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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page contains several satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine addressing late-19th-century American politics and social issues. **Main Cartoon**: "The Latest Application of the Saratoga Trunk" depicts a figure at a house, likely satirizing wealthy tourists or travelers using expensive luggage—a commentary on conspicuous consumption during the Gilded Age. **"Cui Bono?"** questions the purpose of Fourth of July fireworks celebrations, sarcastically asking what good they serve when they endanger the city, strain fire departments, and disturb citizens. It's social satire critiquing wasteful holiday practices. **"An Unholy Alliance"** is a poem attacking a supposed alliance between Rome (the Catholic Church) and Ireland against England. It references a papal "Bull" (church edict) and criticizes Irish-Catholic political alignment with Rome, reflecting anti-Catholic sentiment common in late-19th-century American publications. **Sidebar notes** discuss James G. Blaine's presidential candidacy and literary credits, typical of contemporary magazine gossip. The page reflects *Judge*'s conservative Protestant perspective on immigration, religion, and national politics.
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why we should refuse him. We have right to set our face against the imposition onus of erimimis and of people incapable of supporting themselves—but we have none to refuse emigrants because they are assisted, or to argue from the fact of their needing that assistance that they are paupers. CUI BONO? | Now that the glorious Fourth is rious: Iy over, and se t hy hal 18 arated from the p tin us permits of its 1 nately considere v the question Cai i bono? arises very forcibly, Of what good were all these tireerackers that were burned, all these pyrotechnics that were let off? OF «d was the eity ordinaned Jess and dL. are the what that p hibits such seu erous displays fingers and Of what yor vari other disjreta ' membra, belonging tes vs, which were detached in the tically ine ts of the ‘To what purpose were fires cendiary—kindled in various p city on a phenomenally warm night? and mld s upon our Fire D why s much extra work be imposed partment on a national hol- Why should the good and Taw iday? cpof thousands of abiding—perchanee sick and suffer citizens urbed that Jemmie cht let off a bunch of fir of the frequent resultant V In view . it would seem as if it might pay the insurance companies to pr ute the offenders against the firework ordinance, and thereby secure its enforce- ment. But noj it seemed to be nobody's bu- siness; the ordinance remained unenforeed, | and the city was a pandemonium, — How senseless, how silly 1s allt What a pu- erile way of commemorating ut national anniversary; and now that it is all over, the city and the sand the 1 chil- insu © compa and distigur sk themsely parents of the 1 dren, foot the bills, and doubt very feclingly cui bone?” “WHY, CERTAINLY.” Tu: Jepor, Puck's rival, may be counted on to assist Mr. Blaine for the Presidency. It is Blaine’s involuntary aid. It seems to injure him, but its al sure to make him friends as the sun_ is sure to shine. .A- buse always produces this result.—Pitdsburg . Chronicle, MERCI BIEN. Tne best thing that Wales has done is * Watterson’s Giant” in this week’s JupGe, rtoon of the ‘Tilden of Watterson’s fancy confronted by the Tilden of fact.—St. Louis Evening Chronicle, Hark ve, friend Bierce—you of the San : Wasp — Tue Jvoce. is entirel d that you should transfer to your col- tumns a few on +A Blue Bride,” which | appeared in ours (sce JupGr, No, 86); but | what he is puzzled about is why you should credit said verses to the Honr instead of THe | Jupee, for whom the lines were written, and who originally gave them publicity. peiseo, ‘THLE sea shores are now cool and clam-y. AN SOME: st Andt time Pootif THE LATEST APPLICATION MH makes anadmiratle residence for fashionable city people. UNHOLY ALLIANCE, OME RHYMES ON THE PAPAL ner NEW Phe nV RED RAEN llianee for nati inst Heme inte an unhely we shall st f tela played asain T power is arrayed again st Trekand and Bight wawhat since of Saints.” sure ie” by poc And, ash The 1. Is a weak pi Tt seems rather queer, | That Rome should promalgat The thin But in rhy Tn sooth, it After all I dof the old Gael a | And this new Bull | Though it may be w aying his t thunde or Burke nen ory tells, came near sunderi of priestly inflation, O. ye would look better at home St. Peter's high dome cals Whe Nigh the Catacombs’ loam, Piber's waves fo: cience, O, my cot such nons inay be proper in one sense, O. nd in reason ‘tis wron: sad, itr th Jand’s tearful As in days To the heretic foe OF TILE SARATOGA TRON By my land and my faith, it was bad enough— Innisf il has proved sad enot ad € | A pleasant al th look at the Old Land today and wrinkled and gray: In mourning and woe, Neath the heel of the foe But the old For the ¢ the gre hess will not play toda; wud) nH nunhood’s array today— Phat charity Ie of Rome we would at home Both our lund and our faith we love dearly + Peter's penes But as sure Well take no dictation f Save in morals A faith. Aud thus New Ire Bulls and And church cans yearly, Ph well, merely, Pope, Rome we have paid to y nid saith nathemas come, 1s boom! To end—if the M And heterodo: Remorse is To prey on her Catholic Lif she's been guilty of old faith and t very See, re glad ¢ ¢ tinetured with dol ty be, in to believe, on the whole, That she b tsinned s0, pwtdays go thiror Tne unfortunate sailor often finds death still? bree comicbooks.com