Life — June 17, 1909 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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Every automobile | makes 99 short trips to one tour. It is true that no electric will serve the purpose of a touring car but is it rational The town car you will eventually buy to use a big high-powered machine about town when an electric will carry you quickly and cheaper and you can drive yourself? The Columbus Electric has all the pointsthat appeal to you in a car—noiseless, odor- less, smooth running, always ready—but we want to emphasize its ease of operation. There are no foot pedals to confuse you in You can learn in have complete control with one lever. operating. fifteen minutes to drive i Simplicity of construction is our greatest achievement. Standard Exide Batteries are our regular equipment. Write to-day for catalogue showing our 1909 models of four and two passenger Coupés, Stanhopes and other styles, Let us refer you to users. Established 1870 Now sing a song of summertime And raise a joyful shout— The season of the speckled boy And of the freckled trout. —Lippincott's All the nong the patients in the private ward of a Philadelphia hospital there was recently a testy old millionaire of that city, whose case gave his physician considerable difficulty at first. ““Well,”’ asked the crusty patient one morning, “how do you find me now, eh?” “You're getting on fine,"” responded the doc- tor, rubbing his hands with an air of satisfaction. “Your legs are still swollen; but that doesn’t trouble me.” “Of course, it doesn’t! "” howled the old man “And let me tell you this: If your legs were swollen, it wouldn't trouble me, either! "—Lip- pincott’s. : ference A MATRON of the most determined character was encountered by a young woman reporter on a country paper, who was sent out to interview leading citizens as to their politics. “May I see Mr. " she asked of a stern-looking woman who aed the docr at onc house. “No, you can't,’ answered the matron decisively. * But I want to know what party he belongs to,’ pleaded the girl. The woman drew up her tall figure. “Well, take a good look at me,” she said, “I'm tLe party he belongs to! ’—Argonaut. Teests toate coy Mark Tenia, aN soate ony Mark Toa Tiss Govatug rio of yes Are she cate satay Aisa RAD BRIDCE? scores, ‘rom oder floret aa THE COLUMBUS BUGGY CO. 382-450 Dublin Ave. PEP EE OS ic PS ONES te Liqueur Peres Ghartreux GREEN AND YELLOW rom France, at Te Spain; Recast sar the oid labels and | originated At first-class boy Merchants, ae Tork N. Cafés. Baier Uo Bronte ok Sole Agents for United Beaten OPROACACAGACABACREACAEAS You COLUMBUS, QO, SOAR GOTAEAEASAOA GABAA GAOTHENGAGAONE TORO GAQ SOROAOAS From the Text “Here, Benny,” said Mr. Bloombumper to his young son, as the latter started to church, « shilling and a penny. You can put which yea please in the contribution box. Benny thanked his papa and went to church Curious to know which coin Benny had his papa asked him when he returned, av replied “Well, papa, it was this way. The said the Lord loved a cheerful giver knew I could give a penny a good deal cheerfully than I could give a shilling the penny in.”"—Tit-Bits. The Right Address A young New York broker of convir fell in with an old school friend who } on the road. “ Whenever you're in town come up th me,” urged his friend as they s No matter what old time it is. If I'm : just go ahead and make yourself at ho: be sure to turn up before daybreak."’ Soon after this the salesman arrived about midnight, and, remembering invitation, sought out was only a dim light flickering in the hall, | gave the bell a manful pull himself face to face with a lands terrible aspect. “Does Mr. Smith live here?” he f “He does,"” snapped the landlady. bring him right in! ""—Everybody’s. given, 1 Benny Preach and [ more > T put Asievitre South, Tu four-seasi nglish-like Inn ot Swinburne Down at Harper’s a group of lite were discussing the death of Swinburne wit was of the subtlest kind,’ said Colonel Harvey, who had met the poet on vatious cce: sions in London, “TI attended a dinner once which Swinburne was present. Sea ext 10 him was a titled Briton of the type an fond of caricaturing—a drawling, fat-headed noodle. With an air of great condescension he turned to Swinburne and said: “*Aw, Mr. Swinburne, I passed y the other “ Did you, indeed?’ replied the just the suspicion of a twinkle in his am delighted to hear it. Thank much!" "—The Wasp. GREAT BEAR SPRING W. 50 cents per case of 6 glass stopper A Rose Trust Send a dozen roses to ary men “His so TER hottles th Yes, sir. : Will you trust me? S.: Certainly D. B.: Then make it two dozen.—, Mosir was a typhoid convalescent been in the hospital seven weeks, but in time no one had succeeded in winning cv« faintest smile from the little fellow. Per the sorrows of Russia were still too vivid a ory. ‘And then one day the nurse tickled hi fully under the chin. He looked up with a pitiful little smile. “Oh, so you are ticklish!’’ said the laughing. “No, ma'am," he replied, vanishing, “I'm Yiddish.""—Everybody’s } Se, the smile instantly fago- “Bauancur? Maxon, N. ¥. BRIARCLIFF LODGE A Resort Hotel of High Quality ist to December 1st ne eee, accom ol eat, furnished under nsulueive orders for for lecar snguewrnent. DAVID B. PLUMER, Manager