Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1888, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. Special Correspondence of the Tax EvENrxo Sr: IstanD OF Gnawp Manas, August 11, 1888. ‘There cannot be found tn signt of American sofl ‘& more beautiful and interesting ragion than that Where the river St. Crotx sweeps down in broad expanse to the sea, and from where the mouth of the little Pemaquan, under the old Pembroke bridge, is lost Peninsula at whose Moose i He t i Ht i H H ij wi iF : oF Hl uit ft i ie iH ott 3 i a5 : i i ich the geographers trace proix, and thence through the forests toward the St. Lawrence, more been exercised than that resultant fa ge. I ‘which stretched ind to the mouth of the ‘And on this same Neutral Island the in- Vernational commissioners in 1798, under the teaty of 1783, found remalns of still more ancient fortifications, probably relics of the tenth century ‘Norsemen, aad also determined the river to be the ‘true St. Croix. DOMENSE TIDE. At Eastport, and in the numberless contiguous coves and bays, one receives the first real con- selousness of the tremendous volume of water ‘which sem!-datly pushes in from and again recedes tote sea. Its measurement fs almost past com- putation, and 1s positively astounding. oi ‘200 square miles Of water from 94 (0 23 Ree im cepa! taking its place ana disappeariag from a given area twice every twenty-four hours! 1 happened to ruminatingiy mention this view of to in Ballast. It seemed to startle him. nit all every day of his life, but bad ever ouce sensed it, if that verb may be coined. No more had any other seaman or landsman of the locality. He put about instantly, as if moved by Some mighty purpose. We were ‘off St. Andrews, ‘Where the St. Croix 18 league iu width, and I ‘asked him in some alarm what the sudden’ move- ment meant. “Ef it’s Uides yer’ arter, T'll take ‘ee, less hours whar a tde ‘makes’ in sech bo: as ‘ll make yer hair riz!” he answered glowingly. A TIDE PASSAGE. ‘That was the place I wanted to find; and Cap- tain Ballast kept his word. Salling down the St. Croix into the Passamaquoddy, we swept around the circling wharves of Eastport, and on into the picturesque Cobscook Bay. Along its west- shore, perhaps half way to the “head of the tide,” at Pembroke, a small rocky island almost wholly shuts ‘out the 3 of the tides to and from a land- locked basin of bly 80 square imiles in ‘around which some of the prettiest, quaint- cluster th dauty wines. At low Ude much of this basin 8 ‘With the consciousness of the mighty forces be- Yond and the whole Atiantic at their back, and Fealizing What must irrevocably be buried through and over this nideous chasm, one’s fancy easily gives fantastic individuality to attacking and op- Posing elemental forces. AS if the spirits of the sea, resentrai Watching the whirling, swirling, tng seyward grest sheets o us * ‘screams, while tue hoarse mightier volumes through the aa CONFLICT OF THE WATERS ‘Uhat frequently the air above is white with mist ag with smoke of a mighty battle. The desolate lofty headlands, the overgrowa felds from which, the horror of the spot has actually driven the farmer owners of yore, the stunted pines and A g iy testis boats, and rotting wrecks, a surf which breaks ana tumbles ceaselessly, the odd costumes and utensils oO: Lhe Msbermeu, the dainty Villages and Pgh yy bac Ee dee ft sagua e hatte aoe with its tremendous abe sea; the western ion of Shasatve chits, ies Indian beach, Quoddy Indians come, Dark Cove, Kidd's Money ‘sion of Cove, and the savage inaeistroms of Long’s Edgy, and the southern ‘with its outlying Wooa's Islands, Broad and Seal coves, the ie South- Worthy most serious, protracted study. A more luminous poetic legend than that of “Hiawatha” should here have its and locale, The ‘ancient Miamacs and had in their “tradi- Hon, &, more wondrous envoy of the Great Spirit than any yet preserved in romance or song. ‘This Was Glooscap. His powers were god-like, und his every and ‘act was of infinite soodness and might Glooscap’ wigwain_ was the sky, and bis couch the majestic Grand Manan. Ali mytnol- gy does not present so powerful and benign a Presence between the illimitable mystery and superstitious man, At the approach of tne Freach aud Engilsh the mighty Glooscap varned his hunUng-dogs Into sione, and was translated and transfused 1ut0 an indistingutshable and in- definable part of the Great Spiri. But he will come again, ‘Tais tradition is not without force even uimong tue simpie fisher-folk; wile the Quoddy lnuians who annually return to Grand Mann as to a shrine, listen vo the grewsome guils im reverential awe, and as they wheel anu cry avout tne mighty crags the piaiutive calls mean omy to their darkened souls: “He will come agaln!—Glouscap will come!” Epoar L. Wakeman. ++ 000. FANCIES FOR THE LADIES. A Nova. Fan has a vinaigrette fitted into the outer stick. Tux Newsst Banaue is of gold wire, shaped to ‘an arrow and curving about the arm. IntsH Lace, or point d’Ireland, 1s in high favor ‘with the Parisiennes just now asa dress garniture. A Favorite Costoue for the seashore ts made of navy-blue wool, with a blouse vest and revers of red India silk. A FIsHERMAN’s CaP of Jersey wool, with tas- seled crown, is the invariable accompaniment of Jersey bathing costumes. Tas Newsst Ixpra SILKS are in cashmere de- signs, and next summer's costumes will, doubtless, 2 imajority of teu suow these effects.” Opp Errecrs appear in the newest watered silks, many of whicu have wavy biotcnes or ovals just a thought darker than their ground tone. Tue Bow at the,top of your parasol cannot be too flamboyant for fashion, and the richer and Costiler the ribbon composing 1t the better the sty! Aono Fiowsr Boxwets lately seen abroad, one especially notable was of realistic red clover, and ‘nother of thistie and four o’clocks upon a rounda- Uon Of twisted grasses. Invia Ponage grows more and more the rage, ‘and is used indifferently for gowns, hats, wraps or blouses, which are usually trimmed with a shar] contrasting darker hue. _ Habitues of the theater will mourn the intelli- gence that the Alpine and Spanish hats with nigh- Peaked crowns and standing brims threaten to be ‘Very popular this winter. Broccues, BucKurs, sides and pins of Breton Wire, tinsel gold or irridescent steel, appear on all the new imported hats, and will be quite the fea- ture of next season’s headgear. A Verr New and very French fancy for waist trimming is a corselet of wide ribbon, not fitted Dut neld in place by pius, aod ending in a knot and long end to fail over the skirt ‘New Fresca Nigatoowns are much fuller than formerly, and the width goes to the neck in tuc pleats, of shirrings, while some of them are vueked ‘at the’ waist in front vo form a Spanish girdle. In Sxrers elegant simplicity is now the effect ‘most sought, though many with elaborate drapery ‘and all manner of folds and frillings are still seen on those Whose hearts ate still deceived by orna- ment PLarx-Hvzp felt or velvet will replace the harle- quin stuffs that so offend the artist eye in new autuma millinery, while ribbon of faille and gros grain 1a doubie colors and feathers of all sorts Will Claum front rank among trimmings, Ir ® AvTuoxITativeLy announced that rough Scotch clotas will lead in men’s clothes next winter, and that cheviots with indistinct “over. plaid” in which brigat hues appear, but smothered by somber ones, Will be coosen by'the best dress- ers, Tue Largest high summer novelty is paper underwear, Whose material comes from China and 4s said to resemble fine unlaundried lnen—to ve light, rough, elastic, soft—and so deliguttully cool that the gossameriest silk or linen is comiortiess Deside it. Tus Curva SK UxDERWean, which comes in whole sets in pale yellow, blue, pink or white, 18 trimmed with no end of tucks and lace and ribbon, and 1s altogether so that it is a relief to turn ‘to simpler garments, with merely ‘& {aint hemstitching ornament. ‘Many oF THE New NiguTgowns of sheer muslin are so elaborate that they will answer for wrap- ers.if worn over petticoat and corset cover of the dreariness ahd grewsomeness of the place Where scores of lives have been lost and many, 9 Teaturesome craft pulverized lke & stick ; the bellowing, screaming and roaring thd watérs, all contrive a scene asd sound of fase passing dread and horror. But to all this is added A ERses Hi uh i i ii g i ls i 4 F 7 ie i } ft 7 i ii i : i | i F fe i fil Hy i Gat 4 uf Ee tt ee Hi it 5 i i i iz ! i f m i i India silk, but, for use and comfort, simpler ones of plain bainsook or Victoria lawn re far and away more desirable, the love Music as She is Executed, From Good Housekeeping. Attending service not long ago in an elegant church edifice where they worship God witn taste ima highly esthetic manner, the choir began that ‘scriptural poem that compares Solomon with the i Hi Written for Ta Evexrxe Stam HOW TO TREAT A GREAT MAN. A Matter That Frequently Perplexes Even Skilled Social Tacticians, ASSURD IMITATION OF FOREIGN soctAL cUsToMs— THE FRENCH PRINCES IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL ‘WaR—HOW TO ENTERTAIN A PRESIDENT—THE USE OF FOREIGN TITLES—WHY OSCAR WILDE LAUGHED. (Copyrichted 1888.) ‘The way to treat a great man or woman who Visits you is to do the best tning you can in your own way. A slavish imitation of the manners of ‘any other country, whose laws and customs are differeut from ours, would be absurd and would deprive every nation of tts individuality and of all interest, if-carried too far. We must preserve our originality. If the Prince of Wales came here tt Would be absurd for us to attempt to treat him ‘With the thousand hereditary courtesies, which Would only be understood and carried out in Europe. We should simply be ridiculous copyists. ‘We should receive him with great respect; we owe that to ourselves; but in a truly American man- Ber, as we Would receive one of our own distin- Guished men, but ‘with the added hospitality which We owe to a ‘The running after such a Person, the staring at him as if he were made of a diffent clay from ouselves, all that is absurd, weak and ridiculous. It is ‘essentially Thde as well. It is a coarse and vulgar thing to follow a royal prince, or anybody eise, a8 if he a a 1@ target for observation of a thoughtless crowd, SHAKING HANDS WITH FOREIGNERS. English people do not expect to be shaken hands with. The French people do not like it. The Comte de Paris and the Due ae Chartres, who Tere yery youpg cordial men when they came Qvgr to ght under McClelland, cultivated this habit and made themselves very popular, but the Old Prince de Jotnvilie, their uncle, who came ‘With tuem, Who Was a ‘sallor and also the most democratic of princes, could still never bring imself to do it indiscriminately. He had been Yoo near the Old World etiquette, disturbed as It Tag fo fnIOK that his hand ‘could ve maken 2 Y have much more tor sacredaess of’the person than we have. If a great man honors a house with his presence we Must see toit that he ls taken in first to dinner, ‘That little concession to Old World etiquette 15 only decent, because anything less would look like an insult. We must avoid being fussy, which is the worst excess of amlability. As for ‘all our Great people, a President for instance, we should ‘reat im with more honor than we do, far more, ‘We should not call him “Grove Cleveland.” ENTERTAINING THE PRESIDENT. In inviting him to our houses for a reception we ‘should be carefui to see that he and his wife are Conducted first to the refreshment table. No one should, either from carelessness or indifference, begin ‘to eat at a reception given to the President belore he has been uelped. ‘Tits we owe to the common decencies of life. On the arrival of the President and suite at a small town in the interior the business of recetving him properly is often laughingly discussed by ‘the trnabitants, ‘The ‘Qfoper etiquette Would be for a delegation of tne Tirst citizens to meet hiin at the train aud vw con duct im in one of their own private carriages to the Louse Where he 1s to stay, unless public cere- monies sould interfere, and lie suould be privately consuited as to his own desire for rest and refresh ment before he 1s compelled to receive te good People who wish to see Lim. If he consents to a Feception, let one be given to him, of course. Each erwon who enters suould be presénted to ulm, irst y host and hostess, but there shouid always be a thought for the private rest and refreshment ol an Over-fatigued man, 1t 1s always an agreeable thing for a great man, @ traveled man, aiiach band-shaken man, to bé Ken to some quiet, luxurious, private house, Wilere an awlable and accotpitsied hostess knows how to treat him with diguitied courtesy. He suould be iet alone, occasionally, for the hour of Test, and the not being obliged to talk are boons higlily prized by the pubitc man, SNOBBISH AND DREADFUL BORES. To appear in the front rank of his worshipers, to follow with reflected luster the star wuich shines, these are the attributes of the snob and the bore, and scarcely ever do we see a public re- cepuon ‘to a distinguished luminary that the lesser satellite is noi present also. There are men Who have no sense of delicacy on this point, and there are Women Who make themselves into no- Loricties ag Hon hunvers, und as the most disi- greeable of bores, becalise they cannot be put down and out a3 meu can; their sex, unfortu- ately, protects theui, But if they coulu hear tle whispered criticisms they would gladly reform thelr too officious manners. The snob is fortu- ately thoroughly mail-plated with his own co: celt, OF he Would not have un agreeable experi- gnee in trying to get in where he 1s not wanted. He is ever the marplot of tuese publec attentions to distinguisued people and 1s paruicularly to be dreaded. Like @ mad dog in not weather, be cannot be of any use, and be may be very dan- gerous, If a family wish to entertain a president or a prince, an ambassador or a duke, a senator or a ¢lergyinan; they should be particular in so tssu- ing their invitations that the card be explicit, and the wording in yuod grammar. Many such invitations read absurdly a8, “Mra. Brown, at Home, to meet President Hayes” Now it Mrs, ’Brown Ubinks she Las asked you lo meet President Hayes sue is mistaken; she has merely recorded a trueisim in which the'rest of the world 4s not interested. She should have sald: ‘To meet Presivent Hayes, ‘Mrs, Brown at Home Tuesday, 11th, etc. Or better still, she suould nave said: ta the ee BOND requests the pleasuce of the company of Mr. and Mrs, Smith on Tuesday, May a wales Fresidene, in our republican Way of doing things, itis proper wo say: Mr. McKay, ‘Mrs. Brown requests the pieasure of your com: pany, 1 the President ling tue Dame on vbe right hand corner of the card, THE USE OF FOREIGN TITLES. ‘While it 1s always proper to call a foreigner by his ttle, we must remember that in England they avoid using tue title as much as possible, when talking to @ very exalted person. He can easily flo out, by consulting any English book of et- quette, how to aduress a prince, aduke, or an arc shop; but We are republicans, and ‘are not ex pected to know all thedetatis, and if our manners are respectful bul not too extructauingly reveren~ Ual, We shail be forgiven for Uutle unintentional lapses, No matter Low polite they may be to us, @ loo great familiarity and appearance of int macy ‘should be avolded with a titled foreigner. However courteous an Eugiish duke may ‘appear, Never slap he resents any attempt at familiarity, a fo elgner on the back, or put your hand on his arm, Wo arrest his attenion; remember that abroad iu 1s considered the highest insult wo touch tie per- son, In entertaining distinguished foreigners let us find out if they are genuiue. ‘Oscar Wilde has no funnier stories to tell nis London circle than Lhe amusement which tt caused him, a mere boy, dressed as an actor, to stand and Tecelve Une homige of a respectful circle of w Shiptut ‘ladies wito Inistook” bins ters ecco rior He bad to take the reverse and come to a New York reception, where, although tnvited, he was Ueated most rudely. He had love of fun enough tobe amused at both. He was punisued for the first folly of his hosts. He was masquerading, and he did not particularly care, so that he had a lark, and so that HIS LECTURES DREW, It was hardly a worthy exploit for the genius, the Oxford scholar, the extremely clever poet, the witty man—which Oscar Wilde is—but it was a boyish frolic. He could not do it again, but he brought out seuienned side of the American character and always laughed at a slavish worsiip of a celebrity. Sofor the female reformers and lecturers, Who come over here, and wiv often are women without ‘a particle or racter or consideration in their own places at ome, they are received as guests, 4m good houses, much of in soctety, “lion ized,” in fact. "It is not a very dignified perform- ance On the part of an American hostess. In re- ceiving distinguisked foreigners, let us at least find out if they are genuine. Of one thing we may judging irom Harriet Martineau, An- tihew Arnold, and long ago they will abuse us. Lord Hougnton the only Mlterary foreigner who was singu- larly fair, and truly respectful tone \oward his American entertainers, But then Lord Houghton was a gentleman, % A. FREEMAN'S KIND CRITICIOM. BG o iJ § § i i Ki ie : By i i i i Z : g Ei £ i : i Hl ‘ i Hil Fy < i i iF i in The : 4 sf only look at all, and select which ts best _for needs, from the etiquette of the world. Some themselves on violations te H : § 3 i § E Ei which De Tout Mon Cear. Mire tore sing ta pose ne v0 Ling to 90 ‘The doopest th ughts that I can bring Are thoughts I never kuew UaEil yoursort eyes quest Had me quest 1, too, soul lies open to your sight, Shneostt creme coe that pale flow ‘As asiclou leceiute ba Te ‘Unfolds vevestn the moon's clear light ‘Aud dies at dawn of day. wi OF ams Driving ou Sunday. From the Boston Transcript, Some Boston people who are spending the sum- mer down on the North Shore have been visited by @ young female relative trom Maine, who showed no great tnterest in the surroundings of the pretty seaside home, It has been a uttle hard to know Just what to do to amuse the young lady, and the other Sunday, after church, her hosts, fearing that perhaps the time was hanging heavily on her hands, 1 to take her fora walk along the shore, ‘rhe young girl from Maine held up her bands in holy horror. “Go to walk!” she exclaimed. “My! I not! I guess the folks down to Boothbay’d think I ‘Was pooty savage if I went to walk on Sunday!” ‘The young lady's entertainers thought. Dest to ‘say nothing iaore on the subject. Her protest was, & Tevelation to them, however, of the old-tash- Joned ideas which still prevail In some parts of New England. So far as the Listener has observed, the notion tnat it 1s wicked to “go to walk” for Pleasure on Sunday has survived longer than the notion that it is wicked todrive ou that day. Why AU should be wicked to walk on Sunday, DUt not to drive, 1s rather hard to _understaud, except on the assumption that the weariness and distress 1n- ficted upon the horse takes off something {rom the guiltof tuehuman being. Macaulay's remark that Une Puritans reprobated be..r-balting, not on ac countot tne pain that it gave to the bear, buton ac- fount of tue pleasuro st gave the numan Uelugs Was founded on a proiound Knowledge of the Puritan nature. The Listener fully beileves that the thought that Sunday driving inflicted upon the horse the Pain OC unnecessary toll never cut any gure in the old-fashioncd tune when Sunday driving was SUll regarded as Wicked; and with the relaxation of the old rules tue prejudice against Sunday driving Was consequently one of the first things to disappear. ‘The Listener is aware that in some Places exactly the opposite state of things pre- vails. At Newport, for instance, everybody Walks on the ‘cliffs on Sunday, but nobody who ts any- body veutures to drive on thatuay. But this not because people think that driving on Sunday is Wicked, but because it 1s not in good form. Water Before and at Meals. From the British Medical Journal. Opinions differ as to the effect of the free in- gestion of water at meal times, but the view gen- erally recelved is that 1t dilutes the gastric juice and so retards digestion. Apart from the fact that a moderate delay in the process is by no means a disadvantage, as Sir Williams Roberts has shown in his explanation of the popularity of tea, and coffee, 1t 18 more than doubtrul whether ai Such eff-ct 1s In reality produced, When 1 during ineais water muy do good by washing out the digested food, and by ex the undigested Part nore tuorvughly Lo the action of the diges- Uve ferments. Pepsin is Une catalyptic body, and a given quan- uty will Work almost indefinitely, provided tne peptones are removed as they aré formed. The good effects of water drunk freely before ‘meals have, however, another beneliclal result—it washes away the mucus which ts secreted by the mucous metabrane during the intervals of repose and favors peristalsls of the whole zlimentary tract, ‘The membrane thus cleansed is in a much better condition to receive food and convert it into solu- Die compounds. ‘The accuuulation of mucus 1s specially marked in the morning, When the gastric walls are cov- ered Witt a Uuick tenacious layer. Food enteriny the stomach at Luts ume will become covered Wit this tenacious coating, which for a time protects {t trom the action of the gastric terments, and 30 retards digestion. ‘The viscid contents, a ‘normal condition in tue morning before breakfast, 1s n0t suitable to receive food. Exercise before par- taking of @ meal stimulates the circulation of the blood and facilitates the flow of blood through the Vessels, A giuss of water Washes out the mucus, Partially distends the stomach, Wakes up peris- Laisis, and prepares tho alimentary canal for the morning meal. Observation has suown that non. irritauing liquids pass directly througu the “tubu- lar’ stomach, and even If food be present they only mix With It Wo a slight extent, From the Chicago Herald. A young, rather good-looking and tastefully dressed lady steppe’ into a large real-estate office down town yesterday, transacted some business about certain loans on property in a crisp, to-the- potnt and yet genteel manner, and then left again noiselessly. “It 1s rather surprising,” said one of the members of the firm, “how many women and girls are now doing well in Chicago in certain lines Of business entirely monopolized by men up to within a couple of years ago. I know, for instance, eight lady insurance canvassers, all doing well, There 1s a lady uow at the head of alarge insurance concera in thiscity. There area numberof women, gins, Widows or grase-widows makiug a good itving y soliciung Lusiness for big loan firms in town, he young lady who left us, for Instance, 1s earning Detween $1,200 and $1,500'a year that way, all on commission, of course. ‘Women seem tobe specially adapted for'that Kind of work.” An Accommodating Mother-in-Law. From the Sen Francisco Chronicle, ‘This sa kind of mother-in-law who absolutely deprives matrimony of all its sting. She has come out to visit her daughter, happlly married and living in a cozy little flat surrounded with every comfort, The husband has a comfortable busi- ness and a large store of affection and devotion. Frequently, ag 1s not uncommon, the wife will say: “I wish I nad a house on Nob Hill,” or “1 Wis I could go to Europe,” and the husband, to belittie her schemes, gencrally puts in: “I wish T had $4.” | One eveuing st dinner the .requent little episode happened. ‘The wife wished for some- Uning very impracticable, and the husband said seriously: “I wisi 1 had $4.” The mother-in-law grew fldgetty and anxious until the husband got up trom the table and lelt the room. | She followed im hastily and, sto} mio the hall, said with hesitation: “I diane knowin 9 sorry but—David—I can let you have $ or more,” family are disgusted to think tat thelr mother has so little sense of humor, and they talk of send- ing her nome. ——_—9e—___ ‘War-Time Clotncs im the South, From the Raleigh News. ‘A Raleigh gentleman has collected and preserved an Interesting souvenir of war umes down South, in the shape of @ scrap-book filled with samples of home-made cloth of every description, The sight Of these gooas forcibly carries one back to the days when the old-time spinning wheel and loom were to be heard in every house, Every grade and color of fabricis represented, from the coarsest Copperas checked to the Anest “siikmixed,” Which was made by carding minute bits of silk of any kind with cotton, about halt and halt, and then weaving the cloth as fine as possible on rough hand-loom. It now looks that sous of Wealth, taste and culture ever 4 ve worn such ing, but there was no for it, We did wear it and were proud of our dependence. Most of these specimens have a family history of their own, having been preserved eo serene by prs and aunts $2d pressed wo al Le FET lala Where fie Got tt, From Time. “Matilda, that boy of ours is chuck full of slang,” remarked Mr. Dusenberry, in a sharp, com- platning tone; “he talks about me as the guy-nor, and this morning I heard him tell Bridget to ‘Let her go, Gallagher!’ Where does he pick up such “Goodness only GLADSTONE aT HOME. The Golden Wedding of the Grand O14 Man—His Home Life at Hawarden. From the Philsdelphia Times, Lady Giynne, Mrs. Gladstone's mother was by no means delighted with the marriage, and but for the tact that Lord Lyttelton wedded the elder sister the same day that the future prime minister married the younger it 1s doubtful if she would have been. tall, handsome young M. P. We. “Do you see that young man?” he said. “Note him well and mark my words: his life is gpared he wiul one day be Ver.” Little did the young girl unin diction would be verified or tuat she Yined to become the fuvure prume minister's bride ‘and to share his honors with him more than haif acentury. Such Was not only to oe the case, bu she was to earn a unique fame on that account, for no great statesman was ever more fortunate in his wife tuan William Ewart Gladstone, ‘Thus it ‘Will be seen that not even the whims of mothers. in-law are infallible, Lady Lyttelton earned social Postion by the wife of @ peer, but the great world outside of English never heard Of Lady Lytielton, while all mankind bows with Tespect at the name of Mra Gladstone. 48 4 POLITICIAN. When Mr. and Mra Gladstone celebrated weir golden wedding a few weeks ago the predictions of half a century vefore had been thrice fuifiiled, but the prime minister's achievements were far from in the line of bis early career. EALLanU Ces eee reeree the nomination for which he owed to the duke Newcastle, At this time the who was to become the leader, was o tory. But Was a inheritance, not a & prosperous Liverpool merchant, he took the side generally adopted by the sons of the commercial magnates of Bagland—in the conservative interest. Naturally the young statesinan had much to learn before he found true place in English tics and true to his nature he was slow in learning it, In the beginning of his career he adhered to the policy and ‘of Sir Robert Peel and was rapidly advanced by tuat statesman from the lower to tne higher grades of the public service. In 1634 he Was made a junior lord of the treasury, and in 1835 under of state for the colo- pies, , Two months after the latter appointment Peel's ministry was overthrown and Mr. Glad- ‘Stone consequently acted with Sir Robert in oppo ‘sition until Peel's return to power in 1841, when be was sworn @ member Of the privy council and Made vice-president of the board of trade, In 1843 he succeeded Lord Ripon as president of the board of trade, but resigned in 1845 upon the question of the Maynooch grant. Because this grant to a Roman Catholic college was not in har- tony with some views expressed in Mr. Glad- ‘stone's first book, published in 1839, “The State In Its Retations With The Church,” the president of Uhe board of trade aid not feel free to co operate with the ministry. Besides his opposition Wo the Maynooth grant Mr. Gladstone in those early years opposed the reform of the Irish vhurch, ‘th: English dissenters’ chapel bill and the emanci- pation of the Jews. It is scarcely surprising there- Tore that in reviewing his first book in the Edin burgh Heview Macaulay spoke of Giadstone as “a Young man of unblemished character and distin. guished parlimentary talents; the rising hope of Uhose stern and unbending tories who Tollow re- luctanuy and cauuiously a leader whose experi- ence and eloquence are indispensable to them but Who cautions temper, and moderate temper they abhor.” Oddly enough as an old man a later gen- eration of tories abnors Mr. Gladstone for being exactly the opposite of what Sir Robert Peel then was, | This, 01 course, is due to the fact that it was the “rising hope” of the stern and unbending torles of ‘who Was goon to become th: leader Of the Engitsh ‘and as part oi the work of hislite was to give tue allot to Engiisu working- meno, Moreover, the author of the high-church treatise that Macaulay reviewed witn cynical eruelty was destined to become the champion of disestablishment in Ireland and in English poll- cs Lo cease almost to be a churchman, 48 4 CHUKCHMAN, But while Mr. Gladstone has almost ceased to be churchman in politics, there are few more con- sistent churchmen in the practice of their religious duties, Every morning when he is at Hawarden shortly before 8 o'clock ne walks to the Hawarden chureh for prayers, Clad ina long coat buttoned Well up, and with a springy, elastic gail that does not denote bis years, the grand old man makes his Way to and from the village churen, silently acknowledging the many fervent salutauions of the villagers as he treads lightly along. Hawarden church, with its stumpy square tower and rows of battlements along the rooi, 1s a very ancient and striking edifice. It hus, of course, been altered and enlarged from tme t) time. A graveyard ts at- tached. Tue church stands on the summit of a bul from Which is had an excellent view of the land below and the course of the river Dee. Its interior is massive, Une lectern from which Mr. Gladstone reads the, lessons when he 18 at home being expecially interesting. His manner on these Occasions is impressive and characteristic. Holding himself erect, he gives torth his lines in a clear ana ting Voice, every word being easily heard and grasped. With his right hand he foliows the lines down tue Bible as he reads them, while With his leit he clutcues the high candlestick be- side him for support. When MF. Giadstone 1s ex- cted to read Lue lessons a full congregation may Telied upon. Some very extraordinary scenes have been witnessed during service at Hawarden church. Members of ube congregation have come ‘UL of their pews and stood im the alsie to look at the great orator wuille ne Was reading, and others have been actually so moved by hts’ impressive rendering that they stood on their seats in the wand stared at him. Mr. Gladstone’s son, the V. Stephen Gladstone, 1s the rector of Hawarden parish. ‘THE HOME OF THE GRAND OLD MAN is situated on the summit of a range of hills over- looking Chester and the river Dee. In the grounds stand the ruins ofan old castle dating back almost to the Conquerer, which 1s little more than a relic now. The modern castle, in which the Gladstone family resides, was built over a hundred years ago, Dut Its stone batilements and walls, which are ‘well grown with ivy, give it a very ancient ap- Pearance. The main entrance to the castle is frowa Une village just opposite the Giynne Arms Hotel, Almost adjoining Lhe castle stands the orp! ‘Which Mrs Gladstone controls and fosters. One Of the most romantic features of tne grounds, in which there are d phtful glimpses of charm~ forgotten daysof the coach, the Oldest of which is the Fox Inn, @ old presided over by Mra. Maria J 4y like her hostelry of the oid school in the ‘The Fox Inn used to be the changing station in Qld coaching days for the mails irom Chester to see Funt and Now, tue coach Pe ceguacirtackenann ceramncres den In its: is Lae tron hurse of the Londou and Norsnwestera Hall way, which speeds aiong two miles away on Journeys ‘between onda and Holynend leaving the quiet old resting-places by the w: Ha Warden undisturbeu. ‘MR. GLADGTONE'S LIPE AT HAWARDEN is very regular and to some extent bucolic. He risesearly and breakfasts lghly about 7 o'clock, library, of which there are three, is specially served tor bis pultt ‘Another is devoted to the use of Mra. G! 4s curiously arranged. Not only are the walls ‘witm books, Dut shelves jut out into which are also massed with books, annie tae a3 Hi Hie # tl nee EFSGSEGa5E0 eae eRe ‘the Earl of Aberdeen, near i fal it f Happy Iceland, (WHERE THE DOORS ARE NEVER LOCKED AND THERE 18 NO NEED OF HOTELS. ‘Sand people lve under but forty-three articles ‘that form their whole Jurisprudence. Its history two thieves; crime is almost unknows, never i i l ie ue cf 4} ? i FR. Ae He rT g &! Fi i E a tf 4 i i 4 Uy Feel f ip 1 October, When In winter the snow ‘Abundant fhe recent millenium celebration ‘has attracted travelers to Iceland iately. A good ¢ Of steamers sail from Copenhagen fortnightly. ‘he country is under the protection of Denmark, Dut there the connection ends There are ning rovinces, ea :h of which elect twelve of the oldest and wisest of its men to duties some- to a state legislature here. There is also a national ing Simliar to the House of Representatives and a body like the Sea~ ate, which meets once a year. But there is little Stir governing and no iaw- to do, Each man Woverns himself upon the broadest principles of ereonal Lberty in everything. The Ioslanders are trom the old Norse Vikings, the free-born families tracing their lineage to Harold and bis men, who, their ricu Norse mytaology says, landed in 613. Your history makes it in the eighth cen- tury. The land is owned by a few, and those who Work the estates are serfs, who pay rental, Trav~ cling 18 by pony or deer, nd in the mountains of horthern Iceland man’s foot has never trod. The Pony wiil take you as far as it 1s safe for you logo. The city Of Kedjavic bas about 13,000 eopis, ‘the greater portion of the peopie Livi Upon the estates. There ts splendid bunting an Gshing, the wild game, similar to the northern ont! this country, belug neariy all wuive, Polar that come down With the icebergs furpish Popular bunting. “The Iceiander 1s very proud of his pure and courageous Norman biood You kuow ‘tat the French, English and German aristocracy, if pos- sible, will cl even a trace of Norman v.00d, and there is a people that have notnlug else. “I never heard of but two cases of thieving. One was an Icelander who had broken Lis arm aad Whose family in the winter were suffering for food. He stole several sheep and was finally devected. He was at once put under medical care for is injury, sions were furnisbed his family, and in ume he was given work. ‘That Was his pubish- ment. The other case was a German who s.ole seventeen sheep. He was in comfortable circum- ‘stances and the theft was malicious. His punish- ‘ment was to sell all his property, restore the Value of his thefts and leave the country, or be executed. He left at once.” Disputes and trades are settled by arbitration the doctor says, and the decision must be accept by all concerned. Public disgrace attaches to any ‘slight misdeed, and no one can live there and un- dergo the consequent mortification, Besides agri- culture, which produces barley, rye, and vegeta- bles, the great industry 1s sheep-ralsing. The ex- rts are largely elderdowa, picked from wild Eras, lava from the volcano Mt. Hecla, which is pumice stone, and suiphur, which is found in simi- Jar and such Varied states as sait. “Vineland is the bame of America used by all tne people except the few ‘who were educated abroad,” continued tue doctor. “It is the old Norse hame, No people in the world are esteemed by Icelanders so highly as Americans, and this Is Why: The Icelanders know that ‘thelr blood ts purer than any oi the European nations, where every man is generally a lord or @ peasant, as be 1s born. But in America every boy and girl is born & prince or princess. The Icelander loves Lis own personal freedom and princely birth. He tbinks ‘Twat the man who has won both by the possession Sf political conditions for which he fought 18 his equal” —— ‘Midvummer, ‘Across the fair midsummer ‘Fae vophyr Houle from swoct to sweet: What ‘uaris {ts printlows trail 7 ‘The aky 1s poised, a perfect cup. ‘Above the landscape's rich expanse: And where the moruing inlsts weut up, F as ina trance. No more the boisterous epring-time choirs One casual scng tne benrstuopisce "And summer's bool of peace promotes. watch the hurrying humble-bee. pees or pcan al ae enero To some floweret's blushing taco— A zigzag wanderer through the air, Following s path that’s all his own, Without a thoucht, without acare, And every flower a throne! ‘Deep in the grase the «round-bird hides And. where the river winds away, OFWita oy the lou mietaer da é Moen Berton, — 09. He Came Prepared. 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