Life — April 9, 1925 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Esperanto A German whose ship had come in was seized with the travel fever, and reasoned things out thus: am going to France, England, Italy, Making It Clear Two elderly men, both extremely deaf, met on a country road. Dave had a fishing pole in his wagon, When he saw his friend Jim he stopped the horse “Goin’ fishin’ ?” shouted Jim, "Dave replied, “I'm goin’ fish in’, “Oh,” said Jim, “I thought mebbe you was goin’ fishin’.” —Country Gentleman He Got the Job From the Kellogg (Idaho) News: “Wonk Wantro—I have got to have a a 32 years old, intelligent Spokane Spokesman-Review. age may perhaps be defined as od in life when you're going to feel just as well as you ever did in a day or two.—Ohio State Journal. rroxtunity! —Excelsior (Mexico City). Spain and Russia. Now, in order to move around frecly in those countries, what is the first thing one ought to know? Obviously, their languages. But to learn French, English, Italian, Span- ish and Russian would be too much trouble and would take too long. How- ever, there happens to be a universal language—I will simply learn Esperanto and then I'll be all right wherever I go.” Accordingly, he mastered Esperanto and, taking leave of his family, departed for Paris. Nothing was heard from him for a week. Then, on the cighth day, his fam- ily received a telegram. It read: “WIkE COLLECT HOW TO GET FROM GARE DU NOKD PARIS TO PLACE DE LA CONCORDE.” —Lustige Blatter (Berlin). Insatiate Archer! He: I wonder why they say Love is “My boy stood alone at one year.” “Mine can't do it at twenty.” Hoxesty is the Louisville Courier-Journal. —Dallas News. the greatest thing in the world? tactics. Sue: You've got me. —Notre Dame Juggler. re is publishe aneously in the L t Britain, Can: ‘ossessions. Title registered in L 00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign 1 Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Back numbers cannot be The text_and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted, For Reprint Rights Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, BE. C., F de supplied from Lire’s London Office, Rolls House, London, EB. C. Ca distributor, “The American 6-388 St. James Street, Montreal,’ Canada. utions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond elope. Live does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions Notice of che of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. Reproduction of Mural Decoretion in our Chicago Store Confections NEw YorRK Madison Avenue at 47% Street CHICAGO Michigan at Jackson Luncheon TCE ume Dy Summer Vacation Plans? PERHAPS RAYMOND-WHITCOMB SUMMER CRUISES Luxurious—Comprehensive RISTRUS) MEDITERRANEAN (June 27) Completest Mediterranean route ever devised —30 cities—13 countries—Rome, Venice, Gra- nada, Athens,Cairo,&c. 20,000-ton“Oronsay” —All rooms outside. 2 days to Cherbourg. up. MIDNIGHT SUN (June 30) 37 days from New York—Iceland, Norway’s Fjords, Sweden, Denmark, France. 20,000-ton “Franconia” (Cunard). $725 & up. ROUND the WORLD (Oct. 10) Most comprehensive world-cruise — Japan, China, Java, India, Egypt, also Australia, &c. —never cruised to before. Brand-new 20,000- ton Cunarder “Carinthia”. $2,000 & up. NEA) Booklets, ship-plans, &c. from Raymond & Whitcomb Co. Exec. Offices: Park & Beacon Sts., Boston Philadelphia Chicago. Los Angeles aS WIT comicbooks.com