Life — November 14, 1907 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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LIFE OuR fOoLiSts |S (@NTEMPORARIES: TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT ‘There is a young artist in Washington who classes himself as of the impressionistic school, and who, being somewhat out in drawing, generally makes up for his lack of technique by spreading color recklessly and counting on distance for his cffect At an amateur exhibition he once hung one of his most extraordinary performances, Well,” said a friend, whom the artist had taken to see the work, “I don't want to fatter you, old chap, but that is far and away the best stuff you have ever done, I congratulat ‘Much pleased, the artist was receiving the compliment with becoming modesty, when he chanced again to glance at the picture—and turned very red. The committee had hung it upside dow Hurrying to the head of the committee, he was about to launch into a loud complaint, when he was informed of the good news that an hour before the picture had been sold for $6. The original price-mark had been $19.—Lippincott's. ‘There is no Score “just as good" as“ Rad-Bridge.” AFTER BURBANK Shortly after a new administration took hold of a well-known Southern railroad a great number of claims were preferred against the company on account of horses and cattle being killed along the line in Kentucky. To make matters worse, it appeared that every animal killed, however worthless it may have been before the accident, invariably figured in the claims subsequently presented as being of the best blood in Kentucky One day, in conversation with one of the road’s attorneys, the president became very much excited in referring to the situation. “Do you know,” he exclaimed, bringing down his fist on the desk, by way of emphasis, “I have reached the conclusion that nothing in Kentucky so improves live stock as crossing it with a locomotive.” —Har per's Monthly. First Maw: I hear that Smith sends everything he shoots to the hospital instead of to the game dealer. Seconp Maw: How good of him! What does he go in for mostly—ducks, quail or deer? No; he oaly shoots gamckeepers."—Tit- Bits. ‘Tne Sourn ror Hosrrratiry: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South —Booktet, THE SHIFTY NEUTRAL. The wife of the American minister at The Hague recently asked Mr. Nelidoff, the Russian president of the Peace Con- ference, to write something in her album. His sentiment was touched with feel “tis ¢: ¢ wrote, “to make peace with one enemy than, forty-seven neutrals."—Veuth's Companion WE PROGRESS * How we do change! “Yes, yes,"" assented the § married men that I wouldn't invite to a music ueestern Book, pux Falls lady Frow North Carolina comes the following yarn: visitor was taken out on what was apparently his frst hunt for quail. In a cotton-field the dogs were working upon a covey, the sportsman and his friend irom the North standing still, woen suddenly the quail appeared between the rows of colton, running. ‘The visitor raised his gun to fire, whereupon “*Don't shoot them runnin won't,’ replied the visitor in a trembling voice. ‘I'm waiting for them to stop!""—Forest and Stream As to Round the World travel— An exclusive atmosphere is assured guests of THE COLLYER TOURS COMPANY, 8:0 ROVISTOS STREET, NOSTOR Tr 4s said that the people along the coast of Newfoundland are expert wreckers—not in that they wreck vessels to rob them, but in that they know how to avail themselves legitimately of the opportunities afforded. 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