Exeter Advocate, 1906-05-31, Page 3CURR,ENT TOP1C4
The contnoverse" over the mild refor
etf English spelling substdIzed by Me.
Cernegie has reached the reviews and
the other tleliberate agencies, Alate, it
cannot ao eaid that they 'have displayed
a , , spirit oe oeveet .reaeoltable eseq of JUS'
. taco . and Oleettentindedness, 'in . their
t *ailment of the - subjeet Pr, 0i, ilee ills"
tinotashed and cultured Inert who thane
pressed syrnpethy avitht Ilte refornt.
'Tttns the etlIter of Ttle •Booltinan ree
tenlarks that "simplified, spelling Wilt not
eserlOnsly ppecia to any One but Simple-
- tons"; that the suge,gested. changes ere
tee .""barbarieer and that he mut dierespecte
r , iully decline to adopt the new spelling,
preferring to "spell like ta .gentlemari
arather than like a boor."
,
The writer who "muses without me-
thod" monthly in Bleckweeers, 'a con-
servative magazine of , old-fashioned
Ideas which never wearies of edeclaring
our time to be out Of jointe-vulgar, loud,
4commerchel, ehallow-charges Mr. Car-
negie with offering thousands "to de -
bale% the spelling of the English
tongue," and tells him that he "cannot
eturchase bad spelling as, he might pure
4ehase,pig-iron." The writer continues':
atalor is 11 easy .todiscern his enotiVe.
Malice might suggest that, acing nn -
able to spell himself, he wishes to re
-
duce. all men to his own level, a' a
1la6pily a 'long purse does not; melte a
,dictator of letters, and not all Mr. der -
aegis's money' bags will persuade the
world to -renounce its habit of correct
,spelliiigt But his folly is to have inter-
fered In what tdoes not concern him."
••••••,011M1,
Let ieenot be suppdsed that, heat and
Acrimony and ill nature are confined in
this, debate to opponents of simplified
:spelling. professor Skeet, 'addressing
the British Academy, declared the other
-.day that the only real obetacle tet spell -
Ing reform lay in the ignorance of its
•opposers. To defend present forms, he
,continued, was to exhibit ignorance of
• etymology, linguistichistory and .pho-
netics, and to be totally unaware of such
ignorance, while to object' to simplified
-spolting on the ground ,nfte"ugliness" is
'to. write one's self down ati: slave of an
• Idle habit" that leads •9ne io judge by
'the eye instead of the ear.
Manifestly human nature is the. same
.4.1,1 magazines and learned Societies meet-
drig annually that it Is in,the daily prep.,
If anything, the coneznertts 'on, The eiropla
tied spelling movement in the letter have
been in tette"' temper, more humoroue
-and more amiable and philosophical,'
*than those of the gentlemen who have
had weeks to ponder and ruminate upon
The by no means soul -trying question.
Seven weeks without 1-rieeting,a. single
'specimen of the genus homo was the ex-
perience of Count and Countess de Les.,
dale, who, lately have made an adven-
turous journey from China to India via
Thibet. . Leaving China proper, they
entered the .Gebi desert, arid, 'after mak-
ing a circuit around Koko Nor, reached
the salt swamps of Tseidam. They 'next
visited the sources of the Yangtse, and
during this trip passed through a region
desolate of inhabitants. For seven weeks
they atd not encounter 91re human be.
Ing. In another part of the journey
they traversed a mud plateau nearly
20,000 feet highiand lost all their bag-
gage animals bat six during the cross-
ing. They then passed a succession of
lakes until they came to Tangri Nor,
and on reaching the Sanchu river they
followed its valley to a point near She.'
gatse. They continued their ropte into
India by Gyantse and the Chumbi val.
tey.' The Thibetans were friendly
Ihrougliont the journey.
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TO WED PORTUGUESE PRINCE.
fatricia bt Connaught May yet be Queen
of Portugal.
• London society hears that the engage-
Inent of Princess Patricia of Connaught
end -elle Crown Prince of Portugal is
soon to be announced. ,
Last year it was an ()Pen secret that
• the. Crown Prince was smitten with the
charms) of Princess Patricia, Both are
about he same age, nineteen. Ile re-
Sembles his rnother and is as popular us
his father. Queen Amen° of Portu,gal
never forgets that she WttS born in Eng-
land, and an alliance between her son
and a daughter of The royal house el
England woeld meet not only 'iI h 1 re
approval, but' that, of the powers of Eng.
eelend' and Portugal.
e The fact that king Edward is in
'illouttning for his father-in-law affords
him a. tinnily and convenient excuse for
not attending the wedding of King Al;
fenso of Spain and Princess'Ena. This
excuse he lias adopted,4 and has tleue
sr s1 hintaelf from criticism Or Com-
ment by, the various religious (1i•(' 1;
fhe Jrnit ea Kingdom.
lied he gone, the Church of England
folkl whose spiritual head he is, and
Ib' Non -Conformists, who detest Rome,
wotild have been Offended, end, on the
ether hand, had not thin Mounting
period intervened and the King , had
net attended, he would have hurt the
ausceptibilities of millions of his sub -
peels eli10 are Marin CatilOtiOS.
MIN.1 loteeleri glt "Yourhusband is,
nt his (lire 0. good ,deal, isn't„he?" Lady
igeeenout "Yeas the poor boy hates,ife-
jag f home alone, yeu know."
A (torn adult, may make money,
.but he isn't in a position tO acquire,
Much glees.
PLICIT FAITH IN
May Trust Uiin
Out of Chaos 0o9c1 or tvi1
to 3t1.ngOrdei
Snow ,and vapore; wind .end Storm*,
tattling Hie word,-"tealire
One of The Most reinatitable mown
malts in Westminster Abliey de that to
Sin John Franklin, the discoveret' of the
Northetteet Passage, \VW died amid the
terrors of • the Arctic regions in 1847,
Through the 'efforts of Lady Franklin
the last of many expedition e sent; out,
was successful in disclosing the step; f
her husband's, progress in the polar re-
gions; ending with the tragic record of
his death. She erected. the monument
in the Abbey, which depicts a- veseel
crushed tunid iceberg4, and uinderneath
are the words "0 ye frost and cold;
0, ye ice enatattow, bless ye the Lord;
praise Hine and magnify Him, forever."
Out of the depths of her bereavement,
loneliness and poverty, there atilt re-
mained boundless and implicit faith in
God.
The first aspect of the wind and tem-
pest, the ice and the snow is one,to in-
epire 4 awe, anxiety and dread. We
naturally ask, how can eve praise God
for thee elements in whose train come
disaster, desolation and death? A.mica
all thle disorder and ruin the asahnist
tells- up' that some blow le', working and
GOD'S .WORD IS BEINGeFULFILLED,
even the powers which seenr to have
eecaped his control have their uses and
further His designs.
At least one reason for the devasta-
eion is apparent to the close observer, :
On a relatively small scale, the storm is
hostile to life, but on a much larger one
it is the great enricher anti nourisher
of the soil, which without it would re-
main dry, herd and unproductive. Out
of death comes new life. Out of decay
the grain which sustains ciod the flow-
ers which beautify.
The storm and the tempest have their
uses also in developing the energies of
men. The strongest characters are not
nurtured in pleasant climates, where
they may obtain food, easily. . from the
earth and the frees, but rather in Older
seen %eaten, anal rinee in cold
water. Then Icler eh° brietllee fee twenty.
Iola' tonne in a shallow bowl of water
iZ which two uae teowdeenel ahme
have been cliesolved
To brighten gilt frallifiteS put Mough
flow of otopitur krato a .pint of. evatea to
give a oolden tint.. ere tide, bell foue or
five 4eMall bruleed onione„, etratn, and
when cold pallet tha frames with the
mixture, ming a GC* camel -hair beueh;
'Leitrim -pudding recipe: Uso .six
• ourteee ot euets half a pouud 'oe bread.-
) a 'poen „0 0 et s gala
granted rind anal the juice of two le -
1 zuone, and two eggs.. Mix tttoouIiIy
and boil well in a buttered basin for
tierce hours. 't °
In !Pedal*, bettonlioles, if the material
is. - the hind ethical frays easily --like
voile, for example-liret mark the hole,
end, :before, oiling,. stitch It on the
sewing -machine and cut between the two
rows of stitching. This'not only makes
a farm foundation for the embroidery,
but effectually prevents the material
from "frazzling."
Starch -gloss. -To glaze linen without
the aid of a Polishing iron use the fol-
lowing starch.gloss, made with half a
pound of white tarch, one ounce of
borax, two ounces of soap, one table-
spoonful of glycerine, oneof turpen-
tine, and one teaspoonful of common
salt. Dissolve the borax and soap In
Iiat water, then mix all together in
about three pints of warm water. This
preparation will keep for months.
countries 'and. 'on stubborn, e0ii 'Where
one must struggle 'ear 'eery extetence;
Need ,twe wonder that Mexteengeettti all
Its mineral wealth, la peoie, and • Unit
Alaska, with it forest, its furs, and .its
ice, is rich?' It is stern necessityewhaeh
develops •thestrength of manhood,
forces the. pioneer td Willa him a home
and at last makes the ,desert to "rejoice
and blossom as the rose." •
Not only is such a person thoved to
battle against the destructive forces of
nature,- but he is also aroused to con-
quer man's inhumanity to man. ,ae very
large share of the world'e suffering
comes not from nature but follows
directly or indirectly from human .care-
lessness,
SELFISHNESS AND GREED.
Most of the accidents on railways, on
steamboats, in tunnels and mines are
of this character. God Himself cannot
prevent such evils without interfering
with man's free will, end hence with
his education. But every such accident
meows thenes indignation,' awakens
their inventive Skill and leads t� great
caution, •watchfulness and security.
The stolen and the tempest have yea
another mission, in calling forth a
blessed tide of sympathy. Poor King
Lear, out on the heath with bared head INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
and quaking limbs, amid the thunder JUNE 3,
and the lightning, the wind and the
rain, is but a type of multitudes Of
others who have learned sympathy
through bitter experience and thus,
whether for individual misfortune or
public calamity, there are Opened many
mountains of tenderness and generosity
in human souls. Surely we may bd
thankful forwhatever turnsour hearts
in 'kindness towatd our New: men.:
My friends, when you stand amid the
tempests of life, trust • God; when you.
look Upon the marvels of nature, praise
Him; when yen' are stirred by the.gren-
deur of His works, show forth His sym,
TIIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
pathy and His love.
**41g•ggeggatet3iCatigeW4fgafo straining it if it has seeds. Add a little
1 orange or lemon juice and a little Of any
e'M liquor or maraschino if liked. To eacn
•
• SOME DAINTY DISHES.
An Excellent -Substitute for. Caper
Sauceteeelecal slowly some .parstey avhich
has been cut Join' atoll pieces: (but not
chopped) end lett it beenme a ead color.
Draineand add to the melted butter -with
a teaspoonful of salt and a dessert -
,spoonful of vinegar." Boll up and serve.
Bilked laariana.s.-Select large ripe
bananas, cut off all the sheiks, and set
•on a piece of buttered paper in the oven.
Elake slowly till the skins begin to split,
•then remove all 'the skin. Place the fruit
on a dish and garnish with whipped
cream and glace cherries chopped fine.
For a Light, Short Ctust.-Take three
ounces of butter, lard, or clarified drip-
ping and rub it into six ounces of flour.
Add a pinch of salt, a •teaspoonful- of
baking powder and make all into a very
stiff paste With just thtee tablespoon-
ful' of water. Roll the paste out thinly
and balte in' a very hot oven till a deli-
cate bioevinish color.
Stewed Tripe and Rice. -Cut the tripe
Into pieces about two inches long and
•one inch broad; throw into a pan of
cold water and •just let it boil up. Then
draM •away the water. • Chop up two
onions finely, and fry' in a stew -pan
with two ounces of dripping till soft.
Next place the pieces of tripe in the
saucepan, andeadd e quart of new milk.
Have one, ounce tend a half of best rice,
ash it thoroughly, add to the tripe.
Season all with pepper, salt, and at
squeeze of lembn jetice.r. Simmer an
hour before serving.
Stew or Fash.-Shrec1.. finely some cold
boiled eod, free it from bone and skin,
eveigh it, and'for each half Pound add
teacupful of ', boiling milk, a Piece
butter, pepper and salt. Set all
saucepan, dredge with flour, bring o the
boil,- add.1".a hard-boiled egg chopped
coars'dly, apd serve at wide. For a gar-
nish have sippets of fried bread.
lahubaib Cheesecakes. -Stew a bundle
of rhubarbetill soft, beet well with a
fork, drain all the liquor away, and add
the juice and grated rind of two lemons.
Sweeten to taste, add a little nutmeg and
three well-beeten eggs. Line a flat dish
with Short crust, pour in the mixture
and, bake for three:quarters of an hour
in a moderate oven, 'Turn oatand
serve cold. •••'*
Curry ,P9Wdeet-The addition of a
little curry powder is a great improve.
ment to the pea -soup that is made from
dried peas. A teaspoonful of curry
powder should be fried in n little butter,
and 0. dessertspoonful,uf flour stirred in-
to it till browned. Thai enough of the
pea -soup stirred into it 1111 11 blends -and
thickens. Stir all the time this .1s cook.
Inge
: Danish Mould. -Thoroughly wash a
teactinful of pearl tapioca, and Pick out
atny dark pieces. Set it in a asucepan
ahd enver with one pint and a half 1
boiling water, Stir constantly while, it
cooks till teaneparent, probably for ate
hour; add a good, pinch of salt, a tette.
cupful of red eurrant. 01 raroberry
jelly, and four ounces of white sugar.
When all • is dissolyed pout into a wet
mould, . and when cold turn out and
scrim- math custard,
Spring Rhubarb Jam. --Peel one pound
of the finest spring rhubarb, and cut it
into It lengths; add three-quarters '4
es pained white sugar, and the juice
and rind of one lemon, tile rind td be
cue, in narrow et.OPe, PIuee all in a
preserving', pan, end Mann r gently till
the rhubarb le Oita take it out carefully
with a wooden br silver bp On, and put
Into ,jai'., then boil the 0rup, 'while
stirelnea till it jellies, and pour over the
fruit. When cold. tie the jars down
with a leladder or gummed paper.
Peach Bayern's. - ',,eartned
peaches 10 a ptilp or use an other fruit‘
I
pint of the pulp allow a pint and a half
of sold split). Add two-thirds package
of ' granulated gelatine,which has been
melted. . Stir on iceuntilit begins to
thicken and then add half .a.pint of
whipped cream: Mould and when tuan-
ed out garnish with erases of whipped
°rpm' tipped with bits of bright jelly or
bitg of the fruit. t
Orange onidet.-Separate the. whites
and yolks of three eggs, beating the
Whites to a stiffefroth:' qtigeze out the
juice of one orange and peel and cut the
other orange in slice, reinoving the
seeds. Add. two tablespoonfuls , Of su-
gar and one tablespoonfui. of the beaten.,
yolks of the eggs. Melt a tablespoonful
of . butter in a deep, brIght, round -
bottomed frying panor a shallow .613me.
pan. Mix the whites lightly into the
yolks' and- pourinto the pan when the
bui
tter s bubbling. Hold' the sauefiptin-
e i
over a hot water pan and Alow it to set,
tir gently for
a few minutes, and th
only lifting the edges trecasionally with
a thin -bladed knife to prevent sticking
ito the pan. When cooked through, lay
.'the slims of orange doevh the centre,
folding the edges over to the middle,
keeping the foamy part inside and leini
the omelet out on a hot plate. Sprinkle
the top with sugar and with a red hot
poker skewer -burn a design of either
clashes crossing each other or a curved
figure eight upon it. The burnt sugar
gives the omelet a •delicious caramel
flavor and this part of the process is the
prettiest kind of a diversion at a chaf-
ing dish party, as the skewer -can DO
brought in and the omelet proper is
easily prepared in the chafing dish.
Little Cornstttrch Puddings. --One pint
of milk, three tablespoonfuls eef ..sugar,
the whites of three' eggs, two table-
spoonfzilsof cornstarch. Beat the eggs
separately, add , tae cornstarch to the
yolks, stir in a little of the milk, and
put the rest of the milk overthe fire
with the sugar. Add. the yolks- anti
ornstarch when it lea's nearly come to
a bell and stie until It thickens. Re-
mgm
,3eove rothe fire, add the beaten
whiteftd a
nny chopped or strained
ttit,gether with a_ dash of_curacoa,
-maraschino, or any liqueur or preferred
flattering. Line small cup moulds With
strips of finely cut cherries, angelica,
citron, or the strips of peel from orange
marmalade and serve • on a platter In
bed of whipped cream. t '
,
USEFUL RECIPES.
, Salt ,and vinegar svill remove verdi-
gris from bra.ss.
Rhubarb should be scaldaa before be-
ing cooked. •
Neuralgia can sometimes be relieved
by the application of a bag of hot salt.
Rub the hands with celery and %wash
in cold watettto remove the color cf
onions.
Irons rested on a clean fire -brick re-
tain their heat much longer than when
placed Ofl an iron stand.
To keep milk sweet in summer wea-
ther add a small pinch of carbonate rf
soda to KWh pint euld stir 'until dis-
solved.
Before Washing new blankets soak
for a time in cold water' with a handful
of salt JO draw out the ettipliur; they are
then easier 10 wash, and require less
soap. ,
I'laeter of paris ornaments may be',
eleened by covering them with a thick
layer of starch, letting it dry thorough-
ly, then brushing -with a stiff brush.
A dark carpet should have the dust
occasionally wiped of with a wet .cloth
or sponge. A few drops of anamonia 1(1
the water „will brtghtert the colors. '
A solution, consisting of One part
811e1100 and two parte naphtha is an ex-
cellent thing for painting, over dein')
walls. An 80011 as dry the wall may be
papered.
knives earl he given a fine polish if
cleaned With a „small piece of, old, true.
eels carpet Oil which has been sprinkled
bath-briek br emery -powder emielened
with methylated spirits.
stiffen, Itair-bruellee wash them
glindammea,
Lesson X. The GentileWeloan's Paith
' •Golden Text: Matt. 15. 28.
• LESSON' WORD STUDIES.
• Note. -The text of the Revised Version
is used as •e basis for these Word
Studies;
• Two discourses of Jesus •- Afton, the
mieacle of .feeding the five thousand
Jesus sent not.only the multitude away,,
.but his disciple e also, directing these to
go before hien unto the 'other side of the
lake, that is, back to Capernaum. When
at last he was left all alone he sought!
the deeper eeclusionof the mountain, -
side to ,engage in prayer. Meanwhile
night had come and the discipree- in
their little craft on the lake were much
distressed by ••contrary winds and
*ayes. "And in the fourtli watch of the
nighte,he (Jesus) came Unto them, walk-
ing, upon the sea." Their fear and the
,1‘,1e.ster'S words of comfort are recordatd
by Matthew, Mark, and john, Matthew
adding the incident of Peter's walking
one,the water at the Comment' of Jesus
(Matt. 14. 29-31). On the, morrow many
of those who had seen- the Miracle of
reacting the multitude agelettfoand Jesus
aid eagerly , followed hin. elesua, how•
ever, knowing their hearts better than
•they themselves, said unto them, "Verily
I pay unto you Ye seek me, not beceuse
'ye saw signs, but: becauseye ate of the
loaves, and were filled. •Work not for
the Meat which perisheth, but for the
meet which ;abicleth unto eternal life,
which the Son of Man shah give unto
you (John 6; 26, '27). Then follows M
John's narrative the longer discourse of
Jesus Upon the Bread of Life (John 6.
e7-65). Soon afterward, though proba-
bly' on another occasion and day, cer-
tain of the scribes and Pharisees' from
Sertiealem 'openly crilicieed the disciples
of Jesus for eating bread with unwashen
hands, thereby furnishing the 'occasion
for tinother discourse of earnest- warn-
ing, in which Jesus sets forth .the neces-
sity of obeying the spirit rather than the
letter of .the lbw (Matt. 15. 1-20; Mark 7.
1-23). About this time Jesus left the
vicinity of Capernaum and journeyed
into nerthern Galilee and farther still
into the coast eegion in the vielnity of
Tyre and Sidon. • Metthew and Mark
both mention this journey Into non-
1ewisa territery and an incident con-
nected therewith whichfurnishes the
text for our to -day's lesion..
• ...
\terse 24. From thence. -.Probably
berm Capernaume
• Into the lenders of -Into contiguous
territory which was under the jurisdic-
tion of these cities. ,
Tyre rand Sidon -- Two ancient coast
eines and capitals ef Plicenicia. Of the
two cities Sidon Was the older and the
farther north. Lacking the 4advantages
of a good harbor, however, Sidon was
finally surpassed ineimportance and ex-
ternal., glory and prosperity by: Tyre.
The latter • city was built partly on the
mainland and pertly on an island, and
had art excellent harbor. Tyre belonged
lo the originaiderritory • cf Israel (Josh.
19. 29); le mentioned in 2 Sam. 21' 7;.
,and is denounced and ,prophesied
against 4. by 'Isaiah, Jeremiah,' and Eze-
kiel. Alexander the Great accomplished
its desttuction and left it a heap of
ruins. Since then. Greeks, Romans,
Thrks and -Crusaders in turn hew sought
to rebuild it, hut in vain. The prosper-.
ify of Tire inntlie time 'Of our Lord was
very greet, one of the chief soufaite of
its wealth being the export of the Cele-
brated Tyrian dyes. Its population
probably exceeded that of . Jerusalem.
The distence of Tyre from Caperneum
was about ,lifty miles, and the distance;
from Tyre' to Sidon abouteetwenly miles.
Into a house -Probably ' the house of
Jewish friendsor acquaintances.
Would have. 110 man know it -Appals
teeny lesua WEIS Stitt In quest of a place
of seclusion M this journey beyond the
borders of Galilee, where at tills time
he waa at the height ot his popularity.
25. An unclean epirit-Demoniac p08 -
session Is often referred to in the gospel
narrative ae,„ having an unclean opirite
Mark uses- thb expression more frequent-
ly than .either Matthew or Luke. Inca)
total of twenty-four references he 'uses
dettion thirteen times and unclean spirit
eleven times. Luke also refers to the
unclean antra oneia evil spirittwie . and
enelve referenes uses ut ' e(n
unclean demon Once. Matthew in It
tat Of tto-
/lea
spirit twiee and demon ten timee. For
a note on slemoniae, posseesion compare
Word Studiee for„Februery 10. .
. W. A tai'eek, a Syropholtieian-kThe
word "Greek" here signifies Genitile. and,
thu8 doecribee the svoman'e religion.
The aeeond name eipperibee the race
,
Eciun whin elle earnes caerirtria V;C13 Ci-CI1
that tietturecal eteel: ottee ar),.);ap.cti of
Oed b tete!exec:telt-in, but a whiele eerne
ilerantette,e 1194 haZ.',11sparei by tla,9:30 it
geeeratione of Israel that ehaerart have
, oetiroated them . roet ated , itravele.
I Everything, therefone ' tote ageieret the;
e,oznatt, ye1 tato wee noe hantleeed by
fleet everything erom drawing nigh and
craving tho been that her soul tanreeti
fier.:"---talrench. The Wonian tat calted
Syrophoeniblen, tO indiaate that elle eeettl
a Phoentieiart living In Syria. as (nettle -
'Mashed fronl iSgrians living in Egypt
Or elsewhere. - • ' . • • '.
Via Tho chifdren----The rightful" helve,.
her repering to the, Jeers as the Cove-
nant people of Jehovah.
Tfie dogs -The word usedele, the ori-
ginal ita the diminutive, meaning little
dogs. In luiernony with this literal'
mauling Wyclif translated little whelps,
and Tyndale and Cranmer bath, the
whelps. The, word thus does not.des
nate the wild 'doge which infested and
still infest ,orientaLtownseeent the small
pet dogs attached to the household.
28. Yea; Lord -The woman aceepts
the declaration of Christ, but points out
in that very declaration is involved the
granting of her petition, '
Crumbs -Probably not crumbs in our
sense of the word, but broken pieces of
bread purposely cast to the dogs during
the bourse of the meal. "It was the
custom during the meal for the guests
after ehrusting their hands into the
common dish, to wipe them. on the soft
white park of the bread which, having
thee used, they threw to, the dogs."-.
Maclear.
29. For this saying- FOr the faith
which. this saying indicates.
The demon is one out of thy daugh-
ter -One of the fe,w instances in which
Jesus works a miracle at a distance.
30. And she went away-eler faith in
the word and power of Jesus was 'pa:-
plicit and she folly expected.,to find,,and
did find, ha -child well and the demon
gone Out. a .
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WORLD'S LONGEST WORD.
No One Who Values His Jaw VVill Try
to Pronounce It. •
''he innkeepers of Berne, Seyffzerland,
have decided, in. order to get higher
profits, ta lessen. the size of the bocks
• cf beer. Their regular customers have
decided, for their part, to agitateagainst
this innovation, and have appointed a
committee of seasoned drinkers to check-
mate the innkeepers. They have also
given the committee a title, which, al -
'though it is. only one vvorde sums up the
whole matter. . •-
It is ,as follows:- aYierdeziliterabg-
abeagitatienskommissionsdelegiertenver-
sammlungipetition." ••
. .
It is probable that • hadnot the size
of the backs been reduced they •would
never have been able to say all this
at once.
A CHRONIC. GRUMBLER.
Grumpy at his best is not a companion:
able man, but when unusually ,disttirbed
In his mindstomach, or liver he is
simply a scidal tertot. He loses all re
gad for the amenities of life, and is
an animated frost moving through, the
'warm currents of society. One of the
men with whom he can get along the
best is eJolly, but there are stages , of
hit depressions when Grumpy would do
his worst to stee up it row with a saint.
'Grumpy and 'Jolly met the other morn-
ing. with this result: -
"How do you • do?" inquired Jolly,
cheerfully.
-"How do I do what?" growled Grurhpy.
"I mean, how are you, of course."
"How am I what? Explain yourself."
"Oh, you've got one of your fits,
Grumpy. How do you feel?"
"I feel satisfied -with nbthing. I feel
that 99 -per cent. of the human raCe are
idols, that, marriage is a failure, that,
our social organization Is a huge farce,'
and that the man who is willing tg live
his life is entitled to an everlasting -re-
ward."
"See here, old man, your-epleen's out
of. order. The whole scope and extent
of my curiosity waste ascertain tae
state of your health."
"Oh, only that? What in creation do
you take me for? I've had forty doc-
tors, and all of them put together caret
answer your question. You want to
know offhand from a layman what these
forty professional healers have failed to
tell me, though I have paid out enough
Lo Make the whole hit of them comfor-
tably well off. You're old. enough , to
know better."
.."Good morning," said Jolly, es be
-moved away, with as great a show a
anger as he 'could ever make.• •
"Nothing of the kind,' shouted Grum-
pe. "Deuced beastly raw, cold, drizzling
•morning. A ceseeof pneumonia In every -
breath. You don't seem . to understand
your language, Jolly. When 'you feel
able to express yourself correctly and
intelligently, come round."
•
MAN THE BEST SWIMMER.
It is curious that whereas the rabbit
• .eannot swim at all, the hare is an °see
lent swimmer. The cemmon moute
-and the field moustercan only !swim a .4
few yards; they drown -in the act a
swimming., .Ye, rats ewint splendelle
Lions and tigers swim well, althougn
only from necessity -to cross a riv ir
for example. The horse can swim tor
miles without being exhausted, and
shows a wonderful instinet 111choosma
the best available landing-pleee. Bt!itre
and incites swim 'Sven, but 1)11(5 mid
monkeys are helpless in the water. All r
reptiles swini; so do most ‘itiseers. Hu-
• man beings have greater swimming
powers than most* of the lower 'Nehmen
A% man lois been tknown to swim thietf'
miles without a Stop. The only !land
animal known. to have even appreaceed 1
this 'Performenee is the Ameriean blaek
leer; but. the American deer eoetoleine t
swims twelVe or fourteenannies ttt a I
stretch. •
V
W1IAT FATHER rms. t_ t
PART OF MOTORS IN WAR
4%,,ETOMPROLISTS WRGED TO Oltalt• 7f
11EFOR SERVICE,.
Could Busk Volunteer iltilleimen to OW
Piont While Defeoce W411.
Oigat#04.
,
ExcepUng Rudyard 1sip1iflg, PerlAIA,
.5INtyr:ha:Orntt:de.tiesina;s:3h. maaanriu' cg:ihr4ielr:ainrit!hAe°rovrtinitinutireeriroecni:40tririi:eanctirn.n:girlotiawt00914...i.:11,
end a probably not even Mr. Kipling(
Circa Britain can hest be defended in
ease of weather war asedoes the burly
doctor, who would a little rather net
be reminded, now -a -days, that he tree -
et the redoubtable Sherlock* Holmes.
No one, for instance, has taken a
more prominent part than Sir Arthur
in the movement that it now on foot te
increase the number, of effective fight.
4ng men by encouraging rifle shoeiJelif
in all parts of the United Kingdom. Bo.
stde making many speeches, and wt -
mg frequent articles on, the subject he
recently set a practical example by bass
Ing a miniature rifle range built on Ad%
picturesque estate at iiindhead. Wed in-
viting the young men of the reletIlltOr'
llood to use it, The result ei that a
regular rifle club now exists 'a the! _la-
af wider( the novelist is 381d ti
be one of the best marksmen, awl emit
of the hottest members generelly.
Now 'Sir Arthur' hes been strueA with
service in case Great Britain ereee
vtvie:ealoldadebabyet.haebt letheto.ngritodreirstse'inofitnt;n,erlta4rnt
id
s A FOREIGN ENEMY.
Like Mr. Kipling Dr.' Doyle is an, • costa,
tic devotee •of the motor car -having
been fined once or twice for exceeding
the speed limit -and ‘heelias written a
letter to the -London Times in which, he
explains how he believes that the auto.
mobilists of Great Britain could be util.
lzxelthe cdincoaasst
ea foreir army had landed
o
"Supposing," says Dr. Doyle, "that
• such an , event had happened. Every-,
'thing woulk depend, upon, swift action
so as to prevent any cavalry that force
might.possess frorn pushing on in Small -
parties, • cutting wires,blowing up
bridges, and generally disorganizing the
defence." 'So Sir Arthur goes on to, sug.
gest that a thousand 'English maharishi
• steould, pledge themselves on the .first
news of such an invasion instantly, 14
fell up their cars' with picked riflemen
drawn from their own Immediate neight
borhoocle and to convey them with a
week's food, their rifles and their am-
munition, to tie danger point. "Food;
rifles and motor cats," he says, "are;
already to hand, ,and the .only facto
missing, is theeammunition, 2,000 rounds
o r which should be given by the goV.
'ernment to the • keeping of thesmotorist
Who signing his willingness to servee-
eult„ arruntietition to be stored in his .
garage in time of peace.
"In this Way," says Dr. Doyle, "winl.
in at very few hours such a fringe of tr.
regular, selfesuporting riflemen would
re _formed round the enemy that 'they
COULD NOT PUSH .SWIFTLY ON,
or collect suppliee without their parci'.
tieing cut off, and an immediate line If
resistance would be formed behind whieli
the reguler defence could be prepared
-all this 'Without putting any tax on ttlf
1;t:t1Dilwr.a.YDBO.y"le adds.• that, 'once the motor-
ists el Great Britain had been organizt
ed In this way, it would be easy to test
their efficacy, and evidentlythe author
is interested in learning how his idea
appeals to his fellow automobilists, fit.
he, has asked those who approve of it
10 communicate with the secretery of
the Legion of Frontiersman the newly
formed volunteer organization, of which
lie is an enthusiastic member."
It must be admitted, too, that 15r,
Doyle is quite in the literary fashion
with his ne-w .plan af defence fax Eng-
land,, for at no • previous time have BC
raany authors on both sides ef the
channel been occupied with anti -ape,'
tions of a codling, great war between
Oreat Britain and, sdme continental
power -Germany for choice. There is
nenhare leQueux, for instances- whose
story of the invasion of 1910 ie now run-
ning in the columns of the London
Mail -not to mention two German nove-
lists, Seestern and Beowulf, who have
recently' published romances dealing
with a, supposed conflict between Great,
Britain and the fatherland. But taerse-
tvriters and one or two others_ either
made England suceessfut M the cohaine
war„ or else made
TtlE STRUGGLE INDECISIVE
and this conclitnion has been denounced
a- "false, misleading and humiliating
for the Getman nation," but still anoth.
er Teuton romancer-Moriturus by nom
de guerrs- who has just published a
nark of his own which is called, With
the German Army via Paris to London. '
Here we haie"; an 'attempt to describe
'the real course of. an Anglo -German
var," and this, according to. Itforiturust
s as follews: , Germany, flrst involved
n hostilities against the combined forces
el England and Franee, inflicts defeats
so crushing on the French army that
he French, Oevernment is obliged to
abandon ' its allianee with -Britain
end unconditionally to accept the Ger-
man terms. Germany thereupon cone.
France to join her in war against
Great Britaio, and the united German
and French navies annihilate two Britielt
fleets in twee euceessive engagemilots,
hereby enabling the German army( eo
tirry out it suecessful invasion of Eng -
end. After the occupation of London,
he German Emperor dictates bin own
mite oof peace to the -humiliated Ewe.
isit nation. So if, Teutons generally
lave not been eatislied with the einticipa.
ory *0.1. eondueted by Beowulf, Sees.
ern and the,„rest. they ought, to be en.
CleatItOd With that, which Irate been pro.
V;ded by the triumphant Moritijeus.
Mother4 enay talk. work, struggle, to
make their sons models by which to
1531t1tatiTh ea blYy\ve Ii'n
NivoatI.iedI:11111nd lal aen eit‘ile. neateri'fillo
is his- father . and the boy believes thec
tehatever m Y he right on, Sundays . r
id prayer lime, the things`that are really
good, that really count in life, are %lett
father does. [Moreover it is- what ratite:
dem what defines the tweak With Wh4,,ii
the boy shall work, the, sptlere. wheeeae 1
his efforts shall Ile shaped, in a woeS
what father does is thcaeleginning ao it tet
the end of the b(ay's achlevnientia
PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES.
PREPARED ,
"Any soap to -day, madam?" asked the
whittle.
"No; 1 don't needeno soap," eharply
replied the woman Of the home, as cite
made a movement to close the door.
"Then how would a book an gran.1.
mat' do? IVO the very buf,
the door' Wi:1;.i elammed 10. It etnree