Judge — November 3, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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

Fern lent : a ont a DENSELY IGNORANT. Citizex —" Well, my boy, I suppose you know all about base-ball ?” Boy—"' Nota t'ing! I'm only de umpire.” HALLOWEEN. LEAVE every gate unlatched to-night I cannot see their spirit shapes, ‘The very earth we proudly tread, And ail the doors unbarred ; But know that they are there 4 The sill our feet go o'er, “Tis Halloween, so do not loose By sighs upon the autumn wind The pictured walls of home, belong ‘The watch-dog in the yard. And whispers in the air. To others gone before, ‘The guests who cross the threshold now ‘They share again the glowing hearth Who once a year return again Are folks I used to know Unseen by mortal eyes, From graves of peaceful green, Who walked with me and talked with me ‘And pace the chambers long exchanged And we are but the stewards here Not very long ago. For mansions in the skies. For ghosts of Halloween. . MINA IRVING, HOW IT IMPRESSED HER. LOOKED THAT WAY. ++ P)ACIOUS!” exclaimed Margie as iner mother proceeded in the dress- Jagg les —" Do you really think he committed suicide ?” ing of the cabbage, “what a lot of undershirts zat sing wears.”” Waggles —" Well, he ate mushrooms he gathered himself.” NS A COMPLIMENTARY TICKET. FARMER HAYRAKE—"* So ole Si Jenkins’s son is a-runnin’ fer congress out west? On what ticket?" FARMER SNAKEKOOT—"' I didn't’hear, But he was sech a‘ dead-head ' around here I reckon he must be runnin’ on a ‘ complimentary’ !” ae rr <a comicbooks.com