Life — February 4, 1897 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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THE BITTER AND THE SWEET. Amanda made a picture once, And let it stand to dr Her pug dog quaint licked off the paint From foreground and from sky The pug dog died. But critics sage Came trooping to the spot; They said as an impressionist Amanda led the lot —Washington Star. FRESHLEIGH, tgoo, m an old colored man the other day crossing campus and the following conversation ep: 4 FRESHLEIGH: Hello, Sam! The trees are getting nearly as black as you are, ? Ric Sam sah.—Princeton J Yessah, an’ wrnal. xt spring, sah, dey’ll be nearly as green as you, ALGERNON ( Tom. Wh KrErer ho has invited himself down for a day's shooting): Hullo, ose tickets tied on the dogs’ collars for ? Well, sir, you sce, the squire remembers your last day's shootin’, know the value of the dogs beforehand to save “ Morner," said a thoughtful Boston child to his maternal relative. “What is it, Waldo 2” “Is Philadelphia older than Boston, mother ?" “Of course not, my son. The first settlement was made in Charlestown in 1630, while William Penn did not arrive onthe site of Philadelphia until fifty two years later.” at was always my impression, mother, but how is itt is mentioned in the Bible, while Boston is not?" —Pittsburg Chronicle- Telegraph: “WHAT's the matter, chum ?" asked the college studeat of his roommate, ho was making the air a dark blue. Matter? I wrote the governor to send me some money for text books and here he’s sent me the books. I can never pay my bills at this rate.” — Detroit Free Press. Hovsenotp Ecoxomics,—" 1 don't see, Ella, how you manage with your house money. If I give you a lot, you spend a lot; but if I don't give you so much, you seem to get along with it.” “Why, that’s perfectly simple, Rudolph. When you give me a lot I u it to pay the debts I get into when you don’t give me so much !" —Fliegende Blatter, ONE of the district school trustees was a crank on the subject of fire, and when he called around with the examining board he always confine remarks to a question addressed to the pupils as to what they would case the building should catch fire. The teacher was acquainted with his hobby, so she prompted her scho!ars as to the answer they should give when he arose to propound his accustomed way When, the board called, however, this particular trustee, perhaps from a desire to emulate his associates in their addresses, rose and said: * You boys and girls have paid such nice attention to Mr, Jones's remarks, I wonder what you would do if I were to make you a little speech ?” Quick as thought a hundred voices piped in unison “Form a line and march down stairs,"—Detroit Free Press. Livre things illustrate certain Englishmen's knowledge of American geography very picturesquely. An Englishman, who had taken the Pacific Express at Philadelphia, called out on going to bed before the train started “ Portah! portah 1" ‘The porter came, ‘* What is it, sir?" he said. * Please wake me up when we get to San Francisco, you know, aman,— Pittsburg Bulletin. "said the Gapwet: Do you see much difference in Deville since his conversion > Firrox: Oh, yes, a great differen When he kicks out a tenant now he tells him how sorry he is to be obliged to disturb him; he used to be quite rough in his manner. “But he kicks them out just the same, I suppose?” “Of course; you can’t expect a man to carry his religion so far 2 let it interfere with his business."—Boston Transcript. Haviland China It is important to buyers tliat they should be informed that the only ware that has always been known as Haviland China is marked under each piece: SUMMER REDIOENCE OF RUOOLEN m. KISEL. PRETTY COTTAGES | require pretty coloring. The soft, velvety browns, greens and grays of Cabot’s Creosote Shingle Stains keep them in harmony with the bark, the mosses and the rocks—nature’s tints. Look better, wear better, and are 50 per cent cheaper than paint. Stained wood samples and color studies sent on request SAMUEL CABOT, 74 Kilby Street, Baston, Mass AGENTS AT ALL CENTRAL POINTS, On White China On Decorated China