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164 JUDGE THE CHRISTMAS JUDGE A MAGNIFICENT HOLIDAY PUBLICATION. 44 Handsomely Printed and Lithographed Pages, 5 Colored Cartoons, and a Supplement in Imitation of Oil, unsurpassed in Beauty and Execution: HE CHRISTMAS JUDGE was issued to the public on December sth. It consists of ‘44 handsomely printed and lithographed pages, exclusive of cover, and is sold for 30 cents per copy. In addition to the five regular cartoons there is presented with it, in form convenient for framing, one of the most beautiful and most brilliantly executed supplements that has ever appeared in a publication of this character. This supplement is taken from a picture painted expressly for Judge by J. G. Brown, N.A., the well known American Artist, at a_cost of $5,000. The painting is the exclusive property of the Judge Publishing Co. The supplement is printed in twenty colors in imitation of oil, and is literally the very acme of lithographic art, even surpassing the famous “Horse Fair” supplement issued with Christmas Judge a year ago. The literary and artistic features of the Christmas Judge are of the most attractive character. Among its contributors are James Whitcomb Riley, A. T. Worden (the author of “ Napoleon Smith”), Ed. Mott, Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Welch, Madeline S, Bridges, John Paul Bocock, H. S. Keller, Mrs. George Archibald, Eva Wilder McGlasson, J. A. Waldron, James Jay O'Connell, Dewitt Sterry, Pearl Eytinge, George S. Crittenden, Ione L, Jones, Nathan M. Levy, I. M. Gregory, and others, 5 Its corps of artists include such men as J. G. Brown, B, Gillam, G. Hamilton, F, Victor, E. Zimmerman (“Zim "), C. De Grimm, W. S. Shepard, F.. Beard, D. Beard, H. S. Smith, Chas. H. Joknson, J. H. Mitchell, E. Florhi, and many others of equal note. In_ short the Christmas Judge is in every sense a Beauty, and is the best of all the Christmas publications. ov Sale by all Book and Newsdealers, or mailed by the pub- Ushers on receipt of 35 cents. THE LATEST NOVEL. STAR-CROSSED: The Life and Love of an Actress. BY AN ACTRESS, REMARKABLY interesting story. Intensely original in style and full of startling incident. The author is a well known actress of the American stage, and has written the book in a charmingly refresh- ing, vigorous and entertaining manner. A GREAT DEMAND FOR IT. Bound in Paper. Price, 50 Cents. To be had of all Book and Newsdealers, or sent postpaid on receipt of -price by THE JUDGE PUBLISHING CO., 38 Park Row, New York. Young Folks’ Holiday Book. ‘A VERY PRONOUNCED SUCCESS. NOTICES OF THE PRESS. The Young Folks’ Holiday Book is a very amusing volume of pictured comicalities for the children. The stories are readable and the illustrations are as good as the capable artists of JupGe can make them.— Phila, (Pa.) Press, The Young Folks’ Holiday Book will thoroughly de- light the young people ; it is a handsome quarto, with the jolliest of illuminated covers, and filled with bright stories and the most dainty illustrations by the Jupce’s most popular writers and skilled artists. David Ker, the fascinating writer of boys’ stories, contribates a thrilling narrative, complete in six chapter Savages ; or, An American Sailor-bo: Elizabeth Sartwell, Fannie B, Merrill, Eva L. Carson and Frank Chaffee are’ among the other contributors, and the entire book is full of charming reading and de lightful pictures. ‘Twenty-five cents can be invested in no manner to afford more pleasure to the boys and girks. —Lavorence (Mass,) American, Retail Price, 25 Cents. Sold by all book and newsdealers, or sent postpaid by the publishers on receipt of price. THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. “Napoleon Smith.” A NOVEL. BY A WELL KNOWN NEW YORKER. NTS OF THE PRESS. n of * Napoleon Smith,” by a well-known New been exhausted. ‘A second edition will be Democrat, “ Napoleon Smith” is one of the peculiar works of the sea- son. Teis having an immense run, the frst edition of §0,000 copies being already exhausted.—Okie State Journal, fapoleon Smith" is a remarkable story and a story of re= ‘kable interest. We can heartily commend the story asa i specimen of the ma-vellous.—Hadtimore Telegram, Napoleon Smith” is none of your ordinary mixtures of in- sipidity and tamencss.” It fairly sparkies wiih incident, and every page is spirited and eventful. We think the author has made A successful debut, St. Lends Republican. It takes up an odd conceit about the resumption of specie yyments in this country, and weaves it into a story of Parisian lite during the Franco-Prussian war which will be found suf- ficiently interesting for the pleasant fooling of a summer read- ing.—Los A mgeles Express. ‘This is one of the Jvpon's conuadrums, and ' at tainly a novel of much merit, and which is far from having the effect of a first essay in fiction.—New Haven Palladium. The Smith of the story is in France to find this money, and a singularly romantic time he has of it, falling in love with a beautiful French girl, and being fallen'in love with by a still more beautiful one, who under the name of Le Noir is chief of a band of robbers.—Grand Rapids (Mich.) Sunday Eagle. Price, 50 Cents. The book can be obtained from all newsdealers and book stores, or will be mailed on application by the publishers, THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 38 Panx Row (Potter Building), N. Y. JUDGE'S SERIALS, No. 5. The Blue Pencil Club Tiiustratep ny ZIM. 32 Pages. 47 Illustrations. Price, 10c. For sale by all Newsdealers, or sent postpaid on receipt ot price by z The Judge Publishing Co., 38 PARK ROW, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com