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Rival Beauties . . Roaring Romance, A . Rogue Elephant, The . Romance of the Links, A Roses. ..e se Rubbing it in| ye % Saint Patrick’s Day MDCCCXCIX St. Valentine, Hys Day Same Story, buta different Ending . Samson, Sr., having Son’s hair cut. Sanctum Talks: The Czar Say, Doc, I can't see the Good of your Throwing’ the Pills . . Schultze o Scrub Woman, in . Second Invasion of Cuba Ee Seeing her Off . . a ¢ Serenader, The . Shade of King Richard and Runa- way Automobile . Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego thank the King . . é Shocking. toe Shocking Display .... . Shortley and the ghboy Sign of Promise . . Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini . Cancer Simile, A . @ r Arthur Sullivan” * Socratic Method, Suffolk” County, Mass., The. . . . So he Thought Some Crewel Pictures of late War - Some Modern Developments Something at Steak. . . . . Something Wrong . . So you Didn't get the Gin you Wanted? . So you said I was Clever” Spain has Paid the Piper . . Sparerib and Applesauce. . . . Sparrow Tragedy : Spirits of Beethoven and Handel - Sports of the Ancients . . . Spring in the City .*. . . Spring Reflections . Spring’s Revenge . A Starting in on his own "Hook |! Stop this bloody Work,Sam!_Heis the One Fighting for me.T. p. No. Story of his Birth . . Stout Man, Thin Man and Horses a Strange. . Striking Effect i in Black and ‘White Studies in Unnatural History: 215, 232, Studying to Please. . . « Sudden Stop, A . Suppose a Little of the Beef was Spoiled—What of It 425, Suppose your Father owed $15 to the Grocer . soe eee Sweets of the Desert . . . . . Take up the White Man's Burden Taking her proper(?) Place among the Great Powers. . That Brother of my Phyllis is a young Son of Satan. . . That Indian Seems to have an awful Loadon. . That's a rare Specimen (Boa swal- lows his Breakfast). . . . That's a Peculiar Piece of Bri brac 2 ww we we That’s the Chair Jack always Occupies. . That was such a very Nice Com: mittee . E 3 ‘ Title p. No. 107 126 175 186 417 421 447 541 147 87 206 + 170-1 306 379 318 49r 863 CONTENTS. PAGE: 504 _ 188 226 367 Their Experiment in Sociology Then Papa sent the Skates back to the Wreck oe ee There to Stay. 5 ¢ &,% There was a young Miss. | | Thesc, my son, were our Ancestors before the Alliance . . 13 They should not allow one In fit gentImmigrant . . oo. 154 Things Left out of History . | 55 Those sudden Changes of Wind are Sometimes Embarrassing Thoughtful Housekeeper, A. . Three Times in Succession . . Through the Phone 125, 147, Timid Lover and Brunette enGibeon) ToA.D.T., 1004 . . 3, ToNew York . . - + 46 Topsy Turvey . ee « & 9 GOT Tothe President . . . . . . 26 Tothe Spring Poet. 378 To think of your Heing a a real Lit- sorary} Man. . eee 223 ToYou . soe + 106 Trouble on Parnassus sin & Trying itona Dog . 152 Turkish (Sh)rug .. 481 Two Dates in Spanish History “190-1 Two Views . . . 1. 147 189 287 531 166 185 532 UncleSam . oo 72 Uncle Sam and Filipino *. ’. , 327 Unless you Brace up I'll have to” Break our Contract . . 441 Unsight, unseen . . Title P. No. 845, Upto Date ....._. Title p. No. Up-to-date Belle’ .°. . 1 Up-to-date Suitor, An. . . . Usual Course, The. . . a Usual May-Day Celebration 215 125 53 381 Valentine, A’. iy a @& ios Very Smart Bear, A « ~ . 67 Vicious Mocking-Bird, The 4gt Washington’s Birthday, 1899. + 141 Welcome Change, A . 05 Well, after I've s Eaten that Fellow, I'll make myself Scarce. . Well, are you going to the Recital . Well, bless my Stars and Stripes . Well, Effie, won't you Give me a Kiss?’. 459 Well, Major,who Fills the Vacancy? 386 Well, why don’t You Move? . . 73 What a Comfort this Snow is & 6 What a Nuisance these Eclipses are! 487 What a Splendid Likeness . . 25 What’s de Matter, Bill? Wasn’ t de dorg chained? . . . . What She Meant . . . . . . What's ina Name? . “— What's the Latest . . a What’s the Matter (Filipino) Ss What's the Matter, Humpie? Pen- dicitis? . . . . What's the Matter, Tom? . What the young Man wrote. . . When . eee ee 504 When Betty Brews. . . ~ + 186 When the Snake was Good . | 65, When Tannhauser Gets to Japan. 445 Where Next? . 27 Whew ! It is so Cold outside the Incubator . . 2. we Which . . . While there's Golf there's Hope . White Boys playing lynching . White Man’s Burden: 123, Title p. No. Who are They ?, 385, 398, 420, 445, 484, Who Nose? . . 2... we 447 51I 150-1 286 339 358 295 347 462 415 152 135, 339 404 469 850 532 424 PRESS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO, NEW YORK. 853. PAGE. Why don’t you get Married? . Why don’t you Kill the Brute?. . Why those Cracks in the darkness Why yuh getting so mad, Boss. Wildflower Dance... . William, haven’t I told you to sweep those Insects out . . 94 Willing Invalid, A. 2. . 1. 435 Wireless Telegtaphy eee + 4508-9 Within an Inch of his Life . .°. 552 Woman who Did what she Could, A 146 Woman in the Case, ‘A + 493 Wonders of America: Buffalo Bill 527 Woolf, M.A... . + 213 World's Progress: 28, 49, 74, 114, 134, 173, 203, 243, 286, 360 Wrong Door, The. 400 Yes, she and I are Engaged . . 47 You May Mean Well, Willie ,T. p. No. 860 You are the Most familiar ‘Quail 1 eversaw. . You can’t Lose me, Willie. T. p. No. ane Young Female Person Cae + 470 Young Man, do you Appreci ite the Solemnity of an Oath? . Young Man, I distinétly’ Heard you Kissing my Daughter. . Young Man’s Face Against Him | Young Missionary, Lo, and happy hunting grounds . . Your- Clothes Thirty Dollars a week and Household Expenses Your Embalmed Beef is just as big aScandal . . . 2... Your Majesty... You have Eaten some of the Beet | You Show that you are Awfully frightened * . Sn a 2 499 377 397 532 ary 306 32 128 Zounds! There's that Cat dogging my Footsteps - . . . . . 340 Easter NuMBER.. Blashfield . . Characters I've Tried tobe. . Doctor and tiger, bilious from overeating . 2... 1... Economy... . fwd Everyday Affair, An Glimpses of the Future Hard to Forget og # His Finish... 2. ry His Mistake . . . . Historic Flittations: . . . . . If He Travels. . 4 I hear the Elephant has got the Smallpox... . . 246 LIFE’S Saints of the Future. 264, 266 Missionary, Tiger and Pango . . 260 Movable Feast, The . . . + 247 Mr. Brief, his Visitors and his wealthy Client . % Mr. PhilMay. . . .. . - Penelope . : Puritans at ‘Cape “Cod, ‘The Raised ona Farm . Romance of Two Legs, A f % Scaronthe Flank, The . - + ; Setting her Right . . . . _ There are Occasional ‘Advantages in being a Heavy Weight . To my Tobacco Jar. . . . Truth—the Abstraction Well, you'd probably get Shot up Pienty dreadful if you Tried that. ee Worm’s-Eye Views: Masquerade Ball. . . . 244 264 246 245 252 248, 255 262 252 246 247 252 261 261 243 . 256-7 260 249 258 266 258 253, 244