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BoLxTm MRROANrn.
The herald., 1896-12-26
THE ARENA MAGAZINE

TIL failure of the Arena, or rather the
necessity for reorganizing the company
that publishes it and putting the con-
Germ upon common sense business ba-
sis teaches a lesson which other maga-
zine publishers might profit by. For
long time the Arena stod we'll to the
1t had some of the ablest writers in
America and Europe for contributors,
and the editor, Mr. r. o. Flower. was
himself tower of strength, but in an
evil hour the magazine left its Legitimate
field and waded over ears and eyes in
the slough of partisan politics. That is
to say, 1t became a party organ, so to
speak. To be sure, it espoused the
cause of silver and fought nobly for
it's reconciliation, but it made the mis-
take of doing it editorially. that is, it
committed itself to the principles of
political party editorially when it should
have remained independent as maya
zine and obliged all partisan questions to
be discussed by contributors. But it did
rot, and friend and foe alike rejected it
and bankruptcy naturally followed.
Less than any other magazine could
the Arena make such a departure. 1t
came into the world of thought to sup
ply long felt want" There was wide
field for a magazine devoted to ethics
and metaphysics and to the discussion
and investigation of psychic and occult
forces, and right nobly did the Arena en-
ter the field. 1t soon gained the conf
dencs of students of the philosophy of
being, and it rapidly grew in favor with
all classes of thinkers, but, as we have
said, In an evil hour it fell from its high
estate down to and into the slime and
filth of partisan politics, and then it lost
its hold upon the confidence of the pub
lic 1t is to be hoped that the new man
agement will publish magazine on the
lines the Arena originally blazed out
for itself.
The herald., 1896-12-26

(Found in the desk of Charles Dickens
after his death)
When lessons and tasks are all ended
And the school for the day is dismissed,
And the little ones gather around me
To bid me good night and be kissed;
Oh. the little white arms that encircle
My neck in a tender embrace!
Oh the smiles that are halos of heaven,
Shedding sunshine and love on my face !
And when they are gone l sit dreaming
OF my childhood, too lovely to last,
OF love, that my heart Will remember
When it wakes to the pulse of the past,
Ere the world and its wichedness made me
A partner of sorrow and sin,
When the glory of God was about me-
And the glory of giadness within.
Oh, my heart grows weak as a woman's,
And the fountains of feeling will flow.
When | think of the paths steep and stony
Where the feet of the dear ones must go,
OF the mountains of sin hanging DER them,
Of the tempests of fate blowing wild;
Oh. there's nothing on earth half so holy
As the innocent heart of child.
They are the idols of hearts and of house
holds,
They are angels of God in disguise
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses,
His glory still beams in their eyes;
oh, those truants from earth and from
heaven,
Iney nave made me more manly and mild.
And know how Jesus could lken
The Kingdom of God to a child.
Seek not a life for the dear ones
All radiant as others have done
But that life may have just as much shadow
To temper the glare of the sun:
l would pray God to guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back to
myself:
All! seraph may pray for sinner,
But sinner must pray for himself
The twig is so easily bended.
| have banished the rule and the rod:
have taught them the goodness of knowl-
edge.
They have taught me the goodness of
God.
MY heart is a dungeon of darkness.
Where shut them from breaking a rule.
MY frown is sufficient correction
My love is the law of the school.
l shall leave the old house in the autumn
To traverse its threshold no more
All. how shay l sight for the dear ones
That meet me each morn at the door.
l shall miss the good-nights and the kisses
- Ana the gush of their innocent glee.
The group on the green and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
l shall miss them at morn and at eve.
Iheir song in the school and the street:
shall miss the low hum of their voices.
ana the tramp of their delicate feet
When the lessons and tasks are all ended
And death says the school is dismissed.
May the little ones gather around.me
10 BID me goodnight" and be kissed.
Charles DiclepS
The herald., 1896-12-26

Several Of the New York. newspapers
have interviewed prominent physicians
on the effect the six days bicycle race
has on the cyclists. One physician, DR..
Edison, says: II think the riders in the
six days race have undoubtedly short
ened their lives. You talk about bru
tality! Why, the modern prizefight,
even the most brutal, isn't in it with the
six-day bicycle race. At the finish of
the race the nerve centers have become
almost fatally exhausted-a condition
from which they are not likely ever to
recover. The chemicals thrown off by
the consumption of tissues are in the
system in such quantities that they can
not be carried off in the proper way
and the man becomes chemically poi
soned. His heart becomes hypertrophied
and his entire system frightfully ex-
hausted." DIR. T. Hamilton Birch de-
clared that he believed the riders had
shortened their lives ten years, and
added, they will not recover from the
state of exhaustion into which they
have brought their physical and mental
powers by their frightful exertions, com
bined with lack of. sleep, during their
six days torture"
The herald., 1896-12-26
A NEW DEPARTURE

Tn what seems to be carefully con-
sidered interview, Mr.. Dingley goes upon
record as saying:
sNe propose to make tariff bill that
will be admitted to be moderate ana
fair. The conditions Of American pro-
duction are now such that few, II any,
rates need to be as high as they were uh-
der the act of 1890. The law was framed
To meet conditions as they existed then.
sConditions have changed. Ample protec-
tion can be given to American products
and labor without imposing rates whlch
will seem extreme. We believe the franz
ing of an equitable tariff bill, that will
be Just to all interests and at the same
time produce sufficient revenue, is pure
9y a business matter. 1t cannot be done
on a theory. 1t must be met in a. prac-
tical way. We hope to frame Dill
that will meet with approval of all reas-
opable men and give the country great
er measure of prosperity
Mr.. Dingley's opinion carries weight,
because he appears to be the choice of
his party for Mr.. McKinley's secretary
Of the treasury, and, as secretary, will
have more to do with the operation of
the tariff than any other member of the
cabinet But what is particularly sig
nif1cant is the radical departure Mr..
DinRley makes from the position Of his
party on the tariff question only few
weeks ago. Then 1t was high protection
quite as high as was provided by the
Mckinley act of 1890. 1t is a good deal
to admit that the tariff Of 1890 was COM
plete failure, so far as the needs of the
country in the way of protection and as
: measure to secure revenue is con-
cerned. To be sure, Mr.. Dingley says
conditions do not exist now, as in 1890,
to demand high protection, but all that
amounts to nothing more than an effort
70 excuse the Republican party for en-
acting the Mckinley tariff monstrosity.
Conditions have not changed at all, but
public opinion is driving the leaders of
the party from the position of high pro-
lection.
The people know very well that the
iron. tin plate coal, wooden goods, boots
and shoes and very many other indus
tries expanded their plants very much
more before and after the life of the
Mckinley act than during its operation,
and, hence, they are in no humor to
be saddled with another such schedule
OF tariffs. Mr.. Dingley makes an admis-
sion which he would prefer no doubt, to
let 60 without critical analysis 1t is
that few, If any, Industries now need as
much protection as they did awhile ago
Whether he knows it or not. he adopts
I the Democratic theory of the tariff ques-
tion, that the natural tendency is toward
free trade, and that no schedule of tar
lfFs should be considered more than
'.tcmporary restriction to imports. This
NJ. Dingley admits when he says con-
z6itions have SO changed since 1890 that
the degree of protection then required is
mot needed now. and, hence, in framing
~ tariff bill to-talse theeplace Of the pres
zent law. It must be borne in mind that
~ industriw hnve tAemssGves demon
The herald., 1896-12-26

strated their ability to cope with foreign
competition with far less governmental
protection than they required six years
ago.
The logic of Mr.. Dingley's declaration
is that as our industries become stronger,
the schedule of taxes upon importations
should be reduced. until free trade is
practically reached That Is and has
been the Democratic party's theory ever
since it came into existence. If the
United States are to become great in
dustrial nation, the entire world must
be overrun with the agents of our mills
and factories. Our goods and wares must
be on sale in every market in all coun-
tries, and our commercial relations with
other peoples must be reciprocal. The
Mckinley idea of a home market" Is
preposterous, as Mr.. Dingley tacitly ad-
mits. A home market after the McKin-
ley fashion means national isolation and
exclusiveness. What this country needs
are close business relations with every
nation and a merchant marine of our
own to form the connecting link The
country is to be congratulated IL Mr.
Dingley's views honestly reflect the pur-
pose of the Republican party. but let us
not celebrate it's conversion to sound
economic principles until there is prac-
tical demonstration of it.
The herald., 1896-12-26
A ROLLER BICYCLE CHAIN.

A novelty seen on one Of the new bi-
cycles is a roller chain. 1t is wider
than the ordinary chain, but otheryise
looks about the same. Each pin Is COW
cred with a roller, which turns easily
and is supposed to reduce the friction
on the sprocket wheels. 1t is doubtful
whether the claim made for this chain
is justified. The links of a bicycle chain
move only little out of the main line
of the chain as they touch and leave the
sprockets and it is only at these points
that the rollers can affect the friction,
since when on the sprocket the links
move as if part of the wheel. Still, a
small percentage of reduction will tell
in a days ride, and, possibly, In coast
ing. 1t is often supposed that II ones
bicycle coasts faster than a>>2ther it is
q sure sign that it has superior bearings
That may or may not be the case. The
chain of the more swiftly moving wheel
may be cleaner or better fabricated,
and the condition Of the tires, whether
hard or a trifle soft, may be an import
ant factOr-NeW York Tribune,
The herald., 1896-12-26
HUMOR OF THE HOUR

He-'Miss Passe is a bargain" She
How is that" He-"Thirty-e eight
marked down to thirty Tit Bits.
Two Examples: Gracie-"Papa a.
monologue is when people talk to them
selves, is it not?" Papa-"Yes. or. some
times. when they talk to their husbands. "
Puck.
Professor-"Say Anna, couldn't we
just as well postpone our silver wedding
and celebrate 1T at the same time as orr
golden wedding? don't like to be inter-
rupted in my work so often. n."-Fliegende
Batter
You say that your boy possesses a
phenomenal talent for music-what par
ticular instrument is he being taught ?"
oh, he's far above that; he's taking
lessons from Signor Bevivilli in con-
Quoting. Truth.
Like Other Medicine: Penelope-"I
hear you are engaged to Miss Dingbatts
at last" Reginald-"Yes. she refused
me six times, but persevered' Penelope
Then you were we'll shaken before
taken." life
Mrs. W.-"Jenkinson, here's an item
in the paper about some town adopting
curfew ordinance. What does curfew
mean?" Wit means that there's
SoI " nc ieNeT ours. II SORT OIL QOg
law.'-Chicago Tribune.
A reporter in describing the murder of
q man named Jorkin said: THE muir
derer was evidently in quest of money
but luckily Mr.. Jorkin had deposited all
his funds in the bank the day before, so
that he lost nothing but his life.'-
Tit-Bits.
On the Honeymoon: The Groom
Now, Jennie, dear. which would you
prefer, to dine quietly here where it is
cheap and have plenty to eat, or go up
to the Swelldorf and have a bite and
see lots of people? It'll cost just the
same. '-Harper'S Bazaar.
Mrs. Cit is said that the ear of the
cat is very sensitive; that it can hear a
sound long distance" Mr. C.-"Why
in thunder, then. do they make so much
noise at night when talking to one an
er?'-Yonkers Statesman.
Fuddy-"Theres that Miss Rixter over
there. She's rather god looking, but they
| say she is very cold to the men she
meets" Duddy-"But what could you
expect from young woman with a COO
hundred thousand in her own right?"-
Boston Transcript.
Fond Recollectons Elder Singsone
| Cat Sing Sing)-"Doesn't your mind turr
with sad regret to other Christmas day.
| spent in other places?" The Prisoner
| well. it amt so pleasant here as it was
| In Joliet, but it's better'n it wad at Ell
| mira-and, say, Snake Hill amt In it al
all."-Puck.
The herald., 1896-12-26

cess Alexander of Coburg, Queen Vic :
toria's granddaughter.
Cardinal Hohenlohe is the one hun
dred and fifteenth cardinal to die since
Leo XIII became pope.
Cardinal Ledochowski, since Cardinal
Hohenlohe's death, stands at the head
OF the cardinal priests order in Rome.
In one respect Archbishop Temple diff
fers from all his predecessors. He is the
first teetotaler to sit on the throne of
Canterbury.
The letters and dispatches of the Duke
OF wellington to General Lord Hill were
sold at auction on November 25th a,
Shrewsbury for $4,000, the purchasers
being the trustees of the British mu
scum.
1t is understood that the next chair
man of the Bank of England will be
Mr.. Hugh Colin Smith, who will sue
ceed from his deputy chairmanship in
the ordinary way on the retirement of
Mr. Sandemean.
Frederick Hill. who died the other
day at his home in London was the last
surviving brother of Sir Rowland Hill,
the postal reformer. He was connected
with the British postoffice department
for many years.
President Winston Of the University
of Texas has been visisting the Univer-
sity of Michigan to learn something of
its methods and it is rumored that he
may try to get one or two of its pro-
fessors in his own institution.
The czar and czarina of Russia have
Just opened, in the palace of the Impe-
rial society for the Encouragement of
the Arts In st. Petersburg, the exposi-
ton of the works OF French artists or
ganized for the benefit of the Sisters of
the Red Cross.
Harry Barnard of Hartford, Conn,
referred to in a recent issue of the New
England Magazine as the "Nestor of
American Education" will be Sc years
old on January "a. and the people of that
city are preparing to celebrate the
event in a fitting manner
The herald., 1896-12-26
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Keep your conduct abreast Of your
conscience. and very soon your con-
science will be illumned by the radiance
of God-W M. Taylor
No life involves antagonism until its
faith in the divine strength Is given
over; then in its mortal weakness 1t be-
come gladiatorial-H. NJ. Alden.
A world without a Sabbath would be
like a man without smile. like sum-
mer without flowers. and like a house
hold without a garden.-Beecher
1t is not by turning over libraries but
by repeatedly perusing and intently con-
templating a few great models that the
mind is best ciplined.-Macaulay
Goodness does not move by being but
by being apparent. and therefore many
things are neglected which are most
precious only because the value of then
lieth hid.-Hooker.
What can be more honorable than to
have courage enough to execute the
commands of reason and conscience; to
maintain the dignity of our nature. and
the station assigned us; to be proof
against poverty, pain and death itself?
I mean so far as not to do anything that
is scandalous or sinful to avoid them;
to stand adversely under all shapes with
decency and resolution. To do this 10
to be great above title and fortune. This
argues the soul of a heavenly extraction,
and is worthy the offspring of the Deity.
Jeremy Collier.
l take it to be the highest instance of
q noble mind to bear great qualities
without discovering in a mans behavior
any consciousness that he Is superior
to the rest of the world. Or, to say it
otherwise, 1t is the duty of great per-
son so to demean himself rs that what
Jaxr tc I,a n a
appear to value himself upon no quail
ties but such as any man may arrive at.
He ought to think no man valuable but
for his public spirit. Justice and 1nteg-
rity; and all other endowments to be
esteemed only as they contribute to the
exerting those virtues.-Steeie.
1t is the right and, the duty Of the state
to provide means of education for the
common people. This proposition seems
to me to be implied in every definition
that has ever vet been given. Of the func-
tions Of a government. About the ex
tent of those functions there has been
much difference OF opinion among IN
genious men. There are some who hold
that it IS the business of a. government
to NEEDLE with every part Of the system
of human life. to regulate trade by boun-
ties and probabilities. to regulate ex-
penditure by sunlptuary laws, to regu-
late religion by the inquisition. Others
go to the opposite extreme and assign
to government very narrow sphere.
of action. But the very narrowest sphere
that ever was assigned to governments
by any school of political philosophy is
quite wide enough for my purpose. On
one point all the disputants are agreed.
They unanimously acknowledge that it
is the duty of evry government to take
order for giving security to the persons
and property of the members Of the gov
ernment. This being admitted. can 1t
be denied that the education of the COM
mon people is a most effectual means OF
securing our persons and our property?
Lord Macaulay.
The herald., 1896-12-26
AN ULTIMATUM.

She Is an accomplished musician, with
classic tastes, and her husband was
greatly surprised the other evening when
he came home to find her industriously
playing what even his unsusceptible ear
recognized as dance music.
That's departure for you, isn't 1t 2"
he exclaimed.
YES" she answered wearily. II have
not done so much practicing in a good
while"
Have you abandoned Wagner and
Liszt and your other former favorites?"
Not altogether. But the cook doesn't
like them. If I don't learn to play
Wearing of the Green by tomorrow
morning, she'll leave."-Washingto
Evening Star.
The herald., 1896-12-26
A VILLAGE UNDER A SINGLE ROOF

Most of the large towns in France con-
tain workmen's model dwellings or ten
ement houses, which have been digni-
fled with the picturesque appellation of
barracks, but none of these has attained
to the colossal proportions of the Frei-
haus, situated at Wielden, a suburb of
Vienna. This building has thirteen
courtyards and accommodates 21l2 per-
sons, belonging to all classes Of society
One postman is specially appointed to
deliver letters to the inmates, whose
correspondents have to be careful to
put on the cover not only the Christian
name ana e.,~narne Of the addresses. but
The herald., 1896-12-26
A TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT.

There is no death penalty in Belgium.
but few criminals would choose the pun
ishent substituted for it-that Is, If they
had a choice. The condemned man is
placed in a dungeon SO constructed that
from the moment he enters 1t he will
never hear the sound of human voices
nor see a human being. His food is pas
sed in through a sliding panel in the
door of his cell. Not one prisoner has
ever been known to survive this pun
ishment more than three years. The
authorities have striven in vain to pro-
long their lives by varying their food
as much as possible, but those who are
moderately or lightly nourished gradu-
ally waste away, while those who are fed
generously go mad and die raving mani
The herald., 1896-12-26
BLACK AND WHITE PEPPER.

at has always amused me-" remarked
a botanical expert, Ito hear people tRlk-
ing of their preference for black pepper
over white, and the various explana-
tions they give for the same. Little do
they know that both white and black
pepper grow upon the same shrub. Over
the pepper seed grows black covering
The seed itself is white, or nearly SO.
To make black pepper, the seed and its
external covering are ground up, while
white pepper Is the seed alone ground
up. White pepper is milder than black,
the greater part of the pungency being
in the covering. A pepper made from
the coverings alone would-to use a
slang term-be such hot stuff that it
would burn the mouth. The black COW
ering of the pepper seed contains most
of the oil."-New York Times.
The herald., 1896-12-26
AUTOMOBILES ARE RECOGNIZED.

By a decision of the prefect of the
Seine horseless carriages have just been
admitted to all the rights and privileges
for public service in the ordinary fiacre
The step is wise one, and it will be in
teresting to watch the progress Of the
competition. If some such bylaw were
made in few large towns in England
the industry might soon become a great
one, but all the while it is confined to the
crystal palace exhibitions it is not cal
culated to make the fortunes of many
nennle.
The herald., 1896-12-26
WARM MILK FOR cHAPPED HANDS

A pleasant remedy for chapped hands
is to hold them in warm milk for ten
minutes every night before going to
bed; then dry them on a soft cloth and
rub with mutton tallow. A pair of loose
old gloves will help matters, but they
must be large. or they will make the
hands red.-Washington Evening Star
The herald., 1896-12-26
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Next to George w. Vanderbilt, the
largest land owner in North Carolina
is Minister Ransom.
1t is asserted In Vienna in + very pos
tive manner that King Alexander of
Servla is about to be engaged to Prin-
The herald., 1896-12-26

The opinion of a preacher concerning
the meaning of the law Is not necessar-
lily more reliable than the decision of a
court, but there be preachers who are
sure they know more of law than the
average chief justice.