Life — August 19, 1915 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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All For Fifteen Shillings! Recently there appeared in a London newspaper an advertisement for an ex- perienced insurance clerk, wages fifteen shillings a week. The advertiser got a lot of sarcastic letters, like the follow- ing, and he deserved them, too: Dear Sin—I‘would respectfully apply for the position you offer, I am an expert in insurance in all its branches. In addition, I converse fluently in Gum Arabic, Gorgonzola, Zola. and_ Billings gate. I write shorthand, long hand, left hand and right hand, T can supply my own typewriter if necessary, and T may mention that I typewrite half an hour in ten minutes—the record for Great Britain. I would be willing also to let you have the services, gratis, of my large family of boys, and, if agreeable to you, my wife would be pleased to clean your office regularly without extra charge. The cost of postage for your answer to this application can be de- ducted from my salary. Please note that if you have a back yard I would make bricks in my spare time.—Tit-Bits. A Steady Follower “And when you eloped with the girl asked a friend, “did her father follow you?” “Did he?” said the young man. “Rather! He's living with us yet!” —London Opinion. blished every Thursday, simultaneously in the $5.00 a year in advance. to Canada, 52 cents. ‘onths from date of publication, British Possessions. tries in the Postal Uni . 10 cents, Back pumbe 25 cents. Issues prior to 191 The text and illustrations irk are copyrighted. Britain apply to Live, 1g S npten Row, London, W. EVEN THEN WHAT WILL PEOPLE Say?" I Remember! I Remember! I remember, I remember, The house where I was born; The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn, You'd hardly know the old place now, For dad is up to date, And the farm is scientific From the back lot to the gate. The house and barn are lighted With bright acetylene, The engine in the laundry Is run by gasoline. We have silos, we have autos, We have dynamos and things; A telephone for gossip, And a phonograph that sings. The hired man has left us, We miss his homely face; A lot of college graduates Are working in’his place. There's an engineer and fireman, A chauffeur and a vet., ‘Lectrician and mechanic— Oh, the farm's run right, you bet. The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn Now brightens up a bathroom That cost a car of corn. Our milkmaid 1s pneumatic And she’s sanitary, too; But dad gets fifteen cents a quart For milk that once brought two. —Canadian Courier, Reprint Rights in Great G Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from book- sellers in all the principal cities in the world. 2's London Office, Rolls House. Breams Buildings, London, Yo contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unio Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. CAUTION Lire employs no direct traveling representatives; it does not offer prizes, college courses or other in- ducements for agents to canvass for subscriptions, Any one subscriptions on any such basis should be turned over to the authorities as a swindler, Be sure to place your order with a reliable bookseller, news agent or solicitor, if you do not mail it to Lire direct. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street, New York The foreign trade supplied from comicbooks.com