Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-08
GLASS DISTINCTIONS.

that foolish distinction is made be-
tween those who are, socially speak
ing, ladies and gentlemen, and others
who, by no fault of their own, can
scarcely aspire to such titles of honor
1t Is q deplorable fact that q great
deal of absurdity in regard to class
distinctions is especially rampant in
America
30 afraid are we that we shall not
all be considered "equal" as we'll as
''free," that we do ridiculous amount
OF standing on our own dignity, and in
sisting upon the use of certain terms.
The chief trouble seems to lie in the
fact that, thus far, we have not adopted
the true definition OF the words
''gentlemen" and ''lady." Both
terms, indeed, have been subject to
interpretations as oGd as that of the
young girl who said Of certain public
official:
''Oh, yes, know he is very dis
sipated, but then. he's a perfect gentle
manr'
why were you gone 80 long,
BrfdgetP" inquired lady of a servant
who had been sent to 90 an errand.
"Well, num-" was the answer, .'me
and the lady in the store fell into dis
pute. Says I: The apples ye sent up
Yesterday was all wormy,' says I. No
sich thing says she. You're
cheat, says and 'Ye lie,' says she"
Truly, an extraordinary remark for
Ia lady to make, and yet the ''lady" in
question would doubtless consider her.
self insulted were she to be classified
otherwise.
1t Is true that classes always will ex-
ist, but the more gracious nature re-
| members that only moral or intellect
ual excellence should give one man
| higher standing than another. 4 lady
once spoke of tlro clover classes at
a dinner-party, and was reproved by
Macready, the actor.
"Win you let me correct that ex-
pression~ asked he. 81 ALWAYS like
to think of our less fortunate fellow
creatures as the poorer, rather than
the lower, classes"
Poverty does, indeed, bring its own
temptations and vices. but 30, also, do
riches, and no human being can, in
exact justice, be classified according
to his outward circumstances It Is
well, also, to remember that, as some.
body once said: "a man is never less
digpified than when standing on his
dignity. ."-Youth's Companion.
= PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
| p,,bI{ab ouo On ,, 4L n 4 %b ara \ nj haaD
a great growth of recent years in the
market for Christian literature.
-Sylvanus Cobb only wanted an
hour to lay the plot of q story and
place his characters. It would have
been harder for him to write school
composition than a serial to run for
twenty weeks.
The early invalidism of Miss Muir
free (Charles Egbert Craddock) COM
PEELED her to lead q quiet indoor life.
II couldn't engage in the sports OF
the other children" she says, ''and
sometimes was 80 disappointed and
uneasy that my mother used to find 1t
necessary to comfort me. One Of her
favorite methods was to say: Never
mind, my dear, If you can't do as the
others do, you can do one thing which
they can't do; you can spell Popocate-
petl, and they can't"
One day q very pious clerical
friend, who had consumed an hour
of his valuable time in small talk, said
to James Harper, the publisher
"Brother Harper, am curious tc
know how you four men distribute
the duties Of the establishment be-
tween you" "John," said Mr.. Har.
per, good-humoredly, "attends to the
finances; Wesley to the correspond,
ence; Fletcher to the general bargain
ing with authors and others, and
don't you tell anybody" he said, draw
ing his chair stil closer and lowering
the tons Of his voice. 81 entertain tn,