Life — March 11, 1909 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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palbgltyeste; 3 Do you know the taste of Cocoa made from the choic- est, costliest cocoa beans— without adulterants or “treatments” ? You probably do not un- less you have tried Lowney’s. We know Lowney’s to be the best Cocoa made any- where or at any price; do you know it ? We have proved it. Will you prove it? Tw(Walter i. Lowney 60. BOSTON Cocoa, Chocolate, Chocolate Bontons * Sparks from. Old Anvils Too Much Sincerity Gil Blas rode to Grenada, where a rclative of Don Alfonso obtained for him the position of secretary to the Archbishop. He made a good impression and soon became the venerable pre- late’s right hand. The Archbishop was very proud of his sermons, and Gil Blas was fortu- nate enough to praise the very passages that the dignitary liked best himself. Overjoyed he complimented Gil Blas on his excellent and ex- quisite taste and promised him that he would look out for his future. “There is one thing that I demand from: you, said he. “I wish to avoid the mis- take st authors, who continue to write after their power has departed. If you should notice that my pen weakens with age or that I fall below my own level, you must tell me at Two months after this conversation the Arch- bishop suffered a stroke of apoplexy and his very next. sermon showed the result only too clearly. Gil Blas hinted that it was not quite up to the mark. The prelate became a little pale and asked with a forced smile Then his ser- mon has not earned the praise of Senor Gil Blas?"" “Nay, nay,’? said Gil Blas, alarmed, “on the contrary, I find it admirable: but not so excellent as your previous ones. I pray you most humbly to pardon my boldness.’’ “ God forbid,” replied the Archbishop. “God forbid that I should be so unjust as to reprove you for such a virtue as sincerity. But I grieve for you, because I see how terrible I was mistaken as to your understanding. I see now that you are too young, good son, to distinguish the true from the false. Know, then, that never in my life have I preached a better sermon than this one that has the misfortune of not pleasing you. In the future I shall have to be more cautious in my choice of critics, that I may gather around me persons who have some power of mind. Go, M KWEED CREAM aliberal free sanipie of Milkweed Cream and our booklet telling WH, wonderfrd results that follow We want ev its daily use. Write today before you forget. This {s the one toilet cream that has proved its merit. It isnature’s own aid to beauty—a skin tonic. A very little applied gently to the fi neck and hands night and! morafng, cleans out the Uny pores stimulates them to renewed activity and feeds and nourishes the inner skin and surrounding tissues. The certain result of this is a complexion clear and brilliant in coloring skin soft and smooth without being: shiny— plump. rounded cheeks from which all lines and wrinkles have been taken away. oe poctpand on receipt of pice, Dont forget to sent on recel of ice. mt Site for the liberal free sample. F. F, INGRAM & CO. 38 Tenth Street, = DETROIT, MICH. America’s Best . ALO. U. 8. PAY OFF. FOR FINE CORRESPONDENCE OR FOR GENERAL BUSINESS USE$ WHITING PAPERS ARE STANDARD Among the many hundreds of papers manufactured by the Whiting Paper Company there is one pre-eminenlly satisfactory for the use of menin their personal letter writing. We referto WHITING’S WOVEN LINEN This has long been a favorite paper among men of taste in all parts of the United States. Are you using it? If not, try it. You will find our papers at every first-class stationers. When you think of writing think of Whiting go,"’ continued he, pushing Gil room by the shoulders, “ go let my you 100 ducats, and with this sun be your guide. | Farewell, Senor G: you all possible fortune and a little more taste.""—Le Sage, Gil Blas. On the One Hundred and Thirty-Six V! ties of New England Weather There is a sumptuous variety about the \ England weather that compels the strangers miration—and regret. The weather is 2€ doing something there, always attending to business, always getting up some new and trying them on the people, to see Bow! will go. But it gets through more b (Continued on page 343) comicbooks.com