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treatmeht op the poor father huntington contributes the fol lowing paper to the christian union fifty years ao lord beaconfield wrote sybil or two nations in the coarse of the story it transpired that the two na tions were not separated by mountain chains or political boundaries but were the two great sections into which modern english finds itself divided tb section of the present possessors of wealth and that of those who possess neither the one nor the other these two sections divide between them not england only but the sixty million people of this land the zstious are variously named one brilliant writer speaks of the house of have and the house of want j another characterises them as the privileged and unprivileged classes another of the satisfied and the discon tented but the most common as well as the oldest nomenclature is the rioh and the poor undoubtedly these terms aro relative and the division into the two nations can only be made in a very broad and general way the gradations irom tbe railroad kino to the scavenger are to fine that at first it seems impossible to slip a knife blade in between the closely fitting links besides the names rioh and poor have quite a differ ent meaning to people 1 remember a little boy in the top storey of a tenement honse pointing down to some sorawny plants bearing a few pinohed flowers on a lower roof and saying in a tone of awe those are awful rioh people down there and with tho rapid ohanges in onr social condi tion the extension of the terms shifts and alters a few years ago a mem with a hun dred thousand dollars was regarded as a rioh man he would hardly pass for raoh in new york soolety today and yet spite of all this apparent vagueness of meaning the two nations that rioh and poor denote are becoming more olearly defined more mutually exclusive with every week mul titudes are passing constantly from one nation to the other and yet the passage one way is becoming daily more aiftnulc faolua descensus averni do we not ourselves witness to the defin- iteness of one of the terms by the way in which we speak of the poor what does that word really connote as we use it 1 a great deal is written and spoken about she poor we have societies for investigating or improving the condition 01 ibb poob j we have able artioles on the housing feeding clothing visiting of the poor we have hospitals and medical attendance for the poor mission chapels for the poor special quarters in our cemeteries lor the poor orphanages for the young of the poor cer tainly in the face of this universal use of the term we cannot deny that the word must mean somebody or bodies who are they 1 who do you my christian brother or sister mean by the poor 1 is it not fair to say that when you make nso of the word you have in mind a mass of individuals menwomen and j children around which you have drawn in thought an invisible line that clearly differentiates this company from i other individuals and sets it at seme little distance irom the rest of the community including j onrself your family and your acquaintance and having thus located the poor if i may say so do you not regard them as eeprrated from you and yours not only by some present outward conditions but by their very constitution and makeup as being of a somewhat coarser fibre perhaps as duller in their sensibilities possibly as providentially suited to their environment and the occupation in whloh they engage t in other words do you not regard them verymuoh as if they were really a separate and inferior species of the genus homo the peculiarities and traits of which muse be duly considered and the best way discovered to develop and improve the breed but which must still remain segregat ed from the rest of the race i do not sup pose that you have ever presented the matter to yourself in this light and i dare say you feel quite offended at the suggestion that you really entertain these sentiments but in all honesty my friend do you not does there not underlie much that is said on social matters a tacit assumption it rrely finds expression that what j the poor are today that they are not because of sur- round lug circumstances accidental condi tion of education companionship work but because of some intrinsic crossness obtuse- ness laok of energy or ambition j does one deolaim agalnsb the foulness of tenement houses the efnswer la calmly given oh the poor aotually like the dirt they prefer tu herd together as though it wore quite as muoh a trait of the species as for eels to live in the mud or rabbits to crowd together in their burrows docs one advocate an ex tension of tho eight hour system one is men at onoe with oh the men will simply spend the extra two hours in tho saloon does one deplore tho starvation wages of 0irl8 in the oltlea the reply comes promptly why they oouldall have good homes at service in tho country but they wont leave the olty streets but you are forgetting the law of here dity these people have inherited vicious or perverted tastes and dispositions and you propoae to treat them as though they wore free from the taint of generations of degraded progonltors notso fast my friend lst ua settle oho thing at a time aro yon not in a measure admitting my statement that yin regard these people the poor as of different stuff from that of which yon are made i do not target the awful eaoftd law of heredity i know that many of those yon call the poor are handlctpped for tho raoe of life by evil propensities and passions inherited from their parents butjwill you venture to say that they havo contracted an ineradi cable disease thathumanqnaturebas sunk bo low in them that it is no ledger capable of restoration and uplifting seen the lowest tribe of savages cleansed taught and civilised yen have seen them furnishing their heroes and martyca of- the christian faith do you condemn this peo ple the poor at your very doors they and their descendants to brutality and crime but you say the progress must be so very gradual we can only hope to accomplish a littlo each generation how do youenow iu how many oases havo you made a fair trial do you know how youcg women today are stbcoguxo up oct or base surroundings to refinement and grace of an indian from the plains captured in war carried in chains to st augustine florida the clergyman in whose family he afterwards lived or three years preparing for the ministry said in my hearing he is the best man white black or red that i ever knew are these people so much more degraded than he was ah my friend did the lord jesus come with no better gospel than you preach did he come to tell men that though they could not hope to be much better than their fathers some distant generation of their children might attain to a christian manhood he said of the crowd of rude ignorant fisherfolk who sat about him their dull minds slowly wakening under his words behold my mother and my brethren 1 no wonder they heard him gladly i no wonder the new life sprang np within them and that they found themselves renewed in the image of god i my brother my sister my mother they are words of divine power suppose we used them in place of the poor what a change would come over our thoughts and passf rom thought into action i a gifted and largehearted woman recently repeated this story you may have seen it bnt you will not hear it too often or dwell upon it too much some men working in a sandpit were covered by a mass of sand falling from the bank above them their fellow- workmen hastened to try and shovel thea out before they were suffocated a group of spectators gathered and looked on suddenly a wo man bareheaded and breathless ran up to one of the men who was standing by and caught htm by the arm jaok 1 she pant ed jack dont you know your brothers down there i and tha i man flung off his coat and grasped a shovel and sprang and shovelled desperately to save his brothers life yes in the sight of god there axe not two nations only one his children our brothers all the world over the father hood the brotherhood have we even begun to learn them do we realize that our bro ther is down there are we prepared to say- not the poor but my brothers my sisters his brothers my sisters my brother tramping about wearily from shop to shop looking for a job or working- tea twelve fourteen hours a day at crush ing ill requited work that exhausts all save the faculties of the brute the oraving for food drink sleep 1 my slater toiling in that roaring faotory for a mere pittance and coming baok when the day is over to that tenement block with its foul talfc and de grading company the craving for city bights and sounds become t second nature bo that she shudders at the loneliness iofithe green fields and blue sky 1 and if you long to help this brother this sister of yours dont set them away from you in the undistinguished mass of the poor bnt take your place beside them feel their sores how probe an unfelt evil wonldst be the poor mans friend must freeze with him test sleepless hunger let thy crippled back ache oer the endless furrow how was he the blessed one made perf eot why by grief the fellowship of voluntary grief he read the tearstained book of poor mens hearts as i must learn to read it do you ask yourself how you can do this let me suggest to yon one method requiring but little time of easy execution put on the dress of a wageworker go into some part of the city or into a neighboring town where you are not known and try and find work j go from office to effioo and store to store meet and talk with others bent on the same quest wait as you will be told to do in the draughty entry or at the doortlll the bosa or the forelady is ready to see you ask as they must do who have no ohoiee but work or death determine that you will go without your dinner and supper unless you find a job and as night comes on and you drag your self wearily homeward glad you have a place to sleep remember one who never but onoe described bis own trials ub a poor man and who said then the son of man hath not where to lay hla head and then think that snob a day as that for weeks and months together is the portion of thoasanda not of the poor- but of your brothers and bisters t walter wd8 wlhhif bed winnie whose womanly warmhearted aets warded wallers weilare wei comes wooing warm weather walter 1 welcome warm weather 1 we were wishing winter would wane werent we we were well wearied with waiting whispered walter wearily wan white woebsgone was walter wayward wilful worn with weakness wasted waxing weaker whenever winters wild withering winds were wailing wholly without wayward ness was wlnnifred walters wise woman ly watcher who with winsome wooing ways was wellbeloved we wont wait walter while weath ers warm well wander where woodlands wave wont we walters wonted wretchedness wholly waned why winnie well walk where we went when wa were with willie well weave wild flower wreaths watob woodmen working woodllce worms wriggling wind mills whirling waterwheels wheeling we will win wild whortleberries witness wheat winnowed wtabeaoh wooda were wild with wild- flowers warm westerly winds whispered where willows were waving woodplgeone wrena woodpeckers were warbling wild woodnotes where wisbeach watermlua waters which were wholly wavelets widen ed were water lilies waxen white winn f red wove wreaths witn woodbine white horn wallflowers whilst walter whittled wooden wedges with willow wands wholly without warning wild wet wind woke within wisbeaoh wooda whistling where wlnnifred wandered with walter weeping willows were walling welrdlv waging war with wlndtobsed waters winifreds wary watchfulness waked walter we wont wait whloh way winnie wlnnifred wavered why where we wandering wisbeaoh woods widen whlohever way we walk wheres wisbeaoh white wlokat wheres winstons water- mill wistfully walter witnessed wlnnlfreds wonder winnie winnie we were wrong wholly wrong wandering within wild ways wayfaring weatherbeaten walfb were well- nigh wornout winifred waited where within wattled woodwork walls wagons wheelbarrows walnb were waiting with withered wood walter warmly wrapped with winifreds welworn wadded water proof was waiting woefully wholly wearied winifred who worn with watching wellnigh weeping was wistfully wakefnlly watting willies wellknown whistle wholly wished walters well being warranted with welltimed wisdom walter was wound with wide whiteworsted wrappers which wonderful lywell withstood winters withering whis tling winds wholly without warm wrap pers wsls winifred who with womanly wisdom was watching walters welfare warding walters weakness wheu will willie wend where we watt wearily wondered walter whist i walter whispered winniewho was whooping whereabouts iweloome whistling was waking wis beach woods when wintero windy warfare waxed weaker winnie i walter ii win- nifreds wakefulness was wellgrounded were well willie wero whore winstons wagons wait without waiting willie was within winstons wood- work walls vweloome welcome willie winnie was weeping with weariness with watohlng walter with wayfaring why winnie i wise watchful warm hearted winnie willie whispered wheed- llngly we wont weep walters well j what were walter without winnie wholly wonderful was wlnnifred b well- timed womanly wisdom which well war ranted weakly walters welfare who ever wandering within wisbeaoh woods withwinnle walter would whlaper what were walter without winnie wise watohful warmhearted winnie 1 a mystery solved what a curious engine 1 she exclaimed as she saw a dummy for the first time yaaa replied the old man with little interest in the matter iv always wondered why they called it a dumby she continued cause the engineer cant talk he replied oh of comae i what a goose a woman is anyhow too smart baseball player wtiyia tho firat inning of a baseball game always the beat it manager i dont know why baseball player because ibia the big nnlng of the game i manager hero is your release wasp its regular set i dont believe in theso ideas ot caste said bllmklna but you will find them hard to get away from a i dont know about that t3 but its a fact look at the sun even it has its regularbet willing to take an interest oh unole george cried tenderhearted little rollo nla eyes filling with tears let us give some money to that poor woman over there on the sand see she has hardly any clothes on i sure enough said mr- george why in thunder didnt you point her out be fore i in tuff r- wellgrounded fear at the theatre miss chlo oh i am sure i dont look nice at all i miss an fay why fj i 9 i l miss chlo beouse i am so comfortable oj m j- one of the surprises mr oldtymer well i suppose you find a great many surprises in married life dont you i mr younghusband rather why it wets only the other day that i found out thab she was fonder of onions than ice cream t j f j pearls of truth nature will not give to man her highest rewards except on tho condition of the highest use of a capable intellect ono who is never busy can never enjoy rest for it implies a relief from preolons labour and if our whole time wore spsnt in amusing ourselves we should find it more wearisome than the hardest days work we have too low an estimate of human nature when we imagine that it will respond only to relf interest it is rather that we have not faith enough in the truth and have not learned the secret of inspiring noble motives and pure desires the ltfoprlnclples must be deeply sot there must be the clean heart and the sound mind there must be an allmastering love of good there mubt ba a well established ana welladmlnlstered inward government not dependent on human 6plnl6rsorcuntoms too right law must be written en- the heart all ono thing with the lifes love to meet with cuocess something more than a small effort or a series of small efforts is necessary it isnotby short fitful jerks but by long vigorous pulls that a boat is forced against the enrrent the oarsman stretohea himself to work puts all his momentum into it docs not reet upon his oars long enough to be carried back by tho current hut perseveres and in this way only pan ho reach hla goal it la just the same in ufa tho long strong pull conquers all opposing forces the woman who scomb the woman who argues eaoh point to tho bitter- end the woman who always will havo the last word the woman who tries in any faihion to meet man on his own ground stands to lose in the fight and is a varj foolish woman not that a good honest fit of anger on righteous occasion outspoken genuine brave and free from all taunting or mean ness is not effective and useful but it must be very rare very well controlled and must clear off when its object is attained into genuine sunahtoe never dwindling and mut tering off in ffisfey resentment r a level headed boy now whloh of the groat men of the past would yon rather be robert asked the teacher after along and interesting talk on the celebrities of history none of em replied robert promptly none of them why not cause theyre all dead a hew wbi pvda tor the face and cerk stect far abort hen hollow cheeks and wrinkles are very awkward things says the pall mall oizttlt ladles do their beat to prevent their ap pearance the clever ones seem to be able to warn sff the wrinkles but hollow cheeks completely bffls their skill a gentleman who uvea at islington la providing ladles whose cheeks are hollow with small pads these pads are attached to natural or arti ficial teeth by means of tiny gold springs the prioe of a face pad is a trifle heavy like everything else guaranteed to improve the personal appearance a pair of pads cost something like 930 the maker of the face- pad said that gentlemen a well as ladies are wearing them one gentleman had never looked anything bnt cadaverous until he took to the pad now his cheeks are rounded like a cherubs and he looks ten year younger the curious thing about too face pad is its inflexibility it is made of the same material as the case of a set of artificial teeth there is no need for the small person to be overlooked on account of want of stature it la possible to add as muoh as four inches to your statute by a boot designed for the elevation of the lowly the invention is an odd and ingenious one instead of teckln six inches on to a persons heals pair of entirely false feet made of cork is put into the shoes when the wearer gets into them he or she h raised according to the lnohea of cork of course in this in vention tbe original foot is made tu com bine with the cork one under the leather in auoh a manner that the line of demarcation la not perceptible the siza of the foot la sacrificed it is true and a larger boot is necessary with tbe oork elevator than would be the case naturally but faboy hav ing four lnohea added to your height 1 nationalism in england although the nationalistic movement in america still lacks several months of being a year old its influence has already passed from america to england where as here it is appealing to many people who hitherto havenotbeen perceptibly affeoted by any form of socialism edward bellamys look ing bsokward la gaining an extensive circu lation there and one iof the most slgnfioant evidences of its influence is its effect upon one of the most prominent of public men professor james stuart of cambridge uni versity professor stuart is a prominent member of parliament as well as an eminent man of sclenas his attention was called to mr bellamys book by mrhollday the well known artist who like william morris takes a deep interest in aoolal questions professor stuart was so impressed that he at once began the drafting of measures for introduction into parliament suggested by the book and in harmony with its ideas but it must be remembered that an introduction by him is a guarantee rather of rsjeotion than of passage the professor is regarded as a viewy politician and his influence in the house of commons ii far from being as great as his friends anticipated or- htm other prominent parsons in england are re ported to have been equally influenced by mr bellamys work and it has been pro posed to form nationalist oluba there on a plan similar to those organized in the states for giving definite form to the movement he had lost his grip a middle aged man with a troubled look on his face stood on the corner near the cen tral depot and attracted the attention of a passerby who inquired can i do anything for you sir stranger said the man ive lost my grip fsn oh brace np said the other lu a oheery voloe youll got hold again if you push in it happens to us all some time or other im afraid ill never get it again bald the other sadly nonsense man dont give up now when theyve just discovered the elixir of life advised his friend take hold again ilka a man what air you talking about asked the other i lost my grip with four new shiris in it a newwostcoat a pair of suspenders and my wifes photygraf t just give me a ohahce and youll see wother ill take hold or not and he walked off with a suspicious look at his late adviser a gentle hint- good evening mrsdokby you realty mast come to see mo again some time er but i wasnt going quite yet miss eva 0 i kek y pardon 1 x on generally do goyon know after an hours bilenoe ouijht to be happy- there la no doubt of it i the less we think of ourselves the healthier and happier wo arc mrs gadding should enjoy excellent health then she is all the time slinking about her neighbors 1 lowintheneok new york boy mamma isnt that a funny little belt i mamma hush oblld i thats the waist to your elsters new ball dress chinese sacred haroissub oriental lllyor joss flower this beautiful variety la grown by the chinese according to their ancient oostorn to bloom at tho advent of their new year it is highly prized and called by them j -ss- floweror flower of i tho gods the bulbs are specially grown by a method known only to themselves whereby they attain great slzs and strength insuring lux uriant grewh and remarkable profusion of bloom in a very short period thty are generally flowered in anallow ornamental howls containing water the bulbs being sur rounded by bright oolored pebbles to prevent them from toppling over when in bloom theflswen which are borne in olusters on tall spikes are white with a golden yel low center and dellclonsl fragrant the bulbs blsom in six to eight weeks after plant ing the steele bros ooy toronto bulb catalogue send for it m ft iv m t our new thoughts have thrilled dead bo soma george meredith thoy that marry ancient people merely in the expectation to bury them hang them selves in the hopes that some one will come out and cut the halter thomas fulir btatisti03 the production of soap in england is about 45000 tons per week of whloh between 3- 000 and 4000 tons are made in london the united kingdom paid last year more than 3250000 for margarine the united states consumed 45000000 lb in tho pre vious year the consumption was only 44000- 000 lb last year india imported 1347148 683 yards of gray 406852549 ot white and 372- 307627 yards of oloured printed or dyed piecegoods the proportions of these from countries other than the united kingdom are fractional but they show a tendenoy in all three cases to increase the orop of apples in frauoa la 1ss7 was so large that the total qusntlty of older made was 302325000 gtllcna aa against 186 767- 000 gallons in 1886 in 1885 the apple crap in france was so heavy that nearly 450000- 000 gallons of elder weie made and the average for tho last five years has been 3s5 1 800000 gallons as much as 185656000 lb of tea were consumed in greao britain last year and paying a duty of 61 per lb produoed a revenue of 46130t0 the average per head was very little short of 5 lb new zsaland has an average per head per annum ot nearly 7j lb and australia of 7j lb canadas return is 380 lb the united states 1481b holland 120 lb and all other countries have an average of 1 lb the wins struck at the british mint last year were of 42 different denominations in cluding in addition to 15 imperial coins gold double dollars and silver and brorzs coins for newfoundland silver for canada hongkong and the straits settlements nlokel for jamaica and bronze for jersey british hondnras the mauritius and can ada the total numberof good pieces struck was 52 153700 as against 43369043 in 1887 and their value real or nominal 3- 363524 the total number of good pieces of the imperial oolnage was 28856162 and their value 3070053 the immigrants who landed at new york last year numbered 370822 being 8000 more than in tha previous year germany as in 1887 contributed the largest number over 78000 which was 3000 fewer than in 1887 ireland followed with 44307 which shbwa a falling off of more than 1 12000 england sent 7000 lower emigrants than in the preceding year and scotland nearly 4 000 fewer the italians numbered 43- 827 a very slight falling off from 1887 the swedes and russians with nearly 38000 and 33000 respectively were almost exactly the same in numbers aa in the previous year on the other hand the austrian contingent was nearly doubled the chinese numbered five only during the year 501 tmmigraats were prohibited by tho collector of the port from lauding and sent back to their own countries central afrcaa curiosities students of savage life will find muoh to interest them in the loan museum of african jr t curiosities now on view at meaara van der weydes studios in regent street says the london telegraph thia very singular col lection has been brought home by herbert wrd who started under stanley as a vol- unteer in the emln pasha relief expedition- and who was left at yambuya camp togeth er with maj barttelbt j s jameson mr troup and mr bonny- subsequent to the assassination of mj barttelot and the sad death of the young irishman mr jameson at bangata mr ward left the oamp and came down the congo river to the coast to send a report of these deporable events to the emln relief committee in london and it was on his return npaountrythat stanley returned to the aruwlml the articles on view were collected during his five years travels in the cannibal dlatriots of the upper congo and they oouslst of huge ivory war- horns some of them measuring over six feet cut down from elephant tasks basket- worked shields of various shapes according to the tribes who use them native woven grass cloth and the curious beat tisane doth worn by the cannibal tribes at stanley falls the advanced post of the notorious tippoo tip the arab leader whoae photo graph with those of other equatorial noto rieties heroes heroines and babies is on view fetish images auoh as gods of rain gods of luck gods of safety uarved paddles beautifully ornamented with whloh the tribes paddle thetc own canoes dug out of solid trees in a standing position and weapons of all sorts lheseknlves bows and arrows- are in use by the congo cannibal tribes for a distance of over 1500 miles in the great dark continent and many of them display marvelous ingenuity of design and execution the javellnea or carved throw ing- knives from uohua used in warfare in the manner of the australian boomerang are similar to those employed in the southern soudan and very- beautiful as well as dangerous things they aro the iron money formed in the shape of flat spear heads is used among countries between tb falls andinyangwe and one of the larger pleoes probably the native equivalent for a 100 note is as tall as a man while it re presents the market value of j two slaves the costumes worn by tho native ladies are notable for their remarkable adaptability to hot climates and oouslst far the most part of strings of tiny beads relieved by an occasional feather they suggest necklaces that had sipped from their original position but the real necklaoos used by these tribes consist entirely of human teeth evidences of cannibal orgies tbe gentler side of the natures of these oentral africans la shown by their love of toys dolls rattles and various comical musical instruments their art instinot la evidenced by the osryings on their drinking cups and ivory pestles for pounding the manioc fitur but the grew- aome fact remains that the artioles on which they lavish most of their care and skill are directly oonneotod with oannibalutio rites there are some long metal brain spoons with which like the practical plagiarists thoy are they scoop out and annex and de vour the gray thinking matter of their conquered enemies heads and these spoons have marrow- extracting handles of alnster and blbodcnrdung snggestlveness to these grim trophies are added aome hun dred sketches and photographs taken by mr ward illustrative of tbe home life the manners and customs the humorons tfforts to adopt ooatume and the religious ccr monies of tbe strange people who ti dance fight and at intervals eat each oth in the burning equatorial belt the phases of the moon are caused the different directions of the suns ra with respect to the moons surface