Life — May 16, 1912 — page 47: what you’re looking at

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Joumalism and Literature We seem to be developing a positive mania nowadays for deriding kindly virtues, Scores of persons have de- plored ‘the alleged hyperbolic tendencies of present-day journalistic narrative. Whether these people be wickedly per- verse or absolutely malignant, they are all without doubt grossly ungrateful. With Mr. Thomas Hardy and Mr. Henry James and Mr. H. G. Wells writ- ing novels every elusive word of which is absolutely and irrevocably truc; with Mr. Jack London depicting the primal brute in the raw at the gripping rate of about eight cents a roar; and with all the vast, flowing-tide ocean of modern writers, all the way from “The Duch- css" down to James Oppenheim, wailing dolorously for realism, how long do these It is Self-Evident pedantic people suppose we could exist without some surcease? The newspapers have become our sole salvation. Their columns are the only remaining places where creative instinct and true imagina- that if the first generation of a family of piano builders produces the most perfect piano of its time, the three succeeding generations of trained piano experts of that same family tion are still suffered to flourish unfet- | will easily outclass all their would-be rivals, tered. If Alexander Dumas were alive A This is the history of the to-day he would be a star reporter for you one of Mr, Hearst's jaundiced journals ; cost Robert Louis would be assured a posi- EI tion as headline writer for Mr. Pulitzer, cean with the possible opportunity of doing nce, an occasional Sunday story; the copy : <= desk of the Telegraph could claim Stan- Piano a ley, Cervantes, and Fielding. And all of ' them would labor placidly, and unsung. and the Steinway Family, actuated by the sole ambi- tion of maintaining the traditions and the prestige = F | _ of the Steinway piano. One of a the greatest proofs of the supreme K elly merit of the Steinway piano is the Springfield The name of the Steinway dealer nearest New York fact that all nations alike have you, together with illustrated literature, Sabway Express Station at the Door claimed the Steinway as their own, and have accorded it the unique position of “The Standard Piano of the World.” i Automobile : Tir es <= | wal be e sent port Fequestand mention of offer the economy STEINWAY & SONS of long wear and 107 and 109 East 14th St. a higher mileage average than you have ever believed possible in pneu- matic tires. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO. 20 Vesey Street, New York Branch oMces in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston. St. ls, Detrolt, Clacinnatl, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Buffalo, ‘Baltimore, Washington, Seattle. Cleveland, Atlanta and Akroo, O. Boss Rubber Co.. Denver, Colo. Appel & Burwell Rubber & Tire Company, Dallas, Texas. ‘Todd Rubber Co., New Haven ,Cona. Russiag Wolfhounds Incomparable as Companions for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children ‘a3 well a3 the Most Emcient Wolf Coursing Breed in the World. Catalogue F for the asking. MIRASOL KENNELS Pasadena California The Specialist The eminent specialist looked the pa- tient over. “Yes,” he said, “what you need is a gradual gain in muscular tissucs. Go at it slowly. Commence by lifting a ten- pound weight. Add to this from time to time until you can raise fifty pounds with comparative case. Then come to me again.” The patient hesitated. “T guess , “you ain't gettin’ me quite ri The specialist frowned. “What do you mean by that?” he de- manded. The patient still hesitated. “Why, you see,” he said, “I'm the feller that carries th’ trunks downstairs an’ heaves ’em into th’ transfer com- pany’s baggage wagon!” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. ~ comicbooks.com