Life — October 8, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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ib JaReE S The Single Exception SMALL, thin, nervous-looking but not unpleasant man moved up three seats in the car and sat down beside a portly gentleman who had just laid down his paper. “Excuse me, sir, but this is a terrible war we're having. “Terrible.” “Those Germans are great fighters, eh! Awful thing, these military sys- tems. Do you know these battle figures stagger the imagination—did you get that phrase?” “Yes, sir.” “ Personally, I'm rather disappointed in the French, but as a nation, sir, I would have you understand that I have a great admiration for them. . English have showed up mighty well, too. I tell you, nothing like British stubbornness, Perhaps you've been in England.” “No, sir.” “Reminds me of the unfortunate plight so many of our Americans found themselves in. By Jove, sir, we can’t appreciate it! The imagination shudders at such horrid details. “T got it.” “And this brings me to another subject, about which, sir, I should like your candid opinion, and that is noth- ing more nor less than American diplo- macy. When we take our place as the leading world power——” “Excuse me, sir.” “Why, you don’t seem to be inter- ested in my conversation.” The other man glared. “I'm not, sir,” he roared. “ Your conversation doesn’t interest me an 2tom, you don’t interest me, and you'll oblige me by keeping your mouth shut! You're a first-class idiot!” The small man smiled. “Never met my wife, have you?” he asked. “No, sir. Don't know her from Adam, Wouldn't meet her if I could.” “There, sir, is where you make your mistake, for you're the one person in the whole world I have ever known her to agree with.” Dr. A: Why do you always make such particular inquiries as to what your Patients eat? Does that assist you in your diagnosis? Dr. B: Not that, but it enables me to ascertain their social position and arrange my fees accordingly. —Topeka Journal. Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. | Frequent Sailings, India, China, Philippines, Japan, Australia, | New Zealand, Winter Tours in| India. — Round World Tours. For full information apply Cunard Line, 21-24 State St. New York. a a ee ees HENRY FORD'S FEDERAL HE wizard of the automobile industry, Henry Ford, bought a Federal Truck for use on his large farm at Dearborn, Michigan. He selected the Federal as the most efficient, depend- able and economical means of solving the haulage problems on his estate. The Federal policy of concentration on one model only was largely responsible for this purchase. The Federal truck has proven in long active service to be the standard in design, ma- terials and construction. It is a significant fact that great numbers of the other leading motor car and parts manufacturers have also adopted Federalized Transportation in their own business. They realize that the Federal is built for and gives the service they must have. Our Transportation Engineering department will give you facts about haulage in many lines of trade and show you what Feder- alized Transportation will save you in your own business. — FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN Laudable Persistency T is a pleasure to observe that the railroads are not going to abide hy the recent rate decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission unless they are forced to. What they ask for, something like one hundred million dollars, as an annual additional contribution from the public, is too big a stake to he sidetracked merely because a responsible body of fair-minded men considered all the facts carefully and decided that the demand was unjust, This is not a question of justice. It is a question of wanting something big and leaving no stone unturned to get it. One hundred million dollars a year is worth going to a great deal of trouble to procure Let that solid, dogged phalanx of railroad presidents keep right on. Let them neglect their service to whatever extent is necessary to put this impo comicbooks.com