Life, 1904-12-03 · page 7 of 22
Life — December 3, 1904 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The large portrait shows a bearded man in formal attire, captioned "Taken Just Before Election." The accompanying text explains this depicts President Roosevelt "looking like himself again" after his campaign, suggesting he regained composure transitioning from campaign fiction back to real life. The satirical point: the President appears worn and transformed by campaigning, implying the stress of electoral politics altered his appearance or demeanor. The subtitle notes this shows "effect of crushing responsibilities and necessary suppression upon the Republican candidate." Below, "Civilization of the American Pony" depicts a horse progressively bucking its rider—likely satirizing either political instability or the untamed nature of American politics/voters. The exact meaning requires additional historical context about this specific election cycle.
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oY Ge Openings to Avoid. HE tired but hopeful reader in quest of a good short story is often led on to read through to the end, when, by considering the opening, he can save himself much hard work. Look out, then, for the following openings : Tue Diatect. (Now only occasionally met with.) “It's right pert of ye ter come over 'n’ see me," said Abigail. “Yaas. ‘The creek’s so high terday I thought I moughtent mics much," replied Gabe. ‘This means that somebody is going to miss being drowned in the creek by a hair's breadth, and Abigail will marry the right man inthe end. ‘They always do. Tue Mopern Society. Merriam’s box was next tothe Duke's, As her hunter came out intothe ring one of the judges looked up and smiled. The Duke was not there, but later he came in, Throwing away his cigarette, he bowed coldly as he entered his own box. This means that there is trouble ahead for the Duke, Merriam’s father and the judge who smiled not wisely but too well, and that much coin will change hands, after which Merriam will have a final scene, in which the Duke barely escapes with his life. Tue European OPENING. The season at Monte Carlo was on the wane, John Henry Spudkins, who had passed through the Japanesé war without a scratch, sat listlessly at one of the tables while the croupier was monotonously calling. Looking up sud- denly, his eye was attracted by a young woman in black who sat opposite. Her face was deathly pale, This means that the woman in black is an intimate friend of an intimate friend of the Czar, and John Henry, if he knew his business, would take the first ocean steamer home, Instead of this, he gets acquainted with the woman in black, and about four hundred thousand dollars’ worth of jewels is foundin a secret drawer in his trunk, after which he is arrested by a Russian secret policeman, and finally escapes through the daughter of an apple woman, who falls in love with him, Tom Masson, Taken Just Before Election. (Showing effect of crushing responsibilities and necessary suppression upon the Republican candidate. | ONE of the happy results of election is the consciousness that we have President Roosevelt with us once more, looking like himself again, and trying with humble con- fidence to live down some of his campaign reputations, What wonderful portraits of him have been painted in the last four months! We trust that in his own mind his identity remains unconfused. It is quite a jolt to pass from campaign fiction back into real life, but the President. can probably stand it. He has lived much in Wonderland, and must have got used to transitions, Yesterday's vote is a fresh and illuminating proof of the truism that no man is greater than his party.—New York Commercial, [282 us your glasses, neighbor. Through ours it looks exactly the contrary. But perhaps we are not both looking at the same man, CIVILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN PONY, comicbooks.com