GF LIFE - _Proof ofdnteliigenee. Iclllmyl-"""[l mil* hulls intelligent_ ~ meiood tsllnh'_>"" l ‘Gl’°0l’¥\-"VBryl Look out he don't kicl¢=\10u. slr!"-Puck ._ __ . _ _- » In _8plt0 of lt. _Briggs-“Bilkins writes best sal- lofi. do“esn't he?" Ivrlrsv-“Yes. but use an right. He's a`i‘irst-rztte sort. When you get to know him you don't mind what he writes."-Life.. _ THC B¢l\lgh‘l°d Parent. _ Liittle Girl--“Why dild your mama, spank you?" Boston Child-'Tiecnuse she is too untutored :ind ignorant to devise 9, more modern reformatory method or punishment."-Lite. _ ` The iuhmaelite. ` Paying Teller-"You must get lolne one to identify you before _I can pny this chock. Hu.\'e you any friends in this town?" Stranger-“Nut one. I’m th d _ catcher."-Our Animals. B og I Too Rapid. i "I5n'l- if fluoor tho 'mov-ies’ never show us any of those Central Ameri- can revolutions?" ‘_ “Not a bit. As ft mutter of truth, they huven't perfected a flllm ma. chine yet that can revolve as-fast as the revolutions.”--St. Louis Re. public. _ Double Trouble. "We‘vo got Lt great, road now." `Baid an enthuslwstic western rall- roader to his friend. "We’vc got it double-tracked clear thru to, Chi- cage." "H'm." said the friend. "I don't We Wlllli you want n. double track tor. lou cnn’t keep your trains on one."-Evcrybody's. For The Collection. Mrs. Murphy was getting the sup- per for the children on Saturday night when o young woman camo to her door. "I’m_a collector for tho Drunkards' _l;l;io_r_l_'le,’ she said: "Could you help - . "Come around tonight and I‘ll give you Murphy," said, the housewife as she went about her work.-Life. '- Emperia's Aristiclea. Two boys of Emporia. Kan.. ran away from home to seek their’ for- tune, after reading n. hiogrnpliigul sketch of Dick \Vhiti:lngton_ 'I`hey got ns for as Kansas City. whiero the centurions encompassed them and took them to the police station. There the captain questioned thcm closely, nnman'!" "I overliem-<1 him say he ,owed everything to his wife.” ‘-'rim ounlueiv sli.\i.i. Nor iiiso 'ro-Nxoirrr' . il 32'?) ¢ Tficked. For fouu consecutive nights the hotel proprietor watched his. fair, timid gircst iiil llcr water-hottie at the water-t:ip. ' "Madam," he said on the fifth night, “if you would ring, this would he done for you." “But where is my l»ell'.”' asked the lady. “Tho hell is lweitio your bed," re- plied the proprietor, “'l‘li:\t the boil!" sh e exclaimed. "\\’hy, the hoy told me that was tho Iirc-alarm, and that I wasnt to 1.ouch it on any :\coount." Nr. Do Fashion: \¢Vhy did you discharge that n\\rs1.~-gl\'l'! Mrs. De l<`:ishiun: Sho kicked poor Fido just for biting thc' lmby!_ He: "Don’t you think ' 'a `glrl` should marry an economical man?" She: “I suppose so: but it's aw- ful being engaged to cnc." “Do you have much trouble with you carl” ' "'1‘roul>le'! Say, I couid:n’t, have more trouble iii I was married to the durn thing."--Detroit Free Press. The Nut. “My grandfather," said the old- tlrner, “ns_od to put nil his money :in his stocking." _ - "Wt-ii, things haven't changed much." said his old friend. "lily ginndson puts most all hislmoney into socks." Kind. ' She ihiniing)--l'd love to soc the iinsi-i>:\li game! 1'm terribly inter- esiod! lie- Arc you. tho? Then 1'l1 'plume you lho score as soon as the game is o\'c~r_-Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. ‘F \ _ 1 i 1 5' . -i i_ :anno-__--" _ _ _‘ .»nul vu... . _ _ Coming. Sho slipped oil' hui' shoes ns soon as she clo_~.t-il thi- door. and tried io get upsl:iii'_=: wiiliout :t\v:1i:wl< to t'z\tiu-r or---er. 1‘ii h:\\'\-_ him iioro." Not Vcry Shocked. ` “Ch-origr. -,ir:\r," saiil the girl, “do you i-\'l~r ii:'llih'_"’ "Yes, I-ei-:isioli:illy." George reluct- antly zifiniiiivli, _ "l-lut, di-:i.r." she went on zinxiou:~i‘- ly. “what do -you suppose papa wuulf say :I he should discover that he future husband of his only duughtor drank?" "He dl:ico\'\:rcd it this-morning.” "tlrh, Goo!-gc, what did hc say?" “I-Io said. ‘\Vcli. George, my boy. I d|m`t care if I Liu-' " Quite Secure- -' "I want to consult you on a cer- lnin point.” said_Miss Cash io hor la\\'yc\'- “I nm at your service. Miss Cash ” “You know Mr. Squililig? lie has dont- me the honor of proposing mi\rr|uge."‘ _ _.Ama "Winn I wish to ask is. if YOU thiuk my money would he safe in his hands ii’ I were to marry him?" "It would lic so secure you could not L-'\'cn grt it yoursyli’/' Their Mission. A large cro\vd had gathered at the station to receive thc famous states- man. The reporter indicated it group in the foreground. "They :ire personal frirnds. gatlioroil to seo him about speaking here." he ex- plnined. "Is it necessary to use persuasion to induce him to speak?" "Not at nil; they are going to try to prevent him-" Not Qultel Mr. EnrightAGl:idys. suppose I were to dio. what would-you du? Mrs. Enright--Why, I would sim- ply go crazy. ' Mr. E~~Mnrry again? ` Mrs. 1'?-Oh, not that crazy? Significant. _ The second day drew to its close with the twelfth Juryman still un- convinced- “Wcil. gentlemen." said the bail- ifi’. entdring quietly. "shall I. as usual. order twelve dinners?" “Make it,"_ said the foreman, "eleven dinner-s'und a bale ot hay.” He Was Dubious- rn woman. interested in A B .ton matters pertaining 10 Dflilm l"?f0l'm» “\Vh.l\t. lwcmne ni' your brutller, Mrs. llrc f0l’m9d ll member °f “U l“"°‘9l|5*‘~““g "Ah, slr, ho wont tn the mul: he married commission that visited a penal in- manngcd to like to speak to your lust!" she thought. Aloud she said: "Iio‘s in the other room. den-er. Geo:-tie." -Young t_s`pnorlor 'arose and sought the desired pri-sence. In u. few nun- utcs he returned, his face one radi- ant sunliuani. lie said “good night" and it-ft- Alury rushed -in to her father- _ "Uh, dad!" she exclaimed. burst- in;,' with o.\‘clt_umL-nt, “what did Grunge ask you?" And whllc ln-r t-airs fairly ilupped i0 l<‘-111'" lillll Gf\oi'i-:e had asked her hand in marx'iaii.;c, papa replied: “l-Io borowl-d l:::rf::re home." Toot! Toot! Tootl I’iclr'!" she asked. "'i‘:» niakc the lilcornotlve tender." Allll lil-: 3'->\1l11" man from thc ollice noi/-_-1' iiaitmi an cyriuslx. either. __ ‘ _ An Inspiration. I dont \'..u\t to app:-ar bonsii`ul." said tin- artist. "lint Um p..u_u[y nf _my pnzturr., renders people misc. lutviy ::pi=<~cl|li~ss-" “lloor:iy!" <-xciztixni-sl the weary. looking visitor, “I must bring my wife to soo them!"- __ Oh. no! Not a Hint! » YOU Sill' you :\.r<‘ afraid of mon with n pai-It and mon with a future are too iuicortain: tr-ll me. what sort ufumnn do you lii:e'."' Why_-~-L‘!'- lsioppini: to look in fi jmvcllers \\'i1ulo\v)~--men with 3 prcsvnt, oi’ course!" Sure Sign. An L-idrrly lfillorei- \v_-‘S in i|1 iivnllii and ilvsplti- lim wif.-fs .-fm- ilonimxs por:-iisi<~,:`i in going |inll_\' in his \vf.rk_ Uni-_ tial' his i`r»ri~nian. who pririr-tl hinisvli' on lining’ :i man oi’ 1-h:\r|ni|\.:' tact. di-.,‘>p|~ é,` __ » _,_ ,ff " '_ *v > 1 .r , ,_ 1 -w as evil ,ru-f~f _ _ ‘ _'_ .1 .. ....4 ff " " }‘ "3-_ '_ 55:; ~=;;¢=?!f¢_;__~_3‘i, _ '$‘f°&s~ >. M.;-'. -: ; ty -1 - Il transparent quality of the dresses in _- - :_=,.,--,: _‘yo -_ _ _ _, __ _ .- .. -- ; I::>_i_f?:fi~-=.l;f¥?.__<'=='_ 221%".-af-'=‘_I""N2-?=f`.'EL' ‘ _<'- "--fi-e the new n\\i:~ic.|l comedy of The 73 _ __ __;i___;__.__,__________ ____ Girl an the l\‘iln\_" . _ Alfter condemning these tenuous _' __;.'-__'¢*;:¢:;~`1:'_'_'=-'»'_=-;»=£§_155:; r, _ _ - _:~ ,=-' _~;_;-"_-*,=‘ _ =I garlni-nts with no little severity, M Ado smiled and added: _‘.~_"‘ ' N _ {' ` ‘ Y" r f.. <_ _;_ l _ _:-,¢»_='2__1'=i`,-'=._'_ 5;., A v .-__;__/; _:'_;¢_:=--C 'r¢__;__=_=; /.3-_:_ ._~.»"-_f,=_=._\ "um, :iftf-r =~\1. 1 out-ss 'The Girl _ __ __ __ ____ 1 _ frocks." _ Caught in the Act. “You know, I nliver boast," th ' .- "“ ":'_-_:_=-=_1=‘;I:;~‘:»': _-"_<<"ErE';‘j_~_;:-51., 1; -1. - - ' - . < -___ i -.; _ _:_-l __ _ 'f .'-_'=°;_-_‘1_'=s'_,'_==-£21-f'=t_ga:ef t - 1'* -__ .-mite' =, wg,-_ , 5 ..~ ge > v~`»-.> ,_ ' wt- W on the liiim has to vicar Iiimy _r-.-'_ ___ - _ L s~ '° o l “ < » __ _ __. _ . . . , __ Senator Tillman -\\'ns arguing tho _ _ ="l3:fff§1f’i§i*§°-Y' i - i .ff l ‘ . ‘__ K Oroueilt he :ln .. .mf _ ' c ' ‘ 1.. ' _ _ __ 9156" ' :w"' ,v .f iq _ ' -_ _ of _ "l\Ie\'r_-1' lmn_~4\‘_' Splcnilllli" said ~ .__' f'__~;'; _ _ ____-~'_»'_.-;___"1I"' _.Z I - __,:vk£-/"2'1;§_;'§_».=g>-_ I . ~ _ 'f _____"f_:___-=_<§¢_-‘=§-- f _ ,_ 4 __ ._ _,__ 3 __¢_.___ _ l S:-liaioi' ’l`-ilhnan, and he added quiet ly: “No \\'ondi,~r you lirng about it.' The Secretary-Treasurer. hc Riu-< not ("iul» in ‘\ie\v York. ie , “To _~:hri\'.' ]’oli’s plucke- iraiily hit in xt finilncizil smash-up, said io him: “ '\V:i_4 lilnnk ilu- ¢iur.i'e\_ury or 'th tri-asiirr-r oi' thc con\pony?’ "l'\~il i:iii;,:lw|l_ “'\\’l~ iiu|u;_',lil_` hi- said, ‘that h was only ihr-_ secrt-l:\ry iiil after h lit out_"' Taking Prooautions. liinillit I \\':\s i`<»»|l r‘1\oui.;'h to toil ; _ _ -y , ___:_'__ _ s 1. <, _ _ _ __ ' nu-_ ' .linksz \\'hn,t dii'i`oronce did that n\akr»‘_’ llinks: lie matic- me pay cxtsh. tin-Adi-aiins, l"ut, \vh:ttl.~: tho host way 1 ' A r ~ __ ~ _ _.sei _ _ __ M., _ _________ __ _______:;____ 1. - of l I5 _ _ -_ " ;: - _ <- _,_ _ ._,_ ____ - -__:-<: _.___-_ --;;__,_:s-__>;_§_,__1-___.=<-1- \ ‘ ;', ` ' ' -.312 .p ” -;i'_-'-i;:5‘=E:;;1_1§¥&Ti§_ 1;. _-__ ' __-_ __.»‘ ;-;._. K -»-»__-__ 1 .f/1° <. __ ___ _ ~ __ _ __ _-,, _ 5 f ' ‘ v AL A I ` f ‘ t 0 1 ` » ` 1- ' \?,- _ __ _ . __ _`___._,_ _ __ _ i discilssiivr sadly the ate o sgoul ____- °'_'»':______f:;-___ ;`§ ' --‘§_q¢,;5f_"§{__~, "__,-~__‘,,'_';.._-" _ > - __ Pell, :L ll:i,ni__=`;;;§; ‘ . .- _ -_ ' _- _ - _ ,:_.-_ _-»-_-v '- ~ ;:»: _ve-'1<_,»1-'»_:';'_:;._ _~: __ _-.y U'-“'-*Hill*-“ll-V l“”Dl’-V' »' _._- i - _;g_.:j»_»__ __;:~.:-»;i__j;____._.‘_J:3.:-_;;;f§_f;_.; _ , 1 -- -» ___ -:-»- z - »,-:_ :_:_.-:;_-.:- ;_;___f_.<_,:-zz-_ji wi; " ,<_ va, *_ <. ,-2 1., __ _- _,~ -_ - _ __ -_ _ ____;,_-____ ,,_,____.,,__ __ ___ »..:‘~~.' ' fp ~x~‘» _. __ f -_ '_ » ‘ - . “silica \\'hf-n ‘ho hail boon pretty _gg _' _._."`-_?=_'-’_-_;'- _':=_i_-_.1_i,;1'2gi;_i3§1`a-521%-ii%¢€§1=_, 'l‘l\e kind liinly z what are you crying about, Little boy? » 'l‘h¢~ lim' : Boo-hool I ‘ave to wear all farver‘s old things, an' 'e'l l<`mi.i..v<-:~ N-.iv \»f.:i'vc iinishod bln an' 4-leiui-slmveil ‘isself this morn.ln’, an' now tl\ey‘l1 make me \vee.r_ a\\ ..' thoso -rod whiskers. _ _ _ A to fret rid -\f that lit‘;_\p oi' dirt ovor -._ -- - thert-_'_' _ i’nt: Shure. tn:it’s oisey dun, sor. Dig n hola lvt-side uv ut mn' shuvell it in! while his dlsonuiotl wife was alive!" dkseast-ll wlfe's sister The Spineless Type. Bishop Quayle at 11. dinner in St. i’u.\ui w:x.~i iaiklniz about that spine- __ _ _ 1(-_ss type ot' divine who waters and flavors his :locrrine to suit his wealthlor pnrlshoners. “I can lmliginc one ot’ these mon.” said ilishup Quayle, "trying to give hi:-i flock the simple nnd straightfor- ward <-xhiirtatlon, 'Of two evils choose the lessi-r.’ "The divine clears his throat and says it-~-right out-‘Of two ev-ils clioosi- the lessor'-and then his eyo happens io meet that of at multlmil- lionnlre. “ls the xnuiiiruiilioimlre frowning? Is there :i hard, diszlpprovlng glitter in his i~,\'i~'.' The divine clears his tliront ai.:';\in. “ ‘l lm! tif tivo t-\‘lls,' he stammers, ‘c-lioo,~'t-_ my lirethrcn, the lesser, un- less it in-, of course, that-hm! 'limi ~the other evil is the more-hm!- proi’it:tl:ic.` " A R_A_I\l.(7. orderly was being put thru his uncfs by :L hospital sister, who \v.'\s'tri'i|\t: to find out the extent. of his .practical knowledge. "And what \vouid you do," she niskcil, “in lx case of collapse?" "Glve__ him some brandy," was the reply. “lint suppose." suggested the sis- ter, "suppose you hi1dn't ony l>rnnris mlm," hc said. "When :L man is young he hopes to attain fnnio. \’V'hr~n he‘s old he hopes _tu escape the poorhoilse.” An indefinite Promise. .llarrlctz "You promised me, Harry. ln,-forc we were married that you would try to stop smoking." Harry: "Well, dear, I am trying." eral of his leading 'parishioners even snored. “Dr. Steenthiy, at the end of his discourse, pounded on the lectern, and, when all were at: hut awoke, he said, very firmly and mildly: °‘ ‘My friends, this sermon cost me 9 great deal of trowble, and I don't think you have paid it the attention it deserves. I shall. therefore, re- peat it. My text I take from--' “And for s second time Dr. Stool!- thly prealned his sermon .from bo- ginning to end." ---.__ Steward in First Saloon. HMI Boat: You cc\n't be ill in here. Passenger: Oh! Can't I? _ fl _ Will Not Take Flightl Angel‘s Mother--Gracie, are you a darling n:ng'el'.’ ' Mothers Angel-Not ii’ it’s any- thing to tetch from upstalmt Give Him Timo. Roland: “There goes young Swift. They say _his wife has money." Uliver: “V\'ell, that isn't his fault. The-y’ve only been married n. short time." Friend: Why don't you get your hair cut? It's like o. stack ot hay. Actor: Then I suppose thaLt.'s why so many asses have come hrayini round me this morning. d Foreman (to Pat, who has had I tall from scaffolding): What on earth mods you leave go the rope? Pat: sure, I thought the rope win breaking, so I had just the presence of mind to let go. A Safe Assumption. A propos of a marriage that threatened to turn out badly. Mrl. Niciiolns Longworth uttered an ap- propruita and very true epigram: "So, Mr. Blanc.” she said, "is say- ing :ii the club that he's sorry he ever married " , Mrs, Longfworth smiled Arid addedi “\\'<-il. when a man tells hil friends ho's sorry he‘s married. it’l surf- to assume thst's his wife il sorry. too." _ _ 4--,_ stitution in Massachusetts. The ' __ ___ '_ ‘_ - » - _ "T_'_ _- - ~-w';~___ _ ,~7_s__;3;-_»_->'_=` Q; heart of the Boston woman was bursting with pity for tho poor pris- oners. She passed them one by one with n sympathetic air, and tlmtliy paused for a while in front of one poor chap listlesslysewing shoes. "()h. my poor fellow." said she. “isn‘t it most _monotonous doing that? Won’t you he glad when your sentence has expired?" "Weil, I dunno. Mum." answered the convict doletully. "Mine is a lite sentence-" ' Poor Baby- ' It was time for the lesson in gram- mar- ' ` "Now, Willie." began the teacher. "what are the. three personal pro- nouns?" "lle. she and it_" _ . "Correct Now dive me on ex- ample ot their use." “I-Iushnnd. wife :md baby." High Life. - "Life must bo pretty dull up here. nh?" asked the, visitor in Alaska. "Yost" replied the native. "about nli there is to do is to fish and |lrlnk_'_' _ . "la that so?" _ "Yop. And in the winter lt’s tot. _enld to fish." She was the youngest of eight children ln n ministers family. and as his salary wus not large she al- fready had lcurnerl that there were rnnny things tho family could not have. Ona day her father told hor that she limi a new baby sister, “Well, papa." she said bravely. "I suppose iL's all right. but it seems to me there were a lot oi' things wo needed more-" Wcnry Wn.ill|ns»I don't like dogs generally. hui one of 'om saved my lilo once. Tlunr,'ry I-liggins--\“Vhat dog cv(-r snvcrl your lite? Weary \i.'nil°'1'l;'= _"4 I f -~;_f_-¢_~`-__ i»~» J- '.'7%"‘T' .` '§:"-"r `,/ ' ,l -for-:r >- .::x~_ ._ 1. .\__ .-..-.Q ~ . __ ,-\ , __ ____ ___ ._ _ _ ._ __ _ _ --`.'~*._'____,;,, 4. »--_...___ .. -~~_--_;_ --~»~;- rc-: -'; - vs_ _--»_____- . _~_>:_~_~_-___‘,?-:_1-_._ _ 35'. -¢_._ ---_._: --- _- _,. 1, -""7: ‘-- » \ -’»_' -_ _ :,' -. w. r-one nr.- -./ 5 , ._ QQ. '7 I -__-,ie>z~_tt~ __ . _ _~ -s ___._-_-._ _ ‘-`=’. _ "z" -1 ~ `\_"- ' .~v`\~:'~_\".‘\\':< _ \ .. . _ vt - _ - ` -rf; ',__ _“__ ~-- `__:§- i _.1 ' f;-_" _’ ` s.-_:‘ __ 'f ,. ______.. _.-,'A__‘_,_._.__ ,~__".. i _ A___;_;______T__ __ 1. W ,'_'-,~f/_/ _Af f ` __ "-'~_=5-Gs’-I -“" fi-17 _ "_, / /'*' .‘ /' ___; _-_--_ _._ '- 1' ' 6 f ' » _ _ r. _ ~~ _ -f. _ / _~--T».,__~ ___ _ ` `l"‘~:§f<;~ __ '_'-_ / __.:_;.u=-___ - - . _ 1 il _ _ - ’ l¢ii~lf.l.l»....("*"l§_ ‘ : -- I ‘i - "‘_f` 4 s , =~ 1-_ =-_L ‘_*"?":____ _ _ _ .f °.`»\.»` "ii ` // 'TL /yr \~ ~ ‘°-'wx u / l'rl |l_ _ "_| ‘:__y`,:l`l:’liri'fi 15/ ._ Wi _;-; ‘° -;:1‘_-i’l:ilt_@.illls».‘;2 _' 7*- 'I “_ ~;.",'\" A _" ` s' "- `-2 ~ ' '- _ -- I:-_- _` ; - -~=_-3 .- 1"-"= _ '-i--~F2;)='.i _i-.--i§~.;=_-“sr f- -'*' - _ _ ~ ~r:~ » __ il- /`c_i:\»~"~_~7‘_ 3 _ K ' -_ ilu _ _W2 o 1 . _ ""l: \. ~ \. \ .i:\. '\ -in ‘h'\i cmin 0\~ _-`- C" ‘NVE i ‘_..\< one ol' them." ___ _._ _ _ .__ -__ A-___ __ __ -_--_, 4-. ~--_ . _ _ _ __ .__ ._____..-._, ________ l-ff ' ‘i"‘l_""""‘.l"` H" lm" mm" sum" .i'\ur_lh» von know you talk in your slebp, John” ' i .‘\i'f=, ‘ - ' ‘ ' . ' . .lnhn-\\'rll, do you hcgriulgo me even those few Words? ` 'l -.1 our 53. _ __ ,__ -_ -'-_-{ -; I' ’ . .s -.1 A liEW ;"1` _ S ART AND WHOLESOME Wil' AND l'lilll\0B \llEElil.Yf FEATURE. e iii