Life — December 25, 1902 — page 62: what you’re looking at

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LJPE* not hear mo? Worse! Don't you know they are much worse? Oxp Map Kiva: You lle! (They fight more desperately.) Cuanwomax Nover mind—never mind! He isonly a poor old mad king—and look at his nose! Near-Stoutep UNCLE: 7 Yes—but look st my logs! Cuanwomay: Oh, flo, lo—what aro a few mosquitocs ? Nean-Stourep Uxeie: Hell! MeLissa: Ob, this is awful—this {8 awful! Aro you quite mad ? Nean-Siontep Uncte: I am just as mad as anybody—whoop! (Ile and the King fight more desperately.) Marissa: Oh, 800, seo—they will upset the lamp! IARWOMAN ! , yes—they will upset the lamp—but never mind! That is a good thing—that is a very good thiog—to upset the lamp! Then the mosquitoes will bo all killed! MELISSA: But so will wo—we will be killed too! CHARWOMAN: too—wo will be killed too—and then wo need not spend the summer hero. (The Mad King and the Near-Sighted Uncle, fighting always more desperately, tip over the small table on which the lamp stands.) Oxvp Map Krxa: (As lamp explodes) My God—My God— more mosquitoes (The room takes fire. The shrieks of the mos- quitoes drown the lial comments of Melissa and the Charwoman, The Old Mad King and the Near-Sighted Uncle continue to fight desperately, and do not notice that they are dead for sereral minutes.) Clare Kummer. A Trick of the Trade. eV 7 HY are you so careful to make your prescriptions perfectly legible?” inquired the old practitioner. “Because I don’t care to take any chances on the druggist making a mis- take,” replied the young physician. “That is all very well,” returned the other with a superior smile, “ but. suppose you make a mistake yourself. How can you blame it on the druggist, when your writing isso plain that any fool can read it?” And the young man was compelled to acknowledge that, although he had graduated at the head of his class, there were still some things left for him to learn, 4 MERRY CORISTMAS.” 9 This picture of Beatrice, by Jean Patrouocue, is published exclusively in @ the ‘Copley Prints,--in three sizes : 5, $2.50 and $5.00. The Copley { Prints make choicest gifts for Christmas. There is a large list of now of! No sweeter or more acceptable CHRISTMAS BOX can be suggested than a box of the genuine s for your holi- y gifts, remember that these Prints have | for years been reco; nized as the best art reproductions made inAmerica, The distinguished | artist, Edwin A, Abbey. chosen by King Edward to paint the Coronation picture, 4 says of our Prints of his new Quest of the Holy Grail in the Boston Publ Library: “It giv me much pleasure testify to the ex- cellence of the Copley Lents Those that have been published repro- ducing my own work I could ‘not wish bettered. New sepia tone as well as our standard gray: s2.cents to $10, Ob- tainable thro art stores, or sent on approval by the pub- Send 6 two-cent stamps for handsomely illustrated Christmas you in selecting subjects; look for our initials in mono- gram on all genuine Cople; Fata Copyright 1opa by Jean Paleologue, and by’ CURTIS & CAME M RRAY & LANMANS WATER _ y +6 THE UNIVERSAL PERFUME Supersedes all other Toilet Waters comicbooks.com