The Brussels Post, 1907-12-12, Page 6The Perfect Peace
Whoso Rearkeneth put° Me Shall Dwell Safely
and Shall Be Quiet From Fear of Evil."
OThou wilt keep him in Perfect Peace
whose mind is stayed on Thee,"—Isalah
xxxvi., ft.
What is the hon? "Perfeet peace."
What Is the cohdition of the boon? A
"mind stayed on God." What is meant
by staying the mind on tied? First of
all, what is the signifieunce of the term
e "mind" as used In the setting of our
text? A Wee analysis may belp to
sharpen our thought. There are at tenet
three distinct elements in Its oompesi-
Lion. There is imagination, the element
of vision and dream. There is purpose,
the element of plan and design. And
there is desire, the emotional element ol
yearning reed hope. Butamid all the dis-
tinctions there is one dominant chaeite-
teristio. Imagination looks forward
Puelxree looks Ineogre Doom uok$
"V3rweree
it Is that forward element
Which we must seize and emphasize. It
nsay be only the things of the corning
etcomilde, or the things of the oming
night, or the things of to -marrow, or the
things of a day more remote. R mat-
tere not whether they be the things a
a quarter of an hour hence, or the things
of a century herice; they both lie forward
In the midst. Now, the word "mind" in
e -any leetolenote.s the thought which deals
with the forward, misty things—the
things which havermot yet token definite
ehape. It is thought which concerns
itself with "What next ?" and "next?'
, and "next ?" with the successions which
lie beyond
THE IMMEDIATE DAY.
It is this thought of ''What next?"
which weeks such dire destruction with
the peace of men. The things which
bide there in the misty morrow—those
are the things which trouble us, and fill
ihe life with unrest. "Suflicient unto -the
day is the evil thereof." Yet still the
timid, wondering heart will ask "What
next, and next ?" And back to the anx-
ious tremblings there comes the sore
gentle counsel of my text: "Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace whcse mind"—
whose thought about "What next 1"-9s
stayed on Thee."
The "mind," then, is the forward-look-
ing thought, and I em counselled to let
11 be stayed on God. Now, all forward-
looking must rely upon scmething. It
must stay itself somewhere, and there
lean and depend. Every thought which
enshrines a place and a purpose has
some basis of dependenee, implied or
fully expressed. Here is my life to -day.
This 11te will have a next day. Upon what
am 1 depending as to what the nature of
file next day shall be? Upon what Is
my mind stayed? Upon what am I de-
--pending for my Ille's successes? Upon
luck ? upon soots happy chance? upon
eome favorable turn of fortune? Luck
is playing a large and influential part in
the life concerns of many in our modern
times. I am net sure that even the pro-
fessed believers in Christ altogether exile
this pernicious influence from their
thought and speech. The very words
'luck' and "lucky" occupy much too
sovereign a place in the speech of
common life, and from any man's
favorite words you may infer the sub-
stance and thend of his thotight.
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY LUCK?
We mean something moat, oxine -
thing happening without a desire.
Events do not happen as the consequence
of honesty or dishonesty, of lalsebood or
rectitude. They come and they go, in-
dependent of morel qualities, a whirl of
morally lawless occasions, blessing and
cursing by sheerest chance, We ale
lucky when the whirl drcps Into our laps
a boon ; we are unlucky when disap-
pointment Is hurled into our lot. And
seine inen stay their mind upon luck.
Life to them 18 a lottery; i1 is also a
feeer 1 There is a fearful watchfulness
M the life that Is staying on luck. There
111 0, bloodshot eagerness in the eyes that
wait the arrival of chance. Yes, luck
turns into feverishness and fills the days
with a tossing unrest, He shall be kept
111 perfect unrest whose mind is stayed
on luck.
But now let us turn to tbe men of my
text, "whose mind is stayed on God."
Ills eupport, upon which he depends, Is
not found in his own uncertain self, or
In the caprice of chance, or in any cold
tendency, but in a living and abiding
personality. It is our privilege to give
to the Oki Testament weed the New Tes-
hunent context. 'God to us means
"Jesus," and the eounsel.o1 the Almighty
Is expressed in the evangel of grnce.
We can stayoeur minds upon God, for
"He calleth his sheep by name." No one
Is lost in the indiscriminate crowd. It
ie one of the inspiring characteristics of
the life of the Saviour that he was al-
ways making individual calls, and
speaking to people by name,
"ZACCHEUS, COME DOWN 1"
"Simon, Satan helb desired to have
thee!" "Thomas, reach hither thy fin-
ger t" "Mary 1" Our Lord- is familiar
with the individual lot. He d.oes not
generalize providences; they are WW1
to the personal needs. God's attention
can anticipate the morrow confidently.
When the soul looks out, with its for-
ward -reaching thought, and asks "What
next ?" Faith answers, "The Father of
Jesus." And what next? And again
COMPS the reply, "The Father of Jesus."
Always and everywhere the next and
certain thing te come: is the presence
and goodness of God.
And this is the stay that brings
"peace." IL brings peace of mind, free-
dcm from panic, the absence cf fear.
"Whose hearkeneth unto Me shall dweil
surely, and shall be quiet from fear of
evil." And it brings peace of beert.
The life is no longer disturbed by dis-
quieting ambition. Violent ambition is
like a. vulture in a dovecot. Violent am-
bition destroys the sweet and dovelilre
dispositions of life—sympathy, gentle-
ness and goodwill. But when a life is
quietly committed unto the Lord, and
the mind stays on Him for the next
and the next, destructive ambitions en-
tirely cease,. And, thirdly, it will bring
perm of conscience. The conscience will
1141 longer be a threatening bell, full of
alarm. It will lee to us like the vesper
bell, that sweetly cells to evening
prayer. '110 shall he kept in perfect
peace whose mind is stayed on Thee."
REV, J. A. JOWETT, MA,
THE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
DEC. 15.
Lesson XL 'II," Boy Samuel, Golden
Text: 1 Sane 3. 9.
TIIE LESSON WORD STUDIES.
Based 401 the text of tire Revised Ver -
seen.
("enemies and Arrangement of Stinnett.
—The beoks of Senate] nre of paramount
historical importrure thr every 61.1.1(1Ilt
' uf early Hebrew religien. They have,
perhaps, contributed more than any
;other single look to present-day know-
ledge and views of the histeeleal develop-
ment of religioes thought. in Old Testa-
-- ieeire times. Originally. the two honks
of Samuel were one. They may there-
' fore be cenveniently considered together.
Although the death of Samuel , whose
name they hoth beer, is recorded as
early as I Sam. 25 1, the title is, per-
hepe, pot inappropriate, einee Samuel
forms no a peculiar way the connecting
link between the peried of Sudges and
that of Kings, the first two of whom he
ealled to their office. The book COVIIT8
a period of about a centuey, from the
time of the Judgeship of F,11 to the close
of David's reign. The rontente of the
books of Samuel have been variously
ettntmarized and divided. Perhaps the
most natural subdivision of the book e is
one corresponding to the nerrative por-
ticns the three great person-
ages, Samuel. Saul, and David, with
whom it deals, although, as might be
expected, these narratives eaderi, he re-
presented altogether independently, eerie%
they overlap at many points. Accenting
to this division of the isuleeet leafier the
period of Simard might be eoneidevisi th
he cevered by chapters 1-1e ,It 1110 -first
book.The reign of Send emelt then ex-
tend keen this point 1 the end el the
Mel book of Samuel 1 Sam. 1:1:1 1). To
the reign of David betimes preslieally
Ur t whine of 1110 5,.(41101 lIk. Att.,;In.r
511IldiV/S1011 et the 1Ookiier 0)) 111)0!
gesteel by the presence, al 01.1111I11 well-
dilleed intervuts, ot three eeneludiug
summaries-. and whirli therefore divide
the books tide four peels, is. perthips, a
mere legienl. one. , "flie [Mei of these
Summaries giV08 e twee reenne or the
seers of Seel, and is eimel in 1 Stem
14. 4741. The emeriti, feline in 2 sem. 8,
givee 0 (nom extended eintimary of
Daviirs campaigns 0140 mid a ithf of the.
offieere of 'his newt 17 0) The
third and lad summery. feund in 2
Ellin, 10, 213-211, Is very 1,1 S sem.
4F. 15, 10 mitten's, bel eletirlY the
/*lose of +steelier :separate section of the
taxes- Tto rongilling taw clitiltio,
2 Samuel are in the nature of an appen-
dix to the foregoing historic narrative.
The following tabulated outline . or
oynopsis, Which is nmenged according
Ie. this fourfold division of tlw book, 1043
take from Introduction to the volume on
Samuel, by the Rev. A. TI. S. Kennedy,
M.A., D.D. Protest:en' of Hebrew and
Semitic Languages in the University of
Edinburgh, int' lie New Century 13111e
series.
. Fleet Division. -1 Samuel OXIV.—Sam-
eel and Saul.—(A). The Early 1.ife
emit Judgeship of Samuel. (11).
The Establishment of the Monurehy.
(C). xiii-xiv. Suur,s First Campaign
kgainst the Philistines,
Severed Division. -1 Samuel XV -2
Samuel VIII.—Saul and David.—(A). xv-
Xx The Rejection or Saul end Introduc-
tion of David. Saurs Jealousy and Its
Breults. (13). xxi-xxvi. David's Flight
from Court and IIis Subsequent, Adven-
tures as an Outlaw Capinin in the
South. CC). XX1Iii-XXXi. David es the Vas.
eel of the King I:11 (lath. The Philistine
Ievasion and the Death of Saul and
Jonathan. ID). 2 Sans David In -
stetted as King, First of Judah, then of
ell Israel.
Third Division. -2 Samuel IX-XX.—At
the Court 4:,1 David.—(A). ix. David's.
Kindnees 1,i Merl -beat. x-xii. Da-
Vitni War with the Ammonites, he:hid-
ing the Affair of Baileshetes (0). Of-
XiV. Amnon end Absalom. (D). xv-xix.
The Stereo of Absnlorres Boaters tes
xx The Revolt of Sheba.
Ferretti Divis1one--2 Samuel XXI-XXIV.
—Am Appendix of Various Centents.—(A),
xxi. leg. The Famine and Its Donee-
up:mew for the Hoiree of Saul. .(13).- ext.
15-22. A Series of Exploits Against the
(C), xeii. Need's .ThaniKs-
giving Hymn, (11). xxiit. 1-7, Davidth
Meet Words," iEl. 74);111, 8-39. David's
'Nei 00(101'8 4 -if lenighlesod, (11. xxlv,
David's Ceneus and Its Consequences,
Verse 1. 11 reji Id Summit- A er,, ding
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:Nsi feel:eel 00 n e; Rral
uhlosprcod 01 1)8 111- (1 oily or tho
religion of Jebovab tbet prophetde com-
muettations from Min to his people hed
for the time almost entirely eetreed.
2. Wes 11114 flown in his
retired km lee night,
Wax—From the Anglo-Saxon, weax-
an ; German, 'wechsen, "Jo Vow," The
word has passed quite out of general
use 01 1110(1000 English,
3, The lump of God—The seven -
branched golden eondlestick, het* men-
tioned for the last (line, Mit described in
detail, together with other furnishings of
the tabernacle, In Exod. 25, 27, and WS
The temple—Really the :tabernacle.
Where the ark of God wasoerhat is, in
the same building, though in all proba-
bility not In the same room, which was
Us, "Holy of holles."
7. Santeei did not yet know Jehovah—
Freer pereenal intimate IcnoWledge, such
as a prophet to whom God reveals him-
self in an especial manner, might, pos-
sess, That Spumel did know Jehovah as
the fiod ef Israel, who Was to be rever-
enced and feared, is apparent from our
entire narrative.
..11. A thing in Israel—Verses 11-14
contain the account of the announcer -met
el the doom of Ell's house, which be-
ceuse of its awful and tragic character
was to make the ears of everyone who
should hear of Jehovah's severe judg-
ment Wigle,
13. tits sene—Elits two sons, lloplini
and Phinehas, are called "men of 13e-
lial" (worthleseneo) beguile d the greed
and ithentiou,sness with which they pro-
faned their sacred ceiling as priests of
Jehovah.
14. Expiated—Aloned tor and se -
moved,
17. God do so to thee, and more also—
A formal Imprecation such as was often
connected with the slaying of an animal
at the taking of en oath or the malting
of a pledge, its -significance being -that
the party making the vow prays that the
fute of the sacrificial victim may Ise his
in case he fails to keep his 'word.
20. From Dan to Beer-sheba—The
common designation of the extent of the
lend of Israel from north to South.
21. Shiloh—One of the earliest and
most sacred ,of Hebrew sanctuaries, the
site of which is very minutely described
in. Mtg. 21. 19, as being "on the ncrth
side of Beth -el, mi the east side of the
highway that goetb tip from Belluel to
Sbechem, and on ihe south of Lebonah."
The phew is now known by the Arabic
name of Skim.
HOW FEATHERS ARE MADE.
Most of Them are Now Supplied by
the Barnyard., .
There is an unprecedented demand
itofr whys and; feathers for ladies'
hats this winter 411141 with few excep-
tions every hat Is decorated with
plumes which wave and flutter in 'the
slightest breeze.
Composite plumes are the most lash-
knoble suid wings are of such remark-
able size and hue that 11 is °Mewls that
no 'bird could 'have supplied the plu-
mage. In con.sequence the ingenuity oe
Paris, Vienna iand London =melee -
tellers has been taxed to the utmost to
meet the need.
It will interest theeo who have hu-
menitarinn scruples ee know that the
gayest plumage now -e -days comes
from the humble barnyard, the poultee-
eres shop and sportsmen's suns. The
teethery producth from these sources
ere dyed 'to magnifieent coloits, eon-
eired into the vest erections that de-
corate the newest, shapes, anti ere
eoftened to the needs of the -Vetere
hut
Larg, manufacturer's have agents ell
ovcie th,, world, who buy up poultry
and game feathers and send them to
the great centres, where they ore eis-
tribute(1 for manutaciere. They are
dyed le almost every color and then
mutinied by hand.
'rhere is no need for cruelty or ex-
lerminalien. The birds that grace the
dinner table eon tsupply the pluinnee
tlie tlyor the necessary color. and the
Mnible lingers of English land French
werkgirle will. \\leave them Into -deft
,shapee.
Whilst ladthe demand oxidic plu-
mage the manufecturere must supply
it. It is linpoible to imitate toe nn -
beauties of the osprey or the Wel
parndise, ,sr any of the exquisite lit-
tle birds from purely tropical climates,
HISTORIC COBHAM HALL.
— -
Old Resort of 11n031s11 Monarch Rich in
Dickens' Associations.
Cebliten Bell, near Gravesend, Eng-
lund, built in the reign of Queen Eli-
zabeth, frequently visited by (Ina 1110/1 -
unit, and occupied by Merles 1. dm,
Mg his honeymoon, stands in the midst
of a ecemtry rich in Dickens' associa-
tions. The famous "Leather Bottle'
inn, to which Mr. Tracy Tumnan re-
tired for the purpose of seltdestrue-
lion, and where he was discovered,
not dead, but discussing a fine bottle
of port, 'Wine by his friend, Pickwick,
ts just outside the perk e611, Near by
ie Gael's 11111, where Dickens matte his
home, anti where Falstaff lay In wail
lo rob the pilgrims. Colthem Hall
eenlains one of the finest collections
of pietures, nearly all of old masters,
in England, and the father of the pm-
SebIl peer was so afraid of their cleetrue-
tron by fire that, no matter how cold
ilia winter, he would allow reo tires in
anY 61 the roams the entire place re-
medies unheated,' and the enoling be-
ing 110110 111 an adjacent building. The
Ce Mum' Hell estate talces its name from
Bert teed commin who wits compron1-
1,4.(3 in the onspirecy of Kir Waiter
(11111.1g11 r)giiinst King :Nunes 1., mid was
(..eileselifee by that moulted, and pro.
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TESTED RECIPES.
Delieleus Checolate Caramels.—To 3
ibe of brown sugar take % lb unsweet-
ened. chocolate, ye lb butter, 1 p1 creme
or milk. Just, before takingfrom the lire
ado) a little meth according to taste.
Salton Croquettes.—Mix thorougley
logethee 34 cup of cleaned unct shreds
tied salmon and 1 cup ilour sifted with
J teaspoon baking powder, edd 1 well.
beaten egg and 1 cup milk. Beat all to-
gether, shape into croquettes, crumb and
fry 1.11 deep fat.
FIsh Rolls.—Mix 2 ra chopped, un-
cooked halibut, 2 tablespoons blanched,
'chopped almonds, the slightly -beaten
whites of 2 eggs, sell. and pepper to
taste and 1 triblespcon chopped parsley.
Add 1 p1 stiff whipped (Team. Mould
into rolls 8 inches long, dip in egg and
bread erumbs and fry in deep fat. Serve
with sauce made from ORE chopped
cucumber mixed with mayonnaise.
How to Peel Squash,—Now is the sea-
son of tbe Hubbard squash, which is so
hard to peel. This suggestion will save
time and blistered and disolored hands.
Cut up the squash with a hatchet in
large� pieces, put in a colander over a
kettle of hot water, and over with either
it pan or towel, and steam until tender;
it con then be scraped from rind easily,
and when seasoned is much superior in
flavor to that cooked in' water, mid with
half the time and. trouble and with
great sexing.
Oysters a la Francesem—Seeld twenty-
flve oysters In 'their own -liquor until
plump, then drain and strain the juice,
melt, two theiespoonfuls of butter in a
saucepan, and rub on four tablespoon-
fuls of flour. When smooth add the
oyster julee, then add a cupful of milk
or cream, and season to taste with salt,
pepper and a pinch of paplike. Remove
Not the fire and stir in the beaten yolks
al three eggs, and again place over the
fir and stir until creamy and smooth,
than turn out on a heated diell with a
border of triangular pieces of toast. Do
not allow to stand after Lidding the
cream and egg.
Cheese Relish.—Littlo balls of eich
cream cheese, seasoned lightly with
paprika, and with English walnut meats
pressed into the sides, making a tasty
and attractive garnish for most sage -
tables and fruit salads. Three or four
of the balls may be nested in lettuce
leavas, a walercreSs, and he dressed with
011 and vinegar. Mixed olives or nuts
arc sometimes mixed with the cheese
kw 11)0 1)0118, or the balls are rolled some-
times.in minced nuts or in minced pars-
ley. They are also tasty mixed with
green peppers. Green pepper's atid
cream cheese, 'by lhe way, make a de-
llcicus filling.
Making Bologna Sausage.—Take 20
Ilse beef, 2 his pork and chop fine. Put.
it through a meat -grinder twice, using
tair One plate. Add about eee pt line salt,
I. lb sugar, 8 Ms black pepper, 1 table-
spoon saltpetre dissolved in waler, 1 tea-
spoon cinnamon, % teaspoon cloves, %
tospon allspice. Pepper should bo
added to suit taste. 11 100011 pepper le
desired, udd es' teaspoon red pepper.
Stuff in large beef casings or muslin
seeks; make as tight as the casing will
allow. Tie each one ee it Is lilted and
hung up so that they will not ,sellle.
Smoke the same as for hams in a smoke-
house. Do not let, them freeze before or
after smoking; it is 1151)1)' to make them
hollow And oily. It advisnble sto put
the seasoning in the material after it
pusene through the grinder the first
lime, and when IL goes through the
gi Miler the spend time it Is thoroughly
mixed. If done in this way it does not
require much chopping or mixing.
Fteeted Cingathe PUdding.—Ingredt-
eels; Three bananas, three eggs, three
ounces of currants, thin beead and but-
ter sugar and nutmeg to taste. Me-
thdd: Line a buttered pledish with bread-
and-butter, place oyes this a layer of
sliced banana, eprinkle with =rants,
and add seasoning. Then put another
layer of bread-and-buLter and mom
banana, currents, sugar, and nutmeg,
and einntInne this 0111.11 1110 dish is nearly
full. Beat the yolks of eggs in the creme,
end pour the mixlmo over the contents
of the dish. Bake very gently for half
an hour. Remove from the oven, and
cover with a meringue made from the
whites of eggs, sweethned and flavored.
Replace In oven, and let tomain till the
meringue is delicately flavored. Strew
with sifted sugar. and serve with :cream.
Granville Tartiels.—Ingredients : Two
ounces MAN*, two ounces currants, one
mince ground riee, two whites of egg,
ono ounce candied peel, three 0011005
seongecalre crumbs three ounces sugar,
three -quartet% pound puff paste, a little
water Icing, one teaspoonful dessIcalecl
enconnet, six dropa lemon esseenee, one
tablesp.thnhil =cream, Method : Cream
the butter and mew edit perfectly
smooth, add the ground rice end cake -
crumbs, cliep the peel finely, and add it,
together with the currante, cream, end
fInvering esseece. Bent up the whites of
eggs, and amalgamate with the mixture,
Roll out the paste, eut it into rounds,
line some tartlet moulds with Ilse retina
ef paste, put in each e. spoonful of the
mixture, Hake the tartlets in 0 1(10(1(01"
(11013- heated even, 0110/0 over the kips
80 1111 (1 layer of traiispaeent or votive
icing, thee sprinkle over 001 11 little
deesicaled meow:mt.
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Save Bathroom Light,—As the both- Experiments Bulimia That It Would be
About UPI/cenobite
Mom Is generolly small, half the gas
tor lighting on be saved by 1111111g the
gas tip half fell of cemeet or some hard
obstunce and still have grie enough 10
tight the room.
lorolprig Life of Shoes.—A coat of gum
of copal vandsh applied to the oles of
beds end shoes, and repeeted as it
dries until the pores are filled and the
steam shines like polished mahogany,
will make the soles waterproof and make
them last thice times as long.
Repining Torn Shinto—When the
covers eo street music become &Inched
bind them together with white paeso
pullout paper. Tuts paper, being of a
tough texture, makes a firm end storable
binding, and if applied lo new music
wit' prevent much mutilation.
To Renovalea Velvets—Dip a. velvet
brush in damp send end see the velvet
mine forth ne fresh as though it were
new. 14 is a cleaning process, too, for
the slight moisture removes dust, end
the harsh action of the sendy friction
gives new Ilk to the "nap" which has,
been wont down.
Care of Coot Coners.—An application
of alcohol and salt 09111 take out goeuee
and dirt.
Homemade Snew Shovel.—Tielet of a
board toe feet long and ono 1001. high,
11,ith a rake hanelle attached. It can be
used V) advantage 111 the fell when the
leaves come down in such grentities.
Instead of raking them every week,
push them into a pile with the snow
plow. It can be done in about a third of
the time it takes to rake therm
Make a Burlap Bag.—Talce an old
piece of carpel or a new piece Of burlap,
41x27 inches, bind and hem, cut ends,
6001 011 strong leather handles; use to
bring kindling awl smell wood In.
For 0014 In Hend.—Try snuIlleg pow-
dered borax up the nostrils for catarrhal
cold in the heed.
A Neat P01.511. --To mend the knees of
little boys' trousers so they will look as
well as when new, rip the seams as foe
up as worn, cut away -the worn .part,
take a piece of cloth like the garment,
scW straight across the front, carefully
matching goods; press the seam well,
then shape by tho piece cut 011, 5001 UP
1110 seems, Item actose the front. If the
pressing is well done one could net tell
they ired been mended.
Slockinge Ever Useful.—When the
feel are worn out they will plaice 08111111
lining for comforters when sew -ed to-
gether. When cut hi small bils they
metre soft filling for scan pillows. They
ure rseful for aged persons to slip over
shoas. when walking on icy pavements,
and for knee pads for children when
playing by putting sleeps and bueltles
on them. When pelishing a stove they
are nitwit better than a brush.
Save Shoe Lenther.—Get 5 cents' worth
01 neatsfool, oil; cover bottom of flat
platter or baking pan with the oil; set
the shoes in tel at night; leave until
morning; do mit oil uppers, Repeat
once a month. This keeps out water,
keeps feet dry, and prolongs life of sole
genie twofold., Do not, put on slices first
morning until ready le leave the house.
011 will soil .earpets and (leers until
thoroughly dried into sole,
Spot Removers.—Machine grease can
be remeved by washing in cold rain
water and SOAP. New lamp wicks, if
belled in vinegar before using, then
thoroughly dried, will not smelt when
burning. Tar stains can be removed by
rubbing lerd or butter into them thor-
oughly before applying soap. Paint
stains that are dry and old 'nay be re-
moved from cotton cr woollen goods
with chloroform. First cever the spots
with olive oil or butter.
BRITISH! COLUMBIA FURS.
• —
BettOer Plentiful Along a Tributary cif
the Fraser Rtver.
The impreselon that the beaver is
ahnest extinct, in this, corintry is a mis-
take, snys George II. Hower, of Van-
couver, 13. C. On the Elk River, a let-
butary of the Fraser, in 131'itieh Colum-
bia, there are this season thousands
or these owe eremais, whose for 10 0)
valuable, building their winter quarthrs.
The Elk Myer has, always been a the-
crito spot for the beaver, but this yea,
the influx has been se marked 111111.
011,11 1110 1110SL esperieneed trapper crie-
nol tell whence they came.
There are now a hop number of
trappers on the river engaged in cntch-
ing them as fast as possible, Most of
tee eltins are shipped to San Francis-
co, while some go to Montreal mut
Toronto, From these cities they will
go to others in ail earls of this men -
try and Europe.
HOW TO BE HAPPY.
In the ',awl of Little Care
• Gossips have 110 tongues nt all;
Not a spirit lingers them
That is either 111011/1 or smell.
Greed Was banished long ago
From that fair encl favored land,
And the only inn they know
They have called The Helping Hand.
II, the Land of Lillie Caro
Envy never rears its head;
Worth is novel, from the talr
Highways Into darkness led.
Long ago they buried spite,
Long ago they raised a stone
That 14 11111 1104.1 011111 and while
Where Revenge's gee° is shown,
In the Land of Little Care
Each is left to do his best;
This is their 0»0 statute there—
"I3r111g ne evil on Ihe rest.'
No 1115n S001110 enelhers creed,
And the women (111 eve fuir,
FOr aso bruised hearts ever bleed
ln the Land or woe can.
exe
CANDID EXPLOTIPITI.
erwiiso 701, 1,11,1, 11,0
neked the admiring feiend, "what do you
expect lo find ?"
"Well:. rselled the intrePitt exPlorer,
eendidly, "I suppose the mord impotent
iiiing will be the Way home agues"
'Yr s. Ili wit 10 elwnsth getting tee
cart (Hill the horse!'
"Nly deer bey, don't be nisei:de; trees
a -days \ye oily gelling the emelt before
1115 autoluoblee"
A recent seriee of experiments on life
without mfceobes were performed at
the bacteriological laboratory of the
Univereity ef Henn, and the report J4
as follows:
"In these days 11 is chiefly the evil
effects of bacteria upon organients thel
are studied. Each week some new rei-
(robe of disease is disovered, or some
old esicinits aye described as hutches
in come unsuspected place, But there
th another side to the microbe ques-
tion.
"IL lies 'been. )(own for long that
many kinds of bacteria normally pres-
ent In the Inthstine aid in the digestion
ol food, chiefly acting as ferments, al-
tering food material Ole subetances
that can be absorbed by the cells of the
intestine, In oreer to study the effect
of sterilized air, the Bonn Unthersev
laborathey devisee an apparatus in
which small animals could be kept, tor
a number of days, while the dr they
breathed and the food they ate were
supplied, as far 415 possible, itt en ate
solutely sterilized conditIon.
"Although it was not possible to be
certain that the food contained 110 bac-
teria, it was certain that the air sup-
plied teem had been quite freed fro u
microbes, 101, a gelatine plate placed
in the current remained without col-
onies all through the experiment. The
animals were weighed -before and after
the experiments and their excreta dur-
ing 1111e experiment were Analyzed.
Parallel experiments in which all the
conditions exis'ecl by tbe eternization.
were identical.*
'the experiments seem to show, first,
111.0.111e0e 'wee a renrerkable decrease
in the assimilation of nitrogenous mat-
ter when the air and the food were d0.
prived of miero-organisms. No doubt.
the reason of ihe decrease was that
these micro-organisms aid In the do
composition and the peptonizing of Ur
etbogenous matter in the intestint
Were it .possible to remove all thr
onIcio-orgartisms from the intestine be-
fore the beginning of the experiment
the experimenters think that, the de-
crease in the assimilation of nitrogen
010111(1 hosliIl greater.
"A isecond result wee that 111C Ani-
mals lost weight more quickly under
the aterilized conditions than uncle].
normal renditions, while at the same
time the Pxeretion of nitrogen and o!
carbonie acid was more than usual.
"A third result was still more remark-
able. In a large number of experimente
the animals died, sometimes in a few
minutes mom often after a few hours
or days. No cause could be nseignee
for this. The pos.siblo carters were all
excluded, end the inexplicable feet 're -
rim In ed.
"The novelle of the idea that strut
Hutton ef the air is fatal to life ne
doubt is altrantive, Perhans with ttme
medicine will furnish bacteria to MET'
various disorders. The laboratories of
the Menem body have yet much to
bring to light kir the patient observer.'
leAMOUS PIACE RAZED.
--
Last Vestige of Residence of Napoleon
In., Removed.
The Wet vestige of Die famous ole
palace of St. Cloud has been removee
by the pulling dewri of the old rail-
way station eeserved for distinguiehee
and royal visitors to the Emperor Na.
pekoe 111. and the Empress Eugenie
when ill residence at St. Maud.
The little 'statism was thickly over-
grown with grass and weeds. Bir&
had built. their nests 111 the imperial
%veiling mum, and lusty young treee
had grown up in 140 reserved &pact
around the station. No train had
stopped at it for thirty-seven years.
Tho last occuelon on which the etation
was uscd was 011 ihe morrow of the
French declarution 01 0101' on ()enmity.
0\'11011 the °filmes of the Imperial Guard
were cenveyed by special train to lunch
with the Emperor.
A fow months later, the magnificent
old stone palace, which seemed destin-
ed 10 slane for centuries. hed been re-
duced to a mass of smoking ruins by
the lomthardment from the surround-
ing hills.
Some alarming statements Are made
by ti writer in the Eclio do Paris con-
cerning the etate of decay into which
the Palace of Versoines has- fallen.
The annual sum voted hy the Govern -
mete, is, he declares, wholly inade-
quate for the proper upkeep of the
(ince-splendid chateau and pare, and.
1(1 conseqeence, ,decuy is rapidly over-
taking the chief buildings.
At the Petit Trianon. in particular.
lee state of ruin is laMentable, Tem
windows have disappeared from Me
Queen's house. the roof is Welty, and
the rain, which thus finds ite way in,
Is rotting away the floor. The wells
ere mouldy from dampness, and 11 is
only a questien of time when, by rea-
son of neglect, the whole placer will
fall Into min, 'rho fence, which 0111,-
nm/ids the grounde of the Petit Teta-
win, Is full of holes, mid givee access
at eight to 8901°05 of undesirable dev-
otees, who eleep in the buildings.
0110010 POSITIVE.
There lived a (termini farmer who
brewed his own beer, the superiority of
which he 1111$ continually proclaiming,
theugh no other person ever enjoyed an
oeportutely of testing 118 MONIS,
A young neighbor 11111110 a wnger mat
I..; could trio!: the farmer in lo giving Inni
0 taste of the inuelevnunled drink. The
70u111 'visited the Gonna» one Sunday
a ft e0110011, 111111 1110 C011 1'01%1 11011 MILS
deftly elected mooed th home -brewed
hem The young 111811 beasled that Ids
father leowed beer that could not he
fenielled.
The fernier at once vehemently metered
up it mug of hie 00111 faeotele brew,
wool 11 epoegred, the stamen raised il
to Ids lips end drank ewers/ drop without
lelring breath. Then, holding the empty
mug to the diseppointed 'young tallow,
he eald gravely; .
"You erty your fluterth iss better as
Mine I Joomt schniell 4101 10
HE READ WRONG SERVICE
lome cumaymnN VVITO READ,
WRONG SERVICE.
Rev, Runes H. Taylor Read Burial and'
then Baptismal Seriece to
Young Couple,
The amazing eeene at a wscIdIng;
10.11)011 01415 witneesed in the parish
church of Isle Abbotts, a village in
Semersetshire, England; on Augette° 20
lest had a painful sequel a few days
ago, when the view' appeased as defen-
dant before the ConsIstery Court of We.
Diocese of Beth and Wells, held at the.
Shire Hall, Taunton,
It WEIS alleged by the prosecution that.
the vicar, the TIM James Henry Taylor,
when officiating at the marriage of Mr.
Arthur John Burt, a, clerk, and Nilo.
Seely Eliza Hooper, was drunk and be-
haved in an extraordinary manner, first
reading part of the burial service, and
later part 01 the baptismal rvice, and
that In consequence another clergyman
had to be fetched to complete the care -
redly. After a portion of the evidence
-
had been given the accused entered
A PLEA OF GUILTY.
The Chancellor of the diocese odd the.
ceurt would report the matter to tile
Bishop for sentence.
Detailing the cireumstanoes in con-
nection with the wedding, the prosecutor*
saki tbe ether come into .the church,
where a largo congregation had *assem-
bled, and, having robed, proceeded t0.
thO chancel, apparently oblivious of the
fact that the bride had not arrived. lie.
.turned towards the bridegroom anO 1118
best man and read something whiclo.
hey thought to be part ef the marriage
service. He was almost, inarticulate and
melt very strongly of Oirita. In fact,
lie was in an advanced stage et -intoxica-
tion.
"Mr. Burt told him that the bride \vas -
not yet arrived, whereupon he walked
with unsteady gait down the 43110/10111•
;lops and entered into conversation with
lumbers of the congregation. When thee
wide arrived he went back to the chan-
osl arid cemmenced reading a service in
1 low tone. It was at first thought to be
"he marriage service, but he WfIS heard:
'0 say something which was apparently
portion of the burial servi(0e.
"Ile wastheard to say, 'I commit these
)ersons to the ground. Earth to earth.'
Vlr. Bert broke in and said: 'That is
iot right. What are you doing? The•
.1crir held up his linger and said,
'HUSH, KEEP QUIET.'
111 aunt then came forward and sid,,.
He is reading the wrong serviea'
'Then the vicar appears to have wan-
tered into the baptismal service, for Mr
Nes heard lo say, '1 baptize these people.vith water: , The vicar then netted the
JeSL Mall for Ole ring, and put 11, to his.
eolith before piecing it. on the bride's
Inger. Then lie kissed the hands of the -
wide and briclegroom repeatedly.
"There was disorder in the church.
knottier clergyman had to be sent lor-
e complete the ceremony.
"A cousin of the bride told the vicar -
Mat he WM 1101 worthy .to wear his
obes, whereupon he threw them on the
;round end invited tile cousin to wear.
them.
"While the congtegation were waiting
.11. another clergyman the vicar went
up to one of the guests and said, 'What
are you doing here? Go and speculate,
your money. Iniy some beer and bring.
It to
—see
FAR'rfillOG uniu, SUIT.
Story of the Loan of a Tie Pin to a
London Bermaith
elle Charles Sixt, formerly manager ef
;he Golden 011155 Hotel, Charing Cross,
sondoe, England, was the plaintiff in a
ebel action heard in the King's Bench
DiVIS1011 recently before Mr. Justice
Oeleridge, which ended in the dcfen-
hint, Mr. James Mayer, being .
ardeved to pay one farthing damage*
without, (-oath.
The parties were formerly friends, mid,
nid counsel, the defendant was also on
iiiendly terms with 11 Miss Nohle, who
it that lime 08118 11 barmaid the Golden
Cress, Defendant, made Miss Noble eome
presents, and also lent her a pearl evert -
pin. This she losl, end when she offered
hi replace it defendant would not hear
/riot 1! was the loss 01 11118 pin, how -
wet, which had led to the present, too -
0116 night plaintiff and defendant
played billiards, and defendant seemed
annoyed because Mr, Sixt would not
play for money or dinette. He declared
be had been insulted, mid 'Ilmt he shored
not forget it. Mr. Sixt denied that Ito
had insulted him. Afterwards Mr.
Meyer W001.0 a letter to Um secretary of
II:e Golden Cross, in which he said he
understhod 1130.1 1(95 pearl pin had been
worn by Mr. Sett, Counsel said 1110
wee an imputation that defendant had
been robbed of the pin, ancl the lathe
\vas the libel complained of.
In January of this year Mr, Mnyet
summoned Miss Noble for the retur11
of the pin, but the sumemns was die-
intesed, Mise Noble not even boing
"1ll/vIecis,1%. Nehle tees now' called, and
Wad that she 1)015 (1(0 pin horn Mr.
Mayei"A tie. Neithes was 11 (111(1 that $he
gave the pin to Mr, Slid.
Mr. Mayer gave his version of how he
parted with the pin. Ila was stencling
at the bar, rind Miss Noble admired the
pin, and be 01100101 her to take U. She
suid ,she \\ mild like II, just toe the eight.
tie hill pie% it)11Sly g18011 1101' a ring from
hie finger in the ramie wny and lind re,
ceived it leek. Ile had seen the pin, 011
what he believed to he his len. in Mr,
Stet's tic.
.Tudgment 00110. 011111'0i1 f.o' plaintiff
for one farthing, without ccrts.
VERY mum
"Itere, yell," growled lite (reeky molt
in the rearthigderein, "ymi've beim snots
trig boteibly,"
Ugh ! hey 9" w11i11:11 tha ("IN rwsy one.
"If yell only kept your meth ehut,"
Went on the crnirky one, "yeti wouldn't
11111'Nkeell8110er11\1‘110511111c111yt uu"
,"'replisel the 0111c1',
A poor 011111 1100111 tere'11 1.1 11 w%
11101701,0, hut 50(1(0 0r Inctc