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J CAftl.YLIE'S CONTEMPT OF MAN.
r CarlyJe's opinion of Herbert Spen-
t eer as "the most mending ass in
Chrls ndom" must , of course , be
read In conjunction with Carlyle's derision -
rlslon for mankind In general. "Most-
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\ Jy fools , " he cheerfully thought of us
i aJJ. Darwin , we know , he would not
} have at any price-not a word of him.
Cardinal Newman , he estimated , had
' "Ute brain of a medium-sized rabbit "
Ruskin was a bottle of soda-water.
"A bad young man" was his sum-up
of another eminent writer , whom wo
need not name , for he is still living.
But these hostile phrases were sub-
ject to considerable modification if
the man agai ist whom they were
aimed came near enough to Carlyle
to do him a personal favor , even to
pay him a personal compliment. Dis-
. . ' raeH , , whom he had described as a
mountebank dancing upon John
Bull's stomach , offered Carlyle a
baronetcy , and elicited from him , together -
gether with a refusal of the title ,
many tributes to his magnanimity.
He said very little about Disraeli
henceforth in print , and in private ho
spoke of him only as "a very traglcal
comical fellow.-London Chronicle.
BEST FRIENDS OF HEALTH
The sea and the soil are so far from
the office of the professional man or
the counting ; room of the man of busi-
ness that It reqt'Jres time to reach
them , but o.werlence of those who
, have tried these friend ! : ! of health ,
h\
' 1) , these soothers of the nerves , Is that
they not only prolong life , but main-
tain strength and health. There arc
vitality and healing in the waters and
winds of the sea and in close contact
with the soil rIch with all growing
things. The closer men of any age
get to nature the more contented and
the more humble they are likely to be ,
and , says Shapesreare , "content is
rlch.-PhUadelphia Lcdger.
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NOT SO MUCH OF A SUCCESS.
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paid annually to George adorn , the I
best American jockey for his services
In the saddle. 1'h-1 figures will startle
you and at first you will ho much inclined -
clined to wonder. Then , as you look
. at his attenuated figure and the old ,
" , old face , and note the heaviness : : of
! his speech and the sometimes pathos
of his voice , then it is thrust in upon
you that , after all , a1' 21 , it is hardly
worth while , and that George Odom ,
jockey , earning : pore each year than
directors of great human events , is
underpaid. There is brilliancy , acclaim -
claim , praise In extravagance , sycophantic .
pbantlc following-aU of that for the
little old man.boy who rides. But he
hAs lost so much.-Everybody's Maga-
" 'Ine.
INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS.
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Every war brings to the front new
questions of an international charac-
ter to be passed upon by the different
o . governments and to add new chap-
ters to International law. Already
two such questions have been
brought out by the war between Rus-
81a and Japan. One of these involves
the treatment of the wireless system
of telegraphy , the other the use of
floating mines at sea. These are two
of the new problems which the pres-
ent war has brought to the front.
There may be others. In any event ,
there will be something for the In-
ternathmal lawyers of the foreign departments -
partments to busy themselves about
after hostilities have been concluded ,
M \f it not before.-Atlanta Constitution.
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OUR BAD COLLEGE SPELLING.
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Much is said in the papers about
college Englloh. The people within
and without college walls declare
that students write badly. But there
is a thing more fundamental than
their poor English style : It 10 the mat-
ter of their spelling. Many college
men , as proved by their essays , can
not spell. They frequently make the
mistake of transforming writing Into
wrlttlnG' , and of dining Into dlnning-
an echo probably of the noise of a col-
lege dining-room.
But poor spelling Is not confined to
college students. College professors
are not tree from the blame. A let-
tcr lies before the writer in which the
distinguished head of a most Important -
ant department in an American col-
lege declares that a certain candidate ,
whom he has recommended as "com-
petant. " A New England college pro-
fessor has recently said that in mak-
ing applications for a place in Eng-
lish several candidates wrote of the
salery. Of course , also , a man may
lack culture and spell correctly. Spell-
ing is more or less a matter < . ( , an arbitrary - .
hltrary bit of Imowledge. But what-
ever may be the psychological rela-
tlons of the art , the schools should
teach boys and girls to spell. By incorrect -
correct spelling the higher ranges of
learning are rendered Jess Impressive.
-Leslie's Weekly.
EUROPE'S MILITARY BURDEN.
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ConscrIption as it is now practiced
in Europe Is a modern development
of the Roman military system , and
while it has , been adopted in one or
another form by aU , it has reached Its
most drastic shape in France and
Germany. It was the terrible power
of conscription that enabled Napoleon -
Jean to carryon the gigantic wars
which placed aU Europe at his feet.
Prussia's ingenuity in evading the
hard conditions Imposed upon her in
the treaty of Tilslt , by adopting the
"short term and reserve system , "
was the foundation of the practice by
which entire populations pass under
military training , and by which Eu-
rope has been turned into "an armed
camp.-PhUadelphia Ledger.
CURBING LAWYER'S VERBOSITY.
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The supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania , In an opinion just sent to
Schuylkill county , notifies the law-
yers that they can profitably edit
their too verbose arguments. The
court warns attorneys that the .
court's Judgment of the importance of
a case is not at an influenced by the
enormous size of the paper booka
submitted to It. 'Tis a warning per-
tinent wherever law Is practiced. The
infinitude of words which the law
sanctions , If it does not require , as
lawyers so often insist , Is a source of
infinite weariness to Jaymen. To
them this broad hint given by the
supreme court of Pennsylvania seems
wen worthy of being passed along
down the line of states. It Is not so
impossible to make a compact , clear ,
yet comprehensive statement , as
some of the lawyers train themselves
Into belleving.-Sprlngfield , Mass. ,
Republican.
FEWER PARTY ORGANS.
How many part organs are there
left among the : great newspapers of
the country ? They can be counted
on one's fingers , and the few that are
left are not always to be relied upon
as truly loyal. The most marked
change In American journalism of late
years has been its development of in-
dependence.-Boston HeraJd.
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Sunshine , fragrance , everywhere ;
Tender green of fluttering leaves
above ;
And the heart of maiden fair
Raised In silent , tender prayer.
As she consecrates her life to love.
Half In hope and half In fear ,
Love , to give , Is such a mighty thing
While her voice Is calm and clear ,
Throt' h her smile there gleams a
tear
As the vow Is scaled with wedding
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ring.
Roses kiss the altar rail.
Where she kneels with strangely beat-
Ing heart. .
Under rippling bridal veil
Tremble lips that dare not rail
In the sacred , "Until death do part. "
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PURE BLOOD-GOOD HEALTH.
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No Disease Exists Where There Is
Good Blood.
Keep your vitality above the nega-
Live condition , and you will never
know disease of any ldnd. No disease
can exist where there Is an abundance
of pure blood. To get the necessary
amount cat nutritious food : to circu-
late it perfectly take proper exercise :
to purUr get fresh air and sunlight.
If a perfectly healthy condition of the
skin exists and an even temperature
of the surface of the body is main-
tained it is impossible to catch cold.
Cold water baths taken every day will
do much toward producing the for-
mer : proper food and exercise the
latter. Nature gives you an alarm
In the first chilly feeling. Heed it
at once or pay the penalty. Take a
brisk walk or run , breathe deeply and
keep the mouth closed.
If you are so situated that yon can
do neither , as in a church , lecture
room or street car , breathe deeply ,
rapidly and noiselessly until you are
satisfied that your body has passed
from a negative to a positive con(1I-
tion.-Exchange.
Bloodless Surgery.
The statistics of ninety-four opera-
tions for the bloodless replacement of
congenitally dislocated hips performed -
formed by Dr. Lorenz and himself are
reported by Dr. Ridlon of Chicago. In
but ten cases does the anatomical replacement -
placement seem to he perfect : In six-
ty-one cases there are "good results , "
and seventeen were complete failures.
The others are still in splints , and ,
therefore , have not yet been radio-
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Quick Wit Enables Man to Crawl Out
of Dilemma.
There had been a glorious game 01
golf , followed by a jolly dinner at the
clubhouse.
Sometimes it Is not the correct
thing to tell even a truthful story with
real names , hence It happens that It
was the Joneses who gave the spread
and the person that happened In was
Smith.
Smith Is really a , man of parts ,
wealthy , Intelligent and genial , and
usually knows "what's what , " but he
Is not given to swell affairs and is I
not dressy , withal.
A business call had taken Smith to
the clubhouse and Jones , seeing him ,
called him to the table after the others
had begun. Soon as he was seated ,
being preoccupied hy salutations from
other 'persons at the table that ho
knew , he was absently weetenlng the
cup rt his elbow , when MrA. Jones ,
hoping to make the matter quite plain
to this plain man , said Hhrinldngly :
"Ah-Mr. Smith-er-that is the
soup. "
"Yes , thank you , " Smith nonchalantly -
ly replied , "Ycs'm , J understand. But
I always sweeten ! ! by bouillon , " with
the slightest emphnEls on "bouillon. "
But Smith was at that moment a prevaricator -
varicator , to put It mildly. Ho really
thought the cup was tea and probably
never tasted sweetened bouillon 10 his
life.
Chinese Send Money Home.
According to a recent British con-
sular report the most valuable export
of Swatow , one of the Chinese porte
under the treaty of Tlentln ! , i8 the
Swatow emigrant. The adverse , finan-
clnl balance or the port Is more than
pdjusled by the remittance of the na-
tives who have gene to British and
Dutch Indian colonies and Slam. It
is estimated that no less than $30 000-
000 Is annually remitted hy them. In
addition to these remittances a sum
of probably not less than $2,000,000
In cash and notes Is brought back
each year by returning emigrants.
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States from the various European countries were distributed In this manner.