Life — May 21, 1908 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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FOR THE UMBRELLA STAND ‘The rain it raineth every day, Upon the just and unjust fella; But chiefly on the just, because ‘The unjust has the just’s umbrella. —Bishop Creighton, quoted in Public Opinion. REQUIESCAT IN PACE AT THE SPIRIT SEANCE Here lies a poor woman who always was busy; Mrprum: Is there any question you would like to ask your “Try say your brother used to have great luck 25 a fisher She lived under pressure that rendered h first wife? man.” She belonged to ten clubs and read Browning by sight, “Yes! I would like to ask her to give my second wife her “Yes, he did. Nearly everybody used to believe him."—Pich Showed at luncheons and teas and would vote if she might; recipe for mince-meat."—The News. MeUp. She served on a schoo! board with courage and zeal; She golfed and she kodaked and rode on a wheel; She read Tolstoi and Ibsen, knew microbes by name Approved of Delsarte, was a Daughter’ and “ Dame"; Her children went in for the top education, Her husband went seaward for nervous prostration One day on her tablets s nd an hour free ‘The shock was too great and she died instantl —Saturday Evening Herald. I mavey'r seen a drunken man since I've been here," « the visitor to the prohibition State. “Ob, we are not ostentatious,” exclaimed the Georgia man.—Lowisville Courier- Journal ” x, said, with considerable self-satisfaction, “have never had to ask for help from anybody. I have, ever since I can remember, earned my own living.” “Oh,” replied the 2 ght you had a Government job for several years.""—Chicago Record: Herald. WHEN WE GET MARRIED, Piggy: You'VE GOT A STY IN YOUR EY¥, SO TO SPEAK. Lavy (after tendering a shilling Jor fare): And here are tee buns you can have, my man. Campy: Thank you kindly, lady. T suppose you don’t ‘appes to ‘ave a wisp of ‘ay for the ‘ors? ?—Cassell’s Saturday Journal CORRECT Purcuasex: But I thought you said it was balf an hous frem the station Acext: Yes, I'd like to see you make it in any less. —Eveniag Sun. “So vou enjoyed Venice?" said the traveler "Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox. “It was kind of pleasaat, for a change, to be robbed by a gondolier instead of a back driver” —Washington Star Brwxs: I notice that you have a thread tied round your finger. I suppose that is to remind you of something Jaxxs: Not exactly. It is to remind my wife to ask me if I forgot something she told me to remember. —H ar er's Weekly Nzavovs Friexp: I—I—almost fancy you've run into NO DOUBT OF IT ‘Tur member of the Wellesley faculty who brands bridge as some one. Hadn't you better stop? 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