Life — November 16, 1899 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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His Reason. “ ENPECKED! Nay, never!” He stoutly said. “Should that happen ever, I'd rather be dead, “ My wifo never taunts mo; My mind’s not tn thrall; T do as sho wants me, ‘Yo koop peace, that’s all.” He Knew the Trouble. ODD: I dont know what this country is coming to. Topo: What do you mean? N. : Politically speaking. T.: Corruption I suppose you refer to. : Yes, sir, [do, It's getting worse and worse. The fact is, the unscrupu- lous are getting the upper hand, It's boss rule. It's a trade. T.: Whatare you going todoabout it? N.: Dol That'sthe point The trouble lies with the decent element, Excuse me for seeming personal, but it's men like you who are respoosible for the awful corruption of to-day. T.: Why? How? N.: You don’t take any interest in your country, You ought to be running for office. It’s a sacred duty, sir, im- posed upon every upright citizen, T.: I don't know but you are right. Of course I'm right. Our “On the road to Mandalay, present condition is due to a lamentable “Where the fyin’-tishes play,” apathy. It’s a shame. ‘T. (worming up): Bo ite! By the way, who are you golog to vote AGAZINE EDITOR : So you think it is a great for? (Cooling down). Vote! By Jove, that reminds me. I forgot to improvement to use these tall-pleces? register. Frienp: Yes, They do away with the quatrains you used to print. WO men were seen tho other day soberly discussing whother President Ellot, of Harvard, is not the biggost American of his day. The idea will be abso- lutely novel to tho average observer, yet it is not unworthy of the consideration of persons who like to consider such things. Dr. Eliot has come to bo a bighly imposing figure of a man, The group of living Ameri- cans in which ho is outclassed would bo exceedingly select. It might ‘include, if it Included anyone, Mr, Reed, lato of Maine, Mr, Cleveland, Admiral Dowey, of course, and . Who aro tho other great ones? Ed:son? Roosevelt? Hoar? It is hard to compare mon of different trades, and, no doubt, it is unprofitable, too, but Dr. Eliot is an effectual force, and you have to put out a good deal of tapo when you take his measure. He said tho other day, at the inauguration of Miss Hazard, the new President of Wellesley, that the higher education of women was still an experiment. Bold mant Tho bigher-educated women are indignant at his pre- sumption and have been railing at him ever since with a great clamor, but as yet the earth refuses to swallow him, and thero are even those who feol that if be sald the higher education for women is still an experiment, POKER TERM. probably it is, What bo eays about education is very A STACK OF YELLOW. sure to go, comicbooks.com