Judge, 1892-02-13 · page 4 of 16
Judge — February 13, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains brief satirical commentary on 1890s American public figures and social issues, plus two cartoon vignettes at the bottom. The upper cartoon depicts a society scandal: a young man (deCourtney) has eloped with a governess. The humor turns on class pretension—the governess claims to be "making up for neglected education," implying social climbing rather than genuine romance. The bottom cartoons, titled "Shakespearian Play Illustrated: King Lear," show a darkly comedic twist on homelessness and alcohol. Two ragged men outside bars—one with "Gent" and "Family Entrance" signs, the other with "Lager Beer"—attempt to obtain drinks. The first claims he got one "without payin'" (theft); the second celebrates actually getting a drink. The joke satirizes urban poverty and the desperation of the destitute, using Shakespeare as ironic contrast to their degraded circumstances.
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THE MUSEUMS are looking anxiously for a villain with bad habits. PRINCE GEORGE is said to deserve better things than a mere king- ship. N TALKING for temperance with Francis Murphy Mr. Sullivan is, we fear, a better actor than in his original réle. 66]T MUST be truc,” says a dealer in large stories, “because I got it from the widow of an eminent authority.” T MAY be true that a leading Indian who has been deposed from power is dying of a broken heart, but whose heart is it? NO SHIRT, the distinguished Oregon Indian, would send his hide to a laundry but for the fear that it would be frayed at the edges and worn out in three weeks. A WHIP worth two thousand dollars was once presented to William H. Vanderbilt. When we think of that whip it seems additionally sad that William should have had to die. T SEEMS superfluous for a thirteen club to advertise for a haunted house, as one in New Haven does. If the club lives long enough it will have METHOD IN HIS MADNESS. more ghosts than members. Mrs. Gippy—"'They say that young deCourtney has eloped with the overness.”” ‘ owrHy NOT try Jones?” RoveMte, PERTLEY — * Wants to make up for neglected education, I suppose." says the Rochester Union, speaking of the necessity for a new Republican leader in this state. We think we are not mistaken in the assumption that Jones is out of politics. HEN ONE READS that Lady Somerset is so charmed with Chicago that she proposes to live there one feels as proud as if he had attended a dinner in behalf of the world’s fair. THE ONLY SAINTS are the ones who throw bombs and do burglary. They never drink, smoke, chew, or stay out nights except on urgent business. How sad it is to be so good ! THE EDITOR of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who stepped into the tank of a Baptist church insists that this is not a lesson against church-going, but perhaps against going the once that is too often. GOOD WAY to capture wild animals is said to be to carry a syringe loaded with caustic ammonia and shoot the liquid into the beast’s face. Let us hear no more about the mouse whose duty it was to bell the cat. BOB SIMS of Alabama got up a new religion, in effect that everybody had a right to do as he pleased, and his whole family, including two daughters, indorsed it. The family have now been lynched, and so, after all, the new religion has been partially vindicated. ESPERIAN PLAY ILLUS- RATED. King Lear. “*Betcher I git a drink widout payin’.” “Hil T got der drink.” comicbooks.com