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IIIITONE AT TIDE HELI
Evidence of the Care of the Most High for
All the Bons of Men.
Cares thou not that we perish7-
Mark iv„ 38.
. Danger tears away our disguises. In
hours of .peril the true man appears,
end at such time& If ever, the man
speaks the truth,. Fearing ilea boat was
sinking, these men have little thought
of the dignity or the divinity of the
cne who lies asleep in the helmsman's
place; rudely they awaken him with
their indignant cries, wondering why
ene who had spoken such wondrous
words before seems indifferent now to
their danger.
Every man who has been accustom-
ed to take God for granted has used
almost the same words at some time
in his life, The hour of tempest, when
the uncontrollable \hues of trouble and
winds of adversity seemed ready to
overwhelm him, when he had done all
that mortal might do, then it seemed
as though this God to whom he had
prayed so often, of whom he had learn -
el to think as part .of his life, was ab-
sent or indllferent.
It is the question of every soul in sor•
row or testing, "Does God care anything
about me?" it is more then a specula-
tive Inquiry then. Theologians may
Lave drawn up their specifications of the
most high, in the peaceful ways of their
lives, they may be satisfied with their
handiwork. But when, even into their
cloistered walks,
SOME GREAT SORROW
or grim death has come stalking, then,
with dry lips and moist brow they cry,
"Master, are you asleep? Do you not
care?"
• What is there at the helm of this
great ship of life? Is there any one or
is it steered automatically, blindly bold-
ing its way and heeding neither waves
nor rocks nor other craft? Has this
universe a heart or only an engine at
ite centre? The inquiry becomes pres-
ing and pertinent, indeed, when inex-
plicable distress and anguish that seem
ali unnecessary break down all the
man's strength and courage.
A man can n0 more content himself
with a far off being, sitting in the hea-
vens in royal state, winning reverence
by remoteness. than his own children
would be satisfied to know hien only as
a sovereign. IIe craves the friendship
of that ane; he longs for compassion.
sympathy, assistance such as friend
Fives to friend; in a word, he looks for
love. You cannot love an absentee God
any more than you can love an abstrac-
tion or a theory.
But the need of one who will cone
close into our lives, who aide in the
hour of extremity does not meet itself.
The tact remains that often we seem
to be left to the mercy of the tempest;
the elements do their worst and no
hand is lifted and no valor Is heard that
still the waves, Full often the storm
seems to finish its hard work and only
clinging to the wreckage or swept on the
waves do we eomo into port.
Is there any answer to the great ques-
tion, does any greater one care for our
lives? If we are looking for an answer
as susceptible le demonstration as a
mathematical proposition we are
DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT.
IL is possible to believe in providence
without being able either to prove ar
fully comprehend it. The child must
become the parent before he can under-
stand the ways of the father or mother
with him; yet 11e can know then' love
before he can comprehend their ways.
Nothing could do more harm than to
have the absolute assurance that an al-
mighty friend would fly to our aid and
protection in every time of danger cr
need. A friend whose power relieved
us from the necessity of prudence or
courage or endeavor would be a foe in-
deed. The All Wise loves man too well
and too wisely to make plain always his
1;ays of caring for him and his purpos-
es of protection.
The furrowed faces and whitened
heads of men may be the will of love
as truly as the smooth ways of ease
and complacency. There is one at the
helm, but his concern Is more for the
making of strong sailors than far the
securing of smooth sailing. The best
evidence of the cars of the Most High
for all the sons of men is not in the
immediate unbaring of his arm for their
protection, but rather in the manner in
which he causes the wind and the waves
the struggle with the tempest, the need
for the nerving of fhb soul in the hour
f peril all to work out his will, the
will great love, the bringine of the
mariners to his likeness in character and
soul.
HENRY F. COPE.
THE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
JUNE 10.
Lesson XI. Peter's Great Confession.
Golden Text: Matt. 16.16.
THE LESSON WORD STUDIES.
Note. -The text o1 the Revised Version
Is used es a basis for these Word
Studies.
Items Chronological. -Returning from
the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, Jesus
made a tour through the region of De-
capolis, teaching and perfor'nling many
miracles. Two of these miracles, the
healing of the deaf man and the feeding
of the four thousand, are specially men-
tioned, the former by Malt (Mark 7.
3237), and the latter by both Matthew
and Mark (Malt. 15. 32-38; Mark 8. 1-0).
Both Matthew and Mark also record the
fact that about this time the Pharisees
and Sadducees- aproached Jesus, tempt -
Ing him and demanding of him a sign
from heaven. To all such demands for
miracles, merely to satisfy the curiosity
et some one, the answer of Jesus was
either silence or a word ,of stern rebuke.
In this case it was the .latter (Comp,
Matt. 16. 4). Mark alone Inserts in his
narrative the account of the healing of
the blind man near Betilseicla.(Mark 8.
22-26). In his journey through the re-
' gion of Decapoiis Jesus came finally
into the region of Caesarea Philippi, far
to the north, Ite was here that the incl.
dentsconnected with Peter's confession,
about which we are to study in to -day's
lesson, occurred,
Verse 18. Caesarea Philippi -The most
northerly point reached by our Lord. A
Roman city, beautifully situated on a
rocky terrace on the slopes of Mount
Hermon, a new miles east of Dan, the
old frontier city of .Israel Named ogle'
Herod Philip, and to be carefully dis-
tinguished from the Caesarea on the
Mediterranean coast.
That the Son Aman Is -Many ancient
authorities read that I, the Son of -tan,
am (Comp. Mark 8. 27; Luke 0. 18).
14. Some say John the Baptist -For
example, Herod, and doubtless many
ethers:
Elijah -The famous prophet of the
northern kingdom in the time of Ahab
Comp. 1 Kings 17, 1 to 2 Kings 2, 12).
Jeremiah -One of the greater prophets
of the Old Testament who lived during
the early part of the sixth century B, C.
16. The Christ -Lit. The anointed one,
that 15, the Messiah.
The Son of the living God -Tile ques-
lion of Jesus. "but who say ye that 1
ain7" had been addressed to all the dis-
Ciples. Peter is therefore merely °cling
as spokesman for the group. There was
no doubt in the minds of any of the
disciples as to the dieenliy of Christ ar
as to his Messiahship..
17. Berelohah-1.11. Son of Month or
Son of John. )Tar is the Aramaic word
for son: Compare the names Bar-abbas,
Bartholomew, Ber-nabas,
l±leelt and blond -A common Hebrew
expression to designate the Innen in
eonteest with the Divine. Not man but
Godilal revealed to Peter the truth
which he had spoken in Itis testimony,
18. ',.Then art Peter -far. Pelros) and
upon MIS noels (Gr, Petra) I will build my
ehurch-Jn ,view of the enorrnous pre.
tenIJoiis of ,the Pope and the Roman
€hu1'e11, based largely on this test, it is
Well for tis to remember in the inte'pre.
telfan of this passage the Careful dis-
ebiction observed quite generally fn
*lassie Greeff between the words Parra,
5
the massive, living rock, and Pelves,
the detached, but large fragment. The
Church is built on the massbve living
rock (Petra) of prophets and apostles in
unity with Christ. "Built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus himself being the chief corner
stone" (Eph. 2. 20). (For other founda-
tion can no man lay than that which is
laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 3.
11). Of this living Petra Simon was a
true fragment (Pelros), firm and unyield-
ing, hence worthy in the estimation of
his Master to be surnamed Peter.
Peter, then, is a worthy typo of the
Christian church, not, however, the
foundation on which that 'church itself
rests. It has been pointed out by some
that Jesus, in all probability, spoke Ara-
maic, and that in that case there can
have been no difference in the two words
used; but the vary fact that the evangel-
ist narrator is care fu1 to use the two
Greek words seems clearly to indicate
that the intended by this choice of words
to point out the exact meaning intended
by Jesus.
Gates of liades-A figurative expres-
sion equivalent in meaning to the power
of 1 -lades, or of the underworld.
19. I will give unto thee the keys of
the kingdom -It is clearly to Peter with
the testimony to Christ's divinity on his
lips that the words of this verse, as those
of the last, are addressed. That Peter
was not infallible is shown In .the mis-
taken attitude which he took toward
Jesus when the fatter announced that he
was soon to "suffer many things of the
elders and chief priests" (Comp. verse
21). • To a man who was soon to become
a tool In Satan's hands 1o. tempt 'the
Christ (verse 23) Jeeps. certainly did. not
give unlimited and absolute authority to
bind or loose in the kingdom of_heaven.
To a Jew the expression, "1110 keys of
the kingdom :of heaven" could convey
but.one meaning, He was familiar with
the custom of presenting to a scribe
about to be admitted to his office a
large key, symbolic _of the fact that as
a teacher of the Scriptures ho was now
to open the treasury of divine truth.
In like manner Christ's words to Peter
signified that Pelee war henceforth to
be a scribe or teacher in the kingdom of
heaven. Ile, and those with film -for
Jesus is still addressing him as spokes-
man of the group of disciples --here
given authority to leach the truths of
the Kingdom,
Whatsoever thou shalt hind - Tho
meaning of the verb to bind in this
clause is to impose as binding, and like-
wise the verb loose means ie declare a
precept or rule as not binding. The
sense of the passage, therefore. is
that the decisions of Peter and the other
apostles es oulhoriocd Scribes .in the
kingdom of God. will be raffled in
heaven, flia is to say, Wel all (hose who
in obedience to their word shall :seek to
do the will of God through faith in
Christ shalt be saved.
23, Get thee bellied me, Satan -The
suggeslien of Peter. assumes the, form
of a temptation to Jesus, Peter thus
falces the plane of the tempter or ar1v r-
snry. ills erguned is for the false
kingdom instead of the true, The foci
that Jesus time addresser) Peter throat
much ligtii nn the Interpreletion of versa
15 above, Peter, with the wards of the
tempter on his line. is addressed ee the
teempler: with lis \verde of irulh on his
inns. he is part of the very fottndnitnn
steno nffile rhureh,
25. Whosoever would save his life.
shall lose it --To strive after the things
of this life involves separation froth
ClnIslion Idents and hrnm C.,lerist. and
therefore seperntian, also. from life
eternal, 13111 devotion to Christ, vegetal -
lees of convenient disedvnntafdec in this
life, fnsnra•e the higher lite with Christ
In atertliiy..
28. Till they see the Son of man com-
ing in his tingdolll--Various explana-
tions of the probable time referred to
have been suggested ; 1, the Trans-
figuration; 2, the Day of Pentecost; 8,
the Fall of Jerusalem (70 A.D.). Many et
the best commentators think that the
last "best fulfills the conditions of hner-
pretation-a judicial coaling -a signal
and visible event, and one that would
happen in the lifetime of some, but not
of nil that were present,"
IDENTIFYING DEAD.
English Coroner Criticizes Methods
Usually Adopted.
Mr. 'rroulbeck made 501110 strong
comments at the inquest on "Marie
Deivai" at Westminster, on the English
system of identification, which, 11e said,
left very much to be desired. 111
France, he saki, the body \meld have
been properly preserved and frozen per.
haps, in order that it might be seen by
persons having missing relatives. Here
it had to bo buried for sanitary reasons.
"Tile system of photographing the
dead is also much at fault," added Mr.
'rrautbeek, "Photographing is done by
tnrrangehnent with the police, and I an
I hound to say thrj,L the result is not sails -
1 factory. in this case it was notably un -
1 satisfactory. Occasionally photographs
do not look like the person at all, and
they are not taken in an intelligent way.,They ought to show the shape of the
head and the appearance of the person,
so fur as it can be reconstructed, dur-
ing life. \Ve may take a great many
lessons Iron our French neighbors in
this respect."
Tile mystery of the death of "Marie
Deere)," the unknown woman who
poisoned herself at Liffen's hotel, 011-
lingham street, Pimlico, on March 15th,
was not solved.
The jury found that the woman was
unknown, that she committed suicide,
and that there was no evidence to show
the state of her mind. There, probably,
the mailer will end, although ono Clue
has come into the hands of the police
which may lead to the identification cf
the woman.
Detective -Inspector Snell stated that a
lady was missing from a suburb of
1 Paris, and "Isfarie Derval's" outer cloth-
ing corresponded with the
I
description given by the friends, while
a phoingr¢pin forwarded to the police
resembled in out line the dead woman.
They were, therefore, very hopeful et
idenUtica non,
The dyer's mark on the dressing -
jacket, of which much was made at the
inquiry previously, had been traced to
Perth, where the jacket was dyed in
1904. It was sent by a lady performing
at a theatre in Perth aL the time. Since
then the inspector hnd found the lady,
but she had no recollection of the gar-
ment.
•
STOMACH 1111RACLE.
New Outlet Made With Knife Saves
Man's Life.
What is probably the most wonderful
stomach in the world is owned by Charles
Gale, a wealthy Connecticut merchant.
For the last ten years isle. Gale has suf-
fered from stomach troubles, and has
been operated on for appendicitis, in-
ternal ulcers, and suposed cancer of the
stomaclh. In spite of previous opera-
tions, Mr. Gale began to have a re-
newal of his serious stomach trouble.
No satisfactory diagnosis of his com-
plaint.eould be obtained by X-rays, and
from the exterior symptoms it was de-
cided that cancer was lire disease. To
arrive 'at this conclusion, Mr. Gale had
been alternately starved and overfed for
a week to observe the resulting effects.
When the operation was performed iho
surgeons discovered that Dir. Gale's
stomach showed no sign of cancer or
other disease. In it, however, was a
great quantity of fruit seeds and other
hard objects taken with food. Further
investigation disclosed that the outlet
from the stomach was so vary small
that these objects could not pass through.
it. The opening was, .in fact, totally
inadequate for the passage of enough
food to keep ,the patient in health, and
the 'food clogged up had distended the
stomach to twice its usual size.
There wos only one thing lo do, the
.surgeon believed, and this was to.
manufacture a new stomach outlet for
the patient, This was done, a portion
of the intestine where it was very small
was removed, and the intestinewasthen
ra-altoched to a new and sufficiently
lergs opening made in the-stomaah. Mr,
Cale is now rapidly recovering from
this extraordinary operation.
An interesting surgical experiment
was minted at the meeting of the
Societe Ktediviale de 'Medicine by Dr.
Varonoft. The operation consisted in
tie removal 01 a tumr which had
termed in the occipital region, and
which had greatly damaged the skull.
After the operation, which was an en-
tirely successful one, a large hole was,
of course. left in the skull, part of the
insetted bone having had to be remov-
ed, Usually in such cases a metal plate
is inserted. Dr. Voronoff, however,
thought he would improve on ilial by
gratifying a piece of the omoplate of
a live sheep, exactly cut to 111 the gap.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.
At the the rodent annual agricultural
exhibition held at the Russian port of
Ttosloff on Don line chief ait'acllons
Hera the stem threshing -sets, and the
Pettish Consul calls attention to the
efiorris of the Australiain and German
fnaus (o obtain a share of This trade,
hitherto mnnopoltzed by British firms.,
Reapers end movers were exhibited
from Amer)rn. end copies of seine by
Russtnn makers, Dairy farm utensils
from Ciernnnp 01311 Sweden and Rossi•
an baths nnct washing utensils of °nam•
riled motel were shown; these articles.
have hitherto been whplly supplied by
Creat Britain.
Two 1riehuian were moving some kegs
at powder, wham one noticed lhat,ihe
other was smoking,' and the following
cnnveriation ensuo11:- "Lock here!
Ain't ya got any letter sense than to be
smoking whilst' we're handling these
'ere kegs of powder? Don't you know
Wit them was an explosion. yesterday
which blew up a dozen men? Faith,
hui flint end never happen here!' "Why..
not?" "Relcaso there's only two of us
ten this job,"
SELECTED RECIPES.
Apple cake is one of the most whole-
some delicacies- To shake a light and
good apple cake 'cream half a cup of
butler with two cups of powdered sugar
and beat light, Add In this a half eup
of milk, Sift with Ilu'ee small cups of
flour, three tablespoons et cornstarch
and a founded teaspoon of baking pow-
der and add to 'the milk, butter and
sugar alternately with the stiffened
whites of six eggs. Unice in jelly tins,
For the apple lilting beat the yolks of
an egg light and with 11 beat a cup of
sugar and the grated peel end all the
juice of one lemon. Into this mixture
grate twee pippins or other tart apples,
stirring now and then Lo keep the apples
from discoloring befero they are coated.
Cools in a double ]toiler until it is scald-
ing hot, stirring constantly. Let 'this
mixture cool before pouring It into the
cake. Serve with cream.
To make a fruit and nut coke, which
is a favorite. stir to a ereeun two cupfuls
of sugar arld one of butter. Add the
yolks of six eggs beaten light, one tea-
spoonful nutmeg and cinnamon mixed
and one teaspoonful soda dissolved In
one cupful of cold water. Beat the whites
of the eggs to a stiff froth and fold In
alternately with the flour, in which
cream of tartar has been sifted, in the
proportion of two teaspoonfuls of the
tartar to four cupfuls of flour. Lastly,
stir into 111e mixture one pound of rai-
sins, seeded, chopped and dredged with
flour, and one cupful hickory nut ker-
nels, also dredged. Mix thoroughly and
bake in two loaves in a slow oven.
An old recipe for soda biscuit, dating
train the days when baking powder
was unknown, bu still used in the kit-
chens of many of the old residents, and
with most admirable results. Given ex-
perience and practice, the tiny, spongy
biscuit thus evolved is as light es the
pr'oveeblel feather. A medium Ih.lcle
slough is mixed at night of sour milk,
flour and a pinch of •salt. In the: morn-
ing this is rolled out. on the moulding
board, with just a bit of flour to keep it
from sticking, and over the to-, is sprink-
led the tiniest bit of soda, bearing in
mind that the sourer the milk the less
soda is required. Roll lightly and tiiilrl.
over. Repeal three times, CUL intn bis-
cuit about the size of a silver donor and
'hake in a slower oven than is required
for baking powder biscuit.
Velvet muffins are it breakfast stand-
by worth heralding nbrond. Stir to a
cream two tablespoonfuls each huller
and suggar. Add two well -beaten eggs,
one cupful of mills, one scanty quart of
flour sifted with two 'teaspoonfuls of
baking powder and a quarter teaspoon
of salt. Bent until light and bubbly,
though the batter must be quite stiff,
and turn at once into lite muffin pals,
which should be hot enough to hiss as
the baiter goes in. Bake in a quirk oven.
Baked Leg of \Mutton. -In Gascony,
southern France, they serve a leg of
mutton ns follows : Procure a fine, nice-
ly trimmed leg of mutton and cut a
number of slits across the skin. Scald
a clove or two of garlic in several
waters to remove the rant, crude fla-
vor, then chop (Inc with half dozen
honed anchovies and fill the slits wills
this mixture. Rub the surface of the
nonan with butter and cover well with
fine breast crumbs. Place in pen, pour
over the bottom a cupful of consomme
and bake it two hours, besting frequent-
ly \villi liquor in the pan. Serve with
garnish of cooked vegetables or spa-
ghetti and tomato sauce.
EMERGENCY LUNCHEON DISHES,
Creamed Chicken. -Take the remains
of a cold fowl cut into small pieces.
After removing all the hones and slcln,
place in a saucepan with one half pint
pf cream and ova cup of mills, season
With salt and pepper and thicken with
a'little emu' stirred up in n small por-
tion of the. milk. Add half a can o1
button Mushrooms and serve on slices
of toast garnished with parsley.
Emergency Salad. -If you have a cup-
ful of minced chicken or veal, or ens -
thing else, that is enough for two per-'
sons and not enough for the unexpected
guests, boil four eggs until hard and
chap up with the pleat, serve on lettuce
leaves, with mnyonaise dressing.
Fruit Slices. -'rake slices of any stale
take, cut into uniform size, moisten
1130111 with wine or -'cit syrup, place on
individual plates, and heap any kind of
preserved fruit or jelly on then. Lay a
tablespoonful et whipped cream on each
and serve.
Brawn linen, -Telco any kind of cold
meat you ugly have, add one cup of cold
boiled potatoes and one cup of bread
erinbs, Chap all together until One.
Season with salt and pepper and n little
onion it preferred. Placa en n frying
pan uvith one tablespoonful of hurter and
fry until a delicate brown. When ready
to serve turn out on chop plate, taking
care not to break the crust, and lay one
poached egg for each person to be served.
en it.
HOUSEHOLD i11NTS.
Benzin Marks. -To get rid of the ring
which fo'ms.nround spots to \vinch ben-
zine, etc., have been applied, after the
grease or soil has been 'thoroughly re-
moved and the article well dried, simply
hold the article over the spout of a
vigorouslybollIng lea -kettle, and the
steam will cause the ring to disappear
as if by magic,
For Lamp Chimneys. - A veteran
housekeeper says (het \vnshing lamp
chimneys is a waste of tone. ,lust hold
them over the steam from a boiling tea-
kettle, then rub them -oft with a dry
newspaper folded up into a wad, and
lastly with n soft cloth, and they will be
all that eon be desired, Washing makes
chimneys brittle.
Fluffy Pillows --len your pillows or
mattresses get flat shnply put t ern
where they can get lots of ennshine for
a while, and you Will be surprised to see
how fluffy they will beeeme.
Must and Carpets. -1n :sweeping car-
pets, many,. parsons Make the mistake of
going over them first vvlih a deme
brown,':or throwing demi) ten -leaves on
ulama, wjth the idea that these milted&
will keep the dust from flying, Let them
try dry salt instead. Sprinkle the car-
pet thoroughly with it and sweep, The
sett will hold the dust down so that it
will not fly so freely about the room,
nS
andwaitllb, lightens the carpet wonderfully
Ingenious Method to Get Rid of flies,
-According to a correspondent a fly
always walks upwards, Put a fly on lino
window, and up he goes la the lop; he
cant ba made to walls downwards, "A
Mend of mine," continues our corres-
pondent, "made a window-se1'een di-
vided in half. The upper half lapped
over the lower, milli nn 111011 space be-
tween, As soon as a fly alighted on the
screen, he would proceed to travel un-
well], and thus walk outdoors, On
reaching the tap of the lower half he
would go outside, Not being able to
walk down he had no way to return In
the room. 13y this means a room can be
qusealsicklythe olcareligan."d of flies, which always
Preserving Fresh Trull -The fohow-
ing is it method by which IL 15 claimed
1eesh fruit can be kept in good condi-
lion for several months. Buy the fruit
when it is in season, See that it ls,
slid n condition -not, too
a and in good condition n t u
ripe. IL should have no soft places 05
hrutses up, as hese eec t0 de-
cay. Then wonrapit0581t1 piece of fruitapt 10 a
sof 1, unprinted paper. Have some fine,
dry sand, and pack the wrapped fruit
in the sand. A large wooden bucket
will do for the purpose, a box, nr any
such receptacle. Place a layer of sand
in the bottom of it, then a layer of the
fruit, then another layer of the sand,
and so on; only see that tile sand comes
well around each piece of fruit, and that
the top of the fruit is well covered with
the sand. Then set it in some cool, dry
place.
WASHING RIBBONS.
The leashing of ribbons is not always
attended by the best results, The fol-
lowing is a milliner's method and most
successful :, Put the ribbon into a basin
of warm water, rub on some good white
soap, and wash as you would anything
else. While still wet iron on the right
side 131111 a hot iron and when dry rub
between the hands as If washing it un-
til ell the stiffness is out, then iron again
to remove the wrinkles, When ribbons
aro washed in this way It is dilncult to
tell them from new.
Nealy every woman knows from ex-
perience how ctilflculi It is to wash suc-
cessfully a crocheted shawl end have it
look fluffy and in prime condition when
dry, One woman made a triumphnnlly
successful experiment.- She put the
shawl into a pillow case, tied a string
around the top, and then washed it in
plenty of soap and hot water, 11 was
then thoroughly rinsed and hung out to
dry, pillow case and all. A bright,
windy, midsummer day is best.
T00 COSTLY.
flow few women realize that nothing
is more costly than credit. The golden
principle of insisting upon a weedy or
monthly settlement of all accounts is
one that ensures economy and freedom
from anxiety. For even the smallest
discount counts up by the end of the
year.
is
IL the easiest thing in the world to
got into debt, and one of the most 111f11 -
cult things to get out of it. Tradesmen,
anxious to do business, have a way of
encouraging bills to run on.
Suddenly the day of reckoning canes,
and you find that., instead of owing one
or two small sums, you are hopelessly
insolvent -a slave to duns and the never, -
ending worry and misery caused by
one's 01111 foolish carelessness.
THE "PET" OF TiIE REGIMENT.
The 2nd Battalion of the Durham
Light Infantry recently celebrated the
twenty-flrat birthday of "Jimmy Dur-
ham," a Soudanese who plays a start.
net in the band and has had a romantic
career. During the Soudan campaign
of 1885 a body of Dervishes fled, leaving
'a naked child on the banes of the Nile,
It was picked up by Lieutenant Delisle,
now the adjutant, and ever since he has
been the pct of the regiment. When
threeyears old he 001111 prattle in Ara•
Me and English, ride the horses _bare-
back to water, and 'give a song and
dance on the barrack -room table. Ho
was allowed to accompany the troops
to India, and in 1899 special sanction
was given by Lord Roberts for him to
join the regiment..
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MECHANICAL SCARECROW.
A new form of mechanical scarecrow
has been evolved by a tamer's friend.
it consists of a series of mirrors ar-
ranged to revolve when the least puff 1,1
wind cones; it 18 mounted on a post
and has a place for two lanterns. In
the sunlight the mirrors reflacui inter-
mittent flashes of light as they Catch the
sun's rays, while et night- they reflect
the light of the lanterns. These sudden
flashes frighten crows and other day
time enemies of the agriculturist, es
well as owls and other creatures which
commit depredations after dark.
TO CUIIE CANCER.
Dr, Doyen Again Announces a New
Discovery.
Dr. Doyen, the eminent Freneh scien-
tist, in the 00111'00 of a paper 11'111011 he
rend before the Medical Congress, an-
nounced lils discovery of the fact that
inoculation of the patient wit11 the yeast
bnnftus of beer cures eases -of mincer.
The doctor 111111115 that further inves.
tigationwill develop discoveries rank.
big in value with the discovery of the
antitoxin treatment by vaccination for
sine 1lpox,
Dr. Walter Chase, of Boston, exhibited
the results of Iles resealed- in neurolo-
gical work, especially epilepsy, with the
aid of a einemalogeeph. Thirty 0111101-,
11r convulsions were shown in detail,
enabling the audlonce, to study the no.
lion of the muscles during are seizures,
This is ILC first lime such \voi'lc lies been
aecompllshcd. The studies were 1110110 in
New York.
Dr, Chase also showed a series of
rtbrmalograplt pictures illustrating
forms of palhologleul motion. The ob-
ject of the photographs is the instruc-
tion of medical students, and it would
be easy for copies to be shown any-
where,
Dr, Ranmon (bitterns, of America,
read a paper -describing a new methal
of removing the prostate gland, end
also a method of operating on the Idcl-
ne s whereby lbe mortality of such
operations could be decreased 25 per
cent.
The grand prize of u0200 for the great-
est scientific work for the benefit f
humanity has been awarded to Dr.
Several), al Paris, for his work in
isolating the malaria germ.
LIBERIA'S RUBBER FORESTS.
Sir harry Johnston, the African ex-
plorer, is credited with the statement
that Liberia possesses an almost un-
limited supply of rubber -producing trees
although hitherto but little caoulchouc
has been exported from that country.
Wilkin half a dozen years, he says, 250,
000 cultivated rubber -trees may be yield-
ing sap in Liberia. Another report is
to the effect that lucre ore in Liberia
at least 2010)0 square miles of territory
covered with dense forests of rubber -
trees. On necount of the constantly 111•
creasing demand for rubber in eleelri-
cal industries, these reports awaken
much interest.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS,
The Engineer of London contrasts the
statistics of arcielenls on American with
those on English railways, with 50111-
n.0nls on the apparent superiority of
English mahogemeni. During the year
1904 420 passengers were killed and
6077 were injured on American rail-
roads. This Made one passenger killed
for every 1.622,207 carried, and 1 in-
jured for every 78,523 carried. The
record for 1905 was much worse, but
the comparison is based on the 1904
statistics, In the same time the Eng-
lish railways killed u" passengers and
injured 534, the retie standing 1 killed
in every 200,000,000 carried, and 1 in-
jured in every 2,244,472 carried.
THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.
Lord llalsbury has undertaken flue.
compilation of a large work to he en-
titled "The Lays of England,iil.This is
intended to be a complete statement of
the whole law of England, and will oc-
cupy about eighteen or twenty volumes.
The general scheme 1s being planned
by the ex -Lord Chancellor, and the
work will be carried out under his c'i-
rection with the co-operation of a body
of laavyera,
IN THE KITCHEN.
\VifeWell, John, I don't see how I can
can stilt you. You don't .like my cook-
ing, and you have complained of every -
cools I have hired. 1 can't get one to
suit."
Husband (stubbornly) - You could
If you went after the right one.
\Hite -That's all you know about it.
1 telegraphed your mother yesterdny,
offering g lie 810 a week, and she de-
clined to come.
ACCOUNTED FOR.
Mrs. M.'s patience was much tried. by a
servant who had a habit of standing
around with her mouth open. One day,
as the maid waited upon table, her
mouth was open as usual, and herr rnis-
hxss, giving. her a severe look, said :
"Mary, your mouth is open." •
,'Yessum,' replied Mary, "I opened it,"
IN THE SUBURBS.
"I notice, Jima, your garden walls is
something of an athlete.
"What do you meal?"
"Why, it has such a swinging gale,"
A woman always• has to -get seine
other women to help her keep a secret.
Ella - What would you cio if ,you
were In my shoes? Stella - Stuff 'em
FUUGHT FOR THE LOVE OP IT.
Mike -- Yus, poor Sullivan is bread. He hadn't gat an
Pat - What did he die aft
311100 .-- Oh; he win' killed in a heights
enemyin the world,
BEWARE OF SALVA(J MEN
VALUABLE INI°f)fllitA'1.'fON IN' YOU
ARE B1'IIN'J' OUT..
Some Pointers toe Householders t\'hP
Tillie Out fire Insurance
Policies.
One of the side results of the San
Francisco catastrophe has hien to,
stimulate interest in fire insurance, end
en expert in London, England, has.
given some valuable i11tatnlaton for the
guidance of insurers,
"Fire s insurance companies employ the
beat expert lalont they can obtain, with
the one object of finding faults In poli-
cies and minimizing the lass,' he says,
and wlth Ihls preface he gives 'Ube fob -
lowing advice to talose about to take
out fire policies :-
First -Keep the invoices for all your
possessions, furniture, clothes, jewelry,.
etc.
Second -1 -lave the value of your pos-
sessions hnvcntored and valued by an
assessor, anct a complete list kept et
your banker's or In some otter safer
place.
AFTER FIRE OCCURS.
Third -in the event of a fire do not
allow the salvage men to take away,
damaged goods on any pretext.
Fouilh-Beware of the first visit atter
the fire of the assessor appointed by the
insurance company. Before you realize'
the extent of your loss he will endeavor.
to get you to admit verbally that goods•
worth so much have been destroyed.
If, later, you find out that you have lost.
twice as mucin, the assessor will declare•
that you have already admitted certain
loss, and will abridge your claim.
The public are also urged to be are
their guard against accepting the ser-
vices of clalm-makers recommended by
members of the salvage corps, who get
liberal commission for introducing busi-
ness.
Ostensibly the men of the corps are on
We damaged premises for the sole pur-
pose of rescuing properly, but they also,
endeavor to find out at they can about
the owner that may lead to a reduction
01 hm.a
Recentlyisclaipile at correspondence,
weighing 14 pounds, concerning a firer
claim of 53.500 was examined. There
were no unusual. circumstances in the.
case, but it took
TWO MONTHS TO SETTLE.
Tradesmen all over London had to be
referred to for proof of purchases made,
yeas ago. And the company, struck out
every article for which proof could not
be found.
Suppose one's valuable watch is lteing
repaired at a watchmaker's, whose
premises are burned down. Unless one -
has some written acknowledgment from.
him to the effect that the article is cove-
ered against loss by tire, one has no•
claim.
"fife Board of Trade ought to 11011 a
commission on the whole question of the.
one-sided treatment of persons insured
against fire.
"Such a commission would expose the
huge snlarios and profits of the com-
panies and the inat'ease of premiums
during the past few years."
NOT AS TAME AS HE LOOKS.
A Keeper Says an Elephant is a Very
Dangerous Animal.
The terrible attack upon a lady rec-
ently made by a lion in a London music -
hell ,reminds one that a still more
uangerous show animal is the elephant.
A bull elephant is one of the most fickle.
creatures known. He is good-naLured
and submissive one moment, and the
next his keeper is simply a mass of
pulp!
"An elephant," says en expert keep-
er, "is twice as dangerous as a lion, a
tiger, or a. bear. Those animals helve
to be watched very carefully when one
is with them in their cages, but the
tension of watching lasts only a few
minutes ai a time. An elephant, on the
other hand, is allowed more freedom
and as ono cannot be on the alert all
daylong, he gets his chance when ha
s\ ants it. He often fiercely resents even
a mild joke. .
We elephant keepers grow fatnlietie
after a few years of the work, We ex--.
peel lda , but live ande seized trampled
n hopes that, it someeath
may
not be soon. The great danger is when
en elephant is just turning into a
rogue. All elephants turn rogues soon -
err or later, and they never recover.
The female elephants turn rogues ear-
lier, and are more Violent than the
nudes, and the females are more dang-
erous In ordinary times, too.
"A good elenhant trainer can com-
mand n big salary, i know one who
has been receiving 2125 a week for
eleven years. Mere keepers, however,
are poorly paid."
BERTHA KRUPP'S PROPOSALS.
Richest heiress in Germany Has ite-
celred Total of 362.
Since the statement of the engage•
meat of Miss Bertha Krupp, the rich-
est, woman in the world,'lo an unlcnolvn
suitor, has been published, the fast hoe
developed that in addition to the pro.
poser which she has accepted the Gew
man heiress received 862 proposals,
This does not Include afters from sone
tltousmul or mare would-be suitors who
have sent letters to Miss -Krupp. Among
the 362 eligible suitors who offered
themselves to share in. the Krupp mit-
lions were evolve royal prime; from
various reigning Willies, eight Menet
seventy-five counts, nineteen viscounts,
sixty-faltr barons, and fifty-eight noble-
men of lesser titles. Three Cabinet Min.
Mars, six high State dignilm'ies, silt-
teen generals, four Ambassadors, ten
noted literary men, seventeen painters
of renown, eleven poets Who are well'
recognized in aha world of letter's, and
two American millionaires.
In view of the many proposals re.
oeived by iho young heiress public in-
terest is greatly moused in Oeemh11y ail
to the identity of the man who has Me
cootie() In winning Miss Krupp. -