Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-12
Crabbscrawlings

| With some Squibs ana mayD
verse,
And the readers-they all thanl
you,
For your own stuff is mucl
worse.
Six suggestions for suitable
Christmas presents for a gentleman
as quoted by an Arizona paper:
| /. A bottle of Hootch.
| 2. A bottle of Hootch.
3, A bottle of Hootch. =
4. A bottle of Hootch. +
S. A bottle of Hootch.
6. A bottle OF Hootch.
That's the old spirit Of '76!
Sir: What name would you sug
gest for an Albuquerque health
seekers association, should one pt
formed Interested.
Answer. Cd Mike Robe So
city.
(2) Coughin' Club.
WHO SAYS THERE rs NO SENTI'
MENT IN BUSINESS?
Alexander D. Toadvine, a promi-
nent agent Of Salisbury, Md, died
this week Of heart trouble. The
agency was 40 years old.-Natl un-
derwriter.
A health expert says the temper
AZURE of paint shop should be kept
at 80 degrees.
NV word! The manicures would
burn up.
Bootleggers do not seem to I'M
derstand the law. Judges can
make 1t clearer to them by using
longer sentences.
STEW BAD.
(From "Gashouse Ballads"
His trousers are lace at the bottom
and transparency thin at the
rear;
His oxfords are splayed. his coat
and vest frayed, his eyes
have a fishy-like blear;
A bit Of humanitys flotsam,
washed up on the big city's
shore,
He shuffles along with the passing
throng, engulfed in the traf-
fic's roar.
A child Of the Eighteenth Amend
ment which swept Ger the
dear USA,
All tattered and torn, an oath he has
sworn that ne'er Will ne
work a full day.
A drink with wallop he's seeking,
and all sorts of liquor he'll
try; !.
Ambition he'll spurn--he just
seems to yearn for the rest Of
the world to come buy.
I WONDER JUST WHAT HE
MEANS!
Sir: After spending day In ped
due to a cold, and after having had
the event duly observed by a
friend, am praying that my cold
lasts until Christmas.-Don Flu
lano.
know that fellow"
'I have a scraping acquaintance
with him. He's my barber
How in the world do they expect
a man to enjoy the holidays with
the revenue agents as active as they
are?
Judge. Have you anything to
say before sentence is imposed up
Ex-pugilist: "well, yer honor. ]
never Wuz no glutton fer punish
ment."
Knowing the Irishmen's love OF a
good fight, we view with some ap-
the results OF the elec-
ton to be held next Wednesday.
To "a Friend"
Roses red and violets blue,
The quail were good and so are YOU
1--WE CORRECT"
In our last issue Dogtown should
begin with capital D.--Las Cruces
Citizen.
oh Dear! oh Dearl
That medical beer!
1t never got here!
Some people have to be fresh so
that Others won't think they are
going stale.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
When Crismus comes round, as 1t
does ever year,
And / start to figurin' where
will begin,
rhe first thing / think Of is some
~ oh
The pore little kids of the town
/ am In.
FIRST set down what ! think 1 can
spare, -.
And then I change 1t to what 1t
should be, Il
30 the ante Is raised, but psnaw!
I don't care,
For jes' think o. the fun It's a.
givin' to me.
FOR I've lived long enough to know
that the soul
OF a man is raised up when he's
givin' away; Il
md that's why I'm proud when
take the role
OF bein' OF santa on each Girls
mus day.
When a man brags that ne |
loesn't owe a cent, look up his
redit.
TO EXCHANGE-A flock of |
,leurisy, a fierce cough, little
emp and no appetite. Will con-
ider anything or what have you?
T. B. c.
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