Life — April 22, 1920 — page 41: what you’re looking at

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cigar ere Hick auto pring enced ceives 1 ad- se re priates LIFE Literary Efficiency HE mutual admiration circle in literature, while as yet in its in- fancy, is deserving of considerable credit for the start it has made. But discernine minds already see chances for improvement. The system at present is quite simple. “has, say, charge of a column paper, praises B, who has charge : column in another paper. tcly praises A. The reputa- tion of both A and B is therefore en- hanced in the eyes of the reading pub- ic If \ declares that B is a great B imme short-story. writer enough times, and if B similar'y declares enough times that Nisa cat humorist, something is bound t come out of these redun- Jancies Cnow steps in, C is the editor of a magazine 3oth A and B, seeing possibilitics in C, begin to refer to him asa literary light of the first magni- tude. It is quite human for C to re- ciprocate, either by using some of the material of A and B in his magazine of by advertising their books. The circle is strengthened by D, who isa real author. As D is publishing books constantly, it is to his advan- on good terms with A, B ingratiates them by men- m to all the other editors he iry reputation thus estab- run along for several years out interruption, unless the patient pablic at lished 1 last wearies of it. Hurry, Flurry, Wory Lin's Trained Ofice Inspirational Expert) \ EF hear a great deal about “ nerves” ¢ national American disease. They are produced by our three old friends, Hurry, Flurry and Worry. Hurry. Flurry and Worry never go n stri If they get you, yours is a ort life and a quickly buried one. Hurry lways believes to-day is the last da the calendar, Flurry is al- rays falling upstairs, tripping over his 00 gloves you buy rarthis HAYS Buttot. It is the SURE sign that the gloves are cut from FIRST Quality Leather. e Sertct Boral roll of usa’s ae rite the ‘Mayor. The first Shave Send 8 cents for trial Re-Load stick ‘The Re-Load has a frm threaded metal collar. You simply screw this into the holder-cap ino tht in the soap), Sen imps for sample, ful Re-Loads Williams Holder Top Shaving Stick only the new Re-Load, saving the cost of a new holder-top. The J. B. ML ae Co. Glastonbury, Conn. Williams’ Shaving Seap also comes in the form of cream, ligaid and powder, — Trial size of any of these for 6 iv stamps. himself — “ own boyhood, your fac for father, the lather for son. IRST thing you know your little shaver grows up and becomes a big shaver. The day arrives when he looks in the mirror at the down on his lip, fingers a razor, and says to Have I the face to do it? His temptation is to steal out to the barn with his father’s equipment and do the deed in secret and bungle it. Don’t let him start wrong. Give him a good brush and a keen blade and most important of all—introduce him to Williams’, the rich and creamy friend of your Tell him it never dried on and won't dry on his. The lather Williams Shoring Sine | HE 1.8. WWUAMS COMPANY MAKERS ALSO OF MATINEE VIOLETS JERSEY CREAM AND OTHER TONET SOAPS, TALC POWDER, DENTAL CREAM ETC teet. Worry is a disease of the imag- ination. He forgets that to-morrow is merely yesterday that hasn't arrived yet, and that yesterday nothing much happened. Hurry, Flurry and Worry- can lick those three roughnecks you will begin to yell “ Eureka!” and “ Ex- celsior!” in one breath. The knuckles in your spine will turn to steel, and the fear in your eyes will be beaten into gleaming swords of will. That Unexpected Check HAT you would like to do with it Paper the hall and living-room; or put in electricity ; or go somewhere ; or have a tailored suit for once in your life; or get some new dining-room chairs What you will have to do with it Pay part of the taxes; or part of the coal bill; or part of the grocer’s bill; or part of the dentist's bill, etc., ete. comicbooks.com