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ENGLISH. SCHOOLBOY STORIES.'
SoMe Very GootiTI cliOtealekser.V0:11 By Au RE-
'
,Dr. Maonamara, an ex -teacher, ap-
peared recently at the Coburg Read
Board School, Old Kent road, England,
and delighted an audience with anec-
dotes bearing upon board school hu-
mor.
He began by telling a story against
himself. He win; recently at a prize
diatribution, at ' Kennington Road
Board School, and told the. boys that
he would not see them again for twelve
'months. He Ventured to express a
hOpe thdt, in the meantime, they would
behave themselves and aot get into
mischief ; one boy, evidently regarding
him as wishing the. company the com-
plimentre of the season, replied, "The
same to You, • sir. For precooity, how-
ever, the boy wile Wei being examined
in mental arithmetic). in an Beat Lam-.
bath school 'surpassed the Kennington
seholaX. " Supposing," asked the exam-
iner, " there were six glasses of beer
on this table, and yOur father drink
.one, how many would remain?' To this
a, boy replied, " None, sir,''• The inspec-
tor chided the puidli with the remark,
"You don't Anew the simplest men-
ial arithmetic," but the retort came
promptly, " No ; and you dOn't know
my father, sir," •
There Vas an eleinerit of 'frankness
about the boy who Wa.s being question-
ed on a scientific Jenbject. II • was im-
possible, the budding student declar-
ed, for the sun to shine at night.
" Bat," remarked the inspector, "atip..
posing I 'said I -saw it V" and' bre was
startled to hear the rejoinder. " Well,
sie, should think you were very
driink." Natural "history has, accord-
ing to Dr. Macnamara, produced more
than one unconscious wag in the ranks
of board school pupils. One juVenile
was asked to name the partieular place
ill which the oatrich laid its eggs, and
his queetioner* was solemnly inform-
ed that it was in the schnol museum,
There was, too, an element of piriliancy
in the answer off the boy as to the
dlefiention of a pilgrim. " A .pilgrini,"
said the boy, "is a man who trarels
froln place to place," " I do that,"
said the insPeotcrr ; " tim I 'a pilgrim 1"
The einawer came, " No; sir ; a pilgrim
is a good man.".
trile011ScibiTif-hurmor among is
11,:et, said' Dr. Macnamara, so marked as
a.mong boys, Yet the girl who receiv-
ed as a prize a book entitled "Our 'Fee-
thered Friends," from the Bishop of
London showed the nature and scope a
her reading when she remarked to his
lordship that she was not quite certain
Whether our feathered friends were
red ladle= Or angels. In another in-
stance a girl in a domestic economy
°lass gave the following directions for
sweeping a room: "Cover up the fur-
niture with (hist sheets, scatter damp
tea -leaves over the carpet, then care-
fully sweep the room into a dustpan and
throw it'out of the window."
111IOFIRST DALLOON TRIP.
The greatest height ever reached in
a balloon was 26,180 fset; two of the
three aeronauts 'who made the ascent
Were suffocated,
HallSick
Many persons have their good
day and their bad day. Others'
ire about half sick all the time.
They have headache, backache,
and ate restless and nervous.
Food does not butte good, and
the digestion is poor; the skin
is dry and sallow and disfigured
With piniples Or engine:is;
Sleep brings no rest and work
IS burden.
What 11 the Mee of sli this?
Impure blood. It
And the remedy?
It dears out tho channels
through 'which 1501$0110 *re
carried from the body: When
all impurides ate removed front
tho blood ?littera takes right hold
and completes the cure. ,
If there is constioadont take
Ayer's Pills. They awaken the
,drowsy action of the !Ivor; they
billoestiCilii.
Wei ENO OHM&
t011Yta (J1 WI most camera *billet/ma *
'We hive the mirth% invionist
no 'Cauca stated. writertsoyan
;Nauman year oats, Tot inn Go
CAGInntrAfgropijnn
"14 iLOWG4
1114TIO HOM ea . a ea o ac is a p0Wer
lanother chemical that Should be In ev*
"4111/4""16' ery houeehold. Th15 softens the wat.
er, °leashes the teeth and aweetens the
br th S li 11 id I f I
,diatafeetant, and is perfeetly harm -
94 -
On the Farm. itji
DIPLOMATIC CURIOSITIES.
0
lees and ohne. Permanganate of 40/401150M111106- -vmMAA
'potash ia another excellent disinfest. HOW TO PREPARE INSECTICIDES,
'I Ion of water and place some In eau- Ker 1 1
TO WASH MD BLANEETS. ant, Diasolve two ounces in a gal -
Cut them apart at the fold and rip
off the ribbon binding. This makes
two single blankets which are much
easier to handle in washiug than a
pair. Wash the blanket(' by -them.
selvee on a clear, cool, Bunny day in
early spring, when the air is still, but
is not cool enough to freeze the
blankets. After sousing the blank.
eta fifteen minutes in soapsuds that
are made with white spap and about
a tablespoonful of ammonia to every
gallery* of water, lift them out into
a new "suds" a tritle cooler, and
souse than again for five or ten
minutes. In the next water omit the
soap, but put tu cumnazda. Wring
them through a wringer screwed up
as loosely as possible. If you have
only a small wringer it is better to
press out the water with the hands,
as tight wringing is very injurious to
the soft texture of hlankets. Hang
the blankets while quite wet evenly
an the lines. It is better to streteh
the lower edge on an even strip of
wood, the size of the blankets before
they were washed, and pull them to
the lime length on the line, Let
them hang (until they seera dry, then
hang them in a warm kitchen over-
night. When they are dry finish both
ends of each of the blankets in blanket
stiteh done with an ordinary size
worsted needle with a sharp point,
and Germantown yarn the color of
the stripes in the blanket.
Costume with circular skirt of tan
ladies' Cloth, trinimed with 'a band of
embroidered `cream cloth, forming a
point in front and rising, in back. Eton
jacket of taffetas has slightly pointed
fronts, and is trimmed with revers and
collar of embroidered ladies' cloth.
Material reauired, 48 inches wide, 5
yardst•taffetas, 2g inches wide, 4 yards.
SILVER POLISH. • ,
A good liquid polish is by far the
meet easily used, and may be ,made at
home with very little troUble. Pur-
chase a pound of whiting from any
painting supply establishment. This
will only cost five cents. Sift the
whiting -into a large bowl,' add to it
four ounces of spirits of turpentine.
two ounces of spirits of wine, one
ounce of spirits of camphor and half
an ounce of spirits of he.rtshorn. Mix
thoroughly and it will become creamy
in appearance. When this stage is
reached it is ready to bottle. When
yon wish to use it shake the bottle
thoroughly, then pour some out into a
saucer. Apply it liberally with a soft
cloth and stand the artiela away until
it; is dry. Rub the powder off with a
dry cloth and polish the article with a
chamois. 11 this cleaning is dpne at
regiilar intervals it will be very easy
to keep the houtiehold silver in per-
fect condition. A piece of camphor
kept in 'the bag Or box in which the
extra silver is kept will; keep it from
tarnishing. •
, .
STUDY YOUR CHILDREN.
Have you not often thought as you
have seen other people's Children mkt.
behave at the table, or have seen
them carried screaming trona the room
to be put to bed, that you would like
to have the training of that child your-
self for awhile, and see .how different
it would appearr says a. writer. •
Do not believe. as we are often told,
that they are naturally bad tempered
and cross. They come to us just as
sweet teMpered and gentle as they
leave the haiads of Cod, and all the
evil tempers, and frowns and cross
words are the reflections of ourselves.
Have you ever thought of itY Think
of it the next time that youi see a
mother dealing with ber child, and if
you kno* them both sufficiently well
to be able to look back, YOU: will
find you can recall a time when those
harsh words fell from the mother's
lips within hearing of the little one.
Not many days ago two sisters,
aged four and two were playing to-
gether, and the elder called to the
younger: "Come here!" in LW pleasant
tone of voice. The little one looked
around, but failed to respond to the
ungen tie command.
"Come here!" the elder repeated,
louder than before, and this time the
face was overshadOVred bY an uglir
frown, The mouth was drawn into
harsh lines, and the foot was stamped
Impatiently, The little one stole
quietly up to the Side of the other
and looked wonderingly up into the
distorted face, and the big blue eyes
filled with tears. The mother sat
by unheeding, and the unecintrolled
little temper had gained another,
notch, and had fastened itself by an -
Other tendril.
I dislike above all things to see an
elder child, allowed to tyrannize over
a smaller, and to tease it; remem-
bering my own dxperience and how
my temper, over which I never had
too good contred, was tried by an
elder brother being allowed to tease
me; in a "harmless" way.
Mothers, study your children more,
if the last fashione and the least faney
work must be neglected for this more
ComMon and every day study. Yen
will not be the •only one to profit
thereby.
HOUSEHOLD OHEMICALS.
A.romonia is a (sheep and harralesa
chemical that should te olways kept
in the 'mime. A. few drape tatty be .
added to the water and tuied for waah.
trig woodWork, paints and catpete, ttl•
so for waahing dishes and glees. It
le excellent for cleaning children**
and is * disinfectant. Borax la 1
tiers In the sick room. It is also ex- ter 1-2 lb soap and, boil till soap is
cellent for flushAng iduke and drains. ' '
_ all diaeolved; then add 2 gals kero-
nole i ensulsify by churning or beating
RUSSIAN MOVES IN ASIA. it rapidly with an egg -beater, or, bent
of all, with a little force pump. When
84"1111""" er me yeomen t" wen" me nothing else is at hand, the regular
Britian inaliaii army. spraying purop cap be used, provided
open° emu Sion; Take 1 ga wa-
The derision suddenly arrived at by
the Britieh Government to place the
native troops In India on the mine
footnag as the British in the matter
of armameat, haa caused much Bur -
prise and. a good deal of speouletion
out there, Hitherto the native Indian
troops have Invariably bean aimed
with a weapon, inferior to that in the
hands of the British soldiers; and after
the greab mutiny of 1857 the native
artillery waa abolished, Under a re.
cent resolution of the. British Govern-
ment, however,, thei arming of the
Ooosithas and other specified regi-
ments with, the Lee -Enfield magazine
repeating rifle will take place with
little delay, and a temporary issue of
the Lee-Metford rifles from the reserve
depots. ID India will be made to the
other regimenta, in order that they
may be put through a, course of
instruction in the handling of their
new weapons, preparatory to receiv-
ing the Lee-Entields whicb will be sent.
out to India as fast as they; cars be
turned out of the small arms factories,
This newly -arrived at decision of the
Rritish Government is generally at-
tributed in India to the unsettled state
of Central' Asiatic politics and the
fear of Russian aggresaion on the Per-
sian and Afghan frontiers. In India
the keenest interest is being manifest-
ed the Russian movements whieh
are reported and discussed in the 'baz-
aars, and the visit of the Glijak, a Bus-
man gunboat of 983 tons, to Bunder
Abbas ati the entrance of the Persian
Gulf to take, in 300 tons of coal that
had been sent there by a Bombay firm
has been; treated hy the whole Indian
press as a matter of great Ingnifi-
canoe. What seems to 'be considered
most reruarkable about this affair is
'the foot that the Giljak bas not space
in hex bunkers for so large a quantity
of coal, and af ter filling, theni and
taking a large quantity, in :tacks as
a deck toad, the rest was left in, depot
al: Bander: Abbas on amount: of the
Busman Government. From this the
vmpression has gone out that Russia
has in this 'way put into effect the
lien she is generally believed to Pos-
sess upon that port,• and. has made it
• permanent coaling station for her
ships of war. One of the Indian pa-
pers), commenting on the Subject, re-
marks that Damian poets have sprung
uP at impoitant points fronx much
smaller beginnings; -and asks, with
o there papers, what the British GoV-
eminent m going to de abont it. '
The arming of the native troops with
the Lee -Enfield /magazine rifle is re-.
&larded, aa in part, a reply to -this act
of Russia. Other steps, such as the
streng/thening . of the garrisons of
the British fortresses towarillianda-
har, . and, the consolidation of the
frontier districts'l oommands, are con-
sidered tol be in the lame direction.
The recent declaration of the Anmer
of Afgkantistan of loyalty • ta the
British; Government' is also spoken of,
bid nab in eveiry • case so favorably
as it plight! seem. to justify. It is
potnted out -that its phrasecnogy con-
tains nothing that can be regarded
as directly anti -Russian, that in fact
the Ameer commits himself to nothing
and is sitting on the fence. •So far as
the utterances of the Russian press
are concerned, they are the reverse of
unfriendly to Afghanistan„ whose in-
dependent eguitence they describe as
essential to, the accompliebment of
Russia's plans to secure an outlet to
the Indian Ocean, free. from, the in-
tervention 'or control a any foreign
flag, through Persia.
Commenting on the war in South
Africa, the native papers almost with-
out exception, express wishes .for Its
speedy concInsion, being of the opinion
that if lit is protraeted too long, un-
toward events, ;might be produced in
India, already, suffering from ever ex-
tending Tamtne and the plague. At
the same time they are gratified at the
evidence of confidence in -the fidelity
of the Indian army to British rule,
which haa been afforded by the
British Government in the order to
rearm' the; native troops with modern
Weapons. •
CITY OF BANGKOK.,
The Capitol of Siam, the Most Ep-To-nnte
City III the orient.
Bangkok, Siam, is probably the most
up-to-date city in the East. As &re-
sult of the gradual improveraent of
the streets of the city duriug the last
ten years, very many vehicles a all
descriptions are used. The extent of
the city makes travel by carriage al-
most a necessity; hence, Bangkok is
a long way ahead of any other city in
the far Feat in the Use of wheeled
vehiclea. The demand was at first aup-
plied principally from outside sources,
but of late a local industry has been
apringing up, and 90 per Cent. of the
carriages in Wm are now manufaetured
in Bangkok. Without exception, how
ever, they strike the stranger as un
necessarily heavy and elumsy, The
etreeta of the city are perfectly leVel
no peint for miles around being More
than three feet above high-water mark
and, being built of macadam are most
adaptable to the use of liglit-rumning
vehicles a all kinds. MoreoVer, the nit/
tire ponies, which have proVed them-
selVeli best fitted to stand the try-
ing Cliinate, are very small, weighing
only from 500 to 700 pounds, and•hard-
ly Suitable for the heavy vehicles. But
these little animals are used so exclu-
sively that there are not More than
80 WI -sized horses in tbe city. Inview
a these conditions, it would seem that
the different styles, of light -running
vehicleS would prove very desirable If
MCC introduced, The workmanship and
raaterlal must be first-class to meet
tha climate, which changes Very quiek-
ly frora extremely wet to hot and dry;
Ng if well made, there is no doubt
that our vehiele8 Would wear (Otte 48
well aa the ouinberSoMe ones now in
use, While their greater Iightnese and
beauty Would win for them it place In
this market,
HAVE NO trsn FOR THEIR TOES.
if shoes go on forever why should
not oue toes grow together/ We
have no WM for them. We canst
manage them. About one matt in
1,(100 can pelt on hie interossei mug -
°lee and *read out his toes. In the
remaining op9 these Inneeles are as
dead as fiber. They haven't been
need since the infant stuck ids toes
In his mouth and erooned a baby 'song
;withoUt words. If ive Were mittens
all the time the individual control of
our fingers would be lost. Wa eat so
much aoft food that wa have scarcely
any need of teeth. Gums would &n-
ewer every purpose, aS mastication iS
petformed b machiner befo w
begin a meal. There are over 200
distinct moles in the human hodY of
which the beat of us keep about 100 in
prime condition by proper use.
TOY somata IN EGYPT.
Among the objeeta found during
went exesvatione in Egypt was a
whole tompany of wooden soldier* 15
la height.
sufficient quantity is being made. To
avoid the poseibility of having a little
free oil, we may use an (mesa ot soap.
Free kerosene kills foliage. When
ready to spray, dilute the emulsion
with water, regulating the strength
according to the plant tp be sprayed.
As a general rule, lve use about one
Part emuleion to 15 parti of water. In
some experiments emulsion as weak
aa 1-20 and 1-25 and some as strong
as 1-10 were used. While the weaker
solutions gave fairly &oil results,the
1-15 gave the best, the 140 being real-
ly stronger than necessary. Usually
ono thorough spraying is suffident„
la case the work is hastily done, or the
Weeds very active, so that many ef
them escape, two or three applicatione
InaY be necessary. Kerosene emulsion
kills by external contact..
London purple la a by-produot in the
aniline dye factories, and the essential
or active principle is arsenic. To pre-
pare the solution,, simply mix thor-
oughly 1 lb of the poison with 20 gals
of water. While applying, stir fre-
quently so as to give, all parts of the
plant a eolution of equal . strength.
As this is an internal poison, it must
be thoroughly applied, leaving no un-
paisened theme upon which the insect
may Seed.
Paris green is also an arsenical pots -
on. It is prepared for spraying the
same as tendon purple, should be ap-
plied with the same object in view,
and with the same precaution. It may
be made a little stronger. than the
purple solution. Some claim paris
green contains a uniform proportion
cif arsenic, while london purple is oft-
en variable; but ordinarily it is suftici-
ently constant. The chief difference is
that london purple contains mere
soluble arsenic and consequently it
will injure the foliage more readily.
The difficulty may be largely over-
come by adding slaked, lime to the
isolution a short time before Bern'.
lag. . The lime will combine with the
soluble arsenic, thus overcoming the
danger to the foliage, and at the same
time retaining -its poisenous quali-
ties.
Pyrethrum is used. mainly as a dry
powder. In solution use 1 oz to 8 gals
of water and apply as a very. fine
spray. Keep the vessel eontaining
the solution covered as tightly as pos-
sible to prevent the evaporation of
the volatile oil which. is the destruc-
tive principle. •
• .
DETAILS OF MANAGEMENT.
The periods of feeding should he
regular, certain hours being fixed up-
on for that parpose; .but there are.very
few who thus systematically feed their
fowls. Water 'should be kept in the
presence of poultry; at all times, and
it should not only be clean and pure,
but fresh; yet this important matter
is overlooked by many. 'Warmth in
winter and a cool location in sum-
mer are essential tci laying, being as
important as a full supply of feed ;
but every poultry -house Is not eomfor-
table. The prevention of dampness
in the house avoids roup, which is a
terrible scourge in a flock, but the
sinall leaks here and there are not
regarded an dangerous Matters by
the average poultryman. Even the
height .o the roost and the construe.
tion of the nests have more or less
tendency to aftect the profit from
poultry than many 'suppose, for high
roosts cause deformed feet, and poor
nests will not be ocoupied, by the hens
if they can get better places in which
to lay. Those things are seemingly
srnailmatters, which are usually over-
looked, but they are important to sue-
eerm. Poultry should not be expect-
ed to prove profitable without eare
more than other stook and the faot
that a profit is Wen derived from a
frock that has been overlooked is
a strong proof that poulary-raising
can be made to pay well when ponduce-
ed by thoughtful, attentive persons.
It is the small matters that sh.ould re,.
oeive the moat careful attention, 48
the observance of method and system
itsimseusr.e to prove beneficial at all
TRANSPLANTING YOUNG TREES
CAREFULLY.
There is little necessity of losing
trees by resetting. A. large portion
of those loet die because of injury dur-
ing the process. In digging, reinove
the surface soil down to the root sys-
tem. Then dig aroutid the tree out-
side of the mass of roots. Byl cutting
under the roots with a Sharp spade
on smell sidet the tree may be loosened
from the soil with a good supply of
young growing roots. . No matter how
carefully the tree ia dug' many. of the
young feeding roots will be injured
and the supply of sap to the buds and
branches limited. The branches con-
tinu,e to evaporate moisture and as a
consequence the tree is injured.
To prevent this injury anmove the
branches and buds in proportion to the
injury to the roots. Ail Injured roots
should be out off clean with a knife
and the wounds of larger ones painted
over with some waterproof covering.
When the trees are planted. the roots
shmild be placed in a fine, mellow bed
of soil. The ground muat be placed
firmly about the roots in close contact
with every fiber and must be spread
out in tho natural position. If the
soil in which the tree is planted is the
same from which the tree was taken,
set the same depth as it was before.
If it is heavier, set shallow; if lighter
set deeper. The eurface of the eoll
above the roots must be free and light,
80 as to act as a mulch and prevent
emulate° evapotatiOn.
yown••••••.•
THE HORSE'S NOSE.
Dr. Leeny, -who ranks high in Brit.
iiih veterinary circles, says it iti easy
to tell a 'Ore.'s character by the obeli°
of his nose. He Nays that a gently
curved profile and :sensitive, well
pointed ears indicate a high spirited
and gentle aninaal with very little
liability to contract vicious habits. A
dish -faced horse, on the other hand,
by which is meant one that has a
deat in the outline of the noae, may
be set down as Oft the very reverse in
dispoisition to this one described. The
ROMA/I nosed animal, Dr. teeny mays,
is aure to be eafe, though inclined' per+
haps to be alow, bet always Mite and
0 y o get through places that
IWould step faster if not such strong
ones. Further, the boom with a
alight concavity of the profile will be
apt to shy and need mueh eoaxing at
tunes, and a horse that has dropping
eau is apt to be lazy. Thia (taped,
though met not alsva it be t k lit
erally, for a horse that IN naturally
COUratogitte and willing will sometimes
dron hia ear* when he Is very tired.
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Mit 'nuns AND HER MIRE. :v
She, dreamily. -1 am 28 years old day y
after to-pnorrow.
Ile, aatoniehed.--And you would WI a
your age for a box of candy t
1NP.
Ireueig Innieniatistt nom pan- PP
euttnente. er Dm*.
It may seem strange, except to Mom
of about the same age, to call a dip-
lomatist of 10 years of age young; but.
the youngest diplomatist in England
la the minister representing what we
are pleased, to call the youngest coun-
try, Japan and he is just 41, says
CliaMbers' Journal. There Is only one
younger nainiater in all the courts of
Europe, snd he is also a Japanese
Whileter, onlY 96 years of age.
To the general publio the moat ha -
portant thing about an ambassador is
his dress, and the mot important
thing about his dress. ie his sword. The
use that sword is put to, in additien
to its trick of tripping up its wearer
is usually the harmless one (if poking
fires.
In Erigland, when ambsesadors at-
tend the levees held by the Prince of
Wales, or by some other roembez of
the royal family deputed to take his
place, they wear trowiers with a broad
gold band running down one side of
the legs. When, however. an
dkPrieebebrtelehesthe.
• A few patient!, for the Most part
queen be has te
unimportant ones that pride them-
selves on being up-to-date, have re-
fused to allow their representatives to
follow this aatiquateci custom. In
these cases the diplomatist, Aiming
that they must wear something dif-
ferent from their everyday dress,
have decided to wear lavender -colored
trousers with broad gold bands run-
ning down the Seams,
There are two peculiarities of the
American diplomatist. The first is,
that they are even worse paid than
the English diplomatist. The other
is that their ambassadorial dress is
the common or garden eveniwags dress.
Roth of these peculiatities . are sere
points with American ambassadors.
The first envoy of the United States
was Bsnjamin Franklie, master print-
er, He presented himeelf at the
splendid court of Louis XVI.„ at Ver-
sailles. On this occasion the French
king was wearing a coat embroider-
ed with diamonds; the diamonds on
the coat alone were valued at 4200,000,
Franklin appeared in his Sunday
best ; a brown homespun cutaway,
something like our (Waning dress with
the sWallow-tails cut off, brown smalls
reaching to the knees, a white ker-
seymere waistcoat, rough woolen
stockings, a pair of thioksoled shoes
with silver buckles, old-fashioned
frill, fob, etc. •
A suggestion bars been inade that
the ambassadorial dress of the Ameri-
can ministers should, be a replica of
that which Franklin wore on his first
appeararice at, Versailles.
The only people that have any ob-
jections to raise are the ministers who
will have to wear the dre.ss it the idea
is adopted. They imagine they, will
be too much like walking' advertise-
ments. • • • •
Another suggestion; due to the war
fever, is that all American ambas-
sadors should wear the 'uniform' - a
general of the United Statea army.
A curious privilege of an ambassador.
is that he, and he alone, when . dia-
miSsed., may turn his' back to the
sovereign to *hose court he is* ao-
credited. '
Another privilege of the - 'ambas-
sadors is the right of b,eing Ushered
into the royal -presence through fold-
ing doors, both of which .must. be flung
wide open. • No one except an embus.
sector Min • . claim • this privilegK the
moat any non ambassadorial person
can expect is • that ono of the leaves
shall be opened to him.
Another :privilege, capable of 'caus-
ing great inconvenience). is the ambas-
sador's right of admission to the se's-
ereign at anY hour of day or night.
EARTH'S* CENTRE. •
II In Deolnri.il To Ile Hoi.41 n Diamond
By Eecent Invedigniors.
The theory was but lately held that
the center of the earth was " occu-
pied," hy a vacuum, but the recent
and more 'general view has been that
the interior of the glehe, though part-
ly liquid, is for the most part 'solid.
Some have considered , that a Section
through the earth would show -the fol-
lowing: 1. An outer solid envelope.
2. A semi -fluid envelope. 8. A fluid en-
velope.. 4. A. semi -Sulu . envelope. .A
solid nucleus. No. 1 results from a re-
duced temperature oely. No. 2 frame
pressure and temperature not quite
sufficient for liquefaction. No. 9 from
a temperature sufficiently high to pre -
dace complete liquefaction. No. 4 from
a pressure so great as to prevent even
the. terrifio heat which most certain-
ly exists deep -down in the earth from
completely liquefying the material on
which it works. No. 5 from a pressure
which overcomes completely the lique-
fying power even of the maxim.= heat
of tbs interior. This pressure is esti-
mated to be,• at the center ot the
earth, 7,180,598,750 pounds to the
square foot -a pressure so enormous
that no known substances could fuse
beneath it. Even hydrogen at the high-
est passible temperature would, under
such conditions, become as hard as a
diamond. Hence it seems probable that
far from there being a vacuum at the
center of the earth, there is. a mass
et inten.sely solidified matter there.
A. SENSIBLE FAD.
•
The delicate atitches of our grand-
mothers bid fair th be rivalled by the
girls lot to -day, as they have become
most induetrious with needle and
thimble, for hand work is one df the
fads of the day and le in great demand.
No ono would think of having a Batch
of machine work about any of the
dainty liagerie, now so popular, and
anyone who oan "sew a fine aeam" is
the most envied of mortals. Hand-
made work commands exorbitant pric-
es, and the few who have been old-.
fashioned enough to care for anething.
so commonplace are now reaping their'
reward, while sewing lessons are be-
ing indulged in by all their friend%
and for a time at least sewing will
have a conspicuous place in the edu-
cation of the up-to-date girl. Indeed,
even in the kindergarten they are
teaching the little children the correct
method of sewing on buttons, and
doubtless the fair maid and her roll
of ruffling. will be as inseparable as
they were in colonial days. It is forte, -
nate that the tide has turned in favor
of the needle, for dark clouds of ap-
prehension have been gathering In the
minds of the gown makers of to -day
with regard to the modistes of this fue
bare, as girls who wish to become ap-
prentices are as scarce as tha prover-
bial hen teeth, ati the following will
Illustrate: ,A. high-class dresemaker,
whose corps of essistants had been
growing beautifully less, advertised
tor sewing girls in one oil the leading
papers And was more than astonished
at the reault,-one response. The past
years have opened up so many new
avennee of employment for Woolen
that sewing hm 13een on the decline ae
a raeans of livelihood, because a cer.
tain amount of tirne must be expended
in learning the business before it can
be Considered profitable, While clerk.
ahips and factory plaMs require no
previous experience, and the pay at.
tached, though small and insignia.
cant in the end when compared with
what a first -clams sewing girt can
command, MIMS a very mountain of
wealth in the eyes of the young girl
whole thrown on har own reaourees„
HIS MISFORTUNE.
Mother. -Alice, was Very mu&
urprised and shocked Mat evening
hen mood the valor door and
Alit Mr. Woodbe with hie face °iota to
ours.
Danghtet.-Yea, mamma; len't it a
haw the psor Mite' te so mortally
near-olitikt4IM
'LIPT9111 CHEAP DINNERS. THE S. SI LESSON.
SIR THOMAS PROVIDES THREE
COUll4S FOR NINE GENTS.
How rho Ale/swift 'fro .1 Worlop-4. 050),
mut Imulleling That still Feet 11,84%0
People et ence-alleacra nellennaii Me-
theas of Cooking -A. Slat Ceat Inn af
Ware.
No one walking down City road
about midday can fail to be attracted
by the Alexandra Trust Dining Rooms,
whicb Sir Thomas Lipton has just
built, at a cost of £100,000, says tbe
London Daily News. In appearance
this people's restaurant resembles a
palatial mansion, rather than a cheap
dining roora. Its white stone walls
have not yet bad time to assume the
modest gray of the majority of Lon-
don buildings. A broad flight of
steps leads up to two doors, by which
admittance Is gained to the central
hall, The women enter by a special
door, a wise precaution at present, for
the crush at the main entrance would
be a far from pleasant preliminary to
the three -course dinner, The hall is
wide and spacious, and from either
side doors open into the huge dining
room, capable of seating 500 hungry
people. It was decorated with palms
and plants.
On entering, both men and women
obtain Macke for the amount they
are willing to *mend on their midday
meal. The 4 1-2d. dinners were by far
the most popular, and the dining hall
was orowded. The brass .oheolis are
presented to the waitresses, who, in
White cap and apron, serve the meals
over a huge counter in the middle of
the clininR room. Each person gets
his own dinner, which is served en a
little tray, and consists of three
courses. Every day
THREE DaFFERENT DINNERS
are prepared, and any one of them can
be had for the trifling sum of 4 1-2(1.
And an excellent dinner it ta-the best
of food, well cooked and well served,
Here is tee menu of the 4 1-2d. dirmers
for one day; ,
Soup; plate of Irish stew ; plate of
roast pork, or large steak pudding;
two vegetables; pastry, or mug of tea
eoffee or cocoa.
Men were crowded three or tour
deep in front of the counter waiting
their turn. As soon as the little tray
had been sehurely grasped they at
once made their way to the tables
with which the room was filled, and
lest no time in despatching their
meal, Each table holds about ten
people, and eaelz is provided with salt
and pepper canters. All sorts and
•ionditions of people were represent-
ed among the dinere They were
most easily classified by their head -
wear. Cape, bowlers and felt hats
were there in almost equal propor-
tions, and I even saw severaleilk hats
ia the midst of the hungry crowd.
There 'were factory hands, laborers,
clerks, newsboys and a few small
buslness men. Many had come out.
ef curiosity. •
Upstairs a similar sight was to be
seen. The diners there, however,
were mostly women, with ,a fair
sprinkling of men who preferred to
dine a le earte. A meal on this fleor
works out at a .
'SOMEWHAT HIGHER FIGURE,
tlian a three -course dinner. But the
list to !select from is very varied, and
almost as long as that of an American
hotel. The dearest item is a pork
clicipi at 4.d., and the cheapest the
puddings costing 1-28. each. Plates
af beef, mutton, pork, or stew can all
be had for the modest sum of 2 1-2d.
The portion is large and the quality
excellent. 'Whether the Prince did
actually consume the whole of a
three-coairse dinner or merely tasted
it I do not know. He certainly could
have eaten it without any gastronos
mks compunction.
The floor above will shortly be turn-
ed into a dining room, but at the pres-
ent moment is not quite completed.
Each of the three rooms will seat 500,
so that 1,503 people can be accommo-
dated at one time. There is little
doubt that the whole of this stelae
will ba required, as the other day the
number of people sell° set down to
Meals . reached a total of 5,000. To
serve this .great multitude about a
hundred people are employed, and
tb.ey are kept busy from morning till
eight. The dining halls open at 8
in the morning, -when breakfast can
he had hy the economical at a penny,
for which a mug of tea and a bowl of
porridge are provided, and by the
recklessly extravagant for 4 1-2 pence.
For that au,m a large cup of tea, a
bowl of porridge, with milk and a
plate go Irish stew can be enjoyed.
Tea is ready by 5 o'clock, and a hearty
meal can be had for a few half -pence.
The doors are closed at about 8 in
the evening. .
The kitcwhen is situated at the very
tap of the building. It is connected
with all the floors and the basement
by service lifts worked by electric
power. All that is necessary is to
touch a button and the steaming
dinners glide noiselessly down to the
busy hands ready to serve them, out
to the waiting people below. The
kitahen is splendidly. equipped in
every reaped. • .
FOOD BY THE TON
and sorup.by the gallon can be cook-
ed without any mere trouble than it
takes to prepare an ordinary midday
Meal. Tiseee are \two huge ovens
heated by tam which can roast seven-
teen hundrediveight of meat between
them.. Two and a quarter tons of
potatoes can be cooked within • an
hour. Five hundred gallons of soup
can be boiled at a time. There are
special fish -boilers capable of hold -
bag 120 pounds of fish. Heated ovens
are provided for keeping the plates
werm. Each warmer will hold 2,700
plates. Tea, coffee and cocoa are
made by the igallon. By an ingen-
ious mechanical arrangeinent It is
impossible to pour ureter over the tea
or coffee until it has reached the boil-
ing point. In fact, every contrivance
that the ingenuity of man has devised
for the cooking of food and the mini-
mizing' of labor la to be found in this
people's restaurant.
The building is lighted throughout
by electric light, The water oomea
from a well 800 feet deep suek beneath
alio building. Lavatories are pro-
vided for both men and women, where
they can get a free welsh and brush.
up. Boot -blacks are also in constant
attendance, who will poliah your beats
till they Milne again for a half -penny.
woman bootbIaek looks after the
shoes of the women diners. I talked
to many of the men who had partaken
of the • three-twourse dinner, and all
were agreed that Sir Theenatt Lipton
had aucceeded in solving, for them at
leaat, the prbblem whieh confronts
th'ausands in all our large dithatie
ivhere to obtain a. good meal, well
cooked, at eheap price*, and in a build-
ing which la clean and cOmfOrteble.
GRAINS OP GOLD.
1111.1.0ik
A. good laugh is sunshine in a house.
--Thaekeray.
In great attempts it 18 glorious even
te fallo-Longinus.
Gaiety la the soul's ripple over
depths of despair -Chapin'.
A.nger begins in folly end ends In
repentance. ---Pythagoras.
What lonelineas is more lonely than
distrust.. -George Fdlot.
There is no genius in life like the A
genius of energy and activity...Mit-, "
There is no ettbatitute for thorough
going, ardent ond sincere tartest.
ness.-Dickena. /I
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IRTERNATIONALUSSON, APRIL 29,
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PRAGTIOAld N S.
Verse 18. Showed him o
things. Of all wbat things!
Sermon on the Mount, the. healing Of
the eenturion's servant at Capermi.
urns the raising of the widow's son et
Nam; and other teachings and Mita.
olea.
Johai. The Baetiat, who was
now imprisoned by Herod Antipae in•
the depths of tbe lonely witdernese
which he bad ao long made hie home.
We have not yet etialied the facts that
led to bie imprisonment ; they will
come before us on June 10; but meet
piiplia will remember how be had In.
curred the enmity a the king of Gals
flee, and eepecially a the king'a bad
wife, by rebuking their sin, and how
partly to protect him, and partly be-
muse he hated him, the king bad Lock-
ed bina up In the vault a alaohaerus.
Calling unto him two off his disciples.
Although at John's own suggestion,
some of Ida disciples had followed jos-
us, others clung to bita till death. Art
theu he ,that should mine! or look we
for another! John had believed Jesus
to be the Messiah, and had so' pro.
claimed him, but Jesus is not assume
ing Messianic sovereignty, John had
identified himself with Jeses'a inter..
este, but jesus is ignorIng John's
sufferings. It is high time for the
Messiah to do something worthy of
himself, and if he continues to teach
the peasants of Galilee, John seems
to think he should renounce his Meth •
titanic professions, Fpr what puie
pose does God send a Messiaht-On
the throne in Tiberias hi a villain who
should be in this dungeon, not John.
In Jerusalem are pagan soldiers defil-
ing the holy place. The evils all sae,
so clearly years ago are intensifying
and multiplying. with the passage of
time. Where is the fire that shall
burn up the dross? Where is the' hand
to swing the ex to the root of the
tree? Where is the winnower to separ-
ate the wheat from the chaff Why
deny in obscure villages when one
bold stroke would liberate the nation,
. glorify God, hurl infamous wretches
from high places, and setsgood men OH
pedestals the whole nation overt
20. He that should come, or "He that
coreeth," was a title given particular-
ly to the expected Messiah. Or look
we for another! The wail of despair.
No Messiah, thought John, would pur-
sue such a career as that of Jesus.
But Jesus had filled the earlier oon-
ditiona tbo expected apiritaul and
temporal ruler. He was now disap-
pointing the long -cherished hopes of
the nation. Why
21. In that, same hour he cured many
of their infirmities and plagues, and
of evil spirits; and unto many that .
were blind he gave sight. He continued
what he lied been. doing for days and
weeks and months, oaring for indivi-
du,a1 cases, when John wanted lam to
apply his lever to the natioli.
22. Go your way: Return. Tell Jahn
w.hat things ye amee seen and heard.
The climactic emphasis is put on what
they heard. To the poor the gospel is
preaehe,d. Or, as the Revised Version
has it, " good tidings." .
28. Bleissed is he whosoever shall
not be cvffended in me. Words with
far more of domiort 'than rebuke. in
them. The Reviiied Version is, "Who-
soever shall find none occasion Of
stumbling in me."' T.his strange way
in which the Messiah.had come was
to the Jews a stumbling-bloak. Riese-
ed indeed is he who has the spiritual
insight to discern that it is more (sod -
like to dispense love than wrath.
24. When the, messengers 'of John
were departed, he began to epeak un-
to the people ccrecerning John. Not
that he deprecated the meesengees
hearing what he said, but they having
corm on, an important inission,
speeded them; back to that. master. •
What went, ye out into the wilder -4
ness for to see? The intense drama.
tic character. of most of our Lord
teachings is too little recognized, and
what follows us a good examisle of it
A reed shhken with' the wind! Mia
answer to tbis• question .is not g
it is implied. John's message seenied
to; go back on his former testuriony
concerning Jesus. These• people were
for the present, at deast, sure tow be
true to Jesus. ,Their might 'have pre-
judices against, John, and our Lord
wished m correct any such prejudi-
res.
25. As Ma 11 clothed in soft raiment f
It 9. neither a weak man with
changeful disposition' nor a courtier -
that is, a politioian•-who sought to
keep on/ the right aide of power. They
which are gorgecrusly appareled, and
live delicately), are in kings' courts,
yoit had been aeeking politician,
you) would not have' gone to the wild-
erness for him. '.
26. A prophet I Yea, I say unto
you, and much more than a prophet.
Early. in his career John had fulfilled
a series of remarkable prophecies that
ppinted to the forerunner of the Mes-
siah, and,later he had revealed a char-
acter the moral brilliance of which
has been lost in the rays of the ris-
ing Sun of righteousness. How great
John was we cannot know; that he
was surpassingly great is. plainly de-
clared, and if the rays of Jesus have
temporarily obscured his brightness,
we know at least that it'is of a sort to
shine through all eternity.. See John
S. 28-32.
2a. Among those that are born of
women there is not a greater pro-
phet than John. The Reviaed Ver -
&ion shows that what Jesus said was
"There is none 'greater than John,"
and a fair interpretation regards
this as an estimate of his intellectual
abilities, his honorable position and
prerogativea, his moral excellence. •
alit he Chat is least in the kingdolm
of God is greater than he. The Greek
is "110 that is lesser," or but little in
the kingdolm. He that la in the heart
a our Lord'a spiritual kingdom, how-
ever little he may be himself, has
greater advantages, greater privi.
leges, higher prerogatives, than John.
Yen, he will know more concerning
Him that la tor come than John can
know. 'The statue mass not be so
large, but the pedestal will be higher.
ADVICE TO A YOUNG WIFE,
Never disturb a man 'while reading
his paper.
Never ask a fat man for anything
while pulling on his boots.
Never speak to a man until he has
had something good to eat. • '
Never dimwit servants at a table.
When you want anyth:ng wait until
your husband has 'had his breakfast,
and then help him tenderly into lila
coat, and while behind him, smoothing
his collar the tight way, ask him for
it.
When he looks injured and plain.
dye examine his plate, there is sure to
. . . .
be a vacance.
If he lies on the sofa after dinner
and shakes the house with" hie snores
accuse nim. net of sleeping, for he is
"Merely thinking wifh his eyes shut."
If he saye he 18 "(rising to the club
for an hour, dear," bid him adieu for
the evening.
If he loses hid handkerehiefs every.
where but at home let him have his
own way about it -that the washer.
woman is dishonest without your
knowing it.
If you want him to do anythingt6Y.
er tell him it is good( fOr him, for he
will not he "tied to a woman's apron
attmgs.
AGAINST TROUBLE.
Shall I tell yen hem to teat your
infliienee art head of your family t
yes; Pit like a pointer or two.
Try to regulate your 'Wile and
aughters on reading novole.
LITERAL.
After Z had epraitted nay ankle, said
rs. Bellingham, th6 1111,in WAS so my.
re that eould not *peek.
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