Life — July 12, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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BRYAN'S SOLILOQUY. OF not to be ne, That ts the question, It f should squint, Or nod, Ur give consont by word or siga, Or turn one bimetallic unite Upon these Pops, Or wink approvingly Or say « word, or write a line To this man they have named, Or stoop to recognize ‘The prostrate form of Populism ‘That lays Its life down at my feet, The Kourton hate that hates a Pop As hell hates holy water Fi upon me whiskered pandors of the \ y'll knife me at the polis, And so T mnst be motiontens, ‘And speechless (Oh, ye Gods !), And sit like # painted dummy, A decoy, Floating upon the waves, As if tn life, yet mottoniess, ‘To draw this Poputlen Fluttering to tts death. Lowe these Western farmers much, ‘They stood about ine Ike a wall In “ninety six ‘They stretched thelr larynxes For sale by all Nowadealers in ( any, Bro eat Britaln. The Inter- Building, Chancery Lane, And cheered and aweat, While Tatnmany stood aloof and held Its nose, And looked at ine with cold contempt. But, matter Politics ts @ game. ‘The farm farmer tx the fool That must be fooled this year. He xits, good honest soul Within his quiet he And dreams of some sweet time When s dollar can be made From fifty cents, A time which this deluded chump Wil never see. And #0, I sit, these several weeks, silence ; (0 Lord) What a task 1) White every whtskered Pop Upon the wind-swept plains Of bleeding Kansas, Holds tis ear down to the ground And listens for the friendly word ‘That never will be spoken, — J. W. Johnson in Nebraska State Journas. SYNNeX : You profess to be a devoted belleverin Christian J noticed that when you had # tooth extracted the other day you took gus. MexTon: I took the pas not because there is such # thing as patn, but from fear that | might be led toto thinking that there was In the excitement of the moment. — Boston Transeript Nor long ago the New York State newspaper men gave & banquet at Stanwix Hail in Albany, and among the guests of honor were ex.Governor David B. Hitll and Governor Theo- dore Roosevelt. ‘The latter entered the hall frst, wearing an evening sult and his famous brown sombrero, made famous by the Rough Riders. It was a combination costume at once original and picturesque, Among the last of the guests to arrive was Mr. IIL}, who was conventionally attired, even to hia silk bat. “ANI” exclaimed Colonel Roosevelt, in his pecullar staccato manner, as he grasped Mr. Ills hand, “now we have with usw real Albany awell, Governor III ts the only man bere to night with a silk hat.” “I've got a stouch hat myself,” returned Mr. Hill, softly, “but Heft itat home, tve given up wearing It since 1 went out of the advertising business." — Argonaut. DURING the Jubilation over the reltef of Mafeking, humorous policeman was asked In the thick of the crowd by & hantssed pedestrian to tell him the fearest way to Charing Cross Hospital. “Call for ‘three cheers for Kruger,’ responded the genial guardian of the peace, “and you'll be there tn po time." — The Londoner. Mn TUCKER, who sometimes goes gunning, was trylog to teach Tommy the meaning of the word “brace” a applted to game. “Now, Tommy,” he sald, “If you should go huntiog and kill twenty pheasants, for Instance, how many would you say you had bagged?" « Fifty,” replied Tommy. — Chicago Tribune, ECROPRAN AGYNTS—Mesara. Brentano, 37 Avenue de Opera, Paris. Established 1823. Original Through an original process, from an original purpose WILSON WHISKEY. That’s Ali! © Hunter Whiskey is perfected to a quality in AGE, PURITY, FLAVOR, of a superlative standard It coples nothing and never disappoints. It is uniform and satisfies It is the perfection of aroma and taste. THE WILSON DISTILLING CO.4 Baltimore, Md, WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. Take Chances ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Pi A Powder for the Feet. Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot=Ease, a powder for the feet. It cares paintul, swollen, Bervoias foot, and instantly takes gutol corns and benions 117s the reat F: je. SIs Peary Mteanery hte nS BEAUTIFUL _ BUS Guarantoca CORSIQUE. positively fils out all hollow and scrawny places, develops and adds pert shape to the whole form wherever defictent. GUARANTEED TO OEVELOP ANY BUST or Money Refanded. Corsique enlarges bu: fnchen, It is the Orig French Form and Ba Developer and NEV FAILS, Booklet mailed FREER, showing a per- fectly “developed form, with full instractions how to be- come beantiful. Write today or call and see demonstration. MADAME TALIS TOILBT CO. Dept. B., 269 B. G24 S.. Couage IM When you can be sure of it? OLD OVERHOLT * Bottled In Bond" direct from the barrel at the distillery. A. Ovenuott & Co., PITTSHURO, PA. FREE rity nh ae? ALLEN S. OLMSTED, Le Roy, H.'. (Mention this magazine) «“ Defender of the Rails-The New York Central.”—Utica Herald. “Oh,What Rest and Comfort!” Comicbooks.com