The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, September 21, 1886, Image 7
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( FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
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( Picking Pears.
"A Pear Grower" says in the New
/ York 7'ribune: Some sorts of summer
pears ripen well upon tho tree, and require
no other special care but to uso
them as soon as fully fit, for their decay i
is very speedy. Others arc much tho I
better for being taken into a cool room !
to ripen as soon as the septum is formed ;
s so that tht y will dctuch there. When ,
tdk '. n into c??ol, still air, ripening is lcsa |
rapid, there is less danger of rot at the i
' -core, and tliero is moic jueines3 and f.a- 1
vor, an<l more delicacy of color.
) It is very < ommon to sec pears which I
y are hard and green in October, left on j
\ the trees, or otherwise neglected as worth- j
\ * less1, whvn they arc really capable of I
\ ripening into liner maturity of tender !
\ flesh and lieli flavor than any of the
j earlier sorts. For it is a general rule j
( with all fruits that those which require ;
s the long(!st term to complete their growth |
rench the highest perfection and value. J
The very late sorts should be left upon J
the tree as long as the night frosts are '
.light?usually till late in October.
It is important to pick with care not !
\to break the stem, but to sever it at its j
inaiurai septum 01 partition. i ins leaves
>it scaled, but if broken nearer the fruit
leaknge is opened through which juice
* cscapcs, and the fruit soon begins to look
shrivelle.l about its base, and loses qualify
and capacity for keeping. It should
ijc kept covcred so as to prevent draught
((if air, and in a cool placc not too dry. ;
Ripeness can be hastened by removing j
s^me to a drawer in a warm room, when \
usually a high color and fiavor will be
developed, if the due season has arrived.
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Packing and Shipping EgjjA
Eggs, especially in summer, should be
not only sound but fresh laid. Stale i
eggs, though apparently sound, are sure (
to reach market in bad order, or will :
change so rapidly that dealers lose money '
on them. Alwayj ship at once while I
fresh. Use strong, stiff barrels, "^or I
packing, use line, kiln-dried cut straw
or wheat chaff. Smue Canadiau packers i
use dry oat-hulls, which answer a good !
purpose. Never use oat or buckwheat I
chaff, and never use new oats, straw or i
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chaff, as they sweat and rot the eggs in
* n short time.
Place first a little long, soft straw or
liay, two or three inches in thickness,
evenly over the bottom of the barrel,
then'about the same depth of packing,
then a layer of eggs, laid upon the sides, j
evenly embedded in the packing, with j
the ends toward the barrel, about one j
iuch from the staves. Cover the layer j
with three-fourths or one inch of packing,
rubbing it well in between the egga
with the hand. Cover the last layer with
about three inches of packing, and then
the same quantity of long straw or hay
as at the bottom, tilling so high that the
head must be pressed in by a lever or
other mechanical power, thus holding
the contents so firmly that they cannot
shift or loosen in the barrels.
In winter, to guard against frost, use
more packing, leaving the eggs farther i
from the sides of the package. One of '
the chief causes of failure in packing
egjrs is using too little packing at the
top, bottom and sides of the barrel. Do
not crowd too many into the package,
and never let the eggs touch each other j
in the layers. For an ordinary ilour
barrel seventy dozen are quite sufficient.
I'ut about four and one-half do/en in the
tirst layer, and increase one-half dozen
to the layer up to six and one-half dozen j
in the two middle lavers, then decrease ;
i
at the same rate. It is well to shake the j
barrel gently after each layer is put in,
lirst placing a light follower upon the
layer. The count should be carefully
made, and honestly marked on the barrel.
? Cultivator.
Rooipes.
Tomato Soup.?To one quart of boiling
water add one quart of tomatoes;
boil again and put in one teaspoonful of
soda; as soon as it has ceased foaming,
add one pint of milk, four rolled crackers,
butter, popper and salt, and serve
very hot.
A Nutritious Broth.?A quartor of
a teaspoonful of beef extract, the yolk
of an egg beaten up, a cup of boiling
water, a little salt added and served with
a slice of hot toast, makes a palatablo
and nutritious luncheon, and an excellent
repast for invalids.
v^okkkis uukasi.?ueac one quart Of I
rich, sweet crcam to a stiff froth, like
the white of eggs for icing; then mix
with one-quarter pound of granulated
sugar, and, shortly before serving, boat
into it one cup of cold coffee extract,
which has been made by slowly filtering
, two cups of boiling water through two
ounces of finely-ground coffee. Servo
in glass dish with lady fingers or fresh
sponge cake.
Veai, Salac?Mix one half teaspoonful
of mustard with half a cupful of
vinei/ar. Beat the volks of two or thrift
eggs, with a little salt, until they are
quite thick and light, then, stirring
briskly all the time, slowly add two or
three tablespoonfuls of best salad oil,
and four tablespoonfuls of rich, thick,
sweet cream. Then add mustard, vinegar,
salt and pepper to taste, and some
very finely chopped parsley and tarragon.
Pour this sauce over a heaping
plateful of cold roasted veal, cut into
pieces about an inch long and a quarter
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inch thick, covcr tightly and let it stand
in a cold place for an hour or two. Serve
on platter and garnish with sprigs of
crisp parsley and sliccs of hard boiled
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
Think much, speak little, write losa. *
A. young man idle, and old man needy.
Better it bo done than wish it had been. I !
ucport is a ^uiclc traveler, out not a ,
safe guide. ]
The greatest glory of a froe-born pc->- j
pie is to transmit that freedom to their |
children. 1
Conscience is a great ledger-boole, in 1
which all our offenses aro written and i
registered. ]
Those who act right walk with the '
stars, and with all the dec2>ost processes 1
of the universe. *
Education is the only interest worthy 1
the deep controlling anxiety of the
thoughtful man.
Rural recreations abroud and books at
home, aro the innocent pleasures of a ^
man who is really wise, and gives fortunc
no more hold of him than of necessity
he must.
There is room for the exercise of charity
everywhere?in business, in society
and the church; but the first and cliiefest j
need of it is at home, where it is the salt ]
which makes everything sweet, the aroma <
which makes every hour charming, and ]
the divine light which shines starlike j
through all gloom and depression, (
Trained Selfishness.
The devotion of some mothers literally
placcs a premium upon selfishness. The '
child whose every wish is anticipated
und for whom nothing is too good is apt
to grow up an exceedingly unpleasant
person, unless, indeed, there be an extraordinary
amount of good in him to
counterbalance the undue indulgence.
Shielding children fio.n every chilling ,
breath of life's air begets a love of ease
and selfish enjoyment which becomes
fixed when childhood is past. A mother,
for exanple, had denied herself every
comfort. She had risen early, had taken
rest late in order that her daughters
might have a "perfectly happy childhood."
No duty was exacted of them.
If the}- were minded to help they might
do so; if not, there was no one to case
the weary mother of her burden. Small
wonder it is that nfter these girls grew
up their sole thought was for eelf. The
mother, having remained contentedly in
the background, was ignored by them; I1
disrespectfully spoken of as "old-fash- j
*oned" arid '"without taste." Indeed, I
she was only regarded a-? one who could
bake and brew, and w;is even "ordered"
?no other word. can be used?to wait
upon them while they were lolled in their
e.-isy chairs. Never having been taught
to spend nnd be spent in doing good,
these young wont .-n were not the helpers
uf thos-.: in s:e?d, and never carried
sunshine into da:kemd homes. Even
their best friends tried then), and their
lives were unlovely and discontented.
There can b? no happiness in life unless
the straight line of dut)', wh'ch lead3 to
"beauty'* curve," be consciously followed.
Let every mother inculcate in
her children's minds that it ta more
blesserl to give than to receive.?Brighter j
uuys.
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Tell Your Wire. j
If you arc in any trouble or quandary,
tell your wife, that is, if you have one,
ill about it at once. Ten to one her invention
will solve your difficulty sooner
than all your logic. The wit of woman I
has been praised, but her instincts are '
quickcr and keener than her reason.
Counsel with your wife, or your mother,
or sister, and be assured that light will
flash upon your darkness. Women aro
too commonly adjudged as verdant in all
but purely womanish affairs. No philosophical
student of the sex thus adjudges
ihem. Their intuition, or insight, is the
more subtle, and if they cannot see the
cat in the meal there is no cat there. In
counseling one to tell his trouble to
his wife, we would go further, and
advise him to keep none of his affairs
secret from her. Many a home lias been
happily saved, and many a fortune relieved,
by man's confidence in his better
half. Woman is far more a seer and a
prophet than man, if she be given a
chance.?Arkansaw Traveller.
The following statement, furnished by
the Pension Bureau, shows the number
of pensioners on the rolls of the Bureau
who are affected by the recent act of
Congress granting increased pensions for
certain disabilities and the increase per
month in each caso:
No. pen- Inc. per
Disability. rionert. month.
Loss of one arm above elbow. .3,105 $6 00
Loss of one leg above knee 2,041 0 00
Loss of one arm below elbow.. &19 6 00
Loss of one leg bolow knee 1,185 C 00
Loss of arm at shoulder joint.. 443 7 50
Loss of leg at hip joint 10 7 50
This will make a total increase of
about $50,000 a month or $000,000 a
year.
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xi/ ouuuio tuuii ouuativAU jus uut suuotiuau
at all, if we are to believo the Lancet, a
me.iical authority. It is insolation. A
person may suffer from insolation in a
close and heatod workroom as well as in
the direct rays of tha sun. Beer and all
intoxicating drinks, should be avoided,
and no heavy clothing should bo worn.
Sunstroke by any other name makes a
person suffer just aa badly. ,
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LADIES' OOLUKM.
A Beauty Competition.
"We h:ivc not heard of 11 more peculiar
com est than that between two young
women who work in one of the octtou
mills in Lcwiston. It was a competition
for the palm of superior beauty.
Both of the young women nrr red checked
ind buxom. One of them is married.
Each of them is old enough to be satisfied I
with the verdict of her husband or sweet- j
heart. The vexed question arose in the i
forenoon, but, its settlement was left uu- I
til after dinner, when each had sufficient
time to "fix up." Aa extra ribbon or
two aud gay jewelry adorned each. The
most winning look-at-me smile. were displayed
by each. The hands i \ the mill
lecidcd the question. The girls were
placed side by side and everybody, from
the pack boy to the overseers, looked at
the girls critically, with the eye of an art
connoisseur, and rendered hi.* decision
fearlessly. The damsels made it a mo3t
3erious matter. With them it was no
joke, as it was to the critics on beauty.
Pretty eves filled with tears more than
Dncc aud cheeks flushed red with chagrin.
?Leiciston Journal.
An Oriental Bride.
To give a description of the attire of
the bride demands a dainty pen and a
nicer sense than belongs to the stc-ner
sex. The writer essays to d;> it with appreheusion.
First: She wears wide
trousers, not unlike a petticoat, tied rp
at the end on each leg. The fabric is of
red. blue, or yellow silk, cmbroidc.ed
with gold. Then there is a robe of silk
or velvet, and a lo~j train, glittering
with gold embroideries and precious
stones and surrounded with gold trimmings
and lace. Iter boots or shoes are
udor d in the same mode. The dressing
i?i .ie: head is rei.-arkablc, and her
face is painted in the most exaggerated
manner, in white and red, and her eyea,
her eyebrows, and eyelashes are delicately
penciled. These elegancies of the
toilet rob something of grace from her
naturalness by defacing her maiden
beauty. Upon her checks arc stuck two
jewels, cach as largs as half a dollar. In
the mHdle of each cheek there is a big
diamond. Over the cheek and on tho
forehead arc affixed small gold stars,
mounted with precious stones. This
completes the costly disfigurement of the
face. Over the forehead a tuft is
mounted with an extremely large diamond.
If the family be well off, this
gem is as big as a walnut. Another diamond
oblong in shape, is fixed on one
side of the head. From the crown of
the head down to the ear, diamonds aro
scattered over and through the hair.
Ivid gloves cover her hands, over which
a large number of rings are worn. A
beautiful fan completes the picture of
the bride en toilette. It is disenchanting
to know that the ruft, ?;he oblong
diamond, and the weddiug dresses are
often hired for the cereinonv. This is
not unreasonable, because it is oconom- I
1 I
ical, for these portions of the regalia can
not be used on any other than a wedding ;
occasion, or by any one else than a bride. I
?North American Iiciieio.
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Fashion Notes.
Orange and gray arc a frequent com- |
bination.
Blue and gray in the tones known as j
"army," arc much liked for combination J
costumes.
Jet continues in high favor and is seen
in great variety. Jet galloon is used for
trimming skirts and bodices.
The swallow has made its appearance
on parasols in counterfeit presentment.
As one swallow does not make a summer,
they arc seen in duplicate.
The little clasps which make a secure
fastening for slippers anil for cut shoes,
are in jets or cut-steel, and make a Newport
tie much more dressy.
"White dresses are worn in midsummer
in the house and the country by ladies
who are even in deep mourning. Black
bows give the mourning ellcct.
Black surah is the most fashionable for
walking dresses for rough wear, and is
aiade bright and gay, by the addition of
colored silks, plaids or stripes.
Striped etaminc or canvas?they are
one and the same thing?is sold oil nearly
all the '-cheap counters" in New York,
and it is worn to excess everywhere.
Fine linen chemisettes, with tucks,
hem-stitching or embroidery, have three
button-holes for dainty studs. Cravats
to correspond are worn with these chemisettes.
Women who know how to dress do
not wear jcve'ry with summor toilots,
one small diamond button frequently
giving the one touch of light to a distinguished
white toilet.
The somewhat harsh provision of
English law -which gives almost every
thing to the eldest son is curiously illustrated
by tho case of the Earl of Durham,
who is now in this country, and hia
brother. The two are twins, but one
was born two minutes earlier than the
other. The one is called the eldest son,
and inhnrita a nrinrftlv incftmn. Hil
twin-brother has an income about onetenth
as large.
The monks of Altotting, in Bavaria,
>av? in their keeping the hearts of a J# ng
line of kings. The nearts are tn silvar
urns.
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. FUN.
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The mau who cried: "Oh, for a lodgo
in sojsic vast wilderness," must have been i
an odd fell-> v. ? /.rnoel' Citizen.
One of our leading tcmperance men !
took a milk punch the other day. He I
was butted by a calf.?St. Paul Herald. !
When the north pole is found it should 1
be us-d as the iirst upright in a fence to
keep away future visitors. ? llartford
ij/ur.ir.i. ,
A. Host on professor is lecturing on th-j |
''Uselessncss of Profanity.'' Did he ever j
hit his thutub-nail with a hammer??Da- '
t roit Frcv Pivss. |
It is rather discouraging to a man t.? be :
f >rced to wait until he is dead to dis- !
cover that he is a good deal of a fellow. !
? $;>rinj//<11 {Ohio) Globs. '
' Mamma.'' said Hobby. *'I have eaten j
my calce all up, and Charles lnssn't |
louche 1 his yet. Won't you make him j
share with me so as to teach him to be !
;.e :cnr.is- -Ji/tftje. !
An advertisement reads ? "Wanted, a I
young man to b..* partly out of doors and i
j artiy behind the counter," and the
Cleveland Lttvlc.v asks: "What will be
the result when the d<or slams?"
In the juvenile papers we read, under ,
Mi:i lieail of * rets," of dogs so tame j *
that, thev will eat from your hand, j
Tliere are other dogs so tame that they !
will eat from your leg. ? Tid-Bits. :
Little Fanny Dempfey, who was suf- '
tering from toothache, remarked to her
mother: "Oh. mamma, how lucky you
use! When you have the toothache you
can take them all out ."-Burlington j
Free Press. \
Pulpit Don't3.
Don't preach more than thirty min- ;
ates. j
Don't try to be eloquent; only try to ;
be simple. |
Don't try to save the truth; the truth j t
can take care of itself. Save men. t
Don't raise the devil in the pulpit un- 1
ess you are very sure you can lay him.
Don't mistake noisj m a sermon for g
eloquence, or noise in a j rayer for de- c
votion. ; 1
Don't turn your pulpit into a stump. > g
If you want to help your party, tind a : i
3tump outside. \ t
Don't try to be funny in the pulpit. , ^
Never say a funny thiug on purpose. ; a
Humor that soys itself will do no harm. ! c
Don't tiso long prayers to tell your congregation
tho n-'ws of the week, or the ,
Lord the latest discoveries in theology.
Don't preach sciencc, not even the sci- j
cnce of theology. Your pulpit is not a .
lecture platform,nor your church a class- ,
room.
Don't preach your own doubt* or the 1
doubts of others. Your people have |
doubts enough of their own, and can al- i
ways pick up more. ! ,
Don't imagine that you are the Board 1
of Deacons, the Board of Trustee?, the
church meeting, and the society; you are
only the pastor.
Don't substiture gush for good sense, I
rhapsody for reason, and asseveration for
argument. The Americans are a strong
people, and they need a meat diet.
Don't forget that it always takes two {
, to perpetuate a scanaai?one to listen as : J
i well as one to speak; and don't forget' {
| that it always takes two to make a quar- t c
' rel. Don't be one of the two. ? Christian j
I Union. , 8
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A Retreat in Dull Times. j r
'Dull times are driving many people ! ^
I to poultry keeping,'' says a farm and j t
I garden journal. "We can readily under- j
I stand that poultry keeping would have a c
I tendency to enliven things when a person ! *
; found time hanging dull on his hands.
! There is an exhilaration in attending to a n
I lot of setting hens that can scarcely be j I
I found in any other employment. Nothing ; t
j dull in that, certainly. Keeping poultry j j]
j out of the vegetable garden is a lively . j.
! occupation, too. DulncBs and ennui have ( E
i no opportunity to, get tneir wont in wnen j c
| a man fills that task thoroughly. But , 1
for downright recreation nothing can i '
possibly equal the amount that a man j ^
gets when he sits up nights with a shot- a
gun and guards his hen-roost from the )
depredations of the prowling chicken
thief. Finding times dull, get thee to a
hennery, and quickly too. Farewell.?
Texas Sittings. 1
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Disappointment. 1
I asked my love V> row with me r
Upon the moon-lit lake; j
Ana far from shore, where none corold sco
I tried a kiss to t-ke.
c
She promptly boxed my cars, an-i ao 1
We're on bad terms just now;
I thought we'd have a pleasant row?
Ias toad, we bad a row. .
?Cambridge Chronicle. j
The "meanest man" seems also to have i
gone West and to have developed well (
in V?ia linn in flip rrlnrinni rlimftte of Cal- i 1
iforaia. His name is W. J. Morgan and
his present occupation is that of absconding
treasurer of a bank he robbed. The
Sacramento Bee tells the mean part as
follows: "He has a sweet little girl
three or four years old, who was everybody's
pet. Her friends lavished upon
her their spare nickels, dimes and quarters,
which her father placed in a leather
handbag and put in tho county vault for
safe-keeping. Tho child had accumulated
$27 in silver. When Morgan stole
$15,000 from the county he was not satisfied,
and broke open his baby's box and
J extracted ?25." ~ ? -r 11
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RELIGIOUS READING.
I Shall bo Satisflotf.
"Wot boro, whom all Is chungo,
Whore pleasures ne'or abido,
Whor.? - loath hn? universal rango^
Cau I bo satisfied.
Not hero, whero dreams ttoceivo,
Whero oncmios deride,
Wlioro sins my Saviour ovor griovo
Can I be satisfied.
Tlioro is a land more blest,
_ Wlioro love thg puLso shall thrill.
Whoro weary pilgrims find a rest, '
And troubled hearts aro stilled.
Thither my soul would tend,
r ii that bright world abido;
Wherii sin and death aud sorrow end,
bhall 1 bo salisliod.
A Hrove Soldier.
The name of Qcn. Von Ziethcn will
ong be remembered in Prussia as one
)f the bravest of those brave soldiers
,vko fought under Frederick tho Great
n the Seven Years' "War. He was the
lero of many a desperate light, while, by
lis keen foresight and untiring watch"ulness,
many a hidden danger was disjovered
and averted. In moments of
;reatest peril, when a service of un,von
ted danger had to be performed, Von
Sietlicn was always ready and could
ilways be relied on.
But Gen. Von Zicthen was not only a
jrave and faithful soldier in the service
>f his earthly king, he was something j
ar higher and nobler, because he I
le was a Christian?a true and valiant I
ioldicr of Jesu3 Christ.
Many a time, when a service of pecuiar
difficulty or danger was allotted to
urn, would lie be seen retiring to somo
juiet spot, and there the face that never
danched before a foe would be bowed
n lowly supplication to the King of
cmgs, and Von Zietheu would come
orth and take his place, at the head of
lis hussars, with that look of calm and
juict confidence which his soldiers
oved to sec.
His wonderful personal courage, as
veil as his great kindness of heart and
:onsideration for others, won the hearts
>f both friend and foe. He was esjecially
beloved by his own soldiers,
imong whom he was known by the pet
lame of "Father Ziethen," and although
he free-thinking tendencies of Frederick
be Great are well known, and Von
Siethen was never ashamed to show his
:olors as a Christian, yet there was no
>nc in whose company the king had
greater pleasure, and his place at the
tinner table, unless royal visitors were
>resent, was always by Frederick's side.
Bishop Eylert. relates that, on one occaion,
Von Ziethen had declined an
nvitation to diuc at the royal table on
he plea that he was going to take the
liord's Supper on that day, and desired
o be undisturbed. Soon after he was
igain invited to Sans-souci, and, in tho
:ourse of conversation tho king, referring .
o Von Ziethen's absencc on tho former
>cca?ion, made a profane jest about the
"jord's Supper, which was hailed with a
>urstof laughter by the assembled guests.
!>Ibt so, however, with old Von Zeithen,
vlio rose from his s .it, and, bowing
leeply to the king, addressed him in a
dear, firm voico as follows:
1 'Your Majesty knows that, in battle,
[ never feared danger, and, whenever it
vas necessary, I was ready to risk my
ifc for you and tho Fatherland. I am
till inspired by the same sentiments,
ind if necessary, and you commaud it,
' shall lay down my grey head at your
'eet. But there is One above us who is
greater than you and I?greater than
ill men?that is Jesus Christ, the Savour
and Redeemer of the world, who
lied for me, and bought me with tho
iostly price of His own blood. I cantot
allow that Blessed One to be mocked
md dishonored, for on Him rest my
aitb, my comfort, and my hope in life
ind in death. Strong in this confidence,
our brave army has fought and con[ucred,
and if your Majesty undermines
his faith you undermine the well-being
>f your kingdom."
"When the brave old soldier ceased to
peak there was a solemn silence. Not
>ne of the company had the courage to
eply. The king himself was deeply and
risibly moved. He rose from his seat,
eized the general's hand, and, laying I
he other hand ou his shoulder, he said: j
"Happy Zicthen ! would to God 1 i
:ould believe as you do! I have every ;
espect for your faith. Hold it fast, j
rhis shall not occur again !"
Soon afterwards the king left the table
ind asked Von Zeithen to accompany
lim to his cabinet. What was the nauro
of their private interview is unknown,
but one thing is certain, that
rom that time forward the king treated
tim with peculiar attention and tendorless,
and seemed to delight more than
iver in his company. After his death,
he king, when discontented with the
ax morality which prevailed in tho
irmy, was heard to exclaim: "My old
5oithen was right! Give me again tho
rmv that I had in the Seven Years'
Var!"
Christian soldier, be true to your
leavenly Captain, and never be ashamed
?f your colors!
"Whosoever therefore shall confess
u.f? VJ Ml T r 1- -
IXC UU1UI13 1JIUU, II1111 Will X UUUlCSb UlSU I
>efore My Father which is in Ileaven.
But whosoever shall deny Me beforo
nen, him will I also deny before My
father which is in Heaven" (Matthew
r. 82, 38). "Bo thou faithful unto
leatli, and I will give thee a crown of
ife" (Revelation ii. 10).
No simple emotion of the soul can be
ndicated in any other way than by statng
the circumstances under which it
irises, as the sense of beauty in the pressnce
of the rose, the feeling of sublimity
where Niagara pours down its avalanche
?~ 1 ?.
>1 ytub\#jo uuiuit; out vyva. mu liuuri.
hat has never felt the throb of love, and
;ho gladness that follows, as the shadow
follows the substance, can never learn it
from the most graphic writer in the
cvhole range of literature. It is thus,
vith the joy of tho Holy Ghost in the
ullncss of His abiding presence. It
lifters from the joy of the justified, from
he gladness of the adapted, in degree,
f not in kind.
There is nothing so delightful as tho
hearing or tho speaking>of truth. For
this reason there is no conversation so
igreeable as that of tho man of integrity,
ivho hears without any intention to bej
?1"? - -
naj, ouu upeaKs wunout any intention I
to deciove.?-Plato. j
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REVIEWED BY THE QUEEN;
THE ENGLISH ARMY PASSING BEFORE
VICTORIA..
j/cscription 01 a uevww at Aiuennot
?How the Various Itosiments
Ijoolced?Tlio Tenth Huusarg.
"Cockaigne" in a Loudon letter to the
San Fraueisco Argonaut describes Queeu
Victoria's review of the British troops,
the first great review that has taken place
before the Queen in some time. Say*
the writer: There was an immense crowd1
of people present, on foot, on horse-,
back, and in carriages, stretching away,
on either side of the flagstaff where the
Queen, on her arrival at live o'clock, took
up her position in her carriage. She,
drove over from Farnborougli statioir
(near where the ex-Empress Eugenie)
lives), having traveled down from Windsor
by special train. The famous Tenth
]luss:irs formed her escort, and the Prince
of Wales, who is its Colonel, rode oil one
sido of the carriage in full uniform, the
Duke of Cambridge on the other. The
weather was perfect?an almost cloudlesssky,
with a faint breeze. As soon asi
everything was iu readines, the Duke of
Cambridge?who is in his element at ai
review?gave the order to begin.
The procession was headed by Sir
Archibald Alison, the General in com-i
mand of the Aldershot Division, accompanied
by a brilliant staff. As soon
as lie reached the saluting point, he
turned to the right, and, leaving his staff'
to keep on without him, took up hisl
position beside the (Queen's carriage.;
Then carne four b itteries of horse artil-i
lery. The liorso artillery always have;
precedence of all other troops, and take!
the right of every column at a review.;
The lirst two batteries were twclve-i
pounder guns, drawn by perfectly!
matched chestnut horses; the second were,
nine-pounders, and the horses all bays.)
The uniform of the Horse Artillery is a
very showy one. Sable busbiis with,
scarlet "bags," and blue jackets covered!
with braid across the breast and up the<
cutis?gold for officers, yellow cord for!
men. All the men arc horsed; none ridel
on limbers or caissons. Next came tliej
First Life Guards, one of the regiments!
of Household Cavalry. Nearly everyj
visitor to London knows the uniform ofj
the statuesque warriors who sit ou horseback
on each side of the gateway of the
Horse Guards. Though but two hundred
and sixty strtmg, they went by grandly,
in their bright steel helmets and white
plumes, steel cuirasses, white leather
breeches, long, black jack-boots, and
scarlet coats. After them came the First
Dragoons, in brass helmets and searlct
tunics; and then the fc'cots G.eys, with
black bearskin caps, instead of helmets.
The Fifth Lancers followed. They are
known as the ''Royal Irish," and just)
now attract additional interest. Theirj
uniform is blue with green plumes, and,
their arm a lance witli a red and white
pennon at the end. Following them
came the Tenth Hussars. The Tenth is
perhaps the swellest and most fashionable
cavalry regiment in the English army.!
The l.Vince of Wales is its Colonel (getting
pay without doing duty), and his
son, Prince Albert Victor, is one of tho
Lieutenants. Like all English hussar
regiments, its uniform is blue with gold-'
lace cords across the breast.
There are several good stories told1
about the Tenth Hussars. "Ouida," in
her novels, speaks of them as the "nonduncing
Tenth." The origin of this
name, so goes the story, was this: At a1
ball to which the officers were invited ?J
twenty or thirty years ago it was?the ladyj
of the house went up to them, one after
another, asking thoin if she couldn't get!
them partners, but always receiving the'
stereotyped reply, "The Tenth don't1
dance." She at last became so angry afc
the exhibition of puppyism, that she
went up to the seuior officer present,'
from whom she had received the same*
answer, and said : v
4'Do the Tenth march?'
"Ya-as."
''Well, then, be good enough to o-der
the Tenth to march out of my house."
Tho major scanned her through his!
eye-glass, twisted his mustache, and
lisped, "Ya as." In five minutes every
man-jack of them had gone.
The Field Artillery came after tho
Tenth llussars. Their uniform is much
plainer and serviceable than the Horse
Artillery, being dark-blue tunics with
red facings, ana felt helmets. They sit,:
too, upon the limbers, etc. After them
came some lioyal Engineers in red uniforms,
and commissariat and transport
corps wagons. At this point the cavalry
bands ceased playing, and gave way to
the different infantry bands, which in
turn massed themselves to play while ^
the foot soldiers passed. Keeping timo
to the air of "The British Grenadiers,"
the Brigade of Guards went by, making,
perhaps, the finest display of all the
fMAnvvo in linn 'PViaha a
tiuupa iu xiuv. iuuc wtw a uub^uiiuu
each of the Greadiers, Coldstreama, and
Scots, all, in the main, dressed alike inj
high, black bearskin caps and scarlet)
tunics, and each battalion numbering,
about six hundred and fifty officers ana*
men. Interest generally flags by tho
time the infantry come up. They look
so much alike in their red coats and'
black helmets, with now and then a'
break made by tho raccoon-fur caps of
the Fusiliers (their distinctive head-;
gear), or tho dingy, dark, invisible green
of the Rifles. There was such a want of.
uniformity in tho strength of the differ^
ent infantry battalions, also?ranging, asj
they did, from threo hundred and sixtyfour
men of the Lancaster Regiment to
the seven hundred and twenty-two of,
the Inniskillen Fusiliers. As soon as
the monotonous filing past of the "wearj;
Foot" was over, the Horse Artillery and>
Cavalry revived the spirits of every one*
by going twice more?the first time at &
trot, the second at a gallop. Then the; "?
troops moved off and the sham fight?
began.
A Curious Plant.
Donald McLean, Frcnch River, C. B.'
is the possessor of a plant or herb, which
lie found out in the forest. It somewhat,
resembles the back of a man's hand. It
has a narrow a few inches, then'
it takea the shape of a goblet, with a
hollow inside. The back side is a little'
longer, point like, and that f'ap bends;
over the palm. It feels soft and fur-'
like, with red veins running up the sides
and back, just as natural as in the. hum?n,
hand. It will hold its full of water for';
days. It is curious to look at.?Halifaxf /
Herald. !