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Talmage Discourses on
Leave Taking,
A despatch from 1Vashlngton says; quer:Kn0W that inoses, in an .ark of
*-Rev, Di',Talmage preateeed from the hulrusbes, can ran down a war
followtnig'text just before leaving for steamer,
1 when we had taaken aur Have a good, strong anchor. "Winch
teave; "Axa o
leaone of another, we took ship.', hope we hausas an anchor:' By this
"—Acts xxi, 0. 1strong cable and wtndlass, hold on to
Pan/ 'VMS anold satlor—nute,fromor- ',yew anchor, "If any man sin, we
pupation, but from frequency of tra- loves an advocate with the Father,"
vel. ' I thlnk ho couldhave taken n' Do not use the anchor wrongfully.
vessel amuse the SIediterranean aa not always stay in the same latitude
o 'C a ship -captains. The unci longitude. You will never ride up
well an some L hthe harbour of IlternaL Rest If you
all the way drag your anchor,.
But you must have sails. Vessels are
not fit for tbe sea until they have the
flying jilt, the foresail, tbe top -gallant,
the sky -sail, the gaff -sail, and other
sailors never scoffed at hint for bye,
beg a "land -lubber." If Paul'„ ad-
vice bad been taken, the drew would
novas have gone ashore at ;Melita.
The mon wbo now go to sea with
maps, and charts, and modern com-
plies, warned by buoy and lighthouse, canvass. Faith is our canvass. Hoist
know 'nothing of the perils of ancient it, and the winds oe heaven will drive
navigation. Horace said that the
nam who first ventured on the sea
1nuwst have had a heart leaned with
eatk and triple brass. People then
ventured only from headland to
headland, and from island to island;
sad; not until long after spread their
eeil for a voyage across the set. Be-
fore starting, the weather was watch-
ed, and the vessel having been hauled
up on the shore, the mariners placed
their shoulders against the stern of
the whip and heaved it off --they, at
the East moment leaping into it.
Vessels were then chiefly ships of
burden—the transit of passengers
being the'exeeption; for the world was
not then migru tory as in our day,
when the firet desire oY a man in one
place seems to be to get into anoth-
er place prayer Lar the running rigging. Ian
in the spring, summer, and autumn, less you understand this tacking you
the Mediterranean Bea was white with are not a spiritual aeamnn, By pull—
the winks of ships, but at the Yirto ing on these ropes, you hoist the sails
dr,
Wintry bust. they hied, themselves he of faith and tarn !heed every whither.
She nearest harboalthough now the The prow of *enrage withnot cut the
world's commerce prospers in January wave, nor the sail of faith spread and
as well as in Juno, and in mid -winter flap its wing, unless you have strong
all over the wide and stormy deep, prayer for n halliard.
there float.
PALACES OF LIGHT, One more arrangement, ane you will
trampling the billows under foot, be ready for the sea. You must have
and showering the +:parks of terrible a compass—which is the Bible. Look
furnaces on the wild wind; and the at it every day, and always sail by it,
Ohristiao passenger, tiopeted and as its needle points toward the Star
of Bethlehem. Through Log and dark -
you ahead. Sails made out of any
other canvass than Faith will be slit
to tatters by the first north -easter.
Strong faith never lost a battle. It
will crush roes, Least rooks, quench
lightnings, thresh 'nauutiina. IL isa
shield to the wantona prank to themost ponderous wheel, a. lever to pry
up pyramids, a drum whose boat gives
strength to the step of the 1leaveniy
soldiery, and sails to waft ships lad-
en with priceless uearis front the Har-
bour of earth to the harbour of betty-
ea.But you are not yet equipped. You
must have what seamen call the run-
ning rigging. This comprises the ship's
braces, halliards, clew -lines, and such
Like, Without these the yards cannot
be braced, the sails lifted, nor the
canvass in any wise managed. We have
place. Shall nob the Man who
pa'oeLaim$ liberty to the captives 1t1M.-
self be lima leather give me an
empty ch'u'rch to start with than a
ch'teeth full of precisioniels, I have
no great fondness fol'; fossils. I, see.
more to atheism in 008 living horse
then in fifty megattheria au• Masto-
dons exhumed by geologists. Give me
ono Luau with a great heart rather
than a thousand men made out of
laleeter of Paris,
I =think 0.1.1will he well, Do not be
worried about me. 1 know that my
Redeemer livetll, and if ally fatality
shaaultl befall me, 1think I should go.
straight to leen, 1 have been most
unworthy, and would be sorry to
think that snyuoe is this house had
been its inefficient 0 Christian as my-
self. But Uud, leas helped a great
tunny lhrcrugh, and I hope he will help
me through. It ha a long account of
shortcountngs, but if be is going to
rub any of it out, 1 thick he will rub
it all out.
Meanwhile, take care of the inter -
eats et this Church. la your List
hours there will be no work that will
yield you such high satisfaction as
that which you do for. God. Let
there not lea more strokes of the ham-
mer ur clicks of the trowel on that
Tabernacle than su!pplioati0ns to God,
A field upens Lor us such us 15 seldom
granted to a Church. By a mighty
baptism of the Holy Ghost may we be
ready to enter it. And now, may the
blessing of God come down upon your
bodies and upon your souls, your fath-
ers and mothers, your companions,.
your children. your brothel'sand
sisters, and yourfriends! gray yoube blessed in your business end in
your pleasures, in your joys and in
yam'sorrows. in the house and by the
the way! And if, daring our separa-
tion, an arrow fromthe unseen world
should strike any of us. may it only
hasten on to the raptures that God has
prepared for these who love hien: I
utter not the word farewell; it is tooal
sad, too forma word for me to
speak. But, considering that I have
yam. hand tightly clasped in both of
mine, I utter a kind, an affectionate
and a cheerful good-bye!
"And when we had taken our leave
one of another, we took ship."
showled, sits under the shelter of the
smokestack, looking off upon the
peselpharesoemt deep, on which is
written in scrolls of foam and fern,
"Thy way, 0 God, is in the sea, and
thy path In the great waters!"
It is in those drays of early navi
gati n tint I see a group of men, 'wo-
men and children on the beach at
nets, and storm, It works faithfully.
Search the Scriptures.
" BOX THE COMPASS."
Be sure to keep you colours up 1 You
know the ships of England, Russia,
France and Spain by Lhe ensigns they
carry. Sometimes it is a lion, some-
times an eagle, sometimes a star,
Tyre. Purl is about to leave the sometimes a crown. Let it ever be
cengregatien to whom he heti preach- known who you are, and for what
ed, and they are come down to on
laim off. It is a solemn thing to
part. There are so many traps that
wait for a man's feet. The solid
ground may break through, and the the streamers of Emmanuel. Then the
sea --dhow many dark mysteries it pirate vessels of temptation will pass
biles in its bosom 1 A few counsels, 700 unharmed as they say, "There goes a gown better, and that even the sim-
a hasty good-bye, a last look, and thea Christian hound Eur the port of pleat gown can be made quire dressy
ropes rattle, and the sails are hoisted, heaven. We will not disturb her, for with the addition of a fluffy jabot, a
*„ u board." Run
port you are bound. Let "Christian'
be written an the very front, with a
figure of a cross, a crown, and a
dove; and from the mast -head let float
FOR THE CORSAGE.
For summer and fall wear a great
many dainty things are always made
up in the way of dressy garnitures,
because every woman knows that not
only can variety and a pleasing ap-
pearance be gained thereby, but she
also knows nothing will brighten up
elf: see
and the planks are hauled in, and she has
Paul is gone. "When we had taken up your Plug on this pulley; "I am not
shi ., ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it
diaphanous fichu, or a soft girdle.
As far as fronts are concerned, ev-
erything from the bat-wing tie to the
The Ohwrch is the dry *lock where is the power of Gad and the wisdom of bremaemdatts jabot and cascade with
eoub-1 are to be fitted out for heaven. God unto aalvution." When driven
In making a vessel for this voyage, baok, or labouring Mader great stress
bhe first need is sound timber. The of weather—now changing from star -
floor -timbers ought to he 01 solid board track to larboard and Lben from
stuff. For the want of it, vessels larboard to starboard — look above
that looked able to rain their jib- the top gallants, and your
booms into the eye of any tempest, heart shall beat like a war -
when caught in a storm have been drum as the streamers float on the
crushed like a wafer. The truths of wind. The sign of the erns will make
God' word what L n by floor you patient and the crown will make
GH T
V, 1000.
Now things are tml
olug up every TRANS -SIBERIAN RAILWAY
any, SerpLlne effeote, aeilar knots, 4
werabinatlons of bleak velvet ribbon,
ntalines and taco are. seen in our
stores. Added to the smaller fancies
in neck wear are little pelerines wide
long ands, and charming silk scarfs
with applique lace on the ends. A
very pretty fiche is made of cream
mousseline de soie trimmed with Week
chantilly lace alternating with groups
of tucks. Another sLyiiah fiche is
made of gathered frills of chiffon sep-
arated by rows of Looe insertion run
with baby ribbon. All sorts of jabots.
urn seen, made of lace and chiffon;
pretty, inexpensive ties of wash net,
IT WILI, PROVE A FAILURE FROM
ALL STANDPOINTS.
se—
so Sys an llaghleot' `vee helped (fo.,
steno It—el W and eliteeUese 94111
lemon (t to speedy Ocoee—MIL !le 118
!(ate le gusela In remora leer 1n
Mr, A. J, harry, the expert engineer
who was employed on this con'struetien
of the Tniene-Siberian Railway, need
who has josh returned to London trent
China, via Siberia, vigoa'cuely denies
the assum'ption, that the much talked
of road will do enable Russia W pour
troops iubo the far East that the
balance of power Incthe Orient ,will bo
oompletely altered, In an interview
he said to a correspondent;
"The, main ideas that.gover'ned the
minde of Lila Russian engineers in
constructing the Trans -Baikal section
of the Siberian ;Railway have been
cheapness and rapidioy. To get the
line built with able utmost spend and
for the lowest cost they have sacri-
ficed everything. The single line alert-
ing from Lake ileaikal eastward is so
badly 'laid that it can acoaunmodate
neither fast ,nor heavy truffle. 11 is
a series of sbarp turves and steep
gradients. A rise of one in sixty is
frequent; and even if the line were a
good one, the *Leap gradients and
ebarp curves would prevent anything
like a fast service of good trainee
While the line remains in good cyder,
its currying capacity is slriotly limit-
ed. Bub it Will not long remain in
- good working order. 1t will want Gon-
d tinual repairing, and I would not
sleep very seuAd act nights if 1 were
a. the traftia manager respunsibls for the
a safety of the trains.
t HEAVY TRAFFIC IMPOSSIBLE,
"The line has been laid with 48 -
pound rails, and that alone prevents
heavy traffic running over it. In
India we have tried es lawns 70 -pound
trimmed. with lace, and little turned
down collars of India mull finishe
with lace inee'rt:lon.
Among the illustrations we show
great many varieties of ties also
pretty fioha and two new eorsel.e
feed the Riestanermy would be by the
railway from the productive tame of
ilussia la Europe, ee the other side of
the Ural ,lllouutelns, It would be
impossible to maintain an army of
any size by such means,
"The truth is that llngland is real-
ly rough stronger in the far Beat than
Russia is, Russia would find lb moat
difficult to keep en army oe 20,000 men
long in the field, when dependent on.
a base nanny bhousauds of miles away,
end oonneeted with that base only by a
single line' of rails. England could
draw an almosb unlimited supply of
splendid fighting men from India, and
could maintain them with ease,
Nothing would be more practicable
Hien to punt down 20,000 Indian sol-
diere in Wei -deal -Wei, to the great
benefit of British prestige throughout
the fap Lraet.
"China would pi'ofer to work with
England than with Russia, if Britain.
would only take a firm stand. But the
British allow Russia, to bluff them,
time after time. The Russians kuaw
the truth about the comparative
strength of the two nations. They
know that their one hope is to bluff,
and they have bluffed with magnific-
ent success. From their point of
view I do nob blame them,"
THE BACHELOR, M,MD AW
RTADING AND HOW TO BEAD.
The object of rending should bo to
acquire such mental power as will
equip us for our duties in life. What
we need is training to think far ,'aur-
selves, not to swallow the thoughts of
others. It is not the gnintity of
reading that we do that will give us
ibis mental power, but it is the di-
gestion, so to speak, of that which
we read.
Then the questi.an arises, bow are.
we to read so as to best obtain this
mental growth. All reading to be
successful must be pi:tnaed reading.
You need not follow the course of any
other living creature, but choose for
rails, but found even them too light; yourself that course which will .give
and they are quickly being replaced' you the greatest pleasure and will
by heavier. The Russian authorities best fit you for your work in life.
will find that the -whole of their 44- Then after you have chosen your
pound rails must go. plan of reading, stick to it whether it
"If you have light rails, the oue be botany or history, travel or leo-
, thing you must do is to have very grapby. Aimless reading is useless
long and strong sleepers. On the reading.
Trans -Baikal Railway it was imposei- De not read a book unless you are
hie to import sleepers on vestment of interesLed in what v author is go -
belts. For the ties. which can easily cost, and the timber growing along ing to tell you. A book influences can readily be estimated by the apart -
be copied at home by ingenious fin- ill line of route heed to be used, This your life to the degree in which you meat taken as a whole. The quality
gars, sheer lawn or tulle may be em- is shorty scrubby, and snakes green,' are interested in it. That bdrak to
ployed, enhanced with drawn work, sappy sleepers, Lbe very worst kind. { which you will beeem8 go interested of precision is easily noticeable in'lho
"Whenyour .lines tare light and • that you forget all about our sur- arrangement of furniture. Incansfs-
innle.neteanes usb or tucking, The tie; I y y tency is easily traced. An incline -
taffeta
the first illustration is of pale pink Your sleepers are bad, have a fisc*- soundings, is the bask wdtiah will lead
Leon to avarice can be found in the
taffeta embroidered 351111 black dots oughly well ballasted road. But this you farthest up or drag you farthest massing of the more valuable or showy
and edged with fringe. The string ties railway is not ballasted at a11. Ln; dawn, articles, at. the expense at the deoora-
illustrated are of two widths, shorb, you have three requirements for 1 To obtain good from our reading we tion and ornamentation of other parts
One of the daintiest is the set com- as good track—heavy rails, good sleep- c mast trent our books as our friends. A
era and well ballasted road. On the good plan is to ea-, fully select those of. the room- A well lighted room is
edged of the collar with turned over a sign of frankness and simplicity,.
edge, embroidered and lase trimmed, Trans -Baikal Railway nob one of these beaks you wish to read and buy Egotism es shown 'by the prevalence
and cuffs to match. The fichu is of require'meabs is met. ! serviceable editions of them and
cream chiffon trimmed with several I "Bub this is not all.. The demand for , Leen mark those passages which in- of personal photographs and works.
economy has led to Butting everything' wrest: 7011 most u.nd which appear Indolence is suggested in the fur-
rows of black velvet ribbon, the ends nisbings again by the'style of mosey
to bbl finest possible point, For hie;to affect mast 7005 doily life.
farming two pretty jabots. At each corners and draperies and the shape
side is a fluffy velvet ribbon rosette stance, we allow for a line of raids1 We must also thoroughly understand of the chairs. Lova o1 nature is plain -
vet
with drooping bands of vet- four feet eight inches wide, a banked • what we read. To do this we must ly manifested in the pictures or by
vet ribbon. road ab least sixteen feet wide at the; give our book,s more than a careless
top.In Siberia, for a five -feet line ' the presence of btrds or Powers. reading. Of Len an author's beet
they out the banked road down inHospitality is evident in the arrenge-
and deepest meaning lies.beneath meet of -the chilies and'by issuing some
places to twelve feet. The consequeuoe i the surface and we oanuot get his sign of refresbms ti in sight, such as
is that when rains oarn:e part of these real meaning except by thinking
buuks will be washed down, and the' a carafe oe wine or a tea service -
earnestly upon what he says. As it Ainbttton is suggested by presence of
line will in him•() give way. i were, ho seeks to oanoeal bite best pictures or works of the world's sue-
! '1'00 STEEP. ! thoughts from us unless we are very easeful men and woman,
"Again, in taking the line through anxious to obtain them. If the erica of the room taken os
hills, a sharp cutting has been made Again, to enjoy good reaaing iw'e a whole to soft fund smooth, and no -
along the slope, The slope of these must raise ourselves to the level of thing strikes one in the face, so to
hills is bhe augle,made by nature Ca the boons we wish to enjoy or, in spelak,' elle onvner at that room is not
ward the bed of the river. In altering other words, we must be good our- aggressive nn,d is extremely senst-
t111a no attempt hos been made to selves. A living philosopher might five, Quiet colors ehow quiet tastes
adjust the slope to 'th!e new cutting.' stoop to talk of things the can un -in room decorations as in other things,
That would often mean toemendoua derstand, but we must raise our- but a sombre anis* scheme does not
work, going Par up the hill. But I.he selves step by step to the level of .neoessarLly imply a gloomy or morose
Of the two earselet belts the left slope will naturally adjust itself by Lhcse books ays would appreciate• disposition. The pat optic bmorose
is of beige taffeta trimmed with num- Filling up Lhe cuttings with falling Some people think tbey have d011e *said will be sure to bnva'her national
eraus rows of stitching and small vel ;rooks, and thus continually stopping all Lhe reading they need to do when calors in some conspieuoue pease. A
vet straps ornamented with fancy the lino. Ch
God's are w a mea - "My view, is, though I know Ism
timbare. Away with year lighter you glad. fringed ands ;s included ?n fashionable I buttons, and the second one is of black mUSb that to be wolf -educated a man
g Liberty satin drawn through a large ,Less hopeful than many, that it will must know what is going on about
materials. Nothing but oaks hewn Are you ready for such a voyages designs. Iiringed ends on crepe da occupy four and a butt ears to com-
m the forest of divine truth, are L have cams to see you off. This gtori- Chine scarfs are ver • effective, and handsome gold buckle in back, where ; pY y bin. We grant that newspapers
y the belt is rather wider than it is plate the line, end will coat at least' are all right in tiled* plane. But
many lana scarfs, jabots ant barbs c in front. 0 to t l ft t 1
are being worn.
IlEii
It fa no :leetrer neooseary, as to the
olden times, ger a woman to be Mar-
ried he gain importenoeea, In foot, elle
stands a wixo11 better 01151108 when un-
hampered by domestic duties to de-
velop hes talents and enJoy the ever
keen pleasure of ''hearing "Well done,,'
""Clever," "Susaessful, t
It is oertatn'that the lives of tangle
MOO end women have never been so
pleasant, so alluring and so comfort- '
able, thanks to the scores of apart-
mast houses and studio •buildings
wench have been ()rooted witina the
last few years for their special ao-
eomniotlatlan. There ere nnmei'eue
buitdrnga which are devoted exelilslve-
ly to bachelor men, and there are
miuny wibere only eel -mews can
secure apertmcnts.
There ' is very little 'dtfperenoe be-
tween the bachelor man's room and
the bachelor women's room, Both
are termed "dens." If anytb ng, the
MOO'S den is inclined to costlier fume.
things, and, strange to say, ie usu-
ally more tidy. Women a,re arse to
parry artistic effsot to the extreme
of confusion. But the bachelor girl
will by to make her rooms' interest-
ing -rather than rosily, tttlhile,.the anan
seems to prefer hendsamesurround-
ings,
leehatsosver is the hobby of the oc-
cupant Is easily discernbble.in the
rooms. Canvases, tapestries, carvings,
all bespeak an artistic home; ()piano
a nil musical instruments, the musi-
cian; books, papers and a marvellous
coltectlon of pbotographs, the author,
while a general confusion of every-
thing, from everyw'here and every- '
time, is the sign of it student.
The temper and tastes or a bachelor
woman can be read in the furnish.
Ings and:arrangement of her room.
Tits is not so in the case of a married
woman, because there is invariably
other influence thin her own at work.
If a woman is living for her work,
the materials necessary to that work'
awe fn predominance, But if a *wo-
man is working for her living, mere-
ly because it 1e necessary, something
else will hold the plaoe of honor -
her rn
room.—perhaps books,'flowers,
pictures of boats or horses, souvenirs
of travel—via„ ber hobby.
A sense of. the artiste's In the owner
they read the daily papers. They
trivial nature will have innumerable
collections fn evidence, frgtn clbinm-
pagne corks to war relics. Numer-
ous mirrors are significant either of
vanity or a love of 000111ess. ''there
is sure to be reverence Where a fath-
er s or morther•s picture holds a place
of honor, The den of the young
'bachelor girl paver has the air of
dignity and of peace which is, oharao-
teristio of the home, of the more ma;
tut'e woman.
The woman mnenetor is fascinating
in hospitality, end fortunate indeed
is the person wbo bas an opportunity
to spend an evening as the guest of
some interesting spinster.
GIFT T.0 'L1NESE EMPRESS.
The Dowager Empress of China was
the recipient on the occasion of her
sixtieth birthday of an interesting
presentation from the Ministers of
England and America. This consisted
of a copy of the New Testament,
bound in silver covers anti inclosed in.
a chased silver casket, subscribed for
by the Christian women of China. On
0110 cover was a gold plate bearing the
words, "holy Classic of Salvation.
The etubseribers numbered about 10,-
000, •and the cost' of the presentation.
amounted to 81,250.
staunch enough far this craft. oas opportunity is about to set sail.
Too must have Love for a helm, to Make up your minds. The gauge
guide analtuna the eraf 1. Neither plunks are lifting. The bell rings.
Pride, nor Ambition, nor Avarice, will All aboard for Heaven This world is
do for a rudder. Love, not only in not, your rest, The chaffinch is the
the heart, but finishing in the eye, silliest bird in all the earth for trying
and tingling in the hand—Love mar- to make its nest on the rocking billow.
ried to work, which' many look upon But I supliose you have come here
as so homely a bride--lLOve, not like to give me ct parting salutation, and
brooks which foam and rattle, yet I have ettme things to say in that
do nothing, but love, liire a river, that direction. 14Iy heart is bound up in
rumrl up the steps of mill -wheels, and the welfare at this ohurah. While
works in the harness of factory banns the ocean 'may separate es in body,
JLove, that will not pass by on there are feelings of sy°mputhy and
the other side, but visits abs man who aftection that will not be sundered.
fell among thieves near Jericho, not "If 1 forget thee, 0 Jerusaienl, may
merely eeying "Pour fellow 1 you aro my right bend forget her cunning."
dreadfully hurt," but, lilts the good .A little more than a year ago 1 came
Samaritan, pours in oil and wine, and here, not knowing what would befall
pays his board at the tavern. me., By a long serieit of Church t.rou-
There Must also be a prow, amine,- hies that I have no heart to describe,
ed to cut and override the billow. That. this Church had gone into tbe dust.
t
is THE PEOPLE 1TAI7 FLED.
CHRISTIAN PERSEVERANCE. (Some had gone to other churches;
There are three mountain surges that some fell back to the world; some
sometimes dash against a soul in a ; had ascended to heaven, glad to get
Minute—the world, the flesh and the t into a place whore there were no
devil; and that is a well-built prow , Cburch fights, Thoy ought, and
that can hound over them. For lack : bled, and died,
of this,:rnpny have put hack and never i It there ie anything in all the world
started again. 11 Is the broadside distressful to a minister, it Le to get
wave that so often sweeps the decks into a pulpit where things are stereo -
and fills the hatches; but that whieid I typed and fixed, and where he must
strikes in front is harmless, Moat Istnnd an the look -out for long -
troubles courageously and you stir- Iestablishott prejudices, and have code -
Mount
them.. Stand oe the prow, ens mittees waiting on him to tell him how`,
as you wipe off the spray of the split 1 he must comb his hair and fold his
sure er 7 out with the eposthe, "None pu0kebhendketobief, Rather let me be
et these things move met" Let all your doomed to the mines o£ Sib-
tears stay aft. The right must con., Soria than dwell tit suck a
Many of the fpslilonahle boleros are
fastened at one side and through this
fastening a crepe de Chine smart is
drawn, with a large knot at the top,
the fringed ends falling over the waist
line to the skirt. '.Chis is particularly
suited to slender figures, IL a bolero
Is not worn then these jabots, aearfs
and streamers are held in just below
the neck with handsome fastenings,
Permitting the lace, mousseline, em-
broidery, crepe, or whatever may be
Ittilized, to ,fail over the best line to
below the wallet line and bang free-
ly and gratefully,
.020, , marE pu n a ra ones whit would we think of a man who
condition. ,As for the Manchurian spent all his time in talking to his
line, that Le infinitely worse. Much of servun.s and had no desire to talk
Lb hues to be conste'u0beL fn a zigzag. with those whose conversation would
And Russia has to settle Manchuria give him lasting information?
before it can reckon on doing :any Reading should farm a pert of our
thing there. Russia. has yet to find dimly Penns. Wit can en:rraely oma -
that in Manchuria it has bitten off ccive of an avocation that cannot be
mere than 1t van show. ' so shaped] its to leave at least a sbert
"But after the Trans -Baikal thee is time cash day far this Uleasure.
finished, what then? Will Russia find A good book close at band, to be
that it has gained great strategic tarried to at leisure moments, would
advantages in consequence? It is Lm.' ears ltmto that La wasted. many art,
possible, I believe, to carry 'more the examples of wonderful acquire -
than 2,000 mea a day over the linen menta reached in this way. Time aro not, enough transport steam- may thus be spent in contact with
ors oa Lake Baikal to do more, and masters of thought and language,
there is not enough rolling stook on that would otherwise be spent in
ahs other (side of the lake to convey idle talk and foolish- jesting.
them on, 'Remember, it is a single ea conclusion, read, read deity,
line only, and there is no return ?Woof road by a plan, road good books, and
rails on which the empty oarriages can digest *what you read.
easily and uninterruptedly come back.
DIFFtICULTIJIS ONLY BEGUN.
"When the army is conveyed to Che
Pacific Comb Russia's difficulties have
only 'begun. The greab problem of
maintenance has to be faced, The others by whistling on their began.
A. MATTER OF CHANGE,'
Miss Wilkins—Ah, what it change
one little 'woman can melee in a
man's life
Mr. Smh:thone--•Exactly t And what a
heap of change she requires while do-
ing it.
Terre DISAST.E11011CASTEIt.
Pa, what is it political croaker?
Well, hie's a min who believes the
i W Vsea n gist into ahgoedgfat'offfctg
'WHISTLING ISLANDERS
The natives of Gomer(), one of the
Canary Isles, weeverse with one en -
provialons for this army cannot be It is posyiblo Le understand a message
had from Siberia itself., for Siberia pro. I a anile off. Each syllable of a word bah
duces barely enough for its awn nits own peoullar sound. Gomer() is cut
population, although that population up by a number of deep glens which
averages only about one for ten aro not bridged over, and as it would
square miles. At, present feed can be otherwise bo impossible for the inhale.
had from Japan and by sea. 13ub to toasts on separate sides of a glen to
do this means friendehip'with England, talk with one another without going
which 51111 has cornmend of the 505.6, ; a long way mond to meet, they have
end with Japan, If England and hit upon the whistling device as the
lepan were hostile the only way to beat means of aommeini0atiom
NEATEST TOWN IN THE WORLD,
Brook , in holland, 15 far-famed as
Hie "neatest town in the world," 'I.'his
town is so fastidious that until a few
yitt 1ehernere n tllsorets,foe esonefceaulne
and the entire town le cur scrupulously
kept as a man-of*war, It is a village
of 2,700 lmitatlsitants, the, main indus-
try of which is Lite making of Iielatn
cheeeee.