Life — August 10, 1905 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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Our Fresh-Air Fund. Previously acknowledged In memory of Christina From Sonny... Colin Montague Ingersoll Gertrude V. Ingersoll York City Chapter “The Ingleside ywing children: Lucy Taus- Mary Horn, Anima Carver, trice Rossire B. ver, G. Howard Jr, Hy. M. B. Chamberlin 7.00 Ben Greet saat ++ §.80 T.W.Y eases . 50-00 PROB 10.00 Proceeds of a Circus given by the following ** Manchester Boys ': Mitch- Harry Junius Richards, Jo ell, J Uy Childs, Wicke, S. L" PUBLISHING CO. Gentlemens Mr. Joho J. Byrne, of Los Angeles, and ourselves, are taking ¢ Fresh-Air Farm two boxes of Valencia the liberty of sendi gto yc pranges, wn by us, We trust the children will enjoy them, Truly, Tie Curase: Nexsery Co, By Haray B, Cuase, See’y Riversipe, Cat, July 22, 1995, About Abbie. BBIE BEN ADAMS, may her life be spared, nd felt a trifle Awoke one night, scared ; For on her shirtwaist-box, cross- legged, sate A Vision writing on a little slate. ness made Abbie Exceeding nervo quake ; An “Wh looked appalled to the Vision timidly she spake: t writest thou 2" The Vision At her presumption, and quite coldly drawled : “The list of Our Best People who d And am Lin it?" asked Miss Abbie. know.” +I know,’ said Abbie cheap, “1 But ere you leave, just jot this The Vision wrote, and vanished. ht, late, n For watering-places sumptuous and smart The scornful Vision said,“ You're po Ican’t afford mountains or prices steep em down, I never leave my cats to starve in town,” He came again, and brought his little sla And showed the names of people really be And lo! Miss Abbie's name led all the rest! Carolyn Wells Eo LIFF, Sérs In a recent issue of your paper you published a joke in the form of a short story, which ains the allegation that a man employed a Christian Scientist to lessen his wife's desire to ok, and that when she found urage to ask for money. draw on his pocke that she was losing h AT LIFE'S FARM A YOUNG visiToR she in turn employed a Christian Scientist to sh ask for twice as much as she he Ve EnoU had been receivin ‘This story is based upon th might Ia a certain undertaking, wh assumption that one Christian Setentis: por effectually ag in favor of the sa indicate that this Science more than an effort to domina will, and that the one who pos will is tikely The story might have jay if the name Christian Science had been left out of it and the tere mesmerism used in its place, for,as a matter of fact, Christian propztly employed in any such amanaer. Every effort of a Christian Scien- List. benef only as he aids him to submit to the divice will, Two Christian Scientists effectually This w ¢ another by human sses the strongest been Science could no his nei praying that the divine will may be manifested would not conilict, but would hasten the same end, Your story illustrates the pandemonium which would exist in the world if hypnotic suggestion should become popular, but Christian Science comes to the rescue, teaching man to be governed by the divine will, and thus silencing the chaotic state which might other wise occur through the ef- fort of mankind to dominate each other through sheer will-force. Yours sincerely, H. Corwen Witsox, Publication Committee. New Vork, July 20, 1905. IFE PUBLISHING CO, Dear Sirs: \ have read with great interest your appeal to dog-lovers to save the doxs of Naples from vivi- ynand 1 send herewith to your cheque for twenty dollars to help the fund which you are raising to send to Naples for that purpose. Wishing you every success, Iam Truly yours, ALY. Povenxenrsix, N. ¥., July 19, 1906. WOMAN swearing offends no more against morals than a man swearing, but she offends more against manners, and by about as much as we are the more shocked at her swearing than at his, by so much do we hold manners above morals. ACHER: The Lord la- bored six d. on the seventh, Boy: Say, teacher, kin you tell me why it was the Lord took such a lonesome day to rest on? and rested “ON HIS LasT LEeGs.