Life — October 9, 1913 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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A Real ‘iy Thal Old Peterby is rich and stingy. In the event of his death his nephew will in- herit his property. A friend of the family said to the old gentleman: “T hear your’ nephew is going to marry. On that occasion you ought to do something to make him happy.” “T will,” said Peterby; “I'll pretend that I am dangerously ill. —Boston Transcript. The Effect of Moonlight It was at the seashore and they were sitting on the beach, while the moon shone beautifully on the surging waves. “ What effect docs full moon have upon the tide?” she asked, looking sweetly up into his f None,” he replied, as he drew closer to her; “but it has considerable effect upon the un-tied."—Ladies’ Home Journal. Ox Lavy: Well, here's a shilling for you, my poor man. Tease: A shillin’? Lor’ bless Lydy, if there ever was a fallen ani you're it.—London Opinion. “"TIS HARD TO GIVE THE HAND WHERE THE HEART CAN NEVER BF.” Being Loyal to the Organization The new school-teacher in a rural town gave a boy a question in compound proportion for home work one evening. It included the circumstance of. “.men working ten hours a day to complete a certain work,” The next morning the teacher, in look- ing over the little pack of exercises, found this boy’s sum wholly unattempted. Calling him to her, she asked why he had not tried to do the sum. The boy, after considerable fumbling around in his pockets, brought forth a note from his father and handed it to her. Unfolding it, the teacher read: “Miss—I refuse to let my boy do his sum you give him as it looks to me to be a slur at 8-hour sistum enny sum not more than 8 hours he is weleum to do but not more."—Harper's Magazine, No Place for Poets “Didn't Oliver Goldsmith once live here?” asked the tourist. “TI don't remember the name,” said the janitor. “ Who was the gent?” < was a poet.” “Then it’s hardly likely that he ever lived here, sir. We always demand the rent in advance."—Kansas City Journal. 178 is published every Thursday, timultancowsly in the Untied State Great Beitin. Canada fond British meesions, 3.00 a'year in advance: Additional postage t9 foretga couptries in the Postal Union : er rent copies, 10 cents. Hack numbers, alter three months trom date of publication, | Gent thgues prior to 1910 oct of prt No contribution will be returned unters accompanied by stamped and atdresied envetope. old teh responsible for the lots or momreturn of unsolicited contributions, "32 cems, t 4 9 year cities of thew eedon, EC. Lave deer mot td Seuthompe Prompt motifcation should os ecu aibacviore ef any change of address is for sae by al newsdeslers In Great Britain and may be ottained trom bookseflers ta all the principal (The foreign trade supplied from Live's London Ofice, Canson House, Breams Build The text avd dustrations tn Lave are copyrighted. Fer Reprint Rights in Great Britain spp to LIV, A MORE CONVENIENT PACKAGE BARTON & GUESTIER OLIVE OIL Is available in tins of one-half gallon and one gallon for the convenience and economy of consumers A MATERIAL SAVING comicbooks.com Own woe BK