Life — January 3, 1907 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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le ot- nd on ne the Irving as a Bamstormer URING his last American tour the late Sir Henry Irving told the following story on himself one evening at the Players’ Club: “My barnstorming days seem very distant, and yet very dear to me now. I recall with par- ticular pleasure a melodrama of crime in high life when I barnstormed the provinces for two successful seasons. “My part called, in the first act, for a dark stage. In this darkness I fought with an old earl, threw him heavily, and, when he did not rise after the loud thud of his fall, I cried out: “*Great heavens! What have I done?’ “Usually this scene impressed and moved my audience tremendously, but I remember one night in Birmingham when a coster, with one little witticism, turned my outcry and the dark- ness and the old earl’s tragic fall into ridicule and laughter. I have never seen that coster, but I remember his voice well. It was a slow, dry voice, like Mark Twain’s, and it manifested itself just after the fall of my aged and noble antago- nist. The old earl had dropped heavily, and in the silent obscurity I had cried: ‘Great heavens! What have I done?’ when the coster spoke up: “‘Strike a match, young fellow, and we'll have CCORDING to the Philadelphia Record, William Bradey, a veteran of the Civil War and a devoted son of Ireland, who lives in Ger- mantown, told a good joke on himself at the last campfire held by the comrades of Ellis Post, 6, G. A. R. It appears that Bradey was out of sorts a few days ago, and his wife sent for the family t who wrote a prescription after exam- ining him, Handing the prescription to Mrs. Bradey, the doctor, upon departing, said: “Just Jet your husband take that and you'll find he will be all right in a short time.” Next day the doctor called again, when Mrs. Bradey opened the door to. h her face beaming with smiles. ‘Sure, that was a wonderful wee bit of paper you left yesterday,” she exclaimed. ‘William is better to-day.” ‘I’m glad to hear that,” said the much pleased medical man. ‘Not but what I hadn’t a big job to get him to swallow it,” went on the wife, ‘but, sure, I just wrapped up the wee bit of paper quite small and put it in a spoonful of jam, and William swallowed it unbeknownst, and by night he was entirely better.” GREAT REAK SPRING WATER “its parity bas made it famous,” N A certain town are two brothers, who are engaged in the retail coal business. A noted evangelist visited the town, and converted the elder brother of the firm. For weeks after his conversion the brother who had lately “got religion” endeavored to persuade the other to join the church. One day, when the elder brotner was making another effort, he asked: er can’t you, Richard, join the church as I id?” “It’s all right for you to be a member of the church,” replied Richard, “but if I join who's Going to weigh the coal ?”—Argonaut. EXCLUSIVE circles—engagement _ rings.— Philadelphia Bulletin, Peerless Features of Excellence The new drop jrame and its advantages ’ The drop frame is an original adoption of the Peerless, in America. With this frame, and without reduction of road-clearance, the bulk of weight is brought down nearer center of gravity. The result is a better balanced car, handled more easily and safely at high speed with greatly lessened possibility of skidding; a saving of wear and tear on machin- ery and tires, and giving added case and comfort to passengers. Road Clearance not reduced Our new illustrated book “Q," showing new jeatures in 1907 models, sent upon request PEERLESS MOTOR CAR COMPANY, 2449 Oakdale St., Cleveland, O. The first Derby made in America was a C&K : finapp-Fel hats are for the discriminating. Knapp-Felt DeLuxe $6. Knapp-Felt $4. Write for * The Hatman™ THE CroruT.& KNAPP Co. Broadway, at 13th Street New York CAEDER's eet Teeth DENTINE CALDER’S SAPONACEOUS DENTINE The dldest and most perfert tooth powder f loaning ead. preserving One weth cad gums AtShops. Sample Traveler's Size, 10 Cents ALBERT L. CALDER CO., Providence, R. 1 CALDER'S WAIL POLISH comicbooks.com