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# "Told at the 19th Hole" - Judge Magazine Page This page presents philosophical aphorisms and light social satire typical of Judge magazine's humor column format. The title references the "19th hole"—golf parlance for the clubhouse bar where golfers gather after play—suggesting casual, after-dinner conversation. The text comprises witty observations mocking human nature and contemporary society. Notable targets include: bootleggers (during Prohibition) "adding more pure water" to alcohol; highbrows who speak perfectly but incomprehensibly; and politicians who improved upon Jefferson's liberty ideals (likely referencing Prohibition legislation itself). The three small sketches by René Clarke depict squirrels in humorous poses, unrelated to the text. The overall tone is genteel cynicism—poking fun at vanity, self-deception, and social pretense rather than mounting serious political critique. The Knickerbocker Country Club photograph establishes the upper-class setting where such witticisms would circulate.

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Edwin Levick. Told T™ up and let us drive aw cross the world so wide: With Love as caddy let us pla Life’s golf course side by sic In spite of pits or score amassed All things will be serene If we together at the last Approach the final green. Until, with night, the game is through, Oh, lady most divine, I'll be your vassal if but you Will be my: valentine. * * * With every passing year a man has just that much more time to make a fool of himself. ._ « « Some persons get great satisfaction out of thinking of the things they would do if they only had the courage. + * * A conservative is one who lets some one else take the risk and then grabs the profit. « * Even in the matter of love few women can resist the bargain counter. + * & * Practically the whole world is inter- ested in business—generally other peo- ples’ business. * * * For every fragile dream you break, For every chance you cast away For every joy you fail to take Time and the gods will make you pay And ache, Some « * * * Philosophy is the art of pretending that things don’t matter. Knickerbocker Country Club, Tenafly, N. J. at the 19th Hole by Walter Trumbull The greatest joy that comes to man is to fight and conquer doubt and then find faith rewardes * * ns success by being Many a man vets light in light on his feet, and then his head. No matter how humble an clephant may look it rarely pays to go too far with a joke at his expense. ‘ * We spend a great deal of this life wondering what those we think about think about us. * Many bootleggers are slowly being won to prohibition. They are adding more pure water to each bottle. make full Empty words frequently meanings. * * * A highbrow is one who speaks your native language so perfectly that you can’t make out what he’s talking about. * * * nd some an st drivers we Some prefer the woo iron, but one of the lor ever knew used a tin lizzy. * * * It is only when a man gives up golf that he is willing to consign his clubs to Davy Jones’ locker. * * * Thomas Jefferson said, “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” But it didn’t take some of our legislators long to improve on that. N¥ OUARRELED, you and I, And life was stale: Each weary hour crawled by— A little snail. But now we pray for power, While life shall last, To hold each speeding hour— Time flies so fast. Man is so constituted that a cinder in his eve can blind him to the beauties of all creation. * * * Dullness is a poor hone upon which to sharpen wits. Humor is more easily found in the t wardness of ancestors than in the fi wardness of descendants. * * A half truth frequently is more vicious than a whole lie. « * * Many are more lavish with golden promises than with brass tacks. * * Even when they realize that existence is the funniest joke of all, few persons have the courage to laugh their way through it. * * dean was forced to yield 2 long vacation: He never passed a football field, Nor an examination. * + The bad qualities of the other side of the family always appear to be entitled to their place in the son. * cL Drawn by RENE CLARKE. Don't kid yourself; livin’ alongside a