Life — October 17, 1907 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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MEMBER of the school board of a certain | 4X Pennsylvania town relates the sad case of a | young woman who failed to pass her examination for appointment as teacher in the public school of that place. The mother of the disappointed young woman was asked by a friend whether the daughter had succeeded in running the gantlet of the examiners. “No,” was the reply, in mournful tone, “Jinny didn’t pass at all, Maybe you won't believe, sir, but them examiners asked the poor girl about things that happened years and years before she was born.”— eases seade-at | Harper's Weekly. flue, ‘rosin or ‘cement, none, of hich ‘can stand | water, The se and then—the b op your face. Now. with Rubberset SHAVING BRUSHES that’s all done away with, The bristles in these brushes are set jn a solid head of hard valean- Jaed rubber. Nothing can separate the bristles pber setting, That's why strong, GUARAS ¥ jes won't come out.” ¥ | Here’s a Place where Rubberset Shaving Brushes are diife brushes m: CONSIDERABLE amount of ingenuity ig of a cynical cast of mind, was | 1 by the man who made a wager that he would stand on London Bridge with a tray of new | and shining sovereigns, in amount considerably more | than the amount of his bet, which he would offer to | sell to the passers at a shilling ap One is told | that he did as he said, with the result that the only coin of which he disposed was taken by a nurse- maid, who bought it as a glittering toy for a child. Know what it isto Shaye right uni yaa usethe WM |There is a certain psychological interest in this bet. Papell copie air gg 7 oa a a | Considerable curiosity might be felt in the outcome. , | The question is whether the crowd is to be more ad- | mired for showing its undoubted wisdom and self- | int, or whether one should mourn over such an pition of distrust as to the intentions of a fellow mortal. —Metropolitan Magazine. Look for it restr: © YOU give gas here?” asked a wild looking man who rushed into a dentist's. “We do,” replied the dentist. “Does it put a fellow to sleep?” “Tt does.” “Sound asleep, so you can’t wake him up?” “You could break his jaw or black his eye and he wouldn’t feel it | “He would know nothing about it “How long does he sleep ?” “The physical insensibility produced by inhaling the gas lasts a minute, or probably a little less.” “T expect that's long enough. Got it all ready for a fellow to take?” “Yes; take a seat in this chair and show me your tooth.” “Tooth nothing!” said the excited caller, begin- ning rapidly to remove his coat and vest. “I want | | you to pull a porous plaster off my back.” —Inde- | pendent. The Fad of the Moment , if you've finished playin’ with my , Gran’ma wants to borrow it.”— Men, Women and Children IT IS PURE IT Is POROUS IT IS PROTECTIVE. IT ts All Wool in all Weights and All Weights for all Wants Write Jor samples and booklet of particulars Dr. Jacaer’ 's S. W. S. Co.’s Own Stores | Century. MINISTER accepted a call to a new church in a town where many of the members bred horses and sometimes raced them. A few weeks | later he was asked to invite the prayers of the con- | gregation for Lucy Grey. Willingly and gladly he | did so for three Sundays. On the fourth, one of the Jeacons told the minister he need not do it any more. “Why?” asked the good man, with an anxious look, “tis she dead?” “Oh, no," said the deacon, “she’s won the steeplechase.""—The Bellman. Buy Your Tobacco Direct From Factory Resolutions of the Hague Conference THERE shall be no more war. + 2. If a war breaks out explosive bullets must not be used. | 3. If explosive bullets are going to be used notice | is to be given beforehand. | 4. If no such notice is given all previous declara- | tions exchanged by the two belligerents are to be considered nu!l and void.—Humoristische Blaetter. | Simon entisely by hao Its “Tee Avaterat of Shing Totnes” Not sold by dealers, but direct to dmobers én perfect condition French Tobacco Company Dept. G, States, H.C. Beadtetsbeth ill be a de- light to you, 414 Park &Tilford Founded 1840 New York PURE, FINE COFFEES To a wep so ‘fre- quently as! Is good coffee possible at re price? Park & Tilford undertake to give a demon- sabe answer by offering als their Maracaibo Coffee, the price of which is 18 cents the pound. It is full-bodied and possesses a flavor and aroma surpass- ing many blends sold at higher prices. It will sur- prise and satisfy the eco- nomical, discriminating taste, Park & Tilford’s Maracaibo Coffee, the finest procurable; ground, 18e. Ib. Deliveries made out of town ————_————" HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear the script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. Get“ Improved,” no tacks required. Wood Rollers Tia Rollers MELLOW AS MOONLIGHT and Vigor of the Grain *DICKEL& CO. Distillers, Nashville, Team. comicbooks.com