Life — August 24, 1899 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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He had come upon her dozing tn her hammock, and when she woke up she accused him of stealing a kiss. “Well, he sald, “I will admit that the temptation was too strong to be resisted. I did steal one little kiss.” “One!” she exclaimed, indignantly; “1 counted elght before I woke up."—Exchange. Honor them for It,” Mr. Springer said in his speech. “An honest man always expresses his honest convictions. It {s this that makes him the noblest work of God. As for me, fn the language of an eminent American statesman, I would ‘rather he right than be Prestdent.' “Ya-as,” drawled Mr, Reed, with a quaint twinkle in his eye. ‘Well, you'll never be elther.” Saturday Evening Post. AN ENORMOUS INDUSTRY. Our enormons factilties, tremendous outpat, rapid move. ment of goods always fresh ta the hands of consumers, tn- snres the Gall Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk the first place in American homes. Tue late Robert Bonner had his views on the temperance question, bat he was not a bigot. 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