[Illustration: American Eagle. "OF COURSE I'M IN A VERY STRONG POSITION
AND QUITE COMFORTABLE. ALL THE SAME, I HOPE THEY'LL HURRY UP WITH THE
MEDIATION."]
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[Illustration: Forced into retirement (happily only temporary) by his
introduction of the taxi-cab, our devoted follower of yesterday;
again takes the field.]
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