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NOTES AND COMMENTS : and. yet observed about a coan | ing at, but-a ~ ters tl ‘ocks Sits troukioriners. ‘Aull it, i 2 eet alive was quit ‘ another Tariff revision has been receiving much attention of late in France and has been the subject of a report by a parliamentary commission, which gives an interesting glimpse cf tariff tendencies on the contin- ent of Europe. The subject is dis- “a Paris caesbariionts advocating what is called ne is acting largely on the drawn from the tariff number un- der which i would stand with pro. ducts of the same family, is classi. and given a standing’ of its own. It] i “Mminutely described, not only in dts nature and species, but even in its characteristics, mode of manu- facture, circumstances of produc- The value of the system lies in the fact that it renders worthless the most favored nation clause in treaties. If it is desired to admit |i a certain article from one country d i ee fied under a distinct specification yeloped forces within us, if obeyed will be croeed es as marvelous res sults. Here P Speak Wy hen the command of this text y to a oe n as firm a faith, n putting into service these womanhood, tion in eyery detail which concerns of slow Progress in attaining our| to it.” individual really ever Know. ng the little things. THE HIDDEN. THINGS, "| yet if these be well done we one of strength, we will rise A} enabled to do greater Ase poe od. to the children of Israel that they go forward.—Exodus xiv. un- developed forces of Christian man- the hood and remember We may judge ourselves are only do-| ir LIKE TOWERS OF STRENGTH Undeveloped Forces in Christians Is ointed Out. ing the pathway of life pleasan peaceful and prosperous. for ae y man, ly. | the Gade velone d forces Eyen as esus Himself sought to make it so may use our knowledge upon of nature in going | de} SULTAN'S HOUSE BILLS EXTRAVAGANCE PREVAILING IN THE HAREM, Imperial Cigarette Box Holders — Kitchen With 240 Cooks and 560 Sculiions. department of the State has been fuller of abuses than that i the civil list, writes the Constant:- t, Ni defensive. What is suggested for| High mountains on either side, be:|and find profit therefrom ; but when |nople correspondent of the London ae re Darviage et ae Sone Pranes bas already heen tried in|fore them the preat deep sea, be-| we hav: acquirements in| Stan y eran Attelt ra Oe Pees nae Jee br eec mace Germany and other countries, with| hind them an eubittered, cruel, benefiting the bodies and egult of a the department which man-/is0, Eebruary and May, and mang the result that France has suifered | ¢¢ ‘almly Moses is | cur fellow beings, so that afterward |ages the private property or ihe Be ese ees ene bidden by. ee speak into the|they-rive up and declare we helped Sorareui ar ertain other | considere eet Dro aon iderably from the:scheme. Un-| children of Israel that they 0 for-| them, we-have achieved the Goat neues or ihe itaperiol family. |™onth for matrimony, while ay der specialization an article is with- ward. You ee how that sea exalted of all services. During the last thirty years this} ¥28 to be sorely avoided, as ine picobevsrs difientey Baleacad palace camarilla 3 Stronger faith in the word of our has been actively engaged in ew weep: inde Mee ee well i ing into its net revenues from every sincerest faith ih the Ii ove us, is to cu c pias of destiny. ought to fin we see! , the helples: ipus toes len x difficult places of life, women God i tig ‘their dhedie Another in- a The eer, the neglected, the sore h for opportunity to overcome in the Such, too, vie source whence it could steal eee: Within the first month the on of July last ie was an- nounced that ne Sultan had graci- ously ceded t e State revenues amounting to * £400, 000 (Turkish) a r- iil life of its powers and to draw pparent bitter defeat e for Christ} try, but on investigation it w: and failire are not dont to us. Much} and for humanity is proved erie? ae on. ot is accomplished in ese prneelee : i N. sources wh‘ch produced this annu- of the soul which only God ai SNOTHER INSPIRATION. improper! dj having no right whatever to the ingore in nant ion. who has visited a Tu’ |b een struck By die enormous num- j ber of idle p ractical illustration is presented| ward for world ap precisa and honors. The fe he way-Getmaee bee spccate- 17 Remember too, that God's call one who ever trod this| LOAFERS ABOUND. for the undeveloped forces of Chris- leclared of Himself, “I am| yj, Seaaae cea eneek Of Gne ed on horses. In 1904 that country B z aS | is unnecessary : “rY | tian manhood and womanhood = among you as one that serveth |perial pipeholders, imperial light made a commercial treaty with speaks ne soraed purpose “ofr ef those things arriers, imperial cigarette box Belgium, in which it lowered the| life, muve See please Hin When you and I aces ivewlene but when such officeholders iduis Ga hotses of Flemish Bratant Pie gaia ma the indolent may pleased Godwin duc lias etn | [are each provided with an ‘“‘assist-| = Ardennes breeds; a year later e have done what He w ve ha eee ane aide lone tail of attendants, | made a similar treaty with Au- see for horses of pure Noric breed. In effect there was a discrimination s to his accumulated cinwledee in mak- use us aa we have emphas all| the living when it is lived well. REY. ‘ANDREW HAGEMAN. e fact! a. that the Christian life is ee tere f peveull | amounts to a huge figure. The imperial kitchens, for in- against French horses, but special- ization prevented French exporters from making a valid protest be- cause they would have been allowed the same rate as the Belgians and great elaboration and encourages ingenuity in tariff tinkering, as was shown by Chanvellor von Bue- low when he said, ‘‘Between the French article and the analogous t? Austrian, Italian or Russian article ttertusom wal ently be tbutd | very small differences, indeed, but | quite enough to warrant us in ap- “FARMER CAUGHT OTTER. Managed to Take it Alive and Sent the Laird. w jo Lessson VI. plying two different rates of tariff.” "ak at THE S. S. LESSON |<: INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY 9. ary Journey. Golden Text, Acts 18: 49. Introduction.—The events we are study are an illustration in ac: {tual ee of the Sey of a sowe tl at Antioch in Pisidia he met every- Lily ann ere he went oH his missiona: urneys, -and Paul’s First Mission- though they would be pleased if th: 0 Pas propos This question is of f The | ays of spevering John Mark’s way, the truth while the it becomes Paul’s eek following the truth at all haz: reachers, and Guieuan teacher: met the same experience ev ‘owards the eastern shore of one | 2°* them. go some friends | —swimming puke. The cubs tried to get “ashore, but the old otters got be-|% tween them and the land and kept them out till seeing us they all got rmed and disa) ice as Wwe ives up the loch we saw a shepherd standing among the rocks on one of the larger islands. We were a good distance from him, few days afterwards he told us he was watching three ot- Shet had come ashore and grere after his ahesé on. oO: 1e aes sent a dog down among the | at no sheep had ee Si ‘rounded - up” | 8 a young otter, — ie kee; in a small clump It would nue been “aay get ‘ighted itl it. ability. oe a at Cyprus, questioned. What was Psa. 16, ‘aul’s Opportuni i change been “Barnabas ausruding Barnabas, aps others. Paul’s eoeee. had been proved and was afterwards w: Illustration. 0 Peru, the gov ed Almagro as his equal but. nts speed I. Paul’ 8 Testimony.—Vs. TATE adele OF Phal ei onetat fant! its text? & riptural lesson uoted in v. Ti in which i to have some Tpaetles’ did not stay for this. Paul the keeper| we remem Her, was ‘once. ve pa ssing ae itsiah the esought that these! ceed the ae COMET. e expected return of the great ts eri: was last in continues the Iv. 45. bad- gs words might be prsentied to them next sabbat! Rejecting the t A Aine hearers as eb = as hearers. (2€ 6), Oe iene erate lite see tite Shut! ae cts “ eath.”” iderment eae ghey: ‘in’ the aha was the cause of the hi —Vs. 13- ae in the work Hitherto (see Acts 13: 7, ete.) i had now it is ‘Pau! is. 43, 46), 0 /pany, Thus when Pizarro set forth on his second expedition rnor, Pedrarias, a spite against the great discover. er, nam command ; proved who was aoe real comma: } aoe -in-c He also austed the altar, and proceeds to sprinkle 55: v.| rose-le. It was ae Then follows a Bu s mem contort to eu (or his) parents to oe from edaa Trut! 8. ntioch, it seems, ; had. leo! @ savor from death unto | wis selytes by conformity to cireumeis- | ech ion nd other Sbicotest strenuous! to on on easier terms, ee as V. What is My Atti tude Tova? ae ar S and dangerous; (2) ce, employ some 240 cooks and | e880 seullions. ‘Twice a dey they pre-| ¢ about 3,000 ‘‘tablas,”” or Gar on ras spusineas of the State), and to} sheiks, sherifs and not: | the month of Ramazan’ a es. s| During i in thousands toward sunset and can count on ob-| taining ‘iftar’—the evening, meal yiwhen good edans |the fast for the day, taking their 1g ory ou Leumi however! ing the truth shen it sttendi their frst food, salen: end cigarette since aste, extravagance | ‘Deculation are beyond descrip- | cook at the palace’ at jand tio fee is said asked for a Prittle| oy | ebro Subhy and publishing beat to prepare sume dish for tho| Sultan. ought. On| ig his Parctentie Tint hoon iy wanted |¥ a little he was answered with a By BABY-NAMING IN CEYLON. Cingalese Children Take Name of thplace. aving been Sree thé procession enters the ‘oom. At ead two Buddhist priests, ie yellow robes embroidered with gold. Behind the riests a boy follov parry: epporting. iheinselve » Thes n- in in a rose-colored skirt, with a n- eos white robe over her shoulders. other tw. ‘pol v.10 saat bofercene altar, while the |! ‘which was probably eres recite an ode. st now advances to the front of. aves upon the Ae fortune, and be eat age.’ The child is” then aed after ae ‘town in’ which it was born. Rose-leaves are again’ peta over tue child, and the mother receives from the priest a scroll. hen, bowing three times, the mother resumes her seat, and whole company seat themselves ss ie “wrath the Seip eats of the DANDELT NS NS AND MILK. Will Investigate to to ee ne They ase Yield of! : late years generally European, an grin that what he did not require, could easily be given away! THE SULTAN’S STABLES are another pretty extravagance— hundreds of horses, with an army | of coachmen, grooms and atten Ej ants, all living on the fat of the! land, and some of them enjoying |¢ salaries that might tempt a aviaries form an-| other costly hobby. Birds Sallect| over the world fill cages au See without number, harem must be understood not only the Sultan’s wives, all sisters, daughters and relatives, with an odd thousand or so of wo- e sides their negro prertants they be as = ge rt, their tas no curb is placed so se as money can. be pbieined by hook or croo! ‘Their indoor dress has been’ of little caps for the head, thickly covered with gems. Their native dresses, too, are frequently stiff Le Seah at, of precious stones. ette cases and holders, jew- el hese? sweet boxes, hand glasses, brushes and combs, all in massive GOLD OR SILVER, ut set The most serious action of the wees list’ is, however, seen in A Pelgan senna Me been I's a Belich among farm: ing, is he, told the People ‘af that Hs increase the yie'd of milk in consequence they a: mae desirable forage than other. claims that this soe is ci and- is founded w -jon the f. injury that it has caused not only to private individuals, but to By country were sent aro in order ‘or eee to be forfeited by the law of; the country and then take sion 0! vehi se: HUMAN BRAIN A DYNANO | they are well attested, <{ dismissed without careful consider- they go, render it somewhat easier but’ to erations of thoug! drive electric. waves mile: like force in the brain. uty 5 oe of find a physical explanation of such vetracting 80 Mee attention England. ETHER CARRIES M.SSAGES. ‘roughly finished and poorly chased, | Dr. oe with stones of great beauty to and value, are also deemed neces-|much mor! ¥ " mysterious Haw eproduction at one end of enunie cureuit of a setnceeenh the | exposed at end. In order to accomplish that “teat we Vee powd are obliged to intecpose certain me- | Th ieedy years ago Hie Sheaaieay contrivances, but in | inefficient eto for ee in| ether in neon generally wag dissatisfied with the attempts that were made upon pri- vate property that the civil list be- came ae ae POURTIE DAY IN IN “WEEK. Charen Unineky by the Ro- ans and Jews. Among oe Jews the fourth day of the week was considered an un- mans also believed UPe! certain days were r the was supposed to be under the at fluence of spirits inimical to happy ouseholds, This superstition pre- vailed for centuries in Italy, and also is even see prevalent in some parts of En |. and marriages in May are prohibited in China. 'Thers ime a i against marrying nts” Day,”’ the Heepueia eigth day of December, commemorate Herod’s ean of children. ALLEGED MYSTERIOUS YIS- IONS IN ENGLAND. May he Existence of Power in the Brain to Affect Surround- ing Ether, Very interesting discussions are clean and stiff to longer lump A pretty curtain for hall or bath- a te A ee ig The Ho CURTAIN CHATS. Unbleached Muslin Ourtains.— Pretty curtains can be made of un- bleached muslin stenciled with oil paints. To set the color, thin the paints with turpentine, vinegar, and Jemon extracts in the following pro: portion : where faded, and find er look a! lmaeet as nice as new. ig Lace Curtains.. thy bolt oF ‘the braid the proper width o ind baste on by following the ae at- rn and sew on by machine. and stretch and when dry cut ont ie edges that were torn by stretch- ig them, and your curtains To ne new ones and last as long & ao Ciiteink for Hall or Bathroom.— nm by persons of education land evident truthfulness. One of has been the subject | eietene o Mr. Brock -and | @ vision of Dr, Astley, room window is made from a piece A come) the size of the many articles and letters, is the | q, solyeabe lige be tlie tee Al tod family, who say they saw recently /or inetaio” sy ad tana of common floor ane (3 aes. ° 8 as the case may Pe “Tack one —I diamond mines christened t | ““Colesberg ally Kimberley, after the on Colonial. les on left should be aeeaete ant [side horiz a sed Leena oe ne vase anal a buttonhole NA the end ele shield and a # into the waist wit arr’ hat has sewed binding of the eaneks, DISCOVERED B Diamond Mines Or 01 by Aborigines. ranspires in German West Africa were fee oe first instance by natives. time past blacks at Cape ee : elsewhere have been occe f 4 ‘ound to be in possessio 1 tae could not have come either vaal, sat Tt now ‘t is a curious Bd that, unli gold mines, nearl will pu igines of the countries in which they are situated. now world: famou ‘hus Jagersfontein diamond fields tee tee of the find was not eo whereupon he went re agai and returned with a stone guniey over 200 carats. About the year 1871, Lee » an- other native prised up a big dia- mond while digging with @ knife for tubers on the veldt near Bulfontein. id, the locatity being easily accessible, there quickly sprang up D, “New Kopje,”” lke famili. ips 1 garb. 0; f ontadé cannot see in, but in- | Secretary. i first oo va = a siders can see out. Just try ie Then, ag there was the case of this deliriu his m: au ne par Hs ie famous Bahia diamond mines, back to England and Parcleded We iscovered by a native Lee named “astral body’” ti pos eee ie Felix Gonzales. He was tending ‘0 Sugar Doughnuts:—To sugar |some sheep, when he noticed that ou oere PERHAPS THERE. doughnuts, put a few at a time in 4 graze. now appears, from a com- with a cupful of powdered scious and talking with his acne jant in the hospital. Neverthless, his irapeide may have been in Eng- land, since the subject of his con- versation was his lost luggage. EQUALLY REMARKABLE. fe equally remarkable case ich has ¢! up in connection ome ee this is that of Mr. Fal aa lof the «ational Liberal Club, do: ho saw a vision of a fonsele relative i in pRone Africa entering bie espa s he was Se to retire ee me tone the Saet in ee oe was lying unconscious from some injury 6,000 miles away. In seit ase does death play a part in the situa 5 Ba MAY BE geese Experiences like these, that electric waves b Pi m quality than any mechanic can broduce, and the op- ht may be ‘vibra- tory ine oe of whic! me have as et hardly ed. SEAnurrA aise FORCES. is required to _® thousand and we are unaware of ee But discoveries have shown that ay endous, fore: o! it ifficult to phenomena as thou are now in At bottom the strange vision of ee from Algiers wou. not appear the a tele- ro) Englan a quickly with theother hand, and this will make them look Ike snow- cheese or anything similar by! Jaying the grater flat down. box of crackers, cover box with box on always (at a moment’s notice) have pelea warm crackers, intens ies are crisp and warm. of paring with a knife soak for half lengths. , [would any kind of apd rete ne : the meantime boil a large soup bone f beef until the then remove the meat from the |i bone and chop chopped Ais 2 to the soup in which two medium size onions, eut up ines one pint tomatoes erage = Wi Bae Macaroou.—One a: half cup of sugar, one-third Pe eee butter, eggs, flour, one “easpoonfa of» ‘soda dis- one-cup. of cl ki eu @ tedspeon. To Improve Mashed "Gnatidé Cheese.—When grating Crackers ‘Aipags Ready.—Buy a dark green crape Beats and keep f stove. You will When box ee mpty, ce crackers in bulk an fila Never serve aa » To Clean Mushrooms.—Instead Hoarded in the Julius Tower, and the cause of its eae e found it in the shape of a dia supe of excep’ kite ee which had become fixed pet two front, teet that $50, pee sou po: gems = question ~ ee e the localit; the animal’s es Bakes en. more — nearthed in es -GERMANY’S 5 WAI CHEST. is Aanealy ae A curious task, of ypical of the petty thomuaiecae: s eealbat ta 0, aper, twist panOr in 6 as e stove "Use the | TESTED RECIPES. Chile Con Carne.—Pick over and meat is fendke fine. Return the was boiled and add the bean: 8, and two Season with salt and ie ir, Serve es _ with /e Fran Us wspaper for Kindling — Get some lump resin, pound it in a ag fine, serine a little on a news- | offic ney Wi fund of 830,000,000, oak ever since the war of 187 tiff hand brush another huge staff of servants tha ation. The limits of the domain of [238 ene ae sisetined ok es To te seve of Paes sents the the Sane Pee SE been ascertain- result. “In this way there is no seen arem heads 8 avy The new questioned phenom- 1000,. vera ena of tadio-telegraphy, os far as per ae ton done in halt’ the 000 indemnity extracted from sy i e as the price of peace. It is you | mornin, course, the BS Fa keepin, is ob three o the, nike as ae ordiary | s but drop into the vuther the | pe it is the ether which rkey Bes up desirable plots of and the message, and the “telegraphic milk fi ext causing! ‘instruments are simply m. J as not ee scart Pronouncement 9) pate | igi is th wim r. Its Mpeelveiar rom thirty, forty miles an Pot: Mash pot <fces well Bee aes put in a pinchsof “stir and ie ‘potatoes will tre r cent. Ie pepper, an on ad; a. layer ee of bh = a lay auing man?’ ae after a ' Faises h Is ipa ‘think their TOSS, is eee Horne: don’t kno: 2 mighty nigh to bankr n't | be.”? :