Datrlson Journal.
BO. D. CATUT, Edltsr mm Frp.
HARRISON, . . . fcEB.
The trouble with the average Cuban
sympathizer la that he does nothing
bat sympathize.
A good man who goes wrong will get
ten times the space In the papers that
a bad man will when he reforms.
You can't tell from the elaborate re
freshments served at a social function
what the family will eat for the next
three days.
The Cadillac preacher who talks
about the "awfulness of the nude"
may be able to surest same easy d
vlce for having babies born with pa
jamas. A Jersey City landlord woke a ten
ant up at 12:43 on the morning of
March 1 to demand the rent due that
day, and was thrown down his own
stairs for his early bird business.
Islington, England, refuses to have a
public library, even when It can have
one for nothing. The parish has re
jected, by a large majority, an offer of
fifty thousand dollars for such a li
brary. Several Eastern, contemporaries ex
press surprise because a Chicagoan
celebrated his 112th birthday last week.
No loyal Chicagoan can be induced to
quit in the face of an approaching
census.
A piece of railroad, a sort of connect
In ; link less than half a mile in length
in Jersey City has just been completed
at a cost of $3,000,000. This is prob
ably the most expensive piece of rail
road in the world.
That was a touch of nature when
the incoming fishing smack held up the
outgoing liner to learn how the Carson
fight result??.- it tosVi liner $10 to
stop asj give the information, but the
J$ke was worth the money.
Gladstone at 87 Is only one of a se
ries of grand old men abroad. Pope
Leo XIII. is 80; Verdi, 82; Bismarck.
81; Crispl and Ruskin. 77; Herbert
Spencer, 76; Fririce Hoheulohe, "5;
Max Muller and Li Hung Chang, 73;
the Marquis of Dufferin, 70.
The hanging of Jaexjs ' and Wall
ing, dental students, in Kentucky, for
the murder of I'earl . :-yan, may be a
lesson to many young men who are
perhaps laying the foundation for a
similar crime. And the probability
that Walllr.g was far leas guilty than
Jackson only adds to the lesson of
avoiding evil companions.
A Cleveland woman has sued her
father-in-law for heavy damages be
cause he prevented her from talking.
Preventing a woman from exercising
one of the Inalienable rights of her sex,
of course, is sufficient ground for the
action; Dut in tne case in point me de
fendant filled the plaintiff's mouth with
plaster, and he isn't a dentist, either.
There is nothing in life ttetter worth
having than the feeling that one stands
honestly before all men. The con
sciousness of uprightness and the rep
utation for reliability and evenness of
temper, and a desire to make every
thing go smoothly, have not only a
very high social value, but are com
mercially a most excellent and trust
worthy capital on which to base busi
ness success.
One of the most offensive features
of the Nevada arrangement to become
the foster-mother of prize-fighting U
the announcement that women will be
admitted to see the fights. It would be
an abuse of one of the best words in
the English language, to give any crea
ture found at one of these brutal ex
hibitions the name of woman; a name
that every good man honors, because
he bad a mother to love and respect,
and that represents the gentlest and
the purest qualifier in bur an nature.
Two of the most powerful nation of
the earth have shown a willingness to
take the lead in substituting arbitra
tion for war. " These two nations are
traditional enemies. The adjective is
used advisedly and with thankful rec
ognition of the fact that both nation
are of one blood and that blood is thick
er than water. .. Xet each of these na
tions believes itself to be unconquer
able. In view of these facts, where
else aad In what other way could the
aovwaent in behalf of universal peace
have received such an Impressive im
petus? It la aald that the desire for pleasure
grow of Itself without an urging,
and needs restriction rather than nour
ishment. But the gardener, (n csati
Tftttag a plant, does sot aeek to spread
n over vast surface and greatly en
large Its area, bat rather to obtain a
finer, richer, more beautiful and more
fragrant blossom than before, tto the
true cultivation of pleasure does not
.aim to Increase Its quantity so much
as to Improve Its quality. Indeed one
promhMOt reason why serious people
kold pleasure In such light esteem la
because tt la ttt cafcivated, but left to
grow nu and wIM. Thus It cltaga
rios!y t jae lower portions of oar na
tin, aoa rarely associated la
act r with the higher and worth -
cxt jad according to
- . "iZ'.' J cay f may not be
:'Ji xJzn. and wia dV
Each man must form his own opinion
of this, using ail the means which l:
has at command, and must utier that
opinion with sincerity and yet with
modesty, remembering that, with all
the Intelligence he can bring to b-ar,
he is yet fallible. The free discussion
of such convictions, with the reasons
which underlie them, is one of the best
means of nrriving at true and wise con
clusions. But this is very different from
the wordy and often angry disputes
which take place between those who
advocate a change because they are
fond of new things and those who
would crush everything new because
they prefer old methods.
Emigration to America has created
so great a dearth of labor in the azri
cultural districts of Germany that Chi
nese coolies are now being imported 'n
perfect hordes for field work in the
provinces of Silesia, East Prussia, l'o
seu. and I'omeraida. Inasmuch as ?he
coolies are content to labor for twenty
cents a day, all told, the German land
owners are enthusiastic about the in
novation, and those peasants who have
hitherto turned a deaf ear to the argu
ments in favor of emigration are now
being driven to the wall, and may
shortly be expected to arrive in this
country in shoals. It is almost certain
that coolie labor will in a short time
be extended to other German industries
and trades, and before long John Chi
naman is likely to become as great a
problem in the labor market and in the
political situation of Germany as he
was a few years ago in the United
States.
Sixty-five new graves were filled in
the Suicides' Cemetery at Monaco hist
winter. The cemetery is in barren, un
cultivated land, and within it are bur
ied any who have taken their lives
through losses at the Casino. Four
blank walls inclose the square of
earth; at the head of the grave jf each
unfortunate there is only a pl.i'ii, na
paiuted piece of wood, with a number
on it. Under several of these mounds
is the original of "the man who broke
the bank at Monte Carlo." Nobody
ever did. of course, "break the bank "
Each table starts with a certain
amount of money, and when that is ex
hausted the play is stopped only until
a fresh supply can be taken from the
strong room. The actual reserve of
the bank, ready for emergency, is one
and a half million dollars. Recently.
Monte Carlo obtained a new lease, one
which will insure it the gambling privi
lege until 1913. Monaco is a small prin
cipality under the rule of Albert
Charles Honore, Sovereign Prince of
Monaco, and he it is who lets out the
privilege of running a gambling-house
at Monte Carlo. He charges five hun
dred thousand dollars a year for that
privilege.
Germany is In advance of all other
nations in the safeguards which it hag
set up against public impositions. For
years a patent on medicines has been
obtainable In that country only on the
condition that the secret of the compo
sition of the compound be made known
to the proper authorities. Such swin
dles as false advertisements are se
verely punishable; where an enterpris
ing merchant announces cheap bar
gains in articles damaged by fire or
water, or for the reason of a bankrupt
cy or any other cause, the fact must be
strictly true, or the enterprise is
promptly nipped in the bud by the
frost of police and Judicial prosecu
tion. And law in Germany is not a
dead letter. The constable does not
wait to be prompted; the busy, preoc
cupied public Is not depended upon to
break through Its lazy motto that what
Is everybody's business is nobody's
business; in brief, no false good-nature
whatever obtains. On the con
trary, the duty of ferreting out hum
bugs is shouldered sternly by the mag
istrates themselves, who dig behind
and under every suspicious enterprise
with stern purpose, with the result that
very few of the commoner, gross impo
sitions ever go unearthed and unpun
ished. In Germany, men and women
can thus walk into auction-rooms, or
Into shops advertising cheap bargains,
with a feeling of security as respects
the true character of the sale; aud
where else is this the case? Even for
eign concerns advertising their busi
ness in German newspapers are ob
served; and If information Is gained of
the swindling character of the under
takings, the public Is openly warned
against them, precisely as It would he
against a thief at large. The expense
of exposing foreign swindlers Is paid
out of the state funds. - ,
His Revtpjgf.
The theatrical agent Who goes out
ahead of a show always faaa many fun
ny experiences, and acpfdally with the
seeker after free Jattaes la one rural
cities. Ramsay KtorrU, who Is advance
man for May Irwiaf company, tells a
funny story about lug- last trip to Pitts
burg. He lingered pver to see the show
open Monday night, and while standing
In the box onVt of the theater In toe
afternoon he beard the Ucket -seller
having an argumiBt over the telephone
with some one. Finally the tlcket-sell-er
bsjng up the receiver with an oath.
Mr. Tiis inquired what was the mat
ter. Tne ticket-seller said:
"That is from M , the dramatic
critic; be never fail to work every ad
vance man for four passes to the
stow."
"GotHy," said Mr. Morris. "I gave
him four, but what's the trouble?"
"Well," said the rlet-seller, "that
fellow pays his board wrtti those passes
and buys groceries, and does other
things. He has just called np here to
tell me to take up tw passes to-night
and refuse admittance to the bolder.
He as ye that be gave them to his grocer
for two doten egg, and that the egga
were bad, and be wants to get eves."
Moat people only get married to keep
tat neighbors from talking.
EDUCATIONALCOLUMN
NOTES ABOUT SCHOOLS AND
THEIR MANAGEMENT. '
Bone Provisions of the Indiana Com
pulsory Education Law Devices for
Promoting: Good Order in the School
roomMottoes for Teacher.
Compulsory Kdncation.
Indiana is to try a compulsory edu
cation law next year. The law pro-
vides that all able-bodied pupils be
jtween the ages of 8 and 14 years shall
: be required to attend school for the
period of twelve consecutive weeks ui
; each school year. They are not l!m
: Ited to the public schools, but may at
j tend private or parochial schools.
I The provision relating to the ap-
polntment of the truant officer aud
I the penalty for not complying with the
I law is am follows:
! It shall be the duty of the County
j Superintendent of Schools fortownshlp,
I aud of the City Superintendent of
I Schools in a city or town, together with
the secretary of the State Board of
j Charities and one member of the State
Board of Education designated for
!such purpose by wild board, to appoint
! one or more truant officers, not exceed
i ing five in number in any county, who
' shall be assigned to duty by districts
composed of townships. The truant
officer shall see that the provisions of
this act are complied with, and when
from personal knowledge or by re-port
or complaint from any resident of the
township Or townships under his su-
! pervlsion, he believes that any child
, subject to the provisions of this act Is
I habitually absent from school, he sliiill
Immediately give written notice to the
i parent, guardian or custodHtu of such
child that the attendance of sue!) child
at school Is required, and if within live
days such parent, guardian or custo
dian of child does not comply with the
provisions of this section, theu the tru
ant officer shall make complaint
against such parent, guardian or cus
todian of such child, In any court of
record, for violation of the provisions
of this act, and any such parent, gmrd
lan Or custodian of such child who shrill
violate the provisions of this act shall
be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars, to which may
beadded, in the discretion of the Court,
Imprisonment in the county Jail not
less tlian two nor more than ninety
days.
The law also makes provision for
parents, guardians and cu.odians of
children who are too poor to furnish
their children with books n.ud neces
sary clothing.
The school officers may also maintain
a "parental home" for incorrigible and
truant children. Any child not being
12 years old may be compelled to at
tend this "home" for an indeterminate
time not longer than 120 days.
This new law if It can be fully en
forced will add at leost 20 per cent, to
the enrollment of the schools. The
measure is in line with the educational
thought of the day, and while it has Its
defects, It is the general opinion of
officers and teachers that it will have a
good effect upon the State. New house
will have to be built In many places In
order to accommodate the pupils.
Teachers and officers are looking for
ward to next year's work, lellevlng
that much good will be accomplished
by the strict enforcement of this new
law. Richard Park, County Superin
tendent, Sullivan County, Indiana.
Mottoes for Teachers,
Things before words.
Telling Is not teaching.
Work with the individual.
Talk with, not to, the children.
Absence of occupation Is not rest
Praia the work rather than the child.
Be sure the point chosen la the right
one.
Let every lesson have a definite or
leading point.
Be not simply good; be good for
something.
Books, like friends, should be few
and well chosen.
Individual recitation Is the safeguard
to thoroughness.
Blessed la he who has found bis
work; let him ask no greater blessing.
A person is worth in this world the
effects he can produce no more, no
leas.
To become proficient in any profes
sion there are three things necessary
nature, study, practice.
That teacher la most successful, oth
er things being equal, who hides her
self in her subject, thsvt her pupils may
suppose that they find out everything
for themselves. A reliance upon their
own intellectual ability is thus devel
oped. Have a purpose In life, and having tt
throw Into your work such strength of
mind and might as God baa given you.
Boone County (Iowa) Normal Insti
tute. For rVosaotlnsj Good Order.
Children generally find a good many
questions which they wish to ask their
teacher, or their companions, In the
school. Tbey nod it necessary to get a
great many mislaid books, pencils, etc.;
there is frequent need to "speak" or
leave the seat." When we taught our
second country school, a friend gave us
a suggestion as to this matter. Accord
ingly, we promulgated the rule that no
request for any of these favors must
be made while a recitation was Iu
progress. One who had any want of
the sort wss to set a book on end on
bis desk, and go on with his work. At
the end of the recitation, we visited
each such desk, answered all ques
tions and usually did all the errands.
Two things were noticeable, vIe., the
reduced amount of business, and the
greater quiet with which It could be
Oas of tbs nusat ways of secoiing
the good will or an idle or mischievous '
boy is to get hlni to help you atsjut
something; you and he are then in
partnership; you are "running the ma
chine" together. It is well to have a
good many committee, on which you
may judiciously appoint those whom
you propose to conquer by use. There
may be a committee to receive visitors,
a committee ou ventilation, a commit
tee on the adjustment of the shades, a
committee ou water supply, and if a
stove is used to heat the room, a com
mittee on stove, fuel and temperature.
Usually the pupils will feel a degree
of pride iu serving ou thexe commit
tees, the teacher will be relieved of
some care and work, and there will be
a little more of a feeling among all the
pupil, of a common interest and com
mon resKn.sIb!llty in all the details of ,
the school-room. Exchange.
Emery.
Emery is one of the few valuable
rocks not yet produced in important
quantities in America. Large amounts
are yearly brought from Turkey and
the Greek Islands, where it has been
quarried since history began. Its won
derful properties were no secret to the
ancients, who used It for cutting and
polishing; but their methods of work
ing are not certainly known. Curious
ly, modern methods of mining this sub
stance have miide no progress, and to
this day ledges of emery have In-en
heated by huge fires and the hot rock
cracked by douches of cold water. .
During the middle ages, and for
many years afterward, the properties
of emery, while not forgotten, could
not be utilized. The old art of working
was lost, and ingenuity was unable to
give t:si ful forms to this Intractable
substance. It long defied every effort.
SI v :y, however, emery iii;:iiti came lu
lu i :.;-e, first as a polish'?:.,: and cutting
powder, and Inter, in the form of small
grains, was attached to fabrics like a
sandpaper. Meatus were afterward
found to cement and mold Its small
particles into wheels. Emery wheels
soon came into life, their remarkable
cutting properties proving at owe the
great industrial Importance of the In
vention. Years elapsed, however, before the
emery millstone could be made; but at
length this, too. was accomplished, and
a practical emery Ktone was brought
out in England. Later, Yankee Ingenu
ity Improved upon this aud produced
the present successful rock emery mill
stone, which is built up of large blocks
of emery set in (strong metal.
These millstones grind fast Itecause
the emery fine is always sharp, and
as they are not damaged by heat, they
can be run at high speed.
Many new use will doubtless lie
fovmd for emery; but probably it can
take no more luiortunt place than that
of the emery wheel and the emery mill
stone, the one cutting and polishing Ln
the shops the hardest surfaces and the
other grinding the surface to any do
gree of fineness.
The Puzzling Apostrophe.
A Chicago paper deplores the lgnor
an e displayed by painters of the use
of the apostrophe, not only In the pos
sessive case, but In any instance where
it Is required. Not only is it left out
where It should be used, but many of
the painters "make a bluff at it" by in- J
sertlug where It has no call to be seen, j
"Ladies Entrance" Is seen over the'
back doors of hundreds of saloons In'
U.if CHJ, luouftu o i oui.- v c m; toe .
astonishing variation of "Iadie's En
trance." An entire article could be!
filled with these monstrosities of "En
glish as she Is painted." Ou a trades
man's wagon the following is minted
ln rather neat letters: "Grocerie'a and
Meats." "The Worklngmens' Ex
change" i located on a prominent
street. The funniest sign of all reads
thus: "Cigar's, Tobacco and Candle's.
All the Dally Paper's for sale." Possi
bly the guilty painter wlio has Indulged
In these monstrosities does business on
Paulina street, because a big sign ovei
bis door reads simply,. "8 ION'S." It
is certainly strong circumstantial evl
dence.
The Isle of Fire.
One of the greatest natural phenom
ena ln the world Is the island of Ore,
which Is situated In the crater of the
plains of Grobagana, In Java. Tbe
Island, which Is about two miles In cir
cumference, is really a lake of boiling
mud. From its center great columns
of black slime may be aean rising and
falling back again, unpolled by some
mighty force. Huge bubbles of hot
mud, which fill up like balloons, are
constantly seen ou the surface of the
"lake," and they burst with loud de
tonations. Surrounding the lake Is s
sea of bright vegetation, which when
seen from a distance glows with a sub
dued, lurid color, giving the whole the
appearance of smoldering fire.
Married by Prosy.
To this day marriages by proxy axe
allowed In Holland, and are mostly fa
vored by Dutchmen who hare gone
abroad, leaving their sweethearts be
hind them, and who find It Inconve
nient to return home to claim their
brides. After certain legal formalities
have been carried out, a friend of tbe
bridegroom goes through the ceremony
for him, and then the bride Is shipped
to ber far away husband.
"Happened to see your wife on a
wheel yesterduy. If I remember, I
beard you declare you would never
allow her to ride." "Yes, I know. Hut
she had a chance to trade off her pug
dog for a wheel and I thought I would
choose the least evil." Indianapolis
Journal.
Mrs. McBrltle "Before we were jiar
rlerl you often wished there was some
bin ve deed you could do for me to
show your love." Mr. McBrlde
"Yes, dear, and I would do It now."
Mrs. Mcftrlde "4V.S0, love, go riowt,
Into tbe kitchen snd discharge Brld-
ft." Boston Courier
UtISI' r OKMSOF THOl'UHT.
SOLOMON AND TUPPER TWISTED
TO SUIT A MODERN TRADE.
The Wiaiom of the 8aea ami the Wit
of the Maae, Uvea tbe Work of the
Missionaries, Are Crist in the Mill
T hey Are I'oached Upon by Aulhors
and Advertisers.
Whether Solomon invented all his prov
erbs, or gathered them from many
sources with a nicer seu.-e of perumueiit
worth than Mr. Tupper exereiswl iu his
later compendium, ih and ever will he a
open question. Solomon's copyright rttu
out long before Tupper's time, anil both
are now poached upon with impunity by
all classes, from authors to advertisers.
Hut, taken by themselves, proverbs well
repay careful study. Students of thnol
ogy find iu the proverbs of the different
races tbe clearest proofs of ih ir real char
acteristics, for tncy are the shrewdest ami
yet most intimute expressions of their
daily life.
Judged by the comparison of these
homely sayings, it will be found that nil
nations are of one kindred, possessing
common needs, common aspirations, ami
seeking similar reliefs from toil and la
bor. On the dustiest shelves of our li
braries may he found collections of all
the proverbs of the different nations,
quite a lare proportion of the work hav
ing resulted from the interest which mis
sionaries have taken in their earnest
studies of the uncivilized peoples whom
they seek to instruct. That the shrewd
ayings of the Scotch or the bright hits
of the Irish should be carefully collected
gives little cause for surprise; but a col
lection of Abyssinian proverbs, of those
of the Tamil language, of Icelandic lore,
of the Sanscrit, South Sea Islands, Chin
ese, and Hottentot Solomons does excite
curiosity. The missionaries have found
it a pleasant as well as a prolitnVe :.ik.
It delves deep into the idioms of the lan
guage, tells with unerring accuracy the
mental tendency of the peo,.'i . and by in
troducing the foreigner Into the inner
thought of both home and trade shows
him the real life of those who adopt them
as every-dny expressions.
It is impossible to read the well-collated
proverbs of the Chinese without
realizing that a home life exists in that
flowery kingdom which rivals that of
many more civilized countries. No Solo
mon, no descendant of Abraham, could
eclipse the trade proverbs of the Chinese.
They touch ou trade with a keenness and
thoroughness which proves them to be
masters in that school. The baser life of
the Hottentot, the loose morals of the fel
lah, the independent spirit of the Briton,
are all crystallized in their national prov
erbs. In England and many other countries
it was formerly very usual for a trades
man to select some proverb as his motto,
and thus post his principles plainly over
his shop door. It remained, however, for
an American house to appropriate the
proverbs of the world en masse and use
them for their own advancement. New
Yorkers who ride on the elevated roads,
or people who in less favored localities
et.il jog along iu the slow street cars, are
familiar with the blue and white proverbs
which proclaim the merits of Sapolio to
the world, livery omnibus in London and
almost every "tram car" in Uugland is
similarly adorned.
They made their first appearance on the
Broadway omnibuses, were gathered out
of over 4,000 pages of the world's collec
tions, and twisted to suit t je case. Many
are beyond easy recognition in their
new dress, many are entirely original, but
these are also printed between inverted
commas, which lend a glamour of anti
quity to them. To-day we are told that
over 20,000 of these blue cards are dis
played in public conveyances carrying
over G.000,000 passengers daily.
Condensed thought generally requires
paddiug to make it intelligible to the
masses, just as the stomach of the horse
must he distended with hay to make the
oats digest readily; but with proverbs it
is quite otherwise, 'ldeir popularity is
only reached be ause they have passed
muster as being clear to every mind. They
tell their story with a directness and brev
ity which pleases the public, as the dic
tionary did the old Scotch woman "They
air braw stories," she said, "but unco'
short." Turned to tell the practical story
of Sapolio, they often acquire new inter
est. Who reads tbe advice, "He patient
and you will have patient children," with
out an innate respect for the advice which
follow, not to fret over house cleaning,
but do It easily with Sapolio? And who
can repress a smile when the Sapolionic
artist pictures the patient father and the
Impatient twins defying tbe proverb? But
the mother will be back sooner If ibe fol
low the sdvice. Our familiar "The pot
call the kettle black" takes a new Inter
est In its Italian form. Tbe pot says to
the pan, "Keep off or you'll amatch me."
Tbe universal toll of the world flada ex
pression In the Catalan phrase, "Where
wilt thou go, Ox, that tbotj wilt not
plough?" Almost all nations possess a
proverb which declare that "if you forbid
a fool a thing, that he will do," and with
confidence Id the good will of tut public
tbe advertiser of Sapolio puts It in this
form:
"Forbid a fool a thing and that he will
do." Ho we say for variety: "Don't use
Sapolio but then you're not a fool."
"A touch of nature which make all the
world akin" spring out of tbe quaint
thought that "A needle, though naked
ltelf, clothes others." Who can near it
once and ever see a needle without recall
ing It? Who fails to recognise the picture
It auggest of the aid given to the poor by
the poor, and of the help which is every
where gained from the humblest of assist
ant? What can be more practical than the
Statement that "a hsodsaw Is good
n
thing, but not to have with," which nat
urally suggest the proper use of Spoli0.
Slang never can be confounded with
proverbial phrases. It seems universal,
bat it i merely a local form used to ea
pres a transient but popular Idea. YVara
ago, when a general rush at hotel keeping
resulted in many failures, the slang ran:
"lie's a very good man, hut he can't keep
a hotel." All such phrases are local and
temporary. They do not survive indeed,
rarely possess merit enough to reach a
second year without evident decline in
popularity. We have noticed that none of
the advertisements of Sapolio make use of
slatig. and probably for this reason.
Naturally many of the best proverbs
used in this connection relate to household
cleanliness, and all the original ones are
framed to that end. "Dirt in the house
builds the highway to beggnry," deserves
recognition, despite its origin. House
hold sayings, in the sense of four-walled
buildings full of furniture, are quite lack
ing in many Eastern tongues. We believe
that no reference to clean housekeeping
can be found in the Koran or even in the
Bible, except that of the woman who
swept the house to find her lost coin.
Shakspeare rather slights the subject, hut
whether liecause :i was not deemed impor
tant in that int- ' tua) but dirty age or
because he mia'id to grander things, we
will not discus" . but the England of to
day well says of home, "The cleaner 'tis
the rosier 'tis," and our American adver
tiser improves the opportunity to add that
humble homes made bright with Sapolio
are better than tawdry palaces? Alas,
for the thoughtlessness of the man who
forgot to ask whether his bride used Sa
polio. The Scotch proverb records hi
case: "Ye hae tied a knot wi' your tongu
ye winna loose wi' your teeth."
a profTt on big families.
Mill Operatives Find an Advantage
in Many Children.
. The cable dispatch telling of tbe
proposal of the Erench government to
offer premiums for large families, hop
ing by this Inducement to restore the
native population to its size of a quar
ter of a century ago, merely broach, as
something novel, a system which baa
for reasons not of statecraft, but mere
ly personal, long been ln operation in
Eastern Connecticut.
In the mills, which are to be found"
wnerever iu iuis uuiv noruou oi wis
State there Is a wuter power, the work
ers are French Cauadlaus. Big mills,
with their hundreds aud even thou
sands of operatives, ore numerous, and
little mills, each employing from twen
ty to thirty to 100 to UOO workers of
both sexes are tucked down letween
the bills ln all sorts of possible and
seemingly impossible spots.
In the large mills Is to Im found a
sprinkling of women of other nationali
ties, but fully 00 per cent, are French.
In the smaller mills there are practi
cally none but French workmen.
What surprises the visitor who has
come out of a New England city Ilka
Hartford or New Haven to see bow
cotton and woolen goods are made Is
the number of children In the factories.
Should this visitor nsk the superin
tendent of a small mill to mint out the
children of one family he will name
half a dozen ln the room In which he
happens to lie; Indicate another ou tbe
stairs and four or five In the various
workrooms.
The father and mother may or may
not be workers Id tbe factory. If th
family is large enough the mother Is
the housekeeper, and the onerous duty
of the father Is to escort his offspring
to and from work. He goes to tbs
mill with them In the morning and
knows that they are all Ii.slde the gata
before tbe hour for starting the ma
chinery. At noon he conveys them
home to dinner and back to the tt?
tory. At night be may come to taksl
tbem home, but tks Is not an Imi
tlve duty. On pay day he comes to
the factory and draws the wages of all
of them.
This child farming Is but one act of
the drama of French factory life. The
years during which all the children
work and tbe father drawn the wages
are necessarily few. The fund for a
life of ease must be made quickly. Tbs
female child, which at 14 Is the source
of greatest profit, Is ready to marry
one of her own class at 10, and she does
so promptly. The new husband and
wife will work on In the mill for tbe
next five years, with occasional Inter
ruptions when there are additions to
the family, and then they vanish. They
have gathered their savings and gone
to Canada to raise a family. Tbey
make no fuss atiout tbe matter. It Is
the regular thing. Ten years later, or
even sooner, they will be Imck with a
big string of boys and girls to earn
money for tbem; they will gather the
profits and retire for life to the Cana
dian farm, as their fathers and moth
ers did.
It is noticeable of late years that the
operatives are more In baste to lie rich
than formerly, They rush lck to tbs
factories with smaller families than
were common twenty years ago. In
deed, It Is rarely now that families of
more thnn thirteen are found, and few
In the factory tenements exceed ten In
number. New York Times.
"Va.vFiM4 a boy, "1 know what
makes people laugh In their sleeve."
"Well, my son, what makes themt
" 'Cause that's where their funny bon
!." Spare Moments.
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