Judge, 1910-10-15 · page 12 of 18
Judge — October 15, 1910 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **humor pieces and light satire** rather than hard political cartooning: **"Careful of His Gun"** mocks rural Kentucky folk through a dialect story about "Dan," a "half wit" who refuses to shoot uphill, fearing damage to his gun—a joke playing on stereotypes of backwoods simplemindedness. **"The Difference"** contrasts spring romance with fall football season—gentle satire on American social customs. **"The Coming American"** satirizes conservation policy (likely referencing Gifkrigid Pinchot's forestry initiatives) by predicting future Americans will be bred without "wealth, culture nor nerves"—mocking progressive reform zeal. **"Buy Your Daughter a Title"** advertises satirically selling European nobility titles to American heiresses, mocking the Gilded Age practice of wealthy Americans marrying impoverished European aristocrats. The remaining pieces are comedic observations about engagements, hobble skirts (contemporary fashion), and human nature—standard Judge magazine humor targeting middle-class sensibilities rather than serious political critique.
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melting pot with a definitely in- dividualistic type. Of course there are some peo- ple whose beauty will be affected by this development toward a set type, but the homely man will surely benefit by it; and inasmuch as there are more homely people in the world than otherwise, the general result must be one of up- lift for the whole people, of which fact we are sincerely glad. Careful of His Gun. 'N ONE of the small mountain towns of Kentucky lived Dan, a half wit, with whom the boys often went hunting. On one of these trips Dan and the young man with him were between two hills when a rabbit jumped up in front of them and ran up the hill to Dan's right. The other fellow, being on Dan's left, did not wish to take the chance of shooting at the rabbit for fear of an accident; so hes “There he goes, Dan! Shoot him, shoot him!" But Dan simply stood still and watched the rabbit disappear over the hill, and his partner wanted to know why he didn’t shoot. After @ moment's ence, he answered (talking through his nose), ‘Did you take me for a fool? Do you think I was going to strain my gun shooting up hill?” now The Difference. 66JN THE spring a young man’s fancy Lightly turns to thoughts of love’’; But in fall his cleated foot-gear Bangs a football high above. Pethaps when the Teddy ideal And the hanker for hu: Shall make universal appeal, And we all lead a strenuous life ; THE FISH BROTHERS, WATER-PUMP AND DIVING SUIT, GOT THEIR DINNER Buy Your Daucuter a Title “Girls Cry for Them!”’ Ruined Castles Characterless Men Unhappy Homes TERMS UNREASONABLE SELLER G* BEITT. —— THE COMING AMERICAN When Pinchot’s vast forests have spread, And all of our States are ‘* reserves,"” We 'll breed a new race in our stead, With neither wealth, culture nor nerves. BY A PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE Petite Correspondence. by NEVILLE CAIN. dlitor—I toss this on a pen-y caper, In hopes ’twill turn up bread anon, And not just wasted paper. A Fair Contributor, My fair contributor—Instead, ‘Tis meet I should reply, The ‘‘caper"’ you wished changed The Editor. What a Woman Knows. ERE is a bit of conversation that is as clear-sighted as it is witty. “So Erma is engaged," said Eleanor, with a curl of her lip. “Well, I'm sorry for the man, that's all, She doesn’t know the first thing about keeping house.”* “Oh, yes, she does, though,”? was Fannie’s assuring reply. Well, I'd like to know what it ** was the doubting response. “The very first thing, which is to get a man to keep house for.” In a Hobble Skirt. ACK and Jill went up the bill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down, and in latest gown, Jill came a-hobbling after. More Important. Knicker—"' Thinking of the girl you left behind you?”” Bocker—* No; the trunk.” ‘OU can bank on this: That when a man’s nose is on the grindstone it isn’t in his neighbor's business. And over the wrecks of to-day When Gotham 's a sand ‘The Amerind, fiercely at pl 7s Will chase the wild Alderney cow. Birger Johnson, dune and slough,