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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 414 ## "A Discourager of Conversation" The main cartoon satirizes the bore—a persistent questioner who corners the narrator asking increasingly absurd questions (about Petersburg siege, Maddygasker, "federal astronomatics," the fictional "Charlemagne's division"). The narrator, trying to escape, finally admits they're both fools, ending the ordeal. The satire mocks people who relentlessly buttonhole strangers with pointless conversation. ## "A Suggestion to the Flower-Fiend" A brief joke about stage floral presentations: the small boy carrying an enormous basket of flowers is visually comical—he's dwarfed by his load, creating an absurd contrast. The humor is visual rather than political. ## Political Commentary Brief items mock Cleveland's claims about protecting Democrats ("an angel with his face dirty"), reference the Jack the Ripper murders in London, and joke about editors needing Chauncey Depew's ideas to fill newspapers. The page is primarily humor/satire of social behavior rather than focused political commentary.
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A DISCOURAGER OF CON- VERSATION. O YOU remember as fur back as th’ siege of Petersburg, friend 2” I sized the questioner up, got a good grip on my pocket-book and cautiously nswered, “I do, but I was very young at the time.” “ Wasn't there yerself, then?” No. “It’s a great pity. I didn’t know but what I might talk over old times with yer.” “Perhaps we can find a congenial subject,” I observed, as I let my knee drop so that his hand could slide off, and moved over as close as I could ar-window, ps we kin,” he said; “ever been ter Maddygasker 2” ver seen a South American dugong >” No.’ * What's yer opinion on th’ subjec’ of th’ séderal astronomatics ?” “1 don't know anything about them.” “Sho! Got any chewin’ terbacker about yer?” Say, friend, where you from?” Korg’ ~ Where?” Korgiyackker.” * Where's that >" * Right across the Yuggernock river from Yorstiveriski.” Rushy so; New York stat * How fur is it from Yonkers >” “ About ten ohms,” A SUGGESTION TO THE FLOWER-FIEND. In sending a basket for stage presentation it is always well to insist that the florist’s boy shall harmonize with his load. ‘The one in the above case lamenta- bly failed to do so. PUBLIC OFFICE is a big thing and I propose to hang on to it. All previous declarations about that thing are off.—G. Cleveland. cA MA s he is a protection Democrat he says virtually that he is an angel with his face dirty and his wings sawed off. He was beginning to wilt a little, and | followed up my advantage. THE DEMOCRACY of this city have very many organizations, and dur- “I've read something about Petersburg.” I said.“ Did you fight in Charlemagne’s division? ~ Whose ? “ Charlemagne xineral was named Smith. “Was he monocotyledonously inclined, or did he favor anthropo- logical eseterotism in his man- ner of conducting the cam- paign ? Look here, stranger, one or th’ other of us is a nat’ral fool,” he broke out, “an I'm puffectly willin’ ter take th’ ben- efit of the doubt an’ shut up. What d’ yer say ?” 1 safd, and the train rolled HUM OF THE COURT. BROTHER TALMAGE says it is just as much swearing to say “Ouch” as * Dammit.” Perhaps he wants a. suffering man to keep his mouth shut nd die. RK. JOHN TODD, Scoteh- man, has recently pub- lished a book. Take a page of it three times a day, with sugar in it.and it will cure you of any- thing you happen to have. GRANDMA THURMAN is a dear old lady with sil- ver hair and gentle democratic ways that everybody loves; but she is feeble, and Allen G. must Danes ag Mishter yd a stay at home and take good Me Bee eed eras care of her. “sheape !) Mr. Benner (putting on a ¢ HOW HE GOT OUT OF IT. iid brace)—"" Been t° Long Island on Bexper—" Shplendid, m’ dear! ing this campaign every Democrat is an organization unto himself THE MAN with a leather apron who has killed four lewd women in London is undoubtedly crazy; but we must remember that that is the chronic state of the professional detective, and being in danger the man “It’s so long ago | most forgit, but ‘s near as | kin remember my — ¢an beat t individual in cunning every time. is an absence of news for the daily papers their as with one voice, “Go up to Chauncey M Depew and tell him to give us enough ideas to help us get out the paper decently." And Chauncey always does, ATELY a newspaper was found and forwarded which was mailed thirty years ago; but ~ under the present administr: of printed matter it is thought that it will take a document of that kind at least sixty years to xo only three blocks. T IS THOUGHT by some that if our Chauncey were to yo earnestly to work he might write with both hands, at the same time receiving by sound from three different telegraph instruments, the same devoted to six subjects of totally diverg- ing kinds, and that he wouldn't miss a note or smash an idea. THE PRESIDENT denies the report that he said he be- lieved in free trade as he believed in the Protestant religion. But of course he does ; all Democrats do. If they don’t they are not Democrats, If they are shocked at the banner they carry, for what do they want to carry it? There used to be a man who was afraid of his shadew but it was thought he died. that was a narrer comicbooks.com