Life — February 3, 1916 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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=AUT SCISSORS Avt NULLus Pride in the Daily Task A quaint story is told to exemplify the pride that every man should take in the work by which he makes a living. Two street sweepers, seated on a curbstone, were discussing a comrade who had died the day before. “Bill certainly was a good sweeper,” said one. “Y-e-s," conceded the other thought- fully. “But—don’t you think he was a little weak around the lamp-posts?" —lLadies’ Home Journal. Fatner: What did you and John talk about last night, dear? Daucuter: Oh, we talked about our kith and kin. Saati Brotiter: Yeth, pop, I heard ‘em. He seth, “ Kin I hev a kith?” and she seth, “ Yith, you kin"! —Yale Record. Nephew you Rese Esra: SAFETY FIRST Metio, UNCLE r2RA! uw" NOT SO Fast, WHAT WAS YER MOTIIEX’S MAIDEN NAME? YouNG Charity Bishop Penburst was talking, in Bos- ton, about charity. “Some charities,” he said, “remind me of the cold, proud, beautiful lady who, glittering with diamonds, swept forth from a charity ball at dawn, crossed the frosty sidewalk, and entered her huge limousine. “A beggar woman whined at the win- dow “Could ye give me a trifle for a cup ‘of coffee, lady?’ “The lady looked at the beggar re- proachfully : “*Good gracious!’ she said. ‘Here you have the nerve to ask me for money when I've been tangoing for you the whole night through! Home, James.’ “And she snapped the window shut in the beggar’s face indignantly.” —Philadelphia Bulletin, “Tuere’s no doubt that the men de- serve a raise in wages.” “Yes—the only question is, ought we to discharge them for demanding it?” Don’r FELLER, —The Masses. $5.00 a year in advance, Additional zeats to Canada, s2_ cents, Canada and British Possessions.” 8 foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 2 rent copies, 10 cents, Back numbers, after t! 2s_cente. issues prior to rote out of print. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, ingle cur- ree’ months from date of publication, Por Reprint Rights in Great tage to envelope. licited cont Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from book sellers in all the. princi i Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. No contribution will be returned untess accompanied by stamped ond oddre cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied {roa Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or now-return of unio butions, Britain opply to Live, 114 Southampton Row, London, W. C. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. The enthusiasm, for France inspired “by Lafayette is re-inspin pereeee SPARKLING TABLE WATER and Man cannot “improve,” such as the* rainbow, the perfume of flowers, or the laughter of a child, we place the sparkling Perrier Water. The inimitable brilliance and quality of Perrier are entirely natural. ‘There is no saltiness in Pertier, the great reason why it combines 40 perfectly with Wines and Spirits, Obtainable at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants, and Grocers, ‘Wriuiams & Humagar, Agents, 1158 Broadway, New York. Bubstin oun cart AWwoNs the things which Nature perfects fopatichston irl comicbooks.com