And after the past few days, in which a fleet of Republicans and the president himself have utilized Jews as human shields for racist rhetoric, the Jews are tired, tired, tired of being used as defenses against naked racism, tired of being used to justify conditions at detention camps. Just plain tired.

London was now no place for Royalists, so we will let the young gallants disappear to their trout-streams with their prize, under the scowls of Levellers, Antinomians, Anabaptists, Fifth-monarchy men, and other sectarians. With that scorn must there have looked upon honest Izaak's little fishing book as they asked Master Marriott for the painful Mr. Sibbes's Saints Cordials, delivered in sundrie Sermons, or worthy Mr. Thomas Tymmes's Silver Watch Bell, the sound whereof is able to win the profanest worldling, if there bee the least sparke of Grace remaining in him, not, we may be sure, without many a glance of rebuke at the lack-graces who were lovingly lingering over Izaak's plates of the tench and perch. Spite of the dark cloud which in those Puritan days overhung all diversions and every cheerful pastime, the little book won its way to many a sunny window-sill in English country-houses, and accommpanied many anglers to the water side; for in two years' time another edition was required.

The American system is doubtless the best for the hotelkeeper, as there are manifest advantages in feeding masses at once, over feeding the same number in detail.

Given the problems of budget balancing and the options available to any governor who is limited by a rigid position on new taxes, he may have little choice but to take apparently antieducational actions.