Judge, 1897-06-05 · page 10 of 16
Judge — June 5, 1897 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"On Decoration Morn"** is a patriotic poem about Memorial Day, celebrating reconciliation between North and South after the Civil War through shared mourning of fallen soldiers. **"Trouble on Olympus"** mocks Greek mythology, depicting the gods as petty and dysfunctional—Juno is angry about Jupiter's interference in human affairs, suggesting satirical commentary on divine or authority figures. **"Some Potent Reasons for Retiring the Greenbacks"** is economic satire attacking paper currency. The cartoons humorously suggest greenbacks are unsanitary (carried in stockings, dropped in streets where dogs eat them), difficult to authenticate, and unreliable. The microscope joke implies paper money harbors "deadly microbes"—a contemporary argument for metallic currency standards during debates over monetary policy. The various domestic humor sketches ("He Took the Hint," "Inexperienced") are typical period jokes about courtship, legal incompetence, and marital dynamics, offering light relief between weightier satire.
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386 PRESENCE OF MIND, Yes, and it’s good betting that Bangs had been in a critical midnight fire before ! HE TOOK THE HINT. Shy suitor —* Did you ever read the novel called ‘Bread and Cheese and Kisses ?°” Coy coguette (kittenishly)—"' Oh, I detest bread and cheese!" Suage ON DECORATION MORN. RONDEAU, ON DECORATION morn, one day. the sigh Of brothers plunged in war went drifting by And passed to south and north inquiringly, As if the souls of men made mournful plea To know from one another all the why And wherefore of the strife. And when on high Was mighty judgment made, went forth a cry Of joy from depths of human agony, ‘On Decoration morn. And now that ‘neath the all-including sky, In one including couch the brothers lie, The north sends south a blossom-seeking bee, || With pollen love, and lo! from meadow lea The south sends north a pollened butterfly, ‘On Decoration morn, runuir versie micusis, \ TROUBLE ON OLYMPUS. Minerva—" Juno seems rather put out about something.” Venus —" Yes; the old lady is in an awful frame of mind. Just as she was getting ready to do one of her old tricks for her favorite Greeks the powers served feta hes kal CSc Jupce—"' You are charged with drunkenness, breach of notice on her that the policy of non-inter- the peace, assault and battery, carrying concealed weapons, vention must be strictly respected. I Haven't over-driving a horse, and resisting arrest. How do you plead had anything tickle me so much since the _t© this indictment ?” ill of t ae Prisoner —" Well, yer honor, I'm no Yale-college grad- ia OF EPOy! uate, so I don’t know jes’ what to say in a case like dis.” INEXPERIENCED. SOME POTENT REASONS FOR RETIRING THE GREENBACKS. Some think their stoctings the only safe place to carry the greenback. ; It is difficult for bank-cashiers to make close enough examinations to detect counterfeits. And if you happen to drop one in the street the When examined under the microscope we catch rush made for it by the nearest offal-loving cur nearly a vision like this—for the deadly microbe is an in- scares you into hydrophobia. veterate greenbacker. | \ | | | | | Tonga|are tho clamsy for ordinary trade: the same old alacrity in accepting them, £t ance? sit ne | nat. Af tura | ters, Th ord, | Picay Ch: Imper cious It Charl compl And in spite of all this your wife always shows ! comicbooks.com