Life — January 15, 1925 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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Patience An old gentleman of cighty-four was no mean performer at chess, and one day was beaten by his son, twice running, after good games. Leaning back in his chair he exclaimed with disgust: “I don't believe I improve a bit!" —London Daily N In the Clouds Aviator’s Mecutanic: There's a fel- low going down in a parachute. Aviator: I'll see if I can hit him, It isn't often we get a chance at a pedes trian. —American Legion Weekly. “Tru ME, MY OvexnearD at “Mama, what name ?”"— a children’s party— ast father's first ening World. was my York F “e's THE It is better to be broke than never to have loved at all. —Johns Hopkins Black & Blue Jay. ALL ONE FAMILY poy, WHO Ax “TILE COLONEL.” “AND WHO 1S THE “ne’s—ue's—ue's- FATHER OF THE REGI Ment, enfant de cochon!” —Le Journal Amusant (Paris) The Trial-Horse of Notre Dame Knute Rockne, the gifted coach of Notre Dame's touchdown troupe, had a substitute player who for three seasons had been a chopping-block for the Var sity. He was good enough to make all the trips with the squad but he wasn't good enough to get into the line-up except when the Irish had piled up such a lead that it made no difference who appeared. Notre Dame was playing one of her big games, on a very rainy day, in this faithful athlete's last year, and Rockne ordered the men to start to rub resin on their hands and trousers in order that they might better grip the ball. ‘The coach noticed the sub, who hadn't a chance in a million to get into so im portant a battle, taking his share of the resin, and said: “Why are you wasting that resin? Do you expect to play to-day?” “No, Coach,” replied the long-suffering young man. “I was just putting some on me pants so I wouldn't slide off the coLonet >" bench."—D. A. C. News. New York Axiom Early to bed and early to rise and you won't meet many prominent gunmen. Yew York Sun, Lire is published every Thursday, simultancously In the United States Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additioral postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied, The text ond illus in Great Britain of ions in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights ply to Live, Rolls H Lane, London, £. C. ‘olis House, Breams Build “The foreign trade supplied from Lure’s London Office, Rolls House Dreams Buildings, London, E. C. - Canadian distributor, "The American News Company, Ltd, 386-288 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond addressed envelope. Lire docs mot ho'd itself responsible Jor the ess or now return of unsolicited contributions, Notice of change of address should reach this offce two wecks prior to the date of iste to be affected. < Whe greater Mercedes of 1925—the sensation of the recent Automobile: Salon at New York.—America’s smartest women were captivated by Mercedes brilliant coach-work,while the new car meets the American ideal of motor comfort on the road ; retains, though, all the power and stamina which are the “fundamen: dependability and stability of performance. Of outstanding distinction wheelbase, the super-charger, the appointments and unequalled sf 1781 comicbooks.com