Life — July 20, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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Patrick ry Addressing the Fint Continentat Congress, Philadephia, 1774) oy e a One Nation; One People HEN Patrick Henry declared that oppression had effaced the boundaries of the several colonies, he voiced the spirit of the First Conti- fg nental Congress. @| In the crisis, the colonies were willing to unite for their common safety, but at that time the people ficould not immediately act as a whole because it took so long for news to travel from colony to colony. The early handicaps of distance and delay were greatly reduced and direct communication was established between communities with the coming of the railroads and the telegraph. They connected places. The tele- phone connects persons irrespective of place. The telephone system has provided the means of individual AMERICAN TELEPHONE AN communication which brings into one national family, so to speak, the whole people. Country wide in its scope, the Bell System carries the spoken word from mn to person anywhere, annihilat- ing both time and distance. The people have become so abso- lutely unified by means of the facilities for transportation and communication that in any crisis they can decide as a united people and act simultaneously, wherever the location of the seat of government. In the early days, the capital was moved from place to place because of sectional rivalry, but today Independ- ence Hall is a symbol of union, re- vered alike in Philadelphia and the most distant American city. D TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One Policy en Universal Service An Alphabet By Carolyn T is for turbulent Totty, Who on dancing is perfectly dotty. One day at a tea— But then—don't you see, The T was expressly for Totty. U is for useless Ursula, Who loves to sing song-things like Boola. Her voice is quite flat, But even at that, Undoubtedly U's for Ursula. of Girls Wells V is vivacious Viola, Who plays on an old pianola. My thoughts at this time Are not fit for rhyme, But I've verified V for Viola, W: for wild Wilhelmina, Who was eaten up by a hyena. But though she is snissed, I shall always insist That W's for Wilhelmina. The Amateur Performance HE tiresome rehearsals. The people who are always late, The costume that doesn’t fit. The evening of the performance. The benefit for the Belgravian Bar- tenders. The long delay. The impatience of the audience. The eventual ring-up. The terrible performance. The weak lines, The forced humor. The absence of applause. The scene that falls down, The titter. The curtain. The living tableaux. The ridiculous positions. The expressions of anguish. The restlessness of the audience. The folk dance. The keeping out-of-time. The wrong steps. The vile music. The end of the dance. The audience’s sigh of relief. The curtain speech for charity. The. auctioning off the twenty-five cent picture. The fool that for it. The confusion in the dressing room. The impossibility to find your clothes. The lack of carfare. The walking home in the trick suit. The people who think you're crazy. The policeman who doesn't under- stand, The arrest. The jug. pays eighty dollars If your boy shows a taste for engineer- ing, it may be the promise of a great future if properly developed by the right school. His name may be linked with the building of a great railroad, a monumental building, a wonderful new bridge, the master battleship or giant submarine of the future. The announcements of the best schools can be found in Scribner's Magazine every month. If detailed information is desired, address SCRIBNER’S MACAZINE SCHOOL AND COLLECE SERVICE DEPARTMENT Scribner Building, Fifth Avenue Room? . - New York comicbooks.com