Life — December 26, 1907 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Fulton Cutting is head of what is known as the Citizens’ Union, which is the Litest organization to buck the Tammany : I was at a downtown political where one of the speakers, a witty Irishman, made con. tinual reference to the changing seasons, which, I found, be | always honored! by treating them as if they were of the feminine gender. ‘When you come to cast your votes in the autumn,’ he yelled, “the autumn who bears the fruits of the earth in her out stretched hands, you will have to think well of your duties as Citizens of this glorious country! “Why ist,’ Lasked, afterward, ‘that you spoke of the seasons as if they were feminine?? “The Irishman was, for a moment, at a loss for a reason. ure," he said at List, "I think of the seasons as women be- | se, no matter which wan ye have, ye wish it wes another rday Evening Post as " Rad-Bridge.” There is no Se ool" MORE DISCRETION THAN VALOR Fire Commissioner Lantry, of New York, in explaining to a reporter his plans for establishing a firemen’s “roll of merit,” told this story “Ittakes of only av rushed up to him and shouted: “Shin up that Ladder to the eighth story, crawl along the ack,” he began, re pluck was serving pe a fireman. A young fellow his first fire, and the chief cornice to the fourth window, drop down three stories, and catch | that wooden sign you sce smoking there, swing yourself along to the second window that the red glare is coming from, break the ghiss, and go in and rescue those three old ladies—well, what the deace are you waiting for?? ** For pen and ink, sir,’ said the new man, *L want to hand in my resignation." —Cirde. Tur Sourn ror Hoseratity: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South. — Booklet. THE LESSER EVIL Fx Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. John D. Long, recently suid that most public utterances bore both the audience and the speechmaker about equally, “I always feel glad when called upon to speak, however,"” he added, with a smile, “for I often find myself in the position of an amateur actor of my acquaint: “He was in all the theatricals going in his small town. He played all sorts of parts, I asked him one day if he did not get tired of appearing in every private theatrical performance. “*Yes, awfully tired," he replied, “for I don't like to act a bit. But I know if Tam not on the stage I shall have to sit in the audience!" —Youth's Companion. As to Round the World travel— An exclusive atmosphere is assured guests of TH, COLLVER TOCRS COMPANY, BERKELEY REILDIS NERVE, SURE ENOUGH “The nerviest individual that ever I encountered,” says ex: Senator “Billy” Mason, * h of an accommodation train running from Chi 0 to the ton on an occasion when I was occupying a seat nea door. © Just before this person appeared in my car, the other passen. ger or two and myself had heard a scufiling and yelling in the train-shed—in the confusion of which we distinctly heard some shout, ‘Stop thief!" “Well, when this person did scamper into my car, he looked about for an instant of two with every appearance of a hunted | animal. 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