Life, 1913-02-06 · page 9 of 48
Life — February 6, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct items: 1. **"A Blank Verse"** — A humorous poem by Constance Johnson about social etiquette, where the speaker prefers old friends to new social obligations, and would rather stay home than attend events. 2. **"He Doesn't Know"** — A satirical piece mocking Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace, the celebrated naturalist. The satire lists all the major New York cultural and intellectual institutions Wallace has never experienced—steel companies, author readings, mayoral politics, literature discussions, stock exchanges. The joke: despite being a world-renowned scientist, Wallace lacks exposure to American urban society and culture. 3. **"A Philanthropist in the Making"** — A dark illustration depicting a wealthy person observing poor people from an ornate window, captioning the image cynically.
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—— A Blank Verse (Five letters, in various arrangements, will correctly fill cach space.) HEN cares like test, ‘Tis then I find old friends are best. I seek old to cheer my sight, It's re always a delight. The night by with laughter sped, And I'd as not go to bed. Constance Johnson, He Doesn’t Know D* ALFRED RUSSEL WAL- LACE, the celebrated scientist. in a recent interview, as reported in the New York Times, said: my patience I have come to the general con- clusion that there has been no ad- vance cither in intellect or morals from the days of the earliest tians and Syrians down to the laying of the latest dreadnougit. Isn't Dr. Wallace's dark view of things due entirely to the fact that he has never lived in New York? He has never attended a directors’ meet- ing of the United States Steel Com- pany. He has never been present at an authors’ reading at the Waldorf. He has never interviewed Mayor Gay nor, or read regularly Mr. Arthur Brisbane's editorials in the New York Journal. He has never been privi- leged to talk on Literature, Art, Sci- ence or Philosophy with a member of the New York Stock Exchange, read the contributory book reviews the Outlook, or discussed sociology with a suffragette. Poor deluded Dr. Wallace! MESERY loves miserable com- pany. “ AWFULLY somey Boy, RUT IMF yoR—LET Mrs NEXT FORTY EVEX “ A PHILANTHROPIST IN THE MAKING comicbooks.com