Life — March 6, 1913 — page 63: what you’re looking at

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A Club of Greek Wits In the days of King Philip, the Mace- donian, whenever a man told an ex- tremely witty story, he was pretty sure to be met with the remark, “Ah, that comes from the Sixty.” It was as much as doubting the originality of the wit. “The Sixty” was, in fact, a club of wits. They met in Athens, not at a tavern, but in the temple of Hercules. We should as soon expect to hear of a convivial body of wits assembling every Saturday night in “Rowland Hill's Chapel.” They were fellows who had the very highest opinion of their own abilities, for they regularly entered in a book all the witticisms of the evening, This was, probably, the very first jest- book ever put together. To listen to it, when the secretary took it with him to private parties, must have been an ante- past of Punch. The precious book has perished, but Athenzus has preserved the names of a few of the members, which how- ever, are not worth repeating, though it may be stated, that the owners had also nicknames; and one tall, clever, nimble fellow, Callimedes, was familiar- ly hailed by his fellow clubbists as “ the Grasshopper.” Philip heard of this merry, social, witty company and, long- ing to know more of them, their sayings and doings, he did not indeed invite them to his distant court, but he sent them a talent (nearly one thousand dol- lars), and requested the loan of the last volume of the transactions of the “ Six- ty Club.” The book was duly despatched, and perhaps the loan of a volume was never paid for at so high a rate; the authors thus played the part of court fools by deputy. Their jokes were stere- otyped, and had a long and merry life of it, It was useless for any man to fire one off as his own, for the source was instantly discovered, and the company would derisively call out, “An Old Six- ty!"—From Doran's “ Court Fools.” A PRESHMAN translating “Haec in Gallia est importantus,” made it “ Hike into Gaul; it's important.” —Chicago Tribune. A Happy Marriage Depends largely on a knowl- edge of the whole truth about self and sex aod their relation to life and bealtb. This knowledge does not come intelligently of itself, nor correctly from ordinary, every-day sources SEXOLOGY (Lustrated) by William H. Walling, A.M... M.D. a fbotesome way in one volume |" imparts Im a clear, Knowledge a Young M ledge a ¥ jedi rt to Her Daughter, Have. Cold Weather and Bad Roads A combination you will meet often during the next two months. It will test your motor to the limit. Is your motor ready for the test? During cold weather the question of lubrication is vital. Many oils congeal, become “‘lumpy.’’ You start your motor. For half an hour or so, until the oil becomes thoroughly heated, the motor gets practically no lubrication. That plays havoc with the cylinder walls. Texaco Motor Oil shows a zero cold test. It will not congeal at that temperature. During the coldest weather it will /ubricate perfectly. When you use Texaco Motor Oil your motor delivers maximum power with minimum consumption. Tests of Texaco Motor Oil conducted during runs of 20,000 miles and more have shown an entire absence of carbon accumulation. Texaco Motor Oil should be your oil this winter. It is for sale in 1 and 5 gallon cans at “When Touring. most good garages and supply shops. kk = This-S' “ ‘or instructive and interesting booklet, ok Torin: _ ‘Maintaining a Motor Car,** address Dept. 1 = A., 2 West St., New York City. THE TEXAS COMPANY HOUSTON —Bronch ofc: NEW YORK Boston Louie” New Orleans Parla FIPaso Zz Expeaiiva Redfern— At a public sale there was a book which Lessing was very desirous of pos- The Standard of sessing. He gave three of his friends at ‘i different times a commission to buy it at the corset with the best any price. They accordingly bid against design, the best work- cach other till they had got as far as shi = hee ninety crowns, there having been no manship, and the best of other bidder after it had reached ten everything that makes crowns. Happily one of them thought it a good corset. best to speak to the others; when it ap- - Found where all good peared they had all been bidding for } $3.50 to $15.00 corsets are sold. Allin one volume. ited, $2, postpaid. Write tor “Other People’s Opin ou" and Tasig of Content Lessing, whose forgetfulness in this in- Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa. stance cost him cighty crowns. New YortChieston Sua Francisco 503 comicbooks.com