Judge — December 3, 1898 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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

A MANIFEST IMPOSITION. ++PAUGH!" cried the Spanish statesman. “Talk about the rules of civilized warfare! Those supposed rules are but a list of barbarous impositions. Consider, for instance, the one which argues that the de- feated nation should pay an indemnity.” “Well,” replied another statesman, “I see nothing wrong about the defeated nation paying the damages.” “You don't? Why, Saint Quixote, man! the defeated nation is the one that sustained the damages in the first place.” SHE HAD SEEN THEM. MARGARET is a little girl who never admits that she is ignorant. She has always seen everything and knows all about it. The other day she was visiting at a strange house and almost betrayed:herself by the strange persistency with which she followed around the maid who was sweeping the floor with a carpet-sweeper. “Don’t you know what this is, Margaret? Didn't you ever see one?” asked the maid. “Oh, yes,” said Margaret; “I have seen them many a time, but they always took up grass.”” A COONVILLE PUZZLE PICTURE. Find the vegetarian. comicbooks.