Life — June 18, 1908 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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LIFE’S Marriage Contest Men No. 4 Toa “temperament poctical” I feel myself incline, {ol tho! you're ‘fond of ladies," fain would call you m Yo me you were “affectionate”—you are “at tim know There'd he nothing in our union to give us cause for woe. No. i \ man should love to be at home, I know, And yet with Number One I fain would wed ; His merry jests would lighten care of woe, Hexinles, Town, hy chance of wealth ['m lel No 2 Sing a song of hushands! Which one shall it The one you number Two, sir, is just the man for me Tike his disposition, and by his face I'm let To think he'd be all right, sir, when happily he wel No. Gay vagabond, pray would you know The road that leads from every woe Quit wandering, then, and straight incline To journey toward this heart of mine No.4 “Hobson's choice” it seems to be, Hut if one | had to wed, ‘The Byron type Ry him alone w No. 3 No hook of verses ‘neath the bough for pine! To bank-books, rather, doth my soul incline. Consent, dear Millionaire, my *t0 be, And—make a merry widow out of No. 3 By honor men are sometimes led Great martyrs to be Who knows but after we are wed. You'll die for me? No. 4 Thou up-to-date Lord Byron! T would he *+soul-mate,” thy dear lady; for T know Tho! it would antious moments mean for me Twelve hundred" per would help assuage my woe. Women No. 4 Her amliition histrionie suggests a love platonic, that T know Her 4 me quite impervious to that Tober social inclinations and her morning dissipations I incline. Sol could be contented, though our chattelsall be rented, if Four Nos All five, my dear Lire, are repulsive to me; To lemons I never incline. But if you insist that it one of them be, The nervous young lady for mine No. 2 Here is the girl my heart cries out to wed, In spite of for me, To beg her yet my fractions wife to he, No. 2 ‘The * rapid talker" shall be mine, Though all her faults I know I dote on martyrs, so incline To drink the cup of woe. No. 3 Thy fortune and thy thrift do me incline To ever fondly hope to call thee mine. Grass or sod, howe'er thou widowed be, Thou’rt unencumbered —that sounds goor) to me. No. 3 Fair widow, to “‘divvy" thine income I'm led, Sufficient for both it should be, Uf you'll practise economy after we're we, HE business side of the Army and Navy needs just as good equipment as the business side of civil life. That is why so many Smit Premiers are used in the government depart- ments—both home and abroad. The War Department of France, after competitive tests, has contracted to buy Smiru Premier Typewriters exclusively for the next three years. ‘* Peace has its victori as well as war.”’ THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO., Syracuse, N.Y.— Branches Everywhere And won't try to preach it to me. Clothes for Men and Boys. Summer Clothing and Haberdashery for all on land and sea. Ser- vants’ livery a specialty. Write for Catalogue SMITH, GRAY & CO. NEW YORK BROOKLYN Broadway, at Ws Se. Fulton St. Flatbush Ave, Beoedway,at3la Se. Broadway at ve sphere uf a very Transcript. NOW IN ITS SEVENTIETH THOUSAND ANOTHER THREE WEEKS NOT By EL-N-R GL-N 25 CENTS Of all booksellers, newsdealers and news- stands or post free on receipt of price by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thiny-first Street, New York City comicbooks.com