SMILE WHENEVER YOU CAN. 
BY KATE CAMERON. 
When things don't go to suit you. 
And the world seems upside down, 
Don’t waste your time in fretting, 
But drive away that frown ; 
Since life is oft perplexing, 
’Tit much the wisest plan 
To bear nil trials bravely, 
And smile whenever you can. 
Why should you dread to-morrow, 
And thus despoil to-day ? 
For when you borrow trouble. 
You always have to pay. 
It is a good old maxim, 
Which should ho often preached— 
Don’t cross the bridge before you, 
Until the bridge is reached. 
You might, he spared ruueh sighing, 
If you would lump In mind 
The thought that good and evil 
Arc always here combined. 
There must be something wanting, 
And though yon roll in wealth, 
You must miss from your casket 
That precious Jewel health. 
And though you're strong and sturdy, 
You may have nn empty purse— 
And earth has many trials 
Which I consider worse— 
But whether joy or sorrow 
Fill up your mortal span, 
’Twill make your pathway brighter 
To smile whene'er you can. 
CURRENT COMMENTS. 
Marriage of Christine Nilsson. 
The marriugo of Miss Nilsson has boon an¬ 
nounced. '• l.ovc laughs at locksmiths,” it is 
said, but in .Miss Nilsson's case she smiled on a 
locksmith's grandson nml love won her. There 
was a great gathering at Westminster Abbey of 
notables and tin; London elite. The offset inside 
the grand old Abbey was brilliant; bright-col¬ 
ored dresses and brighter glancing eyes illumi¬ 
nated every pari of it. There were plenty of 
celebrities, too, to stare at, such os the Amer¬ 
ican Ambassador, nml Biuon itrunnow, and the 
Murquis of Lome, and Mdlle. Titians, and Mr. 
MapJeson, and Sir Julius Honed!et. At last the 
organ struck up an air of Handel's, "Guardian 
Angel, ohi protect her," and then the choris¬ 
ters and clergy slowly advanced up the aisle, 
the choristers singing the German chorale, 
"Now thank wo all our God.” Dean Stanley 
walked first before the bride, who leaned on 
the arm of Count Sicinbach, Secretary to the 
Swedish Embassy. The fair Christine looked 
pale, and a little anxious, but very lovely. 
There were tive bridesmaids, who wore white 
muslin flounced skirts, ami tunics ol' aqua¬ 
marine-colored satin, trimmed with pink, and 
had blush roses in their hair. The service was 
performed in the middle of the ohoir. Before 
the address a marriage chorale was sung by the 
choir, and after the benediction the organ pealed 
out *' Tho Wedding March.” Then the profes¬ 
sion came back, and Madame Hums and, who 
looked less pale than ai the beginning,acknowl¬ 
edged the salutations of her friends in the sweet¬ 
est manner as she passed along. We give an 
illustration of the bridal party as they left the 
church. 
England, the United States and Japan. 
There has been a ludicrous little Hurry among 
the foreign representatives in Japan. Mr. Wat¬ 
son, the new British Charge d' Adairs in Japan, 
announced that he would not bo received by the 
Mikado Unless that, dignitary rose to receive 
him, contrary to previous custom. Ho got the 
French and ftus&iau representatives to back him 
up in this demand. The United Slates repre¬ 
sentative, Mr. Shepard, refused to join the Brit¬ 
ish lion, though urged to do so; on the contra¬ 
ry, he gave the Japanese Government to under¬ 
stand that lie recognized its right to regulate 
such ceremonies as it chose, suggesting, how¬ 
ever, that if it would relieve it of any embar¬ 
rassment, tie would be the first to receive the 
voluntary proffer of the compliment coveted by 
the Briton. Japan look the hint, an interview 
was arranged, tho Mikado rose at tho approach 
of Mr. Shepard and Admiral Jenkins, and re¬ 
mained standing during the interview. When 
the Briton beard of this lie was wroth, mid 
sought to establish the fact that he was co-oper¬ 
ating with rnolo Sam to secure him this recog¬ 
nition. But ho had to take it back. Undo Sum 
Is a "good fellah" with the Mikado, and John 
Bull Isn’t! 
Personal Politics. 
The Rural New-Yorker says—and itmeaus 
It, too—that the personalities of the present po¬ 
litical campaign are a disgrace to the country 
and to the American people — especially to 
American Journalism. Wo have looked for 
something high-toned, digniUed, impartial and 
independent In the so-called “ independent Jour¬ 
nals." Bui, alas! wo do not liml neither dignity 
or "high tone," with a few rare exceptions. 
Ami when wo descend to partisan papers, a still 
wore slate of things exists. Tho personal out¬ 
rage is not confined lo editorials. It crops out 
disgustingly m some of the illustrated papers. 
The writer of this is not in sympathy with Sen¬ 
ator Sumner in his position in this campaign; 
but he is not in sympathy, either, with the out¬ 
rage!) u$cartoon in a recent illustrated Journal 
founded oil remarks of his that were honorable, 
in ref cron co to the man wlmonoo assaulted him 
in the United States Senate. We like humor, 
and recognize (he telling effect of Nnst’s and 
Morgan’s cartoons when legitimately applied; 
but we condemn, with emphasis, any such dis¬ 
tortion of the best utterances and qualifies of u 
man, and any such appeal to the passions of 
men, or any such attempt to revive animosities 
which should be buried in oblivion, as Is found 
in tho cartoon to which we refer. As we have 
said before, it is a bad cause which cannot 
triumph without employing such personal and 
disgraceful agencies. 
Tho Press Low of Russia. 
Heretofore, niilhors. of books and reviews 
in Russia were required to deposit a copy with 
a court of law, which had the right to stop the 
issue if au accusation could be based on its con¬ 
tents, showing that it was a violation of a dis¬ 
tinct clause of the criminal code. Recently, 
however, tho censorship isplacod in the hands 
of the administrative authorities, who are solely 
guided by what they may think of the general 
purport and tendency of the book,andean sup¬ 
press it without regard t-o any law. This is the 
"free press'’ of Russia! Is tills an example of 
her progress in liberal ideas V 
Princess Louise Girl School. 
The Princess Louise recently married the 
Marquis of Lome. Under her patronage a 
school has been established in England, for 
girls, which is said to be the best over devised in 
(hat country. The defects of feminlno educa¬ 
tion in England nronsaerted by official authority, 
to bo “want of thoroughness ami foundation; 
want of system; slovenliness and showy super- 
tlcinlify; inattention to rudiments; undue time 
given to accomplishments, and these not taught 
intelligently or In any scientific manner." II is 
tho object Of the Princess’ school to correct 
these defects and "train the girls for tho prac¬ 
tical business and duties of life." We trust, tin's 
distinguished Indorsement, of practical educa¬ 
tion will have its influence not only among Eng¬ 
lish but American mothers, for tho defects 
above enumerated of feminine education in 
England, also obtain in this country and need 
correction hero. 
An International Language Needed. 
The fuel that the United Stales Navy Depart¬ 
ment Is about adopting the code of signals used 
by the merchant \ essols of foreign nations, ami 
that Hie Treasury Department is considering 
the propriety of urging upon Congress the im¬ 
portance ot' some general enactment in regard 
to its adoption by our Merchant Marine, and 
that it is now so difficult for American vessels 
THE MARRIAGE OF CHRISTIHE NILSSON. 
to communicate with foreign vessels because of 
a dissimilarity in signals, suggests another topic 
equally Important. Our intercourse with for¬ 
eign nations, even the most remote, suggests 
tho importance ol’ a common language. Wo 
happen to know one American who has long 
been engaged upon such a work, and the result 
is a language lor which it is claimed by those 
who have most carefully examined it, philologi¬ 
cal completeness and simplicity, il is called 
"Alwato,” and is (In- work of Stephen Pearl 
Andrews, 
An Electric Week. 
The past week has been a remarkable one in 
the East for the exhibitions of electric power 
which have occurred. There have been re¬ 
peated auroral displays, but the roll of thunder 
and freaks of lightning have been grand and 
fearful beyond comparison. Tho air has seemed 
full of electricity. Halls of il have traversed 
railway tracks, played hide-and-seek about rail¬ 
way engines, danced in and out of telegraph 
offices, winked and blinked like demons in the 
faces of those who would sloop, while the re¬ 
verberating roar of thunder accompanying, has 
helped to intensity the Impression this pheno¬ 
menal week has left upon the minds of those 
who have experienced the prostration from the 
great boat, which lias accompanied these pheno¬ 
mena. 
The Telegraph and the Japanese. 
It is said the lower classes in Japan are afraid 
of the telegraph- They cannot comprehend it, 
and think it a device of the devil (But what do 
they know about the devil ?)—that tho wires are 
coated with Hie blood of young women, and 
that the census now being taken is for the sole 
purpose of finding out the number of available 
Japanese maidens whose blood will do for tele¬ 
graph purposes. It would bo interesting to 
know just what qualities tho Japanese suppose 
to belong to their maidens' blood, that it should 
give such power lo a wire coated with it. Is it 
magnetic? And does contact with their maid¬ 
ens thrill and shock them like electricity ? 
The Large Telescopes of tho World. 
The comparative size of the large telescopes 
of the world, aro- London,”" inches telescopic 
aperture; Uhirngo, lH‘j inches; Cambridge, 
Muss., 13 inches; I’ulkova, Russia, 13 inches. 
Now, Leundcr J. McCormick, Chicago, III., has 
ordered of Clark & Won, C'ambrldgeport,, Mass., 
ono to bo 2ft Inches, larger than any now exist¬ 
ing. It is to be placed in an observatory to be 
erected by the donor at Lexington, Va„ in con¬ 
nection with the Washington and Lee College. 
It is said that the same ilrni have received an 
order for an instrument the same size as the 
McCormick, from the United States Govern¬ 
ment. 
