Life — April 14, 1898 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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IN OVERWHELMING UNCERTAINTY. A little king, with manners nice, Bore as he trudged through Spanish ice A banner with this strange device on that. The first line in my copy book Was *1.0.U0" Oh, how can life have many charms When, in the midst of war's alarms, The mot . farms “LOU Washington Star, FACTS ABOUT CIGARETTES. “The Truth About Cigarettes.” Reprints of papers real before the Medico-Legal Society of New York, by W. Hl. Garrison and Clark Bell, LL.D. (1) American < contain pure tobacco and paper. and nothing te smoking never caused either insanity These are the conclusions that are forced upon the conviction of anyone who reads this pamphlet. The first proposition is established by quotations from reports of chemists. The second by the citation of letters from Super s of Insane Asylums and expert Al ase the authority given is unimpeachable. The | mists number about twenty, and include the Chief Chemist of the Government Department of Agriculture. State and City Chemists, and College Professors. The Alienists are thirty-three in number, representing about enty States and Territories, exclusive of Canada, “Cig- arettes are unadulterated say the Chemists; Cigar ettes never cause insanity,” say the Alienists. Both are unanimous. The gentlem prepared the Medico- Legal papers express no opinions. The facts are as stated above, To many this information will come with the force of hock, but “facts are facts,” and this little book contains nothing else. Ove: of the first men to reach San Francisco with a hoard of Klondike gold was an Irishman named Finnegan, who had been very poor before he struck it rich, and who, tly, was unfamiliar with many ordinary usages | ife of luxury | Oi say, yez kin bring me two dozen eyesters,” he | said, airily, as he took a seat in one of the finest restau rants in ‘Frisco. The oysters were soon set before him, and Finnegan, looking about him for something to put oo them, and hardly knowing what the something should be, spied a bot- tle of Tabasco and proceeded to season the bivalves, not | wisely but too well. Impaling an oyster upon his fork, he thrust it into his mouth, then leaped to his feet with a terrific roar of pain, nnd began dancing about and yelling like a madman “See here!" cried the proprietor, rushing to the table, “keep still, or Tl put you out!" Pput me out, isit? Oi wish yez would put me out!" yelled Finnegan. “Me insides is blazin’ loike a match factory."—Harper's Magazine. ASHEVILLE AND HOT SPRINGS, N. C. These two charming resorts, located in the mountains | of Western North Carolina, are now being rapidly filled with winter tourists from the North, A more delightful place cannot be found to avoid the disagreeable March | winds, They are easily reacbed from New York via| Pennsylvania and Southern Railway by the Washington and Southwestern Limited, which leaves New York daily at 4.90 p.m., making the trip within twenty-two hours in through Pullman drawing-room sleeping-cars, For full | particulars, etc., call on or address Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Passenger Agent, 271 Broadway, Ler us not overlook the fact that war would nece sarily mean a prolongation of the present session of Con- gress,—Washington Post, Prince of Wales's favorite wine, de LOSSY- HOLDEN CHAMPAGNE. * LIFE: THE PRUDENTIAL IN 1897 Made Magnificent Gains in Every Department of its Business Assets Increased to $23,984,569. 72 Income Increased to $15,580, 764.65 Surplus Increased to $5, 240,118.36 STRENGTH OF | ie zoo Insurance in Force / GIBRALTAR f ; Increased to § VL pe : ot Ds $363, 117,590.00 fq] offers the best of 1 The Prudential tre, sore Lis: losurance and under the best conditiors, Children, Amounts, miuins payable Yearly, Half-Yearl: terly, or Weekly. Write for particula THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. OF ASERICA; JOHN F, DRYDEN, President. Home Office: NEWARK, N. J Ss UTE ESSENCE OFK 4 3 e 5: ny3) i The highest degree of refinement.—Wonder- fully delicate and last- ing.—Absolutely true odor of the ‘living flower.—Be sure to get the “ No. 4711.” Sole U.S, Agents MULHENS & KROPFF NEW YORK FDO DES DOS ATR NOLE WILLIAMS’ SOAPS are for sale everywhere, but if your dealer does not supply you, we mail them—to any address—postpaid on receipt of price. eee SOAPS Geauine Yankee Shav’ p» 10 cts. Luxury Shaving Tablet, 25 cts. _ J.B. WILLIAMS 60. Swiss Violet Shaving Cream, 50 cts. Glastonbu: EXCELL ALL OTHERS IN THE Jersey Cream (Toilet) Soap, 15 cts. =i rye PECULIAR SOFTENING ACTION OM Williams’ Shaving Soap (Barbers’),Six Conn., U.S.A. THE BEARD, AMD THE WONDERFULLY Round Cakes, 11b.,40c. Exquisite | roxpox,e4 Gt, Russel St, RD,AND THE WONDERFU also for toilet Trial Cake for2s.stamp | Sroset, 1a Clarence St [Mehul Acasa aM yIOLETTES,, oZAR (caor's Violets): (Wi concrrrmarse LATEST NOVELTIES SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED : ROYAL CEILLET (carnation) — GRANDE DOCHESSE, FOMBIA of JAPAN L.. LEGRAND (08/74-PERFUMERY). 11, Place de la Madeleine, PARIS A.@GGE GEG GE GE Gz “Ga