Life — May 29, 1902 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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ADORESS TO JOHN BULL. J.B., with anger and despair, I mark your ewiftly falling etar; Soon, #oon, old man, yoa won't know where UR Soon you will wake—confonnded, damb— To shame and rain past redr All that you are J. B., become U.S. And driven ehamefal to , Stript of your "baccy, beef and sea, You'll etart to find for you it's all UP. J.B. —The London Globe. Pnestpext Roosevett possesses a characteristic sense of humor, It is vigorous and sometimes almost grotesque. When be was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, during the preparation for the Spanish war, the Government was baying a number of yachts to be converted into torpedo boats, dispatch-boats, scouts, ete. Considerable intimacy existed between the family of President Roosevelt and that of one of the officers of the navy in the Departme: wife of this officer got a fancy she would like to ha these beautifal little boats bear her name, The dice in the navy against giving a woman's name to a war vessel of any type. 2 ofiicer, who found It easicr to face official prejadice than to resist the importunities of his better half, made the request of Mr. Roosevelt. ‘Tho Assistant Secretary of the Navy hesitated. “It won't do,” he eaid, “I would like to gratify your wife, but a woman's name won't do. ‘Then a thought occurred to him, and he relented. “I will fix it," he said. “Tell your wife it will be all right. The next day the boat was named : “Toe Vixen.” “Tam going to put you in command of her," said Mr. Roosevelt when he anpoanced the name.— Baltimore Sun. ‘Tur, following advertixement appeared the other day in The Lockport (N. ¥.) Journal : wg "8 “Uncle Tom's Cabin* company, with two Topsys, two Markses and everything up to date, without destroying the venerable earmarks of his wonderfally at- tractive dramatization of Harriet Beccher Stowe's great work, will be presented next Monday (matinge and night) at Hodge Opera House, Grandfathers who saw this play years ago will be there with their grandchildren, and there will be no difference in the heartiness of their applause. The tame old procession, Topsys, Markecs, Uncle Tom and Little Eva, will be there, but it is a procession that will march right into the heart, despite its tramp of half a cen tary." * Eveny Child Mer Own Solomon is a text that may come up for discussion in some of the clubs after the color question is disposed of, now that little Mise Kobleaat has gued and won a case of her own, The little girl lost a much-beloved pet dog some time back, and recently eaw it riding In a carriago with a handsomely gowned woman, Ty carriage was going very slowly, and near the pavemn the little girl delightedly called her pet by name, Wity of Joy the animal eprang from the vehicle, wx running to little Misa Kobleaat, began Jamping abo and licking her hands for eheer joy. “ You can't have my dog, little girl," called the woen from her carriage, which had now drawn rein beside o curd, . Bat this is my dog, No, it is my dog, I'll prove that it ia mine," replied little Mi with the blood born of determination and Just By this time quite a crowd of children and passers-by ta collected, and the girl, with the dog in her arms, faced te antagonist as a lawyer faces a jury. “Can your dog stand up and beg?" said she. Yee,” answered the woman, “Can he jump through a hoop?" Yes." “Can “Yes. * Can he dance on his hind feet?" “Yes.” “Can he say bis prayers?” “Yea Closing her arms tightly aboat the dog and etartisg2 walk away, the child cried triumphantly: “Well, my dog can't, He is mine then.” And ehe won.— Chicago Erening Post, eaid little Mies Kohls: lie down and play dead?" reat Britain. Tho Inter- Building, Chancery Lane, ECROPEAN AGENTS—Messrs. Brestary 37 Avenue de!'Opera, Paria, 1 Nowadealers ‘ompany, Bream’ England, AGENTS, Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! Hunter Whiskey The First Sought and The First Bought Wx, Laxanan & Son, Baltimore, Md. THE WILSON DISTILLING Co., Baltimore, Md. AROMATIC DELICACY, ». MILDNESS ano PURITY. Richard Bennett Merchant Tailor Maker of Fine Clothes PRICES MODERATE BLACK, STARR 42 FROST, “aw vor. | WEDDING SILVER. ROYAL LE, LEGRAND 0:21 25cAiesy eects eee eal ig comicbooks.com 206 Broadway, New York Evenina Post BuiLoina