Exeter Advocate, 1905-04-06, Page 6SHININ9 OF THE LIGHTS
The Life of the World Depends on
Their Clearness.
1'c are the light of the world.—
Matt. v., 11.
The utterance of the beautitudes is
treed, their application must begin
The clangor is that tluy shall be to
more than beautiful attitudes. 'These
elcxgu, lit words are to issue in actual
deeds, they are the outlines of tin
characteristics that produce lightgiu-
ing lives. Jesus kid not speak the-..
words so that premiers weight hack
so many suitable t.•i is on which to
hang their thoughts but that peo-
ple might have plain paths for the
practice of virtue. One of the most
C01001011 mistake.: is that of suppos-
ing that all required of man is that
he shall indorse these doctrines.
.lesus little cares whether we indorse
their or not. so long as we learn to
do then,. 'There were already plenty
who could aialyz0 his teachings; lie
vented Wren and women to demon-
strate theta. Therefore, he called.
not for lamps to carry the light of
his truth. but for lights, lives burn-
ing with and ileitis that truth.
Ile i•ecame the light of the world
by giving a life to the world; so
must all they who follow him. Light
is life. and every life is a lightgiver.
The life of the world depends not
upon the number or the beauty of its
tsars; it depends on the clear shin-
ing of its lights. The salrution of
the world depends not on our ortho-
dox thinking. nor upon our effective
organizing, but upon our
ENLIG1lTENING LIVING.
than any preaching. 'There have
been liver that have sent their
tongues of Inane so high in air that
. men everye liere have lifted up their
• brads and rejoiced in the light.
• These have been the few. There hut
been the many, the lights shining
day and might, like but little can-
dles it many dark places: and the
world may owe as much to these
many I. seer lights as to the few
greater ones.
Men are anxious and distressed be-
cause the fashion in candlesticks
changes; some have spent their whole
lives trying to sljo1V how much bet-
ter is a t,rnss candlestick than a
glass one: they would redeem hu-
manity by the shape of the lamp or
the logic of the inscription thereon.
The hope of the world is in larger
things. it is neither in pulpit nor
in press; it is in the people: it is not
in the church, but in character.
There is no preaching that begins to
be as powerful as personable. rio
logic like that of a life. There was
a life that led men with its clear
light before ever a creed was formal-
ly stated, and it will stili he a life
that shall lead them whether they
remember their creeds or forget them.
Lives. .ire ever the world's lights.
We are what we are because of what
others are. People persuade us more
The many little. api•arently insig-
nificant, lights, consisting of all
these ( hr:stlike li'..s. shining to-
g, titer hate tattiest iarkiess into
We speak of the "dark ages..
anti we ',elites. that the .• are now
THE AGES a11' LIGHT.
The oalightening of the world, the
end of those (lays of the darkness of
sites superstition, slavery, and sor-
row•, has etiwe about bet -wise mien
have Iea•ned to lift up their heads
to the great light. of all lives: they
1h• r hive learned of hint the duty
of sit in.. light. Under the inspira-
tion .,f his life they could not be
soften' Io enjoy selfishly the light of
learning- for themselves: he garo
their the light of love as well as that
of leur':.ing! and love taught men
to give out their light. not for their
own cdortiug or glory, but for the
leading and enlightening of all.
Whether great or small, here is
scmetlmng no man can escape: it he
has a life ho is some kind of a light.
And they eliu profess to follow rho
light of all lives moist be his kind of
a light. He sends theme into the
world even as he cisme himaself, to
live n life. That is every man's
work. Ile cannot pay another to do
ihis living. his eh' g for hint. 'There
:s ;;othing that can be accepted as a
substitute for this. it is simple. SO
simple that Wren ever seek more in-
volved ways; the sway to do the sub-
lime week of saving the world Is the
simple way of living out always the
best yo+i know.
(Setter is it to be a glowing tallow
dip in a tin candlestick than a cost-
ly wax unwilling. to burn eVun
though se t in a golden stand. There
is no 1•r;11itenec without burning; no
enitghte►ring: without much loss, and
the world is lilted by those !Ives
that. like his, hate never slopped to
count their losses.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ing to the healing of the tiara boron
blind (chapter 9), the ntenwry of
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
APRIL 9,
Leeson II. The Raising of Lazarus
Golden Text, John 11.25.
THE LESSON WORD STI:DIF:S.
Intervening Events.—After attend-
ing the Feast of Dedication at Jeru-
salem (John chapters 9 and 111; see
10, 22) Jesus "went away again be-
yond the .Jordan into the place where
John was at the first baptizing";
hence, possibly, somewhere in the
vicinity of Ik+thubara, a little south-
east of the Sea of Galilee, beyond
Jordan; "and there he abode, and
many came unto him" (John 10, -10,
41). Thus began the second period
as we may cull It, of the Peraen
ministry. the first period of which
had preceded tho %felt of Jesus to
the Feast of Dedication, and the
third and lint period of which f.1 -
lowed the raising of Lazarus at
Bethany and the subsequent with-
draNv(al of Jesus and his di.ciples
to Ephraim (John 11.51). The sec-
ond period of the Peraenn mini -try
Witte! possibly a little more than
three months (October to February),
and in it are to be included the
events and discourses recorded in
Luke 11. 1 to 17. 10 (except 11.
14-30!.
Although many miles from Bethany
of Judea, Jesus seems to have kept
In touch with friends there since he
received from Mary and Murtha a
message announcing the sickness of
their brother Lazarus. The know-
ledge of the death of Lazarus was
apparently gained sugs•rnat ei ally
(John 11. 14, 15). Immediately af-
terward Jesus departed •kith his
disciples from I'eraea for Bethany.
Just outside the village he was ,net,
first by Martha and then by Mary
also. At this point our lesson takes
up the narrative.
Verse 82. Mary—The sister of
Martha and of iazarus, one of at
least six women of that name men -
(limed in the New Testament.
Where Jesus Was—Apparently at
the place, where Martha had ,net hi:n,
some distance from the house and
outside the village (verse 30). from
which place Josue; had scut for hire.
33. Groaned In the spirit—Perhaps
better as In the marginal reading:
was moral with indignation In the
spirit The Greek pltrase--nsef also
In Matt. 9.30; Mark 1.43• 14. 5—in-
McAfee a remotswtrance or acctu,atiou,
sirontpnnied with a feeling of dis-
pleasure. The Indignation of ,levers
was doubtless directed toward "the
.dews," whose hypocrisy and perver-
sity of heart he well knew.
Nes iroubled—VI-lbly agitated --
the outward effect or indication of
the strong inward emot1 n.
35. Wept--iirotn "dakru," tear.
and meaning to ehexl tear:+, to weep
silently, thus dilerieg essentially
from the verb "Maio." to weep au-
dibly, to sob, to wail, used in verso
33. The verb is used nowhere else
in the New Testament. It was on
the way to the tomb that •Iesus re-
vealed this truly human side of his
nature and wept, out of prof4rtnd
sympathy for Martha and Mary.
ad. Loved—With a warn, passion-
ate n:'achment.
37. Of him that we% illlnd—lteforr-
which event was still fresh in the
minds of many in and about Jerusa-
lem.
Be. Tomb . . cave—In the lime-
stone hills of Palestine are to be
found many natural caves. Such, as
well as artificial excavations of the
sante kind, were used as tombs for
the dead. The entrance was In most
cases from the side.
Lay against—Or upon, the (.reek
preposition permitting of either
t ranslation.
:It►. 'lake ye away the stone—The
opening; to a tomb was closest by
rolling a round flat sIone before it.
This was done principally to keep
dogs and wild beasts from entering.
The body decayeth—Literally, he
st}nket11, as in the coimnon version.
A statement which gives simply the
inference drawn by Martha, from the
fact of his having been dead four
day s.
ile hath been dead four days—The
idiom in the (creek is peculiar ("to-
tratnoios entin"), consisting only of
two words. (.1f these the first is an
ordinary numeral used in answer to
the question, On what day? "Ono
who does or sutlers a thing 1111 the
fourth day, or on the fourth day."
'The second word is the verb the) is.
The Greek expression leaves some-
thing to he supplied in thought
which in English we aro compelled
to supply in word,. !fence it would
be equally correct to translate, "Ile
has been four days in the tomb," or,
"!t Is tour days since he was
buried."
41. The omission of the words
"from the place where the deed was
laid" is in harmony with the reading
of the best manuscripts.
42. Multitude-- Used In contrast
with the expression "t he .lees"
(ver,0s 111, 31, :30) to designate rho
miscellaneous crowd which had gath-
ered, among whom were many sin-
cere and simple -hearted people.
43, Cried with a le t voice—That
Is, spoke in tones of authority which
all could hear.
('ome f.rth—TAtorally, hither forth.
45. ','hat which he did—Or. on
equelly gond manuscript authority,
the things which he did. The differ-
ence in the Greek is very slight.
!lelltoei en him—llellevod hint to
be Messiah.
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F'NI':itGY IN RADIUM.
The quantity of energy put forth
by radium is very )urge. Expressed
as heat, it Is enlllelent to raise Its
weight of water to boiling point in
as hour. Expressed as power. the
energy of a saltspoonful would lift
500 tons a toile high -!-power 30,000
to 1.0010.000 lilies ns greet as that
developed by the meat powerful
chemical energy hitherto known.
"Look here!" ejaculated the angry
customer. "Don't you ndvertise that
you wash collars without leaving
raw edges tin then?" "Vex," replied
the laundry proprietor sweetly: "we
(lo." "Well, what do you call this'?
That collar has an edge like a rasp."
"Oh, that's the new 1' lisabeth:ui
stale!" "Eiizabethart ,tyle' What
do you mean?" 'Why, nil? on the
neck. In those Ceti they wore
ruff---"
HANDS OF MERCY.
Juvenile Humane Movement in the
Schools.
In various parts of the Provine:e
}lands of Mercy have Leen formed in
the poetic schools and among little
groups of children. owing to tho ex-
tensive educational work carried on
by the 'Toronto humane Society.
This is regarded by the promoters of
humane work as the beginning of an
extensive organization among chit -
deed for the proteetien of animals
and the development et kindly feel-
ings towards ! oth man and animal.
The mode of procedure in forming a
band is very simple. The children
are told about the :•cork, and if they
wish to join they sign their stades
to the following, pledge:—
"I will try to 1)0 kind to all harm-
less living creatures. end try to pro-
tect then, from creel usage."
11031)0 sea aster
They then e.ecitie upon a name for
their hand and elect a president, sea
retary-treasurer and a committee. of
five. Meetings are hold every fort-
night or as often as the hand de-
sires, and the children give recita-
tions, or relate incidents of how they
tried to prevent. animals being
abused during tho preceding week.
The great underlying principle of
the (land of Mercy is to develop
kindness and thoughtfulness in chil-
dren. Resides protecting animals,
they may devise schemes for giving
pleasure to the poor and the -sick.
They will learn to carry flowers to
the sick bedside, to collect money
by means of small entertainments to
pay the rent of surae poor old wo-
man. or to mid the Children's Aid
Society. In this tray selfishness is
gradually crowded out, the little one
goes aboutwith n bright face aid
becomes a veritable household sun-
beatn. Mother nee•I not go upstairs
to fetch something because nimble
feet are waiting to do her biu(hng.
Father does not call for his slippers,
because a little th ehtful angel has
placed them by his chew. 'Thus the
hand of Mercy becomes a blessing to
the (tome ar,d the conttnnnity, and
the cruel vindict:te spirit is soap -
planted by a (keeling of universal
brot herhood.
At the meetings the children en-
liven proceedings by Ringing a num-
ber of hymns, specially adapted for
the movement.
One of the Sands recently formed
has adopted the name "inasruuch,"
taken from the well-known Se•riptural
verse:—"Inasnrti•h as ve have done
it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye hn'.0 done it unto Mo."
The children have aalriady shown
their great interest in (ho work. A
few day; ago, after hearing about
the cruelty of the tight check -rein, a
little girl declined going for a drive
with he" father until he loosened the
check -rein. The father hail not
given the subject any thought, but
when his little girl spoke of it he
willingly consented to loose'i the
rein. In alert her instance some
little girls noticed a boy carrying
chicken.: with their heads hanging
clown and they tried hard to persu-
nde him to carry thein upright.
The movement is worthy of en-
c•ourag,•ment from tent here end
trriatees. it cannnt do hares—it
may de untold good —.1 J. Kelso,
Toronto.
DREAM FORETOLD DEATH.
It Ocurred on the Day ;tit in the
Vision.
Four years ago Mr. Henry Guy, of
Abertillery (Mon.), had a dream
which Oouvincel him that he had but
r years to live, says the I.ondoo
ally Mirror.
It was on February 111, 1901, that
he dreamt he stood in a rich and
beautiful cornfield ready for the her
vest.
'The owner of the field gathered
four full ripe ears of the corn, and
presented them to the deceased with
the words, "These are for thee."
The dreamer was so impressed with
the vision that he pondered deeply
over it, and carte to the conclusion
that the four earn of corn represent-
ed foe: years for hint to live. lfe
clung immovably to this belief, and
the etemt prove) he was right.
A clerl;ynrn0 lie consulted told hltn
the vision signified that he was to
bring four souls to conversion, but -
this was falsified by Mr. Guy w!'in5e
Ing In more than that number of' f
cont crts.
A short time ago he had a severe
attnck of bronchitis, but had a good t
recovery, and no one thought he
would die. But Sunday, February
exactly ur years nfter the
dream, ho i nvtee! away suddenly.
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THE SCIENCE OF LIVING.
Dr. George F. Butler recently de-
livered an address on this subject,
under the auspices of the Chicago
Medical Society, to an audience of
six handset, people ie the Public Lib-
rary building. The address was re-
plete with epigrammatic sentences
and may be summed up in this wise:
"It has been maid that it is bet-
ter to he born lucky than rich, but
it is in fact butter to be born tough
than tether lucky or rich. After
forty eat less and eliminate more.
Drink more pure water and keep the
peristaltic wave of prosperity con-
stantly iiovirtg d•)wn the alimentary
canal. Many people surfer from too
much business and nut enough
health. When such is the case thoy
had better cut out business and so-
ciety for a time and come down to
mush and mill. and first. principles.
Don't bo foolish. Eat less and play
more. Indulge in less fret and fume
and more fruit and fun. 'There are
people too indolent to be healthy—
literally too lazy to live. Work
your brains and keep in touch with
people. 1)o something for others and
forgot yourselves. 'There is nothing
so inane anti detrimental to Mind
ou
lt health ns the conversation of
People on their aches and pains and
i troubles. 'The froth of whipped eggs
is a tonic compared to it. All our
appetites are conditional. Enjoyment
depends upon the scarcity. A work-
er in any field whose ego is near ei-
ther too shady or sunny side of fifty
should consider himself in his prirna,
food for another linlf century of tem-
perate. judicious work. Let grand-
ma wear Fright ribbons and gaudy
gowns if the colors become her, and
let grandpa be as dudish as he pleas-
es. with flashy neckties and cheerful
garb. Both will be younger for it,
and. besides, it is in harmony with
nature. (Grey hair is honorable; that
which is dyed is an abomination be-
fore the Lord. Cultivate thankful-
ness and cheerfulness. An ounce of
good cheer is worth u pound of mel-
at•cholv,"
WHAT' TO 00 iN CONTAGIOUS
DISEA� ES.
Diphtheria, scarlet fever and meas-
les arc the most common contagious
diseases, and the ones most dreaded
in the family, though it is really
heat ter children to have measles
while young. If properly cared for
they will suffer no 111 affects, unless
in rare cases where there is some
constitutional weakness. It is need-
less to say that every precaution
should be taken against diphtheria
and scarlet fever. A noted physician
gives It as his opinion that a solu-
tion of borax and salt in water used
to wash tho mouth and tonsils will
sometimes prevent children from con-
tracting diphtheria in a house which
is infected. In case a family is af-
fected with Dither of these dreaded
diseases, remove the patient, if pos-
sil le, to a sunny, upper room where
dire is an open fireplace, and do
not allow any children on the same
floor. Tho room should be previous-
ly prepared by removing all furniture
and articles that can possibly bo
spared, such as hooks, clothing, car-
pets, curtains, plants, birds, etc., ro-
nt(•rnbering that once the patient has
entered the roost, nothing can be re-
moved with safety until disinfected.
The fireplaces serve a double purpose;
first, as a means of ventilation, and
second, Icy keeping a small fire burn-
ing In It when the weather will per-
mit, the pieces of soft muslin
or other mate: int which should al-
ways be limed instead of towels and
handkerchiefs In wiping the secre-
tions from the mouth or nose. especi-
allyIn diphtherin. can readily be
destroyed by fire. hooks, toys,
scrap -books, etc., should always be
destroyed at the termination of the
sickness. as they will undoubtedly
ceerry contagion. A few years ago.
In a large city, several families ho -
came infected with scarlet fever
through some old toys bought at a
rummage sa:e.
VALUE OF' (GLYCEi INE.
Nothing Is better for chnpped hands
than a mixture of glycerine and
olive o.11 In equal prdportione. The
softness of the oil takes away the
smarting property of the glycerine.
To snake glycerine jelly equal to that
sold, and quite pure, dissolve a ono
ounce packet of table gelatine in a
little water; then whisk it into a
pint of glycerine. It can he colored
with cochineal. Pour into spots. If
too stili add more glycerine. An
ounce packet of gelatine stirred into
four ounces et glycerine after being
softened with water will cause the
gelatine to set like stiff glue. 'This,
cut into squares. is excellent to woo
In throat troublon. A tin of con-
densed milk, four ounces of glycerine,
two ounces of honey and a halt
pound of sugar make n honey -scotch
nice to take, and very nutritious. It
laxative ie require], two teaspuon-
uls of ,�rcerine s�w`allowed warm
at intervals of an neo;e srt Rht>? is
needed. As a cure for indignation a
eaaspr•onfel of glycerine afterr mea:o
is a perfect cure. i'or pimples, flow-
ers of eulpher mixed with glycerine
Is a splendid remedy. For earache,
• few drops of warm glycerine pour-
ed lett the ear soothes end heals,
and equal parts of belladonna and
glycerine mixed and rubbed round the
car will soothe the pain if severe.
SEVENTY -FIVE -BLADE KNiF'F;.
The world's most valuable knife,
owned by a famous firm of Sheffield
cutlers, has seventy -flue blades, which
close up like those of an ordinary
knife. Each of the larger ones is
elaborately engraved, among the sub-
jects being views of ? h•'fueld College
Windsor Castle, the City of Ye•rk,
Arundel ('a3tle, and n score of other
famous scenes and places. The hafts
are of mother -of -peer]. carved with
great skill. On one side the lutist
has depicted n etng-Aunt anl on the
Other a hear -hunt.
ROT «'ATi?!t AS A REMEDY.
Ileadache almost always yields to
the aintultaneous application of not
water to the feet and hack of the
neck.
A tone' folded, dipped in hot
water. wrung out quickly and applied
over the stonsich. acts like magic in
cases of colic.
A towel folded several times and
dipped its hot orator, quickly wrung
i out and applied quickly over the seat"The
of the pain, will, in most cue• :e.
promptly relieve toothache and ne i-
1 ru:giu.
A strip of flannel or towel, folded
several times lengthwise and dipped
in hot water, then slightly wrung
out and applied about the neck of a
child suffering with an acute attack
of croup will usually relieve the suf-
ferer in the course of ten minutes, if
the flannel is kept hot.
There is no domestic remedy that
so promptly cuts short congestion of
the lungs, sore throat or shetiuuttisut
'as will hot water when applied
promptly and thoroughly.
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A VISITING RAINBOW.
Nett -time was over in the "getting-
well"
gettintiwell" room of the accident ward of
the children's hospital. After nap -
time cause story -tithe, and Nurse (lil-
tert, who had charge of tho roost,
could tell rho inost charming stories
—stories that made the little child-
ren forget they were lying in a 11011
one could not run about, juinp and
play. It was the best hour of all.
The children took turns choosing
what the story should be about. To-
day it was little Mario Alberti's turn
to choose. It was a dull, gray uf-
ternoon. Outside the snow was fal-
ling, and the wind was scooping it
up and tossing it against the win-
dows, and heaping it in drifts in the
streets. Marie had corn from Italy,
where the days are long and sunny.
and she did not like the cold and the
snow. She thought often of the
green fields filled with flowers, where
she used to play, and longed to go
back to them.
"What shall the story be about?"
said Nurse Gilbert,
Marie looked at the storm outside;
then she looked at Nurse Gilbert,
who was busy sewing bright -colored
ribbons together to make a bag.
"Oh. oh!" she said. "Tell us a
story of a rainbow, a bright, beau-
tiful rainbow; such as spreads itself
after a rain over my hills of I•'ie-
sole."
So Nurse Gilbert told of the
strange adventures of a little boy
and girl who went out to search for
the pot of gold which fairy stories
say may be found at the end of a
re inhow.
While Nurse Gilbert was telling the
story Marie forgot about the snow
and the cold. but when it was finish-
ed she sighed and said, "Ob, how I
wish I could see again a beautiful
rainbow!"
The next day, when nap -time was
over, the sun was looking in at the
windows, as if to see how the chil-
dren were getting on since his last
visit.
But what did Marie Alberti see on
the wall over her bed? She looked
and looked. Surely it was a piece
of a rainbow.
All tho children wanted to know
where tha rainbow came from, and
Nurse Gilbert went to one of the
windows, and took front the ledge a
piece of glass.
Ir was cut in diamonds and squares
and when sho moved it to and fro
in the sunshine the children saw
pieces e.f rainbows dancing about the
room.
"This t,nll of cut glass is what
makes the rainbows,'' she said. "It
used to make rainbows for mo when
I was a little girl. Now it may
make rainbows for you."
Each day the glass set In the win-
dow, aril when the sun shone the
rainbows camp on the wall and
travelled slowly round the room, and
the glass stood in ouch a way that
the rainbow begnn at Marie's bel
and travelled down the roots to lit-
tle Dotty Frazer.
One day. when Marie had been
watching the rainbow for a long
time, she said to Nurse Gilbert:
"I)o you think, Nurse Gilbert, that
the children In the other room would
like to see the rainbow?"
"Why, to bo euro," said Nurse
Gilbert. "Shall I send the rainbow -
maker to pay thein a visit?"
"Yes, yea!" cried all the children.
"Let it go visiting the others, trod
see if they like it!"
They liked it so well that what do
you think Nurse Gtllx•rt did? Why,
the very next time she went shopping
she bought a glass ralnhow-maker
for each of the rooms.
THE MINISTER'S CAT.
Sylvia, because her new dress but-
toned with so many buttons, or be-
cause it took Elsie 80 long to make
the greet pints bow on one side of
her head stand up straight enough
was late. it was her first party—
her very first.
"Good-bye, Venus O'Milo!" she
said to the beloved cat on the min-
ister's door -steps. Sylvia was the
minister's little girl. "Good-bye,
an' think o' me when far away.
llonest an' true, Venus O'Mi1o, I'm
a Tittle scared."
The party was round two corners,
at Mrs Tewksbury's. Mrs. Tewks-
tury carne to the door.
"`>rau deaf little gylvyl" she cried,
welcomingly. "I'm Oct glad Y01(4:f
come! They've begun a game, but
you shall play, too. unless you'd ra-
ther sit in tray lap and look on and
get ac.prnlnted."
"Oh, yes'm, you're welcome!"
stammered seared little Sylvia, re-
membering l:lsie's cautions to be po-
lite. "I mean I'd rather."
The players sat In two rows op-
posite each other. They were laugh -
Ing gaily.
"The minister's cat is a fierce
cat " Virginia Doty was saying, a*
Sylvia went in.
"Tho minister's cat's a furious
cat!" cried the little boy opposite
Virginia.
"The minister's cat is it Wald
cat'" piped n clear little voice, and
then everybody laughed like every-
tlesg•—everybody but Sylvia.
cat."
'The minister's rat is a foretga
cat."
"The minister's cat is a foolish
cat."
"The minister's cat is a tmssy
cat."
Everybody said something dreadful
al.out the nuinister'e rat. Syl•Dit's lip
began to tremble. She felt lumpy
her tlu',.nt. Still they went on'
"The tnimister's cat is a tightin
cat."
"The minister's cat Is feline
eat!'• and everybody shouted again.
Syluea slid out of Mrs. Tewksbury's
lap and started toward the door.
The lump was getting so much lump-
ier she did not dare to speak. She
had one object in view—to get backs
to the minister's door -steps t[nd—
ant! hug Venus ('Milo. She would
call her beautiful, beautiful vaunts;
she would say the minister's eat was
n darling cat, a precious cat, a deur,
lovely, conrf'lable cat! Venus O'hfilo
should not be abused!
"Why, Sylvy dear —Sylvyt" Mrs.
Tewksbury hurried after her in great
cc•ncern. "Why, you're crying, you
little sweethesrt!" she said.
"Y'es'tn, thank you. I—I'm going
horns are hug the in -minister's cat. I
wouldn't have come 1f I'd kslown
everykody'd be unpolite to her. 1
I'love her."
Then Mrs. Tewksbury understood
She did not laugh at all, but took
Sylvia up in her lap again and ex-
plained.
"it's only a game, dear. 'The
minister's cat' is just the name 01
it. and it doesn't mean any special
cat in the world. First, everybody
tries to think of something to say
about it that begins with 'a,' then
'b,' 'c,' 'd,' and so on. It's gr
tun. It just happened that all
'f' things were 'unpolite,' sweeth
but nobody tneant your cat. I)
you see?"
Sylvia saw plainly, and all
troubles vanlsned In a flash.
lump disappeared and she began
laugh. She slipped her hand in
the big. kind one, and trotted ha
pity back to the shouting childre
One vcico rose above all tho rest
and what do you suppose It w
saying?
"The minister's cat is a first -rat
cat!"
OPERATOR NOT NEEDED.
minister's eat Is a funny
An Electric Typewriter Antontati•
cally Writes Message.
During the past year no fewer than
four new systems of printing by tel-
egraphy have been introduced to a
wondering public, but it would seem
almost as though the palm for me-
ehanical ingenuity must be award
to the Murray Automatic Page Prin�
ing 'Telegraph shown in the rooms
of the institution of Civil Engineers,
sacs the London News of recent
date.
To adequately appreciate the
claims of the new invention one has
to remember that the present method
of "sending" a long message, a press
telegram. for instance. is by means
of the Wheatstone Instrument. This
necessitates the punching by hand of
a series of holes on a paper ribbon
or tape. These, on being passed
through the transmitter, produce a
series of electrical pulsations which
in turn aro recorded on a paper rib-
bon at the receiving elation by
means of the Morse code. This re-.
cord has, to complete the process,
to be reduced to writing by the op-
erator,
Tho Murray system is briefly this
—In the place of tho manual labor
involved in the punching necessary
under the old system a species of
typewriter makes the perforations in
the tapo at the "sending" station.
The tape is passed through a trans•
milter much in the same way by the
Wheatstone method, but hero the
similarity ends. Instead of the re-
cord at the receiving end of the ,vire
being in the Morse code It is simply
the perforations that are repredu(ted,
and these bring pnss0(d into a little
mechanleal arrangement attached to
an ordinary itarlock typewriter, the
machine immediately typewrites the
whole telegram, just as 1f a human
being was operating the keys.
In the same was as a perforated
roll on a piano player depresses e
key and produces a note of sic,
so this perforated slip depresses _a
koy which records a certain imgrtlP•
sion of a type -faced on the writing
sheet. An average speed of thirty
words per minute is guaranteed, and
the inventor hopes shortly to apply
it to the principle of the llnotype
composing machine.
MUCH MO11i: POWERFUL.
Professor Smith was once lecturing
on natural philosophy, and in uhf
course of his experiments he intro-
duced a most powerful magnet, with
which ho attracted a block of iron
from a distance of 2ft.
"Can any of you conceive a great-
er attractive power?" demanded the
lecturer, with an air of triumph.
"1 can," answered a voice from the
audience.
"Not a natural terrestrial object?"
"Yes, Indeed,"
The lecturer, somewhat puzzled,
challenged the man who hail spoken
to name the srticle,
Then up rose old %Johnny Sowerby.
Said he: "I will give you facts,
professor, M11Q 7 fan judge for
yourself. -
'When 1 was a young man, there
was a little piece of natural magnet
done up In a neat cotton ilretss art
was called Betsy Marla. She could
draw me fourteen miles on Sunday
over ploughed land, no matter what
wind or weather there was.I'h
was no r(•slstin' her. Thaturn,taii
o' yourn Is pretty good, but ter
won't draw so far as Betsy Maria'"
NO LIFE.
"Drnkeley roust be getting rich. ile
tied ltortoughs lit, hadn't anything
lege than a 850 note."
'•l'hat's the shpts truth A penny
Is less than a 150 trete mud W ,.,kir