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TWENTY-iaHST YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKN1NG , JULY 20 , 1891-SIXTJBEN PAGES , JS'UMIJEK 38.
Ttin puniT ITPVIPT niifi P
TUE GREAT MEXICAN UNCLE ,
How Pawnbrokinrr is Carried on Couth of
the Rio Grande ,
MEXICO'S ' MONEY AND BANKING METHODS
I'rrullnr IliiHlnoss I'VntmoH ' and an
Ovir ; < loui ! Criiitlt System Amur *
luitii Trade nnd How It
Should hoVorkod. .
mti / FMrik G.
Mexico , July Hi. [ Special Correspondence
of Tin ; HI-.K.J The great Mexican undo Is
the most numerous of his kind in the world.
Out of the 11,000,000 inhabitants of the coun
try fully 10,000 000 patronize the pawnshops
and you ran spout anything from n silk hand
kerchief to a $100,000 diamond. You iind
these pawnshops In every .village and city
and there are moro than sixty here nt the
capital. The biggest of these is to a ccrf.iin
oxtrnt under the government. His known
, , ,113 the Monte do Picdud , and It has been in
operation moro than ono huudrnd and llfty
years. It was founded ns a philanthropic
institution by a Spanish count , who endowed
It with a capital ol $ .100,000 , mid this capital
has since been doubled. It has millions of
dollars' worth of goods In Its vaults , and a
great many of the xvcalthlcst families loan
their Jewels to It for safe-keeping. It has
Its lixed rules mid nil depositors nro treated ,
alike. The Interests charged range from
8 to 1'J pnr cent per annum and It loans from
fl to $10,000 at a titno on single articles.
Everything under the sun Is accepted as
security , and the appraisers estimate its
wortli nnd the pawnshop loans two-thirds of
the value they put upon it. All loans must
bo renewed within eight mouths nnd If they
tire not the goods are put up for sale at the
appraiser's ' valuation. They are sold nt auc
tion for ns much as they will bring above
this and these auction sales nro hold once a
month. If the goods fall to sell they are
marked down for the next month's sale and
this marking is continued until they Ilnd a
purchaser , if the goods do not bring ns
much as thomnountof the loan the appraisers
must make up the dolleiency out of
Ahelr own pockets. This pawnshop
loam , $1,000,000 a year , and It has nbout 50,000 ,
loan is about $ .
debtors , so that the average -
The loans average IMIO a day , and nbout one-
ttnrd of the articles loaned on nro never re
deemed. The Monte do Pcldud has branch
oniccs in all the big cities of Mexico and the
chli'f shop at the capital is Just opposite the
grout cathedral and within a stone's throw of
the national pultico. I have visited It a num
ber of times durlnr the past two weeks and I
attended ono of its auctions this
'morning. It loolts moro like n great
Junk shop or auction room than like the
big banking institution It is. 1ur -
nituro of all kinds from pianos to cheap
chromes , bicycles nnd mirrors , saddles nnd
harness , shawls and clothing were mlxc.1 up
In u heterogcnous mass and men and women
were examining them and looking at the
tickets which contained the prices llxed by
the appraisers attached to tlu-m. As ono
found what be wanted ho would point it out
to the auctioneers nud they would put It up
mid show it to tlio rest. If any higher bid
was gotten the auction wont on until it was
sold , but ns a rule it was knocked down to
the llrst applicant. In another part of the
room were great store cases containing hun
dreds of gold watches , thousands of dollars'
worth of diamonds mid pearls and articles of
Jewelry sot with precious stones of every
description , The appraiser's valuation
was attached to each of these articles
mid they were auctioned off to the
highest bidders. I noted that the
clerks of the establishment always told
whether the stones were true or false. The
soles were fair and in most cases the goods
wore very cheap. For a long time this pawn
shop gave- all its prollts to the church. Then
for a tlmo they went to the government ,
nnd i.ow the institution Is run to a certain
extent by a private corporation.
Your Unolo'H Intnrost.
"in addition to tlio Monte doPiodad you Ilnd
private pawn shops all over Mexico. At
these the loans are much moro costly and fi
nnd 10 per cent a month is not uncommon.
Thov take mw kind of property ns security
nml'they nro In reality often fences or receiv
ers of s'tolon goods. In no country in the
world will you Ilnd moro potty thieving than
in Mexico and those pawn shops are largely
the cause of It. The Mexican peon is nntur-
- ftllv a sneak thief. Ho is not n robber and
while ho would have no compunctions about
stealing a towel or a handkerchief or a suit
of clothes ho would not touch a package of n
thousand dollars If tie haw It lying in your
room at tUo hotel. Tlie penalties for steal
ing m-e exceedingly heavy in Mexico and the
majority of thefts are of things that would
not pay"the expense of conviction. Tlio Mex
icans nro expert pickpockets and I have mot
half a Oo/.on Americans who have lost their
watches In Mexican crowds. A favorite
place for stealing Is in ctiurches , nml nt one
of tlio big feasts which occur so often In dif
ferent parts of the country ono needs to watch
very carefully after Ills pocket bonk and his
watch. In sleeping on the ground lloor It is
always necessary to guard the windows or
you may Ilnd your bcdclolhing and your pan-
tnloons'gono in the morning. In stops nt iho
stations for dinner tlio windows of the rail
road car * nro always put down nnd the doors
locked , mid In carrying a small vallso it is
best to keep it under your foot. A trlend ol
mine who has Just loaned his revolver for $12
at ono of tha pawn shops showed mo his tick
ets this morning. For the use of the nionev
he pays Ii cents on the dollar for the llrst
month , lit cents on the dollar for the second
mouth. 18 per cent for the third month , and
after that 'i" per cent a month. Of course ho
expects to redeem the gun before the end of
the llrst month but ho Is a natural spend
thrift and It Is easy to see who will own that
revolver.
Pawnshops nH HunkH.
Nevertheless these pawnshops form the
: if ! > ' banking establishments of the greater
part of Mexico. In the smaller towns there
are no hanking institutions , whatever , and
Mexico C'ityVlth Its UUO.OOO people , its lm-
mouse business and trade , nnd Us numbers
of wealthy people , has less than half n do/en
legitimate banking Institutions. It seems to
mu that there Is n big thing to bo made out
of bunking In Mexico , mid the wonder Is that
n good American bank has not been estab
lished hero. Savings banks ought to pay In
every city of this country , but so far I have
heard of only one mid that at the little city
of Julpa , which lies In the mountmns be
tween here and Vera Cruz. The American
population of the capital Is almost largo
enough to warrant a good American bank ,
nnd Now York Is the monetary center of
Mexico today. Nino-tenths ot all the ox-
chmiges go through Now York and drafts on
London are sent to Now York for collection.
The sumo Is largely true as to drafts on Puns
and to n certain extent so of Spanish drafts
through the steamship line which runs be
tween Spain and Mexico decreases thu Span
ish business. As far ns 1 can learn the banks
of Mexico City nro nwklni : a great deal of
moDov. The Hatik of Mexico nnd London , so
onoo ( 111 chief directors tells me , nmdo
twenty nor cent last year mid the stock ot
this bank , which as at present constituted ,
was organized only a few years ago , luis moro
than doubled In value. It doe * n business of
about eighteen million dollars n year on a
capital of H million and a half and U has a
largo reserve fund. The president of this
bunk Is a Scotchman who came to Mexico
poor and who is now said to bo
worth n number of millions. His naino Is
Don Thomas liranltf , nnd ho Is president of
the railroad that runs from Vera Cruz to tlio
pvulttil and Is a largo cotton factor and on ex
tensive real estate owner.
After the .National Pattern.
Another of the big ban Us of Mexico City Is
tha Bunco National , or the National Hunk of
Mexico , This , like tbo Hunk of London aim
Mexico , has the right to muo bank notes ,
uid its notes are good every where when they
are Issued In Mexico City and not by Us
branches over the country. All notes of
other banks are discounted when out of tlio
territory where they nro Issued , ntid the
notes of the Bank of London and the National -
al bank U.sucd by a branch , at Chihuahua for
Instance , are liuten at n discount anywhere
else , and I am told that the imiin banks hero
tnko their own notes from their branch banks
at a discount. This seems strange , but
money Is made on everything In Mexico and
It takes but n small ground for mi extra
charge. The National bank is n government
Institution and nt the same tlmo n prlvuto
bmilc. It wns orgmii/ed during the adminis
tration of President ( fonzales , when there
was considerable corruption nnd when any
thing could bo bought of the government.
The result is that tno bank has a number of
privileges not accorded to other banks. It is
supposed to belong largely to ttio Roths
childs , mid 11 is operated by foreign Interests.
The Inleniation.il Banic of Mexico Is run on
the debenture principle. It Issues loans on
mortgages nnd Is a bank of ileposit.
Mr.vlco'N ( .I'iMlIt Syntcni.
In addition to these banks there nro several
prlv.ito banks , the biggest of which arc
Benecklo Brother * and Shlror & Co. These
are malting u great deal ot money. They
loan on goods In transit mid do a gteat deal
of mercantile business. Tlio Benockio Broth
ers , or rather the Bencckle Brothers' succes
sors , am an Austrian linn. They have a
capital of $100,000 , and the original Benockles
made n big fortune and Went back
to Europe soaie years ngo , leaving the
business to their successors , who are said to
bo duingcqually well. Sliircr & Co. arc also
doing a big business , aud mi American bank
Is shortly to bo opened which promises to
make Itsell ono of the leading monetary Insti
tutions of the city. This , bank will do busi
ness on American principles. It will not
tinvo so much rod tape ns the other banks ,
and It will not need an introduction from de
positors and the nssurunco that the deposit
will bo continued for a number of months , as
the other hnnlis are said to require , in order
thut the privilege of leaving their money may
be granted. It will bo a savings bank and
will pay 5 per cent for time deposits. It will
have the right of safety deposit and the ware
house business mid all of the privileges
granted to other banks save that of issuing
notes , bud the government will not charge It
stamp taxes for Us business between its
brandies. It will put up a big building and
all of the materials for this are to come in
frco of duty , and there is no doubt of its hue-
cess. As the only savings bank of any im
portance in the country and the only ono in
Mexico City , itcannot fail to make big prollts
and it will uo run and patronized by men of
largo means. Ono of the incorporators is
the llrm of Morris & Butte of Kansas City ,
who have an immense packing house hero In
connection with Mexican capital , and who
buy from < JO,000 to i0.1,001) worth of Mexi
can oxetuingo every week. The pro Ills on ex
change hero are Immense and ttio credit sys-
ten. of Mexico ought to develop a great bank
ing business ,
MllliotiK In Hurled Ti-oastii-p.
Banking Is in the first days of Its Infancy
in Mexico. The insecurity of the country In
the days of the revolutions nnd until about ,
twelve years ngo was such that the people
burled their money instead of depositing It ,
and there nro today millions upon millions of
dollars In the hands of iho rich liaciondados
which are buried in tno ground or hidden
away under the walls of their homes. Those
men have for years been making money and
hoarding. They don't know what Interest ,
means , and they sell their crops mid work
their mines year "after year and pile away the
surplus. It Is the same with many of the
poorer classes. Some of these are richer
than they look and in the coffea districts I
hear of men living who were supposed to
have nothing and from r.0,000 . to lOl'.OiH ' ) dollars
lars discovered about their mud huts. Ttiis
represented the accumulation of years and
the secret of Its existence was communicated
from lather to son. Every old Spanish fam
ily has its strong box and American mor-
chnnts mid drummers tell mo that appear
ances are very deceitful hero mid that you
can't tell how rich ono ol these rough looking
old farmers Is by his clothes.
lliite t Pay Onnli ,
As to credits all business in Mexico is done
on long time , and even where the people have
the cash lying away doing nothing they pre
fer to buy on from six to niiio months or n
year's credit. In the wholesale businesses
of Iho country at least ono half of the bales
uie made on time and one of the reasons that
American trade is not moro extensive hero
is that our merchants will not give the credit
demanded. Tlie merchants don't ' sen in to ob
ject to high prices but tlioy do object to payIng -
Ing cash which is sometimes asked even be
fore they see the goods , and their motto in
business h Just tlio reverse of ours. Wo believe -
liovo in quick sales and small profits. The
Mexican prefers slow sales mid big profits.
Ho Is content to wait nnd ho gets his price ,
Mexican credit , is , I am told , vorj good.
The people pay their dobta mid business
failures are very few. This Is so in both
Mexico City mid throughuut the country.
Mexico never has a great linnncial panic , mid
so far no city In the land has over known
what we call n boom. The people do not
speculate though they are inveterate
gamblers. Thov live simply mid they are as
sharp business people along the lines that
they have been accustomed to us any people
in the world. Them are no Jews in business
in Mexico , and this is stud to bo so because
the Mexicans them clvo.4 uro sharper than
the Jews lu business. As far ns I can learn
the Mexican is honest In his business
methods. If ho has a tlxed contract ho will
carry it out and if ) on do not attempt to take
undue advantage of him lie will treat you
fairly. He believes that all business is done
with the eyes open mid expects to take such
advantage as the law allows him ,
No Commercial AKOII < ' | ON.
1 was surprised to Hud that Mexico has no
such agency as Dun or Bradstivots. The
country lias n number of big cities. Leon
has 100.000 , ( iuudahitiara has 100,000 nud San
Louis PotoM must have rft.OuO people. Allot
these towns mid dozens of others nro centers
of trado. Still yon can't go into Mexico
City , which Is the wholesale distributing
point , and Iind the standing of any merchant
in any ono of them. Tlio banks have their
own private correspondents , but the people
at largo have no means of obtaining such in
formation. Notwithstanding tills , iho sys
tem of credit giving Is very general and both
wholesale and retail dealers give it. A great
many goods uro sold on Installments nnd n
great deal of money Is loaned on chattel
mortgages. As to mortgages an real estate ,
ttio.-io nro few , and according to the laws of
the country , hard to ronlUu upon. The titUs
to the property are otten bad and the expense
ot drawing up the papers with the heavy
stamp duties is great. In the case of chattel
mortgage * the properly usually goes Into the
hands of the creditor until the debt Is paid.
For this reason ninny of the old families
have n great dual of wealth In their family
jewels. These are easily concealed in case of
a revolution nnd tlmy are always available
for loans. At the time of Pain's singing In
Mexico quantities of these jewels appeared
that had not been seen for years. The young
ladies of the swell families then came out In
ail their glory , and mmiy a diamond necklace
was tiiucii from the vaults of the Monte do
Picdad to glonty Its owner mid the occasion ,
' 1 ho linpor : 1 rndi- ,
About one-half of tno Imports of Mexico
coino Irom the United States , but 9. " > per cent
of tliibo are handled by foreigner ; , and not
by Americans. The bulk of thu foreign 1m-
imrtlng Is done by the French , the English
and the Germans , mid so far the Americans
huvo not gotten a hold on the business of
Mexico. The fact that the American-Mex
ican trade amounts to nbout $ . ' 10,000,000 a
year and that only 5 per cent of this is
handled nv our citizens shows tnls conclu
sively. There Is a prejudice hero against
American goons mid the English and Gor
man merchants foster this prejudice mm run
down American goods whenever they can.
They are very Jealous of us nnd they tire
banded together ngiiliut us. American mer
chants should handle their goods , as far as
possible , through Americans and not through
foreigners. They should send their own
agents wherever possible to Mexico , and
should study the markets and the people.
With the proper care In packing and In bell
ing , them Is an immense tlcld here for almost
every kind of product wo make , but the trade
will have to be pushed. Goods should bo ad
vertised and prices regulated on n credit
basis mid not on n cash basis. The Mexicans
will demand the credit at any rate , and they
will pay the prices , At present the chief nnd
only thing * In which wo have the lead uro
cool oil and muchluery , The Standard. ol\ \
company , nnd the White nad Singer sowing
machines you Ilnd all over Mexico , mid you
will see Auitman ft Taylor threshing nxi-
chinos nnd Studobakcr wagons everywhere
coming in. I mot a Mr. Hose , who repre
sented the Squler manufacturing company of
Buffalo , who told mo no had sold fltfO.OOO
worth of siuar mills nnd other machinery
during the past year , and Scagur , Guernsey
& Co. of the City of Mexico handle all kinds
of American goods , nnd are , no they tell me ,
having a good trade In electrical plants ,
steam engines of various kinds , Hammond
mid Ilomlngton typewriters , plows mid
American paper. This llrm Is the biggest
American llrm In Mexico. It has a house in
Now York and its partners have studied the
trade and are Introducing nil kinds of Amer
ican goods. FlUNK O. CAlll'B.STEIl.
THE ro LCII o / ' .1 ti A is iiKit ii.ixo
Miiryttrrt J. t'rri' ' > n tit llariwr' * Itiunr.
O , why should the world seem strange ,
With Its beauty around mo stilH
And why should the slope of my swarded
path
Seem suddenly all uphill )
I had gone , with a buoyant step ,
So cheerily on my way ;
How could I believe so calm a light
Could turn to so chill a gray I
And whereforol Because the hitul :
That held in its clasp my own
Whoso touch was n benediction such
As only the blest have known
Was caught by the viewless hand
Of an angel and upward drawn.
What hope , what comfort , what guidance
now ,
Since the stay of my life Is gone !
"But n stronger U loft to thee , " .
Some comforting whisper salth
"The arm that shall curry tliee safe to him
When thou Grossest the tides of death. "
If Christ in His mortal hour
Had need of the chosen three ,
To watch with Him through the awful throes
Of Ills dread ( jothseuiune ,
O , surely Ills human heart
Will pity nud understand
That speechless yearning.too deep for words ,
For tha "louch of the vanished hmidl"
C'O.V.1 f ttj.l I.IIIKH.
OclniU I'ict I'rrff.
Sitting on the sandy shore.
Where the wavelets bout ,
With U lovely summer girl ,
Pink mid white nud sweet.
Isn't it gnlorious }
Don't you wish that you
Ilnd a bag of money , and
Nothing else to do.
Too many silly young couples drive into
matrimony with a blind bridal.
Philadelphia is not so slow after all , A
10-year-old boy wus recently married to a
woman aged twenty-live years.
In India a coolie ties u string around his
great toe when lu gets married. In this
country u man can remember the fact with
out any nrtillclnl aid.
It is very iingnllunt of tlio Chicago Herald
to declare that Nina Van Xandt is now a
Malata. having married the Italian "jour
nalist'1 who worked in a grocery store.
An engagement of interest to old Now
Yorkers is that of Miss Gwendolyn Davuson ,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D.U'isou ,
and Mr , Uichurd Frothlngham of Boston.
She It is better to have loved nnd lost
than never to have loved at all. He Yes.
It makes it better for the florists , for thu
Jewelers , and sometimes oven for the
lawyers.
The wedding of Miss Ethel Forbes-Leilh
and Captain Burn was an event of interest to
tlio resident American colony in London. It
took place last Tuesday in Holy Trinity
church , Sloano street.
The Now York girl who lost her engage
ment ring in a wash basin only to Iind it two
years later in the gutter , where It had been
wasned from nn open sewer , had meantime
been married and widowed.
Tlio peoploof Twilight , Washington county ,
Pa. , uro exercised over the elopement and
just n y
longer.
The ofllcial report of the issue ot marriages
in Franco shows that ' ,000)00 ( ) wedlocks were
childless ; ' , ' ,500,000 had but one child each ;
iil)0)00 : ) ( ) had two children each ; 1,500,000had
three children each ; 1,000.000 four children
MO.OOO each live ; 1500,000 each six , mid : WJ,000
each seven or moro children.
A young Salem ( Ore. ) blacksmith named
Passmoro.ngcd twenty-two , was married Fri
day to Miss Mary Helgessen.ugcd nbout forty ,
who came out from Iowa for the purpose ; the
twothrough the recommendation of a mutual
friend , having been in correspondence for
seine time. They had never seen each other
until a few days before their marriage
An engagement which was formally an-
noun'od nt Boverloy Farms , Mass. , is that of
Miss Leila Ilustis , a ( laughter of Mrs. Cclcs-
tine Eustis , of Washington , and ncico of ox-
Senator Hustis , to Thomas Hitchcock , Jr. , of
Now York city. Miss Eustis is ono of the
lincst horsewomen in this country , mid she
is said to bo possessed of great wealth. Mr.
Hitchcock , Jr. , Is well known in polltosoniotv ,
is master of the Meadow Brook hunt , one of
the best-known cross-countrv riders In the
United Stutos , and and mi accomplished uolo
player.
A contract marriage took place at Fresno ,
Cal. , the other day , the hridobeing underage
and unable to obtain the consent of her par
ents to the match. The contracting parties
were John Hoffman , aged twenty-four years
mid Florence May Ulco , aged llftecn mid one-
half years. They agree to take each other ns
husband and wife , and to immediately , pub
licly mid mutually assume each towards the
other till marital rights , duties and obliga
tions. If she so deslres.tho woman's contract
may be voided when she attains her majority.
! ; I'liirllius Uiuim.
Ilo Blushed into a silonn ; on JolTorson
iivomio , says tlio Detroit Frco Press , and
coming to u dross purndo with his front
risstiiif , ' on the counter , ho atiitl to the
tnnn behind the while npro-i :
"Got tiny of the olixor of HfoV"
uYop , " responded the bnrUooper.
"Fountain of youth ? "
' 'Yop. "
'Golden glory of joy ? "
" "
"Yop
'Nectar of the gods ? "
'Yop. "
Distilled delight ? "
Yop. "
'Liquid tenderness ? "
'Yop. "
Fluid extract of perfect happiness ? "
'Yop. "
"Angels' food ? "
'Yop. "
'Ks.soiK'0 of the tnssollcd Hold ? "
'Yop. "
'Oil of urludnoss ? "
'Yop. "
'IIopo ' of my soul1
Yo- ) . "
YoVoll
1 \Voll , gimme 'cm nil , " ho said , lay-
injr down n ( juiirtor , uml the barkeeper ,
without u single question , reached under
the counter and handed him out ti bottle
of genuine old bourbon and ho loolc it
eagerly.
Growth ol' the Metropolis
The assessment of property for pur
poses of ta.Mition In the city of Now
VorK for tlio current your. Bays the
Epoch , amounts to 81,78.r,8.37i8 ! ! : , nn in-
eretibo of 888,878,018 over that of 181)0. )
The aggregate increase for the last
throe years amounts to more than
$ ± (2,1)00,000. ( ) This alfords some indica
tion of the rapidity with which the me
tropolis continues to grow. There is ono
big ward , covering the whole upiwr end
of Manhattan Island down to Eighty-
fifth street , in which the Increase upon
tlio valuation of real estate alone in the
lost year amounts to over ? 10,000QOO , ,
ENGLAND'S ' HOUSE OF LORDS ,
Bishops in Their Flowing Eobcs of Black
and White.
POLITENESS THE UNIVERSAL RULE ,
Contriifit.H Ilotwcun tlio House of
1'uoix nnd tlio Muniitu of the
btutOH In Ability Nearly
on a J'nr.
Loxno.vJuly , 10. [ Special Correspondence
of Tin : liui : . | Though to procure admission
to n sluing of the peers is n task oven moro
difllctllt than obtaining nn entrance to the
housoof commons , I was enabled through
the aid of an order Issued by courtesy of Karl
Cadogmi to witness n session of the house of
lords lust Thursday ovonlug. At least four
sets of constablo-doorkoopors demand , each
In his turn , that the order bo submitted for
careful inspection until ilnally n messenger
in craning dross conducts the visitor into the
hall itself. U'hllo in the same room and on
tno same lloor ns the noble peers , the specta
tor Is nevertheless considered to bo outsldo
the bar of the house. The lords and carls
may retain their hats upon tholr heads if they
desire , but woo to the man in the nudlenco
who attempts to imitate their example. A
silk hat , inadvertently placed on the railing
running along the sulo of the room , nearly
resulted in the expulsion of one of my fellow-
spectators. Strange to say , the lords uro not
ns strict as tlio commons In regard to the ad
mission of ladles during the session. Instead
of being shut up behind nn iron
grating which entirely destroys the
enchanting effect of hnndsomo cos
tumes the Indies nro provided with
separate compartments on the lloor of the
peers' hall and are also permitted to show
themselves to good advantage In the galler
ies at each side. Including standing room
there was accommodation tor no moro than
lifty spectators outslito of tlio gallery.
A Ln-o Session.
The lords usually moot shortly after four
o'clock and remain in session only nn hour
or so. Extraordinary business may some
times induce them to put in a little moro
tlmo at work and on this particular Thursday
the discussion of the Irish land-purchase bill
succeeded in keeping the noble peers until
nearly midnight. Then ) was an unusually
' largo nttcnaanco , probably two hundred nnd
fifty , and the benches on both sides of the
house wore well Illlod. Tlio members were
for the most part plainly dressed , a few al
most slovenly. Though the great majority
were silk hats , I noticed several who did not
feel out of place in colored shirts. The gen
eral rotund figures gave tha impression of
good living whllo the limping gait of various
members implied the prevalence of gout.
Ono portly gentleman who managed to do a
great deal of talking during the evening , was
from this or some other cause completely
pinned down to his chair nml wn-j compelled
to speak in a sitting posture.
In KIL'H | ol' lUtiok'nnd AVIiitc.
The bishops holding seats were not nil pl-es-
ent , but three or four of them could bo noticed
as they moved from place to place distin
guished by their robes of black and white. Of
the others only the presiding officer and clerks
nro attired in black gowns and they complete
the costume by the use of white wigs. To nn
American , the absence of pago3 is a striking
feature , but tllero really seems to bo no need
of thorn. No papers are distributed during
session , except perhaps a few copies of the
pending bill and this work is quickly and
quietly performed by uniformed messengers.
Thn session la moro orderly than that in
either house of congress.
How They Do Business.
. The peers nro called to order by the lord
chancellor taking his scat upon the woolsack.
The presiding ollicer Is then placed on the
lowest part of the lloor near the center of the
room just In front of the royal throne. The
members of the ministry and representatives
of the government sit immediately on the
right. The opposition disposes Itself simil-
larly to its arrangement In the commons. The
vote on the various propositions Is commonly
viva voce , but the terms "content" and "not
content" are employed to indicate who nro in
favor of or against the motion before the
house. Although the chairman puts the ques
tion slowly enough to elicit a response , the
peers seem to pay no attention to it at all nnd
give no audible sounds of either approval or
disapproval. It makes noossontlnl difference
however ; for the contents or the not contents
seem to have it according ns the opinion of
the ministry is known to incline , and the
strength of the opposition vote can only bo
ascertained by demanding a division. A
rumbling , grunting ejaculation , "Hoar !
Hear ! " frequently interrupts the speakers
and Is nn undeniable oviduucoof the constant
and respectful attention paid by all present
to whoever has the iloor. The impolite read
ing , writing and conversation of the senate
is entirely wanting. The greatest deference
Is shown towards "her majesty's govern
ment" to whom amendments are "suggested"
and whoso consent is usually secured before
any Important motion is made. If the dis
pleasure of tlio ministry U evident , amend
ments offered are often withdrawn , The extreme -
tromo pulitenoiils also carried to Individual
members who nro continually referred to as
"the noble earl , " "tho noble lord. "
A Kill Under DltumsNloii.
The Irish land purchase bill called forth
n quite animated and general discussion In
tlio committee of the whole. The aged Uuko
of Argyll ) bo an the dobnta jvlth an earnest
plea for absolute free trade In land ; govern
mental interference hindered this and so no
opposed too much meddling and muddling.
The pours , especially the Irish lords , nro ex
tensive land owners and many are Interested
upon the side of the landlord , It was the
bold plea of ICarl Cowper for the largo land
owner as against the peasant proprietors that
occasioned the first emphatic retort of the
British premier. The Marquis of Salisbury
rose deliberately. Ho Is a tall , heavily bunt
mini with a largo fraino. A long board nnd
shaggy hair of Iron gray form n heavy fringe
circling about the dark oyoj , the high fore
head and the sninlng bald spot which seems
to bo rapidly encroaching upon the remain
der of a once hoary hiwd of hair. His deliv
ery Is firm nnd conversational , accompanied
by but few gestures. Ho expresses nn om-
plintlo astonishment that anyone In parlia
ment should ndvocatu turning small pro
prietors Into largo proprietor ! . , but ndmlttod
that in his opinion , too , free trade in general
vvns the only so'ind ' economlo doctrine.
Hurl Cudogan , n smooth faced man with jut
black hair , nad charge of the bill for the
ministry , and to all appo.irancos disposed of
the amendments Drought by various mom-
bora exactly ns ho desired. All the
speeches w.ero by no means compliment
ary to the IrUh and ono lord
remarked sarcastically that the Irish tenant
was n very Rood fellow as long ns ho was not
asked to pay his rent.
Tno elocution of the lords compares well
With Uai of the United States senate. U is
frco from ranting and sprond'CnRlcism and
conllnes Itself to n reasonable pitch of the
rolco mid avoids deafening the auditor. On
the other hand , the so-called Dutulronry
drawl Is rnthgr rare , although uotlcenbla In n
few eases. Those who are aware that their
brilliancy Is not overpowering refrain Irom
taking active part In the dobnto ; only Iho
most capable speakers ptuh themselves for
ward Into the leading roles.
A Comparison.
To compare the hull of the lords nnd that
of the senate is moro dlfllcult , Inasmuch as
they nrc of altogether different types. The
house of peers could easily bo transformed
Into n church. The Gothic decorations and
stained windows glvo it n sombio tone. It Is
not well ventilated ; very poorly lighted.
The candelabra nro not used nt evening
sessions , but n dusky Illumination Is secured
from n few ilickering gaslights. The pendant
ornamentation Is not favorable to oratory.
For acoustics and service the sennto chamber
seems to have the advantage over that Of the
peers ; in ability the two bodies stand nearly
on a par , nnd individual Inclination nulst de
cide the spectator's ' preference.
Virron Uosir.VATEit.
.VKl' VOIt I III : L
The white stocking is really worn with n
white gown.
The white blazer now blazes with red or
yellow facings.
The white duck necktie so far forgets
Itself us to bo striped or edged with patent
leather.
Women in dcop mourning wear white
frocks , but they cheese the cold , lawn-HUo
white of thin bilks and crepes.
Old carpets mav bo made into rugs by un
ravelling them nnd weaving the rnvelllngs on
frames , which cotno for this purpose or knit
ting them.
White bodices , ns odd ns they nro absurd ,
have vests composed of countless rosettes of
the size of n silver dollar and made of nar
row , white ribbon.
A white serge dress is a July fancy ; It has
a turquoise blue hem and n white shirt , with
ovorjuckot of white having rovers and culTs
of turquoise blue.
Black chiffon frills are worn with white
dresses. Bluclc chiffon brotelle- " , edged with
velvet ribbon , are worn with gowns of white
or blue or pink or gray.
French gowns Imported from Paris tailors
for yachting and seaside resorts are in lighter
wool fabrics than are usually chosen for
gowns of this description.
Yellow ( lowers are having their day at a
great rate , with yellow verbenas nnd yellow
carnations for tiiblo decoration and yellow
daisies and yellow primroses.
Cream and cure guipure lacea , and Irish
crochet bunds , pinces and sleeves , nro most
effectively uscal to trim every sort of summer
gown , excepting , pjHiap-i , those which ema
nate from the tailor.
Eninia--\Vbat do you suppose Aunty Quato
would do if a robber were to demand her
engagement ring or her llfo. Julia There'll
bo little difference which ho took. If she
lost either she'd never got another.
A lady of this city , who is summering in a
quaint backwoods village , mot a native the
other day. and in the course of a little talk ,
asked him why nil thu village children went
barefoot. "Why , " ho exclaimed , in surprise ,
that's the way they were born. "
The rich dojp Cleopatra colors will bo In
marked furor next season , the tawny golden
browns , russets , the ehandon or copper dyes ,
and the dahlia and other ( lower , fruit and
leaf shade * ; also the superb nark velvety
reds and yellows of the nasturtium.
A blue flannel dress for boatine , a scarlet
crepe do chine for afternoon wear , n white
serpo for the promenade , a black lace not for
evening mid onoortwo fmsh mid inexpensive
ginghams for morning use make n very satis
factory outfit for a week or fortnight ut the
seashore.
A little gown of palo blue organdie is
shirred diagonallv at the neck and also at the
waist on to a titrht-IUtlng lining. The sleeves
nro puffed from the elbows down nnd cou-
ilned with narrow black velvet riuhon. A
long Jabot of white luce finishes this simple
little costume.
Panniers and puffs are no longer in the dis
tance , but are actually present and in stylo-
ami the hoop. Almost direct word comes
from Paris that a very line hair steel Is now
run in the edge of the bell skirt umlo'r its foot
trimming. This skirt U so much gored that
it leaves little or no fullness round the hlpj ,
making the motion of walking or dancing un
desirably aii'J ungracefully apparent.
Under the skillful management of the mil
liner and dressmaker the summer girl seems
to emulate that alt-quoted brook and go on
forever. She is moro attractive this mouth
than in any past season , especially when she
puts on coral pink foulard or white nuns' '
veiling pompadourcd with buds , or ecru and
pink organdie muslinas , shown In the second
cut , trimmed with parti-colored ribbons.
The regulation bathing gown of dark blue
is often been at fashionable bathing-beaches ,
but these unpretending suits nro wholly
eclipsed by tlio glaring dresses in red , yellow
and clown striped scrge.s , accompanied fre
quently , where there is a maid in attendance ,
by a bathing-cloak , which generally trans
forms the wearer into a walking portiere , or
window curtain , moro or loss "oriental" in
design.
"A pair of shoes with India-rubber soles
are n veritable comfort on board ship , " savs
a traveler who has boon "roughing it" on a
long sea voyage. "Tho captain , the mate
and the sailors all envied mo mine , and do-
clarcd that they would , each mid nil , Invos-
in a pair of tennis shoos for their next
voyage , for I couhl keep my equilibrium on
the bllppnry deck when the others could
hardly stand , "
Pink cotton gowns , with bands of white
embroidery nt the hem , are among the fresh
est mid most summer-like that greet those
July afternoons. Palo heliotrope cotton
dresses are made with while lace trimmings.
A gray gingham Is neat nnd attractive , cut
in tabs ubout tlio horn and piped with white.
A full white chiffon vest is worn with It ,
under a long Louis XV. coat and a grav
straw hat with stiff white wings.
The oxqutslto summer toilets which are
now blossoming out nt all the fashionable
summer resorts nro delicious exponents of tlio
indefinite taste mid ingenuity of the modern
dressmaker. There is a quaint mid alluring
simplicity , coupled with line nrtistio grace ,
noticeable among the fresh toilets of muslin ,
sheer wool and undressed silk , mid till the
pretty girls In the world of fashion are look-
ng their very best in their Jaunty waists mid
\viil8t-coata , tholr airy gowns , and thu addi
tional accessories of Inco capes , lichus , ber
thas , picture hats.mul gay ribbon garnitures.
Short Votes.
It is said that ono year ago , whnn Hannibal
Hainlln and General Shornum uttomlud the
reunion ot the Army of iho Potomac , Hainlln
said to Sherman : "Oeneral , you mid I will
not attend any moro of these reunions. "
An equestrian statue of CJoneral McCU-llnn
Is to bo erected in Philadelphia.
At Uockland , Mo. , n monument has been
built in memory of Mrs , Until Mnyhew , who
Joined the Army of the Potomao at the be
ginning of its work In Ihtil , and was with it
us u nursu through all Its experience ,
William Hansom was n private In Com
pany ti , Ninety-ninth Illinois infantry , nnd ,
according to evidence in the posiession of
the government , was killed ntvicksburg on
August 10 , I"sim. Somebody has been draw
ing it pension In the name of this sumo Hnn-
som since August II , lsiii ; , and has lately
secured an Increase and something over
tl.uOO buck pension.
( ionerul Isaao Burroll , who served In the
civil war ns a member of the Forty-second
MaasactiUiotts regiment , was forced to yield
his sword to the confederates nt ( jnlvnston ,
Tex , , In IbiW. Ilo ban recently received word
from a southerner that the present possessor
of thctmord would bo glad to return it tu
him.
Captain J. A. Baldwin , who died In Son
Fnmclsco last week was ono of the company
of California ! that responded to Lincoln's
call for Tf > ,000 men when the war broUo out.
He was wounded several tunes , mid at the
tlmo of his death was suffering from a vury
bad gunshot wound la thole . Ttio dead 101-
dier was a native of Boston ami was sixty-
three years old.
Miff A l.\l M.I It lift.
Mr. Stephen O'Meara , the now editor of
the Boston Journal , Is a relative of the Into
Kathleen O'Meara , the brilliant author of
several novels.
II. O. Wheeler , the republican candidate
for governor of town owns mid cultivates
O.tWO acres.
Chief Justice Fuller Is enjoying himself
down on his native heath In Maine.
John Sherman Is the only remaining. United
States senator who sr.t In that body during
Hannibal Hiunlln's term In its chair.
Captain Shaw , who lias resigned the post-
lion of chief of the London lire brigade , after
thlrtr years' service in it , Is the man whom
Cillbert signalized tu "lolanthe. " Ho Is mi
Irishman , sixty year * old.
The ilcnth of Mr. Itmnlln recalls the curi
ous fact that when ho was vice president the
unmo of the second ofilcer of the government
was bodily Ineludi-d In that of the llrst , thus :
Abra-Hmii-Lln-coln.
Charles Carroll of Cnrrollton , was the rich
est man In America when the national consti
tution was signed. Ho was worth $ .V(0OOi ( ) .
It's plain ho didn't want the earth , but that
didn't stop him from helping to take the bust
part of it the United States from Bug-
land.
Henry Harrison , the Irish member of par
liament , who cmno over with the Parnell
delegates , Is the mildest ninntiorod of men.
lie has made hosts of friends In America by
his suavity , his Intolllgonco.nml his modesty.
The American girl ? pronounce him the hand
somest Irishman who has come across the
sea in a decade.
Ono of the richest men lu Massachusetts ,
ex-Uovenior Ame.s , wears mi Inconspicuous
business suit of uuiot coloring.
A. M. Henry owns the farm upon which
the llrst buttle of Bull Hun was fought , and
owned It at tlio tlmo of the lUht. Ho was
away from home , but his mother was killed
in her bed by a shell from a federal battery.
Kx-Sonator Mnhone was in Washington a
day or two ago wearing a Panama straw hat
with the brim turned down In front , white
flannel trousers and a black broadcloth coat.
His shirt was of tlio outing variety , mid n
big black cigar stuck out of his motlth. Ho
was in line spirits and ns picturesque as
over.
Gladstone U compaiativoly n poor man and
the occasional literary work ho does for mag
azines and periodicals is not the result of any
desire to add to his established fame as a
writer. Ho takes a very matter-of-fact view
of such productions , reckoning them simply
ns valuable help to the liquidation of Ins
heavy household expenses. . For every ar
ticle ho writes ho receives $1,0')0. )
Congressman Konvell P. Mower of Now
York , who Is spoken of as the next governor
of tlio Umpire state , is a sturdily built man
of middle height , with a round face trained in
closely clipped black sldowhiskeri. He is
rising fifty-three and is worth $ ll > , ( KiOOU ( )
John Dillon is the coming man in Irish poli
tics. If tlio report bu true that lie is to wed
Miss Ennnot of Now York city , the grcat-
gr.indnieeo of liobert IJmmat. tlio alliance
will glvo him an additional claim on the con-
lldoiice of his countrymen.
Ex-Secretary Boutwell nml wife celebrated
the liftioth anniversary of their wedding on
July 8 at C-roton , Mass.
Curl Schurz has great , gaunt hands , but
they are very artistic in performiu-.ee nnd
moro delicate than thotou : hofa woman when
they wander over the Ivory keys of tlie piano.
There Is probably no amateur pianist in tno
country equally gifted with the German college -
lego professor whe , after only a few years in
this country , became n member of n presi
dent's caoincl.
Paul B. DII Clmillu , the traveler , is visiting
Mr. Mclvillu Phillips , near Philadelphia , mid
is finishing his now book , "Ivar the Viking. "
Colonel Edgar Daniel Boone , a descendant
of the great Kentucky explorer , is n lion-
tamer connected witli Foronaugh's circus.
Ho ia n slender man of ( if ty , with llaxon hair
and n waxed mustache.
It has long been a custom of the Bayard
family to bury with their dead sprigs of ivy
plucked from the old church in Wilmington.
The vine was originally planted by the ox-
secretary's t'roat-grnndmothor. A spray has
boon obtained to go abroad with the remains
of Count Lewenhaupt.
The will of the late Dr. Schliomnnn was
opened in Athens n few days ago. Tlio two
eldest children of the explorer's divorced
wife , now living with their mother in St.
Petersburg , receive each 1,00(1,1)00 , ( ) francs.
Madanm Sophie Schliomann-Kostroinonos ,
the second ifo , roceivoa also 1,000,000 , fr.incs
nnd the three beautiful houses owned by
Schliomann in the Greek capital. Two of
those iton.sos contain valuable art treasures ,
wbilo the third includes the Schllomann
museum. The two children of his second
marnaajo also inherit ouch 1,000,000 francs
from their father. A mausoleum for the
Schliomnnu family is being built at present
in the beautiful cemetery near Athens.
A I 31 il Ji > it
Copal's Tennis .Match.
Jt. T. Dnilie.
The ivies of affection sprout
In every young and loving heart
That wca\o.i the threads of fooling out
In nets to catch Love-Cupid's dart.
The Cupid shoots ooth right and left
Sometimes too low , mid then too high ;
The craving heart may feel bereft ,
And turn away with heaving sigh.
But ere it leaves Lovu's tennis match ,
Tlio net a well-aimed dart will catch ,
And loaves a wound ho cannot patch.
So untrue hearts should never weave
A not if they would not receive
A dart whoso smart will never leave ,
A liiiral I : n iruimis.
Nuw York Weekly : Pretty Girl ( nt sum
mer hotel ) Who is that handsome stranger
nt the next table ! Favorite \Valter-l don't
know , miss ; some country gawk , 1 s'pose.
Ho don't know nothln' 'bout fush'n'blo life ,
"Indeed I Why do you think sol" "He's
slttln1 there starvin' instead of foeln1 a
waiter an' gottin' bomcthm' to eat. "
Tlio KCHMIII Why.
Somervlllo Journal : "Your loiters do not
seem &n bright mid interesting us they used
to bo , " she wrote reproachfully to her young
man , and the young man mused bofily to
himself :
' That's strange ; they used to bo perfectly
satisfactory to the otlinr girl. "
ill K\lHlon ! ,
At n summer resort whore , ns usual , the
mnto ofthe species Is In a disgraceful minor
ity. the girls , instead of "world without end ,
amen , " nro snid to havi amended the ser
vice by substituting "world without mun ,
nh , mo ! " _
Kate Field : The longest hair In the world
Is suld to belong to a young woman in Gaines
ville. Tox. U trails on the ground over four
feet , mid Is of a beautiful red-gold color.
A Conundrum ,
How many girls there nro who look pretty
until thuy licgln to talk.
A frog in n small pond near Hallimoro cries
II Ito a child when disturbed or molested In
any wav , refusing to leap or move in any
direction ,
, //.Mr ' tn.it
Mrs. Josephine Armstrong , a veritable
Joyce Heath , a colored woman , who , born a
slave , had lived to see her omanclputlon and
mid attain the wonderful ago of 11" yearn ,
died In Chicago last week.
The senior member of the centre party In
Germany , Peter Helclienbporgor , recently
celebrated his elgtity-llrst anniversary of his
birth. For many years HoichenHpergcr was
almost as powerful in the councils of his fac
tion as the late Dr. Wlndihorst , Ho has been
forty-three years In parlia.nontury . llfo.
Mrs. KlUalioth Fauclior , who died In Carrollton -
rollton , Ark. , last Sundavat the nva of nlno-
tv-flvc , claimed to bo n lineal descendant of
that daring revolutionary soldier , "Mad
Anthony" Wayne.
The mo t remarkable Waterloo survivor
the London World believes to bo Monsieur
Phillip George d'Upmois , wno was born in
17 > M , and still discharges thu dutius of
bnrgmastor In his nuilvo Kpinuisli's j
Bincbo , The Chuvailier de'Kpu > ois
was ono of the Civic Guards who welcomed
Leopold. 1 Ui Belgium sixty years ago.
AN ARMY OFFICER'S ' LEISURE
Splendid Ohances it AfT-rds for Riding
Plensaul and Proitablo ( Hobbiua.
SOLDIERS WHO SPEND TIME IN STUDY ,
Colom-l Htnnton's SplciuHil Mbr.-iry
tlio TrouHiiror.s It t ontiiiiiN--KcHtiU
ol1 Yearn' iil'Htiiily alitl
Travel.
Nearly nil tinny oftlccrs have , In times of
pence , seine leisure hours which may bo devoted -
voted , where they nro so Inclined , wltn greal
advantage to literary , selentllle or artistic research -
search and Intulleotiial culture. There urn
comparatively few tnllltury men , however ,
wlio are Inclined to the improvement of their
leisure hours in this manner. They generally
piofor tlio sooiul pleasures for which the
rtriny Is so much distinguished. Hat
there nro some who take to literature -
eraturo niul nrt nml soon become
distinguished for tholr ubillty to untortnln
in a very Intellectual nml superior manner.
Some Indulge thfir fancy nml talent for nrt.
seine fur poetic uml hlsturlo studios nnii
others for setentlllo niul general literary at
tainments.
Onu of the most genial nml at the snnio
tlmo thoroughly Informeil nriny oflU'ers lu
the department of the 1'lntto nt present Is
Col. Th.iddeus 11. Stanton , imyuuister of the
ilt'partment. Col. Stnnlon hits seen the
winter us well ns the summer slilo of army
life. Ho has been through the Urn niul smoke
nml blood of battle and Uirouuh the rain and
mud and hungry fatigue of
the dreary march. Ho has sat
at many a fraternal banquet where the
choicest products of the culinary nrt came
fortli to cliallengo the nppetito , ami he lias
also eaten his rat ion of hardtack and eoffeo
witli his conipuulons-ln-anns by iho old rail
feiico nt the side of the road.
Colonel St union entered the army when
uuilou youiiB.man nml went to the iloteuso
of the union as captain of a company of Iowa
infantry. After the war was over ho re
mained In tlio service and Una tilled many
responsible positions since. lie has natur
ally a very neiito appreciation of anvtldinj
exceptionally eood In literature or art. aim
ho bus encouraged this talent by collecting a
splendid private linrary , with wliicli ho Is
thoroughly familiar.
Several years aso Colonel Stnnton and his
family tniulo an extensive tour through Ku-
rope and the colonel seized upun the opportu
nity to enrich his library. At bis homo on
Park nrcnuo ho ha- , one of tlie most InterestIng -
Ing collections of uooks , pliolor.ip'is and en-
rios to bo seen In Oimiha. His books number
about thrco thousand volumes. His collection
of largo photographs of superb llnisl ruus up
into the hundreds. They are ti ken from the
mnsternii cos of paintlni. , sculp' uro and arehi-
tecluro found in tlio great galleries and
about the prliu'lpal cities of Kurope. The
grand palaces , niajestlo tcmplcj , cncliu itmg
parks , beautiful vales and gorgeous moun
tain views over ivhieh the tourist is wont to
grow eloquent , may all bo soon In mhilnturo ,
true to nut ii re , in Colonel Stanton's lllirary.
The onthnsiaslU ) and entertaining manner
that Colonel Stnnton has of tuk-
imr ono uiion an iiuuulnnry jonnioy
through all tlio great citlos an. I pla..vs of in
terest by the assistance of this splendid col
lection of Hue , largo photogr.it > hs , is truly do-
llghtful.
Colonel Stanton has always boon Interested.
in archaeology , ethnology and selontitlo
studies. His library contains the very choic
est works In tlieso particular lines and Is also
complete in works of poetry , history and
liction.
"What poet do you most admlroi" the
writer asked Colonel Stnnton as ho ran his
hand over the rows of handsoiiioly-bonnd vol
umes In the "poets' corner. "
"Lot me show you , " said the colonel , tak
ing down a small volume. "Hero Is tlio llnost
thing I have over found In pootry.
Let mo glvn you a few sam
ples of It. " And then iho colonel
proctodod to read ( or quote 'rather , for ho
seemed to have almost the entire volume com
mitted to memory ) numerous extracts from
Uubaiynt's "Omar Khayyam. "
"That is to mo , " said Colonel Stanton. returning -
turning Iho book to its place on the snclf ,
"tlio most interesting llttlo volume of poetry
that I have in my llurary. It is a gem from
beginning to end. "
Colonel Stanton Is especially fnml of poetry
and is a constant student of Shakospcaru ,
By rou and Longfellow. In hi ) collection of
photographs those which represent the great
pieces done by Murillo , H.iphaol and Cor-
regcio seem to bo his decided favorites.
In tin ) line of curious and rare books this
interesting library is not found wanting.
Hut Colonel Htanton is a practical man in
every sense of the word , atd his library has
been selected with a view to actual utility.
It is a living , working library with just
enough of tlio antique and ornamental to
t'ivo it a pleasing variety and to accentuate
tile contrast between the dead past uml tha
living present. _ _
1 1 'KK T/i.S 'F Til IV US > A 11. t It Til.
Kwimi V. DiM-il in itiuliiy' llnmc Jmirnitl.
What nro the sweetest things of oattlif
Lip * that can pr.ilso a rival's ' wnrih ;
A fragrant rose that hides no thorn ;
Kichos of gold untouched by scorn.
A happy little oliild asleep ;
Kyes that can smile though they may woepj
A brother's cliocr ; a father's pralsu ;
The minstrelsy of summer days.
A heart whern never anger burns ;
A gift that looks lor no returns ;
' overthrow ' swift release
Wrong's , pain's ;
Dark footsteps guided into poaco.
The light of love In lover's eyes ;
Ago that Is young us well as wise ;
An honnst hand that needs no ward ;
A l fo with right in true accord.
A hope-bud waxing into Joy ;
A happiness without alloy ;
A mother's kiss ; a uaby's ' mlrth--
Thcso nro ttio sweetest things of earth.
"What course did you take in college. ) "
"O , tlio regular threu-mllo courso. "
A radical reduction of toaehors1 salaries Is
proposed in San Francisco , to prevent n do-
lluit in the school fund.
The Newton ( Mass , ) Industrial training
school building will cost fl.Vi.OOO. The
foundations are now being laid and n portion
of It will be ready for occupuuov noxl winter.
In the three Connecticut colleges Ynlo ,
rrlnlty mid Wesley an attendance nt morn
ing prayers is made obligatory upon iho
students , but nt a considerably later hour
tnan was in vogue a generation ago.
Mrs. Loltuid Stanford's ' trust need , giving
$ IOOMK ( ) to endow llvu kindergartens in Bun
FiMi.clsco , has Just been Hied. As the income
will bo f > nor cent , nuuli school will got $1,000
a year. Tnosii schools are said to huvo ill-
ready had ao appreciable effect in roduclng
thi ) number of "hoodlums" who Infest thu
htri'ots of Hun Francisco , mid In bettering
Hit ) condition of thotonomont house ulstricts.
Misn IrmioCoit , who recently passed Ynlo'i
comparatively dllncult ami very strict entrance -
trance examination , Is not the first girl In tha
history of the old college who underwent
that trying ordeal. In 17 'i l.ucmdn Foot.
when only twelve yoari old , was examined
by I'rosldunt Ktilos and found to DO so pro-
llolont , especially in Latin and ( ircek , Unit
lie gave tier n cortlticato stilting that she was
( juallllcd , "except for sex , " to become a
member of the freshman class.
A school certitlcalo for a dead man U the
curious object of n light that Dr. Hondo * of
Ushltosh , U'is. , Is waging ntfuln.it the state
board of nor'iml ' regents. I.I Is son attended
the normal school nl Ushkosh In 1HV7 , but
owing to his fidluru to attain the required
standard in his studies , President Alboo refused -
fused to grant him n cortillcato. Hy an
alleged nitrooiuoiit It Is chit mod that I'rosl-
dent Albuo was to permit young Henries to
1 10 graduated with hU clii'.s , iirovidcd ha
inudii up his siudl'ii. The curtlflcntc was
not , ho\vc-vir. giantcd , nud the young man
di > > d sn.in nfierward. Hb father contend *
it.ai .1. iiin w.ii caiiMjil by disappulntmoiit.
TI > Minln.itithe in.-mory of Ins son. Or.
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