Puck — December 5, 1877 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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14 but he is square.— Cincinnati Sat. Night. dington Hawkeye. THERE was quite a corny, of distinguished (a sitting round the table after dinner, who ppened to disagree as to the date ofa certain event of which they had been talking, when the host's 8-year old 'un attempted to expedite the solution of the problem by suddenly asking, “Why, mamma, what day was it you washed me ?"—Veiled Prophet of Somewhere. Pror. Gunninc has been lecturing on the glacial period. He is confident that in a mil- lion years New England will again be given up to ice, but after 250,000 years it will come out from the deadly embrace and assume its nor- mal condition. This reminds us that the pro- fessor owes this office eighty dollars for print- ing.—Danbury News. Boston is fond of the wild exhilaration and extravagance of a lecture. Indulgence in lec- tures is a species of debauchery into which she throws herself with all the frantic impulse of a nature unused to restraint. As is the opium habit or the cocktail habit with ordinary hu- manity, so is the lecture habit with that Athen- ian public.—. Y. Herald, “Younc Nimrop” wants to know it he will have to pay more then $50 for a good, thor- oughbred, well-trained setter. We don't know; it depends on the man of whom he buys. If we owned all the dogs this side of the darkly- flowing Styx, he could have the lot, f. 0. b., buyer the month, for nine dollars and a half and the back taxes. And then we'd always be ashamed to look him in the face whenever we thought of the nine dollars.— Hawkeye, The Truth at Last. te uagcrapulceadvertsen, the juages to Pianos atthe Casters nial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, have given to Steinway & Sons the following CERTIFICATE: \s This is to certify that the piano-fortes of Messrs. Steinway & Sons, comprising Concertand Farlor Grand, beste and Upright, exhibited by them at the Centennial ixposition at Philadelphia in 1876, presented the great- tat totality of excellent qualities and novelty of construct. ion, and in all points of excellence they reteived our highest average of points, and accordingly our unanimous opinion concedes to Messrs. Steinway & Sons’ ‘Highest degree of excellence in all their styles” Dated Fuly 28, 1877. Wrutas Tnomsox, : Gro. F. Buistow, J. Scoupuaves, The following are the ratings as orginally made and copied from the note-book of the examining Judges, duly certified by them ON STEINWAY & SONS’ PIANOS: a Pianos, out of a possible 961 $08 Gtvehe Pianos, out ofa posable st 1 0a Parlor Grands, out of a possible g6t 94.00 Concert Grands, out of possible g6t 954 GRAND TOTAL AVERAGE 95}! The next highest exhibitor reached a total average of 90% only. Tivakies sftaings pustahed by other plano ltie masctak: ‘ers are declared false and fraudulent by authority of the Judges. EVERY STEINWAY PIANO IS FULLY WARRANTED FOR 6 YEARS. IMlustrated Catalogues, with Price List, mailed free on apph- ““STEINWAY & SONS’ WAREROOMS, STEINWAY HALL, 109 & 111 East Fourteenth &t., NEW YORK. We trust that Mr. Hayes has not been scared out of appointing Bob Ingersoll ainister to Germany by the cries which have gone up from the horrified believers in “Christian statesmen.” We haven't Christians enough like Pomeroy, Colfax and Shellabarger to go round, It will not be hurtful to piece out with Bob for Germany. Bob isa little heterodox, We wish Dr. Prime and Colon] Ingersoll would quit talking about Tom Paine and tell us candidly what they think will become of a man named Catlin, who writes such things as this in the Commercial Advertiser: A suggestion to advocates of the free pew system—“ No pent- up pew-taker contracts your powers.”—Bur- COMPRESSED YEASY WORTMLESS IMITATIONS I; FELISCHUMANN & COS. @ENUINE ARTICLE PORTRAITS, 37 Union Square, New York. ELE vat OR. PACHTMANN & MOELICH, 363 CANAL ST., NEW YORK, OFFER GREAT BARGAINS IN WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, STERLING SILVER AND TRIPLE PLATEO TABLE WARES. WEDDING AND HOLIDAY GIFTS in endiess variety at close prices. Our stock is entirely fresh, having been made since the robbery in June last and has been produced at the lowest possible rates. jamond mounting a specialty.—Repairing in all its branches. Esranuiswen 18.8. Tea een ae w=! PUCK’S Dlustrated Almanac, (GERMAN) 8vo. 160 pp. boards. numerous requests, the publi: announcing that they have GENERAL where the services of the best tinguished cartoonist, are employed in furnishing of Illustrations, in the mos able rates, The will find it to their especial advantage, EDITED BY LEOPOLD SCHENCK and GEORG ASMUS. 100 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS JOSEPH KEPPLER. Price, 35 Cents. In Memoriam Brigham Young. To supply the demand for the above-named illustration, depicting the “ Mormon’s Empty Pillow,” and owing to the fact that the edition of “Puck” containing it has been entirely ex- hausted, the cartoon has been published as a single sheet, and can be obtained from any newsdealer in the country. “PUCK” PUBLISHING CO., 13 North William Street, New York. in arranging for of the department. Address, NEW PUCK’S Pictorial Department SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Havinc completed all necessary arrangements, and in compliance with proprietors of Puck take pleasure in DESIGNING OFFICE, America, including those of the dis- Mr. JOSEPH KEPPLER, style, on short notice, and at reason- Theatrical Profession LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, to apply at this office, where Mr. Joseru Kerrcer is in personal charge Puck Publishing Company, 13. N. WILLIAM ST., ishers and opened a artists in all kinds t perfect YORK. comichooks.com