Life — July 6, 1905 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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HESE famous pianofortes have been made continuously since 1823. Over four score years of experience is exemplified in the Chickering of to-day. The name guarantees the highest quality of material and workmanship. Cataloguo Free CHICKERING & SONS Established 1823 796 Tremont Stroet, Boston MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK Capital, = - $2,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,000,000 OFFICERS: Levi P. Morton, President. Jama K. Corbtere, Vice-Pres. Thomas F. Ryan, Vice-Prea, f. M. Francis, Secretary. Chartes M1. Allen, Vice-Prea, Charles A. Conant, Trewurer, Counsel: ELIHU ROOT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Levi P. Morton G, G. Haven Thomas F. Ryan James N. Jarvie Charles H. Allen Eltha Root Edward J. Berwiod Jacob H. Schig Harry Payne Whitney Investments. Woe offer a selected list of HIGH GRADE BONDS and guar- anteed STOCKS paying from 334 to 5%. The securities are on hand for tmmed!- ate delivers. Lists and full particulars upon application. Redmond & Co., BANKERS. 507 Chestnut St., 41 Wall Street, PHILADZLPHIA. NEW YORK. Adjusting the Rates. TH stage route from the Boston & Maing -oni Railroad station at Meredith, N. H., te! Center Harbor and Sandwich is one of the remaining links of the system that formerl, extended all over New England. Forty yeardl acon ago John Little, of Laconia, N H., was a drive nou) on this route. One day a fussy individual ap, proached him with numerous inquiries regard, rates of fare. “Well,” said John, “we charge $1 for firs class, 75 cents for second and 50 cents for thi class passage.” The man looked over the stage and inquired “Oh,” said John, “sit anywhere; we don‘h make any difference about that.” And, think ing that he had struck a country crank, th man paid his 50 cents for a third-class passage Everything went smoothly until they reach the foot of one of the long hills which exter over nearly one-half the distance, when t driver pulled up with “First-class passengers will remain seated, sec ond-class passengers will get out and wall and third-class passengers will get out a push.”—Boston Herald. Hannibal Hamlin’s Client. HANNIBAL HAMLIN, for many years q United States Senator from Maine, am Vice-President during the Civil War, was won to tell the following story on himself: An Englishman by the name of Pearson while passing along the main street in Bangor Hamlin as counsel. Hamlin won his case, but the city appealed to the supreme court. Here, also, the decisicel was for Hamlin’s client. After settling up the claim Hamlin sent fo; his client and handed him one dollar. “What's this?” asked the Englishman. “That’s your damages, after taking out m fee, the cost of appeal, and several other ex# penses,” said Hamlin. The Englishman looked at the dollar, and, then at Hamlin. this?" he said ; * Appreciation. L IR: Your wife is held by us for ransom She will be detained until you depost ip ten thousand dollars under the oak tree at tht top of the hill, Tue Brack Hanp. | IL. Dear Sirs: Your favor of recent date rey ceived. I have deposited under the oak treef} a trunk containing the rest of my wife's ward- Yours truly, J. B. Henrecke —Translated for Taces from “Meggendorfe| Blatter.’ robe. comicbooks.com