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> ? M??? THE TURTLE' TRADE OF THE WEST INDIES. jBY W. G. FITZ GERALD. There are few more curious or nrofitable industries than that of 1 catching and exporting the edible turtle for the benefit of the gourmets of the world, who love turtle soup, not to mention invalids and our weaker brethren generally, whose ^ LAID ON THEIR BACKS TH] ives m^y be saved by this peculiar lelicacy, which appears to possess lutritive properties of a very high Drder. These appear to be due to the easily assimilable form in which the nitrogenous and gelatinous constituents exist in the flesh of the turtle. The |rade itself is unique. Its headquarters are at Kingston, in Jamaica, but > A Scene in a Turtle Market. most of the fishing is done on the coral reefs lying to the north of the Island. Twelve or fifteen small Schooners are employed, and upward of 120 men. * These fishers of strange "fish" (the \ turtle's, technical name) stretch nets J of twine from rock to rock, and the moment the turtle feels itself eny tangled, it clings tenaciously to the meshes. The schooners in due time return to Kingston with from eighty * *** + ', ' ' ' ' mikMmm A BALD j ' . The Gentleman With the Beardfessor?" ? The ^Gentleman Without?"No, $ London Sketch. ^ Curious Snowshoe. The above primitive snowsnoe was worn in Canada as far back as the year 1800. The Oclielagous Indian trappers were the first to use this style. The round snowshoe was used to great advantage by the woodsmen, for when chopping down trees this . Ktyle would not interfere when walk ing around the tree to do the work g? would the long snowshoe worn by i to a hundred and fifty of these queer | j "fish," which are promptly deposited in nalisaded inclosures flooded by the | sea, and here they are fed upon a certain kind of herbage known as turtle grass, and taken as required. Everything about these creatures appears to be abnormal. For example, they have three hearts, and the appearance of four. Moreover, bringing them over seas is as delicate a business as the case would be with a cargo of giraffes, and frequently t * - I E TURTLES ARE HELPLESS. I ? t 105 splendid turtles out of 120 have 1 died en route, In spite of the most elaborate precautions. t The average weight of each is i about 165 pounds, and the wholesale ? price ranges from twenty to twenty- i five cents per pound. 1 The flesh is divided into what are * known as calipee, calipash and fins. 1 The flesh is said to be colored green t by the peculiar grass that grows on c the coral reefs where the turtles feed. . i The winter season is naturally the 1 busiest for the turtle trade, and the 1 parts used in the famous soup are 1 the membranes of the stomach and ? back-shell. 1 A great industry is growing up in canned and bottled turtle products, j quite apart from the live "fish." A ' visit to the cellars in which these * huge creatures are stored is an uncanny experience. Here one may see k a veritable menagerie of edible tur- 1 ties, rustling about on a bed of sweet ( straw. From time to time they lift | up tneir peculiar iieuus, auu uuci strange sounds like the faint, hoarse bark of a small dog.?Scientific American. Admiral Wouldn't Be Bluffed. The Kaiser is a quick eater and the instant he lays down his knife and fork the waiters make a descent * upon the plates of all at table, whether they have finished or not, and clear for thefnext course. One day the Emperor had on his right an old admiral whose racy bluntpess of speech he much relishes. The old salt is also a bit of a gourmet, and it so happened that one of the dishes was his own particular favorite. But the Emperor plied him so with questions and talk?perhaps of malice prepense?that the old fellow could scarcely get a chance for a mouthful before the sovereign's knife and fork were laid down and there was the regulation clearance rush. A grasp had already been laid on the Admiral's plate, but, red with anger, he dug his fork into the intruding hand with a gruff "Get out!" and went on with relish amid a generaJ roar of laughter.?London Globe. 1 AM.' 'J M ^$$1$ r-;\ j*? / > .r. U i ii i. j i v/i-^ - ' - : :^:/;-V. '> V V < \SSERTION. ?"Surely, you are splitting hairs, pro? I'm merely stating the bald facts."? | I ] hunters and runners of the present ( day. | The snowshoe illustrated herewith, which is more than a century old, belonged to Chief Jocks, of the Iroquois tribe. Its next owner was William Miloche, an Indian blacksmith, , or (Jaugnnawaga, uanaaa, who soia j it to the present owner, Charles Clinton Gladwin, of the New York Ath- , letic Club, the world's champion runner on snowshoes. ? New York Herald. . i Gentle Exercise Only. The new owner of a Scotch shool- ] ing preserve had piloted a number of , entirely harmless gunners about the , ground. ( "Look here, Mac," he said to the j keeper, as they came back. "These , gentlemen 'ave to return to town end j UI cut? wccn. vvuuiu il uo iuc uuuo any 'arm to drive the ground again ( day after to-morrow?" "Mon," replied the Scot, "ye micht drive the morn's morn. Fleeln' 1 aboot canna hurt them." I Maine's Roads Improved. The State of Maine, long recoglized as the playground of the nation, ind now regarded as the best State n the Union for the enjoyment of lutomobiling, is undergoing a metatfjrpbosis as far as the condition of ts highways is concerned. This :hange for the better may and may lot be the direct result of the growth )f automobiling in the State, but it is hought that the increased number )f machines owned in Maine, and the lundreds coming to the State in the >ummer time, have exerted their inluence, and the inhabitants of the owns and cities have at last awak;ned to the fact that Maine roads, vhich have lcng stood as a synonym or all that is bad in highways, must le improved. Up to a few years ago, except in a few sections, the highways of Maine were about the worst n the country, and surely the worst n New England. This is no longer **' " - A. ~ C 4-U * :ne case, tor wun me aaveuu ui mc lutomobile a better condition of afairs has come and thousands of dolars are now being expended annually >y the State, towns and cities for the jetterment of their highways. One of the greatest steps toward he advancement of the good roads Movement in Maine was the recent ict of the Legislature which created i commissioner of highways, an office leretofore unknown here. Paul D. Sargent has held this position for a ittle over a year, and during that .ime he has stirred the inhabitants )f all sections to activity, with the esult that new and better roads are )eing constructed all over the State, n speaking of the work being done n the State, Commissioner Sargent jives the following figures to The Automobile: "During the past year 270 towns n the State built State roads, expendng $105,000, being reimbursed by he State to the extent of $48,000. This year 340 towns are building State roads, and have advised me that ippropriations amounting to $12$,)00 have been made for the work. ! expect the total expenditure will Lmount to $150,000, necessitating an mtlay by the State of $75,000. These igures will, I think, show the mcvenent is a popular one." One great cause of the bad roads n Maine is found in the almost general use of narrow-tired wheels in ;he country sections. These cut up ;be highways into ruts, which make :hem well-nigh' impassable in wet veather, and especially in the spring, vhen the frost is coming out of the jround. Many selectmen of country :ovvns have tried, and generally in fain, to secure the adoption of brdad ires by the farmers. To prove to the 'armers that broad tires were beneIcial to the users as well as to the oads, the selectmen of the town of ilockport, in Knox County, purchased 'our. sets of wide-tired wheels and iniuced the proprietors of a lime-kiln ;hat use four-horse teams to place :hem on their wagons as an experinent. The result was surprising to :he teamsters, who found they do a jreat deal more hauling with less ivork, and the roads were smoothed )ut to a degree that was highly satisfactory. The town sold the wheels :o the lime-burning company for vhat they cost and saved practically ill the money that had heretofore 3een expended yearly for the repair >n that particular stretch of road. While the automobilists of Maine ire doing no united work in Maine to 'urther the good roads cause, they ire, individually, doing all in their lower. Maine has become such a An/lAwtrAMo frvniMof oufnmrvhilo tiiuc/i ruuo l\ji tuv; IV/UI tot uukumuun\; :hat the more done for the betternent of the highways, the greater viU the revenue be that the State will ierive. Citizens and officials realize :his, and it is safe to predict that vhen the hundreds of New York and 3oston automobilists visit the State )f Maine in 1907 they will find better oads than have ever before existed. ?The Automobile. Good Roads Recor.:mcndalions. At the State convention of the 3rangers, Binghamton, N. Y., the special Committee on Good Roads presented a report urging that the State should not continue the work )f construction of good roads until in equitable .basis of apportionment between the counties has been adopted. To accomplish this a law is recommended which will allot to each county its share of any appropriation rnaue lruiii me ?aw,vvu,uv? iu us used by the State for good roads work. The commiltce would have State aid for good roads rated according to the assessed valuation a mile instead of the assessed valuation 3f the towns. Influence Land Values. Every farmer, in fact all those who jve in rural communities, should interest themselves in good roads. The roads of a community have a great ileal to do with the value of the land. Transvaalan Treasure Trove. Upon the outbreak of the war one Steyn and his wife hid away ?3000 In p-nlrl -within tho ctnnp wall nf a kraal near their house. They then left the farm, and on their return were dismayed to find that the kraal (vails had been broken down and the stones removed to ruake the S. A. C. dwelling place. Steyn hunted and grubbsd for his gold, but all in vain. Then he sold his farm to an honest man and went to the Cape Colony. Soon after he received a telegram from the new 3wner, who stated that he had plowed up near tt.e homestead a tin containing 3000 sovereigns and asked if the money belonged to Steyn. The latter at once admitted the ownership, went back to the Transvaal and received his ?3000, out of which he promptly returned ?1000 to the honest man.?Transvaal Ade?rtiser. fTbe Puifo/iSERMON' Subject: Representing Clirist. Brooklyn, N. Y.?Preaching at tl Jrving Square Presbyterian ChHr< on the theme, "Representing Christ the pastor, the Rev. Ira Wemme Henderson, took as his text John 1! 34-35, "A new commandment I gr unto you, That ye love one anothe as I have loved you, that ye also lo1 one another. By this shall all m< know that ye are My disciples, if : have love one to another." He sail This, to my mind, is one of tl broadest, most far reaching, mo widely inclusive of the moral duti that our Lord has made obligato: upon those who wish to enter in the Christian life. The time and the scene are fam; iar to us all. The Supper is ove Christ has washed the feet of His di ciples: the betrayer is named and d parted upon his errand of sham The end is very near. A few hou and Calvary. With the knowledge of His a proaching suffering weighing heavi on His heart, the Saviour with more than kingly courage speaks H words of comfort and command. On eleven men, and they soon sorely be tried, hear the melody of H voice; but to our hearts He spea! to-day, with those same kindly y authoritatively tones with which I swept the faithful, fickle, strange human souls of that little band whose ministry we owe so mucj. This "new commandment" th our Master enjoins upon the discipl demands equal obedience from us. it is embodied the essence of tl whole moral law. To be true sons the Father we must exemplify in 0' own lives those very qualities of lo and of loveliness that aTe the seer of the Saviour to draw men, ever where and at all times, unto Hirnse With our every thought and wo and,act must we represent the Chris With all our moral * and spiritu forces, given to us of God and dec cated to His service, must we re-pr sent the iuessage of salvation. Let us look for a moment at tl character of the love which Chri demands of us who would serve Hi truest. With Him there is no lettii down either in degree or in kin Christ asks of us thj same ideal lo that He spread wide about Hi whithersoever He went. "Even as have loved you," so shall ye love o another. "Not a simple compariso but a conformity; the love is to of the same nature," the comment tors tell us. Thus we see, that, short, we are, in our love, to Christlike. No mere sentimentalil no passing fancy or passion, is tl love of which the Christ is typi It transcends and includes all o personal passions. All the hear' emotions are at their best when, t love of Christ reigning within i they are expressions of that altv istic, world-including affection wni the Nazarene calls forth. The infl ence of the Christ makes for great beauty in all tbfe gardens of the soi Everywhere in life we find it to be s The gentle light that glances fro the mother's eye becomes a ho] steadfast glow when once the pow of the loving, living Christ is f< within the soul. All love lhat worthy of the name is beautified, e nobled, sanctified by the incomino the Spirit of Almighty God, the Coi forter from Christ. The Christ li without the Christ love cannot t The life implies the love. The i coming Christ compels an outgoi; love; and only in the measure th we pour out our love upon our fellc men do we live truest for Christ ai nlnooet f a T-T-fc? cMn TVtiie wn c IV AAiU OlUt. A UU^I ?T V kj that, in essence and in sum, our lo as Christian men and women mi: measure true to the character of t love which was in Jesus Christ Hi: self. A cursory examination of the words of the Master would lead t reader, perhaps, to conclude that .tl love that the Saviour showered up His disciples and to which He ba the eleven to conform was to be cc fined in its application to themselv only, or at best to those who wou accept the Gospel and its messengi To be sure, there is a mighty eleme of truth contained even in this lim ed, short-sighted, rather self-centr view. Christ did mean and dc mean that Christians should pn tice all the arts of love within t circle of those who have heard t call and have answered it.. Perha it would be better, no not perha] but certainly it would be best, f the Christian household of faith, i aiviauany ana conecuveiy, 10 ma effective in their lives the high< principles of ideal love laid down Christ. But as we read closer a enter more fully into the mind of t Master we see a de:per and a gran er message in these parting co mands. Listen once again to ' 1 words: "Even as I have loved yov Do you not see the great, world-wi principle lying just within the shs ow of the sentence? "Even as I ha loved you." And how had He lov them? Moses, you know, broug the children of Israel up from t torrid lands of bondage, up to t confines of the land, of Jehoval promise. And the name of Moses held in reverent memory by the he of that scattered people of God evei where to-day. But this Christ, tl despised Nazarene, had found the men struggling cot only with i wholesome economic and ecclesias cal conditions, but with inner a cnivitnnl rlistrpss Trnft tn the* ni pose and motive of His life Chr had given them the way unto spir ual salvation and, with it, the mea to the cleansing of the entire civil 1 of the world. He had come do1 from the Father's house beyond t Immeasurable blue and, taking up Himself the burdens and the sins human kind, had started these m out upon the sure highway that l(*i to spiritual perfectness and all te poral joy. He had found them deep darkness and had shown t'n< the light. There was no question .Christ's mind as to the depth of th philosophy, or as to the bulk of th purses, or as to the fit of th clothes. He did not inquire, so i as we have record, into their anc try, so to be sure that they were w thy tb be in the social set of one w was or tne line or uavia. An, i Christ took them, one and all, at th face value?as men and sinners, saw in them only men waiting a longing for the touch of a lovi hand and the comfort of a sure s vation. He called them and they 1 their work, their families and th friends, and they followed where led. And, as they followed, taught them, and He showed th how, by the power that He ale could give, they might work soc and spiritual miracles and transf Jmations In their own lives and also In the lives of other men and of. nations. And, withal, He loved them with that mighty, godly love wherewith none other had ever loved them (before. Such was the love of Christ to His disciples. Such was the character of the affection, in the broadest interpretation, that He lavished upon them. Such was the love which, in its fullest application, He wished them to manifest to all men. He had loved them as sinners. They must love other men in sin. He had dealt kindly and patiently and with all forebearance with them. They must i. do the same with their fellows. To *' be sure, they were to strive for harmony among themselves at all times ' that they might be known and read of all men as His disciples. Only ' thus qould their teachings gain or a. retain a merited respect. But the wider expression of the love of Christ t that was spread abroad in their hearts demanded, as it demands toy day, that they look upon all men in sin, as well as upon all Christians, as brothers?and love them. But. I hear some one ask, suppose ~ Christian men to-day do love, spe' cifically and generically. as Christ mmmanilprt that the discinles should ?~ love, wiat then? '?* That Is just the point that I wish to consider. This command of Christ, in its application both to the P" relation of the Christian to the other ly faithful and to the world of men in a sin about him, is just as imperative upon us as it was upon any of the l.v eleven. And the outworking of that to Christ principle in all the 'depart is ments of human activity will ensure the final solution of all difficulties et that now perplex and distress us and *e the consummation of the Kingdom of 'y our Lord. It is so perfectly easy and t0 so very simple that the ease and simplicity of it all astonishes us., We at have become so accustomed to think es of our problems as exceptionally hard *n to solve. We seem to take much joy to assure ourselves of the almost in?f surmountable difficulty to set the ur world right with the eternal plan of ve God. . We would much rather, so it would seem, that the whole matter > - remain complex. We think, perhaps, that God will be easy or. us if we fail r(l in a difficult task. 3t- Beloved, it is difficult, it is wellnight, yea actually, insurmountable, this sin in the world,, when squared "e" to the possibilities of our own unaided powers. But did we open our &e hearts wide toward Heaven once, and ist W nrTT-nr r\ F + Vl Q Qnirif of Hv m ing Father fill us to the full; did we but empty out our Snirit-filled hearts in love unon our fellow men; did we ve but put into action once this simple plan of God toward the rehabilitation 1 I of the world, we would learn, and ne that quickly, what are the possibilities of the power that cometh from on b3 high. And the only way to rectify a" the results of the spiritual, moral, in economic and political sins of this world, individual and social, is to ' ?> let the love of God fill you and lis through you the world of men about " you. This done, the task is light, for u,r our basis of action is changed. We t's no longer rely upon the wisdom oi he the philosophies of men and their 1S> theories, but we clutch tightly to the lr" power arm of that Ruler of us all to c" whom all things are possible?and u" we seize the first thing first. er Consider for a moment what would be the effect upon tlris world to-mori0 row if all the men in it who profess to ue nnea witn jurists iuv? wcie to live true to this command of er Christ, and you will agree that I am right. And if I am not right, then ^ I am much mistaken in my estimate n" of the ability of the Infinite Father of of us all. But of this much I am j?" absolutely sure: The perfecting of l*e the individual, the church or of the )e- world, will never be consummated n* until all Christian men breathe that spirit of gracious love which was the at foremost moral attribute in the char^ acter cf Jesus Christ. And of this much 1 am also certain: The Spirit ee of God has never had the unhindered v? access to the hearts of men that He 'st needs. The full force of Christendom "e working under the whole power of m" the Spirit and of outgoing love would produce the most marvellous trans:se formation that the universe has withe nessed. The work is hard ncrw beiis cause our tools are dull or unsuited on to the task. We need the proper im de piements. The saci tiling is tnat ai n ter nineteen hundred years we are es not much more willing to yield ourild selves to God and to co-operate un5r. reservedly with Him in His work nt of the redemption of the world, than it- were our forebears. We seem to ed prefer poor work with dull tools. ?es Now this command of Christ tt> ic- love one another even as He has loved be us, is imperative. It is mandatory be and not permissive. If we would be ps good Christians of full and regular ?s, standing in the household of faith or we must obey. It is not for us to in- decide whether or no in our case the ke law shall be valid. Christ commands, ?t and only by obedience to His demand by do we so live that all men shall nd know that we are His discihe pies. The test of fidelity is in obediid ence. Lip testimony is judged by m- fealty in service. Some one has said: lis "What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say." It is this de central fact that Christ recognizes id- when He commands a loving orderve ing of our outward life. We are cd Christians, but do we live the life of .ht love? he These words of Christ should come he home to each of us with more than i's usual force at this season of tbe is year. Christmas is over; shortly we >st shall be face to face with those sadry der days which are so full of memiis or>?s ot Him who, for our sakes, suf* >se fered even ignoblest death. It is in- fitting that we should re-dedicate ouriti selves to tbe work that He so dearly nd loved. In His own good Providence jr- God has seen proper to make use o( ist us to redeem the world. It remain^ it- for us to decide to co-operate- with ns Him and tp do good work for thd ife kingdom. Shall we put our shoulivn ders to th^ wheel or shall we add weight to^the load? Shall we not on drink deep at the fountain of God'a of love; shall we not be messengers of en His healing love unto this weary, sinids crushed world? m- Only as we breathe the Spirit of in His love do we represent Him. ?ra Let us open then our hearts both in God-ward and man-ward: and fill the eir world with Christ's uplifting, sauctifir fying love. eir "A new commandment I give unto far you, that ye love one another; even es- as I have loved you, that ye also love or- one another. By this shall all me? ho know that ye are My disciples, if ye* 10! have love one to,another." eir - He The True Church. nc* There are some few churches left n.s to show the type to which all aj* churches must return. Next to the noilltj CILLU LUC lauuij LUC 11 UU L1IU1 Lli ?ir represents to its members helpfulness, sympathy and every gracious He and homelike virtue. em >ne :iai Heavenly activity is fruitless withor out heavenly attributes. v Two Hats a Year Enough. Representative Norfleet, of Morgan County, says he will Introduce in the legislature a bill "to prohibit any woman from purchasing more than two hats during any one calendar year, to regulate the price to be paid for such hats, and to prevent the wearing of any plumage thereon." The first provision of the bill reads: "Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any woman, either married or single, to purchase for herself, or to receive or in any way procure for her use and benefit, more than two hats, each AILING How Many Perfe< Do You "I am not feeling- very well," "I am so nervous it seems as though' I should fly." "My back aches as though it would break." How often do you hear these significant expressions from women friends. 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