Judge — August 10, 1912 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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My Ideal. By RUSSELL EB. SMITH. E NEVER met in leafy lane, Nor mid the flowers rare; We never met mid yellow grain, Nor ‘neath the skies so fair. We never met in happy youth, Nor yet in life’s dim fall. In fact, to tell the simple truth, We did not meet at all! A Natutal Inference. Slouch—'I see an American academy boy has won one of the great foot races at Stockholm.”" Grouch —‘‘ Yes. our educational system. Another triumph for Family Runt. KANSAS MAN SAYS COFFEE MADE HIM TH!™ “Coffee has been used in our family of eleven —father, mother, five sons and four daughters --for thirty s. lam the eldest of the boys and have always been considered the runtof the family and a coffee toper. “T continued to drink it for years un- til | grew to be a man, and then I found I had stomach trouble, nervous head- aches, poor circulation, unable to do a full day’s work, took medi that, and the other thing, without the least benefit. In fact 1 only weighed 116 w I was 28. “Then I changed from coffee to Postum, being the first one in our fam- ily todo so. I noticed, as did the rest of the family, that I was surely gaining strength and flesh. Shortly after I was visiting my cousin, who said, ‘You look so much better—you're getting fat.’ “At breakfast his wife passed me a cap of coffee, as she knew | was always such a coffee drinker, but I said, ‘No, thank you.” ““*What!’ said my cousin. coffee? What do you drink?’ “*Postum,’ I said, ‘or water, and I am well.’ They did not know what Postum was, but my cousin had stomach trouble and could not sleep at night from drinking coffee three times a day. He was glad to learn about Postum, but said he never knew coffee hurt anyone."” (Tea is just as injurious as coffee be- cause it contains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee.) “After understanding my condition and how I got well he knew what to do for himself. He discovered that coffee was the cause of his trouble, as he never used tobacco or anything else of the kind. You should see the change in him now. We both believe that if persons who suffer from coffee drinking would stop and use Postum they could build back to health and happines Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. “There's a reason.’ Read the little book, ‘‘The Road to Wellville,"’ in pack- ages. Ever read the above letter? A Rew one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and fall of human interest. “You quit Every-day Philosophy. A man doesn’t have to aim very high to hit the dollar mark. a Cupid should be behind every wed- ding—but not too far behind. A He who would have it said that he sings like a bird must sing better than birds. o The five senses—horse sense, common sense, uncommon sense, non-sense and just sense. 6 Wise men repeat their own wisdom to please themselves and repractice it to please others. It’s such a grand thing to live to be the father of a father that the world calls him a grandfather. The unjust critic makes the molehills of badness look like mountains and the mountains of goodness like molehills, The man who wants something he is poor—and so mething he can- not buy with the money he has. hasn't the money to bu is the man who want It’s difficult for a man to be some of the time as good as he ought to be all of the time if he wants to be all of the time as bad as he ought to be none of the time. There was a time when an ordinary man with an ordinary message could make an extraordinary impression, but now it takes an extraordinary man with an extraordinary message to make even an ordinary impression. Watiam J. Burtcher An Extenuating Circumstance. ‘The summer girl spooned with Teddy. ‘The summer girl mooned with Eddy. The summer girl nooned with Neddy. The summer girl crooned with Freddy. Vainly protested her miserable steady. Said she, ‘‘Don’t be so hatefully heady! Teddy and Eddy and Neddy and Freddy are loons. I'm only collecting spoons!" some souvenir Laura L. Kirkwod. Got It! “She married him for his money.” “And is she happy?” “Very; she’s able to live in luxury on the alimony.” Correct. Billy—‘‘Pa, what is an ‘abridged dic- tionary’?"’ Pa—‘‘One that always has the word you want to look up omitted.’” | these days about what you drink You Can't Be IToo Careful The pradent ‘vacationist pins his faith to Evans’ Ale [7 will safeguard your health, pro- mote your pleasure and bring you back with all the benefits you sought. Best health insurance. 1,000 Island House ALEXANDRIA BAY Jefferson County, New York IN THE HEART OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS In the most enchanting spot in all America, where nature’s charms are rarest, all the delights of modern civilization are added in the 1,000 Island House. No hotel of the Metropolis pro- vides greater living facilities or such luxurious com- fort—real home comfort—as does this palatial Summer retreat. An amusement for every hour, or quiet, complete rest, is the choice of every guest. All Drinking Water used in the House is Filtered Send two 2-cent stamps for Illustrated Booklet 0. G. STAPLES, Proprietor HARRY PEARSON, Chief Clerk A soap is known by the com- pany it keeps. Pears’ is found in good society everywhere. The use of Pears’ Soap be- tokens refinement. Scented or not, a8 you prefer. Advertising of Advertising— Everybody is talking about it, but Judge and Leslie’s Weekly are doing i (See page 2.) Motel Puritan 1s the Distinctive Boston Mouse In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com