Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18
TfRIETfES.

The pedant is so obvious to ridicule
that it would be to be one to offer to
explain him. He is gentleman so
well known that there are none but
those of his own class who do not
laugh at and avoid him. Penaantry
proceeds from much learning and little
understanding Sir RICHARD STEELE.
In Scotland, on the ordinations of
elders, grave old doctor delivered the
charge: "Me brethren, rule weel, rule
weel but rule sac that nae man or
bairn i the kirk will ken that they are
ruled. Me brethern, pray God to give
you common sense It is chief grace
o an elder"
Florida has become to the United |
States what Italy is to Europe, sani-
tarium for invalids in winter, and a |
resort during that period of the year
for well to-do people desirous of escap-
ing the rigors of the frosty season in
the North New York Daily News
An elevator boy is authority for the
statement that ladies never thoroughly
become accustomed to the elevator.
No matter how often they ride up
and down they invariably catch their
breath when the elevator starts on its
downward journey.-Chicago Times
Did we not speak of George Eliots
poems the other day. In one of them
she declares:
1t never rains roses: when we want
To have more roses we must plant
more trees.
We want more love, more kindness,
more respect? We must plant more
trees.
1t is striking illustration of the
absurdity of many of the notions of So
called society people, that Chalmers,
the great Scotch preacher, when a
tutor, was not allowed to sit at the
table with the parents of children he
taught When he became famous, and
the multitude were wild to hear him,
these aristocrats proudly boasted, "He
was our tutorl"-The Baptist.
| A sensible cynic or CONSTANT mis-
snthrope is lusus nature. Instead
ct seeing more clearly than do their
fellows, the vision they fatter them
selves is microscopic, is distorted lens
through which they peer darkly at man
kind. As to consistency, there is not
a man of the school who would not be
utterly miserable if he had faith in one
tenth of what he proclaims as his creed.
i For the first time in over twenty
five years the Rothchilds, of London,
have allowed their name to be con-
nected with American railroad loans.
They have loaned most of the six mill
ions recently borrowed by the ST. Paul.
WallStreet financiers say this loan will
have the effect of increasing European
} confidence in American securieties, and
be of great advantage to the entire
country.
| Maxwell, the murderer Of Preller,
confessed to detective J. T. Mccullough
that he killed Preller. Mccullough
had been put in jail under pretence fol
the purpose Of working a confession
out Of Maxwell and succeeded. Max
well seeing the mistake he has made
breaks down, loosing his hopes of es
Gaping justice and refuses to be inter
viewed. Thus it is with the murderer
Coulter.
You picture to yourself the beauty
; of bravery and steadfastness. You le
your Imagination wander in deligh
over the memory Of martyrs who hav,
died for truth. And then some littl,
: disagreeable duty comes, which is you
! martyrdom, the lamp for your oil-ant
if you viii not do it how your oil i
spilt-how fat and thin and unillumi
natod your sentiment about the mar
: tyrs runs out over your self-indulgent
life. PHILLIPS BROOKS.
It is related that German maiden
who could speak little English, onc'
presided at mineral-water fountain
at certain German spa, at whicl
there were two kinds Of syrup to b.
had by those who liked them with the
water-vanilla and lemon. To he
came young Enslishman, who said
sI want a glass of water withou
syrup" "Ja," replied Katrina; "boo
vat kind of sirop you want him mitout!.
, mitout vanilla, or mitout lemon}'
r Prof. Bledsoe was Professor oi
r Mathematics in the University Of Vir
3 ginia more than twenty years ago. 4
: young man was plying him with ques
e tions, to each of which he answered
s sI don't know" "Why, Professor,
e said the youngster, 81 thought we cam
Q to the University for you to tell u
what we didn't know" "Young man,
said the Prof. Bledsoe, "you came her
j for me to tell.you what know, and
Q that's very short story; to tell yo1
what you don't know would be an end
Y less undertaking"