CASS FOR PRESIDENT. ‘
HALF CENTURY SINCE HIS NOMINA-
TlON FOR THAT OFFICE.
no “’31; One of Those Great Americans
Whose Fate It “’35 to be First in Their
Day in the'Ho-arts and Esteem of Their
Countrymen,¥et Missed the Presidency
The fiftieth anniversary of the nomi~
nation of Lewis Cass to the Presidency
peminds 115 01 When annexation Wild
an issue in American politics. General
Cass was one of those great Americans
whose fate it was to be first in their
day in the hearts and esteem of their
countrymen and yet who weze never
destined to reach the Pl‘eSlllGi‘il')’. He
was a candidate in 1844 to: the I‘rcsio
dential nomination which fell to James
K. Polk; again when the annexation
of Texas was the issue and once more
in 1852 while representing Michigan in
the United States Senate. ~ .
The northwest is said to be the foster
child of the republic, and if so, Ge feral
Eewis Cass was its putative father. A
great portion of his life was devoted to
introducing settlers, popular govern-
ment, modern habits of life and legal
methods of procedure into the five
deserves an abiding place in the his-
tory of American statesmen.
Politically considered Cass like Hen-
ry Clay and James G. Blaine was from
“the,- standpoint of the statesman better
snail-lied by experience and attain-
ments for the executive office than any
Americanizing this immense region he
states north of the Ohio River. In
man of his day. He was also the man
for whom the people would doubtless
have. voted if the choice had been
theirs; but he was apparently too timid,
tom fine-grained and too scholarly a
man to find favor with the caucus and
the ring. He was a. jurist and pleader
of. national reputation, a soldier who
had. seen service in the war with Eng-
ma under General Hull, an adminis-
trator of affairs first as Governor of
Michigan and later as Secretary of
War and finally as Minister to France.
As a statesman whom Lord Brougham
thought. it necessary to cross swords
with Cass in his day and throughout an
extended career proved to be a prudent
cautious legislator who could have
brought ripe experience and rare at-
tainments to the Presidency, had he
been:,e~l‘ected in 1848. ' .
The: defeat of Case and the electlo
of? Taylor are principally interesting
new because the annexation of new tor-
ritory and the desire of the people for
expansion and for a foreign policy dif-
tempt to that of the whimpering
Whigs, was the chief cause which told
in: the» National Democratic Conven-
iion, Cass was a man of argument and
,1 peace- Taylor was rather a man of
acjiion than of argument who favored
.he Texas war and who despised these
metal hysical niceties and ethical prin-
ciples which are usually the stock in
trade of the peace at any price party.
Cass had negotiated no fewer than
twenty-two treaties through which
were secured the cesslon to the United
Statics by the various Indian tribes
what. is now the great northwest. Tay-
zqrg too, had led the Texas campaign
and had brought into the Union but in
the opposite direction, viz., the South- '
west, 9. country 88 large as France.
Southern interests were then predomi-
want and though Cass was the plumed
knight of peacechiefly from the circum-
stage that he had made effective reply
{chord Brougham in the Senate, and
had resisted the English right to search
American vessels, nevertheless General
Taylor’s policy won the day and he
was elected. 0n the first attempt of
Cases to reach the Presidency he was
not an active candidate. His name had
been put forward by'his friends, and
everywhere throughout the Union there
was a general acquiescence as to his
fitness, but Polk triumphed at the con-
vention. Cass then took the stump
vigorously for him throughout the can-
vass, In the following January Cass
was elected to the Senate. But pre-
vious to the second attempt Mr. Cass
made no secret of his Presidential in-
tentions and in order to fit himself for
the; campaign he resigned as Senator
for. Michigan to thus meet his fate a
second time. He was then 66 years of
age and had accumulated a large pri-
vate fortune. Cass was then probably
the, richest man in the Union and had
for an American attracted unusual at-
tention in Paris by the sumptuous na-
ture of his living, and by his social
entertainments. Seeing the failure of
11s earlier attempt, and how by follow—
ing the weak-knead foreign policy of
the Whigs he had been superceded by
a dark horse like Polk on the previous
occasion, Cass now made himself the
special champion of the famous “Fifty—
t‘e'ur, forty or fight!” demand which
avstatesman than a mere politician he
tickled the hearts and aroused the
highest patriotism of the people
throughout the homes of the north-
west. He had early seen the impor-
tance of Americans possessing Canada.
and in December, 13.5, Senator Cass
had introduced a resolution similar to
that 'of Senator Chandler’s in October,
1895, holding up the spectre of war,
and. insisting that nothing but conces-
sions or sensible precautions could pre-
vent armed ccllision with Great Brit-
ain. From henceforth he was the
leader of the "fifty—four fifties’fior the
jingoes as they would now be called.
Accordingly in the campaign of 1848
Cass became the hot favorite of the
Democratic party. But being more of
was defeated, the question of “Squat-
ter Sovereignity," and incidentally the
hostility of British interests having
contributed to the confusion or disrup-
tion of the Cass contingent. There were
'“Barnburners” and “Free Soilers” and
“Cotton Whigs” and “Conscience
Whigs” and “Henekers” and regal?!-
“Democrats” and “Roundheads,” while
the great central facts stood out
against Cass that he had wabbled wlth
webster on the doctrine of annexation
353844 and that he had fiirted with
However, Bushne'fl's invention was
tried with greater effect against King
George’s Man-of-War Cerberus. While
this vessel was lying at anchor some
of the seamen observing a. line towing
astern, and thinking it a mere fishing
line commenced vigorously hauling in,
feeling confident that they had nothing
of less dimensions than a baby whale
at least, on the hook end. When the
sailors had about fifteen fathums of the
line hauled in they were astonished
to find that it was buoyed up at reg-
ular intervals by little bits of sticks.
The necessity of these devices in fish-
ing were not apparent to the English-
men but nothing daunted and with a
hee-haw the British tars kept towing
the anticipated whale. Suddenly the
refrain of the seamen ceased and they
found a machine which was much too
heavy for two men to haul up. “It can
not have been a whale," thought them
“though it may be the very devil him-
self," as they pulled the peculiar co'n-
trivance on board. It weighed up-
wards of five tons, and all hands were
called to get it upon deck. Command-
er Symonds who commanded the Cer-
berus was a little apprehensive that it
was “another trick of those damned
rebel Yankees" but nevertheless feeling
it a rich find that was destined to be
gazed on for ages in the British Mu-
seum, he, like a brave disciple of Drake
and Cook, ordered the strange nugget
to be examined with a mixture of feel-
ing begotten half of fear and half of
fatal curiosity. The whale instantly
took breath, shooting a volume of
flame and smoke into the Captain's
face, killing three men andthrowing a
fourth into the water. One of the
ship’s boats was also blown from the
davits. There was consternation upon
the deck of the Cerberus and for two
days at least the British sailors flut-
tered in quite as aw ul terror as had
the the Philadelphians. Commodore
Symonds at once sat down to solemnly
write a heavy report to the British
Admirality not to haul in any more
whales “filled with that kind of com-
bustible that burns though in the wa-
ter.”
Captain Symond’s report concludes
thus—“The mode these villains must
have taken to have swiftered the ship
was to row off on the stream a con-
siderable distance leaving one of their
internals on shore and floating the oth-
er end at the distance of the line. From
the quantity we have got aboard, near-
ly 70 fathoms, and what the men saved,
which was upwards of 15’) fathoms
more, there must have been. nearly 300
fathoms in all. They at the length of
this line put the other in the water
and left it for the tide to float down.
As the ingenuity of these people is sin-
gular in their secret modes of mls~
chief, and as I presume this is their
first essay I have though it indispensa-
bly my duty to give you the earliest in-
formation of the circumstances to pre-
vent the like fatal accident happening
to any of the advanced ships that may
possibly be swiftered in the same man-
ner.” .'
Such was the first use and the first
official report ever made upon the tor-
pedo in submarine warfare. '
"an In Condensed Air.
Lleblg, the greatest chemist of the
century, writes: “Science has dem-
onstrated the fact that man, the be-
ing who performs the greatest won-
ders, is formed of condensed air and
solidified and liquid gases; that he
lives upon condensed as well as un-
condensed air; and that, by means of
the same mysterious agent, he moves,
or'causes to be moved, the heaviest
quaint little egg-men to accomplish
weights with the velocity of the
wind.
“But the strangest part of the mat-
ter is that thousands of millions of
these tabernacles of condensed air are
destroying each other in pitched bat-
tles, using implements which are but
other forms of condensed air, the ma-
terial of which they themselves are
formed or composed.
“Chemistry supplies the clearest
proof that man is—to all appearances,
at leash—composed of materials iden-
tical with those which compose the
structural being of. the ox or the dog,
or even the lowest animal in the
scale. of creation."
The Oldest City In the World.
Damascus is probably the oldest city
in the world, and is estimated to be
about 4,200 years old. It is supposed
to have been founded by a great grand-
son of Noah, and for many centuries
was famous for its manufacture of
jewelry, silks and swords. In the Mid-
dle Ages a Damascus sword was more
highly prized than any other; but the
Damasccne method of tempering steel
and the famous swords are no longer
made. In point of age Jerusalem comes
next to Damascus amongst the oldest
cities in the world, it having been a
Jebusite city in the days of Abraham
3,900 years ago. Athens is the oldest
city in Europe, being about 3,453 years
01d. Rome is the next oldest, and after
that comes Marseilles, founded by a
colony of Greeks when Rome was still
a small village. London and Paris
have neither of them been in exiscence
two thousand years.
Wife (time, midnight): “Hark!
Husband! Wake up! I hear the
rustling of silk and the clank of
chains.”
Husband: ‘fYou do? Horror! Then
the reports are true.
house was haunted." ,
Wife (much relieved): "0h, is that
‘all'I, I' was afraid Fido had broken
loose, and was tearing my new ball-
dress."
I was told the
Dramatist—They're yelling for me
in front. I’ve never made a speech
in my life; what shall I say?
Leading Lady (had a bad time of it)
——Say you've a wife and three kids
.iependent on you; throw yourself on
their mercy, somehow.
0"-
Gowns of taffeta, foulard and light
silks have now made their appear-
ance and among them are some beauti-
ful models. The foulards are so soft
and light that they are bound to re
main popular. This season’s patterns
are quite different- from the last few
years. Not so much blue and white is
shown, and Oriental designs in soft
tones on light grounds are more in
favor than flowers.
A dainty dress for summer is
made of striped green and white
taffeta. The corsage is made of
the silk opening over a yoke and vest
of cream guipure. A small strap fas‘
tens the material at the top of the
vest. Narrow velvet ribbon consti—
tutes the trimming and the stock and
girdle are of green velvet.
Are “’omen Neuter Than Men?
.Such was the question recently asked
by a cynical old bachelor, who is a
stern critic as to all that concerns
a woman's attire.
This was the reply: “Women are
endowed with strange vagaries, and,
while extremely fastidious in many
ways, are very neglectful in oth‘
ers. Even the smartest society girl is
not so particular as to the freshness
of her collar as the plain, every-day
man of business. To change his linen
at least once a. day is a sort of re-
.ligion with most men. With women
it is different. They will inspect their
collars after a day's hard wear, and
decide that they will do again, not
recognizing the fact that if any doubt
exists on the matter they should be
consigned to the laundry without de-
mur.
“Again, a man is much more con-
cerned as to the state of his foot-gear
than a woman. The woman will gown
herself handsomely, and forget to look
at her shoes. She is willing to can.
done the loss of one or two buttons,
and the consequent baggy appearance
of her ankles. Like the peacock, she
trusts to the gorgeousness of her plu.
mage, and hopes that her skirts will
cover all defects."
How the Eye-lght Tires.
People speak of their. eyes being
tired, meaning that the retina or seeing
portion of the eye is fatigued; but such
is not the case, as the retina hardly
ever gets tired. The fatigue is in the
inner and other muscles attached to
the eyeball, and the muscle of ac-
by is gardening, and he varies it by
commodation which surrounds the lens
of the e: e.
When a near object is to be looked
at this muscle relaxes and allows the
lens to thicken, increasing its refrac-
tory power. The inner and outer mus-
cles are used in covering the eye on
the object to be looked at, the inner
one being especially used when a near
object is looked at. It-is in the three
muscles mentioned that the fatigue is
felt, and relief is secured temporarily
by closing the eyes or gazing at far—
distant objects. The usual indication
of strain is a redness of the rim of the
eyelid. betokening a congested state of
the inner surface, accompanied by
some pain. Sometimes this weariness
indicates the need of glasses rightly
adapted to the person, and in other
cases the true remedy is to rub the
eye and its surroundings as far as may
be with the hand wet in cold water.
This Dog Eats Money.
A man at Narbonne, France, lost a
loo-franc note in a funny way recently.
He was in a restaurant and took~the
note from his pocket to pay for his
dinner, when, as the note lay upon the
table, a gust-of wind flopped it into
his plate.
Taking it out he placed it on the
edge of the table to dry, whence it
slipped to the floor.
Just then alongcame a hungry lit-
tle poodle, and, sniffing at the note,
he got a good whiff of the gravy,
snatched up the paper and swallowed
it. The owner of the note then sued
the owner of the poodle [or 100 francs,
and the courts have decided that the
latter must pay. -
The hardest Japanese wood is the
kiyaki, resemtlirg oak in fibre, which
takes a hiéf'h podsh, and is used for fine
work and frames of ships. but is be-
coming'very scarce.
doubled within the last few. years.
‘.'.o -‘
he Price having
~Wnnknxahonwnnn3GAZET
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
THE WEEKLY MENU. ",1
MONDAY.
Breakfast—Strawberries. Shredded
Wheat, Milk and Cream. Boiled Eggs.
Rolls. Coffee.
Luncheon—Dried Beef. Oatmeal
'Muflins. Cake. Rhubarb Jelly. Tea.
Dinner.—Tomato Soup. Leg of
Lamb, Roasted. New Turnips. Scal-
loped Potatoes. Lettuce 'and Tomato
Salad. Banana Cream. Coffee.
TUESDAY.
Breakfast.——Oranges. Oatmeal, Sugar
and Milk. Sweetbread, Saute. Muf-
fins. Coffee.
Luncheon—Omelet,
Bread and Butter. Preserves.
Tea.
Dinner.—Cream of Onion Soup. Broil-
ed Sirloin Steak. Mashed Potatoes.
White Onions in Cream Sauce. Water-
cress Salad. Strawberries and Cream.
Cake. Coffee. ’
with Bacon.
Cake.
WEDNESDAY.
Breakfast—Baked Bananas. Hom-
iny Grits, Sugar and Cream. Veal
Cutlets. Bread. Coffee.
Luncheon—Curry of Lamb. Boiled
Rice. French Bread and Butter. Lemon
Pie. Cocoa.
Dinner.—Vegetable Soup. Stewed
Chicken. Mashed Potatoes. Green
Peas. Radishes. Pineapple Salad.
Cake. Coffee.
THURSDAY.
Breakfast—Fried Hominy Cakes.
Stewed Prunes. Hashed Lamb. Toast.
Coffee.
Luncheon—Baked Beans. Brown
Bread and Butter. Pickles. Biscuit.
Baked Rhubard. Tea. ~
Dinner.—Clear Soup. Broiled Lam
Chops. Riced Potatoes. String Beans.
Cucumber Salad. Wafers. Cheese.
Strawberry Short Cake. Coffee.
FRIDAY.
Breakfast—Oranges. Wheat'let, Su-
gar, Cream. Codfish Balls. Boiled Eggs.
Rolls. Coffee.
Lunchean.—Plain Lobster, with Let-
tuce. Biscuit. Cream Cakes. Coffee.
Dinner.—Potato Soup. Planked Shad.
Roe Croquettes. Mashed Potatoes.
Green Peas. Lettuce Salad. Ice Cream.
Cake. Coffee.
SATURDAY.
Breakfast—Wheat Gems. Mutton
Chops. Fried Potatoes. Mullins. Cof-
fee.
Luncheon—Dried Beef. Potato Sa-
lad. Bread and Butter. Strawberries.
Coffee.
Dinner.—-Mutton Broth. Loin of Veal,
Beans. Asparagus. Lettuce and To-
mato Salad. Orange Jelly, with Straw-
berries. Coffee.
Top (or Plnculhlon.
A pretty cover for a plncushlon is
easily made at home. With cotton No.
24 begin in the center with 10 double
knots, 1 picot, 10 double knots, close,
repeat five times more. Work the fol-
lowing round the same except where
the star joins the centre star, where
you draw through the picot of the cen«
tre star. Work as many rounds as re-
quired, always joining to the pic'ots of
previous round.
For the outer line join to picots of
previous round, and work for the cor-
ner stars on three of the closed eyes 10
double knots, 3 picots separated by 1'
double knot and 10 double knots. The
inner stars are joined to those previ-
ously worked at the 4 closed eyes, and
the other two have 10 double knots and
two closed eyes with 3 picots separated
by 1 double knot. The tatting looks
best on a cushion covered with satin.
It makes a pretty cushion for a. baby’s
basket in the size shown.
Pox-ls Fashions.
The newest French etamines are
barred with satin and figured with
pretty Louis XIV. designs in natural
colorings.
The latest Parisian disposition of the
persistent box pleat, which has so gen-
erally adorned the front of many fancy
bodices, places it this season from
shoulder to belt on each side, with a
band of lace insertion or rich passe-
menterle laid over it. Turn-back
revers finish the immediate fronts, these
faced with some handsome contrast-
ing fabric. A dainty chemisette of net
or tucked silk or chiffon shows be-
tween, and the fulness is drawn more
closely in at the waist, leaving very
little, if any, of the former pouch ef-
fect in front.
Challlle House Gown.
There is a charming simplicity shown
in some of the summer styles which
is grateful to the eye; and if there is
not much originality, the-re is certain-
ly variety. One decidedly youthful
house gown, of cream colored batiste
has the round skirt made with a deep
fiou‘nce at the foot.
The full blouse of the plain material,
is plaided with insertions of cream lace.
The shirred sleeves are of embroxder-
ad bastiste, with a small puff at the.
shoulder, finished at the wrist ‘with
u. ruflle. This gown would look well
made up in any soft material and
would be especially becoming to a full
figure. . ‘
Kissing of Hands Forbidden.
1t hashitherto been the custom of
the children attending the public
schools in Austria and Hungary to kiss
me hands of their teachers on arrival
and departure. This has now been for.
hidden by a. ukase just issued by the
Imperial Board of Education, which
bases its decision on a declaration of
the Sanitary Council to the effect that.
kissing is a dangerous proceeding, and
should not be practised when not ab-
solutely necessary.
The extraordinary precoclty of chil-
dren in India has called forth the as-
lionishment of a recent traveller, who
says that many of them are skilled
workmen at an age when children are
usuallylearning the alphabet.
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, garment;
Wives in Lapland.
As civilization advanced these real
pursuits degenerated happily into
races, and among the Laplanders rac-
ing for a bride still prevails. When a
young Laplander is in love with a
girl ne and she run a race; he is heav-
ily handicapped, so that she may win
if she chooses, for if she outruns him
he cannot propose again, as it is penal
to do so. Of course she suffers herself
to be overtaken if she cares for him.
but the consent of her parents must
be obtained before they can be mar~
ried. The law of the land is very
strict on this point, and in olden times
ishment if he married without the
consent of the girl’s parents. After a
Laplander has chosen a bride he sends
her a present by his friends of a gir-
dle, a ring and a quantity of brandy;
he goes as far as the deor of her hut,
but remains outside until invited to
enter, when a bumper of brandy is
offered to the girl’s father; if he
drinks it, it is a sign he consents to
the marriage, and the young lover
then promises to give her some
clothes, and pays a sum of money,
generally a hundred copper dollars,
down on the spot. This of course'is
a remnant of marriage by purchase,
which in primitive times succeeded
marriage by capture. Bans are pub-
lished once in Lapland, and the mar-
riage ceremony is very short. The
bride wears her hair loose, and has a
gold band round her head. Her pres-
ents and dowry are generally rein-
deer, and she and her bridegroom re-
main with her parents for a year af-
ter her marriage. — Philadelphia
Times.
Art of Dressing Properly.
A girl who is dainty and neat about
fher room is, use. rule, not often to be
seen going about the house minus her
waist belt or with her shoes unfasten-
ed or with that painful eyesore—bod-
ice skirt dividing at the back.
Nothing seems to give anyone such
a hopeless look of untidiness as to
have their things all ill-fitting and a1.
together badly put on. And what a
blessing, dear girls, if you could only
remember that it is often not the gar-
ment you have on your backs that
makes you look untidy, but the way it
is put on.
i Some girls do not seem as if they
had an ideabeyond fastening on the
they see it is on, and they
are satisfied.
Should the garment come from the
shop with the waist belt attached to
'the neck of the dress, it would never
enter their heads to remove it, be-
cause coming from the shop like that.
they—if they thought about it at all—-
would presume it to be quite right.
Such a person, who doesn’t see the
small defects, will never be well
dressed. She is the woman who takes
a certain material, whether she likes
it or not, because the anxious shop
seller says it is nice.
It is one of woman’s duties to make
the most of her personal appearance;
but until she learns the art of dressing
herself properly all other efforts will
be lost, For, however a woman may
be favored with regard to her looks.
,whether she be beautiful or plain, it
'is the dressing that shows her off.
‘ Buttons. ~
. “When I get a bright idea, I always
want to pass it along,” said a lady, as
she sat watching a young girl sew-
ing. “Do your buttons ever come off,
Lena?"
"Ever? They’re always doing it.
They are ironed ofl’, washed off, and
pulled 011', until I despair. I seem to
shed buttons at every step.”
"Make use of these two hints when
(you are sewing them on, then, and
see if they make any difference. When
.you begin, before you lay the button
on the cloth, put the thread through,
so that the knot will be on the right
side. That leaves it under the but.
ton, and prevents it from being worn
or ironed away, and thus beginning
the loosening process.
' “Then, before you begin sewing, lay
a large pin across the button, so that
all your threads will go over the pin.
After you have finished filling the
holes with thread, draw out the pin,
and wind your thread round and
round beneath the button. That
makes a compact stem, to sustain the
passible pulling and wear of the but
tonhole.
“It is no exaggeration to say that
my buttons never come off, and I'm
sure yours won’t, if you use my
method of sewing."
Be Reasonable \Vith Servants.
“The more I look into the subject
of household science,” said the wom-
an who is making the subject a study.
“the more I see the need of educating
the mistresses. The amount of work
they‘expect from a single servant is
marvellous, I know one woman who
has a large family and one servant,
and she does not expect to do any of
the work of the house herself. She
does not even make her own beds.
To be sure they are only pulled open,
the clothes pulled over the foot, and
then pulled back again, but the one
maid has to do it. And I have known
her to call this one girl from her gen-
eral housework .to bring her a glass
of water up stairs and take the glass
down again, and she does not nesi-
tale to call her to bring a tape mess~
are or something that she needs for
her sewing. She expects personal
waiting upon in addition to all‘the
work of her house. We cannot, expect
)servants to be reasonable when so
lmuch that is unreasonable is de-
manded of them.
the man was subject to capital pun-_
TEDDY’S ousav -
One'brothel' was tall ”
and slim, ’ ,
The other chubby-
and short. .
Teddy sat looking at
them one night,
Apparently lost in »
thought. ’ 5*;
“Momma," he asked at length ~-- 2
“Which would you like the best, . .
For me to grow north and south, like Tony}: '
0r like Willie from east to west?"
' .r,
%
A Prince of the Blood. _
“I say, Martin, stop that! How's a
fellow going to drink with Niagara"
Falls coming down on him?” ' “:
Louis Ray, or “Rufus,” as the boys
called him, rose up angrily, with a; I
face as red as his head. ,
“All right,” said Martin Stoneflf
laughing: “Go ahead and drink; ['11 ,f
pump, easy for you." _
Louis bent over again and put his;
thirsty lips to the spout. This time},
his tormentor moved the pump handle]
about as fast as the hour hand of a ’
watch, and about three drops trickled 3
out. ’3"
“Pump, will you?" cried Louis.
“0 yes,” roared the other, and 3-,.
Louis was sputtering in a rush of the}.
water, while the boys exploded with ;"-.
laughter. _..,
Louis sprang at Martin, shaking :-
his wet head like a Newfoundland ’~’
dog, and grappled him fiercely. But;
after all, it was only a friendly tussle; .-
the bell rang, and they all went baCki‘;
into the schoolroom as good friends,”
as ever. {;
But Martin’s bag-strap gave Way ma,
the scuffle, his books tumbled out on. a.
the ground, and a closely written
sheet of paper went across the-1'»r
school‘s tennis court, through the ironf-i‘
fence railings out into the road, there?“
to be trampled into an early grave DY?“
a great drove of cattle passing th‘atxi.
war- ’ 7.2-2
“Put up your books, boys,” said the;
teacher; “I shall let you decide who...
shall get the English prize. I gave.
Martin and Louis each a composition-w:-
to write, and I am going to read"!-
them, and let the class award the“?
prize.” ‘ ‘ " *
Louis got his paper ready, and stood .(
ready to march up with Martin.
But where was Martin's paper? He
was sure it was in his algebra. New...
Well, in his history of the Unitedxn
States; and so he went through everyt‘,
bOOK. - . '_ " 7—.
“Well, well, where are the papers?” "‘
“I have lost mine,” said Martin.
"Then there will be. less trouble;
Louis, where is yours?” 1;.
There was silence in the schoolroom;- .
Louis turned red, then pale; then he a
quietly tore his paper across the mid- .=
dle, and said, in a respectful tone:
“I have none to hand in, sir." ,I
Instantly the class broke into irre;
pressible applause. . . ,,
“Silence!" thundered the teacher. ‘: .
“Boys,” themajor said, in a tone-1
they had never heard him use before, "
"I would rather have seen a generous
thing like that among you than to",
have a prince of the blood in my ’
schooll That is what ‘I call loving "
your neighbor as yourself, and you
know who gave us that command and
set us the great example."-—The Pub-
lic Schools.
A But with 3 Wooden Log.
A rat with a wooden leg is‘a curb
osity, as curiosities go nowadays.
Yet such an animal can be seen any; .
day at a certain residence in the
southwestern section of the city. A?
short time ago Willie, the son of the“
house, a lad of 12 years, found the -'
little rodent in a trap in the cellar._“
His first impulse was to brain the”
pest with a baseball but, but the rat"
looked at him so pleadingly that Wil; #«
lie’s heart was touched, and he .1ng
cided to take the. trap to an adjoin-.7,
ing vacant lot and liberate the ani-
mal. This he did, but instead 0f".‘
scampering off, as he expected, the rat "
limped painfully up to him and the-:-
gan'to lick his hand. Willie then dis 1
covered that one of the animal‘s legs
had been almost severed by the trap; f
Taking the rat home, he cut the leg;
off and then bandaged the wound, usgfi'
ing as a liniment a little vaseline.,.
He then put the rat into a cage and“
carefully fed and nursed it for a week. .;:
He then removed the bandage and»
found that the wound had completely
healed. The rat was, however, unfit-3
able to walk, and VVillle decided be ‘_'
would make for it an artificial leg;
Going down to the cellar, he obtained“
a piece of pine, and after some whit-I‘M
tling succeeded in making a leg. This
be fastened on with a string, and was
delighted to see that his plan was en: ..
tirely successful. The rat is now the;
family pet and can be seen any day.»
babbling about the kitchen or teas-,1.-
ing a little Irish terrier, of which it'ri'
has made a life-long _friend.-—Phila-‘~_
dolphin Times. '
Two Little Sleepers.
Mary and Martha, two little sisters,~~
liad been promoted tothe dignity‘of'
a big bed, where they slept togeth'enl"
"I slept on the front side,” announced
Mary. with an air of importancegf
"And where do you sleep, Martha?"‘_f’
inquired the visitor. “I sleep where;
Mary doesn't," replied Martha, wing...
it rueful glance at her restless-littlest»,
sisters—Current Literature. - m:
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