WHAT CHEEK CAN DO.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3067, 12 March 1892, Page 1 (Supplement)

WHAT CHEEK CAN DO.

People woro willing to pay almost any pricofor admission to the last Republican Convention, and yet it was the easiest pluco in tlio world to got into if one only had the reijuisito chcek. One mm, and no very bij? one either, but just one of the common lieid, tonic a plain notcheiid and wrote " Chief doorkeeper, Republican C invention—You will pass B. F. J.nitvi :lh(1 K. T. Smith," and merely MLrn<-il his crime to the <'i\!i t'. It was s/ooil, mid »l.ill the wriiur luid no more right tn make such a request than a tin suildw. Who 11 a ueutleinon had related tho above incident someone remarked that it might be easy to gain admi-sion to a convention by the aid of chock, but ono couldn't work a circus that way. " 'Hint's where you aro wrong," said a third person. "I am well aware that; cheek i? a commodity the circus man has u.iually a large stock of ; but I saw it used most successfully against him ono day. It was circus day down on the lake front. Tho ordinary large crowd was there, standing listening to tho music and loalitiir generally. Tho small boys were there waiting for any possible chances which might offer of ' gettin' in.' A man went up to a group of anxious urchins. " ' Want to go in, boys ? ' said he. " ' Yas ; bet yer lifo we do,' came in chorus from the lads, "They marched up in front of tho door-tender. " ' Count these boys,' said the man, and the guardsman of tho grjat moral exhibition checked off the lads with his finger as they ru.«lied by him and scattered on the inside. '* ' One, tv/c, throe,' counted the doorkeeper, and finally announced ' eleven.' " ' All right,' said tbo man,' all right; that's all,' and he turned away. " ' Hold on tliero,' said tho circus man ; ' are you going to pay for theso boys ?' " ' Pay ' for em P' said the stranger ; ' well, I gness not. I said nothing about paying for 'eui; I justlwanted to know how many there were. You circus men aro good at figures, and I ain't. All I asked you to do was to count thein. Much obliged.' And away he wont, astonishment at the surprising cheek preventing the doorkeeper from making any further effort to stop him. Oh, yes ; tho circus can be worked."—Chicago Times. JAPANESE GIRLS AND WOMEN.

Considkrable interest has lately boon shown in America in the education of J;ipa»e-e women. Something: has long been dune by the missionaries for tho poorer classej, but the rigid cluss distinctions prevented the Indies of the nobility from benefiting by these advantages. _ A -tart in the condition of higher education has been made hy the foundation of tho Peeresses' Schools in Tokyo. Miss Urn is Isuda, a Japanese lady who was sent at a very early age with her brother to be educated it. America, is now the teacher o,f natural science and English in this school. Au interesting account of tho life of Japanese women is furnished in a little book by Miss Bacou, a lady who has spent many yearß in closest intimacy with the best classes of Japanese women. Miss Tiacon has interested herself greatly in tho Peeresses' School, although she scarcely mentions it, and does not plead its cause in hsr book. "Japanese Girlsuml Women," shcattemptß to give an inditht into the ordinary undisturbed life of Japanese womanhood and certainly succeeds in putting the gentle creatures in a pleasant and aimiable light. " From a close study of the characters of Japanese Women and Girls," Mits B tcm writes, " I ;itn quite convinced that few women in any country do their duty as they see it, more nobly, more simple-mindedly, and mora satisfactorily.to iho.-o aboutthem thai the women of Japan. To me the sense of duty seems to bn strongly developed in the Japanese women. And when once a duty has been recognicl as such, no timidity or mortification or fear of ridicule will prevent the performance of it." 'An interesting chapter is one of court life, showing tho immense change that has taken placo in the relative position of Emperor and subject. Formerly it was supposed that no one sould look on the face of jthe Emperor and live, and the Empress led a life of strictest seclusion. Now both Emperor and Empress take an active part in the work of their realm, and the Empress in particular busies herself in the schools and hospitals, not merely makiug visits of state, but watchiuir with the closest interest the progress of the classes, or health and comfort of the. inmates of charity institutions.— Exchange.