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This page combines advertisements with several editorial pieces. The main cartoon depicts a railroad scene where someone has left by train, and another character deduces this by observing railroad tracks—a visual joke about stating the obvious. "The Bishop and the Tramp" tells an anecdote about Bishop Talbot (a real historical figure who served in Wyoming and Idaho). The text describes his encounters with miners and cowboys in the American West during the frontier era. "The Heroism and Devotion of Dogs" is a sentimental essay praising dogs' loyalty, referencing Greyfriars Bobby (a famous historical dog who mourned his master's grave for years). The advertisements include Kosmeo face cream, Pond's Extract aftershave, folding canvas boats, and real estate opportunities—typical of early 20th-century Life magazine, which mixed satirical content with commercial promotions.

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A HAMMOCK ) THE, ope THAT’S RIGHT quality, durability and uty with comfort. Can be used indoors or out. For further par- ticulars write Mrs. cunms Kosmeo Creates a Perfect Complexion nokgameo 19 a dainty, eoow-wbite, eweet smelling cream, delight, al to use, It immediately coolsand soothes a burning, sensitive skio, and beals a rough.chapped or otberwise irritated skin Inone application, Itis an absolute protection for men, women and children from sunburn, freckles.and tan: excellent for men’s use after shaving, Kosmeo cleanses the pores thoroughly and promotes a” bealthy circulation, thus removing the cause of pimples and blackheads. Tt makes the flesh firm and the skin smooth and clear, free from wrinkles and glowing with bealth, Price $0 cents, Atal dealers, or sent by mall postpaid. A Sample Box of Kosmeo and Booklet Freo Mrs. Gervaise Graham, 1473 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill, HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear the script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. Get “ Improved,” no tacks required. Wood Rollers Tia Rollers THE HEROISM AND DEVOTION OF DOGS Many a deed has been done by dogs which would, if done by men, have been honored by the Order of the Victoria Cross In devotion the dog is superior to all other animals, not even excepting man. “How could one get relief from the endless. dissimulation, falsity and malice of mankind,” exclaimed Schopenhauer in one of his inspired moments, “if there were no dogs into whose honest faces he could look without distrust ?"* How a handful of rags wrapped around a home ith heat and cold and storm and starvation, just as he will follow the purple of a king ‘The dog who stood over the lifeless body of his master, grieving for recognition and starting at every flutter of his garments, till he himself died of starvation had in his faithful breast a nobler heart than that which beats in the bosom of most men, And the devotion of Greyfriars Bobby, who every night for twelve of weather, slept on his master’s grave, was marble tribute which to-day stands in Edin gh to his memory There has never been recorded in the history of the world an instance of more extravagant trust and devotion than that told of the canine com of a certain vivisector, which licked the hand of his m le undergoing the crime of being cut to pieces. Such of self-sacrifice remind one of the tales told of imaginary saints. But they are the deeds of “only dogs."—The Daven It 15 rumored in Washington that Congressmen are helping the sufferers for fuel by franking the Congressional Records with the Tillman speeches in them.—Atlanta Jo After SHAVING use Nothing else is so soothing and so beneficial to the skin. Nothing else is so REFRESHING and HEALING Avoid imitations. Many are adulterated with active poi- sons. Refuse them. Insist on having Lamont, Corlisa & Co. “Agents, ‘flladsonSt..NewYork “WOW DO YOU KNOW THE VILLAIN LEFT BY RAILROAD, MR. noumrs ?"* “1 SEE THE RAILROAD TRACKS.” THE BISHOP AND THE TRAMP ‘The experiences of Bishop Talbot, long the " Cowboy Bishop,” but now Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, have been many and varied, and his book, recently published, “My People of the Plains," gives a fascinating picture of life in the earlier days of the great West. Miners, cowboys—all loved him, and they still tell a host of Mories about him. Once, while still Bishop of Wyoming and Idaho, he went to St. Paul to attend a meeting of dignitaries of the Church. There, ‘one noon, on the porch of the hotel, a tramp approached a group of bishops and asked for aid one of the churchmen replied, “I don’t think we can ¢ But down there is the youngest bishop of us all (0 Bishop Talbot); “and he’s a very generous man.” The tramp went to Bishop Ts he others watched with interest. They saw a lock of surprise come over the t face—they saw that the Bishop was talking eagerly, earnestly — they saw the tramp look perturbed—but they finally saw something passed from hand to hand. The tramp tried to get away without speaking to those of the group, but the former spokesman called to him. “Well, did you get something from our young brother?” ‘The tramp grinned sheepishly gave him a dollar for his blamed new cathedral at Laramie!"—Har per's: Drs. Brown and Smith are going to operate upon old “Why, yes; Brown has a note coming due, and Smith wants an automobile."—News. THIS BOAT FOLDS INTO A PACKAGE It's Solid and Sei 1d quickly made pertabte. " mbt steel Fs Kive both siremeth asd peat ccnstraction, Nob sipkaie Carried by band of fa ab 1 Puncture proof, No repairs. No cost for storage Wears longer boat. We take all sizes and styles gravings—sent on receipt of 6 cents, KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO., 693 West North Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan THE COLLVER TOURS . shea fs different from all others, as dliferent as Collser Routes are frou those generally taken JAPAN ROUND-THE-WORLD EUROPE Including three incomparatite MOTORING TRIPS Ask for book of Tour that interests you, 370 Bovisron Sr., Boston, Mass. “THE SILENT WAR” may prove as potent an influence in releasing Americans from the thral- dom of the money tyrants as did “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in liberating the negro from bondage. A Victim of the Trusts. AN ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITY For two suitable persons, preferably young professional men, to join with four others in acquiring desirable summer or all-the- year homes in the highes strictly country neighborhood, convenient to sta- tion; Westchester County, within hour of New York. Cash outlay for house and three to seven acres, only S2,ceo cach, with every prospect of immediate increase in value. Full particulars from F.S. B. 17 West Thirty-first St. New York City comicbooks.com