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This page from *Life* magazine is primarily advertising with three humorous anecdotes interspersed. The main satire concerns British culture and attitudes: **"He Went to the Right Place"** mocks British weather and indifference. A London bus conductor and driver observe a Parsee (Indian Zoroastrian) in traditional red turban descending during drizzle. The driver's joke—that the sun-worshipper has come to London "to 'ave a rest"—satirizes Britain's notoriously gray, rainy climate as so relentlessly gloomy that even someone seeking sunshine would find London a respite. **"Not on the Job"** jokes about lawyer incompetence: a criminal defendant, after his own attorney advises guilty plea to larceny charges, fires him, asking for a better lawyer—suggesting the first attorney was negligent or unhelpful. **"Add Years to Your Life"** offers absurdist humor: a man's mathematical argument that rising at 6 instead of 8 *adds ten years* is undercut when his listener proposes simply going to bed two hours later instead—exposing the logical fallacy. The advertisements (greatcoats, liqueur, financial services) fill remaining space.

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i ele Greatcoat time now in the Livery Department. Livery and Russian great- coats for coachman and groom. Others specially designed for chauffeurs. Mtostrated catalogue on request ROGERS, PEET & CO., 258—842—3260 Broadway, (3 Stores) NEW YORK, also, F, M. ATWOOD, CHICAGO, SANDERSON'S “Mountain Dew” in moderation and you will find that the life and force contained in it will be im- parted to you. Don’t take our word. Try for yourself. He Went to the Right Place A AMERICAN whose business frequently takes him to London tells of an amusing conversation between the driver and conductor of a public ’bus in that city. The ’bus was fairly crowded, so the American climbed to the top, where, shortly after taking his seat, he observed a person in peculiar garb, with a red turban, There was a leaden sky overhead and a slow, drizzling rain, such weather as is the tule rather than the exception in the British metropolis. | As the conductor came to the top the red- turbaned person, evidently an Indian Parsee, got down. “Wot sort of a chap is that?” of the conductor. “T fancies that Me ’s one of them fellers that worships the sun.” “Worships the sun, eh!” repeated the driver, with a shiver. “Then I suppose he comes over "ere to ‘ave a rest.” —Success. asked the driver Not on the Job N EMINENT lawyer with a large practice before the Supreme Court of the United States enjoys telling of a tremendous jolt to his youthful vanity in the early days when he made a specialty of criminal cases. He had been retained by a man charged with larceny in Pennsylvania, and as the evidence was conclusive, had advised his client to plead guilty. “You have a bad record, you know,” said the lawyer, “and you have practically confessed your guilt. should say that you will be sentenced is last completely dumfounded the accused. He looked about his cell vacantly for several minutes before turning to his attorney. When he did it was to say: “Will you kindly step out and get me a good | lawyer ?”—Hearper's Weekly Add Years to Your Life HE veteran always got un at 6 o'clock in the morning. “T used to get up at 8,” ne said. “By getting up at 6 I have added ten years to my li “Consider,” he went on persuasively. difference between rising every moming at 6 and 8 in the course of forty y mounts to 29,200 hours, or three years and nearly a half. This is equal to eight hours a day for ten years. Thus, you by rising at 6 instead of 8 you add ten | solid years to your life.” “Wonderful,” said the veteran's listener. ‘I | shall assuredly adop{ your plan. Only, instead |of getting up two hours earlier in the morning T'll go to bed two hours later every night." —New York Press. The Editor's Apology AS USUAL, our printer left usin the 'soupe” last and this week, and we have not as yet been able to secure the services of another; and, therefore, we ask the indulgence of our readers for the scarcity of reading matter this week. We have been conducting a sale by auction and “The out this she QUALITY UNEQUALED EXCELLENCE UNSURPASSED LIQUEUR mE eHSRIBEDS MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK $2,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $7,500,000 Capital, - - a mes K. Certitre, Nice Pres, ary. Sanles Av Conant, Treasurer. Counsel Charles H Altea, Vice Pres. Paul D. Cravath, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Levi P. Morton Paul D Cravath Thomas F. Ryan Charles He Allen Edward J. Berwind Harty PayneWhitney +N, Jarvie Jecob 1) Schitt had but a few spare hours left in which to get |) We hope, however, to do better || s49 next week.—Washington (N.C.) County Times. || JENNER. & COMPANY Undivided Estates Exclusively $3 BROADWAY, NEW YORK W Rettor 2 + + Cable Address 4 UNDIVIDED ESTATES a ferure, Suet periods We po mathe eecerty (of wach tatereste spon | tmocerate terme and at lecal Inerest ‘Sor facities for banding sech propotals are adequate for || comicbooks.com