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WHEN THE MONK DIED. 3
.thes Observed When Death Entered a
Monastery and Claimed a Victim.
In the “Durham Rites" we. read how
before the highaltar were “three mar-
velous faiie silver basozts hung in
chaines of silver; ’these containeda o'reat
w ax candles, “which did burne contin-I
ually both day and night, in token that
the house was always watchinge to
God.” Many and various me the es-
timatcs which men make as to the chi-
cacy of prayer in changing or modi-
f3 111g Gods purposes toward men; few
will,howe1er, be found to deny the
moral bea uty of this conception, which
was the common heritage of all the
monastic orders. ‘The ideal of every
monastery was the ideal ty pified by
the Durham ev er— —bu1 ning lights. “The
house w as always w atchinge to God.’
T he w ell- know 11 collects and pray ers en-
'shrined in the solemn Jiturgy of the
Church of England are in large meas-
ure the pun ers and collects p1 aved and
sung for so many centuries, by day and
by night, in the 1,000 abbey s and chap-
els of the monks; they were thus for—
ever interceding “for all sorts and con-
ditions of men.”
But, besides the perpetual prayers
for others, a peculiar spiritual fellow-
ship existed between the “religious”
of 1he same order, and indeed was often
extended to those of other orders. Mr.
Iiunt (“An Account of the Priory of
St. Peter and St. Paul at Bath”) gives
us a remarkable illustration of this
fellowship in the bond of prayer made,
between the priory of Bath and six
other Benedictine convents, as far back
as A. D. 1077, in which the.- parties
agreed to pray for one another and their
brethren, and to be loyal to the king
and queen with one heart and one soul.
“It will be observer ” adds Mr. Hunt,
“that ,two of the abbots were of the con-
quering race, and their union with
their English brethren is pleasant to
contemplate. ” '
\\ hen a monk died a. messenger w as
dispatched to all the religious commu-
nities from which prayers were due.
and indeed to many others, with the
mortuary roll, having at the head an
announcement of the death and a shortI
account of the deceased. Each commu-
nity acknowledged the receipt of the
roll by writing upon it a promise of
prayer for the soul of the depart-91L.
and, as a rule, a request for similar»
pray ers for their deceased brethren and
benefactors was added.
of these prayers seem to have been
granted to a large number of benefac-
tors and others. Nor was this priv-
ilege by any means confined to the
great and wealthy; a very small, even
a normal payment, such as a pound of
v1 ax, seems to have qualified a man 01
woman to receive it, if otherwise fit;
ting, into the number of “fratres” or
“m 01 es of the convent. Those so ad-
mitted knew that the Divine sacrifice
.was daily offered. for them in. the
church of the monastery, and that
prayer was continually made for them
while they lived, and that after death
the welfare of their souls would bethc
subject of special intercession—Quar-
terly Review.
ENGLISH VJTAL STATISTICS.
The Marriages, Births and Deaths Dur
ing the Year 1894.
I The 57th annual report of the regis-
trar general of marriages, births and
deaths in England and Wales in 1894
has just been published. His statistics
are base'd on a population estimated
to number in the middle of the year
1894 30,060,763 persons (14,565,660 males
and 15,495,163 females). The number
of maxriages registered was 226, 449,
coriesponding to a rate of 15. 1 persons
married per 1,000 living. ‘ The rate in
1893 w as 14. 7, and the av elace rate from ,
1884 to 1893' was 149 This recovery
coincided with a. slight fall in the value
of Blitish exports, and w ith a fall inI
the price of wheat of 13.3 per cent.
below that of 1891-), which had been the
lowest on record.
contracted in 1894 155,352, or 686 per
1,000, were celebrated according to the .
rites of the Established church, and
71,097, or 314 per 1,000 otherwise.
the 221,215 couples whose ages were
stated in the register the mean ages
were, 28.41 for men and 26.15 for women.
The figures for 1894 show the first nota-
ble break in the increase of the mean
age at marriage, which has been going
on for several years. This is not accom-
panied by any increase in the propor- ‘
tions of under-age marriages.
Births during the year numbered
890,289, and were in the proportion of
29.6 per 1,000 persons living, being the
lowest on record, and showing a fall
of 2 per 1,000 below the mean rate in
the preceding decennium. The diaths
amounted to 498.827, a proportion of
6 per 1,000. The average rate in the
preceding ten years was 19.2. The
death rate in 1894 was considerably”
lower than in any previous year 011
record. In 1894 the death rates at the
several age groups were not only con—
siderably lower than the mean rates
in the previous four years, but were
also lower even than the exceptionally
low rates of 1888 and 1889. The death
rate in the urban districts was 17.1, or
:more than 15 per cent., and in the rural
districts..15.6, or nearly 11 per cent.
below the decennial average. The
deaths from smallpox numbered 820,
r 27 per 1,000,000, as compared with 49
per 1,000,000 in 1893. The scarlet-fever
rate was the lowest, and the enteric-
feveruratc almost the lowest on record.
On the other hand, the diphtheria mor-
talit-y was 53 per cent. above the decen-
nial average. The deaths attributed
to suicide were 2,729, or 91 perl, 000, 000,
the highest rate on record. -Chicago
Inter Ocean.
A Sore Spot.
Alkali Ike—-He accused me of havin’
been tarr’ed-an’deathered an’ run out
of town, in Texas, about four years ago.
JudgeStringer—Well, that did not
warrant you in trying to shoot him.
“Huh! I reckon if you had been
tarred-an’-feat.hered an’ run out of
town, yourself, y ou’d be jest astouchy '
about it as I am!”—l‘uck.
T he benefits '
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WITH THE SIX HUNDRED.
An English. Soldier “‘ho Participated in.
Many Famous Battles.
The death. but recently occurred at.
Chatam of William Henry 'rFaulkner,
one of the few survivors of the 600 who
took part in the famous Balaklava.
charge, says the London Daily New s.
Born in. Inv erness, Faulkner, at the
age of 17,.j 'oined the Fourth Light dra-
goons. In. Jthe course of a few months
he was sent out to the Crimea, and his
regiment was speedily under fire. In
charging the Russian guns at Bale:
klava he received a bullet in his neck,.
where it remained untilthe day of his
death, being deeply buried in the mus-
cles. The young dragoon attacked the
Russian who fired the shot and cut him
through withhis saber from shoulder
to side, severing his body completely.
The horrors of the. war were too much
for a young fellow of Faulkner’s age,
and "he was invalidated home, suffering
from mental aberration.
Upon his-restoration to convalescence
Faulkner joined the Royal marines and
again saw active service inthe Indian
mutiny. He was present at both the
relief of Lucknow (November 17‘, 1857),
and its recapture (March 12, 1858). He
also. fought at Cawnpore in the battle
of December 6, 1857, and was severely
wounded by a blow from a club wielded
by a giant sepoy. He had himself bay—
oneted three of the enemy previousto
being rendered hors du combat.
Faulkner completed 21 years’ service
in the Royal marines and then retired
on a meager pension, afterward getting
employment as a. laborer. The deceased
was 50 years of age.
FALSE ECONOMY.
Waste of Time More Than Balanced Price
of Finished Article.
In an article in :1. recent number of
Cassier’ Magazine Mr. II. Hansen gives
an illustration of what. he calls an ex-
ample of false shop economy. ASide
from its interest and the lesson it sug-
gests, it reminds me of an instance
which was related to me not long ago.
M r. Hansen‘s article says:
Not long ago I was employed' by a
firm who concluded to make a grinder
themselves rather than purchase one.
They had the draftsmen. pattern-
' plenty of wood and pig iron in the back-
ground, so it entered their mind that
there could not be much expense at-
tached to converting this into whatever
they saw fit. Owing to the ignorance
of their foundry foreman, who was not
accustomed to this class of work, the
main casting or bed was cast three
times before producing a passable piece
of work. The smaller parts were the
same way, and there was hardly a piece
connected with it that was made on the
first trial. In nearly every case success
came only aftei' some experience had
been paid for. When it came to assem-
bling, I have a distinct recollection of
several pieces refusing to be put to-
gether. Parts which should have been
cast separately were consolidated to
make it easier for the pattern-maker
and machinist. . no...
FIGHTING PESTS BY STEAM.
' How They Carry on the War Against In.
sects in Australia.
The somewhat novel system of em-
ploying steam with sulphur vapors and
other chemicals for the purpose of de-
stroying various kinds of insect pests
is turning out quite a. success, saysthe
I Australasian. By the pressure of
steam the disinfecting vapors are
forced to the very bottom of every hole
rI and crack in the tree, and without any
doubt reach the seat of the 111sease,
Ithercby thoroughly destroy 1110' all in—
l sect life, together with any larvae and
eggs which may be at the bottom of the
hole. Any loose bark is also pene-
I trated, and if the codlin moth grub is
there its fate is sealed. It is claxmed
that mealy bug, red spider and :1. host
of other pests can be eradicated by the
same method. The patcntee, S. Lowe,
[has just finished steaming and fumi-
gating a number of orange and lemon
trees in the northeastern district, the
results being highly satisfactory. The
able book on “Destructive Insects,"
refers tothe great sumriorityof steam-
power machines for the purpose of de-
stroying insects over those worked by
hand.
LION FARMING.
Little Cubs Given to a Dog for 8. Foster
Mother.
The greater part of the lions exhib-
ited to the public have, according to
showmen, been born and reared in trav-
eling menagcries or caravans. Nowa-
days the breeding, training and rear-
ing of wild beasts constitute a regular
business, and is carried on systemat-
ically. .
As soon as a. lioness has a litter of
cubs they are taken away from her
and given to a collie, Newfoundland or
other canine foster-mother. As a rule,
a woman looks after both nurse and
cubs, the task usually falling to the
lot of the mistress of the caravan.
When born the lions are like young
cats. The little family is usually ac-
commodated in a corner of the caravan,
or in the trainers private apartment.
In their infancy the Gang lions are
. treated just like kittens.
I W hen they are able to walk they
have the run of the place, play about,
and seem to look for and enjoy the
1 caresses that are bestow ed upbn them.
They recognize for a long time thevau-
thority, so to speak, of the foster-
' mother, and are obedient to herwishes,
even after they have conmderabl y out-
grown her in size.
Dumas' Vanity.
1 Dumas the elder had a good deal of
the African in his appearance, and he
[had to no small degree the love of show
5 common to that race. Referring to
[the latter trait Alexander Dumas fiis
made the remark. “My father is so
vain and so fond of display that he
would ride behind his own coach to
- make people believe that he keeps a
colored footman.” ’
makers, machinists and molders, with.
I government entomologisthin his valu- .
INSURANCE CO.
RICHARD a. MoCURDY President.
1311131 for eYear nd‘ing Dec. 31.1
1
Assets. . . ’ -
Liabilities ' . . ’ . .
Surplus . ' . . .
$221,213,721 32
194,347,157 58
$26,866,563 75
$48,597.430 51
$23,126,728 45
Total Income. . .
Total Paid Policy-holders in 1895, .
Insurance and Annuities in force, $899, 074,453 78
Net gain in 1895 _ . . $6], 647, 645 36
NOTE—Insurance merely written. 13 dlscarded from this Statement as whollv misleading, and only insurance
actually issued and paid for in cash ls Included .
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual.
Report of the Examining Committee.
Office cf the Mulualwlifa Insurance ,flompany‘ of New York,
February 11,1896.
. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of this Company, held on the 18th day of
December, last, the undersigned were appointed a Committee to examine the annual
Statement for the year ending December 31st, 1895, and to verify the same by com-
parison with the assets of the Company. I
The Committee'have carefully performed the duty assigned to themuand hereby
certify that the Statement is in all particulars correct and that the assets specified
therein are in possession of the Company.
In making this certificate the Committee bear testimony to the high character of
the investments (1‘ the Company and express their approval of the system, order and
accuracy with which the accounts and vouchers have been kept, and. the business in
general transacted.
H. 0. Von Post,
(harles R. Henderson,
James C. Holden,
Robert L lyphant,
\\ m P. Dixon,
J. H. Herrick.
Committee
ROBERT A. GRANNIS, Vice-President.
WALTER B. GILLETTE, General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President, HENRY E. DUNCAN. Jr., 001. Secy.
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary, ALBERT KLAMROTH, Asst. Secy.
FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. -
IOHN A. FONDA, Assistant T1easurer. JAMES TIMPSON, 2d Asst. Tress
WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Asst. Cashier.
EMORY MCCLINTOCK LL.D., F. I. A., Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JB., Asst. Actuary. WM. IV. RICHARDS. Comptroller.
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor, HENRY “BROWN Asst. Comp.
JOHN C. ELLIO 1"1‘, Saperintendent of Domestic Agencies,
EDWARD LYMAN sno‘n'r, Gen. Solicitor.
MEDICAL Drnaorons
MARSH, M. D.
GUSI‘AVUS‘S. \VLNSI‘ON, II. D. ELIAS J. GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D.
Local Agent.
Norwalk Chronicler