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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-4-19, Page 7( c. t ;t e. - r...ii CURRENT TOPICS A ramarkablu document indeed is Tho appeal of Ila union of Russian welters tu the inlrliigenee end character of their country tu behalf of the persecuted and dofrn't tens Jow'inh hlhabttnts of the "pitta." The writers' union is Minded With the powerful league of leagues, whim* hsn Wendy done exrelicnt work for the catsn 01 equal rights and hu- manity, and if is hardly necessary In say that the federated body fully sym- pdhIz s with the position which the parlloutnr union mead has assumed In ohedimnee to the dictates el elementary humentty and plain justice. The sihmttnn, according In all ne- counts, is grave enough to r1O1nnnd heroto mensurnq if repetition of Ihn alru- (11105 awl 1n(300rr05 of 1051 fail is In be prevented. For some lime Russian die - latches have coulained elartlhlg refer - ewe to a national plot on the part of the "black hundreds" and the liturgical reactiunnrins among the selfish and corrupt bureaucracy to bring about another wholesale slaughter of the Jaws, their object being not merely re- venge and retaliatlnn for the activity of the "bund" and individual revolutionists of the Jewish rase, but the creation of such a stale of terror and Minos in the empire as would render the meeting of the dounra and reform generally Impos- sible. As the appeal of Ile writers' union sags, Where is ample evIdenee'ol official nompliclty and instigation. Circulars making horrible anti Infamous accusa- tions against the Jews and inciting the brutal and orhninaI elements against then) aro known to have been printed in government printing offices. One °Meial In Durnovo's department hes been wrested for active participation in this londielo propaganda. Protests and petitions of Jewish communities to local governors and the central authorities have received little attention, and no- ting Is befhg done by the government to cheek the prnparahons for the mas- sacres or punish the notorious fomenters of hate and outrage. 'file , appeal asks how long the "Hessian people with remain Idle spec- tators of an infamy which brings the shame of the world upon the nation: it is for the public opinion of Russia and Um world in ask in no uncertain tone bow long the .Russian government, which expects to be treated as civilized :.nd worthy of respect., proposes to the orate the murderous activity of the black hundreds and• thoty curial allies. Tho Appeal of the writers Is really a terriftc indictment of the government—the min- istry of Witte, the nominal premier, and of Dournovo. the disciple of Plehve. The government, has trains and resntu'ces in plenty for ils work of repression. It could protect its peaceable and inoffon- stvo Jewish inhabitants if it had the will and deternhination to do it. Eetipses are not what they used to be. The eclipse,, with its accompanying phenomena, was observed a generation ago as the manlfestetlon of certain efteetq of heat and light, but Int more complex is the vision of the investigator of to -day. Prof. T. T. 'Thomson and the Cavendish school have .placed the oleo - Ire -magnetic theories of mailer and radiation on the firmest of bases. We now think of a body which, like the sun, radiates energy, as sending out not heat and light but corpuscles, electrons et almost popular notoriety, positive and negative ions, and rays and ema- nations of such varied types and com- plexities that elucidation 011d deinil.ion still await them, Then, loo, M. Lebedet and Messrs. Nirhole and Hall have con - armed the theory of the pressure exerted by light. Consequently we cannot now look at Abe corona as a simple glow— it must be viewed as the complex ex- pressions Of light exerted on particles within its ethereal territory, of the action and interaction of pulsu.ttng carriers of Com nst Le electrthity and ttalAer. WORDS VS. ACTIONS, 1 1 — believe 'u Deferent too t l pan.) I r elle chop who has pleuiy of push and gu in his snake -up" Miss Cuttings (yawning) — "So do 1; [{ (y gt , but I'm afraid I'll have to get papa to give you a push in older to start, you going," DOMESTIC DOINGS. His W11e,-'1'd like to know Chow you expect 1110 to provide somettthtg 'for you to eat if you don't give Inc the ran - 0) " Her Husband — "I'd like to know how yuO Oxpeet 1110 to cant the money ff,you (lon't give me som0ihing,to enL" HEARTS AND DIAMONDS. "11er heart is very hard, I can't seen to make any impression whatever en lee "Have you tried using a diamond?" NO FANCY DISHES, "Are yon fond of orchids, Mow. No- neut.?" "No, t can't say 1 ani, I never dill circ much for fancy dishes—plain e001c- in's good enough tar mei' " Wito gave iho bride away," "Iter 11LWe brother. Ile stood up right In the middle et the . orneenony and yelled 'thrall, irtictttjr,: ydtl1va got 11110 et 14t5t1'" THE REAL FOUNIIATION The Enduring Life is Not That Built on Dreams. Therefore whosoever hcareth ibesa say1ugs of mine end d0elh them, 1 will liken Klin unto a wide- 111011 w'tdch built his house upon the reale—Matt, t'iL, 24. A good merry thousand sermons have beet preached on this text, probably nearly all of them with the intent lo prove that the way to build the life on a rook foundation is to pass through the 0Xpor•k'nee Itnown as conVOrsinth, obtain saving faith and join the church. This is typical of to popular way of in- le•preling the scriptures : First, deter- mine what you wish them to mean and then make them meati that. The pur- pose being to persuade people to join the church, then by hook or crook that duly must be discovered In ovary divine precept. Bet this is simply to ignore the plain words of the great teacher. It would be hnpossible to clarify his statement : if any man hears and dons the things f Rave been teaching he Is like one wile builds on a rock. One thing marks 1.110 ruck -founded life, the doing of Christiy deeds. The course of eondeat, the kind of character he ha just outlined in the sermon on the ount gives the estab- Ushed staple character.m The enduring life is not built on dreams. Many people think that their lives are rock -founded because they have a nebulous admiration for tine moral toacbings. of Jesus. On the whole they admire 'PHE SERMON ON THE MOUNT; having taken the trouble to say as much as this they sit back with the comfort- able feeling that they have sot them- selves in their right plane in .the uni- verse, that the Almighty will be delight- ed with their Indorsement. Ona of the most dangerous hypocrites Is the easy going, thoughtless being who fancies that the indorsement of a duty is equivalent to the doing of it. He evaporates his convictions into compli- ments instead of crystalizing them into conduct. So far front being built on u rock he floats around on a whtsp of hay in a high wind. A butterfly might bet- ter hope to drill and quarry out a foun- dation than he. Besides this, his hypo- critical praise of right precepts makes them only offensive io Whose 10110 might desire to praolice them. Others imagine that an inLelleetuai assent t0 001(0111 statements concerning the cilurell ur the bible or Jesus IS snill- Clent to lex tho life in stability. Rut the great teacher does net place the alpha- sis so much on what rami may think of his character or mission, nor even on their Mines!, opinions an elle Mendes of the past and the future, white' have de. lighted taenial gymnasts since the world was young, to tint the great differentiating Pact touches those dyna- mic convictions that are determining your conduct, this day, He places conduct before creed. Ile tong ago took that method of teaoihing which modern pedegegy approves. He Wight retlgion by the manual method. instead of saying, as theologians do, hest comprehend .those doette nes and then you will be able to do them, he says, first, do these things, PRACTICE MY PRECEPTS, and thee will ere long become plots to you. Men learn religion by doing. Be- gin to de the right and you will gel, the reason; get the, rude through the exam- ple. Deeds are the solvents of doctrines. The house of lite is built differently from any other; wo get the plans by erecting the structure. in the realm of character 0 iss houses rather than archi- tecture we need. Build but one hours conduct squarely on the plain, cogent teachings of the. elan 0f 1450101.8111 and yott will serve the world better than if you gave a lifetime to the explanation of his words. Doctrines are but teachings intended to be done into deeds. Doing them you gain a larger peace of mind and sense of stability of life than in any other way. If you want the equilibrium of faith you will find IL by simply laying life's daily details on the plain fotude> tion of has principles. Nothing could be plainer; there are no hair-splitting meta- physics, no subtle questions of pont,} here; do these things and the heart finds calm, the life certitude, the soul satis- faction. HENRY F. COPE. THF S. S. LESSON INTERJYATIONAL,tESSON, APRIL, 20. T Lesson IV. loses, the Sinner's Friend. Golden Text: Luke 7. 50. LESSON WORD STUDIES. Note.—'The text -of Lite Revised Version is used as a basis for these Word Studies. Between this lesson and the last must be placed the sending by John the Bap- tist of a last message to Jesus, recorded in' Matlhow 11. 2-19; Luke 7. 18, 85. Verse 86. One of the Pharisees—From verse 40 belolv,,we learn that the name of the Pharisee referred to was Simon, though nothing more than (nay bo gleaned from this lesson is known con- cerning the 1)1011. Desired him—Extended to hint an in- vitation. Apparently the work of Jesus, together with tho multitudes attracted by his public utterances, had mado on this Pharisee some impression, and he was inquisitive to know this man from a closer personal observation. 1•His in- vitation scents to have been wholly wased,and nh patronizing yspirit 01 the possibly- have been given for the purpose of gaining ilia good will of the common people, who regarded Jesus es a prophet, It rs to bo soled that, the Pharisee treated Jesus In no respect. as his equal, and still loss as an honored friend. Sat down to meat—Or, reclined at table, Orientals ordinarily sol cross-' legged when eating, but in Palestine 111e Greek and Roman custom of reclin- ing on sloping couches while Lhe food was served, of a small, low table in front of the couches, had become peeve - 37. A woman who was in the oity— Thal is, who was wen Imperil in the city, n. notorious sinful woman. Alabnster cruse,-rAt Alehastron, In Egypt, small vases or flasks holding rare peritunes and ointments were man- tufactured in the t out of stone Pound dor uh ell vicinity, In consequence, the word alabaster, or altti)sirol, amine to be used of a11 vessels for holding such per- fumeswherever010(10, or of whatever material. trial. 88.-136111nd nt his fest--AL the foal, all and litoty nearest. i v each f lite of 0 away from lite table. Kissed his fec4-Or, kissed much or passionately. 80. Spoke within himself, saying— S1ICh wore his thoughts. Arophet--Sone ancient authorities read, prophet. She is a sinner—We clir1 imagine the disdain of Ilse self-righle0ns Pharisee ns he contemplated thus in his own mind. 4l. Jesus answering, sold unto him, !.Sinton" ---Note both 1110 ahsel0e of re- sentment of the part of Jesus, w'hn knew hull well Ilett 110 had 1101 boon in- 111rd as a friend or thinnest guest, aid nlsn Mr fenrieaalless 101111 whirh he ad- ministers n stern reproof to 0110 h0nghly Pharisee in Ids ow0 bonen and at his own Inhle, 4t. Five hundred shillings --The 011131 referred to is the denarhts, a Greek coin worth about seventeen routs. Five hundred donaril WW1() thus be about eighty-five defiers. ^ 44. Nn wntet' for my feet—Water fo pour on the feat of a person entering the 11)1110 Was °MIMI 10 'almost every guest (,tntnp. Rnrt. 18, 4 ; Judges 1e, 21 ; Iohn 13. 4. 5; I'bn. !i, 10). 45No kiss -The kiss of panne was a 0)15i0nlnry mare of respect with which a' rabbi was greeted, 46. My head with oil thou didst not anoint—An exceptionally honored guest was welcomed by having his head anointed with precious oil. Note the cliulacterIc arrangement of tine charge of discourtesy made by Jesus agaiust Simon, who had extended ,to him none of these marks of courtesy. But she hath anointed my fent—This sinful woman, on the contrary, in her deep spirit of penance and thanksgiv- ing, had bathed his feet with tears, had kissed lois feet, and had anointed them with precious ointment, thus exceeding the haughty Pharisee In 1101 marks of resne0t and devotion to the Master. 47. For she loved much—Her love was the result of her faith in 1110 will- ingness of Christ lo forgive even her— mit, as the sentence would seam to im- ply, the cause of her being forgiven. That this is the use is made plain by the next clause: but to whom little is for- givon, the sane lol•eth little. 40. They that sat at meat with him— Mee invited guests, evidently friends of the host, and sharing his haughty spirit of self-righteousness, The word "sat" In the original is reclined, as In verse 36. Tho word "meat" refers to the meal as a whole. 50. Thy faith hath saved Thee—The woman's faith had been manifested in her venturing to approach into the pre- sence. of Jesus, and still more by her manifest repentance and devotion, Go in peace—Poco of mind is .the great boon resulting from a conscious- ness of sins forgiven. NATIONS DEEP iN DEBT. Latin -America Swamped by Loans — Colonlbia's 4 Cent Dollar.. The foreign debt of Colombia has teen in exslenoe for nighty-I.heeo years, says the Monthly Re'iew, during ap- proxinitlaely, forty-seven of which no In- terest was paid. The corresponding Itgures for Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela reepeoilvely aro sevenly- eight and forly-eight, seventy-eight and seventy-two, and eighty-three and, for- ty-one. • Costa Rica and Nicaragua have bene- fited by intonate during which they owad nothing to the foreignt bond- holder. Nevertheless the external debt of the lest has been in default for thirty years out of forty-seven,-sevan, while ice N1CAI'Fl glia paid nothing for forty -wino years out of sixl -six. y Salvador neglected her share of the old debt of 1110 Central American Fed- 01111k1n1 from 1827 to 1800, With 1he exception of a single lapse (ler suttee - (wont recot'd is good, and she now oc- cupies the Ilapppy pa inion of having no regular foreign debt. Sado Domingo bogan, hoe financial! connection 101111 the outside world by a loan issued in 1800. She has since then off and of been in default for about hvrniy-two years. Some Iwo years ago Colombia issued fermi a protrooled civil war. She has sinne lost P011ann, while tho expenses of the war were mel, by the short sight - C11 expedient of issuing forced etttr'reney. A a result she now finds ho gait, sad• died will a debt ill )lutes 1. .1'i�t'kf 1110 01101111011S total of nearly g�,W0,010 At one time the rate of eecbnngn for 111e paper dollar Leeched 25,000 per mini. 1301 by legislative enactment the par- ity between gold and paper was fixed not long ago --in respect of GOvnrn- ment irnnstLOtens-•-at the relatively moderato figure of 10,0011, per cent. livor this means that Cclombla's dol- lar represents only 2d., or 4 cones; anti the brain whirls at the 010uui'fht of the equivalent In currency of the :1881,000 which she will In rehire have to .pay each year for the servioo al hot 'foreign debt. FORGER ADVISES DANK (RELEASED FROM PRISON FOR SER- VICES RENDEItED. Man Concerned In Sensational Portiere of Bank of Englund Notes. "So that f may make a fresh start 1n life, and devote iuy 050(5(08 to u more 1/0110331 end less tiurardeus (tolling;' was the sentence wiicln felt front the lips of 41 clean shaven, 1•esulute young roan, with a clear -Cul, business head, and a L reels° mid careful manner, seated the other evening in his quirt little home In to North Loudon suburb, He was speaking to at inquisitive newspaper num, after having just been released alt ticket of leave, after serving wily a third of the 0013100100 of ten years' penal servitude upon tum in December, 1002. BAI1MASI4, T115 FORGE1t. The man 10(15 Barmash, the notori- ous forger, who had carted his retelae for excellent conduct and "servi00 ren- dered" 1'o lois credit it must be said he has dune all in his power to make etone1l10n1, and Ills attempt to readjust the balance of justice, although it has not altogether commended itself to for- mer aseoci111es, tura won him the highest opinions of the police and prison Oh- thorilies. 'Phis he firmly intends to fol- low up by severing all the old criminal tins. Under a new name Barmash bas made a fresh start, and none of the neighbors who see a well-groomed, kindly -man- nered man, with lois little ones making much of hint after hes long absence., connect horn with the notorious bank forger. Out of the wealth of his experience Barmasil gives a hint to the "Old Lady of Threadneedle sheet," which, coming fresh an undoubtedly well-informed source and being offered in retribution, is worthy of every consideratun. "The old-fashioned way of printing tank notes, in a dull single color should," he said, "be changed, and each note printed in Many different colors. This would prove too difficult to tml- tete, and forgery would cease to pay, and thus stop. "Even tore much vaunted, secretly prepared wafer -lurked paper on which Lank notes ore printed can he, copied to deceive an expert, and secret marks, of Which we hear so mach, are 1010 known 10 the public and 010 majority of bunk cashiers. Rainbow color print- ing is the only real remedy." There is quite a tragedy — a grin tragedy — In Barmash trying to cash d genuine Banlc of England note, 'Memories of the forgeries still (In - ger In the public mind eparently, and mains them cautious; he said, and re- lated how, after reporting himself in Scotland Yard immediately after his w- hoa, he and his wife were unable to chlmgo the only money they had with them—a 085 note—a note above all pts- stile suspicion, After trying in valn in several places they gave it up as hopeless and wallced home, licking smaller change to pay the omnibus fares. After all. Barmash thought, the pun- ishment fitted the crime. VICTORiA.S NOTABLE SPETCIlES. Events the Queen Ilea to Announce to the 00111018. "The Queen's Wnlc0 was excellent, nor have I ever heard any spoken words more musical Ju their gentle distinct- ness than the 'My Lords and Gentle- men' which broke the breathless silence rI the illustrious assembly, whose gaze was riveted upon their fair flower of Royally," S11011 is the charming little glimpse Mrs. lie iblo, the great nrtress, gives 3,5 of the !lest opening of Parliament by Queen Victoria one November day in 1580. 'The Queen looked admirable," Disraeli wrote to his sister; "no fea- thers, but n diamond tiara. The peers !r. robes, the peeresses, 0)101 the sump - tunes groups- of coo'tie's rendered the affair most glittering oral hnpresslvc." Only two 1111)11)1114 later the girl queen had In 1000 an even more trying or- deal, for she had to 011n0Ulnen her fnrth- cvming marriage., which she elk' with - eel a termor in these words: "My Lords mud Gentlemen, --Since you were 'ins' assembled 1 have elector - ed my intention of allying myself iu marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe- Cnhur5 and (101110. 1 humbly implore 11101 the Divine blesing may prosper this 111110n, and render al conducive to the intereste of my people ars well t14 10 111} oval domestic. happiness," Later, on February 81.1, 184", Her M ejesty (menet] her speech with those words: "Miy Lords end Oenlleh0et,—1 cannot' sleet you in Parliament assent - toted wi hoot making to public noknow- lodgnlent of my gratitude to Almighty God en account o t birth f the t h of n t.l ' Pelmet, my son—an event which has cempieted the measure of my domestic happiness." . CAN'T ESCAPE 11101318. Pers nn Tniei r S er bs Then) Overr Forty Feel. How tlisnna germs Navel amt holy they may be combated was lite subject, of n (Hemmen° by Dr. Robertson Ber- mingham, Englund, medical OMeer of 11001111, in n. leelure al Birmingham Uni- versity. 'Ihe lint of infectious diseases, tin 5nid, continually is increasing, Nobody, he added, has yet been Dille to obtain 0 smallpox or scarlet fever' germ. Others were so minute that if magnifod to the 117,0 of nn inch a ho - man _being magnified proportionately would seem 25 to 30 miles high, 110 had never known of scarlet fever being carried by germs being blown from oto house to another. Intervening WI' and sunlight were sufficient l0 kill the germs. But a speaker, he said, by the mem art of speaking, could project germs thlrly or forty feet. Coughing and sneezing were. power- ful gem disiribtltors, he de0ldred, In mad to consumption; he said that per- sons who lived under healthy conditions and wore well neer'shecl wore 1101011- 01111)' unsusceptible. It was en ugly 01011511/ but tea, ho doclnred, Ihnl praelically everybody had trequontly been 1110e01ed with tubet'ottlosis, or Olhet' germs, 10111011 were dostnoynd without being able tel devele) in their bc1d10 . Ill Home 1044 4444444444" y SOME DAIN'T'Y RECIPES. See/loped Polaloos.—Well grease a plc dish and put in a layer of secret pnlatoos, sprinkle 101111 brendei'l.utbs, add seasonings to taste, including a little chopped (rooked) onion and save butter or good dripping. Repeat the lovers, scatter breadclunbs thirhly over he top and a liberal a11o1vtutce of but- ler, Bake till browned and serve loot. Some 50016(1 Meader cheese added to this mikes !1 both nourishing and tasty. Rice Pudding with Lure/Ink,- Wash half a pound of rice, tie it in a cloth, allowing room fur It to swell, end put It into a saucepan of cold water. Let th15 conte to the boll and cools fur an hour, Wash half a pound of currants, telae up the rice, untie tate cloth, stir in the currants and lie up the pudding rather lightly, return to the, boiling water, and cook for olother hour. Serve trot, with to mica sweet settee. (lashed Cod,=Yuko some cold balled cod and remove carefully all skirl and bones. Boil the skin and bones in a pint of white stock for two hpurs, then remove the ltd of .3110 saucepan and boil the stock fast so as to reduce 11 lo the quantity required, Strain the stock, seii5on .to taste with Cayenne, anchovy essence, and salt. Thicken This with half an ounce of huttet' rubbed Jntu a tablespoonful of flour. When i1u! sauce Is quite thick and smooth, stir into it a gill of inllk, Bring to the boll, remove to the side of the fire and stir the fish in carefully, Grease a pie-dis>tt, sift a fine layer of breadcrunlbs over It, put the (1511 into It and over ht a thick layer of breaderurnbs. Put small pieces of butter over and brown in the oven. Recipe for Potato Coke,—Half a pound of mashed potatoes, and one ounce of butter rubbed Into (half a pound of flour, add a pinch of salt. Mix with one egg beaten up In half a teacupful of cream, roll out into thin cakes, and Luke in a quick oven. Serve at once like an ordinary muffin or scone. Thick Gingerbread Cake.—Ingredients: Ono and a quarter pounds of flour, one pound of treacle, four ounces moist su- gar, four ounces butter, three-quarters of an ounce of ground ginger, pinch of carbonate of soda, half a pint of warm milk. Beat tee butter and sugar to- gether while elle 11•ealcle warms a little, add this to the sugar, etc., 111011 lite ground ginger. Meanwhile, dissolve the Carbonate of soda In the milk. Sift the dour by degrees into the sugar and but- ter, adding the warm milk as it is needed. Beat all thoroughly, and bike in a mtoderately slow 013111 for an hour. This cake should be baked in a shallow tin, about two and a half inches deep, which has been well buttered, Curried Apples.—Choose fart cooking apples and cut In half the round way, removing 111e core. Make a cream by; beating together one cupful of dark blown sugar', half a cup of bottler, and a teaspoonful of curry powder. Spread out side of the apples with this mixture. filling In the hollows left by the removal of the cores, Bake In a quick oven, ob- serving the usual directions for baking tipples. Oyster Stew.—Ono quart oyster:,, 1, cup butler, 4 cups scalded milk, j; tablespoon salt, %, teaspoon pepper. Clean oysters by placing in a colander and pouring over them three-fourths cup cold water. Carefully pick over oysters, reserve liquid, and heat it to buillug point; strain through double cheese cloth, add oysters; and Cook until oysters are plump and edges begin to mug. Remove oysters meth skimmer, and put in tureen wild huller, salt and pepper. Add oyster liquid, strained a second .lime and milk, Serve with oys- ter crackers. Plain Soda Stoles.—Weigh out into a basin 0110 and a half pounds 01 fine (lour and scatter salt on it. 'fake a heapod Inasp0onful of enrbonatte of soda 0)111 ills sante quantity of cream of tartar and nlix them thoroughly. Scat- ter the powder neer 1110 lou' and mix all together. Make into a light dough with buttermilk. Turn this on lo 111e board and work lightly 1111 smooth and n good dough. Roll tui into a cake the thickness you wish your 5(1011014 10 be and then wait a sharp knife dipped into lour cut the whole in equal quarters. Brush over 101111 11001011 yolk of egg, Bake on a griddle or hi a steady oven. WITH INFERIOR CUTS OF I31lF.fe, Brown Stew with Dumpling. -- Cut two polnuls of beef into cubes of one inch; put half a cupful of suet into cu saucepan, When 1110 tut is rendered lake out the cracklings, throw the meat • laic the bol fat and shako it, over Ihe fire 1111111 browned. Add two lnhlespoon Rats of flour and a quart of stork t' n• t' 1 ' t (ll water; stir unit] boiling, season salt, pepper, and small onion; curer and cook slowly for one and one-half hare. Ten minutesbMo •' seswi ng take s 1 n halt apint of flour, add holt a teaspoon- ful ra i - U YI fill of baking powder, sift and add suffi- cient milk tc moisten. Drop be spoon- fuls on top of slew, rover and cook for len minutes without lining cover. Nish the dumplings around the edge of 1110 platter, fill the stew in melee and serve. Grenndlcrs.—Cu 1 a lent or round steak into ptoses two inches square. Put in a baking pan and dust Thickly with cllopped onion, nelery, and parsley; rub together two tablespoonfuls of but- ter and 1100 of finer, and a pint if strained tomatoes, fair mail bo111ng, add a. Teaspoonful of salt and n salispocnftl of pepper and pour over the beef. Bake In a 1101 oven for thirty minutes. !Reef Olives. -•Cut a thin tame or round steals into etrip8 two Inches wide and tour 11101105 long; stake a dressing of one cup of broad crumbs, one anion chopped Ane; season w111 salt, pepper, and chopped parsley and a lablespoon- 1111 of melted butler. Spread 11118 on strips of beet, roll and tie tightly; brown ahem in suet and make a 801100 precisely AS 101' brewu 510W. Cools slowly for one -halt hour. Roulettes.—Cut beef into strips as for beet olives, cover each strip with chop- ped nett pepper, Trot and finish the same as beef olleee, 11onl4ve the Menlo mild serve with macaroni and tomato sauce. Bobotoo.—Chop sufficient cold beef to melee one pint, add huff a pint of bread - crumbs, twenty-four almonds blanched and chopped fine. 0 teaspoonful of Burry powdee, a leaspooutul of curry salt, 10110 tablespoonfuls of stock, two eggs well 11001111; butter a dish and pour over a tablespoonful of lemon juice. Turn In the bobotee and bake in a moderate even fur half an hour, TO TEST FLOUR. Thal will matte good bread, seo that 11 is white with a faint yellow tinge. Then take some of it 111 your bund and press it; it will lull apart loosely, not In lumps, Rub some of it between ,your lingers; it will not feel entirely smooth and powdery, but you will be able faint- ly to distinguish the different particles, 11u1 a Little of It between your teeth end chow it; It %vitt crunch a little, and the taste will be sweet and nutty without any aridity. That is, If it is a good bread flour it will do all Wiese tShings, WJIf,1Iret AND MEASURES. One quart of sifted lour is 000 pound. One mime tot granulated sugar is ane pound. Two cups of butter packed are one pound. Ten 0550 are one pound. hive cups of sifted flour are one pound. A wineglassful is half a gill, Bight oven tablespoonfuls are a. gilt. Four oven suhtepoous Make a tea- spoon. USEFUL HINTS. When cleaning windows use a little ammonia or common soda In 111e water. Polish with an old newspaper. To remove grease from chicken broth or heat -ten pass a piece of white paper over elle bowl before using. The grease will adhere to the paper. Woollen goods, according to an au- thority, should Ile hung on the fine with- out wringing out any of the water. Dried In this way, the shrinkage is said bo be very little. Leather -covered fu•nitnee should be frequently sponged with warns water softened with borax, and rubbed perfect- ly dry with an old, soft cloth. Then rub in a few drops of glycerine, after which polish well with chamois. Turpentine, mixed with the water ie the extent of a large tablespoonful, when washing dresses or blouses with delicate colocs liable to fade, will prevent fading and preserve the colors fresh and bright. ItlEXIGAN WOONEN AT WORK. Have Few Outside Inieresls end Care Nothing for Athletics. As the Moors practically controlled the commerce and education of Spain for over 100 years, the Spaniards ac- quired to a great extent the same ideas held by them of the education and heatmenL of women. And they in their turn carried these ideas Lo Mexico. In fact the, Mexican woolen of the upper classes were much freer under the Az - tea than they were afterward under Spanish cute. And until quite lately 1111s condition of affairs has prevailed in Mexico since Its freedom from the Spanish crown. Not so 1nauy years ago when a elex1- can woman went shopping she remained in her carriage in the street and sent her servant into the store to coli one of the clerks to wait upon her. He crone out and received her orders and brought the goods to bar for examination. '01114 peculiar method of shopping was due to the old Mexican Idea. that a lady 01 good faintly, should bq exclusive and should shield herself from the gaze of the public, and in fact, from everyone except her own fun:nedtato relatives and 111081 intimate friends. This idea has boon dying hard for aver a century and It is still far from being completely buried in sono parts of the republic. The Mexican woman is naturally a house -lover. She has n0 clubs to take her away from her home, and she hos few outside Interests. Even when she is phiianlrophfcally inclined, which she tory often Is, her ideas of He tend to mote her place her charitable eottrt- tuliens in lite hands of sister suport- ors of convents or directors of chari- table instilntfone and works for use in the cause she has at heart. The Meat en women of the middle and upper classes have never been atit- ltltr, at least since the Spanish con- quest. This, of cotu•s0„ was due to the secluded life they led. But the women ct 1110 lower classes 11800 over leen stout and muscular, for much work of 11 heavy kind has always boon their lot. tin aCealult of her quieter disposition it is not probable that, for years at, lead., the Mrxtrau woman wilt lake the inter - tit alhloltas Ihn! 1s now being.Ohown, by her American sister, Another rea- son is that the sympathy of the Mexi- can people is n11 agnIust iter doing so, In the Mexican school the girl is taught. many I1inrs 111 the way of needle- work. painting, embroidering, drawing end designing. and these lalor serve to 1111 In herea et p c ul uneventful life after laving school. To this must be added music. For here, as in Spain and ether Latin t c o uuhrie,• s, 111051 women of the middle and upper classes receive m1 ex- cellent musical education. In their houses, and 11) !heir own way, the 110010at women aro delightful en- tertainers and 111eir knowledge of music cads not a little in their entertaining. Thr,11‘1‘111h.180 waym11;Im- porlontpi8110 010101'al!n files efornt11s1111ni1001011v1 a1 a Mexican house. No matter how small the gathering of friends, there is ahvays some one who can play well, and his or 11e• ser11005 are rcquesled and el- eny's cheerfully glenn, for a Mextenn not only likes In help entertain his friends (1011 his friends friends, but be looks upon it as his duty to do so, With the piano else goes singing of the po- pular songs of the day. FRANCi:'S LARGEST CLOCK. The works of n clock matte for the cathedral of St. Gervais dAvrarolles weigh 2 tote, there are RI•O sets of wheels. end 111e flours are sh'uclt ona bell weighing over 8 tons by a clapper Of se lbs. For the quartellq and the oar Akin there are twenty-two other belle ranging from 13 Owl, toy 2 tons, There two fotr races to dila clock; whinA is the 1u,.w HUMOR, SIGHS AND TEARS 131081TS IN LONDON, L"N4iLAND, PO. LICE COURTS, Cases of human Interest Which . Fill Miuchh Space in London Newspapers. • The Innermost, swots of thousands 01 lives are laid burn 0.11011 year in 11111 Lon- elier pollee auris,end every day 1 tinge cloud or sunshine, smiles 0r tears, Into the human lift} which filters Ihruugh these 6011(110 halls oe justice, WAD RI: -UNION. Bow Street: Pour old woman In dock —0(1015ed with "wandering." Rough policeman — found her al, the w113(11, stuttering "My sun, my sun, Magis- trate stern—going to convict. Bustle in court — sailor buy pushes through crowd—sees cid woman—shouts out: "Cheer up, old mother!" Woman stares -leaps up and shrieks: "My boy, 1)1y sailor buy; It kn my boy." Magistrate ceders release. Mother end son luclte1 in each other's arm's. Happy ending) BURGLAR uli'rs STUCK. Marylebone: Policeman awake—hears slashing glass. Hurries to Paddington Congregational church, Crowd of peo- ple laughing. Luuks up—sees Thomas Jones—burglar—stuck In window frame —head in—legs out—kicking to .get free, Policeman gobs help—lllts Menu down—prisoner grateful. Case rename - SAVED FROM PRISON. Old Batley: Wet night—Thames em- bankatent—pollconran on beat—Big Ben striking one. Woman passes—police- man watches—wallow runs—slops — runs again — slops —looks around climbs 00 paraphet — disappears. Po- liceman calls for help — runs to steps —enters boat—saves woman! Next day — police court—woman weeps — tells story — no food — children dead -- husband cruel — wants to die. Magis- trate stern — prison! 'FIND T1IE LADY." Westminster: First-class railway ear - tinge. Alfred Thompson — JanesLaw- ton — "sharpers." Semen Axell — "Innocent," P011r cards laid out — face downwards. Puzzle: Find the lady. "Innocent" tries — fails — loses 3010. Kind "sharper" lends him £10. Loses that. "innocent" begins to understand game. Calls policemen — sharpers" in clock — case remanded. UP THE CHIMNEY, Lower Brkdgo: Dark night — police- man on beat - sees light in empty house — grows suspicious, Blows whistle — surrounds house with brother blue -coats. Sees prisoner on roof — climbs up — rather fat — hared works Irisoner takes to guttor — eltnibs on window next house — "bobble" follows. Enters room — looks around sees fireplace — two Legs hanging down chimney. Rushes forward — grabs legs — prisoner comes down. Police- man says: "What you doin' there?" "Brother sieepin' out," says prisoner— "up (here lookin' for ''um." Case re - CREEL DESERTION. Bethnal Green Charles Henry Court —married 14 years.— did something wrong — deserts wife — joins army. \\'110 and three children in poverty. One child dies. Coroner's inquest — story. Wife tries to earn money —ay, 1.11es to Guardians — no help. Write*, commanding omoer, husband sends few shillings. Hone in had state — one table — one chair —three cups —small ted. Rent in arrears — hard landlord. Childrenin rags — hungry. Woman broken-hearted. 4---- -"1111 11181101' AND T1IE BRACELET." How Two Clever Criminals Cheated a London Jeweller. The eminence of the Episcopal bench recently attracted the attention of a man of infamous reputation just dead. He was not the first to assume iho role of bishop. "An American bishop" en• tared a well-known jeweler's in the West -End _. nd 01 London n and asked Lo be \ \ shown some bracelets. They 1011st not be expensive, something simple for his wife—say ,£O0 or 3070. Eventually he was persuuded Io take One for £100. For this he tendered a £100 note, and Insisted that, as he was a stronger, it stinted bo sent to the bank 10bile be wailed in the shop It proved to be a genuine ono, and 116 was about to leave the establishment, when a policeman entered and laid rough hands upon the distinguished customer. The latter protested; so did the shop -keeper. Ilov dared the coker take such 111i liberty, commit so gross a !yeah 0 of the law 10 ae in arrest a51111 i 1 b 1 who. hal bought a bracelet and paid for it with a note which the bank had 1n11c0?1. very moment dcelnr ed to be gem- The ge -The cheer 101110 his business. ile waived the show -rum aside, e and, turn- ing tr-ilto the bishop. sal l c to p ,Four old ri again, "Up y t Bks 511 n, a•e You?" Prrotosta- lions were renewed by the bishop mid 1110 shopm0n, "Sir," saki Um (nicer, addressing Ilia. proprietor, "May 1 be allowed to look at this precious note with which he has palet you? A111 Just what I thought.," and he Angered tho paper with Lite touch peculiar to the expert, "This note Is ono of 10 particularly good Latch of forgeries which aro very hard lir doted. This mal is no more a bash. c 1. than I am. I will lake i11ni to 11e police elation, in his own cab, and I 'will lake the 11010, too, 1'011 must send your man along ftum0ctinlely In another cab to prove the cheese." So onying, ho took the bishop; the bracelet., tend the nolo, and whirled all: away in the ve111010 walling at lite door. And aver Mime that tradesman has been looking for the 'ltishop who was not a bishop, the rnnstnble whd 5005 not eon - stable, but, most .of 011, Tor the bracelet and the note which disappeared will' the precious pair of conspirators. nudely -•- "But, of course, like any. body else, you ere 110t fend of 1n300y1' for itself?" Dttsidy -- "011, ne; I'm fond . fat 11 or myseifl"