Life — October 10, 1901 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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oe W* have recently referred to the discouraging character of the average biography. General Meade, by Isaac R. Pennypacker, is a good example. The picture contains neither high lights, nor shadows, nor perspective, and the General's career is reduced to a dead level of indiscriminate detail. (D. Appleton and Company. $1.50.) The seventh of Harper's American novel series is a railroad story, with the scene laid in Wisconsin and the plot culminating in the rescue work during the great forest fires. It is by Vaughan Kester, and is called The Manager of the B, and A, (Harper and Brothers. $1.50.) In South Africa with Buller adds another volume to the already extensive library called into existence by the Boer War. The author, George Clarke Musgrave, is Boreas: WELL, WOW DO ACCOUNTS STAND TO-DAY? Secretary: We'RE AULAD. I'VE JUST CHARGED THE EARTH WITH RLECTRICITY. Our Fresh-Air Fund. TT HE summer, just passed, has proved one of the most successful asons at our Fresh-Air Farm, Of the twelve hundred and fifty-nine children entertained there for a period of two weeks each, there has not been a single case of sickness requiring a physician. In fact, nota ph sician has visited the Farm, profession during the entire season. For this happy state of affairs all thanks are due to the skilful management, the untiring care and almost sleepless devotion of Mr. and Mrs. Mohr. The only painful case was that of a boy, who, after partaking freely of small green apples—any one of which would have “finished” an adult—experienced severe pains about the centre of hisanatomy. But the pains were not of long duration. To quote Mrs. Mohr's own words, —“ Perry Davis and I pulled him through.” Following a statement of Fresh-Air Fund to date: Previously acknowledged. Proceeds of a Vaudeville Entertain. ment given by some Duxbury Children........ nee 7,00 HER GENTLE HINT, “Vest 1 PROPOSED To WEN BY LETTEN.” “AND WHAT WAS HER REPLY?” Balance to Next Year . sere $3,667.80 HE SIMPLY REFERRED ME TO A CERTAIN CHAPTER AND PAGE IN ‘THE LIPE OP PAUL Jonns.** Total Number of Children, 1,259. up Waar DID Tou rina” ipa froma Jub 14th’ so Septeninet “IT SAYS, ‘AFTER PRUITLESSLY APPLYING FOR COMMAND OF THE SUIP BY LETTER, ME WENT IN § PERSON TO SKE ABOUT IT} AND THEN ME sKCURED IT)” comicbooks.com