Life — October 5, 1911 — page 42: what you’re looking at

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WALTHAM—a watch name recognized by every child; proved by over eighteen million WALTHAM owners; and endorsed by the practical watchmaking experience of every Jeweler. WALTHAM WATCH always stands for a timepiece of the highest excellence. Even lower priced Walthams maintain a wonderful record for accuracy." Between the popular grade and the Waltham Premier Maximus at $250—the watch de duxe of the world—are the several standard high-grade Waltham movements, offering models of exquisite design and workmanship, and guaranteeing timekeeping re- sults of unrivalled accuracy. High-grade Waltham movements are invariably named. Riverside, for instance, is always a good name to remember. Ask your Jeweler. Write for handsome booklet containing much watch in- Q formation and describing various Waltham movements. Q “It’s Time You Owned a Waltham.”’ WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, Waltham, Mass. On the Many - Sided “WIRDS OF A FEATHER and his evenings in sipping hot rum and ruminating upon the probable strength of the future Prohibition vote, Those were times when the wives remonstrated with their hus- bands regarding the unfortunate and disappointing results of too much drink, particularly when it led the man to go out and shoot at Indians—and miss them... .—From a@ specch by Horace Porter, A Critic Disappointed An orator, having written a speech which he intended to deliver on a cer- tain occasion, gave it to a friend to read desired his opinion of it. The friend, after some time, told the author he had read it over three times; the first it appeared very good, the second indifferent, the third quite insipid “That will do,” said the orator, very coolly, “for I have only to repeat it once.” Ax English journal contained the following announcement: “To be sold, one hundred and thirty law suits, the property of an attorney retiring from business, N. B.—The clients are rich ind obstinate.” Puritan Great Western The old Puritan was not the most rollicking, the jolliest or the most playful of men. He at times amused himself sadly; he was given t mild lisregard of the conventionalities. He had suppressed bear-baiting not, it is believed, because it gave pain to the Lear, but because it gave pleasure to the audience. He found the Indians were the proprietors of the land, and he felt himself constrained to move against them with his gun with a view to increasing the number of absentec landlords (Laughter and applause.) He found the Indians on one side and the witches on the other. He was sur- rounded with troubles. He had to keep the Indians under fire and the witches over it. These were some of the things that reconciled that good man to sudden death. He frequently wanted to set up a mark and swear at it, but his principles would not permit him. He never let the sun go down upon his wrath, but he, no doubt, often wished that he was in that region near the pole where the sun does not go down for six months at a time, and gives wrath a fair chance to material- ize. He was a thoughtful man. He spent his days inventing snow-ploughs 3 EXTRA DRY ee PLEASANT VALLEY WINE COMP. Rheims, New York comicbooks.com