Puck — December 19, 1877 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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14 PUCK. T!'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. 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 a whistle 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.— Oi City Derrick. NATIONAL Fireman's JouRNAL.—The fire- men now have a representative paper which is entitled the ational Fireman's Journal. ts 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 some 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 thoucand barrels of whiskey perished in the flames. And yet the Courier-Journal didn’t turn its column rules.—S¢. Louis Journal, SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE L'AMITIE, GRAND MASQUERADE BALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, ACADEMY oF MUsrc. LL THE HOTELS OF THE CITY. Brunswick Hotel, Fifth Avenue Hotel, and at Rulman's, 111 Broad TOYS. TOYS. Buy your Toys at Head-Quarters, JOHN DICKINSON, 229 BROADWAY, opposite Post Office. Specialties are Steam aad Mechanical Toys, Games, Novelties, & FREE! FREE!! FREE!!! An immense Descriptive Catalogue of Novels, Song Boo! Music, Negro Farces, Acting Plays, Letter Writers, For Tellers, Reciters, Cook Books, Speakers, Dialogues, Ready Reckeaers, Playing Cards, Books 6a Magi, Venue Swimming, Hoxing, Draughts, Cricket, Base Ball; Clog $ Barnt Cork, Wigs, Face Preparations, &c., unequaled and unat: tainable elsewhere. Mailed free on application to ©. T. DE WITT, Publisher, 33 Rose Street, New York. OF | sat The Truth at Last. inst imposition, and as a rebuke "on Plans at the Cente: fave given to Steinway & In order to he pute Se te ioeie eee a, CERTIFICATE: \« This is to certify that the piano-fortes of Messrs. eae & Sons, comprising Concertand Parlor Grand, Spuare and Upright, exhibited by tem at the Cenenniat Erposition at Philadelphia in 1376, presented the great- ‘st totality of excellent qualities and novelty of conitruct- ion, and in all points of excellence they received our highest average Upsets ‘and accordingly our unanimous spon conse te Mens. tian &* Sot “Highest ee of excellence in all their styles.) Dated July 28, 1877. Howat Quiven, F Lecasen, o-rené Penner, Janey © Warsow, sera Henny, E. Hitcano, ALP. Banwano, Writs Tromson, Geo.F. Bastow, J. Scumpsaver, ‘The following are the ratings as originally made and copied from the note-book of the examining Judges, duty certified by them ON STEINWAY. s SONS’ PIANOS: The next hip exhibitor reached a total average of 99% only. All tables of ratings published by cther piano forte manufactur ers are declared false and fraudulent by authority of the Judges. EVERY STEINWAY PIANO IS FULLY WARRANTED FOR 5 YEARS. Illustrated Catalogues, with Price List, mailed fee on appli- cation. STEINWAY & SONS’ WAREROOMS, sTEINWAY HALL, 109 & 111 East Fourteenth Si., NEW YORK. | ile: SSED haf ret Te Rai (AIT, P26 1SCHMANN & COS. CENCINE ARTICLE sy Colton Dental Association. ORIGINATORS OF NITROUS OXIDE GAS ORTH PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH. Established July 1sth, 1265. OUR SPECIALTY IS EXTRACTING TEETH. Over 100,0c0 operations recorded on our scroll. ‘We have’ given it to all ages from 234 to 85 years. Office, 19 COOPER INSTITUTE. CROLL SA 5 ESICNS.” Awiiosee® 22 PLATT S* SEND FOR LIST 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 Departament 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. Josep Kerrer is in personal charge of the department. Address, Puck Publishing Company, 13 N. WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.