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This page contains literary commentary and several satirical cartoons about early 20th-century social life. **"Literary Notes—Acceptances"** discusses how editors receive unsolicited manuscripts from unknown authors, noting acceptances bring joy but are rare, and rejection can devastate writers. **"Humor of the Stump"** references political campaign rhetoric, with a quote about opponents "resorting to every form of vileness." The cartoons below depict domestic scenes: one shows a wife reassuring her husband about finances before he leaves for the office, and another illustrates the accumulated souvenirs and clutter a traveler brings back from tropical vacations—suggesting satirical commentary on consumer culture and domestic management of the period. The overall tone mocks literary pretension, political dishonesty, and bourgeois accumulation.
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LITERARY NOTES—AC- CEPTANCES, EPTANCES are like angels’ visits—but less frequent. They bring tidings of great joy to the happy author, but the edi- tor uses them only as a last resort. He usually bestows them on authors who have a name, because, if the accepted manuscripts are not good. they ought to be ; and if th: readers don’t like them, they e will be afraid to say so. An editor hesitates be- fore sending an acceptance to « + IRR TRUE ‘TO ‘TRAINING an unknown author, fearing Here, my little boy, 1 know you are | fora the shock will kill him; but box of these animal crackers.” new writers are always will- Hoy—" Much obliged, lady ; but my folks is vegetarians.” ing to chance it. They have an overpowering curiosity to vable meanness, to the cor- know what an acceptance tion of voters; but we looks like, and, though they Warn them''—his thunder aware that n first accept- Shook the roof—'we warn JUDGE'S FAVORITE ance sometimes proves fatal, them, fellow-citizens, that GERALDINE MALONE, IN“ HAVANA.’ — they console themselves with that is a game that two can "Tis Havana that men name the thought that in such an Play at!” Bi the ae than dene te Lite nt they will die happy. TOO MUCH FOR HIM. ‘On the Accepta differ as to Mr, Suchalimm —** That phrase old song you sang just now, they inform the proud author that his manu dear Miss Wilsing, made me because the editor could find nothing better, lighted very unhappy.” to hear it, and sends the unlucky editor sevent anuscripts Miss Wilsing (sen equally awful. wom kn ally) —""Ah f it brought | HUMOR OF THE STUMP. the past?” URING the last campaign an ‘old timer’ took the stamp in In- Mr, Sachatimm—* No; 1 diana, Whether he gathered many lost sheep into the fold of | W#s unable to forget the pres- his party or not, he certainly did not detract from the humor of the ¢Mt"” f ituation, On « sion a crowd of people gathered to hear him 66 PFOW much time do you | speak. spend in your auto?” : * Fellow citizens," he roared, ** our opponents are “About half as much as A FOREIGN COUNT every form of vileness, to dishonest and underhand tricks, te I spend under it.” HOW COULD HE FORG THEM. i | m | 1. Wifey and mother-in-lazw (departing for the tropic) —* Now dearie, don't overwork yourself and worry about us. We shall be all right. And, | darling, you'll put out the milk-pail mornings, won't you? And don’t forget to feed the canary and give him his bath before you go to the office, and— | ob, yes, the furnace ; keep that going and sift the ashes, and take the wash to the laundry Mondays. u see, I took the liberty of discharging the serv a matter of economy. Will write you and send you a little sous: owand then, ‘Ta ? 2. First consignment of souvenirs received by ** lovey dovey "? as a reminder of his loved ones in the tropics. comicbooks.com