Judge, 1899-11-25 · page 3 of 16
Judge — November 25, 1899 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate pieces from 1899: **"A Married Man's View"** shows a domestic scene where a husband questions his wife's certainty about life, suggesting marital philosophical disagreement. **"A Saurian's Strategy"** depicts a crocodile or alligator in a tactical pose, likely a metaphorical cartoon about deceptive strategy (crocodiles were common symbols for cunning). **"A Thanksgiving Fable"** tells a moral story about two turkeys—one gluttonous, one prudent—where the fat bird is killed while the lean one survives, illustrating the virtue of restraint. The accompanying poem "Thanksgiving, 1899" appears patriotic, referencing imperial conquest and military victory. These pieces use animal fables and domestic humor typical of Judge's satirical approach to social morality and contemporary events.
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A MARRIED MAN'S VIEW. Mrs. Bexttam —"* You used to say that I was your life.” BenntAM—"' Yes; and now I know what people mean by saying that life is uncertain,” A SAURIAN'S STRATEGY. THANKSGIVING, 1899. AFAR the battle-cloud fades in the blue, A dying cadence comes the cannon’s roar ; ‘The reapers hurry fieldward as of yore, Who followed once the march of war's red crew. *Neath stranger stars our stars are shimmering too; Our empire claims the ocean.distant shore, And heathen tongues are lisping in the lore The victors brought to make the victory true. O Thou, Lord of the weakling and the strong— For heart-fires quenched, and peace that sheathes the sword; For regnance over continent and isle, And souls to lure from out the lairs of wrong — For all so done with Thine approving smile— Wilt Thou accept Thy children’s thanks, O Lord! JOMN DAML wut 1, “Rastus —** Ki-yi! dar'll be some good bites comin’ toe me on de odder end ob de log.” A THANKSGIVING FABLE. ONCE upon a time there lived two turkeys. As ‘Thanksgiving approached one of the birds re- solved to eat just as little as possible, so that he would not be worth killing for market. The other bird, who was worldly, laughed at his brother and lived on the fat of the land. In course of time the farmer killed the glutton, who had waxed fat’; whereupon the lean bird chuck- led to himself upon his craftiness. But the next day it happened that a woman who kept a boarding-house came to buy a turkey. She refused to pay the price the old farmer asked for his fat birds, but as soon as she saw the lean frame of the self-starved turkey she drove a bargain and had him killed and plucked on the spot. Moral — As you journey through life have as good a time as you can, for death comes to us one and all. jauas javo'connant. «THE SUPPOSED L0G (with a swish)—"* Nay, sonny; it is at this end where you are to get the bites.” comicbooks.com