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M. as on the ecked and ations for r licenses ,- It: was have been r, Of this 53, one 44 R. Ander- ional bank norning by erable cash as taken. ed Andrew erly presi- a.) Novelty | last Sep- lewark, O., oney under bezzlement. nfessed. and Coke nstruct 300 ss Creek, slope will ‘est Branch own, near i by a train on of J. W. in the busi- Creek was a loss esti- ° insurance high rates ies. h Catholic car Union- ncounter, it Rev. Ignates 2d, charged burg, Sum- railroad at unty, was » THE PULPIT. A SCHOLARLY SUNBAY SERMON BY THE REV. DR: R. F. ALSOP. Subject: Graft, Ancient and Modern. Brooklyn, N. Y.—Dr. Reese F. Alsop, rector of ‘St. Ann's P: EK. Church, preached Sunday morning on “Graft, Ancient and Modern.” His text was from Luke xix:8: “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the. poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.” Dr. Alsop said: ; We have in these days a curious use of the word graft. Probably the gar- dener would find it a little hard to un- fderstand how it came to have the mean- ing that it has, yet it ought not to be difficult to explain. He sets into some plant a bud or a twig, and by and by it grows into the plant. Then it lives to a certain extent its own life, bears its own fruit, drawing the while sap, mourishment, vitality, from the plant into which it has been grafted. It be- comes, therefore, the figure of a thing that draws that something else with which it is connected, that which it muses for its own purpose. So the habit of drawing off for private uses some- thing that really belongs to some one else,whether it be a government, a department, or an individual, has come to be called graft. The use of the word is peculiar to our own times. The thing which the word indicates is, alas! as old as history. Something like it we find in the story of him who claims our attention this morning. ‘Two or three things come out in our study of Zacchaeus. First—He was in a dangerous em- ployment. It surrounded him with temptations. Its usual standard of action was low. Its prevailing habit was one of wrong doing. It was a course of life in which every day one could see opportunities of getting gain and take them. Both insiders and out- siders took for granted a certain meas- ure of pilfering. Mr. Jerome has lately been holding up to the ridicule of the public the claim that there is such a thing as . honest graft, by which is meant op- * portunities which come to insiders to take advantage of their knowledge and of others’ ignorance to make great profits... The employment of Zacchaeus gave such opportunities, and men like him were expected to gather in con- stantly what was called perquisites of their position. Just as a customs in- spector is suppc:ed to look for and to wait for a fee, or as a policeman. who has a district like the Tenderloin, is supposed to be waiting and ready for bribes. We have men who have shown a good deal of this spirit. We have had those who. call themselves statesmen in New York who were in politics by their own confession not for their health, but for their pocket all the time. Zacchaeus, we are told, was chief of the publicans, and he seems to have illustrated the spirit which is apt to prevail in a hated: and proscribed business, namely, that” of avenging itself upon. the public by making the public pay. Secondly—It would appear that he had used che opportunities which his position gave him. “ax collecting proper does not bring a man a large fortune. The income is usually grad- ed to give him merely a moderate liv- ing. But Zacchaeus had. not been content with that, here are’ thou- sands of people all through our land who have the rare faculty of growing rich in a few years on a very. small salary. sen like Beavers, senators who have been indicted and convicted of land frauds,. judges “ho have used appointments for personal reasons. These things which we know of in our day should give some insight into the methods in Jericho of old. ~< was a case of ‘high finance,” of a constant , “rake of” in the year of our Lord 29.- It-was graft nearly twenty centuries before the word ca-ae to have its pres- ent connotation. And so Zecchaeus be- came rich—notoriously rich. "He was probably like some o. our high finan- ciers of to-day. ‘He had a {fine house ‘and garden and establishment, so that as men pass:d it they pointed to it and said, “There lives the richest man in the city.” Third—Still, in spite ot ‘his prosper- ity, he was in ‘bad odor. The community will stand a good deal, but there comes ‘a time -+wvhen even the. glamour of wealth cannot hide a man’s true ‘char- acter—when his success can no longer blind men’s eyes, when his splendor ‘becomes an offense that cries to high heaven. There are houses and estab- lishments in our day that make men ‘gnash their teeth, that stand in the community as an exhibition of what fraud and trickery and legal stealing and breach of trust ean do. ith wealth honestly earned and nobly used, the legitimate reward of real service to the community, there is and should be no quarrel; but with ill gotten gains, gains got at the expense of the community, gains which arenot the pay of honest work, of brain, of body, but the loot of cunning, of fraud, the booty filched by the strong or the clever, or the high placed from the weak, or foolish, or lowly; with such wealth there is and ought to be a quarrel eter- nal. And so it was with Zacchaeus. As the people of Jericho passed his gates it was with a sneer, perhaps a curse. He is rich; yes, but he is a sinner; his glory is his shame, His splendor is the measure of his turpi- tude, he has made his pile, but it is the result of extortion and false accu- sations. He is not only a renegade, in that he is a publican, and the chief of them, but he is a standing, living monument of what conscienceless greed can make of a man. TFourth—Now, with this judgment of his fellow citizens, Jesus .seems to agree, for when the people protest against His being this man’s guest Jesus says: “The San of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” That word “lost” seems to concede the justice of the people's judgment. Zacchaeus is a son of Abraham, indeed; th:-c¢ is, one of the chosen people. But he is none the less a lost man nexding to be sought and saved. Now, if that was his true character; if the 'Jerichoan estimate of him was correct, how are we to understand the words: “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false; fifth - was reached. accusation, I restore” him fourfold. How can a mah who shows’ such. g erosity to the poor; who restores fo r- fold to a:l wham he has injured, be so bad? Have the people, and has Jesus mistaken his character? Is he amiss judged and una ippreciated man? Not so do I read the sfory. :The words which we are thinking of are not meant to describe his past, but his future: They do not set forth shat has becn his habit, his manner of diy - ing; they are the announcement, of a suddenly formed purpose. And that purpose, as we shall see presently; is the natural reaction from what have been up to this time the motive and method of his life. Though he has done all these bad things, justly won the odium that he enjoys, none the less Jesus sees in him possibi'ities of amendment and nobil- ity and calls him down from the tree on which he has perched himself to become his guest. This condescention involves an Interview and an influx of the personality of Jesus upon his soul. This brings about a tremendous revul- sion. The revulsion muy perhaps be the end of a long, slow process, Has he not found that his riches after all did not pa= him for the loss of his own peace of min. and fc the hate of the community in which le iives, for the scorn of a whole city? Has he not found that after all his wealth did not satisfy or make him happy? That tr: sin ot its acquisition was like a canker at its heart? More than this, -vhen the light comes it brings out the’ dark lines. Like a flash of lightning, the presence of Christ illuminates his past; and just as Peter, when he realized the divinity of his Lord, cried: “Depart from me, for I am sinful man, O Lord,” so Zacchaeus feels all at once the enor- mity of his sin. It stands up in strong relief against what has been his mas- ter passion, his greed. In an instant he sees tae turpitude, the ugliness of what he has been doing. What he has seen before dimly is now emphasized, stands before his mind in clear, strong lines.” He is in the light and all at once a mighty resolve seizes him. He will break with his past, will give up his besetting sin; yea, will with all his might battle with it. Just as in Iphe- sus, among the converts of Paul, those who had been dabbling with magic brought their books to burn; just as a drunkard knows that if he is to follow Christ he. must dash the cup forever from his lips, so Zacchaeus forms and announces his purpgse to break with his greed. This resolve includes two things. First—Generosity.. . “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods, of my income, I give to we poor.” Notice the proportion. Moses asked at least one-tenth. add to that de- mands for public requirements and a This man says “half.” Compare that with theigifts|, of some of ‘our notoriously rich men to-day. . Very few attain to the mark of - this - converted publican. A man who died the other day left an estate| of some $7,500,0000, of which $100,000 was bequeathed to charity, and the newspaper spoke of a large amount being bequeathed: for charitable be- quests. One hundred thousand dollars out of $7.300,000 is a very small pro- portion. Let us hope: that during his life time the man did better. than | that. “There was something extraor- dinary in the bigness of this purpose of Zacchaeus. Our multi-mlilionaires, most of them, even those who at times startle us by their gifts, have still something to learn from J ericho’ 8 pub- lican. & = Secon diy- Restitution. erg X have taken any thing from any man by false, accusation, 1 restore him four. IN ot a vista {hese. words open back into his life. They show how a.part at least of his wealth had been won. They show also how the methods of the past look now to his awakening com- science. He proposes to deal with his habit by a heroic treatment. “I will restore fourfold.” As h> carries out that purpose, imagine, if you can, the effect upon ‘those, who in the past, had had bitter and exasperating exper- iences with’ him. Should the like be done to-day, what a stirring up there weuld be, What a change of places between the rich and the poor. What vist swellings of the conscience fund of the government! What thousands, perhaps millions of acres of public land would be returned to ‘government control. What a dis; orging there would be of exhorbitant freights. How many policy holders would be made glad. How mdny crushed out firms would be resuscitated. Imagine, if you can, the restitution of all wrongly gotten w.alth. Why it would be like streams of water flowing through dry places. It would be like a transforma- tion scene in a pantomime, It is almost inconceivable, and yet that is what Christianity meant to Zacchaeus. It was a salvation not from death eternal, it was primarily a salvation from his greed, from his sel- fishness, irom his isolation, from his fellows. And notice that Jesus accepts his purpose as a perfectly proper thing. He has the true spirit of a con- verted unfe—large-hearted liberality, restitution of all wronglv taken props erty. Given these two things every: where and religion becomes real and vital. Deny them and there is only a name to live. It is icte to talk about being Christizns, unless our religion means open-heartedness and righteous- ness. Christ Anchors the Soul. Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, speaking of Christ as an anchor to the soul, says significantly: “You are certain to be assailed with troubles. No hurricane can strike a full rigged ship more sud- denly than s orms-of adversity may burst upon you. But if Jesus Christ is in your soul you cannot suffer wreck. The anchor sure and steady will hold you. People do not see what holds a vessel when the gale is sending the billows over her bow. The anchor is invisible, as it lies full many a fathom deep on the solid ground be- neath the waves. So, when we see a gond man beaten upon with heavy ad- versities and yet preserving a cheerful spirit, we do not discover the secret of his serenity. ‘But the eye of God sees that there is an interior life hid with Christ in that soul which no storm can touch.? There is many a be creavement, many a trouble that may of canvas or cordage, but the solid strength of his g ter.” Sey char The nearer you are to tha Saviour o%- INTERNATIONAL LESSON. ‘COMMENTS FOR. JANUARY. 28: “ys EBRMT viptarhi Subject: The Baptism of Jésus, Mark. i, 1-11—=Golden "Text, 'I Sam. “vif, 3 I. Preparing the way (vs:*1-8)." I “The beginning.” with a genealogy of our Lord-and Luke with-the history of His: infancy,: but. pel events. He seems anxious to come at once to Christ's public life and min- istry. “Gospel.” The gospel” of Jesus | Christ denotes the “glad tidings” or “good news,” concerning Jesus Christ. “Jesus.” Jesus means “Saviour.” This name shows His human nature. “Christ.” This name means ‘‘anoint- ed,” and is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew “Messiah.” . “Son of . God.” This shows His divine nature. See’ John 1: 1-8, 14. He was very God, the second person in the Trinity.’ “Is written.” See Mal. 3:1; Isa. "a 1 send.” * This “I” in the prophet is spo- ken by Jehovah. But this Jehovah is the Messiah. So that we have here a true Jehovah-Jesus. “My messenger.” John the Baptist, Christ's herald. 3. “The voice.” Attention is called to the message rather than to the mes- senger. John was weak and insignifi- cant, but he was delivering God's mes- sage, and his words produced a ‘mighty effect. “Crying?”’ Heralding, pro- claiming. “Wilderness.” John preached in the wild, thinly inhabited region ly- ing west of the Jordan and the Dead Sea as far north as Enon, two-thirds of the way to the Sea of Galilee, and on both sides of the. lower Jordan. “Prepare — paths straight.” This 1s figurative language. The words illus- trate the straightening force .of the gospel. preparation before God, our King, will ‘come: to us. moved. SII. - John baptizing (vs. ar 15). nd. the proclamation of a king. a great reformer. ance.” John was a repentance preach- representing an inward spiritual change; the pledge of remission of sins the remission.” be received.of Christ, the repentance was preparatory to Christ’sicoming and work, and John’s baptism was a sign of true repentance. . . 5. “All the land.” “A figure repre- senting ‘the sweeping John’s preaching. “Confessing.” true repentance. Repentance includes - (1) conviction, (2) contrition, .(3) con- ‘conversion. IIT. John’s “Camel’s hair.” testimony (vs. 6-8). called sackcloth in the Scriptures. It .out the heat, cold and rain. content themselves with a strip of hide, “Locusts.” The, law of Moses gave ;permission to eat"focusts. (Ley. 11:21), “Fhe ‘common ‘locust is about; three inches long and closely -resembles our “grasshopper. Locusts are abundant by the poorer classes. “Wild honey.”, or in the clefts of the rocks. ‘John’s ness life. 7. “There cometh.” The preaching of John was "preparing the | minds of the people for the coming of the Messiah, and they began to ask themselves whetherhe were the Christ. But John was not slow to, undeceive them regarding himself. “iMightier. 2 fect what mine is powerless ‘to do. “Latchet.” The latchet, a word now obsolete, was the thong or lace with | which the shoes or sandals were fast- ened. “Shoes.” Or sandals:. worthy.” John shows his greatness by his self-abasement. could not renew their hearts. - IV. Jesus baptized (vs. 9-11). 9. “In those days.” preaching came." and baptizing. entered upon their ministry (Num. 4: 8), and when the rabbis began to teach, “From Nazareth.” age. “Was baptized.” Any confession of sin was of course out of the ques- He became subject to the law, and that He was connected with humanity by the ties of blood, of suffering and of love.. “Of John.” At first John hes- itated about baptizing Jesus (Matt. 3: 14, 15). 10. “He saw.” Christ saw it, and John saw it (John 1:33, 34), and it is probable that all who were pres- ent saw it; for this was intended to be His public inauguration. “The heav- ens opened.” Luke says that Jesus prayed as soon as He was baptized (Luke 3:21). Here is the first recorded prayer of Christ and its answer. “Like a dove.” gentleness, purity, fulness of life, and of the power of communicating it. 11. “Voice from, heaven.” At two other times during our Lord's earthly ministry was a voice heard from heav- en: At the transfiguration (Mark 9:7). and in the courts of the temple during passion week (John 12:28). The Father indorsed Christ's earthly mission. “My beloved Son.” Jesus Christ is the Son of God from eternity. ———————————— God’s Best wifr, Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for itd is one of God's best gifts. It i ; r things, but above all, tiie power of giving out of one’s self and seeing and appreciat- ing whatever is e and loving in another man.— Thomas Hu: eS, Passion For Salvation. Give me three hundred men, give me one hundred men with a passion for the salvation of this city, and I will answer for it, the farther are you from siu. Phillips Brooks. SHEN i STADE TESS Memory Verses, 10, 11—-Topié: Christ’s : Preparation For His Life Work, . . "|- : + | Koon has two claims to the atten- | > Matthew begins® tion of all, Western people. Mark commences in the midst of gos-. The self-life" must be | ities. Its “brought low;” the’ crooked ‘life must jealousy, and the degradation of wo- be “straightened;” ghe: obstructions of | man. unbelief and carnal desires must.be re- | is an indescribable mixture of supers was cheap, but admirable for keeping | tion. “Girdle.” The Orientals delight in costly, orna- | ever crossed the shores of Korea,” mental girdles, but poor people must | has 6,000 patients in a year. in a year. and cheap and are still used as food | Honey stored by bees in hollow treed | habits were in keeping with hi§ wilder- | John clearly outlined the work of the | coming Messiah. His baptism will ‘ef< “Not 8. “With water—Holy Ghost.” John had administered the outward rite, ‘but While John was “Jesus Jesys was about thirty years old. This was the age when priests Where He. had lived in seclusion all these years. So far as we know this was His first pub- lic act since He was twelve years of tion. There was only a profession on the part of Jesus that as an Igraelite 3 Boston shall be saved.—} Mr. Roc so Ee PSO FPNOATH THRE LESSONS JANUARY FWENTY- BAGHTH, sew ta | sunny, Korea The Progress of Two Botatbs: a 1:.76- 905 a She was practically’ the ~ ast” ‘country on “the Asiatic seaboard to ‘open her doors to foreigners, and she was one of the chief centers of interest in the.recent struggle - between Russia and Japa. To Christians Korea is of yet great- er intérest as one of the youngest and yet most promising of all the world’s mission fields. A medical missionary’s skill in treating a royal patient opeaed Korea to the gospel. In view of this | +4 beginning medical ‘missions have paturaily been made prominent, and | ‘their work is its own highest praise. Dr. Johan F. sioucher proposed - ~the beginning of ‘Methodist ‘mission work in the “Hermit Kingdom” twenty years ago. More than that, he sup- ported his proposal by the gift of two thousand dollars, to form part of the fund which the planting of the work would require. The first missionar- ies, W. B. Scranton, M. D., and Rev. H. G. Appenzeller, went out in 1885, and began what has proved to be a most fruitful and prosperous mission. Korea has much or little religion, as one may choose to look at it. Confucius is‘ the great teacher, but Buddhism has its place, and an even larger one is" occupied by a degraded Spiritism, in which - sorcery and witchcraft are important ' elements, The best Korean religion is a present- There must .be a. thorough day, worldiy-wise system of conduct, with small thought of the great real- fruits are selfishness, - The worst of Korean religion stitition, licentiousness, and misery. Small wonder that the present king, “Preach.” Herald; a word.suggesting:{in his memorable” intérview with the John ‘was | late Bishop Ninde, said, “Send more “Baptism of repent- | teachers.” The attitude~of the king is also shown in the fact that he gave er. This was a baptism required and | the name to our school in Seoul by which it has always been known— Pai Chai Flakdans, ¢‘Hall for Rearing ‘to those who were truly penitent. “For | yyseful Men.” The remission was to |, One of the ‘noteworthy features of Korean missions is the beautiful fel- lowship of the various denomination- al groups. The Presbyterians and Southern Methodists have been es- influence of! pecially helpful to our own mission, Con-+| and have 'fession of sin is one of the elements in |:Wa¥Ss. Cco- -operated with it in many Seventeen years after the’ baptism of the first convert” these are the fession, (4) reformation, and leads to, facts that can be shown ‘by figures: distriets, 7,796 14 local ‘3 presiding elders’ members and probationers, In appearance John’ ‘preachers, 111 churches and chapels. resembled Elijah, the prophet. He | Korean ministers was clothed in the coarse, rough eloth | year $1,504. for self-support. contributed last A pub- lishing house is in prosperous opera- The Hall Memorial Hospital, a monument to “the ‘saintilest man that CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ENDEAVOR NOTES JANUARY TWENTY-EIGHTH. ‘Home | ‘Missions in our: Cities.—Luke 19: 41-48. _ Since Christ wept over Jerusalem, must . He not be grieving over our - modern- eities? Our cities’ think they ‘know wha contributes to ‘their peace and pros turmoil and disaster. The thieves that make dens of our [cities are not aiways thieves of money; often they are thieves of hon: [ or and: purity, of health and happi- ness. “The people” are always “vary at- tentive” to Christ, or to whoever carries the true’ Christian message. Cities have been called.the failures of our Christian civilization. .They are failures only so far as they are not Christian. Mission rooms are generally small, but they are the greatest rooms ip the greatest cities. No church can do so much for it self as by doing much for a city mis- sion. Too many churches sit down and ges” do not come and hunt them up BAPTISM. Alternate Topic for January 28: The Meaning of the Ordinance of Baptism.—Matt. 3: 13-17; Rom. 6: 1-11; Gal. 3 27. The duty of baptism rests on Christ’s example and Christ’s com- mand; either of them is enough. Baptism leads the devout soul inta the inner experience of Christ’s death and life. Is not that worth every? thing? Baptism is a token—the commonly accepted token—of Christian disciple- A symbol this of perfect | SRID- It is the token Christ chose to pre- scribe, and He alone had the right ta prescribe it. “Repent and be baptized”—they are always linked together. If we have centered into baptism, it should be a present, as well as a past, experience. It was a death to sin; it is a life in Christ. — The exifiencies of human existence sometimes make it necessary to de- stroy much that has been attained, that a little may be gained. Wars are mostly fought on that basis, and the French Revolution is the great his torical demonstration of its truth. eee has advised young 1 ghts to higher Mr. Rockefeller men to turn their tho a things than money, which is not all Aer is in the world. If the young it after the higher thirp will look auter » London Punch. men will look money, av the | perity, but often choose what causes : wonder why “the highways and hed- | i po PINEAPPLE |S, H ALTHUL- 154 4 Juice “of This Fruit ‘Acts as an Aid-to thre Digestive Urgans. If the virtues®aseribad to the pine- apple; by’ “Phe Floridan Christian ‘Advo- id cate, are not exaggerated; there ought to be a*good market ‘for theijuice of. the over-ripe pinéapples “w hielr go to waste ‘every year. digestion the canned juice will be in de- mand ds’soon as the fact Becoities gon erally known.: v . Pineapple jitles bids fair to take Hire: place of the pepsin as am encourager. of digestion. - Recent. investigations have shown that for such:a purpose it is wonderfully efficacious, rivaling if it does not ‘excel the product of Poot pizg » If a piece of ordinary Deetstedis be placed in a bowl of pineapple juice, it is found after a few hours, to be re- duced to a lump of mere jelly, having. undergone a process of digestion. In the same way the juice, when drank, acts upon the food of -the stomach, and is capable, it is authoritatively stated, of digesting something like a thousand times its own weight of ed- ible substances. ’ ' Now, the reason back of these facts’ is that the juice of the pineapple con- tains an “enzym,” a species of fer- ment, which attacks the beefsteak or other food, and disorganizes it. It is such an extremely powerful ferment that, acting much in the same way as pepsin, it will, in the course of a few hours, cause substances upon which it works to dissolve and melt away. The name “bromelin”’ has been given to it by science. ! It is extremely easy to separate the digestive principle from the pineapple juice. All you have to do is to take some of the juice and dissolve a table- spoonful or so of common table salt in it. This will cause the digestive stuft to fall to the bottom of: the receptacle, when it may be easily: separated. A good-sized pineapple will contain more than a pint of juice—a quantity which is amply sufficient to help inthe diges- tion of half a dozen hearty meals, How powerful it is may be.judged from the fact that a single slice of the fruit, laid upon a raw beefsteak, will, in a very short time, change the consistency of the surface to. that of a jelly. But it should be realized that cooking destroys the “enzym,” and that the only way to get the benefit of the digestive ferment is to eat the pine- apple in ‘the natural state. = 5 “WORDS OF WISDOM. The theory of religion belongs to poetry, and its practice to, painting.— Anna Jameson. i Every aman is valugd in this, world as lhe shows by, his .qonduct that he svishes to be valued.—Bruyere. Those who are formed to win general admiration are seldom calculated to bestow individual. happiness.—Lady Blessington. The signboards. marking the way to usefulness are “Honesty,” “Industry,” MEfficiency,”: #Loyaltys” «“Persever- ance.’—Dallas News. When“a man has been guilty of any- vice or folly the best atonement he can make for it is to warn others nos to | fall into" the like.—Addison. ! You may think in looking "out upon ‘the world that the great difference be- tween people is that some have many things to enjoy and others very few; ‘when you know them better you will find that a’ greater difference is that some have great power to enjoy and others very little.—Rhoda Williams. : "Train of Thought. “Acts that have become habitual are ‘performed without effort. But if in the midst of a series of habitual acts one is called upon to do something slightly out of the beaten path it will throw the cog chain out of gear seem- ingly, interrupting the habitual pro- cesses and making it nard to ‘“‘get go- ing again.” A street tar conductor can collect fares, examine passes, issue transfers, give directions, ring up fares and call streets, at the same time giv- ‘ing the motorman his signais regularly, no matter how confusing the jumbled crowd may be. These acts have be- come second nature to him and require little effort of the conscious mind. The other day in a crowded car a young man opened his passbook, held | out a five-cent piece and asked for a This was unusual, and the conductor's subconsciousness was not equal to it. He stood bewildered, un- able to do anything. “Aren't you the conductor?” asked the young man. #Xos. “Well, this pass is for me: the nickel is for this young lady, for whom I want the transfer.” At once the conductor ‘woke up” and began performing his “functions” again. “I thought,’ said the young man, “when you failed to act that maybe you were a policeman, instead cf a conductor.” transfer. fe RR Sha ae Bread More Nutriticus Than Meat. According to Dr. Robert Hutchinson, of the London Hospital, who supplied evidence regarding food supply to a royal commission, bread is the most important of all the common foods of the people. As a yielder of energy one pound of bread is more valuable than a pound of meat. One interesting point on which Dr. Hutchinson insists is the value of or- dinary white bread. Rye, he says, is lower in nutritive value than wheat. The next most important article of diet as a source of energy is sugar. Among the nitrogenous foods in- stanced as good adjuncts in supplying the defects of bread are beans, cheese and fish. The white of an egg is stated to be an essential element of food. If no meat is available at any time bread, Sugar and eggs are ail that is wanted |! i for “a very respectable support for ! the body,” says Dr. Hutchinson. If so goed for in=-}- izorene. ‘as they entered it. a : Six miles is the length of a petition , promoted by the British National Ca- nine Defense League in support of the bill for the prohibition of the vivisec- tion of dogs. . . The clever cigar rollers of Seville have rivals in the insect world. By the aid of its tiny feet the wevil rolls vine leaves into a cylindrical shape and Aides itself inside. . The Swiss town of Zurich has taken a step toward the municipalization of! medicine, and puts a poll tax on-all the population over sixteen years old suf- ficient to make an income of $100,000 to pay the doctors. Marken, in the Zuyder Zee, is one of the most curious islands in’ the world. Horses and trees are unknown. The island produces one crop—hay— and of this the women manage: the growing and harvesting. . Among the curios preserved in the Bank of England is a banknote that passed through the Chicago fire. The paper was consumed, but the ash held together and the printing is quite legi- ble. It is kept carefully under glass. The bank paid the note. After keeping a body in a hermetic- ally .sealed coffin for ten years, in the hope relatives of the deceased would fulfil their promises and pay for the burial, a firm of Leadville undertakers has given up in despair and buried the body. DEFIES TIME A Liquid, Newly Discovered, That is a True Preservative. ' The Hungarian chemist Brunn says he has discovered a liquid chemical compound which renders certain: kinds of matter proof against the effects of’ time..+.He asserts that it doublés the density of nearly every kind of stone and renders it waterproof. It imparts to all metals qualities which defy oxy- gen and rust. hitherto unequaled powers. The professor says that while trav- eling in Greece some twenty-five years ago he noticed that the mortar in stones of ruins which were known to be over 2000 years old was as hard, fresh and tenacious as if it had been ‘made only a year. He secured a piece of the mortar and has been working on it ever since until now, when, he says, he has discovered the secret.’ The compound is a yellow liquid, which the professor has christened, He describes the following experiments: A piece of ordinary and easily breakable slag after immersion in zorene defied the full blow of a ham- mer. There was the same effect on ordi- ‘nary bricks and a block of red jareah wood. All three were then (after im- ‘mersion in zorene) immersed in water for a long time. Re 1 weighed with delicate scales the pres- ‘ence of “a single particle of added moisture could not be detected. Two . pieces of steel submitted to an ams @ monia test equal to five years’ expos: .. .. When taken out and ure to the air emerged from. the bat» knife which had lain open five months did not show the slightest stain. Professor Brunn asserts that he will be able to make roads dust, germ and waterproof, thus giving commercial value to hundreds of millions of tons of ‘slag which is now useless in the ‘mining and smelting districts. His discovery will, at the very least, he ‘says, double the life of metals exposed to the air, such as bridges, railroads, vessels and tanks.—Brooklyn Eagle. Honeymoon Trips to Avoid. “There are two pieces of advice I'd like to give about honeymoons,” said the man who has had two of them. “One of them is, never go on a long sea voyage with your new wife. The other: is, never take a long automobile trip with her. I've tried both, and both have been miserable failures. I would not be guilty of such an un- chivalrous comment had both of my, wives not agreed with me in both in- stances. “Just think of having knocked down all the barriers of conventionality which practically shielded you during the courtship to find yourself for eight or ten days in such close companion. ship with your better half as is offered on an automobile honeymoon! It's aw- ful to think of it. “When I was on my last honeymoon, which was the automobile one, we were only three days on the road when I was reminded of the man who turned to his wife during their honeymoon and said: ‘Don’t you wish some friend would come along? ‘Oh, yes, dear,’ she sighed, ‘or an enemy even.,’— Philadelphia Record. ©0il and Lime Water For a Scald. Heads of other families may like to know what one mother did in an emergency. Her five-year-old boy up- set a pitcher of boiling water over one shoulder, and, while she sent post haste for the doctor, she also ran to the storeroom for salad oil and to her washstand for a bottle of lime-water a dentist had recommended for the teeth, Mixing equal parts of the oil and lime- water, she soaked a cloth in the result- "ant and bound up the wound. When the physician arrived he said she had {done really a'l that was necessary, and pos prompt action had saved the little atient much suffering which his later farrival could not have averted wholly. «Presbyterian. It is also a germicide of An ordinary ‘table awa rome