A SONG ' OP ALFALFA.' What trinket the landseapt look to fair, ' What blossoms bright perfume the air, What plant repays the fanner's toil, And will enrich the worn-out toil? Alfalfa. WYat grows In loam and clay and land, What lifts the mortgage off the land, What crop it cut six timet a year, And no foul weeds in it appear- Alfalfa. What makes the twine to healthy feel. And never raise hungry squeal, That wholesome food that never failt To put three eiirlt into their tails? Alfalfa. What make all other stock look nice, And bring the highest market price, What fill the milk pail, feeds the calf, , And makes the old cow almost laugh 7 Alfalfa. What makes the poultry good at gold. When eggs are at a big price sold, What makes the happy colt all play. While mothers graze throughout the day? Alfalfa. What Is the crop that always payt, ' And will mature in foftv days, Resisting drought, the frost, the heat, Whose roots reach down one hundred feet J Alfalfa. R. E. Smith, in Farm and Rnnch.- I I I 2 The Magical Bamboo. : i 4 By G. R. O'Reilly. IIMthdaMBHH There were three of us two South American Indiana and myself Bit ting over our camp-fire one night, In the mountains of Eastern Venezuela, overlooking the Gulf of Parla. The Indians . were hunting for orchids, and I for snakes, but each of us, In his pursuit, had bad encoun ters with various beasts, birds and reptiles. Jaguars, monkeys, electrlo eels, alligators, boa constrictors and anacondas we talked of. "I've had many marvelous escapee from snakes," said Saturnlno "pois onous ones, I mean. Boa constrictors and anacondas I don't much mind, unlets they are over fifteen feet long; but the snake I dread the most, and by some 111 luck encounter oftenest. Is 'the sleeper.' " ' " 'The sleeper,' " said I. "Is he about sis feet long, a yellow fellow with a big head, a great biter, aloft In the branches colled up add sleep ing all day?" It was the snake known to scientists as XIpiiosoma hortula num that I had In mind. He Is a true boa with the anal hooks concerning which I had made some Important scientific observations during my resi dence In Trinidad in 1890. These snakes are tree-snakes; they are rare ly found on the ground. They go about hunting by night, and teed largely on tree-rats and birds. They are great biters, much dreaded by the people, but really quite Innocent of venom. "Yes, yes," said he, "that's the very one. Many a fine root of orchids I've bad to lose on account of those same sleepers. I dread them more than I do the rattlesnake, or even the bUBhmaster himself." "O Saturnlno," said I, "you needn't fear the sleeper! He's not venom ous. The bite of a rat or a mouse would he much more dangerous." "Not venomous!" cried both he and Clprlano together; and they looked at each other and then at me, smiling broadly at my Ignorance. Then both of them Joined in an earnest endeavor to set me right. "Don't be unreasonable, senort Indians, white men and negroes all say that the sleeper is deadly. Why, there was Sebastlano, our uncle he was bitten, and would have died if Mr. Soils hadn't had a big Jar of Caru pano rum in the house. "They made our uncle drink rum until he couldn't hold any more; and It was four days before he recovered. It cured him completely, and he never swelled a bit, either." "Well, then, my dear friends," said I, "they came very near to killing your poor uncle poisoning him with "rum. The very fact that the bitten part didn't swell was enough to show that the snake was not venomous at all; because if he were venomous, all the rum in the world would not have prevented the swelling. Nor would it ever cure any man of the bite of any dangerous snake, if he had once got a fatal injection of the venom." "But, senor, ybu don't mean to stand against the opinion of the whole world?" "Why, certainly I do," said I. "I stand out against the whole world, ' when I know for sure the whole world is wrong. Now," I added, "you two ' boys have over a hundred dollars' worth of orchids already collected and stored away in that cave up the moun tain. You can Bpare the whole day to-morrow to go with me. "We'll go down by the river. We'll find a sleeper, sad I'll let him' bite me; and afterward I'll catch hold of him and make blm bite the dog; and If neither I nor the dog suffer any thing whatsoever from the bit without applying any remedy at all will you believe me that the sleeper Is harmless?" ' V Yes," said they together, "we will. But we don't wish you to take such a risk." "Rlskl " said I, laughing. "There's no risk at all." 1 They shrugged their shoulders and sat gazing into the fire in silence. They both looked sad and worried blaming themselves, I thought, for having unintentionally pushed me on to make a foolhardy venture. The next morning at an early hour we set out for the river. J The way those two Indians pleaded with me not to lot the sleeper bite me was most pathetic, and this great fear of theirs for my sake only made me the more determined to be bitten for their sakes. I confess I don't hanker after a bit from any creature, but I owed a debt of gratitude to these two brothers, who had carefully tended me when I was ill with ague In the mountains; and it was too bad that they should oftentimes lose val uable orchids because one of those harmless Snakes lay collod in the near-by branches. We soon came to the river, and as we bad no canoe, we had to make our way along the bank, which was no easy matter, as there was such a thick growth of vines in some places that for many yards we never touched ground at all. We walked and crept over tho matted tangle. Any moment we might have stum bled on a boa constrictor or anaconda, or laid a hand or a foot on a fer-de-lance or a buuhmaster. All these reptiles frequent the river hank. The two Indians knew the danger along the rivor bank as well as I did, so we all kept silence and went on slowly, with eyes and ears alert for every sound or motion. , We mutt l ave gone on thus tor fully two houn without seeing any snakes. Then we came to a long stretch of open ground. About a hundred yotds down- treaty there were tall bamboos wav- ing tiielr feathery tops on the hither I IS) as well as on the farther bank. Tired with scrambling through the thicket, we sat down In the shade of those bamboos to rest. The river tumbled noisily by us. It was in flood; and on Its yellow water driftwood and floating rubbish went bounding swiftly seaward. And while we sat watching the tossing waters, a great alligator came floating round the bend. We sat quite still while he passed; and he probably never saw us, for he lay there lazily on the billowy surface, and allowed himself to be carried along as it he were enjoying a toboggan ride. If he had seen us he would doubtless have gone under. "This ought to be a good place to come upon a sleeper," said Clprlano, as he paused and looked about him. "Yes." I replied. "I've often seen them In bamboos and Just look! There's one colled in the top of that leafy cane stretching out over mid stream right opposite us, and neither of you ever saw it" "Yes, I saw It," said Saturnlno, "but I wouldn't tell you, because I want you to have nothing to do with it." "Well," said I, fearing that they might refuse me their assistance in catching the snake, because of their anxiety for my safety, "I want to get that snake, anyway, because he looks different from those I have caught before." "Why, hombre," said Clprlano, how are you going to get him? Don't you see that his bamboo reaches out from the farther side. so that he hangs Just over mid stream? 'Tla a long pole that would reach out to where he is. You can't get at blm. And unless you can make tho snake come over to you, I don't see how you are going to get him." "Aha!" said I. "You've Just re minded me how to do It. I'll make "Aha! This is convenient," thought he, and he reached his chin over It. Just then I touched the colled part of him again, and he drew himself farther up on the pole, for he had nothing else to climb up on. A little touch on hit tall made him draw him self yet farther up on It; and soon he lay with his entire body stretched along it. Again I touched his tall, and he began to advance along it, evi dently desirous of getting away from whatever was troubling him. He moved very, very slowly. He was coming down the pole to ward the motionless Indians, whose deathlike immobility prevented htm from recognizing them for living be ings. From time to time he would seem to hesitate, but a very, very light touch on the tall kept him com ing. Soon he was halt-way. "Keep Just as you are now," said I to the Indians. "I am going to take the pole from you." So I gently laid down my own pole, and took hold of theirs. "Now," said. I, "both of you move off very slowly up-stream for a few steps. And you, Clprlano, take up my pole and gently touch his tall with It whenever I tell you." Now the snake, aB soon as ever he noticed our movements on the bank, had halted In his approach, and lay perfectly still. He saw the two In dians moving slowly away up the river bank, and he watched them. They drew his attention away from me. "Touch him on the tall, Clprlano." So Clprlano touched him on the tall, and he came on steadily, while I slowly got the pole between my legs, and with my left hand and knees held it steady, while in the same manner I advanced my right hand up the pole and laid It, resting on it, back down and palm up, with the fingers extending to one side and the thumb to the other, as If they were broken-off branch stumps. To the snake they must have ap peared so, for he came on without suspicion. Just as he was a few inches from my hand, I said, "Touch his tall, Clprlano," and the slow-moving sleeper at once ran his head for ward between the outstretched fingers i w I MOPE. Desire wedded "to expectation. Tne optimism of the soul. The sun shining through a sorrow. Warming to-day's hands at to-morrow's fire. A bud of promise that cheers, though it may never blossom. Nature's antidote to worry. Discounting possible future Joy in order to have present strength. The heart's understudy to certainty. The dawn of new. Inspiration. Lights from the future illuminating present sorrow. The phoenix of new strength that rises from the ashes of defeat. that snake come right over here to me. But both of you will have to help mq." "Senor, I'll help you on one condi tion, and -that is if you promise to catch him without letting him bite you." "All right!" said I. "I promise!" Now the river was fully sixty feet across, and as the bamboo, in the Up-end branches of which the snake was colled, hung out over the water to about midstream, that would make the distance between us and the snake about thirty feet The plan which I was now about to try I had used before on the Caronl River, In the Island 'of Trinidad, and I felt sure of success if I could de pend on the steadiness of nerve and the strict obedience of my two red skinned companions. "Look here!" said I. "I will do what I've said it you will Obey me exactly la what I'll tell you to do. There will be no danger whatever to either of you, or to me, either. I'll not allow the snake to get at any time nearer to you than fifteen feet " "Yes, yes!" said they. "We'll do care'fully and exactly all you tell us." "First of all." said I, "we'll cut two bamboo poles, long, but light and easy to handle." So, in the bamboo clump behind us, I picked out the poles I needed. Clprlano cut one and I the other. When trimmed of leaves and branches each pole was somewhat over thirty feet long and fairly easy to handlei although, being green, they were 'not by any means as light as fishing rods. Sharpening the butt of one of these, I stuck it firmly in the bank near the edge of the water, and then leaned It ever till its very tip was Just above the snake and among the tops of the leaves and branches in which he lay. From the snake to the water was about ten feet Calling the Indians over to me, I got them both to lay hold of the leaning bamboo, and told them to hold it exactly In the same position. Taking up my own pole, I carefully advanced Its tapering top toward the snake. Very gently Indeed I ad vanced It; and I held It more steady and advanced it more gently as I slowly pushed It In among the branches. With the slightest movement of my wrist I made its top give the snake Just the faintest little poke. He woke up at once and shot out his bead to see what was the matter. I held my bamboo perfectly still where it was -almost touching him. When, after a few seconds, I let it touch him sgaln, he shot out bis head somewhat farther, as much as to say, "Yes, something did cortalnly touch me." ' ' A few seconds more elapsed, and I gave him another little poke; where upon he seemed to say to himself, "Dear me, now this is really too mucb. This place Isn't comfortable sny more, I'll move." So he stretched up his head and ceck to climb higher. He found only leavoa and twigs, too thin and yield lug to climb on; but among them he found the strong top of the Indian's and thumb. My hand closed on hla throat like the Jaws of a trap. He was my snake. But he meant to fight for his lib erty. In an instant he was colled round my arm, drawing his colls tighter and tighter. "Magic! Magic!" cried the In dians. "That's a magic bamboo." "Well," said I, "It's no magic snake, anyway. It's a real sure enough sleeper, isn't it?" "Oh, yes," answered they. "He's a real sleeper." "Look here, Saturnlno!" said I. "I've kept my promise. I've caught the snake without letting him bite me. But now I am free, and I'll let him bite me tor your sake, as I said I would to prove to you that what I told you is true." So I let the sleeper nip me twice on the left arm. Little blood-drops appeared on the skin, and the Indians were horrified. They watched me narrowly for some time after, think ing that they would begin to see me suffering some evil f Sects. But that night, after supper and much talk, Saturnlno said: "Senor, I am going to prove your words on myself." So he went to the bag, got out the snake by the throat, and made It bite his left arm exactly as I had done. For a few moments he looked quite grave'. Putting the snake back in its bag, he came over and sat down again by the fire. "I thank you from my heart, senor," said he. "You have given me knowledge that has taken away my fear. The sleeper is never terrible to me any more. For the future I will take the orchids if a hundred sleep ers ' guard them." Youth's Com. panlon. Educated Pig Docs Police Duty. Ever hear of a pig that's a watch dog or that Is, watcapig? Thomas Kerens, of No. 200 Osago avenue, in Kansas City, Kan., has no need for a dog, he asserts, because Fannie, an educated pig, does police duty in his yard. Fannie doesn't allow strangers to enter the yard. Of course she doesn't show displeasure by barking or grunting, even, but she has a certain repulsive expression that makes people hesitate before en tering when she runs toward them. Fannie is a clean hog, Mr. Kerens as serts, and doesn't care about wallow ing In mud. Instead she prefers a nice, clean bed of autumn leaves. New York Telegram. Luck in a Horseshoe. Horace Schenck. of Howard. Cen tre County, probably believes there it luck in a horseshoe. The other day several men and boys were pitching horseshoes in the alley at the L. C. Thompson store. When one of the shoos was pitched to a stake It struck something bright, and the young man picked it up to see what it might be. Much to his surprise It was a f S gold pioce. Philadelphia Re. ord. The Japanese system of licensing individual opium smokers has greatly reduced the number of drug fiends Ut Japan, and esneOally Jo, Fwmoia. HOUSEHOLD HATTEI To Take Out Mildew. Wet the cloth and rub on soap and chalk mixed together, and lay in the sun, or lay the cloth In buttermilk for a short time, then place in the hot sun, or wet with lemon Juice and treat the same way. Boston Post. Try to Be Sweet. Do try to be as sweet and charm ing at home as you strive to be else where, says the New York Herald, speaking to girls. . Get up and go to bed good natured. Speak to the members of your family as courteous ly as you would to Mrs. Modish. It will charm the ear of your mother and gratify her. And keep a careful watch of your voice as well as your words at home, for one of tho great est attractions one can have Is a speaking voice of sweet, modulated tones. Take Warning, Girls. Cupid Is always painted with wings, perhaps to show how easily he can fly away. Many women forget this once they are married, and the man who fell in love with his wife, be cause, before marriage, she always looked bo dainty and well groomed, is sometimes woefully disappointed to find how little care she takes over her appearance for ordinary, every day occasions afterward. It Isn't fair to any husband to let oneself go In this way. If you do, and find that very soon Cupid flies out at the window, you will have only yourself to blame. Home Chat. jm e a- 4 s e I a f a a u S a z Goes Into Detail. It Is cause tor a man to go along the streets calling to people to look out for their horses: A Woman Who Goes Into Details Is visiting In town. She recently bought a spool of thread at a store, and told a busy clerk why she preferred forty to fifty, what she was making, how fast she was sewing and In Just what corner of the room she kept her sewing machine. A man who was walking to work overtook her the other morning and was com pelled to walk, with her. He said it was a fine morning, and in reply she told him her grandmother's last words, and why her great - grand father always wore something with a touch of blue In it. Five minutes af ter the man had left her he was found In an alley having a fit. It would be proper and show consideration for the although the act may be questioned. It Is better always to err on the side of being over reserved rather than too familiar. It Is not good form for a girl to be kissed by the men she knows, not even though she regards them as brothers. They may call themselves that, if they like, and she may treat them informally, but it Is always well to draw a line and kissing should he the deciding pol. No girl ever kept her men friends by allowing them to take liberties, and to kiss her may certainly be classed under that head. Parenthetically It may be remarked that real brothers are not given to embracing their sisters, not even when they are marrying and leaving the home. Punch's advice of "don't" might well be given to girls who ask If it is all right to let their men friends kiss them when they have known the men for years. A man kisses the girl to whom he Is engaged, and his own sis ter at times, but not some other man's sister not It she has real sense. She merely cheapens herself should she permit It, and the man who wishes to is not apt to be of a kind worth her knowing. There are, of course, mo ments at a dance, for Instance when the glamor of the conservatory overcomes good sense, or In won drous moonlight, wherein responsi bility ceases. Tli being the case the situations are among those to be avoided, for not even the most lenient chaperone may approve, and not even then is it proper for a man to kiss a girl. New York Telegram. Aired Her Knowledge. She was a Vassar graduate and didn't know a little bit about house keeping when she married her last beau and settled down to domestic life. Her first order at the grocer's was a crusher, but that good man was used to all sorts of people and could Interpret Vassar as easily as plain English. "I want ten pounds of paralyzed sugar," she said, with a business air. ISacon and Eggs. With a broad-bladed knife slice bacon as thinly as possible . Cook In a hot frying pan until bacon Is crisp and brown, turning frequently, and occasionally pouring off fat from pan. Drain on brown paper. Return tat to pan, and when hot carefully slip In an egg which has been broken Into a cup; then slip in one or two more eggs. Cook until the whites are firm, taking the fat 'by spoonfuls and pouring It over the eggs during the cooking. Remove eggs with a small skimmer to a hot platter, and surround with bacon. people if a warning were passed from door to door upon the approach of A Woman Who Goes Into Details In or der that storekeepers might lock their doors and hide. Atchison Globe. Love's Labor Lost Indeed. ' It was misdirected zeal and pa tience that moved Mrs. Lena Wilson, of BraziL Ind., to write a sentence of eight words 1716 times on one side of an ordinary postal card. In all Mrs. Wilson wrote 13,728 words, or 63,640 letters, an average of five let ters to a word. The writing was done with a blue steel pen, and every word shows clearly under a magnifying glass. It has been estimated the woman spent eight full weeks, or 1344 hours, or 80,640 minutes on the work. The result certainly does not Justify the outlay. Two solid months mean six months, working eight hours a day, and for that Mrs. Wilson has a single postal card, which Is merely a curiosity and of no artletic value. With an equal amount of patient labor, Mrs. Wilson might have produced enough fancy work to decorate her home, or gained a working knowledge of a language, or perhaps written a play. New York Press. "Yes'm. Anything else?" "Two cans of condemned milk." "Yes'm." He set down "pulverized sug," "condensed milk." "Anything more, ma'am?" "A bag of fresh Bait be sure that It is fresh." "Yes'm. What next?" "A pound of desecrated codfish." "Yes'm.." He wrote glibly "dessl cated cod." "Nothing more, ma'am? Here's some nice horseradish Just in." "No," she said, with a sad wabble to her flexible voice, "It would be of no use, as we don't keep a horse." Then the grocer sat down on a kit of mackerel and faned himself with a patent washboard. Vassar had taken the cake. Indiana Farmer. Weatr Sleeve puff 3 have entirely disap peared. The new handbag Is almost a car petbag. Gold Is a conspicuous note In pres ent fashions. The newest muff is of the bolster variety, long and big. The Spaniards are beginning to re-, Many of the best coats have de allze that Victoria is made of strong- tachable fur linings, er stuff than her husband and, de- Brides are selecting wedding gowns spite her open leaning to English jn Empire styles. ideas, sne continues u, gam ... popu- ( Fllagree m,er butterflies are quite In style for coiffure adornment Knows Her Mind. larlty. It Is known she attends bull fights only as a concession to public wish and national custom, and it would exolte no astonishment were she to announce her absence from all bullfights In the future. Against de. termlned opposition, she has effected j weaves. The bride's veil Is no longer con sidered necessary, but is optional. The popularity of satin has brought in its train many new and exquisite Smartest colored handkerchiefs toi women are of a solid color wfth a white border. Long-trailing and tight-fitting gowns are prominent tor elaborate a revision of the rules of the Spanish court, and has introduced a system which makes for the liberality of the English court in which she was raised, and from which Alfonso car ried her off a bride less than three ! evonine functions years ago Old-fashioned Spaniard profess to be shocked by the reform. woman he young Queen has wrough but I 0 ftnd k t t b , Just the same, they have been unable , ' ... ...... . " ., to withhold admiration for her While black is highly fashionable strength of will. It has taken brief ! r grown-ups. children are dressed time. In truth, to mark Victoria at ' n delicate shades, and white Is popu. the most authoritative of the women 1Br' sharing as consorts the thrones of the Old World. New York Press. When Kissing Girls is Not Improper. The matter of when It Is proper for a man to kiss a girl Is undoubtedly an important one. And while on cer tain occasions It would be manifestly Indecorous, at others It Is quite to be expected snd there are even times when a man must brace himself for the Inevitable, and give, or accept, a caress when he fain would not. Promiscuous kissing It, however, not to be Indulged in; not even at weddings, where the bridegroom ex pects to be martyred by girl friends snd relatives, or the bride finds her self being embraced by casual ac Deep shades are modish, the favor ites being old rose, mole, mushroom and a curious cinder tone that rivals smoke. It is a fad to tie around the centre and even around the ends of the mufl the same color ribbon velvet that it used on the hat. 'White cotton French crepe waiBtt are In growing favor. They arc j trimmed with Irish crochet, torchon ana Valenciennes laces. '' There Is something not only smart in the appearance of the very long Directoire handle of the up-to-datf umbrella, but It is exceedingly com venient to carry. Black tor general wear Is evldentlj nnnintannea. This utnm u not vnnri aesunea to nave as, great a vogue at form. Only the close friends of the ,Mt -'". d Mack cloth gowni bridal couple should congratulate downed for wear with black fur or them In such msnner, and the man I Jackets are among the smart- who take, advantace of the brldn'a Bt Of all the new models. good nature at the moment and kisses her, though he knows her but for, mally, can only be called Impertinent, if he has been on Informal term When Corn Paper Comes. : Every cornstalk In the field Is at liberty now to consider Itself the with ber for a long time, and really cs.Jcuitural column of some newspa likes ber, it may then be trmUslble, per, On a Lobster PI .to. Crustacean dishes are ready for the serving of newburgs and other dain ties of lobster origin, the big red lobs ters being posed picturesquely on white china plate, bowl or platter. A salad plate shows his lobstcrshlp re posing on a lettuce leaf. A pate dish Is protected by two big fellowi with claws clasped around the rlra. All in china, of course, and true to life In coloring. Washington Star. Dniniy Hangings. Lawn, batiste, etamlne and like materials in purest white are not only prettiest and daintiest for bedroom hangings, but they are fashionable. And a most effective decoration Is the narrow white soutache braid which has been used on summer frocks and suits. The need of the sash curtain for such a room Is done away with by having the two parts-fthe curtain and tho short valance, hung on separ ate rods so the long parts can be eas ily thrown together. Hartford Cou rant. To Preserve Short. Patent leather shoes are not an economy In cold weather; their life Is as precarious as Is tho new born kit ten's In a cat-hating household. Unfortunately they are the only kind of shoes worn for most formal afternoon occasions, and the girl who hates cracks and is limited to one pair of dress shoes a season is In a bad fix. If she Is provident, however, she can prolong the life of the leather surprisingly. Here are some rules given by a shoemaker which may help. Warm the leather by rubbing gen tly with the palm of the hand before putting on the shoes. Do not go Immediately out of doors after donning patent leather. On bitter cold or snowy days wnlk around In a room with the windows open for five minutes before going Into the street. Never wear overshoes over patent leather. If It gets wet or muddy wipe it dry as soon as possible. New Ha ven Register. religiou$ Truth st From the Writing of Great Preachert. AFTER CO.MMVXION. The Lord of Glory IO wondrous story) Hath made His home within my breast, Unwed down before Him, My soul ndore Him. Who 'neath thy roof vouchsafes to rest. Ah, softly sing Him Sweet songs, and bring Him Your burning love, your worship blest. The Lord most holy, All meek nnd lowly, Now gracious dwells within my breast, My .testis! Never Khali creatures sever My huppy heart from love of Thee. Ah, do not let me. My King, forget Thee! And, O do Thou remember me! In strife defend me. In sickness tend me; And come in death to set me free. In joy anrt gladness, In pain and sadness, Oh, let me. Lord, tie nigh to Thee Good Shepherd feed me, Anrl guard and lead me. To Thy bright pastures beyond the sen. Canadian Mewicnger of the Sacred Heart. A Kitchen Cabinet. I am very much interested in your Household page, and having derived much help from it,' thought, per haps the following might be of use to some one. I call It my "kitchen cabinet" First, have your kitchen table a good sized one, with a large drawer In which you can keep your bread board and rolling pin. Cover the top of your table with oilcloth. Now get a box about thirty Inches long, twelve Inches deep and twenty Inches high. Take two thin boards the same height and depth of the box and partition off, making three separ ate spaces. Have the third space about two Inches wider than the oth ers and board it half way up. In this space I keep flour; it will anally hold one bag, and 1 keep the sifter on top of the flour. Now put two shelves equal distance apart In the first spare, and on these I always keep, in small Jars such things as spices, ginger, pepper, soda, cream tartar, baking powder, salt raisins and currants. In the middlo space It is not shelved nnd it contains a lard pall filled with su gar, another with lnrd, a eouple of bottles of flavoring and a tin contain ing eggs. I then covered the top of the box with oilcloth, painted the sides and hung a piece of muslin, split up the centre, over tho front. When soiled the muslin can easily be i taken down and laundered. On top of the box I keep cooking knives and forks, two old cups and a mixing dish, and also the egg beater. I find this homely but useful cabinet sovee me many a step and much time; you see I can stand at this table and do al most anything In the line of baking. Boston Post. Sons of God Now. Sonshlp is n present experience. Our hearts tell us so. "The Spirit of God wlt.nesseth with our spirits that we are the children of God." Sonship is an Inward experience in the'soul. I think I hear some one say: Per haps you may be cheated, end this feeling you have Is only imagination;' give us stronger proof than heart proof, which may be only passing fancy. This Is the only proof I can give: I know, as every believer knows, the Spirit of God is In me, and this Spirit speaks with the voice of the Father to my heart. The man of the world laughs at such an ex perience; let him laugh. The things oi God are spiritually discerned. You cannot prove the reality of God In the bouI by the rules of logic. The loul Is too big, and God Is too vast to be measured by the littleness of the unregenerate mind. As sons, God speaks to us every day; this mystical communion Is of great service to our souls; It is by the Inward voice that He Inspires our arooplng hearts. When we are car rying heavy burdens and walking dark ways the mystic voice speaks within, saying: "Comfort your heart, My beloved, I will not put upon you burdens greater than you can bear; I am your Father, and love you too tenderly to cause you undue anxiety." Listen this morning for the inward voice, it Is full of tenderest pity: "Like as a father pltleth his children, so the Lord pltieth them tbat tear Him." There Is 'yet another thought on this inward experience; we hear In addition to the inspiration, the voice of correction. There are times when no visible rods are laid upon our backs, and yet In soul we have felt beaten with a switch of small cords, the voice whipping up to duty. Who has not been led to do certain actions which have brought great glory to ChrlBt, and yet In the doing of them our neighbors wondered at our move ments, and thought us strange, but we were moved by the Spirit. When a man is Indwelt by the Holy Ghost he lives and moves according to his dictates. "As many as are led by the Spirit of Ood, they are the sons of God," and thus by inward experience we know we are the sons; in addition to this, however, Scripture plainly says we are the sons of God. "Be loved, now are we the sons of God." It Is a delightful thing to long and to dream about Heaven, but you are as truly a son of God now as you win be in the other world, "now are we." This very moment, now, you art a son of God: do not wait till you see the Father's face to experience Ills lovr: have it now, live like a son who l-is the best of father. There will, however, bo a greater realization of your sonshlp In Her.ven. One dajf you will go home to the mansion prepared by Chrl.-ft; you will take up your po sition on a throne at the Father's right hand. W. H. Bryce. Spice Cuke Without Ewrs. One cup of sugar, three-fourths cup of lard, two cups of sour milk, one tea spoonful each of allspice and cinna mon, flour to moke stiff butter, and fruit If liked; mil In order given. liuttcnulUc lie Two tablcspoou fuls of buttor, one cupful of sugar, yolks of two fgf,, two Boaat table spoonfuls of buttermilk and the whites of two eggs, well bcslen. Fla vor with lemon and bake with one crust. This will make two pies. New Drum For Ilavli. Ileat a pint of gravy left from a pot roast to make a real brown gravy, add a up each of boiled spinach, chestnuts and French mushrooms, chopped, and a Umspoon ful each of currant Jelly and thin, large slices of cold meat; warm thor oughly and serve with plvees of toast, sliced lemon and watercress. Japanese Klre. Put oe cup of rice which h&s been thoroughly washed over the Are with tve cups of boiling water. Add salt snd when it has boiled fast for fifteen miuutet set in a suuctpsn uncovered in a moder ate oven. In fifteen niiuutts the wat er will be completely evaporated and every grain distinct aud fteffy; not a train will stick to the J an. Print Jelly Soak ore-half pack age of gelatine one-l r.lf hour In one half pint of cold water, pour on-bilt pint of hot water over It and stir un til dissolved, add the grated riud ot oue lemon, swie.eited to taste; strata la fancy dirfh or hi old; Into the Jelly put thin slices of bjnaljn, small pieces ff orungo, one f g; let cool and turn c-iit ou pU'tcr; cut in tnln slinoi to mtit anil t.;v u!th cu&e. A Truth to Live and Pie Willi. An old herdsman In England was taken to a London hospital to die. His grandchild would ro and read to him. One day zhe was reading In the first chapter of tho First Epistle of John, and cams to tho words: "And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, eleanseth us from all sin." The old man raised himself up and stopped tho llttlo girl, saying, with great earnestness: -is mat mere, my dear? "Yes, grandpa." "Then rft.lri it tn mn ornln- T tavov heard it before." She read it again. "You are quite sure that Is there?" "Yes, quite sure, grandpa. " "Then tako mv hnn.l n -wi i.,. . ... j - j ... j finger ou the passage, for 1 want to feel it." Shi tOOk tho nll l.lin.l r,,.i., ,A and placed tils boay finger on the tciw, vtuvu ne saiu: "Now, read it to me cgain." With a soft, sweet voice, she read: "And the blood of Jesus Christ, Ilia Son, eleanseth us from all tin." "You are quite sure that Ib there?" "Yes, quite sure, prandpa." "Then, If anyone bhould ask how 1 died, tell thera I dlc-d in the faith of these wordo: 'The blouj of Jesus Christ, His Son, eleanseth us from all sin. " Life's ISasis. Whon the mason carries up the wall, the course of brick which ho laid yesterday is the foundation oa which he U laying another course to dav. All that you do to-dav on the structure which you are building will remain as a basis for that which you are to do to-morrow. H.W. Beecher. The Mtn-t Reward. I do not care how or where I live, or what hardships I go through, so Jong as I can gain souls for Christ. David Braluerd. Aged Woman's Walking Record. Miss Olivia Blarney Williams, of St Mabyn (Cornwall), walked 8358 miles last year, or an average of forty-six rollos a woek, and her record tor tho present year has already beat en tat. Last week she walked over fifty mtlrt, visiting her customers In other par .aec, where she helps with plslu tewing. She is over seventy years of uj(u London Standard.
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