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- V " V J. u. i i in rnn iiiTiMi,i'wyv.ytx' tyro'in;iv-.-';0 w d i inm'Vt-- - ' ill tf-r ''ti tiViitiiiviiiii iiiiiiiMiii " n-mi i i. HIGH SCHOOL ntATlRKtTlES AND SORORITIIS. r rrfc IWow A. Jatnmam. lalraraltr ef Chicago. The most enlightened sentiment of the present I tim regard the school as a social institution. In making inquiry, therefor, Into the Tlu or rra ternity life among the children it it necessary to test It entirely In accordance wKh it power to contribute to the welfare of the school as social whole. The school, being a social organisation, has a right to demand that srery Individual con- tribute the best that Is In him to the good of all. In making this contribution It Is perfectly natural that much should be done through group around certain centers that bare definite ideals. The groups being formed, the school, howevr, still has the right to exact the same things from them that it does from the Individuals. If. now, the fraternities and sororities are so contributing, if they are wielding an Influence that is tending to blend all the diverse Interests of the school towards on end. the social uplift of U, bow does it happen that in schools where these societies exist the class rooms and corridors are thronged with those who are shiTering under the frost of ostracism T Here Is a system, masquerading as octal, -which, at best, is Indiffer ent to the good influences which great numbers of the pupils might exert and, at the worst, It deliberately sets about re Tenting the Individual from giving his best to the school. Whether in the fraternity or out of it there is no difference in principle. The good that the fraternity seeks is the good of the small coterie composing it It is distinctly selfish and narrow. To assume anything else is ridiculous, for if it were really the good of the wtiol it could not and would not confine Its membership to a few. It is essentially aris tocratic, and it must therefore, com into direct conflict with the proper organization of the school, which is essen tially democratic. The spirit of the American parent is against the spirit of the fraternity. When one contrasts the effect upon the Character of his child that a school will bar which is broken op Into fraternity factions with the effect which a training for a similar length of time would hare in an Institution founded upon the principles that govern Hull House or which dominated the Cook County Normal School, there Is simply but one conclusion possible. The one trains the pupils at this most teachable period of their lives In all the old social prejudices and traditions that the race la doing Its best to slough off; the other broadens and deepens the sympathies; it schools the older in the care of the younger, and it teaches the younger to trust the older. It trains the strong to look after the weak, that the strength of the latter may be more surely conserved. In fine, it educate Into that broad citizenship which constitutes the true democratic state. I I JL STOCK JOBBING AS A FORM OF PARESIS. Br Prof. Jams C. Mlarmau, N. D.. Chicago rott-radaate School. Since the days of Juvenal satirists have scored pursuit of speculative wealth.es a vice peculiar to modern times. The speculator has had bis part, however, in all ages, and forestalling or monopoly has been a crime against which the fanatic law-maker has always launched his legal bolts in vain. Even the corporation of the swind ling variety Is old. Of the close of the seven teenth century Macaulay draws the followlng.pic- ture: "An Impatience to be rich, a contempt for those slow but sure gains which are the proper reward of Industry, pa tience, and thrift spread throug-h society. The spirit of the cogging dicers of white fralrs took possession of the grave senators of the city, wardens of trades, deputies, aldermen. It was much easier and much more lucrative to put forth a lying prospectus announcing a new stock, to persuade Ig norant people that the dividends could not fall short of 20 per cent, and to part with 5,000 of this imaginary wealth for 10,000 solid guineas than to load a ship with a well chosen cargo for Virginia or the Levant Every day some new bubble was puffed Into existence, rose buoyant shone bright and was forgotten." One great barometer of the social pressure resulting on stock Jobbing is paretic dementia, or paresis, as It la popularly called. While this disorder has probably always existed. It was first pointed out by the great English neu rologist Willi, in th seventeenth century. It Is found only in countries with a specula tlT commercial atmosphere. Th lnfluenc of such an Atmospher is excellently shown in th fact that paretic dtmeotlt Is far more frequent among th negroes in Chicago than thou In New York, and is practically unknown among th negroes in th South. This is du to th fact that th negro In Chicago Is treated as an equal in com mere and politic and is thoroughly under the influence of the speculative atmospher which permeates th commerce of th city. Th saiu lnfluenc is shown in th undue proportion of paretic dementia among the Irish, which is much greater than in New York City. And this arises from the Irish in Chicago being much uor ad dicted to speculation than those in New York. To my personal knowledge Irish women, who in New York would simply board their money and keep away from all specula tion, her deal in options on wheat and pork. Not every organism can take paretic dementia In a spec ulative atmospher sine thw must likewise be acquired predisposing causes, generally what is euphemistically called blood poison, which, whether Innocently acquired or not create a tendency to paretic dementia. All other things being equal, th man of strong constitution is more likely to b attacked by paretic dementia, since th weaker breaks down in nervous prostration. Fortunately, th pa tient rarely insts over four year and the disease is not hereditary. It is, however, th danger signal of commercial civilisation. MEN WHO ABANDON THEIR FAMILIES. Br Mtinla P, taw. lln who abandon their wives and children should be mad to answer for their crimes. In May of this year th Forty-third General Assem bly of Illinois passed a much needed amendment to our abandonment law. Under the old law a term in th county Jail did not benefit th family; and. mora unsatisfactory still, th lazy, shiftless man, who never did make any pretens at work, found th idle life, with free food and shelter, entirely to his liking. Now, any person who shall, with out good cause, abandon his wife, and neglect or refuse to maintain or provide for her; or who shall abandon his or her minor children, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than (500, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail, house of correction, or workhouse not less than one month nor more than twelve months, or by both such fin and imprisonment; and should a fine be imposed it may be directed by the court to be paid In whole or In part to the wife or to the guardian or custodian of th minor child or children. Men who abandon their families without good caui may be divided into four classes. The first Includes those who com from foreign shore. They leave without any premeditated thought of final separation. In time, however, with thousands of miles between, the picture of loved ones grow dim in the distance. The men grow to like th ways of our country. New ties are formed, which, unfortunately, supplant th old. , , .. ; A second class are those who lack the moral courage to face temporary disappointments or troubles. Men go away under pressure of circumstances, conscious In some In stances that their presence Is more of a hindrance than a help to their families. They are well aware that relief agencies will not help so long as the able bodied men are about; and so they leave, knowing the community will as sume ihe duties which they cannot carry. A third class Includes those who deliberately plan to leave their families, and are known aa the criminal type. The fourth class are the men who leave their wives and children, but who earn a fair livelihood In the city, and make no pretense at leaving it Moral suasion goes a great way In adjusting the difficulties In cases of this kind. The man who commits theft has comparatively little chance to escape punishment If we find It essential to punish the man who steals $10 worth of merchandise, he who deprives his wife and helpless children of their nat ural rights to his protection and support, thus robbing the home of its sanctity and society of Its morals, should not be allowed to atone for all his sins on a mere promise. He should not be dealt with lightly before a tribunal that stands for Justice and the enforcement of the law. A 8PR1NQ SONG. When Love comes to my garden He walks with dainty tread, The lilies blaze before him. The moss-rose lifts its head; The trim-kept lawns grow greenea, The borders blush with pride. The buds burst into blossom When Love walks by my side. When Love leaves my sad garden The roses' petals fall, The jasmine's scented clusters Fade, dying, on the wall; The lawns grow dock and thistle. The paths are rank with weeds, And all the dainty borders Are strewn with fallen seeds. Sweet Love, stay in my garden. Resf in its rosy tfliades. Bask in its scented sunshine, Dream in its leafy glades; Sing to the strings of pleasure, Through all life's penilune; Make every season summer, Let every month be June. Pall Mall Gazette. i 1 SAVED BY A DREAM. I 4 r HWAS sitting In a certain railroad office one evening not very long ago, when a telegraph operator re lated the following incident which I Will try to repeat In his own words: "Speaking about dreams," he said, "reminds me of a dream that I had once while I was working at Bricks burg, on the O. C. & B. It was the most remarkable dream I ever had, and I have no doubt It was the means of saving a great many Uvea. But I will relate the Incident and you may then Judge of that for yourself. "I dreamed I was In my office. 'B'g B'g B'g,' I heard the sounder click, and hastily taking up my pen I open ed the key, answered the call and re ceived this order: " 'Operator: " 'Flag and hold train seventeen (17) until train sixty-eight (OS) arrives. " '31 ALLISON.' "When I had repeated it back to the sender and received tho signal that my understanding of it was correct I placed the order-book before me on the table in such a position that the order could not escape my eye, thus making it almost impossible for me to forget it even for a second. "Having recorded my understanding of the order and pronounced it correct or 'O. K.,' the train-dispatcher then sent an order to the conductor and engineer of train No. 82 to run to Brlcksburg regardless of train No. 17. This will show the responsibility that rested upon me. If I allowed train No. 17 to pass my station' a collision would be the almost inevitable result But you may be sure I did not intend to let such a mishap occur. ;But how sleepy I wasl Before I was hardly aware of it I was nodding In my chair. Seeing the order before me all the time, however, and know ing Its awful importance, I tried hard to banish sleep from my eyes. I got up and paced the floor, bathed my face with water, opened the door and stood In the cool night nlr, and then at length I sat down again and took up a book to read. I read for some time, but at last the words commenced to dance before my eyes. I roused up several times with a sudden atari; to find that I had lost my place, and had been almost asleep; my head fell slow ly forward, my eyes closed, the book dropped from my hands, and soon I was asleep. " Toot toot P "It was the train. I sprung up with a start, grasped the safety signals and allowed It to proceed, and then -'Oh, my God! the order P 'I was wide awake then, and great drops of perspiration rolled down my face as I watched the lights of the swiftly receding train. The engineer of that train, Tom Watson, was one of my best friends, and to know that he was rushing on to almost certain death was terrible. Ills home was in Brlcksburg, and as the train passed his house I heard him sound his whis tle signal to his wife to let her know that he was 'on time' and all right "It Is Impossible for me to explain the awful horror that I felt know ing that I was the cause of what must soon prove a terrible disaster. I could only wait and watch, almost breath less, hoping that the engineers might see each other's headlights in time to stop their trains. ' "A short distance from the station there was a sharp curve in the track, and as I looked I saw the headlight of train 08 dash Into view; heard the short sharp whistles for brakes, and the next Instant came an awful crash. "Ilatless, coatless, I left my office and ran to the wreck, which was soon all ablaze, and when I reached the spot I almost fainted at the horrible sight that met my view. .The engines were both piled together in a heap, bright tongues of flame were darting up toward the sky, while the screams and groans of the unfortunate pas sengers were awful to hear. 'Hesitating only for a moment, I sprang to th rescue of those whom I could reach and assisted them out of danger, but I could not sluiid It long. To se men, women, and even little children all crushed and bleeding, and to hear tbelr cries for help to save them from th cruel flames, wrr more than I could bear, knowing that my carelessness was th caus of It alL Th river was near at band, and with a wild scream I ran to the bridge and Jumped off. falling down, down, down, with 'murderer r ringing In my ears. "'Fredl Fredl come, Fred, get up? It was my wife calling nte, aud how glad I vu to know that th awful disaster was only a dream. "I told my wife about It nd sh aid: v M,I1 careful, Fred? for my sak b very careful,' "Th next day our child was Tery sick, aud I bad but llttlo sleep, and consequently was hardly fit for my duties that night I asked to b ex cused fronuduty, but there happened to b no on to put in my place, so I bad to work, "About 9 o'clock I began to feel sleepy, and found it bard to keep awake. A few minutes later, however, when I received an order to bold train 17 until train C8 arrived, I thought of my droam, and was wide awake in an instant "I placed th book where the order could not possibly escape my eye, aud sat down to wait But I was soon nod ding again. This would not do, de cidedly I so I got up, bathed my face, and took a turn around the platform In th cold air, and for a short tim I felt better. But Nature was bound to have her way, and I found I could not keep awake, Th awful dream was constantly before my mind, and I exerted my will to the uttermost to keep my eyes open, but they would close. I took another turn around th platform, and then a thought struck rue, I entered th otllce again, found a piece of strong wire, and with it I socurod tho safety signals so that It was Impossible for in to move them. Thus protected, I sat down and gav up the fight soon falling asleep. "The first I knew a shrill whlstl sounded in my ears, causing iu to Jump up in excitement and alarm and grasp th signals. The next Instant the train dashed past and then, too late, I thought of th order. " 'Oh, God,' I groaned, as I watched th receding train. Then cam th headlight around th curve, the sharp calls for brakes, followed by the awful crash. " Toot toot r "I awoke with a start grasped th signals and tried to work them, but soon remembered why they were fas tened. "'What's the matter, Fredr cried Tom Watson, from his engine. 'What's the danger signals set for? 'I have got order to hold yon bcr until train 08 arrives,' I answered. "Train No. 17 took tho sidetrack; the headlight of No, C8 was soon seen dashing around the curve, and a mo ment later the danger was over. Then I took my wire fastenings from tho safety signals aud allowed No. 17 to go on. "That Is all, unless I add that I never again received an order of that kind without fastening my signals so that they could not be moved. For, al though It happened once, I might nev er again be saved by a dream." Tho Hearthstone. WHO M A IETTe E8 T80L D I E R S ? They Come from All Walks of Life, Bar Gen. Uawley, "Who make the best soldiers?" In quired a Hartford man of General Jo soph R. Hawley a year or two ago, when Senutor Hawley was stopping at the Hartford Club, says the Hartford Courant "Who make tho best soldiers?' re peated General Hawley, reflectively. "You mean what kind of men make tho best soldiers, I suppose," and the Interrogator said that was precisely what ho meant "Well, I will tell you that it was my experience that no kind of men made the best soldiers, and I mean by that that the best soldiers came from all the walks of life aud were of all kinds and conditions. When I was captain I had a great towering pri vate that was a swearing, frenzied creature in battle, absolutely fearless, and I had another soldier, a little fol low not more than 17 years old, who looked like a girl, and the little chap wus as calm and brave a soldier as ever went into an engagement "He was wounded In one battle and I saw him drag himself and his gun down to a stream. There he washed his wounded leg, bound It up with bandages made from his shirt and ho came back proudly to the firing lino, where he stayed oil day. There were many men of special bravery In every company and those who were coward ly were very few, as my experience In the Civil War taught mo." More Paper Money. The Paraguayan government has authorized a new issue of paper money, and bids for printing the samo will soon be asked for. About 5,000, 000 notes will be printed. Ayefs You eta depend on Ayer'i Hair Vigor to restore color to your griy htlr, every time. Follow directions ind it never falls to do this work. It stops Hair Vigor falllngofthehtlr.tlso. There's great satisfaction in knowing you are not going to be disap pointed. Isn't that so? Mr hlr f4l mtltl II wm nmI MH. II lank )ut bolila t H.lr Vigor l rMr. II to lu f.rto.r , rlfh Mlr. Ir Hir Vir d k.i r fvf f boMt. j. e. avss oo MaMlwBiMMaH foi A Fading Hair Two MtMarl Towns, When th presidential struggle be tween Clay snd Jackson was at it height It It related that a band of emi grants from Kentucky and th then tber Western States commenced t settle on th north aid of th Missouri lUver and called their county Clay and th county seat Liberty. At the same time another lot of emi grants from Virginia and ether South ern Bute pitched thtlr tents on the south side of the Big Maddy and called U-rlr county Jackson end the capital Independence. And so it r malns to this day. Ctay stood for lib erty and Jackson for independenc. . Oak Grove (Mo.) Banner. An Honest Opinion. Mineral, Idaho, Not. 14. (SpocUf). That a sure cur has been discovered lor those sclatlo pains that make so many lives miserable. Is the Arm opin ion c! Mr. D. 8. Colson, a well known resident of this place, and be does not hesitate to say that cure Is Podd's Kid ney fills. The reason Mr. Colson is so firm In bis opinion is that he had those terrible pains aad Is cured. Bpeaklng of the matter be eeyit "X am only too happy to say Podd's Kidney rills bave doae me lots of good. I had awful pains In my hip so I could hardly walk. Dodd's Kidney Pills stopped It entirely. I think they re a grand medicine." All Sciatie and Rheumatic peine ar cansed by uric acid in the blood. Dodd'a Kidney Pills make healthy Kidneys and healthy kidneys strain all the urio acid out of the blood. With the cause removed there can be no rheumatism oi sciatica. Borne of the beauties of Ttrtta deco rate their facts by palatine figures of animals snd Insects upon thim. 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