Judge — August 13, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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Sige: HUM OF THE COURT. “The reporter will go right on telling the truth,” gian. Sir? Say it again, please. A recent book presents a map of hell, and the map doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to Coney Island when under the influence of a land breeze; so it must be inaccurate. A stone dog in Ci scared a child into fits, they say there is no such hydrophobia. ws the Sarato- The convention of theatrical mechanics at Buffalo singularly missed the inspiring presence of John A. Stevens. The revised edition of the Bible is not popular ; and we re gret to say that that is somewhat the case with the original one The rains here were so fre- quent and large recentl, at every hackman feltas if he had an ark and ought to charge ten dol- lars for it. It appears to be the opinion of Patrick Gilmore's band that the Hon. Mr. Boulanger is running for president of the United —which he isn't. “Clara Belle” says, ‘* Bod- ices are about as shown in the picture,” and ‘pon our soul there isn’t the first shred of bodice in the picture—nothing but girl. But never mind. The question is asked, “* Why should the defendant in a suit be made to pay the cost of the same if he is innocent ¢” It is the mis- ‘Train voy—" Gum drops, sir?” ‘Trary noy—" Rock candy, rock candy, sir Cavery otp panty-"'No, no, go away. fortune belonging to the possession of funds ; and if the man hady't the funds, you know, he would unavoidably be pronounced guilty. The Norristown Herald says Mr. Cleveland has invented a new kind of fish lie. Well, that’s better than nothing ; though, to be sur the old lies were good enough. Whitelaw Reid is in Alaska ; and we suppose if he discovers Mr Jones's river he will give a war map of it in the Tribune. The Brooklyn Eagle says th mayor of its city is “an honest mass of trembling jelly,” and we dare say he shakes when he lausls like a tubful of it. Ata colored picnic down south au large snake was found in the usual monster watermelon. is nothing complete in this —excepting, perhaps, the si Somebody likens the man with the new shoes to the woman with the new bonnet cious ! he does: truct the view, or yet the passage. way. Edinburg is mentioned as the most Presbyterian city in the world, but even there they don't make the boys and girls go to church more than e times a Sunday. A boy of Philadelphia started for South Africa after reading Rider Haggard’s novels, — but paused in his wild career and blew out his brains. The last half of the information shows that Rider's dime productions are superior to most others. Thaven’t any teeth.” Look, John ! there goes Miss Decollete In her new costume. How shockingly abbreviated it is! What audacity she must have to appear in public thus.” Not at all, my dear. She's quite accustomed toan abbreviated costume. You know she appeared at most all the parties and receptions last winter.” comicbooks.com