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This page primarily contains **advertisements and satirical verse**, not political cartoons. The main satirical content is a poem titled "Raisulians," referencing the **1904 kidnapping of American Ion Perdicaris by Moroccan chieftain Raisuli**. The verse sarcastically claims various tradesmen—icemen, coal men, butchers, druggists—are "gentlemen" who only "want the money," using Perdicaris's polite language about his captor to mock everyday merchants and service workers who exploit customers for profit. The satire equates common commercial greed with kidnapping: ordinary businessmen are as mercenary as a brigand, just more socially acceptable. It's a commentary on American consumer culture and the hypocrisy of treating profit-driven exploitation as gentlemanly conduct. The remainder consists of bicycle industry news and period advertisements (Old Crow Rye whiskey, Hotel Ampersand, Cailler's Swiss Milk Chocolate).

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-LIFE- JULY. since the begin- | The people have never been r of this industry have | more outspoken in their ap- been so near per- | preciation of bicycling asa 2, both in construc- | health-giving exercise. It is and equipment, as they | rapidly returning toa lead- today. ese inven ing place in the list of out- Bs e - oor recreations, f and newcoaster brake | The Pope Manufactarin z brought the chainless | Corapan ei his fins dear is toa wonderful stage | monte, the Eastern and the ee eeaped gear is | Western, the former at tp called a bill leveter. | Hartford, Conn. manufac- ight pressure of either e g Tretredal changes | £2m0us Columbia, Cleve- ooetrom high to tow | 188d, Tribune and Crawford ET climbin on diff. | Wheels, and the latter at J ike | Chicago, Ill, producing the roads, Another like seseis the high gears | Well-known Rambler, Cres- fs swiftrun of the level. cent, Monarch and Imperial coaster brake in- gathe rider's efficiency Catalogues are free at one-third. the stores of over 10,000 ican highwaysarein | dealers, or any one cata- condition than ever | logue will be mailed on re, 80 that touring a- | receipt of a two-cent is attractive. stamp. WE CLAIM THAT DLD CROW RYE IS BEST—BECAUSE [t briny tre di: ler far more price than any other made in the United States, It is hand made, ¢our mash, and has the best reputation. Our Scotch Whiskies are trae Glenlivets ; are sold stra The Souve The Boonie Brier Bush is very old, . B. KIRK & CO, N. Y. The Adirondacks’ Most Favored Resort HOTEL AMPERSAND AND COTTAGES On Lower Saranac Lake An ideal mountain and lake resort. A most Htractive place for young people, Fine Golf oerse and Club House. Fishing, Swimming, ‘owing, Tennis, and Dancing. Superior Music, ‘ost, Telegraph and Long Distance Telephone fees in hotel. Absolute Relief from Hay Fever G.S. MOULTON, Manager MPERSAND FRANKLIN COUNTY, Raisulians. Lat AISULI is a gentleman,” writes Ion Perdicaris ; | “ He would not doa single thing intended to embarrass His captives, nor does he desire their peace of mind to harass— He only wants the money.” “The iceman is a gentleman"—this word is from another— “+ His every inclination is to be a man and a brother. Therefore your indignation you should grapple with and smother— _ He only wants the money.” “The coal man is a gentleman” (of course we'd have to bump him !) — “It jars his sensibilities when with brigands you lump him ; Go ask him all about his work—you'll find, if you will pump him, He only wants the money.” “The meat man is a gentleman "—this note is from a buyer— “He does not like to see your grief when prices are made higher ; If you assert ‘tis otherwise, he'll hint you are a liar— He only wants the money.” “The gas man, soda fountain man, the druggist, and the grocer, ‘The man who sells electric light—set down this point as so, sir; Not one of them but feels for you, Oh, no, sir He only wants the money.” Your enemy ? “The bookie is a gentleman "—we get this from a dettor Who uses losing tickets as the basis of his letter— “ He would not have a single man through hard luck be his debtor— He only wants the money,” With no desire to add to this, or lengthen it unduly, The point that Perdicaris makes is not discovered newly— ‘The world is (ull of gentlemen who work A la Raisuli— They only want the money. —Chicago Tribune. M*>* of the railroads in the South are prone to giving passes indiscriminately, so that on some of the smaller roads about all the prominent people who live along the line are carried free, Storekeepers, saw- mill proprietors, politicians—in fact, almost everybody who can afford to pay his fare goes scot free, while the negroes and poor country folk pay the large fares exacted, the larger, of course, for the road's loss on the deadheads. One Georgia railroad, however, according to The Boston Transcript, has set its face against the evil, and has resorted to Scripture to make plain its position, It has posted in the two or three passenger cars that comprise its equip- ment the following notice: “This means you! “Thou shalt not pass.’—Numbers, xx, 18. “‘None shall ever pass.'—Isaiah, xxxiv, 10. “Suffer not a man to pass.’—Judge: “‘The wicked shall no more pass.’ 30. Though they roar, yet they cannot pass.’— Jeremiah, v, 22. ““So he paid the fare and went. i, 3. ’—Jonah, of Cailler’s Genuine Swiss Milk Chocolate for eating. We want to demonstrate its excellence at no cost to you, Wherever Cailler’s has been introduced it is preferred over all other chocolates. Once you've tasted it—you'll never want any other kind. Cailler’s Genuine Swiss Milk Chocolate is made in a model factory, in Broc, Gruyere Vulley, est milk section in Switzerl: ‘Our factory was originally established at Vevey in 2819, and for almost a century Cailler’s has been the most popular cating and drinking chocolatein Eurove. Sold every: where by fancy grocers, druggists and confectioners. For samples address J. H. FREYMANN General Agent for the U. S. 861 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY Cailler's Swiss. Milk Chocolate in powder for drinking is superior in every way to any cocoa or chocolate you have ever used. Lire’s Latest CIRCULAR “A FEW SUGGESTIONS” UPON REQUEST The D FIRE A Product of Modern Science. EFFICIENT PROTECTION CUMERAL SAIS ACENT: + Pope MANUFACTURING Co. MANTYORD om”, eAed tae fork PO on Sent anywhere on receipt of three dollars < Ga