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In an article on the present du-' content in England which was writâ€" ten by Rev. Canon Barnett for The Nineteenth Century and After there are two sentences that go to the heart of much of the social agitation of our times. They read as follows : ‘‘The United Kingdom contains," it may be said in truth and shame, ‘"‘a great multitude of poor people veneered with a thin layer of the comfiortable and the rich." It is the poverty of the great multitude of the working people and not the destitution of the very poor which is the force of the present disconâ€" tent. ¢€ » 4 o ut glf c 00. TB 2 ca P cocclth sp eP ns mlr.d on'?w:::lle:;)ryt,}x’? swn\rhd;: that three cashicrs and four bookâ€" Mrs. Youngbride. They say she keepers were missing. That will went into a butchor‘s shop the give you some idea ‘ff the magniâ€" other day, and secing a side of tude of our business. spareribs on the counter, she reâ€"| m marked : ‘Why, I didn‘t know you ; . A flock of microbes can do more kept xylophones here.‘" ldunqe than a flock of elephants. NOTES ANDCoOMMENTs "In case of gangrene or other operatinns of a septic nature, this tiny prick on the finger from a neeâ€" dlo covered with living organisms, is as deadly as a snakeâ€"bite. "If the point has penetrated the skin as far as the blood the poison reaches the heart within a few seconds, and is thus distributed over the whola body. "Amputation of the pricked finâ€" ger does not save one in such a case. If the skin is morely scratchâ€" ed tho spread of infection may be m by plunging the hand in "When the poison does reach the blood septiczaemia invariably sets in within fortyâ€"eight hoursâ€"a terrible disease, which is usually fatal.‘"‘ Th :se assertions are both strikingâ€" ly true, but neither of the condiâ€" tions to which they refer is strikingâ€" ly novel. The _ generalizations would answer for pretty much all the past, and, with certain modifâ€" cations that would not affect their truth, for all countries. Nowhere is the distribution of wealth so even that there is not a relatively large class which considers the division unjust. Nowhere does the force of a new demand for a readjustment scome from the wholly destitute. Resentment against the rich is not uncommon among those whom t.he‘ English working people would conâ€" gider very well off indeed. €ases ever present perils which attend the medical profession. "Almost every day in big Lonâ€" don hospitals surgeons are bravely and cheerfully risking their lives in operating on .dangerous septic The brief fatal illness of Mr. R. B. Etheringtonâ€"Smith, most famous of oarsmen, most popular of men, calls attention poignantly to the point, has even more risk chief. a&re, it is by no means certain that they will abolish discontent due to inequalities of distribution. Nor is ideal justice possible under any reâ€" adjustment. In a multitude of cases rewards are not apportioned to merit, and as a matter of fact they may have nothing to do with merit. A woman who is working for $8 a week may have far greater merit than another who passes from sumâ€" mer resort to winter resort and back again, or she may have less merit. The difference in the fate of the two may be due entirely to chance, and neither chance nor thrift can be equalized. Nor can the money value of moral qualities be nicely estimated. It is well to remember, therefore, in considering the probable results of many reform programmes that they are not at all likely to lead to Utopia. Otherwise enthusiasm may be followed by a reaction and give way to disappointment and eynicâ€" PT*k of Needle in Operation Is Deadly as a Snake Sting. Another brave surgeon has gone to his death. a victim of one of those everyday risks to which the fearless workers in the cause of healing are being constantly exâ€" Admirable, therefore, as many of the movements for social justice are, it is by no means certain that they will abolish discontent due to Inecqualities of distribution. Nor is ism the . actu DAILY HEROISM OF SURGERY. "When the wound is being sown up it is a~simple matter for the needle to slip and penetrate the finger through the glove. The as sistant surgeon, who helps at this nar M ger Te At ‘ was the statement of a n doctor, who told The Daily c recently that seven of his mes working in hospitals had vly escaped death by poisonâ€" ntracted at operations. all operations, of course, »â€"r the cases are septic or ptic, surgeons wear rubber }‘* he said. ‘"These gloves t so much for their own proâ€" i as for the protection of pa The vual way in which surgeons ed with septic organisms ck from the needle during râ€"unp process. During the by no means ceftein ‘ml ‘‘That‘s to help him in climbing abglish «iscontent due s$o [the . free. _ trunks, /1 . suppose," s " |thought Bob. s of distribution. Nor 1s} But what interested Bob most was ce possible under any reâ€"| Mr. Downy‘s long, sharp bill. It t. In a multitude of casesifleemed to be e‘:;»’l’.v strong, fOlil the ; | woodpecker used it as a sort of hamâ€" lare not ttappofrt;ofx::lh:ogmer‘ He would test a place on the as a matter of iact th°Y |;ree trunk with the sharp point of nothing to do with merit. ‘his bill, and then if the place suitâ€" who is working for $8 a| ed him, he would hammer away unâ€" + have far greater merit til he had made a small hole through . Lo C n _ u. Phie bark. He struck » sharp blow. ration there is little dan nt ti Musical. ; carefully steri spread of infec which attend on after his ’ As soon as they were close enough to get a good luok at him, Uncle ’Phil took his birdâ€"glasses from his |pocket, and passed them to Bob “rltbout. a word. Through the clear ‘lenses, Bob could see the bird as he bad never seen him before. He seemed to be a little larger than an \ English sparrow. _ His back was \ striped with black and white, and ithere was a bright red patch at the nape of his neck. _ As he moved | about on the tree trunk, Bob could see that his feet were not like those of perching birds, with three claws pointing forward and one backâ€" ward ; Mr. Downy had two claws | pointing forward, and two pointing | backward. Mr. Downy. ‘‘Look, Uncle Phil! See me shoot!‘‘ said Bob, as he pretended to take aim with an imaginary gun. ‘"I can hit that bird over there !‘ ‘‘Hold on a bit"‘ exclaimed Uncle Phil. "I don‘t believe you want even to play that you would shoot one of your father‘s best friends." tomer. "Rig? You can‘t have any idea of its dimensions. Last week we took an inventory of the employes, nd found out for the first time that three cashicrs and four bookâ€" keepers were missing. That will give you some idea of the magniâ€" tude of our business.‘"‘ ‘"I see that you don‘t know Mr. Downy, of the woodpecker fami‘y *‘ said Uncle Phil. ‘‘Well, it‘s time that you made his acquaintance. Get your cap, and come with me." _<‘"But how does he get the insects out of the holes t‘ persisted Bob.. *‘Why, what do you mean, uncle?"‘ inquired Bob. "I don‘t see how a bird could be father‘s friend." "Some people think he does it so that he may suck the sap of the tree, but that is not so,‘"‘ said Uncle Phil, in a low tone. ‘"Mr. Downy is fond of the soft, milky inner bark of the fruitâ€"trees, but he is quite as likely to drill into the bark to get at the borers, beetles and weevils that lodge there. And you will noâ€" tice that he never drills deep into & live tree; it is in the dead trees that he makes the deep hole. So you see the does little real damage with all his hammering and borâ€" ing." j "I ::xp;ors‘ei &bur house is a pretâ€" ty big establishment 1‘ said the cusâ€" Just then Mr. Downy finished his work on the first appleâ€"tree, and flew to the second. As they followâ€" ed, Uncle Phil drew a noteâ€"book and pencil from his pocket. "Give me the glasses, Bob,‘"‘ he said. "I want you to take this noteâ€" book, and keep a strict account of Mr. Downy‘s doings. Count every tree he visits, count how many holes he makes, and find out, if you can, what kind of things he eats. I will help you as much as I can."‘ By the time Bob had joined his uncle, Mr. Downy had flown to a tree in the orchard. "‘Watch his tongue,‘"‘ said Uncle Phil. "You will see that it is long and slender, and has a barbed point. There is a sort of sticky subâ€" stance on his tongue, too, that helps to catch the insects. They are his food, you know." kel â€"1+ tit Aoinitindiind ~Ane c Bob was feeling rather ashamed of himself, and he was honest enough to admit it. "‘That little bird is more help to father than I am,""‘ he said, soberly.â€"Youth‘s Companion. A commercial traveller was bragâ€" ging about the magnitude of the firm he ropresenteq. For nearly two hours Bob and his uncle follewed Mr. Downy back and forth through the orchard, and alâ€" though the friendly little bird must have seen them with his bright, alert eyes, he took no notice of them, and went about his business as usual. After the bird was gone, Bob sat down on the piazza steps and graveâ€" ly looked over his list. "Afr. Downy went to fiityâ€"seven trees,"" he said, finally. ‘"He made thrirteen holes, and three of them were big ones. He ate borers, grubs, beetles, aunts and ants‘ eggs, and spiders." < T L 1. W L clal M ce ‘"‘Why does he make so many holes?"‘ whispered Bob, with his eyes fastened on the bird. _ Bob took the pencil and went to work with a will. He was greatly interested, but when Mr. Downy flew to another tree, and began to hammer away at a hole, Bob begged for the glasses. "I want to see him catch someâ€" thing with that barbed tongue of his!‘‘ he said, excitedly. Sure enough, after a few minutes spent upon the hole, Mr. Downy thrust in his bill, and presently brought it out grub impaled u; of his tongue. "Cricky ! never knew teresting.‘" Sounds Like Yankee Yarn. is bill, and presently out again, with a fat d upon the barbed point ‘ exclaimed Bob. ‘"I woodpeckers were so inâ€" { At the time when the struggle beâ€" ‘twecn Russia and Japan had reachâ€" ed its climax, and become the abâ€" {sorbing topic of the whole world, a Suffolk laborer, off work, accosted |a friend engaged in digging : i _"Bad news from the war.‘" "Who‘s aâ€"fightin‘, then?" ‘‘Why, them Rooshans and Japâ€" anese."‘ NEWS FROM SUNSET COAST wWHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLE ARE DOING. Britain‘s landed dukes and carls were in the limelight in the House of Commons recently when Mr. Outhwaite, during the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Rural Cottages Bill, gave an interesting table of the little patchâ€" es of land held by members of the House of Lords. Here is is: 28 Dukes hold 4,000,000 acres ; 31 Marâ€" quesses hold 1,500,000 acres; 194 Earls hold 5,862,000 acres; 270 Visâ€" counts and Barons hold 3,784,000 A wagon road is being built across the flats at Argenta. Wages in Seattle are lower than they are in Revelstoke. There are 140 men working in the shipyard at Whitchorse. acres: 523 Nobles hold 15,000,000 Progress of the Great West Told in a Few Pointed Paragraphs. There is a real estate boom in Revelstoke. Back of Silverton the Hewitt mill has resumed operations. & The Mayor of Blairmore was fined $4.50 for running an auto without a number. The population of New Westminâ€" ster is reported as 20,000. It has doubled within two years. _ _ Billyâ€"o !" "Are they, though ‘ "‘Yes, that they are.‘"‘ "Well," after placidly scanning the horizon and resuming his work, "they‘ve got a nice day for it, anyâ€" A man remembers a woman‘s epiâ€" grams as long as he loves her. He remembers her compliments as long as he loves himself! Dr. Mackenzie has bought a 200â€" acre fruit ranch at Lillooet. There are about 820 names upon the voters‘ list in the Slocan. The voters‘ list in the Chilliwack riding contains 1,985 names. In March there were 18 cases tried in the police court at Merritt. A stage carrying 17 passengers recently left Whitehorse for Dawâ€" son. It is reported that the smelter at Ladysmith will soon resume operâ€" ations. The Masset brass band has a new set of instruments. Many members of the band are Indians. “Oh, they t “Oh, The Queen Charlotte News says that local fishermen will average $12 to $15 a day this year. 8 Hay, milk, potatoes and cottonâ€" wood are being shipped every day from Chilliwack to Vancouver. Last month there was a big de mand for sleigh dogs in Hazleton The average price was $25 each. A Creston rancher advises farm ers to plant white potatoes, as they are the best for commercial purâ€" poses. Frank Whepley captured 12 silâ€" ver grey foxes in Alaska this winâ€" ter, and shipped them to his fox farm in New Brunswick. The first carload of ore shipped from the Harris mines near Hazleâ€" ton to the Trail smelter gave a net return of $73 a ton. In Tenakee, Alaska, Clyde Ayers was fined $500 for selling liquor without a license, and $250 for runâ€" ning a blackjack game. In Queen Charlotte during March Mrs. W. J. Smith received 1,750 eggs from a flock of 110 hens. She sold the eggs for $70.08. Through extensive _ advertising more than $500,000 worth of lots have already been sold in the townâ€" site of Port Edward, near Prince Rupert. The provincial hatcheries at Sarâ€" dis have recently been stocked with Mongolian pheasants from Engâ€" land. Ounly three of the 25 birds were lost on the journey across the sea. The gold dredge at Goldhill on the Lardo River is being put in readiness for the summer work. Foley, Welch & Stewart will use three steam shovels on the P. G. E. east of Lillooet. The shovels cost $10,000 each. 3 A Seattle company has put up a new gold dredge to work on the Fraser River near Yale. It will dredge the river bottom to a depth of 40 feet. X The recent death of Mark Wheelâ€" er leaves George Bell the only surâ€" vivor of the band of settlers who took up land on Fairfield Island over 40 years ago. There is no lack of shrewdness in the English peasants, says Mr. A. J. Swinburne in ‘"Memories of a School Inspector,‘‘ but their knowâ€" ledge of the things beyond their own villages is often surprisingly small. The Canadian Northern Railway will operato its trains between New Westminster and _ Vancouver by electricity. A tunrnel 24,000 feet long will be driven between the two points. It will take two years to drive and will cost $3,400,000. They Own Britain‘s Lard. Good Weather for a Fight. they‘re â€" aâ€"fightin‘, are (Pausing from his work.) yes, they‘re aâ€"fightin‘ like In a Nutshell. s2 THE QUEEN OF GREECE in uniform as honorery colonel of Hussars. "I wonder how many drink suffiâ€" cient plain water to keep them in health?"‘ asked a medical man. ‘"‘How much do you drink, by the way ?‘ ‘"One glass on rising,‘‘ reâ€" plied the writer. ‘"I thought so,"‘ remarked the medico. ‘‘Well, you‘re just ruining your health, for you ought to drink at least three pints daily. 7 The figures for the year 1911 give Italy a peace strength of 225,000 ; a war strength of 525,000, and "availâ€" able for duty unorganized,‘‘ 1,200,â€" 000. The latter figures are, of course, based on the estimated male population of military age, and are probably correct. Figures for the samo year givo Italy 7 modern batâ€" tleships, 5 other battleships, 7 firstâ€" class cruisers, 3 secondâ€"class cruisâ€" ers, 13 thirdâ€"class cruisers, 3 gunâ€" boats, 33 destroyers, 75â€" torpedo boats and 19 submarines. Personâ€" nel of navy, officers and men, 29,â€" 941. ‘"‘The only drinks we have left, then, are mineral waters and plain water. Too much mineral water is not good ; but plain water contains no harmful drugs or minerals, end, moreover, is Nature‘s own product. If you drink sufficient of it, the skin will be kept clear of pimples, rashâ€" es, and sores, the blood will be purâ€" er, and Nature will see to it that sufficient water is mingled with it so that it circulates normally, and not sluggishly because it is thick with impurities. your back, raise up your chest, stifâ€" fen your neck, then turn it vigorâ€" ously, slowly, from side to side, or bend it backwards and forwards. This will keep you from taking cold. One need never take cold when sitâ€" ting still. You can make .your muscles work just as hard when sitâ€" ting down as when walking about and it may be more convenient. As many as 111,000,000 bottles of champagne are stored in the vaults of French producers. "In the first place, you lose by perspiration and evaporation in the breath about two pints a day of the water you take into the system, and about another pint goes to help keep the blood in order and the skin glands and joints, etc., sufficiently moist. Milk is not of much use to replace this, as it is mainly a food. Tea and coffee are not advisable drinks. Cocoa, again, is more of a food than a drink, and aleoholâ€" well, the less said about that the better. "‘Take a halfâ€"pint glass of water at a time. One in the morning on rising, one after breakfast, one atâ€" ter dinner, one during the afterâ€" noon, one after tea, and one after supper ; total, three pints."‘ How to Resist a Cold. One way to overcome chilly sensaâ€" tions of the spine and back on the least change of temperature is to put your back up, so to speak â€" to contract the muscles of the back. Thus, says Family Doctor, which proâ€" ceeds:â€"If you are getting chilly about the back of the neck stiffen the neck and set the muscles to work. When you are sitting still and find yourself getting chilly set the muscles to work and you will soon get over it. If you do not start your muscles going you will soon find them going of their own accord. You will begin to shiverâ€"an involâ€" untary action of the muscles. If you will set your muscles at work before that shivering comes you will be able to prevent it. Contract your hands, your legs, the muscles of A trained nurse says that if one forgets the exact proportion for making a mustard plaster one can be quickly made by cutting a thick slice of bread, dipping it for a secâ€" ond in hot water, then spreading with white of an egg, and sprinkâ€" ling thickly with mustard. The egg will prevent blistering. fea2aes40e%8se mA Quick Mustard Plaster. Italy‘s War Streagth. Water for Health, Ceeseseec@e0e08e0e0e0%040 Seen in Paris Shops. The simple summer dresses made to go into the tub_have their skirts finely tucked at the top. This gives the necessary width without being full. The silhouette remains practically the same, but color combinations, draperies, and oddly shaped little jackets make this season‘s gowns individual. Deep yokes are seen on many new blouses. They broaden the shoulâ€" ders gracefully and are an excellent style for slender and medium stout figures. & Bright colored bodice tops and sleeves in somber colored dresses are smart, indeed. The richer and more striking the silk pattern the better. Flowered silks and flowered crepe de chines are used in a most attracâ€" tive way this season. A plain charâ€" meeuse dress with sleeveless bolero appears with odd flowered silk or crepon sleeves. Tulle plaiting makes a fascinating trimming for the new figured crepe de chine gowns. . 784 Draped coats for afternoon and evening are one great feature of the season‘s openings. & Black and white checked skirts aro in high favor, especially on acâ€" count of the odd coats. Fine Chantilly lace, soutache, apd embroidered tulle are used to trim and crepon soie toilets. _ _ Little girls‘ Russian blouses are gathered into shaped bands or held at the long waistline by a leather belt. Some of the new black and white checked skirts have bright green satin bound buttonholes. Bright colored coats of silk tricot are worn over tulle and lace blouses by smartly dressed girls. Mantlets of supple taffeta in plain and brocaded silks are cut off at the knee line and worn with smart gowns. For tennis, the proper skirts are of white corduroy, linen, and rep or serge, with plaits let in at side or back. White lingerie «dresses of voile eponge are being trimmed with souâ€" tache effects in white embroidery on tulle. robins, Come the grasses green and heal!â€" thy, Come the creeks, with waters wealâ€" thy, Come the southwinds cool and mild, Come the fruitâ€"trees, blossom piled, Come the springâ€"time azure skies, Come the gowâ€"worms, butterflies. When When Soon Now it is we have the Mayâ€"time, Have it now and in the present, Love the trees and breezes and starâ€" light, Love the flowers and grass and moonlight, Love the woods, the trees and streams, Love Love Love Many of the white net blouses to satin afternoon gowns have rows of tiny satin buttons the color of the gown. When When Woo‘s the leaves from off the trees, Woo‘s away the birds and bees, Woo‘s from us our lovely flowers, Woo‘s far off our springâ€"time showâ€" _ ers, Woo‘s with gowns of gorgeous sheen, Woo‘s with North winds eagerâ€" With a roaring, whistling blast, With an East wind, whistling past, With wide spaces white with snow, With grey skies and clouds as low With a long frost, nippingâ€"bitter, With the day all dazzleâ€"glitter. SBpring flowered foulard makes charming summer toilets with the skirt draped or fashioned with tunic sashes. The bolero over a lace blouse worn with a draped skirt makes a charming street costume for warm spring days. Spring evening draps are of heavy charmeuse, draped and lined with the same material. Edges of naturâ€" al colored marabout make a delightâ€" ful finish. When Soon Soon Soon Soon Soon Aiter that the Autuman‘s rainâ€"drops Cool and soothing, all increasing, Winter comes with sterner aspect, Cold and windy, chill and cheer less, With a roaring, whistling blast, It is springâ€"it is the Mayâ€"time, It‘s the month of all the year When the leaves are green and ten der, When When Lightly skipping, nimbly tripping, Come the birds, the wrens and ONTARIO aArRcHIV TORONTO the shade and sunshine gleams, your youth ard carefree day, your Spring while yet ye may. â€"â€" Marjorie Moore. the summer comes once more, the heat is overpowering, the flowers will fade and droop, the reeds will start to stoop, the water‘s laugh be stilled, the flower‘s freshness killed, the fruit shall bake in growâ€" ing, the {armers reap their sowing. keen the reeds blow, small and slender, 7 the flowers are fresh and nodding, the pl&ughman‘s fieldward plodding, the frisky lambs are playing, the maidens are aâ€"maying. reeds will start to stoop, water‘s laugh be stilled, flower‘s freshness killed, fruit shall bake in growâ€" Spring. THE MORAL NEED OF WORK When speaking of the moral duty of labor we are met with a further theoretical difficuity, which arises chiefly because of the subdivision and specialization in all modern inâ€" dustry. Culture, we are assured, Danger of Idieness Lies in What We Lose Through It, as Well as What We Sufier is only possible to those who are not dragged into the narrowing conâ€" dition of being compelled to do a special kind of work. It is true that there is a culture from which the ordinary worker is shut out, the sweetness and light which come from an extended knowledge of literature and art, the refinement of intellect and taste. But that after all is only on the surface of life, the polishing of an instrument. The culture of character and the culture of soul are not confined to any such select class, and indeed moral strength and trtie wisdom will be found among the unlettered as often as among the highly educated; for character is produced from the orâ€" dinary material of life by the comâ€" mon tasks and the daily duties. The yoke of work is not merely & moral preservative, but is also an occasion for growth in gracious life. _ Faithlessness here not only opens the door to evils we would have avoided, but also deprives us of good. Bloth is one of the seven deadly sins labeled by the church, for it is recognized as one of the great sources of mischiefâ€"‘"the devil‘s cushion,"‘ an old writer calls it, inducing rust of mind and depraâ€" vity of soul to all who fall victims to it. Its danger lies in what we lose through it, as well as what we suffer. God Does Not Give Us Character. He gives us only time ; he does not give us results, but only opportuniâ€" ties. 28. Made obeisanceâ€"Thereby fulâ€" filling the second time his boyhood dream. 30. Made hasteâ€"To close the conâ€" versation and retire. f 23. Peace be to you, fear notâ€"â€" The steward was clearly aware of the real aititude of his master toâ€" ward these men. In treating them kindly and setting at rest for the moment their suspicions, he was no doubt acting under instructions from Joseph himself. Treasureâ€"Heb., hidden treasure. I had your moneyâ€"Heb., your money came to me. _ The steward could not explain fully without beâ€" traying his master‘s plans. 24. Washed their feetâ€"In harâ€" mony with Oriental custom upon entering the house. Provenderâ€"Grain or fodder. 25. The presentâ€"On which their father, Jacob, had insisted. ‘‘Take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and & little honey, spicery, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds‘‘ (verse 11). 27. It your {father well!â€"â€"Or, Is it well with your father? Thus renâ€" dered Joseph‘s first question beâ€" comes preparatory for the second : Is he yet alive * 31. Refraincd himselfâ€"Held his emotions under control. THE SUNDAY SCHOO! STUDY Seek occasion against usâ€"Literâ€" ally, roll himseif upon us, that is, take us by surprise, for bondmen. 19. Came near to the steward of Joseph‘s houseâ€"Determined to let him know in advance that they were not only returning the money found in their sacks, but additionâ€" al money for the purchase of more grain. As soon as Joseph beheld Benjaâ€" min, he was reassured concerning the present character of his other brothers, and their spirit toward each other. _ But to make assurâ€" ance doubly sure, he determines to put them to a final test regarding their consideration for Benjamin and for their aged father. _ Belore applying this final test, the manâ€" ner of which is reported in the chapter following our lesson pasâ€" sage, Joseph indvlges himself in a temporary relaxation in his manner of treatment toward his brothers, and gives himself the pleasure of being their host at a banquet in Benjamin‘s honor, while still keepâ€" ing them in the dark as to the meaning of it all. ¢ Verse 18.â€"The men were afraidâ€" His former treatment of them and the recollection of the money found in their sacks was sufficient cause for dreading a further personal inâ€" terview. * Their inference that they were being forced into a trap was natural. Lesson VÂ¥III.â€"Joseph and Benjaâ€" min, Gen. Chap 48. Golden text, 1 John 2. 10. The narrative intervening beâ€" tween this and the preceding lesâ€" son recounts the experiences of Joseph‘s brethren between the time of their first appearance in his presence and their return into Egypt a second time. On this secâ€" ond journey they brought Benjaâ€" min with them in compliance with the strict request of Joseph, who had chosen to make this the test of their sincerity, having retained Simeon as hostage during their abâ€" sence,. It is a beautiful story, rich in its Oriental coloring and thrilâ€" ling in its descriptions. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY. 2. An aimless, useless life brings at the end poverty of soul, with no work of faith and patience of hope and labor of love meeting their harâ€" vest and their harvest joy. The slack hands tend to the empty heart, with enough sense of need to desire but \ nothing to satisfy. _ ‘"Have a lust |\ for thine own work and thou shalt ‘ be safe," said Bt. Hermas, and \ many have been able to add their | testimony to the safety given by a ‘love of work. When accepted as An abomination unto the Egypâ€" tiansâ€"Under the circumstances the Hebrews were the foreigners. In later centuries the exclusiveness of \Judaism was almost as severe as | that of the . Egyptians reflected in lthil narrative. _ The reasons for ; this national exclusiveness common among the ancient peoples were fundamentally â€" religions. Thus Herodotus explains that the Egypâ€" 'tiana would not so much as use the knife or cooking utensil of the foreâ€" ligner, lest it might have been emâ€" lployed in preparing food from the | flesh of some animal by them conâ€" | sidered sacred. part of the moral law it does much more than offer safety from tempâ€" tation; for it brings new sanctions and a new motive. Industry from this point of view becomes just another name for conâ€" science. we so easily fritter away our strength and squander our time, and have nothing left for our work but the dregs of power. Conscience has been abused by being limited to speculative difficulâ€" ties about right and wrong, the setâ€" tling of questions of casuistry. It too often has lost its relation to acâ€" tual and common life. We need more conscience putinto our daily work, and in this connection consciâ€" ence is simply industry. Some men of delicate, refined conscience in matters of awbstract morality are traitors to it in their everyday work. If we are not making our work a discipline for our character, if it has no moral contents to us, our diligence will be barren of real fruit. The true nobility of life is honest, earnest service, the strenuâ€" ous exercise of our faculties, with conscience in our work as in the sight of God who gives us our place and our tools and our work.â€"Dr. Hugh Black. plc;;;li i;;orfin'g the railways the United Kingdom. Drank and were merryâ€"Literalâ€" ly, drank and drank largely. The second verb is usually used to deâ€" signate excessive drinking, though it also implies the merryâ€"making which was a prominent feature at Oriental banquets. "A good wifle is Heaven‘s greatâ€" eet gift to man and the rarest gem the earth holds," remarked Mr. Jarphy the other morning. ‘"‘Bhe is his joy, his inspiraticn, and his very soul. Through her he learns to reach the pure and true, and her loving hands lead him softly over the rough places. Bhe is‘ "Jeremiah,"" said Mrs. Jarphy, so|â€" emnlyâ€"‘"Jeremiah, what wickedâ€" ness have you been up to now !"‘ (Gordon Johnstone, in May Canâ€" ® ada Monthly.) ‘Tis me that‘s here aâ€"digging in a dirty yellow street, Aâ€"rubbing elbows with a man that‘s neither _ black. nor white, sir, And I‘m that dead and fainting in this hole of stifling heat There‘s not a smile le‘t in me; faith, I‘ll thank ye for a light, sir ; And, oh, I do be hearing The linnets in a clearing Of the ould, ould sod. ‘Tis me that do be climbing to a little boxâ€"like room, Bhut in from God and heaven with the great roofs frownâ€" ing over ; And not a primrose to be seen in all that darkening gloom, And not a breath of heather fhields or whistle of a plover But, oh, that bed of rushes, And, oh, the morning thrushes Ofi the ould, ould sod. 82. Set on for him by himselft â€" His rank did not permit him to dine with them at the same table, and while sincerely cordial toward them he is not guilty of a breach of the social etiquette demanded by his station. ‘Tis me that‘s nightly drameing till ‘tis time to go to work OQf one as sweet and shyful as a roseâ€"what‘s that ye say, sirl ‘Tis ye that has the same soft drames to haunt the whispâ€" ering murk 1 God bless ye both, avic machree, and hasten swift the day, sir; But ere he binds ye sweet, lad, I hope he‘ll plant me feet, lad, On the ould, ould, sod. 34. Messesâ€"Special honorary porâ€" tions, sent as marks of attention to those whom it was desired to honâ€" or. For the Egyptiansâ€"Offlicers of rank. These, too, would dine sepâ€" arately, though in the same room. More than 600,000 men are emâ€" Without this moral sense Jeremiah in Trouble. The Exile. 6. 0 ¥»