Life — December 5, 1907 — page 48: what you’re looking at

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SELLIN' A SHEEP farmers met on their way to church. "Man," Twas wonderin’ what you will be arkin’ for yon ."" replied Dougal, “I wass thinkin’ 1 wad be wantin’ | fifty shullin’s for th p." “Twill tak? it at that,” said Donald; “but, och, man, Dougal, Tam awful ds Join’ business on the Sawhath.”” “Business!” exclaimed Dougal. “Man, sellin’ a sheep bike that for fifty shullin’s is not business at all; it's just charity !"— Scottish American. “Yow wish to employ one of our detectives to watch your husband?” “Ido.” yhat has aroused your suspicion of him?" anch of violets and a box of candy from town yesterday."—Houston Post “As You Like 1t* Hore Radish Absolutely Pure and Clean, Never touched by human hands in its making. 10 cents.a bottle east of Deaver. A QUEER NOTION Senator Frank B. Brandegce and ex-Gov. Bulkeley were dis- cussing with a Hartford editor a certain Connecticut candidate for political honors is sure to fail,” said Senator Brandegce. “He is bexin ing his campaign with the most compromising and absurd speeches. He reminds me of the man who wanted to be a trolley car conductor. “This man looked hearty, polite and intelligent, and the mana ger at the cat barns scemed to think well of him. After a number manager said do you desire?? avea loud laugh. ‘Then he dug the manager in the ribs and said: “Oh, never mind about the pay, boss. Just give me the job | and I'll have a car of my own in a week of two."""—IWashington Star. As to Round the Workd travel— An exclusive atmosphere is assured quests of THE COLLVER OCHS COMPANY, 310 BOYLSTON STREET, HOSTON A nrcit and well-known citizen of an Fastera city boasts of an extraordinary collection of books wherein the authors have in- scribed their autographs. tis rumored that the envy and frequently the skepticism of his friends have been aroused by the flattering inscriptions in question; and some cynics have even gone so far as to hint of a similarity in handwriting throughout the collection. hasedl a rare edition of Montaigne's Essays. One € q he cently volume was passed from hand to 1 the owner lost sight of it When, however, it did fi back to him, he was astoa- ished to find on the fly-leaf this inscription: To Jobn Blank, from his old friend and classmate, Mike Montaigne." —Harper's Weekly ‘Tur Sout ror Hospttatity: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South.— Booklet. ATA certs in one of the side-shows the princi; former was a knife-thrower, who made a specialty of ¢ knives all around a lady into a board at the back of the stage. ‘The partner of this artiste was middle-aged, stout, and—well, very plain, and when she came on th nce gasped. They had not thought it possible for any one to be—well, so ah it ‘The man arranged her to the board. the critical moment threw the knife It flew through the air and stuck quivering in the based, Voice from the ba "Great Scott! You've missed her."—The News ‘Tur. Thaw trial will be produced in December, Words by Blackstone, music by Coke, Gowns by Redfern. Electrical effects by Jerome. Double sextet of insanity experts and a strictly adequate cast Louisville Courier-Journal. If it’s a perfectly appointed card table it's a“ Rad-Bridge” Mla» “Were't the last drop in the well, As I gasped upon the brink, Ere my fainting spint fell ‘Tis to thee that | would drink.” Whiskey Souk rorniszons Green Label. ITZ & CO. York AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS eT _— nN is at his merriest, jolliest best right now in Why not take a trip out there this Winter? For booklets on California write _—Union Pacific “ SouthernPacific E. L. LOMAX, Gen. Pi Omaha, Neb. the ‘tail, A Gelightfad 5 Mebane Safes seca, Shpall os coe eaisadordareliet andaida dg relief rand ata digestion. fm | portant fo see that itis Abbott's. comicbooks.com