Judge — August 1, 1908 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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JOHN A. SLEICHER mw Avy Burges Johnson, Subscerptions which areata di <0, To Canadian Provinces ELECTION BETS. F LATE years England has been getting her new ic from America, but we must admit that the mother country is supplying us with the very latest wrinkle in election betting. ‘The new anti-betting laws of New York State seemed likely to deprive Wall Street brokers of their pre-election pastime, un- til it occurred to a manufacturer that he should like to insure himself against the catastrophe of Bryan's el soning was sound, for he said to himse jection of Taft means pros- perity. Why should I not start my mills running on full time now in the belief that Taft will win, and at the same time take out insur- ance against a Bryan victory, just as 1 might against fire or flood This he did at Lloyd's, in London, and now Wall Street brokers are tumbling over themselves te out policies against Bryan's suc- 8, It is an easy way to bet and evades the State law, At the same time Lloyd's is used to it. They have been betting with Eng- lishmen in this fashion for a long time, They have insured the value. of horses; they insured a man against being blessed with ct, there is no gamble under heaven nst which sider issuing a policy. This whole question of It will take a pretty wi ng is wrong, and then to determine just what is a wager twins; and, in fi they might not betting is a curious 0! all amb! and what is not. man to say that A WALTZER, TOO! OWN in Hot Springs they have discovered that Mr. Taft num- bers among his complishments that of waltzing. What is more, they waltzes well, Can it be that he overlooks the experien President Fairbanks, and ignores the well-known antipath Methodist Church? Seriously, it is pleasant to contemplate the fact that we have a candidate who proceeds natura d his pleasures and speaks his honest thoughts, with very little regard to that ancie bugbear, an“ ali Hypocrisy is a poor vote-g ter, whatever form it takes. ly about his duties 1 A MYTHICAL FUTURE. R. BRYAN has offered M to Mr. Kern a share in the occupancy of the White House, A noble and magnanimous spirit is shown in this, as everyone will agree. Hrunswick Building, 225 Fifth Ave» New York. Avance by deaft on New York, or by express or postal order, mot by laval checks York Gey we-atend, tbe publlsbers will be ander ress shuld be accom OUR CAMPAIGN BA! Cable Address,“ Judgark.” Tel. 6632 Madison Square. F.W, Schineider, Secretary. Arthur Terry, Treasurer. 1136-7 Marquette Building, Chicago. Ut Grant Hamilton, Art Editor, WEEKLY AT 10 CENTS 4 COPY. : $300 amen we am aes oe, ee Te 1a The contents of JUDGE are orotected by covyrght tn both the United States and Great Britain. CONTRIBUTORS must inciose a stamped and selt-addresse: otherwise return of the Latter when founds unavailable cannot be imbelope with all manuscripts, jaraniees, obtigations if that fact be promptly reported ou postal-card or by letter. fold adress tof ate the correction, We look forward to the day when that much-abused mansion will find itself divided up into flats, with the President occupying first choice and having a special pull with the janitor, ‘ Ring Presi- dent's Bell,’ on a neat brass plate, may become one of the decora- tions of the front door. On the whole, it is comfortable to think that this is one of the innovations in the conduct of our government which will not have its inception until Bryan becomes President. AUTOMOBILE agent has married a princess somewhere over in Austria, Oh, these advertising men! They are just the same the world over. This particular individual is undoubtedly looking for special full-page rates for his automobile copy in some court journal. Confidentially we have long wondered why Messrs. Presbrey, or Batten, or Blaine-Thompson, or some other leading ad- ising light doesn’t run for President of the United States. Every periodical in the country at this particular time would hasten to put the power of the press behind him, including ourselves. HE AIR is becoming unpleasantly full of balloons these days. ‘To the ordinary perils with which the pedestrian is familiar, und to which he has accustomed his nerves, are now added the sud- den descents of sand-bags, or the chance of being hooked by a drag- xing anchor, or even of having an expiring gas-bag settle upon o head and asphyxiate one before he has time to protest. We 1 only to the perils of the new régime, but the situation presents also the possibility of innumerable new offenses to the eye. As though ostentatious sign-boards on every side of us, marring the landscape, were not enough, we may expect floating notices of all sorts, from village ordinances as to speed limit and board of health protests against expectorating the air, to floating forms of advertising in- genuity of every shape and size. What are ing to do about it? Nothing ; what's ky comicbooks.com