you account for that ?”* C— ran his eye over the orchard with a profound look, and rising slowly from his seat mounted the fence, let himself down upon the other side with as scientific an air as the performance would admit of, and xoing down upon his knees began to examine the roots of the barren tree. The company during all this time were watching the proceeding with becoming gravity. C—, having cut off a piece of the bark fron the tree, wiped his eyeglasses and examined the specimen with great care. At last he smiled with a placid kind of triumph, and exclaimed : “Abt thought so.” Again climbing the fence, he returned to the group who had been watching him, and said : “Now observe. You see that gray color on the edge of the bark?" ‘They did. “Well, that is called fungi mortem, and whenever that deadly sign appears at the root of an apple tree, it never bears fruit. “1 don’t think you are quite right about it," said Rice; ** for that tree was full of apples yesterday, but the owner came this morning and gathered them,” There was a shout of laughter, and C—— was dumbfounded. It was a dread{ul blow, and it had the effect of curtailing the scientific dis- courses of C— for some time.— The Centur; * How is it you never gu to the season’s lectures any more? You used to be very fond of them." s Just change. I've sort of got tired of ‘em since I've been mar- ried,"—Philadelphia Times, HODGMANS MACKINTOSHES Ladies & Gentlemen Are-unequalled-for softness of fabric & wearing Qualities, Pf! similar imported Soods. Ladies’ Round Hats prices and Samples furnished On application f Honcii RUBBER ewan Brosdway, cor Grand Street, NEWYORK, 21 W. aad St, next door to sth Ave. Hotel. tw Agencies in all ue COPVHIGZTED. CELEBRATED HATS, Being farSupenor fo any je The Dunlap Silk Umbrella. 178 & 180 Fifth Avenue, bet. 224 and 23d Sts., and 18: Broadway, near Cortlandt St. NEW YORK. Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestnut St., Phila. Gold Medal Awarded, Paris Exposition, 188. | DIAMONDS JOHN MASON, 246 FIFTH AVE., FORMERLY WITH TIFFANY & CO., and Bonnets and having the former dia- mond cutter of TIFFANY & CO. in his employ, Principal Cities. FOR FIFTY YEAR: MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for fifty years has been used by mothers for their f Children while Teething. It soothes the Child, 0) Softens the Gums, Allaysall Pain, Cures Wind Colic, and is the ‘best remedy for Diarrhoea. 25e.'a Bottle. We buy and sell bills of Letters extange on anmic | shapen or damaged Dia- Wer inter ais make | MOnds, Rubies, Emeralds, Credit. Collections and issue Com. | Sapphires, and all valuable od Credits, available in all parts of the world. Brown Bros. & Co., Bankers,50 Wall St. prepared to re-cut mis stones, at prices that will be found very attractive. Crosse & Blackwell's upa war.—Good News. Madefrom English Fresh Fruits AND REFINED SUCAR ARE SOLD BY ALL GROCERS IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT. Vittacer: Ab! Congressman Blank, very glad 1 met you. I want you to introduce a bill compelling all brass bands to join the militia, and, in case of war, march tothe front, PRESH FRUIT JAMS [iscsi Sento- VittaGer: Then what? Why, we'd get GRAND UNION HOTEL, JOHN MASON, 246 FIFTH AVE. SARATOGA SPRINGS, UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT. OPEN TO OCTOBER 1. Reoucen Rates ror Serreuser. GEORGE S. ADAM Manager. comicbooks.com