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14 THE IQS ATI AN “a plot exposed. New York, May 5th.—A solution lias been found to the mysterious casualties due to lock-jaw, at the Bronx, St. Luke’s and Burnett Hospitals. The supplies of cotton and bandages were found to be inoculated with tetanus bacilli. The first casualty appeared at the Bronx Hospital, six months ago when Hubert Brown, who was operated on by the famous Dr. George Findlay, succumbed to the fatal disease. The incident attracted a great deal of attention at the time and terminated in the disappearance of Dr. Findlay. A plot being suspected, detectives worked upon the case, and they have found and laid bare the infamous intrigue connected with it.” The eyes of the listener dilated. ‘‘Give it to me,” he said, “give it to me. It is life and elixir to my soul. Thank God! Today and its wanderings are over, forever; tomorrow will be another day, the day of my return.”

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TIIE RETURN OF DR. PILL 13 Bill,” he said; ‘‘you know I had to. You would have done the same.” “I’m not so sure of that,” said Bill, ‘‘there is only one man in the world that can do the same, though this morning for a brief spell I thought that there were two. But, Great Scott! what is New York’s petted child doing down here in this disguise, when he should be in the metropolis killing off the population?” “Don’t rub it in, Bill, please don’t,” pleaded Findlay and a look of agony came into his eyes. “Rub it in, what do you mean? I was only joking. You are getting touchy in your old age. What is the matter?” “I thought you were referring to my last two patients in New York,” said Findlay. “I assure you it was not my fault.” “What last two patients?” inquired Bill. “Then you have not heard?” said Findlay. “Thank God! there is some one that does not know. Six months ago 1 operated on a man. Ilis spine was improving nicely. I was elated and happy. I operated on a boy who was also on the road to recovery. Then the catastrophe came like lightning from a clear sky. Both died of lockjaw. You know that at that time I was experimenting with lock-jaw and everybody knew about the discoveries I had made, so of course I was accused of inoculating the two patients with the fatal germ. My reputation was ruined. I seemed to bear upon me the brand of Cain. I left the city caring little where I went. I would seek to forget and be forgotten. So I took to the road and here I am. For God’s sake let your lips be sealed. People think, no doubt, that I am dead.” The specialist fumbled in his pocket, and drew thence a newspaper clipping neatly folded. “IIow little I expected,” he said, “when I cut this out, that Providence would use it as it does to-day. Listen:

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The Dignity of the Small College III American people must eventually come to the real ization of one important problem confronting them and demanding a solution. That is the educational problem. For the standard of citizenship in the future depends on the standard of education today. They know that vast sums are being spent on our schools and universities, and doubtless they are satisfied that the money so spent is sufficient. But how many know the returns from such a vast outlay? They give the money, but do they know that there is such a thing as an educational problem? Some of us, indeed, know it, but we leave it in the hands of professional educators, trusting that they will find a solution. Now these men of the profession have done much toward its working out, but it would be well for the people at large to take an interest in the situation which involves so many millions of their dollars, in which their sons and daughters are so vitally concerned, and upon which the future of this country so largely depends. This problem is a great one and to the close observer it presents many sides. To offer a solution, even in outline, would take up more space than this article is allowed, and so we must content ourselves with dealing briefly with one particular phase of it, namely that which concerns the value of the small college, and the place it holds among institutions of higher education in America. The first consideration in this question is relative to the province of the small college and that of the large university. It is the function of the small college to give a liberal education; of the large university to give higher training in special courses. ‘‘The world needs broad men sharpened to a point,” says President Nicholas M. Butler of Columbia University. Now to produce broad men is the object of the small Preston Devine.