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PAGE. Sad Lack, A. . Title page No 763 Sagacious Woodcock, The. 310-1 Sailor Boy's Happy Return, The . 173 Salisbury, Marquisof . .). . . 289 Sanctum Talks: King George. . 23 Pope Leo. . - B Santa Claus and the ‘Authors s 586 Scorcher, A. . 135 Second Time f Saw Him I Was En- gagedtoHim . 28 Sceing Is Believing. Title page No. 777 Selecting an Employer % 210-1 September . . ; . . 265 Sewing Bee, A . 165 ip Shape. . 9 % % 357 ort Romance, A Sic Eunt Fata Hominum Sir Cupid's Monte Carlo. De Bluffs Terrible Disappointmeat . Slang... Small Pocket, ‘A Social Lion, A. . Society Chit Chat at the Zoo. Title page... . . . No. Soliloquy, A. Some Advantages of a College Edu- cation . . Some Advantages ‘of ‘Death Some Current Literature . Some Private Correspondence: 127. 155, 175, 192. 208, 229. 379 Some Rejected Advertisements . Something on Foot . Song of the Jelly Fish Sorry | Can't Help You, Old Chap. § So She Scared the Burglars from Her Cottage . . 6. wwe 7 Spartan Mother Title page No. 7 Springtime of Love, The . Step Right Up, Ladies and Gentle- men, and See the Great Bird of Freedom. . Straight and Narrow ‘Weigh Sull There... . Such is Life . x ¢ Sudden Change Sugg: Suggestion for the “Costuming of Servants at the Above Hotels. Summer Scene, A. Suppression of Osculation,, The: Title page No. Taken from the Enemy: Nos. 360, 764. 767, 769. 770, 772. 718 5 2 2 es Tandem of Earlier Days Temptation too Great, The Terror, A. ee ee Ti hanksgiving » . Title page No. That Doesn't Apply toMe . That's Mrs. Pendennis . . . and She's Exasperatingly Clever There Are Some Who Object te It, but It's an Improvementon This There Is Something Besides Money Around Wall Street. . They Thought It Had Gone Out, but It Hadn't. This Looks Like an Invitation to Dinner. . . oe . Thoughtful Maideo, A Toast, A Tomasio Caterer (Merrick) To-morrow. . . . . CONTENTS. PAGE. Too Appreciative. 280-1 Too Good a Boy. Title page No. 783 Treasure Box of Useful Hints . . 392 Turned Both Ways... . - 349 Two Letters to Santa Claus - 543 Two of a Kind . Title page No. 37 United States Wheel. Unpublished Selections from | Well Known Authors. . . Unreliable . Usual Ceremonies. The Usual Way . . ‘ Van Wyck, Robert A ; Variety Show in the Jungle Vermont Champion, A . Very Little Difference Very Simple Thesis . Victory, The . . Village Blacksmith, The Visit to a Joke Factory Wages of Sin, an Episode of 1908 Was Your Master Straight When He Came Home Last Night? Well, if that Dog Hasn't Super- human Instinct. He Recog- nizes Your Portrait of Me, Dick. Well, jack Frost Can Disport Him- self in This Section Till 1 Get Back . . . Wenzell Were the Sanita ary Police at Your House this Afternoon? . . . We Who ‘Have Died Salute Thee - What Are Those? Doctors’ M takes. (Richards) . . What Are You About There? What Do You Want to Shoot Mc for? . . . What Our Authors Are Doing 108. What's the Matter, Little Hoy 2. What the Sun Said When My Ship Came In ¥ When Polly Was My Secetheart Why Do Men Have Such Short Va- cations?. . . Why Do You Girls “Always Kiss ‘each Other When You Meet? . Why Do You Start Out on Such a Wet Night, Chris? . . + 864 Why Not? . 192 Wild Enthusiasm at the Horse Show During a Critical Event in the Ring - tees 4tGH7 Will It Come to This? . + 415 Will You Make an Exhibit at ‘the Horse Show? . . . + + 407 WithCare 2. ee... 529 With One Bound the Copse He Cleared. . 3 With Thanks to the Authors Wonderful . .- . Wonders of Palmistry Woolf: 195, 227. 245, 419 442, Nos. 773, 775 Word of Warning, A. - 32 World Before Her, The - . . . 86 You Can Hardly Blame Fanny for Marrying for Money When You Haven'ta Cent of YourOwn . 49 You Like the Baron? (Gibson) . . 83 You're Getting Too Stout, Chester- field. You Must Ride aWheel 458 You re Late, Young Men; What's the Reason? . . see 6 524 Ysaye.M. . . oe eee 8 519 CHRISTMAS NUMBER. PAGE. All for a Bird . + 493 Atthe Klondike . . » Supplement Aut Scissors aut Nullus . . . . 506 Cause for Alarm s+ + + 486 Christmas . . . . . + « 479 492 Christmas Eve . + 490-1, 498 Christmas Eve inthe Kitchen . . 483 Cold Christmas for the'Grasshopper. 486 Did You Make a Hit Last Night? . 498 Dramatic Episode, A... «+ 480 Good Joke . . . ‘ 504 Happy Medium, The . . . . . 485 Her Hobby. . . oe - 489 Hi, Sonny, Where's Yer Pap? 1 Ain’t Seen Him Lately . . . 492 Holiday Announcement Extraordi- Mary. + 486 How Freddie Sampson Happened to Have Bear Meat for His Christ- mas Dinner . » 434 How HeComes . . see 2 478 Hunting Caribou with “Quo Vadis.” 484 Landing of the Pilgrims, The. . 487 Love in a Fourth Floor Back is Far Superior to Love in a Cottage for Testing the Undying Affec- tion of Youthful Couples. . 496 Meanest Ghost, The. + 487 Metaphysics . . . ; + 494 Night Before Christmas... . 498 On Looking at an Old Portrait . Paid Upon™ ‘lication . Partie Carré. \ Pretty Fix, A Say, Boss I Wan't Yer ter Help Me Out. . . . +. 502 South African Rifle Club Experi- menting with a New Portable Target. . . ee 9 Spread of an Idea, The... . 496 Supreme Test, The . . . . . . 488 Travelers from Africa Report that a Certain Manner of Dressing the Hair is Much in Vogue in the Interior. © 2. 6 6 1 + + 500 Trickster 2 6 6 6 + wee 4 496 Well, the Cheek of Some Folks! With a Bachelor’s Compliments + 492 . 477 You'se a Bird, yo’ is, Sam John- Blog! 6 ee ee ews