Life — December 10, 1908 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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Published every Thursday. Annual Sabscription, Five Dollars. Single Copies, Ten Cents. Copyright in England and the British Possessions. Se Journet Farrar 9 Caruso Plancon Eames Schumann Dalmores The actual living, breathing voices of the world’s greatest opera singers in all their power, sweetness Ebetel ye Write for catalogues of the Victor and Victor Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J = Rertines Gear Moonee WIS MASTER'S VOICE To get best results, use only Victor Needles.on Victor Recc Victor Records for December will be found In the December number clure's, Ci Everybody's: and January Coxmopolitan. Merely a Suggestion. Bringing each week anew pleasure to the receiver, a yearly subscription to LIFE makes an appropriate Christmas gift, lasting a whole year as a weekly reminder of t We will farnish, on request, an attractive Christmas Card with each subscription to LIFE given as a gift. It contains space for the names of recipient and giver, and will certify that he or she is entitled to a year’s subscription to LIF Remit Five Dollars to LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY with the name and address to which LIFE is to be sent. To each yearly subscriber this season’ LIFE will send, post free, a copy of Mr. Charles Dana Gibson’s charming and decorative drawing, “ABSENT FRIENDS!" If the subscription is a Foreign one, remit $6.04, or for Canada, $5.52. Entered at the Post Ofce st New York, X. Yo ecg Copyrtzht, 1908, by LUPE PUBLISHING Contphyy ——> FULL MANY A FLOWER— The men of a certain fire department had de. cided to give a fine presentation ax to they chief as a tribute to his long, faithful service Elaborate plans were made for a programme to be given on the occasion, and one of the mer was selected to deliver the speech. The eloquest and flowery tribute he prepared cost him toil fio one would have guessed—unless it was the chief, who had caught certain rumors and was himself secretly spending lobored hours over as. other oratorical triumph The flag draped hall was crowded when the great day arrived. On the platform sat a seni. circle of firemen in full red-shirted regal programme opened with the inevitable “pians selection,” and solemnly proceeded until tke fateful moment, when the chosen fireman stepped to the middle of the platform to aildress the chief. The spokesman opened his mouth, but words came not. He looked at the chief, at the oor, at the ceiling, then made a wide gesture, g a convulsive gulp, and said: “Here's your ax. The chief, who had arisen, gave him one k of dumb consternation and “Hell! is that the ax?” A Teaveter in Texas says that he was r along a cattle-trail near the New Mexico lis when he met a rather pompous looking native of the region, who introduced himself as Colooel Higgins of Devil’s River. “Were you ever a colonel in the Confederate Army?" the traveler asked. “No, sah.” On the Union side, then?” No, sah; nevah was in no wah.” Belong to the Texas Rangers?"’ No, sah; I do not." “Ah, 1 see; you command one of the militia regiments.” I don't. Don’t know noth then, did you get the rank of colonel? "” “T'se a kunrel by marriage, sah.”’ “ By marriage? How's that? “1 married the widow of a kunnel, sabh— nel Thompson, of Waco."—Argonaut “Like father, like son,"’ said the Knowing One. “In what way were they alike? ‘’ asked the Curious One. “ First, the old man, when the boy was a child, tried to break his son's will. Now the soa is trying to break the old man’s,’’—B8ultimore American, Por (looking up from the paper) : I see there's a new baby hippopotamus at the zoo. What are you laughing at, Johnnie ‘ Jounnie (who is almost as bright as he /ooks) I was jus’ laughin’ to think of the stork carryia’ a hipperpotamus!—Cleveland Plain Dealer. YOU CAN SEE WHY THE USONA SELF CLOSING OBACCO POUCH 1s 80 popular with pipe and cigar: Smokers ‘evervehere. Oper: with ome hand; opens thumb pressure: closes automatically ; prevents waste and annoysoce | 7 tively does act leak. An appropriate and acceptable HOLIDAY GIFT Small Imitation Leather Large Leather—s0c <a Se Grain Seal or Snake-$1.00. Postpaid. At droggistsor tobaccenis's. 75 does not handle send purchase price to THE SELF LOSING POUCH CO., 621 Culver Way, St. Loult, Me comicbooks.com