Life — December 27, 1906 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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HE KNEW THEM “What's up, Tommy?" said a good-natured London coster, boy who was sobbing bitterly wailed the benc “How do you do, sit?” said thea wbo was passing, to a sm: one day. He came upon a man who sa Jen! Hi've lorst me brite farden! inuing his search nist Then, looking at it in the light of a street lamp, “Wry, it “Yes, of course," ‘art-quid my first wife." Argonaut. ain't a farden at all; it's a “Garp!” said the boy. as he snatched away the coin. think Hi was going to let yew blokes know hit was a ‘ tun? W'y, wun tyme ter tur rahnd And he van' —Tit- Bits cet would ‘a’ ‘ad ‘is foot on it afore Hi und the corner like a streak of lightning. WHERE CHARITY BEGINS ‘The public-spirited lady met the little boy on the street. pearance halted her. She stared at him Something about his aj in her near-sighted way Tue Lapy: Little boy, haven't you any home? Tue Litre Boy: Oh, yes'm; I've got a home. “And loving parents?” “Yes'm.”" “I'm afraid you d parents look after your moral welfare?” not know what love really is. Do your “Yes'm." ™ Are thes bringing you up to be a good and belptul citizen Yes'm." “Will you ask y Does a M afternoon, (Explos koow me? I'm your little boy e and hear me talk on *When, * next Saturday r mother to ce yw of her Birdlovers’ Society sat in the wind er afternoon "Bird Guide” At last she paused the member of t friend's country home She quickly took her present bag, and rap with a smile of sa two leaves of th When it was repeated an exptession of doubt flitted across her features, but still she was hopeful You ly know many the woods and in such a quiet spot. “Can you tell me what bird that is? “That.” said her friend, briefly, “is our goat. We to move him further off." —Youth's Companion. A Cricace Kindly to a sys from ber ever: otel whereby he wa Iy turned the leaves, n, and listened, with her finger between hotel at cert indicating his whereal le book. till the sound came again at a given time, given to him, which would re All went well for a time. One me ar man was missing. On search being made and the pedometer s« the bird notes, living so * she said to her f ‘bal nd. in the engine-roon rod of the en had been trave shall have hundred and twelve miles. —[rgonaut, AN EXPLANATION An alienist came wandering through an insane asylum’s wards “What is your name, “Yet the last time I was here Ere. mates."" said the man to some others standing near, may Task?” “let's help the pore kid find ‘is farden,”” and the company set “My name?” said the other, frowning fiercely. to work Nicholas, of course.” In a few minutes one of them picked up the missing coin. deed.” said the alienist, a: said; "*'ere's yer farden.”” were the Emperor of Germany.” said the other, quickly; “but that was by LITILE PITCHERS HAVE BIG KARS ad a night watchman who did not take very squited to go through the ain hours and touch a set of electric buttons, thus Soa pedometer was every step he took ning. however. the w he wa attache ine that with every stroke it registered a step. It HI night, and when taken JAPANESE HOT WEATHER Mr. Sato, of the Japanese Peace Commission. praised the coo! and stimulating weather at Portsmouth, and was told that in St. Louis the summer weather was quite unbearable. “We have hot summers in Japan," said Mr. Sato. “We bave hot-weather stories there, too. For instanc “A philanthropic Japanese rode through the streets one scorching day, when a bexs: an accosted him, holding a baby in her arms “*Kind sir," she said, ‘will you not give a copper coin to your servant, who is in sore need ?* ** Yes, gladly.’ said the gentleman, and he took out a handful ‘of small change. “But just as he was about to give this to th chanced to look closely at her baby, and beh great doll. ‘Why,’ be cried. ‘that baby is a fraud, a sham.” *Yes, your honor.’ “Te was s0 hot 1 left the real one home to-day.’ "—Sabbath Recorder. study on a “Why, Car woman, he it was only a {the woman humbly A Resstay Grand Duke, finding himself with a few days to spare in Paris, went one evening to the theatre, and being a person of some importance, thought himself bound to send a bouquet to the principal actress. A month afterward, being in the same apartments, his servant announced that a lady wished to see him, and going into the room found an unknown lady before him. “Lam afraid your Highness does not recognize me," she said “Tam Mariquita, an actress, and I have come to thank you for your numerous kind attentions.” “I recognize you now, madame.” replied the Duke. “But 1 think you are mistaken. Toaly sent you one bouquet." “But it was your servant who brought them each evening," said she_ Accordingly the servant was called, and eventually, with much confusion, he said to his master “When I took th mea tip of five francs, and, as the be first bouquet. your Highness, the lady gave quet only cost forty sous, I made three francs over it. So I repeated the performance with the same result each time. I pray your Highness’s pardon."— UR VARIABLE INDIAN VOTER “No party can safely count on the vote of the Indian. The change his view." said John N. Florer, of T., one of the oldest Indian traders in the mallest thing ¢ Bartlesville, 1 ‘Territory “Some tis \¢ ago the Osage Indians were called into council. The Democrats prepared a feast for them. They barbecued beef and fed the Indians well. And the Indians were ‘for’ the then the Republicans invited them to a barbecue Mter it was all over the Democrats. were ‘for’ the Republicans. s met. One of them addressed the mee “Repub! aie * “Democrat, good, feed Indian," he said 2, good, feed Indian full." “Then be concluded: *Both good, Indian go home." “And they went. They doa’t care for any political party You can't tell whether their votes will tend to make the new State Democratic or Republican."”"—Kansas City Star found asleep to the pi it registered two Lire is published every Thursday. $5.00 Postal Union, $1.04 a sear extra. Single current copies from date of pubbcation, 25 cents Lire is for sale by all Newsdealers in Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. 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