The Brussels Post, 1905-8-24, Page 6NOTES AND COMMENTS 1APPEA
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Psof, Jobii Adams of the Univer-
sity of London protosts'agahlst the
somberly garbed school teacher,
Black, ho contends, itis ne place in
the apparel of the educator, It
speaks of s111 and death, and should
not be paraded before the children.
Other professional men, lawyers, doc-
tors, clergymen, should wear the
sombre color, for the duties of men
in these professloils aro not compati-
ble with "a thoughtless, careless air
that gay clothes and a happy, easy
manner betray." But the school
teacher, to whom is intrusted the
education of tho young, should ar-
ray himself in "gay clothes," in or-
der that there be no mistaking the
fact that "the teacher, above all
other professional men, has the right
to be gay,'/•
Probably the professor never board-
ed around in the country school dis-
tricts or he would scarcely maintain
that the lot of all teachers is ono of
gayety; but that is inconsequential.
The important idea in his annoonce-
mont is that tho professions should
be ilistingulshed by their apparel.
The idea might be carried further.
The various branches of the profes-
sions might be distinguished. The
homeopathic physician might wear
clothes differing from those worn by
the allopath; the corporation attor-
ney be distinguished by his clothes
from the criminal lawyer. A man's
politics, religion, likes and dislikes
might bo expressed in his manner of
dressing. The advantages of such a
system in social life are obvious. The
world would move smoother.
In the schoolroom the effect of gay-
ety in the apparel of the teachers is
a debatable matter. Prof. Adams
is silent as to what he considers the
proper costume for a teacher, but
even if he go to extremes, man's
chances for dressing himself in gay
fashion are painfully limited. A
fawn colored coat with large, white
buttons, green trousers, a red vest,
tie of the same flue, blazing with
precious stones, tan shoes, and a
hat with a multi -colored basil—these
aro the few, poor things man may
wear in an effort after gayety in
dress. Large, I••
a gc, 11111,, whiskers added
would give a proper finishing touch
to this, but pink whiskers are some-
thing that nature bestows only on a
chosen few. And, after all, the
school children might not receive
their teacher's efforts in the desired
spirit.
But why cast doubt on anything
that makes for the gayety of the
\vend? Bring on the "glad lags"
for the teachers and appropriate ap-
parel for the other professions.
Clothes do not; make the man, 'tis
true, but they do help to make or
break his business.
SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES,
Are Replacing More Valuable
Jewels in London.
Loudon jewellers now have as
rivals the mineralogists, for It Is!
considered distinctly smart to make'
one's own selection of stones and
take then] to the jeweller to he set
in accordance with the original ideas
of the owner's. Several important
establishments have recently been
oPened to catch the trade, and now
the semi-precious stone is far more'
popular than the diamond or pearl.
Buying at first hand one is enabled
to snake selection from a much larger
stock that is carried at any of the
jewellery shops, and some unique
pieces have recently been completed
from suggestions gained from the
mineralogists.
Opals, garnets, turquoises, ame-
thysts, topazes, sapphires, kunzito,
peridots, oliv1nes, tourmaline, jade,
x
(,y zircon and Labrador stone all
contribute to the adornment of per-
sons
sols e[ fashion, and the practice has
found especial favor among those
who decry the use of paste stones,
now so generally worn. The semi-
precious stones are cheaper than the
paste, and at the same time can. he
made as expensive as the most liber-
al taste might wish.
One of the oddest stones is the wa-
ter stone from Uruguay, which con-
tains within itself a few drops of f
water. These aro largely used for e
rings and pendants, 1
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TIIE DIFFERENCE IS MARI{yED. p
Ftoddie—What's the difTerence be-
twccn being sick a,cl an invalid?
Cabwigge•—An invalid, my boy, is 1
one who makes those around hien
sick,
UE KIN »� ESS
Ian Maclaren Tells Flow to Lift
Misery From Many Lives.
"Ian Maclaren" (Rev. John Wat-
son), in a recent sermon, said; Why
is a man kind? Why, because ha can
forget himself—at least, occasionally.
Because he will even go the length
of sacrifice. When you wish to test
religion, and when you wish to get
a sample test easy of application;
when you wish to put your linger on
the pulse, 'then on the whole the
pulse by which you can try toligion
is this pulse of kindness.
I decline to believe that any per-
son, whatever creed he holds or
whatever profession he makes, or
whatever ',erode he makes—I decline
to believe that any person is a
Christian who is unkind. And if
you can point out to me a person
wh is thoroughly and genuinely
kind, then I do not ask what his
creed is, nor clo T ask whether ho
may not have certain faults here
and there in his character, as we all
have. I say the beginning of Chris-
tianity is in that man, and an ex-
ceedingly good beginning,
Du not, I beseech you, confound
this familiar, homely, but magnifi-
cent fundamental and pervading
tue of kindness with—what?—oh,
good humor, easygoingness, willing-
ness to throw half-crowns here and
there. Kindness is a greater thing
than that. It is a state of mind; it
is a revolatiol of the Divine love;
it is a willingness to serve,
You know that a good deal of the
trouble of your life does not come
from major troubles at all; but: that
a goad deal of the downright misery
of your life comes from petty trials.
Youget
alit •
a et in themorning mo sung be-
fore you begin the day's work — a
carping and insolent letter—and the
poison goes into your blood, and
makes it sour all the day. You
wrangle at the breakfast -table in a
family about some arrangement of
the day, and go fretted to the day's
work. A friend
PASSES YOU IN :CIE STREET,
and you believe she saw you per-
fectly well. Such little things, but
they mount up into evil temper,
darkened outlook, sore heart, and
bad blood. My point is this—that
not one of them was inevitable; not
one of these little trials could ever
havehappened n
e ed if you 1 0 1 and
I
phad had
some common sense, and without
common 8else some kindliness to-
ward our brother,
Pardon ma if I suggest to you that
you eller into a covenant of kind-
ness with your soul. Let us resolve
that if we get put out this wt'ek by
something said to us or something
dono we will not take .ft out of our
wife, which many respectable' Chris-
tians do. Nov take it ou't er our
children, 'That we will not be Mean
enough to take it out of the ser-
vants in our house, who can't reply
t,, us; nor out of the clerks in the
office, who are afraid to say any-
thing Lest they lose their situation.
Let us resolve this week that, no
friend shall pass u5 without a signal
of goodwill, even though it be across
the street.
If anyone succeeds this week, then
let us trample under foot our envy
and our jealousy, and Id us go and
toll that 01101 or that woman that
this is 0170 of the greatest things we
ever }hearth of; that they cannot 3nn-
agine how we have been lifted up by
their joy.
1Mlight we not carry the covenant a
little farther, and resolve to go
into deeds? Suppose we determine
that this week every day we shall do
something to make this poor world
happier? Suppose you
WRITE A LETTER
when you go home to someone
whom you love, but ,to whom you
have not written lately? Do it be-
fore you go to bed. Let it he a let-
ter full of kindly gossip, telling what
you are about, what you have been
rending, what you have planned, and
saying all sorts of kindly things to
the person, whether it be your mo- 1
then in the country or your friend
you have not seen for a long time.
I declare to you that if the people
who read this should resolve to -day,
before Almighty God, that they will
be 1(intl this week, and not unkind,
and put themselves about to keep
their covenant, they would lilt mis-
ery from many lives, and they and
their friends would conte to the close
of the week in the joy and peace and
love of God. What you purpose 1.0
do, do swiftly; for as tllo shadows
now are falling, and this summer day
is coming to its close, soon the sha-
dows will be athwart your life and
mine, enol your day will he (lane. We
shall cone home'1
n n the evening ren-
dering our account to the Master.
hand made the ebance of any ria.
tug 'Jeremiah in the place of his co
lin,mcnt rely small.
10. Thirty nen—A single-linnd
at tent] to free the prophet w•o
doubtless have met with interferon
1 trent the princes. Thci assi1 tall
rendered the 111011,, t 6337 the ]ting
the only Independent action of h
011 !veer(],
.11-1:3. 'reline verses give the 11
tails of the rescue (11111 are 9011-a
planalol;v, We note different typ
of men to which 1110 lesson Intr.
duces us: Jeremiah, the fea•les c
110110111 of truth, hated, 01835dge
p.mecuto/I but still fullhful end 1
thnately vindicnled; the hough
domineering plut(teen ts-, Shop hat ia
[ledaliuli, Jtueal, Pashhur: the wen.
ling ruler, '/.edeltiah, unci the leu
!warted servant, Tlhed-nleleth.
Verse 111 records a snivel meet lug
between the king and the prophet at
which the former asks Jerendah`s
Advice, 11 ail] be of interest for
each student to rend the rest. of the
story, chapters xxxviil„ 14 to xl.,
LADY WARWICK'S BOSTEL
Where English Girls Are Traine
to Means of Livelihood.
There is a growing surplus of girls
who must fend for themselves and
who too often come face to face
with want when their parents die, It
was to provide a profitable and
healthful means of livelihood for
such girls that nearly ten years ago
I,,ady.Wurwicic started her hostel at
Reading, England,
The hostel consisted of a house,
with twenty acres of land, on the
outskirts of Reading, a town forty
miles from London. Hero a dozen
students took up their residence,
paying a small sum for board; for it
was not Lally Warwick's idea t
make her scheme a charitable one
The girls attended the classes at th
Reading Agricultural College, al
what they ]earned in theory they ap-
plied in practical work in the dairy
and the conservatories, in the mar -
cot garden, the poultry run and tho
beehives of their' own little farm.
Early to rise, early to bed, was
their motto—and no nonsense. They
rolled their own lawn and killed and
trussed their fowls; they baked then
own bread, made their own Jam,
and Marketed what produce they clic
not use. At the head of the poste
was a most capable woman, who set
an example of hard wo1.'k and cheer-
fulness. .Lady Warwick was indeed
✓ ery fortunate in obtaining the ser-
vices of Miss Edith Bradley, now the
warden of the college at Studley
Part(. But this is anticipating
event F • six years s. a .n
ears h
t e howl at
y l
Reading
continued its 155
c is ori, each
year more cottages and more land
being added,
In 1001 the students had out-
grown their quarter's and it was then
that Lady Warwick, with princely
generosity, bought the beautiful
castle of Studley, with its 350 acres
to give her college the room to ex-
pand that it needed. Ily this fano
Iter scheme had been justified by its
results. It is unnecessary to give a
list of the certificates and diplomas
tat the students 17011 at Reading.
office it to say that not a single
student left tho hostel without gain-
ing a post which gave her a fair
means of livelihood. The majority
took appointments in big countt'y
houses as superintendents of the
dairy, the garden and the conserva-
tories; for the care of Rovers ,vas
one of the, chief braneh(:s of the work
and every year one of the sights of
Reading was the show of roses and
chrysanthemums aL Lady Warwick's
hostel
Some of the girls who had a little
pilar, set up for themselves in
nilty farms and dairy farms, and
have done very well, although they
have had their ups and downs.
It is in these way8 that a number
girls have been able to gain a ,
'elihood from the land, If, by the I
ay, you should go to Warwick
tstle when you aro next in England
k to see the conservatories and the
rdcns, 1o' they are all under the
alagene,t of a lady gardener, 1P '
u could see the table at dinner
u would be delighted wills the an-
tic arrangement of the flowers,
id you would then 110 convinced
at it is not only horticulture that
the students learn, but that they
are also trained to make life beauti-
ful,
MIGHTY LEGS.
A late chief staff officer of the
Idiot Mission Force, relating some
of the experiences of tlto expedition
before the Royal United Service in-
stitution, said that one day, after
hours of laborious climbing up a
steep and.never-ending path, ho heard
a groan of despair from a private
soldier,
"Look 'ere, 13111, I 'ave 'ed enough
of this," the. snldlen' said to his corn -
rade, 'I was told as 'ow it was a
bloomin" table -laid,,,
"So it is. Can't y0 see, ye're
011mbin' no one of the legs of it?" re-
turned 11.111, with jocular superiority,
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MAKING I'T(JKLLL,
Wuluut fickle---dreen walnuts, w'hc
tho shell is still soft, make an ex
cellent pickle; a delicate !medium
is prepared by boiling them 111 sy
liquor flows, and keep them the
figure out in a week,
until they are dried 11p again. Ac
tha vinegar, simmer for ono mbar
end then store away in stone Jars f(
use, These will remain good for
long time, and are c0nshlered del
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TTM KPTUIITIN FLOOR,
Ie the beginning of convenience 1
the kilch(m and Is the foundation
11 a cook's comfort. The 111ca1 Ile
Is of tile, but by the majority this
t beyond real 14E111011. Linoleum ,fox
- eines, and its many virtues are job
ed will1 the single crime of being
too costly for at least, half the kit-
chens of the cmnmonirealth. For
wow-, use, and cleanliness, broad
heavy oilcloth in tile or mosaic pa
teens daserves to rank next. No
Matter 11055 cla•.k and dingy the room
it carpets, cheap, staring, reit and
whits oilcloth is a delusion and a
Snare.
.4 detached, or a cellar kitchen
may be well floored with name)
brick, laid edgewise in cement, and
1•uhhed smooth on top. If well oiled,
twice a year, such a floor will not
become unwholesomely damp, flow -
ever, 11 18 cold and unsafe to stand
upon only in the hottest weather.
Nino kitchens in ten have bare
board floors, and so the question is
often asked, "What eon of hoards?"
The end of a kitchen floor is mainly
to bo scrubbed, and, therefore, paint-
ed Moors are not desirable. Outside
of the hardwoods, the best board
floor is of narrow boards of heart
pine, well matched, well seasoned,
Iron of sapwood and wind shakes,
welt laid, and oiled afresh every six
months.
In tho hardwood it is a near thing
thing
between oak hoards and ashen ones.
Ash is the fresher and more sightly;
oalc lasts a trifle longer. To the
trained housewifely sense nothing can
well bo more grateful than the well
scrubbed ashen floor, with all the
grain showing upon the polished,
fresh pink surface --a surface that
years of good usage only freshens
and deepens.
ver 11boards—whetherhard
White t e
or soft, wide or narrow—IL is crucial
to have them lie even. An edge
standing the sixteenth of an inch
above Its fellows may cause falls and
stumbles, What the country folic
call "a bird in the floor"—meaning a
creaking board—is little short of a
ue•vous torment. It is a positive
clanger to 111x70 a nail head project-
ing ever so slightly. A splintered
crack is not, safe, and a dry rotted
board is the best trap yet devised to
catch and breed all sorts of molds
and mildews.
Those who use hired kitchens
should look well to these things;
Whether the kitchen floor Is firmly
laid Are th cracks1 conspicu-
ous
't c -
n , ns leu.
p
ou bys D
s their nb. cote) Ons the
bast board fit snugly down alt
round? Are there anyn•heee creeks,
crannies, and crevices, as behind the
door jambs, in which mice can lurk,
vermin harbor, or such small deer
as 111110bles, laundry wax, bread
crusts, and crumbs, even an occa-
sioned potato paring, can engulf
themselves past finding.
11 the landlord does not remedy
these things the householder should
perform them. It does not cost
much, and originates much comfort
and safety. Ito not grudge a few
nails, a strip of smooth quarter
inch stuff, and a little putty and
plaster, nor the ell'ort• it takes, for
hater mucin nervous energy is saved.
A thick, springy mat in front of
the sink will save much wear of the
kitchen floor and the cook's nervous
energy. A great help is fount] ill
placing 11. length of the thickest cocoa.
matting from the sink to the range
and passing the table on the Way.
It should not he tacked clown, neith-
er left at loose ends to curl and trip
the unwary. ]lave the cut ends
claunped fast with strips of doubled
tin, beaten flat, and riveted through
,ratting and all,
With reasonable care fortnightly is
often enough to scrub the floor, and
if the family is small once a mo11111
may be made to - answer. Lay 117ws-
paix„•8'a11 about the range when fry-
ing 18 undertaken, and take the same
precaution on baking day.
THE HOME OF THE
OLD leAS1'IIONED .ARTS ,7,y1:::-.)
VIVE IN NOVA SCOTIA;:
Each housewife Prides iii'
on the Coverings of letp�,0
Moor.
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In the ;French 'Acadian vUhtgo,{{
n Nova Seotia one may still Bee ily 551
0P primitive itouSehold arts. j'hc1P1i wl
o• still. so lar 1101)1 11111 railroad playa
i Lil' r
s Ly a o PrutOc1,od from 1610 htv¢+ dre
t of cheap manufaetured objects, Gtate 1.
1- there aro fele (017118 large cnougSl'011t
support stores of any intportnncao, Te
One of the most interesting pt seine
a1 household decoration on the 'berme
of the women is Lhe painting dui; 1'
floors. In some few of the hot ansty
the more prosperous ones,
thereof r,
carpets in the parlors and o!k!foro
in the bedrooms, 'There aro otl or 1
whose be(h•ooms, (lining rooms go bin
kitchens hew: bare Boars but w;uune,
parlors are furnished with 011(13, eau
v and rugs. But most of those 500- - rt
these St, Mary's Slay villages lled,
no carpets and few have elicit,-rty
The floors aro decorated by thug ire
mea 111 bright colored p111nl8,
idea may have originated in an gra brat
fart to im1tal0 oilcloth or cams
If so, the imitation is mole. pion;
sque than the original, as well else 1
.loaner and cheaper, a 1110).
The paint is 3)111, on in pattens! T 1501
11a1137 geometrical, largo and r,ltt 111 tl
simple, although the more Skiifnlbcln t
painter the more coitlplicaLod lout 'e
on th pattern, Different patterns are 1110' ray
different rooms in the ha rime
and on the halls and stairs, Sync'
pattens arc first earafully mar,,to do
out and moasu•ed by the women $mel
fore the paint is put on, and it 1111etl
astonishing how accurately and (11 pen,i
ly the work is done by 5c1, Tt
TETE ORDINARY ROUS1t fFl; ila.
In one household the kitchen f!rr0."
was Painted dell gray(thank
and over t ,
a huge centerpiece of crude red it t f0
yellow had been painted. The ogler a1
tern was laid out in circles, o11 11(111
part of the, pattern accurately sit' 0' Ji
ed, The effect was one of barb es 55th
brightness and yet was not unpl .1111 nr,
nth
atglaring.�'lyL, 1(111'
4A
Tht.alhvay of this house had 1't for
fes 1100! paint roti, white and blPerha..
squares. 'T}le tricolor anti 1110 'Blk'8elf
seillaise" still mean much to tfkly a.
Prenc11 Acadian. But the leaning t>wn
ward the old colors was not with(tder—I
modification; the blue was mice! —
black and the red very tinrk. The jjl1se.
feet was very much that of a tlliv hut
pavement,
j iiia
The houses have usually one strlcs to
all the way across and (t sera[ r 't
story in the center under the puaIq, ld li
roof. The front hall opens direr4 , 0
a1 the kitchen, a very large, l.t tha
coiled room, from which Several Uj say)
bedrooms Op0(1, Besides its l'e'ant
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room
also, ofto 1 rejoices
g, ,. marl
elaborate home made rugs. i
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The making of these rags le pSte 111
much practised art among the Ac y;`,r alt
Wan women. There are three psioa7
pal kinds of these rugs, elessifyI(i wait,
them as to the method of ceastral
tion—those made on a background
sacking and pulled through, Il,
matte of braided rags and those ma rl T,
of flat pieces of cloth and eewed ,
geahe• on a foundation. The mo�3i wa
elaborate rugs, those having or y''" 11
ments of little dogs and other ndel
signs of a similar nature, are the Iia jAll ri
attractive. The hrnided sees whi esantl
are the sort most admired by the ods f
of artistic eye, oro the (iciest ,v 111
0(10.3(0. , is—s,
'Tile pulled through rugs made 1 r and
sacking' fie tlto ores un which 11 how
slci]fu] worltes most pride thomsely bake
They offer an opportunity for t 131)301
wonting out of the much admit' 8tiolc
clog designs. They are made on z head
foundation of sacking. The mrateri i thi,
of which ch th r 137 uliSS
c are over is d (
Y p Clc an
through the interstices of the sac 0• ea'
Ing std thorn the 011115 cut 011 50 the,Ic?•e
a (i00p soft surface a is formed of 11, go.
closely placed clipped ends, '111 kin,
weaving fabric is often of rags, b
in the finer rags is of woolen yar'
which the woolen thenselves ha
cat 110(1,
WOUND AND DYED.
In making these rugs of wool a
olTort is usually made to follow thn•uge
pattel'lls of the old fashioned Volvo, l:ln'r,
carpets. None of these carpets aro 1 ' do0,
be seen 11 the homes of these P°°1 ' 00w'
but the patterns have been copied loi'1her
generations. The wool 117 th at '11
groundwork is usually cleric red, i e id'; 1
and soft, as In too old velvet ea, 1 wh
pets, or it may be white, but this if Oh, '
rare!' instances. The designs to 1 for
large t
a u anti r•, old fns] 1'11
1outr
b
carried in the o Why,
toned pinks end blues of our greet got '
grandmothers' 'days. Large 110110115 • son
of gropes, garlands and stiff l,u , nap
many colored bouquets aro favorites ec,"
So closely an11 evenly is the weevil! '0111, .
(lane that one who had seen only L11 se.—
arucrel' examples of this work 55'0111 (,pone
be alnlQSt 8010 that the rugs war righ
beautiful examples of handsome cl ,(ly 1,
fushioie11 carpets.
. lnber
Every well equipped Acadian bit at a
ellen .has a spinning wheel where th .10."
wool 3s reeled after the cnrding hi ltd
dune, The mother of the ho1180h01( numb
scally 5118 at the wheel the younger
37001011 0(111 girls Knit the heavy woofs
1 garments much needed in the
into• season,
Through the doors opening 1111 th0?
itches one catches glimpses of th
I t1e bedrooms with painted walla
1c1 !More and immaculate small
beds Each room has its• home mad Iced i
rug and its tendril ri0 (lien. 'rho ,
P >>in
latter shares the glory n1' the apsl•f, ,rostl
went with the dome ma(l0 quilt which 111,
covers each bed, The home leade,.F1,
went
are the pride of the Nova';an'ato
Sc01ian housewife, She is still work -\'void
1113 out the elaborate patLeras w111c:11'
a1, o,bed the attention of our' grand-'
nl°thee and tehich we of this germ•-;
noon never' loot( at, without wonder-
ing 1711101'O they found the time to do
them,
rep,
Vegetable Id -arrow Pletclo,—Out 11
and salt. a marine/ over night. Bui
together six small onions, six chit.
lies, half 0unc0 of turmeric, ]half
ounce mustard, 2 ounces sugar, one
quart vinegar. Put the marrow hlto
the mixture when boiling, and boil
for twenty minutes.
Cauliflower Plekle--0honso firm
and full-sized cauliflowers for pickl-
ing, Remove all the leaves and baro
the stalk. '.fake the flowers off in,.
bunches, and alter being steeped lot
two days in brine, drain, then wipe
them dry and put them in hot
picicle.
French Beans Pickled.—Calker
there before they beeom0 stringy, and
tvitlwut nuking off the- ends, put
then into a strong brine until yel-
low; drain the liquid, and wipe them
with a dry cloth, Put them into a
stone jar by the lire and pour boil-
ing vinegar on them every twenty-
four -]lours, preventing the escape of
steam, and in four or five days they
will become green.
Indian Pioche.—One gallon vinegar,
poled garlic, i• pon'ti salt,
pound ginger, 2 ounces white must-
ard seed,' 2 teaspoonfuls of cayenne
pepper; mix all well together. Lay
any vegetables you wish to pickle,
o such as onions, cauliflowers, French
, beans, radish -pods, gherkins, copal -
• 0111118, etc., in salt for three days,
111 then put them into the pickle bot-
tle and corn(, and in three weeks they
will he fit for use.
Yielded Cucumber.—Cucumber pic-
kle should be made before cucumbers
get too old. Peel then carefully
and cut into small blocks. Cover for
twenty-four hours with vinegar, then
drain and dry. Place ie an enameled
pan; to each 2 pounds of cucumber
r allow 1 pound of good sugar, 1;
pints of vinegar, 1 ounce spice. Boit
I all togetho,r until the mixture is
1 810011) and cooked; store in small
pots well corked.
Pickled Plums,—Prick plu1118 or
damsons, put in preserving -pan, al-
ternate layers of fruit and sugar,
add vinegar enough t0 barely cover,
bring slowly to the boil, and boil
for five minutes. Put into vinegar a
few cloves and a morsel of stick 01n-
namour Take the plums out with a
perforated ladle, spread th,111 on
dishes to cool. Boil syrup a little
longer; pact( the fruit into strong
gloss JIGS, and pour syrup on while
boiling ]not.
Pickled Damsons. -0110 quart of
dau18an8, wipe them dry and prick
with a fine needle; put them in a jar.
Then boil 1 gill of vinegar and one
pound loaf sugar and porn' over
them. Let then stand twenty-four
hours, then boil them, but do not
let the skins burst; season with
cloves, cinnamon and other spicas.
Tie down close. They will be kit for
use in six weeks and may be used
with anything red currant jelly is
5155(1 with, Or cold meats.
To Pickle Beetroot.—Take a5 many
.heads of beetroot as you intend to
pickle, wash then well, but do not
cut o• break the points. Put then
1u a pan of boiling water, add a
handed of salt, and let them boil
t}n•ce-quarters of an flour. Then
take off, skin and trine neatly, cut
In slices about half an inch thick,
811(1 put in a jar. 'Have ready some
spices boiled 111 vinegar, pour ovetr
the beetroot, and when cold cover
p
1
THE S. lJ'
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
AUG. 271
Loss on IX. Jeremiah in the
Dungeon. Golden Text,
Matt. v, 10.
LESSON SSON WOTRD• STUDIES,
Note These Word Studies are
based on the text of the Revised
Vesion.
intervening ]:vents.—The death of
Jehoiakim is veiled in mystery. Ac-
cording to the prophecy of Jor.
xxxvi., 80 his dead body lay un-
buried outside tho walls of Jerusal-
em. With regard to the manner of
his death we may conjecture that he
was eider 1(illed 111 an attempt to
flee from the city, or, what some
consider sore probable, that he was
assassinated by the indignant sub-
jects. He was succeeded on the
throne by his son, ,t0ho1achin, or
(.'Oniall, the latter beitlg his real
name, After the short reign of
three months he was forced to sur-
render to Nebuchadnezzar, then per-
eml'ally in charge of the besieging
army, In his place Nebuchadnezzar
placed on the throne 'Ledekinh, the
youngest son of Josiah, and full bro-
ther to Jehoohaz. Compare 2 Kings
xx111., 131; xxiv., 18.
ZOdokiah,—Vmdekiah's real flame
was Maitaniall. The period of his
occupancy of the throne has been
(ailed the "last sigh of the expiring
Davidic dynasty." It was a 111era
ineldont in the struggle of ltgypt
and Bab lo11 f
y i 111 mastery in Syria.
Tho ITIOSt x fist conspicl,ous characteristic
of the king was his weakness, In
matters of religion he seems io have
been 1)173 1t'd to follow the 71(h•ire of
the prophet. with whom he consulted
secretly at dille'cnt times, The only
instance of his having exerted any
personal authority was when he
1nnitigated the severity of ,Te'e-
mi0h's imprisonment
(Jar. 1lxxvii.,
21), 01111. later sanctioned his rescue
10m the dungeon (xxxviil., 1(1), In
natters of national policy let was
nit a tool in the hands of the rating
action among the princes, These
rinses relying 011 promised 11013
rem Egypt 11na11•y persuaded the
King to rebel against Babylonia, but
his step, as the prophet had faro
told, proved futile and suicide] to
Judah. The Egyptinn king, indeed,
advanced with an army to rescue 111s
bd1ieged ally in ,lcrusalcm, but this
only delayed for the moment the
capture anti destruction of the City.
031 the ninth (lay of the fourth
month in 1110 eleventh year of
kiuh's reign t in besieging army took
the city. ''/41(le3iafl attempted to
escape, but was overtaken tend, after
having been forced to witness the
81auli•111e• of hi, 'r.il(lren, 11 i8 (;37108
vera put alit. and he was led a blind
captive to Babylon, where in all
probability he slid not long s1n'vlve
hiss -misfortunes,
TRUE! LOVE.
Crag—Are y0050 sero yer husband
loves y0use?
Lil—Whff}., cert. ITo's shot at the
t,vlo1,, sol fire to de house omit, all
he puts poison in me coffee every
time I looks at anudder man,
Nell—"I've -decided to marry your
cousin. duel:," Ilelle -"Lhe ideal
Why, ,Tack 110703' sold a word to me
aboral—" Noll -"Ohl Jack doesn't
know it ,yet."
"I Re0 370(11• hair 18' 51111113 rut,
remarked the 11nb•dre88e1', who
WW1 getting really to wort( the hair -
tonic idea on the customer. "'lou
don't Seo anythingof the sort," r'e-
joincd 1118 victim, "What 37011 sen is
Ve1'11c 1.. ,Terelltiah had bran
h1'otvn int 0. a dark, ul111701 315(1
11aa1, but upon appealing; to the
i11g had born perrnitted 10 leave the
tiller prison and remain "in the
otlrr, of the guard." Trove it 1008
>
the sequel to a falling out between' 1
]Mrs. Codgers and my101f,"'
possibly for princes and others in
au1ha'l1y to 800 and converse with
hint, and here apparently he reiter-
ated his unwelcome uesiago of im-
pencliug nae 1. nal disaster.
Shcphatiah, . . . Goclaliah,
;it'ea1, . , .1,shhur—Pour princes
having great influence w th the king.
2. loo that t 1.111 forth to the
Chaldean:: shall live—'These worths 11
of the pr>pl',et rcnsidered from 0 S
111511•ow political ' standpohll could
not seem otherwise than treasonable.
Viewed from the religious stand-
point they reveal a profound insight
into the actual state of affairs and
the causes which had produced that
state. The prophet saw in the im-
pending doom a just punishment for
the apostasy of the nation.
His life snail be unto him for a
prey—A booty taken by stealth.
IleSe proclamations of the prophet
doubtless great i,,, increased the num-
ber of the doserti0118 to the e en1y, ca
and for thus "weakening the hands I p(
of the mon of war" the princes
rightly 1101(1 J'ere,niah responsible,
13. He shall lake It—The prophet
holds out no ray of Hope to the peo-
ple. 11 is too late even. for repent-
ance. As a matter of fact, the peo-
ple did fur the moment repent, but
when the siege of the city was tem-
of
11
w'
C
a8
porat•ihy raised — Nebuchadnezzar ga
having gone to meet the king of m
Egypt—thoil• repentance proved shah- yo
lore awl unavailing, ye
4. The princes—Those mentioned in lis
verse 1. A
The men of war that remain— Ap- 111
parcnlly a large number had desert-
ed to the CJlaldeans, a'fact implied
by the words of Zecloklah, verse 11):
,,r
am allelic] r
t) o P the .7
acs that 1 ilei
fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest
they deliver me into their hands and
they 3110731 ine," The first part of
the charge made against Jeremiah
by the princes was well roundel', but
the second part, "for this men seek -
Mb not the welfare of this people
but the hurt," which was all hi er-
Oflee 1108011 oil the first, was false..
5. The king is not he that can do
anything against y(1—A pitiable
adanov10dg111cnt of his own moral
Weakness,
6, The dungeon of 11Ialchijah—
Meaning, probably, that Malchijah
was the 3)0118(1 iii charge of the
dungeon, The word "dungeon"
night, be rendered "cistern.' The
wrutrhedness of this place of confine-
ment appears from the 1ne.lhod em-
ployed in res uing the prophet. The
tact that he was eoufcne(1 to such a
place indicates that the purpose of
111e princes was clearly to bring
about his deal).
7. T bell -mel, ch the Ethiopian --- A
negro et111Ch attached to the court
afar the custom of the Orient,
These neon s nm 1110.1'1 occupied posi-
tions of rattle alrl were trusted advi5-
ers of Icings.
9. Idle to die—Tho prophet; was
probohly 1>hysica1ly exhausted al-
ready, and, Confinement in 80
dismal a dungeon in a time of fam-
ine would haste,] his death.
No nlol'o broad in the city—Not
1it.e1'g1iy true, blit. meaning that the
euP1)1y Was very, lbnilc(1, If the
statement. lead been 115Lu0ily true it
would hnvie been 01 110 avail to
have resited the pr'ophet from the
dungeon, 11'he seanty. ! apply on
AN UNGENEROUS QUESTION,
The first slice of goose had been
cut and the minister of the 'Zion
church looked at it with as keen an-
tiCipation as was displayed ill 1110
faces round hint.
"T)at's as fine a goose a8 I ever
8057, 1lrndcler Williams," he said to
his host. "Where did you get Such
a lino one?"
"Well, now, Mistah Bewley," said
the carver of tho goose, with a sud-
den access of dignity, "when ,you.
preach a Special good sermon, I
neb0r X1010 you w11e1'n yon got it,
Seems t0 mo dot's a trivial Spatter,
any '11.37."
''('hat coat looks shabby,'' re-
marked -Flicks to his 111111nate 1!11-011
the poet; "why don't you have it
turned?" "Do yet think this coat
has three sides?" asked the 3lrtpa0n11-
ious one sadly; and nothing more
Was said on the sllhje03.,
tightly with a piece of bladder.
Recipo for Chutney—Ralf a pint of
sour apples chopped line, or $ pint
green gooseberries, t pint brown
vinegar, 2 01111008 mustard seed dried
in oven and crushed, ?c pound raisins
stoned and chopped, * ounce salt,
pound moist sugar, i ounce garlic
(bruised). Boil the apples o• goose-
berries
oose
berries in '1 pint of the vinegar until
they (fro a pulp; let the sugar soak
In the other } pint of vinegar; acicl
tho other ingredients, mix well to-
gether; tie clown in jars.
An Excellent I'icltle,—Equal quan-
tities of medium -shied (miens, cu-
cumbers, sauce, apples, T J teaspoon-
fuls of salt. I teaspoonful of cayenne,
ono wine *lassf l sherry U h IU '
m and vinegar.
6 ,Y 1 char.
Slice 51111X01 1t cucumbers,1 '
u nous and
apples to 1111 a pint glass jar, cut-
ting' slices very Lhin; (orange 1110111
in alternate layers, shaking in as
,you proceed salt and cayenne in the
above proportions, Po„r In the
sherry and f11] up with vinegar. It
will be fit for use the day it is made,
Pickled Onions,—Tit each genet of
onions allow a11 ounce of whole pep-
per, a teaspoonful of mustard seed,
a quarter of a teaspoonful of cor-
iander seeds, and sufficient vinegar,
Peel the onions until they look ilea•,
taking caro not to out the bulb,
put them as they are clone into wide-
mouthed bottles; place lay ors of
spice among 11)0111 bit the above pro-
portion, cover with cold vinegar and
cork tightly. As the onions. absorb
the vinegar 100re•should be added to.
keep them well covered.
Pickled T0ma1005 0110 peck of to -
m04008, vinegar, one ounce cloves
and white pepper, (Wu 0011005 111115-
t.ard shed, Prick each tomato with
a 10141 to allow Bane of the juice to
escape; putt them. into a cheep pan,
sprinkle 90700 Sall, between each
layer, cover and let them remain for
three days. Then wash of the salt
and cove' them with a pickle of cold
vinega' which has been boiled With
the toma10 iuice, the mu519rd scud,
clovers end pepper. It will lie ready
for use in twelve (lays, and is 'an
excellent 801110 for roast neat of
any Kind,
Pickled 'Nt'ushroons, --'1'o every
quart of mushrooms allow two blades
of /mended 1000, 0110 cameo of
gr01(111 pepper; Vinegar to cover, and
Salt. L0 taste. Put in n sl'wpnit and
sprinkle with salt, add the. mace and
popper in the propohtions leaded;
shake Weil over a clear lire until the
t. -
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
When yon Pack ..for your vacation
031'11 pack any worries—you can
et them wherever you go.
A ruffle on the bottom of a wolf(
prop, well stanched will prevent
pots on t110 skirt below'.
Na excuse for fragments to lodge
1 corn'!
1 5 1111
a crevices f
o therafter'
e
erator when skewer's will dislodge
help so quickly,
A piece of new matting placed be-
w.Cll the mattress and 111111 pad will
1370 11, cooler beet for the summer
(0111.118.
Spa• varnish is the liquid to use
11 all furniture for out of door us0,
s it is both weather proof and last-
s,
Unpainted wire netting not only
lances a good rest for tint irons whet
!vera] thicknesses are used, but is
lost effective to clean them on,
Derain]) can bo 1380d the seeond
m0 to cover Jelly and jam if it is 11
fished clean and (101101 before, being t,
lined over tate f'ui1, again, el
II, is said that flies will not col- w
'cgat.0 on the outside of it screen.
one if the woodwork is rubbed oc- ]c
stormily with kerosene, the ode•. 1
which is offensive to them, a
gem
1g to
the
elth
A11ri
o T51
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11(1
ALFONSO '111 110, SCHOLAR.
King Alfonso 1105 a fair claim to
be regarded as the best t.(lueitted of
crowned heads. He is a linguist, be-
ing 0111lilinr with h'reeneli, 'Italiano,
(lcrmitn and ir)n3115h. Ire never (Inv -
els without Goethe, Schiller noel 1110
Ausirlan peel, Grillpat7yer, whose
name will be n:w to most. people. Of
the 0nefent daisies, Ring Alfoneo
9101(re Horace, many of w11n51) odes
he, has translated into ,"lpin1i511,
Moreover, over, he revels in mathematics
and 111811)1,y and adores drawing,
11T,AL'rllV LON'1 SN,
Notwithstanding its size a.il[1 mitn-
erous congested El 1st ,( elit, I.,Ontlell
111118t, 1( rega'ih'd . ani One (1f t.il.,
'healthiest cities in the world.
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lint a bit lace yowl" - ire a"i01(v
083 plea:Rieily in the fnln;ms of ilii hloa t
I1,1)01ioi, end fire he wonders on
ulers that (
ire 11101, his Pis,•11 would hate
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