Judge — August 16, 1919 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Drawn by Stoant Hay UL Judge Editorials Surscuer, Seer \. Watpkon w A. Stescner, Preside Revsen P. Perriton Maxwett, & , J i Hasuttox, drt Dir Managing E Grast E. Lawton Macwatt, FE. Rottaver, Treasurer Edit Bays ano Banxys ESPITE the prevailing gloom consequent on the advent of prohibition there is reported to be a boom in marriages—a matter for cogitation by cynical critics of matrimony. War, panic, pestilence, reform waves and the innumerable other visitations to which the world is heir may adversely affect the birth-rate, real estate records, bank balances, stock statistics, and meat consumption, and otherwise upset ane affairs, but the legions of initiates under the banner of Hymen continue t present themselves in only slight- ly varying ratio of increase. In periods of financial pression couples contemplating matrimony, instead of postpon- ing the fateful day, usually reso- lutely persist in carrying out their plans—perhaps misery does love company; their friends call it consolation Likewise in the piping times of peace and prosperity the ini- tiation of novices and old offend- ers flourishes without restraint Parental discouragement of youthful attachments seldom has any appreciable preventive ef- fect, while active opposition is the surest prelude to an clope- ment. Some engaged couples, after scrutiny of furniture catalogues, hx an amount to save to get mar- ried and start a home on, but if the young man loses the nest- egg on an inside tip in the stock market rather than start saving again they usually marry first and abuse the instalment collec- tor at leisure. Even the wedded pair whose married life is just one squabble after another, land in the divorce court only when one de- Drown by Sav Huwruner worn in the careless aviators. We predict that steel helmets will be universally near future as a or the other or both are impatient to team up with new partners The members of the poor men’s club who, with im passioned eloquence were wont to settle the world’s most vexing problems each night in the back room of the corner saloon, evidently are preparing to give the complex points of international affairs their attention in their own kitchens after January 2oth next, while “the wife” fills the pipe and pours the home-made lightning. Even if the reform fanatics do away with tobacco though kipling hath it that a woman is only a woman, while a good cigar is a smoke—there probably will be a marked in- crease in marriages; why, it might be difficult to sa When all else palls there remains mat- rimony, the sport of queens. Bans may come and bans may , but banns go on forever JUDGELETS HY not carry out the new ideas and have Govern- ment Control of the President? Another Republic is evidently about to be patterned after the United States: the “President” of Ireland began his term by put- ting the Atlantic Ocean between himself and his country. o 6 ¢ Rumor has it that in future it will read: “George V, King ot Great Britain and Certain Parts of Ireland.” ees Fluency is fatal, but not neces- sarily to the fluent o The man who does things is a simpleton beside the man who protection a knows what to do next. comicbooks.com