Life — January 30, 1902 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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88 The Boer Tobacco Fund. IFE learns from a correspondent that the Boer Prisoner of War Committee in Bermuda consists of six well-known citizens of Hamilton, who devote much of their time to the needs of the exiles. The committee receives gifts for the prisoners, unpacks the goods, pays the duties on tobacco, un- dertakes the task of overcoming the red-tape methods of the Government officials —but is not permitted to come TWO DANGEROUS PorS OP THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOW IN CLOSE CONPINEMENT AT pERMUDA. within bullet-range of the six islands where the prisoners are confined. Our correspondent continues further : All letters for the prisoners have to pass through the hands of the British censor, who sometimes delays their delivery for weeks. The Rev. J. Albertyn, of Cape Colony, serves as chaplain to the Boers without pay or assistance from any source. To him have been sent by friends and relatives of the prisoners about $1,500. This he was obliged to turn over to the British commandant, who turns it over to its intended recipients as he sees fit. Presents reach the prisoners tardily, and whatever purchases they are permitted to make with the scant funds sent to them must be from one firm of sutlers, who charge exorbitant prices for everything. Early in December a letter was smuggled through the pickets and reached the “ Lend a Hand” Society in Boston. It described the filthy and unsanitary surroundings of the prisoners and gave other details which had not previously reached the public. On «LIFE the twentieth of that month arrived at Ber- muda the I Dr. W. 8. Key to make a personal investigation on behalfofthe Boston society. It was five days before he was able to secure permission to visit the camps. Meanwhile the camps had been cleaned up and there had been a distribution of clothing to the prisoners. The photograph represents Jacobus Van der Walt, aged ten years, and Pieter Cronjee, aged eight years. The former's father is also a prisoner, and the latter and his brother were captured —or kidnapped—by British troops while helping their mother on the family farm in Orange Free State. In the circumstances there is little that can be dono to alleviate the suf- ferings of these exiles, but by supplying them with an occasional ration of smok- ing tobacco Lire’s readers are giving tho Boer prisoners what is to them almost a necessity of life. Contribu- tions to date are as follov Previously acknowledged. Reformed Smoke “The Monastery," 3.1. Lyne! Linster J. McManus The Quebec Steamship Company's Pretoria, sailing Jan. 11, took to Ber- muda two hundred and thirty-five pounds of tobacco contributed to Boer prisoners by readers of Lire. Echoes from the roooth Number. From the Fourth Estate. IPE, New York's prosperous Journal of Mer- riment, owned by Messrs, Mitchell and Miller, and edited by Messrs. Martin, Metcalfe brutal, Its criticism 1s always as free from Prejudice as 1s possible to mortal man, It ts a Paper that rarely offends against taste, and its tone Is, upon the whole, excellently, democratic- ally tolerant. That Lire should be always right 1s Imposstiie, bat It ls more often right than wrong, and even when it may be wrong, It ts 80 because of a sympathetic leaning toward the weak. ‘The paper has fought consistently for the betterment of poiltics, but {thas alwaya had an ese for the absurdities of reforms predicated upon Immediate transformation of “poor, weak homan nature.” Live's editorials are the most gentally sane and discriminating utterances upon the events of the day, L1re’s pictures have done & great deal for art advancement among the people, even aside from ts discovery of Charles Dana Glhsonand the American girl, LiPE's fight for a clean drama has been continuous and con- alstent and will be successfal, From The Denver Republican. Live has, Ina sense, become @ national Instl- tution, It {sour only means of proof when our British cousins ask us {f we are really as funny as we think we are, Consequently, it 18 to be hoped that the men who have made the publication what It {s to-day will continue to Sgure in LirE's ‘2000th number, and in many anniversaries b-yond that, Any part of Lire, as it stands to-day, 1s much too good to lose, Epitaph. H ERE lies Luke Longpenne, the distinguished historical novelist, who died at the age of eleven years in the full height of his fame, three weeks after the publication of his first book. Nothing Serious. RIEND: Wasit a serious accident? CHAUFFEUR: Notatall. Only two pedestrians killed, and the auto- mobile wasn't even scratched, and Masson, came near celebrating Its Millennium on Christmas, If weeks had been years (as some of the early ones seemed, when LIFE was an ex- periment surrounded principally by doubt) {t would now be ono thousand years old, To commemorate its one thousandth issue {t pat ont Instead of {ts usual Christmas number a special edition In green and gold, giving a cleverly written history of th: pabilcation of Lirg by Mitchell himself with * profusion of fllustrations,” many 02 which were unfortunately too small, but all possessing a keen taterest for the reader. T understand that "re 13 making money rapidly, and {t cercal ily ts deserving of all the success It has achleved, for Its sponsors were men of original ideas, and had to fight thelr way against many obstacles. From the St, Louts Jirror. Lip is the typical Amertcan paper, You can bet, and win the bet, that auyone you see reading Lire {sa gentleman and ¢ man in touch with tho times, LirE's humor ts always clean, Its wit ts sharp, but never He} DARLING WIPEY, CAN'T YOU PERSUADE YOUR MOTHER TO HAVE A WorM? comicbooks.com