Life — August 5, 1909 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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Articles of Association of The Joy Company, Unlimited (or The Tribe of Ben Adhem) ARTICLE I. NAME HE name of this association shall be The Joy Company, Unlimited (or, as above.) ARTICLE Il. OBJECT The object of this association, in furtherance of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and in the interest of good comrade- hip. is to promote the use of the easy chair, the tein, the soothing weed, and the story; by means of crackling logs in a broad fireplace, to incite to the geniality that knits closer the group of hearty talkers and contented listeners; to in- juce boisterous laughter, merry songs, lusty oruses, and strange, brave, and romantic ories; to journey in the world of imagination nd, though there be snow and storm outside, to wander in green forests, to gather the blossoms ci the peach and hawthorn, to hear the night birds sing, the streamlets purl, the far-off har- mony of piano and voice, to gaze on stars as ick as leaves of Vallombrosa, to have fond sweethearts, and to enjoy the lunarian rights and rivileges of an Italian night in June; to enjoy Il these rights and privileges in’ their seasons; o use such nicknames, terms of affection, hand- clasps and caresses as will promote good feeling show the love and regard in which companions re held; to give words of praise and encour- ment to one another, to assist one another in way possible not inconsistent with our itual strength and our personal sense of justice nd to foster one another's confidence in the strength of manhood and one another's hope of living up to high ideals and attaining high ac- complishments; to preserve pleasant memories— swimming pools of our youth, the sand s. the coasting hill of winter days, the ‘oes and Alices of Wonderland that whiled ay our evenings, the games of ball and the athletie contests, the riding, hunting and fishing ties, the luring dances, the lyric thrills of first the poets that expressed for us the bright nd happy colors and the beauties of crowded hours’ and all those caressing or inspiring of larger experiences, deeper emo- re vivid passions and more intel- lectual avocations that make life rich, colorful and epic in our maturity; to do all these things, and to do them before the world, so as to invite npetition on the part of all mankind, that the s of this association may be cumulative and perpetual Makes Correspondence a Double Pleasure Th ee bekts cent peed beany Perchance you have said, “I love to receive letters, but hate to write them.” Well, it often is Me eae oe eeege oneal geany, | a weary task until you are provided with a Waterman's Ideal, of the size and style which your place where there are a sufficient number of good Aas lows; tworor more: 16 create warmth and de individual taste dictates. With this pen write anytime and any place you choose. Pen dealers cht by their presence. everywhere take pleasure in fitting your hand from this, the largest and best line in the world, ARTICLE IV. CAPITAL STOCK (26 strles and siser—H varieties of pen points in each sise~ Prices $2.80 and uprward 8Schos 0 State i The capital stock of this association shall be L.E. Waterman Co., 173 Broadway, N.Y. }ii:538%rnnaco ws.) jCocare mited, but_an amount necessary to create an 1Goldea Lace, Loadoa Kae de Hlasovre, Paris nosphere of good cheer shall be sufficient for orking capital, and shall be contributed by the vembers in such ways and proportions as they may see fit—provided the total is always enough to keep the association alive—and the pro! hall be distributed according to each member’ capacity to contribute and enjoy. All. surplus profits shall be turned over to the world at large ee cordial smile, and shall be used whenever it 1s _ The Amateur Tenor’s Complaint ARTICLE V. SEAL necessary to validate any of the acts of this as. You sing a little song or two, The seal of this association shall consist of the sociation or of any of its members. You have a little chat expression of faith and love, showing through a | William Alien Wood, bi erp eter sae 3 is And then you take your h You hold her hand and say “ Good-night "’ AFTER “SHAVING USE As softly as you can Now isn't that a h—1 of an evening || For a great big, healthy man? —Goldman’s Gazette. Not His Fault Tue Port: Poets are born, not made. FLIES IRRITATION--PREVENTS JNFLAMMATION--ASSURES COMFORT. E : 5 fi i — Wri 0 for Boduret rere et Essential: TAM mt COnLion 18 & CO. Sore Raeets, New Yorks N.Y. Bonn ore a ee Tween tang you comicbooks.com