Life — April 28, 1910 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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HERE'S HOW JACOB AUGUST RIS. Born May 3, 1849 Years ago the slums of New York were a wilderness of squalor and dull and unimaginative misery. Most of this misery still exists, but there are patches of pure joy here and there. The spots are the children’s playgrounds. and to Mr. Riis more than to any other man belongs the credit of their permanency y 1 you greatly, sir, We a your genuineness and the sim- plicity of your life, and we, desire for you that permanent place in the hearts of all fathers and mothers who know what the problem of childhood is. Your monument need not be one of marble. It endures in the life of the city. ; We congratulate you upon the attainment of another birth- day. Hereditary HE difference between Yale and Harvard is still | T perceptible measure the difference between Massa setts and Connecticut. Connecticut, it will be recalled, was first settled chiefly by persons who could not endure to be put upon by the | Bostonese. First Chorus Girl: su! MAMIE, DAT MUST BE DE MANAGER! Finance LL successful financial operations begin with the issu- ance of as large an amount of stock as possible. Then prices must be raised as high as possible, in order to pay as much dividends as possible. Then as much more stock as possible should be issued in order as well as possible to con- ceal the dividends and warrant an additional increase in prices in order to pay the dividends on the additional stock so that it will be necessary to issue more stock in order to conceal the excessive dividends, and so on No man is entitled to be called a philanthropist until he has repeated this process at least half a score of times T1’s a long honeymoon that has no alimony. The Crowning Triumph S the result of a series of clever experiments in the Halls of Agony, a child's legs and a rooster's tail have been grafted onto 4 dog. The experiment was a distinct success, the dog died before realizing what had happened to him. The glory of this wictory belongs entirely to Dr. Multiform Payne, Dr. Kneedliss Carver, Dr. Tawcher Pupps and Dr. Goolish Joy. They were ably assisted by Dr. Justor Broot Providing for the Children Ti E papers (New York) report that Pa Stover is selecting places in Central Par the kindergarten classes—places where the di children will be allowed to draw pictures on the asphalt walks. The natural field in New York of the artistic development of childhood by chalk-mark is the front steps of the once universal brown-stone dwelling, Such high-stoop dwellings as are left are still well patronized, especially those that are conveniently near the region of denser population. where the furnace man washes the chalk-marks off the steps and sidewalks every morning are particularly well suited to the use of the children in the afternoon, and are abundantly nsed. But the increasing disposition of the well-to-do to live in apartment houses and basement dwellings has nar rowed the field and it is kind and necessary for the goo Commissioner to make this provision in the park for chalk marking infancy driven by the march of progress from its normal haunts. Infant classes in sloyd and metal work have been used to find part of their practice in removing door-bells and ele buttons from dwellings, especially in the summer time Also in detaching whatever is detachable from bronze or iron fences or railings. If the good Commissioner can provide in the park for the necessary practice of the young metal workers ulso it will doubtless be much appreciated by house- holders as well as by the dear children. k Commissioner for the use of Homes comicbooks.com