The Exeter Advocate, 1893-12-28, Page 4.1••••••Me
MONT RIOT'S ICY PEAL
lessor Josson's Observatory in
tha Clouds.
ON A FOUNDATION OF SNOW,
erne Building es Bledelettli and the Great
Savant ertit make moseestioxt,aieSoon a e
Um mile:400c oatiit is nonepiete.
T le uneed that
Pereforteer Janssinda
eetronomiord ova
OI Am Mont Biano,
crowning
the gender -
mid peak el Europe%
bigherer mountain, 15;.
810 feet abeve the sea,
Is now ready for mini
ahoy. Here the great
sevahe wfil take rip hie
d residence, alms the New
Yeek troefd, seen
an biecot t1fi outfit
OOrapiete and the
means. of his own
maintheance there are
etemeede The buileingfor tit:esteem wee creme
pitted a feW 'wean etto.It ie eeDetTeeted
°Merely of iron in the form of a pyramid en
a rectangular base,' with the paint at the
top left off. lie dimeneleite are as follows :
Length, 321, feet ; breadth, 17a foci; height,
29 feet. Tee building gtenis nerrewer as it
eese ehel, en bop fa only 13 feet 'in
hineter
YOUTZDATION OP SFLOW.
Proferter Jeeneen, wee, on vielting Mont
gismo in the rummer of 1890, omnivore the
Idea of estabilehing an astronomical and
neetherolegenti aeration, en fee enema, re-
g,uentsd,M, Eiffel, the tweeter of the Eiffel
Tower, to intreetigate the 0e:edition:I of the
ground with a view to placing thee bandit.-
' manta on mild rook, M. Eiffel mane exae.
vatione in the snow to the death oe ever 100
feet, and then gave mg the triaL The
fundemente of the station reeb en the
frozen snow, a fact which does not imperil
the safety of the bundle& according to M.
Eiffel.
Tile building omelets of bwe stories, the
mond of which Is reached by means of an
Iron circular staircase built minden of the
building, which ie surrounded by a small
gargle. On the roof is a pieties= where the
ineesorotogiese peaspheraalla will be planed.
The grimed door le hewn into the frezea
snow, so as to give the building additional
etrength. The . engineers thought this
essential for the safety el the olio:vents
during storms.
EES/G-NED BY. M. SISFEL.f
The plans ef csnsheneeien are M. Elffers
work, while to Profaner aetrarasen belongs the
credit of hevieg itmettireclets windiese etrong.
enough to carry great weights ever the
44 Mee de Glees." It the eienuner of 1892
a fourtimpert .ief the building material was
'deposited on the top a the nionataie ; the
rests had to be leee in an altitude of 12,000
fest, and could not be moved amen the be-
ginning of the meet ectuerner.
The grouted floor, widelt hart been divided
to living tomes fer the prefessor and his
!tern, whal also act as rook and
alaermane, looks not unlike a steamer
head ice .i4 Erery. inch of room
abeen ntilizede, and the arrangements'
are perfect. The beatesemis equipped with
etele
etrie lights.; ,eleetrildiag dee earniehea
e. the :heat andthe meanie, for' emokine
the Meals, The pfet:1We
eoeeer, i'hearse. in
Vide shy, will hetre exeeptioard uppeetual-
--hies for trying the ninnerenti invert.
Vette for preserving , food and ,condeethag
feed and drink into the smallest possible
,qtrantitees. • . • •
TnoTESSOR ZANSSEN NEEDS morale
While Prefeener Jetnersen Is ready ' and
eager to eteet an his experiments, the
selenie5c, world, which encouraged hire to
To ahead with hle hazerdeus undertek-
tug, is not prepered ta lend him the
financial aid xequired. The obeervetory
wen but by subscriptions famished by
Prince Roland 'Bonaparte,: Baron Roane
lame Say and ...eaters, hat therze.
gentlemen refuse to spend any more mortey
m geese it unless Whet mega mea and the Gov-
ern:ninth leiteteetail are Willing, to pay their
share. The emenat still neemeary is lose
than 100,000 eratton and. the feleeds of
Professor jeasserr are now making oolitic- '
tons among the soleuticte, Of Europe to raise
that :name which will be ouffieientto buy the
:instruments required. '
Feed milli he finals/Asa by patentee
Fronchnien, Who premise the beet of every.
.thing in the 'way of food and drink to help
eating this great enterprise. Professor
Isnesen and his eteiete.at . intend to speed
on entire whiter en the eurnmit of Mount
Blame Their oboervatione are expeohed by
the scion:hie world to be of an entirely
-novel character, insonanch a they will be
•indepettdente as far as ie pideihie to make
dthent
on. frem atnteepherle infieencen.
Watering. eke Grave.
,
Ilitene..._A, certain Beebeleh wieewVarcree day -ire
. 'I'm just going to my' gactortean's greet,
upring seen by the elm* of her parish emerg-
ing the charehyterd with a waterlog -pot and
a bundle. " Alt, Mistress Mectmenth," ;mid
the °leek, ,- " whet% your breeiness wt.' sic
. Wee gear en elate yo arkeTrrylng ?? - de -Aire
" weal, etlenielecideblen," replea the widow,
''' I've got some hay -seeds in my bundle, the
which I'm ping to my upon tie ted
the water in the can is joist to gie
them a mating like." " The Seeds
wirine want the weltering," rejoined
the clerk, "they'll epriug finely, o' them-
trelveed"! That may soli ties" rejoined the
widow, "but ye diem kat that my grade -
man, as he lay imdereine jist got me to make
a premise that rd ni-ter matey again till the
grass had groan sheen his grave, and as I've
had a good offer made me but penmen, ye
see, / dims like to break thy premise, or
to he kept a Irmo widow, a* ye see me."
The minister's aide-dedisang behead on the
widow with a mitehful expremion. "Water
him well, widow," said the °leek, " Mao-
davieh aye was deouthy."
Proof reeitive.
Crotinexerolnatiou upon the witness Mend
is a pretty neVere ordeal for moot people,
bat come met do not mind It. Here, now,
is an lesteede, reported by the New lecnit
:
" Aro you sure that reoeurretere wen e
the 17th Of the month 2" eehed the laweer,
'mt tone wideir et -rented te make that cor-
er:enter open Such a point WAS altuest beyond
-the reach of the hunter: lefelleen
" 'Vete" eedd the hoilleMeyed wit:mein "it)
Wafi the 17tiar"
" Now, rentembeie" ea tireineed the !renew,
With Mereatriog ealemeity, 4% tomanbor you
are tinder oath, Avg do you know ie Wee
.cat the 17th 2"
" BooatiSti the day befote--"
"o moot:A Winn yott ray nom
" Deoatnse the day berme WAS the 16611
eked the day after Wet the 18%."
1nventor—A honexpletive, unloaded pl
MINISTERIAL INCIDENTS
Soul° Peculiar° Storis Told by Gar-
rulous Boston Parsons,
STRICTLY TRUE, OF COURSE.
Ignore That Were to Be narked "Cann
reaches "—The Person WIne " Never
'fixpected to Scc the wont:zees ntiet
chtiti "—Seine Jokes on Ana rierookre-
Other rexperionces.
0 MEN have a keener
sense of humor than
clergymen. They leave
their cemical expert -
entree, tell them, among
themselves, but they
eeldem go into Print,
says theBeeteneEfereded
A. reporter has celled
upon a numberBrim
ton clergy, with the
result of the following
et sedates, meet of
them personal experi-
enemys never before
111?
PA RISe1889 of
SHAKE
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L
ublielted
enema/ eenortite."
A highly reapectahle and, widely re'
eperittel clergymen living in a 'country
perish net far ieom Beaten received &com-
munication from a New York house dealing
In wines end liquors, not long age, saying
that they would he very glad to furnish
him with anything be needed in their line,
and, as an inducement for his petremega,
added that they were aware thAt the ar-
rival in a country place of wino and liquors
for the use of the clergymen was apt to
create comment, if not a scandal. And
they offered, in ease he purchased goods
from them, to have them securely packed
In a wooden box where they would be free
from examination, and to have the hen
marked " Canned Peeohes."
DEADr, 4.4 ON Tan ADAISTEls,"
^.rr
Some years ago in Rethether, N••,,,Nnaw
an
Episcopal clergymen received a call in the
evening from a couple who desired to be
married. He married them ;Mad received
for his fee what seemed to hint a very Woll-
ner one. It consisted of a 50 -cent place, a
25 cent piece, as dime, a niekiel and 4 cants.
He said nothing, but wondered a great
deal. •
The whole matter was explained 'wheat
two months afterward, the beidecalled upon
bine and desired him, much to his surprise,
to terwearry her. He told her that this was
beyond his power, and asked her why elm
wished to be unmarried.
She seed her husband was a We, werth.
less, drinking man, and that when be gob
married he had to borrow $1 with which to
pay the clergyman his fee, and that on
the way with her to the minteter% bonne he
stopped at e. :taken to get a drink, for whioe
he paid 6 pante, leaving the dollar. minus 6
cents with which to pay theneinistet Thus,
taking a drink at the expanse of , the minim
ter, explained to him the peculiarity of the
fee.
, BBB LAST MILD.
A clergyman in New elereey wag caning
upon one of his lade, parishioners Who had a
remarkable large fAmily of children, who
had arrived in, this world at brief 'neon:els-
Mom the come of hio imp she said 0,
him etaeh—, yea have not seen my liar
child." ,
"No,Madam," :nettled the clergymen,
cc and do not eves expect to"; after- which
'he immediately heat a reereat, as the better
part of valor.
swam 30EES ON DR. DDOOKs.
. 'When Rev. Dr. William Henry Borth%
Secretary of the Episcopal Convention ef
Massachusetts, had his office" at Si. A.e-
drew'e House, Chambers street, two ladled
who had made 'an. -engagendenb with Rev.'
Dr. Phillips Brooks, at that time rector of
Trinity, 'came there just before the ap-
pointed time and Went up into the guild
reeme whets Dr. Broske, the Seeretary, was
writing. He courteously rose and bade the,
ladies "good moraine
They mild to him: "We Wish to see 1)
Brooks." . • • en
He replied a " I am Dr. Brooks."
They then said : "Wo wish to see Rev.
Dr. Breaks." • ,
• Dr. Brooks replied again: "I • am Rev.
Dr. Baulks."
Not knowing that there was a Rev.
William Henry Brooks, and seeing that the '
twat:ataxy Wee totally unlike Phillies
Books, .at least in outward term, they
thought that the man was not in his right
mind. Accordingly they Went done stales
without delay, and said to some one
there :. . ,
"There le a crazy man writing in the
guild 'room who trays he Is Dr. Brooks.'
Dr. Brooke enjoyed the joke on himself.
He also tells a good story of hew a sentence
in one of his sermons was ',curiously nifSIXS-
dnrdootit. A lady meethmlebn KOOS after -
nerd took him to task for having , neon
flippent. ,
Filpgazib?" queried Dr. &melee: "Why,
whet did I .saythat wire-OPilreas
You sae, .repNecl the lady, " that we
-c'eninne nlre 'ljeuraeymen tailors."
"Cannot all be jearnegmere tailors," re-
peated Dr. Brooks, "'Oh, no) I never Sold
any such thing-acoulen't have esti ; and
I don't see the seise either,"
" Bet/heard. you, heard yen distinctly,
and so did several others, and we have been
wondering what you Ascent."
"Well, I thould think you would 'won-
der," said Dr. Brooks, "hue" I will sheer
you the sermon in manuseript, and you see
if you tete fired anything like it there."
Dr. Crooks could nob imagine what he
could have said that might sound like
"journeymen tailors," but eaten he read
the manuscript, oh going home, the mystery.
was solved. Tea passage in maxerion was
upon the diffieulty of weitieg fresh and in-
teresting ecrinons ler two cerVieee for every
Sunday ihe the year. Ae DA Brooke said ;
Daniel Webster stud Elehey Clay made great
epeeobee, but even they °meld hardly neve
Made great speeches twice a week every
'whikin the year. • That would make 104
apeeehers in the year, Yet that ift whet
many a perish expects Of Ito reciter. Ho
may be able to write gueth• roarebee of ;ler,
moneabut sonic aro bathed, to be More or
OM dull your can hardly emereet him,
human as he en, to ratite them all hater-
eition, .
1' You In/leb tOrnOnlbel" he added, "that
we ere nee all ,lereniy fletylerer" •
ditArtOli or hilLizo.'
A Theivereeltse mitieter found Memel!,
one receet summer, In a .VerY rural village
aWay ug In the country, theugh net so rural
at net te have a.ptabito boner, 'for it wee in
the heart of a .Itelintifel regleu which
Maurine eitsited a good' lee! In the season„
Thu tninieter Went to the houee late
ie the sanitation and leaked to "be'
"put-up for the eight, After terietiniz.
big him hunt heed to foot, loolting hint
in the eels at a she would penehrcte hit
soule-for the good VIM B, held to the feel.
log that there were ministate and minister,
;044 eitokolivC.I'0407n "Well, we're ommodate yeenf.db dIesoeu'r
ye'reat parson end I don't kinder like turn
away SO apeable Of the Lorda Whatneee—
eleneminAtien Are ye
'I am a lialversellets"replied the apostle
of the Lead, °
swirdeeldh; ye're a UniVereallet, are ye? Wall,
do you think everybody le geiu' to be
"Yea," was the Straightforward reply.
"I can't help feeling that some time, some.
where, somehow, the Lord will cad every
one to his home."
"Everyeme emphasized the landlady I"
GI yee,o)
"'Thema any exception," she queried, as
if she cherished a recollection oi some one
who had wronged her deeply, and with
wheni she could, not think of ever sharing
the joy* of Paradise,
"Yen without excepbtert," answered the
pareee, steadfastly. too is my belief."
Wall, I'm sorry, but I etude aoceroidate
ee, sir ; the home is full and you'll have to
go somewhere else."
It was no use to persist; the landlady
IVSS ObflUrate ;•the parson saw that, and he
could not equivocate. He event elsewhere.
But the next year he happened to come to
the some town, arriving into in the evening,.
Ho went boldly to the same house. The
same lendlady Was at the desk ; the Belton
treweas:at ito height, and the house full as be-
ore,
person began at min Well,
Mrs. B., I cannot deny that I'm the same
man who came here Ian year. . I won't try
to deceive you, bat it is very late, and yen
must pats me up, at least for the night."
" Iremember ye," replied the landlady.
Ye're the Universalist person what
thought everybody was loin' tit he saved—"
The Pamir perceived the hard lines in
the woman's face growing harder. "Yes,
he interrupted, "lout dime 'then I've done
:tome thinking, and I have come to the eon -
elusion that some people are going to he
condemned." •
"Have ye ?" demanded the -landlady,
brightening.
ec Yes, I have."
"How many do you think will be lost ?"
she continued. .
"Well, I have thought it ever pretty
carefully, and I have come to the conclusion
that about 440,000 Houle must inevitably be
lost."
"Do ye, though e" exclaimed the laud -
lady, with great relief, aimeat with joy.
"Well, sir, that is better than nothing,
the house is pretty full, but 1 guess we can
aecomidate ye' for a week,' And the
parson- stayed. •
WAS IN THE " MABirrE " DETADTMENT.
A well-known Boston, insurance men was
spending last ,eunamer in the country. At
the hotel where be stayed there was a very
sober, orthodox minister, Tam Wee regarded
as solemn and utteeciable. Mr. B auk, on
the contrary, is very- sociable and genial,
fall of anecdotes and very quick-witted.
It did net take him long to thaw -outs the •
person. •• •
In the course of one Of their conversations
they spoke of the Riptide, and irt this con-
neetion alluded to the Tremont Temple
fire. Mr. Blank remarked incidentally that
he settled the less by that fire. The parson,'
who had understood Mr. Blank to ,be in the
marine ineuratme business, said: "Why, I
thought you were in the marinetdepare•
menu!'
"So I am," replied Mr. Blank. "Isn'b-
that the marine department ?" - •
When the pielhnoi this Baptise immersion
jithe hit the 'parson, he let out such a
Laugh as he perlutpe heti never had before.
The next Sunday Mr. Blank attended
'church wnere the parson preached. Mr.
Blank, by' the way, Is 'a very goad !deeper,
and tala's a nap on the train, ;he church, or
any other. convenient' place.. Returning to
the hotel together after service, Mr. Blank
said "That was a very good sermon Of
yours elite morning, pelmet; but there wets
one thing I missed." •
" What. was that 2" asked the parson..
"I misted my nap," was the answer. - •
; •
A oureemde wesnow.
In a little country town was erected
smell church with space for a •chancel wint
dew, tempererily Shied with plain glees:
The rooter of a -wealthy city church
came, to this town to upend his
nieemer holidayeand naturally visited the
little church. The • meter of the latter In-
formed hie city brother that be bilged some
time to gee in a suitable window of stained
giant. The city rector informed hiln' that
at that particular time he . was haviere e
new winds* -of elabrireace-deolgn placed in
his chancel ,replacing one which he would
present at: the little °knobif thought
suitable. It was of rolled cathedral "glass
in gorgeous colors, threwn together with no
ertietio design, and had always been an
eyesore -to the artistic rector. The gift was-
ancepted, And wan .moon pieced len the
eeentry chervil chant:el, to the unbounded
delighe of the snores, of rustic .vIsieers who
came to see, and remained to admire, the
gorgeous coloring.
„A year rolled, by, end another rector of a
faehionable church, and one of very areistic,
Lemon yletted thin tense town.. The village
enotteraelled upon hie city brother and took
hint be, see that centre Of. Interest, the
chancel window. The viatter; of, course,
scanned it very, closely, and arte7. praising
lie good deal, but in a guarded way, said
"I den% nee that it would be any harm to,
worship that window." .
said the muntey brother, "that is
going too fan"
De notraleunderstand Me," rejoined the
other; "1 Moat to say that it Would be
no violation of the wooed commandment,
which forbids the making ci any ‚graven
Image or the likeneits of , anything In.
heaven' above or on the earth -Inemeth.'
Now," he continued, '1, in my heart of hearts
I do nothelieve that there is anything like
that either in the heaven - above or on the
earth beneath,"
, ED WAS BORN IN IRELAND.
A very well-khown ;clergyman in this city
tells the following story, which, though not
etrleely A clerical story, May be included in
this article. Ete was once inclueed by•
friend to go to as court house where a °elm
leinted cue wen being tried to lieten be the
Mediae ergemente of eminent cenneel to the
jury, The Counsel for the plaintiff ashed,
the etenriee permieeion to pub one additional
wittfeed tipsh the stand, calling-ateention to
the feet that he had previously seated his
desire to do no, bet the witnese wee not
then at, heel Peo had now arrived, and,
though' the evidence wee supposed to be all
in on both sides, the court gave the cleared
permlesion. •
The witnern was swore, and he ptoneeded
to testify. The poiretew.t) in reeetenote be
the'reeneleetem at deed bearing the eute
1847.. When he gob theoogli the eoutteel for
the defence proeeeded with • the etereeetcant-
itieriea. en very deliberate tones he said :
"Ma, A.B., t understood ' you' to say, ele,
its yeses (Urea 'examination, that you wore'
born in mato doraini 1841. Am I' °erred,-
'Ikteer) v3tece ir replied eThe .'eis your hohor, but I. 'Wee barn in Inn
teeth". '' • .
" 'Remelt ore' hinnne isisBeeneesi ,
Whit tame elosegymitet, upoh one tentelene
entered a hall while a teroperence meeting
Wee in progress. A laboring man was on
the ilea at the time making a speeen. Ati
soon as the cleric entered, the chair.
man interrupted the speekere mid sent
the secretory to escorts the clergyman
to the platform, ,He Introduced him to
the meeting sod called upon him for a
speech. The clergyman returned thanks
for the courtesy shown him, expressed his
readinese to speak a few minutes later, hat
observed thet, by his coming in, flomosno
on the floor bad been interrupted in his
addren. He hoped that this speaker would
be allowed be finish his remota first.
The speaker was then called upon to do
so, which, be did in the following fashian
"Mr. Chairman, when the reverend gen.
Oman entered the room I wee nearly
through. I was just about to he either
giving a rule for reclaiming the drunkard.
think itis a good one. Annyway, I have
never seen as betthen Aad if fenny of me
find a beteher one, I will thank ye to tell
me. If ye will all observe my rule Pb
promise ye will all ham= reformed men.
My rale is to knock off the drink before you
begin."
UE WANTED ISIODE 4' WADAI WATER."
'Though peculiarly a dootor's story, a
clergyman tells of the following;
A. patent who wets very ill and under the
treatment of his medical advizer, Was a
strong temperance advocate and a total
abetabrer. His physiolan prescribed stimu•
tante, which, on general prinolplee, the
patient refused to take, on the ground that
the example would be very inherit:nut to hie
servants and ilia attendants.
The physieian : "My dear sir, you
must take the stitimiante. You can ask the
servant to bring you warm water to your
room for shaving; you can have the ether
there,"
The patient did so. Next morning, when
the doctor called and inquired about his
patient, the servant said ; "Oh, doctor, I
am so glad yen have coma; I em afraid the
patient is going opt of hie mind. He keep,
calling for warm water for ehe.vingrd
Flaell /nun eniimieroleAula
A. Story Thetis Intelligible by the" Aid of it
Good loxlcon. -
Being easily exusoitated, and an emnigo-,
list fend of ineertaving fish and broggiling,
with an ineluobible desire for the amolition
of core, I took a punt and descended the
river in a 'tinnily gale. The water being
smooth, I felt I nould venture with in-
oolumity, as I was familiar with the -ohmic-
ens river. . '
Having boggled without result, I rowed
toward an twat, 'intending Merely to quid -
die, when / euddenlyaaw a ineekee. Wick -
lag to capture him, I decided ha eirosnana-
gigs% and.. bake him unaware. Landing,
I .demised myself where I could see the
haokee denteinating grads. He discovered
me and shagged behind a tree, Occasionally
protruding his moll. •
. Seizing It stick, I awaited the caput.
When the nob.'appearedet leagued him.
The,hookee, which is , pedboaneue, tutted to
climb, the -bele. He seemed sheepish, Mut-
t inspected him ;theme michery, espeol-
allyes his cheeks seemed ampizilacieno,
caught him by the tell, and nib
Though' to was gprack, I held on With
reddaur, end tried finally to cowls him.
.The hacken looked eoyned and tried, tat
-seyle... helehoted 'him and he elepeet, ,
making vigorous oppugnation, andeedelently,
' longing foe•devegnalen.
Then a pirogue approached and an regri-
oulberlanded. This distraded the haehee
and Yowled him, but dropped him because
he scratolied so. I vowed to ortingulate
him when caught.- -
• Bo/rowing a lazzolete I -tried to gond it
over the hackee's heed, as-- a means.' of .oa-
• cecatiom The agrioulter aided. He MB
not attrective,, seeming crapulous line/net
unlike a pressroom He had, a elphnneelated,
dinner -mail, wiaich looked ate if be bad ,been
battering in While. pigging., -Bad with it
stick and tame Serb* ha 'mede, gin, and'
tried to make • the bankee biteren. •This
caused gainching by the haeltee, .whoneized
the oeatijutoe'S hallux.. - Thns exasperated,
"the agrioulter captured ,the -had=
without *any Migniardere ; but lie gloated'
Over the bite, and his rage wan nets quatted
pinta the heekee was a itch. Crterying
ehti pant, I Sank inbe a queeohy vet, whieh
delayed me until the gale ethenbilitted the
sky:. I
,While -removing ,. the pelage, I found the
Heft soured:hat olid banners' the as winker heel
leagued the imehee, dud so Ieyended, the
itch -away, went -to market, and cupped
upon a spitalmeeand a het blekee-Decent
ber St. NichUlai.
•
Mhe Imam° in Influenza. •
lealsols-reeintily made an Lett:resting men-
municalfini to the Sordoni Medical° data,
Helena= concerning the tongue he grip.
Its epeolal oharaeterLetio, says the "Medical
.Rsoord," le an opaline tint of hltrieh white,
_sometimes uniformly distributed and Vale
appearing bi patches. This porcelain
appearance of the tongue is often the era
definite Olga of grip, and accompanies the
verge° reelable that precedes the disease, ii
always appears 4,dering 'the fleet two 'or
three days. As long as the *tradition is
present the patient -is by no mane well,
though re:every may be apparent. Complie
rheum may arise au long as the opaline tint •
remains, Who tongue is not ,altered in
form or dimensions, nor Is lb over dry
unless some phlegutoneue inii4nplation Ic
Imminent or has cilreedy begone If 'there is
a catarrh of the digestive -tract, and the
tongue becomes' heavily coatsed, the eafihne
bleb is, still visible about the beidere, and
may show 'through the coating in plasma
Cathartics may help okay na the furred
tongue, but its thereoteristle poreelefe
effeet remains. , In -pneumonia complicating "
grip the tongue dried up without effoottipora
the opaline tint upon its borders. le as ease
oi,suppoe4 meningitis its is child, the gene
liar appearance of the tongue nerved ta
establish the diagnoitie of grip, a diagnoeie
verified by subsequent events. • Semetilnee
thereIa lingual dequereatien, °AO In scarlet
fever, '
A Similar Cage.
Prompted by the feeling that it wear
hie dairy elle bishop remenetrated with one
of his treetop for attendee a local heel:.
"Well,- Your Letedehteed replied the
offender', "I really do net nee that there re
any more harm in hunting then in going to
a bell."
" I presume," answered the bishop
" that yen refer to having seen -my reamo
doWn among those who attended Lady
gemerville's hell. But I hodrire you through -
eat the whole evening I was not in the mato
oom with the deneere."
"What, Your Lordehip, is exactly how
stand, 1 was never in the same field with
the hounds,"
Then the hiehop sat dowte—Pearson's
Weekly. ,
A woman in Portland, Maine, doporribed.
$300 tre a envisage Wink in 1186k, end has seen
the remnant grew to $1,268hy the sot:tante
latiousi Interest. '
Guest (angellyl—Say, bey, I've been mite
leg hero hour. Whiter-11Mb% an right, '
Wen I've been waiting here five years.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' CHRISTMAS,
LITTLE ORELSTMA.0 4TOEY.
takopo are full of
delicate paper boxes
and dainty baskets
that, when filled with
hetnesMade eandles,
will make west weir
come presents for your little friends; yes,
Inedatii7 the father and mother, and even
folks Memo naturally by their /eve for sweet -
the "grandmother, for mbee of the little
The creara candies should be made just
before Christmas, for theyamst be perfectly,
fresh.
PEANUT minor
Go to your storeroom and there get
Brown auger, heavy, almost Wet;
Rend someone to a peenetstand,
A quart, fresh roasted, you'll demand.
Sat all the children shelling these,
And make them whistle, if you please;
When them are shelled, chop, not too fine,
Butler some Me pane, set in lane, •
Then taken pound of sugar, thin
Into a pan and melt, not burn,
But add no water. Wnen 'as done,
. And like thick syrup, quickly run.
Your chopped up peanuts lightly salt
And turn them in, If there s no fault
Stir just a minute, pour in tins
And cool, and then .the fun begins,
nurenresewrefr.
Good britter-ocotch is as rare as it is
simply made. Here Is an infellible -reclps
Boil without 'stirring two cups of sugar,
butter the eine of tut egg and two table-
epoonfuls of water until the mixeure
hardens and crisps when dropped from a
spoon into cold water. -Remove from. the
fire and pont on buttereplates to cool,
Off000TATB =ABMs.
Dissolve over a fire ohe cupful of 'nio-
bium; and.' two teanipledir of sugar. Add
one-quarter of a polind of gritted chocolate
and a piece of butter the ales of an egg.
'Boll foe 15 or 20. minutes. -Four into flat,
buttered dishett bathe depth of a Quarter -
inch, aed when oak! oute into sigma on
inoh in thief '
onEAET CANDLES. ;
Without stiering, Veil ever a medium 11014
fire for five minutee two cups of sugar and
onehele Imp milk. Remove the tin to a
basin of cool water end stir the mixture
until it bowmen of a white creamy consist -
gamy. Flavor with vanillin Mould into
bans and cover with ellocrelete • for cheoe.
late creams use east filling for &tem cover
blanched almonds, into .halle of the same
prom English walnut meats or stir into the
cooling mixture half a clap of cocoanut);
when thick turn onto platter and: out in
squares. • --
The above reelpe gives as -variety of rich
candies that at a costfee Amery would Cost
40 cents a pound, while yen min make them
at home for loss than half that price.
The Solite oien Christmas Sprite,
At Christmas time'
when the frosty rime
Lies white on ev'ry tree, t,
Then an and out
I go popping about—
Yost That is the time for mat
poke up those
' Inclined to doze,
And cry.; ", What's doh:0mm
Wake up I Wake no! -
For a loving cup
And a share of our Christmas cheer
The belle they swing '
And speak as they ring
Of peace and goodwill tow'rd man;
They suggest good wishes
And contain 'Rod dishes
We'll all enjoy if we can.
But some will grumble
And Seine will mumble.
"Nobody cares for me i '
•
Awake I Awake
Here's a. hand take
That a friend holes Out to, thee. ,
• ' •
When the hells do ring
I'm off on the, lying, ,
A sprite bothmerry and moral,
For I brighten up life, • '
And ',hate all strife,
And I patch up every quarrel;
For some grow Musty,
And others grow crusty
,
And cry, Oh, dear t oh, dear I"
But ho, ho hot •
They mustn't do so
.eit this blessed time of the year.
The Browses Christrims.
"No Christi= for us this year,". said
.Feed, teeming out of his father'e study with,
his kende in his empty pockets and a blank
look en his face. '
"-No Obrietereas 2" cetera Elith. "What -
do yen mean, Fred!" ,
Hard times i" seed her brother.
The, day before Cinittnets 'puma and
mantma were strunnaned to dine 'and spend
the day with gramereramena. Whey Wondered
that the children Were not invited, and
matinee did not want to go without them;
but their faces , grew so direfully long at
this euggestien that the saw through the,
little plot, though papa did nob, and she
ohaerittity took he; ahead and departed,
charging Edith to keep up thedre and Fred
lie take care of tile house.
When the permits zeterned, in the even-
ing the house was a bower el green.
.Edith end Fred had brought great arm-
fuls of fragrant ceder veld hinalook and tall
Or rtspilnee, which were see up in every
corner„ while wreaths hung in the windows
and /wig garland. foremened fine:rhea and -
picture fremen. Peps looked very much
pleated, " Why, its is.Clarisinalts already la
he trek/. "And / thoughts we ;loved ;tot
have any aelehratien at ail this year; You
were too bright for me, .
Next mewling the eau was out and the
snow mearlelod like diemende in the golden
light. dElerat is something eke that costs
nothieg, Ede I" cried Fred, who had on
Mired heart and soul into his eleter's idea,
"Sunshine is re prelim good eireeente isn't
? Arod we have the Very best article
te-doy."
4' Harrah r' cried Edith. "This is glori-
ous. Morey Chrietenee, boy ISletlee are
another going* Fred. Leen" lee' sauce not to
look gloomy for a doges minute &lido."
" All rtgle6 I" ta:,jWeed. " Now here's
mother's work tattle all ready. It hoe taken
a good polish, basntiet,"
"phmAid I" cried Edith. te And handl
hither% pentrolio. Da yen recognize the
cover, Fred 7"
"Lathe like that. pretty deem you had
ever se long ago."
" .Tereir what its is I"
And—leek' hero, Feed! Matey Chrieltaae,
deer old:fel/ow I". _
Fred looked at the bine end grey' tobreg.
gun meg with eastertiehmenir and delight.
the, thee it a aterention Bute eel/ I
yen have hearken the mike Tide wool
inuse have emit yen something and it good
deal 1" t
"N -rat a penny r rejoined' hi ti Water
trineepleently.
" Well, to is a beauty 1" Said
Here's WI the pretene 1 huge for yen, rod
With lb wee re bettor one," lie twediteed
a dainty tettehilmek jadiret, Stied With
heettatte ewe .. he:ermine, ,and was
eWleeted by a geed, eldeistehleteed hug.
As If You cerdd leave found MOO
ehoold have liked better 1" Merl 4
" 8uol: beauties, too I Why, you nue&
hove Picked out every single Mit, Fee&
Brow,."
"Semething like lb 1" admitted Fred.
" 1110ther knows nothing about the Pare_
tridgen which are ready for the oven," One
Edith, "butt is sighing because she has nu
chielien for us, And Mrs. Spieer gave Me.*
jar of mincemeat for the cranberries X
brought her. I am a little rend of my pie*
Fred I"
Somehow or other the Browns bad never'
had as merrier Obristmae than this one of
the hard winter, Edith sald its wee al/ the
sunshine and the green boughs; Fred paid
it woo an Edith;.but Mr. ad Mrs. Browne
as they sat by the cheerful hearth and
watched the cheetnute roasting and liatened
to the merry young voices, gave reverent
thanks for their dreaeure of love and felb
that they were very rich, in spite of the
hard times.
The Best loved of AU.
Three new dolls sat on three little chairs.
Waiting for Christmas Day;
And they wondered, when she saw them,
What the little gni would say. _
Theeduiped that the nursery life was gay ;
And they hoped that they would anti
The little gal often played with dells;
And they hoped that she was kind.
Near by satan old. doll neatly dressed
In a new frock, black and red ;
She smiled at he French dolls—" As to that.
Don't feel afraid," she said.
The new dolls turned their waxen heads,
And looked with a haughty stare,
As it they never had seen before
That a doll was sating there.
"Oh, we're not in the least afraid," said one,
We are quite too fine and new;
But perhaps you yourself will and that now
the will scarcely care for you,"
The old doll shook her head and smiled;
She smiled, although she knew
Her plaster nose was almost gone,
And her cheeks were faded., too.
And now it Was day ; in came the child,
And there all gay and bright
Sat three new -dolls in little chairs—
It was a lovely sigh e
She praised their curls, and noticed, too,
How finely they were dressed,
But the old doll allthe while was hole.
Clasped close against her breast. •
Children, Can Tou Truly Tell tyj
Children, can you truly tell
Do you know the story well.
Every little girl and boy,
Why the angels sing for joy.
On the Christmas morning
Yes, we know theaters, well;
Listen, now, and hear -us tell,
Every little girl and boy,
Why the angels sing for joy,
On the Christmas morning.
Shepherds sat upon the ground;
Fleecy flocks were scattered 'round;
When =brightness ailed the sky,
And a song was heard on high.
On the Christmas morning.
Angels sang a clear, sweet song, .
Mor a holy babe was be, n ;
Down on earth to live with men,- '
Jesus, our dear Saviour came,
On the Christmas morning. -
Soy and peace the angels sang;
Far the pleasant echoes rang,
" Peace on earth, to men good will!"
Hark I the angel, sing it still,
On the Christmas morning.
The 'Latest -in !Jewelry.
Cats' eyes, irhea large and of purplish
tints, aro still used.
A pretty lace hreoeit is stereeeepet of
carrying tt
Thetargie has been introduced In.
lend, imbedded with diamoade 'with
`eyea„ hen oiratelain pin.
Enamel tepes,,, blue, Fri:neon and, !were
der, are ivied to form chatelaine pins for
wateht at, enameled its the name odor. .
A horseshoe brooch with as watch hanging
In it is 0 novel combination. The horseshoe
beef demon& and esh be detached.
A lacepin for a women of eporting tastes.
has a hong round hap. -A horse :with
mounted figure at full n has two legs en
one aide end t wo en the other, appareriblyin
theme of jumping.
Watches aro coming more and more Into
favor. A new design is a jedrelled swallow
holding in its beak the how of a diamond in,. '
crusted watch. Title idea II traveled out
With other aeivaab.—Jeweller's Circular.
Tunnel and Bridge to Copenhagen.
'Copenhagen is often out eft from the main.
land during a garb of the winter by eon.
replations slice in the Great Belt; says the
tendon Globe, and its is now proposed to
make a tunnel between'. the Islands of See -
land and Eamon and abridge between femme
and the Mainland. The termini -of the eitilid-
nel will be at Italskow, Fyne and Euilizte
shaved, and its knigth about 11 miles. The-
aoreenuotion will he eased owing be :the soft
nature of the bottom, arid. the Boland of
8praga1 will be used for ventilaialon and
other porpeees. The coot of the tunnel he
estimated, at 20,000,090 Danish. memo
(about Z1,12e,000); that of the bridge, 12,-
000,000 anomie (g680,000), and Copenhagen
will be brought two hours nearer the con-
tinent. '
eehe Bagpipes and the Vtdeue..
An offie Idea bagel:marred in the•manage-
Meat of the Dundee (Scotland) pahlfte
eohoeler. They have, been teaching the,
violin under the mot* ea the Board, hate
two Highland members, . patriotic, to in
care, insist that 'bagpipe ,playing shall be
taught at the same time, arid •• there is a
dead look. It meet be herd for the Board
te get over the logic of those stalwarts, one
of whom ezolehned whilethe matter was -
under discussion, "One, loon can play as bets
fiddle, but the bagpipes, mon, need soiriacee'
•
The philosopheiele a -wise man who abeam
Moly refined to have any enemies. •
It Is at trying ordeal to be drawn on a ears'
and quartered in a foorthmate hotel.
Diplomatic appointments aro now referred
to the committee on family relations.
Peoelo who dab for cOmplireents oft=
bare their whole tackle oarriaid may.
Jaerion ear: hot water will dissolve almese
everything, including a business firm.
Salvador wants to borrow $10,000,000
This is redly a good deal tet her credit.
A Loeden magazine has veld Rutlyard
Elerling $500 optics for several mew hellads,
Two kinds of trouble there's no use,
Its grieving o'er, young man ; '
First, things you cannot remedy,
And, second, things you can,
The °Merle mane to the world are preh,
ably the rock -cut temples at Ipeembui em
Alma Semitone in Nettie; On the len honk of
the Nee. They ere over4,000 meant old.
It Is thb little things that tell,"
Adage true, like many others,
If youddn't believe It—well-"-
A8k big sisters with small brothers.
Darieg the yetim just) pact, timid ending
this Noe -einem., 2,318 pmeene were killed on
railways in the Vetted Slater, atel 000
pewee crippled or very eerineelYbajhred.
A doepeteh from LIMIOn Slape thae the
Menet:ea at Glaragaree, who are leterested in
e lot Aflato io service* have beere ieformed
by Steinke 'Ettenatona. t10,t the Dominica
Goverfinr.ti5 pnl)st-Od re LleNthrtS the an
used eithediy hem $300,000 6e $750,000.
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