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preyed upon 'wich and poor)... Alike, particularly in the shopping| Dat digtriots. They = even became so} gq: 'fdarless that they advertised by 'means of sandwich:men along the Strand, in Piccadilly Circus, and in Regent and Oxford ' streets. It seemed impossible to convict them of obtaining money under false pre- tence of foretelling the future, and it was almost impossible to get evi- dence against them, as they re- ceived no unrecommended clients. 'Their success among the supersti- tious and the oredulous was due to the fact that their clients unéon- gciously revealed information con- cerning would-be visitors. t i} were, | 0, fat Re a It is always the charm of the un- own which attracts a man most gongly, 0 : 0] 'Tis a tule in eloquence that the B{ moment the orator command of his audience; the andience com- "pole; Worry pulls 'down the organism, and will finally tear ib to pieces. [Nothing is to gained by it; but 'everything is 16 be lost. | Btand at thy real height against some higher nature, that shall show thee what the real test greatness is hia, if we ont 'exercise, observances and dutie as80- ciation of publicans with sinners in the same phrase reveals the religi- ous factor inthe popular hatred the publicans; whose very businéss was a sign and symbol of Israel's subjection to & heathen power. For there were many--Publicans and sinners were already conspicu~ ous among the multitudes that crowded to hear the preaching of Jesus. ! 16. Soribes of the Pharisees -- Some ancient = manuscripts A ssriben and he Rhatisess. The use of the preposition of may, perhaps, imply that some of the on were Sadducees; though this was rare. The office of the scribe still flourish- es in the Orient, where most of the people are illiterate - and find it necessary to employ the services of this public officer whenever a letter is t0 be written or deciphered. In' New Testament times one of the principal funetions of the scribe was to read, transcribe, and = interpreb| the law. The Pharisees were a patriotic religious party, devoted to a strict observance of the law as in- terpreted by their own distinguish- ed 'rabbis. Both parties looked down upon and: despised the com- mon people 'and considered it a'de- cided reflection upon the standin of Jesus as a teacher that he shoul consent to dine with such people as were gathered about "the festal board of Levi. 17.. Whole--Or, strong, that perfect in health. Not to call the righteous -- Noi those who, like the Pharisees, were self-righteous, satisfied with them- selves, and not seeking help or in. struction, : 18. John's disciples--Not all 'of the t. forerunner's disciples had, like Andrew and Philip, joined the company of those who followed Jesus. Were. fasting--Were in the habit of fasting as part of their regular religious observance. 19. Bons of the bride chamber-- 3 Margin : companions of the bride- is, ] ~~ SNOW STATUES ERECTED FOR CHARITY agen's Soulptors and sculptrésses provided an unusual sight recently when they faced a nl: al night, and moulded with snow a number of statues, to each of which was affixed an appeal 0 catoh| for the poor, On the left is seen 'Mother and Child," by Mademoiselle. Brandt, and on the right a be given! = "Tion on a Pedestal;"' a contribution of M. Eriangsen. DYING LEVIATHANS. Beasts at London Zoo Whose Kin Are Passing Away. | 'Tom died recently. He was the * | last of the great rhingceroses in the London Zoo. There are only two telly ati cach i8 4 shild, Moreover, each of thése two children is Afri- can.' Jim died eight years ago. He was an Indian, and lived for forty years in captivity, hating it all the time. . There is no Indian and no Javan in the Zoo now. Indeed, is a ait So noth oats 1 y are dying out only from their places of captivi from their own homes, ~Even the elephants are growing fewer, says for the place he came from. At pre~ sent he is the finest specimen we can see in England, but Billy is the one the children will like. They should 'watch him swallow his por- ridge. ' The keepers pour a bag of oatmeal into his trough and turn & fire hose on it. He buries his nose in the food before they have pro- perly mixed it. FANIRCSRINRR meena KING GEORGE'S KEY. Fits the Writing Desk in All the Royal Palaces, The only key which King George habitually carries about with him, groom. 21. Undressed cloth--Cloth which has not been shrunk. That which should fill' it up--The patoh which should covef the rent. Taketh from" it--By shrinking, tears a hole larger than the first. 99. New wine--Unfermenped wine. Wine-skine -- Water-tight skins used as bottles. In these not only wine but water and certain drinks made from. fermented milk were carried. With-age these skins be- came creaged and worn and there- fore easily torn by the expanding force of fermenting wine. TR POINTED PARAGRAPHS, Even the "has been" never: fore gets the day when be was IT." It's 'easier to know what to do than it is #0 do what you know. A child can save its parents a lob of money by not being twins, Never offer & man wivice until you find out just what kind he wants, 4