Life — February 28, 1907 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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most proud. Iam the fighting senior of an | art that inspires enthusiasm, of an art that im- proves morals. I am the faithful priestess of poetry.” Saran BERNHARDT, | “My only political asset is the confidence that | the people have in my political sincerity.” Wintiaw J. Brvax “[ have indeed been a servant of my country and it is the only servitude which I have p with honor.”* GROVER CLEVELAND. Sunday Magazine. Ingenuity Extraordinary C S. ROLLS, the English acronaut and motor- ist. was talking in New York about the ink the Wrights will win,” he said. “S; tos Dumont is ingenious, but the Wrights are ious still. ‘They are as ingenious as ¢ friend of mine.” Mr. Rolls smiled, and resumed: “My friend, Captain Bragge, bet an athlete that he could not hop up a certain long flight of steps two ata time. The athlete took the bet, and made the t But there were forty-one | steps to the flight, and, therefore, after making twenty hops, the man found that he had lost. He paid up, but accused Captain Bragge of sharp more in practice “Sharp practice!’ said Bragge, indignantly. | * Well, I'll make the same bet with you that I can do it? “The other, expecting to win his money back, | assented | Captain Bragge then hopped up forty steps } in twenty hops, and, hopping back one, finished | in the prescribed manner and won the bet.”— York Tribune The Power of Courtesy DELIGHTFUL litle incident appeared in the Jrish Times about a monkey and a dog: “\ brave, active, intelligent terrier, belongin: toa scovered a monkey belonging to an itinerant organ-grinder seated upon the bank within the grounds, and at once nade a dash for him. | monkey, which was attired ina jacketand hat, awaited the onset in such undisturbed tran “quillity that the dog halted within a few feet of him to reconnoiter, Both animals took a long, steady stare at each other; but the dog evidently was recovering from his surprise, and about to make a spring for the intruder. “Atthiscritical juncture, the nonkey vhich had remained perfectly quiet hitherto, raised his paw, and sracefully saluted by lifting his hat. ‘The | fect was magical. The dog’s head and tail dropped, and he sneaked off and entered the atisfied that his polite but mysterious guest had departed.” Uncertain Future REN’T you going to housekeeping?” | asked the friends of the swell young bene: | dick No,” he replied; “T can’t lease the house we forlessthana year, and wemay bedivorced in six months, you know.”— The Catholic Stand. ard and Times. GREAT BEA PRING WAT! “lts purity bas made it fume How Luxury Relieves Fatigue When travelling long distances nothing is more essential to comfort than exquisite decorations — elegant woodwork and pleasing color effects in tapestries. All such detail, electric lights, periodicals, pa- pers and the latest books make the trip to California via The Overland Limited a rare pleasure instead of a tiresome journey. The Union Pacific— Southern Pacific Inquire of is full of wonders. B.L.LOMAX, G.P. Aw Omaha, Neb. OLD CROW RYE sreaout WHISKEY soe toritens. sew vork comicbooks.com