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tthhg TO b. done. our commodity and safety, on
tae soul wSs fed. Then we forget our inoaiculable
chances chan and osIialptle.; we go mad and make The
Nv, Vol n. dec. a6ssJ
signed. GEoa0E 9. GHRDrRR.
VERY little ID known 81 to tno authors who used
the AdGatc In rs early and anonymous days: In
fact. II Is only within a few weeks that credit has
been huthoritatively assigned 70 ths contributors
who produced tho initial number OF tho magazine.
Ono may vol DO curious a. 20 die author who made
tAla uBo of Bunyan's muck rake yet failed Of catch
word popularity because not speaking AZ ono having
authority
tho confnl0n Of sopRuesf JoHN G. WooDa.
The plan t0enesls H.. q called for "A tower whose
eop may roach unto heaven Somewhat short Of
this c4SrOmo altitude tho confusion came upon them
and the work remained unfinished. Tho only
basis for an estimate OF tins height when work was
stopped lies In the expression In verse 9. this they
begin 10 do" Biblical students hold that n is
quite uncertain whether tho building ever sd-
Vanood beyond is foundations. A simIlAr tradition
10 70 . tower where speech was c0nfoundod' has
been found among other peoples of the BsbylonlAn
plain.
An Englishman aSlrsd me the other day "wnaS
SS,ioSrS 'Ac csS y ISS ssn. 90 sSr r 4 vas snS SU. T sSr sS S%E
INFORMED 70 answer the question: JAAEs DILLON.
They have q hard row Co hoe. They arc CON
domned 20 take their education back 70 the roservA-
tion and resume the Indian ufs after years Of train
ing away from It. In theory they are 70 uplift
their fellows. In practice some fow become leaders,
q few Just hold their own. q few sink below thu
Lowell OF tho savagsry which surrounds them. It
10 common on the plains 70 charge up all indian
dcviltry 70 the school Indians. but the records
show thAt this 10 not tho case and that tho oducatod
Indians have done some good 70 their people.
Ia there q leaning tower In Bologna. Italy. snd
how docs It compare with the one a. PIs@s
There arc several. The Tore AsineIn, built in
1lOs. L. ~ feet In height and four feet out Of the
perpendicular. The Tore Garlsepda. built In ITO.
ISL feet nigh. but probably oncs much higher. 10
ton bees Out of plumb. rue campsniIe at Pisa.
built In ira. Is lib feet high with an o~vcrhang Of
~ feet. The question asto whether the inclination
was accidental or through design In tho many
leaning lowers which sul sxist has been carefully
discussed. references 70 this literature being given
towers In SturEiS' o Dictionary OF Architecture"
Kindly decide a question that has caused q great
and pigs are considered cattle. and that i Is proper
20 use the word oatle In speaking Of those animals.
Spccies--oows, bulls. oxen, steers and calves can
be called cattle. N. BRncK KNRIDoE.
Ths term still covers all sorts OF domestic aslmAls.
though there IL q marked tendency. sven as this
query shows. 70 restrict 10 70 bovine stock. In
sIx.Ises,oS h most nsrEsd' sSr1isP ,s"p sSSa
we ind the word 80 general A. 70 include lmmovable
and lnAnlmate possessions. Among hOrsennen
cattle Ia yet a very common collective term for
their stock. pol
MY wife says au to Eno-b eel' list, 4 say au-to+mob'-
gives the word. j. W L.
The annex To tho Standard Dictionary approves
the IAdy's pronunciation. and that is the form most
cOmmOnly heard.
VIVA, 4. IN. .ourp, NJ IN, .nv,nr "NothinS sue.
80 n - - VI 'N' '"SnS N"'uuiS SS~S-
e~ ~ Wv 49,
IL 10 . translation Of tue French proverb. "Rien
nc Teussit mAeuA que 10 success The origin OF the
French AdaNe has escaped the diligence or the
authorities op quotations.
Although . It'll. distance from New York. would
S"rT CsS a M.ys Ss' r.. for iS Ss- SsS Ssi% az the term data
Z" ANUS D'"O~ Z" 'u'' IL FSpNcI. KENNY.
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May I add tic following 10 the scnoolboo. coun-
pSn.. o,s., ,h,s DO0v. nv no,.s, ,-,.Do
For fesr the TSlloSs should Be your end.
ys-xto~. SsS.s tn,.r-.,SrS 80 80. nsonh
without altsrine Thyine or meseI. ~: S"'p"eS'H
Tbs devil n Et you IN the end.
~ .iss von.n noms 20 : Ssd Snd o
~ Nds polnt OF prlue WItn INC mscIlOers 10 IN
Sc SnS s s1oon = Idmir.,inn was p~SSou ABOUT tne
Hete are a few more classical anathemas against
book DuTtoining:
81 Quis hume lIbEum rapiat seelestus.
FeHgat ad tetTas AcherOntis undas.
Non rodlturus.
q CUNT stained thief lay hands upon
This boOk-the owners Uell thumb'd tome
His doom DO the pools OF AcherOn.
Heri's hot pit his eternal home
book. though OF less literary merit tnan the above. |