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RULES FOR JAP CHILDREN. 'English newspaper published apan printed at one time an: in- resting synop: of the rules ich. the public schools ' of that untry were teaching their pupils the subject of the treatment of pigners. CIA "This synopsis is reprinted in a re- 'opnt book, 'The. Papi "of the Bast," by-H. B. Montgomery, an accompanied by some interesting facts concerning the schools of Jap- #0, The rules are as follows: "Naver oall after foreigners pass: "along the streets or roads. hen foreigners make: enquiries {Answer them politely. If un jake them understand inform: the {police of the fact. ever gocept a present from ' a freigner when there 18° no 'reason hig giving it, and never charge le to uses: bis bands, his head, his The man who wing is the man who 0 tries, gh mei ie DISGRACE OF BEING USEFUL. Alma Bervine is a daughter of reasonably . 'well'to-da Nebraska people who suddenly sent her to aha to study music; for which she had talent. Bhe grew in musi cal skill, and was invited to the homes of her fellow students, un- il="" a It was discovered that Alma Ser- vine was tiding over a scarcity of d] funds by working for wages and the use of a piano in a private fam- ily in" Omaha. And when those daughters of western *'Republicans" 'and "'De- moorats" gave the. world a proof of the dee; disgrace ds has 'become, gven in 'the laboring west, to be useful, They dropped her from their: vis- iting lista, They cut her with all the cruelty of girl barbarism. "They objected to 'her contaminating presence in the studio; and the music master for self-protection, told her and agkad her to come at times when they were not there. Then Alma Bervine gave her de- "I monstration of the awful thing "so- as equals and act uprightly in all your: dealings with. them. ~ Be neither servile nor arrogant. Beware of combining against the al | foreigner and disliking him = be- il- | cause he is 'a foreigner; men are to 5-1 be judged by thale conduct and not wah! by their nationality. : 1AS intercourse with foreigners be- comes ¢loser and extends over a {toms of 11 | this dange guard, low is not, to be regan gard the 'worship eat your rela warm Sopiality: ho do % your en § Raho is's Christian; drive a. fellow stu ciety" is prone to 'deem the crime of usefulness. . That is, the poor girl went mad--actually insane -- and between spells of destroying the written music, improving on the piano, declaring that she was a mu- sigian, "not a hired girl,' she rav- ed and babbled, and finally went to the state insane asylum, pro- pounced incurable. * Bo the story goes, of a life ruined by the consciousness of crime -- the crime of being useful. There is not oné American family in. a million which is even one gen- eration removed from shirt sleeves and kitehen apron, save among poutherners--and they are return. ing to the regalia of labor. 'We as a people 'are rescended from the poorest of European peas- antry. The lime of toil is in our bones, the weight of labor in our Hsts--and 'the common sense of la- Lot should be in our brains, It is nat aristocratic. blood, nor proud descent, that makes us such snobs aad: fools and cads and toadies as we must be to rear Jitls that would ent crazy with scorn for her serving. It is--it must be--that, conkcious of our own pea sant origin--and ashamed of it--y drive ourselves: to 'a hostility st social equality that peo, descent from real 'gentility' would not feel. We have no capi: 1 tal in "socioty" save what we our violate of | "exclusive" or the 'world 'will su- salves have scraped together in one 'generation, and if we lose that by association with *'servant. girls' se. all." 'In "'descent" we are sar bankrupt that we must be £1 the world knows aba. girls--and the 'nothing. but. po "collars. © The thraldom black?' is before. g i aati 03 es i u or the ring as a §) betrothal. og hie Lg : The -. mourning'. veil ' of to-day though of 'crepe; is not heavy an is not stiff. : Black and white is likely to be an' endearing favorite through an- other. season. The great breadth of the crown of the new hats makes the brim ap- pear 'moderate. K Trimmings of velvet have a cer. tain degree of novelty and in all cases are effective, A mew boot has patent leather vamps, braided cloth tops, and two inch Cuban heels. Bome skirts are made with the high empire corselet belt in taffetas, generally in black. Many blouses are made without collars to accommodate the many becoming neck fixtures, For: actual warmth the goat skin and opossum coats, lined with cloth, are successful. Big pigskin, walrus, or leather auto bags, ten by twelve inches, are seen in the shops. One of the handsomest coats seen this season was made of broadtail in directoire style. - Nowadays nearly all women wear jabots, and among the prettiest is the grandfather's frill. Royal blue, golden brown, mul- berry, and maize are fashionable colors in high class costumes, Embroidered dots of various sizes are used in dainty ties, The dots may be white or a color, Paris has again set the fashion for fall cravats, the material being a 'corde ' matin or silk. : Soft" taffeta is being used mors than any other material in the con- struction of the evening hood. Cashmere de soie is a' material that is being employed to a great extent by the smartest dressmak~ e of the "ouch of more apparent than ever rs. A little touch of white crepe; as a turnover atthe neck and 'wrists, iz alloyved now in the deepest mourning, A noteworthy characteristic of the . silk filet net blouse is its simplicity. : The net is coarse, in beautiful old world shades, embroidered with large self-colored spots, both square and round; overlapping tucks being their sole adornment. erie MMi WHY HE HATED MONDAY. "I tell you what it is,"' said a man, "Iam firmly convinced. that every mas has his particular day for good and bad luck.: Monday is my unlucky day. 'I have béen watch: ing it for twerty: years, and noth- ing can shake me in this belief. I never begin 'any enterprise, no matter how trivial, or start on any journey on that day. Therefore I make Monday an ofi-day, and do tter around the house. Even in these little affairs everything goes wrong. Take the Mh 'of last Monday, a fair aver: bé convinced 1