Judge, 1901-10-12 · page 4 of 16
Judge — October 12, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical sketches and poems typical of Judge's social commentary: **"The Lover's World"** mocks romantic idealization—a woman leaves the world only mentally, taking it "back again." **"A Sad Commentary"** jokes about millionaires' philanthropy: wealthy people wouldn't be rich if they actually knew how to spend money charitably. **"Intellectual Rolling-Stock"** satirizes Wall Street financiers as having no original thought, merely following market trends like sheep. **"Bicycling Term"** shows feet pedaling in "paced race"—likely commenting on cycling's fashionable craze. **"The First Woman"** depicts domestic tension between Noah and Mrs. Noah about mice. **"Another Story"** at bottom shows a poet pitching work to an editor, with the punchline equating life's worth to death—dark humor about struggling artists. The cartoons collectively mock wealth, finance, gender relations, and artistic pretension.
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THE LOVER'S WORLD. SWEET Mabel left the world awhile To rove by stream and croft, Where woodlands dream and meadows smile And mountains tower aloft. She did not leave the world, I err: (I'm watching for her train) She took the world away with her And—brings it back again. MADELINE §. BRIDGES, A SAD COMMENTARY. Jaggles —" | notice that many of our millionaires claim that they don’t know how to do good with their money.” Waggles —"1 guess that's true. It they had been accustomed to doing good they would not be millionaires.” A WISE MAN. Towntey—* Halloa, Smithson! Back Piste iy Site from your vacation. You have been away Coat to the white duck trousers, on the freshly painted seat — JUDGE'S FAVORITES. only a week.” Now you are up against it.” ADELINA KAFFETTO, Smithson— | have only a fortnight ; ‘The Tragic Muse is like a summer storm, and I need the other week to rest up in ‘That may on some tdyilc vale descend, Ts loveiinem in terort@ transform," before I go \ od eno sweetness traaatent fey len That vauey caimand beauful thous back to May tempests rage but rarely in thy heart! \gey INTELLECTUAL ROLLING-STOCK. EACH man has got his train of thought, And so ‘tis fixed by fate ‘The Philadelphian’s you will find Is principally freight. The Wall Street man a Flyer has, And then we see instead ‘The chappies’ train of thought no doubt Must be the Limited. MC LANDOURGH. WILSON, IN A NUTSHELL. Mrs. Cobwigger—" 1 see the women are agitat- ing for a law of * No seat, no fare.” $a pretty woman is never al- lowed to st seems to be rather a question of * No fair, no seat.’ COMMENTS. isn’t Miss Sickgirl a pretty inv Alice—" Yes, she looks very well when Vol Wil | iI Hn jah THE FIRST WOMAN, Noau—' My gosh, w-what's the m-matter, my dear?” ‘ Mrs. Noatt—" Oh’! oh! put them mice overboard or I go ashore ” din ay, il Mo al Ni in Hl Grace— ‘hi ART MEP oT, rN rose OFFICE Ma setles wot ANOTHER STORY. PorT—"' I have a little poem here ehtitled, * Is life worth living 7” Ovrice oy—" Well, if yer want ter find out ‘is death worth Sing, walk right in.” _ ~ . eee eee comicbooks.com