Life — June 1, 1905 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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*LIFE- 649 The Lure. LY now the Town grows duller; What is there to do to lighten On th ‘There's a dearth of life and color, Sweetheart, were you here to brighter Afternoons, from three to fiv Life a little, and to bless venue and Drive All the hours of loneliness ? Few are the familiar faces With your ever sunny One encounters to and fro; Voice like music, Quite deserted are the places That this dull Manhattan Isl That were filled a month age Would seem Paradise to me: Clubs forsaken, churches also, But you're gone, and more’s the pity, Houses closed on every street ! Leaving me behind to learn And the horses fairly crawl, so How supremely slow the city Heavy summer makes their feet ; Is while waiting your return, Even the Italian grinder So, it's sentiment or sorrow,— Drowses o'er a sleepy tune Call it anything you may,— ‘That is somehow a reminde Itis Ju I shall pack my trunk to-morrow And away ! Felix Carmen, The Life of the Coming Man. Tt year old—Changed from drugstore to kitchen food At 3 years old—Entered poly kindergarten At 5 years old—Entered in primary artment of public schools. At7 years old— to colleg tory school At 9 years old—A freshman At 1 years old—Received his degree. Ati ars old—Made superintendent of the Whoopemalong Marufa Company. At 18 years old- emtodeth Trust. echnical cturing Made president of the Rush- Att s old—Elected to a dozen directo- Tates. THE SUMMER GIRL. At 25 years old— control of the Hot Air aK eR ERC RRR NRE and Water Railway Company in addition to his other interests. — At 35 years old—Forcibly retired from work, having reached the age limit The above gentlemen desire to call the attention of au- At 38 years old—Made chairman emeritus of some more thors to a modern but strictly legitimate business in which directorates. the uthor contemplating the issue have embarked. Any At 40 years old—Ofiicially notified to quit thinking. of a new manuscript should send it to JOHN H. SEEK & At 50 years old—Ordered to cease indulging in reminis- ASSOCIATES, who will UNDERWRITE it at ninety cences. cents on the dollar, payable in spot cash borrowed from the At 60 years old—Chloroformed. cashier of Blank’s Magazine. JOHN H. SEEK & ASSO- CIATES are enabled to make this highly favorable offer Frenzied Finance in a Magazine Office. because they have special facilities for subsequently dispos- ing of any manuscript underwritten by them, by selling it to Blank’s Magazine at a reasonable advance in price, say fifty per cent., which is clear profit tothem, They const: tute the entire editorial force of the magazine, so they SURE THING. They do not even pay for the pos on these circulars, as they get their stamps from the office DOCUM T which was marked ‘Confidential Cir- cular to Authors,” and which we reproduce below, found its way to us a few days ago, It seems to show that not all the magazine ed are so far be- hind the times as one might think from a casual monthly output : JOHN H, SEEK & ASSOCIATES. Joux H, Serx, Managing Editor, Blaok’s Magazine, E. H. Hocottan, Associate Editor, Blank’s Magazine. pillars of the literary and social world of New York, James W, Granper, General MS, Reader, Blank’s Magazine, anybody can deal with them, with the most complete Freperic SNeke, Assistant MS, Reader, Blank's Magazine. ance of fair and honorable treatment. inspection of th supply. All the gentlemen who form the above syndicate are and comicbooks.com