Life — November 30, 1899 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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rl SRS At NLly THE TUNEFUL LIAR, From Krugersdorp to Lichtenberg, And back to Potchefstrum ; From Swazieland to Petersburg Is heard the burgher dram ; From Wakkerstram to Ermeto, From Hoopstad to Dundee, Tuey're marching down to Rustenburg, And up from Kimberlee, From Heldelverg, and Lydenbarg, Johannesburg and all, Prom Standerton and Barbeton ‘They answer to the call, And Ermelo ts all agog, And Ventersdorp 1s wuss ; And latest news from Haetnertsbarg All Indicates a fuss, —Cleceland Plain Dealer. Tow truly and pathettcally unfortunate 1s the small republic with a large gol mine t— St. aut Globe. Tur faculty of terse wnd forceful speech ts ordinarily an Advantage, but occastonally a man gets holsted hy his own eplgram. A hustling young New Yorker, who was recently established In a branch of the oll business, had et out to get the patronage of a certain firm. The head of the concern wus reluctant to make a chang “The oll we have been getting has not been unsatisfac- tory,” sald he, “and I fall toxeo why we should make a change. Are there any extra Inducements you can offer? How do you propose to improve on the old quality? “In thts way," was the prompt answer, Propose to givo the business my personal attention. I Intend to put For sale by all Nowsdealera In Great Britain. ‘The Inter- national Np Bream's Hullding, Chancery Lane, London, E. C., England, AGENTS. Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s ‘THE WILSON DISTILLING CO. Baltimore Md. THE CHRISTMAS NUPBER OF LIFE A DOUBLE PAGE CARTOON By C. D. Ginsoy. | A PRIZE STORY By Tupor Jexxs AND DUFFIELD Osnorne. VERSES By Marcuerire Merrincton, Carotyn Wetts, Tom Masson and others, A SPECIALLY DESIGNED COVER in MaxrieLp Parrisi, some of my brains into every barrel of ofl we send out.” ‘The rejoinder pleased the old gentleman, and he became acustomer, A few months later the hustling young man was obliged to make @ Journey, and In bis absence, through some over- aight, the quailty of oll was allowed to deteriorate, It was quickly noted, and a letter now on fle In the office records one of the protests. It reads : “Gentlemen ; When we were induced to use your product we were assured that Mr, Blank put some of bis brains into every barrel of oll. We deeply regre: to observe that Mr. Blank ts threatened with paresis." — Washington Star, SUNDAY-SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT (pointing @ moral): Yes, scholars, the great thing {sto know one’s duty, and then do It, Admiral Dewey knew his duty when he entered Mantla Ray and saw the Spanish ships, and the world has seen how nobly he performed it. 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