The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 13, 1904, Page 27

SAN FRANCISCO CALL,. SUNDAY, FRIEND HENNESSY HEARS SOME SAGE REMARKS BY 2f MR. DOOLEY ON OF WRITTEN FOR THE CALL BY F. P. DUNNE Copyright, 1904, fiy McClure, Phillips & Co. MANKIND'S PURSUIT | DESIRABLE ~ RICHES & 5 . 4 66 EAR me, ‘ 1 had % < | meal out iv that’ ‘Sorry, sir, says th’ | a forced sale. Well, McMullin an’ I had th’ | +———— he was twinty-wan. He cashed in his good :" ip\"' Mr. Hen- \nUT,1 ONS ON THI“ VEDT : X}::C]:(h szn.J‘but‘ Wk all o‘ut, iv goold same starf. about _forty yards behind EXPECTS TO GET RICH health, a large S!u.rk iv X'a.m‘ly ties, th’ affic- e g . it : i = | h esides.’ he says, l:_akm ye gintly | scratch, an’ Vanderbilt to beat. They al- tion of his wife, th’ comforts iv home, an’ 0 d Mr. Doo- THLL THE STORY OF | be th” ar-rm, ‘we’re comin’ into the deepo | ways put th’ best man in anny race behind STOPPING RUNAWAY wan frind afther another. Wanst in a while, i s i ) " | an’ ye’ll have to get out,’ he says. th’ line. Befure McMullin gets through late in life, he'd o f get it ir'm me,” said Mr. RICH ORi 7P00R MAN " “An’ there ye ar-re. Ye'll niver get | he'll pass Vanderbilt, carry agwny th’ taie FQR7 J. P. MORGAN ! he niver cud. They ‘wn:‘“‘:‘:’:nf;::‘;d:f;‘b!‘;" , money onless ye fix th’ waither an’ grab | on his shoulders gn’ run two or three times B P wurruld that McMullin wudden't change f'r s Mr. D, "‘f‘i‘?‘“ "Twud YE RE ayether born poor | th' dishes fr'm th’ other passengers. An’ | around the (hracki. But me an’ him started 6 VE a.lway,s looked on it th’ roly-boly. He cashed in his vmg. his o ECNTPRODE, OF D But what or rich. It don’t make | | ye won't do that. So ye'll niver be rich. | th' same way. Th’ on’y diffrence was thatJ as dishon’rable to wur- pathreetism, his rellijon, his rillitives, and’ . e PoED Lo any difference whether | | No poor man iver will be. Wan iv th' | he wud cash in an’ I wudden’t. Th' on’y ruk f'r money. I wurruk | | fin'lly his hair. Ye heerd about him, didn’t sl % - o EEMInY It e , " sthrangest things about life is that th’ poor | thing I iver ixpicted to get money on was ) g ye? He’s lost ivry hair on his head. They : j W : ?' ;r‘\ e 'H(?’(; with lh:t.gmjc.u b O'l “0'! ge |hfave' money who need th’ money th’ most ar-re th’ | me dhream iv avarice. I always had that. whatft;\’ ](;)‘(srcelrsseca?{lanlh gnef ain’t a spear iv vigitation left on him. He's e \, ‘r,dx— C.'.:ne :’;““:, .Aa.x' ;1\ 1(: to ! egm wit - y_e re b(,.)rn very wans that niver have it. A ;?oor n?an I cud dlixream iv mvoney as hard as anny - Y 3 > 0 as and. as (h'. desert iv S;‘;hara. His head Bark O bt Bt e ""’" i to be rich, ye 1l be nch, an’ if is a poor man an' a rich man is a rich | man ye iver see, an’ can sflll. But I niver oraylum be dllu'tln th Spll’ltS. 100k§ like an lv':fbffil in th m"‘)‘f\lllh} He ! ' = e . ' ye're born to be poor, ve'll be man. Ye're ayether born poor or rich. It | thought iv wurrukin’ fr it. T've always Th’on’y way | iver expect to was in here th” other day. bewailin” his fate. A man has more fun wishin’ fr th - Th b shnd ot’ don’t make anny diff'rence whether or not | looked on it as dishon’rable to wurruk f'r k int is to h it lef ‘It’s a gr-reat misfortune,’ says he. "What things he hasn’t got thin injyin’ th' things PooL. h : uttons o0 YEdE ye have money to begin with. 1f ye're | money. [ wurruk fr exercise, an’ I get Pac o e IS0 Ve s did ye get fr it? says I ‘That's he has got. Life, Hinnissy, is like a Pull- vest tell th” story. Rich man, born to be rich ye'll be rich, an’ if ye're | what th’ lawyers call an honoraryium be to me be a rich relation, or to throuble.’ says he. ‘Well, don’t complain, man dinin’ car—a fine bill of fare, but naw- | | POOr man, beggar man, rich born to be poor ye'll be poor. Th’ buttons | dilutin’ th” spirits. Th' on’y way I iver ex- stub me toe on a gambler’s s?ys’l. 'Thi"k’ what ye save in _b.afbef'! eat _\" go in fresh an’ hungry, | | man, or wurruds to that ef- on ye’er vest tell th’ story. Rich man, poor | pect to make a cint is t<') hav‘e it left to me roll or to stop a runaway bills,” I says, an” he wint away lookin’ much your mapkin in ye'er collar an’ square | | ot Joalumre s th | man, beggar man, rich man, or wurruds to | be a rich relation, an’ I'm th’ pluthycrat iv horse fr Pierpont Mor: Chfercd up. ; at th’ list iv -groceries that th’ black G always 1in that | | that effect. I always find that I have | me fam’ly, or to stub me toe on a gambler’s A x Ppo! A gan. No, Hinnissy, you an’ I, me frind, was u nds ye. What'll ye have first? Ye | have ayether two buttons or | | ayether two buttons or six. © | roll or stop a runaway horse fr Pierpont An’ th” horse mustn’t be run- not cut out be Provydence to be millyon- ve'd like to be famous an’ ye ordher | | Six. | “A poor man is a man that rayfuses to | Morgan. An’ th’ horse mustn’t be runnin’ nin’ too fast. He must be :"”' If ie had nawthin’ but money ye'd . and bid th’ waither make | | i/ | cash in. Ye don't get annything f'r naw- | too fast. He must be jus’ goin’ to stop, on’y ius’ goin’ : ave nawthin’ but money. Ye can't ate it, orgredgptoatindl nusdid | W I.nn Hogan wants four | | L% 0, % e in S lian i thhe | Mor s E s o e vl fy stV || S (SOM] to stop on’y Morgan ‘| | e, i, ahrink it or carry it away with ye. nes back yeler appytite is de. | | dollars he takes th' clock beautiful lithographs iv Salmon P. Chase | he comes to he finds me at th’ bridle, mod- | dO“,t know it, havin’ fainted. Ye've got a lot iv things that McMullin her an’ says ye: | | downto Moses. Whin Rocky- ye have to go down ivry day with some- | estly waitin' f'r him to weep on me bosom. | [ Whin he comes to he finds | | hasat got. Annybody that goes down to < iv broken glass.’ | feller wants tin millvon he i thing undher ye'er ar-rm to tfh' great paw:. : But n.s‘f'f s,c:\mplin' :ot\:u;town arl;' in thI’ | me modestly waitin’ f'r him 1\1.[:1:: :‘or;ht :e_:dnye'er peace ivd min: st we always sarve fame on | | % i e = | shop. Whin Hogan wants four dollars he | mornin’ an uyin' chattel morgedges. ” - PREOW.TD N et his c coon. ‘Don’t ye think | | FF“‘\ up his peace of mind or mk:s th' clock down to Moses. Whin | niver thought iv it. I get up at sivep ! 10 weep on me-bosom. pledge. An, annfhow, if ye're really in . : fr th' sicond coorse> | NS health, or something | | Rockyfeliar wants tin millyon he puts up his | o'clpck. -I wudden’t get up at a quarther ta | +— ——— | search iv a fortune, perhaps I cud help ye. sther r. over there, has had | | akelly valyable.” peace iv mind or his health or something | siven fr all th' money I dhream about. I| whin they cud enjoy it they can't | Wod @ dollar an’a half be anny use to ye?” rty says he.+It don’t seem | | ? | akeily valyable. If Hogan wud hock his | have a lot iv things ar-round here I cud | pyy it back. Thin I have me good health. Life is full of disappointments,” said Mr. ee says ye, ‘but ye may ¥ ————F | priceless habit iv sleepin’ late in th’ mornin’/| cash in if I cared fr money. I have th’ | ye can always get money on that. An’ I He‘nne.s?'. g me e say. Away he goes an’ | this? says he. ‘Don’t 1 get annything to | he wud be able to tell th' time iv day whin | priceless -gift iv laziness. It's made me | haye me frinds; I rayfuse to cash thim in. “It is,” said Mr. Dooley. “if ye fee that s ald ve'er teeth fall out | eat> Can't ye give me a little happiness? | he got up without goin’ to th’ corner dhrug | what I am, an’ that.’s th’ very tt"s‘ thing ivr§ | 1 don’t know that I cud get much on thim, | W3 It's v!hruc that & good manny have s min’ on th' table an’ |‘T wudden’t ricommend th' happiness,’ says | store. rich man cashes jn. Th' millyonaires ye | byt if I wanted to be a millyonaire I'd tuck | e it % none have come back fr a post. a scenery By an’ by he |th’ waither. ‘It's canned an’ it kilt th® las’ “Look at McMullin. He's rowlin” in it.| r-read about thryin’ to give th’ rest iv th’ | you an’ Hogan an’ Donahue undher me iaa)carecr f-:!: ymx‘r‘::( sr:':an" :—‘: :xi\::r bad k with ve'er orddher, but jus' | man that thried it” ‘Well, gracious,’ says | It bulges his pocket an’ inflates his convar- | wurruld a good time be runnin’ over thim | ar-rm an’ carry ye down to Mose. “:ha‘ ye ordher, but it’s prcliy good if ’:g:: e's g hand it to ye Rockyfellar | ye. ‘I've got to have something. Give me | sation. Whin he looks at me I always feel | in autymobills all started with a large stock “McMullin did cash. He had no more | appytite ain't keen an’ ye care fr th' bs th’ plate What kind iv a car is ' a little good health an’ I'll thry to make a ' that he’s wondhrin’ how 'mu:h I'd bring at | iv indolence which they cashed in. Now, | laziness thin me, but he cashed it in befure | scanery.”” o+ > 4 2 2 ORIENTAL VIEW OF MORALITY .2 .2 BY THE REV. K. T. HORI, Superintendent Buddhist Missions in America — — 5 ] THE REV. K. T. HORL f - = -+ OVE brothers.” This is the noble teaching of the | Western sage “Com- passion to all men with- ut distinction of rank, nat color.” _This ion virtue, is thei baseness of the Oriental | the mask of the wicked man mav be much | dragged down by the people he will | | but at present the former spoken for scores of years, comes from the same motive as taught by the wise men of the Orient and the Occident, _Of course, social virtue stands parallel with personal virtue, is much more in view than the latter. As we see in various administrations of public organization, town, city, State or country, every decent and patriotic citizen is more or less sacrificing his own profit and happiness for the bet- terment of the society where he lives. All good men and women have been crying” out for the improvement of society and their endeavors already have brought social organizations to a better condition, and I am sure that they can lift it to the higher plane of life, nearer, indeed, to the ideal. There are many people respected in society as being good self-sacrific- ing men on account of their contribu- tion to the social works, though these | same men have committed horrible sins in the background. On the con- trary, many individuals, perfect in their personal virtue, are thrown into darkness in society, on account of their inability to stand forth as lead- ers in the social work. These strange phenomena are seen everywhere in Asia, Europe and America. If these injustices will be tolerated without | being rectified then cleverly masked men, so ill-willed in their hearts, will continue to gain distinguished posi- tions in that society which they must eventually degrade. They are like counterfeit coins.s Their looks may deceive us for a time, but the time will come sooner or later when their shall _be exnosed. Though already have effected ruin, desolation and disgrace in sanctified circles. To prevent this kind of corruption of society -by wicked misleaders we must choose men not only for their ability but primarily for their personal virtues. Society is an aggregate of thou- sands of individuals, and the social will must have its foundation on the will of each individual person. If we desire a society perfect in virtue we should at first improve the moral will of each individual. A classical text of Oriental ethics says: “Pure heart renders one’s mind honest. Honest- mind constitutes good personality. Good personality forms happy home. Happy home constructs comfortable town. Com- fortable town brings about peaceful State or country.” So a man of im- | pure heart brings misery to his howe. A dishonest administrator will de- stroy his social organization with him at its head. In political affairs, if we elect 2 man of ill-will to a high and representative position he may ruin the country. One can speak love in his lips, and write compassion with his pen, but we should never choose man by his lips or pen only. Eloquence of ora- tors may conceal | beautiful articles of a writer can | iluminate over the darkness of his heart. Eloquent speech is noth- ing unless it comes from out of the sincere heart. A thousand pages of flowery articles are as nothing if the writer lacks purity of motive. We should choose men of patriotism, men pure will and good personality for administrators and lawmakers— men who will promote the spiritual happiness of society and mankind. of 2 2 FHE D The ldeal Teacher, the Newspaper as an Instructor, and Other Matters . THOMAS BALLIET of w York University in a address defined the idea of education. Ite st signifieant cleris- declared, wae the in- et for chiidren. being siudied scientifi- sympathetically from -the nt svchology and medicine e svinpethetic standpoint of the teacher The change in education is aiso marked. aim of teaching omote the acquisition of knowiedge, the main ebject now is to scquire ability to think, the power to uge-the mind and ta grasp nmew prob- @ms. The theory does nor permit the rating of a student’s capacity by his clessroom marks or his standing upon the day of his graduation. ha char EW IDEA OF EDUCATION . their faults, and | | Allegorically speaking, the human i mind is like a glittering sparkle of a | lighthouse on the coast. The sparkle | may guide many ships in the far dis- { tant ~oints on the sea, yet we have | complete darkness at the foot of the lighthouse. In the same analogy, it |is easy to criticize others while the | darkness is-around ourselves. In or- | der to bring the glittering sparkle | home to ourselves we should reflect, | comprehend and improve ourselves | according to the instructions of the | best teachers. Some wise men of the West have taught us their doctrine of the middle { way as the standard of virtue. The | greatest Oriental teacher also taught ihis disciples “The Middle Path,” or | the middle course of a virtuous life. | This was summed yp in eight prin- | ciples or parts, and therefore called the “Noble Eightfold Path.” The first stage of the Noble Eight- I fold Path is Right Comprehension. | We must at first comprehend char- | woes—old age, disease and death— are for all living creatures. Once born in the world none can pass i the barriers of these three sorrows. | One may content himself for a | while by ignoring the distress of his fellow man or even blinding himself to his own future. But such self- satisfaction arises from ignorance. But is ignorance not a sorrow? Al- most all religions, ancient and mod- ern, or Eastern and Western, have been founded upon the idea of sor- row or evils of the world. Without this idea of sorrow all relizions in the world would have lost their existence. Next we must comprehend transi- toriness of all life. Evervthing on the earth depends upon the principle | acter of all life in the world. Three | of transition. Men, animals. plants, or even stones, having once come out to the world of life, must perish or decompose sooner or later. Then we understand the meaning of transitori- ness quite well. Next we must com- prehend absence of immortal self. This is very hard for Western minds to understand, for their mede of thought is quite different from the Eastern. Usually we say: “I am.” “my property,” and so forth. This I-ness, or self, is not immortal, but is commonly thought to be so. All quarrels emanate from this selfhood. In reality, there is no immortal ego- istic-self. Thus, when we rightly comprehend sorrow, transitoriness and the non-self of all life, we attain to Right Comprehension, or the first step of the Path. The second stage of the “Noble Eightfold Path” is Right Aims. When we see anything suffer we feel pitifully, we compassionate and resolve to expel our own ill-will and give succor to the needv. If this | motive of our aims be sincere and genuine we have attained to the Right Aims, the second step of the Path. The third stage of the “Eichtiold Path” is Right Speech. If a man's motive is pure and true he will not conceal the truth, nor will he seek secrecy, nor will he speak unkindly to the people. but his words will be alwavs mild and fair. Realizing love and comnassion in his speech he is said to have at- tained to Right Speech, the third step of the Path. The fourth stage of the “Eightfold Path” is Right Actions. By understanding the waes of life and also bearing the feeling of pity, every phase of our conduct will sure- ly grow full of sympathy and com- passion. is to have attained to Right Actions, the fourth step of the Path. The fifth stage of the “Eightfold Path” is Right Means of Livelihood. Accustomed to the Right Actions one’s life will grow purer and clearer, and then his action in daily life, even eating, walking or sleeping, shall naturally accord with the highest laws of nature. Ascending from all con- ditions which cause pain and sorrow, we may live only by those means that produce spiritual calmness and serenity. This state of attainment is said to be Right Means of Livehood, the fifth step of the Path. The sixth stage of the “Eightfold Path” is Right Energy. By living and training in this wav, one may conquer his mind and he will have capacity to use his energy to manifest the strong power of his will. This state of attainment is said to be Right Energy, the sixth step of the Path. Tke seventh stage of the “Eightfold Path” is Right Mindfulness. As the strong willpower is gained in the sixth step, so may he learn to concentrate all his thoughts and hold upon a special object, always keeping holy things in mind. his state is said to be Right Mindfulness, the seventh step of the Path. The eight stage of the “Eightfold Path” is Right State of a Pure Mind. By this holy transcendental ability we can constantly think on holy things, and our mind will-be entirely peaceful. This is Right State of a Peaceful Mind, the eighth or the last step of the Path. This state of man is one of perfect morality, This sublime state of man | e | the highest moral ideal in his per- son. Such a man is naturally jealous | of his personal virtue, and will fulfill | his sacred duty to society, and his moral influence will affect-his family and fellow-men, so that by his good | deeds he may enjoy the blessing of !\prr(ec( peace with many other people. { I conclude this article with the beautiful words of the late Sir Edwin Arnold: Unseen it helpeth ye with faithful hands, | Unheard it speaketh stronger than the storm, Pity and Love are man's because long stress Molded blind mass to form. It will not be contemned of any one; Who thwarts it loses, and who serves it gains: The hidden good it pays with peace and bliss, The hidden ill with pains. | It seeth everywhere and marketh all: Do right—it recompenseth! do one wrong— The equal retribution must be made, Though Dharma tarry long. It knows not wrath nor pardon; utter- true measures mete, ance weighs; Times are as nought., to-morrow it will Judge, Or after many days. Its its faultless bal- By this the slayer's knife did stab him- self; The unjust judge hath lost his own defender: The false tongue dooms its lle; the creep- ing thief And spoiler rob, to render. Such is the Law which moves to right- eousness, Which none at last can turn aside or stay; The heart of it is Love, the end of it teachers. This plainly announces thet | And for this teaching nothing is so | day and would have the scholars learn the idea that anybody wili do for a teacher is passing; that wider recognition of the jmportance of the instructor’s work and that stronger efforts are being made to bring to that work persons who are mentally and moraily fitted for it. In the course of #n address delivered before a hundred ' young women. who are to teach in the rural districts surrounding Chicago, Principal J. W. Cook of the Northern | valuable as the newspaper. We all lboyu and girls of this land do not go ! to college. To those who enter upon a business career, it is of immense importance that they have good understanding of this form of dalily literature. Ve are not sure that they | will keep on with Plato, but we do | know that they will all read the news: papers. Every American citizen does. | lllinois Normal School recently said | What we, as teachers, must do, then, | that the ideal teacher must possess youth and beauty; and then, when some of his auditors still regarded bim |is to teach our children to read them | intelligently.” | With these and oither earnest words, |in dismay, he hastened to add that he [nubert E. Thompson, principal of the | referred to youth of spirit and beauty Central High Schoel of Philadelphia of expression. A teacher with these ~ualities will have the greatest in- Awence with her pupils and it will be persistent and wholesome: Another| speaker insisted that the ideal teacher In the educational uplift, which has | must be possessed of a heaping meas- lately come to ‘hicago, there is promi- | ure common sense—the splendid nent mentior that important per- | quality of adapting oneself to circum- sonage—the ideal teacher. It is a hope- | stances, ful sign that in that city and in many | matter t obstacles it presents. other places large attention is being “The teaching of current events is |teacher encourage his class to ask all | City. | and a lecurtrer of wice reputation, re- | cently addressel the annual meeting of | the New England Association of Col- leges upon the part that newspapers ) take in educational development. The l'pe.ker. while claiming an unmeasured | influence for great newspapers, also ! laid stress upon the importance. of in- be read. He would have the civics to see causes in criticizing human mo- there is @ know that a large proportion of the!tives and to study nations and people | from their own point of view. California teachers are anticipating a treat in the rich programme of the | at San Jose, December 26 to 30 inclu- | sive. Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, pre: make three addresses on, respectively, i“The Negro Problem,” “Childhood in Civilization” and “The Spirit of the South,” giving to the last-named sub- ject a national treatment. Jacob A. Riis, the enthusiastic Dane- | American, will discuss “What Is It | that Makes True Americans?’ and | Willilam H. Mills will speak on “Our | Prison Schools.” The department meet- ings and the social gatherings will be numerous and varied. Recreation trips | to Mount Hamiiton and other points of | interest have been arranged with re- ‘ duced rates. 2 ! A wondrous success with a school mastering a situation, no | struction to scholars how they uhould:nrden has been realized this season | . by Public School No. 4.in New York This school is unique In its | State Teachers' Association to be heid | | dent of the University of Virginia, will | | exists in this country. in the densely populated district at the | | corner of Rivington and Ridge streets | , 2nd has an enrollment of 2400 scholars, | | gvery one of whom are believed to be | of Jewish parentage. So narrow are their environments that, incredible as it may seem, 1000 only of these children acknowledge that they have seen a tree. The out- look for nature study by children with such limited horizons seemed to be hopeless. But, fortunately, only a Iblock- away the annex of this school | was condemned by the board of health | |and was torn down. Part of the va- | {cant space was bare land. Such ani opportunity was not to be lost. The | nine eager classes and farming was | begun on a miniature scale. At any | time during the day a teacher was allowed to take her class into the ; grounds for fifteen minutes if they were not then occupied. One class | raised grass, others vegetables and | flowers. © 'l | little plat jvas divided among the forty- | were closely watched | throughout the season with an inten- sity of which a prairie farmer knows of this nature work was wonderful upon these children of the city. Their perceptions were quickened, geography had a more tangible meaning when wheat, corn and hay were discussed as part of the wealth of the country and an unsuspected tenderness of spirit was evoked through the language of flow- ers. Such a rich experience through one summer’s experiinent has hitherto been unknown in New York. Lady Henry Somerset' of England, whose frequent visits to the United States in beha!f of philantnropic inter- ests have afforded an’ éxtensive out- look, has lately expressed her opinion of the public school system in this country. She acknowledges the surprise felt by an English woman on her first visit to a great public scheol in Amer- ica on account of the commingling of «ll classes of the community. Favor- able comment is made upon co-educa- | tion, upon the social standing given to teachers, which is unknown In Eng- land, the school methods seem to her t . be admirable, the fiying of the flag and the national songs sung are ap- m Is Peace and Consummation sweet. realizing Obey! — | | -+ It is located scholars in the crops realized the effect | reinforced by practical lessons through ; miniature town meetings are boards | of Aldermen, win her unqualified com- | mendation. Lady Somerset asserts | that one of the great secrets of the | American woman's influence 1s to be found in the fact that she is infinitely better educated than the average En- glish woman. At the main works of the General | Electric Company in Schenectady. N. { Y., a large number of yo men are | employed. Arrangements® are being | made by the co-operation of the engi- ! neers of the company with the City { Board of KEducation to establish an ! electrical night school, to have a two- | year course of study, varied by occa- | slonal lectures. Rooms will be fur- | nished by the school authorities and | a fee of 310 to be paid by the men at- tending the school will defray the | teaching and rminor expenses. It is reported that Bishop Lawrence | of Massachusetts will teaa an effort to | raise a fund of $3,000,000 for Harvard | University. Assurances have been given by leading Harvard alumni which leave little doubt of the success given to the persomality and work of 'one of the best signs of the century. manner of questions on topics of the composition, probably no other like it nothing. Aside from the pride of the 'proved, while the teaching of civics, of such an endeavor /