Life — July 6, 1911 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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Cranks and Climate NDER the title, “ An Englishman in America a writer in the Age has been writing about things Amer- ican. His point of view is not always accurate, but he says some interesting things. Among others, in a recent screed on New Thought in America, he condemns many of our “ isms, ting them to “ superficial thinking"; he PRE- EMINENTLY THE UPIANO '¢ OF AMERICA~ are more “cranks are in the whole o: his is not my opinioi ple fact of arithmetic known to all visitors to America who have given this interesting question any serious consideration. America is the home of the cynic and t materialist and the metap! josopher and the fanatic. E here in society as in the clima vinced that the climate has much to do with all these outbreaks of strange and impossible ** isms." t im begins tr ‘m= some. small mistaken for trut! write or to preach, groups and then societies. Cuartie Sivxers, the new member of the State Board of Control, addressed the students at the deaf and dumb school at Olathe the other day. The interpreter didn’t treat Shukers as he did Henry J. Allen, a former member of the board, when he made a speech. Henry rambled along in his usual entertaining fashion and frequently received ap “Well, I seemed to ple: cents, all right,” said he to the inter- preter afterward “Yes, they enjoyed it very much,” re- plied the interpreter. “But I wish you would explain why they frequently applauded at inopportune times, Henry. “That's easy,” replied the interpreter. “You made one speech and I delivered m another.”—Konsas City Journal. Use. © the stu- UST as beautiful in its proportions as it is ‘superb in its musical qualities, this compact little Minum Grand model challenges the admiration of the observer just as it charms the t j i | 4 | WW] ~ i When You Say i ear of the trained musician. t Peter’s Chocolates Price, $700 (Freight aad Handling Additional) Handsome Art Catalog on Request you know that you will get the chocolate which is combined with milk by the very finest ' process—that of Mr. D. Peter _ of Vevey, Switzerland, who was ' the original milk chocolate maker, THE STARR PIANO COMPANY FACTORY AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES : - RICHMOND, INDIANA igh Streets ALABAMA RISEINGHAM: 1971 Thied Avenue MONTGOMERY, 100-112 Demter Aveu CALIFORNIA~Los ANGELES, 628-682 5. FLORIDA—PENSACOLA, 8 & Palate Str FY NASHVILLE, + 310 Broadway SELLING AGENTS IN ALL CITIES Peter's comes in several v: A Kansas Society Note standing near a lighted candle and the | istics | The guests at Mrs. Arthur Mize’s tea aigrette on her hat was on fire ; | 7 | yesterday afternoon detected an odor of The guests had a great time putting RS omething a ed ate ¢ fire. The aigrette was what the Peter's 3 something burning. They looked at each out the fire. The aigrette was w let's Mate: Chocolate, i Poor Mrs. insurance men call a total loss. An other knowingly and said Peter's Milk Chocolate Cro- Mize, something is burning up in the Atchison woman who has gone to thou- quettes. Litchen.” But the odor grew stronger sands of receptions says the burning of Peter's Almond Milk Chocolate. and at last one woman said: “It smells the aigrette yesterday is the first time , . ay as though feathers are burning.” Then she ever kne nything to really pen Paes Aue Chocolate with denly one woman screamed: “ Mrs. areception. She had given up going be- Sees ‘oasted Hazelnuts. Challiss, look at your hat Sure use nothing ever happened, but now will hePeter’s Bon-Bons enough, Mrs. Jim Challiss had been start in over again—Atchison Globe. comicbooks.com