The Brussels Post, 1903-7-23, Page 261YS PROTECTING WI
Encircles All Who Give Him a Child=
like Trust and Confidence.
IllOnteretl according to Act of the nor
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!tamest of unman, m the year one
Thou...tot eine Runoreel atm Three.
, ley Wm. Unity, of Toronto, at the
tuepartment of Agriculture. uttawa.)
A despatch from Chieago says:
Rev. Prank Ihs Witt Talmage preach-
ed from the following text: Mat-
thew Irani, 137, "As a holt gathereth
hOr chickens under her wings,"
This commercial age is brutally'
vto,poetic. It has even carried its
shocidag inuovations into the barn-
yard. Wio are now trying to hetet
our eggs fan broods, but by th
wholesale. We would ohange a
hou's nest into a big, square wood-
en box and call it an incubator.
We would havo tho oil hoop of the
iocubator do the work of tho feath-
ered breast anti the outstrotched
wing. We woulcl have tho wire
screen displace the sharp paintoel
bill of the barnyard mistress ye-
laemontly plunging right and left in
defence of her young. We would do
this in spite of the inalienable
rights of the bens, whose anaterrtal
affeetions are being cottoned by this
modern custom, The man, eager
above all tbings to make money,
has not the patience to listeo to
protests from roan or bird agatost
his mothods.
This controversy, howevor, does
not concern us in dealing with the
simile Chriat used in our text. At
the time Christ littered those words
the barnyard knew nothing of tbis
modern innovaiion of the incubator.
Chlokens still found their natural
shelter uadee the wings of the bon,
and tom Lord's hem:tore perfoetly un-
clorstood the meaning of his illus-
tration. So conitaon was the sight
of a hod gathering ber chickens un-
der her wings that every one would
recognize the truth Christ meant to
teach when be used the heu's wing
as n symbol of divine love. Thus,
as Jesus wept over the sinful in-
habitants of Jerusalem, in tho
words of my text I would try to in-
terpret that divine love in the lan-
guage of the barnyard, I realize its
force and beauty all the more be-
cause I am preparing this sermon
within the, echoing sound of the
barnyard king calling to his harem
to awaken at tho first peep of the
day, also within tho sound of the
voice of the lien clucking to her
little ones to come under the pro-
tection of tilde mother's wing.
A LIFE GIVING WING.
God's wing is a spiritual life-giv-
ing wing. ,The warm feathers of
the mother bird are absolutely es-
sential for the developmeut of the
lives of her young. If it were not
for the old hen's wing her chielcens
would 'freeze to death during the
spring nights. They would some-
times be drowned untess her wing,
as a waterproof covering was
placed over therm They would die
from lack of warmth, even as a lit -
Co baby would die unless the mo-
ther ovary night trucked him up in
hio crib or snuggled him up by her
warm *side in bed. Hoot is life.
Cold is death. The hen's wing is
ooinothingsmore than a more pootic
figure. It means that its warmth
not only hatches out the eggs, but
also by its heat dovolopo the little
chickens after they are hatched.
Postnatal care for the child in the
making of a man is just as im-
portant as right pronatal condi-
tions.
God's wing is absolutely essential
for the devolopment of a spiritual
child. The Bible distinctly says,
"Yo most be born again.' That
memo, "Ye must he a God produc-
tion as wellas a man production."
I am the physical child of My
earthly parents. That does not
notessarilo iroply that I am a apir-
Wool child of God. But sonlo day
out in the cold, damp, destroying
storen of sin I determine to creep
under God's spiritual, life giving
wing. As soon as 1 am uttelor that
Shelter I feel the divine lifo begin to
creep into my life. 1 Morn to love
my Hodionly Father and see him
as he is. I hoar him telling mo
What I ought to dio and say. AO a hu-
man being by placing Lis hand up-
on an electric bottory inemodiately
feels a thrill as the galvanio cur-
rents circle through his body the
physical body and the Mind and the
dormant spirit all fool tho warmth
and the glow and the moat:Ivo and
doveloping power of God's wing as
rioOxt as we place ourselves in the
receptive mood within the radios of
the divine touch.
GOD'S WORK ALONE.
Oh, tho oreetive and tho creating
spiritual power of God's wingl We
cannot afford to be one moment
Without it, Sir Henry Irovelock,
Oho most famous Christian soldiee,
at the time of his death, lit the Bri-
tish army, so Mit his spiritual de -
peed -once upon God that he dore not
arid would not let any day pass
without at leaet two hours opont
eloseot contact with God's wing.
tho°army was to 'maroh at 0 in
tiro ;nothing thon ll'avolock roset at
4 and sporut the intervening time in
prayor and Bible reading, in talking
with God and in having God talk
to him, "I Oan afford to neglect
every pulpit preparation," moo
Wrote the groat Robert Iran, "rath-
er than nogleet my private dovo-
Litho and soared solitary eoms
Moinion with Christ," fq), toy bro.
those and olettir, aro we trying to get
divine life by interoly comiug into
to'uefit With nranS Aro we trylog to
bo gospel evaugelias, ktnown and
toed of all mon, without having our
ponitoht hearta beating against the
great pardoting, Opiritual liM
hthert 61 Grid? COnte un,doe
(tad's wing to day. Como, that we
May IMO° lifo end halo it morn
eintridantly. LiSton to Cho diviO0
Call, end dome to the diVine
end as; thO ollidethil find Molar tber
herea wing comfort and loftily mid
A SYMBOL OF TRIGS LOVE.
God's wing is tr, proteetiug wing,
There aro two kinds of heus. Thu
ono is a ehlekenless fowl, width Is
101 arrant coward. She Will nun
at every strango sight end knowa
danger. If she could tly, sho would,
Whom the little boy throws a Moue
at her she would run to the oppo.-
site side of the yard just as fast as
she can go, koopiros her wings dap-
ping to holp airing in the retreat.
But bow differont is the behavior of
ono wit° is clucking to hor brood.
Then thore is no coward's heart
beating within the mothoe's breast,
Then there is no danger the will not
faeo for bee young.
The hen's wings in Musa of dart -
ger are always protecting wings,
The other dey I was walkiag about
O tarm and examing the horses in
the stalls and the cattIO in the
fields, while a pet dog was runoing
at toy heels. Domino my explora-
tions I heard an excited clucking,
but thought nothing of it. As I
stoppod Foto the barnyard propor
stow a he lying under a board. I
called to hey, but ato movocl not,
eallod again and again, and then
tailed to thou her off of what I
thought to be a stolen nest. Then
1 took a stink and gave her a poke.
Instea,d of a frightened hest flying
away for her life I found a vitglic-
five and outraged mellow flying at
nse and my dog. The dog ran in
one direction, I in the other. Thon
the hen called again to Ina young
and gathered her chid:ems under
her wing, while She ortill eyed my
four legged companion ao she would
eye the would-be murderer of her
children. 011, my Moods, in the
beaotiful ' symbol of my toxt. did
you ever stop to think that od's
caro conld be a protecting wing?
GOD'S PHYSICAL PROTECTION.
God protects us in a physic
sense. Some time ego 0 gent'
man, with his family, wished to
male a journey to Boston. He hur-
ried through Ids work that his v
cation might be one of cotnplot
rest; but, try as hard as he could
ho lost the desired trait
A short thine after th
gentleman read the telegraph
ie reports that the train upon which
he hoped to travel was wrecked in a
collision and scores and scores of
people wore killed. Ho Mornodiately
gathered his family together and re-
turned thanks to God because he
and his lovod ono; had been saved
from this ealamity. But why ought
that man especially to have thanked
God that day? Ought he not rather
to be grateful to his Heavonly
Father for caring for him and his
lovod ones every day? I never take
a trip in my liM, and I have tray-
eled thousands and tons of thousands
of miles, but I realize the innumer-
able dangers which everywhere be-
set me. Ono intoxioated engineer,
one drunken switchman, one failure
of tho signal lights to work, and
Death is toady to reach out her bony
arms and hug the breath out of me.
3.1 you do not believe what 1 say,
some night when traveling lie awake
In your booth. Then listen to the rHE S. S. LESSON.,
rumbling in the distance coining
nearer and nottrer until, with ono
wild shriek, the limited shoots vast
and then roalize the prevalent dang-
ers. Then thank God that; he cared
or and protected you in a physical
ense. The breaking of one wheel,
he twisting of one tho sagging
one bridge girder, and your traia
ould be deraikid and all its mem
ants 'would ho huriod Into eternity,
God's wing in a physical sense is
ver us. It is a protecting wing. It
overs us as a ben shiolds her
hickens from the threatening hawk.
POWER TO RESIST.
al
er-
a-
1.
He was a pure boy. Ho Wao the
child upon whom you sot your heart
to take+ your own place. You aro
in total olarleness about this innttor.
So am 1. But I do know Clod Is
good. 1 do Rhow that 00d loved
your boy. I do know that God
loves you. Though under God's
Wing it may be dark—dark at times
ns a dungeon—yot I do 'know that
above God's wing is Uod's all see-
ing oyo, What God did he did for a
good purpose. Trust him, then, my
brother. Trust hint and have faith
ao a chlekon onder the darkness of
the hen's wing trusts a mother's
love.
I do mit know why in your old age
you 8110(11(1 have lost your monoy,
and now in your physical weakness
you must work or be dependent up-
on othors. From my standpoint you
always soem to Novo boon a foithful
and conscientious Christiam do
not know why Ira D. Stookey, who
has thug thousonds Irpon thousands
into tiro light of the kingdom of
God, should in the evening time of
his lift) sit in total darkness and as
a blind man hay() to bo led around,
helpless as a, littler child. But I do
know that "oll things work togethor
for good to them that lovo God."
I do know his care will give us a.
pollee that passeth all understanding
during tho days of our afflictions, I
wings is over none but those who
do know that some day all inexplio-
ables %rill bo exploined, whon Clod
lifts bis wing and the flood lights oi
hern averoll in. I do know that on -
dor such conditions you and my
brother, my sister, can afford to
wait and trust Christ just a little
longur, Wo can trust him and
beliovo in Min though wo sit in tho
darainess of the shadows of God's
encircling but loving wing.
PROTECTION TO ALL.
The hen's chickens know their
mother's voice. At her call they
loave whatever they are doing and
go to her, My brother, have you
heard God's voice calling you? Have
you responclod or Move you stayed
in your sin, heedless of his call? Re-
member, tho protection of the divine
seek it. God's wing is big enough to
cover all who ropent of their sins
and come to him in the motto of tho
Lord, Jesus Christ. But though
God's wing is big enough to shelter
tho Mary Magdalenos and tho poor
publicans and the Peters and the
Johns, though tbey may conte by the
millions, there are some who miss its
protection. What is tho reason?
Jesus tolls us in this very passage;
"How often would I havo gathered
thy children together, even as a hen
gathereth her chickeno under her
wings, and yo would natl.' That is
the roason. God Moths no man to
come. Ho invites, ho pleads with
them, but if they will not come,
even ho can do no more. The aw-
ful storms of the godless eternity
beat upon them, and they have no
shelter. What the terrors and the
misery of that time will be we can-
not conceive. They are but dimly
outlined in the Biblo, but the images
used are terrifying enough to blanch
tho bravest theek, and through it all
memory and conscience will reproach
the sinnor with those sad words,
"Ye would not." Shelter was of-
forod to all who would come, but
"Ye would not." Self excluded, self
dostroyed; that will be the most
terrible part of that awful foto.
w
a
Cod protects us in a spiritual
sense. The Irible says, ''Clad is
faithful, who will not suffer you to
be tempted beyond that ye are able,
but will with the temptation also
mako a way to escape, that ye may
ho ablo to bear it." What does that
statement meao? Simply this: Here
is a man whose whole motor° is
gnarled and twisted by sin. fle is
by a corrupt past a drunkard, a
libertine, a Me, Ho weals to get
width the protecting shadow of
God'a wing. When he arises in the
morniog be knoels by his bed and
says; oc Clod, I alt, awfully weak,
know not which way to turn unless
I look to they, leave um this day
from tho wino clip. Save me front
the fatal pitfalls which are yawning
at nty fent. Save nw, 0 Clod, savo
tno! Will God answer ouch a
pleading prayer as that? 011, yes,
God says to thio moral cripple:
"Come, my ehdel, 00100 undo* my
wing, iny protecting wing. I 'will
surround thee With holy companion-
ship. I Will Shut out from thy
sight the buzzards and tile hawks
and tho soloists and tho rats of sin
which would destroy your Wel Conot
my child, wino, Come undue the
sadow of my spiritually protecting
0109" My friends, some of uti hay°
been trying to resist 'temptation in
000 000 strongth. Will you not do-
ponet upon the, strength ot God?
Will you to -day, ea a Christian, ems
eept God's protecting wing against
your besetting sin? Thet Wing is a
plecigo that God will not allow your
temptation to be stronger than you
airfoil have pmvor goVen to resist,
IN BARENESS AS 111
My doetr hearer, aro you ready to
trust God in darkaosa as %volt as in 1
the ligbt? You eamo to mo the
othor day and odd, "1" cahoot un -
&armband Why this trothio Was laid
at my door," Neither earl 7, my 1
brothor, I do not undorotemi Why 1
God >Mould have taken anode from
our !lido that young 1111111 Jost fiVo
ontlio after Ii o Was graditatert for
bar, lie was a bright follOW.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
JULY 26.
Text of the Lesson, I. Sam. xv.,
13-23. Golden Text, 3,
Sam. xv., 22.
13, And Samuel came to Saul, and
Saul said unto him: Blessed be thou
of the Lord. 3 have performed tho
commandment of the Lord.
In our previous studies in this
portion of Scripture, in 1889 and
1895, wo boort at verso 10; now we
aro advised to study Morn verso 10,
so it is practically the eame. Con-
cerning the Lord's eopontings (verses
11-25) note verso 29, "The strungth
of Israel will not lio nor repent,"
and Num. xxiii., 19, "God is not a
man that No should die, nor tho
Son of Man that 17e should repent."
Cod nover changes His mind, but al-
ways does just what Ho knew from
all eternity that He would do. Ho
know how Saul would turn out, how
long Ile would have to boar with
him, and whoHo would put David
in bis place, He ColneS to a place
alwayo forosoon when He Changes
His line of action, and to us ITo is
said to repent. Man, on tho con-
trary, reponts when ho changes his
mind anti does what he had not in-
tended to do. In chapter xiii, we
sem how Saul began to do foolishly
end by disobedience forfeitod the
kingdom (xiii., 13, 14).
14, 15, Tho people spared the boot
of tho sheep and of tho Oxon to seme
rifle° unto the Lord thy God, and
tho rest wo have utterly destroyed.
The command Was to utterly de-
stroy all (verso 3), yot for professed-
ly a good object he puts his eavn
construct:too an it and disobeys the
plain commanri. All things aro nak-
ed and open to the eyes of 11M1
With whom Wo heve to do, and all
lan, unless confessed, fOrseken and
forgiven, avill be (1tsro to lind us out
Hob. iv., 13; Num, oxen.' 28; 3.
Chiron, xxvill„ 9), Sauldid not
totem to understand that God wenta
bottling from tho onemy Wither for
aervice or sacrifice.
16,, IT, Thon isiamuol said unto
Saul, Stay and 'I will tell floe What
the Lord hath sold to 010 thio night,
And he said upto him, Say on,
Thonlie rernindmi him hoW When
ittle ih his own sight. the Lord had
anointed hint king ovor lt la
a gond thing always to 1S; little in
ono'a eavn OstimatiOn. for We (01 -
northern how lloztah WtoS meorvelothly
raped till 110 was strong, Init them
o (13, Citron. >cool., 15, 18).
Our highest, Maar' is lying low at
our Tholeomor's feet that the Lord
tolone !nay be oXalteel What a bles-
peace, so shall you find rost ahel tfl
ponce for your Souls, the
sod noon Wes Somme', who talked
with God 111111 with whom God talk-
ed and who sought. only to know the:
;Mud of tioel and do it. Why not
say just Amy and stand to it, "My
Fatima I will, by Thy grace, sook
henceforth in all infirm; to tumor
Thy will, and do a» Thou east
said?" Why should not all bollevors
in daily lifo thus weak with God?
18, HO Whorefore then (Belot thoa
not obey tho oriel, of tho Lord, but
didst fly upon the spoil and elitist
troll in tho sight of the Lord,
The Lord eeot hint and told him
what to (1i.), end it VMS his trot to
reason, hut oboy, The reasoll of
the commend given to Saul is
foUnd in Ex, xvii, 8-10, MO, being
long seaming end not willing that
any should periith 1110 toul given
them 400 years in which 10 repent,
Morey Owasso preemies judgtotont.
Ali the failureslia tho Lord's serv-
ice set before us in strong contorts:Ai
Hem who never failed arid Who lov-
ed to say no often, "The Fothor
sent ow." He could aloo Moly soma
"3: do always; thoso taingo that
phrase Ulm" (John. Ali, 1(1, 18, 26
29). 3 .0 10 eollo6e ,es it 1011 s
(4'ideon's, to go day by day in the
strength of theso woalchs' "Iihro not
I setit tithe? 'Shrilly I will be witit
thee" (jorig. id, 14, 16). Arad it
is for uo simply agel ehoorettlly to
obey without questioning In. 1, 10,
19).
20, 21. And Saul mei unto Sam-
uel, Yea, 3 have obeyed the voice of
1)110 LoOd * * but the people todk
of the spoil * * * to saerinee unto
tho Lord thy Ctorei to Gilgal,
T1:e confoelieS to hove saiveld the
!Wog, who was ceritainlo tholudeS1 in
tho order to destroy, end yet in -
stets that he hod Mooed the Voice
of the Lord. 31. is ttise old story,
so eornuton to-olay, of prearecting
the word of the Lord (Jot.
36) and of tihdoking that 1-310 dbes
not moan just what Hie says, Tiltpery
woold it be for all Iliblo etutIonts
anal tem:tors if they woithi toke the
woed of Gad to moan just what it
stye, and in the light of futillleel
prophoray read prophecy yet 'maul -
filled and bo obedient. God's
thoughts are as far ahoy° ours as
brovvon is above Om theta, and all
aur thoughts most be brought into
captivity to the obedient° of Cluist
()Tao,. lv, 8, 9, 33 Our. X, 5),
22, Behold, to Obey is bother
then macrifico and to hearicsa than
the fatof roans.
The first thOught In stagrid'oe is
not oor giving othothing to Gloid
brit Clod giving .'1011101711119 too Ifs, $.19
in taxi temtitioition of oacerifieo at
Ireton (Con. iii, 21) wixto tiho Lontl
Gerd by a naerifice aide+ pointed on
to the great saceillere on Calvary
taught Adam and Fero the way of
redemortion. Mat's thought, width
is front tam adopt:story, is Mat we
mrsit first giro to Gold tio piropitiato
Him. whereas we eat give Him
nothing until ovo flea accept His
gift to us. We must Brat receive
PIM mercy, then we 01551 give lilim
ourselves a living sacnifice. See
manfully Hos. vi, 6; Matt. i,X, 33;
xii, 7, Saortilbre from She disobe-
dient is not accoptable to God.
This is the tetvehang of Jar. via 21-
211.
28. Bocause thou blest rojected
the word of the Lord Fib bath also
rejected thee from bang king.
Soe also verse 26 end =to that
Stoll is said to 1)0 guilty of robol-
3100
arid stubboonnosee Whibever ro-
le:do the wood of God makes Him a
linr and outs himrolf off? feolin all
light here and hereattor (1 John v,
10; Imo. viii, 20 R. V.)
LARGEST HANGING BELL.
What is perhaps the largest hang-
ing bell in tho world is to be seen
in Mandalay. This is the Mingrum
Dell, on the right bank of iMO Irra-
waddy, almost mumeite the City of
Mandalay. This immense bell meas-
ures as follows: Iftright to crown,
12 feet; 21 feet high to the top of
tho griMit-like monsters; distanoter
at the lip, 16 iett 3 inches; thick-
ness of motal front 6 inches tpO'0o12
inches. It weighs about °jetty
toms, and 'is suspended On three
matreivo round beams of teak plahod
hoiricOntally Mao one over tiro otilier,
their ends resting on two Milan's of
Onormious size, composed of mas-
Mary anti largo upright teak post's.
This bell was cast at the end of
the eighteenth century, under the
resperintendence of the reigning
A PAONTING ROOM.
One of the latest ideas in Now
York is n mom to which ladies cat
retiro if they feel faint and ger off
In a wooer, amid the modt artistio
and beautiful suoroundings. Soy -
°nal rosteurants and tea ohne have
adopted this Wee, an'd monibens of
Mao fair sex whoee noon fc/rCe is
rem down can And in am Oltleliting-
boom a soothiog rooting placo. The
roinit is partially diarkenod and the
orovalling color greth, whilst it is
ilborally diecotrated with varioue
swoet-sovelling flowoes, Comfortable
oofao end chairs are provided fur
Oho "Minton's," food a lady doctor
is kept on the premises should her
services be requirod.
FELLEX, BY' ELECTILIOITY,
In Promo oi the foresits of Franco
trees aro now felled by electricity. A
platinusn whie heated orbiter hot by
the ourrerd is etrotobod betwoon two
1>oles and mod as a slaw. There is
mach leas work tlinin with an ordin-
ary stow, no sawdust is produced,
and the charring of tho sturfaeo of
(el:viol/ye tones provont decay. In
00/100 crone the tittle 011(111 100(1 to fell
10 treo by this method is only oem
eighth of that necerra1o7 by the oSd
sysitem of Sawing,
FAMOUS PEDIIISTItIANS.
Tho cavo -dweller$ of Ilhoxito can
ratt to dist:Immo of 170 miles at 10
stretch, going at a Ohm trot, /*ne-
tting steadily and oonstantly. Fro-
quently to letter has been carried
from Guaotoporee to Chihuahua, a
eliot,anee of ovor 600 milort, iaa livo
(lam the carrier liviog all tho title
041 00 simpler MOE of Pinola', It 01'1+4
goothd earn mixed with Water Into
6, thin kind of gotta,
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0 Recipes for the Kitchen. 9
•Hygiene and Other Notes z
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CANNING FRUITS.
Of the various ways of preserving
fruit canning is tho simplest and
tho most satisfactory. Tho fruit 10-
qutros less cooking than by other
;methods, and rotains, therefore, in a
groater degree its natural form and
flexor. Canning differs from pro -
serving in the amount of sugar in
proportion to the fruit used in pre-
serves, jam or jerlly, tho sugar as-
sists in the preservation, as tho ubi-
quitous microbe cannot flourish in a
heavy oolution of sugar. Whon the
fruit is put up 111 a light syrup, as
in canning, the fruit must be thor-
ouehly storilizod by heat and im-
mediately settled to prevent tho
growth of germs and consequent fer-
mentation.
Mach of the success in canning de-
pends upon the quality of tho fruit
selected. Emit for canning should,
be fresh, perfoetly sound, not 0 Ver -
111)0 and of superior flavor. It
should be thoroughly cloansed hut
not washod sufficiently to impair the
flavor. Seed cherries, plums, 3e11011-
08 and apricots, A few of tho re-
moved pits, particularly of poaches,
if cooked with the fruit, add great-
ly to the flavor. Parc peaches,
pears and similar fruit with a. silver
knife and, to avoid discoloration,
cover with a damp napkin to ox -
elude the air. Have all the needed
utensils ready and in order and use
only granite, silver or earthenware.
Iron, brass or tin should never be
used boca.uso of tho acid bi the fruit.
Large -mouthed glass jars, with glass
or porcelain -Mood covers, aro prefer-
able to other kinds; tin cans especi-
ally should not be usod. Tho pint
jars are moro convonient for small
familles.
• EXAMINE, THE JARS,
both old and new, to make sure
there are no defects, and that tho
covers fit perfectly. Thoroughly
cleanse and scald tho jars and boil
the covers to storilize them. Renew
the rubbers each season, as ito mat-
ter how good they look, they always
doteriorate with usage or age, and
it is poor economy to the risk of
spoiling a can of fruit for the small
cost of a rubber. Much of the pre-
Ilminary work, such as gathering
and cleansing the needed utensils and
jars, may bo done the day before,
Moving the morning free for prepare
log and cooking tho fruit. The fruit
must be thoroughly cooked in order
to destroy all the germs in and
about the fruit, but r over -cooked
should be avoided, else tile fruit will
become softened too natal to be pal-
atable and also lose much of its
fresh, natural flavor. Especial care
must be given to filling and sealing
the jars, which is one of the most
important parts of tho work. Whilo
the fruit is coolcing let tho. jar stand,
filled with hot treater. When the
fruit is cooked, empty the water
from a Jar and 101 with the boiling
fruit and syrup. Attend to ono jar
at a Moe and stand it on a heated
Plate to catch the dripping while it
is being filled. A fruit funuel is
convenient in filling tho jars. Run
a hooted silver knife around the in-
sido of tho jar to liberate the air
bubbles. Fill to the brim with the
hot syrop ancl carofully wipe off all
the Juice. Dip tee rubbers in and
out of boiling water and put firmly
on the jar; then quickly screw as
tightly as possible, next turn tho
jar upside down to make sure there
Is no leakage, then stand right side
Up in to place free from draught
,while cooling. As tho glass con-
tracts in cooling the lids will beettine
loos, so it is necessary to. screw
covers again and again to make sure
thoy are
PERFECTLY AM. TIGHT.
The next morning screw the °corers
as tightly as possiblo for tho last
time, invert the jars and 0 there is
no leakage the Work may bo con-
sidered successful. Wrap each jar
with thick paper to prevent the light
bloaching the fruit, or cover with a
brown paper bag which grocerios
tame in and which it is well to save
for this purpose, Now lobo' .the
fruit and stand aside bottom that
up in a cool, dry, dark closet, It is
well to look after the fruit again
the course of a wear, and should any
leakage bo discovered, use tho con-
tents of the jar, as the flavor will
be Impaired for a seiond canning. If
the directions &von aro carefully
hocelod, and the minuto details strict-
ly observed, there mod be little fear
of spoiling fruit.
The several ways of canning fruit
are &imply variations of two mo-
thoda The fruit is cooked either
in an oven vossol, then transferred
to tho jars for sealing, cm cooked in
Mao jars In which it io sealed.
The usual way of canning is to
cook tho fruit in an, oVen vessel in
O thin syrup. Cook only a omet1
quantity of fruit at a time in the
Syrup, aS by an doing the fruit may
bo kept more perfect in shape. Al-
low from ono to one and a half eup-
fulo of sugar to a comet of frOit, aa -
cording to its tartsurso, Iroo 1'et7
little water for juicy fruits like
borrios and enerthot and cook them
long onough to thoroughly storilize
them. Isar fruit that oontaito very
little juice, like peachtto and Pears,
make syrup of equal parts of sugar
end %oaten', Gook the fruit until
tender, but riot sort. Hard fruits
liko quinces and some, peers are
000450d to boiling %voter until nearly
soft, then put in tho syrup to finish
toe:45111g; or, thoy may bo cooked in
clew water unto) torolor, put ot omit
foto tho jars arnd the jar Mind With
oyrup, 10111 turd Seal itit di-
rected above.
MEW TRIO InItUIT 114 COOKED
M tho Ines—arid this 111'31.11051 is dociel-
Mlly proferablo—pack 1,110 fruit, are
peOpared, Mt* tho jars, Path tuf
closely as possible without masitiOg
tho fruit. 10111 within half an ineh
of the top with a oyrop outdo of
equal parts of sugar and water for
small juicy or aeid frultie, or allow
a cup and a half of water to a eup
of sugar for larger fruit s 1i1s poodl-
es, pours and quinces, Scrow on the
COVi,^1.$ Wilhota tho rubbero. Stand
the jars on to perforalod board, slats
of wood, muilln rings or 0 bed of ex-
coloion or hay in tho bottom of an
ordinery wroth boiler and 00 not lot
the jaro touch oath othor. If ooly
few jars at a time are to bo emoted
use a deep saucepan, The fruit
must bo raisod off of the bottom of
tho boiler . or otheepan to let the
water circulate, under and around it
and • to avoid tho danger of
b Looking. Pour into the boi
oe sunk:Mot 'cold Or hihoWarht
water to reach almost to the neck
of the jars. Cover dm bailor, bring
the Water to the boiling point and
let it boil from ten to twenty 1010-
utes, cherries and plums
enquire about ten minutes boiling;
firmor fruits, like peaches and pears,
should he cookesl about twenty
minutes or until tender. Lift each
jar out carefully, 1311 to overflow
with boiling water, syrup or the con-
tents of another jar, turd seal in tho
usual way.
Do canning, raspberries, the syrup
may be mado of equal parts of cur-
rant juleo and sugar to give a de-
lligichtt.ful flavor to the canned pro-
aThis inothod of canning fruit may
be greatly amplified by the use of
ono of the several kinds of patont
canners found at loading kitchen fur-
nishing stores, or one can have inex-
pensive holders made of ineh-wide
strips of galvanized iron or tin at
any tinnors, foto which ono can
stand the fruit jars wbilo boiling and
lift thorn easily from the boner. ThO
many advantages of this process of
canning fruit shoot(' cause it to be
mare generally adoptod, although it
is di:Moult to convince ol(1 house-
keepors that, the old way can bo
improved, simply for tho reason that
they are used to it. Firstly, 10 is
known beyond contradiction that
when fruit is cooked in an open ves-
sel, much of the delightful flavor is
lost in the cooking process. Home
this method conserves t,he floYar
more perfectly. Then because of the
little handling required, the fruit re-
mains almost perfect in shape and
tho syrup deem and unclouded. In
addition thero is less muss and real
hard work,
WISE PHILANTHROPY,
An Object Lesson By an English
Manufacturer.
Thero aro more ways of settling
Mao dispute between labor and capi-
tal than by equal distribution of
wofoltla—which is no way at all;
strikes--whith are a, very poor WaY:
and arbitration—a very good way, if
it works. The old way of humao
syinpathy and follow -fooling is bast
of all. Suppose tho workman Mit
that his employer treated hint as 10
man and really cared for his inter-
ests and did not look upon him as a
mere motley -making machine, ninoty-
nino per ,cont, of the striktro would
nevor develop.
In speaking of the use rich mon
make of their surplus money, a con-
temporary refers to employers "that
troat their woekers humanely and
help all movements for their ad-
vancement," and thon gives the fol-
lowing example) of such employers:
"They know," it says, "what tho
mortality in largo cities is, and
how essential it is that thole. ono-
ployes should bo properly paid, fed
and elothod. 0110 of his class, Afe.
George Cadbury, an English Quaker,
has given all rich mon an object les-
son in assisting artisans to b000me
healthy, contented, and surrounded
by home comforts. Loathing of tho
terriblo mortal! ty In Bien] toglutm,
where hio factory was siatuatod—tho
death retro in ono area boing forty in
1,000—he movod fivo miles root of
town, and at o cost of $909,000 hao
convorted 080 acroo of park lands
into homes for his operatives and
others.
"It is a beautiful cottage woolen
city, with rents from 865 to 8117 a
year. The annual income of 520,000
is expended on improvements for the
general welfare. I0 is called Bourno-
vilM, and is Pon by trustees, Mr,
Cadbury having givon them a demi
of the property which is to be al-
ways held for the original purposes,
It has boon built up in throe yours,
and is one Of the most beautiful
spots in Englonel, Flowers and
vegetables are raised, and Otero aro
tint) driveways atul forests. The resi-
dents, who work eight hours a day,
(inlay healthful recreations: therc are
cricket flolds, football groutolo, fish-
ing pools, swimming places, also
toohnioal and manual labor schools
and social and literary associntions,
"Here 15 a finis illustration of what
can bo accomplithad by a geocroUS-
hearted man to help others, Who
will say that the founding of this
rustiO city is not Wirth inore than
gifts to rich and prosperous tortoni-
si ties?"
STUDY AND srtvroacToG.,
The plimaiona elothoe at Yale Ool-
lego has itteaSuirod n11 Stindonte
terillg110 tio) loot nitro yearn. Tim
non-onsoke s average fifieth leonthe
ytoilinger then the sitindfeas, are tel-
ler, and during the footle yellow in
aohool gala 124 per cent, inure in
height orel 20.7 por cent, nsoro itt
chest grOhitil than do ihdyithal UnOrS
Of ii0hae00,
4
MOST AOTIVII) VOLCANO .
Mount Stottray 114 tlio moot, eetiVe
voloano in the walla, 'It is .tlirtal.-
od 11, blotuatior, is 17,120 foot in
etighe, aid ham boat in erometanit
aot 101 t sillaco 17913. Tho 010.(IS
of its erilpitions ttro sonvotinies turned
in Quito, 150 miler; ditilonet, low
Miro 2117 triplets wean Counted fro
dno Nair,
agersal
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY
SOME 031' THEM HELP TO RIM
TEM zraunn.
Lord Milner, l'ar. Corz011, anel
Bellow, Premier of Great
Britain.
31 thoro is no royal rood to nue.
cep; in life, a Yore,. good Substitute
fOr it is to sitart Ohio Journey lia tOM
C4Atractor of private secretary to a
Minister of the Cronin; for of all
Men, who orator the race 100
plasma no ono 50)5 co mom 11bonal
torrinibmp, Intlood, kn nano oases out
of ten it is )31s own footat if Ito doe3
not, capture a Valtoinie prize.
It IS woighty evidence of tout soma
of tilde stagemoult that tho three mon
who to-asty are filling tho most hone
collate) and responsible posits in. Ohl
Bilhiiiiret, wore, 11104 ninny yeans ago,
ocloupy.ing uiseful but obst0uns itles
ass initiate socrettarios on gantries
not exceading 51,500 a year,
rit is shiY folurtoen years eince fl
colapturativhly unlionvnt barristor
anti jonernaiNt witS W‘rlitag Ur,
letteos for tais mordant
shipthria; but otien In bilis character
he ecookl not conceal tho light of
genisis that wae 111 Miro; and to -day,
as Load ho is one of he
fow dominant figures in the Foopira
of the King, wItth a salary of 540,.
000 a year anti the nmking of ball
O eiontimint in his hankie.
LA few years earlier, in 1880, Ur,
Chtrzon, fneth from his Oxford
toinmphs and his presidency of tills
Union, was acting as assistant pal.
Vatsecrotary to Loofa Salisioury
without to ponny of salary; thirteen
yoars later he was ruling a fifth of
the human race and filling 11110 Mast
sp1auditl Vice -Throng in the world
on a salary of 8125,000 a year.
Tho third of ontr trinity of glorie
fled amanuenses is the Presnior, who
for two obsconno yeasts aoted as his
uncle's 0ocretat7 at the ll'oreign
Gfflee, and drew his 675 a month as
goatebully as any second division
clerk in His Allahoety's movie°. And
all three, if they had t.o commenco
their careers over again, would no
doubt go through preeieely the
saute appeenticealsip; for, as tho
late Lord Dorby said, "If a private
secretary to a Cabiriet Atinistor Dan -
not intake a brilliant stoccesi of ids
life it meano either that he hus no
cards to play or that be doesn't
know how to play them."
Naturally, all secretaries cannot
roach suoh clitoey heights; lint there
are many peaks On t'he political
l'arentossue, told thore is one for
cash of those who wilt climb to ito-
with the aseistance of a good many
pushes from behind.
Mr. ,Wnglatons for whOni the
highest piece in the State is more
than a possibility, drove a quill Soo
Mr. Balfour five long years for an
abOUKtly small rentomeroition, and
six years later he was one of itho
Orogn's Mintsiters; and Mr. Gerald
Balfour was his brother's monitory
nine years befOre los was wombs Chief
Socretary for Janie:mi.
Many of our coloniee aim now
being governod by quondam secre-
taries, who attended thoir offices
from eleven to five, or earlier add
later, for the stipends of Poilor
clerks. Lottl Miuto, (Inventor -Gen-
eral of Canatella„ was Lorid itobetts'
see:rotary at the Cape tovoney piano
ago; Lord Nolitilirote, who rtules tho
millions of Bombay, orns a privato
teoretary for four yonos at COn-
otantanople fond the Treasory; Lord
Tennyson; who has won. Hail golden
dpitiOns op an AuOtraliten Clo,vernora
was his father's confidential secre-
tory; and Load Lamington, GOVer-
nor of Queonslanti, succeeded Mr.
Curzon as unpaid secret Wry to
Lord Salisbury,
Sir E. .3. Monston, oar Airebtmosa-
dor tot Paris, has exchanged 1016 pit -
tango as .Lor'd Lyron's somettary 40
years ago for 545,000 a year and
the highest p,osition in ow
motto Seovico; and Loted Currie'our. .
Antlsaereadoir at Rome, is ainether ial
his many aosistants %vernal. Lord
Salisbury has tod,vamood in the
world.
Mr. Gladstone was lurk as gored to
friond to his anovauerneee, ae Sir
Solgorsion :West, Sir Catarina Ryan
(tato Clonipbooller tool Auditor -Gem
onal), Sir Arthom Godley, and oth-
er ofiloials who hold or halve hold
Oho highost placos in the Civil Sorry
-
ice would testify.
Among exisrlivate seoretories Who
have been 11000a of depentairontO
within recoot years Oln m1101108 OX--
iinettsed in four agurret aro Sir tpboo,
Sanderson, Perenanont UndoraSeeire-
tarry at tho Foreign 011106 on 510,-
000 a year; Sir George Morray,
Sooretary to tem Post Gillice at the
same stalaey; Sir Fleetwood Ed-
wards; anid Sir Courtonay Boyle,
Peronainent Sooretaty to tho Board
of Traelo—to mention only a Tow of
hhefic children of forttino.
Many of those moo have filled the
office of private sooretary o soy -
oral Minietors. Sir Alseersum West
eerved Mr, Glatistono, the Duito
Setneteet, mid Sir 15, Sii'esoili Sir
Charles Ryan was a. protege of Me. •
Dis aol i, Me, G adstoine, ace] Sir
Staillor.d Northcote; aired Mr, 3)15
-
by Pigott, head of tho Stationeey
°Once, Illeo Lord int.ther, wears a
feur-fold sourolaeial crowite—iLonclon
'Pit -7301a
11.G-OSKIN FOR T773E5.
A protieso is said to haVe ham into
emoted for oiling 1.0lineK1 pig -Ochre as
O subetitAtto for. gobbet' for tiro%
If solid coteHage tires aro in 051108
tion tillere nuts', of eosinse, bo
thing hi the invention; bait Ube
trouble about cosy kind of load/hue
for bioyclo throe Is its want, of etas -
(icily, rho mon who eon Nava a
onls,stastee to topla.ce Ottlibar, which
Is always grOwIng mercer and float-
er, is our) of an intimmtso forguiro,
The Wife of 0 gontlemnst beiog snide
donly takeo 111, 'tho husbatel ordororl
10 oerVant to got to bolero ready to go
for the doctor, Ity the time, how-
eVor, that. the Pomo was roads; and s
tiro ooto to tho doctor woitton tho
hotly hnd otweivorotl; ob Which ho
added the following postscript, tool
iumt tho sorvant offr—
"My Otto Itoviog r000voroe, 7011
ood 1000 come.",