Judge — March 28, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE’S WOMEN’ S_DEPARTMEN For the benefit of our women readers | the myriad homes where JUDGE is 4 favorite, we have entered into an ar- jement with the famous editor of (he Perfect Ladies’ Companion," Mr. lis Hok. Any perfect lady among our resilers who has troubles of household or heart may go in perfect confidence to Mr. Hok, who will at intervals convey through these pages advice or comfort, as (he case may demand. Dear Mr. Hok: My heart is breaking, for Jack witl not tell me whether he ever kissed a girl (nota relative) before h Oughtn’t I to insist upon h our engage Yours in trouble, Elfie —-, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. do enough lying of their own ac- cor, Elfie; don’t force them into it. My dear Mr. Hok: My husband is a daily subscriber to all of the mornipg and evening papers. I read them all rnestly through after he has thrown them aside, but I do not seem to know much more about the world problems of the day than I did before I read them. Docs this unfit me for joining our local Women’s Suffrage Club? Wife and Mother, Kalamazoo, Mich. You are eminently well fitted, madam, except in one particular, You give your husband first whack at the papers. Edu- f up to the point of getting them first and letting him wait until you throw th ide. Conquer your fireside first. World problems may wait. Dear Mr. Hok: My young man and I have had a falling out. i candy until we have mat Laura L Cherrydale candy will keep and some kinds won't. Send me some of the candy that I may answer the question inte! gently. Speaking generally, one candy in the hand is worth two or three un- caressed caresses. Dear Mr. Hok: How can I become ac- ted, without loss of maidenly mod- esty, with a gentlemanly-looking fellow- traveler who makes no advances toward Demure, Springfield, Mass. Ladies, bring your sorrows and perplexities to Mr. Hok. He will help you. CAIN’S MARRIAGE EXPLAINED. “T never discuss marriage,” said the © Gen, Fitzhugh I ut think- | Id colored preacher in my dressing his dark ition, when a white m vin the buck of the buildi Mr. Preacher,’ said the white man. | Sir, to you, Mr. Preacher, you kinge about Cain, and you sty he got married in the| hind of Nod after he killed Abel. But the Hible only mentions Adam and Eve a being on the earth at that time. Who, then, did Cain marry 2? ‘Vhe colored: preacher snorted with unfeigned contempt. | Hub!” he stid. ‘You hear dat, Approach him shyly, dear, and pin a rose or any other simple nosegay upon the lapel of his coat. The attention will make him think of his mother, and break the ice at once. Dear Mr. Hok: I met my divorced husband ina restaurant the other day. Was it proper for me to ask him to pass the butter? And if it should happen again, should I allow myself a repetition | of the familiarity? Eloise —, Bridgeport, Conn, If it should be the same butter, don't ask to have it passed. The fact that he is your former husband will have no ef- fect upon it. If you let it alone it may come to you of its own accord. Dear Mr, Hok: How can I break my little boy of the habit of scratching his head when he studies his lessons? Fond Mother, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Use dog soap. We have found Pratt's the best. My dear Mr. Hok: I am availing my- self of your kind offer to wr when in trouble for advice. ‘The young man that I met some time with whom I am very much in lo has been very attentive, taking me out about every two weeks; but what worries me is that he also shows attention to other girls—one in particular. He is grand looking; I just wish you could see him. His other lady friend has lots of money and is just using him for a yood thing. How would you advise me to make him stop going with her, without letting him think Iam jealous, and in that way eventually win his love? Hop- ing you will consider the matter deeply and let me hear from you very soon, I} am, Yours in distress, Tillie Hill, . Louis, Mo. P.S. Do you believe in girls propos- ing in leap year? 1, The case is hopeless, Tillie. You} may be sure that any man who is being | used as ‘a good thing”? by a girl with lots of money” likes the job. Yours 4 awaiting part. 2. My beliefs don’t make any difference, my dear. They'll do it just the same, leap years and other years, The theory that ‘ man proposes "” is a fallacy. He often thinks he docs, but it’s her work every time. w hear dat fool n, he went to Drederen and si question Tam The Best Spread CORN SYRUP for Bread More! More! More! comes the call for Karo. Children love and thrive upon it; everybody delights in its wholesome good- ness. Nothing half so good for all sorts of sweetening, from griddle cakes to candy. 10¢, 25¢ and soc in air-tight tins. uote. PIERREPONT West 32d St.and Broadway, NEW YORK HARRY L. BROWN HH Matel Vitona, Boston, abd estore ten Sop gion Ree PROFITING BY OTHERS. “Some persons have the knack of de- riving a comfortable living from the cnergy of others, while they dodge hard work themselves. By this I do not mea that they practice fraud, but simply th they know how to use their wits legi mately,” said a well-known San cisco lawyer, whoisakeen observer. “TL saw a practical illustration of this on the water-front several days ago,” he nucd. “Two negro boys were sell- Jing peanuts, cach having charge of a large basket.” One wasa bundle of energy | and kept up an endless ‘spiel? as he rush cd hither and thither in quest of cus tomers. BUTTERMILK. “Which is the cow that gives the but- termilk?” innocently asked the young lady from the city, who was inspecting the herd with a critical eye, “Don't make yourself ridiculous,” said the young lady who had been in the country before and thing or two. “Goats give buttermilk del. u lazy x in de land 0° * so shiftle trash families dat de didn’t consider fit Holy Word.!"—Philadelphia Record. REASONABLE. nw E “do you think’ you tis? Yeth, ma’am,” lisped the little miss. “He ith a man that makths panths.” 1 the school teacher, n tell me what Here yuh go, here!” uh go, here!” he would shout, anuts, fi? cents a bag. On'y fi’ cents a bag, here; red-hot peanuts. “The other chap, comfortably” en- oma box, would wait until the had ty pause to catch his breath, | when he would ¢ in with a monoto- | f nou seonced The Finish e, abmalute firston * ina positive it. tina singsong: “Heath too, heah too!!"—Sun Fran cisvo Call ‘To dodge his creditors required Such vigilance and vim, An auto car he went and hired, And now they’re dodging him. M ADDRESS comicbooks.com