Life — May 23, 1895 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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WitstLer isan American, and he has not loved E re-election to the Presidency of the Royal Society of British Artists, After the election of 1888, when a rival candidate was chosen, Whistler and his friends resigned. In his letter of resignation, he said: “In view of the fact that there are no longer any artists in the society, I suggest that its name be changed from * The Society of British Artists’ to * The Society of British.’ "—Argonaut. Ges. S— in Congress, while delivering one of the long, prosy speeches for which he was noted, said to Henry Clay: ‘You speak, sir, for the present generation, but I speak for posterity “Yes,” replied the great Kentuckian, ‘* and it until your audience arrives."—Philadelphia Press. ns you are resolved to speak A MAN from the tamarack swamp went to Kansas thinking to improve his condition, but after two years of it he returned to his native heath. * How did you like it out there?” asked an acquaintance. “Not very much.” “It’s a good country, ain’t it 2” + T've seen better.” “The air is better than it is here, ain’t it?" + Sometimes it is, but not always.” “+ T don't see why it ain’t as good one time as another.” “Well, it ain't.” “Why?” “+ Cyclone I thought they purified it ?” “That's what I thought till I tried it, but when I had to breathe furniture an" weather boardin’ an’ bed clo’s and shingles an’ live stock and household goods and farms and fence rails and that sort of things about three times a week I sort of changed my mind and came away. Kansas may have some advantages, but air in a hurry,” he said, rushing into the hardware store.‘ Just got time to catch a train, Give me a corn-popper, quick !” “All right, sir!” replied the clerk. ‘Do you want a large pop-corner ?” “No, just a medium sized—an ordinary porn-copper !"" “* How will this cop-corner do?” “Is that a pon-corper ? “Yes. But you're getting twisted. You mean a corn-porper—no, a porn: copper! No, a ——" ““T mean a con-porper !" “Oh, yes, a pon-copper !” “Yes, be quick !_ Gimme a pup*coaner, and be quick!" “Allright! Here's your pun-codper."—Jndustrial World, Ir was at dinner, and there had been chicken, of which the little daughter of the house had partaken with great freedom. “« T want some more chicken,” said Frances. “think you have had as much as is good for you, dear,” replied Frances's mamma, . “Twant more." And Frances pouted. “You can’t have more now ; but here is a wish-bone that you and mamma can pull, That will be fun. You pull one side, and I'll pull the other; and whoever gets the longer end can have her wish come true. Why, baby, you've got it! What was your wish, Frances?” “+1 wish for some more chicken,” said Frances, promptly. She got it this time.—Christian Register. AS Indian chief rashly swallowed a spoonful of mustard, which made his eyes water. Another chief asked why he wept. Being ashamed to name the true cause, he replied that he was thinking of his son who was killed in battle. ‘The other chief then took some mustard, and being asked in turn why he wept, answered: ‘1 weep to think that you were not killed when your son was."— Social Circle of Anecdote. ain't one of them as a steady thing."—Detroit Free Press. THE “Kayser” Patent A “GUARANTEE” in every pair. ALL DRY GOODS STORES SELL THEM Beeman’s— THE ORIGINAL Pepsin Gum CAUTION, —See that the name Beeman ts on each wrappers The Perfection of Chewing Gum Ad a Dolisises Bemedy fer . 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