Judge, 1897-10-30 · page 6 of 16
Judge — October 30, 1897 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple short satirical items typical of Judge's format: **"Irresponsible"** opens with verse about forgiving women's errors—likely mocking sentimental attitudes toward female behavior. **"Consider the Poor Mother"** jokes that Mrs. Bigg complains her son disturbed her nap by being *too quiet*—satirizing self-centered mothers who resent children regardless. **"A Palpable Distinction"** contrasts a discourteous "Miss Highstepper" with society manners, suggesting social pretension masks actual rudeness. **"Out of His Class"** features a schoolboy (Harold) deflecting a spelling question about "chickens" by claiming he's only old enough for "eggs"—a joke about class consciousness or intellectual limitations. **"Three Kicks to Success"** offers inspirational philosophy: life's hardships ("kicks") build character; adversity teaches resilience, eventually allowing one to overcome and succeed. **"A Cyclone Struck Our Kansas Farm"** and **"Valuable Dogs"** are brief humorous exchanges about farm disasters and hunting dogs. The imagery supports these gentle, domestic satirical observations about American social life.
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IRRESPONSIBLE. Give kindly pity to the weaker sex, To err is woman, to forgive divine. knew he was sick.” young woman.” “No; but aren't her society manners exquisite ?” A CYCLONE STRUCK OUR KANSAS FARM— “and the blow almost killed father.” Sage H, MAN ! let woman not your proud soul vex. And never let your mind to wrath incline— CONSIDER THE POOR MOTHER. Mrs. Bigg—* Bennie disturbed me so that I couldn't take my nap this afternoon.” Mr. Bigg —" Pretty noisy, was he?” Mrs. Bigg—"No; he was so quiet that I just A PALPABLE DISTINCTION. **MISS HIGHSTEPPER is not a very courteous OUT OF HIS CLASS, Scnooista'ast (encouragingls}—"* Come, now, Harold : spell chickens.”” HaRoLp—" Please, ma'am, I'm not old enough to spell chickens ; but you can try me on eggs.” THREE KICKS TO SUCCESS. LL the world is born kicking. “If the force exhausted in the cradle could be combined and utilized it would run a motor that would move the Broadway cable. Kicking develops brawn and brain. Then there is the world’s kick. The world kicks you without caring where, so long as it kicks where it hurts you. Are you disposed to go down hill? The world gives you a kick and you descend with a momen- tum that makes your brain whirl and then dazes and stuns you, The world not only kicks you down, but it also kicks you after you are down, By-and-by you gather yourself together, perhaps, and you feel wounded, ‘You call the wound experience. Then you rise in your majesty as an individual and you return the kicks which the world gave you. Then the world applauds and names its defeat your success. MARYOT HOLT CANOOK, VALUABLE DOGS, Will your hounds follow a fox?” Why—aw—I think they would if the fox was dressed and cooked.” comicbooks.com , |