Life — January 13, 1910 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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90 middle, not only laughter, but that kind of reminiscent cheerfulness which comes from reverting to the thing we liked, is the best test Mr. Hobart has fulfilled these condi- tions. He is delightfully funny. The wit and humor of the late John Henry Looks and of Dinkelspiel may not be cosmic. What.American’s is? But Mr. Hobart has contributed more than his share toward increasing the measure of our joy. He has the note of popularity. He is a good workman. Mr. Hobart, we have long been glad that you are’ with us. We hope that you will not become so dignified as to think your work can be improved by raising it into the realm of high literary endeavor, which oftentimes is nothing Ise. but’ diletantism concealed under high-sounding phrases. : Here's a long laugh to you and with you! DAVID STARR JORDAN Born January 18, 1851 It sometimes happens that a man has a dual reputation, and that his speciality is unknown to the public, who conceives him as being quite dif- ferent. from what he himself believes him- self. to be. We may recall the’ story of Queen Victoria, who was so much interested in Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland "that she sent for the rest of his works, and was astonished to re- ceive a lot’ of abstruse mathematical volume: This is true in a perhaps more re- stricted measure of the president of Le- land Stanford University. He is widely known as an educator, but it is as an ichthyologist that his more serious work lies. We trust, Professor Jordan, that you will continue in this field. We have long wanted to know more than you have already told us of the cyprinide, the osteoglosside and the symbranchidz, and anything that you would care to say of the acanthoterygii pharyngognathi would be much appreciated In the meantime, here's long life and Lappiress! SETH LOW Born January 18, 1850 Cernuntur in agendo virtutes.—Cicero. In congratulating you upon another birthday we were about to mention that the most salient fact in connection with you is that you are so re- spectable, when it oc- curred to us that this might be considered a easure of reproach. This puts us at a dis- advantage, for how can we say anything original and interest- ing about a man upon whom, no matter how lightly, there rests the imputation of respectability ? We almost wish that you were not so respectable, that you had done some- thing picturesque and wicked—that is, “LIFE: wicked enough to give you the kind of a reputation worth calling attention to. We are conscious that we admire you for many things; but, alas! our admira- tion is vague and untempered; it yields to pressure. If you had only been Mayor of New York long cnough to have created. a ‘different impression ! Mr. Low, you are a good and worthy man. You have occupied many posts of honor. We should like to convey to you in unmistakable terms our affection and regard We chant your praise in becoming and orderly language. Football Recriminations PLAYER named Hart has been chosen captain of the Princeton football squad. A New Haven despatch says that Yale players are disappointed at Hart's election, because Hart's neck was cracked in a game at Exeter sev- eral years ago, and teams who play inst him have to handle him gin- gerly for fear of breakihg his neck the rest of the way and making scandal. Princeton has taken great pains to kcep Hart alive and serviceable. The papers tell how he was sent last fall to Johns Hopkins Hospital for x-ray examina- tion of his injuries, and during the sea- son just closed he played in a harness specially designed to save his neck. It is related that just ‘before the Yale- Princeton game Hart put into the hands of a friend a letter entirely cxoncrating AN BASY-GOING MAN the Princeton coaches and trainers from complicity in letting him play. The feeling at Princeton is said to be that if Yale thought it right to let Coy play this fall at imminent risk of hernia (Coy was in the hospital most of the cason) it is somewhat affected of Yale to be so squeamish about Hart's broken neck. They feel that in no game in which Coy played was it reasonably safe to kneel with real energy on Coy’s stomach. From a Wise Contributor 1 like you, Lire; a fellow who goes around without any clothes the way you do ought to be clean, and your mind is as clean as your body. Admiringly yours, w, MORE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE “coop Gracious! yor “ yust Givi G ONE OF MY BUSINESS RIVA’ WHAT ARE You poING?"* ABSENT TREATMENT,’? comicbooks.com