Life — November 16, 1928 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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AN EDITOR BACKFIRES gay man who works at all thinks his job is the hardest and longs to get into something less Ceveracking and we have our moments ot depression hen we have half a mind to abandon ths noble profession, gird up our loins, fill up sur gasoline tank, shake the dust of this garden ‘pot of the world from our feet and go down southern waters and devote the remainder of our life, however long that may be, to solving reat scientific problem of whether sharks will bite a human being or not if the latter gives them a good chance.—Ohio State Journal. be g we, = seme sys A covrtt of cute young ladies who were visit- ing a Western city decided that they would go horseback riding, we are told, and the head som asked one of them whether she would det the flat English saddle or the Western idle with a horn, “The flat saddle," said the thing, ‘because we aren't going to ride in any trafic and won't need a horn."* : —New Yorker. ——— — “Loxpow tailors are horrified at Amer- Jf clothes.” Who wouldn't be? —Toledo Blade. Deplorably Absent-Minded “Oh, what a saphead—here I've forgotten my parachute!"* —Le Perr Bev gone and Beauty is often only skin dope. —London Calling. (Panis). TRIOLET OF THE WAY We go the way our fathers went, Despite their tears, entreaties, blame Beneath the self-same burdens bent, We go the way our fathers went; And when our pride of youth is spent Our children shall confess the same: “We go the way our fathers went, Despite their tears, entreaties, blame." —C. E. F., in the Nation and Atheneum. ‘Teaspoonful of Abbott's Bitters on half Grape Fruit, & delightful breakfast tonic. Sample Bitters by mall, 25 ets, In stamps. C. W, Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. “HONK! HONK! IT’S THE BONK!"* Davor Browninc, who recently broke into the papers again, is reported in a New York dis- patch as having ‘a falcon or a rooster or some- thing’’ on his coat of arms, That's the trouble with letting cub reporters cover assignments like this. We veterans would have recognized that thing instantly as an African honking gander. —Arkansas Gazette. “New Yoax Cranes Necx ro See Zerr.” —World headline, “Tur N. Y. Cranes,"’ writes E. H. Crane of Hartford, ‘‘are not related to me, but I wish they would do their necking at some more suit- able time.""—New York World, is published every Friday, simultaneous); in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British’ Possessions. IS: itle registered in ‘ond illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. to Lirg, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks viet eppl. Oe Eegland. The foreign ‘trade supplied from Live's Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. ‘ons will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and to the date of issue to be affected. All communications shi addressed to LIFE, $98 Madison Avenue, New York. Yearly Subscription Rate, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60). For the Picture Chances That Are Hard to Get For the really great picture opportu- nities of a lifetime... pictures you may never have a chance to take again... there’s just one camera—the finest— the Graflex. Speed up to 1/1000 sec- ond. The camera universally depen- ded upon by those to whom the loss of a single picture would be tragic. eco And now there's a Graflex priced within reach of everybody —Graflex “Series B” -3 "x 4"'-$80. Other models $8510 $375. Featured by a Good Dealer Everywhere comicbooks.com