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This page contains three unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"A Martyr to the Law"** depicts a conversational exchange between passengers on a train. A solemn moralist lectures a pleasant young man about frivolous vacation-taking, praising his apparent virtue. The joke's reveal: the young man is actually being transported to **Sing Sing Prison** for a three-year sentence. The satire mocks self-righteous moralizing and hypocrisy—the solemn passenger's earnest praise of virtue masks criminal reality. The remaining items are brief, unrelated jokes: "In For It" (a child threatens to report mischief to her vegetarian father), "I Told You So" (a woman's warning about a mule proved correct), "Wanted a Little Sunshine" (a marriage joke about nighttime behavior), and "What He Knows" (wit about feigned ignorance). The page also includes a Packer's Tar Soap advertisement, reflecting Judge's mixed editorial-advertising format.

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A MARTYR TO THE LAW. =~ We said the solemn-looking passenger in the front seat to the pleasant young man just behind him, «the harvest is past, but the summer is still with us.” «Sure !” said the pleasant young man. ++ But it's on the wing, though,” con- tinued the solemn man, ‘It's flying.” «Right along!" assented the pleas- ant passenger. “Time is fleeting,” remarked the other. Well,” said the pleasant youth, shaking his head, + that depends a good deal on how much time you get.” «Sir !" exclaimed the passsenger in front. “Tsay three months will fleet quicker than three years,” replied the pleasant passenger, smiling. «+ Won't it?” said he to the gruff passenger who sat beside him. «Them that's tried it says so,” said the gruff passenger. The solemn-looking man was silent for a while, and then opened up again, + These are the days,” said he, ‘that the frivolous and unthink- ing spend in idling where the sea roars, or the mountain breezes whis- per, or the streams of the valley murmur, You are not bound on idle vacation, I trust, my dear young friend ?” “Well, not exactly,” replied the pleasant young man, with a shake of his head. «Betcher life he ain't !" muttered the gruff passenger. “I am pleased to know it,” said the solemn passenger; * but I grieve to hear you suggest my wagering anything upon it, even so worthless and poor a thing as life. So you are not one of the trivial throng who are just now flocking to idle vacations ?” No, sir; Lam not,” replied the pleasant young man, “You rejoice me!" said the solemn passen- ger, lifting his eyes, while the gruff passenger chuckled. «I'm going on a va- af Sige Focsinerisctahe ; cation, though,” said the degreeand there areas many moreasT want Pleasant young man, to take.” “but it won't be an idle one." And he smiled at the gruff passenger, who chuckled again and said “Right you are! And the next station is ours. “Ah!” said the solemn passenger. “Its name?” “Sing Sing!" replied the gruff passenger. “This young gent here stays three years with us for hav wives, and none of ‘em dead.” The gruff passenger, from his manner, apparently thought this revelation would shock the solemn man into g three HEALTHY HAIR the ceulthe a nary coffee. In two weeks after using IN FOR IT. Sissy—“‘I'm going to tell my papa that you gave our Fido a plece of meat, and you know he's a vegetarlan.”” “I TOLD YOU SO.” AUNT DINAH was laboring over the wash-tub in the side yard near her cabin, when suddenly and mysteriously a little negro, as if fallen from the skies, sprawled upon the grass near by, picked himself up slowly, and began to whimper. “Hey, yo’, Sam!" cried Aunt Dinah, ‘didn't I done severely warn yo" "bout dat? Didn't I caution yo’ elaborately? Ain't I done tole yo" ter quit foolin’ eroun’ dat mule 2” WANTED A LITTLE SUNSHINE. Mrs. Digs—" You used to say I was the sunshine of your exist- ence.” Mr. Digs—«*So 1 did.” Mrs. Digs— And now you stay out night after night.” Mr. Digs— Well, one can't expect sunshine after dark, you know.” WHAT HE KNOWS. Ss POEs he know much 2?” «Well, he not only knows that he doesn’t know much, but he knows enough to keep others from knowing it.” A GREWSOME QUIP. Cook—'*De Boose is in a terrific state of nerv- FOUND OUT. A TRAINED NURSE MADE, DISCOVERY, s alcoholism,” No one is in better position to know the oe look_uYes. He al.| Value of food and drink than a trained ies ”| nurse. ways used to be shaking for] Speaking of coffee, a nurse of Wilkes- the drinks ; now he’s drink- | Barre, Pennsylvania, writes: I used to ing for the shakes.” drink strong coffee myself, and suffered greatly from headaches and indigestion. While on a visit to my brothers Thad a good chance to try Postum Food Coffee, for they drank it altogether in place of ordi- Postum I found I was much benefited and finally my headaches disappeared and also speechless horror, and he was knocked dumb himself when the indigestion the solemn one grabbed the pleasant one by the hand and a Cc é I ‘s “Naturally I have since used Postum i among my patients, and have noticed a exclaimed, « Another martyr to righteousness and faithfulness to the law! May the spirit of sainted Brigham sustain you!" | ar S a} a When the train stopped and the gruff passenger and Pure as the Pines gruff passenger took it and read it. This was the inscrip-| Not only cleanses the scalp, but imparts | °°) ; ‘ r " Jular oa nis I find trouble in getting servants to the pleasant passenger rose to leave the car, the solemn passenger pressed a card in the young man’s hand. ‘The tion on vigor to SOME girls lose their heads only to find them on men’s shoulders. shampooing. ‘The Packer Mig. Co., New York City. Reason.” marked benefit where coffee has been left off and Postum used, “Lobserved a curious fact about Postum when used among mothers. It greatly helps the flow of milk in cases where cof- fee is inclined to dry it up, and where tea causes nervousness, make Postum properly. They most always ely concemed with the growth| serve it before it has been boiled long of the hair. Its use means alenough. It should be boiled fifteen to clean, healthy scalp, and lustrous hair. > MOTT, For a third of a century * Packer recognized as twenty minutes after boiling begins and served with cream, when it is certainly a the ideal soap for| delicious beverage.” Read “The Road to Wellville,” in packages. ‘There's a comicbooks.com