HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-03-30, Page 3THE HELP OF THE BEEFLESS
Religion is Trying to Be Eyes to the Blind
or Feet to the Lame.
Sir, I have no man, when the water
Is troubled. to put me into the pool;
but while I aro coming another siep-
pcth before me.—John v.. 7.
l'oor tulow! llo wall what we can
a failure; others were ever stepping
before hint. Crippled, he had lain
there for years, powerless to do
more than lament hie weakness. He
was not alone; many others came to
be healed. But he (knew better than
to
hope tor help
from thein. N
hen
the waters arose they would forget
him; they might even trample upon
him In their rush to get down. Flo
had always had a multitude of
friends who wished him well; there
had been many priests to prove to
hint the curative properties of the
waters; there were not wanting those
who would throw hint a few coppers
or same food. But there never had
been one who would take up his poor
wasted frame in arms of strength
and bear him down to the pool at
the right time.
For a long time there had been a
vacancy in Jerusalem; there was
need of one who would help the help-
less. Happily,
HE HAD COME AT LAST.
Jesus proved his right to be called
the Son of God by his recognition of
the claims of men on him, by his re-
sponse to the ties of the divine fam-
ily of which all nen are the off-
spring. Men aro always talking
about the claims that Jesus has up-
on humanity. There will be no trou-
ble en that score if we can but un-
derstand the claims that humanity
has upon Jesus. He was the great
humanitarian. He proves his divin-
ity by his humanity. No other was
ever so filled with a feeling of our
infirmities. Therefore, he is man's
helper.
Men toward men are more brutal
than are the brutes. Seeking their
feed boxes and hayracks, men care
not on whom they trample. Our fac-
tories, our streets, our complex life
are like that scene at itethesda—it is
a good and hopeful, energizing place
Inc the strong. a harm one for the
weak. liut into the selfish strife
there conies udither presence, that
of the lover of inen, the one filled
with a passion for people, wire does
not despise the failure. wlio forgets
that the beggar is ditty and de-
Icrepit, unwholesome and repulsive,
and oho remembers only that he is
a man and in need; who forgets that
he might bargain with hint and sell
his strength, who sees only the op-
portunity to serve.
HF: IS THE, GREAT HELPER.
His heart goes out to the helpless.
Ile is the world's great teacher of
humanity. Ile is the high priest at
the glorious altar of sacrifice. Ily
his pity and help for that one he
turns the squalid pool into a glori-
ous temple. Ire shows men how to
worship.
The test of any religion, of any
gospel, of any tschemo of social ameli-
oration is here: Does it really help
men? Most of all, does it help those
who aro most needy? Is it the minis-
tration of the strong to the weak?
How much of our .success is but sin
in his eyes? ilow much that wo call
religion is but a pressing about the
pool so that the really needy are
crowded back and forgotten? And
mony a hidden life :s receiving heav-
en's highest commendation because It
is trying to do what lee did then; It
is simply seeking to help some one;
it is trying to he eyes to the blind
or feet to the latae. It Is Helpful to
those who are helpless. Some day
it will hear one saying: "Inasmuch
as ye did it unto me one of the least
of these my brethren yo did it unto
Inc."
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ROME.
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y� spoonful of lemon juice, half a tea -
7n spoonful of salt and a light sprink-
ling of pepper. When thickened add
the yolk of one egg end the oysters.
Arrange buttered Shells in a dtip-
Ping-Pan. half fill with the mixture,
then cover with buttered cracker
crumbs and bake from twelve to flf-
WITH OYSTERS, teen minutes in a hot oven. Serve
at once.
Fricasseed Oysters.—'Fake erten
portions of oysters and mushrooms
cover with a thickened create dress
ing, pour info molds or ranilkins
sprinkle with a light dusting of grat
ed cheese and buttered bread crumbs
bake a delicate brown and • sery
very hot.
Oester Sausages.—In the propor
tion at one dozen largo oysters to
one-half a pound of rump steak, chop
both ingredients ;ine, season with
salt, pepper and herbs and roll into
the form of sausnges, frying quickly
10 deep hot fat.
Oyster Pattles.—Prepare cases from
puff paste or purchase thein from a
caterer. Scald snfllcient oysters in
their own liquor. then drain and
chop fine. Make a ►iehly seasoned
cream dressing and wldle hot stir in
the oysters, fill the heated shells and
serve hot.
Oyster itissole's—.I:oil pun paste
very thin. clotting it over with fine.
large oysters In pairs which have
been slightly stewed. seasoned and
drained very dry. Moisten the paste
around the oysters, pressing more
paste fit tidy over than and cut into
shape with a pastry cutter. Fry a
golden brown in vers liot, deep lard.
Oysters on Toast.—Wipe sufficient
oysters to closely cover the buttered
and toasted bread. lay them on the
slices, season with vt1t. pepper and
a bit of butter and put into a very
hat oven mutt; the edges of the ON'
!MTN curl. Have prepared a rich
cream sauee, pour over the dish end
serve very hot.
Oyster Itabbit.—Remove the lough
muscle from sufllelent oysters to
term n cupful, parboil in their own
liquor and drain. Melt two Inble-
spoonfnuls of hut ter, add nn' -half
pound of mild cheese (genteel). salt
end pepper, and as the cheese melts
add the oyster liquor nn(1 the eggs.
slightly beaten. When the mixture
becomes smooth. add the soft parts
of the oysters and serve at once.
Curried Oysters.—Melt a table-
spoonful of butter In n granite pan,
add one scant teaspoonful of flour,
stirring until well browned. Gradual-
ly add one-hnlf a cupful of rich milk,
one-half a cupful of oyster liquor
est rained), with one teaspoonful of
onion lnire and stir moil thick and
smooth Drop in twenty-five large
oysters which have been carefully
aipe(I. and as soon es the edges be-
gin to curl and they are plumped,
take from the fire and serve nt once
on but tcte.l 1oast .
thster I.onf.—A nerve) way to serve
',cottoned oy»tcrs is in n loaf of
link(•r's tread having sire crusts, the
reeled le'ates being most attractive..
r eit n eliee from the top and re -
pante nil the inside. le eying an inch-;
th;ck wall, hrosh eti-tde• and cut
with melted buffer ',sing n brush), 1
and blower in n hot oven After
carefully looking titer a quart of
ovsters. scald In their own juice.
then drain. Add one cupful of
(leant to the oyster liquor, thicken
with the hent en yolks of two eggs
olid seamen with sell , pepper rend
hutter. Pat alternate layers of oys-
ters and sauce in the bread, cotcr-
ine the lop with bread crumbs mixed
with butter. Ikon") ti• the oven and
sells I.y cutting the' bread into
sl ices
Drt it 1 (tasters.—i'ie•nn, drain end
slightly (hof, one 1 int of oysters.
Mnke n thick sauce with two-thirds
of a eel fel of milk, a pe -fourth each
of butter and f•sur, half a tal-le-
Oyster Omelet.—For twenty-five
good-sized oysters, make a thickened
sauce with one cupful of rich milk.,
_ one tablespoonful (etch of butter and
flour, salt atilt pepper, add the oys-
,
tern, stir till the gilire itegin to ruRte,
then stand over hot water while the
_ omelet is prepared. Beat six eggs
very light, adding two tablespoon-
fuls of warns water to them. Into
the frying -pan put u teaspoon/pal of
butter and, when the pan Is very
hot. turn in the beaten eggs, stirring
anti shaking until they begin to set,
sprinkle quickly with salt, tmptead a
generous snoonful of the oyster mix-
ture in the centre and fold the ome-
let over it. Turn out on a heated
platter and pour the rest of the oys-
ters ant sauce around it. A novice
at cooking :nay succeed better with
half the quantity at a time.
Oyster Chartreuse.—pare and boil
six potatoes, mash very smooth and
add to them half a cupful for less)
of milk, suit, pepper. one tablespoon-
ful of butter and the stinks' beaten
whites of tour eggs. After generous-
ly buttering the bottom and sides of
a two -(quart mold sprinkle with roll-
ed bread crumbs and line with the
potato. While the pettalo mold is
setting put a small slice of onion to
boil in a pint of colon. and when
the finvor is extracted. remove the
onion. thickening with one table-
spoonful o/ flour dissolved in n little
cold milk and season with salt and
pepper. Let a quart of oysters f
come to a boil in their own liquor,
skits, drain thee) and add to the
creast sauce. If satisfactorily seas-
oned gently turn the oysters into
the mold. covering the top with the
remninder of the potato, taking care
that the sauce is not forced throug
or over the potal o. (lake hal/ a
hour in a hot oven nil five minuteafter remit%intt from the oven (rine
a sufficiently lime sash, a platter o
chop plate. (roof the mold and tui
ing both overat once allow t
mold to slip off.Garnish with par
sky and serve hot.
HEALTH
WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD.
When a cold iu the head goes down
the bronchial tubes to the lungs.
thyro is nothing better, p, ri,;,l's,
than an application of an onion
poultice. '1'o prepare, chop thee.'
nlecUuu, sized onions and one slice of
'salt perk. If you own a meat
grinder, you can save time, noise and
strength, by running them through
that. }'ill a coarse: cotton bag with
themixture, and place it on a tin
in the oven for a few minutes, turn-
ing often until it is wilted, steaming
and greasy. Apply as hot as the
patient will allow. and cover with a
warn flannel. The relief will com-
pensate for the odor and unpleasnnt-
ne..as.
When threatened with pneumonia.m
try an application of powdered lo-
belia seeds and ( eet oil. It is ex-
ceedingly penetrating. have the
patient in bed, and rub the chest
thoroughly with hot sweat oil (any
oit will answer, either hen's. goose,
o-• skunk's), then sprinkle on the
p(,wdered lobelia, and cover with
a flannel saturated with hot sweet
oil. To keep in position, it is wise
to place a flannel bandage around the
entire body. It it should happen to
cause nausea, it could be removed,
but otherwise it is beet to let it re-
main
cmain undisturbed until the soreness
has disappeared. This remedy is
used in pneumonia, with excellent ressults.
For an ordinary sore throat the
home remedies are often the mosteffective. A camphor gargle is one
of the best. To prepare, put a table-
spoon of granulated sugar in a
tumbler, and drop on it six drops
of camphor. Adel a little water and
stir thoroughly, then till up the
glass with more cold water. Use
ns a gargle as often us the case do -
stands.
A gargle of alcohol and waren
water is also excellent for n sore
throat. Prepare each time the quan-
tity you nemfor one gargle. One
tenspoon of alcohol to three tea-
spoons of water, is a good propor-
tion. Have the water as warm as
you can conveniently use it.
Sage tea and alum Is another valu-
able gargle for cankered sore throat.
while for simple irritation borax and
water may be used with benefit.
.We wonder if oderybody knows the
virtue of beefeteatk for removing in-
flammation? In peritnnitis. appen-
dicitis and so en, i,t ire invrgluable.
Replace with fresh Isbell necessary.
LAVGIJAGF: Ole BABYHOOD.Crying is the universal language of
babyhood, the only ureatia, . that ba-
bies hate by which to eitOresii .t) eir
desires, discomforts and-emotions.Poverty of vocabulary is comipentet-
ed for by tone and volume of sound;m '•
and these qunlitlt(c soon modi-
fied to such an extent ns to become
distinctly expressive of entreaty, per-
suasion or command.Persistent crying always indicates
something abnormal; nevertheless, it o
is not soften a sign of hunger as
the mother is disposed to infer. The
hungry babe stuffs its fingers into its
mouth, and its cry Is fretful; but the
same actions may Genote soreness of
the mouth or throat when food is
refused, and head/who. or earache
when the hrows are knit. and the tend
is tossed from side to fide. A hoarse
by cry is causedy dryness of the vocal
cords that may accompany an o•nin-
ary cold. croup, diphtheria, and
other affections of the larynx. The
cry is never loud in painful affections
of the cheet; in fact, it is usually re-
placed by moaning. When crying fol-
lows the coughing of bronchitis, it.
often Mgnlfles the supervention of
bronchopneumonia, and the doctor
should be caller) at once. Squirming
and kicking attend the crying of
painful conditions of the abdomen.
A voiceless cry demotes great weak-
ness, exceptwhen the sound is sup-
pressed on account of pain or hoarse -
ems. Tearless crying, after the
mirth month of age, generally re-
veals illness. When rho infant cries
upon bring picked up, there is usu-
ally tenderness due to rheumatism,
pleurisy. rickets or scurvy. Pressure
over differentregions discovers the
sensitive area.
The cry of fear in an older Infant
is short and 1 I; the eyes remain
open enol are formed toward thn
source of danger, while the face he -
Mmes pities and the hotly trembles.An angry child also becomes livid
through holding its breath. To the
pampered child crying hemmer;a 1
habit: even young intents learn to
cry for the light. to be carried or c
(rocked, and sometimes. apparently,
nu•relV for their own derinration. it
is, of course, possible that a suddenpiercing cry tit night may indicate
some serious trouble, but it is more
likely to be nothing worse than hell-
gestion or nervousnesq.
Mistakes; can often be avoided in
the interpretatton of a fit of crying
'1 the clothes of the child be remmov-
' ed and n senreh be made for a prick -
in: pin or leen! signs of injury or
eliw'nse—n recent rapture. the frac-
ture of n hone or the (Ifslocntion of
a Joint. In no circumstances should
an opiate or other sl(•ening potion
be given simply to arrest the crying;
end haying the infant face downward
upon the lap stops the Hoist. only by
itnpe(ling respirat'on without remov-
ing• the cans(' of it.—Youth's Com-
panion.
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IT 15 Wra.r. 'r( KN(,W.
That a teaspoonful of sugar n(1,10(1
to pancake hatter Kill make the
cakes n golden browse
That s=alt frh are hest and e,uick-
est freshened be soaking in sour
tolik.
'I'hnt a glen of i,utter,i,ilk token
the Inst Gime at nicht. will euro
etnrnnch tneit,les.
That frn.h meat he,2nn,,,, 10
snrir. eel become sweat tw)ln if
placed out of door. over night.
Thai kerns, ne will soften hoots
and shore' that hese been hhrdend
by water
That a spennful of law co-nn,eal.
moistened with wafer, taken on an
empty stomach. will cute eonstlpa-
Hon. if persieteet In for some time.
That a teaspoonful of turpentine
put into the boiler with white clothes
will nid the whitening.
rhnt clear boiling water poured
through tea stains Rill re"love them.
That. stilt w111 reed new milk:
hence in preparing dishes contain-
ine wile, the sal( should not he net-
tled until they are cooked
P—
Minlntero portraits of the King
and Queen, presented to the City of
London ('orporntlon by Sir Alfred
Ile; nulels. are mho t to be placed la
the Guilelhnll Art Gallery.
ITo avoid colds carefully shun po-
sitions in which the laxly Is expo -ed
Ito different temperatures at one and
!the sante time.
Quinsy is an acute inflammation of
the tonsil. A grey powder. accord -
:ink to age, and n gurgle of chlorate
of potass, is generally sufficient. 1f
matters proceed further, the tonsil Imay !maitre to be lanced.
German measles is frequently con-
fouzided with measles propel, and at
other tunes with seart( t -fever. It
partakes of the peculnrt sties of 1 oth,
but Is distinguishable by the presence
of enlarges glands, and the blotchy
•character of the rash.
A sprain is the sudden stretching
and partial rupturing of swine liga-
ments. If severe, and uccontpanied
be h ewclling, apply hot (cemen-
tations, and follow these with zinc
I(.tiwn. applied cold. Rest of the
part is absolutely necessary.
Carron oil is the name given to a
mixture of equal parts of lirue-water
and linseed oil. and 1.80(1 as a (Ir•ess-
ing for burns. Its use was discover-
ed by chance at the largo ironworks
at Carron, Stirlingshire, where the
workers are naturally much expcsed
te burns.
Copper appears detrimental to bac-
teria, for, while they abound on sil-
ver coins, none have yet been found
on copper. It is suggested that a
minute quantity of sulphate of cop-
per will destroy the germs of cholera
and typhoid without injury to drink-
ing -water.
Tho best tonics for general use aro
a brisk walk or a bicycle ride. They
rouse the whole system, aid all the
processes of life, and eliminate the
waste products of the body. Stay-
at-home, sedentary people are rob=
bing themselves of medicine which
Nature dispenses gratis.
Congestion of any part or organ
means that the vessels are distended
with blood. It may bo active and
arterial, when the part is hot and
red; or it may be mechanical and
venous, when the locality is cold,
blue, and swollen. )relief is obtained
by smart purgation or bleeding.
Whooping -cough is en infectious
and epidemic disease. Thero is no
actual remedy. The frequency and
severity of the spasms may be re-
duced
o-duced by medicine containing bro-
mide of potass, tincture of bclladona
and syrup of papavcris, prepared ac-
cording to age. Tho air of the room
should bo impregnated with carbolic
acid.
AN OCEAN MYSTERY.
The Mary Celeste Was Unlucky
From the Start.
Ot all unexplained happenings none
seems so mysterious as do those of
the sea, for the waves keep their sec-
rets. Among the many nautical
mysteries which have been the talk
of seafaring folk that of the Mary
Celeste has for thirty years taken
the lead. All sorts of explanations
have been attempted, and the inci-
dents have been uncal as the basis of
a well-known ilea novel, yet no sat-
isfactory solution has been offered.
A writer in the New York Evening
Post has recently summed up the
facts of the case, and strange ones
they are. The Mary Ccle.te was
launched in 18119. Bad fortune at-
tended her very start in the world,
for being built of green timber, she
stuck on the ways, and was floated
only at great expense. Her voyages
were unprofitable, and after a few
years her captain. discourgaed by
continual pose, took his life.
On December 4, 1878, the Mary
Celeste, bound for (10110a, was found
by the British vessel Pei Gratia
about lnidwny between the Azores
and Lisbon, adrift and abandoned.
She was running under sail. her
long -bunt was gone, and the chrono-
meter and ship's papers were miss-
ing. It was evident she had been
deserted in haste. By the log -book
it was judged she had been cruising
without a crew for eight or nine
days.
The vessel teas searched carefully,
but the mystery only deepened. A
naked. dark -stained eutlas which was
found on the cabin floor for a time
caused a syspiclon of mutiny, but a
later examination showed the stains
to be only rust. There were no
traces of strife. On the cabin table
lay cloth, needle, scissors and thim-
ble—evidences of a woman's suddenly
Interrupted sewing. The pumps were
dry, the cargo intact, and nothing
wrong with the spurs or rigging.
The brig was taken to Gibraltar
and investigntions begun. There was
an attempt to prove that the cap-
tain intended to lose his ship on
one of the reefs of the Azures, but
the case fell through. Obvious ob-
jections to this theory were the pres-
ence of the captain's wife and child
on board and the risking of all lives
n the long -boat, so far away from
an(1. When the Mary Celeste was board -
d, her sails gave evidence that she
eras abandoned while running before
a strong bree'7e, and had been rounel-
111•:ALTI i HINTS.
Never wear gln•;e, s without having
the sight tested by en ophthalmic
surgeon. More pe•rsoes sl►fTei' Ile 111
negl(ct of this pew 11111911 haat from
net nal elefectite srcht -
Sulphnte of soda re n.ef a in the
form of a month Nos)). One ten-
spoonfel in two tablespoonfuls of
Water. I.o,eiges et chlorate of pot -
ase are employed for sure mouth and
$uttls.
SCENES AT PORT ARTHUR
CALLOUS OFFICERS OF T13E
RUSSIAN ARMY.
Dressed Like Dandies Prepared for
a Ball—Soldiers Were in
Rags.
In a retena issue The London 'Threes
publishes a letter front its corres-
pondent with the Japanese l'ort Ar
thur describing some of the scenes a
the fortress after its capitulation.
The terms of the capitulation ar
ranged for the (Russians to march ou
on the afternoon of the Lith to
village called I.ahutse, situated close
to Pigeon Bay, there to he tempor
arily housed until proper arrange_
mems could be made to convey then
to Dulny. Front Lahutse to the eta
tion is a distance of about tifteei
miles, and this the Russians had t
cover on foot. On the 7th the firs
batch marched to .the station, ant
wonderfully picturesque their appear
ante was as they marched along th
high roads.
First came some officers, som
mounted and others trudging aloe
carrying their swords. The oflicer
were all splendidly dressed and look-
ed, in their tight blue overcoats and
patent leather boots as if they had
come off an Emperor's parade, rath-
er than having just gone through a
siege of six months. As for the sol-
diers, their clothes, and especially
their boots, were in poor condition
and many wore Chinese costumes and
sheep overcoats, but physically they
appeared in excellent condition and
in the best of health.
J J FRED BY THE CHINESE,
of one. 5wllte of the statiu:.tllcIa
andassisterJalpanesethe uthclticelossre Iuonce lutteerhi.e.i read
hta the
most know) of the open t ruck
which wore already nearly full of the
officers' servants, who, taking the
go.'cue front their masters, were reit ggo
Ing to mail for the women and chi/de
ren to bo seated first. Some of the
women found seats in the trucks, i ,
termingled with the dirty, cotntuo�
soldiers and the luggage of the
_ officers in tho closed carriage..
t ONE UNFORTUNATE WIDOW.Ono beautiful widow, whose hunt-
- band had been killed in the siege,
t whose very appearance one ttuuld
at have thought might have at•uuseel e
• spark of dormant gallantry in the
breast of one of the Czar's chuae• 1
- warriors, was left wandering about,
1 and would have missed the train had
- not General Nogi's A.D.('., t'aptairs
Mntsuada, cleared out some of the
o soldiers and found rooms for her in &
t truck.
11 'Then, with a last whistle, the train
- slowly moved off, carrying with it'
e the trite cause of Russia's downfall
in the far cum, and leaving seated
e on the platform, to await for more
g the arrival of the next train, the
emajority of the woman and children.
It was a miserable scene, and dissi-
pated the last remaining feeling of
regret for the misfortunes of the gar.
risen.
Perhaps the most disagreeable part
of the journey for thein was when
they passed through the streets of
the Chinese villages and heard the
jeering remarks of the Chinese; for,
the last time they had passed that
way, they had passed as a retreating
but not a defeated army, and were
still masters. Now the spell was
broken, the glory had departed from
them, and the Chinaman, unable to
prererve the soil for himself, at
least was not going to miss the op-
portunity of having a laugh at the
expense of those who had so ruth-
lessly made themselves his masters.
A camp was formed at Cherashi
station, and here the prisoners were
housed, pen(ling the arrival of the
trains to convey them to Delay.
Here also was served out to them,
with no stinting hand, each soldier
having as many tins of meat and as
many packages of army biscuits as
he could possibly desire. All were
apparently in excellent humor, and
none seemed to feel their position
very keenly. The officers paraded the
platforms smoking- cigarettes and
joking as if the surrender of the
strongest. fortress ever known was
nothing but an every -day event. This
callousness of the Rusidan officers to
the disgraceful defeat their co'intry
has suffered has been the most mark-
ed feature of. the surrender. and per-
haps explains better than anything
else the seasons for that defeat.
CoS7'UMED AS FOR A BALL.
I went to Cherashi Station, and I
thiuk almost every ono did, with a
feeling of sympathy for the Russians;
for, so great had been the downfall
and so complete the humiliation of
the Russians, that common human-
ity could not but feel disposed to
sympathize with individuals, even 11
one's feelings against the nation re-
mained
o-mained the same. But, after watch-
ing the crowd of Generals, Colonels
and lesser magnates arrayed in cos-
tumes more lit for a ball than the,
finale of a tragedy, and watching
how lightly they felt their position,
and seeing the eontenlptno'ts manner
in which they received the assistance
so readily accorded them by their ad-
versary, ail semnpathy at once eva-
porated. and a feeling that the
judgment fallen upon them was per-
fectly just took its place.
J•at'u'all' one's feelings remained
the same towards the women and
children huddling together - on the
few seats and looking for the most
part miserable. There were not many
officers' wives present, but ninny
maids and the wives of some of the
civilians and non-commissioned offi-
cers. One poor unman had throe
children to look after, one only a
few utoiths old; they were crying
rind too h for her to manage;
but. no helping hand was held out to
her by the crowd of officers whose
privations she had so bravely borne.
They laughed and they talked, they
brushed by her and took not the
slightest notice. 'Then it WAN that the
Russian soldier showed his superior-
ity as a gentleman to his omecr, as
he has no often done as a soldier in
the field. (Inc dirty, ill-kempt man,
a humble peasant, perhaps unable to
rend, went up and took otic of the
children in his arms and kept him!
until the train mover! off. This is
only one little Incident, but there
were many more like it in this truly i
miserable scene.
ed to in order to launch thn llfo-
boat. filer fore hatch was iting bot -I
tome side up on the deck. Her cargo
was alcohol steered in red rink tar
rels. lied mak is very porous, and t
permits the csenpe of fumes under'
the pressure of high temperature. f
These nlcolnolic fumes mixing the foul
air of the hold may have generated a s
gas ahieh blew ort the fore hatch.
V'olume's of vapor pouring out. would 1
have (ousel the (•aptnin to beliese
the ship was on tire. Accordingly he
lest no tine in taking to the boat, f
intending to lie out at a Safe the-
tante. 'There ow. no fire, but the c•
vessel, (ought by the wind, sprung, h
away, and Telt the long -tont to mak0 ('
n tant atieing and hopeless stern' r
chase. and finally, no doubt, to sink
beneath the waves. No one will ever, t
know, bat this is what may have, is
hnppenod.
The la nciventrree of the Mary
Celeste mere quite in keeping with
her 111-.tnrred early promise. She
was sold for debt, and proved n had
bareain. 'Ilren she ryas ttreck(d off
Raiff, and her officers were arrested
for intentionnl destruction of the g
brig. The case in harratnv was drop-
ped, but the euspiclnn still lingers
that the owners and the cnptoin hail
an understanding that the vessel
should never reach port.
SCENE OF SHAME.
After describing the arrival of (fen -1
rnl Stoessel nncl his stag at the sta.;
ion the correspondent goers on to
ay: 'Then occurred a scene which'
(1 aftlie :550(I It. will deter
orget. noel Bill ever remember with
ham,. and disgust. Even third -eines
carriages are servee on the Dnln .
'ort .1rthur Zine; one has to be con-,
eat to snake the journey in open
rucks: but on this occasion there
tens a saloon for Stor•s,el, fifth a
ew carriages for the women and
hildren. Direct l• the General ani
1. wife had entered the train one
xpe'cterl to see the women and Child -
(n led forward and assisted lute
he renlainit•.g vacant seats; het nu,
he crotid of Generals and officers
ushcd fora/int and entered the car -
RAILS ARE TOO LIGHT.
Cause of Most of the Present _ire
cidents.
I will make a statement which will
be challenged. but which can not be
disproved, writes Mr, F. U. Adams,
in Success. The abnormally heavy
locomotive, now the standard on
American railroads, is tho pos'tive
cause of a large percentage of rail-
road accidents, most of which are
charged against other factors of
equipment or service. The craze for
powerful locomotives set in about
1878. Prior to that time the aver-
age locomotive weighed from tweets,.
five to fifty tons. Our roads were
planned for engines of this type ane
weight. The rails, switches, lyridges,
viaducts, and other features were in
conformity to the medium -weight lo•
comotivo. It was discovered that'
there was an economy in big freight
engines, hauling a large number of
cars, and thereby doing away with
train men. It was also discovered
that the greatest source of safety in
case of the inevitable collissions was
a car so solidly constructed that it
would emaah through weaker ones.
Po haul these heavy cars at high
speed required engines of increased
Sire. The mechanical world was sur-
prised when the seventy -ton locomo-
tive was announced. Then it went
to eighty, :then to ninety, and there
was much acclaim when the . hundred—
ton monster was tinned out of the
shops. A passenger locomotiv6
which does not weigh one hundred
tone is now considered out of date.
To meet the terrific impact of these
monsters, the size of the rails has
been slightly increased, but wo still
hold them to the ties by the primi-
tive method of spiking there down.
What is the consogeeence? The tails
spread or. a curve. and sometimes on
a straight piece of track, an'I a dis-
astrous wreck ensues. Such ucci-
dcnts have inereesed at an alarming.
rat e.
It is an open secret that hundreds,
of accidents are charged against mis-
placed switches when the cause
should read "ripped -up switches." It'
scenes impossible to construct. inter
locking switches, which are sate
against the well-nigh resistless im-
pact of ono hundred or more tons
of metal hurled forward at a sf:eed
of seventy miles an hour. The tracks
and switches are too weak for the
locomotives. There Is no doubt in
the world aliout it. There is not a
railroad man to the country who.
does not know that this statement is
absolutely true.
FRANCE FEELS KINDLY.
It Is More Disposed to Friendship
With England.
The effects of the Anglo-French en-.
tente are becoming daily more mani-
fest, and there is a growing feeling
of confidence in the sincerity of the
reconciliation with England nnwng
all classes of Frenchmen. They are
convincer) that, even .n the event of
a change of Government lu Great
Britain, the sane, friendly intercourse
between the people which has been
begun under such promising auspices,
Would be continued.
It is not only among Parisians
thcmuselves, but among the whole
French people, that the symptoms of
cordinl sentiment towards their Brit-
ish neighbors is rapidly becoming a
prominent feature In social and tali -
tical life.
When the change of Ministry Comes
In Creat Britain, and with it a pos-
sible change of economic policy, it
will be (Iiscuss(Sl 1n this country on
its own merits, and from n purely
technical standpoint; that is to may,
without the hitter Anglophobe spirit
which used to render controversy be-
tween the two countries so objecticn-
able, and sometimes impossible.
It may be true that the diserlchant-
Inemt with their Rossini allies, re-
sulting from the events in the far
Fast and In the ltissi.in Empire it-
self, hart tended to fortify the ties
that link the french nation with
(trent Britain in virtue of the Anglo -
Frew h entente. in many erases less
1s heard every day of the benefits of
the Franco-Russian nllinuc•e, tthilc
the advantages of the Anglo-French
'ntente are the theme of constant
tinges, pushing post the woolen and
chlldree without paying the slightest
regard for them.
Soon every single carriage WAS
packed with these gentlemen, and I
the women and children were left on
he platform sitting on their lug- e
age. The indignation of every for-
'igner present, and every Japanese,
was instantly aroused by this holt
exhibition of callousness one me,tnl-
it_1. "'They treat their women like
so many beasts.“ was the comment
appreciative comment. The opening
of Parliament and the prospects of
the rrsslon would, in other circuni-
Stoners, have celled forth that ells -
any of hostility to English politics
and polite -lane which wan until rec-
ntly n leading chnrncterirtic of the
I• 'tench Press.
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People who sleet. a i1 h t aerie ,ennn1 hs
closed (•niny tote* henleA tle,un
others.