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Show World's arealeas Quartet Tha four greatest men of to-day are Marconi, Roentgen, Edison and Came-gle. Came-gle. Celebrated statesmen and distinguished dis-tinguished soldiers genernlly do mora harm than good. The foremost benefactors bene-factors f the race have been those who have fought against abuse, superstition, super-stition, Ignoranre or dlseaae, or have discovered the means of adding to tha resourcee of mankind, aaya London Truth. Which will 'have dona mora for humanity, Marconi with hla wireless wire-less telegraphy, or Mr. "Joseph Chamberlain Cham-berlain with his "spirited policy?" Will ths good effects-of tha war In South Africa be aa considerable aa the results of tha disco vory of the X-raysT Would it not bo wise to make less of statesmen states-men and soldiers and more of tha men of science tnan we do? "The Use and Abuse of Millions" would be an excellent theme for an article. Tho forthcoming "billionaire" will have a unique opportunity for Improving the condition of man. He will be able to provide those large sums for public purposes which the state cannot Ha could erect and endow en-dow hospitals, present museums and public parka, establish free libraries be could, In fact, reform, enlighten, educate the community over the beads of tha legislature. |