Life — December 31, 1914 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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Strictly Neutral Cycuist: Many this village? Snorxeerer: No, sir. Cycuist: Oh, why’s that? Snorxeerer: Well, sir, after going carefully into the matter, we in this to remain abso- recruits gone from neighborhood decided lutely neutral—Punch, Youthful Unselfishness He was a good iittle boy, and very thoughtful. It was during a long spell o« dry weather, and he had heard of the great scarcity of water throughout the countr;. He came to his mother, and slipped his hand into he “Mamma,” he said, “is it true that in some places the little boys and girls have not enough water to drink?” “That is what the papers say, my dear.” “Mamma,” he presently said, , “I'd like to give something for those poor little boys and girls.” “Yes, dear. What would you like to give?” : “Mamma,” he said, in an carnest A New Yorx salesman tells of a stay way, “as long as the water is so very, : made by him in a Western hotel where very scarce, I think I ought to give up F he observed an old-fashioned roller- tein’ washed.”"—Youth’s Companion, : towel “Say,” asked the Gothamite of ; a man in the washroom, “don't the : owner of this hotel know that it's against CoxcressmMan: Want a job, ch? What ‘ the law of the State of Illinois to can you do? ‘ use roller-towels now?” Constitugnt: Nothing. 1 “He knows it all right enough,” Coxcressman: Sorry, but those high- ' said the man addressed, “ but that salaried jobs are all taken long ago. 1 law wasn’t passed when this towel You must wait for a vacancy. 1 was put up."—Argonaut, THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST —Washington Post. 1 — _ — — —— -— ‘ Lira is published every Thursday, . Great Britain, Lire. is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from boo ‘ Canada and British Possessio $ i itional Postage to sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied from Lirr's foreign countries in the Postal ear; to Can: imgie cur. Londen Ofice, ‘Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, ; rent copies, to cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, ‘No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed : nm envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of umio- licited contributions. Prompt motifcation should be sent by subscribers of ony change of ‘address 25 cents, Issues prior to i910 ont of’ print The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Live, 114 Southampton Row, Londom, W, OFFICERS B.C, CONVERSE, AL EXANDER i. STEVENS, RANALD a MACDONALD, THOMAS MILDT, Vice-President BARKLEY. WYCKOFF, JAMES f ESR, “TROWBRIDGE, Secretary HOWARD Boocock ‘Treasurer CLIFFORD WILMURT, ? a ! ‘Assistant Cashier * . \ ‘ ; 1 f 1 1 DIRECTORS EDGAR L. MARSTON, , > Blair & Co., Iankers fi . — F J.B. MARTINDALE, yey x President Chemical National Bank = / ( GATES W. McGARRAH, 4 ‘ Sf - E VINCENT ASTOR, STEPHEN BAKER, Presklent Hank of the Mas NICHOLAS BIDDLE, ceo, ‘B., CASE. ‘x Case, Attorneys THOMAS COCHRAN, President Ciberty National Nant HENRY J. COCHRAN, ‘Vice-Preshtent E. C. CONVERSE, President JOHN 1. DOWNEY, Building Coastroction ren tak bers Trost Co. WILLIAM. Ht PO! J.P. Morgan & Co., DANIEL G, REID, Rock (shad System DOUGLAS ROBINSON, Real Estate M. FRIEDSAM, ARCHIBALD D. RUSSELL, President B. Altman & Co. ALEXANDER H. STEVENS, ROBERT WALTON GOELET, ‘Vice-President CHARLES L, TIFFANY, e-President Tiflaay & Co. THEODORE N. VAIL. Pres. American’ 1 Tene SO YOU'RE FROM NEW HAVEN, YOUNG MAN? IDE ACQUAINTANCE THERE” BET 1 CAN TELL YOU HIS NAME” Tel. & Fel. Co. I HAVE A RANALD Ht. | MACDONALD, Ties for Personal Trusts FIFTH AVENUE & 36th STREET, NEW YORK icbooks.com