Life — June 17, 1897 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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

Untit the Civil War in America, Croesus was the world’s most noted multi-millionaire. His father was an extensive dealer in fresh and salted mines and incidentally ran several side issues. Besides being a mining king, he also carried on the business of King of Lydia, which by means of retroactive legislation he kept on a paying basis. His energy and business sagacity were so great that at his death his son Croesus came into the richest estate of antiquity Creesus for a while carried on the business very successfully and considered himself the most fortunate of men. One day Solon, who was passing by, dropped in, and Cravsus, displaying his wealth, inquired if Solon did not consider him the happiest of mortals. But the philosopher replied that he had just seen a small boy with a nickel going into Cheap John’s to buy some paltry toy, and that the boy seemed happier than even Croesus. “If happiness consists in spending money,” replied the rich man, ‘*I will show you how happy I can be.” “Count no man happy till you know his end,” returned Solon impressively; and, boarding a passing car, he started for Athens. Croesus, convinced that happiness consists in dropping money, started in with a will to do it. He gave balls at the ‘ Waldorf,” paid premiums on heavy insurance policies, drank English ale in New York and American drinks in London, hired hacks at Niagara, and played the “angel” for a bum show. He rode the latest models in bicycles, bought all the new-fangle! inventions in wheelmen’s supplies, and even kept his wheel in complete repair. But in spite of all this prodigality he was still running ahead of the game. Despairing of spending his money unless he could have some advice, he went to Delphi and consulted the Oracle. Returning in great glee he went into Newspaper Row and embarked in journalism. He bad at length found his cue. Croesus now purchased a complete new outfit, and from time to time bought in crippled journals. He raked upall the sensational news obtainable, and spent vast sums in the purchase of extensive yellow ochre beds, the entire output of which was worked up into pigment for use on his great Sunday supplement. He visited the Senate, the Roman Catacombs and the Egyptian T and held out glittering inducements to the inmates to write for his Most of them accepted the offer, and journalism saw the opening of a new “Well,” demanded Croesus triumphantly, as Solon happened in again, “‘what do you think of it now 2” * You are indeed happy,” answered the guest, lighting a five-cent cigar. * But,” protested Crarsus, ‘you are too hasty in your decision. You do not know my end yet.” “Don't I?” inquired Solon with a grin. And he winked the other eye. —Texas Siftings. A Boon to Cyclists, BURNIP'S (Paient) CHAIN-LINK BRUSH Cleans Your Chain in Two Minutes. brush that cieans the 1n- terior of the L. H. LEADAM, Agent, SI Pine Street, New York. Kindly mention this publication, “Wood treated welth Creosnte ts not subject to dry-rot or other decay.” CENTURY DICTIONARY, This is but one of the merits of Cabot’s Creosote Shingle Stains. Others are—that they are so per cent. cheaper than paint; can be applied by anyone in half the time required to paint, and look 100 per cent, better than paint. Stalnea Wood Samples and Color Studtes tent free. || SAMUEL CABOT, Sole Manufacturer, \| 74 Kilby Street, Boston, Maas, il Agents at AU Central Pants |\ception or the evening party will be reliev Extra Super Webs. Finest Nickel Trimmings. ph @stionButTon “— CLASP — Lies flat totheleg. Cannot Unfaste Accidentally. SS. SOLO RECIPE FOR A GOOD PUNCH. Buy a bottle of Heublein’s Club Punch. You! will find it for sale where you bought the Heub- lein Club Cocktails, or, G. F. Heublein & Bro, \Hartford, Conn. This is probably the simplest recipe ever given for punch, and we predict that many a hostess willearn for herself a reputation as compounder of punch. The making of a good punch is no easy matter; the making of a punch that comes out the same each time is a science. The problem is solved with the Heublein Club Punch, always good and always the same, and as the basis for other punches admits of many varia- tions, The punchmaker for the afternoon tea, the re- o much worry, for the certainty of a good punch is assured. ‘The yacht that has no Heublemn Club. Punch aboard is not well provisioned. | Room in |the picnic and lunch basket should’ always be found for a bottle df{thig punch, tor with it the SOLD EVERYWHERE. Williams’ Shaving Stick, 25 cts. Genwine Yankee Shaving Soap, 10 cts. Luxury Shaving Tablet, 25 cts. Swiss Violet Shaving Cream, 50 cts. 4 man who knows enol 10, break the ice and draw acork has all the material for the best of punches. HICH GRADE PHAE AT REASONABLE PRICES. Uy, isn't heres yoy fazer Sgares fer Gar Carriages. Cer large factery and in- Beage ext, pe if Similar vebicl acles ts to cfer the best at soeat what 0 poor i Lon’ tfailtosend for our Art Cata~ COLUMBUS PHAETON CoO., COLUMBUS, OHIO.