Life — September 1, 1910 — page 44: what you’re looking at

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TERRE * An Offering of HineViolins ‘THE createst offering of Fine Violins In the history of the Industry 1s now being made by Lyon & Healy. Over a year's preparation and search of out-of-the-way sources of supply in Europe are represented in this great sale. Masterpieces by Stradivarius, Guarnerius, Amati and other masters are quoted at figures which are most reasonable, Fine old fiddles of a pure and carrying tone (authenticity fully guaranteed by Lyon @& Healy), are offered {rom $100 upward, New Lyon @& Healy Washburn Violins from $15 up; new Lyon @& Healy Maestro Violins from $50 up; new Lyon @& Healy Cremonatone Violins from $100 up. The foregoing instruments offer teachers and students the most remarkable values yet created in solo instruments, Special Valu: Fine Violin Catalog To anyone in the market for a violin, we will send our, beautitully brochure, “Fine Old This is the standard work Write to us for the history and characteristics of the following fine old violins: Monthly Payments ‘We accept a small cash payment and allow am- ple time on the balance, when desired. Enjoy your violin while you are pay- ing for it. Dept. V 7266, Chicago eee 7 We will send several violins on approval and allow seven days’ examination. Also we A Special Offer }Ys7 photographs and data, including accurate measurements. We leave no stone American Gambling There is too reckless a spirit of gam- bling about both American finance and American commerce. There is too much artificiality, too much manipulation, too much rigging of prices both in securities and in commodities. The public over there are awakening to the facts, and they are refusing any longer to be hood- winked and hoaxed. My impression of them is that they area very gullible com- munity. They have a reputation for as- The cigaret that: has made good on the broad- est claims ever made for anything to smoke— MAKAROFF At RUSSIAN 2x CIGARETS If you haven't seen the big dollar offer, write for it now. Quaster —= unturned to satisfy the most exacting buyer. (82) tuteness, but my reading of the papers inclines me to believe that when a Lon- don sharper successfully plays off the old- est kind of confidence trick the victim is usually a visitor from the United States. The smart Yankees of Wall Street and the Produce Exhange are constantly vic- timizing the majority. Was it not a fa mous president who once said: “ You can fool all the people part of the time, and you can fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all the people all the time '"? The truth of this declar- ation is being demonstrated now. The people are determining to be fooled no longer. They are refusing to come in and bolster up manipulated markets, and the bosses in consequence find themselves glutted with securities they cannot di- gest. The inevitable result is a fall in prices. That we have seen within the last few days, but is the crisis over yet? I don't think so—From an English Paper. A Queer Kind of Savage When Albert Henry Savage Landor reached St. Petersburg on his way from the forbidden land, the fact was duly chronicled, and the London press asso- ciations sent cable messages to Australia telling of the hairbreadth escapes and manifold sufferings. The Melbourne Times received but a short note, which was this: “A Savage Landor arrived in St. Petersburg to-day from Thibet after suf- fering greatly at the hands of the na- tives.”” This was meagre enough, but the news editor was equal to the occasion. The following morning, among the other matters of news, the readers of the Times found this startling info “A savage landor got into St burg yesterday, and the people of city were terrified. After consi ifficulty the beast, which came ibet, was captured, taken to are place and there dispatched, that this is the first a: ever scen in Russia. How he the city after his fights with the of Thibet, which is a comparatively known country, is a m —MacDong Well ? How about it? Do we want tha iq We have already spent approximately} million of dollars for him and afew — game birds that are all right a over the seas, but — The Department of Agriculture is a4 to think we are making a great big. sive mistake. But are we? It is up: Mr. Reader, to decide. “Our New Game Bird by Edward Cave, in the September RECREATI will help youto figure out whether ora have been“ jing sand downant! Among other features of especial interes ® men are articles on Deer Hunting Black Bass Fi Shore Bird Shooting Mascalonge Fishi Hunting Grizzlies With a ny news-stands and book stores ell oa epply of Recreation for each posh Ie et of that month, Buy your Septeat tion now and avoid delay or you like, send us 25 cents and we will sul RECREATI! Recreation Bldg., New York a