Life — September 13, 1888 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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VAE VICTIS. OW down your head, ye haughty clam ; Ye oyster, say a prayer : The month that hath an r is come, You're on the bill of fare. . . . WO navigators, one a river-boatman of this city and the other a canal-faring man of Buffalo, have invented anew method of duelling. Last week they bombarded each other on the North River at about forty yards, one using coal as a weapon and the other a revolver; the man with the revolver getting the worst of it. The incident suggests, however, that a new interest would be added to duelling if the challenged person might choose his own weapon, and a different one for his antagonist. There would be fewer duels if the man of honor who made the challenge ran the risk of being obliged to fight with a razor while his antago- nist used an elephant gun. . . . LL doubts as to the authenticity of the sea-serpent may be set at rest. A man has written to a newspaper, who knows another man who is remarkable “both for his intelli- gence and his cool judgment, and careful and accurate observation,” and who saw the beast, reptile, or fish, as the case may be, fifty-four years ago. The man who saw the serpent cannot remember just where it was, though “it may have been off Block Island, possibly Fisher's Island or Vine- yard Sound ;" but his recollection of the event is ‘‘as clear to-day as it was an hour after,” though, not having a glass, he did not “get as perfect a view as did the master and mate.” . . . } EVERTHELESS, there can be little doubt about the incident, as this corroborative paragraph sufficiently demonstrates : The captain, looking through his glass, declared it to be a sea- serpent, and, ordering a boat lowered, immediately started a crew in pursuit, asserting most emphatically that if he could capture that animal his fortune would be made. The mate, who had also the use of the glass, was much moved by the sight and said he had often heard of the sea-serpent but never believed, in its existence until then. If the captain asserted emphatically that his fortune would be made if the serpent was captured, and the mate was much moved by the sight, the incident is undoubtedly genuine and the marine myth established as a reality. . . . N trying to mix politics and religion, politics, like oil, gets on top. . * . ZORGE GOULD says he didn’t run into the He/de- garde on purpose. The Goulds are not pirates—at least not at sea. R. WALTER BESANT permits himself to hope that, in view of the increase of Earth’s English-speaking population, and the prospect of international copyright, our grandchildren may live to see authors living in luxury on their earnings. While Mr. Besant is expecting and has his hand in, why doesn’t he expect that our grandchildren will be superior to the enervating charms of luxury, and, having food, shelter and clothes, will disdain the worry of large possessions, and prefer to have their fun with their souls? When the time comes when success and riches are not interchangeable terms, the world will have made progress indeed! . . . HE London Telegraph is discussing whether marriage is played out. One phase of it certainly is—the marriage of American heiresses to impecunious British noblemen. OUR FRESH AIR Before After HE fresh food absorbed by the diminutive beneficiaries of this fund during their summer outing does them nearly as much good asthe fresh air, Imagine the feelings of a half-starved child upon having his yearning interior actually filled, not only once but regu- larly for two weeks with good, wholesome food ; and think of the fun in gratifying that appetite! There are thousands of these unfurnished stomachs still waiting for your dollars. Previously acknowledged : M. W. and S. Crowell Isabel Rodman Everett and Virginia . Little Madeline w “Ta His Name A. H. D, Three Little Chicks Majorie and Curtis... Fred F Battledore Contest, Plymouth, Mass.” Proceeds of Tableaux given at the Farragut House for the Lire Fresh Air Fund E.R. Bellman . i 8 “Wanderer from the Atlantic Coast. 7. | H.W. C. . “oe . M. H. o Catskill, NY. B.C.D. A . Hand M.H. Proceeds of Leap Year German given by Young Ladies Summering at East Hampton, L. I BelleRiver Budd |. |. Beef . comicbooks.com