Judge, 1892-03-12 · page 4 of 16
Judge — March 12, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of the era: **"Dangerous Salvation"** mocks Sunday labor during church construction in Rockford, Illinois—suggesting workers building on the Sabbath will damn whoever worships there. **"A Choice?"** and **"Off"** are society humor about romantic/professional decisions and a fashion editor's dismissal for drunkenness. **"Pike County Sarcasm"** uses rural dialect humor about farming equipment. **"What It May Come To"** satirizes a police strike, with the Chief claiming officers demand "home rule for Ireland"—a contemporary political controversy—rather than wage increases. This conflates labor unrest with Irish independence politics. **"Judge Thurman's Legs"** appears to reference a public figure's much-discussed rheumatism. **"A Suggestion for the Irish Policeman"** shows an Irishman wielding a hod (construction tool), stereotyping Irish immigrants as laborers, possibly mocking their police participation. The overall tone reflects period class anxiety and ethnic stereotyping common to 1880s-1890s American satire.
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HE WAS IN IT. “George Agustus Washington, yo' chase dose flies away from dat preserves, an’ don’t yo" go ter sleep till I come back; yo’ heah, chile?” JUDGE DANGEROUS SALVATION. HE BUILDERS of a church in Rockford, Ill., worked on Sunday in order to complete their job accord- ing to contract. Need we say that whoever is saved in that church is going to be lost ? A CHOICE? Suttor — | trust that your daugh- ter may not regret her choice.” Father—*\ guess that she has acquired the philosophy of Hobson by this time.” OFF. She—“ Mr. Cadsby is no longer fashion editor of the Solar System.” He—"No; he was discharged for inebriety. She—*1 didn’t know that paper was a temperance organ.” He—"Irisn't. But Cadsby put in an item saying that black caps were these here protectionists is allus talkin’ about want wurk fur the people. I ain't kept much track of politics, but I'm givin’ MORE FREE-TRADERS. GENTLEMAN OF WANDERING INCLINATIONS—"* See here, Jummy ; "ter make more very much worn at hangings now.” no time ter sech a durn-fool party ez that.” ee , PIKE COUNTY SARCASM. BoTTOM-LAND FAKMER—" Why don’t yer git a stun-breaker ter harrer your land with UPLAND FARMER— ‘*Got that div yer spring wheat with?” WHAT IT MAY COME TO. Mayor —“ This is, indeed, serious business. the policemen have struck ?” Chief —" Yes, sit; every man.” Mayor Chief —“No, sie; home rule for Ireland.” “bell yit ter put in What do they want, more wages?” HIS WONDERFUL LEGS. UDGE THURMAN praises his legs as receptacles for rheumatism. He says they can hold more rheumatism than any other legs he ever saw. ART NOTES. A Dutch landscape—A thread of light—water; a few scratches—land; windmills ad libitum. Japanese garden-scene— Some knotty lines—trees; con- gested sky and vernal earth; two or three chance splashes—birds ; one or two diagonal-eyed figures of uncertain sex. BOTH AFFECTED. Miss Bleecker (of New York) —''I was just tickled to death.” Miss Emerson (of Boston) —""I was also fatally titillated.” A SUGGESTION FOR THE IRISH POLICEMAN, The hod, comicbooks.com