Life — May 16, 1907 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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

id Wh el eiee Park & Tilford By reason of superior in- herited knowledge and an art solely theirs, the Independent Cigar manu- facturers of Cuba pro- duce and ship to Park & Tilford the finest Havana Cigars made to-day in that island. Your inspedtion and orders invited EEE SPENCERIAN fees sent to any address upon ‘receipt of six cents in poStage. SPENCERIAN PEN CO. - 349Broadway, NEW YORK COLLEGE MEN ‘OUR college seal reproduced in heavy cast brass (mounted on oak shield, mission finish. 13% inches high), ‘polished and enameled in col lege colors or bronzed—an attractive wall piece. $3.so delivered. All leading colleges in stock. An propriate gift for the graduate. Money refunded it not satisfactory. ‘THE WINCHESTER CO. 1003 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia are pest beeaate they Rave opically perfect lenses arrai LOBE treme wide range of vision. OGGLES six sees recait2. 2010 400. ‘Write for illustrated circular G. GLORE OPTICAL COMPANY, - + - PRIVATE STABLE For SALE—On Fifty-second Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, & new thoroughly equipped private stable 25 feet wide; accommodations for seven horses; with two box stalls, Up to date in every particular; electricity, gas, telephone, cic, The best lighted stable in the city. ADDRESS J. EDGAR LEAYCRAFT & CO. 19 West Forty-second Street New York The Poor Magnate WOULD not be a Railway Man In this degenerate day. When the pass has been abolished And the editor must pay; When every ink-pot in the land Is working overtime To prove all railway presidents Are steeped in fraud and crine, 1 would not be a Railway Man In this exacting age, When the unions are demanding Less hours and higher wage: When every shipper on the line Would put behind the bars That luckless wight, the Railway Man, Because there are no cars. I would not be a Railway Man In this disturbing time, When every haysced statesman Attempts his neck to climb; With laws to cut down earnings, And laws to tax them more, With endless complications And persecutions sore I would not be a Railway Man At this destructive date, A target for the journals, A football for the State. T'd let them take the railways And run them as they'd like; I woald not be a Railway Man, 1’ quit my job and strike. —The Bellman. The Study of Lobsters CCORDING to a writer in Harper's Weekly, the study of lobsters in France may not'be pur- sued in the light-hearted way in which it is frequently undertaken, for example, in New York. Last year, it appears, a professor in one of the Paris universities resolved to study the habits of lobsters in his labora- tory. As they live in salt water, the first care of the professor was, of course, to procure a supply of this medium. The common mortal will probably con- sider it a most simple task to provide a few barrels of sca water. This, however, is not so in France. Sea water contains salt, and the production of salt is a source of revenue. This made it necessary for the professor to first obtain the permission of the Minis- ter of Finance before he could travel and transport the water. When his application reached the Minis- try a subordinate official was directed to inquire into the standing of the petitioner. This involved con- siderable correspondence, which passed through numerous channels and finally reached the chief of the department, who now initiated another investiga- tion in order to ascertain why a Parisian professor should be so anxious to lower the level of the Atlantic Ocean. After several weeks the inspector rendered a favorable report. Some days later the petitioner was notified of the favorable consideration of his request in the usual elaborate official language, ac- companied by circulars giving extracts from the Penal Code relative to infringements of the salt monopoly. Finally, after months of waiting, the pro- fessor was enabled to have some casks filled with salt water, at a designated point on the seashore, of course under the supervision of another official, who duly issued a permit for the transportation of the liquid into the interior. Efficacy OW do you like the new minister?” asked Mrs. Beacon Streeter. I think he is.magnificent,” answered her literary friend, “and just the man we need. Why, his closing prayer this morning was really the most eloquent one I ever heard addressed to a Boston audience.”—Harper’s Monthly. 607 Up with the sun to catch a few brook trout for breakfast. Then off to climb a rugged peak —or to play golf—or for a ride through the wonderful canons. Perhaps, you'll prefer to sit on the veranda and look out upon the awe-inspiring wonders—the most glorious panorama of peaks and pine-clad hills in the world. All the time is vacation time in Colorado—enjoy your vacation there this year. The Rock Island is the way to go. The Rocky Mountain Limited, the best one-night train, Chicago to Denver —newly equipped throughout. Several other fast trains daily from Chicago and St. Louis to both Denver and Colorado Springs. Low summer rates to Colorado effective June 1st to September 30th. Watch for announcements of Special Pacific Coast Excursions in daily papers. Send for beautifully illustrated booklet of Colorado, ‘‘Under the Turquoise Sky.”’ JOHN SEBASTIAN Means Satisfaction for Both Your Guest and Yourself Sole Agents W.A. TAYLOR & CO. New York comicbooks.com