Life — December 5, 1907 — page 51: what you’re looking at

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But how on earth did you know?” “Well,” said the husband, with the same assur- ance, “when I bought it yesterday I told the clerk that if he didn’t give me blue, I'd throw him out of the window.""—Harper’s Weekly. “Bulls” Made by Geniuses RAMATISTS, historians, fiction writers, pocts, painters and sculptors frequently make amu- sing “bulls” and anachronisms. For instance, it has been frequently pointed out that in the fifth act of “Othello” Shakespeare makes Desdemona speak three times despite the fact that she has been effectually smothered. It naturally occurs to any one that had she been able to recover sufficiently to talk she certainly would not have died —and it seems quite careless on the part of William that he made this slip-up. It is consoling, also, to those of us nowadays who get facts upside down. DeFoe also is guilty of a break in “Robinson Crusoe.” He tells us that his hero, to swim with freater facility, stripped himself of his clothing, but be adds that he put a number of biscuits into his pockets, Historians are usually considered almost infallible buman beings, but they get their notes twisted once in a while. Durivage’s “Cyclopedia of History” makes Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart rulers of England, ascend the throne three years before the death of her predecessor, William IIT. Still the same authority makes Edward III of England the arbiter of the claims of the rivals, Bruce and Baliol, to the crown of Scotland, instead of his grandfather, Edward I. The illustrations of an old Bible that was much used before the Civil War were noticeably ludicrous because of the number of their inaccuracies and the extremity of them, One of them was a scene depict- ing “Jacob's Dream.” Jacob, a squat, Dutchy fel- ‘ow, evidently suffering much from the heat of the weather, was reclining against the trunk of a tree, asleep, clad in a blouse buckled very tightly about him with a belt, his legs encased in Wellington boots, on the heel of one of which was a spur. His horse ®as hitched near by, equipped with modern saddle and other accoutrements. Up and down the ladder angels were having a good time, arrayed in the long ing, fashionable polonaise and wearing the ture hat. It was fine.—Philadelphia Press. Gf POPE-HARTFORD #1908 $ 2.750 Cuasss in design and construction of the Pope-Hartford for 1908 are not of a revolutionary character. The 1907 Pope-Hartford was right. It made hill-climbing, touring, track and reliability history. The 1907 Model L is admittedly and unquestionably the speediest, most powerful, most popular and highly endorsed car in its class of the year. Model M, its successor, has been put to every conceivable road, hill- climbing, speed and reliability test. Some New Features for 1908 are as follows: Seleaive change speed gear. Gears of Chrome The brakes, both internal and external, have been Nickel Steel. Road wheels. 342314 and 34x4 re- increased in surface, width and diameter. An im- spectively. Wheel base, 112 inches. portant detailed improvement of rear-braking con- New carburetor, giving all the flexibility of the mul- tiple jet vaporizer. | Quietness of operation of all gears. jator is now located directly over front axle. The clutch same as Model L, excepting cork in- struction is the taking of the driving and braking torque by the same member of the hub construction. The steering column has been given a larger rake and a much larger hand wheel is supplied. The 1908 body has convex lines, is decidedly more roomy. Front springs are 2x 38 and the rear 2x 52. Aluminum guards with patent leather aprons. serts to the number of 34 have been added. Rear axle is now of the clutch drive type, rather than the semi-floating variety as used in the 1907 car. Ask us to do any “stunt” you want; ask us to go where any car will go, irrespective of make, price, horse-power or number of cylinders. THE POPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Members A. L. A. M. HARTFORD, CONN. POPE BIGYGLES "5.8" WHY NOT PRESERVE YOUR COPIES OF -LIFE- In Good Condition? If, when you have finished with the week's issue, it is placed on file in one of our binders, it is always convenient for reference and the volume becomes an unfailing source of pleasure and amusement. The Binder is an ingenious arrangement, substantially made, bound in citber black or garnet cloth, with cover design in gilt. 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