Life — September 12, 1907 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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ASERES UT SCISSORS WHEN HE LIVED tombs near the old Arlington mansion on the um of John Custis, the father of Martha Washington's first husband Chesapeake is the mau: It bears this suggestive “Beneath this Marble Tomb lies ye body of the Honorable John Custis, Esq Of the City of Williamsburg and Parish of Burton Formerly of Hungars Parish on the Eastern Shore of Verginia and the County of Northampton the Place of his Nativity Aged 71 years, and yet lived but seven years Which was the space of time A Bachelor's House at Arti On the Eastern Shore of Ve tis said that before his » easy life, he was the progenitor of several leading families 1¢ Custis did have a free and His marriage was of impe 10 his country, for ‘One would like to know Mrs. Custis’s version of the life they had together, which he regarded as unworthy to be called “living.”"—Youth's Companion. A proarvest physician of Baltimore tells of an amusing ex perience of the carly days of his practice when he was residing in a small town where by far the majority of the workers were coal miners, [was greatly distressed by the insanitary conditions prevail- ing in th and among other things 1 tried to explain to each household the importance of maintain: cottages, ‘ ing a wholesome atmosphere in their sleeping-rooms. 1 laid ina stock of thermometers, which were distributed to the house- holds where they were most needed. 1 took pains to point out, to each family in turn, just how the thermometer would indicate the proper degree of temperature. “As I was making the rounds one day, I inquired of the woman at the head of one establishment, wherein I observed my thermometer proudly displayed at the end of a string, whether she had followed my instructions. “I'm very careful about the tem- perature. I watch the thing all the time as it hangs up there.’ “*What do you do when the temperature rises above sixty- eight?? *T take it down, s: "Ves, sir,’ answered sh * put it outside till it cools off a bit. Aut NULLUsS SAVING FURTHER TROUBLE Ambassador Bryce, at a dinner in Urbana, I1., gave a young lady some tips on European travel “And above all,” he said, “doo't fail to tip your cabman literally. Hansoms and four-wheclers would be cheap in London if one only paid the legal fare for them, but he who tries to pay the legal fare “One day I saw an old lady stop a hansom, look up at the driver and say timidly Driver, I want to go to Ludgate Circus. I see by the book hat the legal fare is two shillings. If I give you three, will you promise not to swear at me afterward ?"""—Wasp well, he doesa’t try it more than oace. Duckling: THIS MUST BE TUE LAKE MOTHER TALKS So uve sort ! NOT PREPARED TO JUDGE He: They say apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without 4 squeeze. Do you believe it? Sue: I'm not prepared to judge a squeeze. —Philippine Gossip. ‘e never had a kiss without ReturNep manuscripts are the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not scen.—Tit- Bits Miss ELLrn Temey was born in Coventry fifty-nine years ago. ‘Two houses in that English city claim to be her birthplace. One house has the sign: "This is the birthplace of Miss Ellen Terry"; the other, just opposite, bears the lexend: “This is the original birthplace of Miss Ellen Terry." —Chicago Daily News. MAXIMS FOR A REVIEWER Itis as well to notice the name of the author and the title of the book you are reviewing. Place these at the bead of your critique or in a footnote. Ascertain whether your author has published previous vol- umes. If he has, say that this one betrays a falling off. Don't read the book. It interferes with preconceived no- tions. It is distinctly annoying when you have formed an elaborate opinion of a work to find, on reading it, that it is quite different from what you thought. Don’t cut the pages. If writing for a serious journal, note the subject of the book before you, tura to your cyclopedia and write an essay on it ‘The editor will be surprised at your omniscience. Discretion is sometimes better than such heroism. Whea it is, wait till other reviews have appeared and cautiously para phrase them. Study the speeches of certain politicians to acquire forms of speech that sound well and mean nothing. Do not commit yourself by being intelligible. A few errors, an obvious misprint of two, will be a godsend Never mind the beauties. If the author is angry, tell the e« you are not to be corrupted by bribe or bluster. Your duty is, to guide the public in its choice of true literature —Chi News AN ODD BET One of the most singular wagers, which might be taken to be the outcome of a growing industrial age, was made and decided in 1811, Sir John Throckmorton at that time bet a thousand guineas that he could bave a coat made in a day, from the first shearing of the sheep to the last stitch of the tailor's needle According to the agreement, at five in the morning Sir John gave two Southdown sheep toa Mr, Coxeter, ‘The sheep were shorn, the wool “spun.” ‘The yarn “spooled, warped, loomed and wove.” The cloth “burred, milled, rowed, dyed, dried, sheared and pressed.” At four o'clock in the afternoon it was in the hands of a tailor. At exactly twenty minutes past six that work- man finished his task and the completed coat was presented liy Mr, Coxeter {o Sir John, who put it on and appeared in it befor a crowd of five thousand applauding spectators.— Metropolitan Magazine. MARRIED? Judge Blank, a justice of the peace in Oklahoma, was called upon to perform the marriage ceremony for a young couple of Guthrie. ‘The Judge, who until a short time before had gained his legal knowledge in a neighboring State, where ministers officially officiate oa such occasions, was at a loss to know how to proceed. However, he arose to the occasion. Commanding the couple to stand up, he directed that they be sworn in the following ter “Do you solemnly swear that you will obey the Constitutios of the United States and the Constitution of the Territory of Oklahoma, and perform the duties of your office to the best of your ability, so help you God?” ‘The couple nodded assent. Then, continued the Judge, “By the power in me vested by the strong arm of the law I pronounce you man and wife, now, henceforth and forever, and you will stand committed until the fines and costs are paid, and may the Lord have mercy on your souls!”"—Philadel phia Ledger. 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