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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1905-1-12, Page 6HIGH Ali �1 L WER FORCES There Are 7 wo Great Forces in Opposition to Every Man. The spirit indeed is willing, but when we make a proverb of it and the flesh is weak, Matthew xxvf„ 41, Jesus said this when he found the disciples asleep in Gethsemane in- stead of wakeful and watchful. Ilis judgment on them is his estimate of humanity. He measured both its strength and its weakness. He said, 'There is that in man which strives upward and there is that which drives downward," Christ did not start kis estimate of humanity with wholesale condemnation. His idea of conversion was not that you must first pulverize and then reconstruct the whole nature. His idea was to feel along the whole character until ho found something the divine could touch or weapon, then he worked with that, So he dealt with Na- thaniel, with the Roman Centurion, with Zacchaeus, even with the thief on the cross. Study his dealings with these people and see how he touched on their possibilities or something good in them, and work- ed with that, It was a gracious thing to say this: "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." It was so large in pity, so great in forgiveness. But it was snore than that. It was a just thing to say. It gave credit to the good as well as admitting tho evil. We get into the habit of form- ing our opinions and judgements en- tirely out of the worst conditions. The Christ fairness teaches to tem- per the worst with the hest. Christ never preached that every one must first be crashed to a jelly before he can be reshaped, reformed, recreated. Study his dealings with people and you will find how he took the rough block of human nature and by the action of divinity upon it he brought out THE "FORM DIVINE." Jesus never condoned or smooth- ed over sin. No words as fiery as his against evil. But he did not lump everything indiscriminately, he analyzed every man. Among all the rubbish he always found something .that was worth saying. "The spir- it is willing," he said, "but the flesh is weak." A man cannot be as good as he wants to be, because his lower nature is too weak to keep pace along .the track his spirit maps out. His louver nature needs to be strengthened into the temper of his higher .spirit. That is widely differ- ent from imagining that the lower nature is to be destroyed ere the higher can prevail. Do not, however, mistake Christ's meaning. He did not excuse the disciples for their unfaithfulness. He did not palliate their selfish sleep. It is a bad use we make of his word use it as a sort of absolution for wrong doing. We say wbeu consci- ence pierces or seLjcondemnation ris- es, "0, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, ' and we think that wipes out the wrong. Such a use of Christ's word is fatal to its saving intent. Its real use is to make us vividly conscious of the two great forces in opposition in every nhan, that we ourselves may bring these two forces into tremendous conflict, This is the true battle of life. A willing spirit, but weak flesh! What death struggles have waged between these two! The higher your ideals of right rise the more intense that struggle is within you. Satis- fied with a low level of life you do not feel the impulse that makes this struggle between the higher and lower forces in you, and that is an evidence that your whole spiritual nature is tuned to a low key. It is an evidence that you think meanly Of yourself and that is a long step toward becoming mean. The man who thinks NOBLY OF HIMS;GLP, in whom self-respect rises to high tide, will feel most keenly this limi- tation of his lower nature and will make the most manful efforts to free himself from the captive entangle- ments of the iiesh. A true man will ask "Is my spirit really willing? Is the Christ estimate a true measure of me? Do I in my spirit level up to the devine definition of possibility in me? Do I reach the dignity of human nature that Christ puts upon' it?" Blessed is the soul to whom such a gospeling of questions comes. Sere is a great stage of salvation to reach : "I in my intrinsic self am greater, stronger, more dominant than my lower, meaner self. I as- pire to greater things than my pas- sions. I am capable of nobler con- ceptions than my lusts. I am fitted for better things than my selfish- ness." This is reaching out toward the divine, this is "coming to y0 i' - self" as Christ puts it in the parable of the prodigal son. Consciousness of your true self, that spiritual self, which Christ dignified by his recogni- tion, consciousness of the high pos- sibilities in you will slip at last into the consciousness of the need of God in you to bring the whole of yourself, both lower and higher, into the region of God, which is Christ manifest in the flesh. 'Any way that you can opens upward and Godward the better willingness of your spirit is the way for you to welcome the incoming Gad, the Christ of the con- version of weakness into strength, the Saviour, who is the spirit of willingness, the determination for the right, the true, and the beauti- ful. THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, TAN. 15. Golden Text: "Thou Art the Son of God; Thou Art the King of Israel.". John i. 49. Verse 37, "The two disciples heard him." The first conquests of Chris- tianity were nut made by an appeal to a multitude. One man pointed two other men to Christ, and then one of then] went and told another main of Him whom he had found. Christianity has grown by individu- al communication. Verse 41. "We have found the Measles." Ouo of the large pictures in Tlssot's series of paintings of the life of Christ is called "The Inward :Voices." This is the description: "Two poor wretches have taken re- fuge in a ruined building. '0 God!' they moan amid their complaining. Thus unwittingly they call on him. A thrill creeps over them. A Being is near. He shows them his blood- stained hands. They instinctively know the Christ. They aro made to unt'erstand the meaning of atone- ment through suffering, that ransom of the soul, of redetnption by sacri- fice.,' Verse 42, "He brought him to Jesus." There is a legend that Al exander the Creat found a man freezing to death. SIo roused him, rubbed him, caused him to be taken to a place of warmth and shelter,' and finally saw him restored and safe. Then the groat general ex- claimed, "This is the happiest day I have ever known --I have saved a human life!" Even greater is the joy of one who saves a soul. Verse 42. "Ile brought him to Jesus." Scientists tell us it is the habit of certain sPet:ios of bees that when an indivichral bee of a given swarm dlseover's a new and promis- ing field for honey -gathering It flies directly back and notifies the other bees of the swarm, whoroupon a suf- ficient number accornpaby it back and assist in quickly gathering the rah barvest. Should not every person who has tasted the joy of God's pardon and love do likewise and tell others about, that which he has 'found, bringing them else into an experimental knowledge of the same joy of pardon? Verso 42. "Thou shalt be called Celebes." George Macdonald In one of his stories descrfboa an old Seatch school -teacher who gave to each of his pupils a new name after ho canto to see the really distinctive tl'uality in the pepii'a character, The new • seholar Waited eagerly far the day When the teacher Would gave hien, hie 211%10*% and 10 meet eaSea suttee to e ake himself Worthy of -ail honer- 451e name, Onee 'gieren, the sew Melee WoMe.he one thbrCaf tery Which the scholar Wee knelei . .iopitib riliil net 1tii d, to iaaitr .bit fiettr Cep tral quality in Simon and at once called him Peter, "a stone." God names us for honor or shame to correspond with what we are. Verse 45. "Philip fhideth Nathan- aol." Those first disciples were filled with a great enthusiasm. They il- lustrated the Hebrew word for "prophecy," which means "to bub- ble forth." What we have in Psa, 45. 1, "My heart is inditing a good matter," strictly means, "My heart is bubbling up of a good matter." So the disciples were "bu1ilhling up." They had to tell others about Jesus; they couldn't keep still. Verso 45. "Philip findeth Nathan- iel; Some years ago an elderly German lady living in a city not far from New York invited her German servant girl to accompany her to church. The kindness of the lady, together ,with the preaching of the gospel to which she was compelled to listen, persuaded the girl to ac- cept Christ. Not many, weeks passed before she in turn was the means of Ieacljrig another German girl to the Master: both united with the church. This second girl returned to Ger- many for a visit, and on her return voyage met a young woman and her brother whose destination was the city in which she lived. She culti- vated their acquaintance, and was the means of leading both to Christ. Tho'hrother married into a Christian family, and tic sister also married, bringing her husband with het' into the fellowship of the church. Every member of this group of persons— the elderly la'dy, the two servant g'ir]s, the brother and sister, end the sister's husband, are still faithful and aggressive workers of the same little (Seeman church, and through their i,a nest personal efforts others also have been led to Josue. Verse 40. 'Come and see." The seeker sees, the Indifferent is blind. And we see what wo seek. He who looks for deformity will disoover ft, and he who looks for beauty will find it, Ask, knock, seek—and be it good or evil what you aslc shall be give, the gate at which you knock shall be opened, the thing you seek shall be found. The 'seeker after truth is always hopeful, because there is en instietive assurance that the truth will be found by those who make quest for it, Long ago Sop - bodes said: elle% what Is searched for is to be got at, while that which is unregarded escapes,''% Verse 47. "An Israelite indeed." That meant genuineness, sincerity, not pretense and senhblance, Robert Browning makes ono of his best characters' say: "There was no duty patent In the World Like daring to be good and true my- self, Leaving tib show of things to the ford of Show, band'A if''T'rinte" o' the TToWer bf the Verso O. r .Tia *Mine is no �u31e. The Writer•, A foie yearn ago Wee bee IA* Isifxdrvd4 st04140, 4 144toriv. fn a New Magic/nil town where certain carpenters' tools 1ltcre being made. Conning to a beach at which a work- man was employed, the guide said, "This man is waxing." The wood of some of the tools had slight sur- face defects, and the man was filling these with a paste luade o:f flue saw- dust and glue, and when dried and smooth and varnished their defects were inrpereeptible. Later, in ac- tual use, the filling would come out and reveal the cheat, The trick of the factory illustrated by contrast the word sincerity, winch means "without wax," referring to the habit of ancient makers of furniture in filling defective places with wax, The character of Nicadentus was "without wax," It was what in modern phrase would be called "straight goods." GIRLS WHO ARE WANTED THEY GET THF' BEST CHANCE 01' MARRIAGE. Men Know That the Best Sister and Daughter Makes the Best Wife. There are few girls who seem to realise what a man really requires in a wife. It is necessary that a girl who wishes to he happily mar-, ried to a good and true plan should remember that in choosing a life partner a man Invariably decides on a woman who, were she a man, would bo his best friend] and closest companion. Some n10n, of course, marry their opposites. But the majority incline towards the woman whose tastes, characteristics, and sympathies aro identical with their own. There are many girls who cannot take an interest in a man's purl suits and ambitions in life. They' live in a purely feminine world, so to speak, composed mainly of dress? fashion, and amusement. Occasion -t ally they may dabble in domestic i work; but they regard the latter in the light of a novelty instead of something to he seriously under- taken and thoroughly learned in or- der to fit them for the position of wife which they may one day attain. MAN WANTS SYMPATHY. To them a man's work and ambi- tions are as difficult to understand as the Greek and Hebrew languages. They hope the man in whom they may be interested will succeed in what he wishes to do, but beyond that they are not capable of think- ing or acting with him. A man wants more than this from the girl he is to harry. She must sympathise with him ,and his ideals and not only sympathise, but gain some intimate knowledge of his work and ambitions, so that he may be able to talk to her and be 'tnrder- stood. By tactfully inviting a man to talk over his worries and difficul- ties, a girl can learn all she needs about his interests in 'life, 'And it is surprising how a man will be drawn to Mer in consequdnee. It is to her he will come to talk over his triumphs and failures, knowing full well that he will obtain delightful praise, or sympathy and comforting worsts, which will encourage him to make another start. Tho simpering, gushing, frivolous girl does not appeal to the average man. ' She appears to be too selfish. There seems to he little concern or thought for others in her nature. Of course, there are few men who like what may be termed tbe ser- ious-minded girl. She must be one who can amuse, nail who exhibits at times those feminine foibles which snake a woman so dear to a man's heart. At the same time, she must bo capable of deeper feelings, and the girl who can combine these char- acteristics has by fax the best chance of marrying. The practical -minded girl, as well as the serious-minded, is much sought after by men in search of a wife. A man knows a girl has dom- estic qualities when ho hears that she slakes her own frocks, and thinks a thing nay be as fashiop- able as it is costly. If she can tell how a dinner should . be cooked, whether she can cook meals herself or not if she knows the'valuc ;of ready mor.ey, and has it horror 'of being in debt; then hesknows thajt,as a wife, she will save money instead' of spending it lavishly and reck- lessly, WHEN THE YOUNG MAN CALLS. And, young girls, let us tell you, bo circuulspeet in your conduct at. home, mere especially when a pros- pective lover visits you. He knows beyond all possibility of doubt, that the girl who is the best sister and daughter will make the best wife. Above all, girls should study and practise the virtue of. strict econ- omy. The reason. that more do not marry in these days is because the expense of keeping up a comfortable household is far beyond the income of the average man. The waste for which women of all classes are re- sponsiblo, even when they are not wilfully extravagant, is terrible to contemplate, considering how very tightly the slide pinches in tines of depression, ABOUT MUSIC, There is music in all things if men had ears,—Byron. Music isthe medicine of the break- ing hCart,.•-Sir A. Hunt. Let me have music dying and I seek no more delight.—Keats, Music washes away from the Soul the that of every -clay hitch, Altaic Music it the tAn{ld of prayer, the companion of h'eltgion—Chateau-i belalld. Sweet melodies aro those that aro by, distance Made more aWect,— Wor'tlh. Music is the only sensual gratiftca- tien Which mankind may indulge in to excess without injury to their moral or religious feelings,. -Addi- 8on. The than Who hath not Masa in his Soul, and ,is ,pet i oVed with con- cord' of feaeet sotnOtis, is fit for trea- son, elnatageniS eted spoilt. ->r 5iiakes, i tielealifiegt'a aa -acini Ba a' Thsr Home1 144.444,1444444444.4444, CHOICE RECIPES, Beef Loaf,—One pound meat put through dropper, 1 egg, salt and popper, 0110 cup stale bread crumbs, summer savory or sage to taste, lump of butter the also of an egg. Poem pato a loaf and put into a hot flaying -pan with dripping enough to brown it. Brown on each side, then pour three ceps belling water around loaf and ceolt covered on top of the stove for 011 hour and a half, Saratoga Potatoes,—Peel and slice on a slaw -cutter into cold water, wash thoroughly, and drain; speed between the folds of e clean cloth, rub and pat until dry. Fry a few at a time in boiling lard; salt as you take them out, Saratoga potatoes are often eaten cold. They can be prepared throe or four hours before needed, and if kept in a warm place they will be crisp and nice. They are used for garnishing game and steaks, Boiling Potatoes—To boil a potato well requires more attention than is usually given. They should not be pared before boiling; they lose much of the starch by so doing, and are made insipid. Put them into a ket- tle of clear cold water, with a little salt, cover closely, and boil rapidly, using no more water than will just cover them, as they produce a con- siderable quantity of fluid them- selves while boiling, and too Much water will make them heavy, As soon as just done instantly pour off the water, set them back on the range, and leave the cover off the saucepan till the steam has evapor- ated. They will then, if a good kind be dry and mealy. 'Phis is an Irish receipt, and a good one. Fried Cakes Without Eggs.—Take one and one-half cups of sugar, one cup of thick cream, two cups of buttermilk, one teaspoonful of cin- namon, about two and one-half tea- spoonfuls of soda, and flour to ]nix. Roll, cut into rings, and fry in very hot lard. Rolled Pig Pudding.—Cut the stein from one-half of a pound of figs, then chop fine, add three-quarters of a cupful of sugar and one-half of a cupful of boiling water, and simmer gently until cooked to a smooth paste. Mlx well together one cupful of chopped suet, one cupful and a half of flour, one-half of a teaspoon- ful of saft, one tablespoonful of su- gar, and one teaspoonful of baking powder. Add sufficient milk to niix to a soft dough. Rall out half an inch thick, spread with the fig paste (which should be partly cooled), roll up, and steam for three hours. For the sauce cream well together one- third of a cupful of butter and two- thirds of a cupful of sugar. Add two well -beaten eggs and one cup- ful of boiling water. Stir over the fire until thickened, add one tea- spoonful of vanilla, and serve with the pudding. Lamb BOulettes —Take the scrap ends of uncooked meat, on.ough to measure one pint; put through mincer•. Add to this twelve mint leaves, quarter of an onion minced fine, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one teaspoonful of salt, good bash of pepper, three rolled milk crackers yolks of two eggs. Roll into small fingers; dip into beaten yolks, then cracker crumbs; fry in deep tat. Serve on new cabbage, shredded, cooked tender, then drained, and hot cream, butter, popper, and salt add- ed. Garnish with hand -boiled eggs. Cabbage a la Creole.—Chop fine one head of cabbage, two onions, two green peppers, one bunch of eolery. Leave in salt water over night, Then drain. Boil enough vinegar to cover, add a little sugar, put into jars, and seal. "Old Reliable" Oalce Mixture.— Two eggs, one cup of sugar, two- thirds of a cup of 'milk, butter the size of an egg, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of socia, .one teaspoonful flavoring, salt flour to make still batter. Chosen sugor 0nd butter together, add. eggs (which must have been well beat- en), them the milk; sift In cream of tartar, soda, and salt, with flour, and add flavoring. This mixture may he, in turn, marble, chocolate, according as you color, flavor, and divide it. 11-1NTS FOR THE 11011111. For flaky pastry use the best lard; iL is cheaper than cooking butter, and maces delicious pastry, When adding boiling milk to beat- en eggs put in a spoonful at a time and the eggs will not then curdle. The secret in baking sponge calces is to have a steady oven and not to open the door for the Best twenty mi mai fes. Air the house thoroughly every morning, especcally in winter, open- ing opposite doors and wilhd00S for five to fifteen minutes. Bedroom windows should raver be entirely closed, if the owner is in fair health; even in the coldest night in 'winter a window should be open an hien at the top. Salt fish can he quickly freshened by soaking in sour mills. Dry care- fully, and cook as usual. All traces of mucl can bo eraciieat- ed from a black ;dress or ooat by rubbiig the spots with a piece of raw potato. In cases of Poisoning,—One, table- spoonful of mustard in half a pint of waren water is within the reach. of everybody, and is moreover an excellent emetic. To boil or.nente---Poet onions of equal sire, and let One lie an hour ill cold water. Put these on to cools in boiling milk and water, simntoe slowlen till tender. Drain and serve with melted butte]' sauce. 'Po ,soften leather there is nothing so penetrating and softruieg as neatsfoot oil. I have lament it work on leather that, has not been Leech- otl by other oils, jfQ•ai'es' i[ iflaaking for the hemp may ease ily be made by mixing the following Ingredients together: ono pound of treacle, one pound of ivory black, two ounces of olive oil and olio ounce of vitriol. 13e very careful in nixing the vitriol not to lot It touch your hands, 'Po Clean Paint Brushes,—]First soak the brushes in turpentine, and afterwards wash in soapy water in which a little socia is dissolved, For brushes that have been used for var- nish, use spirits of wino or methy- lated spirit instead of turpentine. Coffee is a very valuable stimu- lant to the brain and nerves, though it has only a slight amount of nua.ri- mont. 1%Tixed with more than half its quantity 01 milk, coffee i' i'ms the most perfect breakfast bevrago for hard working men and women, especially those who lead an active life, How to save Starch.—After using a bowl of starch do not throw away what is left. Put, the bamin on one side, and when the starch has drop - Ped to the bottom pour off the wa- ter. Place the basin In the oven for five minutes. The starch will be found in hard cakes and can be put away ready for use al,tothar day, On Pre1kles.—These may be remov- ed by rubbing the following lotion on face and hands at night, before goit,g to bed: One ounce of lemon juice, a quarter of a drachm of powdered borax, and half a drachm of sugar. Mix thoroughly, and let it stand in a bottle for three days. Shako before using. To Olean a Mackintosh Cloak,— First -dip the garment in cold, soft water, then with a scrubbing brush and yellow soap proceed to scrub it all over, having spread it on the table, When the dirt is removed, dip the cloak in repeated waters to get rid of the suds, but do not wring it. Hang up in the air, or in ae airy room, but do not put near the fire. Paint or grease spots must be removed by spirits of turpentine and common soap will perform the rest. The dirtiest part will need most scrubbing. N.B. Ira cleaning a mackintosh always avoid hot water. IIAPPY HOMEMAKERS. Have many interests. A kiss is the emblem of love. Remember that flowers brighten the home. Angry words never improved the happiness of any home. Never waste food. Always have a thought for the poor and needy. Know how to talk and how to listen, how to entertain and amuse. Use only what you can comforta- bly afford, for quality and quantity. I,et your home appear bright and sunny. It is not easy to be unpleas- ant fn a cheerful room. A certain forluality icz necessary 'to' save everydaylife from triviality and freedom from looseness. Do not overcrowd your rooms with small nick hacks, They tend to create anxiety lest they should be darnagecl. Attend to the "niggling particu- larities" of the household whilst the bread -winner is absent. Forget them when he comes home, SOME COSTLY FRUITS. Zanzibar Apples at Ten Dollars Each Bite. It will interest a great many peo- ple to know that in some of the very expensive restaurants in New York and other big cities fabulous prices aro charged for some kinds of fruit. In fact, , •.ou can order a special des- sert intsonre places that will post Anywhere from $25 to $$250. These deserts will consist principally of fruit dainties, to provide which the greater part of the world has been ransacked. There are peculiar apples from Zanzibar, looking rather like turnips; pears in appearance strongly resembling oranges from Northern Africa; grapes from English hot- houses: and Australia will most like- ly be represented by the Eiffel Tower pineapple. Of all fruits Zanzihal apples are perhaps the rarest. Dozens of trees together only beer a few of those apples, and elm onto for picking thein has to he carefully selected. must be gatheredJ.4st'a month be- fore they would `ripen; otherwise they will very quickly spoil. Thane Zanzibar apples have reach- ed the enormous price of $100 eaoh. They are not large, probably con- taining about ten bites at $10 a bite. The apples have to be special- ly ordered, for no caterer would over dreamt of keeping them in stock. Custard apples are another expen- sive luxury. They can be purchased at prices ranging from $5 to 325 each, according to quality, and, ac- cording to those whose judgment in such matters is considered to be ab- solutely norrect, midst tae oaten with popper and salt, Tao of the most fashionable fruits 111 the winter months aro Muucat grapes and strawberries, and until the end of January the latter are beyond the reach of moderate means, _ b THE NEW POTA'T`O, Additional particulars about the netV species of white potato, which is now cultivated 1,1 Ii ranee front plants fount] in Uruguay, indicate that its importance as a substitute for the Trish potato has not been exaggerated, Originally a very bitter tuber, the new vegetable beeom08, after three or four years of cuitiva- tion, an Admirable food product. Its yield is enormous, and it is exempt from the maladies that at - teak the ordinary potato. 1t grows best in moist soil, Its native habits ]icing the marshy shores of the River Mercedes in Uruguay, lis flowers have, a jasmine -like odor, and a de- licate perfume hes already been ex- tracted Prom them, After one plant- ing the plant pee potiates itself from the broken roots loft in the sell. Hotel Proprietor -"What's that you have thorn?" Guest,—"That's t1 rope, It may sato my life in ease the hotel eatehcs nee in the might," I'ropr•leLoree"Il'nnf Eery good' idea; 111)1. 1 think 'nests who carr ar'dult4 fife-esca hese'"'Ilad better' p ayyitn ltd' 1 ll , 001110l ' ,;' FEEDING RUSSIAN ARMY 1380,000 MEN AT END OF SIN- GLE TRACK LINE. The Japanese Have Many Inlets For Provisions to Feed 400,000 Troops, A great deal has been said of late regarding the immense army with which Uen. Nourupatkin is Lo ovor- 01101111 the Ililtado's forces in Man- churia in Ole Spring, 01.11 is told of the 600,000 min around 1i11i1.delr 0114 ].Iarbin 1100,1ttug the word to Marc, arul now with the mobilization from seven districts in iiussla proper, just announced, the total force for the Spring campaign is 1llaced at 680,- 000 ]nen. But the Czar proposes and God disposes, In the last anal- ysis it is its subsistence which nmst determine the size of the nrnly. Tn the Napoleonic wars the Germans. found that only res many thousand 111011 could suhsisb upon so many square miles of land, and their gen- erals had to divide their (1101(ies to Feed them, which enabled the great Frenchman to crush then hr detail. In these days of railroads transpor- tation of subsistence supplies is the problem which controls the size of armies. Can INouropaikfne subsist 680,000 men by means of a single- track railroad? Already he complains that he cannot feed the 500,000 or 400,000 111011 actually under his con- trol, On paper the ]Siberian road could transport 4,000 troops a day, but as a fact the number was only 400 a day, according to expert oh - servers. A11 supplies must colpo from Russia in FEurope. Even coal must be brought from a distance since the Japanese captured the Yen- tas coal mines, EXHAUSTED THE LAND. It is generally conceded that the Russians have exhausted the food re- sources of the section of Manchuria in which they are, and so the trans- portation problem must be solved. The feeding and supplies of the present force, it is estimated, require 150 tons a day; in the Spring double that amount will be required, or 800 tons a day, and there cars be no help over the short Manchurian road, since Vladivostook can safely be reached only by occasional block - ado runners. Thus, the Russians must feed and supply 6S0,000 men over a single-track road 4,000 miles long. What ]natters the illimitable resources in men of the Russian em- pire when the force at the point of impact cannot adequately be maintained? JAPS' ADVANTAGES, On the other hand, the Japanese, Port Arthu rlhaving been reduced and 60;000leterans released, will have more than 400,000 'Wren facing the Russians near M'ukden in the Spring, It is Calculated that 300 tons a day would feed and supply the great force, or, say, two-thirds oe what would lie required 'for tbe 'Czar's army. But in order to cl0 this Jap- an has not only a railroad from Pusan in southern Corea and Chem- ulpo practically to the Yalu River, but by spring this road will be com- pleted as far as Liao Yang. Then there is the railroad from the great depot of Port Dalny running to Mulc- den, which has been rcgaaged to fit American -built locomotives, Be- sides, there is the railroad from Yinkow, which is being pushed, while a great quantity of supplies from 010111ese sources can be obtained over the Sinminting Railroad, a town nearly abreast of Mukdon on Chinese territory. Add to these land routes the junk service on the numerous navigable rivers and the sea routes from tho various seaports in Japan to Pusan, Chemulpo, the Yalu River, Vinl ow, Port Dalny, and half a dozen other ports, 811(1 the ease with which the Mikado's army can be sub- sisted is demonstrated beyond cavil. Thus a nation of 40,000,000 people can place an the point of impact a larger army and subsist it than can tho Czar of all ltusslas with a total population of 190,000,000 under his control. No wonder an effort is to be macre to double the Siberian line as soon as possible, and that Kour•- opabkin 18 clamoring for, the hasten- ing of the work. FIl3ST ENGLISH NEWSPAPER. The earliest English newspapers were not printed, but simply writ- ten. Por the benefit of those who wished to consult them they were ex- hibited in a publio place, each reader being called upon to pay a small coin called a gasetta, hence the word "gazette." The earliest English newspaper was the, Weekly News, fleet published in 1622. In the seventeen- th century several Newspapers were established, and in the eighteenth century we had the fatuous Specta- tor, and allied publitrations of the sort. The first daily appeared in 1792. It is also interesting to Hato' that the first serial story was "Rob- icSon Comm," 'which began to run In Ole London Post on October 7th, 1.719, and concluded on October 19th 1720. HOW TO GET RID OF STUMPS. In the autumn bare a holo ono or two inches in diameter, according to the girth of the'stnmp, vertically In the centro of the latter, and about 18 inches deep. Put into it one or two ounces of saltpeter"; fill the hole with water and plug up close. In the ena(linl'g spring take nut plug and pour in about one hall gallon of ,kerosene all and lgnite it. The Stump will smoulder away to the very extremities of the roots, leeV- fag nothing but ashes. • THE GREATEST Jd33i . In snaking out a list of the thou- sand famous earn and veemen who are given the most space. in the ,font chief ooioyclopecdias of the World English, 7i'ronch, German, and Aesoe- iCanh•--1'rbfesser Cattell, of Gonia lyia flnivCrsfty, states that Napoleon heads the list. Shakespeare stands second, hl(ahomot third, sail : VCXtafi"g. fomrti VALUE OF THE BAN{ BOOK IF YOU SIIOULD LOSE YOURS DON'T GET EEOITED. Tncicleats of Interest .-Canadians Aro Thrifty, a Banker Says, What would you do if you lost your bank book, The chances are that you would become so newhat excited, and, with- uuL waiting to maize a satisfying search for the precious little vulumes you would rush off to the bank and tell the people those that your bank book was lost—irretrievably lost. But just keep cool. Chances again are that your book is not lost at all—merely mfnh.id for the moment. Bank managers say that the great majority of the ba'bks reported lost are not lost at all, They turn up generally after a diligent search has been made. BANK 1300KS NOT VALUABLE: There is a widespread impression that a bank book is a valuable thing. Tide is somewhat of a mis- take. Under the 'existing system in most Canadian banks the possibility of money being lifted by fraud is very small. The system is absolute- ly safe as far as 811v11198 bank books are concerned. Those bear no names at all, merely a number, and so if tine pass book bo lost and found by anybody other than the owner no money can be lifted, for the simple reason that the man who picks up. the book does not know and has no means of finding out the .name of the depositor;'to whom it belongs. Of course it is possible for a clev- er forger to make a haul if he hap- pens to find the current account book of some business man, but that 1 is the bank's affair, and it, not the despositar, stands to lose by reason of a forgery. When a bank manager is reason- ably certain that a bank book is un- doubtedly lost, he has no hesitation hnissuing a duplicate. HOW THEY ARE C"MISLAID." "In the first place," said a mana- ger, "it is a very awkward thing under some circumstances to have two pass books out for the same ac- count. There aro a great many 'complications which may arise, and we do the best we can to guard against these complications. But there aro numberless circumstances in which hooks disappear which are not lost at all. Suppose a man who is somewhat addicted to drink goes on a spree and spends all the money he bas. Be has an account here, and if he can find his bank book he comes hero to draw money. We will not honor his draft if he comes here intoxicated, but he may be tenhpOlar•ily sober enough to get his money out and continue his s:prce: "Isis wife knows his Weakness Bet- ter than 'does anybody, else. She learns to see the spree in advance, and when she known ono of then] is conning On she quietly takes the bank book from her husband and hides it. When he asks for it, nat- urally enough she does not tell him where it is, and he, after a fruitless search, rushes clown here and reports that it is lost. She knows better, but prefers not to come here and snake a public display of the family skeleton. THE GAMBLING FEVER. "Another very common cause for the secreting of bank books is the race track mania. When onto thor- oughly, saturated with the gambling fever, as expressed in race track bet- ting, one seems to hose all sense of prudence and judgment, 'They will draw out their last cent if they are permittee] to do so, and bet it on the horses, Sometimes 'women carne e here and explain the facts to us, and beg ue not to permit their husbands to draw out money. We usually honor such requests by placing tem- porary obstacles in the way. "Our function is not exactly a re- ligious or ethical one, and we do not consider it our duty to guard the morals of depositors, but from the commonest bumauitanian mo- tives wo can hardly refuse such a request." Whena pass book of the Post, Office Savings Bank has been lostithe depositor has to apply to the- de- partment at Ottawa fora now one. When the Ottawa officials are *sates - fled in regard to the identity Of the depositor a duplicate book is issued, and thereafter the account is car, Hod 0)1 by means of the new book. the old one being cancelled. There is . small chance of (rand in this method. CANADIANS SAVING ' Canadians aro a thrifty people. They save money, This fact is evi- denced by their numerous bank ac- counts, "There is to -flay in the 311 char- tered banns of Canada some $450,- 000,000 deposited by the people., About 3120,000,000 of it it is in the ordinary current accounts of business men, and $+310,000,000 is the sav- ings of the common people." So said a banker who ie well ac- quainted with the banking 111100 sus of Canada, "Neatly cvcrybotly who is worth anythiiug at all has a bank account now," he continued. "Why, even the children bring their little pass books now, and take a very Lively interest in the accemela- tion of their wee Hilo of weditul. They are just a8 anxious as rho 119' folks to see it grow. T1I schools, I believe, aro now leaching then] in a practical manner the wisdom of tasting care of the pennies and 1011 leaving the pounds to take dire of themselves altogothe' either." 11 NO maims THERM, A Russian ineclical man proljsos to establish a sanatorium for con- sumptives in the Polar regions, Ile has observed that the members of exploration parties returning (00110 the Polar regions are envoys in per- feet health Owing to thepurityor the 011' 411(1.cgnn9rlete abeence of ell. harmful ]microbes. In the Point. re- gibns,:broltchltla,! Iarynirltis, influenza iihd other., COntttglous'.alistns05 Are ttnitnoWn,