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CHINA’S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. '
Children Learn Little More Than They Did
Two Thousand Years Ago.
They have no conception of learn-
ing as understood in the West—of
mathematics, chemistry, geology or
kindred sciences, and of universal his-
tory. Indeed they have a very imper—
fect knowledge of geography. Their
curriculum of study embraces the
Chinese classics and philosophy, the
theory of government, and Chinese
poetry and history. It is the stand
and fixed two thousand years ago, afld
has undergone little change in the
succeeding centuries, says the “Gen-
tury.”
One of our diplomatic representa-
tives tells‘of a conversation had with
one of the most distinguished scholars
and highest officers in the empire, in
which they canvassed their respective
systems of education; and he reports
that his Chinese friend had never
heard of Homer, Virgil or Shakes-
peare; knew something of AleXander
having crossed the Indus, had a
. vague knowledge of Caesar and Napo
icon, but nonelwhatever of Hannibal.
Peter the Great, Wellingtonor other
modern soldiers; and he was ignor-
ant. of astronomy, mathematics or the
modern sciences When the Ameri-
can Minister expressed surprise at
these defects in Chinese education,
the mandarin replied: “That is your
civilization, and you learn it; we
have ours, and we learn it. For cen-
turies we have gone on satisfied to
know what we know. Why should we
care to know what you know?” ’
.Yet it must be conceded that Chi-
nese scholars and officials are usually
men of decided intellectual ability,
and they cannot be set down as un-
educated because they have not fol-
lowed the curriculum of study marked
out by European civilization. It is
a source of natural pride that they
possess a literature and philosophy
older than any similar learning of the
West, and which even at this day are
not obsolete, but exercise an elevat-
ing moral and intellectual influence
on a vast multitude of the human fam-
ily.
But no one of his race more than
Li Hung Chang recognizes the defects
of the national system of education.
Largely through his influence, the Em-
peror has established at Peking a col-
lege with a full faculty of foreign pro-
fessors for the instructiou of chosen
Chinese youths in the European lan-
guages and modern sciences, with a
view to training them for the diplo-
matic service. So he has also estab-
lished at Tientsin, for the last twenty-
five years, his viceregal residence,
schools for military, naval and medical
education, manned by European in-
structors; and his example has been
followed by other vicercys.
Reep‘Youreelf Well in Hand.
“ Good temper ministers to success
in all undertakings much more largely
than we imagine. It gives a quiet
and undisturbed mind favorable to
concentration of energy. How can
one whose feelings are continually
milled and. whose temper is roused to
irritability or anger pursue his work
with the attention it demands, or
make decisions which require the un-
divided and’ earnest use of all his
faculties? Nothing can be more es-
sential to success than the full com-
mand of the powers; but ill-temper
in all its forms makes this impossi-
ble.
Down Go Bicycles.
There were 372 bicycle factories in
the United States six months ago, and
the number is now reduced to 241, says
the New York Herald. That means
that 131 have failed. These failures
leave $2,500,000 in debts to be ad-
justed and a large stock of wheels to
be sold. Prices are very low-and are
likely to have a lower level next spring
than they had last. -
Reasonfor ‘iii's‘ fiéticence.
"He’s a hermit you know, and never
nas spoken to woman.”
“Poor fellow! Perhaps he has al-
ways met the kind that insist on doing
all the talking themselves.”-Chicago
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‘THREE NOTABLE YOUNG MEN.
W. K. Vanderbilt, John Jacob Actor, and
, George Gould.
“Howard” in the Chicago Times
Herald writes: I doubt if three more
distinguished individualities could be
found in any reputable circle than
William K. Vanderbilt, George Gould.
and John Jacob Astor. They are all
young men, and each is worth so many
millions of dollars that in these days of
silly»billy display, foolish extravagance
and itch for notoriety, it is positively
interesting to note and fair to record
that instead of making ducks and
drakes of their enormous heritage (for
neither of them earned his money) they
are conservative, temperate in all ways
of living, and held in esteem in business
circles. Let us look at them for a. mo-
ment. '
' As Willie K. was the first to come
along, he shall be the first to be re-
garded. He stands about five feet nine,
\vhiSkerless, stocky in build, and not
over .my in manner. Before his fath-
er’s death-he tackled Wall street, but
soonfound his plunge had put him in
a gulf‘of dark despair. From his pre-
dicamentpapa pulled “him with a loss
of something like $3,000,000. The ex-
perience was worth the money. At all
events, experience was all he got out of
the speculation. Since then he has
avoided the insidiousne‘ss of; the Street,
and paid greater attention to cutting
coupons than to making deals. Willie
isin no sense straightlaced. He likes
to drink, but can‘t to any extent.
would be glad to race,'but his knowl-
edge of horseflesh is limited. The one
amusement for which he appears fitted
is. yachting, but after a man has sailed
months on the most sumptuous vessel
monotony dominates the scene.
I notice all these over rich young
men marry in the early twenties, when
they are callow in respect to experience,~
fallow as fields in which sentimental
seeds may be put and a comparatively
easy prey for bright women of the
world. That they do marry, therefore,
is to their credit, and is also in marked
contrast to the disgraceful alliances
contracted by many of the rich men.
old and young, of NewYork. At a mild
estimate the present John Jacob is now
absolute master of $50,000,000 of prop-
erty. He is about six feet high. well
built, with an amiable rather than a
strong face. He, too, has been sur-
rounded with temptations since his
babyhood. You see, he stands to—day
one of the richest men in New York, as
his gfather, William, his grandfather,
the original John Jacob, stood before
him. Although the old man was
brought up in the shambles of a. travel—
ing butcher, pig sticker and sausage
maker, his desire for knowledge and his
industry in its pursuit developed him in
later life into a man of the world, and
to a certain extent a gentleman in the
best sense of that term. yHis sons were
educated, as were his grahdsons and the
present generation, William Waldorf
on the one hand and John Jacob, his
cousin, on the other. Astor was never
a rounder. Although from his early
boyhood he had money galore, his tastes
and inclinations were not along the
lines of dissipation. I presume Dr.
Parkhurst could tell of more nastiness,
social degradation, and professional in-
famy of his own eyesight and knowl-
edge than would fully equip ten thou-
sand Astors, this one being the crite-
rion. Astor’s pleasure is apparently
his business, and his business his pleas-
ure. He has no horses with racing ten-
dencies; his name was never mixed in
scandal; his head on investment lines is
level, and the property in his care is
admirably conserved. He is more gen-
erous in charitable directions than any
other of his family, and his literary de-
velopments, while not remarkable, are
in upper altitudes.
Men who thought they knew Jay
Gould pretty well entertained the idea.
that he cared for no social pleasure and
was wrapped completely up in financial
schemes, his life guided, steered and
ruined by avaricious aims. As a mat-
ter of fact, until disease undermined
his nervous strength, Jay Gould was,
in companionable moods, one of the
jolliest and most courageous of men.
His inner life was known to very few,
and the great world had no idea that
romance and personal indulgence were
part and parcel of his regular existence.
George inherited from his father some-
thing besides a colossal fortune and a
Wide-horizoned opportunity. In addi-
tion to these he had an immensity of
very human nature. During his boy-
hood he saw pretty much all New York
had to show. Tom Bymes, the best
policeman America. ever knew of, was
his guide, philosopher and friend. His
father was always generous, more than
panion and learned him not only in the
exacting hours of their business day,
but when together they sought rest and
recreation in the mazes of our metro-
politan social kaleidoscope. Steered by
his father, George never made great
mistakes in business, and, lured by ex-
ceptional beauty, he certainly com-
mitted no error When he married Edith
Kingdon from Daly’s stage. Although
his recent yachting experiences would
Seem to point to the contrary, the fact
is, like Vanderbilt and Astor. Gould is
not recognized as a leader in metropoli-
tan gayeties, certainly not in the flap-
doodleisms of the well-called smart set,
with two little esses. He Owns a yacht
and would like to sell it; he has no fast
horses and cares nothing for races; he
has an opera box, but shares its promi-
nence and expense with other men. He
is, an off-handed, kind-hearted, easily
responsibilities on his shoulders.
' Spoiled the Figure. . .
Mudde—Don’t you think Brown»: isga
good descriptive writer? ,
Black—Yes, generally, but- ke makes
mistakes sometimes.
Mudde—For instance?
once, and he said that 300 brave sailors
on the defeated vessel bit the dust.—
Somerville Journal.
. THE, E VENING '_'GAZ-Exrru
liberal, with him, made of him a com- ‘
approached young. man, with enormous ‘
Black—He was writing a naval battle I
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and lie-ANY MAN.
WHAT AN AMERICAN WOMAN om
UNDER THE FLAG IN PERU.
With the Stars and Stripes and Her Cour-
age She filept Back the Peruvian Troops
, \‘Vho were Seeking Persons Protected
by the Consul.
Mrs. Lucinda B. Trevitt, widow of
Dr. William Trevitt, died recently, at
the Home for the Aged, where she had
lived for the past four years.
She was a. remarkable woman, being
distinguished by a high intellectual and
Christian character. In 1858 when Dr.
Trevitt was American Consul at Callao,
Peru, an incident happened which show-
ed her bravery in most trying circum-
stances. ' -
At that time, as there had frequently
been before and since. a revolution was
in progress, and some Americans who
had participated in the uprising sought
an; asylum at the American Consu-
late.
For three days they were concealed
in the attic of the Consul’s residence,
when the Government authorities learn-
ed of their whereabouts, and troops
were sent to take them.
The captain of the troops went to the
rear door and met Dr. Trevitt, who was
unarmed, at the head of the stair. The
doctor grappled .with the captain, and
in attempting to secure his sword four
of his fingers were almost completely
severed from his hand,
, He secured the sword, or rather, cav-
alry sabre, and is yet in the possession
of the family. The captain retired from
the house after making due apology to
him.
While this incident was being enacted
in the rear of the house a. still more ex-
traordinary one was in progress 'in the
front, where the troops were :trying to
force their way into the house.
Dr. Trevitt’s secretary, Mr. Rand, of
New York, now dead, attempted to stop
them, and one of them struck him in
the mouth with the butt end of his gun, '
knocking in his teeth. He fell back into
the arms of Mrs. Trevitt, who had se-
cured an American flag and was trying
to spread it over the steps.
While supporting the wounded secre-
tary she managed to spread the flag
over the steps, and then she dared the
soldiers to cross it. Appalled by the
woman’s. determination and bravery,
the troops retired and made no further
effort to molest the prisoners, who were
subsequently hurried on board an Amer-
ican ship and brought to America.
The United States sustained the ac;
tion of Dr. Trevitt when the Peruvian
Government complained of his action.
-—0hio State Journal. .
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3. Miss Typebang‘eru-Yes, and you’ve
printed your name backward.
——New York Herald.
1 . A Shark for a.Pet.
Perhaps the oddest pet any man ever
had is a shark, seven feet long and
weighing probably 250 pounds, which
is owned, in a sense, by G. W. Fife, of
. Tacoma, Wash. The shark was har-
pooned in the bay, off Tacoma, by Mr.
Fife, and towed to his boat house. It
was not badly injured, so Mr. Fife
passed a chain cable round its tail and
t ed it. up to the pier. It was still tie-{z
«2 arm»: accounts, was feeding hear‘ ‘
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. -, ;. .-o re..-:):.-.ciled, to captivii, .
' John Followed Copy.
Capt. Ed Todd of Hultneyville has
sailed the world round, and visited
many countries. He‘ tells among his
experiences the following: ‘ Once,
while in China, he'gave a.‘ native Chi-
nese tailor an order for a pair of silk
pantaloons. The tailor didn’t under-
stand science of taking measurements
for the garment, so Todd gave him an
old pair of trousers to pattern after.
When the pantaloons were finished the
sailor was astonished at finding‘a large
patch set into the seat. The tailor had
copied the old trousers in every detail.—
Post Express.
An Old People's Club.
Lexington, Ky., has an old people's
club, of which the youngest member is
eighty nine years old. There are three
members ninety years old, one ninety-
one, two ninety-three, and two ninety-
four. The club meets at. the house of
one of the members each week for
pleasure and mutual improvement.
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Preparing His “'eapon.
“Going to shave, Sam?”
"No. sah; dance.”-—Judge.
The Street Railway company has men
at work setting the trolley wire on
Newlown avenue.
If Everyjlllother Knew, Her Lit le Ones
lVould be Saw (I.
BRIDGEPORT, Comm, May 3, ’95.—Dr.
Hand—Dear Sirz—“I have used .Dr.
Hand’s Teething Lotion and found it all
it is represented. l have had no trouble
at all with baby during his teething; it
has helped him so much, he teases to
have it used on his gums. If every
mother would use it they would save the
little ones a great deal of Suffering.
Yours respectfully, Mrs. Harry Browne,
614 State street ” Dr. Hand’s Teething
Lotion sold by all druggists, 250.
Mrs. J. E. Plumb who has been visit-
ing her niece Mrs. W. E. James on
East avenue has returned to her home
in East Orange, N. J.
Baby’s Best Friend—Mother. Next—1)
Hand‘s Colic Cure.
HARTFORD, CONN., Oct. 26, ’95—The
Hand Medicine Co.—“By request of my
wife the undersigned writes you ‘that
baby’s best friend is her mother,’ and
next best is Dr. Hand’s Colic Cure. Used
same for past months. It is impossible
to write our appreciation of your prepa-
ration and do most cheerfully request all
mothers to use same for their little ones.
Our baby is now teething. W. Lincoln
Barnard.” Sold by all druggists, 25c.
The oyster boat Florence B. of
Bridgeport, has been purchased by
John Gregory and Alfred Warnock, of
Saugatuck.
' Marvelous Resulfs.
, From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun.
derman of Dimoudale, Mich., we are
permitted to make this extract. “I have
no hesitation in recommending Dr. King’s
New Discovery as the results were almost
marvelous in the case of my wife. While
Iwas pastor of the Baptist Church at
Rives Junction she was brought down
"with pheumouia, succediug La Grippe. .-
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and it
seemed as if she could not Survive them.
A friend recommended Dr. King’s New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in its results.”
Trial bottles tree at E. P. Weed’s Drug
Store, Norwalk, and Monroe’s, New 09.-
naan. Regular size 50c and $1. '
This section of the Danbury and Nor-
walk divisxon of the Consolidated rail-
road is being placed in thorough repair.
Electric Bitters.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed, when the languid exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver 15 torpid
and sluggish and the need of a tome and
alterative is felt. A prompt use of this
medicine has often averted long audper-
haps fatal bilious fevers. N o meulcme
will act more surely in counteracting and
freeing the System from the malarial
poison. I-l--m‘:ache, Indigestion, .Cou-
stipation, 1n airless yeild to Electric Bit
tere. 50c. and $1.00 per bottle at E. P.
Weed’s Drug Store, Norwalk, and Mon
roe’s, New Canaan.
The Cross Countryr Walking Club,
Michael Dowd, president, will take a.
twenty mile jaunt on Sunday next.
. Rene] in star Ham-s.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis-
eases reli'eved in siz hours by the “New
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE.” This new remedy is a great sur-
prise on account of its exceeding prompt,
ness in relieving pain in the bladder
kidneys, back and every part of the'urin-
ar-y passages in male Or females It re-
lieves retention of water and pain in pass-
ing it almost immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by E. P. Weed, Druggist. Norwalk,
Conn.
Members of Companies D and F at- -
tended a ball given by Lafayette drum
corps at Greenwich last night.
, Bucklln’s Arnlca Salve.
The Best Salvein the world for Cute
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Favor Sores, Tetter,‘ Chopped Hands
Chilblaius, Corns and all Skin Erup
'tions, and peszltivelyoures Piles. or no
Payrcquired. It is guaranteed to give
perfecstsatisfaution,or money refunded
Price25 cents per box. For Sale by
E.P. Weed, Nor-walk and Monroe, New
Canaan. ,
The Ludies’ Society of St. Paul’s
church is being lrnterlained by Miss
LeGrund Jackson on Elm street.
The Best Remedy for Bowel Com-
It gives me . pleasure to most heartily
recommend Chamberlain’s» Medicines. ~
advertised them for a long time before I had
occasion to use them in my own family. At
the time referred to, the patient was sufi‘er-
ing terribly from cramps, vomiting and
purgeing. I was delighted with the prompt
relief afforded by Chamberlain’s Colic, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remed ."""A' M. EVER-
LAND, Editor and Proprie or of the Weekly
Globe, Mendon, Mich. For sale by E. P.
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