Judge, 1886-04-10 · page 5 of 17
Judge — April 10, 1886 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct satirical pieces: **"One of the Finest Policemen in the World"** mocks a police officer through caricature, suggesting he's ineffectual and cowardly despite claiming fearlessness. The images show him in undignified positions (cowering, sleeping), satirizing corrupt or incompetent law enforcement. **"Impending Fashions"** is an allegory on moral decline. The text playfully describes virtues ("Common Sense," "Faith and Trust," "Honesty," "Heresy") as if they were clothing fashions going in and out of style. This bitterly critiques 1890s American society for abandoning moral principles in favor of expediency and fraud, particularly among the wealthy and politically connected. **"Civilization in Colorado"** sarcastically describes a public execution in Leadville where the condemned man died with dignity while the attending crowd behaved with shocking indifference and enjoyment—treating the execution as casual entertainment. This mocks frontier "civilization" and American callousness. The overall thrust: institutional corruption, moral hypocrisy, and frontier brutality masquerading as progress.
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JUDGE. When his path of duty li always around—the corner. He makes a great impression on the mind of the average citizen. IMPENDING FASHIONS. little as who ar Common Sense is to be worn It will de behind the 1y promises to be in demand by all as ever. be ly by these considered imes, The poor must use it, and those who V toappear rich and are not will bring it requisition where its employment will be He knows not what it is fore- need sleep—his great zht prevents such needs. aith and Trust have not so strong a hold upon the public as formerly. A. spurious article put upon. the market in great quantity last year tended troy confidence in these SAL goals Oh, A. oan Although not aesthetic, he always exhibits very good tastes. It is not nearly so straight-laced as it was a or a close imitation, will be popu- |few years since made up in very loose garments| Heresy 1s very popular, especi 1 be thrown aside or hidden, at the | worn with white neckties and garments of a nee of the wearer. clerical cut. The favor it meets with has Honesty is now woven of a most clastic ma- [been shown in most of our late ministerial which will stretch and twist into so | meetings. forms as to be totally unrecognizable as | Creeds are of all designs, textures and associated with the old style fabric so named. |shades. Every taste can be suited from, the Brain holds as favorite in certain circles, | great variety int et but the © sh you know "set have ‘‘cut| Fraud will not, it is to be hoped, be so uni it” versally common as last year. There are Honoe is no favorite among that wealthy many who would willingly wear it, but the class which is composed of monopolists, doctors (of law) inform them that the late shoddyites, _politici: and certain bank suits were hurtful to the health of the users, officials. It is considered quite antiquated in in many cases compelling their close congne- style, and some parties whe at one time gave ment to the house for an extended period it countenance now pretend never to have |The sentiment of the people generally is in heard of it. favor of its total suppression. Orthodoxy retains its hold, but not firmly. | goods, Verac} lar as eve which c conve entirely E, REED. ‘ONE OF THE FINEST” POLICEMEN IN THE WORLD when |& He is fearless—caring neither for size nor numbers, CIVILIZATION IN COLORADO. An execution in Leadville met all the re nts of the popular and genteel enter nt and the a public getting the hero of the to On the scaffold, their legs me, sat number of persons, chewing tobacco and swapping the usual social remarks, When the s\ red he deliberately pulled off his boots, remarking |that he proposed to go out without any super |tluous leather, and put himself into t Outside the ¢ more decorous and convenient slipper. Bunko | — Nags vOINT | HOWARTH He never resents an insult. the band nd things in The star died The enclosure devoted to the traged, played, men drank and swore general were very enjoyable decorously and with all possible ea hanging occurred at sundown, and th sank ona rather boisterous but a thoroughly gy of Leadville contented and. happ, men. “It was,” as aT well express it, “an occasion of which Lead ville will long be proud. Nothing occurred to mar the harmony of the picnic, and the | festivities were kept up until an early hour of | the succeeding morning.” | ‘The ability to turn misfortune into amuse ment is a combination of opposing forces worthy of great praise. The JUpar begs to present its compliments to Leadville, and to suggest that the more executions it has the greater will be the advance in the civilization lof our beloved country. comicbooks.com