New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12

author of the article Mr.. J. @. Speed. that ne nea
never met finer and women than the schooi
teachers in his ward
He was AN entirely uneducated man. who had
made little fortune by keeping livery staoie. MS
own success made him feel In his heart that iearh-
ing wes somewhat facilitating in Its effect on manh-
ness and he was proud TO tell that he had passeu
only a few months at school NO" 'his ma"
his own ward in which there was a s'e"' s''oo,
with urinary and grammar departments, selected
the tec chers passed upon their fitness ana ha'uras
o,orgh ,oolad upon them as most excellent In
structors of the young for there was not one a'os
them who was not vastly superior 10 M" "
ing and accomplishments. He explained u nv
how admirably his system OF se.ec'"s 1870
worked There was old Brown. ne sh'u, WIZ
49,, .,ho ..,oon two corners below. The Old man
nod hean NJ trouble and when he died TWO years
and half ago. with the rheumatic MS p'aoe
sold out by the Sheriff. But his daus"'e' ~
was mighty likely girl. and had peen eou'' ~
right thar in my school SO ups AZ" no han
.no,nted hrst-class assistant. O.d Brown ha'.
s,ucr nv me IN all the elections. ana pet YOU ,
warn, qo,n' 10 let his family suffer. long as ha'
q Mace could give one on en- 30 "p' az" !,
this place for Susie. and she done iust raw
give her the promotion. end OF inns sessio".
nex, wear she goes In principal NJ" mo :
what | call good politics and good REFORM. .sp
the hest places for your own friends. ana save 'e
promotions for your neghbors In your own "a"
uas 40 much touched by this moving tale that
aske1 10 be introduced 10 this brlliiant 'e"0'''
rh trustee was only too happy. We went al
orca 70 the school. Miss Susie was young
woman Of twenty-five or so. with pieacneu S'
ho,r and rouped cheeks and the airs OF me iad'
in a stage meiodrama. Her accent was atroc'ous,
her voice shrl and sharp Her manner WAS "e' 'u
OF simplicity but evidently impressed inc sc"oo
trustee as Of high quality. To his compliments on
her appearance and her management o' ne' ' ,',
shc smiled gracously. but made no pretence OF u's
o,,r,,,g every merit in sight. While the teacher
attention was thus taken away from her class 'here
was a little disturbance in one corner OF 'he roo"'.
Miss Susie whacked her desk with a ruler ana
called sharply: Here. Matte Simmons what uo
YOU mean by such department.?
~ didn't do nothing aam," replied the girl adj
dressed ,,,
"Dldn't do nothing?" called Miss Susie where
do YOU expect to go to? l seen you when you done
II. We will discuss your department when these
gentlemen GO"
The gentlemen went very shortly afterward, ana
never learned how Matte Simmons came ont OF the
d,mcultv But the school trustee was delighted
she don't stand nonsense do She? ne asked
The author adds that this trustee, this teacher
and this school he found in prosperous city OF the
third rank in point of wealth and population
"Harpers' has a specially entertaining sketch IN
the shane OF Mr. Julian Ralphs alone In China
II no other form, perhaps. than In that OF n story
OF international marriage could the ineradicaoie
differences between the Chinese and the American
characters be more tersely and powerfully brought
ont There is touch of tragedy In the end. where
the American lady turns because she must, TO the
alien civilization that Is crushing her.
r H. Davis's Central American paper Is inter
est,ng but not remarkable. Where is that pc'u''
esoue and vivacious air which Van Biboer led us
to expect?
The new Dean OF Canterbury discusses SOM
Problems Of the Age in The North American I've
view" in a tone marked by sentimental eXuaVa'
gance rather than by authority. DR.. Farrar If usu
ally both earnest and Eloquent. But IL ~ scarceS
credible that he believes the world or even 'h'
major portion OF IT, to be made up OF such extreme
contrasts OF luxurious wealth and squahd po'cIS
as he pictures IN his opening paragraphs III,
story of Lazarus and Dives is not new one ahu
II is a true one, but II Is more eHecuVeiy toiu ~
tones less shrlll than these The UNDUE grown VI
cities overcrowded population. the dangerous eie
ments" and the deficiency OF adequate charity are
other topics discussed in the article. all with I'll"
doubted benevolence but to little practical purpose
The world is very bad II we should ali DE soo''
would be better" That Is the sum ana sups'a"ce
OF II: IN which the real worker for humanity VII
find sympathy, but no real aid or guidance.