Life — November 5, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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Life’s Letter Box Lire is constantly in receipt of a large num: communications from various correspondents, of these of a semi-confidential nature, and others first rate ideas, n lack the literary finish dt Others require a preliminary ex auion which the author is only too willing to give, thout which the manuscript itself would be in: hat a good proportion of them are human documents with a lively human interest, we shall leav readers to judge. We have appended such comment oF elucidation as seemed to be appropriate for each contribution: This comes from a young man in Hartford, Conn., who modestly withholds his name. He voices so well the hopes and aspirations of the ontributor that we are glad to air his ntiments. But what a pity that he did not more time over his lines! “To think gazines are coming to” is pretty bad: To THE EDITOR As you within your inmost sanctum sit You're many things to every man who rhymes; Aman of great discernment at those times When you begin your answer “We remit—"* We feel at once you have a pretty wit, An car to recognize poetic chimes, ward our chin our taunt shirt bosom mbs— our chest’s expanding under it. id we read a printed “ We return—"" y flies all our confidence in you; ms Our lofty minds with indignation burn a To think what magazines are coming to. ani And, by the way, this sonnet is for sale ° So, anxiously, I'l watch the coming mail pat A friend in Oakland, Cal., sends us a pam- aC phict, which seems to bear more or less on the aq HL Republican We are not prepared to ampoon, endorse its sentiments formally; but at any rom you 3 rate, a part of it makes interesting reading: ing to $e said Tue Pious Reruniicay hat can I GIVES EARNEST THANKS ankles, a bY J. W, DUTTON cle, a box == Bickspics There was an honest workingman, an honest chump was he; So pious a Republican, he spelled God G. O. P. —Whittaker. Oh, thou great and adorable G. O. P., we hum- bly come before thee to offer thee praise and Sh siving, and to crave a continuance of thy favors, We realize that it is to thee alone we are indebted for all we have and are. We thank thee for the fruits of the field, and the wealth ne. k thee that thou didst so inspire thy Servants, our delegates to the Chicago conven tion, that they were constrained to remain “ safe, sane and conservative.’* We thank thee that thou didst so wisely guide and direct them that they were prevented from led into by and forbidden paths by those idious emissaries of Radicalism, La Follette oper and their anarchistic allies, and that ‘utterly overwhelm and confound these, emies, and put them to inglorious flight thank thee that thy servants were inspired sert_a plank in the Republican platform teeing to our manufacturers a protective cient to insure them a profit. k thee that tue word “ manufactur- ng interpreted, means Trusts, and that not insert a plank to insure profits to (Continued on page 478.) THE PIANO ALL CAN PLAY AND ENJOY . Any one and ever _Greroatin ‘of musical training) ti, artic 0X ced slydames al wssc the fle erie ike a ‘This marvelously faithful instrument makes players aon idee command vey Crary componton ix ees The Al ia ementially the piano for the home and drawing- room. poland jae ‘one can play it—player and pon-player alike. It is the eer roar ened inde bide play and eae wi a i aim 7 a tag features Cexchusi Tice shaver anon Preosicitee 07 price wae tes ure line a all about the AUTOPIANO ia a readable and interesting style sent apphcation. Prices Range from 0% to $750. THE AUTOPIANO COMPANY 619 to 629 West 50th Street New York City comicbooks.c com