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tOllS II. REAM, PoMlatM
Venezuela Is said to nave had the
ulcide rate In the world, but It may
fee different now.
Wales la demanding several things
ff the British government, but ahe la
(not demanding spoiling reform.
"We do not feci for a moment ttc
tnvamire nf n fnrelirn arirtv." any the
Cubans. Hut they knew It was M.rr".
Castro nil 1.1 flO.CHKi to Is operated
cn In Herlln. Rein? oeraIetl on In
Hcrlln la a costly us stopping nt some
tiotela.
Oh. well. If Itolns Vice President la
ne form of oblivion, ll l-n't bnlf bad
is cor l."i.O(X) a year for being oblit-
rilted.
The niiiti who makes the most noise
la not alwnys the greatest nian In the
world. Think of the bollerinnker, for
Instance.
A prophet of fashion predicts that
n ten years women will cense to wear
hats. There la something for men to
live for yet
rwllztrlnnd certainly Fcetus nbor.t
the worst place to bold n balloon rne.
Tho Alpa not only get In the way, but
lire nwfuly hard spots to fall on.
It la reported that the Czar of Rus-
la can't understand why (ho Sultan
of Turkey hna permitted nis people to
cling to their constitution so long.
A Boston paper refers to William
the Conqnerd us nn early filibuster.
11 might feel bu.-t if the Mayflower
vire called a little tub of the seven'
teeutb century.
A Now England gardener promises
next season a cross of the orange with
the cucumber. However, we pin our
faith to the farmer who crosses the
jilke with a watermelon.
The man who started nil thla "af
finity" talk, and who dragged that
beautiful word Into the mire of slung,
is in a sanitarium nnd his "allinlty"
is getting a divorce. Next!
llbernl maintenance out or the runai
gathered In at the box offle."
The movement nirnlnst child labor
la not merely n movement to take chil
dren under a certain ago out of mills
and factories, stores and street trade.
It la broader and more thoughtful It
1 a movement to reform the condi
tions of child life as well as of child
labor. It alma at Insuring nenitny.
round development of the mind as well
as of the body of the children, from
the larger viewpoint the speeches of
Commissioner Draper and Ir. Hutch
inson at a recent conference In Chi
cago, ncrpure a signmcunce uiai ren
ders them appropriate and valuable
In n discussion of child lalor. Dr.
Hutchinson did not Intend to Indict
farm life wholesale or to deny the
physical and moral benefits of "the
ciuntry.' His object was to direct at
tention to the seniny side of countty
and farm life, to substitute certain
prosaic facta for certain sentlnifTitnl
fiction, to point out that In studying
chili' needs and opportunities the
whole truth as to farm routine should
be taken tnt- consideration. Too
much generalization Is dangerous, for
many farms are better for children
than any factory, and some factories
than many farms; but recognition of
evil without exaggeration Is essential
to right thinking nnd right action. Dr.
Draper, one of the vigorous advocntes
of educational readjustment, with the
view of bringing life and Industry into
close relations with the schools, em
phasized the fact that to force the
children Into educational mills Is not
to solve the problem of their devel
opment. Schools, too, may be ml
ful and useless; children may Onl
them dull nnd become trunnta and
Unquenta where, under a more enlight
ened system, they would fTndly
dergo the discipline nnd training thaj
fitted them for buslnesA commerce $r
manufacturing Industry. In short, to
restrict child labor in factory's and
shops Is necessary, but not sufficient
The negative tnks of the friends of
childhood must be supplemented by
positive ones, by educational reform,
by rational organization of play, by
provision for moral culture and Indus
trial training, by attention to hygiene
In the home ns well as In the school.
By a gradual and natural process tho
campaign against certnln forma of
child labor has become a campaign for
child saving and for harmonious de
velopment of child tulnd and child
character.
' The Bnltlmore Sun wants to know:
i an a man marry on six :l:tr! n
week?" Sure, If he does It on pay
flay. The license- nnd the Justice of
the peace cost less than sJJf dollars.
1'cwtcr Is coming tut fashion again
for Jewel boxea and rHhcr toilet arti
cle.?, ns being "less effeminate than sil
ver or gold." It has tho excellent
Qualification, also, of being less ex
pensive.
A Chinese general has been dismissed
from the service because be has rheu
matism In one of bis legs. It may be
role In the Chinese nrmy that eny
soldier who 'contracts rheumatism
hall have it In both legs.
MINISTER URGED TO MARRY.
That Mrmbrn Want Oeenpled.
In the preliminary letter from a cer
tain New Jersey pastorale desiring my
service was this sentence; "We would
like fo have you come to us ns a mar
ried man, ns we have a parsonage and
would like to have It occupied. We
will pay you $;." n year n.nl a 'dona
tion.' "
I was Just 21. nnd iwrr. I had no
such thought In my be:.d as m uriage ;
yet here nt the very threshold of my
Work I was eon'Yoiited by ir. nnu n
ns If It were o-,e in mo reqniri-ncnm
of ministry! "Surely," I said, "this
cannot be lequlrcd by churches In gen
ernl" nnd I opened a corrcspni'lein'o
with several ollfcr churclies I knew
were seeking pastors. Tin y all rnlvd
this chorus: "We want n in irrie I
man. It scemcu mere ws-s om
thing to do get married.
It was only a short time a fur my
first letter that a second cuc.e urgii:?
my attention to their "call. My an
swer was decided. I replied tll.lt 1
was a single man and likely to r.'iu.ihi
so for an Indefinite period; IT Un
church cared to consider me u;on Mat
basis I would go nnd do what I ecu! 1
for them. To make my story sli.Tt, I
was engaged "conditionally" iniiil .' r.
ferencc time, when It was decided to
retain me ns a pastor for the following
year.
The committee, while expressing ap
preciation of my ministry, could not
depart without a covert bint that the
church would count It n favor If I
would marry. During nil the succeed
ing months of my pastorate thU
thought was kept cnnstantly before nn.
If I mndo n call I was sure to le re
minded of t lint empty parsonage that
ought to In occupied. Success Magazine.
EXPLOREKJT 4 fflNEARIM
HUGE BUILDING IN CASA
GRANM, ARIZONA
BUT K4CE OF PEOPLE
mo built sir ivsmi
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RUSSIA DOESN'T GET IIIM.
Man Accused of Mnrder Ueclared to
lie Political IlefuRee.
In a decision upholding the right of
asylum In the United States and estnl
llshlng a precedent for refusing the re
turn of political offenders to Russia.
Secretnry of State F.llhu Root denied
El
X.
One of the critics solemnly an
nounces that Edgar Allan l'oe could
not hope to gi?t any of te magazine
cAltors to accept his pootns if he were
writing them now.. Some people will
refuse to accept this ns proof that Poe
couldn't write grent poetry.
Going barefoot seems to be growing
less popular In the West Indies than
It used to be. During the last fiscal
year the United States-exported more
than two nnd a half million pairs of
shoes to the islands, one-third as
many as the exports of the whole
Ivor Id
The children of the late Charles B,
Perkins of Boston have given to the
city of Colorado Springs "The Garden
Of the Gods," one of the scenic wonders
of America. The park has long been
open to the public, nnd the formal
transfer Is In accordance with Mr. Per
Sins' wish. This gift Is similar In
pint to Sir. Kent's gift of Mulr Park,
Cullfornla, to the notion, and to a be-
o.uest recently received by tho city of
Boston of n hiTge Bum of money to
maintain the city pnrks.
The Judge In a most important crlni
ii.ul trial In New York a case involv
ing the life or death of two men per
mitted the Jury to sepnrate and go to
their homes, unguarded, every night
during the trial. He said he saw no
reason why a Juryman should be more
likely to le improeily Influenced than
a Judge. If his point of view can Ik
established It may serve to raise the
Standard of Intelligence of Juries. The
ablest men fight hard against a duty
which makes them close prisoners for
WCOKS.
The most novel detail of all novel
advertising processes Las been the ele-
Yutlon by advertisement ()f the richest
Acierfcau families into a sort of puoUc
life, people In general being very inuiU
Interested In money, and especially In
larfc'o collections of It, are interested
In persons who have the use of such
collections, nnd like, apparently, to be
kept Informed of the manner of lift
er such imtmoiis, and where they go
und what they do. Recognizing nnd
Stimulating this Interest, the American
newbpn iters have fed it abundantly,
yc. superabundantly, nnd so It has
onie about that whereas a reasonable
measure of occasional obscurity Is one
of tho things that iiersons wlm can af
ford to satisfy their Inclinations, might
naturally prize nnd try to obtain, it Is
one of the things that very, very rich
people find It particularly hard. If uot
impossible, to command In this land.
Affably, but pertinaciously, the re'torter
says to them, "Your places, Indies and
gentlemen, and children also, are not
in thoKO nice Mcr.tM where you.can aim
the passing show at ease, but up there.
ftlcitse, on the stage, and near the foot
lights, where our large and apprecla
tlve .ijierlean audiences enn find their
pleasure in observing you. For you
all! remember, please, that the sudl
enco has paid to come in, and that you,
fair sirs and dames, draw exceedingly
. The Foot-aml-Moulh DUraae.
This disease, cnlled also epidemic or
epizootic Btoinatltls, or sore mouth, is
primarily a disease of cattle and sheep,
but It may attack man as well, and In
almost every epidemic some of the hu
man attendants of the cnttle or drink
ers of tho milk suffer. The diaeuso is
extremely contagious, nnd often ap
pears in localities where no previous
case bus been knowu, in accordance
with the paradoxical law that the more
contagious a disease la, the less Is the
need of nctunl contact In Its spread,
and tho more mysterious often Is Its
diffusion.
In the case of foot-and-mouth dis
ease, for example, the fluid from tne
sores in the mouth contains tho poison
in very concentrated form. This fluid
drips from the mouth of the cow or th
sheep on to the grass, and Is taken
Into the mouth of another animal graz
ing later on the same spot But moro
than this; a bird may alight at the
upot wet with tho Infectious saliva, or
rabbit or dog mny brush some of It
off in Its fur as it runs over the place,
and so muy carry it to the next Held,
or even In the case of a bird a pig
eon, for example to some Held many
mill's distant.
The first symptoms in cattle are a
slight trembling or chill, dullness, loss
of appetite and stiffness. Soon the mil
mal refuses to grnze, evidently because
of the soreness of the mouth, ns well ns
as by reason of tho loss of appetite
from the fever. The saliva drips from
tho mouth, and lnupectlon shows the
presence of innumerable little blisters.
which Boon brenk, leaving aballow ul
cers.
At tho same time there Is a similar
eruption on the feet, Just above ths
homy hoof behind, and on the skin
between the two halves of tho hoof in
front. These are also painful mid tho
animal walks lutne. and when stand
ing continually shil'ls lis feet.
The disease lasts about n week. Then
the eruption- ceases, the ulcers heal,
npiictlte returns, nnd tho animal Is
driven by hunger to make cautious at
tempts to eat a little. Improvement
continues, and In young animals com
plete recovery obtains in a week or
two; but In older animals convales
cence Is more protracted.
The disease may be transmitted to
the human being by direct contact, but
more often through the milk of a dis
eased animal, or through butter made
from the cream of this milk. Tho tils
ease In man runs about the same
course as In anlnuilH. Recovery Is the
rule, but the attack may vary greatly
lu severity. ,
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CIENTISTS of the Smithsonian Institution are excavating, re
storing and placing on exhibition down on the desert plains
of Arizona tin homes cf a prehistoric people who lived there,
are grouping those homes Into villages and cities, nnd goin
still further mid showing the lives of nn empire of people who
ljvcd In these valleys centuries ago nnd irrigated Uiem ns
tiicjf will again be Irrigated wlicn the government of to-day
has completed their reclamation. An American Pompeii Is destined to re
sult from these restorations.
The restorations were begun nl the old Cnsn Grande ruins, which have
been a show place since white men lirst went to the Southwest. Of, the
hundreds of ruins thnt are scntercd throughout the region, these were the
best preserved. In the story or a vanishing race they had probably Itoen
the stronghold of some stubborn chief, whos people had held out for hun
dreds of years after their fellows bad perished.
Great walls stood gnnnt upon the barren plains when scientists first vis
ited this section. They still stand, but Utile worn by the passing of two
centuries, and form the basis ir the thorough Investigation that Is now going
on. The principal buildings In any given vlllnge occur in groups. In each
of these groups there Is one great erntrnf building which evidently must
have been the Bent of government nnd the residence of the ruler. Near It
are the places of worship where the people evidently met to perform their
ceremonies to their deities. There were Immediately adjacent other houses
of considerable size that were unquestionably the houses of members of
the ruler's fnmlly or of other prominent personages of stnte. There was nn
adjneent open space evidently used ns a playground and possibly as a parade
gfound for the drilling of soldiers. Certain It Is that the open spaces also
had something to do with the ceremonies of the people, for they were al
ways toward the rising sun from the houses of worship, and these people
paid homage to the sun.
Then, finally, around this group ran a great wall that shut It In, gave It
protection from Intruding rivals in time of war and privacy from the rabble
In times of peace. Within this wnll was all that pertained to the affairs
of the ruling families. Outside of It were built the homes of the common
people, some of them sufficiently large to leave a mark on the plain.
The Cnsa Grande ruin attracted first attention when restoration was
considered, because It was the best pcrserved of nil the ruins. It stood on
a mound, ns do nil the Important ruins. The presence of these mounds as
tho site of ruins Is partly due to the fact that high places nre chosen on
RUINS OF THE "CASA GRANDE," IN ARIZONA.
which to erect the grent houses, but chiefly to the fact that deserted build
ings catch the drifting sands of the desert and great, falling walls of adobe
mid material bulk to the mound. Then there was the practice of building
one bouse on the ruins of Its fallen predecessor, nnd so each generation of
ruins added height to the mound thnt now remains.
The Cnsa Grande Itself was n four-Story building composed of terraces.
It is not positively known that the first story was ever occupied, for It ap
pears that the walls for It were built up and then filled with earth and
thus used as a foundation for the stories above. The first story or founda
tion was of the same height ns the surrounding heavy wall. Each story
above It was smaller than the one below, giving the whole the appearance
of a terraced pyramid.
The manner of getting from one story, or terrace, to the one above was
by means of bidders on the outside. The first terrace ran around each
story and formed a promenade, or lookout, as lounging place, as the occa
sion required. The ground plan of this main building shows five spacious
rooms. It was probably a building of twenty rooms In Its prime, which is
no small structure for any civilization of the date In which It wns erected.
All of the buildings of the different groups nre similar In construction
nnd In material used. All are built of the earth of the surrounding coun
try, nnd are not dissimilar to the ndobe houses that the Mexicans of the
sanie region are building to-day. They were roofed with dirt supported by
rafters covered with lnyers of the arrow weed from the river bottoms that
are to-day used In the building of the shacks of the rimns, who live In the
vicinity. While the Cnsa Grande ruin Is In Itself of the greatest Interest of
them all because it Is the best pcrserved. It Is In no way a remnant of a
greater civilization than hundreds of others In the Giln and Salt River
valleys.
THE WOMEN OF JAPAN.
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trrnllnllr Hnif-l.i era, Willi I.lttle
Time fnr Society.
In observing the woman In Japanese
society it must be borne lu mind thnt
what appears on the surface Is mostly
the reverse of nctunl conditions, writes
J. Russell Kennedy. A correct esti
mate of the social relationship of man
and woman In Japan cannot, lie formed
without a enreful study of home life,
which to an alien Is very hard to un
derstand, or even to ace. ,
Reports sent abroad by fort-lgn ob
servers have mostly been founded on
what could be seen nud Judged accord
ing to our standards. For Instance,
when a husband nnd wife nre seen
walking on the streets the lntter Is al
most, always the parcel bearer nnd tho
misbnnd goes free-handed, genernlly a
few steps ahead of his wife, as if she
were his servant. Again, in going into
a house or room, it is tne nusnanu wuo
liters first nnd the wife follows htm.
'CffXIfTIJUf KUDOYITZ.
the demand' of the Russian government
for fhe extradition of Christian Itudo
vltz. the Lettish revolutionist, whose
arrest and trial in Chicago aroused a
storm of protests throughout the na
tion. News of tho decision reached Chi
cago and wns hailed with demonstra
tions of Joy on the part of the organ
ized forces which have been operating
in the Interest of Rudovltz and other
political refugees.
The decision of Secretary Root was
made upon the evidence taken In Chi
cago by Commissioner Mark A. Foote
and holds that Rudovltz Is to be consid
ered a political offender and not subject
to extradition under the treaty. Com
missioner Footo did uot consider the
avldence of the political nature of the
offense sulllclent to order Rudovltz's re
1ms e.
The decision Is one of the most 1m
porrdTJ: which has bi-cn given In the
history of the nation upon the matter
' extradition, it is tukeu to mean
that the United States is a land where
jolitlcal offenders may find refuge.
A llnalneam Trip.
The man who thinks lie known it nil
Soou Inula to his dismay
That what be thltikn h know la not
What people wunt to-day.
To think you know, it w ill rot io,
You've got lo Imve the go;h'i with you.
Detroit Free Prisx.
.
Sltowa Advance ul I'ruurvaa.
One hundred years ugo it was etui
slilercd a wonderful achievement for
ten men to manufacture 4S.(!(H) plus lu
u day. Now three ini-n make 7.."iK),0(K)
plus lu the same time.
A remarkable man Is the one who
does something remarkable whliout
wasting a lot of time telll'iti ubout It
TVI'ICAL J AF WOMAN.
THE NIGERIAN BABY.
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ROBERT BURNS
Thou lingering star, with lpss'n
ing rny
Thnt lov'st to greet the early
morn,
Agnin thou usber'st in the day
My Mary from my soul was
torn.
O Mary ! clear deported shade !
Where is thy place of blissfal
rest
See'st thou thy lover lowly laid?
Iletir'st thou the gronns that
rend his breast?
"
That sacred hour can I forget,
Can I forget the hallow'd
grove.
Where by the winding Ayr we met, The birds sang love on ev'ry spray,
To live one day of parting love? Till too, too soon, the glowing West
Eternity will not efface Proclaimed the speed of winged day.
Those records dear of trant ports past;
Thy image nt our last embrace; still o'er these scenes my mera'ry wakes,
nni nine tnougnt wo twns our Inst! And fondly broods with miser care!
Time bnt the impression deeper makes.
Ayr gurgling kiss'd bis pebbled shore, As streams their channels deeper wear.
O'erhung with wild woods, thick'ning My Mary, dear departed shade !
green; Where is thy blissful place of rest?
The fragrant birch, and haw-thorn hoar, Se'st thou thy lover lowly laid?
Twin'd nm'rous round the raptur'd Hear'st thou the groans thnt rend his
scene. breast?
The flowers sprang wanton to be prest.
IxT' 1. J.jS
w &r lif 1
Water Soakpil limldf anil llulnlilr ul
th Mornltitf Tollft.
Matrons nf the West may be Inter
ested to bear the details of the Nige
rian native baby's morning toilet. Any
thing over three months old Is no long
er a "baby" to tm native matcr-fauil-
llas and is bathed with the other chil
dren, generally a numerous brood, in
the chill morning air Ix'fore sunrise.
The little mite yells lustily while the
cold water is splashed over Its brown
(sidy and generally continues the
I'horus wImmi put ashle to dry. Towels
llo not form part of the household
equipment. The bathing process lln
Ished, the Infants are subjected to n,
sort of water cure treat rticnt. , The
mother sei7.es a child, scoops up a hand
ful of water and, using her thumb as
p kind of spout, squirts It with ex
traordinary dexterity into the young
ster's mouth and ih'wn Its throat. Pro
tests lu the shape of loud gurgles, hor
rible choklngs and desperate struggling
aro quite unheeded. The steady stream
if water contlnu-i to pour down the
child's throat until the inothr's prac
ticed touch on the patient's distended
stomach tells her that the limit of
raimclty has htvn reached. All babies
re submitted to this treatment, which
s believed to have a most strcngt li
ming effect. London Standard.
tin proved I'uiuuluv System.
In California, where iiiauy wells
yield both natural gas und water, it Is
stated that a system has lieeu tried
whereby the gas Is separated mid util
ized In an engine to pump the water.
There's some good lu everything and
everybody look for it
I'he seat of honor Is always occupied
iy the gentleman. The Westerner Is
apt to Infer, therefore, that women In
Japan nro not duly respected, nnd nre
under the Iron hand of man. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
There are exceptions, of course, but
the Japanese woman Is so educated
tit tbt less she cau show of her Influ
ence over her husband the better for
Unit Influence and for her own standing.
The model type of woman Is she who
exerts her Influence by "the mute elo
quence of duties well terformed."
Women there are who would be Just as
outspoken and demonstrative of their
Influence over men as their kinsfolk of
the West, but such In Japan belong
only to the lower classes. The higher
the station of life the more bumble mid
modest will be the demeanor of tho
woman. The mannish woman receives
Just ns much contempt us the effemin
ate man. The subdued upicttrauce the
Japanese wife generally presents to nn
outsider Is no reflection of tho treat
ment she Is receiving at the hand of
her husband. On the contrary, the more
womanly a wife appears, the greater
the amount of Influence she exerts over
her husband und also of respect she
comma mis from him.
In most cases the woman Is the soul
of the household. She Is held respon
Bible for the health and education of
the children, not only beforo they are
old enough to attend the school, but
even afterward, llut the living moral
power and sentiment are principally the
fruit of the mother's dully effort.
The housewife In Japan, say with
two or three children, has very little
time for society. In fact, society life,
ns It Is uudcrstood In Europe and
America, bus no existence lu real
Japan. The sense of responsibility the
wife feels for the welfare of her hus
band nnd children is too great to allow
of personnl pleasure to the exclusion of
duty. The wife so Inclined Is sure to
become n subject of remark by her
neighbors.
SISTER, JOHNSON'S DEFENRER.
The Early Home Life of the tn
World' Champion.
The mother of Champion Jack John
son has been u resident of Galveston
for forty years nnd Is the mother of
nine children, three of whom are boys.
Her husband, who was an honest and
respected negro, died a year ago. Mrs.
Johnson henrd the news of her son's
victory the other night ubout midnight
and she said It was not n surprise, for
Jack bod cabled her the day before
that within another day he would be
the world's champion nnd she knew
that he was certain of victory, accord
ing to a New York dispatch from Gal
veston.
The old lady Is a .cry Intelligent
darky nnd Is highly respected. She
says she Is responsible for Jack being
a fighter, ulthongh she had Intended
that he use bis power only to defend
bis rights. She snld Jack wns a tall,
slim boy until be was about 10 years
old, when he began to take on flesh nnd
develop his muscles. Up to the time
be was 14 years of nge he was n
coward nnd wouldn't fight.
lie was eternally getting into trou
ble with his playmates," his mother
said, "and be always got the worst
of It. His sister was his chum nnd she
had to defend hint and do nil his fight
ing. I had no time to be bothering
settling the children's tights and I told
Jack If he got licked ugnln I would
give him n not her whipping, because he
was getting old euough to de.'tsnd him
self. Sure enough he got whipped, by a
smaller boy nnd I gave hi in a licking
when be came home.
"llut I never had reason to whip him
again. He developed confidence ami
muscle and he was soon the champion
of the east end nnd there were some
topgh boys In that neighborhood. lie
always said he would reach tho top
of the boxers' prize list.
"I am not so proud of bis lelng a
nrlxeflghter. but I am proud that he
stands ut the bead of his profession,
He wu no better nor worse tltm the
average boy, but be Is a good son and
he provides well for me and for his
Bisters and brothers.
Johnson bought property in Galves
ton and California since entering upon
his career nnd sends money home teg-
ularly.
Eleven years ago a local sporting
club brought him out nnd the first pro
fessional he defeated was Tom Scan
Ion, who came from Hot Springs to
fight him In 1S0S. Though Johnson
wns n Galvestoulan the spectators were
with the white man.
Horae Vacations.
Uncle Sam, generous lu giving vaca
tions to his two-legged servants. Is
hereafter to allow thirty days' leave
to the Post Office Department horses
In Washington, according to the Post
of that city. The animals are to be
tent, n few at a time, to a fine, rich
pasture in Maryland.
"Every employe of the government,'
snvs the chief clerk In the I'ostotlice
Department, "receives thirty days' an
utml vacation and thirty days' sick
leave. If necessary. I s"e no reason
why the horses we use in the business
of the department ought not to receive
a rest, or a vacation, nnd hereafter
I am going to send each of the
horses away for a thirty days' period
of rest. We can spare inimv of tliem
Pi the summer, which is the time they
will appreciate a rest from the hot
asphalt and welcome the green grass
of the country and the shade of the
trees."
Gelling: Into I'raetlce.
It Is often pleasantcr to theorize
than to perform. A young law student
says a writer In the I'lilladclphla In
quirer, was making n study of certain
processes of his future profession. He
showed an Inclination to sit In the
house nnd sieoulute idly. Instead of do
lng some of the domestic tasks which
stood waiting.
"Deduction is an Interest Ing process,"
declared the youth to his father. "For
example, there is u heap of ashes In
the yard. I hat Is evldem-e that the
family has recently had fires."
"Well, John," Interposed his father,
"suppone you pursue your studies n lit
tie farther by going out and siftln
that evUB'iice."
Most of the things l km pie tell you
ure of no earthly beucllt
NEVER USED A TELEPHONE- ,
London JudRe's Somen hat Sing
ular Claim to Fnme.
The cable tells that a certain London
udge boasts that he never has used a
telephone. We forbear to give his
name, because It is Incomprehensible
thnt such a Ftupld blockhead occupies
even n subordinate place upon the Lon
don bench, the Itrooklvn Macrlp h.ivs.
It Is farthings to sovereigns that this
Southwork Judge eats with his knife
and never has used a napkin nt his
meals. Indeed, lu some of the high-
priced London restaurants Englishmen
are not served with napkins unless they
especially order them. . Then thev nre
notified that they will be charged
"tuppence extra" for the luxury! Most
Americans ore supplied with serviettes
without inquiry, but the napkin is nl-
wnys charged in the bill.
Why should one marvel nt the dull
stupidity of a Southwark Judge when
there Is uot a telephone used In the
Rank of England? Indeed, the number
of telephones used In New York is al
most double that Installed in "dear or
Ltmnon, don't cher know." The for
anglomanlucB still permitted to Hve
among us ought to affect the same sort
of primitive customs. They ought only
to shoot on St. Stephen's day and to in
stall the Hocktide games of Hunger-
roru. Ami, lu view of the cnnrmif rft-
ords that are occupying so much snuee
in the newspapers to the detriment of
real news from nil parts of the world,
some one among them .ought to revive
the Dunmow Flitch, a pretty thought
under which a flitch of bacon wus be
stowed upon each married couple that
baa contrived to live together for a
year and a day after the wedding with
out a quarrel. Some broad-minded nhl-
Innthroplst who Is shocked by the-
growllng frequency of divorce should
transplant this pretty custom to our
land.
We already have the "guys" on
Thanksgiving day. The "mummers," a
diversion for aged mendicants, will
doubtless appenr upon our thorough.
fares before ninny years. It Is so de
lightful to Imitate the customs of "that
dear old England." They are "a droll
people," those English! That's what
the French sny, and they understand
their neighbors across the channel
much better than we do.
A thirties In I'ulillo Schools.
The public schools are supported by
the public. They exist for the pur
pose of giving free education to all
boys and girls, and to fit them for the
lutles of citizenship. In pursuance
of this end the stimulation of physical
development is valuable ns an acces
sory, but this must never be allowed
to be regarded as the prime object of
public school education, in private
schools each Institution nmv fulrlv
decide the question of the Importance
of athletics as It chooses. 1 'iirent!
who do not approve of athletics have
the privilege of sending their children
to schools where athletics are not ex
act!! and there are some such. The
question of athletics In the public
schools, however. Is unite u dllYerent
matter. It upis-nrs to bo the desire
of the public, who Bupiort the schools
nud for whom they are conducted.
that athletics shall have u place. Rut
that place must be secondary to the
main puriose of popujar education.
A l'rospeetlve Shelter.
A well-kiuwn Senator was nsked
why some politicians were always mak
ing such u howl about the preservation
of our forests. "Oh," he replied, "they
probably never know Just when they
may have to take to the woods."
From Success Magazine.
There are hits of labor-saving de
vices, but there will never be enough -to
tiiuke the loafer popular.
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