Life — June 4, 1896 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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A SPISSORS AT NVLLy Some time ago, ina New York club, some one was telling about a woman who had just married her third husband. ‘ By the way," the gentleman asked, ‘* where is her first husband buried ?” ‘* He was cremated,” was the answer. ‘*And the second?" ‘‘Also cremated.” “ By Jove!" observed Fred Wright, Jr., the comedian, ‘that woman has husbands to burn.""—Argonaut. “ Wuar do you think of my work with the camera 2" asked the young man, who is an enthusiastic amateur photographer, “It's splendid, in its way,” repled the girl who means well, ‘It is better than any of the professional caricaturists can do."— Washington Evening Star. Rupyarp KIPLinG gives out this explanation of the statement in an Australian newspaper that “ Rud- yard Kipling landed on this island at twelve o'clock, and at twelve-sixteen o'clock he had formulated an Australian policy": ‘A young reporter cornered me just after I landed. I treated him kindly, but said firmly that I was not to be interviewed. ‘I have not thought of interviewing you,’ replied the reporter, with a sadness in his voice; ‘I ask a much greater favor than that.’ It turned out that the reporter had an Aus- tralian policy which he knew would be of the greatest benefit to the country. No paper would print it. His modest request was that Kipling would let him put forth his theory as the scheme of the novelist. ‘* They will print it,” he said, “if I give it as coming from you.” ‘All right,” agreed Kipling, * fire ahead.” So For sale by all Newadealers in Great Britain. London, E. C., AGENTS, The Inter- ational News Com Bream's Building. Chancery Lane, england, the young reporter got in four mortal columns telling the people of Australia how to run their country. ‘1 never read the article,” said Kipling ; ** but there must have been some amazing theories in it from the storm-it raised."—Argonaut, “Wuat is the best-sign of Spring weather ?" “That delightful feeling which makes you want to sit down and watch other people work."—Chicago Record. Besstt CHANDLER, the writer of stories and verses for children, is a daughter of Commodore Chandler, of the navy. Atone time in their family they had a little negro boy who was not Very busy, and spent his spare time idling about the rooms where the ladies sat. They would puzzle their wits to keep the boy at work. One day Mrs. Chandler was busy and sent Johnny into the next room. “You may take your slate and pencil,” she said, “and write mea letter.” The boy obeyed. By and by there came a shrill call: “Please, missus, I'se got it wroted. It says: “DEAR Missus—Kin I go down to the tennis-court and see them play tennis ? * Respectfully yours, Jor “Sg Mrs. Chandler was not ready to admit him as yet so. she replied : “Oh, well ; write me a postscript.” Again a silence, so prolonged that finally she went into the room to investigate. There was no boy there. ‘The slate lay on the chair face upward. She read the HENRY HOLT & CO., NEW YORK, NIMAL, SYMBO IN ECCLES ANIMAL, SYMBOLISM, IN EC JASTICAL y A. Garry. By A. V. Dutton. CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK, Poems and Ballads, By Robert Louis Stevenson, Weir of Hermiston, An unfinished romance by Robe vous evenson. ¢ North Share of Massachusetts. By Robert Graz, inoetrated by W. T.Smediley. Out wy Gouna Wisdom's Folly. White Satin and Homespun. By Katrina Trask. Ne York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co. Memoirs of a Little Girl, By Winifred lohnes. Ne York and London : The Transatlantic Pul ig Co. A song. Boner Copelasd ucassin and Nicolette. 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