Life — May 22, 1913 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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SUT SCISSORS A Boy's Grace aaa A farmer's boy had just been con- ih f AUT Nut LUS firmed in the country church one Sunday s nr morning. The service was long and the boy had three miles to walk home, where p q he arrived very hungry and impatient ‘ A Lack of Obstacles ‘ fe for dinner. As the family sat down to : A Scotsman who had worked for many R Ky Y the table his father sald: : years on the railroads among the High- — John, you say grace lands of Scotland went to the United And John said: ates in his later years and settled on “Why, father, I never did such a a section of homestead land on the thing. I don’t know how. You know I plains of the far West was only confirmed to-day.” ’ Soon after his arrival there was a _ “Well,” said his father, “it's a good project for a railway through the dis- time to begin. You can't begin any trict. The Scotsman was applied to as younger. Go on and say the grace.” ; a man of experience in such matters. So John piously folded his hands, i “Hoot, mon,” he said to the spokes- closed his eyes, bowed his head and said: ; man of the delegation, “ye canna build “O Lord, © mercy on these vitals, ‘ a railway across this country.” Amen."—Chicago Record-Herald. ' “Why not, Mr. Ferguson?” i “Why not?” repeated Ferguson, with Z ase ks “Agr you interested in contemporary ? an air of effectually settling the whole C history?” ; matter. “Why not? Dinna ye sce the . e “Not much. I am more interested in ( country’s as flat as a floor, and ye hae — what is going on now.” ; nae place whatever to run your toonels wee —Baltimore American. through? "—Youth’s Companion. Native (to missionary): 1 TRLLEE You “ Di the play have a happy ending?” Tom: What's the difference between WHAT WE DO, WE SWAPPEE. [ n'LIEVE “Comparatively so. All money was F betting and bluffing? YOUR 'LIGION, IF YOU R'LIEV getiind@d afte thé accoud ace? ; Jack: A good deal—Yale Record. —Louisville Courier-Journal. 1 = — — = - = —— ' {s published every Thursday, simaltaneously in the United States. Great Britain. Canada and Britis Lape ip for sale by all Newsdea! in Great Britain and may be obtained from booksellers in all the priscizal L advance. Additional portage to foreign countries in the Postal cities of the world. ‘The foreign trade supplied from Live's London Office, Cannon Hoase, reams Baildious le current copies, 10 Wace numbers, a! . London, LC. brlor 10 1910 ont of prt The text and illustrations in LAPR ave copyrighted. Fer Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Live, 110 uccompanied or stamped and addrened emveinge. Lave doer mat iald itulf Southampton Rew, London, WC. respnsible for the less or man-rerurn of unvlicited cantrioutions, Prompt matification should be sent br subseribers of any chante of addres. PUBLISHED MAY 21 Don’t leave the city without it MARTELL’S The Travers’ Golf Book BRANDY || , Five Points By JEROME D. TRAVERS Worth Remembering: Golf Champion of the United States 1 That only the finest Charente wine © enters MARTELL'’S distilleries. “Since the day I first won the championship of oe 2 That it is there distilled with utmost the United States in 1907, I have been asked by ——— © care by MARTELL & CO. themselves. scores of golfers to write a book relatiug my ex- This ensures its extraordinary quality. periences and explaining my method of playing the 3, Thet there are tens of thousands of different shots,” says Jerome D. Travers. ‘This I © puncheons developing and maturing have endeavored to do to the best of my ability.” 5 <| in MARTELL'S stores. This volume of first hand information is written in ie eli That consequently MARTELL & CO. the simplest possible manner for the benefit of both it never have to bottle a Brandy until it n) 5 is perfectly fit and ready for the mark the novice and the more experienced golf player. iets cary: That to call a brandy better than A 1 ° : MARTELL’S is an empty boast—to Fifty full-page plate illustrations $2.00 net beat MARTELL’S for Quality a frank impossibility. Peblished at THE MACMILLAN : Sole Agents P 64-66 Sth Ave., N. Y. COMPANY G. S. Nicholas & Co. You een New York ‘views Pat, ape comicbooks.com