t A SERMON Snli.lri l: Knowing Chi lli. experimental knowledge or these bis word for If So It It t hroughout oil the realm of nature, flu' when you come to spiritual things, the only tnlnpr that Is of any ose to you In n first hand knowledge. I caro not how much you may ho able to philosophize. You mny do that from the Scripture. 'Tho I heathen can bull 1 a system of phllos- opny on mat hook, nut n is rnr more necessary to have a lire that la founded on divine realities. I care not how much you may know about the Scriptures, about Chilsr from the testimony of other people; the thing that is Important to me Is, is your heart burning within you r.s you walk by the way. while the Lord is speak ing to your soul ? O, my friend, let Ul not 1)3 de calved. Christ can steak to you to day just as powerfully, just as up liftlngly and Inst ni bnrnltgly, : eve.- He spoke to lh" disciples. Christ can k;u ak to you, In words udapted to your peculiar ne il, just as much n THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. nfTV.n.vvTiojfAi, t.wnson com. mi: ts for Dec, i bt thi: i5f.v. 1. w. 11 unperson. EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS 8UNDAY, DECEMBER 1. Brooklyn, N. Y. Preaching on the : ovc theme at the Irving Square 1 esbyterlan Church. Hamburg ave nue and WelrfleM street, the Rev. Irn Wemmell Henderson, pastor, iook aa his text, Luke 24. .11. .12: "And their eyes were opened and they knew Him. and He vanished out of their sight And they said one to another, was not our heart burning within us whil I He r.pake to us in the way.' Me said: I I la .,,. ., .1 l.,v. I i n. at all envious it is that i might I '""i! '1? Mof a It, the burn- nave DM, In tiod s providence, the 1 same opportunity that these men had M talk face to face with .leans; to i nave hail an intlninte, personal, hu- n time to time, went with Jesus ? ' V :;mn " n'",,;'. His ministering tours; who knew I V" ' I, as we do not know Hlm-slnce , " ";lh,! " vorv '!' manly perralved knowledge of His reality In the bodily sense. If there la any particular men of whom I am envious, it la thoso disciples, who, from time to time, went with Je3us on Hi Him He has gone hence: thoso men who Ilea rd Ills voice, who could look up Into His face while He spoke to them, who ( o ild hear Him in the accents of their own language, which they were able to understand with th a human nr. And while I am cognizant of the fact that wo can get Just as close to Jesus, spiritually and personally, as these men ever got in a bodily and materlar scuae, there is to me a pe culiar charm wrapped around their live:-, owing to the fact that they talked with Him, that they really held conversation with the Lord and could see Him and understand Him and love Him as n man. You know how these two in .1 were walking by the way when Jesus came and spoke to them and Interpreted to them the Scriptures. They were un able to se Him, berauso He was then to be discerned only spiritually. And after a few moments their eyes wer. opened and (hey knew Him and He vanished out of their 3lght. And they said one to the other, "Was not our henrt burning within us as Ho sp:-.ke to us in the way?" There are a great many Christian people who have never heard Jesus speak to them; who have not the faint . -i ior: of idea of what It means to hp.ve communion with our Lord: pcop!? who have no Bplrltual percep tion; who are but babes spiritually: who have not had their eyes opened to the contemplation of spiritual things: who have no realization as they should have that Jesus is con tinually speaking to them by the way. I Thci,- tyet are closed because they 1 have never gotten splr.tual power. I It is a peculiar thing about Chris- I tianky that joti cannot tell whether the Lord can he Spiritually discerned I until you get into spiritual relations I with the Lord. Yu t rennot toll what I ins hush, lie will reveal tllms-lf to us, Just as truly as any pa.rlarch ever got a vision of God. I am weary of the way th church of Christ no i back to tl; Fathers. May we have the Christian foresight trirl brains and ability to turn OUT faces to Qod Ml learn from Illtn. I am n great believer in giving all homage to those he Unn wi ly found d on what is left to us by those who have antedated us ii la th consum mation of an VoMncrenllng pro gress. Uut tha only way that thoag who lived before us grow In knowl edge was by turning their own facet I I Qod that He miprlit lead them, girt thOfl illumination and l-:iowledgo of the troth, And, If we org to make any pTogrcM at all in spiritual things, v.e must be willing to have a dlvlm and Wholetouled faith In Cod's pttr i 0 to lead US aright, even as He led the patriarch?. I do no' mw& to say that we are. perfect, that v.e hnve. no reason for eofilrltgaass of heart but we ballule OUTISlVCS. Some peo ple think thai the power of Cod stopped in the hearts ot men, with Jesus and Paul. Sonii people have more faith in Abraham and Moses than they have In the DIM of their omi day. A man of our day and ag; who hears uron his face the marks o divinity and of Inspiration and of power, a man who Is in all thlni; just as good as Abraham, should re ceive Just as much recognition from his own and from the world as Abra ham geis. Why! on the ba3is of common kr.oviedge, what was tho wisdom of Abraham com .'.red with the wisdom of to-day; the enilght mi nient, tho spiritual power of fira pa triarchs compared with wiiat ws have with Christ in oar heat-is.' And yet, wo are more willing to r.ccnt the dicta of Mos?3 or Abraham than of Heechcr or BpurgeOD. I understand just what Jtsui meant when He said. "A prophet ii not Without bOSOr save. In hls-o.vn Country. " There Ho wp.:, a man i:i Ills own day and ago outranking any man who ever lived. In spiritual things; and yet they said, "Is not this i he Carpsntar'l Son from down yender In Nazareth?'' "Why, out of that town no good can come: that man throbbed through Vl. hearts c? these ! ST EKsu. Srlrt and too K 'SJ' XT iSsht Of SR.nCHi3 ti"? a d &&YLJPXS1JZ " Abraham was ever Umpired, who comr.rinlon with tho Lord, you begin to understand what was the feeling of those men who talked with Christ and Whose hearts burned within them. I tm not to deflno to you this morn iu' what ouiu to ba your spiritual sjgperisnc?. Eome of os think that we ought to hear tome volco speaking, audibly, to us; that we. nufilu to have sotiii oral ceniinunlcation that will strik" upon our cars and convey a JHNH(t J .. I ... 1 . T. . ""' wprowioa. ui tno ; dav. n od who la lifrtn :;r; 1 "t,-"'! 3r- s" , T.-o.-id to-day, B cod who a init Zlmt.: tt ' POrful 1" W llf and mini a ' : . . ,V w u. any other man c... niDwoiii no. is speasmg i) yo't by the way. Ths very moment that you cpen that j Gospels, writings and eplctlpr topse oxpianatlona and ex plications of what Jeaii3 meant tho mo:..rti your soul Is filled with the divine i lory nnd illumination, you may be Just a3 sure that He is speak ing to you, ab that Ho spoke to thoso two going to Emmaus. I do not think it is necessary for you to have a cold chill run up and down your backs In order that you may have a real kaewledgo In the flesh that you have been talking with a Divine power. I thiur our Christian life is susceptible to a great deal of senseand much uon-aen:---. Idonotthtnk wem ed any more visions of men than we tt in the world around us, than wo gei In the faith and life of Jesus Christ. I do not think that you need any more demon stration that ihe l ord Is speaking to are Just as much filled with ths Spirit of God as was Abraham, and more so; men who have a better and wider knowledge of the truth of Cod; men whi live lives which are nobler. But they are not trusted. Let us hava some sort of confidence the.: Cod Is able to lead US to-day even as He led our fathers and Ihe patriarchs. You may try to down t'.iat if you trill, But, my friends, unless the church of Jesus Christ begins to j;iva man a Cod who Is ruling in the world lo in en in tha is as in you will n?e that the Presbyterian and tho Baptist a. id thn Methodist and the Congregational and all the other chntchu will bo swept out of exi3tenc- thai, man may get for themselves in BOms way, un der soma other organisation, ill 3 truth of Cod. I know there is a good deal ol talk, nnd a good deal of trouble In the hea;t3 of Dion, In the church to-day, last various organizations outside of tho church should cripple us. Flut I at us read in the movlngs of the people away from us the signs of the times. Let us read the handwriting In the heavens. Let us eee In the workings of God to-day. a Cod who Is just as powerful as He ever was In Pales tine. The itnio is coming when tho church of Jesus Christ must get its eyes opened spiritually. Personally you as you go in ihe way, than you ! I cannot believe all the things that I have when you feel thut the Serin tur-;-? are Illuminated to you; whon you bear the still, small voice com tndlng you when you do right or admonishing you when you do wrong. I believe that God gave us brains and that He- talks to us with our under standing; that Cod gave us hearts and speaks to ua through our emo tions. When wo ara lifted up Into transcendental heights of which it hear. I do not like the philosophy of i certain cults; I do not believe their logic is correct In many points; but you will And that there is in tho higher, intc-lltcttial classes of men to j day a desire to have n God who is ! present, a Cod who is just as power ! ful in their lives to-day as Ho over I was in the lives of the prophets. Lot ! us give to men a God who will sneak to them by the way. Lei us lead men may he difficult to tell our experience 1 J " vmiurw who w.n mane tneir God la then speaking to us. There ' Urtf ln"'n !ls lllfcy walk through life, is not. one of us, however weak in ' , 0011 who ls evel' PMMBti around faith, who has not from time to time about them, and within them. Let been lifted up out of the senses and I .UB U" me" ,hat 11 19 on,! tnl"K to tho sensuous Into the eternal. There, are times when It has seemed that we have taken flight from the body, have takn leave of the Bensee. and are lifted out of ourselves. And while know about the glory and tho love of Cod. and another thing to know the beauty and tho loveliness of tho Father. Let us lead men to compre hend that It Is one thing to know that I I , . 1 Ihfll th,( In Mula i Jesus spake to your fellow bv thn tlonal, yet It is for you and me Just i ay: that l,e, v alc l" bv as much of a vision of the Divine 'io far different reHlity as we shall ever get this side ! . K to ave Hn &" to you by of Heaven. ,,le w- it is a different thli.g to know about Christ, than to know Christ I can refer you to all sorts of books ' in my library which will attempt to tell you all about Christ This Bible ' will tell you all about Chrlat, but it i cau never give you an experimental knowledge of Christ; that ls some- ! thing which no man or book can give i or take away. The Scriptures may toll you whit U tho love of God to you, but that ls only to know about Him It Is qultu a different thing to be able to say, "I know Him. for I JjMive had a vision of Jesus, revealing and ministering the love of God to me." 1 may read tJ you from day light to durk about the lovu of Qod, aboat the wondrous saeiidce on Cal- vary, and all that it maana to men; -but if you havj not the love of God iln your own heart; If you do not know i not Calvury Is your own salva tion, yi udonot know anything about It spt-.-lmeiitally. All that you know ls hearsay. You may ko into the realm of other things than spiritual and you iroay taue anotner mans word for much truth. As wo are humanly con stituted, It is necessary that we should take a great deal of truth on the testimony of others. I do not pretend tff bo an expert on electricity r economics. I cto to a man who b.i i .Subject: The Pent h of Mtnson, Judge 10:21-111 Golden Text, Nph. O: 10 Memory Verses, 2N-HO Head Judges I.t-HI. Samson is a warning to humanity of the consequences that inevltnbly follow tho misuse of God-given ennne- Ics. His life ii a tragedy. His death pa a result of the life he lived. In his commentary on the death of Samson the Rev. R. A. Watson. I). P.. says The last scene of Samson's history awaits us the gigantic effort, the 1 awful revenge in which tho Hebrew rlinmplon ended his days. In one j sense It aptly crowns the man's ca- i reer. The sacred historian Is not j composing a romance, yet the end I could not have been more fit. Strange ly enough It has given occasion for preaching the doctrine of self-sacrl- I lice as the only means of highest ' achievement, and we are asked to see here an example of the finest heroism, the most sublime devotion. Snnisnn dying for his country Is Ilk- I ened to Christ dying for His people. I It Is Impossible to allow this for a moment. Not Milton's npology for Samson, not the authority of all the Illustrious men who have drawn tho parallel can keep us from deciding that this was a case of vengeance and self-murder, not of noble devotion. ' If this was truly a fine act of self- I eac.rlfice what good came of it? The I sacrifice that Is to be praised does distinct nnd clearly purposed Bervlce to some worthy cause or high moral end. We do not find that this dread- I ful deed reconciled the Philistines to Israel or moved them to belief in I Jehovah. We observe, on the con- j trary, thai It went to increase the lint rod between rare and race, so that when CMkanltes, MoabttOS, Ammon ites, Midinnfici no longer vex Israel these Philistines show more deadly utagonism antagonism of which is rael knew the heat when on th" red field of Gllboa the kingly Snul nnd the well-beloved Jonnthnn were to gether stricken down In death. If there was In Samson's mind any thoue;h of vindicating a principle It was that of Israel's dignity as tha people of Jehovah. But here his tes timony was worthless. Much Is written nl-out self-sacrifice which is sheer mockery of truth, most falssty sentimental. Men and women are urged to tho notion that If they can only find some pretext for re nouncing freedom, for curbing and endangering life, for stepping aside from the way of common service that they may give up something in an un common way for Ihe sake of any per son or cause, good will como of It. The doctrine Is a He. The sacrifice of Christ was not of that hind. It was under the Influence of no blind desire to give up Ills life, but fust under the pressure of a supreme pro vidential necessity, then in renuncia tion of tho earthly life for a clearly seen und personally embraced divine end, the reconciliation of man to God, the setting forth of a propitia tion for the sin of the world for this it was He died. He willed to ho our Saviour; having so chosen Ho bowed to the burden that was laid upon Him. "It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; Ho hath put Him to grief." To tho end He foresaw and desired there was lint one way und the way was that of death because of man's wickedness and ruin. Suffering for itself is no end and never can he to God or to Christ or to a good man. It ls a necessity on the way lo the ends of righteousness and love. If personality is not a de lusion and salvation a dream there must be in every case of Christian renunciation some distinct moral aim in view for every one concerned, and there must be at each step, us In the action of our Lord, the most distinct nnd unwavering sincerity, the most direct truthfulness. Any thing elae ls a sin against God and humanity. Wo entreat would-be moralists of the day to comprehend before they write of "self-sacrifl.ee." The sacrifice of the moral judgment ls always a crime, and to preach needless suffering for the sake of covering up sin or as a means of atoning for past defects is to utter most unchristian falsehood. Sarnson threw nway a life of which he was weary and ashamed. He threw ft away in avenging a cruelty; but it was a cruelty he had no renson to call a wrong. "0 God, that I might be avenged!" that was no prayer of a futihful heart. It was the prayer of envenomed hatred, of a soul still unregenerate after trial. His death was indeed self-sacrifice the sacrifice of the higher self, the true self, to the lower. Samson should have endured patiently, mag nifying God. Or we can imagine something not perfect yet heroic. Had ho said to thoso Philistines, My peo pie ami you have been too long at enmity. Let there be an end of it. Avenge yourselves on me, then cease from harassing Israel that would . have been like a bruve man. But j it is not this we And. And we close tho story of Samson more sad than ' over that Israel's history has not I taught a great man to be a good iinn, that tho hero has not achieved j tho morally heroic, that adversity has not begotten in him a wise patience j and magnanimity. Yet he had a place under Divine Providence. The dim troubled faith that was In his soul was not altogether fruitless. No Jo-hovah-worshlpor would ever think ! of bowing before that god whose temple fell In ruins on the captive Israelite and uls tliousaud victims Self-Mastery (1 Cor. 9: 19-27). Passages for reference: '.rov. 1G: ,12; 19: 11; Matt. ": 43-48; Titus It IMJ, Men trnln their bodies for athletic or physical endurance. Scholars de velop their brains to the highest pos I slbllltles, so that they can mastci I problems and make new discoveries I The linger, strengthens throat mus j cles, rubs off all rough places In the ! articulation, unl cultivates the finest sense of hearing, so Hint the best possible vocalist may be developed. How, then, dare we. ns co-workers I with Christ, be slovenly and careless I In the development of our powers! Ambition Is a vital requisite. The ' toot-racer nspiied lo the victor's j crown; nothing WftJ omitted that might Increase the possibility of se curing It. Those who feasted and loafed did not arouse envy in his heart. They were rather pilled, fot no chance of a crown was open tc them. Paul plainly Keeps his "body under" for a purpose. Should wo be loss determined? Men who would hi deeply humiliated by defeat in busi ness or in solving a mental tnsk. yet fear to own Chilsf, lest they fall and backslide. The crown given In the Greek games was, according to Trench, "woven of onk, of Ivy, of parsley, of nivrtle. of olive, or imitating In gold the-se loaves or others of flowers, ns violets or roses." In the recently re vived Greok games the victor ls crowned with Ivy by Ihe king. Mnr ens Pods gives these facts nbout the games; None but pure-blooded Creeks who had done nothing to for feit their citizenship weie allowed in those biennial games. War liostill ties were suspended between the states to celebrate them. The crowned victor was received homo "with all tho hOJlDra of a victorious general, the wall of the town beittl thrown down that he might pnss in as a conqueror, and his statue being set up by his fellow-cltlzons." It was therelore greatly prized. Luther once said. "A Christian man Is the most free lord of all. nnd sub Ject to none; u Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and sub ject to everyone." It Is even so. He sets all his powers free from servll Ity to passion or materialism, then he' puis than) Into the service of the spiritual to lift men and gladden the world. Thousands of free men served .obediently in (he army at Lincoln ? first call to set enslaved' mon freo The worthy citizens then fitted them selves to count as big and strong soldiers. Ill health is no assistance to spir itual efficiency. A strong, fully de VelOPOd body ls a fine aid to Chris tlan work. Marrying For l.ove. Happy marriages are surely poa alble oven in these unpoetlc, hard hearted times They are, If people will only follow the instinct of their better natures and marry for love the reverent, lmpassionnte love of the man for the maiden, the pure, un sophisticated affection of the mnlden for the man Instead of bartering hap piness for rank or money. Throne. Mrs. Itrynn. Mrs. W. J. Byrnn can swim a mile. She is n splendid walker. She rides a bicycle with case. Sho can drive mettlesome horses, put them in the barn, come Into the house and bake, cook and sew. She knows how to keep house, and all her home ex penses are recorded, 30 that she knows from day to day and week to week how matters stand. She is well rend, not only in current literature, but in the good things of Ihe past. From the Atlanta Georgian and News. Tho French Wife. The Frenchman chooses his wife not only for her dowry hut ulso for her domestic virtues. The French wife is the best business woman In the world. Household affairs are left entirely to her, and bo usually Is the Investment of family savings. She hns a clenr Idea of what makes for comfort, but sho has no such passion for "things" as often weighs down tho life of the American housewife. Draperies and carpets nnd stuffed chairs may bo lacklqg in madam's house, but excellent cooking and good temper re pretty sure to be found there. Youth's Companion. or a cockade of cock's fpathers, which soften the outlines. A great many evening hats for res tnurnnt wear are of llgpt pale tones of felt, while those for regular street wear run to medium tones of gray, brown, mauve, blue nnd black. These are often of velvet. There Is a bell-shaped turn to many of the brims of these, but the brim widens at the sides and narrows at back and front slightly. From the Special Fashion Number of Harper's Bazar. The Fashion In Furs. Sable, mini;, and sealskin are the three skins which will he made up Into the costliest coat, bolero and half-dolman forms, while muskrat, pony-sk' . and mole-dyed squirrel sklu will be seen in motor nnd long cloaks. Fur-trimmed dresses will not be frequently seen, but cloth trim mings on furs, .such ns the three choice varieties above mentioned, will be. Stitched hands of cloth are to he used to define seams which here tofore were preferably left unde fined, and silk braids of a close fine .nosh will be employed for the same purpose In connection with heavy soutache and lace ornamental fasten lngn. Wide revers of sable or fox will he used for the squirrel-lined tweed ronts, mid these, being usually meant for practical warmth, are pro Tided with big storm rollers also lined wllh fur. Scotch tweeds for motoring and long (loth pedestrian cloaks will also have fur in this wny nbout the neck. From the Special fashion Number of Harper's Bazar jjfjnusEhaid Matters.: 1irtnut gtiifling. It Is time to begin to think: of chestnut stuffings. One housekeeper makes a chestnut puree for tho stuf fing, seasons It, adds a little butter and thickens It with eggs and bread crumbs. Chestnuts removed before they have been overcooked are cut Into dice and stirred Into the stuffing. Pumpkin Pie. When pumpkins are cheap and eggs are dear, tho houaowlfe wonders whether It ls economy to waste the pumpkin or inveat in thirty-cent eggs. Hut, instead of following the usual rule of two egga to a pie, let hbr stir Into the pumpkin finely rolled cracker-crumbs, one rounded tnblespoonful to a pie. If this Is done, throe eggs well beaten will be sufficient for three pies, ns the crackers help to thicken without mak ing the pumpkin heavy or soggy. In fact, the pies seem more nutritious nnd digestible because of them. New Idea. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES DECEMBER FIRST. The beauty and utility of gratitude. Ps. 111: 1-10. (A Thanksgiving consecration meeting ) Thunksglving Is good. Ps. 92: In public worship. Ps. S3: 17-19. In everything. 1 Thoss. 5: 11-18. For Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 9: 10-13. For national blessings. Ps. 136: 1- 2G Por bodily good. I Tim. 4: 1-14. Half-hearted pral;-' Is n laddot that goes only half-way; whole 1 arted praise reaches heaven (v 1). Secret Crttitgdo is like a flro; It Is not possible for It long to remain seoret (v, 1 ). One purpose of God'a creation Is 1 imply to bless His children; an other purin-so Is to lead His children to biCSS Him (v. 4). The praise of God, enduring for over. Is our wny Into eternal endur ing (v. 10). The beauty which so often ilium InaU's the faces of old ' people ls usually the light of gratitude. lust as in the business world, the air of pi-osporlty Is necessary for proS orlty, so in the spiritual world Iho consciousness of blessing Is ne ciMsary for blessing. Happiness Is a grentor beautlflei than fresh air, water or exercise; and without happiness even those will leave the skin sallow. Whatever Is )USt nnd true ls use ful; and happiness Is truth and Jus tice. Illustrations. Grateful eyes are like a mirror, be coming lovely with all the loveliness tiioy soe. lust ns one Is not likely to grow rich without a ledger, so one will not grow rich toward God without the ledger remembrance of God's kind nestes. There ls u beautiful story of two little girls playing iu a garden S-on one came In crying, "All the rose hushes are covered with thorns!" But the other came In cry ing. "All tho thorn bushes are cov trod with roses!" A Queen Inspired Press. A pretty way of arranging lnca in sertion and flouncing In seen on an evening gown just prepared for a big party. The flounces surrounding the under-dress arc laid on with a sort of single box-pleated effect, through which u ribbon threads in and out of the heading, and the insertion, which has a very, pretty edg. Is laid on, slightly gathered In waved lines, the ribbon, also gathered in the same way, passing under and over iu exact ly the reverse fashion, making the most charniins Interlacing. This Idea was suggested by n portrait of Queen Charlotte, who, if one of the plainest cr women, had some ec Odingiy handsome gowns. Proposals In Japan. A remarkable custom in connection with window gardening exists In some districts of Japan. In houses where in reside one or more daughters of a marriageable age, an empty flower pot, of an ornamental character, ls encircled by a ring nnd suspended from the window or veranda by three light chains. It Is etiquette for the Jnpnnese lover to approach tho dwelling of his lady bearing In his hand some choice plant, which he boldly, but, let us hope, reverently, proceeds to plant In the empty vase. The lady Is free to act as sho pleases. If he is the right man. she takes every enre of his gift. But if he is not n favorite, or if stern parents object, the poor plant Is torn from the vase. Whnt's Geography Good For? This is from the philosophy of Mrs. Louisa Schmitt, who berated a teach er in the Nixon school for not pro moting her daughter because the lat ter was deficient In geography. "Teacher, you don't know it nil, I guess," said the irate Mrs. Schmitt. "I wish It that my daughter gets throug school so she gets a man. Never mind about tho geography; Just promote her without It. "Why. my other daughter, she didn't know geogrnp.iy and sho got a man. I don't know geography and I got a man. And you know all about geography and you ain't got any man at all. What is this geography good for? See that my daughter gets through school.'' Chicago Inter-Ocean. A remarkable form of lee, which the French-Canadians name frazil Ice, is tho eauso of the packing up of Ice and consequent Hoods in tho St. Lawrence River. It forms In spiky shapes where tho currents are too rapid for ordinary sheet Ico to spread across them, and at the baso of waterfalls. During tho prevalence of cold winds tho Icy needles sometimes nil up open channels, and being car ried lot.g distances beneath the sur face ice grudually accumulate and consolidate, and aro liable to drm tho channel even to depths of elgb'y feet. Some tropical plants can really be seen to grow. An eminent scientist, who tnado meaaurements In some bo tanical gardens iu Java, recorded a growth In a bamboo of seventeen inches In n single day. Another bam boo was observed to add eight Inches to its height dally for fifty-eight dliys, while two othors grew four Inches steadily each day for sixty To withhold from God is to cheat yourself. Tho steam turbine, in Its most effective form, consists of a long series of rings of moving blades, bs twson which are rings of fixed blades, which serve as guides to deliver the sieum with the proper direction and velocity against the moving bladea. The latter are mounted on a revolv ing drum, which la put In rapid ro tation by the force of the Bteara. As tho steam passes through tho turbine Ii falls in pressure by a long series of : tops, each small, so that all of Its energy may be utilized. Dr. Ewald Falls, n well-known Egyptologist and excavator, has em braced Islam. While at tho head ol an excavating expedition In the Nllf delta hs, became so convinced of th Urines of Mohammedanism that h confessed the faith and was reccdved hi tha mosque of Mnriout. He will li'-nceforili bo known under tho namt M us.- a .Mouaiuun-d. ISLES OF REFUGE FOR DIRDS. Securing as permanent homes for the birds islands nnd remote tracts that are their favorite haunts is 11 humane and perfectly feasible plan of the Audubon Society ihnt has re cently received a cordial indorsement from President Roosevelt. This pro ject of enlarging birdland by pur chasing from private citizens breed ing places iu the island and coastal region of tho Atlantic, Pacific and of the Gulf, and of providing the birds In their homes with human guar dluus, is one that may be depended upon to provide every race anions 1 our nation's birds with ample qunr- I ters for all time. And It ls only by ' such a thorough und wide flung 1 measure that this desired oud may he 1 assured. Tha aid of every American citizen ls justly sought that the host success may attend the efforts of the Audubon Society In this direction. , Boston 1 rr.nscript. Though nearly all the metals have risen in price, mercury has fallen This is due, says the Engineering and Mining Journal, to the decline of the process of pan amalgamation foi working silver ore. Gold mluei utilize very amall quantities of mer cury. Tho two great consumers are China and Japan, where it is utilized for manufacture of vermilion and o plosivea of secret composition. Woman Behind (lie "100." The social secretary is now a recog nized institution all over the country, and nearly all the greater ladies of fashion have some one who is In their regular employ, and can be depended upon In any social emergency. The duties of a social secretary are numer ous, the great list of invitations and social engagements must be arranged and cared for, tho right ones sub mitted and accepted and the wrong ones ignored or refused, according to tho Importance of tho sender. Miss Mario De Barll. says the Broadway Magazine, was the first woman to recognize this need of so ciety and this opportunity for women of birth and breeding. She comes of a very old Spanish family, of great social prominence, and, when fortune brought her Into reduced circum stances, she invented the offico of the social secretary, und was taken Into the household of Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont, who was then Mrs. Vanderbllt. She instantly proved herself an im mense success, and hns since lent the grace of her taste to nearly all the functions of tho wealthy Now York aoclety. French lints. The Paris hats that are to be donned wilh the new furs and the fur and cloth cloaks of tho future are to be of felt, of velvet-colored frames, und of short-cut beaver. This much Is established. Also that tho rrowna of the new hats will bo taller and uquarer than in paat seasona. The brims are to be ..oft, the crowns stiff, and some of the most picturesque forms are not unlike the hats worn by the Beef -outers of lliu Tower. They nro of beuvi r, as n rule, and, w hile r.omewhat Aniasoniau at first 3igbt, have u really attractive air when tin I.. ! with a big winding plume. Victoria's Velvet Hands. Speaking of Queen Victoria: Her hands were so soft that they seemed made of finest velvet. They were fat and pudgy, with very tapering fingers, and every gentlewoman in F.ngland would have given her title of nobility to possess such exquisite organs of prehension. Her Majesty's 1 iters do not expatiate on the method employed to keep her hands ko perfect, hut one of her maids gives the secret away, nnd every woman should know it. So here It Is: Scrape into an earthen vessel one and a half ounces of spermaceti and one-half ounce of white wax; add six drachms of pounded camphor and four table-spoonfuls of olive oil. The oil must be pure. Let the mixture Ktand near the fire until it slowly dis solves, stirring It well when liquid. Before you wash your hands rub them well wllh a little of this cerate then wash them as usual. This compound costs'twonty-fivo cents and will last three winters. Should be kept In a covered vessel. Victor Smith, I New York Press. Cold Plates Spoil Ment. "We never find," said a man who travels much, "many cold plates. Lots of people seem to regard hot plates as a superfluity, or even as an affec tation of style that Is not to be en couraged, and so give you cold plates to eat hot. food from, thus really spoiling many a good meal. "I ate dinner yesterday at a place where the food is excellent nnd ad mirably cooked, where everything they give yon Is good nnd appetizing nnd ample in supply, but where the Joy of the meal was marred by cold plates. "Just, why they give you cold plates at this place I don't know, but It Is simply the survival of an ancient custom, I gunss. "For hot plates are a modern cus tom. Formerly people got along very well without them; but It ls different now, when It is so easy to provide them. And yet they are by no means, oven to-day, everywhere to be found." New York Journal. Mrs. Fish's Court. Never has a leader of society readied the place which Mrs. Stuy vesant Fish now occupies, and at which she arrived gradually without other aspirants for leadership realiz ing to what an extent she was ac quiring power. By her tireless en ergy, shown In her constant enter taining without regard 'to cost, she has gathered mound her little by little, enough of the most prominent persons socially to be able to have the majority on her side. Women who do not like her and always have been Independent of rrer, are afraid now not to be on good terms with Mrs. Flnh. Her power Is renlized fully when the present position of Mrs Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Corne lius Vanderbllt ls seen. Both these women formerly entertained on a large scale. This season they practi cally are debarred from giving any large entertainments. Mrs. Fish is determined to have revenge on them, because in former years they enter tained on the days of several of her affairB, making her play second fid dle. Now she will retaliate if they dare to enter the field she wishes for her own. New York Press. Split Pea Soup. For this you can use either tho green or yellow split peas. Pick over carefully, removing all imperfect ones, wash thoroughly; cover with cold water and soak over night. In the morning pour off the water in which they were soaked and put Into the soup kettle, allowing for two cups of the peas four quarts of cold water, a half pound fat salt pork cut in small pieces, and if you happen to have it, a ham bone or bit of bacon, Ccver closely and let simmer on the back of the range for five or six hours, taking care that It docs not scorch. About an hour before serv ing add two medium sized onions, chopped, two stalks of celery and a sprig of parsley. At the end of an hour, strain through a coarse sieve und return to the stock pot the soup, which will be smooth and creamy. Season to taste with salt and popper, add a pint of hot milk or not, as pre ferred, and if liked quite thick, beat in a tablespoonful flour stirred smooth with a tablespoonful of but ter. Cook teu minutes longer and serve with croutons. Amer.'can Home Magazine. Stage Life Not Easy. One popular Illusion about the stage Ib that the life Is so easy. When you sit in front at the theatre it all seems so real. The joys you witness the sorrows, the loves, the hates thus portrayed, all appeal In their art; asd the strange part about It ls that to the ambitious one it all looks so easy to do. Most of the girls who nsk advice about going on the stage say: "I am such a good study. I am sure I could easily learn the lines," with a finality which conveys the idea that, In their belief, little more is re quired. Now, to build a house, as we all know, one must first acquire a piece of land on which to put it, and then begins tho work of digging for foun dations, the erection of structure, tho laying of the bricks and mortar, may hap, the covering, the finish, etc. After that ls all completed, then comes the furnishing, the woman's work, that makes her house different from that of any one's else. The study of lines ls 110 more than securing tho property ou which to build. Tho real work follows nfter that. Tho work or characterization, by means of make-up and dress; the intelligent reading of the lines, trying each one iu many ways, so that not a Bhade of meaning may be lost; the Btudy of gesture, facial expression; sometimes of a dialect. All these are part of the building. Then fol low the long, tiring rehearsals, and at last ono gets to the playing of the part. But think, for au Instant, of the heartaches, the mental torture that must follow If the debut means fail ure Instead of success! Think of the humiliation, the Indignation, that must be expertencsd when the news paper reviews of tho morning more than Intimate that you have missed your vocation; that you are' not Hit. 1 for the part, If, perchance, you aro fitted for any part on the stage! Eleanor ilobecn, in Alnslee's. Laundry Hints. Iodine Spots. Wash with alcohol, then rinse in soapy water. 'Chocolate and Cocoa Stains. Wash with soap In tepid water. Scorch Stains. Wet the scorched place, rub with soap and bleach in the sun. Blood Stains. Soak In cold salt water with plenty of good soap; afterward boll. Grass Stains. Saturate the spot thoroughly with kerosene and wash In warm water. Mildew Spot. Soak in a weak so lution of chloride of llmo for several hours. Rinse In cold water. Ink Stains. Soak In sour milk. II a dark stain remains, rinse in a weak solution of chloride of lime. Iron Rust Spots. Soak thoroughly with lemon Juice, sprinkle with sail und blench for several hours In the sun. Sewing Machine Oil Mams. Rub rlth lard. Let stand for severi.1 hours, then wash with cold water and soap. Vaseline Stains. Saturate the spot with ether. Place a cup over it to prevent evaporation. Use the ether with great care. Grease Spots. Hot water and soap generally remove theae, but if fixed by long standing, use ether, chloro form or naphtha. All three of these must bo used away from the fire or artificial light. Varnish and Paint Stains. If ths stain ls ou a coarse fabric, dissolve by saturating it with turpentine. Use alcohol If on a fine fabric. Sponge with chloroform, if a dark ring is left by the turpentine. Hot Tea and Coffee Stains. Soak the stulued fabric, in cold water, wring, spread out, and pour a few drops of glycerine on each spot. Let it staud several hours, then wash with cold water and soap. Pitch, Wheel Grease nnd Tnr Stains, Soften -the stains wllh lard, then soak in turpentine. Scrape off carefully with a knife all the loose surface dirt. Sponge clean with tur pentine, and rub gently until dry. Fruit Stains. Stretch the fabric containing tho stain over the moutb of a basin and pour boiling water on the stain. If the stain haa become fixed, Boak the article In a weak so lution of oxalic acid, or hold the spot over the f amos of sulphur. Silk Stdi-klugs. Never uso soap lo washing silk stockings Bran in water is the proper fluid to use four tublt'Bpoonfuls to u quart of water. Rinse lu several clear waters, pressing ihe water out Dry stocklugs in tho bun Froiu MuL' all's Magszino,
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