Judge, 1892-02-06 · page 7 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1892 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine contains editorial philosophy ("Sentences Passed by the Judge") — philosophical observations about faith, love, and American character — alongside several standalone comic panels. The main satirical pieces appear to be: 1. **"The Paper Terror Must Go"** — A caricatured exchange between characters with exaggerated accents, likely mocking immigrant speech patterns and opium use (a period concern). 2. **"Noticed by Both"** — Two society women from different cities observing a shabby man, satirizing regional social observation or gossip. 3. **"An Explosive Collar"** — A joke about an Irish policeman ("Sergeant Casy") hiding a bullet in his collar from a superior officer. 4. **"The Bald Eagle and the Rocky-Mountain Goat"** — Animal dialogues (a traditional Judge format) where creatures exchange witty remarks, appearing to comment on American character or social situations. The page uses ethnic stereotypes common to 1880s-90s satire and relies on visual gags and wordplay. Without specific historical context, the exact political targets remain unclear.
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91 SENTENCES PASSED BY THE JUDGE. FAITH has no eyes at times, for grief can blind them with unshed tears. Whom the Philistines conquer in battle they make captive followers after them. The arms of love are like the cradle of the world in which humanity is rocked to rest. It rests qith America to decide how many generations it may take to make a gentleman, z The most melancholy fact about a fallen ideal is that we can criticise it in its fallen estate. ‘ I find that it is sometimes necessary to look over the head of an indi- vidual in order to pay my passing respects to his soul. Precept upon precept piled like Pelion upon Ossa would be no sure means of enabling Practice to lift her head above the clouds. The standard of all love is absolute but infinite. It is like the essential oils, one drop of which may be used to make a varying quantity of odorous wa- ter in which to lave the THE PAPER TERROR MUST GO. broplo.rerd Hunk Wink —“* Pattee dlat Melican man out, Chung. Cigallet spoilly uest. oplyum smell.” The pe- culiarities of the people in this world may at times prove sore detriment to one’s temper, but it is safe to say that they are as nothing compared with the peculiarities which one would meet with in the people out of it, NOTICED BY BOTH. Miss Bleecker (of New York) —“What a hang-dog look that man has!" Miss Emerson (of Boston) — , AN EXPLOSIVE COLLAR. “Yes; I observed his nded Orricer Desmon—" Wat's aitin’ Terrance McFad ?" dine Cesmrenina iced SeRGEANT Casy—"' He bees after settin’ his sellulide col- Ins. EAGLE —"Ah! a dinner, children. Just eet Cah} fore YOU Jar afire wid a butt he was tryin’ ter hoide in the back of his till T'swoop over and get Ie? neck from the roundsman, sure ! a Rca .—'* Charming morning, isn’t it? What, must 7.—Mas, Eacte— J-just give me a lift over We're always ready to entertain visitors. you go so soon? Well, call again, won't you? the edge, c-children. I've been ‘monkeying with the Good-bye.” St. Louis tornado,” THE BALD EAGLE AND THE ROCKY-MOUNTAIN GOAT. comicbooks.com