Life — June 8, 1916 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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z_SAuT SCISSORS <) Aut NULLUs A War-Time Puzzle A company of soldiers dressed in khaki, with the bandage-like puttees about their legs, were waiting for their train at a station in Wiltshire. Among the spec- tators were an old countryman and his wife. “T say, Garge,” the old lady whispered, “there's somethin’ I can’t understand about they solgers.” “ What be it, lass?” “T can't think how they get their laigs into they twisted trousers.” —Youth’s Companion, They Never Say Thank You Mixe: to-day. woman, Ike: That so? Mike: Coming home on the car I said, “ Won't you have my seat, madam?” —The Siren, I did an extraordinary thing I had the last word with a How'd it occur? Both: isn't 17 NICE THAT WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER A Flag Station A party of engineers were tracing a township line across some farm lands in Illinois, As chance would have it, the line passed directly through a large barn having double doors on each side of it, and they found they could continue their measurements through the barn by open- ing the doors and thus avoiding the dreaded detour. The owner watched their progress with considerable interest, but made no comment until they had reached the farther side of the barn, when he asked : “ Thet a railroad ye-all surveyin’ fer?,” “Certainly,” replied the chief with a humorous twinkle in his eye. The farmer meditated a bit as he closed the barn doors behind them, when he re- marked, somewhat aggressively, “I hain’t got no objections ter havin’ er railroad on my farm, but I'll be darned ef I'm goin’ ter git up at all hours of the night ter open and shet them doors fer yer train ter go through!" —Youth's Companion. Party lines are worn loose this spring, with new and fetching curves. —The Sun. _ Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Canada and British Possessions, "$5.00 a year in advance, Additional postage foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada, $2 cents. Single cur- rent copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, alter three months from date of publication, 25,cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of ‘print. The text and ilustrations im Live are copsrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain epply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lanc, London, E. C., England. reat Britai 9 antl The sort of tires one has no hesitancy in recommending to one’s friends— "SURE-GRIP™ o@TiRES=— Heavy traction tread insures unusually long service. Guaranteed for 5,000 miles. Hardman Tire and Rubber Co. New York Office, 1904 Broadway General Sales Agency 19 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Western Distibton “cri sellers in all the principal cities in the world. Li Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from book The foreign trade supplied from 1r’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by ‘stamped ond addressed lope. Lrt docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of wwso ited contributions. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. A NEW IDEA IN BINDERS Until now LIFE has never been able to supply its readers with an entirely satisfactory binder for the convenient and safe preser- vation of the copies of the journal. The new invention expands or contracts at will, and makes a convenient volume to handle as well as being very simple in operation. It is handsomely made, the outside being black Art Buckram with cover design in gilt, and is made to hold a full year’s copies of LIFE. Sent prepaid to any address on receipt of $1.50 LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thirty-first Street New York City comicbooks.com