Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1906 — Making Sure of One Thins. [ARTICLE]

Making Sure of One Thins.

Macaulay had written the first two words of his history of England. “There,” he said, looking at them, “ ‘I purpose’ will distinguish this work from any history Murat Halstead may happen to turn out. He’d write it ‘I propose.' ” Inwardly chuckling at the cleverness with which he had shown the marked superiority of his style over that of pis rival, even at the beginning of his great work, he wrote several more words without stopping.—Chicago Tribune.

The value of King Edward’s- china at Buckingham palace and Windsor is said to exceed $2,000,000. If love gives wit to fools, it undoubt•dly takes it from wits.