John T. McCutcheon

“ Sympathetic Coal Dealer—“I’m terrible sorry your family is suffering, but I haven’t an ounce of coal that isn’t contracted for.”
“Oh, it breaks my heart to hear that your children are suffering and if I had any coal to spare I’d let you have it.”
“Oh, your sad story overwhelms me with grief and I wish to express my deep sympathy.”
“I’ll send the coal right down. If you need any more just let me know.{181}{180}”
DOES THE END JUSTIFY THE MEANNESS?
The Coal Operator—“Honestly, I hate to see all this suffering upon all sides—”
“But, Great Scott, just see how much money I’m making! ”

“ At Eight O’Clock—“Why, take a night like this, with the thermometer below zero, the suffering among the poor is simply terrible. Somebody ought to take them coal barons out and string ’em up to the nearest lamp-post.” ”

“ Also, that a man may disagree with us and still have some of the attributes of humanity.
¶ In Mr. McCutcheon’s cartoons we admire the clever execution, and the gentle humor which diffuses all of his work, but I dare say that more than all we admire him for his considerate treatment of public men and his blessed wisdom in getting away from the hackneyed political subjects and giving us a few pictures of that every-day life which is our real interest.
George Ade
Chicago, March 1, 1903.{7}{6}
A BOY IN SPRINGTIME
“Dog gone it! ”

“ England and Germany will fight Venezuela for a week or two, then demand eight hundred million dollars indemnity and refuse to leave till they get it. Uncle Sam’ll say, ‘clear out,’ and then look out for something doing in war circles. ”

“ I can’t do a thing with him any more. He insists on being a pirate when he grows up, and he knows well enough that we want him to be a doctor. And we really must have a new hall carpet, and you must see about the roof, and be sure to see the grocer about the yeast.”
“Great Scott! I guess I’ll have to go down to the office again to-night.” {165}
A PICTORIAL SERMONETTE
“Half-past four—and Johnny not here yet. ”

“ Riley Withersby, widow of the late Riley Withersby; Rev. Walpole and wife and children, Dr. Crosby Niebling and wife, Judge Horatio S. Warden, Mr. Smiley W. Greene, the popular undertaker, and wife and children; Captain Roscoe Fry and wife and children, Mine Host, ‘Mort’ Peters, of the Bird Center House, and wife; Attorney D. I. Black and wife and children, Messrs. ”

“ Elmer Pratt, Homer Withersby, Orville Peters, Riley W. Peters, Wilbur Fry, and ye editor, J. Oscar Fisher, Misses Lucile Ramona Fry, Grace Niebling, Kate Warden, Mae Niebling, Myrtle Peters, Anna Walpole, Clara Black, and others. Chris C. Newbower was also present for a while.{147}{146}”
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS AT BIRD CENTER, ILLINOIS Mrs. Smiley W. Greene, Wife of the Popular Undertaker, celebrates Thanksgiving by entertaining the Dancing Club
The Dancing Club met at the home of Mrs. ”

“ President Roosevelt—“We must regulate the bad trusts, and—
“Perhaps revise the tariff on articles that are sold cheaper abroad than at home.{141}{140}”
THE SPEAKER THAT SPOKE AT THE WRONG TIME
“Sh! Do not speak, or else you’ll wake the tariff.”
And just then Speaker Henderson came along.
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SOCIAL HAPPENINGS AT BIRD CENTER, ILLINOIS A Reception in the K. of P. Hall in Honor of the Hon. Ephraim Pumphrey, Congressman-Elect
“Among those present were Mrs. ”