Life — July 5, 1906 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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— ——— The Beginning of a Close Acquaintance 'E WAS passionately fond of cards, clubs, clothes, dancing, lottery, theatres, gambling, billiards, dogs, dueling, distilleries, fishing, fox hunting, horses, bear 1 women, music, matrimony, raffles and tobacco—From a Philadelphia Minister's Address on George Washington. But he wasn’t a_notoriety-seeking parson, However, Mr. Bryan might decline —Chicago News. And the other place might freeze over. a With such affluent employees, it seems odd that the Pennsylvania road should have to go abroad to float a little loan of $50,000,000.—Daroit News. Perhaps they know too much about the Pennsylvania’s methods to want to lend their money to op “Big Tim” Sullivan is resigning from the House of Representatives in order to enter the livelier field of the New York State Senate—IWashington Star. Not only livelier but more profitable to a statesman like “ Big Tim. Did you ever notice how big some women's feet look in those white shoes?—St. Joseph News This is a mean jab at the white-shoe industry. ny London Punch calls Nicholas Longworth “Sena: tor." —Lewell Courier. Punch is inviting a libel suit. A Wilkes-Barre butcher who sold bad meat must serve six months in the penitentiary. —Boston Herald. But Wilkes-Barre is a long way from Chicago. An Allegheny preacher told a congregation of New Yorkers that bell was only a notion.—Houston Post. And, doubtless, the New Yorkers were mighty glad to take the good man’s word for it. m After coming home to vote Mr. Bryan is going on a trip to Australia —Chicago News. Atsence makes his boom grow stronger. A man it oux City refused to give up cigarettes: and a sympathizing friend shot him dead.—Mexican Herald He'll never smoke again in t Texas needs a man for governor who has sense enough to do something and the backbone to do it Bonham Herald, There are forty-odd other States in the same predicament. “The foul harpies of slander have last us millions of money,” says Chancellor Day.—Philadelphia North American In spite of this emphatic statement of the Syracuse trust defender, the impres- sion still prevails that some of that beef had reached a stage where it couldn’t be slandered. AE One of the most lamentable signs of the times is the audacity of crime and the protection it secures from the courts.—Bufalo Commercial. Another good reason for not letting the politicians nominate the judges. I ‘The Kentucky smile has length, breadth & and permanence.—Louinville Herald. With an after-taste of mint S The Chicago Board of Education is trying to determine what constitutes a kiss.—Philadel phis Press By testimony, or experience ? There is no reason why Ellen Terry should not make a successful farewell tour of this country — Chicago News. Although she'll have to give most of her profits to the Theatrical Trust, un- sless she wants to play in a circus tent. a An Towa farm product is a girl of thirteen who weighs sso pounds.—St. Louis Post: Despatch Was she torn great or did she achieve it? i A London doctor has discovered that the a: a telephone gitl’s duties makes ber subject to many ailments—Louisville Times And profanity. mm Although Chauncey M. Depew is in training oa Muldoon’s farm, he'll never be strong enough to run again —St. Joseph News Perhaps he isn’t even strong enough to sign that resignation. comicbooks.com