Life — January 2, 1908 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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GOOD BUSINESS George B. Cortelyou, the Secretary of the Treasury, was talking at a dinner about the recent panic. ere's a story about a well-known railroad man in the panic that is almost too good."* said Mr. Cortelyou. “This man is kind-hearted, and he was deeply moved by a letter that a country parson wrote him when things were looking their worst. ©The letter ran like this “*Dear Sir: As the pastor of Church, my aim has always been investment and not speculation, Regarding your railroad as a sound business institution, solid asa rock, in 1904 I purchased 400 of its shares at 106, sinking my little all in them and a great deal more. They have now fallen to 5s, and I am undone. My congregation T cannot face as a bankrupt, and at my age—seventy-two years—what am I todo? I throw my- self upon your mercy.” “Well,” said Mr. Cortelyou, “the banker read this letter several times, and each time his pity for the poor old parson increased. ly, calling in his stenographer, he wrote to the man that, considering all the painful circumstances of the case, he would himself buy back the 4oo shares at 106. the price the parson had paid for them “Immediately on receipt of this generous letter, the parson wired to his brokers: “*Buy 400 Dash Railways at ss, and send same round to Dash’s president, who will give you 106 for them."—Washington Star. As to Round the World travel— An exclusive atmosphere is assured guests of THE COLLVER TOCRS CONPANY, RERKELEY RUILDING, nosTON SMALL WONDER Aon Eutty (telling little Johnnie a story): Now, early on Christmas morning, this bad boy got out of bed and ran over to the mantel where he had hung up his stocking. He found it hanging just where he had left it; but it was empty. Can you tell me why it was empty, Johnaie—why that bad boy found not even a piece of candy in his stocking on Christmas morning? Lirris Jonnie (who has had experience): Because he had swiped everything in the night —Home Magazine. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS Why can't you give me a decent sum of money and not dribble it ten thousand francs at a time?” Questioning thus, the titled alien glared at his American wife but she did not quail “It was distinctly understood,” she returned, that 1 bought you on the instalment plat Leager. ith firmness, Philadelphia What is Bridge without a “Rad-Bridge?" SHE KNEW THE FORMULA A stranger approached a little girl who was somewhat accus- tomed to interviews with the usual question, “What's your name, little girl?" ‘The little girl, without looking up from her sand-pile, replied “My name is Edith, and I'm four. She's my little sister; her name's Mildred, and she’s two, T don't want to go with you and be your little girl, and I know you can’t steal my litle sister."—Harper's Weetly. “Tue time, the place, and the girl! How seldom we find them together!” “Bah! ‘The combination that we seldom find together is the man, the shower and the umbrella."—Lowisville Courier Journal. ‘Tue Sovtn roe Hosritauity: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South.—Beoklet. A DIFFERENT MEANING “What is your name, my poor man?" asked the henevolent housewife, as she b: “Sandy Pikes, F doffing his brimless hat “Gracious, and does the F. Virginia?" “No, mum, it stands for ‘fast freight veteran. News. iat out a saucer of stewed prunes. VA." replied the tattered wayfarer, FV. stand for ‘first family of Chicago To break in new shoes, always shake in Allen's Féot-Ease, a powder, then patent leather can’t crack. one” you do drink, < Trim }y Mb/e: Ask for Trimble Whiskey High Ball The best of all qrimbie Green Label. T ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS SOLE PROPRIBTORS WHITE, HERTZ & CO. Phite. and Ne ESTABLISHED 1793 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 — L. LOMAX, Gen. P. Omaha, Nob. CoMmmebooks=com left side jeds