Life — November 21, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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BOOKS. ahers’ announcements of the books, Fy books, ory books, Books for bigh and mighty ladies, books for cooks, Books for laddies and for lassles, Books tatended for the masses, Books designed to please the classes, Books in yellow paper wrappers, Books concerning scouts and trappers, Books of war and books of rhyme; Books at which the reader marvels, Books that have some later Carvels Dancing through them ail the time! Historical romances by the score, Books the like of which were never writ before, Books for mooning, spoontug lovers, Books in g27 and sober covers, Books galore An avalanche of books! Oh, the world Is being burted under hooks, Under Himalayan muges of new books, Books, Looks, books, books, books, books, books? See the lists the papers pabilsh of the books that they re- celve, Fairy books, Airy books, Books that somehow shall achleve The success for which their hungry authors pray— Books that perished on that day That the presses gave them birtht noks of mirth, Books concerning far-off corners of the earth, Books brimful of dash and go, Books of woe— See the pub Unintentionally so— Books by Rudyard and by Winston and the rest of them you know Piled {n windows and on counters everywhere, Stacked In pyramids that tower tn the air— Ob, the millions and the billions of the books Por the coming holidays, How thelr numbers do amaze! The world ts groaning under all the books. —Chicago Record-Herald. “Wao comes there?” called little Willle, the sentry, tn threatening tones, as be brought his deadly wooden-gun into shooting position. “A friend!” answered little Tommie from behind the rocklog-chair. “ Advance and give the countersign,” hissed the seutry, “or I'l shoot your head off." An omtnous silence followed this terrible threat, then Tommie said piatntively : “Tove fergot it. “You can't remember nuthin’ exclaimed Willie tn disgust, throwing down hls gun. ‘Cum over here, an’ I'll whisper it to yer ag'In.”"—Chio State Journal. New Gin: Please, sir, the missus 1s out, and I can't do a thing with the baby. He cries all the time, Mx. Winks: Humph! Something must be done. Let— me—see. There's an idiot asylum only a few squares away. Send up for one of the female Inmates to come down here at once. Vl pay all charges, But what do you want of sach a creature as that?” “ Lthink maybe she will be able to talk baby talk to bim until his mother returns."—New York Weekly. DISPLAY ADVERTISING IN THE ORIENT “Lam a beautiful woman. My abundant undulating tay envelops me as # cloud. Supple as a willow ts my was Soft and brilliant ts my visage as the satin of the towers | am endowed with wealth sufficient to saunter througt wy hand in haud with my beloved. Were I to meet # grace lord, kindly, intelligent, well educated, and of goo taste | would unite myself with bim for life, and later share wy bim the pleasure of being Iatd to rest eternal ina tombe pink marble.""— Tokio Nippon. Wnts Charles A, Towne was Senator from Miacesa| for about thirty days last winter, he made & speech oo te Philippines in the Senate Chamber of Congress, and It wy Pronounced & great effort. At the conclusion of his speet Senator Chauncey Depew was among the first to take & Towne by the hand and congratulate him. “Senator Towne,” he 1s sald to have remarked, « sie delivery was splendid, your rhetoric unsurpassed, but argument was damnable. * This left-handed compliment was no doubt Intended | embarrass Senator Towne, but It didn't, He bowed po to Mr. Depew, and said : enator Depew, I am glad sou compliment the « features of my speech you are capable of understanding — Exchary Tuxovore: It’sall right, darling. Ihave met yourtaite and We took to one another at once. He even went sofa) to borrow ten dollarsof me. Surely, he can’t refuse me jor hand after that, Eprti: Dory, I'm afratd you've made a mess of it. hj told me about the ten dollars, and said I'd better te: allde ; that you were too easy.— Boston Transcript For salo by all ows Chancery Lane, Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s THE WILSON DISTILLING CO., Baltimore, Md. “NDERWOY/ appears onthe genuine, Union Suits ana Separate Garments, all sizes---only best materials, Sold by progressive dealers, Send tor handsome » FREE, WAY & TODD MFG. CO., Ypsilanti, Mich. errs, Camden, 5.1 FsrersnooKs 150 Varieties, For Sale by all Stationers. THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO. 26 ts St. sev tet ECROPrAN AGENTS—Messre. Brentano, 37 Avenue del'Opera, Paris, STEEL PENS Pens of any style—fineas aneedk or broad as an artist's brush. All! Manhattan Theatre "We MRS FISKE and her company tn MIRANDA bB2iLcdhiy Every Evenlng at 8:20. OKALERS IN HIGH GRADE | INVESTMENT | Redmond, Kerr &Co. BANKERS, 41 WALL ST., N. Y. Members N.Y. Stock Exchange, Available Throughout the World. SECURITIES. Issue Travellers’ Letters of Credit Saturday Matinee at 2:15. BEEMAN’S THE ORIGINAL PEPSIN GUM Cures Indigestion and Sea Sickness. AN Cthere are Tnttating A 24-Hour Train to Chicago Every Day—NEW YORK CENTRAL comicbooks.com