Judge, 1890-09-06 · page 3 of 16
Judge — September 6, 1890 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"A Human Sponge"** (top cartoon) depicts a figure in a striped bathing suit as a literal sponge being wrung out by beachgoers—a metaphor for someone constantly being exploited or drained of resources. The accompanying dialogue references "Merryweather" and his need to repeatedly retrieve water buckets, suggesting this person is habitually squeezed for money or favors. The lower section contains brief satirical commentary on various topics: mothers' mistakes, General Butler's weight, Jerry Rusk's importance, General Sherman's legacy, Republican party shape, Democratic factions' paralysis, and Texas's future population. **"An effect"** and **"The cause"** (bottom cartoons) appear to show cause-and-effect relationships, though the specific political reference remains unclear without additional context.
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A HUMAN SPONGE. “What is that object coming out, Tom?’ hat’s. Merriweather in his new rubber bathing-suit. and loose round the nec DIOTS, like poets, are born, tators of the average prof jot made; otherwise they are mere imi- sional reformer. A WRITER diseu thought the gr s the mistakes of mothers. We have sometimes st mistake was the fact that they were mothers. GENERAL BUTLER weighs two hundred and twenty-five pounds, and it is understood to be the opinion of the Sun that he is a good man regardless of the claims. of GC. JERRY RUSK feels that the po- sition of distributor of seeds is one of great and growing impor- tance, and that it may presently raise him so high that he can’t come down, ERAL SHERMAN the man chiefly honored at Boston; and the bands “Marching through Georgia” so ly that finally he inquired, cing a hand to his best ear, “What did you say that was I don’t recognize it 1 hope 1 may never hear it again.” was. An effect, It's tight round the arms and ankles , 0 he always has to bring out a barrel or two of water with hi M, HALSTEAD says the Republican party is in better shape to-d * than at any time since Grant’s inauguration as president. Very likely; but as the party doesn’t travel on its shape it makes little dif- ference whether it is or not. A WRITER of society events says the girls at the watering-pl so afflicted with a scarcity of men that they have taken to dancing with the waiters; but this doesn’t seem so bad when it is added that they look upon all waiters as student-waiters. KAN thinks that in five or years Texas will be, as to population, the second state in the union; and really we observe that the revolvers of Texas do not go off as continuously as formerly, and some kinds of business are as profitable as undertaking. THE HEAT has paralyzed even the Democratic factions of this city; but they have laid down with their armor on, and will presently arise to have their wounds and feel ings washed and dressed for an- other battle. For while they fre- quently die they never say it. The cause. comicbooks.com