Life — January 3, 1907 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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TOO WET ving station on the New F. and rity of wrecks had in the ate because of the nmediate vicinity. Nevertheless, the ¢ roved its bravery and efficiency ice-drills of the crew las drew much « iri ‘ople at the summer resorts pear by who looked ch peactice as an entertainment devised for their especial One rainy day ice, The su at the red time, the crew failed to appear er board Jin vain for the exh Finally the crew to earn the reason. son the veranda of the hotel ion which would vary the monotony of them went over to the quarters of of a dull day “Aren't you going to practise to-day?” asked be. Not to-day, sir “Why not?” ‘Then the brave life-saver. h ture toward the sky — Harper's Weekly ro of many rough seas in the past. made an explan: ed saied “What, in this r HE HADN'T CAUGHT UP years a Sev when the University of Chicago held its decennial celebration, John D. Rockefeller was its eral days. A bewildering succession of function another in such quick succesion tha affair was fn to four hours late. At the great oanquet on the closing day, Mr. Rockefeller, in his 3 speech, told the following story T have felt for the past twenty-four hours like the Boston business man who lived in the suburbs and came in every day. One winter afternoon he took the train fc . but a terrific snow-storm was raging, and about half way to his All night the passengers were a they managed to reach a tion, and the Boston man sent the following est for sev follewed one n one dinner his office suburb the train was snowed in oned, but early in ¢ legeaph s despatch to bis o “Wil! not bein the office to-day yet.” Lippincott A GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN Considerable amusement was once caused by a slip of Em. peror Nich of Siberian n petition read sire to be perm ce Have not got home yesterday “s pen in accepting the offers of several companies ho volunteered for service at th We humbly lay at your Majesty's feet tted to fight and die for the fatherland. Emperor, in accepting, wrote on the margin of the petition in 1.1 thank you sincerely. and hope your wishes may be fully realized." —Sacred Heart Review bis own ha: May we have the pleasure of your company this evening. nel?" she asked. ‘The Colonel drew himself up haughtilyand replied, with every evidence of offended dignity Madam, | command a regiment." —Kansas City Independ. ent. AAT SERS, DLL 25 LB Ga TACTFUL Maen Lan (rescued from drowning —to hee rescuer) How can I ever thank you, noble young man? Are you married ? “No: have you got a pretty daughter?"—Translated Jrom Meggendorjer-Blacticr for The Literary Digest ENDLESS EXPENSE in Mr w about thece dukes?" ing Struckile. “Are they pau purty expensive? e."* answered Mr. Nuriteh, ene. “And you want to remember this, Hiram — Pittsburg ‘ou Let they ad bow: the first cost "No," eratareo a determined lady to an indignant cabman who had received his legal fare, “you cannot cheat me, my man. I haven't ridden in cabs for the last twenty-five years for nething.”* * Haven't you. mum?" replied the cabman, bitterly, gathering “Well, you've done your best it- Bits up the reins. Aw actor in a London lodging house, who had discovered hi y's propensity for ” numbered and listed his One night he roused the household by shouting down J for “No. 8 " shouted the landlady back. “What No. 8?" “IT want cube No. 8 of my lump sugar.” he replied swiping, Thencefurth the prov in his cupboard were unmolested. AN ANECDOTE OF EDITOR ROSEWATER The late Edward Rosewater, founder and editor of the Omaha Bee, bad a sincere love of art. He hated pictures that indicated scamped work—so-calledim pressionistic pictures that were merely rough and hurried sketches, and so-called portraits that bore no likeness to their original A young painter showed Mr, Rosewater one day a portrait of a mutual friend, at a portrait of Smith?” the editor exclaimed. “I ave known it. the artist exclaimed. “I ¢ Jn't try for a likeness, yo know. [tried for an effect—an effect in grays. “I know a man in New York,” said Mr. Rosewater, “who had his pertrait painted last year, It cost him! $4,000 and he was very proud of it. Wh ni he came home he showed it to his “*Well, Mary,’ he said, said the cook, ait ?* tiful. It’s *how do you like this pe ‘It's lovely. It’s be: Sure, sir," divin you know who it is?* “OF course, of 0 the picture And. of course,’ said my friend, Oh, of course I do sir." As she spoke she kept drawing nea lying it more and more closely it's you or the mistress.'”"— Buffalo Enquirer. the cook, “OF course, sir,’ she said IN THe State of Washington, a railway bridge had been de stroyed by nd it was necessary to replace it. The bridge engincer and his staff were ordered in haste to the place. Two slater came th from his private builder. *Joe."” said the superintendent, and the w superintendent of the division, lighting . he encountered the old master bridge quivered with energy, “1 want this job rushed. Every hour's delay costs the company money. Have you got the engineer's plans for the new bridge? “T don’t know," replied the bridge-builder, “whether the en- gincer has got the picture drawed yet or not, but the bridge is up and the trains is passin’ over it.” Argonaut. WHY HE CAME In one of the most aristocratic suburbs of Philadelphia there is a woman who is becoming famous for the lavishness of her afternoon entertainments to her friends, but the tremendous amount of ceremony attaching to each function renders it so low that few would accept the invitations if they could refuse without giving offence to the wealthy and indvential hostess. At a recent gathering of this nature a young business man came ia late, and, making his way to his hostess, greeted her and apolo- gized for his I. ieness. "I'm Gelighted to see you," was the cc dial reply; “it's so good of you to come, But where is your brother?” “Oh, he asked me to tell you how sorry he was that he could not come. You see, we are so busy now it's impossible for us to get away together, so we tossed up to see which of us should come."’ “How nice! What a capital idea! And you won?" "No," said the young man absently, "I lost."—Phila- ddphia Record. wt: Well darling, I have seen your & his consent Gracr: He approves of love in a cottage. then? * No, but he says that a giel w time golfing s you do really has not much need of a home." id he has given 10 spends as mud! $5.00 Single cur Lire. is published Postal Union, $1.04 a year ext from date of publi 25 cents, Live. is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain Building. Chancery Lane, Landon, E. C., England, every Thursday \crsts Vor guavawtee of purity, see back \abel oneverybdtle; - Tats WY Postage to foreign c« 10 cents. Back numbers, af The International News C tries in the No contrid hree me : The il bution will be strations in Lave Bream's A SINGLE. returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. 0 be reproduced. change oj address ORDER OF BOTTLES FOR HUNTER WHISKEY we. 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