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It has long been. egreed thet Germany
has no more magnificent, and impressive
epeethele to exhibit to the world than its
army °Ricer. Everything about him
frorir his mustache to his sword Is
seared, and the civilian gazes upon him
tt his own peril. When au army eapi,
ten, complete in all externals, coin-
gnandeered a detachment of infantry,
held up the Koepenick town hall, placed
the burgomaster under arrest and ab-
sconded with woo at town funds a few
weeks ago all Germany laughed, but the
joke was not SO entirely on. the arms.
Emperor William eondescended to offer
the burgomaster a public insult which
dineVe the poor man to 'resign, and then,
when a careful investigation had
preyed that there was ono defect in the
offleei'S' makeup, namely, that he wore
a cap instead of a helmet, the emperor
sent the burgomaster, in his capacity of
officer of reserves, before a court of
honor to punish him further for his stu-
pidity. The burgomaster was the sole
scapegoat, and the army rather plumed
itself on the Mennen its prestige was so
great that even crime could be com-
mitted openly in its name. •
But the German secret police have
been busy, probably with a joy all their
own, and now they have proved that the
criminal was not an army officer or
even a retired army officer, but instead
a mere shoetnaker, with criminal ante-
cedents; a man, indeed, who had al-
ready done twenty-seven years in prison
and who bought his uniform Second-
hand. from a peddler. If tho shoemaker
had been a noble specimen of physical
manhood even yet the disgrace of the
army might have" been forgotten. But
here is his picture: Item, ono squat
Wee. Item, two sunken eyes. Item,
horny hands. Item, a. dirty face. Item,
spatulate fingers. Item, broken finger-
nails. Item, a jail -bird's shuffle. And it
is this wretched figure of a man that
filled all the requirements for an army
hero in the eyes of the whole town of
Koepenick, burgomaster and town coun-
cilors included. ItAilitarism has thus re-
ceived in Germany the most bitter blow.
It has been made universally* ridiculous,
and the shoemaker, from being a com-
mon criminal, bids fair to attain to the
proportions of a national hero.
AOT TRANSIENT ENTINSIAS
Coal bears testimony to a great south-
ern continent which at one time existed;
and included .South Anaerica, South
Africa, and ,Australia. The Brazilian
movement to find the extent and value
of its coal deposits have developed con-
siderable scientific information about the
southern hemisphere. The report of the
commission, headed by Dr. White, add-
ed largely to the paleontology of the
world with new species found in Brazil.
There were included among the vege-
table fossils collected by the commission
three distinct genuine and many more
new species. The vegetable fossils, as
well as a. new reptilian fossil, show that
the formation of the south of Brazil is
Identical with that of South Africa, the
south of India, and Australia, and is a
further element of proof of the existence
during the period termed theperm°-
.
carboniferous of a vast continent which
Suess, who formulated the hypothesis of
its existence, called the continent of
Gondwana, and which was composed of
South Anierica,e South Africa, southern
. India, Australis and. . the :Antaretic
islands. The :study of the geology and
paleontology of Brazil has been so in-.
complete hitherto that the present dis-
coveries are of rare value.
A floating fair shortly will embark
from England for a twelve months' tour
of the world. A smell steamer has been
chartered, and is being fitted out se as
to display the samples oe Great Britain's
leading industries. It is believed by tho
managers of the floating exhibition syn-
dicate that there will be provided a
scheme whereby exporting houses may
consolidate interests abetted and give a
general fillip to their overseas trade. It
is proposed that the steamer will go
first to alontreal. The tear will embrace
forty of the leading ports of the British
empire, China, Japan, and South Amer-
ica. At eaeh port the exhibition will be
opened- by a prominent official; the
members of the local chambers of com-
memo, the leading traders, and others,
will be invited to visit the etearn.ete
SHIELD YOlill 'NERVES,
A. beautiful women gave 'the follownig
advice to a .girl admirer; "Shield your
nerves and don't let them 'become too
. sensitive. Make yourself taice life calm-
ly If you lose a train don't pace the
platform wildly, but Inquire when the
_next comes In, rind sit down calmly to
wait for It That's just what most wo-
ernen don't do; they sit down, perhaps,
but they tap the floor with their feet,
clinch and unclinch their hands, and are
apparently in a fever heat of excitement
OVer the arrival' of every train that
comes in, even though they have teen
'aesured thin titers is not due for ano-
ther hail hour. That half hour of wait-
ing means to thorn a frightful wear and
tear or nerves and they are practically
weeks older fOr it, 'rev to cultivate calm -
nese„ hut if yon.eannet .de that an at
.0000 you dm keep yang face elites
True Inspiration Is Found 'in
inc Religion
Be It known unto thee, 0 king, that
We will net serve thy gods, nor 'wor-
ship the golden image whit% thou bast
set up. -Daniel Itt,, 18. -
Religion is not for show, but for use.
it is for being and not for Seetnion 11 11
fails in charaeler and conduat it is not
genuine. It may have the name, but it
is not the thing.
No One can come in contact with the
genufno without, experiencing eplift. No
one ean-look upon the matchless statue
of .the Apollo Belvidere, with its sym-
metrical figure and commanding attitude
without unconsciously drawing up elm -
self. Such is the Influence of perfec-
tion in the realm of art.
A genuine religion has precisely the
same influence in the realm of morals.
The moral grandam' of the youthful
heroes here referred to is uplifting and
inspirational. They display a sterling
genuineness, In them creed and con-
duct, are beautifully blended. 'llere is
principle arrayed in appropriate profes-
sion.
A great festival is being held in cele-
bration of the world conqueror, Nebu-
chadnezzar. Out of the Plain .01 Duro:
LS to be lifted a colossal gilded image,
When the orchestra plays then all must
101! down and worship the buge image
whieh the mighty conqueror shall have
set up, or, if they refuse, be flung into
THE FIERY FURNACE. •
The pageant is accomplished. The im-
age shines resplendent in the sunlight.
The king, surrounded by his courtiers,
is gorgeous on his throne. The music
bursts and wells. The Plain is filled
with prostrate worshippers Have all
fallen? Yonder three men stand erect.
They refuse to "bend the pregnant hinges
of the knee that thrift, might follow
fawning."
They have heard the Supreme com-
mand: "Thou shalt have no other gods
before me. Thou shalt not hew down
thyself to them nor worship them."
But has not the kine commanded?
Yes, but the voice of God is higher than
the kings. Is there not danger of the
furnace? Yes, but no fire is hot enough
te burn away their filial' flee of God.
Surely theirs is a genuine religion. It
is not a transient enthusiasm; not, a
weak sentimentality, but a deep, con-
trolling, immovable principleof life,
Genu=
holding these young heroes true to their
cummetione and guiding them with the
martyr's heroism. If there is in all thc
worel a sacred right it is the right of
every human being to have his own
moral connections; if there is in all the
world a sacred ()litigation, it is the ob-
ligation of every human being to be true
<11 any•cost, to Ins C011Vieti011S. Ile who
is willing to surrender them lightly is
not to be trusted, for he who is false
to himself will be false to others.
A genuine religion is based on right
clectrine. Right practice is right doc-
trine in operation. Right life is right
creed lived, A man must team the truth
before he can live the truth. He must
master the doctrine before he can illus-
trate the religioe.
BUT SOMETHING IS NEEDED,
Many who are 'orthodox in creed are
hdrodox in life; thought well taught
they do not well; right in creed, they
are wrong in conduct, With the right
doctrine, mnst go the determinetion 10
practice it. at whatever cost.
These youthful heroes not only know
the will of God; butthey resolved '0
ao the will of God. "Be it, known unto'
thee, 0 king, that we will not servo thy
gods, nor worship the golden image
which thou hast set up." ,
Right doctrine and. right resolve are
lhc foundations on which genuine ..e-
ligion stands unshaken and unshakable.
Genuine religion asks not is it expedi-
ent, or popular, or lucrative, or pleas-
ant.? It asks the one question, is it
right? Genuine religion will do the right
though the heavens fall.
To have a genuine religion, a religion
of principle should be tge supreme de-
sire of every heart. Is there such a re-
ligion? Yes. Where can it be found?
Jesus Christ is G'od entempied• in. hu-
manity. He is tho supreme interpreta-
tion of divine truth to man. Christ
Jesuss is the truth Clothed in humility.
He is truth' in articulation. "The word
became flesh and tabernacled among
us." Christ is truth speaking with a
human voice, looking at us out of hu-
man eyes, touching us with human
hands, loving us with undying affection.
The one who learns of Him learns the
truth. The one who receives Hine re-
ceives the doctrine. The man who
builds on Him will be genuine and im-
movable. •
HOME. *
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SOME DAINTY RECIPES.
Apple Shapo.-Peel, core and stew
one pound of apples with a teaspoonful
of grated lemon rind and half a, pint of
water; when quite soft rub them
through a sieve. Dissolve a. quarter of
an ounce of gelatine in half a gill of
water, add it to the apple, ancl stir in
two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Fill a
mould with cold water, let itdrain, and
put, in the apple mixture.- When cold
turn out and serve with custard.
Parisian rice is a very good way of
using up remains of poultry or game.
Boll two ounces of Tie, death thorough-
ly, and place in a saucepan into a. quar-
ter of a pint of good gravy. Let this
come to the boil, then add two ounces
of poultrycut into dice, some chopped
parsley, and half an ounce of butter;
season with pepper, salt, and a grate of
nutmeg. Let all simmer for about six
minutes, place in a buttered pie -dish,
cover the top with slices of tomato, and
just brown in the oven. ,
• Vegetable Marrow with ,Cheese.e-Peel
'a small ,vegetable !narrow, steep it in
salted water for • half an hour, talce out
and drain. Cut as many alices as ,you
'requireto nil the dish to be used. Melt
some butter in a stewpan, put in the
slices „season with sett, pepper,. and. a
little spice. Let all fry tor a few min-
utes, shaking constantly. Place on a
buttered dish, sprinkle grated cheese
on the top, over this scatter bread -
crumbs and a few bits of butter. Bake
in a good steady oven for ten ,minute
and serve hot.
To Make Pink Apple Jelly. -Cut up
seven pounds of apples (do not peel ,or
core them), place in a pan with five
pints of cold weter, the rind ot two
lemons, and one inch of cinnamon.
Cover with a flour and water paste and
bake for six hones. Strain the juice
through a cloth, place it in a clean pre-
serving pan, and allow a• pound of loaf
sugar to every pint of juice; bring to
the boil and cook fast for twenty min-
utes. Put the jelly into pots at once and
cover with paper.
Lemon and Vegetable Marrow Pre-
serve, -When the fruit is perfectly ripe
out it, and. put it in a dry place for a
'few weeks so that the sap. will dry out
at it. Peel the marrow thickly and take
away the seeds. To every six. pouncle
of pulp, cut into 'squares of an 'inch, al
low twelve pounds of sinter and two
sliced lemons. Let these Ingredients
stahd for twenty-four lames, Mien put
ilex) a preserving part with Iwo ounces.
tet bruised. ginger. Take out the ginger
after one hour's boiling, and boil the
rest slowly !ill all is clear, stirring fre-
quently. Then place ia perfectly dry
pots for use.
A tapioca pudding is very good if
carefully made, but it is so often merely
a gummy stuff which is far feorn ternpn
inn Take a teacupful of tapioca and
sonic in ,water for two hours allowing
just sufficient writer to covet*, and add-
ing more when that is Absorbed, Pour
into this a quart of milk, and boil 1»ti
double saucepan tifl soft, Stir in the
yelks of three eggs and twe ounces of
sugar, flavor With grated lemon rind,
Plarie in P 'Mitered pie -dish and ceok
gently 1111 the egg is sen remove front
the oven, spread a little raspberry jam
over the pudding, and 021 it pile the
eliMy-beaten whites of the eggs. Brown
slightly in the oven and. serve,
cm the top, make an incision. in the
deist teat the steam may Melee
thrgli %
Aolidsine the first • water that
conies from tlie tap, Or it Las been in
a lead or iron pipe alt nigUt, and is
therefore unwholesome.
To Cool an Oven While Baking. -
Keep the door ehut, pin in the damper
of the oven flue, and if the oven is still
too hot, remove one of the 'Inge of the
hot plate, This will reduce the tempera-,
time quickly 'without admitting cold ale
to the oven.
To Stew Frutt Perfectly. -Take a
stewing jar with a cover, place the fruit
in it with aninon of Salt aid just
sufficient sugar to flavor. Pine the jar
with the cover on in a pan of boiling
water, and let it boil Ull the fruit is
tender. Do not, uncover the jar till the
contents are cold, or the flavor will be
lost.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
NOV. 25.
Lesson VIII. The World's Temperance
41, Sunday. Golden Text: I Cor. 9.27. ,
THE LESSON WORD STUDIES.
THE BEST HOUSEWIFE.
The best housekeeper is not she who
spends the whole day slaving in the
house "doing the work," as she terms
it; muddling is the correct expression.
A woman with method gets through her
domestic duties, even without the aid of
a servant, by midday, or soon after, and
is ready to take a walk, make a call or
two, or rest comfortably with a book
or her needlework, her home is tidy, and
she is always neatlyand consistently
dressed.
Although no one -enjoys a pleasant
chat more than she does, she avoids
anything like idle gossip, and no one
can tempt her to wade the early rnorn-
ing talking over her neighbors'
affairs.
A good housekeeper also avoids debt:
She insists upon paying for everything
as she gets it, and sees that she gets'
good value for her money,
A fussy woman may be a prim old
maid, but she is probably an untidy
wife, always very unpunclual, for she
has "no time" to do anything, her
faculty ''''for fess retarding her haetions..
Sho never •enares herself,' 'never ineeseas
moment, and.. thinks nothing..can
done so Veil. by .anyone as by herself.
Hence she is quite tuffiecesSarily over-
worked, overfatigued and frequently
fractions: •
The husband gees out; the children are
so accustomed to continued scolding
that they become either hypocrites or
unusually unmanageable and heedless
of rebuke. To some extent they deserve
pity, for they are teased about their
food, clothes, health, exercise, games
and lessons. Nothing is done without
plenty of fuss and discussion and many
harmless pleasures are lost.
FOOD IN PAPER.
It is a very common practice to put
away food that comes from the shop in
the brown paper in Ighich the dealer
wraps it. While this may be conven-
ient it is certainly open to serious ob-
jection on the score of health and
cleanliness. Most of the cheap papers
are made from materials hardly up to
Ute standard of the housekeeper's ideas
of neatness; and although a certain de-
gree of heat is employed in their pre-
paration it is by no means sufficient lo
destroy all the disease germs with
which theriast a
w mIceiicaos
arl eri4nit o nirderlitliCodn.
\Vlen i
that waste papers of all sorts and those
used for all pm:poses, are gathered up
and worked over into new paper to
weep our fond he, it behooves the bailee -
wife who cares for the health ef bee
family to see that articles of food re-
main coninct with such wrapping
the very shurieet, time poesible.
it is not unusual to see meat, butter,
Cheese and other extremely susceptible
elides pat away in the very cheapest,
oommenest brown paper. ,
Immediately upon the receipt of soft
groceries or fruits they Should be put
into earthen dishes and under no dr-
cultistanees should they be allowed to
remain in the papers in which they ha
delieered
Note.-iThi text of the Revised Version
is used as a basis for these Word
Studies. • -
Historical Background. - Isaiah, the
greatest of Hebrew prophets, lived and
labored at Jerusalem during the last
forty years of the eighth century, 13. C.
leis public career was nearly coextensive
with. the sucoessive. reigns of Jotham,
Altaz and Hezekiali, Kings of Judah.
He was much influenced in the early part
of his prophetic activity by the spirit and
earnestness of Ainos and Hosea. earlier
prophets of the Northern Kingdom. To
rightly understand the mission and pro-
phecies of Isaiah a knowledge of the
political situation of the time is neces-
sary.. The greatest political fact of that
period •was the steady westward extern'
don of the Assyrian empire which en-
dangered the independent existence of
all the smile!" nations of western Asia.
Among these the two Israelitish king-
doms, because of their favored geogra-
phical position, ought to have been the
last to come into conflict with the .Assyr-
Ian power; but. the shortsightedness of
the kings of Judah and Israel dictated a
political policy which involved them in
premature and compromising relations
with both Assyria and Egypt, the two
great world powers on either side of
them, and this in both cases with disas-
trous results. It is also !important to re-
inetriber that the historical period just,
preceding the time:of leaiah, had been
one of Unusual pro,sparity for. the north-
ern .lcitigdem under Jerobetim ae well
as' for Judah under the ' long reign of
Ulliall (or Azeriah). The boundaries al
both kingdoms had, .during this" period
Of. prosperity .beerr encestrioreextencled
unto their utmost limits and great
Wealth flowed into the national treasur-
ies of both kingdoms. ("And their land
is full of silver and gold, neither is there
any end of their treasures; their land
also is full of horses, neither is there any
end of their chariots" tea. 2. 7.) But
material prosperity was.attended by an
aggravation of social evils already griev-
ous. Debauchery ann a. general corrup-
tion of morals among the wealthy upper
classes (ise. 3. 10-23; 5. 11, 12; 28. 1-8;
32. 9), the rise of great landed esl.ates
(Isa. 5. 8; Mb. 2. 2, 0), and the conse-
quent oppression of the goor (Isa. 1. 23;
3. 14, 15; 5. 23; 10. 1, 2; 20. 21) called
forth the sternest rebukes of Isaiah and
his contemporary Micah. Of their de-
nunbiations of the oppression, avarice
and drunkenness prevailing in the higher
ranks of society in their time our lesson'
passage is an excellent example. The
scathing rebuke of Israel which it con-
tains really embraces the longer pas-
sage, verses 8-30, which in turn is in-
separable from the introductory parable
of the refraztory vineyard contained he
verses 1-7. The entire chapter should be
studied.
Versell. In the form of a -simple -pa*:
,able or story 4he prophet has addressed
en assemblage df.bis •dountrynren, op -
pealing do • therm to' judge between him
and his unfruitful vineyard.' Unaware of
the rhetorical purpose of -the narcative,
thoy readily Assent to the- condemnation
of the vineyard, not perceiving 1101 111 so
doing they are pronouncing their own
condemnation. Thereupon the prophet
suddenly dreps the figurative language
of the parable (v. 7) ann with tremepdous
force drives home the charge of diso-
bedience and rebellion against Jehovalt
upon his hearers. "For the vineyard of
Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah his pleasant plant:
and he looked for justice, but, behold,
oppression; for righteousness, but, be-
hold,. a cry."
Woe -A simple interjection of threat-
ening. There are eoverat different He-
brew words thus translated in the Old
Testament. In Prov, 23, 20, "Who ha%
wee," for example, the Hebrew word
translated "woo" is not the dune as the
word so translated in this chapter, be-
ing rather an interjection of lament.
The threat against deunkards contained
in this verse is preceded in verses 8-10
by a. similar threat against the avari-
cious aristoceaey who 'nein house to.
house, and lay field to fled."
Rise up early in the 'Morning - The,
trannig for drink in the morning is proof
of an abnormal appetite, drinking and
carousing being generally aseodated in
thought with the late hours of the day
and night.' This valise reminds -us of the
wOrtle spoken by Peter in defense ce the
disciples on tho day of Pentecost; "Theee
aro not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing
that it is but the third hour of the day"
(Acts 2. 15).
Strong drink - Fermented liquor of
every kind.
32. Lute -An instrument belonging to
the guitar family, no longer in emennon
Tabret-Archnic form of tabor or ta-
bour: a small drum or tembourine
willt-
ut jingles, Used especially to ace,oni-
' peny soMe form of pipe or flute; a tim-
HINTS r011 THE HOMEe. br°1•
Itegerd not the work. of Jehovah,
hotild 0 eake be baked toe getiedy• neittier, ... the operation of his hands -
They read not the signs of the times, nor
do they understand the enduous import
of 'the peents which 'aro trunspiring
about them and which ere indicatiye of
the impending judgment at Janayah.
13. Are gone-Or'goetin The forte
used ein the text, hue been called the pro-
phetic perfect.
Into captivity -The only specific men-
tion pf the exile in Isaiah.
Theirhoncrable men are furnished, and
thee' multitude aro paTched with thirSt-
Well and poor shalt suffer Once in the
time of famine to come.
14. Sheol -The Hebrew word "Sheol"
corresponds to the Greek "Hades," and
was the name given to the underworld
or realm of of the dead.
Ilinn enlarged RS desire, and opened
its mouth without measure -This under
world is here represented tes elsewhere
(conip. Peon L.12; 30. 16) as a devour-
ing, insatiable monster.
Descend iota it -Into Sheol. The
,thought of the verse is that the pomp
andthe glory 'of the multitude wfil not
shield them from death. The latter Part,
.of this fourteenth verse has been ren-
dered in, another translation as follows;
"And clown goes her (Jerusalem's) pomp,
and her tuinult, and her uproar, and (all)
that is (so) jubilant in bee." Tliis makes
the prophecy of destruction refer more
particularly to the city, including, of
eourSe, her inhabitains. The whole cite
shell be destroyed.
15, 16. This severe judgment whiell is
to come upon the capital city will but
eeffect-the justice and holiness of Mo.
vah, who thereby conmels tbe recognie
tion of his righteousness and reveals his
true nature as the Holy One in Israel.
17. The waste places of the fat ones
shall wanderers eat -The city with its
glory having vanished into the under-
world, its dormer site now affords scant
pa.sturage for herds which graze amid
the ruins. The picture intended emus
te be that of awful desolation. rather than
that of "idyllic peace.." The word: "wan-
derers" may be translated also "sojourn-
ers," and refers, possibly, to nomad
shepherds.
18. Tho third woe is uttered against
those who, skeptical of the fulfillment of
the dire prophecy against the eine:hard-
en themselves in sin and increase the
Ilion:sure of their iniquity, thereby really
hastening the clay of judgment.
10. Let him make speed -A mocking
challenge to Jehovah to fulfill the pro-
phecy against the city.
20. 'The woe of this verse is pro-
nounced against those who confuse mor-
al distinctions; that is, against the class
of moralists and pbilosopliens "who em-
ployed their subtlety in making out a
case for abuses condemned by the un-
sophisticated moral sense."
21. The fifth woo is agehist the self-
satisfied astateness of politicians and
statesmen ea that period..„
22, 23. The sixth and last woe is uttered
against, them.' that ore mighty Lo drink
wine, the carousing and debauched arise
locracy, and against the corrupt:judges
who justify .the wicked for a bribe.
Take, away the righteousness -of the
righteous from him -Tempt the righteous
to forsake the right and envie), similar
.unrighteous means to .obtain desired
ends. In the succeeding verses et the
chapter the prophecy of ruin which is to
come is repeated.
Res
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TUE IIORSE QUESTION.
Methods of Improving the Quality
of Our horseflesh.
The iriends of the horse, do not feel
inclined to allow the nettle animal to be
skim -tracked by the automobile. The
action of "the Government in instituting
investigation and inquiry to discover the
be'et methods of improving the quality of
our herseflesh, is simply the concrete
expression of the sentitnent of a large
part of the public in. regard to the horse.
Whatever may be the results of the
work of the horse commission, there is
one thing evident, that a set -back, if not
knock -out blow, will be administeredto
the practice of employing scrub sires.
'Inc experhnental work, with grains at
the Agricultural • College, has demon-
strated in a striking -way, that good
seeps cannot be ,successjully ,grow.n
front defectiVo'aeed. Neither can. -geed
'horses sbeelirect- Iiinne-bralren-donan-ne-
crepit 'and ,unsoitrid dams .anclesires,"„of
Iow eteain,.and no .breeding. The beat.
sleek can only 'result from the employ- made te tile upbringing otiiis -eon. Mr.
enent ,of well-bred 'eires ,and good dams. 13aker -gias'sedAhrough Ohe. traine :The
14 is, besides, far easier to ,keep a good.
anientil in 'condition, 'during iils 'growth,
than it is to bring a scrub along till it
reaches a saleable age, and even when,
in its case, that age is reachedeits sale-.
able quality is far inferior to,. the of. a
well-bred Colt: .S•upposieg, lanyever;
thee in both. cases; theesaute trouble".and.
,expense are, involved in bringing e .colt
to a marketable age, the value of the
well-bred animal is so promptly and
practically recognized by a shrewd buy-
er, and the...disabilities of the scrub 'so
promptly taken into account, that there
becornee no question of which is the
more profitable animal to handle. 1'he
commieeion, it is a pleasure to knew.
naci not much reason to .find fault with
the horseflesh of the district, for there
are perhaps few sections of the proginee
in whith so many good horses can be
seen, either on our city streets, on the
highways, or on the.farms. Still, there
are in too 'many cases, sires kept and
employed, which, in place of looking
lornmed lo Mitre' .generations of, horse-
flesh, should " be looking forWard to a
peaeeful life iti. front Of the ,plougb
harrow -their citify 'nlade• 'Of real usefun"
ness.-"Peteeborough Examiner. '••".-
, , .
A TOUGHING SPECTAGif
THE DF,PAIIITVIIE OF 300 RAItNitItlien
CIIILDREN.
The Future, Citizens of Canada and the
Manner of Their Leaving
I
The touching spectacle.
of 300 Bernar-
do boys and girls leaving England for
their future, homes in Canada is told by
a London paper, They were gathered
iii the station to hear some parting ad- •
egne.from the ollicials of the Barnardo•
The girls sat on one side of the room,.
the boys on the other; the girls wearing.
blue or grey woollen caps.' Tam o'•
Shanters, or ;caps that hung down bag-
gily, 'and .,the boys' comfortable blue
pea -jacket's with brass buttons. Was it
not R. L. Stevenson who remarked that
there is always something touching in
Inunching a small boy out of his home
inecthe beginning of his school life? a
was far more touching 10 look at those
300 faces, many of them belonging ta
enildren who seemed there habieS
(though the youngest was said to 10.
eight years olc1), and to reflect 1101 111 a
few hours they would be swinging oil'
tumbling seas, that 'many of them
would be abominably ill, that not one
would have a mother or father at hand,
andthat when they arrived in Canada
they would separate from One another,
and begiii their lives- each among
strangers, to ,do and become -what f
Well, Canada is • a generous, 'ample
country, and the answer, happily, vili
DEPEND UPON THEMSELVES.
Perhaps the most touching thing of ale
wae the cheeriness of those children:
They were still among friends -the par-.
erns by proxy who had tended thereni
not with mere care, but, with affection:,
in. the homes. They answered with jolly'
salvos the quastions which were put to!
them; they were ,Without misgiving; they,
rollicked into the unknown with a einn;
ple assurance that, must, leave given
pause to every older person, however.;
little reason he might have to complaini
of fate. 'All this uncertainty and all this(
simple confidence side by side -it Was al
"revolution," indeed.
A hymn was sung ; "Jesus Loves lefe,"1
the ,chorus. Almost at, once Mr. Baker
(the new Dr. Barnavdo) stopped the sing -I,
ing with that informality which everyt
one with experience 'mews is the trick
for holding the curiosity of children.
"Who is nue'?" "Mel" shouted the chil-
dren.. "Well, touch yourself," said Mr.
Baker, "to show that you are .quite sure.
Do not touch the other fellow." Alter
this all the children always touched their
breasts at the word- "inc:" The word
recurred. Their hands moved backwards
and forwards in. 'front -.of them. They
listened closely, and shouted "Yes" when
'they were a'sked if each, would try to beat)
the record -by-being the best child evecal jp
sent to Canada. • " .
The boys streamed out of -one door,,
the girls out of another. The officials'
checked them off, giving a friendly_
thump here, a teasing word .there. Dis-
eipline never throve so well as in these
jovial circumstances. The children
marched ,to the station below. Mr.
Baker . was carrying a thy girl, who
affectionately- rubbed his top hat Um
wrong way. A Bernardo band was on
the platform. It struck. up, •and the
children, with quickened, dancing
steps, going to the throb and rhythm,
streamed into the train. The ever -jovial
officials chaffed them through the win-
dows; one sparred with a small boy;
another
DANCED A HORNPIPE.
And now a few spectators carne to the
platform. These were relations of the,
children -in two or three cases a father
or mother -and their interest in the
children was distant compared with that,
of the officials. One washy looking tout
who ha,d left his child destitute (or the
child would never ,have been in the
home) snivelled. It was a mere superS
etitious tribute of sentimentality 'at the;
last moment; but perhaps'it was1110111051,1
114101e$Orlie Itontribution he had eeer
' During the German army en aTIONV res
the Kaiser's temporary qua el eta cc:nets I s
of a camp -house of wood. In addition
te sleeping and bath room, the Kaiser
hes a Ilirge working reom, which serves
also es eliding and reception room. 'Sev-
eral smallee epartmehts complete this
improvise2 house, feom which the Ifa-
periai standard floats.. When evening
fallS a lenge fire is kindled before.1110
Majeety's door. This is kept burning
all night, and the KaiSer likeS to ell
beside it and talk to hie friends. On
these ocCaSions all ceremony is forgot-
ten, Another of, ills 1\lajesty's evenine
pleasures le to walk -round aniOng tho
b'ldie'rS invounee. end evil nese t It eir
rough tamp joking and genies,
children attached themselves to him
'like' barnacles. He 'shook them off gen-
tly. The whistle blew. The band played
"Auld Lang Syne;" and the gait of the
music quickened to the (Niel:ening puffs
of the engine. A storm of handkerchiefs
'whitened the air., ,The disgraceful rela-
tions cempounded fr their sins by joinang in tee dramatic benediction. Hea-
ven forgive them? It was only an inci-
dent, privately managed, in the admin-
istration 01 1110 Empire and in the daily
business of Paddington Station, In three
minutes the small emigrants were pro-
bably being mistaken fon a Sunday
School treat by preeccupled persons
cotitling 01 from Acton or \Vestbourne
Iial
ptottIR:ertiuullcInt.tee
e,tsi-perhaps. tltlheld C his
aips.T1uicesfaill:tiland
Coalloln,
may have been there. Ninety-
eight per cent. of the liarnardo children
d) well. Eight." Per cent. of the old
Bernardo boys of the necessary age le
Canada are now Jandowners,
To prepare fermenachinery for paint-
sendeaper it to (eke off the old
earl.% if there is any left on, If the
paiht is sound and ha's any gloss left,
sandpaper hest diffident to take off the
glees then m„ix 134 pounds of venetian
red to 000 quail. ordained On two ounces
of (urponline, and the same of japan.
Give the work a coat of 1108. When
dry, make the same mixture of oil, tur-
pentine and japan and put In 2nspounds
oCvenetiert red; then, give We work a
coat of this mixture. This should be a
freely heavy coat. Iftoo heavy, add'
more oil; if, too light, &cid more red.', If
this coat stands out with an eVen gloss
it is enough; if not put on another coat
nut mnideehait fern Will keep in
wnter it the e101110 ere pitt, into a jug
-
et ',hailing venter, •and then Allowed le
Mona • till ril ifier this ,arrange tht
leen with flowers mn the bent way.