Life — April 9, 1903 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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BOOK STRIKE BULLETINS. mands are for 15 per cent. of the gross selling EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS, price up to 50,000 tons, after which we demand 20 per cent. The operators wish to cut us to 10 and 15. We will not stand it We will not mine an- other ton until our demands are acceded to. This ts our final answer to the operators.” “How about the poetry miners? Wil they unite with you, as Ubreatened?"" “If a settlement is not effected within forty- elgbt hours, we are assured that the poetry miners will suspe: work in a body.” (From a Staff Correspondent.] Indianapolis, Ind., March 2.—(Spectal.)—An- other conference between the book opcrators and the book miners was held to-day, but no settlement was arrived at, and there is talk of asking Presi dent Roosevelt, who Is a book miner bimself as a ide line, to arbitrate the dispute before the present distressing conditions become unbearable. Already the famine in historical novels has reached the : game tis. 6 point where it ts impossible to buy them in ton Icts, ; made for removing bis furniture. and people are purchasing by the bushel basket. guy) Pte, mmunlaht the operators refused 10 give If this was steady, It would pay much better In some parts of the country consumers are Fe- Chicayo Tribune ’ than gravedigging.” duced to the bituminous subscription books from BGO ANNES The sexton replied: the Conkeyville district + Indade, O wad be glad to ave ® steady Job; grave. I visited to-day the home of a typical book YAWCOB AND HIS COG diggin’ ts very slack since you left."—Spare No miner, Mr. Booth Tarkington. The poverty of the ments. interior was pathet suppo tire: furs And Yawcob, observing bis dog Schnitzel, spake nist mble home could have cost. Uato bim as follows: “You vas only a tog, but I more than $10,000, I found the rina small! Vist I vas you. Ven you go mit your bed in you It has been sald of the Southern darky that be room on the second floor, miserably furnished, *BUSt durn round dree dimes und lay down. Ven has not always a clear dea as to property righ There was really nothing in it except a few Oriental 1 0 mit my bed In, I haf to lock up der place und but on some points it appears that he 18 not inthe rugs, some mahogany chairs and tables, a few ot) vid up der clock und pud der cat out und undress — least hazy palutings, and’ alot of belcrasbrac poticed a ™Yselluf und my vrow vakes up und scolds, den An old colored man in the days “befo" de wah” motto in’a gold frame: der paby vakes up und cries und I haf to valk him — was given one of bis master’s cast-off hats, which mit der house around ; maybe ven I gets my- he wore with great pride. One Sunday his master clluf to bed it Is dime to get up vonce more again. met him coming bome from a camp-meeting In a Ven you gets up mit your bed you shust strecteh pouring rain, barebeaded and holding bis bat under yourselluf. dig your neck a leedle und you vas up. his coat, Later on the master questioned bim Jo- This is the best I can offer you,” he sa I haf to light der fire und put on der kittle, scrap cosely handing me a fat 25-cent cigar, which I regarded — some mit my vife alretty und git myselluf break- “Why didn’t you wear your hat, Jerry? Did suspiciously. "Take a seat en that divan.” Idid fast. You blay mit der day al! round und haf — you feel the need of cooling your head?” so, and we fell to discussing the book-m plenties of fun. I haf to vork all der day round “You sco it’s like dls, sab." responded Jerry tion und baf plentles of drubble. Ven you dle you vas “My bead Is yours, but my hat ts mine, and nachelly The position of the anthracite a 1, Ven I die I baf to go to hell yet." I feels like taking care ob It, sah."—Youth's Com- been misstated, Mr. Tarkington, “Our de- compernickel Blatter. panion, ‘The village sexton, in addition to being grave. digger, acted as a stonecutter, house repairer and furniture remover. The local doctor, having obtained a more lucra. tive appointment in another county, employed the sexton to assist in his removal. ‘ When it came to settling up accounts the doctor deducted an old contra account due by the sexton, He wrote at the same ti objecting to the charge And so from hour to hour we write and write And then from hour to bour write rot and rot; And thereby bangs a historical romanc Live Is for sale by all Newasdeaiers tn Great Britain, The International News Co “ny, Bream's Batld neery Lane, London, E.C., England, AGENTS. the smat |! 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