impetuous, rulers —Emperor Tsi—that when he lost a

favourite horse through the negligence of a Court official, he "endeavoured, in his rage,

to run that functionary through with his sword. The Mandarin Yet-Se, however, par ried the How, saying, 'Sire, this man is not yet convicted of the crime for which he deserves to die.' ' Well, then, tell him what it is.' 'Listen, you scoundrel,' said the Minister. ' First, you have allowed a horse to perish which the Emperor had entrusted to your safe keeping. Moreover, it is owing to you that our sovereign became so exasperated that he was on the point of killing you with his own hand. Lastly, it is your fault that he was about to disgrace himself in the eyes of everybody by killings man for ahorse.' ' Lot him go,' interrup'ted the Emperor, who under stood the lesson*,' I pardon him.'

Much has been said respcoting the ignorance displayed in various English

EXAMINATION BIiTJNDEKS.
examinations, but condi tions are similar in America.
A teacher was giving out words for analysis. ' Bank-note' was one of them, and her astonishment may be imagined when one young lady brought the following unique analysis : ' Bank-note is a compound of primitive words, composed of " bank " and " note." " Bank "is a simple word, mooning the side of a stream ;■ " note," to set down; "bank-note," to set down by the side of a stream.'

A BARBEB who doesn't mind giving away the

R&ST FOB HE RAZOR.
