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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1897-10-22, Page 2THE BRUSSELS POST. OCT. 22, 1897 1' NOTES AND COMMENTS, The dispatch' stating that theetabdi is about to submit to the English and _There, was a pause in the Gathertviok that Abyssinia agrees to remain nen- office. The half-hour after five had teal, is ie sudden and radical °linage rung out some minutes before; six was iii1 the situatIGIO on the Nilo, It has oloaing-t'hne, and it was one of th of lae ar- been noticed Ws tbat but slight tioles of :lir. M'Collum's creed that it 4•,esista'nce was made to the British ex- was injurious to the constitution to Perdition. The inhabitants seemed to pass straight from the whirl of busi- welcome each successive. advance, and nese to the chill outside air. Mr. et': Prisoners gladly (=opted) a aheeee to Callum was ohief-clerk ; there were but twoz'k on the British railway across two; and whenever it was practic- the Nubian desert. Twelve yeas ago able—that is to say whenever Mr. England was compelled to fall back Gatherwick himself was not present in before the Arab armies. .Egypt lostat person—he made a point of allowing a Chat time; the/ valley of the Nile, the suitable margin for general converse - province of Equatoria, comprising the tion, before the two descended the lake region and tbe Soudan, or over stairs and set their faces homewards. one million square miles. Communica- It was stir. Di'Calium of course, who than with Central Africa was cutoff. was leading the conversation to -night Khartoum, the great commercial gate- and the subject of all others that had way at the junction of the White come to the front was the case of the and Blue Nile, passed into bostilohands Prodigal Son suggested possibly by a It was to recover this region, the oiroumstance that bad occurred that heart of East Africa, that Gen. Kit- same morning. Among the letters by oliener's army has been marching up the second post had been one in abig the Nile by laborious stages. Nowa dashing hand, which without reading few ]Hues come by telegraph, stating further than the had of the first page that the desired result will be ac- Mr. Gatherwick had promptly put into compLished by diplomacy instead of 0fresh envelope and re -directed, pre - arms sumably to the place it had come from: -- but he had posted it himself, instead of One reason why opposition to the leaving it with the others to the jun- British may have melted away is the for clerk, Davidson. Davidson took a unpopularity of the present elandi, special interest in that dashing hand - The old efandi, who directed the religi- writing, and was laboring under a sense ons fanaticism that led to the retreat of injury accordingly. of England and the death of Gordon, "For myself, I never quite agreed died in 1885. lois successor is etreacli- with all the fuss that was made over emus tyrant, whose followers havesuf- that young renegade,' Mr. M'Callum fired so much from his caprices that ryas remarking with an emphatio flour - they are in a state of dissension. The ish of his ruler, "It's not the prac- present British plan of caanpaign is to bice, in these •days at anyrate; and I'd not advise any one to follow his exam - keep along the line of the river and not incur again the danger of fight- ple on the chance of getting the like ing a desperate horde of enemies in rec"eption." the open desert. Gen. Kitchener takes Then you would have left him to starve,.1 suppose?" returned Davidson, no risks. He is constructing a rail - who represented the entire audience. road as he advances for the rapid „Not entirely—moderation in all tsansportatof supplies and to things. He might have been taken in overcame the cataracts. A101 Har- on probation for a. time, till they saw portant points in his rear are forti- MR GATHERWICK'S PRODIGAL fied. A railroad, now nearly complet- ed, will out off the longest loop of the river. It is this steady march upon Khartoum, leaving no tweak places, exposed, that must have convinced the IDisI fa that a treaty is more desir- able than siege and battle. .11 the submission of the Khalifs is confirmed nEgland makes a tremend- confirmed Englund makes a tremend- ous stride toward the accomplishment of her ambition to own an unbroken highway from the southern to the northern extremity of Africa, includ- ing the whole valley of the Nile audits .headwaters. France has aimed to Teach across Central Africa from the IAtlantie to the Indian oceans, and is said to ba.vo political agents on the Upper Nile. French papers occasional- ly discuss the feasibility of controll- ing the 'waters of the Nile by engin- eering works at its sources. But :the French are not there yet, nor are they reaching in that direction with any- thing liek British activtiy. The sud- den crumbling of the Khalifa's empire wile go far toward defeating French intentions. His troops are not dis- posed to repeat their desperate rushes upon the British squares of infan- try, and the same opportunities for hand-to-hand fighting will not be given. The leaders of the Dervishes foresee defeat and are arranging to mma,ke teems of peace as profitable to themselves as possible, HE HAD HIS LOSE. and week. "Thera will be a better chance there for me; I know the places." 00 thle little tent was pitched entre more and Maurice found himself back among the olid haunts—with a differeetee. Then be had been a, rieb man's son end bSir, now be was one of the rank and file, and the rank and file were inconveniently plentiful, it zoomed to him, during that long quest after a dierkship. p ' Hurrah!" I've got it at lest," he pried, one rainy melee leaping up the stairs into the sfiiebbY sating room. Forty pounds a year, and a steady rise of a pound1 Why, in seventy years I'll have—I'll have one hundred and ten I Never mind, Nell; it's better than doing nothing.' A great deal better," assentelNell cheerfully. "It will seem quite a for- tune after all tate failures; only I do think you ought to be worth more than that, Maurice." I used to think so, too ; but all depends from what point you look at it. Davidson at our office had forty, and it never occurred to me that It was too little. T should like to see that lad again," ble went on, starting off on a new track, as was his fashion. "He would have done anything for me in those days. I'll look him up when we get settled down here." They, were both thankful for this clerkship, very thankful ; but when one has been in a certain groove in- to a lifetime, it is not easy changing another, and those two idle desul- tory years had net been altogether the best training for a daily steady grind, Maurice liked pleasure and sunshine and ease generally,; prodigals are not usually a .race of immaculate heroes: time and space granted, his prospects of attaining the giddy height of that hundred and ten stipend were but faint. The novelty wore off in the first three days, and then it was only sheer necessity for himself and Nell that kept him to his post. I understand those husk banquets now very well," be remarked cine day to Nell; but if that prodigal had had my stool and forty pounds a year, he would Kaye hurried off home even quicker than he did." ' Don't you think you might try once mora?" suggested Nell half un- der her breath. He has no one but you. No," said Maurice decidedly ; "that's settled. I sent a message to Davidson how far his reform was to be depend- to come and look us up to -night. Can ed upon. No ; an the whole, I'm not say- Nell a?"fford to give him a cap of tea, Ne ing but I agree with Mr. Gatherwick." Oh', yes," laughed Nell ; " two if "Mr. Gatherwick is obliged to you, 'you don't mind it being a little weak, sir," said a deep voice from behind: They say it's bad for the nerves too " but instead of discussing matters that strong. I couIdn't say, it's so long since do not concern you, kindly put up your we had a chance of judging. Never books and go, Mr. M'Callum collapsed. He did as he was bidden in perfect silence, too RAINY R1XER DISTRICT. A. ireslern. Mon Thinks a Hoed Deal Ahem 11. J. L. Edwards, a well-known mining man and capitalist, who registers from Salt Lake City, but whose home is 41- vided between the locations of his sev- eral gold mining properties in Mon- tana, Utah and Colorado, was recently interviewed in Buffalo. 'Asked as to whether he bad any intention of going to the Klondike region, Mr. Edwards said: "No, L am not going to tbe Klon- dike, but I have just come from the Lake Superior and Rainy Lake gold fields .and the more I see of that sur- prising country, the more I feel that 1 do not care to go to Alaska. I think that the new country wbioh is being opened up north of the Minnesota line and Lake Superior—the Lake of the Woods territory and the Michipicoten field—!s the most promising country for paying mines that I have ever run across. I am amazed by it. I have already secured some options and have made some purchases there and am GOING BACK FOR MORE. " The mines about the Lake of the Woods, are showing up surprisingly. We, who have made our strikes in the west, have been rather skeptical about any mines of permanent value or of great niunber east of the Rocky Dfoun- tains. But my trip to that country up north and north-west of Lake Su- perior has opened my eyes. The'Iichi- picoten field has not been much pros- pected es yet, hut is making some splendid showings in the little develop- ment that has been done, and more men are going in there every day. I saw some samples of decomposed quartz there that were o,s rich in gold as any I have ever seen in my life. The rock is very easily workable and there will be some big piles made there on small capital." "Did you make any investments?" mind; Davidson is not particular." Maurice had an extra turn at the grindstone that day, and did not reach home for some time after the visitor's overcome even to attempt an apology. arrival. Nell was sitting by the fire, Davidson followed him as swiftly as trying rather to veli of rimsuccess. e conversaion She possible, and Mrsee ionGat01wiak was left broke off with a sigh of relief at the in solitary possession of the field. A sound of her husband's footsteps on limited and very dusty field; but the the stabs. Davidson flushed a sudden stiffest battle of his prosperous life uncomfortable scarlet; he got up off had been fought out there. It was his seat, and then stood grasping the then Id story; les only son, easy, care- back and hesitating. However, there less, thoughtless—in all respects the an- tipodes of his father—mistakes in the I was no hesitation about Maurice: he cash-bock—inquiries hushed up—lis-•' gated his father's clerk as if they Story of a French Soldier% Coolness Atter /Whig TerrtbIy ,wounded. In February, 1814, the Frenoh ar- my made a heroic stand. against the al- lied fomes of Europe and in one week retrieved for a short but glorious per- iod its lost prestige. Though compos- ed largely of half -raw recruits, it es- caped from the very centre of a quar- ter of a million foes, attacked an ar- my of seventy thousand men, won four battles and captured sixty-eight can- non, five generals and twenty-eight thousand. prisoners 1 ' After tbe terrible fight at Montmi- rail, Major Bancel, staii-sargeon to the guard, was attending the wounded as well as he could, close behind the col- umns still engaged. Looking up from one unfortunate man whose wounds he was dressing, be perceived within a short distance an old mounted ehasscur of the guard, who was tranquilly Brach - beg his pipe andwatching the surgeon. Bancel did not at first pay any at- tention to him, By and by he noticed the man again, still in the same pos- tare, tranquilly smoking his pipe, "What are you doing there?" cried the, surgeon. "Smoking," answered the man. "Does the major forbid me to .smoke?" ' What I" returned the officer. "Are- n't you ashamed to be loafing around here while your comrades are covering themselves with glory?" The obaaseur blew out a cloud of smoke, and driving his right spur into hell his stead, mule l,iizt execute a h turn; then he said, taking bis pipe out of hie mouth: "Look, major, ,hm'1', you think I have got hey eletee es it is? Can I do anything morel' The major Melee 1 The chassseur's leg was shot nff half -way between the knee and the ankle, so that his ]eft Mot ,vas hang ing and dangling' against hie horse, The veteran's 1lueieion re- quired, no en'air; but it may he sur- mised what rare and attention the sur- geon lavished on the iznperturablcchas- eeur. grace and pend two years ago, h an dthis mor. Chat had n- ings was tee third letter that had been sent back unread. Mr, Gatherwick was at one end of the pole, Mr. DI'Calluni at the other, yet both held precisely the same view on one subject. The prodigal in that old parable had been forgiven much too easily; the father bad exhibited an amiable weakness that was alto- gether reprehensible under the circum- stances. Mr. Gatherwick involuntarily commended himself for bis sounder principles, and felt that he had done righteously in returning that unread letter. , And yet, somewhere underneath was a faint uneasy sense of discomfort—of something wanting. For what end was le working now. Ile had no irreproach- able elder son to fall back upon. Hos- pitals and almshouses ars useful insti- tutions, but few men labour with en- thusiasm for their sole behoof. He might endow another school, perhaps: but there appeared to be schools in ab- undance already, and he bimself was a self-taught man. Mr. Gatherwick ab- ruptly wound up his reflections at this unsatisfactory stage, locked up bis safes, and rooms, and hurried away down the stairs and through the busy gas -lighted streets to his handsome sol- itary house, wherein dwelt no one per- son to watch and wait for bis advent. The letter went back whence it came —not very far; it was from an Eng- lish seaport town this time; the last had been from New York. It went back and was greeted with sore dis- may. That is the last time I will ever trouble him, Nell," said Maurice Gath- erwick, the younger, flinging it into the fire. " He does not know what for- giveness means, and he need not be- gin to learn now, as far as I am con- cerned." Nell looked up from her sti,icbing with a disappdinled face. "0, Maurice, I was so sure he would tell you to come home when he found you were so near. What are we 10 do?" " Don't fret, Nell, 1011 have a hunt round the shipping houses here ; and if the wont comes to the worst, well, we can go back to Glasgow on our own account." LIGHT FOR PARLIAMENT. The benne of parliament are part - 1 lightedby 40.0110electrin 1lmpewhich rumer is being constantly increased, fifty experienced electrieians are eine p,oyee to keep the system In order. gent there is sti:1 a yearly gas bill of £2,000. ice announced at the end of the sec - had parted yesterday, and under the Most ordinary_ circumstances, and were meeting now in the paternal mansion, instead of this fourth -flat threadbare lodging. And you are still in the old place, my boy? and M'Callune too? just as usual." Yes, sir, I'm glad to see you back, Mr. Maurice, the place bas not been right since you went. Are you—are you—?" No. Davidson ; I'm not. Don't run away with any ideas of that kind, That ended some time ago. I have just got to peg on here and help myself." "But do you like it, Mr. Maurice?" " Candidly speaking, I can't say I do; but needs must, you know." Davidson looked unsatisfied, "It doesn't seem right," he was beginning dolefully. Maurice interrupted his lamentation. "It's no use crying over spilt milk, my boy. Take you a solemn warning by my case_ and don't slide into crook- ed ways. You don't slide back again as smoothly, by any means.—Now, draw up your chair, and we will have some tea." That was the first of Davidson's vis- its. They continued regularly all the rest of the winter; through the hot stifling summer, when only dust and hent spoke of the green glory that hov- ered over the whole land beyond this wilderness of stone and lime. 'Maurice longed ns he bad never Longed in his life for one eight of tossing waves and breezy moors; only there was the landlady and the butcher and the bak- er, and a whole army of smaller satel- lites planted between, barring the way. To Be Continued. "Do you think it's because—because you married me?" she asked anxiously a minute or two after. ' No, Nell; that it certainly is not. Ste has not even read the letter, noth- ing but the address to which he could send it back again." 14 hen lefauri'o set out to the far country—New York in his ease—Nell and her meatier had been fellow -pas- sengers. The mother had been ailing all the journey, and died the day be- fore they reached. Sandy Hook. Nell was left solitary, almost penniless. Maurice's sole fortune, was two Hun- dred pounds, de:tended to him from his mother. What could have been a more suitable arrangement than that they should marry and combine their joint misfortunes'i Somehow the States had not proved the Eldorado they had expected. There Maurice gained his first personal ex- perience of poverty. He had np asso- °fattons of that kind with his own country, and naturally came, to the conclusion that once back, it would be an easier matter to find some employ- ment that would eke out their scanty means, beside the hope the, Mr, Gath- erwlek might relent and be willing to overlook the ]'past miserable felly. But that hope had to tpc. struck out of their calotrletions now, andthey were not through the fleet week yet. Tho shipping houses followed quit, "There is only one course left, Nell; we most go hark to Glasgow" Maur - AUTUMN'S YELLOW ANDGOLD What :i lielanlsl Mums and Pers Not Know Ahonl the Color Change el beeves. "Probably not one person in a thous- and knows just why leaves change their color In the fall," says an em]nene botanist. "The green hatter in the tis- sues of a leaf is composed 01 two col- ors, red and blue. When the sap ceases to flow in the autumn the natural growth of 'the tree is retarded and ox- idation o0 the tissue takes place. Un- der certain, conditions the green of the leaf changes to red; under different aspects ib takes on a yellow or brown lime. The difference in color is duo to the difference in combinations of the original constituents and the green tissues alnd ho the varying condition 01 climate, exposure and soli, A dry, hot climate 'reaves more brilliant foliage than one that is damp and cool. This Ls the reason, that our autumns are so much more gorgeous than those of Eng- land and Scotland. "There are several things about leaves however, that even science cannot ex- plain. For instance, why one of two trees growing slide by side, of the salve age, and having the same exposure, should take on a brilliant red in the fall and the other should turn yellow, or why ono branch of a tree should be highly colored hnd the rest of the tree have only a yellow tint are questions that aro as impossible to answer as why one member of a family shonld be perfectly (healthy and another siokly. Maples and oaks have the brightest colors. . e Peeplo should be careful not to touch the gorgeous red and yellow aut- umn leaves or shrubs and climbing plants which are not known to be harmless. Our two poisonous native plants display the most brilliant aut- umnal colors of any species in our woods and highways. The poisonous sumach resembles a group, of young ash trees. The poisonous ivy resem- bles Tho harmless woodbine. Its leaves, however, have but three leaflets. while those of the woodbine have five." was asked or Mr. Edwards. Yes, I bought an interest in one claim and secured options on a couple more, But as a general rule the miners there are not ready to tell for any moderate figure. They think they have a good thing, and forget that it takes money to run mines. Alter a time, when the first flush of rich discoveries wear off, and money is needed to work the properties, then the figures will come down. Mfobipi- coten is a good country for the pros- pector now, but it will be better for the capitalist TWELVE MONTHS FROM NOW. " Up in the Rainy River and Lake ce the Woods district Ifound the most tempting field for present investment that I have yet struok. Some of the mines there have been developed long enough to give a fair estimate of their value. Something can be judged as to the character of the developments be- neath the surface showing, and this gives a chance to figure somewhat on the probable character of newer pros- pects in the same country. New claims are being continually found and there are many enticing looking prospects to be bad there at reasonably low figures, Of course, one cannot go out there and pick up a gold mine that will pay handsome dividends unless he knows his business ; but a good mining man can get hold of some splendid properties there now. I have bought two claims upon the Lake of the Woods which I will gamble on. I fancy I can trust my judgment to knew a good prospect when I see it. Inasmuch as Mr. Edwards hes the reputation of never having been con- nected with an unsuccessful mine, his last statement may be said to go. CARNEGIE'S NEW CASTLE. ' 1118 Dortioeh Girth ksNLLe 11110 101.11161. Home of Iti81ma8. Andrew Carnegie, of Pittsburg is ri- valing William Waldrof Astor in the value and extent of his landed inter- ests in the British empire. The natur- alized Scottish -American millionaire has rented and will probably buy the Skibo castle estate, in Scotland, on the northern shore of Dornoch Firth, and not far to the southwest of Dunrobin castle the chief Scottish seat of the Duke of Sutherland. FLOORING MATERIALS. Arune.l:tl Smelt Store heisting Than the Natural. The comparatively durability of dif- ferent flooring, materials is set forth in an article in the Scientific Ameri- can based upon careful and accurate investigations. In these tests an or- dinary iron rubbing wheel was used, like that employed by stone workers for rubbing a smooth face on marble or sandstone, and' the samples to be tested to blocks of sandstone, laid face downward on the rubber wheel, which revolved at the rate of 78 revolutions a minute, being supplied with sharp sand and water, The blocks to which the floorings were cement- ed were oC equtil weight, so that the rubbing was effected under nearly the same pressure in all cases. Curious- ly enough, the malarial wliicb resist- ed hest this severe trial was Indierub- ber tiling, which after an hour's rub- bing loot only one sixty fourth ofan Inch of les thickness; and, next: to this, Isngliet' encaustic tile gave the best results, losing unly one eighth of an inch in en hour's treatmun t. The ar- 111iaial stone known as granolithlo" was third, losing three eighths of an inch; white North River bluestono lost nine sixteenths of an inch. All the marbles wore away vary rapidly; a piece of marble mosaic disappeared en- tirely in 36 minutes while solid while Vermont marble lost three fourths of an inch in an hour." Most of the wood floorings resisted abrasion better thou the marble; thus, white pine lost only seven sixteenths of, an inch under treatment that removed nearly twice as mucin from solid inarhle; yellow pine } rt like white and oak lost more HIE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERNA'T'IONAL LESSON, OCT. 24. 19m1 Ilefore King q.grligs." Awls 190;e. ].elide a Text. 111n11. 10:39. Inia,C,',r1'OA;L' NOTES. ABNORMAL GENIALITY. What a friendly woman your wife is I. Friendly? I should say ere; why, last week when the sheriff levied on her piano and bicyole she made him a glass of iced lemonade. A' PAR,ROSENTRY. A London painter has trained a parrot tot say "wet paint." When he is working with the brush he hangs the bird in its cage on the fence or wall which is being painted, and so passers- by are warned of its proximity. READING THE SIGNS. Skibo castle is sono five miles west of Dornoch village, the capital of Suth- erlandshire. The village was in olden times the cathedral city of Sutherland and Caithness and the castle was the residence of the bishops. A notableee- minder of the latter fact is the excel- lence of the gardens and orchard. The estate of Skibo castle is one of the best fishing and shooting districts of Subherlandshire, consists of 28,000 acres. One of tee Mackays became the owner of Saibo, after the days of the bishops and subsequently it passed in- to the possession of G. Demeter, Esq. etospidelo, a short distance to the west, is the nearest great house to Skibo castle. It is owned by the Gil- christ family, and there a large slab nine feet high, is said to oornmemoz•ate the death in battle of the Danish chief Ilospie. To the east of Skibo three miles, on the road running from ,Bonar Bridge, al the head of Dornoch Firth, to Dar - meth is Clashmors inn, the same dis- tance south of which lies 'Ieikie berry, the station of that name on the rail- road, which runs close to the south shore of the estuary, being the near- est one to Mr. Carnegte's .ew property. `the castle is Le the south of the main road and at the head of an aria of the firth. The nearest town of importance to Shite is Tele, a little south of west of Dornoch, on the other side of the wa- ter. Skibo is about fifty-three miles northeast of Cluny castle. 9e, Verse le. lining Agrippe,. Tills Ag- rippa; Bonaire, and Drueilla were all children oft Tiered Agrippa„ who killed James anal danprisoned Peter. [lis dom- inions were east of the Sea; of Galilee. Ile wual immortal all Jifeh but, on the whale„ "the/ best of the Uer'odian, Lam- 20. ,At Dimmer/us' Paul first pubtiely witnessed for Clerist, rift Jerusalem his rnilnistry„ though meting ouly a farbnighle, was long enough to excite the, anger oe the Jews and the fear aC the disciples. The covets of J.ucloa, letroughout Judea, Repent., etc, Al true Gospel, experience involves at change of con'cinct as well as of upinions. tent feelings. 1 21, Ji'o these causes. Literally;, "ors 1Ncapulnpt of tbieae things"—bloat tie Paul's proclaiming, especially; to the Gentiles, 'the Gaispel of Chalet. (;0m the temple. Where, se wo have already seen, he was engaged in' a pious observance. ,Vent, about. "Undertook'." To kill ale, He eerta'iinly would hire been murdered if the ItommInsl3ind not seized him. 2'2. Heeling tizerelore obtained help oe God. late who is supported by divine sillies can, stand opposition from all the world. Wibnsas1ing. The Gos- pel preacher' is sbnply a witness - bearer. Do email. Tho lowly. Large numbers; cU: the earler Christians were eaves. And great. Sur`lf as were now 0111 hie presence, and such+ as their em- peror at Rolm, before whom he was. destined to speak. None other things tb'an . . . .the ,prophets and Dioses. Paulll Oaks to Agrippa as to one w110 is' familiar with the Hebrew sacred writings in their great popu.- lar divisions, and maintains that there is complete Record be9Lween the Old Testament and the newer truths which he emphap'iies. 23. That C'hridt sboulbd suffer. Such predit:tionle stand recorded son the pages of I'saih'hm Daniell and Zechariah The renowned professor of palmistry gazed apon the lines in the young man's right hand. There will be a wedding soon," he said in a confident tone. He did not see the left hand, as the young man and girl in the buggy swept by him too quiokly. • INDIAN LANGUAGES. There are according to an em,naent archaeologist, no less then from 120 to 130 absolutely distinct languages in North and South America. As the growth of language is very slow, be thinks the fact of the existence of so great a variety, of speech on the west- ern continents proves that the native red men have inbabited them for many thousands of years. t THE NEOESSARIES OF LIFE. Then you haven't made very much money? asked the friend who hadn't seen him for fifteen years. No, replied the pholosopher; not a great and' I have my wheel. meals LIFE PROLONGED. Statistics tending to prove drat the average duration of man's life ]las been increased thrangh modern im- provements in medicine and hygiene aro always interesting. Among the must re- cent instances is a table erepared. by a correspondent of Nature, sbowing 1t, steady inareaeo in the proportion of sexagenarians among the population of Canada. In 1851, out of every 100 persons living in Canada, 1170 were six- ty veers of ego or over. In 1801 the percentage of sexagenarians in the population had increar{ed to 4.40. In 1871 it lied become 5,10; in 1881, 0.32, stat t= and in 1.801, 7.01. . than either of the pings. ' APPLIED AT THE WRONG PLACE. Young .7ourna'list—I would like to have some advise as to how to ruin' a newspaper suncessfully. Veteran Editor—Sorry, my lhd; you've come to the wrong person. I am on:y the editor of this paper. Bet- ter consult me of my subscribers. 'TRUTHFUL. Tramp—I'd i ke a drink, but I don't suppose l'ou'd leant to change this five dollar bel• Bartendc r (llrisklyl—No trouble about change. Here's our medicine. Tramp—Thanks, Ab 1 That's good whisky. Bartender—Eh 1 Lookee bete I This bell is no good! Tramp --reg, I said you wouldn't want to change it. WHY HE KNEW. Judge—You say you were born in town ? Witness—Yes, y'ur honor. Judge—You mean, I suppose, tbat you have always le aril that you were born hers? Witness—I have a'ways heard so, Judge—But that is bearsay evidence and it cannot be allowed. Witness—But I was there myself, your honor. as we:il. as 100 t'bo Psalms. The first that should rise from the dead. 'First not in. time, init in character of his resurrection, 'which was by his awn power, and foretold by his own lips. To' tee Gentiles. The proclamation; of Gentile equality in Gospel privileges always aroilsed fiercest hate 011 the part 01 the Jews', llcmember, in read- ing this, that King ( Agrippa mins 11 24. Feeble. The Roman governor who ruled Judie; frcm, L. D. 00-02. 1,n genera& ,a just, and capable ruler. Be- side ;thyself. Hb had net conception of the truth' of Cbreetinnity and deemed Paul an en'bhnsiast. Mush learning delle make thee mad. H'earin'g. the re- ference to "prophets and :Noses" he. imagined Paul's brain turned by ov- erstnidy. Illhe worlding, who cannot comprehend the earnestness of the Christian often looks upon him as "fan- atical." 25. I am 'not mad, most noble Fes- tus. Paul answers showing temper. Let Ch'ristiains when wrongly accused, follow his example of moderations and elowrtesy, 'Most noble" was the title applied to a Roman governor. Troth, and soberness. ":lane words were true and the manner of presenting them sober add thoughtful."—Besser. 26. The king' knowetb. Agrippa wag a Jew and his acquaintance with Scrip- ture and the well known facts in the life of Jesus might be taken for granted. This ,thing was not done in a corner. Thal the publicity oI the events of Christ's death and resur- redtion was thus appealed to by one wlva lived in thoie era is a strong evi- dence vidence of the Gospel's truth, King Agrippa. '1500 pauses TIL' bas address to apply the Gospel to the heart of his hearer. Bolievest thou the prophets? He who intelligently 'believes in the 01d Testament ought to be in a fain way to accept the New. Agrippa's creed was all right. He was so strict that he would not allow either of his sisters to marry till their royal suitors ooneented to be circumoiked; but his heart was so corrupt that he approv- ed of end shared in the immorality of those sisters. 28. Almost 'tilde persuadest. Was tliite a mere sarcasm? "Do 'an 'think gi yocan maks a Chhietlan ol11 me?" Or was it tiei better nature, the conscience of the king, breaking Perth for the mo- ment? Me knbhw vat but the latter seems the mare natural view, He paoabbiy speaks sincerely, realizing the powerful logit of the apostle's language. 12s. Pani seta Probably lifting his fetters¢ hand, whinb added a solemn elmphasis to his earnest words. Ail - most and. adiagether. What a vast difference between, the two conditions. Plaulwould fain lift h11i out of the treacherous almost utp°r5 the everlast- ing rook of the aetogetber. t"LSeelnt these bands. Tib wili'hes for ]cis hear- ers all his liberty in the Gospel, and. none of his chains; all his joys, and none of his sorrows, In Japan the locks are placed upon the jamb instead of the door, Some ladies in a fishing party at Lake Owasso, NJ., thought worms were 'just too borri'd" to handle, and they baited their books with chewing gum. One of the ladies with this bait, caught a four -pound hass, while the men who bail used worms hold their lines with- out' receiving a nibble. An empty ten -foot oil tank is used in Waverly, W. Va., as a lock-up for tramps and drunkards. A toper was put in it the other day, and the tank was then rolled about for a couple of hours, the villagers hanunering on it with clubs, Then the pr]souer• was re- leased, a thoroughly sobhered man, A comical duel was fought hy two New York bili posters, near Washing- ton Bridge. They lied been covering each ether's hills and they agreed to settle the matter with paste brushes, each starting with a full bucket of paste, In five minutes they were a dealt sight. teeth cowed from beast to becks with the sticky stuff, A woman called at the Lewiston, eee., police ,talion one day recently, and oaken it she could have her husband whipped; he had been molding her. The officers etigp5 ot:sd that the woman,' who wee big anis strong, do the whip- ping hcreelf, and she wont away with the remark, "I dunno btyt 1 kin (loin" 3U, When he bait thus spoken. 'Ag- rippa's interruption and Paul's reply broke the current of the address,' and the pause that ensued, Agrippa arose and the, nssetnbty broke up. Band the governor, nndiBarnice, They rase in the order of their rank, and the definite statement of the order points to lin pyo witness of the scene. t 31, When they; were gone Bali. 'rhe princes and nob:es bad a private meet- ang to 'decide what. could I,0 illanesrith t,hts wonderful man Nothing worthy of deat,11 ni' bonds: t he h verdiet vele, ",Not frailly hen sal .1 Agrij pa un - la Prat Veal] 1st d ntvil'd 'aprip-1 la on asked for hie advice., line, it is. 'I his man might have leen mil al(`I' y• Roman. ,.n,w leolt no cog 111 ince or anything he had Bono .If he h-, 1 not appealed to Caesar 1 1Js i.issinn- aLe appeal. in the midst of 1,18,c.10,-inenh defense was ishanquite unnevossafy. ITo had already won the good will of his judges, though ho did not knew it:. The eppett1 probably seemed in,; him (lin ]Loewe been a great blunder, but providence wall in it, and it doubtless• saved his life; for he cbsfl[0nu:otl under Roman protection Lill he remelted Reale. Fruiltrps, okt Moneybags—How dare ;eon ask my daughter's bund in marriage? be Benlee—en, I know she ain't mupb, sir, butneed the money, ,