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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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