New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

the way. And 20 get his or her property the owner
had TO pay penny-n II one Of the children:
10 cents In the OF the older As the
children only have allowance OF 10 cents a week
each. they didn't naturally want 10 pay Il out in
fines; 50 they began to be careful Gradually tho
whole family mended their ways and now my fine
box is generally empty and the house is as tidy
as you please"
so many people think window the bes. place
for canary. while. the contrary. II Is the very
worst said a bird fancler. "Ir II is a sunny
widow. the poor little mites brains cooked
by the heat. There is always a draft in an open
window. and canarys body is too delicate to
endure draft. I'm always telling my customers
that bird mustn't be put In draft but. dear ME!
h's little use talking"
A certain man. with a small business and 4. Iarpa
heart. makes point of giving each one OF the five
horses he uses two weeks vacation in a grassy,
country pasture every summer. He holds that they
need vacation and merit II much as his human
employees do. For fifty weeks In the year they
plod through city streets and sleep In a city barn
For two weeks they roam unhampered IN a field.
eat grass and drink from stream and their
owner says It does them so much good that IL is
money in his pocket. OF course. they take their
vacations In turn. the business is not inter-
rupted.
The common assertion that woman workers lack
the spirit Of organization dsproved by the
gathering ol tIdue union women at EarfS Court
London. recently. Thousands of women. repre-
senting seventy different trades Industries and pro-
fessions, took part In the celebration which was
The first national gathering of trades union women
10 be held
Some of the speakers were Gertrude TuckU,eu
president OF the Women's Trade Union League
Miss Mary Macarthur. Mrs Ramsay MacDonald
and Miss Lewelyn Davies. of the women.s Co
operative League. The women had an Industrial
procession and an exhibition OF sweated industries
Ia M NAL Anti
Dame Margaret Morell Mackenzie. widow Of the
English threat specialist has forbidden her chill
dren by will 10 be dismal because she is de,d
"hen die she says in her will. which was re-
Gently proved. Il hope my children will wear as
httle black for mourning as possible White or
mauve like. but not black.
And hope they will not shut themselves nm
out go out among their friends and to places OF
amusement l am not afraid of them forgetting
me- AMI want them to be happy"
OF course. all modern children love to go 70
sehool But II children did dislike school how they
would love DIR. J. Zappert of Vienna! For DIR zan
pert ha convinced himself that this going 10 school
Is bad business for the rising generation-extreme
y bad for their health. The percentage OF sickness
increases with the grade. From IA per cent Of ar,
ing children in the first year. the number increases
In later years 10 "a. and even to 60 per cent
Dr- Zappert recommends gymnasia and more out
door games These are particularly good he saws.
for preventing injury to eyesight
There is one Bengall lad in a British school IN
India who has learned to write compositions IN
English Here is what this lad wrote about the
horse: ~
The horse is mobile creature. and has a sninal |
chord on which 20 ride astride. He is guided nv |
the tail ON which there are many hairs"
IAe cavalier who has been CARRYING boxes of |
chocolates and kindred good things TO the woman /
he delights to honor may now present his treasures
OF sweets IL more attractive form than ever for |
ofystalhzed fruits, made TO be worr as corsage /
bouquets. are being introduced. Little peaohes
punches OF grapes tiny apples cherries plusns and /
almonds all make charmingly pretty bououets from