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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page from *Judge* contains several satirical pieces typical of late-19th-century American political humor: **"A Want of Confidence"** (top cartoon): Shows a bathing scene where Miss Dash declines Mr. Jones's invitation, citing the water is too cold and it's early in the season. The satire appears to mock social pretense and flimsy excuses. **"The Old and the New Masters"**: Critiques New York's executive mansion decoration. Governor Hill and patron Drexel advocate replacing old masters (valuable paintings kept for age and economy) with contemporary art. This satirizes wealthy patrons' responsibility to support living artists rather than merely preserve old works. **"Some Surreptitious Diplomacy"**: References political maneuvering around presidential nominations, mentioning George William Curtis, John Sherman, and James G. Blaine—suggesting backroom dealing within Republican party politics. **"An Inducement for Charity"** (bottom cartoon): A Civil War veteran requests alms; a bystander refuses, unwilling to help someone who "fit agin us" (fought against the Union). The page mixes social commentary with political satire characteristic of the era's partisan magazine humor.

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the mosquito and black fly: but ifshe ever went about with anything of the corduroy kind scinating it must. when fast on he supple have been Grover Was asleep and had no ase for his half of that mater tothe mother who. will name a babe after him. If the habe has its way in the premises it will give twice that amount to be named afer somebody Five dollars in these cases is a very contemptible sun. else. A LETTER-WRITER REPRESENTS Mr. Buffalo Bill as ing in a Communi ation. “T've got ‘em solid from the old queen down.” That isn't exactly the gentleness of courtesy or culture; but on the other hand if William were to ape the manners of his English admirers they would immediately begin co have contempt for him—and really with some sort of justice. THE OLD AND THE NEW MASTERS, Drexel givesout a quiet hint that the new executive mansion at Albany ought to have some decent works of art, and Gov- ernor Hil pts it ina quiet little note that ought to take immediat effect on capitatists and artists alike. The walls of the old mansion were given up principally to old masters—that is to say, to pictures that were remarkable principally because they had the honor of age and the mastery of excessive economy. It was their principal design tocover the wall and prevent expenditure, and they accomplished it fairly well. But some of the new masters, as Mr. Drexel has demon- strated, have the right of life and exhibition half as much as they Iris a good hint, and the wealth ite has the right to feel proud of its new property and to see to it that it is embellished commensurately with its great importance. SOME SURREPTITIOUS DIPLOMACY. They sty George William Cur- tiswants to have John Sherman nominated in order to get Blaine out of the way and yive the mugwumps a chance to get back * Republican party. Very well; let him pitch in for Blaine nst Sherman as hard as and let Mr. Sherman iation with him from this time until the nominating convention is held. Then let there be an avenue erected ing into th back door of the party, and offer- ing facilities for kicking out as well as letting in. There must be diplomacy here Joxes (na Mies Dasat aiden fart aaa eannciaty We “Oh, no, thank you, Mir. Jones. Ithsa Mr. Joseph W. THE LATE WILLIAM A, WHEELER. A modest. conscientious, able : What! man who lived through the later Tdidn’t fit, bow. Tran.” AN INDUCEMENT FOR CHARITY, Bay, boss, won't you help a poor veteran of the war, an old one-armed soldier ?” Help a man who fit agin us?" ‘A WANT OF CONFIDENCE. you like to come along, Mist Dash There is plenty of room for tw He early in the season for hathing, and Pin afraid the water is too cold.” y* know." years of his life mostly to regret that he some previous period, A man who ne ceeding. sensiti adn't been called higher at won misfortune; g ss, Uptightness of conduct He ought not to yself well in what placed. He was a good, square, honest 1 and forests and by the tumbling waters of the c «ast his fly and make his catch to. CIVILIZATIO “Tam not alarmed,” calmly said a briber who had been arrested “Itis true tl st never returns, but there is of the article arrant me a comfortable to and been in pub position he was and in the green fields stial regions may he re satisfaction forevermore. » but he ace sufficiency existence and all the ure getting a jury to try you Very well. Tam out on bail, and the pec y the expenses of the judic reises.” * Bat you may be convicted.” jood, innocent soul! There are but sixty millions of people in this whole country, and only a fifth of them are eligible jurors. They can’t get a jury out of that fifth if the: into and out of every But there must be an end to these prelimin: “Certainly, my boy; but put up a little job on Ga- briel; not to mention a fi ial transaction with the outer guar- dian of the heavenly mansions.” AT SARANAC LAKE. It is claimed that the cateh is large, and it must be remem bered that fish count for the administration. “What have you caught, dear’ I do not know exactly, my child; but it feels like a mosquito with the tail of a wasp and that of a hornet combined, and I guess it weighs about 500 pounds,” comicbooks.com