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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page contains several distinct satirical pieces mocking contemporary American politics and social issues: **"Splitting the Difference"** ridicules Connecticut legislators who appointed themselves to inspect a girls' industrial school, implying misconduct ("larking") while pretending reform efforts. **"His Reasonable Expectations"** parodies the Devil's temptation of Christ, reimagined with a Standard Oil executive being offered worldly wealth—satirizing corporate greed and the oil monopoly's insatiable appetite. **"Insult Added to Injury"** attacks the proposed Vedder liquor tax, which would fund rural schools through city vice taxes. Judge condemns this as unjust "highway robbery"—taxing urban citizens to subsidize rural taxpayers. **"Our Relations with Hawaii"** mocks Secretary of State Bayard's diplomatic visit to Hawaii's queen, lampooning his awkward attempts at flattery and Hawaii's actual conditions (leprosy crisis, limited navy). The satire critiques American imperialism and condescending diplomacy toward indigenous sovereigns. The cartoons use exaggerated caricature and dialogue to expose hypocrisy and injustice in governance.

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occupying the front the bed. COLONEL GAMBRELL of iss., editor of the Sicord and Shield, permitted himself to be shot to death by Colonel Hamilton of the local penitentiary in street counter. That is the worst journalism yet; and still there is one consolation—he popped the opposing colonel so that that ventleman presently died. SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE, to condemn the Cleve idea of civil took espe ¢ fime to indorse the man who is chiefly responsi- ble for its enforcement. This is perhaps the most approved methed of fighting on both dU shedding the impar- r over the indiserim- some members of the Connec- ticut legislature who were appointed to inspe industrial school fe ing with the girls.” what ma our blood boil. If le men don't know better than to do such things they ought to resign. We do not happen to know what larking is: but if the girls ever recover from it itis certainly to be hoped that the shameless wretches who persecuted them never will. HIS REASONAB! APECTATIONS. took the head of the Standard oil ce top of w high mountain and offered him all that his eye and be- yond that all the land and water between the north and south pe ame between the uttermost boundary of the east and west “this little waste of spa Throw in the sun, moon, and sturs all about it. w No, but I will, Wh Huppy (irith a look of triumph we were married.” rhaps Pl consider INSULT ADDED TO INJURY. The Vedder liquor bill proposes very heavy license fees for this city and Brooklyn, the same to be applied to the support of schools and other general state purposes, Thus it would tax the vices and pleasures of the two large cities in order to reduce the du- ties of the country taxpayer. If there isany species of highway robbe is less respectable than that we heard of it. It is a legal method of putting your hand in another man’s pocket and abst the contents of the same; and it has the additional impudence of excusing the robbery on the rather irrelative ground that. the man robbed has a red nose, OCR RELATIONS WITH HAWAII The con prsation of your uncle Bay- and with lani, while the latter si gotten the intended conlingly clad temporarily Heian shirt-sleeves and a pair of pan- taloons with one suspender, was rather difficult but not entirely unpleasing. “Your majesty.” said Mr. Bayard. With some hesitation, “Tam pleased SM MAT your clothes whin you are cut missive Dever read But, my dear, have you looked at the date 1 ‘A CONSIDERATION. Lapy—" Why. I oaly pal my last servaot four dollar, and yim ark four j uat's me price but as ti rwance of thr Afty cints for ben” able to wear to observe that there isn’t a much within your kingdom as formerly prevailed there. May I inquire as to the means taken to ameliorate the condition of the unfortunate leprosy sufferers ? The queen paused ax if in some doubt, and then slowly remarked. ‘ts—the Amer: ican tract society.” “AN! said) Mr. Bayard, rubbing his hands with spirit. “Twas not are that they were us much intended f ye bodily as the spiritual welfare of your people: but Iam nev- ertheless pleased to learn that they can be adapted toso many purposes. Hm! let me in quire as to the condition of your navy.” Her majesty did not quite understand, but said after re flection that the ladies of the island were the most expert swimmers in the world. “Very good. exclaimed Mr. KE sweet smile, very) good!” ris with “Timay,say th lof them. nt could stand vy of that kind that world could: send A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION. 1 in your pocket, Ibs signed Mabel, and ‘Oh, you horrid monster! 1 will tell mother rament—T mar; per Ist, TSB of them—that gi ve of the loving letters you wrote me before jesty indicated Mex- nav few hesitating but intelligible words. Evarts. “But, bea raid of them. ‘ enough from our borders to require a eof difficulty, and, if you will permit me, T would prefer kind to any other. [may not be enthusi matic situation that Ido, but if there is a navy that TMi Here the president and lis wife and other ladies swept into Her majesty had only time to look her thanks.“ Before 1,” hurriedly remarked incle Bayard ina half- “et me ask you to observe their complexions. Did ving the diplo- The queen gave him a chilling look, and he walted visibly “Grover,” said your uncle Bayard aside to the president, as soon as the honors were suffi ptly gone over, rn their sab over to us Lamar. I the wrong things possit et him take his w OUR CHEESE-PRESS RULER. When the hay seed legislator comes ew York he hasa good time He in the gorgeous saloon and the iniquitous dive. He indulges liberally ine, and those places ty girls as well. Ina tinuous surprise, delight, and hilarity the days and nights go swiftly by; and heis the more reckless because when he home he will lave to pull a long countenance and satisfy himself with the ordinary fried pork, potatoes and cold water for the pending six months. But his vote son the side of abstemious- and so wags this wicked world Pye si nd new state of ce an’ you ix about the comicbooks.com