The Lebanon express., September 08, 1893, Image 7

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THE WISDOM OF DIOGENES,
WhMi AlniffiMior BMkcd tlir (uige,
W him tu) luui BininK nJmik,
Wllilt lit) ('(111 III rd to hiikhiUi liin Wftjr,
To iimny h llHti'iiiriB Li reek,
Tlioftimwcn-uf )iioum
No doubt HMunttri Hfitnitwhnt grnlT.
"Juiit NtHiid out or my Hunhi.i, air;
TJiat's nil, and UhU'h onouKli."
Btit Rnff or not, 1 rosily think
Tlie Cynic in uIh tub
Kuow nioru ttmti umity a modorn dam
In Gotham and "tlio Huli;"
Fur lie tuid twitvml tlio Hticrut old
Tliatlltrlitalnneiillrin
Tlmt Hiink'HH air for man and boast
With ditiidly gurniii Ih rlfu.
And we who In uuilod Iiouiwb llv
In tlilH iroirrotmlvt) una.
Way wull Hi In nuuded li-wuin Itmrn
From Corlntli'o minima mik.
Up witb tlmslimlott, throw book Ibe blind,
And lt thotfliul mm In!
They who the gradou light exclude
AtfftiUHt tht duar Lord niu.
Houaowlft,
THE MATCHMAKER.
Not that nun of Pritim, the Moved of
Andromache, but still a real prince of
hie race, anil greatly Moved by one
small woiiuin, A magnificent nuuttiff
' in Hector, as brave and bold, not to say
as gallant and noble, as many a hero
with two legs lens. An for dogs not be
ing able to think, any one who can en
tertain such an idea deserves to live in
"a chill condition of diiglessness" to the
did of his days, I will tell yon about
Hector uud you may judge for yourself.
Having been suddenly thrown upon
my own resources, an so often totalis a
girl brought up in luxury in this Bwiftly
whirling maelstroui of our American
life, I determined to cultivate the only
decided talent 1 possessed, that for paint
ing. Dresden was recommended to me
as a place both cheap to live in and of
fering minimal facilities for art study.
accordingly went there. Without a
chaperon? Certainly. 1 was to lie a per
son of affairs, and wlmt was a business
woman to do witb so costly, not to say
inconvenient, an appendage as a chape
ron? All winter I studied and copied in
the gallery, and when summer came 1
took the little steamboat which runs up
and down the Ellie, bowing Its smoke
stack so deferentially to all the bridges,
and hunted up picturesque castles to
sketch.
"Lieben-felaen" was the beautiful old
sebloss fell socially in love with, so 1
finally persuaded an old couple who
lived near it to take me to board for a
few weeks. They had rather a nice lit
tle house awl a garden that sloped down
to the water's edge. There, under the
overhanging trees, 1 used to sit for hours
gazing up nt the massive towers juBt on
the other aide of the castle wall. Now
aud then a feeling of loneliness swent
over me, and my heart yearned for some
of the pleasures of my joyous past.
One inoming 1 asked my landlady if
any of the numerous Uerman laws would
be infringed if 1 should go in swimming.
At first she declared 1 would drown im
mediately, but when I assured her that
I had known bow to swim since a child,
she finally consented, with a protest as
to the general nnusualness of American
behavior.
How refreshing it was! What happi
ness to plunge fearlessly into the cool,
clear watorl Not a living soul was to be
seen; not a aotiuji to lie beard. Suddenly
a great Bplaeh startled me. I felt my
bathing dress seined between the shoul
ders and myself dragged vigorously out
of the water upon the bank. I was thor
oughly terrified, but fortunately made
no resistance. As I looked up au euor
mous head appeared and a large pair of
eyes galled Inquiringly into mine.
I had always loved dogs, but this mon
strous disturber of my peace was so for
midable that I dared not move. He, too,
was motionless; and 1 read on his collar
the name, "Hector." At last I raised
iy hand very gently and patted him on
the neck, and to my infinite relief I per
ceived a slight vibration in the tip end
of his tail. Just as 1 was wondering how
far 1 dured presume upon that friendly
symptom be lapped his rough tongue all
ver my fuce. Then 1 sat up and
laughed, and he jumped and frolicked,
as large as a young lion, as gentle as a
kitten.
Presently 1 tried to go back into the
water, but to this he forcibly objected,
and I was obliged to submit. When 1
returned to the house he accompanied
' me, to tho terror of my hostess. "He
belongs up at the Bohloss," she explained;
"the young graf is away traveling, aud
almost all the servants are afraid of
him."
"Poor fellow, I thought; he has been
lonely, too; that is what we read in each
other's eyes. After that Hector and 1
were inseparable. He came every day,
and we explored all the surrouuding
country together. I am sure he thought
yes, thought, just as much as you or 1
can think that he saved my life and
consequently ought to appoint himself
my guardian. To me he seemed like a
living link to the beautiful old castle, a
protector and faithful friend.
One morning as we were returning
from a long walk I saw advancing that
always novel eight to Auiericau eyes, a
woman and a dog harnessed together,
dragging a cart In this instance the
cart was full of vegetables. It was evi
dently a market frau taking produce to
town. Now Hector was a true knight,
valiant, loyal and gentle, but he pos
sessed also that other characteristic of
knighthood, he brooked no intruders;
and no sooner did one of his kind appear
than he challenged him to combat. 1
knew this and trembled, but hoped for
the best
Cnluqltib'. JiBTOver.ihat plobeiau dog.
as he approached, presumed to give "a
defiant bark, which settled hie fate. In
stantly Hector gave one spring, and seiz
ing his boastful adversary shook him
out of his harness in less lime than it
takes to tell of it, overturn n:g the cart
and scattering the vegetable in every
direction. 1 Was distressed U-yond meas
ure, and called Hector in the most com
manding tones 1 could assume. Then 1
coaxed him, all of which he entirely ig
nored. Meanwhile the other one of the
span was by no means quiet.
She was indeed perfectly furious she
abused. Hector, she abused me, she
abused the aristocracy, to which she
seemed to think we both belonged, as
highway robtiers and assassins! In my
desperation 1 picked np a stick to corn
11 Hector to obedience, but she mistook
my motive and Advanced upon me in a
rage. "Silence!" We turned quickly.
Just out of the wood came a young man
in nuiform, evidently an officer. The
dogs stood still an instant, and I rushed
forward and grasped Hector's collar.
He did not consent kindly to being led
off. but the other dog had been pretty
well chastised by this time. Hector felt
his knightly powers had been duly es
tablished, and he quieted down in a
deferential sort of way, as if he were
only consenting to it on my account.
Then the market woman began to wail
that her wares were spoiled and she
might as well go home; but when I gave
her some money, and the gentleman
kindly added some too, she harnessed
herself and her dog again and resnmed
her journey. Then I turned to thank
my preserver. Hector, whose collar 1
still held, was restlessly dragging me
forward, so we walked on together.
"I am so sorry," ! began, "that my dog
should have tnade such trouble."
He smiled. "Happily," he said, "the
damage was not irreparable."
"1 am very much obliged to you for
interfering just now," I went on rather
excitedly; "it gave me a chance to bring
Hector away."
"It waB courageons of you to do it,"
be replied. "He is a huge beast for you
to defy."
"Well," I protested, "he would not
hurt me. He is such a noble fellow, and
we are very fond of each other, Hector
aud 1. indeed, he has been my best
friend all summer."
He looked down on me and smiled
again. "I am glad of that," he said,
"for Hector is my favorite dog."
This, then, was the count, and I had
been claiming his property. No wonder
Hector had quieted down at his voice!
He mnst have read the disappointment
and mortification in my face, for we had
just arrived at the castle gates, and Hec
tor had bounded away into the grounds,
when he raised his military cap with
graceful courtesy and said: "Fraulein,
we shall let Hector choose between us.
If he prefers you I shall never claim him,
and shall moreover admire his taste."
He walked toward the gate while 1
went on; but Hector rushed out past him
to uie and whined pathetically, then he
ran back to the count and stood defiantly
in his path. To humor him his master
came out again, aud I turned and faced
him. Hector's joy was unbounded. He
jumped around us both wildly, and
showed by every sign in his power that
he bad no intention of "cleaving to the
one and forsaking the other." It was so
evident and so amusing that we both
laughed heartily, which seemed to estab
lish a friendliness at once.
"He is determined we shall not part,
fraulein; will you permit us both to ac
company you home?" They did so, aud
on the way I assured the count of my in
tention to return shortly to the city,
when he would probably have his favor
ite's undivided affection again.
The next morning, when 1 took my
accustomed place out under the trees,
Hector soon came trotting gayly along
the bauk. holding in his month a small
object of dark blue aud red cloth, which
he deposited at my feet. 1 picked it up.
It was a military cap! You may call it
accident if yon like, and say any dog will
pick up a hat and carry it off, but you
will see how mistaken you are. After
awhile Hector's tail, as he lay at my side,
began to hammer the ground with grati
fied thuuiiis, and I looked up question
ingly. The oouut came toward us laugh
ingto get his cap, he said, but he must
have forgotton his purpose, for he staid
to watch me sketch, and the next day he
came again, and the next.
I did not return to Dresden as soon as
I had intended. Indeed, I finally decided
not to return at all , but to make my home
in the beautiful old castle. 1 had always
been opposed to American girls marry
ing foreign noblemen, and the count had
had, he told me, a most disapproving
opinion of American girls in general;
but, you see, Hector had made up his
mind yes his mind, not to apare either
of us, and he is such a fine fellow, we
could but acquiesce in the matter. Our
Animal Friends.
Hit Mouth Was Closed Finally.
Speakiug of closiug up time reminds me
that there are very few people who know
when to keep their mouths closed. I saw
an example of the fact Suuday. A young
man who had eugaged in a heated discus
sion with an elder aud more muscular man
they had beeu talking politics was being
led up the avenue by two friends who had
auooeeded in separating the disputants just
in time to prevent a fight Seemingly all
trouble was past, but just at this juncture
the young man applied an opprobrious
epithet to one of his friends who was lead
ing him, and the next minute he was
sprawling on the sidewalk, where the friend
had knocked him. Now if he had kept his
mouth sum out we ail know how it .-
Detroit Fret Press.
YERKES' NEW YORK PALACE.
The Htreet Car King's Fifth Avenue llomt
Will Dost l,MIO,l0.
Charles T. Yerkes, the Chiraao street car
king, has broken ground on Kiith avenue,
ew York, for a palatial residence that
WlllCIst,l,SlKI,IKJO.
That no money is
to lie spared in t
making the Yerkes
home s decided or
nament to the ave
nue of many mil
lions, but only one
Pour Hundred, is
shown by the fact
that when Mr.
Yerkes enters his
mansion he will
do so at H.0OO a
step, forthereason
that the l!i brown
stone steps leading
CHARLES T. YERKES. to his palace will
alone represent au outlay of $12,000. Mr.
Yerkes paid Wn.uu for Ills lot, which
lias a frontage of el feet on Fifth avenue
and 123 feet on Sixty-eighth street. The
bouse itself, which, it is expected, will be
one of the finest in New York, will cost
100,000, and its furnishings will swell the
total outlay to HI ,500,0110. The residence will
lie four stories in height, and among its no
ticeable features will lie ornate bow win
dows overhanging both streets, a fireproof
picture gallery, 101 by So feel m dimensions,
and the largest private gallery in the coun
try, an electric elevator, a conservatory
with an electric lighted fountain and a pa
latial billiard room.
One of the most novel ideas exploited is
that of having the first floor one great room
divided only by silk tapestries and portieres
suspended from onyx pillars.
A few years ago Mr. Yerkes went to Chi
cago with a little money. He had been in
terested in the street car business for years,
and as the representative of Klkins and
Widener, the Philadelphia magnates, he
soon bad miles of cable roads in operation
in Chicago, where the jingle of horse car
bells had before been heard. He also was
the organizer of the Gas trust, and in a very
short timehis modest fortune had increased
to at least (0.000.000. Mr. Yerkes soon be
gan to attract attention as a patron of art,
and among his treasures are pictures by
Meissouier, Millet, Detaille, Rubens and
Rembrandt.
In lKtfl Mr. Yerkes erected a mugnhlcent
150,000 mausoleum in Greenwood cemetery,
Brooklyn, aud his gift of a 500,000 telescope
to Chicago university last year attracted
worldwide attention. Mr. Yerkes is a
handsome, determined looking man of 56
years. Mrs. Yerkes, who is a comely young
woman, with a strong desire to shine in
New York society, is said to be largely re
sponsible for the street car king's removal
to the metropolis.
The Telephone Helped the Mali.
In the Wilmersdorferstrasse, at Char-
lottenburg, lives Frau P , who "wears
the breeks," as the saying is. Last bauk
holiday sbe waH determined to sbow her
husband who was master, and refused to
let bim have bis Suuday clothes. Marvel
ous to relate, the henpecked husband this
time put bis back up, and arming himself
with a hatchet, be threatened to smash in
the door of tlie wardrobe if sbe didn't band
bim out bis tuts.
The woman raised a shout of "Murder!"
and walked mil of the house, saying, "I'm
off to fetch the police and have you taken
up, you horrid scamp!"
A neighbor who bad overheard the quar
rel went to his telephone aud communicat
ed the whole affair to the authorities.
Meautime the woman found her way to
the nearest police station aud excitedly
began her report with the words, "1 am
Frau P and" when she was inter
rupted by the officer on duty, wbo said,
"Aud won't let your husband have his
Suuday clothes." And be went on to re
late the wliole proceedings in detail, which
made such au impressiou on theawe struck
woman tlmt she walked out of the office,
sayiug: "I'll give in. These police fellows
know everything. I'll lie jiggered if i ever
have anything to do with ibem again."
Whereupon the police sergeant tele
phoned to the neighbor to iuform the bus
band that bis wife had come, round to bet
ter sen titneuts.
When she returned home her husband
met her with the words;
"Well, so you have beeu telling the ser
gesul that you would give in tills time, eh?"
That finished her completely. Ijater ou
in the day the couple were seen promenad
ing in the Gruuewald in their Sunday best
Exchange.
Lobster Hunts hi New Englned.
During the summer mouths seaside
visitors on our New Kuglaud coast organ
ized "lobster hunts," which are usually
very pleasant affairs. Two boats carry a
party of live or six to the lobster grounds
where the guide tells them "lobs" are to
be found. Ju addition to the nets aud
baskets, a large boiler is brought along.
On some prominent rock which overlooks
the lobster grounds, they build a fire, and
securely fasten the boiler in some crevice
Just over the flame. Clear spring water is
poured Into tbe boiler, which soon begins
to sputter and hiss as the fire burns up
brightly. When a dozen or more lobsters
have been caught, they are brought to the
rock and dumped into the boiling water.
There is a brief struggle for life, a scratch
ing noise In the boiler, aud then all is quiet
again.
Some crackers and cheese are meanwhile
produced, aud a circle is formed around
tbe fire aud the boiling lobsters. The light
of the moon casta pale weird shadows on
the dark rocks, while the sea waves sing
and dauce monotonously below. When
the cover of the boiler is finally removed
the beautiful green of the shells has taken
on a bright red. The shells are easily
broken, and as soon as the meat has cooled
sufficiently each member of tbe party se
cures a trophy and begins the feast of the
epicure. Harper's Weekly.
Zola's Profitable Popularity.
M. Zola can afford to smile at the snub
or succession of suuhs which he has re
ceived at the hands of the Immortals, for
his success among mortals has been pro
digious. Upward of 100,000 copies of the
first number of "Docteur Pascal" have been
issued without satisfying the publie demand.
THE LADY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
he Made a Slight Mistake In the PUee,
but She Expressed an Opinion.
Lady (with the elaborate politeness of
extreme feminine wrath) Sir, might I be
permitted to inquire what sort of pictures
you consider these? My husband sat for
them here two weeks ago.
-Man at the Desk (promptly) I consider
them very bad pictures, madam.
Lady (fixing him with a scornful glance)
Indeed! Then what do you mean by ex
pecting people to pay the highest prices for
Such abominable work? Do you suppose
for a moment.
Man at the Desk (smiling) But, madam,
we .
Lady (as before, on ly more so) No doubt
you may find it amusing to make carica
tures of people, but you can't expect them
to pay you for doing so. I have come here
to tell you that vou will either make a
decent photograph of my husband or
else
Man at the Desk (smiling more aud
more) Hut my dear lady, these pic
tures Ijady (indignantly) Not another word,
sir, on the subject of these pictures!
would not have them at any price. It is
your duty to
Man at the Desk (trying with difficulty
to restrain his laughter) If you will listen
to me a moment
Laity (with (laskingeyes) I will listen to
nothing, sir. 1 insist that you shall make
good
Knter proprietor from the skylight
Proprietor (regarding the grinning and
apparently disrespectful man at tbe desk
with a withering glance) What's tbe mat
ter here?
Man at the Desk (banding photographs)
This lady has just brought these pictures
back -
Lady (with dignified firmness) Allow
me to explain to your employer. These
photographs which you have made of my
husband are simply a disgrace. At the
price you charge, your customers certainly
have the right to expect
Proprietor (also beginning to smile) My
dear madam, you are mistaken
Lady (in a towering rage) Do you mean
to tell me that you can't do any better
than tbat for one pound a dozen?
Proprietor Ha. ba, ha! I can do better
for twelve shillings,
Lady-Sir!
Proprietor (emphatically) Much better.
Lady This is an insult I shall take
means
Proprietor (compelling himself to grav
ity) 1 beg your pardon, but these don't
happen to be our pictures at all. They
were taken at Smithson's, next door but
one. We are Smitbers. See?
Lady (examining name on photograph)
H'm er well, I did make a mistake,
certainly, but (energetically) I have not
tbe slightest doubt not the slightest
that if they had been taken here they
would have been fully as bad or even
worse. Good morning! London Tit-Bits.
Held on to a Good Thine;.
Up ou Kankakee.close by the water's edge,
stands a tree on which is "blazed" with a
hunting knife tbe letter C. This is in
commemoration of an adventure tbat
Judge Cox, of the crimiual court, bad
there not so many, many years ago. The
Judge aud some friends were up there fish
ing. One evening when they were out in
separate boats a storm came up. It was
quite a storm, too, even for a larger stream
than the muddy Kankakee. The river was
whipped into foam aud great waves rolled.
Tbe frail little boats tossed aud tumbled,
and gave every evidence of capsizing, for
they were not built to ridesucb heavyseas.
The craft iu winch Judge Cox was seated
waB particularly frisky, and the judge be
came pale as he thought of a watery grave
awaiting him.
Like a skillful mariner, however, be
made forthe slioreand rau his boat against
a tree. Carefully ba crawled to tbe liow,
and raising to bis feet, threw his arms
around the tree aud bung on for dear
life. The storm went down as suddenly as
it came us, but still the judge clasped the
tree in fond embrace. The waters became
still, but the judge did not let go the tree.
One of biscompauions noticing hitn.ex
claimed:
"Why don't you let go, judge? The
storm is over."
"That's all rialit," responded the judge.
"Auother one is liable to come up, aud I
know when I've got a good thing."
That is why this particular tree was
marked with Judge Cox s iuitial. Iudi
auapolis Journal.
How Russian Photographers Get Even.
The Russian photographers have a
strange and original way of punisbiug
those whom they have photographed, aud
yet who have failed to pay the bill for their
work. Outside of each photographing es
tablishment there is a frame hung in a
most conspicuous place. Into this frame
are put the pictures of all the delinquents
who owe ana cannot or will not pay. In
stead of putting the pictures in right side
up in tbe usual diguiiied mauner, they are
inserted upside dowu.
One sees in these frames pictures of
blooming children, pretty maids and digni
fied matrons, wbo are punished in this
way, although they may have no share iu
tbe actual delinquency. The children, of
course, have no option as to whether their
pictures should be taken or not The
maidens were sent to be photographed by
devoted but careless fathers, and the
matrons by husbands who refused to
shoulder the responsibility of paying for
facsimilies of their fair better halves.
New York Advertiser.
A Prehistoric City.
It is alleged that traces of a prehistoric
city have been discovered not far from
Zanzibar in Africa. This city was some
five miles square and was supunded by a
wall of masonry, the foundr.tions, with a
few projections, of which still remain and
indicate au excellent kuowledge of mason
ry. The wall was undoubtedly meant for
protection against enemies, for it was
strongly built and must have been at least
w feet high. It Is now overgrown by trop
ical vines, and parts of it extend through
impenetrable morasses. Inside a few re-
maius of houses still exist, and the outlines
of a great temple or palace on the highest
ground within the inclosure are yet to be
seen.
ENDURANCE.
A rose spray In Its perfect bloom.
Wind tossed ami vexed hy drenching showers.
If shorn of petals and perfume.
etui keeps Its buds fur other hours
To burst Id flowers.
And when tho sun laughs out anew,
What soft, pink hemispheres It groets.
Where blushing roses wot with dew,
Unrold within their cool retreats
Bewildering sweets!
The wildest tempest thoy withstood
These buds so delicate and frail
But what of him In weaker mood.
Whose fears against his hopes prevail
When storms assail'
Shall these snrvlve, O faithless oDel
And thou, disheartened, lack the Dower
To trust tomorrow's ripening sun
r or budded hopes that wait their hour
To burst lu flower?
What profits it to argue long
Against life's conflicts, void of cheer!
Rise up to face the dreaded wrong.
And lo! hope's morning charioteer
Dlsarmoth fear!
Caroline D. Howe in Portland Transcript.
A Wolog-to-fled Gown.
Every house is not heated from cellar
to attic, all sleeping rooms are not, on
cold December nights, temptingly warm,
neither are hails; and there are mothers
(foolish mothers, you say, perhaps) who
undress their children about the sitting
room fire, then let them scamper to bed
in nightgowns with shawls over them or
sometimes without shawls.
Now it's all very well to talk about
toughening children by having them un
dress in rooms so cold as to make the
teeth chatter and to say that to run
through cold halls barefooted and in
nightdress does children no harm, but
its simply a waste of breath. We women
of 1891 believe that catarrh would not
be so prevalent if children of previous
generations had not, along with their
mothers, shivered themselves to sleep,
dressed and undressed in rooms only
slightly above zero and worn waists
without necks and sleeves in midwinter.
A comfortable going-to-bed gown is
made of a light newmarket, of tan color,
by simply fitting it down and putting a
band of bright blue aronnd the edge and
collar of the same. Many a skirt or
wrapper, after having served its purpose
for the grown nps, conld be ripped and
washed, pressed and brightened up with
plaid or plain colored goods and serve as
ajump-into for a long time. Thego
ing-to-bed is sometimes hastened by
thoughts of a warm, snug garment like
this, and wben a day comes that brings
with it ailments, what more comfortable
than to sit in an easy chair all wrapped
in blankets in such a going-to-bed gown?
Mothers, look over the closets, drawers
and boxes and you will be sure to find
cloth enough for the gown. Never mind
if you do find it necessary to buy new
for the band and collar. Listen to the
exclamations of the youngsters who own
Buch a garment and ask yourself if it
doesn't pay. Anna Pryor Payne in
Springfield Homestead.
A Itoynl Dressmaker.
The Princess Christian, whose daugh
ter, the Princess Louise, was married
last July, designed the brocade which
formed the gown she wore at the wed
ding. It showed the rose of England,
the nhauirock of Ireland and the thistle
of Scotland, embossed upon it, and was
woven in English looms. She also de
signed and presented to her daughter a
very lovely brocade which shows clus
ters of lilies tied with blue ribbons on a
pale .creamy ground. Certainly, whe
one realizes that Princess Christian is an
admirable mother and wife, that she
fulfills her duties at home and in so
ciety, and yet finds time for other work,
it iB suggestive that it would not be a
bad thing if some women who do not
wear titles would imitate her example.
Ladies' Home Journal.
The llloe Stone in Vogue.
The turquoise is still enjoying its re
vival, and the fact that the Princess of
Wales wore turquoise earrings on the
occasion of her garden party at Marl
borough house last season will by no
means diminish the prosperity of the
pretty blue stone. It used to be con
sidered very bad form to wear colored
jewelry or even pearls before dinner
time, but everything is being gradually
altered now, and all the old canons are
passing into oblivion. Fifteen years
ago it would have been considered ex
cessively vulgar to wear a string of pearls
around the neck on a winter afternoon
in visiting dress. It appears to be con
sidered correct now, though purists in
millinery matters will never be likely to
adopt these new modes. PariB Letter.
A Woman's Political Club.
There is a woman's political equality
club in Warren, O., composed of women
of culture and intelligence, which is
really quite the fashionable club of the
town. One feature of the meetings is a
series of civil government questions, and
a congressman of the town says that the
day before the society convenes his office
is thronged with men seeking informa
tion on the questions they know their
wives will propound next day. There
is also at every meeting a parliamentary
drill to ground the members in all the
duties of presiding officers. Ideas must
be expressed without the aid of manu
scripts, as every attempt to read a paper
is promptly suppressed.-Exchange,
Mrs. Besant spoke at the hygienic oon-:
gressnpon the question, "Can hungryl
and half clad children be efficiently edu
cated?" and argued that the state having!
imposed the burden of compulsory edu-l
cation upon the child, it should aid the'
ohild to physically support the burden, j