Judge — December 17, 1898 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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

CHRISTMAS, DEFINITIONS. Raj HURCH bazaar—A moral affair gotten up by women as an object- lesson to show a man how easy it is for him to get his leg pulled. Santa Claus—The patron saint of the store-keepers. New holiday goods — Stock left over from last year. Raisin—One of the few good things that come from Spain. Stocking—A garment that is best filled if your parents are well off. Bobsled—A present the small boy receives the winter there is no snow. Uncle— A wealthy Hebrew who furnishes the money to fill many a stocking. Aunt—A kind old lady whose existence we remember about this time every year. Mistletoe—A plant that is not as green as the girls you find under it pretend to be. Sunday-school—A place where children are coaxed by the promise of a Christmas-tree. Drum—A toy that becomes an instrument of torture when beaten by any boy except your THE EVACUATION OF CUBA BY THE SPANIARDS, own. JAMES JAY O'CONNELL. From the original drawing made on the spot by the famous Japanese war artist, Wun Lung. For the use of this picture we are indebted to the “Weekly Ki-yi," Toki#.) [Tie FiBwD Vi280nor 1 pron Ht OMINT HIS SIMPLE WISH. jey, Jimmy ! w'ot ‘d yer do if yer wuz as strong as dat?” Vby, I'd go down to de school an’ take de teacher atween me teet’ an’ knock de stuffin’ out uv him.” AN ANGEL, I hear Robinson has lost sixty thousand dollars on bad notes.”” Indorsing for a friend?” No; backing a prima-donna.”” Y PREPARING FOR IT. Tuat Dick should get the doll and broom And Beth the hoe and spade Would make one think quite likely A misiake somewhere was made. But no; the future Santa reads, ‘And for it lays his plan, Since Dick 's the “coming woman" And Beth's the ‘* coming man.” HER MISSION. Cobwigger —* There will be work for the new. woman to do if she lives until the next generation,” Mrs. Cobwigger—" What kind of work?” Cobwigger —"She can dress herself up as Santa Claus and amuse her grandchildren.” CAUSE AND EFFECT. Visitor (to superintendent of insane-asylum)—“ When is the hos- pital most crowded, usually?” Superintendent— Always di- rectly after the Christmas shop- ping.” comicbooks.com