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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-10-05, Page 2NOTES AND COMMENTS! THE WORTH There is a silver lining to Japan's peace cloud. The more carefts:le the terms e1 the treaty are studied the more apparent it becomes that they The aro c! 1 honorable to both nations and that the Japanese have. accomtplishea all and oven more than they original- ly contemplated. They have gained all they could expect and more. If they had continued the war because of dissatisfaction with their territos- lal acquisition or with their failure to secure n money indemnity theee might have had to accept far less favorable terms In the end, and. what would have been more to their disadvantage, they might have for- feited the support of the civilized world. The London Saturday Review aptly describes the situation when !t says: "No peace was ever made which more faithfully registered the exact degree of success attained by the vic- torious party or more exactly meas• tired the resisting force stilt existing in the defeated side." What have the Japanese gained? They have restored Manchuria ' to China. 'They havo secured Port Ar thur. They have obtained certain railroad facilities of great and in• creasing value to them. They havo complete suzerainty over Corea. They will receive a largo money considera tion, which does not lose its value because it is not called an "indem- nity." By the terms of the treaty half the island of Sakhalin goes back to its ancient master and wipes out. Japan's diplomatic defeat in 1875, when Russia secured control of the whole island. As time goes on is will be seen that Japan has secure., a valuable acquisition in its half of Sakhalin. It spreads the area •,'. Japan's fishing grounds in the wa- ters of the gulf of Tartnry and sea of Okotsk. Japan recovers nearly - three -fourths of the marine product it has been importing from Asiati•: Russia. Mr. E. J. Dillon, an authority in the matter, says that the mineral wealth of Sakhalin is almost inex- haustible, that coal exists almost everywhere and Iron ore also, though the latter has not been exploited. and Russia has even been buying coal in Japan. Mr. Dillon's state- ment is confirmed by Mr. Krunosuke, a Japanese authority, who says In the independent, "'The whole island scenes to bo floored with coal beds." The latter further says that while agriculture is a rather discouraging work the' island is rich in pine nnd other timbers. Ile says: "The pro- tective measures of the Russians against the fishing along the coast. wisely included the provision for t1.. protection of forests." Half tl.. island further means half the oll pro- duct, which tho Russians have utterly failed to develop, although the en- gineer, I'Iatonoff, reported to the Hakis oil firms: "Everything I saw in Armenia is ns nothing in comparison with what I found on the island of Sakhalin, where the naphtha ileitis on the river Nutovo transcend in every respect those of llaku." Mr. Mallard's discussion of Japan's commercial and financial resources in Scribner's magazine was of a pessi- mistic nature. From one point of view, however, the situation is dis- thnclly encouraging. If the resources of Japan and of Sakhalin aro unde- veloped, to that extent Japan poten- tially is so much richer, for if the Jnpnnese are the go ahead, alert, enterprising people they nre credited with being (and as such They have certainly shown themselves in th's war), they will develop their re- r;ources. Either Air. Milford's stnt,,•- mcmte nre without foundation or they furnish reason for encouragement rather than discouragement over Ja- pan's outlook. In addition to its material acquisi• lion, Japan has earned the rest ect and admiration of the world an -1 presented the nations with n brit• litnit exnrnple of international mor- ality by nuking generous concessions in the interest of peace and huulan• Ity. MOST DAN(;1:ROUS 11O1(K, There nre many theories ns to the most dongernus calling. but statis- tics go far to prove that the care- takers of elephants bale, the 'lost risky work. flood elephant -mindere command good pay, and they de- i.erve to. n4 they live in n sante of constant watchfulness. realizing the trete-hermit; nature of the brutes ilephntits are the most treat -heron:. moody. and (hongcnbl(, animals in it menng.'rie, and are reckoniel far more iInngerous than Botts, tigers. or hears. 'Trainer.. state that the clephnnt's brain works much til. that of a human ibeint The :need- and eed-and tempers of the big brutes thnnge sudden,.. The weather. or it bruised font may turn one at foie moment into a peevish brute. mei the greet danger is when an elephant. is justturning into a rot; le. 1`emnle elephnnts are more not to become ro,,ufsh 1111tH the malt*. and are n.ere violent when in their sour mend''. 'Three animals form strong att:lrhmente for certain horn. 01111 bitter retied for others -n hatred feat tt,lnns mutt!, r when the oppor.- Jtuaitygrit-, t, . . 1' . WIIILE WAY Patti of Service for Humanity, the Fight Against Sin and Wrong 1 have fought the good fight, I l would have found prosperity in any have finished the course, 1 have' of theist. But he deliberately chose kept the faith. -11. Thu. iv., 7. js the way of survive for spiritual It is a splendid thing. at the end things; ho acceptedthe hardships, of life, to bis as certain of havin4 loss, privations, prisons, and (l(th, Melo the right thing all along as and rejected the possibilities of easy you were confident of intention to d.► w'e'alth and fume. At the cud, hav- e it at tho beginnine. Seldom is life's iig tasted all the bitterne.es of the review as satisfactory as its pros way, he cotnmendif it to his young 'Pete was inspiring. Long before its friend Timothy. Thu putt* of ser• end wo begin to see ways in which vice for hu'lauity, the tight against I we 'tight have clot:o better, and to : sin and wrung, the stewardship of us all there must often cone the faith anti truth and right, those, gtnvo-question: 11'hat aro tho things most worth striving for in life? It is a heedless life that never asks: An, I seeking tho prizes really worth says he, are the worth whale things in life. But was Paul right? Is any life patterned after his Muster's, ur.Y the gaining? life that counts the Tuner joys, the Fver'y purposeful life gains sonic ' glories of service, the rewards of prize; the puzzling question is as to character as supreme, and so misses which are the most desirablo-the the treasures fur which the mane Permanently vultie.ble. Popular opin- - strive, a success? ion points to ')tilled told honors; but experience wurus of the price to ba paid for thein. It would be folly to pretend that they go always to the most worthy, You do not have to look fur at any time to find the mlc- LI:T IIIS'I'ORY ANSWER. Is it fame we seek; there were a thousand famous, mighty successful men in imperial Route when Paul, rescopic man with the magnificout i wen might they from his prison, wrote these words. fortune. Often the richest man is Lave despised the the poorest kind of a man. At any p004 prisoner had they even rate it is certain that you cannot 'heard of him. Yet who to -clay re- members the name of ono of these pursue that prize with singleness of purpose without the sacrifice of al- most every other desirable thing. Then, cries conscience, choose char- acter; make that your end. But n man stops to count the cost. While it is not true that ono cannot ba rich both in CIiARACTER AN,D IN CASII, the instances aro sufficiently few to shake them look more like exceptions than rules. I'iety is not established by poverty, neither does it insure against it. They who seek character regard adversity and prosperity, iguony and honors but as incidents on the way, the goal alone is to them essential. One world of thought brands as a failure tho life that leaves no legacy of things, while yet another is equally sure that success is to be treasured by treasures of the soul alone. Who will show us the right way? A concrete answer comes from one of the world's wisest and best. Paul, 'nighty in manhood, died poor and in prison; but he died endorsing the alone aro permanent; its supreme course that had such an end. in reward is character, the soul, the review lin saw that the way had been one asset we can carry from this right. flu might ha'•o taken manly world and the one legacy which it other ways. So potent a personality is sato to leave to others. great ones? And who is there h'ts not heard of and honored that poor condemned prisoner? Even touch morn is all this true concerning the low{ mon of Nazareth. Let our own hearts answer. Is it riches wo seek; what is all prosperity without peace of heart? Can money o'er buy comfort, content, or sym- pathy? Money is to be measured by its earning power, the interest ac- cruing in happiness and usefulness. The worth of the things you hold in your hand depends on the riches of your heart. Think you not this world would be the better place an, life the wealthier for us all if all were seeking the things unseen, truth and right and holiness, love and ser• vice, seeking to sco their God and to servo their fellows? That woul.l not mean a race of mystics; it would mean more manhood, less mammon; more wealth and fewer fortunes. Deep in all our hearts we know this is the best way; its toilsome path alone gives peace; its intangible prizes 00000o00oaoo0o00-vooaoo 0 YOUNG FOLKS 0 OAOAr Oseoocers0000OAAn(>OO IN AI'I'L1;-GA'1'IIERIN' TIME. In apple-pickin', years ago, 31y father's say to me: '"fhere's jest a few big fellows, Jim, Away up In the tree. You shinny up 'n git 'em; Don't let any of 'em fall, Fur fault' fruit is skersely Wulh the gatherin' at all." Then 1'd climb up to the very top, 0' that old apple -tree, 'N' find then' apples waitin'- My-what bouncin' ones they'd ho! 'N' with the biggest in my tuouth. I'd clamber down again, 'N' if I tore my pantaloons, It didn't 'natter -then! Sence then, in all my ups 'n' downs, 'N' travellin' around, T never saw good apples, boys, A'lyin' on the ground. Sometimes, of course, they look all right, The outside tnny be fair; Tlut when you come to sample 'ern, You'll find a worm -holo there. Then leave behind the windfall, 'N' fruit. on branches low, The crowd gals smaller nil the time, The higher up you go. The top 11115 ninny prizes. 'Clint are temiptin' Yost 'n' 1210, Rut, if we want to thee, rein, 11'e've got to climb the tree. T1fJ' GROCER'S 'f EST. "What I avant," said Mr. Phil- potis, leaning over the counter of his own grocery in n confidential sort. of wry, "is a good. thoroughly dependable sort of a boy. ile must he careful nnd uhliginp;, accur- ate nnd quirk at figures., (lot any boys like that?" `it was the village schoolnlnsler to whom the grocer was tniking. "Tea of them," calve the reply. "?'herr they go now," and he looked across to the other side of the street, where ,Jn(•k Willis nnd ('harlio Crawford were sauntering along to- me her. "i don't need two." said Mr. Phil- pot ts. "D'ye reckon I could get one lof these fellows without the other?" -They nren't mite so inseparable ns flint," the echuolinnster said. roughing. "hither of then will suit you. Jack is 1h.• quickest nt fiaitres. but- You'll he safe in choosing either." he added, turning to go. NIL Philpotts scratched his Read. '•\ow. hoe.' nut 1 to ':nor tthleh one want?" he se el ie. iserplekily. "1f R'''d just reeonlut tided one >f them, 'Len• we>ldtht't have been n.Ay trou- ble So Je.ck's the quickest at n� •m. se 'I'hnl'5 one thing in favor of .lark. but let me nee." Mr. Philpotts heist have been in a brown study for ns :noel ns n min- ute Then he went and weighed out fifty pounds of granelnted .ugnr and twenty pounds of hecnn for an out - of -t own customer. ile chis. kled while he was doing it. and it was eeident that he had hi! upon a pldn. "And as sure us you live, sir." he said to himself, rubbing his hands together, "if I find they both do, I'll hire 'em, sir; I'll hire 'ern Loth." Mr, Philpotts did not. trouble him- self about the possibility of not be- ing able to get either boy. The privilege of clerking for Mr. Phil- potts during the vacation was too eagerly coveted by the school boys to render it likely that he would fail to secure the Ind be chose. As it happened, both .lack Willis nnd Charlie Crawford had been long- ing for the place. it was well known, however, that Mr. Philpotts usually made his own choice, and that there was little advantage in shaking application for the place. llua it WAS with a little thrill of excitement that Charlie replied to Mr. I'hilpott's query that e'' iiug as he vent into the store on an errand for his mother. "Are yon in n hurry, Charlie," the grocer 1)0(1 asked. How Charlie wished that not. "Mother needs these things for supper," he replitel, "nnd T promised to hurry back. {Vas there Borne - thing you wanted of rue, Mr. Phil- pot t s?" Ile could not keep the engern.•ss out of his voice, nnd Mr. Philpotts understood. • "Only to nsk you about some- thing," he answered, indifferently. "Drop in some time when you are pnssing, if it isn't ton much trouble, Charlie." "I'll come this evening," C'hnrlie promised, and he was off like a flash. "Ile wanted to stay," Mr. Phil- potts mused. "But he was faith- ful to hie another's errand. That's one for Charlie. But Jack's quicker nt. figures, and that's one for Jack. Well, we'll suets." .And Mr. Philpotts nailed his hands rad waited) for Jack. As luck would have it, it was not many minutes before Jack entered, also on an errand for hie mother. "Are you in a hurry, Jack?" asked the grocer. weighing out the pound '•1 ten which .lack had asked for. "Not swerc'd, "Dot stet your Mother want this ten right deny?" queried Mr. I'hil- potts, shnrply. "Oih. 1 gues.i not, not for n Tittle while, anyway. Did you wont some- thiug, sire. Philpotts"" "1 wanted n little tnik with you," the grpcer began. .1nck's eyes aperkled. "To tell you the truth," Mr. Philpotts went on, "i wanted to n�k cru about Charlie Crawford." i "I notice you nnd he are pretty thick," the grocer continued, "and1 have n notion that neneny knows so meth about a boy as his Mende. Now, I've been thinking about hav- ing him in the store with me this summer, and 1 thought I'd ask you if you could recommend him. I know I'm a queer old duffer, but I'd rather have your opinion than the school- master's. You know Charlie better. Now. what can you sny for your friend?" it looked very much as if ,1Bck could not say anything. flow teas he to know that 14r. Philpotts was saying over to himself: "Faithful to ho were part irttlnrly," Jack eut- bis promise, and that's one for Charlie. Hut Jack's quick at figures and 'hut's ono for Jack. Muybe Jack's mother didn't tell hint to hurry, so. I won't cull this delay on, against .Irick." Jack was silent so long that the grocer 1esutned his questioning. "Is Charlie neat and careful, and courteous and trustworthy?" asked he. "Oh, yes," Jack at last found his voice. "Ile's all thut." Someway his words didn't sound one bit mit husiastic•. Ne want<el that place so much for himself. "And quick at figures?" the grocer pursued. "I'M very particular about that." "lh;'s fair," admitted .lack. "Ile isn't the best in the class." "Never knew him to cheat at games or do any mean little thing like that, did you?" "No," Jack replied. You would have thought ho spoke reluctantly. "Anything else you think 1 ought to know?" queried the grocer. "N -no," stanuuet' i.l Jack. "Char- lie's a good fellow, but-" "Hut 1 see you don't wont to tell me," Mr. Philpotts said suddenly. "You are too loyal to your friend to finish that "but." I am obliged to you, Jack. I'll make further inquiries." Now Mr. Philpotts had not put the faintest trace of sarcasm into his sentence regarding Jack's loyal- ty, but somehow Jack did not feel very happy, although he hoped that the "further inquiries" would turn Mr. Philpotts' attention to himself. Ile would have felt less happy had he known that the further inquiries were to be made of Charlie himself. 'Chat evening Charlie called on the grocer. Perhaps he was disappoint- ed when that individual begun to inquire about Jack 11'illis, but if so, he had conquered his chagrin be- fore it came his turn to speak. "I'm sure Jack would suit. you, Mr. Philpotts," he said, and al- though his voice was quiet it was enthusiastic still. "Everybody likes Jack, and ho is so bright and quick. And he's a splendid scholar -the best in the class." Mr. Philpotts went on with his searching question, but Charlie be- came only still more spirited in his admiration of his friend. ?'hero was no faint praise in his ,voice or words. At last the grocer asked him suddenly: "Wouldn't you like the place yourself, Charlie?" Charlie hesitated. Then he spoke tho truth. "Yes, Mr. Philpotts, but I wouldn't stand in .lack's way a min- ute. 1'1 be glad to see hien get it." It has always been an unexplained mystery to C'ha'rlie why Mr. Phil- potts answered as he did. "The place is yours, Charlie. I was only testing you. I didn't have the faintest notion of hiring .lack." Charlie demurred a little. "1t will he you, or solve other boy, not Jack," Mr. Philpotts said, firmly. "1 have my reasons." Charlie never knew, nor did .Jack, but air. Philpotts summed up his reasons this way: "Quick at figures, that's one for .Tack. Not true to his friend, that's one against him. One from one lenvcs nothing. Faithful to his promiee and faithful to his friend, that's two for Charlie. Two against none is a pretty fair scorn. 1 guess i can wait a little longer for him to do his figuring, it he's as loyal to my interests as he's shown him- self to be to others to -night." ALPINE HEROINE. Saved Her Lover From the Brink of a Precipice. The marriage in a Swiss village of Mlle. Delachenal to Joseph Robin, a French shepherd of Haute Savoie, recalls a pretty Alpine romance. About this time past year the young couple we ro driving their flocks of goals down to the valley on the slope of the mountain Purity de Tnrdev'ant, when Robin noticed that some goats still remained near the sununit. Instead of making a detour, Robin took a short-cut up a "chimney" of the cleft in the rock, in spite of the entreaties of his companion. Ile had hardly reached a spot half -way up the "chimney" when an avalanche of stones thundered down, sweeping hits off his Icgs and hurrying him downwards towards the precipice. Mlle. Delne'henal, without a mo- ment's hesitation, ran to the "chim- ney," right. in the track of the fall- ing stones, nnd caught her lover in her arms. At tho brink of the abyss the brave teasant girl managed to stop, and, dragging the unconscious man out of danger, hurried to the village for ,help. Besides a severe scalp wound, Rob - In had two ribs broken, and the girl 11nd her face nnd nems badly cut. The couple, who are twenty years of oge, recovered from their wounds. and the Alpine ronlar.co cul- minated at the altar in the presence of a sympathetic crowd of villagers. DOLLS AS EDUCATIONIS'I:S. A novel idea has been realized in Paris by M. Leo Claretle, who, 1)0- '0(105 e'0(105 being an eminent educationist. Is an ardent. advocate of rendering education attractive. ilis system of the history of France in dressed donne is to be placed on public ex- hibition, ns an object -lesson in its capabilities. Even the pre -historic periods, whose life can only he known on the testimony of the rocks are represented. 11•ithin the pale of history every age is represented by its lending figures. ne Gaul. pre - Roman. itoman, nnd Frankish. Then come the Crugn(Ies, the Eng- lish wars, the Inter diddle Ages, the early modern period, nnd so on to the Third Republic Fliddy-But, of course, like every- body else you nre not fond of money for itself? Duddy -Oh, no; I'm fond of it for myself. * HOME. * :* *********** DISHES OF QUINCE. Quince roam -Whip a cupful of cream to 0 stir( froth, add gradually a third of a cupful of quince honey and sumer to sweeten if needed. Flavor delicately with a few drops of vanilla anal bitter almond extract each, and chill thoroughly.. Serve in tall, thin glasses and sprinkle generously with blanched and deli- cately browned almonds, chopped tine. Serve with dainty wafers. Steamed Quince Pudding -Pare, corn and quarter some rile quinces. Stew until tender, then chop line, sufficient to make 1 cupfuls. heat the yolks of three eggs and a cupful of sugar until light, add the grated rind and juice of half a lemou, the chopped quinces, a cupful of raisins and bread crumbs, and lastly the stiffly beaten whites of egg,. Steam three hours in a buttered pudding mould. Servo with sauce. Quince Sauces -Drain the juice from the cooked quinces and add sufficient water to it to 'make 11 cupfuls; then beat to boiling. Pour gradually over three-quarters of a cupful of sugar mixed with a rounding table- spoonful of flour, and boil live min- utes, or until quite thick. Add a fourth of a cupful of butter, and the juice of half a lemon. Grated Quince Pudding -Grate suf- ficient ripe quinces to make a cupful of pulp, and add the grated rind and juice of half a lemon. Beat the yolks of four eggs and the whites of two with three-quarters of a cupful of sugar, then add the quince pulp, a few drops of vanilla and half a cupful of cream. Turn into. a pud- ding dish, lined with pastry about half baked, and finish baking in a moderate oven. C'ov'er with a mer- ingue of tho whites of two eggs. Serve cold with cream or not, as de- sired. WITIl TOMATOES. Tomato and Rice Soup.- Prepare a savory stock from the bones and unsightly pieces of lamb and a fagot of herbs, first browning the meat in butter. Strain, season with salt and pepper, add three-quarters of a cup of rice, and boil until the grains are tender but not broken. 1i,at a quart of sliced tomatoes to the boil- ing point and pass through a sieve to separate the seeds. Add to the tomato pulp the soup (of which there should be three pints), strain- ed from the rice, and return to the fire to hent again, then acid the rice and additional seasoning of salt and pepper required, a cube of sugar and four tnlslespoaus of finely -chop- ped blanched celery leaves. Tomato Bisque. -Make a stock by cooking a shin of veal until the meat drops from the bone. Drain the liquor, add a fagot of herbs, •a bay Ienf, three peppercorns, and a heaping teaspoon of salt. Simmer an hour, then add nine medium-sized tomatoes, peeled and sliced and six tablespoons of cracker crumbs to two quarts of stock. Roil twenty minutes, and strain into the tureen. Serve with croutons. Tomato 'Timbales. --Add one-fourth teaspoon of soda to half a cup of cream and stir in two cups of cold stewed and sifted tomatoes. Add the beaten yolks of six eggs, half a teaspoon of salt, the same quantity of onion juice, a tablespoon of sugar and a dusting of paprika; lastly fold in the stitlly beaten whites of three eggs. 'Turn into buttered timbale molds and hake until firm. Stand the molds in hot water. which must not boil after the molls aro set in the oven. Tomato Paste. -When the tomato flavor Is desired in sauces nnd ma- caroni plats, a three-inch piece of tomato paste imparts a seasoning which cannot be obtained by the use of tomatoes in any other forst. To prepare the paste, peel and slice the tomatoes nnd cook to a pulp in to porcelain lined kettle. Raub through a sieve and return to the kettle, which has been washed and the in- side rubbed with it clove of gnrlic. Allow a rounding tablespoon of salt and n teaspoon of pepper to each peck of tomatoes. A sweet red pep- per can be added if the flavor is liked. Met on an nsbestos mat on the back of the range and slowly shntner to a thick pulp. Spread on shallow plates nnd place in a cool oven or in the sun until it has dried and become a stiff but flexible paste. Pack in parnlllne paper jars or boxes. To use, soften in hot. water. T to ilutter-T'or 10lbs. to- matoes niter they are peeled, make o syrup of 1 qt. vinegar. 2 lbs. sugar, 2 tablespoons salt. 8 tablespoons ground cinnamon, 11 tablespoons cloves, 1 teaspoon pepper. Pour over tomatoes and cook until thick. THE PICKLING SEASON, Cucumber Pickles -1 2 large green cucumbers, 8 onions, 1 cup grated or chopped horseradish, the 'neat chopper is useful for dealing this ingredient, 2 10blc.paons of mustard Beed, 2 tablespoons of celery send. To one quart of vinegar add two ounces of mixed spice, salt and pep- per to taste. nnd a very little sugar, Simmer nnd pour o'rer the other in- gredients. 111 pickling green cm -umber's the qunlities desired aro good color, crispness nnd life, and delicate Spiel - 1105S. Wipe the cucumbers enrefully and pack in a shone Jar with 'niers of salt. coyer with Center and leave over nicht, pour off the brine the next morning, bring to the boil, again cover the cucumbers and leave for three days. 'Chen to every two quarts of cider vinegar add a piece of alum the sire of a hickory nut, this to give greenness and crispness, half n dozen white onions. several green Lepperti and n .mall bag of allspice. this to give life nnd flevor Bring this to the boll and niter draining the pickle thoroughly `rutq the brine, pour it over the'' In -tone jars, laying on the top pieces of r.t" horse radish to add flavor and prevent mould. Shiny people put up their pickles in Jem Je.rs, but the glazed stone crocks are quite .a guoti and much more capacious. Red cabbage makes a tasty relish by way of (hangs• and is easily made. Chop the cabbage, or shake finely with a sharp knife, sprinkle with salt and whole cloves, and pour over scalding vinegar. ('over close- ly and it will bo ready for use within a week. USEI'UL lI l NTS, . When mixing pastry add a little leucon juice to the water. It im- proves the flavor. Milk kept in shallow bowls in the hot weather will not get sour 60 easily as when kept in jugs. Stan., charcoal in your larder; you will and that it enables you to keep meat sweet and wholesome for a considerable time. '1'o soften hard water for washing purposes, add a teaspoonf!il of bor- ax to a quart. The borax is quite harmless even to a very delicate skin, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON, OCT. 8. Lesson II. Daniel in the Lions' Deft. Golden Text, Psa. 34.7, LESSON WORD STUDIES. Note -These Word Studies aro bas- ed on the text of the Itovised \'er- pion. Verse 10. And when Daniel knew that the writiug was signed -Certain princes, Jealous of the rank and honor accorded to the Hebrew, Daniel, and knowing his fidelity to Jehovah, had Inid a plot for his destruction. They request ed of the king that he sign a decree "that whosoever (should) ask a petition of any god or man save of (tho) king (should) bo cast into the den of lions"; and the king, evidently for- getting his favorite Daniel, and his fidelity to Jehovah, was in his ex- treme vanity persuaded to sign the decree. Open . . , toward Jerusalem -1s every devout Moho mutoilan to -day still worships at sunrise with hie face toward Mecca, so the devout Jew of the exile period worshiped with his face toward Jerusalem, the Holy City and the seat of Jehovah's sanctuary. 11. 'These Hien-Those who had per- suaded the king to sign the decree. 12. Interdict -A strict prohibition with an attached penalty. The law of the Modes and Per- sians, which altcreth not -Literally, passeth not away. 'Pee writing which is written in tho kung's 8111110 and settled with the king's ring, may no man reverse" (Esti'. 8, 8). 10. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel -Before being cast unto the lions Daniel is summoned before the king, who speaks to him worts of encouragement and in the spirit of an apology for bringing this aster upon him. Whom thou servest continually -a remarkable tribute to Daniel's fidel- ity to Jehovah. Ile will deliver thee -Tho expres- sion of a hope rather than a positive conviction on the part of Daris:s. 17. The den -'Phis 'vas prohnby part of an artificial etructuro and was appareytly, at least in part, underground. Signet -Souls and signets were common among Babylonians, Ass.e- rians, Persians, and other encieat peoples. "The signet if Darius flys- tapis represented the king as engaged in a lion hunt."-Itawltnson. 18. Instruments of music -Tho real meaning of the word so translated le not known. The root from which tt is derived in 1lebrow signifies to thrust, to overthrow, enol in Arabic it means to spread or to spread out. Translators and commentators conjecture the meaning which to thein seems suitable to the context. 10. Very early in the morning. -In haste-ltnlicating the fntenr=e anxiety of Darius in regard to 010 possible and even probnblc fate of Daniel. This anxiety seems to prove that his words to Daniel in verse 10, "Thy (hod -will deliver thee," were a hope rather than a strong convict. t1nt1, 20. With a Inmentablc t•ofco-Lttr eerily. n pained voice, betraying the t. xi�ty which he felt. 0 Daniel, servant of e1.,' 'it'i t; rod -It scents evident that the exntnple of Daniel's - fidelity had ninde a strong impression upon i►arius, with whom the question now was a row - tion of the actual power of this (fed whom Daniel served so faithfully. 21. 0 king, live forever -The stnnJ- ink for in with Which Pnniel ad- dressed the king 'comp Den. 8. 0; 5. 10; 0. (i). The fort that Daniel an- swered nt all was proof that he still lived. No further word was really necessary. 22. lits angel -Literally. his mes- senger. that is, his ministering- vont inisteringvant (cnlnp. Oen. 21. 7, -10. lee0.1. 88. 2; Num. 20. 1(1). Before him Innu(eecy was foetid In Obs and also before thee -This int:•r cetice had now heerl an1;ely %indicat- ed. and Darius was more then ready to credit the vindicril inn. 23. 1lernuso he had trusted in hie Cod --"Who through faith . . oh- tained the promises, stopped the mouths of lions" (H. b. I 1. 33). Tho remainder of the story is told in verse 2-1-28. whi.•h should be read in connection with the Leeson text, •►s Should 01so the part of the chapter preceding the text Deries's ven- geance upnn the Ston who had mall. ciously accused Daniel was most SG. '•err. though in perfect hnrmony with the .ease of justice of the tiny'. En judging thil details of any narrative of antiquity we must ondea+or to first place ourselves mentally In the situation and environment of the times and peoples concerning whelp the narrative informs us.