Life — September 3, 1908 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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| WAUKESHA GINGER ALE “BETTER THAN IMPORTED OR NO CHARGE” Lamont Corliss Co., (5#22f2") 78 Hudson St., N.Y. MI Cal FRANCE ENGLAND’ YFALY C= LES EVIDENCE” Motorists who have TRIED Michelins and other tires use Michelins, If YOU have never tried Michelins consider THE EVIDENCE, compare our specitic proof with mere gene- ralizations, with mere CLAIMS and YOU will use Michelins. Michelin made the first successful automobile tire in 18%. Since then to September last we have made 1,180.20 tires or enough to equip 285,000 motor cars. Since ‘05 we have manufactured tires and tubes exclusively. Our great volume of business, many times that of others, shows that car owners use Michelins year after year, and contin use them because it pays. trope is much oller in motori opean motorists have been trying out tires for some years longer than you have. More than half the cars in all Europe are equipped with Michelins, France is the ollest motoring country in Europe. In France the use of Michelins is almost universal. Tires can’ bs Michelins — yet the careful. thrifty Frenchman uses Michelins Vecause his longer experience has taught him that it pays. Do you know that manufacturers who use cheaper tires for their regular equipment yay more for Michelins to use in the world’s big contests Do you know why? Because Nictie’in tires have been on all the win cars in all the world’s great motoring events, torly this year, but every year, ever since motor racing began. These manufac- turers know that Michelins will gi : far better than any others — give : cl 5 permit the car to show its you will ever give them — and that Is BOSTON, 895 Boylston St. BUFFALO, 908 SAN FRANCISCO, 308 Voo Ness Ave. CLEVELAND, 2001 Eaclid Ave. NEW YORK, 1763 CHICAGO, 1346 Michiga DETROIT, 247 Jefferson DENVER, 1S East Colfax Aveaue MICHELIN TIRE CO. MILLTOWN, N. SPRING SHOPPING It was the busy hour of four When from a city hardware stor: Emerged a gentleman who bore G screens, so feet of garden hose, 1 rake, 1 wheelbarrow. This gentleman with air distraught A big department shop then so And there invested in or bough 40 yards mosquito netting, 1 hammock, 1 croquet set. His business next our hero leads Unto a place which retails seeds Ik takes to satisfy his needs packages assorted an: 10 rose bushes, 1 peck bulbs. The sun was low behind a ill When he got to Lonelyville And then his wife in accents Pointed out that he'd forgot the sprinkling can, shears and the lawnmowe Louisville Courier Journel, TO A COMPLAINING POET poet, thou that grievest for the lacking of at ‘The dearth of newer songs to sing and newer dream to dream, © pruning For melody of motor and for sonnetry of steam. “No songs to sing, no songs to sing, no poems yet undone On trees and flowers, birds and bees, and moon stars and sun And War and Peace jects, everyo dLife and Love—trite Ah, sing the locomotive and the powder magazine’ Go ballardize the thresher and the harvesting mach For that a thousand gone before have said that fielis were green, Nay, poct. take the time-old themes and cease me chanic prose. Sing Love that lives and Life that loves and sing th grass that grows. ‘on bards a million years cannot ex! rose!—etppleton's. A LOTTERY FOR DOLLY Margie was industriously sewing for her dotl, wh he suddenly stopped work and turned to her mo Ob, mama, what do you think 2" she exclaim “What is the trouble, dearie ?" asked the mothe “T started to make my doll a bonnet,” explained Margie, “and I do believe it’s going to come out an apron ! "Woman's Home Companion. IT DIDN'T COME NATURAL A Russian monjik sat in the anteroom of the mil- tary commission of his town with an anxious frown ‘on his face. A friend approached and said matter, Piotr ?"" Piotr answered, T don't know what to the commiss hout his age. You see, if I make him oot he is he will be sent back m out older they'll stick What the deuce am I to do?" o if you told the com about my son How would it his exact age? Piotr slapped his leg and laughed delightedly The very thing!" he cried. “I never thous! Book. A DIPLOMAT IF NOT A LINGUIST A breezy and enterprising Western politician 37 plied to the Secretary of State for a consilarship 3 one of the C ports. “You may not be aware, Mr. Blank,” said that I never recommend to the Pre ment of a consul unless he speaks the le age of the country to which he desires to go. Now 1 suppose you do not speak Chinese The Westerner grinned cheerfully, “If, Mr. See said he, ‘ou will ask me a question 18 Chi nese, I shall be happy to answer it.” He got the appointment.—Harper's Mo f