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The Brussels Post, 1909-5-6, Page 3L rally A'4'3"Oirrie itIv1 h Z LIKE TOWERS OF STRENGTH Undeveloped Poroes in Christians is Here Pointed Out. Speak to the children of Israel that they go forward,—Exodusxhv, 1G, When the command of this text was spoken by Moses to .the Israe- lites they were shut in completely: Ttighirzountains on either sato, be- fore them the groat deep sea, be- hind them an embittered, cruel, determined foe. Calmly Moses is bidden by God to speak into the children of• Israel that they go for- ward. 'You reznenlber how tkzat sea became a safe pathway to freedom And a fuller knowledge of a divine providence and grace, So God's forward call to -day to the unde- veloped forces within us, if obeyed in as fires: a faith,' will be crowned with as znarvelous results. In putting into service theseun- developed forces of Christian man- hood and womanhood, remember that the years of preparation or of slow progress .in attaining our ideals or of apparent bitter defeat and failure are not lost •to us. Much is auoomplished in these struggles of the soul which only, Gad and the individual really,;dver know. We may judge ourselves ere .only do- ing the little things, THE HIDDEN THINGS, yet if theeo be well clone like towers of strength, we will rise and be enabled to do greater things after- ward for God. Remember, too, that Cod's call for the undeveloped forces of Chris- tian manhood: and womanhood be- speaks the exalted purpose of real Life, viz:, to remuwo obstructions. The ignorant and the indolent may by standing in the way of God's plans and purposes for the betterment of humanity. But the office of a true man is to use all his accumulated knowledge in mak- ing the pathway of life pleasant, Poaooful u,nd prosperous, Even as. Jesus Himself sought to mak it ea. fur every span. We may use our knowledge upon the undeveloped tureen of zeatere and find profit therefrom; but when we have used our acquirements in benefiting the bodies and souls of our fellow beings, se that afterward they rise up anddoclaro we helped them, we have achieved the most exalted of all services. Three things will aid in going forward in spite of every difficulty. Stronger faith inthe word of our Master. To live troll is no easy task but to attempt to live without the sincerest faith in th•s living Christ, within ue coed above us, is to cur- tail life'ef its powers and to draw the curtain of destiny. Another in- spiration is more earnest convic- tion of personal duty. Christ speaks to us and asks for our a.ervice in behalfof a world. Levo for. Christ ,and for humanity is ANOTHER INSPIRATION. • • DISCOVERED ISY BLACKS, Dliauientl Mines Originally Leeutetl by Aborigines. It now transpires that the new diamond spines in German Bantle - West A£zioa were discovered in the fleet instance by natives, l+for some time past blacks at Capetown and olsewhare have been oecueioually found to be in possession of stones that could not have come either from Kimberley on the Transvaal, and it was shrewdly suspected that they obtained them from some un- known mine in German territory, The surmise turns out to be correct. It is a curlews fact that, unlike gold mines, nearly all the famous mines of precious stones have been originally located .by the aborigines of the countries in which they are ished, prese with a warm iron. Be - situated., l fore laundering soak over night in Tints the now world-famou salt water, wash with a white soap. Jagersfontein diamond fields were Do not boil. Starch and iron before accidentally stumbled upon by a entirely, dry. Kaffir who was following up the To Ronew•,Colored Borders. --I spoor of a wounded. Buffalo. His have some colored bordered lace story of the find was, not believed, curtains (they match the walls in wheroupo'n he went -there, again the rooms where they are used). and returned with a stone weighing They became faded from the sun. 1 over 200 carats, I took stencil paint to watch original About the year 1871, again, an- ' colors, and brushed and traced the other native prised up a big die- borders where faded, and find they mond while digging with a knife for look almost as nice as new. E. 0. tubers on the veldt near Bulfontein. I Mending Lace Onrtains,—Buy a He told everybody he met of his bolt of the braid the proper width find, and, the locality being easily and baste on by following the pat - The poor, the neglected, the sore accessible, there quickly sprang up tern,and sew' on by machine. Wash in heart, the helpless ought to find' a diggers' town, which was first and stretch and when dry cut out in us their truest friends, as woseek i christened "New hush," then the edges that were torn by stretch - for opportunity to overcome in the "Colesborg Kopje " and finally ing them, and your curtains will CURTAIN OHATS. Unbleached Muslin Curtains.•-- Pred,ty curtains. can be made of un- bleached muslin stenciled withoil paints. To eet the color, thin the paints with turpentine, vinegar, and lemon extracts in the following pro- portion: To three ounces of tur- pentine add twelve drops of vine- gar and four drupe of lemon ex- tract. When the curtains are fin - difficult places of lite, Such strung men and women God is continual- ly calling into His service and blese,- ing their obedience. Such, boo, the world appreciates and honors. The greatest one who ever trod this earth deplared of Himself, "I am among: you as one that serveth:" "I do always those things whim. please Him." When you and 1 have pleased God with our lives, when we have done what Ho would -have, the cause of its zefusal. us do we have emphasized the fact He found it in the.shape of a dia- , Kimberley, after the then Colonial look like new ones and last as long Secretary. ! again. Then, too, there was the case• ofI How to Starch Curtains.—If you the famous Bahia diamond' mines,. use flour in place of starch you will discovered by a native peon named be surprised to see how pretty it Felix Gonzales. Ile was tending makes curtains look, and they stay some sheep, when he noticed that clean and stiff longer than with one of them refused to graze. He :lump starch. caught it and examined its mouth, Curtains for Hall or Bathroom.— to try and discover, if possible, A pretty curtain for hall or bath- room window is made from a piece of common floor matting (e pretty design) the size of the window or door, as the case maybe. Tack one selvedge edge to the top of window or middle way, wborever you choose, and cut the lower edge off about one -ball inch. Cut the warp that weaves the matting, and un- ravel it the length of tbo window, leaving two threads of the wrap at the top to hold it in place. It hangs full, and any, one from the outside cannot see in, but the in- siders can see out. Just try it, STEP SAVERS. that the Christian life is only worth the living' when it is lived well. REV. ANDREW HAGEMAN. THE S. S. LESSON tINTliitNA'PIONAL LESSON, 8JA.Y 9. Lensson VI. Paul's !First Mission- ary Journey. Golden Text, Acts 13: 49. Introduetion.—The events we are to study aro an itlustration in ac- tual life of the parable of tho sower ---the good ground, the stony and thorny ground. They show what is constantly occurring whenever Christ is urged upon men, the sep- aration of the hearers luto accept- ers and rcjooters. What Paul met at Antioch in Piet/die he met every- where ho %vent on hie missionary journeys, and all niiseionaries, preachers, and Christian teachers have mot the same experience ever since. I. Paul's Opportunity. Vs. 13-10. Whatsignificant change shows Paul's prominence in the work? Hitherto (see Acts 13: 7, etc.) it disagreeable V and dangerous; (2) had been "Barnabas and Saul" Paul's way, following the truth at now .it is "Paul and Barnabas" (ve. 43, 46), or Paul and his com- pany, inohuding Parnabas, John Mark, and perhaps others. Paul's ability as a leader had been proved • at Cyprus, and was afterwards un - preaching, as he told the people of. Corinth (2 Cor. 2 : 16), was to some "e savor from life unto life," but to others "a savor from death unto death." What was the cause of the hos- tility that ' arose against Paul'? Envy (jealousy), when the Jews saw -the multitudes (of Gentiles). The Jewish leaders were angry (1) be- cause others and strangers did what they could not do themselves; (2) because they differed from Paul's teaching, and especially his application of the Messianic hopes a platform. An ode having been sugar, hold the sack shut with one founl. he bad "rounded up' 1 worm, to the condemned and crucified chanted, the procession enters the hand, and strike ib on the bottom a young otter, and was *kee in it at bay in a small clump of herb- DISCOURAGES GRANT. • age. It would have been easy to The Prime Minister, he regretted, kill it, but to got alive. was quite had given a discouraging answer to another spatter. the request for grants; that was a Taking his cap off, the farmer pity when so much illness had been rolled his hand up in it and caught disclosed in the schools. the otter by the peek, but had haid A proposal made by Mr. Hayes work holding en, as it -wriggled and Fisher that the Education Com - bit and scratched, making a great' ntittee should repot on the desire - fight for liberty. I bility of obtaining an amending act On getting home, the fanner put to give the council power to recover mond of exceptional size, which had become filed between the animal's two front teeth. Since then more that .50,000,000 worth of gems in question have been unearthed in the locality. BA.RY,11'AMING IN . CEYLON. Cingalese Children Take Name of Birthplace. The ceremony of naming a baby in Oeylon •is quite a picturesque and important affair. A richly draped Buddha and with vases containing doughnuts, put a few at a time in altar, adorned with the figure of To Sugar Doughnuts.—To sugar I habit of barking when Ire found a that the most recent figures showed flowers,isplaced in the centro of sheep in a hole, and v}?wring hui that there were 2,700 children now a sack with a cupful o£ powdered I bark the farmer' want down and in the schools suffering from ring - help, .000leed or uneooleef ; a layer of erackers crumbs, a layer of hard boiled eggs, slieed thin, and a layer of the gravy; repeat, and an top put a_ layer of oreaker crumbs and butter, Bake until a nice brown. SHIRTWAIST HELPS. Shirtwaist Bolts, --Don't cut a belt for a shirt waist on the length of the material because it will shrink, Out all belts on the arose of the goods. Dollar bands and wrist bands should also be eut on the erose of the goads. Don't work vertical buttonholes in the box plait or fly of asbirt waist. They will stretch as soon as there is the slightest strain on time waist and the buttons will rslip put easily, 'Work the buttonho.os crosswise. The only exception to this rule should be made when shirt seeds are used in- stead of buttons. .Ia that case the buttonholes on left side of waist should be vertieal and on the right side 'horizontal, Dress Shield Loops.— A better and more. convenient way- than. sewing or pinning dreee shields in a shirt waist is to make a buttonhole loop across the end of each shield and tie it into the waist with narrow tape that has been sewed to the binding of the armholes. FA'111IE3t CAUGHT OTTER. Managed to Take, it Alive and Sent it to Dee Laird. Towards the eastern shore of one of the many lochs that cut up the coast line of Argyllshire, and par- the schools is ringworm, which was that when an insane or feeble-mind- a11e1 to it, ran a chain of islands, ecemmon all over London," and ed alien arrives in the 'custody of a On one of diose islands (sans u kept the pupils affected from school .another person it is mandatory up - writer in the Scotsman.) there is a for months, and, in some eases, on the guardian to return abroad small colony of otters, and now and even for years. with his charge. The board of in then ono or two are satin on or near ] Twelve schools, taken at random quiry, therefore, ordered the de - them. Some years ago some friends in various parts of London had lost portation of father and son, and myself observed about a dozen 26,760 atendants from this cause in The Mayor of Scranton pleaded —old and young—swinuntiug to- twelve months. This number repro- in vain for permission that Mr, sether. The cubs tried to get seated an average annual loss of Jones should be allowed to come to ashore, but the old otters got be- 2,950 pupils—or a loss of grant Scranton for ttvo days to see his tweon thein and the land and kept amounting to £5,054 a year. daughter. "I pledge you the city there out till seeing us they all got NEW of Scranton said the alarmed and disappeared. I NEW METHOD SUCCESSFUL. �"mayor, Once as eve rowed a the loch we; One 'encouraging feature was the "that I will return him in person. P g g His slaughter is married to one of saw a shepherd startling among the ` su°cess of the new method of treat- the best men in Swanton." rocks on one of the larger islands, inent-by means of the Rontgen last day a deputation from We wore a good distance from him, rays, which was found to be e1%c- Scranton arrived, among whom was and did not see what he was look -1 flys in all ordinary cases. the old titan's son-in-law, But the ing at, but a few days aftersvarda This treatment (an exposure to Commissioner of Immigration here he told us he was watching three et- � alto rays lasting from an hour to an shook his head. The son at least tors that bad come ashore and were hour and a half, and casting £rem must remain at Luis Island, he playing below him when he passed.' 5s. to 7s. Id. a head) proved suffi- said • the father might go to Soren - Dub autumn a farmer looking dont to deal with Dee cases and re -ton to bo back in time to sail by after his sheep . on one of the he duce the period of absence from the Oceanic that day. lards sent a dog down among the school to about four months. Tho visitors pledged their word rocks to see that no sheep had goti In asking the council to adopt that they would have him back in into trouble there. `Phe dog had a'the report, Mr. Cyril Jackson said time, SIHORT- SIG 1TED PUPILS 00,000 WITH DEFECTIVE VIS ION IN LONDON, Startling. Report to the Connell -- Seheet Children Also Need Dentists, Ie is ooznputecl that about 00,000 children in the London, `England,. schools ,suffer from defective vis- ion. This was only one pi the many startling statements contained in a report of the Education Oomniit- tee, presented to the London Coun- ty Council recently, The report was the work of a sub -committee appointed to inquire into the ail- ments of children. Of the cases of defective vision the hospitals could only deal with a small portion, and the number• of eases involved to serious strain on theist. In addition, it was stated, the bulk of the children affected did not apparently obtain advice. The teeth of the London school children are also in au extremely unsatisfactory state. An examination hoe been made of the children at the Michael Fara- day School, 'Walworth, and at the open air sohoel at Bestall Woods, which disclosed the fact that at least 00 per cent of them urgently needed dental treatment, and other examinations gave eimilar results. 26,760 LOST ATTENDANCES. Another disease eery prevalent in GROSSED OCEAN IN VAIN WELSHMAN TURNED I1L03[ AT'` NEW YOBL A1ltIteeitfe$ Refused hire Right tp Eater With Weul.aAlfuded Sen. America's immigration laws aro the strictest in the world, stud sometimes this striotnese, neoes- nary though it may be, is respon- sible for pathetic incidents. One seen was r•eoortded recently. Thomas Jones, an eminently re- spectable Wolsliman, of independ- ent means,. and his ''20 -year-old son George, have endured great hard- ship and deportation because the latter is alleged bet the New York immigration authorities to be an imbecile, The father traveled 3,500 miles to sae, for the last time, his daugh- ter, who is married to one of the most respectable -citizens of Scran- ton, Penn. Mr. Jones, sr., fs aged, and his great wish was to see his little grandchildren at Scranton before he died, father and son ar- rived at New York on March 7 on board the White Star liner Celtic, ORDERED DEPORTED. 'SVhen the immigration officers saw the son they decided that both must go to Ellis 'island under the Alien Act, and there remain in custody pending an official (decis- ion. The American law provides Jesus; (3) because they themselves room. At the head are two quickly with th4:other hand,: and felt eon -detailed by such warnings Buddhist priests, in yellow robes this will make them look like ;new- er those in vs. 40, 41; (4) because, embroidered, with gold. Behind the balls. though they would be pleased if the priests a boy follows, carrying and I Grating Cheese.—When grating Gentiles would become Jewish pro- disporting themselves, These under, oheese.or anything similar by laying relytesby conformity to circumass- a loose canopy the mother walks, ( the grater fiat down on a piece of ion and ether requirements, they clad in a rose-colored skirt, with a t white paper the particles clo not fly objected strenuously to their ad - loose white robe over her shoulders. about as when it is held upright. refasten on easier terms, such as She "is accompanied by her sister- The articles are all confined under .Paul proposed. i p V. What is My Attitude Toward in-law, "who carries the baby, all in ,the grater and aro so easily pour- V. This question is of funda- white, and another C nga ere w ed from the paper. mental ilnportanee. The lesson i1- man. Devil -dancers, stick -dancers Crackers Always Ready.—Buy a i the otter intor s box, to hire Inuit the cost of treatment for their hnstrates four ways of ansti<;ering and other performers bring up the box of crackers, cover box with 1 by sp ria` m son nus toget a live childrenf to payom eA-as, ts who afte were so hi it; (1) John Mark a way, following rear, chanting ane disporting them- dark green crape paper, and keep }rho w s e y position the truth while the road is easy, selves. These squat in two diverg- box on back of stove. You will otter' and was de ighted with it. -discussion, adjourned until the but it when it becomes ing lines near the altar, in front of always (ata moment's notice) have' The inessengcr hoped to have some week following. which the mother sits upon'a stool, crisp, warm crackers, When box is I Quiet enjoyment when the keeper `meq, the other two women sitting upon empty, buy crackers in bulk and took it out, but that keeper knew cushions before the altar, while the 11 u b x. Neter servo cracicera something about otters, and ar-ABOLISH HISSING OF BOOK. Beats recite an ode. The head fill they ,are crispand warm. ranged itself Loom so that the otter p Y event itself £ram the box to its raw Bili Provides For Simpler priest now advances to the front of To Olean Mushrooms.—Instead all hazards, eagerly a.nel joyously, wherever it leads ; (3) the way of the Antioch Jewish leaders, oppos- ing the truth when it offends their pride and self-esteem and preju- dices; (4) the wavy of the Gentile questioned. converts, accepting the truth read - Illustration. Thus when Pizarro i1y and humbly, and publishing it abroad. set forth on his second expedition to Peru, the governor, Pcdrarias, in spite against the great discover- er, named Almagro as his equal in command; but events speedily proved who was the real ouinman- dor-in-chiof. II. Paul's Testinzony,--Vs. 17-30. This ad'clrees of Paul's is one of the longest and most important record- ed specimens of apostolic preach- ing. See Deductive Study 3. What' we have is doubtless a condense, - tion of the full address. What was the subject of the sea- men? Jesus Is the Promise -d PIes- aiah. What was its text? V. 10 of Psa. 10, "which was probably the Scriptural lesson of the day. 'Quoted in v. 35. Be also quoted I'sa, 2; '1 in v. 33; Isar. 55:3 in v, 1; and Hab. 1: 5 in v. 41. It was a Scriptural discourse. What was the course of its argu- meat? He began as the martyr Stephen had begun, in that speech Duet was imprinted on Paul's itnem cry. III. Receiving the Truth. --Vs. 42-44. What impression was made by Paul's sermon? "After the ser- mon the preacher might be ques- tionei and a discussion follow. But it is ovidcnt from the revised text, which is . quite certain, that the apostlesdid not stay for. this. Paul, we remember, was suffering from an iuflr•mity, the sermon must have been it great effort, anti 'they went out' (v; 42) of the synagogue at once.'? But oven as they were passing through ;the crowd, the phrase, .`1 wall -read mast?" •congregation besought that these, of the p The usual silence, when, after a short while, Stith MeCleff raises his hand. • Teacher—"Well, McGurn what is the meaning?'r. Stub "A healthy Indian." • NEAR DELICACIES. The mother of a delicate Lan- cashire girl, who seemed to bo suffering from loss of appetite and general debility, called' 1n a physi- cian, who, to tempt the patient to eat, prescribed a low oysters and a little champagne. "Where do you suppose I'll get money to pay for luxuries like oysters and champagne?" demand- ed the mother. Tho doctor shrugged his should- ers, knowing that many of the Lan- cashire miners earn good wages, and often spend a fair amount of of them. "In an extreme ease like this," he suggested, "it would not beex- travagance." Some days later he mot the mother, and made inquiries for the girl. "I hope she is better," said he. "Well, she isn't" replied the. another. "She's lots worse.'' "Worse?" repeated the doctor, in surprise. "I thought she would begin to pick up. Did you give her what 1 prescribed 7" "Nell, not exactly," said the mother:, "but I give 'er the nearest the likes of us could afford. I give 'er cookies and ginger beer. 7, THE MEANING OBVIOUS, Teacher—"What is the meaning words might bo preached to thein the next sabbath. IV, Rejecting the Truth, ---Vs, 45-52, But Antioch, it seems, had bad -ground hearers as well me good -ground. hearers, . haul's the altar, and proceeds to sprinkle 01 paring with a knife soak for half rose -leaves upon the mother and an hour in cold water, then take child. Then follows an invocation: a stiff hand brush and brush off "Buddha wishes the child health, tops and you will be surprised at the wealth and prosperity; trusting that result. • In this way there is no she (or he) will have no enemies, waste and it is done in half the but have good fortune, and bo a time. comfort to hor (or his) parents to a great age." The child is then named after the town in which it was born. Rose -leaves are again sprinkled over tae child, and tho mother receives from the priest a scroll. Then, bowing three times, the mother resumes her seat, and the whole company seat themselves to watch the performance of the dancers. FOURTH DAY IN WEEK. Considered Unlucky by the Ro- mans and Jews. Among the Jews the fourth day of the week was considered an un- lucky day for maidens to wed,and the fifth for widows, The Romans also believed that curtain days aero unfavorable for the performance of the marriage rite, those being the Nones and Isles of each month, also February and May, and many of their festival days. June was considered the most propitious month for matrimony, while May was to be specially avoided, as it was supposed to be under the in- fluence of spirits inimical to happy households, • This superstition pre- vailed for centuries in Italy, and also is even now prevalent in scene parts of England, and marriages in May are prohibited in China. Use Newspaper for Kindling,— Get indling—Get some lump resin, pound it in a bag fine, sprinkle a little on a news- paper, twist the paper in stove lengths, Use the same as you would any kind of wood to start a fire. TESTED RECIPES. Chile Con Carne.—Pick over and wash two cups real kidney beans. Soak over night and etok in same water until thoroughly done. In the meantime boil a large soup bone of beef until the meat is tender, than remove the neat from the bone and chop fine. Return the chopped moat to the soup in which it was boiled and add the beans, two medium size onions, out up fine, onepint tomatoes, and two red poppers. Season with salt and boil for an hour, Servo .hot with crackers. Walnut Macaroon,—One and one- half cup of sugar, one-third cup of butter, three eggs, three cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda dis- solved in water, one teaspoonful of cloves, ono teaspoonful of cinna- mon, one cup of English walnuts, one cup of chopped dates, Do not roll the mixture as in ordinary cookies but drop into a greased pau with a teaspoon. Thera' ' one time a prejudice To Improve Mashed Potatoes.—, was Mash potatoes well and when add against marrying on Innocents ing seasoning put in a pinch of hak• Day, the twentieth-eigth day of ing powder, Stir and whip well 17oeember, said to cnntmemo.rato The potatoes will be improved 100 Herotl's massaore of children,' Ilei. cent, ,8 Escalloped Ham,—Make a rich The dolphin is the fastest swim- mills gravy, season with salt, nrer. Its shoed varies from thirty pepper, and butter; put henna hit - t() forty miles an hour. . ing dish a largo ground smoked new house. DANDELIONS AND MILK. Will Investigate to Find if They increase Yield of ii lk. Oaths Bill, which passed through A Belgian investigator has been committee of the British House of looking into the curen:ness or in- Commons recently, becomes law. correctness of the :o:i:e1h:tt pope- It prescribes that the witness lar belief among farmers that dan- unless he object or lack an arm to delions inereas•o the yield of milk, hold up) shall take the oath thus: and that in consequence they are "The officer administering the rather desirable forego than other- oath shall address the person tak- wise. He claims teat this belief ing the oath in the following form: is incorrect, and is fou .dad wholly You, A. B., swear by Almighty on the false analogy suggested by God, that,' and then proceed with the milky juice of the dandelion. the words of the oath prescribed Furthermore, he asserts that dan- ; by law, omitting any words of im- delions in large numbers have a precation or calling to witness ; and deleterious effect on the quality of the person taking the oath shall, butber, and is one among the causes with uplifted hand, say, .I do.' which make it difficult to get butter Thus apparently witnesses will of a fine flavor and good keeping have to ask to kiss the Book before qualities in spring and early sunt- that alternative is even suggested to neer. Hay which has large quanti- them. ties of dandelions in it has a simi- lar effect, he says, and he advises farmers• to weed their pastures whenever it is practicable to do so, _ ___._..--v_. Form of Oath. Even simpler than tho Scottish witness' oath, repeated with up- lifted hand after the judge, will be the declaration of witnesses after October 1, if Mr, Beaneden's WIND POWER. MOST FA'1':1L MALADY. {rt Boston, in 1905, Pneumonia Claimed 3.000 Victims Lecturing at tho Harvard Medical school, Dr. Elliott P. Juslin dealer - The attention of English farmers ed that pneumonia was the most is called by Me. T. E. feats to cfatal malady in Boston in 1008, advantages of power fromthe wind claiming 5;000 victims, hears: ciis- for a large variety of purposes case ranking second in this regard where fuel -fed engines are nosy and the "white used, wind cost, nothing after the plague" conning motor has spec been set up,and third. Pneumonia affects all ages, and about 25 per cent, of the eases Mr. Yeats believes that 81110° a 1 strong breeze is seldom absent on result family. It is not usually the English coasts, wind maters contracted front a cold, as is goner. meld be employed for lighthouses, elle" supposed, seal Dr, Juslin, hilt anti perhaps for lighting coast drtelupil from bad physical or by - towns. Even in the interior, he gienir conditions and front expus- thinku, a modern wind motor can ul•e. 11 is contagious in that one be depended up in to work s hours may daub it by breathing ie the out of the itn, tin farms there e.re atmosphere where thele is a pnrnn.. many t.hiege which can wait for mania palitut ie the eicieity: the n•ied, and ehen it comae be; -_ evenotnicnily dea.e• rcen while the! Avid many it man who looks else farmer sleeps, 1,r turns his erten-1 anti 911 9 nothing is unable to make ti. n to something else, good. REFUSED TO PART. Suddenly the elder Jones arose, and turning to the delegation from his daughter's home, said: "Gen- tlemen, I thank you from the bot- tom of my heart. I dreamed for years of meeting with my daughter and her children, but I cannot do at under such conditions. This poor boy hero has no mother. God. knows he needs one, if ever a man did. Since his mother died we never parted; we must not be parted now, nut even for her out• there, poor little kiddie," So the delegation mournfully re- turned to Scranton, and next day camp word that the daughter and her two children were coming on to Ellis Island, but on Tuesday night another message arrived say- ing that the mother was too ill to make the trip, and the old man sailed on the Oceania with the knowledge that never again would he beholil the daughter he had traveled so far to see. HALLEY'S COMET. The expected return of the great comet of Halley, which was last seen at perihelion in 1835, continues to excite much attention rimong astronomers, Messrs. Cowell and Crozpmelin, the English computers, • have recently revi>ed their calcula- tions of the period of perihelion passage, which they now fix at April 13, 1910. It may occur e clay or two later. Some bewilderment has been caused by a calculation. published anonymously in the Astronomische Nachrielzten, tvbich fixes June 18th for the perihelion passago. Mr. Crommelin remarks that this is disquieting, since even in the discussions of the apparitions of the comet 1,000 years ago a dif- ference of more than a month be- tween the onmpnted and the obe served Litres of perihelion has sel- dom been found. 3 • THE WONDERFUL DEAD SEA. The Dead Sea, whose prestigo as a natural wonder has always been heightened by its association with. the ,story of Sodom end Gomorrah, is to be ecieutifically explored by an expedition under the auspices of Yale University. ikli•. Ellsworth Huntington of the geological de- partment, e- ,a •tment accom lamed by an as - indent, ] szstant, has already sailed for this pnrpuse. In a folding Boat they will explore the shores of the sirange lake, which lies 1,300 feet below sea -level, and their princi- pal uhjedt will be to determine whether any of the shore linen eta cord expansions of its arca within historic Caries. The explevetimm is • rft, rward to be extended to the S}rien desert; and palst,ine, with • particular reference to changes of climate,.