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The Brussels Post, 1914-6-11, Page 3T Mtn Old flints for the Coining Season, 'i 'ith the advent of the first fruits preparations should be made fur putting up the winter's store. A ailed ketble kept fur this purpose rahouid be kept in every well regu- lated kitchen; and if much preserv- ing is dune one large and one small kettle will ha useful. They should be either heavy granite •or, better shill, enameled iron ware. An en- ameled •spoon; dipper and wide necked funnel tc fit over necks of glass jars complete the set. Other utensils such as banvls, saucepans, etc., will be found in every kitchen. Fun' jellies 'provide a good bag of loosely woven double cheese cloth with a ]coop ,sewed in top and a .strung hook put in some convenient place so bag .can hang free to drip : :also' have plenty of paraffin on hand to send :the ,jam and jelly giassets and new rubbers for tele 'necks of the glass jars for canning. Always remembe4' to Have all glasses and other utensils strictly clean and sterilized by immersion in a kettle of water which is then :slowly brought to the boiling point •and;'builed at least 'ten minutes. For jams and jellies glasses need net be hot, but in canning, glasses, covers, and fruit must be thorough- ly ;heated, then sealed while jar stands in a pan of hot water, and rubbers must be carefully adjusted before filling in the fruit ; the latter should be poured in to overflowing to exclude air. (Keep these d re•ctions in your scrap book and proportions fur the different kinds of fruit will be given from time to time.) Method of Canning. in Very Small Quantities. - Cook the required amount of water, sugar and prepar- ed fruit in a small kettle until the -fruit is tender, then fill into the hot sterilized jars an•c seal. Jtetttod of Canning. -Boil sugar and weber as a syrup 'for ten min- utes, taking off any .scum 'thatenay rise. Place the prepared fruit in sterilized jape, fill with some of the syrup and set the covers on, but do nut :,crew down. Now place a false traitwn made of slats or an even layer ofexceleior in the bottom of a 1•arge kettle or wash -boiler, and en line place the jars '00pee/ do not touch one another. Fill kettle al - meet to neck of jars wlbh,wareu wa- ter, then baring to boiling point. For small Fruits twenty minutes will be enough, but large or hard fruit must boil longer. Have a fat pan with a few 'inches of hot water at hart:!. also some more hot sy'r'up; now lift out one jar at a time and set in pan of hot water and fill in enough syrup to ove•rtlow, then ad - lust the rubbers :and clean covers. which must be in hot water ; screw down tightly, wipe jar carefully and set on folded towel to cool. Canning Straw•bcrries.--Proper- tions: Eight capfuls of Diullecl strawberries; one, and one-half clip-' flees af'sngar; one•thatlfcupful of wla- ter. lietho•d : ,Sele•ct firm, red betr- ries-a''smal'I variety is best -and can acoording to either of the first n•a•nleci methods, - Stralwber'ry Preserves - Propor- tions : Six cupfuls of hailed•beriies; three cupfuls of sugar. Method : Crush the berries, add sugar and can according to luethod. Nice to use in making ,fancy dessertsor winter short Bake, Strawberry :10.11. - Proportions : t Four cupfuls of sugar. Method.t Add half of the sugar to fruit en'd lest standseveral hours, then besl gently foe ftfte•en minutes. Add the rest of sugar and boll ittntil 'fruit is thick and clear. Place in small sterilized glasses,, oover with se cleiin .cloth ,and lett stand one or two 4a -ye. Theit weer withatthick layer elf incited paraffin and pub on covers Strawberry and Rhubarb I Method: Use equal quantities of firm, red rhubarb and tart firm l strawberries, Wash and_ out rhu- barb into smell pieces, wash. • the berries, then cook separately, as rhubarb needs longer cooking. iT,,se 010 water, as this fruit draws enough juice.' Place the strawber- ries in bag first, tbh•en the 'rh•ubarb tan, e; ,d'ri p overni int. Tit morn - d l t p g 1 Mg measure juice, 11110 me asure an equal amount o'sugar. Bring fruit to boiling point and 010001er fifteen minutes. Take off scum that 'Hasa.. Add 11011 of the sugar .wind sitmnhel ten more minutes, then pair in rest of [sugar, After it has agtLin come to boiling point wet:e'h, tend las exon gats juice •becomes thick when placed an gold plate it its done. lace in sterilized glasses that have been dipped in water, cover witha Cloth .and lett, stand for a few days,' then seal with paraffin, If a jel]y✓; hag is immersed in vinegar and wa- ter t5 soon as it has been emptiedpBed tui will look clean [and be usable all Glimmer ; never waste it 111 warm w•a- te'i.' or tree [soap, 011 the fruit tstain5 nv'ihl•ho set, St:i ew•bos'ry and Plil.eapple ;tome - Mee Cupfuls cupfu-ls of hulled berries, eopertion's; Three cupfuls of ironed piaue'8pple; two:et-prllee of Rrullt.d'�.broiwherries; four cupfuls of pti'gar, Method 4 Combine fruit 011,h part of the sugar and lel seaod a fete thours, then cu ,lc Fur fifteen tit' twenty minutes, Adel rest of :auger and 00-olc lentil Blear melte well t'iliek- ened, Pot is small gras•ses, (oval, end let stand one ul• two days, then seal es directed fur jelly. Useful Riots. To make a. heavy .sewing table euwhion, fill a �gtout cover with rice. This makes a very heavy cushion that can be need' as a weight. It is a wise thing to raise some okra elnrl dr,}' the Vdh. They will keep indphn,4ely, and there is, no better flavor for [scraps and bouil- lons. After washing laceeurt•ains lay a blanket on the floor of an empty room, spread the curtains on the blanket, strete'hing them carefully and they will keep in place without fastening until def'. It is very -easy to make 'a new par- ae,ul of an old one by carefully rip- ping off the old cloth and tieing it as a pattern to cut a new one, which may be made either of cretonne or English ahinti. I•b is well when bleaching a piece of lace or linen to placeit in soapy water and set it out of doors, where it may get a strong sunlight, It 'should be covered with a piece of glass to keep the dust out of the bowl. When it is desired to gam a can- dle into a drafty cellos/ or attic where there is clanger. ofwit blowing out or setting the eldllheg on five, a short candle 'shou'ld 'b•e placed in a tumbler, being fastened there be its own wax.. It will then burn steadily and safely. The following is a list of don'ts when cooking bacon: Don't try to cook ib too fast. Don't put it on the fire and leave it alone; turn it at least three :times during :tete pro- e'eas. Dont serve it on a cold dish. :Raw wicket should be scrubbed with to Stiff brush and white soap suds, Rinse and dry. quickly ; then brush .all over with .a sweet oil and turpentine, equal parte mixed. When dry, wipe off with thick, soft cloth, To make delicious iced coffee, use one quart of :strong coffee; boil a quart of milk and 'add this to the coffee, and then pour in a pint of cream. Place in the refrigerator and serve with whipped cream. An egg to be Perfectly boiled should not be boiled at all, Fill a medium sized pitcher wiflh boiling water and allow ibhe egg to lie in the water for five to .eightminutes.' It will be soft but evenly cooked. A good clhicken is known by 'soft feet, smooth skin, and soft cartil- age at the enc{ of the breastbone. An ebundanee of pinfeathers always indicates a young bud, while :the presence of long hairs denotes age. Every inch of old tablecloth :should be 'saved. When the table- cloth is past mending, it can be cut into ,tray cloths, • bread clouts, kit- chen tablecloths, and it will make very good kitchen towels for wiping glassware. ,N AN ARCTIC VISITOR. Capt. Tjpai MhIckel5ea's Adventure Wilt a Bear. Established in winter quarters in Gr'eenlan'd, Capt'. 7' j'n'ar Mikkelsen and his companion. had an advem- tlu'e with a bear, which Captain Mikkclse'n des'caibes in "Loeb im the,, Arctic:" He wa.s chopping wood on the floor of the house when an exclamation from Iversen caused him. to look up, and he found him- Self oonfrontang a bear which was not more than twenty paces off. I :spring back ;]hastily, \vvbh e, sort of mental •snatpelhot of a big, white, furry lump with shining teeth 'and flashing eyes, gliding silently and swiftly toward qua. In a moment we have shut and bolted the glow, and Iversen putts his bark 'against it to farther bar the entra'n'ce against our unwea- 00mhe guest. We are aunt -exactly prepared. ;Everson has • but one shot in his gun, and mine is empty;' bout weapon's are frozen, and ib is doubtful if we can get tem, thawed i n time. Bruin, however, OV , ,fias no sportsmanlike scruples, about wait- ing until we tare ready; he is hum, gry, and evidently deternnined to break in, A mighty thump of his heavy paw settles the mantes. Iversen is flung lla•if across the r om,nt and upset the. caboose, 'with pots, pans, dinner and all, ']`rue ne'x't moment he is on his feet again, at my .side, with his rifle in his hemd, i1 e glance at each other without speaking. There in the doorway, tv-bit his forepaws on the threshold, is the bear, sharing in, open- mouthed and dribbling in astonish- ment at the strange cave he. has broken -into, Never have I seen 511011 utter consternation in the eyes of any beast. - A sharp, click breaks the oilskin; silence as Iversen 006105 his gun. The nett moment the cabin is filled with •a tremendous r001, My eyes are fixed • on the bear, His great white chest shl\•alis at the shot, a few drops of blued appear, but still stands utero 1n ehe doorway, as if petrified with ars tc*nishn:ent, , ll`lheoi eueld•e•nly he"de tidos to retreat, rusts a. few etep-e, etlnnbles over the sledge., and maks in it heap to the ground,' The fight is over, victory is ours, And tine und,sd:-:d guest has paid dear- ly for hes impertinence. . . PLEASED AT THE PROGRESS OF IIOME RULE. This very interesting photograph shows the British Chancellor of the Exchequer on the way to the House of Commons. On the left of the picture is Mr. Montagne, M.P., Financial Seoretary of the Trea- sury, on the eij ht" Mr. Percy Illingworth, the chief Liberal- whip. - THE SUNDAY S.- HSCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL. LESSON, JUNE '14. Lesson XI. The Friend of Sinners, Luke 18. 9.14; 19. 1-10. Golden , Text, Meek _ 9 . 17. Verse 9. And -he snake also this parable -A form of introduction used frequently by Luke, and char- acterietio of his style. In this chap- ter, els in others in the Gospel of Luke, certain 'parables have been b'rough't together which have no close connection in thought and were spoken at different times and in different places. This parable itas no evident conneotion with the one which precedes it (verses 1-8) or with ,the nar'ra'tive which follows (venses 15-80). Who 'trusted in themselves that they were righteous-tllad they trusted in God rather than in them- selves, this 'trust would have led 'them to 'a recognition of stile shal- lowness of their own formal piety. And set all others at nought, - The word is a strong one, meaning "utterly deepised," or "treated as of no account," These. Pharisees were probably so situated that it was easy for 'them to keep thelet- ter of the law. •tlllj:e Talmud speaks of those "who iinplore you to men- tion some more deities trhieh they might perform." They believed that they alone were righteous, and had to [sympathy kvith those who, heoause they were less fortunately situated, were unable to observe with so ;great exactness all She laws and ceremonies connected with the Jewish religion. 10. Two men went -'.Rhe temple stood on Mount Moiiah, soil; ,would be necessary to go illi inky the 'tem- :' Hut pro to pray. An incident cab as the one referred le might easily have occurred at one of the usual hones of prayer.. • The one a Pharisee -The Phari- sees•were a religious party among the Jets whose leading ,eharacteris ties was their scrupulous observ- ance of the law, They also •observed many :traditions handed :down from their ancestors, and theme were even more binding tharn The com- mandments of 'the written law (iblark 7:8), The written law -had to beexplained in accordance, with tradition, avhich was the noi•ni of all life, national, social, and it1 divid cal. Time, [to :them, religiti•n consisted 111 tine scrurate know'li dge. tend scrupulous observance of daw and tradition, And the 'other a 'publican -- The publicans were 'elle Tonal Jewish tax collectors' for the Roman gov- eemneel t. ttihey* were despised among the Jews because of their pnpatuotic"cotiduct in 'serving a fo•re,ign power, and for their dis- honcsty in extonbing mclre {than the required amount -of taxes. 11. The Pharisee :',toad. -•It was ciat'ontar;i for the -Jews bo stand when blley prayed (see 1 Sam. 1.20; Mark 1'1.25). 'Tio words, of Jestls seemed to. indicate .than this Phari- see, 'how'evel•, sought oat a , (Mil spinous place to steed. And prayed• 11115 with 111011elf The Pharisee really dress 110 pray- er. He asks God for nothing, and merely uses the farm of ,thanks- giving. He addresses this words to God, but is all the time thinking about himself. He oongrabulates himself because of his goodness and congratulates •God on having each a faithful 'servant. I ,thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men -Ile puts everybody else in a class below 'himself. Con- trast with these the words of St. Paul in 1 Cor. 15. 9, 10. 12. The Pharisee thinks himself superior to other men, not only in what he abstains from, but in what he does. I fast twice in the week -The Mo- saic law enjoined •bet on feet in the yea -r, the Day of Atonement. During the exile it become custom- ary to observe four yearly fasts in memory of national calamities, the one in the fourth :month, commemo- rated ;the capture of Jerusalem; that of the fifth month., the destruc- tion of the city and temple; of ehe seventh moo tlh, the murder of Ge- daliarlt (9 Kings 25. 25; Jer. 41. 1) ; that of the ttenth the beginning of the siege ger. 52. 4). Occasionally apeai:al sash's were ordered in sea - 00110 of drought and 'other public calamities, and these fasts were al- ways held on Mondays and Thurs- days, Thursday being the day on which Moses was supposed to have ascended the mount and Monday the day of Inc return. go it came about that some of the people fast- ed on Mondays and Thursdays all theyearround. I give tithes of all that I get - Tithes were required on some things, but nob on everything (see Matt. 23. 23). Here the Pharisee boasts of doing more than he was required. 13. The publican, standing afar off from .the Pharisee .would not lf'ft up so much as his eyes unto (heave:n. Contrast this humble man- ner with that of the over -confident, even familiar 'attitude 0.1 -the ]?Ihar'isee. Smote his breast -Continued to smite it hisearnestness. A sinner -Better, "the sinter." His load of guilt- seems so .heave' that 'he 'singles himself out as the. chief of sinners. (Compare 1 Tim. 1. 15.) 14. Justified-• C'ounted as rig+hte• '0115, Bather than the other -While this does not expressly state that the Pharisee :vas not justified, the whole parable would .lead usto think that rte was not retarded as righteous '0r forgiven, Every one that, exalt•eth himself Shall be humbled ; but he -hat'hum- bleth.liitmself ,'hall be exalted - Compare Luke l'4,• 17, where this sante statement Was used by .)et811K on another occasion, - The following naa'1'.ative - is 15 another ten• boned only by Luke, whose Gospel, written for the -Gentiles, refers Fregilentl.y ;to ,ecce as500iaki0n5 of Jesus with Gentiles, Samaritans, publicans, and sinner's, all of whom were not highly re 'n, ga fled . by 'tete exclusive Jew's.. Lobe -thus em- phasizes ,bele in ivereality of'C'ltsist's elision and nteesage, 1, The incident described tools place inside the city of Jericho, .Iniitrho wee ;aft bilis Pipe one of the hoponlant, elides, of Palestine, it w•as about eighteen miles front ,Tc- inrnsalem and six miles from the Ja r den, 2. A chief publican -e -This is evi- dently an 'official title and shows that the office held by Zaeohaeus was higher than that of the ordin- ary tax -collector. As Jericho was an important centre of trade,_ ib would be likely ;that a ooromission- , r• of taxes should dwell ,there. And he was rich -His riches may have been gained through extor• tion. 3. The crowd -As usual, a large u w number of people 'followed Jesus Some of these may'bave been Gali- laean pilgrims going to Jeranilem for 'the patssover festival, 4. Zaechaeus had, no doubt, heard of Jesus, and was willing to brave the criticism of the crowd in order to see him. His desire may have been, first of :all, prompted by curiosity, bu't•-he seems to have had an honest heart,' and in this in- stance, as in •many others, our Lord's friendly intercourse- with publicans and sinners was justified by its results. Sycamore tree -A tree with fruit like the fig, and leaves like the mulberry, called the fig -mulberry, 5. I must abide at ,thy house -- Delis is the only reported occasion on which Jesus offered himself as a guest, though he frequently accept- ed invitations. .7, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is le sinner --•'They may not 'have known anything about Zac- cliaeus's personal'charaetel', merely judging him to be 'a. sinner because of his occupation. Christ's friendly actions so outraged their sense of propriety that they all murmured. 8. Overwhelmed by Ohrict's eon- deecension in coming to his 'cause, Zaeehaeus resolves to lead a less ..elfish life and to make restitution Where. the has wrongfully •acquired weal -tel, The half of my goods I give to tthe Poor The present tense is used. Zacchaeus does not promise for the future, haft makes his gift then and there. '` I restore fourfold -Fourfold re- stitntioll was imposed by the law when a deliberate act of robbery had been committed, 9. To -day is salvation rune to Ws house -Nob Zacchaens alone, but 'his whole household is ineleided in the blessing of Jesus. The trans• formation of his 101111 life would make Tensible .a new family with higher ideals and nobler 1/omit/Se A son of Abraham -Though a pubteam Zaochaeus was of the hou-se of Israel and entitled to its privileges, . It was to 'such lost sheep that Jesus causidered his spe- cial mission, • Maxlulnr -:. 1 ;t fo flu. bit ui . Don't argno, Don't be boss. Don't try to show your importance. Don't forget *lea you tire and who your wife iso. Don't be deceitful, Dont bceelf eh. Don'{ forget that your wife's mother is the smote to your wife as yours is to you Don't forget that the mail worth :chile is r the who - i t ranumlo when ,eve•• 1w n Y h y thiidg guess dead wrong. 17cin't meat at glome all the •time, Don't hey an .affinity, Don't forget to wipe your 11- 010 before entering the h,nuse_ OF Chili's ( ( 4 1 s 1 117,000,04 ', , O,Oi10 acres ', land, only ahold 23,000,000 41,e00 Are suitable fear cultivation. Ow 'London .'Letter $adient canine cancer, Ur, Walter S. Lazarus Barlow. who leas leeeully had success tri the treat- ment of calmer b3' radium, :+aye tadlum 11, 01,- 11111110 11 body mai' luso 11„ the t' 0ria Ur 00101. At a recentmeeting of physicians' toll 0Ulgeues he told or exper)meuts by hod pert•'n•aled upuu aulntul cells and explained that while cancer ought be. dit•1ded. Into cuneus classes it was no. thing more or less than disardereil cell growth. 11 fs reasonable to suppose," he said "that there Is one cause, and I would suggest to you that 10 the rarihlm 0101 radiation W0 ha, e {he probable cause. Radium,. Ile continued, was widely cn�:- tril,uted fu eta titre in '01011000e which bad been shown to prods -s the stlniu••. latlon of cell growth and later lo de- velop some deleterious effects Which .11- 1)11i11101 1n death, Cancer . er was vet')' eh,flely associated with 1) an nation to scree an extent. 1,, said, that c.hrunlo irritation was the 0111y cause which was universally 00- '101,0. but chronic .Irritation was so closely ,bound up with bacteria that there arose the question whether radi- ant stimulated an animal cell. Pi. Barlow said experiments of his had demonstrated that bacteriaactually pulled radium out of a solution and at- tracted it to themselves. 15 radlutu, therefore, were circulating In the blood while i nofet•la were present, the latter would attract and loyally deposit the radium, forming u focus of thal..sub- stance, producing stimulation of the eells In the neighborhood, Be said ra- Mum' was present ,1t tinges in normal human tissues, and it was found in greater 11ofl thele theory cancerous thitcaner] was necessarily caused 1»' irritation, the doctor printed out that cancer or the gull bladder would be relatively coni man, whereas IL was rare. Satish Tauseutn Has a Lift. In our "tubes," our hotels and our pH - vats houses elle were "115:" 10 used to denote the carrying agency that trees- fers us from floor to dour or from sub- way to the street, as the case may be. Now, .for the 11,' 0 title SII li's h10te0y, the rice tush Muaeuni nossessev a passenger lift. It Is tt vert handsome affair in 101 open bronze gilt grille. which harmon- ises quite well with the staircase of white and black marble. But the mast Interesting thing about It is the, liro•-•tion in bronze letters, -Ele- vator." Snot:; see in this a pulite con- cession to our foreign visitors; miters a signal by the philologists of the muse- um that the word has been admitted to the ranks of the King's English. Rowan Bath in the Strand. The news that the old Roman bath in the Strand, neat' Somerset House, is going to change hands will 111:10 little concern for Most persons, as vett' few i Londoners da:ow anything about It. Wet until quite recently it was in/051 le to plunge every morning In an ice cold e 1+1,1g \'aethtet oin1.othne otit mWll0l mote worth while looking t up, Until 1501 it bad a gravel bottom and the sides were of Roman brick, but When the famous Essex marble bath• which adjoined and was fed by the sante spring, was closed the marble was taken out. and used to line the old Ro- man bath. A flight of marble steps was also transferred from the Essex bath. Dickens was at one time a visitor t( the hath, as readers of David Copper - field" will recall. "There was.' he wrote. "an old Roman bath 1n those tiara at the huttum of one of the streets out of the Strand --It may be there still— in which _ I Have had many a cold 1 llun Ths�•spring which 50011118 the bath Is believed to be that which formerly supplied utRa he Holy 11 which g1100 Its name to Holywell street. Britain's Drink Sin Ig Soaring. The United )iingdom spent Iasi. Year' n 1t9r 4 0a on more than $-5, drink than Iin 1 2, an increasses of 40 cents per head of the population, and we consumed h1 round figures 1,200.000 more gallons of spirits, 1,000,000 more barrels or beer and 130,000 more gallons of wine, This doesnot, however• mean thnt as a nation we are growing less temperate, Says the Daily Mail. It simply means that we havebeenenjoying a period of sustained prosperity. Heavy drinking and gond trade go together, and a wave of sobriety is often only anoiber way or saying ,a. wove of commercial depres- sion, - It sounds, and it is, appalling enaugh that we should be spending on drink a sunt equal to taus-afths of 1710 entire national revenue: that a working class family should be estimated to waste nearly one-sixth of its income oft liquor and that the anneal expendLture, 1f we (tittle total abstainers and the children under 16, should work out at all but 07 4535) a bead. Hut it is an im- provement nn what has gone before. 91acnuiay reckons that in 10311 the English people 1.0nxun10d 90 gallons or alcohol a head; they now only drink a tittle 11101•? than 214 In 1760 there was one public house to every sex homes and every 47 persons; there 1s now but one public house to every 70 homes and 330 persons.. Drunkenness, too. besides having vir- tually died out as a, social accomplish- ment, lots steadily diminished among alt classes. it is still a terrible and per- vasive evil, with an aftermath of dis- ease, vice, crime and wretchedness that is beyond ecmputatton, but so far a5 one can see its worst clays are over. "Port Winos 'Made In London.. All is not port 551,+8 that Is so labelled. A Standard representative was inform- ed ti a large quantity' of spurious wine is made in London and designated. pori." although neither it nor any of its ingredients hna: ever been near Portu- gawl.s: The technical description of port wine• as given by an expert, is its fol - "The words port or port wine w),e11 Used by themselves denote a fortified wine of a particular typo and Racing particular characteristics as to sweet- ness, color and bouquet• made from fresh grapes grown In Portugal and sbrrq -d front Oporto." . This (luau Ilptlor doers not apply io a' large qunell ty of the so-called "port 10111e1i sold do Lm,aon. As a matter (1' fact the oilcan "ports" are nearly an made in London. The manufacturers make the i. win city openly and their e n 1 y,fnetnrirs ern subject to the inspection of excise e ,rfletals, tui as 01ev 111000 it front dried .urrants or raisins and use, 1n the nlanafttetUre a certain 1lnlonnt 17 real port wine they. avoid the payment yet ilepnrt duti, "Query Comesbs" Worn in Loudon. The 'query comb" Is the latest hair ornament for Women, and is being sold In large numbers in the West End, its. high top Is formed- into the shape of h 1)83501011 macre incrusted with Parisian i+riltl tutu he - High, glittering combs are to lir' rasll- C w ,n humblethin aas r, tu.•e w] ado not t t I. a yu, r 1 n(t Id.' da7.7diilg UCintY11y11tS pilin Span- ish combs with s0micll•rnllt+.t tops.. ore he- tllg anlii. - The annual coal pl',tdustie:o of Nova Sentia cx•eeeded 7,000,000 trims for the first tilte last year. Candle 1101)115 sufftet].ennily brilliant for rise on bicycles and motor- cycles are being used in France. In -Japan a. waterproof leather suitable for nb5'ty purpasee is l,, ittg made from the hides of esa lions. Ausibealia plans 40 spend'$25,006. 0110 within throe yean5 for extend. ing its telephone and telegraph systems, For laying cleft rio wires under- ground witliosi-tthe o'.xpeiies of cstll- dints, 11, steel 141ped cable has been invented, 'Peen ty-151•tr differenti'mplcnrr'nts +call ire eonsl.rlcted frt'01 th0 11111ts of 4, <v. mlbinet14;n tool invented in. England,' • 4 GOVERfi1OR - GENERAL PRINCE ALEXANDER IS DI' NO MEANS JU-('K, And `1'llere have Been Stories' That 1101+ Queen ..;l1;Dies Viet nit AIle sCanee, - Prince Alexandtee of Teek as 0, brother of the Queen's is, Of course, the Kings; brother-in-law, but he is s'e•e4111d i)C05in, once remi0Ved'.11 to his Majesty, who 'himself stands in that relation :tu his own urnsort, Prin- oess Alexander is not only Queen Mary's sister-in-law, but . she its also her second cousin once re- moved, and she is [dee King's first cousin its well as his sister-in-law by marriage. The King has already i created his wife's eldest brother, the Duke of Teck, a "Highness;" instead of a `Serene Bighness," Iwhichis the courtesy title borne by the other members of the Teck fare- ily. And it is probable, that the same favor will be ahown to Prince Alexander, Moreover, it is likely .hat he will be made a Peer of tete realm- -probably 31 Duke, as the number 4.f Dukes at present is be- low its normal strength. Princess Alexander is, of .course, a' "Royal Highness." The late Duke of Teck, father of the present Duke and of Prince IAlexander, was a "Highness," while his wife and their another, the t sister of the. late Duke of C'am- Ibridge, was a '`.Royal Highness." 1 Many people thought that Queen IVictoria should have made the late ( Duke a "Royal Highness," but I (whether oovreotly or nut), it was fairly generally imagined that ( Queen Victoria was not too pleased at the vast popularity of the lata 1 Duchess of Teck--''jo-ily Mary," as she was known to the British pub- lit and su was indisposed to du her husband this honor. Far From Rie]t. - - i The Teck family have always be -en Ipoor, and to this day, in the neigh- borhood of Richmond and Kew, where they lived for many years, (one can hear many a story of the , pecuniary • ati•alt& to wiri'ch they were I at times reduced before Queen Mary I'lade jeer 'brilliant maedi. The plai- t eent Duke of 'Beek married a daugh- ter of the late, and an aunt of the II) 1._ ,Duke ,\Vfstakidnstet, �e"d as toGrosvenor family is one 51 the !wealthiest in Great Britain, it may be presumed trat she brought her husband a. •nice little sum by way of dowry, But Prince Alexander when he married sweet Princess Alice of Albatnd, married a maiden of Royal blood, but one who is .not likely to have been too well dowered. It has often been rumored in Amerman papels that Queen Mary makes Princess Alexander an allowance to enablehim to live in a style befit - 1 ting her brother, and he occupies apartments assigned to Mini by his IMajesty at Windsor. It 'la commonly said in the 01d Country that no man without a good private income can afford to be Governor-General of Canada-7- that 'anada.-that the annual $50,000 which he re- ceives from. the Dominion by no- mcans covers -the expenditure of a, Governor-General. - Au iriot1r to Anllrratlt. It is believed in Great Brittain that there is a settled policy that Canada, once having had a Roy'a'l Governor-General, will not' be suf- fered to tall from her high estate --- that Arura,tlh will succeed to Arnu- rattll, It is certain. that the Duke of C'onnaught•, before his own ap- pointment, expressed the hope.tho.t he would one day see, in each of the self-govternsng Dominions, a ,son- of the King representing hien. Until the King's many sons are old enough there are plenty of men litoy- aibiea--Prince Arthur. of Connaught, the Duke of Teek, the Bntt•enbergs ---to keep Canada supplied with Royal (io'ver acre -General' for many a long day. Prince Alexander has quite a reputation as an after-din- ner 'speaker, 41,nd has always -at Rion, at Sand'hnrst, and in his regi- meat-been ogime t --been very popular. SAID 333' FRENCH-A1.JTILORS. Love seldom dies a sudaien death, -Saurin. - Thc loss of illusions is the death of the soul:--Cltamfor:b. Sin isnot so sinful its hypocrisy, -Mme. de ilsin•tetnou. •• - ,1lue bent woman 'in the world is the one we love,-_1•nofl, Every matt holds in his hand ai stone to throw at 00 in cndver'si+ty,. •.-•Mme, Ba•eln. ifraukneee emesist'e in always tell- ing bele truth, bulb not always alt the t.ruth,- - A woman full of faith in -110 ono she love's is but a nlrvel'?s't'st fancy. -- Bel zae , an'cy'.-"Belza•e, -• . - Pleasure is the flower that Miss» r; remembrance; the lasting per- fliute.--Boufllers, . - God trpot,r4 in \vtlr inkpry t•]hn, i1' lit•...• for the t.r..u.ts t, F klsres of ch t rn mothers.: --E, Lego-uve. Evil is. 5) -common in the world that it. ie envy to believe it-nad'tnyal o roan, -._h, b!oulic, "I :sill luxe you always 1" 'Pliia iq the eternal lie that lovers tell with the greatest; sincerity.