Judge, 1899-06-10 · page 4 of 16
Judge — June 10, 1899 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains literary and illustrative content rather than political cartoons. The main pieces include: **"Summer"** — A poem by Baron Hill celebrating pastoral imagery: fields, orchards, birdsong, and flowers. **"Dune's Favorites"** — A photograph of actress Georgia Caine from "The Reign of Error," accompanied by laudatory verse. **Humorous Sketches** — Several comic vignettes with captions like "What Did He Mean?" (about a lion painting), "Just the Reverse" (marriage joke), and "Doing Stunts" (depicting dogs performing tricks). **Short Stories** — Brief pieces like "The Summer Girl" and "Not Enough of a Kind" offering light domestic humor. The page appears to be general entertainment content typical of Judge magazine's mix of satire, humor, and cultural commentary, though without specific political references or identifiable caricatures targeting contemporary figures or events.
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SUMMER. ONG dreams at noon, in fields of June, Beneath some cool tree's twit- tering shade ; To hear, from orchards, far doves croon, And near, the pearly pebbled tune Of brooks in brambled ambus- cade. Each breeze that floats wakes golden notes Of whispered music from the grain ; ‘The ground-birds darkling through the oats Trill shyly in their ruffled throats, And shrilling insects swell the strain, All faint with flowers, the drooping hours With shadows in the grasses play; Theairis heavy-sweet, from bowers Of blossoms born of sun-kissed showers, And hearts keep perfumed holi- \ day. SAMION MILL. iat Photo. by Chickering STREAMS: OF anOa.” Se]8 THE air damp here ?" “tis with pleasure “Well, pretty heavy; a We seiyou pact . strong wind blowing through see eck Bare ates screen looks like a porcu nd rating Ca JUST THE REVERSE. * Were you married in haste?” No. Philadelphia ™ THE SUMMER GIRL. HER papa notes how fast his money's going : She costs him more and more each year for dress, Despite the fact her bathing-suit is growing Small by degrees and beautifully less A REASON FOR ABSENCE. The minister —*Ve were na’ at kirk last Sabbath dee, Sandy.” MeTavish —"\ had nocht but a shillin’ in my purse. That's ower mickle siller to gi’ the Lord all at aince.” NOT ENOUGH OF A KIND. OROTHY had been asked how she liked the appearance fh Je's new house, which is painted a lig! WIAT DID HE MEAN? , “ en house, which is p iy ved a light green, ANIMAL PAINTER (af mord)}—" There's a saying that ‘a Hon is not 30 fierce as he is ‘ith three darker shades for trimmings, For my part,” re- patie plied the little girl candidly, “I prefer a color that doesn’t have to be pieced out so much.” UNTS. Tom (the bull pup)—" Say, Jerry ; dat worm kin hump himself quite some.” Jerry (the dachshund)—"* Ob, I don’t know. He's not such a much.” comicbooks.com