Life — December 26, 1889 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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

- LIFE: THE INS AND OUTS OF SCIENCE, ‘DoT SOUNDS REASONABLE.” REPUTATION SECURE. ROWD ON THE BANK OF THE Colonel dead ? Doctor: Yes, he’s dead—but he didn’t swallow any, OHIO: Is the as MEY CHRISTMAS and Happy New Year, Johnnie!” E PARSON: Yes, it’s a merry Christmas, but I have my doubts about the New Year. The ladies of the church have given pa seventeen pairs of new slippers. JOHNN “Himmet! Ve DON’ GOT NODING LEFT!” “Yan, IT GOMMENCE TO WORK.” “We MUST GOWNDERAGT bis!" “ANODER BOTTLE, SCHNAPPS, UNT VE QUIT. WHERE SELF-HELP WAS NOT APPROVED. AWKINS: Here's a couple of Christmas chickens for J you, Uncle Pomp. UncLe Pomp: Thank ‘ee, sah, thank ‘ee! a good man to help the poo’, Massa Jawkins. Jawkins: Oh, I like to see the poor help themselves, Pomp, but in the case of chickens I must make an exception, Yo’ was allus IRST PENMAN: How's business ? SECOND PENMAN: Flourishing. “SCHOME IMBROVEMENT, SCHNAPPY, BUT TOO MUCH GONFINED TO ONE SCHPOT.” comicbooks.com