Judge, 1910-01-01 · page 13 of 16
Judge — January 1, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This satirical poem mocks former President Theodore Roosevelt's 1909-1910 African hunting expedition. Roosevelt, depicted as obsessed with his public image, complains that critics call his trophy hunting "wanton slaughter" and deplete game stocks. The satire's bite: Roosevelt claims to regret the criticism, yet his real complaint is vanity—he's upset that newspapers give more coverage to rival explorers Peary and Cook, and that he's "out of the headlines." His solution? Return home to remind America "that Teddy is still on deck." The cartoon targets Roosevelt's outsized ego and self-promotion. Despite framing the hunting trip as scientific exploration, Roosevelt is revealed as primarily concerned with fame and media attention. The phrase "the world discovered that Teddy is still on deck" perfectly captures the satire: Roosevelt's expedition abroad was ultimately about keeping himself in the American spotlight. This reflects real contemporary criticism of Roosevelt's celebrity and his tendency to dominate national discourse.
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warren, ans ictal KERMIT AND I ARE OUT. The Roosevelt hunting-party is tired to death and ready to quit,” says a returned African traveler. “Roosevelt greatly regrets setae mere ues arses, Senet Ae Soa given out. Pack up our trophies, Kermit, and bale|I regret all the criticisms America) them good and stout, | ___ makes so free. I’m getting sick of the slaughter; it’s This gabble of ‘‘ wanton slaughter "’ is time we were pulling out. getting too much for me. | Put in those lion peltries, the hides of Of course ‘tis the work of knockers de- | the dig-dig, too, nouncing my honored name, H tusks and snake skins and As only a bloody butcher who delights ys and birds we slew. to deplete the game. And do not forget the records I ordered I, who have slain the lion and wrestled | you to prepare, with cheetahs, too, Lest some one declare us liars and say And captured all sorts of critters to) we were never there. stock up the Yankee zoo! So pack up our duffle, Kermit, and And detailed in thrilling stories how nothing of worth o’erlook, every combat occurred, ~ Sending a message is only half of the transactica. The other, and equally important, half consists in getting back the answer. Sometimes this is a reply to a man is there, that he receives the message, and that he will act. If the answer is not final, but raises another question, there is no delay. The other question can be For I've read of the fate of Peary and All featured in Scribblor’s Monthly at the doubters of Dr. Cook. So pack up our trophies, Kermit, and let us no longer roam; I’m sick of the way they’re knocking, and long to be starting home. The papers are giving columns to And Jeffries comes in for mention, but nary a word of me! I'm out of the headlines, Kermit, And the fear that folks will forget me brings on a conniption fit! So pack up our trophies, Kermit, and all of our baggage check; "Tis time that the world discovered that Teddy is still on deck. THE POLITICAL JACK-IN-THE-BOX. MARY'S LAMBS. If Mary'd used her little lamb In just the way she should, She would have done, without'a doubt, The future ages good. For instance, had she started in Sheep farming by the by, There would have been so many now Lamb wouldn’t be so high. —Oneonta Star. HER OWN FAULT. Mistress—‘‘I don’t want you to have 80 much company. You have more call- ers in a day than I have in a week.” Domestic—*Well, mum, perhay you'd try to be a little more agreeable you'd have as many friends as I have.’” Philadelphia Inquirer. setiled at once. It is possible, in one telephone interview, to come to a decision which could not have been reached without the instan- taneous answer. question, or the acceptance or re- jection of a proposal. Sometimes it is simply an acknowledgment that the message has been re- ceived, only a plunk a word! Peary and Cook, I see, where once I was strictly “‘it,”” Each answer is made instanta- The value of the message de- neous by the Bell telephone service. —Los Angeles Express. | pends upon getting an answer. | The Bell system, with its ten million miles of wire, provides the instantaneous answer for anybody, anywhere, at any time. When a general manager sends word io a representative in a dis- tant city, he wants to know that his Increased use of the Long Distance Telephone means greater results in every line of human endeavor. Telephone efficiency means One Policy, One System, Universal Ser- nice. Every Bell Telephone is the Center of the System. ‘AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY { AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES ART CALENDARS FOR LOVERS AND OTHERS E invite special attention to an attractive line of 1910 \ X } calendars. “Her Buoy” is our de luxe calendar for this year. Size 14x20. Hand-tinted, on heavy board. Price $2.00. JUDGES Calendar, for $1.00, contains seven sheets of Flagg’s most popular drawings, including Yours Truly, Avwait- ing Your Reply, Dictated, Recipe for Wedding Cake, Homet's Nest, Holding Hands, Good-Night, on heavy sepia stock, size 11x16, in colors. Our 50 cent line is composed of attractively mounted prints, selected from best sellers by Flagg, King, Jameson, Monahan, etc. Size 9 1-2x13, hand-tinted. CIRCULAR ON APPLICATION. LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY 22S FIFTH AVENUE - - NEW YORK AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. Medical professor —*What is the re- sult, young gentleman, when a patient's | temperature goes down as far as it] can?” | Student—"Why —er—he gets cold feet!"” | IN DESPERATE STRAITS. | “What do you think of a man witha | rip in his coat and only three buttons on his vest?”’ “He should either get married or divorced,"'—Boston Transcript. MODERN SCIENCE. First fool—Always something new nol —* What now?"? First fool—“They have just made a | girl at Smith a Fellow.""—Yale Record. In answering ativertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com