Life — May 17, 1906 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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Now Lire, don’t be peevish. General Wood is a general now and it can't be stopped. Don't “take it out” on the army. Faithfully yours, Eugene N. Robinson Puttapepnta, April 26, 1906. LIE PUBLISHING COMPANY GENTLEMEN: Allow me to congratulate you on the missionary cartoon in the last issue of Lire; it suggests more at a glance than a whole page of editorial, which many would not take the trouble to read. It is rather surprising that our imperti- nent, meddling missionaries are treated as well as they are by other na Yours very truly, FA jons. Farrell. MONTREAL, QUE., April 21, 1906. > LIFE. Dear Lire: Have you ever tried pulling a load with your head strapped back ? You have been such a staunch friend to the horse that you ought to take up and chastise those ignorant fools who use a bear- ing-rein on their poor beasts. Cruelty is the devil's trade-mark and this bearing-rcin is awfully cruel. The effect of a bearing-rein is noticed from a distance and one immediately makes the mental note, “A good horse docs not require his head tied back and a bad one will not be improved by it.” «J; D. Rockefeller. George Gould. WK. Vanderbilt. J.J. Hil A. Belmont. SERIES Would to heaven Lire would speak in this cause for those who cannot speak for themselves (in words)! Once more—while there is Lire: there’s hope for the horse. ‘The bearing rein is an insult to God and an outrage to the horse. Yours humbly, Paul Methuist. New Brunswick, N. J. T" EDITOR OF LI Dear Str: In reply toa letter in your number issued March 1, 1906, and after reading scripture therein suggested, you stated that they (texts) do not forbid remarriage to the innocent party in such (adultery) cases. Kindly read Matthew xix, 6. I would ask you now to refer to your issue of February 11, 1904. Initis an editorial on divorce, the closing words of which “Its prevalence (divorce) is an ominous development, but except among the Cathol means of restraining it is in sight.” though not literally expressed, we might gican from this that you would have wel- comed an “effectual means.” T! not, and though your cry might be for the protection of the innocent party you are wearing a cloak that hides too many of the guilty. As you said of the missionaries in that same issue I first referred to, so say I of you—“ misguided, but sometim bly, well-meaning mischief-makers. ‘Touching on the subject of missionaries April 21, 1906. KEY TO OUR CENTRAL CARTOON Lanier . E. H. Gary. 2 ALJ. Cassatt Sage. » W. A. Clark, : HO: Havemeyer. » J.J. Astor 14. A. Dre. 2 JOH. Schiff. . ALD. Juilliard. A Taxpayer. C. M. Depew. J. O. Armour. C,H. Mackay. 615 —another word. “Going, teach all na- tions” is a text quotation which you cither misinterpret or ignore. You surely are not one of the so-called “advanced thinkers” who deny the authenticity of the Bible? Generally you are a fine fellow, but now —ah, it’s another case of “Et tu.” Would you ever give in if you were wrong? With hopes for the best, Lam, Yours sincere! A Woman Reader. Fratsusn, L. I., ) THE EDITOR € Drag Str: Apropos of the discussion which has recently been raging in your columns concerning the godliness of the so-called heathen reformers (I should say, reformers of heathens), permit 1 authority than Ralph Waldo Emerson, from his “ Essay on Self-Relianc Go love thy infant; love thy wood-chopper; be good- natured and modest; have that grace, and never varnish your hard, uncharitable amb tion with this incredible tenderness for black folk a thousand miles off. Thy love afar is spite at home.”” But I submit that casting pearls before heathen reformers is not a paying proposi- tion, and fear that the efforts of Emerson and Lire, so far as the said reformers are concerned, must go unrewarded ‘Truly yours, Edgar N.. Dollin. © no less an |. F. Dryden. R. Hegeman. W. Perkins .G. Reid iIman. comicbooks.com