Life — December 10, 1891 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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A SIMPLE TALE. F. wore one night a flannel robe, ht on perspiration, Which bi LIFE A MAN while fishing suddenly fell into the water, A fellow fisher- man of benevolent aspect promptly helped him out, laid him on his back, and then began to scratch his head in a puzzled manner. +" What's the matter ?” asked the bystanders. ‘Why don't you revive him 2” “There are sixteen rules to revive drowned. persons,” said the benevolent man, ‘and I know ‘em all; but I can’t call to mind which comes first.” t this point the rescued man opened his eyes and said faintly, * Is © anything about giving brandy in the rules?” Which caused the robe to shrink so much He died from strangulation, “ Then never mind the other fifteen."— London Figaro. —Clothier and Furnisher. A CLERGYMAN, not | 1a simple for a so: to be caution declined the purchase “ Parson, | had va ately interf by im fone and the jockey ++ In the State Prison,” observed a horse-jockey trying to »sing upon him a broken-winded son, taking the gentleman aside, of the person he was dealing with, quite nettled, observed : uch rather hear you preach than to see you pri and man in this way." u had been w heard me preach.” returned the clergyman.—Argonaut, Tue, man who believes most sincerely in the efficacy of pra the man who never prays for what he hasn't worked for. told Herald. The gentleman A TEMPERANCE lecturer once threw upon the screen the micro- isms in a drop of water, to the astonishment of his audience. , he put a minute portion of whisky. Instantly P on all that swarming vite About to make his point, a foice {rein the rear shouted out, ““T'll never take another drink of water without a drop of whisky in it."—Argonant. fe yOu ought to WHEN IT RAINS you will need a water-proof gar ment, and if you want to see sam- ples and descriptive book of the finest. Mackintoshes ever made, send to the HODCMAN RUBBER COMPANY, 4 461 Broadway, Cor. Grand St., and 21 West 23d § NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED (86!. BUDD: WEDDING OUTFITS FOR GENTLEMEN. DRESS SHIRTS, GLOVES, TIES, SCARES, 8 C. | Stamatis Correct & Exclusive Styles Madison Square. NEW YORK. Lewpen: King Réward St. Panis Orv a Roe Utes. FURS. New and Original Styles in Capes, Jackets, Wraps, Fur Trimmings, &ec. Covvetexvua, CELEBRATED HATS, AND Ladies’ Round Hats and Bonnets and The Dunlap Silk Umbrella. 178 & 180 Fifth Avenue, bet. 22d and a3d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., NEW YORK. Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestnut St., Phila €@™ Agencies in all Principal Cities. Gold Medal Awarded, Paris Exposition, 1889, “A DROP OF DEW.” (Trade-Mark,) A Concentrated Perfume. take a substitute. Do not “That same dew, which sometimeson the buds Was wont to Swell like round and Orient pearls."" A. JAECKEL, FURRIER, cents per bottle. mail. 1t EAST Near Broadway, Receiver of the grand gold position Universelle, 1 alowuen se Extract of BEEF. Used by All Good i Cooks the Year Round. to ARMOUR & ©0.. Chiengo, for Cook Book showing use of Armour’s Extract ‘Mat Send 1 a 19th STREET, New York medal of the THEODORE METCALF CO., Boston E. FOUGERA & CO, + New York *etton.