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OPINIONS OP GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
When Wlfo Should Support Husband.
WESTERN statesman haa stirred up a little breeze
hT announcing In most solemn terms that no woman
f should marry until she Is ablo to support a husband.
J V This has started up the sociologists, and the discus
sion Is getting very warm In the neighborhood of Chicago,
which solomnlzed tho event by the recontly unprecedented
condition that no suit for dlvorco was fllod on that day.
A lot of pcoplo aro having fun with tho author of the new
ukaso, and thore are some Ira to women who seem to think
that he Is a protagonist of raco suicide.
Of course, It would bo lmposslblo to take the gentleman
exactly at hla words, and ho probably did not oxpoct such
to be the case. Ho had a certain truth which ho desired to
Impress upon society and considered that it was best done
by making It In a striking, not to say theatrical, way. if
women never married until they wore able to support hus
bands and children we should come to a sad situation In
a short time. But it is still truo, and tills we assumo to be
tho crux of the original statement, that every woman ought
to bo ablo to support herself, and, if need be, those de
pending on her. The statement is not qulto so dramatic
as It seems, since most women now do their share In sup
porting the family. It Is a very narrow view to tnko of
married life, that the husband Is the solo wago-earnor and
provider, while tho wife simply lolls back at hor ease and
partakes of hor husband's bounty.
As a rule, wives do as much work as tholr husbands,
a kind of work which could not bo duplicated at any price,
and which, if paid for at markot rates for labor, would
reduce the husband's incomo materially. But asldo from
this tho wife is, in spite of her lack of training, a better
economizer than her husband. She not only saves the
money, but she acts as tho stimulus which loads the huB
band to higher endeavor. It will bo noted that fow sue
ccssful men are bachelors. Wives, as a rule, do their
share. It Is only unfortunate that when death or dlsabll
lty enters the family clrclo the wife is not always able to
tako the position of bread-winner according to established
business methods.
This is a great fault, not so groat as it used to bo, since
thore is a constantly Increasing number of young women
who have becomo wago-earners before entorlng matrimony
Unless here Is abundant means to provide against any
possible contlgoncy every girl should be taught to do some
thing, so that If necessary sho can earn a living. Even
those who think they aro safe have no security against
disaster. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Language of the future.
S English destined to be the International language of
the future thus succeeding to the place occupied In the
previous ages by Latin and French? It is perhnps
significant of much In tho future and it is certainly inter
esting for the present, that the International Commission
of Inquiry, though appointing a French president, am1
meeting in Paris, decided to adopt the English language
for its deliberations. The commission is composed, it will
be remomberod, of an American, an Austrian, an English
man, a Frenchman and a Russian. From one point of
view, It may be said that tho majority thus agree to adopt
the language of the minority; but then tho majority of
three have threo different languages whereas the minority
of two speak tho samo language. The first occasion, If we
romember right, when English was adopted In the same
way as now was nt the Berlin Conference of 1SS9 on tho
Samoan Congress; and in that case it was probably the
presence of tho United States representative thnt decided
the matter. With the growth of tho United States as a
"World Power," the tendency is likely to spread; in the
matter af language England and tho United States between
them -lire perhaps destined to make English conquer the
world. London Ohroulclo.
How to Live Forever.
EVERAL secrets of a long life havo been revealed by
celebrated septuagenarians and octogenarians of the
A United Kingdom, from which It is possible to deviso
an edifying handbook for those who want to llvo
forever. It is encouraging to note in the first place that
one of the conditions of the long life is tho short diet
Lord Avcbury says.: "Eat littfe, drink littlo." Frederick
Harrison: "Touch not tobacco, spirits nor any unclean
thing; rlso from ovory meal with an appetlto." Dr. Haig
Brown advises a spare diet and Lord Kolvln two meals a
day and moderation.
The thousands of people who rise from every meal with
an npponte, and wno walk wicn it, and sleep
with It, and never get rid of It, will learn from theso
admonitions of experience that they havo the promise of
eighty years of this pleasant companionship. That hollow
fooling which Is forced upon thorn by circumstances over
which thoy have no control is a pertinacious blessing that
should be treasured Joyfully. Their necessary economy is
good on other accounts, too. Mr. Harrison rould not even
countenance a light breakfast on a cigar, such as Mr.
Pickwick's friend Jingle took in default of otlior nutriment.
Couch not" aro his words with roforence to tobacco.
Dr. Brown has another mlo that fits In well with num
ber ono and that reads, "Bo free from financial caro." Wo
know of nothing that would conduce to this happy state
quite so effectively as a diminishing diet. First no lunch,
then no breakfast, then nothing but an occasional glass of
water and food for thought.
Still anothor thing that tho henlthy and hearty old men
insist upon lo life In tho open air. We should all walk
two hours daily, and that is something that everybody can
do who has tho time. Time, it Is true, Introduces some
rather puzzling considerations, but the problem is much
simplified by abstention from food. Thero Is a gain of the
meal hours and no dangor of exorcising on a full stomach.
As usual, tho wisdom of such counsel leaves us about
whero we woro. Most people who aro not sages rceognlzo
tho truths that tho sages onunclate and then have tho same
old troubles with their application. That happy compromise
called moderation is easy to preach, but the man who can
so command the world that he can always choose the
happy means is as rare as the octogenarian, Chicago
Record-Herald.
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FAVORITES
The Songr of tho Camp.
"Give us a song!" the soldiers cried,
Tho outer trenches guarding,
When tho heatod guns of the camps
allied
Grow weary of bombarding.
The dark Redan, in silent scoff,
Lav ar m and threatening under;
And tho tawny mound of tho Malnkoff
No longer bclclrd Its thunder.
There was a pause. A guardsman Bold:
"Wo storm tho forts to-morrow;
Sing whllo wo may, another day
Will bring enough of sorrow."
Thoy lay along the buttery's side,
Below the smoking cannon;
Bravo hearts from Severn and
Clyde
And from tho banks of Shannon.
from
They sang of lovo and not of fnmo;
Forgot was Britain's glory;
Each hoart recalled a different name.
But all sang "Annie Laurie."
Volco after volco caught up tho aong,
Until its tender pnsslon
Roho like an nnthom, rich and strong L
Their battlo-ovo confession.
Dear girl, her nanio he dared not speak,
But aB tho song grew louder,
Something upon the Boldlcr'B cheek
Washed off tho stains of powder.
Beyond, the darkening ocean burned
Tho bloody sunset's embers,
Whllo the Crimean volleys lenrn'd
How English lovo remembers.
And onco again a fire of hell
Raln'd on tho Russian quarters,
With scream of Bhot and burBt of shell,
And hollowing of tho mortars!
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vory clumsy. Novtr day p
that the tittle woorfchuchA did not
coive a lemon In ctanger signals. T
soon learned to Atatlngutuh
mnt nnn nrln Mint j"Q m r hf 4v
uiu mini J mfuuuo wiuk waiuu
cars thoso thnt threatened harm front
thoso that meant no harm at alU
Thoy learned that a dog Is not a tkujrj
goroun foe, as his presence is usualf
mado known whllo ho 1b somo dmanc
off j but they learned to bo very waritt
when n fox was In the vicinity. Mii
Nicholas.
GROWTH OF CATCH PHRA8E8.
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(tow to Romnin Young Naturally.
ETTER than tho art of growing old gracefully Is the
socret of not growing old at all. It Is something
worth knowing and worth remembering. The secret
is concenled In the fact that mon and women are as
old as they tako themselves to bo. That implies will power,
but what of It? Tho world is governed by will power.
When a man says that he is dead on his feet he is
usually telling tho truth. Growing old Is a habit When a
man at 40, or 50, or GO years imagines that bo is growing
old, he will bo old.
After awhile the world will learn the secret of long
evity. Improved conditions, supplemented by will power,
will perform the miracle. Then a man, instead of growing
oW gracefully, will remain young naturally. Chicago
Journal.
UNEXPECTED GOOD LUCK.
A retired banker who now lives In
San Francisco is fond of telling the
story of the way in which he was
"hold up" by a desperado in Arizona.
At that time the banker owned a email
copper mine In Arizona, and had gone
down there to show it to an eastern
mnn who wished to buy. He liked tho
mine, and took It, and to the astonish
ment of the former owner, he paid
tfor It in United States bills of large de
nomination. I asked him how he dared to travel
awny from tho line of tho railroad
willi so much money, but ho laughed,
says the banker, and replied that he
didn't know nny ono In the region who
would cash his check, and that no ono
know ho had the money, anyhow. Then
I parted company with him. Ho rode
back to Phenlx, while I started with a
fresh pony toward the main line of tho
railway, twenty miles away.
I didn't feel very nervous, for I was
riding across tho desert, which was
entirely fiat except for tho scattered
bluo mesas that stood like loaves of
broad upon its surface. It was not
until I snw another horseman coming
toward mo that I scented trouble. You
see this happened not very long ago,
'nnd tho old habit of carrying weapons
had already begun to fall off, so I was
completely unarmed.
"nello, stranger!" said tho newcom
er, who looked extremely "hard up."
"I've lost my way. Which way aro
you golug?"
I mado the best of It and chatted
pleasantly with him. Finally, when
ho had looked mo all over, he said,
"Stranger, I've got a gun and you
haven't, I reckon, bo I'll ask you to
hand over your watch and money, and
then I'll say good-by."
ne had taken out a revolver, and It
seemed advlsablo to follow his direc
tions. I gave hiin my watch and loose
change, but he did not seem satisfied,
and mado mo get off my horse, and
after ho had prodded me he discov
ered tho fat wallet of bills In my shirt.
Then ho looked at mo critically and
smiled.
"You're dressed pretty well, stran
ger." ho said, "and you're about ray
size. I ain't dressed very well. Tnke
off those clothes, and do It quick. I
want to catch a train and got out of
this country, but I like the way your
clothes look, and I want to wear them
myself."
"You nren't going to leave mo here
without clothes?" I asked, nngrlly.
He laughed then nnd said, "Oh, no,
I'll givo you my outfit, and won't
charge you a cent for it. Come now!
I'm in ra hurry!"
I took off my clothes, and then, ac
cording to his command, turned my
back whllo ho cautiously took off his
and put mine on. Then ho Jumped on
his horse, looked at my watch, and
saw, "uoou-oy, stranger! Don't try
to follow mo. It ain't healthy."
There was nothing for me to do but
put on his old clothes and tako an
other direction on my pony. I was feel
ing pretty miserable about tho loss of
my monoy a little over seven thou
sand dollurs and my watch, and I did
not feel any better by tho tlmo I reach
ed the railroad und Jumped off my
horse at the station. I told my story,
and they telegraphed a description of
the man up and down the line, while I
sat in tho waiting room. I had mado
up my mind that I should never see
my money again, but suddenly, under
my arm, resting at my side, I folt
something that seemed stiffer than the
cloth In tho coat I put my hand In,
and thore was tho wallet! Ho had
put It in his own clothes when ho
took It away from mo, and In his hurry
had forgotten to change it back again
when he put on my suit Youth's
Companion.
A Fish's Appcilto.
A singular instance of (tenacity in
the digestion of fish is reported from
Sheffield, Englannd. Tho fish, which
was four feet long, had wluit appeared
to be an abnormally hard liver. But
tho cutting up process revealed some
thing far stranger. Tho supposed hard
liver turned out to be nothing else
but a piece of stout netting, over two
yards long aud fourteen inches wide,
which had been pressed Into tho form
of a football. How this groat mass of
Indigestible material ennio to bo swal
lowed by tho creature is a mystery,
and tho suggestion thnt tho fish caught
In the tolls of n fisherman's not solved
tho problem of how to escape by de
vouring his prison walls Is not con
sidered scientifically practicable.
An Irlnh Norn's eyes are dim
For a singer dumb and gory;
And English Mary mourns for him
Who sang of "Annie Laurie."
Sloop, soldiers! still In honord rest
Your truth nnd valor wearing;
BABY WOODCHUCKS.
Try to LJko Your Work.
THE World's Work has been interviewing clergymen,
ondeavorlng to ascertain tholr opinions of their own
profession. Of the twenty clorgynien put on record,
1 only Hoven say oraphatlcally that they would choose
the ministry If they had it to do over again.
Wo are sorry that the proportion was not larger. But
It would bo a mistake to suppose that the result Is anv nur-
ticular reflection upon the ministry. The thirteen who are j Tho, bravest aro the tenderest
HAf tnii-n flint thnr winlrt linvo n).na..n nrrnl.. K 1 '"ho loving are tllO darillg.
man 1 nnt- ntttaaa nrw iiraiilrmitm. ,( tl. -I- flll. rill. I INiynrU XUyiOT,
iavjaj uv .wiMa muj m uiintuiiif, wi in Ul 1 lllllll. XUUj
merely fool, apparently, that tho work of spreading tho gos
pel could havo boon cared for Just as well without their
special help and that they could probably havo been of
more service to thomBolves and others in somo other field
of labor.
Not only clergymen, but mon of all kinds of occupations,
ire miserably prone to feel this wny. No man, presumably,
ever accomplished all that he has expected or aspired to
accomplish; hence he. looks upon himself as a comparative
failure. Every other field of labor scorns blighter than
the ono whose difficulties nnd whoso disappointments ho
knows by personal experience.
Make up your mind that in hardships your occupation
Is not in a class by itself. Tho others all have tholr draw
backs. Tho only difference is that you do not know them.
Pittsburg Press.
A prayer for those who pass sev
enty: "That I may never be shipped
from one of my children to tho homo
of another, Just as a pauper Is sent
from town to town."
"What a Family of ITlve Lcnrned from
Their Mother in Ono Summer.
The woodchuck family best known
to rao was tho ono that lived by tho
old rail fonco JuBt back of the orchard
on my father's farm. Tho mother In
troduced herself ono morning in tho
latter part of May, Just as old Rover
and I had started out for a day's
fishing. As sho lied at our approach,
Rover f611owed and disclosed' to me
the burrow into which she had lied.
Moro than ono dny's sport I got out
of that burrow. I took care that
Rover didn't go with mo when I made
my visits, and, instead of digging
out tho inmates, boy-fashion, I waited
for them to come out of their own ac
cord. Several times tho old wood
chuck appeared; but, feeling sure
that there were "more to follow," I
patiently watched and waited. Fin
ally my patience v... rewarded, for,
one fine morning, five lltlo cubs camo
tumbling along tho narrow passage
after tholr mother to the entrance of
the burrow, and looked Avith their
great, beautiful brown eyes upon tho
outside world. What a marvelous sur
prise It must havo been to thorn to
view tho green grass and tho beauti
ful flowers!
When satisfied that thero was no
danger lurking In tho immediate vicin
ity, the mother led tho way Into the
grass, followed by the cubs, which
tumbled along In hnste to keep closo
to her. They tried to lmitato her In
everything; und when she nibbled a
clover leaf thoy followed hor exam
ple, and soon the sharp little teeth had
learned to cut tho Juicy leaves.
Tho real object of their first outing
was soon accomplished thnt of filling
their storanchi and then thoy began
playing about in tho grass, very much
like puppies, but the mother was care
ful not to lot them wander far from
tho entrance of tholr home, for If her
trained ear caught the sound of some
thing approaching sho would hustle
the little ones Into the burrow. Once
Jtho cubs had traveled only a part of
tho passage before they heard the deep
breathing of tho dog nt tho mouth
of the tunnel. The exertion nnd ex
citement must havo made their lit
tle hearts beat fast, and for tho first
time In their lives they learned what
It was to be frightened.
This was only tho beginning of
their education; for day after day they
came out of tho burrow, and when
they scrambled back something had
been added to their little stock of
woodchuck knowledge. A part of
this knowledge was obtained by copy
ing tholr mother, but by far tho great
er part camo through Instinct and ex
periences of their own.
Some attention was given to the art
of climbing trees and fences, for from
elevated positions they could command
a much more extended view of
meadow and woodland. Yes, wood
Mnny Words and Sentence in Com meet
Uae Ilnd Pccnllar licftiimlnKS. t
Nearly overy ono has at times bum
puzzled to account for tho origin 4
words and phrases they hour used H'
tho conversation of thoso with whorif
thoy como In dally contact Somo oi
theso aro peculiar in their etymology
nnd givo no indication of their par
ontago. Tho word "hurrah," for hv
stanco, is n token of Joy In nso for,
conturlos. It is tho battle cry of th
old Norso vikings as thoy uwopft
down to burn and murder unionjd
tho pcacoful British. "Tur nlol" w
tholr war cry, which menus "Thotf
god of battles.
"It's all humbug!" Perhaps It is.
Humbug is tho Irish "ulm bog," pro
nounccA humbug, moaning bogn
money. King James II. coined worth
less money from his mint nt Dublin!'
hla 20-shllllng pleco being worth
ponco. Tho pcoplo called It "ulm bog.
It was a Roman gentleman of 2,000
years ago who first asked "whoro thd
shoo pinches." Ho had Just divorced
his wlfo and his friends wanted t4
know what was tho ninttor with the
woman. Thoy declared sho was good
and protty. "Now," said tho huw
band, taking off his shoo, "Isn't thaj
a nice shoo? It's a good shoo, ehj
A protty shoe, oil? A now shoo, obj
And none of you can toll whero
pinches me."
"Before you can say Jack Robinson
nroBO from tho bohuvlor of one 36hi
Robinson, Esq. Ho was a fool. Hi
was in such a hurry when ho called
on his frionds that ho would bo of
boforo ho had well knocked nt th4
door.
"Thero they go, heltor-skoltcrH
That phrase was coined at the do4
feat of tho Spanish armada. Thil
groat fleet of tho Spanish iuvaal
was driven by storm and stress o:
tho English attack north to tho Ho!
der river and south to tho Skol
river tho Scheldt
Do vou know why a haro Is call
"Pubs"? This Is not a rlddlo, but!
lust an cxamnla of how wordH cotf
twisted. Tho ancient Norman knighuf
who camo over with Wllllnm th
Conqueror pronounced tho word "lei
puss." Tho puss ho remains to-day. ,
"Go to Halifax." That town wn
a placo of special terror for rogucjf
becauso of tho first rude guillotine
invented thero by Mnnuayo for chop
ping off felons' heads. Halifax law
was that tho criminal "should bal
condemned first and Inquired upon'
after." Coventry liad a queer law ia1
old times by which none but free--mon
of tho city could practice w
trade there. Strangers wero starved
out Hence tho phrnso of shutting 4j
man out of human company "soaB
to Covontry." "Spick and span,
comes from tho "spikes" and "spanJ
ners" tho hooks and stretchers
stretching cloth now from tho loomJ
To "dun" a man for debt come
from tho memory of Joe Dun, baiHC
of Lincoln, who was so keea a cotj
lector that his name has become w
proverb. I
"News" 1b a queer word the inltuiM
of north, east west south, which apJ
nenred on tho earliest Journals M m
sign that Information was to bo bJj,i
hero from tho four quarters of tM ,
world. Tho sign was NEWS, aneT
gave us our word "news."
Unreasonable Woman.
Hla wife asked him to read to he.1
Taking up tlio paper, ho turned to tM
woman's pa go and started with Had
first artlclo that attracted his atten-'
Mon. Tifc Wfm hv a distil 11 (TUiBhcd nUeoV)
leal authority on tho subject of corodl'
breathing and began:
"As a means for preventing wrinkloi j!$
In tho faco it Is certain that tho prac-
tlco of keeping the niouth shut la onel i
of tho most positive." J
"That will do, sir!" sho snapped. "1
asked to bo entertained, not to bo injj
suited." New York Press. l)
Pcoplo Who Iludinto Olioor.
Who can estimate the valuo of j
sunny soul who scatters gladness nn'?' I
good cheer wherever ho goes Instead,! 'i
of trloom and sadness? Everybody I
attracted to theso cheerful faces and
sunny lives and repelled by the gloomyj
tho moroso and tho sad. Wo envl
noonlo who radiate cheer whorovoi
thoy go and lllng out gladness froi
ovory poro. Money, houses nnd Ian
look contemptible beside snch a di
position. Detroit Free Press.
If there is anything in the wonl
that makes tho averago person mo!
it is to bo told that ho has everylhh
in tho world to make him happy.
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