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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-12-15, Page 7l�114,4111141-14,4111,14111 444444.14,44.144444-14 • ThQ Home T11E SECRET OF SUCCESS iiow We May AU Become Stronger Healthier and Happier. Text: "Give attendance unto read- ing,"—I. Tim, 4, 13. Paul's advice to '1'Intothy, new things are more Instructive '= that, tho stagy of .lio intellectual mc- Uhods of mon mho Ifavo achieved Sus - i cols, For mealy days I have Ue011 associated with a man wlio is almost a magician in his skill of manufac- turing or using time. With marvel- ous 'art ho has so laid ont his hogrs as to achieve the impossible. On Tuesday morning 1•0 wc. •ks on his now book. On Wednesday he works upon his long novel or short stories. Thursday he gives to the writing of verso, lyrics, odes or drama. Friday s always reserved for a magazine ai•- ole or a column in a newspaper. On aturday morning ho writes the unday morning stallion; Saturday voning he writes at a four -Hour sit- ting rho Sunday evening sermon, On Monday ho starts for the old shops, the auction -rooms, the art galleries. Eight -thirty every morning 113112 him at his desk, whore lie re- mains for five hours, until 1.30. Then come two hours in active exercise, usually out of doors, The evenings aro for lectures or public addresses. It is a strenuous programme, but by adhering to IL he has achieved some eixteon volumes, essays, Poems, nov- els, to^tures, sermons and studios of English literature. It is a marvelous record. 1Iis career cannot bo ex- plained by saying "tile elan is a genius. Ile his unusual gifts." Ile insists Clint he would never have ac- complished' any more than other men if ho had used OTHER MEN'S METHODS. "Give attention unto reading." Never were the books so many and so inviting, but never were men so tired when night comes. Many an overworked inan minims, "Once I, too, read hooks. But not now." ?lfany a inan, also, early in life finds Ea is losing his intellectual spring, and that the creative touch is going. s,thore no mental law of thcrapeu- es? Strengcly enough, there is. oulcl these tired men rest themselves y reading? Beyond n1I doubt; and gain culture and growth while doing it, The musician knows that pound- ing trio same string will soon wear the chord out. Athletes know that the use of the same muscle brings needy tiro. Artists rest the jaded se by changing from blue to gold d crimson to purple. Even the bi- ter has discovered that he rests nest, not by sitting quietly, but y such a use of the amts as to throw the blood out of the logs. Tliis law is intellectual also. The mind is not divided into compartments, nev- ertheless the intellect seems to use 'different parts of the brain. Consider the habits of my friend. Ono day furnishes the momentum for the next one; that is the secret of his entire career, • So we finch this man at 50 years of age has grown oven strong- er, licelthior and happier. And there are multitudes of young men who need above all things else to study the law of mental rest through mental work. By mastering THE S. S. LESSON N FOURTH QUARTERLY REVIEW, ,- DEC, ..18, Golden Text; Thou Shalt Worship the Lord Thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. Luke 4, 8. 1008 SENIOR SCHOLARS. As an Introduction to the review exerciso which follows, the "Pre- view" for the Quarter, preeodiang the first lesson, 'may be referred to, and In addition the following questions answered: ligiat is the general topic of study for the (Writer? Approxi- mately liow many years of Jewish history do the lessons cover? With whose reign in Israel do they 'begcin? 'What lesson is of necessity omitted from the review? In Lesson I., Ensile Succoddts Eli- jah, Elislfa returns from. beyond trio 'Jordan in Vitt) SOH t 0,1411 power of his groat predecessor. What two zniit•3cles are recorded in tiiis lesson? !What wns the purpose of perforating them? What goodly heritage have we as Christians? In Lesson II„ The Widow's on Iner0ased, we saw a parable enacted. Toil trio story. What lessons slid the miracle teach? 1'lopeat the Golden Text. In T.cssoa fII., Elislia and the Shu:nammnito, the prophet restored a boy to life, Who was the boy's mo- ther? Where was Eljs'ha? Who called him? What did lie do? Whitt lessons 'rtid trio miracle teach, Lessen SV., illfsha and Nauman, told bout the cure of .a leper. Who was tlio leper? What do you know about lopeosy? Mow was tho know- ledge of Goil spread by this miracle? Is sitz like leprosy in any ropoct? With Lesson V,, ]i iisha at Dothan, ot.ir stncly of the story of Elisha ends. Who sent aft army to Deutan to rapture Elision? Wily? How ,lid the ntndo'taking prosper? What dirt' dols lorseon teach us about: "help itt- visible"? ti1: n It rsson VI., ;leash, the Boy !.tin,;, we lea 1.11:41 how the royal line of David wee preserved by the lryal- <t tV of two persons. Tell the story, How may one miler loyalty' tu his kintgdom?W ntother �fruiLt cony it. twee? in Lesson V11., .Tenxt.h Repairs the •.Meeiglo, wit•.,, leartlecl about plans • it they would double the r intellec- tual output and recover TI118 C1t1 ATIV1l TOUCH. Ilut if the change of one's thought by reading and writing brings rest, it also secures mental fertility and productiveness. In the . realm of the fields everything depends on for- tilieatlon.. Here aro the clover fields, with red and white. Ilet'e are the apple orchards on widely separated hills. But hero, too, are the honey bees that flit from field to field and orchard to orchard, carrying pollen, and fertilizing bough and branch. And thoughts must spend from the Held of poetry, to that of fiction; from fiction to history, to politics; from biography, to religion, for so the intellect is fertilized and the im- agination fed. For that reason Mr. Gladstone kept three desks—at one desk he worked on politics, statistics proposed laws. At another desk he worked on his literary task, the Greek or Latin poets, while religious books wore piled on tho third, Tho ono subject helped tho other, When he found something In literature that started his mind going on politics, once the flame was fully, kindled, he turned to tho now theme at the next desk. What freshness, therefore, in his articles! What variety in his thinking! Staleness is impossible to a man with such a method, Dere is the secret of intellectual fertility. Tho mind works in two states. First of all it is quiet, passive and receptive. Theft the intellect is like tho candle that is unlighted; light is there, only, it is latent. In another mond the intellect is fully kindled. Some event, some crisis of sorrow or joy, a great oration or song or ser- mon or drama has kindled the flame, and the mind glows hour after hour, EMITTING- SPARKS. Byron understood the law. ITe road until he found a thought that would rouse his creative power, and then he would seize Ills pen and write. Ruskin knew the law, and used to send his servant out to bring e golden hough for his table to kindle his mind while he was writing on trees and leaves. The hook was the match that kindled the candle and released its flame. Some books give the information, aro treasure -houses of ideas; their authors have distilled, for us the very essence of their gen- ius, their thoughts, their ambitions, their aspirations, their dreams, their passions and their victories. Many a tired youth flings himself down at night to rest in soddenness, when what Ito needs is to read. 'Are you depressed? (lead books of mirth and laughter. Are you seeking the Path to success? Stead the biograp- hies of tho great. Aro you content- ed, having lost ambition? Open to the story of the inventors, the mer- chants, tho statesmen, the heroes. Aro you pessimistic and miserable and conscious of your sin? Read tho story of that Divine Teacher who dwelt in Bothlobem and who - journeyed over the continents aril tho centuries like an advancing sum- mer that carries beauty and bounty in its wings, Work, think, love, worship, pray, but "give attention to reading" also. which failed and nP lan which suc- ceeded. Who wore the two leaders In this undertaking? What lessons were drawn Ira n.tthe story in our Applica- tion? Tn Lesson VIIT., wo studied Isaiali's Message to Judah. ::What can you toll about hsaiah's life? W1l3t is said about Israel's unfaithfulness and ingratitude? How Have those af- fected the moral We of the nation? its internal national prosperity? Whitt points wove made in the Appll- cation? Lesson Il., was a Tempe'att.co Les- son. esson. Isaiah warns tlto drunkards of Judah. Against whom Is the first "woo" of his message directed? ILow was his message received'? 14hat was nils reply to triose who mocked hint? Glee the points made in the Application, In Lesson X., Ifezokiall Reopens the Temple, we learned about another Ring who 'vas a reformer? What diel lie do? Wltyy'? Give briefly the history of the temple. What Slid the sacri- fices symbolize? With Lesson XL, Captivity of the Ton Tribes, our sLndy of Jewish his- tory closes for'• this year. Flow long had the northern kingdom now ex - Wed? What was trio cause of its downfall? Had God warned tate na- tion? hoes sin always bring ruin to nations? FOR INTERMEDIATE, SOHOL'ARS, Lesson I,--Elisha Succeeds Eli,jalh, 2 Kings 2. 12-22.—What did Elisha say when he saw Elijah taken nteay? What miracle was wrought as Ino re- turned? How was ho received at Jericho? What effort; was Made to find Elijah? What miracle was per - foisted at Jericho? What is the peti- tion in the Golden Text? Lesson IL --'The Widow's 011 In- creased. 2 Icings 4, i-7.—What troubles had conte to 'tate widow and Igor family? What slid Elisha toll her to do? What wns to bo o done with the empty yowls? How much oil was obtained? What was elomto with an flow is the (holden 'Text illustrated'? Lesson 11'S—b:li.sha and the S1 ui- ammite. 2 Kings 1, 25-87,—Who 340 the woman, and what slid Elisha know of .her? What had just hap- pened in her home? What. did Elisha order to he done? Vote ryas the child brought, to life at haat? Who is the ,:liver of all lino? (Golden Text.) lesson 1V.-1 Iisha and Neaman, Kings 5, 1-14,—Who Was I1nnittan? What suggestion was macre to 01000 Ids disease? To whom was Naa- zuait sent? now 411 ho Como to find Elision? What instructions wore given hint? How was he at last in- duced to obey? Who is the Groat Physician? (Golden 'fort,) Lesson V.—Melia at 7lcrthan. 2 Icings 6, 8 23 —What service did Elisha render to the king Of Israel? What was dono to capture Elisha? What means of defense did he have? What was dote with the Syrian army? What treatment did they receive? flow was the Golden Text Owen to be true? Lesson VT.—Jonah, the Boy King. 2 Kings 11, 1-16.—What did Atha - Bah do to make hsrsolf queen? How was ono saved from the massacre? What arrangements wore afterward ntrrcle to make him king? flow tuns the plan marled out? What became of Athaliah? Lesson, VII—Joash Repairs the Temple, 2 Kings 12. 4-15.—Why was the temple out of repair? I -Tow was the money for repairs collected at first? What changes worn made in the plan? What spirit was manifest- ed by those who did the work? Lesson VIII: Isiah's Message to Judah. Isa. 1. 1-9, 16-20.—Who was Isaiah, and when dict ho prop- hesy? What accusations did Clod bring against Judah? What chastise- ments had been. given? What require- ments are made? What promises and warnings are given? What mos - sage from Gad is in the Gold= Text? Lesson IX.—World's Temperance Sunday, Isa. 28. 1-13.—To what people were tho words addressed? What special sins wore they practic- ing? What destruction was threaten- ed? What classes of people were given to drunkenness? What answer was made to the exhortations of the prophet? What is the safe rule and practice in respect to intoxicating beverages? Lesson X,—ITezekialt Reopens the Temple. 2 Chron. 29, 18-31.—!What neglect of the temple made renova- tion necessary? What was done to prepare it for services? What offer. hogs were first made? What Woro rho musical features of Lho service? What offerings closed the exercises. What trustworthy promise is in the Golden Text? Lesson XI.—Captivity of the Ten Tribes. 2 Kings 17, 6-18.—flow was Samaria capturod? What was done with the people? What causesaro given for the destruction of tho na- tion? What warnings had boon re jested? What abominable forms of heathenism were practiced by the Israeli.tios? What eternal truth is given In the Golden Text? ANIMALS THAT CAN SWIM. Bear the Best Swimmer, Horse and Deer Rank Next. In spite of the fact that man is not. an instinctive twimmot as are most of the lower animals, he excels all the latter that are not aquatic in en- durance in the water. It is reported that, in attempting to swim across the English Chnnnel recently, a man covered thirty miles before lie suc- cumbed to exhaustion. Tho only land animals that aro known to be able to approximate such a feat aro bears, which. are probably the strong- est swimmers among animals not specially adapted by nature for the water. Deer and horses rank next to bears in swimming powers. Dear swim rap- idly and gracefully, and it is not un- common for them to cover a distance of ten or even fifteen miles in the water, Horses are powerful swim- mers, and have none of the aversion towardentering the water which is often shown even by animals which eon swim well whon forced to, A number of horses that wero p.asttrod on tho American side of the Niagara River once swam in company across this broad stream in order to return to their old stables. It may bo ntse- fttl to know that, in crossing a body of water with a horse, tihe best me- thod, if the horse is expected to swim any considerable distance, is to slide over his back, hold the animal light- ly by trio tail, anti nilow it to tow you across. This relieves the horse of tho weisht of the body, and enables him to swim faster and much further than otherwise would be the case. Dogs vary greatly in ability as swimmers. Phe water spaniel, re- triever, mnstiil and St. Bernard excel all others, A retriever known to tho writer once followed a canoe for nine miles. The dog was much exhausted, however, when drawn into the boat. The elephant 'is a good swimmer, and tate wild annuals of the eat -fam- ily, the tiger, trio pantlior, the ,fa - guar and others, do not hesitate to cross lakes end rivers. On the other hand, the domestic cat shrinks from immersion, and drowns quickly. The nostrils of some shall animals are so placed as to render breathing vary diiflicult when they aro in trio water. Among these aro mice and rabbits, which will drown without sinking be- neath the surface. Rats are excel- lent swimmers. Almost all birds except those which are distinctly natatorial aro nearly helpless in writer. Small birds, in Particular, have no power 01 propul- sion, and, though they do not sink, they drawn quickly, Liven many opbeies of water fowl rise from the water with 'difficulty, or not at all, when their wings are wet, After a sen, gull plunges mut returns to the surface it stretches its wings so that they may' be dried by the Wind and sun befo'e it attempts to fly, !All reptiles swim, Almost all 01in.lcos move through the Water with as much ease and rapidity as of land. Rattlesnakes, for example, aro much given to swimming in placid; water if it is not too cold, In the Everglade Lakes Of Florida they may bo often soot, It is well to know that to attack from a boat a poisonous snako. in the water is a nmtcl! Moro danger - ors proceeding then to attack the snake on land, The reason Is tltn,t the reptile will immediately make for the boat, siren it must have a solid baso from wliiclt to strike, It Half leaps enol half climbs into the craft, and !:lura 10 a fight at uncomfortably. close quatrto's,—Success, - SELECTED RECIPES. Chestnut Salad,--Malco a light in- cision in the outer skin of thirty large chestnuts, put In a saucepatl of Itot water and boll twenty minutes; drain, plunge into cold water, and peel oft the skins; cut into quarters and dust with salt and pepper; peel sour apples and out in pieces Of aini- ilar size to nuts; cut some of the elarlc meat off a large cold roasted turkey, making pieces about rho same size; arrange on lettuce leaves in the salad butyl, sprinkle over thein two tablespoonfuls of chopped nixed pickles, pour a plain dressing over the whole and serve as cold as possi- ble, Chestnut Stuffing.—For a very sim- ple of quarts of chestnuts and boil plo of quarts of chestnuts and bail for half an hour in water enough to cover. Drain and mash. adding to them three tablespoonfuls of butter a level teaspoonful of salt, a salt - spoonful of popper, a teaspoonful of minced onion, two tablespoonfuls of brcadcrutnbs and the yolks of two eggs. Mix thoroughly and stuff the turkey. Chestnut Potties.—Shell a quart of chestnuts, pour boiling water over `hem and skin; cover with boiling water and cook until soft; drain and mash through a collander; add one- Ifalf cup of cream, two well -beaten eggs, a quarter -cup of sugar, a salt - spoonful of salt and a cup and a half of milk; line patties with rich paste, fill with the chestnut mixture and bake. Mince Meat.—Tako three pounds of lean beef and one-half pound of sunt. Cook these together, well seasoned with salt and pepper, as if you were going to make soup of them. Cools until the water they are cooked in is reduced to about a cupful of broth. When the meat is cold chop it 'and the suet together very fine. To this minced meat add five pounds of seed- ed raisins. Chop half of the raisins and add the other half whole. Then put in three pounds of currants. 11e sure that these are very thoroughly washed and free from every particle of grit. Cut one pound of citron fine. Moisten all this with the juice of ten lemons and of six oranges. Grate the peel of two lemons and add the grated peel of three oranges. Now stir in your spice, 'and be surd that tho spices are fresh and strong. Use cinnamon, allspice, and cloves, and any other spice you especially tike. ITom Croquettes.—Cook a slice of onlou fivo minutes in ono -fourth cup of butter without browning the but- ter. Remove the onion, add one- fourth cup of flour, a scant hall teaspoonful of salt, and a generous dash of paprika. Cook until frothy, add gradually one cup and a half of tnillc, Actor boiling five minutes stir in one cup of boiled rice, ono cup of cooked haul (chopped), and a beaten 'egg. Let become very hot, turn into a dish and set aside to be- come cold. Shape, egg, and crumb them, . and fry in deep fat. Serve with tomato of paprika sauce. Apple 11Ioringue with Almonds --Cut the apples crosswise and remove the corns. Cook in a light sirup (one cup of sugar to a cup of water), taking caro to retain the shape. Drain the apples and sot each half on a round of stale sponge cake sprinkled lightly with orange juice earl spread with apple or apricot marmalade. Cover the apple with a meringue or boiled frosting, sprinkle with sugar, and c'goppod almonds, and place in the oven to brown lightly. Serve hot or cold. Salad Dressing,—Boil together one cup of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of salt and one-half teaspoonful of popper. Rub ono 'tablespoonful of butter to a cream with two teaspoonfuls of flour; add to tho boiling vinegar and boil five minutes. Take off from tho Me; add two well -beaten eggs, and a cup of sour cream. This, if kept in cool place, will keep for weeks. Stuffed Eggs.—Boil for half as hour a half-dozen eggs; remove tho shells, cut each egg in half, and ease- fully rcmovo the yolks without breaking the whites. Mix with the yolks a little chopped salt and Pep- per, put the yolk mixture. bank into the hollows of the whites and pour around Lite eggs a rich creaut sauce. 71 -TREE F'lifl'iNDLY BOTTLES. 1ITy, kerosene bottle always comes in use on Monday write; itirs. Geo, Gray. If I havo a much soiled wash I add half a teacup of kerosene to tho suds and the dirt almost falls put of the garment. 11 there aro any grass or fruit stains they aro wet in kerosene and rolled up for a time before washing and then put in the suds. When the starch is made a little is added and a good gloss obtained. A cloth dampened with it cleans the wri.ngee rolls and sink very easily. When I clean house I add some to tho water in which I wash windows. It makes them glisten and the flies do not like the odor. I also put some in tho water I wash woodwork with, while a cloth dampened with it maker furniture look like now. If a hinge squeaks a few drops will stop it. Nothing is better to remove gum from sowing machine, or rust front bolts, nuts, etc. It will re- move tar and paint, and clean nickel very nicely, Uso an atomizer and spray With a kerosene emulsion for bedbugs, If you aro persistent you can Marion of them, When the hair tangles niter an illness wet the comb in kerosene and you will find it a great help in cofnbing, When stung by a boo ap- ply kerosene and it will. not pain or swell. VINEGAR BOTTLE. It stands on the shelf over trio kitchen sink, mid I use soluo' Of it nit my hands Maw time I: wash them—just a 1ttLfo rubbed in while tho flesh is moist, It kills tho al- kali in the soap, and loaves the hands soft and smooth. if my stove does not palfeh easily I rub the sur- fae tvitlt some of the vinegar, then have no trouble. Sometimes I put a little in the blacking. Any fowl or tough Croat may easily be boiled tender by adding a tables spoon of vinegar. A brown paper saturated with it will heal a bruise or polish a tin. Vinegar and salt will clean copper or strengthen a weak back, Used hot with mullein leaves It Is excellent for sprains, If I want to paper walls that have been whitewashed, I wash thorn thoroughly' with vinegar, then tbo paper will stick. If thorn aro any cracks to be 'filled I use plaster of naris mixed with vinegar, as that does not harden as rapidly as when water is used, MY TURPENTINE BOTTLE, It stands among my medlciao sup- plies, plainly labeltrd, 11'hen wo have a case of cold on the lungs I mix equal parts of turpentine, molted lard and camphor and rub lungs and throat with it, and cover with a flannel. This is repeated as °flet as mixture is absorbed. It invariably gives relief. It will remove fresh paint from clothing and if ammonia is added it will remove old spots which have become dry and hard. Saturate two or three times, then wash in hot soapsuds. Tho same combination is good to remove spots from colored silks. In housecleaning my turpentine bottle is very useful. Carpets aro sponged around edges with hot wa- ter containing turpentine, a table- spoon to the quart. This is for moths or other pests, and is good to use whereever they are apt to be !round. A little turpentine gives a gloss to starch. USEFUL IIINTs. Sprinkle clothes with hot water and a whisk broom. Rub celery on the hands to re- move the odor of onions. MIx stove blacking with a little ammonia to prevent it burning off. Add a few drops of ammonia to the blueing water to whiten tho clothes. Add a little sugar to milk to pre- vent it sticking to the vessel while boiling. Add ono or two tablespoonfuls of sugar to strong turnips when cook- ing. Place an apple in the bread and cake boxes to keep breach and cake moist. Mix a little cornstarch with salt before failing the salt shaker, to prevent its clogging. Add a tablespoonful of kerosene to a pail of clear hot water to wash the windows. (Zuilts should be shaken and aired, and fresh covers put on when they aro soiled. The light cotton -filled quilts can. be washed repeatedly if they aro done carefully. For lighter weight "extra" cover- ings some use silk blankets which aren't made of silk at all, but got their namo from their curious finish. Roman stripes and gay college colors lead, with an occasional richer blan- ket woven in art nouveau patterns and colors. Pillows and blankets that got "soft" and refuse ,to stand up with- out drooping (and almost every housekeeper has this experience some time or other) need a tonic in the .shape of moro feathers, and probably new covering. For pillow covers wear out in the corners, and lot oc- casiotat feathers work their way through., and those occasional feath- ers amount to something by the time rho break is discovered, In refilling pillows do thoworkof changing the feathers in a room with doors and windows close shut against all stray breezes. 1t is hard enough to shake the light bulk into tho other cover without winds 9to add to the mis- chief. And tic a handkerchief over your hair, or tate tiny wisps of down that will .float up will stick to it in a most oggravating and tenacious way. A pretty treatment of sheets, and pillow and bolster -cases, Is to em- broider your itnitials on, just above the hem, directly in the middle. The initials should be rather large, and should be heavily padded, and embroidered in the white cotton that launders so well. PIECE OF BARBARISM. 13 -Year -Old Boy Given Three Months for Lese Majeste. Unusual attention is being directed in Berlin, Germany, to a case of lose majeste which occurred in the town of .Lissa, in Posen. A little boy of thirteen years, named Adel- bort Grazablcn, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for this cringe. Grzablca is not quite the youngest. child Who has sulTeeed for committing this of1ettco, as some three years ago there was It lad of twelve. who got a fortnight's con- finement for using instilling words about tiro King of Prussia. Oreabba, it Is solemnly related, was in tho Habit of consorting with other boys on the street and 'discussing with diem. the 'Polish insurrection of 1863 and the inerrant I'lusso-Japanese war. In his mature judgment Orzaltlea was of opinion that Germany has not observed strict noutrality, and, brag- ging the Raiser's name into his hu- poacfieunent of Gentian policy, lie stamped with both his foot. Tho attempt to ronstt'lle this outbtn'st of childish petulance into a crinin de- serving throe months in jail is al- most universally coidenined, and will powerfully contributo towards tho agitation bring carried on to obolis10 altogether triose absurd and antiqua- atod enactments dealing with. Item ntajest°. Besides, G.)rzablca is to Polo, and 0115 imprisonment acids another to the number of )nartyt's wlio are being continuiilly cited by Polish de- ntagogtles as victims of t'tussimi de- apo Usti. Gossip has aboutas nnicli ttse dor tenth as a blind Bran liar for epees tacks. MOTOR BOAT ON DEAD SEA A SCENE OF THE IVOST PILO - FOUND DESOLATION., Some Old Theories Will Have to Be Changed—Dreary Landscape. An interesting account of a voy- age In Ube Dead Soar in a niotoi' boat is given by a Jerusalem correspond- ent. As will bo seen, the little ves- sel liad no diflicuiLy in navigating these sullen waters, which, it 1s be- lieved, had not. previously been tra- versed by a self-propelled vessel: A few moments before entering the Dead Sea, says the correspondent, 1 sat down et the stern of the Ship, facing the Wide trail of soapy froth drawn by the screw, anxious to see tlie exact spot where the river falls Into the lake, My hope of discovering this boundary line was not realized. At the tune when I thought I was yet in the Jordan, by the color of the water and the presence of tangled reeds, one of the sailors showed me undeniable proof of our being well out in tho Dead Sea. In fact, a large quantity of dead fish, carried along by the current, and killed by the salt water of the lake, were lying hero and there on the beach, or carried up tin the bushes emerging from the water. The passage from the river to the lake was marked by the most profound" desolation. The smiling as- pect of the banks of the Jordan was succeeded by a great stretch! of wild and arid mountains, black and grey, and nearly all covered with a heavy crust of salt. SAW BIRDS OVERHEAD. As we moved forward the sheet of water which surrounded us gradual- ly changed from green to blue. Wo were not sailing on "a lake of mol- ten lead," for the bows of our little ship ploughed the waves with the same facility as onother seas. A1 - though travellers have alleged that birds cannot exist round the Dead Sea, I saw a great number of scared swallows, electing above our heads, lust at the moment when my assist- ant in order to break the silence, was amusing hims,'lf by producing deaf- ening shtick's on the ship's "siren," In the middle of the lake, the scene before us was most desolate, On the right the mountains of Judea, en- tirely white, strongly incrusted with salt anti sulphur, Whilst at their feet, at intervals, thick blocks of bitumen were drawn by the waves towards the beach. The immersion of masses of asphalt is very often characterized by smoke and mist. On the left the long ridge of the Mountain or Moab was sweating neptlia and bitumen from its numberless fissu,res, and of- fered testimony, in the form of heavy blocks, black as coal, to the mineral WEALTH TT CONCEAT,.S. Yonder, at the south. hills of salt seemed to coxae from the bottom of the sea. Bearing due south', the use of the rudder now became needless. Monotony on board was intense. No thing but desolation lay before us. relieved by not a single tuft of re- freshing verdure, The burning sun above our Beads obliged us to take refuge in the shade of an awning. At about 17 miles from tho mouth of the ,Tordan, at the south-east, wo stopped at the end of a small pro- montory. There the water of the warm baths of "Callhn'hoe," mention- ed in Conesis, under the name of "Yemim,:' empties into the lake. Thome mineral springs were 'discover- ed at the beginning of the last cen- tury. We landed on a miry and burning swamp: We left Callirrlfoe for the Jordan, where wo were re- freshed by the sight aero more of the tamarisks, willows, and reeds. At ,Te'irho. T honed that the ship had been prohibited from sailing again on the Dead Sea. MEN GIRLS LIICE, Throe girls are exchanging confi- dences, and telling each other what sort of tncn they like best. First {lick—"I like a man with a pasts A man with a past is always interesting:" Second Girl—"That's true; but I don't think he's nearly so interest- ing as the inan with a future." Third Girl -"Tito man who inter - osts ine is the man with a present." A LITTLE BUSYBODY. Mrs. ;Small—Your husband makes me laugh so, Mrs, Cassidy. Ifo is so Irish in his speech, alis, Cassi- dy—Is he so, ma'am? Airs, Sntall— Ycs, he has such a queer way of getting words twisted out of place, 4irs. Cassidy—Alt! yes, I noticed that very thing to -day. He told me yo were a 'busy little body,' meanie,' I suppose, as everybody knows, that yo re—well, what yo are, ma'am, in order to obviate the frequent disputes as to the ages of children, the steamboat atitlitorities itt Switzer- land have decided that in ()very nose where doubt arises the child must be measured, !Ali children ander two feet are to have free pass0.ge, at,d tluso between two foot and four feet aro to pay Half Fa1V1tro. Mrs. Werloriy—"at is the 'differ- ence between exported and trans- ported?" Wederly--"Well, Illy clear, eolt;;toso you were on board a ship that liad just sailed for some foreign lane!, and I renmineci at home." Mrs, Wolorly—"Yes; and then—" Workshy —"Then you wo111 b0 exported and I would ho transported. Stranger—"I Want to buy a good watch-dog.'t Dog 1'ancie —•'flu'e's the ono you Want, sir, Trained by au expert. Iiia can tell an insurance agent at' a fax collector a mile oft," "ACh What will ho do then?" "D07 11011 chow 'cm into 0014(1 banes," "Well, he won't suit mc," "Why? Most people wont a flog like tl%at," "1e torsI Icnow; hitt I' n a Lax cOliec- tors you Seal SMALL GERMAN INCOME'S THRIFT ANA PLAIN LIVING IS 'IiE RULE. Life Es on a Plainer Seale That# Prevails in America or �nglatid. Alfred Siclgwick contr'ibuies to a recruit number of the Critic an in-: tweeting paper on the cost of ltv- ing in Germany. The paper is one of a aeries on the relative expellee of living in America, or in Elu'OPO.! Speaking of the slender incomes which seem to bo the Milo in Ger' many Mr. Sidgwick says "A Comae lady told me the other, day that whon sho was at home lasll year she wished to buy a dressing+ bag with silver fittings, for a wade ding present. Sge Was in ono of the wealthiest towns in Germany, and sho went to one of the best shops in the town, but she could not get what she wanted, No one had evoe asked for anything better than plat- ed fittings. It was necessary to go to what Germans call an 'English'' shop, where imported goods are sold . at prohibitive prices to the small number of people who have money, to buy them. LIFE ON PLAIN SCALE: 1'Where nearly everyone is what tho Americans and English call 'poor'. life is necessarily on a plainer scale than in Amoriea or, England, A woll-known German economist divides his country peoplo according to income, into four, groups. He reckons that only 250;- 000 families, 'the aristocratic and well-to-do,' have more than $2,250 a year. The 'upper middle class,' in which he places 2,750,000 families, have incomes ranging from $772 to $2,250. To the lower middle class he assigns $450 to $675, and, last- ly, he reckons that there aro more 'than five million families who never rise above $225 a your. The head- master of a high class public school only gets from $1,250 to $1,500 a year, with a house and free educa- tion for his children. A major in an infantry regiment gets from $1,- 000 1;000 to 91,250. Forty pounds is a common salary for a clerk, oven in an expensive city like Hamburg, but young men somehow keep life to- gether on it. EDUCATE THEIR SONS. "A friend of mine, whose father. was a Lutheran pastor in Ruogen, left the impression on my mind that her parents at $500 a year, brought up a large family and gave their sons a university education. Whoa I enquired further she explained that a pastor in the country is often something of a fanner, ton, and lives more or less, on the pro- d'oce of his fields, and that if a young inan. gives a few lessons and finds admission to a `free' dinner. table,' he need not cost his parents much while he is reading for his degree. For tho purposes of this article I made 50010 enquiries of another friend whose brother is in business in a small town on the Rhino, anti who has a house and garden, bought of his savings, a wife, a child and a servant. I ex- pected to hear that he spent $2,000 and that his budget would be one I could use. But I found that he had never made more than $750 a year,; and had never lived up to his in- come. TYPICAL INCOMES,. "The fact is that the Germans, like the French, perform prodigies of thrift. Of course, the way of life and the expenses of life, vary a great dual. They vary with place, with profession, and above all, with character, as they do elsewhere,. necessary But it was enc y to take the low average of income into account before deciding on the stun spent by our typical family, Obviously, the $5,000 a year spent by two people in England was too high for a country where a man must be a major -general before lie receives $3,. 000 a year. I think the German family should consist of the parents and three children, a daughter of 16 andtwo boys stillat school, and their income must not exceed $2.500 a year. Out of this the man, it he is prudent, will put by $1550 a year, either for investment or for a lifo insurance, "' ONLY LADY MASON. Story of the Irish Girl Who Hid in aRoom. The old story of the first and only lady Freemason is a familiar one, though no official records exist of this historical anal unique incident. TIM lady in miestion was Elizabeth St, Leger, a daughter of Arthur, First Viscount Donovaile. Either by intention or accident, she was con- cealed in the alcove of a room in Doncrailo Castle itt which a lodge meeting was 11011. Attempting to Blake her escape, slle Was stopped by the guard at the door.. After an anctbo, and, by rhoiotis intercediscisssiionnof twoit brothionissaid, tier own brother and 11fr, 1lieliard' nldwo'th, 141',P., the latter of saloons afterwards married her, it was de- cided to mike her pass through !,lie canto solemn ceremony which slit! had witnessed. The date of her initiation is uncertain, though it nttlst have taken place before 1744, in Which . year her name appears on the list of suhscrbers to a Miotic work, She would then Have boon in her thirty. nait.h year. She lived to the ripe ago of eighty, dying in 1175, a year' before her bus- baud: ITe, remelts lie in rile crypt of alio present eathedi'nl of St. Finharuw's, Cork, transferred thence from the old cathedral, and the stone slab is to bo seen on trio - floor of the little - chamber situated at the top of !,rile great !ower. Her aprons is still pre- Ooia'od at Newmarket house, •0ouuty Corin,, DON'T DSO SILLY,, She -Aire y0t1 sure you 1000 ilio for myself atone? - ITo--Didau 11111111 ynhr mother, l louod you toll