Judge, 1911-07-22 · page 13 of 24
Judge — July 22, 1911 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes American social types through wordplay. The central poem uses a centaur (half-human, half-horse) as a metaphor for life choices, asking whether one would pursue honor, pleasure, or ruthless success. The accompanying list mocks contemporary institutions and professions by pairing them with "-nation" suffix words: "trusts" get "combination," "priests" get "ordination," newspapers get "dissemination," etc. The illustrations depict various American character types (appearing to represent different social classes and professions) making foolish choices or contradictions. Below are lighter satirical pieces: a joke about an heiress unable to "learn" love, a motorcar humor bit, and a fashion commentary where the father cares more about wallet fullness than skirt fullness. The overall tone mocks American social pretension, materialism, and hypocrisy—suggesting that most people, regardless of calling, pursue base motivations rather than noble ideals.
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The Centaur. Leading Nations By Edmund Vance Coste in History. UPPOSING you For THE Lazy could drive your- —Stag-nation. self the way you For the Strong want to go, ye That you could —Determi-nation, mount yourself For the Wicked ‘nil'dvive'll i and ride hide, 7 7Profa-nation. And drive the rowe’ long your hide, r Q the Angry And whip yourself beneath the wire, a For the Angry winner, fast or slov —Indig-nation. If you ea centaur, fearing none, For the Trusts What is the stake for which you'd run? —Combi-nation. Would you groom yourself on the level- For a Pretty est track, with Honor as t 2 Girl — Fasei - na- Nor mind the bookies’ sneers tion. Nor too much heed the grand-stand ae the Mystic cheese, —Halluci-nation. But squarely score and never fear to For the Priest meet the Judge's —Ordi-nation. Or would you fight, for better or worse, For the Poet—- Your way to the pole for the heaviest pul Imagi-nation. For a Traveler | Or on the track where Happiness hangs —Pperegri-nation. CHANGES WROUGHT BY TIME. up, the winner's treasure, For the Argu- S¢venteen-year Locust Rip Van Winkle—* Donner und bliten! How Would Conscience time you from the ative —Rati. “TY large dragon flies and such like insects have grown since I was stand, mentative —Rati- here last.” With steady brain and ce: a ation, Or would the killing bs ce be timed by For a Worthy Cause—Dough-nation. For a Prophet—Divi-nation. ,__the gaudy sport called Pleasure? For the Divorced—Alie-nation. For a Spendthrift—Rui-nation. Would you push yourself to the foremost + F aa 7, *. place For the Apologetic—Expla-nation. For a Criminal—Condem-nation. Whether the winning were rich or ba For the Schemer—Machi-nation. For a King—Coro-nation. For a Newspaper—Dissemi-nation. For an Actor—Imperso-nation. For the Careful—Discrimi-nation. For a Humorist—Cachin-nation. If you were a centaur and could show the field how you were shod, If you were horse and rider both, For a Reformer—Fulmi-nation. For a Florist—Car-nation. Would you be leal to the race or loath For a Candidate—-Nomi-nation. For a Slow Man—Procrasti-nation. To class f with the rest of us and For the Gardener—Germi-nation. For the Fatalist—Predesti-nation. wait the Judge é He . fcaei . Seen ey ; If that were the breed of beast you w For the Vicious—Extermi-nation. For the Forgiving—Condo-nation. Do vou know which way of the track For a Gas Company—IIumi-nation. For the Profane—D———nation. you'd spur? ‘ For a Philosopher—Rumi-nation. The First of All Nations—Origi- nation. The Last of All Nations—Termi- nation. Self-educated. “But DON’T you think you could learn to love me?”’ he iaquired of the beautiful heiress. “*Pa always said I was hard to learn,"’ she replied tantalizingly. “But I am not a book,’’ he protested. “Oh, I can read you all right,’? she answered. The Modern Way. JACK and Jill went up the hi, In Jack’s high-powered motor; The gasoline ran out ere long, So Jack was forced to tote er. Pa's View of It. HE FASHION papers say there is to be more fullness in skirts. This may be very interesting to mother, but what father wants to see is more of a Upson—"* He doesn't lock very intelligent, does he 2" ; her Downes—'* No; but he knows that two millions and two millions make four millions."’ fullness in his trouser pockets. comicbooks.com