Judge, 1910-06-04 · page 16 of 16
Judge — June 4, 1910 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two separate cartoons mocking rural and urban figures through racial and class stereotypes typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor. **Top cartoon** ("An Uncertain Quantity"): Features a Black farmer (Remus Black) asking a white farmer (Mr. White) about his chicken count. The joke plays on the stereotype of rural incompetence—Mr. White hasn't counted his chickens since bedtime, suggesting carelessness or dim-wittedness. **Bottom cartoon** ("An Unsatisfactory Experience"): A city dweller ("Mr. Cityite") tells a rural farmer he plans to plant "sign-posts" to harvest "filthy lucre" (money). The satire mocks urban greed and get-rich-quick schemes, portraying the city man as dishonest and the farmer as bewildered by such schemes. Both cartoons trade in period stereotypes—rural ignorance and urban corruption—typical of Judge's social commentary.
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AN UNCERTAIN QUANTITY. Remus Black—"* Dem 's a fine lot 0° chickens, ‘deed dey is. How many yo’ got, Mr. White ?"* Mr. White—"* 1 don’t know for certain, Mr. Black, I hain’t counted ‘em since last night afore bedtime."* AN UNSATISFACTORY EXPERIENCE, Neighborly farmer—"' Well, Mr. Cityite, what sort 0° crops ye goin’ ter seed for this year?"" Mr. Cityité—" Ob, I'm going to plant just a few of these sign-posts in conspicuous places, in the hope of raising an early crop of filthy lucre."”