Life — September 19, 1907 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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al ESEP: LI AND THE TICKER Whenever a distinguished forcigner comes down to see the sights of Wall Street, they tell him the story of Li Hung Chang and the ticker. The distinguished Oriental came down in state, with much flapping of silken robes. After he had seen the bulls and bears chasing one another on the floor of the Stock Exchange and had taken in all the living exhibits of the hig financial game, he was excurted to a broker's office and shown a ticker in action He stood fur a long time watching the white tape issue from the glass case, and he was much impressed by the black marks that showed the record of sales. Fin: me one asked: “How would you like to play the stock market ? oked gravely at the curling paper a mia. slowly 1 prefer to go into a game where you can iturday Evening Post 2 Hosriatity: The Manor, Asheville, North Booklet ‘Tue Sovru Carolina, is the best inn South Mas, Mexrny (sho has opened a savings bank account): An" bow long docs ut take to draw money? Posruasten: Well, if ye give three days" notice beforehand. ye can take it out the same day ye pat ut in!—The Nex Lisntrs’s famous restaurant used to have the character of be- | s of viveurs: in fact, it was averred that so many of its habitués suffered from delirium tremens that when some fone, who was not of that persuasion, was dining there, and a mouse came on the table 1 to nibble a piece of bread a sympathetic w: him. "Don't be af sa real mouse.""—The Graphic. The last word in Bridge Scores—" Rad- Bridge.” A WELL-INFORMED WOMAN A woman who is trying to “climb” into Washington society attended a recent reception at the house of Mrs. Taft, The crowd Jong th receiving party with merely a handshake with the wife of the Secretary of War. Th * with de on het face, finally pushed her way up to her hostess and paused was 30 § hat guests were hurriee line of the re “climber ination written Jong enough to say, "How do you do, Mes. Taft?" pincott’s Magus “Wuar then," asked the professor, * betwee ad 8 Well c bright student, “if you're engaged in a controversy, it’s just the difference between your line of argument and the other fellow's."—Le Rize. Hotel Vendome, Boston Comn h Avenue. No smoke or noise from ans. A surt for damages to the property of a Georgia man brought ailway operating in that State was lost in the Superior | the injured party insisted upon carrying it to the c Court, where he represented his own cause. He began in a somewhat whimsical fashion by saying: May 1¢ Court, there is an od French adage which declares a who is his own lawyer hath a fool for a client.” The next month the Supreme Court pronounced its decision, He was in Atlanta at the time, but received the announcement of his second and final dis- appointment by a telegram sent him by a prominent judge who was an intimate friend. ‘The telegram read as follows: " Judg- ment for defendant in error, French adage affirmed by Supreme | Court.” Bellman. | which was adverse to the Georgian. As to Round the World travel— An exclusive re is assured guests of ‘THE COLLVER TOURS CONPASY, 370 ROYLSTON STREET, HOSTOS THE COMPARISON Lesec and Lemaigre, who were both as thin as Laths, were discussing a mutual friend. Lxsec: I met our friend Durand this morning. He has grown | so thin “Really! And he was so stout." “Yes, it is dreadful. He is thinner than both of us put to- Garrick Clu Whiskey The whiskey that needs no apology “THE BEST IN THE HOUSE” Aljred E, Norris & Co., Proprietors, Philadel phia PATI “ALL THINGS Cos, TO MIL WHO WATTS IME WAITS IN A PLACE THAT 18 MEET BUT NEVER WAIT FOR AN UP-TOWN CAR ON THE DOWN-TOWN SIDE OF THE STRERT gether now."—Pde Mele IVERJOHNSON Must Pull the Trigger or there will be no discharge. that cannot go off by accident. We make the kind that dis- This is the one revolver charges when you want to shoot and not before. One million six hundred thousand have been sold and not an accidental shot yet. As handsome a revolver as is made—in a number of styles and several As safe as a spiked cannon, but as full of business as a hornet’s nest. Send for our booklet ‘* Shoés” and our illustrated and descriptive catalogue of the best revolvers, shotguns and bicycles you can get anywhere. Wer Johnson Safety Hammer Revolver | Iver Johnson Safety Hammeriess Revolver Sin, barrel, nickel-plaved finish, 2 rim- @@ | Sn. barrel, nlckel-plated fe eaneeldee She cate Aet lace GO | Societe sane Anlah, 2 ST For sala b: ws 4 8s fy a ler hen Hh wala by Masters 34 Series Seal dei So UTM SE Meet PPM 8 ron of are t zon der IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS, 186 River Street, Fitchburg, Mass. Yew You: 99 Chamnore Street. Fasemcno, Grawawy: Pickhel Pactric Coasts 13i Park SC; Alameda, Cal. Lorpon, Ewaraxo: 17 Mincing Lane, B. 0. Makers of Iver Johnson Single Barrel Shotguns and tver Johnson Truss Brid, comicbooks.com