Life — March 30, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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this fateful saliva is peculiar to the Sur- geon-General is readily accepted. | Was the War Department inoculated with the same material? Saved. “(TV IGHTEEN fathoms!” cried tho man at the lead. Rolling like a log in the trough of the sea, the apparently doomed ship was rapidly approaching the American coast, She would soon strike, unless something could be done to lighten her. Realizing that the \ocrifice’ must be made, the Scotch captain called aft the entire crew, and with a mighty effort they lifted the manuscript of Hall Caine’s next play and threw it overboard, and like a thing of life the noble vessel responded to the helm and headed once more out to sea. se 1° he what you would calla hard drinker?” “Quite the contrary. I never saw @ men drink 8o easily in my life.” A THOUGHTFUL HOUSEKEEPER. “NOW, QUASHY, DON'T BRING ANTONE HOME TO DINNER TO-NIGHT, A8 THERE'S NOTHIYO LLITERATION is the thief of IN THE HOUSE BUT THAT COLD missioNaRy.” rhyme.