IT must go on record that the wire
of the justices of the U sited States
Supreme Court have the power, ia
certain cases, to revise decisions
reached by the most august legal tri
buna Id the world. These gentlemen
may be able to decide such trifles a
whether a law passed by Congress is or
Is not constitutional, but when the
grave question, "What is a sauce?" is
presented for tinal adjudication the
Justices must bow to the will of petti
coat government. The Supreme Court
not lonj; ago learned that it was not in
all cases the highest tribunal iu the
land, and the more intimate friends
of the justices have not been slow to
poke an occasional Joke at these grave
and reverend gentlemen. A New York
firm had Imported some "fish paste,"
and the collector of the port assessed
the goods as "sauce." The importers
claimed that this was a wrong classi
fication and brought suit in the Circuit
Court for excess of duty paid, holding
that the goods were "fish paste," on
which a lower rate was charged. The
Circuit Court, after carefully consider
ing all 'circumstances and consulting
Webster's dictionary, confirmed the col
lector's view and an appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court of the United
FOUR JUSTICES WIVES WHO OVERRULED THE SUPREME COURT.
States. That body, after hearing elab
orate arguments on the question, upheld
the decision of the lower court, and oue
of the justices was awarded the impor
tant duty of writing the opinion.
Had this justice followed his usual
course of not discussing at home what
took place in court he and his associates
would not now be in the position of hav
ing been overruled by their matrimonial
consorts. At dinner that evening he
was reminded by some condiment on
the table of the case which had been
decided that day, and mentioned the
circumstances to his wife. The latter
t once proceeded to read her distin
guished spouse such a lecture upon the
cuisine and the constituents entering
into it that he began to waver. In a
calm and penetrating manner she held
op the delicious effects fish paste would
have on a tender bead of lettuce, and
described its palate pulsating delight
when freely embellishing chicken salad.
"Sauce, indeed," said she; "so are
sardine and smoked red herring, then."
Next day when the justice reached the
Supreme Court he called his colleagues
together and acquainted them with the
feminine riew of the uaace question.
"Ton are all married men, like my
self." he amid, "and maybe you'd better
sound your wive before we make a
precedent about anchovy and bloater
paste being sauce."
This was agreed to, and next day
eight Justices of the Supreme Court
met and solemnly concurred that the
customs department of the United
states and the Circuit Court of the
southern district of New York and Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary didn't
know anything more about what sauce
was than a tomtit did about the peuta
teucb. The justice who had originally
been assigned to the duty wrote an
opinion reversing judgment and re
manding the case to the Circuit Court
with instructions to set aside the ver
dict and order a new trial
Avoid Hailed Finery.
Soiled finery Is far worse than none.
Culess a woman has time or a maid to
Insure the proper care of laces and
Jewels, she must not attempt to wear
them. Real lace must never be sewed
tn place permanently. Let it be so at
tached that it can be removed when
tb garment Is taken off. If the lace
has been ruffled. It should be gathered
on a draw card that can be loosened
to allow the raffle to spread flat Don't
foM lace; cover It flat with tissue pa
per, and roll lace and paper together,
TKHmg ail flat creses. Lac that la
altod nay be laid on a paper heavily
ays all 1 1 1 with flour, a layer of Hoar to
fe tbea sprinkled oa tb lace and an
atiktr paper pat ar It After a fair
fcys, saak tba laca frt f rasa tb flour,
4M rh raaalti xept la eaaa af atalB,
aaj Mtlafawtary. Ttora art many
OtvttoM for washing laca, bat hettar
Csa U f thaa i to imp It ctean, as
Xaat M
bie it "cl'-aani," for the cleanser Is
yet to be fouud vliu doesn't return'
lace white and stiff with chalk.
The Hysterical Woman.
The nervous, hysterical creature:
May kind fate deliver the marrying
man from her like! She will lead hiru
a dance if he succumbs to her wiles.
It is well for him If he keeps his eyes
ojien, for she Is nearly always attrac
tive, often pretty. She is fond of pos
ing, too, and sometimes assumes atti
tudes a little alarming iu their aban
don. She delights in leaning against the
wall or tall bits of furniture, or per
haps Inside a low window, where she
can undulate her body In distorted lines
ami toy with the portieres of her own
frumperies. She adores a rocker and
can keep it in perpetual motion. She
succeeds in giving her adorer "the
nerves" just in watching her restless
ness. She will give them to him In a
highly edifying degree once he loses
his head over her, as nine times out of
ten he will, and she hooks him fast In
her angling.
A Millinery Model.
One of the best models of the season
Is a large hat. with the brim drooped
on one side and raised on the other, and
a tall, narrow crown, widest at the top
This of yellow straw, is trimmed with
a double puff on the edge of the yellow
chiffon, a bunch of dark red roses set
under the brim on the rolled up side,
and round the crown a black grenadine
ribbon twisted in the front, tied in three
standing puff loops behind. The effect j
Is quaint. Feathers are not In great
faw.r, but chiffon lace, ribbon and flow-
ers are all used and often put on the;
same hat. Old shapes of 1K.'S0 and j
jui am. period are mucu anecieu
for mountain and seashore wear.
Two Leaders in Society.
Tn the mi! ve?.r or I tea t?o wif. ml !
...... '
daughter of Colonel Fred Crnnt have
grown rapidly in social influence. Mrs.
Grant, who as one of the beautiful
Ilonore girls was well know n years ago
In Chicago, is as popular In New York
as her Mister. Mrs. Potter Palmer, is in
MBS. GRAST.
MISS GRANT.
Chicago. Miss Julia Dent Grant, their
daughter, inherits much of her moth
er's beauty, and her accomplishments
and grace of manner have won for her
throngs of admirers. Colonel Grant is
much like his father, President IJ. S.
Grant, in appearance, and further re
sembles him In his manner, which is
governed by modesty and kindliness.
There are WS7 women employed in
the National and State banks of the
United States.
Lady Salisbury tms a babit of turn
ing away her bead when shaking bands
with a stranger.
Lady Henry Somerset has the repu
tation of being one of the richest la
dles in England.
Miss Llelewyn Davis, the leader of
the woman suffragists of Great Bri
tain, is a remarkably handsome
woman.
Among tbe employes of the treasury
department at Washington is Mrs.
Wilcox, a grandnlece of President
Jacksoa.
It la aaid that Mrs. William R. Mor
rison, who for years has been her hus
band's constant adviser, la a very able
pollttdaa.
Ia It Joan's Church, Molina, Ala.,
tb largest church in the State (Episco
palian), to power to vote la palish
Mating la nrpcaasiy gran tad to
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IJKAlXSOFLOWriUCH.
ONE TROUBLE WITH THE PUELIC
SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTRY.
Some Fact and I'iam Showing that
Mere Head irk la at a Heavy li.-rount-
Sprvial Pedagogic Course for
W omen Ad virl -Kducational Note.
How Things Are in Chicaxro.
Aline S. Ieviu. writing iu the Chi
cago Evening l'ost, sajs: If there is
:ue feature of our national life iu w hich
more than iu another all loyal Ameri
cans have taken pride it is our gener
ous system of education. Under its
beuelicent workings it has been jhis
silde. so we have claimed, for the child
of the poor man to begin the race of
life on terms of absolute educational
equality with the child of the rich.
The "little red sihoolhouse on the
hill" has been erected luto a palla
dium; It has served as au altar, and
priceless libations have been poured
11 pou it; it has developed Into a Moloch
Into whose insatiable maw we cast our
youth of both sexes and alt ages, and
from whldi we receive what? Youths
and maidens titled for the peremptory
duties of life that demand their atten
tion almost In-fore they cross for the
last time the threshold of their school.
t dilettante adolescents with a smat
tering of many things, an accurate
work-a day knowledge of nothing!
The consensus of observing wisdom
chows a derided leaning toward the
latter conclusion. From the contempla
tive depths of Harper's study and from
Kate Field's lively Inner conscious
ness there comes the same pertinent
query: What is wrong with our pub
lic shools? Where such as these lead
It lakes little courage to follow.
Figures 1 hoy Are In Chicago.
As to this particular municipality,
it may Ie possible that one reason w hy
our common schools neve failed In
doing the work for which they were es
tablished Is because of the prevailing
Impression that anybody can teach and
that teaching must be cheap. The
wriier Is thoroughly aware that this
Is not the theory; but that it is the
practice the following comparisons of
salaries goes far to prove:
Principals of high schools $2,HI
Assistants of high schools, uiaxi-
2 fx)
mum
Minimum
Head assistant grammar school,
having served over ten yearn. .. . 1.0.VI
Assistant teacher in primary
grades, maximum
Minimum
Assistant teachers in grammar
grades, maximum
t i.)
J.Vl
RHI
4.7)
Minimum
Tencher of waifs
Chief engineer. .
n.s;r,
Ll'iO
1. '"
4.2VI
I.Wt
1 .'-''
Assistant engineers, maximum
Minimum
Husines manager...,
Assistant manager
Clerk to malinger
Clerk to board
Auditor -7H
Assistant auditor l,."iifl
I-'riL'iiieer s stenographer
.Messenger 'i"0
From ths t!,p lt itl een that the
(n((,f t,nf;jmH,r easily ranks those to
WQ0R, exwl,tlvp abilitv is intrusted
())(, wl()1(1 (Iim.tOIi of our schools; his
, , flnl!i ar(M1.,(1 i ,t cn er salaries than
the first assistant of the grammar
grades, and his stenographer receives
more than the teacher who has served
tho nubile binder than Jacob served
I for Rachel.
Errand Hoy Oeta More than a Tenclier.
j But the most remarkable showing of
i this table is that the boy who runs the
errands for the business manager Is
; paid at a higher rate than the teacher
j who is in her third year of service in
' the primary grade; he receives only $2."
i less than she who is giving her third
year iu t:ie grammar grade, and Just
the same as the one to w hom is assign
ed the delicate and ilIIHcult task of
guiding the reluctant feet of our street
arabs Into the primrose paths of knowl
edge. Six hundred dollars ir annum
Is the sum which the Board of Educa
tion deems sufficient remuneration for
the tact, experience and education nec
essary in dealing with tills class of
children a class that would tax to the
utmost the wisdom of an Arnold, the
courage of a Welles, the tender pa
tience of a Christ Six hundred dollars
for this work and six hundred for the
boy who carries messages for the busi
ness manager.
The young woman who begins teach-
lllg iu iue primary gruoe l e-t.m per
annum may hope in the sixth year of
her service to acquire the magnificent
Income of $775. In the grammar grade
at the end of a similar period she will
receive $K.V), and there she stojm. That
Is to say, the person Into whose hands
is committed the daily care and train
ing of the children of the republic, she
who Is deemed cometeut to mold the
tender minds and direct the untrained
! energies of our future citizens. Is paid
about one-balf as much as the man
who stokes the flies.
They Are All Children Toirether.
A well-worn adage declares that
"as tbe twig is bent the the tree In
clines," but our Board of Education
knows better. It says In effect, "It
does not In the least matter bow these
very young tw'gs are bandied nor bow
j ""' thpr re twisted out of shape
now; later they can be straightened.
So tbe young teacher, tbe inexperi
enced cadet I put into tbe primary
department where your boy, my dear
sir, your daughter, dear madam, are
laying the foundation for the whole
superstructure of their future educa
tion. This Is the most Important work,
which la confided to the moat youthful
and least experienced of all the teach
ers; girl who mean well, and, consid
ering their youth and consequent lack
of skill, do astonishingly well. It la
la nawlaa to their discredit that they
da better for themselves than for tb
cbUdrrn. or that In teaching tbe little
onaa they gala mora than they Impart
oiherw Is.-1hey would n t Is" ps'd $"
uore for the wfoad year thiili for tin
tirst.
Another reason for the falture of re
sults iu our common schools may be
found Iu the fjt that the Importance,
or. to sjs-ak more correctly, the neces
sity, of au elementary education fm
eiery citizen f this country is largely
Io; siglit of In the growiii anxiety on
the part of parents, teacher and pu
pils for thit more pretentious curricu
lum which reads well iu au annual re
port, look Well iu a UeW.p:lper report,
and sounds well iu conversation,
farental Ambition Hoes It All.
Au American, parent who U not will
ing to make any sacrifice Ju order that
his children may receive all possible
educational advantages would be con
sidered unworthy both of his nation
ality and his parental privileges. Un
fortunately the Hpuiar interpretation
of the phrase "educational advantages"
does not mean (hat a child i-hall le
trained to du the thing for which na
ture has best lilted him or her. Pa
rental umbitiou takes precedence of
naiural adaptation, and in this natal
home of equality no one willingly re
mains In the ranks of those who "earn
their bread by the sweat of their
brow." Every pint cup tries to hold
a quart, and there Is no quart vessel
but feel sure It can contain a gallon.
There must therefore be added to the
course of study ologies and languages,
music and drawing, until one wonders
that the young minds are not exhausted
and the young bodies worn out long be
fore the schooldays are ended.
It Is the growth of the desire on the
part of the "American public for the
more ornamental branches of educa
tion which has In the last ten years
almost doubled the average cost per
annum for e.ich pupil In the public
school. It Is owing to this same spirit
that- so many thousands of the city's
children arc either nearly deprived of
all school privileges or have at most
only the advantage of half-day ses
slons. Their birthright has been taken
that others may sup a richer porridge.
Special Studies Coat More Money.
Special studies come high and
the salaries of those who teach them
are not adjusted with the same careful
economy that arranges the salaries of
the teachers of the ordinary branches.
By way of Illustration here Is another
little table of comparison:
Teacher of singing ?2..VNi
Assistant l.JW
Assistant special teachers of draw
ing, from Jfl,lm to. J.,0U
Singing, grammar grades, from
$L.'ilX) to ; 1,VM)
Singing, primary grades, from
1,kx) to
Head assistant in primary grades,
from Js.Hi to
Assistants, from $l."ll t
Mule assistant teachers in primary
mid grammar grades, from $700
to
7 To
1,01 10
Assistant teachers, primary grades,
common bram-hes. from ?l.7l to. 77."
The writer does not desire to be un
derstood as objecting to the scale of
salaries paid (o special teachers. Doubt
less they earn ull they receive, but It
is earnestly contended that In view of
the relative Importance of the brandies
taught there should be either a acaling
up or a seating down.
There Is still another phase of our ed
ucational system which ill Its latter
day development seems to have mili
tated strongly against the greatest use
fulness of our schools. The extreme
leniency of the regulations of the board
of education Iu dealing with insubordi
nation has had a potent influence in
crippling the earnest efforts of con
scientious teachers in behalf of their
pupils.
I'll 1)1 ic at Larite Is to Illume.
The writer is fully conscious that up.
pronching this subject Is like treading
on holy ground, and that it is the gen
eral custom to doff the shoes of com
mon sense before entering upon It. The
proof of this assertion Is found Iu the
attitude taken by the public at large
whenever the question of discipline In
the common schools comes up. lt
would almost s-'eiii as If tneti and wom
en of undoubted judgment and ap-
proved gisnl sense upon all mutters of
social ethics abandoned their claim to
, ,
one and the other when it came to a
question of the control of children.
It Is probable that no thoughtful per
son doubts the ue-essity of a strict dis
cipline backed by the authoritative
right to punish any breaches of It, for
the proper up-building and maintain
ing of an efficient army or navy. Yet
the board of education, supported by
public opinion, has turned loose an
army of children of all ages, recruited
from all ranks of society, upon the
long-suffering public school teacher,
and demands that without the shadow
of a right to punish, w Itluscarcely the
right to reprove, they shall convert
this heterogenous mass into orderly,
well-trained battalions mat snail pres -
cntly go forth conquering and to con
quer. Notes.
Cornell University couslsts of over
seventy buildings.
Hmlth College, named after the worn-1
an who founded It, Is second only to '
Wellesiey In siaic. Last year .Si stu
dents were provided for.
Bequests of the late John V. Carter
of Newton, Mass., will bring about f.V),
000 In all to the treasuries of Harvard
College, tbe Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, the Boston Art Museum
and other Institutions.
In certain Boston and Philadelphia
schools are served what are called au
thorised hot lunches. These cost from
S to 10 cents. In Boston the 6-ccnt
luncheon may Include hot milk and a
bun, chocolate and chowder or soup.
Tb theory on which these are author
ised I that much of tb ill health of
children results from non-nutrltlona
food bought during the school day. The
movement Is very popular and seem
to b spreading la ail Us Lara H la
HOW TO BECOME (illEAT.
SOME VARIED OPINIONS UPON A
SUBJECT OF REAL INTEREST.
Why Hoc i at, political, I.itrrary and
Bnaincaa A mbit.en Kncliain Mt-na
A t tenttoa-liili genre, l't-rwr vera nee,
and Ueniua May lt of r-oiue Help,
bnt It la Inisen uua Adtertiaing that
Tt-lla in tbe 1-on- kun Many In
atancca that Prove Thia true.
Kery man who ia worthy of that title
desire public recognition. Socially he
would l la-tter known and respected. If
he asMiuics lo ignore what i generally
known as "society." he surely turn to
some other kindred ambition. Politic
may engross hi attention, and, if he
would rise iu that line he must, by per
sonal addres. by party erit. or by
public Kis-aking, win the coutideiiee uud
g'od w ill not only of his owu purty, but of
the wider public. If as a student he
buries himself in a library, ami works
through lonely iluy and nights, still, it
i only in tbe boje of leaving some work
"so writ, as future age shall not willing
ly let die." Socially, s.liii ully. iu art or
literature, yes, even in commerce, the de
sire for a wider publicity is iiirpirilig Slid
ennobling.
Ambition is a strong virtue until it step
beyond prudence or proK-r modesty, "lty
that sin fell the angels. ' ami thousand of
thoughtless mortal w ho try to rush in
whi-re the better uui'ls (ear lo tread, de
stroy ull hope of public approval. Their
rudeness ruin them socially. Their eag
erncs for ollice defeat their political as
piration. Their ambition for rapid rec
ognition clouds their literary efforts. Their
"euny dips" are hlowti out before tliev
have net the rhcr ulire. In business lit
tle foids ape the action of successlul men
until whole hordes are following Wan
amuker advertising or imitating the Kis
iiig Sun stove (silisli, or copying the plans
of really successful house. The public
measure them quickly--they ure asse
clothed in lion' skins.
The first rule of real success I to be
original. Not strangely, qwt-rly original
but that every act and utterance shall
spring from au honest interior, lt is not
jsissible to achieve greatness by imitation.
Ileal grefltnes nfleu cume to men of
bumble birth and surroundings, whose
heart are true and lirm, while in times
which try the souls of men the feeble and
vacillating one are swept aside a by a
plague. Arnold of Winkeirieil wa a pri
vate Holdicr, but hi brave act in burying
a dozen spear in hi own breast to make
way for his fellow soldier won him a de
served immortality, liuiiyan simple but
heart-told story surpasses in wide pub
licity any literary eflort of the greatest
of scholar. The simplest article have
built up the greatest trade successes. It
was n farmer who was kindly trying to
amuse his little children who invented the
now fatuous "Pig in Clover," and it paid
him better than a gold mine. But as au
instance of solid success, built up by
honest mean, used to ipulariw a simple
but original article, Kapolio give u a
capital illustration, lt is a Solid cake of
scouring soup, but it i the best of it
kindits manufacturers have never alter
ed or neglected it quality, il i an article
naturally of moderate consumption, but it
is used everywhere. Not ill the United
State only, where, from California to
Maine, it is a household word, hut iu In
dia. ( iiitiu. and Japan, iu Australia and
ull the countries of South America, it
marks the progress of civilization by its
mere prcwiice. it traveling salesmen
can claim in common with itself that tliey
scour the world! The methods used in
conducting its vast business rival iu care
ful consideration the conduct of enter
prises apparently more important, hut the
secret of its success i tint no honest
method of obtaining and of retaining pub
lic attention i neglected. Iook at the
simple little cake of Susdio, lying half
used, perhaps, on the kitchen sink, and
try to realize that the sun never set on
it sale. Consider that it cost you but a
few cent, altbotigb its miinulacturcr
spend hundred of thousands iu advertis
ing it to the millions whom they wish to
remind. It is like a fairy tale. Aluddin
rubbed his lamp to no better purKise than
i he public doe Supolio, for, a a universal
servant, it service are without measure,
and it worth brings buck golden returns
to it owners.
How has such wide popularity been ob
tained? liy original merit and patient
perseverauce. Probably the most interest
ing side of the story lies in the well-know n
advertising which has been used. We can
reveal some of its methods. Its adver
tising department i presided over by a
man who talk proverb at hreaklust,
dinner and supper, and twist them to tit
Supolio w hile the rest of the world sleeps.
An artist I employed by the year, al
though counties sketche and ideas are
contributed by outsiders. Poetsnot mere
rhymester are paid to tell it merit in
original verses, and the most novel
schemes are made use of to attract atten-
! lion. Two hundred and fifty thousand
" , m" ' " T . . . 11 'TV ! u
Japan furnished twenty thousand feath-
rwi owi- all(i fiftv thousand mizile. ),.
j sides thousands of bsnd-painted panels.
, Domestic puzzle passed away long ago.
but not until million of them had been
i used. Pamphlets are printed In vast num
bers, and the fsmou Sapolio alphabet has
nearly reached its tenth million. Five
hundred dollars will rent a large farm, hut
; it goe to pay for one half-page Insertion
' in a daily paper. Yes, one thousand dob
', Isrs ha been paid for a iugle column in
' s weekly paper, but of course the cireulo
': tion, like tbe consumption of Hasilio, was
enormous. Hold methods they may well
I be called when over two thousand dollars
is paid for the rental of one sign on the
most prominent building in America. As
odd methods we may mention the employ
ment of an "advertising orator" who made
stump apeeches in all the principal citiea.
and the posting of signs reading "Keep
, on tne vra on su uie snow bank in
New York after its great blizzard. But
our reader know only too well how thor
oughly It is advertised. Kvery city, town
and railroad is decorated with it aicna;
the magazine publish its picture; the
street csrs sre enlivened by lis proverb
th newspaper continually remind the
public of its merits. But even If It was
not ao prominent in Its own behalf, the
dozens of imitator who try to impose
their wares on the public, "just a
good as Hapolio, would prove to the world
that it was the standard
Who can read the bright verse which
tell os how to make tin world brighter
without the tribute of a smile? Who can
glance st their pictures without admitting
thst advertising is in art itself? We have
not room for many, bnt feel that this ar
ticle would he Incomplete without some
specimens of them.
Abo Bn Kelly.
Abou Ben Kelly (may her tribe increase)
Was mnrn disturbed on night and had no
peace;
for there upon tb wsll within her room.
Bright with the moonlight thst dispelled
tb gloom,
A nan was scribbling with a wand of
old.
Now, Mrs. Kelly was a warrior bold.
And to the presence in the room she Mid,
"What writest thon r Tbe scribbler
raised his head,
And with a look thai nia'l " K !! '.
Au.wer-1: "The mime of that
leave liu Hoot."
"A:d hat i thatr aaid Aboa. "Sut
ft." . ,
llep.ied the aeribbler. Kelly opened
i , - i . . i. .i ... l.t.i-r said.
ii- uioui n sugc in , inr-j iu - -
Vlit i. tin. umri-rl, sank? 1 ui w
ieu.
The .-;U.Ir wrotK and vsai.hod. Tba
lit U bight
He came as-u with much skeimg
Aud thu wed the name that nations long
have blessed.
And lol .SupohVs uaum led all the rt.
The Monogram C .
There i a little monogram
W'e see where'er we go;
It offer u protection
Against a foreign foe.
It stand for light and progre
iu every lore.gn clime.
And it glory aud it cr.atues
Are the tlieuu ol many a rhyme.
ISut few have ever really known.
And few would ever guess
What our country mean by marking
All her dun t els ith i'. .;
It may stand for United Slate,
lr yet for Uncle Sam:
But there's still another meaning
To thi imple monogram.
We see il on our bond and bills.
And on our postal cards;
lt decorate our Capitol.
Shallowed by Strijs and Star.
Iu all our barracks, posts and fort
it plays o leading part.
And the jolly sudor love it
And enshrines it in hi heart.
Now, have you guessed the message
Which ihese mystic letter Wur t
Or recognized the untold good
They're spreading everywhere?
Ki ho the joyful tilling.
And let the people know
That the U. S. of our nation mean
We Use SniMilio.
A lliillail of May.
You must wake ami call me early;
Call me early. Bridget, do,
For to-morrow's such u busy day
I fear we'll ne'er get through
With the scrubbing and the cleaning,
And the scouring up. you know.
If it wasn't for our tried old friend,
.Morgan's SAPOI.IO.
"Needle and pin, needles and pin,
When a mini marries his trouhb? begin.
But ull of us know that it would not lie no
If he would provide her with S-A-P-O
L-l-O.
Lament of th- F.miiirant.
I'm sitting on the stile, Mary,
Where we sat long ago,
I've walked a many a mile, Mary,
To (iuil Sapolio.
I mind tne how you told, Mary,
When we were ide by ide.
Its mulch could not lie bought for gold
In all the world so wide.
Our home wa bright and fair, Mary,
You kepi it so for aye.
And yet had time to spare, Mary;
Would yon were there to day.
You made the work but play. -Mary;
All women might do so,
And all should know the charm you ay
Lie in SaiHilio.
But now I sit and weep. Mary,
Nor fenr to break your rest.
For I laid you, darling, down to sleep,
Willi your baby on your bresst. -The
graves are not a few, Mary,
Hani work bring many low;
It was not so with yon. Mary,
You used SnKilio.
Kcbus.
When lingers spring in winter' lap,
And thought of love are rife.
To get my (irst. the tree they tap;
"The sweetest thing iu life."
When winter evening fireside cheer
Ami music fill the soul, heighu;
When mixed selections charm the ear.
My second is in the folio.
Like "sunshine in s shady place,"
.My whole each object heightening,
Make labor light, and work delight;
It clean "a quick as lightning."
An Unappreciated Story,
A story told by an Kiigllsh puper, and
claiming the merit of absolute truth,
evidences once more the inexorable
purity and womanliness of yiiocu Vic
toria's character. At Windsor a party
of young princes und princesses were
chattering with member of the royal
household on various matters The
Queen was present, but was not notic
ing them especially, when a heartier
lnugb than the rest aroused her Interest,
and she asked to be told the fun. Now
the laugh had nrlscn from au anecdote,
which was not really risky, but Just a
little bit so. There was a demur at re
peating It to the Queen. Everybody
felt slightly uncomfortable. The Queen
said again that she and Princess Beat
rice would like to bear the story. It
was told. The Queen listened, and then
said with her Inimitable dignity and
simplicity: "We are not amused."
Il Is not tbe example set by lis royal
head that has given to the English
smart set Its unevlablo reputation In
the matter of morals big and little.
A Churchman's Predicament.
The Scotch Archbishop Foreman (In
the sixteenth century) was so poor a
Latin scholar that, when he was oblig
ed to visit Home be found great diffi
culty In conforming to some of the cus
toms of the PoK's table, to which he
was Invited. Etiquette required that
the Scotch bishop should take part in
uttering n Latin benediction over the
repast, and the Illiterate guest bad
carefully committed to memory what
be bellved to be the orthodox form of
words. Hg began with bis "Bene
dlclte," expecting the cardinals to re
scind with "Iioniiuus," but tbey re
spond wlthldtbmdh M;a,;bw-nle defb
plying "i)eus" (Italian fashion) so con
fused the good bishop that he forgot
bis carefully conned phrases, and, "In
good broad Scotch," said: "To the devil
1 give you all, false cardinals," to
which derout aspiration Pop and car
dinals (who understood only their own
language) ploualy replied, "Amen."
H who learns and make no us of
bis learning la a beast of burden with a
load of books, Oomprbndtb tb as
whether b carrtoa an bis back a li
brary or a bundle of fagots?
A judicious ratloanea la hard to barn
but It la on f tb crattaa laaaona of
Ufa.