Life — January 4, 1906 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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— Failed to Follow the Rule. GOOD story is told on a young clergy- man in th married and who was properly punished for trying to make a “froat” before his bride. It is a well-known rule among clergymen not to take a fee from a fellow dominic for marr: 1. ‘The general custom is, how- ever, for the best man to go through the usual form and present the officiating clergyman with n envelope containing the fee. The minister hen pays a graceful compliment to the bride nts the envelope to her. Aware of minister thought he und press this custom, the young would make a big showing before his bride ind placed $100 in the envelope. smiling in of her surprise when at her lover was willing to iticipation she should ypen it and see wh ay for being united to her. The young man’s consternation can be ima ined when the other clergyman calmly pocketed the envelope and made ao movement to return t. The officiating minister had heard glowing reports of the rich bride his young friend was setting and decided that the fee would do him more good than the newly-marricd couple, rerefore for once departed from the us rule. The bridegroom is still sore about too good for the best rd. but the joke we man to keep to himself —Philadelphia Ree S100, HE home football team won, and it moved the reporter of The Joplin (Mo.) News- Herald to i burst of eloquence: “The La Harpe ‘All sidereal fre lustre. The for three been s’ have lost their that through the made to resemble a shone undimmed football weak years world has tallow dip in the glare of an are light em from their astronomical position, and it may be some time before they are again dis- covered rushing through limitless void, a cha- looking for a place to ribune stic. disorganized mass York T N the barking dog stops to take a bite when hungry—-Chicago Daily certain robustness of character as well as bodily vigor goes with Ale drinking. Dr. Oldfield of London, and Dr. Russell of New York, agree upon the good the extract of grain does for the human race. Moral: Drink Evans’ Ale. suburbs who was recently | | he Joplin Giants shook | | | g AF Fi AZLE 2 VEE Lt 45 Real Southern Hospitality Awaits You At America’s Most Magnificent Resort Hotel AVE you ever visited the Hotel Chamber- Hin at Old Point Comfort, Virginia? It you have not, life still holds for you one of its principal pleasures. For this ideal resort has justly earned its place as. "The Pamous Rendezvous of The Army, The Navy, Society and Sportsmen.” mn enjoy At the Hotel Chamberlin y panarama unsurpassed in the world. For Old. Point Comfort is practically sur- rounded by Chesapeake Bay. the James River and Hampton Roads. In winter the air is kept mild and balmy through the influence of the Gulf Stream, which reaches closer to the shore here than at any other point on the coast ‘The climate is free from extremes of heat and cold. the air pure, invigorating and healthful Jaden with a superabundance of ozone from the ocean and a natural growth of pines, ‘The immediate vicinity of Old Point Comfort is richer in historic interest than any other spot on this continent. For it is in the very center of th action which, from the beginning, destiny af our nation. He.e you see the ruins of Jamestown, first English settlement Williamsburg. early Colonial Capital, =Yorktown, where Cornwallis surrendered to ashington. ~Hampton Roads, w Merrimac fought. =And the entire peninsula, from the “tip” where the Chamberlin stand: MH the way to Rich- mond, capital of the Confederacy, was one great battle ground during the sad Civil War. Right “next door” to the Chamberlin, we have on one side Fortress Monroe. the largest Military Post in the United States. and on the other si Hampton Roads, the rendezvous of the Nort Atlantic Squadron. You have Golfing on the Hampton Club Course. —Tennts on the Chamberlin Court: =The Best Shooting cast of th jes on the Chamberlin’s own great Game Preserve of 10,000 acres ne Fine the coast. a marine t theatre of moulded the re the Monitor and Bat ing, Boating and Fishing on —Dancing in the Grand Ball Room of the Chamberlin or in the Pavilion out over the water. Music by the Chamberlin Orchestra of twenty pieces. No resort is more accessible, for it 1s reached by the principal trunk line railroads of the country and palatial steamers from many points. So you sce, in situation and attractions the Hotel Chamberlin is really without a rival, And the Chamberlin is also without a rival among resort hotels incitherEuropeorAmerica.for magnificence, superb architectural arrangements, perfect appointments and modern conveniences. But with ail its luxuries, the atmosphere of good cheer and homelike, unconventional cozi- ness is the greatest distinguishing characteristic of the Hotel Chamberlin. When youstop to compare the Chamberlin with other hotels of its class, you will appreciate distinct difference—this homelike environment ‘This atmosphere of informality and comfort will take possession of you as you enter the beau- tiful Rotunda, with its cozy, comfortable leather chairs and litte tables. And it will remain with you as you linger gh the broad corridors and enjoy the spa- ciousness and magnificence of the Ked Parlor, the Blue Parlor, the Drawing Room. the Sun Parlor and the Palm Room: through every part of the Hotel Chamberlin you will feel at home. You will undoubtedly find the reason for all this (n the real old-time Virginia hospitality, which is always extended to strangers.—a welcome which extends from the darkey bell-boy to the distinguished officers of the Army and Navy and all the truests of the Chamberlin. You'll not forget this Southern Hospitality, and you'll not forget the Southern Cooking at the Chamberlin. For when your appetite has been sharpened by the ocean breezes, you will find that the Chamberlin Cuisine hast being famous. In the great Dining Hall you will find all those sea-products for which Tidewater, Virginia, is renowned—a variety and an abundance of every- thing good to eat: cooked in that style known the world over as " Oid Virginia.” . . . ‘These are a few of the reasons why you owe yourself a trip to Old Point Comfort. Hotel Chamberlin Fortress Monroe, Virginia I would like to send you, with my compliments, a booklet descriptive of the Hotel Chamberlin and Old Point Comfort, and a Copy The Colonel's Capitula @novelette of social and military life, illustrated in colors by one of our leading American artists. 1 will gladly give you any desired information regarding rate: reservation of rooms. etc. If you write me that you are coming, I shall be ready to welcome you, and every arrangement will be made for your comfort. Your room will be ready and your bag- gage will be taken in charge as soonas it reaches Old Point Com- fort, and properly cared for. 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