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This page is primarily **advertisements and letters to the editor**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **"A Stevenson Letter"**: A humorous excerpt from Walter Crane's book reproducing a letter from young Robert Louis Stevenson (author of *Treasure Island*) to his illustrator. Stevenson writes impatiently requesting the frontispiece artwork, joking about his mother's criticism of his rudeness—a self-aware, cheeky tone that illustrates his youthful impatience. The satire is gentle autobiography, not political. **"The Poor Service"**: A short satirical anecdote about a woman visiting a Navy ship. The joke's punchline (partly obscured) appears to mock the inadequate quality of the "elegant" luncheon provided—the irony being that despite the Navy's efforts to impress, the food was so poor she could only steal a "plated ware" souvenir. **Other content**: Various period advertisements (Whiting Papers, private stable for sale, tourist routes) and brief editorial Q&As. The page reflects *Life*'s mix of literary humor and commercial advertisements rather than political satire.

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9 This Trade-mark on every box Every written message—the busi- ness communication, the personal letter, the social note—demands its particular quality, style, shape and size of writing paper. WHITING Papers are superior papers—excelling in quality and finish—leading in styles and shapes. Whiting is the name that signifies quality and correctness in papers for all correspondence purposes. When you think of writing, Think of WHITING. Obtainable from all the best stationers WHITING PAPER COMPANY 148-150-152 Duane St, New York CHICAGO BOSTON PHILADELPHIA Mills: Holyoke, Mass. | Kegan P Jkexd me to call on you; and I have tried to do | PRIVATE STABLE FOR SALE—On Fifty-tecond Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, a new thoroughly equipped private stable 25 feet wide; accommoda- tions for seven horses ; with two box stalls. Up to date in every particular; electricity, gas, > telephone, etc. The best lighted stable in ¢ APPLY TO WILLIAM KRONE 17 West 31st Street New York | this little pickle-fork, and I do believe it’s nothing | A Stevenson Letter N HIS book, “‘An Artist's Reminiscences,” Walter Crane publishes an amusingly characteristic letter from Stevenson written at the very outset of his career. Mr. Crane had been engaged to design a frontispiece for Stevenson's first book, and the young author wrote the illustrator as follows, “with all a young author's impatience,” observes Mr. Crane, “and... amusing, but a little ‘cheeky’ per- haps” Burrorp Berce Ix, Box Hn, Dorkine, Sceany Mr. Crane Dear Sir—I hope is the orthodux beginning. Mr so. Owing to time and tide, that could not be, so 1 take the other liberty of writing. You have written to him pr g a frontispiece for a fort- a little book of “An Io Voyage’ — shortly ito app yr. Mr. Paulisindismay, Itappears that there ide in the affairs of publishers which has the narrowest mn week there and a of time, the publisher's bigh noon. Ishouk! deceive you if I wereto pretend [had no morethana public prove + degree and one thousand copies net, count: generous interest in this Jap to its capacious circulating to perceive a royalty which visibly Ido mean to be ispiece for us, ne book will swim. if swim Believe me, yours very hope Ronret Lovis Stevenson, My mother (a goo judge) says What I mean is, couldn't you get that frontispiece sooner? RLS. My mother says the last is impolite. Couldn't you as a favor get the frontispiece sooner? RLS nda beach and a summer resort, t the real nd summer is o'er, And they part in hysteric despair (But neither returns in the following June, c other is there) —Lippincott's The Poor Service For fear tha: RS. RAY-SHERSHAY had just returned from a visit to the foreign cruiser that lay at anchor | in the harbor of the great American city “We had a fine time,” she said. “They showed us all over the ship and paid us every attention, We didn’t know they had arranged an elegant luncheon for us, and we were agreeably surprised, of course, when the captain invited us into the g-saloon and seated us at a long table spread with everything that could tempt the appetite. I tell you, Mrs. Upsome, we enjoyed that luncheon. idn't have to hurry through it, either, and we e waited on with the utmost politeness and | give you my word there was hardly a thing worth | carrying away as a souvenir. All I grabbed was but plated ware!" —Chicago Tribune. ME ORTHODOXER: But surely, sir, Doctor Reglar doesn't advertise ? Tur Eprtor: Well, no, not directly, but when is obscure and affected. | business is dull he often sends me a check for in- | serting pie and pastry recipes.—Lippincoatt’s Maga- zine, | Ha is said to be near a revolution, from which statement it may be inferred that affairs on the | i island are normal.—Philadelphia Ledger. 338 NI WAVAAU AZ | California Tourists SHOULD RETURN HOME by way of the SHASTA-NORTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE. atts SHASTA. HOOD, and RAINIER; ge_of the COLUMBIA river; PUGET SOUND asdine OLYMPIC range, and YELLOWSTONE PARK may be seen if return tickets read by this route, A New Edition of “EASTWARD through the STORIED NORTHWEST” is just off the press, Send six ceats for it—it's worth sixty for the illustrations, . M. CLELAND, ly} A Moe cies "BRI ‘WHIST SETS scares Playing Cards, Pad and Pencil, afl "RAD-BRIDGE” ide Ia Bumerous novel and attractive designs. Just the itsand preseats. Of all dealers or direct. Playing Cards, Sore Pads: Pencils, Imported Pad Holders, de. Radcliffe & Co.. New York,144 Peart St.,& London, E.C, destroys all germs in the mouth and arrests decay McKESSON & ROBBINS, 91 Fulton Street, New York comicbooks.com