Life — February 18, 1915 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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SAUT SCISSORS =} Aut NULLUS Taking No Chances Readers who had some difficulty in remembering where the Falkland Islands were, may have been helped by the recol- lection of one of Ian Maclaren’s storics. After a disaster to an emigrant ship many years ago, some of the survivors reached those islands. When the news reached home, the minister of a Scottish church to which some of the emigrants had belonged, prayed thus: “Oh, Lord, we pray thee to be with our brethren, stranded in the Falkland Islands, which, as Thou knowest, are situated in the South Atlantic Ocean."”—Argonaut. Revised to Date My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of literacy, Of thee we tell. Land of the reading test, Banish the unlearned guest, Till all, from east to west, Know how to spell!—Boston Advertiser. AS IT LOOKS TO THE BOY WITH A SNOWBALL A Sin of Commission Jenks had been invited to a Welsh- rabbit party by a number of Bohemian young ladies across the hall. The rabbit did not scem to be a complete success, a fact speedily recognized by the young woman presiding at the chafing-dish. “Somehow,” said she, “it doesn’t taste just as Marie's did the other night. I thought I remembered the recipe, but T think I must have left something out.” Jenks,’who is a sententious young man, tasted reflectively, and in the best Fletcherian manner. “My dear young woman,” said he, “there's nothing you could leave out that would make it taste like that. It’s some- thing you put in.” —New York Evening Post. A Real Smart Alec “What are the asked the teacher. “Masculine and feline,” answered Alce—Woman's Home Companion. two sexes, Alec?” City Man you keep? Svusuxmanite: — About twelve—Buffalo Express. How many servants do GW And tr 0 eenty one out of is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions, "$5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada, 52 cents. Single cur- rent copies. 10 ce Back numbers, after three ‘months from date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Live, 114 Southampton Row, London, ~ C. Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obt gellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied from London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unir licited contributions. Prompt wotification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. PLYMOUTH Dry Gin Plymouth Dry Gin fetches a higher price than any other gin in the world. It is eminently worth its price. ALEX DISHAW/ «€c0 ny St. Valentine's a useful saint For those who yearn and sigh, Especially for those of us Who are a little shy,