Life — October 8, 1914 — page 39: what you’re looking at

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L GEE “A Man Would Die in the First Alcove” “There are 850,000 volumes in the Imperial Library at Paris,” said Emerson. “If a man were to read industriously from dawn to dark for sixty years, he would die in the first alcove.” And he would not die a well-read man. But if a man could know what few great books are enduringly worth while and could read those few—histories, biographies, dramas, works of travel, fiction, poetry, philosophy, and religion—he would become well read, even though he could devote to them but a few pleasure moments a day. EXPERT ADVICE ON YOUR READING—FREE For years Dr. Charles W. Eliot, President Emeritus of Harvard, has maintained that the books really essential to the Twentieth Century idea of a cultivated man could be contained in a Five-Foot Shelf, and from his sixty years of reading, study, and teaching—forty of which were spent at the head of one of the world’s greatest universities—he has put aside those few books] that he considers most worth while—the few that best picture the progress of the human race from the earliest times down to the present day, through the writings of those who have made our civilization what it is. $50,000 was spent in compiling and indexing the set, arranging foot notes and Reading Guide, and the result was finally presented at a cost of 000 as The Famous Five - Foot "Shelf of Books 418 Masterpieces at a few cents apiece ——\ Any man who cares to read efficiently, in- stead of wastefully, should know what few & 108-14. \"should know why 100,000 successful Collier \.men are finding in ‘the Five-Foot & Son, 416. W. \ Shelf just the mental stimulus tith St., N. Y. City. they need, Mail'me, without obli\ "Everything you need to gation on my part, your bs know about the Famous free“ Gui jooklet to Feu niuide, Booklet to "Five-Foot Shelf of Books of the’ Five-Foot Shelf. is in a free booklet. Nias = There is a copy a for you—no ob- Bounces Aoonsae) ligation; mere- It you Nave children. and are Interested ly clip the fa wast they read, put a ¥ tn this space oe coupon. books Dr. Eliot selected, and why. He} Murphey it became very fashionable for all retired business men. Nextly it were took up by Presidents. Hon. Wm H. Taft played it to re- duce.” “Did he accomplish?” I approach nervely. “Not did. Neither did he reduce Wm H. or Schedule K.” This sa dishly from Cousin Nogi. “ Yet Pre: dents continue this habit even though addicted to no other form of liquor. President Wilson do not golluf because he like it. But he know how sternly he must do duty for Democratic Party. Before present term of incumbrance are over he must play one (1) game on each golluf lynx in America before he can be elected again.” “No wonder he have so little time to conquor Mexico,” I explan peevly. “What are most highest golluf rec- ord in atheletic up-to-date?” “Not sure,” Nogi say so. “But I heard one gentleman at Long Walk Club say boastfully he had done it in 327 when others were merely 87. I heard another gentleman of Taftshape personality say so, ‘Last night I done 19 highballs alone and drove home in- side of record time.’ ‘Nobody could do more and continue to live,’ renig Ulihu Rootish man what was there, So I suppose our Club will obtain some International Cups for this event of atheletics.” So Nogi invite me go Golluf Lynx watch how do it. I go. There I see Cousin Nogi stand with rev. expression behind one enlarged gentleman wearing Harry Lauder hat. Firstly kind Nogi make mud pic and stick one write rubber bullet betop of that. Then enlarged gentleman took one club from Nogi’s basket and do not thank you. Nextly he raise club by squirming his elbows, twining his knees, making his feet look crosseyed and drawing his face up toward his teeth. He stand thusly moments. “He are addressing the ball,” Nogi whasper reverentially. “No gentleman would address any- thing with such language,” I dib. Of suddenly that Hon. Player un- loosened. Smashes!! He stroked Hon. Ball so soddenly on nose that I could not see it when it flewed up and bumped me behind ear, I fell faint. When I arrived conscious again that enlarged Gollufer were bending over me with saintish expression. “Why you no yall ‘Fore!’??” I require peevly. “T did!” he explan, “but you were already knocked down when I said it.” Hoping you are the same Yours truly Hasuiaura Toco. (Per Wallace Irwin.) HE cost of beauty is but a few cents per week—that is all—for Pears, which by virtue of its complete purity and un- equaled quality, lasts twice as long as common toilet soaps. There is nothing, no matter how costly, that can be applied to the skin, that will do more to cleanse, preserve, refine and beautify it than Pears. What Pears cannot achieve in this direction cannot be done. Pears is wholly composed of pure, natural emollient ele- ments perfectly combined. Matchless for the Complexion THE GREAT ENGLISH COMPLEXION SOAP comicbooks.com