------------------------------------------------------------------------ HIS SUNDAY DINNER [AFTER THE IROQUOIS FIRE] [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MRS. SCADSWORTH GOES AWAY FOR HER HEALTH [Illustration: THE DOCTOR—“_What you need, Mrs. Scadsworth, is lots of outdoor exercise—horseback riding, walking, mountain air._” ] [Illustration: _Mrs. Scadsworth arrives at the mountain resort and takes some exercise between the breakfast room and the card room._ ] [Illustration: _Where she and her friends start a game of Bridge._ ] [Illustration: _Which continues without interruption during her stay in the mountains._ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE LATEST INNOVATION IN NEW YORK [Illustration: PROFESSOR—“_Is there any solitude in the world greater than that of a stranger in a great city?_” ] [Illustration: “_Well, surely, a man need not be lonely with an institution like that close at hand._” ] [Illustration: PROFESSOR—“_I like intellectual ladies, but I’m afraid she’s too intellectual for me. I’ll hire No. 20._” ] [Illustration: _The Professor and his guide, No. 20, see the sights._ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE LATEST FRENCH DUEL: OR, HOW AN INSULT TO JOAN OF ARC WAS AVENGED [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE FARMER OF FICTION AND REALITY [Illustration: THE POPULAR NOVELIST—“_Now I’m going to write a great novel on American farm life and I think I’ll go out and find the real type—the kind with chin whiskers who says: ‘B’ gosh, I’ll jest swan to Guiney.’_” ] [Illustration: “_Say, Bub, I’m looking for a typical farmer like this. Do you know of any farmers around here?_” “_My Pa’s a farmer, but he’s gone over to town to get a new tire for his auto. You might ask Ma, over there. She’s reading about the yacht races._” ] [Illustration: “_Great Scott! is this the farmer of to-day? I haven’t heard any of them say ‘B’ gosh, I’ll jest swan to Guiney,’ and none of them looks like the jay pictures._” ] [Illustration: “_Won’t you stay for supper and drive over to the Chautauqua meeting afterward?_” “_No, thank you; I’m going back to town._” ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CITY FELLER THAT WENT OUT IN THE CORN BELT AND CRITICISED THE HOT SPELL [Illustration: