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...vivid flash comes the realization that men are atoms living on the hardened crust of a boiling pot--on a tiny ball itself whirling among countless similar balls, according to one vast plan. Today the earth merely trembles, the seismograph vibrates, and the scientist asks: "Somewhere...
...have only $10 in the world and are playing poker with a man you have never seen before. On the first deal he holds a pat hand. You have three eights before the draw. There is fifty cents in the pot. He bets a quarter. What are you going...
...proper key. "Mrs. Hardcastle" was exceptionally well played by Miss Esden. Unfortunately the performance was a long time reaching this level, and some of the earlier scenes were--sad to say--badly over-played. In contrast to the former productions, the bit where the two travelers drain the pot of ale dry in spite of the efforts of their supposed host to get a swallow himself, was rendered purely for its farce values, and the very rich comedy in it wholly neglected. Above all, the incident where "Diggory" delivers a letter stuck in a broom by way of a salver...
...teams' standing follows: Won. Lost. Pot. Juniors, 2 1 .557 Seniors, 1 1 .500 Freshmen, 1 1 .500 Sophomores...
...been a daily feature of these journals but the effectiveness of such propaganda is markedly lessened by the realization that it is motivated not so much by a constructive desire for Irish freedom as by a smarting hatred of England: It may be the natural desire of the pot to call the kettle black that shapes the policies of these anti-British journals, but the effect upon their over-credulous readers is deplorable. If the Irish cause is ever to succeed it must at least be voiced by those who are sincere in their efforts...