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This page is primarily **advertising**, with one satirical piece about English literature. The main satirical content is titled "NO HOPE FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE," presenting a dialect-heavy monologue criticizing contemporary English writers. The speaker argues that writers fail because they isolate themselves in libraries and encyclopedias rather than observing real life ("Mother Natur's cupboard"). They're portrayed as disconnected from living people and contemporary experience—creating sterile, bookish work that audiences ignore. The piece satirizes **ivory-tower intellectualism** and the gap between academic literary culture and popular audiences. It suggests English literature's decline stems from authors being too learned and detached rather than too ignorant, which is ironic social commentary on late-19th-century literary pretension. The remainder is period advertising for Kirk's Soap, Carl Upmann's cigars, Liebig beef extract, bicycles, and other consumer goods—typical of Judge's revenue model.

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Customer —""1 want a two-cent stamp." Druggist —"Cert'nly, ma'am. Anything else?” Customer — “No. Please be sure and send the stamp home in time for the mail." Druggist— Yes, ma'am, Shall I send the boy to lick the stamp?” Customer —No; that will not be necessary. How much?" Druggist’ (with a sigh) —"' Two cenis.” Customer (paying him) —"'It does seem as though we ought to have cheaper postage. Good-morning."—Harpers’ Bazar. It may be interesting to many to know that the wonderful popularity of Kirk's Javenile . Toilet Soap has run ita sales to the enormous a» mount of 2,769,697 t annum tn dicating that aan fort in which tators ‘oe \V to which \\ and all 0 while adver taining ‘o\ tircty emany frvelous rit it pos oC hat th in the world fo sold everywhere, ta. If itcannot be obtained at you store send 25 cents Soap in the notice to take 80 plea reba old it eceses stro’ in stamps to the manufacturers Jas. 8, Kirk & Co. Chicago, [1L, and a cake will be sent by return mail. ‘They manufacture Shandon Bells, the only perfame. who are ac- that it is toilet a they ¢ far exceed t that such may CARL UPMANN’S BOUQUET CICAR. rr pre tt . BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. All geauine CARL UPMANN’S BOUQUET CIGARS have a band bearing his name, as in above cuts This is the finest 1o- cent Cigar manufactured in the world. For the past ten years ithas been sold by the leading jobbers in the United Bates, and fas Sealy increased im popularity and volume, having Feached in. 1889 over three and three-quarter millions; and tt Will reach five millions for styo, and it to-day For sale by all FIRST-CLASS RE I cities ro hout AMERICA, ce <HOUGUET EXTRAS, packed 2g and so in a box, tnd BOUQUET LONDRES, packed ies in'a bot.” Ifyou 36° ae Poy Slarand seinevs suotc equal to many IMPORTED socent cigars, the BOUQUET will surely please you, and the name of UPMANN, which every cigar bears, should be a sufl- cent tee of ts high standard quality to satisfy the most fastidfous consumer. stands without a ‘AILERS in the Te is manufactured in For improved and economic cookery use Liebig COMPANY'S Li OF BEEF for Beef Tea, Sou Made Dishes, Sauces (Game, Fish, att ‘or Meat Jelly. Keeps for any length of time, and is cheaper and of finer flavor than any other Genuine only with J. von Liebig’s signature as above, in blue, One pound of Extract of Beef equal to forty pounds of lean beef, THE EACLE THE EASIEST RUNNING BICYCLE IN THE WORLD, ‘a-Speed, Comfort and Safety, AGENTS WANTED. Large Iitustrated Catalogue sent Free to any Address. THE EAGLE BICYCLE MFG. CO., ATAMFFORD, CONN, / OWNER OF HAR HOULD US ser FRANK Mies 4 HARNESS DRESSING, Nese NO HOPE FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE. At the debatin’ club las’ night we all discussed a cure Fer the debilitated state of English lit'rachure.” ‘The stuff thet's writ fer folks,” I said, ‘don't move ‘em an’ delight ‘em, Because the folks who write the things don't know enough to write em. “The folks who write, they stuff their heads in some big cyclopedy, Wich ain't no place fer mental food to feed the poor an’ needy ; ‘They're huntin’ on an em'ty shelf, like poor ol’ Mother Hubbard, ‘An’ go right by'the open door of Mother Natur's cup- board. “They crawl into some libery, far from the worl's in- spection, Bury themselves in books beyond all hope of resurrec- tion ; ‘They cry out from their tombs, in w'ich no sun nor star can glisten, An’ weep because the livin’ worl’ don’t fin’ no time to listen.” Then Elder Pettengell he asked, ‘Can you suggest a cure For the debilitated state of English * Ain't none ; our authors’ ignoraric lightin’, While we who know enough to write hain’t got no time fer writin’, 'rachure ?” is far too dark fer IW. Foss in the Yankee Blade, “*L hid behind the sofa 1: beau called. caught. “Yes, Te was lots of fun; but I nearly got I sneezed.” ‘That was a tight squeeze. T guess that's why I wasn't caught."—Zpoch, ‘The Celebrated Crawford Shoe now so extensively worn by gentlemen who desire {0 wear a n=-tétting. comfortable and Sorabie shoe, has w Srecedented popularity on its mer- fis; the foree of advertising would have long since spent itself had this shoe not possessed « ai heretofore only to be bad in the bighest cost goods. fhave worn this shoe are iG beg eiveruserstnad thove who have noe Dave an agreeable surprise in store. 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