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When a recent telegram, announced that a boy nine years old named Jn Uhnn had been designated as the heir to the throne of the Celestial Em- pire, and that the present Emperor. Kwang Sn, was expected to abdicate: in his favor, conflicting explanations of the incident were forthcoming. The Chinese Minister at Washington was disposed to minimize the impor- tance of the transaction, and denied that it portended any change in the foreign or domestic policy of his coun- try. 0n the other hand, desrpetches from Shanghii described the appoint- ment of an heir-apparent and the: intention imputed to the Empress Dowager of deposing the reigning sovereign and assuming the functions at Regent as a decisive victory for the reactionary party, a victory re- garded with favor by the Manchus dwelling in China, but distasteful to the Chinese proper and especially to the natives of the relatively enlight- ened southern provinces. The latter interpretation of the palace revoluâ€" tion turns out to have been correct, tor, after some hesitation, the Em- press Dowager has shown her nanu, and, according to a telegram, she has caused an edict to be issued, rescind- ing the measures" previously taken with a view to educational reform, and declaring that the Confucian classics shathencefiorth, as of old, constitute the only subjects at the official examinations of candidates for posts in the Chinese civil service. That the death, deposition or com- pulsory abdication of Kwang Sn, who is still the nominal ruler of China, will soon follow the selection of his successor is probable enough. ~ Such an event will surprise nobody familiar with the unscrupulous career of the Empress Dowager. It iswell known that Tsi An is the only surviv- ing widow of the Emperor Hien Fung, who died in 1861, and was suc- ceeded by his oniy son, Tung Che. The Chinese Minister at Washington must have been incorrectly reported when he was made to say that Prince Tuan, the tether, of 'the boy Ju Chun, now made heir-apparent, is a son of Hien Fung. That eovereign, as we have said, left but one son. and Prince Tuan must be a son of Kwang Su's predecessor, the Emperor Taou Kwang. who “ascended on high" in 1850. It may be remembered that Tung Che was only tive years old when he no- minaily succeeded his tether, Hien Sung, and that, {or the following twelve years, the Government was in the hands of the two Empresses' Dowager, of whom Tsi An. the actual ruler of the Middie Kingdom, is the survivor. In 1873, Iung Che attained . his m«1j’)fiiy and began ostensibly, to! rule, but he died without issue in? 1875 under circumstances that castj suspicion upon the present Empressj Dowager. As by the law, a Chinese Emperor's heir must be younger than he from wth vile inheritance comes, "rung Che, having no younger. broth- ere, had to he succeeded by one of the sons of his father's younger broth- ers. Of these brothers there had been five, Hien Fung himself being the fourth of the nine sons of the Emperor Taou Kwang. The choice of the Empresses Dowager fell on the infant son of the Prince of Chung, seventh son of Taou Kwang, which inf-tint son became Emperor under the name of Kwnng Su. -â€". NOtes and Comments. “‘9‘” ! After a minority, which on various pretexts, was unusually protracted. KRVLXDg Su was permitted by the pre- sent. Empress Dowager, who, after the death of her coâ€"regent, had been sole mistress of China, to assume 'the sov- ereignty. No sooner did he evince, however, a determination to recognize the Chinese system of education by the adoption of “’estern methods and ideals, than he was compelled by a re- volution .within the palace to invite1 the Empress Dowager to leave her retirement and to ooâ€"operate with him in his imperial functions. This compulsory invitation was regarded as tantamount to abdication, and the Empress Dowager has been since, as she ‘was before Kwang Su‘s accession, the virtual ruler of China. It seems, however, that she feels insecure so long as Kiwang Su lives, and it has been predicted that we would soon hear of his death, As a matter of fact, the Emperor's poor health and alleged inability to conduct the busi- ness of State, is the pretext given for the appointment of Jo Chun, the nine. year-old son 0! Prince 'I'uan as the heir-apparent. MAKING THEIR MOUTHS WATER. The method employed by Dutch fish. ermen to ensure big catches is thus described: The fisherman puts a number of live worms_ a_nd ‘igsects in a botâ€"tileâ€"partially filled with water, and .then corks it securely. . The ‘30,, tle IS (harmed into “3.9. wag); the "" . fisherman sinking hrs line alongside. It is found that the sight of the wriggling contents of the bottle so axcites the appetite of the tinny nib» that they fall easy victims to EBBé that they 1 the baited hooks. has shown her hand, THE ANCIENT WAR HORSE The Redeemed Are Represented as Riding on White *. HorseSuStrength of the Weakest lnhabitant of HeavenuParade of Soldiers in the Celestial City 'v‘v’ith the Great Commander at the Head. A despatch frcm Washington says: â€"Rev. Dr. Talmage preached from the following _text:â€"-“And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses."-â€"Revelations xix. 14. We cannot, in this age, understand the beauty and glory of the ancient horse. This animal comes to us through centuries of oppression and hard treatment, which have taken the gracefulness from his limbs, and the flame from his eye, and the arch of pomp from his neck. The finest horse that is now to be found prune- ing in the parks, an ancient king would not have been seen riding. Of old, the ox and the ass tilled the the horse was used for coronat’ions and triumphant processions, kings and chieftains sitting upon him. Job describes a war-horse until I can al- most hear the champing of his bit. and the clatter of his hoofs among the fallen shields. "Hast that: given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? The glory Of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and. rejoiceth in his strength. He goetht forth to meet the armed men. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage. He saith among the trumpets, Hal ha! and he smelleth the battle afar off; the thunder of the captains and the shouting." When my text, in figure, represents the armies of the giorified as riding upon white horses, it sets forth the strength, the fleetness, the victory. and the innocent-e of the redeemed. The horse has always been an em- blem of strength. \Vhen startied by a sudden sight or sound, how he plunges along the h'ghwuy! The hand of the strong driver on the reins is like the grasp of a child. His hoof: Strike fire, the harness is snapped. and the rebirth. hurled over the rocks With nostril panting and foam: flying in flakes, his head tossed on either sure in “nu :iidmpn, he stops not tor ‘he missiles huried a: h.m, nor the i whoa! whoa! oi the munitude. Aw'ay I he Iiies, irresistibly i , 'l‘nerezure, “ban the redeemed are represented as Izding on white horses, their :chngib is set forth. Thedazis their :chnglb is set forth. The days of their int'ahdianx and decrepitude are paat. Never shall they be sick again or tired again. Take the strength of ten of the giants of earth, and the weakest" inhabitant Cf heaven could muster him. 0 the day when, having put off the last physical 1m- ped'uneni, you man came to the mightiness of heaveniy wgour! There wixl be hardly anything you cannot lift or crush, or conquer. THE VVLLD HORSES ON : the plain, at. the appearance of the! hunter, make the miles slip under them, as Wilh a snort they bound' away, and the dust uses in whirlâ€"f winds from their flying feet, unlil‘ far away, they halt; with their faces to their pnrsuer, and neigh 1n glad- mass at their escape. More swift than they shall be the redeemed in heaven. 0 the exhilaration of feel- ing that you can take worlds at a bound, vast distances instantly over- comeâ€"no diierence between here and there! Heaven is said to be the cen- tre of the universe. 11 so, how swift must a messenger spirit fly. in order ,to reach us in any crisis of peril! ,Light flies. one hundred and ninety- ‘5.» vâ€" â€"__‘_V, The hmse used in the text is also the emblem o: fleetness. ---'°â€"‘ â€" five thousand miles a second, and yet there are worlds that have heen creat- ed for ages, whose light has just reached us. If light, flying one hun- dred andninetyiour thousand miles a second, has taken ages to come from worlds this side of heaven, how swift must a messenger spirit fly from hen van in order to administer unto us? Swift- er than. {leetest horse under lash or spur: swifter than eagles, or wings, or fight, are fhe redeemed. -'- __o-,, The horse in the text is also a sym- bul of victory. He was not used on ordinary occasions; but the conquer- or mounted him, and rode on among the acclamations oi the rejoicing mul- titudes. So all the redeemed of heav- en are vicwrs .Yea, they are more than conquerors ihrough him that loved them. ‘ A ‘r-VC-Iv My text places us on one of the many avenues of the Celestial City. The soldiers of God have come up from earle battle and are on parade. We shall not have time to see all the great hosts of the redeemed; but John. in THE ROMAN VIC-TOR. shaving slain at least five thousand ‘men in battle, rqde into the ancient -'v|qr‘ m" *91:, paints; gut _a few of thg bat- feiifii'st "An 8 the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses.” v-â€"-'â€"v Street waiting for hours for a proces- sion to come up. Then you saw a. great excitement in the street, and heard unusual shouting. and. you knew that the procession was near I hear the sound of the bean, only host advancing. The shout of, the {gamed from 1118 mansions and ,palaces of heaven seems nearer. The, iprooession {a in sight. the marshals of s 'heaven clear the way. and the. great’ [Commander rides past at the head of ' tho host. ed spirixs. Grayiriurs Churchyard itook some of their bodies, but. heaven Hook all their souls. They went on {weary (661 through the glans of Scot- 'and in times of; persecution, and crawl- :ed. Up the crags on their hands and “Knees; but. auw they follow the Christ ,for vhum thy xoughi. and bled on 'whizw buses oi triumph. Ride on. ye :conqx, <rors! Vipzors of Dunottar Maui. and 8.133 Rock, and Ruther- ‘ 31.2331! Ride on I oity‘with‘ a robe gold-embroidered; in one hmd a laurel. in the OLbM‘, a ectp- tre; the captives going beiore, the army coming after; the whole popu- lation, in holiday dress, cheering along the line. But in my text, the heaven- ly Commander rides whh the sword of un;vera-l triumph, and on Hts head are many crowns. All the city turns out to greet Himâ€"the Conqueror of earth and heaven, and hell. Straw flowers along the :thing way! Wave all the banners 01' light! Ring all the mm of heaven! “llosanmh l Blessd is he that cometh in the name oi the 3rd. Ho'annzth in the h ghest!’ “~15“. _-. Now, come on the battalions of the saved. Here passes the regiment of Christian martyrs. They endured all things for Christ; they were hounded; they were sawn asunder; they were hurled out. 01' lie. Here come the eigheen 1h..u and Scotch Covenanters who :theJ in one persecuiion. E8- oaped from the ciutches of Calver- hon-,8, and bloody McKenzie, and the horrors of the Grass M.irkat. they ride in the great battalion of Scotch Mar- tyrs, Hugh McKail, and James lien- wick and John Knox, and o. hers “hose wordw are a Daltlwhout for the Church militantâ€"men of high cheek- bones. :an s:.rong arms, and consecrati- v Here comes the regiment of English martyrs. Queen Mary against. K ng Jens made an uneven light” The twenty Lhouaa‘nd chariots of Gold com- ing dawn the steep of heaven WILL RIDE OVER ANY FOE. z Queen Mary thought that by sword ? and lire she had driven Prozestants down, but she only drove them up. Here they pass: Bishop Hooper. and Rogers, Prebendary of St. Paul’s; and Archhi~h<2p Cranmer, who got his cour- age back in Lima to save his soul; and Ann»: Akaw, who at twenty-live years of age, rather than forsake her God,x submiued first to the rack without a ; groan, and than went with bones so dislocated she must be carried on a chair to the stake, her last words ris- 233 through flames being a prayer for murderer... Chouvalcade of men and women, whom God snatched up from the iron fingers of torture into eter- ‘nai li‘iei Ride on. ihou glorious regi- Imeu: of English martyrs! ‘ Luok at this advancing host of; a hundred thou-and. Who are they? L301: upon the (bag, and upon their uniform and tell us. ’They are the Protestants who fell on St. Bartholo- mew’s Day in Pa ris. in Lyons, in Or- leans. in Bardeaux, while the king Looked out of the window and cried, ”KiLl! kill 1” Oh! what a night, fol- lowed by what a day! Who would think that these on w-hiLe horses were tosscad out of windows, and mnnacled, and torn, and dragged, and slain. until it seem- cc! that_ the; cause of God had perish- ed, and cities were illuminated with' internal joy, and the cannon of St! Angelo thundered the triumph of hell!- Their gashed and 'bespattered but their souls went up out of a na- tion’s shriek into the light of God;; and nnmv they pass along the boule-‘ vards of heaven. “ Soldier of God, well donel Rest be thy loved employ; And while eternal ages run, Rest in Thy Master’s joy.” Ride on, ye mounted troops of St. Bartholomew’s Day! E Here comes up another host of the iredeemed; the regiment of Christian ,philanthropists. They went down into €the battle field to take care of the } wounded; they plunged into the damp .and moulded prisons, and pleaded be- ifore God and human governors in be- ;half of the incarcerated; theyprearh- Eed Christ among the besotted‘popn- Elations of the city; they carried Biâ€" ibles and bread into the garrets of :pain; but in the t. . I 2bodies were thrown into the Seine,3 l l NWV they pass through the streets of heaven in glorious 1eview. There is John Howard who circumnavigat-- ed the globe in the name of him who $1id, “ I was Sitk and ye tisited me.” ' \Vhat to Him were the thanks 01' the House of Commons 01 the xerognition . of all the government on earth com- pared with the joy of this day 7 in', which he rides on, followed by mul- titudes of. those whom. he found in' dungeon-s of darkness and lazarettos of pain! Here go the Moravian misâ€" sionaries, who were told that they could not go on a Christian errand to a hospital where the plague was raging unless they Would consent to o in and never come outâ€"deliberate- y made all arrangements and went “in, and took care of the sick. and then lay down beside the dying them- . selves to die. Here goes Elliott. who ‘ once toiled for Christ among savages, travelling on foot through the wilds, saying, " My feet are always wet. but I pull of! my boots and wring my stockings, and put them-on again and ' go forward ,trying to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ; " defying the savages, who bade him stop preaching or die, by saying to them, “I am about the work of the great 99% Touch me if you dare l" SWEET RIVER OF DEATH they .wgshed off the filth and the loathsomeness of those to whom they had administered. The Maid of Saragossa,v the'angel of the Spanish battlefield, passes 'by. Eliz- abeth Fry, followed by those whdm she showed the way from Newgate prison to heaven. Grace Darling, of the strong ear and the sea-bird’s wing, with which she once swooped to the lg BBUOHU .glwuluj, the tuna Luau; 'Vawv-l d i‘I am now ready to be offered up and, >1: 5 joy and triumph, he 631d,."Y0y Willi no. the time of my departure is at hand.’. m I have fought the good fight. 1 have _ ut finished my courSe. I have 1(th the n faith. Henceforth there is laid up nj'tor me a crown of righteousness, h- i which the Lord the righteous Judge th f shall give m3 at that day.’ ” The next it. ! Thursday morning he was well; he. of '; was all Well. In that land. they nev- edier say "I am 8101!.” . Ride on, ye w ggreat host of recoyered mvahds m the lajgtriumphal possessmn of heaven. (1.? Henry V111. brought Anne Boleyn} le: z to his palace. The river Thames was ; the scene of her triumpahzfl entry. Fifty Eficials dressed in scarlet. Choirs‘ éehanting’ along the banks of the! {river. Flage adorned with bells that; rang as the breeze stirred them. Anne 5 |Boleyn, in cloth of gold, and wearing t' g a circlet of precious stones, stepped ;into the barge -amid the sound of 118 i trumpets and the shout of a king- an i dom. Then entering the street, seat~ {‘10 1 ed on a. .richly capariaoned pelfrey, he 3 they sometimes walked on cloth of mpigold and velvet; led between houses be- 'i adorned with scarlet. and crimson, ”F'- i and defended by guards in coats of I'11-;heaten gold; and along by foun- pn- ; tains that were made on that day to 132- 5 pour out Rhenish wine for the peo- of ’ ple, until aim at last. kneeling in gVVestminster Abbey, took the crown. Z But alas for the career of Henry VIII. the -. and Anne Boleye! They lived in sin may i, and died in shame, and their splendid .eareer went out in darkness. Not so eta ' with those whom our Kin-g shall call urn '_ to the honors of heaven. drowning from Alnwick Castle. The good Samaritan, who put the wound- ed man on his horse while he him- self walked, now riding more firmly for that charitable dismounting. Thousand of men and women who served God, and grandly did their dutyâ€"whole companies, regiments, and battalions. Pass on, great troop of God! It seems asif there were no ’end to it. Forward, ye army of Chris- tian workers! Ride on, while the suf- ferers whom you healed, and the ig- norant whom you instructed, and the abandoned whom you reclaimed, come out on the streets of heaven to greet you! Here comes a great column of the Christian poor. They always walked on earth. The only ride they ever had was in the hearse that took them to Potter’s Field. They went day by day poorly clad, and meanly fed, and in- sufficiently sheltered. They were jos- tled out of houses, whose rent they could not pay, and out of churches where their presence was an offence. Considering the insignifimnt way many of these went out of the world, the poor doctoring, and the coarse shroud, and the haste of the obsequies you might have expected for them a tame reception on the other side; but a shining retinue was waiting beyond the river for their departing spirits, and as they passed a celestial escort confronted them, and snow-white chargers of heaven are brought in, and the conquerors mounted; and here they pass in the throng of the victorsâ€"poor-house exehanged for pal- (13. Ems; ‘for imperial attire. weary, walking for seats on the white horse from the King’s stable. Ride on, y victors I - vnvvvuâ€" Another retinue: that of the Chris- tian invalids. These who pass now languished for many a year on their couches. From the firmness, and the strength, and the exhilaration with which they ride, you would not have supposed that they had bent double with ai‘ments, and had crouched with pains immedicable, and writhed in sufferings that were ghastly to the beholder. But after twenty years of useless prescription, and all surgery had failed, in one moment they re- covered. The black groom named Death cam-3 out and put their foot in the stirrup, and gave them one lift, by which, in a moment, they sprang upon white horses to ride forthâ€"con- querors for__ever. ‘ fl. ,‘1 _ 3.. LL- .1 ......... _ . - ,_ I heard Thomas Stockton, in the midst of his sermon about the Good Land, stop and cough for two or three minutes, until it seemed as if he nev- er would get his breath. and then go on again; but, recovering his strength, he put his hand upon his lungs and said, “Thank _(}0d_th9re is no coungh- ”“0“, -â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" v _ ing in heaven.” He is well now. Elo- quent Thomas Stockton! Glorious Thomas Stockton. I had a friend who preached the Gospel in the West. He was seized by a disease which must prove fatal unless he submitted to a surgical operation. The prOSpect was that he would die in the hands of the surgeon, but there was a FAINT HOPE OF RECOVERY, and. so he felt it his duty to submit. One Sabbath morning he stood in his pulpit, supporting himself by achair, and said to his congregation, "My dear people, to-morrow morning I start for New York to submit to a surgical operation, which will proba- bly take my life, but there is a faint hope that it may restore me; and that faint hope leads me to go, but it is probable I shall never see you again. 1 shall now proceed to preach to you my farewell sermon.” 'And then, with a face all iliumined with find my text in the fourth chapter of ’second Timothy, at_the_sixth verse: ALONG THE RIVER OF DEATH their barge shall glide amid the shad- ows until it comes to the light of‘the City; and then, on streets of gold, and greeted by harm of gold, they shal} jofm the armies of the King, fol- loyvmgpn white horses. ' Bnl I cannot count the intermin- able troops of (loans they pass, the redeemed of all ages, and lands, and, conditions. One hundred and forty-i four generations of peOpIe have lived? smcc the world was made; and con-§ sequently about twenty-nine thous-g and million of people have died-fly; urea of which we can have no appre- ciation. A great proportion of these must have gone" into glory, so that nothing but an archangel for a. mathematician, with an arithmetic of eternity, could give any idea of the number who shall make up the throng that follow on white horses. Every hour the line is lengthening. They are going up-by scores, and by nundreds and thousands. At the begin- ning of this discourse, we took our position on the street of heaven to twatch, but the first regiment has not. passed yet: and Ihear the clatter of the hosts still coming. Yea. stand at this point and watch until the cen- tury has gone, and the world has perished, and time is wound up, and myriads of ages have gone their slow round, still you will not have seen hall of the First Division who follow upon white horses. Go up on the high- *‘RIDE 0N! RIDE ON! est tower at heaven; look to the north, and look to the south; can you. see the end? No! No I Coming! Coming! For ever and for ever they pass on! "The nrmxes wmch were in heaven followed Hx_m upon White horses." It has been to me the most anxmns questlon of the evening, will you and I join that great processmn? Not un- less on earth we belonged to the Lord‘s army, and followed after the King. You must know that the cavalry of heaven that. you see passxng fought w1th the cavalry of hell; and that the archdemon has had his victories, and that those whom he conquers he ear- mes away m chains. to be reserved 111 darkness until the GreagDay. Th9! Arc Used In Place of the Sun To Fix: the Tim:- of Dry. ' J Probably the majority of people sup- pose that the observatories obtain the correct time from the sum. When the average man wishes to give his watch the highest pratse he says, “It regu- lates the sun,” hot being aware that a watch which would keep with the sua‘around the year would have to be as bad as Captain Cuttle’s. The farm- er mn-y safely decide when to go to din- ner by the sun, but if the mariner was as confident that the sun marked al- ways the correct time as the farmer is he would be sure to be at times 200 or 203 miles from where he thought he :Was. In other words. the sunâ€"that is, a sundiaXâ€"is only correct on a few days in each year. and during the in- tervening times gets as far as a whole [quarter hour fast or slow. - There are several hundred stars whoa: posidons have been estaplishgd With’ the. greatest accuracy by the most careful observations at a number of the principal observatories of the world. It a star’s exact position is known. it man readily be calculated when it will page the meridian of any given pllaoeâ€"Lhat is, the instant it will cross a north’ and. south Line through the plume. The data regarding these stars are all published in the nautical almanaes, which are got out by several different observations for the use of navigators and all others .who have uses {or them. These stars are known as “ clock stars.” The physical beauty of woman should last, growing more and more mellow until the end. That the beauty of women, like that of men, should be determined from the stand- point of advancing maturity, cannot be disputed. It is absurd to claim that the ripe, rich beauty of forty is less attractive than the budding maturity of sweet sixteen. When women live in harmony with Nature's laws, each stage of life has its own charm. The fulness of beauty does not reach its zenith. under the age of thirty-five or forty. I Helen of Troy comes upon the stage at the age or forty-eight. Aspasia was thirty-six when married to Peri- cles,‘nnd she was a brilliant figure thirty years thereafter. Cleopatra was past thirty when she met Antony. Diane de'Pchtiers was thirty-six when she won the heart of Henry 11. The King was half her age, but his devo- tion never changed. Anne of Austria was thirty-eight when described as the most beautiful woman in Europe. Mme. de Maintenon was forty-three -when united to Louis, and Catherine of Russia was thirty-three when she seized the throne she occupied for thirty-five years. Mlle. Mar was most beautiful at forty-five, and Mme. Re- [ Camier between the ages of thirty-five {and form-five. The most lasting and intense passion is not inspired by two-decade beau- ties. The old saw about sWeet sixteen is exploded by the truer knowledge that the highest. beauty does notmean immaturity. For beauty does not mean alone the fashion of form and coloring as foimd in the waxen doll. The dew of youth and a complexion of roses are admirable [Or that period but a woman's best and richest years are from thirty-six to forty. It is an errant error for any woman to re- gard herself as passe at any age, it she grows old gracefully. GET OUT OF DOORS. “Oh, yes," responds some over- worked: woman, “it's easy; enough. to advise us to get out into the open au‘; but. after having been: on my Jeet all the forenoon and half the afternoon, ['23 too tired. to go‘. out anywhere, even if I didn't have to sit down and sew every minute till time to get supper." Very true; and. the sewing you; have to do is no fancy work, but coarse trousers to patch, little. garments to mend, andnendless stocking darmng. But don't; sit; down. in the .kitchen to do it. his the bounden duty of every practlcal housewife to stay out of that apartment all she can. Y'uu. need a change from the atmosphere) of work __. n -0 Vapv- "ow â€" winch must pmdure even in the MOM: well-ordered kitchen. Take your mending basket'hand sewing chair and go out in; the yard, somewhere .under , 1 1-1. AL- C-...n1‘ “I" V Vuv ---- wâ€"v v_ 0 ~ . God's blue heaven, and let the fresh mr and sunshine and all the soothing in- fineness of nature charm and rest you and make you forget: awhile the m- door cares. Outdoor air {is at once a tonic and a nerviue. It acts» both‘ on the mind and qu_y_. .l '_‘,.--o Luv ”an-av â€"-â€"â€" _ ”You country folks don't half know how to enjoy life," say our city friends when: they come H) see us. How can you stay indoors when you can get out? No best parlors for' them; they prefer green grass to themost luxuri- . 1-. 2.. _ “-1.‘...\n and, fihgt pL‘Ulul 8100;) ”Lb-pk»: .- ...--,...- ous' carpets. It is a solemnilfact that our :.ummers are short and ! 9 winters am long, so we‘ should all the more seduiously (utilize ihe golden hours while. they last. A. straw-re method of cooking an egg is Wtimes empl'o-yed by shepherds in 11139 East. The egg is .pLa 09:1 in a sling and whirl-"d mound and round un- til the heat of the motion unicooked it. ABOUT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. “CLOCK STARS. ” STRANGE COOKING INTERNATIONAL LESSON. MAR. 11. “The Paralync “cued.” Mark 2. 1-13. Gwen! Text. Hark 2. lo. PRACTICAL NOTES. . Verse 1. Again he entered into Ca- pernaum. "He” is Jesus. Caperna- um. was a sort of headquarters xor his work. It was noised. Literally, “It was beard.”- That; is to say, it was rep4r.ed. The buu e. His usual place? of abode in Capernaum. _. ,. ‘ was no room to receive them. But that did not hinder them from pouring into and around the house. Oriemal freedom of manners comrasts startl- {ingly wirh Western restnaint ani de- oer um. About the door. The expres. ‘sion in the original implies that there into and around the house. Oriental house. £18 preachod the, word unto 2. Straigh'tway. The rumor ofhis arrival {ollawed close upon his arr-iv- a1, and the gathering followed clocse upon the rumor. Many were gather. ed together. From the other records we learn that the crowd. included men of divers some and motivesâ€"scribes from all parts. Spectators and critics from every town in Galilee. and even irom J uiea and Jerusalem. There them. He proclaimed the Messageâ€" the announcement 111 :t th: kingdom of God. was an hand. and the terms 01' ad- mission to it. Luke says. “The power of the Lord was present to heal ;” intimating that the healing and the teaching went together. 3. One sick of the palsy. The. word used. is a generic word for all varieties of paralysis. Borne of tour. This item is given only by Mark, who has an‘ eye, 10: the‘picture:que. A ‘ THE SUNDAY SCHOOL .4. They could not come nigh unto‘ him for the press. These particulars are not given by Matthew. “Nigh” means close; “ press ” means the crowd. They uncovered the roof. The house probably consisted of one story only.. The outside staircase is afea- ture in Palestinian domestic architec- ture. It leads from the ground to the roof, sometimes from the street. some- times from the enclosed courtyard. Where he was. Over the room in which he sat. ‘Vhen they had broken it up. "Scooped it out.” We cannot, of course, tell certainly how this par- fticular root was made, but roofs are :found in Palestine made of a combin- gation of mortar, tar, ashes, and sand trolled hard. Sometimes underneath this stone slabs, or, as one of the evan- gelists calls them, “tiles,” are laid sacross joists, and the earth put on these slabs. Often grass grows on roofs, so that it would be easy to break up a roof, and not difficult to mend it. Let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsyJay. But the bed {was hardly more than a rug. Bed- ;steads are. nor used in the Orient. - 5. W'hen Jesus saw their faith. He saw the evidences of it. What faith these men had in Jesus consisted sim- ply in their confidence in his power to heal. It was worth all the damage to the roof, which, of course, they must repair, and all the anger of the crowd they jostled; it was worth the utmost inconvenience to them- selves, if they could only get their sick friend to Jesus. From our vantageâ€"ground in tho noonday of the Gospel this faith seems 'unspirit‘ual and of low grade. But the highest spiritual faith has just such begin- nings. Moreover, faith cannot long continue without faithfulness; the two are indivisible, “Their” doubt- less includes the sick man is well as his four bearers. for. as Dr. Abbott says, they would scarcely have carried him to Christ against his will. He 631d. Apparently the four bearers and the diseased man say nothing. Their actions are silent prayer. Son. “Child.” Jesus was very possibly younger than "the man he healed; but his great power of healing turned him into a fatherly benefactor. Thy sins be forgiven thee. These words surprised everyone who heard them. the infirm man had been laid at the Saviour’s feel not for forgiveness, but for cure. The Pharisees were diSpos- red to criticise such an assumption as {our Lord here makes. But he may have seen in the man’s heart a peni- tence and receptivity so great as to require the first exercise of divine power. ‘vv 6. Certain of the scribes sitting there. Hostile critics these scribes were. See Luke 5.17. Reasoning in their hearts. Thinking. but; not talking to each otpgr. ' 7. Why doflh this mum thus speak ’blagpbmnies? Norice the more direct text: of the Revised Version. For ”this man" man "this fellow." \Vh-o cam forgtve sins but God only? See Isa. 43 25; Jet. 33. 8. 8. Immediately. “Straightway,” again. When Jesus perceived m 1113 spirit. This supernatural power of re- cognizing. l(he thoughts of others was one of the traits which the Messmh was expected to have. So they reason- ed within themselves. Each man took both sides of the question. - 9. The question of this verse means, Which requires higher authority, more of divine power, to heal sins or to cure diseases? Really. forgiveness of sins reguires more power. but it would not seem so in spectators. be- cause it would not be followed by visible effect, while the cure of paraly- sis would be Sew! at once. 80 to the wandering- peasantry and the critical scribes alike the cure of disease would by. Lhe greater manifest wonder of the two. .- . A? f‘ “‘16.. That ye may know that thv Syn of man hath power on earth to forglve sins. Here our Lord expressly. de- clares that, his reason for this m.1racle_ “‘38 to gix‘e :1 sign of. his power m 1119. spiritual worlfl. 1‘.-- I-z...‘ A“) +fl"h bee Lillie 3) 1! were. mawxuug cu. . heir hearts. Thinliing. bu i; not , :alkmg to each other. ' i 7. Why doth this mum thus speakf: alassphremiee? Notice the more direct‘ .‘ext: of the Revised Version. For this main" read "this fellow." \Vho :atng forgive eine but God only? See \ [-sa. 43 25; Jer. 33. 8. 8. Immediately. ”Straightway,“; igam. \Vhen Jesus perceived in km; spirit. This supernatural power of re- :ogmzing‘ the thoughts of others was one of the traits which the Messxah was expected to have. So they reason- ed within themselves. Each man took both sides of the question. - 9. The question of this verse means. Which requires higher authority, more of divine power, to heal sins or. to cure diseases? Really. forgiveness of sins reguires more power. but it would not seem so to spectators. b8" muse it would not be followed by visible effect, while the cure of paraly- sis would be seen at once. 80 to the wondering- peasantry and the critical, scribes alike the cure of disease would he the greater manifest wonder of the. two. 10. That ye may know that the Son ’ of men hath power on earth to forgive sins. Here our Lord expressly de- (:lnres that; his reason for this miracle . “‘38 to give :1 sign of. his power in the ? spiritual world. 11. I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed. By the indication of no' power higher than his own Jesus in», stantly cures the man. The bed was possibly a rug or blanket. Possessed; he {On-"t ibuilding in which these entertain- , , ‘ .men'ts are bein iven m5 2. Immediately. Strmghtuay. W'ent ‘ to which they Sloane The; cnalzybs; These things chocolate or tea at two confirms a. with new, healthful power, up. forth before them :3". certainly were not done in a corner. Glorified God. The power was and it was a good sign that its ex- ercise threw the spectators at once into reverent thanksgiving. saw iton this fashion. Lukn makes them say. “fWe things to-day. ' “'38 ' which will occur at frequent intervals. " two million francs and in Warsaw . : orchestra‘s, a circus, a ballet, a - "2* We never . accommodate have seen strange they will be lame enough to accommo- nmom Promises to menu 1 Nu- )lasws. « \Vorking peogile and prohibitionista will applaud the action of the Bus-- smn government. which is preparing to give vast Iiopular festivals in eighty provinces. The working peeple “itlbe delighted with the low price of ad- mission, while prohibitioniSts will re- joice bectuse no alcoholic liquor will, be sold at them. The government 4 closed a vast number of saloons rec which very bad liquor These entertainments. [low the (lover 0 cent. 13', in sold. are denigned to introduce healthier. and more intellect not habits of lifeand I thought among the people. The ad- mission will be only ten kopecks. ’Dho idea is taken from the Greeks, whose ancient games are still famous. In St. Petersburg; the Committee ' Management will spend not less 7? a million francs. At one of luff festivals there will be five militar‘ tomine, a theatre of marionettes. exhibition '. planauons, lectures on popular Bub-I. {eels by well known men, do several ballrooms and a performance? of a popular comedy or tragedy. One“ the spectators have entered the great cup, but they cannot buy alcoholic. leinei liquor. Some of the buildings iii-which these popular festivals are to be held ' fifteen -- thousand ple, and even in the poorest Edistricta date all who denim to attend. j They In SurM-co Be the m: 8M mun or :he Original Canine Slack. Advices from-the Klondike are to the effect that the most useful and et- .ficient beasts of burden for the con- veyance of the moi-ls and all manner of supplies from one part of the Yukon territory to another during the long Arctic winter,.,.a.re the ‘ESQujmuu or Labrador Bogs collected two years ago by Canadian Government agents and shipped from Quebec to Dawson Cityo. 'The scientists who have made the c. i est study of these dogs regard ma as the purest specimens extant of t 'parent canine stock unaltered by 1m: mam experiments, and in appearance such .as Adam might have named in the Garden of Eden. In its native wilds, the voice of tho Esquimau dog is not a bark but a, long mealncholy bowl. The simiimrit of appearance between this dog an the barren ground wolf is very gran Notwithstanding the fact that mesa dogs will cohabit with wolves, the con- clusion of some observers that they are known 'to exist in many other countries. The ajuara oi South Amp erica, the dhole of India. and the dingo of Australia, all bear a close resemb- lance to one another and to the Aro- tic American dogs in the most. essen- ioi particulars. As wild dogs do there- fore exist distinct from wolves. it is more reasonable to attribute. to the ‘ the Esquimau varieties and the huskia of the Arctic coasts. though both these- lnst may have inherited their very wol- fish appearance from crosses. I Whatever the origin at theSe ani- mals they are a necessity to the abor- iginal dwellers in the dreary wilds 01 the far north. They are the only beasts od' burden and a train or team of three. good dogs will hi-ml .a load of 500 pounds. Their life is a hard one. The only caress bestowed upon them by their master is a blow or a kick. Their food- is usually the trash too mretched for the far from nine stom- ach of a Chippewa or a Montaignaie In- dian. A fat dog is seldom: nor never seen among those belonging to the ab- origines. Yet when an Indian dies it is no uncommon thing to have his: principal dog either hung from a tree“ ' or stake at his grave, or buried with’ him. are really only domesticated wolves is not generafly accepted, in spiteofi the power of reproduction of their kind that is credited to the hybrid off-5 813‘?ng of the two animals. \Vild dogs 0n the barren ‘ands, these Eskimo‘ dogs make very good hounds for fol- lowing caribou in the northeast and. moose in the norrrthwest, on the crust of the snow in spring; for though they have not. sufficient stmngfh to bring down these animals themselvesjhe} retard their progress sufficiently to afllow the approach of the hunter. O“A\7‘V‘ wuv “l'r‘ v-_-- These dogs are of considerable size, muscular and well pn'iporuioned. The ears are small and pointed and with a good breadth of skull between them, the muzzle is long and sharp, the eyes are placed at angles and not horizon- tally,- the fur is deep and thick, the tail bushy, the feet broad and well covered, and the color is generally pure white, though other shn".de\s are not uncommon. The dog has no ladk 0:1 sagacity and its every look tells of wisdom and cunning. It is very soda-j able and ,fond of its master. When two of this breed of dogs begin fight- ing, the whole band light. upon one of the pair, and if not forciifly prevent- ed will tear it into pieces. They barn-mg vet)“ ferocious when extremely hun- gry and have been known to devour children. _ _ . ‘ 1 A tau-Luna 'C u - The Hare Indian dog is the 'race do- mesticated among the Indians, oithe Mackenzie River disrrivt. It. is char- acterized by a narrow. elongated and pointed 01112239,, by erect, sharp ears” and by a busy tail. not m-rried erect. but. only leghtly curved upward, as well :15 by fine silky hair mixed wi thick um‘er fur. 11.3 color is tolem) varied in the shades of brown 3 black and wh‘te. Of these tints darkest are the most rare. Some' servers have, supposed this anima be a domesticated u hite fox, but a from the great difference in size, t . is even less reason {or the suppositi than for that. whit‘h attributes a 00 mon origin to the wolf and the larg- 1-__ Q mun \'Jlnn¢- â€".. er variety of Esquimau dog's. uquvs Some of the buildings in which these popular tesxivals are to be held w‘ accommodate fifteen thousand pg ple, and even ii the poorest'rdistricta they will b; lame enough to accommo- daxe all who desire to attend. . ESQUIMAU DOGS RUSSIA’S INTENTIONS.