Life — January 8, 1903 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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ic policy, and when we abolish bankruptcy laws and courtsand utilize our army and navy in collecting the grocery and butcher bills of our fear- less and Christian merchants, manu- facturers and hucksters If our strenuous President desires to endear himself to that great bulwark of American government—the Ameri- can shopkeeper—he will at once dis- patch Dewey and his fleet to aid our German and British brethren in the glorious work of compelling decadent Dagos to pay five hundred cents on the dollar. Joseph Smith. Unembarrassed. OUGHLY speaking, there are about three classes of Senators, as divided by their sentiments touch- ing the Statehood bill, viz.: 1, Senators who favor admission be- cause the new commonwealths are likely to elect Democrats to Congre 2. Senators who oppose admission because the new commonwealths are unlikely to elect Republicans to Con- gress, and 3. Senators who favor admission be- cause good friends of theirs will be financially benefited. The situation is singularly unem barrassed, it would seem, by Senators who look at the matter from the stand- point of the general good. rater is a man with “ [HEY say New England conscience. “Really! And how much did he do you out of ? 3 Cheers for Wm.! [= is interesting to learn that a Polish schoolgirl, named Kopec, has been sentenced to fourteen days’ tmprisonment in the province of Posen, for leze majesty, in having thrown # brooch with Emperor William's picture in {tto the Moor and stamping upon it. These brooches, it appears, were presented to the pupils of the schools when his Majesty visited Posen. This is good work, William. We rely upon you to see that all that «LIFE relates to your imperial sanctity shall be reverentially treated. If there is any foolish public sentiment in G many that prevents a severer punis ment for children in these cases, you might manage to ruin their fathers’ busin 5 Don't weaken ! Children are a bad lot. Literary Item. C uid Acernus? (The Blim Blam Com- -~ pany, Chicago, $1.50.) This superb collection of the inde- cent letters which have been running serially through the mails distinctly foreshadows a new literary form. It sounds the knell, we may suppose, of the decadent historical novel. In itself, and apart from its relation to art in general, the book is extremely clever. The words which had to be replaced with dashes and asterisks in order to avoid conflict with the law have ne ertheless been made use of, prizes being offered to the readers who shall guess what they are, tion of guessing circles in connection with church work is suggested—a very pretty conceit. The people in the illustrations all look like driveling idiots. This is ex- plained by the fact, frankly stated in the preface, that it was the original intention to put the book out as a juvenile. The stage rights are reserved. [HE following form of At Home cards will be popnlar this winter : Mus. JOUN U, SMITH Miss MABEL SMITIL 100 Jackson Houlevard Warm Tnesdays in February The Real Truth. “FPN Tehe marry a‘ has been '?"” “No. She thought he wa ‘ will be,’ but he turned out an ue gods of Olympus have shrank into the fairies and ogres of the nursery. T_ OVE: gracious only to beggars. 4 The organiza- Festina Lente. T behooves Congress to be ad very cautious about taking the aN duty off anthracite coal. A The tariff, as it is scarcely necessary to say in these days when Republican platforms are as much read as the Bible, primarily protects the American workingman in the enjoy- ment of an American living. Of course the nation will not stand for legislation likely to reduce onr hard coal miners to the abject manner of life of foreign labor. The fact that the duty was put on anthracite by stealth is immaterial. The Lord moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. g Db” that great football player that Carrie married make a success?" “Ob, yes! He got a position as porter in a hotel.” Nisan only wizards who believe in their own magic are the children. A SOCIETY BUTTERFLY. comicbooks.com