Life — September 6, 1888 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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‘ DONE TRUE TO NATURE & ®& THE AMERICAN JINGO. N O, we do not want to fight : But, by Jingo, if we do, They've got the men and got the ships, And got the money, too, * . . HILADELPHIA began to realize Harrison's nomina- tion a day or two ago, and one and all are wondering how the old man likes the idea of a second term, OW to extract the greatest possible amount of glee out of wealth is an abstruse problem which it remained for Mr. George Law, of this city, to solve. Mr. Law desired to get his medium into circulation; and, reflecting that the founding of hospitals, endowing of colleges and giving fresh- air excursions to sick children was a slow and monotonous method of diminishing the surplus, he devised a scheme that is sure to commend itself to all practical philanthropists. Going down to Saratoga Mr. Law called about him a number of friends, in the gambling and pugilistic line, of whose devotion he was sufficiently sure to know that they would not take offense if he in- sisted upon paying their expenses ; and with these gentlemen he started to see the town, UDICIOUSLY planned, it took several days to accomplish this object, but Mr. Law's friends stood by him nobly. They kept guard over his room while he slept; they fought off other platoons of friends who might be objectionable to him; they hung about him and brushed the dust from his raiment; they wept when he caught cold. As for Mr. Law, his check-book was always open, and his sympathy quick and ready. Some of his dear friends had been shabbily attired when he arrived in Saratoga, but he asked them as a favor to him to purchase new apparel at his expense. He paid their hotel bills, would allow them to drink nothing but champagne, and wound up his generosity by taking them all into a jewelry shop, where he begyed them to order what they pleased at his expe: FROM THE THING and and they were loyal enough to accommodate him. Un- charitable people consider the inference a reasonable one that Mr. Law is one of those persons who, according to a familiar proverb, is soon parted from his money. OUR FRESH AIR FUND Before After UT your money in this fund, It is an unusual opportunity. You will never see the principal again, but the Dividends will be skipping about on two legs and will increase far more rapidly than your other investments. We guarantee an interest of over one hundred per cent. which is absorbed at once by the Dividend itsell. The stock is freely watered, also clad and bedded. It is one of those rare speculations in which the departure of your money causes no regret. Previously acknowledged... J.Motr Proceeds of Tableaux given at the Marshall House, York Harbor, Me., for the Fresh Air Fund Happy Thought’. 7... “No Name”. Proceeds of Children’s Fair given by the Misses Marie Alimrall, Elouise Davis, Charlotte Gruner, Agnes Bechtel, Lily’ Anderson, Georgie McDonald, Lilian Drake and Nina Alimfall at the Spring House, “Richbeld Springs, N. Y., August 18, 1888 Proceeds of a Shadow Pantomime given by Master Willie Dominick, assisted fy the Misses Martin and Dominick at the Sp Richfield Springs, N. Y., August Motley Lewis. . EdithD.T. 9.7. Chattanooga.” “No Name" F. PG. and M. P. $4,930.71 10.60 35.00 6.00 25.00 1g House, }, 1888. J. 4 z Harold Playter M.C. ag Children “ Nepnet . M.H. ar : Harpares Allyn |, : Result of a bet Umbria beats’ City ‘o New York Two King’s Daughters . : A. H. and BLN, BV From a F riend of the Children * Gleaners,” Lexington, Ky. ~N, of a Fair held at Skaneateles, N. Y., ‘August 24, 1888, by the Misses Anna and Eva Benson, Mabel Avery, Mabel Hollon, Lindsay Poor, Lulu Roosevelt, Winifred, Walter and Annie Willetts... . 161.85 Helen, Julia and Richard . oe 9.00 Total, + $5,515.88 comicbooks.com