Life — September 30, 1909 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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a GRE: VERSE ON HUDSON? CERTAINLY. QV Cites diaper, get pou fae dn. CLUB LIN Why Truth Goes Naked “do we always ‘naked’ truth Meyer smiled and answered : an ancient fable, and one very ap- his hot weather, which tells us that er afternoon Truth and Falsehood set he together. They found a crystal y bathed in the cool, fresh water, and cmerging first, clothed herself in the hand her But to put on the garb of Falsehood And to this day Falsehood h’s fair white robes, so that many per- ruth's very self; but poor —Detroit Free Press. the went wa wears Tru! sons mistake her for Truth still goes naked Prevention . Mr. Killtime, L-er-love Is there Cuotty Sortuep: Say your daughter and want to marry her. ny insanity in your family? Me. K ME 0, young man, moreover, there ain't er-goin’ to be !— there's not There was an old Goody, 1 what do you think? lived upon Nothing Victuals and Drink: The Drink was on Me, Tho’ she used to deny it I dared not complain So I had to keep quiet More Wore s the trouble, old chap? K angry sh to fight.” Pex: Ob, I'm sizzling. It took me an hour 0 button up my wife's waist in the back, and then | her a joke and she laughed so much ns all flew open. What's the use of woman a joke, anyhow.—Chicago You HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear the script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. ‘t"Linproved,” no tacks required. Wood Rollers Tin Rollers Another Sort Butlers must be dignified, even in the most un- dignified families. A writer in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune tells the story of an English butler who thus conversed with the minister, who had called to make inquiries on the occasion of the birth of a child: “Is it a boy?’’ he asked Whereupon the inquirer gasped, and intimated that he was very much astonished. The butler then announced, given birth an heir, sir panion. am has to uth’s Com | ————— Remember. Whether naturally perfect or not, your teeth require daily care, and will well repay the regular use of Calvert's Carbolic Tooth Powder. Price from vscte Sample and Booklet from Park & Tibet. ony av, New York. Maken: F.C. Calvert & Co, M Canadian Depot yey Dorchester St GUY» faupassant This is the original American and Engliss copyrighted complete e unexpurgated, in English of this great French writer, translated from the Or nderful Critical Preface by guists of literary distinction. W TALES OF REALISM—RARE ORIENTA| KING of All Short Story Writers . absolutely nal Manuscripts by lin- Paul Bourget, of the French Academ L AND PARISIAN STUDIES De Maupassant wrote with the conviction that in life there could be no phase sc noble of 0 mean, £0 hono! of $0 contemptible, so lofty or so low asto be unworthy of chronicli of failure, wisdom ‘or folly that did not possess its own peculiar psychological aspect and therefore demai analysts, Robust in imagination and fired with natural passion, his ps: nature. while at the same time his mental eye when fixed upon the sce some new motive or aspect of things hitherto unnoticed by the ¢. His dramatic instinct was supremely pow He 8 to se of the scene is prisoned, and, making that bis keynote, gives a pict strain of musi ‘These marvelous quaint. delicious stories should be a part of every library. of strange medical experiences, of love and lust, of comedy, adventure. of mystery ar upoa the borders of comedy, and of tragedy. ve of human virtue of fault, success led ng—No er ycholosical curiosity kept him true to human most ordinary phases of human conduct, could areless crowd, ct unerringly the one thing in which the soul re in words which haunts the mewory like a Here are given tales of travel and ad pathos that hovers MORE REALISTIC THAN BALZAC. MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE ARABIAN NIGHTS 327 Stories. Actu SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFUL VOLUMES OF DELIGHTFUL READING consisting of over S.500 paces. printed from a new cast of French Elzevir type—ele- gant and clear—on pute white antique egg’shell finished made especially for this edition. Pages have deckle edges and liberal margics? There are 30 illus- trations from original drawings. The books ate exquisitely bound in Blue Vellum De Luxe Cloth. with distinctive brown and gold title label, silk headbands and gold tops. We reserve the right to withd: this offer of ralse the price without notice. | MAIL:IT NOW THE WERNER COMPANY, Akron, 0. Of censeless envio We have it th red, of wasatistattory, ‘CAN OUR GUARANTEE: {2% prices have beea beyond the reach of bu gxpense. MORE FAIh? COUPON SAVES 50%. You run no risk — lag jodem Anatole Franc Member of the French Academy. din Foglish, and ‘Alter many months in securing the right (0 Akron, Ohio, Please send me, mw price charges prevaid, for mts. A strictly is within the aiso arranged to send these ‘ Volumes, ‘city blag Vellum "De satisfactory. ANY OFFE! You $2.0 at once aad $2.00 per manth for eleven (11) months, If not satisfactory, I will advise you withia ten diye § ey. are pot re Siznature.. Address . comicbooks.com