Judge, 1901-08-31 · page 13 of 16
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**Main Cartoon: "How He Knew His 'White Folks'"** This dialect story uses a racist trope popular in early 1900s American humor. A formerly enslaved man from the South seeks work in Boston. When Northern white people address him respectfully as "Mr." while refusing help, he's confused—this politeness contradicts his experience. Only when a man verbally abuses him with racial slurs does he feel at home, exclaiming he's found "his own white folks." The "joke" relies on the offensive premise that Black people expect and accept mistreatment from white people who are "their kind." It satirizes Northern hypocrisy: Northerners present themselves as more civilized than Southerners, yet the story suggests Southern brutality is more "honest" than Northern politeness masking indifference. The page is mostly advertisements; this story appears among commercial content for cameras, bitters, whiskey, and other products. It reflects Judge magazine's casual racism typical of the era.
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Photographic Graveyards Borial places for the photographic failures . hich occur with the best peaple and the best outfits, can be avoided by using a Bausch 6 Lomb Plastigmat f-6.8 lens. Order your camera with it, or if you have an outfit, ask your dealer to exchange. HOW HE KNEW HIS“ WHITE FOLKS.” One’of the old-time Southern negroes went to Boston to make his fortune. After a week of walking up and down he found himself pen- niless and no work in sight. Then he went from house to house. ‘Ef yo’ please, sah,” he began, when his ring at the front door was answered, ‘can't yo gib a po'r cullud man wurk ter do, or somepin’ ter eat?" And the polite answer invariably was, ‘*No, mister. Very sorry, but have nothing for you.” Every one who answered his ting addressed him as “ Mr.,"" but shut their doors and hearts against him. Finally he rang the bell at a brown stone front. A gentleman appeared, and the old man began: ** Boss, I is starvin’. ‘Can't yo’ gimme some vittles?” “You darned, black, kinky- headed rascal!" exclaimed the gentleman, ** how dare you ring the bell at my front door? Go round the back-yard way to the kitchen and the cook ‘Il give you something, you black *— But just there the old man fell on his knees, exclaiming: “Thank de Lawd, I foun’ mah own white folks at las’! Thank de Lawd, I foun’ Yem—T foun’ ‘em!”—aAvansawe Ther, at, nyo do drink, drink Tri Nbig» * Here's a health to friends about me; Here is scorn to those who hate; And whatever be the future, Here's a health to blind old fate.” No day is too dark for Plastigmat f-6.8, no shutter too fast, no subject too difficult Plastigmat Booklet No. 570 tells why. Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters, is a tower of strength, Fly to it in time of weak- ness. Strengthens and invigorates the whole body. Ger it at druggists, _=———1 2 ——————_) ‘A pure rye, Im | Sole Proprietors, 10;years old, aged, e WHITE, HENTZ & CO., yy. time, whiz Phila. & New York. meebyatle Whiskey not artificially. ESTABLISHED 1793. see: Green Label. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co, INCORPORATED 1866, ROCHESTER, N. Y. New York, Chicago The New Issue of is published everywhere August 20th. YOU CAN'T FAIL TO MISS IT! he band, here comes a sailor! Y's out, none heartier or haler. and landsmen, good fellows galore, Join in ti, jollity! Jackie's ashore. Jude Quarterly No. 40 IS READY! You’! find it everywhere at ‘25 CENTS PER.” “Tell me,” he sighed, **tell_me, beauteous maiden, what is in your heart.” Henri- etta Bean of Boston gave him a look of icy disdain and then vouchsafed the monosyllabic reply, ‘* Blood."—Baltimore American, AMERICAN PRODUCT VICTORIOUS. aris Exposition Jury Awards Gold Med: Vartray Ginger Ale—611 Other Exhibitors, It is of more than ordinary credit to the United States at large that the Vartray Water Co. of Buffalo, N. Y., has taken the prize for superior excellence of ginger ale away from Belfast, Ireland, which place heretofore has been credited with manufacturing the best ar- ticle in that line. Belfast must now take a minor place, and an American product has been proven better than the imported. The jury of award at the Paris Exposition of 1900 as decided that Vartray Ginger Ale, made by the Vartray Water Co., was the best ginger ale exhibited for competition, and awarded it the gold medal, this being the only and highest award. ‘The competition was open to the world, and there were six hundred and eleven exhibitors, including the manufacturers of Bel- fast, Ireland Pi to EARL & WILSON'’S (|| cOliarS CUFESE SHIRTS BEST IN THE WORLD. teavdsre Repay cil eared guia Missiteniest Dept. 1.2. Lebanon, Obie. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. “Oh, golly ! dat nigger's hoss hab broke and dis chile ama winner, d Dis hoss am named Decreasis, ‘case he decreasis der time ebery time he trots. wants ter play policy wid me, I'm a shoutin'! MADE HIM F * A beautiful teproduction in colors of Frank H. Scnett’s superb water-coler painting of the great yachts which are to contest for the America’s Cup. ~ Paivtyo on Puate Paver, 1 Cotors. Price, 10 Cents per Copy. Will be forwarded by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. Address Judge Company, 110 FIFTH AVENUE, New York, : ~ Copyright, 1901, by JuncK Comrany, “MANOEUVRING FOR THE START.” FT PPS 3-2 OOOO SHI OSSSSSOS SSS comicbooks.com