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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-3-12, Page 5INOTPS AND COMMENTS ',There Was tesuad: recently 111 England a report by Ile local government hoard enameling luberoulasis which mutate .erd some enteresting statistics on the death like from the disease In the United ,Kingdom lalen in conneetion with the •statistics of paupers. R was shown That the mortality from consumption' had declined from 3.33 per thousand living le 1838 to 2,77 per thousand In 1855 and le 1.15 per thousand in 1908, •an actual decrease in deaths from 50,. •025 to 39,740 in sixty-eight years. A •second series of figures indicated that during fifty years the ratio of paupers per 1,000 in England and Wales had •dropped front 48 to 25, while the death rate from consumption had declined from 27 to 10 in the 10,000. Compari- sons were given also for Scotland and Ireland, In Scotland the rutin of pate pees had fallen from 23 to 13 and of. deaths by consumption from 40 to 22. in Ireland, where the ratio of paupers rias risen in forty years from 11 to 23, the death rate from consumption leas itemised from 17 to 20. These figures do not establish a di- rect oonneotlon between. poverty and the disease, but they aro highly sug gestivo, and they permit of some gen. •oralizattens that are instructive to all „tviltzed oountrics. As regards Grew, Bruen, it -Ls evident that the statistics can be explained by Immensely improv- ed metal and industrial conditions. The era that has brought about sanitation, better housing, a reduction in the hours of labor and an increase in the rewards bf 'ahoy has saved life and diffused .comfort and prosperity at the same time. if the value of the change could he es- timated In terms of money it would be found Ihut them was an immense gain 4o the people as a whole from expendi- tures and =cessions that were consid- ered ruinous by many mistaken oppon- ents of progress. Since Columbus found his new world, 81,424 tons of gold have been dug from the mines of the earth. Their value is ever 812,600,000,000. Of his vast total 1J per cent, or nearly one-tl(te. of the whole, has been mined in the lust ter ,years; 30 per cent, or almost a third, in the last twenty years; 41 per cent. in the last thirty years; 54 per cent. in the Last foray years, and 68 per cent, •or over two-thirds, in the last half cen- tury. Assuming that en increase occurs In the annual output, this amount will be doubled in thirty years, while If en annual •increase of 5 per cent. is obtain- ed, the doubling will lake place in less than twenty years. 11. F. Van Wage - nen predicts that as a result of the aro- ,ellen in so short a time of so immense an amount of indestructible wealth 'as this, a gener'ai advance it the market price of all cotnmedities may bo expect- .4d. xpect-.ed. Interest rates will certainly de- elite. Wages should rise, for with this amount of new capital arising in the brief period every department of human activity Is bound to be stimulated, and this will create an enormously Mmes- ed demand, not only for all those things that machinery and art can produce, but also for those than can only be brought Ludo being by human hande and 1iirman servdce, WIIO WAS "BOSS"? Once on a Llan, runs a modern fable, a youth about to embark on the sea of matrimony went to his father and said: "Father, who should be boss, i er my wife?" The old man tsmiled and said: "Here are one hundred hens and a learn of houses. hitch up the horses, load the hens into the wagon, and wherever you find a man and his wife dwell:eg, stop and make inquiry as to who, es the boss. Wherever you find a woman running things, leave a hen, If you come to a piece, where a man i3 !n control, give him one of the hors- es." After seventy-nine hens had been dis. Posed of, he tante to a house and made Ute usual. Inquiry, "I'm Loss o' this ranch," said .the Man. Sb bite wife was cellon, and she af• firmed her hmsbealds e section "Take whichever horse you want," was the boy's reply. So the 'husband replied, "111 tele the hay," put the wife did not lace the bay horse, and collect' her htasband aside raid talked to him. He retuned Heti said; "1 believe 1'11 take the gray horse." "Not much," saui :thc young man, "Yell get a hen," d+ - MARRIAGE LOTTERY " ININDIA, tivery year in the Menet country, in Indite, a marriage lottery ie held, goner. ally to Oofober', The names et all the marrtrigealrla girls end of the young men who nee tired of a bachelor life ere written on slips of papa; and thrown Into separate earthen pots„ Otte et mob kind J,e drawn cnt at one limo by a loot wise that. The youth whose name 18 drawn obtains a letter of ire ha:Au,itfoti to the young tvotnen whose asoma aedernpenies his, and then all that a f rc:nains for him to do is to start court ,fp with all the tirdee of Which Ito to *Sable, A.L4C.K or Ev-E ry!,7 f1Iarabbis ata later date dtsiingulshed' 1i7 rr r p u rT i wI`4116chtew ,, soverai s ofosuotnmun'-tl UBILE1, Qi TUE MUTINY ` �,�1t +cation; but l;ctterally speaking, such au • a a,contnrunteation meant an neeluaion (rem the social and religious privilege, of God's people. 24, Give glory to God -Referring .Dee to the glory of the rntrac)e which hid /slut wrought,' but 10 the homage (u be: paid to God by aria confession of the truth !compare Joshua's command 1- Achan, Josh. 7, 101, 27. Would yo also become his disci - (',les? -Cautious at first and respectful We Are Dropping Pious Phrases and Ob solete Forms of Expression, "Good master, what good thing shell i do that I may have eternal lite't'-- Mat. t six 16. 11 in the light of the new day a man eaves the religion of his falters, is there any religion for him in this, the day of a new generation? is religion something of tvhlch one may have ei- ther the eid familier come, the type re. cognized by all men, or have none at all? Many tell us that Ilse world is he- mming e- m mming breligksus; they lament what they call a tendency to sa:uiarization, ,1 remelting of old oustrms and old be- liefs. They miss In Ininillm' forms and Iundtnarks of iheit. childhood, and there- & re Imagine that the moral universe has ,lumped the track. Religion simply is mans search for the larger, more complete life. Ito reel, lemma, its change, its continual new- ness is the last proof of its development and its vitality, 11 10, is larger lite that men want they wilt find it not by look. ing back to ideals and standards that have remained unchnngcd, but by look- ing forward. For the developing life there must be developing (deals, enlarging concep- tions, the clarifying and elevating of standards. The sources of inspiration and strength that were suMelent for one level of this life will prove INADEQUATE IN THE NEXT. 01 a man is not a bettor, larger saint than his fathers he Is falling tar 'below lhrin, The greater part et the skepticism of lo -day and not a little of the opposition to reilgfen is but man's demand for higher types of faith, for religious ideals and characters suited lo this day. The fact that you find nothing In the phrases and exercises, the services and the consolations that Innen so much spiritually to others, so far from prov- ing that you are destitute et faith may but Indleale that you cannot content yourself with the forms that once hold yesterday's vital piety, you demand the fact for to -day. We are told that there is a lack of reverence for ancient insidtuffons that lades only ill to the future, that the foundations are slipping away )recau c i• r t .ors ltwu 'd with t earn no longer regard w 1 tear the customs and practices that a /ached Le holy places acrd persons Doe,s it not signify that what has hap pened in every age Is happening now neon aro seeking a religion that peeve it; reality by its relation to en ow day, If our faith fs going to save the wed it will have le be intelligible to tit street; it will have to have a meanie that the modern mind can grasp; 1 wilt have to manifest efficiency and su !latency for the real problems that con trent us individually and socially. Better to have nothing le do with lb faith that exercises itself only in tic grave clothes of the past, in worship ing the dead; YOUI1 BUSINESS IS LIVING. ytur great reed is larger life. Search ing, striving, serving for this is a ra legion that justifies itsott In any age The queeiJat whether one hes retire len or not is not to Ise determined b whether the has passed through sum en -enema' experience Common to mer of yesterday, nor by whether he see things intellectually us they did. it is lc be known by whether he sets his face toward more life. It makes ne difference if he be labeled atheist, tmbellever, or what if he is llv- ing kr the best life in himself and the hest terms of life. for all, if he is see Ling ills lila in harmony with the all Inclusive divine lite; he is finding ilfe. If we really desire to make the most and best of ourselves and our world there soon develops the passion for re- ality, the love for truth, the sense of the need of every good thought, aspira- tion, example, impulse and farce that the world ever has known. A new life comes to every seeker atter life; he enters a world of kindred spirits, Ibis good and the great of every age; he interprets his daily life in, new terms; he finds new Joys and compensations: he feeds on the bread of heaven, nor cares what may be the. estimates ar epithets flung at htrn by those who pre- fer truths garments of yesterday to truth and life itself to -day. HENRY F. COPE. THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MARCH 15 Lesson 711. Jesus Heals a Mem Born D1(nd. Golden Text, John 0., 5. THE LESSON WORD STUDIES, (Based on the text of the Reveseci Version.) A Group of Discourses, -In chapters 7 acrd 8 of John's Gospel aro recorded several separate discourses of Jesus spoken by elm at Jerusalem during and just after his autumnal visit to the capital city to attend the Feast of Tab- ernacles. AL this point In John's nar- rative we must insert the synoptic re- cord covering the later oe third period el the Galilean mJnladry of Jesus, and also the beginning of the so -Called Pee mean ministry. The events of these periods are mended in ,Matt. 15. 21- 11. 2; Mark 7. 24-10. 1; Luke 9. 18- 10, 42, and several scattered references it, Matthew. Among the most import - are events of this period must tae in- cluded the visit at Jesus to Tyre ,and Sidon, the ]sealing. of the blind man near Bethsaida, the transfiguration, the sending forth et the ,seventy, the par- eblo of the good Samaritan saui the vett of Jesus to Martha and Mary at Bethany.• At the close of Iho discourse of Jtstes recorded in John 7. 10-39, the Jewish atoms sent to take hint return- ed eanpty-handed and made their re - poet to the Sanhedrin, leaving Jesus unmolested. Then, after a brief Mkt, vat, possibly on another day he a.gahs addresses the multitude, this time tes- tifying et himself' as to the source of truth end life, "the light of Ute world,' Again, shortly afterward, ]cls theme is spirltttal freedom. Everywhere the multitudes heard hint gladly, lltouglr this tact only exasperated his opponents n:mo.ng the Jewish olilciary the more, Johan is easeful to note in this aonnees. tion that among those who believed on. .Tastes at /.his time were at first a few also of the Jewish hierarchy, but un- der the test which Jesus applies lc their faith, end which was. intended 10 strengthen that :faith, the latter provers nsufilcient and breaks down Complete y, changing to bitter hatred and hos- he. events 'mentioned to our lesson pas- sages closely after the vett of fifty. In point of chronological order, Jesus too Bethany. They .are followed hen 1 c o s o of on n tt u h by Iho. c !sc t s o J he geed shepherd and the events con- nected with his presence at'thc feast of Ietliee leen, Verse 1, 1311n0 from his berth -e feet tvhlclt the an would be likely to 001- phasize in his, appeal to pessere-by for a 1110, since he Would 'then be tooked upon as ail unfortunate who in all robabillty was suffering for Cho sins t hie parents or remoter ancestors. 2. Who sinned, this man, er his par- cabs? --A question reflecting a, threefold tewlsh belief: (1) nett physical Mike - ng vets in most 008.08 a cli.reat punish• Hent for stns oommlttrcl: (2) that the fns of perrne were often visited, upon 1 hos- tile" 11 s heir children; (8) that oven an unborn htl0 might eemi nil sin for venal, some lefothni•ty at bh'Lt might, be Iho put. lancet, d. Neither 110 this man 0111 net his a is • parents --Words in. which Jesus ropu- (hates in an emphatic way the belief Implied In the question et the disciples (compare Luke 13. 1-5). The actual sin- fulness either of the man Mansell or his parents is, of course, not denied by Jesus. Not punishment (Justice) merely, but something higher, even a manifes- tatfon of the works of God, Is the pur- pose of this personal affliction. Divinely permitted in the natural course of events, human suffering is made to ache a higher purpose in harmony with God's plans. 5. Whon-Or, "why," or, "as long as." 0. Anointed his eyes with the clay - Not that• Jesus could not 'lave heale3 the man without these means, but be- cause ho willed this W to the channel of his power. Perhaps also these ma- terial means were necessary as a peda- g+egie treasure whereby Jesus entered in .more direct personal contact wli.h the blind men, emphasizing by tiro touch of his hand the fact that the cure emanated from his persen. The blind man's faith in Jesus as the author of hie salvation had its starling point in the knowledge of this fact. 7. Siloam -A Hebrew word moaning literally "gushing forth." The fountain referred to was one of sweet, abundant water b the extreme southeastern part of the city. Like the fountain of the virgin which it supplies, its waierr is marked by an intermittent ebb end ?law, lasulting from the peculiar sub- tem neon character of the spring it. self. Which is by inherpjlplalton, Sent - The Hebrew name being commonly rendered l,n Greek by a word having this significance, 13, 14, Bring to the ,Pharisees bin that aloretimo was hllnd-in order that these also may question the man more closely concerning the manner in which he received his sight; all for the pur- nose of finding an occasion, if possible, to take legal action against Jesus. This oceaslen the Pharisees wore not long its discovering, since 1t was the Sab- bath on the daey whoa Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 10. Iieopelh not the Sabbath - Jesus diel not leap the Sabbath according to the traditional custom of the Jaws Whets sought by ntam-meets rules le regulate the minutest details of con- duct. The rabbinical leaders often in- dulged in tong dissertations end hair. splitting contoversles aka the eight and wrong of oven necessary actions en this day, 17. Again-llcferring to the previous irtqutlries first by the neighbors and then by Lite Pharisees (verses 10, 15), A prophet -Anel hence God's repro. !Merr$attee and mouthpiece. 19, Asked them --They ingnh'ed of the Man's relents concerning three nines, the identity of the man llhnself, the fact of his being born blind, and the expla- nation of how /he tins repined his eight, 20, 21. On the first two points, the /parents answer"wbUrout hesitation, but an Ilio third point, they declined ltd ex- pecte on opinton,ti We know .not --They deny emphatieat- i,y ary acquaintsnee with Heir 8001.5 benefactor. Tho reason' for this denial Cs explained in the next vette. 22. Be put out of Iho synagogue-- ffite greatest dlsgraee that could befall err orthodol< :kW; equivelett,t in indent 'phrnso to . beteg expelled trsdm the clttirch, though mucic snore sarlaus fn -T* 111 o fa meet of of I s s n a gt mmnnity where Otte idea tit a flirt is a rt' tvlt avec fonts In geed Inndin o J g s t g belonged to make ntoo[ of herself white trying' to !.ward rank end authority of bis ques tenors, the on atlast grew Impati- ent unni -ant under a crass -examination which revealed the feeblene,ss and indecision of hie questioners. Referring them again to his former statement, he asks what purpose is to be serval by going ;into the matter again, adding, doubt - lose in a tone which betrayed the in- tended loony of the query, the words of our question. 29. We know not whence he is -._ iShortly before this they had claimed 1.- knew all about his perms -lege anti earlier Ilk, using the fact of such know- ledge as an argument against his cream to Messlahship, 30. herein Is the marvel -The haugh- ty and passionate abuse stirs the man Al indignation, and he is not slow to tale advantage of the opening afford- ed by their "profession of ignorance or the souace whence Jesus denied his miraculous power. 111s plain but ef- (eotive argument, however, serves but 4o augment 'thele irritation, and brings ulnen him Lhe severest judgntenit which it was in their power to lm0000nce, (Cho excommunication from the syns- igotele which ]Its parents had feared is his reward for his straightforwardness of speech, 34 Cast him out -By force from their spresence, and undoubtedly also by for- mal procedure from membership tette synagogue. Finding him -These words imply a isearching on Me part of Jesus. 39. For judgment -Not the ace of tiudgng, but its result as determined by the a'ttWude. which men take torward Christ. "This • manifestation of latent character was one of the ends, although pot the supreme or ultLmele end, of his owning into the world." They that see not -Those who recog- nize x15.4 admit their ignorance, llkethe blind man who had inquired of Jesus, ;'And whe 10 he, Lord, that I may be- lieve on him?" They that sea -Those who deceive themselves and imagine that theylsave no further need of light, Like the Pearl- sees, harrsees, who said: "We ]snow ....and dost thou 'teach Its?" 41. II ye were blind -In the sense of being conscious of ignorance as was ,the man who had been blind. Ye say, We see -In spiritual pride and self-deception they were taking the guilt of their ignorance upon them- selves, thus making impossible a fur - Cher revelation of truth to them. DEAL IN BLACK MAGIC. Londoh is Suffering From en invasion of Clairvoyants. The Welt End of London, England, is one again overrun by an army of olairvoya'tls, crystal gazers and sooth- sayers. The police prosecutions of two or three yeard ago caused a temporary stampede from the luxuriously furnish. ed temples of mystery in Bond street. Fear of eollae interference, however,. has died away, and with the opening of the London season the dabblers in the oeeult have eatabllshed themselves once again in fashionable West lend streets. At Oxford circus, within the space of ten minutes, no fewer than six different sets of sandwich boards bear- ing the advertisements of various Clair voyenis end crystal gazers can be tented, and the advertisement columns of the newspapers, more especially the weekly periodicals, indicate that busi- ness is flourishing, From Wales cones Ihe story of the police prosecution et a palmist who exercised an, extraordinary influence aver the miners of Llanelly, Owing to her predu clone of corning disaster scores of miners 1'et3500 to enter the mine at Trinwara. The fashionaele clientele of the West End dealer in fa. turity is simitarby under the spell: Cases where the railway companies acv asked to change the date on a ticket because the intending passenger has been werned by a clairvoyant 3101 10 travel ori a certain day or by a. parte cuter boat aro constantly occurring. West End jewellers also stave experi- ence of Iho glowing influence of the occult The opal has long beep con,. Metered a stone of ill•omen, but jewel- lers are frequently told by diel' femin- ine customers that certain stones woull have an evil tneuence on their pare- cular ease. "Olt, I must not wear sap- pltires. Mare. X. warned me against them," is the :sort of remark heard in ilio Jewellers' shorts. 'The fashionable Wast End physician, too, can cite from les experience eases Where the force of suggestion hes re- sulted in a newels patient frigitteneing herself into illness. :.�-- POLICEMEN'S CAST-OFF' UNIFORMS. Strange as it may stem, n lot of teen- ey is made tut of the London pollee. mans cast-off uniforms. Queelilics are bought by African traders and export en Le various parts of the. "Dark Con- tinent," where they are exchanged for pant -ell, ivory, sides, and Other mer- chandiso. It is by no means at m- own -fon "sight to see 11 swarthy savage da'ossed In the uniform et a London policeman, and teetering ills regulation helmet of the force. ' NIP AND TUCK. "When Brown. came 10 this city len yeere ago he didn't have a dent," "Well., well, How did ho snake '011, he's still holding itis own." tine And the erne religious profession make mi feel el some lean DINNER '1'0 ADOPT SEVEN HUNDRED -VETERANS, Survit'ars of Indian' Rebellion Banquet - ted -New Poem by Efeting. The Royal Albert Ilall, Landon, Eng- land, woe recently thescene of 8 sleet. lee commemoration of the Jubilee of the Indian mutiny, which broke out In 1875. Through the generosity of the London Daily Telegraph every effort had been made to gather together' all the surviv- ors of that fatuous campaign. The re- sult was the most corrlp:cta 11st which lees yet been compiled, Over a thousand mutlriy veterans were round to be liv- ing, and of these about 700 were in a PesiLien to be present at the (linear. When the gallant 700, led by a de- ttehment of Chelsea Pensioners, filed ;leo Ute hall, continuous cheering greet- et their appearance. Dinner over, the strains of "The Campbells are Coming" were heard from the farther end of the hall, played by the only survivor o1 the many pipers who went through the mu- tiny -Angus Gibson, of the Black Watch. '0115 KiNG'S MESSAGE. Lord Roberts, who occupied the chair, announced the receipt of messages from the King, the Viceroy of India, the Vice- roy of India and Lord Kitchener. The King wrote I shall be glad if you would make known to the veterans who are assem- bled at the Royal Albert Hall to -day un- der your chairmanship my great satis- faction at learning crow Iarge a number 01 the survivors who look part In the memorable Indian Mutiny of 1857 are able to be present on such an interesting occasion. I speak in the name of myself and of the whole Empire when I say that we deeply appreciate the conspicuous ser- vices rendered by them and their com- rades who have now passed away under most trying olrcumstanoes, and the gal- lantry and endurance which were the means, under Providence, of saving our Indian Empire from a grand peril. (Cheers). Lord Curzon, in proposing "The Sur- vivors of Iho Indian Mutiny," said they who were privileged to be Present were rendering the last tribute of grmiitude and respect to those who wrote their names upon that page in letters that weuid never die; who were there in answer to the last roll -call they would hear together upon earth in the presence of their old comrades and before their old commanders. Perhaps they would recognize in their chairman rather the Lieutenant Roberts M. 1873, who trained his gun at Delhi upon the breach in the wall, who met tbo dying Nicholson in his litter inside the Kashmir Gala, who three times raised aloft the regimental colors on the eget( of the mess -souse at Lueknow, and won his Victoria Cross with the recaptured standards an the battlefield near Patti - gar, But might they not also feel that, side by side withhimand the heroes who sat et that table, for all they knew, were the spirits of the mighty dead, looking dcwn upon the banquet that afternoon. They were reminded that there sprang from out that chaos and suffering a new stint of peace and harmony, bearing fruit in a high and purified resolve. In reply, Lord Roberts said many who fought in the Mutiny had gone to their rest. Their "Last Past" had long been sounded, and the youngest of the serene ars could not be long before the nail came. Might he and his old friends and. comrades be prepared, when their lest call was sounded, to obey the summons. The buglers of the 1st Duke of Cors - wall's Light Infantry having played the "Lest Post," Mr. Ben Davies sang the "Recessional," and Mr. Lewis Waller re- cited trio 'verses especially wrii.ten by Mr. Hudyard Kipling for tate occasion; entitled "1857-1007," beginning: - POEM BY KIPLING. To -day across our father's graves The astonished years reveal The remnant of that desperate host Which cleansed our East with steel Hail and farewell I We' greet you here With tears Uset none will scorn -- 0. keepers of the house of old, Or ever we were born i One service more 'roe darn to asic, Pray for us, beers, pray, Thal when Fate lays on us our Task We do not shame the day. troland CAREFUL; MEN. Speaking of carefulness in business, a financier recently said lhut some men were careful in only ono way, the way that had an influence on their awn pcckcl, Iie illustrates this point by the following glary: "A coal dealer whom I Used 10 Irnow shouted one afternoon to an employe .1,'1s0 was driving out of the yard, 'hold on there, Mel That coal cant, have been weighed. 7t looks to me large for a ton.' "Jing shouted back, 'The ain't a ten, bust IL's two tons; "Oh, all sight,' said flue denier, in a biellilled tone.. 'Beg your pardon. Go ehead ' 70 referring to ilte fie:melat standing et another man, the banker continued; "It's no wonder he has ;money. lie is Use most suspicious fellow 1 ever heard of. He reminds ate of a farmer f used 0 lcnoiv, This farmer, whenever he bought a flock of sheep, examined each sheep closely to make sure that its fleece was all Wool." k T;ARl)i' APPIlleeI.ATION. Hew dear to my heart ie lite'alit yel- lets puntpl.h1. when orchards are bar. von.1f .dulling for pies; triton peaches end apples hetet bolls been a faller°, end berriesno longer dazzle my ry08. How fondly 1 leen to the fruit of Ile ,t rfl --Ii1r� fruit c t nid-country lctds err, height to deeper. -the old yreliew perm- kin, blue pol•hr1lled pumpkin that nralcei. ssckt geed pies, MUTINY OF THE CONVICTS WARDERS WERE SAVAGELY AS- SAULTED BY' JJEM, Prisoncrn alt Darjrnocr Pelson, En land, Became Very Unruly Recently. A aerieus outbreak of disorder, cu tninattng Ln a fierce riot, took place re ccntly at Dartmoor Prison, England and several warders were severely be jured. The disorder was renewed o the following day, when a prison doe for was assaulted. The trouble Ls said to be due to jca Quay on the part of the Homan Can Ile convicts, because they were not al lowed to attend it sacred concert ar ranged by the governor, which wa held in the Protestant chapel. It ha been intended originally to hold it in the infirmary and to allow all the can vice to attend, but the infirmary was tang used for a serious operation, a only the regular attendants at the Pro estent chapel were allowed to be pre- sent at the concert. INDIVIDUAL ASSAULTS.. The men excluded were irritated at what they Drought was unfair discrim- ination, and shortly after dingier, While some of the convicts were on the pa- rade ground, Aas:L:ant num Som- ers had occasion to reprove a nt named le McCarthy for some trifling breach of discipline. McCarthy sprang front the ranks end struck Somers a blow on the face, knocking him dawn. He then threw himself on Somers, and Assistant y,'ar- der. Birch was torted to use his staff freely to subdue the man, who was taken to a separate cells A little later another assault was committed by a convict named Benja- min Evans, who was reprimanrled by Assistant Warder Cole for talking. Evans rushed at Gale, and a violent struggle Mowed before he was hand- cuffed end locked up. About half a dozen convtota became restive and abusive, but they were cowed by the arrival of a large force.of warders. COMBINED ATTACK. NEW EGYPTIAN RAILWAY RESULTS IN TOE ADDITION 01" N NEW PROVINCE, g- Makes Travel .Possible to Two Alined Forgotten Onsis -- Were Known n 1- 9 d nd The Most serious outbreak toot( place about 4 p. m., when about sixty con vice were being escorted from the Ro- man Catholic chapel to their cells, Henry Johnson broke from the ranks end struck Assistant Warder Biroti, Bailey, another assistant warder, went to 13ireles assistance, but half a dozen convicts Jotsed in the struggle Both warders were thrown down and kicked and beaten by the convicts, who else hurled water jugs and lumps of ccsal and coke at them, and ended by emptying a large dustbin of ashes aver them. Assistant Warder Trent. who came le the rescue was knocked down by a dustbin, and his head severely cut. FURTHER INSUBORDINATION, The noise attracted other warders and guards, who uushcd up, but on their appearance the convicts scatter- ed and rushed to their cells, and re- fused to come out. Johnson fought fiercely before he could be token from his cell to soiltery contlncntent. Bailey and Birch, who ware very seri- ously injured, wore removed to the in. [ternary. The insubordination was continuer] the next day. The prisoners concerned In the mutiny had to submit to medi- cal examination by Dr. Murray eekr• to going before the governor, In order• that 1t might be ascertained what oun- ishanent they were physically able to bear. While Dr. Murray wee examining Benjamin Evanst, the convict deliber- ately struck him a savage blew on the nose, causing Ilse blood to flow freely, and also discoloring his eyes. Weeden Rundle, who was in charge of Evans, tried to prevent him trove dein,: fur- ther damage, and repelled a savage blow on the forehead. The +•om-ict eves overpowered and taken W0'0 el before the governor. 1 M LiFE SAVING VEST, Makds Ocean Journeys Perfectly Safe. There Ls a host of persans who are deprived of the 'delights of a sea trip by Iho drend than they have of the letters of the sea.. .It le snnetiiing un- mreeeliable, and it they were reason- ably sure that they would nal be swal- lowed up or that they had at least a good fighting chance tor tife. in rase of accident, tory could readily he per seeded to take a sea trip. Life -preserv- ers have been mode tram lime inane mortal, but thee devices have always 'been unvv'.eldy in the extreme. A man, or woman either, far that.nnatter, drag- ging one of these titinge around the deck would make themselves a r'idfcu- 10110 spectacle, so that such a piing is not to leo consid,' cd. A combination vest end lite prasorv- ee is among the aced inventions which may by the meats of niiaying the bears of the timid en shipboard. As the gar- ment Is worn throe is netting about It to attract atientlen, but it has a Be- teg of en ail -tight material which fairs a perfect beg about the permit of Ilio wearer. A4eans are provided for inflating the same as It reposes in place. In case of accident the bag can be in. rested in a tow'minules, or 11 danger Is impending It tiny be partially tilled and the wearer will be reer)y for any mor. g11scy, Sue.h n means et saving fife will be very emessuring to many timid persons who have berelefoM been niraid le matinee. on ;a boat., 07)14113 i.t tl'C, lie-Ddd yoit see where a indite snmo- where said that the lied cooping of the women d1'lves mem to drink? She --.Yee, but (Wert with. that +`xcnse, thenreu ttrrclr1 tI<n, (hole necks ley - ing toelCcal the speed lhit. to Mannans. The new rallwee which is to beteg the ancient Oasis of Kharga Into close relation with Egypt hes been opened to the public. The line, which Is mine 200 kilometers in length, and has been ootrst.ructod under the auspices of the Corporation of Western Egypt, starts from Kharga Junction, witch Js sante flue miles from Naga -Haman, the cele- brated sugar centre, and proceeds' through the most barren country. On the way one passes countless Ro. mars rains, and the scenery right along to of the most bold, fascinating and varying type. For most of the journey the lire follows the old caravan route. A great deal of difficulty wee omen - bared .during the construction, owing to the presence of limestone: end rocks. In several photos the ehbanlcment had Gn ba built up 4o the level of the rocks, This was due to the fact that if the line had pierced the rocks it would have been rendered impassable at cer- tain periods at the year on account of the sand, which drifts with the wind, and covers up all apertures on the face of the desert. The work will result in the addition of a new province - that o1 Western Egypt -to Egypt SOIL IS FERTILE. The new province is a most fertile one, and rich in mineral and stone de. posits, and although far removed from the usual irrigation area, it Is provided with an inexhaustible supply of pure water. Very shortly the corporation will start the construction of •a railway to the neighboring Oasis of Dak61a, where equally valuable products have been found, and where the agricultural prospects are equally encouraging, The Oasis of Kharga was in ancient times called the Oasis of Kenemet, and is best known as the Great Oasis. It boasts a ruined Egyptian temple, consecrated to the God Amen Rot, which was founded by Darius I, Hystaspes in the fifth century B. C. Political offend- ers were banished to the oasis during the Roman occupation, and there, are numerous ruins of Roman buildings. There are also the remains of a Roman (ort. It is almost impossfbla to tell to what extent the two oasts will be able to ee developed. It is estlmeted that the Oasis of Kharga has 400,000 feddans (a fed - den equals 5,082 .square yards) and the Oasis of Dakhla 27,000 reddens of land available for cullivatlen. MARVELS OF WORbIMANSifm. • Remarkable ingenuity Shown in Their Construction. More than one person imagines him- self to be the possessor of "tie smallest watch in the world," though the watch now owned by a Cincinnati man cer- tainly wanks a great deal of beating. It is said to measure less than one quite- ter uaryter of an inch In diameter, and the lace is about the size of the head of a large tack or nail. The caro is made though cut of gold. The face is covered, the case being opened by pressing the stem, at is ordinarily done. The length of both hands, if placed end to end, would net be more Man flee twenty-fourths of an. inch. The second-hand is ono -six- teenth of an inch in length. The num- erals are in Arabic, and are, engraved in red, to be mora easily discernable. The works and hands aro made of the fleet tempered steel, and Ilio works are set throughout in. diamond chips. The smallest steam-engine In Ute world is one made by an 'American clockmaker, An ordinary lhimble would serve as its englne-house, and its wettest is barely fifteen grains. The stroke of the piston is a little over one-Itvellte of an inch, and its diameter is a little less than one -ninth of an 'inch. Yet, despite tc, minuteness, the engine is built of 140 distinct pieces, fastened by fifty- two sum ows, and three drops of water fl'1 the boiler and set the engine in nee tlen. Another marvel of ingenuity in the same line is a little engine of the up- right pattern, made of silver and golf. Its bed -plate is a 25 -cent gold piece; its cylinder is a little less than one -six- teenth of an itch to diameter, with a Woke of one thirty-second of an inch. rho balance wheel is one-third of an inch in diameter, and can make some. thing like 1,000 revobui,ons a minute, An Italian has made a tiny boat, form- ed of a single pearl. Re sail Is of bea- ten gold studded with diamonds, and t, heed -light, carried at the prow, is a • perfect ruby. An emerald serves as its ;elder, and its stand is a slab of Ivory. t weighs less than hall an once, end fIs price Is said to be £1;000, Indeed, he Italians are adepts at minute track, or there are musts In Florence \vice twill take particles esf steno and glass no longer then a Install seed and piece them together on the head of a shirt Lai with melt nice adjuslinent of deli - ate shakes of color that minute flow- es and insects are represented be per. ect,detafl,.with ran the truthfulness of aura An Italian lady, loo, has paint- d a laudsattpe in welch appear a wind - 1111,, millers, a cart and horse. and asses err with u ineat.' (; I such h dinin li u vt saes that hall a green of corn can cover he whole compesillore The Gernert Emperor hos in his pos- essfor' a fairy-like little lea sorvice.'i'ho ea-traji is beaten out of an okl Pres. lisle ha"it-penny, itte teapot is nada out f a termite farthing, and the tiny amps Nom coins el the d1Jferent (Iceman serine !patties, • A 3US'i IPWILE DESIRE, Judge Dottie--1"litete yell(nytithtg to saagainst else vardlet?" t'risoner (who lips reecived ilea eon- lenc0)---"Only first; Ips 1 dent live 10 servo LL 0111 1 wf'slt eV teeeld pal 01y "at, foray In Gtr Tint t li."