Year: 1878

cxpedent to suppose the sun turns round p Tho -
porter asked II the preacher maintained that the suf
rises and sets in the same place. "No, SIR" said Mr.
Jasper "I believe It rises IN the East and sets In thl
West God has arranged the leDgthening and shorG
ening Of tho days provide the Eyeryhne
IN Nature understands the hand of God" His logic n
that the Bible says that the sun rises and ses and
therefore, must be So The rises side Of hs
nor does the city, nor does the world Besides how
could the earth 90 round without things getting upset.


The notion that one appreciates Shakespeare
far in reading him than in seeing him acted waa
ridcued by Henry Irving, fortnight ago. in the course
Of lecture delivered near Birmingham. He said that


it was cheap badge of superiority whatever might be
its worth. No need be without the qualification OF
selfesteem continued the actor and II man wor.
ship himself pedestal at the inappreciable cost OF
conceited and silly deuson. by all means let him enjoy
his inexpensive privilege But what does it TOT
1t clearly assumes, to begin with, that unprcpared
reader, whose mind is usually full Of far other things
Will see on the instant all that has been developed in
hundreds of years by the members OF studous and en
tbusastc profession 1t should surely be allowed that


whose business IL is comprehend and represent
dramatic authors may have acquired in the routine
Of his business at least such aptitude for Derceiyng
points aud bearings would cOncede to convey.
who had his life in scrutinizng e-deeds
And It be urged that such actor will be exceedingly
conventional and follow wolbeaten tracks, at least Of
In be allowed his favorte traditions have been ar
rived at long by tae study and practice Of trained
inteects. and that the tracks he treads have been
marked out with the best available skill and Judgment
and the survivals OF process by which the stage
constantly eacing by disuse the mistakes OF former
times


Herr Camphausen, Minister of Finance, wept
in the presence Of the Parliament during the recent do
bate on the tobacco bill. The tax bills had come up
in the Recbstag and the Minister had given short tech
nical explanations without outlining the general scheme
OF reform which the Government had in view. There
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criticism of the bills, and tore them into rags In the
Of tho debate Bismarck made the confusion
confounded by declaring that the tobacco question was
his specially. The other bills net his but the Fed.
eral COuncs they might stand fall the Reichsag
wished. But he believed iu higher duties tobacco
and he declared openly that he regarded the proposal
besdes only US steppDgst0ne to the Introduction Of
the French and Austrian system. This made great
sensation. Had Campbausen deliberately concealed the
intentions OF tho Government from the Chamberi or
was he himself the secret being in the secret
did he conceal the plan because he not friendly to
The Deputies felt that they had been trded WITH
The Finance Minister complained at that the Chan
ceor had exposed him to attack the ground that he
The assumption. he said, erroneous. As early az
the Spring of 1877 he had communicated to Bismarck in
writing his belief Ia such system and ne then read the
document itself. Camphausen was greatly agitaed lie
felt hls fendess position, and said that the majority
were determined drive him Ot( ne was ready 10
out OF his eyes, and while he nopped his fat face with
handkerchief. Bismarck compasslonately gave him bis
hand The statesman who stood there crying like girl
was an Old bachelor, weighing 300 pounds