Judge, 1910-05-21 · page 4 of 16
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**Cornell's Smoking Contest:** A humorous item about Cornell University holding a smoking contest where students compete to smoke the fastest. The joke is that American etiquette rules discourage fast smoking, yet here's an institution encouraging it—satirizing both college traditions and changing social norms around tobacco. **"A Stepping-Stone?"** The cartoon depicts a man balanced on what appears to be Albany (New York's capital), using it as a stepping stone. This likely satirizes political ambition, suggesting someone uses a lower office as a platform to reach higher power—a common Judge theme about politicians' careerism. **Sunday Supplements criticism:** Judge critiques the Boston Herald's decision to abandon comic supplements, arguing they've become vulgar and artistically empty—reflecting early 20th-century debates about newspaper comics' cultural value.
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CORNELL'S SMOKING CONTEST. tion won by Cornell is a smok- ing contest at the Town and Gown Club. About twenty-five professors and professional men having been provided with cigars of the same size, at the stroke of a bell lighted the same, and the contest wason. The noble object before these grave instructors of youth was to see who could smoke his cigar the longest without let- one hour and twenty-five minutes, profess- or Monroe was proudly hailed the winner of the prize—a ‘‘ metal stein.”” Jupce suggests a beefsteak or pie-eating con- test. A few more such marathon events will give to Cornell as great renown as a winning crew or a victorious football team. Speaking seriously, such smoking contests ought to be encouraged. As a rule Americans smoke too fast. Too often it looks as if men were smoking to HE latest semi-official distinc- re ting it go out. At the end of see how rapidly the weed could be made to burn. GARDEN NUMBER PUBLISHED BY LESLIE-JUOGE COMPANY New ¥ cicher, Presklent. cc’'y. Arthur Ter James Melvin Lee, Managing E Grant E. Hamilton, Art. Ei A STEPPING-STONE? SUNDAY SUPPLEMENTS. UDGE never could see much humor in the comic supplements. “ His Honor’ has no quarrel with the news- The men who write the funny sues are among papers. columns in the week-day the most valued contributors to JupcE. But they, too, steer as clear of the Sun- day supplement as most persons do of the animal that looks like a kitten—but isn’t. Here is what the Boston Herald handed down when it abolished its supplement: To-day the Herald abandons the comic supplement. That accompaniment of Sunday newspaperdom has had its day. We discard it as we would throw aside any mechanism that had reached the end its usefulness, or any feature that had o' ceased to fulfill the purpose of attraction. Comic supplements have ceased to be comic. They have become as vulgar in design as they are tawdry in color. There is no longer any semblance of art in them, and if there are any ideals they are low and descending lower. JupcE hopes that other papers will con- cur in this decision of the Boston Herald. INFORMATION WANTED. UDGE would like to know what dic- tionary some of the daily papers use, to justify them to put under the heading, “* Religious Notices,’’ announcements of spiritual circles, psychic tests, psycho- metric and inspirational exhibitions, etc. It certainly is a wonder that Christian pastors in cities where such notices a pear ‘‘ pass by on the other side "’ without a word of protest. Jupce would hate to judge the Christian Church by the com- pany it keeps in certain daily papers. BRYAN VS, HUGHES ILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, who tried to press the crown of thorns upon the brow of Widow Bennett and to tuke from her her cross of gold, does not approve of President Taft's choice of Governor Hughes for the Supreme Bench. In 1908 Governor Hughes expressed his opinion of Bryan and Bryanism in an address that made even the ‘‘ Runner with the Silver Tongue’? speechless. Bryan has recovered the use of his tongue, and his expression of dissatisfaction with Presi- dent Taft's choice may be taken as his reply to the 1908 speech of Governor Hughes. PASS IT. BILL has been introduced into the New York Legislature by Assembly- man Clarke, prohibiting the depositing of advertising matter in letter boxes of res- idents, unless sent as mail matter. Those who live in cities will welcome such a re- lief. At the present time, all exposed letter boxes are frequently jammed so full of advertising circulars and handbills that much valuable mail matter is often lost. Jupce hopes that the Albany legis- lators will pass the bill and then pass it on to other States. TO CONTRIBUTORS. «ONE sweetly solemn thought Comes to us oer and o'er” — The JupcE ne'er pays for jokes Which have been used before. HE SEES VISIONS EVERY TIME HE SHAKES 'EM UP.