Judge, 1894-08-25 · page 4 of 16
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# "A Mean Trick" and Related Cartoons — Judge Magazine **"A Mean Trick"** shows a boy tricking his sister: he promises to entertain her visiting friend, then turns off the electric light to leave them in darkness—a prank on the guest. **"In Boston"** is a humorous poem about a reserved maid and youth who, despite their cold personalities, fall in love when circumstance brings them together. **"Dealing in Futures"** satirizes a store clerk selling soap by name alone ("Sweet by-and-by")—promising future appeal while the product smells bad now, mocking deceptive marketing. **"Badly Needed"** jokes that reformer Aylah Ayers should organize "a society for the reform of reformers"—implying reformers themselves need improvement. **"Labor's Circulating Medium"** features a scarecrow named Rafferty arguing that money isn't "tied up" but constantly circulates through labor—from farmer to worker to distiller to his own consumption and back—a commentary on working-class economic cycles and perpetual poverty.
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A MEAN TRICK. Jounnte — ‘* Now fer some fun w'en I turns Jounnie—" Ves, Me. Softy ; sis is in, Walk Jounnte. (t2v0 minutes later) —"*Come in, Miss off de ‘lectric light.”” Antique; mamma ‘Il be down ina minute. Go in in the sitting-room ; she'll be down in a moment. to tbe sitting: ooea IN BOSTON. A CULTURED maid, a learned youth, Parsued their ways alone ; For she possessed a heart of flint And he a heart of stone. But friendly nature aided them ; One evening, after dark, They met, their hearts together rushed, Of course they struck a spark. DEALING IN FUTURES. Lady (sampling soap) —“'I don’t like the odor of this. Have you no other ?” Clerk —"Oh, yes. Here is the ‘Sweet by-and-by.’ It’s a new kind and only lately out.” “Well, it may be , but it is simply frightful now.” BADLY NEEDED. Grimley—‘Alwah Ayers has a great scheme on foot.” “ What is it?” “He's going to The way Timothy, the conductor, gets through his car without dis. Ofsanize a society for the reform his passengers. of reformers.” -ABOR'S CIRCULATING MEDIUM. Karrertn Bantry (coliloguizing)}—"* Dis shoutin’ dat hard times is caused by munny bein’ ‘tied up’ is all rot. Dat farmer lost two dollers wort’ er corn er ‘ay by crows. He gives me a doller a day as a scarecrow ; dat gains him one ter evenshaily plant more corn wid ; dat gains me one fer corn-juice wot'l evenshally plant me, | From de retailer ter de distiller, de distiller ter de grainery, de grainery back ter de farmer, de farmer back ter me, an’ frum me it goes de roun's agin. “Tied up," hey! Well, ef dat hain’t perpeteral moshun I'll do de regerler scarecrow stand, an’ giv’ up de hammic.”” comicbooks.com