Life — April 4, 1907 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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“RS oR goes coat right Was it to Aunt Rachel?" he down, dked, hay the pocket a bundle of letters and miscella pking ly extracting fro1 cous documents ani m over You think to sell a bundred short And drink of Fortune's cup, And with ar “OF course it was. T wrote to ask het to come and spent weeks with us.” the next si ast unseemly speed asped Mr, Ferguson, “1 up. right walks I You plan to catch it either way, A very knowing cuss, Anal with n saws mazing promptitude No matter what you try to do You're ce Your margin once sob Will shrink to 0. McLandburgh Wilson od fat ‘cw York Sun, HARD LINES Dr. Austin Flint, the alienist, ssid at the Century Club in New York, apropos of a will contest that had been tried last The plaintiff lost, and no wonder. His case was as difficult pe as that of the young man who appeared unduly depressed after the death of his rich aunt. “Why are you so sad?? man an acquaintance said to the young red to care much for your aunt.’ th, dolefully; *t insane asylum the last five years of her life, + You never “I didn keeping her in a Willie Chick> THLL wx, raTHER, WHY DID you NEVER TEACH MF TO SWIM? ut I was the means of and now that she has left me all ber money I've got to go to nd." —Washington court and y Star pve that she was of sound ALL INTERESTED “Lhate to print this New York stuff. a bit easier for a count “How x02" “Haven't started.” PROBABLY CATCHING A young matron of Balt ind her youngest in tears “Why, what's the matter with H oH explained Ni n go to the Simmonses? #e, upon entering ber nursery, editor.” ry?” she asked the nurse. 's mad, mum, ne, “because T wouldn't Jet Courier-Journal. And why wouldn't you let him go, Norah?" Fist Avrotst : Were you ever in Bav: Sreoxp Drrro: Haya once te get a tire repaired. Hecause, mum, they're havin’ charades, so he whether he'd had thim or not.” id, an? Harper's Weekly. a? It seems Scribner's Magazine wasn't s J mailed it!" —Chicago Still, it makes things a threat to stop the paper since the trial the value of such notes, and he consulted a well-known fina > me we stopped there TWO POINTS OF VIEW A junior barrister was hurrying across to the Law Courts when he almost collided with a cab. ‘The driver, who had pulled up with a jetk, pronounced his opinion in plain English about absent-minded people * Couldn't you see the bloomin’ ‘oss? he asked with witherin; A WALL STREET CHART THE FATEFUL LETTER esi See him!" gasped the startled barrister, looking contemp. buy a hundred shares of stock serge,” sharply demanded Mrs. Ferguson, as they sat at tuously at the animal between the shafts. “Then he stepped ont: Sfoas fonane Rnetatcmen: breakfast a few; mornings ago, “what did you do with that the curb, “Ididn’t see your horse when I stood in front of him,’ And with 1 unerring aim letter to Aunt Rachel I gave you to mail for me last Wednesday 7* he added, “but I can sce something when I look at him side It Mr. Ferguson clapped his hand on the breast pocket of his ways!” —Tw- Bits. ‘| Os oxt Sunday it was so warm within and without a Scotch church that many of the congregation were sound asleep. The minister, Robert Shirra, paused in his sermon to exclaim: Hold up your heads, my friends, and mind that neither AM the H stints nor sinners are sleeping in the other world.” roused but one man. “John Stewart,” called out the minister, “this is the second time that I've stopped to waken you; but I give you fair warning that if 1 need stop a third time, I'll expose you by name to the congregation.” Another clergyman was accustomed to use scientific terms which the people did not understand. A deputation waited on him with the request that in the future, whenever he used such terms, he would explain them. On the following Sunday he used the term hyperbole, and added, “As agreed on, I beg to explain this word. Were I to tat this moment the whole of my congregation are sou! askep, it would be hyperbole, but if I say that one-half are asleep that is no hyperbole, but the truth.” The next day the deputation again called. to say that the minister need not explain technical terms. ‘The people would learn their meaning from a dictionary.—Rechester Herald. NOT MUCH PROGRESS Such an exchange of courtesy as was chronicled ina German paper not longago would hardly suit the taste of brisk Ameri The exchange was in the form of two advertisements. “'The gentleman who found a purse with money in the Blumenstrasse is requested (0 forward it to the address of the loser, as he is recognized.” A day or two later appeared the response, which, although so courteous, had an elusive air, to say the least “The recognized gentleman who picked up a purse in the Blumenstrasse requests the loser to call at his house at a con venient day.""—Yeuth's Companion, Ware the late Lord Goschen was Chancellor of the Ex: chequer under Loed Salisbury it was proposed to bring out £1 notes, Mr. Goschen, as he was then, was rather doubtful of as to the advisability of the innovation. mistake,"” said the financier. “Why?” queried Mr. Goschen “Well, you see, you can toss with a sovereign, but you can’t with a £1 note,” was the reply, and the £1 notes were “shelved.” Bath “It would be a great shed every Thursday $1.04 a year extra. £ publi 5 cents, is pub tal Unive my dai $5.00 a year in advance. 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