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# Judge Magazine Page 215: Political and Social Satire This page from *Judge* contains several unrelated satirical items typical of the magazine's format. The top cartoon, "Not Surprising," depicts a society woman discussing a vicious horse with a visitor—the joke being that she attributes the animal's intelligence to its bad behavior, a sardonic comment on human nature. The text pieces reference **President Cleveland**, appearing to critique his administrative decisions and public statements. One section mocks his silence about seeking a second term, sarcastically listing excuses (deafness, a cold, wheat concerns). Another discusses his cost-cutting measures regarding ferry-boat construction and signal flags—suggesting cynicism about his claimed frugality and Jeffersonian simplicity. The remaining items are brief humorous sketches: a letter-writing mix-up, a joke about spare ribs and Adam, a daydream about swimming, and editorial office humor. The illustration showing a woman and child likely accompanies one of these pieces, though the specific connection is unclear from the OCR text provided.
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NOT SURPRISING. Bauestetas—"* Weally, Miss F d twies to bite me. Yes? Isn't it strange what intelligence some animals /o show?” 1e"S a Vewy stwange beast, you know. hatky and vicious, Prowsteian— had arranged through Secretary Whitney for thirty thousand dollars’ worth of English drawings to construct connecting ferry-boats. He was determined to earn public confidence by vetoing all demands of dis employees and reducing the cost of the wool used in signal fla would give personal examination of each linch-pin and a personal ham- mering on the wheels. Selected now for the sole purpose of lessening public expense, he hoped in the intervals of public labor to devote his spare time to the wth of potatoes to supply the white house. These lofty utterances of _ modesty mixed with Jeffersonian simplicity won the applause of every vostal_clerk—and Mr. Cleveland was lauded as the largest statesman of the a WHY HE DIDN'T. TINE OMISSION of President Cleveland to say anything about a second term in his speech of ac- ceptance was not remarkable. For nstance, the gentleman is quite Geaf, and on the occasion referred to had a very bad cold, It is likely, besides, to be a rather bad season for winter wheat, and the reports from the hop districts, though some- what premature, are not encourag- ing. There, too, were the recent departures of William and. Fred- erick, which saddened the mperial heart of this nation and brought about grave doubt as to peace of Europe. And besides, ned. have WE MUST be permitted to quote just once more our David's nterrogative remark to Grover— Perhaps it was well to dissemble your love. ut why did you kick me down stairs?” ad yet, the swelling having partially cone down, David is so eager to tve his master for nothing that “0 © would give a fortune to have “netting ere the privilege. up to." HER INTERPRETATION. ** Se you will give me no hope. Tell me if ta sue e right. Mother told me I sh He's all right, you know, when I'm out of his sight, but just so soon as he sees me he gets fwightfully CASE OF ABSENT-MINDEDNESS. Mr. Joseph Bidwell, 9 Blank street, Chicago, Ml. Dear sir : Will you kindly advise me of your address? had preserved your letter, but have very stupidly mislaid it. Very truly, Jou Sarr. A DANGEROUS DIET. Higgins (meeting his friend Wiggins in restaurant) ‘Tom! [should think you'd be afraid to eat that dish, It's fata sgins—* What's the matter? It's only spare-ribs and apple- I thought 1 hy Jove, Higgins—" Well, isn’t that just what knocked out Adam?" TANTALIZIN Hello! 1 guess I must have dozed T seemed to sce that willow-shad} So deep and pure, and crystal-ciear and coo! And Dick and Jim, 1 the ing in it Somehow they beat me down there after school. I should have been undressed, though, in a second, And taken a running header from the shore. Oh, my! it’s hot. LT wish TE hada’t wakened ; T'@ had a plunge in half a minute more. t. were plash CULTURE. In Boston bob-t called “the missing lin are behind time. led cars are “when they RATHER HAVE THE WHIPPED. Editor —* John, if anybody calls tell him Lam very busy writing an editorial.” Office boy (ten minutes later)— “Man down stairs what wants to know who wrote that article in yes- terday’s pape Editor you wrote it, rate to-d 3 BOY | fear, Emma, my size has kand tell him 4 “m not first Id never marry a inan T couldn't look Hm not feeling frst comicbooks.com