Judge — March 25, 1899 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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

A MEAN “CRITTER JASON Bakiow—" The meanest man in Vossum nin os old Mop Crabtree. he bought a duck of old widew Jones the other day, and when he cut the duck yizrard the widew claimed it was four ounces short weight, and made her pay the difference.” Floyht- COMYRIGNT 1899 BY ANN ELL PUBUSMIRG COMPANY OF MEW YORK Sache $ Widens Lobe 8 Me (o New York HARD LINES IN THE PROFESSION. Mx. Tontn—* I'm sorry th’ day thot our Jamesy wor a great singer an’ j'ined th’ grand opery. Shure it says here thot he’s goin’ ter suppoort an’ Oitaliaa prima-donna.” Mrs. Tonin— Vis, b’gorry ! an’ th’ poor boy is hardly able to suppoort himself.” comicbooks.com