Life — July 23, 1908 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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ADAM'S LIBRARY $d J In Adam's library no books were found In manuscript or printed, sheets or bound. No magazine had he, or daily print, ¥ With all the latest information in 't. rece won There were no “ six best sellers” in his day, And ne'er a foot-sore agent came his way A SAVING QUALIFICATION To sell his cyclopedias and tomes A beautiful young girl and her mother were dis ‘ That lie on center-tables in our homes. cussing the eternal marriage question. “Well, there's Charles Ac murmured the { And yet what letters had he in his time! mother, thoughtfully, after a long iN PB ‘The hills and dales gave him his meed of rhyme, “Charles A sneered the girl. “He is old, The rivers, rushing onward to the sea, he is ugly, he is + is a coward. Charles ‘ r Provided him with hints of mystery. Adams! Why, he ha n the world to recon Ha What sweet romance, his leisure to beguile, mend him except h C ; He found in gentle Eve's resplendent smile! You forget his heart di: * said the mother, If history he wished, he sought no shelf, softly.—Sphere. y But buckled down and made it all himseli. A DIREFUL THREAT is humor, that was fresh; his jokes were new, Tt was during a very tedious ride on a Western a Yen with a spreading chestnut-tree in view. railway, and the passenger dirty and thirsty, ‘o time on “nature fakes” was wastrel spent; all berated the company with the exception of one For he was it, and what he stated, went. single man, His fellow passengers commented on this, and asked him why ke did not denounce the Dear Father of the Human Kind, I think mmpany too. s You fared right well, for all your lack of ink; It would be hardly f he replied, “as Tam - And while I'd greatly miss my treasured store traveling on a free pass; but, if they don't do better Of modern books and ancient printed lore, pretty soon, blame if T don't go out and buy a ticket For you, I vow,.*t was ordered well indeed, and join you."—Harper's Magazine. Mi8(s) UNDERSTANDINGS, Especially as you ne'er learned to read. A Gerway savant is trying to learn how long a - —Centu dream lasts, In Lincoln, Neb., it goes on forever.— Chawicd teales “1 pox’r see why Goodley should be so unpopular Aw American who had to leave on a journey be with you all. He never speaks ill of any one.” fore the end of a case begun against him by a neigh “Witar did that man say when you told him you “No, but he's one of these very smug fellows who bor, gave orders to his lawyer to let him know the Lad seen a sea serpent can say ‘Oh! yes, Jones seemed very happy when I result by telegraph. After several days he got the His conversation became suddenly irrelevant, saw him last,’ and say it in such a way as to give the following telegram: “Right has triumphed.” He at Began to talk about local option and prohibition.”— impression that Jones was horribly drunk."—Philadel- once telegraphed back: “ Appeal immediately."— Washington Star. phia Press. News. Live is published every ‘Uhursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Carada and Bui Lane, London, E.G, E: ; 37 Ave. de 'Opera, Pars; British Possessions. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal also ews, reese ‘ew Coventry Street, Leicester Square, W. London ;'9, Ree Union, $1ota year; to Canada, $2 cents, Single current copies, 10 cents, Back numbers, after three St Georges, Paris: 1, Via Firense, Milani Mayence, Germany. months from date of publication, 25 cents, The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced without special do contribution welll be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed ervelope. permission obtained in advance. for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. “The Iaternatonal News Company, Breams 7 Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any chance of address, Cognac (Pounded 1715) kk AND~ FINE OLD cea PHILIP MORRIS oe, A are accepted as the stand- GENUINE OLD ard smoke by particular BRANDIES MADE [iil people everywhere. FROM WINE CAMBRIDGE ia boxes of tea Sole Agents G. S. NICHOLAS &CO. New York