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This cartoon depicts a stereotypical interaction between an Irish police officer (O'Reilly) and an Italian fruit vendor (Pasquale). The humor relies on ethnic caricature: Pasquale speaks in exaggerated broken English with Italian phonetic spelling ("Gooda eve," "wif-a"), while the officer treats him paternalistically but kindly. The "joke" turns on class and ethnic dynamics: O'Reilly accepts free fruit; Pasquale refuses payment, framing it as mutual face-saving ("no make-a foola fi yiselfa"). When Pasquale's son Dominick demands fruit, the father threatens him in Italian. O'Reilly intervenes sympathetically, and Pasquale yields—suggesting the Irish cop's authority shapes immigrant family dynamics. The satire critiques neither group harshly; rather, it presents ethnic stereotypes as amusing human interest. By modern standards, the cartoon's casual use of "dago" (a slur) and caricatured dialect are offensive, though contemporary *Judge* readers found such material entertainment.

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wage THE DAGO AND THE COP. A true incrdent. Pasquale (Italian fruit-vender)—Gooda eve, Missita Rile. Nice-a nights ta-night.” Officer O'Reilly —«* Fine, fine.” ‘asquale— Bye-an'-bye gedda colda, make-a bada fi you. Ufficer 0" ‘Reily to that, We ‘dont like the cold weather.” Pasguale— Poleecimanz greata man; he no care fi colds a-notting.” Officer O'Reilly — Make me up a nice bunch of bananas. I want to take them home.” Pasguale—(Who hastens to pick out the best bunch he has and wraps them up very carefuils. Officer O'Reilly —" How much do 1 owe you?” Pasquale (with high respect)—" Not- 's or- Missita Rile.” O'Reilly (pretending to be seri- ous about it and offering coin for the b: nanas) — “I'll not have it. this.” Pasquale—" You no make-a foola fi yiselfa an you give-a me di munee, an’ Ino make-a foola fi myselfa an’ take-a di munee.” Officer O'Reilly—* You're a good fel- low, you are.” Pasquale nice-a poleecimanz, too.” Officer O'Reilly (as he sights tiny lad in back of Pasquale) —** Who's the little fellow 2” Pasquale (proudly)—" Et's a-my_ bo: Dominick. Greata de boy. Wood-a you believe-a wena data boy wuz a wona- munt’s old he holda de boxa blackanin ina hesa handa. Some-a day maybe he'sa like-a de Rockidifell.” Dominick (Pasquale’s son)—"* Gimme a bananiz, fardir.” “Us fellows are used You eata too mucha; Dominick (feigning to cry) —* You give-a di poleecimanz a whole-a buncha an’ doan wantsa gimme one.” Pasquale (angrily) — You talka too mucha fi me. I'smazha you fac Officer O'Reilly (pretending that he did not hear what Dominick said)—+ What is the little fellow crying about ?” Pasquale—* He wantsa di banan.” Officer Reilly (in sympathetic tone)— “Give the boy a banana.” THE RESULT of intelligent, peineakng care of the scalp is healthy hair Packer's Tar Soap Pure as the Pines for over a third of a century has been rec- ognized as an ideal soap for shampooing. It not only cleans the scalp, but imparts Vigor to those glandular structures which are intimately concemed with the growth and vitality of the hair. Its use means a clean, healthy scalp, and lustrous, luxuriant hair. ‘The Packer Mig. Co, New York City. ind a little thing | You take | Missita Rile, you is a| Pasguale (apologetically)—" 1 no ker fi di banarn, Missita Rile, unny i talka too mucha fi me.” (Giving Dominick a a banana, makes a few threats in Italian and sends him home.) Officer O'Reilly —“1s that the only child you have?” Pasquale (masterfully) —** No, no; me godda nine-a childs ana me worka harda fi di nine-a childs, ana my wife-a she worka harda, too.” Officer O'Reilly (surprised)—* What ! does your wife work, too, with nine children 2” Pasguale— You no fistanda me: my wile-a she 's di unny one w’ata woi nodda de ninea childs ; day'sa too small fi woik, alla smslla childs, Officer O'Reilly (trying to feel him out) — You must have plenty of money in the bank.” Pasquale (witha smile, and evading that question) —* I godda nice-a jokesa fi you, Missita Rile.” Officer O'Reilly — Here comes the roundsman. I'll See you to-morrow. Pascuale. Gooda-bye, Missita Rile.” TWO TO ONE. There is only one holy state of matri- mony. There are two unholy states— Utah and South Dakota.—Sphinx. HE HAD PROOF. + You shouldn't have hit that man who called you a liar ?" “Shouldn't, hey ?” “No; you should have demanded the proof, and if he could not produce it he would have bren branded as the falsifier.” “That's all right ethically, but I kno} he nad the proof.” —Philadlphia Le SEEMS SO. “What are those New York lawyers trying to prove 2” “Briefly summed up?” "Yes." “That a_ million dollars can do no wrong."—Courier-Fournal. It's the proper thing to take Abbott's Bitters with a glass of sherry or soda before meals ; gives you an appetite. At all druggists’, ‘TIRESOME. “When I was at Harvard,” said Dr. William F. Anderson, of New York, in «| concluding a brief address, “the boys a, | had a little epigram with which they used to warn speakers not to he too prolix. It compared a speech toa wheel. + You know, professor,’ they would say, + the longer the spoke the greater the tire.’ "— | Christian Register, ss honestly made that ft impair its splen- did qualities of tone and action. 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