Judge, 1890-07-26 · page 4 of 20
Judge — July 26, 1890 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page contains several brief satirical commentaries typical of Judge's political humor: **"Hum of the Court"** offers sharp jabs at contemporary issues: Governor Hill (likely David B. Hill of New York) is mocked for a dubious incident; Kipling's characterization of American girls is critiqued; the Lake Mohonk Conference's paternalistic approach to training African Americans is satirized as ironic given slavery's forced labor; military recruiting struggles are blamed on young men preferring dignified service jobs to army servitude. **"Two Fishers"** is a light romantic poem about a man and woman fishing, where the woman aggressively pursues him despite his resistance—a playful commentary on female assertiveness. The **Asbury Park illustration** shows wealthy city visitors encountering a circus dwarf, with crude humor about his physical appearance. Overall, the page mixes political criticism (race relations, military recruitment) with society commentary and lowbrow humor typical of 1880s Judge magazine.
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HUM OF THE COURT. A BOGUS baby was put in Governor Hill's bed at Normandie-by-the-sea, and it cried out presently, “1 want my ma!’ David, where is that woman? OSSIBLY it is true, as Rudyard Kipling says, that the American girl is frivolous; but it must be admitted that the frivolity is the most charming yet invented. HE NEGRO, according to the Lake Mohonk conference, must be trained to be in- dustrious. Strikes us he had that training a good many weary years, when he got nothing but his board and his clothes for his industry. THERE IS a great dearth at the recruiting-stations for the army and navy. Do the boys and the tramps object to serving their superiors like slaves when they can have more honor and independence by flourishing the napkin and giving their orders to the cook? KS. RICHARD CROWLEY has written a book in which she is at much pains to show that President Arthur and her husband, as well as Arthur and Folger, and Arthur and Conkling, were at swords’ points. The book has no sale. It is better that some things were forgotten, even if they never happened. S LIFE worth living? Most certainly it is if you have got a good horse ; and there is no possible doubt about it if you have got a span.— Sux, TWO FISHERS. Nobody need be poor if he has as many gots as the editor of the Suz. K. MANN and Miss Kito they went ht sell off enough of them to buy a four-horse team wherewith to to fish ride through any page of Mr. Dana’s daily paper. In a fisherman's fragile boat ; He ‘to nature had flown, to be quite, quite alone ;” But of her he had not taken note, ‘Taken note, Though he soon found that she'd taken note. She got in seme fine work and then up with a jerk Went his line many feet in the air. The still pool it was stirred, and he uttered a word Which partook of the nature of swear. “Oh, Miss K—, will you sell—your own price y Your sharp little hook? Oh, oh! You are too fond, I say! Sell, of take it away !" Bat she buzzed a decisive ‘* No, no!" And howe'er fast he went to escape her intent Devotion no closer could be Than was she with her kiss. ‘This affectionate miss Got there to the tune of high After many 4 lunge, with a desperate plunge He sank to be seen never more Did she follow, kaswish? ‘There are just as good fish, Likewise men, as were e’er caught before. HE KNEW HIM WHEN HE SAW HIM, Vefore,” Proressor Dunwippy (as Cafferty's goat dispossesses a tramp) —"* Great Said she, “as I've caught here before.” mythology! There's Pan!" AN ASBURY -PARK DEVICE. PROPANE Vistrog FROM THE Crry—" Pipe off the dwarf, Perkins.” Perkins —" My stars! but she’s too pretty to be sawed’ off like that From another standpoint. ain't she?” fi