Judge, 1900-01-06 · page 4 of 16
Judge — January 6, 1900 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several distinct pieces: **"Ballade of Winter"** (top left): A poem accompanying a portrait photo, celebrating winter season pleasures despite spring's appeal. **"Judge's Favorites"** (middle left): A humorous poem about Joryna Howland, with an accompanying cartoon showing figures at a pie stand, likely satirizing social pretensions or dining habits. **"Paradoxes"** (bottom left): A philosophical humor section by Margaret Wentworth, presenting witty contradictions about human nature and social behavior. **Stained Glass Window Design** (right): An ornate Art Nouveau-style illustration titled "Consult me" and credited to Tom Platt as a design for the National Museum in Washington, D.C. **"How It Affected Him"** (bottom right): A railway scene with dialogue between characters, appears to be a brief humorous anecdote about anti-expansionists. The page is primarily literary/artistic content rather than political satire.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BALLADE OF WINTER. ALTHOUGH the balmy days of spring Delight me in a gentle way ; Though summer never fails to bring Me joy throughout its longest day; And autumn, with her queenly sway, Has brought my jaded spirit rest, I cannot, if T would, gainsay like the winter season best. Now when the merry sleigh-bells ring, And rushes the toboggan gay ; When skating with its dash and ing Brings all the senses into play, " One can be happy, if he may. > Cal FORTUNES With all these joysto bring me zest, T were an ingrate not to say T like the winter season best. Now more than ever love is king, For she who was my summer fay And laughed to scorn my worship- ing, Can now no longer say me nay ! And living thus the days away, While life is all a careless jest, I make the burden of my lay— I like the winter season best. Photo. by Ye Rose Studio. Seay. SURGES EAVORITES: ‘Time! Linger yet a moment, pray! JOBYNA HOWLAND. Life knows too much of sore You're all that C. D. Gibson drew you, unrest ; Aunbts'ant tow coments wee ou T'll be content to sing for aye The drama opens wide its door. I like the winter season best. So now you draw admirers to you, ‘Whereas you were but drawn, before. JAMES JAY O'CONNRLL. TOM PLATT, THE “EASY” MAGICIAN OF } YORK STATE. Jupce’s design for stained-glass windows to be placed in the national museum at Washington, D. C. ILLUSTRATED DEFINITION, * Taking it easy. PARADOXES. T IS the people who need money like bread that spend it like water. To be ahead of the fashion is to be the head of the fashion. How can a man prosper who is so honest he can't make money enough to pay his debts ? ‘To keep up with the push one must be ahead of it. ‘The cynic scorns the sentimental- ist, the sentimentalist shudders at the cynic; but they are only looking at the two sides of one medal. The man who knows nothing about women thinks they are angels ; the woman who knows nothing about men thinks they are devils; to say they are both human beings covers the ground. i F It isn’t necessary to have the root of all evil. HOW IT AFFECTED HIM. No plant is easier to take slips from. + Fravep FRarpr—* W'ot yer tink uv de anti-expansionists ?” tancanee wart wORTA: Weary Wittte—"* Nuttin’ makes me tireder, ‘cept tinkin’ uv work.” comicbooks.com