Life — January 24, 1907 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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> Se Much Law, Poor Case MONG lawyers there is a saying that in the trial of a case an attorn ight on facts, must be heavy on law. ‘The ot y an attorney was preparing to leave his office, in one of the big lice buildings, to go to the court-house to try a| case. From the shelves of his library he had taken | many large law books containing decisions and opinions of higher courts. Atintervals a boy went inand out of the door, and cach time he bore in his arms a stack of the books, which he carried to an express wagon that stood in the street below. The attorney was to use the books in the court-room. Another lawyer, who is of Southern birth, and who always addresses his friends with some army title, watched the boy as he went in and out, carry-| ing the law books. Then he dug his hands deep into his trousers- pockets and said to the lawyer: Ah’ll sweah, Kunnel, you must have no "Kansas City Times. President ob What? RESIDENT ROOS LT likes to leave the White House at times and make informal calls on his friends. One night last winter he strolled up to Attorney-General Moody's house and rang the lel ‘The negro butler came to the door. He peered out suspiciously and asked: “What youll want?” “T should like to see Mr. Moody.” “Mr. Moody ain’t in to nobody.” “Oh, [I guess he will see me. Tell him the President is here.” “The President?” said the butler, suspiciously. “Yes, the President.” The butler pulled the door almost shut. He} looked at Mr. Roosevelt's slouch hat with disdain- ful eve nd inquired 2" Saturday scornfully: ‘President ob ening Post. An Effective Riddle N ONE occasion when he was busy, Presi- dent Lincoln received a delegation of men ‘9 were endeavoring to hurry the passing of some petty bill. When they entered, Lincoln looked up gravely and said “Ifyou call the tail of a sheep a leg, how many | = legs will the sheep have?” “Five,” said the spokesman. ‘ replied Lincoln, “it would only have four. Calling the tail a leg wouldn't make it one. ‘The delegation departed in discomfiture.—New Vork Tribune. Se BRIGHT was once asked how it was that Pitt made one of his finest speeches after nking two bottles of port. John Bright was, as usual, equal to the occasion. He pointed out that verbatim reporting was unknown in those days, and suggested that the other members of | the house, on whose opinion Pitt's reputation | largely depended, had probably drunk three bot- | h Argonaut, | That’s the Reason ———— For ITS Remarkable Success are not. some magazines are dry-as- dust—some are not. Cats all depends upon how the story is told. ‘The ordinary world review is a bare, lifeless record of events; the kind guaranteed to put you after a hard day's work HE WORLD TO-DAY is not that type of publication, While it is a monthly world review designed to keep the busy man or woman in touch with the world’s happenings, it has still another mission— to entertain. To accomplish this double purpose it furnishes monthly, not only a complete digest of events, but many short attractive articles on timely subjects. Its contrib- utors are the foremost men and women of the day; selected not merely because they are great, but because they know how to write entertainingly. ‘THE WORLD TO-DAY prides itself on its attractive make-up. Its covers are printed in colors and each issue is made a veritable panorama of the world by the many illustrations (more than given in any other magazine) of noted people, places and events. Many of these illustrations are printed in colors. “The result of all this effort is a publication that you will seek with joy because you will know in advance that it will afford diversion for the idle hour, and best of all—something worth while. SAVE MAGAZINE MONEY Order your Magazines of Us—A Fow Bargains -DAY, $1 orn PRick |) THE WORLD TO-DAY, $1.50 ) orn race THE USsNopoLiTAN, °1.00¢ $1 50 QuuINs MAGAZINE, S¥30 $3 50 To one address only. $2.50! ° | AINSLEE'S, 30 \ ° Sie men are good story-tellers— some to Ble THE WORLD TO-DAY wi Nettiran Noraslon o TheWender es Onley Te Standard Magazine Size Mlustrations in Colors The Only Magazine.of Its Class at a Popular Price $1.50 a Year (All Others $5.00). Sample Copy, ISc. THE WORLD TO-DAY 161, 67 Wabash Ave., Chicago Ghe KNOX HAT is universally recognized as the Standard by which all others are judged 452 Sth Avenue, corner 40th Street 194 Sth Avenue, Sth Avenue Hotel 189 Broadway, near Dey Street H. B. KIRK & CO. BOTT 'S, NEW YORK