HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-01-02, Page 7After the wedding bells have ceased
(their ringing and the happy brides
have returned to their homes the ser-
ious side of married life presents it -
Neff to them'/, and a few words on the
seemingly little things which often
*tun out to be gr'eo,,t things may not
be misplaced.
No amount of advice given to a girl
before marriage will avail much. She
of necessity, in a rapt dream' of
delight and expectancy. „She sees
everything through rose-colored spec-
tacles. Troubles ? Oh, yes, of course.
She supposes everybody has troubles
vometime, and no doubt something of
the sort will come to her ; but then
with John to stand by her, why, how
perfectly simple ! They won't be trou-
bles at all. John, as everyone knows,
is not Iike other men. Other men may
say caustic things concerning the cof-
fee, a nd when the biscuits are passed
they may refer to the kind mother
used to make, but John never would
be so rude. For doesn't John admit
he thinks she is an angel ? So she goes
blissfully on, perhaps making her own
wedding dress, sewing in all the beau-
elful thoughts of her John, how happy
they will ben and 011, how different
from most of the married people of
her acquaintance! They never will
cease to be lovers; no, indeed; and
John will be just as tender and care-
ful of her and love to wait upon her
fully as much after five years of mar-
ried Iile as he does now. Of this she
is quite certain. And so she dons her
bridal gown and with a proud and
happy heart goes to meet her John.
The beautiful, solemn words are
spoken, they belong to each other for
better, for worse. hi sickness and in
health ; the rice and the old shoes
are thrown; and she and John are
one.
The Attertnatb.
After the first bright days of ec-
static happiness aro over, John dis-
covers that he hasp't married an
angel tit all, but what is, or sbould
be, infinitely better—a woman. At
the same time his wife discovers that
far from baying a god for a compan-
ion„ she has a flesh -and -blood human
being—Just an ordinary man. Jolili.
however, can be made to think his
wife: is an angel, and she should see
ton that she approaches the angelic
ae nearly as possible.
Do not feel grieved that your hus-
band shows a lively interest in some-
thing besides yourself. lie knows now
he oaai see you whenever be willies
t o. It was different, of course, in his
courtship days, when only at stated
inttervals could he behold the light
of your countenance. Life is made up
of many things besides iovhrg
phrases and kisses, and he is the fust
to realize it. A sensible woman will
not sit down and feel sorry for her-
self, she will not meet her husband
with a sinned -against look, and re-
proach him for his neglect, but she
will make an effort, so strong an ef-
fort that it will bo successful, to
realize that his love for her is no less;
that he has many interests which she
has/ not had heretofore, and she will
greet hit, with a smile ; ,she will en-
courage him in all his little paetimes,
and it will be her pleasure to interest
herself in them.
Things She Must Do,
If she would keep her husband
her lover, she will allow, him to
wait upon her, and do all the lit-
tle things for her vehicle used to
give them 'both so much pleasure.
Women, in their groat love fer
their husbands, desire to serve
them, and they make the fatal mis-
take of giving way to the desire.
The Scotch say men cannot be chiv-
alrous without opportunities to
cultivate the /quality. This does not
mean that women should impress
their husbands with their helpless-
ness and carry it to the point of
the ridiculous, as in the case of the
:lean who called the maid, saying,
"Take some t$f 'the sugar out of
the sugar howl; it's so heavy Ma-
mie can't lift it."
The Mother-in-law Question
Above all things, the wife should.
be loyal to her husband, else the
two aro not rightly ane. At John's
first cross word let her hat go
weeping home to her mother to
tell herr of her great unhappiness
and eohr's brutal qualities. As is
nature:, the mother will think the
daughter much abused and will at-
tempt to straighten out the tan-
gle. Ne, mann is going to brook lei-
terforence from his mother-ix*laty,
alt least for any length of time,
a;nci what could have been smoothed
'Aver in a short time, had the wife
exercised common sense, is likely
to widen into a breach that cannot
be boa,.led. The young wife •ought
not to descant upon her husband's
peculiaritdes to the neighbors. To
use a homely phrase, it Is none of
their buelness. If John is Jcept late
at the office, and his were has her
suspicions, let her keep them to
8arerself and not confide them to
bier beet friend. 1'n fact, .let her
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So many wives think, "Well, n
I have a husband, nothing mor
to be done." Nothing could be m
foolish, more senseless. Everyth
is to be done. Sthe makes a 1
mistake who becomes careless
her personal appearance. ' If
was painstaking before marring
gain a husband, how much m
careful should she be after ma
age to keep him ! The orth
Jervis have a custom, according
Zangwill, which compels a wo
immediately after marriage.
shave her head of all Kier nat
hair and don a wig, frequently h
ous, in order that she may
gain the admiration of other
forgetting," says }Jr. Zang
"that their husbands are
men."
Easy to be a Good Wife.
It is very simple and easy t
a gonad wife, when one wishe
do so. The husband should feel
to tell his wife his business c
and she should be capable of
pathizing with him, and enter
all his plans with zest. Let
wear the little bow in her
which so taught his fancy
suitor ; let her be happy ; let
be cbeerful and greet him wi
smile, j.nstea,ci of a frown, if h
late in his home. coming, and i
safe to say his love and ten
noes will enfold her all the t
oI her life.
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these, and en . ., tes
and the flour alternately, beating
well. Batter a mould, leaving room
for •the pudding to swell, and .ball
for five hours steadily. If ,)
the ,lyd-
I ding is allowed to get cool foe ev n
one Minute there will be hoc
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DISPOSITION. t.
It is told of Madame Argo, who
was so infatuated with the pianist
Liszt in his younger days, that sbe
said to a reproaching friend: "Do
not blame me for seeking distrac-
tions outside my home I bilge a hus-
band buried up to his ears in busi-
ness. It broke my heart to find that
he did not know his own children.
He did not even know bow many
of them there were."
A portly, handsome man, whom I
knew in New York, had gone in a
carriage to a children's party to
bring home his little daughter, says
a writer In Sunny South. He went
about the room, looking bewildered-
ly at the groups of children, until a
little girl stepped forward and said:
"Why, papa, don't you know- me?"
"Now I do," he said. Then turning
to tyle hostess with a weary smile,
he added: "To tell the truth, 1 see
my children so seldom T can hardly
tell th otherlittle em f;'om 1 t,,le ones when
I see them away from home. Business
absorbs me so 11laven't time to get
acquainted with my family."
He was a Wall street man,
with ball a dozen irons in the fire,
and two clubs besides.
A woman distinguished In social
and literary circles ioniessed that
she had never studied the disposi-
tiens of her children. "Suzette, their
bonne, knows them better than I,"
she said. "1 am really sorry and
ashamed that I have no time to get
better acquainted with them."
Sthe was a member of a literary
club and a musrical society, and sec-
retary of a charitable association
for looking after orphan children—
this while her own were almost as
badly off for a mother's personal
care and influence as the .orphans,
whose sad lot she portratyed In touch-
ing little speeches at the meetings
of the association.
Society slakes so many demands
upon us, sigh those ladies in the high-
er walks of life. And, indeed, this is
true. These demands are not al-
ways or chiefly of a frivolous nature.
The society woman who .fills her
place is a being of use and influence.
She is a patron of the arts; she
sets in motion charitable enterprises
and makes these popular and suc-
cessful ; she encourages literature ;
she gives grace and bennty and re-
finement to life. Yet it is true that
all these duties and.occupations may
infringe upon her supreme duty—
that of giving the most of herself
to her children. Neither "Hennes" nor
governesses can supply the place of
the mother's pommel care and sub-
tle sympathy.
--
The Dainty Rusk.
Among the daintiest and most de-
licious of drat /broads for breakfast
or luncheon 10 the rusk. The making
of rusk is aimaet a lost art, ,pre-
served only among the cooks oh the
south. Here are directions for mak-
ing weep and appetizing little rusks
which will ,bo found most satisfac-
tory if closely followed: Dissolve a
small cake of compressed yeast in
a gill ori warm.. water, Put a pint of
(wash sweet milk in a large ;bowl,
' add a teaspoonsful of salt and sift
in enough flour to make a light
hatter, then stir in the yeast, cover
ilio /bowl with a towel, stand It in
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ear I That's "
world," --in anything t
fit and finish too, in
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the greatest thing in, the
hat's worn. You get style,
-But thc; one thing we emphasize is their
awing Qualities..
"Granby Rubbers wear Aire iron."
Mrs. F. Wright, of Oelweisl,
®
I® is
Iowa, another onef the
e
million woolen who have been
restored to health by Lydia E.
Plaid-11=9z.,Vegetable Compound.
A Young New York Lady Tells
of a wonderful Cure:—
" My trouble was with the ovaries;
I am tall, and the doctor said I grew
too fast for my strength. I suffered
dreadfully from inflammation and
doctored continually, but got no help.
I suffered from terrible dragging sen-
sations with the most awful pains low
down in the side and pains in the back,
and the most agonizing headaches.
No one knows what I endured. Often
I was sick to the stomach, and every
little while I would be too sick to go
to work, for three or four days; I work
in a large store, and I suppose stand-
ing on my feet all day made me worse.
"At the suggestion of a friend of
my mother's I began to take Lydia
E. Pinkhaxn's Vegetable Com-
pound, and it is simply wonderful.
I felt better after the first two or three
doses ; it seemed as though a weight
was taken off my shoulder& ; I con-
tinued its use until now I can truth-
fully say I am entirely cured. Young
girls who are always paying doctor's
bilis without getting any help as I did,
ought to take your rneclicine. It
costs so much less, and it is• sure to
cure them. — Yours truly, AD'.ELAInn
PRAM, 174 St. Ann's Ave., New York
City."—$5000 forfeit If original of abouo tatter
moaina oonulneness cannot bo produced.
streaks in it. Ea,t with hard sauce.
This is as rich es a plum pudding
and somewhat resembles it,—New
York Evening Post.
A Potato Fancy.
:Baked 'potatoes with cheese are rcl-
is1led as a change. Select large ,pota-
toes, scrub ;well, and bake until done.
Cult them in half and temp out with-
out breaking the skins. Bash and
beat up lightly .with salt, pepper, a
little cream or milk, and grated
cheese. rat ,the skins and brawn in
the oven. These are said to be very
easily dlgested.—N, Y. Evening Post,
The Collarless Corsage.
The decree of the collarless cote-
sage ,has gone a long way ;to
advancing the cause of the d
toilet, adeletion of this detail
Ing at once for a distinctive de
Doss and dressiness. Again,
eluito of recent days, there has
newt valuable assistance In the s
of the pelerine, a. thing most
ably adjustable, that suffices o
self to immediately alter the a
of the most decollete bodice.
pelerine of the present hour 1
shapely enough seduction, one
fining the shoulder line sharply
boldly, and thereby balancing
subsequent characteristic droop
the bend of the shoulders. But, 1
ever fabricated, the pelerine I
bewitching addition that leans t
pleturesque, while in jet it ha
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especial plea to our consideration In
tate cause of the theatre gown. --
Paris correspondent.
railer Skirts
The predietiuii of extra fullness In
tile new skirts is becoming marked
by favor among fair P1arisiennes.
The shapely, well -Gut upper portion
envelope the hips and is even more
charmingly accentuated by the lower
broad flat pleats in the back, a wide
box pleat forming the centre of the
corsage and skirt decorated on each
side by a, smaller pleat. Braided
trimmings or passementerie is also
a• mode likely to be much in vogue.
'They give length and preserve, the
straight line in front, which con-
tinues to be cultivated. -Paris con.
respondent; •
'Sirs. Dooley's Advice. •
"An' phwere is the' • ohilder this
m.arin—
Teresa an' Patrick an' Mike ?"
"All, shure, an' Oi slapped Patrick
lasht avenin'
An' tbey'v,e all gawn out on a
sthrike."
"An' if thot be th' case, Missus
Casey,
They will surely come back after
grub,
An' if It wags me, 01'11 be thinkin'
IDed go on n, sthrike wid, a club."
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Fashki Notes.
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Many of the new collars have the
little tabs in front studded with
tiny steel buckles or silk buttons.
Glove handkerchiefs, which until
last season were shown only amone,
exclusive goods, are found this year
in great variety.
Lisle thread stockings with em-
broidered front, lace insteps and ,ace
anktes, are pretty to wear with
fancy house sboes and slippers.
The most admired new inr is
squirrel head, a lovely, soft fur,
smoke color, and wonderfully smart
when relieved with ermine or chin-
chilla. Squirrel back and moleskin
ere also very fashionable, and per-
fectly new. -- —
•
(There is a new hair binder on the
market. It is a combination of two
small tortoiseshell combs, which op-
erate on the principle of a scissors
and have a little curved stem at
one end to which an artificial curl
or switch. may be attached.
Siberian squirrel fur Is a promin-
ent element of millinery depart;-
ments. A hat with a soft crown of
blue velvet has a broad brim) of the
gray fur which finishes in wide tabs
held close to the hair by a long steel
ornament. The lining is shirred blue
satin. . ---
1& lot of ribbon embroidery is used
on evening gowns. It is effective in
all cases, dainty on a foundation of
mousseline de sole, and rich 013 bro-
cades. It is sometimes combined with
paillettes, for paillettes are' core -
lug back Into favor. On adinner
gown of white brocade is an embroi-
dery of several shades of red ribbon
combined with red paillettes. The
dress is trimmed with a lot of white
chiffon flounces and touches of red
velvet. ribbon.—Paris cor.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. 1
JANUARY 4, 19011.
Paul and Silas at Philippi.—Acts 16.4 2
Study Acts 10:16114.
Commentary.—l. An evil spirit cast
out (vs. 16-18). The misaionn.ries
made their home at the house of
Lydia) (see 1�w
')a they
contin-
ued
rtin
-
ued to preach the gospel stet Philippi.
They had good success and in this
city tho first Christian Church In
Europe was founded. Bat their great
victories did not come about with-
onit great opposition. Teere was in
the city a certain damsel who was
a fortune-teller, who brought her
masters great gain. This slave girl
followed the missionaries' and cried
after 'them. Paul was grieved be-
cause of this and commanded the evil
spirit to conte out of .her. And he
came out the same :lour.
11. eeaul and Seas arrested (vs. 19-
21.). After t' -e evil spirit heel left
the girl she no longer had power
to make mangy for .her mestere by
fortune-telling. 'his made her 111 11,0 -
tors angry, and they eeiaed Paul and
Silas and dragged thebefore the
magin' strates into the market -place,
where legal business was transacted.
111, Paul and Silas beaten and im-
prisoned (vs. 22-21). 22. Multittele
rose up -An excited mob. This was
done without any form of law. The
very magistrates who were affect-
ing such great seat for the law were
among the first to disregard it.
Rent eft their :.l<'tt'i'e—They violent- ,
lei tore the clothes off Paul and Silas.
Beat t'herr.—'flho weeds mean to "beat
with rads" (2 Cor. Ei. �':,). 7Elho Roman T
custom was to inflict bdatv,s upon the'
naked body.
28. Many stripes — Toro Roman
punishment was net limited to
"forty stripes sago one," like that
of the Jews. c c
24. 'Thrust them—All sore and t
bleeding, Inner prison—The dungeon t
—a deep, damp, chilly cell, far un-
derground, opening only at the top,
Without the fresh air or light.—
ce of
ARDENT
Strained -lis Back and was Sent
I•-iolne in Agony
Laid up all Winter, but Dodd'r4 Sid-
hey Pills put Pita on His Feet Again
and Now He is Completely Cured.
Indian Brook, 'Victoria. Co., N, S.,
Dee. 1d.—(Specie l•)—Angus D. McDon-
ald', son of the postmaster here, is
prominent among those in this lies-
tric,t who swear by Dpdd's Kidney
Pills ate a sure cure for those terrible
pe"igi, in the back teett are one of the
sect a eremptoms of Kidney Disease.
A_ *I Mr. McDonald has good reason
leer the stand he takes.
While at work in the coal pits .be i
strained his back, a, 1 was sent borne
in an agony of pain. 'ri,e nearest doc-
tar, twenty-five miles away, was sent
for, but he could do little to relieve '
his suffering. This was in October, !
1901, and Ile couldn't do a hand's turn
of work till the spring of 1902. i
Then a liateikeeper advised him to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. That hotel- !
keeper didn't see him again till last
August, and then his first question
was, "Angus., how's your back '1" -As
'
well as ever it warms" answered Angus,
"What cured it ?" "Dodd's Kidney ,
Pills cured me completely."
And the Postmaster at Indian
Brook is alway3 ready to testify to
the truth of his son's streement.
Pains in the Back, Lumbago, I thea-'
mutism, Dropsy and heart Disease
are caused by diseased Kidneys. j
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure them. e
force of the earthquake. Foundation
Mlmken—, ,= God shook the Nun
teatimes of that old prison so Ile is
dill able to shake the foundations o
every power or influence arrayed
agai•nist Ills truth and the spread of
the game. iri ti,P earth. UP need lhawi
no fear of infidelity or false reli-
gone. Jehovah lives and reigns. Doors
were operha a etc.—Tile chains were
made fast to the wall and the shock
which burst asunder tile bolts of the
doors e1io rel crs-cI the fastenings
whbch held the chains in the masonry.
Y. The jailer converted r:vnxxvii-
34). 27. Awaking—Tile praying and
singing did not awake him bat the
earthquake did. He evidently slept in
full view of the prison doors. Drew
out his word—Th( Ilomen law trans-
ferred to the jafler the punishment
duo to an escaped prisoner.
28. Paut cried—Anticipating the
j;tiier'i3 fear, for his own safety, .Paul
raised hie voice to secure attention
at once. (lie purpose of suicide was a
great sin. All here—"Strnr:ge for a
prisoner to be solicitous about his
keeper. But Paul was patesionately
trying to sem men, and the whole
gospel is an appeal to men to do
themselves vo harm"
29. Called for a light—Which could
be carried in the hand. This care for
his welfare begat a. tenderness in the
heart of the keeper. It was the arrow
of conviction which had reached his
soul. Caine treanblinig—Not for his
life or his office, but for his soul,
which be felt was in danger of eter-
nal lose.
80. Brought them cut --"Frons the
inner prison. where they were con-
fined in the stocks, into the court
of the prison, or into his own ti.part-
ments, having no. fear that they
would esna•pq, but rather eonvinced
that trod wits overruling all things
for them." Sirs—The Greek word im-
plies ten acknowledgment of great u at � -
1 m t 511-
etc.—The
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peir.iority.
11. Ikliuve, etc.—The sum of the
whole gospel : the covenant of grace
int a few words.
;t2. Spake unto (Ern—Then they
proceeded, more at leisure, to pour
into his attentive ears the history
of Jesus Chrioxt, to declare His doc-
trine, and to explain what it was
to believe in Him.—Kit'to.
33. Washed their stripes—"Be had
not concerned himself about their
suffering condition wben he put
thew into elle inner prison ; bat,
no1v that Iris sins were washed
away, his brought was to minister
tot
he needs of those who were in-
strumental in his salvation."
34. :Set meat—As they were the
instruments of bringing health to
his soul, he became the Instru-
ment of health to their bodies.
Teachings.—"'Wicked men delight
in making good men suffer. Ali that
t'hristians suffer for Jesus' sake
will work fol' their good rind hod's
glory. Suffering Christians often
reach the hearts of more sinners
than those do who are free from
trial. Christians find a )rouse of
praise wherever they go."
Piiax•cTICAL SURVEY.
The gospel interferes with the
pians of the waked "ti'liile Paul and
his companions were preeehiug the
gospel at h lippi they met a, poor
girl " possessed with u. spirirt of
divination"—a divining deruun, or
evil spirit, under the effluence of
which she professed to foretell fu-
ture events.Her masters received
mucli gain by her fortune telling.
"Men are mare allx101114 to iinow
tree fortunes than their duty."
Goopel work arouses opposition and
brings iter,- .cution. "They caught
Rani and ,.ran," ate. "And the' nee -
Wade rose up steetintit their:" (verses
I3-24). Tile carnally minded, the
lete:;ning, the nue rupulous rejecters
of truth and violators of morality
unite in opposition to the gospel.
The glorious deliverance. "'God is
greater than kings, or•,prisons, or all
earthly pat.er8, and can deliver His
'hildren when ,11e will," 1t is not in
lie power of the wicked to make
.he righteous ul,h,a1ppy or deprive
hem of communion with Clod. From
within that deep, dark, stifling, pes-
ilentiai, old Pli.li/ppian dungeon 1'aul
and Silas broke out into prayer and
palms to the Gold in Witten they,
trusted for deliverance.
The great question Wheat must 11
de, to be staved ? is 00 meet Import_
ant . Question alt accountable lta�ble being
can consider.It involves his highest
interest in time and in eternity. It
is an important period in a person's
life when the Spelt of God convinces
him ittat ha is lost, that lie needs
salvation,. 'and earnestly inquires
how bo . may ebtain it,
fla:lvation by teeth. "Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ apd thou shalt ,bo
saved, • was St. Pa.ul's reply to the
penitent jailer's inquiry. Clod's plan
'of 'salvation must be accepted.
SIR JOHN'S QUEEN ANT.
Charming Little Story by Dr.
fleury C. McCook. ,
Bev. Dr. iii'. C. McCook, of th1a.city,
writing iin :the Independent, of a,'visit
to Sir John Lubbock in London,
says:
This distinguished naturalist Lad
sxlcceeded lin ;reserving two ant
queens of Formica fuscat to a greca4
age, one of these having reached
the vast antiquity of over 1L9,
years. Her longevity was due to the
careful protection extended by Sir,
John, and his attendants; for it is
true of emmet herds, as well as of
domestic animals, that they thrive
under human protection. As, 1 greet-
ed Sir John on the morning re-
ferred to, in response to an invitation
to breakfast with him and some of
ills friends, I inquired at ogee about
the heallth of his ancient queen.
"Alas! Doctor," he replied, "I have
sad news. My old queen is dead."
"Bead 1" I exclaimed,; "that is sad
news, indeed. When did she die ?"
"Only last night," was the re-
sponse. "And I have not yet told
even my wife about it. for I dare
say elle will feel as badly over the
lose as I clic"
Perhaps ties may seem trivial tot
s the ordinary lay mind ; but to Sin
- i John and to the writer it was a mat-
t ter of some, moment, for it ended one
f ; orf the most interesting experiments
as to the prolonged Iife of inverte-
br:bt0 creatures that the world hag
ever known.
"May I see the queen ?" I asked.
"Yes, she is just here in the ad-
joining room."
Turning aside from the waiting
company of eminent persons who
were to sit with us at breakfast,
we went: to see the dead queen. She
was In one of the chambers, or open
spaces, excavated by the workers
• within one of the artificial form'.
caries which Sir John had provided.
I She lay on her back, with her six
logs turned upward and bent in the
i rigor of death. A crowd of workers
i surrounded her. Some were licking
her, as though in loving care of her,
toilet. One would nip an antenna,
another a. leg. and thus by various
solleitations they sought to arouse
her. It was curious, and touching as
well, to watch them methods of ex-
pressing their inanifest emotion.
"They have not yet accepted the
fact," said Sir John, "that their
queen is realty dead. Indeed, I doubt
11 they are fully persuaded tbereof.
They have been surrounding her, and
trying to get some responses front
her ever since she died" And thus
et was still when we left the royal
death roam.—N. Y. Sun, ,
feet
dis-
inful
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Sel'eep
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the
Derrell Ladies' College, 8t.
Catharines, Ont.
The C.hristinas closing concert of
this college was a fine succoss. The
a.tendance of the citizens was good,
and many expressed their surprise at
the emcees; and ability of the stu-
dents that tom pert in the pro-
gramme. showing as it did fine talent
in the teaching.[P. Large tla r
n
s
g um-
bers of the people of the city seem
only lately to realize that privileges,
equal to be had anywhere exist in
DemiIl College, and at,re ,beginning to
avail themselves of the oppertunities
that are at hand. An increased at-
tendance is expected when it open*
on Jan. 6th. It is worth while in-
quiring after this school, where
there are daughters to be educated„
as we understand that special rates
are given, !minding an extensive
Ceruse.
In a Larrikin Sunday School.
The London Express says Heise,
Chitty gives some funny sayings of
her eeholars in a. "larrikin" Sunday;:
school upon the occasion of their
first seeing a clergyman 1n all the
glory of ecclesiastical vestments;
"Miss," asked a. small girl, "why,
do 'o wear 'is sash round 'is neck in-
stead of on 'is waist?"
The comment of another little,
maid was more original;
"When the angel brought '!m the
white robe. wot a pity 'e left the
wings Wind in 'eaven."
And yet a third, with an obvious
scoff ; '
"Can't think what 'e wanted ae
pinny for, 'o 'adn't nothing under-
neath but an ugly old petticoat. D
know, cos I watched 'inn took it off,
three a (*.l•a.ck in the door."
mall, but Mi;;hty.
Thera' are four little words in the
la ngun gc
That voluxaes oS meaning express,
And we find oftentimes in their utt-
tern nee
11ie magical power they possess.
They have made or marred lives
without number
And settled grave questions e
state,
And so potent. for good and for e'tl
Their nee is the passport to Pate.
Do you know which they aro and
their meaning ?
MD sure you leave made n shrewd
guess
That these four little words you are
using
Are plate "will" and "won't',"
"no" and "yes."
—Bertha Stine.
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After the wedding bells have ceased
(their ringing and the happy brides
have returned to their homes the ser-
ious side of married life presents it -
Neff to them'/, and a few words on the
seemingly little things which often
*tun out to be gr'eo,,t things may not
be misplaced.
No amount of advice given to a girl
before marriage will avail much. She
of necessity, in a rapt dream' of
delight and expectancy. „She sees
everything through rose-colored spec-
tacles. Troubles ? Oh, yes, of course.
She supposes everybody has troubles
vometime, and no doubt something of
the sort will come to her ; but then
with John to stand by her, why, how
perfectly simple ! They won't be trou-
bles at all. John, as everyone knows,
is not Iike other men. Other men may
say caustic things concerning the cof-
fee, a nd when the biscuits are passed
they may refer to the kind mother
used to make, but John never would
be so rude. For doesn't John admit
he thinks she is an angel ? So she goes
blissfully on, perhaps making her own
wedding dress, sewing in all the beau-
elful thoughts of her John, how happy
they will ben and 011, how different
from most of the married people of
her acquaintance! They never will
cease to be lovers; no, indeed; and
John will be just as tender and care-
ful of her and love to wait upon her
fully as much after five years of mar-
ried Iile as he does now. Of this she
is quite certain. And so she dons her
bridal gown and with a proud and
happy heart goes to meet her John.
The beautiful, solemn words are
spoken, they belong to each other for
better, for worse. hi sickness and in
health ; the rice and the old shoes
are thrown; and she and John are
one.
The Attertnatb.
After the first bright days of ec-
static happiness aro over, John dis-
covers that he hasp't married an
angel tit all, but what is, or sbould
be, infinitely better—a woman. At
the same time his wife discovers that
far from baying a god for a compan-
ion„ she has a flesh -and -blood human
being—Just an ordinary man. Jolili.
however, can be made to think his
wife: is an angel, and she should see
ton that she approaches the angelic
ae nearly as possible.
Do not feel grieved that your hus-
band shows a lively interest in some-
thing besides yourself. lie knows now
he oaai see you whenever be willies
t o. It was different, of course, in his
courtship days, when only at stated
inttervals could he behold the light
of your countenance. Life is made up
of many things besides iovhrg
phrases and kisses, and he is the fust
to realize it. A sensible woman will
not sit down and feel sorry for her-
self, she will not meet her husband
with a sinned -against look, and re-
proach him for his neglect, but she
will make an effort, so strong an ef-
fort that it will bo successful, to
realize that his love for her is no less;
that he has many interests which she
has/ not had heretofore, and she will
greet hit, with a smile ; ,she will en-
courage him in all his little paetimes,
and it will be her pleasure to interest
herself in them.
Things She Must Do,
If she would keep her husband
her lover, she will allow, him to
wait upon her, and do all the lit-
tle things for her vehicle used to
give them 'both so much pleasure.
Women, in their groat love fer
their husbands, desire to serve
them, and they make the fatal mis-
take of giving way to the desire.
The Scotch say men cannot be chiv-
alrous without opportunities to
cultivate the /quality. This does not
mean that women should impress
their husbands with their helpless-
ness and carry it to the point of
the ridiculous, as in the case of the
:lean who called the maid, saying,
"Take some t$f 'the sugar out of
the sugar howl; it's so heavy Ma-
mie can't lift it."
The Mother-in-law Question
Above all things, the wife should.
be loyal to her husband, else the
two aro not rightly ane. At John's
first cross word let her hat go
weeping home to her mother to
tell herr of her great unhappiness
and eohr's brutal qualities. As is
nature:, the mother will think the
daughter much abused and will at-
tempt to straighten out the tan-
gle. Ne, mann is going to brook lei-
terforence from his mother-ix*laty,
alt least for any length of time,
a;nci what could have been smoothed
'Aver in a short time, had the wife
exercised common sense, is likely
to widen into a breach that cannot
be boa,.led. The young wife •ought
not to descant upon her husband's
peculiaritdes to the neighbors. To
use a homely phrase, it Is none of
their buelness. If John is Jcept late
at the office, and his were has her
suspicions, let her keep them to
8arerself and not confide them to
bier beet friend. 1'n fact, .let her
Ms
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"
So many wives think, "Well, n
I have a husband, nothing mor
to be done." Nothing could be m
foolish, more senseless. Everyth
is to be done. Sthe makes a 1
mistake who becomes careless
her personal appearance. ' If
was painstaking before marring
gain a husband, how much m
careful should she be after ma
age to keep him ! The orth
Jervis have a custom, according
Zangwill, which compels a wo
immediately after marriage.
shave her head of all Kier nat
hair and don a wig, frequently h
ous, in order that she may
gain the admiration of other
forgetting," says }Jr. Zang
"that their husbands are
men."
Easy to be a Good Wife.
It is very simple and easy t
a gonad wife, when one wishe
do so. The husband should feel
to tell his wife his business c
and she should be capable of
pathizing with him, and enter
all his plans with zest. Let
wear the little bow in her
which so taught his fancy
suitor ; let her be happy ; let
be cbeerful and greet him wi
smile, j.nstea,ci of a frown, if h
late in his home. coming, and i
safe to say his love and ten
noes will enfold her all the t
oI her life.
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these, and en . ., tes
and the flour alternately, beating
well. Batter a mould, leaving room
for •the pudding to swell, and .ball
for five hours steadily. If ,)
the ,lyd-
I ding is allowed to get cool foe ev n
one Minute there will be hoc
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DISPOSITION. t.
It is told of Madame Argo, who
was so infatuated with the pianist
Liszt in his younger days, that sbe
said to a reproaching friend: "Do
not blame me for seeking distrac-
tions outside my home I bilge a hus-
band buried up to his ears in busi-
ness. It broke my heart to find that
he did not know his own children.
He did not even know bow many
of them there were."
A portly, handsome man, whom I
knew in New York, had gone in a
carriage to a children's party to
bring home his little daughter, says
a writer In Sunny South. He went
about the room, looking bewildered-
ly at the groups of children, until a
little girl stepped forward and said:
"Why, papa, don't you know- me?"
"Now I do," he said. Then turning
to tyle hostess with a weary smile,
he added: "To tell the truth, 1 see
my children so seldom T can hardly
tell th otherlittle em f;'om 1 t,,le ones when
I see them away from home. Business
absorbs me so 11laven't time to get
acquainted with my family."
He was a Wall street man,
with ball a dozen irons in the fire,
and two clubs besides.
A woman distinguished In social
and literary circles ioniessed that
she had never studied the disposi-
tiens of her children. "Suzette, their
bonne, knows them better than I,"
she said. "1 am really sorry and
ashamed that I have no time to get
better acquainted with them."
Sthe was a member of a literary
club and a musrical society, and sec-
retary of a charitable association
for looking after orphan children—
this while her own were almost as
badly off for a mother's personal
care and influence as the .orphans,
whose sad lot she portratyed In touch-
ing little speeches at the meetings
of the association.
Society slakes so many demands
upon us, sigh those ladies in the high-
er walks of life. And, indeed, this is
true. These demands are not al-
ways or chiefly of a frivolous nature.
The society woman who .fills her
place is a being of use and influence.
She is a patron of the arts; she
sets in motion charitable enterprises
and makes these popular and suc-
cessful ; she encourages literature ;
she gives grace and bennty and re-
finement to life. Yet it is true that
all these duties and.occupations may
infringe upon her supreme duty—
that of giving the most of herself
to her children. Neither "Hennes" nor
governesses can supply the place of
the mother's pommel care and sub-
tle sympathy.
--
The Dainty Rusk.
Among the daintiest and most de-
licious of drat /broads for breakfast
or luncheon 10 the rusk. The making
of rusk is aimaet a lost art, ,pre-
served only among the cooks oh the
south. Here are directions for mak-
ing weep and appetizing little rusks
which will ,bo found most satisfac-
tory if closely followed: Dissolve a
small cake of compressed yeast in
a gill ori warm.. water, Put a pint of
(wash sweet milk in a large ;bowl,
' add a teaspoonsful of salt and sift
in enough flour to make a light
hatter, then stir in the yeast, cover
ilio /bowl with a towel, stand It in
: d�W?5t l;i ria r3GTTN/:.1L :8811'
ear I That's "
world," --in anything t
fit and finish too, in
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the greatest thing in, the
hat's worn. You get style,
-But thc; one thing we emphasize is their
awing Qualities..
"Granby Rubbers wear Aire iron."
Mrs. F. Wright, of Oelweisl,
®
I® is
Iowa, another onef the
e
million woolen who have been
restored to health by Lydia E.
Plaid-11=9z.,Vegetable Compound.
A Young New York Lady Tells
of a wonderful Cure:—
" My trouble was with the ovaries;
I am tall, and the doctor said I grew
too fast for my strength. I suffered
dreadfully from inflammation and
doctored continually, but got no help.
I suffered from terrible dragging sen-
sations with the most awful pains low
down in the side and pains in the back,
and the most agonizing headaches.
No one knows what I endured. Often
I was sick to the stomach, and every
little while I would be too sick to go
to work, for three or four days; I work
in a large store, and I suppose stand-
ing on my feet all day made me worse.
"At the suggestion of a friend of
my mother's I began to take Lydia
E. Pinkhaxn's Vegetable Com-
pound, and it is simply wonderful.
I felt better after the first two or three
doses ; it seemed as though a weight
was taken off my shoulder& ; I con-
tinued its use until now I can truth-
fully say I am entirely cured. Young
girls who are always paying doctor's
bilis without getting any help as I did,
ought to take your rneclicine. It
costs so much less, and it is• sure to
cure them. — Yours truly, AD'.ELAInn
PRAM, 174 St. Ann's Ave., New York
City."—$5000 forfeit If original of abouo tatter
moaina oonulneness cannot bo produced.
streaks in it. Ea,t with hard sauce.
This is as rich es a plum pudding
and somewhat resembles it,—New
York Evening Post.
A Potato Fancy.
:Baked 'potatoes with cheese are rcl-
is1led as a change. Select large ,pota-
toes, scrub ;well, and bake until done.
Cult them in half and temp out with-
out breaking the skins. Bash and
beat up lightly .with salt, pepper, a
little cream or milk, and grated
cheese. rat ,the skins and brawn in
the oven. These are said to be very
easily dlgested.—N, Y. Evening Post,
The Collarless Corsage.
The decree of the collarless cote-
sage ,has gone a long way ;to
advancing the cause of the d
toilet, adeletion of this detail
Ing at once for a distinctive de
Doss and dressiness. Again,
eluito of recent days, there has
newt valuable assistance In the s
of the pelerine, a. thing most
ably adjustable, that suffices o
self to immediately alter the a
of the most decollete bodice.
pelerine of the present hour 1
shapely enough seduction, one
fining the shoulder line sharply
boldly, and thereby balancing
subsequent characteristic droop
the bend of the shoulders. But, 1
ever fabricated, the pelerine I
bewitching addition that leans t
pleturesque, while in jet it ha
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especial plea to our consideration In
tate cause of the theatre gown. --
Paris correspondent.
railer Skirts
The predietiuii of extra fullness In
tile new skirts is becoming marked
by favor among fair P1arisiennes.
The shapely, well -Gut upper portion
envelope the hips and is even more
charmingly accentuated by the lower
broad flat pleats in the back, a wide
box pleat forming the centre of the
corsage and skirt decorated on each
side by a, smaller pleat. Braided
trimmings or passementerie is also
a• mode likely to be much in vogue.
'They give length and preserve, the
straight line in front, which con-
tinues to be cultivated. -Paris con.
respondent; •
'Sirs. Dooley's Advice. •
"An' phwere is the' • ohilder this
m.arin—
Teresa an' Patrick an' Mike ?"
"All, shure, an' Oi slapped Patrick
lasht avenin'
An' tbey'v,e all gawn out on a
sthrike."
"An' if thot be th' case, Missus
Casey,
They will surely come back after
grub,
An' if It wags me, 01'11 be thinkin'
IDed go on n, sthrike wid, a club."
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Fashki Notes.
1•!ealee•i••1•444.1.3• to 3•-r•i••II•.•$••3•+1•,1••eeee
Many of the new collars have the
little tabs in front studded with
tiny steel buckles or silk buttons.
Glove handkerchiefs, which until
last season were shown only amone,
exclusive goods, are found this year
in great variety.
Lisle thread stockings with em-
broidered front, lace insteps and ,ace
anktes, are pretty to wear with
fancy house sboes and slippers.
The most admired new inr is
squirrel head, a lovely, soft fur,
smoke color, and wonderfully smart
when relieved with ermine or chin-
chilla. Squirrel back and moleskin
ere also very fashionable, and per-
fectly new. -- —
•
(There is a new hair binder on the
market. It is a combination of two
small tortoiseshell combs, which op-
erate on the principle of a scissors
and have a little curved stem at
one end to which an artificial curl
or switch. may be attached.
Siberian squirrel fur Is a promin-
ent element of millinery depart;-
ments. A hat with a soft crown of
blue velvet has a broad brim) of the
gray fur which finishes in wide tabs
held close to the hair by a long steel
ornament. The lining is shirred blue
satin. . ---
1& lot of ribbon embroidery is used
on evening gowns. It is effective in
all cases, dainty on a foundation of
mousseline de sole, and rich 013 bro-
cades. It is sometimes combined with
paillettes, for paillettes are' core -
lug back Into favor. On adinner
gown of white brocade is an embroi-
dery of several shades of red ribbon
combined with red paillettes. The
dress is trimmed with a lot of white
chiffon flounces and touches of red
velvet. ribbon.—Paris cor.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. 1
JANUARY 4, 19011.
Paul and Silas at Philippi.—Acts 16.4 2
Study Acts 10:16114.
Commentary.—l. An evil spirit cast
out (vs. 16-18). The misaionn.ries
made their home at the house of
Lydia) (see 1�w
')a they
contin-
ued
rtin
-
ued to preach the gospel stet Philippi.
They had good success and in this
city tho first Christian Church In
Europe was founded. Bat their great
victories did not come about with-
onit great opposition. Teere was in
the city a certain damsel who was
a fortune-teller, who brought her
masters great gain. This slave girl
followed the missionaries' and cried
after 'them. Paul was grieved be-
cause of this and commanded the evil
spirit to conte out of .her. And he
came out the same :lour.
11. eeaul and Seas arrested (vs. 19-
21.). After t' -e evil spirit heel left
the girl she no longer had power
to make mangy for .her mestere by
fortune-telling. 'his made her 111 11,0 -
tors angry, and they eeiaed Paul and
Silas and dragged thebefore the
magin' strates into the market -place,
where legal business was transacted.
111, Paul and Silas beaten and im-
prisoned (vs. 22-21). 22. Multittele
rose up -An excited mob. This was
done without any form of law. The
very magistrates who were affect-
ing such great seat for the law were
among the first to disregard it.
Rent eft their :.l<'tt'i'e—They violent- ,
lei tore the clothes off Paul and Silas.
Beat t'herr.—'flho weeds mean to "beat
with rads" (2 Cor. Ei. �':,). 7Elho Roman T
custom was to inflict bdatv,s upon the'
naked body.
28. Many stripes — Toro Roman
punishment was net limited to
"forty stripes sago one," like that
of the Jews. c c
24. 'Thrust them—All sore and t
bleeding, Inner prison—The dungeon t
—a deep, damp, chilly cell, far un-
derground, opening only at the top,
Without the fresh air or light.—
ce of
ARDENT
Strained -lis Back and was Sent
I•-iolne in Agony
Laid up all Winter, but Dodd'r4 Sid-
hey Pills put Pita on His Feet Again
and Now He is Completely Cured.
Indian Brook, 'Victoria. Co., N, S.,
Dee. 1d.—(Specie l•)—Angus D. McDon-
ald', son of the postmaster here, is
prominent among those in this lies-
tric,t who swear by Dpdd's Kidney
Pills ate a sure cure for those terrible
pe"igi, in the back teett are one of the
sect a eremptoms of Kidney Disease.
A_ *I Mr. McDonald has good reason
leer the stand he takes.
While at work in the coal pits .be i
strained his back, a, 1 was sent borne
in an agony of pain. 'ri,e nearest doc-
tar, twenty-five miles away, was sent
for, but he could do little to relieve '
his suffering. This was in October, !
1901, and Ile couldn't do a hand's turn
of work till the spring of 1902. i
Then a liateikeeper advised him to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. That hotel- !
keeper didn't see him again till last
August, and then his first question
was, "Angus., how's your back '1" -As
'
well as ever it warms" answered Angus,
"What cured it ?" "Dodd's Kidney ,
Pills cured me completely."
And the Postmaster at Indian
Brook is alway3 ready to testify to
the truth of his son's streement.
Pains in the Back, Lumbago, I thea-'
mutism, Dropsy and heart Disease
are caused by diseased Kidneys. j
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure them. e
force of the earthquake. Foundation
Mlmken—, ,= God shook the Nun
teatimes of that old prison so Ile is
dill able to shake the foundations o
every power or influence arrayed
agai•nist Ills truth and the spread of
the game. iri ti,P earth. UP need lhawi
no fear of infidelity or false reli-
gone. Jehovah lives and reigns. Doors
were operha a etc.—Tile chains were
made fast to the wall and the shock
which burst asunder tile bolts of the
doors e1io rel crs-cI the fastenings
whbch held the chains in the masonry.
Y. The jailer converted r:vnxxvii-
34). 27. Awaking—Tile praying and
singing did not awake him bat the
earthquake did. He evidently slept in
full view of the prison doors. Drew
out his word—Th( Ilomen law trans-
ferred to the jafler the punishment
duo to an escaped prisoner.
28. Paut cried—Anticipating the
j;tiier'i3 fear, for his own safety, .Paul
raised hie voice to secure attention
at once. (lie purpose of suicide was a
great sin. All here—"Strnr:ge for a
prisoner to be solicitous about his
keeper. But Paul was patesionately
trying to sem men, and the whole
gospel is an appeal to men to do
themselves vo harm"
29. Called for a light—Which could
be carried in the hand. This care for
his welfare begat a. tenderness in the
heart of the keeper. It was the arrow
of conviction which had reached his
soul. Caine treanblinig—Not for his
life or his office, but for his soul,
which be felt was in danger of eter-
nal lose.
80. Brought them cut --"Frons the
inner prison. where they were con-
fined in the stocks, into the court
of the prison, or into his own ti.part-
ments, having no. fear that they
would esna•pq, but rather eonvinced
that trod wits overruling all things
for them." Sirs—The Greek word im-
plies ten acknowledgment of great u at � -
1 m t 511-
etc.—The
p
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g
peir.iority.
11. Ikliuve, etc.—The sum of the
whole gospel : the covenant of grace
int a few words.
;t2. Spake unto (Ern—Then they
proceeded, more at leisure, to pour
into his attentive ears the history
of Jesus Chrioxt, to declare His doc-
trine, and to explain what it was
to believe in Him.—Kit'to.
33. Washed their stripes—"Be had
not concerned himself about their
suffering condition wben he put
thew into elle inner prison ; bat,
no1v that Iris sins were washed
away, his brought was to minister
tot
he needs of those who were in-
strumental in his salvation."
34. :Set meat—As they were the
instruments of bringing health to
his soul, he became the Instru-
ment of health to their bodies.
Teachings.—"'Wicked men delight
in making good men suffer. Ali that
t'hristians suffer for Jesus' sake
will work fol' their good rind hod's
glory. Suffering Christians often
reach the hearts of more sinners
than those do who are free from
trial. Christians find a )rouse of
praise wherever they go."
Piiax•cTICAL SURVEY.
The gospel interferes with the
pians of the waked "ti'liile Paul and
his companions were preeehiug the
gospel at h lippi they met a, poor
girl " possessed with u. spirirt of
divination"—a divining deruun, or
evil spirit, under the effluence of
which she professed to foretell fu-
ture events.Her masters received
mucli gain by her fortune telling.
"Men are mare allx101114 to iinow
tree fortunes than their duty."
Goopel work arouses opposition and
brings iter,- .cution. "They caught
Rani and ,.ran," ate. "And the' nee -
Wade rose up steetintit their:" (verses
I3-24). Tile carnally minded, the
lete:;ning, the nue rupulous rejecters
of truth and violators of morality
unite in opposition to the gospel.
The glorious deliverance. "'God is
greater than kings, or•,prisons, or all
earthly pat.er8, and can deliver His
'hildren when ,11e will," 1t is not in
lie power of the wicked to make
.he righteous ul,h,a1ppy or deprive
hem of communion with Clod. From
within that deep, dark, stifling, pes-
ilentiai, old Pli.li/ppian dungeon 1'aul
and Silas broke out into prayer and
palms to the Gold in Witten they,
trusted for deliverance.
The great question Wheat must 11
de, to be staved ? is 00 meet Import_
ant . Question alt accountable lta�ble being
can consider.It involves his highest
interest in time and in eternity. It
is an important period in a person's
life when the Spelt of God convinces
him ittat ha is lost, that lie needs
salvation,. 'and earnestly inquires
how bo . may ebtain it,
fla:lvation by teeth. "Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ apd thou shalt ,bo
saved, • was St. Pa.ul's reply to the
penitent jailer's inquiry. Clod's plan
'of 'salvation must be accepted.
SIR JOHN'S QUEEN ANT.
Charming Little Story by Dr.
fleury C. McCook. ,
Bev. Dr. iii'. C. McCook, of th1a.city,
writing iin :the Independent, of a,'visit
to Sir John Lubbock in London,
says:
This distinguished naturalist Lad
sxlcceeded lin ;reserving two ant
queens of Formica fuscat to a greca4
age, one of these having reached
the vast antiquity of over 1L9,
years. Her longevity was due to the
careful protection extended by Sir,
John, and his attendants; for it is
true of emmet herds, as well as of
domestic animals, that they thrive
under human protection. As, 1 greet-
ed Sir John on the morning re-
ferred to, in response to an invitation
to breakfast with him and some of
ills friends, I inquired at ogee about
the heallth of his ancient queen.
"Alas! Doctor," he replied, "I have
sad news. My old queen is dead."
"Bead 1" I exclaimed,; "that is sad
news, indeed. When did she die ?"
"Only last night," was the re-
sponse. "And I have not yet told
even my wife about it. for I dare
say elle will feel as badly over the
lose as I clic"
Perhaps ties may seem trivial tot
s the ordinary lay mind ; but to Sin
- i John and to the writer it was a mat-
t ter of some, moment, for it ended one
f ; orf the most interesting experiments
as to the prolonged Iife of inverte-
br:bt0 creatures that the world hag
ever known.
"May I see the queen ?" I asked.
"Yes, she is just here in the ad-
joining room."
Turning aside from the waiting
company of eminent persons who
were to sit with us at breakfast,
we went: to see the dead queen. She
was In one of the chambers, or open
spaces, excavated by the workers
• within one of the artificial form'.
caries which Sir John had provided.
I She lay on her back, with her six
logs turned upward and bent in the
i rigor of death. A crowd of workers
i surrounded her. Some were licking
her, as though in loving care of her,
toilet. One would nip an antenna,
another a. leg. and thus by various
solleitations they sought to arouse
her. It was curious, and touching as
well, to watch them methods of ex-
pressing their inanifest emotion.
"They have not yet accepted the
fact," said Sir John, "that their
queen is realty dead. Indeed, I doubt
11 they are fully persuaded tbereof.
They have been surrounding her, and
trying to get some responses front
her ever since she died" And thus
et was still when we left the royal
death roam.—N. Y. Sun, ,
feet
dis-
inful
ee9—
filth
hole
Sel'eep
ssed
tsig-
'yous
:n to
it of
God
press -
t all
the
Derrell Ladies' College, 8t.
Catharines, Ont.
The C.hristinas closing concert of
this college was a fine succoss. The
a.tendance of the citizens was good,
and many expressed their surprise at
the emcees; and ability of the stu-
dents that tom pert in the pro-
gramme. showing as it did fine talent
in the teaching.[P. Large tla r
n
s
g um-
bers of the people of the city seem
only lately to realize that privileges,
equal to be had anywhere exist in
DemiIl College, and at,re ,beginning to
avail themselves of the oppertunities
that are at hand. An increased at-
tendance is expected when it open*
on Jan. 6th. It is worth while in-
quiring after this school, where
there are daughters to be educated„
as we understand that special rates
are given, !minding an extensive
Ceruse.
In a Larrikin Sunday School.
The London Express says Heise,
Chitty gives some funny sayings of
her eeholars in a. "larrikin" Sunday;:
school upon the occasion of their
first seeing a clergyman 1n all the
glory of ecclesiastical vestments;
"Miss," asked a. small girl, "why,
do 'o wear 'is sash round 'is neck in-
stead of on 'is waist?"
The comment of another little,
maid was more original;
"When the angel brought '!m the
white robe. wot a pity 'e left the
wings Wind in 'eaven."
And yet a third, with an obvious
scoff ; '
"Can't think what 'e wanted ae
pinny for, 'o 'adn't nothing under-
neath but an ugly old petticoat. D
know, cos I watched 'inn took it off,
three a (*.l•a.ck in the door."
mall, but Mi;;hty.
Thera' are four little words in the
la ngun gc
That voluxaes oS meaning express,
And we find oftentimes in their utt-
tern nee
11ie magical power they possess.
They have made or marred lives
without number
And settled grave questions e
state,
And so potent. for good and for e'tl
Their nee is the passport to Pate.
Do you know which they aro and
their meaning ?
MD sure you leave made n shrewd
guess
That these four little words you are
using
Are plate "will" and "won't',"
"no" and "yes."
—Bertha Stine.
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