Life — December 3, 1914 — page 73: what you’re looking at

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fv ste®, LIFE Hts 4-4 He Gosley tetings Naw YORK SALESROOM, Thwarted Once More A LONG time ago—so long that the memory of mankind does not include it—Supply met Demand walk- ing along the world’s highway. They gazed at each other for some time in silence, It was evidently a case of love at first sight. “Let us get married,” said Demand. “We are of such opposite tempera- ments that we are bound to get along permanently. Besides, I simply cannot live without you.” “Nor I you,” declared Supply. Thus they became permanently united. Supply was the unselfish one. She kept on providing Demand with everything he craved; or rather, let it be said that if she sometimes failed, it was no fault of hers. It should not be thought, on the other hand, that Demand was an inferior character. If he had not made a practice of reliev- ing Supply of the things with which she presented him, it would really have been a serious matter. The whole af- fair was mutual. It was, as they both were fond of declaring, a marriage made in heaven. Therefore, one morn- ing Demand was almost overcome as Supply burst into the room saying: “It is all over between us. We are about to be dissolved. Our marriage no longer holds. We shall have to Part company.” “Who says so?” asked Demand. “Congress. They have legislated us off the earth, They have even de- clared that we don’t exist.” “What, again?” “But this time they really mean it. Whatever shall we do?” Demand by this time was calmer. “Don’t worry, my dear,” he said. “Those chaps have been doing this sort of thing ever since we can re- member, I’m sorry, because, in order to prove they are wrong again, I shall have to do something very prac- tical and very hard.” He pressed a button. “There!” he said, “that will show "em all that we are here to stay, that our partnership is permanent, and that we always control our own destiny.” “What have you done?” “Oh, I just raised the cost of living.” HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS ARE HURRIED TO THE FRONT : Gillette PECIAL welcome this Christ- mas for the useful gift! Every dealer will tell you that he is selling more Gillettes this year than ever. Here indeed is a gift that means everything practical to a man—a better shave, and the saving of fees and tips! See the Gillette sets in the stores:— The ‘‘Bulldog’’ is the new stocky- handled model with extra weight, different grip, balance and swing to the stroke. the Practical Gift for His Christmas The “Aristocrat,” another new model, is cased in French Tory, in line with the latest idea of the day in men’s toilet articles. A dozen different styles—$5 to $50. To the man who already owns one Gillette—give a different style, a Com- bination or Travelers’ Set, a ‘‘Bulldog” Gillette or an “Aristocrat.” For a small gift at 50c. or $1, the Gillette owner will be more grateful for a packet of Gillette Blades than for anything else you could get him at the same money. Dealers everywhere. Buy early! Assortments are better and choice easier than when the Gillette counters are crowded with last-minute buyers. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY, BOSTON comicbooks.com