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This may seem, at a glance, a bootless and altogether ridiculous undertaking, but anyone who grinds his way through the mass of evidence, the wealth of philological comparison, and the intricate reasoning on which the author bases his conclusion cannot but be impressed with his earnestness and industry, if not absolutely convinced of his soundness. To discuss lightly the probability of the case is to be flippant, when one regards the mountain of material with which Mr. Ennis bulwarks his position. And when he passes from the philology of the first essay, to philosophy, economics and metaphysics in the second...
...costumes, a popular song for a plot, and a phonograph for music would be overlooked in view of the dancing and the vast enthusiasm of the players. Never before has so much energy been concentrated on a single stage. A congress of oriental dervishes would seem static in comparison. In addition, the stars, Miller and Lyles, are boisterously competent comedians. The production is on a par with that sire of colored shows, Shuffle Along...
...University team will have a slight advantage in weight and size this afternoon according to a comparison of the probable line-ups. The Crimson eleven will average 183 pounds per man while the Orange and Black team will only average 179 pounds, giving Harvard an advantage of four pounds per man. In the backfield Harvard will have a distinct advantage in weight, the Crimson backs averaging 173 pounds to Princeton...
...pretence at following the case, and their decision falls to the better team very often by chance. Even the inherited reluctance of man to meet woman in competition seems based not so much on a feeling of superiority as upon a deadly fear for the results of such comparison...
...back of his mind the mechanical inefficiency of almost every Continental newspaper mechanical inefficiency in the gather and in the presenting of news. He has in mind also the notorious "in spired press" of the European capitals, which presents not news but governmental propaganda. So far, in his comparison. Mr. King is certainly right...