Life — October 2, 1913 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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eld se(/ respons AUT SCISSORS AvT NULLUs The Busy Editor After the fire that destroyed Bar- num’s Muscum, the proprictor consulted his friends as to his wisest course. He told them he had a fortune, and could easily retire from active business. Among his friends was Horace Greeley. “What shall I do?" asked Barnum, “If I were you,” replied Greeley, would go fishing. I've been trying for thirty years to go fishing, and have never been able to do i —Youth's Companion. An Essay on Men A litde girl wrote the following com- Position on men: “Men are what women marry. They drink and smoke and swear, but don’t go to church. Perhaps if they wore bon- nets they would. They are more logical than women and also more zoological. Both men and sprung from monkeys, but the women sprung farther than the men."—London Opinion. women OTHER AY WN NY \ GEN, TICKER AL $04 tee three moatss from date of publicatos £8 accompanied by stamped and addresied envelupe. momereturn of unsolicited Contributions.” “The Crowning Attribute of Lovely Woman is Cleanliness’ The herse well-dressed woman blesses and benefits lf—and the world—for she adds to its joys. Naiad Dress Shields add the final assurance of cleanliness and sweetness. They are a necessity to the woman of delicacy, refine- ment and good judgment. Natap Dress SuIetps are hygienic and scientific. They are absolutely free from rubber with its unpleasant oder. They can be quickly sterilized by immersing in boiling water for a few seconds only. The only shield as good the day it is bought as the day it is made. Made in all styles and sizes to fit every requirement of Woman's Dress. At stores or sample pair on receipt of ase. Every pair guaranteed The C. E. CONOVER CO., Mfrs., 101 Franklin St, New York LapK does mot ? HE HAS KNOCKED OUT MORE MEN THAN ALL THE HER ‘ie by_all oewateaiers in I. The foreign trade A Promising Child Indeed For politeness this little girl should take first prize. A school director was calling on a prominent New York woman one morn ing not long ago on school business, and as the interview was at an end he en- countered her little girl playing in the hall. She rose politely and opened the door for him. “Thank you,” said he. “I am sorry to give you so much trouble.” “Oh,” she answered, with a bright smile, “I am only sorry I am not letting you in."—Harper's Magazine. Wire James MeNeill Whistler, the eccentric American painter, was trying on a hat in a London shop one day, a customer rushed in, and, mistaking Mr Whistler for a clerk, exclaimed: “I say, this ‘at doesn’t fit.” The artist eyed him for a minute, and then replied, scorn- fully: “Neither docs your coat, and I'll be hanged if I like the color of your trousers.”"—Argonaut. Tracure: What is velocity, Johnnie? Jounsie: Velocity is what a fellow lets go of a wasp with. —Our Animals (San Francisco.) fo are are copyrighted, For Reprint Rights x Great Britain apps he tex lstra AUD Southampton Rove, London, Ut Progressive Offspring: STERILIZED? Prompt notification shoutd be sent by rubseribers of any change of addres PAUSE, FATHER! 1S THAT WHIP comicbooks.com