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The Brussels Post, 1904-11-17, Page 11LI Gil ARNE "I Can Do All Things in Him Who Strengthens Me." Let us therlore east off Lhe wOrks of daricuese and put on the armor of fig/He-Romans, eine 19. To ceLeag fully the fruits of the 00- deniption we should realize that 'the niget is past and day 18 at hand." 1Ve are very prone to for- get that "the light shines in the darkness" and that it depends en- tirely on ourselves whether the dark- ness shall comprehend it. The Apostle urges us to pierce this darkness, which is sin -sin in thought and desire, in words and works. He calls sin the works of darkness because it is the work of Stetan, who is the spirit of earkness, "He that commits sin is of the devil for the devil sins from the begin- ning." Consider what eve do -when we sin. We work what tho devil worked from the beginning and sLill works, for the work of the devil is wrought In secret and hidden from the fight. "They Meted clat•kness ra- ther than the light, for their works were evil." This sense of evildoing causes the greaLest criminal to feel ashamed of his actions. Renee he hies In secret to sin and strives to cover his vic- ious life from the eyes of his fellow creatures. How many, if their souls wore 'uncovered, would cere to harbor proed, unchaste, envious, un- charitable thoughts and desires? If the world's eye were constantly fix- ed upon us would we be guilty of theft, f ore icatio n , adultery, rioting, drunkenness, .e.c.? And yet the warning that "the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall lieve their portion in the pool burning with fire and brim, etone" does not seem to deter us. To escape the terrible penalty, "the wages of sin," St. Paul ax - bolts us to "put on the ermor of light." This armor is simple) the many virtues which, when mattered, become our strong defence in the combats with the poLvers of dark- ness. But, to aequive this armor is no easy task, because We have to exert ourselves to the sticking point, For "the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the vloleat bear it. away." To eucourage 1112 113 MS aintest for the armor of virtue., to enable lie to overcome difficulties and etirmovnt obstacles, a cenfirming ineuence Is ex- erted in our favor if we aro willing to co-operate. "I can do all things in Mtn who strengthens ane," When we once oritnin this "armor 01 light," We become so marked tbat even the wicked refuges not his applause, "for that seed of inen shall be honored which fears God," and even Wisdom cries out, "011, hoW beautiful Is; the ehasto generation with glory! for the memory thereof is immortal, because it Is known with Cod and with men." It is not enotigh merely to weer our armor; we must shoW forth its brilliancy, that looking .thereon ot.hors may 120 led to strive for it also. "Let your light so shine be- fore len tliat they may aee your good works toid glorify your Father who is in heaven." In wearing this armor we become other Christ!), foi• we adopt His Lhouglits, imitate His works and think, speak and act as He did. Christ hated darkness and despised sin. His words and works wore al- ways such as tho honor of ITie Fa- ther and the salvatton of His bro- thers required. P10 was the light that, shone in the darknese, "the true light which enligeitens every mat that comes into this world." What humilinting testimony most of us have to give of ourselves wlien upon examination we nerceive not "the armor of light" clothing us, but the foulness end blankness and 'weakness of sin; when We CHM/yen ourselves the very opposite of a Ghostlike charac- ter! And yet our only hoee is to don this "armor of light," for "whom Cod foreenew Tee also pre, destined to be made conformable to the imege of His Sou." Let 1.15 arise then, from our spiritual letbargy teed "put on the Lord ,Testes Christ," that our Heavenly Father, weighing us in the ba/nnee, may not find us want- ing, 00-0-0 0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.0 Miss Hester's Thanksgiving Dinner. 0000000000.00000 0,0 0-0-0-0-0 . Everybody smiled when Miss Hes- ter annottricece efit•ly in the autumn, that this year she Woad' accept, no one's invitation for Thanksgiving 'dinner, hot would pay a few of her social debts. Not that she could not affoed to entertain the whole vil- lage if she cared to; but her tiny dining -room was a tight fit for six persons, and her parlor and sitting - regime eccually c1imiall9Ve. " Five years before, when her father and mother died, Miss I-Iestor had loll the big farm end moved to the village, beeause it was so loneey at .the old home. Here she led a busy, ueppy 1 I fe with her books and flow - re, a blessing to the whole neigh- Mrhoml. In sickness and sorrow, Miss Hester was always first to offer amietanev, and no social gabliering was complete without her. Coese- fluently she never lacked invitations, and, during her five years of town life, had eaten 'Thanksgiving dinner in five different homes. Mrs. Grey ancl Me's, Blake Lanced the matter over on the Way 1101110 from praym• meeting, and each lady expressed the fear that her family might be the elected one. "I don't know what 'f should do," said Mrs, Blake in despair, "if Miss Mester in- vites use My boys simply cannot .,, keep still (me minute, end they would 'Se be sure to do something clexedeul, ,,,Mr. Maim and T taiko turns keeping tlicen, while the other goes to church. e'ellintt; would 13000010 of Miss Hester's e weeions china in that Mall dining- " 'dome"' 0. "Your boys are not a bit WOrtie than my three girls," said liers. Gray. "If elle; (1(14138 1.18, 711 get, seam Nellie to antic over and Reel> house for me thaf day; but I 110Pei she has ineited some one else." Not only these two ladles, but many more Who delighted 1.0 enter- tain Mies Hester made plans to ells - Pose of lively eliillhen on that event- ful day in caen 1,110,4 should be 1 1111/11. - ad; hut When the evening of the 21(11 of November came, rt, generni sigh of relief Went lip frmli the (01X1004 2110t11e08, for tp-morrely 1.1.',)u ((1 be T11111144810iVing, 'and as yet 110 one lied been hidden to the feast, wee seneee Nem owns n fenet in Acne foe some one, Callers at Mims Heeter's) emits/ not tail to netted the sentry fingronee that penetrated 111<) whole house, and the enlisted activ- iey of the mletress end her noel maid. The grocery wagon was seen to rattle up to the battle door three Unmet in one day, and the man from her fal•M brought, 11) Myeterlons 1)e1.'- 0018 ie abandance. Tanksgiving day d P11-11111,,8311 awned clear end crisp, I'lie light breeze flattered mil- lions of reel end yellow leaves tinder Ihn blg maple (('0813. Plie 00111,10009 of Mese leesler's 14193011 were open, Mid elm reit-goer:4 en 1 Leh t 311100 1)1.100 of lier and :Very in plain cheeses, berry- ing to end fro, leor the first time 415 many weees, leer (eta in (.110 91.11rch 100.44 vileallt, 4111(11 the C01114r0' (ration enneluided {bet centipede from 111e City mast 10 eepunted al the cot- tage, for no slight thing kept,'"ekliss Hester from services. "I thiree the very last person has g•ene to church," said Mites Hester, briseely. "Ft will be ertfe to start now, Mary." "All right. 1'11 run and tell Rob to bring the wagon around," said Mary, giving tee turkeye ft flueel bast ing, Rob ctirefully peeked the ethotting hot viands bite 11110 wagon, and When he had fillighod there was brteely room for the three passengers. "Dated me that cake," commanded Mary 110111 her pereh among the Jars ankl baskets. So Rob lifted up the wonderful wliite and pink loaf, and tueked •Lbe box of eons that were to ornament iL by Mat•y's feet. Then he turned to Miss Tlester, who was anxiouely counting ba.dkets itnel bundles: "What 00.0 I do for your "I ain sure we 'have forgotten something," anstvered that laely, "Did you get the pies, Mary7" "They aro right under the front 500;1," Said Mary, talking am complete a survey of the load as her bueden permitted. "Everything le here ex- cept the lemon tarts, aed yoe told ine no(1 to get them." "Tile turkeys aro still in the event" exclaimed MISS Hester. "Help me out, Rob. Netenever heard of a Thanksgiving dinner without ter - key?" Alter more packing and planning, the wagoat started, and just as the 1.00011 90012 streak 11 they drove into 1 elie beautiful yam(1 surrounding a liege brick building, which was known to most people as the poor house. Very few people sold infirm- ary, or called the unforliquiate in- mates anything; led pampers. It took but a few minutes, to exL 1)111111 their visit to the asdonfelied etiperintendent and lils wife, who wore delighted tio find that the Wa- gon load of good things were for the people who led such a clieerleSS in the blg, 111)11111.1331, "Me tried to persilialde the directors to allow our people a real 'rhanks- giving dinner this wine but they are lip for re-election, end want the tax, payers to stee how econonticill they are," 024pla 1210C1 Mo. looebeii. "I told Maria there welted be 110 11101C0y cook, ed in this honee 10-1.11131, Intlems (11 had a shave of it." "We WA got an (tetra, line maid, but paid fol• it ours/elves)," said hie wife. "You sete, there nee 231 persons) here; besides our own family, and it costs a great deal to titeeteut any- thing out of the oletinery for 440 jose mend there all oted of the idtchen and dilling-room, so We can hese n chance 1.0 pot this de - Edema 'dinner on the table before they sti ee t ally( i 11g." n Sheet 0110 the long table wits spread with 11/3185 Hester's best, cloth, told at each plate lay a beautiful white aster ou the shining napkin. Ph/Orytifing Wilii fauleless, from the poll:Med ;elver to the spollese glaFee and 01/14118111011011 eliina. The big, bare 14191011 111418 ((1 11'! Withodors foreign to that room, Lodi tlie big range Was loecied dbwte witli good things keeping wenn till lite table 00044 fltlinlied. Alary'S Woriderfill 10117, With ita Ilia wreath, occupied the place of honor, flanked by menthes of sii,gitry jumbles end sort, ginger- bread, ;mat CM only Miss rester 00,111.11 melte, eaell end. of the table 11. vinetementhed (Antler Wee leaded with pear% peaches, greeter; and ap- T plese Den truly Mated there will be no room for the vegeta/dee," Said loorberi, as she looked at the cookies, cold meat% jams and heney that were rapidly taking all the space un the (11.11)0, But all Wail finally bottled, and the dinner bell mug id the ueuell time. It. Is impossible to dcwribe the looks of et:einem, est onisimient and joy on the faces of the unfortunate People, as they came into the room. 1 was the find homellee table many of them had eat down to for years), and teem rolled down manY Parr/awed elleeks, to) old feather Drown rev- erently asked a bleesing, and made special mention of the kind friends who 011 this Joyful day remembered the helpless anti forlorn, It was a day long to be held in memory by all. To people long ac- customed 1,0 ;deem coarse fare, there was eomething Inexpressibly delicious in Miss liester's dinner. They praisee mary•s; cake, and Rob's lem- onade, and Miss Ilesteem doughnuts; but enjoyed the Lerkey and sweet Potatoes most of all. As she filled an old leeey's cup for the third time with the clear, ember fluid unknown to the poorhouse ta- ble, Miss Hester resolved that In the exture ell who wanted it should have good coffee every day. Trills Is the first mince pie I have had since mother died," said Father Brown. "A little more quince jelly," said a cell/Pled boy, When Mary urged him to have something more. SO a quivering pink island surrounded with rich cream caused ellen' to give a sigh of content, as be slowly ate the dainty deseert. "I ain't had near enough, said foolish Ben, with a breed grin, and three people flew to eupply his events. "Why, Den," 4/aid Forbee, "you have turkey, turnip( and cold ham still on yout• plate. Do you want anything else?" "Yes," eaki Doi, regretfully, "hut can t hold no more. Everyone laughed and confessed to Ia. similar sensation. They chatted end laughed and recalled bygone Thareasgiving dinners in. happier days) until tlie waiters Were 1110108.1 sturved. At last they :wintered out on the still green lawn, and Rob nod Mary itnetily cleared one anti of tho! table, while the others brought, e11! the dinner which had been sieved for the hungry pimple who had waited three hours peke; the email time for dinner. "I could not have waited' much longer," said Rob, dropping a hot (1111. "Neltlier coeld r," said Mies irles-1 ter. "Th( e vieLuals are half -dried I up; bti•t nothing eVer tavied better." I "Don't eat. too flinch, Nellie," salol Mrs, Forbes to her daughter. "As soon as dinner is over we will have them all come inlo tile sitting -room and you can play for tlient and :king." ''P11 play wale pioneer% mamma, but ;eau must not expect reach sing- ing, for 1 am starved." "Let them do the singing," ;mg- gested 131108 Hester. "If Miss Nel ie is es hungry as I am, silo cannot cetop eating for a long time." "Just the thing," said Nellie. "I can play all the olel-fastitioned tunes that stilt them bettet• than nalything modern. 1 hope X did not look too much disappointed when leather Brown tootle the Met piece of mime pie." It was late in the evening before the 'clashes Were WaShed and baskets picked up, for a concert followed the dinner, and sapper followed the con- cert. Long after (leek three tired !hut theronghey setislied people got out I at Miss Heseer's gate, and unloaded ithe empty boxes), bnsfeets and jars. 1"Coinie at eight in t moaning, Rob, • h • and we will go for 1110 11)3110, and sil- ver. 7 am, surely glad we clid not at/tempt to bring it this evening," said Miss Hester. "All right," responded Rob, cheats - fully. "That is, if I ant able to move. This ice the hardest day's work I ever sterna., but I enjoyed it all the same." The (Heads, Of 111514 I -Tester were Wen wondering hoe.) finel where she spent Thanksgiving, for all had no- ticed the eind-up cottage on the way home from church. When the sew- ing eit•ele met at Mrs. Blake's, for the first time in her life Miele Hester /node a little Peewit. Her lianas trenebied slightly', and there wee 0. becoming Mak epot cm each cheek; but her voice never fettered as she said: "My dear ft•ienels, you know how often 7 have emoted invitationee from all of you, and how mace I have appreelated yoer kindnews. I knew T might never hope to reeurn all this, so 7 thought of paying you all back, es the Bible tense tis to do, W11011 it says, do not iireite yOlir kin- dred and neighbors to yonr fonds. le short, 7 invited you all te by proxy, when I went out. with Rob clad Mary, and we teied to make the day pleasant for 1110 poor people at the infirmary. I told them all that 'it. 'ems n,ot my ilinnm, but yotn•s, noel they ell honed yon would wind to fleeced my invitation that way evei•;y year. I hope ;von al 1 had as good a. ihne es we did; but T don't believe 31001 (001(1.'' 101(1::: 'esicient," maid the minim- ter's Wife, "I heard gloWing necounts of Miss Ileeter'e proxy' (linnet, front my husband, who celled at Llie in- firmery to see a sifdt num hut I did sot feel at liberty to mentIon it be- fore Miss Hester did, 7 thcreeore move you that ThenicegIving chimer by proxy at the infirmary be made yeicertreTtreitl affair, and filet Miss Hos- es the )1100801'(l of helping her each ter be insteneted. to Allow some of "Thiel motion needs TM seemed," Reid the president, regardless of 1)1(1.'- 1111.1111311 t111'(1 culee, "All who are in tovo f 11 will please rise." "TI, 113 mmeinrously adopt(31d," enici the 1)1(811.113111., 11(3 all rose to their feet. "Wo clime iby eingiegl 11 1.1\,:,,, ,, s,,,flod from Aiken All Blessings ;0 1: frill FI 1-11 e ro 44+44444444+-14 i4+++44 014 (MICE Oic ,ANKETS No part of hotiScaeepilig should be more ;sharpie/ looked after than that whieh has Lo 'lo with beds and bed- ding., Everything aboel a bed 91012 Id be aired Lhoroughly, every day, and everything should he kept , up 10 the Lop notch of clatillittems. I d laily, for dust seems to go to 1.1(e01 as if hy some curious; law of attraction.; They should be thoroughly gone ovee-taken apart and cleaned, in- side and out, that is -at least once in three years; ofLener If possiele. Every good housekeeper cleans bed, 5111'ing8 and maLtress as regularly as any other part of her house, but comparatively few realize how im- portant it Is to have their matress- ee opened and cleaned periodically. Vet dust an 1 dirt •Ift, throe di Gel -- Ing and collect Ill an alai•mIng Lefty. Blankets should be aired as per- sistetitly as mattresses -aired and shaken vigeroosly every clay. The beet kind of blankets to buy varies with the !Myer. All -wool are usually considered the best, but blankets with a cotton warp acid wool "filling" stand home cleaning better than those made of all wool, 3 airs of blankeLs usuady are wo- ven in a single pleze, and have to be cut apart and bound separately if they are to be used one at a time. The idea of weaving them in a sin- gle piece is probably because they're eas er to keep sumoth and even on the bed that way. But, if you cut them apart., get binding to match that on the ends, and bind the raw edges with it. No blankets should be washed, but instead should tic dry-cleaned, to leave them fluffy and light. But (if =sho(1 they must be) better than any others, though even those should be ((0110 IVit11 31(00.1431' 001'C. Y should be etgetehed (curtain frames are good, lf you have them) flat to y• Watch the bindings; they get tat- tered anti torn, or soiled easily, but they're too men re -bound to let them stay shabby. Hang the blan- kets out of doors every little white. 58 well as airing- them as you make the hed, keeping the principle al - nays before you), mind that themore 8110 and air they get the better for them -and for you. Quilts should be shaken and aired, and fresh covers put on when they are soiled. The light c0tt0n-11 Ilecl mints Can be washed repeatedly if they are done carefully. Pillows and blankets that get "sett and refuse to stand up with- out drooping (and almost every housekeeper has this experience some time or other), need a tonic in the shape or more feathers, and probably 1101.11 covering. For pillow covers wear out, in the corners, and let oc- casional loathers work -their way through, and those occasionel feath- ers amount to something by the time the break Is discovered. In re- filling pillows du the work of chang- ing the feathers hi a room with doors and windows close shut against all stray brae:ems. It is hoed enough to shake tho' light bulk into the other cover without winds to add to the mischief. And tie a handkerchief over your hair, or the tiny wisps of down that will float up will stick to it in a most aggra- vating and teeacious wee). A pretty tveatment of shoote, and pillow culd bolster eases, Is to cm- M•older your initials cm, just above the hem, directly in the middle. The initiate should be rather large and should be heavily padded, and ma - Moldered hi the white .zottort that launders so well. SELECTED RECIPES. Mayonnalec Dressing, -The best maymennise is made by eeeng the yolk of one egg. Put it in a bowl with half a teaspoonful of mitstard, tbe same of salt, . and cayeene pep- per .to taste. Beat or stir Constantly while a half plat of olive oil is dropped into it. Salad Iiressing.-Boil together one cup of vinegue, two tablespoonfuls of auger, one-half teaspbonful of salt and one-haef teaspoonful of pepper, Rub one tablespoonful of butter to a cream with two teaspoonfuls of butter to a cream with two tea- sponnfuls of (tome add to the boiling vinegar and boil live minutes, Take off from the fire; add two well -beat- en cgga and a eup of sour cream. This, if kept in a cool place, will keep for weeks. Pasties.-Itialce 11 pie arted, roll out the sive of dinner plate; slice; three potatoes) and one onion in 011031 half of cried. One-half of nice steak eut fine; salt, pepper and butter the size of an egg. UM. edges of crust and hay empty half over filling; press well together, 04111131 to keep 111 Jake, put fork through top crus1 and bake one hone, let•ied Chicken. -Out up the eldekee as usual; put It, into the steamer and ettecon until a fork gees tematerli it easily. Do not pet too 11111011 water ender it. Ilse the gravy to help fry it when it iS tender. Ilfeen your fry- ing pen hot and plenty of beef suet tried out end hot to fry 1t in, Put 110 chielten ie and turn in some of the liquor Which has 'dripped from the steamer, addiag n little from thee to time- Reep the frying pan covered until the chickee Is Of a ice brown. Dutch Cake. -Whim you bake your bread, take about ono quart of sponge in a pan large enough to raise it in. Add one large 00)11371' ('1)711.4)1 of soft, white _auger, three- genteel's of 0. model of lukewarm water, butter about the size of an egg, melted in the water, end two a17ge. elix all with enough flour to meta, a ()iro soft dough, 1,01, it rise until light (s)1y from terms to tour 1301118), thee pet it into four pie pin 1-1313, Let it vitae twin until the Pane eve full. Bake in modetate ovini, About thirty minulee will bake them, When done wet theta with sugar Water, sprinkle granulat- ed sugar and eintiainon on Lep, and put back into °Veil for a few minutes until sugar has frosted. You will now have whole:emu; fuel old-fasildon- ed Dutch cake, or cinnamon cakes. The same dough will ainiwer for bU118, cinnamon rolls and old-7mM- ioned rusk, Ttme-Saving Pie Grust..--One good full cup of lard-eold, throe eullte (roun(1) full of Rome one even tea- scpcionfui sett. /tub together till thoroughly rnixed; set away 1:1 a cold Place till you wis3.1 to make a pie. 11, will keep any leneth of time cold and drY. When you wish to make a, pie take one cup of the inivture and as little cold water as you can possibly get it together wiLh, hardly more than a, teaspoonful of water. I acid a few drops of water at, a time, roll out, and en the top erust sift or apvinkle D. little of the dry mixture to make it flaky, Very vote and always the 50 1110 and ready fur In- stant UNe, Corn Dodger, -Ono pint mien meal (50u100r31 corn 311.010(3, 0(113 1)1001)1301)- ful salt. Scald with boilieg water ; to make not too stiff dough. Take 1 a spoonful at a time in the hand and , put in pOnea; put on a hot well i greased griddle, put a clot of but- ter on each pone; bake in a well heated oven. This is very fine with good meal. Make johney cake the same way, only make thin wiLh sweet milk and drop Team spoon. . 001) T1-7INGS TO MINK. Many delicious drinks may be pre- pared for both children and grown- ups. We have given a great deal of favor to the commou lemonade, and really it deserves (310331 whit its pop- ularity, but as a change there are many other th ngs which will be re- ceived gratefully. Almond Milk -This is a most deli- edous beverage, It takes some time to prepare it, and does not go very far, but more can be made in pro- portion, Blanch two bitter al- mond% and pound to a paste three dozen sweet almonds, and also mac- erate them until smooth. Upon the mashed almonds pour ono gill of ; boiling water, crush and mash again. Strain, and again put the almond 1 meal that is left in strainer into ; the mortar and crush, adding from. I time to time a little water until you have used one pint. This should he again strained, and sweetened with 1 abnut 1.140 Spoonfli s 07 sugar, 01 o i taste, l'ou can use a, littki more 1 wat er if it, seems desirable, and the drink is delicious with just a, Mut of lemon or orange in it. 1 Oatmeal Think -Many cbildeen are Ifond of oatmeal water. It is made by soaking oatmeal in water until , th • (1110 fl ge 1 • •, di 1 d The coarse part is removed, the fine 1 is) stirred into the liquid, and makes , milky auici, which is very good I and refreshing. One may use sugar if wanted. A little lemon Juice or orates° makee it, very nice. Arab Remittent -This 18 a drink prized very much in the Orient, but It Is served hot Instead of cold. A. pound of rice, a pound of arrow- root, and half a pound of chocolate I aro ground fine and mixed. They I may be kept in a cannister Or jar. To use ft, take a tablespoonful and Mix with milk or water into a paste. SO. the pest° into a. half pint of boiling milk, Lot boil a couple of minutes and seve hot. Sweeten to taste. Lemon squctsh is reminiscent of England, where the beverage is high- ly popular, lt must be made a glass- ful at a time, and is merely soda water lemonade. Allow to each glass the juice of a large, t'ipe lem- on, crueller] loaf sugar to taste, and a bottle of club soda. Mix the le- mon juice and sugar, and put in the soda, stirring all the time with a long spoon. THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, N'OV. 27. Text of the Lesson, Ise.. 28, 1-13, Golden Text, Ise- 28, 7. Verse 1.- Woe, Chirac, TO the crone of pride, to ("of") the drunk- ards of Ephraim Were the high born and Wealthy 11191 tvho controlled the colirse of the nation. As a class I 9143,0 were drunkards. Their proud IerOwn wits their beautiful capital city, which had Impolite the center Iof their sinful vainglory. 31 ono 1 (melte of the drunkards of Montreal or of Thema° the outcast of society would be thought of, but these men were the nobles and statesmee of the hunt. Drunkenness was their characteristic she and as a iesult there wag prevalent, disregardof spir- ituel life, and much practical vice, third, fourth, and emos, In his teeth chapters vividly deeeribes the luxury and debauchery which at this time preCancel 111 Stouttrie. The words whose glorious beauty is et feeling flower are connected by the Revision with the Preceding 010,080'-' ''(1.1)31 to the fading tlimer of 1101 gloilous bea Mee '' 1113 (11 ' 'flower' ' and "croWn" refer to the garlands with which guests at banquets were crowned Are on the head of the fat valleys ("valley"). 'Again the elle- ion is to the city of Samaria, whieh was surrounded by fertile val- le;ys. The rounded 11111 on which the eity stood 00118 failded to bear some resemblance to a hunum head, which WWI slIrrounded by gardens and farms like garlands. All this beauty and Weepy Was already fading and was soon to be destroyed, Samaria fell into 1110 bands of the Assyrians about (0110 )'earS after this prophecy le supposed to have been uttered. 2, 8. -The Lord hath n mighty and str011g 91133. After this the Revision mite a semicolon. This strong one is the (se(1 hoe De 5) whom God was 01)0111. til line 1.0 ptinish I sril 01 . (1(011. which, As a tempest of hail mid (omi1 and) a destroying Worm, rts n llood ("a tempest") of mighty wale08 overflown's, shall ("will lie" ) clown to the mirth with the hand, The callenges of the lievieton Mako this pa,ssage plain in !meaning. The king of Assyria is to chain (nit the land like a great over- flow 1/1 waters in a, tone of sturm. No modern war preeents an antdogy 1 to the conquerit of an ancient king - dem by Assyrians. Everything was 0 Verse. Opt by thew. Cities were 1 levelled, populations were carried to renkinii reglonS, and inereitutilo and 1 Social family relations were one11111- I a tell. I verse to the exelusion of that in ollr , 4,-U8e the lieVised Verslon of tide I ihbles: And the fading flower of hie glorioue beauty, whieh is ou the head of the free valley, shall he as ' the firet-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that, lookelh upon it 1.0.1,111, while it is yet, in his hand he , maple' it up. Th4 earliest. big WaS a e01'eted delieacy. One who has nut tested strawberries ler a year bast. I iMu; to enjoy them. So this; Assyrian would greedily devour the pleasant i things which now belonged to Sam- arlai- .. Shall the Lord of hosts be for ; ("Jehovah of hoets become"). To I those who were mercifully permitted to remain in the laild, and espuelally to Judah, Jehovah was still ready . to be a crown and diadem. Tide ' 1e141d1i0 was Made up in part of those , loyal to Clod. Observe that, winle , the crown of Israel is spoken of as a. fading garland, the crown of Judah Is raade of gold and jewels. Arany i of those who were Lrue to God, fore- seeing the evil, had already left i70:nsehii•pia. and cast Miele lot with Ju- dah for the sake of privileges of 8, The spirit of judgment 7' '11114" to hini thut sitteth in judg- ment, and for strength to them that turn ("back") the battle to ("at") the gate. In what particular way was Jehovah to prove himself to be the glory and the beauty of his peo- ple? 13y giving a spirit of justice, lidiseitrilmeut, and fairnees to the of- ficers of peace, and a spirit of cour- age and success to the soldier in the field. He will sepply the need of 'each. The gist of this promise is re - 'panted in the New Testament for the benefit of lie all. Weary minds un- able to learn or to plan may have them strength renewed by turning to Cod. Christians who believe that God will save them In death should claim God's promise to save them in life, 7. But they also have erred tlit•ough wine, and through strong drink 0.00 0(3,1 of tile way. "And even those reel Witt wine, and stag- ger with strong drink." .Tudah, o<1 the whole, contraeted favorably witei Ist•ael, but even here the besetting I sin had been drunkenness. The priest 'Etna the prophet have erred through ("reel with") strong drink, and cen- se) ineptly they are swallowed up, they I ' i are out of the way, they err in vis- ion, they stumble in Judgment- In- toxicated priests could not perform their importent functions in judicial matters. Tutoxicateci prophets would .lack capacity to discern any 01810n. 8. This sad verse neecfs no expla- nation. 1 9-113. Tn place of a humble, teach- ' able steirit the nobles of Jeri/Salem, .111/0 111050 of Seinaria, 11027 turned ,their scorn on Isaiah. They say: Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he made to understand doctrine? them that are weaned ft•oan !the milk, and dt•awn from the :breasts; for (Revised Version) it is ;Precept upon pre:wept, precept upon !precept; line upon line, line upon iline, here a little, and there a little. iTliis passage has been variously ex- plained, but it is best taken as a re- 1joinder to the scornful drunken priests and prophets of eferuealem. It ,is as if they said, "ao to the chil- ldron with your talk. Everybody ad- mits the truth of what you say. It is not worth saving." Verses I.1-3,3 are best studied in tlie Revised Ver- sion, Isaiah's reply is, "Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to tine people. My plain words may be ridiculed by you. Sonn you w111 have foreigners with another message coming to you." For Judah also Was shortly to be invaded by the Assyrines. FILLS ARE DOOMED. lVfedicine in Future to be Taken in Vegetable Diets, The attempt is being meek ftt tlie Vienna Agricultural Institute to iu- trocluce. iron salts into the Menem system in an original manner. The experiment's, ewhich are being earriod on by the bacteriological department, consist so far in sprinkling a solution of hydrate of iron oVer large beds Of Spillaell and other vegetables, The theory starts with the fact tha1 these snits, in order to be kept in the body Levet be "vegetalised," Thus fat they simply traverse the system wbieli would otheewise benefit by the vital energy contained in them. The experiments hove been c001011181 with smelts. At least a large proportion or the hydrate lies leen inteoduced into the spinach without Muting its taste in any way, atul ie such ion -as to become a constituent of the body. attentpts are saki to have been made without success in Paris eonee years ago by If, Gab- riel Viand. It is proposed to pat the spineell oil side under the name of "ferruginous" spinach in all the mineinn) markets rend gr011erIe8 In Vienne. In order to introduce it among the poorer elesses, whom it would Most benefit, it is being gold nt enbstentially less than the ordin- ary vegotabio, LANG PAGE 1110ST SPOKEN. There are 882,000,000 Chinese speaking the same language, making Chinese the most spoken language. There aro so ninny dialeces which aro entirely different that they seem. scarcely to belong to the some ton- gue. The Mb aid 1 ant s of Itiongolia and Tibet con herdly mulerstand the dialeel, of the people in Pekiu. 1)1(1.' 1.11331 (niers() aside, the Most pet/U- lm/ languages are 418 follows, in Mil- lie/18 1 Engliall, 120; Ocrillan, 70; 111181411111, 08; Spanish, 41; Pottuguese 82, LIFE OF THE WE'S WIFE STRIE/NG FEN FIOTORE 073) THE C ZARINA Gladly Leaves Splendid Itecep, Lions to Busy Rerself in Wifely Duties. The St. Petereburg cOrrespoluient of tile Courier des letate-ifeis brings out a striking pen Meter/3 ef the Czarina at home foul at eourt, with detaile which vannot fall to interest women generally. Here it is said„ so.i.;s41iew1111e78011;ang edueu: et1 In plain English) m ; "The Czar finds the Empress in the apartineuts of the ebildrea, 1;0 whom she sp akk, suntetimes 111 French, sometimes in German, rarely Rue - slam. She likes the French language and wants the little Grand Duchess- es Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Apes- tasia to cultivate it. Nieholas II., plelli.ifteetley,anrrie111ye wditops8ii)01t311.1e?I'nlawnh. Czarina never fail to read together the literary novelties that appear in Berlin and Parle. "The Empress detests formal r eeptions, although she resigns her- self to them when circumstances de- mand self-sacrifice. Bet she likes lit- tle private parties where she can proseibe luxury and ceremonies. Her soirees at times, to wbich limited number of persons are in- vited, have a special attraction for, her, bemuse they permit her to dis- pense with such extravagant toilet, . She appears at them generally with a dark velvet dre8s enhanced with single gem. Her hair, which curls naturally, has no 4118310M and no comb sparkling with diamonds; she simply fixes a rose in it, She wears no bracelets, end on her fingers there are never more than lave rings, without counting Tan VVEDDING 171310 8. "The simplicity of the Empress is painful to the ladles of honor, who are obliged to follow her example. illigh Russian society loves splon- clor, because there are Many great fortunes in St. Petersburg, and pompous luxury has no chance to display itself in court except at great official receptions, when the Czarina appears in a splendid toilet, the magnificence of which produces murmurs of admiratton. These re- , ceptions are usually in the Nicholas !hall of the Winter palace, which . makes an incomparable heame for the display of refinement and opu-. lene"leilis hall, more spacious than any in the palaces of Europe, is wainscoted in white end bordered by tall mirrera which reflect a thousand electric lights. All fairy seenes fade away before these official recep- tions, at which as many as three ;TEhousand gu1,es s iieeent. The !mpress appears w t her hundred . ladies of honor, and recalls one of the Oriente She smiles graciously, upon all, who bow to her as sne passes on. Her light velvet robe sparkles with the flre of innumerable diamonds. Over her head-dress, a marvel of art, a beautiful white bird floats with outstretched wings, with plumage bespangled with brilliants, with eyes of rubies and a beak of coral. "The respect of such moments reaches the veneration point. Beaut31 and imperial inajeste- are triump- hant. Precisely in that moment of fascination the Empress of Rus- sia presents herself to the admire. tion of the elite of her court like .1 goddess before whom the people KNEEL AND TREMBLE, "But what 011 unsumpected cote) trasti when the dazzling reception 3I over, when these attributes of mag, nificence are replaced in their Cask Ms, witen the Czarina reaches her apartments where solitude or mater- nal anefiety calls her, she busies herself in seeking the dishes which are best for the health of her ehild- rem. "IL may be said without contra- diction that the Czarina is the idol of all Recision mothers, and that all Russia blesses her name. To he convicted of this it is only necessary to read the following significant linos in a Russian Nihilist book which has just appeared in Germany, and which indulges in the passionate re- voletionary invectives 1 " 'What a lesson this is in the simplicity and the modesty of the Empress of Russia! The Czarina has proved once more that true happl- ness is not to be found in pomp and splendors, but in the coneciousnese of duty perfonned. For a woman there is no higher or more sacred mission tha.n the fillfillinen1 of a in 01 her's. duties with religious care. the ("urine is the living 10117•0011.1,3/, SOLDIERS' POST -CARDS. The Japanese 'Government have found a, novel and excellent use for post-earde. Realizing that, for var- ions reasons, the soldier on mit- paign "nay not, have leisure or op- portunity. to write lunne to his fam- ily, the military authorities have supplied to each army a sufficient aUltiber of post,-,tarde, ready printed, to which the soldier has 0111y 10 affix his name, or, more exactly, his seal, each Japanese soldier Carryieg ono with bbn as part of his outfit. On all the cards the same message. 18 printed 1 "This Is to let you 10.1000 that 1 fun alive and \veil. I cannot 1 give you iny address, not knowing where 1 }Mall be to,morrow; but emir letters will reach me some thee or other if you reply to the place the name of which is printed le the Postenntrk. Greetings to my 'family and Mende." OAK SPLITS A ROOK. A wonderful freak of Neture in an oak tree in the Par \Vast., which has grOW11 Up 100111 a 801)1111(1. int 0 a Wide -spreading,. 'handsome tree, 1(4 through a. rock of fent stone, split, ling the massive rock het die trete, endows pyssure of its vigorons groWth. No oue fiVing knows how long Nature has been assisting this oak In its work of etone-ernshinge The 01(1()141. people hi the .noighbor- hood recall the tree in their child* that it must. be 701V 2e0 Years 0.144 hood, and expert S ill foreetry say.