Judge — September 9, 1905 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two cartoon panels with accompanying verse, appearing to be children's moral instruction content rather than political satire. The cartoons depict a boy named Johnnie who breaks school rules by drawing figures (apparently female nudes or suggestive images, based on the text's concern about "figures...which Johnnie ought...not have in mind"). The satirical point targets childhood misbehavior and the consequences: Johnnie must stay after school as punishment. The moral lesson, delivered in verse, suggests that if the boy would "exert your thinker / And be quiet as a mouse," he wouldn't be forced to "linger / In the old school house." This is gentle, domesticated satire aimed at juvenile readers—using humor to reinforce proper classroom conduct and appropriate thoughts for schoolchildren.