Life — December 1, 1898 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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AN English paper tells a story of a man who was attacked by {nfammatory rheumatisin, and was carefully nursed by bis wife, who was very devoted to him in spite of bis fault finding disposition. Ills suffering caused her to burst Into tears sometiines as she sat by lis bedside. One day a friend of the Invalld came in and asked how he was getting « “Tadly, badly! ? he exclalined, “and it’ all iy wife's fault.’ “Ja it possible asked the friend In kurprise “Yes, The doctor told me that damp places were bad J there that woman sits and erles Just to make the st In the room." — Waer POINTS ABOUT TELEPHONE SERV.CE. Telephone subscribers in New York have the use of the best equipped telephone system in the world. Every station has a long distance teleph to tho Central Office by a dircet metallle clrcult under- ground line, The rates vary with the amount of use, In private residences and stables the use of the service ts not great, and consequently the cost ts small, but the con- venience {s lnmeasurable. The telephone service puts tli whole organization of a great city at your fingers’ ends, day and night. set and ts connected A WOMAN ata literary reception tn London sald «he had heard the Ainerican “hoster poct" read at Exeter Hall, “ How curtous that a hoster should become your poet Laureate in America,” she sald. The Amertean to whom she spoke did not Know what she meant until she xald that her favorite among the “hoster poet's" poems was “ When the Prost Ison the Pumpkin.” Then he exclatmed that J was“ Riley, the Hooster poet.” Oh, you Americans have such a queer way of pronow ing things,” sald the woman, “Yes, but Mr. Riley 1s not a hoster, he tx" begat the Amertean. But ahe cut the explanation short with: “Ob, I see; It's a Joke, then; you Americans ure so funny. 1 suppose you think Mr. Kiley Is & blue-stocking, and so you call him a hoster."—Argonaut. HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON All the attractions of Hotel life, with the privacy of home. forts and Svaix: Papa, what makes a man always give a woman a diamond engagement ring Hen Patixn : The worn WILLE: Tonce knew a gir who creain polsoutng. Nel ‘The very idea! I would never have dreamed of such a thing happening toa girl of your acquaintance. —Indianapotis Journal. from tce- Mus. Hwy Peck : So you think opals would look well on me,en? Why? Henny Peck: Um—er, well, you see they're fery, too. Jewelers’ Weekly. A VALUABLE BOOK “Inpant Heanti sent out by the N. Y. Condensed ‘Milk Company, New York, proprietors of the Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. It 18 @ valuable book that should be in every home. 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I would give anything to know from whence she gets this power.” “Oh! my dear, let me assure you, it ts very simple ; she ts clever enough to be on the look- out for all the new creations of that Parisian Artist, Oriza- Legrand, and thus it was that using his new production, the “ Punkia of Japan,” she owes to this most exquisite perfume the power of attraction which you have noticed, for, like the bees, the beans seek the honey of this delectable perfume." “LIP E* AND FINE JEWELRY. BENEDICT BROTHERS of Broadway and Cortiandt Street, huve for the I DAYS afi and carefully selected stock of choice Diamonds and other Gems, Fine Gold Jewelry, sterling Sliver Goods, &e. Attention ts called to ou several grades of TIME KEEPING WATCHE! all_mdo especially for our house and beart our name. EVERY WATCH GUARANTEED! “THE BENEDICT ” Perfect Collar and Cuff Batten, eno view In Gold, extra heavy Rolled Gold, and Sterling Silver. NUINE BENEDICT BUT. BENEDICT” and date of patent stamped upon it! 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The “ Congressional Limited,” which ts ackno to be the floest Pullman parlor train in the world, ‘Twenty-third St. Station daily at 3.20 p.m, The NewYork and Washington Limited, another example of Pennsylvania Rall road excellence, leaves, weekdays, at 0.50 a.m. Additional fast express trains leave West Twenty-third Street Station at 8.29, 9.29, 10.50 a.m., 4.29, 4.50, 8.50 p.mn., and 12.05 night, dally, and 7.50 @.m., 12.50 and 1.30 p.m. weekdays, affording a service As conventent as It Is xupertor. Trains leave Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets ten tminates later than Twenty-third Street. Pullman parlor or sleeping cars are attached to all the above trains, and Pennsylvania Rallroad dining cars are attached to the “ Congressional Limited,” the New York and Washington Limited, and to trains leaving at 10.50 a. m., 4.20 and 4.50 p. m., dally. ‘The return service tx equally complete and conventent. 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