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...most fruitful careers. Many successful men have failed in the pursuit in which they finally became eminent, or in some other, before they learned how and where to apply their strength. Every school boy is familiar with the story of Bruce taking courage when he saw the spider spin her web on the seventh trial Abraham Lincoln's early life was far from promising. Twice he attempted to conduct a local store only to have the enterprise come to a hopeless end in a few months. Goodyear tried one experiment after another before he lit upon the method of treating...
Ever since the spider took nine tries to reach the opposite beam and Robert Bruce nine tries to defeat the English, the figure nine has been accredited with extraordinary mystical powers. Fail once, then try eight more times, and on the ninth attempt success will result. If nine tries are too exhausting, three might do. "Thrice the brinded cat hath spowed," said the witch in Macbeth, and undoubtedly her use of the number was highly significant. But there are some numbers that apparently mean nothing...
Fabre: Life of the Spider...
...Chance Acquaintance." The sonnet by Mr. Rickaby is buoyant in tone and complete in execution. "The Arthropoda," by Mr. Rogers, represents a mingling of "cold blue science with a puikish dream divine" which has at least the merit of novelty. It dwells on the common origin of the spider and the bee, and proceeds in a mildly humorous, fantastic way to narrate their evolution. Other verse contributions complete a number which exhibits a commendable freshness of thought, and succeeds in being very readable...
...seventh number of the Advocate, which will appear today, contains the following articles: "Castle Hanstein," by H. Hagedorn '07; "The Strength Test," by A. W. Page '05; "'Spider' Brady, Philanthropist," by W. F. Boericke '06; "Conceit," and "The Adventure of the Handsome Cabby," by E. D. Biggers '07; "An Adam of Nowadays," by E. B. Sheldon '08; "Theatrical Snapshots...