Life — December 19, 1901 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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“ Wiav are marsupials?” asked the teacher, and Johnny was ready with bls answer. “Animals that have pouches in their stomachs,” he sald, glibly, “And for what are these pouches used?” asked the teacher, ignoring the slight inaccuracy of the answer. ¢ I'm sure that you know that, too.”* “Yes'm,” said Johnny, with encouraging promptness, “The pouches are for them to crawl into and conceal them- selves when pursued.""— Youth's Companion. THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL May be occupted by people in a very ugly mood if an emer- gency arises and there 1s no telephone service available. Have it In your house and take no chances. Rates in Man- hattan from $48. a year, New York Telephone Company, 111 West 38th St., 215 West 125th St. “T sorrose,” said the physiclan, smliing and trying to appear witty, while feeling the pulse of a Indy patient, ‘+1 suppose you consider me an old humbug?” Why, doctor, repiled the lady, 1 had no tdea you could ascertain a woman's thoughts by merely feeling her pulse.""—Chicago News. MURRAY & LANMAN'S FLORIDA WATER To distinguish the genuine article from {ts numerous imita- tons, look out for the “Trade Mark," which consists of & narrow white strip label bearing the fac-stmie signature of Lanman & Kemp, New York, sole proprietors. SING @ song of short grass, a pocket full of gold ; two hundred head of feeders and fifty two-year-olds, Add & patch of roughening, bluestem stacked in rows; ts it any wonder that Western Kansas blows? —Kansas City Journal. CALIFORNIA'S resort hotels Will be well patronized by “the 400" this winter, Best train for best travelers 18 The Call- fornia Limited, via the Santa Fe. Epaar: In Chicago, Eustacta, the housewives keep thelr cooks by treating them as equals, Evstacta: Ob, it's too late, Edgar, too late wouldn't recognize me as her equal if I gave her a every afternoon in the week.—Detroit Free Press. WHAT'S A TABLE, Though nicely spread, without Cook’s Imperial Extra Dry Champagne at its head? cook tea”? “Burt,” protested the new arrival, aa St. Peter handed him a golden trumpet, “I can’t play this instrument. I never practiced while on eacth.* “Of course you didn’t,” chuckled the old man, why you are here."—Chicago News. HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON, All the attractions of hotel life, with the comforts and privacy of home. “That's “Ang you working—have you any engagement now?" ‘asked the elastic skin man of the living skeleton, “No,” replied the other freak, “1am what is known as ‘un tdle curiosity.’ "— Youth's Companion, Don't despalr. Ill health flees when Abbott's, the origt- nal Angostura Bitters are used. Oxce, when passing through a cemetery in Lenox, Ellot Gregory was surprised to see that the members of one old New England family had been buried In acircle, with thelr feet toward Its centre. He asked the reason for this arrenge- ment, and a wit of that day, daughter of Mrs. Stowe, replied : that when they riseat the Last Day, only members of their own family may fage them !""— Argonaut. Many of “ the 400" will rendezvous in California this winter, Best train for best travelers is The Cailfornia Limited, wa the Santa Fe. WEN TREES ARE NOT USED. 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