Life — April 30, 1903 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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THE NIGHT EDITOR'S CRITICISM, The poet writes: “I sat upon the shore And watched tho long, green combers of the sea Come swiftly in and break upon the le 7 something that would interest Now, if he'd sat upon t ging sea And watched the great big combers of dry land Come splashing o’er the water near at hand, That would have been worth while, it s to But writing of a thing :o commonplace Is such a wicked waste of ink and space. e more? Ho also writes: “I sat beneath a tree, And, with a book in hand, I watched a bird Flitting from bough to bough—his song I bea This beats that wretched drool about the If but the bird had sat beneath the tree And, with a book In hand, had watched the 1 Amid those branches do a wild c s That would have been worth wri yes-sir. But, when the bird and man were each in place, AT SCISSORS AT NvLLs & Now, had he held Naquor in bis hand. And quaffed the glass—there were a story, For no physician could that po When once that tumbler in bis midst should land In half an hour the poor fool would be dead— ‘That story would be worth a double head! —Baltimore American aTon Hoan, of Massachusetts, knows bls Bible very well, from cover to cover, draws on it for philosophy and illustration with great facility. Only once in a great while is he caught trippi this fleld. One such occasion was while the Senate was discussing the Chinese treaty of 1. He quoted t the exclusion policy St. Paul's dec- a For God hath made of one blood all the nation the earth. tor Miller, of Califor- nia, exclalm 30 on—quote the remainder of the sentence.” ‘There is no more of it,” said Mr. Hoar. “Oh, yes, there fs,” rejoined Miller; “for the Apostle added to the words which the Senator tic? and the third “Foreign.” He looked at the three in turn, and then, as a puzzled expression crossed his face, scratched his head. “Faith,” be was heard to mutter, “I don't know in which wan to put th’ letter. Sure, Katle's a domestick, an’ she lives in the city all right, an’ she's a furriner, too; but, bexobs, damfino how th’ domned thing can go in both of th’ three holes at wance.""—Co. lumbia Jester. A Pnoresson in the sclentific school of one of the promine: Eastern universities recently told story of a New Hampshire man whose levs were of unequal lengths. “A Christian Scienti.t." be said, "began treating the man from a d Sure enough the short leg grew longer, quarter of an inch a week. In three mo were the same len; But the growing stop. The healer’s address had been lost and there seemed no way to stop it. And the last I has just quoted, ‘and hath determined the bounds Beard tt was still growing.” —Ezchange, of their habitation.’ "—Argonaut. To write it up seems almost a disgrace. Again: “I held a brimming glass in hand, I drank its sparkling burden at a draught My soul was lifted even while I quaffed.” Some more rank twaddle of that same old brand “Witat do you put on your face after day a little, red-faced Irishman Ing?" asked the man who smelled of bay ri ice which had three letter boxes “Court plaster, usually,” replicd the ity,” another “De chap, gloomily.—Cincinnati Commercial Tridy Tue other ers in Great Britain, The International News ancers Lane, London, E.C., Eagiand, AGEsta, Live 1s for s Compan: Newsdea Established (823. WILSON Whiskey WHISKEY is | Unique, Uniform, That’s All! Inimitable. THE WILSON DISTILLING ©o., Baltimore, Md. Wa, Lanattan & Sox, Baltimore, Md. Eczema Salt Rheum, Ringworm, Itch, Acne or other skin troubles, promptly relieved and cured by drozon This scientific germicide, which is harmless, cures by killing disease germs. ised and || endorsed by the medical | profession every where. Sold by leading druggists. If not at yours, send 25 cents for a trial tottle. The genuine bears my signature. Accept no substitutes. Address Od Cheteeatoa prseie’ but. Valuable Booklet on the PREY {Treatment of diseases, z= | ih ROYAL L. LEGRAND oncitcariteny (roca vuix Paris 000 | 7 comicbooks.com The Acme of Simplicity The Ideal Physicians’ Sbenol Constable CC. Oriental Carpets. Exceptional value, 9.0 x 12.0 sizes, From $65.00 to $145.00. Other sizes in proportion, Automobile Made to Run All the Time New Line {Summer Ru gsand Mattings. Exclusive designs and colorings. Procdooay KH 19h ot. NEW YORK, GEO. N. PIERCE CO. BUFFALO. N.Y: PIERCE Cycles and ARROW Motor Cars. Catalogues Free on Application.