Life — May 9, 1912 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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IS§eR5, AVE. A While for a Time A Cleveland school teacher writes that she asked her class what was the differ- ence between the expressions, “a while” and “a time.” Nobody seemed to have any ideas on the subject. Finally the light of intelligence was seen to shine in the cyes of one little boy, and the teacher called upon him to save the in- tellectual honor of the class. “1 know, teacher!” he cried eagerly. “When papa says he’s going out for a while, mamma says she knows he's go- ing out for a time!” That's one way of looking at it —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Beira: He said he would kiss me or die in the attempt Detta: Well? Betta: He has no life insurance, and I pitied his poor old mother. —Philedelphia Te Cop DIDN'T 1 SEE MOVE 0 DARKEST ALLEYS LAST NIGHT, ING THE SPORTING NEWS? States, Great Britain, Canada and British ‘ign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 ck numbers, after three months from Lire is published every Thus Possessions. $5.00 a year i Lave does moe held News Company, Breams Building M you Chancery Lane, Leadon. E News Exchanzes. 21 Bride Lane, wo Modena, The text and iustrations in Lave are copyrighted. .D GRAFTER! You IN ONE OF THE Time No Use to Him When Robert H. Davis was young and loose in the feet he once wandered into a little Mississippi town. It was a bright day in the early spring, and he walked down the one street. By and by he came to the county jail—a two-storied afaip standing flush with the sidewalk, “There was a negro pressing his face against the barred window on the see- ond floor,” said Mr. Davi to the bars and yawning. [ an old negro came limpin Street, toting a whitewash buch, “*Hello, Uncle Eph'm,’ say in the window. ‘Howdy,’ says Ephraim, “*Wait a minute, Uncle, lonesome negro in the windo ping on, ys this “What on. He hardly looked up. “What diffunce does it niggeh?’ he asked. ‘You a where. "—Cincinnati Times: The Proof “ And she is reckoned one of ti tocracy in Kentucky?” “Oh, decidedly! Her family with the very best people there —Detroit Journal. aris- feuds READ= Brentanos's, 37 Ave. de Opera. P land, AGENTS. eet St. London; 148 Rue du Fa EC. flan; Mayence. Germany. For Reprint Rights in Great Br Southampton Raw, Lindon, WC. Prompt notification sheuld he tent by rubseibers of any change af ad: ANNNSSSSSSNSSNTSSS SSS SSNS UN SN SUNS SSUSSN SS OUSSSS, % From George I. to George V. MARTELL’S BRANDY has known but One Quality The Best BLUE AND SILVER LABEL NNNSNNNNNNLANLNS NN SNEN ENN SN NHN NAN SNS NEES NNN ENE S HNN Messrs. Martell & Co. have been appointed to supply Brandy to the House of Lords MOUSE EST. 1715 Sole Agente: G. S. NICHOLAS & CO. New York INNA NNANAANANNASSNNNAANANNNSNNNNNNNNNNNNHNG NANNANNANNNNNSNNSNSNNSNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NSN SSNS NA ISNNNNN NANG SNS! S' ANNES! a FOUNDED 1827 Ory Goods-Carpets- Upholstery od. Constable e Ce The Furnishing of Country Places is a Special Feature of our Business We are equipped to take entire charge of the furnishing and decorating of cottages, chalets, bungalows, country clubs, and the more pretentious out of town residences. Estimates given and original sketches of various interior treatments prepared by our own staff of artists will be submitted upon request. A large stock of the most appeopiet upholstery fabrics for coverings and han ings, also curtains, oriental, domestic and fibre rugs and carpetings always on hand. NEW YORK