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TALET
God Rewards Men in Proportion to the Use
They Make of Their Gifts.
And unto one Ile gave five tal-
ents, to another two and to another
one; to every man a000rding to
his several ability. --Matthew xxv,
16.
This parable treats of the self-
evident diversity in the natural
gifts of men. Some aro two,five,
or even ten talented. They are
quick, clever, resourceful. This
power is a gift. - The child is born
with or without it. No power eat:
create' it in the man lacking it.
What a power for good is such.a
richly gifted personality 1 Yet to
how many have these brilliant parts
proven not an opportunity, but a
temptation, a fell and a snare.
The saddest chapter of lierature is
the career of the sons of genius,
Over against these exceptionally
gifted souls our parable presents
the one -talent man. He is dull,
slow, grudgingly endowed. What
be gets must be by toil of brain
and sweat of brow. These inequa-
lities seem to be part of God's
plan, and are no doubt meant for
A _WIS.., PURPOSE
just as 'mountains and plains en-
hance the beauty and promote the
life and fruitfulness of nature. As
a level earth would mean a sand
desert, so socialism—a dead level of
conditions—would mean social stag-
nation.
Nevertheless, the one -talent man
feels sorely his disadvantage, and
is tempted, as in the parable, to
complain and churlishly sit down
and attempt nothing. This ten-
dency the great teacher here means
to reprove. He shows that God
rewards men not in proportion to
their gifts, but to the use they make
of them. To the one who doubles
his one talent the very same power
is given as to the one who multi-
plies his ten talents.
"Well done, thou good and faith-
ful servant; thou haat been faith-
ful over a few things; I will make
thee ruler over many things."
The duty of the person not bril-
1
iantly' gifted is to work his one
talent to the highest point of a9iei-
onoy, And the pains berm—tires to
advance becomes a •diselpline oft u
more valuable by for than quick ne-
teral'pasts, How often thus the gift-
ed seholar, snared by his very facili-
ty, sees himself left behind the plod-
ding but trained and applying,pu-
pil. And the same fact is illustrat-
ed in business and in every sphere
of life.
This parableconcerns the greats, `T
majority of me one -talented
many are really of far more import-
ance than
THE FEW OF GENIUS.
For it is by means of the great
company of mediocre minds that
the chief work and happiuesa of the
world must be. maintained.
"This seems very certain,"
wrote, Phillips Brooks, "that the.
world is to grow better and richer
it the future, not by the magni-
Bent achievements of the highly
gifted few, but by the patient faith-
fulness of the one -talented many.
It is by common men and women
realizing the importance of com-
mon and lowly tasks that the wel-
fare of every home and the general
well being of mankind are to be
promoted And, none the less, is
it by these that God's wise and
blessed purposes to the race are
to be completed.
Let us, then, bear in mind that
usefulness, success, happiness and
the divine blessing depend not up-
on our talents, many or few, bril-
liant or dull, but upon our wise,
patient, earnest use of such capaci-
ties as we have.
"The rape is not to the swift or
the battle to the strong," but to
the faithful and deserving.
It is those who have had an in-
feriority of natural powers and who,
in spite of disadvantages, have
made themselves a help and a bless-
ing who deserve beat of the race
and shall shine the brightest in the
kingdom of heaven.
JUNIUS B. REMENENYDER.
THE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
SEPT. v.
Lesson X. Paul's Third Missionary
Journey. Golden Text,
Phil. 4: 13.
I. Paul's Journeyings Among the
European Churches.—Vs. 1-6, We
learn from 2 Cor. 1: 8-10, written
not a great while after Paul left
Ephesus he took a trading vessel
be Troas on his way to Philippi.
II. Paul's Experience at Troas.—
V's. 0-12. Paul and his companyre-
mained a week at Troas, a seaport
on the Aegean Sea, a number of
miles south of Homer's Troy. They
reached Trees fire days after the
Passover, which in A. D. 57 was
celebrated April 7-14. Paul, on the
evening of the Lord's day, held a
preaching cervi• a and holy commun-
ion in an uppsr chamber. As Paul
was to sail the i,ext morning the
sere' lasted till midnight. A
seethe man named Eutychus was
sitting in the latticed window of
the third story. The place was
crowded and hot, the hour was late,
and the young man was weary, so
he was overpowered by sleep and
fell down three stories to the
ground and was taken up for dead.
Paul immediately went down by the
outside stairs common in Oriental
houses, and fell on him, embracing
him, as Elijah in the case of the
son of the widow of Zarephath (1
Kings 17: 21), and Elisha, in that
of the Shunammite's son. Doubtless
Paul prayed as earnestly as those
prophets, "and the close Contact,
the clasp of warm affection gave
new intensity to the prayer of
faith." IIis prayer was answered,
and the young man was restored.
The whole incident was very im-
pressive and also comforting. It
revealed the love, the faith and the
pester ef Paul and the religion he
retest eecarel
111 Pa•.'.' lie b'w of .His Life at
Ephe ns.—vi .:. 13-27.
HOW WIRE IS DRAWN,
Seeming Length and Fir►uneee —
Preventing BrittWiese.
e
Bars of metal four incases aquar(
ere heated and passed while hot and
plastic through rapidly revolving
rolls, reduoing them to wire rods
which vary from one-quarter of an
inch to au inoh or more in diame-
ter, depending upon the finished
size. of wire wanted.
Those rods, which are formed in-
to coils as they pass through the
rails, ,are dipped es aoid baths to
remove loose scale and provide a
lubricant for drawing. Drawing
consists of pulling rods while cold
through holes of gradually decreas-
ing diameter drilled in: steel plates,
During this process the particles of
metal become elongated and strain-
ed, making the wire harder and.
more brittle. To restore it to apro-
per temper it is necessary to heat
or anneal it,
When a.fine diameter is required
there must be rePeated annealings
and drawings. This may be done
until the bar, which originally was
four inches square and four feet
long, becomes reduced to a diame-
ter of a single thousandth of an
inch and extended 13,000 miles in
length, Before so fine a size is
reached the wire will cut into the
steel of the die plate, so the usual
die plates must be disoarded and
the drawing continued through
holes drilled in diernonds, the dia-
meter of these diamond dies de-
creasing by f-actional parts of a
thousandth of an ]nth. This wire
affords a striking illustration of a
material made more valuable by
the application of labor.
From the time the bar of metal
enters the furnace nothing is added
to it. All the work is done with
cne article, which is passed through
rolls and drawn through die plates
until it is finished. The wire is
made from an extra high grade of
steel worth in the bar six cents a
pound, which is much above the
price of the greater bulk of steel.
In the finished wire the value is in-
creased from six cents to $50 a
pound.
Wire for fencing and the common
grades of so-called market wire do
not involve a high labor cost and
sell ab a small advance above the
price of the metal bar. Other wires
drawn for more exacting purposes
sell at higher prides. Wireoneone-
thousandth of an inch in diameter
is of course exceptional, being pre-
pared for delicate electrical tests
of such importance that it is deem•
ed advisable to go to great expense
to make it exactly the required
size.
Miletus beyond Ephesus. The ves-
sel was detained here for an un-
certain length of time, and Paul
sent for the Ephesian elders to
come to Miletus and meet him, for
it would not be safe for him not to
be ready to embark at short no-
tice.
Luke was probably present at the
meeting, so that he was able to re-
port what Paul said.
Those present knew that he was
speaking the truth. What he had
done and taught was an example
for them to follow, and on inspira-
tion to faithfulness.
IV. Farewell Counsels to the
Ephesians.—Vs. 25-35. 1 V. 28.
Take heed . . . unto yourselves.
See that you are fit instruments for
the work God has given you to do,
and set an example that aids your
work. Take heed to your intellec-
tual life, to your spiritual life, and
to your bodily life that your body
may be the most perfect instrument
of the spirit.
The change of pronouns to "we"
iu v. 13 shows that Luke had now
joined the party, and he continues
with them till they reach Thrum -
km (Acts 21; 17).
From Tress to Assns, one day's
sail, there were two routes, The
delegation went by eel the long
way around the promontory of Lac -
tum, and on account of the pecu-
liarity of the winds at that season
they must start very early, "soon
after. . midnight."
Paul decided to wait n little while
longer 'etTroas and take the theat-
er land route, twenty miles across
the .promontory, and jain the corn-
pany at Asses: It is probable that
he wanted to remain longer on ac=
count of Eutyehus, and to complete
his address which was interrupted
by the accident.
On the fourth day they reached
QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPUN.
Despite Her Leaning to EuglIsb
Ideals, is Popular.
Spaniards are beginning to rea-
lize that Victoria is made of stron-
ger stuff than her husband, and,
despite her open leaning to Eng-
lish ideas, she continues to gain in
popularity.
It is known she attends bullfights
only as a concession to public wish
and national custom, and it world
excite no astonishment were she to
announce her absence from all bull-
fights in the future.
Against determined opposition
she has effected a revision of the
rule„ of the Spanish court, and has
introduced a system which makes
for the liberality of the English
court, in which she was raised and
from which Alfonso carried her off
a bride less than three years ago.
Old-fashioned Spaniards profess
to be shocked by the reforms the
young queen has wrought, but just
the same they have beenunable to
withhold • admiration fur her
strength of will.
It has taken brief time, in truth,
to mark Victoria as the most au-
thoritative of the women sharing
as consorts the thrones of the old
world.
WINDSOR TREASURES.
Elaborate System of Protection
Against Fire.
Homelbs.
OANN'ING AND PRESERVING.
Bleeding Heart Pickles.—Select
fine, largo blood beets; cook until
tender plunge into cold water for
five minutes; remove skins, Cut
into slices vise inch thick, Then re-
cut with heart shaped eater.
Pickle in the usual way, These
are especially nice to serve with
a plate lunch -ons heart to eaoh
plat(.
When . Making yams. When
making jams and marmalades try
the easier and altogether snore sat-
isfaotory way of baking them in
the oven instead of cooking on top
of the range. where constant atten-
tion and stirring aro imperative.
Turn the burner down low and as
your jam thickens around the edg-
es
daes of the pan, kettle, or crook, stir
it down. No further attention is
necessary until it done and you
run absolutely no risk of burning
it
India Relish.—One peek green
tomatoes, six large onions, three
small peppers, one gallon vinegar,
one ounce celery seed, one ounce
white mustard seed, one ounce
black mustard seed, and one ounce
tumerio powder. Run tomatoes
through a meat chopper or chop
!fine, Drain off juice. Chop on-
ions and peppers. Put all the in-
gredients together and boil twenty
minutes, Do not add all the vine-
gar until you find whether so much
is needed to make sauce of pro-
per thickness. Often the full gal-
lon of vinegar is not needed.
Quick Jelly.—This- method is
good for all fruits but pineapple,
crabapple and quinces: Mash the
raw fruit until all is well broken,
then take a cupful at a time and
put in a bag—a salt bag is good
for the purpose—and gently squeeze
the juice into a dish. When all of
the fruit is thus treated measure
the juice and place in a kettle and
put over the fire to cook. Measure.
one cupful of sugar for every cup-
ful of juice, putting on the stove
or in theoven where it will be-
come hot, but do not let it scorch.
Let the juice boil for about eight
minutes and skim, then add the
hot sugar, bring to a boil, and cook
one minute more. The color and
flavor of the fruit is much better
preserved by this plan than by the
more tedious process. From be-
ginning to end it will take less than
an hour to make the jelly.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken to protect the treasures
as Windsor Castle from destruction
by fire.
An up-to-date fire brigade, with
every modern appliance, and an ef-
ficient salvage corpst is now attach-
ed to the Castle, and the protec-
tion has been strengthened by the
installation of an excellent system
of alarms.
No fewer than 35 fire -alarm boxes
have been erected at different
points of the palace, and each one
bears a distinctive number. When
the handle is pulled the box num-
ber is signaled over the entire sys-
tem, including the residences in the
town of men connected with the bri-
gade.
Each box is also fitted with a te-
lephone apparatus, by means of
which telephonic eommunication
can be effected with the fire -station.
Although a serious outbreak of
fire bas not occurred for over half
a century, the precautions have
never been relaxed. It would be
impossible to replace many of the
treasures in the castle, the value
of which cannot even be estimated.
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ORIGIN OF BEAUTY.
Beauty 'and dignity are built
from within, and the qualities thus
produced are warranted to wear.
,ver, homely features are trans-
figured by a noble. soul, while the
beauty from which soul is absent
is l,ut a joyless mask. For what-
ever nay he said to the contrary,
we aro spiritual beings. The garb
of flesh that the spirit for ,r time
LIFE 5,000 YEARS ARO,
Objects Found in the Tomb of a
Child.
A small exhibition. illustrative
of the art and ceremonial observ-
ences of the Egyptians and of life
5,000 years before the birth of
Christ has been opened at King's
College, Strand, England, The
exhibits are the result of last year's
excavations by Professor Neville,
of Geneva, and Messrs. E. R. Ayr -
ton and L. Loat, officers deputed
by the Egypt Exploration fund to
work last winter at Abydos, 400
miles south of Cairo, a place speci-
ally sacred because the head of
the god Osiris was buried there.
The "finds" relate to the sixth
dynasty (3,500 B.C.), the eighteenth
dynasty (1,600 B.C.), and the first
of the great Egyptian houses (4,-
700 Te C,). Among them are the ob-
jects found in the tomb of a child
dating, bask some 5,000 years.
These include the slate palette used
for grinding eye paint, a copper
bracelet which a child wore on 1.8
wrist, and small glazed beads, and
a cornelian pendant which adorned
its neck.
Five Bents worth of sugar of lead
crystal dissolved in a pailful of
water makes a solution which fixes
molasses and beat thoroughly,, This
tender.
e s it light and
reek
Ideal Gingerbread, -•-Olio cupful
of sugar, ons -quarter eagle' of
New Orleans molasses one oupful
of butter and lard, three eggs well
beaten, one seltspoonful of salt,
one small tablespoonful of ginger,
one-quarter teaspoonful of (loves,
one-half teaspoonful of einnamoa,
one cupful sweet milk; two tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, and
one-quarter teaspoonful of soda,
two and one-half cupfuls of dour.
Heat sugar, molasses, butter, anci
spices until thoroughly warm, Beat
up well. • `,Chen add other ingredi-
ents. Bake in muffin pans.
Premium Gingerbread, — Cream
together one cupful of sugar, ons.
half oupful butter, one-half cupful
of lard. Beat two eggs well and
add to this. Then add one cupful
o11 dark New Orleans molasses.
Take one 'oupful of our milk, put
into this one teaspoonful of soda.
Then add to the entire mixture
enough flour to stiffen not quite as
stiff as cake dough. Last add ens
and one-half teaspoonfuls of gin-
ger. Cover bottom of pan with
thick greased paper, as it burns
easily,
IN THE SEWING ROOM.
When Making Plaits.—In making
plaits in skirts, particularly in
wash materials, if the plaits are
stitched on the inside close to the
outer edge where it is creased
about half way down the plaits will
always be easy to keep in place
when ironed.
Corset Covers.—To make the
embroidery corset covers, out out
the half circles for tho arms, from
the top of these half circles cut a
strip to go over the shoulders and
stitch in place on the machine,
trim the armholes evenly and hem.
The part over the shoulders will
be like the rest of the cover and
will look much better than if a dif-
ferent kind of beading is used. The
bottom can be finished with stitch -
ea plaits from the waist line to the
bottom or with apeplum.
Tailor's Hint.—A skirt could be
finished in the same way a tailor
finishes men's trousers. The sldrt
binding braid may be stitched at
the bottom in the usual way, but
when turning it up to baste put in
a strip of mending tissue the width
of the braid, and press with a hot
iron. Fasten the braid at each
seam and you have a much neater
finished skirt than by the old me-
thod.
Two Uses of Elastic.—A. great.
many girls use rubber bands to
keep their short sleeves in place,
but a far better way is to mak( a
pair of elastic arm bands about
one-fourth of an inch wide and just
big enough to slip over the elbow
without stretching. They are ser-
viceable and comfortable and do
not stop the circulation. It is best
to have a white pair for light waists
and a black pairfor dark ones;
although they never show, it is
safer. These bands may he used
to hold up children's socks. They
keep them from slipping down and
c'.o not bind,
"Flat Chest" Corset Cover.—If
USEFUL HINTS.
Vegetables should always be kept
on a stone floor out of the. air.
Iron body linen on the right side
only and table linen both sides,
wrong side first.
A pudding cloth made of cheese
cloth does not retain the grease,
and is easily cleaned.
Garnish boiled mutton with beet-
root crit in thin slices and a lis'
ile chopped parsley on each.
Wheat bran placed in coarse flan-
nel bags is excellent for cleaning
dust from delicate wall papers.
Dissolve a tablespoonful of rock
ammonia in a bath. This makes the
water soft and invigorating.
When stewing fruit, add a pinch
cf salt to every pound, and yo 1
will find the flavor greatly impr.'v-
ed.
New tan boots should be •polisb
ed several times before they are
worn. This will prevent th,ir
staining easily.
Before boiling milk put a Tittle
water at the bottom of the sauce-
pan and it will prevent the milk
from burning.
Use tube muslin for pillow cases.
D is only necessary to sew one
end and hem the other, and the
deed is done,
Cucumber cut into slices, dredged
with flour, and fried, makes an ex-
cellent accompaniment to chops
and steaks.
To fix the colors of print dresses,
colored shirts, and other similar
things, rinse the goods in a little
weak brine for the first few wash-
ings.
Choose lamp wicks that are soft
and loosely woven. Soak them in
vinegar before using, and dry in
a cool oven. This is the surest way
to obtain a good light without
smoke.
Stuffing for Ducks.—Chop very
finely one apple, one onion, and one
ounce of sage leaves. Add to it six
ponces of breadcrumbs, one egg,
pepper and salt. Mix with a raw
e KeoP ing Vegetables Crisp.—Wash
your green vegetables, such as let-
tuce and spinach, inclose in cover-
ed dish and let stand. Vegetables
treated in this manner will keep
fresh and crisp for days.
SPAIN IS AIVARENINCI.
Era : Mud far
Dawn of a Nee' IslIs at
the Country.
made
l
Thorn is muchioetvay to 1>o n
up ere Spain comes into line with
modern methods, Only ten years
ago there wore 250 sehoolmastors in
ane, previews .alone whose salaries
did not amount to $90 per annum
each 1 A joke was formerly current
of a policeman who found the dead
body of a man in the publie high-
way, In making out his report for
the authorities he was at loss how
to describe the profession of the de-
ceased, there being no papers by
whioh to identify him, In his per-
plexity the officer consulted the
magistrate investigating the affair.
"Of what did he diel" asked this
worthy. "Of starvation, yore Hon-
er." "Then write him down a
schoolmaster," was the reply, Tris,
"joke" explains 75 per cent.. of the
cause of Spain's present condition.
)3ut the lesson is now being learned,
though tardily, that the ferrule is
more powerful than the bullet,
An observant traveller in the days
antecedent to even the Grand Tour
tells of a cobbler in Madrid who
ehen he went to a customer's house
to try on a pair of new shoes al-
ways took with bim his two appren-
tiles, ono to carry each shoe, and
"away he struts in his satin suit,
cloak, end dagger like somebody.
The principles of ,that cobbler still
obtain largely in all ranks of so-
ciety. The reverence for departed
greatness all too frequently ob-
scures the necessity for present ac-
tion. Spain, after her glorious
•achievements of the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries, sank into a
Rip Van Winkle -like slumber and
has dreamed on ever since, But the
dawn of a new era is at hand and
the possibilities for a wise Govern-
ment art great.
Ono of the many reforms to be
grappled with is that of the admin-
istration of the law.' There is an
old proverb that "Justice in Spain
in long and bad," and the gipsien
have a curse which they hurl -at
their enemies, "May you have law-
suits and win them," the full signifi-
cance of which is only appreciated
by those who have been unfortu-
nate enough 'to have dealings with
the law.
wears is me:three and affected for, the tone of pinks, blues and lav -
the beater or f,er the worse. The enders,, The fabrics alould remain
face hecomee more and more, the itc the. sugar of lead i:atli about, half
longer we live, the reflex and the ae hoar or sn before going to the
indication of the inner self. suds.
you are flat chested, try making
your oorset cover this way: Fasten
in the back, gather the front along
the top. Make a ruffle about four
inches wide and put it across the
front, beginning abort two inches
ffrom. the shoulder seam, turning
downward; then another, ruffle
about an . inch narrower, turning
,upward. Finish the• top with a
bias tape, trim all edges with lase,
and -when you put the, corset eover
on turn dawn the upper ruffle.
This gives a pretty, frilly 'fullness
to the shirtwaist.
XNVI,N'I'S NEW AIifSlllli,
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An interesting pis is to
the. building of air 0r'n15078 ]s au-
mouthed fioin Danzig, Germany,
In eminent engineer of that city,
Professor Schutte, has censtruet-
ecl the model of a new 'wooden air,
strip width promises such theme
fol results that the great engin.
coring firm of Lanz, in Mannheim
leavetaken the matter up and
agreed is have the airship built
some time in autumn.
Professor $ohutto's ship, like
ColuZepppoweelinrwisll, willprobbeablrigid.y Tho
molarm be 600
h,p., whioh may result in a speed of
33 miles an ur.
The body ofhothe cruiser will con-
sist of .light boards placed diagon-
ally over ono' another'. Tho inter-
ior will be. of goldbeater's skin,
lightness and, imperviousness thus
both being secured. The absence
of metal in large masses from the
kody of the balloon may obviate
such catastrophes as happened to
Count Zeppelin at Echterdingen,
where the electricity in the air un-
doubtedly played a large part,
Another advantage of a wooden
over .a metal body is that the form-
er may be more readily supplied
with wireless telegraphy.
The hall to hold this strip has al-
ready been begun. It will be 136
yards long and 60 broad.
Siemen's electrical works al
Nurnberg are also actively engag-
eo in building a gigantic flexible
airship with a. length of 125 yards
and a diameter of 13, with 39,000
feet of gas. It will have three ears
suspended from the balloon on an
entirely new system. Foto' Daim-
ler motors, each of 125 h.p., will
drive it. This balloon will only be
slightly smaller than Zeppelin's,
and if successful will revive the
controversy regarding the respec-
tive merita of the rigid and the flex-
ible systems.
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BONUS FOR CHILDREN.
Two French Savants Propose'a
Scheruo,
The grave problem presented by
a decline birth rate is again dis-
tressing France, which is particu-
larly engaged at this moment in
weighing the merits claimed for a
plan proposed by Prof. Charles
Richet, of the Academy of Medicine
and M. Leroy -Beaulieu. The scheme
proposes a system of benuses for
children, the bonus growing as the
number of children in one family
grows; that is, while the parents
get nothing in consideration of
the first chill, they get 500f. for
the second, 1,000 for the third, and
000r0,
Prof. Richet believes that births
will be increased annually by 750,-
0000 or 1,000,000 au the cost to the
State of 30,000,000f. yearly. This
expenditure is to be met by death
duties. Theyplan laying a tax of
50• per cent. on all collateral be-
quests and eonfiseating half the es-
tate in case there is only one child,
M. Leroy -Beaulieu further would -_.
reduce the salaries of unmar,'ibd
employes of the State as well as
of those with only one child, or
with none five years after marri-
age.
Naturally the .proposition has
aroused warm opposition. It is
asked whether the class whioh
would be reached by such an offer
i3 one worthy to be the parents of
future generations.There are not
lacking those who affirm that the
prosperity of Franca rests on the
principle of the small family, and
who foresee revolution, chaos, and
national poverty if large families
become general.
To Tighten Lid on Glass Jar. —.
Break white of an egg into a sau-
cer and dip the rubber and lid of
the jar into the ege and place them
upon the jar and tighten and there
will be no danger, of the fruit fer-
menting.
To wash colored stockings put a
tablespoonful of salt in a quart of
water. Let the stockings soak in
that for ten minutes, and then take
them out and wash in soap and
water.
Brush skirts directly they are
taken off, remove tiny spots and
stains before they1.ecome too set,
and hang everything in its proper
place, instead of throwing it just
anyhow on a chair.
A teaspoonful of baking soda dis-
solved in a teacupful of hot water
is a good mouth wash for toothache
cr inflamed gums. It can also be
used as a gargle for sore throats.
Baking soda powdered an warts
will destroy them,
G1NGE1t13llls'AD. .
TipTop Uingerhrnad.--Half cup -
fol f hotter'-, hialf oupful of sugar,
half cupful molasses,' half cupful of
sour milk. two cupfuls flour, two from the tomato. In this way to- 1, paper, than they vva,rld nob be able. to
eggs (not beaten), two teaspoonfuls teethes tray be prepared without e disc eut from oiled p p Will
that Y travelling at
of in er, ono of cinnamon, one the.semi-cooked taste which scald- rely in the pudding. It will Como ,breathe sin a train g
teaspoonful of soda. Put soda in ing gives them. out a good shape; I twelve. miles an hear.
When covering jani jars use
white of egg and white paper. Di-
rectly the pots are filled wipe them
free of anything sticky, brush over
some rounds of white kitchen paper
with the white of egg and put them.
on the jars at once,
When washing black materials,
such as nun's veiling, the tempera-
ture of the water should be tepid,
not hot, or the dye will run and the
black become rusty -looking, .Wash
the material in suds, arse] rinse in
water of the same temperature.
Clothes will not dry out so quick-
ly in summer time if sprinkled and
packed in a en tub the night •be-
fore ironing day. Place a sheet in
the tub, pack the clothes as tight y
as possible, fold over the. sheet dor-
ners and cover with a blanket.
To peel tomatoes'witlrout scald-
iug rub the back of a knife over
the entire surface of the tomato,
Ems' separating the thin shin from
the tomato, Ilreak the shin at the
stem part and gently pull it away'
THE BANE OF ENGLAND.
Treaeure Vaults as bear Impreg-
nable as Possible.
The question as to whether the
treasure vaults of the Bank of Eng-
land are strong enough to resist
explosives dropped upon them from
airships, which was raised by a
shareholder at a recent . meeting,
Is am interesting one in view of the
fact that bullion worth £40,000,000
is kept there,
And the bullion, of course, con-
stitutes only a portion of the wealth
of the Old Lady of Threadneedle
Street. Jewels, .plate, and similar
costly articles to the aggregate
value of oonsiderably over 2100,-
000,000 are regularly stored for the
convenience of customers.
Is this treasure—the greatest,.
probably, that has ever been gath-
ered together in one place—safe'?
Mr. E. Newby, the shareholder in
question, thinks not. Putting aside
altogether the hypothetical danger
from future airships, to which he
drew attention, he points out that
tube railways have been construct-
ed in close proximity to where
some, at all events, of the subter-
ranean strong -rooms are supposed
to be situated. The inference is
obvious.
Against this, however, must be
placed the undoubted fact that th.
tunnel into one of them would be
a very big job indeed for anybody
to tackle. For one thing, no out-
sider knows the actual position of
the principal treasure vaults.
The bullion room into which or-
divary visitors to the Bank are con-
cluded is more for dhow than use,
and usually contains only about
412,000,000 worth of bar gold. Tis,
in fact, little more than a white-
washed cellar, and the domed roof
is not even thick enough to entire-
ly, shut out the sounds of the foot-
steps of the people immediately
overhead,
Deep down below this, however,
are the real treasure vaults, the
innermost and largest of which is
a veritable Aladdin's Cave.- It is
tie near impregnable as possible.
That is to say, very heavy charges
of some high explosive, such as dy-
namite, for example, would be nec-
essary to shatter- it, While it can
only be opened in the ordinary way
by tlra mutual co-operation of the
governor, the deputy -governor, and
the chief cashier, .each of whom has
a different key.
Heavy brooms should always be
selected inprcference to light ones,
for thorough sweeping, as the
weight aids in the process. In buy-
ing a broom test it by pressing the
edge against the floor; if the straws
bristle ant and bend the broom is
a poor ono, for they should remain
do a firer, solid mass,
];oiling a pudding in se doubl°
IN FIIil •EARLY DAYS.
Absurd Arguments Advanced
Against Railway.
Very extraordinary are the pre-
judices with which human nature
obstructs progress. Hardly an in-
vention of importance has come
into use without a struggle against
the wilful blindness of unreason-
able people. In as, article in Pear
son's Magazine one 'may learn of
the ridiculous yet virulent attacks
made on the railway when in its in -
fames,.
The mere rumor of the sipproaelt
of a railway within a dozen miles
of a district was for 'a Tong time
enough to cause a shower of ad
.verse petitions to rain upon Parlia-
ment. •
Public subscriptions would be
opened to help on the •opposition
in much the same way as to -day
good citizens of some ancient haunt
of pease are up in arms against
any proposals connected with elec-
tric tramways. Householders were
told that tlreii homes were in dan-
ger of being burnt down by sparks
from the steam,enginoa. Farmers
`dere assured that their hens would
not lay eggs, or their cows give
milk, if trains were allowed to go
ratline, abottt the country; and so
to their game birds, it was said
eauocpan will be found. an improves- they would fall dead to the exeuntl
silent or, the n,to of the old time if they attempted to fly through an
pudding cloths, trill the lower part atmosphere poisoned by the en-
v ith 'boiling wafer and keep . it gimes' exhalations, Pros; octave
hailing, in the upper pan put first .passengers were gravely advised
se