Life — February 10, 1910 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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*LIPE* Popular Birthdays WASHINGTON GLADDEN Born February 11, 1836 Clergymen in all ages have devoted them- selves to authorship, but not all have been successful. You are the happy exception. Your books are all creditable and your atti- tude toward your fellow men highly hon- orale. We congratulate you upon the attainment of another birthday and trust that you will long be among us. BARONESS BETTINA VON HUTTEN Born February 14, 1874 To this lady the Valentine been undoubtedly good. They ga agreeable gifts, to be exercised for the pleas- ure of mankind. We congratulate upon their discernment Madam, our felicitations ! EUHU ROOT Bom February 15, 1845 The Republican party has becn fortunate in the selection of its adherents. You, sir, stand high among the highest of these Possessed of rare abilities reinforced | political courage and developed by educa- tion and experience, you have carried off many enviable honors. Our compliments! PETER STENCER GROSSCUP Born February 15, 1852 Our pre-eminent judges may almost be counted on the fingers of one's hand. Judge ‘osscup is one of these. His decisions ble and his independent atti- And he has had in the Your Honor, here’s a he; a long life! HENRY WATTERSON Born February 16, 1640 Some men are citizens of a world; others are citizens of a country; and still others are honored in Kentucky. To be all three of these is the lot of Colonel Wat terson Sir. we raise a high glass to you. Your endearing personality is ever fresh in our hearts. We greet you_as comrade and we know you as friend. Over the waste places of life we hail you as one mighty in his y and generation. Your courage is per- ennial, your sense _is unerring and your charm’ is abiding. Sir, you are a man. God bless you! GEORGE BRITTON McCLELLAN HARVEY Born February 16, 1864 It is never safe to approach a celebrity from one standpoint. Only by contem- plation of his many-sidedness may we hope to arrive at an approximately correct idea of him. In the short space reserved to us, therefore, we cannot hope to do Colonel Harvey justice. This must be reserved for some future historian Colonel Harvey, in this brief reflection upon your many virtues words fail us. We can only wish you Godspeed and congratu- late you upon your youth and energy. “THAT'S NOT THE KIND 1 WANT YOU TO HAV Winter INTER is the time when men wear concealed chamois armor and proudly go to their offices without an over- coat. The only trouble with winter is that it isn’t summer. If it weren't for winter the coal barons might have to live in a coal bin instead of a castle. Winter in New York -is the period when everybody buys skates and then puts them away in the bottom of the attic trunk, One winter an eccentric old gentleman resolved to enjoy ¢ of a Turkish bath in a different city. He began in ch and was found dead on Boston Common Snow is the delight of children, the longed-for commodity of the city tramp out of work and the béte blanc of the strect cleaning commissioner. What is more beautiful than an open fire in winter? And what do you suppose dear papa is thinking about as, chin in hand, and surrounded by his little flock, he gazes moodily into the rosy depths of the embers? Answer A, Subsection B: “Hickory has gone up to $20 a cord.” More dreadful than the malediction of an Irish washlady is the fecling of a cold steam pipe. If you have any crumbs to spare remember that Johnny Sparrow has no weekly commutation tickets at the quick- lunch restaurant. Another trouble with winter is that there are so few rhymes for it. Hence this prose. I beg your pardon. Spring, summer, winter and fal What would we do without them all? B. D. Vincent Word to the Foolish S a pin and pick it up; you are liable to get docked for being late at the office, arrested for blocking the sid walk, infected with the germs of some disease and accused of being stingy or, at least, of having little to do. comicbooks.com