Life — November 22, 1894 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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SEIKORS AT WL * Do you think Skinner can make a living out there ?” ‘Make a living! Why, he'd make a living on a rock in the middle of the ocean— if there was another man on the rock." —PAiladelphia Record, “One of the best stories I ever heard,” said John Thomas to the St. Louis Globe Democrat's corridor man, ‘is vouched for by Captain Rivers, of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad, A Russian Hebrew came to this country and established a dry goods and ‘notion business. He was so success(ul that he sent for his younger brother and started to educate him in the business. The boy was slower to learn the ways of the world than his brother had been, and the latter sometimes grew impatient. One day he said : “Now, shust vait und see how Ido. Dere vasa lady.’ “The lady asked to see some silk, which was shown, a piece at $2 a yard. ‘+ But I saw some like it a few days ago for $1.50," she said. “**1don'd doubt id, madam ; but dot vas some days ago. I vas selling dese goods at dot price until yesterday, ven ve got vord dat all the silkvorms in China vas dead, und dot goods vill cost us more ‘as $2 now.’ ** The lady was satisfied and purchased the silk. ‘Now, you see how dot vas done, Dere vas a lady now to his brother, “The lady entered and asked for tape. desired article was speedily produced, ‘How much ?’ the lady asked. ‘Ten cents a yard.’ “+ Why, I saw some for 8 cents,’ “+1 don'd doubt id, madam, but dot was some dime ago, Shust today ve heard dot all the tapevorms vas dead, und dere would be no more tape less as 20 cents a yard.""— Exchange. A LITTLE financial trouble, which caused the closing of a bank in Arizona, is accounted for by the following notice, posted on the bank doors : “This bank is not busted ; it owes the people $36,000 ; the people owe it $55,000; it is the people who are busted; when they pay we'll pay."—Aeystone. you vait on her," he said ‘The young man was all attention, and the AT one of the theatres the other evening a dapper, well-dressed young man was seated with a couple of society girls in a front seat in the parquet. As the curtain went down after the second act he was observed to grow restless and to cast anxious glances toward the entrance, Suddenly an usher came dashing down the aisle, conspicuously waving a note in his hand, which he delivered to the gentleman in question, ‘The latter opened it, knotted his eyebrows seriously and handed it to his lady companions for inspec- tion, Then, seizing his hat, he hastened back to the door. 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