, WOuN VOINOI AUAMO O Washington, llth March, 1899.
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Public Jsasting. as a mode of celebration, seems to us to be liable to the exception ofbe. ing equivOcal in it's character. Few men are insensihle to the charms of sirloin of beef or a bowl of turtle soup; and almost any one can be easily persuaded to honor the king by taking lesson in the science of good eating. but' it, instead of a feast, fast should be pro- claimed, and the self-denial of starving one's se'f for 94 or 48 hours, should be required. we should then he able to distinguish friends rom foes, the veteran soldier from the sun. shine patriot. Your smooth. sleek. round oe'lled fellows. with fat capon lined. might do to fll parlour, or dangle at ladies' apron strng but give us your lean, lank, hard wis., age. hungry lads fOr real service in time of need.-No0k.

 The present is the seuenth President of the Onted States-and two only of them had sous. Both of thesa were of the Adams fam my the son of the first Adams became Pres- adent and neither father nor son served moFe than me term. The other Presidents had no sons-twO of them had tlanRhtcrs On- ty-the other three had m children.