Life — June 11, 1896 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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Baco} Ecrert: for two, “You can get tandems now.” “IT know; I mean a bicycle built for $2. Statesman, It's funny you don't ride? I'm waiting until they have bicycles built Yonkers Now that Mr. Richard Harding Davis has succeeded in effecting in due form the coronation of the czar nicholas all russians will breathe more freely. Until Mr. Davis consented to give the matter personal atter- tion and make authentic record of the ceremony certified by his own Portrait 1t looked as if the proceedings at the kremlin would lack impressiveness. It all came out right, however, nicholas was crowned, and Mr. Davis's Picture led all the rest in the story of the coronation. This was great luck for the russians, but they generally have good luck in such affairs. They had it when the Present czar's father was crowned. Then another famous American correspondent cabled to New-York : “ Lhave just returned from the kremlin; moscow is wild with enthusiasm."—New York Tribune. Ont of the attendants ata local hospital, whose duty it is to apply the ether to patients about to be operated culty arose. ‘Now, doctor, he's really had quite enough,” remarked the attendant. The doctor thought otherwise, and insisted upon more ether. Remonstrat- ing against applying any more, the attendant was about to comply with the doctor's command when he suddenly jumped back, exclaiming, ‘* My God, doctor, the patient isdying. He’s black in the face “Of course he is, you — fool,” replied the doctor. ‘If you'll look close enough you'll find he isa negrot"—Pailadelphia Record. MANY of the sayings and doings of the Southern negro that find their way into print may be apocryphal, but enough are known to be true to make good his claim to humor, A gentleman discussing coon-hunting re- lates an incident that illustrates this characteristic drollery. ‘The party, consisting of hunters, dogs, axes and torches galore, had been hunting for a good part of the night without any luck whatever. Finally, the dogs treed a coon. It would take some time to fell so large a tree, and one of the negroes volunteered to climb it and ascertain the whereabouts of the coon. All agreed to this, and sat around to await develop- ments. Soon after the negro had disappeared among the branches a peculiar sound was heard from the top \V SNOW-SHOES TO THE BARREN GROUND By Caspar Whitney. ‘ Track Athletics in Detail, plie Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, By sf Briseis. By William Black. Chicago: H.'S. Stod .. Lhe Chap Book, Volume lV. & Co. My Fire Opal, and Other Tales. Brooks. Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Bicycling for Ladies, By Marie E. Ward. Summer in Arcady, York : Macmillan & Co. The Tale of Baten, ons. By Sarah Ward Bren By James Lane Allen New York: Charles Scriby ‘ Laptes AND GENTLEM dian Mr, Pshucks, coming forw there is any more hissing, howling or cat-call: thing more thrown on the stage from the gall. the further progress of the performance this even sure as I stand here I shall relate half-a-dozen or sor of Dr. Chauncey M. Depew’s freshest and best are dotes!" A shudder passed through the audience, and in th midst of a profound, unearthly si dian proceeded with his lines.— Chicago Tribu upon, often causes the doctors much annoyance by reason of his overcaution. It is rarely that he can be persuaded to apply enouga of theanzxsthetic to produce the desired effect, without continual urging on the part of the doctor who is to use the knife. The other day a patient was about to be operated upon, and the old diffi- of the tree. It was a kind of mixture of negro and coon dialect. Some one ventured the remark : “Bill, have you got that coon?” “Yes, sah,” was the reply. ‘'I'se got dis here coon; but I wish you'd send some o’ dem darkies up here to help me turn him loose."— Forest and Stream. “Poor Dick is gone! wasn't he?” Yes, indeed! He left a will stating that he was be cremated and used to help out on our new path."—Louisville Courter-Journal. He was a devoted cy For sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. The Inter EVROPRAN AGeNTs—Meesra. Brentano, 37 Avenue de VOpera, national News ‘eet Bream's Building, Chancery Lane, Paris; Saarbach's News Exchange. 1° Clamstrasse, Mayvoce, London, F. C., England,’ Acests, Germany, Agents for Germany, Austria and Switzeriand Baltimore Rye” ‘The American Gentleman's) SI LVE RWARE WHISKEY | For Club, Family and Medi-) ‘cinal use. The Best Whiskey in America. a7 TEN YEARS OLO. Endorsed by Leading Physicians when stimulant is prescribed. 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