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, 1881-02-08

NEITHER tho Constitution nor tho lnSs Of
tho United States recoguizo such Thing rs
II Cabinet or 4 Cabinet officer III our Gov
crilmcnt. Tho Consultation provides TINT tho
President may require opinions In writing Of
Tho heads Of Departments" and that Con-
Ercss llsay vest tho appointment Of tnfGrInr
officers III tho heads Of Departments
but tslcro Is no direct requirement. that such
Departments slMll bo established by law
Tho word "Cabinct" does not occur In tho
Constitution or tho statutes; and it Is plain
tllat Congress las tito power to create or
abolish any Department, or to Impose new
duties OIL tho cilefs Of any Of them, or to nl-
ter tho conditions OF their service With refer
cnco to tho President or the Legislative all
thority, within tho constitutional limits. Tho
right of Congress- to Gull OH tho heads Of
Departments for information on nny subject
witl!lu tliolr knowledge or Jurisdiction hus
bccn recognized from tho foundation
oC tho Government. There Is no rca-
son why tl,ts Information should be
communicated III writing Instead Of
orally, or willy the demand for it should
be put III tic precise form Of n resolution.
Congress Inns not tho power to confer menu
bcrslip In itself, Including tho right TO vote,
upon head Of Department or anybody else,
ho.li becnuse 1t Is required by tho Constitsl-
tion that representation, shall be apport!oned
according to population md bccnusu Fed.
eral officials nro explicitly disqualified to
servo In Congress; but It lias the right to
glvo seat on the floor to anybody. 1t will
be seen ti,at tic btll introduced by Mr.. Ion-
dieton aNd fayorably reportel from n COM
,nlttce Of tho Scnntc, nccorttlng the heads
Of Departments TIC right to occupy seats on
tho ltnor OF tl1o Senate md House, mud to
parteIimte III temto relating to business In
their several Departments, is strictly const1tu-
tiollal. Tho bill goes farther than this,
nn.l requires tie Secretaries, tic Post
/ master.t;cnrral, and tho Attnrney-GcIl-
eral {who is technically tho l,cnd
ot tlle Department Of Justlcp) to at-
tend tic Senate Mt the opening Of tic sit
t!ngs on Tuesday and Friday of each week,
ai,l tl!o House OIL tllo opening of tho si1tings
OH Mondays anll Thursdays, and gIyo lnfor-
| nation III rusponse to resolutions or Qlles.
| tl0ns propnnnslou to them. This also Is u
| lcgnl requirement. The report OF tho Scnate
| Committee III faynr OF Mr.. rolllIeton's bill IL
| SlgnWl by Mcssrs. Penlleton, Allison, Voor-
! bees, Ingalls, l'Ia.t Blaine, lsutier, md Fur
| Icy. It sets fnrsh tha legality of the proposed
reform and tho benefits TINT would result
from Its nal0ptlon. 1t would clearly bp MI all-
vantage to Congress to have the information
1t desired brought to It in person by tho Of
tlciRl supposed tn be n,ost competent to pre-
sent anl explain It. III many cuscs, thu
statenlunts OF tho lleasls Ut Depa rtlnnnts
might change the whole course OF legisla-
| spnt,th ftat.rIt.n Of In
, 1881-02-08

Epft{1I ptyp1ttA to Ihb thte

Gpee4aR Dtspateh 10 Ths ehteaoo IT. ~, NJ iii
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Feb. T.-Tho co".'a bas tt-
city With the Lafayette Gus toaapaW to,out Il nos
ana sa0 viii Competing saas
electric llxht onp.nles. with vic" .. ts;s ps
cheaper light. tbs city ID now laln.s for saaa
l,W0 foot for gas, aud $3.50 per S'A'
lamp-p0st.
, 1881-02-08

TIE Attnrncy-G General OF England has In
,troduced Il bitl into Parliament for dealing
with corrupt nnd Illegal PRACTICES In cleo
!, tlons, which Ii vigorously supported by tlls
Lonlon Times, md indlcatcs t1Mt tie Gny-
ernmcnt il buun,l tO put I'LL ri,tl tn thu cur-
rnptlons which llnye hitherto ubta!ncll Il Its
election syat..nl. Tlu bilt IL Ut tho n,ost
sweeping and stringent character in ail its
provisions. and, X II ean be Gil
forced. will give to the EnKlisl, elcc-
. tIons an lionus.y anu purity wl.icl,
will ,nnko all decent Americans enyious.
Oue subject dealt with In tho bill Is tlat of
corrupt practices, which aro speelfe.l Us
treating, bribery. and undue Influence or
personaslon. Any cuulldute guilty Ut t1lcsu
practices personally Is permanently dis
/ qualified for representing tilo constituency
: where the otfenso Is committed, IL incapael-
tateI for election 10 Parliament for ten years,
!. besides being liubo to other penalties cDll-
I : se!uent l,pon conviction. II ile Is guilty
!: through! a.i agent. he Is permanently dis
!; quaii!lc.l 10 represent Ills constituency. ANY
! Iersuu. not candidate, guilty ot these cor
, 1881-02-08

Mt. 1fEunEl,T SrESCEl. Is at work upon
his autobiography. Ill health bus prompted
lin to n task which sometimes, it nay Ia
thought. haa pUwer to rcIuycnRte.
, 1881-02-08

USpEn the head Of IN Practical Emigra-
ton Scheme" tho New Orleans Dtlnacrdt tt1l-
llornccs whit It calls "ono Of tho Most ltiipor.
TINT enterprises that have eyer bcun started for
lilo development Of tho nlmost untouched re-
suurccs Of J.hltslailn. Arkansas, md Toxas." In
tho at,npe OF mn emigration movement wl,ct,
ins bccn entered into ty nost Of the grcnt rail
rDutta thnt trnycrso Tho Territory wtfc 1t II de-
tcrmlncd to sottic M, Tho association is cucd
Tho Southern Immigration Ctnpnny. nn1 Is ut
present composed OF tho following railroad culn-
pnntcs: 1T. lt'uis, Iron AfountaIn s. Southern;
hlssnnr1. KHnsRs s. TeSns: Missouri 1nct!ic;
Tuxn8 s. Pacific; International Atireat Northern:
Gulf, Colorado s. Santa 70, and the Dallas &
Wichita. Tho design Of tho association ls, by
combining tho various railroad interests to Of
fer such inducements to the farmers Nna n1c-
ch.lrlcs Of tho Old Wurld. and even to those IN
tho morc thickly settled l,brtlons OF tho Srw. ns
will secure a largc immigmttun tu tho States
named. Tilo President Of tho Assocint!on Is Mr.
W. ". Lang, Of tho International 4 Great North
crr. Thero aro betwcon 5000 md l0u00 mics Of
ro,.,t now Interested in tho project. This IL tho
very first practical Immigration schumo which
I,ns ever bron undertaken iii n lnrgo scale for
tho bc,et Of tho Southwest. The Company Is
straFghtwny to put its plRnB Of work Into vigor-
uus operation In tho Halted stntes: and us soon
rs tho organization with nil Its forces, Is rcgll-
lntetl 1t will enter Continental Europe with all
tic zenl, energy, ntlt1 tnpans Mt It's command.
, 1881-02-08

ingly severe, atllf, II 1t can 10 carriGtl out,
will give tho English people elections rs
honest rs they can be mtdc In this dishonest
worllt.
----.-:-.- - -.-s---=-...-.
9hs ~ tLLANu4s otAtE s,,, AtfoAlAoNmsaI.
ing constitution u Il.ho,s pro'ues lot
DIVISION OF inc ot"te mo u oena'o'la' .'s-
!rlels' Luz te'H's VI 1lte PFos'slon rca" rs
'",M,"s: "'.'' ;,., .,. .., , A..
stni ovory In, v.,nra 3vi,;nv MH,t In, ,s", .
1871, i,y dividing nv lppulaton 0f tho Stase. ns
r II, nn TX ~ no,It saI ~. IL. iuG ~ nm.
rcscntntion ~ tho seu!te. Tho statc shall 10
h syI;'c % !nto q setn1ora 'il:trgts; eeh of M wh1c @
st,a ro fur ycars Tho scnators elected III tiio
ysav or otr it9rn Ut, ~ strlsts ,, bs;!rng .,i 9aa
two ysars anI thoso clcctr, In ,!lstrists hcarftg
Gyct, nun numbers ti hg H. ensl H. Of in.,r ys!'rs; aMi
sha h. iIlei nr tt9 cGc,on H @ Of Senators for liz
full term:
,,s nm r,.,,st srnry f ~ 'lc y ny cn',
lines, and contain as nearly us practicable MI
stnii n,,,n ss u ,, ~ II p gat
rial ruth Tount,cs cor,,n,[ny uot lcss tltn,t thu
ruth nna .; % Hy on uyG't ira
Senators, a,,G Il, tne a'ltlItiouai Scnutor FOR
casi mun!ber Of li!l'a1ittHth G!unl to- ne rat!o
tsu mutnIcr ~ Of saitI rotIu. ' - 0'' ~ '"'|'
TIlcro seems TO be some doubt or confu-
sion ut Springfield rs to how this apportlun-
l,ent cu,l be 1l!g,.le without OusttNE sn.l.e Of
tile Senators elected iii 1880 for fur years;
the difficulty yretl.s 10 soup members 10 10 :.
so formidable tint nothing less ttau tho
u1ectfon or MI entirely urw Sennto In 1sS,
affords nuy solution OF tho trouble. Furtu-
nntelv. this IA mt n new question. It ,,us
been met a,,l satisfactorily solved III this
Stato Mt eyury Legislative nppor,,onmcut Of
the Statu sluce 1918, md III every State Of
1],o Union ut cach rcaplprtioumcnt follow
Inc It's a,l1ntsslop.
rho work for tile Legstaturet 10 to Is pla!r-
IL marked out by tho Constitution.
I, Tie total population bulrr nsccrtained,
a1nl divided by ii, the rutlo Of Sullutorln.
population will be found.
=. Every county having four-flft1s Of n
ratio shall bu declared q district By itself.
Counties having moro than o,,e ratio shall be
Divided into rs mal,y separate districts rs
they 1ply have ratIps,
j. Thcsc districts having bccn defined, t]1e
remaining districts must then HI, nlr,lc ,tp
from tho remaining counties In the manner
prescribed by tho Constitution, illus. Cook
County will be entitled 10 ten Senators; md
st. ClAir. Madison, Mclean, Peoria, Adams.
Sanga,no,,. aid Will Counties will have ono
Scnntar eacl,
This disposcs of one-thtrlt OF nil tho dig
t1icts,
Tic difficulty which Is supposed to exist In
this cnso Ii that 1t Is possibiu that, In Great
Ing new Senatorial districts, purt!ons of n
present district III which II Senator ],pt,ls
nyrr n,ny bt. tnrlttr tn II district In Wlffel n
, 1881-02-08

e""7 III 1'33Bcf7c't'
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The LoHDoN FIRE DEpAhTm EhF'
~ Is ho1 many years sls'ce capt soil"w' t"e
cnicl OIL the l'otdot flFe department. WIS
~ 'lis country Studying our service WIN
"lo VIZ" 10 n,iI'foe1hs til"t OIL the i'nEhsn
metfoi'ohs. LIS feport 'a' IS" mas J"St up
pe'Fe"' ".i' 'fo co'''aen.s l"''u" "t"'i ~ ~
1llo !.onfion itmes 1''''lca1e t'a'. 1to'w'lh-
sta1lalhI tlic improvements inat'e s'hec eapt.
ohaW's s1s't 10 t'lls country, LUG Aeparlhsent
IS sill! oe'o" thc standard OF cHlcteney IL
ahotM fcach III great city ilke 14onaoh.
Cisicl a'lfo1lg these deteclS appears 10 pe 1hat
OF tho hfe-aiafls' WHICH sceihs 10 oo slhsi-
'AF1y 'hhaet'l"te rs eol''l'Ale'l Win o'ii UNI.
, 1881-02-08

Nln. JAT Gout.p, through ono Of tila tlcys-
pnpers which nrc crlrgcd with acting tie his
special organs, lns lna,le Il very promising atntc-
mont In regard to tic future policy Of tho
alnalgamntcd telegraph c11upnnlcs. 1Ee pro-
feascs that tho consolidation Ilns been brought
nbout with view tn reducing telcRraphinE
to tho minimum rutc, and prute1,ls TINT
tho succcss OF cheup tclcRraphy In the
European countries has convinced him
TINT moro money is to be made by
such nolicy thn1, In my othor wny. We with
there wcro reasonable grounds for putting filth
In these fur promises. Unfortunately there is
more reason to rcuarl thonl us apecioisy de-
Btuncd to ming public apprehension and wua1scn
public protest Tor tho time being. Tho prHcticHl
doubling If the cnpltul stock OF tho Western
Union Company, without adding ncedet! facilities
Or representing nctual investment, Ia hardly
calculated TO Inspire confidence In tho mn
nounccl Intention Of n,lorting cheap rtteA. Nnr
Inns Atr. Jay Ootlil's past cuutrol Ut railroads,
particularly tho Union Pncitlc, afforded any in-
dlcntlutl thnt hg believes In tho ultimate nd.
vantage OF chenp rutcs. And III no cnsc Gun
private Individual control uf n grcat monopoly
be depended upon to consider tho public inter-
ests or tho public rights. or to rccoRnlzu tho
principle Of a fnr profit upon actlIu1 Invest
mcnt. II tho only hupu Of public protection In
tho l's0 Of tho telegraph rests upon Mr.. Juy
Goul1's tllctuln. tho outlook Is very dismal.
, 1881-02-08
1ipSItAGE.

Ent<rtd at the Folt-Det 1T Chtd5a, ill., NJ steond-
Gtlss Matter
Fhrthe hencflt OF Onr patrons who deaf0 IN seha
t1ns]e corfca nf THE THlNuSE through tho mail, w9
Glvo hrfowsli tho transient Tnto ot puatnEes
Domestic. Pr Copy.
Eight and Twelve TaRo lhpar..............3 cents.
Extocn rage Taper. cents.
Forft5n.
Eight and Twelve rnRe tapcr..............2 canta.
Sixteen PaKn Paper cchks'
, 1881-02-08

AS11I.hll LODGE. M. IN, \. f.!& 4: at.-arcc1al
work I1ali, 10 Monrau'sL T!c frntGrn!tf c'rl!a!5J
invited. q. II. CitASE, Secretary.
, 1881-02-08

ny MAI1l-rS ADVASCE-1HsrAnE PREPAID.
DAILY cdlnn. ono year. 400
l'hfta 0f {cnt, per mr't1th. 1.1t
tlntIy Rnh EnntRy. yeaF...+....,........ 1i.tN
Tncfday, Thursln{. md saturday. pnr year.. ef01
rtunfAJ, Nctntstlnr, GHH Friday. pGf Jrnr.. 900
knnhay, 1u-ragc nAItlnn. per r.nr. 2.n0
WEEKrY En1I1US--It)sTFAIH.
tfhf COPY. per year.,
1Hn NJ
Twcnty-una e*1plcs. 2OsOD
Fprclmcn corIc* tnnt free
t.rn 0nIco nddtcas In lnli, including County
and atnte.
Ncml.tanccs bc mndo either b. draft, cxprcss,
rost-0Ico pncr in Registered letter. Mt Dur risk
TO CRY sUl>sCttDEfts.
daily delivered. Sunday excepted, - cents rcr wcct
DAILY. delivered. Hun1ay lncicd 80 cents ce waek
Addtrks THE 1KllsuSE COMPANY
Cosner Madison ind tlcnrborn-sts.. ChIcasoH
, 1881-02-08

invited u. Ii. CRANE, Secretary.
ADJUSTMENTS.
n1cV1eker'a 'rhentrc.
Madison street. betwcen Siata md Dearborn
Engagement pf AinG rlxlcy. "M'llaa, tho ChiA VI
the Stsrras."
Grand Opera fa0nsc.
Clark ktreGt, oppost how t'ous-ttonsc. Engage
4nett Of Mr. md Mrs Goo. 4. Knight. "uoyernmcnt
Bonds"
Nnverly's Theatre.
rcnsbHrn ktrcct. corner Ut Monroe. management
pf Her Majnstys 0pcta t:ompany. "fnusi."
IEo0tcy'a Thcntre.
Randolph street. bctmecn Clark md Ia sallc. "M1
GHrntdnc,'
Olympic rhcn<re.
, C1nrk street, between Lake nnd nnndofph Variety
entertainment
1tcntfemy Of 3Iuatc.
Talscd s,rcrt nens Madison. Wost slo. Variety
ENTERTAINMENT.
, 1881-02-08

ITu0tcy'a Thcntre.
Randolph street. tctwcesl Cfark and La sallc. my
, 1881-02-08

: Olympic lhcntre.
C1nsk street, hctwocn Lake and Randolph. Variety
, 1881-02-08

1Inverly's Theatre.
d ktrcct. corner Ut Monroe. management
nsty's 0ptrI t:0mpany. "Enust."
, 1881-02-08


{ street, oppostt now fiNIst-tfonsc. Engage.
II Mr. md Mrs. Geo. y. Knight. "u0yeranicnt
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-21
DOLLARS AND SENSE,

The Laramie Boomerang says
Sometimes an advertising agency in
the east sends us a proposition which
shows style OF wild, rash liberalilv
which cannot he coduci,e to thrift
aud prosperity.
One Of these concerns the other
day made a proposition TO us TO run
"a quarter column ad. of a preparation
which would make whiskers grow on
u neerschaum pipe. The AL. was TO
run in the daily and weekly one
year, and copies of both papers were
To h.. :, ut to the agent. During that
time $3.50 worth of local notices We're
To br inserted also.
The whoh. thing at our rates would
have figured up about s4O0, and the
princely sum of $50, less 33 l-3 per
cent, the charges OF the agency, was
lavishly Offered.
Ofcourse we want to encourage
the healthy growth OF new and at
traclive styles of whiskers in Wy
oming. We. want to see a wJiisker
industry spring up here on the frontier
that will rival the crops of older and
more civilized Countries, but we can
not herald the glad tidings OF whis
ker balm all over the United ST
aud southern New jersey just for the
pure and innocent pleasure of seeing
a picture in our paper day after day
with beard on him like buffalo
n,erc,at.
Whatever " i'll forward the interest
of our young territory in any way
we-hopc 10 assis, az long as we can
do So, and still obtain enough to pay
freight on sight drafts AMI lead pen
ellis. But we cannot wear out our
young life trying to inangnratc a
tropical r"wth Of whiskers, just for
the satisfaction of being called a
philanthropist. with our toes sticking
through our boots
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-21
WHEN TO Stop ADVERTISING.

When every man has become 80
thoroughly creature of habit that
he will certainly buy this year where
! he bought last year.
When younger, fresher and spunk
Ter concerns in your line cease starting
up and using the newspapers iIi
telling the people how much better
they can do for them than you can
When nobody else thinks sit pays
to advertise"
When population ceases to multi
ply, and the generations that crowd
on after you and heard of you, stop
coming on.
When you have convinced every
holy whose life will touch yours
that You have better goods and lower
prices than they can ever get amy
place outside of your store.
When you perceive it to be the
rule that men who never do and
never did advertise are oulstriping
their neighbors in the same line of
business
When men stop making fortunes $
right in your very sight, solely
through the discreet use of this
mighty agent.
When you can forget the words of
the shrew.lest and most snccesstuI
business men concerning The main
cause of their prosperity.
When you would father have your
own way aud tail, than take advice
au.l win.
When y"a want to go out OF busi
ness with ii stock on hand.
When you want To get rid Of the
trouble of waiting on customers.
When you want tn completely die
with your business, then, and not till
then, should you stop advert sing.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-21
THE P, CT ", FAVOR YACUIMA In
PR0vEMEMT,

The following preamble and reso
lnlion were unanimously adopted by
the Linn county Council P. Of H..
Oct. Sth:
Whereas, We he!ieve the people of the
Willamette valley are unit in favor of the
opening of the harb"r at Yaquina Bay, and
the building of the railroad from the harbor
east, therefore.
Resolved, That we stand ready at all
times to give said enterprise our cordial sup
port.
Secretary.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-21

Ledger: G. W. Driver in recent explora-
tinns in the foothills of the Cascade range
discovered in a wide ledge OF conglolnerate
and trap rock the petrifed remains of thous-
ands of fish-salmon, smelt and cod. In
attempting to remove specimens of each
kind with implements at hand. they were
broken, and proved to be as hard and white
as flint ON the inside The, elevation above
the sea level is fully 1900 feet where the
petrifcations were found. Mr.. Driver stated
that perfectly formed fish can be found in
countless thousands, proving conclusiveiy
thas the country, at some period IN the
worlds history, was wholly covered with
wster, and that the fish were thrown na by
convulsive waves among the rocks where
now discovered.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-21

General o. D. Green, during the past
week.-Mrs. been down the. Sound examin-
ing the route and locating the military tele-
graph limo from Fort Townsend to Cape
Flattery.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
N SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADvERTIsE Err

"CHIEF" IN MISCHIEF AGAIN.
Cincinnati, December 26.)-"Tom"
Sullivan, master of transportation of
John Robinson's circus. had lively
experience yesterday at the circus win
ter quarters in this city. In the neigh
borhood of the quarters are many saloons
and Sullivan patronized them literally.
The stimulant warmed him up to point
where he imagined himselfa thorough
bred elephant-tamer, and he tried his
hand on "Cbief," the largest and most
vicious of the elephant herd. He recently
killed man at Charlotte, N. G. Sulli-
van entered the enclosure taking with
him the regular trainers hook, and,
advancing toward the animal, gave him
a preliminary prod. "Chief," perhaps
thinking he was wanted to move aside,
shifted his position, at the same time
rolling his eyes in an angry manner. A
second prod settled it, and with quick
motion the animal cast his trunk around
Sullivan's body and drawing him up
clo-e gave him a powerful squeeze.
Then, relaxing his hold, he let the limp
mass fall to the ground. Sullivan was
dragged away as quickly as possible, and
sent to the hospital. 1t is feared he is
seriously injured. @S
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
1.-THE WORLD FOR 1881. :,

The World for 1881, will be the best and
cheapest newspaper published in the English
tongue on either side of the Atlantic.
With new presses surprising any ever before
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unequaled typographical and business facilities
Oh al Sorts and Win ner6er tbe world
than that OF any other American journal, The
WORLD for 1881 VIII afford its readers daily a
complete, condensed and trustworthy record OF
all current events.
In its Five Minutes With the News Of the Day
THE WORLD meets and keeps pace with the in
creaSing demands made by rapid transit, the tel
egraph and the telephone, on the time and at
tention Of business men.
Its daily cable letters from London bring the
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In its Wall Street Gossip and its Items for In
vestors, taken together with its accurate, can
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THE WORLD daily presents an unrivaled picture
not only OF the true condition of the multitude
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-01-11
NAMING THE BABY.

They gather in solemn council
The chiefs in the household pand;
They sit in the Observation-Disclosures,
A conclave proud and grand;
They peer in the curtain ed cradle
And all with one voice exclaim,
AS they point to the new-found treasure,
s'The baby mast have a name?"
They bring forth the names by dozens.
With many an anxious look;
They scan all the tales and novels,
They search through the good Old Book /;
Till the happy-voiced young mother
Now urging her prior claim,
Cries out in the londest accents,
"Oh, give him a pretty name"
"His grandpa was Ebenezer-
Long buried and gone, dear soul,''
Says the trembling voice of grandma.
AS the quiet tear-drops roll.
"Oh, call him Eugene Augustus"
Cries the youngest Of the throng-
"Plain John," says the happy father,
SIS an honest name and strong"
And thus to the embryo statesman
Perhaps, or the soldier bold,
Respecting his future title
Left utterly out in the cold!
And yet, it can matter but little
To him who is needless of fame
For no man will honor the mortal
If the mortal dishonors the name.