"UR HBL # 'This Is a Season for "Meditation oad _Appraisement. This is a season widely regarded 4s an appropriate time for exercis- Ing the spirit of self-denial, devo- tien, meditation and prayer. What is the message such a sea- son brings to us? What is the voice to which we should give heed? I - think it is not so much the call of the public weal as the call of the {individual life, the voice of our bet- ter angel in the soul. This should be a sifting time, a} time when we should thoughtfully consider our own religious obliga- tions, our own personal relation to Gcd, the infinite source of wisdem, strength and power. THERE IS A DANGER. No man is living up to the best there is in him who docs not wel- come the thought of self-examina- tion and appraisement. To many this season means the acceptable time for this purpose. In these days of feverish excitement there is certainly danger of neglecting the development of our inner, spiritual life and fostering a mistaken idea ef the true relationship between man and his Maker. We should try to live in such a state of intense de- sirc and longing toward the Infinite Father as to readily respond to His wilt, making ourselves available to Him as mediums for carrying out His purpose in the world. This we can do to the extent of and in pro- portion to our spiritual develop- ment. Meditation is essential to this spiritual progress. This is not a time for discourage- ment because of the fact that so many people are led away from the higher purpose of their life by the allurements which beset their path. It is more especially a time for per- sonal scrutiny; a time for consider- ing where we personally stand ra- ther than the wants and necessities of the multitude. And, in any case, the way to uplift the body politic is to UPLIFT THE INDIVIDUAL. The eall, then, is to a higher stand- ard of individual living. There are reminders on every hand that every one of us should live a greater life, greater at least in devotion to ev- evy force of human service. The air is filled with voices say- ing: '"This man is not doing what he ought to do.' "The church is failing to fulfil its mission.' So loud and vibfant are these voices demanding investigation in- to the lives and methods of others tha! the still, small voice within us can searcely be heard. It then becomes almost a duty and most assuredly a privilege to secure by meditation and prayer the bene- ts of this season, because in the resultant quietude we hear the veice of the Great Teacher and feel that we have responded to his per- sonal appeal, "What is that to thee? Follow thou Me." REV. J. W. ROBERTS. rn ree reo THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAR, 9" we ----- Ecster Lesson. The Empty Temb, Mark 16. 1.8. Golden Text, Rev. 1. 18. Three months ago we heard the beautiful story of the first Christ- mas, when God sent his Son Jesus to our old earth to help others and to make them see the power and beauty of a good life marred by; no stain of evil. We thought that was a wonderful story. Now for sever- al weeks we have been studying some of the words Jesus spoke and the things he did during his minis- try in Galilee. To-day, because it is Easter, we are to think of the gladness which followed the cicsing days of that helpful life. Every junior boy and stcry of Cavalry. been crucified a rich man called Joseph of Avmma- thaea asked Pilate to let him have the body, that he might sive it burial in his own garden. He did this because he loved Jestis and warted to do something to show his love and honor for his dear friend. Pilate consented, and after the body had been wrapped in fair white linen, perfumed with fragrant spices, it was laid to rest in the quiet garden. A stone and seai were placed against the door, and at the request of some of the Jews a guard of Roman soldiers was ect to watch the tomb the next night. Later in the year we shall study many of the comforting words Jesus had spoken to his friends, te:ling them he would rise from the dead They did not understand at al) how thar could be, so with heavy hearvs they went about their work aiter his death, talking of the things he had said and done, and thinking how the light had gone from the sunshine and the music fror the birds' songs, because their friend had gone away and they could see 'hin, no more. That night, while the Roman soldiers were on guard, a shining angel came from heaven and rolled the great stone from the docr of the tomb. Very early the next morning, just as the gray dawn was breaking, some women came to the garden bringing spices to put about the body of Jesus. It was blossom vime in Palestine, and I suppose the gar- dea was full of flowers and frag rance, but the women did not notice either. Their hearts were full of sorrow, for Jesus had been very dear to them, and they grieved to think he had vanished from their lives. As they walked they won- dered how they could ever roll the heavy stone from the rocky tomb. When they came to the place cf burial phey looked at one another {n amazement. 'Che stone is rolled away !" they said. But a more wonderful thing than du, we should remember the Easter tidings. When one of our friends goes home to God's other world of TOW BIRDS FLY. Rapidity of Wing Mevement--Put-|. ting on the Brakes. 'Birds have different modes of flight, just as men have different gaits in walking or running. Rapid wing movement does not always im- piy speed in flight any more than rapid leg movement implies speed in walking or running. With us it is the length of the stride that tells ultimately. What, apart from wing movement, tells in the flight of the bird is not known, says the Scots- man. WARFARE MORE HUMANE] RULES OF NATIONS ARE DE- SIGNED TO THAT END. Mere Useless Mining and Infliction of Avoidable Suffering are Forbidden. Although the actual means of de- truction have grown more deadly, ard scientific discovery is constant- Speaking broadly, long winged birds are strong and swift fliers; short winged birds are feeble in flight. When we consider that a cumbrous, slow moving bird like the heron moves its wings twice per second when in flight it is evident that many birds have a very rapid wing moyement. Most small birds have this rapid wing movement with feeble powers of flight; the common wren and the dipper for instance, have a flight like that of a young bird. . Many of our smaller migrants seem but to flit from bush to bush or from tree to tree. Members of the thrush family are low fliers, the blackbird in particular, with its hasty, hurried flight. often just avoiding fences and no more. Wag- tail: have a beautiful undulating flight with little apparent use of their wings. They look like grey- hounds bounding through the air. Nearly all birds sail or float occa- sionally without the slightest move- ment of their wings. Even a large bird like a pheasant will glide in this way for more than two hundred yards. Grouse have a rapid wing motion iwithout any great speed, but when they sail, coming down with the wind, as they prefer to do, they go very fast. Before alighting they flap their wings several times very rapidly, like the clapping of hands. Most birds after gliding do this. infinite beauty we should remember that same message of hope and comfort. Jesus said, "Because I live, ye shall live also," and "He that liveth and believeth on me, shall never die." While Christmas is a happy day. because it tells us of the life to come. But we should not keep th: Raster gladness to ourselves. There ace old people, sad people, tired people all around us longing fox the cheer of that message. Perhaps there is some little child, too, who has never heard of the risen Sav- ious. Shall we not try in some way to give them a glimpse of the Easter joy? Then our own Easter will be brighter and more joyful. We have read of Christ's power to heal sickness, to calm the waves on girl hus heard over and over the sad, sad After Jesns had on that lonely hill the troubled sea, and to quiet the storms of passion in human hearts. The most marvelous power he pos- sessed, however, was shown in his resurrection, in the conquest of death itself. John, the beloved dis- ciple, repeating some of the words of Jesus, says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only be- gotten Son, that whosoever beliey- etn in him should not perish put have everlasting life." ca ODD TASTE OF A DOG. Didn't Like Anything Except Birds' Nests and One Cat. "T once knew a very eccentric dog," says a writer in Bailey's Ma- gazine; "he was a real old English spaniel, with long body, short legs with great bone, grand head, jaws and teeth like a wolf's almost, and tong ears that would meet his nose. Yoo. fellow! his temper was cer- tainly unamiable, but I think this wes caused by the state of his health. "We was a very curious animal, never showing much attachment to any one; he would bite his best frends on the least provocation. No- thing, though, offended him so much as being laughed at--that was an in- sult he never forgave. If you be- gan to laugh at him he would growl in a very ominous manner, and if you persisted in it would snap at you and give you such a bite that you would not care to try again. "Tf you wished to please him you had to get a lot of old birds' nests and give them to him, one by one; he would carry them about for some time and then he would sit down and tear them to pieces. He was no' particularly fond of going for a walk.with any one, but if you got some nests and gave him one occa- sionally he would trot along with you. as happily as possible. "Another curious habit of his was that he would never get out of the wav for any one. When he was trotting along he never moved from his line if he saw any one coming, but if he saw they did not intend to move, would begin to growl and look so savage that people usually made haste out of his way. When he happened to be running down a hill, he did not growl. but merely Easter is even sweeter and dearer, | | Does it correspond to putting on jthe brakes or reversing the engine 'in the case of mechanical locomo- tion? With little apparent use of its wings the wood pigeon flies very strongly and rapidly. It never seems to "bring up'? much before alighting, but crashes into a tree lat full speed. When it rises its wings crack like pistol shots. Ducks are strong on the wing and often fly in single file. Geese will fly wedge or arrowhead shape, gen- lerally at a considerable height. So do many gulls and other sea birds, in a stately, measured fashion, their calls occasionally sounding like "Left, right, left, right." Kestrels have a beautiful, clean the air, while their hevering in the lair is one of the mysteries of bird \life. Peesweeps, which are so grace- jful in their motion on the ground, llook like enormous bats when in | flight. Swallows, and imarked degree swifts, have rapid wing movement with great speed and extraordinary power of flight. --4 WORD BLINDNESS. A Curious Occasional Broken Func- tion of the Mind. It is scarcely open to question that all education should be indi- vidual, but unfortunately this re- quirement cannot be met in our crewded schools. The State is com- pelled to require a definite amount of knowledge from all engaged in the same course, says the Scienti- fic American. The difficulties to which this may give rise are illus- trated by the following stories of pupils, who despite earnest endea- vor could never learn to write cor- rectly, or to read fluently, or to pass the examinations provided for the lowest classes, although some of them are able to accomplish im- portrait scientifis work. A perfect- ly healthy 15-year-old girl, one of the best pupils of the highest class of a German school, could not spell correctly either German or foreign words, either from dictation or from memory. She could write sin- gie characters perfectly; she could als) read a single series of musieal notes, and play the violin by note, but she could not read piano mu- sit, The difficulty was that she was unable to impress the picture of the word on her memory. By the em- ployment of a great number of aids to memory she succeeded in making much progress, but she continued to make the most incredible errors in writing, which sharply contrast- ed with the general excellence of her work at school. She could not read fluently, because the image of the word was not present to her memory. The girl's grandmother, a highly educated woman, her great-uncle and a son of the latter exhibited the same defects. Each of the men wrote a number of scientific works, but the spelling had to be correct- ed by others. In this case, therefore, this same ly adding new explosives to those already known, almost all known military laws are framed with the object of protecting, and, if pos- sible, preserving human life. The tendency of civilized warfare at the present day is to avoid useless slaughter and mere destruction for its own sake. When it comes to actual campaigning, military law forbids certain easy and effective methods of getting rid of an enemy. If the enemy is encamped, his water supply may be cut off, but it is forbidden to poison springs, wells, streams or reservoirs. In the war between China and Japan the Japanese troops during their advance through Korea did not use the old village wells, but substitut- ed for them tube wells and other methods of obtaining a reliable supply of pure water. This was dcne because their commanding of- ficers had been warned that the Chinese might poison the wells, says the Philadelphia Record. The laws of war, as set forth by jvarious international conventions 'and accepted By civilized nations, also forbid mere useless maiming cut, clipping motion of their wings | aad look like yachts sailing through | in a very | and the infliction of avoidable suit |fering. For this reason the use of : the explosive rifle bullet is forbid- jden. In other words, it is legiti- mate warfare to inflict a bullet wound that will disable a man, or perhaps kill him, but it must not be done in a manner that will cause HORRIBLE WOUNDS and intense suffering before death. In the earlier engagements of the Spanish-American war it was be- lieved that the Spaniards were us- tug explosive bullets, and, until the falsity of the charge was proved, great indignation was expressed throughout the world. In this principle there has follow- eda tacit understanding among civilized nations not to use soit nosed, collapsible bullets that mush- room when they reach their mark. This form of bullet is now used against big game, but not against human beings. During the South African War general orders forbade the English troops the use of th ;Dumdum rifle bullet and a type of enlarging pistol bullet. But there seems to be a tendency to use these ugly missiles against savage foes. 'The reason for making this distine- tion is that while the more or less 'educated civilized soldier when struck even by a small bullet, be- comes nervously anxious to have his wound attended to by a surgeon at once, the uneducated parbarian, on the other hand, having no nerves to bother him and no knowledge of anatomy, will come on and get to close quarters even after two or three of these small bullets have gone through his body. This is not oniy true of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, or of other savage races of Africa; the same thing has recently been observed among the trikes of the Philippine Islands, where bow and spear men adyanc- ed steadily in the face of the fire from the American rifles. EXPLOSIVE BULLETS being forbidden, a lower limit has tc be set to the use of projectiles that carry a bursting charge. No shell must weigh less than half a kilogramme--that is, roughly -- cal- culated, a pound. Asa result, the smallest shell now used is the little one-inch steel bomb intended for the pom-pom. These small shells ure fired in sets of ten, and they explode one after the other hike a string of Chinese firecrackers. Dur- ing the Boer War, when they were constantly used, they inflicted com: paratively few casualties, but they seemed to shatter the men's nerves. This is the effect that Major Moe- debeck, the German military ex- pert, believes that the occasional dropping a small bomb from an air- ship will have upon the enemy. It wil! not be thrown with the object of destroying the lives of the men in the ranks, but merely with the hope that it will unnerve them and thus reduce both their powers of endurance and their fighting strength. The prohibition against small ex picsive projectiles has not yet been extended, however, to the grenades filled with high explosives, which were introduced by the Japanese during their war with Russia. They were used in storming entrench- ments, and were fired from portable woeden mortars which two men could run up with to the firing line. i \ t '\striking power. . destruction eovld be wrought by these, and the gas bombs, exhaling poisonous vapors, would render a| whole district practically untenapie by troops. These gas bombs will probably be allowed by internation- al agreement on the ground that they are preventive rather than ac- tively destructive in character. The velocity acquired by bombs when dropped from great heights would also give them enormos A shell dropped from an airship or aeroplane only 100 feet above the earth would have a velocity of 80 FEET PER SECOND. Increase the height of the floating battleship to 1,000 feet and the ve- locity of the falling shell would be increased to 254 feet per second. Ata height of 5,000 feet, which many experts seem to regard as the limit for practical warfare, the ve- locity of the shell would become 567 feet per second. 'The destructive force of such a blow ean readily be conceived, Here, too, military law will nave to contend with the powerful de- structive forces brought into play by modern scientific invention. But the ablest writers on the art of war already perceive that the formit- able character of the airship is greatly limited by its lack of car: rying power. Its ammunition wiil always have to be sparingly used, and it must always manoeuvre with the knowledge that its Supply cf fue! may be exhausted at any mo- ment. Destruction for the mere sake of destruction, as so luridly pictured by H. G. Wells and other military writers, can never form a part of the war in the air, even if new international Jaws should not render it impossible. a ed THE MEN THAT GET ON. Those Not Afraid; But Your Cour- age Must be Mixed With Brains. '"'Some men,"? said a business manager, "are afraid of responsi- bility, some men welcome it; either sort of man may be good and use- ful or bad and harmful, according ta his special development. "There are timid men who need somebody always to lean upon but whe under guidance are faithful and effective workers; and then there are men afraid of responsi- | bility who are always irresolute and | ineffective, who never can be prod- 'ded into anything but the dullest of dull routine work and who must always stay Jown close to the grcund, men of small account. "Phen among men not afraid to take responsibility you find some who are too ecocksure about it, ready to settle any question that comes up to them right off the bat, biz or little, going ahead jauntily, siapdash; not a good sort of man this to have at a responsible post. | Also you have the man not) 'afraid who thriveson responsibility and enjoys the increase of power, {Lut who is cool and clear headed, a man of keen and true diseernment Recipes and Other Valuable Information -- of Particular Interest to Women Folks. CAKE. Crumb Cake.--Two and one-half cupfuls of flour, one and one-half cupfuls of sugar, one-half eupful of butter and lard (mixed), one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, cloves, nutmeg, ani cinnamon. Use hand and mix th: same as pie crust. When well mixed take out scant half cupful of the crumbs, then add two wel! beaten eggs, one cupful of sour milk, one scant teaspoonful of so- da Beat well. "Put in deep, square pan and sprinkle crumbs on top. Bake slowly. Hickory Nut Cake.--One pound of butter, one and one-half pounds of "A" sugar, ten eggs (whole, ad- ded one at a time), one pound of sifted flonr, one and one-half pounds of seeded raisins, one-fourth pound of citron, one pound of shel- led hickory nuts, one grated nut- meg, one-half glass of good whisky. Prune Cake.--Cream one table- spconful of butter with four table- spoonfuls of sugar; add grated rind of lemon, one egg beaten lightly, mix all together. Add a cupful of sifted flour, a teaspoonful of baking powder (not full), sift again. Add one-quarter cupful of milk, just to thin. Place dough in pan and «on top place lightly prunes which have been pitted and cooked. It usual- ly takes one pound of prunes for ore large layer. Whipped cream on top of same makes it delicious. But it can be eaten without. Nut Cake.--Cream one cupful of granulated sugar with one-half eup- ful of butter, then stir in the well beaten yolks of three eggs and one- fourth cupful of milk. Have sifted of flour with one-half teaspoonful of baking soda and two level teaspoon- fuls of cream of tartar, and add to tae other ingredients, then flayor with one teaspoonful of lemon ex- tract or the grated rind of one le- mon, then stir in one cup of cocoa- nut and one-half eupful of sliced citron; last stir in the beaten whites of two eggs. Bake in mod- erate oven. Icing--Boil one cupful of sugar and one-half cupful of water till it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water; while hot gradually pour over the beaten white of an egg, add one-half tea- spoonful of vanilla and one eupful of cocoanut. Spread on cake. German Cherry Cake.--As pre- pared by a German chef: Three cupfuls of red sour cherries (can- ned), one cupful of flour, six table- spoonfuls of sugar, the yolks of two eggs, one-quarter of a cupful of milk, one tablespoonful of butter, one-half teaspoonful of baking pow- der and one-quarter of a teapsoon- ful of salt (all level measures are used). Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder and two teaspoon- who kuows instinctively and logical- | ly what is the right thing to do and | then fearlessly goes ahead and does | it, a man of brains and courage. | A rare combination this, and the | man that possesses it gets far. "For courage is the manly attri- bute that men most admire; we'd all dearly love to be courageous, to | dare; and the man of courage plus brains, the man not afraid to take the responsibility and who has also the downright ability to make good we cotton to, and him most of us are willing to follow and obey. He can have what he wants in this world, and if he should want it he can have the biggest pair of wings in the world to come. , don't be afraid to take the respon- sibility! But really te get on you want to mix your courage with brai. s."? \ A GIPSY ROMANCE. Roumanian Girl Carried Wandering Musician. OR by An extraordinary gipsy romance has taken place at Szent-Marton, oa the Roumanian frontier. Anastasia Bogul, daughter of a wealthy landowner, conceived a passion for Janos Vojtila, a violin- ist and chief of a gypsy band, and an elopment was arranged, It was agreed that the gipsies should at- tack the landowner's castle, and pretend to carry the girl away by force. Vojtila promised to take her to America, saying he would make a name there by his playing. A night attack on the castle was duly made, but, having secured the girl, the gipsies proceeded to plun- der the castle while the girl and her lover fled inva caravan. The lardowner and his servants armed themselves, killed two gipsies, wounded others, and finally forced them to retreat. Then, when order was restored, the landowner first noticed that his daughter was mis- fuis of the sugar into a bowl, then rub in the butter. Beat the yolks of the eggs, add to them the milk and quickly mix the liquid through the flour.. Shape with the hand, int' a greased pan, one-eighth of an ine thick. Drain cherries, spread them over the dough and sprinkle over them. the remaining sugar. Bake twenty minutes, in a brisk oven. Sauce: To the strained cher- ry juice, add one cupfal of sugar, two level tablespoonfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, one level teaspoonful of butter. Cook eight minutes and | serve. CHICKEN RECIPES. Chicken Biscuit--There is more "Tf you expect to get anywhere | 4, ct in a yearling hen than in a chicken, but many people prefer the latter. In any case, only a fat ben or chicken should be used, as a thin chicken is almost tasteless. If a rich gravy is not liked a part of the fat may be removed before cocking. The chicken should be cleaned, unjointed, and placed over the fire with water to cover, It should be skimmed. Add more water from time to time, cook un- til tender, season with salt and pepper while it is cooking. © One hour before the chicken is to be served make a rich biscuit dough as follows: Take one quart sifted flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one-half teaspoonful of salt, and sift again. Work in one heaping tablespoonful of -- lard. Maisten with sweet milk. Roll out into a sheet one inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake in a moderately hot oven until a gold. ea brown. Thicken the chicken gravy, break the hot biscuits into halves, and drop them in to remain for two minutes, and serve with the chicken in a large tureen, Chicken Mousse.--One spconful of gelatine, one-quarter eupful cold chicken stock, three- quarters cupful hot chicken stock, highly seasoned, ene cupful heavy cream, one cupful togethed one and one-half eupfuls | table- | of | of cold | a border at each end of plain: to match. : - To Darn Matting.--If matting worn in the center it may be darned' to look as good as new by thread-; ing a darning needle with ri and darning it «a you would stecking. If the worn part i : the edge buttonhele otitch the last row as a border and it will not_ fray. If raffia is not fine enong split it to suit. Rafa comes about three colors--natural, red and blue. Natural colored raffia i about the same color as matt and is cheap. os Pressing Form.--A good form fer pressing waists, coats, and hips of skirts--Get a sawdust ham fror meat market, cover with outing flannel. It gives the reund cutve-- required. ae Curtain Help.--When making a curtain to hang up to a cupboard or warlrobe stitch a piece of tape or goods of same across the wrong side of the gathers and let end of tape extend out at each end of cur- tain and run through a small brass ring and sew. Your curtain is al- ways ready to hang up when Jaun- dered and saves time and bother of stopping to insert a string or wire.. Skirt Braid.--An easy way to put. on a new skirt braid is to insert a _ piece of thin cardboard (an old cal- ling card is best to use) in the hem of the skirt and run it along as you sew on the braid. This will help you to work quickly and prevent -- the stitches from showing on the outside of the hem. ; Wall Pockets.--Take a large piece -- of strong material to fit a suitable space on the wall near the sewing -- machine or elsewhere and there on sew a series of gathered pockets of large and small sizes to suit dif- ferent needs such as for darning materials, patterns, darning to be done and odd materials for mend- ing Tack this against the wall and -- it will always be handy and things be in place and out of the way. Use gathered pockets because they hold mere and will not tear as a straight pocket would. Darning.--Before wearing, ¢are-_ fully weave heels and toes of new stockings as if a hole were there und reinforce any weak places. You will' be surprised at the amount of wear you get out of those hose. Beys' stockings will wear again as long if you will sew a tuck at ankle before wearing. When knee shows signs of wear, rip out the tuck and worn part is raised high enough to come under trousers. Wash new stockings before wearing and they will last longer. You can easny darn a large hole if you baste a piece of netting over it, weaving back and forth through the meshes, then up and down. When finished draw out threads of netting. Work -- will not pucker. FOR HUSBANDS AND WIVES I? you want to have a happy home you must act according to these rules :-- Learn to govern yourself. ' Do not expect angelic qualities in -- your helpmate. Beware of the first disagreement. Also of meddlers and tale bear- | ers. y Never retort in anger. It is the answer which usually begins the quarrel. : Avoid moods and pets and fits of © sulkiness. Never conceive a bad motive if a good one be possible. When the opportunity occurs for kind speeches, make them. Do not neglect duties which a fect the comfort of others. Speech is excellent, but silence i sometimes more valuable. Be gentle but firm with childre Do not furnish them with too much pocket-money; make them under stand the value of a quarter. Do not say anything in their presen which you do not wish repeated. Beware of correcting them ins' angry petulant manner. Never ai low them to stay away from home over-night without knewing where they. are. CLEANING. Rugs.--Take a _-- stiff scrubbin biush and brush rugs as you wou a piece of cloth. This can be do on the floor and will take out pra tically all the dirt and ~ will make much less dust than the broom, | will also save the rug many a hard beating, thus lengthening its use ness, Gloves.-- To clean -- white gloves, take twe bowls of gasoline ang in a small portion in one put in enough flour te make a th { MLE . ; ' : : : i 6, then put gloves on the hand! that had happened, for as they }*2" against people if they did not eocked chicken, cut in small pieces, j en. Put Se Tea be ee eee call to stooped. down and looked into the tomb they saw it was empty. When they went into the little room, or cave, cut out of the rock, they found an angel sitting at the place where the body had been. geil told them not to be afraid. "Vou seck Jesus, who was cruci- fied," he said. is risen. You will find him in Ga- lilee, where he will meet you and taik with you just as he used to do." a? As the women went away from the tomb they met Jesus himself, and he gave them a message to take to his disciples. 'What a wonderful Easter it was! what a wonderful Easter mes- sage it is! None of us can realize 'all it really means. Whenever we Ea tunerah i passing The an- | "He is not here. He! ' SOU. clear out--his great weight usually upsetting them, of which he took} not the slightest notice. "A gyeat friendship tween this dog and be- | arose them together. to the cat and begin, to lick her all over, and then she would rub all avcund him, purring and seeming to be very fond of him, when all of a sudden she would stop, look up in his face and spit at him, at the same time giving him two or three sharp sevatches, the only notice of which he' took was to close his eyes so that they might not be hurt.' : Pease, Man--"Well, it's just this way. If I buy you a new coat, I' have fo wear my. old: one another sea- *... Wife---"'You sweet, gener: 5; you." ene a fine cat we! | words, we must conclude that the entire absence of this elementary ithe faculty in persons otherwise of good | had and it was very amusing to see | He would walk up, defect, which the English "word blindness," appeared in four members of one family. As we know that the brain contains a special centre for the memory of mental equipment, must be caused by a defect of this small part of the brain.' As such persons cannot sat- isfy the requirements exacted in the lowest classes, they are in danger of never reaching the higher ones. In London one case of word blind- ness was found among each two thousand school children. With proper appreciation of the condi- tions, ib should be possible to carry on the education of such a child if otherwise intelligent. This, how- ever, cannot be done by the school, it must be accomplished by the parents 0 benevolent so eties: They are said have produced hideous injuries, *and CRIPPLED FOR LIFE those they did not kill outright. It 'may not be generally known that English military authorities have adopted the idea, and that ex periments haye recently been made at Woolwich with high explosive ' grenades and portable mortars. If aerial warfare becomes an cs- tablished fact it will become neces- sary to frame new laws governing the character of the explosives to be used by these strange craft, and the exact conditions under whic}. they will be justified in shelling a city or fortified position of any kind. It is obvious, however, that the aiiship- offers we: Scestbit ieee « ae ties for the discharge of explosive, fi "poisorious gas atea, 5 aOR sing: After several days' search the gir} was discoverad in the depths of a forest. She had been abandoned by her lover, who had robbed her of everything. Some of her faith- ful servants succeeded in tracing Vcjtila, and beat him to death with chibs. The heroine of this wild romance is now lying in a hopeless condition. Her death is expected every hour, as she is suffering from inflamma- tion of the lungs as a result of her hardships in the forest. | ie ONE THING AT A TIME, "Took here, doctor, how much ave you going to charge me for this operation P*-- i : you've got enough to worry ing that. = "ou now without facing t salt and pepper. Soak gelat ec led stock, dissolve in hot stock and strain. When mixture begins thicken beat, using an eg: until frothy, then add cream, en stiff. and chicken. © Add salt and pepper if necessary. into baking powder or cocoa' first dipped in cold water, then chill. When ready to serve, turn mousse from molds, cut in one inch heat more cans, slices and arrange on lettuce leaves. Serve with mayonnaise dressing. If a more elaborate dish is liked, surround with chopped celery and salted nuts, mixed with a mayon- naise dressing. 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