Life — July 3, 1902 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Sow men excel in talking much, And some in talking loud, Bat the man who lets his money talk Is the one who leads the crowd. — Washington Star. The Philadelphia Times tella of the “ break * made by A tot of the family who was one of a party of little girls at A recent strawberry festival in the vicinity of her home. She had been valiantly boasting of the manifold advanta- tages of belonging to her family, and had managed to hold her own against the vainglorioas and ingenuous discourees, of her companions, They had gone from clothes to per- sonal appearances, then to interior furnishings, then to the number of tone of coal consumed in the home of each dur- ing the last winter, and fiually brought up at parental dig- nity, The minister's little girl boasted : ‘ Every package that comes for my pa is marked *D. D.!'" ‘An’ every package that comes for my pa is marked *M. D.1*" re- torted the daughter of a physician of the neighborhood, ‘Then came a fine snort of contempt from the heroine of this anecdote, “Muh 1" she exclaimed. “ Every package that comes to our house is marked *C. 0. Dt" There, now 1" Exchange. Wittiam Prvette, the singer, was one of a group of married men who were discussing housekeeping and sery- ants the other evening in a Philadelphia hotel corridor, He told of # girl who served him and Mrs, Pruette well enough while they were living In a New York flat several years ago, and who one day went to Mrs, Pruette in tears and asked permission to go home for a few days—she had a telegram telling that her mother was il), “Of course, go," said Mra, Practte—* only, Maggie, do not stay longer than is necessary. We need you." Maggie promised to return as roon as possible, and burried away. A week patecd without a word from her ; then came a note by mail, reading: “Deer Miss Pruete { will be back nex week an plese kep my place for me, mother is dying as fast as she can, To oblidg Maggie." —Cleviand Plain Dealer. Ix London, recently, an American, boasting of the su- periority of his country, was interrapted by an Englishman, who eald ; “There's one thing in which this country surpasses America, You never eaw on the other ride of the Atlantic any fox that could match the one which hangs over London Fog 1" came the nnhesitating reply of the irate American; “why, this is nothing compared with eome of the fogs we have around New York harbor, Sometimes the fog is so thick around there that {t's a common thing for the captains of the ferry-boats to put on extra crews eimply to pump the fog out of the cabins, Why, there's a corpora- tion organizing in New Jersey right now to can America fog and supply the British vec ple with ‘ the real thir —Aroonaxt, Senxons are commonly supposed to be medicinal t» the mind of both compounder and congregation, bat te New York Tribune tells the story of one which, if the mis ister’s eervant was right, was an exception: One Sunday morning the late Rev. Dr. Ducachet of Ces necticut arose feeling decidedly ill. After a fatile atrexy, to eat breakfast, he called an old and favorite colored sen. ant to him and said “Sam, go around and tell Simmons "—the texton—“tg post a notice on the church door that I am too ill to precy to-day, “Now, massa,” aaid Samuel, “ don’ you gi way. Just gib him atrial ; you get “long all right The argument resalted in the minister's determinstice totry it, He preached as nsnal, and after service retersel to the house, looking much brighter, * How you feel, masta?” said Samnel, as be opeocd the door. “Better; much better, Sam. advice,"* “T knew it, I knew it1"* said Samuel, grinning frea ear tocar, “I knew you feel better when yon git dat wn ‘mon out o' your system !""—Exchange, I'm glad I took yor WILSON WHISKEY. That’s THE WILSON DISTILLING CO., amore, Md Established 1823. All! ‘THE NAME IS EVERYTHING.* Esterbroo Business spondence, varieties of to suit pose. All have then. no\/substitute. Stationers Accept ‘Tue ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO, Works, Camden, N.J, 26 Joha Streat, N.Y. “Last,but not least” ANYWHERE CITY OR COUNTRY Main Store 863 Broadway,New York. VIOLETTES » CZAR e/ COLATES BONBONS goite NT Newark, N. J. Fortunes to The Prudential which furnishes Life Insurance as an investment for you and a safe- guard for your ~ THE PRUDENTIAL MAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR THE EVER FASHIONABLE PERFUME OF ORIZA-L. LEGRAND (Grand Prix Paris 1900) comicbooks.com