Life — August 17, 1916 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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Honor and Money RE you happy?” asked the Soci- ologist. “1 am not,” replied the Millionaire. “Not at all. The trouble is that there is no longer any honor in having money.” “There is something in that,” agreed the Sociologist. “And there is no longer any distine- tion in owning an automobile.” 0." And aeroplaning is not expensive.” “And somewhat risky.” “Divorces, with picturesque remar- riages, are exciting enough, but there never was much honor attached to them.” “Quite right.” “Tf T have a country house, nobody sees it except middle-class automobilists, to whom it is but one in a hundred or so passed in an afternoon's spin.” “That's an interesting thought.” “And yachts never did make much of a show to the general public. The Horse Show creates only a mild general inter- est and, since betting has been stopped, the splurge has fallen out of horse-rac- ing.” “That's true.” “And if T purchase a foreign noble- man for my daughter they immediately go abroad to live and the public soon forgets them, unless they are divorced.” “The situation is essentially modern,” suggested the Sociologist. “Yes, And there is the muck-raker. sooner do I get a dollar than he comes around and wants to know where, how and why I got it.” “What are you going to do about it “Oh, T don't know,” replied the Mit- Hionaire wearily, “Sometimes I think the honorable thing in the future will be some sort of povert HIGHBALL made with Cascade Pure Whisky wins the praise of oisseurs and the approval of all for its rich, smooth mellowness. Original Bottling Has Old Gold Labet GEO. A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers Nashville, Tenn. ‘sy Engineering the Telephone HE great Bell System, with its telephone highways connecting the farthest points of the country, is primarily a brain creation. The telephone engineer is the genius of communication. Like the general of an army, he plans, projects and directs his campaigns far ahead. | He deals with the seemingly impos- | sible—transforming ideas and ideals into concrete facts. His problems may involve doubling the capacity of a city’s underground telephone system, or the building of a transcontinental line, or a serious war- shortage of supplies needed in tele- phone work. One Policy Justified In one of the hotels where non-resi- dents are admitted to the table d’hote a man and a woman sat at a little table He had a meek look and such. sad eyes, while she had a vituper- ative tongue, which she was uring ably. When their cleansing of soiled linen had disturbed every other diner in the room the manager approached them. “Pardon me, madam,” he said to the lady, who was obviously the senior part- ner, “I must beg of you to be more re- in a corner. Whatever the difficulties, they must be overcome so that the progress of the telephone shall continue equal to the ever-growing needs of the people. It is not enough to provide only for the present—the future must be antici- pated and discounted. In the Bell System, more than two thousand highly efficient engineers and scientists are constantly working on the complex problems of the tele- phone business. As a result, the service keeps step with present requirements and the assurance is given to every subscriber that the Bell System is prepared for whatever the future develops. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System Universal Service strained, If you want to continue your— er—discussion, please do it outside.” “ Rubbish!" snapped the lady tartly “You advertise this as a family hotel, don’t you? HE worst is yet to come, You feel bad this w because the dealer Id out when you asked for Lire. Wl feel worse next week if the same thing happens, because the misery is cumulai i a standing order. comicbooks.com