,,the ,mysterious ,stranger ,,and ,,other ,,cartoons ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,mysterious ,stranger ,,and ,,other ,,cartoons ,,by ,,john ,t4 ,mc,c,u,t,c,h,e,o,n ,author of ,cartoons1 ,bird ,center ,cartoons1 ,etc4 ,illustration ,new ,york ,mc,clure1 ,phillips ,co4 #aije ,copyright1 #aije1 by ,mc,c,l,u,r,e1 ,,phillips ,,co4 ,published1 ,october1 #aije ,the ,cartoons in this collection were originally published in 8,the ,chicago ,tribune0 and the 8,chicago ,record-,herald0 and are reprinted in this form by permission of the publishers4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,introductory ,,note ,these cartoons have been reprinted in the hope that they may have a permanent interest because of the great historical importance of the period they encompass4 ,in the last two or three years the world has moved with more than its usual alacrity4 ,it has been a history-making epoch4 ,there has been a war that ,,was a war4 ,there have been disasters almost without parallel2 and we have weathered as pleasant a presidential campaign as the oldest inhabitant can remember4 ,mr4 ,roosevelt has been insured to us for another four years and his activities in peace and in war and in sports have been a source of unending inspiration to the cartoonist4 ,in addition1 the nation has achieved merited glory because of the great exposition held in ,st4 ,louis1 and last1 but not least1 ,missouri has taken it into her head to go ,republican4 ,the importance of these affairs is our excuse for hoping that the cartoons appearing in this collection may have more than an ephemeral interest1 and with respectful humility1 we hereby dedicate them to that grand old man--sometimes so foolish but always so well-meaning--our ,uncle ,sam4 ,,john ,t4 ,,mccutcheon ,october #ah1 #aije ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,mysterious ,stranger ,,and ,,other ,,cartoons ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 ,,he ,,arrives ,,in 8,,san ,,antone0 ,,to ,,attend ,a ,,reunion ,,of ,,the ,,rough ,,riders4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 ,a ,,quiet ,,day ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 8,hurry up1 boys6 ,i've got 'em treed40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 8,i wish the boys'd get up4 ,here ,i've had breakfast ready an hour40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 8,the ,president has been on the trail of a grizzly for four days40 --,,news ,,item4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 8,come on1 boys6 ,i've got 'em cornered40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,springtime ,illustration3 8,every time ,i think of her1 ,i have the queerest feeling1 kind o' like a painless stomach ache1 only not so much4 ,i wonder why80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,springtime ,illustration3 8,no1 honest1 cross my heart1 you're the first girl ,i ever said it to40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,springtime ,illustration3 8,for the land's sake1 child1 what ails you1 anyway4 ,how many times must ,i call you to come to your supper80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,springtime ,illustration3 8,some day she'll be sorry she treated me this away4 ,i'll go 'way and make lots o' money and come back here riding in a carriage with four white horses1 and when she tries to ketch my eye ,i'll pertend ,i never seen her before40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,colonel ,,roosevelt ,,in ,,yosemite ,,valley ,illustration3 8,that ought to be #8,el ,colonel' instead of #8,el ,capitan4' ,oughtn't it80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,colonel ,,roosevelt ,,in ,,the ,,grand ,,canyon ,illustration3 8,magnificent6 ,it looks like the tented field of a ,titan ,host6 ,it's the most beautiful view ,i've ever seen--,not an office seeker in sight60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,president3 8,i',m ,,having ,a ,,delightful ,,time ,,here ,,in ,,chicago1 ,,but ,i ,,miss ,,my ,,daily ,,exercise0 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,secretary ,,taft ,,in ,,japan ,illustration3 8,i remind myself of ,napoleon before the ,sphinx4 ,i wonder if it can tell me who will be the next ,president of the ,u4,s4,a480 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,secretary ,,taft ,,in ,,japan ,illustration3 8,no wonder the ,japs make good soldiers4 ,they've certainly solved the transportation problem all right40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,just look how much ,i saved for the ,fourth4 ,ma give me a dime 'n ,i sold a copper boiler to ,johnson ,bros4 for twelve cents4 ,i got sixteen cents for picking cherries for ,mrs4 ,oliver1 'n a nickel for carrying a note for ,mr4 ,hornbeck1 'n fi' cents ,i got for picking potato bugs for ,mrs4 ,oliver1 'n ten cents for finding ,mr4 ,griswold's cow4 ,and ,i'm gunna spend it all for shootin' crackers and fire 'em all off just for you40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,i bet they're jealous because they ain't boys1 too40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i wish the circus 'd hurry up and come4 ,i'm terrible hungry4 ,we've been waiting nearly three hours and it'll be sure to come if we go home for breakfast40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i don't see how anybody can be sad in summer-time1 'specially if he's a boy an' likes to go swimmin'60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,you just step over that line and ,i'll learn you that you can't call my little sister a cry-baby40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 ,,the ,,chief ,,of ,,the ,,indian ,,fighters--8,don't cry1 they're not real ,indians--they're only cornstalks4 ,we're just pertending they're ,indians4 ,come on1 you'll never make an ,indian fighter if you act this away40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,you bet this is the last time ,i'm gunna visit ,aunt ,mary1 not even if she invites me40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,boy ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,dog gone it6 ,this kind o' life ain't the kind o' life for me4 ,i'm gunna run away 'nd be a soldier1 'nd get killed1 'nd then you bet ma 'll be sorry she treated me this away40 ,illustration3 8,it's funny how much easier it is to work the ice-cream freezer than it is to churn40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,president ,,has ,,given ,a #ajj ,,check ,,to ,a ,,child ,,that ,,was ,,named ,,after ,,him ,illustration3 8,here is a check for little ,theodore40 ,illustration3 8,you're wanted below1 sir40 8,this is no time to rout a man out4 ,tell him to wait40 8,it isn't a #8him1' sir2 it's a #8them4'0 ,illustration3 8,good morning1 ,mr4 ,president40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,uncle ,,alexander ,,thought ,,he ,,had ,,an ,,invitation ,,to ,,the ,,white ,,house ,illustration3 8,i see by the newspaper that ,president ,roosevelt likes to see large families4 ,now1 ,i take it1 that's an invitation to visit him1 don't you80 ,illustration3 ,,so ,,uncle ,,alexander ,,and ,,his ,,family1 ,,cousin ,,silas ,,and ,,his ,,family ,,and ,,the ,,hired ,,man ,,and ,,his ,,family ,,went ,,down ,,to ,,the ,,depot ,,and ,,got ,,on ,,the ,,cars ,,for ,,washington-- ,illustration3 ,,where ,,the ,,president ,,said ,,that ,,he ,,was 8,,delighted0 ,,to ,,see ,,them4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,osleropaths ,,gen4 ,,kuroki1 ,,aged ,,over #fj ,,dr4 ,,osler ,,chloroform ,,brigade ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,dear ,,old ,,farm ,,and ,,the ,,jolly ,,city ,,life ,,what ,,the ,,farmer ,,says3 ,,what ,,the ,,city ,,man ,,says3 ,illustration3 8,staid in bed till nearly #e this morning because we don't have to get up so early in the winter time40 ,illustration3 8,great guns6 are all the windows open8 ,it's as cold as ,greenland in this flat4 ,the man that called this a steam-heated flat was a poor describer40 ,illustration3 8,scraped the frost off the window so's ,i could get a squint at the weather4 ,looked purty winterish40 ,illustration3 8,well1 ,i hate to get up1 but ,i suppose ,i must4 ,not an ounce of steam in the place4 ,and just listen to the crunch of those wheels out there4 ,i'll bet it's a hundred below zero40 ,illustration3 8,boots froze stiff4 ,guess ,i forgot to grease 'em last night4 ,they slipped on about as easy as a section of stovepipe40 ,illustration3 8,cook is sore4 ,says she isn't used to living in an ice-house4 ,i never saw such haughtiness40 ,illustration3 8,woodpile covered with snow so ,i had difficulty getting kitchen fire started4 ,finally got enough hot water to thaw out pump40 ,illustration3 8,have a horrible cold4 ,that's the trouble with these steam-heated flats4 ,about the time you get acclimated the furnace goes on a strike40 ,illustration3 8,carried in some fodder for the stock4 ,latch on barn door so dad gasted cold it pulled the skin off my nigh hand4 ,curried horses1 etc40 ,illustration3 8,and you are left with your tubes filled with bronchitis microbes1 and your heart filled with homicidal tendencies4 ,natural gas low4 ,no hot breakfast40 ,illustration3 8,then had nothing to do but wait for daylight and breakfast4 ,had hot fried mush1 hot ham1 some good coffee1 and a couple dozen buckwheat cakes4 ,seemed to agree with me40 ,illustration3 8,cable broke and had to stroll downtown4 ,got to office late and was called down4 ,many are called down1 but few deserve it40 ,illustration3 8,shucked corn all morning4 ,in afternoon repaired rail fence on the east eighty till dark4 ,then took some nourishment in the shape of boiled ham and cabbage40 ,illustration3 8,boss says that it mustn't happen again4 ,i hope it won't40 ,illustration3 8,sat around awhile4 ,hated to tackle the cold sheets1 but finally it got so late that ,i had to turn in1 though ,i couldn't get to sleep till after #aj40 8,i ,,wish ,i ,,lived ,,in ,,town ,,where ,i ,,had ,,some ,,of ,,the ,,comforts ,,of ,,life40 ,illustration3 8,this city life ain't what it's cracked up to be4 ,how ,i envy the farmer4 ,he's his own boss and doesn't care how often the cable breaks40 8,i ,,wish ,i ,,lived ,,out ,,on ,,some ,,pleasant ,,farm ,,these ,,fine1 ,,crisp ,,winter ,,days40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,it ,,has ,,been ,,suggested ,,that ,,society ,,adopt ,a ,,time ,,limit ,,marriage ,,contract ,illustration ,,chapter ,i 8,will you be mine1 ,felicia80 8,for how long1 ,albert80 8,for fifteen years1 dearest40 8,no1 but ,i will for ten years40 8,can't you make it twelve80 8,no2 ten is the limit40 8,all right4 ,here's the ring4 ,take good care of it for ,i may need it again40 ,illustration ,,chapter ,,ii 8,do you promise to take this woman for better or for worse for ten years80 8,yes1 subject1 of course1 to renewal of contract40 8,do you promise to love1 honor and obey80 8,yes1 up to ,september #ad1 #aiad40 8,i pronounce you man and wife4 ,let no man put asunder in the meantime40 ,illustration ,,chapter ,,iii 8,well1 ,albert1 your ten years are up to-day4 ,do you want an extension of the contract80 8,no1 thanks1 dearest4 ,i'm booked for the next ten years with ,fanny ,bishop4 ,her contract with ,charley ,bishop expires soon1 you know40 8,why1 of course4 ,how stupid of me to forget4 ,in that case ,i'll accept ,arthur ,bridgeport for five years4 ,his contract with ,adelaide is up next ,friday at noon40 ,illustration ,,chapter ,,iv 8,whose little boy are you80 8,i'm ,uncle ,sam's little boy40 8,where are your parents1 my lad80 8,papa's doing ten years with the late ,mrs4 ,bishop and mamma1 ,i understand1 is married at present to ,mr4 ,bridgeport4 ,her contract expires some time next month1 though1 she having failed to get a renewal4 ,mamma's getting old1 you know40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 8,,the ,,hague ,,tribunal0 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,czar ,,and ,,the ,,mikado ,,go ,,to ,,war ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,social ,,happenings ,,at ,,bird ,,center ,since the war in the ,far ,east began1 there has been more or less interest evinced by our townsmen in the great struggle4 ,consequently1 when some of our prominent citizens suggested that a talk be given by ,captain ,fry on the subject1 everybody enthusiastically seconded the proposition4 ,the gallant captain1 himself a keen student of military strategy1 as well as a hero of ,gettysburg1 ,pennsylvania1 and a thousand other equally noted battles1 promised to give the talk and1 in fact1 did give it at the ,opera ,house last ,friday evening4 ,mr4 ,smiley ,green1 the popular undertaker1 introduced the speaker with a few timely and well-chosen remarks1 after which ,captain ,fry launched vigorously into his subject4 8,first1 ,i want to explain what has led up to the present aggravated condition of affairs in the ,far ,east4 ,for many years ,russia has slowly but surely been expanding to the eastward1 until she is now in possession of all northern ,asia4 ,but she has no outlook to the sea for her commerce1 except the ice-bound port of ,vladivostok way up yonder pointing to the map4 ,she is like a great wheat field full of grain with no gate to get the grain out4 ,so what does she do8 ,she decides to get a port farther south4 ,when ,japan licked the ,chinese in '#id1 and captured ,port ,arthur and a good part of ,manchuria1 ,russia gets ,france and ,germany to protest against ,japan's retaining ,port ,arthur4 ,they protest and ,japan is cheated out of the spoils of war4 ,then ,russia quietly leases ,port ,arthur from the ,chinese for twenty-five years and moves in4 ,she doesn't think ,england will stand for her action1 but ,england had a weak ,prime ,minister1 and no protest was made4 ,of all the nations of the earth1 ,russia was the most surprised to find that she was to be allowed to keep ,port ,arthur4 ,so she proceeded to fortify and prepared to stay a good deal longer than her lease called for4 ,japan is sore1 but all the powers were against her4 ,russia then decides that she must have all the land between ,port ,arthur and ,siberia1 so she proceeds to occupy ,manchuria4 ,when anybody protested she said she was going to get out day after to-morrow1 but she didn't calculate to4 ,she had worked a bluff at ,port ,arthur1 so why not work another for ,manchuria8 ,japan was foxy and saw how it would come out if she didn't step in and register a kick4 ,so she demands that ,russia move out and ,russia says #8,certainly1' but when moving day came1 ,russia couldn't find the moving man4 ,instead of that1 she moved a few thousand soldiers in and hung up a sign1 #8,we are here to stay4' ,then ,japan began to oil up her musket4 #8,if ,russia is allowed to do as she pleases out here1 she will soon have ,japan in the corner pocket1' she says1 #8and ,japan wants at least a little room to roll around in4 ,we don't propose to have a big man with a gun leaning up against us on the starboard side1 so here's where we get busy4' ,so ,japan prepares for fight1 but ,russia doesn't think she is in earnest4 ,she calls ,japan a little pigmy and delays rolling up her sleeve4 ,at that moment ,japan inaugurated what ,mr4 ,gus ,figgey would call #8,rough ,house' and lands on ,russia at ,port ,arthur with the result that ,russia wakes up to find her solar plexus dislocated40 ,at this point in ,captain ,fry's speech there were loud shouts of approval1 in the midst of which could be heard the voice of ,gus ,figgey ringing out in strident tones1 8,hot stuff1 ,cap40 8,and now what is a-goin' to happen80 resumed ,captain ,fry4 8,i will tell you4 ,japan is a-goin' to land a couple regiments on this what's-its-name peninsula1 destroy the railway1 and cut the line of communication to ,port ,arthur4 ,then she can plant her siege guns on the hills back of the town and throw in a few hundred ton of grape and canister until the garrison capitulates4 ,then the ,japs can march up through ,manchoory1 capture the ,siberian railway and in six weeks capture ,st4 ,petersburg4 ,the ,japs already have ,sayool down yonder in ,corea1 and can bombard the ,yayloo ,river when they're a mind to40 ,many of the audience congratulated ,captain ,fry on his address1 and assured him that they now could intelligently follow the news from the war4 --,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 in the ,bird ,center ,argosy4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,bird ,,center ,,view ,,on ,,the ,,russian-,,japanese ,,war ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,gen4 ,,buller ,,of ,,the ,,orient ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,thrilling ,,message ,,from ,,the ,,east ,illustration3 ,,the ,,battle ,,and ,,the ,,war ,,correspondent ,illustration3 ,,the ,,war ,,correspondent ,,and ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,battle ,illustration3 ,,the ,,press ,,censor ,,and ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,battle ,illustration3 ,,the ,,editor ,,and ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,battle ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,vladivostok ,,squadron ,no4 #a4 ,,wabash1 ,,ind41 ,,july #bg--7,,special7--,chris ,newbower and ,gus ,nelson1 two prominent citizens of this city1 report having sighted the ,vladivostok squadron last evening1 steaming slowly down the ,wabash ,river4 ,both men are citizens of considerable veracity1 one having formerly been the circulation manager of the ,wabash ,palladium and the other a prominent politician4 ,people here are inclined to credit the report4 ,mr4 ,newbower states positively that he saw three large ships steaming so near that he could distinctly see the masts4 ,mr4 ,nelson saw six ships1 having probably looked twice4 ,intense excitement prevails here as there is a neutral river flatboat nine weeks overdue4 ,it is feared the ,russian ships may have overtaken it4 ,no4 #b4 ,,henderson1 ,,ky41 ,,july #bg--7,,special7--,col4 ,bunker ,h4 ,breckenridge1 who is spending the summer at his home in this city1 reports having seen the ,vladivostok squadron lying off the ,kentucky shore of the ,ohio yesterday afternoon4 ,the colonel doesn't remember the number of ships but says the number corresponded with that of the ,russian fleet4 ,the report can be easily verified1 says the colonel1 by his grandson who also witnessed the squadron4 ,great excitement prevails and the matter is the topic of general conversation4 ,the sheriff is organizing a posse of colonels to guard the city in case local shipping is threatened4 ,no4 #c4 ,,st4 ,,joseph1 ,,mich41 ,,july #bg--7,,special7--,mr4 ,h4 ,close of ,chicago1 who has been ,sundaying in this city1 reports seeing the ,vladivostok squadron last evening three miles east of this city4 ,mr4 ,close was sitting on the shore thinking about the political situation1 when some one near by called his attention to the squadron4 ,he says that he saw it distinctly1 but didn't notice how many ships there were1 or what direction they were going4 ,mr4 ,close states that he is going down again to-night to watch for the squadron4 ,intense excitement prevails4 ,little knots of bridal couples may be seen earnestly discussing the sensation4 ,no4 #d4 ,,joilet1 ,,ill41 ,,july #bg--7,,special7--,mr4 ,herbert ,x4 ,bughaus of this city came running into the city early this morning crying out that he had been pursued by the ,vladivostok ,squadron4 ,he first saw it near the rolling mills and stopped for some minutes to count the ships4 ,he counted six the first time1 but a recount showed nine4 ,a ,russian admiral commanded him to surrender1 but ,mr4 ,bughaus retreated quickly followed by the entire squadron4 ,fortunately he reached the city safely1 although terribly frightened4 ,in an interview ,mr4 ,b4 stated that he saw the ships while on his way home or to work1 he is not sure which4 ,great excitement prevails4 ,no4 #e4 ,,punta ,,arenas1 ,,argentine ,,republic1 ,,july #bg--7,,special7--,izaak ,walton ,jones1 a citizen of this city1 reports having sighted the ,vladivostok squadron three miles and a quarter off ,cape ,horn1 about noon to-day4 ,he first saw the fleet come down the east coast of ,south ,america1 turn abruptly around the ,horn and disappear rapidly up the west coast4 ,there were three large ships and they were traveling thirty knots an hour4 ,when last seen they were turning the corner two miles north of ,valparaiso4 ,mr4 ,jones at once brought the news to this city1 and1 after renewing his supplies1 will return to the cape where he is fishing4 ,no4 #f4 ,,dundee1 ,,scotland1 ,,july #bg--7,,special7--,mr4 ,jem ,wethersby1 first officer of the ,peruvian bark ,calisaya1 arrived here this afternoon with the report that he found evidences of the ,vladivostok squadron4 ,at seven bells night before last1 while doing his trick at the watch1 he passed a large piece of wreckage which1 he swears1 was probably part of a vessel sunk by the what's-its-name squadron4 ,mr4 ,wethersby has had much experience in swearing1 having been a mate on a tramp steamer for twelve years4 ,late this evening we endeavored to get a complete story from ,mr4 ,w41 but he was not to be found4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,vladivostok ,,squadron ,illustration3 ,no4 #a4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #b4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #c4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #d4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #e4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #f4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,study ,,in ,,comparative ,,worries ,illustration3 ,,cossack ,,aide--8,i regret to report that ,port ,arthur has fallen40 ,,the ,,czar--8,hush6 ,don't wake the baby60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,another ,,mysterious ,,stranger ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,after ,,the ,,battle ,,of ,,mukden ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,these ,,are ,,busy ,,days ,,for ,,the ,,baltic ,,fleet ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,seeing ,,things ,,at ,,night ,illustration3 ,,margate1 ,,england1 ,,oct4 #bd--7,,special7--,the ,eddystone light-house was attacked last night by the ,baltic fleet and totally annihilated4 ,it is thought the ,russian admiral mistook it for a fleet of ,japanese airships4 ,illustration3 ,,dover1 ,,england1 ,,oct4 #bd--7,,special7--,late last night a man standing on the ,english coast sou-sou'west of this place lighted a match to see what time it was4 ,he was instantly attacked by the ,baltic fleet1 the admiral of which mistook the light for a ,japanese signal4 ,three twelve-inch shells grazed the astonished gentleman1 but fortunately none struck him4 ,an ultimatum is probable4 ,illustration3 ,,cherbourg1 ,,france1 ,,oct4 #bd--7,,special7--,heavy cannonading was heard several miles off this coast last night4 ,a ,french cruiser at once put out to the scene of the noise and found the ,baltic fleet attacking the north star4 ,it is thought the vigilant admiral mistook the light for a fleet of ,japanese battleships4 ,an ultimatum is expected hourly4 ,illustration3 ,,finisterre1 ,,france1 ,,oct4 #be1 #c3cj ,a4,m4--7,,special7--,at an early hour this morning the ,baltic fleet was seen steaming swiftly past this point4 ,soon afterwards a furious bombardment occurred and continued until the body of an electric eel was washed ashore much mangled by the deadly cannonading4 ,it is thought the admiral of the fleet mistook the eel for a ,japanese submarine boat4 ,at the present writing the fleet is bombarding a drug store down near the beach4 ,the druggist is issuing an ultimatum4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,thrilling ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,china ,,sea ,illustration ,,admiral ,,rojestvensky ,,stood ,,musingly ,,on ,,his ,,flagship--8,one load more10 he muttered sadly1 8and then our fleet will be coaled and ,i must leave this pleasant coast40 ,for a moment a tear stood in his eye as he peered off toward the ,french ,china shore4 ,the thought of leaving the dear old scenes1 to which he had become so greatly attached1 made even the stern old sailor weep4 ,dashing aside the tear1 he turned to direct the busy crew who were bringing the coal to the ships4 8,come1 my hearties10 he cried1 8step lively4 ,we must get away40 ,with these few words1 so pregnant of meaning1 our hero turned his eyes toward the great leviathans of the deep4 ,smoke rolled in mighty volumes from their funnels and went whirling off in the howling gale4 ,a thousand cannon strained their cyclopean eyes to the northward2 #aj1jjj ,russian tars crouched defiantly at the breech blocks4 ,,these ,,were ,,the ,,men ,,behind ,,the ,,guns6 ,,for ,a ,,few ,,moments ,,the ,,admiral ,,stood ,,there ,,in ,,deep ,,contemplation1 ,,listening ,,to ,,the ,,shouting ,,seas ,,and ,,the ,,screaming ,,of ,,the ,,winds4 ,,then1 ,,turning ,,slowly1 ,,he ,,made ,,his ,,way ,,to ,,the ,,bridge--8,anything in sight80 he inquired of a bystander4 8,forty ships off the port bow1 sir4 ,all steamers1 sir1 but ,i can't make out their colors40 8,humph10 said the admiral1 in ,russian4 8,fishing boats1 probably10 and dismissed the matter from his thoughts4 ,,again ,,he ,,turned ,,his ,,eyes ,,shoreward ,,and ,,another ,,tear ,,appeared--8,ah10 he mused1 8,i have been so happy here4 ,if my weekly paper had not come so irregularly of late ,i should be perfectly happy here4 ,heigh ho1 ,i must not yield to sentiment in this manner40 ,a ,,thought ,,then ,,struck ,,him ,,and ,,he ,,turned ,,to ,,give ,,an ,,order ,,to ,a ,,handsome ,,bystander ,,wearing ,,spurs--8,i'll pipe all hands below and give my men a night's rest40 ,in the twinkling of an eye the wireless telegraph was sending forth the glad news1 and a moment later #aj1jjj ,russians tars were peacefully sleeping in their hammocks4 ,a great silence lay over the mighty battleships4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,french ,,idea ,,of ,,neutrality ,illustration3 8,we must surely do something to preserve our neutrality40 ,illustration3 8,there is no doubt about it4 ,we must surely do something to preserve neutrality40 ,illustration3 8,as we were saying1 we must beyond doubt do something to preserve neutrality40 ,illustration3 8,yes1 sir6 ,we will notify the ,russians that they must leave ,french waters40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 8,i ,,beg ,,to ,,report1 ,,your ,,majesty1 ,,that ,,the ,,baltic ,,fleet ,,has ,,arrived ,,at ,,vladivostok0 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,taking ,,his ,,place ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,girl ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 ,,her ,,first ,,pair ,,of ,,jumpers--8,am ,i a little boy now1 mama80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,girl ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 ,,her ,,first ,,fishing ,,trip--8,i wonder if the fish know ,i am here40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,girl ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,oh1 mamma6 ,look at the watermelon tree60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,girl ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 8,did you really think ,i was a strange little boy1 papa80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,girl ,,in ,,summer-,,time ,illustration3 ,,between ,,two ,,deadly ,,perils ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,day ,,after ,,red ,,sunday ,,in ,,st4 ,,petersburg ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,but ,,his ,,soul ,,goes ,,marching ,,on ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,iroquois ,,fire ,,cartoon ,,printed ,,jan4 #a1 #aijd ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,his ,,sunday ,,dinner ,,after ,,the ,,iroquois ,,fire ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,mrs4 ,,scadsworth ,,goes ,,away ,,for ,,her ,,health ,illustration3 ,,the ,,doctor--8,what you need1 ,mrs4 ,scadsworth1 is lots of outdoor exercise--horseback riding1 walking1 mountain air40 ,illustration3 ,mrs4 ,scadsworth arrives at the mountain resort and takes some exercise between the breakfast room and the card room4 ,illustration3 ,where she and her friends start a game of ,bridge4 ,illustration3 ,which continues without interruption during her stay in the mountains4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,latest ,,innovation ,,in ,,new ,,york ,illustration3 ,,professor--8,is there any solitude in the world greater than that of a stranger in a great city80 ,illustration3 8,well1 surely1 a man need not be lonely with an institution like that close at hand40 ,illustration3 ,,professor--8,i like intellectual ladies1 but ,i'm afraid she's too intellectual for me4 ,i'll hire ,no4 #bj40 ,illustration3 ,the ,professor and his guide1 ,no4 #bj1 see the sights4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,latest ,,french ,,duel3 ,,or1 ,,how ,,an ,,insult ,,to ,,joan ,,of ,,arc ,,was ,,avenged ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,farmer ,,of ,,fiction ,,and ,,reality ,illustration3 ,,the ,,popular ,,novelist--8,now ,i'm going to write a great novel on ,american farm life and ,i think ,i'll go out and find the real type--the kind with chin whiskers who says3 #8,b' gosh1 ,i'll jest swan to ,guiney4'0 ,illustration3 8,say1 ,bub1 ,i'm looking for a typical farmer like this4 ,do you know of any farmers around here80 8,my ,pa's a farmer1 but he's gone over to town to get a new tire for his auto4 ,you might ask ,ma1 over there4 ,she's reading about the yacht races40 ,illustration3 8,great ,scott6 is this the farmer of to-day8 ,i haven't heard any of them say #8,b' gosh1 ,i'll jest swan to ,guiney1' and none of them looks like the jay pictures40 ,illustration3 8,won't you stay for supper and drive over to the ,chautauqua meeting afterward80 8,no1 thank you2 ,i'm going back to town40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,what ,,happened ,,to ,,the ,,city ,,feller ,,that ,,went ,,out ,,in ,,the ,,corn ,,belt ,,and ,,criticised ,,the ,,hot ,,spell ,illustration3 ,,farmers 7,,inspecting ,,corn ,,crop7--8,well1 boys1 things look mighty blue for a good corn crop unless we get some good1 sweltering hot weather pretty soon4 ,the corn looks mighty skimpy4 ,just look at them ears--they ought to lop over instead of standin' straight up40 ,illustration3 8,hooray6 ,that's the stuff1 ,mr4 ,sun4 ,you can't make it too hot for us4 ,just listen to the corn grow40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,sewing-,,machine ,,agent--8,morning1 gents4 ,hain't this sun fierce8 ,i wish it would blow up a frost or a good heavy rain and cool off things a bit40 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,message ,,from ,,the ,,front1 ,,or1 ,,rather1 ,,where ,,they ,,put ,,up ,a ,,front ,illustration3 8,,my ,,dear ,,husband--,i arrived here last evening1 and ,o1 ,i'm having the loveliest time4 ,it is perfectly grand here--all so quiet and restful1 too4 ,this morning ,i intended to take a long walk before breakfast1 but the maid was so slow in hooking me up that breakfast was all over when ,i got down40 ,illustration3 8,after taking a bite or two ,i put on my riding habit1 but by that time it was so near the luncheon hour that ,i decided to wait until after ,i had eaten4 ,and besides1 ,i found that ,i could get no horse4 ,i wore my embroidered grenadine at luncheon4 ,it was really the prettiest gown on the veranda4 ,i'm just having a perfectly lovely time here60 ,illustration3 8,we all intended to walk over to the golf links after luncheon1 but when ,i had put on my walking suit it was time to dress for dinner4 ,so we walked a little way and then returned40 ,illustration3 8,the big dining-room was perfectly gorgeous4 ,it was all lit up1 and so were all the women4 ,i wore my new lace net robe trimmed with ,russian applique1 and ,i really was very easy to look at1 although the men all strained their eyes4 ,this has been a heavenly day1 and ,i do so wish you were here1 but1 poor boy1 ,i suppose you must stay at home and work4 ,i can't tell you how much ,i enjoy this unconventional life after my long winter of endless dinners and receptions4 ,it is such a relief to be able to do as one pleases4 ,please have ,hester send me the new gowns as soon as they come from the dressmaker's1 as ,i positively have nothing to wear40--,,your ,,devoted ,,wife4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,another ,,board ,,of ,,inquiry ,illustration3 8,what is father striking for1 mother8 ,higher wages80 8,no1 dear4 ,the wages are satisfactory40 8,is he striking for shorter hours80 8,no1 dear4 ,the hours are satisfactory4 ,it's a sympathetic strike40 8,sympathy for us1 mother80 8,no1 dear40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,what ,,is ,,the ,,most ,,intense ,,happiness ,,that ,a ,,human ,,can ,,feel8 ,illustration3 ,,is ,,it ,,this--8,well1 ,bill1 you won't have to hang to-morrow4 ,the governor has signed your reprieve40 ,illustration3 ,,or ,,is ,,it ,,this--8,there6 your last tooth is filled and you won't have to come again for years40 ,illustration3 ,,or ,,is ,,it ,,this--8,hooray1 ,charley6 your ticket has won the capital prize in the lottery60 ,illustration3 ,no1 it is this4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,what ,,is ,,absolute ,,unhappiness8 ,illustration3 ,is it that which is experienced by the poor ,north ,pole seeker whose ship is wrecked1 leaving him stranded on an iceberg with nothing to eat but candles1 and nothing to drink but dew1 and no dew at that8 ,illustration3 ,or is it the shipwrecked mariner who has drifted for many days on the face of the deep with no place to land but on the shores of an island inhabited by anti-vegetarians8 ,illustration3 ,or is it the poor ,christian who is on the eve of playing an important part in a ,turkish massacre8 ,illustration3 ,no6 ,the only real misery is that felt by the small boy who has to go to school this fine circus weather4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,annual ,,tragedy ,illustration ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,as ,,he ,,would ,,have ,,looked ,,in ,,modern ,,garb ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,decoration ,,day ,illustration3 8,well1 which story shall ,i tell you--the one about the time ,i was wounded1 or the time ,i swam the river after the chickens80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,fourth ,,of ,,july ,illustration3 ,,nice ,,old ,,gentleman--8,well1 my young friend1 ,i suppose you know what this glorious holiday means80 ,,young ,,gentleman1 ,,celebrating--8,sure1 but ,i don't care4 ,my pa's a doctor40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,fifth ,,of ,,july--,,calling ,,the ,,roll ,,adapted ,,from ,a ,,famous ,,old ,,poem ,illustration 8,benjamin ,jones60 the father cried2 8,here60 was the answer loud and clear1 ,from the lips of the youngster standing near2 ,and 8here60 was the word the next replied4 8,johnnie ,jones60 and a silence fell ,this time no answer followed the call2 ,only his brother saw him fall1 ,killed or wounded1 he could not tell4 ,there they stood in the morning light ,on ,july the fifth1 the present year1 ,and the roll was read in accents clear ,by the senior ,jones1 who was ghastly white4 8,charley ,jones60 at the call there came ,two ambulance men and some doleful groans ,as they bore in the body of ,charley ,jones1 ,greatly disfigured1 to answer his name4 8,albert ,jones60 and a voice said 8here60 8,chauncey ,jones60 8,he's down at ,st4 ,luke's ,with a couple of badly damaged #8dukes1' ,the doctors say he'll be well next year40 8,william ,jones60--then some one said3 8,a small toy pistol went off and shot him1 ,and the ambulance people hurried and got him ,to make some repairs on his injured head40 ',twas a gallant day but it cost us dear2 ,for that family roll when called to-day1 ,of a total of seven that entered the fray1 ,numbered but four that answered 8here60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,his ,,thanksgiving ,,dinner ,illustration3 8,i s'pose they're just sitting down to dinner now40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,important ,,news ,illustration3 8,we're gunna have ice-cream for supper40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,sudden ,,increase ,,in ,,death ,,rate ,,since ,,the ,,base ,,ball ,,season ,,opened ,illustration3 8,me brudder said to give ut to youse40 8,ah1 this is very sad4 ,what caused your poor grandmother's untimely end80 8,sir80 8,what did she die of80 8,don't it say in de letter80 8,no1 ,jimmy has not mentioned the disease4 ,was it pneumonia80 8,yes1 sir40 8,was she sick long80 8,sir80 8,how long was she sick8 ,a couple of years80 8,yes1 sir40 8,so ,jimmy's home with his grandmother now80 8,no1 sir40 8,where is he80 8,he's waitin' outside40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,on ,,decoration ,,day ,illustration3 8,you bet ,i'm goin' to be a soldier1 too1 like my ,uncle ,david1 when ,i grow up40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,first ,,day ,,of ,,school ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i wonder how soon recess is80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,day ,,before ,,thanksgiving ,illustration3 8,ma says mebbe if we're good we can eat at the first table to-morrow40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,we ,,are ,,now ,,approaching ,,the ,,time ,,when ,,every ,,home ,,is ,,filled ,,with ,,mysterious ,,intrigue ,,and ,,conspiracy ,illustration3 ,,mamma--8,don't come in here1 children6 ,run out and play like a good little girl and boy40 ,illustration3 ,,papa--8,don't come in here6 ,run out and play1 kids4 ,run along now40 ,illustration3 8,i wonder why everybody always wants us to run out and play4 ,i wonder why40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 8,,christmas ,,is ,,coming0 ,illustration ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,preparing ,,for ,,christmas ,,shopping ,illustration3 8,i s'pose that ,r4,s4,v4,p4 means #8,remember to ,send ,valuable ,presents4'0 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,three ,,sundays ,,before ,,christmas ,,trees ,illustration3 8,we want to go to the ,sunday-school4 ,where is it at80 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,silent ,,partner ,,of ,,the ,,firm ,,of ,,santa ,,claus ,,co4 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,on ,,the ,,great ,,eventful ,,morning ,illustration3 8,and now is it ,christmas1 mamma80 8,yes1 dear1 this is ,christmas morning at last40 8,why it looks just like any other day4 ,i thought it was gunna be bigger4 ,it looks bigger on the calendar40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,president ,,roosevelt ,,has ,,been ,,made ,,an ,,honorary ,,colonel ,,of ,a ,,british ,,regiment ,illustration3 ,,extract ,,from 8,,london ,,times10 ,,august #ah1 #aiaa--;,in the war maneuvres yesterday1 ,honorary ,colonel ,roosevelt1 of the ,brixton ,rough ,riders1 led his regiment in an extraordinarily fine charge up ,ludgate ,hill1 arriving at the top some hours before his regiment4 ,the king witnessed the charge from a safe position on the obelisk4 ,there was quite a panic in ,lombard ,street1 many of the leading financiers hastily retiring to ,hyde ,park upon hearing that the gallant colonel was to make the charge4 ,some of them are still missing1 but doubtless will soon be found4 ,one hundred and sixty women fainted1 nineteen horses ran away1 and one unfortunate man had his leg broken while trying to climb ,trafalgar ,monument4 ,the dome of ,st4 ,paul's will be repaired within the next fortnight4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,social ,,happenings ,,in ,,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,president ,,receives ,a ,,few ,,delegations ,,of ,,visitors ,,in ,,the ,,state ,,dining-,,room ,,at ,,the ,,white ,,house4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,miss ,,roosevelt ,,attends ,,the ,,horse ,,show 9999 music ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,campaign ,,poems ,,and ,,portraits ,,by ,,prominent ,,politicians ,illustration3 ,,mr4 ,,cleveland',s ,,picture ,,of ,,himself ,,and ,,miss ,,democracy4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,campaign ,,portraits ,,and ,,poems ,illustration3 ,,president ,,roosevelt1 ,,by ,,vox ,,populi ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 8,,the ,,republican ,,derby0 ,illustration3 ,,on ,,the ,,eve ,,of ,,the ,,republican ,,convention ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,humors ,,of ,,the ,,republican ,,convention ,illustration3 ,,the ,,delegate--8,they say the night of ,june #ba is the shortest of the year1 but1 by geminy1 it seems the longest to me40 ,illustration3 ,the editor of the 8,anaconda ,avalanche0 finds that they have not made provision for his staff4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,lay ,,of ,,the ,,delegate--8,i dreamt ,i dwelt in marble halls40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,after ,,the ,,republican ,,convention ,illustration3 ,,news ,,from ,,the ,,firing ,,line ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,mr4 ,,cleveland--8,i ,,won',t ,,run ,,another ,,step0 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,nominating ,,the ,,democratic ,,candidate ,,for ,,vice-,,president ,illustration3 8,gentlemen of the convention1 ,i rise to nominate for ,vice-,president that peerless statesman1 that grand old ,jeffersonian ,democrat1 that wealthy patriot1 ,mr4--,mr4--ahem--,mr4--0 ,illustration3 8--that wealthy patriot1 ,mr4 ,davis1 whose name is a household word in ,elkins1 ,west ,virginia4 ,it is moved and seconded that the nomination be made unanimous40 ,illustration3 8,he is therefore nominated and the convention is adjourned40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,grover--8,i ,,wasn',t ,,very ,,hungry ,,anyhow40 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,sad ,,case ,,of ,,desertion ,illustration3 ,late ,wednesday night a dark figure was seen to emerge from the neighboring gloom and deposit a mysterious bundle in the middle of a vast and lonely prairie4 ,plaintive cries were heard to issue from the bundle4 ,illustration3 ,the figure then stealthily departed1 leaving the bundle in the midst of the prairie4 ,illustration3 ,no important clues were left by which the identity of the dark figure could be traced4 ,a close search developed several slight clues1 which1 though slight1 may lead to detection4 ,a copy of the ,kansas ,city platform was found nearby2 also a copy of 8,the ,commoner02 also a card marked 8,w4,j4,b402 also a well-thumbed photograph of ,grover ,cleveland2 and also several bound volumes of speeches1 entitled 8,free ,silver ,speeches1 by ,w4 ,j4 ,bryan40 ,the child that was deserted had its name artistically worked on a bib and was very weak from long exposure4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,some ,,forged ,,campaign ,,letters ,illustration ,,down ,,with ,,the ,,workingman ,to ,patrick ,mc ,graw1 ,president ,amalgamated ,order of ,honest ,workmen4 ,sir3-- ,your letter received4 ,personally1 ,i consider the request that you make should more appropriately be presented to the mayor or your city4 ,at the same time ,i cannot miss this opportunity to say a few things about labor organizations in general4 ,i think organized labor is a serious menace to the welfare of our institutions2 and ,i further think that any man who belongs to a ,union should be treated as a criminal4 ,there is no good in ,unions4 ,every man who belongs to one is worse than an anarchist4 ,if ,i am elected my first official act shall be to have every man who belongs to a labor union expelled from the country or de-naturalized4 ,furthermore1 ,i think that men who work for a living have no license to live anyway4 ,yours respectfully1 ,theodore ,rosefelt 9999 signature ,,hurrah ,,for ,,wall ,,street ,,rosemont ,,farm ,mr4 ,j4 ,pierpont ,morgan1 #ieb ,wall ,street1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,dear ,friend3-- ,thanks for your very friendly letter4 ,i am much encouraged by the news you send and am very glad to hear that the sentiment is so favorable to me4 ,john ,d4 called on me yesterday and left a substantial check1 which1 of course1 will not be recorded in his name4 ,it is needless to say that if ,i am elected my gratitude will assure a very substantial form and my friends in ,wall ,street need never fear that their prosperity will be jeopardized by any official act of mine4 ,i shall be in ,new ,york ,saturday and should like to see you privately at the ,metropolitan ,club4 ,mr4 ,baer1 of the ,reading ,road1 will also join us there4 ,yours gratefully1 ,alton ,p4 ,barker 9999 signature ,,the ,,honest ,,farmer ,,is ,a ,,jay4 ,george ,k4 ,jamison1 ,chairman ,hancock ,county ,republican ,control ,com4 ,dear ,sir3-- ,i regret very much that ,i cannot manage to speak before the ,farmers' ,institute next ,thursday afternoon4 ,i have a luncheon engagement with the ,president of the ,michigan ,northern ,road and cannot break it4 ,please express my regrets and say that ,i hope the farmers1 who are the bone and sinew of this great nation1 will come forward and do their duty on election day4 ,yours respectfully1 9999 signature illegible ,,the ,,laboring ,,classes ,,are ,,getting ,,too ,,much ,,money4 ,,office ,,of ,,the ,,consolidated ,,coal ,,mining ,,co4 ,to ,stephen ,elkins1 ,washington4 ,dear ,son-in-,law3-- ,i shall be home ,thursday4 ,am very tired and worn out4 ,i do not believe that ,i can keep up this pace for six months more4 ,my back aches1 ,i fainted from over-exhaustion yesterday1 and the only food ,i can eat is pre-digested milk4 ,please have ,murphy1 the foreman of the mine1 discharge the laborers who are agitating for higher wages4 ,we are now paying them #hj cents a day and what can these ignorant ,german and ,irish laborers expect8 ,they never earned that much at home and yet they dare to come over here and make these preposterous demands4 ,i never could tolerate the ,germans and ,irish anyway4 ,however1 do not mention this fact before election day4 ,yours affectionately1 ,henry ,g ,davids 9999 signature ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,mayor ,,harrison',s ,,conference ,,with ,,judge ,,parker ,,at ,,hotel ,,seville1 ,,new ,,york ,illustration3 ,,mayor ,,harrison ,,to ,,judge ,,parker--8,judge ,parker1 ,i promise you the electoral vote of ,illinois4 ,and more than that--0 ,illustration3 8,i promise you the electoral vote of ,wisconsin6 ,and that is not all--0 ,illustration3 8,i promise you the electoral vote of ,indiana6 ,and while ,i'm at it--0 ,illustration3 8,i might as well promise you the electoral vote of ,ohio1 ,pennsylvania1 ,iowa1 ,michigan1 etc40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,deserted2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,tragedy ,,of ,,the ,,desert ,,island ,illustration3 ,,mr4 ,,bryan--8,you're a bad lot and you're all in cahoots with the wicked ,wall ,streeters40 ,illustration3 8,you got your nomination by crooked and indefensible means4 ,your platform is straddling and meaningless ,,but0 ,illustration3 8,i think ,i'll get aboard and four years from now ,i can organize a relief expedition for my forsaken comrade40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 8,,homeless0 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,mysterious ,,stranger ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 8,,hooray6 ,,four ,,more ,,years ,,of ,,teddy0 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,grand ,,inaugural ,,parade ,,as ,,seen ,,from ,a ,,distance ,,of #ijj ,,miles ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,dropping ,,down ,,to ,,the ,,fair ,,for ,,chicago ,,day ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,whom ,,are ,,they ,,expecting8 ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,president ,,visits ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration3 8,,de-,,light-,,ed0 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,missouri ,,shows ,,the ,,president ,illustration3 ,,on ,,the ,,plaza4 ,,st4 ,,louis--,the ,president3 8,that sign reminds me of the way the people in ,new ,york voted at the polls on election day40 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,the ,,streets ,,of ,,cairo--,the ,president3 8,this reminds me of election day40 ,illustration3 ,,on ,,the ,,pike--,the ,president3 8,let's go over and see if we can find a ,democrat40 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,the ,,boer ,,war--,the ,president3 8,this reminds me of the ,battle of ,san ,juan ,hill40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,presidential ,,holiday ,illustration3 ,,after ,,the ,,president ,,left ,,st4 ,,louis ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,pictorial ,,sermonette ,,the ,,poor ,,country ,,boy ,,of ,,to-,,day ,,may ,,be ,,the ,,powerful ,,magnate ,,of ,,to-,,morrow1 ,,so ,,be ,,careful ,,whom ,,you ,,turn ,,down4 ,illustration3 8,no1 young man1 ,i can't give you a position4 ,you have no experience1 and ,i won't be bothered teaching beginners4 ,good-day1 sir40 ,illustration3 8,well1 the firm is going to put me in charge of their western business next week4 ,that's pretty good for my first five years40 ,illustration3 ,,twenty ,,years ,,later--8,hello6 ,i wonder what ,hornbeck wants4 ,perhaps he's returning the call ,i paid him twenty-five years ago40 ,illustration3 ,,mr4 ,,hornbeck--8,mr4 ,worthy1 ,i'm in hard straits1 and unless you help me ,i'll have to go to the wall4 ,just put yourself in my place and you will realize how much your assistance will be appreciated and how much it will mean to me40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,now ,,is ,,the ,,time ,,when ,,the ,,prominent ,,citizen ,,tells ,,the ,,college ,,graduate ,,how ,,to ,,be ,,successful ,illustration3 8,remember1 my young friends1 that the three essentials to a successful and honorable life are industry1 frugality and unswerving honesty40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,next ,,day--8,send this schedule of my personal property over to the assessors to-day1 then telegraph our ,louisville branch to undersell that new competitor until we bust him1 and then have my automobile at the club at three4 ,if anybody calls1 tell them ,i've gone out to the races40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,pictorial ,,sermonette ,,illustrating ,,that ,,ideals ,,are ,,subject ,,to ,,radical ,,changes ,illustration3 ,,at ,,fifteen ,,years ,,of ,,age--8,no1 ,willie1 the man ,i shall marry must be tall and handsome1 with beautiful soft eyes and a soulful temperament40 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,twenty--8,no1 ,alfred1 the man ,i shall marry must have great influence and a high position in the world40 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,thirty--,to ,mr4 ,scadsworth1 ,president of the bank3 8,no1 the man ,i shall marry must be big and powerful--a man born to command--a man of imposing appearance40 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,forty--8,man wanted1--must be white40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,pictorial ,,sermonette ,,illustrating ,,that ,,no ,,matter ,,how ,,much ,,you ,,have1 ,,you ,,want ,,something ,,that ,,somebody ,,else ,,has ,illustration3 ,,sam ,,alexander--8,by jing1 if ,i was fixed as well as ,curt ,hawkins1 ,i'd be just about satisfied2 #bdj acres of good land1 all tiled and unencumbered1 a hundred head of cattle1 a likely bunch of shoats1 money in the bank1 to say nothing of as nice a wife as ever put on a wedding-ring40 ,illustration3 ,,curt ,,hawkins--8,now1 that's the way ,i hope to be fixed some day4 ,colonel ,porter's worth at least a million1 goes abroad every summer1 has a couple fine residences1 and the handsomest wife in the county40 ,illustration3 ,,colonel ,,porter--8,i wish we were as well fixed as ,lycurgus ,scadsworth4 ,there he goes out to his yacht with a bunch of royalty1 and they don't know we're on earth4 ,great ,scott6 ,i envy that man40 ,illustration3 ,,lycurgus ,,scadsworth 7as ,sam ,alexander sprints at the first note of the dinner bell7--8,ah1 that's the life6 ,simple1 wholesome and natural6 ,i'd give my tired soul and everything ,i have for an appetite like that man's40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,pictorial ,,sermonette ,,on ,,the ,,pursuit ,,of ,,wealth ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,the ,,man ,,whose ,,sole ,,object ,,in ,,life ,,is ,,money ,,making ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,sunday ,,pictorial ,,sermonette ,,showing ,,that ,,people ,,don',t ,,always ,,mean ,,exactly ,,what ,,they ,,say ,illustration3 8,welcome1 my dear old friend4 ,our house is yours1 and you must make yourself perfectly at home40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,guest--8,now for a quiet time with my good old pipe1 just as ,i do when ,i'm at home40 ,illustration3 8,i've taken the liberty of sending ,little ,rollo over for some beer4 ,when ,i'm at home ,i always like a little beer just before going to bed40 ,illustration3 8,when ,i'm at home ,i always have a few friends drop in occasionally for a friendly game1 so ,i thought ,i would do the same here40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,farmer ,,boy ,,that ,,doesn',t ,,succeed ,,in ,,the ,,city ,,and ,,the ,,one ,,that ,,does ,illustration3 #a--8;,i hate this drudgery1 working from daylight to dark4 ,i'm going to ,chicago where you don't have to work so blamed hard4 ,i want to see a little gaiety40 ,illustration3 #a--8;,i'm not cut out for farm-life4 ,i believe if ,i tried ,chicago and buckled down to hard work for a few years ,i'd make a go of it40 ,illustration3 #b--8,now1 this is better--,i can see something of life up here40 ,illustration3 #b--8;,i have to work about as hard here as ,i did on the farm1 but ,i am determined to win out at it40 ,illustration3 #c--8,there seems to be a conspiracy against country boys up here--,i don't seem to be able to get any sort of a job that pays well40 ,illustration3 #c--8,they seem to like country boys here1 because they say we have higher ideals and better habits of industry40 ,,moral3--8,it all depends on the boy40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,,not ,,to ,,get ,a ,,good ,,job ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i wish ,i could get a good job40 ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i wish ,i could get a good job40 ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i wish ,i could get a good job40 ,illustration3 8,gee6 ,i wish ,i could get a good job40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,all ,,pleasant ,,jobs ,,come ,,only ,,after ,,years ,,of ,,hard ,,work ,illustration3 8,here am ,i1 slaving along at #ae a week1 and there is ,baxter1 working only half as hard as ,i do1 and getting ten times the salary ,i get4 ,i wish ,i had a snap like his40 ,illustration3 ,,how ,,baxter ,,got ,,his ,,snap ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,have ,,you ,,ever ,,noticed ,,this ,,peculiar ,,fact ,,about ,,murder ,,cases8 ,illustration3 8,not a soul in sight4 ,i shall never be detected40 7 ,represents scene of prospective crime47 ,illustration3 ,but at the trial it develops that the murderer dropped his handkerchief1 also two cards with name and address2 also that a man going for a doctor saw and recognized him2 also that the janitor and his wife saw him from the basement window2 also that a couple on the steps saw him distinctly2 also that a man who couldn't sleep looked from the window and saw him2 also that a tramp sleeping on a bench awoke and saw him2 also that a belated cab driver saw him plainly2 and also that the driver of a milk wagon saw him approaching the scene of the crime4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,march ,,of ,,civilization ,illustration3 ,,tommy ,,atkins--8,so this is the bloomink sacred city4 ,my word1 what jolly fine walls for pill advertisements40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,traction ,,question ,,in ,a ,,nutshell ,illustration3 8,i've made a careful study of the ,traction ,question1 and if you hold real still ,i'll tell you the answer4 ,if you think it over as carefully as ,i have you'll soon know just as much as ,i do4 ,i used to get up at three o'clock and sit in the dark thinking it out4 ,i didn't dare light a light for fear ,mr4 ,yerkes would find me and sell me some stock4 ,finally1 one morning1 about half-past four ,i got it all thought out except where the stockholders come in1 and just then ,mr4 ,yerkes and ,mrs4 ,chadwick rode in on two white giraffes with a trunk full of stocks4 ,so ,i ran down the street yelling1 and some one suggested a nice1 quiet upholstered room where ,i would be safe4 ,so ,i came here and you mustn't tell ,mr4 ,yerkes where ,i am4 ,and now ,i've got it all thought out4 ,you first have to multiply ,port ,arthur by the new ,chicago ,post ,office and carry two4 ,then you subtract and let stand in a cool place until you become impatient1 and that's the answer40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,horse ,,show ,,at ,,lake ,,forest ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chicago',s ,,proposed ,,fashionable ,,parade ,,on ,,michigan ,,avenue ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,woodcut ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chicago ,,centennial ,,jubilee ,illustration3 ,,the ,,scene ,,in ,,lincoln ,,park ,,when 8,,chief ,,chicag0 ,,arrived ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,woodcut ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chicago ,,centennial ,,jubilee ,illustration3 ,,lurid ,,red ,,fire ,,reproduction ,,of ,,the ,,great ,,chicago ,,fire ,,of '#ga ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,woodcut ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chicago ,,centennial ,,jubilee ,illustration3 ,,the ,,band ,,concert ,,on ,,the ,,lake ,,front ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,woodcut ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chicago ,,centennial ,,jubilee ,illustration3 ,,the ,,parade1 ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,stock ,,yards1 ,,rowing ,,contest1 ,,etc4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,woodcut ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chicago ,,centennial ,,jubilee ,illustration3 ,,the ,,indian ,,encampment ,,in ,,lincoln ,,park ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,our ,,woodcut ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,chicago ,,centennial ,,jubilee ,illustration3 ,,the ,,grand ,,banquet ,,of ,,the ,,visiting ,,mayors ,,at ,,the ,,auditorium ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,some ,,happy ,,little ,,vacation ,,suggestions ,,for ,,our ,,readers ,,suggestion ,i--,charter a good1 seaworthy steam-yacht1 stock it well with seasonable food and drink1 and cruise along the ,new ,england coast4 ,frequent stops may be made at the various watering places1 thus pleasantly breaking the voyage4 ,after having exhausted these points of interest1 you will find it enjoyable to continue the cruise to ,sweden and ,norway1 and1 if your time permits1 a still further cruise among the beautiful fjords of ,new ,zealand will be found extremely delightful4 ,the weather is now perfect in ,new ,zealand1 and if you have a camera you can get some most excellent pictures4 ,for a trip such as this one should secure a steam-yacht of perhaps #b1ejj tons1 with a crew of thirty men4 ,a white yacht is preferable1 white being cooler than black4 ,if you do not mind the additional expense1 a cow should be taken1 thus insuring fresh milk during the voyage4 ,as for equipment1 you should take heavy and light clothes1 a pair of deck shoes1 a mackintosh1 and a pair of smoked glasses to protect your eyes while going through the ,suez ,canal4 ,the cost of this outing will amply repay you for your pleasure1 and we strongly recommend it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,suggestion ,,ii--,another delightful vacation which we earnestly recommend would be to spend your two weeks' holiday in ,scotland4 ,here one may rent a beautiful estate1 abundantly stocked with game--croquet1 golf1 bridge1 etc41--and with plenty of good riding-horses1 and at least one mail coach for coaching parties1 the hours may be most delightfully beguiled4 ,you could give frequent entertainments1 such as jolly little tours in the highlands1 etc41 and it would be well to have the castle the scene of many congenial house parties4 ,occasionally you should give lawn ftes to which the peasants and tenants from the neighboring countryside may be invited4 ,such an estate may easily be secured by going through the necessary preliminaries4 ,you should insist1 however1 that your ,london agents secure a castle with a porch well screened with mosquito bars4 ,the cost of such a place would be either moderate or upwards4 ,as the highlands are often cool during the evening hours1 you should take a heavy overcoat and at least one suit of flannels4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,suggestion ,,iii--,our third suggestion would be to make up a jolly little party and spend your ,july vacation in touring ,switzerland and the ,petroleum ,alps4 ,excellent motor-cars may be obtained in ,paris 7,no4 #ai ,arc de ,triomphe7 and the roads from the gay capital to the ,swiss uplands will be found most excellent4 ,luncheon may be secured at convenient cabarets along the way1 and by speaking to the chauffeur stops may be made from time to time to allow you to make photographs of choice bits in the landscape4 ,arriving in ,switzerland1 you should retire early in order to be up for the sunrise1 which1 in those latitudes is much earlier than in ,america on account of the difference in time4 ,while in ,switzerland you should not fail to visit the tomb of ,william ,tell1 who is dead at present4 ,here a short stop may be made for luncheon1 photographs1 etc4 ,in this little side trip you will have delightful weather1 according to recent unconfirmed rumors from ,chefoo4 ,having toured ,switzerland1 it would be pleasant to have a yacht meet you some place nearby and make the homeward journey in this way rather than by the ,atlantic liners4 ,there are so many vulgar tourists on the regular steamships during the summer4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,some ,,happy ,,little ,,vacation ,,suggestions ,,for ,,our ,,readers ,,to ,,those ,,who ,,are ,,in ,,doubt ,,as ,,to ,,where ,,they ,,shall ,,go ,,for ,,their ,,holiday1 ,,we ,,respectfully ,,submit ,,these ,,happy ,,hints ,illustration ,illustration ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,pace ,,that ,,kills ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,seeing ,,europe ,,from ,,two ,,points ,,of ,,view ,illustration3 ,,uncle ,,gid--8,well1 by ,jiminy1 ,i reckon the ,judge and the ,missus are having a fine time out there in ,europe4 ,i see an item in this week's #8,transcript' that says they are bein' showered with attentions by them ,frenchies and are right in the swim1 by ,jiminy4 ,i knowed the ,judge'd cut a swath over there4 ,you can bet ye you can't lose the ,judge1 by ,jiminy40 ,illustration3 ,the ,judge and his wife in ,europe4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,a ,,recent ,,dispatch ,,says ,,publishers ,,are ,,eagerly ,,looking ,,for ,,the ,,great ,,american ,,novel ,illustration3 ,,the ,,dispatch ,,is ,,said ,,to ,,have ,,excited ,,much ,,interest ,,in ,,indiana ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,matches ,,are ,,also ,,in ,,germany ,,made ,illustration3 ,,the ,,wedding ,,of ,,crown ,,prince ,,frederick ,,and ,,duchess ,,cecilia ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,how ,a ,,few ,,years ,,in ,,washington ,,made ,,the ,,old ,,home ,,town ,,seem ,,dull ,,to ,,the ,,returned ,,congressman ,illustration3 ,,when ,,the ,,new ,,congressman ,,and ,,his ,,wife ,,first ,,left ,,for ,,washington1 ,,the ,,home ,,town ,,seemed ,,quite ,a ,,bustling ,,metropolis ,illustration3 ,,but ,,after ,,several ,,years ,,of ,,distinguished ,,service ,,among ,,the ,,high ,,hats ,,and ,,stately ,,buildings ,,of ,,the ,,nation',s ,,capital-- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,congressman ,,and ,,his ,,wife ,,returned ,,and ,,found ,,that ,,the ,,town ,,had ,,shrunken1 ,,and ,,even ,,saturday ,,afternoon ,,seemed ,,dull ,,and ,,listless ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,social ,,life ,,in ,,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,study ,,of ,,official ,,society1 ,,where ,,each ,,member ,,fights ,,for ,,the ,,privileges ,,of ,,his ,,rank ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,first ,,instalment ,,it is with pleasure that ye ,editor chronicles the announcement that a goodly quota of ,bird ,center society leaders purpose taking a ,european tour ere long4 ,among those who will constitute the pilgrimage are ,mrs4 ,riley ,withersby1 our beloved leader of local society1 ,reverend ,walpole and wife and children under nine years of age1 ,captain ,roscoe ,fry and wife1 ,mr4 ,j4 ,milton ,brown and wife 7ne ,lucile ,ramona ,fry1 formerly daughter of ,captain ,fry71 and little ,j4 ,milton ,brown1 ,jr4 ,also ,mr4 ,smiley ,greene1 the popular undertaker1 and wife and children1 ,mr4 ,riley ,peters and ,miss ,myrtle ,prute1 of ,muncie1 ,indiana1 the ,misses ,flossye and ,mae ,niebling1 ,mr4 ,ernest ,pratt1 ,mr4 ,elmer ,pratt1 ,mr4 ,wilbur ,fry1 and ,mr4 ,orville ,peters4 ,quite a goodly party1 say you not8 ,it is safe to say without exaggeration that the local social circles are agog with pleasant anticipation4 ,at first it was understood that only ,mrs4 ,withersby contemplated going abroad1 and for that reason she gave a small function last evening to announce the fact1 but others volunteered to accompany her and the party grew apace quite rapidly4 ,late in the evening1 just before refreshments were served1 ,mr4 ,gus ,figgey of ,chicago arrived and joined the group4 8,i just came in on the hundred-hour limited from ,decatur10 he announced buoyantly1 8and thought ,i'd drift up and join the merrymakers4 ,what's going on80 ,mrs4 ,withersby explained that some of the party were talking over a trip to ,europe4 8,count me in10 said ,mr4 ,figgey4 8,i haven't had a vacation for three years and ,i'm going to have one this year if the country goes plumb to smash4 ,what's the route80 8,we have planned to go to ,scotland and the ,english ,lakes10 said ,mrs4 ,withersby pleasantly4 8,i can figure out a better trip than that10 said ,mr4 ,figgey4 8,first we'll go to ,london and show those ,britishers a touch of high life1 then skip over to ,paris1 thence to ,venice1 and circle around to ,rome4 ,them's the four great show places of ,europe1 and no tour is complete without 'em40 8,but1 ,mr4 ,figgey--0 8,now1 ,i'll tell what we'll do10 said the genial ,mr4 ,figgey4 8,i'll get some inside rates from a friend of mine in the importing business1 and ,i'll guarantee that when we get through1 ,europe will feel that she's been seen good and proper40 8,have you ever been abroad1 ,mr4 ,figgey80 inquired ,mrs4 ,j4 ,milton ,brown4 8,no1 but ,i've traveled all over this country1 making all the important towns1 and what ,i don't know about traveling could be put in an expurgated ,french novel40 8,i'd like to stop at ,niagara ,falls1 ,mr4 ,figgey10 said ,elmer ,pratt4 8,sure1 the train slows down there and we can see the ,falls just as well as if you spent an hour40 8,and won't it be beautiful in ,venice10 said ,miss ,myrtle ,prute4 8,i've always been crazy to see ,venice by moonlight40 8,we'll see it by moonlight1 candlelight and daylight1 ,miss ,prute4 ,orville and ,wilbur can take their mandolins and we'll have a tune on the dancing waters4 ,hot stuff1 eh80 said ,mr4 ,figgey1 slapping ,reverend ,walpole on the back4 ,the party adjourned at a late hour1 ,mr4 ,figgey promising to arrange all the details1 etc4 ,various members of the party will tell their experiences exclusively in the ,bird ,center ,argosy4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,home ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,second ,,instalment ,,niagara ,,falls1 ,,july 7,special ,correspondence of the ,bird ,center ,argosy47 ,,midst gay acclaim did the ,bird ,center personally conducted tour to ,europe steam out of ,bird ,center yesterday morn4 ,the bells cried 8,off to ,europe10 and the rails clicked the same news as the great steam steed started on the long journey to ,niagara ,falls4 ,throngs of people got on and off at every station1 and many admiring glances were cast at the ,bird ,center tourists who1 massed together1 made quite a noticeable effect4 ,mr4 ,gus ,figgey1 who says he is the chaperon of the party1 has made the welkin ring with laughter and gaiety4 ,at the first stop he purchased oranges for the crowd1 and later in the day entertained them with personal anecdotes of travel4 ,at the second stop ,mr4 ,figgey addressed the town from the rear platform1 and received a rousing round of cheers4 ,last evening he entertained ye ,editor at supper in the dining-car4 ,it has been a beautiful trip4 ,niagara ,falls was reached without further mishap4 ,these ,falls are situated on the ,niagara ,river1 between the ,canadian side and the ,united ,states4 ,they are a hundred and sixty-two feet in height and are considered by competent critics to be one of ,america's most famous natural beauties4 ,the train stopped twenty minutes and ,mr4 ,figgey had several fast hacks convey the party to the various points of interest4 ,by way of getting an expression of opinion from the various members of the party1 the ,editor secured short statements for the readers of the ,argosy4 8,great sight10 said ,mr4 ,figgey4 8,those ,falls have power enough to run all the factories in the ,u4 ,s4 ,a40 8,a notable sight10 said ,mrs4 ,riley ,withersby4 8,more impressive than ,dante's #8,inferno1'0 said ,mrs4 ,j4 ,milton ,brown4 8,a masterpiece of ,nature10 said ,reverend ,walpole4 8,unequalled in history10 said ,wilbur ,fry4 8,fine1 but wait till you see ,saint ,peter's in ,rome10 said ,mr4 ,ernest ,pratt1 who was in ,europe several years ago4 8,too bad ,i can't get a good photo of it4 ,the ,falls would make a beautiful moving picture10 said ,mr4 ,j4 ,milton ,brown4 8,truly a sublime spectacle10 said ,mr4 ,smiley ,greene1 the popular undertaker4 8,gosh60 said ,elmer ,pratt4 ,it was with mingled feelings of sadness that ye ,editor saw the gay party steam eastward1 as he was obliged for business reasons to return to ,bird ,center4 ,other communications from members of the party will be printed from time to time4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,niagara ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,third ,,instalment ,,the ,editor of the ,bird ,center ,argosy presents the following letter from ,mrs4 ,j4 ,milton ,brown1 who is en route abroad in the personally conducted ,bird ,center tour4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 ,editor4 ,by ,lucile ,ramona ,fry-,brown4 ,,at ,,sea1 ,,august 8,she moves1 she throbs1 she seems to feel the thrill of life upon her keel40 ,at last the great ,leviathan of the ,deep has left the dock amid waving #8kerchiefs and loud huzzas4 ,like great mountain ranges1 rising tier upon tier1 the vast buildings of ,gotham looked down upon the gallant ship as she turns her course toward the vast and trackless deep4 ,beautiful somber tints stretch from horizon upward1 blending into the deep blue of ,heaven's own firmament4 ,dainty white caps assail the towering walls of steel that are to be our home for so many days4 ,bartholdi's peerless statue1 with hand uplifted1 seems to cast its benedictions on us as we start for those distant shores to the eastward1 and ,nature smiles fondly upon us as ,america's shores sink lower and lower1 back in the direction of dear ,bird ,center4 ,what joy it is to breathe this ocean air1 unsullied by smoke1 undefiled by foreign matter4 ,eyes are flashing with renewed invigoration1 hearts are light as the giant of the sea swings into the easy roll of the long ,atlantic billows4 ,spindrift whips by as a great wave1 more saucy than its sisters1 assails the reeling bow4 ,the splendid craft trembles but goes onward1 ever onward1 its propellers singing their endless song of struggle4 ,mr4 ,figgey1 immaculate and white-flanneled1 is quite the dressiest passenger on board1 and is constantly the cynosure of all eyes4 ,see how he swings along the deck1 perfect sailor that he is4 ,now the rollers batter more furiously1 as ,mr4 ,figgey approaches1 cigar in mouth1 to tell us to get busy and have a good time4 ,the ship rolls and wallows--0 99 99 99 99 99 ,,editor',s ,,note-- ,we regret that only part of this story was mailed to the ,argosy in ,captain ,fry's handwriting4 ,evidently the remaining leaves miscarried in the mails4 ,better luck next time4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 ,editor ,bird ,center ,argosy4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,sea ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,fourth ,,instalment ,,the ,editor is pleased to present to the readers of the ,bird ,center ,argosy the following travel-paper from ,mr4 ,gus ,figgey1 the genial ,chicago traveling man who is being accompanied by social leaders of this ,city in their tour abroad4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 ,editor4 ,,london1 ,,july --1 #ahdb ,i have dated this back to fit the occasion4 ,of all the slow burgs1 this is the slowest4 ,had to wait three minutes for an elevator at the hotel and ten minutes longer to reach the sixth floor4 ,i told the ,britisher at the desk what the trouble with ,london was1 but he didn't believe me4 ,merely raised his eye-brows1 but ,i'll raise something else if things don't move along a little faster here before long4 ,took the bunch out for a ride in a herdic to-day4 ,saw the ,strand1 not to be mentioned in the same year with ,state ,street in old ,chicag4 ,elmer ,pratt said he reckoned there must be a show in town1 judging by the crowd in the streets4 ,took 'em to see the ,alhambra1 but ,reverend ,walpole said it wasn't a bit like what he thought the ,alhambra was like1 judging from something he read by ,henry ,irving4 ,have had a hard time keeping the folks en masse1 as the ,frenchies say4 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,milton wanted to go to a picture gallery to see the ,turners1 but ,i told her ,i'd take her around to the ,tivoli and show her some turns that were turns4 ,reverend ,walpole wanted to go to the ,westminster ,abbey and ,saint ,paul's1 but from what ,i heard a man on the steamer say1 they are old buildings1 out of date and furnished with tombstones4 ,when ,i want any reading1 you'll have to pass me something livelier than epitaphs4 ,elmer ,pratt wanted to see ,london ,bridge1 he heard it was falling down4 ,if there was a ,lake ,front here1 ,elmer would be down there looking at the explosion4 ,i took the party down to see ,trafalgar's monument1 and pointed it out to them4 ,have lost ,riley ,peters and ,myrtle ,prute1 but ,i suppose they'll turn up at supper time4 ,we've been here two days1 and have done the town thoroughly4 ,leave to-morrow for gay ,paris4 ,can't hold ,smiley ,greene4 ,orville ,peters and ,wilbur ,fry are anxious to get to ,venus1 where they can play their mandolins on the raging canal4 ,ernest ,pratt is blas on the trip1 having been over here before4 ,says ,europe is an old story to him4 ,get my name spelled right1 ,oscar4 ,be sure to get in the 8e40 ,,gus ,,figgey4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,london ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,fifth ,,instalment ,,the ,editor is pleased to present to the readers of the ,bird ,center ,argosy the following travel-paper from ,mr4 ,smiley ,greene1 our popular undertaker1 who is doing ,europe with a party of travelers from this city4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 ,editor4 ,,paris1 ,,august4 ,in ,paris1 ,france1 at last6 ,france1 the gay1 the light-hearted2 ,france1 the country with a history6 ,every wall has its tale of war and revolution and death4 ,placards reading 8,defense d',afficher0 mark where notable defenses1 back in some dark days of the past1 have been made by gallant sons of ,gaul4 ,captain ,fry says ,gaul is divided into three parts1 not counting ,gus ,figgey4 ,gus says some one ought to consolidate them into a union4 ,we have been having considerable trouble with the language1 as they all speak the foreign tongue here1 so that even by shouting at the top of your lungs1 you can't make them understand4 ,lucile ,ramona ,brown tried her ,french on them1 but they didn't even understand that4 ,she seems to get her accents on the wrong words4 ,paris never was more beautiful1 even although we understand that most of the society people have gone away for the summer4 ,you can't help pitying these ,europeans1 for they can't go abroad for the summer1 being already there4 ,went out to visit the ,morgue to-day4 ,busiest place of its kind ,i've ever seen4 ,visited ,napoleon's tomb this afternoon1 and consider it a most imposing place4 ,mr4 ,figgey tells us that the departed is a relative of the new ,united ,states ,secretary of the ,navy1 a fact which has aroused great interest in our midst4 ,yesterday we drove out to witness the ,arch of ,triumph1 which was greatly enjoyed by all save ,ernest ,pratt1 to whom ,europe is an old story1 he having been here before4 ,to-morrow we go out to view ,pre la ,chaise1 the famous cemetery of ,paris4 ,it is said that many well-known ,frenchmen and ,french women sleep their last sleep out there1 so we have cautioned ,gus ,figgey to put on the soft pedal for a short spell4 ,ernest ,pratt says ,abelard and ,hloise lie there1 but whether they are two people or a firm ,i cannot state4 ,visited the ,louvre yesterday and saw the ,venus of ,milo1 which greatly shocked ,elmer ,pratt4 ,gus ,figgey says her arms were guillotined during the ,french ,revolution1 but be it as it may1 she certainly is shy on arms4 ,orville ,peters and ,wilbur ,fry are eager to get to ,venice to while away the hours with dulcet strains from their mandolins1 but ,ernest ,pratt says1 8,wait till we see ,saint ,peter's40 ,to-morrow we view the ,catacombs and the ,cemetery of ,montmartre4 ,everybody is well and happy4 ,more anon4 ,,smiley ,,greene4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,paris ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,sixth ,,instalment ,,the ,editor is pleased to present to the readers of the ,bird ,center ,argosy the following travel-paper from ,mrs4 ,j4 ,milton ,brown1 the wife of ,j4 ,milton ,brown1 the well-known artist of the ,bird ,center ,tintype ,studios4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 ,editor4 ,,venice ,,the ,,enchanting1 ,,aug4 -- ,at last we are in the well-known city of ,venice1 ,italy1 about which our fancies have from time immemorial woven the most bewitching dreams4 ,it is hard to realize that we are really here4 ,we instantly exclaim1 8,can it really be true that we are in ,venice1 and not merely dreaming40 ,mr4 ,figgey--he's so funny--says that we'll not think we're dreaming when we get our hotel bill4 ,mr4 ,figgey is so material in his attitude of thought1 but he has been a perfect dear in arranging things4 ,he doesn't let us rest a moment1 and even now1 when we have been here only two days1 he seems to know all the gondoliers and everybody in town knows him4 ,he calls all the gondoliers 8,louey10 and they begin to grin broadly whenever he comes in sight4 ,we had such a good joke on ,elmer ,pratt to-day4 ,we came across a little church near the hotel and ,elmer went into raptures over it4 ,it's whole faade was one bewildering nightmare of scroll work and curly cues1 like frosting on a wedding cake4 ,elmer said that he considered it the most beautiful thing he had seen in ,europe1 and at once looked it up in our ,baedeker4 ,the description says that it is the most atrociously ugly building in ,europe1 and since then ,elmer has not admired anything until he has looked in the guide book to see whether it is beautiful4 ,last night we engaged some gondolas and did the grand canal4 ,the moon was divine1 and the whole city was throbbing with music and sentiment4 ,mr4 ,figgey directed the excursion and after a while took charge of the oar or paddle 7,i don't know what the real name is7 and gave the gondolier some lessons in the work4 ,smiley ,greene sang some rollicking hymns1 and then we all clamored for ,orville ,peters and ,wilbur ,fry to play on their mandolins4 ,they had carried their instruments all the way from ,bird ,center and had counted the seconds to the present moment4 ,but scarcely had they begun to play before some men came and said it was not permitted for outsiders to play on the canals4 ,only those belonging to the ,gondoliers' ,union could play4 ,orville and ,wilbur were broken-hearted4 ,we had been out for some time before we discovered that ,riley ,peters and ,myrtle ,prute were missing1 but1 ,mr4 ,figgey soon located them in a gondola by themselves4 ,riley seems to be in earnest this time1 but now could any one help being in earnest1 and in love1 in ,venice4 ,even all of us become a little bit soft here--even us old married people4 ,flossye ,niebling has been spending all her time writing letters home4 ,the stationery at the hotels is so attractive and she doesn't want to miss a chance to use it4 ,from here we go to ,rome4 ,we are all well and beautifully tanned4 ,,lucile ,,ramona ,,brown4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,venice ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,abroad ,,seventh ,,instalment ,,the ,editor is pleased to present to the readers of the ,bird ,center ,argosy the following travel-paper from ,mr4 ,gus ,figgey1 the genial ,chicago traveling gentleman1 who is traveling in ,europe with society leaders from ,bird ,center4 ,j4 ,,oscar ,,fisher1 ,editor4 ,,rome1 ,,aug4 -- ,this burg isn't half bad4 ,in some of the new parts of town you'd think you were in ,chicago4 ,they have buildings here eight and ten stories high1 and the old fogy part of the city is fast disappearing4 ,a good hustling ,commissioner of ,public ,works could soon make ,rome look as up-to-date as any of our ,american cities4 ,rome is only about a third as big as ,chicago1 although it was started long before4 ,to-day we did two miles of picture galleries and saw paintings which1 if put together1 would make one painting a mile square4 ,i priced some of them but didn't buy4 ,reverend ,walpole has been right in his element here and has visited about ninety-seven churches4 ,smiley ,greene has spent most of his time in the ,catacombs and ,j4 ,milton ,brown and ,lucile have reveled in art4 ,the party is all split up4 ,they refused to go out to the ,race ,track with me1 and ,i have had a hard time entertaining them4 ,yesterday we all went in a bunch to see ,st4 ,peter's4 ,say1 there's a building for you4 ,ernest ,pratt says it's the greatest building in the world1 and he's been in ,europe before4 ,i guess he saw it when it was new2 for now it is showing signs of age4 ,when ,i got the crowd in front of the church1 ,i had 'em stand all in a row while ,i went on in front to give 'em an idea of how big the building really is4 ,you can't realize its size until you compare it with a man standing at the door4 ,they were much surprised to see how small ,i looked4 ,to-morrow we sail from ,naples for ,new ,york1 and before many days you will see us drifting into ,bird ,center1 all sound and well4 ,riley ,peters and ,myrtle ,prute are engaged4 ,venice and the moon did it4 ,riley's hot stuff1 all right4 ,,mr4 ,,gus ,,figgey4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,bird ,,center ,,at ,,rome ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,new ,,york ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,kentucky ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,indiana ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,michigan ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,illinois ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,wisconsin ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,colorado ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,utah ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,texas ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,ohio ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,mississippi ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,new ,,jersey ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,kansas ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,south ,,dakota ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,california ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,alaska ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,massachusetts ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,iowa ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,nevada ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,pennsylvania ,,at ,,the ,,st4 ,,louis ,,fair ,illustration ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,i--,,can ,,gov4 ,,yates ,,get ,,back ,,in ,,time ,,to ,,head ,,off ,,the ,,deneen ,,boom8 ,,being ,,the ,,adventures ,,of ,,our ,,governor1 ,,who1 ,,while ,,traveling ,,in ,,foreign ,,lands ,,heard ,,of ,,the ,,remarkable ,,growth ,,of ,,deneen',s ,,boom ,,for ,,governor4 ,,he ,,resolved ,,at ,,once ,,to ,,fly ,,to ,,the ,,rescue1 ,,and1 ,,with ,,his ,,gallant ,,staff ,,of ,,colonels1 ,,he ,,boldly ,,set ,,forth ,,on ,,the ,,long ,,and ,,perilous ,,ride ,illustration3 ,in the midst of pleasant sightseeing in ,europe a cablegram arrives4 ,illustration3 ,it contains the alarming news of the growth of the ,deneen boom for governor4 ,illustration3 ,whereupon the governor and his gallant staff of colonels begin a thrilling ride1 compared to which the ride of ,general ,sheridan resembled a franc and a half4 ,illustration3 ,at frequent intervals the governor cheered his escort onward by words of hope and encouragement4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,ii--,,gov4 ,,yates' ,,wild ,,dash ,,from ,,europe ,,to ,,head ,,off ,,the ,,deenen ,,boom ,illustration3 ,for many days the way was easy1 and no mishaps attended them until they arrived at the foothills of a vast mountain range4 ,an unfortunate mishap then occurred4 ,one of the colonels was overcome and had to be borne along on the back of his steed thereby greatly lessening the speed of the gallant little band4 ,despite this untoward accident1 the governor led bravely onward1 ever crying out3 8,courage1 my comrades6 ,courage6 ,we shall soon be there60 ,illustration3 ,thus inspired they began the ascent4 ,a vast solitude surrounded them6 ,no sign of life met their eye1 save where some distant mountain goat disported himself on the dizzy peaks1 or where some adventurous eagle clung high in the ,alpine crags4 ,the hardships of traveling now became extreme1 provisions gave out and for many weeks the little cavalcade were obliged to subsist upon eagles and mountain goats1 which1 owing to the peculiar formation of the country were difficult to catch1 and more difficult to shoot1 as the colonels were unaccustomed to the use of firearms4 ,when they reached an altitude of #ai1jjj feet1 another colonel was overcome and had to be carried along with his stricken comrade1 for the governor resolved not to abandon his devoted follower in the mountain fastness as a prey to the savage goats4 ,illustration3 ,upon the nineteenth day of the ascent the last colonel gave out1 and the governor carefully placed him upon the horse parallel with the two other exhausted colonels4 ,a few days after this fresh misfortune the little band reached the summit1 #db1jjj feet above the sea level4 ,a magnificent view of the surrounding continent was obtained1 and largely repaid for the hardships of the ascent4 ,behind lay the peaks that they had crossed1 many of them rising to a height of #cj1jjj feet or more4 ,down at their feet lay the broad1 convex bosom of the ,atlantic ,ocean4 ,a happy thought struck the governor4 8,i remind myself of ,balboa discovering the ,pacific10 he said with a smile1 but if his followers heard this merry quip they gave no heed4 ,then the governor's face became grave as another thought struck him4 8,there is no disguising the fact that ,i have a long swim ahead of me10 he said resolutely4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,iii--,,gov4 ,,yates' ,,wild ,,dash ,,from ,,europe ,,to ,,head ,,off ,,the ,,deneen ,,boom ,illustration3 ,the governor rested a moment after reaching the summit of the vast mountain peak1 and then1 drawing a deep breath he put spurs to his horse and shot down the steep declivity1 pursued by the savage mountain goats4 ,the three colonels were still in an exhausted state1 and their weight greatly retarded the speed of the gallant steed1 yet1 strange as it may seem1 the descent was made in an incredibly short time4 ,in ten minutes the little cavalcade rode safely out on the shelving beach1 and the governor urged his horse boldly into the ,atlantic ,ocean4 8,now1 for a long swim10 said he4 ,illustration3 ,fortunately1 the weather was fine4 ,the sun shone warmly and the sea was calm4 ,under these favoring conditions it was only a few days until the headlands of the ,azores were sighted off the port beam4 ,hunger and fatigue racked the governor1 but he did not stop4 ,he shouted 8,courage1 my noble steed4 ,the way is long1 but we shall soon be there40 ,one of the colonels was revived by the cool water1 and from his position amidships passed the days pleasantly in watching the wonderful dwellers of the deep as they darted hither and thither alongside4 ,on the thirty-fourth day the governor sighted a low group of islands off to the s'uth'ard4 ,he sniffed a moment4 8,the ,bermudas10 he said4 ,and he was right4 ,they were the ,bermudas where the onions come from4 ,from this point he shaped his course nor by nor west1 intending to land on ,american shores about four miles west of ,oyster ,bay4 ,but he was thrown out of his course by adverse currents and strong head winds1 and had to make his landing six miles east of ,oyster ,bay4 ,still he was not discouraged4 ,illustration3 8,home again60 shouted the governor in joyous exultation1 and again putting spurs to his gallant steed he galloped across the ,alleghanies1 cleared the ,ohio at a bound and soon saw the towering dome of his beloved state-house in the distance4 ,large throngs of office-holders heralded his coming with glad shouts4 ,ten minutes later he was deep in a consultation regarding his chances of heading off the ,deneen boom4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,pope ,,leo ,illustration3 ,leo ,,xiii ,born #ahaj ,died #aijc ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected4 ,typographical errors were silently corrected4 ,inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book4 ,text that was in italics is enclosed by underscores 7italics74