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OF SACRIFICE Irp^^irt^rikTu^n^tU's^tl^^^^ GREEN ISLE[ attack on mc ed ward. f^|^j£D ^j g^|y|5H ^^i^ Must Be Without a Blemish, and It riust Be Holy. I beseech you, th«refor©, breth- <>.ceine<l by Eim who gave His life ron, by the mer^ie» of God, that as a sacrifice for sinners, we ahouid ye prcsojL your bodies a living present our bod!«s, a living sacri- Baorifioe, holy, acceptable, uuio fioe, holy, acceptable unto God. God, which is your reaEunabk ser- j That is a reasonable service. What vice.â€" Rom. xii., I. ! d>>v;.-; that mean f It means that Th-erc ib much lalk now-a-days what Gcd ke.3 given as we should of reasonable sor/iue. 'i'ae regu- ; give back to Him sanctified, 'fbia l»r church service is often tiispised e-pplios aiso to our body, which soul gneeriiigiy rcferrvid to as tJie siiould be a liviag sacrifrje. Hioft Qnr'>-.aso;iab!3 •* by icen who daim that "the great dome of na- ture" is a much mor© worthy place for tha adoration of the Alajighty than eve.n the tnoBt digain-od church building, and that tha only reasonable service is to cut loose from all cr€«ds, from all revela- tion, from everything that is su- pernatural and to devot2 all time «nd energy to the thing . that be. Is that rational? St. Paul, j>reax;hing to the Greeks at Athens, «sys likewise : '''God tiiat nade this St. Paal writes to the Corinthi- ans: "Know ye not that your body is the teaiple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which you have of God and ye are not your own. For ye are hought wich a price, 'vh isrefore glorify God in. your b^^uy." HOW OFTEN DO WE FORGET. How careless do we often treat •our bodies and how neglectful are j we sometimes in regard even to ,,,,,, , , I the fundamental principles of hu- â- worid dwelleth not :n temples made â-  ^^^ 1^^^.^^ , jjo wonder that the with hands, neither is worshiped ^g^j jg ^^ ^^^ ^^ile it dwells in God had raised up (compare verse 37). 61. Yc stiffnecked and nncircum- cised in heart and earv â€" The speak- er breaks abruptly bis historical summary, and addresses himself directly to the nation's leaders, to whom he is speaking. His pas- sionabs outburst of denunciation and the severity of his arraignment ment of the members of the San- hedrin, before wbitn he was ar- N£WS BT MAIL FSOU LAND'S snOIIES. IB£- Uappeoiags la the Emei-ald Lile of Interest ta Iriafn AastrUa Paper Bays His Policy Alnost Resulted ia War. The most remarkable demons- P^J^PmETS ABE DISTRIBUTED Ken. tratiuQs of hatred of Englaud eoD- tinue in Austria. King Edward s forthcoming vbit to i-aria and Naples has aroused the Vienna Mittagzeitung to a furi- ous attack on his Majesty. This journal declares that the King's Lofiuence, having diminished in Tar- key and the Balkans, now that Austria has come to an understand TfiROUGDOLT ODIA. One Refers to Kins Edward as « ••Tyrant"â€" Printed in Enrape. One of the most sericus pheno- ncciia in the agitation againtt Brit- ish rale with which the Viceregal Govenunest of India bos to eon- Gambling is 82t:d to be on the in laigaed as an accused man, could : crease among the women of Ire have but- one outcome, thart of i land. bringing upon himself the severer i Negotiations are almost complete ' ing with Turkey, "this crowned judgment prompted by the anger | f^p ^jj^ g^^ ^^ ^^^^ tenanU of tae ' agent-provocataur ia again starting ^ • • i j which the outraged pride and dig- i ^.jj^jg ^^^q ^£ Dj^^egal ion his journeys in order to realize, tend w the dutnbution broadcast nity of his hearers dictated. j ^ r^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ,^^.^ ^ jj^gjj | the dream of his Ufoâ€" the destruc- 1 among the natives of aeduiuus pam- I cottage, in tie urban district of I tion of the triple alliance." JKewcastde, Co. Down, was sold by I auction at 9440 an acre 52. The Righteous Oneâ€" Eeier- ring to Jeaas as th© Christ. 53. A yuung man named Saul â€" Tbe first mention of the future- It id no secret tSit t*"* sufa- It waa decided at a representative The I phiets. article continues : j vertive movement is f«8i^.-ed and "King Edward's policy has al- j encouraged by highiy Uiteiligent ready nearlv resulted in cau-ing ; and of'.ea well connecter Indiana " ' who are studying at English uni- aiK)8tle to the GenUles. j meeting in Kidamey to take steps the most awful war in the history of , . . Jf hi^A^JclThiZT, TnfZr^^^' »« »-«"^« the local races, and to hold â-  the world. Are there no means to versities or^ are for other reason* unto his death-This is an import- , ^ ^ ^ . , ^^^^.^ ^is attempts to begin this "^ymg in ir-nglcnd. ant point in the author s narrative I At Belfast Harbor Board on the game all over ag!iin .' What does Quantities of seditious leaflets m view of the future part_ that ^ announced that Kin. Edward wTnt to .o in Paris! pr^nt^d in Europe are shipped to Saul is to play in the early devel- i p" -"-' '* J", announced that King Edward want to .o in opment of the church whicn he t^-''[^^ y*=*' ^'f^'^'l '°°* "^ shipping and Naples, and on a Turkish ',ar- •^ had arrived in that port. cords Except the apostles â€" These seem ', all records by 28,7»0 tons. beating shipl'' ! The Neue Freie Pre«se to have remained temporarily, at j J^ t^« «'^^" district of Naas ' news its almest-daily attach re- on with man's ha:ids, as though Ho needod anything." But he has A DIFFEPENT LDJL\ a b^xiy which is more like a tomb ; I ideal of the Greeks was beauty, the Christian ideal ia holiness. t.haa like a I'ving temple ! A sacri- 6',-e must bs without blemish, and .of what a reasonable service is; he If ^^ Presenting of our body shall i^alls it: -To present our bcdiek, a ; >« acceptable unto the Lord t 14„;„™ ,o,-fi„i " Tko. ,.r.A,.2,^t ' mast be a living sacrin*. And it iiving sacrmcc. the uniiereal ; ,. u t. i irui ^u «. .i _ °, . -c • â-  ^', must bn noly. While tha heathen prcvaleace of sacnnco in ancient : ; •^ limes shows how deeply it was rooted in humaaitv. . Everywhere; ..-v . n . u i » t i i i;j „„ „„ ,.„. ». • • ,,, .. _\ ,-,,, Ye shall be holy, for I am holy! we encounter the Jdei that God ,, . â-  {' .. i ..i, . -c » f •» • laany strive after the heathen wants a sacrifice, for sa^irmca is • j , m, „ J • • -i- J ideal. They care more eervice and service 19 sacrifice, and J •, .^. , . ..--w. ,L ^ X. It â-  STOod than to be jrood and are ever „ ,* ;» «s the greatest offering appe-rs "-""^ " " â- " •* » * ; not it Alood and life. I ^^^^ and ever busy to correct na Now it is certainly unreasonabi to believe that God could be pleas- ed with burnt offerings or that a,. , , , . ..„ r t. j •« *>, . bloodv sa<;r'fice of a human being 'good could be accomplished if they â€" * would employ the samo energy m striving after holiness! Bombay and Calcutta, whence they are ciacdestiaely distributed throughout the interior. A ccpy of on« particularly violent anti En- Ua,t in T^r,.«i1PTn , there have been thirteen claims for ; Eagli-h foreign pclicy. j giish pamphlet, obviously printed 1 Saul ll^ wa.^ the church- oJd »«« pension.^ out of which ten 1 The reason for Austria's Anglo- 1, m England, haj just beec received The storv of sluf's persecution of' »i»ve been passed at the maximum ! phobia is the discovery that Eng- i m Londoa. U i , a coonterb'a.t to •the church which L "nterrupted sum of «1.23 weekly. land could not be left out of ac- 1 Ku:g Edward s Ir^endly message oj at the cTose oMhis verL " con ! Carlow County Council support I count in the troubles in the Near | last Novc-mbei- to the princes and tinned m the following chapter, j the dsoand of the Gaelic League East, but insisted on maintaining ^ peop.e ot India. * [that the Irish language, both oral her rights aa a signatory to tee Err- j ^ TYPICAL P.\iIPHLET. GERMANY'S IRON DI.SCIPHNE. I J^nd written, be made an essential , lin Treaty to protect the new con subject for matriculation. * stitutiocal regime in Turkey! The pamphlet, ectitlcd 'Two This ! Historic Dccuments,"' rcfcM to tlia Sentry Rcfus<?d to Rescue Drown-| Two thousand one hundred and against Austrian aggression. .s,„.,„i,-„.f ,- 'th^ tvrant ' eighty-two claims have been allowed \ was not expected by Baron von K-ing throughout a . the tyrant in Meath, to date, in connection ! Aerenthal when he laid plans for ; andbegins. An extraordinary example of Ger- i ^ith the old age pensions. There 1 the annexation of Bosnia and Eer-; man military discipline which oc- i ^^^ jj^n joo claims outstanding. I zegovina curred near Brocikowen is attract-, ^j^, ^ „. ^.r,ice, Mr. W. J. in; Sian. "The tyrant has is.sued a new ed- j ition of the protlamaitoa of 1868, „,^,„^„ _,. , _ ThuVthe various recent reverses >k^'^l» ^=s styled by fools tlw» to ooki"?« public attention and has given ; q^^^ i^^^ ^f j^e Beb'a.t Postal to Austrian policy, such as the nee- ; Magna Cnarta ct lnd:». When }1 iTJt ; ••"'^ t" * discusion as to whether or .. Telegraph Department, was pre- ' essity of agreeing to a conference | t-ie so-calied Queen s proclamation would be desirable to all )-.v ; ^^^^^ recentlv with tbe King's Im- i of the powers being held and the i »'as hrst pabitsnea, - - was necessary to appeaee Him. And yet it is trut God is InoVin;; for a sacrifice. Having been re- ERNST A. TAPPERT; lu ld&5, our patriotic ancestors were still carry- ious revolutionary berty of Hindua- ,, , ^ .„ . gles in Tipperary, disturbances have, scapegoat for everything. ! '" /""V"""" ? -T^^'YJn^ A wealthy land owner of Brom- , *,ten place m "fhurles and police! Great Britain is accused of brib- I ;;-^»='"^a to warn Indians agamst kowen. Herr Arthur Kriede, wa., , ^^^ J^^j „^^,^^^ t^e houses of ing the Turks to maintain the boy- i the danger o ^f^'tting o the dcatingon Scnsburg Lake when the ^„pjpular persons dav and night, i cott and egging on the Servians I ^^['^g'i- (English) rule through de- ice broke and he fell through into , x^e ^lice have beek frequently against Austria. The public be- 1 l"'^'""' ""J '^''^ ^"'P*'- The tyr- the water. Close at hand a soldier ..^n-d was doing sentry duty and Kriede; ^ conscientious objector to vac- lliives in these untrue charges. By If'* »»*« rep<..atcd his 'al«»'o«d- TUC C C I CCC AXTiP'-i«° Jehovah, the God of Israel, '[»« ""'"8 T"^',^''^ t^'l Z"''^' A conscientious objector to vac- ; those who understand the situation : '«;t"3 «P^*tj,ur ancestors pro- lllfc 3. y Lt^oUW was more ev^n tha^ simply the ' ^»»""ted to the soldier for help and ; ^;^^^.^^ „^^^j P^^^^i^ I^^;^^ bas the feeling is one of fury that ! P^^^tic warning . God of the Hebrew patriarchs and i ??.??«<^ ^"°" *° .'"'^o'^^' »^««ance. i ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ EaniskiUen Austria has been balked in her ori- i SANGUDfAHY WISH QUOTED. nation. ^-C. ""â- '' 7«^'^^j''?*' ''"'^7"' P^' i for not allowing vaccination of two ; ginal plans. The failure of them _,, . , ^ Appeared unto our father Abra-i^ibit a soldier doing sentry duty , ^j ^^^ ^j^^ren. He would not yield, , must, however, be laid, if it ''^re ! J^f" ,^^« P^/ /^"^^^^^^ *^ '*°«*'» ham . . . iu Mesopotamia - Loag,^^^'" '•^f^»'»K ^^^ ?«»' under any - ^^ j ^^-^ ^^ conscience would not : not foreseen, to the •bort-sighted;t^f^;P'*; t^frebcilu^n before the law was given by Moses, I "rc^'fstanccs. , . j let him. i policy of the Austrian Foreign '**«^f^.°/„'J^,^^,;^'^^^^^^^^^ and in a foreign land, did Gcd ap- 1 As this particular soldier could The tenants of t6e Castlehamil ,- . n,.,H.;^..H.n INTERNATIONAL LESSON, FEB. a. LcssOT VIII. Stephen the First Christian Hartyr. Golden Text, Ae*s 7 : 53. Verse 1. In these days â€" Referring in general to the time of the events â- mentioned in the preceding lesson. Their widows were neglected iu not render assistance to Krede pear unto Abraham, which fact • . • alone was sufficient to prove that without leaving b:s post and there- the essence of Israel's religion as'o' infringing military regulations, a covenant relation of individual , l^e remained where he was and persons and peoples with God an- ' matched Kriede drown before I policy I Office. . ton estate met at the otnce, Castle- hamilton. for the purpose of making arrangements to buy out their hold- , . lings. .\11 agreed to the terms with a few exceptions and signed. teKlated t^e^ Mosak di-peasation. ; eyes. , T^ere were^ !^If '!:'.,,^"°! ! A notable building. Ballyscullion J Q6 Itit-t^r total velatioa was but one of many elements and ! of the poles to the drowning man SENTENCE SERMONS. Character is caught, not taught- Living for bread is one way of losing the bread of Ufa. ^ pamphlet, which U sigaed by Rocks m our way are just nea'-eU; , «^ '^ '_-..»...â- ' prominent to Queen Victoria's proclama.tion half a cen-. tury ago, one of ihem being the notorious Bahadur Khan, who waH hanged in 1S60 for the murder of many English women and children, and whose last words were: "I hav«» killed a thousand more." the daily ministrationâ€" luis simple j stages in the development of tbe | in order to ef[e<:t bis rescue. fitateiuent throws, an interesting : true religion toward its final ful- sidclight on the practical working ;fillitfent iu the messianic age. oat cf the principle of community i 4. When his father was dead â€" 4)f goods, fccordiug to which the This is contrary to the statement Christian society at Jerusalem was at this time atlmiuistered (compare lesson for February 7). 8. Forsake tho word of God and serve tables â€" Neglect the daty of f>reachmg and teaching for niaau- al service which others could ren- der as well. 6. Stephen â€" The name is of Greek •origin, from which it is inferred that btephen was of Grecian de- •oeut, if not himself a dir«:ct prose- lyte. Nothing is known coucern- ing him apart from the narrative in this portion of Acts. And Philip â€" The Evangelist who later labored in Samaria, and still later in Cuesarea. It was he who was instrumental in leading the Ethiopian eunuch to a faith in Josus as tho Christk. Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Ti- mon, and Parmenas, aud Nicolaui a pros'jlyte of Antiochâ€" Nothing further is known concerning these men who shared with Stephen and Philip the office of deacon (literally "servant'') in the Jerusalem church. 7. The number of the disciples SAVED PA'HENT, LOST EYE. Act of Heroism Which French President Reeosnized. . , ,, J â-  m v It \ -^D unassuming act of self-sacri- into Canaan during Terah » We-tj^^,^ ^^ ^^e part of a young French tune Tho statement was made by i^j^^^ ^^^^ ^ '^^^ g Stephen IS m harmony with tie lat- , . , i t u .li. 7, ^ ei Jewish tradition current in hisp^?*, J"^.' secured for him the Cross time, which sought to shield the °V, \ 8"^" ^"^ ?'^°<''- , patriarch if Israel from the ap- ! , ^ ^^Jfy- \^^ »« » ««° "^ » '?»- pearauc* of impiety which his ac- ! '''»'^''° trench surgeon, was assist of Genesis 11. 26 â€" 12. 4, where Abraham is said to have removed tluu in leaving his aged father was'l^K .*»" <^^«f i" ? P*^'' hospital Long ago Folly," or the Palace its erection to the mu of the Earl of Bristol, who made Biahop of Darry in 1 768. .At a recent meeting ef the Bawn- boy (Co. Cavan) Old .\ge Pension Sub-committee the most notable application received was that of an .'r'i_i, . „ k;.k>.. " I Bande ilataram " (Hail the Moth- saymg, Climb up higher j ^^.^^^^ ^^^^.i^des. 'Blessed be the atter, far from being the sum , poW lying near the spot, and the | g^^^ ^-^^^^^^ ^^o^i^ ^ ^j^ (^^^ or culmination of God s re-ifo^ier need only have walked to , g^,] j, ^.^ ^errv. is U be sold. ion of himself to^his people, : the ba„_k of t,.^ ,^^,^^^^,^j, ^^^ Long V it was known as "Bishop's .K;.dran-es - ..... a ...... i..... ..... u^ â- , and owned est helps or our saddest hindrances - ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ f^ir '^*!! .}r^:t\.^J7': r^.ZJr.oi ^J^..a plant/ it triumphantly Our habits are cither our great- day T7hen a United India raiees up old woman named McGahern. who ; cul ties better than doing immcdi- • was stated to be considerably over i ate duties. _ j 100 years of age. She was granted The hardened conscience is the dark, but they come to harvest in; ,. ^ t .l t3- i .u il r ht ' ''" P Himjuayas to the Ujrugnc. i jj„mjj. q{ man and the elorv oi It's always easy to see through """r,. *" • (be disguise that others blessings ' "** " wear. Nothing clears up remote diffi- the full pension of $1.25 a week. 1* UTOPIA OF SUFFRAGETTES. one trampled down by many com- GAVE SKIN TO KELP WIDOW. Life •( a Factory ttirl Saved Wealthy Woai^n. The Misses Zourail. Prohal and thought to imply. promises. The man who puts all his faith in 1 himself usually despairs of tbe uni- j Karl, three voung Bohemian girls verse. i of good famiiy. underwerrt an op- You cannot do much good for'eration at Prague. Austria, from men if you seek to do good only i philanthropic motives, to the good. A young woman uamcd Fritsch, The cleaning up of society usual- j employed in a Prague factory, re- ly has to start where charity is • cently had ihe misfortune to be said to begin. j completely scalped, owing to her references which Stephen makes : and abandoning the operation, with 1^73 jLUngwrn. a liule'^ovster town ! ^^° ^^e to be judged by where hair being caught in a mactiine. ' •• » •-â- - 'â-  ' â€" *-'" «-»-> '- .''--• * - - " • • • â- .» â€" ~â€" ~.^...» rather than by j To save her life it was necessary j During an operation a quantity of;... , . ,..,, -... ... 6. Four hundred years-A states 'virulent matter suddenly escaped i ^^ «^»=*>' ^'»-K« J^""' >^0Ban8 mout in round numbers intended fr^m a wound into M. Bazy's eye. sway Is Paramount. to cover tbe whole time of Israel's j The only hope of saving his sight. There is a small village in Wales sojourn in Egypt. was for the eve to be immediately | ^hich is the Utopia of the Suffra- 9. TI>€ patriarchs moved with 1 treated, but this would have neces- j g^ttes and which figures largely in jealousyâ€" The first of a series ofjsitated leaving the operation table | their arguments at the present time to the failure of man on his part probably fatal consequences to the â-  ,,„ ^q estuary of the great harbor i tbey are going to keep tbe terms of tho original | patient. The jouiig man without ai^,{ Milford Haven ' "^ '*"""' whence they came. I to transplant frcs.h skin from an ccA-eaant with God. Mans failure, j moment's hestitatiou told his chief r"^vh^'n\r^^gpeat of Llingwn you I He falls into pride's pit. who ' other person to her he.id. Her however, is not permitted to de- j to proceed with the operation, and ! n,j.^Q the Llangwm woman. It is passes by on the other side when- ; employers advertised a reward of feat God's eternal purpose, which ; he did not disinfect his eye until ! gjj^ ^.^^ goesout oyster fishing. It finds its first partial fulfillment in ' the work was over and the patient ! j^ ,he who quaintly dressed in Josep.h the very persoa agaiust'safe. , , . , , I short homespun s whom tbe jealousy of the patriarchs! \ fe.^ days later it was found ! j.p^j 5,hawl and with a donkey was directed, and iu whom Ste- that the eye was infected, and after l:^, goes about the countrvsidi six months of great suffermg it ! galling fish and ovsters, and "it is was found necessary to remove it. ! g^e who holds the purse and dresses President Fallieres, heaiing of jjj^ familj'- phen seems to see a forerunner of Jesus Christ. 16. They were carried over unto 1 Shechem â€" Tho remains of Jacob '""^'•^^arsj;;:"inl:^f:;^tt and his sons, namely which state- ingiy that the membership of the church ba<d exceeded five thousand. 8. Wouders aud signsâ€" Probably miracles of healing. 9. The Libertines â€" That is, "freedmen," thought to have becu descendants of Jews carried cap- tive to Rome by Pompey (B. C. <j3) and subsequently released and per- mitte>d to return to Jerusalem where they formed a separate con- (progatiou or synagogue. 11. Suborned menâ€" Induced them U> swear falsely. 14 We have heard him say â€" It i« fiulte possible that some state- ' liient similar to the one attributed • to Stephen was actually made by â-  .him, though in tho hands of his leuemies it was given a different ; iorm and meaning than the one in- • tended. 7. 1, Are these things so â€" The ' question of the high priest refer- red to the accusations of the false witnesses above mentipned, and was addressed to Slsphen. Ste- phen's answer was an address, tho Bubstwnoo of which is given in this chapter, verses 2-63 inclusive. His r«ply is a formal defense against ithe charges of irreverence toward ^e t?mp!io »nd its worship, and Vdwafil the 014 Testament religious ty'stem, usage*, and institutions in **9.*Xh« God ol »loiyâ€" To Ste- ment again is not in accord with that of Genesis (compare Gen. 49. SO : 50. 13). The field actually pur- chased by .\braham was that con- taining tlie cave of Machpelah in Hebron (Mamrc), which Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite. while the tomb in Sbecheiu was. accord- ing to Gen. 33, 19, and Josh. 24. 32, purchased by Jacob. The sig- nificance of Stephen's reference to the burial place of Jacob is not, however, affected by this discrep- ancy between the narrative at this point and the statement in Gene- sis, tho important point being that Jacob was buried within the bord- ers of tbe Land of Promise, and that a certain sacredness attached itself to his burial place. 17. As the time of the prom'sc drew nighâ€" The time of the glori- ous fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, for which God had been preparing in unexpected ways. 80. At which season Moses was born â€" Another turning point in Israel's history. 81-40. These verses tell of the way in which God prepared and guided tho future deliverer of his people in spite of the hostility of toes and the ungratefulness of his cwD people. This last point, that is, iBrael's failure to recognize Qod's chosen deliverer, Stephen presses home upon his hearers, by ever he sees one who has fallen. ' $100 to any person who would pro- i n V. u. ^t's not the wrongs we do him j yjde the necessary supply, and no kirt, fel "hat" an'd 1 tbat worry the great Father of us fewer than 600 pcrs.ns offered all: it's the ill we do ourselves. I themselves at the ho^^p'tal for the When you take the rats of busi- ; purpose. The doctors chose a poor ness worry to the church it's not [widow, who required the money for implication •ccusiog them of 8imi-(jike it." the incident, immediately decided that young M. Bazy should be de- corated. The Pres.viCnt said he de- sired to show that the wound re- ceived by the doctor attending the poor was no less glorious than the injury sustained by the soldier on the field of battle. RETURN OF VEGETATION The interesting phenomenon of the return of vegetation to the slopes of Mont Pelee. whose terrible erup- tion in 1902 destroyed the city of St. Pierre and laid waste the greater part of Mantinique. can now be ob- served. Wherever watercourses and the trampling of horses and cattle have broken up the l^va crust, plants are reappearing. In some districts, where only a layer of hot ashes was deposited, the trees and shrubs retained their un- derground life, and now the growth of the roots is breaking up the crust and forming it into humus. The new vegetation which is gradually creeping back up the mountain comprises the castor-oil plant, the indigo plant, the sensitive plant, guinea-grass, silver ferns and other plants. She holds her superior position by physical force. She is a mat<.-h for a college oarsman in points, a waterman in strength, and any fish- erman around the coasts of four na- tions in undauntedness in a high sea or in net handling. Mentally' she is quite up to the times. Llangwm women were the first to apply for small holdings. Llangwm women have banished the beer saloon and there are many Llangwm women awaiting old age pensions. In polities these women are Lib- erals. Their lives are severe and Spartan. Their religion is of the strange they leave you nothing but j the education of her children, chaff. ; The three young wo:aen mention- No matter how eloquent you may i ed heard cf the case, and Liformed be talking to your Father in i heaven, it will not balance a sour disposition to your family here. SHAVES WITH KNIFE. Quick-shaving Champion has Choic« of Iniplemeat!^. Mr. Robert Hardie is the quick- shaving champion of England. Mr. Hsrdie's record of shaving five men in one minute fifteen seconds, stood for some years, but not long ago the champion cf the razor thought same breed as that of Cromwell's he would try a new and better times, so he managed to shave sis men in one minute twenty-nine Isabelâ€" "I'll never have another photograph taken." Dorothy â€" "Wliy not. deer l" Isabelâ€" "Oh, if it looks like me I don't like it, and if it flatters me my friends don't Ironsides. The Llangwn\. man is somewhere in the back ground. He is a do- mestic animal. He has not even a claim to his ov.n name. He is ''Mary Palmer's man" or "Bessie Llewellin's son." There is no exas- peratingly offhand talk of the "mis- sus"' or tne "wife," as among the Englishmen of tho same position in life. The lot of a Llangwm man is not altogether happy, though he is a well domesticated animal. greatest IN HISTORY. "Who was Ireland's benefactor?" "ColuTObus."' "Why, what did he do for Ire- land?" "Diacovered America.*^ seconds. Mr. Hardie a little time back issued a challenge to the world for $2,500, and this money can be won by anyone who will take up the cudgels at eithe.- quick or blindfold shaving and is able to beat the existing ch."»mpion"s times. Mr. Hardie can shave one man, no matter how harsh his beard, in twelve seconds, or he will aljow himself to be blindfolded and then make a clean job of it in twenty- seven seconds Besides these tunes, which are accomplished by the aid of an ordinary raior, Mr. Hardie will give any man a perfectly sat- isfactory shave with the aid of a carving knife in forty five seconds, and with a penknife in twentf- •ight Mcoods. the doctors that tuoy would each give some of their own skin for nothing on condition that the wi- dow should receive the $!00. Their offer wa.* accepted, and the three had pieces of skin from the soies of their feet removed and grafted on the factory girl's head. The op- eration was completely successful. COMMON SUPERSTITIONS. To spill the salt is unlucky. To sit down thirteen to table is unlucky. Break a looking glass portends seven years of misfortune. .\ picture falling from the walls i« an omen of a death in the family- Seeing the new moon tor tbe first time through glass should be avoid- ed. Friday is an unlucky day for a journey or to commence any under* taking. Cro:<sed knives indicate an immin- ent quarrel. A black cat briugs luck to a house. Peacock's feathers are unlucky ornaments. WaUiing under a ladder invites misfortune. Clothing unconsciously put on in« side cut is a good omen. Helping to salt is helping to lei^ row.