Life — June 11, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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A NEWSPAPER published in an Oklahoma town, where the women recently carried the election, sent the following order to a supply house: ‘* Please ‘send us one small cut of ahen. Women carried the election here, and I suppose we will have to swing out a hen instead of a rooster."—New York Tribune. A: Now, if I understand correctly, the first principle of socialism is to divide with your brother man, B: Then you don’t understand it correctly. The first principle of socialism is to make your brother man divide with you.—Birmingham Post, THe Rev. Robert Collyer, who looks something like the late Henry Ward Beecher, was walking through Central Park last summer. It was a dreadfully hot day, and he had his hat off to cool his brow, Suddenly, at a sharp turn of the road, he came plump upon an old lady seated ona park bench. She jumped up, exclaiming: ‘Goodness me! It is not Mr. Beecher 2” “No, madam,” Collyer answered, ‘‘it is not. I hope Mr. Beecher is in a cooler place."— Argonaut. ‘Tue principle of charging for the “ know-how" is not forgotten by profes- sional men who have got on well in their work. The story is told in an English book of a distinguished bishop who, being dissatisfied with the arrangements of his palace, employed a first-class architect to superintend possible altera- tions, The architect took time to consider, and at last submitted plans. By this time the bishop had decided that the cost was too great, and relin- quished his building project altogether. “And now,” said the bishop, ‘I shall be glad if you will tell me how much I shall pay you for your trouble.” “EF thank your lordship. One hundred pounds,” answered the architect. “One hundred pounds!" exclaimed the bishop. ‘* Why, I have curates in my diocese who do not receive so much as that for a whole year's service.” “That may be true, my lord,” said the architect; ‘but I happen to be a bishop in my profession."— Youth's Companion. PresipentT McCosu, of Princeton, was accustomed to lead the morni exercises in the chapel every day, and during the exercises he gave out the notices to the students. The closing exercise was a fervent prayer by the doc- tor, One morning, after he had read the notices, a student came up with a notice that Professor Karge's French class would be at 9 o’clock that day in- stead of 9:30, as usual. Dr. McCosh said it was too late, but the student insisted that Professor Karge would be much disappointed if the notice were not read. ‘The exercises went on, and the doctor forgot all about the notice. He started to make the final prayer. He prayed for the President of the United States, the members of the Cabinet, the Senators and Representatives, the Governor of New Jersey, the Mayor, and other officials of Princeton, and then came to the pro- fessors and instructors in the college. Then Professor Karge’s notice came into his mind, and the assembled students were astonished to hear the venerable president say: ‘* And, O Lord, bless Professor Karge, whose French class w !: be held this morning at 9 o'clock, instead of at 9:30as usual."—Argonaut. BURNETT'S KALLISTON, Tux dry, parched feeling of the face, after a day spent on the deck of an ocean steamer, will be refreshed by an appli- cation ot Burnett's Kalliston. For sale by all Druggists. Josern BuANeTT Co., Boston, Mass. ieee THe Haviland China It is important to buyers that they should be informed that the only ware that has always been known as Haviland China is marked under each piece: H&C° “Rane? On White China, On Decorated China, THE PARTFORG on i HARTFORD.CONN. Rect anc for Buri ma SC Rat comicbooks.com