Life — September 8, 1910 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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HERES HOW RALPH WALDO TRINE Bor September 9, 1866 Mr. Trine is one who believes in the music of the sf he revels in harmony, and his book Jn Tune With the Infinite leaves nothing to be desired. He is a new thoughtist—one of the pioncers, indeed and with him vibrations have revealed their secrets, happiness is sccond nature and fear is an unknown quantity Mr. Trine began work as a farmer and a woodchopper, and from thence thro 1 stages of work arrived at his present ex- alted position. He has long been interested in social problems and is a friend of ani- mals. He has, we assert in confidence, done alot of good: he has helped to. make’ many people understand the futility of worry, He has preached the doctrine of power And so, sir, we give you all the joy we have on hand as our slight tribute to your birthday. May you live long and vibrate happiness continuously to all of the sons and daughters of mankind for untold years to come JOHN BRISBEN WALKER Born September 10, 1847 Mr. Walker has long been our esteemed friend, and we 1 of this opportunity to shake him -netaphorically by the hand and drink his health in the only heverage he will permit of, namely, erystal water He is a gentleman of wide attainments He has been a farmer, an automobile pioncer janufacturer, an alfalfa raiser, a magazi owner and editor, and in this latter capaci he ved the happy, idea of becoming personally acquainted with all of the dis- tinguished literary men in the country by hiring them in turn to help him edit his magazine We have always been sorry, sir, that you left the magazine ficld; it has never been quite the same since. But in th micantime your glory is still lambent and your merits undi minished We drink your continuous prosperity ! ISAAC KAUFMAN FUNK Born September 10, 1839 Mr. Funk is a clergyman, an editor, a philologist, a busi ness man, an author and a tentative spiritist. He was born in Ohio, was graduated from Wittenberg College, was for some time pastor of St Matthew's English Lutheran Church in Brooklyn_and is now the head of the well known firm of Funk & Wagnalls, pub. lishers of that eminently successful and worthy periodical, The Literary Digest He has been interested in the Society for Psychical Research and has published much material bearing upon the subject of spirit- ualism, toward which he has preserved an enlightened attitude. He is also edito! chief of the Standard Dictionary. Our humble respects to you, sir, on this day of days. We are free to confess that we have trembled many times for fear that you might go too we are therefore happy. to record that up to to-day we hav¢ every reason to believe that MAMMA’S DEVICE CONSTANTLY CHAPERONING HER TOO POPULAK DAUGHTER 1 TOO STRENLOUS you have preserved that exeess of sanity which has becn your birthright. May you continue to be as much of a skeptic 4s is expedient and as devout a believer as is consistent with inte lectual harmor Your health! CHARLES DANA GIBSON Born September 14, 1867 Mr. Gibson's career b been so synonymous with that of Lip that it seems, in off m our congratulations, as if we were doing this to a part of ourselves The truth is that words fail us to conve love and appreciation for his distin suished services and his extraordinary ities of mind and heart. His sense of sim plicity has always seemed to us to be un ong men, and his mastery of his would be superfluous to dilate upon ¢ is 100 well known to give in detail Suffice it to say that our affection for | continues ever in increasing measure and friend, we press y silently 3od bl .my boy!" ina a manner as we know you yourself would prefer. WILL IRWIN Born September 14, 1873 Mr. Irwin is one of the equal partners in the firm others (of which Mr. Wallace Irwin is the other), gaged in various intellectual and humorous occupations in this country. Mr. Irwin was born in Oneida, N. Y., and is a the Denver High School and Leland ford University. He knows his San cisco and has written the story of its gre calamity better than any one else. His di nified name is William Henry Irwin. He is one of the best of fellows, and we cannot praise him too highly to any one looking for a delightful companion and an all-around instructor in almost any avenue of life William Henry Trwin, our esteem for you is unbou our respect for you remains undiminished as time flows May your literary laurels never grow any less.