Life — August 5, 1909 — page 37: what you’re looking at

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Se rcraigle Li cost you enty volumes, $1 down and $1 a month until ) vee little more than a stand- the price, $680, has been paid. This set of books | J ¥ sud’ model. “Waite f0b our sives you the most celebrated speeches of the : . reatest talkers the world has ever known via oo The Kamlee Company “Let me see the index," says the meek man. ‘ ' he agent bands it to him and he looks through 338 Milwaukee St, Milwaukee,Wis, carefully and methodically, running his finger long the list of names. Reaching the end, he nands the index back to the agent and says: It isn’t what you claim it is. I happen to _ ee now the greatest talker in the world, and you = as haven't her in the index.""—Chicago Post. Children Tell the Truth latest literature. : The day before Christmas Edith, aged ten, had Considerate a number of packages tied up for distribution. Four old Scotchmen, the remnant of a club The doctor felt of one intended for “Uncle formed some fifty years ago, were seated around John "'—and the rest is as the New York Sun the table in the club room. It was 5 A. M. and prints it Dougal looked across at Donald and said in a ay fl “That's some tobacco,’” said the doctor, as he ick, sleepy voice: x fingered the package. Donald, d’ye notice what an awfu’ peculiar : “How can you tell?" asked Edith, expression there is on Jock’s face?” i j “ Because I am a good diagnostician,” he re- “Aye,” says Donald, “I notice that; he's phe plied. deead! He's been deead these four hours."* i Then, as Edith seemed somewhat dazed at the “What? Dead! Why did ye no tell me?" big word, the doctor Ah, no—no—no,”’ said Donald, “A’m no that Gs q “Do you know what a dia ado man to disturb a convivial evening.” — “Yes,"" she answered promptly, “it's t-Bits. guesser."'—Youth’s Companion An Old Fable “ Metaphysics,” said Bishop Castle of Orexon, at a dinner in Philomath, “is a subject that always makes one think of the cat and the owl. “A cat, you know, once set forth in quest of happiness. She wandered she wandered down; she questioned this animal and she ques- tioned that. Finally, wrapped in meditation in a tree, she perceived an owl Owl!" said the eat, ‘tell me, most wise bird, re happiness is to be found!’ MISS CUE is the Sensation of the Hour tional picture demonss We'll send a beautilul photogravure of Miss Cue, size 104153, o9 mat 14a 7, 20 Just ask for “Miss Cue's First Appearance” WILLIAM A. SPINKS & COMPANY 93 Erle Street Chicago, U.S. A. farterers Spioks? Rilllard Coat ‘aansiactarers of Cae Tips ta Americas In meditation,’ the owl replied. ‘ Medita- tion alone is the true secret of happiness.” “ But,’ said the cat, ‘on what subject am I to ditat Jerrold’s Wit Doctor: Wave You Axy Last wisit? “*On the subject,’ the owl answered, ‘which On the first night of the representation of one Patient: yes, 4 Wisi 1 MAD SomME oTHER has occupied the race of owls since the beginning of Jerrold's pieces a successful adapter from the | DOCTOR + of time—namely: Which came first, the owl or French rallied him on his nervousness. “I,” the egg: for, while the owl comes from the egg, id the adapter, “never feel nervous on the so also does the egg come from the owl!’ "— first night of my pieces.” “Ah, my boy,” Jer- Seattle Post-Intelligencer. rold replied, “ you are always certain of success ees ces have all been tried before.’’ He was seriously disappointed with a certain book writ- ten by one of his friends. This friend heard at Jerrold had expressed his disappointment, ond questioned him: “I hear you said —— was e the worst book I ever wrote."” “No, I didn’t, came the answer; “I said it was the worst book nybody ever wrote.” Of a mistaken philan- thropist. Jerrold said he was “so benevolent. so merciful a man—ue would have held an um- brella over a duck in a shower of rain.’’—Argo- CLARK'S CRUISES _ “The World’s Best Table Water’’ AROUND THE WORLD Wy 8.8. “*Cleveland,** 18,009 tons. brand new, Oct. 16 09, trom N. ¥., and ‘865i : 10, $400 vp. by Liord $. S. omer Kurtoerst"" 73 days, inclading 24 days in Egypt and Palestioe. FRANK C. CLARK, Times Building, New York. Now ready, 1909 edition of the famous “Richard's Poor Almanack,” the hit of (908, Beautifully bound and illustrated humorous book. Sent for soc. Address White Rock, Flatiron Bidg., New York City. comicbooks.com