Life — March 27, 1902 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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‘Tur business methods of publiehers came up for dis- cassion at a recent literary gathering. William Dean Howells and Mark Twain were present. © Tho epirit of the ege is etrenuons,” said Mr, Howells ; “and in order pot to be behind the times, the publishers modify the verbiage of the circus poster with scant polit nesa."* They do,” assented the homorist, “My pablisber epeaks of advertising my next book as a story by Mark Twain, with no frther comment, But he ehan't make a holy show of me with his vulgar advertising simplicity. 1 shall insist upon a etreet parade at the very least, because I am a modest man, and dislike to be made couspicuous.” —New York Times. ‘Tue following story was told the other event East Side club by one of Milwaakce's best story teller “An Irishman, out of work and poor in In the faith of his forefathers, was walking along a country road in search of employment, Ie had traveled for some distance, when he met a Lutheran farmer, to who once applied for something to do. * After asking him his name, whence he had come and what he could do, the farmer told the man that he could give him employment, bat, as he Judged from his nations d that his conscience wo cht be required of that ho was a Catholic, he fi would be your duty to drive my wife and myself to church every Sunday morning.* are, Or'd have no objections to dot that,* said Pat. “* Very well, then,’ remarked the farmer, you may consider yourself engaged.’ “The follow! nday morning Pat hitched up the horses, and, the farmer and his wife having ecated them- selves in the wagon, started for the house of worship. The road Jed by a Catholic church, where lat was in the habit of attending services, As the party approached the chnrch Pat began to feel uncasy. He could not mske up bis mind whether to live up to his agreement or to get off the wagon, goto mass and let the farmer and his wife continue their Journey alone, Finally, with an heroic effort, he eet his the reins to tl horses, and, casting one lingering is church, said ; “* Good-by, God, till better toimes !*"* —Milwaukee Sentinel. Tier Parner: No, sir; youcan'thave her, I won't have a son-in-law who has no more brains than to want to marry a girl with no more sense than my davghter has shown ta allowing you to think you could have her. Chicago Daily News. Gesrnat Witia Joyer Snwrit, who passed away In Camden, N. J., on December 27th, was a generoas friend and an equally good hater, as was shown by his treatment of Colonel Scovel, who had dared to dispute his authority in Camden politics, One tme, when the Colonel thoaght be had smoothed things over sufficiently to make {t possible, t ventured to ask Sewell to send him @ pass to San Francisco, ‘The pass came by return of mail, “ Bat, General,” Scovel exclaimed, at an early morning call at the West Jereey railway office the next day, * the pass is only to San Francisco, There is no return coupon with It Sir, the General roared,“ I'm willing to send you to California, but I'll be —— if I'll help you to get back agalp."—Argonaut. Ove of the officers In a certain volunteer regiment 1s mach disliked by his men, One evening as he was return: ing home he lipped into come deep water. A private in his regiment, however, happened to tee him, and after some trouble succeeded 1a palling him out, ‘The officer was very profuse in his thanks and asked his rescuer the best way he could reward him “The best way you can reward me," said the soldier, 4 to say nothing about it." “Why, my dear fellow," eaid the astonished oftcer, “why do yoa wish me to eay nothing about it? * “Because if the other fellows knew I'd palled yon ont they'd chuck me in!"—Current Literature, Jvpox: Have you formed any prejudice against the prisoner? Jcuysan: I have seen some newspaper pictures of him, + You are excused.” —New York Weekly. A few examples from the collection of Martelé Silver EXHIBITED BY sattelé The Gorham Company oD Silversmiths and Goldsmiths gso1cdo rine, Breadway and 19th St.y New York comicbooks.com