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TWENTY Y Fve wandered through the village Where you are still reducing rock I left you back in eighty-four?ah Excuse me while 1 wipe a briny t< 1 The same old bricks are in the w; The saiue old warden's watching i But few are left to greet me, Tom The way they came to send up y< Your cell looks rather different, By new ones stronger than the bi But the same old lockstep's still With little of the awkwardness ( You know I was your lawyer, T< You tried to make me shade my But I had done my duty?you are So let us, pray, dismiss,the them* f:: FIR.EP LBy Moric ssBBsaaeaeBBeBHBeeBHB ELL, Gerald, you seem strangely distrait to-night; O \J\J O it is toothache or love, ft ' " man?" exclaimed the joviai rector ot Mcnstone, the J&ev. Harry Ingold, a squarson of the pld school, now last passing away. ilountjoy started as the older man laid his hand on his shoulder. "Not toothache, I'm thankful to say. I've never been troubled with that in my life." "Then it must be the other thing." Ingold linked his arm into his friend's and drew him into a recess. There were several of these convenient resting places in the great ballroom of Mellans Castle. The scene was certainly not one [which favored either melancholy or abstraction. Sir Harry Gayter, the owner of Mellans, was giving a ball to inaugurate his shrievalty of the lovJiest county of England, in the eyes of, at any rate, its inhabitants, Devon. It iwas an affair of the elite of the county, with a large military, naval and marine element thrown in, to give a touch of brilliance and color to the ensemble. It may be doubted whether xuui c iftauuiui wuujcu vji a uua uvuj of men had ever before responded to the hospitable invitation of the lord of Mellans Caslle than on this^particuJar occasion. From the alcove to which Ingold and "Alountjoy had retired glimpses could to obtained of the dancers as they floated past on the carefully polished floor. Gerald eat forward, looking eagerly at the couples gracefully circling round to the tune of a waltz, played iby the marine band from Plymouth, stationed in the whispering gallery, i The younger man was so intent and preoccupied that he seemed already to !have forgotten?at any rate, he was oblivious of?the propinquity of his companion. Ingold looked at the fresh, strong, handsome face with evident sympathy. He knew perfectly what was passing behind that inadequate, ill-fitting mask. He knew tbat every time the revolution of the dance brought Bertha itceve and her partner, Lord Dayre, into Mountjoy's line of vision, a hardness came about the flexible mouth, and something very like pain showed itself in the clear gray eyes. : "You don't think Bertha would ever look at him, do you, Gerald? Why, she could crumple him up in the palm of one hand. She is the finest girl in the room, and that's not saying little. lAnd he! Why, he has the intellect and frame of an under-sized monkey!" "What does it matter to me whether She looks at him or not? Besides, you never know what a woman thinks or twuat Fbe likes." ; "Don't you? I do. I never was a anarrying man; but not the most inveterate husband in this room, or anywhere else, for that matter, can teach me about what a woman likes or dislikes." "Perhaps, then," he remarked, someiwhat testily, "you will tell me what they do like?" "Well, above all things, some one stronger than themselves?more inches, more fibre, more strength. Only a (woman who wants a title, and can content herself with that and nothing more, will marry Dayre; and I can assure you, with all the confidence in 1 life, that woman is not Bertha Reeve." "I cannot help thinking some times?" Gerald said almost under bis breatb. "That Bertha cares for you?loves you?" put in the parson. "Almost that," Mountjoy assented, after a pause. "Why don't yon take your courage in both hands, and ask her?" Gerald looked at his friend, .Afy.. r ''How can 1?" j "Why not?" "You know^ the state of my exChequer just as well as I do. 1 have the oldest name in the county and the poorest property. My pedigree is as Jong as my rent roil is short. Bertha is Miss Reeve, of Reeve, the richest girl in the west, absolute mistress of herself and all her belongings. If sbc (were poor I wouid ask her to go with me to Canada, or somewhere, and we ;would make out life together somehow. But as it is! Would not men say I .was a fortune hunter? Nay, should I not feci like one myself? I cannot even talk to her like 1 can to other girls. 1 should say that she thinks that fellow Dayre a genius l>y the side of me. Look at them now." The dance was over. They were now at the further end of the salon. Lord Dayre was half a head shorter than his companion. An ill-matched pair physically, any one would have said off-hand. But those who knew the circumstances might have judged differently. For in rank Dayre would take rank of any one at the ball, and in jwealth the mistress of Reeve, an orphau ruling in her own right, had no Deer. Neither lupoid nor Mount joy spoke a word for the next few minutes, .which seemed like an eternity to one of them at any rate. Gerald felt perfectly certain that what ' loved ;?ost / - V-N , V ... . . ;jSg ' ^ ? .. * '* J<*/2V ?- . ? ' ^ . ' ri _ - ^ . EARS AGO. , Tom. and sat beside the pen r.s you were doinc when me! How time does fly! eardrop from my eye ill?you couldn't steal the bricks; Kou, to thwart the same old tricks, . and none is left to know. ju, just twenty years ago. Tom?the bars have been replaced irs your trusty file defaced, in vogue?you journey to and fro d? twenty years ago. >m, and when the sentence came fee, and said I was to blame. doing yours, I know, ; of twenty years ago. : ?W. F. Kirk, in Milwaukee Seatinel* ROOF :: * j :e Girard 1 in me wonu was slipping h-uuj mo grasp, and his fate was being decided while the band rested from its labors, and the gay assemblage prepared itself for the nest item in the programme. There seems something specially incongruous in blank despair gripping the heart under such conditions. The brilliancy of the lights, the-^beautiful dresses and conspicuous uniforms all seemed to mock the gnawing pain at Gerald's heart. Bertha Reeve and Lord Dayre passed the alcove. As they did so these words fell, softly as they were spoken, on two pairs of ears: "I hardly know what to say;'it is all so unexpected. You do not wish me to decide tonight?" "May I come for my answer tomorrow?" * ' ? 1 J3 men ice speakers pusstfu vui vi hearing of those involuntary listeners. "I cannot stay here," Mountjoy said, in a horse whisper, very unlike his usual tones. "The air of the place chokes me. I shall get away without any fuss. They won't miss me. If they do, make some excuse to Sir Harry and Lady Gayter. Say I was taken bad, or something." With a squeeze of the hand Gerald eiinna/i /Mif r\t +h<i alfnYfv Mprhnni cally be found his coast and hat, and then went out at the hall door. He was glad that the stables were likely t& be deserted. He had not brought a groom himself. In his present etaj# of mind be hated to have to make even trivial explanations and excuses. With some difficulty he managed to find his own mare among the hundred horses tethered wherever standing room under cover could be found. The carriages were outside in the great yard. .. * Gerald was just issuing from the stables when he heard a great shouting from the direction of the castle. He let go his mare's bridle; she galloped out of the yard and disappeared. Mountjoy smelt burning wood. He ran toward the entrance of the courtyard. When he reached the great rro*-na >1?C! honrt ctnnrt still. All the basement and ground floor of Mellans were in flames. Panelled and lined, as the fine old rooms were, with oak, dry as tinder, centuries old, with a great staircase of similar material in the centre, the castle was just adapted for rapid conflagration. As it turned out afterward, when investigation into the cause of the outbreak was nlade, the fire originated with the overturning of a lamp in the butler's pantry. Gerald rushed to the main entrance, before which a crowd of guests were standing. They all seemed paralyzed with fear. The young man brushed them to one side. He could see Bertha Reeve nowhere. She must be in the burning building still. And there was Ingold, too, the man he loved best in the world. Gerald dashed into the hall, meeting overwhelming smoke. He was choking, and his eyes were smarting and red hot. He could hear the cries of oVi/MifInrr a* r?-?on oliArft Tn ?,il iO, liJU ouuuiijug, VJL mvii uvvi VI I his frenzy he could have flung bimseif into the flames which danced before J' him. Then an arm was laid upon l:i* shoulder, and he was half dragged, half led, out. It was the parson, whose courage was of that order which rises calm and resolute to the greatest emergency. The men, under Ingold's direction, were bringing up long ladders. Up and down they went in relays, bringing in their arms fainting women. The gentlemen above either helped by handing insensible burdens to the rescuers, or stood back to wait their turn. Half a dozen times Gerald had been up and down the ladder he had made his own. Ingold was at the next. On each journey be had brought some one to the outside air and safety, and then handed her to another willing helper to take away. But that some one was not the girl for whom, with glad prodigality, be would have given his life. Then at the last, when almost all .were saved. Gerald saw Bertha. He jumped from the ladder top through the window anil ran to her. The flames wore at the back of her. and 1j;u1 begun to singe lier light dress. Lord Dayro was still by her side. Just as Mountjoy reached her she was over, cciue and tottered backwards. Lord l)ayre, with a quick effort, saved her from failing. There were now only these two and Gerald left at that end? the most dangerous part cf the great salon. Some devil seized him, whispering in his ear: "She has half given herself to Dayre; let him save her." j l*ot* years the memory of that terrible I-Kpse haunted him. "Take her, Day re, and carry her down." The peer was hardly able to support-* Bertha's weight, much less carry her j down the ladder. He glanced at the | window, filled with the eddyiDg smoke;! ihen he turned to Gerald. f * 1 "Curse yon." he said; "you know I can't do it. Take her yourself." "If I do," replied Mountjoy, "I take her for good and all." Then he gathered the girl up In his j arms and carried her down the ladder, Lord Dayre closely following. In the afternoon of the following day Gerald rode over to Reevo to in- j quire after its mistress. Dressed in a teagown, looking very j white and interesting, she received , him in her botdoir. "I came to ask after you,." he said. "To confess?to ask forgiveness." "For saving my life? It surely is easily obtained." "I had the devil in me!" he cried. Then he told her all. "So you have come to me for absolution?" she said. "Then you shall have j it without any pains and penalties, since you saved my life." She added, J looking at him with a half smile. "Lord i Dayre only asked me whether I would care to be one of his party for a yachting expedition. Even that I would not twnmico /iffhnrifi FTfifi it been what [71 UUiltJV .. _ ^ ... _ you thought " "Bertha!" #\. "I should have had no hesitation at all."?London World. Teaching School in Persia. Persians servants are always summoned and addressed by their masters j as "children." When Mr. Wilfred j Sparrow became tutor to the children | of the royal family of Persia he was j greatly amused by tbe daily customs ' of the little princes. He tells of bis first day in the schoolroom: We were in tbe middle of a lesson, A * ?* "* wnen AKuur mu/.u, uic uiaguiui-tuy | laying down his pen and taking off his i spectacles, complained of the heat j which was 105 in the shade. "It is hot, yes, sair," he said. I made no reply, whereupon he resumed his work; but in a moment he lifted up his voice once more. This | time his tone was loud and imperious. "Eachaha" (child) he cried. To my amazement, in stepped the ; stately general, and stood in an atti- j tude of grave humility at a respectful! distance, his head bowed and his hands clasped folded at the waist "Ab-i-ikhmerdan" (drinking water) was Akbar's word, and smart the sartip's action. Out he went, and back he came with a silver teapot in bis ' 3 V?'** / /vlA.vkwItr C?lr*TT?lTT Vl C IiailU. CJ j SUJCIlililJ uuu oivhi; went the round of the class, and raising the spout to each thirsty little mouth in turn, waited in patient silence until the imperial thirst had beeD quenched. "While one little prince was being served, his neighbor, eyeing the silver nipple, sucked bis lips in anticipation of the refreshing draught At for me, it was mine to revel in the humor of the scene, which was followed soon after by an interlude in which /*? >,. frlan/l tha mn-inr in full flrpss UUi 11XCUU, UiC ijuiljv* I ?** ? was summoned by Babram Mirza, the imperious, to clean his slate. These interruptions tickled my sens* of humor, undoubtedly, but thej achieved a more useful end than that. They were the means of showing me that the first thing I should have to teach these youthful Kajars was not modern languages, but rather the first principles of self-help, self-reliance, self-dependence. . s. . -?? Personal and Political Enmities. When Irishmen do differ, they differ all over. There are plenty of Irishmen in the House of Commons who have not exchanged a word with each other for years. Indeed, during the days when the old split subsisted it was quite a common thing to see Irishmen separate themselves even in the dining-rooms according to the group to which they .belonged. In France it is pretty much the same thing, for there political differences follow the same lines as religious and social cleavages, and, therefore, are the more acute. I never expect a French politician to speak of a political opponent in any terms but those which would rightly be applied to a man who ought to be in penal servitude and had just escaped the gallows. But even in France there are mitigations. Old Grevy, when he was President of the Chamber of Dep. uties?although he was a very stout Republican?used to play billiards with T~??? 1 -rT /v DnMMfiMrkA/i ( mQC^hn/'ilrliTKr rUUI Utf UJC nnaouuiuuiuio Bonapartist. In Germany the Socialists are so bitter in their hostility to all other sections of the imperial Parliament that any one cf them who would venture to accept an invitation from Count Buelow, the Chancellor, would lose all his influence with his colleague; in fact, be would be politically ruined.?T. P., in M. A. P. A Grave Error, 'Advertising men are critical of their own and others' productions. They criticise the ad. or booklet from the standpoint of technicalities. Is the language clear?informing?grammatical V Is there an original idea, and is it well worked out? Is the illustrator's work clean-cut and effective? Is the printing all it should be? The reader of advertising is critical, too. But his or her criticism is entirely from the standpoint of the article offered?its quality, utility, price. Good printing, clear language, pretty illustrations and fine ideas are hardly regarded, though j readers are swayed by them beyond | question, and perhaps criticise them i unconsciously. Eut the proposition set I forth is the chief consideration with ' .. | ice reaner, iiiiu wiijie iiie au??uwi should never lose fight of technical details he will do well to remember that his opinions cf good advertising aru quite secondary to those of his readers. To look upon advertising entirely from the technical standpoint is to make a grave error.?Printers' Ink. Food in China. "The food of the Chinese consists principally of rice and lish." That statement has appeared in nearly every school geography or history thai has hecn published since the flood. "It's all foiderol and flapdoodle,'' said n concessionaire from J>e interior ol *.he great empire. "The streams were fished out ages ago. and you seldom iind fish in the interior. On the coast i ?yes. Much fish is eaten. But the | main food, of 1 lie Chinese is pork and chickens. Mutton and beef are rare. Less rice is eaten than you would imagine, but there is an abundance o 1 palatable vegetables, and you would liml no difficulty in making out 3. goo'J dinner." **************** ******** ** r r n i f j Georgia's First Newspaper. mm ************************** The first newspaper ever published in this State was the Georgia Gazette, | a quaint four-page affair printed in Savannah more than a hundred years I ago. Two copies of this ancient periodical were left at the Constitution office by W. H. Sharp, of McKenzie. Tenn., who owns the relics. Aside from their curious crudity, aside from the solemn interest attaching to them as the handiwork of men dead for generations, these two yellow and faded papers are replete with a I persona] interest, for many of the persons spoken of in the news and advertising: columns were the ancestors of men and women who play a prominent part in the affairs of to-day. here, in Savannah, and elsewhere in the State. The publishers of the Gazatte were James and Nicholas Johnston, and their printing office was in Broughton street. There is living now one who is probably a descendant of one of these old editors, and he is Captain James Johnston, now a resident of Savannah. The Gazette in size is probably about one-tniru mat 01 a mouerca uew^upn, and its pages are divided into three columns each, the type used in the news articles being very fine and of the old English style. There are remarkably few typographical-errors, and an interesting absence of headlines, the megaphones by which new&papers now call attention to the matter they contain. How primitive were the means of gathering news in those days is exemplified in a striking way in one of the two copies sent to this office. It occurs in the cony bearing date Thursday, May 9. 179$] No. 537 of the paper. The item, which occupies the centre of the front page, is printed in the the tiniest of type, and reads in part as follows: "Madrid. February 7.?The following is an extract from the Madrid Gazette of the 5th instant, which officially announces the death of the King of France: " 'His Majesty has ordered the court to take mourning for three months from the 3d instant on account of the death of his most Christian Majesty, Louis XVI.. King of France, who finished his career on the 21st of January. with a heroism equal to his hard misfortune, and to the inhumanity of the horrid and unheard of outrages committed against his august person.' " Thus it was that In May the only newspaper in Georgia informed the people of the execution of the King of France, an event which was to change the history of all the world, and which, had it occurred at noon yesterday. would have been read in "extras" Dy the people of Atlanta the sama day. Lying next to this item concerning the late beheaded King is a formal protest from "the Grand Jury of the Circuit Court," which body asserts in stately terms that "The State of Georgia now lies under the greatest grievance a State can lie under," for the Creek Indians have been permitted to commit depredations on our frontier without being forced to make reparation. A recital of the grievance in detail follows this prefatory statement. But within, on the two middle pages, are found those things to attract the lover of history with a personal bearing. These are the advertisements and personal notices which cover these two pages. In on of these Poulain du Bignon declares that his partnership with others in the ownership of the island of Sapelo, a part of which he purchased while yet in France, has been dissolved. This Poulain du Bignon was the great-grandfather of Fleming du Bignon. and the property named in the advertisement ol' the old founder of the - family in America remained m tne name of the Du Bignon owners until very recent years, wben it was sold by a cousin of Fleming du Bignon, who had acquired the whole title. It was purchased for the use of a yacht club. Richard Wayne, who was himself one of the most distinguished Georgians of bis day, and whose descendants also achieved distinction, advertises that be will no longer import dry goods, but will confine himself from then on to the factorage and commission business; also that he has eleven negroes and some hogsheads of fine brandy for sale. There is also a petition for the foreclosure of a mortgage, the petitioner being .Tohn Bulloch, an ancestor of Prpsiflpnt "Roosevelt's mother. George Honstoun offers a "settled plantation" for sale. He was the founder of one of the early members of a leading Georgia family, members of which still rank very high in Savannah. Another plantation is offered for sale fcy Edwin and William Harden, whose advertisement is of interest by reason of the fact that one of the trio of Chatham County representatives in the Legislature is now William Harden. He is also librarian of the Savannah public library. Francis Courvoise. Robert Forsyth and Louis Cuthbert, all familiar Georgia names, are among the other adver users. .Tncoo "Waldburger announces that he is in want of an overseer. This Jacob Waldburger founded a handsome fortune, which, when his last descendant passed away just a few years ago. was distributed among charitable institutions and the Episcopal Church. Another advertiser is Godin Guerard, and those familiar with the society happenings of the State will remember < that quite recently a Godin Guerard, a ] descendant of the old advertiser, mar- : ried a very popular and attractive 1 young woman of Kentucky. , ] And so it goes an tbe way through the columns. There is scarcely a name 1 mentioned tliat cannot be connected with some event in tbe history of Georgia or which name is not to-day borne by descendants of the same persons mentioned in the ancient paper. Mr. Sharp, who owns the papers, thinks a great deal of them, and would be loath to part with them. They are, indeed, of considerable value ns relics and curios.?Atlanta Constitution. TRAININC THE SIGHT. It Can Be Educated and Exercised Like Ann Muficlce. * N So much of the happiness and success of life depends upon the seeing capacity that it is both a wonder and a pity that more attention is not paid by the parents in the home and by instructors in the schools to the perfecting of this gift. The trouble is that the great majority of people regard the capacity of the eyes as something fixed at birth and not to be interfered with. If they would think a little they would recognize that it is, after all, largely a matter of exercise and practice. *Tbey know that the power of the muscles is capable of almost indefinite training, but they fail to apply the principle to the eyes. All forms of ex&cise are called upon to increase and strengthen the muscular system of growing children, and the wisdom of this, always granting reasonable moderation, is never questioned; but the child with the weak, undeveloped visual faculty, with the untrained color sense, with tbfe carrying capacity of the sight limited to A few feet, is called'stupid; and his best hope is that he may be fitted with glasses before , he is rallied and scolded into real stupidity. The sight can be educated and exer -cisea just as truly as tee Hearing, toe sense of touch, or even the leg and arm muscles can; and the work, which can easily be converted into play, * should be begun very early in life. ' Much so-called color blindness is not { a radical-defect of vision at all, but a t lack of training in attention and recog- c nition, and could have been avoided j by any form of simple half-pla^, halflesson, -with colored balls or skeins of silk in early childhood. Matching col- c ors is an excellent game lesson. It can ^ be carried on with silks, wools, paper ot any other material in which it is possible to get many shades with very small gradations of color among them. Certain of the educational supply y houses furnish colored papers for this ^ very purpose. *An element of competition can be introduced, and the v. power of vision can be trained at the same Time wim mat esineuc sense ^ which is its greatest reward. g Rapidity of vision can be enormously J a developed. Most persons know the j story of the conjurer whose father ^ made him while a small boy play the I ^ game of naming the objects in some J j shop-window passed at a quick walk. If one will try this he will be astounded at.the way the number of objects ^ seen in the glimpse will grow with t practice. D As with other forms of exercise, that e of the eye should be taken only under ^ proper conditions. A tired, worn-out ; * eye should not be forced to new tasks j ^ any more than a tired, worn^out body, j This is why the process cannot be ; a+nrtorl tnr> snnn thnt tllA cvp mflV be insensibly trained to good habits of ? perception.?Youth's Companion. How 1o Spend a Million. I have often heard people speculate how such and such a millionaire can | ^ possibly spend his income, said a well- a known art critic to a writer in London n Tit-Bits. Personally, if I had a million a year I should find it the simplest 11 matter in the world to get through 'every penny of it and yet live in my r' present simple style. Why, I could get ^ rid of it comfortably in a month in cultivating a single hobby?collecting ' pictures and bric-a-brac. J " There are heaps of pictures which ' ^ you might cover twenty deep with a sovereigns and yet not produce enough 11 gold to buy them, 'and you can see Sl some of them any day by walking into ^ the National Gallery. Take that mod- j est-looking little canvas, Terburg's M "Peace of Munster." There less j ? than three square feet of it, but, if | a you would buy it, every square foot i 11 would cost you ?3500 ($17,500). Then I i{ there is Corregio's "Vierge au Panier," ( ? an exquisite little painting, certainly. 1 ~ but you would probably cease to covet ? it if vou were told that nothing less ! 11 than thirty layers of sovereigns, cover- 1 r< ing every square inch of it, would make it yours. . _____________ 6l Geographical Tally. "What town is this?" asked the emi- b: r.ent statesman, who was making a h, political tour of {he provinces. o< "Ionia," they told him. al The eminent statesman stepped out P( to the rear platform of a gorgeous pri- . A vate car in which he was traveling. j a "My countrymen," he said, Impress- j cl ively, to the cheering throng at the sta- ' fi tion, "your beautiful and thriving young hi city has a rare distinction. Independ- j 01 ently of its commerce and manufac- i 'a tures, independently of its charming lo- 1 ui cation, independently, I may add. of , the stalwart men and fair women who [ sc inhabit it?not forgetting these bright | and winsome youlig children who are ( ** ajpo here, the hope and mainstay of the . ki republic?independently, I say, of all . ni these, your lovely city " j TToro tio liPMniP trnlv plnrment. His I ol eyes pasted, liis voice rang out in clarion tones, and ho shook bis clinched fist at the zenith. " has the rare distinction of bear- 'a ins a name that has only five letters w - RT ami yet nas iour synaDies: I ~The applause, as the train moved 111 away. was simply deafening.?Chicago f tfc Tribune. to tt A Maine Steer. A curious story comcs from Arrowsie. jj, A farmer in that little village has two b( young steers which he keeps tied up V( in the centre of his large barn. To reach the hay mow in the barn he has constructed steps of bales of pressed hay. One night recently the family ^ went to a dance, and upon driving the jy team into the barn, shortly after the midnight hour, it was seeu that one of the animals had disappeared. It was ?.y thought that somebody had let him out of the barn, but looking into the jn bay mow they saw Mr. Steer quietly feeding. It took half a day to get him back with his mate?Kennebec Jour- 0(j aal? * ? ?. ' * ~ ; ; c-."* . . /. . I LIBRARY STAFFS Che Requisite Qualifications of a Librarian and His Assistants. The rapid multiplication of public ibraries in the United States and their mportance as a part of the educa.ional system of the time, makes the luestion of their administration one o be carefully considered. The trusses or directors of such libraries have nut an indirect voice in their managenent, the actual administrative head jeing the librarian, while the routine work is done by his staff of. assistants, [f the librarian is fitted for the posiion and the assistants have been carefully selected, the work of the library will go on smoothly and regularly, md no reasonable person will be likely :o find cause for complaint. But the governing boards of many public 11jraries seem to have a very shadowy dea of the qualifications required to uake a good librarian, while in the selection of his assistants, who are isually young women, the curious Dseudo-chivalry of America plays by 'ar too large a part. A young girl nay smile witb the studied sweetness )f a soubrette, facing a large and ap)roving audience, and yet bq, profoundy ignorant of boobs; an elderly maiden nay wear spectacles and*a perpetual "rown. and still share in the ignorance )f her more youthful and attractive sisters. Probably the directors and rustees of public libraries have not ret learned the truth of the old French jroverb: "Femme et melon a pierre es connait-on." * * * Precisely what constitutes a good ibrarian is a much-disputed question; 3e should, of course, be a good admiffstrative officer; he should possess at t?ii3L u general Kuuwitfu^e vi UJC vorld's literature; he should he tactul, considerate, long-suffering, diplonatic. A knowledge of. at least two oreign languages, namely, French and German, is almost indispensable, and t is difficult to carry on the work of irranging and cataloguing a larg? colection of books without a knowledge )tLatin. The librarian who does hot intfer stand several languages will be :ontinually at a loss in his daily work; f he depends on the learning of others, his position will be far from agreetble or satisfactory. In the case of asistants, at least an elementary knowlidge of Latin, French and German hould be required. The staffs of the Teat libraries of Eurone "fere so or ranized that do question of language, :ither modern or classic, can possibly nterfere with the routine work of the lay. < .' It need scarcely be 6aid that the man eho has charge of several hundred bousand books should be a man of ystem. The librarian: who is .without . system, who does not know how to conomize time, is lost. - Each day's usiness should be so organized as o show a distinct advance at the end. ilvery assistant should have well-deined duties, and should be required to earn all the. methods peculiar to lirary economy, including," above all bings, the economy of time. Firmess, too, should characterize the govrnment of all public libraries, and bere should be no discrimination in nvnp nf nnv nnf* All riicnnto/1 nnoK Ions as to the observance of any rule r regulation should be decided at once nd in as few words as possible. The ecision should be at once courteous nd firm, and it should be made known bat it was final. Of course this means hat the librarian should have an even emper, and the resources of a trained. iplomat at his command. Eccentric nd wrong-headed people seem to drift aturally through the doors of public braries, and it is with these that the brarian and his assistants must learn 3 deal in such a way that the usual outine of the day's work shall not be iterrupted. 4 "A librarian who takes a real interest i the books placed under his charge rill see that bis assistants are neat nd orderly in their habits. This does ot mean neatness in their own person o much as in the performance of their aily duties. A hairpin, for instance, 3 a useful article when a young t/aty-1 o r-* i'o motn'nty liar vmf if 'Viuau 10 juaaaiu^ uci ivnci, uruw hould not be used to cut the leaves of book or magazine. Neither does it sake a good bookmark while searching ar quotations, dates or historical alluions. The assistant librarians should e taught that the welfare of the lirary is largely in their hands, and aat any neglect or carelessness will jsult in confusion and add both to leir own labor and that of others, lust and disordered shelves, and a ovenly air of neglect, are sure to scite public criticism and bring a iirary into disrepute. On the other and, a well-kept carefully arranged Election of books calls forth favorble comment and makes a direct dpeal to all true lovers of literature. famous old Philadelphia library beime at one time notorious for its uneanliness. When a book was taken om the shelves the dust of unnum?red years arose in blinding, suffoiting clouds. Stray leaves from dipidated volumes drifted about the nswept floors, - Indeed, the rooms of lis ancient foundation finally became > unkempt in appearance that they ;emed to be a fit abiding place for le man all tattered and torn, who issed the maiden all forlorn, who ilked the cow with the crumpled irn. in the immortal nursery rhyme ! "The House That Jack Built." rrto<o nicnnnAn*!nr>. Golfers do *not care any more to be belled as such, and to carry about itb them a sort of trademark which )edfies definitely the form of amuseeut in which they indulge. I-Ience le tendency of the red coat has been disappear, and it is only found upon io backs of those who think they e ccniornung 10 iu<? um cu&iuujs vi ie same, or of individuals who have HTjrlit on? of these uniforms, and not >t had tir.is to wear it cut.?Country eutleman. T!)e Force of Advertising. Formerly it took a business man near, a lifetime to build up a solid rcputa3:1. "Eut to-day," says Printers' Ink. vith newspaper advertising?1 hat eat news spreading force?it Is a mple matter to achieve a vast credit a few years. It is soon known rough advertisements who is doing rsiness by toucst cr b.' shmldv mptb,3." . ' ' v : ' - 1 ~ r, Humor 6/ Today \ In Wall Street. ' Little Jack Horner, he got up a cornert . He smiled as he thought of the joke? ''I'm a captain of industry if it succeeds* v And if it does not, I am broke." ?Washington StarwV Which. "I see that Russia has agreed to d* vide Korea with. Japan." "Which gets the Kore Cleveland Plain Dealer* . '' -?\ The Photofnpher'i Good Work. "Maud's latest photograph is juftfl j lovejy." "is itr "Yes. I had to ask who it was/'-* Cleveland Plain Dealer. * The Bleated Season. Stella?"Don't you believe it is morl blessed to give than to receive?" Bella?"Yes, Indeed. There fs no tantalizing ignorance of how mucfi the gift cost."?New York Sun. . Shied Before the Altar. ' "They say that Henry was: awfrillj frightened when he reached the altar.^ "I don't wonder. Did yon see th< way the bride had her hair dressed?' ?Cleveland Plain Dealer. . , Experienced.' The Actor?"I don't think we acton ore -well enough organized." The Actress?"I . don't see why wi shouldn't be. We could turn out some first-clasa walking delegates."?Pnck i Both Sorrowful Spectacle*. She?"1 felt- sorry for a woman 1 met on -the street this, evening; sin was seantily clothed." He?"Indeed! was she on her waj to the workhonse, or the opera Yonkers Statesman. ' : ,-r : ?le Versatile Chef. "UOesn i lUUl CVU& ecu i t juu trud be looks this way?' asked tbe Bel giari hare'of the young 'chicken.. "No," replied the broiler, "bnt late! on I have no doubt he will make tan quail r'-^-Cineinnati Times-Star. i Cood Medicine, l QB . J Doctor?"Did those pills I left yOlflj last week do you any good?" B Kid?"Surel I rung 'em in on Jimmi^B Jones fer marbles aif won every aile^^H he had!"?New York AmericaxiL. Betwefii Friends. H Swlggs?"Say," that fellow Birkin^B called me an old soak. Wbat woul^H yon advise me to do about it?" Briggs?'"Nothing. Had he callej^B you a new soak you migbt bav^B brought snit for defamation of cha^H a?terEmbarrassing. "Don't yon feel proud since youBJ daughter married the duke?" ^fl "Proud!" echoed Mrs. Cumrox. "No^B a bit of it. I'm worried, to death fo^fl fear I'D. forget to approach the ducb^B ess with proper formality."?Washinj^H ton Star. f t; ; 1 . Essential to Bipplink fifl Goodman?"Then you don't \ marriage is a good thing?" : H Kratehell?'For some men It is at^H soluteiy necessary. Some men,- yo^H know, simply can't be happy uulesBl they're fighting all the time."?Phil delphia Ledger. 9| Cempetition. Hewitt?"I understand that the fo^B e5gn noblemen are beginning to g^H worried." Jewett?"Over what?" ^9 Hewitt?"The way these Unite^H States Senators are marrying all th^H American women."?Town Topics. None But the Brave.- |m Spartacus?"Women are a great ii^H centive to manly courage." Smarticus?"That's right.. Since Z'v^H been married and had a few tilts wit^H my wife, the prospect of a scrap Wit^H the meanest man on earxn seems mere child's play to me."?Baltimor^M American. , BB >i.<u . Genius and Hoatekeepfnc* j^H "John, the coal is out." 9H "I know it" BH "Nothing in the flour barrel." | "Of course." "Well, what on earth are you doTn^H there?" "I am writing a poem, my love, o^H the beauty and brightness, of thi^H glorious old world.'?Atlanta Const^H tution. ^ M Cheaper to Die. |H In the north of Yorkshire an ol^H couple lived on their farm entirel^M alone. The ^ood man had be<?D ill fc^H some lime, when the practitioner wb^^J attended him advised tbat a.physicia^^B should be summoned from the neare^flQ town for consultation. The doct^Hj came, looked into the case, gave h^^H opinion, and descending from the sicj^H room to the kitchen, was there accoste^^B by the old woman saying: "Well, doctor, what's your charge "My fee is a guinea." "A guinea, doctor! a guinea! And ye come again will it be anoth^KB guinea?" DM "Yes." jSBj "A guinea, doctor? bless me?** fly The old woman then went upstaii?* to ber husband's bedroom, and tbe do^^J tor. who waited below, heard ber sa^^^Hj "He charges a guinea. And if comes again, it'll be another guine^^H Now, what do you say?' hB Tbe feeble voice of tbe sick man wa^^B lost on the doctor, but-there was mistaking tbe energetic tones of b^B| wife as she answered: |^B "If I were ye I'd say no, like a trtflH Yorkshire lad, and I'd die first'"? Bits HH * 7 . . A. . ..... MiV.-i: