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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-12-21, Page 7SATISFACTION OF SERYII1 r 0 plained. The pseudo -messenger from town had been shoevn into rho dim i•ig-room and had token advantage of the opportunity to ell his pockets Iwith the contents of the sideboard drawers. No fewer than two dozen solid silver forks need that sumo -1 o bo of Real Service to the World One MustquuTho rascal spoons told (I(, ' roared missing!Mr, i Brigent, "that he was a nephew of IunBhawc of tiw Cultivate the Best in Hrai elf ttral $ ('aorta Said NI- ; i tai must work the works of him that t Inc W1010 it is (cue-. . . As long I urn ire the world I ant the light• the world. -John ix., -1-5. A loan uhvays thinks more of h'.s work than of his wages. llo woul i nutlet bo coeteut to toil day in anal day out but for the thought that • sumehew to sumo one his work was worth while. Neither wages, our • salary. nor any other cash conside)- ation would of itself he sufficient to satisfy hint. The workman is proud of the product of his hands; his re- ward is in that ho has made; the good shepherd thinks ntoro of the flock than of their fleece or his puv. Satisfaction in work can only conte from service rendered. \iheihtr a elan 1.o plowing or prcuching, sweep- ing tho streets or building empire(. his work is only worthy if his mo- tive ie the goud ho is doing, the value of the work itself. We call tho man who preaches a minister, a ser- vant. There is no inure honorable title. but it beton_;s to every one who seeks to do uny worthy w'ir1. in the world. Tejo purpose of 'living is eerviee. therefore the bossiness of religion must be the cult lvatiun of proficiency n service. The work of Christianity s to teach men how to bo most val- uable and useful as children and par- ents, as neighbors and cif isen,, how to make tho most of their lives and to do rho most with them. It aims to bring tho race to its HIGHEST EFFICIENCY. Religion reveals to man the wor.h while object of a'1 his endeavors, to work as a servant for others. Never was Jesus more glorious than whose he stooped to lilt the palsied, to heal the sick. to feed the hungry. lie found his right to rule men by his exorcise of tho privilege of sere Pig them. Tho sheep belong to the good shepherd because he gives his life to them. Tais marks the true follower of the great Teacher to -dao; his busi- ness is to score. ho makes living an 1 investment for humanity. lig is commanded to lose Itis life, to lou willing to give up, to secrete() all in 8.4i -denial, to take his cross and sutler persecution and loss in tads tray of walking after his Muster. But he is not told to throw 111:1 life atony as a worthless thing. 11e is to lose it as the seed is lost in the sowing. es the Money in the in- vesting: to sacriht0 it as the Luo' is sacrificed to that which it is carving. 1lo who would bo of real service t 1 the world must cultivate the It't •n himself. If living is seed so:•. ilio, then the seed ;lust be good or the . harvest will be thin. True altruism finals right oxpresslon first in self -cure. 1t is a ,nun's bus- ine•ss to 18) strong, heltitlie, sane, • trained, developed; to bo the best • kind of a man, coinpleto in all his facultles, that ho may havo the more to oiler to the service of his fellows. There is no merit in offering the wrecked body and soured Ini.id. If you are going to give your life to the world you must Le it W'011'I'1I TILE GIe'lN(:. Heaven's work demands the finest tools. Nothing is too good for the service of humanity. 'There is a good deal Moro roti -cion in the hon- est, attempt to make the most of yourself, to keep health, to ; secure education and culture, in order tient you may havo the larger. better. wealthier self to use in serf ice than in unending ascetic exercises, prayers. devotions, me(:stations, mumbling, or visions of things spiritual. The only nay you can prove tho gent•incni ss of your religion is by .your gifts to the children of God, your own brothers about you. There is no gift. that begins to compare in taboo with a well trained, well 'equipped, strung and clean life. \1'e cannot alt give gold or lauds, or , even learning to men, but we can all give lives, nod that which heaven and earth both have a right to ex- pect is that wo shall give tho beat lives we can. ------ 40+0+0+0+04-0+0+04-04040+ I course. I'll send it to you whenever ion 4 1 get home. I and sure I don't know +� what 1 should have done if iL hadn't been for you." cueumBERSI 111••igI'hsuthe's nrtilall t•right," rejoined ]lir. They became quite friendly for rho ♦M rest of tho Journov• Bc•foro Iiing'm Cross wns reached the youth ouco O :more avked his companion his td - (i ass. Mr. Bilges wrote his city address on a blank card: ".1. E. Briggs, "138 1.inte street." iris young companion thanked hhn °nee mora and they parted at the terminus. +0+04 0+0404040+0404 I. Air. Briggs, senior partner of the well-known city men of Briggs & Purley, hall a small country resi- dence some distance from town. Of late years he had practically retired from business, only running up to the City about once a fortnight. Considerably above middlo age, and in comfortable circumstances. !:o looked forward to an early and coin= plate freedom from business cares. Still. the purlieus of the city had a fascination for Mr. Biggs which ho could not, as yet. resist. One morning 're was making his at•custouled trip to town and had snugly ensconced himself in a cor- ner of a lirsl-class compartment, with the morning paper spread be- fore hint. The only other occupant of the eo:npertnnent was a well- dressed youth, apparently about fourteen or fifteen. "Home front school for his holi- days," thought Mr. Briggs. "Ah, well, i was once a boy myself!" itis fellow passenger rearmed dim- Indined to Inik; so, with iho excep- tion of some commonplaces regard- ing the weather, no mutual conver- sation took place for some tint°. "'Tickets, please!" called out tho collector at 'I'riniley Junction. 1 Mr. Ilriggs produced his t cl:et. 1115 fleempaniun fumbled in his pocket. There WAS n long pause. \ ery odd! I um certain I hn•1 it on stetting t1!" 1Ir. Briggs peered over his spec- tacle.., "Lost your ticket?" ho in- quired. sympathizingly. "Apparently so," replied his rom- pamien, timidly. "And I am aura I had it in my pocket when I got in - at .walnley. Curious!" The ticket -collector fidgeted Im- patiently. "1 will take the other tickets and return," he said at. last. "Perhaps you may find it by that time." was i nott found,me It !o >Q however. "You mint have dropped It. on the platform before yon got in." 63,ggested Mr. llrigga; "or in iho booking once, perhaps?" "I may havo done so, but 1 think not," replied the hay. with some - thins; of a tremor in hie voiee "You got it. at. Swnn►ley?" re - Joined his compaction. "Po you live there?" "Yrs. 1 nm living, for the Unto being, nt Sw•amly Court. Mr. i'an- *awe is my granduncle, sir, I was to go top to town and return again in the afternoon; but now. well, 1--I don't. very 1, .•11 know w•hltt to do. for 1 only !r•..ught it shilling or two 14,'h ore, 111111. of course, I must pay - y titre again." 'Mr. I'anshaw,• is yonr uncle, Is t i,',' echoed Mr IIs "Oh, I now hint very w,lI So coo aro his nephew' Well. never hind, my hay; i'll pay for y eer ticket. A re - P turn. was it? tot r ee sat+, you had fetter e this sovereign. nnd t •ou t r tak ten seed it to rue again. Brew% i.i ray name -J. IS Ilriggs I live at '1 he Poplars. not tar from your ',ashes pine• He knows me ['ery w .11 „ ' l hank Coo rocs' much. sir ." tr• .7i 4011 the boy warmly. "!t. is y kit,4I 0( you iadiee1 nod. of If. That wns a gloomy day in Die produce markets of tho city. 'J'hn staple of Ilriggs & I'urley's trade was hides and hides that day were literally nowhere -in price. it was, accordingly. in no cheerful humor that Mr. Briggs accomplished his homeward Journey. Still occi- pied with gloomy thoughts. ho was taking oiT him overcoat in rho hall when his wife hustled out of the dining -room. "John, dear, that. letter couldn't be found!" "What letter?" returned the hus- band peevishly. "I don't know what you mean." "Why, the letter you sent down for. 11. wasn't on your dressing - room table." Mr. Briggs stored vacantly at his part ner. "I really don't know what you aro talking about. ('proline. All I know is that I've had a very worry- ing day of it." Like a prudent wife. Mrs. 1IrigTgs olid not further question her lord and toaster nt that time; but later In the melting, wh(n he was safely neatened in his easy choir, she ,quiet- ly laid n card upon his knee. It had the remarkable effect of making hila start excitedly to his feet. "Why! What -what is this?" ire atnnunered. "f didn't write this!" "Then who (Ind, John?" queried his w ife, somewhat Inconsequently. Isn't. It pinhl enough?" 1t certainly wns. Tho writing on the card ran as follows: "Please look o1 myfh o1sil R laLl o for a letter from Snooks & Co., which it left there this morning and give It to !corer to bring to me. - J. I. Brim. No. 08 Lino street." "Who brought this? '1'hn1's not my writing?" wildly exclaimed Mr. Briggs. "At least, I didn't writo the ►neseage, though the signature Is like mine. And who the dickens is Snooks & Co.?" A light seemed to break in upon him all nt once. "41'hy, it must have been that boy, thnt-" "A very nice -looking boy he was who brought the mei:sage." returned his wife; "said you told hint to make haeto hack. So we searched. Suynn and I. in your dressing -room, but could find no letter. 1 sent. you a note back saying no Didn't you get it? Of course, I thought it was one of your clerks; imbed, he said he was." "Said so, did h,?" replied her hus- band grimly. "A nice hose indeed! Ito must he n rank swindler, that fellow," continued) Sir. llrft;ats medi- tatively. Then he told his wits regarding[ his ticketless fellow traveler "I'lener, ma'nru, the spoons!" " I he spoona, `lusctn' What. about them?•' "Anti the, forks. toe, ma'am: aid you pot them ovine.. please?" Alae' the mestere. was Gaon ..a. he wee staying there." "My dear John," replied his wife, calmly, but bitterly, "there aro 110 young people staying at Swanley Court now: they all left a fortnight ago.' 111. %Vhen Mr. I(ri•igs went to town next day, in order to report his loss, a fresh shock awaited hint. On calling at tho bank ho found that a check, to the i one et J.40, had been drawn upon his private account. and paid n ro. s tho counter -of court», in gold -to a ge:lttunauly looking youth. 'l'11e check in question had been [Wade pay able to F. Fansha'.ve, and was indorsed accordingly. 'the t ignttl ore was an edtuirably execut- ed imitat:on of his own A check book had been obtained earlier in (ho sante day by means of. a letter, dated from No. 08 Limo street-tho address was very tastofuliy litho- graphed -and signed ".1. E. Briggs" by the same ulaslarhAnd. Mr. Briggs took n hansom to Scotland Mord in 0 perfect pa oxysnl of fury. The chief of the depart- ment received hint with the non- committal t•alnllless and impassive- ness of manner characteristic of his tribe. Inquiries would at once be instituted, of course. "But how could tho rascal havo known that I bankeil with the Lon- don & Everywhere?" queried poor Mr. l Triggs. "flow often In the day do your clerks go to the bank from your counting -house?" imgulre(1 the chief. "Perhaps twice or thrice a tiny." "'Then, of cour r., a sharper on the wat h had only to melee to what bank they were in the habit of go- ing. It would he only natural to conclude that you hnd a private ac- count there ns well. The whole Using has been Online(' out before- hand, as 1h.• printed Totter-headini1 shows. Your usual day for cooling to town has been noticed; and the ruse of the missing ticket and all the rest of it hum, of course, been in- vented in order to secure a copy of your signature. Such things happen every day. Good morning." Iv. Some days afterward, while Mr. and Mrs. Ih•iggs were nt breakfast t parlor Poplars, In .ho tu. r of '1 he I o la tho 1 i servant brought in a card. Tho card was inscribed "inspector Price," and underneath was ea- grgved, in very small characters, •'C'riniinal Investigation Depart- ment.' "No doubt," lie said to his wife, "they hnvo laic) bands on that ras- cal at last." Inspector Price was n tall, dark 1111111, closely buttont(i up in his dark blue overcoat. Detective every inch of hire, in spite of his plain clothes. "Well, inspector. any word of that fellow yet?" "Not as yet, sir," replied the of- ficer cheerfully; "but wo know pretty well who he is, or rather, who they are, for there aro two of then) work- ing on rho same lay -old hands at the job, too!" "The boy was very young and in- nocent -looking," mused Mr. Briggs. "Bless you, sir!" replied tho de- t(•ctit•e, "that lad is nineteen, if hg's a day, for all Ito looks so young. Just about the artfull•est young thief in all London. He is the coolest young hand nt this Hort of game. Why, they call biro Cu- cumber Junior for that very reason." "Call him what?" echoed Mr. l lriggs. "('ucumber, hie -reel ns a cucum- ber, you know --because of hie quiet ways. itis father -that's his pal who works with hint in all these tricks -is called Cucumber for the same reason. So they call the lad Cucumber junior, to distinguish them, like. The plate," continued the inspxector---nodding significantly in the direction of the sideboard - "will havo been melted down long b,doro now. Wo can't trace that- nt )east, I fear not. The main charge, of course will be that of tho furgtel chocks, and getting money from you upon false pretenses." "1 would go ton miles to prome- cute the young villain!" struck In Mr. Briggs vindirat hotly. "No doubt, sir," returned Ilio Com- ea•lion, with a quiet 111110. "Mean- while. perhaps, you would be good enough to check over this list of missing articles of idati: with me." "i can't think," remarked Mr. Briggs to his wife n few hours waer, "why the authorities should have taken the trouble to send an officer all the way down here merely to check over a brat of stolen things. Whv, i cove thein till the pnr•ficnl- ars before!" ile was soon enlightened as to hie late visitor's purpose. %then the maid servant went to lay elm din- ner table she found the dining -room sideboard drawers completely gutted of their contents. Nothing remained butsome trilling articles of electro- plate. which the prnrtfeed eyo of Cucumher senior -for the sham In- spector was no other -had at once detected. Storming and rnving. Mr. Ilriggs rushed to the station and frantical- ly telegraphed a die -wreathe) of the thief to the London terminus. "'1'o think," be repeated tnournfnd- ly to hie sorrowing spouse -"lo think that 1 actually stool! talking to tho fellow while he had my silt'- ., .1 t in his pm1 1 .+ tl � eel no 1 nl h m Not ,innaturnlly, Mr Briggs felt this last to bre the unkindest cut of all. -London New, I'ortunafe is the man who knows enough law to avoid It Many a men has speilcel a wee' cook be marryiag ber. Til SUNDAY SCHODI,'mont o[ peace and Justico and right -I -k'fE k**:�'s'' ****,.*•* cuuenL and this 1'eugu of pe acv aa.! i7t 7� ri;hleouu.mctya unce tetabli,l!(.J shall _ I endure foreser• :F: 1:It\.[TIO\ \1. LkS'.ON, l: oto res -'1'::o pro! het has it is : ;, I doubtless the faithfi.l reguuuut rt 1- ! ruel, those who ha' e eseups.'et 11. • ' .1404;10'11( itlyd uru uwa ,ti4 the pre.)- , he.•y s f 1. Ibneut. 11 • can h.:rdly hal u Illy a,eprec sot ,i the bread •r sigoil,ccu:co of tho aura 5 Lick/Laing 141.7..nhule world, Jetts i.r:.t but also atilees. A son is given -A prince of tho royal house of 1)u' id. Compare ls:t. 7, wlreru the prophet speaks of tho -8, 11 of a virgin %vim would come to mutati•y in 3.roublous times. There the child appeared os a sign, here it li appo.tl, as n gift of grace. Upon his shoulder -en hint as th.• head of the government sl.a!I both tie autholty and oleo• t• , ri:etimee ',laity airs honor, of that eta)erioneet. Ilis nacre shall bo calls 1 -In har- mony with the character of his gov- ernment. and of his portiere! di.ine character. tVoialerful, Couus,lor-Tho tnurgiiiel reading makes these two words to constitute a stilt 10 title, the were ••ttunder(ul" becoming a (Jostle.ei)e aiee •t it'O. ! lei l:ty God -Thu Ilobrew phrase "el t•i,)hor" s0111Ut Imes 11100119 St rung hero, as in 1•.zek. 31. 11, whet &' it refers to Nebuchrtdnc tae. Ilut ie ether passages it is applied to Je- leeith in its literal meta len "f •'mighty (hod," and will 11(inl.1 of no other rendering. Comp ire te,•:.e! )t of the next chapter, which re::,i: , ' t re:auunt shall return, even the re:nu- 1:t t of •1at&b, unto e g-bbor." Tae ic.ercnco in the vertu jut p.receeing time 10. 20) to the ''lloly One. of Israel," who is iudi,putal,Iy Jehovah himself, snakes the render ing "Mighty God" in this verse (1 O. 21) the only ono possible. And this may l.e teem to indicate Isaiah s usage) of the phrase, which alone seems warranted to us in the verse of our lesson text. Ieverlest:ng Father -Or, us the marginal rendering has it, "Father of Eternity," t. hick in liehrcw rhetoric ir, a+,s I,teraltl, or Ile Is eternal. • 1'ritiro of Peace -Tho Prince t , whore kingdom is assured clonedpeace. 7. No end -The essence and cli ti'- ucter of his rule will bo pease anal love undisturbed and over increasin.-. Tho zeal of Jehovah of hosts .»i.1 perform this -What has heretofore •been a matter of faith and hope hue • now become a certainty, natively tlo. establishment of the "110118o VI David " forever In the kingdom of the Alesslah, since Jehovah himself ;s pl. dged to fulfill his promise. DEC. - Lesson XIII. The Charaelcr of the Messiah. Gulden 'I'.. 4 Mau. 1. 21. LESSON WORD STUDIES. Noto-Tho Word Studies for they lesson are based un the Revised Ver- sion. McSslu►ic Prophecy. -Tho Messi•tnic revelation of the ()ld 'Tcstunnein duct: not appear in particular vorbnl ere dictions of tiro future glorious ad- vent and reign of '.Thu .I1.041el ' • for in a very real sense the cut' Old 'Testament is prophetical in ,:,.,.- acte'. It is a rte Al e' :v ► , l4.1r- ious mlauiit,tations of himself to men, and of the establishment of hie kingdom among [nen. 'Through ova•• purl of it there runs a broad stream of yearning and of promise win 11 culminates at. last in the de,:nite t 1 (11 (1011 and oxlYoe' ation of the ::lv- iour who is to redeem, his people awl Iv their leiug. • Tho de.elopmeet of this deenit.o expectation is, however, gradual. and u greater distinctness and scope must not be attrluutert to it timing any given epoch of dee eel history (hu/1 had then been actually attained. The chief elements in the popular conception of the Messiah in Isaiah•s time were that he writs to le a descendant of David, and tent h.! was to be an ideal king by whom the throng and kingdom of Davi.' were to be established forever. Isaiah however, brought to his nation e higher and clearer vision of t' :e fu- ture solvation of the people Oleo Imo previously been pi en in I ru,•h.ti: utte.ances. But prophecy is e•.•r "a seeing at a distance"; and a pr )- phot, although speaking as the month piece of God, may not himself fury tomlerehcnd the signiacance of t i : pre .ictions a filch ho makes. '1'o , laevo known Christ, as it 1S 00:• privilege to know I int 'deco ho hes Actually appeared and redeemed Inert moat of neciwsrty gi.0 to tau prul,:n - tscul predictioi:a cf the Me sah found in the Old 'Testament, and .•.•- pc idly to rho n'o ,(Ierful pre:f.a' re given in our lesson passage, an ea - 1 nicely more profound and at full, r mottling than these had for the gen- eration for whoin they were first lit. tared. \ erso 1. Rut -With this trensiti •n- al word the pro; h t ! asses from t: dark picture of the I elm end e!i< tress of those who are led away into captivity to the le i,;l.ter one f tit ,t new dawn which Ito: tem18 the glor- ious coi summlation of the lle. siani era. No gloom to her that was in lang- uish -That t. s alai '1' t is, it shall not hat. , 1 hn (1 continuo to t;e dark where now dark- ness and distress reign. 'l'ho land of Zebulun-This teas the district assigned to the trine of %e• bulun, Horth aril northeast of Mount Carmel and later colnprisiug the cen- tral western part or portion of Unli- ke. 1t was tsounded for a short ale - :ante on the %%est by the Mediter- 'ancan Sea. Land of Naphtali-Tho territory as- signed to tho tripe of Naphtnll wee east and northeast of 'Zebulon, nod later comprised corresponding pur- li..ns (•f Galilee ]loth 'Zebulon and N 1h li were entirely wast of theap ul cr Y J urdan. Galileo of the nations -The ile!,rcw word Gallil means circuit er diet► -I and from it the name Galilee fm de- rived. Only tho extreme northern part of what became the well-hno'.vn province of "Galilee" menttoncel in the New Tteta111Unt seems 10 tattle been included tinder the mumu in Ole Testament times. This remote north- ern province was the first to 1 o de- p0pulat(d by the Assyrian conquer .r 1'iglath-pilesot• (2 kings 15. 211 Hence. the expression "Galileo of the nations" siguilem Galilee which bus long been under the (Intuition of foreign nations. 'l'o this district so long opprcws(.'(1 deliverance shall come fest. '2. Teo people -'19,e prophet's vision now broadens to include all Israel. Ifavo aeon -Transported into the distant future, tho prophet speaks .[ things yet to come ns if they had al- ready transpired. A great light -The presence of Christ himself constitutes this li h1 '1910 laud of the shadow of denth- So called level's° of the apostasy of 115 inlul)Ban18 frons Jehovah. 8. 'Thou hest Increased their Joy- 1.ilerelly, unto it thou host increase• 1 joy. The Hebrew words "10," not and lo. unto it, are pronounce) alike and aro ensily confused in tr•,luslat- ing: he•nee the error in the \uthoriz- ea1 Version, which reads, "tl hast not increased their joy." The joy in hartret-The harvest season in different parts of the Orient is still characteri,ed by bois- terous merry -making(. When they dlee the spoil -The spoil of war lifter a successful (our bat or attack. 4. The yoke of his burden -Israel's burden of capt.it 13y. The stall of his shoulder•-ForeLm oppnessi:,n which has rested upon Israel is cnlleeiyell of und0r the figu• o of u staff with which the Shoeldere of the yoke -beat -leg people have berm lmnten. '111e rod of his oppressor -Carrying out the figure still further, tho op• pr,ssi(lu nation is represented 118 ' taskmaster enforcing his commends with n cruel roti. Thou hest bro':en-'All this oppres- sion nnrl humiliation and Burrow shall coast. As in the day of S!Idian-1n Ames. 7 will Ito found the story of 4:e( -mem victory oy,r hhn 5I1disnitee by which Mi(llnn's Tong oppression of Israel was put to an end. 5. Garments rolled in blood. seen ho ter burning. -Every sign f . on flirt and bloodshed shall Ire r(mu,'. ' ' Tho (bought of the whole verso ;s' that war and tho anfTethig which 11.' brings shalt c. a••e, and tho weapons of war shall be ileetroy,dl. 6. In this cunt the follow OM Leto vorsee is given the reason for this wonderful change from darkness to light, from bondage to freeelonl, from sorrow le Joy, namely, the birth of; a Saviour and the character of his government, which shall he a gOVcrn-� i1INTS FOIL THE COOK. Whipped chocolate is delicious and easily ',revered. Make the chocolate en- tirely of milk, boiling it thoroughly, null put in the egg heater while it tis over the fire, churning steadily until it is n yeasty froth. It will hold the foam for n long line, and when served part of the whipped cream should be stirred down in it. To boil it pudding in a tin heifer, but- ter the tin well and 1111 it only two- thirds full wills any mixture that swells or rises. Fit on the cover tightly with- out renewing it again unlit the pudding is done. (lave just enough water in the lenge kettle to foil around 11, wilho:tt reaching leo near the lop as to boll over the tin. If It is inclined to rise up in the waterul on n slight P 6 weight. tg,ht. Keep Ilio outer kettle covered, so (hal 11►e steam may surround Ike pudding boiler with the same effect that the surrounding welter would have. Individual chino bakers are attractive and c: •nv.•nient In use for the cooking and serving of puddings. They may be used for baked puddings lay senile( them in n pan of hot welter. And they can be just as successfully pal Into the slenmer. Custard in proportion of one egg to one cupful of milk and one table- spoon of sugor, is steamed without over- cooking more easily than by linking. The dishes should not he bjlhisl quite hill to leave room for whippets cream an lop. A remnant of apple dumpling or apple 1'i'Jdirrg with crust mote be warmed over into n fresh pudding similar to a Brown Betty, Break up all crust and apple lightly and finely with a silver fork. Butler n dish and put the pud- ding in in nice shape. It you Innd (hero is not enough apple in proportion to 1110 crust. mix n little nimbi sauce or fresh, finely chnppel apple with :1. Drop in some bits of butler, cover the whole with a pretty thick layer of while, sugar, and set In the oven to heat and brown. 111t01101 11' HOME '1'0 111•:lt. "Mrs. Nng got anal her husbaod," said llirs. 11icl.s, "havo had a (11001- ful quarrel Just because he Currie 1 nround for a week a letter she gave him to mail. isn't itsilly of her?" "Well," replied Mr. flicks, "per- haps that would make you mod, too." (6 no dear, 1 w u , n Idn'L lose , e mV temper over a little thing like that." "1'm glad to hear you say so, dear; I Just recall that i've stt'1 got that letter you gave 1110 lust Saturday." 1'1'S AND DOWNS. "Why," asked the senior partner, "have you marked this tnnhongnec lnb!o (10)43,?" ' 1kcause," expinincd the' junior member of the lire, "it Is scratched 'rI:e first lrnmwav in Creat Britain was laid at Birkenhead in IK(i(P. An nppenl is made for .C2e0,000 to clear tie the debt. on Br. Barna- do's tomes. At a here drive on the Wiltshire Downs, neat' Ik•vfzes, over 1100 hares %ter,' (silied `ivty-thee in every thousand per- s•ens in the Itritigh populatin') are called Marv. The mold e1.00000 110111,' of liver:( in England is Avon. 'There are ten s eoral s w' tr rth h v 1 Ode name. Fewer ►norderm occur In Britain than in any other c y• •eee1 :uuntry. whsle the largest proportion is in the Unit, -r' States. Warrington's oldest licenses hnlese, th.' George: !Intel, is being d •molish- ed to allow of an in , revement of the town's main thoroughfare. ir 1-10A1E. :*C 1flNNElt WITHOUT \!1? \ 1•. Among thougheopler i slow•iy spreadingtful thiopl thlee au• . a:' ,ret creat consumed by the well -to -du le far greeter than is demanded for bodily. I orowth or living. The tear bolweeie hlussia and Japan has more forcibly iut- pressed on our minds Ilio fact that the 1 Jupar►ese, white by 110 means vegetar- ians, not only use a sort i•isingtly Jlh:rti amount of animal fond. had thrive and and are marvels of endurance on what would 800111 to us to 1* a reS1r1cted•di01. \Viten, however, we conte to analyze their marketing list we lied that a cer- tain percentage of their dietary consisla of leguminous foods. The food elements which aro mostly essential to life and health are the nen). Renous and eurtx,uace foods are discarded, eitherwholly or 'n part, the same elements must be sup- plied from other sources, else the diet will be imperfect and the system become impoverished. While many vegetable foods contain a porlion of one or both .4 these elements, the two best calculated to replace them are nuts and legtunes. These legumes, which, when ;nature, contain n larger percentage of nitrogen - nus material than any other kindl .1l food, and lot' lois reason are best adapts),* to act as substitutes fur animal foods; of these legumes peas, Leans and tennis . are the best known in this country. In 1 using any of Ihcnl as substitutes for ani• 11101 foods there are it few points which ! must not be forgotten. All legumes are covered with a lough. indigestible skin which ought to be removed in (he kit- � ellen or broken by thorough mastication. the first method being lite most desir- e able. They aro best cooked by pro- longed and gentle boiling or stewing, this being preceded by soaking; the length of lime required for soaking de- pends upon the ago of the legumot, • those just ripening needing but a fele hours, while those which have beete t kept in stock for months will require fl•nnl twelve to 24 hours' soaking over ni,'ht-is a good and safe average. With these points in mind lel tis un- dertake the preparation of a carefully planned meatles., dinner. The one Iteral suggested will not be found difficult to cook or serve. Cream of Pea Soup. • Legume and Nut Irons,. Brown Oniori Sauce, Mashed Pololots. Stewed Corn and Tomatoes. Celery and Apple Salad. Saltines. Cottage Cheese Balls. Orange Sponge. Coffee. As the rocs!. requires the longest time tot' its prepat•ltion, lel us take it dp first. One the preceding evening, pie': over and wash separately two-thirds A a cupful each of.grcen lentils and dried green peas. When clean, put to soak in two bowls of fresh cold water. 'n the morning drain. turn into separate saucepans, cover with fresh water, heat slowly and let simmer all the morning. or until they break In pieces; press through n sieve and return to the side of the fire where each may evaporate without danger of scorching until no longer et es1i lY Nowt aka one cupfultel of each and mix, adding one cupful of fine- ly chopped Brazil or i itglish walnut meats wilt' salt and jute enough pow- dered sage or ihyntb to a •ason slightly. 'fake eight pieces nt unsweetened zwie- back, or very dry bread and steam for ten mintlles, then hull will) o fork, add- ing rl half cupful of hot cream, salt and sage lo baste, and when Thoroughly. mixed, a well -Neaten cgg. Buller art oval or oblong ahold --the size of n brick loaf bread pan -and line Ironton find sides with the nut and pulp mixture. Make the tread mixture in n long roll, place lengthwise in the pen and over it press the remainder of the first mixture. Stand in n pan of wader, cover and bake for an hour and a imtf in a moderate oven. For the sauce cut fine two onions turn into n st u:epee with one Inrge lnblespoontui of butter and cook very slowly until nicely col- ored. Add Iwo slightly heaping table- spoonfulb of flour and stir until trownedt again, then pour in gradually one pint of water -or water and stewed tomato - stirring until smoothly thickened. Season with salt and pepper and draw to one side 10 sIininer gently for twenty minutes. Strain before serving. For a deltei1ous soup -which the un- initiated will declare contains stock - open a can of green pens; do not die - card the liquid, but let all stand nn hoar or two to aerate before using. Turn into n saucepan, odd n pint of water. a bay leaf, a [lade of ntaee, salt goal while pdTiper to haste. Simmer tor Twenty minutes, mashing occasionally with n wire polntn masher. Iia j through a sieve. return to the fire. thick- en slightly with flour wet wIlh cold water and toil for three minutes. Stir in a halt cupful of lot cream and servo immediately. Pare the potatoes and let stand In cold water tor n Brno before boiling. When easily pierced v.•ille n fork, drain oft the boiling water end press through n r'icer, ndding butter, seasoning, and hut mill: as desired. then beat hard for a moment before serving. Open and conk sepnrntely the cnnnet corn and tomatoes. If liquid is needed on the corn. use only water; toil the tomatoes until quite thick. then pre thruug;l► a sieve. Put together, season well, add n spoonful of butler and sitn- Iner gently for five minutes. As a dreesing; for the snlnd hent two eggs. add a pinch of dry mustard, a half teaspoonful of 8311, n (18811 of rayetinlr and n half cupful of oath water; stir in slowly toe.&' tabll.lpoonf le of vinegar. then place over the fire in n double i.oiler and stir wept the mixture thick- ens Bk•• cusliii 1. Ad.l two Ish'1» s 1(mn- fide of Mater cert in hits; taker off, stir until hienalerl, strain rind set neat() me 111 cold. Just Iefore ujing. stir in one half (1.5 much shiny whippet cream, Cut lino egad mienliliev of blanched celery and tart apple, alit( wills the rin•.asingt, turn into a firth and garnish with celery tips and virile tits of sweet Ind )»•'jeer. %Seek into enlinge cheese just enough lhsok r•rnnnl filthily Ito soften .t, thee, meld in meet' t,allrr and Witt, WW1 (11'; salad.