Judge — November 23, 1907 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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Infrinaement of this copyright will be crompily and vigorously orosecuted. Porto Rico, CONTRIBUTORS must iniose a stamped and self-addressed erveiope wth all manascriots, otberivse retar of the later when foand unavailable cannot be guaranteed. DRAWINGS and all contribations sent fo the Art Deoartment shoald harve {he sendep’s full name and adiress Toritien plaints on each and every secarate sketch, Te accompanying joke or descrintrve letter-ress should in every instance be writien avon its indvoidaal picture, and NOT insure safe and orompt return of material not acceDtes. Te ‘upon a separate siio of paper. inclosare of stamps tn the fall amount of postage (3 iso reauired, 10 M1 JUDGE cannot be found at any sews-stand, tbe publishers will be ander obligations If that fact be promptly reported on postal-card or by letter. THIS BUSINESS OF CHOOSING PUBLIC SERVANTS. HE ELECTION is over. This was an “off year,” and it is an axiom that in such years Uncle Sam’s annual fit of hysteria comes in milder form. Fewer square yards of asphalt are destroyed by bonfires; fewer heads are broken the jails are not so overcrowded during the days follow- ing. JUDGE has felt his good old Uncle’s pulse on many such occasions as this, and he does so each November with an increasing sense of satis- faction. ‘* Off year’? or “on year,”’ the hysteria is growing less, and the tendency to pay attention to the business in hand is growing greater. Pre- election canards do not make the patient jump when they explode, as once they did; “‘cries of fraud’? have less disturbing effect upon his nerv- ous system. He examines his ballot closely, scratching undesirable citizens more often than of yore, and is reasonably certain that 999 out of a thou- sand election inspectors are honest and will see his vote honestly counted. A NEWS DISPATCH from Meriden, Connecticut, says that a large buck deer was seen wandering up and down the main street of that town at an early hour in the morning. A similar occurrence is reported from some town on Long Island. They probably became so bored by this continual Call of the Wild that they have been lured by the cry of the tame. NERO fiddled while Rome burned, San Francisco also, it is reported, has had some trouble with a musician for mayor. Wonder whether Mayor-elect Taylor can play on anything? . EET Breathes Again,” is the headline in a recent news- Poor thing! it has been under water for a long time. oe ALL STR! WA er KEEP YOUR MONEY MOVING. WE HAVE survived the worst of the financial crisis, and can draw a long-enough breath to allow us to moralize. Experts are now say- ing that the monetary shortage was due to the fact that too many people were hoarding their gold. “Keep your money moving,” they urge, and prosperity will soon return.” That is all well enough so far as it goes. ‘We have found ft easy enough to start money moving in one direction, and we notice that it keeps right on moving—till it is out of sight. Won’t the experts tell us how to keep it moving in both directions? A UNIVERSAL PROVIDER. HEN a man has proved his honesty and his efficiency he finds no lack of things todo. His friends heap duties upon his overloaded shoul- ders. So it happens now that, when confidence in banks is shaken, agitation is renewed for the establishment of a postal banking system un- der the Postmaster-General; let him care for the savings of the poor. Dis- satisfaction over our express-companies gives new life to the demand for the parcels-post. Why shouldn’t we be able to send a barrel of apples, or a grand piano, by mail? Doubtless the post-office, if it undertook these additional duties, would handie them as honestly and efficiently as it has its lesser tasks; but why stop there? There are so many things our prize department might do for us! At the present momert we are strong advo- cates of an urban pneumatic-tube service, whereby the post-office could de- liver us hot cooked meals three times a day. Thus would the greatest modern problem of all—the Servant Question—be solved, and the long- suffering Postmaster-General add to his duties that of National Chef. eee “OF MAKING MANY BOOKS.” HERE SEEMS to be no way to restrain people from writing books. Our feeling has long been that the Librarian of Congress should be our highest-salaried public servant, since, the law compels him to receive two copies of every new book so soon as it appears. Fortunately, the law does not compel anyone to read them all. There are so many publishers, and the competition is so keen, that almost any young author who tries hard enough can get into print. But the publishers now tell us that a presiden- tial year is a bad year for sales, and that they are cutting down their lists for next season. At one time we were more or less inclined to advocate an eight-year presidential term. But this throws new light on the matter. There is much to be said in favor of electing a president every six months. A RECENT bulletin of the Interstate Commerce Commission states that during the past year the railroads of the country killed 5,000 persons and injured 76,000. This is an increase of 10,000 casualties over the pre vious year. We feel an ever-growing surprise that we are numbered among the living minority. No wonder the aged Mr. Weston is walking from Portland, Maine, to Chicago. Next time we have to go west we may prefer the same method. 2 x A NEW subject is needed for jokes. For generations past the Kentuck- ian and his bottle of whiskey have been a fertile source of income to the joke-writer. And the border cowboy in the Texan saloon is equally an old reliable. Now all the southern and southwestern states are voting them- selves “dry.” It isn’t fair! SOME of New York City’s trust companies have found during the past two weeks very little trust, but plenty of company. ve ayes ee Y is it that the football season ends with a day of national thanks- giving? HEARST hearsed. comicbooks.com