The Columbus journal., 1911-01-11
An Unoxpoeted Invitation.

pectedly into a challenge to a pie eat
Ing contest
A young man, 1t seems, believed he
could air his views upon certain sub
jects in q convincing manner II allow
ed to 90 before the multitude. He was
given the chance and took the floor.
Brethren" he began. his face flush
ing and his knees beginning to quake,
'br-br-br-brethren pause). br-br-breth-
brethren lin despair). will you? II
any Of you want to eat humble pie
Just step upv'-Newark Star.
Taken Down . Peg.
While one thing essential to a cul-
turcd lawyer Is a thorough knowledge
Of Latin, it is not necessary, said a
Judge, that he should parade his CLASH
cal knowledge. for he might be taken
down a peg" as was the young lawyer
who displayed his learning before an
Arkansas jury. His opponent replied:
Gentlemen of the jury, the young law
yer who just addressed you has roam
ed with Romulus. canted with Can
tharides, ripped with Euripides. socked
with Socrates, but what does he know
about the laws Of Arkansas:"-Case
and Comment.
The Inns Of chaneery.
Most of the old inns Of Chancery are
no more. Clements inn. where Fal-
STAFF and Shallow heard the chimes at
midnight" New inn. of which Sir
Thomas More was a member; Lyons
inn. where Cobe once taught the stu
dents; Furnivals inn. where Charles
Dickens lived; Thavies inn. which was
one of the earliest Of all the legal set
Elements In London; Barnard's inn,
where Lord Chief Justice Holt was
among the "principals'-all these his
toric places have '.in the change and
chance Of time" disappeared from
view. Staple inn remains I'm its an
cent state by the good will Of the in
surance company that purchased 1t
some twenty years aso.-London LAW
Journal.
Earnings Of Writers.
There are ut least fifty writer's In
England who are making $1,000 year
each by their books. In this number
1t is possible that there are dozen
who make incomes Of f2.OOO TO 5000
q year. Marion Crawford is said to
have received 1900 down for each Of
his novels. and he often turned out
three a year. Sir Walter Scott made
f20O.O0O during his writing career. Al
phonse Daudet received $4,000 for q
single novel. Lew Wallace got in roy.
alties on ''Ben-Hur" and 1.-The Prince
Of India" almost $4,000. For any of his
stories Rudyard Kipling is reputed to
charge 9 shillings a word. LES Mis-
brought Victor Hugo close on
s1G,OOO-T. P.'s London Magazine.
An Eye to His Epitaph.
Edmond de Goncourt. the French
novelist, admitted that he worked with
an eye to his epitaph, and he wanted
the epitaph to endure for a long time.
he records in his journal that the
thought that the world may perish.
may not last forever, is one which oc-
fills my mind with gloom.
should be defrauded by the destruc-
tion Of this planet, for have written
only in the hope of eternal fame. A
lasting 10000. 10000. even
100000 years. would be poor return
for the pains have taken, the priva-
tons 1 have suffered. Under these
conditions it would have been better
to lounge aimlessly through life dream
ing and smoking my time away
Chicago News.
Life Insurance.
Primarily life insurance is q cooper
ative plan to meet the default involved
In the premature death of produc-
live lives. A nonproductive life IS not
insurable. A life stamped
with immortality Is not insurable. A
life somewhat impaired through defec-
tive family history or by individual
weakness or disease. II that life at the
same time IS productive life, IS in
surable ut price. All Of which brings
Us back to the same cOncluSion-i G..
life insurance is great social plan
which merges the individual into the
mass and puts behind the frailty Of
man standing alone the Unreasonable
Of men standing together
Darwin p. Kingsley in I-eslie's. |
An AItruistie eaekslider.
Because lie was too soft hearted to
lsk his poverty stricken landlady to
buy new rugs for his room the altruis-
tic young man bought several small
Jugs and spread them over the floor. |
after the next sweeping
lay she presented a bill for the weeks
Items: Room rent.
laundry and beating rugs,
. cents.
Hello" said the altruistic young |
man, "what does this mean:"
"Just what IL says" she returned.
II folks must cover their floor with
Extra rugs they'll have to pay for
'em. that's all. I can't AFFORD
% do It for nothing"
And from that moment altruism lost
/ disciple.-Exchange.
A RsseuresfuI Community.
I'VE didn't know what to do about
Piute Pete" said the Crimson Gulct
.itizen. HE was q real good felleE