Life — December 10, 1908 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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ot NO ROOM FOR DOUBT The Elderly lady who was looking through the shop of a dealer in knick-knacks picked up a small handbag. “Are you sure,”” she inquired, “that this is a real crocodile skin?” “Absolutely certain, madam," replied the dealer. “I shot that crocodile myself.” “It looks rather soiled," observed his cus- tomer, rally, madam,” explained the salesman. “That is where it struck the ground when it tumbled off the tree.""—Philadelphia Ledger. Man witnt tHe Butcinc Brow: Anyway, the average Congressman is no saint. Man with tHe Butzovs Nose: Maybe not; but he can't stay in Washington long without being Cannonized.—Chicago Tribune. @ JE ILE 18,0 AUT SCISSORS UT NULLUS Weary: A dog is one 0’ the few animals dat'll follow a man. Warxer: Yes; one was follerin’ me yester- day so fast I could hardly keep ahead of it— Philadelphia Ledger. “WHAT'S THE MATTER, OLD CHAP, YOU SEEM VERY UNHapPy?"* “TAM, INDEED! MY DAYS ARE NU WHAT HARD WORK IS LIKE. Of Pablo Sarasate, the famous violinist, whe died at Biarritz, a New York musician said the other day: “I dined with Sarasate during his last Amer. can torr, We talked of success, and he declare that success was due in the main to excessively hard work. “*To become a great violinist or a great pianist,’ he declared, ‘one must have the eng. gerated ideas of work that prevail among Scot. tish farmers." “He said that a young boy got a job with a Scottish farmer once. “*"Ye'll sleep in the barn," the farmer ssid, “and I'll expect ye out in the field ilka mom at foor o'clock." Very well, sir,"’ said the boy. But the first morning he overslept a little and it was half-past four when he reached the field. “*The farmer, leaning on his hoe, gave hima black look. “*“Where have ye been all the forenoon?” he growled.’ ''—Washington Star. TWO REASONS “You mustn't play with Mr. Borum's bat, Bobby," said a young lady who was entertaining a caller to her small brother. “Why mustn’t I?'? asked the youngster. “Because you might break it,” replied his sister, “and, besides, he will want it shortly."— Democratic Telegram Lire red every ‘Thursday, simultane sly in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Building, Chance! is pol British Possessions, | $5.00a year in advance. - Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal also at Saarbad ja, $2 cents, Single current copies, 10 cents. Lack numbers, after three St, Georges. Pari months from date of publication, 25 cents, ‘a contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live'ls for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Bain. ‘The Tatereatoual Nees Company, Breams “Through wreaths of England. AGents. Brentano's, 37 Ave, de l'Opera, Parit; sgoveniry Street, Leicester Square, W, London 9, Ket : Mayence, German The text and tlnstrations in Live are copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced without special bermission obtained in advance. Prompt notification shonld be sent by subscribers of any change of address, smoke have dawned the brightest glories of man’s mind.”” —FOGEL. WAGATNe FoR PATOOERS. | THE THEATRE PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON CIGARETTES The kind that makes the thought of a smoke worth while. The Theatre Magazine Eidied by Arthur Homblow: isthe most beautiful magazine published in America. the only magazine that Beings the Frmlyap p ton, Aceon aad Playwrichts, Fight to your Lf you lve the Flr, 8 jou are interested in the careers of favorite 1-3. tnd women of the sage, you will fad THE THEATRE MAGAZINE an invalsble to your ubrary table, The whacrction price is $3.00 a year sent to any addres in the United States, $3.50 0 $3.75 to foreign cousiries ‘, Subscribe vow and ia addition we wil tely Jr of BIOGRAPH SP RRU SEAR ee ee an Lty Rexel lath se fay Se trated with 24 photogrephe, 4 Aber January Lat the sabacrigtion price will be rise to $3.50. THE THEATRE MAGAZINE CO., 22 West 33d St, New York GIF you are pot furiiar with THE THEATRE MAGAZINE, send vs twenty-five gents and we will immediately forward to you the Players’ Gallery, being three janes of THe THEATRE MAGAZINE —a tently posod rma, cosine, one banded pages, thee portraits in colon, and over two hundred pictures in black and white, CAMBRIDGE regular size AMBASSADOR after-dinner size comicbooks.co