Life — December 17, 1925 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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WT SE }OR), AVE NLL) Good Old Dad Youn Snipper was off to college. “Good-by, my boy,” said his father. “Write to me often.” “That's gencrous of you, dad,” re- sponded Snipper gratefully. “So long!” —American Legion Weekly. Ho, Hum! A radio fan recently sent the follow- ing to WEAF: “Dear Sirs: As I have nothing to do I am writing to you, and as I have nothing to say I will close. Yours, ete."—Collier’s. In the Dressing Room First Actor: Oh, damn! I can’t get “GEE, HE MUST HAVE GOT A TER- into my shoes. KIBLE BEATING TO BE GOING AT Seconn Actor: What! Feet swelled THAT RATE!” too?—Humorist (London). —Le Péle-Méle (Paris) From a school examination paper: “Chivalry is a fight on horseback be- “Him? Naw, he don’t amount to noth- tween two horsemen before a lady.” ing in the Navy. He ain't ever been on —Town Life (Columbus, O.). the witness stand."—Columbia State. Genius The chef to M. Ignace Paderewski receives almost as much publicity en tour as does the pianist; partly because he is a good chef, and partly because he insists that the world be made aware of his genius. To this his master as. sents, Anything for peace and shelter from the run of table food of the rail- road diner. More, M. Paderewski makes a point of complimenting his chef frequently. “Tell the chef,” he said, lately, upon conclusion of a meal, “that the fish was marvelous, the roast superb, and the ice cream unsurpassable.” The waiter relayed the message and returned, duly, with the answer. “The chef says,” he told M. Pade rewski, “that the soup was excellent, too." —New Yorker. The Complete Agnostic “Is there anything at all you're sure of?” “I'm sure I don’t know.” —Notre Dame Juggler. A sLocan you will never hea: “lori: da for Floridians."—Milwaukee Journal. Lire is published every Thursday, ‘sinaltanesusly in the United States, The foreign trade suj Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.S. Breams_ Buildings, Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance, Additional postage to foreign News Company, Ltd., countries in the Postal Cajon, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. eddteked cxneane: Lon No contributions will be retw «saps from Live's London Office, Rolls House, Canadian distributor, "The American 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. ed panied by stamped and Live docs mot hold tiself rerponsible for the [oss or The text and ilustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights Nomrcturn of unsolicited contributions. in Great Britain apply, to Live, Rolls Howse, Breams B gs, Fetter Lane, London. E. C., England. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be effected. ESTABLISHED 1818 SEA Cds } COSSL CCSGLOTHI H HIN NGS Gentlemens Farnishing Goods, (MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET, N. Y. CANDIES for the HOLIDAYS “THERE are gifts which are ornamental — gifts which are useful—and some which are both, but a box of Dean's famous sweets expresses personal thought in a most charming and direct fashion. There are Chocolates and Bon Bons, Caramels and © eroons anorwens ” Fudges, and a variety of old fashioned, Christmasy Christmas Suggestions List on Request BOSTON PALM BEACH NEWPORT TTLE BUILDING PLAZA BUILDING AUORAIN BUILOING ‘Tetmont con, Bonetoen County Rese 220 Beuswe Avenue kinds—all of the subtle, deliciousness of flavour which appeals to the fastidious. Postage prepaid east of the Mississippion all orders of $3.00 or more. 628 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 66 YEARS comicbooks.com