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This page is predominantly **advertisements** rather than political cartoons. However, the text references a significant "powerful picture" cartoon by artist Gillam elsewhere in the issue, depicting **"The Democratic party on the defensive—a campaign of explanations."** The brief commentary suggests this was campaign-season satire (the reference to "natural gas ready October 1st" and campaign merchandise indicates an election year, likely 1888). The quoted commentary frames Democrats as evasive, with working men and farmers rejecting their "free trade" arguments—illustrated by workers pointing to wall signs reading truth about tariffs. The page itself is cluttered with period advertisements (Pears Soap, printing services, campaign handkerchiefs) typical of Judge's commercial model. The short humorous items scattered throughout are mild social observations about photography, young romance, and billiards—standard magazine filler of the era.

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528 JUDGE Pears Soap Fair white hands. Brightclear complexion Soft healthfal skin. “PEARS ’- The Great English Complexion Soap—Sold Everywhere.” EARL &WIL - LINEN COLLARS & CUFFS ‘The connecting link of Pullman travel between Chicago, Todianapolis. Cincinnati, Loulsville, and Florida Resorts, E. 0. McCORMICK. G.P.A, Chleago. PACIAL BLEMISHES. SkeiAirecment: Paral fevelayneny ie mye Mh Prete Se Te tient Bx Rd Arma siz Park. ioe. tor at North Beabiishet Avoliame 8 weneten THE AUTOMATIC SHADING PEN Wea Makes a Shaded Mark of Two Colors at a Single Stroke Sample set of three sizes by mail, $1.00. Circulars and Sample Writing FREE. Ww. STOAKES, MILAN, O. , ing J. DoYour Own Pri pate LOOK OUT FOR Natural Gas, READY OCTOBER Ist. Price, 25 Cents. | A POWERFUL PICTURE. ‘The most effective cartoon of the campaign is one by Gillam in this week's Junce. It is a double-page colored illustration showing “* ‘The Democratic party on the defensive—a campaign of explanations.” All this is plain before JuDGr's audience, which is com posed of American manufacturers, farmers and working men. While the free-trade editors harangue the ac sembly the honest sons of toil raise their hands to the placards above their heads and shout, ** Look up on the wall—I guess we read plain Enj And we guess they do, and comprehend the character of the attempt to pull the wool—free wool—over their eyes by free traders. ‘The JunGe cartoon is a remarkable presenta- tion of political truth, and will prove a powerful cam paign picture.— Zruy (N’. ¥.) Times, At last the art of photography has been applied to something practical. It has reached such perfection that it is now possible to photograph a bullet in its flight. Many people have gone to their graves mourn- ing that a bullet had never been photographed in its flight. — Norristown Herald. Since the 1st of December, 1887, twenty-three young fellows have shot or stabbed young women who trifled with their affections, and further cases are being re- corded daily. It is getting to be a serious thing to mash a young man and then ask him if his mother knows he's out.—Detmnit Free Press. You can't estimate the cost of a woman's dress by the size of her bustle, any more than you can tell how much a hotel clerk knows by the h collar.—Hotel Mail. ‘The Chinese ought to be very good billiard players, for they are accustomed to handling the cue from their earliest years. — Boston Post. “If your tooth aches so. badly, dear,” said a wife, “why don’t you get it pul Shricked the sufferer, “John,” she said, putting her “if you are not willing | arms fondly around his to have it pulled out for your own sake, please have it pulled for mine."— Tine young *Yah—wow ! The flower called bachelor's-button is so called be- » Orleans Picayune ‘The Sohmer Piano is the prime favorite for artists for both concert and private use. YOU NEED ONE OF THESE! CAMPAIGN HANDEERCHIEFS. Best Quality Silk Flag Handkerchi 2.x 18, s0 cents: | sie ts x 24, 76 cents. Superior Quality Silk Handanas, size | toa 265 Gente.” By mail on receipt of price ‘ira Perego 128 & 130 Fulton Street, and ‘87 Nassau Street, New York. _ %e* Our New Illustrated Catalogue of everything nobby in Gentlemen's wear, bicycle, tennis and athletic outfits for scents. y s cause it is always coming off and never gets sewed on. | Tonos, us HELMETS, h is ee cry used tn TORCH LICHT PROCESSIONS. Send for Large Mustrated Catalogue PRINTED IN COLORS, John Wilkinson Co.,°cRatests chiztgs, “ _ ADJUSTABLE LACING SOCKET-LeGs. } Best Limb Manofactared on the Face of the Globe. \ $27 Write for Catalogue 900 Penn Avenue, - = - Artificial Limb Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. THE S. & M. SHUTTER BOW AND LOCK. Price 15 Cents each, Postpaid, Patented June, 1888. A simple, cheap and practical invention fos bowing and fastening shutters. Attached t« any window in two min utes at a cost complete of 15 cents, Will not rotor rust, neither wind nor thieves can move it. An ornament to the window Why bow shutters with a piece of string when this is available? AGENTS WANTED special rates and territory given by MERRILL & IBHLE, 90 Varick Street, EW YORK. CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S ‘Fresh Fruit Jams MADE FROM | English Fresh Fruits and Refined Sugar. SOLD BY ALL CROCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BIND JUDGE. Judge’s NewImproved Binicr No Hooks or Piss, Conseqeently Me Mutilation of Paper. This File and Binder consist= simply of stiff covers in cloth with @ flexible tack, and bron! heavy leather straps across th: hack at the top and bott the inside. between which ar stretehed stout cons for holdin + one volume or twenty-skx num Da. Price, Te. By mait, postpaid, %e. THE JUDGE PUBL NG 38 Park Row, New York. co., comicbooks.com