Life — June 26, 1902 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Ler traste beware their grasping way, For fates are strangely linked ; If men are forced to eat the Cows may become extinct. Warhington Star. Some time ago an earnest Prohibitionist came unawares on alone Maine fisherman, who happened at the mo to be quietly drinking something from a black bottle. He was eo moch scandalized by the sight, that at the prayer- meeting that evening, he referred to the incident as follows : 0 Lord, we ask Thee to turn from his evil ways the poor, besotted ¢inner I seca this afternoon ewizging rum from a black bottle against the peace and good order of the Sta It #0 happened that the #inner referred to was present at the meeting, and at the conclusion of the prayer arose and offered the following petition: “O Lord, Thou knowest that when the brother seen me T was not drinking ram, as I do not like it, but Scotch whiskey, which the doctor ordered me to take to keep away the rheamatiz, and Thine be the glory forever, Amen."—Exchange. Arter a long fojourn in the cheerless and desolate caves of oblivion, the Shakespeare-Bacon controversy Is ‘once more in the centre of the #tage, with the limelight ebining upon it and a huge choras of argumentative cranks fc OR in a double row behind it. Some of the latest theories pro- my eyes to see that you do your wort mulgated are as follows: prise of the uatives, he took oat his glas (a) That Bacon and Shakespeare were one and the same the stamp of a tree, and left. For some t man. worked like elephants; bat at last one of th (b) That Bacon wrote the Shakespearian plays while in tin in which he carned his foodyapproachied the tm prison, rerving a sentence of one year for profanely cursing placed it over the eye, As soon as they eaw that ther and ewearing on the public highway. not being watebed they all lay down (c) That the name Bacon was m Shakespeare's nom until eonset.—New York Tribune, de plume, assumed becanse the bard was a ham actor. (4) That Shakespeare, being ashamed of his playa, Tuy wero neither of them brilliant + Dilamed 1 liked to move with the times as regards their know! That Shakespeare invented the Baconian theory in current events, #0 the daily newspaper was rego onder to mislead his creditors. livered at their humble domicile, and it was Jetsies4 () That the real author of the plays was Bacon's father- to read oat during breakfast time all the most ing in-law, a saloonkceper, named George W. Ferguson, items of the day. One morning, after wading thro {z) That Shakespeare sold ont his playwriting business latest intelligenco from the front, she torned to snocte to Lacon after writing half of the plays. of the paper and said : (h) That Shakespeare and Bacon were partners. * Herbie, It says here that another octogeeariaa's () That they were not. What's an octogenarian $"" (j) That maybe they were. “Well, I don't quite know what they are, bet they (k) That nobody knows whether they were of not. be very sickly creatures, You never hear of thea () That nobody cares.—Baltimore News. they're dying.""— London Answer, A story is toll of @ Ceylon planter who wanted to go away for a day's shooting. Approaching his meo, he said : Mvacsy : Me aunt died yesterda: * Although I myself will be absent, yet I shall leave one of Swirser: Wot wuz de score?— Ohio State Jo For sale by all Newsdealera in Great Britain. The Inter- Rational Ni Company, Bream’s Building, Chancery Lane, London, B. C., England, AGENTS. ECHOPEAN AGENTS—Mesars. Brestasy 37 Avenue de l'Opera, Paria Established 1823. WILSON Hunter Baltimore Rye WHISKEY. The Highest Standard of the American That’s All! Gentleman’s Whiskey THE WILSON DISTILLING Co., Balumore, Ma. Wx, Laxanan & Sox, Baltimore, Md. Pennsylvania Railroad: Reduced Rates mu! cation Association's Annaal Meeting. On account of the National Education Association's Annual Meeting, at Minneapolis, Minn., Jaly 7 to 11, the Pennsylvania Ratlroad Company will sell excursion Uckets from all stations on {ts lines July 4 to 6, good to return not earlier than Jaly 8, and not later than July 14, at rate of single fare for the round trip, plus $2.00~ ‘These tickets will be good for retarn passage only when executed by Joint Agent at Minneapolls and payment of 25 cents made for this service, By Gepositing ticket with Joint Agent not earlier than July 8 nor later than Joly 14, and payment of £0 cents at time of deposit, an extension of return limit may be obtained to leave Min- neapolls not later than September 1, For specific rates and conditions, apply to ticket agents WE ‘All you have guessed about life insurance may be wrong. If you PAY wish to know the truth, send for POST- “How and Why," tiasued by te Pexx Mcrcat LIvE, ACE. 021-35 chestnut Street. Philadelphia. AROMATIC DELICACY. > MILDNES Sano PURITY. CIGARETTES. BLACK, STARR 4%? FROST, 438 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK. WEDDING SILVER. ROYAL L. LEGRAND onzirenctincny (Grant Pix vais comicbooks.com