Life — February 7, 1907 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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The Shodded Pony LLE. X., directly from Paris, has been pay- ing us a visit, delightful in itself as well as interesting, in that it has afforded us an opportun- ity to observe what a spirited Frenchwoman can do in a hand-to-hand encounter with our English language. The season has closed with the lan- guage slightly in the lead, though the lady has no cause to be ashamed of the fight which she made. Driving out with the family pony one day, the animal had the ill luck to lose a shoe, and the fair Parisian stopped at the first. blacksmith shop. Her description of this shop was something to be remembered, and her peroration deserves to be placed on record. “Oh, but it was to interest me so!” she ex- claimed. ‘And it was of such a quaintness to see the pony being in the act of shodding!”— Woman’s Home Companion He Knew T' pretty teacher was trying to explain the difference between good conduct and bad. 300d actions,” she explained, “are the lovely flowers. Bad ones are the weeds. Now can any little boy or girl tell me the difference between flowers and weeds? What are flowers? What are weeds?” “Weeds,” said Walter, who had been strug gling with the sorrel in his mother’s garden, “are the plants that want to grow, and flowers are the ones that don’t.”— Youth's Companion. ‘T REMAINED for the late Alphonse de Roths- child to put into epigram form a state ment of the elements upon which he based the famous house. As being the utter ance of this famous member of perhaps the rich- est family in the world, the following are well worthy of careful consideration: “Carefully examine every detail of your busi success of hi: ness.”” “Be prompt in everything.” “Take time to consider, but decide positively.” “Dare to go forward.” “Bear troubles patiently.” “Maintain your integrity as a sacred thing.” “Never tell business lies.” “Pay your debts promptly.” “Make no useless acquaintance: Accountics. He Got Sixty Days “THE pompous judge glared sternly over his spectacles at the tattered prisoner, who had been dragged before the bar of justice on a charge of vagrancy “Have you ever earned a dollar in your life?” he asked, in fine scorn. a “Yes, your Honor,” was the response; “I voted for you at the last election.” —Saturday Night Encouraging “AJOW, be careful how you drive, cabby, and go slowly over the stones, for I hate to be shaken, And mind you pull up at the right house, and look out for those dreadful railway vans.”” Never fear, sir; I’ll do my best. And which ‘orspital would you wish to be taken to, sir, in case of an accident ?”—London Tit-Bits. oa Four vertical cylinders. 30 horse power. Sliding- gear, roller-bearing transmission, Direct shaft drive. ‘Three speeds and reverse. Autocar Clutch floating disc, fly- wheel clutch. Extra long springs, Pressed steel frame. 12-inch wheel-baie. “"?-beam front axle. Autocar Contrel—spark and throttle gripe in steering wheel. More power, greater strength, increased whecl-base, roomier body, longer springs, and snappicr style; together with the higher efficiency obtained by three-point unit suspension of power plant: these are the notable changes over the ninetcen’-six model. The most bighly developed motor-carinthe world, The absolute standard in ruaabouts, Two borizontal-opposed cylinders: 12 b. p. Motor under ood. Direct sbaft drive. sliding- gear. Ball. bearing transmission, Three speeds and teverse, Write for The Auto- ar Book and ad- dress of repre- sentative, ‘The Autocar will be exbidited in Chicago at the Coliseum and First Regiment At. mery Show, Space B2, February 2109. AUTOCARS are sold with standard warranty ofthe N. A.A. M. [Tincectee and ta . Ghe Autocar Company FOURTEENTH STREET Ardmore, Pa. ‘Member: Association Licensed Automobile M'f'rs | Choice Darvs t=, Exablished 1874 | "Rave Plants Floral | Desszation ‘To write caaily and smoothly, yoo want a pen that’s even of point, To get a pen that’s even of point, bay the Spencerian Prompt Forty-Fourth St. & | reliable Madison Ave..N.Y¥. | service "en. Mado of the best stee), by expert h ‘one perfect, No seconds. There’ for you. ‘Sampie card of receipt of 6 cents in postage. Spencerian Pen Co., 349 Broadway, New York jens, different patterns, sent upon comicbooks.com