Exeter Advocate, 1908-07-16, Page 2CURRENT TOPICS.
Alter centuries of trying to cure dis-
eases the medical world is at last try ng
to prevent them. It (s di(flcult to du. do
M h --they this new step is due to the ad-
vanc:mont of scientific research, the st-
rknt influences of the various mental
proces-os in treating diseases, or the
o..nvictioa that drug., and nealic!nes fart
to cure. Whatever may be the cause,
the; evolutionary taot is clear: "The
uun^o of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.' The Impetus towards the
preventive !s everywhere apparent. (Inc
el its mart unporinnt indications is the
Imovement to establsh a "school of pre-
sentee medicine' at Columbia univer-
sity and the widespread indorsement
,which physicians of high standing have
given it. The Canadian Medical associa-
tion at its recent annual m °eting in Ot-
tawa expressed its rapidly waning faith
In the elfiency of drugs even for relict,
and urged the value of demest°o : anita-
lion, cleanliness, simple food, and pre-
fer rest as preventives of disease.
The need for a movement of this kind
Is clear if wo are to believe the scien-
lists-and far be it from tis to dispute
them -that one-third of the human
!)dings torn alive die before the ago of
li from preventable causes; that pover-
ty and alcoholism spring from causes
which are prevenlab'e, and that nearly
Eli contagious diseases belong to the
preventable class. Pasteur's prophecy
that "it is within the power of man to
make all infectious disease disappear"
h:ay yet bo realized. The doctors ap-
parently are on the right track in get-
ting at the cause and preventing It ra-
ther than at the effect, which it is so of-
ten too late to correct. We may yet
teach an era of respect for sanitary
taws and a standard of healthy living
,which will make this old world an agree -
elite all the year round resort.
4e
Flies are wonderfgul transportation
systems. Each of the fly's six legs has
Iwo pads, and each of these carr•iaa 1,-
Ru0 hairs. That makes a total of 7"200
hairs each one of which secretes a
sticky• (l std ee c ;r ' t ,e,e-ae
pads exude Ih:ough the hairs at every
Step, thus enabling tlx: fly to maintain
to position either on window panes or
ceiling. 1f the pads existed alone the
Insect would experience difficulty in re-
eneving them. As matters stand, how-
ever, the claws aro raised when the pads
adhere to anything, and aro lowered
when it is dense d to take another stop.
113y the pressure of their points against
the ground and the lifting of the heel
the pads are released. Proof that glue
exude., is obtainable by noting (he dead
flies .tuck to the walls in autumn, Woak-
ress had disabled the insects so that
even the acts• •n of their claws had be-
come impossible, with the consequence
that the glue had b.o)mo hardened.
Now. the house fly has a kern scent
lc a filth of any kind. and is an excellent
line scavenge. Whenever there Ls any
within a hundred yards or so the fly
goes for it to smear 1l; mouth and all
the sticky hairs of 16 six legs with the
dirt and diverse germs. A seoond or
two suffices t) piths. up many thou-
sands of dise;i:o germs. and than off
gees Ih' fly to the nearest kitchen or
dining torn. There it crawls over
(e ds and outer arliales, deposit:» g
large mufflers of germs at every step.
fin euro ins:an•e a Ilv was fecund to be
Carry ng in its ,,,, 11?11 ^.nd (11 its legs
( ver 1u0.(00 .:i,• ; ,, t• ra. :;h Hying
the aflinity 10 •l,,!,_, r.. - germs for tits:
active media of • :r, nation, The
daintier the hou.e tee (ewer the flies
attracted.
4e
in Syria and Palestine tee farmers
n eed rain. From the b'g•nning of April
unt.l October there is pract,colly no
Fain, yet in July the 11,1.6 teern with
o vig.,rous growth of w aterm. lens, tee
intakes. cucumbers. etc., all 1•,urishing
w.th ut atliflcfnl watering, although at
Ihat time no rain has fallen for many
w. eke in fact. the Syrian peasant. from
th• if omen( his seed fins been sawn,
pray- that no rain may fall. During the
pence! of ge.;wth of a Crop the surface
of Ilii' 140'1 lo a depth of ax nr eight
t)nehe: is perfectly dry and I..o,e, Ree -
toe this surface layer w.11 be found
hieLst sot in which the roots extend,
and grew v ger us!y, in this moist sub-
acil plant- continue to risme until late
autumn. When the cr..p ;s remuv.'d in
the autumn the tains commence, and
Nie land s phlwcd after each tenvs'
rain as son as the 4,11 begins to dry.
Two primary objects are kept in view
In p•1.-wIng. to turneh a favorable stun
race 1 r laking up 1.11 the water. and
s• prcvnt its tweet(' •vnp ration from
Ile- aubso t. Tee great avail is bi keep
ihe up,er s x :tithes el reel pe•rfe:ny
owe,
and fr ib:.', . , Vint the in taure
m blow is mot dere n upw ed+ and
c' in (vale ratan. but d. As pot ascend
igh•T than he c• m act stile*" that is
in,' helm use by the plow. Fur this
peasen the ;low ing s ,hallow, averaging
inial four 1.: ,ix .nc!.os in depth. When
Ih•' t.md' tor '.)w• ng the seed ai rives the
Jand is pl m••,I 'r a depth of emit six
tech. s. and the .,•.rt i., sawn from an
errtcgene nl at a hod t• the plow, tette
On tie damp saes i', and b C ve.red Ly
Vie cot: (seising over behind Ude p'ow.
Share. From leis time the upper Mee
t(ym 1 loam° see t prevents tte . ce p r elf
AUrei•live upsents beyond the wit sub
0011 on which the s•'.'•1s rest. And live
*hi h thee rants, atter the p•rre.si of
/erns rtat.un, spread.
1U1 ONE THING IS NEDFUL"
It Comprehends All Wants and Hunger-
ings, All Life and Power
But one thing is needful. -,Luke x. 12.
Tho loxt is an old fact restated in the
terms of the gospel for answer to the
numerous and many-sided questions of
(aur modern life.
In order to attain pre-eminence and
aucee.ss, men ever•ywh• re are coming to
tecognizo more and more the wisdom
of con ontraton in the pur uil of s nw
one thing. Michael Angelo, having a
flxcd goal. pursued it well an umbel -in
that oonsumed him. Ile forget hunger,
thirst and bodily fatigue, and at length
tho world crowned hint as master of
his art.
In the realm of music Iiandel is called
a prince and Iho very soul of art. Ths,
however, never o)uld 11avo been t ue of
him, nor could he have written inmate. -
tidily into his name had he been other
than the mon whose pa -sae ns and pow -
tee in the pursuit of one thing were of-
fered on the altar of effuse. 11 has b:en
said of hien that his ardor for oe',otihl
s••undrt caused the keys of his harpsi-
chord, by Ws frequent manpulation, to
assume the shape of stp.on .
Our text finds Jesus among Ilis mends
in the Bethany homo and itis words re-
veal two persons -Martha and Mary -
in striking contrast.
MARTIRA IS DEEPLY CONCERM?.D
alout tho material things. Th,re is
much of the anx!oly and bustle about
her as she Ihtnks of Ws entertainment.
enmtor( and food.. Mary, (Pc very soul
of seeming .indifference to alt temporal
things, thinks only of a seat at Ills feet,
where she may listen to Ile every word.
Witten, at length, the fussiness of Mar-
tha can stand it no longer, she com-
plains to Jesus, .saying: "Carnst Thou
not that my sieter hath left Inc to servo
alone?' His answer was not a rebuke
to her activity, but rather an interpreta-
tion of it with dignity and strength.
"But one thing is needed."
What dal the Master mean? What is
this one thing? Perhaps it may bo an-
swered best by placing cmplta..is on the
word "ono" so as. to make it irlelusivg,
and say: `Thou lacked one th ng" ; that
1s. the one thing lacking comprehends
el' wante and hungerings, all life an:
power. If this be true, then the "one
thing needful' must be that for nvhich
nen everywhere have been searchng.
and for whch non even now-uncon-
scnusly perhai)s-are .e king in strange
ways and by many questions. It is ilia
"oro thing needful" for the aching !:gait
which refit es to ho quieted and says
"Is (hero any moaning in lite?' 11 is the
"one thing1, needful" for the man who
to the midst of his struggles is ounsci-
cus of gradual defeat in the rounds of
daily life, exclaiming: "Is (here no way
out of the tangle of le'ng and doing?"
It is the "cane thing ndedful" for the pro-
found philosopher in his study; for the
capitalist with his wealth; for the aged
and the young; for the learned and the
ignorant. Yes, it Is the "ono thing
needful'
FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.
What Jesus said to Martha has been
the truth of the age. 1t is the truth of
the present. How much men every-
where need the "ono thing" which
punctuates life with knowledge, with
str'e'ngth and (ills the soul with peace!
\\'e must not fall to reoogntze That it had
we)nethtng to do with Ilion=elf, for,
s 'caking of Mary. who sat at His feet
lhtening to His w.:rds, ile said: "Mary
Lath chosen thio i:ettir p:arl.'
The good part meant Himself. To
know Him is to find the 'ore thing
needful"; to fed Ilim,is to find it. He
and it are one. Ile came to help our
reedy humanity, to satisfy with 116
light, love and peau our deep yearning
for the lite which now is to comfort us
with the truth of immot tality.
Our hymns, our prayers, our exhorla-
tictts are all based on the ono appeal:
"Conte to Jesus." Como to Him Pecauao
all life stands in need of what Ile alone
has 1) give. 11 Ile can satisfy the need,
then Ile is the ;ewer to hap. and belief
ie Ifiin is the • r:o thine le-dfut.
.'tire. J. 1II•:NIIY IIAIITMAN.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTEItN \TIUNAL LESSON. JUIN 19.
Lesson 111. Samuel \yarn, Saul dead
Use People. (.olden Text. 1.
Sam. 12. 21.
TIIE LESSON WORD STUDIES.
(Basad on the text of the Revised
Version.)
Samuels Lifework. -The Inst message
of Samuel as he relinquished his rule
in Israel is one of great impressiveness
and weight. 116 age and long, clear
record commanded a resiectful (tearing.
and his unique relation to Jchonah gave
his words a peculiar solemnity. Other
loaders had brought their public Lives
to a close in this manner. Ile follow -
est in the steps of Moses and of Joshua.
who on historic occasions gave their
parting oounsel and warning In tho
name of the Lord to the assembled pee.
pie. A glance at the conditions of the
.time a hen Samuel took up his work
serves to show his importance as the
fine which held together the old and
the new. and safely bridged a most mo-
mentous period of trans:Von. An or-
ganizer of the people was needed. 'there
was scarcely such a Thing as national
life. '1'o be sure, in times of danger the
tribes immediately concerned joined to -
getter, Iound by temporary common
!nteros(s, and local lenders from luno
to lime silreeeled in maintaining a
kind of einfederacy of the tribes; hut
the was eccasionnl amt tar from com-
plcte. Samuel in his travels from pkaco
to place as judge and by his wide influ-
ence paved the way fer the unity of a
national life under the early kinks. The
extension of territory was imperative.
A'I the land from ttie Mediterranean to
the desert and from Syria 10 the wild -
ernes,' lelongeel In the twelve Tribes In
penile). bol actually' They did tint p.o-i-
:.ess it. The .splendid v.c!oraes of Joshua
r.n.1 his host lind not leen followed up,
and the: division of the land among tre
chielren of Israel while <e:tling the r In-
ternal claims to It still lett the matter
or is ronque:st to the strength and pew -
(re of each tribe. For the mast pert
lite pA' 1!e wire quite willing to make
treaties with the original po .-ex:Aors of
the innd. The Anuroniles, eloobites.
.•\nialekites. and Philistines were still
in the country their fewer varying with
the aohereence of (oracle strength under
her different leaders. Many of the w•nll-
0•1 bens and cit.s were still in the
Innl9 of the (tantanil•s, and from
lees.' as conics Rey acute ten -omit
raids upon the neigh!. 1 il(r d tops an•1
vii• yard. mei exacted a 1• ugh eel of
ir;Sblo (torn the Hcbrcw -utters. In-
deed. at This limo the I'tI l r.Im.cs, n
peat people (teeing et t! e 1 !Ch. mare
lint.• Plain an.! t..,• ..• teetinlla nt
1.e 1r.hlie ng t a'• ndition c1
t.l tout fear arid e tw .Lenee. and their
ears of ;iggresci n forrn Ih•' back round
.0 the hislory of this time. Samuel
bath in ter -.n and as the, "maker of
brae: s kings' 1 rought deliverance tel
the open -seed people. .\ man of (io.t
was needed. 11s• territorial and petite
Lee difficulties were fir from the meet
serioau dangers of the tame. help ,us
csntatnitealion had (lino much to de.
grade ltra• : e wor.hip. Je•hovah.e pre-
,•03
re•'• 03 111 the !stance. The
lea .'- nude ended as the shrines of
(-r'•::anile deities were appropriated to
!Ac use of the newcomers. and many
• f the religious cuslo:ns and svrehies of
Israel's ncighlcars were id rpled ..v her.
eel) the result that the purity of her
faith was all but est. There was great
danger that Jehovah would he reduced
i. the rank of a (nnaatnile god. It vele
IFerefore. a tnementoua evertt n hen
Samuel, a man of strong religious zeal.
was raised rip to he at once the prophet
of God and the people's rales.
Verse 2. Walkcth before -As a ruler.
The phrase suggests both publicity and
teadership.
Grayheaded-A sympathetic appeal to
his age. This hard been the ()copies
excuses in asking for a king (1 Sant. 8.
5:. Samuel now turns it to his own ac-
count.
My youth-1(is youth had been especi-
ally noteworthy. Tho early vison (1
Sam. 3. 1(1) and call to the prophetic
ollloo ons known to all.
3. \illness against mo -The figure
throughout Ls that of a court. Ile who
hat long been judge now puts himself
on trial at the bar of the pe'ople's opin-
ion. 'There is a note of challenge m his
words here.
Before Jehovah -!lis presence insures
a decision which shall be final and seri-
ous (compare verse 5).
His anointed -The king. This term
litter comes to moan the Messianic King,
and is applied to Christ; but here it
nu ans Saul. when Samuel may have
j11.;t anointed before all the people.
Ransom -Literally, "blood money.'
Tho money paid the next of kin of n
murdered man to purchase immunity
from the usual vengeance. it here
means a bribe accepted by the judge
(:ttnos 5. 12). This is frequently pro-
hibited (Nunn. 35. 31; Ikut. 16. 19). flrib-
ir•g Ls Iho oontmon vice of lho East and
always has been. Every etirt of trans-
nctien can 1e facilitated by a "gift."
Ninny of these presc•nls are mentioned
in the Old Testatnent as lcgilima))e and
n••scssary ;nrinnpere 1 Sam. 10. 27), hilt
this especially is said to blind Iho eyes
-that is. to snake n judge blind to the
right. "For a bribe doll' blind the eyes
of the wise and pervert the words of
the righteous' (Deut. 16. 19).
6.13--1Iere follows a survey of Jeho•
vales dealings with the people from the
days in Egypt till the present deliver-
ance under Soul.
14. Fear Jehovah -honor hitn. This is
very different from the fear or !error
of Jehovah in tarn. 35. 5, and the "dread
of Jehovah" in 1 Sain. 11. 7. As need
in the Old Testament it means a neva!
teepee! ane devotion which often
amounts even to leave. 1t stimulates to
active nlCelic•ncc.
15. Against your fathers -As narrated
in \erste 9. Defeat meant God's active
o)'pxositon, as c rctury meant his direct
assistance.
16. Stand stet-- Or. "present your-
selves" --chill the figure of a trial. but
new Jehovah is lase Judge and the peer
pa. are bring tried.
Greet thing -A very great Thing in the
p•opl.': aces. nr rain at this trine of
vier is almost lir of in Palestine.
it would of mutate he taken as a d::vine
sign.
17. Wheal harvest -May and June.
18. Jehovah Samuel -Thy sl od
n- one ar p'pul:•r theeight.
21. Vein Ihtni!s--"F:nrp1!:ne c." The
to int ons need by the later prophets as
meaning aloes nab. 2. IS; l.a. 4t. 9).
22. For his great narne's sake Jeiin-
tnh'a ioner and reputation ,‘a: n.,a�•hf
to he at stake in his "pi1.r • . •
It`ev rereeent'•I t•1 the o.• • ,
and ease .nn. Se 11u. I'• r
i:i,l•ory of the Jeev.; 1.i .1y.•1 and re -
questa err . 11d•,r5..r1 by his "great
name." and laic own hnnnr is the motive
of l:Mke•l I... Ile cannot ser his people
in distre to for that 6 a relleri ,n on
fa'.: ability. since he is res1.)ns.i,!e for
Ih•'r.t.
23. Thal 1 chnul•I sin ni;ains'' Jere
(eh-- \ la.k rf ptlrntisrn would he am -
1,. ty. .'n.,e 11 Iti)t ales interests and
Ilea.. nt the ration aro one.
1 eia instruct you -The st.eein1 work
of Ili.' prophet is to he !plainest.
21. e, --This :5 :a resume of Samuel's
v M,1.• region• nt. .5 balance of worn -
are! warnings.
Fashion
Hints.
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FADS AND Ie\\• II•S.
The negligee or C ,wered mull is find
:ek great laver w lh malady just now.
Ther, i; a great vogue for barred nue
►.ads -luaus, batstes, and muslin.
The present sleeve is close, but not
eta; it mokls the arm without beid-
.: g it,
Euibro'dored Swtsses, either flowered
or in plain whip', are much used in lite
making of tea gowns and jackets.
Coat effects are still liked n the prov-
nee o1 the elegant neglig e, turd em-
broidered crepeshawls w.th fringe are
used in some of the elalorato gowns.
For a dres; of silk or veiling, the col-
lar, yoke and sleeves may b.' of lace or
embroidered net, and the inserted vest
sections may be of heavier lace.
The tunic idea presents many charm -
ng possibilities ter trimming, s nC,' the
•)verskirt almost invariably is bordered
n one way cr another. Of course, well
the Parisienne such an opening is the
signal for the introduction of the bizarre
and the extravagant note that so often
characterizes her dress.
Appropriate garments to lesson the
deproesing look of mourning in hot wea-
ther may Le found in great variety. Re-
ci tits from these ranks are voile, crone
.!e chine, mousseline de sole, nun's veil-
ing, pongee, mull, and lawn.
Ostrich feathers are not considered
proper for mourning and tho flowers
should show no touch of color. Tho
sailor is p•ernnilted, but the ornamenta-
tion of all millinery is confined to tutee,
net, or rib! an,
Embroidered filet net bands oonlinue
I:, be a-instilcuoils. One of Ur" newest
is wide, live or six inches, w•o►i;ed heav
i!y in barbaric colors and styles --
"Montenegrin' the buyers call it. The
land; tow in various widths and their
price is not exorbitant.
To say that a skirl has a high waLse
I ne describes it only partially. For in-
stance. it may bo gored or circular, or
gcred circular, or again, gored plaited.
it may be lilted in to the figure, or it
may hang from iLs belt M true empire
fashion. There are so many versions
that almost any typo of woman can bo
suited.
The tunic fold Is from four to six inch -
e, wide, is cut on the bias, is often of
another material, and meets in a point
Lack anti front. This is tippled to the
skirt well one row of s4lching. Il gives
the appearance of the end of the tunic
falling over the skirl, therefore its name.
The excellence of one guimpe design
Pee in Iho fact that (hero is not an inch
of surplus fabric about the waist line,
where it is closely fitted. it can be
faced with a round or ::quare yoke, ac-
cording to the top outline of the dress
it is worn with. or the plastron extend-
ing to the waist line is effective.
A dainty afternoon gown Is carried
cut in lotus blue shantung silk, woven
with (he new bright surfaced silk, and
far softer and more supple in texture
tt:an the s.lks that were w en last year,
and known sometime.; as N>.;soie and
scretime.s as shantung. Thi.s new to-
lle blue, too, is a lovely shade and one
which is alnio-t universally becoming.
Fash on's (vele diversions ti's seas :n
have the`r compensating touches. Tho
tall and naturally short waisted women
fru the high %%sister gown become all
skirl. She finds rel of in the Grecian
len C. which breaks the king In.. teem
wait to herrn and r'leves lite unbroken
expense of siert that otherwise would
b • n•:•• s<;l 1.' for her.
T.: . r.•- ur .efn! woman will find an
int x'. . • tied for (rimrn ng in many
of h• . lk, ern sale this Beason. Such
var. li••s as shantung. ondoyant. and
tt e Ike come 'mattered with large or
sin .li medallions, which can brei! out
and appliqued on gowns for trimmings.
And silks printer( M eight wide stripes
pr. s nt effectively bands of lemming for
twain rnateriala.
No garment could be mere del ghtful
than the real French morning wrapper
f,► those who spond (heir mornings in
their bedr)crms. This dors not mean that
ninny French women do not m sine lits
petty gown by posteening their toilet
unt•i they aro going out. But one should
net fall into this mistake. even when
one has learned the fascination of the
"matinee,' as Ibis garment is called.
No fart of a w erneree ouUll is so be -
canting ns a well chosen and daintily
shade tea gown, and, while it Is only
ellen 'el for the most int -intuit wear, it
f, its 1 0 •ssary as a reception gawn.
While the lines aro to •se and graceful,
tie figure is usually fitted, and the loose
flowing privet is given by the drapery
and sleeves. The latter often aro of the
s mple trill style, and s',melimcs are
erapeel in Gree:an style fr •m Ih•' tip of
Ibe sboul•krr, the silt fabric falling 'n
wee points nearly lo the foot of the
r.k rt.
Tinted ince;s seem le grew more and
more l•.)r.ul•ar as lime goes on. and they
art 'oen p eerie to the gr, 'ales! advent•
.ig• when they are enif,kyee fir the
f •shinning • t bl•urses eornposed of Cluny
insert un and ink
tided for wearing with
sk its of si:koline or crepe de chine.
'1 hey aro being largely used. Lea. in
combination with silk seiul:tche b:ai.ling
t r the making of those small sacque
roc's which aro so ea.aily slipped on
over be uses .)f ret nr chiffon, nn•J whet
I chi to make a pretty picture when c. al,
barna', and tl(►r( are all of the seine
shade.
Till: (a\I.1' WAY.
1 A rte -"Of coarse. the scheme to a
g .4 'me. but .1n you think your wife
will apptraee of i!?'
13r)wne--1'es. if by central hinting
can get her to f•)rrnulate It herself and
make her believe !t'5 her awn."
RE (:\REi'Cf..
\\'Fen you've a er:,w• to pick with rine
\VT.o angered you. don't 11.. at it
T hastily. nr er.' you've dried
Portals you'll have to eat it.
"I don't want n.y hn'r bru-tr'.I over
rre forehead any emcee" deelar• I ltnr-
old. "i want a crack .11 it 1 ie father'..'
1N MERRY OLD ENGLAND
Netts Ill' \1511. A1101 Al JOHN 1111.1.
AM) Ills l'LOPLE.
Occurrences in the Land That Reigns
Supreme in the Commercial
oiId.
Montgomeryshire had the first Sun-
day sch oI in Wales; it was darted at
a lama he
in I.landidloes in 1770.
d
There are 10,000 unemployed lel
and bands of (tent ate lading
fu ee and coat depots for loud and
fuel.
In r(sponso to an appeal by th' Liv-
erpool
iveraool (lisp n -arms for Ilia son • 1 825,-
000,
25;000, the Eurl of Derby has contributed
$2,500.
A school rifle club movement his been
c.mimenced in tho Isle of Wight, and
girls aro nut debarred from member-
ship
Tho removal of the shipbuilding works
of the Mes rs. Yareiw, from the Theresa
to tlxt Clyde has now le -n a most conn-
pleted.
The !list established vegetarian res•
taurant in London has just. closed its
de.ors. ThLs was the Alpha Food Re-
f. rni Restaur•anl.
Misses Susannah and Sophie Blakey,
s eters, have died at Burnley w•ahln a
few day; of each other, their ages total•
ling 150 years.
Titre hundred and sixty men at Old-
ham have joined the Territorial Army,
agatnst 654 who wero in the volunteer
movement.
A great feature of Continental hotel
life, the welter garden or palm court,
is gradually lying iulrcduced into the
largo Lordm h•,teLs.
A Newcastle stret tin -whistler con-
fessed that his average eat n:ngs were
$1.92 a day. His prosperity ztaoilcd dein,
and he got drank.
The total value of fish landed in the
i.ancashire and western sea itsheries
d .heel during the quarter ended March
31, was £121,381.
The Bishop of London says he does
not know how he should (and time to
prepare his sermons if he did not oro
so while dress:ng.
During April there were only six ves-
sels launched from Use var.ous ship-
buiid'ng yards on the Tyne, compared
with eighle.n in the same month last
yea r.
For the materials of a builder's yard
sold by the Lorain County Council, the
highc-t private lender was $1.785. while
of auction the goods rca izcd $3.520.
Pensions are to be prod, not to peo-
ple of 55 years of age, but to three of
71 and upwards, who are British barn,
wh a are not criminals, and who are not
actual paupers.
Christian Scientists in London aro
building a e mplc which wall co -t 8400,-
00e. It Ls in Sloane street. (hearse.
Th's sort has now cieh!), me. t ng plac-
e; in England.
S'nc•' Ih' Carlisle Guardians d 'cited
t' detain all tramps for Iwo days the
rcmber of vagrants claming a n ght's
!edging in the w-a•kheu:e has decreased
nearly 50 per cent.
For ace. of bravery, or for five years'
exemplary centnuou, ser-v:c' and free -
(loin from uce,lcnls, Oldham tramway
em: loyos will receive a merit badge and
ir.erea,ed wages.
Mr. Richard Cursor, of Cringleford.
Nerfo k. who has heed a shepherd on
the .ami' farm fur fifty years. can (race
the oonncctioe of his family wf h the
village back to the year 1250.
For the twelve months end ng March
31st, 19:,7. London's c. n,ump.Ion of
water amount -di to 82,125,2.49,3.17 gal -
lens. tepee -Wing a da ly average sup-
p'ly of 32 preen; a lead.
The Firash Admiralty' have decider] to
c(.nstruet stetago links at the Clarence
V clualling Pard. l'orism lith, ca(ahle
et containing 20.000 tons nt o l for use
a. fu.l in Me British Navy.
An exlr•aord nary affair 's rerorlcd
tem Meisel Hall. E-s••x, where duo
'ng Thur.day night last w ek 127 sineep
were killed in n pasture 114 a conse-
quence of being worried by dogs.
\\':\R DECIA IF:D ON LONDON R \TM
Danielle hone in I:ntpland I:,Ibualed at
Over 850,000,000 a hear.
"Oro (estimate o1 the damage don'' by
rats during the course of a year has
rr-:dured a trite! of £10.0110.000. Front
exhaustive ob=ereations, however. which
1 made thr..uatk)ul the country 1 shaled
piece the figure at-C12,(iju.001), or eters
,CI I,lY .000. The lei or Is of my travel-
ers allow, in tact, that only two indms-
tre s are inuuune fr-in those peels --
11 o -c of Ile sone 111aS,11 and the irun-
f•. under."
The ab)ve nbservat on was made by
C. A. Furue olio, wJh ha rat cic" rm:n-
alor, has cummen.r 4I .1 campaign ti free
!h'
Lend in rind India d• ck, at Tilbury.
tendon, from a ver 'leo plague of
rats. The damage •1 try rats at the
t:rcks is • '.'• ,•, •1 • .a They gnaw
lhr.ugh sties. ; 1 and spill the
c•inlents: attack b :• : p apo(►, :n which
they bar tagged I:.1•-. ,nd rip gape ei
conegnment, •:)f cloth .ri.l nth r eoids,
rcnderang whole length; et rnalerial eri-
1,'o y value
The trnte•ly by which it is Wiped et
exU'tm:nate this rut array in a spruce
e' rix nenet .s is not in Ih' nature of 9
prison. l'•etatocs are infeeted with a
la -toes% germ NuCmllarty deadly In rats
and mice. and Then placed in the r;:i
rads. The rats alt•r eat ng IM' potatoes
ex.ntract n w:1.1 ng d s'eis •. Ths In ad•
tetion to priv,ng falai at the end! of
Ihie' or tour Jays. it highly cnntagieua
to tiro other r• doilet. 0
f
LATEST i3EVISION.
,e1 ey had a liter Iamb.
Bet it she mud net iseep,
F. r the hist she knew it grew and
grew.
T i' l 11 was a great Lig seep.
A MiSFff ARAMs:.
\\'r n oske•1 to pay a little eels
1h•' average maul doth fie'
Be•cau-e, while time is nt u• y,
11 will not pay (be s.O t.
HEALTH
TIIE FORMATION OF 11ABITS.
Pref. William James has characterized
I:abiLs as "pathways worn through the
nerve -centers.'' As traveeers bltt�e trails
ilirough the woods, se edo ou chits
blaze trails through our character:; so
that what was at first difficult and even
Unnatural, quickly becomes the line of
least resistance which wo follow inselle
sibly, whether wo will or no.
This being so, it is easy to see that
the distincty t ersonal habits are likely
to ba termed during the plastic period
(If youth, and easy, also, to recognize
the responr.b:hty of parents ane eeach-
ers in this regard. If we are all crea-
tures of habit, it is a dispensation That
may not be o-capocd, and we may bo
thankful That g od habits are as easily
wi hin reach as bad ones. If a child is
taken in hand early enough, it is as
simple a malleo to teach him the daily
use of the tooth -brush as it is to teach
him to ch=w ion►; as easy to train him
into the belief that the mouth is not the
place for lingers, as to allow him to
quiet hinns•-If by sucking his thumb.
The trouble with most bad habits is
that They are so quickly formed in small
children. The mother relaxes her care
for a day or two, and a new trick ap-
pears, or the work of weeks on an old
ern• is undine.
Eternal vigilance is here the price of
peace. It may take throe trouteetemo
weeks to break up the nail-biting that
thirty yews may not avail for later, be-
cause by that time every nerve in Iho
body will incessantly demand to f;Raw
their easy beaten pathway.
What Ls true of the phys'.cal habes is
equally so of the moral halals. A tiny
baby of a few months old knows very
well if the habit of loud crying will pro-
cure for it what it wants, and if not
checked it will develop into the irr.table,
whining adult we aro all acquainted
%•idle
Habits of disrespect, of indifference to
the rights of others, of cruelty, may all
be irro;ist bly formed or dispelled in the
first few years of life.
In dealing wilts bad habits in children,
a disl,rlion sh iutd ba made between
Riese which are rather the symptoms of
physical disorder and Ihos.• which are
actual habits. Many children develop
contortions and twisting; alai are the
signs of b"gnneig nervous disorders,
si:ch as St. Vitus's dame. ;,nd in these
cases it is as cruel as ;t s i>_seess to
scold or punish. 'lite seed e •,f a phy-
s;c:an should be sough. a Le move-
ments will disappear when the ecus0 has
received pro; er treatment.
TIIE FILTER DANGER.
As the heat increases. more water is
drunk, and greater prows the mortality
let of those diseases, typhoid, ch iters
and so forth, whose germs flourish in
p' iint_ed water.
It is n dangerous error to rely on the
household filler as a shed from this
midsummer danger. Se Ray I.ankes-
ter, Dr. Andrew Wits .n. the e•t:ter of
Ileallh, and many inves k.el ng cone
n,issiens have often p i,I out. that
the cerumen II:ter does
110 free water
of its germs, but, en tho contrary, it
often m•:ty communicate dangerous
terns; to pure water.
'fh' charcoal filter, for instance. while
failing wl:ol y to arrest the typhoid
germs that are pnssod through it, often
adds such gei►Hs to wholesome water,
1• r charcoal, the base of this filter. is
• nc of the tee vexed germ proregaling
treunds.
There is a n!y one filter, the poraelain
cy 1:►.dsr fll cr. that wet free %star of
germs. 'Th a liter is t•o complex to too
USA! by the ordinary housetio dors 1t
et a filler for the laboratory of the che-
mist.
The I:ous, hell filler, with the false
ce nlld• nee it gives, wah the ger nr that
it gives sometimes. is a danger. It
4 .il:d be Supp! inl'l by the simile boil-
ing lin o, ss. Pei n ' kilts germs, it ren-
der, them qu I. a iir!ees. Prefer. Ihere-
fcie. to le : f graveyard ►atter
Ihnn a g• 1• a . uun. and. (brewing
away y. '1 i. ti e r. bid your water
from 11..e. . r.
OFP1'\• i e \r; \INS'!' THE EYES.
The first .:11• nae against the eyes Is
reading % th ra 1 cot• light. This requires
('u ciliary riu1,••le to de extra work to
.L:rr•!;.-n .int I. 11 apples to dint light,
e: ghr. .,t t 1 g ro•, far from the light.
he -. ant . fa 11 0 - none of velure -
aa ',env • r 41 eon etnge•Ls the
. y• ,. la 1: •I• s 1• t10 r.n:; ,.1111 Aural work
of the d yi' 11111-0: • S.
It •ad ng . n Iran: is • .r ihir.l off•nee.
then •et••.n dint., ng ,rich till nI (hang.
es el focus an 1 les t.• r, .t, !o tax the
rmr.rle, .rf 0 t'. n ", .1.,', n t., well A4
the mugae, ..f 11-1 . a. 11,1 aag with•
tut n,'•d•d :. . - .,i I'. 11 dy feted
erste et the la -t. I:,e : :.,.n , Certain•
Iva friar in pr' J r Ua ,t ,• : -e ut (very
part of 1.h' eve. Oi•i lige is the tired
of retribut on ( r ih ..,e who have sinned
aganst their eyes.
P
\\'Olt 111 KNI •\\ ING.
Stenger -1W.: s:r.�1 ul yo11
Lave it in yo.rr p •a:• r' to do 1eli^ ag reat
shot- an l erre that 1 wJl Kiadly repay.
Ilaneriet edd))-"I? 1 nut afraid
ell hav'• tut d' n mistake. 1 am 01 no
'u•' lo ally! •, ly. 1 have just !Hikd fur
hitt a tni!h'.n. w.th no na=ets.'
"So 1 heard.'
"You knew il, and yet )OU say I can
p,' e•i serried lo pm?'
"Y• s. sty, i beg you will not r• fiLeea
"Rut etre can a m eteab'e bankrupt
1k.. nae do f er any.ne '
"1 want you to tell me, sir, how you
a.,l ..1 notch credit?'
NO DnUBT of TII.V1.
Ile ;ri1,1 he sun, red with hs sight,
\o i Iho :gh we did not (k,ubt it,
let er. believe. and know we're right,
I1.•'d suff r mere %Aleut i1.
The entire army of the. Tonga Wanda,
c nnprising sit .Ili. e. and thirty men,
aa, r cote). disbanded.
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