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OUP•IOSITT COLUMN
Snored to Buddha's Tooth.
The "'Temple of the (scrod Tooth" et
Kandy, Ceylon, is a meager eree14iou to have
saoh dignified title, The Willem or clam-
ber in which the sacred grinder is kept is of
small monitions, not over twelve feet
square, end is entered through a narrow
corridor in which a lamp has been perpete.
ally ' burning foe nearly 1000 years, The
interior of the building presents a strange
ooutrast with the exterior and the general
surrouncdiege.
Itis probably the most richly Au'uished
rtom 01 its size in the world, being hung
throughout with cold lace end brocades, the
panels being inbud with gold, diamonds,
carved ivory, oto, Standing upon a table of
massive ,hammered silver a1 the center of
this room is tho IC:mantle or eaered einem-
tack contain ing tho sacred tooth itself, This ,
Ifarunda Ise kept continually wrapped in ,
8eveal fold of tine while s.11( which one 18 j
apt la mistake for muslin. The attending;
priest removes this (nide, disclos:ug a dense
of gilded silver about five feet high, studded
with a few costly gems. Next, this effect
dome itself to removed, this latter act flu• (
Covering a smeller (toile of pure gold, liter.,
ally encrusted with sapphires, nu 0104, mom, 1
aids, diamonds, "cat'seyes,"tad the various
!l
other an e r which I
stay gems lin lur,lt Ceylon Is so
celebrated. ) c
Under the first donee of gold are two $
others of the 80(118 precious metal which
must bo removed before the enured tooth is !
finally reached. The tooth rests in a box of I 1
pure hammered gold on films of the sacred
white spider's web, After all of this dazzle 1
of gold, silver, diamonds, etc„ which seem
to speak unconsciously of the wealth of the e
Orient, one is Anita naturally disappointed p
when the sacred object itself is at last die- b
closed. The tooth rests upon an imitation I s
lotus let f carved in gold. It is abort two
inches in length and cue and ognaeter across
the crown. This, the priest tells you, was j c
the first fully Matured tooth that ever fell
from the Supreme Buddha's JAW.
7.ho Oook's List.
Colt:i)n Bum,. —Many amino the mistake
of thinking that tin imitate eat piece of meat
will do for conning` On the eon14rary, pink
out a nice piece, Po ,mil, first wash well,
p t it on in cold water and allow it to mane
very gradually to a boil ; then 01111111+4'
gently, allowing half an hnnr to overly pound.
If the beef is boiled ata "gallop it nein
be (looked in a skeeter time, but will 1)0
" rag(1y" and "1afR8 gl'nwed 1(14)0 it of even
and te,nler, if to be surveil (1011 i4 8101110
801111 the Water in which it wn8 bailed. if
'molted With vegetables, allow an h00r and
half for cabbage, an hour for turnips and
hall an hour fez' potatoes, For prosoiug,
bone live or lib( pounds 01 the brisket, tie int
n cloth, boll as directed ((bine, then plane 0
over )tight be[Ween two largo tin plates
with a weight on top, and it is ready for use
when the cloth is removed, Phis (a a very
((fee Innehe00, tela of supper dish, and 111411
keep for seem al day's,
LEnox 1'(E. ---The juke and rind of one 8
lemon, one cup of sneer, two eggs, one t
cracker, one half amp 0f milk, Pound the p
crackers tine, and mix With the yolks well f
beaten, the milk, 8u„al' and lemon, Bake
n n good crest. 13ave the n'hitea beaten to
it stiff froth with 0110 tablespoonful of sugar
and spread 04.01' the top of the pie ; pit it
'n a slow oven and brown a few minutes,
Tll:ustsu Glinstntaxau,—Tam cups; s o f
)ro'n sugar, one cup of butter, mixed to a
rean1. Add two well.heaten eggs, m enp.
ul of sour milk, a' teaspoonful of soda, the
ante of ginger, a pinch of salt, and flour
n0ngh so you can roll out the dough and
make tato a sheet, half an inch thick, It
will take about three pints of flour. When
eked, glass do top with a mixture of mo-
usses and water, or the bested white of an
PERILS OP SPORT IN AUBTE
,creat Bei ri• of 1110 itnxh Mac
atlglip' ,trot., or the Antipode
liugl(•r,
"Can you ride 1" 1(10 4118 quextin
me by ono of the largest hind u
1'ictca•1a as l leaned against the b:
peild001) watching a herd of lila tine e
inn horses,
" hide, air? why of coarse I clan t'
was known es the best rider of the
eouutry 10inre 1 was 0kxteen,"
All', Meanie smiled a 0urkl0 of di8d
0(1,1:-
0
--
u 0h, 1 know you I.1ngllsh country
an ride those quiet, un'pkritod lute Ice
ot� over there, but I ,dean eon you,
luxt1011041 horse?"
ALTA, Ienoagh to give that tap, for a kangaroo will
,often 'MVO the tree and spring on itsfee,�or
4., and 14 will embrace him to its wiry little arms
nn and choke or bite inial to death.
Aconple of Miura later u'a nil tent again
and told of our successes and failures, Eleven
11 asked k:w(ga•o0s had been killed two " babies"
wnet's of taken prienners with a loss of four dogs, a
tr0 of a disabled horse anti many tattered arinohte
enstr,41. and scratched limbs. After boiling the
billy" or tea earl enjoying ga good i J F outdoor
1de, I meal and restingfor it r hil g t
whole 'home.
s we 1'Calll'11C)1
Hunthng kangaroos is very good sport,
sin and hat it is tame in comparison 10111'f muster.
leg" and " cutting out" wild cattle, 'Pilo
'chops' latter is the sport to try one's nerves and
you've no one imlessadaring rider with greet pees.
rile an eine of mind end sound ledgul0nt should
"DL', Hearne," I said sternly, "I have
ridden horses 811100 I 0011,1 1ya141t, and 11,101414•
ing brutes, toe, at that --horses that would
014111'108 those quiet boasts of you
hero," 010 I pniuted scornfully at
orb creatures walking quietly aro
he enclosure,
ery well, Mr, Turner, since you ride
n well, how would you like to ulo1u11 yon-
etfilly7'' and ho pointed not n beautiful
ray snare that made my eyes sparkle with
plight,
t
"Jost he very cue," I said, highly
d without paying perti0ular ante')
le smile that lighted up the faces
nRerl'Ett Pt 141,118,—Take large, green
eppers, remove the seed, soap in strong
rine for two days, changing the water,
tail :vitt chopped cabbage well seasoned
with spices. Sew up, place in a jar and
over with vinegar.
TABLE Mc1TA3(D.—Put three Inge ten,
spoonfu18 of ground mustard into a bowl,
and pour on enough (001121 water to make a
stiff paste. Rub smooth, add half a cupful
of vinegar, one tablespoonful of sugar, a
pinch of salt, and the beaten yolks of two
eggs. Set the bow/ In boiling water and
stir until it thickens. Then add butter the
size of an egg, and continue the stirring un-
tilit is dissolved. This is a fine dressing
for cold meats.
Cnocoan'rO CAKE.—One half cup of butter,
two cups of sugar, two cups of flour, one
half cup of }tot coffee, one fourth cup of
milk, two eggs, two teaspoonfuls of vanilla,
one square of chocolate. Rub the butter
and sugar' to a cream, and add the beaten
eggs and then the milk. Grate the choco-
late fine, and add to it the coffee which
ahuul(1 be very hot ; stir well and gradually
add this nlixtuee to rho butter, sugar and
eggs. Sift the powder and floor together•,
add the flour, beatingwell; and then put
in the vanilla. Bake iu one loaf for forty
minutes and in a Moderate Oven.
PRESERVED TOIATOEO.-1780 round
or pear shaped tomatoes, but fully ripe,
'r8 poends of tomatoes, five pounds of
ar, two desert spoonfuls of ground ginger,
ce end grated rind of three lemons. lent
sugar into a porcelain -lined kettle, add
['Miran and a half-pint of water ; boil
ly until no scum rises. It must be skim.
I frequently while boiling. Then add the
]atoe8 and juice and rind of the lemons,
boll slowly until the tomatoes
done. Remove the fruit, put in glass
, boil the syrup ten or fifteen minutes
ger, pour over them and seal while hot.
11000(41En PEAc'fho.—Take ripe but not
poaches. Pour boiling water over them
aka off the satins which will pull Off
ly, 11 eigh equal quantities of fruit and
8r, and put them together in an earthen
over night. In the morning pour off
syrup and boil a few minutes ; set oft'
kettle and take oaf the scum. put the
le back on the fire; when the syrup
s up pit in the peaches, Boil then
ly throe -quarters of an hour, take them
and put in jars. Boil the syrup fifteen
tltes more and pour over t1en1,
F(01(LEn PEACI E:.—Use ripe bot hard
hes and pita whole clove in each, Put
The Most Wonderful Baby.
In 1721 there was born at Lubeck, Ger.
[ many, one of the most remarkable charac-
ters ever known in the history of the world,
or perhaps that will ever be known fu all
time to come. ThIa human prodigy was
little Christian Henry Hemecken, who
could pronounce every word contained in
the German language when but dl months
old.
When 1 year of age he knew all of the
leading events in the world's history and
was as familiar with Pentateuch as most
�oder'n professors are supposed to be with
their first text books. Al 14 months he
could give a complete history of every book
in both the Old and New Testaments ; and
at o years 6 mouths lie could answer any
question in geography or history, ancient
or modern. Al that age he was able to
hold conversation with tuelearned European
savants in either German, French, Latin or
Dutch, He (lid not live to see the end of
Lis fourth ye814, but during the few short' Fit allotted to him little Henry was a I sag
baby, boy, youth, man,and graybeard, that jui
is, as far as the knowledge world, affairs fi y airs the
were concerned. He had ]earned more in � tho
his three years and a half of life than many ;slot
of the world's greatestpersonages have been ' ale
able to learn in their "three scene years and
ten."
Just prior to his death he was called he -
fore the King of Denmark, his Majesty
/showing the little prodigy every mark of
Ii respect. Early in 17'21 he returned to his
native Lubeck to complete this studies of
Oriental religions which, added to his other
' acquirements, WOE too much for his delicate
constitution, resulting in his death as above
mentioned. Seo article " Heiueeken" in
any good eocyclomedia_
The New Zealander's Eeaveu,
The New 'Zealanders imagine that the
souls of the dead go to a place beueath the
On
and
are
jars
Ion
soft
to t
east
8ulg
pan
the
the
kelt
boil
slow
out
.earth called Reinga. The path which leads loin
to this abode of " mares immortal part " is
believed to be along a dangerous precipice peso
close to the roaring ocean et the North
Cape. It is also thought that the na.
tives who live near the path Dan hear the
sounds caused by the passing of spirits
through the air. Another remarkable super-
stition among them, and one that bears di-
reotly upon their belief in a future life, is
that the left eye of every chief becomes a 'oro,
star as soon as the chief dies. Shingle, u quip
celebrated New Zealand chieftltn ono Allo
0
ata the eye of another valiant lead0r,
thinking that thereby he could "novenae
the brilliancy of his own "eye star."
Legends and superstitions nolo current
among then would lead one to the
opinion that they once had a belief in a
separate kmmortaltty for ouch of the eyes
of the dead, the left unending to 118(10en to
become a star, the tight descending to
Reinga.
31 might be mentioned in this Donn0oto114
the natives of the Sandwich Islands (and
more especially those living in the vicinity of sag
of volcanic and hot springs), formerly held g tr.
a carious m0dley of confused notions and spices
queer ideas concerning the future abode of
the soul. The souls of their chiefs accord.
ing to these odd famine, were led by a god,
whose llama signified " the eye ball of the
sun," to e, land of bliss £a beyond the "orb
of day," while the souls doll the common
people, went down to Ekea, a plain were.
spending with the New Zealander's Reinga.
a pound of brown sugar 1n two quarts
vinegar, then boil up twice and skim. 1V
hot polo' it over the peaohes and co
them close. In a week or two pour
vinegar offend scald. Ai ter this the peat
will keep well.
(,1CISCE 4111) Av LE PP.ESSItVe,—P
and quarter two-thirds in height
es and one third of fine sweet nppl
w an equal quantity of sager 10111u
Boil the quince in water until tender, t
take it out and boil the apple in tho quince
water with the sugar adder, until it le r
unit clear, which may take an hour and
half. Do not boil the quince in the syr
but after the apple is done, put layers
apple into a jar with layers of the quince,
which had been cooped tender in the water,
then pour the syrup over all.
PICKLED PLI.1[a.—If you w1811 t0 keep tl
plums whole, prick tiler with a needle.
every quart of pinm8 allow one half you
ar and one pkat of the beet eider vin
Belt the sugar hi the vinegar' and
of all sorts in a fine muslin bag, let
of
hila
ver
the
hes
are,
of
e8.
it
he
De
ed
a
of
1e
1.0
pound
e-
nt
oil a thea it
p, put m the plums and give
then, ono (100)3 boil.
Benxi) CABBAGE—Remove the outer
leaves, oat in quarters and soak in plenty of
very cold hater for an hour ; shake it out
of the hater and let it stand forflfteen min.
otos covered with boiling water ; press oat
the water, then put to boil in a large kettle
of boiling water ; coo)( from one to two hours
according to the ago of the cabbage ; add
salt when nearly clone. When tender take
out with the 0kinnner into a harm colander,
shake n little, then press the water out with
a saucer (swop side down), rib a little but.
ter through and serve in a snot dish. If ft
is liked chopped, rub a little butter in allot
saucepan and stir the vegetable over the fire
for a moment.
A small bit of Chili pepper is pronounced
by some nooks as a ,letter agent to prevent
rho unpleasant o(1or from boiling cabbage
then thermal.
The Earth WillFall to Pieces 1
Tho members of the Royal Society o
Great llritain,led by Professor Jones, an
eminent scientist, are discussing the dangers
our American gee well drillers are thrust.
ing upon the whole population of the globe.
Those who believe that thorn ie real danger
from that gourd() argue that the earth is a
gigantic balloon, hold up (in );tart at least),
by internal heat and gases, This beim the
0400, a continual drain on natnro'a great
was main will eventually exhaust the sup.
ply and comae the earth's oru0t to break in,
and, perhaps, fell into millions of pieces as
it c„ lapses prior to falling through apnea
everlasting. There is reason to suppose
that there is r' ,no foundation for the alarm
these prophets of evil havo been sounding
for the past three or four ye r0. The
steady belching forth of millions of feet of
ga0 every hour is surely causing a great
v00nn111 somewhere not far beneath the
surface, That the comparatively thin crust
over ,4140 fn8t•etnptying cavern le more than
likely to break and oauso great havoc on
the hu, lace there is ,,tile doubt•
What Oo101' is the Sun?
l One of the shining lights of astronomical
soience has this to say in regard to the color
of the suns " I firmly believe that the
`, true color of the 8011 18 blue. It may be
asked: " What suggests the idea of Old
Sole Oornlean hno'1' My own attention
was turned i11 that direction years ago,
while measuring the Moet and light from
different parts of the sun's dleo. Itis known
r. that the sun has an atmosphere of its own,
which tempers its heat and by cutting off
certain radiations and not others produces
the 'spectral lies' with which we are so
familiar,
"These lines we usually study in eon.,
vection with the absorbing vapors of sod'
fern, iron, etc„ whfoh produce them ; but.
my own attention was particularly given to
the regions of absorption, or to the colors it
caused. In these investigations I found
that the sun's body meat be of a deep bile
color; and that it would give out a blue
light except for the solar atmosphere 1 Tho
sun's atmosphere (os well es that of our Own
little world) aro usually spoken of as being
colorless, but they really play the part of
a reddish veil, letting a little of the blue
appear on the centro of the sun's disc and
Staining the remainder rod, so as to appear
DO being of a pale aqua marine in the cell ter
and a deep garnet at the edge, * * *.
Were it not for the intervention of our own
atmosphere and that of the sun we would
11)100 blue sunshine and the g(mat.et'b itself
would appear as being of a brilliant 00ru10an
hue,"
ever attempt it Al any a courageous young
follow has been gored to death by at angry
bull en a00011nt (1f 1(1e lack of knowledge or
presence of mind.
es over On Some of the larger NOOn hs cattle, i.e.,
the au- balls, steers, awe and calv00, are allowed
mud 1411 ro run wild, Once or twice n year n grand
mustering to (told and the young calves aro
ant out of the largo mass bymoans of good
horsemanship end the stoowhip and aro
then branded, while the young bolls are
transformed into steers or sent to market.
Again it happens that they become too
pleas- numerous and, no silo being made, a grand
tion to hunt is organized and the bulls ere shot
of tlio clown by riding up to them, placing n 'o.
volver by their mute and " dropping" them.
in 018 process of "dropping" every station
is divided into so -tolled paddocks, several
of which often embracing an area of many
thousands of acres, into which the sheep,
cattle and horses are separately classed,
The paddock containing the cattle, which
often number thousands, is, of oourso, one
of the largest, and includes forest lands,
lakes and pastures. That in which I have
often hunted had an area of 124 square
miles.
t'Or,oll[ons I1In cr.1NE.
It was in the month of September that
Mr. Hearne gave the order to mister the
matte. Four etock-ride's—men who resem-
ble the cowboys of Texas -11r, Hearne,
his two sons and his nephew, throe expert
riders and lads of indomitable nouroge, and
myself were chosen to carry out the muster.
ing. Each mounted on a good stock horse
end, armed with a formidable stock whip
and a brace of loaded revolvers, we sought
the ground of nuc struggle,
11 a concluded that it w0111d take (18 a
week to finish our work and so provisions
and branding implements had been sent
ahead in a cart. As it was tate when we
arrived at the first paddock that contained
the young calves we were to brand, notlkug
was ,done that day. After enjoying a hearty
ongh supper, a smoke and n few good stories, wo
s olio lay down under 0 tree and slept soundly
came until morningg After listening to the 01"
ders of Mr. Heatno each went about the
duty assigned him.
Several hlmdrect heads of cattle were
drivel into large open space amid the loud
cracking of whips, the bellowing of bulls,
calves and kind, and asuperfluity of musing
and swearing. Now came the exciting and
dangerous part, the " cutting out?" or the
separation of the calves from the herd, sub.
8eg1elt "belching" in enclosure where the
branding and mutilating performance is
done. 51as11, slash comes the long stook
whip across the backs of the omen, leaving
with every lash adeep red out. livery elan
makes as much noise as he man,
The beasts become maddened and rush
this way and that, doubling here and there,
Pnt the well trained horse knows every
eras, trick and turns as quickly as the horned
beasts. Now, a madly bellowing bull, with
was head bent low ani, tail erect charges
ager straight at ,,orae and ride•. The horse
waits gniotly until the beast is within a
couple of yards of him, and then he rapidly
whirls around and the bull forges pa8t with
the whole weight of the stock whip planted
zigzag on his book, hotly pursued by the
equestrian who hasjust escaped being gored
death.
Cut after cut, slash after slosh the animal
receives, until it is driven to its propel
place. Then, perhaps, a stampede occurs.
s.
After a great deal of trouble, fast riding,
cracking of whips, wild shouting, etc,, have
been done,durine which the bulls have been
driven from the remainder of the herd, the
pitiful bellowing of the young calves et
trains the attention of some old bull,whiah,
roaring madly and fearing nothing, makes a
valiant dash to the :wooer of the prying
calves. The other hulls Yellow suit and
then pandemonium holds sway. Here they
conte, tl•e earth shaking under their ou-
alalg1114,
Now loop to yourselves,yon daring horse-
men, and show your valor and skill, for the
slightest mistek0 morns immediate death,
On they eo11e ; the mob is only shine fifty
yards away. The bulls see the riders
moving about here and there, and with
their horns down, their eyes ablaze with
fury, the foam running from nostril and
mouth, tail erect, bellowing, roaring, they
charge, hood heavens 1 See, the riders
have come to a standstill.
d
1
11
men and boys around.
LME 811E nR0140111[0.
Ten minutes later a wiry little Irishman
saute to tho gate leading two horses sad-
dled and bridled, As I went forward to
take the bridle out of the groom's hand, he
said : ' Shall Oi hold, her hood ser?
"No" I replied and throwing the reins
over the mates head 1111d taking 141100, and
a hold on her mane with my left, I jump-
ed into the saddle. I was scarcely con•
fortebly seated when a surprising scene
took place, at least 8tarpriaine t0 me, but
expected by the onlookers. The mare made
a sudden side spring of about twelve feet,
almost unseating me, and then bucked
three times in succession with such rapidity
and force that I was Dent flying through the
air.'
011: the horror of the situation, with
those idiots laughing uproariously over the
ignominy of my downfall, 1Ve11, let them
laugh, but that horse should bo conquered
vet. I would not be bested by any horse.
With this intention I sought to re -catch
the mare, which was standing quietly gran.
ing and fanning herself with her tail as if
nothing had happened. But the moment I
approached she made a right wheel, up
went.lher hind logs to annihilate me, and
s) a played a most marvelous "devil's tat.
too" fn the ate. When she had gone 1hr
this performance for about ten minute
0011411 quieted down, but as soon as I
near, the same old game began again.
By this time the spoliators could lath
no more, and ono of them caught the vic-
ious brute. I was determined to mount
her again, when Mr. Heat'ne said : "I ad-
mire your pluck, young man. bub I would
advise you to pick out a (Inlet nag and
learn to ride 61st before you get on a young
thing like that."
Insult added to injury was 1101 to be
lightly borne, so with a calm front I mount-
ed, only to bo thrown again. In a third
desperate attempt to keep my seat I was
victor much to the astonishment of the hil-
arious crowd.
About nine months after my arri(-al at
the station Mr. Hearne invited several
friends to join flim in a ]tangar0o hunt.
On general Occasions before this I had been
out with the boys, and had seen say
jtangaroos killed by the dogs, but this
to be something 11000(tal, and I ryas e
for the mo'row,
At 11 o'cioclr in the morning four ladies
and seven gentlemen, mounted on splendid
animals, set out for a largo trach of sorubby
end bushy land known as Broughton's For.
est. We were accompanied by four kan-
garoo dogs and two greyhounds, We had
been riding along slowly and merrily for
about an hoer, when Mr, Douglas caught
sight of a number of large kangaroos feed.
keg and hopping about in the distance. At
the sane instant they were sighted by the
dogs, who ran madly at them, barking loud-
ly. The " tally -118 " 1005 given, the horses
became restive, fon' they knew well what
was coaling, and on we wont in full chase
through bracken, scrub, and trees.
On, we tors, the game in sight, hopping
from their hind legs and tail a distance of
from twenty to thirty feet ata jump. On,
on, in amad gallop through the think scrub,
while l'ranoine8 from the oak tree, or
eucalypti" hough smartly reminded one of
their vioinit�}', by striking leg, breast, or
head. Littlefearing, little caring, tllohorsoo,
wild with the exciting chase, both W0111a1
and mar struggle for first plane. Neither
whip nor spite is needed to incite the gal-
lant steeds to a quicker pace, Now stoop-
ing to the horses neck to avoid some pen.
dent branch, now sitting hack as we fly over
tailings, brad, fence or five -barred gate, on
we speed close in the wake of the Ilo(nd0,
that aro quickly gaining on their prey,
Tho latter have scattered fn v0141ou0 di-
rections, as have also the riders and clogs ;
close at hand the peculiar barking tells us
that a kangaroo is brought to bay. Several
of us hasten to the spot. There, with his
back to the lordly onealyptus, or gum tree,
stands In menacing attitude a noble " old
man" kangaroo, of the maeropu8 major
family. As he stands erect with his bank
against a tree and his wary little eyes filled
w1h rage, 1,e is not an animal t0 be
thoughtlessly attacked. The hounds have
stopped beyond the reach of his dea4lt-deal-
ing kicks, but Nye approach they become
1nor8 brave, and one {lies at the throat of
the " old man" only to suffer death for his
temerity.
His body has been torn open from noel, to
belly and his entrails aro scatterer) about
the scrub. Yet another hound VOut fres
and fella with its side torn asunder. These
clogs are too valuable to lose so easily, so a
hunter gallops up and deftly slippiu1 a
stirrup iron from its hold h0 whirls it high
in air and like an electric flesh the heavy
iron descends on the head of the kangaroo
smashing in rho 0ku11 and laying it pros.
trate at the mercy of the dogs, which with
difficulty are kept from tearing it to pieces,
This last performance ie often 0000mpnn.
ied with danger and no one but a cool and
expert rider can perform the feat, for the
charms are a hundred to one that if in the
downward blow one 1111x008 the ken(1nroo 17e
will be thrown from his horse and instantly
killed by a blow from the hind leg of the
infuriated animal.
PROPER ICA/M.1100 1141N8(1108
As a rule the Australian despises the use
of the rifle in chasing kangaroos. It is only
in cases where the latter Have become too
numerous that a wholesale slaughter by fire,
arms bakes place, Many a time a young
Australian will bring a kangaroo to bay,
tion spring from his horse, plait up 8,
" waddy," e' stoat R141elt, and enter into
combat with the maddened beast. Oren('
skill, coolness and courage aro requisite ib
Snell an encounter. A, very light ,tap en the
head ala 11io0R to ro11dol' 1a )rang010,, (1111024
801401148, blit the clanger lies la getting 0181,'
(10888ING 803114 nOLLB,
They are quietly awaiting the army of
balls. Are they mad, to stand so calmly ?
Do they wish to die, commit 811101 le 7 Why
do they not gallop into safety? Oh, no 1
that would not do. One had no business
coming, if he has no nerve and pluck.
Keep cool, that is the thing to do. On the
bulls dash. Now they are within thirty
yards of the horsemen. Suddenly the
latter, who have been standing like bronze
statues, gallop full tilt upon the maddened
herd, Round whirls the whip, 0110 11 ire so
many rifle shots each crook resounds right
in the fico of the charging bulla. The
latter, surprised and frightened by this un-
expected move, matte a right turn and dash
dein another Creation.
Again the plucky horsemen use their
gigantic whips, aid with such effect that
the bulls are driven to their paddock. Here
it is found that they have become too
numerous, and a sharp struggle begins. Tho
Incoming bulls, already maddened, spread
fury among all the occupants of the pad-
dock, and although much fighting is taking
place among themselves, the majority (unite
against the common foe. With great diffii.
eulty we effect an entrance,
At last, inside, we scatter in every diron.
tion. 'Tis every man for himself now. Look h
here a large hornet, ugly bull rushes toward
me. Ile le within three yards of me when,
like a powder flash, my horse swerves, just
giving the brute roon to pass, Again my
gqootl'110800 11)1110 and, strainingg every sinew
he follows the rushing bull, We ate at its
side. Wo forge to its head. It turns, We
turn. Now we aro neck to neck, head and
head. The stools whip ie thrown over the
horse's noolr. I place my revolver 110 the
ear of the bull; and, as I fire, down he
drops.
But there is no time to pause. Hero I an
neck and nook with a bull and I ata about"
to shoot when I 800 ;mother rushing madly
at me, 1 am between two fires. There is
no osoape, 17ha14 shall I do to cavo my filo?
Quick as a flash my horse stops and the
i.nrsuOd buil forges ahead and is struck in
flank by the. purine, ".o. lioth fall to
the ground and before either earl rico n 11111.
let has dispato11ed 0001.
Sometimes it happens that in tinning cm
swervingfg, rapidly the Imrse's hoof to might,
in it rabbit hole, bringing the mama clown,
when ei4hor it Or kis rider, or oflr11 bah, are
(10(8(1 to death,
The Average Morality,
The tie width hinds ordinary in
woln ell 11 their duty is Weimer
scum( imc•e supposed. A 01art` •lug f
oftowlessuets, like the 0 1'lko at 11um
or 14110 revolt of the 8ivitehmen at
oe an exhibition of Mullan depravl
uished b; 11410 Borden tragedy at Fall
may make ns shudder for the tku
view with alarm and npprel:ensi,
prose)( relations of limn with his f
lVo might not to minimize the extol,
dnetrial discontent nor shut our eye
ilalgerons forces whfoh lie just bolo
surface of our civilization, 1111,1 301110?
n0(v and then 141114014 tie thin crust
straint, end finale forth in riot and n.
It sometimes seems as if the 80lntn01'
especiall • inflamed the passiuu8 of n1
an these hot wadi" go by they leave
al lamentable record of angry ottthre°01.11,'!.. greet bodies of men, to say nothing
wicked deeds et iaelutac! individuals.
Yet it is something to be thankful
the world is as good as it is, Tho
,papers whose limning headlines eon for
folly and wiuhod/less of amen, record
of heroism in common life 'Odell shot
the race is not by any 111 88118 ltoneye
with selfishness and 0011111088e, '•
gineer killed at his post," "a police
jured white protecting ladies
as these are not rn.10. But aside iron
coptional inatnnc('R there is something
fidelity with which ordinary parson
their duty which 00111po10 admiration.
your stand at some point where you
the crowds of Wage-01(rners surge in
oat of n great e•ty. Think of the res
nese with wl,!ch morning after morning
rise and go to their tasks, often lana
enough, always demanding patience, p
teh0y anc1 faill,felness. Ibis they who
on the work of the world, and tis mode
grows more complex, each becomes
and mote essential. Ina savage state
can do about es he please8 from 1(10
till night, but civilization can only b
more general and finer in its quality/I/3
mal who counts himself alno0g the w
workers stands at his post and serve
only his en players, but hosts of his fe
mon 3'110111 he never knows personally
punctuality of a postman, the carefnln
an officio boy may make considerable d
enee in the snloothnoss and efficiency
whfoh the wheels of a great concern r
On one of the hottest evenings of
summer a belated. train was workin
way from the mountains to Boston
the grumbling of the passengers and
frequent delays. A hot box bothered
train men and mato the passengers c
The train lead conte to a standstill, and
fore long the engineer appeared at the
of ono of the passenger coaches 0111(1 f
greasy garm,•uts, hot and jaded. He
come back ioc• a drink of water, and 8ai
it was 'lauded him, "I am about used u
But he went back to his throttle and gn
the train to its destination. The own'
the road all this time were probably lux
Elting at Newport or Bar Harbour, but
faithful tnan
in the cab, suffering far
discomfort than the passengers in t
comtortable Pullmans, knew what his
was and he did it.
The world is full of persons who
faithful 1.0 their duty, and the sense of 1
was never stronger, we believe, on tho
of the great majority of our country's p0
la14ion, A posh ion of responsibility, h
ever humble it he, a work to do, Ih0we
tiresome the routine, is an anchor wh
only keeps the individual life front drif1414
but it holds together humanity in all
parts, The world's workers need only
be inspired in their tasks by the Spirit
Christ, and to look upon their daily elle
as contributing to the general weal,
order to make this earth like God's Inlay
The Rare Goloid Dollars.
Oct 28, 1.892,
MB, ANA MES. BOWSER.
1be Responsibility roe the Condition or
fit r, 1en'xer'a Wearing .Rppn rel,
13n1rser had left the house at noon,
calling and laughing and waving his hand
atyoung Bowser. '141414 hour 14141404' ho o14illk.
o l sthgy
up the 11'01i, etalkorl down the hall
etc rho I'((ok puler, sad 01840111 1 before
d eir1, Bowser and pointing to the lefb.ltand
e❑ an
ensu k 1 1 "dile of his collar he 040rn1y said)
nsluc8 I "A1(8, Bower, leek at that Y'
estead,
L'nllido,
t fir-
] t (Mr,
is aid
n 1110
At what, dear she ((flatted,
I " Lhu1't you see? Couldn't a blind e11a11
see it forty rods away'?'
"'Is it your collar? You mean it's frayed
mut a little mite on the fold?'
'A ,into mite, 1\'hy, the whole thing ie
m mass of rage and tatters, anti I've had to
ellow"'j,
t Of iu- inn the gauntlet of a tliousnnd people tlti0
e to 4110 afternoon, If there was 0v0r a house rel
w U>o on a worse system than this I'd llkto to Ileac
1 ur'8r of it No 118ad-11(1 141111-110 110(13: Plenty
Y of husbands in my situation would 000)2nie
of re' some rash net. There:"
corder, Air. 73otvaur tore off the collar and threw
00a8nn it on the,lune and jumped On 11.std then
0:11, 1or picked it n and flung it out of the window.
p 6
"1'on should be moreeareful," calmly ob.
served Mrs, 13owser 88 h0 stood glaring at
her- "You have at least, two dovete—"
For that "10141001(1 be 111010 careful l What have I
same, gat to do 116.1) it?„
th 4110 You have at least two dozen collars in
caws your dresser. That was probably the only
v that frayed ono in the lot. You should examine
omho(1 a collar before putting it on, You rushed
An oil, up and pat that eoliar on while I was still
inn in• at luncheon, and I found the one you took
n in;
off living in the lavatory."
n ee• "that's it: Try to wriggle out ! I sup-
pose you are not to blame that I haven't
s (lo got lint one solitary 008pend0(1 button left
Take on these trousers, and that I had to go into
Tsee a hardware store yawl buy horse nails before
and t ceded gob home 1 Just think of it—
nluta• 101400 mile. Mrs, Bowser. and here they are
thcy—1hroeof'eml°
drum les, I sec, Those buttons aro patent,
orsis. and can only be putt on by a tailor. A
carry month ago I wrapped that hair up and told
rn life yea to leave 'ant at the tailor's. You
M000 wont. up stairs and put them 0n and rushed
ono off' and I never saw then."
,.,line 'And this shirt—you are not to blame
ecomo for this shirt?" he demanded, thinking it
each wise 10 let up on horse nails,
nrld'e
"What's the matter with your shirt?
s, not This la the ,fret complaint 1 have heard."
how. "Matter ?Can't you see? It's lopsided 1
The It's sgneegawed! It's burned top to bottom,
ass of and has been trying to eihnb over my' head
kfler- all the afternoon ! I1 this house had a
with ,lead—if this house had a head, firs. Bow.
un, ser, my shirts--"
thio ` Let me see what's wrong, " she inter.
tho
Sm d volar of [is coatshe s' 1 pNowt turned wonder yourtfeel
with nervous. You have buttoned the top but.
the ton into the lower buttonhole. It's funny
rosy You couldn't tell what 3.08 wrong. Tha0s
ha- you all over,"
door ' Mrs. Bowser, who buttoned that shirt
u ifs that way Y" he hoarsely whispered.
had " You did, of course. i didn't even
d, as know when you changed."
eek-
ided et 7" he perhaps
sarcastically Queried as t that hole thou turned
r8 of one of his cont pockets inside out,
"That is no cut, 1lr. Bowser, The hole
too has bean wore there by something. Take
more your coat off and I'll mend it in a minute,"
ileiC "And look at this hat 1" he went 00 as
st
duty look ratgittI it)
isn t that a nhell
eviclencer that
aro
his house is run on about the sante system
as a windmill 7"
part" I see. The sweat bald is missing. I
pit• found it in the hind pocket of s pair of
OW- your trousers the other day. You should
ver Ilave stopped at 41410 1(11140r'8, There is also
ick a dentgiu the crown, You probably did it
11'7•' while
I3owsertnto the street felt himself beaten, but made
114 up his mind to the hard.
0 `Perhaps I ought to have stopped at the
r10 tailor's to Get these socks repaired," lie Oak(1,
1441
is he kicked off his shoes and exhibited
oil. three toes en (inch foot out to the weather.
" Where did you get them ?" she asked.
"Yon laid them out on a chair for 100 1.0
put 0n."
,n' "I laid them out on a chair to bo mended,
the and though you have seven or eight pairs in
int the drawer you put these oil of course 1"
ph. Mr. Bowser put on his shoos, Then he
en returned his hat to the rank. Then he un•
ex- buttoned his vest to see if the horse nails
he were still there, and said :
X118 " Airs. Bowser, I ant a patient, within.
ro pleinin h0sban(1, and I never fend ally fault
he 01111080 driven to extremes. I will overlook
y0nr negligence this time, but let this be
;re a 0010011 warning aucl a great neural lesson
I e to you for yea(•0 to come,"
11.
-•woa.,e-s....
There are said to be bit 135 of the fa
ou0 "goloid" dollars in existe,0e..
first one of these which came from the m
is in tate possession of Colonel John A. Ste
ens, of Augusta, Ga„ having formerly be
the property of Alexander 11. Stephens,
Governor of that State and chairman of t
Commit tie on Weights, Measures and Ce
at the time these historic pieces we
"struck," The goloid dollar is about t
size of a silver hall dollar, hardly as tide
and very much lighter, It has a broil
color, darker than gold, which is due to t
copper contained in its oonlpositio
On ono side aro the words: "United Stat
of America, 100 cents." On the rim and
the center those words, letters, and figure
" Goloid metria, I, G. : 10. 1, S. ; 1, 0,
Gremsl4.t'5." On the other side are Li
words " 13. Plnribus Uunm, 11371 " (th1
latter legend around the rim), and in tl
center the hoed of a female with the woeil
"Liberty " across her brow. The figures
Ihave not been misinformed, indicate th
various metals user, in making up th
goloid composition, which was the in
volition of a goldsmith by the name o
Hubbell, The composite metals in th
make-up of this, the oddest of the Unite
States coins, is said to be worth exactly 10
cents in gold. "Goloid" is a con)positio
of nineteen dlfferen14 metals of which on
part only (16.1) is gold.
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Pat's Angel.
I thought I's dead for a mtmite,
So I lot myself ,lustlay,
And wondered, kind 01 stupid,
If 1'd got to heaven that day;
And then, thinks 7, "I've got there,"
,for I hoard an angel say:
"Poor follow, he's hada Iambic;
"Aiittyour scarff'will sMA top the blooding,"
Another angel 0n.id,
And I thought, "If nils is heaven,
It's jot y to bo dead,"
Sometime 1 didn't know nothin'
Till f opened my oyes u wtdo
In what 11 p guess Waal], drug store,
Cause there's battles on the side,
And the loveliest lady Mandin',
And lootdn' as if she'd cried,
At 01011'0 so awful happy
I
couldn't say tithing,
Then I said, "If you've en angel,
Won't you lot me hear you 8mg1"
And Rho answered, "l'nl hot ata angel;
I'm the Daughter of a Xing,"
She said i mild illus toll 'pm
114Y the sliver trees they wear,
Andaho explained tome her meanie'
And I thanked her for her care.
I tell you, PII not ferget her,
That lady good and fair.
And nolo when I meet a lady
Who wears a cress like that,
I bow es polite as I. can, sir,
And take ofl'my old fait slat,
For I b'liovo tlloy ('0 all of '0n( a71g010,
es sure asn1yname 1sPat.
*[Christian Observer
_ aw
Parisian Women have a dainty fashion of
catching up rho centre seam of their Long
shirts ,half a yard from the hen, and scour.
keg it a few ,,laic" I„elow the waist w11,11 a
fancy (11(1, thus radioinIL to a very 80:10,•
610 walking skirt and slowing a bit of lace,
frilled p0141418oa1 besides
When a stout printer has the rheumatism
Ile must bolt ottt of the "fab ache."
Member of Parliament Holden invented
the 1neifer motels,
Many a lean in a ,ruoper's shop 1118 found
that ev0n a barrel hoop will turn if trodden
on,
No, harry, mustaches aro not galled
month bangs, although perhaps they might
bo with propriety.
In ono of the Comstock Mines a now
water wheel is to be plaeod, whish is to ran
I,1 50 revolt) tions 0, mi na to, and have a npoed
a14 its pm'iplosy of 10,805 feet per minute.