Judge, 1890-07-19 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 19, 1890 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 231 **"The Nooning: or, Bass-Casting Intensified"** (top comic strip) depicts a fisherman's day, with dialogue about catching bass and visiting Musquam Inlet. This appears to be straightforward sporting humor without obvious political content. **"The Blue-Ribbonest Wisdom"** section quotes General Butler advising against "mean things for money" and emphasizes conscience and Republican voting responsibility—likely referencing Reconstruction-era politics and appeals to voters' moral judgment. **"Taken to Himself"** (bottom illustration) shows well-dressed women discussing a man's apology for a scarf, with the parson unable to afford better dress on his salary. This satirizes class pretensions and clerical poverty in Victorian society. The page blends sporting leisure, political exhortation, and social satire typical of Judge's content.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THE NOONING; OR, BASS-CASTING INTENSIFIED, Now for a good pull on the slack !" Welcome to Musquam inlet, mister.” HYMN of the electric wire—"A charge to keep I have.” = MUST remind our friend Russell A. Alger, after a brief look ae through our exchanges, that he is working his boom too rapidly. [USURPATION as defined by Governor Hill is the attempt of the gen- No boom can stand too much premature booming. eral government to take care of itself. THE BLUE-RIBBONEST WISDOM. Leh GENERAL BUTLER in some advice to ambitious young men says, .M®- ROBERT E. PATTISON is a has-been. There was a time when “Never do a mean thing for money.” Let us add to this the sug- . he might have been a great governor. That time has passed, and gestion, never do a mean thing for nothing, or for anything whatever. now he can be no governor at all. ‘Whether the world hears of it or not, it will abide with you as long as of you have a conscience—and when you cease to have that you have lost f WOULD be easy to kill off the Louisiana lottery company if people the thing that best excuses your living. No, young man; do not trifle would refuse to be robbed by it; but that is so simple a remedy that with your self-respect. Vote the Republican ticket and be respectable perhaps it won't be acted upon until next year, even if you don't make a cent. Re vw PRO { tay) i / TAKEN TO HIMSELF, Ong. oF THE GoopxiND cirts—"Did you ever see such an apology for a scarecrow?” THE OTHER —** Never.” . THE PARSON (who has been hurrying to overtake them)—"* Young ladies, it is impossible for me to dress any better on five hundred dollars a year and one donation, and it grieves me to hear you speak so,” comicbooks.com