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TM RHONg1L1TiON
ten Have We Wept Our Regi
Over the Coft Lids I
ilEetetee accerd Act et tee, ner-
tie:aerie 101 de a (.4. 212, lee year one
eanaiteied etre vaindeva etee ahem
ei Tomato, at on 5
bepartment ei Aerial:Were,. ttaw(e)
deepaech frona Cliicago says:
etev. lerene Ite. Witt Telinene Prow:4e
a -ora tate toilet...in teet: Luee
3•1- ^ (math peeve. goed mill to-
v.-erd taemes
gieertaaas Pay has the manger for
ee. with tie: hew.. for a eet-
tee.. nom. time etateeitiorial the
wartime oi tiee th get
" has hod its tree an4 roal (tee-
ner:theta awe eo enrech pidolic f•es-
Veiny and clirrech mirenumi,:l as En
the -aretier; gatireeireg around the do-
tieeesidte Other customs riney
efeeteree, new Enotteizents may trans-
form our sociag iffe, fent the Christ -
owls ieeer,rls gartkering eter,inutEns its
bah; ors tereE'eer. Rut though many
eneirs ietor elzange within a quer-
or: a. CinitilliWyv tte es5tonlis (Xi
Tc14,19:yrettarige in a
anneteateen or a centney. tlarientiee
Pay aiwrieS lies been. and NO
ieiWi.tyS real I. a iantilly Et'ay. It is
thot laaet, owe. yeer the
ehildren end the grendchildren, the
twothers en4 the sisters and the
Invieitt•n-s *Lei nEeees„ as well as
the iethers and Mothers awl grand -
Parents, shoeiti gotle'rett within
the font. ;retie oi the, oid honeesteetf,
Med it ie oproprioto tbat the etteseen
foe (AO a -ewe -ions ehould that at
"radrl4 vne Cele:Witte the uat,-,.nt a our,
Leed.
Bee theeigli OVA 4.F..,?tItth lb?, SOU,
tar Y feteillies,'* though on Christ-
hetv. Oaten other d@ss.
troillGI have us worship Iligi in coma
areennee With . o'er Isiah Wall Li%
iiiveele eterdel flellishe to Nato
Mat 14oef,1.1 thiefeer then water. yet
tto SiVertIlag feet enniains wean,-
trove:eV-4 IOW ttlze 'triennia* shelellOie,
whien settles it9 Owne.5 veal clatters
its took ,,-4h-opst4.Cheietmas
ere in eitneet evars faealay eloatt.
tle• lbiatteee erli.eieteete
SUQ
ST1211P11-
By al tementwo no-tt. moon
tint tive and nava:eV OEM law
little cluddeea honer, wiallin tee fuer
welle of a kat se are eecenairdy =-
impala or thet IneStr, howee are not
peacefol and haitig. We do mean.
lireveverthat tho feenily liame
lehen tte lorger if) reit
elevoes a lovete owl barinindone
name.W o mean ity this ntetie
user illicit after the fether anal
teeldbr boa been cartieil mit to
Veer hat rettier; plere. to sleep the
ot death under kt enVerlid
tete oetrengtereian often settee lea
throat the twerried _dee: ea
reef. e 4,e; et el eta,' t hat many
..07:20. has been eplit from top to
bottom on account of the reconi
xaterritege of a father or se mother,
We do onem that to -day ell otTr
the tvorld brothere fOnfal at
eerie:ea with brotheaa, teeters with
eiettre tine cousine with cousins.
leanaly die:C(21;14one Vietee,
*tdimmediately Muse. Wbel They
Cte pearly all -aye„ practically all
e-leten eatleed by faults vommitted on
both Siden. They have liven teemed
by the pot calling the /fettle block.
the hettle retaliating by etIling the
pot black, and a the an time,
beth are so blinded by the hot fires
of domestic dimensions that they
eannot see that each is black. It
Inay tiet be clear who started the
family trotible. It Is enough tO
flow that if both peaties had not
erreel there would not have been eon -
timed domestic disturbauee.
Trifie. for illustration. the trouble
Iletween a father and his on. Every
little while we hear of the son of
tome prominent man being at sari -
mice with his father. An inkling of
the trouble may get into the news-
paper or be gossiped
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Some of us side with the parent. We
say: No matter what the father
may have done, the son has no right
to turn his hack unon his sire, lie
has no right to despise the parent
who cared for him when he was a
'eittle child and who educated him
and started him out as a young man
into the world." On the other hand,
some. of us side with the son instead
of the father. We say that sono fa-
thers are moan and selfish and grasp-
ing. They never want to give their
sons their rights. It is told of old
Emperor William L of Germany,.
that -oaten the ceurt artist paieled
picture of the German court, with
-Crown Prince Frederick's foot mion
the lowest step of the throne, King
William called the artist to him and
said:. "Take that boy's fopt oft that
throne step.. As long as I am Xing
I want to have the throne for my-
self." But in all probability if yon
can get to the inside faets of that
•quarrel between the father and the
son they can all he traced to a dis-
position in the father which has been
inherited by the son. The father
may have been a high strung, nem --
oils, quick , tempered, oVerwrought,
overworked, impetuous, man. The
eon may have • inherited the same.
fiery disposition, It is a scientific'
fact that oriposites conjoin, not simi-
larities. • The positive g‘id tho nega-
-tito poles work togetho in harindny:
not the electric wires otrrying the
eame current. The reason the wife
is able to live harmoniously with
the 7t1s1)and is that het- nature is
entirtv different from his and is its
riaitirSi complement.' The father and
the son were col/thee:illy irritating
each other. Qno night there was a
tl,unesti6 P7.1119,910,11. The fathee or-
tod eon from the house: -Tee
boy eceee tame, back: Ire went to
lien in at...,;."fier, nity. • Ile plunged in-
t'', o, life of Ottinpatioe, The fether
e s
blamed the SQL The son blued the
father. net re there not grevicais
FAULTS ON. BOTH SIDES?
Tati,e. for illustration, that diffieul-
,t;„- which exists betweea tbe deugla
ter arul her parents. 'There. are faults
,there test the earae. Faults are MA
both eieit2e. The daughter may leave
t grown up to bo the pride the
,ovial heart. She was the idol
her father end mother. They sent,
her to ettool rine gene heir every
aducational radvantage that moieey
count procure. but while they were
gieing money and, seemingly, ever,y
Advantage theee pampas vee tiot
careftel aboUt the acquaintances tbeir
datighter was forming, 'Ploy were
not careful Atom looteng up tbe re-
cords of the ;voting Men wito were
calling (turfing tbe eiening hour. Tile
reselt of eliis parental negligence
Ws thet the dieigliter foie/Tadao, ale
canton tee a enema mait who Was
Pot regorded favoroley by the par -
eels, They (lid everything in their
Power to prevent the merriage, but
the trouble was tbat the parents
awohe to tbe (tenger too Leta Tim
,young girl wits obstinate; elte mat-
ried ogainst tie* will. After. tbe
daughter left home elle felt that her
anebaild arid cbildren were not want-
ed back in the place. where the with
alid mother was borntherefore a
does nut eieit wbere ethey are not
welcomed. The parents, in an tut-
'greirdeil moment. env have send that
afl their children wanted of them was
-teeir niOney. Tee (laughter is poor.
;bet very proud. At times ehe bee
Put ked food enough even for ber
lion' notch happineee it
.evottid give on all horde if a reeoin.
tibation could lee eller:tee' and if the
peenne, retneinberitilg Una thelr nog-
•ligenot routributed to the troulda
awl the daughterrenieniterieg, thet
lolod word'3. epohen in a moment of
tricatatioo. ehotild 14Ot weigh ateains
gio7Pg engin of love mad parental hind-
inese, ebould come together again
opine to for,get %lie faults on
both eidee!
Wiwi is true of tee difficulties be-
tenen leorveati aril it; el 7.0
Ne of tie eillienities between broth -
d brothers, sl'olerfi and Melees.
bly beadle ate to be found on
fildeft, Therefore %that sthe
ioai voltam eta of all this trend
bought ? Imo 0 man, aed yom
go women, haeo eo tight to romplain
about tee injustiies which oteeis
Ileac done agetimt you =heti yen at
!tee ramie time have flora all in your
power to tame fer the ties width..
Yterne have. intentionallo "or welitten-
mealy, elotet
•
AGA/NST Yorit isztarmat
Mothers who are angry or ledifferent favorite aolt.tiele is the garter. 01
with their children? Many Peonle these one lady hos A fine cellection.
are at to judge the thildrea harshly la it aro a, heAutitul •peir belonging
• when domeetie troubles arise be to the late Queen of Italy; a pair of
tweee Pax -cuts and their ofesprieg, the Queen Of • Rolland's; a ribbon
But as men and women grow older garter said to haVe belonged tO Nell
and have ehileren of their owe, they lowynne; a pair of the Queen ef Ser-
aie more WiLing to blame tile putout via's with mottoes; a single garter
for the eseraegenteut thee they- are Quo belonging to o Gerogian priu_
te hit"e the 6141' 1.141.0 Y"' Vifty" VeSs of Wales; a pale. which once
erne, ever tried to will back the woo worn by Tagnoon a pwir•of
affeetions ot your children? Diti e-ou blue silk ones once belonging to, a
eVer try to recall. that cruel remark, speinag Rayarty,„ airrwst
e-ou •onee made to your obstinate large to go roved a elender Woreate"A
boy? That remark cut into his waist; add a very oainty paid given
leeit ae a, surgeon's Rnife buries it- by a Europe= Prince to a noterloos
selt in the flesh quivering upon- ,s,paaisja dauciugeori wen hnewnin
opiatATING TABLE. Paris a few years ago.
Have You. 0 parent, siege that sec- The stockings of Ileyalty also are
and marriage, width ro trampled up- in good demaud. One lady (an
on the •late of your children, gorerenew!), who has spent peerly
iegalorly to visit ever childree. tee Z300 with me ma them, has some
yon used to do before their mother's pairs of oearly every European Roy -
death? Do you Eend to tee nay in her collection, and elso, by
warm, corrlial invitations to come eeey et emeteast 1 suppose swerai
home and iesist that they come with pales beleezeog to rotheioes "anew.
their taurilie" 1)13 you, the.1)...a;re' ineluding one of Mee. May -
cuts, try to instill lett) your gond- woos. The olesh„eeto host of ono
ren the thought that their father mid the most popular of hIngliah iorint
eesses are really exquisite Creations,
and I an guile believe that they
cost per peer when new. 0=
Continental Royalty evidently be -
that the years are very few in which Ileves Yellew as a. 111-e4Y eolpr, for
it is doitololo ter teem to 'moo he bas yellow hose, and Some 'with
Chrisemas teeoneneations what a black feet. One of the best -dressed
• child despiece a parent, livieg or of foreign rAillcmea hod hese. one
dame tliet child twist suffer the most, would ilnegine. to 31AM1t her nndere
awful agoeles that can ever come to seirts Or dreSNen, for 1 bave pirates -
human being this aide of the grave, ed Wee'. Pale blueink ola rose,
Bear, forbear, forgive, nue be for- black, dove grey, and silver tissue
given are the tent:togs, "on earth
peacegoosl svUl towed men." Be-
t re the pent Christmas cornea
around it wi I he imposeible for genie
forgive or be forgiven. Tim eftS.
-roteRer is even noW ZnaMdaetUrlug
"1111' Thi/ grA"digger iti ev,e" Ware a•go bad lihing for o rat to
gsbarnart511,etintaingn isbisevPeltre'ridaw"detspetl'ideeu teluid,e.(14In tibeir own trousseau,
Thetubstinte. The bellringer IS ovea 4)4 eeersch Imre' geed.
now ready to toll a. =ell. Brothers eNquIsite work' but is no InRa"
and tistets, /bouts and mothers.ee elaborate as tbe uniuitiated might
eitli and ein, stop and atturo your °uPPese• The Jleest twn.Freeeh
family teeonciliatioue to the notes batis'te- and nttidia 6eent the .fe3'-
ore Material with our own Roy -
01 the Oliva:ennui meg.
attic's, Although •one or two favor
-,,-;%;,..tile'e,„,,,auttlelt.11",iseeteleeittle03,„eueet,p,c, aide. Southern European "loyalties
e'd-entenee• ree"-eted- appear' to bavo MOM eNatlei tastes
at'im"el''''Zzvtrtngnyne'ri"ctaLeyti "hIt et tatiain 11105,e of, Noi,:thern, Europe, But
heagen sball again be compelled to Mune* uaneing•girl or Perielan
• at
trees poesessee mare elaborAte and
ting for lay tied all relatives the
manger have become recommit. costly underclothing, The demend
ter euch articles rother (=cede the
upply-an inuriense amount. goes to
the United States -oven though tbe
ROYALTIES' OLD CLOTHES earments are seldom worn more titan
a few Ones. 1 fancy they are kept
hy the dreesers or amide in waiting,
WHAT BECOMES ruin aithough 1 got a good deft/.
OAST -OFF GARMENTA. Ver Royal frocks there is a very
— good market. But ono suspects they
S People Colleet the Sho r Sometimes coustderably altered
and Corsets of Celebrated befere being offered to no by the per-
sons whose perquisites these •
gar -
mints may be. An exquisite Court
Of the matey queer collectiug fails dress of the late Empress of Austria,
of modern women, surely that of tlie was sold to an American lady, who
east -off garments of Royal and cele- wove it at a White House reception,
ibrated persons must be reckoned whilst ber daughter was wearing a
amouget the strangest. And yet, a gown which had belommil to another
chat recently with a well -batmen deal- Royal lady.
er in Curies showed that cuticles of People collect all sorts of things
Ptoyai attire have a, high market now -a -days, and ono comes across a.
value. large number of curious customers id
have o. gime ineny agents, saki the true sense of the word.
the lady, who purchase for eve all A CHICAGO MERCHANT
the articles of clothing belonging to gave mo an order, almost a carte
Royalty and other celebrated persons blanche, I might say„ to provide hie
'Malt emu° tat* the raea*et- I elle daughter with a eomplete outfit of
tin a. great deal of "stock" from "loyal garments for her wear at re
the Continent; and always dispose or ototiondeoute beil. I was able to
It at a good profit (and she snii/led do this, although at tim expenditure
at the adjective) to persons who buy of a lot of trouble, Tee dress worn
or tolled such Ohio. bad to be altered considerably, but
I /UM "a, lady client in the Mid- a the alterations were made with
lands from whom 1 liave a standing.1
ttenmings, etc., oft other Royal gar -
commission to obtain for her east- menta,
off shoes And corsets and those or That Cbicago belle can boast of
modern make which have been worn tome probably no other American
by roe -al or celebratect personagesgirl can, namely, that she was at
8110 has one of the finest collections least once in, her life clothed from
of old corsets in Europa though it, bead to foot in the east-ofr clothes of
is probably exeelled as regards va- royalty/ What was the cost? Well,
riety by that ot an American lady as her father would have said, "pret-
who is also a. customer of Mine. In ty Considerable." The shoes of white
it are examples once worn by °lir satin beautifully embroidered with
own Princesses; an exquisite Viennese gold thread and seed pearls crone to
corset of the late Empress of Austria $120. Her stockings cost $25, her
ineasurieg, although stretched by gloves $15, her lingerie, of finest
wear, barely 16 in. in the waist; one hewn trimmed with beautiful real
belonging to the little Queen of Red- lace, $175, corsets $60, two under -
land; one of the Queen of Italy's skirts of silk, and lace $200, dress
(white satin, ornamented with be,att- o600. Quite a respectable bill, al -
beautiful lace, and made by wfamous though her father seemed scarcely
satisiletlethat he had paid enough for
the privilege of his daughter "starr-
ing" in the garments of Royalty. -
London Tit -Bits.
their mother are a)nolately depen-
dent for happiness neon their boys
and gi: age; tions ?
Cannot the names who are ea -
twinged from tteir thildien realee
stockings. all ef which
11AVE BEEN WORN BY HER.
I bare often purchesed Royeltien'
lingerie; and, indeed, for it there is
good derimml ercemget both eolleGe
tors end American girls, Who o few
eon will go and bareetly aek
eir brother to forgive you the
ong you bate dime him, In ninety -
tine euFes out of a hundred that
hroll,er will ask you to forgive the
ilkinSti es le has clone you. Then,
es you ma both ready to More for
the oils you have do(e each
oiler, ti ere will be no farther
!mem for domestic eteife. ',try to
lemother the flames of hunilY trouble
by ite,ing your brother to forgive
iyon the wrongs yeu base dose him.
Try, it toy friend. Try. Try it
'before the coming Cluietinas festivi-
leamily diseentions sliould cease,
and inanediately cease. Why? Be-
cause nearly all fainiky troubles are
caesed by one member of a family
misjudging the motives and position
„cf other members of tbe family. Ile -
Jerome it Is ahnott impossible for
I people in one sphere of life to pro -
10,1y appreciate the 41tlicu1tiPs and
the- trials and the worries and the
diSappointInentS and the herataches
which are continually nagging and
ea fin tie liver of people in other -
spheres of life. Because it is not
easy for one to read "tee signs of
the times" through another's spect-
acles. Because every pair of family
glasses, as a rule, has a difieeent
lens and dillerent louts.
'Oh, that this corning Christmas we
would one and all try to focus our
eVes to our brother's simetardes 1
Then a, great many of the family
troubles would forever vanish from
our darkened holizon. The man who
travels about this phtnet with such
a Chrittittn spirit and goes from
house to house -from the palace of
the rich to tIte hovel cf the poor,
from the sumptuous private office of
the merchant prince to the counters
of the sinalrealaried clerk -soon des -
covers that this world is not -alto-
gether a, mean world, a selfish world,'
a heartless wceli, but it is a tiree
NVOILI, a discouraged .world,
. A MISUNDERSTOOD WORLD.
If every Jaitinber of a family .evli6.
has bitter troubles and trials could
realiac. that bla brothers and sisters
aleng the great •bighwaye of life are
.struggling under borders quite as
heavy as his own -although their
burdens may be Made ep in:different,
kindS, Of packs and have Sirken 'cords
around them instead of .beiripen rope
-lie would lie more patient ,in lijs
criticiem of othere, as he may hope
that ()1he:0. will judge hien more
chaellallot 'Most of the seeming. in-
-,
sults by relatives to relatives are en -
ti ely
uniateetioiml. • :As every Man
hopes for mercy and pardon in the
day Of judgment so . -there should be
l'orgiveness for one Who offends an -
Other through inteetioue. ThO. fan-
cied 'injnetices betweentreletives aeist.
fen the moot pert ib the .distorted
magi nations Of those Who: hate no
2e -eta to indulge in UnehriStian aud
merciless judgeinente of relatives who
ieelly want to be 'friends, '
pantry dieeenslons' should ceetee,
Bare ally one,- ele or young, gainsaY
this innilicnt truth But if this
vacning eciMie0-,With Mighty force to
brothel-. and, eiters hoW'oeuch 'more
}-hbell it (imam' to the, ;.father . and
Parisian corsetiere); and a. short pair
in silk coutil, once worn by
THE EllPleleSS OF RUSSIA.
Of the corsets of celebrities she
bas not a few examples. A. leather
corset of Charlotte Corday's is a
notable example; one of Marie An-
toinette's-a, mass of whalebone and
steel with a waist measurement of
about 17i in.; one of silk brocade,
belonging to a famous opera dancer
of the '60's, wbose name T forget for
the moment, was originally sewn
with jewels, and, I was told, cost
£250; and a corset ascribed to Cath-
arine de Medici, but Probably be-
longing to one of her Court ladies, is
strengthened by a positive network
of steel, and must have been torture
to wear. They did tight -lace in
those days, if you like, the waist of
this corset being less than 14 in.
Of the numerous pairs of shoes
in my clients' collection none are
more velued than a pair once worn
by Queen Victoria when a girl. There
is also a siegle shoe belonging to
ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots in, a
rather rough -surface leather, which
must have origin,ally been scarlet.
A shoe belonging to the Empress
Eugenie, picked up in the Tuileries
after her flight from Paris, is Of
black glace kid -with a beautiful gold
and paste buckle, and working in
gold thread on the toes. One of
:KIM, Rachel's shoes is also in the
collection, the size of which shows
that the famous beauty did .not pos-
sess very elegant, feet. A pair of
white satin slippers belonging to
lime. de Pompadour are also of con-
siderable size and much worn, though
probably by son -icon° else than their
original owner. Many of these items
are properly authenticated, as is al-
so a pair belonging to Booth, the
famous actor, one shoe of Washing-
ton, and a pair
ONCE WORN BY CIARRICIC.
But oilier garments are also collec-
ted by seveeal of my clients. A very
4.
SOIERITRARY DISPITTES
THAT HAVE COST MANY MIL-
LIONS TO SETTLE.
The United States Have Been Ex-
ceptionally Lucky in Gain-
ing Verdicts.
Although arbitration is looked up-
on. by many of our most eminent
lawyels and thinkers as an ideal
method of eettling all international
differences, the time has come to con-
sider whether, after, all, it is satis-
factory in all, or even nrost re-
spects.
Generally speaking it is not-, and
perhaps the reason for tide lies in
the fact that' international law, upon
width the principles of arbitration
are, 'of course, founded, is not mw
at all, in the opinion of many
able critics. A Court which cannot
enforce its deeisions except by the
goodwill of the parties concerned is
not, strictly speaking;* a Court at
all, ,
The decisions of Arbitration Courts
upJill now have, foe the most, part,
been loyally obeyed; but the storm
of disapproval with which the recent
decision of the arbitrators on the
question of the Alaek.a botinclary
was met makes one think seriously
as to the effect, which would be pro-
duced if really important points of
difference WCTO subniitted to similar
trite -coals.
APTER ARBITRATEON--WAR.
T;....o United States make it their
boast that they' settled more differ -
°Rees ,by this peaceable method tban
any other,country. But, consitleriug
they have been exceptionally lucky
in gaining verdicts, this is, ',crimps,
sot to be \toren:red. at,
Some years ago ,SCUle citizens of
that remarkable eeMitry Preferred
Some claims against the Government
1feXin0. These were eubraitted to
taibunal of arbitrators, wbodfail-
ed to agree, The matter won then
passed over to the King of PrUselee
who decided upon the points at is,
Sn'e. In spite of his wears), however
war broke out, and thee raises an
ether importaut point. Supposiag
two nations were to submit their
differences to the atbitraelaent of the
Incenwcit of a theed Power, and, ween
the award was given, refuse to ac-
cept it F Woula not tbis mho the
ire of the arbitratiug nation? The
eltroacee are that it would, and we
can only faintly intagiee tee right-
eoes wrath of, say, the preeent Ger-
man Emerpor in such a cane
Ott previous °tea:Amis, when we
bave submitted matteis in, dispute
between ontselvea and tee united
Stetto arbitration, similar
fortune to that whieli we have just
entOuntered in the yes* of Alartert
has CMIsiAently felloeved es. Tee
"Alaliame" claims, tbo an Juan
water bouudary queeteme tee Treaty
of Ghent, the SaMean. difficulty, awl
many others, all have gone against
us. and We have been made to nay
eemily, either in caeh or territory,
tor the luxury of arbttration,
BEITRING- SEA DIFFICULTY.
In fact. the principal entinb Qf com-
fort wo baVe been able to 'ening
from 020- acute colonel bas bi
een n
the matter of the llebkIng Sea Award
and this ime not been Particulatiee
eatiereing.
As moat renders we 1 remember, the
'United States claimed to have the
monopoly of the eera &Perks in the
tecer euppoeed righte by Se01111; ilrls,
ViCh and Cana -Sian eneeels, Tito ar-
• bitration tribunul aceided against
them all along the line; hut tee Ind,.
ted Stotes, 010)000 they agreed to
• the a.wArd ot the time,. refused to
recegniee it in tee fellowing year,
and have tince ignored it altogether
a proceeding which strihes ono as
oenewhet easporteenanlite.
In the matter Of tee "Alabama"
elaima we were adjudged to he In the
;WrOlig„ ord. bad to pay 00 lens than
D816,000,000 for, the tenses of this
Irreeponeible little alre-bundreil tett-
ner. She w are built in a British
dochencal, it is titie; but it would
be a. bad day tor England if the
were to be beld reepoueble for all the
acts committed by veesels built in
Britiett ehipyavds. del the course of
her two yearn' erulso the "Alabama"
deetroyed no fewer then eeventy Unit-
ed States morchentmen, and while
she looted sho Was a veritable tervor
of the kens. But the acted on lier
awn reeponelbility as a Confederate
ship of war; and, in any coea Kiva-
teeting has r.ever been abolislied. The
United States criVer "Nero sage"
eventually put an aid to the "Mee
hbcaellitla's;4milodseldt 34111gin,litt, rge:151piinig"a131;1141t1\e'er
1
,exploits bad been to the Yarikces,
alitheutYriW°1‘tillee lilfetetirt)leielen itteocrtePutneede as
f
war. But the Unite(' Status would
not look upen the matter in t!.13
light, and in 1872 We had tlie
questiouable pier:auto of Lanetier °ter
a cheque 10r the amount mentioped.
Tile San Juan water boundary was
also an unsatisfactory arbitration
for Britain. It was another bound-
ary difiloulty. and in many reseects
reeembleci the 'Magee, diepute. For
Sourteen yeare the matter dragged
on. The counulssiorers met on tie
occiudons, disagreed on each of them
and it woe left to 'emperor 'William
I. of Germany to decide against Bri-
tain in 1S71.
AN' AWARD xalcomo.
'Another boundary question wheel
resulted in a disappoiotment for
this country occurred in 1827. Ties
was a, dispute between oarStiVes and
the United 'States as to tee north-
eastern boundary 4f the 'United
States. The tben King of the Neth-
erlands was choeen as arbitrator; but
•when the United States found that
the decision was likely to go against
them -they calmly denied the eompe-
tency of the arbitrator, and refused
to recognise his award.
The matter cf the Newfoundland
lobster lisheries is another instance
of abortive 'Arbitration. This ha,s
been a very vexed question between
England and Prance for ma.ny -•ea.rS,
and in 1891 an attempt was made
to settle it by arbitration. The ar-
bitratais were appointed; but even-
tually France declined to proceed
with the in:titer, and so it still re-
mains a serious but undecided quar-
rel.
The matter of tbe Delagoa Bay ar-
bitration in 1872 is yet another in-
stance of our singe/ex ill -fortune
whenwe 'proceed to arbitration. Ever
,since 1823 we had been arguing with
Portugal that certain islands and
teciitories situated in Delagoa Bay
really belonged to es, and it was
generally thought that we should es-
tablish our claim. Tee award of
the arbitrator-kfarshall MacMahon,
of leranCe--however, was all against
US, and a, selious stumbling -block to
the development of South Atiett was
thlkilstoesgteatih3enisolleitmay be safely stated
that 'arbitrators esual13,- meet with
the fate of people who interfere in
and try to settle °flier people's guar -
Tete. They satisfy neither party, ,
and get cordially- hated teemselves.
At the Hague, by the influence of
the cpar of Ressler a Court was es-
tablis'eed in 1899 for 'the eettlen-ient
of all international clizputee; But
up to the present only one care has
been sjibmiLted to- the tribeitai,
and that was a small 3natier in -volv-
ing the disposition of some Church
funds. -
Thus it appeals that, in spite of
every fteility and encouragement to
She Contrary, the Powers still prefer
-1,ci deal with 3mbtty points fnr theni-
selves.-Tearson's Weekin.
0 '
The expulsions of intelligent peo-
ple from Russia by the late Minieter,
M. Sipienue, were so numerous that
a number of, theta have been now in-
vited to return, as the eductetion of i
the country has been Affected by
the i r Oise,: co. -
- - ------
She--' Why should the average 'wo-
man lead people to believe she's
younger than she really ]s? 1.10 --
"She doesn't. She merely tries to."
Behring Straits, mid they enforced
111E SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
DEC. 27.
Text of Lesson, a Review of die
Querter's LeeSens.
Lesson -1)asei4 brings up tbe are
(IL Sam, vi., I-12). Goldenn, Text,
Ps. hoexiv., 4, "Illeseed aro they
that dwell M Thy house." Th(
strange thing in this lesson is teal
a Mae of God sbaeld attempt to de
God's Berrie° after the example of
ton Pahvilip6otiinnteeSday, ith
, and noatianugGhot
• 14101-ron, wace-1.1, 2waha13t). t'hreheW4laryk woaf 3044
is the- topic of the lesson, being men.
tented fourteen times in the ehoptee
a= it represents tho preevese al
• OW and IRS righteousness,,
oozwiflinetn:
pr
• shall he established forever." Cod'
purposes stood, but nuin's pitraoees.
however seemingly good, if not 01
Gail, fall to ehe ground. It is not
wllaiatwteuelz, obrbut
only wanth
want .13e
lo. fer
tItsad(toe
d!
for or in or through ire.
Lesson ILL. -David's confeealen
(Ps. h., 147). Golden Text, Pe, IL,
10. "Create iu ree a elean boart,
004." le is a groat thing to ho oe-
cupied wholly with God, and Ica
God, lest Setan gain any advantage
over us. The eyes that no 4esua
will not See vanity. mut ehe mind
that ie stayed on lliin will not have
pay Vein thoughts.
Lesson IV,--Dievidhi joy over fere
giveuess (Ps. 9'xx11.). Golden Text,
Ps.eenzeii. 1, "Blessed is he whose
transgression is forgiven, whom sin
ia covered," in =confessed brings
great darlinese and sorrow to a child
of Goa, hut if we COnfe5S Mal forsake
our Alas there are forgiveness And
restorAtion (Prov. xxvili., 18; I.
John 1. Et, 10), Tbe Lord will
prove Ilfrovelf to be a deliverer, re*
utorer Anil guide to all who Utile
turn to Hint.
lesson V. -David end Absalom (11.
Sam. ay., 1-12). Golden Text, lehc,
xx.. 12. "Honor thy father end thy
mother." * * * Tbis lereon vete -
forth Pet, tho opposite of the Golden
Text, for while pretending to bailor
bis father bo had in his heart *vett
and hared mid murder. Ifo was
outwardly the raoSt beautiful Man ill
all /erael (ehapter xis., 25), but to
his heart perhaps the mont wicked.
Itesson VL-Davi(1et grief over AIN
sawn (U. Sam. vll1., 24-30). Goa
den Text, Prov. xvile 25, "A tool.,
ish son is a, grief to his father." So
good a father and so wicked 4 son
cannot but suggest the love of Cod
and the rebellion and sill of many of
His children (Ism 1, 2; Lillie 10;
Jer. in.' 12-14), also suggests the
story ofLuke xv.; but, while in these
records we see a phase of the lave of
God it is only On Golgotha that we
see fully that love a.s set forth in
Job 111., 10; I. John M., 10; Bora.
v., 8.
Leeson VII.-,Da.vidh; trust in God
(Pa. axiii). tioleen Text, Ps. neat
2, "no Lord is my Shepherd; 1 elwlL
not want. '.Plc leeson title does
not hegin to tot forth lee eignilicance
of this psalm, for its falfillment will
only lie seen in Israel in ndllenniall
days; but let us not lose the proSenti
comfort thee IS 10 it for be/levers+
now. Make each atnUranCe your
Own as for as Doesible. Soy 41 do,
not want." however much I may
think I do, for my Shepherd levee
010 too much to let ine wont any:,
good thing (Ps. lxxxier; 11). I
Lee.son VIlat-The curse of strong,
drink (Prov. ex, 1; xiii, O, 21,,
29-35). Golden Text, Prov. ear, In
"Wine is a mocker." TI is lessont
Is not. such a departure irom the line'
of thought of previous lessons -as
might at first appear, for the selfista;
nese of the drunkard lute been event
in Absalom and even in David Min-
eelf. Tho deeil is a meeker and a
deceiver, and Whether he wee strong
drink or other means to strength,
and develop the Self lire he does all
in his power to turn es away from
God.
Leeson IX.-Diald's charge to Sol-
omon (I. Chron. xviii, 1-10). Golde
en Text, Prov. iii, 5, eTrust iii the
Lord with all thine heart." es:eel
eets forth the Lord's cboice and per -
pose in the working out 01 His
eternal purpose which leo has pro-.
posed ia Christ concereing fernel, the
church and the kingdom. "The lenge,
dom shall be tee Lard's" (Obad. :21)1
and if we who are the Lard's woulll
be used in bringing it we must be
obedient to the instruction of verse,
9. .
,Lesson X. -Solomon's wise choice,
(X Kings iii, 4-15). Golden Text,
Prov. ix, 10, "Tho fear of the Lord
is the beginning of wiedoin." When
we see that 'which so pleased God in.
Solomon, abet remember that it is.
written: "Wisdoni is the peincipal
thing -more precious than rubies and
all that tan be (feel ed" (Prov. iv,
1; iii, 15), how foolish not to re-
coeve 331�1 who 10 ti.e wiudoin and
the power of God (1 COP. i,
John 12-). When lee is preani-
tient all else " shall be added.
• Lesson XL -The dedication of thel
temple '(I Rinse 'el, 1-11, 62, ,63)..
Golden Text, Pe. cee111 1, "I was
,glad when they' said ionto me, Let
es go into tee house ef tee Lorne
The house timt was bunt foe the
Lord was ridlermily handed over to-,
the Lord and Re accepted it with
glory. 1 -Te is not unwilling to do
the same DOW with temples -that are -
honestly handed over to but
the gift must eauneivieerl.
Lesson X le birth of eliriA
(Matt. 41, 1-12): 0 olega Text, Matt
21- Tbou 'shalt call 'His 'name,
:ears, for tee ehr,11 save His people
f r 6in their I ' ' SVhcther we take
11;i:; or the Queen of Steba, lesson
lt<htenglisenti, leis° )w,,otris.hc, ,Itl,ohuegatxthiw,
of the Jews, and 'we w.lfo are re.,
rietel-reni,3e7.d.notdo,s
byTTAii:wn 111)0(1 TiouL!
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