Judge, 1885-07-04 · page 6 of 16
Judge — July 4, 1885 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents three related satirical cartoons about judicial proceedings, titled "A Tragedy." The three panels labeled "Within," "Without," and "All Together" appear to depict courtroom scenes involving executions or severe punishment, with figures in formal dress and gallows-like structures visible. The accompanying text is mostly humorous advice and anecdotes unrelated to the main cartoon—notably, satirical "picnic tips" that humorously conclude one should "stay at home" instead, and a story about a woman shopping for silks who misses a price difference joke. **The core satire appears to critique the judicial system itself**—likely commenting on capital punishment or the severity of court verdicts—though the specific case or controversy referenced isn't entirely clear from the image alone. The juxtaposition of formal justice proceedings with the trivial, mundane text below may suggest ironic commentary on how serious legal matters appear in public discourse. The exact political or legal event being satirized requires additional historical context beyond what this page supplies.
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3. ALL TOGETH Advice to Intending Pic-Nicers. 1. Prepare onl; the banquet. 2. Cool drinks in plenty are better than coffee and soups. Make your lemonade mixture, except the water and ice, before you start. 3. If you are to have clams or terrapin, better employ an expert to prepare them. It will be cheaper and better. 4. Prepare extra wraps, umbrellas, and goloshes. _5. If it is a Sunday-school or family pic- nic, leave the children at home. It will be better for them and yon. 6. When all these preparations are made, stay at home yourself with the children. It will be better for them and you. n, Wholesome food for THE JUDGE. With not even a little * tail-piece But Watertiouse Hawkins Sa -y were Grimalkins wed to the genus Maltese.”* n the hot perspiring gr Will craw! into the manger For repose And the busy burpble Make a rosy little st On his nose, deelet, uglet She Might Have Known. | Mrs. Coldcash is looking over some silks ina Sixth Avenuestore. ‘Two qualities have taken her fancy. hat’s the price of this?” “One dollar, ~~ Namber Twenty- nine, lend me your scissors?” (to cash-girl.) Mrs. C.— And this?” Clerk—‘ Dollar seventeen.” | “Could you tell me the differ | ence between them?” | Clerk (absentmindedly) — “Seventeen cents.—Cash her BENKDICT'S ST. TY IMPROVING MATRIMONY. ATVE OF LIDER: Country Scene. (City youth and old farmer looking at enraged bull in a pasture): C. Y.— The bull is not an humble ani- mal by any means, is it, Mr. Jones?” 0. F.—* Waal, bulls air yoosually very | proud an’ fiery critters; but I'll be gosh- | danged ef I didn’t hev one last winter thet jest filled the bill in the r C, Y-—* How so, Mr. « 0. F.— Got left out in a storm, an’ chtv near froze to death.” Y. —‘‘I don’t see how that made it an 2 humt nimal “Consarn it all! Ef the critter was stif- fened out with the cold so’z he couldn’t | walk, didn’t that make him a numb bull | anermal?” Drinks for two at the cross-roads tavern on the C. Y. National Play and Work. European laborers have nearly a hundred non-working holidays in a year, while they in this country have only six or seven. But Americans put at least four days’ assiduous application to fun into cach holiday, and adding the days they take to recover from it, the difference in play is not so gr seems on a mere comparison of di on the other hand, a European makes all his work a holiday as compared with the “duf- fing in” of « Yankee, so that the interna- tional industrial equilibrium is disturbed again. ‘Two cocks—Sunset and Roscoc—sailed for Europe on the same steamer. comicbooks.com