Life — February 25, 1904 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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184 Acrostic. pe others toot their horns Sd ian let others crack their jokes of dough [i sdimes to cents, where might wins praise, L ucipient rivals have no show. Fe merit like to money talks, ustian can ne'er Fame’s ladder climb ; ndure till Time, which never baulks, nslave thy Kings of sketch and rhyme. Clay M. Greene, Which Is the Meanest Rail- road in the United States ? $100.00 FOR THE BEST ANSWER. cosomoxs No contribution must exceed three hundred words tn length. "In making the award of the prize brevity "ghe baitore eae ve hie Judges of the merita ret Lire 1 Judges of the m tn decision eball be final. to compete for the prize Address all contributions to the Railroad Editor of Lire, 17 West 31st Street, New York. Number 4, TPHE State of New Jersey is celebrated for its Revolutionary associations and its historical remains. Among the latter are Mollie Pitcher’s well, the site of Cooper's ‘‘ Water Witch,” and the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the last named being in a poor state of preservation and considered dangerous to visit. Among the prized heirlooms of the company are the ferryboat engines, designed by Robert Ful- ton, and the smoking-car used by Washing- ton as headquarters at the battle of Mon- mouth. Here one may still see the havoc played by British bullets and the blood stains on the seats, although, if the truth were told, the latter are probably of more recent date. In addition to these historical attractions there are some highly interest- ing scientific facts connected with the road. Having been laid out before the interior of the State was explored, the right of way fol- lows theshore, and the engines have gradual- ly developed amphibious habits which not only confirm Darwin's theories but add variety tothetrip. Winter is said to be the best season for travel, as the cold prevents hot boxes and the mosquitoes do not then punc- ture the boilers. This, however, is mere hearsay, as, the resorts being closed in winter and the natives being hibernating animals, no one travels. At one time con- siderable fear was expressed that the lack of reverence for antiquity, so characteristic of America, might invade even the directorate ENE of the Jersey Central. It seems that through some clerical error more bonds were sold than were necessary to pay the annual dividend on the stock, and it was suggested that the surplus thus acquired be devoted to impairing the historical accuracy of the equipment. Fortunately, so many meetings were held to settle the dispute that the pney was entirely dissipated in directors’ fees. As I am occasionally forced, when in search of local color for historical romances, to adventure upon this road, I beg leave, for prudential reasons, to remain incognito, and sign myself, Antiquarian, The Charmers. ADIES' day at Albany, and great goings-on over the Morris Mansion! Lire fears that Senator Brackett may have hurt the feelings of the Colonial Dames— although touching a responsive chord in some other hearts—when he said: “ Mr. President, there Is sacrap on between the Colontal Dames, numbering some three-hundred- odd women, who, I am told, affect the cultivation of the spirit of patriotism by recounting the deeds and preserving the relics of their Tory ancestors, and # society known as the Daughters of the American Revolution, numbering some forty thousand patriotic women, who are de- scendants of the men who fought and bled for our country, and who carried common filutiock muskets in Revolutionary battles, They giory in preserving the relics of those common men who fought and gained for us our independence. «The Daughters,” he continued, * preserve the relics of patriots, not of Tories, They have planned and worked, aud bave done almost everything, except to fight and bleed, to secure possession of the Morris Mansion, They have Virtually been in possession for five years. They have succeeded tn getting the City of New York to buy It, and now, after all has been done, the Cotonial Dames expect to step in and pluck the flowers from the plant that has been so carefully nurtured by the Dangat And yet the Dames secured the building. What was their pull? Were they handsomer women than the Daughters? Were they more expert as hypnotizers? Or does it simply mean that plain old-fashioned patriotism is @ ‘back number ’?? A Refuge. “WVHAT was your business on earth?" asked St. Peter. ‘Oh, I had no business on earth after I got married; that's why I sneaked up here,”’ replied the shade of Mr. Henpeque. Rimes at Different Times, Teddy, 1898 { ough and Ready. f Teddy, 1991 Strong and steady, Teddy, 190s { Hot and heady. Mayor McClellan. ISCUSSING Mayor McClellan as a Princeton man, and dispara- ging him somewhat in that special branch of his development, the Prince- ton Ziger declares its objection to any one who forgets that he ever went to Princeton, ‘and who, when through his Princeton alumniship he has had a chance to ally himself with at least one decent course and some decent people, fails to do so. Tot, tut! There should be more toleration between tigers. Give the Mayor credit for allying himself with one of the two admirable Princeton men in Mayor Low’s cabinet, Major John McGraw Woodbury, the Street Cleaning Commissioner. The other was Gas Commissioner Colonel R. G. Monroe. Wo wish he had him too. if he had, New York might perhaps have less reason to grumble abont its gas. There are great possibilities in Mayor McClellan. He is young yet. The Tiger might do well to hedge a bit on its opinion of him. He is trying to be a good Mayor. If he succeeds Princeton had better claim him. There will be no telling where he will stop. . S. M. “1 REPRESENT TH DEMOCRATIC PARTY.” Ww. WJ. B- comicbooks.com