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This page contains multiple short satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine humor: **"The Opinions of Mr. Walker"** presents a character who dismisses good food (chicken, fruit, pastries) as mere "leavings"—leftovers unworthy of serious consideration. The satire targets someone with pretentious or snobbish attitudes who cannot enjoy simple pleasures. **"The Sleepy Man's Name"** mocks Democratic National Convention proceedings, where a delegate sleeps through voting. When awakened to provide his name, he answers "Knapp"—likely a pun suggesting he's been napping. This satirizes the incompetence or indifference of political delegates. **"Could Have Been Worse"** uses the classical Damocles sword myth to joke about marital anxiety—a man worried about infidelity finds dark humor in his precarious situation. Remaining items are brief jokes about woman suffrage, vegetarianism, theft, and romance, with accompanying illustrations. The page is typical Judge humor: wordplay, domestic comedy, and light political mockery rather than serious satire.

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THE OPINIONS OF MR. WALKER. by ANDREW B SANTOS HEN Mister William Walker took A plate of fragments from the cook, ed chicken wing enchants; but still et,"’ said Bill. "he said, When William at the farmhouse door “First aid for tourists" would implore, He did not pass the cruller by, oF yet the peach or pumpkin pi re good,” he said, ** thi indeed But still they're leavin's from the f SORE CURE 20903 EYE VIEW CF CABBAGE PATEM, re good, When Walker in the orchard found A peck of fruit upon the grou He sorted, ate, and had his Of ripe and mellow apples. Though very good they are “They're windfall leavin's from the tree. As William walked, a book he read, With picture plates embellish-ed. Then launched his judgment at the “ Though some are taffy, some are fudge, ‘ They're leavin's all, if J’ the judg, FUTURE FOR THE UP-TO-DATE GARDENER. ~ Farmer Them 's the gosh dingist rows of cabbage 1 ever saw !"" ¢ HE POWDER manufacturer is responsi- Mr. Up-to-date" Those cabbages make letters. You ought to see the deal I put through ble for many blasted hopes. with the aero advertising fellow.” h a THE SLEEPY MAN'S NA ’ Dering the morning prior to the manded the chairman, at this point. h opening of the Democratic National‘ What's his name, anyway?” Convention, a special meeting of those No one being able to tell, and no one tes already arrived was held todis- following the chairman's order to wake cuss and vote on some preliminary meas- the sleeper up, that functionary at once n ures. These met in a smaller hall, oppo- called upon a ballot clerk to carry out i site the convention hall; and when they the order. So accordingly the clerk hur- he were all assembled in the stuffy room, ried down the aisle to the dozer, shook one of the members leaned back wea- him vigorously by the arm, asking him th rily in his chair and promptly fell his name the while. fs asle With a broken snore that perforated jn After an hour's n, the chair- the atmosphere, the sleeper awoke. Be man called a vote on a certain measure. “What's his name?” again called ca All responded but the sleeper, whose out the impatient chairman, snores now and then echoed through At this, the clerk straightened up the room. from the unknown member's chair, “Here! wake and announced, to the accompaniment cor that man up!"" de- of a roar of laughter, ve “Mr. Chairman, he says his lik name is Knapp! ; ** What 's your opinion of this woman suffrage ALWAYS. Ro asec UST stop to think when all seems str Oh, I''m on de fence."* lost, The lesson Nature teaches— Despite the annual fatal frost We always get our peaches. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. AMOCLES was intently watching the sword suspended over his head by a single h “Oh, well,” he chuckled, ‘ it might be worse. Just suppose my wife had found that long golden hair on my toga."" Whereupon he ate his meal with great composure and hilarity. THE OUTLOOK. «¢ VOU were very cold last even- ing,”’ phoned the young man to the girl he had called on, Then he added anxiously, ‘* What is the outlook for to-night 2”” “Fair and warmer to-night,” came the answer promptly. WHY DIDN'T HE? H = PICKED the stranger's pock- ets, but the job was quite a HEART VS. STOMACH. Jones—* I see Smith has given up vegetarianism.” AN ILLUSTRATED Brown—‘* Yes; he's a vegeta- ADVERTISEMENT. rian at heart, but his stomach has other views - WARS. botch, b, For he didn’t take the time to take his watch. Keer ahead by keeping a cool head. comicbooks.com