JTRAVELERS' TALES| A mu'* IVak. la Ceylon there 1* a niountaln over 7,000 feet high, which la named after Ihe Aral man. The summit Is a bare mass of granite, ending In a narrow platform, upon which Is a hollow some five feet long and two and a half feel broad, bearing a rough likeness to a man's foot step. According to the Mo hammedans. after Adam had been driven from Paradise, he stood on this very spot for one thousand years, do lug penitence for sin, and so caused the mark. The Buddhists say this Is a mistake, for the footprint was made by their holy teacher, Prince Buddha, when he left Ceylon, Not to he out done, the Hindoos claim It as the foot mark of their god, Hiva. However all that may be. every year crowds of de votees of these different creed* flock fo the peak os to a sacred shrine. (TIM1 llfilli iilol*. When the Hutch landed at the Cape two centuries ago, Ihe most, Important in number and most, widely spread of , % the natives were the Hottentots, a small wiry folk, with yellow faces, black wool In little hard knobs on the head, protruding Jaws, low foreheads, a-ild small eyes. Their condition of clv Iji/.atlou was pot high compared, with that of many othf-r African peoples; they had large flocks and herds on whose flesh and milk they lived, but they had little agriculture. Their round houses, made of slight wooden frames, with mats fastened over them, could ir three weeks ago. So were a num-} uer of other friends of the family. Thr j master of the household presided over (he dinner and the conversation was is lively and vivacious as the sanctity jf the day would permit. The clergy man was. and Is, one of the liberal minded, up-to-date class of men who. ire bringing religion Inio closer touch j with the masses, or the masses In clos er touch with religion, than It has per haps ever been before. His utterances when out of the pulpit are frequently punctuated with everyday expressions the use of which by a preacher would have been thought strange a decade ago. He also goes so far as to attend the theater occasionally. It was he who was talking at the table and all the others were Interested listeners. The subject wan the morning service at his -burch, the attendance upon which bad been very large, ■ yes," he said, "I couldn’t help re marking to myself us I entered the pul pit: ‘Well, this is one time I've got a full house.’ ’’ “That's pretty good," quickly came In all loo distinct tones from i he parrot's cage, "Take the money Dick!” - The presence of the preacher, the parrot’s profanity and the fact that Dick" Is her husband's name sent the mistress of the house Into a (It of hy sterics, which nearly broke up the din ner. As It. was, only the peculiar pat ness of the bird's sally saved the day ' - I f fI four mill llnr< onrt. A well-known London hostess, whos< dining-room Is neutral ground for politicians of all shades, says that A NOVEL MARINE INVENTION. >* I / ^ Among the novelties In marine engl '‘*J‘ peering Is an Invention of Mr. James C. Walker, of Waco, Tex. His plan Is to propel vessels by forcing water against water, and having found by ex periment that his ides Is practical, he is now securing patent, right* ta dif ferent countries, in a boat of any sort, a series of compartments are con structed in the hold. From those the * water is forced, under enormous pres sure, through pipes to a ball-like en closure of armor-plat*, situated where the screws usually are. From this big steel ball nozzle* extend In every direc tion. and through them a series of Jets of water are forced under Increased hy draulic force. This pressure-water, finding resistance against that in which the boat lloals, urges the boat forward. The water used to propel It Is acquired through tubes from the boat's prow. The discharge of the water, which fur nishes the power, is controlled by a series «f valves ami levers situated at various points between the inner com partment and the nozzles, and arc manipulated by the pilot or engineer. at any moment he taken up and re moved, and the little clothing they wore was of skins. Hut they were a versatile, excitable, lively little folk, hh their few remaining descendant* are to-day, rather gentle than fierce, and very emotlonaJ, and loving dancing and song. _ Alukiiitf In CJoriMt* It la not generally known that the beat kitida of paper nx*t with in China and Japan are the produce of Corea. Varat says that ‘ the C’orean paper ex cela the very beat that ia made in China and Japan It la produced en tirely by manual labor, and without the urn- of any machinery. The raw material used for the better kltxlH in obtained from the bark of Hrouaaonetiu papyrlfera, which ia collected In spring and beaten in water containing a large mixture of wood ashes until reduced to thick pulp. This la taken In large lading and apt end upon frames of ham- I boo so ss to form thin sheets. An- j • other paper la made from old straps trodden into pulp much in the same way that grape juice Is expressed iu some countries, and though this proo- j ■as of pulping is slaw, it lisa the ad vantage of net breaking the fibre an much as when machinery la used, Af 1st the pulp It** been made Into paper j the sheets at* tilled up to a height of six feel, and then rill into pieces, to be again subjected to the stamping with the feet. At the seiint time the roots and seeds of a plaut called "tut kpoul" are added, the soluble parts of which are supposed to give tenacity and : I Hugh Item la the papet V* ft** rttruri Xur« a tI M«*s I'arrut sturtss are always good so l long aa they ars true, says the I'htla I ■lelpbla lnt|Uir»i Autl uf tour#*, sous not a true pat tut story m.-t flude is • ay Into print A well known r**td*ui of Tioga I* telling one which he de- j I’iaivs be la tx tiling to stake a Hard earned t rptt tal tot. for veracity upon I fit* pa’llcnlat pat rot la lfc<- property of a Tioga kouaeketd the bead uf I which is inordinately fund of a gulei lltll* game of taiker I'w year* II baa 'teen hie *a*iom to get three 1 ** four , of ble IH. nl* lufiilpi it least lei** a j a eek in lb* *nog I dowry wf hie kona* gnd while •*•) tom or liv bums of an rvauiug by m**we of «v-i*ui bbi* i • Ilk a tftMtriet limit The parrot a > at kaeg lb Ibe ram library •i.ryi on wtgte gevgeUma. wbaw it |* taken tnio j ib* dining loom The man • wit* la a* 1 I devoted lw the cbntv b ga be la la hi# . I fever)!* gam* hh* nevar mleee* a f * in sat teg *gd ga often aa Ibe gvod twi in 11 will tome, ha* kef potior at bar kt w* * fwr family tllbntf II* •*« il.*»a |wn {t Mr. Balfour, having accepted an tnvl tlon to dine with her on a particular night, her heart wan filled with de sire to have Sir William Harcourt alao. Tho Idea at ruck her an she looked down from the ladles' gallery in the House of Commons. It was a lime when Mr. Balfour was still chief secre tary. Ho had made a stinging reply to an attack that had been made upon him by the Irish members and Sir W. Harcourt followed, belaboring Mr. Balfour unmercifully. From time to lime Mr. Balfour Jumped up. and lean ing half way across the table seemed ns If he were going to seise Sir Wil liam by the throat, and have It out an the door of the House. The next das' the desire to tiring the opposing politicians together grew upon the hostess with Irresistible force. Sho wrote to Sir William Harcourt invit ing to dine, mentioning that Mr. Bal four would tie present, and adding, "I will take rare tint! you shall have the table lie tween you as you have In the House of Commons." Sir William re died pronipt!> accepting the In vital ton, lull protesting that there was no need uf the precaution suggested, "since Arthur Balfour and I are the lie.it of friends." So it proved, and the din ner wen’ off with great success 1,1 lines I liens * eirgrtw The feature of English life which must astonished l.l Hung Cluing slid Ills cum pan tons was the evening drew* af ilo English women A member ul ihe envoy's suite thu* recorded bis im pression* I was ninth surprised at ihe retention glvcu by an Englishman nobleman to see ladles with uncovered •hcmlder* arms anti lo cks | mis *1111 autre •urpitet’d to see gentlemen take ladles’ arms, because In Cbtltd taking t l*d>‘» arm ur even shaking hands. ! i* not known The i|u>vtlun hna been vsked me men* times why the t hi vt*«s never near glove*, w hert «* in Kngland It la the tustum to rover the k»ndt with |ke*i tn genteel sunety Hut U see to* to me stt veil at range is elver the hand* end Vvptete the nrw* tech end bf»4»i I Net that I would rathei that Chtnawe lathe* did wot ««wr gtwvea than that thev should • how th*tr bare arms and «hems' ** Kirheege Ikl* Is te IsStssr % rlduss in the vletmiy uf (Utgiur gd . gatheied up gtl sf Ihe tsik abut he I Ihe Uftgktwohtsttl egd defats, led them e one letiM The lnknii annul tdew | tfy ibetr property end the p.an who ! iwus the lend refuse* is give It up an i k they ten ' Til K SUNDAY SCHOOL. FIRST QUARTER. LESSON I, JANUARY 3. Golden Text: '‘While He IHcmciI Them He Parted from Them and W a* Par ried I'|> Into Heaven** Luke ‘14: fll - On ( lirlat'l Ancemdon. IMK.—According lo (he unnal reckoning Jean* ro*c from the dead on April k, A. I), jw (which day we would call Bnnday). a n d aaecnd**d l o heaven forty '’ay* later, May Ik. I’lU'> The Iciwon circle* around (he Mount of olive* near Iteth any,whence our laird a ace ii <1 < d. i Head text from the Hlhle.) Chrl*t A xcendlng. — T'nder Uil* head we may have two minor dlvlalon*: 1. Chrlnl leaving the <'arth. Jlere ihc reader will naturally picture th •one: th*- eleven (a* la prohable) In that upper room where they ate the paachal »upp the blood of the great sin offering of the Day of Atonement; <21 Jrwf'iise to burn before Hod. A vivid picture of Christ's work Bee Ibb, 4 14; I!*, 20; X 1; !♦, 11,12. 24; 10. 12 lie offered himself, itie "one sacrifice for sins," and then went into the presence of Hod for us, to present, as It were, (D his blood, and <2t the Incense of his Intercession. 2. Our Advocate. W'e a"f like prisoners at the bar of justice. Batan, the accuser of his brethren (Zech. 3 1; Hev. 12. 10), lays grievous charges against us, and we have no answer to them, for we are verily guilty. Hut Christ Is our Advocate, ami pleads oilr cause; ami he cannot fall, for be ban himself paid the penalty. Bee 1 John 2. I; Horn. x. 34; lleb, 7. 23. 3. Our Klder brother Heaven Is railed the In herlfanee of Hod's children (Col. 1. 12; 1 Peter 1. 4>. How routes It to be tbelrs? It Is for the heir and his brethren. Jesus Is tits hep (lleh. 1. i). He Is "not ashamed to call us brethren" (Ifeh. 2. 11); no we are Joint heirs (Itom. 8. 17; Hal. 4. 7). And he. the Klder brother, has gone before to take iKmsession to "pre pare a place for us." 4 Our King. He Is upon his throm-. Ills proclamation has gone forth, with the promise of free par don to all rebels who will return to their true allegiance. Have we yielded up our selves, our souls and bodies, to our King? And are we doing what we (Tin to extend his kingdom? We are to carry on "all that Jean* be He promised that mightier works than he did his followers should do. The gospel story was not fully told when ho ascended to glory. th« Christly life was not fully lived. If the early Christians were Paul's best epistles, known and read of ail men, with a surer reading than was rvci given to hi* man uscripts. w e in our in rsnnal lives should n i ird ourseUe* as Christ'? epistle his letters sent to eheet ttds world. We are his gospels, too, as "■■■ «" on* lor I no 400111*1 In lll« •lory of .Iimin'h Hfo, mo) wr nr. IIvIiir In llo world to-ilay In I'hrler* ai.u.l Tli. re fore i vory luiuihle I'hrlathut'a ilfo ehould !>■ In verily mintInr Rt.apel, |>o not ho ufrnIn ihiii you will ,. of t'hrltt lo KOI from ytnii life itiol l.y holy lit Ilia only I on V, n r.tlflll the JoIuk mol ••lenrlllllK ' M lilt'll Jeoue In kuii. The verily of Ho rt urrooiIna of i*nriat •liotiM in* euiphoalml Hk* inicimn per va.ltn our menial ulmoaphetp an .madly voUIokIo.i no ilun* |o|Va.lee tn. air, I nailverileetl ami uol KUar.ie.l agaiu.il, it *1*.., .1. .oily work l.n uti . itipbuyU. Hit* ini.liiiil llulh- ul out faith It w.i» l.y ' iuf«lln.h itulh I In. i t'hrlet "allow. I lun. it if al.t. after Ida pu .ion Kyery I .or. I a l*«> la u ..lino, iooi.it ion of tlm fllat Kaater-thlr The atat of the lit |te| la that Jean* I hrlet lit e» tu .lay amt |M*taonal|y til thla felh.wera lie alto r.aat.la t ’..fiatminit «• n>> >• I> a i. foim tloty lit Ittelav or the I'liriailan t'tim-lt aa a lew** for aottla i.. t it a* ot.r front earth I., heat. Ha* utterly ntlaon.leralooal the aiwin I < lyi y Yt Hal -It an# talked ai *.ot aa a petumi.i I*. ..*•1.1 too It.wl ett la k‘t.g . Ilipl.it t,| lit at. *'Ht. * or ah.*f. to .he ... rr aoeth.r y .ur Mm* wtrk.1 ta a H..pa>dtr*u a Ivet . tl ^ If h« n . * mw ....a. atgue at nil* axii ruinri t m. What « hi in an halo Ik* d*«»h begin .It Ink .kg they gag. tt*llt atop Ihtuklm W«*t tt» M4 would holy lha » ary| Mote, tl »a iumIJ am Hr Mora lAdlM I dHttmitt) •ttugrte 14 144 t».. 411! often hHl t| deo t Vt. M>t| NMUdUrg »•« tier h I let b> ibr X>*| 104 4. ri I SUBMARINE SENTINEL. >f Admiral (fervals, and a number of jdlcers from the French Mediterranean iquadron. The apparatus which was op ’rated from the torpedo boat Harrlzln, iticreeded ir exploding two automatic torpedoes which had previously been placed In the channel of navigation, but without the knowledge of the com mander of (be Harrizln. The successful result of this official test has been sub mitted to the French minister of ma rine and the adoption of the submarine oentlnel by the French navy was ttrongly recommended by the comtnls don to the higher authorities. In the report Cupt. Fort stated that It was dm only uppurnius so far known offer ing the advantage of betng able to lean the bottom of channels of hostile waters from explosive obstructions placed therein by the enemy. Details nf the construction of the new appar atus are carefully withheld from the public. Seeing a Bone lirow. An Ingenious Frenchman has sug (osted a way In which a lose, or other flower, could be caused to appear grow ing and unfolding In the presence of a roomful of spectators, lie proposes to employ the klnematoscope, a magic lantern so arranged as to produce root lug figures on ;» screen by means of n series of photographs of living ob ject., each : iiecesslve pTiotcgrupfi hav ing be n taken only a small fraction of a second lain Ilian its immediate p,‘ • decessor. But for the proposed new ap plication of this Inslrunient the pho tographs need not he made so near to griher, since they are to represent changes which require several snonihs for their development. Beginning with the first appearance of the hud. teverul thoitsami photogratihs of a growing rose are to he taken, Just near enough together so the change of form In (lower Is almost imperceptible, until it has attained its complete bloom, and then has failed und fallen to pieces. These photographs, being passed us trans parencies, In rapid succession, through the klnernatoscopc, there would appear upon the screen the figure of a rose vis ibly budding, growing, opening, spread ing Its petals, and finally shrivelling -mil dying, the whole process occupying but a few minutes. Many other appli cations of this principle to the repre mentation of growing objects are sug gested. Harpers' Barber shops put out a pole with red and white stripes around It as u sign But where did they learn to represent ’heir railing by such a symbol? In the old days the barbers were the blood-letters. Our aneestors were great believers In this custom, and when they were not feeling particularly well it was their eustom Ur go to the near est barber shop und have some blood removed from their veins, The oper ation of blood-letting required the use of a small pole or stick, which the pa tient held in his hand, und two ban dages one to wrap around the arm be fore the cut was made, and the other to hind the wound after the blending was over. Two bandages, ready for use, were kept wound around a red pole, and displayed In the door or window as a sign to the public. After a time In stead of going In the trouble of winding strips of cloth about the pole, white stripes were painted on the pole to represent the bandages, and from that lay until this barbers have always used this kind of sign. Mm* llml flu* I lour. An amusing luatuiice of presence of mind occurred ut oik* ot the meetings of the nutionHl congrei of the Duugh tern of the \merlcan ltovolution In Washington, tn .1 moment of grout excitement when a hundred women, mote or t''»s. were shrieking 'Madam president I" two portly dames who were unable to make thdtiis Ives heard alone the hubbub left th*lr seals and rushed down the aisle to claim recognition, twrli bent on gaining the eye of tl. chairman. The result was a collis ion. and th<* less ponderous of the two wept down under a shock that quiet* ed the uproar There was a mowcut ot sllem e; the woman who hud kept het feet was tor* lUUeh seared to - p- ak anil lost her • haute, for quick as a Hash and without attempting lo get up Mrs railed out, Madam Pres blent I claim the floor?' It is need less to ».*> that the lady was inline tllately recognised Plttshurg Post I p lo lisle Hut 's ll.n |ui;«a The New York police have arre*' *• 4ili«(> TfilM) >«M*l,'fl HuUtdftlMHl M | , iiM 4 kllln|f kit *UI> ti««v4»*ai a I* « Ml |M» fvl* *lu fflHH*4F* fitfr Itttftg IllffH I’M llkili ||(d|v • tt« ir»rH(U Mt( | f *• fl '*1 nmfUi MM |M*» Alii > 4. Ii t»* I (Iff fkk’BlfflH Tl# ImIi * hi f».? *(»*)* | «M 4*4. " IVI |'w|MkUt IMM «b4 Itttlkt* IMt* » |wi|»»dU* m*« I# IM *‘****‘4# tot I* * ’ Ml am t«» flAtk’ Y Iff llv tot t4L« UMtT DAIRY AND POULTRY, j INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. I lion MurrrMfnl Farmer* Operate ThU ( l>« purl inent of the farm A Few ; lllotM mm to tlie ( mre of hlvn **I«m k • ad I’oultry. iiaki.es h , Flint, writing In hla book on “Milk 'If Cow* utid Dairy 'WjM ™i'-;: Farming." nayn: The Introduction of clover among the cultivated plant* of the farm ha» done more per hapx for modern ugrlrulture than that of any other Mingle plant. It Iihm now come to he consid ered lndl»p og and warutlb giving baton,ee At* hough cor H produce* egg* with lelki j 4 dark foksi and »t«h llavae. It la not etoacNModed lor layer# uncut red with j h,» grata* f'st fattwaiag porpuaae j I can aat ka and sbcarld ke fed a vorb»o* farm* to k»*p up Ike appa j He. tiai* are a ywJ o*tt* food end j re net fatfealug. but tkeir abarpgaae ! * *o ob>. i to a ta tk*m. #* l* the m„«ai of *»-«# or u*#l«sa matter In k* hu*k* nr* bill la poor light i ra.n Tb* Arvt ehjavtbm mw ka ra» ' tuved by grladiag them t*r Mae, but kla h dim, alt 10 do Oaimeal h an kwlkst Nad bul g talker *vp#a*'yv . iim&M If oats are to be fed whole or ground busks and oil, the heavier they are Lhe cheaper. Forty-pound oats contain but little, if any, more weight of husks than twenty-eight or thirty-pound oats. Very light or small oats will often not be eaten unless they are soaked and made larger. This does not add to theli nourishment, but compels biddie to get nut what little there Is In them. If bens that should lay are too fat a diet of oats will reduce the fatness Ground uifs and boiled potatoes make an ex ' client food for produrng fertile eggs and vigorous chickens, Wheat and Its by-products, screenings, bran and mid dlings, may form a part of an economl ml ration In many parts of our coun try. If screenings are uacd they should bo fed raw so the fowls should not he compelled to eat the dust, poisonous needs and other foulness contained In them. Moistened bran Is apt to pro duce scours, especially during the win ter, and If fed at nil should be alternat ed with whole grain. Though wheat Is rich In material for growth, easy of di gestion and stimulates egg production, It should be fed lews freely than corn, as loo much of It produces diarrhoea. Milk Ami lit* (h.intfi'*. Ordinary milk niters In character after being kept for some time, says American Dairyman. It usually lose* Its sv/ectnesH and perfect fluidity, and becomes soured itud curdled. Thu rapidity of these changes depends upon certain circumstances, the chief of which, however, appears to be tem perature. Milk kept at or a little be low blood heat seeing to change very (|iil