Life — February 15, 1917 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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Living Up to His Name When the train stopped at an inland Virginia station the northern tourist sauntered out on the platform. Beneath a tall pine stood a lean animal with scraggy bristles. The tourist was inter- ested, “What do you calf that?" he queried of a lanky “ cracker.” “ Razorback haw “Well, what is he doing rubbing against that tree “He's stropping himself, mister; jest stropping himself."—Harper’s Magazine. Wire walking along the street an epileptic dropped in a fit and was quickly rushed to a hospital. Upon removing his coat one of the nurses found a piece of paper pinned to the lining, on which was written: “This is to inform the house surgeon that this is just a plain fit—not appendi- citis, My appendix has already been re- moved twice."—New York Times. HOY 18 GETTING WoR: Live is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. S. Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 @ year; to Canada, 52 cents. Single’current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 19to out of print. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E, C., England. The most delicious drink in fhe World A scientifically mixed cocktail, aged in wood--that’s more delightful and setisfying thao any “made by guess-work" cocktail can be. Take a bottle home--and just strain through cracked ice There are seven varieties. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprs. Hartford New York Mama Munchausen: E EVERY DAY. NOW HE’: TELLING A STORY OF A MAN WHO PAID TWELVE DOLLARS A TON FOR COAL, Rather Drafty ‘American people have a very high ap- preciation of the humor of Englishmen, and have been specially tickled by a story Colonel Cody used to tell. He said that some years ago an Englishman who had never been in the West before was his gocst: “They were’ riding viilrough: a Rocky Mountain canyon one day, when suddenly a tremendous gust of wind came swooping down upon them and actually carried the Englishman clean off the wagon-seat. After he had been picked up he combed the sand and gravel out of his whiskers and said: “T say! I think you overdo ventila- tion in this country! "—Tit-Bits. The Discarded Rubaiyat “A loaf of bread—a jug of wine "— bégan the. young man ho quotes pocity. “Are you aware,” interrupted Miss “Cayenne, “that bread is becoming more expensive every day, and that this is a prohibition community, anyhow?" —Washington Star. mercy we! THAT “T say, Mose, is that dog of yours a mongrel?" “No, sah; jes’ common dog, sah.” —Baltimore American. Live is for sale by all newsdealers at Britain and may be obtained from bool sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied fro= Ltre’s London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by ‘stamped and addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of wns licited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach issue to be affected. office ten days prior to the date Chocolates French Bonbonnieres Purchases Packed ready for safe delivery and shipped to any address, om request Malla Dfthobre at 35% Pret NEW YORK AM © Aficrnoon tea served in the Luncheon Restaurant, “Sans tore three to six comicbooks.com