Judge, 1918-01-19 · page 6 of 28
Judge — January 19, 1918 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts soldiers or military personnel in what appears to be a European setting, with the caption "Get Europe's a queer place. All the natives seems to be foreigners!" This is satire about American soldiers abroad during what appears to be WWI or shortly after, mocking their cultural disorientation in Europe. The other sections include humorous essays: "The Earmarks of Wisdom" discussing character judgment, "Finding Fault" about fault-finding as an occupation, and "Modern Diplomacy" describing an elopement and coded letters sent through a Swedish maid—likely satirizing diplomatic secrecy. The "At the Coat Room" illustration appears to be comedic social commentary on crowded public spaces, captioned "The Hero of a Thousand Fights." Overall, the page blends political/social satire with light domestic humor typical of Judge's style.
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“Gee! Europe's a queer place. All the natives see:ns to be foreigners!” The Earmarks of Wisdom *7T IS an ancient superstition that the man of erudition Has a forehead that is horridly conspicuous for he And we give pronounced attention to the chap whose hat dimension Is excessively expressive of an intellect that’s bright The lamented Mr. Weller thought the width of any feller Was the spoken, certain token of the wisdom of the chap, And a lot of arrant asses who affect abnarmal glasses Pass as brainy, when a zany would exclude them from the map. Then there is the owlish human who gets credit for acumen By a solemn, what-you-call-em, Dr. Johnson kind of air; Pass up these as merely fakers, for the genuine world makers Are so blooming unassuming you'd not guess that they were THERE! —Fa. F. Noble FINDING FAULT FEASY-GOING persons who wish to work along, the Hines of least resistance are recommended to spend their time finding fault One can make a success of fault-finding without any experi- ence whatsoever. This is because there is such a great quantity of fault lying around everywhere that even a near-sighted person can dodge it only with difficulty. The woods are full of it as well as the highways and byways and deserts The whole trouble comes in knowing what to do with the fault after you have found it. Fault is easy to find, but very hard to get rid of. That is why level-headed and sagacious people are exceedingly chary about finding fault unless they think they can do something about it. To make a real success of fault-finding carries with it the obligations to try to correct the said fault, but of course a little thing like that needn't bother an easy-going person who wants to work along the lines of least resistance. —Ellis O. Jones. The Charge d’Affaires Y father is a soldier; He says it’s up to me » keep the héusehold going While he is oversea. I've got to jolly mother, And sce she doesn’t fret, And be serene when Aunty Gets thoroughly upset. I've got to wait on Granny, And tell her bits of news, And hunt around for burglars When anyone may choose. I've got to bring home $ And test the cocks and burners When anyone smells gas. And discipline the puppy, And turn the house-door k For father is a soldier— The rest is up to me. —Eunice Ward. MODERN DIPLOMACY “ATOW that you have eloped and her parents have for- given you both and given you their blessing,” says the friend, “tell me how you managed to communicate with the girl, when her parents had her guarded so close I! the time and censored her mail well as refusing to let her use the telephone or receive any telegram: “Tt was easy,” answers the happy bridegroom. “I had our Swede gardener carry my letters in code and she sent her re- plies in the same style by her Swede AT THE COAT ROOM The Hero of a Thousand Fights