Life — February 9, 1922 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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What does he say to his wife that evening when he comes home with the news that machinery is ruining art, that his profession has been taken from him, and that he is too old to learn another? —F, P. A., in New York World. Temperament Afield With the revival of Whistler anecdotes Mortimer Menpes’ story of the Master’s only “shoot” comes once more into the picture. The great man took careful aim, and brought down—his host’s favorite re- triever. “It was a dog without artistic habits,” | he explained, “and had placed itself badly | in relation to the landscape.” —Town Topics (London). His Adopted Son A mother was questioning her little daughter, aged six. “Who is the father of the calf?” asked the mother. “The bull,” replied the youngster. “Who is the father of the duckling?” continued the mother. “The drake,” responded the child “And who is the father of the ki “Charlie Chaplin!” —Tit-Bits (London). The Intelligent Senior Proressor: What is ordinarily used as a conductor of electricity? Senior: Why, er-r— Pror.: Correct. Now tell me, what is The what, sir That_will do; very —Stevens Tech. SENIOR: Pror.: good. tone Mill. Her Laugh “Now tell me, my good woman, why you are laughing so heartily.” “I’m laughing about a lady who lost her ter. “Oh, yes, it is; I’m the cook.” —Carolina Tar Baby. Complaisance Lapy (interrupting butler’s flirtation) : Really, Clarkson, what an example! Butter: I crave your pardon, my lady, but the young person is always saying, “Do unbend, Mr. Clarkson”; and, being the festive season, my lady—I unbent. —Punch. Wire (to expostulating husband): What’s that you're telling me? I’m not economical? “Why, this is the twelfth hat I've used this hatpin with! —Karikaturen (Christiania). 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A middle-aged woman beside her, who looked as if she would insist on having comfortable footwear for herself and her family, brought a smile to the Woman's ips. “Do you have Romeos as well as Ju- liets?” she asked when the clerk finally her. madam,” he said briskly, “ii -"—New York Sun. A Young Sceptic A clergyman was in the habit of up to his little girl's bedside each eveni and telling her a story before she we sleep. One evening he told her such a thrilli tale that the child, sitting up in bed, 1c very straight at her father and asked: “Daddy, is that a true story, or are preaching?” —Pearson’s Weekly (Londo: Sartorial Note In Hong Kong is a tailor namec Men. The last word in tailoring, one might say.—Boston Transcript. Victorian Fiction: Sex pretendirg it is almost anything else. Georgian Fiction: Almost anything else pretending it is sex. —Cleveland Plain-Deal:r. SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE 320 Pages ILLUSTRATED Cloth By Winfield Scott Hall, M. D., Ph. D. 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