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They will orisp in a moment and a quan 'may be made atone time. Out the bread into squares of the desired size, place into @ long handled pop- per and thrust into a glowing fur-| nace. .-¢ a] © The aoplication of buttermilk to the "kitchen linoleum and oildloth will work a more decided success -way, and'is far Jess expensive, Af- ter washing with clear warm water apply the buttermilk, rub well, then polish' with a dry cloth. ay S--S-------- in POINTED. PARAGRAPHS, Life without hope' is like a without a roof. Most. people are willing to do their duty as they see it. ' | Even an artist may not be able to draw a matrimonial prize. : It's a fortunate thing for some men that they never married. ] Don't waste other people's time house . Some men would die young if they were compelled to work for a living. Unless a man has scored at least one failure he is unable to appreciate success, ae " The "time for a man to marry is hen he finds a woman silly enough want Him. i pA eman with the cloven hoof th the gentleman who he angels smi shorn with a $25 outat fish, 1 two-inch sucker from the ring. how obviously fitted for police work and certain n war it is curious that more ot been "them it "lise. The details o song in Isa. 5. 2. countries by the mountains, the des ert, and h into [108 '| their. authority. Blin indgment, it wi A vineyard Pe planted by God e land of pro "this descriptior of the vineyard are taken from th Set a hedge about it--The land {Israel was separated from other the sea, or the hed, able may 'refer to the ¥ el Jews from ming: her peoples, epress--This i A 7 W: igged a : asa made of rock and contained two compartments, the upper one for the grape and the lower 6 Te seivs the wife when it jd 1 pre rom the grapes, The wine press in this parable probably means the altar of sacrifice. = . A tower--A place where the fruit could be stored and kept safely. In this parable it is supposed to refer to the temple. { . Let it out to husbandmen--Who aid the owner an annual rental. ery often this rental was paid in kind, that is, the owner received a part of the crop, no Went into another country--The vines would, not bear fruit for two} or three years, and during that time the hushandmen could he left y | to cultivaté and prune' the vines. | After Israel was established in Pal- |}, r spoke to them re and of cloud, estine God no lon, in the pillar of 80 in a senge he left them, and the | leaders and. teachers--that is, the scribes and Pharisees--were. the husbandmen to whom the care of Israel was intrusted. 84, The fruits--Faithfulness and obedience. to the law... God had the, right to expect that Israel would develop into a holy nation. His eervants--The prophets, who were preachers of righteousness and who demanded of the people virtu- ous lives. 85. Took his servants, and beat one, and killed another--The people i to whom Jesus spoke this parable were familiar with the treatment the prophets had received. Ahab"s treatment of Elijah may be noted. Jewish tradition also records that Isaiah was '"'sawn asunder." And stoned another--Perhaps re- ferring to the prophet Jehoiada (2 Chron. 24. 20-22). Also read Heb. 11.37. 5 37. His son--The Messiah, the promised Redeemer. ' Reverence--Have respect unto. Notice the patience of the owner. Many messengers have been. sent, but there might be a question about Perhaps the hus- 'bandmen had not deliberately re- fused him" his rights. At least he will make one more effort. Surely they will receive his son and heir. 39. They cast him forth out of 'the vineyard and killed him--A re- ference to the fate of Jesus, who was taken outside the city (Heb. 13. 12) and crucified. © They com- pletely repudiated him. In this somber but true picture Jesus re- viewed the whole history of Israel. Tha nation had not yielded the fruits rightfully demanded of her and she sen. | had put to death the messengers who came to remind her of the pur- f her existence. : compels his hearers to x wn condemna- A d b tude, who believed in Bim: But on whomsoevi at the very plain ; them, the chief priests and Pharisees would have appre- hended Jesus at once but for Ra being condemned the multi- -- SKIPPERS ON THE ROCKS. Fates That Break Captains of the Mercantile Marine. | In nine cases out of ten the cap- tain who loses his ship is a broken (man. Unless it be proved at the 'subsequent inquiry that the disas- ter was brought about by circum- stances over which he had no con- rol and that he did all in his power minimise it, he will almost cer- tainly lose his job. Occasionally a skipper shows such esource in- his time of trial, and 8 80 highly commended by the on that the owners of the ship retain his services, but, as a rule, 'he knows he must look out for other 'employment, 1f his certificate is suspended, even for a short time, his case is indeed a hard one, because he is 'unlikely to obtain command of a ship again--at least, not in this jcountry, says London Answers. . Some years a fine ship was piled up on one of the most dangerous «coasts in the world. It was her maiden voyage, and she had a num- er of passengers on board, but, thanks to the skill of the captain, every one was safely landed. At the usual official inquiry the captain was highly made. but on some technical point his certifi cate was suspended for a month. Regarded as, perhaps, the 'finest gfficer in the fleet, his career was lat an end, and, after months of seeking work, he obtained the post of harbormaster in a small port in South America. That is the fate of many a capa- ble officer. Very occasionally some shore post may be given to a very old and clever officer who has lost his vessel, but as a rule he has to | bel content with the command of | some small coasting ship. Unfor- ! tunate British officers will beMound commanding a half-caste crew on the ocean byways of the world, or perhaps they obtain a post as skip- per of a tug in a big foreign port where British influence is all-pow- erful. He who gets a position as harbor- master must reckon himself partic- ularly lucky, or be the 'fortunate possessor of influence. He ean nev- er hope to reach the plums of the service again, for he would not be employed as first or second officer except in some small ship. times a skipper has saved iip a little money, which he invests in a sailing coaster, but profits are small, and the dangers many, and it is not easy for a new man to pick up cargo, 'while the underwriters might have something to say. + On very rare occasiong a captain who has come into close touch pas- senger or merchants whose cargo he , 5 carried has so impressed them with his ability that when mis- fortune came they offered him a berth. Such cases have been heard of, and a sailor friend once told the writer of one he knew. In the Navy it is the same, and more than one promising career has been Bibped in the bud. The case of the Montagu, lost on Lundy Is- land, may be mentioned. Her cap- tain 'was considered an exception- rs | ally smart man, but he was lost to vy, and joined the staff of [ the big shipbuilding firms, aval officer has a pull over in this respect; much that lent The Bereians. wd | of their city, of its historic tradi- 5 ans are intensely proud tons and its fine modern develop- | ment, but so far as its vulnerabili ustrian ple rulnerabiiy to Austrian attack have had few illusions, : The big limestone hill that juts up at the junction of the Save and the 'Danube, behind and around which the city lies, has been an important fort for more than 2,000 years. Much of the original Roman mason- ry still remains, while the dilapidat- ed buildings occupied by the Turk- ish gan ison as late as 1887 are now used as a military museum. Below the crest of the hill and facing the river are the modern fortifications. which have been zealously guarded from all visitors, and on which the city. depended for its chief defence fro; fort 'is of the most modern type, and every year has been strengthen- ed and improved, Its guns are of French manufacture, and command beyond the two rivers, the whole wide sweep of the Hungarian plain. The Hungarian town of Semlin, where the fleet of Austrian moni- tors was assembled, lies practically under these guns. To the west of the town the hills are strongly fortified. A great many of the forts can be seen from the railway beyond Topschider. The same may be said of all the hills lying behind the city while on the east there is a strong defence against a possible approach' from Hemendria, which is opposite an Austrian railroad terminus. In- cluded in the plan of the defence of the city was; it has been said, the mining of both the Save and the Danube along the entire Ser- vian border. The Big Bridge. . One of the few actual connect- ing links between Austria and Ser- via is the long iron railroad bridge across the Save which all the Orient express trains on their way to Con- stantinople must use. This bridge 1s reported destroyed. From the station in Semlin, where passports are examined, the city of Belgrade ig plainly visible, though the train consumes nearly half an hour cros- sing the marshy plain on the Aus- trian side and creeping over the bridge before the station of Bel- grade is reached. Bridge building between the two countries has nev- er been encouraged, and this one, constructed as a part of the railroad was the only one that linked them. The Danube below Belgrade has been a constant succession of fort- resses and fortified hill tops ever since Turkish days. From Semen- dria to Orsova every hill top has defences of one kind or another, many of them not of a modern type, and some of them entirely useless in modern warfare. fServia has been steadily working on the moderniz- ing of these defenses however, and has kept her progress a secret, so it cannot be said just how impert- ant' they will prove. At Semendria there . is a considerable fortress, with a heavy wall still remaining around the town as an indication of its past' importance. Rama has a fortress ever since Roman times. Gradiste has an old fortication built by the Turks and later used by the Servians, which lies in the valley of the river. The Servians, realizing the uselessness of this, have constructed -a modern fort on the hill above the town. Turks Valued It. Although Belgrade has been re- cognized as holding a strong strat- egic position, it has never figured greatly in modern warfare. The Turks practically withdrew from it early in the nineteenth century, and the city was not molested either in the Russo-Turkish or. the Bulgarian War, and escaped -en- tirely unscathed in the last wars. It was more important in a mili- tary sense to the Turks than it has ever been since, for Mohamet, the conqueror of Constantinople, re- {cognized it as the key to conquest Jorth itterly to gain it ong and bitterly to gain it. . = Belgrade is, roughly speaking di- d into two , 'the older the Danube, and fought part, of which not only all Ser- vians A ail (attack from the north. This 'take a spiritual direction, vide ) | parts, -{ part, built during the Turkish dom-' | ination, lying 7 on the banks of 'the; river, and the new, moders a is on the Aven Milan, one of he (Shiet fireets, and "not espec! imposing. g other end of the plot where this eing erected for the use of thi Crown Prince. The Parliament Building is so. small and ineonspi- uous--it has but two stori a only the flag flying over 'it gives an indication of its uses. The buildings of the various ministries are all very modest. The Population, The people of Belgrade are not rich, and there is a conspicuous: lack of display, especially in offi cial circles. Automobiles are com- paratively few, and go are fine turnouts of any kind. But as there are few rich people, so are there still very few poor ones. The peo- ple all over 'the city are well and comfortably dressed, the shops are bright and filled with new and at- tractive goods. The people are ordinarily gay and lighthearted and are great frequenters of the street corner cafes, each one of which has a gypsy band. The mid- day siesto has been an ironclad rule in Belgrade, and everything from the biggest bank to the smal- lest, shop shuts up between 12 and 2. The business of the day is over at 5 o'clock and the entire town turns out to promenade and take the air. They stroll up and down the two principal streets, filling sidewalks and pavement alike, lingering at the cafes for Turkish coffee and for tall glasses of water, which seems a more popular drink than anything else. By the sunset hour everyone has reached the Alemegdah built on the hill right back of the old for- tress. It is beautifully laid out with trees, flowers and statues of Servian poets and painters. mmm Mere Birds That Fight Eagles. In Foula, one of the Shetland is. lands, the natives make a business of rearing skau gulls in order to rid the islands of eagles that congregate there and commit many depredations. The magnificent red sandstone cliffs that skirt the northwestern coast be- came a favorite haunt of the eagles, and in this fnacessible spol they in- creased so rapidly that they became a terror to the farmers and fishermen who dwell on this isolated spot. The skau gulls are also strong and fierce and the inveterate foes of the eagle. In battle the gulls are nearly always victorious, and so the inhabitants-hif * upon the novel plan of feeding and caring for the skau gulls, which, though formidable to their feathered enemies, are very peaceful and docile when brought in contact with man. he Live in Hives. In Mesopotamia the natives use a quaint form of dwelling, built of mud bricks in the form of a hive. As the country is destitute of trees from which to hew rafters, and as it is also in some places, devoid of stone, the natives build their habitations of sun. dried mud bricks with high and steep domes, similar in shape to a beehive Each home consists of several of these hives, standing near together and sur rounded by a wall of similar material One or more is used to lve in, another for the animals, and still anothe: serves as a granary, and so on, ac cording to the possessions of the pro prietor. The smaller conical piles are of dried manure, which is used for fuel. Of late years, the Inhabitants have used the land for pasturage, as the limited amount of rainfall makes irrigation necessary for agriculture. oe A Thought For the Week. Do not drift. Have a purpose 'in life. Fill your mind and heart with interests from which you personal ly do not reap any benefit--inter- ests which tend in some way to- wards the larger good of the race. 'Make every faculty of your being Make this the habit of your life; and the temptations you fear to-day will become harmless. ori 5 If we could always oatch fish few -| of us would go fishing. If a man expects to convince his wife that he is a genius he must get. busy during the courtship. Few of us become round shoulder. 24 3d from carrying other people's burdens. : he As soon as a rat discovers that '| he is trapped he loses all interest. n the piece of cheese that caused hig. waiall,. 3 u CRY +i