Conservative.
niiud by the fcur thnt a window cleaner
might fall upon me. "
A member , addressing the house ,
usually stands with his head uncovered ;
but not always. There is an occasion
when it is absolutely out of order for a
member to speak in a standing position
and without his hat iipon his head.
When a debate has ended , and the ques
tion which has been discussed is put
from the chair , an interval of two
minutes ( hiring which the electric bells
ring all over the palace of Westminster
is allowed to enable members to got to
the chamber. The time is taken by a
sandglass on the table , and when it has
elapsed the doors are locked. It is at
this particular juncture that it is essen
tial for a member , who wishes to address
the house , to retain his seat and wear
his hat. If he were to follow the or
dinary practice , and stand up with his
head uncovered , he would be roared and
shouted at from all sides of the house
for his breach of etiquette. Mr. Glad
stone once had occasion to address the
house just as a division was about to betaken
taken ; and as he always left his hat at
the cloak-room , 'he was compelled to
borrow a substitute from a colleague
who sat behind him. But Mr. Glad
stone's head was of abnormal size it is
said that his hats had to be made for
him and the proffered headgear only
covered the top of his head. For some
moments his voice could not bo heard
above the laughter produced by his
comical efforts to balance the borrowed
hat. Then the late Lord Herschell , at
that time in the lower house as member
for Carlisle , who had an exceptionally
large head , came to the rescue. He
passed his hut to his leader , and Mr.
Gladstone made his motion.
In the curious customs of the house of
commons , there is nothing more amus
ing than the strange ceremony which
marks the termination of every sitting.
The moment the house is adjourned ,
messengers and policemen shout out in
the corridors and lobbies , "Who goes
home ? " These words have sounded
every night for centuries , through the
palace of Westminster. The perform
ance originated at a time when it was
necessary to go homo in parties for com
mon protection against "footpads , " who
infested the streets of London. But ,
although serious danger of being "held
up" in any part of the metropolis has
almost ceased , the cry of "Who goes
homo ? " is still heard every night when
the hoxise of commons is in session.
LAWUKNOR IRWELL.
NEED ABILITY AND ENERGY.
The first characteristic that a boy
ought to have to prepare himself for the
battle of life , is self-reliance. He must
believe in his own integrity , ability , and
energy to accomplish things. A young
man may bo the soul of honor and lack
either ability or energy , and never make
a success commercially. It requires the
combination of the three , with good
horse sense and application to business.
A boy must be faithful to his employers
and must work for their interest and
not for the clock to strike 12 or G. I am
one of those who believe a boy has just-
as good a chance to succeed now , as
ever before in the history of the world.
There is more demand for good men in
good positions than there ever was.
These better positions are surrounded by
greater salaries , greater responsibilities ,
and greater opportunities to achieve suc
cess than ever before.
PAUL MORTON.
[ Mr. Morton is vice-president of the
AtchisoiijTopekaand Santa Fe Railroad.
Ho began his railway service in Decem
ber , 1872 , since which time he has been
clerk in the land office of the Burlington
and Missouri river road , clerk in the
general freight department of the Burl
ington , assistant general freight agent ,
general passenger agent , and general
freight agent of the same road. When
the Santa Fo emerged from bankruptcy ,
Mr. Morton was elected vice-president
in charge of traffic. Chicago Daily
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