Life — January 13, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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is to come for poetry to a dictionary- to the famous poet Scarron, who was maker; you may observe that the only forty-two years old, but paralyzed, rhymes run in alphabetical order.” crippled in all his members—Scarron, And so they do.—Anecdote of Dr. the burlesque author, the buffoon par Johnson and Mrs. Thrale, in Mme. excellence, who demands a brevet as Piozzi’s “ Anecdotes of Johnson.” Queen's invalid laughs at his afflic- . . tions and derides his pains, while A Marriage Contract being, in fine, “an abridgment of hu- “An orphan and without any re- man misery,” amuses all the French sources, Frangoise d’Aubigné,* at the social world by his inexhaustible fancy, age of seventeen, was married in 1652 his frank, Gallic, Rabelaisian gaiety. * Afterward Mme. \ i LoAtieryard Mae ntenon, wife of (Continued on poge 81) ‘The most perfect hand-mixed drink’ e you've ever tasted could never have the fine, full, mcllow flavor of a CLUB COCRTAIL, B. he rare old liquors used ia their mixing are each measured to exact prop’ tions, CLUB COCKTAILS make amore uniformand a more delightful drink than any made-by-guesswork effort could be, Just strain through cracked ice and serve. Martini (gin base)ond Manhattan (whiskey base) are the most popular, At all good dealers, G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. Hartford New York London Z2 MOS RATIONAL! NIE : NEWARK, NP, SPARKS - ae oe FROM OLD ANVILS Seer : Pay for Samuel Johnson, Pcet I went into Dr. Johnson’s room the morning of my birthday once and said e oO an oO to him: “ Nobody sends me any verses nt, now, because I am five-and-thirty years old; and Stella was fed with them till A forty-six, I remember.” My being just Every Month for Life. . recovered from illness and confine- ee ment will account for the manner in hich he burst out suddenly, for so he did without the least previous hesita- tion whatsoever, and without having ned the smallest intention to- 1 it half a minute before: “Oft in danger, yet alive, We are come to thirty-five; Long may better years arrive, years than thirty-five. Could philosophers contrive Life to stop at thirty-five, thas THE Dept. Time his hours should never drive Afrenern of # 7 O'er the bounds of thirty-five. 1 GIBRALTAR Send this High to soar, and deep to dive, it | he coupon for Nature gives at thirty-five. ye e full particu- Ladies, stock and tend your hive, 2 lars and cost. Trifle not at thirty-five; For$..... .aMonth For howe'er we boast and strive, —— Se Gash Terese © DA Life declines from thirty-five: G Nene ¢ y-five: ompan: He that ever hopes to thrive The Prudential Insurance c y Address... Must begin by thirty-five; he ‘candi Occupation . A tne Sc Commer te ew Jersey My Agols ... all who wisely wish to wive Presid lewark, .eficiary’ Must look on Thrale at thirty-five.” JOR DADE Best ait nse anon —- nd now,” said he, as I was writ- ing them down, “you may sce what it Incom comicbooks.com