Life — June 27, 1907 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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= OUR FOOLISHa “S ONTEMPORARIES ELE HIS WAY HOME A nervous man on his lonely homeward way, says. a writer in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, heard the echoing of footsteps behind him, and dim visions of hold-up men and garroters coursed through his brain, The faster he walked the more the wh the nervous one took the most roundabout and devious course he could devise still his tracker followed. At last he turned into a churchy “If he follows me here," he decided, “there can be no dc about his intentions." ‘The man bebind did follow. and quivering with fear and rage. the nervous one turned and confronted him. “What do you want?” he demanded. “Why are you follow ing me? “Do you always go home like this,” asked the strangt are you giving yourself a treat to-night? going up to M Brown's, and the porter at the station told me to follow y you lived next door. Excuse my asking. but are you going home at all to-night?” man behind increased his speed, and al Kenilworth Inn, Biltmore, N.C. Always open. Most superbly finished hotel south of New York TAFT BY ELIMINATION Lorn: Gentleman to see you, sir. ‘T. R.: Mollycoddle? No, sir." Undesirable citizen?" He doesn't look it." “Conspirator? Poltroon?”* ot that I can see.” Deliberate and unqualified, etc.?” I think pot, sir.” * Well. why didn’t you tell me it was Taft? Show him in."— Cleveland Leader, ‘Tne Sourn ror Hosprratity: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South.—Bovklet. Met Henry W. Savage the other day, and accumulated the following quite characteristic story of George Ade. As of course | you know, Mr. Savage produced “The Sultan of Sulu,” " Peggy from Paris" and other comic operas of which Mr. Ade's prolific pen was the proud progenitor, and he was urging the Hoosier librettist to write another musical comedy for the Savage office Can't do it, governor,” cried Mr. Ade, shaking his bead gloomily; “can't do it; 1 can't write lyrics to save my immortal soul. You can't write lyrics?” echoed the tall manager. “Well, T'd like to know what's the matter with * R-e-m-o-r-s-e.” “Great Sulu’s Sultan!" wailed Ade, grimly; “*Reem-o-rs-e wasn't a lyric; it was autobiogeaphy."—The Independent. Hotel Vendome, Boston enmonwealth Avenue. No smoke or noise from ALL THE REQUISITES ‘Two young physicians were exchanging news for the first time since their graduation from the medical school “I was surprised when I heard you'd settled at Beech Hill," said one to the other, laughing. “I've always heard it spoken of as such a healthy suburb. I wondered if you'd find any patients there.” * My dear ma id his classmate, earnestly, “it isa healthy | suburb, b the stronghold of football, every family has its autome e ne! such a place before for giv- ing children’ splendidly, thank you.""— Youth's Companion, Matchless Lake George for your vacation—all sports and attractions. Hotels large and small. “A Summer Paradise” | describes it and other cool, delightful resorts in Northern New York. Send sc. postage to'A. A. Heard, G. P. A., Albany ‘Tris paper tried last week to help a correspondent to an u derstanding of the significance of the mollycoddle,” re- cently popularized by the President. We gave the Century Dictionary’s definition. Perhaps a more vivid conception of the idea sought to be conveyed by the President's word will be imparted if we define a mollycoddle, in language once attributed Garrick Club Whiskey The Aristocrat of Whiskies “THE BEST IN THE HOUSE” Aljred E. Norris & Co., Proprietors, Pni'adel ph toan Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as a person with a choco. late-eclair backbone. —Har per's Weekly. For WHITE TEETH—Use CALDER'S SAPONACTOES: The High In Glass or the Quality New Aluminum of Fifty Cans, 2Sc. Years Ag Travelers’ Size Sold at all Shops by mail 10c. DENTINE Vor Bright Naile—Calder’s Nail Polish Tablet, Albert | POSITION UNRIVALLED IN LONDON, ENGLAND Gfe LANGHAM HOTEL Portland Place & Regent St., London, W. FAMILY HOTEL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER IN FASHIONABLE and HEALTHY LOCALITY [fit isnt p EA Teave.it in the sto, hag sigh taadbox “Goin aired “No, bat will kal rese: “Ido Hackett. “Thei the hat « athe mi rection } was goir about bh ought day she dent? read be hat on, prion, Rac ‘TH F rays h: “Yes he rend mount OR of then 3 Sve an late in comicbooks.com