Life — July 4, 1907 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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g Fd Rac s Mehl x he Lisrarsy Zoo «7 ‘ OOOO" “The City That Was,” who, however, had earned a reputation before he came to New York; Oscar King Davis, Cyrus C. Adams, Eleanor Hoyt and a number of others whose names are more or less familiar to magazine readers On the whole, a rather respectable list. Probably it cannot be paralleled by the product of any other one journal; but we must not forget that the Chicago press has given us Eugene Field, Peter Finley Dunne, George Ade, Stanley Waterloo and others. Mark Twain TH old gibe that it takes an English- man a long time to see a joke is now confirmed in the case of Mark Twain. ter all these years, Oxford Uni ped “the point,” and has ure for a cap and gown, in token of its esteem for America’s greatest humorist Or can it be that the British mind is more discerning than ours, and sets more store by the serious purpose and cogent criticism that are interweaved in his dissembling > However this may be, the joke, after all, is on M In order to be dubbed Doctor of Civil Law, he must put aside his apparel of pure white and array himself in a spotless garment of another kind—“all black without a white spot,” like the reputation of “The Henrietta’s” mythical widow. Search Mr. Chesterton N INTRODUCTION to the Book of Job has been thoughtfully supplied to the June Putnam's by Mr. Gilbert K. Chesterton, the catch-as-catch-can literary wrestler. The many readers for whom Job is too serious will find Mr. Chesterton bright and entertaining. We understand that other papers in the series will embrace: Apostles,” by William Stead; tion of Jeremiah,” by Hall Preface to the Song of Solo- showing why he didn’t sing it in sty mon,” prose, by G. Bernard Shaw; “Numbers,” by Col. Harry Graham; Owen Seaman. George Ade EORGE ADE, farmer and _ fabler, spent the winter in Pasadena; and thereby hangs a tale. The preceding sea- son had been a fruitful one in the Indiana farming region, A ton of manuscript to the acre is no uncommon yield in the neigh- borhood of Brook, and Ade had shared in the general prosperity and gone to Califor- nia to rest up for the spring plowing. He had cast off care with his overalls, and had salted down his royalties where they wouldn’t spoil, when one fine day he re- ceived a letter from his brother at Brook, reminding him that he had meant to set out an orchard, and advising him to lose no Continued on Josbua,” by Studebaker Vehicles Win Blue Ribbons Next to the horse himself nothing commands so much attention and admiration at the Summer Horse Show as the fine vehicles with which he is shown. Since the establishment of this most notable of Summer events has occupied the foremost place as a builder of vehicles for this special purpose—types which not only embody the very finest material and construction, but which are recognized as authoritatively correct to the very last detail of style. It is characteristic of Studebaker methods that the uses for which a vehicle is destined are thoroughly studied in advance and each requirement anticipat This thoughtfulness is exemplified in the vehicle shown, which is representative of the extensive line of Studebakers, embracing types suitable for practically every pur- se. It is likewise evident in every piece of fine Studebaker harness— carried in stock at all Studebaker repositories and displayed in conjunction with vehicles and accessories designed for the best American stables. Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. SOUTH BEND. IND. REPOSITORIES: Northwest, 399 jetaker Bros. Co. Nonthes's 08 UTAM—Studetaker Bros. Co. of Utah DALLAS, TEX. Saker Bros. Mig Co. 15th & Make Sex tsdebaker ies. ig. Cos 3iy-339 in St, stu AS Se To sweetly wedge your way into her affections keep her well provided with and Confections ern tail here they all th bent! ieL6 Oneataae Bes Phiie. comicbooks.com