TIIE SCHANTON TKIBUITE TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1891.
EDUCATION IN BERLIN.
THE CAPITAL IS THE NUCLEUS OF
1 THE NATIONAL 8YSTEM.
The Training That Young Germany Gets
lu III Schools and Gymnasia Atten
tion Paid to the Instruction of the
Girls Thrveghont the Empire.
Germany seeusi most satisfactorily to
bare solved the problem of education for
all. Berlin may be considered us the nu
cleus of toe whole national system, and
from this center it has radiated with
trifling and uuiniiwrtant modification
over the entire fathorhuid. Taking the
capital as the reproaerrtittlve center, there
are in Berlin two "royal high schooU" for
girls at which the terms for each pupil are
100 marks, or twenty dollars a yeurl The
directors receive salaries of 6,000 marks,
and those of the professors vary from 500
to 2,000 marks.
Thero are five "civil IukIi schools" where
the pupils are received on the same terms,
where the women teachers are paid from
700 to 8,400 marks. Thero are also 180
"civil communal schools" where the schol
ars are taught gratuitously; the directors
aud teachers roiieive, in addition to their
residences, salaries not much lower tbau
those of their colleagues.
Every branch of education receives the
most careful attent ion, and all the profus
ions are qualified eminently for their task,
and have the highest possible respect for
aud consciousness of the dignity of their
vocation. History und literature are prom
inent studies; Knlish, French and Italian
are taught, and music to any one desirous
of taking up tlio study.
IN OTHHIt C1TIKS.
It is exceedingly rare that a Oerman girl
does uotculllvatu at least one art; there
aro several conservatories of music and a
number of excellent studios, with musters
and mistresses of tested emineiK, at which
tiioy can erfect themselves in music, sing
inland puiuliny at prices merely nominal.
At fifteen girls generally leave school, but
for one or two years more they attend pre
paratory classes that unulilo them to puss
the higher teachers' examination. This
practice obtains in the upier and oflkiiil
circles, where it is not a necessity, and with
the best results, as the standard of educa
tion is taiost remarkable in these ckwifH of
ocioty, especially taking into considera
tion that the girls are not dependent on
their studies for a future livelihood.
Dresden ond .Stuttgart, like many other
German towns, have excellent schools, but
they aro frequented by more foreigners
than those in Berlin. Over and above the
establishments just mentioned are several
"institutes" in Berlin. One, tho "Lonisen
Institute," called after the founder, Queen
Iioniso, is now under the patronage of the
reigning empress; another, the "Kaixerin
Augusta stift," was fouuded by the aged
empress, and was the object of her con
stant thought and intelligent supervision.
To tho last she was its active patroness,
and knew all the inmotcs by name, taking
the liveliest Interest in their welfare and
progress. Young girls are adruttcd to the
"stift" at the ago of ten nnd remain thero
until their conQrmatiou. The old Kmpuror
William and tho 1! in press Augusta had
long been in the habit of assisting at this
religious ceremony every year, and also at
the rarer but yet not Infrequent occasions
of baptism.
REWAKDS FOK GOOD GIRLS.
Some time ago the wifo of the first sec
retary of the Japanese legation in Berlin
was instructed in the tenets of the Chris
tian religion, nnj at her desire received
Into the church. Tho aged sovereign was
her godfather, and gave her the name of
Augusta. Many Roumanian, Servian and
Montenegrin girls are educated at this in
stitution, but the greater number are hon
est little Uurmans, whoso chief induce
ment to perseverance and application is
the prospect of being able to kiss the hand
of the empress four times a year the first
time at Christmas, when they are invited
regularly to the palace to a Christmas tree
prepared for them; the second time at
Waster, when their majesties open to them
tho royal park of Bellevuo and let them
look for the Easter eggs bidden In the
grounds, in presence of the assembled
court, while the religious ceremonies of
confirmation and occasional baptisms af
ford tho loyal little maidens other oppor
tunities of testifying their veneration and
gratitude.
Apart from the more ambitious estab
lishments there are a great number of
smaller private schools remarkably well
managed by mlddlo aged ladies who are
not allowed to take a license for teaching
If they cannot prove that they have suc
cessfully passed the higher examinations
for such a license. As a rule German
children are sent to a preparatory school as
early as six years of age to prepare, if
girls, for the higher schools; if boys, for
the gymnasia. In the latter the pupil
passes through all tho classes to the bacca
laureate, which is reached generally at
nineteen, after which they go to the uni
versity. THE GYMNASIA.
Most of these gymnasia are immeasura
bly superior to the average school iu other
countries, and the course of studies is cal
culated to turn out perfectly grounded nnd
generally well informed youths. Among
the best are the"Wilhelm Gymnasium"
and the "Wendo Institute," the latter be
ing whero Prince Bismarck spent some
time, For the students who prefer it, there
are the "Keal Schuleu," or prncticid
schools, where no Greek is taught, and
where youug men are not prepared for the
university.
When foreign parents are not able to ex
patriate themselves and make a home for
the children ou whom they wish to confer
the advantages of a first rate education on
moderate terms, there is no difficulty in
housing them in a Gorman family where
tliry will soon ttnd themselvequite as free
and comfortable as in their own homes.
Many respectable people-, moving in charm
ing society, can be found willing to open
their doors to foreign boys and girls, and
to treat them almost with parental care.
Considering the mouctary basis of these
arrangements tho profits to the hosts must
be purely nominal, while there are consid
erable advantages for the guests in the ar
rangement. The young strangers readily
acquire the language, and their studies at
school or gymnasium are thus much facili
tated; they aro, besides, put In the way of
a good deal of social relaxation of a per
fectly wholesome kind, and of attending,
at a ridiculously small cost, all the best
concerts and operas. Cor. New York Sun.
Norwegians Engagement.
"Leap year reigns forevor in this heathen
landl" exclaimed an Knglish tourist stop
ting in a Norway village. One evening lie
lad been taking a lesson in Norsk from a
7onng lady, a good natured Norwegian
being presont, who had just walked six
teen miles aoross the mountains. When
th A3f rose to go to b"r lodgings in an
adjoining house the Englishman offered to
escort her through the darkness.
She declined the offeruid in so abrupt a
manner as to surprise him. When shehod
gone the Englishman asked the Norwegian
if he spoke English. "Not much only a
few words," he answered. "Tell me what
means that ring the lady wears." "She is
going to be-how you call itr" asked the
Norwegian, in scarlet perplexity. "Going
to be marriedl" "Yis, ylsl"
"But," continued the Englishman'what
I am ifnomot of is the difference in your
rings between married, unmarried, going
to be married and never going to be mar
ried." "Oh, you will never tell that," said the
Norwegian, laughing loudly. "We cannot
mark the women injthis country as y-as dp,
bnt they mark the men. Among us It Is
the man who wears the ring."
"Oh, I see! That is a new llghtl" said
the Englishman, taking the man's large
left hand, on whose fourth finger was a
plain solid gold ring. "That is your wed
ding ring, then t"
"Nai, nail" he replied laughing and
blushing. "That means I have got to be
marriedl"
"And then what becomes of itf"
"We put it on the rk;ut hand instead of
the left," said the Norwegian, holding out
his hand to bid the Englishman "Uodt
nut."
Then, as he was closing the door behind
him, he said in confidential tones, "Yis,
that young lady who was talking to you is
going to marry me next monthl" Youth's
Companion.
Hold In Memory.
Wo need tact quite as much as sympathy
when we speak of death; the death more
particularly of somo one dear to friend or ac
quaintance. Grief, to an almost abnormal
degree, sharpens the sensibilities, and by a
curious law of the mind difficult to com
prehend, it creates in the individual a cer
tain acuteiiess, a certain fastidiousness, as
it were, by which in many cases he becomes
alive not so much to the sympathy ex
pressed as to the form in which that sym
pathy has beuu proflsred. In other words,
the mind of the sufferer has for the time
being become as sensitive to impressions us
that of a sick person, and as ready to be
hurt by trifles. The very tone of the voice
may jar, and one be hurt by a mournful
cadence, und the other by a note of hope,
or well meant hut ill chosen words in let
ters lc as often ciiuSe for pain us the
"creaking of clumsy boots" to fever strick
en patients.
Happily, beneficent nature In her own
time heals sneh sorrow, and the part of
the friendly coiinsulor, till that time be
come, is little better than intrusion. It is
when the attitude of tho mind liccomes
conventionalized, 'h form of grief crystal
ized into definite rules uf observance, that
the outsider desires to make protest as
when a mourner waits u year to tbo day
before druwiug up the window shades or
admitting visitors; or as when only out of
town invitations ure accepted; or one will
listen to music but draw the lino at the
drama. Yot even here there is so little
that is vital to wliich to make aptieal that
avoidance of the subject seems rather the
easier way. Harper's Bazar.
The Fork Is Overworked.
Why should the fork be preferred before
the spoon in the absorption of pudding,
diaphanous in itself, and whose chief claim
upon the palate's appreciation is the thin
ner sauce which accompanies and glorifies
it? How wearying and unsatisfactory it
Is to do justice to such food with the fork I
The soou is the only proper sensible vehi
cle. With tho spoon each mouthful of
puddiug is anointed with its modicum of
sauce, und when you have finished your
pudding you have not the mortification of
gazing into your saucer and seeing there
sauce which the fork is powerless to carry
to your tantalised mouth. When it comes
to pudding and pudding sauce the fork is
an abomination. Give us, say we, tho
spoon, whatevor etiquette may say to the
contrary.
Tho fork is overworked also in the eat
ing of peas, soccotush and limpid food of
that sort. Instead of chasing one poor pea
around your plate with the impotent fork,
aud finally having to head off its flight
with a bit of bread, why not drop the fork
and utilize the convenient and sensible
spoon f Why should etiquette despoil edit
ing of its comforts and itsjoysf The fork
is all right up to a certain point; but there
is such a thing as the fork being over
worked. Boston Transcript.
Death Singlet Out Strangely.
"I just met, a while ago," said Mr. J. W.
Nicr, a Kansas City engineer, "a soldier
who was wounded at the battle of Wound
ed Knee. He whs in tho act of firing when
he was shot, the ball from a Winchester
passing from armpit to armpit, clear
through both lungs. He was given up for
dead, but today says he is just as well and
strong as ever he was in his life.
"It is curions how death stalks, singling
out somo and sparing others who soetn to
court a visit from him. I remember when
I was in the government's employ at the
Mississippi jetties that the yollow fover
visited the squad of twenty-eight on duty
at the jetties, aud seventeen became pros
trated with tike fever. Tbo others became
exhausted in watching their stricken com
rades, aud one night three of the patients,
becoming crazed, broke away and took to
tho cauebrakes. The next day they were
found in a swamp, and these three of the
seventeen afflicted were the only ones who
recovered." St. Louis Gib be-Democrat.
She Knows Uow to Manage.
A wife whoee husband has a bungling
brain and a homely face used to try to
make things pleasant at home by express
ing her admiration of his talents and giv
ing him the pet name of "Brains." ilnr
delicate flattery did not seem to have much
influence upon him, though she kept it up
for a whole year after their marriage. One
time not long ago, when site was in a happy
frame of nit, ting mood or meditative state,
she expressed her admiration of his comely
countetiauce, and at lost went so far as to
say she would give him the pet name of
"Beauty." He smiled as she repeated the
word with a full consciousness that she had
touched his weak point. And now, what
ever be his mood of mind or the vicissi
tudes of life, that word dispels all otbor
thoughts and the twain are happy. Chi
cago News.
Thackorny anil the Showman.
Thackeray, who lost his mother when
about five years of uge, was taken in
charge of by his aunt, Mrs. Ititehie, who
was alarmed on finding thut her husband'i
hat fitted the boy. Sho accordingly took
him to Sir James Cinrk. After an exam
ination the popular physician said:
"Don't be afraid; be has a large head,
but there is a great deal in it."
Thackeray had not only a large head,
but he was tall and large altogether. He
used to tell his own story of the traveling
showman whom he found one day sitting
disconsolate by tho roadside, because he
had just lost his giant. Thackeray asked
whether he might do for the place. Crit
ically and seriously the showman exam
ined him and said:
"Well, you're nigh tall enough, but I'm
afraid you are too hugly." London Tltr
Bita.
Antiquity of Familiar Anecdotes.
Some of the stories that were told of
Abraham Llncnlu had a rage in Athens in
the Fourth century B. C, when they were
told of Alexander the Great; and some of
the stories commonly told of General But
ler hava been associated with smart persons
bo tar dock that they shade off into demon
ology. Boston Transcript.
Coat of the Garfield Monument.
Mr. Aldricb, managing editor of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, writes: "Toe entire
amount expended on tbe Garfield monu
ment, Including grading, sodding, flagging
aud general improvements about the site.
was $130,000. Subscriptions amounted to
11114,756, but .tbe interest swelled it to the
required sum. Oontmct was let Oct. 6,
1885; construction began spring of 1886;
dedicated May 80, 18B0."
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HEATING FROM NATURAL.- GAS.
Great Progress Has Been Made In Vehi
cles for Radiatlag Warmth. ,
When natural gas was first employed for
heating dwellings, neverej years ago, tbe
devices for adapting it to stoves and grates
were very crude, and the amount of gas
consumed was correspondingly extrava
gant. The end of the pipe from half an
inch to an inch was run into the stove or
grate, a perforated iron burner was fitted
bwn it at right angles, and the cavity filled
with broken fire brick, slag from the glass
furnaces, doorknobs of porcelain, bulls of
fireclay, or other substances that wonld
radiate a great deal of beat.
Frequently the bits of broken brick were
whitewashed, as were tho back and side
walls of the grates, or they were artisti
cally done in water colors, the gas flames
neither smoking the one nor burning off
the other. After a time fireclay was
molded into imitations of logs of wood, the
cut ends of the logs, the cracks and knots
and the bark with moss on it being imi
tated bo successfully that the results could
scarcely be told from the real buck logs
of olden times.
These imitation logs were placed on
largo brass andirons, and when the flames
were seen issuing from figures the illusion
was complete to the senso of sight, and to
the sense of feeling too, for while "one
side roasted the other side froze," as used
to be said of attempts at keeping warm by
the fireplaces of our grandfathers.
A year ago it began to be noticed that the
supply of gas was diminishing. People
woke up on cold mornings to find ouly a
sickly blue flame languishing at the bottom
of the grate or stove where once had been
a roaring fnrnaoe. They were assured that
there was plenty of gas; that some tempor
ary obstruction in tbe pipes hod caused the
shortage, aud all would soon be right.
And all was right as soon as the weather
became warmer; but presently the gas com
panies were insisting that consumers
should burn gus by meter, instead of pay
ing so much for each fire and consuming
all they pleased. This initiated the eco
nomic stage of natural gas use.
Inventors set their wits to work, and
soon tlte market was flooded with ull sorts
of devices for getting tho largest amount of
heat from a minimum consumption of gas.
The deep set back walls of the fireplaces
built for coal were moved out and the
throats of tbe chimneys stopped up.
various metal heaters with reflecting
surfaces and draughts arranged on scien
tific principles were made to sot into the
fireplaces, until a fire that formerly re
quired from 100 to 150 feet of gas an hour
could be made to do the same service with
a consumption of but fifteen feet. When
the price of gus was raised from ten cents
to fifteen cents per thousand feet in Pitts
burgh, thousands of economic gas grates,
lunges aud stoves were sold during the
first cold spell.
One of the cheapest and most cheerful
devices now in use is an adaptation of as
bestos to are backs aud radiating buhuub.
A heavy cardboard, coated with asbestos,
is perforated with rows of holes, from
which are suspended fringes of skein as
bestos, which becomes incandescent in the
flame, and gives forth a beautiful, scintil
lating glow which imparts great cheerful
ness to the apartment and at the same
time radiates considerable beat.
But by far tbe most economical thing is
a small sheet iron stove not much larger
than man's silk hut. This is lined with
copper and sometimes filled with asbestos
fiber, und is connected with the supply
pipe by means of gum hose, so that it can
be set in the middle of the room or near
the wall, as may be desired. One such
stove, consuming no more gas than an or
dinary argaud burner, will heat a medium
sized room to a comfortable temperature
and reduce gas bills to proportions cor
respondingly comfortable. Youth's Com
panion. , Growth of tbe English language.
It takes a child several years to acquire
1,000 words. The average illiterate person
never uses more than from 1,000 to 2,000
words. Intelligent persons, even those en
gaged in the learned professions, do not
make use of more than from 6,000 to 8,000
words all told, although there are properly
belonging to the English language over
225,01X1. Of course this is exclusive of the
Latin tecbuical words, which are not, prop
erly speaking, English, although thoy are
used as a part of tje language.
There is a large number of words which
until recently have escaped the attention
of lexicographers. Iu tbe text of the En
cyclopedia Britannic there are 10,000 words
which have never been formally entered
and defined iu any dictionary. In the Cent
ury Dictionary there are 70,000 words found
in no other. This fact shows the unrealized
wealth uf the English language. And, by
the by, here is a statement which is not
without interest. There is not today any
man living who is sufficiently learned to
write ono average page of the 7,000 pages
of the Century Dictionary. Dr. Cones in
Chicago Post
Boutei to the Gold Fields.
The "Argonauts" had several routes
among which to select. By those from the
New England aud the middle states tbe
Capo Lloru route was generally preferred;
those from the southern states chose the
Isthmus of Panama or Nicaragua or Mexi
co; while the hardy pioneers of the west,
who bad become accustomed to prairie
travel, started . in their covered wagons,
and, following buffalo trails, broke tbe
paths which in a few months were plainly
outlined by the bleaching bones of their
beasts and the mounds of dead companions
who had succumbed to the hardships of the
desert.
Many who could not leave tbelr homes
sougiit to invest Kieir capital in the seduc
tive venture, and a co-operative plan was
generally adopted in the New Kngtsmd
states by which the services of working
members were offset by a fixed amount of
money contributed by others. Hundreds
of companies were organized on this plan,
each of them with a physician, aud in many
instances with a chaplain also. Century.
Just Why m Fat Man Puflk.
In suggesting a new theory of the sun's
light and beat to the members of tbe Bos
ton Scientific society, Mr. Goorge Smith
showed scientific reasons why a fat man
should sailer more than, a lean ono in sum
mer. The new tbeery, briefly put, is this:
Gravity ia an ethereal force coMiiHiully
streaming frcm ana through every solar
or celestial body. If the body is not mov
able with relation to some larger body,
this force of gravity becomes that form of
molecular motion Which wo call heat.
As gravity depends upon tbe mass of a
body, and as beat is, according to Mr.
Smith's theory, ia one sense gravity, it fol
lows tbat the larger a body is the hotter.
Hence the fat marl's discomfort, Boston
HeraW.
Perfume and Cleanliness.
How many ladies know that the sweet
odors with which they love to surround
themselves are really stimulating and re
freshing laveuder and lemon that our
grandmothers folded away in' chests of
linen, roses and violets that breathe in
gentle fragrance (rem every fold and frill
of sweet woman's habiliments today, even
the homely scenta of sage ami benzine.
There is an occasional grumbler who, for
want of something else to criticise, pro
fesses an aversion to this perfume bablt
among women, and doscants learnedly on
the superattractioa of well bathed nature's
own fragrance emanating from a cleanly
person olotbed In fresh linen. ...
1 But the grumbler doesn't understand
that the faint, delicate fragrance of per
fume is tbe sign manual of perfect cleanli
ness. Sweet odors, like fresh' flowers, fade
swiftly when brought in pcoxiniity with
person which, from disease or carelessness,
emits any poisonous vapors. So the next
time you meet a lady with that faint, in
toxicating fragrance lingering in her gar
ments you may know for a certainty that
the cleanliness that is next to godliness is
the basis and beginning of the fragrance
that delights you. New York Sun.
FLOWERED GOODS THE THING.
They Will Be Quito Popular In the Conn
try and by the Hea.
Flowered goods are "the thing" tills
summer, both with woven and stamped
figures. Satin princess comes in all tho
delicate evening shades brocaded with
small flowers in their natural, brilliant col
ors. Changeable moires are also shown
with dumasse floral effects, and black
moires with tapestry flower designs.
Striped chintz patterns are reproduced in
silk weaves, tho stripes being in satin of
delicate tones mingled with tiny sprays or
bouquets. Then comes tho vast array of
taffetas and surahs, having self colored
bunds and clusters of flowers nnd leaves In
a woven pattern. These are also shown In
a variety of changeable tints, and in that
caso tho figure has a different tone from
that uf the ground. In addition to theso
appear tho usual printed India and china
silks cool, pretty nnd inexpensive for
summer gowns, und yet wearing very well.
FIUL'RKD INDIA SILK OOWN.
Besides the flowered silks mentioned
there aro many challlcs prettily sprinkled
with floral designs, und, daintiest of all,
French organdies in white and delicate
tints embroidered with dots and printed
with nosegays or detached blossoms.
Those, comblnud with lace, make charm
ing summer gowns. Of oourso the popu
larity of theso flimsy fabrics has produced
styles suited to them, involving puffs, ruf
fles, panniers, draperies and ami-rings of
all sorts. As usual, these special fashions
favor tho slender woman rather than tho
plump ono, but the Utter can always fall
back on the tailor made styles, wliich aro
hers particularly, and which aro not only
neat, but simple. Novices often proclaim
that plain stylos ore more difficult to mako
successfully than furbelowcd ones, but It
is nevertheless ft fact that a much trimmed
gown badly mado looks worse than a slni
plo one equally badly made, for It tys tho
additional drawback of pretentiousness.
A sketch Is given of a gown of printed
India silk, the skirt of whloh is plain in
front, but slightly draped at the back.
The round bodice is gathered In at tho
waist and has ft square lace yoke outlined
with a silk ruffle. Tho sleeves, which huvo
a puff above tho elbow, ore tight below it
and have lnco cuffs. A velvet ribbon belt
surrounds tho waist, from which depend
two long onds. Four velvet rosettes trim
tho bottom of the front of tho skirt.
SHOULDERS ON THE SLANT.
The Newest Puffs Are Innooent of Gathers
at the Top.
It is evident that sloping shoulders aro
to be tho fashion for some time to como.
Sleeves began to como down from their
lofty position ovora year ago, and this sea
son marks another stage in their descent.
The newest puffs aro cut In circular form,
so that while they ure full around the el
bow they are quite innocent of gathers at
tho top. - A stylo of sleeve is now shown
In which the upper part is laid in flat
tucks and is sufficiently elongated to ex
tend completely over tho shoulder and up
to the collar. This gives the Blunting ef
fect with a vengeance, and if It were not
a fashlonablo novelty it would bo consid
ered ugly, but no doubt wo shall soon bo
come used to It. It is a suitable mode for
the woman with broad, square shoulders,
who, so long tho accepted mold of form,
finds herself suddenly bereft of her prestlgo
and undor the necessity of simulating tho
CLOTH CAPE.
slenderer typo. Many puffed sleeves aro
caught up with embroidered straps ex
tending from the shoulder to the bottom
of tho puff, and usually a bertha 6r epau
let falls over tbe top. It is not unsafe
to predict a gradual return of the shawl
to fashionable favor unless present tend
encies are abruptly and unexpectedly
checked. The new jacket sleeves are full
at the top, It Is true, but the fullness is laid
in a double or triple box plult on the top
of the shoulder, which keeps it flat there
while allowing a bouffant spread below
that point.
Capes are usually cut in circular form,
which causes them to He flat over the shoul
ders, although they fall in ample folds over
tho baok and arms. Very often a breadth
of extra fullness is Inserted behind, nota
bly In a thin block cloth cape, which hod
a gathered panel of moire let into, the
back. Theso capes are scarcely as attract
ive as those made entirely of moire, how
ever. The latter are often cheapened in
appearance by a trimming of white loco,
but when block Is used the effect is very
good. Melre Is not serviceable for general
wear, of course, and therefore a num
ber of cloth capes are shown, mainly
In black. A sketch Is given of one which
was made te match a severe walking oos
turae. It Is composed of three graduated
circular capes, very flaring and plainly fin
ished with strtohlng.. The garment has a
high, closo collar. Judio Chollbt.
A Terrible Threat.
Caller Jehnny, what are yea going to
be when you grow trpf
Johnny t'm gain' to be a amgresaman.
Caller That isn't a very high amfaJtfoo.
Johnny Well, then, paM better buy me
that dram before I get nry-mind wellmade
up. Muusey's Weekly.
Books and Conversation.
Conversation demands knowledge, and
to say it could never have been carried very
far without books is bnt to say it could not
have flourished without a record of tha
best, and, it must be said, tho worst, which
men have done, thought aad imagined.
For us, of course, it 1 impossible to imag
ine life without such a record. Society has
beeu called "a strong solution of books."
Science and letters agree in represent-
. .. , . ... . . . ... .
uoua ul me wuuoui, literature as life in
which, not conversation, but coarser pleas
ures played the chief part.
What conversation would be possible
among the degraded Australian savages,
referred to by Darwia, who use very few
abstract words and cannot count above
four? Even the early Greeks themselves
preferred good living. Feasting with musio
is declared by Ulysses the "fairest thing in.
the world." Conversation und literature
have grown up together, ami, like the
"love birds," we cannot have one without
the other. No sustained conversation goes
far without some aid from books, no witty
conversation would be intelligible without
knowledge of them.
Miss Lydla White, a brilliant Irish wo
man and a Tory, used to give famous par
tics in those days, at the beginning of this
century, when the Whigs were for a gen
eration or more in a hopeless minority. At
one of these parties all tbe guests were
Whigs, and they were complaining of the
sorry plight of their party. "Yes," said
Sydney Smith, "we are in a most desperute
condition we must do something to help
ourselves; I think we hud better sacrifice a
Tory virgin." Lydia White at once caught
nnd applied the allusion to Iphigenia. ' "I
believe," said she, "there is nothing the
Whigs would not do to raise the wind."
Gentleman's Magazine.
Barrett and the Dictionary.
Poverty and drudgery kept Lawrence
Barrett out of school, and only when "call
boy" did ho really learn to rend. Then
that head of his oame to his aid. Begging
candle ends from tho theater he would go
to bis wretched little room and stick them
on tacks purposely nailed into the floor, as
the ends were too short for a candlestick.
There, lying flat on his stomach, tbe future
tragedian taught himself to read out of an
old copy of Johnson's dictionary.
"I'll wager I can trip you up on the first
page," said Laurence Uutton, on being
told this incident.
"Try me," replied Barrett.
A very extraordinary page is that first of
Johnson's dictionary, beginning with such
unusual words as oaronical, abacist, abatis,
all of which Barrett spelled and defined
correctly.
"What's 'abacotr' "
"A cap of state Used in old times by our
English kings, wrought up in the figure of
two crowns."
"What's 'abanaitionr "
"A banishment for one or two years for
mantjaughter."
"What's 'abditoryf
"A place to hide and preserve goods in."
The very words of a dictionary that Bar
rett had not opened for thirty yearsl Kate
Field's Washington.
Fame at Borne.
"A Book of Scotch Humor" illustrates
anew of a native of Aummdale the savins
that a prophet is not withdut honor save
in his own country. "I ken thorn a'," said
the rustic, speaking of the Carlyits;
"Jock's a doctor aboet London. Tarn's a
harem sea rem kind o' chioi, an' wreats
book an' that. But Jamie yon's his farm
you see owro yonder Jamie's the man o'
that family, an' I'm prood to say I ken
him. Jamie Cariyle, sir, foeds the best
Bwino that come into Dumfries market."
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poorest, and he feels a curtain measure of
humiliation over tbe melancholy fact.
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