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The Brussels Post, 1903-5-14, Page 39NSECRAI 0 Many an Opportunity is Wasted for Gospel Letter Writing. ,......}1010.1•14.1•11151M011 Matured according to Act of tee Par. buy the morning newspaper wbich llamas et unmade, )0 the Scar 0" contained t he published twit at e coy - Thousand N1110 Bumped and Threw • • • by Win. Betty, et Toronto, at the reaPonclenee, Be read these pub- Bepartnien( or Agriculture. Ottawa.) lished letters in. . the street. -When he returned, the nest words he said A despatch front Chicago says; to mot her were: ' "Ph on k God., Bev. Frank De Witt Talmage preach- there is nothing compromising that ed froin the following text: Daniel I have well:tenThank (101!! Than k vi, 8, "Now, 0 Icings establish the God!" That is not the only illustra- decree, and sign the writing, that it which might he given where a bo no t changed." friend has turned upon a friend. King Baritie WAS about to be Then, my brother, to either friend er caught in a trap. Tho Jo 100(1 state foe alike, never write anything which officers, who had long been plotting may some day not be able to staml against the young prime minister, the test of the Public print. had at lest found a way In which Neves write a letter with 0 vonge- they thought they could destroy ful pee, clipped into an ink well ell-. him, "Alla!" they chuckled, ''Wu oil with hatred, Wium ono 11118 1JP011 will make the king sign this young unjustly attacked, It is very easy Upstarts death warrant. lie Will for an injured man to say: "I wish not know that be is doing it. We I could mee that mao 1 wish ,sball play (spoil our royal master's (swirl give him a good piece of my vanity and ask him to send forth a mind. I wish I could tell him In public tette'. and sign 11, so that the Tilde, blunt, language what 1 think decree canuot be changed." of him ancl his actione. As I can - This public letter, or proehtma- not see Id (1 I just sit down ; tion, was a singular document. 11 and write Min a letter." Then he , was dexterously devised to exalt the hastily sits down aml writes a De- ' aosthentan philippic.. Vitiates°, king's supremacy and was well cal- oulated to please an oriental despot tions and denunciations, conteugati- , by making him appear to his so 8- ous excoriation, slinging irOnlea, jects as the CX011181Ve source of all hitter epigrams and whoh• verbal good. It prohibited every su bject avalanches of invective are gathered making any request of God or Balm togothsr upon the letter :duet at tho save to the Icing only, for a period of thirty days. These plotters knew that Dealt!' was in the habit of praying to Clod every day, and they were sure that he would continue to do so la spite of the king's proclam- ation, Bo would thus become an offender, against tho law and would incur the penalty, which was to be sto;it. into the den of the lions, Now, they would say when the king signed tho paper, "wo shall de- atroy thet /101010 Minister, We could not do sit by the sword, but WO shall do It by tho king's impul- sive cten." Their plot operated as they expected, and Daniel was thrown into the den. of liotts. We know how the icing lamented sign- ing tho letter, but how powerless he was to recall his signature. How many people have had simi- lar cause for regret! How often words written under a hasty im- pulse have recoiled on the writorl Spoken words may be forgotten, but written words do not change. They may be used to condemn the wr1100 long years after they were written; aye, after he himself is dead, • Never write an import ant lel I or until you have had plenty of time to think it over. Foolish would be that lawyer w110 would quickly give a decision upon any important Mat- ter. After heating all the state- MentS of his client the wise lawyer says; "Wait 10101 to -morrow, or nex1 week, ancl I will tell you what I believe you ought to do. I do not unit to answer you without guest a cup he (the king) by nits - consideration, 1 wish to think this took and drank the poisoned cup. matter over carefully." A prominent Like the king, is it not always the lawyer of tho west once told me case when a num writes 0 purely re- t bat when 110 was procm Hug 0 ease vengeful letter that he is 11111.1 10000 for roma he spent 000 half his time In the sending' then the enemy is in thinking of the arguments which his the receiving 1 Did not the ollicers .opponent might present and then 0 of state propose their own death great part of the other half plan- iwaarant when they persuaded Darius ning how to refute them, And yet to send forth the publio decree hy the strange fact, is that 111011 and which they hoped to destroy ,the stamen often, fit the moments of prime minister ? greatest mental excitement, will sit Many have studied the effect of most important of subjects; without clown and dash off a letter upon the ream' writing in a political sense. We know the power of Somme giving the biotin time to cool or the. gassse- pen in fomenting Novella ballast of judgment to settle down tiOnary strife. We know that Alex- in the right equilibrime they win ander ilamiltou's pen, by thn power hastily commit words to paper of 1,01)1 10 letter writ i ng, defeated which will decide their whole earth- Aa rim I it re for 1110 gubernatorial ly and perhaps their heavenly des chair of New York State and caused tiny. HAD to challenge Hamilton to a STOPPED TO THINK. him deadly duel. We know how George Do you suppose King Darius would w,,bi„gto„ by letter writing after aave seat forth that decree, or pub- lic letter, which condemned his pre- mier, Daniel, to the lions' dell if he bad only stopped to think? Suppos- ing the kin' after he had written that publie decree bad placed IL un- der his pillow and slept upon it, what would havo been the result? Would be not naturally have scent- ed a fatal conspiracy in that re- quest? And, )fly. brother, if you had only waited one 'or two clays before you sent that im.portant-letter 11111111 did you so much harm 100111d you have sent it? Would you not have destroyed it? Never write an important letter which 'you would not bo willing for the whole world to See , Many state- ments that are pet -featly proper atul rightly understood by those who know us will not he rightly con- strued if placed before the eyes of the world at large. There aro many thoughts that I might write to a friend or a brother which world be eetirely misinterpreted if road by an enemy Or a stranger. It, is very important that, one should rover write a letter which would be capa- ble of misconstructioa if that letter shoulrl ever fall into the hands of a bitter foe. FRIEND AGAINST FRIEND. My (ether used to impress this thought upon rao by the recollees ' Lions of an awful night which he passedin an ordeal of indescribable -horrors. A very neat' and dear rel- ative of his was his Intimate associ- ate for many years. They wore to (0011 otheras intimate 05 brothorst They confided in bath other e0,e0y- tishig. Tinto passed on, and there was a rapture, The friendship was broken. What dirt that relative do? Ha immediately took all the letters which My father had written and hamled them ovet to the newspapers for publication, The night that my father heard of the despicable act, as ha has often told ate, was the most nwful night of his Whole life. Fre knoW that he had done no wrong, but he•was afraid that hi a tonfidential correspondence of many yeass he might have written some- thing winc(1 iO3 the eyes of the 300011 might, be Nitwit:tient. All that night ho tramped 'tile (10009 When the first ray of daylight told that boya who go to college because the dawn was nom\ he wetly oat to their .fathers send.them there, Boys pen 11 touch. Then he 100111014 E300113 10 1110 post office and buys a 81/00i11 delivery stamp. Me pounds it upon the envelope v1 di a blow the sounds like El (0011d0y in full blast. Then he goes home, saying to him self: "There, I have relieved my self of that matter. I 11E100 told that man just what I think of bin and his actions. If he should ever repeat the offence,1 shall not only meat() to him 1311(111100 letter, hut I shall expose 1118 actions to his em- ployers, his 111(1', (21111(1000 and to the public at large." Ulla REVENGEFUL LETTPa. Now, my friend, in one sense It may ease your mind to write 0 re- vengeful letter, but what good does such a letter do ? Does it make your enemy feel any kinder or more gentle to you 7 Does such a lettet ever make 0. man feel any kinder 01 mom gentle to the great WOrld at, large 1 Bale you made him a bet- tor man 1 nave you Made yoursel O better men also ? In fact, in ninety-nine 11(11(8 1,0(1 of a hundred does not such 11 lettee damage your neighbor and also do more damage to the sender than 11 does to the man to 10110111 1110 letter is sent ? I once read of an eastern tyrant who wanted to destroy an enemy. Ito invited this enemy to sup with him. While they oat at meat he harl the waiter briug in two glasses of wirie, the one poisoned and the othee not. But when the Icing offered to his who drink and emoke and 00110 cheat at 11h011'examinations. Failure. Group the second, boys who go to (:1(111g1( 10 prepare for We's struggle; boys who study hard and go to church and the prayer meeting, es- pecially the prayer meeting. SIM- eoss, 'Them thut honor me, 1 will Motor. And they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.' " That. woe all he wrote, but those writ len wm•clm, far more tha51151(1'0n 0032 51151(1'0 my father ever uttered, 1111 Olt - ed themselves into my innermost being, That letter of his Illustrated the power of a, spiritual pen, wielded In n Christian home. IN ELDEN CIS 0 fe A Ci OSP EL, 1'111N. 1)8, the intluite influence of a gos- pel pon 1 Iniluite in reference to then 1 .10111.0 01 us have 50013 the Assyrian histories writ ten upon abe slabs or burnt brick by pens thousands upon thousantis of years ago. We have seen loaves of (011(145Up011 W1111.11 the Greeks used to pia grlaws,(((111 ave their las, nd the :Moulder blades of a dead sheep's upon which the ancient Arabs used to write poetry, The (4111011of the Egyptian obelisks are coVered with hieroglyphics of tile aticients. The first, pen wielded by 111011 00(15a EIS chisel, and the first, leaf was EL, stmet of solid rook, But., th011 ough C11 WOILings may last hundreris and I 1101031111C114 or years, yet they will not last as long us the gospel words writtea upon the human heart by a gostictl pen. Such Newels shall lest long after this earth hi demi and our souls have p0514011 cycles of eternity in heaven. Infinite in reference to wonders atuomplished ! In our 010- 110110 1 museums some of 05 have S('('(( 0115 WOEL11 a thousand tlines • more than their welgat in gold, 1 They are the pens that havo been held 111 1110 1111.1C1S of presidents and t .kings—pens of peace or of way, pens . of liberation or enslavement, 11008 decided the ntaterial advence- - 1130111 or retardmn et o(1131110111.f(113111(1131110(1131110111. lint st.lic sacred pen of gospel letter writ- iitg may be even greater in its far- reaching results. It may be the :means for the liberation of immortal ,souls from sin, for their coronation in the heavenly redemption. Thus, In closing, I would 'uncross upon you all the influence of a con- seceated pen. May you amen to use for Clod aright that pep which as a schoolboy you once held in your chubby fingers when It would sput- ter and twist and try to squirm out 'of your hands. Use aright that pen • by which as a young 111(00 yu u an osed • to record the secrets of your heart .when the old, old story of love be- cante a new story to you in tho springtime. Learn to use aright for Christ that same pen with which you have again and again written a name upon a. black bordered en- velope. Use avight that pm with which you made a last will and tes- tament, and use aright that pen with which you can win immortal souls to Jesus Christ in the gospel invitation of private correspondence. his ret lemon!: from the presid outlet choir practically 111 reefed notional lords] 0 ion IVo know hoov tho 10005 "Letters of Junius," written against tho British ministry, might- ily changed the reading upon the pages of English history. And if we are eble to study the influence of letter writing in a litorary ana political sense 0011 WO (101 sillily its influence (2) a spiritual sense 7 LErriats mom A MOT.Inaz, Let us first 800 the spiritual in- fluence of letter writing 111 your oWn life. Strange t11 trey, you do not, remember much about your mother's life. I mean us you sit there, you have forgotten exactly how she looked ancl the tone of ace voice. Stut has been dead ntany years. Then yoU have forgotten to a groat extent her words or adViCO In the borne, but you have 110000 for- gotten her letters. Somehow, after you left home, the words W111011 8110 W1'010 to you mede a far greater im- pression -then the words winch sho Spoke, If I should go into your 110111e and aSlc for your most valu- able collection of papers you would in all probability show me a collec- tion of old yellow let:toes, 'They were written by her hand. You 110.00 read them over end ovarngain. Some or those letters aro stained as thougit the children had spattered water upon them, They are Stained with your tearsas well at PerilaPs hers. The gosfiel.adytce in 'those with hers. The gospel adviee in those totters which you wore able to read in Um quietude of your own 1.00110 is to -day the sweetest losson that your mother ever taught. What lute been true In reference to your life iS els* true ie mine. The great- est leSson that, my father taught 1110 was not by the lip, lett Ivith the pen, Theugh 1 had ltved with him for eighteen yeave h never so over- Whelmingly affected 100 05 on the day I left for college. Ile placed in say hancl a letter. Ile told me to rend it 111 the train, In this lettee, on ono half abort of paper, ho wrote these words : "In college yeti will find tWo groups : Group the first, IIE S. S. LESSON. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, 1YLAY 17. Text of the Lesson, Acts xxiv., 10-16, Golden Text, Ps. xxiii., 4. 111-0.1, Neithet. can they prove the I things whereof they 11011' accuse me. Five clays arias Paul had Iteen placed under the • care of Felix, 1 1110 g01131.1100 at 00.050,10E1, the high !priest and the elders and an orator intoner! Tertullus arrived room J00- asttloin, and, Paul being beough1 forth, the orator delivered his accus- ation, 01111 the Jews assented to it. Paul being permitted to speak for himself, denies their accusations and says that they can prove. noth- Iing, it is' the common story of things laid to our charge that WO know not — the perversity of false witness SPs. xxxv, xi). The Spir- it, through Peter, rentinds us that it is cause for thanksgiving If for conscience toward God NVC endure grief suffering wrongfully, that if wheo we do well and suffes for it we take it patiently, God is well ploaP: od and that it is better, if the will ol (iod he 140, t.t 01 \0o11 doing than for evil doing (I Pet. 11, 19, 20; (ii, 17). td. But this 1 confese unto thee, that alter the way whieh they call. heresy so worship I the God of my fathers, be/loving all things which are written in the law and in the prophets, It, was his custom to expound and teetify tho kingdom of God and per- suade people concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses and out or tho prophets (Acts xviii, 2:4). 11 was the custom of the Lord ;Testis to begin 131 Moses and all the pro- phets anti expound in all the Loves the things.concerning Himself and to assert that all things mast be fulfilled which were written in the law, of Moses and In the prophets and in the psalms concerning 1 -Tim (Luke xxlv, 27, 44), Thero is no one to follow telly but the Lord jest's, and there is no bettor exam, pie of one who followed Him fully than the apostle Paul. 18. And have hope toward God, whioll they themSeivos also allow, that there shall b& a resurrection tit the dead, both of the just and of the tiejust. 'When Paul Wall rescued from the mob by the tIdof captain and on the next day brought before the coun- cil, part Sadducees and part Phltri- sees, it was the topic of 1110 ream' roction which so stirred them that it seeniect as if they would tear Paul in pieces had not the Mei captain taken hint by force front among them (chapter xxii, 6, 10). 11 was the same night, in the eastle, that the Lord appeared to him and as- sured hint that as ho had testified Jortisalom so ho Mast testify at Rome (xxili, 11), thus indoreing his 1es-0111031y and t11,4cI11g for more of it. All who now believe God believe in the resurrection of the dead, but, not alt believers accept the plain teaching of 1 Thess. iv, 16, 1.7; I Gor, xv, 28, 24., Bev, xx, 5, Luke XiV, 14: %X, 86, and other passages concerning the resurrec- ti°nd 1, And herein do I exercise my- self to lutve (limeys a, conscience vvtdd of(0. 111(111e0 10(0(01(1aand( 111(1 nd 10- nle MEI 41i111 18 plainly stated in such words an these : "Aecording to my earnest expectation and my hope that 111 nothing 1 sitail be ashamed;" Not pleasing. 111P11, 11111 C0(1, who trieth our 'tonsils" "Ye are witnemses, and Clod, ntso, how hoilly and juraly and unblanutbly WO be- havett ourselves among you that believe" (Phil. I, 20; 1 Moss, II, 4, 1(2). The Lord Jesus and 1II ap- proval were more to Patti than the presence or approval of the greatest of earth's great ones. The result of Paul's speech was that Felix said h.. would wait, until ho had heard the chief captain's version of the Miele, and he gave him in charge of a centurion, with orders to lot (1110 have libesty and also the fellow- ship aral ministry of his arquaint- ances (verses 22 and 23.) 24-26. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance and judg- ment to come Felix trembled and answerer! : Clo thy way for this time, When t bave a, convenient sea- son, I will call for thee. This Wall in 0110 of his many talks with Felix and on 11/1 0000131017 when his wife, Dousilla., a Jewess, was present also. The words of our Lord Jesits in John xvi, 8, and often (-un- founded with these words concerning Paul, but our Land in his words does not mention judgment to come, That which Paul sot hefore Felix concern- ing righteousness may be easily In- ferred from Rom, 311, 19, 24; x, 1-10; Tit. in, 5; Phil. al, 7-9. Ire Nomad doubtless set forth our sinful- ness by nature and ro-actice, our need of righteousness to 01111010 118 to appear before Gral, Cod's abund- ant provisiohfor that need in Christ Jesus, and Ilis free offer of it to every repentant sinner. That which ho taught concerning temper - 111110 WO may infer from Tit: ii, 111 ; BS 8; 11 Cols iv, 14, 15 ; Rona. iv. '(1-14. He woulcl show that when WO become righteous in Ohrist by Ills finished work then we are to re- nounce self and sin awl the world and live wholly unto Clod, who 50 freely justifies the penitent Wailer ; that as disciples of Clu•ist we are to deny Reif and take up the cross daily and follow Him 24). Concerning judgment to come Ho would probably speak as he clic" to the Athenians in Acts xvii, 80, 31. lle might dwell upon the mighty words of Eccl. xii, 14, and Set forth the matter as in Rom, xlv, 7-l2; TI Coe, v, 9, 10. He would make it clear, no doubt, that all who will not receive Christ and Ills righteousness are obtains, under the wrath of God and already condemned (johtt iii, 18, 811), and if they die thus can never be redeemed (John viii, 21-24), but will finally come be- fore the great white throne and be sent into the•In.ke of fire ( Roo. xx, 11-15), while if saved in Christ the judgment ror sin is past, but there will be a judgment of works iced rowa.rds for service at the judgmen1 seat of Christ (John v, 24; isa. xliii, 25; Rev. xxii, 12). EAR "DON'T'S." Never alMly a poultice to the M- onte of 1110 canal of the ear. Never put anything in the ear fur Um relief of toothache. Nevee use a.nything but 0. syringe and warm water for cleansing the ear. Never strike or box a child's ear. This has been known to rupture the drumhead, and cause dr-afness. Never scratch the ears with any- thing but the finger 11 111032 itch, De not use the head or a pin, hairpin, Pencil -point, :se anything of that nature. Never put milk, fat, or any oily subatance in the ear for the relief of pain, for it 80011 1300011105 rrtneld and tends to incite inflammation, Simple warm water will answer the puipose best. $2,000,000 LAW SUIT. Italy seems to hold the record of late years for expensive law. Signor Anton°, Traverses a merchant of died three years ego, leaving behincl hint a fortune of $8,000,000 and a will which displeased certain of his heirs. They disputed it, and the more they did so the 111010 heirs came to the fore. Eventually when 1,110 CaSC 11015 called for trial, no few - et' than 105 lawyers were found to have been briefed to reproment the various litigants. So great were their expenses that when all was settled 82,000,000 was divided among them in fees, while the heirs had to Ite content with the remain- ing $1,000,000. A NEW MEANING. • The reading lesson was droning on its most unhappy way in the school room, and when Willie Snsith's tarn came to spell out his paragraph he stumbled over the word "heirloom." The kindly teacher put h.hu right as to 1110 prominclatioit of the word, when up 51101 Tommy johneon's hand. "Pun -please, teacliets What is the mean ing of 'heirloom'?" 10131( 100(1 that hopeful and setnewhat inquisi- tive youth, "Oh, Tontaty," wns tho reply, "I am glad to sea you take stu011 an in- terest in yoar lesson, Silleirloom' netuto something that is handed down from father to sea — in other "41" 1.0 81,'0;°11.0 1101,1' '''.'1`00011132 thoughtful- ly, "that's the funnieet Immo eVer heard for a pair of trousers!" The Broker — "Don't you find 11 easier to. shaVe mome men than °th- ere?" The Barber — "Yes; don't Y0343111. ' 1y clOn't yoll praise your wife's pastry flew and then, arid cheer ber 'op?" "l'm afraid to try. 11001w time 7 Arty anything is particularly good it turns (Mt to Ito something that Was purchased at the eonfee- tioner'Ss". • 000)003100e109001t1310a0623001 0 I FOR T.}.T FIUME a 00 Recipes for the Kitchen. Hygiene and Other Notes e 0 for the Housekeeper. 11 e; SeeseepeCiloiDoe)0 1)00'44000 11 088111111 ERVING JIELVS. A goe(1 boussIceeper le as proud of a neat and altritetive Litchen arc she Is of a hatitisowely fureisiwil par- lor. To insure 1.111:1, system Is as neressary as strength, for kitchen work is not drudgery mates you 14111(1. It so. The 1001111111 who uever has any dishwater 1101, allows the 000 kettle to dry end the ilre to go out when she muds it meat, and riots many other thhige of Oat 501104 kind, undies tho work much barter than it, should bo. 3111113` 11"1111, keepers can find anything they want at EL 11101110111'5 1701100, while others must take a 3000111 for the :simplest article every thou it 114 The arrangement of the slielves 111 the pantry 0101 1E11011011 may have mac(1 to do with malting the work Oa( 1 0, '111111(011 that ELE0 needed most should occupy the elielves that aro easily reached, and all groceries put into boxes or cans that are Plainly labeled, if all the 111atorial5 for bread 00 cake baking (10 pUt eloSS to the flour bin, it wia save many a stop. A coffee mill that is fastened to thy well, having a re- ceptacle above to hold 11011 pounds of coffee, and a. cup below into which it falls when It Is ground, is S'01'3' convenient. A Wiwi:et lamp with a reflector that may. bo fastened to the wall 00 111111(10151 frame, costs ouly a. few cents and 1:3 1001011 better than hay - 131(0 tO carry a, lamp about when it is needed. A clock that 01111 be re- lied upon to give the correct 111110 should occupy a conspicuous place. Hang a pair of scissors where yott can be sure to have theta when you 11c.t'airlantyllentinds 01 provisions are cheapee when bought in quantities, and there is always a contrort la hai.ing a supply at hand. Soap may be boaght by the box, and the longer it is kept the better It will bo. Stnrch will lceep indefinitely. Borax ls a very useful article, and a box of it should be found on the shelves of every kitchen or pantry, It is good for softening hard water either for the toilet or latindry.•tifse it liberally about the kitchen sink, and it will thoroughly cleanse it and remove all disagreeable odor. Scatter powdered borax 1180111 the closets if 300 are troubled with ants or roaches, and they will disappear in a -few days. Theie 0.00 many tasks thet may be performed while sitting clown if one has an. old °Mee stool in the kitch- en. If you have a high chair for 1rhich you have no further use, the top may Ix, sawed off, making a, stool of it. Paring vegetables, ironing and wiping dishes are not tiresome tasks when one sits down Lo do theta.—E. J. 0, PIES AND CAKES. Of course, it is understood that no otte rector of our lives passee out to leave a void unfilled and uneeliable, so it is not to he thought that the retirement of pie and cake bas left us without recourse it) sweets' of their nature. To be very candid, the pie and cake spirit still lives with us, and we do obey it after our fashion, says the Epicure, Although it is true that the ple to be quartered or cut into _fifths or sixths has no longer a place on the correct table, it has left a direct inheritance t11 the shape of tarts or tartlets, us you will, '111ey are daintier and prettier in the serving, and are Capable of more elaboration by -wily of whipped cumuli and other gilding than Worn 1110 au 1 -011d -011t 1.105, T111113 it 0011108 about that wo have retained the good things that lived in pies, while doing away with the qualltiee that make them seem inelegant. Mulch the same ante of things ex'S ists with regard to calas The 05- S1'111'0 or the cake still abides with its, but it has been refitted and sub- limated, 50 0 SINAI 1, le 1 080 t 1 tl • . 11 is punch cakes, petit fours, and the like, Between ottrselves, these are jusit tich manta cake, sponge cake, or chocolate cake balsea irt-tiny tins, or cut front a large loaf in fancy :Shapes, hearts, rounds, turd the like, dipped then in rich, delicious icing, 101:11ed bY a Piece of tvalnut, 11. cherry or any crystallized fruit. And they are really as much 11110 bon- bons when done as they are 1 1 1E0 cake. For the icing which covers them is quite like the eveamy mix- ture, in texture and color, of which bon-bana ase made, But along with these tricks in tho 000100011 of pie and cake we are earning a great deal about other sweets. There are jolliest, for in- st.:thee. In 010. arandmother's time the making of lomat and W1110 jol- lies cousunioa a good half day with the strainings that were necessary to have them clear. Now we have a, omitted, clarified, vitrified sort of gelatine that; almost turns into the jelly we -weals .if • we but express a wirth in its presence, se little manip- ulation is rtecessery to their proper3011011, - swirl SPRING DISRES, Asparagus in Rice Cups. — Boil a bunch of asparagus antil done itt salted watee, drain dry and cut to tiny pieces, In a double boiler turn the asparagus water and make a sauce of 2 level tablespoons each of butter and flour, Lot it come to a boll, then add pepper, and just before taking Vont the fire, the beat - e13 whites of two eggs, 1 teaspoon 1001011 hare. Pour into rice cops an(1 merve immediately. The cups (00 mado like this. Press hot boiled rice firmly into low flaring 0E11)8 11111.1 remove the centers when cold; slip fro03 the ceps, then brnsh both in- side and outside With slightly -beat- en egg yolks end aim tretekee crumbs. Arrange In reying basket mut immerse in hot fat. SerVe hot, Luncheon Spinach, — Wash in sev- era' waters, Cook NV1E110111 any wa- ter In a clouble boiler until done. As soon as tender chop tine. Henson with butter, popper and salt. Shape 111 111 a shallow mould unit when cold (urn 011 a platter. With the bot- tom of a, teacup make dc•pressions bore 110(1 there in drop pouolt- ed eggs. Cover with powdered pars- ley and serve very hot with cream 0011110. Asparagus Omelet. — Cut the tops from 9 dozen etalks of cold boiled asperagus, and chop flue. Separ- ate six eggs. Beat the yelke until smooth, the whites. to a sit 11 froth. Make a white SE11100 1 w melting 2 tablespoons butter in a 80110op13n with 2 1 ableepoons flour, altli when well blended stir la one cup milk, Season wit 11 stilt and popper. Add the yolks, asparagus and a few drops of Icteum julep. Boat the mix- ture until light, and then mix in the beaton whites. Turn into a hot but- tered 1:1010010111 and US soon as the omelet, is set and slightly brown, put the pan In tho oven for a short time. Slip on a hot platter and do not folrl, , ITOTISTSITOLD TOOLS. The 1101280 unprovided with ham- mer, scn•wodriver and brad awl lacks perfectiop. The house in which theme tools have to be search- ed for calls for improvement. On the d001' -casings, behind pantry, cellar, or closet door may be found an out of sight yet near at hand spot for them. Between two stout nails two inches apart you can hang the head of the hammer. Inch mode strips out from a mama: leather shoo can be fastened to the door casing by means of a largo taek at each end to form a sort of loop behind which the serew-driver and brad awl can be slipped. Have the loather strips about four inches long; nail one end, then try tbe tool to see how much fullness will be needed to hold it firm, slipping more Ulan half through. One door -casing will ac- commodate four or five tools, one above the other. RAIV EGG FOR Tome. .A, raw egg is an excellent tonic and is very strengthening. If pre- pared in the following way, it is ra- ttily a delicious drink. Put the yolk of an egg into a dish with a tea- spoonful of orange or lemon juice and boat lightly together with a fork. Put the whites on a. plate anri add a pinch of salt; then, with a broad bladed knife, beat it to a stiff froth. Now, as lightly as pos- sible, 0115 all together In the dish, then as lightly transfer it to a clean tumbler, which it will nearly- fill if Properly made: It must not stand in a warm place, ELS it soon becomes liquid and loses its Snowy _look. Any fruit juice may be used in place of orange or lemon. 8,000 SAPPY WIVES. Ming of Cambodia Has Solved the Problem. The King of Catmthodia has solved the problem or how to be happy though married. It is to be always in the presence of one's wife or her It would be more or loss awkward for the isling of Cambodia to be always in the presence of his wife, as there are 0,000 Of her. A limn who had 8,11C10 wives always tagging around him would be handicapped. When he went travelling he would 110.00 to charter fifteen or twenty special trains, and mihorly would ever think of inviting him to dinner. A little stroll on a, moonlight night woffid be for the King of Cambodia., fr his wives were with hint, like leading a St, Patrick's day parade, and simply saying : "Dear wife, may I buy ytat a new hat ?" would awaken a ttunult of excited shouting that would be heard from Pehang to Mandalay. So the King or Cam- bodia has contented himself with having all of his 8,000 wives photo- graphed and the picLures hung on the walls of his palace, Needless to say, the palace walls Immo quite dis- appeared 100111 sight, Wilichbver way the Kali turns he sees pictures of his tvivem, "Wives to the right of bins, wives to the left of him," The King ordered the papering of his palace walls with the photo- graphs of lus wives, thinking to do something that would please them greatly. But the incident has caused O terrible row throughout Cam- bodia. In the first place, the photo- geaphers had to make numberless proofs berore each one of the 8,000 qpeens waS satisfiecl that hee picture was more beautiful than that of any of the others. Then when this 11018 settled there 10138 great difficulty over hanging' the pictures, F.ach queen., wanted lier picture to imng in the centre of tho gilded theoneroom • of the palace. The queens who found their pictures out in the royal bil- liard hail or downstairs in the royal 1 bowling alley made a. terrible uproar anct threatened to sue for divorce- 1 Of course, if they had done this it would have kept the courts of Cam- bodia tied up for years to come, d the King hail hastily to order the royal billposters to make a different arrangement Of tho pictures, 1 • — 4 IN EXPLANATION. THE OHOOSING OP L WOE DOES IVIARR/AGE =LP A raim TO SUCCESS? A Good Wife Brings Out the Very Best Qualities There Is in Min. There can be no doubt about it, marriage does help a man towards 51100O101, 11104E11 801110 great 1011E3 8133' that marriage spoils a, 01571. It111010 pooplo assert that if 10 man has any gloat suribilloa in life be can never attain it if a wife be at fi t, 111132 1101d that a man Should be weridocl to his tract°. Of course, it, is absolutely essential that the right sort of (0111 1)0 01108011 if 0 wife is to era a ma11 in gainlerg nuceess; the wrong type of girl only drags a man down, but this point need not be discussed. To begin with, a married man has a hom0 of his own, as a rule, and this 111 itself has a soothing, calm- ing effect on the mind, which is lic•ightened by the fact that a good housewife is taking charge of it. Then, having a home and a good housewife, a man goes home of an evening from business to a good dinner, which is proMptly staved; there is no waiting cm a landlady's time, and subh like; there is no tinned food dished up in a tasty manner put before bin), but a good salaam meal, well cooked, This is a great advantage; good, well -cook- ed meals promptly served, aikl di- gestion, and this has a beneficial ef- fect on tho husband, for it keeps him in good health, without which suncess could not be attained. Looked at from another point of view, is a women not capable of greatly helping a man? Women nowadays are clear, level-headed, and shrewd; they understand things QUITE AS WELL AS hors, and that being so, can a wife not vastly assist a husband? She Can, and in a multitude of ways. Por in- stance, suppose a husband is wor- ried and troubled with business throughout the day; perhaps he gets fogged a bit, and cannot well see his way out of a difficulty, Were he unmarried, he might sink deeper and deeper, and ultimately come to grief. However, if he has a. capable wife, Ile can in the even - i0(0 telt her all his troubles, his anxieties, and in nine cases alit of ten she will be able to show him, in a few words, exactly how to act to the best advantage. But the very knowledge that he is mai•ried aids a man of business; it spurs hint on; he tverks hard to- wards a certain end, namely, plese- leg his wife, and giving her every comfort, and whilst doing this,' he finds lie is doing more; be finds thtat the energy brought out in this laud- able endeavor Is capable of not only satisfying may desires of his Wife, but also of enabling him to lay past a good sum annually. 11111 0(0010, every wife who desires 10 see her husband get on in the world is careful; she spends his money to the best advantage by buying in the best markets, which, after all, are the cheapest, and, of COIll'Se, this means a saving to the husband, Marriage, indeed, brings out the very best qualities there are in a, man. It need not necessarily be implied that these NV011111 1)01'00 001110 Ont had he rematned unwed; but marriage assuredly BRINGS THEM TO LIGIIP, and develops them; whereas, did the man not marry, they might lie dor - masa; and, al course, their being brought to ligh1 awl developed, pushes a, num 011 towaeds success. But it all depends on the girl. A W011111.71 can drag a. man down. If a husband conies home to an empty house, no 'dialler prepared, every- tblng m disorder,. and he has to make his own, rap of ten; ir his wife is always gadding about, and eever pays attention to his home, then the man loses heart; he has nothing to spur him on; success to him would mean nothiag, for, strange to say, a 1001111111 of this stamp Is often 011" 011(0(1 very stain, and a busband's euccess would but increase her van- ity. A husband in such a case, be- coming disaeartened, remains in the rut, as 0, rule, but alas, in some eases, he sinks to the lowest poesi- 1)10 depths. , Therefore if will be seen that the choosing of a wife is a very serious matter if tbe man wants a woman capable of helping him on in the world; an error committed at that time cannot 118 reetifled; and a 11111n is greatly to lalstme 111110 marries (0 useless woman, A wifo certainly does help a man to success, always provided sho is the right sort, Then 11 ,0 family come, energy 15ep11e01 on energy; one or two lisping young ones are a wolarle0flul incentive to hard work and entintsiestielneustry, and these atter things are quite 00001111111 11 a van desires It Measure, of euccess in ire. A. short (1m0ago tt wholesale firni received the following from one of its country customers: "Please toe toll 1110 710 tile Price of 0 good t charrage." No member of the firm, or any of its employees could toll whet was meant, by a "aorta -To," and the lettcsr was returned to the seeder with a kind note asking for _ a. definition of the word "charrage." In reply canto the following =plan- atiott: "Dere Mrs — The letter was a wrote by rpi clurle, 100 13e111g fluzzy, t an' I Reogrit that his ignorantz should give you so naiolt Trubbol, Ito is a new boy and spelled the word wrong. It is 'ICarridge' in- stead of "charrage.' Please eggseuse his ignorant% and let, me know what I a 2 sete, 2 hoarse kovored family 1 Itctrridge will cost," SCITOOL GARDENING. Scieetifie. gardening is taught in he national schools of Sweden ancl n the seminaries for the ednce.tion of national sehOol teachers, There s it school garden in nearly every -wad 0011001 district in the kingdom. 'The garden is placed near the school rouse, and tha 'childaen receive pine - teal instruction In the cultivation of plants, berries, flowers, herbs and ruits, the management of hot -bods, reenhousos and so 'forth. The par - hos are required to furnish the be- essary ground for the gardehs, end roes ctad shrubs are ammelly given the ehildron to be planted at heir bottles. "Ila advised me to buy tho stock: assured me it woul(1 be ct, m..ying investment." Thin — "And tasn't it been?" 11111 — yes; alt, VIM bests doing the payinx so ar."