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The Brussels Post, 1908-11-26, Page 3rete t 41 NOTES AND COMMENTS Is Franco dying? The word de- population ix now an unhappy re- ality in la hello France. In 1907 the number of deaths was 793,889, againeb 773,969 births---thab is to say, the population has decreased by 19,920 inhabitants, For a cen- tury at least the number of deaths rarely has been greater than the number of births, and when such has been the case it usually was the oonsequenee of an epidemic. In 1854 and 1855, when ib occurred, there was an epidemic of cholera, and in 1870 there were 155,000 and in 1871 355,000 more deaths than in the preceding years, owing to HSN THE TIIOUbE BEli Preacher Holds the Church Must Preach the Poor to Save the Nation. He that humbleth himself shall laid has any right or place in the be exalted, -St. Luke xiv, 11, ohurclt. The 26th of October happened to Those who aro high in the coun- he St. Crispin's Day, Crispin, ells of the church must bo made to with his brother, Crispinian, attest- realize ehcso greab facts, that the ed his faith with Ms life in the year salvation of the church 2s the sale 288. He was beheaded at Soissons, :ration of the religious life of rho Franco, in the persecution under nation, and therefore of the na- ➢laximin, tion itself, for I (mullet conceive The most significant fact concern- of any separation between thorn, ing him is that ire was a shoemaker and thea this salvation depends ape and the patron saint of shoemak- on going hack to the people with the war with Germany, In 1880-2 ors. It is only the Christian the simplioiby and sincerity of a influenza caused a great increase in church which makes saints of cob- gospel of self-sacrifice which Jesus the death rate, and in 1895 and in biers. To -day, when an enterprise both preached and lived, so that is bo be projected, efforts are made men may comprehend that this re - 1900 the number of deaths was high; to enlist in its support the great, ligious organization is the one body indeed, during the last ten years those who by wealth and birth aro in which the rich and the poor, the the number of deaths always has natural leaders. high and the mow, the weak and been high. In 1907 the births were • The Christian church was °stab- the strong, meet together for the 32,878 fewer than in 1900, and at dished amid the humblest and poor- Lord is alike est classes of society; its shoemak- THE 111AKi.IL OF THEM ALL. the same time the number of deaths ers, its washwomen, its fiahernten increased to 13,603. In 1907 the number of deaths was 793,889, or 95,612 fewer than in 1900. But at the same time there were 92,574 fewer births. Since 1900 the birth rate has declined steadily and gra- dually. The death rate in France is not abnormal and any gain which it may relaize, elan in the decline of infant mortality, is of little im- portance. The highest death rate is in the large cities, and it is the north, Brittany and its neighbors, where. the birth rate exceeds the rate of mortality. It is not by in- crease death rate,but cr s in the. ° ea o by the decline in the birth rate that population is reduced. 4• The little brown men of Japan have taken kindly and quickly to wireless telegraphy. It is said that all the ships of the Japanese navy are fitted with wireless telegraphy, including destroyers. , They not only have receivers, but also trans- mitting stations. The wireless tele- graphic apparatus in use is the re- sult of the experiments and com- bined work of Engineer Kimura, C.npb. Tonami, imperial navy, and Engineer Matsushiro, attached to the ministry of communications, who commenced their studies in 1000. Ever since 1902 these officers, after having studied all the systems in use in Europe and America to which they could obtain access, have secured results in the appara- tus produced by themselves which they regard as superior to those from other systems in use abroad, and their apparatus has been adopt- ed and installed on board all the Japanese ships. Engineer Kimura oleo is the inventor of F1 wireless telephone which is used on Japan- ese warships. A FEW FIGURES, There are 481 systems of short- hand, Tho best ostrich feathers bring $25 a pound. Two peerages a year become ex- tinct in England. The world's annual coffee crop is 700,000 tons. Twelve marriages in every hun- dred each include a widow or a widower. The sweepings of London's shim- tleys make annually 50,000 tons of scot,which sells a fertilizer s tttl orf r o $200,000. In India, in the healthy neigh- borhood of Nogapatam, living is so cheap that beef costs only three cents a pound, mutton two cents, chickens from two to five cents apiece, eggs four cents a dozen, butter five cents a pound, and fruits and vegetables in the same remarkable- proportion -as, for in- stance, pineapple, ten cents a doz- en, and new potatoes, five cents a peck, SOMETHING APPROPRIATE. She bustled into the shop as though she hadn't a moment to. spare, "I want a book for my husband," she grumbled. "It's his birthday, and I want it for a present, Show Wo what you have, and be quick, please. Nothing too expensive, mind you, and I dont want any- thing too cheep, either. He's a mild-mannered mail, and .not fond of sports, so don't show me any- thing in that line. Poi goodness' sake don't offer me any of those trashy novels, and, no matter how rnueh you try topersuade me, I won't take anything in the line of history or biography. Come, now, F'tn in a dreadful hurry, and I've already wasted too much time here, Of conrso, you don't know my hus- band, but from all I've said; cant you suggest .something appropt'i ate 1'' "'Yes, ma'am. Here is a little volume, entitled 'How to Manage a Talking Machine,'" its laborers became its saints. In The church will find its saints again a world cursed with aristocracy itamong the ahoemakers of society, y, rather than draw thorn from the dominant Croeseses of to day. Ab a banquet the other night I observed far above the heads of the guests a sparrow which had some- how wandered into the room. Dur- ing throe hours, from time to time, I watched that indomitable bird beat itself upon the ceiling to seek an exit to the upper air. I could not but admire the unwearying persistency with which it strove to escape to freedom, but iLs efforts were futile, Nob that way lay the upward path. It was necessary to come very low, close to the fright- ening mass of humanity, with its babble b e and clamor, togo the doorway or the window which would give access to the high hea- vens and the bright stars. The church mune go back to the humble people of this land if she is again to lead the nation to the high heavens and the bright stars and what lies beyond. She Hurst humble h ereel fan order that she may bo greatly exalted. Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady. found its home and won its success among the plain people. It was not until the lapse of 300 years that it converted an emperor and brought an empire under its sway, and the anemone it did these things trouble began. A CHURCH OF CLASS, To -day it is largely grown to be a church of class again. The plain people, the laboring people, find themselves at fancied odds, if not with its teaching and preaching at least with its practice. They are not irreligious, us, the people; t he arc anxious usand 0 wistful for v something which will spiritually uplift. They want amelioration of those condi- tions which everybody deplores. They do not find alae church fulfil- ling its• divine mission and cluing its great work. It• seems to thein to be a church of the world to -day, a church of the so-called higher and more leisurely sections of society. They do not feel that the g r oat sub- stratum of humanity upon which. the foundations of the world aro TIE S. S. LESSON Sia 8• Frill of voniib and fi}t�tinesa — Literally so, these wards o£ the prophet reflecting vividly t}te aw- INTERNATIONAL LESSON, NOV. 29. Lesson IX. World's Temperaatee Sunday. Golden Text, I. Cor. 9. 27. Verse 1. Woe -The Hebrew word thus translated is a simple interjec- tion indicating distress. Crown of pride -Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom, crowned the summit of a low hill, the sides of which were terraced with vineyards and gardens and• about which lay a fertile valley. Drunkards of Ephraim -Tho dis- solute aristocracy of the capital city. The fading flower of Ms glorious beauty -Elements of social decay and disintegration were already evident on every hand. 2, A mighty and strong one - Referring to the Assyrian power which was to be the instrument in Jehovah's hand for inflicting chas- tisement on his apostate people. With the hand -Or, "with vio- lence." 3. Trodden under foob--By the in- vading army of the enemy at the time of the fulfillment of Jehovah's judgment against the nation. 4. Tho first -ripe fig before the svmmee-It is a familiar fact that in Palestine a in the • fig produc- ing s other oc}uc- , gP ing countries, the main Drop of figs Is preceded by a few scattered first fruits. These "first -ripe figs" are still esteemed a great delicacy, Rosea, Micah, Nahum, and Jere- miah, as well as Isaiah, refer to this early fruit (compare Hos. O. 10; Mic. 7. 1; Nab. 3. 12; Jer, 24. 2). 5. In that day -The day of judg- ment and desolation. Will Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory -A beautiful pro- mise in figurative language to the remnant or residue of the faithful whom Jehovah shall redeem and to. whom he himself will become a source of beauty, strength and joy. 7. And even these -The men at Jerusalem among whom the priest and the prophet are especially re- ferred to because of their being the spiritual leaders of the people. It was they who opposed Isaiah an the name of Jehovah, and claimed to have the authority of divine,reve- lation back of them in this opposi- tion and in bho support of the po- liticians. Reel with strong drink -•Judah; on the whole, still contrasted fav- orably with Israel, but even here the besotting sin had for a long time• been drunkenness. . Swallowed up of wine - Pi'rhnps better "confused with mine," or 'wholly absorbed in their Nereus. ings.'' The meaning ire the origin- nl is not clear, Err in vision -Deceive theenselves with regard to s tpposcd divine to- velabbons which they claim Iso have received. A GIRL I) EE1"t•3 T'.ACT, Row the Late ()veer' Yletoi'ie Put an End to heavy Drinking, When Queen Victoria aseeudod the throne it Was considered no re- proach for men to drink thornselvee senseless after dinner. Noblemen of the highest rank joining the ladies after dinner In a state of semi-iuboxieation apparently creat- ed no disgust, and the habit of heavy drinking continued. Frank In the morning the ragpickers Ilird in "Victoria, the Woman," Some sidelights were 8/WWII :n turned out the Lin, but tossed aside Saye that the queen herself ended Ger•itrau co],,,'ii aclnn.tieteatien, at Lire h tatteredBeuvelu e witout in - it., at least as far as the court was the trial in l3„rlin, recentl,v, of aperction, umo caters oul,ned Leer Hurn, an ofeeial recently re- to pass that way. They picked up called from Dainaralanel. The eel- the now mud splashed piece of pa- dence showed that once when herr per, one remarking to the other: Horn was un a i(,ur of insimectien "Perhaps there is a fortune lit - in 1903 the trcarnmy at S•,lc•,cle was r.:ole 1" They drew out the notes. rifled and &au stolen, The theft "This is some fuoPs leas i • " WAS TORTURED ED TO DEATH DOINGS OFA 11Ftf"1'1I, GERMAN OFFICER IN AFRICA. Limbs of X111111' Ii'lw Committed Theft Were ]tanked Until ,91110 )lied, IONIC NOTES IN A DUST BIN. llow They Were Dlseovered and Returned to Their Owner, Ten 1,000 franc bank notes, re- presenting the savings of a woman srho lived at Nanterre, near Paris, were hidden by her in an old en- velope, which was placed in a drawer. in a moment of forgetful - lams the envelope found its way in- to a duet bin. concerned. Girt though she was, Victoria set her face against the practise the moment she became her own mis- tress, and expressed her disappro- bation with great tact and skill. When she went to the drawing - SHE HAD TO HAVE THEM LADY 1VIIO BORROWED "GOWNS FRO 31 Dd.l7iERS. Row She Was Able to Shine at g, House Party for the Prince of {Wales. It is fast becoming a case of beg, borrow or steal for the woman who aspires to be smart and in :the swim, writes a Loudon correspon- dent, It is more imperative to -day for a woman to be exquisitely robed. during the country -house visiting season than during the London sea - bras traced to a native called Zedu, P mn ty, I son. In crushes and crowds in they said ; so by way of revenging i boron frocks pass muster which mean wjLh edo ladies after dinner, and £O of the money was rc: over• thernselvoa on the unknown joker won't stand the mese limited space she remained standing until the ed.P gentlemen carne into the. room, The Zedu was summarily sentenced and not believing the notes wereLa a country house and t Y 1 to genuine theytore them to i ' the sharp knowledge that her majesty was five yearn' arrest in chains and two ml threw tem aside. Pieces eyes eofo one's st mimics. s. At standing until the gentlemen left birchings of twenty -live strukes Two market women came aloe I this season women with dress al- the table made it impossible for each. After the. first whil,ping Herr afterward. g mowancea of $50,000 per annum are >rau o tae re - IN bent bacicuatde and la ened rater and at1 • d t them to stay behind longer than the Horn ordered !bur t b , l shortly a erwar With the often driven to desperation to keep few minutes necessary for the drink - rivals. of their class they pace with the sartorial art of their ing of coffee. rivals. This quiet but significant action with true chains, and his feet were 1 1 g hem up and A story is just now'being told of of the girl queen had a most ben°. fastened together with an iron ring. t; uk them to the Commissary of. a lady who was one of the guests fieial result, and bythe time she 4 I olicn. } SGREAMEI) FOlt MEItL'F. There rho were Pieced together recently invited to meet the Prince married society was alreadybegin- Y P g y of Wales ales a t a famous u country „ Y and itssasfoud h Mug 6look askanceThe n that none weld u t- man screamed gat o )e bot- without: ccs- house in Scotland: She did not tle" and "two -bottle" roan. satiou, and declared he 'mould show 'pissing. Two hours later the notes consider that her wardrobe was up where he had hidden the none it eo curiously discovered were re- to the essential standard demand - --es---` they would release him. He Was stored to their owner, eel by the prince, who fancies him released, but then refused to carry _______,r,.._____ self a connoisseur in gowns, so sho out his al 4111;0, This was repel,: immediately 'phoned to two swag- ed several times; and at last flora• IRELAND WINS 'IRIS TIME. ger West End ateliers. She ex - Horn ordered no notice to be taken '- plained that she was in a violent of any further appeals, and Ge21,1 Has Distinctly (—Cie of Old -Age ' harry and must have the arments was left tied to the flagstaff f sr Pensions. en approval. They were according - twenty -four . -four hours without fund or The British Chancellor of the ly forwarded, without demur. They drink. Exchequer says that the total num- included dinner frocks, teagowns, DIED FROM TORT1'Rt;. Ler of claims recen'ed by an old- tailor-made suits and so forth. The yy 501111 after he was taken down age pension officers up to the 10t1t same night they were packed in my which has been submitted by a Bir- he, died. At the Lorne District inst, amounted to $468,164, of lady's boxes and dispatched to mingham ham firm. The new • a g weapon ort o^ � Scotland. h which S wore P t telt .. 3 .,e n re a , 84 ceachturn erne fromin u n England, Court n L u t .I•Ierrd Hurn was• r • f• c i u + u.,.r , c!g , t made entirely for 1 •n t nl Uatlll It Y g L 1 4for a week. anda to f• tth from Ireland,e end h rola c 49,077of o has a perfectly scraigltt taperingcharged with causing the ma s n from death, but was acquitted, Ths hc°tland and 13,416 from Wales. visit it was again carefully packed blade instead of a curved and case was taken further till it reach - get Asquith's estimate in his bud- in its tissue paper and returned broader blade which has been in eel the German court, where Herr get speech was for half a million from her ladyship's London house • 080 in the British army, with little burn was scntonoed in May. ,sat. pensions in the first year. The ap- by, her maid to the firm which sup - bury. abian, for over half s nen- In appealing against the 801120 me Plications up to now nearly reach Plied it. troy. In the new grip there is an Derr II+ern brought several Fair,. that figure, but it is possible that My lady's rival, who was furious - ingeniously made recess whereby nesses, who declared that Zedu was a considerable number of claims the user obtains power for thrust- not In pain when tied to the ting ing. The grip is checkered, , pia- staff, but only cried out ellen Euro violin an excellent cellent h okl. g The manufacture is to be begun at once, peens were ere within hearing. ,2 ......�._._q,�_�,� to a flagstaff. Ills arms and les ley re 13 cognized the eeattcred pieces of A NEW SWORD, Recent wars have proved, so peo- ple have been told, that the cavalry sword has ceased to be an effective weapon on the field of battle, but evidently those in authority at the British War Office do not share that view. The Army Council bas just approved a new cavalr sword HOME-MADE BAROMETER. Those who love experimentation may try the following method of fol stela, of things existing in aris- making a cheap barometer, practis- tocratio social circles of the capital 1 ed in 1''rance, Take 8 grants of pul- city. We ore r•6tniucled, as vivo read verizecl camphor, 4 grams of pnlcer- these words, of the similar state of ized nitrate of potassium, 2 grams affairs in Rome shortly before the of pulverized nitrate ammonia, and downfall of the empire many cen-i dissolve in GO grams of alcohol. Put turies later. the whole in a long, slender bottle 9, Whom will ire teach knowledgee closed at the top with a piece of bladder cont ---The prophet is here quoting the t}ning apia-hale to ad - mocking retort of the nobles and mit the air. When rain is corning, priests whom he has thus sevely re- ally solid particles will tend grade- priests and who apparently inter - forming to m°out, little star crystals rept hint with their acotiing replies. forming in the liquid, which other - Tho quotation continuos through wise remains clear; if high winds the next verse, are approaching, the liquid will be - 10. Precept upon precept; lino some thick, as if fermenting, while upon lino -Plan Hebrew if this verse a film of solid particles forms on gives a series of repeatedmenu- the surface; during fair weather syllables, the exact sense of which tyre liquid will remain cIcar and is nob entirely certain. They are solid particles will rest at the hots intended to imitate the mocking, •tom. stammering words of drunken teen as these mock the wearisome reps- A GOOD START. sl snob of fThor meaning eofsthteawholc "My dear,'' said a gentleman to retort is: "Who are we that we his Newly -married wife, "where 'did by this man? should be leeturcel all those books on astronomy on Are we. newly born infants? Is it the library table come from'? They are not ours." nlejsstnry to repent over and over pleasant limosnrprlsc+ for again to us this message as one you," responded the lady. "lou would teach a child?" 11. Nay, but by men of strange lips and with stammering tongue - Or, "for with stammering lilts," etc. The quotation has ended and the prophet replies to the mocking interruption of his hearers by pointing out that his unwelcome and oft -repeated message will he followed by a severer word spoken by John vah himself to t i s en.le P P 10 a still more uncouth language, namely, the harsh and barbarous accents of the Assyrian invaders. 12. This -The coarse of action ad- vocated,previously by the prophet, is the rest, the only means of avert- ing the impending disasters; and this alone is the one possible means of bringing refreshing to the ex- hausted nation and city. 13. Therefore--Beeanee the warn- ing of the prophet has been disre- garded the punishment and destree- tion foretold will surely come upon the city. Tall backward - Retreat from their haughty position and bo cast do13.rwn. oken, and emceed, and taken-- Defeat and capture and utter de- solation will be the inevitable out- come of the conllieb which their apostasy from Jehovah will in the end bring upon then, ONE REASON, "Wheal I was in danger from a tiger," said an old Ease Indian, "I tried sitting clown apd staring at him, as 1 had,no weapon," "Flow did it work4" asked the in- gnisitive tourist, "Perfectly. The tiger didn't of- fal to touch me,,, "Strange-w•very strange, How did you account for iti" "Well, sometimes I have thought 't was because I sat oe a high Manch of a very tall tree." Over 10,000 windmills are at work w r ills Holland, 1y envious of the unique display of will be rejected on scrutiny.creations her ladyship had exhibit- The relatively large number of ed, realized that there was only one applications from Ireland, probab-house in Dover street which could ly, is due to the fact that there are turn out a rose -leaf charmeuse tea - mime persons of sixty-five years of gown of the order her ladyship had worn for the prince. She immedi- ately repaired to the particular house, therefore, at which she was well known, and said she wanted such a robe. "We have the identical thing you desire," they said. "It is one of Doucet's," and forthwith the gar- ment was produced. "Why," she explained, "that is the identical garment Lady A. wore at the Duke of G.'s house party a few days ago. Beautiful as it is, I should not think of wear- ing a model which was repeated." Shop assistants in the smart hous- es are as perfectly trained never to show surprise as the best ser- vants. The young shopwoman merely remarked that she was sure "Mrs. X. was mistaken." People are now wondering what attitude the house in question will take up against her ladyship. The teagown was a $500 one, and it is a recognized feet in the trade and to the best dressed women that a great house like Doucet never turns out two models alike. SERPENT SAI'1:9 1101"S LIFE. age and upwards in Ireland than in England and Scotland. In the re - India Tillage School Story ignite portion perort of the census for th thousand of lthethe totalpro - Oriental fn Dctaiis• population is given as follows with A strange story is given by a sub- respect to persons of sixty-five scriber of a drama said to have years and upwards; England and happened in a Jubbulpore (India) Wales, males 42, femals 51; Scot - village school, says the Paisa Akh- land, males 41, females 56; Ireland, bar. males 64, females 63. A few days ago one of the teach- The high proportion of old peo- ple enumerated in Ireland is, says the report, mainly accounted for by emigration. crs detained a Monajar boy, wear- ing ornaments, after school hours, saying that he would nob be allow- ed to go home till he had prepared }us day's lesson. When the rest of the students had gouts away and there was none to watch them the master sltut..tlre boy up in a small rcomn and demanded all his 'orna- ments. On the latter's refusal the mas- ter gave him eeveral cuts with a tracting the attention of the Paris, blunt knife. As the knife was too France, police. Within the last ten bad to kill the boy and the boy also nae suffering from excruciating pain, be requested his teacher to kill hire by a e one lying in the MOTOR CRS RUINED. Acids Thrown Over Many Vehicles by Paris 'Toughs. A new form of crime is now at - days no fewer than twenty-seven motor cars -in nearly every case cars of expensive make and luxuri- ous upholstery -have been serious - school compound. No sooner said ly damaged by corrosive acids than the master agreed to 14 and .poured or thrown over them by un - went to Ming the stone. The Inas- known persons. ter had hardly lifted the stone when In every case the painting an 1 a black serpent rune up and coiled varnish has been ruined, the brass itself remind his arras. work deeply corroded, the loather The half dead buy, seeing that work injured and the tires eaten know, clear, you said this morning leis master olid not come back shout- away. The cases have all occurred that we ought to study astronomy ; eel and emiee passersby came there, in one district -that known as the and so I wont to the bookseller's Seeing the boy in this state, they Opera Quarter, in 111e very heart of Paris -and the corrosive liquid appears to have been thrown from a window or other elevated posi- tion on to the cars. The police have, however, found it impossible to lo- cate any particular street as the scene of the outrages. __ PUNISHED FOR HIS RASHNESS and bncight everything .I could on the subject," Ie was eche minutes before be spoke. My dear,„ he then said slowly, his voice, husky with emotion, "I never said we must study Astrono- my. taid we n est study econo- my,” nno-my,, • SHE GOT IT. Tt was ab dinner, and there had }seen chicken, of which the little daughter of the 1191150 had partak- en with groat freedom. "I want some More chicken," said Frances. "I think you have lead as much as is good 'for you, dear," replied I''rances' ma.mme. "You can't have more now; but hero is a wishbone informed the police, who reached there immediately. The unfortu- rode nrnstcr was atilt in that condi- tion, seeing the police, the ser- pent left his prisoner and the mas- ter was .arrested. STUDENT AS A LAMPLIGHTER. Many hardships endured by stu- dents attending university or col- lege in Scotland have been brought to light from Lime to time, says the Glasgow News, A student of An- derson's Medical College some years ago fulfilled the duties of lamplighter during his spare hours in a neighboring berg. He had no ether income than the few shillings. he received weekly for lighting, ox- tingnishing and cleaning the burg that you and mamma can pull. lamps, mai from this he paid his That will he fun I You pull one c•oilcge fees and kept himself fair - side and I'll pull the other, and ly. rovpcciahio On one occasion he witaover gets t.lt° lunger and can applied for an increase of wages hove her wfa11 com0. true, Why, Foal was called before the commit - baby, you've got it! What was your tee. ()ne of the bath" remarked wish, T''rannos1'' "I with for some more c:lticken," said Frances, promptly.. 51111 SC1)Ii1:D, Lord Houghton's sister was often annoyed ale her brother's indiscrim- inate hospitality, ".Do yon reinem- her, ' my dear," he nskecl her at dinner one day, "whether that fem- oris scoundrel X. was hanged or ace quitted l" "Ho muet have been hanged, or you would have had hint to dinner long ago," replied the lady. , GIU1AT RELIEF, Squilbob-How did you enjoy the mountain climbing? Squilligau---Siinply great, My wife was so otte of breath that she didn t stay word for taro utiles: that en able bodied, healthy look- iug young roan like the applicant light find some other Employment instead of 'isasting his time ns he was doing. The application for an ir:crcaeo was refused. Ono may ccuecivc the bailie's surprise at a subsequent mooting when the town Meek react n letter from the lamp- lighter tendering his resignation, as he had pawed his final examine - tem es n frilly qualified doctor. "No, sir,- (aid the stern parent, "1 cannotgive my conspire -.net least not now. lteiinro I will think of confiding miry daughter to emee care: you twist seeecied in doing some- thing." "()h. I've alone that. 1 sure sdrd in kissing her last night after slim ilio( ,tmsured the that I never anal+.! .unlit you had given your approval, The captain of a merchantman Was once filling up his crew for a long voyage when an Irish seaman came up. "Oi'd Mike to sail wid you, sots," he said. "All right, my man," replied the skipper. "Where have you sailed before?" "Australia, sore." "Well, you must bring me your character," The character was obtained, and as the Hibernian was presenting ib another sailor came tip, saying he wished to join. "What line were you en before?" "Cunard, sir." "What country?" "English," "All right. Go forward." Shortly after, as the two men were swilling the deck together in a heavy sea, the Englishman was swept overboard, bucket and all. Paddy finished his job, and then n<ac}e for the captain's cabin, "Come in," responded the corn mender to his rap, "What's up ,nowt" "You'll be remembering that Cnnarder chap ?" queried Pat, "Cet'tainly." "Ycz Lek ]tint without a charac- ter ?" "I did; Anything mules?" "1Te'e gone overboard wid ycr beeltei "' A woman gets more enjoyment out of a good cry than a malt dews cut of a hearty laugh. MRS. JONES'S ECONOMY. "Maria," said Mr. Jones, upon one of his worrying days, "it seems tc' me you might be more economi- cal, Now, there's my old clothes. Why can't you make them over for the children instead of giving them away 1" "Because they're worn out when you're done with them," answered Mrs. Jones. "It's no use making over things for the children that won't hold together • ,youcould onld not do it yourself, smart as you are." "Well," grumbled Jones, 'I wouldn't have closets full of things mildewing for want of weak, if I was a woman, that's all. A penny saved is a penny earned." That was in April. One warm day in May Mr. Jones went pranc- ing through tho closets, looking for something ho couldn't find, and burning things generally inside oub. "Maria," he screamed, "where is my grey alpaca dust -coat?" Made it over for Johnnyl" "Ahem ! Well, where's the brown linen one I bought last summer?" "Clothes -bag!' mumbled, Mics. Jones, who seemed to have a • diffi eulty .inher speech at that n:p anent. r Just made it into a nice, one." "Maria," asked rho astonished man in a subdued voice, "wonld you mind telling me what you have, Clone with my silk hat; you haven't made that over for the baby, have ^011.1" "Oh, no, dear, answered the wife, cheerfully; "I've used that for a hanging -basket. Ft is full of plants, and looks lovely," lifr. Jones never mentions the word economy, or suggests making over -he has had enough of A quaint writer enYs-"I have seen women so delicate that they ere afraid to ride for fear of the horses rennin • away, afraid to sail fair fear the boat should overset and afeititl to walk for fear tate dew night fail; but I never saw ono afraid to get married."