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While still in his teens he commenced to build up the great chain of establishments trading between Italy and the Near East, which have given him wealth, power and the opportunity to devote himself brilliantly to affairs of state. His rise to diplomatic prominence cama when Premier Giolitti called upon him, as an authority in Near Eastern affairs, to negotiate the peace treaty which followed the Italo-Turkish War in Tripoli (1911-12). And since then his success as Governor of Tripoli, and later as Finance Minister, has endeared him greatly to the House of Savoy and set him high...
...Nebraska. The loss of these checks is more serious than the loss of the sons. There are always plenty of sons, but checks are ephemeral, and subject to seasonal influences. The autumn season, with its toll of games lost or won, profoundly affects the writing of checks. And checks build universities, while young men rarely inhabit them...
...significance. Are Harvard, Yale and Princeton, so long the leading colleges of the country, slipping from their high eminence? Will the Big Three of the future be composed, not of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, but, say, of Notre Dame, Iowa, and Colgate? Did Harvard, Yale, and Princeton build their prestige on winning football teams; and, losing must they surrender...
...practically no hunting, however, the dense population having killed out most animal life. This is one reason for its healthiness, as there are few mammals to carry disease parasites. There is some malaria, but it will be stamped out entirely. The average native is a man of powerful build and a fine worker. This abundant labor supply is one of the chief advantages of the place...
...more and more so to depend. It is because so many kodaks are sold that the College enlarges its philosophy department, and pays the astronomy professor a living wage. It is because the cigarette business, the pig iron and sweet chocolate business, do so well that the College can build new laboratories. On the other hand, captains of Industry would not make these generous be-guests to the College if the College turned out educated men and women. Educated men and women like to read the same book more than once; they like to ramble and reflect; they prefer simple...