Life — October 30, 1913 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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“Tt are very pathos, Mr. Editor, to see so many Republicans at tempting to resemble this Tom Kuri Sagamora, Japanese reporter, tell me of dinner given by the Undip- lomatic Corps to Grand Duke Bor: of Russia. Pajamas was worn by all cxcept Japanese Embassador who came in a cheap Samurai raincoat. Unde- mented grape juice was there in quan- tities, but guests was permitted to carry vodka in bottles, Grape juice, diluted y vodka, become the most talkative of temperance drinks. Hon. W. J. Bryan. toastmaster, was delayed in Keokuk by his car colliding with another circus train, but he was enabled to telegraf following milk-toast : “Howdy stranger! Hon. Gd Duke Borax response to Jett’ simplicity.” this toasting by uprising vodka bottle and making following noise, “Handsoff Neva, drouthski!” This are famus Russian joke which mean cither “How dry 1 am!" or “When in Rome do as the do”, depending on how you wear your eyebrows when you say so After spceching a phonograph re- cital was enjoyed, followed by polka- Kissing-game Romeos dance and ic including post-office and drop-handker- chief was played until nearly nine o'clock when all went home in horse- cars, Good time reported. All this I heard about, Mr. Editor, and some of it I observed with my ream, 735 eyesight. And yet considerable horse- power of automobiles is still seen on street, champagne, chorus-girls, poker and other necessities of civ still served in hotels for benefit of Pittsburgh congressmen who are too wild to be simple zation are And when 1 see‘this Task Are those W more simpler than in wicked reign of Fat King Wm? Or are all merely like other girls—just look sim- ple because their mothers dress them that way? Tam confused. Hoping yeu are the same Yours truly Hasniaera Toco. (Per Wallace Irvin.) know, shington folks statesmen On Incomes NCOMES are now being taxed. It is therefore desirable that some- thing should be known about them. An income is anything which you cannot live upon expressed in terms of lawful money. Lawful money is anything which will be accepted by the members of a State Legislature, or a police cap- lain or your were created for two purposes; to lic about and to live beyond. Many people who will not have to pay any ing to their friends about the way they the income tax. wife. Incomes ¢ complain- and neighbors are oppressed hy This is one of those ientist natural phenomena which nos has been able to explain. Incomes vary in size according to how many people have worked for you in the past or are working for you without honor somewhere. except in the family at present. No income is it is vainly attempting to support. Here it is generally despised and looked down upon An income tax is an effore on the part of the government cl that you are wealthy. port the government in its main busi- » make you Also to sup- ness in life, namely, living beyond its income. The government, larger income than xed upon it which receives a nyone else, should be ta The proceeds might toward tress. relieving millionaires in Every in pany it keeps. sme is known hy the com comicbooks.com