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The Brussels Post, 1905-9-28, Page 6CURRENT TOPIC$ Cine of the most thoughtful and philosophical papers react at the meeting f thelir'• iehAssociation at m g o rt 1 Cape Town was that of Sir Richard Jebb, the enrinent sch0lor, on • tlei- ' e1city Education and National Life." It dealt with every aspect of education-sclentifc, technical, libel"- al—and did not underestimate the value of ,practical and tboroughly Seicntine training, "There is a vast world competition," said Professor Jobb, "in srientiiic progress, on whieh industrialandnd commercial pro- gress must ultimately efepe.nd, and it is of vital importance for every eosin - tray that it should have man who are not merely' expert in things already known, but who can take their places in the forefront of the onward march,'• The best feature of the address, hcweve•, was its enlightened and ad- mirable treatment of the question of the claim of literature or literary culture in education. There art, seicn- tine men who speak with contempt of "mere literature" and who regard One and energy devoted to "the hu- manities," classical or modern, as so much waste, On the other hand, men like Matthew Arnold have claim- ed too much for literature, because they have inadequate conceptions of intellectual culture. Professor Jobb tries to avoid exaggeration in either direction. Ho says; "It remains as true as over that literary studies form on indispensa- ble element of a really liberal educa- tion. And the educational value of good literature is all the greater in our day, because the progress of knowledge more and more enforces early specialization, (rood literature tends to preserve the breadth and variety of intellectual interests. It also tends to cultivate the sympath- ies; it exerts a humanizing influence b3 the clear and beautiful expression of noble thoughts and sentiments; by the coutemplatiorl of great actions and great characters; by following the varied development of human life, not only as an evolution govern- ed by certain laws, but also as a drama full of interests which inti- mately concern us. Moreover, as has well been said, if literature he viewed as one of the line arts, it is found to be the most altruistic of them all, since it can educate a sensibility for other forms of beauty besides its Tt is not merely to the happiness and mental peace of the individual that good literature ministers, "I3y rendering his intelligence more flexi- ble by deepening his humanity, by increasing his power of comprehend- ing others, by fostering worthy Meals, it will add something to bis capacity for co-operatiolh ; it will make him a better citizen, and not only a more sympathetic but a more efficient nSelnber of society." It is therefore an urgent problem of the higher education of to -day how to secure a proper measure of literary culture to those students who intend to pursue seieutiflo and technical aims. It Is gratifying to know that the London board of education has under consideration carefully planned, ecursos of study In which the best' English prose and.verse will be pre - ' scribed for college students, the; study to bo directed to the sub- •stance and meaning of the literature, rather than to graminal' and philo- logy, -and to be carried on in con- junctime with studies in political and social history. Above all, the object of education, Professor Jobb erste pt indeed, Was to give the student • an Ideal and a love of knowledge and wisdom, and mortal culture in this sense is imilcssible where literature and the arts aro neglected. SPECIAL TRAIN roil DRUNKS'. Provision Made on an English Railway Line, The Lancashire and Yorkshire flail - Way Company have decided to make 18cepti011111 provisions 1'or those of their pelmets who have been oter- 8.01110 by thirst. The compel* will run special trains 01 Rank and other holidays which will be reserved for the exclusive use of passelgert„ whose !dimity is like to annoy more sedate trnvellecs, These ' Bacchus Specials" will run let noel the large ge towns of the two counties after the ordinary traffic has f been cleared away, and will collect 0()11 disgorge inebriated excursionists n at the smaller stations on their t mattes, The trains will havo no distinctive badge, but a nice appreciation of the 1 een$itive feelings of their ocoupau'te evil'. be shown by drawn blinds to 81(110 them from the public gaze, and Towered lights to prevent. mutual 8 recognition. A trial trip was made recently, Which was chosen as approximating most closely. to '(Bank Holiday con- ditions. Sixty passengers who had been re - Jetted at Liverpool, by the "sober liaiu8," were placed in a "vine -leaf ei'ain," and deported to Southport, DUPLICATES, She—Did your sister got any dupli- cate wiclding presents? ire—Yes; she married a widower With two boys. THF KINGDOM AND THE KING Jesus 'autos by Love in the Hearts Over the Lives of His s Sub,3ects. John xviii., 3(1-417. l ilatt' manifested a lively 111tereeu, in the kingship of Jesus C'hrist,'111(8 was natural because he represetted a monarch and felt it his duty to defend Ute royal preropativtas of Caesar, • lac tlecurdingly aeiked Jesus the • direct. question, "At thou a king? Jesus 1ua,le no eve Mon or denial, b11 positively anirin eel that Ile had a ki110001, that He had come into the world for th Purpose of being.a. icing. Let 11 thiuk of the kingdom and the King Many nations have boasted of th greatness of empire, and it has fel len to the lot of then like Alexander Caesar and Napoleon to rule ova vast domains. What of the king- dom of Jesus Christ? Itis is a vast and illimitable empire, for He reigns over 808111, sen, sky—princi- palities, powers, tbteines and domin ions ]laving been 0(0(11' subject to 141113 The kingdom of Christ is sptrituo`; for while ITo controls the material forces of the world, the rise and fall of empires, laws and institutions, a dislinyulshing charaeterist'c of His kingdom is it's spirituality. lie made this clear when He said, "My kingdom is not of this world"; not physical and material, but spIriliikl, dealing with the souls of men. T1IE EMl'1111•:S 01' IlA1t1'll have been founded largely upon force and for this reason it Inas been necessary to maintain 0081 standing armies, doom rules by love in the hearts and over the lives of Itis subjects. ]Iis is a kingdom of light and holiness. The empire of ,Jesus hs enduring and will last furevai,- Hs founda- tion principles make it stable. • Earthly thrones have been lost, but no one will ever be able to grasp the sceptre or usurp the thrall(' of King Jesus! What an honor to be a member of such a kingdom! But what of the King? Our King has a crown. We react that on IIds head are many diadems, He is Ole Grand Monarch! His is a crown of glory, slime nothing' can tarnish it; of righteousness, because ITo rules according to the laws of justice/ of life, for He is the Lord of Life, Our King honors His subjects, for those who surround His throne aro clothed in white and have on their heads crowns of gold, King Jesus has a sceptre, the sym- bol of authority-. In this respect our Ring differs from many earthly kings, who have nominal authority, the sceptre being the symbol of the tauthorily of the, State rather than of the personal authority of She monarch. The authority of Jesus Christ is teal. He is the source of all authority. By Rim "Kings reign and princes decree justice," His is a scrpt a of omnipotence, for no nue Dan interfere with the course of jus- tice or the progress of any case or cause which Jesus loves, 17e is able to destroy all eugincs of wick- cdnes:: and to overthrow the pians of the mighty. King Jesus is a sword of justice. By this TTe punishes all 01'1108 against truth, righteousness and holiness. It is AN AVENGING SWORD, and noble act and each holy thoughtis a diadem added to the crown of our Saviour King. A11 --rich of poor, shall 01' great—are capable of good thoughts and noble deeds, and 80 may honor their King. 1 h canine lot day 15 eonliclg. W11011 -the record of all lives has peon made up, the wicked world broeght #.n the feet of Christ, Stelae caet clown front ((('1 Brat of power, then Jesus Chola will appear in the s glory of llis triumph, the Almighty leather will place en immortal crown r upon Tris head and the untold 11111 - lions of the redeemed will bow he - 101.0 their King and will join in the glorious anthem of the coronation day. RUINS OF SOTJT1T AFRICA. a naming sword, a sharp, two-edged sword, a sword 111101e which all ene- mies of God 101st perish! 'l'bis is the hope of tho righteous, who re- joice because their muntpotent King reigns. Winn they sec wrong done and crimes multiplied they ]snow that justice will 0110 day be execut- ed. Our King sits upon the throne of mercy, of purity and majesty. It Is a "great white thrent"; a throne of power, fixed, stable. It is a throne 01 righteousness, 101' justice and judgnhert are the habitation of His throne, What. a One reason in all this heartily and 8lneme,ly to pray, "'Thy kingdom come, 'thy will be done on earth es it is in heaven." Jesus is a Icing with 11 vast num- ber of subjects, 'Cho Scriptures paint a brilliant end inspiring pic- ture of an innumerable 1uu1titnde ve- dec'nied while r01311, bowfin(( before their ;:Sovereign and veneering iiine homage. In thatm111131y multitude are t0 he found the groat and good of earth—patriarchs, apostles, pro- phets, martyrs and 001111s hent every rank of life. AIM all unite 1n giving prnisc, honor and glory to their King, Tho coronation 130,y of ,J1.11s 18 axed and certain. ire is worthy of a crown and a kingdom, Which is of true of all who sit on earthly iu'on834. At the coronation of Testis tho redeetned nittdtitlh(1e8 181!1 1e one in Unit' 13411(88(0- of the Worth of their lam. and wit) Ging "Worthy s the lamb that is slain to receive power, riches and wisdom,- and trength, and honor, and glory and blessing," ,resits wilt have the right to wear the crown, for it is His by inheri- tance, He was born to the Ring- dom. In Hie human nature. ITo Was (1f the royal house o7 Da,vitll 7n Him divine nature HE Re P107 SON 'ole GOD. He thus 111111e3 in HMI the human and divine nal:11888. Thetjc1es, Ido has won iris stay to th kingdom and the crown, Ile fought. against 1101011 and all the hosts of hell and overcame, The throne, the sceptre and the crown are His by right of 0ongu851, V we are, to have a part in /he Coronation services we must give t0 'King Jesus Our 11l1ect1on8, loyalty, lova] and never he ashamed to own 111111 king, ldaoh - good deed, each Tonhmy's Pop (explaining the logs - Lieges of emelt-Dm 111o)—Yes, a hen rv,e,,111 sit' 011 an epee and hatch C'brnhn »-Gra..laltel I should think i• Y t fronto heart i1, (10 sit 0n' a hatchet,: Belies Found of the Finest IJature Worshiping Shrine, Richard N. Hall, who has given eight years to the study of the an- cient monuments iu Southern ,It110- desla, says that none of the hun- dreds of ruins have been 131 Ore than partially explored. Many important ruins have beim seen Only by Casual travelers, and the work of unearth- ing only a part of the great Zim- babwe (0,80 wold(1 be more than the labor of a lifetime. Stili, reeearches have macro groat progress 10 tho last few years. Thera are 113 Rhodesia no less than three hundred distinct ruins and groups of ruins, 0111y a few scores of these are entitl al to rank as "011cie111." Tho larger part of them probably ilo 3101 date back at the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fif- teenth centuries. There is overwhelming evidence at the groat Ziutbabwe of the ancient civilization and arts possessed by the builders of the earliest period. The Zimbabwe temple is the finest and most intact example of n nature worshipping shrine known to the world. Its construction points un- mistakably to 80510 knowledge of geometry and astronomy on the part of the buildres. It is quite certain thateevel the cruder methods tit Zim- babwe of applying this knowloclge, which 'leas ('0(1(1)10(1 to the ancient S0nlitic peoples, 10011 imported from the neer Cast cult did not originate in South-east 'Africa. The right of ascension of the sun, the heliacal rising and tho meridian passages of stats, are believed to have been noted at Zimbabwe, 'These ancient builders were also past mas- ters in the science of military defence the walls showing that the builders ware military strateg•Jsts of the high- est order. Thcfr gold ornaments, iineiy designed and engraved, could not Have been tho worlc.of an uneivf- 11zed people, and the hunh•Ods of ancient gold mines show that they were swilled in metallurgy and picked out vital shoots, patches, and pockets with marvelous cleverness. It 13 es - Gloated that front these wide -spread trines they extracted .91175,000,000 of gold, 4 SENTENCE SERMONS, :Fruth needs no tinsel. Weakness cannot wait. Friends never come in flocks. Lova is the greet human lodestone. Labor is the noblest of all prayers. Every sin would like to syndicate itself, ,All 80ints are homemade hit none a18 se11-1111108. Tho world needs kindness more t1)01) 01(01(5. 1i1hen religion is only a tlldng Jt f5 140130 than Nothing. Enough is as good as a feast; antro( lends but to fainine. • Even a child knows- the difference' between piety and padtling, No man can be an in11t10I who has some faith in other ural. A few friends at heart are worth a whole directory in the head. Tho day of rest is never the better for malting it a day of rust. Look to y0tn• works anc(jj., your wings milt tale care of thetasves. It is easy to for'g'ive the man who has wronged the other follow, The only doubts for which to Lepel-I ngizo aro those you feel like adver- rising, The "cloth" is an 01Pective insula- tor between men and the ministry. Too many hope to bull thole own, religious stock by bearing that of Mimes. 'Phe top notch of sentiment is gain-, eel 1na'e easily than the lowest stop 1 of service, Many times do we get the names of our troubles and our treasures transposed. There is 11101'e of the divine in a little diligence than in all the dignity in creation, The trouble with the habit of crit- icism is that ft soon becomes a cloalo foe one own faults. 801110 men think the r -I ,yacfru'0hand ed Whcn the truth is that greed has! only made them four footed, ]letter the 171110 11910 limps on the road to heaven than the guide post standing forever on the corner. Some people "8 repentance turns the search lightastern and lots the ship (Atka care of itself. No 111011 know3 just how (011111) reli- gion he llns until ho goes 1(51111)17 alone where mosquitoes are busy, QUEER PROBLEMS OF LAW. Gases With Which English Judges have Struggled, Hundreds of years of tot cases have not yet elucidated all the flosel- hlo points of difficulty in the :English 01.41+4.11,+411114911+4414/++, vn 4,e `lam' r 11ere le a remarkable problem with which the 111ackhcu•n lawyers havo just been eollfronl 1'd: An English 144-14,4414.114.10/4444444 gol,tlanlai had twill sons lvho (wore - Meet 3vith11) 0 1030 0duutrs of each SOME DAINTY DISHES. other, Ile made a will. tl:nt. Itis pro- Sett,'oped Lalttb.--Into a deep aisle petty in Aust1•nlia should go to put a layer of chopped cold lapin, Whu'hevee of the. two 300s curved at a layer of tomatoes, sliced, and a the age of 21 fleet, ]flyer of stale breadtiruutis, Season Jho younger of the two emigrated with peptize' and salt, and a little to Australia, while the other one re- 6tllspicc. Pot small plows of butte mninecl in England, nncl the former Ver 0.11 and enough stock to moist - was still 113 the Antipodes at the en 5Iig•lttly. Bake till the crumbs time of This coming of Itg, . 'Now, at, hl0W1), Australian time is some horn's in ail- Bread :E`rftlets 0('1 v0 useful ref Vallee of Greenwich, wich, and, therefore, the young mutt out there wets 21 ho- sweet m savary cookery. '1'1'1111 the fore his elder 'mother at home. Which from sliced broad, cut in 11100 of those two brothers is legally 011 shapes and soul: soft, but 1101 till tilled to 1110 properly? The thee, break, in thee.. -quarto's of a 11011 113.8 not yet been decided, and plat of mune to which has boon act- in tho meantime readers may exec- clod a healon ((7 . Flat'or 01' Sea- cise 1.11811' own 000111013 upon it, son 05 required, Dip in batter and Are eggs eggs, ur are only hens' fry i11 fast boiling fat till a golden eggs eggs? This may seem. a Milieu- color, taus question, but nice shades of Iced Tem—The infusion of tea meaning are involved, and a case should not be too strung, or when wheeltented upon it went through iced It will he cloudy, and it should two or three courts of law, A lady be pourers 0(1' the leaves directly the right strength is attained. When cold, ice it, then pour into glasses wi1.11 finely chipped ice and a table- spoonful of lemon juice or tnvo thin slices of lemon'in each glass, Serve with two straws in each glass, and Yeti will find a ready sale at your bazar stall, Horehound Beer.—One ounce of horehound, one ounce of burdock leaves, five ounces of ginger, halt an sent an order for a dozen eggs to a dairyman and he sent her ducks' eggs. - She sent thele hack as not being what she ordered, but he re- fused to taleo thein. Shp in turn, declined to keep than. and some time elapsing between their journeys from the house to the shop, the eggs wont bad, and eventually the shop- keeper stied the lady'for is. ed., their value. The county court Jucige ordered he to pay, declaring that clucks' Ounce of hops, and a very small lilt eggs here ns 001'011 eggs as any 8th- of gentian root. Tie the whole in a ors; but the lady appealed, and cloth and boil in Live gallons of King's Bench reversed the ''decision water; strath and boil again with 011 the ground that W11811 a patty or- tbreo pounds 01 brown sugar and tiered eggs buns' eggs were meant, two ounces of Spanish juice, Allow it to ferment for twenty-four hours and bottle for use, Cider C:up.—Pour one quart of cider into a jug, add a hunch of bale and another of garage, two or three slices of 101101n, or orange Aro the grtulcichildreh of a man al- sliced thinly, avoiding nny outside so his children? In the legal sense slices. A little syrup can be added this question Is not so absurd as it or not, according to the sweetness looks, and some time ago it was of the cider. Atdd also a good - most seriously and laboriously con- sized Irlass of brown sherry, a small tended 11) the courts that according to act of Parliament they were. Tho particular act in question, passed in the reign of the lath Q0001 strain 011, a(i(1 a bottle 01iced soda - Victoria, laid it down thatthe water and a very little grated nut - lather and the grand -father, the )lie and df any ether contention were ad- mitted any kind of eggs alight be sent, such as pigeons', Ca 110,1103' or oven rattlesnakes'. Ducks' eggs, it was decided, Were not eggs do tho ordinary meaning of the term. glass of brandy, and a teaspoonful of maraschino. Let this stand and cool in the ice. When quite cool mother and the grandmother, and Sayvor, Fillet. of Beef.—Take a the children of any poor person, be- ing of sufficient ability, shall relieve gond u1t(ie.tcut from 1110 sirloin, rub and maintain any such poor pet 11 well withthis mixture: One table- t son." spoonful of Harvey sauce, one des - i The argument was that, according 340218poonfu1 o>, oil, ditto vinegar, a to the context, grandchildren were little brown s gar, pepper and sell. to bo reckoned as children for this Place the steak on a dish, put a Purpose, just ((8 grand -parents were china cover over and let it stand reckoned as parents. On the Other one and a half hours. Theo wrap it was argued that if gland_ in buttered paper and roast care- sidechildt•eu were children then great- fully. Serve with a good brown grandchildren were childree also, and gravy and grated horseradish, .gar - that a man might in this way be nisi]. with baked tomatoes. When called upon to support 1118 father car't'ing this small joint cut it in and mother, his four grandparents, rather thick slices across the roll, his eight groat -grandparents and as Codfish Ball.—One pound brick many g'randcllildren and great -grand- salt codfish, one-quarter pound suet, children as he might be lucky or un- Remove all stringy parts, put on in lucky enough to possess. deep saucepan 111 one-half gallon cold ]'s skimmed 1)11118 milk? A man asst- water; let boil one hour. While eel for a glass of mills to drink and boiling the nab and suet together was given skimmed milk, and the have boiling five medium-sized raw Purveyor was lined for it; but in a potatoes in separate stew pan. Time higher court the decision. was revers- allthis so as to havo then done at ed, it being contended at the t ne the same tine, as it is very essentl- that skimmed milk was really much al to mix together while 1101 Re - more (181118 than milk that W00 not 3(1080 all bone from codfle 1, place in skimmed, since the latter contained pan. With potato masher pound until of a fibrous consistency, Suot to remain With 11011. 112as11 potatoes perfectly smooth, 1\:tix pounded fish with the mashed potatoes, one tea- spoonful (rate[ onion, slight 1)111811 of nutmeg. yolks of two eggs, chop- ped - 1)0181 v, salt and pepper to taste To try, form into cakes the size of a muffin, drop into egg bat - something that was not milk at all— that is, cream, RELICS OF THE PLAGUE. Many Skeletons Found Near the Glasgow hospital, Ghastly discoveries havo boon ora(1e at the cutting of the foundations in ter, then into stale bread crumbs, connection with the Glasgow Royal Fry in drippings of sheet salt pork, Infirmary reconstruction scheme says Whcn nicely browned on both, Sides tho Cllasgow Daily Mail. hundreds remove ' from pan, drain on clean of dead bodies have boon found in paper for a moment. the ground adjacent to the present Wood's Salad—Scald and peel institution, solid tomatoes, take a slice from the It appears that during the cholera stern, scoop out the centres and epidemic in Glasgow about sixty stand them on the ice to cool. Chop years ago pits were dug at this a 11101(11ul of sheep sorrel, mix it place and cartleads of bodies were with an equal quantity of chopped ]Hint, 1111 this into the tomatoes, stand then) on lettuce leaves and goon of the 12oyal In(Irmary 81'108 pour French dressing over them. sought to Partridge berries may be substitut- g point out that the pros- cd for the mushrooms when the ]at- one° 01 111)1 1'0(1188, many of Which tor cannot bo procured, still lie bet -math the buildings of the Jellied Meat—Ono quart minced old infirmary itself, was a menace g to the health of the patients. meat, Prepare a. tomato jelly as The bodies have been found in groat follows: Put enntelt5 of two -pound heaps, 1t .is said that in one heap ran 01 tomatoes into kettle with six alone there wore the remains of sixty cloves, ono -hall bay leaf, six sprigs persons, The horror of the sights parsley' sliced onion. (Fresh to - have worked upon the nerves of the lnat0e5 11)1137 1)e 81340(1.) Stew twenty laborers employed. Several have re- minutes, counting from time it be - fused to work, and special men have gen to stow; then strain and a(1(1 had to be brought into service. The one teaspoonful celery salt., 0 dash work of excavation is being clone Of pepper, ono-efaarter cupful sharp ti mostly at night, and in the early vinegar, one-:cfuartor package gelatin, morning carts are engaged taking the softened ie cold water; return to the bones all(I coffins to 0 plot of ground kettle end stir until gelatin is dis- at Itidthie, outside the city, where solved, Pack the meat into a bowl they aro robut'led. or mold, moisten the meat With tho Bodies have been found turned in t0mnt0 liquid 1(1111 all is use(li set the coffins, pointing' to intocnrcnt ho- 011 ice until Ornl, When ready to fore death. Many of the bodies have tree dill dish in hot heater for a few not been put in cortins at all, and a seconds; t110n invent onto a, bed of lumber Wore completely - clad in lettuce o1' Watercress, Limes are working clothes—jackets, Shifts, very delightful served with iced tea mole -skin trousers and boots. —08 lemons are often seevcd. thrown in daily. The pits were eventually covered up and practically forgotten, although a famous sur - 111014. 1771!1VT+1. "Ma," said the litho boy, rushing in the kitchen, "Mrs, Prune next (1001' wants 1.1) barrmv your flatirons, Says slit wants to throw theft] at a cat." "Thr servo of 11," ripliecl his loo= then. "But that ain't, the worst of it, enal' "What else?'' "11 110 our cat that she Wants to throw thorn at:" 11110 PACIFIED 731;12, "George," Gco'gc, seta his wife, looking with crushing 300831 at the gaudy rlIg ha had bought at a special. sale, "I won(1ee if over in your life you know a good bargain when ,you saw it?" The case was critical. George saw that slomothing bold and decisive must be done, and his mind worked q delle. "Why, yes, Laura!" ho said. "When wanted a wife I picked out the nicest, sweetest little woman in all the World, and 7 got the best bar- gain any man Mr got. There, there, pori" llis victory was instant and 10111- Plate, IITNTS VCR T71.11 IIC)34, When. Frying 11001)11 ho careful that your pan is scrupulously clean, otherwise there. will be black Ihea14(5 on the bacon and in the fat that 00188 from it 1'o clean guia-pe'(ha use a mix- ture of soap) and powderer] charcoal. Polish after with a dray eioi.h, 7'nvisihie came't.—lsingla58 01*. solved in sfiirite of wino will pro- duce a transparent cement which will unite broken filers 51' as to ren- der the 11raetnl•c impat•cepi (1318. Always rinse tt jelly moult], which is either eopp01' 0r chino, in boiling water, tile' stand it in told water before filling with jelly, and roll hilt }lava no difficulty 1n turning it out well, Satins on washing Ivaterinl8 of pitch or tar luny 1x' removed by S 1 ' 1 I I adh al' upon ) lard cu'Lhe 6><t rub- bing 1 1 I 1 1 i well 1.1arid 0 s h 1 then washing rho fabrie a5 usual, Preventionr of 118 011 frac t0 Buserat 1 Stool.-11n11arSO the articles 111 a so- lut1011 of carbonate of socia, or pot- ash, 111111h hoops MT rust for a long while, oven when exposed to a clamp atmosphere. Shake out• the bilge of ,your nap - tins while the linen 13 31111 388 1: shake very vigorously cool the 11133go will be found to look quite as well as if combed, and 11 Will last neat 1)1uc11 longer. To Destroy fleas on a C'at.,—Pro- euro 80100 p(myroyal and rub a 111• tie of 11 on to the fur by the cat's ears, if parn1ih Is used In the 80111(3 Way it 18 Very 0O'ect1v0 and the. odor (Iisappear3. 1'o improve gilt frames apply tho following solution evenly over the surface: Mx together one ounce of powdered nitro, half an 011100 of powdered alum, and half an ounce of salt in two ounces of distilled tea t e1'. A very good fly -paper is made by taking equal parts of boiled linseed oil and resin. Melt these two to- gether and add some treacle. Soak some Drown paper 111 a solution of alum and dry before applying the above mixture. When tablecloths aro beginning to got shabby in the middle or at Ibe folds, a few inches cut ore at one enol end one side will completely alter the place of all the folds and give a new lease of We, The same may be done to napkins, if largo enough to allow it, 0s well as to the tow- els, and the 1101188 linen will thus wear longer and look tidy to the last, FOR TITR 1101111 LAUNDRESS. To wash quilts, eiderdowns, and shawls, stake some soap jelly by slicing half a pound of soap into ono pint of water and simmering it till dissolved. When cold it will be a jelly. Allow a big tablespoonful of this to a gallon of hater and a teaspoonful of 110(31id atnxn0nia. Work all to a lather when just hot enough le bear the hand comfortab- ly. When all the soap is dissolver] put in the goods to bo washed, pressing them well down; wot'lo about a little with the hand, then leave for a quarter of an hour. Wring out, using a Wringer if pos- sible; put in another lot of suds. Souse up and clown in this and wring again. Rinse in clear, warm water, tering as rlry as possible, shake, and hang in a nice airy place, but not fn strong sun. If eiderdowns are being washed they must bo constantly shaken during the drying process or they will be lumpy. Small clown pillows may be cleansed in the 800(1 way, but will take many days to dry, clod must be shaken every few hours. KITCIHTEN WRINKLES. Don't litter up the kitchen when getting a meal, lteeau30 it will take hours to "clean up" after the meal is over. Don't put a greasy spoon on the 'table; it leaves a stain which requires time to erase. Put it in a saucer. Don't crumple 1)p your dish 101001s. Rinse and hang them in the sun. Don't pour boil- ing wales over china parked in a pan, It will crack by tho sudden contraction and expansion. Don't black a stove while it is hot, - It takes more blacking and less polish. Don't use knives for scraping the table and spots, 'Don't pour boil- ing water and soap on greasy spots. Moisten the spots first with a cold saturated solution of sada, then scrub them with the grail of the wood, 'using cold soapsuds, ENGLAND DRINKS LESS. General Decrease, Except of the Light Wines, The decrease In the colestrinption of wines, spirits and beer in the United Kingdom during the last few years has been frequently commented upon. Last year it was very noticeable. The Chancellor or the Exchequer ascribes it to a wave of temperance, but others say it is due to bad trade and a scarcity of money. Yet, coincident with the general de- crease in the consumption of wino, spirits and beer, there is reported a notahlo increase in tho consumption of port wile, not of the old heavy variety so much as in the lighter kiwis which have been kept in wood and alio r0eoulmended by phy8ieians. These varieties are used extensively hl houses Mom which port had been abolished for years. The people, ae- cordiing to a prominent wine 11)01'- 0110n1, aro losing the fear of port as a producer of gout As against the increased favor of light port, there is a doe•ca..ee in gn0nt3ty used of the various liquors which (111111 recently had been con- stantly growing in 080, They ]lave now fallen undue' suspicion as not go- ing aid to digestion, Ono exception ill this class Js brandy, which still h01118 lis OW11 In public favor, — GOOD '11.11 Al.'P1P. The small boy stood beneath the apple Lino with a wry face. "You may think 1001 solo'," said. the Retie green apple on the top branch, "blit I ant the sweetest thing that ever hnpponed," "Get out, ' retorted the small Soy, grimly, you give the a pain." Which tuns more truth than slang. • 7(1(11177(147), ":('ether," Bahl n boy of twelve, "08,11 you tell me Who Shylock 18115?' "Wlia1,1" exclaimed the fa1h1w, In an aggrieved tone, "have 7 Sent yotl to Sunday School for the pact six or 38801 years only 10 have ;t1.11 f a3, mo lvho Shy iodc 11'x4? Shame 1.0 !•O.1', boy! Get' your 1l1hio 1,1, (1 teal out al carol" / PERSONAL POINTERS, Interesting Gossip About Nome Prominent People. Tho Duke of l'ortlined possess"s a 1rloUtng••bc0'c hound in a 811114 silver cover, on w11!eh are reeordod the 1130108 of 1111 the races 141111.11 1118 )uko's horses lava won during the last twenty years. Cameral feir liedvere littller, when a Youth, had his choice cu1oug all professions. I I is rel a1 Ries wished 11110 i0 enter the p1111 icnl morin, lna ho had a privnl.e fortune, MS ra1)137 1vas brier and 10 the point. rather he a private in the -least 1'1 the regiments then England's Prime Minister," lens 1318 0113)18'1', 1111.11 Caine, the novelist, 111 a eon - twist -woe in old eats. Ii' lie eon help he longer a11Owe 1)is eyes to Pest on any article of fur:there wllirh does not al loast carry the thoughts hack several generations. Ille quaint chairs were nlacl0 for hilt 1)v William Morris, and among his greatest treasures is the anci0ni and richly -carved casket in which ihos- settf need to preser e his mann- scripts. Mr. Caine, who was very intimate with 'Rossetti, also posses - 11e5 that painter's armchairs. The Emperor of Korea, who eScendo-d the thecae when he was twelve years of ago, is seldom seen by his subjects. When, however, he does condescend to appear 111 public, a remarkable spectacle is witnessed. All the shops are elosell, amt 1111 Majesty is preceded by a crowd of individuals dressed in the most fan- tastic of garments, 'rho di0 created by oylnbals, drums, pipes, trumpets, bolls, and the voices of the multi- tude is indescr'i'bable, The Emperor travels in the Imperial chair of Mate, which is carried by thirty rumens, Dr, Oefloilly, Archbishop of Ade- laide, South Australia, 1308308385 an unusual accomplishment, Ile 18, perhaps, the only living prelate who can set up type. Before he became a bishop he was the editor of one of the Australian Catholic journals, His compositors went out 011 311'1108, 0110 in the emergency he helped in the nneelmoical department. By the time the difficulty had been adjusted he had pretty well mastered the art of type -setting, and for the rest of his editorial career he dial not write his leading articles. kbe just went into the composing -room and set, them up. King Alfonso is perhaps more se- curely and carefully guarded during the hours el darkness than is any other European monarch, except, perhaps, the Sultan of Turkey, Poe four centuries the slumbers of sun 0008100 Sovereigns of Spain have been watched all night by the "M0nteras de Espinosa' -a body o1 men 10 whom is relegated the ,x - e1115100 privilege of guarding. their monarch from sunset to sunrise. They must have an honorable mili- tary career and be 11181.13105 of the town of lvsp'inosa, Ceremoniously they lock the palace gates at mid- night, opening them at seven the 31031 morning. Lord Fairfax was born in the Uilitecl States, and has a residence in New York, Ile is twelfth baron, is thirty-five, and unmarried. Tho Fairfaxes are a marvellous race, The sixth baron inherited nearly (3,- 000,000 acres of land hi Virginia front -his mother, and the romance of the family can bo read between the lines in Thackeray's "Virgini- ans," The present Lord Fairfax was formerly in the employ of a firm of barkers in Nely York; but he came over to London for tho Coronation, Spade many friends, and now has a house of his own in Up- per George Street, Bryanston, Square, George Meredith, the novelist, liven very simply. Some time ago 111 finished building a home for him• self, which is described as being charming, but somewhat small. While the completion of his litrtl ht4no was going o11, a y01mg wo- man visited the author and pi 801rted a letter of Introduction. Meredith, with some: pride, tools the ,young W0113011 th1Ntigh the balk', ing; but With an expression of dis- appointment she remarked: "In ,your molts ,you dus'1u'ibe huge castles 0110 spacious baronial halls; but When you come to build you put up la little house like thi8. Why is it?" "Well," replied Meredith, "It is be cause words are cheaper tha stones." --'--4 ^ —^'— £1,488,8000 AN ACRE. Value of Land in Piccadilly I ighast Itent on Earth. For the widening of Piccadilly th London County Council has boon for 501ua time negotiating the purchase 01 a strip of land fronting Piccadilly and St, .10mes'5 street., says the 'London Ilaily- 14fail, The area, which is, of course, built Upon, contains about 1..200 Hutch feet., am! the piece agrect1 upon to bo Paid for if i5 114:1,000. This n'orlts out at 1/71 88 4 31 a, square feat, or the Wtlnnt0u5 sum of £1,483,800 per 18(81. Tt probably constitutes n. record, but as the sum. Includes ('0l1pensa- thin for (11uturbmcc the perch -atm cannot, be compared with the prices recently 'paid for sites 111 the city., Corn'hill is the highest rented spot en cart!, A single loons was ' let not longi ago for 'between ..c.P.,, () and 43,000 a year. In the West (111(1 a small shop, with basement, fetches over £1,000 a year bl Bond street, anri the remainder of the house lets at proport-3or,nie stuns, The 1 atrohl' vabie of London 18 about. :04.(1,000,000, of which sum ,1"lR,000,O00 111 represented by the lfilnc of sites, 111 recent v<•)1r0 13100m:vhnr3' has ro- t a'n^Q some of ito popularity, and ren 1.3 liat'13 risen,