Judge — September 10, 1898 — page 5: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

The knight-errant rode forth and found himself in the nineteenth century, while over the low summits of but two more hills appeared the twentieth. He gloried greatly in the magnificent appearance which he fancied he presented. His horse was so feeble and bony that it re- sembled a step-ladder kept for loan- ing: purposes; yet to him it appear- ed like the winged steed of a fairy- tale. He imagined his armor was proof against whatever weapons of offense might have been construct- ed. In reality it might have been punctured by any mosquito from the Newark meadows. His beard was white, yet he told himself that he felt more vigorous than in his palmy days; yet a single hiccough would have given him spinal meningitis. Thus he wandered among the years in search of adventure. He had managed to get his horse on a rail- road track, as it looked like a leveler road; and as he slowly moved along he dreamed of the rodigies of valor which he had wrought in the teigjes past. A locomotive came ‘speaed a HIS ‘SLEEPY, HEARERS : se Mas, BeNHaM—"TI couldn't bear what the minister said this morning that made all of the people curve some distance ahead of him, and its wild ” smile, What was it?’ scream made his blood fairly raise dust as it tried BEnntaM—" Instead of giving out his text Bé said, ‘The usual nap will now be taken.’ RAPID TRANSIT IN THE COUNTRY. wagon. The knight-errant moved, spat blood for some time, then made the following memorandum in his diary: “Glorious day! Great vic- tory! Met the black dragon, smote him hip and thigh, and with this mighty hand held him aloft at arm’s-length until he starved to death.” Then he celebrated the victory. Moral—Spain has shown to the world that victory depends ‘on who teaches the telegraph - office first, and that now, as ever, write makes toleap through his veins: “Ah,” , he cried, “ the black dragon! Ye gods of ‘fame! how favored am T! With this strong right arm will I cleave it in twain. I will pluck the single eye out of its head and lay it at the feet of my king. Viva "— The horse stood the brunt of the attack, being hit by the cow-catcher, and immediately became extinct. And as he lay over in the field he looked like a bicycle that had met a beer- 4. “One passenger for New York.” GIVE IT TO THEM FREE. WE'VE pot a tax on medicines, But still it doesn’t follow That we will tax the bitter pill Which Spain will have to swallow. OFF-SETS. Cobwigger —1t'll be a great ; 7 7 PSBF) thing for Cuba when we inaugurate it SS: \! new systems and stamp out the yel- hifishis GX nF , low fever forever.” Rees : . > Merritt —"1 guess it won't Pry. Se %s make much difference in the death~ - rate, for we will probably introduce: . “I'll put you on the right road, any way.” 6. Wayward QuixoTa—"* That was rapid transit.” the bicycle and the trolley.” comicbooks.com