Life — July 2, 1896 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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SEIORS AT WLL6 “ Dip Fisher have a good time on his little outing ?” | ‘Yes, indeed. I only saw him for a minute and had | no time to ask any questions, but I could see that the | skin was peeling off from his nose, his neck was so sore | from the sunburns that he could not wear a collar, his | hands were blistered so that he could hardly use them, | and he complained tnat he had rowed the boat until his | arms were so lame that he couldn't hold a pen. Oh, he | must have had a magnificent time !"—Chicago Post. |. THe terrible whirlwind had done its worst. | ately monarchs of the forest lay prostrate. Ruin and desolation marked the path of the funnel-shaped monster that had swept with resistless fury over the land, destroying everything that stood in its way. Here and there were the scattered fragments of many dwelling that had been the abode of peace, happiness and prosperity. Desolate, despairing men and women wandered | among the ruins, Now and then there was one who be- wailed his fate with loud lamentation or bitter curse, | but for the most part the victims bore their sorrow in J) sullen silence, and there were not wanting those who | found consolation and even cause for gratitude in the | fact that their lives had been spared, | Ian upper room of a house that had escaped the storm lay one of the injured. ‘How long has she been unconscious?" inquired ver since she was picked up and brought here,” replied one of the watchers. “There seems to be no bones broken,” he rejoined, “but the shock has been severe. We can only hope for the best. I have witnessed the effects of many acyclone, but this one—" The young woman on the couch opened her eyes. “A cyclone,” she muttered feebly, ‘isa rotary storm of widely extended circuit, its center frequently being many miles from its outer limit or circumference. This wasatornado, It wasnotacyclone. This misuse ot the term is, however, almost universal, except among educated persons.” “From Boston ?" said the doctor ina low tone. And the watchers silently nodded.—Chicago Tribune. Wues the Vanderbilts obtained control of the Union Pacific railway, William H. made a trip in a special car over the branch line known as the Denver and South Park, which runs from the capital city to Leadville. This is the road of which O. H. Rothacker once wrote: “The Denver and South Park is a narrow gauge road except where the track is spread to a broad gauge." While the Vanderbilt car carried a chef and a well- stocked larder, the magnate, soon after entering the South Park country, felta longing for a glass of fresh milk, and when the train pulled into Como he sent his servant into the depot hotel to get the desired article. ‘The servant returned accompanied by the hotel pro- prietor, Charley Benedict, The latter carried a glass of milk, refusing to allow any one but himself the honor of serving such a distinguished patron. Vanderbilt quaffed the milk, pronounced it excellent and handed Benedict a $3 goldpiece. ‘The hotel man said ‘* Thanks” and started to make his exit. “Tsay,” called the railway king, “don't I get any change? NEW YORK By Apna Fuller. (Questions of the Day.) VENETIAN JUNE. America and Europe. Life in Arcadia, By J. S. Fletcher. London: Je Lane, ‘New York : Macmillan and Company. Lady Val's Elopement, By Jobn Bickerdyke. delphia:: J. B. Lippincott Company. The Ascent of Woman. By Roy Devereux. Roberts Brothers. A Vovage to Viking Land. By Thomas Sedge Stecle: Boston: Estes and Lauriat Bosa: “ How's that 2” “Well, you don’t get any. That's how.” “* Milk is pretty high out here, isn’t it?” Yep.” Do you charge everybody $5 for a glass of milk “No; some only pay 5 ceats.” “Why do you charge me more than others?” ** Because we fellows out here only get a chance. you once in a lifetime,” and Benedict bowed himself of the car.—Chicago Times-Herald, “ MODERN society,” observed the young man, templatively, ‘has revised most of the old-time pr erbs.”” “Yes,” observed the chaperon, to whom he just handed an ice, ‘for instance, nowadays we * When the husband comes in at the door the lover & out of the window.’ "—Exchange. WHEELER: I see by the papers that a Chicago cycler was held up by two men. SPROCKET (feeling if the courtplaster was in pi on his face): I wish to gracious it had been.—Yo hers Statesman. sate by all err fn Great Britain, |The Tater~ ream's Building, Chancery Lane, London, EC. 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