Life — March 6, 1913 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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Divorces and People There has recently been organized in New York a Marriage and Divorce Com- mission for the purpose of mitigating the divorce evil in this country; at a preliminary meeting the Rev. Francis Moody stated that SST. Wea SS => THE JOY OF PERFECT MOMENTS |f——-usl IHIEN occasion offers the utmost— a after dinner with the coffee; by the campfire at the day’s end; when iT p vorce center not only of this country, but of the entire world.—In the year 1912 there were granted in this country over 100,000 divorces. More than 70,000 children, mostly under the age of ten. years, were deprived of one or both parents.” = youth, laughter, lights and music It is interesting to observe that in combine to charm—the Milo triumphs. Its this country there is more freedom exquisite perfection matches the joy of the among young people than in any other. rae In France, for example, marriages are rarely perfect moments. It satisfies when arranged by the parents. In all other demands are keenest. countries but America more or less su- At All Dealers € “The Pacific Coast has the greatest di pervision is exercised over the young The Surbrug Co. > with regard to their marrying. In ” America, where young people are al- towed to do pt: ty much as they please, there are apparewtly more unhappy mar- riages. So far as bare statistics are concerned, this would seem to dispose of the theory long extant, that the best results always accompany ‘a natural lection of life partners. In bvief, the case against spontaneous love, which is supposed to proceed from p-rely natural causes, seems to be complete so far as America is concerned. On the other hand, the process of se- lecting a life partner may not depend altogether upon wisdom or experience. The older men grow indeed, the more The Man who put the EEs in FEET. Look for This Trade-Mark Picture on the Label Important Customer It was Sunday morning, and the con- ductor, as his tram rushed along, was perhaps not so wide-awake as usual. At all events, he didn’t observe the small boy who dashed out of an entry piping, “Hi, there, stop!" and it was only when the stout old man next the door had when buying ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE foolish they seem to become in this re- spect. A tottering old gentleman cf cighty will pass over a perfectly good housekeeper of unexceptional habits and placidly unite himself with a flighty young thing of seventeen. Neither does it always happen that: our best and most lasting partners are likely to be chosen for us by others. How often does it occur that a couple who scem entirely unfitted for each other, and whose friends lift up their hands in holy hor- ror at their marriage, live together for a whole lifetime in blissful contentment! prodded him in the leg that the official became aware of the pursuing figure. “Stop the car for the boy, conductor,” observed the prodder. The conductor looked disparagingly at the chasing boy, but seeing that he was holding up a penny decided he must be | a passenger, and rang the bell, a 1G ARBAGE RECEIVER “Now, then, shaver, hop on,” he said, ‘NO FREEZING. NOLITTER. NO ODORS. when the boy panted up. Roalactory Guarameeds Circuaehten nna” Soll diet “Who are you callin’ ‘shaver’? in- H. STEPHENSON, Mfr., 46 Farrar St., Lynn, Mass, ouired the; youths ecorniullyy An’ what SNSNENANALNANSNANANNNNIANANAKALNANANALNANNANANANNNAKNANNSANNEDY d'you mean by running away from yer q customer: ‘Ere, mother wants two ‘a'pennies for this penny; she’s goin’ to church.” —7it-Bits. The Antiseptic Powder to be shaken into the shoes for Tender, Aching, Swollen Feet. The standard remedy for the feet for a Quarter Century. 30,000 testimonials. Sold everywhere, 25c, Sample FR Address, ALLEN S. OLMSTED, Le Roy, N. Y. UNDERGROUND HAS STOOD THE TEST OF AGES AND IS STILL THE FINEST CORDIAL EXTANT At first-class Wine Merchants, Grocers, Hotels, Cafes, Batjer & Co.. 45 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Sole Agents for United States, ae PR se “YM GOING TO FIND OUT WHERE HE TAKES HIS MEALS IF I HAVE TO FOLLOW HIM ALL DAY.” ENNNAANANANNNANNNNANNNNN: comicbooks.com