The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-08

carefully remove the heads Of the
Ulcers of the institution with sharp
sword. But then the Chinese are
only rat-eating heathens and don't
know any better.
Since the trial of GUITEAU COM
menced, and even as far back as inn
msdiately after the SHOOTING Of Presi-
dent GARFIELD, the word "crank"
has come into more general use, and
with more definite meaning than
ever before. The word and meaning
Is synonymous nowadays with idiosyn-
cratic mania, or some particular SUBJ
ject. Thus taking the word to mean
~ We have above stated it is interest
ing 70 glance back into the past and
see who were looked upon as cranks
and in the same breath we may refer
% many Of the present day who are
placed in the category of "crack-
brains". The Pharisees regarded the
Divine Nazarine % an egotist and
claiming more pefrogatives than be-
longed to him. FEsTus told PAUL,
We learn, that he was beside himself
ia other words "a crank" Grecians
thought SocRATEs cranky when he
repudiated the NEUROLOGICAL system
and spoke Of the One Great Unknown.
The Materialists said PLATO was
crank when be reasoned upon the
Immortality OF the soul. Nearly all
the Apostles met violent deaths be-
cause they were considered religious
srAnks. BRuTUs and CAssIUss
looked upon ClRsAR rs crank when
he dreamed Of being placed upon the
throne LUTHER was looked upon as
20 insane religious sealot The estab-
lished English Church esteemed the
WxsLEYs cranks. SwEDENBoRa was
regarded as cranky theorist and idea
list. GALILEo proclaimed "the earth
moves" aud was denounced as Drink
FULTON was set down as crank, 50
was MoRsE, 20 was STEVENSON, SO
Was the learned DR.. LARDNER aud
scores Of others We might mention.
The discovery Of the circulation of the
blotd BY HARVEY was set down as the
idea Of . crank. Nearly oil the poets
we're sst down - cranks. INoERsoLL's
ideas are regarded Is cranky in these
days. DARWIN is ridiculed continu-
ally and said to be cranky. TYNDALL,
SPENCER and HUXLEY are in the
same boat. KELLEY, Of the motor
fame, 10 called . crank, 90 is EDISON.
Every man, be be his mental calibrs
ever 50 great who breaks away from
ths old political parties Ia deemed
crank, more especially II be advances
idsss Of Gresnbackism OF anti.monop.
oily. frss-srads or Stats rights. The
list might be swelled Indefinitely
Men are eranks on morey.naking, on
their presumed or actual executive
ability, on their talents for compost
sioa, on statesmeuship, theology,
ssisnee, invention, poetry, painting,
and in all grades Of philosophy. l.
there really sane man or woman on
nj subjects I No doubt the world is
fall Of ofanks who never knew them.
selves to be such. In fact they con-
ptsntly felicitats themselves on sound
taats and judgment. Love and jeal.
ousy develop cranks 10 untold mum.
bern, And 10 We live in world Of
sranks, the evidence Of which is that
everybody outside Of lanatic asylum
deems himself and herself exception.
ally sane, And yet how many Of
the great bensfactors Of humanity who
have been ridiculed and defined as
sranks would be- looked on in . court
room ~ men who should not be held
responsible for committing murder
upon the strength of their Go the
world) peculiar ideas. GuITEAU's
orankiness does not relieve him of the
responsibility of murder. he is
religious crank, shrewd, tame hunt.
Ing, egotistical crank, . man whom we
believe has stopped to many unclean
sets and disguised manipuIations to
win fame and fortune. Just now he
u ct the topnost pinnacle of worldly
notoriety, but We earnestly believe he |
must 80 higher-at the end of rope. |
There are . great many people ''cran-
~" on this last notion just at present. /
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