Life — August 20, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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“THE power of imagination is amusingly illustrated in the story told of an old lady who had never heard the celebrated violinist, Paganini, play, and one day obtained permission to attend a rehearsal of one of his concerts. It so happened that Paganini did not take his violin with him tothe rehearsal that day, but borrowed one from a member of the orchestra, and instead of playing as usual, simply kept up a kind of przsécato accompaniment. After the rehearsal the old lady went up to Mr. Cooke, the musical director, and said in a burst of enthusiasm, ‘On, dear! Mr. Cooke, what a wonderful man he is! Ideclare I never knew what music was capable of till this morning.” “Indeed, madam, he is truly a marvelous man," assented Mr. Cooke, with a smile; ‘but this morning you are indebted rather to your imagination than your ears for the delight you have had, for Paganini has not really played at all. He has not even touched a bow.” “Well,” said the old lady, after a moment's astounded silence, recovering herself, ‘then all can say is, he’s even more remarkable than I thought he was! For if he can affect me in such a manner without playing, what should 1 do, how should I feel, when he really did play! ""— Youth's Companion. ‘THE campus elms these days are placarded with many grotesque advertise- ments. The students are selling out their furniture, and bere are some of the advertisements : “Fine book-case for sale; has been braced up after two attacks of nervous prostration, and is now all right, except fora little palsy when you try to sleepoa the top shelf. Call early and often ; must be sold; no extra charge for palsy.” Another sign reads: “Iam Vanderbilt, therefore I can afford to sell cheap. Books, chairs, bed, bric-a-brac, everything except room walls for sale. All the Latin and Greek authors are conveniently interlined with English. Big induce ment to fellows needing easy course in classics.” Another sign is: Buy now. ‘A bed that’s like a circus spring-board and will make you rise early any day. All you have to do isto hit your heels once against the sheet and up you are. Always thus out of bed in time if you do the heel act soon enough. The bed is worth $23, but has been marked down to $4.98 for this day.” One sign tells the beholder that there is “A great slaughter sale in my room, yourself included, if you call and don’t buy. Six callers killed already, Business done with dispatch. No cablegrams answered. Our elevator always runsdown, Walk upto No. —, North Middle. Not more than ten pieces of furniture sold to any one person. All speculators wafted out the second-story window.” A student frankly tells the public through the medium of an elm tree placard: ‘All my furniture is as good as new, for I wasn't in my room but twice this year. My books are not thumb-soiled, for I never used tnem."— Tie New Haven Register. Those Fine English Tobaccos sira's ‘sy. > of Bris , Westward Ho aed a Hi: oO. WILLS ottsust " Dhree Castles hark, write to us for: price Gold Flakeyete. 3. W. SURBRUG, Sole Agent, 189 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. BUFFALO LITHIAWATER URIC ACID GRAVEL, ETC. Dr. J. T. LeBLANCHARD, Professor Montreal Clinic, S. Mu. S.No Vi Uy BUFFALO LITHIA WATER Iattdecmes eats cae SL ch bels tettammation of the : “IT have used the most efficacious result Sold by Druggists. Proprietor, Buffalo Lithia Springs, Va. Pamphlet free. 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: ands moped Co On Decorated China, H&Cc° “Rane? On White China, Ce, (GOLD LACK’ ‘ AY SBRU TL YN )} CHAMPAGNE, DEUTZ & GELDERMANN, Ay, France. Possessing to the fullest extent the fruity and delicate character peculiar to the wines of the famous AY district. Agent C. H. ARNOLD, 27S, William St., N. ¥. City. The only strictly fir class bicycle lantern on the market BRIDGE LIFE BIN DER, Cheap, Strong and Durable. Will Hold 26 Numbers. Mailed to any part of the United States for $1. Address office of “LIFE,” 19 West Thirty-first Street, New York. san Yo spr