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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-8-9, Page 34uTGv$ 9, 1900, ii 3OERS SIIRENDFR Lord Roberts Reports That the Cap- tives Will Total 4,000. A deepatoh from ;London, says:-. ION Roberts bas telegraphed to the War Office aa: follows"Hunter reports 1,200 more priaon- euo surrendered on Tuesday, with Com- muudante Krouse and Fontenot, whiter t orunandants Deploy, I'otg(etex, and Joubert surronderecl to Bruce Hamil- ton, who eoileoted 1,200 rifles, 050 Outage, and anArmstr'ong gun,Lieut. A,ude'rson, a Danish officer in tile. Steals Artillery, also surrendered. Olivier, with five guns and a nuns - her• of burghers; broke away in the Harrismibh district, but Hunter ex- tents the total prisoners will amount to 4,000, "An unfortunate accident occurred near lerederikstadt, on the Krugera- dorp_Poteheeatr'oom railway, The. enemy had torn up rails, and a sup- ply train eeoorted be the Shropsh'irus was derailed,; 18 being killed and 89 injured, although a special patrol had been ordered to prevent'trains pass- ing'. A ep'ocial enquiry has been or- dered to asoorteia why the order was dleobeyod," ,.A, correspondent with Gen: Bunter's force at Slaplrran., says:- ''The Mrinburg and Senokal coin- ' mandoes are now arriving •, about 000 men. Gen. Roux has arrived, and oleo the commandant of ilio Wepener nom- maado. It will take days to get all in. There is s continuous stream of waggons for seven miles up the vial- ley rasa, All tbe leaders have surrend_ ered, The prieoners include foreign artillerists," NEWS SUMMARY, CANADA, Kingston district bee a plague, of grasshoppers. The new direotoiry fixes the popula- tion of Ottawa at 08,550. Brantford will have mainline Grand, Trunk trains in the near future. Fraserville Falls, near Quebec city, fa to have a large pulp and paper mf11. The Provincial Analyst has found Brantford water satisfactory in every respect, Col. II. W. Clark, private secretary to the Governors of Nova Scotia for 22 years, has resigned that office, James Baxter, the Montreal broker de Ville Marie bank failure connec- tion is dying in St. VinoenL de Paul pa'niten dory. A descarded burning match caused such severe burns to May Foley, a 4 - year -old abild in Oaaw.a, that she died Irl a few haul's. pie. W. G. Wendt of Ottawa has been reinstated on the Electric Com- pany's ompany's employ and drew half pay while he was to Africa. • The.ca'ble steamer Tilverton has completed the laying of a fourth cable Tor the Commercial Company between Cense and New York. The Dominion Government has ap- pointed Charles 19. Castle as ware- house eommiasioner for the grain in- epeotion district of Manilolba. A Hull young man named Charbon- lnelru is serving three months in jail because he swore on the street and could not pay a $20 fine. Bon. 11,. R. Dobell will leave for England next month and when there evil: make another effort to secure a fast Atlantic steamship service. Already fourteen school teeohore are attending the summer course in manual training at Brockville, just to get an insight into its theories and practice. - Though a lawyer and a man pos- seesing an estate, real and personal, of fully $100,000, the late Robt. Bird, Q. 0., of \W oodetock, did not leave a w ill. Quebec Government officers are making experiments in the extraction of a Spirit from maple syrup, similar to the way rum i9 extracted from sugar cane. II. A. Bliss, Inspeator of mines for the Yukou, estimates the season's gold output at $20,000,000 and reports that all the Dawson miners who rushed to Cape Nome have returned. The Hammett Manufacturing Com - puny, of Brantford, will establish a plant at St. Catharines for tele manu- facture of bicycles. The town has voted them a bonus of $15,000. Mr. L. 13. Soott of Hamilton, who saved the life of a Miss Verseoyle of Los Angeles a year or so ago, has been notified that that lady left lain 87,000 at her death, which occurred recently, i'hs great demand for coal in Cape Breton has led tare Dominion Coal Company to consider the advisability of re -opening the Viotoria mine, whiah was closed down a couple of years ago, TM) Board of Works in Hamilton has taken favorable action on -the petition of the CivicE'mploye's Union for an increase of corporation labor- ers pay from 15 cants an hour to 18 cents. The Donnelly Wreaking and Salvage Company has signed a contract to raise the steamer Lomita, which lies In 150 feet of water opposite the Thousand Islands Park, ill trio St. Lawrence River. GREAT BRITAIN. The lettuce of Wales hasbeen made a fellow 'Of 'they Royal College of Sur- aeons. urKeons. . A number of cotton mills in Eng - laud aro likely to close temporarily owing to the disturbeneea in China. lit is said that ,American capitalists µre trying toseoure London's Metro- politan District Railway. It is thir- teen miles long. A shortage of gutta pereha anal n romeequeut increase in price may narise delay in the tiling of tenders far the laying oe the Pacifies cable. - Sir Ileney Irving, the Motor, gave a midnight supper to a brilliant as- semblage of twenty or more lords, ladies and' ambassadors in London. UNITED STATES. Many oases of enteric fever and smallpox, are reported at Nome Bar- bour, Alaska. Chicago pollee .report a daring at- tempt to holdup a passenger train just outside the city limits. Two negroee in resisting arrest }n New Orleans shot and killed two policemen and wounded. a third. Over 50 Chinamen are in jail ate Watertown, N.Y., awaiting examin- ation on a charge of bring illegdly in the United States. An explosion occurred Wednesday in the chemical department of the Wind- sor Celluloid Collar Company, Chicago, resulting in the death of four women and injuries to four other persons. A society has been formed en Phil- adelphia, composed of many men pro- minent in financial and business cir- cles, pledged to work for an alliance between Great Britain and the Unit- ed States. A plot to release prisoners confined in the penitentiary at Allegheny, Pa., by tunneling into the institution, has just been discovered, Berkman, the Anarchist, who shot H. C. Frick dur- ing the Homestead strike in 1892, is ono of the prisoners. Customs officials at Rochester, N. Y., leave unearthed tobacco frauds In- volving thousands of dollars. inferior tobacco has been substituted for the banded tobacco worth $4 a pound. The frauds have been committed en route. to the bonded warehouse. GENERAL. A coal famine in ,Newfoundland is probable. Crop prospects in Bombay presi- dency are encouraging since the -rain- fall. Over $03,000,000 has been expended for famine relief in India during the lost two years. King Alexander of Sarvia has re- )eoted the advice of politica(' advisers and will marry Mme. Masohln, a former lady-in-waiting W his mother. The Japanese Government has tak- en aken steps to restrict emigration to Can- ada to ten emigrants per month tram each prefecture, of which there are 47. ANIMOSITY TO I{RUGER. President Gave the Burghers Paper Money Which Was Worthless. A despatch from Pretoria, Tues- day, says:—Mrs. Botha was the guest of Lord Roberts at dinner Monday evening. ' The Boer nlrimosity to .President Kruger grows on account of the foot that he and hti officials are persuad- ing the people that South African Republic paper money is as good as Beek of England notes, 'because it is bowl on inalienable State securities, even though the Stale should be con- quered. As the English have not re- cognized this contention many bur- ghers have been ruined, and unutter- able misery prevails. The wives avid children of the poorer Boers are al- most starving. Gen. Botha's force is kept together by extraordinary Inventions, Tele correspondent has seen an official circular which, to cheer the uurghers up, asserts that Lord Roberts was famed to retreat r,outh of the Vaal, and that Lady Roberts escaped in n balloon. SEYMOUR TO COMMAND. Foreign Consuls Invite Him to De- fend Shanghai. A dospateb from London saysi— Sbanghai telegrams sny the foreign CScnsuls met on Monday, and decided to invite Admiral Seymour, British, to take eon -mend of the Shanghai de- tentes. The Unite.' States Colima - General, Mr, • T. Goodnow, and the Itrexi ,li Ceneul-General, b[:. de Bozo are, 011 b;.liiit of the 0oniuls, visited Adinirnl Seyntotrr, toed he promised to. draw•;up plots and, Submit: them to a council of officers„ The Shanghai elunioip•tl C.o1in,lll objeete to the Con- sul ir' action. : T11..01 COMR.HLLED TO FIGHT, Gen. De Wet Has Troabie in Keep,. big Burghers Together, A deepateb from Pretoria, eeys Gen, Prinsloo, with 5,000 men' and 17 gene, hoe surrendered to Gen; Hunter, This mnree the eollapse of :thea war in the north-eastern' portiori of the Free Stale, Lien, 1)e Wet le at lleitzburg, but it is known that his but'gbers ar•eflget- ing under oampulsion. This was admit-. ted by els brothel', Piet Do Wet, who managed to esoape Christian De Wet's surveillance and mime in and surrend- ered. Gen. French has oocapisdl Pau ata - tion: The number of men in the various commandoes to the mot Is rapidly dwindling. The total number oe men in Botha's and the other commandoes is not believed now to exceed 0,000. These are sca'tteree about at several. points, The Boers still have, one Long Tom that is fit for service. The other one has been damaged. Gen. Delarey, with 1,000 Ines, ocou- pies difficult country on the Crocodile' river, 20 miles west of here. General Grobelier, with 500 burghers, is nortb of Bushveldt. The residonta of Middel- burg received the British troops with expressions of satisfaction, and ex- preened the trope that the war would. soon be over. The burghers in the vicinity are turning in their. arms. CAPTURED CHINESE GUNS. Five Krupp and Four Haval Cannon Fall into Eussian Hands. AA despatch from St. Petersburg, says :—Admiral ,Alexiefi, telegraph- ing under date of July 24, says that the railway from Teague to Tien_Tsin has been reopened. He adds that the line from Tien-Tsin to Pekin can only be repaired for a distance of.' five versts, as the Chinese are occupying a position is strength beyond that point. The Japanese are preparing to move on Pekine but are waiting until they have 26,000 men. The despatch further states that Gen. Sakharoff'e force captured the fortress at Bajantum, which was gar- risoned by 2,000 men, who fled, The Russians seized five Krupp and four naval guns, and a quantity of am- munitic n. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. Doeunrents Found Showing Them to Favour the Boers. A ,desexitch from London, Thursday, says:—The Daily Telegraph an- nounces, on the authority of its Cape Town aorreepondent, that documents of grave import emanating from ling - land and implicating certain mem- bers of Parliament and other politi- cians who. have taken a prominent pant in the agitation in favor of the Boers, have been discovered in Pre- toria. The documents are sail to have come to light while a search was being made of the Government offioes in the capi- tal after Geai. Reberts' oncupation. The Telegraph adds that Inquiries instituted by its correspondent leave no doubt as to the truth of the state- ment. It further says :— "It' \Mould seem thrt we are on the eve of unexpected and serious devel- opments in oonneotlon with South African. affairs." THE QUEEN'S SON. Duke of Edinburgh Suceurbs to Paralysis of the Heart. A despatch from Coburg, says:— Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of SaxieCoiburg, died at 10 o'clock Mon- day evening, at Rosenau castle, from paralysis of the heart, Recently, at a consultation of. specialists in Vienna; ie was disoover- ed that there was a cancerous growth at the root of his tongue. By his sudden demise he escaped a painful lingering death. During the minority of his heir, the Duke of Albany, the government of the duchy wilt be conducted by the Hereditary Prince df Hohenlohe Lnngeaberg, the guardian andbnoth- er-in.lew of the young Duke. FAMILY BUTCHER. An Indlcn MUNI raids, were and UG11,1 In 'Iwo Yearn. A despatch from Ottawa says ;—'.Phe Evening Journal prints the fallowing details of the killing by a Tato de Balite Indian of his wife, uncle, and Maki nt Lake Barriers, in the Upper Gatineau: Two years ago in a rage the Indian slew his old uncle with an axe. Ten months ago be and his wife, with their baby girl, were out hunting beaver, The six -months -old ohild rais- ed a little cry of gladness, and tbe Hurn, because this disturbed the beav- er, tore the girl train be mother's arms, and herd her head down in the water till elle expired, Then he hand- ed her lack to her mother. Then after a few months, it is al, !eget(' he killed his wife. 11 was win- ter, and he took her out to the ice incl cut a hole lhreugh it. Through this hole be halal tier; head downwards, till life was extinct. Then Ise took fret body away and hid it. 13ailifl A. 1. Naalt, of. Maniwaki, is after the men, but this country is w'ilcl one, ands it may he months before lie is brought to justice. RUSS1L' RUSSIANS ATTACKED. Chinese Government Guat'anteed Thera Safe Cpndilot, A despatch from St. Petersburg. gays :—The eondttiwrt of a'ifairs In the fur Moe continues"serious. Chinese aol.d'lers are now appearing',10 the neu- tral zone 'of the Lluotaag peninsula,. and detachments of Russian troops bavo been ordered, from Port Arthur to diserin them, Col. J ugovltoh Benda word frurn, Charbin to Gen. Gradekoff, that the conditions halve changed considerably -since July 18. '•Che 'Pular detachment had returned with a lass of 10 killed and 30 ,wounded. Chineas Imperial troops in civilian dress, and with their badges concealed, made Lem at - Woke on Lite Itueatans. Cal, .3ugovltolr oamplained to the authorities of Gar - In and demanded that the offenders should be punished, ,Savizki's detachment of 70 men ar- rived at Chsrbiza with a guarantee for safe con,cluct. Pram the Chinese Govern- ment. Nevertheless, they were trench- I erously a'ttaeked by regular artillery while Chinese officers were visiting the commanding oteloees. The Rus- sians had 20 killed and.6 wounded. Scawts report that the Chinese are! advturuoing on all sides in the direction; of Charbin. CANADIANS COVERING: Otter Reports 700 Men of First, Contingent Fit For Duty. A despatch from Ottawa says :—A cable was received from Col. Otter, dated Johannesburg, Wednesday, stating that the effective strength of the fust Canadian contingent is in- creasing, and it now numbers 700 men fit for the field. This is a wonderful improvement in five weeks. By to -day's mail letters were re- ceived from Col. Ottery from which IL appears that: on June 22 there were 546 men of the regiment in Irospital. or sick, and only 434 fit for duty. Col. Otter's diary covering the per- iod from Nlay 26th, to June 22nd was also received Wednesday. It Is u rec- ord of good effective, but, at the same , time, hard work. The Canadian boys are certainty not feather -bed sole SIR ROBERT HART SAFE. Message Received From the Inspee- tor-General of Customs A despatch from London, Wednes- day, says:—Important additional con- firmatio•n of the safety of th'e Lega- tions was received in London last f evening by Mr. Dunaoln Campbell, re- presentative in larape of the Chinese Customs service, from the Commis- sioner of Customs at Chefoo, in the shape of a Pekin despatch, not dated, but believed to have been written on July 21, signed by botb Sir Robert Hart, Inspector -General of Customs, and Mr. Robert Bredon, Deputy In- speotor-General, to the following ef- fect:—"Staff and family still sate." This has been confirmed by the Com- missioner of Customs in Shanghai, who telegraphed last evening:—"Authen- tic—Inapeetor-General safe twenty- necond." DERIVER THEM TO BOXERS. Ministers . Will be in Great Danger When Advance Begins. A despatch from Rome, says:—,The Propaigenda has received a telegram from Chiba, winch states that the Chinese Government is holding 000 Europeans, including the Foreign Ministers and theft. families, It is'be- liieved that if a deolaration of war is made these hostages will be released and ordered to leave Pekin within 24 hours, This Would mean the deliv- ery of tbe Eurropea'n to the Boxers. It is believed that China world con- sider the muroli of the allies toward Pekin equivalent to a declaration of war. RETREAT TO LYDENBURG. Boers Evacuate Maehadodorp and Make For the Hills. A despatch tram Lorenzo Marques siva:—The Boers have evacuated Mechadodacp, and, it is reported, are preparing to retreat co Lydenburg, to which place they have completed tele- graphic ceentuunioation. FOUR TO ONE. An English officer in Malta stopped to riding, to ask a native the way. Ho was answered by a shrug of the shoulders, and a No speak' English. You're a fool, then, said the officer. But the man knew enough English to ask: Do you understand Maltese? No. Do you know Arabia? No. Do you know Italian? No, Do you lnndw Greek? No. Then you four fools. i bale, enol PHONOGRAPHIC WILL, A wealthy engineer reeently talked his last will and testament into n phonograph. Then wall a hot copper wire he signed his Caine on the wax roll of the phonograph, the witness doing likewise, and the "document' was thereupon completed. S, S. LESSON. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUG. 12, 4! The 1'oigl,lua Ilptetf," Slott. rs, 15-38, Airilrira T"xl,.. Slat 1, 1i, l'1• PRAOTICAD NOTES, Verse 21, Then. During the some conversation at Qapernaum contain. leg the tenohings al the last lesson. Came Peter. Always the first of the twelve to speak out the thoughts of all, Bow oft)1 By the rabbinleal rule forgiveness was to be afforded three times. Peter felt that perhaps a higher standard might be given, but, like all who live under law, he expeoted 80010 definite number to be given by authority, Forgive him, Of course, a confession of the wrong and a desire for pardon on the part of the offender are to be presupposed. Till seven ,times, Seven was the complete number among the Jews, especially in Gonneo- tion with the remission of sins, See Lev, 20.28, We Billet ex - peat that our tbrother will need forgiveness, and must be ready to bestow it, We should consider, too, that w•a ourselves will also need. to be forgiven, his22, Jesus saith, Christ ouid h vie followers understgnd thrvat ht ey are not under law, but under grace. Severity time Seven. That is, as often es `forgiveness is sincerely, sought, regardless of the numlber of timers. God does not forgive man only _n. certain number; it he did, who could be saved?i And we are to be (fke God in forgiving our fellowmen. Christianity don not propose rules of conduct, but rattier seeks an at- titude amd co,ndition of the heart; and toward those who 20 us harm et should be a forgiving spirit. 23. Th,erefoxet Because this prin- eiple of forgtveneas underlies all Coda relations with men, ;The kingdom of heaven,, ,An expression peculiar to efatthem•'s gospel, and meaning "the divine administration." "God's method of dealing with men." A cer- tain king. B;ere representing the Lord God, who is King, whether mon recognize his authority or not. Take account. Revised Version, "make a repkoning." The analogy is of an oriented ruler, with absolute power, ea,lltng to account a pasha or ruler of 1. province. Every day 'brings its awn account with our King. How much owest thou unto thy Lord.? 24. One was brought. Evidently not of his own accord, but a wrong- doer brought to justice; the ruler of a province who bad wrung millions from his people, and had held fast to his gains. Ten thousand talents. This would amount to a sum variously esti- mated at from nine to fifteen mil- lion dollars, but evidently meaning rather an indefinite, vast debt. Wbo oa.n tell what any one of ne owes to our Lord for the privileges and op- portunities of .life? 25. He had not to pay. Revised Ver - gime, "he had noL wherewith to pay." Ee had lived luxuriously, and had no- thing to show as the result of his robberies. True of us all; for what San we render to God for his gift to us? To be sold. This was not a Jewish custom, but familiar to all who were acquainted with arbitrary oriental rule. Wife, and children. Net to be takLen literally in the interpre- tation of the parable. Yet a man's family, though innocent, often suffers more than the guilty one for hie sins. The love of self, and the love of oma• own, should prompt us to be faithful servants of our God. 26. Worshipped him. allowing the abjeot, cringing submission of an in- ferior to a superior in the Orient, I will pay thee. Perhaps in terror pro- mising mare than he, could pay. But if he was the governoa' of a rich prov- ince, or, in our clay, " the boss " of a great oity brought to justioe, he ' might be abte in time to pay a great sum. In the language of St. Paul, here was a sinner seeking to be jus - Lifted by works. So do many expeot i forgiveness of the past by reformation In the future. 27, Moved with compassion. The mo -i tive for compassion was not the hope of getting his due, but a feeling of pity for a helpless and seemingly pont- I tent sinner. God's mercy, not our mer- it, gives to us salvation, Forgave him i the debt. Here is the portrait of ev-i ery saved soul, unable to earn forgive- ness of aims, but receiving it as God's free gift. 28. The same servant. Unmoved by bis lord's grace, and having the same hard, implacable, selfish heart as of old. Ono of his follow -servants, A man like himself. A hundred pence. ''A hundred shillings" would be, better tor the Roman denarius, here named was worth about fifteen cants, and the debt would be about fifteen dol- lars. How small aro our debts to our fellowmen when compared with what we owe to God 1 Took him by the throat. "Throttled him" would be the exact moaning. Pay me. Do we not often see this spirit in pro- fessed Christians—severe in their ex - at lions, selfish in dealings, merciless to debtors, over -bearing to employsesi No man maxi expaot to measure his day to God by ono standard and his duly toward men by another, 29,110, Nell down. Just as he led What down before his master and kiU LL O.L.`. B.T.f UU 319".'df lt, oat Bed 5 fl (ontll.Hs—Had Given Up All ,Hope of Getting Well—A El:enu,al;y Found At Last to whish " IT Owe My Life." Science has frilly established the fact that all the nervous energy of our bodies is generated by nerve centres located near the base of the brain. When the supply of nerve force has teen diminished either by excessive physical or mental labours, or owing to a derangement of the nerve centres, we are arab conscious of a languor or tired and worn-out feeling, then of a mild form of nervousness, headache, or etomaoh trouble, whioh is perhaps suc- ceeded by nervous prostration, ohronic indigestion, and dyspepsia, and agen- eral sinking of the whole system. In this day of hurry, fret and worry, there are very few who enjoy perfect health; nearly everyone has some trouble, an ache, or pain, a weakness, a nerve trouble, something wrong with the stomach and bowels, poor blood, heart disease, or sick headache; all of which are brought on by a lack of nervous energy to enable the different organs of the body to perform their respective work. South American Nervine Tonic, the marvellous nerve food and health giver, is aeatisfyingsuccess, awondrous boon to tired, eiok, and overworked men and women, who have suffered years of discouragement and tried all manner of remedies without benefit. It is a modern, a el;ientifio remedy, and in its wake follows '1bonndiug health. It is unlike all other remedies hi that it is not designed to act on the different organs affected, but by its direct action en the nerve centres, which are nature's little batteries, it •aauees an increased supply of nerr•rue energy to be generated. which 10 its Sold by turn thoroughly oils, se it were, the machinery of the body, thereby en. abling it to perform perfectly its dil. ferent functions, and without the slightest friction. If you have been reading of the re. markable cures wrought by South American Nervine, aocounte of which we publish from week to week, and are still sceptical, we ask you to in. vestigate them by correspondence, and become convinced that they are ten, to the letter. Such a course may save yon months, perhaps years, of suffer ing and anxiety. The words that follow ere strong, but they emanate from the heart, and speak the sentiments of thousands of women in the United States and Oso ada who know, through experience, of the healing virtues of the South American Nervine Tonic, Harriet E. Hall, of Waynetown, s prominent and muck respected lady, writes KS follows :— I owe my Life to the great South American Nervine Tonic, I have been in bed for ave months with a scrofulous tumour in my right side, and suffered with indigestion end nervous prostration. Had given up all hopes of getting well. Had tried three doctors, with no relief. The first bottle of Nervine Tonic improved me so much that I was able to walk. about, and a few bottles oured me en- tirely. I believe itis the beet medi. cine in the world. I cannot recom- mend it too highly." Tired women, can you do bettor than become acquainted with this truly great remedy 4 G. A. Deadman. creditor. Have patience. There was greater reason to suppose that this promise would be kept than his own promise in tate same words. Cast him into prison. Thus making the re- payment impossible, instead of giving a chance to earn it. 31. His fellow -servants. In the Intern pretaiian of the parable those who like the man himself, are professed ser- vants of the king. We can bring our troubles directly to our King's ear. Were sorry. This is the right word; sorrow is the Christian's feeling over the wrongs of his fellowman; anger is the feeling of the Judge of all. Told unto their lord. The first resource of the Christian when wronged is pray- er and it is never in vain. 32, 33. Called him. The oppressor of his follow -man, whether he bo the "lord manufacturer" or the mem- ber of the "trade union," the merchant or the oreditor, must stand face to face with his Judge. Winked servant. Doubly so, toward his master and his fellowman. Thou desiredst me, Re- vised Version, "besoughtest me." He had besought mercy, though not full forgiveness, 34, 35, Lord wes worth. The word in the original Ls one expressive of the divine wrath against sinners. To the tormentors. A dark hint of final and everlasting retribution, From your hearts. Not by rule of arithmotio, seven times, but from the heart in constant love, should forgiveness be bestowed. - WHAT THEY TELL f, Int% essrut National ilynins as tii,ldry to the 5150 of n Country. AocordLag to an ingenious German statistician there is a etirious rein. - arm betweeu national hymns and the countries in which they ore sung, if you wane to find the extent of any country, he sive, gather some musi- cians and see how long it will take thein to sing the national hymn of that country. You will find that the amount of time which they will require for this purpose will be in in- verse ratio to the extent of the ooun- try. Thus, be points out, the British Em- pire covers half the world, and yet there are only fourteen bars of mus ie in "God Save the Queen." This fact, be admits, is not of special sig• nificance, as "God Save the Queen" did not originate in 'England, but it is nevertheless worthy of notice. In the national hymn of Russia, another very large country, he continues, there are only sixteen bars, whereas in the national hymns of smaller -countries the number of bars is much greater, ' the Siamese hymn, for example, hav- ing sixty-six and that of Uruguay seventy. "Hail, Columbia," It may be noted, has twenty-eight bars, and one of the longest national hymns in the world is that of the tiny republic of San Marino. Thera is one oountry, however, to which ibis law osrtaiuly, does not ap- ply. The Chinese Empire occupies a goodly portion of the earth's surface, ' and lienee, in aeeordance with the rule laid down by the Gorman scien- tist, it should have quite a shore na- tional hymn. Now, the fact it that the longest national hymn in the world is the Chinese. No less than half a day is required to sing it from beginning to end. TO gleF,P THE HOUSE COOL. The beat way to keep a house 000l 1 is to shut it up and explode the heat ed air after the morning freshnesd has gone. A draught of air blowing through the retiree after sunset and 1 in the early hums a£ the day is a de- light, but a blastfrom a furnace is far more agreeable. To step from the burning temperature of the street into a cool, closed and darkened parlor is n pleasant experience. Too muoh Wining, and too much fretting, are alike to be avoided ill hot weather, Make the surroundings comfortable laud thole summen .philosophy to your all,