Puck — December 19, 1877 — page 14: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

14 PUCK. I!'HE SAD FATE OF AN OLD ADAGE. Or late years the stony-hearted iconoclasts have been ripping our idols limb from limb and scattering them to the winds of heaven. Of the great number none is-left but Idol Lize. She may go at any moment. Not content with this wholesale destruction of public property, they have turned their attention to proving that our old and beloved adages are false, and unworthy the respect of the people. A Frank- lin, Pa., man has begun the crusade, and al- ready has ripped one favorite adage to tatters. He accomplished this fiendish work by making “a whistle of a pig’s tail.” It’s a good whistle, too, than which no man would want a better. The bristle adornment has been removed, the bones extracted, and the whole superstructure scraped and cleansed. It was then made into awhistle and dried until it is as firm asa tin tube. The whistle attachment is on the butt end, the other end retaining the same graceful curl which in life was altogether lovely, but in death was divided from the body and sent post- paid to this office. The note accompanying the unique affair is as follows: Enclosed find proof that the old adage, “A whistle can’t be made of a pig's tail,” is a mis- take. The article does not probably thrive in your latitude, so one is enclosed as a curiosity. This one was never seen BEFORE. We are glad to receive the whistle, but it al- most breaks our hearts to lose the adage. We hope no one will send us a purse made of a sow's ear until our heart-strings cease to vibrate from this terrible shock.— Oil City Derrick. NaTionaL Fireman’s Journat.—The fire- men now have a representative paper which is entitled the National Fireman's Journal. Its first number sounds an alarm this week. It is to be hoped it will prosper like a house on fire. It’s a reel good paper, and if it hose its own row and don’t have cold water thrown on its aspirations, it will doubtless become a success- ful journal. With sume engine-uity they might get a medium to furnish the paper with poems by Burns, or Watterson could pour the fiery streams of his eloquence in their columns. ‘They should be honest, and not, like the Globe- Democrat, ‘Hook & Leadour” para- graphs for their own. ‘This journal should meet a warm reception from its journalistic brethren.— Detroit Free Press. ‘Turee thou:and barrels of whiskey perisned in the flames. And yet the Courier-Journal didn’t turn its column rules, —S¢. Lowis Journal, SOCIETE FRINCASE DE UAMITIE MASQUERADE BALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, ACADEMY oF Muwsre, TICKETS IN ALL THE HOTELS OF THE CITY, Boxes at Delmonico's, Brunswick Hotel, Fifth Avenue Hotel, TOYS. TOYS. Buy your Toys at Heed-Quarters, JOHN DICKINSON, 229 BROADWAY, opposite Post Office. Specialties are Steam and Mcchasical Toys, Games, Novelties, &e FREE! FREE!! FREE!!! Catalogue of Novels, Song Books, Letter W Fortune its, Face Preparations, &e., unequaled ‘Mailed fee on application to ©. T, DE WITT, Publisher, 33 Rose Street, New York. The Truth at Last.| In order to protect the public against imposition, and as a rebuke to unscrupulous advertisers, the Judges on Pianos at the Centen- aial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, have given to Steinway & Sons the following CERTIFICATE “ This is to certify that the piano-fortes of Messrs. Steinway & Sons, comprising Concertand Parlor Grand, Syuare and Upright, exhibited by them at the Centennial Exposition at Vkiladelphia in 1876, presented the great- est totality of excellent qualities and novelty of construct. ion, and in all points of excellence they received our highest average of points, and accordingly our unanimous opinion concedes to Mestrs. Steinway & Sons! ‘Highest degree of excellence in all their styles.” Dated Fuly 28, 1877. | WatunTrowon, Heat h Duver, FP iasrow, Eo. Faven Paneer, J’Scmueosearee,” —— Joner tena, AP. Bansano, F, Lavasseur, Astes C. WATSON, E. Hitcano, ‘The following are the ratings as originally made and copied from the note-book of the examining Judges, duly certified by them. ON STEINWAY & SONS’ PIANOS: 3 on 2 4 on Concert, 953 GRAND TOTAL AVERAGE 954! The next highest exhibitor reached a total average of 99% only. All ubies of ratnge published by other piano forte manufactur ereare eclared tale and teaudalent by authonty of the Judges EVERY STEINWAY PIANO IS FULLY WARRANTED FOR 5 YEARS, Mustrated Catalogves, with Price List, mailed free on appli- “STEINWAY a SONS’ WAREROOMS, ‘AY HALL, 1oo& sit Enact Fourtoonth St, NEW YORK. D0 XEASY E baer IMITATIONS ‘ALE FELISCUBANN & COS. CENOINE ARTICLE Colton Dental Association: ORIGINATORS OF NITROUS OXIDE GAS PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH. Established July 15th, 1853, OUR SPECIALTY IS EXTRACTING TEETH. Over 100,000 operations recorded on our scroll We have given it to all ages from 214 to 85 years, Office, 19 COOPER INSTITUTE. S¢ AW _DESIGNS.;- Ap \ SEND FOR LIST Ny: MORTON, 22 PLATT S? 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 asa single sheet, and can be obtained from any newsdealer in the country. “PUCK” PUBLISHING CO., 13 N. William Street, New York. PUCK’S Pictorial Department SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Havinc completed all necessary arrangements, and in compliance with numerous requests, the publishers and proprietors of Puck take pleasure in announcing that they have opened a GENERAL DESIGNING OFFICE, where the services of the best artists in America, including those of the dis- tinguished cartoonist, Mr. JOSEPH KEPPLER, are employed in furnishing all kinds of Illustrations, in the most perfect style, on short notice, and at reason- able rates, The Theatrical Profession will find it to their especial advantage, in arranging for LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, to apply at this office, where Mr. Joseru Kerrcer is in personal charge of the department. Address, Puck Publishing Company, 13. N. WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. comicbooks.com