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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1903-01-29, Page 2A BED TIME STORY. Written Espedially for the Little Folk NOW that tile dears lire tooked M-1,001 begins And %Silvorlocku and TANY Bear 90 to tile PInLry. nd climb to tile highest sli"If for their 110016-S ftIld 6lateo. Scribbling books have not provoll popular with Bears for two rellsolls: First, IlLao do 110't believe III mribbling, all,], st-c- 011d- QatQ8 call be licked off Nu vastly WK4 11, bearla tongue. 11 You had to IM' it Elate, vou'd nhaosl, Wititt you hall a bear1W t9ligne, too. That 'tiny bear keeps licking )its slta Ali the time. It to hard to say wlie- tiler It Is because 110 make,13 go ma ly illilltakOu that 110 licks Ills slat,3 ISO Viuch or whether lie makes ini,4- takes JUSt so that lie may ltokltlw slate. - - Unit gives up tile illning for tachool room. 11ougli Bruin 'Rifti)(10 at the blackboard. anti 1411- TOrlOck-4 sits at one and of the ia- bJQ and Tiny Boar lit the other rPhore are Just twe. classes In Itougli Brultile school. Silverlocks always ce"IMS Out head of her class. and Tllll� Bear always comes out head, to, ]tough Bruin, foolisli Old rot - thinks lie has tile cievei roll there ever were anywhere' Ili the world. to But It Its a. (It lightrul thing to 11%ve your palia for teacher, aud it Is Q, deightful thing for papa, to itavo Ills children for pupils. It mkeN One W141tr all, folks were bears, Just 60 the little boys and girls Might ,lave p� .1pa home with them all ilia .Lima. It Ivould be it good thingfur _U10 little ones, still] it good thing for the papas, too., Rough Bruin puts on Ills spectacleA when lie opens school. He aiwayt; wears spectacles when lie reads in 7111ter, though lie doesn't use th2rja Ill Aummar. He Says the ele3tric light' Isn't as good as tile suit after all. It makes tile Tiny Dear laugh to RCE, 'Rough Bruin first put on Ilia glasses. A bear does look oad with 'the]" Oil and you can't blame Tiny for laughing, and, indeed, Rotucil Bruill doesn't blame him at all. No- body ever gets blanied for laughing In ilia benr!s school. if tilay Lila I pity Old Rough Bruin, for lie IS tilt? WOr,St 01 tile lot at laughing. "No," says Rough Bruin, "It Isn't against our rules to laugh, but You mustn't look areas here." So I had to slulle, 'too. Rough Bruin says the firt;t thing a bear learns at school Js to ,look pleasant. I dare say you Often noticed how Jolly bears look. Well, tbat's tile secret or W. No d0ubtl You would like to know else Rough Bruin teaches Tiny nd Silverlocks. Part of the time lin teaches reading and arithmetic, for bears have, to learn o read nd do sums. Then lie teaches them to write and draw. Tjien comes Ills - tory and geography. Tile boa v's history book Isn't at all liko ours. It Isn't about tile people of England *or Canada- nt all. It's all bout bears anti wolves, nd tigers and squirrels, and animals of all kinde. The geography book tells about borry'patelies find the roads to them. Itt.also; teaches lioNf. to tell tile tjlu,- of, (lay by the sun, and how. to fina way about the trackless woods without g*ttlng lost. It pra!seu the bears, who have one out and found WdkNdjL%_ berr.r patches, and every lit- fQr'khO 1,11110 when IM Will gO Ullt 41,1111 find it I.,Erry Imteh that will Ills name forever. Among tho bcoliN, Ono wliG does goott, to tho otlicr bears is never forgottcu. Of course thero nre Remo- studies th,11t I ' OVS Mad girls 110VOV tit till, lie:trH think very needful to, it goo(I education. Tho last (till" I calloil lit ROUgh Bruin's Ito wa; III" (oluHSON how to find lioney, Now, ;I, great ilially folk woulil think It I Dry hard, Ivork to fluil a live treo or 11W tree, In the forest. Tile Will] bOON, I'011 know. have, lit) Oup to inafko hivs lot, them, o they C110080 a hollow tree anti carry their honey to It to Store, it, The hollow imay Ile lil."rh lip In lite It wo-tilA I?o, very hard rot, you to tell by snielling tile lioney, (it- s-�0!119 It, or, hearIng the hum of ilia ))Pos, illat It an different fvolu tho other tree.q. 1101,1141113 ou think Rough Bruin goag trat,111111lig aliout Clip -'VO0,18 wiLli Ills nose in Ilia 4dr, sineillin,' f0v lion ey )a think he goes *to Ovqry yallid putR his ear it) it to listen It there are lees in It; pill-hp'R you thla Ito look.4 sit each to sect if that,(, 19 it In it The -wsty Rou.01 Bruin wan ;IIOwlIlg was quite to tiny of Chase 11,3 told Tiny Be r timl Silver Lo.-,kq.tbnt when they wave going to hunt rot, honey they were to take Fjoine, flour lit Chair Imekets and go out tile flowers in some elearill", Then they were to look Into tile blossollin till t I I ('.v ciulle to one Clint 1110 it lion lwe ill Rough Bruhi lmd a vaso that hatl k,I)MIniong or 111 or beus nd IvaRps nd Tln.y Bear ana Silver Lo,kn lready kneir was tile lioney J,co. WhPil it honey boo was rotin,t they weve not to frighten 11111, bult to take, it little pluch of tile flouv rroin'tlivir pookets and sprin- kto it a,, tile iwc. oio or it stick to him. They Ivere then to watch him closely. If lie left One J)Iossoru they $rare to follow Illill When lie got enough lioney lie would alit or tile flower and go to Ills hivo. When )I,) 1.1 to his Ito rises strilight ill) lit ilia air Until lie Its high enough to have not]'- ing to bar his ; than lie dart�, Straight to his hivo. Whall thc boe �aaue out of tile. flower ilia lit- tIo ones -were Warne!] to w-iteb Illin very closely to see which way he wailt. As soon as lie started foe Ilonif ilia J1earS worn to start to count nd to count Until t hao bia tIlni had flour On him. That -would b� the same lice, and ht,, has colne bueIr for more honey. it the J)ears counted 1,000 Ivlillo the Jim away 'it'( tren was a mile ilway; If Ile counted 2,000 tho tree vst two, miles awaY. Then the little I)ears.were to walk stradglit in it line with the way ill' bee -went, for it mile or two noiles,, a!s the case might be, an they woul-ti soon learn to know the likely loalclug trees. When the tree 113 found the bears are to put it niark Olt It it no othe has marked it. They may then go lionoo at- follow mother bee w find nother tme. Later on In the season when the bees would havc th,vir lilves well Stored with honey the Itears Could come an carry the honey home. F � an 200,000 Vear,s Ag... FACTS ABOUT Hlrl SUPPLIED BV A RFCENT FIND-13ONES IN A CROATIAN CAVE OF CREATURES AS FAR SEPARATED FIZOrl US, AS WE ARE FP\OAI APZS. The discovery of tile rpinnitails -of t ten skeletons Ili a cave In Croatia, I Auistr1a, has the world neAv knowledge of the.creature that slas mom, or nearly man, in the lost ages battreen the glacial perlods. Alore than two hndred thousand Years old are these lGroes, ccording to tile latest calculation or seiance. Yet Shattered And craml)led as th�,,v ,%rare; tbey h v liv)) ea pitieuutotu-- ro that is sup- mawhat like that re ihat roamed the then—a inan-antinal. creature look et- yal; It wits a bellig reatest of the man - of to -day hi[ intelligence earance, yet d4vided 1)y .l. ater Plilasin from the mail So far below mail its ire IV*,& thIR thing that lived lAterglacinl period that ahill-tti who ]Lave examined that 018 early ot inerely different from ,=n,t nmil in kind, hat actils,11:1, n Thor man of Ille Critatlall care had irealarkalIly le,ig head, ItIvaHl flLrge In circuinferenee, far ljoyon tile Ito of the ape's skull. , . Ilia Pace AAas Viat aod broad awl Ills Italia, was wide atid. flat like -that or an ape, but he Ilad furrows I)etsveall liiaohycs above 11111 noe, -which ilia al�a litts. not'. T.6.1it flat face hall neither tore- litna nor chin. in I)atif Of these felt - tures tile ill(-, Crolt- tlan eave, wit" flat , tilt, ape. 1118, jaw Shot Nick ptiv, art ,to thp Ja 11 Of I ca ' A 2;1111111114. over 11,17 do, I $1,111 Isty bony Juslips fare, lite! eor of Ills ugly iialr�lunnan and half-aninut.1 livad did riot Incat tile neck 'with the gentle, bestuttfill curve vIth wbich ilia skull or tile 1111loan belIlJ1 Jolvots tilt- It tittick out beyond tho niek , ;rCEtj J01110d It at a Sharp auglo. lillmenst� ehWOV0 got lit thn niouth, ot flift ereaturo. Tile teeth ; 11 tile Or Clip luouth warn ovP11 arger than thoge Ja front, X11 the tenth were set oloop lit nilghty Jawg,, bokly of thIN )nail as lolag and the, legs wtro short wa, form Odirpetly Contrary to t1fe forin of Lite prel'lent adult mail. I"hit the*,* wore not ueftrly No long as tile arms Of the ape, Could This Npealk It 1.4; t1folight, t1fat Ilia Croatian man had only a, very Might knowl- 11,4 . Tin tho Ifolivor of but his Vocation- and Ills uNo . rot' laiiguage� were Ile knew fire and uNed It. Ing renialtis VY Rhavir hoW IM pro. duced It. Perlfapo lie did liot pro - ,(lace It. Perhaps lit) ainiply knew holv to feed It ilm) Jin found ollp that had been Net burning b such't natural agenclem as lightning or, suit beat. I It Illy Stretch of linagination ill that On goodq that were found !it the cave w1thl lilts bones fail to sho�iv that lie was or much Intelligent productivenesti. . Ills weapoilis warn its prlt�i!Llve as till,. club that ilia gorilla, u. -ins when lie teara it, huge bvitnell, from a tree anil, about him in wrath. No sign of f�iRlilonliig or attempt - ad fashioning 144 to be seen Ill the bone and NVod inaulq cudgelts, Chat ilia mail or Uroatia, used. Ile Ifad rrowheads inade or stone, but .they were practically the Stones in their Qviginal form. Tlio nian of the Cron thin Cave had gone far _Iheyoiid� the title Ili Ill,, dict. Ila was no, longer it herbivorous .anlonal. TIP had; becaine carnivorous. Indeed, lie hall become it cannibal, if the had been read aright. Tile find Nwis inottIv lit it cave on tire tot). of the liteop bank of Krit- place, Brook, near Krapina, Ili tia. The care wa,, 75 feet above the prosent bed (yr the Stream. in tile glaefal pvrloil that cave hd been level with -Lite water, and in Inconceivable stretch of time Iid been needed till the islow course of erosion had cut down ilia channel to, its present level. The cave wits a cavity Ili Sandstone. The floor at it wag covered with boul- dero nd sediment left there by tilt? brook lit the two 111111- dred thousand -years ago, when Its waters washed the cave. After the water had recalled inleft the cave dry, duat and debris ILI141 inoulderIng rocks began to fill the cnvq, Until at last, after ge littd plied on age and epoch oil epoch, tile rubbloh reached to the very top of tile place. Yet during tilt Chose Unknown ges men used the cave for slicit ring. First or all camo thi was, so far as knowledge of te-ilay call first mail. Sand and dust and iliq products of SIONI, (IOCOIIII)O- SItIon fell oil Ids remains. - , Than came other creturoN, fur - tiler advanced In -Lite slow progress to being human, 'till] dust anti do- voinpoattlail Settled on their bodies and their tracke, too. So, when Prot, 6orJanovic-lzrain- bol,ger. of Agrain, began to flig, lie 11heovered TIP issand I roughly 1101VII flints and alillost two thousand bones of rhinoccrosoH, and brown bear, wolves, deep, lualinnot'll htags, horses, atiroelis, beavers nd wJl.t boars. were its vaNy to read nN theNland"4 of , They poilitc-d 140"Ilgli't allif true to the porlod lit ell depoosite.d. vit t tors got flown to ,VPr stratum. T"iitll thol tbewv 11 tind Ito human bones. ow they , upon it caint-onib, , Thit, trium appeared to be one, inimen Ili It Illy tile bolJON (of It() t humanAl- InoAt. nil we ken anti r4plIntered, ec. Most of thein Iling. The bones found 110, to tell itillivid- vroallan cave man wan not Intel- , nanitt"I AT., ligunt unaligh', or sit leamt Nlueat- Tjlp flif'o ed tuouglf, to' prodnen hN own rlinvet beiii able for tire (it fits househi+1 Its thAt thene to tile Neit-litras allato -all yet 8 mot Violent t1vatliffo, anti that ilia then coopted tll(,Ill and ato theill. Study or tho bolieS leaves 110 doubt iePrimitive luml of Kraplim was tile Santo as ilia man or tile val. Ivy anti tile mail from ill 0 lielglall Callo of Spy. Till" Illeallt that tit() same, form of mail dwelt one Liam Ali eastern as well as In western anti thn discovvry obtablIslied the vor, rvotite8a of the livilor that tile Neall- dot, YalloY man And tile Spy Valley nian were truly creaturee wlI0 "OPI-0- 11i'litett it gradation between inall of to-olay lln(i ilia ancient anlinal. form. Prof. Venck, at the last meeting of naturalists In Karlsbad , I aid down ilia law that -Lite duration of the glat-1111 perlod was at least half a million of years. The earlier Stone Age alone—not an opeoli, but more- - ly it Stge or development —i lie thought, waa itiost cortainly at lixtst two Itundrod thousand years. 1,1110 can eNtImato the age of tile speeies known its mail In Europe as severat hundreds of thousands of years," lie declared. ; Studies w Slcalis alld Skeleton, front ilia InSt Stone Age, supposed to date back frona to .10,000 Show no noticeable differences, between man of t It ti t reinote time anti -tile mail of to -day. This In It- self shows how iiiiineii8e, must have beell tile 1,11110 hat (till afford op- portunity for Structural ulianger'. Ilow great tile" changes were, and how enorniour, corlNequently inust have, been '111a Little that elapsed. be. tweeti-the existenco Of tile "InIssing Illik", wil tile existence of ilia mail or Kraplila, nd the arrival of tile livin ati Iva know lilm, Is Shown byl LhO Kkutl or Lila creature. Thu tikull of Ili longer even than ilia skulls 'of Spy and the Nean- der ylley, far lonjer than tiny modern skull. It it; is tow its It is long. It Is so much lower than ilia lowest tin - skull of to-dity that there IN established this fact . about this an- cost('r of Inall ; hf) was separa;ted fVOIU ilia uVVII Of to -day by a far greater differenco than was the (lit- ,iorenco between him und the ape. Structure of bones, -Lite linineiiso thickness over the eyes, it decided contraction In the sides of the Krap- Ina Skull beyond ilia eyes, itro all characteristics of the monkey. But thero are other characterls- ties In tho 11611d, and Kraphia skulls that differ vast� ly from those of the monkey. Some of these differing characteristics polut to reversion to forius Still 11101.0 Tol-lillitlyo th"vil the monkey, wlillo others, allow a development to- warIl Itho human being of our awn type, I These divergenedes Ili opposite dlr-� actions litive, led European scientists to reach one Important; conclusion ; that Is, that ilia prlulltivo tit an, tile mail of Krapina. and Spy and the Neander Yalley, Is (not & uiissi g, link between ulan anti ape. In the Krapitia nian there IS a distinct. Furrow Betweell. the Hyeurows over ilia saddle or ilia nose. It IS a structural character that does not occur in It is Ono of tile fac- ial Signs that inke a face look In- LoIllgent. Tho eyeR or lite mail of lCraphin, Lf-ro far apart. frofital part of tile brain load been developed much more grc�ati, therefore, than lit the ape, whose eyes are close togetherO A striking peculiarity fies in tile teeth of the. primitive creature. It is an established fact that the teeth of tm modern human being ire Lie- goneratetI. Evolution often uses de- generation us a help lit Its pro- CORSON. Tilt, teeth of the man of Krapina aro greater even than those of the all(,. Even the front teeth have two roots, where only, few of our teath more than one. The grinders actually ro larger toward the back, while our grinders re more or less stunted and diminutive. That nd other peculiarities about tile teeth of the mail of KrapIna are found lit tbo tectli of a, pre- historic ape d1scovered. Ili, the "INflo- cone formations Ili Germany, the 41 tell 1,11lis ape-nian or iliall-ape existed and vito,nislied many ages before ilia time of glacial mail. So the, nilssing link is to ))a ]coke(] for Ili the dint past Ta Ile- Yond tha time( of the t1wellerri In the Croatian cave, Ill tile Krapina, skeletons tile curl - Otis forwar(l Curvature, of the bones of ilia tipper thigh was pronounce(]. It w -lin this Name, curvature that' led to tit(-, conviction that ilia faillous Sk011et011 Of Ta'Va. was a -forin be. tween otional and human being. Pror. Virchow alleged that this curvature, was not ilaturtal, but that It' wulkv due to disoase, and lie pro- tested against ilia stdoptlou or lly Llimry based on It. Ile admitted that If it wo,re natural It would prove anatomically thlat tile iii -Ta skeleton w,tts really. that or A Maji-Ape Fol -lit und not merely tile Skeleton of h human being, very Olt], but still ill toll essentials like present human be - 11199. Bt )to would not adibit that tho curvaturo wits natural. Well, ilia Krapina, skeletons all allow tilt, same curvature, and it .18 no longer to be doubted that it is natural. Tilt,, Belgian RelontiSt Fraltiont be- lloved that these skeletons shelved that this mail form could not wal k upright, or tit least (]lot not walk liabituitily. Other Scientists do not sigron With this. quy that tilb study of the doel; not juiLif y Such, a colichu- RIOD-11. But tiler all agree that these [irInittive, mai creatures id not walk eroet and treaty as we do, Tll�� very fact that their legs were IY shavt wlil.e their I,oies wore long would have Inalle it ,,aces- Pop them to walk In a sliaiiib- [lug, clunloy, more or less uncom- way. Tito crulle knee 'tolnts shoss, th-tt they coul not pos- �lbl,v have Straightened out their or inove(I as, canily as we do. "Thf,it, or probably IV,11,4 11,0L 0(111�11 to tilat of tile PrPsellt Hagan. Our Organs of siottech, particularly the toliguo, rp goverlwil by to, group of 1111IN01014 art) fa4tolled to a lit- tlo growth of bone Oil tho 111.,440 of tile 011111, "In tho alithropob.1 ape, villell la,ekK tit(- paiver of articulate 141iVicell, We MIA it groove In tbat plftV(- Instead Of it growill a[ I polle, The Knalle groove Iva MIA In tile mall of Kraphut. Thera IR another proot. ProtOls- W.-Ill'Off, Of M11111elf, 1111,4 Shown )Iv 31101111114 of the tot�ntgnn rayn thal: or, pre-isure Rets Oil ) Otleo� vertaln thlekenhil- anA tOW4110111119 Of Clio I;011o Ill tile, direction or till! Strain. In till, JAIV of human be!ii,4s these thick- enings are pronotinceA wherever tile inuscles or tile of speec-11 lit'.. Mut In tile tviltbropold littile." tire inipsinge rittirelv. lit tho man Of the Neander Vall�.:v we fln;I faInt traeeq of thmn. If Iva Pan Otis theor still further NY PX1111111lat1011 Of tile JAW bOII6 Of plirpoliq who Were J10111 Iva Nhall 11.1vo it 11(glit On flu, J.o- glilillilga or out, 4trtlealato hiinnin spocell", I�he lloarkets,! Toronto Varmerio, Markets J'an. of In were, fair, with prices [trig. WIIL�114'ltl brought, 7�11(i par tusluel for 800 bushels Of is lilte, 4nu ,,)oo llusholi of red will. ter ; goose gold at 000 cor �100 bugh- 40tiV0. with sales of .2,700 bushels Or MUMA9 At 49 to 5J. 1,2c, - and .1300 buNhels R f(,4,d At -M, to 47c. 0(ttv, unchiinged, :1.000 bushels Sell - Ing, at 85 to 35 1-20. Ilay, (lutiater, w1th Sales Of 2tj, loads, Lit $1.1, to $15 it Loll for Litnoolly. and at $0 to $9 for mixed. Straw, lOaRler, three loads selling at $0 to $IG Lo, toll. i D"(3860d 11098, steady, at $7.75 to tile Ititter for choice light ollosving Ili ilia range of quo(a. Wheat, White, busliel, 7.1c ; red, 720; HilrIng. 70c; gooso 060; out$, 35 to 78 �' -20 ; barloy, 44 to .,:I r.V,3, ha,V, fluitAll, per toil, Ia to $6 to $9 .. straw, $0 to per bashel—Alsike, No. 1, $7 to $7-hQ : "NO. '3, S6 to $0.75; red $6.40 to tluioth?, $1,81.1 to $2i.85. por bill., $1 to $21 7:5 to eggs, new laid, datry, to cream - 8 to 26e chickens, per pair, 60 to 00c ; ducks, per lair, 75o to $1.10 ; pot, l., 14 to 16c ; per IN, 0 to 10(3 ; potatoesi per bqg, 111_1� to anding (Illota. Clans at Inillortunt Irlicat ventres to- llyaN (, w York ... Chicago _ ... ... Tolet.10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 791-4 8,13. Duluth, Xo, 3. north ... 7T 5-8 705-8 Toronto Live Stock Itfarlcet. Export oattle, cholee, oer Owt. C4 10 to 05 00 do modium .................. 3 bO to 4 10 .................... 3-49 to 3 se. rtj cattle, llickod ....... d 10 to 4 40 �r.' cattle, cholcto ........ 330 to I a5 )rs' cattle, 16ir ......... .. 3 00 to 3 55 cornmon ........... ..... 2 00 to 2 70 OX1101% heavy, 41-10 to 161) gilt ......... ... 3 TS to 1 13 took ... I ............... ... 1 75 to 2 00 -ot, short-koel) ............ Inadlaul3 4 25 to I 50 75 to - 04 do )[g) .. ............... :.. 325 to 3 75 Stockers '. 75 to 3 23 Stockers, iII111011 .............. 2 23 to 2 75 Alfich cows, each ....... ........ 35 a) t.o 57 oll sheep, ewes. Pop Lim . .......... 3 -0 to 3 715 .................. 2 51 to 3 00 Culls, cacli ............... ...... 2 till to 3 uo J,Rllibq, Ver Mt . ............. ,, 3 75 to 4 65 Calve.a, per hoad ................. '103 to 10 00 e 01101ce, Par ' ' 6 ,)a to a 00 Iler OWL .... 'I 5 0:1 to 5 0. io' 10 a r awl ............... 5 so to 6 85 `t�fslores, per Owt ........... 5 6U to 0 00 do ws. per cwb 4 10 to 4 S71 wt . d. ;tngs, per c 1 87.14 to 2 38" Dradstrects oil Trade. Tit(! enitind for spring itaples tit Montreal is Increasing. OpdorS so iar booked by travellers are larger than lit previous ye-trs at this time. Tile iloineLic woollen rullis are very firm and to, make conees- f3ions oil prices and Rome are poqI_ t1vely refusing to take further or- ders now, as they will litive fill they can do with. present businegg In for Home ontIlu. Business sit Toronto Is P.howln Inure activity this week. Tile dii! niadn from 9ountry retailers who have completed stock -taking, I,, !argur now, and the outlook lwani- iset; it good expansion of RaleSOVOr last year When ill(, trade was pro- bably the batit lit tile history of this inarket. Little cluallge Is notleed Ill Crude conditions at Quebee during the past ok from tll,,It of ilia pro- cOdIng week. 1111-Y111011tit, Its a rule, are reported sal,14actory for tills season. Business tit AVInitillog and through I INfaii1toba, gencral y tile past week has a fair development Ili connection with spring lines and Lit ilia moment the outlook Is for it large Increatic Ili tile seasoulaturn- ovpr. At Brlib4i Columbia trade Ceti- tros, there lilts been a fair move- mout In - seasunable Wholesalo trade at HiLiniltonthis week has been quite active. Large shipments of goods Are be� Ing mae, anti ardars coming for- ward frain travellers make it look - as If ac,11vity le this Khrectlon would be inarked for soon weeks. Tile conditions of trade are health and paymens liave been very fail, lately for this perl.,od of the Sea - soil. Valuesofstaple goods continue firm. Ili London there has been- agood demand from the retailers, whoare looking forwar4d to .16 good Increase In tivp Saes of spring goods and vsr�lld desire to be w.ell prepared fQr a busy season. schoolq INTEX-ENATIONAL LESSON NO. V. VEBRUART 1, 1003. Study 'Verses TARY.—I. Paul at Ath- uns (vs. 18-21). Ar. usual, perse- cutlou arose against tile new re- ltgiolo at Berea, anti Paul, leavIng Silas atill Timothy (v. 11) to fol- low Jilin later, hastened secretly Olt till lit) came to the faillong city of Athens. the cApItal of ilia Intellec- tual world, as Rome Was of the po- litical, and Jerusalem of ilia relig- IOUs. While Paul waited top the coming of Silas and Timothy, Ito am - played hi. time In speaking lit ilia synagogueo to title Tows, and In the market places to those wheat he met. The leders Ili philoophy n-nd religion wore ttracted by Paul, and held converswtions with ]lint nliout ilia religion. The 13picureitls entirely denied a providence, and held tluvt the world wag the effect of more aserting that tile sent and hody died together. Tit( - Stoics held thl matter was eter- n,rLl;. that all things -were govern - ad by fate; that virtue -was Its own reward, anti vice Its own punishment, 11. Paul's addrocts on Mars' Hill (vs. -81). 212. Paul atood—Patil spoke lit tile open Mr. Mars' hill—the Area- pagus—Thle hill was to ilia west of tho Acropolis, and was ilia meet - trim place of the Athenian cOunell. To EhIs hill of Wars the philoophers led St. Paul that hO nolght more con- venlently ddreas a larger audience. aWis. Yo) men of Atlieng—Ile waq adressing: mail of high Intellee- tual powers. Their city Was -Lite most renowned In the world Tor litera- lure, art and phllo�ophy. it had a world-wide rpputhtion for military t4lent, learning, eloquence awl vul- ture. but was wholly given to Idol - It. V. Till) rWostle had behold their altars and works of art conseerato,il, to rell- ton, To an Unknown Ond—That i;o delty inimit palliall them for Ing'HIS Worship, or vemalli Until- voked -Ili skink" tot, blossingS, they not only erected altars to al Lim goisi to-anied or known among thorn; ..........P11 0 UIRtrilfiNul 81,111, 108U 1110y InIgIvp not comprellcull fully the extent of th-ell. flubjeodon allil t1lex 01`00010. then) alvo, to Lilly other god or that might exist, although as Yet, Unrovealf's) to. -thoill. Ig -nor. UlItlY It, N% Tile apostle not Inion(I to Say th-at their )VOrfilill) wao of wi Ignopatit cliarc. tiert lint thou,t VICY OTrOpPol it In Jg- 110"AII00. Illm declaro I—"It wal) for, a4ly privato person to (Ilsturl) tile religion of tile Stato by tile Iiii-roductloli of tally foleIgn god that hail not been publicly recog- nlzed. "I. Gkyl tht laude -1. 110 OPPO'Sca, Indirectly, 1,11011, opInlons that there nian gotTs. 2, 1-19 oppose$ the opinion that matter IN otornal, 3, That all hings aro by rate, 4. That the world was fornicol by all aceldwital throng of atourg. A.nd these %rare ilia doctrines or tits With inotilo hands—Tho apostle Mustrates tile Character or tile trite Qo�l still further by another contrast between Him and ilia t1eltles or tile heathen. Gott Is inelepondent of Hill creatures, Ila needs nothing front them. The heathen considered It meritorious to bring costly ifts to their Idols, and even offerings dr food and drink. '16. Ono blood—Crod lilts made 01. oil(! ancesLor, or one souven, or Ono family, all nations. This lays Upon its ilia (Int -y to lielpo till man, and to 'ilen justly and lovingly, treat ill[ I even the lowerit races of man. -Greeks lield that ilia first mail had sprung ill) In Attica, like radishou ; that, like flowers and trees, every nation was t1w product of Its own soil, and that they warn tile aristocracy, all others being, barbarians. 27. Should seek the Lord—The whole object of -Lite Divine Proyl- dence, ILI Ills dealings w1th nations anti Individuals, IN to bring them to it knowledge or ilia one true God. Not far—l-la Is hard to fit * id ; not be- cause Ila withdraws from us, but because we withdraw from Him. Our Iniquities Separate us frout Iltli). 26. orfspring-or Qod—By crea�lotj after ilia Image of Cell; by regon- oration through ilia Incarnate Son of God.—Tho luck. Ought not—"If we, Intelligent, moral, rational beings, are the offspring of God, wo ought net to think tha. t ilia Divine One IS like a dumb, dead, Senseless Idol."— Stiller. 30. This Ignarti-nee--Sest 11. 1'. coninilited Ili Ignorance Ll -0 differ - alit from those committed against light anti conticlence.11 Mon cannot plead Ignornce who are living lit the prostince of an Opell Bible. OVOr- looked—In ilia word "overlooked" lip Lreasuros or inorev for those who lived lit the times or Ignorance.— Alford. 31, He will Judge—Their character deeds warn to Ila examined, anti the reward or punishment due was to Ile awarded by ilia Judge. Paul's reference was apt, since hn was standing In the place where Judlolal sentences were wont to be nil- nounced.—Bongel. In rIghteousliess— "Every decialon vill be absolutely right and correct. There will be no bribery, no covering qp. The right- eousness of ilia judgment is wiiat makes it terrible -to tilt' 0011science.11 III. The effect or Paul's address (vs. 32-34). 32. Some mocked—Perhps the. c.pleureans, who believed that 61s lite was all. Others said I ote.—W. Ila- tlier Seriously, or merely a courteous refusal to hear anything further, Is Uncertain. Thougnts—Wo should be courteous to sintners, but full of courage Ili Speaking to them of their sins. Note three principal divisions to the ser - mail : 1. The, relation of God to tile world. (1) As Creator. (2) As Lord of heaven and earth. (3) As filling Immensity with nis presence. (4) As Self-sufficient. (5) As the source of lifd and blessing. 2. The dignity and destiny of man. 3. The doetrinii of Christ und nIs salvation. PTUCTICAL SURVEY. Athens. This was ne of ilia moat noted cities of -the -world. Of great antiquity ,she was famous for her learning, hot: scholarship and for tile number and magnificence of her pitblIc, buildings. No city could beast of neli so, list or nslin as, including Scholars, poets, philosophers, States- men land warriors. She was justly. re- garded as the literary. centi-6 of the world, and -such was ]ter domin- ating Influence in this respect Chat the Greek language becanle almost exclusively ilia literary, language of the world. I Paul. In the providence of God and at f,,itich a -time s this, the apostle Paul came t-othis city. lie had been driven by bitter persecutions first out of Thessalonlea and then out of Berea. It seems from the ccount given) us �hat lie had no special lie - sign or object In going to Athens ,except to avold the danger of re- litaining at Berea. His Inignation. Paul himself iv -Ls all -educitted inan, and no doubt a profound ,scholar. In such it city its Athens lie vould find Tory many conditions that would naturally at- tractand Interest him. The very at- mosphere,would ]lave all influesic a on such a mail, and the tendenc would be to enter into that part of Its enjoyment which would not violate Ills conscience. I His missionary spirit. This aliowea Itself at once to be ilia mainspring of Ills life. Ile cannot walt for a stiltable time, Now is Ills time. 110 can not wait for opportunities, lie creates them. Ile evidently first Ile- g4n with the Tews- They wero al- ways ilia enemies at ,Tosus, but 'they were (;ell's chosen people nd sal- vatton must first Ile offered to them. They; were also, opposed to tile Idol- atry practised Ili tht city. 111k tact and pi-ii(lence. Paul was a most IntrPold anissionry, and knew no fear of danger in ].its zeak for Souls. Ills account of what lie suf- fered, shows this. Ile had been bell - ten, Startled and shipwrecked. He had been- lit perils fron ' I waters, robbers, ,Tews and heathen lit ilia city and Ili, ilia wIldeitess In Jilnger a it d thirst , In cold and nakedness, He W11,14, however, a Prudent nian, and never all iconoclast. He did not got himself iirrested, and put lit prison for breaking lounges, destroying al- tars or Insulting priests. Ile wisely took something they admit - Call and allowed, and front this de- duced And taught that whh3h they opposed. 'Ills address. jig soon as It -was discovered that 'lie Ivas it mail of parts, And that lie taught 9, now religion, lie Ivas bronglit to warW ]till for an address, This lin made with great skill and with simple yet Irresistible logle, lie shows tilaill there Is 6nd can be but one true and living God; that they are ig- 110rant of that Got, and need to be Instructed In the Gowledge of Him-, that do not need more riellglon 118 1-0 already too religious. but thzt Athe, lleed.a better kind of religion. .......... "When (10,04 a man I)CCome it Seam - Stress ?" "Wimn lie hemoN ad haws.11 'ONW, "When lie throsids lilt; way.), "No." "Whon lie rips atill It Never, If Ila call help Christian Register, Oitoo a w4oller, Sir lan J(oward, wire, had tierVeok lking atia his country faithfully ta long war fur from Uto nati,vo ittliki, found himself free to roLurit llonie. 'Pite war lind been tmeceNsful, and, till ill ilia army believed thal; they would be well rOWILL'(101.1 lly th(-JV klug Ny,heii lie camo back, But wJillo they hiLd been the king and 1118, court had been, WHY with other illatterm than tile war lit it d-1,4tant land, and were n0t *oll 140itHett to Ile reminklod w1fat they osvc4l. their bruve sol - oilers. TAY thlo first of the returning ariny ,tile king wan n(lL unitit;Ott. bb Made of high rank, to (ytllert4 lie glive rioll, to )-at Others nioney. But finall the Ong alid, Ills advisors )(mt; patience. "Wivat lialo Iva to do to -dal. Lite king lv�Atl ask Ills, I)rltno "A few motre of tIfo veterans from tire war In Cathay# YQUV IllaJst, :flfa minister. "Botheration !" ilia king,,, under lilf4 breath. "Mfou will the3l r4toll ? Of course, they tire patrl- 00, heroes, anti till that Hart of thing, but--" "J. untlerNtand, yourinaj:!sty, There tire hai�tl thnep, and after ire litive valil. the bl.11s for ill(! royal tIons (in life bLuilluetH <)it Saturdlkys, anti the usual weekly built; and plenies, it -wise (,cDiioiiiy IN necessary." 'Plink; it was that Sir Alan who hol been lit tile ho,iqiltal wounti- a(], and, 'therefore, Came to ilia ink (it till, presented ftliumelf before the throne, It wAs anything but a welcome that )to got. "Well, wall," exclaimed t1l'o king, itts Sir beat before Win, "your ace If4 familiar, and yet--" "I,have been fighting your ittai- estyl; battleii lit far Vittliny," Held Sir Alan, . niodently. "Anuther of the vnob- Herroxi. title king to h1nise1r. What an onlyrinotis aP`hi,y I must have haill" Than to Sir lan he reaiavk- Od. to pie you, of course, and all that, olu know, but there's tI nting party oil han.d. anti Pon it little lilurried this morning. We've been a good deal of rewavd- Ing In'telyi you Nee, and Iva don't feel very rich,, What can I do—that Ig, I nipan—wlital; did you wl-�;;h ?" lan drew himself peoudlyllp. "I thought'" siald lie, "you )night like to Year oniethIng of out- caui- palgits, "No," rLpIlcd tile klaq. ."You Bee, ,wo?-ve rend it already In the os; besides, it's all ov�er now, you "I vill not detain ou front your hunting-ptirty," Sir Altin salil proull- Jy, "all([ I ask for nothing. I ani a Roldier, usca to hard fare and rough lodging. I return to you penniless, I but I ain yet oung and strong. Good-byl". nd e, turned to go. ,At thlarmoinont tho torline iiiiiiis- ter whlsi�ered to the.kIng, who gig- glod, anti then called SAlan back, 11A. moment, please,"' sal(I theking. "I (10 lldt leave no�; fftItIlrul soldiers unrewarded. We already pald nearly till Wet call afford lit pensions, but ilia land of the kingdom still holds Out. Afy printe, minister re- minds nic, that the Castle at ilia Reaches is unoccupied. It may be it IlttIc4 alit Of repalr,—1 haven't Tis- Ited it for same thne,—but such as It is, "mis. aro, Welcome to It, Sir— I forget your name; pardon lan How rd thanks our ifa- josty, replied ilia nobleman, bowing Aigaill. "All right, ir Alan. '�Nf Secre-ary will luako alit tile papers for ou. Good troorrilligl" and tile king rose and hurried awn -y to put oil Ilia hunt - Ing which worn or sertriet let,- ther, unibroldered with gold thred. .Sir lan wits too poor to rvhiso ilia king's bount, for It(% hall only a ringlo gokl piece lit ]its purse, ati(k a few, bits -of Hilver ; and (.Ivan this had to 'lie Spent for it. Ininible lodging whilo lie waited for tile secreiary to inkc, out the tltle-(Ieedg. But when lie had tile pamlimplit Safe, lit dils pocket-, though ]it- had not even money, Onoigh to ]tire a don- key, Ila, Net out bravely for thelU,Htle of the Deecliev, hoping that the now Pstitics would restore ]its fortunes, and then, being still it young matt, ]to, expectelT to do good work' in the -1.11k) ]its aniazeniont, $,ir Alan found It ifficult to reach ]its ew, castle. After a long and, t1rosonic trip oil foot, lie Cattle -to till' region wltere ho expected, to Ron its towprs rising to tho skly; but There, VaR no castle lit Sight, and, wha was worse, no one seented to know anything about the estate. 116litiII, nerly given ill) nope, when one bright nololdity lie entered all old wood , and, almost, Vorn out, stoppvd for : incti: of breatl am� inilk, at the lint of an aged hepherd. Having eaten fits hincliaon oil tile door -step, ther knight asked the old tuan who- ther there, wag a eastlo too the neigh- 1101-hood—the Castle, of the "Lot me, Hall[, the old herd, Slowl. "I have, heard of It. Yes; It conieN back to ilia., I think I went there When it boy. It wall a fine old. placo. Yes; it wits surely a firm old plitice. a fine—" "'Plittilk you," Said $,Ir Alan, to bring the, Old nian back to his sub- joet. "Can you dtrpot ilia to It?" "It was sixty years ago," replied thO Rlieplierd, "but I believe it Its lit L -he end of the wood road onder." J�hankhlg ilia peasant till(] giving film Ills last pIrco of., Silver,, Sir 121,11 walked brIHIV ]lite the Ivoo(l. MIC grew No thickly ftogethor that It was tivllglit a1boon oil that read, but thet knight pressed br.-avely on, hoping Ills long walk 0ivao In and out among tilt! tree -trunks wound tile unused roadway, and Just linforc Sunset Sir AI,lu near a pp�reat Stone plibix which lie Paw only In the dusk. , - , I I Ist 'Ile explatillp(l. 114 Illy Cul ;see 1:110 gatelvall, till(] ho wellt vagerly Iforward. There was ill(, atnivily, It Is trite but there wits one.great stonet pillar, oil tot) 6t whIch! was it atollo draigon witil wiligR"Stood alone In the forest. I )abollt It wero the dense woods wlicro, tilt, squirrela pan, tile ohirlind and ' tho bveth!H erawiv�l. with lie ons, Ito (Ilsturli Olvill. Sir Ala sank down kin Ov, broken It wits Rolueltime before lie cudspeak. At length looked 111). 01111not be tile be Nil Ill ; 11010 old Shepherd Iva" Ill lits dotago", But even s heispoke, Ills eyes Naught tile liallie, of lle cut In tile stone of tile pillar. could boo no mistake. elllin king lind g1vto 111111 a rilln. , And there oil thwfoot-worn old Step 811. tilt, 81111 90 dowii. Gradually tile n1glit Came 01), Ir, howevier, that dooli not work ")ill the cateebism or ilrado Ili kept ull, why there In alwas ilia door. It I Were it Intill I Would not stop Ill 1110 IvIL11 it brawlIng womall IVIIII(I was it i4reet left oil Partil. ,out I would not lwrm t the brawl, 1 Should Illy Own every tillie, and I Should give tile Jady to understand plallill, that IvIllic 4 I stalked to l'upporClier, ill eoi fort or inot Intorfero w34 Ill- affifth-H I I 1111d still Sir Alall lint 11 Motor At last li(A rosa. : I "I should 111)? shins, If I tild not breall: Ili), lie, "wore, I tu AttellitiL to find lily Way Out of Lit(, forest Ili tile dark. Ali Olt& Soldier call bo happy anywhere, Come—I 11 steel). to-algat Ill Illy 'Castle, It never again Ill P-40 Saying, lie g"ILliered -grant plies a( dry leaye aud juaft of them a pallet, Anti, then lie lay (town and Slept dreltinlesHlytIll inorn- Ing, t I, dust tit, Ilia 6un IWO, Sir Alan Awoke and, Ilke. nil o14 cauilialgiler, wits oil his foot at once. lie brushed the leaves from lils-�loublet %till hose, and prepared to leave ilS "catalog." lle looked 11-1) ll�t tile (11-ft,gOD—ttie gL'llllllllg hLoilo dragon on 'tile pillar. "(Itoocl luck to ),oil, old fellow, anti way ),Oil keep as �liappy as )-on look," ho exelaltiled. gally. "I qlate to, leave yon alone, 11UL I ilare Illy living to intolke all() 'Clio morningliour has, golu lit Its month., soil know." AN Sir Alan tipuke theso joking words, 110 to gazo at tile dragon's upon jaws, And, queerly (')tough, thero Seemed to be a golden g1pain there, " Youllavp gold 111 �-our mouth, too, It !" exclaimed the knight ;-or at least tho sun Is shining on It bright leaf there. Let its See." .Out of curlo8it, he swung Jilin- solf up by ill(., branches of till old tree illat loalled against tile illar, looked Into the dragon's mouth, anti there lie found it, golden 'key. " key without it door Is of little IWO,* Solid tilt' knight, drawing It forth; but aN Ili' lifted it lie found a got(.] chain ttached to tile top t)f tile. ke, anti at tile end of tilt- chain was it gold box containing a strip of archment � Sfel scalled anti wrapped. Ile ttrc%v It qut anti read these lines: Ruill above and wealth beloIl.— Search for treah�uro ere you go. Yen may e, certain that ir Alan And Ito ws rewarded Vy coNering a tiny keyliole Ili tile Slab Olt 1011011 Lhe dragon ant, 'Tito key fitted , lie turned it ; n Whirring and rinubling was heard near by, nd ilia old stone threshold reir Inward, leaving it. flight of stops visible. Down tlipso went 'Sir Alan and tounti hiniseir tit tile and of i� long paNsage. He had flint anti steel witit him, and soon madD it torch or the balk nd leaves. When lie had a light, ]Ili saw Chat lie could follow till- long Into tile treasure - Vaults of tile alt Oastle of tile Bpeches, where ibere wore great chests and Ntout linou bags filled with treasure. 'Sir Alan took only enough of the gold to fill )its pockets, anti then re- turnpol to the cotirt. t Tile king � 'lauglwd mischievously when lie Saw tile knight returning. " And how (till you flit(] your as- tateRT, lie ft"ilied. "A little out of repair T' '. , I % '- I am said -Lite knight, Zror, though (lie castic wits gone, lie Ittlill is rich Ili minerals 11 "You're welco�nc to olvery6ling 3,011 find said th king, Silling n asido to -the prime minister 1$o Sir lan became wettitliv and having learnet'! Ili Ills poverty 'o Ilvi. without neoing ninch, lie never was sTolled by Ills ood luck. Ilo [lid not inarry the princess, I alit hapP3, to Say, for e found it Inuell filler wire. RANDOM SHOTS AT THE MEN. 840 voil are a nunpeaked propa,- l4tion, F;lr ? Well, pornilt me to ob- serve that you get just what you deserve. If you i Olow it, womn to Interfere yo anti dletuLe to ,Von our 1) till tit fits thoci-line. What; arc., -van to do? Dear,dear, what a, questlora. refuse to be lienVocke(l. tht's Lot ilia toll -,you something. That wonian wbo lings anti blusters nd bullyrags you Is only it Ivonianaf- ter all. If )-on knew how it) inan- age her he w,o`uld be s ineek its alamb. let us suppose you areabout Cut W married. I will let yoU Into it, great secret. It's all Ili tit(- way you Of course, lit -Lila mwcut- nes�� of your lioncycoulb-1 should say hoineyinoon—you LL�6 inclined -to lot tire dear girl have her own way Ili every-Cleing. That's Lit rightwith sonin wnion. Irliev will not abuse But v(sa must study yo�ir trea- sure. And If you sea tile first faint signs of arrogance or it (.Its - position to run things nip it Ili the bud—nip it. If you (to not, then prepare for tile day of wrath that will surely dawn oil vall. A woollen must cither b6 ]Oil at, wIll lead. It rests witir you *6 clode whother y(r shall lead your Ivite or she lead you. I like it bright, smart, lit- del)endent; wunian its well as ny- one. But I am rather conservative anti od-fasifloned, I fear. Vor I nllir�t say I prefer to, Fee a woluall loan On tit(, arni of bar husband rathat than lead Jilin around by the nose. Seat(.- way, It looks bot- tax-. But bow shall you inanage your autocratic bride? Why, 1)4,,srq your heart, It's as casy its ailythIng. s it rule it wonian loves to ba. nianaged If You only so t about It ].it tilt, right wy. (To alleall. allol do. Don't HolN" my owji darling little �htl,li we go driving this afternoon or would ou prefer it ulathica ?15 the horses at ilia ent, and, "Cutne. my dear, we Are go - Ing for it Ov collie, lit NvIth the theatre tickets nivd. tell Iwo, to hurry and deess for tile since. A wontan adoret4 it mail wha arranges thingN for her and gl%os hep little But it ,*ou talk aild argue tile point, 11-3 to flit, Illorlts of t1lo drive and the inn,tillee %-oil art, looking for trouble and 3-0114M likely to, find it. "I'llor Inoluent ,-our begins to stick her little noso lit your buhiesH nintV.rNpruniptlycall It IN oil(- ifillig to colisult about your 1,11811tf,M it IIIL14 b1l'Otl 61j)- ('11 to mucceNN by a Judicious, clever wife's advice, That Is till right. But when a woman begins disinanding and "When" and "wllerv," cup to Suppress )ter InquiRl- tIvenoss. ITOw tire ou. to do It ? you ought to be able to do it With One lOok. A Should a- Ress vilough 111110rent dignity ftild"'rop. Pit ve it) he able to fill mpenenlittle busyllolly by it Steady gaze. Xt ke, tile question of There lire pian wornell who, becauso- they liave anarried it luniii t1iink they must possess blatant of Ills. thile, that 114 by 11 it jaiall wishes to go out with of ION old friends to it stag illimer, it little- ganio or It box I)apt�V tit tho theatre, the wIN goPh; 111.0 hysterias her trunk. I should lot her Iter trunk. And I Fliould let lier screaut. 11prault black ill tile face. Woman seldom (Ile Ili hysterias. Anti It's only occaulonally they go baok to mother when the,), threaten to. it hilulail being, Ito likew once In it wlolle to have it, littlo diversion without frills. Ile Ilkes, tot go to it becCsick dinner Ili it dungeon restaurant und hve it bit, apron round Ills neck and vat with ilia fingers. There's more full In it than here IN I 11 eating it SIX-Courne dinner or frightful French concou- tion. Ito likes to sit (]own with four Or fire other ood follows and listeii to ilia musical yati:le of Lite Chips. There's more full In 0,I)CIII[Ig It Jack pot than there IS ]it playing progreH- slye, euchre for it pair or pink k;IM 11 ' si likes to go Nvith it. box crowd to it cornio opern and ag tit o choritti girls troup oil ther stage falley Iii111self it Johnnie onco more. There's wore full lit It thall stumbling over trains anti flounces, cEmbing tit and (>lit between ilia acts, %1rily, of course. And wise 16 ill(, - 4' ivirt. who understands this and makes no ohJeetton to ]uer husband's Gut now nil([ then with the boyp. ,,,L wonian I Itnow saloll to lier hus- band when they- wore first married; "Now, my dear, I know. you have; been a rounder—a good fellow. It will go hard with you to be, alwayst tralling around with a wilinvan. co I wa I] t ou to taiko It night off or- tweek and go and ta gootr tll�io. I shall never ank a title -,,- tion ' " Tho husband gaslmd.. nd, do you know, she could not have tlrl- ),oil Jilin out of the house after, thaV, wItli a club! Ho know. lie cou14 go when lie pleaseLl and so (till not care especially about it. Such is tile acterlsile . of human nature. It's the things wo mnnot lkave that we hanker for. Ir I Iverci it,, married mail, I woulil smoke lit my owil house. I would not bo driven to my clull or to some frlori(lli� house for Li, quiet cigar, Tim - lace, curtains? Well, I should pill[ down the lace Curtains if It canie� to that. A wolliall hat; lie busille'st; to nia,ko ]ter ]louse so fine that her - husband cannot take comfort In It. So If yoki ara ii, hentlecked propo- sition 3on ]lave only Yourself to blaille. You aro it pitiful makeshift or a, n1aiv it you permit) soincl snip of wornan to pander your life wroteli- �a and hold yo up it Spectacle to irour friondg. I have, seen husbands so -afeld of their wives the senreely ldred call their aouls their civil. 51hey were a. laughing stock to their acqualtit- ances—and why ? Because they had not the manhood to ssert them- selvpff. I once- kneir a wife who made it- hor business to.keep tabs on ]ter ]ins - band's wardrobc,. When lie changed Ills clothes It wis, "Sow why liav(, you put bit that coat ? Why id you not Ivear your strilwd trouserN7 Wliat on earth are you we,aring that, waletcoat for" The wretched mail was very delicate. No wonder 1 The woman -was lioutoding hini to Ills grave. But It(, was to blame. The very first Unto she round *fault with ]its costunic, lie shoul.1 have gIven her to Understand once and for ll that if tile wished to v(,oir it linen duster lit January lie Irould Lie ,a, and when alm criticisod his trousers lie sborild linvo reminded ]ter ilint at all events lic, ,proposed to weitr thent and not abilleato that privilege Ili her be - heir. —rillth Sessions Tupper. Tl;tl Vill'illed Cup. Who hasn't- a whole dress to hat, probibitivnist, had gottie - to bed. but She liml neglected to kgention the faq� to Mr. Willblesun, wlio ex- pects some day to appear on the stage in grand Opera. After they haill carried on it iery serious and perfectly proper cell- versatiolit for All Ifour or more she said. "Olt, I m1r,Ail like so much to hear ou Slag. Professor Zingkipla- ,;Rl Says yoki Irave it, most remark, ablo voice." Ife angwcred. "If you real," ly wish W;. I will be gla,d to ming. I noake It, practice never to watt to bo urgod. If I ee tlfat the peo- tile actually desire to licar me. have to. new sotl' tha;t I just got hold of a fair days ago. I think It giveo Ina a chance too l4liqw, Illy voice at Itts bestP I(Then lie lilt tile planoo fesr thumps with boyth, flats, and begall lit Oftep baas totnes: ",collie lot 11.1 fill, (Conic lot US fill, .Coino let us fill. Olt cornip, oil, collie, oh- collie, Vollyo lot its fill, The cup; [Come 10i. Uri fillp, 10onic Jet Ili; fill, ,.Come lot Its fill, oil collie, ON come, oil conic, [Collie lot its fill, It up. Collie let, collie let, 'Come lot us fill, Coline let us fill* icome let--,' yolle(l hot- rather front "Ill' 10 Of t4o stairs, "when he's ,,,,,It you Mildly see tivat Ito's emptied Into tile Newer?" Ali ill's yolung mall hurried houip 110 VrOnd0red at the lack of music In Ih(1 SOUIS Of 801110 of tile baser Inhabitaitts of this unlovely o' t� 13 The foxittin, In 11(lditioll to bAng graNedigger, as a Stolle- (.11ttPl. , 1101,160 -till furniture rellitay'01*. The loottl doctor, 114VIng obtain - 011 111010 111crath-0 aPPOIntment lit all adjoining count,);, the 0., kvxton to (tssist liG n removal. When It came to Nettling 111) Re- counts, the octor Ileductetl till old pontra account due bV tile �stextoll. HO WIPDtO at the sftlll�% thile, object. Ing,to ilia elisti-ge matte for remov. lu� I<, rur Iture tIlls wag steady, It would pay much obttor than grave -Igging." Tile koxion 01 Ivoill I Ile #LV a. ; gi-avolliggilo, Is ver'f stillen ou l6rl."