Judge, 1908-05-16 · page 5 of 16
Judge — May 16, 1908 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains several unrelated satirical pieces rather than a cohesive political cartoon. **"The Amazon Mountains"** depicts a schoolmaster conducting oral exams. The satire targets educational methods—specifically the humiliation of unprepared students forced to stand against walls when they cannot answer questions. It's a gentle critique of harsh classroom discipline practices. **"Playing Safe"** and **"A Modest Singer"** appear to be brief humorous verses about amateur performers. **"The Stock-Gambling Evil"** shows a dialogue mocking stock speculation. **"A Prediction"** depicts a beached ship with sailors observing it, likely satirizing predictions about maritime disasters or social calamities—though the exact reference is unclear without additional historical context. The page emphasizes social and educational critiques rather than partisan politics.
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THE AMAZON MOUNTAINS. ‘ GCUBTHEN I was going to W school,’’ said the prom- inent man, willingly contributing his share to the sym- posium of boyhood recollections, “it was up in Canada, and the examinations at the end of each term were oral instead of writ- ten, The teacher would arrange the class on benches before him, ask the boys questions in turn, Z 5 and when a boy couldn't answer Lopeit tony geet al the question he had to get up from Rint, D Ana tee oT Vemma oat his bench and go and stand against cannery the wall. “During one examination the teacher asked us, * What great ory range of mountains is in South A FAIR SAMPLE OF THE SOUL OF A America?’ WOMAN'S LETTER. “The first boy shook his head in despair, got up and stood against the wall. ‘The second boy stammered for a moment, then he too got up and went to the wall. The next boy did the same thing. By that time confusion had hold of the class, and the other boys arose in one-two-three order and marched to the wall. As I saw my turn approaching—I was about the last boy to be expected to an- swer—I became rattled, For my life I couldn’t con- centrate my thoughts enough to recall the name of that mountain range, and, finally, completely de- moralized, I found myself jously rising and going to the wall, Not a boy in the class could think of the name of that moun- tain range. “Yet I knew perfect ly well then, as anybody knows, that it was the Am- azon Mountains,”* Why do you wee For tears we hrough her fall der smile revealing, imply pointed to The onions she was peeli LUE P. VERNON. uncot PLAYING SAFE. MATEUR, holding five aces, leans over to professional poker player + and whispers, ** Billie, how would you play that hand?”* Professional replies, ‘* My boy, if 1 were you I think I'd play under an assumed nam A MODEST SINGER. HIS being leap year, it DO not care who makes the laws ‘THE STOCK-GAMBLING EVIL. will be in order for men Of this great land of mine, . ho" he “lecied President nexe fall? to'ieskcunder tbe. bed for If Lean ing her songs, And get one bone per line. fear a woman is there. A PREDICTION. tere! Tsay, me good man, she’s slowed down alread: think naut, sir. She’s probably warping hinto t ¢ nothinks ‘appened to the hengines. e dock, sit, hon the hother side, sir comicbooks.com