Judge — July 6, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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

EXPLORING THE INTERIOR. THE news has just to Berlin come Of South Sea natives’ guile, Who banqueted on scientists On distant Papuan isle ; A baker's dozen—just Of Prussians were on shore, (The rest had sailed for coal and food And so there were no more.) They'd taken all their guns apart To clean them, it appears, When cannibals rushed from the bush And stuck them fall of spears. But one got safely to the boats, (The rest were served as stew) To see his comrades relished so Made this lone Prussian blue. “Twas Friday, and the diners felt To eat a dozen able, But knew, of course, ‘twould bring-bad luck To have thirteen at table. Now would you know the reason why? (Well, this is on the quiet,) They didn’t love the Prussian laws But loved a Prussian Diet. } WILLIAM LINCOLN Hatcn, JUDGE'S FAVORITES. ELEANOK ROBSON, < You, who made so provokingly sweet a NOT IN HIS LINE. i * Do you keep burnt leather goods?” * No'm — you will find them down on the next block; there's a fire -sale there.” Now in Browning, with Le Moyne and Skinner At such rate of ‘advancement should find your next station Asa Juliet, of other Shakespearean crea- INCOMPLETE, T did you send back that book to the library THE FOURTH IN BOSTON. Visitor —* How do you expect to celebrate the Fourth “Why, you told me this year?” Little Waldo Wendal— “ Oh, beautifully! 1am now engaged in my laboratory preparing a number of liddyte you weren't going to finish it” “True, But I wanted to read enough in it to talk about.” explosives and some nitro- glycerine shells with which to BIG BOOM. commons the glorious oc~ Crawford —“ Wasn't it ‘asion of our national inde- pendence !" } rather extravagant to pay fifty dollars for your boy's fireworks ?” Crabshaw —"1 couldn't help myself. I sent him to buy a quarter's worth and he set off all the man's stock." SUF-FIZZ-IENT REASON. Tommy —* Why docs that pin-wheel fizz so?” Tommy's father — Because it is not a fizzle.” IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. Doctor Bicrer — ‘Have the THE VIRTUE OF NECESSITY. Joon aet anc tnsair” LIKE the cannon’s roar, the rocket’s blare, SECRETARY The deafening bomb disturbs me not a whit, Doct I like the crackers as they burst in air, + Becanse I know there's no way out of it! STARTED RIGHT, ANYWAY. Minister (on July fourth) —“ Remember, Johnny, always to aim upward. Where is your little brother ocr F "Ah, Mrs. Jimmy? Is he going in the right direction ?” Jones is in the office—I didn’t know z pa . whether to order her to the mountains Johnny (sobbing)—" De las’ ting I saw of Jimmy or order her out.” he was still hanging on ter der stick of a big sky rocket.”” by fs re |r Qe POWKAH GOT RID OF HIS TROUBLES. “Goodness me! W'ot's de use ob blowin’ yoh haid off when yoh kin jes’ as well die happy?” Oh, Lawdy! Lawdy! Mah baby done shake me foh a cheap niggah; now, I'se gwine out in de anv saichle eeahosil Lifeless and beautiful he lay.’ comicbooks.com