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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-6-14, Page 3444 t s 'ir'�ii�'� L hq Home ausaimeruissessessaesaseersessusseeell THE HYPOCRITE'S HEART It Is a Rocky Place, Seared and Scarred By Habits of False Living, "11 therefore the light that Is In thee be darkness how greet is that datimess?" --Mutt. vl., 23. Ito who pretends to vldues he dors not possess soon loses those he may have had. Professional holiness brings about the dealt( of ordinary honesty. The most unscrupulous amen in this world aro those who make the noisiest parade of their scruples. It Is never sole to trust your possessions to those who advertise their piety. 1t is better to he honestly, avowedly bad than to attempt to acquire spiritual stunding by .Means of padded assets. There is always the hope that the bad num may become good; Ills heart is son In which good seed may germinate. Professional religion spells the para- lysis of religion. Ile who simulates emotions he does not feel, who excites himself into asserting convictions that have not gripped his heart, or who loudly proclaims virtues be does not practice, is sealing himself to the doom of all liars, that his life itself should be- come one dark, blank lie, his soul forced to go on singing the songs of paradise while it still sinks deeper and deeper into the mire of perdition. Let a man beware how he falls into the habit of substituting coats for char- acter, shibboleths of holiness for the substance thereof. The love of the ap- probation of others, THE DEMANDS OF SOCIETY. tine passibility of turning an honest pen- ny out of a holy pretense, may all eas- ily lead a man into the path of the living lie; many are the ways into it, but few there aro who cone out into truth egain. Self -deceit fs Uie consequence of de- ceiving others, and a deadly consequence IL is. A man ceases to discern the nature of his hypocrisy; his darkness seems to he light. He mistakes his simu- lated sanctity for that which springs from a chastened spirit and a pure love. So long has he fed himself on the husks of pretence that be has forgotten the clean and nourishing grain of vanity. The simulation of emotions or of virtues benunbs the finest sensibilities and robs life of its keenest Joys. If these hypocrites be nominal rellg- dile leaders, how heavy Is their respon- sibility, how dark the day when the ends emit darkness. Men judge rellg- roil by its traits, 11 your protestations of devotion d0 but Increase your heavy heurledness, or, worse yet, do but serve your shiftiness and double dealing, you have, by your falsehood, built a barri- er against the entrance of truth to your neighbor's heart. Yat few are in a greater danger et raralyzing the gond they have by pre- tending to that they do not possess than those who adopt, religion as a profession. They ere tempted to proclaim for others planes of living they have seen only alar oft as !bough they were ah'eady waliclag on thorn. They are tempted to pose as martyrs, to servo the truth BY LiVING A LiE. You can never give to others the hp111, Me moral impetus, or the soul uplift you do not have yourself. Many a ser- mon, (hough freighted with eloquence, comes empty to the heart of the hearer because it carries nothing from the heart, the secret place of life's verities. But when men find the plan Who, stand- ing in the pulpit or by the wayside, tells thein the things of his own life, that which he knows and feels so deep- ly ho can no longer be silent, they list- en, and, no matter how rudely or in- elegantly the truth be told, they feel and thrill, soul answers to soul; they hasten to obey. It you would be a light to others Id your own light shine; one tulle candle may lead the traveler while the gaudy painted .pretense hut casts a shadow en his path, The size of your virtues is of less importance than their sincerity, tilde clearness and light. Tho good we have is too valuable to le spoiled by turning the whole fife Into a lie in the effort to he credited with the good we envy. 1f you cannot grow great, luscious palms you may 'till keep fresh and beautiful your modest daisies; they are worth more to you and to a wenry world that sees them from Its dusty highway than the long- est and most thrilling vistas of painted palms. THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JUNE 17. Lesson XII. The Transfiguration. Golden Text: Luke 9. 35. THE LESSON WORD STUDIES. Note.—The text of the Revised Version is used as a basis for these Word Studies. In Retirement with his Disciples—The events of to -days lesson like those of the last belong to the third period of the Galilean ministry, during the second northern journey. in the sparsely set- tled regions near the foot of Mount Het -- Moil and not far from Caesarea Philippi Jesus at last found the long -sought place where he might for a short time at least be alone with his disciples. here it was, then, that he revealed himself more fully unto the twelve. And here doubt- less be instructed them concerning ninny things not recorded in our Gospel 1:ar- relives, Tradition txes line silo of the transfigttration on Mount Tabor, a comparatively low mountain, regular in outline, about six miles from Nazareth of the north-eastern boundary of the Plain of Esdraclon. But Mount Tabor at this limo was fortified on its summit, and being only thirteen hundred Sect higher than the surrounding plain, with no projecting points, 11 hardly offered the seclusion necessary for such a reve- lation. Moreover, Jesus when last mentioned, was ,In the vicinity of Cmsarea Philippi, near Mount Hermon, where, in all probability, be bad re - method with his disciples during the intervening period. Mount Hermon was more than nine thousand feet high, with- many preluding spurs and lower foothills. On one of these spurs of Mount ilermon, therefore, wo are in all probability to think of the transfigura- tion as having occurred. Verso 28. About eight days after— MallheV and Mark each have the words "atter six days." Both phrases are ap- proximate expressions, meaning about a week. The time from which the evangelists are reciconing is the time of the retirement of Jesus into the vicinity M Casette Philippi, mentioned In the Iasi, lesson. Peter, and John, and James—Ropre- sentaUve men mid leaders of the apos- tolic group. Together they form a sort of inner circle or sub -committee of the apostles, 29. Was altered—Matthew and Mark use the terns " bronsflgurod," Luke's word gives us more nearly the literal meaning. 80. Who were Moses and L"iljah— Appnrenlly the, three disciples recog- nized the two heavenly visitors. 1t is not, however, necessary to essume that they did from the wording of the nnrra- L1ve, since It is quite possible that the identity of the mel was revealed to the disciples by Jesus. 31. Appeared in glory—Similar to that which Jesus assumed. Decease—Lit, departure; i.e., his death old departttre from this world. Witch he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem — The conversation between Jesus and Moses and Elijah was thus about' his impending suffering end death, and dolfb)lesS eonoerning 1110 signlfieance of their suffering and death to hlmselt and to the world, 82. Were heavy With sleep—Jesus Ind been praying, possibly, by hhnsCit, a little apart trom the disciples, AS later ho did in Gethsemane. Omens :MIs time the walling disciples had . be0one droVO, linen as on That other yet more sobedlh ocdhsion in Lha• garden. ' . Whet they Were .1utlj+ aWalco• -Ala• did perenlly they were aroused from their sleepiness by tine vision of 11)0 trans- figured Christ before them. Saw his glory—It is to this event, in part, no doubt, that John refers in the first chapter of his gospel In the words "And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten iroin the Father (John 1. 14)," 33. As they were parting from him— Their intention to depart became evi- dent to the disciples, whereupon Peter interposed with his suggestion to build three tabernacles or booths. 34. They feared as they entered into the cloud—An explanatory remark given by Luke only. 35. My son, my chosen—Or, as many ancient authorities read, My beloved Son (Comp. Mall. 17. 5; Mark 0, 7). 36. Ctune—Or, Vas past. Alone — compere the narratives of Matthew and Merle. The contents of verse 36 me Amplified in the narrative of Matthew end Mark. Thus ,\Iuithev records, "And when the disciples heard 11, they fell on their face, end were sore afvnld. And Jesus canoe end touched Them and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only." A FINE GUNNER. Britisher Establishes a New Record in tine Navy. Bombardier Edwin J. Nichol, of the Royal Marino Arlillery, son of it1r. Ed- win Nichol, town postmen at Worthing, England, has become the champion shot In the British navy. During the recent gun -laying tests on ILM,S. Hindustan, off the Portuguese coast, ile made the most remarkable score of ten hits with ten rounds in two minutes with a 9.2 B.L. gun. The previous best perform- ance was one of seven hits in two and a MI minutes with nine rounds. Admiral Percy Scott, who was on board the Hindustan at the time, heartily con- geatulaled Nichol on the fine perform- ance, by which he not only became champion shot in the navy, but has es- tablished a "record" for the whole world. 4 RAINFALL AND TREE GROWTH. A report has recently been published which shows how closely the growth of trees is dependent upon rainfall. Not only was this seen In the case of one and two-year-old Nees, but in nn investiga- tion extending over a period of twelve years, during which time the annum rings of growth were carefully ex- amined. With en annunl precipitation of from thirty to thirty-five inches a width of ring was produced varying tram .11 to .15 inch. If, on the other hand, there was either an unusually large or small rainfall in any given year, this was tollo'wed by a corresponding tree growth in the following year. , h "'"* ZULUS' WITCH DOCTORS, Witchcraft is playing a conspicuous pert in Great Britain's latest war drama, That in Natal, South Africa, I/ambnta is the name of the leading rebel,. and the natives are discussing 111e marvel- lous effects produced on his men by the witch doeters. Several of the larder have had marvellous escapes and the natives now believe that the witch doc- tor's magic turns the white mens' but. lets, 4 Debt is something we run into and crawl out of, Mr, Misfit (savagely) : "Before 1 Mar- ried you, ll'115 110r0 any doddoring idiot gone on you 7" Mrs, Misfit: "There was one Mr. Misfit: 1 wish to. goothncssn Voted harried hint 1" Mre, 1�fisltia t KING FlUW11RICI( AT 1(011E. An Insight into the llone Life of the King of Denmark. The new King of Denmark, Frederik VI11., begins his reign rich In tlw love anti respect of his people. Ile Is as de. menthe a noveeign as even Denmark tuuld desire, and is possessed of that last blessing of public wen— a wonder- ful memory for faces, When Ale. Jacob Riffs was 10 Denmark in 1904, says a waviler 1n the Outlook, Ito was invited with his wife to dine at Churlattenlund with Frederik, then crown prince, and tho crown princess. I just borrowed a top hat,—it was three sizes Ion small, and 1 was glad to carry it in my herd in the presence of royalty,—says Me. liiis, and lira rest was easy. We drove out with the Am- erican minister and his wife, Wks were also invited. C.harlotionlund lies in Lha forest just outside Copenhagen, on the beautiful 61101e road, \Ve hardly knew we were half way there when we wheeled into the place grounds. end the floor of the cordage tuns yanked open by lackeys who swarmed to Lein the 10111es, In we went, and almost before we could draw Inrenlh Ih (1001 was thrown wide open, our names were. enamored, and the crown princess tante forward with out- stretched hand, "11 was very good of you to come out to us," she said. Our enh'nnee hail been so sudden, due to the hustle to make way for the prin- ces following close upon us, and in thought and speeell we hnd been so far away during the ride, that the Danish greeting Ica ino for the moment dumb. groping iles across the sn thousand way four en,Slowly and laboriously, as it seemed to me, I found (be tongue of my childhood again. but nwlcwa'd be- yond belief. This is what 11 said: "Flow very respectable of you to ask USI" The crown princess looked at me a moment. uncertain wvhat to think, then caught the expression on my wife's Ince, and laughed outright. Al. that the prince came up and heard the explana- tion, and we all laughed together. The next moment the room was filled with thole children, and we were introduced all round. iL was all quite as neigh- borly and Informal as 11 11 had been al home. They say that Frederik never forgets anything. I had proof of this when we next met, in Elbe, my old town on the North Sen, where he had come with the royal household to open the Domkirlce, restored after the wear and decay of rine centuries, 1 was coming out of our hotel at seven in the morning, and in Ins square ear plumb into a gentleman in a military cloak, who had a young man for company, and a girl o1 fifteen or sixteen. "Good morning, Mr. RASP" said he. "1 hope you are well, and your wife, since last we met." It surely must bo that I am gelbi•ig• old and foolish. The voice I knew; there are few as pleasing, But the tru —1 stood and looked at him. A smile crept ever his features and broadened there. All at once I knew him. "But good gracious, your royal high- ness," I said, "who would expect to find you here before any one is up and stir- ring? You are really yourself to blame." He laughed, "We are early risers, my children and 1," he said. We have been out since six o'clock." UNINTENTIONAL SELFISHNESS, Many Men are Kind -Hearted But „ Thoughtless. The tyranny of tea's" is known in all classes, but the tyranny of bad language is almost entirely confined to the poor, writes a London district nurse in "The Queen's Poor." Many men who would not dream of strllcing their wives or of keeping back a penny of their wages beyond the stipulated sum, are deferred to anxiously in every detail of domestic lite, simply from the nervous fear that every decent woman has of swearing. Sometimes the tyranny, in- stead of being that of profanity, is merely an unthinking and unintentional selfishness. A young housemaid, singing the prais- es of her mother, said, "Father can't a - Lear nolhin' prickly against his shin, so mother she always takes the first wear out of his shirts and socks." Fewwell-lo-do people realize how much self-control and unselfishness ole necessary if one would live comfortably and charitably with others in crowded quarters. One•httlo girl told me, "Mo- ther's chest isn't never really bad ex- cept when dad smokes in Ire kitchen of en evening but she won't say nothing about it to him, because ins very hard If be Can't have a plpe in Ills own house same as other men does, "Sometimes It makes mother feel that queer she has to go to bed, and then dad says, 'Wily, what's took you, mo- ther? You've been rampaging round too much. Why don't yen Id things Ile? I don't lake hoed of nothing, long's I gel my meals, and the boys would renter be dirty: "Dud's such a stupid, he don't ever think tint it's his smoking hes done 1t. And he'll make her a cup 0f ten and carry it to her, and then he tells ale to make haste and grow, so's she won't hove so much work to do. • "11 tin annoy met • I don't think 111 Id my husband net so silly, but mother says you never know 111) ynu get. then]. He's the biggest baby of the lot." BUTTER IN MOROCCO. Moors prepare butter in an original way. Fresh butler they despise and use ' only for cooking . It must be old 1( 11 is to be liked. After it has lain in n hale in the ground for some years and has got a certain appearance. it becomes a delicacy. To mate butter a treat skin Is turned outside in. It is filled with milk, hound fight and ted to a tree. Thee 11 is beaten backward and for- ward till the butter 16 innde. TWA is Why one canned get butter in ILforoc10 %v11hnnt heirs all lhrolgh it. The Wilke le n,e„ laid nn pieces of wood and the Make, proceeds to sell 11, Mrs, Subbubs s'Wo trendy ought to have one of those bin'gTa' alarms put in," bt{1',,Spbbubs—"What( And have the thing go orf nt night nal wake the bitbyl No, ma'am; not much." DO,MI*i'1'IL' lUiCbP1:S. Ginger Cook1o8,—one cup of molasses, one egg, one-half cup of brown sugar, ane -,halt cup of butter, one teaspoonfulteaspoonfulof soda, one tablespoon ginger; (lour to A jellied spongp cake treads an et- tracttve looking dessert end is nice for a change. Belie a shallow sponge vete of pretty shape and prepare two or three pints of orange jelly. Into u Ilul-bot- lolned mould put about a quarter of the jelly, and when i1 is almost. ib'm place the entre, freed frau any hard crusts or ragged edges upon It. Cover with the remaining jelly, which sbwuld be rapid- ly growing thick, When all is firer, turn onto a dessert platter and garnish with whipped cretin. Another pretty dish in which sponge cake plays an Important role is nude as follows :—Prepare either a Lemon or an orange jelly, and while it is cooling hollow out the centre of a square sponge cake, leaving the bottom and sides thick enough to bold the jelly. When the jelly is beginning to grow thick pour it in, and set the plate as near the ice as possible. When it Is ready to be sent to the fable pile some whipped cream in a small pyramid over the top. Chopped nuts or bits of candied fruit are an at- iroclive addition to the jelly, and a few bright bits of candied fruit as a decora- tion for the top, surrounding the whip- ped cream, give a festive touch to (he dessert. Fish Soled.—Take cold fish of any kind, remove 011 skin, bones, etc., and separate the meat into small pieces. Pour over a dressing made as follows : For each cup of fish take I well -beaten egg, 1 tablespoon prepared mustard, 3 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon but- ler, salt and pepper to taste. Put over the fire and lot boil to a cream, stirring all the time. When cool, pour over the fish, to which has been added some chopped celery or lettuce leaves. Delicious Veal Birds.—When properly made and shaped, these loolc quite like tiny stuffed birds Take veal which is cut about half inch thick as for steak, and cut it into pieces suitable for one person. Two pounds, if cut of the right thickness, should slake nine birds. Make a dressing of bread crumbs and a little cooked onion, season highly with salt, pepper, and any preferred herbs, add a hong of butler and moisten the whole with the water in which the onion was boiled, or milk may be used. Put a spoonful o1 dressing In each piece of veal, roll up and fasten In position with Tooth picks, making a little more tightly drawn together at the liths than in the middle. Place very closely to- gether in one layer in a greased pan, using ono which they will just 1111. Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper and place in a hot oven. When they begin to sizzle pour hi boiling water to come up half way of the birds, and bake for about an hour. They become very ten- der, and the flavor of the dressing, which goes through the pleat, gives a taste much like that of a stunted fowl. 1•dotcb Polch.—This famous soup is so nourishing that it is almost a meal in itself. Put 3 lbs. meaty shin of beef in 4 qts. cold water. Allow it to come to a boil, let simmer a few minutes, then skim it carefully. Cut into dice 2 on- ions, 2 carrots, 2 parsnips, 2 turnips, 1 head of celery (remove the heart stalks for salad course), and when the meat has cooked two hours, Odd these to the contents of the kettle with 4 sprigs of parsley, chopped fine, 3c cup shredded cabbage and % oup barley, which has been soaked over night. Add 1 teaspoon salt to each qt. and 3 dashes of black pepper. (Add seasoning with the vege- tables). In two hours add 1 cup of canned pens—(these may be omitted)). Half an hour later remove rho kettle from the fire; bind slightly withsoup 2 tablespoons each of flour and butter rubbed to a paste. It is understood that soup is correctly made when allowed to steadily simmer, Snot bait, 11 it Is desired to draw the nourishing juices from the cent. When this is correctly done, the meat should not be eaten, es all the nutritious part has been extracted. Consequently the custom of serving the soup meat with the potatoes as a second course is inadvisable. WAYS WITH TOAST. Cream Reef Toast, Chop cold boiled or roost beef tine with a sharp knife or grind it through n meat chopper. Put a spoonful or two of butler into a sauce- pan and let brown a tulle. Add a heap- ing teaspoon of minced onion for each cup of chopped meal. Now add a tea- spoon of flour, blond with the buter, and stir in a scant cup of sweet milk, season with pepper and salt and pow- dered sage; if tilted, a little lemon juice or vinegar may be added. Simmer for ten minutes and pour over the toast.. Veal or mutton may be used instead of 1)001. Ilam Toast, No. 1.—Cut slices of bread half All inch thick; trial off the crusts and fry the clines in smoking hot butter or drippings. bring careful not to burn. Grind 801(0 edit boiled ham through a meat chopper, The meal should be all leen or nearly so. Season with pepper (either cayenne or black), ground celery seed and powdered sage. Add a little salt if needed and moisten the meat with a little sweet Crean. Spread thick- ly on lire pieces of fried bread, sprinkle a 11111e grated cheese over one ton of each hind place In the oven. When they have become n delicate brown all ever remove al once and serve. that Toast, No. 2.—Iirmove part of the fat from cold boiled ham; chop ra- ther fine and season with salt, pepper, mace, and onion juice. Put n spoonful or two of butler in saucepan, add the mhneed meat and half a cup of sweet milk for every cup of moat, When the mixture has boiled up well, remove from fire And stir in two or three we11- 1)enten eggs. Pour over slices of crisp Med and serve hot. Apple Teasl.--Para and slice five or six fine flavored tart maples, Put a heap- ing teaspoon of butter in it slovepal and when, hot turn, lit the apples and elle 1(0111they are a delicate browny Now Adel sneer to taste and a little waw ter (perhaps half a oup) and a grilling, of nutmeg, it liked. Cover closely, place the saucepan in a vessel of hot water and cook til) tender; remove, cover and let the water evaporate, !)ut- ter slices 0f stale bread on both sides and fry brown on a hot griddle. Cover each slice with apples and serve at oriel, Fried potatoes or poached eggs makes It nice ueconrpanimont. uurn''11 Toesl. Rb thee.. cul'I')uofl01s11110(1\Vto11rmllui5 th—rouguh a ilrne sieve, removing all seeds and fibre. season with pepper, salt, onion juice 41 Mind), ground celery seed and sage. Now odd one rep of beef or chicken broth. Rub a tablespoon of butter end lwn nt flour legatees moisten with a few spourduls of sweet cream and add half a cup of hot we ter. Add this to the inmate mixture, conk for life min- utes and serve 1101 wllh buttered toast. 11OIJPIlIOLD IiIN'CS. When mixing flour end water try using a fork instead of a elation, and see )low much quicker 1t can he done. tied milk and butter before adding to mashed potatoes. Also have the eream or mills for coffee warm before laking to the table in cold weather. A narrow strip of muslin pinned around a cake will prevent the icing from cll'ipping dawn the sides, as it too often does. After the icing hardens the muslin may be removed without iiJury to the uppearanee et the cake. To prevent coke from sticking to tins sviwn baked, first grease tins, then flour then(, timely beating out nil loose flour, leaving oniv what clings to the grease, thus doing may with the old form of lining with paper. The Cellar Kept. Cnel.—In hot weather keep the Cellar closed during the heat of the day and open during the night. A curtain can he made to cover a cellar window by stitching several thicknesses of cloth together and sewing three hoops at the top edge. Put three nails in the, tap of the window casing and on hat days wring this Curtain out. of water and hang ov01* the open window. It will exclude the light and cool what air comes through. Do not spoil the effect of daffodils, tulips, nerefsst, and other spring blos- soms by arranging them in glass vases. These flowers never show to better advantage than in the florists' windows, where they stand in Weight, earthenware jars. !'eke, the hind and provide the simplest of flower jars, cylindrical in shape end quiet in color. A great many potteries are to be had In lovely greens, yellows and browns. They are dull in finish and very gond in design. The best of these depend on color for their attractiveness and are bare, of ornament or decoration. FACTS ABOUT TORONTO. Interesting Figures Regarding the Capi- tal City of Ontario. Population, 262,749. Number of wards, 6. Area of the city, 1834 miles. Tax rate, 18'/., Mills on the dollar. Assessment—Land, $65,368,502; build- ings, $75,745,400; Income, 838,786; business, $19,224,628; total, $169,195,316. Tax revenue, $1064,914. Total revenue, $4,471,971. Annual post ofilce receipts, 81,050,913. Number rot building permits issued in 1005, 8,753. Value of buildings erected in 1905, $10,,910. Tr847ansfers of property in 1005, 7,883. Average death rate, 17.46 per 1,000. Police stations, 7; policemen, 325. Fire stations, 17; signal boxes, 200; firemen, 208. Public libraries, 6; number of books, 535,000; tickets 10 use, 56,000. Street gas lamps, 964; electric are lights, 1,261. Theatres, 5; churches, 254) hotels, 147; hospitals, 9. Improved streets, 190 miles; unim- proved, 75 miles; total, 265 miles. Sewers, 240 miles; water pipe, 275 miles; gas mains, 287 miles; sidewalks, 475 miles. Best annual exhibition in the world; area of grounds, 160 acres; length of grand stand, 700 feet; seating capacity, 12,060. One of the finest city halls on conti- nent. Cost, $2,500,000; total floor space, 5.40 acres; tower, 300 feet high; largest winding clock on continent; bell weigh- ing 11,648 pounds. Fine harbor for lake vessels used dur- ing 1905 by 3,400 vessels, representing a tonnage of 1,400,000, Free zoological gardens, containing 134 animals and birds, including one elephant, five lions, one camel, three buffalo, one polar bear and numerous others. Twenty -live pu ilio parks, containing In nil 1,640 acres. Miles of street railway track, 94.69. Passengers carded in 1905, 67,881,688; transfers in 1005, 23,025,752; receipts, $2,747,324; city's share, $366,088. Public schools, 53; pupils, 35,000; teachers, 708. Separate schools, 16; pupils, 5,297; tenncers, 105. One Iechnt- cal school, 1,200 pupils, 24 teaehes, Three high schools, 35 teaches, 1,400 pupils. HiS LUCID ANSWER, One day as Pat halted at the top et the river bank, a man famous for his inquisitive mind stopped and asked : "How long have ,vol hailed water for the village, my good man?" "Tin y'ea's, ser." "Ah 1 flow many loads do you take 11) a day I" "From tin to fifteen, sor." "Ah, yes 1 Nov 1 have a problem for yatl, How much writer at this rate have you hauled in all, sir?" The driver of the watering -dart jerked his thumb backward towards the river, and replied : "A11 the water yez don't seer (hero MOW, 801." RAISING YOUNG SALMON. Alt of the butcheries of British Colnnl- bid have secured n full supply of admen spawn, and by the exertion of flsh lad- ders a very large district has been Opened that had been cut orf from the salmon tor a number of years. The number of young salmon that wvl11 go let the wenn this year will be far greater then In Aly previous year, and an ex- ceeddngly.largo run may bo expected 14 190' FIGHT WITH A LEOPARD WAS A MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF 1115 KIND. Bengali K)Iled'thc Animal With Dag- ger Atter u Desperate Strungle. Baba lanolin Neth Multerjec, a short- hand 0111er• in the Fittonelul Depart - went ut the lleugul Government, reeuut- ly visited his home in Kai u, near !Cu bleu, sty's the Lahore 'times. on the looming of the 28111 instant there was a great panic aswug the quiet. viliuger's, es the story gut ubroud thin a huge leopard killed some head ut cultist turd injured a child overnight and was bud' i1ugeng fn a shrub within a nine ut the vil- , ''1'1he young elan promptly got out a imply to rid the neighborhood of the (telt, The entire party could muster Eddy one gun --a mare or less useless breechloader—between ureal oil. This precious weepou Jotindra gave to a cou- ch, V1iu, though reputed to be a good shot, mus of less robust build, and was, tiheretol'e, less likely to he able to give t: good account of himselt without the aid of fn'eerms. Ile himself was armed r:013' with a light and a Nepalese Kukri. The viilegers beat the patch of shrub for half an hour when out bounded a formidable touking animal in prime condition Ind Wlhl a beautiful skin, He promptly tackled one of the villager's, who. however, made good his escape unhurt. The only gun was a hundred yards away and from this distance Jolindra's euushn took a difficult shot, which lil'T THE ANIMAL IN THE NECK, but the bullet glanced off without do- ing more serious dunnage than a skin wound. The thoroughly roused oni- ead new churned tentative, who, how - cid., stood than to receive the rapidly advancing mass of black and yellow. As the alimui sprung onto him he nimbly jumped to one side and deliv- ered an ugly gash on one side of the animal's head, followed by a rapid succession of cuts on the stomach and chest. The animal rowed and bIt and clawed the left arum of the sportsman, who throttled hire] with the right and shook him off with such force that the animal lost its balance and rolled on the ground. Minden promptly took edvaninge of the situation and planted his right foot on the animal's belly, ihtls pinning him down on the ground while he rained vicious thrusts with the dagger u t It h d g(,er ell over the brute's body. Although badly wounded the animal still had plenty of fight In hint, and craning and wriggling Ms neck he was able to plant his fangs Into the shikarl's thigh just above the kneecap. while the deadly claws were incessantly at work on other parts 0111/0 youth's body. Jotda n's dagger came into play again and one terrific blown- clove the skull- cap through the brain. The beast then lot go his bite and bay WRITHING IN DEATH AGONY on the ground, but yet impotently snap- ping its jaws together every now and again at Its assailant, who finally thrust bis dagger into the throat. \Willa one mighty snap the beast held the blade in its jaws and expired. It was a job to release the dagger from the grip of the fangs of the dead leopard. The spectators were horrified and held spellbound by the sight, so much so that not a finger was raised to assist Jotindra In his unequal light. The leopard measured 7 feet from tip to hp and was a magnificent specimen of his kind. Jotindra was brought down to Cal- cutta in a raging fever and delirium, suffering from intense blood poisoning. Itis quarry accompanied him in the same (rain. The dead leopard, whose ivounds were no less frightful than the shilcari's, drew crowds of admiring visi- tors for two days, the people pulling oft its hair lo keep as charms and amusing themselves by twisiing its ears and Inti. Jotindra is a dark complexioned youth of 24 ar 25, tall, sinewy and well tutlt. ills soft boyish face, Brahminf- cal topknot and bend necklace give no indication of his dauntless courage. The prayers and best wishes of the entire Ilengalese nation will be with the poling hero. news of whose complete recovery will be eagerly awaited. iIOW THE BOY FOOLED THEM. There is a good story told of a man who has become a most successful mer- chant. A few years ago he was em- ployed as an Mee boy and messenger for a largo firm. He was sent to col- lect an account from a firm which was considered very "shaky; and was told to get the money at all huznrds, The debtors gave the lad a cheque for $250. Ho went to the bank at once to cash it, and was told by the cashier that there was not enough funds In to meet it, "How much short?" asked the lad. "Seven dollars," was the answer. It lacked but a minute cr two of the time for the bank to close. The boy felt in his pockets, took out $7, and pushing it through the window, said, "Put that to the credit of Blank and Co." Th cashier did so, whereupon the boy presented the cheque and gat the mo- ney. Blank and Co. tailed next day. 1IE11 REVENGE, Two ladies, who lived near one ano- ther, were great friends until one man- aged to secure an exceptionally good cook, The other, actuated by envy, and making sure of the luls(ress's absence, went to see this cook ewe morning, and offered her morn money than she was then goltng. But She loyal 0001) declined to change her pla Severce.al days later the two ladies met at a ddmter•parly, and the first Cul the s"econdyokndeadow h's, "Wuhys, ribies, , JlnlBlafs,"nk, don't you?" said the hostess, Mrs. ,finks replied : "T often hear of her. She sometimes calls an my cook, 1 understand." The faint licnrl {het fails 1d W11 may hallo cause tar self•oongralulation later in the game., v. CITIES BUILT BY ANTS ERECT TUE moST WONDEMIL Ca* • 1ES UN EARTH... Stand re et. b, Jtavfi lonaLessrnerable DaFilaces,Frand )'1131- lionsThan of tnhubitants.IUlg The most wonderful, ilio slna)last't alyd yet the most populated cities 311 thou world ore those built by triUlfols and; minions of uuls. • Forests rarely trodden upon by Ilse fool of alert fire the spots in which tiYise tiny, intelligent insects love to rear their, cities tad puluees. To such Undisturbed! :aces they .(luck in rnillions. An ant city consists til dozens of mounds u6 earth remain -1g to a height of four or five feet, and having a circumference of front twenty to thirty feet. These are the palaces, the skyscraper buildings, in which the ants dwell. Inside arc as many as a dozen flours connected by, sluircuses, and upon these -floors the various grades of ant civilization live and work and die. TIIRI;,E GRADES OF PEOPLE. Each is a model city. Every inlrabf+ taut leas its daily work to do; some are the royalty, others are the soldiers, po- lice, dairymaids, nursemaids, and worke ing elvtliuns. There is not a shirkers among them. The instant any ant be - conies too tired or too lazy to wont he i3 either driven out of the house, or lila Bead is nipped off by the immense jaws cf a policenean. In each house are three grades 6tl people—Me kings and queens; the ails• toerals, at whose bidding aro armies 41 well-trained soldiers and police, -equip- ped with Most powerful jaws; and the workers, the real builders of the.houso, the food suppliers, and menials. Besides snldlers there are sentries, who stand from morning till night and from then to daybrealc ever keeping a .' watchful guard. AL dusk the door at the lop of the mound is locked, and after this no one, 111011d or foe, is al- lowed to enter the citadel. Should an enemy seek to storm the house under cover of the darkness. the sentries give the alarm, the sleeping army Is roused and mobilized. end instantly they rusts esti. and fail upon the invaders. Entering by the front door, a passage of about a quarter of an inch In meter leads leads downward into the house. Nine inches or so from the main en- trance galleries branch off in every en - /Tenon, and lead to rooms of different Sizes. according to the purpose for which they were constructed. Some rooms are Iwo inches long, three-quar- ters of an inch high, and an inch or more 41' width. THE DAiRY AND THE MILKMAIDS. Below the first floor are a dozen others ell connected by slanting passages like staircases, and on every hour, again, are many rooms—bedrooms, dhnng-rooms, platy -rooms, store -rooms, and an one floor even a graveyard. Deep clown in the earth are the stables of the cat- tle—the aphids or milch cows, and the holey cows, which are certain tiny in- sects. The dairymen look after the cows with the greatest care. In the spring the aphids are placed on tender blades of grass, and the honey cows are driven up the trees in search of young and nourishing leaves. Every day finds the cows in new pastures. At milbdime ether ants—the milkmaids—appear, who stroke the tiny aphids with their feet until they give up a drop of milk. With this the milkmaids hurry down to the baby ants' play -room, where the nurse - meld tints take it Irom them and give it in turn to their numerous charges. So that the stuck of cows shall not diminish, the ants occasionally make a raid upon stray aphids, and convey, their unwilling prisoner's to the stables. Here they are encouraged to breed, and their young are watched and tended with the greatest care. There is a signi- ficant reason for this attention, because ss the queen ants lay thousands of eggs every day, which are taken away to be hatched by other ants—a process lasting from 111teen to twenty days—there are always millions of baby ants in the nurseries continually crying Tor milk. • To watch over these millions of in+ tants is a very trying duly far the nurse- maids, who are constantly scurrying round putting the babies on their feet, giving them milk, protealing them from danger, and so on, just as anxious lora man mothers do. When they reach the age of three or four weeks the infant ants spin soft, warm blankets around themselves pre- paratory to going fast asleep for several days. The nursemaids have a per nt of comparative rest and quietness then, but as soon as the ants awake there is a time of hustle and bustle, The youngsters have to be helped out of their blankets and given baths, and creno. any they look just like grown-up 'ants, except thot they have wings. RESPONSIBLITY BEGINS. Led by the queens end their consorts; the young ants leave their palate in a great swarm, and fly high in lire air; 'l hat necks the point where responsi- bility enters their Mo. For after this aerial flight the queens tear off the, wings and settle d0wil 10 houaekeepmg and raising a family. 11 any querns aye wanted in the palaces already _built they take up residence there, otherwise they employ a crowd of meeker ants. to build a palace tor them, While (he homes sof the queens 19 being constructed a bodyguard of soI- diers and attendants •surround the °snip ladies to protect then Irons marauders, and as the population 01 the palace grows, so the number of soldiers,. police, and other •atleidents is increased. Tho dairymen, nursemaids, and foragers are soon everlastingly busy,. for they have not only 10 supply their friends with food in the summer, but have also to store a 'quantity sufficient to feed the palace's millions • throughout' the winter, when the outside world is cold and barren. These ants aye a, marvellous people. 11 a pebble oro sick stands in their ways an ant will ruh for help, and te- turn with an army that never reals 110111 the obstacle is • removed. • Their tin, emboly strong yank wilt do the wonky for a single ,ant Is capable et Tilting a weight one thousand tines its 'own.--:. frearson's Weekly: