March 31, 1832, the hatters of Philadelphia sent a hat to Lafayette, with the following letter:
"We have the pleasure on behalf of the hatters of this city of Philadelphia of transmitting to you a hat, manufactured on a car of the trade in a grand civic and military procession in honor of the centennial birthday of the illustrious Washington, Feb. 22, 1832. We performed the task with the liveliest emotions of pleasure."
Indisputably the current standard of success is the control of millions. The universities bow to it equally with the man in the street. It is shown not only in the deference paid by them to plutocrats with bounty to dispense, but the large output of students bent on commercial pursuits has displaced the proportion aiming at intellectual and moral eminence. Divinity schools languish, medicine turns out an oversupply of doctors, thoroughly equipped teachers are harder to obtain, and if law is an exception, it is because the profession has greater chances of wealth from its closer association with commercialism.
The original footman ran before his master's carriage for the purpose of bespeaking changes of horses, etc. He carried a cane with a large silver knob. The knob was hollow, and contained wine for the man's refreshment.
The managing editor of the Kalamazoo Gazette has announced that the news department of that paper will hereafter be opened each morning with
