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The Brussels Post, 1909-3-18, Page 2NUT;?S AND COMMENTS We rave referred heretofere to the ,:,l,:r,"ae1 feature of the British "preveeition of crime" sot, de- signed primarily to suppress .ar segregate the confirmed, hopeless oriminal, The sot has passed both houses of parilament, but not in its original form. It was found neeeseary to make concessions to thaw who objected to the "rave- lutionery" principle of punishing defendants not for specific crimes, BU�IDENS TIIAT 1YIAKE US Could We Ever Dream of the Higher Tasks But for the Lower Duties ? "For we aro his workmanship," -Eph,, 1i., 10. Almost ell the lives that reach any measure of right self-oonsoi- oueness regard themselves es in a but for "habitual criminality" and constant etruggle between the who, moreover, thought that it things they fain would do, Seldgzn indeed dose it happen that one can would prove class legislation, die 'find his living in the things he loves rested against the members of the meet of all; happy are those who Poorest and most unfortunate see- , tion of the .population. In the original bill the court was may, The rest, however, are not necessarily justified in regarding their unwelcome work as the foe of their highest welfare. It is true that many lives are illy given authority to impose on a per- adjusted, Poets are working in On tried for the third time on a brickyards and plowmen are trying criminal charge not merely the or -I to make poems for a living. We sentence, but,'in addition 'ewe it to life and to our world not Binary less than to ourselves to discover "preventive detention" during the our own aptitudes, to cultivate our pleasure of the crown -meaning the best powers in the tasks for whibh home office. Under each a premise' we are best suited, We have uo ion the incorrigibles would remain right to ower drift; we we have ought in order to to summon in the penitentiary to the end of selectevery al) work that we can do and their days. In the act as passed do well. the additional sentence of preven-I Even then, with -each man a five detention is expressly limited task he could do beet, we would to a maximum of ten and a mini still have the conflict between the things we arise do and those we mum of five years. Habitual trim I would do. Perhaps you have heard inality is for the first time definite -i it said that in the good time coin- ly recognized by the British law as ing every man will have to do only a. distinct offense, but the maxi- the things he would most like to . long be satis- mum penalty for it is not E•ermando - fled withNone thatwould arraforngement• Even ent isolation from society, but de- the people who believe they were tendon for ten years. No doubt born to wear wings and play on this penalty is likely to prove a harps would soon be sighing for deterrent in many cases, but it will1 LESS EXALTED DUTIES. not rid the community of the hard -I It would be an easy.. matter to ened and confirmed criminal. The say to all who feel the rasp and government or its supporters lacked grind of each day's dull tasks, who the courage of their reform and realize keenly the seeming conflict he duties that necessity living a, full life in the present, who are doing their share toward makingconditions right here. Bet- ter the ono who is wrong in his ells- oonitent'than he who is content with .wrong, If life seems wrong to you it is your duty to .seek the way of righting it, It is better to make the mistake of thinking you must mold your times than to be but dull clay to be molded by your times. How then can we learn to live our lives so that, with ail this seem- ing eering conflict, they will be right? How can we reconcile ail the opposing necessities and aspirations? , May we find our way into the meaning of the necessity uponus to wear so much of ourselves away in the greedy wheels of the world's great machine '1 Could we ever fit ourselves for any greater work but by THE FAITHFUL DOING of that which seemsso little? Are we not learning the greater by means of the less? And, beside, oan we be always quite sure which is the greater and which tee leas? It may be that the plowman is really doing a finer work than the poet, for what is the real measure of all our work? Is the chief exe- cutive of a railroad system neces- sarily doing that which is more sublime than the work of some fa- ther who, for the love of little ones, bears the yoke of servitude'1 Nei- ther the wage nor the work itself is the measure, but the worker.. Often the burdens that seem to threaten to break us are the ones that make us. Thc1 discipline of the dull task is the refining pot where the gold of life itself is pro- duced. But for their grinding ne- for the time being abandoned the lays on us and the high -bidding of oeesities lives would all be only dull idea of trying the effect of pennon -1 cur aspirations: Be content; life is pebbles; the jewels are discovered ently segregating the human beasts short; heaven awaits you; time -e by the lapidary called sometimes. disparities will be adjusted in etor- duty and sometimes adversity. Only as we see life in the light of these higher values does the necessity for the conflict between of prey. There are those who vigorously deny that there is such a species nity. That leads people to take time as a dose for the sake of eter- nal health hereafter. SOA11 TuING AI1011T RAND. SITAKE. Different Weis ill Gr'aei•ing-Ilei Enough Vigor, Says lhrofeesor, Recently a very 'carped professor elaborated hie views on the hand- shake. Ile electrified his listeners by declaring that some people had hands like flippers --there was no vigor about the grasp, "There are nearly as many kinds of handshakes as there are kinds of man," said the professor, There is the hearty shake, the two -finger shake, and the thistle- down shako at the height of the shoulder. "There is the cold hand, and ',here is the hot hand, the hand 'hat ie moist and clammy, the hand shat is more like a flipper than. an organ of prehension. There is the tender pressure, the vigorous squeeze, and the frigir extension, as if one were submitting to a pain- ful operation. "A true handshake is like a. quarrel or a marriage. It takes two to make it, Two hands meet- ing in a sympathetic grasp, with just enough pressure to suggest', welcome without inflicting discom- fort -that is the real handshake. "A handshake is, infinitely pre- ferable as a greeting to the pro- miscuous kiesing one sometimes sees. Apart altogether from the fact that specific disease may be conveyed bythe contact of the lips, too much kissing is always to • be discouraged. The mothers who will never allow anybody to kiss their babies have taken a wise and sound decision." SENTENCE SERMONS. Faith makes a fold; bigotry a fence. The double minded are but half- witted. Peace is the poe er gained through pain. No pleasure comes from playing with life, No good is any good unles it is soon outgrown, •You can usually tell a man's size by what he sees. The surest, swiftest way of being damned is to do nothing, Your imaginary wrongs cannot cover your real wrongdoing. An ideal too heavy becomes a drag None of the problems of living are duty and desire appear and the instead of an inspiration. as the habitual criminal, who argue solved by a mechanical content, by meaning of the toil and hardship The man who does not have an that freed convicts are driven back an assumed apathetic indifference become evident. Because man be uphill fight is going down hill. into thepaths of violence and age to the facts that fret us. An ab -longs to a nobler order whichs The man who} lies down on you 1 solutelyt •certain present will not it the making he learns not simply never has any standing at all. gression by the inhumanity of so- be rightly lived until it is more to endure but to delight 1n the toils Living men cannot long bo satis- ciety and the universal fear, dis- than a probation fora problems- I of the present, to fight ciresi of fled with dead men's prayers. trust and hatred of "jail birds."' tic future. Folks will endure all I stance, to show himself masts Being good is i of much good un - But instances are notorious where kinds of discomfort and even wrong. his fate, and to find the life that less your goodness makes good. freed convicts are given encourage- on the bleak threshold when they' strikes its roots so deep into °ter- The trouble with many upliftexs meat and opportunity and yet re- know the door to warmth and cheer nity that neither parching drought is that they are only onlookers. will soon be opened. nor rising flood affect is. prosperity. Nothing will •help you into heaven turn to criminal careers. At any The world needs those HENRY F. COPE. like helping others out of their rate, the new English act contains —_ hells. - provisions for the reformation of Faith is something a good deal criminals before, they fall into the brighter and mightier than fear of "habitual" class. D ih H the future. It's no use talking about having faith in God unless you keep faith with men. MIR. 21. The pessimist usually thinks he is DUB h' h 'll'st t d a literary character because he weeps ink. There are too many people trying Reviewe evil with to make the bible popular by using it as a club.. It is not wise to trust the judg- ment of the man who fears that his reputation is not equal to his char- acter. who are THE S. S. LESSON 4. Growth in extent of country reavhed by the gospel. Difficulties and ow TheyWere Overcome. State the obstacles in the way of this progress, and how they were overcome -from with- put,from within. Name the vari- incidents which illustrate ra a an express both the aifficulties and the way the early Christians overcame good. The Third Era. The Expansion of the Church (A D. 38-40). The causes of this expansion. The places to which the church was extended. The value of this expansion to the progress of the church. State the main incidents of this 'expansion. 4,-- , DEVOTION , -- DEVOTION TO SCIENCE. Costs Another Seientiht the Loss of Pert of His Right Band. Another scientist, Harry W. Cox, of London, England, has paid the heavy price of amputation for experimenting with "x-rays." Mr. Cox, who is one of the lead- ing manufacturers of "x-rays" and high -frequency coils and apparatus, with premises in Gray's Inn Road, has undergone an operation at his home at Clapton for the dreaded "x-ray" dermatitis, and lost the doing among them the same talcs larger portion of hie right hand,' of things he did on earth. Nese including three fingers, The thumb` among other things the kind of and the little finger were saved.' miracles which he wrought through Some years ago Mr. Cox lost one the apostles. So the picture of the of the fingers on his left hand, and first •church in Acts 2 is the out - he has ytt to undergo another op- I shining in actual Life of the tea h• eration. He has contracted the i ings of Jesus, the Beatitudes and disease in the chin. Golden Rule. The operation was apparentlyl Constantine's motto "In hoe successful, and it is hoped that it signo winces," "By this sign (of the will turn out as well as that in the cross) thou shalt conquer," is true left hand, which has given no of the church in all age.a. trouble since. No church or body of men which Like Mr. Hall -Edwards, who has denies the divinity and continued lost both his hands and has been ,existence of Jesus has ever been awarded a pension from the civil largely successful in spreading the - fiat, Mr. Cox has suffered from the gospel, or building up the religi- early ignorance respecting the sus life. The Holy Spirit coming with new power and abundance, because ,the coming of the Son of God has made the greatness of his work pose INTERNATIONAL LESSON, Golden Text, Acts 8:4. Three eras are considered in the lesson of the Quarter. The First Era. The Two Great Powers producing Christianity, its fruits and sueeesses (A.D. 30). The Everliving Leader and Savi- our Ascended to heaven, sitting on the, right hand of God, but also ever present with his people, and dangers of the then newly -discover- ed rays. Now -a -days operators are elabor ately safeguarded. Lead, being practically impervious to the • "x- sible, is the other force by which rays," the experimentalists 1180 jfhriabianity has made its con apoetaeles containing glass with a guests, lead alloy, gloves made of rubber His presence was made manifest mixed with lead, and similar masks to the senses so that people would for the face and shoulders. ;realize the fact and the nature of Mr. Cox, however, was one of .the power which transformed the the first manufacturers of "x-ray" character of the people, and mui- apparatus in England. His work tiplied the number of the disciples. was the first to be brought into use Relate the stories of the Ascen- during the Boer War, where it was sion, the Promise, the Prayer of great value to the surgeons. He' Meeting, the Day of Pentecost. worked a great deal iu conjunction The Second Era. The Home with Mr. Hall-Eawapds. I Church at Jerusalem (A,D, 30-36 or In testing the apparatus the g8). hands, naturally, were the first to I Note the Growth of the church be effected. When the disease first in four direot,ions, appeared on his left hand in that 1. The transformation of chance forin of a kind of chap -which ter, seen in the apostles, notably often disappears if the x-rays in Peter; and point out the inei- are at once left alone -Mr. Cox dents which shote what that change disregarded it, and went on test -I was. Seen also in the character ing his work so that it might bo of the first Christians. Seen also sett out to the war. in their action under persecution. The became se- intense how, numbers. Note the pain2. Growth in nu r over, that he had to undergo an expressions which show this pro - operation. In 'recent years Mr, gram CoxCox has been a martyr to almost 0. G row h in or anizatio n. Give intolerable pain the most marked instance,. H `VO`LAN MAYOR'S DINNER. Mayor of Aldeburgh, Eng., Gave Dinner to Councillors and Guests Dr. Elizabeth Garret Anderson, Mayor of Aldeburgh, England, gave a dinner recently to 40 Councillors and other guests. She was the on- ly woman present, and she wore a black dress, with a widow's cap, and diamonds. Replying to the toast, "Aldeburgh's Prosperity," she said that during her year of of- fice she would try her best to prove a good motherly housekeeper to the town. She declared that nothing could be done by talking, but a great deal by the counci.,ors agree- ing to take action and work to- gether for the good of the town. She hoped to better the roads and to make the town more attractive to visitors. DESERVES THE NAME. Askitt-Is your friend Yankem a painless dentist' Noitt-Yes. He's so busy he hasn't time to take pains with his victims. -4,-- NECESSARY ILELIEF. George -Will your father permit you to take your piano away with you when you marry? Phyllis -He says he will insist on it, Griggs -"I say, old man what's good for insomnia? I haven't closed my eyes for five nights." Colonel -"You want to have a boxing match. The first time I tried it, 1 remember, my eyes were closed for e fortnight." 'ME BLARNEY STOlvI, Romance and Superstition Cluster Round It, Among the old castles of Ireland none is more famoue than Blarney, in County Cork. It is in the walls of thie building that the Blarney atone is set, a stone that has given to Engliah speech a name for whist is otherwise sometimes known as "taffy," The castle itself dates from the -year 1440, It stands in a region which abounds in legend, tradition, and old-time belief in fairies. The author of "Shamrock Land," Mr. P. F. Jones, visited the castle and its neighborhood a short time ago, and writhe entertaining- ly on the subject, Blarney Castle -obtained -its pres- ent fame from a famous stone, still in the wane, round which clusters much of romance and superstition, Tradition -says that after Comae MacCarthy had bunt the castle he chanced one day to aave an old wo- man from drowning, who, to show her gratitude, offered Como a golden tongue which should have the power of fluent persuasiveness -a tongue that could influence mon and women, friends and foes, as he willed, To def this power, however, Cormac must climb to the keep of the castle, let himself down in some difficult way, and kiss a oertain stone in the walls situated about five feet below the galleyry running, round the tcp. It is said that ho follewed the old woman's directions with great minuteness, kissed the stone, and at once ob- tained all the persuasive eloquence wfiich had been promised' him. Soon the story was told through- out Ireland. It went also to other countries, and made Blarney one of the best-known castles in the world, Walking round the - top of the castle walla in the warm sunshine, I began to look for the noted stone, and at last found itheld in place by two iron bands suspended from the very top of the stone bat- tlements. A row of ironspikes has been placed on the top of the bat- tlements above the stone to pre- vent foolhardy adventurers from attempting to kiss the stone by be- ing let down over the walls by the heels, as was the cuatom at one, time. Now the pilgrim to this shrine of eloquence must get down on his knees, or lie flat clown on the stones, bend his body at the waist and thrust his head and shoulders down about three feet through a square opening in the stones op- posite the cornice, and in this position turn his neck and kiss the stone from the urder side. An at- tendant with good muscles must be at band to hold the heels of the one who attempts to kiss the stone, else by the law of gravitation he will topple over add go through the hole to the ground, a hundred and twenty feet below. 4• WOMEN IN MEXICO. High Up in the Ranks of Profes- sional and Educational Life. As an evidence of the .progres- siveness of their country the Mexi- cans point to its treatment of wo- men, especially in the matter of education- All its national colleges and professional schools, including those of music and art, give free tuition and are open alike to men and women. Some twenty years ago; when the first woman was graduated from the medical school, the Minister of Education made her a present of a carriage and enough money to set her sip in her profes- sion. There are now in Mexico City alone at least ten well known women physicians, all having large and lucrative practices. The Na- tional Bureau of Education is com- posed of fifteen members, four of whom are women. 4' BELGIAN CHILDREN This delight in the family life 18 sharacteristic of all Belgians. One Bees in Brussels and Antwerp Monsieur promenading in the boule- vard' or the bois with a cigar in his mouth, Madame leaning on his arm, and the children, hand in hand, walking sedately under the proud eyes of their parents. One finds children in the restaurants and children in the music halls, The pleasures of father and mother are shared always with the nursery. To go junketing without the chil- dren would appear to the Belgian not only selfish out dull, Nis happiness is the happiness of hie children. Ho sees the circus half with his own eyes and half with theirs. Tho toyahops and book- shops in Brussels tell of the per - amount part played by the child. The happiness of this people is the pleasure of domesticity. 4�- ODD CAUSES OF FIRE. Will Catch in the Moat Unaccount- able Ways. It seems almost a wonder than the world is not burned up, when one realizes what strange circum stances may cause a disastrous fixe. In one case,. according to a well known insurance man, the peaceful crawling of an insect set a building on fire. Some cotton watse had been used: with mineral oil and then thrown away. An unlucky insect crawled through that oil -saturated waste, and then came out with some of the oily fibres - adhering to He body Subsequently it perambulated round the building, coming at last to the gas jet to meet its fate. The cotton fibres, still adhering to its body, caught fire, and the unfortu- nate insect dropped blazing to the floor, setting the place on fire. • Cotton 'waste was also partly re- sponsible for another curious fire. This time an electric spark did the mischief, passing from a belt to some conducting substance near it and communicating with the cot- ton, Two instances may be cited of fire being caueed by water. In the fires case a flood caused the winter to rise inside a factory until it reached a pile of iron filings. When they came into contact with the water they oxidized so rapidly that they became intensely hot, and at last set fire to the woodwork near them, and so the building was de- stroyed'. In the other can the water from the engines during a fire found its way into a shed containing quick- lime, The heat caused by the sleeking of the lime set fire to the shed, and this to the other build- ings. Glass globes, which act as lenses, often cause fire, and it has been said that the convex glasses used in pavement lights are dangerous, and should be abandoned in favor of. lights with fine tops, One of the curious faces about fire is its contradictoriness. It seems to be animated by a kind of human obstinacy, or the contrari- ety of a malevolent spirit. Every o man has had the experience rielce o f be- ing bothered to set fire to a stove- ful of kindlings, yet, left to itself, fire will catch in the most unae- ;;ouutable whys,. MEAL TIME; IN SWEDEN 1IQUIlS FON SERVING TIInlf1 IN COUNTRY, )lreelkfaet at 11,30, Dinner at 4.30 or 0• --Schools Open Daily at 8;30 or Earlier. "The Swedish meld is a very different person from the neatly dressed, capped ;and apronod maid 130 familiar at home. In fetockltoim no costume in particular seems to be expected of the servant," writes the correspondent of an English paper, "She appears to be usually dress- ed in a, different colored skirt and blouse, without cap, and often without a collar. In times of stress she arranges a handlcere iefeupon her head, and if cold wears a little scarlet oat, which is more sugges- tive to the English mind of the golf course than of. housework. She is, however, usually a capable cook, and having dished up her dinner waits at table, too, • BRREAICFAST 11.30, "In Stockholm breakfast is usu- ally taken about 11.30 and dinner at 4.30 or 6. • It requirea a little time for English people to accom- modate themselves to these hours, but there are consolations.: Either coffee or porridge, or both, can be obtained early in the morning, and the long, dark evenings after the early dinner pass 'very pleasantly. .+..any of the schools in Stockholm begin work at 8,00 a.m., or even earlier; but there is a long break about, 11 o'clock, when the chil- dren Dome' home, hungry, cheerful and expectant of breakfast. "As to the nature of the meal, it is difficult to prophesy. It may.con- sist of beefsteak and onions or of eggs and pane/Ikea. Potatoes and sausage in some form or other are usually provided, and the beverage is always milk and sometimes tea as well. In most households coffee. is served between 1 and 2, and this meal is often the occasion of a pleasant little gathering of intimate friends. PREAMBLE TO DINNEIR. "Between 2 and 4 in the after- noon is the usual time for formal calls,, and people then return for 4.30 or b. The preamble to a Swed- ish dinner is ofteu rather confus- ing to the uninitiated. There is usually a small table laid with diff- erent kinds of cheese, savories, but- ter and hard bread. We all help ourselves, and eat dither standing or walking about the room. This done, we return to the big table and the real meal begins "Well-to-do Swedes usually' con- tent themselves with two courses, either meat and a sweet or soup and a sweet, as the case maty be. Different varieties of stewed fruit are more frequently served with meat than with us, and I remember a dish which consisted of bacon, boiled paste and Freon plums, which seemed to one a strange mixture at first. '`At 9 o'clock tea is usually served with bread and butter, cheese and cold meats. Of the tea it must be said that it is quite "harmless, but it is difficult to speak enthusiasti- cally about it. It is not likely to, keep awake even the lightest sleep -es." • ENERGY FROM WASTE HEAT Surplus Power Bei¢ig Economized in England. A generating station which pro- duces 3,000 h.p. of electrical ener- gy entirely from waste heat has just been started to work at Crook, County Durham, England. NIS I\1AJESTY'S MAIL IIQW SING ED We i ,i ,))'S LETTER, BA..G ZS SQ:it'1•'EP. All Correspondence J1arlcod I'riva lite Is Sent to the Ring's Priv. ate• -Writing room. The daily letter -bag delivered to his Majesty ns, on an aver- age, close on contaifive hundred letters. The Royal letter -bag is sotit to Buckingham Palace seven times a day by special messenger from the Geuerai Post Office, and special ar- rangements exist for sorting and clearing the letters for hie Majesty, says London Answers, The first letter -beg is delivered at Buolcingham Palace at .7 a,m., which is at once taken in hand by two clerks of • the Household, and the mail is divided into two classes -private and official, all letters not marked 'private being included in the latter class. They aro then sent up bo be dealt with by Lord Enollys and the as- sistant private secretaries. Each letter, as it is opened, is impressed with a rubber stamp bearing the Royal crown, and initialled by the secretary who opens it. The name and addresa'of the writer, and the business which each letter refers to, is entered in the daily -letter book, and the entire correspond- ence then sorted into two classes, termed home official and foreign official, Letters which do not come under either denomination-sudh as bogging -lettere, letters seeking the King's patronage for various chari- table enterprises, letters from in- numerable "cranks," and others of a like character -are sorted into a separate class, termed miscellane- oua correspondence. ' `PERSONAL" AND "PRIVATE." All these, together withthe un- opened correspondence marked private, are then sent to the King's private writing -room before eleven o'clock, at winch hour his Majesty, with Lord Knollys,- usually goes through the letters. Letters of a purely personal •character, from intimate friends, his Majesty replies to himself. Nob included in the regular mail delivery are the despatches drily sent to his Majesty from the Treas- ury, Home, and Foreign Offices. These are enclosed in a square, red leather case, with a white enamel- led tablet, bearing the words, "From the Treasury" -or whatever the office may be -"to his Majesty the King." Only the chief of the office it is sent from and the Ring's private secretary, into whose hands it is always personally delivered, can unlock the case. - The mails that arrive at Bucldng- ham Palace throughout the dayare sorted and classified in the manner already described as they come in, but they are not dealt with or seen by the King until the following morning, unless they contain mat- ter of extreme urgency. BY KING'S MESSENGER. When the King is absent from London, the letters aro sent in the usual manner to Buckingham Pal- ace from the General Post Office, and taken by special messenger twice a day to wherever thee -King may be staying. This applies, how- cver, only to official correspond - once; letters marked "Private" are despatched in a special bag from the General Post Office direct to his Majesty. There is one' way in which letters addressed to the King are treated differently from all other mail matter. They are al- ways sent to the General 'Post Office in London, and puss through no other distributing •centre. When his Majesty is abroad, a King's Messenger is sent once a day wherever the King may be with The total amount of power aznu- the mails delivered at Buckingham ally wasted in the form `f heat in. Palace. They are opened and sort. Great Britain is enormous. Apart ed before being sent from the Pal - from the waste in factories, the ace, and any letters on urgent mat - blast furnaces and coke ovens of the United Kingdom alone produce waste haat equivalent to about half a million horsepower. On the northeast coast alone, according to a recent paper read before the Iron and Steel Institute, they emit waste heat equal to 200,000 horsepower night and day, Of course all of the power %timed in this way is not wasted. Some is used in heating the blast or in raising steam for blowing en- gines or other purposes. Rut there is still a large surplus of power availebl•o. The difficulty has been to find a market' for it - On the northeast coast a solu- tion has been found, • The district is covered bya network of mains belonging to the great electrical power companies there establish- ed. Their mains supply electric power to the railways, shipyards, oolleries, etc., throughout the dis- trict. This enables, the Waste heat owner to dispose of his power. All he has to do is to convert it into electric power on the spot where his oven' or furnace is situate, and then turn that power into the mains, by which it is carried ten; twenty, or thirty milds towhere tthere As is a demand forpower, no extra coal is burned to produce this waste heat the power is obvi- ously, much cheaper than that pro- duced in the ordipary way. tees are telegraphed. At whatever place the King may be staying, it is, always connected with the nearest telegraph -office by specially -laid wire, so that , tele- graphic despatches for his Majesty are delivered practically the instant they are received. No letter, of course, written by the Ring or Queen need be stamped, nor need any Tetter written by a member of the Royal Household on their Majesties' business have a stamp; but it is a strict rale that members of the Household must stamp their private lettere, HIS JOB. "I suppose you are still with the same firm?" said the old school friend. "Fes," answered the youth with the patient expression of counten- ance , "What's your position?" "I'm an employee." "But what is your official title?" "I haven't any official title. It's like this: When the manager wants something done he tells the head clerk, andthe head clerk tells one of his assistants, and the assistant tells tris," "And what then?" "Well; 1 haven't a ' ybody to tell, eo I have to go and do it myself,"