Show THROUGH THE AGES The Evolution of Mans Progress to i fete Paper Age Geologists ethnologists scientists liwnts and learned men of all lands ke had a great deal to say of the different dif-ferent t ages through which man has jassed For instance they tell us that we have come down to the present day through the cave dwelling age the mound building age the stone age the bronze age the iron age to say nothing of the lake dwelling age clay eating age that finally letters were invented and then man took a big jump male parchment parch-ment devised ink and pens and became a gentleman turning his back forever on mud and acorns as a steady diet and ignoring holes scooped out of the ground as places of residence But he had still another step to take before he reached the crowning age of alltile I paper age It was necessary for him to I learn to transform rags into paper This lie accomplished about 900 A D and from that brilliant stroke of < human genius we date the paper age Since then all I has been easy enough Books took the lead newspapers followed periodicals periodi-cals magazines and trade journals closed the triumphant march toward complete l happiness I Scientists always shortsighted short-sighted folk began to look upon the 1 paper age as nearing its clan P oor souls l boxes Paper bags and paller made them smile paper boats paper barrels and paper wheels gave them a dull m the dorsal region paper collars and paper handkerchiefs set them hem m8and hawing paper bottles paper tea caddies and paper chimneys created quite a flutter in socalled scientific etrd es paper timber and paper flooring fro Mn redthmn rather uneasy paper shirt thf and paper slippers broke the is i won < own entirei But the end onl 9 110 yet We are in reality oolr lust entermg upon the borders so to fen speak i of the genuine paper ago In a short years in our paper shirts and haler 1 trousers we shall sit down to our lal > lr table upon our paper chairs drink our < ce sco fist M out of PaPer CUPS and eat our gg l ti nh > Vhen we o out r paper spoons go of a Inornmg we shall make ready ouri rl1la r lloes paper ° at paper over > V Paper gloves paper umbrella or > a j1 ° r cane and PaPer hat kiss the wS m Ira paper pinafore trip down the torn6tainvay over the paper sidewalk Our paper carriage and start down town 4 topping at the club for an eye opener then 1 out ofa PaPer wine CUP > and continue our noiseless ride over the SIbly Paper pavement > stopping once more pos OUPJ to order the latest novelty for OUr better paper Y end of er half Oh no ye wise men the the paper age is i not yet t |