Life — September 5, 1907 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Ly WE HAVE CHANGED ALL THAT The ancients thought the world was fl And right they w There's not a bit of doubt of that, T must aver. They had no bridge, henighted dubs, No brain They had no cigarettes or Clubs Like modern m ‘They had no chorus girls, no graft: No car ahead. ‘They had no Foraker, no Taft, No valiant Ted ‘They had no mergers in their day, No rye or gin. They thought the workd was flat, and say, It must have been. — Louisville Courier Journal VACCINATING RAILROAD TIES “Railway sleepers are vaccinated in the tropics.” said an engineer.“ Vaccination prolongs their life three or four times ‘ou see, the soft wood of these ties, unprotected, falls a quick prey to the innumerable fierce hosts of ants and worms + tropical insects, They go for an unvaccinated sleeper tramp goes for a pie, and in a few weeks it is reduced to dust “But we vaccinate the sleepers. We inject into them creo her ‘antiseptic.’ ‘Then. al insects! attacks, th nia or the Erie line.”"—The E sote, or sulphate of copp se immune te last as long as U would on Wisconsin BIT OF PATHOS An Oregon attorney, representing a client whose title to a certain coll ant was under fire, closed an able argu Supreme Court recently with the fol ur honors, there is more resting upon ment before the Oreg lowing bit of pathos your decision than this cold storage plant; a human life is at 1 this cold storage: his Jy and soul are wrapped stake, My client's life's efforts are life blond is in this cold storage: up in this cold storage SP RTEr: AUT SCISSORS Aut NULLUS SHE WENT TO CHURCH The great Wellington was always precise about religious One Saturday evening a lady, one of his quests at Strathfieldsaye, Wellington's country-seat, apologized for not forming one of the party to church the following morning. She was a Roman Catholic, and there was not a Catholic church within a distance of twenty or thirty miles hat,” said his grace, “need be no difliculty. My carriage and horses are at your disposal, Breakfast shall be ready a little before daybreak, and the thing can easily be done.” ‘The second Duke of Wellington, in telling the story to the Society in the Country House,” adds, “And she he exclaimed, “the impossibility of living up to Saturday Evening Post Ford Mother: 80 U.N, WILLIAM, FREDDIE must PUT ON, USERS, AN ODD ADVERTISEMENT red recently ina Glasgow paper Found wandering in Castle Street, on Saturday evening, enth ulto.,a child thy looking. dark xray eyes, and ruddy cheeks, able to talk a little and swear.” Philippine Gossip This advertisement ge about 3 years, h Mas. Wickwire: If you go first, you will wait for me oa the her shore, won't you, dear? I never went anywhere yet without having to wait for you.—Illustrated Bits Me. Wickwrer: 1 suppose so. Lire. is published every Thursday Back. numbers, after three Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C.,. Brentano's, 37 Avenue de 'Opéra, Paris t Britain, gland, Acests. $5.00 a year in advance. countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada, 52 cents. onths from date of publication, 25 cents. 1¢ International News Company, Breams Additional postage to foreign Single current copies, 10 cents, Saarbach's News Exchange, 1, New Coventry Street. Leicester Square. W News Exchange, 9 Rue St. Georges, Paris; Saarbach’s News Exchange, 1, Via Firenze, MI SENATOR HAWLEY'S DARWINISM Senator Hawley was a guest at the Savage Club during b's last visit to London. In the course of the dinner an argument arose between two Englishmen, across the table, on the popelsr idea of the Darwin theory. The one supporting it was «{ the caricatured stamp—not one to appeal to Senator Hale robust Americanism. He was pointedly asked by the othe he really believed that his great grandfather was an ape earnestly replied, “I weally do, now, don’t you know.” Senator Hawley turned to the writer, who was sitting ney him, and under his great gray mustache muttered That's all right for him, now, doa’t you know; but beastly hard on his great-grandfather.""—Lippincat’s A Wasntxcron educator is tellinga gon story about a young matical friend of his who is interested in insinity symptoms The other cay the stuiert got a chance to visit one of the wands in the Asylum for the and is a sort of amateur alienist. Insane, and having heard that there was a man confined 1 who labored under the hallucination that he was Gi student asked that he be allowed to see this patient first appeared the most promising for investigation. He was t to the ward where the lunatic was confine! and the conversation ensued : Stupest: Are you the Deity? Lusatic: From eve “Well, I've been looking for 8 question to ask you. How fing unto everlasting Lam he. ou for a tong time. 1} you reconcile the doctrines of predestination and free will?" The lunatic drew himself up to his full height, and giving the medico a scornful glance, replied, “My dear sir, 1 never talk shop."—Bufalo Commercial. PROVOCATION ENOUCH A deaf old gentleman dined with a iamily where grace always said. When the guests were seated the host lee head and began to repeat the accustomed verse in a sutel reverent tone. “Eh? What's that?” demanded the deaf old gentlen=9, who sat beside him. ‘T again, ina louder, more deprecatory voice Speak a little louder, I don’t catch what you siy,” the hl gentleman persisted. A low ripple of Laughter went round the tible host smiled patiently and besa, The bent. bis face crimson with embarrassment, raised his voice and repestod the verse. The deaf oll gentleman did his best to hear tot failed. He placed his hand upon his host's arm “What did you sy?” he demanded ieascibly The host cast him an angry glance im saying grace sna pyre —Har per’s Wee HOW SHE KNEW Hit: How did you firs Hex: I found that I got very angry whenever I heard any veland Leader. ra that you loved me? calling you a brainless idiot —Ci “Why do you allow yourself ta be posted at your club “Well” and a swell one, and no one would know [was a member unless I got posted now and then.” —The Independent ewered the casy-guing youth, “it’s a Lirge London: Saath Saarbach's News Exchange, Mayence, Germany No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope The illustrations in Lure. are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced. Prompt notification should be seni by subscribers of any change of adress The first Derby made in America was a C. & K | Hats for Men While Rock. NAPP-FELT Hats are for the discriminating— “The Champagne of Waters” those for whom the best is none too good. 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