Life, 1902-12-04 · page 10 of 24
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# Page 484 of Life Magazine - Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces: 1. **"Our Lieutenants"** - Commentary on German military policy regarding young officers' marriages, attributed to General Corbin. The text critiques the idea that young lieutenants should remain single to focus on military service. 2. **"The Lower Criticism"** - A sketch about a man complaining his chauffeur was late, mentioning salary negotiations. The humor involves class commentary on employer-employee relations. 3. **"Deus Paruit Incessu"** - A piece about Emperor William (Wilhelm II) and hunting, suggesting the Kaiser shoots harmless birds rather than engaging in truly dangerous pursuits—a political jab at German militarism as performative rather than substantive. The cartoons use visual humor and wordplay typical of early 1900s American satirical magazines, targeting military bureaucracy and contemporary figures.
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-LIFE- Our Lieutenants. I N Germany the marriage of the younger officers of the army is pro- ~- hibited unless they have private incomes of a prescribed amount, or marry ladies of fortune. General Corbin, who has lately been abroad, seems to think this a good idea, for in his report he deplores the propensity of young lieutenants in our army to get married and try to live ontheir pay. He thinks they ought rather to give them- selves entirely to the service for awhile, and avoid entangling alliances, The time to get married is when the girl will have you. If Gen- eral Corbin really wants to keep bis young men single, the thing for him to do is to address a general order to the young women of America, setting forth the urgent inexpedience of marrying lieuten- ants who have only their pay. If that won't help the situation, nothing will. It is useless to lecture the lieutenants. They have too much Icisure not to marry if they find a girl. as THEY say Shakespeare had a vocabulary of over seven thous sand words.”” ‘How meagre! But then, there were scarcely any health focds in his day.’ HE average woman steps off a car about as gracefully and sensibly as the average man holds a baby. THE LOWER CRITICISM, “wey, Mal DON'T COME DOWN} IT AIN'T WoRTH IT!"? cloud of dust far up the road. My chauffeur was three-quarters of a minute late, ‘* My secretary will draw up the articles of incor- poration in a few days, and send you the first instal ment of your salary, too.” ‘But meanwhile?” ‘Oh, I'll be glad to give you two hundred thou- sand for that bit of carving that has been in your family since the tenth century, It'll make a nice little addition to my bric-d-brac at home.” It delayed me a moment or two to write a checque, so that I was a trifle late for dinner with a neighboring emperor. Irein Shupp; Jr. DECEPTIVE, The Frog: stop Lavomino at art The Fish: 1 aty't ty “yrs, YOU ARE—WITH YoUR aItt..” Deus Paruit Incessu. “TWICE as many pheasants fell to Emperor Wiillam's gun as to those of the others Clad In a light green hunting sult, he kept three loaders exceedingly busy.—Cadie. Apart from the light green hunting suit, there is something very beauti- ful about the sovereign of a great Christian people shooting down helpless and harmless birds as fast as three loaders can load his guns, To say that William is every inch a king is to do his Majesty scant jus- tice. Ajax was reckoned a hero, and tame sheep, such as Ajax slaught- GETTING HER DUTCH UP. ered with his sword, are much easier killed than pheasants. comicbooks.com