Life — August 16, 1894 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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“BEAUTIFUL scenery here, is it not ?" asked the young man of a solitary traveler hom he found pacing along the seashore. Well, no,” replied the s It is no such ocean as my mother used to hav Your mother's ocean was superior, then?" hat tumbling breakers ! What fishin Ob, yes, vastly superior. W What amplitudes of distance | anger, ** I can't agree with you. I think the ocean is too What a magnificent sweep of z there was in my mother’s ocean.” But the sky is magnificent here, is it not, sir ? Too low, and too narrow acros the top, Lhado’t noticed," said the young man. replied the stranger.” Yes,” said the stranger, ‘it is too low, and there isn't air enough in it, either. des, it doesn't sit plumb over the earth It is wider from north to south than it is om west to-east. I call it’a pretty poor sky. It is no such sky as my mother used to Pardon me, but did your mother have a special sky and ocean of her own ?” Here an old resident came up and drew the young man aside. * Don't talk with him,” sai the old resident. * He isa hopeless lunatic, He is a a who always used to tell his wife about * the biscuits my mother used to make,’ ‘my ntber's pies," * my mother’s puddings,” and * my mother's plum-cakes. he habit grew F him so much that he became a confirmed lunatic, and now he docs nothing but com- re everything he sees with the same things his mother used to have."—Fxchange. WVVETVETVOA every variety of serving. Factories ‘and Offices ath that a in Rit in ana an ho in ant thon tht, Dadon in thon thon die ond Two families were recently greatly disturbed over a telegram. A son and a daughter of these families had married and gone away on a bridal tout of three weeks or a month, as the case might be. | Two days after thethree weeks were up the bride's parents received a telegram, which read : “* Have had a row with my husband. Am coming home. kitty, To say this was not startling would be to say what was not true, and the bride's par~ ents at once hastened to the home of the groom's message, except that it read, “* Have had a row with my rents, only to find there a similar fe.” Messages were wired at once, but no replies were received, as the couple had evidently started home immediately after they had sent their communications. gp hours later the facetious and happ it wasa row on the river they were talki Then there followed an anxious wai couple turned up smiling, with the explanation that ing about, and they weren't to blame if the telegraph , and didn't pronounce words correctly.—Detroit Free Press. Cuapos, the French poet, about the middle of the present century, ended his days in prison for the(t Chapon was a somewhat ‘At the prison of Ste. Pélagie, during his incarceration, Chapon once ix Pyat, revolutionist and communist, who was generally political offense. As political prisoners were retentious and well- too, bad been sentenced for some revolutionary attempt. prison for some enerally sent to Ste. Pélagie, and as jucated person, Pyat supposed that he, So,'stepping up to him, he extended both his hands and said, with a friendly smile : “We, ir, political offenders I beg our pardon, citize said Chapon, straightening up and looking very coldly on Pyat, “I'm in for stealing, if you please."— Argonaut. “ Wuio's your friend 2" asked Wilburn, as his companion paused and lifted his hat toa lady who drove by. “That isn’t a friend,” said Mosser, absentmindedly. “That's my wife.” SCCCCVTVECVVEVSVVVUVSUSTVVVVVVVSTTB: REED & BARTON, sitversmitus, 37 Union Square, New York City. 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To- day, after 30 years’ hard labor, am a mil- lionaire, and to celebrate the event have just given 10s. more tocharity.—Spare Moments. WALTER BAKER & CO.,, of Dorchester, Mass., the largest manufacturers of pure, high grade, non-chemically treated Cocoas and Chocolates on this continent, have just carried off the highest honors at the Mid- winter Fair in San Francisco. ‘The printed rules governing the Judges at the Fair, states that ‘* One hundred points entitles the exhibit toa special award, or Diploma of Honor.” ‘The scale, however, is placed so high, they say, “that it will be attained only in most exceptional cases.” All of Walter Baker & Co.'s goods received one hundred points, en- titling them to the special award stated in the rules. “Tie charge against this man, your honor, is drunk and disorderly," said the officer. ‘I don't deny it, judge,” said the prisoner. «+1 got pretty drunk. I guess, but it was my first’ offence, and I know when I've had enough. I shan't doit again.” “In that case," said the magistrate, ** 1am disposed to be—but haven't seen’ you be- fore.” “T reckon you have, judge. 1 live right across the street from you." “You do, hey ? Have you alawn mower.” “You get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and run it till breakfast time, don’t you 2?” “Yes. That is the kind’ ot man I am. I'm always busy, and never let any of my time go to Thirty Take him away and call the next. hicago Tribune. A Puysician weites: "I frequently pre- scrive Milhau‘s Calisaya asa tonic and tind goed resulta in every cane.” Get the genuine. 183 Broadway.— Ader. Two Bad Brown Eyes By MARIE ST. FELIX. Author of “A Little Game With Destiny, which created an unparalleled sensation by its frank dealing with social idiosyn- crasies; a book which offered food for serious reflection to the student of humar nature, Two Bad Brown Eyes is a power. ful delineation of character, written in the author's most brilliant style. 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