Life — May 2, 1907 — page 7: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

RAVEL is Beatrice Harraden’s chief solace and recreation, and travel was her table topic with a New Yorker visiting Paris, where the two casually met at a cafe. Incidentally, the American spoke enthusiastically of Russia. “But I have not been in Russia,” said Miss Harraden. s you see, I cut my hair rather short, and I wear glasses. I have been told by a well-meaning Russian that these things would suggest the anarchist to his country- men, and probably subject me to an annoying espionage; and so I have post- poned my visit to St. Petersburg.” Maartens MONG the illustrious few from over- seas invited to lend luster to the dedication of the Carnegie Institute in the phonetically reformed city of Pittsburg was Maarten Maartens, more familiarly known to his friends as Dr. Joost Marius Willem Van der Poorten-Schwartz. We trust that Dr. Van der Poorten-Schwartz was prop- erly impressed with the orthographical operation that deprived the old-fashioned “Pittsburgh” of its final foolish consonant. But Mr. Carnegie didn’t do it. The “Pitts- burg crowd”—whose taste in institutes runs to Keeley’s rather than Carnegie’s— brought that “h” to New York with them long ago. It would be impossible to spell the sort of time they have here without it. Books That Survive Te life of the average novel is but five months. Thereafter, like Imperial Cxsar post mortem, it may stop a hole to keep the wind away, or burden the shelves of a Carmegie library; but the most insist- ent circus-poster advertising cannot make it sell. Curiously enough, it seems impossible to apply to the fiction of the moment— whatever its quality—any test that will even approximately determine whether it is destined to fall dead or to survive the year. The wind of popular favor bloweth where it listeth, and the verdict of that final critic, the public, is charged with surprises. Recent records disclose certain information not without value to those who float with the literary flood; but to generalize there- from is quite another matter. * * * R instance, we thought that “David Harum” had become a tradition. Far from it. Last year 25,000 copies of this “interesting collection of horse stories” were sold. It has passed “the million mark,” and threatens eventually to com- pete with Hall Caine and the Bible. Rumor hath it that the creations of Mrs. Humphry Ward show signs of decrepitude in two years; but Miss Mulock’s books are still in active demand. ‘Mrs. Wiggs” and Northern, Four Cylinders 50 H. P., $3,500 f. o. b. Factory Northern AIR CONTROL Saves Labor, Saves Effort and Saves Nerves —gives this big, speedy, high-powered car an ease and simplicity of control and a reliability heretofore unknown in cars of high rating. No side levers—complete control on steering column; one lever gives all speeds; and throttle and air brakes are interacting. Tires inflated mechanically—no work connedt hose to tire valve and turn on cock. The self-adj without jar ot jerk and releases instantly when the air is o| AHEAD-— before investing in any air clutch takes hold at a in every essential FIVE. YI car send for the Catalogue. MOTOR CAR CO, DETROIT AKA To fully appreciate the importance, value, and economy of the “‘Northern unit power plant ; vat oe ; Northern ” perfectly balanced, noiseless and vibrationless with only one universal-joint between large flywheel and rear- jorthern" combination crank-case and gear-case ;" Northern ” perfect oiling system —simple and non-freezing; and ‘Northern full elliptic springs, coasider that Northern Mod. c in the hands of the user for three teasons—and is now presented for the fourth—with no material ign or construction; only that completion, refinement, perfection in detail—the fruit of experience added. Northern Model C is the highest priced two-cylinder car ever sold. We could not have sold it nor would we dare offer it if it did not really represent greater value than any other car at “Northern three-point engines engine; "Nothern divect thal Silent Northern, Two Cylinders 22 H. P., $1,700, f. 0. b. Factory Allen's Foot=Ease,'a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, emarting, nervous feet, and instantly takes the out of corns and bunions. It's the great- est comfort discovery of the age. oI Allen's Foot=Ease makes tight-ftting "oF new shoes feel easy. 2 Ingrowing nails, sweating, callous and hot. We have over 30,000 testimonials’ TRY IT TO-DAY. Sold by all Draggists and Shoe Stores, 25¢. not accept any substitute. mail for 26c. in stamps. TRIAL PACKAGE s§ CALDE J S\ Nail-Polish Tablet} Polishes quickly with Buffer or just the Palm of the Hand. At the Shops. A Sample by Mall 10 Cests. CALDER'S DENTIN BEST TOR THE TEXTE. Albert L.¢ tired, aching feet. ALLEN 8. OLMSTED, Le.oy, N.Y, comicbooks.com