Life — December 23, 1909 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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Beyond the Sea EYOND the sea the lion ceases roarin; On Africa's coral strand, A respite glad his health is now restorir For Teddy leaves his land. Beyond the sea the jungle monkeys chatter And say that things look bright; ‘Tr, gnu, rhinoceros, don’t sca And refuge take in flight Beyond the sea there's much contented grunt The wild hyena laughs; clephant has trumpeted: “ No huat ing! : And no more photographs!" Beyond the sea the tom-toms are a-thrumming Farewell to Theodore; All Africa with business is now hum- ming, Dried up the trail of gore. He will not change for monkeys, lions, tigers, The empire of the West, Sweet Oyster Bay’s cool plunge for tor- rid Niger's, The man who knows no rest Walter Beverley Crane. THE FIRST MISTLETOE Popular Birthdays WOODROW WILSON Bora Dec. 28, 1856 ELDRIDGE THOMAS GERRY Bora Dec. 25, 1857 Exegi monumentum acre perenrius Horace. There have been rumors for years that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is not what it should be. For ourselves we have always been re- luctant to believe this, and we are more impelled on this occasion to congratulate its president on the completion of a great work, Mr. Gerry, it seems to us to be ap- propriate that you were born on Christ- mas Day. We are glad to welcome you to our chosen company of Immortals and to wish you joy for many years to come GEORGE DEWEY Born Dec. 26, 1837 Adversae nudare solent, celare secundac Horace Why should we commiserate the ap- arent obscurity of a never forgotten Revo? Suppose that the pans of joy ths echoed down Broadway after the battle of Manila Bay should have been con- tinued daily down to the present time? Could anything be more horrible? It is enough that a modest hero won a notable tattle; that his return was celebrated by rageant and poetry (and such poetry!) and it is cnough that the memory of h victory lies quietly in every heart and that he still lives among us comporting himself with true digni Admiral Dewey, it gives us pleasure to recall your many virtues, no less re- nowned in peace than in war, and we congratulate you upon arriving at an other birthday without notable incident Non scholae, sed vitae discimus —Seneca. If any one should start out in life with the fix nbition to be eminently re- spectable, we can conceive of nothing that he could wish for more than to be the president of Princeton University. One must not only be sober and indus trious but one must have all those other virtues which are demanded by that vir- tuous institution. We confess that we have never been able to compose ourselves fully, or to think without awe of this exalted posi- tion. Our words of felicitation therefore, upon this occasion, must necessarily be halting. Bless you, sir, and keep you in health and understanding. We wish you a long life. We trust that we may continue to benefit by your influence. This and all those other expressions which we ought to have made we declare to you are the honest desire of our heart. SIMON GUGGENHEIM Been Dee. 30, 1867 Curia pauperibus clausa ests census honores. Ovid. Great are the Guggenheims; and not the least of them is Senator Simon. We might, sir, with justice, speak of you in terms that are so often used nowadays by reviewers in describing a book. You are compelling; you are full of. vital. in- terest; you teem with life, and you have a rich vein Here's hoping that money will not en- slave you, nor politics lead your fect stray; that in your youth you may con- ue to expand “KISS MP GWICK, GURLS.” comicbooks.com