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Marshall Harlan OF tile United States
supreme court. He is the son Of a
former attorney general of Kentucky
and great lawyer; He is himself
great jurist and is named for another
eminent lawgiver. He has been IN
public life since he came of age and
came within few votes of being elect
ed to congress MS q Wing when he was
but twenty-six years of age. He has
sat on the supreme bench for twenty
five years, and when his SEVENTEEN
birthday rolled around, just q few days
ago. he celebrated 1t, not with holl-
day, but by doing a very hard days
work. Judge Harlan Is undoubtedly n
great man.
Seventy Is the age at which justice
of the supreme court may retire, but
Judge Harlan declared on that day his
intention to continue in active service,
q most wise and laudable decision.
When a man ''retires'' nature usually
just takes his word for 1t and let's him
quit for good, for he rusts out in short
order utter lie ceases his activity. Bet
ter to work and
Die with the harness on,
The broad sword leaping,
than to sit about and nurse the lean
and slippered shank" until from mac
ton great brain dwindles into a bab-
bling state OF senile debility. The pol
icy Of continued activity, SO much fol-
lowed by the buster men of the world
In this day, is lengthening both human
life and human usefulness. AS well
think of becoming strong without work
as to think Of continuing strong with
out continued work. Nothing is truer
than that work is for the worker"
that is, the one who does the work Is
the chief beneficiary thereof.
The law permitting retirement ut
seventy was not intended for those in
the full possession of their faculties,
though many have takeE advantage of
1t, but for those whose health should
fail. One CIR. Justice Field remained
on the bench during years Of feeble
ness, but his chief reasons were these:
First, he wanted to serve longer than
any other justice, and. second, he want
ed to serve until Cleyeland's term
should expire SO that Democrat could
not be appointed in his stead.
As to College Professors.
What is getting to be the matter with
college professors anyhow? Hath much
learning made the whole tribe mad?
1t will be remembered that not long
since one professor In Chicago univer-
sity placed Rockefeller above Shake
speare as literary character, which
was such preposterous piece Of as
ininity that Rockefeller few Into a
passion and issued q ukasc to the effect
that none OF the professors should
.uvnuon his name In public, which
showed that his cannon sense Is III
better condition than his literary abii.
tty.
Another Chicago university professor
distinguished himself by declaring that
all religious hymns are mere doggerel.
He brought upon himself universal
ridicule, and deservedly. too, for some
Of the greatest poets who ever lived
have written hymns that have brought
peace and consolation to millions of
hearts.
Now comes an Ann Arbor professor
who seeks to distinguish himself by
raising the idiotic old question, Can O
politician be honest?' There ought tc
be issued for him q writ de lunatico in
auirendo instanter. He Is not fit tc
teach morals to a blind pig. OF course
there are dishonest politicians, as there
are dishonest college professors, but {
vast majority OF both are honest There
is no necessity for man to play thu
role Of Diogenes in this age and coun
try to find IN honest man In any pro
fession. To this Ann Arbor professor
and all others who think there are NJ
honest men but themselves applies thu
motto, "Honi soft qui NAL y pense."
Thomas B. Reed received $1,000 {
year during the twenty-five years HI
was in congress. and during the twt
J years he was speaker he received al
additional $1,000 per year for presid
ing. He was one Of the most distin
guished men in public life in the las
quarter of century. When he re
signed in order to make something OF
q which to live In his old age he was 81
poor he could hardly pay his way t.
New York. He died worth nearly hal
million, made In less than four years
which Is a conclusive answer to tn,
question Of the professor at Ann Arbor
Suppose he had stayed out Of congress
and devoted his energies to none!
making He. would undoubtedly hay,
ranked among the great captains Of in
dustry Of this age.
Neglected..
It would appear that that distin
guished humanitarian, Judge Crum
packer Of Indiana, is sleeping ON hi
watch, neglectful Of hts duty, letting
the world slip from his shoulders. ILL
nois is one Of the leading Republican
states in the Union. In 1896 1t CAV,
& Mckinley something like 10000 ma
5ority and In 1900 gave him plenty
St. Clair county, in which are locates
Belleviile, East St Louis, Granite City
I Venice, etc, is one Of the leading Re
publican counties in the state. Til
delectable city Of BellcYille is the cap
tai of the county OF st. Clair, Their
was a colored brother there, ministe
Of the gospel, who took 1t into his nod
die that the civil rights bill reall
means something's grave mistake o.
the part of the parson; 30 he walke'
into barber shop and ordered til