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A
small minority of the ilussiall
peasants Limy appreciate the impor-
tance of constitutional and political
xelorm and the vital connection be-
tween it and economic improvement.
A 'peasant union exists if Russia,
and it has hold a congress and in-
dorsed the constitutional programme
of the ,intellectuals and the city
workmen, The overwhelming major-
ity, however, of the underfed and
overworked =ups Cara little for
freedom, and, as 'Tolstoy never wear-
ies of reiterating, have but one idea
and are conscious oP but ane need -
more land. More land means to them
fewer famines, more comfort, a high-
er standard of living, less disease and
premature death.
Of late there have been disturbing
symptoms of a renewal on an alarm-
ing scale, or agrarian disorders. At
first the government intended to do -
ler the whole problem of peasant re-
lief and agricultural improvement
until the meeting of the national
demure, but the unrest in the vil-
lages appears to have convinced it
that delay would be dangerous. The
imperial manifesto to the peasants
is an effort to stem tho rising tide
of revolt, and for the sake of Russia
and progress it is to be hoped that
it may meet with substantial success.
The reduction of the land redemp-
tion tax imposed at the time of
emancipation, and the promise of
total suspension of it within two
years, may bo more important on
Paper than in reality, but the exten-
sion of the operations of the poao-
ants' bank, whereby "vast tracts of
crown and private laud" will gradu-
ally pass into the possession of the
village communes, is a great blew
ing. Tho peasants have never bona
able to pay the full amount of thew
taxes, and the government has large-
ly given up something it could not
hope to get in any case. In Profes-
sor Milyoukov's words, the peasant
"accumulates arrears upon arrears,
not because he will not but because
ho cannot pay," and official figures
shote that the arrears have risen to
44.per cent of the total assessed.
The peasant bank has done muni
good. Its credit facilities have en-
abled the communes to increase the'r
holdings since 1883 by about 10
per rent. There is an abundance of
land to be acquired, and the ques-
tion is one of means, of cheap credit.
No details of the government's
scheme are given, but anything that
will materially increase the area of
peasant holdings will be welcomed by
all thoughful Russians, for, as they
recognize, the Russian economic
crisis is at bottom an agricultural
crisis. Reform must begin with ag-
riculturo. The government has takee
a step in the right direction, and the
douma will undoubtedly take several
more at the earliest opportunity,
HONEYMOON IN TIBET.
Adventurous Journey in Unknown
Lands.
The Count de Lesdain and his wife,
who started on their honeymoon trip
from Pekin and traveled west to
Thibet and through the unexplored
tracts of that mysterious lanri, have
arrived safely at Darjeeling, cables
the London Express Calcutta corree-
pouilent.
Their adventurous journcyings have
been full of daagers and exciting in-
cidents, an account of which the
count is preparing for publication.
The count who was attached to the
French legation at Pekin, traveled in
a direct line west until he reached
north of Lhasa. He did not enter
the sacred city, but made a detour,
and then started south.
ono of the most interesting results
of the journey is the count's discov-
ery of the source of the Yanktsc-
klang,
Fie was accompanied by servants
and ponies rocruited in Genteel
China, who have arrived with him
at Darjeeling.
While crossing one of the rivers en-
countered all the belongings of the
explorer were lost, and the party
had to subsist for some time on tho
game they shot. Tho countess, who
is an American, had an attack of
fever whsle crossing aa immense
deso•t.
Many places hitherto untouched by
Europeans were visited.
The count is returning to China
to rejoin the diplomatic service.
.stFHv CHILDREN ARE "BAH'.
n,
Because they arohunB1Y or thirsty.
Y
ilec•ausia they a have been allowed to
overeat.
Bemuse theY have
been givetn l
t
r-
n.<sous cheap sweets.
Broomeu
they have not had proper
sl eel).
Because their clothing is not com-
fortable.
Because the room in which they
slap or play is stuily or Ill -aired.
novenae their parents break prom-
ises 1 hen and t
ists >i them d b1, theta. off with
y
• bribes.
•Tl c u so 1,h.
y aro brought up on a
negative diet of continual "No, no,
no," instead of an occasional good,
hearty "Yrs.
t
fieenuee thenactivity is nott di-
rected into the right channel. Even
from baby'hoC,d a child .must be do-
ing something, .and if it 18 net
wii'ty dii•eett;!1 its energies will find
out lel 11) 'tnaughtinoso,"
THE HUMAN AND
DIVI� E
Golden Pathway to Eternal Fame Is
Faithfulness in God.
She hath done what. she could.
Wheresoever title Gospel shall he
preached throughout the whole
world, this also that she hath dono
shall be spoken of fora memorial of
her. -Murk xiv„ 8-9.
How little she did, but how much
was really done, One simple act,
with vast and complex results, an
umlauted woman doing a simple deed
of kindness for the Lord of glory,
started iuterests of eternal import-
ance. Jesus was enjoying the hos-
pitality of Sinton at a social meal
in his house when this woman carne
behind our Lord and broke au ala-
baster box and poured its conteuts
of ointment of spikenard upon his
head. It was an act of devotion on
her part, which she did for His sake,
but Ile, having his dieinity stirred
within Him announced her faithful-
ness and Lune in those words: "She
hath done what she could 5 M x 5 *
wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached throughout the whole
world, this also that sho hath dono
shall be spoken of for a memorial of
her."' She brought to the attention
Of the whole world, a great force,
that of faithful service which is to
run everywhere doing divine duty.
The operator who, at this end of
this line, where the mechanism is
seen and who, with finger deft and
ready, sends the message into the
electric veins of a great system, can-
not tell what that message can do,
where it will go and what lasting
impressions it may make; It is his
duly to send the message. So with
our deeds that we start agoing in
the world. Their greatness depends
not so much on who the sender is
as on what he is, and not so much
on what he is as on the great sys-
tem and development of eternal
truth.
Wi8 SHOULD BE THANKFUL
that we are not held personally re-
sponsible for the reformation of the
whole world. We should feel thank-
ful that we have the privilege of
starting, in simple deeds of daily
duty, the forces which fn•Goct's pro-
vidence command the powers in the
spiritual world. "She hath done
what she could" is the story of
every victorious life.
And this comes in the daily round
of service, We shall know this when
we understaffed how closely connect-
ed are the human and Divine.
The man who uses his money only
with reference to self does not rea-
lize the highest rate of interest,
though ho may get the most that
can be had in the money markets,
for there is a higher bank than
earth's treasure -house to which the
deed must conte for payment, long
after the money has been lost or
spent. Earth's values are only sug-
gestive of the heavenly price which
is set upon all things. The coin of
.leaven consists o1 the holy deeds of
those who follow the groat and
eternal doer of all.
There Is dwelling in every earthly
temple, moving about every festal
board, Walking in our stores and
offices, One who is 11n510n and eter-
nal, and who so desires to unite our
fives with that which is holy, that
life and happiness may be forever
sure, as this woman of Bethany, by
a simple deed of faithfulness, had
united her destiny with His so that
in all time she could not be forgot-
ten. "Wheresoever this Gospel shall
be preached throughout the world,
this .also that she hath done shall
trot
bo ," ll spoluof for a memorial of
Deeds, not dollars, are far reach-
ing and eternal, These, tho thief
mutat steal, These, the moth can-
not. destroy, God does not always
ask for uniform rents for our talents
and powers, but rather a return ac-
cording to a divine standard of
faithfulness to Itim. The taxes of
heaven are pro rata, rather than
per capita.
SITE DPI) WHAT SIZE COULD,
but sho did it in league with the
eternal God; so she suddenly became
the nameless, famous saint of holy
Endeavor. Sho was an apostle of
Good News -a missionary of eternal
trutInh,
a great battle a soldier lay
wounded and fever stricken at the
roots of a great tree In the roar of
the battle line. Troops were hurry-
ing by, orderlies were flying hither
and thither, and all around lay the
dead and dying in the field hospital.
Too weak and wounded to care any
longer for life. this faithful soldier
had given up and was about to deo.
He only craved a drink of water to
quench itis consuming thirst.
Suddenly there came by an un-
named heroine, a gentle -faced and
dainty woman. "You are thirsty,"
she said, "I will get you a drink."
She went away and soon returned
with a few spoonfuls of water which
she gave to the suffering soldier. It
was a very little, but it was enough
to give him hope and he reached out
for his departing life and kept fast
hold of it till medical aid camp and
he was nursed back to health and
afterward became a great preacher
of the gospel of Christ,
She diel what she could. She was
then and there the exponent of di-
vine providence. She was uniting
the events of that day with eternal
things of the future and groat will
bo her reward.
This golden pathway to the eternal
fame through faithfulness to God,
is open to all. Walk in it, my
friend, In company with the divine
mean of the Bethany story and it
will lead you to happiness and
heaven.
TIDE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
DEC. 10.
Lesson XI. Reading and Obeying
the Law. Golden Text, Luke
11.28.
LESSON WORT) STUDIES.
Note -The Word Studies of this
lesson are based on the Revised Ver.
skin.
Intervening Events. -In the remain-
ing verses of chapter 4, immediately
succeeding the lesson passage for last
Sunday, and in chapters 5 and 6,
aro recorded other difficulties which
Nehemiah encountered in his work at
Jerusalem. In unselfish devotion to
the cause for which ho had loft his
position of honor at the Persian
court, this illustrious governor wise-
ly thwarted every plot and plan rho
combined enomies of Judah set of
foot to stop the work of the rebuild-
ing the city and its walls, until fin-
ally the work was completed. Th:
completion of rho strong defense of
the city brought unto more to the
hearts of the long -discouraged. inhab-
itants the sense of security, and with
this returned all their former nation-
al pride and enthusiasm. At this
point in tete events Nehemiah ap-
pointed his brother, Mutant, as got-
ernor over Jerusalem and ordered
that a census of tint: population be
taken, that the record of genealogies
might be colnectetl to date -"And my
Cod put jnle 101 heart to gather to
gather the nobles, and the r'uler's, anti
tho people, that they might be reek -
oiled by genealogy, And I found the
nook of the genealogy of them that
canto up at the first" (Koh, 7, 5),
Tie account of this enrollment of the
enroll. 8 e n1' pl n1, list f
nfltnPtlt people 1 a o
i
i
beads families vett /-
tial ,any of fat i los is 1 in chap-
ter
b
-.e1'7. This beingd the people
1 t ant 1
I
gathered together untoLU Fara,
the
scribe and i et and requested to
be once more nc
instruct. 11, re ie iho bottlt
f the law 1,f Moses, hal they might
0 o a <. Mot t t t
by the (.ata ofd
h eter their r<li *iou5
1.s1, diltl d
1fPn as well s bytheir r(, e nl o
a
integrity- as anation, be indeed "
n
peculiarr people" a ain unto ,}onpv
h.
Ezra promptly colnpiiarl with the
wish of the people tool chose for the
dayof reading t
first the ca g n the law
vmonth,
rho first day of {110 s1, anti
which was sacred from Mittel timens
a clay of solemn cosi, "a memorial
of blowing' oftrumpets,
holy con-
vocation,known as the 10ast of
trumpets.
Versa 8. And, they react -Theon
chosen by leers mentioned in verses
4 and 7rto ether with Ezra himself,4elf
Itclear 'n i, verso • et r -
is hot fi 1'n toy also wh. 1
et• these nien read to entailer groups
of people, simultaneously or whether
one only road at a Limo, .each in
Lt11'11
in the book, in the law .of Orad -'A
hook corresponding probably to our
canonical books of the Pentateuch.
Distlnetlye Probably referring to
the clearness of utterance, though
tho word may bo also rendered as in,
the margin of the Revised Version,
"with an interpretation.," in w.hieh
case the following clause, and lieu
gave the sense, would be in opposi-
tion with the word "distinctly,"
They undorstood-The people who
Listened.
0. This day is holy -It was holv
both because of being the first;day of
the new month, or now moon, and
also because it was the clay sot ape, t.
in the law for the feast of trumpets
(comp. Introductory Note).
The people wept, when they hoard
tho words of the law-Yfumillated at
the thought of tho greatness of their
sin and negligence in not having kept
the law in the past,
10. Eat the fat, and (.rink the
sweet, and send portions unto him
for whom nothing is prepared -Sumo
have thought that Ezra did not con-
sciously choose this sacred feast day
for the reading of the law; but his
evident familiarity with the- require-
ments o/ the law with regard to such
feasts makes it seem probable that
his cholce of tho day and season was
a conscious choice (comp. Dcut. 1r,.
14: ":Ind thou shalt rejoice in thy
feasts thou, and shy son, and thy
daughter, and thy tnanservant, and
thy maidservant, and the Levite, and
the sojourner, and the fatherless, and
the widow, that arc within thy
gates").
For the joy of Jehovah is your
strength -Tho word "strength" may
be translated also "stronghold," 73v
the "joy of Jehovah" is meant the
joy of the people in Jehovah, rather
than Jehovah's joy in the people.
13, Tito heads of fathers' houses of
all the people, the priests, and the
Levites-The delegation which gath-
ered
h -
1'r d o the second day about Lzro
to learn trn still more concerning the
law of 1ehovah thus included this re-
presentative
• -i sen( 1,ve men of Lite nation US
V h li s•i us i
d.n 1'i c o and social lino
i t written 11 1
11 They foul wl lte m the law
y
-It is not unlikely that Ezra himself
directed their attention to that which
they now e sl
IIs(OVen ( ,
•t .cls had cJehovah d •mm
flow the o u commanded
a c
by Moses -'Ile passages in the Pen-
tateuch which relate to the Feast, of
Tabernacles in the seventh month ar3
tile f,llotv(ng : Extol 28, 11; I av, 2
3018; Nunt. 21) 12-35; (Dolt. 11.
13, 15. 7'110 particular command-
ment refereed ffere •d t t i5 6ll 111 civ
tenni, h t c
Lev. 28.
,e. Palm Neoshrs, and hrantehes of
thick i,cs U
nt a re 11'v,
211. 40''
"And yrs shall take ;toll on 11111
the fruit of goodly trees, ln•nl!chrs o1
pn.in (1 (t, ((1111. boughs of thick
trees, and will we .of the brook; and
yo shall rejoice befnrr) Jrhovnll your
Gehl seven clays 1'r
1(1 '1'ho t•ntergn.tc-'-.ltlet 13)111(11 111
the' temple. Cnclosure, so called. be-
cause the path leading from the vlr-
g1n'S spring Wilton) enLorcd rho env
hoe. It was a common sight to sec
water carriers pessnng in and out a1.
this gate.
(late al Ephraim -So called. because
the road passing through this gate
to the north of the city led into the
territory of Ephraim. Tho "broad
places" of the respective gates were
the 012011 npa:es of ground just inside
the wall at these points,
17. Since the days of Joshua the
son of Nun , , had not the childrrl
of Israel clone so -The statement does
net mean, of course, that the Feast
of Tabeenaeles hail not been kept by
the Je308 at all during all dies
years, but rather that the rlotailed
requirements of the law relating to
the observance of the feast Itud no.
been carried out.
18. 801euu1 assembly -Or, "closing'
festival," as the marginal reading en
the 11evised Version translates.
For a fuller explanation o1 the
Feast of Tabernacles and its sigllill-
cnnee, the student is referred) to the
Pentateuch references given 10 11.0
note on verse 14 above,
EXTRACTING OLIVE OIL.
Preparing Green Olives for the
Irarket in Spain.
The olive industry in Sepia is to.
creasing in importance 101(11in late
years, mainly owing to the efforts
which have been made to use imprie-
ed processes so as to compete suc-
cessfully
uecessfully with 111e Italian industry.
One of tho leading branches of the
olive trade is the preparation of
great olives, This is carried out t:1)
a large scale at 1tlarcelona. There is
a large internal consumption of the
olives, and besides, the annual ex-
ports now reach 7,000 tons, The
olives aro put up in bottles or kegs.
To carry out the picking process the
olives are well sorted, as only tilos.)
who show no faults can be kept.
They are then placed for several
flays in cold water, which is renewed
frequently. Then they are placed in
a brine bath, which consists of a
salt and soda solution, and are cov-
ered with tho liquid. In some cases
different aronsatic substances aro add-
ed to the bath so as to give a spec-
ial flavor to the olives. Ripe or
nearly ripe the olives are but little
ie demand and are not consumed or'
a largo extent.
As to tho extraction of olive 011,
this has been carried out heretofore
by a primitive process. Each stmt!'
cultivator extracted his own oil by e
press which ho hired, generally mak-
ing payment in oil or farm pro-
ducts. Tho olives were ground up ie.
a horse hill before pressing. Tito
ground olives wore then put in t„
lover press, using boiling water far
the extraction, The presses are of
heavy build, but the process is a
slow one and the olives need to be
stored on hand for some time. They
are thus likely to ferment and give
an inferior quality of oil.
It is estimated that there are some
8,000 or 4,000 of such primitive oil
presses in use in Spain at the pre-
sent time. The pomace which re-
mained was formerly used for fodder
or as combustible, but now it is
generally sold and more oil Is takee
from it by an improved process.
Some of the largo producers saw the
necessity of working on a greater
scale and commenced to introduce
largo cylinder presses and grindtng
mills, which. gave au increase in the
quantity, as well as in the quality
of the oil.
As to the remainder of the olive
oil process, the oil is placed after
extraction in large earthenware jars
or tin tanks and is then filtered. In
sumo cases the air is kept from the
oil by means of a layer of alcohol
which is placed on the surface. The
interior grades of oil aro used in
soap manufacture.
FAIR RIi1TORT.
"You promised, madane, to obey
oto when we married, and you've
never done it."
"Huh! You endowed me, sir, with
all your worldly goods, and you
.lever had any."
1
OPTIIyIISTIO VIEW.
Ile -The doctor tolls mo •that poor
1T,yer is dying by inches.
She -Oh, he'll probably live quiee
a number of yoars yet.
He -Why do you think so?
She -Tie's so awfully tall,
Courtship is a sort of co-partner,
ship:
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30011 T1111 HOLIDAY SEASONS,
Many sweetmeats for Chrittnlfts
should be prepared now in order to
aequil•e a proper (1)10x• before the
holiday season sets in, A luscious
blending or certain rich ingredients
can be obtained only by standing a
length of time after they have been
n11x0d, lisle. 111'0 housewife who could
have her feasts as they ware in "ye
olcleo Limo" must begin at ]cast a
month ahead of holiday season,
Among Xmas holiday sweets,
mince pies take first place, The
tilling for these is put together in
stone crocks and allowed to remain
untouched at least two weeks, It
gains m1added flavor the longer It
stands, Here are two capital re-
cipes procured from old-fashioned
cooks:
No, 1, -Five pounds„ of chopped
beef, two pints of chopped suot, ten
pints of chopped sour apples, two
pounds of sugar, ono gtlarl of mo-
lasses, two .ounces of cinnamon, one
ounce of cloves, ono tablespoonful
of salt, ono tablespoonful of popper,
six pounds of fruit, Thin wit.. 0(10
quart of sweet cider, one cup of
})randy and ono cup of Maclerla Wine.
Mix all together and scald.
1,10• 2, -Cook two and one-half
pounds of beef (this shoulot make
two quarts when chopped), four
quarts chopped apples, ono pint of
currants, which have been thor-
oughly cleansed, one quart of rai-
sins stoned just before using, one
cup of chopped citron, four cups of
brown sugar, two cups of molasses,
one cup of chopped suet, 1 nutmeg
grated, one tablespoonful of salt,
two teblespcoufuls of cinnamon,
ono -half tablespoonful of cloves,
two or three cups of cider that has
been boiled down. Place in an
earthen vessel and k,eep in a cool
place. This quantity will make
twelve pies.
Of next consideration to the mince
pies is the plum pudding. To be
most delicious this should be cooked
in a cloth pudding bag and hung
from a nail for three or four weeks
in a dark place. An old lhlglish re-
cipe is this:
Soak six ounces of stale bread-
crumbs in a cup of hot milk, and al-
low it to stand and cool. When cold
add one-half pound of brown sugar,
the yolks of three eggs beaten to a
cream, one-half pound of raisins
seeded just before using, one-half
pound of currants, two ounces of
citron chopped, one-half pound of
suet chopped fine and salted. The
;fruit should bo well dredged in flour
before adding to the bread. Now
I1018 in two ounces of lemon peel,
lone -half a grated nutmeg, one glass
of bratrdy o1, w1nC and two ounces
hof sweet almonds chopped (Inc. Beat
°well• together, and, the last thing,
add tho white of the eggs whipped
j to a stiff froth. Pour into a pud-
Iding bag which has been previously
'scalded and dredged with flour. Al-
low the pudding to swell before ty-
ing the bag. 13oi1 seven hours.
Plzen Pudding No. 2. -One pound
of dried baker's bread, crumbled;
one pound of chopped suet, half a
pound of citron, one poundof seed-
ed raisins, one pound of English.
currants, eight eggs, one large cof-
fee cup of brown sugar, one grated
nutmeg, one large tablespoonful of
cinnamon, two teaspoonfuls of
cloves, one toespoonful of salt, ono -
half pint of flour, ono -fourth pint of
black cotTee. Roll the bread and
moisten with a little boiling water.
Cover tight, until the broad is soft.
Add the well beaten eggs, sugar and
flour, then} the spices, salt and fruit
dredged with flour. Last of all acid
the suet and coffee. Stearn for two
hours in a two quart pan.
Pittsburg Plum Pudding. - Two
cups of raisins, two cups of cur-
rants, two cups of suet, one-half cup
of a 1001115 blanched and chopped
(Inc, two cups of flour, two cups of
grated stale breado"umbs, one-half
cup of citron, orange and lemon
peel, eight eggs, one cup of sugar,
one-half cup of cream, one-half cup
each of sherry and brandy, a largo
pinch of salt, 'some grated nutmeg
and one teaspoonful of baking pow-
der, Put into a large bowl, the rai-
sins seeded, the currants washed
and picked, the suet chopped very
fine, the citron, orange and demon
peel chopped fine, the sugar, brandy,
wine and eggs and lastly the (:ream,
Add the flour sifted with the haling
powder, the salt and the bread -
crumbs, and mix all together. Put
in well -buttered molds or bowls, sot
in pan of boiling water that remit -
es half way up Lhe sides of 1,110
holds, awl steam five hours. Turn
out 011 dishes carefully, This will
make two large puddings or several
smaller ones. When 11)11tdcflthey
should he steamed i0)' two hours,
tak,ing care that the Witter does not
penetrate the pudding,
Some dellcious cakes to be made
110)e fol' Chelan-1as are the follow-
Ing:-
101perial Cake -Two pounds of
sugar, two pounds butter, worked
together. Add two pmmds of flour,
part of wbioll is used for dredging',
two pounds of raisins, three pounds
of blanched and chopped almonds
and two 110101 da of sliced citron, It
is well to pound t•110 almonds In a
porcelain mortar, a small quantity
at a tante, adding rose water occas-
ionally to keep them from becoming
oily. After mixing in the fruit with
the sugar and (101)1', acid one wine -
glassful of reset\ aloe, two glasses of
sweet brandy or grape juice, a shall
quantity of mace and one teaspoon-
ful baking powder, Bake four lours,
placing in a cool oven at (lest. and
increasing the heat gradually. When
colt., put fel a tin box and seal
tight.l,y,
Christmas Cance, -float ono pound
of butte.' to a 1110(11, having ptet'1-
ously cut It into five or six pieces
and dropped CL into a dish of waren
water to so1Co1. Acid 000 pound of
pnw•d(s'rd sugar and beat until tory
light. Now mix in ten ogg:s whip-
ped together ai111 add one pound
of pastry flour. As soon as these
Ingredients are perfectly smooth,
stir in one-half teaspoonful of
cloves, one grated nutmeg, 0110 tea-
spoonful of cinnamon, ono teaspoon-
ful of allspice, the grated rind and
juice of two lemons and one-half
pint of unfermented grape juice, Mix
together one pound of sultanas, ono
pound of currants, one pound of
stoned raisins, ono pound of orange
peel, one -quartet• hound of 101/1011
peel and m10 -half pound citron, Dust
with a half cup of flour and mix
thoroughly with the remainder of
the cake. Lino a fruit casco pan
with greased paper, tilling it after-
ward with the nlfxLuro and bake in a
moderato oven for three hours, in-
creasing the heat during the last
hour. For a medium-sized family
this recipe should be halved, and it
will last', as a rich sweet alt through
the holiday season,
USEFUL HINTS.
To relieve tender foot add a table-
spoonful each of borax, spirits of
ammonia, alcohol, witch hazer and
camphor to a foot -tub of hot water,
anti smile rho fret for ten minutes
therein. Dry and crust with talcum.
powder.
For fruit ices, take e, pint of ripe
fruit, six 01211009 of caster sugar, and
if the fruit is vary sweet, the juice
of a lesion. Pound the fruit with
tho sugar, rub through a fine haft
sieve; mix gradually with ono pint
of custard or cream, and freeze.
Each morning before breakfast
take a glass of hot water, in which
has been squeezed tho juice of a
lemon or orange., The lemon ,iuico
whitens the stein, and add the same
quantity of beaten white of egg as
lemon juice and the effect is sten
soon,
A simple way to remove grass
stains is to spread butte(' on them
and ]ay the article in the hot sun-
shine, Cold water, a tablespoonful
of ammonia and 5omo soap will take
out machine grease where other
means would not answer on account
of the colors running.
Grass cut while the dew is still up-
on it is an excellent' thing i11 place
of tea leaves to 050 when sweeping
carpets. It prevents the dustfrom
rising and gives the carpet it beauti-
fully fresh appearance. After swoop-
ing, ail the furniture should be nest
dusted with a damp cloth, then pol-
ished with a dry mem
Make 'sweet spice for flavoring
Oakes as follows; -Two ounces each
of cloves, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg,
one ounce of ginger, and three
ounces of sugar. Those ingredients'
should be all finely powdered, mixed
well, and passed thrice through a
firma wire 5i0170, Store in small air-
tight tins for 1180,
Piton linoleum begins to lose Its
freshness it .may be restored tul(1
made to last a5 long again by melt-
ing a little glue in a pint of hot
water and applying it. At night
have the linoleum washed clean -and
dry, go over it with a flannel cloth
dipped in the glue water. It will
look as nice as now, and present a
hard surface.
Of course you have a cheap whittle -
broom !hat you koep in a drawer or
w1' peel t t
^1,t r clean 'cloth, from which
1
t m
oil 1,t h ,'t
the aws for testing cakes
Y
6 g
and custards There n r s. s nothing
)
noire disgusting
1,,hg
than to See a WO
-
Men break
a slaw from tho pt. nn.
1 0
she hes just swept the kitchen flow,with, and
cleaning (7)it by
drawing
wit
e
it between her Onsets, put it into a
dello( o cake,Camel ls. 11, 1.1 .
I (s n1, t c
things is q P
quite as inn oet.ant as in
great thins,
Uniess you live 111 an apnrtluent
with all the roo1115 on ono fluor,
have at, handy outfit both upstairs
and clown,{csave steps 5 antpa-
tience, ]ve
a workbasket. on rash
floor, lisc15a Wall: ewhit
c
thread, thimble and nttltols; then
inbnother asket or a hew box haa
n
hammer, sc•rowdrivete screws, nni15,
-Leeks endMair 0f pliers
Of course
:011 have letter andeon In
y a e a pada p
v
5 1.4 r
of 1'.n ii, i1) v(t1 in arts of tho
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111nny 11 We mil's hair is 1101 tts
.golden as it is plaited,
LIVES OF GALLEY SLAVES
A STO#IY WRITTEN BY JEJINI
MARTEILBE,
Life on Convict Ships of Trance
at the Beginning of the
Last Century.
A most interesting account of life
in the 1''1'0(111 galleys has been left
UN in the little work entitled. "Mont-
oh•es iron Protestant C0
aux Calores de France," 1
110110d in Rotterdam in 1
m01(8(7, but now Itno
been written by Joan Mar
Bergerac, Bartcltho's 8ulhil
mos1. of the time in the galley
dural front the year 1700 to 7.7.
a momentous period in the history
of 19urope, Ilorll at Bergerac, in
Perigord, in '1 UM, 11Ialtellbe, wtlh,
with litany other Huguenots of the,
neighlrnrhood, was drivers by the un-
heard-of cruelties of the 'Duke de la
Force -who 01011110111 on the Dordogne
the performances of iho inquisitors
of the Cevennes -Lo endeavor to floe
the country. Ile was only ].(i years
of age, but well grown and strong,
His father tuns in prison, the y0ung-
et• children hnpreeontd in a co1W011t•,
1(15 mother reeved to abjure her
faith and twenty-two dragoons quar-
1ereci upon 1101' for an intlefi'ni1cr time,
SENT '1'1) DUNKIRK.
Flight from the country was de-
Oared
oGlared a capital crime, but Marteilbo
and a companion managed to leave
Bergerac mol made their way to
Paris, whore they were advised to
slake for Holland, by way of Mee -
Teres and Charleroi. After a num-
inn, of haltbload Wl escapes from ar-
rest they here finally imprisoned and
reported to the Marquis de la Wil-
iam as Huguenots escaping from.
France, and this report was speedily
followed by their condenmation to
the galleys for being found on the
frontier without a passport. la
spite of the terrible prospect of tho
galleys they refused to conform, and
in January, 1702, they, with ninny
others, wero sent in a chain of coir
viols to Dunquorque, where they
were all placed on hoard the galley
L'Heurouse, the capitaine, or flag-
ship, of the squadron of six galleys
belonging to the port. 11111('0 they
wore chained to separate benches, sa
as to prevent communication, veld
they witnesseth 111e punishment of
the hastinado onthe very clay of
their arrival.
TE.RRII3.LII PUNISHMENTS.
A villainous bench -mate demanded
mnoney of Marteilhe for drink, and,
being refused, reported ilial for blas-
pheming the Virgin and the saints,
and the comito was about to give
him the bastlna.clo when he was res-
cued by the major of the galleys,
whoinvestigated i case, nd had
t 10 a
the tve' te1i who reported hint pun-
ished in the same way and thee}
chairt01 to a crinminalbench; for
there was a hell within a hell in tho
galleys.
The basiinado was inflicted by
sLrippiog the victim and laying him
across a bench, while two 001101cts
held his legs and two his nems. The
comite then sat a muecular Turk to
boat him with a thick rope. As tho
Turk knew he would sulTer if he did
not put forth his whole strength,
great wales wore raised at each
stroke. rifarteilbe says few could
bear more than twelve strokes with-
out beconing insensible, but, that the
strokes were continued until all that
were ordered were received. Thirty
or forty teas the usual number for
slight offences, but ho had seen 100
given, in which rasp the victims
scarcely ever survived. Aft••*r the
punishment vinegar and salt were
rubbed in to restore the circulation
and prevent gangerene,
CAPTTJIWI BY ENGLISH.
Tet 1712 peace was concluded with
England, with, the clisgracoful stipu-
lation that the English should oc-
cupy the town and fortifications of
Dunquerquo till they could demolish
the forts and ;ill up the port, The
English accordingly took possession
with 5,000 troops in September. Tho
French navy was so reduced that
they could not fit out the galley
fleet, and an agreement was entered
into by which those vessels, their
crews and gangs of slaves should re-
main in the harbor (luring Lho win-
ter, and no boat, seaman, or gallon
slaves should' leave the port without
1.110 permission of her Majossly of
England.
As soon as 1110 English troops
took possession they ran in trowels
to gazo at the terrible galleys, of
Wil 1011 such heartendering tales wore
told, Among them were some 0(licers
who were French refugees, and these
sympathized with the Huguonot
slaves, sitting on their benches to
'tulle with then(, in spite of the fltit
and vermin and stench' which they
encountered, 'there were then twen-
ty-two or these remaining In the gal-
leys, and the English solcllers be-
came much excited by their miser•
able condition and swore that they
should be released. The Admiral
tried to prevent,
n 1.10 chaplainse 1,t
a 1]
tlrm from. corning on board but
It
1 e impossible. le anti w Ennui to n 112 ., L s
as o
I
1,h•plank to the c1)aV remained 01x
11
ors, At last t111) excite-
ment,
to
all visit t.
t rose to such a itch thatthe
ulcn
1
I1nglish rnmmontler, Lord 11111
c
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seated to zcrmit theIuBueno
is to
00 sm €gltd amity
iri a fishing boo:
undo
r 1118 115y
El
]s134'AI.T AT LAST,
The poor wretches 51tpp05atl that
they were being
taken out
to sea
bi* m•'v tdv drowned,
n ht to be t a c
y 6 1
and woe rather sln7uia c4 whtnl they
leached Havre aINcr. Hero 111 •y Were
chained together, eleven entiC pl,.;, and
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forced to march south through
France„ suffering 100111 coil and wet,
damp dlingc'(1041 at night, galled by
their chains, anti covered withler-
anin and SeVere ldtSnasns
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s entire Want elf el (1' -
cru by their ill oal Illi
-
11014:1, A1: Lynas the Whole 11(1)111 woe
put Intl a flat-bottomed boot and
thee lill(en to Avignon, (1110)0 they
resumed their went v 14(00111, anti to
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