HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1903-5-14, Page 2DANGER OF LETTER WRITING
When the Mind Is Influenced By Anger So
A$ to Obscure Rational Judgment.
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despateh front Ceicago says:
Rea. lerape: Pe Witt "halreage preach-
ed front the following teat: Daniel cum., thiti,litg eereproweem time
vi, -Now, 0 king, estalenell the
I have written!! Thant (loch 'lleank
;ertc;:,1;,'1. ::eg.seigdatethe wriuLlIg" that „ God!" That is not the only illustra-
AS about to he 'tion which might be given witere 0,
caugit. in a, trap. Thejealous state Thflieened..m.yhais)retilltelft.l.letao aerieflellaenot
.otitcees. who had long beet; Plotting e
agttinst the ouug ro, anat., pever write ane-thina which
yprinti
had at ldate not eeend wp,..N, in widen may some danot be ata
ble to snd
tbey teaugete they email destroy Ott. test of tilaamblie print.
hiet. e‘Ahal!" theer clanceled. "ete' 'Never write a, letter with a venge-
eat-1 Make the king flea tees eleena itd pu . dipped into en ink eeel all-,
1,tt+strtrt's eeaele wareeeat, teh woe eel with hatred. eileen one. has been
tertow that tee Is dolrag it, we unjustly attaeked, it is very e*sy!
eltall elay upore our royal master's roe "11 man to ea.h; weislee
vanity aed ask bite. to een-.1 fortli I "'uld so that Platt-wis"
Pnlatle leteer and sign it, so teat ebe could give him p, goot. piece ct any
deeree eennoe frirt,Ingoi," U ia1 1 visit 1 eould tell Lien
lettei. or preview/a, olele. blunt larigitege wl;at 1thinko
tion. a singular ooeument, jit 1it3t and las actiams. As 1
was dev---ollsly eN;11.1! the not See lint, 1 NV11 just 'it down
hileg'e seen limey alue lees eau teee reed write Fait a lettere' 'Thee ho.
t-1 ted t • please an twee:lee eesela, hastily' sits doon and ecritta a lee
hira aPPear 10 his enib- 010S1toTzlan p1 ayeaerenee,
-1"--- 1-e 0 eehhieiet. roerce of times eted denunciations, contouptu.
good. 't prat Iviif.4 poesy subjeet ens excoriation. stinging iroefes.:
rno"ng tine' 11'411;04 of 14ori or nlan„ l'itter eeigateae anti wbele terlial
to *Ile onlee for a period ovalenclies of invectit-e are gailwtet
4-1 thirty tine's. Theeel,lotters eatew toeteher 4141)1 the letter tehtea at the
.011141. 143lli,4 was in -the halAt ri-11 s tottelt. Then 110 EllfiliPS away
Katona to Glotl tWatly day, and 'I to the post ollice and burs a ePeelal,
wece sere thee 1:0. woule contelee t*ra delivery stamp. He poemde it upon,
do so in spite of the hing's peeelent- encrl°Pe .nit" hLI" that
etien. Ito wounithus l•'''97::11Sar;'• 14(... afoloolry in full blest.,
the dawn was uear. he went out to
hike the morning newspaper wbich
coutainecl the published private CO*-
respondence. He read these pub-
lished letters in the street, When
he returned. the first words he said
to mother were: "Thank. God,
their fethers eetal them there, 'Boers
who driele Mid smoke and who cheat
at tbeir examinations. Failure.
Group the second, boys who go to
college to prepare for life's struggle;
aoys who study hard end go to
church end. the PrnYer meeting, es-
pecially the PraYer gleoting. Suc-
cess. 'Them that honor ute. 1 will
honor. And they that., despise me
0hall be lightly esteemed, "
INFLUEXChl OF A GOSVEL
011,, the infinite influence or a. gos-
pel pen ! Infinite in reference to
time 1 of us. have seen the
Assyrian histories written upon
the slabs of burnt brick by pens
thousands upon thousands of years
ago. We beve seen leaves or grass
14.3er la(' nee , • iecomeTeen Ile gees haute. saving to bime
ire'lr the peaal/ly. ,e,as to . ROO. "Tbera, 1 haee relieved 110Y-,
ti ;den ef 110T0.4. Ftli Of that matter. I have told.
wl;e44 tee that Ilan Wbot 1 titian of Wm
paper„ '4^tvec otail ortletts„ If he sliould ever
thot Prime trieieten, teeeat the offence. eltell not inelea
• 1 ot do it hy but write to hint aeother letter, but 1
410 *11)"4 ILO !ilii^r..f.ti ia;rogs- Aala eliZ1105, ids actions to his en:-:
Tizeir plot 014,evot,,,,t os Elloyers. Ms wife. children and to!
V"11teete4* and 4' al u I; the snail*at large.
thrown into the aim of lrore. Vale IlIeVF,'„NOEFUL LtTTER.I
firaftw !wit' the king lanallte0 •Figu-!
1,1,41.3 reeall ::11414'47 4NtSf' yOnr tided to write
Row tatanF peorle 1,4„v4-,, bad cini hi'angel'al letter. hut what good does'
for 1.4•geeal Hew often:each ti letter ? looes it
1.1-OraN writte14 under a beton intalY0" v/rulY 1°4 alli>" Iiiih"1"1* " Int"I
putie krre the, writve :Igentle to .you ? inies such a letter,
Spalien a-orels may lie fin'gotten. lett ,',evier 11444e 4 Ulan "t anY 011'
written morels tio not change. Teey 'more getale to the greet wor141
may lie used to colulenn: the writer !I large ? ilave you znade hint a. het -
long years after tht,y were written: ler man ? Hon made ,yottl7self
are. after Ile himself is dead. bi"Pa: 31114t, 11,122f In finvnt,i n
Neeer write an important letter IIn'al'at‘ d
ttle letter, lonit tem iiaanwerde,as ri;°15'. 144Y ;'-'4‘11141. 114 "" "aft' It'
until you haw had plenty or time, does not melt a 'letter damage your
to thine it neer, Fooliea a-onlol InelOhbor awl alto do more damage
that lawe'er who would cptiehly give"t° the V4'inlee than di" to the
a Non upon any important mat- 4nian to whom the letter is rent ? I
ter. After bearing eiI tee tete:le-Ionia ri3O,41 of MI easteim tyrant who
Melee; Of his dint the wisp lawyer 1w:tate:I to destroy an enemy. lie
so;l.s; "'Wait until to-morrate. 0/0 invited this enemy to sup with him.
neet wei•k,, and I will oil you whot ,'Whih, they, eat at ineat he liad the
,you ought to do. I do waiter bring in two glasses of wine.
not wish to answer you without the one poisoned and the other not.
eon:Iteration. 1 wish to think this Ilut when the king (KATO to his
mitiWr over tear/gully." A prominent guest a cup he (tile king) ay
lette.T of the weet once told me took and drauk the poisoned cup.
that when Ile was Preitaring st ease Like the king, is it not always the
for court he spent one half hie time case when a man write*/ a purely re-
thiuMeg of the arguments whit% las vengeful letter that he is hurt more
opponent might present and then a, in the sending tban the enemy is in
great part of the other half plane the receiving ? 1514 net the officers
uing how to refute them Anti ,yet of state prepare their own death
the etrauge fact is that men and warrant when they persuaded Darius
women often, in the utOntetatS of to send forth the public decree by
greettett wanted excitement, will sit which they hoped to destroy the
down and dash off a letter upon the prime minister
most important of Subjerts; without Many have stedied the effect of
g1 ing the brain thue to rool or the letter writing in a pOlitiCal Sense.
ballast of judgment to settle down We loiow the power of Samuel
in the right equilibrium they will Adams* pen in fomenting Ilevolu-
hostile' commit wordS 10 PaPer tionary strife. We knew tbat Alex -
which, will decide their whole earth- ander 110111Mo:es pen, by the power
ly and perhaps their heavenly des- of public letter writing, defeated
Um". Aaron Derr for the gubernatorial
HAD ITE STOPPED TO THINE:. chair of New York Sttete and caused
Do you suppose King Darius would ,him to challenge lIamilton to a
have eent forth that deem, or pub.. deadly duel "We know how George
lic letter, which condemned his pre- Washington kV letter writing after
viler, Daniel, to the lions' den if he his retirenternt from the presidential
had only stopped to think? Suppos. chair prat:Lice:11y directed national
ing the king after he had written legislation. We know how the far -
that public decree had pla.ced it un- mous "Letters of Junius," written
der his pillow and slept upon it, against the British ininistry, might -
what would have been the result? ily changed the reading upon the
Would he not naturally have scent- pages of English history. And if
ed a fatal conspiracy in that re- we are able to study the influence of
quest? And, ray brother, if you had letter writing in a literary and
only waited oue or two days before political sense can we not study
its Influence in a spiritual sense ?
LETTERS priou A MOTHER.
Let us first see the spwitual in-
fluence of letter writing in your
Never write an important letter own life. Strange to say, you do
which you would not be willing for not remember muck about your
the whole world to see. Many state- mother's life. 1 meee as y 0 ti sit
inents that are perfectly proper and there, you have forgotten exactly
rightly understood by those who how she looked. and the tone of her
know us will not be rightly con- yoke. She has been dead manY
strued if placed before -the eyes of years. Then you have forgotten to
the world at large. There are a. great extent her words of advice
raany thoughts that I might brother would wrrte in the home, but you have never for-
to a friend or a which
you sent that important letter which
did you so much harm wotild you
have sent it? Would you not have
destroyed it?
be entirely misinterpreted if read by
an enemy or a stranger, It is very
important that one should. never
write a letter which would be capa-
ble of misconstruction if that letter
should ever fall into the hands of a
bitter foe.
FRIEND AGAINST FRIEND.
My father used to impress this
thought upon me by- the recollec-
tions of an awful night which he
passed in an ordeal of hidescribable
borrors. A very near and dear rel-
ative of his was his intinea.te associ-
ate for many years. They were to
each.other as intimate as brothers.
They confided in each other every-
thing. Time passed on, and there
was a rupture. The friendship was
broken. What did that relative do?
He iramediately took all the letters
which my father had written and
handed them over to the newspapers
for publication. The night that my
father heard of the despicable act,
as he has often told me, was the
most awful night of his whole life.
He knew that he had dope no
wrong, but he was afraid that in a,
confidential correspondence of many
years he might have written some-
thing which in the eyes of the
world aright be imnraclent. A.11 that
night he tramped the floor. When
the fela ray of daylight told that
gotten her letters. Somehow, after
you left home, the words which she
wrote to you made a far greater im-
pression than the words which she
spoke. If I should go into your
home and. ask for your most valu-
able collection of papers you would
in all probability Show me a collec-
tion of old yellow letters. They
were written by her hand.You have
read them over and over again.
Some of those letters are stained as
though the childrer had spattered
water upon them, They are stained
with your tears as well as perhaps
hers. The gospel advice in those
with hers. The 'gospel a.clvice in
those letters which you were able to
read in the quietude of your own
room. is to -day the sweetest lesson
that your mother ever taught. What
has been true in reference to your
life is also true in mine. The great-
est lesson that my father taught inc
was not by the lip, bte with the
pen. Though I had lived with him
for eighteen years he never so over-
whelmingly affected Inc as on the
day I left for collegelie placed in
my hand a letter. He told inc to
read it in the train. In this Fetter,
on one half sheet of paper, he wrote
these words : "In college you will
find two groups : Group the Bret,
boys who .go to college because
Ilis at is plainly stated in such
words, as these : "According to my
earnest expectutien and my hope
that en nothing I :ball ashamed;''
"Not in pi ng mete but Cod,
who trieth our hearts;" "Ye are
witnesses, and God, elso, hoW holily
and justly and unblantelaly we be
-
hexed ourselves amoeg you that
believe' 20; Teess. ii,
De). The Lord Jesus and Ins epe
Proval were enore to Paul than the
preeeece or approval of the greatest
of earth's great ones. The easult of'
Paul's speech was that Felix seed
be would wait until he had hoard
the eider captain's "tweet), of the
affair. and he gave hiin in chew
of a centurion, with orders to let
mon which the Greeks used to en- Mut have Itherty and also the Iellow-
grave their lomat. and the shoulder ship and ministry of his acquaint
-
blades of a dead sheep's skeleton rums (verses 22 and .t..?..3.)
upon which, the ancleat Arabs used 21-26. And as 119 reaseued of
to write poetry. The sides of the ),',,ighteousness. temperance aerd judg-
l?gypatn. obelisks are covered with intent to come Felix trembled and
hieroglyphics of the ancients. The,,answereil ; GO thy way for this
first pen wielded by man wets a time. Wiwi; have a convertiene Sea -
chisel, nnd tbe first leaf was p, sh;e: Ison. I will call for thee,
of solid reek. Dut. though such This was in one of his 3Ilany ialhs
writings may last hundreds and with Felix and on an occasion when
thousands of years. yet they will lOs wife. lirueilla. Jewess. wan
not last as 1meg as the gospel words present also. The words of our Lord
written upon the human heart by a frlesus John xvi, 8. and often con -
gospel pen. Such words shall last ..fotraded with these words concerning ,
Icing after this earth Is dead and our fPaul. but our Lord in his words does
eoula have passed cycles of eternity not mention judg!nent to come, That I
in hmvert. InVnite in reference to which Pala set before Felix concerrr-'
wowlers aceomplished 1 In our na- ing righteousness Inas ho Infibr 111—
venal nr;sentus some or us have ,ferred from Rom. iii. 194 24: x,
F'10O IrtlIS worth a thousand times I1-10; Tit. Di, rbtl, 7-9. Ho,
Inotv than their Weiglit in gold. 'would doubilese eet forth our sinful -
They are the pens that ItaVe been ni,'Sfi by nature and practice. our
in.itt in the hands of presidents and need co rightentlfineSS to entible
kinge—pcns of peace or of war, perm to appear before God, Ood'e altunde,
ce liberation tw enslavement. pens auft, provhion for that need in
which decided the material advance- Christ JeS115 and Hie free (Wes' of
twist or retardment of nations. But it to elf,n7 repentant sinner. That
*1 eP-..acred pen of goepet letter writ- whiett Ito taught coucerning temper- ,
Ing euty be even greater In Its for- once we may infer from Tit. ii, 12
reaching results. it leay he the iii. S; II Coa iv. 14. 14 : Rona '
waits. for the 10a:ration of Immortal 11-14. u•oniii show that wbea
souls front sin. for their coronation we beeoute righteous in Christ by
in the heaves:1y redemptioo. His finished work then we are to .1,0
Titus. ;n elosing, wattle! Imprees uounce self and sin and the world
vi -en you all 11I0 inghlepee of a eon. and iltie WhOiiy UtAtO tiOd, j
eriltt.41 pen, leiey you learn to nee freely jetitifice the penitent sinner ;
for Goal (aright that pen which es a that as 'Mete -lilies of Christ we are to
seheeditoy you once held in :4;41W deny self and take illEV eross,
cim..11by vogers when it would spot- daily Mail follow Him (Matt. ea%
ter and twist and try to %patrol out 'alb Concerning judgment to Coin°
of your hands. Vse aright that port lie would probably speak as he did,'
by wmeb as a young man you UFtql to tb0 Athenians in Acts mil. 30,
to record the seenets of your heart al. Ire alight dwell upon the
whet, oht,,, out story of love he. mighty words or Foca xii„ 14, and ;
came a new story to ,!,"ou in the 'set forth the matter as in BM, xiv,;
apringtinle. Learn to use aright far 742; II Con, v. 0, 10. Ho would
Christ that saute pen with which ,make it clear, no doubt. that all,
this one is Et gild) that there is me
4.eZaer.SaftWeatiPq.eeeeeeNel siga that he hasn't been having th(
bbeinimrethcncle friattreiablolfioz ilantiiiiinci
H A, he neust epend all bis days, an4
Ditt which, will prove a shelter or a bent
1;tea eehe eh tit! deo in yeare to come,
Celeitee'leelearleraeeaa-aeleee These signals of disorder may bt
Veateivet-Yaiee7aereal the greduai creeping on of weak.
ness, or fretfulness end dullitess. ang
C°01;aNG 11,111/13A1113, are nature's way of telling that A
Rhubarb is rich in oxalis eciel. Mistake has been maelo somewherei
which does rnueh to tone the system and o,,U,te‘it it is right ta the mat,
for summer's heat, The greatest tee oL. too,"
US( to which we put rhubarb is for Children. are nTothelrolly4evrey tdhieffierrennatt
Pies- Yet it is impossible to bake it from R1111°418^
beistwerie:::thIstpsiewitsti:ett:renp:Iirmagka tn.i: vtue77.1 instincts about eating. somet
under crust soggy and indigestible, times uthreelarsonaapbroetitcpseruirip4 ex:1$
inoh4,orliallii2,pielgoleistitlbtati,s.t.otLrialyubtatrtt toll; trieltoisnhexat.dish one day and refuse it
Nature doesn't alwae-s explain at
deep granite or earthen pie plate
gover c lerintokple laylibla:iiplys oirtitphasstopit3,11, fiprrnotst whybabytraltauks stthiceh metal;
cross
-bar
if:tspholiev°enmn,434,11Aablet 1:17tatkaret:citnibi °IttlInec'lat tunisstclosmuliirt) ht eyguti:TI erehni 'no t nItlal re
stewing, the rhubarb and nearly Mil
-
lug A pie plate with it. fiver the
artificial by being offered so much
unwholesome food, such as the
grown-ups so often at.
frutt pet geetereee oaleogae; get Of course, some plain good S0959
Child
An cool oven for a minute or mist determine how far
two, then Wel., Serve thip with oball choose for himself: but Om
crisp wafers. constant approach toward nature Is
Stewed Itbubarb. Cut up vac a helpful course to take.
pound of rhubarb and cook in an NO PAY DAYS.
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stew it in tin vessel: the acid gollY years ago Rev, Thomas --0,‘
eat or the tin, and the fruit will he Beecher wrote the following. 'which,
0, dirty purple in color. bcside has- is as true to-dae° as then: The quiet,
Mg a strong metadie teate. There fidelity with which "alto" will dish -
Is no better way to cook rhubarb tvosb hor awaY for "Wm," is
than to set it in a moderato oven inlenarrel Of endurance and grace. Jut
ft small covered beau -pot without
water. Let it bake 'until dissolved:
then sweeten. if rhubarb cooks' a
ullooto too long, whieh means after Meet wooke uP jobs, ends them aped
it bele t it will lose takes bis pay. This pay can be
ito delicious flexor. Stir it as lit,4 triotelated into something- else dee
tie as peeeible and with wooden' grnble. A Man works all day, and
spoon. Do not add sugar to It, drawa 14s Pay for Ills tiore work.
*when baked or stewed. until after This pay allures bine as oats a
cooltinge Sweeten to teen) at once horse homeward bound. Thus men
on taking it from the lire. work by terms and jobs — and al -
Isere is the servitude of woman hea..,
,viest —.no sooner is her work done
'than it. requires to bo done again,
Jailed ethneneeae.cet. up one though worh is endless as to (pimn.
bean -pot with a thin. slice of lensoin terms and jobs, we men go heartily
opoisimmal oufitri:rbagir bn,gears ulr Tont: t is: one
tointY:nu, ,);e0turniv:teanno cucotmultp ttIllt:sminoto,o
cupful of sugar. Illtert cooked. add stones°
two tablespoonfuls of granulated I '°t na 111111 tlur 41"1".. 4'54111'"
gelatine. dissolved In half a. cupful utend Quy sMtn., nnid we put out
of cold water,, and stir until It tirrITPQ"1b14: ,tne 11P0511 the darneti
melte in the hot risstbarb. If not snol* and sot' (Ian's it araIn 1'M
pink enough, color with a touch of ‘13144es fnr the ihtt5lin, and' the f4"'
fruit red. Wet a mould -with ice
water and pour in the jelly. Tarn
out on a platter when firm, and gar-
nish with whipped cream from a
bag.
you haw again and again written a who will not receive Christ and Ilis lilmbarb Charlotte., --Butter a bah -
name won 0, black bordered en-
velope. 'Use aright that pen with
which yon made a last will and Os-
tniaent, and use aright that pm
with which you can NVID Immortal
souls to Jesus Christ in tho gospol
Invitation of private correspondence.
•••••••••••••••4.......110.11.11
ME SUNDAY SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
Tent of the Lesson, Acts xniv.,
1C-16. Golden Text, Ps. xzliL, 4.
1048. Neither can they prove the
things whereof they now neettfie
Five days ,after Paul had been
placed under the care of Felix,
the governor at Caesarea, the high
priest and the elders and au orator
named Tertullus arrived from Jer-
usalem, and, Paul being brought
forth, the orator delivered ids accus-
ation, and the Jews assented to it.
null being permittedto speak for
IIIMSelf, denies tbeir acemalione
and says that they can prove noth-
ing, it is the common story of
things laid to our charge that we
know not — tbe perversity of false
-witness (Ps. ;nava xi). The Spir-
it, tlwough Peter, reminds us that
It is cause for thanksgiving if for
conscience toward God we endure
grief suffering wrongfully, that if
when we do well and suffer for it we
take it patiently, God is well pleas-
ed and that it is better, if tire will
of God be sO, that we suffer for well
doing than for evil doing (I Pet. ii,
10, 20; lie 17).
14. But this 1 confess unto thee
that after tbe Way 'which they call
heresy so worship 1 the God of my
fathers, believing all things 'which
are written in the law and. in the
prophets.
It was his custom to expound and
testify the kingdom of God and per-
suade people concerning Jesus, both
out of the law of Moses and out of
the prophets (Acts xxviii, 23). It
was the custom of tbe Lord Jesus
to begin at Moses and all the pro-
phets and expound in all the Scrip-
tures the things concerning Himself
and to assert that all things must
be fulfilled which were written in the
law of Moses and. in tbe prophets
and in the psalms concerning Rifle
(Luke =iv, 27, 44). There is no
one to follow fully but the Lord
Jesus, and there is no better exam-
ple of one who followed Men fully
than the apostle Paul,
15. And have hope toward God,
which they themselves also allow,
that there shall be a reourrection of
the dead, both of the just and of
the unjust.
'When Poul was rescued from the
mob by, the chief captain and on the
next day brought before the COM:t-
oil, part Saelducees and part Phari-
sees, it was the topic of the resur-
rection whieet so stirred them that
it 'seemeCl as if they would tear Paul
in pieces had not the ohief captain
taken him , by force, from among.
them (chapter 6, 10). It was
the same night, in the castle, that
the Lord appeared to him and as-
sured him that as he had testified
at Jerusalem so he Must testify at
Rome (xxiii, 11),. thus indorsing his
teatimony and asking for more of it.
All whonow believe God believe in
the. resurrection of the dead, but
not all believers accept the plan
teacb;ing of 1 Thess. lea 16, 1.7; 1
aercv 2 24; Is :CV, 5, 6;
Luke xiv, 14; xx, 36, and other
passages concerning the rcsurrec-
16.- And herein do I exercese my-
self to have alw,lys a conscience
void of offence toward God and to-
ward men.
righteousness are abiding under Use lug dish and toss stale breaderundss
wrath of God and already condemned In it until the sides are coated;
(John iii. 18, 80), and it they die If then put in a layer of battered
thus can never be redeemed (John erstuabs, next a layer of rhubarb cut
ill, 2i-21). but wni finally come be,. In pieces with a generous eprinkling
for the great white throne and be 0t sugar, a dash or salt and ft grat.-
sent intme o the lake of fire ,.rteV. 2CX• rn
ing of nutmeg. Cover with the but -
11,45). soIf saved in mese the; tared CrObS,, then more rhubarb
ment for An is past, but there and erlIntba on top, Bake for half
judg
will 1)0 a judgment cf works cord non hour in a moderate oven; servo
rewards for service at the judgment waurrojrairtil: :Narnerroe,:imm`t.t1),$.easreo'n 41,
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26; Rev. xsii, 121.
ONE VIEW Or TEE CZAR.
Painfully Conscious, Kindly and
Sensible.
An opportunity to peep behind the
curtains that seclude his majesty,
the Czar, would doubtless enlighten
us tss to the causes of policies and
politics In IluFsia. But, alas! we
can look only through the eyes 01, mid gowns Is often as well dressed
seat of elitist (John ; Ishe lemon squeezer all the Juice from 12
fine oranges and on lemon. From
the shells of tile fruit peel the white
pith, then chop the rinds dm Put
Use rind, juice, three pounds of
sugar and two quarts or thubarb cut'
in small pieces in a preserving pan
and boil until thick.
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MAKING OVElt.
The woman who understands bow
to clean up and refashion her hats
others, who seldom see What we
%mild see. Mr. Labotichere lately
gave a readable pen picture of the
powerful Nicholas in the pages of
the London Truth. "Trtxtit about
the Czar," we alight expect the
beading to lead, but is the inform
lion true? Is it founded. on the in-
timate observations of the writer, or
is it a rehash of eeeond-hand and
third -hand ruiners? One eillk only
lead and judge for hineselfmighthhhh
lead, and judge for himself.
The prezent Czar's father, Alexan-
der 111., was a dull noto, says
"Labby." He was a sort of rover -
don to the peasant type, with a.
powerful physique and a cornmon-
plate mind. Suspicious of his intel-
lectual supe.iors, he feared the ef-
fects of original thinkers on the
minds of his children, whose tute-
as those who spend a lot of money
ott their clothing. Time, sldll and
cleverness are all needed, but then
the result does prove so pleasing the
expenditure of these requisites is
soon forgotten.
Here aro a few hints which may
help her on her economical way.
Soiled feathers may be washed in
hot water and soap. Rinse thor-
oughly to get the soap out and
bruelt the quills with a nail brush.
Ostrich feathers may be treated in
the same way. After rinsing thent
pose them tbrough a warm solution
of oxalic acid. Then they should be
starched in a plain starch. The fib-
ers may be curled with a warm
curling iron. Steam the fibers be-
fore curling. Wings and fancy fea-
thers may be cleaned with benzine
leaccordinglwas left and when dry- rubbed with magnesia.
to well-
ag, y,
All silk ribbons and pieces of silk
informed cks. So the present may be washed in soft water, using
pure white soap. Wash gently and
rinse well. Roll in a towel and
when nearly dry iron tinder tissue
paper. Do not wring, but squeeze the
water out by running through a
wringer with a towel, or scateeze
them between the palms of the
hands.
Silks can be well cleaned in gaso-
line. The most important thing to
remember is that the article to be
cleaned must be entirely submerged
in the gasoline. Many girls make
the mistake of not using a sufficient
quantity and the result is far from
satisfactory. It is always well to
bear in mind the fact that gasoline
and benzine are inflammable liquids
and should not be used near a fire
or lamp.
Old chiffon may be made as good
as new. Make a lather of good
white soap, which should be allowed
to stand until nearly cold. Put the
chiffon in it and let it stand awhile.
Then shake it gently around In the
water, passing it between the ,..fin-
gers, but not rubbing it. Then
shake' it out in clear water, chang-
ing tee baths lentil there is no trace
of cloudiness in the water. Fill a
Cup half full of water, drop in a
moreel of pure gun arable, and let
this dissolve. Add to it a few
drops of white vinegar and dip in
the chiffon. Don't squeeze or wring
it dry, but lay it between very soft
white muslin and gently pat it with
the hand. Have an iron moderately
hot and iron the fabric on the wrong
Czar and his brother became "good,
honest, painstaking little bodies,
free from hurtful pride and not with-
out shrewdness, but lacking in
strong cerebation and, as they ad-
vanced in years, in tile sort of men-
tality that grasps a subject."
The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser sums up Labouchere's VieW
thus: "The Cnar, then, according
to this. view a him, is a person of
the very best intentions, painfully
conscious, kindly and sensible, but
without the force and penaration
nexesary to carry out great. plans
to a biumpbant issue. It is a say-
ing of those who know him, that if
by prayer he could persuade Heaven
to rain down cabbage -soup upon his
poorer subjeets he would spend his
whole time upon his knees. But
they also declare that he is extreme-
ly vacillating, changing his opinions
in accordance with the views of the
last person with -whom he talks.
"With such traits as these, the
Czar's relation to his own govern-
ment can hardly be that of a force-
ful, all -compelling power. Routine
in the end prevails, and Mr. La-
bou che. e rather acutely says that
very pos ibly national salvation
may be in this inertia, which allowe
things to take their own course and
to develop according to tee logic of
events. The editor of Truth doe
ect i hes the Czar, on the domestic
f-ide, as extremely amiable, and as
having apas ion for match-inaking
He is 101)01:Led to have said once to
the French Ambassador that his
chief olfaction to a Republic was side, having tissue paper ,between it
the fact that it never had any mar-
riageable princesees to dispose ol.
To his mind, the best wa t
y .o le -e-
vent a war or to ',end one wad by a
marriage, and handsome, well -do w-
e• ed and, charming princesses were
'irnimeme aid to the peaceful con-
duct of diplomacy."
The easiest way to sell good things
is to have it known you have gOod
things to sell.
and the iron.
FEEDING THE LITTLE ONES.
AS long as the up-to-date baby Is
a wce rnite of a thing, yes, even un-
til past his second summer, he is fed
-by special rules on the most scien-
tific rations. But after that a good
many mothers seem to think it is
all right to let him eat anything.
Perhaps it is not until this baby
:ay makes haste to send back the
same garmeats to be washed again.
"$he" puts the room in order, and
we get it ready to he "rid up"
again. The same socks, the samo
washing,, the same 4°00101 (every time.
She bas eo suceeesive jobs. no
terms, no pay day, 50 tally -stick of
Iffe.
WINDOW CURTAINS.
Curtains in country houses sbould
Ito fewer and less volundeous than
in the eity liOntie, Mitre there Is far
less. necessity for excluding the out-
er world. Arrenge the curt a IDS
therefore with SOMQ distinct pur-
pose in view, either to screen a win-
dow opening upon a, wo', to
exclude an excess of sunlight., or to
introduce color in a doll corner.."
'SolnellnleS ft strip of curtain at eith-
er side of a group of windows with,
a valance 0 ;foot or so in depth rust-,
sling across the top of the windows, '
and connecting the two side cur-.
tains. forms a desirable frame for
the outdoor VIVW. Or curtains may
be needed 'to conceal an unattract-
ire window frame or to reproduce
one of the wall tints to accentuate
some prevailing note of color,
TRAINING HORSES.
llowever little -credit a horse limy
commonly receive for poseeesing deli-
cacy of secret, there are some per-
fumes grateful to him. Horse train-
ers are aware of the fact, and make'
use of their knowledge in training
stubborn and apparently intractable
animals. Many trainers bave favor-
ite perfinnes, the composition of
which they keep a secret; ftnd it is
the possession of this means of ap-
pealing to the liorse's aestheticismn.
that enables so many of them to ac-
complish Such wonderful results..
CHECK uroN TIITEVES.
The Christisoxitt pence have bit up-
on a chmacteristic w.ethod of keep-
ing a control over the proceedings of
profe sional thiecee. Each of theta'
gentry has le eived a number and is
now required to report himself itt
least twiee a day at headquarters.
lity this time the chief constable is
speedily able to satisfy himself wile -4
thet the members of the fraternity
are "in. town," or- whether, as frea
queraly happens, they have made an
excursion beyond the city preeincts'
to attend to a.
SECURES A GOOD HAUL.
A curious device is resorted to by.
Dutch fishermen in order to attract
their victims. A bright -colored
glass bottle is filled with earth and
worms, ' reeled in such a way that
only a little water can mace, tied to
a string, and thrown into the wa-
ter. The glistening bottle, thrown
bitber and thither by the current of
•the 'state -, attracts a swarm of
fishes, whose curiosity and greed are
excited by the wriggling worins in
the bottle to such an extent that
they fall easy victhns to the bait at
the end of the line now thrown out
by the wily fisherman.
"Do you know what I would do if
I 'owned this place?" said hers, Cas-
well, turning enthusiastically to the
guide who was show ing her theIS en-
ders of the British Museum. -rd
hold the biggest jumble sale that
was ever seen on. this green ,earth:"
Frantic Woman — "Oh, sir! My
husband returned to our room af-
ter we had fled .” Firemen — "Do
you think he's in danger?" Women—
He may be. Please go to him and
tell him not to forget my dia-
monds."
Stern Parent -- "Quite so, quite
so! You tell rne that you have proe
posed to my daughter, bute-.er-.-yoo
say nothing about your position.",
Nervous Suitor — "My position, wir?
Oh — ee — the—tete—usual. cee,
gets to be a sckoolboy (or perchance believe—on my knees, you know
enreeeell,e,
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