Judge — October 13, 1923 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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Ain’t Nature Wonderful? by Chet Shafer Qa PIMPLES are a@ non-sec- tarian outcome of colder weather than usual. They run about 467 to the square inch, which is pretty good for a private enterprise. Neither an asset nor a liability, their mission in life is little else than to apprise the grower of a drop in temperature. harbingers of autumn and winter they are very successful. In fact, i outside of an indicates the proie period a large and populous acreage of goose flesh, Although goose pimples enjc an unusual freedom their chief fault lies in the fact. that they do not constitute a dependable crop. ‘The owner of a covey cannot brag about them or show them off because he is never certain when they will appear or when they will vanish. Good durable warts may be spoken of in boasting terms and described as to color, size, length of service and imperviousness to guaranteed removers. Freckles may be displayed flagrantly with an accompanying statement regarding their cost of upkeep per annum. And the same may be true of a mole that is constant and absolutely weatherproof. But not so with goose pimples. ‘They are too uncer- tain for introduction into any conver- sation. Goose pimples appear in flocks, and it the ther Drawn by Epona Ditz.er. = — Playful Lady-reader of Humorous Magazines (who has heard some splashing)—Come out from e, you little rascal! id in favor of them that they giously self-supporting. They are very closely allied to one another, each one bear an almost uncanny resem- blance to all others. Their topography is identical and they all indulge in about the same general antics. After they jut they vanish completely. The only thing in life that can dis- appear more effectually than a goose pimple is a bank balance. And they stand out alone as an example of the theory that it is possible to get some- thing out of nothing, Ex-convicts, Please Write by Edmund J. Kiefer | W the matter with our So many convicts seem to find them unsatisfactory and look for quarters elsewhere This is a matter that should te} investigated. | Do the charges of the State tin of the bill of fi Do they miss their Ostermoor mattresses? Don't they get their radio rv larly? Or do they perhaps find each other unsociable—impossible to get along with. It seems a sad commentary on something or other, that after the State has spent so much money | to take care of them, they cannot adjust themselves to. their nen home. Perhaps the fault is with our jailers. They are underpaid. The hest jailers are none too good. sae A Poor Man’s Sweetheart by Lucia Trent wisut I had just pecks o” money I'd buy the world up for you, hon But thirty-five a week, dear Kit, Won't buy you very much of it. A warm spot in a subway jam, ‘A soda and a slice of ham, ‘A moonlit bench beneath a tree, Must make the world for you and me! Yet aren't we just as happy there As if Twas a millionaire? _ She—I wanted to go to Miss Jones’s fin- ishing school this fall, but mother doesn’t approve of cigarettes! comicbooks.com