Life — February 2, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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“LIF E= 95 Just Like a Man. HE country writhed in the throes of a terrible war, and the red lightning of battle played incessantly athwart tho skies. It was with an anxious heart that Mrs. Smith moved about the house making ready for dinner, for her husband was a soi- dier, and even now was battling a mile or so awa As sho went to the door for about the fortieth time and looked down the road, Mrs, Smith saw a cloud of dust, Shading her eyes, she looked more intently, and soon forms evolved out of the rapidly moving chaos, It was her husband, hotly pursued by a squad of the enemy. He was running for the houso like mad, his pursuers close on his heels, With a sob, Mr: mith sank to the floor, “If that isn’t just like John!” she cried; * bring- ing a lot of men home to dinner that [ never saw before, and not a thing in the house to eat.” “DE TROUEL you 18 DAT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ‘CONOMISE TIME, NOW, EF YOU GWINE TEX WaASIT DAT CHILE, AN’ WASIT TIS CLOSE, TOO, WILY MME. EMMA EAMES. HE gods’ ways are oft beyond the ken of men. That poor, ungifted lass who knoweth naught of tuno nor song, Doth ofttimes also lack in beauty, form and grace, Didst think, Erato, thou wouldst right this when Thy gift thou gavest to one from out the throng, Already full possessed of beauteous form and face? The Insatiable Maw. mous oversupply of applicants, while AMMANY, it the salaries of the positions which call T seems, has for tirst-class expert men are too low been raising sal. to attract the men wanted, Sad to arics. It is a Say, there is no on to believe that good scheme if Tammany is raising salaries with any judiciously expectation or desire of getting abler done, but there meu into office, 2Jis much room for the exercise of judg- News. ment as to what salaries to raise, In HE: Did you know that I aman this country, generally, the salaries of actress now? the common rn of governmental jobs “Why, no. All I beard was that are high enough to attractan enor- you had gone on the stage.” : AND THERE YOU 18!"