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May 31, 1919 The Brook By Warr Mason JOURNEY d , a babbling flood, where wind ows totter; | bear al rs and mud, but [a water. By Johnson's d shed my w tule anc I follow, 3 black and : into me ar allow > for fish Nature s 1 me, but in the days of prohit the boys will all consume me (The brook | cheerful spiel, it never 1 d will not when the th y four fingers rolls, and it will never quit it ents who yearn for flowing bowls must all come down 1 form a pool that’s rimming; and often- »m school spend truant . T journey over where the rushes and th here and the chic stacle my progress stops, no dam is a deterrer ya wife throws her slops into my hurried cu nt (The brook keeps up its cheerful sound, it’s blithesor y and chipper, while thirsty mortals gather round, with cup and dish and dir The boys are no all enthused, they’re lambs led to the slaughter; but they would get their in- sides used to such a drink as water. The brook goes chortling to the sea, and laves its margin sandy; and on the shore men sigh, “Oh, che This substitute for brandy!” It jabbers, jabbers, as it winds by banks and islets reeded, and neither cloves nor lemon rinds are by consumers needed.) ti a nouse- For ages I have rolled along, a brook of low condition, and my cheerful little son without a high ambition. The geese assembled on my brink, the quacking ducks foregathered, and cows and horses came to drink, when they were hot and lather In modest style I did my w y weird all humbly dreeing, and never thought to slake the thirst of any human be But now they gather on my s e, the swearing human critters, and sip a tor quart or more, and call for stronger bitters. So as I wash the pasture sward spray the farmer's manger, my music has a minor chord to which it was a stranger. I chatter, chat- ter as I flow, to my long course devoted, but I was gayer long ago, before I was promoted. (The brook still chatters as it slides by gorse and ferns and willows, while old soaks kneel and fill their hides with sam- ples from its billows.) Thumb-Prints of an After-Dinner Speaker nnn on nnn “THE VALUES THAT HAVE MADE W.LOOUGLAS SHOES FAMOUS FOR HALF A CENTURY, ARE BEING STEADILY MAINTAINEO” ||/ “THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS $402 $4:50 $5.20 $G00 $700 & $800 IF you have been paying $10.00 to $12.00 for fine shoes, a trial will convince you that for style, comfort and service W. L. Douglas $7.00 and $8.00 shoes are equally as good and will give excellent satisfaction. The actual value is determined and the retail price fixed at the factory before W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom. The stamped price is W. L. Douglas personal guarantee that the shoes are always worth the price paid for them. The retail prices are $393.50°4 thesame everywhere. Theycost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. |} Stamping the price on every pair of shoes as a protection against high prices and unreasonable profits is only one example of the constant endeavor of W. E Dor to protect his customers. The quality of W. L. Douglas product is guaranteed by more 40 years experience in making fine shoes. e smart styles are the leaders in the fashion centers of America. They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest deter- mination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. CAUTION—Before you buy be sure W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom and the inside top facing. If the stamped price has been mutilated, BEWARE OF FRAUD. by 106 W.L. Douglas stores a: 9000 W. L. Douglas dealers, President W. L. Douglas ordered direct from factory Shoe Co., 145 Spark St, rockton, Maas. reel Post charges pre- Write fer [lastrated Catalog showing how to order by mall. iim TO your copies of JUDGE and you will have a volume of the world’s best humor. Here is a serviceable binder, made of silk-finished cloth, with JUDGE stamped in gold on the cover. $1.50 brings the binder to you. LESLIE-JUDGE CO., 225 Sth Ave., N.Y. City for use at home ‘omicbooks.com