The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
AT THE HOTELS.

auspices, sentiment in favor OF some
form Of union OF the French colony cf
Miquelon with the United States has be-
ccme apparent among a large portion %
the population. said GuiIsaums r.
Ds6iers OF Montreal, Canada. al the New
Willard Mr. Didier Is a weII-known
lawyer OF the Canadian city. and is here
on a sightseeing tour
This pro-American sentiment Was first
openly manifested at the time OF the
school agitation. when the crowd which
gathered in front Of tha government
house raised an American flag Since
then residents OF The colony have ex-
pressed a desire for separation from
France. and the leaders OF the move
meat. I understand. are circulating a
petition among the people Of the islands
forming the colony Of St Pierre. and
1iqueion, asking that the Islands IA
placed under an American prOtectorats-
me leaders are confident OF final success.
While the school question brought 70
mead the dissatisfaction" continued the
French-Canadian. the colonists feel they
have other grievances OF even create
Importance. Impoverished By partial
failure during several seasons OF the fsh-
cries, which form the main support os
the population Of the Islands. and BY the
numerous disasters 10 fishing vessels IN
terrific storms of the coast OF New
fcundland. hundreds Of the coIonists have
left their homes and settled In Canada or
elsewhere.
Those who remain declare" added Mr..
D.dler. that they are no longer able 10
support the financial burdens placed upon
them by France. and now they declare
the colony cannot exist unless the home
government makes ST Pierre q free port
A. c. Van Hooft. OF Calcutta. a mis-
siOnary IN East India who IS visiting
this country in behalf OF the missionary
movement in India, and who was seen at
the National. said il costs % cents to
save soul OF a native idolstsr And.
speaking Of women IN India Mr.. Van
Hoof; said:
IN India women are held in abject
slavery AS the emplOye has a right 20
make demands upon his employer the
slave should be allowed 70 expect by-
Hlanitarian treatment from the master
The heather countries are 50 thickIv
populated that were al the monev. an
nuaHy expended in missionary fields ap-
pOTtioned 10 individuals each man and
woman would receive bu: one-third of
penny. There are 29o.0e999e women IN
India whose minds are practically blanks.
They know nothing Of the world outside
their own little sphere.
More has been done in the past ten
years 10 alleviate suffering among the
lower classes OF heather than in al The
preceding thirty years; more has been
done in the past thirty years than in the
preceding 30 years.
mourning" continued the missiOnzry-
The parents ask the gods % forgive
them because the birth OF a female chfl5
Is looked upon as a calamity. she is not
welcomed N the home OF her oW1 parents.
With the first sign OF intelligence she
Is taught 10 offer small sacrifices 10 the
heather gods Thus she becomes an
idolater not because she wanted %. bur
because she IS so trained She leans 70
talk. and. before being taught the names
OF her parents. is trained in reCiting The
names of gods and g0ddessss At the
age Of twelve she IS often able 20 re-
cite the names OF 20 idols
England IS 20 blame for most Of the
misery that prevails in india. and i the
time ceres when the Indians are strong
enough 70 Gust England from their native
land. England should know that no one
is 70 blame bur herself
The number OF men teachers n tie
United states * steadily decreasing. ac-
cording TO Prof E N. Steadmsn. of
Portland, Greg, who IS az the Arlington
1T IS not q mater Of wages contin-
Ued the pedagogue. Professionally IT.
ted men teachers get a higher average
salary than the average income OF law
yers. physicians. clergymen, and business
men iu their communities. There are
even beginning 20 De prices for superior
teachers Salaries Of S5,0c5 are common.
$4,000 is not infreQUenJ. S21o11 has been
offered several times. There have been
private school principals who have
cleared S10o000 q year But four reasons
mako thoughtful young men hesitate.
First. il Is a hirelinz occupation A col
Iege president was once comparing his
work with mine For one thing you are
your own master, he said Yes I
replied. L IS a good many years since
have had 70 take orders from anybody
That's just T.. he mUSed thOughtfuily-
and though be is one Of the great col
lege presidents. q man with whose work
mine IS not for a moment 10 be meas
ured. I could see that in this respect he
enviec me.
"second-TeacEing IS looked doYn upon
in the community The teacher may have
q personality that commands respect in
spite Of his calling. but as teacher and
out side OF his especial work he IS re-
garded by business men sIight-ngly. as
an impTovident visionary in a world n
imaginary conditions, Ike Alice II Won
derland.
''Third-Teaching beIittles a man Il
usually does. and 7 Go not say IL ought
70: 7 DO not say II always does-I say it
usually does. His dealings are with
petty things, and his environment mar
rows him. There are other reasons, but
these viii be enough. When i Is con-
sidered that the teacher occupies one ot
the most important positions in iife. II IS
to be deplored that the teaching pr0fes-
sion does not occupy a high plane comen-
suTate with its import
a regular patron OF an upper Broad
way cafe in New York approached the
bar al an of hour OF the day, said
Simon B. Price. of New York. az the
Riggs last night. and the gentlemaniy
Young attendant hastily thrust out OF
sight an open book preparatory 10 bUsi-
ness
Hello. Joe. What are you reading
the patron asked.
oh. nothing much, said the bar
tender, somewhat confused
The patron was insistent, and finally
Joe reluctantly produced the volume from
beneath the bar. II was Washington
Irving's Sketch Book
Well. you see the young man ex-
planned. I haven't had much Of an edU-
cation. and I thought by reading some
books OF this kind I might be able 10
polish up my English a bit I've got
'Macaulay's Essays too, but 7 haven't
had time to read that yet.
AS the visitor passed out he remarked
10 the cashier:
You'd better be looking out for a