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This page from Judge contains brief satirical observations on contemporary figures and events, typical of the magazine's "Hum of the Court" humor column. **Key references include:** - **Donnelly's libel suit**: A figure (likely Ignatius Donnelly, a Populist politician) sought $100,000 in damages but received only $6—the joke being his poor arithmetic. - **Max O'Rell's comment on American servitude**: The satire subverts his observation that Americans are "slaves of their servants" by claiming the reverse is sometimes true. - **Various social commentary**: Skirt lengths, domestic life preferences, and newspaper practices are mocked through brief anecdotes. - **The Grady monument**: Editors criticize inconsistent artistic depictions and verbose newspaper coverage (referencing W.D. Howells' lengthy narrative style). The accompanying sketches show everyday scenes—a farm confrontation, social interactions—illustrating the satirical points. The humor relies on understated deflation of contemporary figures' pretensions and common social absurdities.

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HUM OF THE COURT. N TRYING cures for hy- drophobia, consumption, etc., first ask yourself wheth- er it will be easier to die of the cure than the disease. I DONNELLY wanted a * hundred thousand dol- lars damages for libel, and got six. Mr. Donnelly never did pride himself on his knowledge of arithmetic. MAX O’RELL says Amer- icans are the slaves of their servants. That is a slander. There are at least twenty cases in this country in which the positions are almost reversed. Tue prum-major (disappearing )—“ Don'd stop, fellers. I'll be mit you in a minude." MBs. WILLARD declares that skirts must come little above the ankle. We beg to join her in that proposition ; at least they should never go any lower. MBS: XAVARRO, according to her stepfather, has become infatuated with domestic life. It must be true, then, that she will not return to the stage until next year. Ro® ERT BONNER rides to glory on the fastest trotting horses in the world, and apparently gets much satisfaction out of the fact that nobody is permitted to see the exhibition. HEN A MAN is in doubt as to whether he is cunning let him remark at the close of his joke, “See?” Torxour McCavers— a drink out’r your trough, will ANNOYED FARME fellers. Move along, now Torxout McCAvERN—"* ‘Course I will if you says so, but I wisht you'd jest chuck a stone in an’ let me see it spatter. | I'm pow’ful thirsty.” HE EDITOR of the Rochester Post-L:xpress has been looking at the newspaper pictures of the Grady monu- ment, and’ concludes that there are a thousand varieties of the monument, each differing from all the others. How can art get along when critics are as matter-of-fact and mean mister, I'm awful dry; gimme n't! I've had enough of you T go me along to der next in'd it?" ‘That is an argument to the effect that if you don’t see you must be stone blind. ‘THE PROOF of the statement that kings may have concubines with much safety, while civilians can’t, is even proved in biblical history. While Samson was shorn by Delilah, Solomon and David were extremely successful. MB. HOWELLS in his last novel uses up three newspaper pagesto hint that aman has been killed ina rail- road accident, and still leaves the reader in doubt. The funeral will probably occupy the rest of the revelation. M®s- HARRIGAN of San Fran nineteen years old and four years married, first gave birth to one babe, then to two babes, and recently to triplets. ‘They say she was born in Philadelphia, but it doesn’t seem possible. ANNIE BESANT says she has received communications from the late Blavat- sky, but they were not written. The ex- planation is satisfactory. There are no places over there which offer bargains in stationery at the rate of forty-nine cents a box. MB: EDISON says that presently we shall be able to go a hundred miles an hour without the aid of a locomotive. as that? THE ORATION ‘of Mr. Hill at the unveiling of the Grady statue was worthy of the gov- ernor of this great state ; but when the orator mentioned the London 7émes as a model for New York editors he broke ground for an enterprise that will be buried in the same some three weeks before it is born. ‘The time made by the more experienced and expert angels has not yet been re- ported, but we suspect Thomas of a side- glance at the heavenly methods, Wasitincton Joxes—'"Ware yo goin’, Claud?” CLavb—"* I fo'got mah razzer. Do you tink | would go to a pahty widout complyin’ wid the con- 5 —"Now, den, ve'll have dot kervickstep ofer again, ventionalities of sassiety ? I missed me der best part ohf it. comicbooks.com