Life — August 13, 1908 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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The Pole Discovered at Last Vice-President Fairbanks, LIFE'S Able Representative, [5 Successful. What It Means A DISPATCH from Vice-President Fairbanks on the good ship “Pole Bearer” via North Cape, by wireless was received early this week. It read as follows “Pole duly discovered. It is very larg and — somewhat higher than Washington Monument, but ‘€ got it in tow and_ will slide home with it Weather mild and pleasant. Plenty of Room oa Pole for ins ions. ” FAIRBANK Immediately on receipt of this good news, a consultation was held to ascer- tain the desirability of getting an ap- propriate set of inscriptions to be placed on Pole. The following address, received from Mr. Fairbanks, was read: “To the American People. “The discovery of the North Pole, and its speedy installment on our soil, marks_a new Era in Reform. For years Explorers have periodically gone northward, and retiring after several months of delightful sailing, have gone on lecture tours, and mace a regular business of imposing on the people. The idea of actually discovering the Pole and bringing it back was the last thing they wanted. Indeed—as in the “THE MONEYMOONERS "7 case of all true heroes—I was regarded as a base ingrate when I inaugurated a new regime, namely, that of daring to expose forever a fake, and thus make any further imposition possible. Hence- forth, the North Pole graft will be effectually killed. It now remains for other noble pioneers on other fields, to take up other fakes, and to expose them, as I have done this. I therefore suggest that an appropriate set of in- scriptions be mace to cover the sub- ject. Fairnanks.” With this advice in mind, the follow- ing inscription, for the edification and instruction of Future Generations, was ordered placed on the Pole, soon to be the most prominent object on M tan Island and which will be s¢ miles around: To. the American People: Some of whom are fooled all Of the time and all of whom are Fooled some of the time, Greeting : This Pole has been brought and placed In your Metropolis, to mark the Demise of one of your largest Namely; The North Pole Graft And as long as it happens To be standing, we might As well Remind you That there are others. Your Republic, for example Contains A Bought Press A Concerted Band of Millionaire Highwaymen Who rob you of your rights Grab everything in sight, Loot Railroads, Insurance Companies, Street Railways, lay their Hands on everything And then Laugh in your Faces. Also There dwells among you itical and Arrogant ganization and a Rotton Financial System. Each one of these, Like Me Is a Delusion and a Snare And, like Me, It needs only’ to Be Brought Home to you to be Found out. Act, therefore, be Is too late. e it A Leiter DITOR OF LI Sir—Teing a constant reader of Lire, I of course see the controversy always going ‘on concerning vaccination pro and con. am the mother of six children, all of whom were religiously vaccinated before they were s in old times physicians and all of whom have bee? cinated several times as they've grow: T have also thirteen grandchildren, who have been vaccinated, I have never. know" any ill effects to follow the operation, al- though in a few of the cases the arm’ was quite sure for several day One of my sons is a physician and surgeon and thoroughly believes in vaceit.ation. Yours truly, J SCRIBER, Swamrscorr, Mass., July 17, 1908. comicbooks.com