Year: 1879

One of the greatest evils known IN the lam
ily circle is the disuegpect SO frequently shown
between members; 8he to another, in speech,
action and dress. The gruF Eyes" or mo or
husband to wife, in answer to q pleasant query,
leads to unpleasant consequences, and begets
a cold, calculating style Of address on either
side, which, sooner or later, is adopted by the
Younger members, and the love and affection
which should dwell within is dispelled like
dew before the morning sun. Thelndlfterence
often shown in little acts Of duty, and the
manner in which they are performed, seem to
carry the expression, "Pm glad that's out OF
the way; don't trouble me again" In dress
and personal appearance the husband goes
unkempt and unshaven, and the wife slip-shod
and shabby. Anything is good enough for
home when there are no strangers about.
Thus are habits Of disrespect formed, and one
of the great dangers of home, bred and fos,
tered. Many of us have seen the play Of
"Flanigan's Home" where Pat comes tumb-
ling into the house at dusk, dumps his hod in
one corner, his hat and coat in another, kicks
the cat through the window, scolds Biddy,
says the grub isn't eft for mon to ate, !" and
raises general row all round. II is good
thing for the well.to.do in life to study the
character of the extremists of the lower strata,
and ask themselves if there is not room for
Improvement in their own more pretentlous
homes.


Some homes are full of love and sunshine
for strangers, and all ugliness and gloom for
the ones for whom they live. To constitute
truly happy home, there should be pretty
little personal adornments on the part OF the
wife, who thereby shows desire to please her
husband and to add to the general attrac+
tions of her home. A pleasant word on her
part when the overworked man comes home,
often eats away the raw edge Of some trouble
on his mind, and draws out corresponding
desire TO be both agreeable and respectful,
which characteristics are always accompanied
by affection. What is true Of manner is true
of dress also. Rudeness, roughness and lm.
patience are soon followed by insolence, and
when sweet temper gives way to anger and dis
cord the home circle is no longer attractive.


The REALITIES OF CIRCUS LIFE-An IN
sight of circus life is given by Philadelphia
lawsuit brought by the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children. Three years
ago Mrs. Lucy Coles was left q widow with
three children, whom she made heroic efforts
to support, but soon found herself in the
depths of poverty. One of the children was
a pretty girl of seven. A friend suggested
that she be taught to be circus performer.
A trainer of youthful acrobats and riders
was made her guardian until she was eighteen.
In return for her services she was to be fed
and clothed, and was to have eleven quarters
schooling during her apprenticeship. The
trainer took the child and put her through
rigorous training. The lessons were cruelty
inculcated by the ring-master's riding whip.
She was taught to leap and ride bareback, to
stand on one foot and hold the other out at q
signboard angle with one hand, to piroutte, to
Jump through the paper-coyered hoops, to
squat with her legs at right angles with her
body, and various other feats tina. are only
acquired by long, hard practice. Her COM
panions we're four other little ones. She Wept
at first, and made many blunders, but the fear
of the lash soon forced her into an acquire
ment of the lessons. Then she was taken to
a dancing master, who taught her sig steps
and fancy poses. She was then placed in the
care of woman who travelled with a circus,
and with the troupe she made tour through
the country. The woman who had her in
charge is said to have traversed the continent
without paying fare for her, hiding her beneath
her skirts by day. Lately she performed in
Philadelphia, and her mother had her eyes
opened to the real dangers to which she was
subjected in her equestrian work. -


p9- Ruskin, in recent lecture on war, de.
clared that the existence Of wars in civilized
States was the fault of women. Il must tell
you women this" said he, eff the usual course
of war, instead of unroo6ng peasants houses
and ravaging peasants fields, merely broke
the china upon your drawing-room tables, no
war in civilized countries would last q week.
John Ruskin is sometimes somewhat erratic
in his judgments, but in this he is near the
social influence of women. sasS