Judge, 1898-12-10 · page 7 of 16
Judge — December 10, 1898 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **Golf Terminology**: A mock glossary defining golf terms through social commentary. "Cup" means whisky; "Flat" refers to an empty wallet after buying golf equipment; "Lie" mocks players' dishonest scoring when alone. The satire targets golf's pretensions and the drinking culture surrounding it. **College Education**: Mocks Native American stereotypes—a father praises his son's college yell as useful for "scaring bad Injun[s]," reflecting the period's casual racism. **Race Prejudice/About the Same**: Two brief jokes contrasting American and Spanish attitudes toward class and nobility, suggesting both societies have similar hypocrisies. **Art Gallery**: Pedantic museum-goers discuss classical sculptures with indifference. **Mouse Comics and Poetry**: Domestic humor about mice scavenging and a sentimental poem about a woman's devotion to her (apparently boastful or mediocre) boyfriend. The page reflects early 1900s satirical magazine conventions: social observation, ethnic stereotyping, and gentle mockery of contemporary middle-class concerns.
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BIwS t TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN GOLF. Ze ADDRESSING the ball—To address the ball is to speak to it. This should never be done in the presence of ladies, as the language used is apt to be a trifle unconventional. Brassey—The same as cheeky. When a man asks you to lend him your favorite club his conduct is said to be “ brassey. Cup—A beverage the basis of which is Scotch whisky. Flat—The condition of a player's purse after he has purchased all the implements which experts declare are ab- solutely necessary. Foozle—A faux pas, such as speaking English on the links. Green—A player is said to be green when he thinks he can play the game with one club and no dialect. Half shot—A condition caused by too many cups. See “cup.” Hanging—A punishment richly deserved by the man who invented the game, Hazard—Anything that causes profanity, Lie—A player's account of his own score made when playing alone. THE ADVANTAGES OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION, Fonp PATHER (as son gives his college-yell)—"* Wah! Heap good war-cry. Scare bad Injun bald-headed.” Lift—To swipe or appropriate. It is cheaper to lift a ball than to buy it. Spoons—Two persons of op- posite sexes who become’ so inter- ested in the game that they forget the score. ISAAC ANDERSON, OVERHEARD IN THE ART-GALLERY. Venus de Milo—* A new cast of the Laocoon arrived to-day. Have you scen it, Apollo, and how do you like it?” Apollo Bewedere—“ Oh, it's a good-enough cast ; butall Laocoons look alike to me.” eatables, 2, Samz mMouse—" Here we are! Thanks to that old snoozer’s careless table habits, here's a fine lunch for us on the front of his vest.” . op “That's true,” replied the Spaniard who had traveled considerably. “Still, they have men whom the town supports when their wives fail to.” 1, First mouse—"' Things look pretty bare here, Still, I seem to smell RACE PREJUDICE. “Why is it Ogglespoggle always weakens in a game of poker? He can't seem to stand pat.” “* It's his race prejudice—he hates the Irish.” ABOUT THE SAME. E Americans,” said the great grandee, “have no true nobility who live in case, like our illustrious aristocracy."” NO DOUBT. NO DOUBT she loves him for I heard Him tell of fish he'd caught, Sur. prise Held me, but she believed each word, Even the number and the size { i its ‘She'd ask for stories of the war Where he was hero in the fight ; She'd laugh at jokes oft heard before ; She'd even beg him to recite. No doubt she loves him for I saw ‘Them to a tandem wheel resigned ; And, contrary to usual law, He rode before and she behind. at Yay el 3. THE OLD SNoozER (holding up his vest in the morning) —"* Buffoler moths, by gosh!" comicbooks.com