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Exeter Advocate, 1908-07-16, Page 2 (2)- CURRENT TOPICS. After rituriee of trying to cure Cs- ite aast irysa prievth eet, em. ' t is didecide) ffieult to ewers aig , ekLcallVe4Arld te t lg .telietheriehe new ateP io <Pie, to the fidr vireo -neat <4 ociVrAtitic refi;e4rch, Mr rg" kad. inilu421Nr41 a ow, vartirii% lasentat Peerasesea ili. trog (We. oe ,the • ten Viittea 'that dette,S, end ra :ed i'4'i09 fait 14- eisree WhateVer may:: he ilre, tau*, ithta .cvolett$anarry:tic f641.- clear; "I"lie -Miele ell prIveititton ha , teir*.'0,, f4and • Ot t:44.4): . ' rk0 flig1PC144 AtO,Nvair.i% the e peoecatlyse 4i- eiserieviisseeeePpaee4s, dee •,__, :11ht KO 111103t, flinfeataiat: hidteataane is the riovernerit to eat:00Sb a °school, of pro- ne:alive niedieine' at. Cialainehla univei- ' eity and Abe wideiteia 'Indoreeteent ?gibletsplies:clans of Irgh stuading have *Oven it. The'Canadran Medical assecia, Men et tie rereMt.annual mng in- Oh Uwe, expressed ate rapidiyaweliainga In th effieacy of drug e even'. Or relief, *nd trgod the Yellin of 4umesto 4.4anita- Stioneeleahlinesaase ple 'eadaserntlePro'' ' r pest as prevent', es Sf dleeae.e. The need for a movement of this kind ki clear if we are to 'believe the scien- iists--and far be it limn us to dispute heethesttemitaasItialiefenhathirdeasSAseetbrOsAmaien, !beings born alive die before the age of Pi,_from paeventable causes e that pover- is° and elcoholisni spring frOM causes which are preventable, and that nearly .tijt,,,,,gmtagiona ellseeeeat elitIOngietra preventable class. Paeteur's prophecy !that "it Is within the power of man to Snake all infectious diseases disappear" trey yet be realized. The Odom ap- parently are on the right iraok .in get - Eng at the cause and preventing it. ra- ....,-...-_-.-elherethanaatetbe-efte4trohhtlah aisehe--------atterleirliiter14-Carreehr.-717-47iiiiinii .. A treaoh an era of respect for 'sanitary laws and a standard of healthy living which will make this old world an agree- able all the year round resort. P1kT are wonderfgul transportation systems. Each of the fly's six legs has Iwo pads, and each of these carries 1,- ;u0 hairs. That makes a total of 7,200 theirs, each one of which secretes a sticky.. (......lin../Laziaiaasaaaraatuataaaseetaaa pads exude through the hairs at every stepe thus enabling the, fly to maintain ire position either on window panes or ceiling. If the pads existed alone the, illireCt W6u1d experience difficulty -in re- moving them. As matters stand, how- ever, the claws aro raise -1 when the pads adhere to anything, and aro lowered. :when it is &sled to take another step: Illy the eressureael Theis* pointseagainst the grormd and the lifting of the heel the pads ire released. Proof that glue exudes is obtainaele by noting the dead tflieketurk to the walls in autumn. Weak - Tess had d.,-abled the treweas so that even the actan of their claws had be- come 1ff11.0 -eible, with ehe consequence - !that the glue had broome hardened Now, the .house fly has a keen scent ifes filth of any kind, and is an excellent iittle scavenger. Whenever there is any wain. a hundred yards or se the fly gees for tt to smear its mouth and all the sticky hairs of its sax legs with the drrt_ and disease germs. A seoand or two euffIces to gather -up many thou ands-. dieease gietle and then off gees th, fly to the nearess kitchen or tlinmg roam. \There it crawls ovelr ON di and other artistes, depositing large nimiliers of germs at every step. lin 41re irisanee a tly was found to be corry ng in its rre Leh and en ite legs (ver 14J0e00 disease ‘bartgra , eh:,Wi II g the affinity to dangerous germs for th s' eetive media of &sem-nation. The daintier the house the fewer the flies oatiracted. , E-----4---_ ,. In Syria and Palestine the farmers "teed rain. From the\ beg,nning of April \ untik, October there is pracheally no rain,yet in July the fields teem wit]; a vigorous growth of staterniet!eue le. anatoa, _cucurnbem, etc., all feurishing witheut artificial watering, although at that time no rain has fallen for mony w(ehe In feet, the Syrian peasant, horn (ha! moment his seed_ tins been sewn, fray s [hat no rain rney fall. During the period of grewth of a crop the surface ot Ilia &oil to a depth of six or eight Inches is perfectly dry and levee. Be- low ths surface layer tvfll be found moist sod in which the roots extend end grew vvereusly. in this moist sub - Fee pant e continue to ignee until late autumn. When the crep Lai removed in ' Ii' autumn the rains conimenee, and sea tand is ploeed after each heavy rain as, soen os the chit begins to .cify, It tvo primary collects are kept in V/057 In pkavfrogoto fungal' a faltorahte Bur - lac* ter tat,g up all flie, water, and /*- prevent lis uptvard ivriperatien horn l'ha, subsoil. Tize great point is to heel) ., heheupeer shr inches el soil perfectly 4%1,0. and freelee; &I that the moisture m below is not draa n 'upwards oral 1 on Cyrtiveraiten, but does not, ascend rater than the. eanneet subsoil thei is Oot broken up lei the pkw. Fer Us rhwen the ptowing s straltew, averagirig rein foinr to six inehea on dcptair When e Leta for eotieng Me toed arrives tao And is plerved to a depth et about six anettes. and the need is sown feern on oerangenrent attarhed to the View, felts Ian The damp =Isiah, and Is oevered hy eae _eau eferong ovee behind the Vow- iihthe. FIN71tta tbiS titTiP the npvr stra- ftttn et lociaeo sell prevags the eatatie Ctr ilfiollgttfia, uwaitts Wend' Eltie tett snb• 1 ,os vvitrl,c10 thc..scA ONE THI tillin Fashion 14. Hints. N MERRY OLD ENGLAND f*Mal. NEWS DV MAIL AlUT SOHN DULL AND !IIS POOPLE,, It Comprehends All Wants and Hunger- gs, All Life\ and tkiciver But co're thingls needelltheeLuittSt and sty: "lit,etntaOtteat one- thing" ttitit •I1'-9-4,151 4,4 1111-9101Ca-C.), r.hhto the . one -.Wag .4tickinea coMpreheants rr . tarsl thn **Pet for ` an. to thc r Wails, a di•-htittgeriligts,alt lLet Unaereua link! 'Many -aided. queartaMS et pctwoitre If; rt is be trite, Olen, the "one ;Ur 'modern. life, . thirtattneedfair nuiet be thet • for; --Which In 'oyster to attain preernirience end men everratere have 'boon searekliga aeresse sneneeverrediereedtha.°Vriatireasta. andsleeswta'relttenaeaeevens, ,nesreeWLeoicale recognize more and more threw -44m suanialr perheaseearesezking lnStrange !it edig entraton in the pursuit of s)1120 tveys',aed by many eueselona. It te the at* thing. Michael Ange having a "oro thing needful" for the aching heart Kt-449411.',DUrstred it with an arab:eon whiola refuees to he qUieted and _says .birn. e--flattlog..L1i • Deere any i nlng.1u life?' It is the thlra and bodily fatigue, and at length "lane tting need ill": foritRilitramaan, the word crowned him g8 rnester of in the midst of his etruggles 13 oo (ma of gradual defeat in the roun (tally 11e, exetalmmg:-"Is-thrre 11 out of th.s tangle of le ng and d Mgr ft is the "one thing noedfui" for tttI pro- found philosopher in his study; for the capitatiet with his wealth;- for the aged and the young; for the learned and the Ignorant. Yes, it is the "one thing lueeametenee.,;iiree,eioeiam..diceourdkaaiii*MtVoi&Zir., hi rt. art. Alie realm eif nriethejlan a prineekand the very soul of -however, never could have be tum, nor could he have 1,vritten humor- telity into his name had he been other than the ;man whose peesiens and pow - e' -a in the pureuit of one thing were 01- s aid of him that his ardor for celestifti seen& caused the keys of his harpsi- chord, by- Wsafrequentermanipuhrtion,---to assume the shape of speome. 41. Our teL finds Josue mong1iIs friends tetaMitiateliattiaattWallenaor and nisi worrier -rue veal two persons -Martha and Mary - in striking contrast. MARTI-LA IS DEEPLY CONCERNED atout -the material. things. There Is mucth of the anxiety and' bustle about 'her as she 1111.41cs of Fits entertarn eomfort and food. Mary, the very soul .soe.gringa-4.,ndtffrmnree-.VF-Vrt-CnnlferrcV 4bings';-:ttititt4R)111rbiV-Sea-n-tilti-fecif.' where she may listen to His every word. When, at length, the 1 ss ess of Mar- tha can stand it no longer,' she com- plains to Jesus, .saying: "Calvet Thou net that my sister hath ton me to BM° alone?' Has answer was not a rebuke to her activity, but rather an interpreta- lien of it with d:gnite and strength. "But one thing Is needed." What did the Master mean? What Is this one..thing? Perhaps it may be an- swered best by placing emehaeis on the word "one" so aso to make it indlusivo, FOR ,THE WHOLE WORLD. What 'Jesus said to Martha has been the trIrlre-f- -thr ages. itts -the-truei ot the present. How much men every - W -443N) IWO- Atr, "a I '; 1,..,A,,,.,4 fiate cts -Iffia -VA: di , kts, strength and fills the -soul with peace! We must not fall to reoognize that it had seartething to de with Himself, for, saealring of Mary, who sat at. His feet liatening to tits %writs. Ho steel: "Mary faith chosen the better part.' The good part meant, Himself. 'To 441"11-0--fliett-- -affiedfure..i.osil d'ilialtalt4'ioallniteltralle i\ and it are one. He came to help our reedy humanite, to . satisfy with Ws light, love and peace our deep yearning for the life which now is to comfort us with the truth of inunortelity. Our hymns, our prayers, our exhorta- tiaras are all based on the one appeal! "Come to Jesus." Come to Him became alt life stands in need of vehat He alone has to give. If Ho um satisfy the need, then He is the power to help. and belief in Hun is thoaene.thiee needful. ° se. -REV. 3. HENRY •HARcrMAN. THE SHIM SCI1001; INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 19. Lesson iII. Samuel WaTns Saul sud a the Peopfe, Golden Text. I. ' - Sant 12. 24.• _ I'llE LESSON WORD STUDIES. - (Based on the text Of the Revised Version.) Samuels Lifework. -The last message of samuel. as he relinquished hes, rule in lerael is one of great 11I0privenoss and we.ght. His age and long, clear record commanded a resj.ectfill'hearing. ,aest his unique relation to JehoNah gave his words a peculiar selemnity. Other kaders had brought their public lives to a elose in this manner. He follow- ed in the steps of Moses and of Joshua, who on historic eor..asions gave their parting counsel and warning in the lame of the Lord to the assembled peo- sle„ A glance at the oonditioas of the time when Samuel took up his work serves to show his importance as the Vireo which 'held together the old and the new, and safely bridged a niosezno- , 111011A011S period of - tra ns i !hon. n or- ganizer of the ire,o1)16 was neoded. There was srarcely such a thing OS national life. To ,be sure, in times of danger the tribes immediately concerned joined to- gether, Cound. by temporary common interests, and heal leaders from time to 'time stireeeded in marntaining a kind of confederacy of the tibee; but thee was eecasional and far forn oont- lacier Samuel in his traVeis fom ()Lace to place as judge and by his wide influ- ence- pavad the way teethe unity of a national life under -the catty langs. The exteneton of territory was imperative. Ail the land frorn the Mediterranean to the desert and from Syria to the wild- erness) belonged. to the twelvi$, tribes in pzOit)Ir0. first actually theY did not pos- sess it. Thp epiendid victories of Jashua and his hest had not been followed up, and the division of the land among tre children. of Israel while aettling their In- ternal claims to it still left the matter or ts conquest to the strength and Pow- er.% a_ each„ tribe._ _ for the most part ti:e People WCP0 quite willing to rnahe heati4r. with, the original posseseors of illy* land. The Ammonites, Moabitee. Amaletates: and Philistines were still In the country their prover varying with the eolierenoe of Lamers strength under her different leaders. .Many of the wall! ed tewns and clhea were still in the rands of the Canaranitts, and from Ile as centres theyern& eonstant. rat& upon the hgghbering arois afat. vineyarde and exacted a reuse' Fort of irgaute from the Hebrew eeltters. In- deed. Al this time the Philietineza, a grat, peapte dwelling in the rich, mari- time Plairioard the fertile foothills of Whetern Paleatine, Vet roalueed the rieght;or'ng Isreet Vs Id a c ridition el al.P.TC ft.ar end obadhances alid their eara of rqzgio„cbsi:-Infor.in the background io the historY of this time. Samuel both an pereen and as the "maker of teraers tangs" timught deliverance to the oppreased peopte. A man of God wag n4akife,i1. The territorial and politi- cal clitlicultiep were fa.r from tap moat eericers dangere of the time. Rehrieus contamination had dime much 'to de- grade+ lerbet's worship. : Jehovah's pre! erninete, r. as in the hatance. The AOMNII as lite shrtnea et i sAW,!raratte deities were' appr,rlated to , the use of the newcomers, arid many el the relhefous mete= and eta -oboes of teraera netghbers were adapted kiy INV, iallita the tereult that the Stray of her felt!' was atl tart feet. ,Theite was gyelt deeper that jehevah'Ivota te redtreed t' ,t WIIS raised up te be at once the prop of God and the people's ruler. Verse 2. Walketh before -As a rul and The phrase suggests both publicity aid leadership. Grayheaded-A sympathetic appeal to hts age. Thie had been the twople.s excuse in asking for a king (1 Sant. Ff. 5:. Sarnuel now turns it to his own ac- =mt. . My- yeuth-Hiseyeuth had been especi- a I ly noteworthy. !The early vision (1 Sam. 3. 10) and call to the prophetic effice was known to all. 3. Witness against me -The figure throughout is that of a cotirt. He who ha ti long been judge now puts himself on trial at the bar of the people's oiiin- ten. There is a note of challenge in his words, here. Before Jehovah -His presence insures a decision which -shall be final and -seri- ous (compare verse 5). His anointed -The king. This term later opines to mean_ the Mesaianic King, and is applied to Christ; but here it nua.ns Saul, whom Sanmel may have just anointed before all the people. narisom-Literally, ,"blood money. The inoney paid the next of kin of a murdered man to purchase immunity from the usual vengeanze. It here means a bribe areepted by the judge (Amos 5: 12). This is frequently pro- hibited iNutie 35. 31; Deut. 16. 19). Brib- ing is the common vice of the -East and always has been. Every sort of trona action can be facilitated by a "gift.'" *Many of the.--ro 'reseals .are raeritiOnedi in the Old 'Testament as legitimete and neoessary ;eompanre 1 Sam. M. rn, but this especially is said te blind the eyes -that is. to make' a judge bfind to the right. "For a bribe doth blind the eyes or the wise and pervert tjto words of the righteous' (Deut. 16. 19). 6 -13 -Here follows a su ey of Jeho- vah's dealings with the people from the days in Egypt till the present deliver- ence under Said. 14. Fear Jehovah -Honor him. This is very different fnom the fear or terror Of Jehovah in Gen. 3.5. 5, and the "dread. of Jehovah" in 1 Sam. 11. 7. As used in the Old Testament, it mearre a moral respect and devotion which often arriou.nte elielli i0 love- ii. stiemilates te, active obedienee. 15,• Against your fathers -As -narrated in vete° 9. Defeat uzeant God's active oppesition, as iictory meant his direct asli.Standstahc,eeslit-4.)‘1,, "present your- eelma"-still the figure of a trial. but now Jehovah- ia the Judge and the peo- pie are being tried. Great thing---.% very great thinIfornae peeepleSe eyea; 'as ' rain ,at this time of year is almost unheard oig in' Paltiegine. It would 44 course be tater" as, a divlie elem., - f , ye Wheat har-ii-aset-May and June. 18. Jehovah . . . Sarnuel-The,y &head an- *one an popular thought. \ 21. Vain things---"Emptiperea." The e eareng elo's Slab. 2. 18; lea. 44. 9.l. ltrni was used toy the later prophets as 22. For his great 'name's sakeeeleho- tahai honor and reputallon was thought to he at stake In hts "peculiar peopte," the repreeented to the %acrid bee power find wiedorn. to throughout HIP early tzistory oaf the Jews „ prayers sand re questa are emlerred by his "great name," and his owitationtap is titil motive ;appealed to. He cannot see his people In dietreaa for that Le a reflection on JnA ability. ()Inert he fa responsilite for them. 23. Thal I ab011bt sin agataat Jelii! vah-A huh of naive -Wan' teetild`, be lirn- prety. Stnee Jehovah's Intereets and Mow or the nalfell ai one. 1 nelli insfruet year- ItO arteelal f the pro4te ig- to IV 144+:1Er041 1**+1.1,r14, liADS,AND. Pkt'irrtegligettEOr 114aVere4.nitrit lar,0 Fireati•fenvOr with, tatilada 1ta4 hOw. great'.V4,igae f4;rpt11'4apta..,:.„ alitirtjae-laWas„ tasiees DO, me,Sne.'s The siresant ioleetVe;le. 4lt4-te. .bntotnnt lighlt- It -nfaidet'lhe elan Witta71:11: MOO - Mg it. • EipbreiXtereal SwimeeS:, eitAer floweical or in plate' tere.Much Wit „flitr:'01, Irtgirkingt,"Or 't4'314t.ijtta'''Siftt'Yriftk " Goat effects are still liked in the provs nee of the elegant neglig-e„ said em- broidered erepo Shawls, w.th,' fringe are used in some of the elaborate gowns. eaBost aikeleoliedastif esilkeoreveilingelbe, ooh tar, yoke and sleeves may be of lace or embroidered net, and the inserted vest sootions may-be-eh-heat:ex lace. The !Imre idea presents many charm - ng -possibilities tor tr.-mining. since the overskirt alinost invariably is bordered n one way er another. -Of coupe?, w:th the Paris.enne such Oh opening is the signal for the intioduction of the,bizarre endeliteasallWYSIg4nkeleritaAhe&S.9,,VOM characterizes her dress. Appropriate garments to lessen the depress- ing look of mourning In trot wea- ther may be found in great variety. Re- cruits from Mete ranks are voile, crepe twehine, mousseline de sate, null-sa-stelle ing, pongee, mull, and town. Osiricti feathers are not considered proper for vomiting and the flowers should stow no touch . of color. Th4) sailor is yerrnitted, but the ornamenta- tion of all millinery, is confined lo net,: or ribl on_ haneleerceallbitter ,•,ten„ba.caraseatcurausn-r:OneeetelAra,„ is wide, five or sic inches.. worked heav- ily in harbariee- eaters- and-ety 'Montenegrin)* the buyers call it. The hands come in various widths and thee* priee is not exorbitant. To say that a skirt has a high waist - I ne describes it only partially., For ins stance, it may be gored or circular, or gereal circular, or again, gored plaited. ft may be fitted in to the figure, or it may hang from_ its belt in true empire fashion. There are so many versions that almost any type of woman can be su tied. . The tunic fold is fnornour to six inch- es wide, is cut an the eve is often of anetVr material. and n eels in a point tack and front. This is appiitd to the etirt w,th one row of steching,- It gives the appearance of the end of the tunic falling over the skirt, therefore its name. The excellence of one gaimpe design hes in thefact that there is not an irich of surplus fabric about the wal.st linen where 1 is closely fitted. It can be freed with a round or square yoke, ac- cording to the top, •atilline of the dr it is Worn with, or the plastron extend- ing 14 the wast line Is tffective. A dainty afternoon gown Is carried eut in lotus blue ehantung silk, woven with the new bright surfaced silk, and far eater and more supple in texture than thealks that were warn last eear, and known sometimes as tuesbre and aemetimers as shantung. This new lo- tu. blue, to, Is a lovely shade and one Nerfo'k. who has been- a shepherd on which is almo•t urnivereally becoming., -the sallies farm for -fifty yearscan trace Fashestra wide diversiens Ws seas.in no. eat Osturretteestu file Ladd "[hilt IleignS -Supreme In. the COPInntrclal World. ,Mentgemeryehilisi, tied, the fleet -Ou eley Ariz* ta...Wates; Was etaeted ato a faith' _heats -el n'Llahdtaijoes ti 1110. There, ore 10;000heiehapteyetil1 htlir alarfareti eihit.handS et:them O.14 13. •faranes, heatcoa, I depoaa tor food and ['tete &V Pterittsv•TranI nts-rstartetharfOr-Thrrainriat-5-0''' 000'n, 04: Deanybay"ehaast $2,h00. A evhool rifle club movement has been commenced °111 the ,;lele of W.ght, and are apt, debarred from member- ship ' The removal 40 the shiptadhilearwortia d lo The faleieehas new _tern&m . otet coma f,tett. heedhlesses. _arree,v, f rom the*Thanies l The first taelobitshed vegetarian res- taurant in London, has just, closed its doors. This was. the Alpha Food Pie- tism Basta n L Mleases Susannah and St)plate IrakeY, °V.ceT41, 11.).4107,0,4*4at l3,I4,114'With-n 'f4(ehrhe 4:S -total- ling 150 years. Three hundred and .eixty men at Old- ham have joined tho Territorial Army, agaireat 65i who were in the volunteer movemenL -74,',1*Ir-offrathitieserfisOnt inen ta I hotel life, the waiter garden' or palm court, ts gradually bing harts:Weed hate the largo Lord in Weis. A Newea.stie stret tin -whistler con- fessed that hi.s average eozn.ngs were $.I.92 a day) He peosRerty a:drimhetgroet_idimr7Iliv. itvsfellWeaserieres-eFlists-lancredeins li d etrict during the quarter -ended March `317-wies .£121,381. The Bishop -of London says he does not know hew he should find thaw to prepare his sermon.s if he aid net al° SO while dresang. During April there were only six Ves- sels launched fix= the varous ship - bulking yards on the Tine', com-pared with eightean in the same mcnth last year. For the materials of a builder's yard sold by the Lond in County Council, the highe-t private tender w„.„4 $1 785, while GI au -tion the goods ma ized $3,520. Pensens are to be paid, not to peo- ple. of 55 years ef age, but to these of 7) and upwards, who are British born, wh are not criminals, and who are not actual peepers. chnistian Scientists in London, are budding a t inple wlech will cod 8400,- 00e. It is. in Sloane street, Chelsea. Th's sect has now eiehly me, ng plac- es in England. S nc th Carlisle Guardians d oeled 41-etaae alreramps for two days the number ef vagrants -ektareng a eeghth 1,(4ging in the workie•ute has decreased nearly 50 per cent. Fur acts ef bravery, or for are ynars' <xemplary eentnuoius• serve, and free - (loin from ae:14en1s, °When' traMway employes will receive a merit badge and if:creased wages. Mr. Brrhard Cursen of Cringleford, have trier compensating touches. The tail and. naturally short, waisied women in the high weister gown becomes skirl. She finds rad' in the Grecian tun c, Which breaks the long Ite from the oonnection of his family will the village back to the year 1250. For the twelve months eneling March 31st, -Ma.- Loildonha eA,mumpl'on ot water amounted te 82,125,249,347 gal - pies, pi iee.-enting a daly average sup - waist to hern and relieves the unbroken ply of 32 galens a 114 ad. expanse of slc:rt that otherwese would bimpossible for her. The Itritish Admiralty have to decided t oraestruht storage tanks at the Clarence The resourceful woman will 'find an V Inexhaustible fled for trimrrrng inmany elualling \*ard, Pereira') aith, capable ef contahung 20.000 tons of oi.1 for use o. the salts on sale this season. Such varieties as shantung. ondoyant, and the like nom() spattered asith large or emelt medallions, which Can becut out and 'Appliqued on gowns for trimmings. And silks printed in eight wide stripes ,presenteffectively-bandsvf trimming'-foa plain materials. No germent could -be /nem &VOMIT than the real French morning wrapper for those who spend their mornings in - their beilreorns. This doos net mean that many French women do not mrsase th's petty gown by postponing their toilet unhl they are going out. 1310 one should not fall ink) this mistake, oven when one has learned the fascination of the "matineer'' as 1lits garment- Is tailed. No part of a wourian'e outfit is no be- coming as a well chosen and daintily made tea gown, and, while it LS only intendant for the most informal wear, It la as nerassary as a reception epw.n. White the Tines are !wise end gra,oeful, the figure is usually_ fitted, lunt-the- loose -flowhig neffect Is given by the drapery" and steeVes. The latter often are of the mple frill style, and eemetimes are er-apeal In Grecian style trim the tip of the shouhice the sett fabric frilling 'A ceep points nearly to the [hot of ,the .Tintad laces seem to grow mere and, more popular ae time goeo on. and poi are eeen perhaps te the greatest advent - ere when they are employed felt the fashioning of blouses composed of,eluny haserhon and intended for wearingiwith skirts eff silkotine cr crepe ffe, chine. TheY ore %heft's largely treed. too, In rernbinalten with silk seutache braiding r the Wiliam of ilkee small sat (Oars whtch are so° easily slipped on weer bkeases of net or chiffon, anil which telp to make a 'pretty pleture when cat, btouee, and skirt are all of the same shade. as !u1 in the British Navy. An extraord nary affair is reported tom Elonseit Flail: Essex, where dim - :ng Thursday night la‘t w oak 127 sheep were hilted in a pasture slas a conse- ueateeofabelngav _oneed ,by -dogs. - WAR DECLARED ON LONDON RATS Damage Done in England Estimated at Over 850,000,000 a Year. "One estimate rof the damage done by rats during the coulee of a year has ereduced a total of £10,000.000. From exturusti-ve oteereations, hewever, whwh I made threughout the country I shank' placa, the figure at £12,000.000, or even X14,060.000. The roiorts of Iny travel- ers show, In fart, thatonlytwo Indus- lea- _are A1111111100 frsan these peels - ttesie of -the s'one masetrand the iron- fit:under." The above observat-on was made hy C. ,A. Furu. who. w-fh hs rat ex'arrn,a- afor. has ceninieneed .1 campaign ti free the !And in and trelia &eta at Tilhury, Lendon. frim a veritabie plague of rats. The damage 'd •ne by rats at the decks is extraoadinaee They gnaw through sacks of grierf , and piii tbe ceraents; attach Inleael piper, in which they ti'ar ragged hulee, and rip gap in conS,gnments of ,cieth and oth r go alo render ng, witch: lengttea'of material ert- t'wle`trYe veecinhireei:le;9- by f'whicillg. it J'Artiniped 10 esteem -net° this rat army in a space le' six snenare in 1117 xmturoof rit peleon. Ftakk3 are infeeted with\ a ta-leese Oho peculiarly deadly to mis and Mice. and then placed in the rat rurs. The rate after eat ng the potatoes enntract a wee& ng &cease. This in ad - damn to prevong fatal at the end of THE (VON WAY. , Bus* et' for &aye. highly contagtous to the ether nedente., a Towne -"Of course, the scheme fa a re,oe one. bet do you think your wife will approve of it?' Itrowne--"Yea. if hy careful hinting 1 can get her fo formai! fe 4 herself and make her belteve DE cAncrut: wren ye eve a (raw to plat: tv\ith eno angered you, don't !Sala ft hastily., or era yeteve deee Pmtays !mull Inve fo eat it. tATES'r REVISION. Mary ▪ had a litre tenth. But it she oeurid not !imp, ikr the fleet etre knew it grew and grew. TVI II was a great ttig thee?. A I, sitsm ADAM, THE FORNIATION • OF HABITS. Pref. loVilticitti.James hoe charghtittlakii habits -4 "pathways. worm ,ttir'.'ngh ttie ‘11) pierve-eeptere,k` Ane traveltetta '0,Vsli,l0„ theeUgh :-41ro ,,avOYaa.. 64 '4ea ' .04. 44)4' trait; Vareorth oteir all6aSieterate;sue ,,Ittat wtiat waS at airetedilaleulteaand even- -11netatrair gulekbo betook -a) tt,e li.1t.4 ''Ot., tit !'4't ireetetae4 whiliatekviee'fititasir Ott3'ittilt4 isiblye whether we wittier hoe ',..ThIS,,b6iiitt eo, 'It IS i'asY Ite 66Q tii4,:t, ,C‘' .01stinatly Tereona.1 liabtha•01V,,Mkettlf • t, IQ tOinieti during the plastte pereXi tn,, L.,10!,11h, andto ettanalt a, filhereeetaeogratee ea the respousibility of parents and Jettehe era in -this regard.. If We are all era,- iurci et habil, it, is ii dispeneetion that. rimy mit be eiseeped, anti we may be \ thankful that ;3*as:id babes are as easily et hin react as bad ones. If a child ig tele% ineleind etilly enougle, it. -i1 aa simple a matter to teach him lite daily ese of the tooth -brush as it is to teach huneeectiew _gum; as --eas-yeto -teem -him- - into the belief that the mouth is not the place kir fingers, ae to allow Mill to quiet himself by sucking his thumb. l'he trouble with most bad habits is that they are so quickly ferin•ed in small childrim. The mother relaxes her care ler 4 di,t1S onetwee „a.nderaa a*urotinteikeopete. ea, Tears, or the. work of week's on an oldh on., is undone. Eternal vigilance is here the price of peace. It may take three troubieeome weeks to break up the anti -biting that thirty years may not avail for later, . be- cause by that time every liericiiinethare body will incessantly dr mond to faiew their easy beaten pathway. , What Ls true of the phys.cal hab,Ls is equally no of the moral hab ts. A tine baby ()tea few months old knows very well if the habit of loud crying will pro- _ (urn) for it what it wants. and arnot ,elitalkenTaftsventariiiiipetritte4rieeterat __arfdnfngr--Fadtatsaae-life--*soaTF-acquainted - with. , _ Habits of diseepect, •of indiffeeenee to the rights of others, of cruelty, may' all be irreest bly ramie(' .or dispelled in-ihe (fret few years of life. In deal ng with bad habits in children, a distinetion sh ,uld bs inade betwten these which are rather the symptoms of Passion' dieorder -end- thoseewhirll a -re actual habits. Many children develop contortems and twistingi whet are the signs of bagnwng Yl<TVOUS Ifisorde,rs, such as St. Vitus's dance, and in these camas it is as cruel as it is useiese to sceld or punish. The SerViCei of a play - ac an should be sought... The move- ments will disappear when the cauSe has rcce ved pricer treatment. , THE FILTER DANGER. As the heat inrreares. more water IS drunk, and greater crows the mortality liet of those diseases, typhoid, chelera and so berth, whose germs flourish in p.4.111044 water. It is a dangerous error to rely on the ti..useheal fl -Iter as a shed from this ini&urr171-1,01* danger. Sr flay ',finites -- Ur, Dr. Andrew hhilsin, the editor of Health, and many investae,eng (y=- 4_ nessieha nq ve often p el out that the cemmon filter does no4free Water or Its germs, but, on the centrary, it often mo y corn nien i c a to dangerous germs te pure eater. . The charcoal niter, for instance. while fail,ng who; y hi arrest' the , typhoid germs that, are passed throughit, often Mile islet germs to wholesome: water, he ebanceal, the base el thia filter. is < ric of the lee ignized germ proregating grounds. . There is ( nty ono filter, the porrelain c3leder firer, that melt free water of germs. Th a fhter is too complex to be usiels by the ordinary househo'der. It, k a filter for the laboratory et the che- ITi 1St . The' hou.si tedd filler, with the false c( Mid. nre a g%ves, w?th the germs that it geas semetunes. • is a danger% II .sleoted -be suppi•antPd by the sireple bod- ing jr (hes. Theleag kills germs, it ren - iters Uteri) qu'fe harmless. Preferethere- fcre,- to to a germ graveyard rather thun-a -gr-rna aquarium, and-, throwing away your cheap filttr, bAl your water (rom1 now on. meamoimmioilho OFFENCES' AGAINST THE EYES. The first offo•nce against the eyes Is reading w th a loor light. This requires' thiecilierv 1111"de to do extra work to ehaapen eight. It app.! es to dirir twilight. st!tng 10(1 far from the light. The eerond effen.e* k one of pasture -- seeping ( r ly ng dewn eel -meta the (yes, sales requiring ennatural work ttd eye rriu-eks. • .11ead ng 4471 traine Is our third ()fence, The rehitain caus,nresuch Draw n c ang- le (if focus one position ae to tax the 11111•471(`', Ur CiAlttir4rtri..P11 (1g Wei Ctg the mesclea of fixation. Reading ut meted elpeenes or with batty fitted, 011(.3 Is thy tast. Eyo'rArdin is certain- ly a fa -ter in producing disease of every.. part of Ite, eye. Old age Is the •.linati of, retributon tor thtse who have irinhet agaaist their eyes. • W011°111 1tNO‘VING4 Stranger -"Peg pardon, ir1Jt yoht 1nye.4 in ewer p Fear to ifo j* a great favor entotreazeettiat 1 welt Ilanarorpl am afraid you have nicIde a mistake. I am of no nee to anyisaly. 1 have ,jw4 failed for leaf a maniere w.th no asets.' 1 heard." "Yen arrow it, arid yet you nay 1 can rof\neertloe, to you?" str.- 1 beg pert Will trot refriso."t "But that can a MSPraVe bankrupt Ike nw do for anyeasef' "I want you,ta ten me, sir, how yen gui eo much crOdit,?" 114211.1....41. ';0 DOUBT OF THAT. lie enid he suffered with lest elght, , Ant though we alcal mot dettlit,111 Net we believe, and know were ri lio'd Fluff r rnnee.witheut IL 700 .41 titto tt 4 1li hi ia t;inty 4 t .2E14.