Judge — November 27, 1909 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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AT THE PARTY. O'Bricn from the corner store (hired for the occasion, Mrs. James Fitzmaurice Brown —and she REPORT UPON THE DISCOVERY OF THE ORIGINAL JOKE. E HAVE received a communi: tion which seems to us to be a more than startling confirma- tion of the recently publi ery of the Original Jok sument, some extracts from wh e, seems to bear on the ners of undoubted antiquit WWidently passed through s hich led to note th having al hands, ir ssions on its Apart from the fact that it b of newspaper, which itten on severely ta our office and called forth complaints m the rent hus as to the ‘ling of pil i ms tous be too light a contribution toward the ent of thi rs bet serious question. e-| wiarisms from every author jo ever handled the brick chisel or | fh. we are reluctantly compelled to say at our contributor—whose name is, 7 ape keeping a copy of Judgeion before them. Upon the tenth day of the blue moon Polycrates, which is to say ‘*Parrot- cage,’ requested leave of absence and was seen no more. Came to a village and cracked sundry jests, which the na- tives took amiss. | Real Fireside |Comfort is always found in EVANS’ ALE The Joy Maker when Good Fellows get together. The venerable Noah being asked what he esteemed a great jest to be, 81 own as to the erying of ‘Ark, ‘ark !"" when the rain fell on his half-moon roof ; but Adam saith his riddle as to the gate of Eden being a-jar. In the fall of 2000 B.C. came to Egypt, a trooly grate city flowing about the Nyle. The people gave us a grate recepshun—pretty warm—and the press was loud in her prayses. One day, as I ng to see Tolemy with a P, 1 Spinks, which gave me a Joak. Telling the same to Tolemy, he was overcome with lafter and bade them tickel my sole with a bullrush for a merry wag, an’ I spent many days in the hospital, receiving flours from Cleo- patra, a very queen among wimen. At three p. m. we left El Well-just El, traveling toward the Jag-jag Land. = i We stood in Venice, I repeat with sighs, a cocktail or some poison in each hand. 1 saw from out the wave mos- kecters rise, an’ felt the stroke of them old chanters land. Then, soon enough, troth, our provi- sions began to run low, until we were reduced to one barrel of predigested GULSIS Wu REFRRI FROM CHHiPrinG retrantos OFF ht Gy FURNTURE = <a @o—~ : Helen, BE SURE YOUR SINS WIL ND You out ° Husband" Aba! so V have a you, 1? h the captain! Well may you blush Wifp—* Well, that’s an accomplishment in a woman nowadays.” A strangely enough, not ne up to that high sti ‘a ity which it is our object in life to sus- ta We are p r, submit it toa board of examiners chosen from th us brain-fay refuges, con- fident that, having sat upon it, as a mat- ter of form, they will rise up competent to pronounce upon its merits in one way or another. We idea that it may prove a standing joke, in view of an ared, howe lip Morris Cigarettes corn thi Some Extracts at Raxpom. blesse oblige — Hence we proc through a de nce of fit led three days’ jour- ert track of country a parasangs, the north wind blowing full in our faces, com- pletely blinding us. One of the augurs advised us to sacr} to the wind, which we did with a cask of wine, and manifestly forgot our tr of the men contracted * which is a species of nutty disorder. It was found wise to relieve the eyes by | you Vll smoke them! MnKIDGE 972 lar sine QC, BANSADOR 35 dinwet size Little Brow Hox"? The rocks rang with ** Hoo a pass we fell in with the Bedad van, following in double file the camel) Met a guy, of a standard-bearer whose green flag |+Those who se bore the Moslem legend, ‘Get rhidov | man: and th’ humy | Heraclitus, who suid, 0 for good stuff dig out y MSS. and find nix."” (Continued on next page.) Beautiful Art Calendars Prices 25 cents to $2.00 NEXPENSIVE holiday gifts can be made of th unted Judge Art Calendars, “for lovers e artistic, nd others.” well Circular will be sent on request, Some of the titles are Guid Mirning, Goud Night, Holding Hand: Reply, Yours Truly, ete, and the Judge Calendar is composed "5 best sellers, Awaiting Your of seven payes of Fl: LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York comicbooks.com