Life — April 1, 1897 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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‘LIFE: LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON! HE list of Institutions that have repudiated and cast out the World and Journal since Lire’s last issue is as follow The following branches of the Y. M. Rochester, Greenpoint, Eastern Branch of Brooklyn, Bowery, New York, Nyack, Saratoga Springs, Binghamton and Glens Falls. The General University Reading-Room of Yale College. The Clergy Club, New York. The Grolier Club, New York. The Broome Free Library, New York. The Union Library, Trenton. The Clyde Apollo Club, and the Catholic Benevolent Le- gion, Clyde, N. Y. The Flatbush Young Republican Club, Brooklyn. The City Club, Corning, N. Y. The Young Men's Hebrew Association, New York. The Fort Schuyler Club, Utica. The St. James Club, Fordham. The Reynolds Library, Rochester. The Grinnell Library, Wappinger’s Falls, N. Y. The Free Library, The Linden Club, Cambridge, Mass. ARS-:LONGA: VITA: BREVIS The University Cottage Club, the Colonial Club, the C sophic Literary Society and the American Whig Literary Society of Princeton University. The Fulton Club, New York. The Dictionary Club, Brooklyn. The Reynolds Memorial Chapel, Bergen Point, N. J. The Players’ Club, New York. The Current Events Club, Syracuse, have adopted the fol- lowing resolution : Resolv hat in the interest of righteousness and a purer jour- sm, we, the members of the Current Events Club of Syracuse, - Y.. refuse to patronize personally the New York World and the New Vork /ournaé, and that we will use our influence to persuade others to do the same, so long as the above papers continue to traffic so largely in questionable sensation and so grossly offend the better taste of the community. Previously acknowledged : Princeton Theologic: The Newark Library, The Public Library of South Norwalk. The Public Library of Plainfield, N. J The Centu lub of New York. The Public Library of Hartford. The New York C Mission and Tract Society. reading-rooms of the Society.) The Public Library of Bridgeport. The following branches of the Y. M. C. A.: Harlem, Twenty-third Street, Yale College, and Watertown, N.Y. General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen. The New York Yacht Club. The Montauk Club of Brooklyn (the World only), The Harvard Club of New York Dwight Hall, Yale College. The New York Club. The Calumet Club, The Cooper Union. The Racquet and Tennis Club The Alpha Delta Phi Club. Seminary. (Three Union Club (has barred the Journal). Union League Club (one copy each for private inspection— no longer in reading rooms). The Merchants’ Club of New York. The City Library of Springfield, Mass. M*. ANTHONY COMSTOCK thinks he has found another book that is too bad to be read, not- withstanding it is the work of a reputable author and published by a reputable house. Of rank and outrageous obscenity Mr. Comstock is a fairly good judge, but of literature he is no judge at all. The particular book he is bent on suppressing just now scems to have a sound claim to rank as literature, though, in truth, it is litera- ture of a rather disagreeable sort. Let it alone, An- thony! It won't find too many readers unless you in- sist on advertising it. It be- longs toaclass of books which the general public is far better qualified to deal with than you are, If only you will consent to neglect it, the public will probably do the same. “TALK ANOUT YOUR FROSTS! WHY, A DOY CAME DOWN FROM THE GALLERY AND WANTED HIS MONEY BACK BECAUSE HE Was AFRAID TO STAY ALONE.”