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Fortune never wastes her time with
men, insists the Washington Herald
who have neither the ability nor
courage to seize the opportunities she
offers.
Says the Pistsburg Gazette-Timcs:
Henry HUDSON didn't make a cent cut
Of his discovery of the river. II he
were alive today he would. never be
admitted to the Explorers Union.
"Dincoism." the new word intro
duced into Australian politics by way
of antithesis to "jingoism," is derlV-
ed from the name of the wild dog OF
the Antipodes-dingO.
When man is proud Of his stub
bornness, confesses the Dallas News
it is a sign that he hasn't anything
else to brag about.
Somebody has hit upon the idea OF
distributing a family dollar as a
medal to commemorate the founding
Of family Quite appropriate, de-
cares the Washington Herald. Can
think of several families that never
would have been founded if sore
body hadn't gone hustling after dol.
lars.
Almost every form of literature is
represented in the Bible, claims the
New York Press. from the war song.
the lament and the lyric to the rhap-
sody and the philosophical drama
Parallels, enigmas, proverbs, stories
biographies. epistles, orations and
nrayers are all found in this library
of the literary activity of the Israel
itish race.
A ST. Louis man has had one thou
sand blue buttons made and wiz
give them to men who agree to wear
them, as sign they are willing to
give their seats in street cars to
women, observes the Syracuse Post.
Standard. AS st. Louis has about one
hundred thousand males of streetca'
age. the button distributor evidently
places it's gallantry at about 1 per
cent.
At the University of Missouri is the
first working school of journalism ir
4lo
practical laboratory work. a daily pa
PER with telegraph reports is issued
Walter Williams, its dean, tells of the
vicissitudes he encounters in turning
la-men into journalists. A student
was sent in haste to cover railroad
wreck at town few miles away.
It was almost time for the daily to go
to press, and still no word had been
received from the young man on the
assignment In desperation Dean
williams telegraphed, asking WHY the
story was not forth oming. The re
ply was: "Too much excitement
Wait till things quiet down"
Frances cobbler poet and Ger
mans tailor dramatist. to whom ref
erence has been made, must hide
their diminished heads before two
accomplished members of our Brit
sh proletariat, boasts the Westmin'
ster Gazette. Streatham possesses a
who is an erudite au
thority on Egyptology and author of
work on the population question. A
certain Yorkshire town can boast of
1 learned bargee, who has long been |
l deep student of Greek mythology.
When his boat is moored to the !
wharf awaiting a cargo he spends the |
eisure time in the local reference |
library reading up his subject and |
making copious notes. His constant |
as he deity steers his gal
and ship along the canals is a well |
.humbed translation of Herodotus.
The much discussed low grade of |
he criminal bar in New York City |
lss lee a Judge of the Court of Cen
raj Sessions to appoint three of the
most prominent civil lawyers to de-
end persons charged with murder.
The assignments have been accepted,
nd one of the attorneys has this to
ay: 1T is only with us, and prin-
ipally in New York City, that the
lower of the bar has been drawn
way from the higher sphere of ad.
ocaoy by the temptation Of money,
0 become highly paid clerks to f1nan-
iers, and, too often. to assist them
a keeping prayerfully within the
aw.' For this the press and public
lso bear their ST are of the RESPONSE
ility, through the Importance and po-
ition which they give to the mere