Judge, 1900-03-17 · page 11 of 20
Judge — March 17, 1900 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical pieces commenting on early 1900s issues: **"Diplomacy"** mocks great powers' hesitation in international affairs—suggesting it masks indecision they don't want revealed. **"No Butcher Bills"** jokes that Lent (the Christian fasting period) at least saves money if not souls. **"Military Statistics"** satirizes British reporting on the South African War (likely the Boer War). An English official claims "improvement" because there are fewer British defeats this month than last—absurd spin on military failure. **"As He Figured It"** features Irish dialect characters discussing the Garden of Aden, making a pun about Ireland's legendary snakes. **The bottom cartoon** about wool market collapse and the "woolen mills office" appears to reference economic disruption, possibly from trade or tariff issues affecting American textile manufacturing. The overall tone is typical Judge satire: mocking political incompetence, military overconfidence, and economic disruption through humor and caricature.
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Tanenya Stantas A PROBLEM IN CHANCE. «I suppose there's no chance for me since the Miss CANDID—'t More than you imagine. You see, there’s about one thousand girls after the duke, which makes my chance for him one in a thousand, making your chances for me nine hundred and nine- ty-nine in a thousand.” RIGHT IN IT. Cobwigger—" I notice you don’t have as many fights with Orangemen on St. Patrick's day as you used to.” ‘0, sort. We hov plinty to do now foightin’ among oursilves.” DIPLOMACY. HEN a great: power hesitates be cau- tious. It is usually safe to assume that it is hesi- tating because it doesn’t wish the world to know that it isn't hesitating. NO BUTCHER BILLS. THAT Lent is sent us to console At first may seem quite funny ; Still, if it does not save your soul At least it saves your | money. MILITARY STATIS- i TICS. SeVVELL,” said. the English official, “matters look better’ in South Africa.” “Ab,” replied a by- stander, “you see an im-* provement?” “Yes, indeed. 1 can report but three British defeats for the past month as against five for the pre- vious month.” AS HE FIGURED IT. O'Hoolthan —“\f th’ garden av Aden hod bin in Oireland we'd hov a diff'rent shtory to till.” Muldoon—" How so?” O' Hoolthan —“ Shure, there wud hov bin no shnake to timpt poor Mother Ave.” 1 CAUSE AND EFFECT. Tur. EpITOR—"' Mr. Jones, I wish you would write an article on the beneficial influence of proper ventilation.” Mr. article. Jones at work on the: afore-mentioned comicbooks.com