HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1909-7-1, Page 2RESPONSIBILITY OF. LIVING -
Good to Know That Men, May Be Better
for Our Having Lived.
For none of us liveth to himeelf,
and no men dieth to himse11.-1-10-
mans xiv.7.
N.01)0C17 is independent, All
human lives are inseparably joined.
Things we said yesterday will be
mailed with pleasure or pain by
somebody twenty years from now.
What we 'did last week will -make
somebody better or worse when our
hodies have turned to dust,
Life is rather solemn businesa
Nobody le so insignificant as to be
without influence, Most of us would
be filled with horror if we could
reed the record of our lives and see
how a word we spoke carelessly
started some one on the way to
ruin. And it would fill us 'with a
bliss that is like heaven itself if
we oould see that there are persons
'who date all the good there is iu
their lives to some kindly deed of
ours done
SIMPLY FROM IMPULSE.
However much we may wish at
times that we could do as we please
Without our deeds affecting the
lives of others, yet a moment's
thought will make us glad that hu-
man lives are thus bonded together.
There is dignity in life when we feel
that a hundred years from now men
may be better for our having lived.
And, on the other bancl, there is
responsibility in living, since after
ee are gone men may be worse for
our misdeeds. It doubtless would
le more pleasing if our goodness
might blew: other!: without our bad-
ness nursing them, But you can-
not have one; side without the other
any more than you eau have light
without shadow, ff it is right that
men should be able to help ane me -
other, it must be right, because it
is a part of the same Arrangement
that they should be able to hurt
one another.
Sometimes we intentionally in-
fluence people as when we argue
with a, man to bring him to our
views, but perhaps the mightiest
influence is
EXERTED UNOONSCIOUSLY.
As the iceberg chills the air for
miles around it or as the honey-
suckle makes the air about it heavy
with fragrance, so men radiate
helpful or hurtful influences, Our
charaoter, whatever it may be, is
contagious.
It was said by a man who was
dying: "Oh, that nis, influence
might be gathered up and buried
with me." That cannot be, how-
ever much we wish it. Our influ-
ence goes on blessing or blasting
people forever. Of another man
It was said: His presence always
made men better." What a fine
thing that is—to have such a cher-
acter that when you meet people
lou make them wish to be nobler,
purer, truer.
FRANK M. GOODCHILD.
THE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONA_L LESSON,
JULY 4.
Lesson I. Paul's Second Mission-
ary journey. Golden Text,
Acts 16: 0.
I. Planning for the Second Mis-
sionary (Jampaign.—Acts 15: 36-39.
The lesson fOT to -day connects with
the eighth lesson of our last quarter,
which describes the epoch making
gathering at Jerusalem to settle
the disputed questions concerning
the reception of the Gentiles into
the church with the Jews,
For some time after that Paul
and Barnabas, the returned mis-
sionaries, preached the word of the
Lord in the home enurch at Antioch
which had sent them forth.
But the missionary spirit burned
within them and Paul proposed
to Barnabas that they return to
their mission field which needed
therm more than the home city
where were many preachers and
teachers.
He should visit his spiritual chil-
dren to see how they were growing
in grace. Be would look at the
tender vines in the vineyard he had
planted to see what further care
was required. These churches,so
far separated from others, having
received but a small portion of the
truths of the gospel, exposed to
temptations to errors, and to
dangers, had no small need of
apostolic care and training.
Barnabas was quite willing to
go.
Then arose a practical question
between them, They needed some-
one to go with them as an assistant
in many ways.
Barnabas wanted to take with
them his young cousin John Mark,
who had started with them on
their first tour, but on reaching
the coast of Asia Minor where their
main work was to be done, for some
reason left the missionaries, and re-
turned home. How much Mese dangers
of a wild almost unknown country,
how much the malarial sickness on
the coast which may have attacked
and weakened the young man, had
to do with his return we do not
knovs.
Burnishes had good reasons for
wanting to take bis cousin with
him, The young man wanted to
go. Doubtless he was sorry that he
left the missionary company three
or four years before, especially
when at Jerusalem he heard the
glowing imeennts of their success,
and was fired with new missionary
zeal, Ile wanted to redeem his
character and life. Barnabas real-
ized the possibilities in John
Mark. He loved him. He believed
in him. He waited to give the
young man another chance, and
not mar his whole weer because
of one youthful mistake. And the
future proved that Barnabas was
right in his judgment. Paul him-
self in later years found that Mark
had developed into a man of great
heart, self -forgetful and courage-
ous, whom he could love and trust
and respect. In his two irePriSOn-
Te Se tS St, Paul mentions Mark in
terms of high approval (Col. 4 10,
11; Philemon 24; e Tine 4: 11).
Paul on the other band was will-
ing to take the risk of having as
his assistant a young num who bad
failed him in one of the great crises
of hie life; and had not yet proved
hlmself able to undertake such a
dangerous journey, as was now be-
fore them from which he had re-
coiled three or four years before.
Paul was apparently in not very
firm health, and it was absolutely
necessary to have a perfectly re-
liable helper.
Both Barnabas and Paul were
right, and therefore each one stood
steadfastly by his own judgment.
There was only one solution of
the trouble, and that was to part
as friends, and make two mission-
ary companies instead of one.
ee. New week in Old Fields.—
Acts 15: 40; 18: 1-10. Barnabas and
Mark went to Cyprus where the
family of Barnabas belonged (Acts
4: 36), and where'he went with Paul
on the first missionary journey
(Acts 13: 4-12). Barnabas is not
mentioned again in the Acts, for he
did not come again within the plan
of that history; but "the choir in-
visible" on earth is heard in heaven
and the records of the faithful are
written in the Book of Life. Mark
is mentioned again through his
connection with Paul.
The Companions of Paul. Paul
chose Silas as his companion in
the place of Barnabas. Silas (a
contraction of the Silvanns of the
Epistles) was one of the leaders of
the mother church at Jerusalem.
He came to Antioch with Paul as
their delegate after the great con-
ference (Acts 15: 22). Like Paul,
he was a Roman citizen (Rendall),
and was in thorough sympathy with
him.
III. The Beginnings of Chris-
tianity in Europe.—Vs. 11-15. The
four missionaries immediately sail
from Trona in a straight course, 60
miles to the island of Samothracia,
the first day. The next day they
sailed 75 miles to Neapolis (New
City, Naplea), the seaport of
Philippi. Everything was favor-
able, for they made in two or three
days a journey which took Paul at
another time five days (Acts 20: 8).
Thence ten miles, by land or by the
river, to Philippi.
Philippi- was named after Xing
Philip of Macedon. It is 'called
(v. 12) the chief city of that part of
Macedonia, the first in rank, and
a colony, that is a Roman colony,
under the emperor, and not the
senate.
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GREEN AND BLACK TEA.
Copper Plates Piay No Part in
Making Green Tea.
Much misapprehension exists as
to the division of tea into the two
great classes, green and black.
Some wipe ones insist that green
tea is dried on copper plates and
thus gets its color and name. This
they allege as a reason for refusing
green tea as unwholesome.
In reality, green tea is meek from
the same leaves as the black, al-
though some varieties are hest for
each of these respective kinds. In
green tea, the leaves are quickly
brought in and pieced in a double
boiler and allowed to remain sur-
rounded by boiling water Inc eight
or nine minutes, the cover being
frequently removed and the leaves
stirred. This process makes the
leaves soft and ready Inc rolling.
Black tea is withered for from
twelve to twenty-four hours and
allowed to ferment from three to
six hours„ when oxidization takes
place, which makes it black.
Both time, after rolling, are, plac-
ed ali once in a pan in an °veil and
stirred until they aro dry tied brit-
tle to the teneli and a eliela. tea
odor is perceptible,
CHEAP LABOR IN INDIA.
Couditious In Jute Mills and Mode
of Llylug of Werkers.
Writing from Calcutta of the jute
inaktary, Consul -General Michael
says of the wages and meek of liv-
ing of the mill workers;
• "I visited the modern Ifinnisom
mill, which has a capital of 61,000,-
000, and the West machinery gado
in England. Ib has 060 looms and
reduces 18,000 tons of baga and
essian cloth in fifty weeks, This
mill employes 4,000 men, women
and children.
"The wages paid to men in the
mills range from $2 to $3 a month,
workmen from 61.50 to $2, and
boys and girls from $1 to $1.75.
These people subsist principally on
rice and vegetables made up in the'
form of curry, width is a peppery
and sweetish mixture of rice and
vegetables, with now and then
chicken, duck or goat meat.
"They all chew betel nut con-
stantly as a stimulant. They eat
two meals a day, as a rule, one be-
fore beginning work, and one after
the clay's 'work is done. The men
and boys wear breech -clouts or
dhooties, and the women and girls
saris, which consists of forty yards
of thin muslin wrapped in a pecul-
iar way about the loins and should
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OTS
"The people of a mill, or several
mills if the mills are nearly locat-
ed together, occupy a village, which
is made up of huts made of mud,
bricks and palm leaves woven into
sheets and tacked on bamboo poles.
All are thatched with a long, tough
grass, used throughout India far
covering huts and bungalows, and
-which makes a tight, cool and dur-
able roof. The floor is made of
clay, tamped down hard, which
makes a very good floor. On this
floor is spread in places matting
made of bamboo grass. On this
matting many of the natives throw
down a cotton blanket or possibly
a thin mattress, for beds. Some
have a rude bed made of four
posts, 16 inches high, with cross-
head and sidepieces, pinned togeth-
er and then crisscrossed with bed
cords. There may be a few rude
benches', but little or no other furni-
ture is to be seen in the huts. The
natives eat on the floor, squatted
around a pot or pan containing the
food. The men and boys eat first
and the women and girls afterward,
taking what is left. No knives,
spoons or forks are used in eating,
the fingers answering all purposes.
Each Indian is ambitious to own a
brass jug or pot, and these brasses
are handed down as heirlooms and
are held as almost sacred in passes-
sions. They are kept bright by
scouring them with mud and water.
After a meal the brasses that heve
been used in any way are taken out
in the street, where the women or
men, as the case may be, squat on
the ground and rub them with the
dust and water.
MR. JURGLETON'S DISCOVERY
No Man in a Stovepipe Rat Ever
Seen Carrying a Baby.
"Did you ever," said Mr. Jurgle-
ton, "see a man in a silk hat car-
rying an infant child Never, I
venture 'to say. _
"You do see plenty of fathers,
young fathers raostly, carrying
their babies and very willing to car-
ry them, indeed proud of their off-
flotne
ealsislefelielefeteasterte$4,440.
SEASONABLE RECIPES,
Rhubarb Shorteake,—Make the
dough es for strawberry ehortcake.
Cook rhubarb slowly, using no
water, until done. Flavor with le-
enon or nutmeg and sweeten to -
taste. Split cake lengthwise and
ankh es with etreeevberriem
Strawberry jelly and Butter.
Cap and wash two quarts of
strawberries. Cut up three large
stalk:: of rhubarb into small pie,oes.
Place in granite or poroelain veal
with one pint cold water. Place
on fire. When cooked pour in sieve
to drain. Measure juice and plies
over fire, To each pint of juice add
one pine of sugar. Put sugar in
jar and place in oven to heat. Stir
often to prevent burning. When
hot, add suga,r to boiling juice and
cook rapidly until 'clone. Test by
dropping some in cold saucer. Put
in glasses and cover. Butter—Mix
strawberries and rhubarb from
which jelly was made and rub
through sieve. To each pint of
fruit add one pint sugar. Place
over fire, cook until thick. Stir
oonstantly to prevent burning. Put
up the MAW as the yelly.
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PM POINTERS.
Hoev to Make Pie Crust.—One-
half cupful of melted shortening
(butter, beef drippings, or lard,
or a mixture of any two, ei all),
One-quarter cupful of cold water,
one heaping cupful of flour, a little'
salt. Method Into a bowl put first
the shortening. Next the e,ater,
and with a spoon stir into this the
flour and salt. When mixed (wide':
only takes a minute or two) set in
refrigerator to cool. When hard
enough roll. This is enough Inc
both upper and lower crust for a
large pie. Before putting into the
oven brush top of the pia with milk.
This will make it a nice brown
color.
When. Making Sour Pies.—When
making sour pies such as rhubarb
and cranberry, it is well to add a
cupful of raisins that have been
previously soaked in water. They
will take away that tart flavor be-
sides absorbing the superfluous
juices.
To Bake Pia Orusa—When mak-
ing a pie that requires the crust to
be baked before putting the filling
in it, turn the pie pan upside down
and place the dough over the pan
and bake in this manner. This
prevents the cruse from shrinking
so that when it is removed and
placed inside the pan with the fill-
ing the pie will prove to be more
satisfactory when out,
"Never Fail" Pie Crust,—Two
tablespoonfuls of lard, four table-
spoonfuls of water, eight table-
spoonfuls of flour, a pinch of salt.
Quantities are easily remembered
by "tevo times four eqiial eight."
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FLOOR COVERING.
Rugs that curl on edges can be
made to lie flat by dampening curled
edge and pressing with hot iron.
When Beating Rugs.—When beat -
spring but you never see such al ing rugs it is an excellent plan to
father in a, tall hat. They may wear tie a handkerchief over the nose
forty-'leven other kinds of hats — and mouth. This prevents the in -
derbies, soft hats, straw hats, or haling of the dust.
as many kinds of caps; but no fa-
ther carrying any infant ever wears
a silk hat.
"Of course there can't be any
fashion decree about this. Re-
fraining from wearing a silk hat
on such occasions must be duo just
to' instinctive common sense; the
baby is an exertmely informal
thing, liable to scream or cry or
wriggle or squirm at any minute,
Olesoing Carpet on Floor.—Take
cornmeal, saturate thoroughly with
gasoline, sprinkle quite heavily
over carpet, and scrub with a broom.
It will rm
eove: all dirt and dust,
making the carpet look like new.
Care, however, must be taken as to
lighting matches and windows
should be opened to air the rooms.
Buying Carpet, for Stairs.—Al-
ways buy an extra yard of stair
to bear itself in many ways in a
manner quite incompatible with . carpet. It can be shifted up or
clown a little every time it is taken
high hat dignity; and even young up,
fathers seem to know this, and so Otheso that it wears evenly.
they leave their stovepipe tiles on rwise the part over the treads
the shelf at home when they go out will be worn completely through,
wwhile the uprights are as good as
ith the baby. They seem to know
what is•fitting instinctively, t Ilew. The surplus can be folded
'311- under at the top or bottom. just
you never see a man in a stovepipe
hat carrying a, baby." try it; you will he delighted to find
your carpet wear twice as long and
will not begin to look much worn
till it is about gone, as it is all used
alike.
To Clean Matting,—Do at forget
that matting must never be washed
with soapy water, A strong solu-
Mon of salt water cleans matting
and makes it look like new. In lay-
ing matting plum ono or two thick-
nesses of old newspaper under-
neath it, for matting always lets
dust and dirt through it like a sieve,
and when it has to be taken up the
pieces of dusb covered paper can he
carefully lifted "and burned. 'Widths
of matting timed together with a
loose titch, using carpet thread,
make the floor ,covering look neater
arid wear better than when staples
are used to faeten it 'sleeve,
ABOUT LI1sIEN.
SNAKES ATTRACTED BY NOISE
Snakes are found to be attracted
by certain noises. For instance, the
whirr of the mowing machine, in-
stead of frightening these reptiles
as might be supposed, seems to both
allure and enrage them, and they
almost in eriably cleat towards it,
rearing themselves in front of the
machine, a deed which, of course,
ends in their destruction. In six
months as many as 120 cobras alone
have been found thus killed on one
grass farm in India.
A young doctor who had lately
started practice in a, country town
hit upon a capital plan for dvcrbis-
ing Ile went to 'church
regularly, but in the middle of the
service someone came in and called
him out. This happened three
times, hut on the third nocasion the
minister gob even with him. Ho
stepped the service and eaid : "1
see LW someone is in groat dan-
ger, sines' Dr, Bolus has been called
In see him, Before. Dr. Bolus quite
the building, let us unite in prayer
n behalf of his unfortunate pali-
en '
When buying material for a white
linen suit it will be found more
ceonomacal to get the two yard
wide linen sheeting, as it costs less
and cuts to splendid ailseintage,
Always buy iinen handkerchiefs
and towels and you can keep them
a good color more 'coeily than if
cotton ones: are bought.
Fax a laundry bag buy one and
a half yards of wide bleached linen
toweling, double it, overcast the
edges, and put a, stout teen' draws
string at the top. This bag 000 be
laundried often and so kept sweet
and oleen. The word "laundry"
written cm oue eke and outlined in
white would add to the ;appearance.
If a piece of heavy linen, out
large enough to eover the top of
the dining table and emend two
inches over at eaoh edge, is neatly
hemmed and placed ever the large
cloth a part of each week the table
van be kept neater with loss laun-
dry work, and the largo table cloth
will not wear out at -the 'edges so
"iltHa yard of yard )vide natural
colored linen will make a goo' and
durable cushion cover for seamier
use. Chili the Ibsen in two and em-
broider the top in a dull blue, us-
ing any pattern desired (large initi-
al: are pretty),Lnd finish the edge
with a blue and 'thee colored cord,
KITCHEN TIME SAVERS.
Dissolve copperes in your drain
pipes often to elean out slime and
greaseolemand to thoroughly disinfect
Five cents' worth of Chinese blue
dissolved in one quart of water
makes excellent bluing and will
last a family a year,
Pour sa
uce around fish and pud-
dings, not over them.
A spoonful of vinegar in kettle
of hot lard will prevent doughnuts
from absorbing fat.
Pineapple juice or grated pinb-
oapuple added to lemonade is delici-
s.
One teitspooli sweet cream in
frosting prevents crumbling -when
cut.
THE DEADLY CROQUET.
Innocent Forms of Sport are Un-
known in Russia.
It seams strange that in a coun-
try so cold as northern Russia the
spirit of sport should not be more
developed. The tropics, ..even, adopt
football, baseball and other ath-
letic games, but the land of the
white bear seems to hibernate un-
der its covering of Inc and snow.
An article in Charnbers's Journal
speaks of this fact and tells of the
suspicion aroused, a number of
years ago, by the introduction of an
innocent form of diversion.
Unfortunately, the Russian
schoolboy has not the faintest know-
ledge of the practise, even of the
existenee, of football, cricket,
feurs, golf, hoCkey, and so forth.
Most of his time is loafed away. He
skates a little in the winter if he
lives near the ice, but he will not
go far for it. In summer he walks
up and down the village etreet,
plays oup and ball in the garden,
fishes a. little, and lazies away bis
time without exertion. Lawn -ten-
nis is slightly attempted, but not
really liked.
Many years ago, when I was a
schoolboy, I arrived from England
to spend a aummer in Russia, I
brought with rae e box of croquet,
a game at the time unknown by
the Russians.
When the box was opened at the
custom -house, the authorities re-
treated in horror at its awe-inspir-
ing contents. Bombs, mysterious
weapons! It was an awful box.
I drew forth one of the bombs
and placed it on the floor, to the
accompaniment of cries of conster-
nation and terror. I took one ol
the mallets, and to the inexpres-
sible alarm of all, I began a little
exhibition of the genie. As 1could
not use the hoops on the floor, the
,custom -house officials grimly sus-
peHeted them to be boomerangs of
novel description.
The box was seized and examin-
ed. I got the croquet set after a
while, but it bore marks of severe
testing,
GOOD AS CONDUCTOR.
Some Rules That, Followed, Les-
sen Dangers of Lightning.
Though it is impossible to avoid
the danger of being struck by light-
ning altogether, these few recom-
mendations may, with advantage,
be borne in mind :— .s.
Avoid fireplaces. Lightning often
enters by the chimney, on account
of tho internal coating of soot—
one of the bodies for whioh lightn-
ing evinces a preference. For the
same reasons, avoid metale, gild -
lugs and mirrors, on account of
their quicksilver. The best plane
is the middle of the room, unless
there should be a lamp or clsnde-
lier hanging from the ceiling.
The. less contact with vat's or
floors the better; and the safest
place—were it possible to arrange
it --would be in a hammock, _suss
pendecl by silken cords, in the mid-
dle of a large room. In the absence
of means of suspension, the next
best place is on substanoes which
are bad oonduotors—such es glass,
pitch, or several mattresses,
THE INDEFINITE THIRD,
"How many 'children have you 1"
Asked the stranger who had stop -
pod et the farmhouse for a cup of
water.
"Three," answered the old far-
mer. "Olio living. and one dead,"
"But thab's only two," saki the
other.
"The other one?" anawered the
o. 1. sadly, "is a lightnin' rod ped-
dler."
HOUSES HELD AS FORTS
SOME REMARKABLE INSTANs
CES OE RESIS'PANCIO.
Siege That Cenunanded Adinieation
—Sufieagelto Wile Wouldn't
Pay Taxxes.
'Flea feat of the Oorniehman, Cecil
Death, of St, 131ezey, in holding bis
cottage Inc nearly four day a and
nights aeakeb a force of constable,
by no moans' eatablishee a record in
single-homie sieve, for in the early
days of the "Votes Inc Women"
movement in England that ardent
suffragist, Mrs, Dora Montefiore,
abut herself up in her Pia,mraersmith
houses and 'defied the bailiffs—who
were seeking to arrest her for un-
paid income-tax—during the better
part of a fortnight.
SIEGE OF FIVE WEEKS,
In Paris, again, during the sum-
mer of 1890, a )loyalist agitator
named Jules Guerin fortified a
residence he owned in the Rue
Ohabrol, and sustained therein a
siege which excited the interest,
and even in a woke, compelled the
admiration of Europe.
Troops moved against him. Gend-
armes fusillades' his impromptu
citadel. Yet he and his friends re-
fused to capitulate until one mem-
ber of the garrison actually dies'
from starvtion, Then they surrend-
ered, a band of gaunt, dishevelled
spectres, after a: siege lasting from
August 12th to September 20th.
Several similar instances, too,
took place in Ireland during the
palmy days of the Land Leap°.
At Bodyke, for example, five peas-
ants kept half a regiment of British
redcoats at hay for eleven days.
AT BAY IN CHIMNEY.
A Gweedore family sustained a
siege of nineteen days, during
which period the "garrison" was
twice successfully relieved and re -
victualed by armed peasants. Dr.
Tanner, M.P., following their ex-
ample, shut himself up in his castel-
lated country seat, and refused to
surrender to the officers of the
Crown, who held a warrant for bis
a
r
r
e
s
t.
InNewry, not long shine, a
steeplejack named Gill sustained a
long siege in a chimney. He had
to surrender at last, but the fine
the magistrate inflicted upon ben
was paid. many times over by the
salaries he received at the local
music halls, where the audiences
hailed hire as a celebrity.
London flats, especially if they
are high enough, lend themselves
readily to passive defence of this
character. One sech, in Blooms-
bury, was held for three menthe by
a widow and her daughter against
the landlord and his agents, the
bailiffs.
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MOBTLIZING—GERMA.N ARMY.
Ilow Each Itesereist rinds Bit
Place and Reghuent.
Nobody who has visited Germany
eau fail to have been struck by the
large official signboards at the entry
to each town oe village, says Pear -
sones Weekly.
These contain full information as
exactly which official in the corn-
mumby to apply to should the me, For a $50 note a complete out-
gie word "mobilize" be spoken. fit can be bought at this establish -
Wherever the German reservist ment. A "costume" with revers
te mobilize ie given—assuming of kerchief, can be purchased Inc any
eollar, and a pocket for the hand -
may chance to be when the order
course that be is not out of the nun up to 55, but a more dressy
country—he has only to ask the garment, for wear on special oc-
first inhabitant or walk to the end
ef the village and look at the di-
rections on the signboard to find
out his own particular place in the
military scheme.
He will zee that be must go to
Herr Schmidt at 40 Schutzen street.
Herr Schmidt will tell him exactly
in which town he ha to go in o1' -
der to rejoin his own unit and,
what is still more important, will
give him the money and the rail-
way pass to take him there. Ar-
rived at his destination, he will find
his uniform, arms and accoutre-
ments piled neatly in a heap with
a label bearing his name and regi-
ment number on the top of the heap.
Ile has only to put it on and take
his place among the comrades with
whom he did his military service
some years ago, This destination
was arranged upon many years
back, and the exact time schedule
Inc marching and railway journeys
was compiled long since.
WHAT DREAMS MEAN.
Candle—To dream you are hold-
ing a lighted caustics signifies that
you will be happy in love and ac-
complish your plans.
Doga—To dream that dogs fawn
upon you is vets, lucky. To those
in love it denotes they will have a
speedy and happy marriage.
Peacook—To dream of seeing this
bird is a very good omen, It de-
notes great success in business; and
eo a woman a good and wealthy
husband.
Quarrialing-le dream you are
MittrAllleg wit someone signifies
that WO unexpected news will
rerhbarsy---Toolil dream you see sloes 18
good. It oretells prosperity and
nelvencoment.
/Siren—If you dream you aro dralv-'
log teeter out of a. well, it is a sign
that you will bo married speedily.
OUTFITS FOR ANIMALS
A FIVE. - HUNDRED DOLLAR
COAT FOR A DOG,
80000 Women of tonolon,
land, Decorate noir Pot
Dogs and Cats.
An example of canine luxury was
exhibited en a West -end furrier's
stall on the oceasieu of the recent
dog -show Of a dog's coal made of
imperial Russian sa,blo, just big
enough to fit a small terrier, whish
was offered for sale at the egtound-
ing price of 5500.
This popular craze of society we -
men to decorate their pet dogs and
cues in the most extravagant man-
ner possible is becoming quite no-
ticeable in Tendert. Thousands of
dollars are spent in purchasing
jewels, fine clothea, and other
luxuries for their favorites, says
London Answers.
• 16 is no uncommon thing for a
fashionable poodle, when fully
dressed, to wear a gold collar half
an high wide, studded with jewels.
A well-known society woman de-
oorates her pet dog with a jewel
bracelet clasped around one of his
front paws. Often the dog wears
one or more gold or silver bells
attached to his valuable coller. A
gold collar studded with diamonds
has been known to coat $600, while
a jewelled bracelet would iun to
anything .between $100 and 5250.
A well-known lady in Parisian
society, Miss Elsie de Wolfe,has
a tiny French bulldog namedFau-
vette, which has probably the fin-
est wardrobe of any dog in the
world. It has won many prizes,
and consequently it has every care
lavished upon it. Its wardrobe
consists of numerous Parisian -cub
garments of the finest materials, be-
sides many valuable ornaments in
the way of jewelled collars, brace-
lets, and bens. She can also boast
or a special toilet set, consisting
of brushes with mother -o' -pearl
and jewelled backs, as well as an
ebony manicure set.
DIAMOND EARRINGS ON CAT
Mrs. Bland, a fa,shioneble soci-
ety woman in San Francisco, has a
favorite cat named Beauty, which
wears a pair oe diamond earrings
and gold necklace. 'When bedtime
comes Beauty is clothed in a night-
gown and comfortably placed in its
specially -prepared bed, Princess
Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein has
some very valuable, cats, •a,nd for
one of the inost valuable the has
built in her grounds at Windsor a
6 -foot house with four rooms and
a tiny lawn, where it leads a life
cf luxury. The rooms 'consist of
dining-roora, drawing -room, bed-
room, and another where its toilet
i arranged. Tho rooms are all
cosily furnished.
Although it mush be admitted
that some of the above instances
are exceptional, even the most
slieptical will be convinced that a
large su01 is spent annually by
wealthy people on the coinfort of
their pets, by a glance at the win-
dow •of Mr. H. P. Scott, in the Bur-
lington Arcade, London, where
every requiste for a dog's or cat's
wardrobe can be procured.
ALL FOR A $50 NOTE.
canons, made of sealskin, satin
lined, costa $30. Silver collars for
both cats and dogs can also be seen.
Pug -dogs wear a special white col-
lar like a man's with a red bow,
Ibis feet must be protected from the
roadway in rubber boots at, $2.50
a set of four.
Special bruslies and combs, scent-
ed soap, and pomade are provided
fur his toilet. Dainty hemstitched
handkerchiefs east 25 cents each.
His toys, too, are numerous, and
include specially made little halls
Inc him to play with, And a inedi-
cine-chest to relieve canine com-
plaints is included; a sleeping oas-
ket lined with satin for him to sle!i)
in at night, and a wool mat mask
from the finest sheep -akin fax him to
lay en when feeling sleepy. Moro
fortunate dogs, however,. have a
proper folding -bed, with a blanket
and warm rugs and hot-water 10.1-
tle to keep them -warm, and travel-
ling rugs aro provided when they
go on a journey, . The Hyde Peek
masher must lihve his bangles and
a pendant hung round his neek,
with a birthday ,stone to bring hen
luck,
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MOT.INT ARARAT,
The tradibional mountain of the
ark always charms the imagination,
as 11 11 were tim culminating point
of the globe. And ie is indeed a
noble -looking mountain. Mount
Ararat is becoming better known
because of the growth of interest in
the eastern shore of the Black
Sea, which Monsieur Martel calls
Russia's Riviera,. Pleasure resorts,
which may rival Biarritz and Monte
Carlo, are springing up there along
the feet of the Caucasus, Ararat;
is not visible irons this meat, but
one must go far tip through rough,
picturesque valleys in order 10
reach the lofty plain over ivhich ib
dominates!'
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