Life — June 18, 1914 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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A well-known doctor of Savannah has two children—a little daughter, aged six, and a small son, aged four. One day he overheard the little girl putting her brother through an examination in Bible history. “Do you know who the first man and the first woman were?" “Yeth, I do,” lisped the boy. “Tl bet you don’t know their names,” pressed the sister. “T bet I do!” replied the little fellow. “Well, what were their names, then, Mr. Smarty?” “Edem and Ab!” answered the little boy—Saturday Evening Post. Nature’s Abhorrence The physics instructor in a Texas high school was teaching a German girl whose vocabulary was not very extensive. “What is a vacuum?” he asked. “T have it in my head, but I can't express it,” was the reply. —Woman's Home Companion, In the census office at Washington acts against the law are recorded under a few main heads, such as murder, bur- slary, etc, A lady who was working there recently ran across the crime, “Running a blind tiger". After a puz- zled moment she placed it under the list, “Cruelty to Animals ".—Argonaut, THAT CRUEL FATE WHEN SHE CROWS TALL AND HE DOES Nor Wasn't Foreman at Rome The new foreman was a hustler. Noth- ing escaped his eagle eye, and when- ever he saw a workman suffering from a tired feeling he quickly woke him up. So when he discovered a bricklayer snatching a quiet pipe behind a wheel- barrow his wrath arose mightily. “What do you think you're paid for? Get on with your job, if you don’t want to get fired pretty sharp. “ All right, boss,” rejoined the work- man. “Keep your ‘air on. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.” “That may be,” rejoined the hustler, “but I wasn’t foreman of that job.” —Kansas City Times. Too Much Militancy “Would George enlist?” “No, I don't think he would.” “What's the reason? He comes of fighting stock.” “That's the reason. fighting. His grandmother is a Colonial Dame, his aunt is a D, A. R. and his mother is a militant.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. He's soured on Creating Interest “T understand that you favor local option.” “Yes,” replied Colonel Stilwell. “But you are not a total abstainer yourself?” “No. But my doctor has limited me to a very small allowance, and I like to add as much as possible to the excite- ment of getting a drink.” —Washington Star. Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously In the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British LVR ts for sale by all newsdealers tn Great Britain and may be obtalned trom booksellers (a all the priscr! Tomessions, $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foretgn countries ia the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; cities of the world.” ‘The foreign trade supplied trom LIvK'S Lendoa Office, Rolls House, Dreams Builtings ‘<2 cents. “Single current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months trom date of pubixation, -Londom, EC. to Canada, 3 cents. ‘Issues peter to 1910 vut of print. No contribution will be returned nntest accompanied by stamped and addrested envelope, LAPR dott not Aeld theeif reipomsibie for the Lott 0” momrelurn ef wnsolictted Contributistite The text and itustrations tn 414 Southampton Row, London, i re copyrighted. Fir Reprint Rights in Great Britain appty (9 LAP Prompt notification thontd be sent by subscribers ef any change of address. . Lilec, Rose Lily of the Valley, Narcissus, Violet ord Astra, $1.75 Pinnacle of the Pen DRALLE’S ILLUSION Makers’ Art As the crowning touch to a lovely toilet women famous for their beauty and social standing use DRALLE’S ILLUSION to im- part the delicate fragrance of fresh cut flowers. DRALLE'S is the most subtle perfume in the ugh it is the most costly. a single drop goes farther and keeps its fragrance Jonger than the mnany applications of apparently less expensive perfumes. Only. Druggists, Dealers and Department Stores for the very best trade carry DRAL! ILLUSION. It comes in beautiful cut glass hotties with elongated drip stoppers in polished Rose, Lily of the Val Narcissus, Heliotrope and Wi taria +8150 Violet a stra. tteeeeeee ETS GEORGE BORGFELDT & CO. New York sole Representatives forthe Ualted ta werld al Avoid Substitutes Once fitted to your hand, pens of this make will do your writing for a lifetime. The variety of points and actions to be had in Waterman's Ideals is the greatest factor in fountain pen satisfaction. You never have to dip this pen to write. Sold Everywhere by the Best Dealers L. E. Waterman Company, 173 Broadway, New York comicbooks.com