Judge, 1891-09-19 · page 2 of 16
Judge — September 19, 1891 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts two figures at a market stall: a woman in black dress and a man in striped clothing labeled "WRONGLY DESIGNATED." The dialogue identifies him as a "tramp" posing as someone respectable ("I'm jest a plain gude"). This appears to satirize concerns about fraudulent or deceptive street vendors and con artists misrepresenting themselves in urban marketplaces. The humor lies in the obvious contrast between the man's shabby appearance and his claimed respectability. The surrounding text discusses various political and social topics including Russian warships, suicide laws, and American partisanship—typical Judge magazine commentary. The specific historical context of this issue remains unclear without a visible date, though the content suggests early-to-mid 20th century concerns.
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JUDGE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK. W. J. Ament. Branwaen Giitan. 1. M, Guncony, Bditor, TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. UNITED STATES AND CAXADA, IN ADVANCE, One copy, one year, or 52 numbers = $5.00 Qe copy, six months, or 26 numbers - 3 30 ine copy. for 13 weeks 5 135 Including the Cisrsias Juoce, FOREIGN SUB: eign countri Cor. Fifth Ave. and 16th Street, New York. BPW cuarantee advertisers a larger circulation at cheaper rates than any other American satirical paper publishe The Joon is for tale at Brentano's, 17 Avenue de [Oper Newspaper Agency at 15 King William street, Strand, IP. Amer Exchange, Ma: Cable address" VooGnans.” M&S LEASE of Kansas claims, furthermore, to have caused the defeat of Martin Van Buren. Paris: by the American London : rmany,and by ChB. Alioth, Geneva, Switeerland. L° TS OF PEOPLE were injured by the peculiar will of Mrs. Hopkins- Searles. We feel hurt about it, ourselves. HE EDITOR of the Utica Observer broke ground for Grover Cleve- land the other day, and immediately fell int.» the hole. SOME OF OUR rich men have been traveling among the brigands of Italy, and thus far not a brig- and has been robbed or held for ransom ee ANSAS is to have co-operative stores under alliance manage ment. Reform, reform! what mo- nopoly is committed in that name, HE NOMINATION by some- body of Colonel Shepard as a candidate for governor reminds us of an omission that should not have occurred WHILE IT is true that the min- ister to Russia has returned to his post, we fear that the politics of Pennsylvania will not be run by cable from St. Petersburg. UESTION simultaneously by the followers of both Cleve- land and Hill—" It may have been right to dissemble your love, but why did you kick us down stairs?” WRONGLY Nannette—"' It's nothing but a Hooker § pbICKS —** "Xcuse. tramp with a riggin’ like that? I'm ‘DOUBTEDLY if Balmaceda had succeeded he would have hanged many of the insurgents, and we beg to suggest to the new Chilian government that it is a poor rule that doesn’t work two ways. boardin, led. house scheme in Illinois, started by twelve fam- It suddenly occurred to twelve ladies that the eleven who wanted to run the establishment were utterly incompetent. A BELLAMY ilies, THEY SAY that Brother Blair is still drawing his salary as minister to China, We don’t believe it, but Brother Blair could prove his right to do so if he might have the privilege of writing a couple of large volumes. "THEY ARE are talking in Canada of the large number of Canadians who come here to live. But that state of things is balanced some- what by the number of persons of the states who go there to avoid state-prison. E. CALL the attention of the Italian government to the fact that an entire Italian family has been ruthlessly arrested in this city for counterfeiting. Shall not that government ask for immediate apology and indemnity? DITOR of the Rochester Post-Express is so determined in his belief that Mr. Cleveland is a very rich man that Grover begins to H! believe it himself and has ordered a search for the requisite bank-books and real estate. HO = SONS by accident and courtesy of King William of Holland is in this country, and the Times says he came “to escape the displeasure of his father.” As the imperial papa has been dead nearly a year he must have returned like the king of Denmark. A LOOK BEYOND. THERE ARE too many foreign interests in South America, They ercise too much influence on South American business and politics. We trust there will be no Know-nothing party in South America, but the policy of South America for North Americans might be wholesome, and perhaps will some day be necessary. CROPS AND KINGS. THE SULTAN permits Russian war-ships to go through the Darda~ nelles asa mere matter of courtesy, He doesn’t want any trouble, and he is sick enough to be tolerant and good-hearted. If that is the case with the other powers there will be no fuss about a little thing like that. But if they are vigorous and proud we might easily have a better foreign market for our unexampled crops than has been known before in many years. A CRUEL ENACTMENT. THE RIGHT to commit suicide is claimed by a correspondent of the Sun. The moral right is denied by divine law, as most people con- strue the instructions therein; but human law has no right to meddle with it further than as it becomes a matter of cost and a nuisance to the general public. The law pro- viding punishment and disgrace to the man who attempts to kill him- self and fails to do so is a cruelty and a disgrace to the statute- books, and its main effect is a determination on the part of the desperate man to make the effort a success. THE HABITUAL SOB. American partisanship is to-day on a sadly low plane, and American citizenship is revealing a correspond- ing deterioration Elevation and pu: fication of partisanship in general is the crying need of the hour.—Boston Traveller. LUSH — sophomorical slush. Partisanship is of itself natural and manly, and the more earnest it is the better it is. Evils unavoid- ably attend it, as they attend evel thing that is worth having. Par- tisanship here is purer than in any other part of the world. Citizen- ship was never in a healthier state here than it is now, Is the Boston Traveller edited by a fresh graduate, or a tough Aminadab? Has the man a callow cheek, or a red nose? Let him drop his whine and see if he can’t get up on his hind legs and be a fellow-being. DESIGNATED. tramp, ma'am.” me, but yer ‘r ong. jest a plain ide. S'pose I could TIP. [T SURPRISES US to hear of an organized movement against the feeing of waiters. The truth is, the business of giving away money has not gone far enough. Everybody ought to give extra money by way of compliment. Your landlord should have his cigars and beverages at your expense, Your tailor should be similarly treated. Your butcher and baker undoubtedly expect the usual liquid receipt for a bill paid, however exorbitant the bill may be. The fact that a waiter is a servant doesn’t militate against the principle at all. The logic of the compliment is identical in all cases, Your servant may not serve you fairly if he is not feed—he may be purposely indifferent or impudent ; but so of the other individuals with whom you have business relations. You would be in- sulted if anybody offered you a tip? Why, sir! that would be no more an insult to you than it ought to be to the proprietor of any reputable café or hotel. Consider further. Out of twenty different kinds of business tip- ping is expected in about nineteen. Sometimes the head men of the various concerns n the tipping, or employ servants who are ex- pected to make their entire salaries out of tips. Would you ruin these servants? Oh, tip! Tip everybody. It means good service, and without tht have to go without clothes and starve to death. comicbooks.com