e/ "equatorial . 8Un progresses southward the trade ' sess, but he belieyes that it is gross- NOTES AND COMMENTS Summer flowers bring autumn showers. It is estimated that ons acre of moadow grass will give of 537 tons of water. An acre of wheat |W will evaporate 281 tons of water. The hay crop during the entire growing séason evaporates an amount of water equal to 5% inches of rainfall. The water which is evaporated by the leaves passes out through the breathing pores which are located on the under side of the leaves. The amount of water found in plants varies with different cases. One hundred pounds of green grass eontains 60 to 80 founds of water, lettuce, cucumbers, cabbage, and Onions contains 95 to 98 pounds. During the 'growing season there is being given off from field and forest. an endless supply ~of mois- ture to tne thirsty air. While this is not enough to meet th totcl de- mands of rainfall, it contributes! materially to it. This contribution of moisture is lost when the season ef plant-growth- is past. At-the-ad- vent of autumn the earth's surface water supply is low, owiag to the demands made upon lake and stream by the long warm season. "The earth's autumn carpet of leaves and dry withered vegatation also makes no small demands on the moisture. Hence but little rainfall. Indian summer is distinguished from all other seasons of the year by the hazy atmosphere which char- acterizes if, a phenomenon which is largely due to forest fires. In early times, says John M. Bishop, for- est fires wére of frequent occur- rence in the autumn, due to roving the chase. bands of Indians on Hence the name Indian summer. ~a -- Indian summer is born in the wind. When the trade winds dis- appear the Indian summer comes. When the sun passes the equator te the south the trade winds set in to the southeast and in afl particu- lars ore similar.to the trade winds cf the northern hemisphere. Whea the sun is crossing the equator and the poles are equidistant from the belt in the sun's tract around the globe, it occurs that a rush -of cold air to the equator comes from both the north end the south and on tniz account such great extremes of heat and cold occur at the equator as to set up the rare phenomena known as the equinoctial storms. When the sun is south of the equator the trade winds blow from the northeast toward the cquator and when the sun is north the winds blow from the northeast toward the line. Indian summer occurs after tho sun has passed south of the equator and on this account the trade winds during this season aro blowing from the south-|° east toward the equatorial line. These winds must cross the Atlantic ocean aud in doing so come to the coasts of Bouth America heavily Jeden with moisture gathered from the high mountain ranges. As the winds continue to increase in ac- tivity. Increased quantities of moisture are deposited in the tro- pical belt and finally brought up to North America. Through the instrumentality of southern trade winds, whose influence is felt in the northern hemisphere in the way of moisture, rain falls and the Indian summer is Frought to an end. ey Of the great powers France has the smallest population and the Jargest debt. The principal of the debt is %5,655,000,000; the annual charge on account of it is about $238,000,000. Taxation, therefore, isp particularly important question in France, and the subject of fiscal reform is discussed in an interesting manner by A. E. Gauthier in a book that was published recently. He makes a comparisun which shows that there has been a notable in- crease of indirect over direct taxa- ticn? According to the budget of 1£08, the revenne from indirect tax- ation would be 1,280 million francs, as against 482 million in 1830. Dur- ing the same period the revenue fiom direct taxation increased only from "279 million to 517 million francs. The indirect taxes have genre up almost to three times the old figure, direct taxes are about double what they were. M. Gauthier says of the indirect taxation thit '"'it ignores those whom it strikes and is equally iz- nored by them." It is easy to as- ly unfair. He points out thatvin or- der to be successful it mast be levi- ed upon the necessities of life, and that 27 per cent of the burden falls upon the man with an income of-less than 1,000 francs, whereas the man with an income ranging from 10,- 000 to 50,000 francs escapes with considerably less than 1 per cent. He argues, therefore, that fiscal re- form should look toward direct tax- ation on the paying power of the in- The mysteries of God--I. Cor., iv. 1, Man is a rational being. De wish- es to understand himself and his surroundings. Ho likes intelligent- ly to master his situation--to be sure of his ground--to prove his steps. But aithough he can know many things, he finds himself sur- reunded by the unknowable. The pla'rest facts are fenced ail about by this veil of-mystery. He kno-s that he lives, but he cannot tell whence his life cama. a knows that he can lift his hand, but can- not tell how his will contracts the muscle necessary to th t © same mystery shrouds the realm of science. Lord Kelvin, in speaking of electricity, said: "Its secret is as sacrecly guarded to-cay as it was a ccntury ago, and the ere is no prospect of its revelation."' et because forces are rete i= hensible, man does not Serv th existence, but attempts *to turn them to practical uses. 'The grekt- ri of all mysterics," says Aas R s to be conscious of none." thinking man sees this realm of ia unknowable and uses those facts which emerge from it for his well being and. progresu. Now, it is remarkable that many frersons who think themselves ra- tional cemand that there be no mysteries in religion. Unless they can comprehend all the doctrines i in which its practical duties ore set, they will - NOT HEED ITS MESSAGE, But is it not to be expected that, mest of all, mystery should mect +8 when we come to religion, which relates to the deepest questions and the highest destinies of being? Religion treats of God. What theme could be more hedzed about | with mysteries? Who can penetrate the secret chamber of the Almighty? Who can tet forta iminita f tion? "Canst id says the Book | ob, "oy bearcunig lne.ant. Gul", | is high as heaven, what canst | how dot Deeper' than hell, cannet comprehend the Being of t ings. shall we turn a deaf ear tot revelation of Him which the Bible | gives us? , Because we carnot know canst thou know?' But hecanse we | div it to perfection shall we refuse o believe the comforting truth that God is love? Shall we refuse His offer to hear our prayers because our pocr finite minds do not see how @ can answer- them? Religion has to do with man's im- mortal being. Shall we here expéct & revelation thut our reason can al- togethcr measure? Religion tells us what our reason could never dis- | 2ever--that ve iss immortal, that }as present is a sowing for eternity, and that the righteous shall shine as the stars fore Very truly done. eianeta Bacon ay: "If we submit everyshing to season, our religion wi:l have in it § nething new, heayenly or Civine."' A religion without mysteries could give no food for our spiritual be- ing. Take away the deep, the bles- sed, the infinite aspects that robe with myster, THE TRUTHS OF RELIGION, aud you rob it of its power to at- tract, to ea and to sway the} comets, hearts. of me We learn "here, then, how irra- tional is that criticism which asks the gharck to eure her holy myster note how false to thaip hiibest obligation are those ministers who discuss literary eco- nomic or social questions--which belong to another sphere--instead of setting" a the holy mysteries ot rovelati "Let a nae' so account of us," says our text, "as of the ministers of the mysteries of God." The true ninister has not Jost faith in the divine mysteries; nor 'let any one MYSTERIES 6F RELIGION) Shall We Doubt Because Mists Still Hang! About the Future Stete of Being ? think that. our modern age has pass- | ca beyond these. Were we to ex- change these exhanstiess themes for|less than thirty which are now re- the dry huskw of cthies, instead of fil- cognized and spoken of as Jupiter's ing. we would utterly empty our} -- hea. an hes a Godward side; he thirats fort! ve eternal and the infin-| j ite: lusting home. Rev. James B. Remensnyder. BTER many, many years the Doll Fairy decided to visit her peo- le on earth and to endeavor to make them happy. Her pevyle, of course, are"the little girls and the very little boys, .And Wise Folk--for the girls ere the very wisest among mortals-- she chose to make her appearance in 1. ; d so Ike to have that beautiful doll!" cried the litle git], who was gofig shopping with her mother, So, because the mother was rich and ber daughter always had whatever she wished, the doll with the flaxen curls and the large blue eyes, Which opened and shut, and the ae ER YIN Pe ae A Good Szuaritaa Dolly doll even moro than had the rich little girL Soon there came walking by a Lae wi.o seemed quite poor. searching for nuts, but only bait heartedly, since his thoughts were with his tiny sister, who lay very il at home. Then he saw the Coll, And the boy was flled w: ment as he aald to Le there never was such a b "Surely, 4 1 aol, How pleased little sister weuld be with {11 Therefore the boy gently pe the Doll Fairy in his arms, and holding it carefully, 60 ag not to soll the pretty dress, he boro St to tho little girl who was sic movable joints, became the possession of this little girl At first the "ane was proud of her Deautiful dolly and she was as happy as could be, But she was already be- ginning to tire of it, as rich little gitis often do, on the day Nurse took her for a atroll ja the park. Dolly Was carried in the arms of her mis- tress, Perhaps you have guessed that the lovely doll was none other than tho Doll Fairy. And as the fairy had great power, when the little girl had made to forget all about the doll nes- tling a, the base of a great oak 80 the was left belsind when the Soil iittie girl began her journey lowe ver, the Doll Fairy did not In- tend to remain idle. ne had meade she wished to bring Joy ng some other girl--one who would appreciate tho ton would be a single tax upon in-j istinction should be pone however, --s as the in- comes are der from capital, and work, pi "een work' alone. The tax should be progressive and | should not touch amounts below a} certain minimum. M. Gas ithi ier objection that ial miglit be driven trom the country by his system by saying thar the! general interests of the conatry would not suffer unless the capit- alists were driven out too. And he i3 convinced that as taxation in France stands there is great need cf modifications in the interest of justice, which can be attained ony by the tax on paying capacity pre 40. All the people came up after him--Solomon rather than Adoni- jah seems to have bcen the favorite of = Be nope. How is one of the most edapiabe of plants. If a shoot is broken off and stuck in the ground Cividual, and says that ideal taxa- it will almost always take root and grow. s"NEVER WAS THERE 8UCH A LCEAUTIFUL DOLL" This little girl, whose name was Lucy, cried with joy when she beheld her brother's gift. So giad was she that quickly the sickness left her. Not long was it before she was complete- ly recovered. "And Ifam sure tho dolly is the rea- gon for {t all," she said. Again the Doll Fairy used her magic, o that a thought came Into the little girl's head, and she sighed, regret- fully: "Since the dolly came to maka me happy and well, I'm sure {t would do the same for some other little girl, who perhaps needs Dolly more than From hand to hand passed the won- derful doll, bringing "cheer and glad- ness into the home of many a little irl, And as the eprites in Falryland report that she hag not returned, I've no doubt her noble mission Is not yet Aps some one you know sands and she loves before she gous back to her home In Fairyland. Unfinished Dreams HEN the story you're reading is thrilling, And your spine with excite. me nt ts chillin acts disturbing to rend inthe text: cogtinec d--this tale-in our as bad--not at all. s you always, it a you get to the eud of eens. eed Rubber tyres have three natural enemies--light, heat, and oil -- all three of which should be guarded against 'Fore ar The average life of a dog is from ten to twelve years; of a cat, nine or ten years; and of @ fox, 'about fourteen years. Stekm has not yet abolished 'sail- ing-vessels, the total number of the And it is in the proportion that! ids and religion keeps to her sphere of min-| crease what lic ering to his want with her unique! minuto, dasiiing onward -past our vine and mysterious truths, that'planot at the increased rate of 1,+ pe. {fhe will be a trusted and worthy! 538 wiles he | ipuide to lead the soul to its ever-! frantica OUR WAY 22 Danger' Shite With Jupiter--! ¥. 'Last Seen Seventy-five "Years Ago. After aii abaiaios of seventy-five sect 8 Comet (so named af- ter the astronomer who Po aap its o| eRe a return crests it wilt be un- In naval ene 1 then probab- ly only be Sercad with the aid of the camera, After the__ comet will probably: 2 visible to the un- ed sye. Even now it is nearcr tc us than Saturn and! is rushing forward at the rate of 520 miles a minute, rit passes Jupiter, tho n :planet on its wey, the er mjJncreas: to 783 miles a minute. It ster then plunge through the zone. of asteroids or tiny planet which wander between Jupite read M ars. Woe to any reall sso it may' encounter on but: worse still for the le, itcrash- head on-in its mad career into the giant plan- ot Jupiter, the great disturber of THE ROBBER PLANET. . It is_a well known fact that the giant t has a way of annexing comets and even tiny asteroids which may heppen to drift his way iu a most unprincipled fashion. 8u- spicions have been aroused concern- ing two new moons acquired of late years, which doubtless were once members of the asteroid family. Ju- piter h m gravely accuser by 8O earned astronomers of exert- 10g his mighty influence on the help- less worldiets and adding them - his own family circle. Not only that but he has reached out for Passing commets, and captured. no of comets. THE PACE TYAT KILLS. After "Tamily" g Jupiter, the astero- s the comet will in- its spé-d to 1,281 miles a linute, and rushing ty fround the sun as though to escupe its intense heat at the rate of 1,878 miles'a minute. By that iime it-will have' reached the limit of the pace that kills, for an increase in speed of about 17 Imiles a minute wou end astrously. The comet would he drawn along a pach co changed in Girection that. we would nev er see it again On May 2nd, 1910, or one day be- fore the comet makes.its nearest ap- roach ti le sun, it wiil pass ' Qa = Q 5 cede into space, after making its haininés to its mighty ruler, the sun. As it recedes the comet's pace will decrease, as tLough worn out by the Potten ha] efforts already made. Passiag b Neptune, its speed will have slowed down to sixty-five miles a minute, iD and by the time it has resched its | greatest distance from the sun is} will have declined to the rate of thirty-nine miles a minute. APPEARANCE AND POSITION. It is imposs'ble to say anything regarding the position of the com- et in the sky as observeble from the earth until certain computations have beea mad«. A prize has bern oficred hy the German Astronomi- cal Society, of 1,000 marks for the most exact ¢aleulation, aud when it is made we shall know exactly where to look for the cornet. As to the appearance of the com- et on its return, it depends entirely upon its position with regard to the earth and sun. If the earth hap- pens to be nar the comet about the time of its asage round the sun, when the conet's light is necessar- ily greatest and the train most ex- tended, then|we shall have a splen- aid view of the glorious spectacle At its returnin 1709 the comet had a train fifty flegrees in length, and was best seq in the southern he- misphere. t is, the train of the comet extended to a distance equi- valent to a jittle more than half the way from the zenith to the ho- rizon. | At its next jeturn, in 1835, it was somewhat shoin of its splendor, for its train was jut fifteen degrees in length. How the comet will look on its next return it is impossible L* conjecture, put it is to be hoped that it will tat us to a display worthy of its {\rmer reputation. THE MIDDLE AGED MAN. ad Bordered Hand- Recal Day of the Col kerchi for men to carry h fancy borders. the fashion for eir handkerchiefs ide upper pocket vith a corner stick: > f their coat, ng out. "Well, the er day I came across in my pos®ssions a handker- chief with one « have a liking for or. "Some of the Folored handker- chiefs wero gaud/gand foolish, with borders stamped$n various 'blue and in grotesque§ patterns or fig- tres; but then ak had _handker- chiefs that had a #srrow hemstitcn- ed border of a pele solid color, an blue or red; am freé to sa I Jad those; ' for that matter { erchiefa with -- craft'in the world oa near- y double that of steamers | I lik- had dowariaks fancy iprders that % : n PE VISIBLZ a 1S 17 a, also oft 's orbit, an n ed; and finding that old handker- the other eps: Pang was one chief of that ort, an fiary, was othing less than a re to me, "T gu) that the ccrrect She for a handkerchiof is We are best satisfied keeping along in our settled ways. But = we may have fancies, and it may be one of our comforting ha- vies indeed, to cherish these fan- cies. "And I- always Hked the hand- |kerchiefs with the colored borders. I like the colors. BStaid as I am, there was a time when I wore al- ways red neckties. Ys, sir, red neckties; though I now realize that | was a creature ot habit even then, fo.-I wore always neckties of the same sort without eecard to what the ssyle might be. "It was a pleasure and a& com- fort to me to wear them. I worked hard and never lost sight of the job, but I permitted myself this free- dom and luxury of wearing re neckties. In that { let ipo have mMy-own-way, an at was an ---- heJp wear red neckties now if I didn't cue oe a a sort of queer on an of m e are so snindful of ee oe people would think, But still I like red neck- ties, ae I guess that when I get rich, when I can, without setting the 'world at defiance, indulge my charmless fancies more freely, shall again wear them, though by]; that time--for juet now the riches don't seem to be coming very fast-- I may have become so extremely se- date that red neckties will have come to seom to me a superfluity."" FROM ERIN'S. GREEN ISLE IRE- -_ BY MAIS FROM LAND'S SHORES. NEWS Hfay-penings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to irish- men, The recent outbreak of typhoid in Belfast is we n the cccline. The profits of the Belfast Bavk for the year amount to over $250,- 30. A boy named Samuel Knight was killed by a traction cngine in a etreet of Belfast. Cattle of all districts are very backward this year, turning out ry a in weight. An imposing Natioual demonstra- tion organized 'by the local branch * the oI . L. was held recently aS dameey oung man named Richard ost his right arm thgough | A eatanale in a rie. seachine at Bea «Six thousand rane a year for the noxt five years has been given tu the Agricultural Department for tobacco growing. ne of Laurgan's oldest residents has passed away in the death of Jos. Duke, who was engaged in the linen trade for a prolonged period. Lord Tweedmouth is residing at the Chief Secretary's e, Phoe- nix Park, which has been placed at he disposal of Lady Aberdeen by Mr. Birrell. A cattle drive took place recently off the lands of Johnstown, near Drogheda, upwards of 200 head of cattle, sheep and horses having been removed Dennia Kerrigan, Milltown, Bal- lyshannon, recently dug up in 'his garden a flounder potato weighing one pound eleven ounces A man named Daniel Doyle was killed at New Ross by being caught between the engine and thresher, when the latter vas operating on the public ro In the Inver and Denegal dis- tricts three centenarians have ap- plied for old age pensions, One of them, Bryan O' Donnell, Tower, etates he is 103 years of age. At Portadown recently, Thomas Young attacked his wife with a ra- zor, cutting her nose off, and giv- ing her a terrible gash in the throat. He then cut his own throat A force of about 100 police in charge of a county inspector and eight district inspectors, recently superintended the re- -stocking of "driven" farms in County Clare. While repairs were being carried out recently in the parish Church ct St. Mary's, Ardree, plastering stripped away revealed an old Ro- man doorway, built 700 years ago. Folens Murray, son of Mr. T. Murray, manager of the city of Gal- way Woollen Mills, has gained a scholarship, value $400 and tenable for three years, at the Leeds Uni- versity. Recently 43 young men _ were brought before a special court of sessions at Ennistymon, charged with having driven a large number of cattle, the property of various landowners. Most' Rev. Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick, in a letter to the Lim- erick Press, has denounced boxing ax tn-Irish, yy and inhu- man, and he appeals to the youn men_of his diocese to refrain from encouraging the practice. Donegal the united ages of three applicants for old age pen- sions totals exactly 325 years, and if we add to these the 101 years of a centenarian applicant from Mona- ghan, the combined ages of four Irish applicants will be 426 years. young man named Murdoc, a native of Strabane, has died in Lif- ford Infirmary from the effects of a: sulavies received by being struck by the catcher of a train while was Seturnina along the railway he after having been at a dance, eee . Fine-edged tools lose their conn: néss when exposed for long to the sunh's rays. . now fry what I -- f TA BARONET IS MISSING HEIR TO GREAT ENGLISH ES- TATE I8 MISSING. -- er i May-he in Canada at the Present Time -- Can Trace Lincage to Conyucst, Where is i Genille ahd rowne-Cave, r to one of the oldest baroneieias'? ii England? That s what. the American authorities, <.the request of the British Am- bassader, are endeavoring to ° = The missing baronet comes of a family which in the past has con- tributed representatives ag ae: Navy, and Church. Right b k to the conquest do the Caveat trace their lineage, Wyamarus de Cave having come over in the train of Norman William ADVENTUROUS CAREER. It was, hcwever, an alliance ioe trade that brought the fam!!y most of its Wealth, one of the younger sons marrying the hciress of bir John Browne, one of London's Lord = yors. This branch of the hyphen were alded, and the fam- ily. became the Cave-Browne- Caves. Sir Genille was orly the second' son, but his elder brother, who was twelve years his senior, died in 1880, when the missing heir was quite a boy. The latter was always of a roving, restless Cisposition. He enlisted in the Dragoon Guards as a 'ranker,' * and became riding- master, in which capacity he was with the second Nile expedition of 1885 and the Burmah expedition.of 1587. He next-entered the service of a New York firm of naturalists, and spent a dozen years in their service, hunting big game for them in the far East. ; "TOUGHT IN CHINA. When the Boxer rebellion broke out he made his way to China and won-the D. 8. O., and then made his way to America, and the next that was heard cf him ho was a cowboy i: Arizona.. Later he was discov- ered working on the pavements in Kansas City. Then he inherited £10,000, and was reported to have settled on a ranch with the idea of one day restoring the shattered fortunes of his 'house. » ' But when his father, Sir. Mylles, died in January last, the wanderer could not be found, and though ef- erts have been made in all d'rec- tions no trace of him has been dis- covere The search for Sir Genille arous- « the greatest interest in the dis- trets between Burton- age ea and y de la Zouch. fir Mylles re- fied at 8tretton ha'l until Rnascial trouble arose. He sat on the Ash- by bench, and was noted for his se- verity to poachers. For g2nerations the family has produced talented wood carvers, and some wonderful examples adorn Stretton Hall. Hunting Tricks UCH aggrieved was Tom. His big M brother was going hunting, and although Tom pleaced to accom- pany him the brother had cruelly re- fused. "I don't care; I'll show him that I ean hunt as well as he." muttered Tom, Detaching a great mirror, Tom has; "ALONG CAME A RABBIT" tened with it from the house down td a hollow in the woods where he knew game was plentiful, Then he brought & net from the tennis court. The mir- ror he fastened as you see tn the pic- ture, so that it would turn freely upon he plvot rod. Behind it was arranged the net in the form of @ trap. And in @ hollow {r, front of the mirror lay a " "TUMBLED INTO THE NEE cabbage, so that its Image was cast in the mirror, Pretty soon along camo a rabbit. It" saw ths reflection of the cabbage in the mirror, leaped for the mirror, and the next instant was trapped within the net, who was hidcen nearby, then tled the rabbit In exacfTy the same spot formerly occupied by the cabbage. Not an hour had pasred before a fox also "TRAPPED A WOLF" 'ied for the mirror, after the rabbit, reaps Dias glass and Laloals tumbled into the n Ane a tying a taceay fast, Tom trapped a a wolf, indeed, was he of the ra- sult of ey day's hunting. And you should pave seen how astonished Tom's ig bro! Swansand charrined, too, nasmuc as he himself bad bagged no game at all, _ telephon THE'S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, - Pe . N . Lesson VIII. Solomon Anointed King. Golden Text, I. * Caron. 28, 9, Vorse 1. David was ¢x'--Perhaps about seventy years oe at hoes tine (compare 2 Sam : 11), The phrase, 1 would seem to 5 Adonijah--The oldost of Dav- id's living sons. His mother's name was 6. Dapleart hacked The na- rental discipline in the royal house- bold had apparently been some- what lax Born after Absalora--And like his brother, a spoiled child. avid"s nephew and trusted hiilitary commander, rujah--David's sister: Abiathas the priest--The son of Ahimelech, who with all his family except Abijathar had been put to death at the command of Saul for 09 | showing kindness to David (1 Bam. 8. Zadok--A direct A seasenrstae of Eleazar, the son of A Benaiah--Comma: wader ab David's household troops (2 Sam. 8. 18), and later the chief military commander under Solomon. Nathan--The faithful prophet of reece and adviser of the king. He hed once sere rebuked Da- vid for a wrong he had commited. Concerning Shimei and Rei no- thing is known. The stone of Zoheleth --A rock: hewn stair on the side of the Mount of Olives, beside En- rogel, a spring identified by somo with the Virgin's Pool-just south of the city at the junction of the Kidron and ge valleys. Bath-sheba--At one time the wie of Uriah, the Hittite, and since her marriage to David, the favorite wife of the king. Her son, ealoent seems to ok been of fin- cr gra and better bred than some a his half- brothers, As the counselor of her -son-: she demon- strated her sagacity and wisdom. 18. Adoaijah reigneth~Is being proclaimed, and will be accepted unless David his waself intrferes, 27. Is this thing done by my lord the king--Nathan's ignorance con- corning "the true state of affairs is feigned for the purpose of arousing the king to a sense of his own re- sponsili ility in the matser. 99.- As Jehovah: liveth--A- solemn oath, indicating the importance which the king attaches to what ho is about to say. For the a of the oath, compare 2 Sam. 4. 97 32. And ki ng David said -- Once thoroughly 'aroused-to the situa- tion, the aged kiny promptly gives minute and explicit directions for the immediate installation of his favorite son, Solomon, as bis suc- cessor. - Gihon--Apparently a sanctuary in or near Jerusalem 34. Anoint him--This was the es- sential and decisive feature of the coronation ceremony. Ite siguifi- cance scems to have been that. it symbolized the establishment of a relation 'between the king and Je- hovah, in virtue of whisk kis. per- son and royal office were oonsidcr- ed inviolable. iped with pipes--The carliest Greck version of the Old Testament reads "danced in dances" which would seem to be preferable to the reading of our text. 41. Adonijah and all the guests-- Nearing the end of their protrac- ted carousal at En-rogel, the usur- yer and his followers, , including Joab, are suddenly made aware of the fact of Solomun' fe anointing at the Me of Dav 41 . These vaine contain the record ot the ufter collapse of a 8 conspirac The horns of the altar--The Ss i because of its sacredness. afforded at least temporary pro- faction to anyone in danger of his i 63. Go to thy house--A command a" retire into private life. thou strong therefore-- The remaining verses of our lesson contain the last charge of the aged king to his son Solomon, es : brief mention of the death a burial of the king. 2, 3. Prosper--Or, "do wisely."' 2. 5. Thou knowest also 'what Joab did unto me--A suggestion to Eolomon that he inflict upon Joab the just punishment for the wrongs he had committed during David's reign. but which the latter for some reason hed not himself cared to avenge. In the same way, Svlomon 1; exhorted to show kindness unto a the Gileadite, to whom David was indebted for protection and assistance at the time of his flight before Absalom. 2. 10. Slept with his fathers--A ° common Old. Testament nr iow for the decease of a person -------_-- ]----_-- How Animals Go to Sleer COTCH terriera are especially fond S of finding a flower bed in wiich to alcop by day. Our sheep havo lost nearly all their wild Instincts but one, which is to seek the highest place pos- sible in which to lle down and rest; they sunny banks for a daytline nap, and foxes, and even oe Bot to sleep on the rough grass or Birda seem to erate? the topmost branches of dead trees, Many of thom - seem to think that the telegraph and © wires were strung for birds to roost on. eons, especially, take to dead "-- i taal sea birde always select some dea or branch fo ir eerch Shen they wish to aeep Anas fiw