Judge, 1900-03-10 · page 16 of 16
Judge — March 10, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Time Alters Even Fish"):** Two fishermen dispute a tall tale. One claims his best catch was "forty-seven four-pound trout"; the other recalls him previously saying "thirty-seven three-pound trout." When challenged, the fisherman blames the discrepancy on "the natural increase of the fish"—a humorous excuse for his exaggeration. The joke satirizes how fishermen's stories grow with retelling. **Bottom Cartoon ("Saved"):** An Irish police officer (Officer Hanrahan) stops a citizen, asking if he attended a "Boer meeting." When the citizen says "for" (supporting the Boers), the officer sarcastically remarks he's "lucky"—if the answer had been "anti" (against the Boers), he'd be obliged to beat and arrest him. This likely references the Second Boer War (1899-1902) and Irish-American sympathy for the Boers against British rule, satirizing the officer's biased enforcement.
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TIME ALTERS EVEN FISH. Enz Coox (the fsherman)—'* Ther bes’ day's fishin’ I ever done was th’ day I ketched forty-seven four-pound trout.” Burt Covorepwet1—" Huh! De las’ time yo" tole dat story it was thirty-seben three-pound trout.” Enz Coox—" Possibly so, sonny ; possibly so. But yer must allow somethin’ fer th’ nateral increase of th’ fish.” ‘Sackett & Wilbelms Litho 8 Pts Co NewYork. SAVED. er; I bin to Boer meetin’.” Is it for or anti!” Citizen—"' For.’ Orvicer HanicaN—" Ye lucky divil! If it bod bin ‘ anti’ Oi'd be obliged t’ club th’ head aff yez an’ thin pull yez in.” comicbooks.com