Life — November 5, 1908 — page 45: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE —— va nie pone eS ae ~=©$Going Some! balky witness to admit that a certain thing could not i - COUPON BON have happened except by a miracle, but the witness Among the entries for the Garden City was not very strong on miracles, and he dod Sweepstakes at the Vanderbilt Motor Park- trip. Finally, with some asperity the prosecutor said Stands Seven Niagara genet at way, was a hitherto unknown car, called the ceased had gone to a window on the thirty-fifth fl arp Arrow, Complete Erasures of the Singer Ruilding, delibe iplasieed' Qovin Just before the race, the owner of the car, ward heal first to the paving and in who drove it himself, called the Michelin stead of being ¢ 1 T ld b Vire represents Alive to look at his tires, here cou no stronger . youcall that a miracte? ‘ou see,” said he, “I have four Miche: »0f of its exceptional quali “No, sir.” answered the witness, * 3 lin Tires on, three of them are new but I ha pre reek quanty: that was quite an accident.” used the fourth tire on roads. Is it good worth. If it were anything The prosecutor was saggered, but he came right enough for the race?” . i hes The Micheli looked the tire ove! other than the very best, this “All right—all right—eall that an accident if he Michelin man looked the tire over, 5 2 A please; but—now follow mc—suppose instead of walk- felt it, examined it. test would be impossible. ing away. he should getup end walk straight (0 the ure 1°? said he, “ that tire’s all right.” ten up calmly and w elevator, ascend again to the thirty-fifth floor, ag: After the race commenced a man came into jump from the window to the pavement, and again 40 Micheli 1 walk away unharmed. What would you call that, sir? the Michelin contro! ys Wouldn't that be a miracle?” I’m one of the Sharp Arrow men, id “Well” drawled the witness, “I hardly think so. he;"' those tires are holding up well. Fine That would look to me like a coincidence, at least.” tires Michelins An audible titter ran around the courtroom. But linge pas ‘ “ mn Yes!” we admitted, “ they are. undaunted the prosecutor returned to the ats THE DE LUXE BUSINESS PAPER “Now, Mr. Witness," he said, most solemnly, “That Michelin tire on the near front . “think! This man (supposedly) fell three hundred wheel,’’? he said, ‘has done 6000 miles on lts is Real Bond, not near-bond | and fifty fect, striking his head on the pavement roads: re, ee ee fee eee; |“ What?" said the Michelin man, Itis made only of the finest, newest ime and for the third time escapes all injury. Now, didn’t you tell me that before the ra > CO. factory clippings, washed, not cut, sir, do you dare claim that to be other than a | ‘Well, you said the tire was all right,” ‘ e : x cle? Ff 2 7 york to pulp, and the integral strength Dh, yeti canielthesauldiirepiy: “iliatiwovldite: [MG WHe Sharp Arrow man, of the original fibre is preserved a habit? Yes, but you can’t expect a tire that has i ‘5 srouecuting attorney falnted away Swecess: done 6000 miles on roads to stand up under in the finished product. Stronger, . . 2 apace like this." finer and better in color, as is Tio! boye:-went out picking Auts and’/they wanted But it did. evident at a glance, GOUPON tov divide: them equally: between them, eo. they’ went And Sharp Arrow—the dark horse—the over the fence into the cemetery and sat down among BOND is the one paper best the tombstones to count the nuts, While going over UNKnown—won the race hands down— qualified in every way to fitly the fence taey dropped two nuts, but didn't stop to Covered 188 miles in 199 minutes—practi- r pick them up. A man came along and heard them cally 60 miles an hour, represent the high-grade house. and stopped to tsten and heard anes saying, * And over the line—safe and sound—came for you and one for me.” “One for you and one : va Miiehalin tres a‘ JUDGE IT YOURSELF for me,” and be became badly frightened and ran | the three new Michelin tires—and the fourth ‘Write us without delay for samples of thie away down the road, and met another man, who s: —that had done 6000 miles on the road splendid paper in all colors, also of booklet “ What's the matter?" The first man said: “ The devi before it did 188 miles on a track at 60 aad cover papers. Compare thece with and the Lord are up in the cemetery dividing up the miles an hour speed. the paper you are ae mine. Put on people,” aa the second man said: = Oh, a that | gyi/7 in use on the car. to any test you wish. Comparison couldn't be! he first man says, “Yes, they are ee only emphasize the fact that COUPON T heard them." 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