HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1908-02-13, Page 7c trtmEti 1 ToPics.
Sortie Indents es of a most hopeful
chersci r ate repterte J by way of Lone
dots that the present day tight against
the ravages of censumptou Li to re-
sult In vitory ter medical science. The
London rndhet•ilit•.s ht:ve just published
a vohininnus rep.:rl on sanitariums for
c nsurnj cs and ether features et the
tubercuT is queslien. Included in this
document are stateuhcnls from an Am-
erican :Relent whn has investigated the
condi!. n -s Lein the actual standpoint.
Taleng Ih.- ; tattstics et the generation
betwc'• a tell and 1901, ho shows that
at the beginning of the thirty year
period the mortality try rn tuberculosis
envier; risen and women was practical.
ln the same. At the end of it the death
:te arnceng femalee was 18 per 10,000,
white that among mules was 27. There
has been but Lttle detente [Among males
Working in unhealthy occupations, but
since 1ft8f, the niarl.rd dintln!itic,n of
mini/Oily among females has been ap-
purenl, this being due to the improved
conditions of the American working
classes between That dale and the end
of his peeled of invtt-tigation. These
lmpn•oveinents, he believe: , have been 4f
more benefit to the female clement
of the px>pulalion than to the reale.
Aside from this suggestion the sta-
t:stic•s have much interest as an added
testimonial to time work of those who
aro pushing the fight against the white
plague. The report inenlionel gives
further encouragement in a paragraph
winch declares that there has Leen s
frlfenontenul decline in the ravages cf
the disease owing to the curetive and
preventive mea uses w-blch have found
increasing favor. There has been so
much printed of late years aheut tuber-
culosis that many people have thought
it gaining in );ower. The facts show THE
(ht exact opposite. if the vigorous work
done it recent years is continued the
total t:xtinct:on of the malady- is a pos-
sibility.
WE DO NOT STOP TO THINKii++++"+"+"4"+++1
t Throne and Phone
Thoughtlessness Is the Cause of
Unhappiness
Mucli
Ernst d th not know; my people the feelings of their wives' Do solves
study the wishes of (heir husbands?
Ito men and wouitn--lake them as you
lind them -ever ponder over the duty
they owe to their God? I ant sure tho
majority of us will wince as we think
of the wrongs and injuries done Through
our thoughticssne s. We have injured,
that bnahor, and now.there is ne chance
of our ever telling him we aro sorry;
that we did not mean what we said.
\\'e shudder al the petty cruelty we
have meted out to ((5).•' who were
wearied and burdened with' the heat
of the day. Through our Mconsiderale
neglect to render a helping hand we
have driven back itito despair other
souls hying to ee a)re their
UNHAPPY SURROUNDiNGS,
dell► net consider. -Medal 1., 3.
1 suppc sc nwro unhappiness and ds -
tress are occasioned it this workaday
world by thoughtlessness than anyone
dreams cif. Take a majority of the
trage.lies which wreck human life. If
we were to go hark far enough we
would find that a litho thought, a lit-
tle considerstion, would have caused it
al! to turn out differently and the dis-
grace, the shame, the bitterness would
never have happened.
1f we could keep the words "don't be
thoughtless" ever before our mind's eye
we would be changed !nen and women.
and. ire a result, weed) fin:! this world
a very different- place to live in.
In that last dfsagreeetrent we had
with our neighbor, count it not have
been avoided by a tittle thought on our
pert? We would have !efrnlned horn
alluding to that old sore nr kept silent
about that transaction Which really was
no can:'ern of ours. No, Just as Isaiah
saki long; long ago, we did not stop
le think or weigh our speech, but
thoughtlessly. roughly, cruelly spoke
the unkind word and so infuriated our
nelglileir. ii :ling lin our enemy
INSTi:AD OF OUIl FRirN'D.
ibow ir,atiy of it; n re though:fol? The
oda eScntie, n1 didn't know; 1 didn t
think." will not undo the .past. We
ought In helve- known; we ought to have
thought. 1\'e will not have the auda-
city In offer Vat exctt,e when we stand
in the ) i sense of the Master. Are
parents on -eh -Tate of their children?
Are children ltinughful for their par-
ent,? Do husbands take into account
turd throes:Ih our lack of attention we
have pained and grieved hearts) in-
finitely nobler than our own when they
have been trying to help us.
Ah, yes, )tow easy life would be `.f
we all nna ie up our minds to be more
thoughtful and considerate. How its
friction, its wear and tear, its ragged
edges would large:y disappear.
Christ, a short time before His death,
drew a marvelous picture of the hist
judgment. It forms a striking cone
winery upon the words of Isaiah.
\Vho are they that are praiseed, and
why do they win The approval of the
Judge? They who have been unselfish.
considerate, merciful are the: chosen
ores. because they have practiced that
virtue of thoughtfulness which goes so
fat toward staking a new heaven and
a new earth.
REV. MIME DOWNING SPA1t1:'.
-1'
#.g'owdered melt: is the latest stage In
Ili*' evolution of the milk l.rohlem.
which has Leen pressing for solution
since 1010, the beginning of condensed
intik. Powdered milk is an invention
of Dr. Eisenberg, a Swedish scientist
and food expert. The milk is first sub -
milted to straining through e. cotton
filler; its temperature is then reduced
to nearly freezing point, preparatory lu
drying. Pnsteurbzal:on,ls carried out if
1t has not already been done at the
dairy. The drying Is effected nt Begat
bko:1 heat, or 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
ie drying aj ns
ce consists of a re -
Calving cylindr cal drunk known as the
cxaicculor, lined, with nickel, which
has been found to be the most suitable
metallic substance upon which to de-
posit the milk, since the oilier• coni-
meicett metals have not sufficient resist-
ance events! the chemical action of the
milk. The fluid Ls fed Into this druni
through which Is carried simullaneous-
le exhaust steam, which in its passage
carries off the water In the milk. The
:is of the drum are nowt shaped,
%ereby rapid and high
e
ficiency in the
•1N1tatkn of the Vater
is obtained,
this cvapoiat)kn extending to about
four-fifths of the original amount. Tho
evaporation efficiency Is high, being
trans i00 to 400 pounds an hour per
squnre yard of surface. From 1,700
to 2.1i0 pints of milk are converted in-
to )'o%dcr every hour. It is then min-
ed like flour and becomes ready for
Immediate use or for storage fur an
indefinite period.
1 O IN A KITCHEN.
Hilliard (:ate Hunters and (founds n
Litel) fosse in an English Tonn.
Some exciting scenes were Witnees.etl
iiStow recently at the meet of the llev.
rp Heinlein, says the London Globe.
A fox, on being discovered near
It.,t.' ax1, proceeded to the town.
W here it darted Through the open door
of n photographer's studio. Being driven
out Into the garden, the animal sprang
upon the root of some low buildings,
!melee climbed the toot of a hotnso and.
sliding down the opposite alope, leaped
into ('ark Street.
The fugitive then entered a house at
they front door, but meeting a little girl
half Way up the stairs turned tail and
made his way to tit' kitchen, where chi.
Mary operations were in progress.
The Mx mots l the table and scat-
tered the croe y with Which It was
Coverer,. many Articles being stneeluet as
they Nell with n clatter on the goon
/hen. espying an open door. the animal
,ode quirk exit Inlet A gnrtlen. Hounds -
meanwhile had traskel the fox to the
studio, and ninny went right through
the house and picked up the frail tint
lel them eventually to the garden in
v'Mrh the fugitive was toning,
The (nime) did not give in without n
brave struggle for existence, leading
bounds n clime over sucer�sive garden
walks before he gnve up his brs.sh.
+
BURSTING SIIELLS.
"tit's a poor soldier ycz ere," ban.
kred Larry.
"Pltoy sheuild yc7 say that?" replied
Denny. in injured tones. "During Ifi'
great haltle wasn't Oi where Ih' shells
wwor thickest?"
eyez woe that! Oi burr -rues th' hen
porn, say ycz pat so scared yet Wint
SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTER\ 117ONAL 1.10-4)N, 1LI:. 16.
Lesson 1'i . . Jest's Ideals the Noble-
r -are, Golden Text,
J"!iu 1. 50.
Tilt' eveet,N ee0111) STUDIES.
' Heed a:i 11:0 tt:oJ of the Rcvi;ed
Version.
1'ar ell t set •,,t,c 11' orals. -Tho re-
turn .t• -1i, .i I::1 l,e 111eI'!iS the
!e r , ,e!, :: th- to sneer period of
1,:- -. - 1 ei•e.. in ministry. All of
.• i• :: e.:uigeeets cal attention !a
lit . ! ..annul of Chriers public work
it: i, - ! . • ,• prevInce. Matthew and
these weals with the
t •e • r!: :nipresnnn:ent of John the
1;:.;.! \I..1'. 1. 12-17; \lack 1. 14, 15).
Luhe . ..:a the other hand, passes from
the ne.- runt of the cleansing of the
temple. immediately Potion ing the sante
author': ncceunl of the baptism and
templali,.n, rind retorts the fact that
Jesus lett Jaden nn.I returned Into Ca -
Ince in the full Wing words: "And
.1 skis r•tini:el in the power of the
Spirit into Galilee: and a fame weal
out concerning hint Ihr•,ugh all the
region about. And he tnught in their
synagogues. being glorified of all"
(Luke 4. 14. 1I. 1'1ioiarretf
ew
eff
follOWS in carr tenon passage !s thus
not cenneeted In point of line with
the s'milar narrative of the healing. t
the ceulurien's Fervent "worded in
Matt. te. 5.13, and I.uke 7. 1.10. .'rile
two miracles, though sinriler to khat,
were clearly separate and ti sitncl. 11
1s north our while to sole In This con-
neclicn the hit:ow'ilg differences be-
tween the two miracles. 1. The miracle
recorded by John was lierfor,ued by
Jesus veil 1•• in the sic nity of Cana; the
healing el the centurion's servant when
he was nearer Overtrain!). 2. The !nes-
ting of the n eb'e►nan'.1 s•,m►, t.ccord.ng
1., John, occurred before J -.,ns had
made Cai'crumum the centre of his pub-
lic iuini;try; the Healing of tl:o cen-
turion's servant settle time alit rward.
3 lit Jelin's narrative it is the son of
the nobleman; in the syrIupt: • narru•
live the servant of a itornnn a motion
that s leafed. 4. The t iblcn,un It
our lessen uurrative is Insistent in hes
request that Jesus tante in person to
his ty ate; the r ibtttlnn, en the con-
trary, feels himself unw'irlhy of such
an honor and n:odesily refuses the of.
fee of Jr sus to acc.,nlpany hien. in-
madialeiyv billowing the events of our
lesson narrative occurred the reject -in
of Jesus at Natnicth, renorde.l in 1 ••.e
i. 16-30, and his sub egm'uL removal to
(lap ernaunh, mentioned in Mall. 4. i3-
18. and Luke 4. 31.
Ant -se U. After two day.---l'rol'nhly
tit same two days mentioned in verse
1'1 during which lie hnd ne(nnincd
among the Samaritans. nt their special
request, niter the Minden!. at Jacob's
Well.
Thence-Fmm fiychnr.
into Guli:ee - M he had original-
ly intended when leaving J'tdca (verse
titi. Jeais himself leslifel--:1s the
evangelist Would hnrdly have presumed
1e to in this connection.
His own country-Teerr has been
e ide difference of opinion among com-
mentators ns to M10111•1. Judea or Gall•
se is here meant. We aro Inclined to
t
Into a barn awn stuck yer head into '•
an egg dale, belled!" •
weep' the conclusions of !hoer who
bink that Judea is re'errrei lo. and that
his verse gives the taxon which Jesus
,i.1 for departing front that province
••1 returning to Galilee. Juden was
hue place of this birth. anal till Jerusn•
'-m, the capital, In a special sense
very Ibehrew prophet's "own country."
rye place where his message must be
• •tcleirne:t before 11 cnul•t very ninety
fluence the mitten. Front ogres 1-1
f this chapter We liber that the Jew.
ish autivirities at Jerusalem Were c.!-
r•:ady strongly opposed to Jesus and
much disturbed by his evident success
awing the common 1 ,•. ;,:,•.
45. The Gulileans received hitt - AU
save the people of Nazareth, a he short-
ly turned against him (Luke 4. i5-20).
John Ls contriesting he cordial recep-
tion in many parts of Galilee with the
bstilily shown toward his ministry lu
Judea.
Tee feasl-The Passover feast men -
tented in 2. 13, Which every orih!ox
anal: Jew was u► duly bound to attend.
In actual practice w:,nreu abs-) often ac-
companied their husbands and other.
mule relatives on thiit great annual
pilgrimage to the capital city and time
tcmp!e,
46. A certain nobleman -Not else-
where, mentioned in the gospel narru
lives. The word Ira nslubed 'nobleman
means literally "kings officer."
Capernaunt-A city of some iniporl-
nnce on the northwest ohoro of tlx: Sea
of Galilee. Its ancient site 1s niut•ked
by the present Khan Minyeh. Ilene
was stntic>next a LoJy of Roman soldi-
ers whose commander at one rinse built
f• •i the Jews a synagogue (Luke 7. 5,
(:tt er•naum wets Alen an 'wort/gilt cus-
tom station and the centre 01 more
than local businese and traffic.
47. Went unto him -'lis Cane, some
twenty or twenty-five miles distant
from (:upernattnt.
48. Except ye ree-Tile pronoun refers
l: the Catileans In general. 01 whom
the noblemen n:)dressed is 1, Jesus a
repre'centative.
Signs and wnnders--The phr.•isc es -
curs nowhere else in this ('naf:el, al-
though it is frequently found in other
parts of the New Testate. nt. The
apostle John ordinarily does ivit refer
to "wonders," perhaps because tills
word deserlbes the nmi•ncl•'s of Jesus
i tt Their physical side. rather then in
reternce to Their spiritual signifleance.
and with the former his narrative is
viot chiefly concerned.
49. Child -The noun used is in the
original n diminutbo baying in It a
lone!) of tenderness.
50. I'.elieved-One of the great words
in the fourth Gospel. enibaelying as 11
does In a large pleasure the great aim
cf the writer, al the mato time temente
Ing and crystallizing his 'nonage. We
should note lis slightly different shades
er meaning in the different passages es
w< proceed In our study of the Coseel.
'!fere the reference Is to simple faith in
the power and word of .,esus.
51. Srrvnnts-Orrok, "Iond•:eremite,
that Is. "slaves."
52. Reitan to amend -Lit.. "Had him.
etch better," a pe^ulier Greek Idbm oc-
e imrring nowhere else in the New Testa-
ment.
At th" seventh hoar -The went
"hour" in the original k in the nccn-
sntive case, signifying durAlinn TAtller
limn point of time. We might, Ihere-
f• re. trnnsln'e "during the seventh
hour." Ihnt Is. between twelve Athlone
o'clock p.m.
Fever -Fenn tis' word meaning "flre.'
51. Re1evetl-TI•e nohlemnn's faith nd.
vin 'es n step higher In a full neeopt.
Jnr.: of Jens ns the premise) Messiah
(r•':•nnre verse 50 nbnvel.
et. The second sign !het Jesue (11.1 -
Th.' second mlra-l•' Wrought In Cnna.
A Fi.O.\TING WORKSHOP.
A unique and intcreeting vessel is
if. M. s. Cyclops --general repair ship
to the British fleet. Amongst her ma-
chinery she has n plant capet'le or
turning out eastlnps weighing two
tens, and lathes which will deal with
such castings up to n length of 15 feet.
The Cyclops is equipped to repair Any-
thing from a broken bolt to a ninon
gun. a spe eial feature of her machin-
ery being that it 15 all electrically
driven.
(IIFEIt I
ner.r with the winter weather,
The world Lt singin' sweet,
An' when Use meso i+ melted
There'll be liio!ets at your ic:t
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i (lE SENTENCE.
" , To be hanged by the neck ..
and may the Lord hove mercy on year
soul!" The man in the dock, a young
fellow with a pleasant face and steady
blue eyes, listened to the terrible words
that doomed hire to the gullows with -
cut flinching. Ile Was very pule, but
tris, mouth was firm, and there was
tie faltering In his voice as ho said
quietly, "1 ant innocent, my Lord. God
help ine!"
Then a %%onmen's scream rang out
f•itifully, and the prise;•or gave one
agonized lock towards time crowded
gallery as he turned, obedient to time
tt uch of a warder's hand, and walked
out of the ken of his fellow -men for
evermore. Death was to bo itis oom-
pun:on for a few days, and would then
claim him as its spoil at the hands of
Justice.
"Ilees innocent, 1 know he's Innocenti
And they're murdering him."
That was the burden of the girl s
moan day by day as the sun rose and
and at each setting brought bier
sweetheart horribly nearer the hang -
Man. And whit that cry ulternatcu
another: "If 1 could only see time Queen!
If 1 could only ask the Queen to spare
my Jack till he could prove his imto-
Oencet"
It became the one dominating Iden
of her brain that an appeal to the au-
gust Lady, who was yet a most ten-
der ant merciful woman, would save
her lovers life. That he would be
proved "not guilty" if only tune were
granted she had no doubt. She was
equally confident that her entreaties
would win a reprieve if only she could
have seeech %vitt' the Queen: but that
was iut)o.esible. ,ler brolhor, very
gentle in his sympathy. but remorse-
less in his comnton-sense, told her so
n dozen times. They were only poor
folk, and, In the poor, !loyalty aro as
far off as (leaven.
Site could not even reach the Queen
with a letter, he told her, for letters
piss through many hands before they
reach the 'Throne. One could speak to
God direct. hill a Sovereign could only
h: rnddrossed through a secretary. Ile
knew, ton, that there was IMllte to be
said for the condemned Mian in cold
argument.
The story of the crime was plain and
simple. Rivalry between two amen for
n
woman's love; a quarrel, a fight,
which the successful tailor had none
the hest of. Then, a few days later.
the dlseovery of the oilier man's dead
betty, stabbed in the back; beside the
conpao a knife, proved to belong, to
his rival: a coal, stained With blood,
found in the room of tine )atter.
The evidence was circumstantial but
convincing; the defence, an alibi, with
etc witness to support 11. But the girl's
fun never wavered, and always she
moaned, "it f could only speak M the
Que: n!" And always her brother said,
"II'.: Impossible, my dear, quite lnn-
pcssible."
• •. •
One night, W.:en only a few days re-
mained for lee• lover to line, 11ic girl
woke up from an uneasy sleep in her
chair to fine) her brother standing be-
side her. ile was oddly excited, and
the Bund with which he gripped her
shoulder trembled.
"Clara. toy girl,' be said, "1'11 do it.
lou shall speak to the Queen."
"Oh, thew, Jim, how?. Will she we
ire?"
"No, she'll not sce you. nor you her.
But you shall speak to her, my lass,
as close as it you whispered In her
enr. Now, don't ask me anything.
Don't breathe a word to anyone. (.o
to bed. and from now till lo -morrow
night think only of what you'll say to
the Queen wlmn you get your chance.'
She obeyed, and the man sat dawn
to ponder over the detail.% of the dar-
ing plan that lind flashed nc''-ss his
tnind an hour before. as he did his ac-
customed work at the °kett•le mini'.
seined on the stage of the Royal Opera
House.
•• •
It was about len o'clock on the fol -
!owing night, ani the wind wn.s how-
ling round the chimney stacks and
evoking resonant mustc from the net-
work of wires that were supported by
Leavy posts on the ro,f of a Jrotise near
(event Garden. For an hour a man
had been working arrt''ng these vibrant
wires. listening to the message of one
and another until he had disenvercd
what he snupht-a wire that carried a
burthen of mckxly very different from
the sing of the wind.
Now his work was done, and he stood
en the roof and laid his ham) on the
shoulder of a woman %len knelt beside
tum.
"It's very nearly time, Clara." he
said. "You're riot afraid?"
"No. I'm not afraid, Jim." And her
vc ice was steAdy, though every nerve
In her body quivered with excitement.
"All right. When 1 call 'Now,' lift
the re ever and speak on the moment.
And put your heart into it."
No need to tel) me ihel. As she
clambered afraid up the post she raise)
lei iter twain) a little open box, and
waited with parted lips.
"Nowt"
The sharply his -eel word came to her
ir.,tn the darkness above, and with one
choking soh she pouiret ottt her soul
in passionate supplication.
From the posts nbntr A wire ran ea.;I
and West, charged with a mnessago of
life or death. One end, now silent and
disconnected, ended nn the slope of the
Opera mese. The other. stretching nut
Into the blackness of the night. creessed
street and roof. valley and hill. and
river. till it clambered 14► the walls in
a lioyal palace twenty nines away,
passed Ihro"ge nor and floor and ceil-
ing to end it the priv..te rooms of the
Queen.
There the little Lady who ruled
!M hl' Empire sat in silence, attend
(t' by pare tw•u of her ladies. line
cf the three held to her ear: lite quoin
listening apparatus of the electropttune
+'std through the atorin and the dark
Muss cant!' from Ise dt lout theatre lir
golden voice of Caruso.
As it drew to its gborious close an
ended in that marvellous% note of th
lurk that melts one's heart to water
sudden silence cut the melody like
sword. Then, instead of the roar o
ap•p'ause instinctively vvaite:l for, earn
a %voruan's sob, and following it a rust
01 dcaperato wends:
"Oh, my lady, my Queen. have merry
TLcy'te gong to hong my dueling. to)'
Jack, and he's Innocent, he's innocent
hes inneco•ml. Don't tet them take his
life, Your Majesty! He's to die in t et
days, and there's no one to plead tot
him but ale, enJ I'm only it girl Bit
you aro a woman, my lady. and you
know what it is to lose one you loved
Give hint lime to prove his innoeence
cnly a little time. I love lain so, 1 love
Then the voice broke Into a wail of
exceeding bitterness, and Clara's audi
knee of the Queen ways ended. Far
away en the London he reetep the Juan
anieng the wires made a raja 1 connce-
hun, and the listeners in the I'uluce,
as they lost the cry of u w•unlurm's heart,
heard the clamorous applause of Coy.ent Cardec.
• TIIE SEQUEL,
a " greatly coveted by the chit:leen. These
- children al Luxor earn from 2 to 3 plan•
h lets (15 cents) a day, and out of lbs
t 4riflling amount some of them have
, saved up quite a sum, which they bury
• In sand where no one but theuselve3
c knows where to fled it.
Auvliter thing which ['Inners the eve
d c 1 the stronger in Egypt is the manner
e to which Egyptian babies are tokd, as
a Southerner expressed it. 1 hey aro
a 11ot cradled in their mothers' time as
t are the babies of this boun(rv, but they
c are hoisted up',n the shoulders of those
h carrying theta. w•liero they sit astride.
! 'Piny youngsters, st•arcely old enough
iesit up sirali:hl, are carried about
the streets in this novel manger, and
• they maintain their seemingly perilous
position with absolute tenrle eness and
Without a whimper. Like the children
• of Cuba, many of the little Egyptian•t
( ate entirely nakel, end culy scantiest
chalking is worn by any.
INDULGENT PARENTS.
Although Egyptian parents of the
poorer and middle classes relieve in
their children !•ring useful, they are
• still extravagantly indulgent to then.
in every Way'. But, however ninth chil-
dren ure caresie,l and fondled they reel
and manifest Itto incst profound respect
for their parents.
Disobedience to pat•enls Is consider -
in by the Moslem one of the greatest
of sins and clessed among the seven
great sins.
While ignnranre is more in evidence
than learning. there are many schools
in all the largo cities and the majority,
cf the small ones. The most import-:
vat branch of education is that of relig-
k.n.
The first lesson, that of the "wudoe,'
ethow to perform the ablutions peel -
prayer, and the prayers, or ono
of them, is gene^nlly taught by the fa-
ther to his son. The giris are seldom.
taught anything unless they belong to,
a wealthy er an unusually enlightenedi
family, when a prayer or two and al
Lit of needlework is considered enough
education for them.
An Arab s^Itool Is ene of the utost
interesting places in Cairo to visit. The
children, with the schoolmaster. sit
upon the floor, or the ground, In a semi.
circle, and each has a tablet of woad,'
which is painted white and upon whic't
the lessons are written. \\'hen the
latter are learned, they are washed out
and
.
It was most irregular. It was most
scandalous. The Lord Chatn)xriairt was
I:orrilled. The ntanag'rng director of
the E:ectro,phono Con\pany Was in de-
spair, and expected nothing less than
decapitation. The Queen, naturally,
demanded explanations, and received
a technical account of the manner in
which a wire could be tapped, and the
manner in which this particular wire
had been tapped. But the tragedy of
the story appealed to her more than
Its comedy, and her Woman's Beall
moved her to a most unusual exercise
of the Royal prerogative.
Without retconimendation (nun the
Homo Secretary, the prisoner under
sentence of death was reprieved on the
eve of the day fixed for his execution.
and Lenore twelve hones had paved
the wlsdom of mercy was ample ,proved.
For in the small hours of next morn-
ing a wild-eyed man, half -mod with
drink and remorse. forded his way it-
tc. a London police -station and made
confession of the crime, and the easy
means by which he bind fastened the
guilt of it on lee fellow -lodger, from
whose room he had abst.r•acted knife
and coat.
So Jack received time formality of a
`-pardon," 81141 Clnra before 'her mar-
riage had another and more pleasant
interview with the Queen, carrying
away with her the memory of many
kind words, and a Royal wedding pre-
sent to commemorate the message car-
ried by the 'phone to the Throne.--.
I'earson's Weekly,
THE BABIES OF EGYPT
1111:RE .ARE PLi:NTY OF TiIEJI AND
THEY SELDOM CRY.
Al an Early Age Begin to Make Them-
selves Useful-- Tend Flocks of
Goats al Three Years.
There Is no race suicide in Egypt.
From Alexandria to Assuan the coun-
try is filled with babies, round faced,
solemn Little tykes, who look out up -
en the w»rid with great eyes that are
',mated with kola.
Ai in all Oneida! countries, children
la Egypt are welcomed. The more the
merrier, says Leslie's Weekly. 'Tile
wife is not even considered n t_ue wife
until sale becomes a mother.
BEAUTIFUL. BUT DIMS'.
Three characteristics of Egyptian
babies impress themselves upon the
tourist. The first .s their beauty; for,
although many of them aro blind or
neurly so from uncleanliness and oph-
lhahnin, they are all round faced and
exquisitely modelled, their features are
classically beautiful and their color is
exaelly like bronze.
Self-contrcl Is the next most impress -
sive feature about these lllllo folk, for
it is a niest unusual Thing to hent en
•Egyptian baby cry. Noticeable, nl.s•). 's
(hese little ones' usefulness. It would
tike a very indifferent person indeed to
fall to notice the infant toilers In Egypt.
Not so much In Cairo or In the other
'erg., settlements. but in the stretcrws
cf country between.
From the boat on the Nile or the ral-
e. ad one will see babies of Iwo and n
half and three years tending flocks • f
goats, and tots that are too small to
mane known their wants in intelligible
language seem to be puttering about,
assisting in their small way in whn,•
ever task their elder relatives are en-
gaged.
In Cairo little boy's of 10 and 12 yenrs
are semi In the weaving mills working
the old-fashioned hand looms, which
require ccnsideroble strength as well
n; kill. Also, in the furniture or
turners' shops are small boys, using,
like fathers. kith hands and feel In
the ch:sseing end turning of table and
chair legs, all of which Is done in the
most primitive manner. although the
articles look pike the result of
SKILLED WOR\LANSIiIP.
With all their carneslnree and s lem-
nity the ynung toilers are hippy to a
degree, ani They apparently enjoy
themselves ns much as do the children
who do nothing but play. In Luxor
children ranging in age front 7 to 12
were are employed in carrying bes-
iege of rubbish fro;n the t.,nples 'n
Kerner. which are bring cleared of the
eceurnutation of sand and broken rock
burying some of the felines. and these
children sing at the bop of their voices
as they trudge to and fro with their
turdens lilted upon their heads.
One would be Inclined to feel sorry
for them were it not Inc the fncl that
the honer of being so employed !s
REPT .ICED 131' OTiIER I.ESSONn.
During the study hours the Arab
schools remind one of the Cnlncse, for.
the children all study aloud, and as,
May chant they rock back and forth;
like trees in a storm, and this move-'
meat is continued for an hour or morel
M. a Bene. The rclmoohnaster rocks
tack and forth also, and altogether Iho:
school presents it most novel appear -t
once as well as sound. Worshippers'
in time nmosquea always move about re-,
ening the Koran, as this movement Is
believed to assist the ►nentory.
The desks of the Arab schools aro
c,dd contrivances of palm sticks, upon
witch Is placed the Koran or one of
the thirty sections of it. After learn-
ing the alphabet, the boys lake up the
study of the 1Ceran memmnr•izing entire
chapters of 11, until ttie sacred boot; is
entirely familiar.
A peculiar method Ls followed ;n
)earning lli0 Koran. The study b egln:t
with the opening chapter. and front
this it skips to the last. The last hut
two, and so on in inverted ouster, end-
ing finally with the second chapter.
During the students progress It Is
customary•for the schootma+ter to send
or the wooden tablet a Ies:on painter):
to black and red and green to the fa.
Ther, who returns it after inspeclloq,
with u couple of plasters upon 11, The
salaries of schoolmasters are very mea-
gre Indeed. and in some instances fin
only payment made Is that of clothing
and food alai a yearly present of a
turban and some cloth.
-,f, .
NN 0111.N IN ('.LI:i!ICel. 1'(M1110Na1.
Demand Dielininy in London Eeeepl in
the (.encrel fuel Office.
"For lady clerks there seems to be lass
dt•mttand than formerly," states the re.
port of the employment department of
the London Chamber of ('onmmerce deal.
Ing' with the tvonditinn of the clerien$
talar market riming The Nosing quarter
cf Inst ytau•, says the London Daily Mall.
The manager of nn important Lender,
lit:einess, on lying asked last night whey
(her he could give any explanolktn of the
declining popularity of lady clerks noted
by the Chamber of Commerce slntes That
Ins experience was that many lady clerks
linked for a great deal of consideration.
They expecteol In he paid es men and to
be trental as women. They dbliked lie.
ingg taken to task when they did their
Werk lndiffetenlly and were too fond of
t14 caling to the chivalry of the mere
male.
Another hustness malinger thought
that the standard of ntleinments re-
quire) had risen of recent years and
many of the lady clerks In the ►Market
were not up to i1. Ile said That he found
tint women diel roullne Work Well but
showed little or no initiative, and %viten
set any task which ons complicated or
which Involved much thought they were
apt to fail, With a ferw brilliant excep-
llrns.
On the ether hand it Ls worth notice
Thal the general past office makes great
And increasing use of lady clerks for
work Involving considerable responsibil-
ily. Thus the Sav lege Bank Department
al West Kensington is largely r,lnffed by
Women. and Ile heads have repeatedly
te-tiflel to their c'nnpelenee and crit•
cieney In rnrryIng out duties wide)) de.
mend n high degree of accuracy.
IN DENI.INl,
Mngitteete: "Go yetis admit loving been
engage- in mokumg counterfeit money?".
Prisoner: "lees. vow warship. not,
sir. the supply of the genuine article Is
•o very short:'
The R'mrginr In \hs. Jenes)--"If Mtr
venture to sly another word, madam,
('ll sheet." eh-. Jones (fascinated) --
"! say. Illy goo., n,nn, LOW nntrh will
fcu tale to sley here for a weekT'