The Principle of Rest.
By Rose Edson-Helme.
HE principle of rest is tlic principle of relaxation—a temporary
cessation <rr suspension of energy from any part or from nil of
Ttlie body. Absolute rest implies the complete "letting go" of
nil tension, mental, nervous and physical; all are involved,
to some extent, in every act of our dally life, nor can they
be entirely separated.
1- Let us see what will lumpen if vre place the body in a
> cawastfH reclining position, so comfortably arranged that absolute
physical repose would seem inevitable. Then let the mind
take hold of some problem and concentrate on it until all the mental energy
Is aroused. Tills energy is unconsciously communicated to the nervous sys
tem, and soon the entire physical self is in a highly tensed condition. Few
people realize this until their attention is called to it. They think they must
be resting when the body is inactive. It is not necessary that the body be
exercising in order to be tense. A set of muscles may be nervously tense
and yet be apparently motionless. This difference between a tense muscle
and a muscle entirely relaxed, or devitalized, is what I want you to thorough
ly understand, for this tense condition brought on by mental nnd nervous
strain, nnd often held without relaxation for hours, produces gronter fatigue
than many forms of exercise that are more physical in execution.
Remember, always, that the mind is the groat controlling power, and It
is only when the mind becomes, as nearly as possible, a perfect blank, that
the body can rest satisfactorily. If the body would rest the mind must rest
also; in other words, "Think rest," "Let go" of everything mental, and relax
completely7—The Pilgrim.
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y Government's Business a Model
By Frank A. Vanderlip.
HE responsibility for raising the revenues and for their dlsburse
uPjjUtTo ment, now that the totals have come to aggregate more
PPrrtSS than one thousand million dollars, would seem to be quite enough
22 I 22 to lay upon the shoulders of nny man, particularly If ho must
22 J[ 22 take up those duties without thorough familiarity with their do
-22~r0*22 tails, as does each new Secretary. But in addition to that duty,
UUDDUU there is the further responsibility for the solution of the problems
of an Intricate and diverse currency system. The Secretary, too,
occupies iudiroctly, through the Controller of the Currency, a supervisory rela
tion to the whole National bnnking organization of the country. He is the In
direct custodian of $800,000,000 of gold and silver coin, stored In the Treasury
vaults, against gold and silver certificates in circulation representing that
coin, and, through his subordinate, the Treasurer of the United States, lie
shares the responsibility for the care of more than two hundred million dollars,
representing the cash balance which the Government carries. All the Mints
and Assay officers are, through the Director of the Mint, under his control.
He directs the oporatlons of a great factory employing 3000 operatives in the
w printing of money and Government securities, and he must there meet tho same
L problems of organized labor that other great employers have to meet. Ho is
responsible for the collection of commercial statistics, nnd is fortunate in find
ing a bureau for that purpose which has a record for the beet statistical work
done by nny of the great Governments. He is at the head of the greatest
auditing offices in the world, where every dollar of income and every item of
expenditure Is checked over with minute exactness, so that at the end of tho
year It is safa for him to say that the whole billion dollars, the total on both
sides of the lodger, has been collected nnd disbursed with absoluto fidelity
and legality and without error.—From "The Treasury," in Scrlbner's.
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Courage, Physical and Moral.
By the Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.
——— HE sublimcst pages of biography nnd of history are those which
Tshow the manhood triumphant over the pressure that was brought
to bear upon it.
One day the immortal discoverer of the law of gravity was
sitting in his office in the Mint when a chnrmingly dressed lady
'k entered, nnd in the most delicate way, Intimated to the grand old
M mnn th at "he would use ills official power to aid her In a certnln
direction she would see to It that he should not be the loser by it.
___J "Madam!" said Sir Isaac, "here is the door. You will oblige me
by your immediate departure!"
"Forward, men—forward!" cried Bluchcr to his wearied soldiers as they
were floundering through tho mud on their way to Join the English at Water
loo. "I have promised my brother Wellington to be there—promised, do you
'hear? Would you have, me break my word?"
Americans will never cense to be proud of the reply made by Henry Clay
when he was urged not to champion a certain cause lest it should jeopardize
bis chances for the Presidency—"l would rather be right than be President!"
thundered back tho Incorruptible old Itoman.
When Stephen A. Douglas was at the height of his fame he was approached
by the agent of a rich syndicate, who offered him a princely fee if he would
lend his advocacy to a certain bill which the syndicate was anxious to get
through Congress.
Tlie Little Giant's eye flashed fire, nnd there was a sudden exit of the
agent—without his hat!
These men had moral courage. Theirs was the highest form of bravery—
the bravery which enabled them to bid defiance to the temptation to wrong.
Physical courage, wo repeat, is something that calls for our admiration.
The spectacle of a fellow human being gritting his teeth, clinching his fists
nnd silently, calmly bearing the pain that is killing him, draws from us at
once pity and cheers!
T But grander than any mere physical pluck is the silent courage of the
soul, which, though hard pressed by splendid inducements to do wrong, keeps
its poise, and in, its fight with unprlnciple never shows the white feather!—
Now York Journal.
The Value of Human Life.
By Prof. Rudolf Eucken,
I %^T~*Tl£*Ti * " T v viewed our present human existence reveals an entirely
different condition from that shown by the spirit of pessimism—
a spirit which exerts so potent an influence upon our contein
-8 porarics. Tho existence of the facts which pessimism sets forth
E in support of its views, is not questioned; they remain, and
l__3( deserve consideration. In reality, however, they constitute but
I one side of human life, which is fraught with a deeper meaning
. M and involves far more at present than many of us become con
scious of. Tho fact that this deeper meaning Is too frequently
relegated to the background nnd that the possibilities of the spir
itual life are not sufficiently developed may be explained from the general state
of modern culture. Great revolutions have been effected in the last centuries;
i life is directed into new channels; old doctrines are beginning to totter; nnd new
v ideas demand recognition. An equilibrium, however, has not yet been estab
lished. The law of compensation hns not yet exercised its power to the fullest
extent. Above all, there is still an absence of that energetic concentration
which should convert man into n complete and harmonious organic entity, as
opposed to tho variety and multiplicity without—an entity capable of sifting,
combining, and clarifying all the innumerable impressions presented by the
heterogenous influence of tho external world. An Intellectual activity capable
of rising superior to all the blows of fate Is also lacking. It may, therefore, be
said that the centrifugal forces are greater than the centripetal. Labor, with
its enormous ramifications, is more powerful than the spiritual force within
ourselves. Ilorein we must seek the answer to tho question whether life con
tains more renson than meaningless complexity and whether true happiness
can exist. Life, as conferred upon us, is not invested with a fixed and un
changeable value. It depends upon ourselves what value we are willing to
give it. Tho more man seeks to concentrate his life, tho more lie seeks to de
velop a victorious Intellectual activity productive of ever higher spiritual
strength, the'greater will be his ability to confront the complex phenomena of
life with cheerfulness and courage. Ho will then readily understand the words
of Vauvenargues: "Le mondo est, ce qu'il dolt etre pour un etre actlf, plein
v d'obstacles" (The world is, what it ought to be to nn active being, full of ob
< 6tacles). In our day also happiness and confidence in the rational purpose of
nature may be obtained by zealously nnd mightily developing the intellectual
life, so that man may face all the multifnrious phenomena of life as a unit
endowed with strength of character and the power of conviction. Never were
there greater possibilities in tfils direction than to-day; nnd it devolves upon
man to avail himself of them, to the end that he may find good cheer nnd cour
age within himself and power to become victorious over the petty and depress
ing impressions which a first view of prevailing conditions produces. He will
then tread the upward path ever sought by the powerful and youthful natures,
tie they nations or Individuals.—The Forum.
CHILDREN'S
THE VAIN SWAN.
A swan there was in days of old,
When various species, we are told,
Would oft confer in language plain,
.Who of her gifts was mighty vain.
All other birds who float or fly
VVith foolish speech she would decry;
The artless fish who merely swim
Were no lit mates for one so prim.
One summer's day, beside the lake,
A fox his wily steps did take,
And idly on the bank he lay
In wait for any tempting prey.
Observantly he gazed upon
The stately progress of the swan.
With bow polite and accents low
'Twas thus he spoke: "Oh, madam, know
Each day I watch where'er you go;
To watcn is to admire, adore!"
(He never had seen this swan before.)
"Whene'er you sail, your airs majestic
Make other birds 'stfhi but domestic."
The silly swan was well content
To hear the fox on flattery bent,
And so a willing ear she lent.
Thu3 his friendly talk:
"I wonder, madam, when you walk.
If still you move with queenly grace?
Leave now your lake for some brief space,
While 'neatli the chestnuts we confer."
Well pleased, the swan did not demur:
"I am your servant, gallant sir."
Then, stepping on the grassy shore,
With waddling gait, not seen before.
And awkward tread from Bide to side,
Her plumnge swelled with conscious pride.
The civil fox then led the way
Far from the banks beside his prey;
His laughter was ill concealed
Till his fell purpose was revealed.
I draw the curtain o'er the scene;
Poor swan! could no one intervene?
As home his prize he bore said he.
"Alack, how simple some folk be!"
His babes all shouted, e'en the least,
"Hurrah! Oh, what a sumptuous feast!"
—Chicago Kecord-Herald.
AN INTELLIGENT CAT.,
Professor K. L. Garner tells an Inter
esting eat story: A certain cat was shut
up in a room where there was n speak
ing tube which he had frequently seen
used In calling people.
Desiring to get out of the room and
having no means of opening the door
he climbed upon a chair near the tube,
erected himself upon his hind legs,
steadied himself by placing his paws
upon the back of the chair, placed his
mouth to the tube, and began whining
and mewing into it
In this attitude he was found by ids
young mistress, who came Into the
SWEETHEART PUZZLE PICTURE.
This young lady is in love. Find her sweethearts.
room at the moment that he was trying
to call some one to his aid.
OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Tills Is a perfect square, as may be
proved by laying a rule aloug each side
in succession.
The apparent curvature of the sides
is nn optical Illusion due to the circles.
A curious effect of this sort, alarming
to timid people, was produced at the
recent opening and dedication of a new
theatre in Leipzig. The square pillars
of the lobby were wound with garlands
of leaves, according to time-honored
German custom, but iu a peculiar fash
ion.
The lower part of a pillar was wound
with a right-handed, the upper part
with a left-handed spiral, while In the
middle the bauds of foliage were hori
zontal. The result was that the pillars
looked as if they had "buckled."
SHARPEN UP YOUR WITS.
A child may kuow more tliau a
philosopher about some things. A lit
tle girl entered the study of Merezal,
the celebrated historian, and asked hlui
for a coal of iire.
"But you haven't brought a shovel,"
he said.
"I don't need any," was the reply.
And then, very much to Ills astonish
ment, she tilled her hand with ashes,
and put the live coal on top. No doubt
the learned man knew that ashes were
a had conductor of heat, but he had
never seen the fact verified in such a
practical manner.
Two hoys of my acquaintance took
a walk one morning with a naturalist.
"Do you notice anything peculiar
in the movement of those wasps?" he
asked as he pointed to a puddle in the
road.
"Nothing, except that they seem to
come and go," replied one of the boys.
The other was less prompt in his re
ply, but he had observed to som pur
pose.
"I notice they fly away in pairs," he
said. "One has a little pellet of mud,
the other nothing. Are there drones
among wasps, as among bees?"
"Both were likely Irusy, and each
went away with a burden." replied the
naturalist. "The one you thought a
'do nothing' had a mouthful of water.
They reach their nest together; the one
deposits his pellet of mud, and the
other ejects the water upon it, which
makes it of the consistency of mortar.
Then they paddle it upon the nest, and
fly away for more material."
You see, one hoy observed a little,
and the other a good deal more, while
the naturalist had something to tell
them which surprised them very much.
Boys, he observant. Cultivate the
faculty. Hear sharply. Look keenly.
Glance at a shop window as you pass
It, and then try how many things you
can remember that you saw in it.—S. S.
Advocate.
CONUNDRUMS.
When is a cane-bottomed clialr like a
bill? When you re-seat (receipt) it.
Why is Athens like the wick of a can
dle? Because it's in the middle of
Greece.
Why is a horse more clever than a
fox? Because a horse can run when he
is In a trap and a fox can't.
Why are good resolutions like faint
ing ladles? Because they want carry
ing out.
Why is an acquitted prisoner like a
I gun? Because he has been charged,
1 taken up and then let off.
Why is the letter 11 like the face of
Hamlet's father? Because it is more in
sorrow than in anger.
When is a Scotchman like a donkey?
When he stands on his hanks and
braes.
What Is the difference between a
woman and an umbrella? An umbrella
1 3-011 can shut up, a woman you can't.
What title belongs to a soap dish?
Companion of the bath.
Why is an orange like 0 church
steeple? Because we have a peel front
It.
What sort of men are always above
board? Chessmen.
Why are the pages of a hook lilce tlie
days of a man? Because they are all
numbered.
Why Is a king like a hook? Because
lie has pages.
What is the difference between a
tramp and a feather bed? One Is hard
up and the other is soft down.
What's the only nut without a shell?
J- doughnut.
Wli.v doesn't an old maid play a vio
lin? She can't catch the how.
What is the difference between a man
looking at Niagara Falls and a sand
wich? One Is seeking the mist and the
other Is missing the scene, anil, O yes,
about the sandwich, that's where you
bite.
It wasn't my sister, nor my brother,
but still was the child of my father and
mother; who was it? Myself.
What word is pronounced quicker by
adding a syllable to It? Quick.
What have you to expect at a hotel?
Inn-attention.
Who always sits with Ills lint on he
fore the queen? Iler coachman.
Why are boxes at a theatre the sad
dest places of public amusement? Be
cause they are always hitlers (in tears.)
Spent In Doctor*' Kill*.
Illness costs the people of Great
Britain about f55,000,000 a year.
(She Funny
*JTide
Life.
TOO MANY BANQUETS.
I'd like to hold a hero's place
With talents to command it,
And yet I sadly fear that my
Digestion wouldn't stand it.
—Washington Star.
EVENING MATTERS UP.
Customer—"That Is very large coal
you have sent me for the range."
Dealer—"Possibly, tut you'll notice
that it Is a very small ton."
. SWEET NOTHING.
"Why did you send me a blank sheet
of note paper instead of your usual
love letter?"
"Because my love has grown beyond
reach of expression."
A NEW OCEAN TERROR,
"Goodness, Bertie, what ever's the
matter with you? Been plucked for
your exam?"
"No; Just flew iuto one of those new
fangled Mnreonlgrams, that't what."
—London Punch.
AN IMPOSSIBILITY.
"Whose photograph is that?"
"One of the chorus girls in the Frivol
ity' show taken when she was sixteen."
"Nonsense; photography wasn't in
vented then."
ONE THING SURE.
"Do you believe Germany is in ear
nest about respecting the Monroe Doc
trine?"
"I don't know. If she isn't, she's go
ing to bo."—Chicago Record-Herald.
LIMITATIONS.
Sqnire Cornfodder—"This free mall
delivery is great, ain't it?"
Billy Shoemaker—"Wall, Squnr', I
don't like it. A feller can't get up no
excuse to come to taown evenln's any
morel"
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS.
Browne—"Grlnglo lias chosen a title
for his last up to date novel that is
simply perfection for simplicity, truth
and directness."
Towne—"What is it?"
Browne—"Eighty Thousand Words."
ONLY PLACE FOR HIM.
Some one said to Brother Dickey:
"Here's a story of a man who has
eight living wives."
To which after a moment's reflection.
Brother Dickel replied:
"Which one er de lunatic asylums
Is he in?"— Atlanta Constitution.
RESIGNED.
Golfing has a very Scotch story of an
old caddie and his wife. The minister
who was called In tried to comfort
the wife, saying that while John was
very weak he was evidently ready for
a bettor world. Unexpectedly, how
ever, John rallied, and said to his wife:
"Jenny, my woman, I'll rnaybo be
spared to ye yet."
"Na, na, John!" was the reply! "ye're
prepared, and I'm resigned! Dee 1100!"
PERFECTLY SAFE.
Dusty Darby—" 'Ere's a man lost Ills
eye from blood polsoulu' by bandlln'
dirty money."
Weary Willie—"l wouldn't take
Chances like dem rich fellers docs fer
auttin', would you?"
A KNOTTY PROBLEM SOLVED.
Saplelgh (naughty-never), Yale, made
n new discovery recently.
Meeting some of his '•lassmates on
the fence, he enunciated tills problem:
"If I should stand on my head," he
began, "all the blood would rush to
my head, wouldn't it?"
No one ventured an answer.
"Now," ho continued, triumphantly,
"when I stand 011 my feet why doesn't
all the blood rush Into my feet?"
"Because," said Matty Matlcs, "your
feet aren't empty, Saplelgh."
THE SECRET IS OUT.
A. Dachelor Girl Tells "Why She Does
Kot Mwrry.
"Why do I not marry?" said the
bachelor girl. "Because—oh, because
I hnven't been asked," was tlie unex
pected reply, and all tise tlno theories
of deliberate cruelty to the future race
were dashed to the ground. "It's a
mistake," she went on, "to suppose
that tve unmarried women sit down
and calmly consider the pros and cons
of matrimonial relations; that we de
liberately discuss and decide what at
titude we will take In regard to the
nppalling problem of the future of the
human race. It sounds wise and all
that to hear that we bachelor girls ,
have solved the perplexing problem of
the age, but we can't even take credit
to ourselves for that. Force of cir
cumstances is responsible for the num
bep of our kind in existence.
"It's my opinion that no girl is too
busy to think of men. The society
girl who is bent on having a good time
wants to prolong her period of enjoy
ment just as long as she can before she
deliberately curtails her freedom by
marrying, but she looks forward to
matrimony some day, and the girl who
works—say, a girl of the upper classes
who Unds she must earn her own liv
ing—if she makes a success of it finds
that she has opened up for herself a
delightful life of independence and
happiness, but It Isn't this fact that lies
nt the bottom of her bachelorhood.
"Her work as a general thing brings
her in contact with men of business,
usually married men, and from them
she gets an insight into matrimony
which makes her skeptical ns to its
' general desirability. Little remarks let
fnll now and then reveal the truth that
all is not a path of roses. The result is
that the bachelor maid finds discour
agement on every side, and, all things
considered, the scales certainly turn In
the favor of the unmarried state, or
at least of procrastination.
"She decides to look well before she
lepps, and the process of Investigation
begins to thin the ranks of the eli
glides, while day hy day she grows
more difficult to please. As a conse
quence she Is so tnken up with this
Inquisition thai the final plunge Is long
deferred. Sometimes it is Indefinitely
postponed."—Ghlcago Chronicle.
Tiles In Geromn Meat Shops.
Americans visiting Mannheim fre
quently comment on the attractive
meat shops te be seen there. This at
tractiveuoes is secured largely by the
use of ornamental tiles for floors,
walls and even ceilings and counters.
The tiles on the walls are similar to
those used In bathrooms In the United
States. They are generally of light
shades, arranged In patterns of artistic
design. Tlie- floors are also laid with
tiles of different colors. These tiles,
however, are unglazed and are heavier
and of cheaper quality than those on
thp walls. In one of the most attract
ive of these shops the walls are of
Ivory colored tiles, with panels of
flowers and other designs. The coun
ter, which runs along two sides of the
room, is of the same Ivory colored ma
terial. ornamented In gold. It presents
a rich, handsome appearance. Even
the bookholders, scales and gas fix
tures are tiled. The general effect of
the room Is suggestive, above all, of
cleanliness. Stoneware furniture for
stores Is a novelty in Germany, and
seems to be applicable especially to
meat shops, fish and other markets,
kitchens, sculleries, etc. The most im
portant centre for its manufacture in
that country is Mcttlacb, where there
are several large factories.
Cuplfl I'rofors n Lamp.
"Electric lights and gas are no good
for courting purposes," said a Was lb
ington young man who is more than
attentive to the object of his affec
tions, a sweet girl of the west end.
"But do not the parents of your
fiancee insist on there being light in
the room?" asked a friend.
"Oil, yes; we use kerosene. There
Is nothing like it. Give me the good
old coal oil for courting. My girl is of
an inventive turn of mind. You can't
beat her."
"What do you mean?"
"The piano lamp provides tlie parlor
with light," replied the young man,
according to the Washington Star.
'lt has a large red shade, which softens
the light when it is burning. But, do
you know, my girl has that light com
pletely under control ? She sees to the
filling of the lamp and she has it down
so fine that she knows just how much
oil is needed to burn to a certain hour,
the time that the old folks usually go
to lied. When the- flame begins to get
dim you may bet every dollar you have
that it is 0.30. That lamp, controlled
by so charming a girl as mine, is a
bonanza."
The Woman of Poise,
The woman ol' poise indulges in feuf
exclamations or superlatives, and
not waste enthusiasm over trifles.
She is gracious, but never gushing, and
she has acquired the habit of listening
attentively, not awaiting with 111-con
cealed engernc-se- a pause in the con
versation to cmible her to rush in and
take the floor. The woman of poise
never lingers after hor good-bye lias
been spoken; never, in fact, under nny
circumstances talks long while stand
ing. She does not experience the dif
ficulty too many people have of taking
leave gracefully. She says good-bye,
gives you a bright smile, and is off to
the pleasure or duty which awaits her
You do not find out all there is to know
about the woman tlie first time you
meet her; you'become acquainted with
iier by degrees and grow gradually
into her friendship.
A Valuable Spring.
What is stated to he a spring giving
forth a liquid resembling essence of
violet both in perfume and chemical
composition has been discovered in a
valley near Millau, Aveyron, France.