Life — October 5, 1916 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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SS AUT SCISSORS AvT NULLus His Number Teacuer: I'm surprised at you, Sammy Wicks, that you cannot tell me when Christopher Columbus discovered Amer- ica! WI does the chapter heading of the week's lesson read? Sanat ‘olumbus—1492. Teacuter: Well, isn’t that plain enough? Did you never see it before? Samay: Yes'm, yes'm; but I always thought it was his telephone number. —Harper's Magazine, Then the Ice Formed Her: No doubt you think T am older than I really am. Hit: Not at all, I'm sure you are not as old as you look. —London Opinion. “My poor fellow, I fear you are some- thing of an invertebrat am. Never touched a drop.” —Baltimore American, The Bull: re 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, $2 cents, Single cur- rent copies, to cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 23,cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print The text and illustrations in Live ere copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Brita opply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., Engl “My next office furniture will be steel, Tom!” “Why, Bill?” “Because steel won't warp, stick nor burn. Art Metal Stee! Office Furniture combines strength as well as beauty. And it , sets your mind at rest from all worry of destruction by fire. “Art Metal Steel Furniture will soon be in my offices exclusively, Take my advice, Tom, and send for the new Art Metal Catalog. Just write to the a ART METAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, lnc. 140 Metallic Avenue Jamestown, N.Y. I DON’T KNOW HOW YoU DID 17, BUT YOU DID No Danger A burly man, the picture of perfect health and strength, walked into the office of a prominent accident insurance com- pany and wanted to be insured. “Are you engaged in any hazardous business?” asked the secretary. “Not in the least,” replied the appli- cant. “ Does your business make it necessary for you to be without sleep at night?" “No, sir” “Would your business ever require you to be where there were excited crowds—for instance, at a riot o7 a fire?” “Never, sir.” “1s your business such as to render you liable to injury from carriages or runaway horses? “Oh, no, sir!” “ Does your business throw you in con- tact with the criminal classes?” “Good gracious! No, sir.” “T think you are cligible. your business?” ot a policema’ What is am "_Tit-Bits, Saxpy McNan (to porter who has pit all the heavy luggage into the van): Mon, I consee-der ye've been vei obleegin’. Will ye tak’ a pinch o° snuff —Today. Lure. is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from boo sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied froe! Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings. London, F.C. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stampe envelope. Lire docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or no! licited contributions. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any i and addressed return of wns hange of address. PROPERTY RIGHTS Ccomicbooks.com