Exeter Advocate, 1908-06-18, Page 7f
A VERY GRI3AT VIRTUE
The Importance of Patience in Pass-
,.• ing Through Life
Let patience have !ts perfect work.—
Janice t. 4.
Patience is one of the most important
ytrtues meritteed in the scriptures. Wo
hear a great deal about faith, salvation,
upcntence, love, but not so much about
the subject.
Patella) corresponds to thno in music.
4 The events of the t+•orki and the events
or our Ifo succeed one another as the
=totes do on the score. Each note requires
a oerlain definite anwunt of tune. Each
pot' in the world's symphony, which wo
Dell history, requires a certain amount
of tame bettor() wo can pans on to the
next. That Limo will be taken no matter
bow much we worry or fret.
Su in the individual life patience gives
to each event, to each experience. us
proper time, and so makes life a sym-
phony. The events of lite cannot be hur-
ried, however much we try to hurry
.in. Patience is the learning of this,
•find the gainingof that equipoise of spirit
wheel enables us, though in feverish
baste, to pass calmly from one event
to the next, awaiting tranquilly the on-
ward swing of lite.
TIIE VIRTUE OF PATIENCE
has many practical applications. \Ve
should have patience with the progress
of goad in the world. Gori Is tho "God
all t ence." daywith the Lord
"A
O I
is as a thousand years." We should
give God time to carry out his purposes
for all the ages of eternity are His. We
;should have patience with the sins, the
follies. the eccentricities of others in all
the neatens of life. Human nature is
gull of sharp corners, rough &Res and
bewildering perplexities. We must
make allowance fur people. We should
be patient with the evolution of charac-
ter its we, find it in the church. Christi-
ans aro in all stages of development,
os is most natural In a state of imma-
turity. D.:Al,proval of oontesedly im-
mature dieciy:1• s shoed! not cause us to
cast reflections upon the church itself.
Christ was patient with His disciples,
though one was a traitor and all oiw•
artily forsook Hun and fled. Ile knew
that the evolution of character, like Iho
creation of a universe, is a slow process,
but that "patience would finally have its
perfect work."
\Ve need an abundant supply of pati-
ence, L: uly, in all department; of 1 ea--
ceeployer and employe, buyer and seller,
teachers and scholars, parents and chil-
dren, husbands and wives. Especially
we need
PATIENCE. LN THE HOME,
where lives are brought into such inti-
mate contact and when, the nicest ad-
Juatmtnl is ne'assary in order that the
domestic machinery may work hurmon-
lcusly. Particularly we neer: patience
with ouiselvos. There are many who
are quite needy to bo patient with the
progress of good to the world, patient
hl business life, patient in the church,
patient in the home, who are yet very
impatient with themselves. N i problem
requires such infinite patience and per-
si tens in working out as the problem
of our own development. It is a Chris-
tian duty to forgive others.; it is equally
rope ratve that, when he have done a
great wrong and have confessed it to
God, and have made reparation to others
we forgive ourselves, ntak'ng the tame
allowances for our weaknesses as we
rnako for the weaknesses of others.
Many give up the struggle of the
Chr'stian life because they have not suf-
ficient patience with themselves. Per-
sistence Is the quality that is lacking
i'i them. \\'isely dad the apostle put
patience on the same plane as faith and
love. It is by "patient continuance and
well dong that we obtain glory, honor
and intmor!aL lit."
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERN 1Tl0NAL LFSeON, JUNE 21.
Lesson XIII. eieeond Quarterly Review.
Golden Text, John 20. 31.
QUESTIONS FOR SENIOR SCHOLARS.
With wheat Loauliful cu-ecoutse did our
Quarter's study begin? \Vhat do wo
}:chow about our Lords friends in Beth-
any—about Mary? about Martha? about
tael.azanis? Howxdoes the miracle wrought
telae Lazarus"eipere with other mire
aches of our f fi•d? How is the physical
act there the type of the spiritual Is on?
What did the anointing of Jesus by
(Mary really roan? \\'hat triumphal
event occurred between Lessons III and
IV.? blow did Jesus teach humility In
Lesson IV.? where aril when were the
w•onds of Lesson V. spoken? Of Lesson
VI? Recount the inckleuls est the be-
trayal and arrest of our Lord as told
fey the four evangelists. Recount the
fneieknt5 of his condemnation and cru-
cifixion. flow many appearances of
our Lord after his resurrection from the
dead are recorded in the Gospels?
QUF.STIO.NS FOR IN'I'f•;It\LEI)L TF.
SCI IOL-11LS.
i.e son I.—Jesus the Good Shepherd.—
What is flet flrst verse of the tw•cntty
tturd Psalm? in this lemon what does
Cur Lord call himself How does he
desc-i'ibo hie sheep? Whose voice do his
sheep recognize? What other kinds of
shepherds does Iho Master allude to?
What la the final proof of the Good
Shepherd's devotion?
Lesson 11.—The liaising of Lazarus.—
What noted family lived in Bethany?
Where wens this town? Why did haus
wait several days before alerting to
Bethany after he heard that Lazarus
w as sick? \Vhat ilk' the sisters Qay to
him when he arrival? What is the
ahortes verse in the Bible? Why did he
weep? What divine power did Jesus
show in this chapter?
Leosen 111.—Jells Anointed at Beth-
( any—When was this feast given? What
■ note' guests were there? \\'hat aid
Martha elm? What did Mary do? ee'ho
complained? \Vhy' \Vhat praise did
the Masks bestow? What did he say
of the poor?
Lesson IV.—Jesus Teach,'s Humility.—
Vh.n did this event take place? ea'hat
two things Ls it said that Jesus knew
lust at this )uncture? \Vhat net of ser-
vice did her perfo:m? What does the
Brno teach us?
Leeson \'.--Our Heavenly Heine. --
With wheat veal' does this lessen nom?
\Vhat cure clews the Master gee for
heart Intel, t' ee'hat tins he prepared
f. r his 1.1 • :.e? Of what des he give
ri-s a ra ace 1 h's lesson? What greet
riit eeveli he prom ?
Lesson V1.—The Miesien of Jho Holy
Spirit.—gy what name Is the holy
r RFirit called heir? What other kerns
help us to understand the meaning of
that nerd?? Of what dors he convince
tee w.erki? Why was it letter for the
Csciples that Jesus should go away and
leave throe? \Vhat it Ih.' great sin, ate
(ening to this chapter?
Lase in VII. --Jesus Betrayed and De-
med.—Who plotted to destmy tho Mas-
ter! Who betrayed Jells into their
bands? hi what place did the betrayal
oocir? .1t what time? \\•hat prompted
Judea to do the thine? 11'h., fel'ewcd
Jesus afar off' Who denied hire? Ikow
many time' What motives ked him to
do this net? What differences do %nfl
Oen teeeeon Uio ain of Judas and that
Of l'e'er?
L'.;se•n 111i. --Jesus'+ !loath and flint-
/111- Na hat Jewish repeals sat in jueiR-
t0lese ,an the Saviour? On what grounds
*ss he ern.k'rnned? \l'hn Rade final
I eaten se that he armed die? Whet tale
Was ereltn Lea his trots? What top
rich men buried hon? For whore did
he die?
Lesson IX.—Jesus Risen Fr.mt the
Dead.—On what day of the week was
Jesus cauctfed? On what day did he
rise from the dead? \Vhat effect did his
death have upon his disciples? Who
were last at the cross and first at the
tomb? Who first received a message
that Jesus was risen? Did the disciples
believe the testimony of the semen?
\Vhat three truths does the resurrection
of Christ rnako clear and sure to us?
Lesson X.—Jesus Appears to the
Apostles.—When was this first revela-
tion of Christ remade to the apostles?
How many of them were there? Where
was Judas? Where was Thomas? \Vhy
Thomasbelieve the testimony
not
of his fellow -disciples? Did they cast
him out of their cc.utpany for his un-
tellef? What happened a week later?
\Vas Thomas present:' \Viten ho rea-
lized That he actually saw his Master
alive again, what did he say? Of what
ac^cunt is to us that a man like
Thomas was a disciple of Christ?
Les..on X1.—The 'leen Christ by the
Sea of Galilee.—Where did the third
manifestation of the risen Christ to hie
disciples occur? Why was thLs region
beloved by them all? In what plight
cid ho find seven of his disciples? What
had he prepared for them? Of what
was the draught of fishes a pledge and
sign? What did he say to Simon Peter?
What was the apostle's final reply? How
many times had he denied his Lord?
Hew many times does he now acknow-
ledge him? \Vhat is the Golden 'Text of
the Review Sunday?
TIIE MEDICINE CLOSET.
Keep your me•Jiello closet In order. In
every household, cspcc:ally in country
titmice, where doctors and drug stores
are far away. tete should be a well -
supplied and well -kept medicine closet.
'Phis should be locked or high up out
of reach 4-.1 children.
Have everything labelled and plainly
marked, with the average dose written
en it, Have drugs markecd "Nor exter-
nal use" if ucel• for that purpose only.
1' it Ihreugh carckssness and Zack .1
plain marking that many ca es •,f lend -
ening have occurred.
It 1s the cust:m now, however, t r nU
poisonous drugs to be put in blue bot.
Iles so as to help prevent mhtakes of
This kind. Labels all prepared to be
stuck. with mucilage on the hack. can
be procured at drug stens or station-
ers, and are very convenient for re-
marking medicine bottlers it they Iced it.
It is a good plan to go through your
medicine chest once or twice a year and
empty out old prascriptkens, as thay be-
come stagnant and worthless after Cev
eral monuia--that is. scene do—and they
undergo changoa from at nding.
Keep a few . ns;•ly ek•on b •ttles in your
medicine closet and clean corks. also
keep some soft clean old erten cloths
for cut fingers. etc. Have a 1. w band-
ages of different widths, a spo n and a
Medicine graves (like a small wine glass,
only it is marked vet to eight teas eons,
making ane a unic).
''c.0 sir uki keep en hand :n your me•
d.cfne (ode sone. 't thele drugs, such as
calonhcl. in teb:ets cr powders, of one
grain mate qu nen•', one grain; brandy,
codeine 'for pairs). one-gvarter grain;
cantor o 1, E:peem salts. Rochelle salts,
canon oil, ler burns: al.:ohol. for ez'er-
rent ur; turpent ne and vasellne, for ex-
ternal use, exspe'•-ially foe outds in the
chest and hr •n hlal eril s: nlustanl
beets. so caltr•t. which come as an al-
ready teetered mustard paste, for ex-
tern/II use.
Have your mo.lidne closet beyc.nd the
roach (1 ama'I children, a.s tsta; acci-
dents have recurred ream ehtldren hav-
ing a'te:4 to the recall ':ne cl• sect. 1t be-
longs to peel heesekecping and to the
complete homemaker to have a medicine
MMse't up 10 the usual dements of or•
denary cTr' mist anoes. i1 you do net
used the Inedkinee, 00 much the bettor.
GU TIERING INDIA RIBBER.
Interc.Whg Farts in Regard to the In-
dustry In the Auwzun Iteuiem,
Ind:a-rubber has a curious history in
the arts. Its cormnon name was given
to it because it was Ilial used for re-
moving
o-moving pencil marks from paper. It
Ls produced in most troeioal 'anis. The
use of it has increased until it has be-
come ono of the most important forest
products of the world. It has become
in many parts of the world an article
of cultivation, but trio native forests of
the Amazon basin and of the Congo. in
Afrioa. are still the soma::e n( the worlds
greatest supply. The quantity has teen
greatly increased in later vows. for the
production has been stimulated by an
advance in prioo. Interesting facts in
regard to the industry in the Amazon
region arc given by ono who is a natt+e
c! Ilea country and familiar with 4.3
pneluctions.
As the steamer moves at:ng, the trav-
eller on the Amaze!), or en any of its
numerous navigable tributaries, will
r.otioo little wisps of arnoke riling front
the banks of the river. The smoke,
which is quite charact:r:sle of the most
fertile river -banks, ind'cates the places
where the natives aro treating tho sap
rf the rubber -trey; to prc.paie it for the
market.
The business of collecting and prepar-
ing rubber is carried on extensively in
the valley of the Amazon. There are
districts of from forty to fifty square
miles owned and opera'eJ by ono per-
son. The rubber -trees aro scattered
more or less plentifully among other
trees that yield no welt as yet.
When a man has secured a large tract
of forest land tor the industry, he puts
up a rough shelter upon it, and engages
alt the Indians of the neighborhood,
men and women, to help him in the
work.
They start out early In the morning
to make the rounds of the estate, for
they roust get back to the riverside be-
fore the heat of the day becomes too
great. They tap the trees afresh 11 they
need it, attach the little tin cups for
catching the sap, and bring home what-
ever sap may have been collected.
The sap of the rubber -tree Ls a per-
fectly wht'o liqu'.d of the consistency r.f
goat's milk. It is necessary that it be
converted into a solid. This is effected
by the action of a pungent smoke which
coagulates, or curdles, the milky fluid.
For this use the sends of two different
kends of palm are employed. Nothing
else will answer the purpose.
The seeds are put in an earthen jar
which has a narrow neck, the bottom
of which is perforated wiih a number
of square holes. in this Uie palm nuLs
aro burned; the hoes in the bottom of
the jar admit a draft and cause a dense
smoke to issue from the neck. This is
the smoke seen from the deck of the
steamer.
The operator takes a paddle similar
to that with which he paddles his canoe
and bolds the blade of it over the jar.
Upon it he pours the milky juice, cup
by cup, all the limo turning the blade
so as lo bring all parts of it into the
smoke. Teo fluid is instantly fixed, and
adheres to the wood or to the rubber
already formed. This process goes on
until a solid lump is formed that will
weigh perhaps sixteen pounds.
\Vhen the lump has grown large
enough for handling. n slit is cut in it,
and the blade is drawn out. A mass of
gabber is left ready for exportation. It
is the smeeke used In coagulating the sap
that gives crude rubber the daik appear-
ance which Is familiar.
The natives who collect the rubber
have little use for the article nt home.
Th -'y have no pencilings to erase, wear
n' rain -coats, have no mulls to be sup-
pled with belting, nor automobiles that
require rubber tints. They do, however,
make playthings for their children by
prating the cap into clay molds of
birds, enema's and fishes, and then
crushing the. clay and removing it.
CRIMINALS S IEN OF SCIENCE.
To Outwit Them Detectives Must Make
Use of Modern !Methods,
The methods employed by criminals
have "improved." They have become
scientific, most scicnlific. The criminal
of to -day handles chloroform, opium,
morphia; with all the cleverness of a
physician.
Again, the tools used by the modern
Jailbird are unrivalled masterpieces. Ono
amazing proof of the scientific knowledge
of the modern criminal and his keenness
'n keeping abreast of modern discoveries
lies in the following fact: Recently in
Marseilles the huge safe of a beet( was
rapidly opened by means of a complicat-
ed apparatus which had only been in-
vented by a prominent engineer ten
m,onlhs previously)
But the detective also avails himself of
scientific discovery. Formerly in cases
of forgery. for instance, a drop of water
was placed on the forged words. It the
paper had been scratched and els size
removed the water was immediately
slicked In. if the paper had not been
scratched the drop remained for a while
on the lop. 'This process wile primitive
and spoiled the document. -'
Nowadays the auspicious piper is
photographed and on the proof the marks
of scratching are easily detected by clear
differences in the: color. Photography is
Well also in the case of forgeries made
b-_: means of chemicals.
When n heap of burned documents is
found in the fireplace thin sheets of glass.
arc inserted between the burned paper,.
A. soon as one sheet It on the glass it
is rendered less hrittto by means of a
special liquid and It is unfolded and
photographed. The process is repeated
with eve'r'y sheet. and after a few hours
,,I! the documents are easily read.
A process formerly wed for the classl-
fication of blood stains consisted In ex-
amining there under the microscope and
fmm the appearance of the recd globules
the invesUgetore would draw their con-
cluslons es to the nature of the bk)od.
lntortunalely this examination gave no
result when the blood stains were not
recent.
Today a mere scientific method is
used. The stain Is washed; a few drops
of the e•at'r used are poured Into a tube
containing some specific serum from a
rabbit Inoculated with human blood.
When the addition of water produces in
the senim a fine deposit and gives a
misty appearance to the tepee nor earl
Le perfectly Certain that the blood •taupe
%WC human.
MARRIED 10,000 COUPLES
A (IIAT WITH THE MAN WHO IIAS
i)ONE rr.
The Only Parson in the World Who
Entirely Depends for a Living
of the Pers Ile Receives.
To have married 10.000 couples and
yet live' to tell the tale is a feat which
might make any pian va n. But the Rev.
AUred Harrison Burroug'tec, of Bristen.
Tennessee, is not conoe.t;d about his
r.voaikable achievement, though he does
th nk that perha -s it marks a record in
that particular tine.
Mr. Burroughs t glhs is a man of about
sixty-five, halo and upright, with a
white beard and a meet Lenevotent
smile which has a wonderful and sooth-
ing effect on these timid bridegrooms
w•h.) are a little anxI u, respect ng the
wisdom of the step they are taking. The
writer recently had the pleasure of
meting Mr. Burroughs, and the 'War-
ry•ing Parson," as he is called in his
own State, was quite willing to talk
about the thousands of couples tie had
put on the road to happiness—or the
reverse.
Mr. Burroughs Is probably the only
parson in the world who entirely de-
pends for a living on the tees he re-
ceives from the couples he marr`.es. Ile
says, with a peculiarly quizzical smile,
that It is a good thing the bridegr'oon.a
hand out the fees 'on the spot," or other-
wise they might not feel disposed to
pay for what nit mately proves anything
but a blessing.
"You night not believe it," Mr. Bur-
roughs said, "but on two occasions I
have had men come back to me after 1
bare joined them to what appeared to
be very nicenndpleasanl youngladiesnb
and
DEMAND THE FEES BACK
And perhaps you would find it still
harder to l:elieve that on one occasion
I dui return the five -dollar foe to a
br.degroom who really appeared to be
in a starving oondit!on.
"As a matter of fact, the told me that
if i would just hand him the five dol -
Lana for a couple of weeks he believed
that would tide hien over until he ob-
tained a job, and 1 hadn't the heart to
refuse him. In a month he paid me a
second visit and the five -dollar bill al
the same lime, for luck had turned, and
he and his wife were happy and oorn-
fortable. You don t know how pleased
I fell to think that the young man was
.straight, for it doesn't look well for a
bridegroom, however hard up ho may be
to try and get back his marriage fee.
"Much of my work," continued Mr.
Burroughs, "is taken up by answering
'hurry calls' at the various hotels. So
many couples visit this town to attend
the theatre, and by the time they have
had a bit of supper they discover that
the last train has gone to their little
habitat on, and they will have te remain
in the city. Of course, it puts the girl
in an awkward predicament, and the
test way out of the dilliculty is for them
to get married. And nine times out of
ten they do got married, and
I'M THE MAN TIiAT MARRIES THEM.
"But so many of Ihe:so couples get
marl:ed throukh losing Iho last train
that I am beginning ti get a bit suspi-
cious that it :s son:acmes a plot on the
part of the would-be Benedict who has
pewibly had £ome ..itTicutly in getting
he fiance to name the day. And Am-
erican girls aro not averse to (hese lit-
tle adventures, and they think it so
smart of their lovers In suggest a mar-
riage on the spot that as a rule they
agnea to the very sensible pro; osaLs.
"I never waste time in asking how
old the bride is or whether her parents
ale agre'ablo to the welding. That's
not my affair. My duty is to marry any-
one who wants to to married, aid if it
is a runaway match then it i, the busi-
ness of the bridegroom to get out of his
own difficulties. Why, only a few
weeks ago a young man drove up to the
parsonage In a straw wagon and asked
if I was sufficiently disengaged to marry
him and I said, 'Certainly, provided you
will produce the bride; tor i couldn't
toe any ane with him even In the cart.
fie said that was all right, and going
up to the wagon he brought out from
the anew, wh•'ro she had lain complote-
y hidden, the prettiest little bride you
ever saw. She was so dainty and fresh
and youthful that 1 quite envied the
young fellow.
"1 ni ght have sugges'eod that she was
n little too youthful, but then i argued
that 11 was no affair of mind and so 1
married them. i gave therm n Blit ad-
vice. but when 1 learned that they had
been engaged for three years and had
gone to the lame scho'l I thought things
were pretty straight and
G.VE TI(E\I \IY BLGCs1NG.
The bridegroom turned out to be a wa-
re -roue young Banner, and 1 have mel
him several tunes sinee anal his tax al-
ways wears the 'smile that won't come
off' so i don't thank tl:ero is any chance
of his demanding back 'again the. km
dollars witch he paid me as fee.
".some of these weddings That I offi-
ciate at are duo to my own initiative,
for 1 am always looking out for pros-
pective couples. 1 invariably meet the
i as,enge-r trains that come in'o my
city-, which, you know, is just over the
to d. r which divides Virginia from Ton-
nas.•e. In V:rg.nia trio marr.age taws
LI.. very stringent, but .n Tennessee any-
one wl.o has a voice to mat:e lite re -
quant can get married. My pars—enrage
in the tatter State, and, ad a con-
segience. it is a fa+or'te \feccs fcr nee
away a nip:es.
"Rut tt•ore are other parsons — and
serve w he are not permeate- In my city
who are very ready to perform the afar-
riaFe cerern•'ny, so 1 have 1•) be up and
looking after my own int:rvsri. That
is why 1 am generally to to sen at
the station when a pavenger train
comas in. for I can not a pra.pective
couple as pinkly ea y eat can Nee a
mouse. So.me•t:lees 1 make a mistake
of counv'. Cir the best ..f no are not In•
laihhle, but s pleeaent word always
puts things right and
I.ITTt.F. F,MB \RR 1SSMEN T LS FP.I.T.
"Among the 10.000 couple* 1 here
mamel 1 can recall one held& that 1
married bee* tenets; omelet ono !het
had been divorced three him, +; a gr ern
wbow 1 god married, who obtained a
divorce and then returned to oto to be
remarried to the same girl.
"Sometunes the couples who are flu.'h
of casts give a Utt:e party at a near -by
hetet, and on these occasions 1 ant al-
way3 invite) endgreatly enjoy the eri-
tertalnment. The biggest Ice 1 ever re-
ceived was ono of lien, and the smal-
lest ten cents. In some inetrnces I have
pertorrnal the ceremony for nothing,
but not often, for 1 believe if a man
cannot produce a few dollars le pay for
his wedding, then he ought not to got
married. And I always tell them so
when 1 am requested to forfeit my hen•
estly-earned foe.'
el.
QUEER FACTS OF HISTORY
LITTLE INCIDENTS THAT WERE NOT
IN TIIE SCHOOL BOOKS.
itemarkable Events Which a Good
Many People Do Not
Know.
llenry VI1., having business of import-
anoo with the Emperor Maximilian. who
VMS thin in Flanders, sent for \Volsey,
and ordered him to sat out. IL was tong
post noon when he took leave of the
King at Richmond; at tour o'clock he
was in London, at seven at Gravt:srstd.
By travelling all night he reached Dover
just as the packet -boat was about to
sail. After a passabe of three hours he
reached Calais, whence he travelled
post haste, and the same evening ap-
peared before Maximilian. Having ob-
tainod what he (leered, he set off again
by night. and on the next day but one
reached Richmond throe days and some
touts after his departure. Henry catch-
ing sight of him as he was going to
Mass, sharply inquired why he had not
set out. "Sire, I am just returned," an -
morel Wolsey, placing the Emlerors
letter in the King's hands. Henry was
amazed, and Wolsey's fortunes were
made.
THE FIRST RECORD OF TAR AND
FEATHERS.
It is often believed that this terrible
punishment is an invention of lawless
Americans. But such is not the case.
One of li.chard Cceur-de-Lion's ordinan-
cos for Iho seamen of his Crusading
Fleet was "that if any man were taken
with theft or pickery•, and thereat con-
vclod, he should have his head i:oiled,
and hot pitch poured upon his pate, and
alien that the feathers of some pillow or
cushion shaken aloft, that he might
thereby be known for a thief. and at the
next arrival of the ships to any land,
be put forth of the company to seek his
ad ventures."
•
WELLINGTON AND MARLBOROUGH
AT WA t ERi.00.
it is a very curious fact that a good
many people do not know that not only
one battle was fought at Waterloo, but
two. Both of those were fought against
the French; the first under the commute
of the Duke of Marlborough on August
17111, 1705, who on this date actually
occupied the same ground as Lhe Duke
of Wellington did a little more than n
century later, June 17th, 1815, the only
difference being, that the former was
marching en Brussels, and the latter
was marching from Brussels. In the
first 'battle the French were defending
Brussels; they marched out to meet
Marlborough, but owing to the slack-
ness on the.part of Schlangenburg, the
Dutch general who was fighting with
him, it was not a success, Marlborough
only taking a few of the French troops
as prisoners. The following ono fought
against Napoleon by Wellington proved
to be one of the greatest victories ever
recorded in the annals of England.
VANITY WIiiCII WRECKED AN EM-
PIRE.
By the Peace of Tilsit, that romarksble
compact made between Napoleon and
the Tsar in a tent on a raft moored in
midstream of the River .Memel, Bona-
parte became master of Europe. Prus-
sia, the Rhino Provinces, Italy, Spain
were all his, and it bus always been
sonr'what of an htst)ric puzzle why he
strauld have gone out of hie way to
creak an agreement which must have
satisfied even his ambitions. The best
authorities agree that It was wounded
vanity. No sooner hod he compelled the
Tsar to hand him over Europe than he
cenceive.l the idea of marrying Alexan-
der's sister. Trusty ambas;aders were
sent to St. Petersburg on this delicate
emission. -Tho Tsar receive' then courte-
oizi y, but shewcd disinclination to fa-
vor (ho marriage. This hi was entitled
t, do without giving offence,; but it is
said that a Court busybody beard Alex-
ar:der privately say that nothing should
induce h'm le al:ow hie sister to marry
"the (orslcan parvenu." This was as-
sidironsly reported to Napoleon, who.
from that moment. plotted that mighty
invasion of Russia, which coot hon
1:0.000 troops left in the snow, and
proved "the beg nning of the end." —
Pcar:son's Weekly.
'-'------ell
FUNNY.
"What is his idea of humor"
"Unexpo^_tdly slapping a man on he
back."
WiSE COUNSEL.
If you have occasion to tell a man what
you really think of him use the long dis-
tance telephone.
TRUE.
lista year preteens lime es you knew
the value of it—which means that you
should not crack nuts with your gold
w/it.;h.
iee& of men would rather hold a po•
lilicel job than earn an honest living.
When a woman tells her husband she
v;shes she had been born a roan iia Ls
apt to echo the wish.
After gnu knew some people well you
are apt to regret the politep.la you west-
ed
ested on than.
" BULL -PUSHER" AT SEA
THE 11 N \VHO .II S THE MOST
DINGEItOI a JOB.
Terrible I:+perlenee on a Cattle Ship In
Ilouuht Weather at
Sea.
I have slsoveeed coal on a "Geordie"
tramp-Aoumer, and worked as a deck•
hand on \Vcstern ocean liners. As stok-
er and sailor, I have known some of
the perils of those that go down to the
sti a in ships; but on two trips as cat-
tleman from New York to Liverpool
and London 1 found that the greatest
dangers of the sea ale reserved for the
hard -swear ng, hard -drinking, heavy-
handed cattle-hand—or, as he is called
in sailors' tinge, the "bull -pusher," say&
a writer in London Answers.
Even in the calmest weather, it is no
child's task to work in and out anions
a mob of long -honed Texan steers. Out
of sheer stupidity, tb oy will often jam
you up against a stanchion or batten,
and break your arm or leg. Wtien you
ata 'forking out" behind them, a ++•ell•
directed kick may easily smash your
shin. Theca are daily, hourly perils,
and they are trifling when compared
with what happens In rough weather.
iN A GALE AT SEA.
Imagine the hard lot of the "bull-
pi/otter" who acts es night-watchman in
a gale, as 1 have done. Tho sblp ie
pitching so badly in a bead sea that you
can hardly keep your footing In the
narrow, slippery alley -ways. The cab
tie are mad with fright, kicking the
boards of their pens late splinters, and
tugging at their tiugh head -ropes until
they snap. Then you must go into tip
ns at a risk that mi well ght ++e I turn yell
grey, and make the beasts secure again,
replacing the boards and tying (rasp
ropes. If you escape being gored or
kicked, think yourself lucky. Tho work
has to b0 done in semi -darkness, by the
dire, fielding light of an evil -smelling
lam.
Oncpe, on an Atlantic transport cattle -
boat. 1 was busy at this pleasant task
en a freezing February night. Sudden-
ly the ship's nose went down, and she
took a leg sea over the bows. Tons of
water swept down on the pen in whet),
1 wee working. Planks, cattle, one my
luckless s-•lf were swept down amidships
like feathers.
KNOCKED SENSE LE.S.e.
My head struck against the corner of
a hak•hway. and 1 was knocked sense-
less. My mate. 1 heard afterwards,
pulled me away just before a huge steer
fell on the spot 1 had been Tying. When
i came to my senses, 1 found all the
other cattle -men et work reconstructing
the: pens and char ng the maddened cat.
Le all over the desk. -
We toiled furiously throughout That
terrible night, with the chip continually
awash from stem to stern, and the pens
breaking again and again. Hardly a
man amongst us emcrgol without some
escapes from death were so common as
to be hardly noticed.
The job of getting the cattle off tho
beat when she arrives in port 15 very
dangerous They are wildly excited by
the ncighborhool of land, and when
they aro released from their pens It Ls
bu:gh work to drive them through the
alleyways to Iho broad gangway down
which they have to run. They want to
rush
ALL OVER THE SiIIP.
It requ`res some neve to stand up to
a half -wild seer to an alley -way a few
feet wide and make it turn round In
Itre. way it should go.
Bas if ilia) ordinary perils of hie
crrltng were nat. enough!—Iho "bull-
pusTler" voluntarily adds to them. He
is usually what Americans tram a "hard
citizen." Quarrels aro as lrequenl in a
cattle -men's forecastle as tin: proverbial
flowers in May.
saw a typical fight nn a trip from
New York to Liverpool. An Italian, who
was working h s passage, tried t) take
more than his fair allowance of "duff"
--a stiff flour pudding—out of the moss-
lub. An old cattle -roan at once rapped
him smartly over the knuckles with a
spoon. The Italian's sheath -knife was
out to a moment, but before he could
stab, a heavy bn-,om, .- h. h ono of the
men happened to b' holding, dcerert.te.
on hs head. It was nearly an hour be-
fore he came to his senses. Nobody
Ir.eubled to revert the Incident to the
skipper, or. indeed, regarded it as any-
tlieng much out of the common.
• • • •F
JtI'1N o LAND Tt%.
Value o1 laud %ppraised at amount of
Veer') ileal.
The land tax of Japan. which is the
largest singe item of revenue. is basal
eon an esees:rnent sy;lem wh:cht ap-
praises the value of the land at the
amount for which it wont.' font for one
yea- On city proi.erty the national
land lax is 20 per cent... and the cily
tax 10 per cent. Suppose in en Amort.
can city a man had a thouce which
+cou1J rent for 1110)) n month. Under
the Japanes' system e f ttxnibon tie
wculd pay' lC36') n( his 81,300 ince)nte
for lard tax. in addit on le the tax im-
(r s7d upon him as a IIUSIne=s man,
u(e,n hi; len int n: n tenant, inn 1 uport
the in^nme +vh:ch rerreuns aftr�• the
Aral set of taxes is taken out.
The graderated iniv,me tax imps ed
upon eel of more than !1190 a year.
If tlho sem•• rule npi,l col in Arne'rica
a bo,kkeep.•r who gate 11100 a rnonth
wooed pay 373 a year. An ir.Come e 1
CASCO a year roust pay *7,=.t5 tax.
% s'reet rallwsy in Ja1•an must pay tO
fax cent. of Il, gr.,as re'capts, is lun:l-
e.i le ono -cent ar.d twee -cent lanes. and
yet manages to pay a li per cent. dive
(lend. 1f any member of any city coun•
el in this country would euggesi that
the street railway in his city cut fame
to two cents and pay a tax of to per
ant. of ill gross receipts, the whole
town would say ha was crazy. One
street railway, havin some sixty miles
of I:ne, suffered all thL, and then rna•le
pe, much m sltey In div elands that the
city government deeded to take it rivet
at Cie city's prloe a1d pay for a in city
bonds at par, regarditw o th.•tr nn,rlcel
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