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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 119 This page contains multiple satirical items addressing late 19th-century American politics and social issues: **"Through the Transmitter"** mocks newspaper gossip columns, showing a clerk relaying office rumors about someone named Typer missing an appointment. **"Save It"** appears to satirize political patronage, with an Overseer character warning about revealing secrets of a gentleman's private affairs. **"The South and the Law"** addresses lynching and racial violence in the American South. The text argues that while black criminals deserve punishment, lynch mobs undermine civil law. It advocates for fair legal proceedings even for "bad black men," suggesting that lynch violence disgraces southern society and undermines rule of law. The remaining items include brief satirical notes about political figures and social commentary typical of Judge's editorial approach.
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JUDGE 119 | WE HEAR for the first time that the wife of Bismarck shapes the | politics of that gentleman; and it therefore becomes easy to trace | back the differences between the chancellor and Mrs. Frederick to the fact that the latter had a new bonnet. 4 THE FIEND of the daily newspaper continues to use “but” and “how- ever” in the same sentence, to say “the reason is because,” to remark that “in 1870 Smith used to be,” and to declare that Jones “only has.” Yet there is an overruling Providence. THROUGH THE TRANSMITTER. CLeRK—'* Mr. Typer wants to know why you didn’t keep your appoint- ment.” Eprror—“ Oh, tell him I'm half-way there now.” Cerk (one moment later)—"'1 did, and he says you're a liar, He hears you talking.” LEADING QUESTION before the house committee on jags during intermissions for refreshments—" Where are we at?” ‘THERE WILL BE LESS TALK on the part of France of destroying Germany, now that the smaller Billy, aged ten years, has been made a lieutenant in the German army. ‘THE KAISER has harpooned two immense whales off the coast of Norway. His majesty can lie by cable, and truly his catch and. his story are the whopperest whoppers yet. MB. CALLICOTT has not left the Albany Zimes-Union, as reported. He has taken off his coat for Grover, and contemplates the removal of his shirt and about three pounds of flesh a day. F DR. KEELEY has sold to the British government the right to his cure for half a million dollars, perhaps your ‘ale and ‘earty English- man will some day be a creature of the deluded and melancholy past. SAVE IT. | Overseer (lo Eglestein and his son, who are being shown through the flour- mill)—* This is the finest flour in the world, and "—— Eotestein (aside) —"* Don'd prush your coat off, Henny ; vaid undil ve ged home.” NE WOULD THINK from the ardor with which the editor of the Ram's Horn follows the movements of the devil that he was the private and confidential secretary of that gentleman, not to say his valet and chief worshiper. THE SOUTH AND THE LAW. THE PROTEST in the south against the lynch- ing of black men is earnest and respectable, and there is ‘no good southern man who does not indorse it. ‘The crimes which result in lynching are not essentially worse than if done by white ! ~ men; and lynching as a matter of race prejudice as well as indignation provokes a retaliation that may in time be dangerous. There is law enough for all cases, and if good citizens cannot trust to the law how can they expect bad citizens to do so? Undoubtedly inno- cent men have been lynch- ed, and some of them may have been the victims of the slow torture which has recently shocked and amazed the civilized world. The south has lifted itself © above the vices of-dueling and concealed weapons. Can it not go a little fur- ‘A PUN. ther and give fair play Miss SHaxr—" Do you know, your expression reminds me of the steps to an ancient temple ?” ccamtou hea badb biack Mr. STAYLATE —"'So elevating, I suppose.” > Miss SHarr—"tNo. Such a vacant stare.” > bast) comicbooks.com