Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22

ing a puzzled look on Gibbons face, the
professor said: Well, Mr.. Gibbons, we Will
not expect you to answer this question, as
you have not gone over the previous
branches which are necessary No, pro-
fessor,' he replied when l ought to nave
been studying those branches l was learn
ing tC say maSSa and miSSuS on the planta-
ton Tears stood in his eyes as he spoke,
and in many other eyes, too, for he had
been born a slave. But as 1t was, he was
doing an immense amount of good as
pastor of one of the largest churches in
Washington.
simply inspiring, snd is a constant appeal
10 Us for wisely administered help. And
where 1t is not so, where the negro is shift
less and lazy, the appeal is only rendered
the stronger, for these are the ones VINO
need the instruction and help of the bright
minds. Just because they are poor.
wretched, indolent creatures, fit, many of
them only for the humblest manual labor,
ucated leaders in every walk in life to look
after their interests and to lift them. Be
hold, the fields are black already to the
harvest. The cry is for trained leaders,
and for this reason the work of our normal
schools and universities is by far the best
work this association is doing. Let us be-
lieve in it heartily, let us defend It vigor-
ously, let us support it generously, land
let us pray God to send more laborers
into this great black harvest field"
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DisrneIfs Terrible Latin.
From the Baltimore Sun! s'
The Paris Gaulois. in an article on Latin
pronunciation. states that at the Berlin
congress in 1873 Lord Beaconsfleld, who
understood French. -q,ut could not speak
it. on one occasion suddenly rose and pro-
nounced three words which sounded i"Kasi
cassus BELIZE" Bismarck, Acquainted with
the English pronunciation of Latin, ar
swered with a frown, but did not utter a
word, while there was general astonisi-
mcnt and alarm among the rest of the del
egates except Lord Salisbury and Odo
Russell. who EoddeI, their heads in silent
approval. So profound was the impression
made by Disraelfs mysterious pronuncia-
meato that the sitting was brought to an
immediate conclusion. That evening, how
ever, Count GortSchakof, the Russian dele
gate. no longer able to contain his curios-
ity. at a dinner given by Bismarck, leaned
over to Beaconsielo and asked him as a
personal favor to explain what the three
lawfully sounding English words that
created such sensation meant. But that
Is not English, replied Beaconsfeld, not a
little offended, that is good Latin" "Wh hat
them asked the Russian diplomat, were
these words?" Bismarck ironically inter-
rupted: Let me write them down" He
took his famous giant lead pencil from his
vest pocket and Quasi casus beil!'' re
lieved the worried minds of the statesmen.
1t is a consolation to learn from the
Gaulois that the very latest diplomatic pre-
occupation of European craftsmanship is
to find uniform pronunciation of Latin,
and that notes have been addressed by
England to the representatives of the pow
ers concerning the ever-new and mucn-de-
bated subject. Are we going to talk of
Scar, Sizar or KaiZar? Sisero, Tzicero or
Kikero? One thing is generally admitted,
namely, that the usual English pronuncia-
ton is abominable and the continental no
longer tenable.