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llnperiul, tvm‘vr and all persua-' m is the mm! "come." Six hunâ€". id and S¢3\‘0':;x'_'v"0lght times is it‘ pnd in the Scriptures. It stands ‘ the {rant gulu u! the Bible. as in first text, inviting antediluvians Nnuh's urk. and it stands at other gate at the Bible. as in second text. inviting the post- iuns at all later ages into the of a Suviour's mercy. “Come" nly a Word 0! {our letters, but the queen 0! words. and nearly entire nation 0! English vocab- bosVs; to its scepter. It is an into which empties ten thous- rlvm's nl llll'allllllfl. Uther wm'cls , but this lu-q-kuus. All moods feeling hath thut Wurd “come." times it two-ens aml smut-times laughs. Snmntiuu-s it prays, metlIm-s it tempts, uml smneuimcs «lo-straws. It sounds from the tor M the chm-vii aunl lrum the seâ€" lglius uf sin. {ruin the truths of raven and tho- gutea of hell. It is mlluent uml m'rn-su-nt nf all [inw- It is the heiress 0! most 01 the and the clmmwr of most «if the "l'nnn: Y" You um}: pru- lt. so! that, all UH: heavens heard in it‘s "ilthnH'S m' pru- it so that all the “HHS hf 'otll'l o_-t,o-r1.i'_v shall rv-Vc-rlmrute 5 one s: llulilc'. It is (”I the saint uml pl'ulllgallo'. It is: UH! it‘wt Of all sulivituhts (-lthm' .ome . ne That Will Declare Dividends Until the End of Time. despatch {rum Wuhington says: W. Dr. 'l‘uiumgc preached from following texts. Genesis vi, 18, me; Horn-influx) xxii., 17. must rmucmlx our “come ’ ' to cnmmm‘ t GREAT INHERITANCE. nun» 0|: BAD 'wd '.’ “hut. him that ‘nd ? 'I‘ukc im. linen” evil habit. Give me -. who have been strengthened by the promises 01 God and the people who have been fed by the ravens when ;other resources gave out and the pnen and women who, going into this battle armed only with needle or saw or axe or yardstick or pen or [type or shovel or shoe-lust, have gained a victory that made the hen- VI‘hS ro-sound. With all the resources of God promised for every exigency no one need be left. in the lurch. But the word "come" applied to‘ those who need solace will amount to nothing unless it be uttered by some one who has experienced that solace. 'l'hat spreads the rewonsh hility of giving this gospel call am- ong a great many. Those who have lost property and been consoled by religion in that trial are the ones to invite those who have tailed in business. Those who have lost their health and been consoled by religion are the ones to invite those who are in poor health. Those who have had bereavmnents and been consoled in those bereavements are the ones to avnipathize with those who have inst father or mother or companion or child or friend. What nimtitudes oi us are alive toâ€"day and in good hralth and buoyant in this journey of life who would have broken down or died long ago but for the sus- taining and cheering: help of our holy religion 8 So no say, “Come!" THE WELL IS NOT DRY. The buckets are not empty. The supply is not exhausted. There is just as much mercy and condolence and soothing power in God as before the first grave was dug, or the first tear started, or the first heart brok- en, or the first accident happened, or the first fortune vanished. Those of us who have felt the eonsolatory power of religion have a right to speak out of our own experiences and say, " (f'ome ! ” What dismal work of condolence the world makes when it attempts to condole! 'l‘he plaster they spread does not stick. The broken bones under their bandage do not knit. A farmer was lost in a snow- storm on a prairie of the far west. Night roming on and after he Was almost frantic from not knowing which way to go, his sleigh struck the rut of another sleigh, and he said, ” I will follow this rut.and it will take me out to safety.” He hastened on until he heard the bells of the preceding horses; hut. com- ing up. he found that that. man was also lost and. as is the tendency of those who are thus confused in the forest or on the moors, they were both mming in a circle, and the run- mm of the one lost sleigh was fol- 'h.-wini: the runner of the other lost Lsh-igh round and round. At last it 'occurred to them to look at the north star, which was peering through the night, and by the di- reetion of that star they got home again. Those who follow the advice of this world in time of perplexity are in a fearful round, for it is one hewildered soul following another bewildered soul. and only those who have in such time got their eye on the morning star of our Christian faith can find their way out or be strong enough to lead others with an all-persuasive invitation. 0‘ As the one word come" has; SOIIIQ'UDM.‘S brought manv souls to Christ, I will try the cxporinwnt of piling up mm a mountain and then send down in AN AVALANCHE OI” POWER. many of these gospel "comes." “ L‘ome thou and all thy house into the ark ; " "Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and 1 will give you rest; ” “Come. for all things are now ready; " “Come with us, and we Will do you good ;” "Come and sec; " ”The Spirit and the bride say ‘come.’ and let him that heareth say ‘come.’ and let him that is athirst come.” The stroke 0! one bell in a tower may be sweet, but a score of bells weil tuned and rightly lifted and skilfully swung in one great chime fill the heavens with music almost celestial. And no one who has heard the mighty chimes in the towers of Amsterdam or Ghent or (‘openhagen can forget them. Now. it seems to me that in this Sabbath hour all heaven is chiming, and the Voices of departed friends and kindred ring down the sky, say- ing, "Come! ” The. angels who never fell, bending from sapphire thrones. are chanting. “ Come ! ” Yea. all the towers of heaven, tow- ers of martyrs. tower of prophets, tower of apostles. tower of evangel- ists. tower of the temple of the Lord God and the Lamb are chim- ing. “Come! Come !” Pardon for all. and peace for all, and heaven for all who come. \\‘lu-n Russia was in one of her great Wars. the suffering of the so!- (liex's had been long and bitter. and they were Waiting for the end of the strife (me (lay a messenger in great excitement ran among the tents of the army shouting. “Peace 3 Peace! " The sentinel on guard asked. "Who says ‘peace? ' ” And the sick soldier turned on,his hospi- tal mattress and asked, "Who says ‘peace '? ‘ ” And all up and down the encampment. o! the Russians went the question, “ Who says 'peace ?' " Then the messenger res- ponded. " The Czar says 'peaoe.’ ” That was enough. That meant go- ing home. That meant the war was over. No more wounds and no more long marches. So toâ€"day, as one of the Lo d’s messengers, I move though the encampments of souls and cry; " Peace between earth and heaven! Peace between God and ’man. 2 Peace between your repeating gsoul and a. pardon!“ Lord I ” I! ‘clares it. "' " Hy peace I give unto you!” “Paced ofGodthatpuo- at): all nndentnndin‘ Everlast- ingpeace! THEY BATCH THEMSELVES BURGLARS SAVE THE POLICE MUCH TROUBLE. How “Gun” Kelly Was Neatly: Trappedâ€"Found Uncons- cious in a Refrigerator. "Cuff” Kelly, one of the most un- catchable thieves who ever worried the police, finally took the trouble to trap himself neatly, for their benefit, only two months ago. His climax came when he broke into Mr. Clement Mason’s house in Duke street, London. England. He cer- tainly would have made an extreme- ly line haul, for he managed to open a large sale, of full "bank” size, (.Ollt'dlhd'lg a big collection of notes .and foreign securities. “Huff" was a very quick and clever worker, and he always drilled his safes so as to get. at. the lock mechanism, and open it. without. blowing up the "works." A I" ) U'l‘ 'l'lIR ICE IIOURS' Work he managed to swing the door Upon on it» man hinges. He stopped right inLu the safe. to get at. the caxhhoxes and rolls in the farther end ; but. he forgotâ€"0r did not knowâ€"that. the old Morlock safes have spring doors that swing to slowly, and shut themselves. The consequence Was that the (1001‘ mapped behind Kelly, and he turned, to liml himself neatly (taught. This one, hangign did-pattern Mor- lock safe, gave him a Int of trouble ; and aim-r But a unique case. and one much more awkward for the victim, was the senâ€"capture of a novice named Bowie in the art of lmusebreaking. who found his way into Mr. Golds- (zlmiiler’s place in the (V‘romwell Road. London. Bowie, amiarently had th or three equally raw “pals" with him, and, as there Was not much in the way of valuables left lying,r alriout in the house, they (10-- voted themselves to stealing eat- ahles anti oclds-and-cnds. After leav- ing the usual silly message on the table, Bowie went to the butler’s pantry, where there was a big re- frigerator, containing several joints. This happened during the very hot weather last July, and the SAFE “’KS WELL LOADED with ice-blocks. Downe, with an eye to the meat, got. inside, and he was trapped in the same \tny as Kelly. but in much worse circumstances. lie innnetliutely raised a hullubuloo, for the refrigerator had no latch in- side ; and his companions bolted, and left him in the lurch. 'l‘he icy- eold entlos‘d air-soon told severely on Bowie. and he yelled lustily for help, gradually being overcome and exlmustwl by the severe cold and the strain. When rescued in the morning he War-i tnleonseious, and with dill":- culty revived. lie is now getting; plenty of exercise and discipline. Still more aaiiusing, except, for the suijcL of it, was llw way in which the llUIISChl‘l‘ilkL‘l' Simpsun trapped himselfâ€"quite a unique case. lie was never lucky at his trade, and had lll‘Cn caught and sentenced several times : but eventually he got into curly crowd soon gathered, a posse of police unhooked the unlucky bur- glar, after a good deal of troulc, and he was marched offâ€"to get a. little matter of seven ycms’ im- prisomnmxt. Even that was not as bad as the ._-.\'perivnce of an elderly burglar nam- ._d (lrilliths. whose appearance was su respectable the police always knew him as “the Deacon.” “The Dea- con” let himself into a house in West llromwich. England, unan- nounced, about a year ago, after waiting about the leads of the roof all day. He got in through a sky- light. and entered a tankloft. While clambering round the sides of this, encumbered by his lantern. he drop- ped the latter into the Water. and thus left himself in utter darkness. Trying to find his Way out, he pre- sently fell into the cistern himself-â€" sides. and holding OVER FIFTY FEET of water. lie could not reach the top to pull himself up, and at; first. swam round like a rat. in n pail. yelling for help. Presently he found he could just stand up, with his lips above the water, but the cold told More burglars are caught acci- dentally by casual electric wires and machines than all the regular bur- glar-alarms put together. McViney, the housebreaker who gave the po- lice so much trouble before his final capture. trapped blame". in this way. He had the bad luckâ€"for himselfâ€"to break into the residence 0! Mr. Gra- ham Bellew, the electrician, at Greenock, Scotland, and managed the first part of the business without on him ; and when his yellings and kickings brought, the scared family to the scene, he was pretty far gone. He recovered, however. and is still doing Lhe second of his live years at the country's expense. a hitch. But while rummaging among the electrician’s belongings, he came upon an electric accumula- tor, charged with a heavy voltage, and the handles of it gave him a A SEVERE SHOCK. As most people know, it is im- possible to let go at electric trans- mitters which are giving a strong current ; the muscles of the wrist reluse to act, and the current held IcViney securely. at the same time lracking him with a heavy. continu- lous shock. 11:. trapped burglar stood it u long as he could. and then yelled for help ; and by the time the owner ran in in his dressing- gown, McViney was dancing, as he held on to the transmitters, and laughing hysterically. The burglar was a powerful man, and always desperate when it came to close quarters ; but he was helpless as a child when the current was turned off. And when the police arrived he .was still prostrate. He is now em- fployed on Government work. A Pleasant Story of the Wife of the King of England. In the village of Dersingham, (*rites n. Sandringham visitor), there is an old, old lady, living in the cottage at the corner, who is very proud of many things in her little home. They were given her from time to time by Queen Alex- andra. On sunny 1110111i11gs "GP? 11- 11y" comes out. in her white suubon- net and potters about among 1! flowers. Then is the best time to talk to her. “The Queen ?” she says with n. puzzled look. “I don’t know “Lo vou 1110.111, sir. " Sudden v she 10- r'nembe1s, and :1 smile huhts up the old eves 111111 plays “ith 1he w1'.i11kle'l features. “Is the 111i11cess \011 mean 1’" she 311:5. You tell her 568, and she says sud- denly : “Ah. my dear, you don’t know the princess. do you '2" and then, speaking softly 111111 smiling to lurselt', she tells you the following 1:21111‘11ete1'ist'v: lulu : ‘GBANNY” AND THE PRINCESS "One morning two winters ago-â€" let me see, it was a Tuesday, ’cause 1 was doin’ my hit of ironin'â€"there came a knock at the door. I didn't take notice. I thought it was Jim, my son-in-law. and he just A'IIUCRS and Walks in. So I went on with my ironin'. Presently there came an- other knartk. SC I calls. 'Wa‘k in.’ but, because the iron was nice and hot, I didn't. stop. And there. my dear, it was the princess and her daughter, and I’d kept than nutside knocking, and it was a bitter morn- ing. 1 was so ilurried that i didn’t know what to do. I stood with the heater in my hand, and all I. couu' .do was to make my (turtsy. But her ihighncss didn't seem to mind a bit, EShe says. ‘(lood inornin’ (lrarng'. 'We just walked in to see how you were this cold mornin‘ ’ I had got over my lurrv hy this time, and dusted two chairs for them to sit on, and put my iron on the tire. But the princess wouldn’t have me stir. She turned to her daughter and said, 'You take Granny’s iron while she sits down and talks to me.’ So the. young princess- Look the iron and ironed, while I sat down and talked with her mother." Granny rose and went to a draw- er. She took out a handkerchief with a gay colored border, and brought. it across. "She ironed that. my dear, just, as you see it. I put it away and never used it since. Well. the IllillCOFS, her mother and me talked. She told me as how sshe liked the country bettc-r than: Lon- don. where she couldn't walk about. or go out. very much. Then she mak- ud me about Jim and Sarah and the baby. I told her the rliild “as troubled with his teeth, and she said she remembered when her own babies were bad with their teeth and the trouble she had. with them. She stayed and talked for nearly an hour. I 'as afraid to ask her to have anything. but she remdmbered my ginger Wine, and asked if she and her daughter might, have a. glass, because it was warming in winter." The son at ‘a South of England squire had been travelling for two or three years, and on his return was met at the landing stage by the butler. Thinking it strange that the butler should meet him, he ask- ed if there was bad news. "Yes, sir,” replied the buUerâ€" “very bad news. The old magpie is dead." “Too much horseilesh. sir." “Too much horsellesh, John ? Where ever did it get it from ?" "The carriage horses, sir.” “What ? Are they dead, too ?” “Yes, sir. Died through over-exertion drawing,r water the night of the lire.” “What, lire ?” “The mansion, sir.” “You don’t mean to say that. the mansion is burnt, John ?” “Yes, sir. It. was burnt. the night of the funeral.” "Whose funeral ?" “Your poor mot‘her’s, sir." “What. ? Mother dead. too ?” "Yes. She never held up her head after your poor father died.” "Great Scott ! Father gone as Well ? I never heard a word of any of theseâ€" misfortunes. What was the cause of the squire’s ideath ?” “'Well, sir, it was this :way. He received a telegram, telling him the ship had gone down that had 'the whole of his fortune on board, and the shock killed him.” “John "Surely, John, that is not. bad news. But, what .did it. die of ?" i "‘For gui'dness sake get up, Annie, i.lor we’ve sleepit. ten years." I am entirely ruined.” “That. you are. sir. And the old magpie is dead.” Jock and Annie were to get mar- ried. and she had confided to him that her age was twenty. After the ceremonies and festivities were over they both Went home and retired for the night. Annie's mother resided next door, and, being up early the following morning. thought she would give the happy couple a "rap up.” “Come away, Annie, get"llp : YB ken ye’re thirty the daY-'_' , On the Way to their door she sud- denly remembered it was Annie’s birthday. Knocking loudly at the door, she bawlcd out :â€" Jdck, who wits the first to hear the voine, astonished his mother-in-iaw by shouting :â€" Mr. Shnapkinson went, on a. trip with his wife to Niagara. Falls. Mrs. Shnhpkinson, a lady gifted with a rich. sonorous voice, exclaimed at the sight of the fallszâ€"“Oh, John, how splendid! How grand! How tre- mendous!” Johnâ€"“Yes, yes; but, please, just be still a minuteâ€"I should like to hear the noise!” MOTHER WAS TO BLAME. BREAKING 1T GENTLY Parker House Rolls.â€"0ne teacup yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, a piece of lard the size of an egg, 1 pt milk and flour enough to make a still batter. Put the milk on the stove to scald, with the lard in it. Mix the salt, 5 ar and yeast. into the flour. Add! the milk, being careful not to p it in too hot. Knead thoroughly 'when mixed at night, and only slightly the ne'Xt morning. Roll out an inch thick, and cut out ,with a large-sized biscuit cutter. ‘Spread a little butter on each roll I l and lap together. Let them rise very light, then bake in a quick oven. Buttermilk Rolloâ€"Take two colTee cups buttermilk. and stir into it. 1 teaspoon saleratus dissolved in a little but water, and stir into this about 5 cups flour ; beat this mix- ture up lightly, and bake in French roll puns. -v'v r"""' Tea Rulls.-â€"Soald 1 pt milk. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar, â€",‘.- cup of yeast and flour to make a stiff hut- tcr. Let this rise over night. In the morning add a} cup of butter, 1 teaspoon of salt and the whites of 2 \vcfilâ€"hontcn ogg‘s. Mix stiff. knoaul well and lut rise. 'l‘hcn knead again and roll three-fourths of an inch thick. Cut with It biscuit cutter. butter one-half and roll tlw other half over it. Let rise until Very light, then bake. Spiced llnlls.â€"'l'ake at picre from your bread dough and roll it out half an inch thick ; brush the top with melted butter, and cover thick with cinnamon and line white sugar; eonnnenee at one side and roll up as jelly cake, then cut it an inch thick, and lay in a pan as biscuit. close together, and let them rise, and bake 20 minutes. (IanS.â€"â€"()ne [Tint sweet milk, 1 111, flour, 1 tablespoon sugar 11nd 1111. Itcd shortening",~ salt, 3 teaspoons bal; ing powder. Grease the 111153. and heat very hot ; the!) put in the dough and bake for :20 minutes. ]f you bake more than you want for 11 single meal, 511311111 the ivmaindor for the next, as they 1111} delicious Mwn treated in this Way. G 'aham (lemmaâ€"One pint of sour milk, 1°teasponn each of soda. and salt, 1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar, .3 cup white Ilour, and then sutlicient (lraham flour to make a still batter. Mix thoroughly and bake in well greased gem tins in a quick oven about 20 minutes. Buttermilk Comaâ€"Una egg, 1 good handful of sugar. a pinch of u‘lt. .3 cup melted butter, 1 pt buttermilk and 1 teaspoon soda, and mix 'ather stiff. llavc gem irons hot and a good oven. Mutiins.-â€"One mtg. 5 cup butter and lard mixed, melted and injured into 1 pt sweet milk. 3 teaspoons baking powder sifted. Beat it hard and bake in gem pans. These are excel- lent made of Graham dour. llye Mullins.â€"-Two cups each of rye meal llour and sour milk, 2 tea.â€" spoons soda, .5 cup molasses and a ‘little salt. Bake in a quick oven in lheatcd gem pans. __A_ _- A A‘ Cream MuiTins.-â€"'I‘he yolks of 3 well-beaten eggs. 1 tablespoon but- ter. 1 pt sweet cream. 3‘.- teaspoon salt, flour enough to make a stiff butter, the whites of the eggs heat.- eu to a froth. Fill the hot. well, greased niullin rings half full with the butter. Bake quickly. Whole tomatoes can be kept for winter use by filling at large stune jar with ripe, sound tomatoes. udd- ing at sprinkling of sugar and a, few cloves between each layer. Cover with one-half vinegar and one-half water. Cover closely ; will keep all winter. Corn may be kept by suiting. (‘ut it, uncooked, from the cob, put in a keg in alternate layers with salt, having salt in the bottom, then a layer of corn about an inen thick. When filled put a board that will fit down into the keg with a weight on top. Cover with another larger board and keep in a com, dry place To cook the corn soak over night. changing the water once or maize. 'loil in clear water for tWenty min- utes, add milk, butter and a dash of pepper. Before tomatoes are quite gone make some tomato butter which need not be sealed, but will keep like apple butter. Pare seven pounds of ripe tomatoes. add to them three pounds of sugar. one ounce of ground cinnamon, half an ounce of Whole cloves and a pint, of good cider vinegar and boil three hours. Pear butter is best made of the common, coarse-grained pears, which should be pared, sliced, sugar added to taste as some pears are sweeter than others, then stirred and cooked until _dark and rich. Some prefer the addition of a little ginger root, but it the pears are tasty this is not necessary. Seal while hot. Dry roasting ears on the cob for winter ’eating ; it is better than can- ned corn, and corn that is cut on‘ the cob and dried. When it is cut oil so much of the milk is wasted. Gather the corn when it is prime for eating. remove shuck and silk. scald sufliciently to kill all the germs of life and dry quickly either in the sun or shade. Have a. large Vessel of water koiling, put in as many cars as it will conveniently held and let it. come to a boil again, pour oil the water and spread corn to‘dry. 10LLS, GEMS AND MU] "II INS To make good apple butter the apples should be ripe, free from rot and clean. To one barrel of cider, use five buckets of apples palm} and u HIV“II v-gv use five buckets of apples pared and cut in rather small pieces. Put the cider on to boil very early in the morning ; skim it until clean. When nearly half boiled away put in the apples. When“ they are dissolved and {all to the bottom begin to stir and keep it cooking, stirring all the while until it is fine, dark and rich and it will keg) for years. It is better without sugar or spices added but it they are preferred they should be added n short time before it is HOW TO DO THINGS. taken from the fire. It sealed dir- tight while hot. it need not be cook- ed so long, but the long cooking makes it richer, also more eon“.b nient as it. may be used as needed and simply tied over. A wooden stirrer with a long handle is a. mu- venience so one may stand for from the lire. Never-Failing Cookies.â€"'l‘wo eggs, one and onehalt cups granulated sugar, one cup lard, one cup sweet milk or cream, a little nutmeg and salt, one teaspoon sodn, one table- spoon bnking powder sifted in with the flour. i Mustard Pickleâ€"Cut into small rpieces two quarts of green tomatoes, twelve large cucumbers. one quart. of ‘string beans. two large cauli- flowers, add twenty-tour small cu- cumbers and thirty-six button onions ,Wash them. place them in a kettle, lsprinkle one pint of salt over them, 'place a plate on them supporting a, weight (a flatiron will answer) and llet stand over night. Drain, return to the kettle, add weak vinegar to cover and boil gently for one-hall hour. Have boiling: in another ket- tle three quarts of cider Vinegar, one pound of brown sugar. one ounce each oi turmeric and celery salt, onc- lourth pound of white mustard seed, one small box of mustard and three tablespoonfuls of white pepper. :Drain the pickle in a sieVO. Put two 'quarts of it into the dressing let it boil and then remove. with a. ladle ; continue until all is cooked. ’ack in glass jars and till them up with the boiling hot dressing. Seal care- ‘fully. l Cold Chicken Pieâ€"Cut up two ten- ‘doi- chickens as if for frying, and put ,them in a saucepan with two and a. {half quaits of water, a bouquet. 'made of sweet lnarjoram. basil, parsley. three bay leaVes, a sprig of thyme and a. small blade of mace. Simmer until well cooked, adding“ to the pot when the chicken is about half (lone one-half pound of bacon cut into small pieces and thoroughly smashed. A quarter of an hour he- ifore the chicken is removed add half of a. small can of trutlles cut in slices. Boil eight eggs very hard. icul them in slices and arrange. them {on the bottom of an earthen dish. Cover with a layer of trumeS. then zone of chicken meat, and continue ”until the dish‘is too-thirds full. lie- "turn the bones and coarse pieces of meat. to the pot and reduce the .liquid one-third, stiain, cool and re- iimove the grease. Return the stock to the tire. add a quarter box of L:s‘iaked gelatine. pour this over the 'tchicken and when it. is jellied and L ready to serve, place on the top a crust, of puff paste which has been I cut to lit the dish and baked , l I separately. Sugar-Syrup for Cakes, Etcâ€"Put two cups of sugar and a half cup of water in a sauce par. over the tire, stir till the sugar is dissolved, then let. simmer very slowly {or ten min- utes, till it is a clean syrup. This is perfectly pure. and is so sweet. that. less is necessary than usual. More than a million people are treated in the hospitals of London each year. A Few Tit-Bits of General In- formation. The entire colilcliml of coins and medals in the British Museum con-- sists of nmrly 2501100 slngcimvns. \SIVII .’ v‘-- - ()ne of the julliust clubs in Paris, it. is stated, is one formed exclusive- ly of deaf and dumb persons. In Southern and Midland I'Ing’land‘ 30,000 Women spend their lives in. driving and steering the canal- boats. . At. Sultn. in Argentine. a. list of} boys and girls whu have failed to ut-' tend school regularly is published in the nmvspupcrs. ' There are in the world 270 cities having more than 100,000 inhabit- ants each ; thirty-five. having more than 500,000 ; and tu’uhc with a population of more than 1,000,000. 802 In the palm of the hand there are: 2,500 pores to the aquarc inch. 1! these pores were united cud tu and they would measure nearly five miles. The sum of £11.280,000 a fear is spent- in poor relief in the United Kingdom, nearly £2,000,000 of which goes in salaries of relieving officers and similar emu-uses. The common and familiar thread spun by the spider is 30 fine that. 25,000 miles of it. enough to go round the World, would weigh only There is in existence nn unrcpcalod law in Switzerland which forbids the wearing of hats more than 18 inches in diameter. artificial flowers, and foreign feathers. under a heavy pcgmlty. ()f the 11,000,000 Jews in the world, 6,000,000 live in Russia. :2,- 100,000 in Austria-Hungary, 600.- 000 in the German, and 235,000 in the British Empire. 0! the last, 140.000 belong to London. There is a statue in a Village in Egypt which is said to be the oldest in the world. having heen in exist- enu: for over 6,000 years. It is the representation of one of the chiefs of the domain wherein it was erected. Vlov “'77---- A lady has for some time pa-zt been teaching navigation to young men in Plymouth. England. and many of her pupils have successfully passed the Board of Trade examina- tions and have obtained certificates as mates and skippers. ‘__- Every time Mr. Picrpont Morgan goes abroad he makes it. a point. to acquire a number of valuable souve- nirs of the trip. Recently, besides a number of rare paintings, he pur- chased ior himself a Persian rug. probably the rarest of its kind in existence, for which he paid $25,000. The rug measures 10 feet 6 inches by 19 tent, was made of Persian silk in Tabriz. Persia, and was woven by Mohammedan friars 150 years ago for a Shah. It. took sixteen years to weave the rug. Mr. Slcichcr, of New York. has in- troduced a convenient way of indi- cating tho names of streets on the lumps of the city. The name of the street along which the passenger is travelling is printed horizontally, and that. of the street which inter- sects it vertically on the glass of the lamp. _ DOMESTIC RECII‘ES . HERE AND THERE. In the October number of the Na- tional Review. Sir Charles Wan-on dcala with the mummy education at the British soldier in his openln‘ sentences. and promcdlng to (Museum the emctcncy of our army he :16th that we sent out to Sth Atria a vast iorce with the greatest rapid- ity. but the ediciency which ensured that result did not extend to the conduct oi the war. which could not be spoken oi in the same terms 0! appreciation. it was known. he states, that political questions had in some instances overruled military expediency. Sir Charles reiers at some length to the operations oi the Doors in Natal. putting the combin- ed ion-cc oi the Transvaal and Orange Free State at 81,000 men, the great- or part being concentrated in that colony until alter the reliei oi Lady- smith. The writer regards the Boer as an ideal mounted scout. who 'possesses all the secrets which lead to success in minor operations against savage tribes or untrained Europeans; but he has most serious deiects, which unlit him ior perman- :ent success against British trained soldiers. lie is wanting in discipline and his cunning cannot make up for this defect, or enable him to convert a well organized war or rebellion. and no eliorts at co-operation will enable his detached forces to STRIK E TOG E'l‘llEll. This completely disqualified him for organized attacks, such as should hare been made on Kimberley, La- dysnu’th and Maieking. His real strength is in guerilla warfare, rear guard actions and defence. and he has gradually learnt the art oi at»- tack in small bodies from experience in the war. He has many weak points as a combatant. Mistrust oi his fellows, no stomach ior close lighting, a desire to show his heels on the approach oi the bayonet; in skirmish alone he excels. Constant- ly alarmed lest his flanks and rear should be threatened, he is subject to Very unreasonable sudden panic. lie lights with little supports or re- serves, and having no relieis ior his trenches. it is easy to break through his line if the attack is suiiicientiy extended. He has shown a surpris- ing absence oi energy. activity and enterprise, so nmrh so that there is danger that our troops may be ren- dered too careless oi their eonmiunio cations in operations against a trained army. Nothing in the methâ€" Defects Which Unfit the Boer for 06 adopted by the Boer, either in strategy or tactics, is likely to ni- iect the conduct of future wars, but he has been of the greatest servnce to us in showing ux. defects in our- selves which we are bound to erudi- cute." The article contains military criticism which will be read with in- terest, and calls attention to useful lusons which the war has brought home to us, particularly as affecting? the self-reliance and independence u! character of oflicers and soldiers. A colonial celebrity the other day related a pleasant reminiscence of a luncheon party in the Far East. It happened among the Dyuks. lie haul been away from home once. and. on {returning found his mam had been sent to prison {or theftâ€"thieving is the commonest of crime out there ; so he invited um rmg'istrute to lunch. Then, to his dismay. he ‘found his cook also had been incur- cerated. He put. it to the magis- trate. What could be done ‘3 No cook. no luncheon ! Oliver Wendell Holmes enjoyed no thing so much as a clever retort, even if it happened to be at his (“ll expense. One duty, at an entertein- inent, he was seated near the reâ€" freshment table, and observed a lit- tle girl looking with longing eyes at the good things. With his invariable fondness for children he said, kind- ly :â€" wich "Beams-c I haven’t any [oi-k.” ”Fingers were made before forks," said the doctor, smilingly. The little girl looked up at him. and icplied, to his delight :â€" “Not. my fingers." "Oh," said the digniuury "we'll have him out on bail to cook the lunch and then send him back." And they did. “Why do you wear a lover's knot as u scurfpin 1‘" asked Hrs. Hurd- casue of her bald and cranky bache- lnr brother. Boutnmn (to visitor)-â€"“How'a busim-ss? Why, there ain't no busi- ness since those blessed bicycles came into fashion. Why, they comes down here and lakes our fresh air, as we're celebrated for. and pumps it. into their blouuiin' wheels, and takes it awiiy with 'cm. Nipkins-“\\'hy so blue, old boy?" Blin‘kins-“I tried to economize by marrying my typewriter." .“Good idea!" ”No, it wasn't. Sho refuses to do any more typewriting, demands two servants to take care of her. and insists that my next, typewriter shall be a man. although men Want lnrgvr salaries." "Because 1 am not. a lover," rcâ€" plicd he. snappishly. “Mister." said an urchin to a gen- tleman who was driving a very poor horse the other day, “goes ‘ypr _wunt uun av Ll“: vvuu nay, “UV, v ,_“___ me to hold 'im?" “No. this horse won’t run away." "I didn't mean to hold 'im fut so's he Won't run away. I meant to hold 'fm up 80'!) he Won't drop." A sheep do; has the heaviest brain of any dog. It averages 29;”. A of any dog. It averages 29507.. n. spanid's brain averages 1802. only. Greyhounds are pictured on Egyp- tian monuments carved 3.000 13.0. The Arab boat-110mm is the «widest type of domestic dog at present ex- WAN TING Ill DISCIPLINE. lll'IR FINGERS CAME IN '1 LATE. Are you hungry little gill 2’" Yes sir, " “us the reply. Then why (1011' t. you take a sand- IT WAS A "NOT." NOVEL LUNCH I“ )N