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A new nlethed of disposing of those
pests who make easy money by play-
ing upon human weakness has been
successfully operated in Los Angeles,
Cal. It should be designated here-
after
ero-after u.s the "Schweizer system." as
Mrs. John Schweizer of that city is
the c!(•nuenetrator, and the demon-
stration Is simply tt forte of physical
culture.
Tho grafter in this case was n
stranger who ono day called upon
Mrs. Schweizer, representing himself
as a city collector of mortality sta-
tistics. and desired to know if there
had been any recent deaths in her
fancily. She replied her another had
died scene years ago in Baltimore,
whereupon the solicitor courteously
Goodie., her and departed. A few
days later he called again und exhi-
hi` ed to her a frame resembling an
open coffin, bordered with black
satin ribbon, inclosing her moth is
mune and edged with scriptural
tests. Ire offered it at a certain
price, but Mrs. S. declined to pur-
chnse. Ile then seated himself and
began to rend from the bible to her.
She told him she did not .are to
hear hien read, for she knew more
of the bible than ho. When he per-
sisted she quietly remarked it would
be for his advantage to leave. He
then questioned her right to refuse
the package, which added to her
gathering wrath.. She informed hits
that unless he left the house she
would put him out.
The clerical looking individual
doubted her ability to do so, where-
upon Mrs. Schweizer cleared the
decks and proceeded to get into ac-
tion. Seizing him by the collar and
the full of his breeches, she rushed
him through the door, bumped him
against the porch pillars. and rolled
hien down the steps. Taking a fresh
hold she bundled him through the
gate and shot him out into the
street. administering a vigorous slap
in the farce as he went. She then
quietly returned to her domestic
duties, while the unlucky easy money
man slunk down the street to the
accompaniment. of a chorus of gibes
from the women of the neighborhood
who had witnessed Mrs. Schweizer's
stunt in physical culture. Mrs. Sch-
weizer not only relieved herself of a
pest but she uncovered a trio of the
same kind to the police and aroused
such enthusiasm in the neighborhood
that the women in that vicinity are
now awaiting these easy money nuis-
ances with hot water, rolling pins,
flat irons, hat -pins, and other do-
mestic weapons:.
There is no greater pest in the
community than these smooth, unc-
tuous individuals who work upon the
grief '•f those who have lost friends
by appealing to their sentiments of
affection and association, and then
palm off upon them some grewsome
remenibrnnce for an extortionate
price. !lordly a day is allowed to
elapse after the funeral before the
afflicted family Is flooded with cir-
culars and pestered with solicitors,
some of thein swindlers, all of them
bores, eager to furnish all sorts of
RELIGION MAKES MEN
No Model Ever Did Anything To-
ward !'laking This World
ilut he himself wont a day's Jour- i of Elijah they would have snipped
my into the wilderness, and came el 11 curried him down until he was
and sat down under a juniper tree; ... innocent of individuality as a new -
and he requested for himself that he 13 !ledged theological student. They
:night die.—I. !kings six., 4. I would hale trimmed his whispers und
One thing ttbout ell the Old 'festa -put a white tie on hint. They would
meet heroes endears theta to the uv have taught him to subdue his voice
erage luau: they were sit uvctugc and to suppress hisvigorous action,
themselves; they had enough leaven . 1miteud of running before the king's
of earth to make us feel they belong chariot he would have learned to
to us. here is this old giant, rock walk softly, like an old family cat.
liko prophet Elijah, throwing him- And, by that (line, 1'.Iijilh would
self down under u bush, sulking in a have learned better than to throw
petlike a child. 110 who stood bo- himself down under a tree in anger.
fore kings and nrulics llces from all') do so would muss his clothes.
scolding woman. No matter how Instead, he would be able to put his
much he wits to blame we are glad hands together, roll his eyes upward,
ho did it; it is just what wo would and quote pceuls on resignation.
have done. The mechanical gaugers of religious
Only a nature capable of great charncter are inexpressibly shocked
heights can be thrown into such 'to tind a man who presists in main -
depths of despondency. There are . tenting any of the rugged excres-
nu waves on puddles. '1'Ise shallow censes of his old nature. They can -
nature is always calm. '194o great not understand the cowboy who
waves rise where there are great , wants to whoop when he feels reli-
depths. A smaller nature than Eli- glous, nor tho nniner who can go to
jute's would have maintained its dig- meeting in flannel shirt, nor the doc-
nity. tor who is too busy relieving pain
Too many superficial thinkers look to go to church, nor any of the !nen
for alt saints to bo on precisely the who express their religion so thor-
satne pattern, they expect all hcav- ()uglily in doing good that they hove
en's heroes to be as much alike as 110 inclination to spend ono day in
two church angels. They have sten- expressing It
dards of the ideal religious man by
which they measure all men. Being IIY FI':F,L 1NG GOOD.
created by precisionists their ideals Piety is not a process of robbing
aro of the emasculated, milksop type, men of personality; it. is a power
possessed only of negative virtues, that takes and develops a man ac -
the product of a process that robs a cording to what he naturally is. It
man of all his individuality and does not conventionalize; it converts;
leaves him with as much stamina it simply swings all the great. forces
and character as of the life into new directions. The
A PINT OI'' BOILED WATER, forces persist. Whatever was strong-
est for evil in the man will now be
The Creator never builds with strongest for good. So that no two
bricks, nor over snake's two pieces of men aro alike, even religiously.
rock precisely alike. Uniformity is a Religion does not make models; it
human foible. True religion is not makes men. No model ever did any -
a quarry where the rough rocks are .thing toward snaking this world.
hewn to one size and shape, ,still less !There are no model men In the bible;
is it a brickyard where men are ;they aro all rugged individuals. each
mado pliable as clay before being going his own way. The grentest of
baked into rectangular prisms. The'them all was far, indeed, from a
ideal religious man does not lose his :model in the eyes of the etandardiz-
per•sonality, temper, or passions; tko i crs of his day. Let a man he him -
things that murk and distinguish !self and he is most likely to please his
him aro not taken out; they are God; let him with all his peculiar
brought into holier service. 'They powers seek to serve his God and
are not treated as faults to he era- ;Ines his fellows. If he be an Elijah
dicated, but as forces to be develop- ! let him not try to he a pretty par-
ed and ennobled. I'm- picture. Better bo a faulty man
I1 some !nen had had the making than a flawless model.
THE SUNDAY SCH00L!ltcn`Itngs not onnln(7i8a. tcr.ge of
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
AUG. 27.
Lesson IX. Jeremiah in the
Dungeon. Golden Text,
)Iatt. v. 10.
LESSON WOItD STUDIES.
Note—These Word Studies aro
based on the text. of the ltevised
Version.
Intervening Events.—Tho death of
.lthoiakim is veiled in mystery. Ac-
cording to the prophecy of Jer.
xxxvi., 30 his dead body lay un-
buried outside the walls of Jerusal-
em. %With regard to the manner of
his death we may conjecture that ho
was either killed in an attempt to
nee from the city, or, what some
consider more probable, that he was
assassinated by the indignant sub-
jects. He was succeeded on tho
throne by his Sol►, Jehoiachin, or
Coniah, the latter being his real
name. After the short reign of
three months he ryas forced to sur -
memorial trash. It might be unjust, render to Nebuchadnezzar, then per -
perhaps, to apply the Schweizer pile -army. In his place Nebuchadnezzar
placed on the throne 'Ledekiuh, the
youngest son of .Josiah, and fell bro-
ther to .iehonhaz. Compare 2 lain;;s
xxiii., 81; axle., 18.
'/.edekJab .—%,cdekiah's real erode
was Mnttaniah. The period of his
occupancy of the throne Inas been
called the "last sigh of the expiring
novelle dynasty." It was a mere
incident in the struggle of Egypt
"Lucinda," said Mr. Melstrue n, who and Ilabylon for mastery in Syria.
hod Just returned from a visit to a The most conspicuous characteristic
farmer friend In tho country, "while of the king was his weakness. in
at io ngley's I ate some whole wheat, matters of religion he SPCII1S to have
boiled. I like it better than r•ny- been inclined to follow the advice of
thing I ever treated. Ile gave 1110 a the prophet with whom he consulted
small paper sack of the wheat, so secretly at different times. 'rhe only
we could cook some ourselves. clow Instance of his having exerted any
long will it be before supper is personal authority was when 1.o
ready?' mitigated the severity of Jere -
"About half an hour," answered mirth's imprisonment (.ler. xxxvii.,
Mrs. Meistrunt. 21), and later sanctioned his rescue
"Well, well have seine boiled wheat from the dungeon (xxxviii., 10). in
1f you please. here's the paper matters of national policy he was
sack." but a tool in the hands of the ruling
"But, .1oehun, it will have to Lofaction aur ng .the princes. 'Ther.e
cooked In a double boiler, ami—" princes relying on protnieed help
"i don't care how yon cook it. I'm front Egypt fleetly persuaded the
hungry for some more boiled wheat." king to rebel against Babylonia, but
"!tut see here, Joshua! It will this step, ne the prophet hod taro -
take= " to'd, proved futile mid Suicidal to
"It will (nee a lot of cream noel ..1 41(1011 The Egyptian king, indeed.
sugar; 1 know that. itut we've got advanced with an army to red rue his
sicul e(Ilturo system in every case,
but the success which attended that
worthy lady's application in Los
Angeles is a valuable hint. There
are many cases In which h money
and mortification might be saved by
the prompt use of the system.
111: DECIDED NOT TO WAIT.
plenty of both. l'ut it on right
away, will you?"
Without another word his wif • took
the whent. wnshed It, emptied it in-
to the "<lout,le boiler." and Set it (.n
tate fire.
Al the end of half an hour Mr.
Melstru►n became impatient.
"Lucluln," he called out from the•
sitting -room, "isn't t hn t when(
ready }et?"
"Not et .'• respo!Ided Mrs. Me: -
strum.
"How mach longer is it going t•e
take to cooJ: it?"
"About eleven hours and a half
That's t hitt 1 was trying to tell
you, lout v(rtt (couldn't give me a
rhnnce.
it?"
besieged ally in .lerusnlem, but this
only delayed for the moniete the
capture and destruction of the 1.34y.
')n the ninth dny of the fou -lh
th in the eleventh year of %eel••-
kinh's reign the besieging army took
the city. Zedekinh attempted to
escape, hot was oc. 1 taken end, after
having been forced to w•att('se the
slaughter of his children. hie (-Nee;
were put out end h.• 11u'1 led n blind
enpt ave to Babelen, •n, where in tilt
prohnhility he did nut long semi\0
his misfortunes.
Verse 1. Jeremiah hod !wen
thrown into n dark, nnh.'altlead
hit you wont (0 wait fc.r,prison, but upon appealing to the
1 ing had heeli permitted to 1.-.tve'he
inner prison and rem cin 'irl t!eC
(:eroaf" has an Inland water syr- court 111 the guard." 1Ler,• it nnv
to;it 1l S.SAO miles, of which f. eniteaihly for princes noel others in
are t.pt-ir&tl rivcre., 1,•1 ,1 1 ennai islet •amhurl ty to see and converse with
tlruaalr, and 1,158 canals. 111111, and here apparently he reiter-
Shephatiah, . (:cdaliah, . . . .
Jucal, . . . Pashhur—F'our prince's
having great incl (n w th the king.
2. me that gooth forth to the
Chaldeuns i.hnll live --These words
of the prophet considered from a
narrow political standpoint. could
not stem otherwise than treasonable.
Viewed from the religious stand-
point they reveal n profound insight
into the actual state of affairs and
the cement which had produced that
state. The prophet saw in the im-
pending doom a Just. punishment for
the apostasy 1 the nation.
!lis life shall be unto !tint for a
prey—A Loot taken by stealth.
These proclamations of the prophet
doubtless great!; in'r nand the num-
ber of the desertions to the enemy,
and for thus "weakening the hands
of the men of war" the princes
rightly held .ieremiah responsible.
:i. ile shall take It—The prophet
holds out no ray of hope to the peo-
ple. it is too late even for repent-
ance. As a matter of fnct. the peo-
ple did for the moment repent. but
when the siege of the city was tem-
porarily raised — Nebuchadnezzar
having gone to meet the king tit
Egypt—their repentance proved shal-
lots and 1111nvailiig.
4. The princes --Those mentioned in
verse 1.
The men of war that remain— Ap-
parently a large number had desert -
j cd to the C'haldeans, a fact implied
by the words of Y,O(lekiuh, terse 19:
"I am afraid of the .Jews that are
fallen away to the, Chnldenns, lest
they deliver me into their hands nn(1
they (nock me." The first part of
'the charge trade against Jeremiah
,by the princes was well four ed, but
i the second pint, "for this man seek-
eth not the welfare of this people
!but the hurt," which was on inler-
ence boxed on the first, was faire.
I h. The king Is not he that can do
anything against you—A pitiable
acknowledgment of his own moral
weakness.
6. The dungeon of Malchljnh—
Menning. probably, that. Mnlchijah
'wns the person in charge of the
dutgcoe. The word "dungeon'
might be rendered "c•istern.'' 'rhe
wretchedness of this place of coniine -
me n•. appears from the method ('111-
1 played In rescuing the prophet. The
fact that 1 c eves cont!„cel to such a
iplace holism 08 tint the purpose of
the prin.x's was clearly to bring
'about his death.
. i':ls•d-nu'Iech the Ethiopian — A
� negro eunuch attached to tree court
nfler the custom of the Orient.
These ►non 5ometinier occupied pusi-
. tions of nark not ware (11183011 ndvis-
ers of 1.Itegs.
9. Like to die—The prophet wee
probnLly physically exhausted el -
0 n ly, and, c onfIW('tllr•nt in so
(tesn•al a dungeon in a tine. of ham
Me would hasten his di
No more !trend in the city—Not
literally true. but neeiretor that the
supply was very limited. if the
tltatenu'nt had h en actually true it
( would hate 1•:,-11 (ef no avail to
have rescued tee iter( phot from the
dungeon. The scanty supply e:,
Isand mode th • chance of nee reach-
ing Jeremiah in the place of his con-
, linemen! 'rely erne 11
11t. '1 dirty ole n ---A ri;:lsl!•-hands i
attempt to free the prophet sould
riolbtiess hut m.t with inte•rfer:n .•
Iron the princes. Th' n:..istetic •
rendered the prophet by the Lin); is !through a siete and return it to the
the only independent actino of !us stew'pau. Nix tan ranee of flour NEW DRESS MATERIALS
on record. I smoothly with half a pint 01 tuilk _
11-13. These verses give the dc- I und pour it on the puree. Stir the NOVELTIES IN ARTICLES oar
tails of the rescue and are self -ex- seitco over u gentle heat until it ATTIRE.
plunatory. We note different types
of 111011 to which the lesson iulro-
duces us: Jeremiah. the fea rtes ex-
ponent of truth, hated, misjudged.
persecuted but still faithful and ul-
timately v indicated; t ho haughty
doutintesing plutocrats, Shcphatiah,
Gedaliah, Ju(al, Pashhur; the weak-
ling ruler, Y.edekiah, and the true -
hearted servant, !•:bed-nelech.
Verse 14 ►ec:ords a secret meeting
between the king and the prophetat
which the former asks .leremiah's
advice, It will be of interest for
each student to read the rest M the
story, chapter xxxviii., 14 to xl.,
thickens.
Fried Cucumbers (for mutton cut-
lets).—Brown an ounce of butter in
a frying pan and add to it some
thick slices of parcel cucumber. When
they ore fried brown add pepper,
salt, and minced (nerun. ('over the
cucumber with stock and allow it to
stew gently for half an hour. Just
before serving squeeze a few drops of
lemon juice into the pun. Serve tate
cucumber in the gravy, with the mut-
ton cutlets arranged around. They
may also be served sliced and plain-
ly fried in butter or dripping as an
accotnpuuiment to hustled or minced
meat.
0. Stewed Cucumbers (excellent with
steaks. chops or kidneys).—Para the
cucumbers and slice theta thickly.
Sprinkle a little: salt over the slices
yic and put them in a colander to drain.
4f #11(*E ; * *** MOK
HOME.
Dip each piece in flour and fry the
pping. '1'o each
largo cucumber allow half a pint of
Ale gravy, a tablespoonful cf claret for
vinegar), a faint sew -ening of pep-
* ********.**# per, cloves, and mace. Stew the
slices of cucumber for half an hourSELECTEDRECIPES. in the seasoned gravy, and just be-
fore serving thicken the gravy with u
Pickles.—Oaken tubs or tusks aro little Roto• 011(1 butter•.
best to use for putting vegetal►!es
down in brine, and the pickles must CARE OF FURNITURE.
be kept. well covered with brine. A
heaping pint of salt to a gallon et The care of furniture woods is an
water is the usual proportion, adding interesting part of the intelligent
more salt when all is dissolved. A housekeeper's duties.
oat stone or genrd with heavy stunt The daily light dusting must sup -
on top to press the pickles down moll plenent the weekly rubbing if the
is necessary. A good blend of spices bloom, In this instance not desirable,
is the following: For two quarts of is Lo be kept away. As a rule the
pickles—One teaspoonful peppercorns use of any restorative is to he dist,-
or boil peppers cut in rings, using rotated. Unless applied by a tireless
two rings of the green to one of the' arm and thoroughly rubbed in and
red. removing seeds, of course; a:thereafter the piece of furniture kept
teaspoonful of allspice, a tabltxnpoon-:in pefcet polish by n daily rubbing
ful of broken stick cinnamon, an inch 1 the oil is sure to forma crust soon
of ginger root; half teaspoonful mus- l'or later which is gummy to the
tart! 800(1; half a teaspoonful home -.touch and not pleasing to the eye.
radish, and half teaspoonful whole! New furniture should be kept as
cloves. The horseradish is said to' long as possible without the use of
keep the vinegar from (ding. Ilse' such restoratives. Furniture which
the stronger spices and Keening spar has been finished with shellac or vale
ingly in proportion to the more deli- nish whether in glossy or dull finish
cute spices. Ginger is the most should never be cleansed with soap
wholesome; cloves the strongest; and water. Soap is made to cut oily
mace theenext, then allspice and cin- substances and thus eats out the oil
slices in butter or dri
numon. from the waxed, oiled, or shellacked
Scalding or parboiling the pickles surface and works destruction. If an
makes them absorb the vinegar more oil restorer senna a necessity raw
easily, but does not add to their linseed oil and raw turpentine in
crispness, therefore, before putting equal parts applied on a piece of
them in the vinegar, after parboiling, cheese cloth will be found most often
let them get perfectly cold and dry. of service.
Use strong vinegar because heating For carved portions which require
weakens it and the pickles will then daily attention softbrushes, such
be insipid. Ileat the vinegar scald- as aro used for the cleaning of silver
ing hot and immediately pour over aro the best agent. Brush the or -
(he pickles and see that it is two namented portions thoroughly with a
inches over the top of the pickles. If dry brush and use a second in tur-
you find the vinegar lose its strength perttine and use without. fear of
pour off and use fresh vinegar, made scratching the surface of Lhc wood.
scalding hot. Tie all the spices (,x- Where white spots appear on st.r-
cept mustard seed and horseradish, faces from the drop) ing- of liquids
in emelt muslin bags and heat in tho or from heat the in:I;i- :iate applica-
vinegar. Keep all pickles in gloss tion of raw linseed reit generally 10-
jars or stoneware, well covered, in stores the color. The oil should be
a cool dry placeleft on the affected spot for several
Tomato Pickles.—Slice green tomo- hours er over night. Alcohol per -
toes, using those of me(lium size. forms the service if applied at once
to rosewood or highly finished ma-
hogany. In each instance when the
color has returned the spot should
be repolished with n piece of cheese
cloth moistened with turpentine.
THE CEI.LAIR.
Should always be kept sweet and
fresh. '!'row it open as much as
pu8sib10 by setting the doors and
windows wide, opening the bins and
closets, Moving out all things mova-
ble. and taking out the dust.
$et an earthen vessel, dish or
howl, with several lumps of quick-
lime in it, in every bin or inclosed
space. All over the lime grew grains
Sprinkle with salt a half pint to a
peck of tomatoes. Let them stand
over night. In the morning drain,
wash quickly with cold water and if
salt boil them for fifteen minutes in
two quarts of boiling water and cno
quart of vinegar. Drain, cook len
minutes in a gallon of vinegar spiced
with two red peppers, cul, in slice.
half an ounce of whole white mus-
tard seed and a cup of (nixed stick
cinnamon, ginger root, mace, whole
cloves and bay -leaf, mixing with n
less proportion of the stronger spiel's
Add one and one-half pound or more
of sugar to the vinegar. Put in the
teltmltl►tn and cook gently until ten-
der, no longer. Itemove the bags of. of dry copperas. Slake it, but do
spices, puck the tomatoes in glass ! not wet it, making sure, however,
jars, filling them up with the spiced , that the slaking is thoroughly done.
vinegar, ns much as the jar will hold, All bad air and 111 odors will be re-
lentl seal. movy s hme.
Spiced (lherkins.—(Tse the very Aftered btheLhc cellarstenhasand airetde lifor two
mull cucumbers. Wash well in cold hours, scatter dry powdered borax all
water, cover with a strong brine around in corners and along the
that will hear an egg and let them Avails Lumps of fresh charcoal tied
stand for three •'clays. '('hen drain. ; inside fishnets and hung whereever
Lirne a preserving kettle with green there is a convenient place, is a mar -
grape or cabbage leaves, put in tee vetoes power to remove all Lad
gherkins with layers of leaves, cover smells. As its power is strictly pre -
with more !coves and pour in just portioned to its freshness, which
enough water to cover the top layer. heating reo, a
Spread a clean cloth over top of must be taken
resdowthen each weekcharcoal bangsd
kettle and place it where it nil] emptied, the charcoal heated hot,
hent gradually and let Stenin just Le- • anal returned to the hags, which In
low the boiling point for three hours, turn are replaced.
then lay the gherkins in very roll I Agninsl the wells tint are Ilkellest
soler for an hour. 1f nue Uentlncnt ; to be damp hang cho eli.•clnth pads of
does not green therm sufficiently re— plaster mixed with 110title' 021 slaked
pent it. Then put in earthen] jars !lune. Must and cold are prevented in
and pour over them scalding hot thin way, lime and plaster being so
vinegar, spiced with cloves, allspi e. thirsty as to consume all spare ea -
mace, peppercorns, bay leaf, china- ter.
To make the ports, stitch or ren
mon and half a pound of sugar to inch tucks in a length of cheesecloth
each quart of vinegar. Omitting the or coarse Iran, thee Mil) a funnel
spices and sugar and adding only , into the open end of the tuck and
peppercorns and horseradish will give' pour in the plaster and Buie. Make
you pickled gherkins. ithe tucks an inch apart and 1111 them I'lecnI'll l t k 1 e white evenly,
--4
A PERIL NEARER 110M1 .
a o otic erg
hard cabbage: five quarts of tender
string beans; twelve hends of white
celery; two heads of cauliflower; f.eur
dozen small cucumbers: four large
yellow cucumbers; five reel hell !tip-
pers;
earpers; three green peppers. Chop till
quite fine, soak in Falt w•ntcr over
night, wash well, drain thorougl.l'•,
and cover oath hot vinegar skein.!
with mustard seed, allspice, .tick
cinnamon and mace. Scald end peck
into jars and Peal
CUCt7MI1E11 COOKEi{V.
itich Cucumber Soup—fore and cut
up small two cucumbers of nler'iu►n
size, ltro inrgee onions, cal that white
part of n cos lettuce. Place the
t-esetublts In a stenpan with two
((l, ccs of butter rind :nett' tn• ei
gently (er 1hree-ryuttl•tcrs 01 r:n 1 o r
t:'tir•t
Olt to titin thee to titoe. Ite!
n quart of strong etoc't, two mute e:4
of 1 rea'ic•►•lrrnl:v, a tablespoonful ct
eh' -p; -tel pt:rslcte. and 1 up; (]1' r:e. 1
salt to taste. Simmer gently :•,;•
tau hours, and et the lest iteeee•;lt
stir in 1)4,0 ovtco ut butter rnlie,l ;a
Glass Skirts and Paper Overcoats
— A. Fabric From Old
Ropes.
One of the latest novelties in dress
material Is reported to be c cloth
made 'Senn spun glass. and it can
be had iu white, green, lilac, pink,
and ' ellow. The iuveutor of the
fabric is an Austrian, and ho de-
clares that it is Its bright and as
supple as silk, and IS 110110 the worso
fur being either stained or soiled.
Any grease or other spots can be
easily removed by simply brushing
the material with a hard nail -brush
and seep and warm water.
The first lady to wear a spun -glass
dress was an Austrian lady of Royal
rank. it was a very delicate hue
0f pale lavender shot with pink, and
when she wore it at a Slate hall its
peculiar sheen reminded her admirers
of the sparkle of diamond dust.
The ilussians manufacture a fabric
from the fibre of a ftlmrntous Atone
from the eriberiun mines. which is
said to bo of so durable a nature
that it is practically everlasting.
The material is soft to the touch
and pliable in the extreme. and has
only to be thrown into a fire when
dirty to be mane
ABSOLUTELY CLEAN.
Iron -cloth is largely used to -day
by tailors for snaking the collars of
coats sit properly. It is manufac-
tured by a new process from elect -
wool, and has the appearance of
having been woven from horsehair.
Wool which never saw the back.
of a sheep is being largely utilized
in Europe for the making of men's
suits. It is known by the name of
limestone -wool and is made in an.
electric furnace . Powdered lime-
stone
imo—stone mixed with a certain chemical
is thrown into the furnace, and after
passing under a furious air -blast le
tossed out as fluffy white wool. Af-
ter coming from the furnace the wool
is dyed and finally made into lengths.
of cloth. A pair of trousers or a.
coat mado from this material can-
not be burnt or damaged by grease,
and is flexible as cloth ;nude from.
sheep's wool.
Some time ago a large woollen
manufacturer in the North e f Eng-
land succeeded in making a fabric -
front old ropes. He obtained a
qunutity of old rope and cordage,
unravelled theta. and wove them by'
a secret. process into
A KiND OF ROUGH CLOTif.
This resultant material he dyed a
dark brown. A suit of clothes made•
from it and worn by the Inanufac- i '--
turer himself proved extremely
strong and kept their color well. It
is said that a largo number of goods
now sold by London and provincial
tailore at. low prices are made from -
old ropes.
Pape: clothes were first worn by
tho Japanese troops, who found•
them very serviceable and much
warmer than cloth ones. Paper
dressing -gowns, bath robes. and sim-
ilar articles of attire aro now being
turneol out by the cartload in Bri-
tain, Prance, Germany, and other -
go -ahead countries. Tho paper from
which they are made is of the blot-
ting variety, and after being treated
by n new process is dyed in various.
colors or printed with a pretty floral
design.
Gloves even aro being mado of
paper, and they have ono great ad-
vantage. They can be washed clean
with soap and water and dried be-
fore a fire.
r
To Mr. Ilippendyke, who hail fol-
lowed with ahslebieg interest the
progress of the tear between Japan
and Russia, there was 5emething sin-
ister and terrible in the uniform sue -
even of the Japanese.
"I tell you, Flanders,” he was sny-
htg to his neighbor on the ether set.,
of the backyard fence, "those fellow
are going to make trout le ft"- us all.
The Jams hnve found out how strong i
they are, a11(1 they're teaching the
('hinese. Some day there'll he
(•;lit ese nrmy of fif i'.itr ,! mere
e.101 Japanese office., 'They'11
rent• pu,r,srlons in Al • t nod they'll
r• I , the• w•itele r : di:—rel world. I
.1'•. • t1. }e'low iet.I we've gut to
1.:, • t .r e' i r 1 ou mark I
•
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c• .•. e t► high-
. .li ,_ •. to put a
ril !hut's,
' !lour, three', t - • . .• , :,-1 after
• (siten.,l r •-1.. f r ;teeing t; th that yi e: . iii.
,. ' r. - that's
point rt' - !'. , i•. 1 . ':,! s • ell ret el oar hetet , .:.1, d,:. ing up all
ire•:: r • e e ei., • , r r::,d c .t It i.1 1.:y I•:alt's;.,'
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SENTENCF. SERMONS.
Reverence gives repose.
Desolation follows desecration.
Sincerity is the salt of character.
There are 110 self-inatle mart rs.
Sanctity is no substitute for sense.
Tho fatulist deserves to be friend -
Living faith breaks through lead
forms.
Double fnced people never have.
brains (0 match.
The grentou,ss of any truth is seen
in its growth.
It takes snore than push to open
the doors of paradise.
Tho thin skinned plan always 4r�
treads on all the tacks.
(leaven knows rho difference lee•
twceu whining and murk.
When a man is not headed l:o Is
likely to get warded all over.
The bitterest repenlnnce cannot re-
call the hour that is past.
The pace that kilts always slays
others besides the pacemaker.
Keeping your 51118 a scurf Is only
hiding them In nn incubator,
There is little light in the pulpit,
that is filled by n gas fixture.
Once meet fought for abstractions,
now they light for subtractions.
It is better to ser one men to work
than to make a hundred weep.
Some owe try to keep the faith by
keeping the faithful in a pickle.
You cannot blame the world for ha
ing weary of a religion that is
dreary.
Many (nen spend their lives adver-
tising themselves and then expect to
1.e paid for it in transportation to
1'a ul i SC.
'lryhero ion something lacking in the
life sheen the funeral ernes ''Finis"
over it.
The men wh ► takes time to think
ale n, r hes thee -ao0gh to talk --If
l:e wants to.
Misty a rran spoils his crown try
getting too anxious about its ea
ceptance ns colletcral.
So fee. from the clouds having a
silver lining, tenet of then( nro s:erl-
Ing, slightly oxidircd.
Some (nen nail dr,wn the steering
gear. turn on (1111 speed. and then
pray to Providence to guide ih•rm,
TT -TE S'!'i'PID '1:1N.
Mrs. Youngman—'trite i ha! It's trry
funny vol can't Rite viae any money.
My hereeand has nn necoent here.
• r. great Bonk ('n+hier-1 know•; mnrinto but
ore; soy s0. if your husband %vented y-:,:1 1. nnv(+
ter : 1 t•\ .., i 1 1 nt. 1'ou some money he woo;; have gieen you
eve 'Sy ...r l.... :.n .. 1' . �. I .11141 het Late to run." a Cheek.
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