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**Main Content:** This page is primarily advertising with scattered editorial features—not a cohesive satirical cartoon. **Notable Elements:** The left column features "Sparks From Old Anvils," a brief anecdote about a soldier in a yellow domino mask who deceives a French prince by having an entire military troop share one meal ticket. The joke's target: class and hierarchy absurdity—the prince's indignation at resource-sharing undermines his authority. **Advertisements dominate:** - National "40" automobile, marketed to wealthy men as superior/unpassable ("no one can pass you") - Liqueur and corset ads - The Outing Magazine, with an environmental note about starving elk herds in Jackson Hole **Historical Context:** This reflects 1911 concerns about conservation and reveals class aspirations through auto marketing, positioning cars as status symbols comparable to thoroughbred horses. The satire is gentle, mocking pretension rather than politics directly.

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G The last great herd of elk in the United States is starv- ingin Jackson’s Hole! That's the situation. @ State and National Govern- ments, idle and indifferent! That's the cause. Dillon Wallace’s “Tragedy of the Elk” tells the whole story. Also the remedy. Gin addition THE May OUTING offers the best of sound advice to all followers of the various paths that lead to the open air. @ As a special inducement to new readers, we shall be glad to enter your name for an eight months’ trial sub- scription for $1.00 and will send you absolutely free a copy of “BACKWOODS SUR- GERY AND MEDICINE.” This vol- ume is invaluable for the camper who doesn’t expect to bo ill, but be- lleves in being on the safe side. §, The regular price of The Outing lagazine is $2.50 a year. Twenty- five cents on all news-stands. OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY, 313 Fu NEW YORK CITY FAMOUS CORSETS Cc om made, Indi- Mire, Bixwen’s “And in the name of gluttony, my good friend (not to ask how’ you gained admission), how have you con- trived,” said the prince, “to sup to- night so many times? “Sire, I was but beginning to sup when your royal message interrupted me.” “Beginning!” exclaimed the dau- phin, in amazement, “then what is it have heard and seen? Where are the herds of oxen that have disap- peared and the hampers of burgundy? I insist on knowing how this is!” . i ire,” returned the joldicr, le: troop to which TI belong is to-day on guard. We have purchased one ticket among us, and provided this yellow domino, which fits us all. By which means the whole of the front rank, be- ing myself the last man, have supped, if the truth must be told, at discretion, and the leader of the second rank, sav- ing your highness’s commands, is now waiting outside the door to take his turn,” Sparks From Old Anvils (Concluded from page 856) Was interrupted as he was carrying a bumper of claret to his lips. The prince desires that. monsieur the yellow domino should jg MBainst that which is absolute there ‘ no contending. The yellow man Tew off his mask and domino, and Proved to be a private tro fe a a oper of the Trish Dragoons! pe g SQ 0) 1} {0} f0) @ 0} 10} © ® 0} ® @ 10} © tO) {0} ® 10} 10) © @ @) ® WDOOGHOOOIDADQOGHOGOOOOHOO! The Exquisite Cordial of the Centuries LIQUEUR. Peres Ghartreux GREEN AND YELLOW— At first-class Wine Merchants, Grocers, Hotels, Cafés, Batjer & Co., 43 Broadwa: . a 3 Sole Agents for United States. GOOOS: we ‘National “40” Roadster—$2,500 The National ‘‘40’’ appeals to men who drove thoroughbreds as did their fathers before them The big, powerful, reliable motor (4 cylinder---5 by 5-11/16), is al- ways at your command to win the friendly brush on road or boulevard, or carry you majestically to the crest of any hill. Regardless of what he paid for his car, no one can pass you. King of the Speedway, Monarch of the Road. Amply proved by 68 firsts, 47 seconds, 37 thirds and 19 fourths, won during 1910 by National cars in speedway, road and hill- climbing competition, These comprise mere victories than any other car in America cr Europe canclaim Coupled with continual, satisfactory, daily performances in the hands of owners, these victories prove unques- tionably the mechanical superiority of the National “40.” It’s all you could wish for in a motor car. The 1911 National “40 Catalogue is full of information for the red-blooded man who appreciates speed, power and reliability. Before you purchase ony motor car write for this book. It sladly sent on request. The National Motor Vehicle Company 1021 East 22nd St., INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Members A. L. A. Me Drinking Alone The author of the “ Parson’s Daugh- ter,” when surprised one evening in his arm-chair two or three hours after dinner, is reported to have apologized by saying: “When one is alone the bottle does come round so often.” On a similar occasion, Sir Hercules Lang- reish, on being asked, “ Have you fin- ished all that port (three bottles) with- out assistance?” answered “ No—not quite that—I had the assistance of a bottle of Madeira.” comicbooks.com