Life — January 14, 1909 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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a ‘ tsbed every Thurslyy-Aenoat Sulton, Rnere at the Pot Oe at New York Ne Yona So |TEN LIMITED, conducted Parties t Any good automobile will give you EUROPE #50) pleasure. But which one will give you the —— — — most pleasure and the most service for ( what it costs? Look at the facts. . aalie Gentle Grofter, by O. Henry. New York: The The Franklin air-cooled engine gets more power out of the gasoline McClure Co, . ‘ : 2 ae As a writer of short stories, O. Henry has than a water-cooled engine, because it runs at a more efficient temper- come to make a great reputation among us. This . oT ans fuel ec sri a book is in line with his former work—packed ature. Th means fuel economy right at the start. ; Wik dese, Inde, HH were wat for We eee, Tait The Franklin engine is lighter. There is no water-cooling appara- O. Henry would have had bis reign over long Sir - * : : : . ago. As it is, his cleverness is an obstruction to accou tus. The whole automobile is lighter, as well as simpler and stronger. the reading of his excellent work. He is too which This means further fuel economy, and an enormous saving of tires. smart. He tires one with his verbal tricks, label . ‘ ‘ i : si he Life o} aj on Bonaparte, by S. Baring pats The weight of an automobile is what wears out tires and makes big bills. Gout He oC Netelee Be ucparte, by S: Naring . wood! The Franklin six-cylinder seven-passenger Model H, the most a es an cheaper form: of a work al- , . i . . * : : ready familiar to a limited class of readers. capable touring-car for American roads, is the only light-weight large In his preface, the author apologizes for giving under . a esn't ber} frecmertacioad ae heavyavatere to the world another life of Napoleon, especially automobile. It doesn’t begin to use up tires as fast as the heavy water MoS Hea WACHEW Love Bate Merrell cooled machines. And it is more comfortable. Many people who can no new light may presumably be thrown on the Fes fae she : , , ren ter of the great Corsican. But no apology endure only a limited amount of riding in a steel-frame half-elliptic Indeed, it is hardly too much to spring automobile, find that in a Franklin with its full-elliptic springs tno more thoroughly readable life has 1g D : . ever been written. The author avoids detail; he and its laminated wood frame they can ride all day—and day after day, is unsparing in his arraignment of Napoleon. But . . his positio: stance is le tenable by with comfort and enjoyment. his position in each instance is made tenable by njoy'! . . his acute and logical way of summing up his con- So the Franklin gives more mileage—more service, on all sorts of clusions. roads. And more service in the year. You can use any Franklin all pphGPe ond THs Afonumcstss by Rober ichens., with the time—winter and summer. There is nothing to freeze nor overheat. i . ‘ he excellence of the work done by the De Company What real comfort is there in a heavy hard-riding automobile? Vinne Press in this book is illustrative of its pre. eminence in the printing world. The color plates ure especially good. Mr. Hichens writes in the every day in the year? most delightful manner of his subject. He car Saran ? . ries one along through the old ruins, and along Franklin automobiles, measured by quality, and by what they do, the edge of the desert, with ir of pleasant aré the bestautomobile vluethereis: leisure. Of Hatshepsu, he says: “You may see her, if you will, a little lady on the wall, with a € decidedly sensu: long, straight nose, thick lips, an expression rather determined than agreeable. Her mother looks as etic as a Jew money lender in Brick Lane, London. Her husband, Thothemes II., has a weak and poor spirited countenance. How much satisfaction in one that you cannot use readily and freely Learn the facts before you buy. Write for the new 40-page Franklin bebe pe , . catalogue de luxe, describing the com- a ile ia dee hy Olto:Ti Bacher New plete line of Franklin runabouts, touring ‘The author was a friend of Whistler, and feels cars and closed cars. The most m- that something. more ought to be written about the artist as he lived in Venice. Perhaps 100 much has been written about Whistler alre: hut when a vogue like this starts, he depended upon to overshoot the Racher’s book is pleasant reading, with certain Model 1) $2800 (Top extra) allowances made for what we might term lack of literary perspective. ing automobile catalogue ever issued. Sent only on request. H H FRANKLIN MFG CO., Syracuse N Y Time's Changes : Before we were married you said you'd Jay > ty wn your life for me,’ she sobbed. he returned, si nly: “but this e THREE BRIDGE RUBBERS Jed! fiat i840 tiny there's no place to lay y ‘The Best Score Pad Made. Harper's Bazar, Twenty-five Cents Each at All Dealers. A Little Savage a ae a KENILWORTH INN BILTMORE, N. C. ‘ ¥ = hors from New York. = Weary Warble 1 OSAY, bo, THIS USI rt Adjoi ro. Vanderbilt’ a el ¥ : Well, T saw some scalps on one OF THost FIREPLACES. WE. HEARD management. Ideal eli er table.—-Flicgende Blactter, AboUT, Why do you ask such silly questions, @ comicbooks.com