Judge, 1891-03-14 · page 4 of 16
Judge — March 14, 1891 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page from Judge (a 19th-century American satirical weekly) contains brief political commentary and humorous sketches rather than a single narrative cartoon. **Key references:** - **"New York Republic"**: A short-lived newspaper that failed to launch a subscription drive - **"Mugwump"**: Republicans who bolted to support Democratic candidates; depicted as perpetually angry - **Rudyard Kipling**: Recently famous; the joke mocks his sudden celebrity and his critical American travel letters written before fame - **Porter/Democratic defeats**: Likely refers to census-related political disputes - **Brother Hoar/Mr. Quay**: Contemporary politicians—Hoar ashamed of his party; Quay involved in libel disputes - **Prince Bismarck/the Kaiser**: The aging Bismarck now amuses himself with minor pranks on the young German emperor **"A Surprise Party" sketches**: Comic vignettes showing someone unexpectedly roughed up and seeking revenge the next day. The page reflects Judge's sarcastic tone toward contemporary politicians, newspapers, and celebrities.
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HE CAUSE of the death of the New York Republic, a handsome paper which lived three weeks, has finally been discovered. It didn’t start a subscription for a monument. ‘THE EDITOR of a mugwump paper uses such dreadful language when he is angry—the which he always is—that his contemporaries frequently allude to him as Jack-the-ripper. ‘A EYNCHING in Florida put an end to a white man and a black man at one swoop. The former was grieved as well as killed. He said he had never been so disgraced in all his life. [8 CANADA the man who talks for annexation is accused of treason. But he doesn’t feel bad. He knows that that was the trouble with George Washington, and it really did the gentleman good. F RUDYARD KIPLING did not struggle to be cunning he would be more so; but it is fair to remember that his letters on American life were written before the world knew of his really charm- ing existence, He is now ten days old and has got his eyes open. ‘POOR FELLOW!" said the man in the cem- etery at the grave of his friend—“he’s out in the cold at last.” It is difficult to give comfort in such cases, You cannot say, “Oh, no—far different,” because that leads to unpleasant re- flections. A PRODIGY. Master Creasus—‘* Have a game at hide-and-seek? They say you're a dandy at that.” Lorp Lackmeans—"‘ Really! I never played it.” Master Creasus—"Oh, come off! Father says you'd find a greenback with your eyes shut.” HUM OF THE COURT. +4] NIT up to the neck is new slang—the invention of the late Mr, Birchall, who was hanged, we believe. REMARK after every Democratic defeat— Aha! that villain Porter has been taking another census report.” BROTHER HOAR is growing a full beard. He is so ashamed of his party that he wants to hide his countenance. WE STILL THINK that Mr. Quay can best vindicate himself by collecting a million or so from the World for libel. SARA intimated that Davenport was a strapping woman. There was no chance for the THE RETORT COURTEOUS, “you're-another " business at that stage of the controv Gapstetox—"‘ Now, if you'll take a friend's [7 USED to amuse Prince Bismarck to stir up the nations. Now he devotes himself to tick- “Faas vicrit(scocetly) —"* Certainly, old boy jit will ling the little kaiser, ‘The fun is not great, but it suffices for his old age. be the first thing I ever got from you. A SURPRISE PARTY, RETRIBUTION, THE FOLLOWING DAY. Tue crown (after th —"Great Scott! Who'd THE BULLY —"* Well, I tackled Nae ret Lee RRO Ge Sem de Thalf-back af de Yale'team and _— didn’t know it till too late, See?" ARIZONA BULLY—"'We don't want any ten- der-foot doodes ‘round here. See?” (Spits on the stranger's patent-leathers.) comicbooks.com