Judge, 1892-02-27 · page 4 of 18
Judge — February 27, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* contains multiple brief satirical items typical of the magazine's format. The main pieces include: **"A Profitable Name"** mocks a writer who constantly praises George Washington to justify sending expense bills to his publisher—satirizing opportunistic use of patriotic sentiment for profit. **"Got Too Much of It"** is a domestic humor piece where a husband complains his wife sings constantly at home, contrasting her pre-marriage behavior. It's gentle marital satire. **"Hum of the Court"** collects brief jabs: at a woman poisoning cats in Buffalo, at publishers buying books unseen, at Chilean threats following a settlement, and at wives controlling household finances. **"Home from Florida"** shows a woman avoiding a gentleman because she's wearing the same dress she wore when they last met—mocking vanity and fashion consciousness. The remaining items are brief quips on various social topics (Ohio snow-bathing, the Behring Sea dispute, kidnapping, bread-making, and "Wild Western Hospitality"). These are topical humor rather than coherent political commentary.
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A PROFITABLE NAME. H HOW be loves the name ‘of Washington — As soldier, noble, brave, he praises him; He lauds him to the skies F with much of vim a, As statesman who superior = deeds has done, Who by each act his coun- try’s love has won; He says his glory never shall grow dim. A wondrous portrait doth the fellow limn, Declaring such careers are seldom run. Oh, much indeed he loves the noble name, And hails the chance to talk of a career Whose noble qualities all do admit— A man to whom all honor give and fame— Because he writes of George on space each year And sends the office a fat bill fo GOT TOO MUCH OF IT. Mrs. CRroaker (indignantly) —"* Why, you used to say that I sang like a bird, before we were married Mr. Croaker—"* Yes, but you don't often hear birds singing in their nests, and you're at it all the time !” HUM OF THE COURT. WOMAN IN RED goes around Buffalo poisoning cats, and a dispatch says she killed two hundred cats in one night. Why so few? Puciuist SULLIVAN says some publishers offer him a round sum for a book, “and they haven't even seen the book yet.” So we infer. S SOON as there was a settlement of the Chilian disturbance a thousand Chilians yanked out their knives and told the American navy to come on. QE WOMAN tells how to make home happy. It is very simple—merely to let the wife carry the purse, But in that case, you know, there wouldn't be any purse to carry. MAN in Ohio rolls himself in the snow of his back-yard at five o'clock every morning as a means to escape the grip. We should think the grip would be a heavenly blessing in comparison with that. HOME FROM FLORIDA. EveLine—" Mabel, dear, the gentleman we just passed was Mr. ‘Trotter, whom we met at Fernandina.” MABEL—‘*So it was. Oh, Evy, let us drive from this place before he recognizes me !” Evewine—" But [ thought you liked him.” ManeL—"' And sol do,’ But this is the same suit I wore the last time we met, and—and—what would he think of me if he saw it again!” UESTION for the last half of the twentieth century —“ Well, what's the situation in Behring sea?” HEN ONE has nothing to say it is a first-rate time not to make a speech.— Thomas B, Reed. PARENTS who have their children kidnapped may be truthfully said to be obliged to bear their C. Ross. LONG ARTICLE tells how bread is raised. The strictly Dibiial answer would "WILD WESTERN HOSPITALITY. A COLD Day. be in few words "BY CLE Zen HANKINS (fo starving traveler who has asked for something * Rather cold in the h J Come right in, pard, an’ make yerself ter home. Mother's got th’ Yes, rather Crisp. brow.’ daiziest rattlesnake stew on th’ Coals you ever put yer tongue ter.”” Tin PLATE —"* Rather cold in the house.” the sweat of the Free Woot- comicbooks.com