Judge, 1900-06-23 · page 8 of 25
Judge — June 23, 1900 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short humorous pieces typical of late-19th/early-20th-century Judge magazine: **"High Praise"** satirizes military service through dialect humor. A soldier claims the army is superior to prison—except for food, drills, uniforms, officers, barracks, and pay. The joke relies on the irony that he's excluded everything actually *constituting* military life, making the comparison absurd. **"Judge's Favorites"** praises actress Julia Arthur, comparing her to celebrated predecessors like Mary Anderson. This appears to be straightforward theatrical appreciation rather than satire. **Remaining pieces** use simple, gentle humor: a child mishearing thunder as the sun snoring; a man wasting money on his daughters' French education; an elephant and monkey exchanging sad observations about audience behavior; a farmer finding silver linings in moral failings. The page also includes a portrait photograph credited to Pach Bros. Overall, the humor is sentimental and relies on wordplay, dialect, and gentle observations about human nature—typical of Judge's lighter satirical content.
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HIGH PRAISE. si So you wuz in de reg'lar army fer three years? How did yer like it?” NortHern Litze—Oh, it wuz simply great! Only fer de grub, de drills, de clothes, de officers, de barracks, and de pay, it would lay way over de average state-prison.” Photo. by Pach Bros. JUDGE'S FAVORITES, JULIA ARTHUR, We speak of Julia, think of Jutiet : ‘OF tropic Carmen with her June-red rose ; Arden's sylvan close ; glowing statuette, ions rione can quite forget rincess of gesture and of pose— ates nS‘tore than Queen,” winle genics on thee throws sour of future triumphs greater yet. From her serene retirement. honored, loved, ‘Dearly remembered, Mary Anderson Beholds thee, sytpathetically moved To see thee wear the laurels once she won: ‘They crown thee well, and thou dost look the part — Qur nation’s nominee as queen of art AIST THE SUN TOOK A NAP, 'HE sun had disappeared behind a small cloud and a low rumble of thunder was heard. “Mamma,” cried Bobby, “the sun has gone to sleep, and just hear him snore!" f ‘3 THE AWAKENING. Crawford —* Did he learn anything by visiting HUMAN FRAILTY. the Paris exposition ? ELeritant—" What's the matter, old fellow? You look sad.” Chabihizes Well, He (outa Ga thal he'd wasted Mo: Guess you'd look sad too, if the people bought peanuts for you and then ate ninety ‘ t "five per cent. of them themselves.” a lot of money having his daughters instructed in boarding-school French.” A KINDLY ACT. Farmer Greent—" They say a bunko-steerer has run off with Josh Medder’s wife!" Farmer Browne—" Ya-as! Josh says he always knew them bunko-steerers wuz good fellers at heart.” comicbooks.com