Judge, 1898-02-12 · page 3 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 191 This page contains several separate satirical pieces rather than one unified cartoon: **"Too Much for Him"** depicts two wealthy businessmen (identified as "Klondike millionaires") dining and conversing about money—one boasts he "covers" a bid and raises it by "a hundred ounces," while the other admits being "broke." The satire mocks nouveau-riche excess during the Klondike Gold Rush era. **"A School Examination"** uses verse to ridicule how students memorize grammar rules without understanding meaning—the poem ends with a student calling a donkey a "bird of Avon," demonstrating rote learning without comprehension. The remaining pieces—"Joy in Absence," "Nature's Veto," "A Painless Kind," and "Good Intentions"—are brief humorous observations on social behavior, relationships, and human nature, featuring simple ink sketches rather than elaborate political commentary.
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TOO MUCH FOR HIM. First KLoNpIKE MILLIONAIRE—"' I cover your bet and raise you a hundred ounces," Skconp KLONDIKE MILLIONAIRE: A SCHOOL EXAMINATION, POOR Mary Jane had studied hace, Preparing for examinations, But quite forgot the grammar lists Of genders aid abbreviations And so, when asked the feminine Of monk, she said that it was monkey ; While for the feminine of don— The Spanish don — she answered, ** Donkey.” A. D. she said meant after death (What doleful school-ma'am could have taught her?) And c. 0. d. a kind of fish, While Ph. d. was Pharaoh's daughter. She did not ** pass,” and oh, she wept Till she was hoarse as any raven Yet in originality She far surpassed "the bard of Avon.” ** I'm feeling sew-sew,” said the thread to the needle ; “* how are you feeling ?* “Oh, I'm broke,” snapped the needle- and the sewing-machine Pork, of gold-clust ?” CONVERSATIONAL. mistress had no further use for him. ae | | KLoxpike MILLIONAIRE—"* Pork !" . KLONDIKE MILLIONAIRE (sadiy)—"" Let me out of it. T pass. JOY IN ABSENCE, LOVE the good old-fashioned songs. And for good cause, as you'll allow ; A present joy to them belongs— Because nobody sings them now. NATURE'S VETO. Mrs. Towe —" You should model your bathing-dress after your friend's. Look how modest it is in the neck.” Miss Unda Towe— That isn’t modesty, ma. It’s a mole.” A PAINLESS KIND. Dorothy (seeing a lady whose face ‘was very much freckled) —“ Shouldn't you think ‘twould have burt -her, mamma, to have her face tattooed all ever so?" GOOD INTENTIONS. Mr, O'Hara—"' Phwat did th’ darcter say about me, Norah 7” Mas. O'HARA. to shtop thot.”” Oh, Pat! he sid you was slowly coavalescing ; and Oi've done nothing but pray to the saints ivir since comicbooks.com