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SOME STATISTICS.
If all tho burnt fingers of today
Vrere ou one man, and ho were to
strike them with a hammer while driv
ing a nail, the yell he would emit
rwould be so loud that It would
■waken the oldest Inhabitant of Saturn
from his midday nap, and the sound
would pass the nearest fixed star in
forty seconds from the time It left
the earth.
If all the regrets over the money
iwasted in fireworks were to be collect
ed In one place they would make an
iair of gloom so thick that the sun
shine would not get through it for 110
years.
If all the dogs to whose tails fire
crackers were tied today were placed
in single file the leading dog would be
running through Bombay while the
last dog would be breaking for an
alley in New York.
If all the hot air in the speeches de
illvered today were collected it would
ifill a tank eighty miles high and
ten miles wide, and would be sufficient
to heat a city of 200,000 inhabitants
during the coming winter.
If all the coming roman candles
shot off could be made into one it
iwould be tall enough to reach the
;moon and the balls shot from it
(would penetrate the Milky Way and
iglance off the north polo to Jupiter,
but even then it would not bo big
enough or last long enough for the
average small boy.
WILLIE SURVIVED.
Father's lost his whiskers;
Coat's In ashes, too;
Nose Is In court plaster,
One eye black and blue;
They cut his shirt off of him
To graft skin on his back,
For he was showing Willie
Why his crackers wouldn't crack.
Uncle's In his bedroom.
Minus lots of skin;
Thumb and finger missing,
Splints upon his shin;
They turned the hose upon him
In time to save his eyes.
For he was showing Willie
Why his rockets wouldn't rise.
Mother's feeling awful,
Moaning in distress;
Says it simply ruined
Hack breadths of her dress;
She also lost her collar,
An eyebrow and a curl.
For she was showing Willie
Why his pinwheels wouldn't whirl.
Grandpa goes on crutches
When he goes at all—
He collided with a
Roman candle ball.
But what about young WlllleT
When do they bury him?
Why, Wlllla came through safely-
Unscathed in life or limb.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
T "People are careless," said the man
» with the big firecracker in his hand.
- "If they would exercise common
: sense we would hear of less accidents
1 on the Fourth."
i He touched the lighted end of his
1 cigar to the fuse, and resumed:
i "There is no danger In the use of
: fireworks if those who handle them
think of the risk they are running. I
have shot off firecrackers since I was
old enough to strike a match, and nev
er even got a finger burned."
A smile of recollection came upon
his face, and he dropped his hand idly
to his side while he said:
"I remember once when my Uncle
Thomas came to our house on the
Fourth. I was a small boy at the time, {
but I recall distinctly that we had an
old toy cannon, and Thomas in- 1
sisted upon telling us boys how to fire
it. Well, sir, he—"
Whack! Bang! Wow!
Without apologizing for his haste,
the man who had held the firecracker !
ran to a drug store, leaving his friend
musing upon the necessity of being
careful.
WHY HE DID IT.
King Stranger—My dear little boy,
why do you tie those firecrackers to
the tail of that dog?
Little Boy—Aw he's an English mas
tiff.
HE KNEW IT.
The patriotic crowd, being enthused
by the exercises began singing the
"Star-Spangled Banner." Soon every
body was singing "turn te te te turn,"
as is usual, except one man who lustily
sang every word of the song to the
end.
Later It was learned that be was a
foreigner.
(BijCDillJurD-ljEsfaiP
"A little one shall become a thousand, and a
■mall one a mighty nation."—lsaiah, IX, ii,
Run up Old Glory!
Let it blaze
In red and white against the sky
And tell the story of the day*
When hearts -were stout and hopes were high.
Forget the daily fights of greed.
Forget the struggles, the dismay
Of facing cruelty and need—
Run up Old Glory for the day I
Run up Old Glory 1
Think of all
The old flag means to you and ma.
Of how the blast of freedom's call
Shook out its folds from sea to seat
Red with the blood that it has cost.
White with the souls of them that died.
Today by laughing breezes tossed
It whispers oft nation's pride.
Run up Old Glory!
Fling it forth
And feel anew the country-call
That thrills east, west and south and north
And has its words for one and all.
Run up Old Glory—fling it far
Across the blue of heaven's dome.
And feel that every stripe and star
Is warder of your hearth and home.
sag & & »
A Freckled Cupid
By Wilbur D. Nesbit
It Is not written In books of fate
that the Fourth of July Is any day to
propose to a girl.
i Christmas day. Thanksgiving day,
New Years day, or any other day will
do, but the Fourth Is not romantic;
It is patriotic. On that day a man is
supposed to love his native laud. He
is to listen to speeches, or make them,
about the indivisibility of our country.
He Is to watch the fireworks —where
they are permitted—and not do any
sparking on his own account.
Every day is Fourth of July to some
men. They have made up their minces
that they hope to marry a certain girl,
but when it comes to stating their de
cision the tongue cleaves to the roof
of the mouth and the right arm seems
to have lost Its cunning.
Jim Hicks was such a man. When
love making was concerned, all days
were the Fourth for him. Otherwise
his name woujd have been Armand
Decourcey. As It was, he was just
what you would expect of a man of
that name.
Jim had been "keeping company"
off and on with Luella Miller for a
matter of three years. This guaran
teed him a certain standing as her
"beau," but what woman wants togo
on forever that way?
On Luella's mind was the one Im
portant thought which rests upon the
mind of every woman when she has
found the right man. That was to
make Jim propose. The romantic no
tion that a woman In love is a coy,
blushing thing, timorous, trembling,
afraid of the great masculine creature,
may be justified In some cases. But
with the Luellas and Jims of this
world it does not obtain. Luella had
exhibited to Jim her deftness as a
cook; she had acquainted him with
her cleverness as a needleworker, she
had demonstrated over and over that
she would make an ideal wife.
Rut Jim hadn't proposed.
Consequently, on the Fourth, when
Luella saw Henry Nelson, the bad boy
of the village, with a huge cannon
cracker he had kept secreted since
last year, and which he proposed to
explode somewhere during the day or
evening, she made war plans.
"Henry," she said, "don't you know
It's against the law to have such a
firecracker?"
"Aw," Henry muttered. "I don't
know."
"Well, It is. And if the marshal
finds it out he wMll put you lu the
lockup as an example "
"Aw! Somebody's always makin' a
example o' I s'pose you're goin'
togo an' blab on me now."
"I won't. If you'll do something for
me—and it will be a whole lot of
fun for you, Henry."
"Wot?"
"Don't you want to play a good Jok«
on Jim Hicka?"
"Aw! He's your feller."
"Well, anyhow, Henry, I'll tell you
how to play a good joke on him, and
I'll help you to do It. You come up
by our house this evening, and Jim
will be there. I'll get him to stand
at the gate and talk to me, and you
slip up and set oft your big firecracker
right behind him. That'll scare him
half to death, and will be Just lots of
fun for you."
"Awl Wot d'ye want to scare him
fer?"
"W ell, you know how big and strong
he is, and how brave he acts. Let'®
see if we can't get a good one on him,
Henry."
"Aw! I was goln' to shoot this off
behind the school teacher."
But at last Luella managed to con
vince Henry that he could have more
fun with the cannon cracker by ex- I
ploding it behind Jim than if he set
it off anywhere else.
Jim never has understood why Lu
ella was waiting at the gate for him
that evening, nor why she kept him
standing there, talking of the weather
and the crowd down town and this,
that, and everything. It had always
been her custom to greet him at the -
front door, and to express surprise at j
seeing him. This is one of the enjoy- i
able fictions of courtship.
"I think it is so lovely when the
stars come out as they are coming out
tonight, don't you?" Luella was asking
Jim.
Bang!!
Luella shrieked and fainted dead
away, apparently, but she fainted I
toward Jim in such a manner that the
gate swung open and she reposed !
limply against his manly bosom.
Under the circumstances, there was
but one thing Jim could do, and that i
wr.s to keep her from falling to the ;
ground. This is best accomplished in !
the case of a fainting lady by placing ;
your arms about her and allowing her j
head to rest on your shoulder. This '
comes natural to most men. What i
else Jim did, and what he said to !
Luella to calm her fears and tore- j
vlve her to consciousness may only be
conjectured.
Henry Nelson, however, kept up a
derisive series of yells and howls of
laughter, and Luella at last opened
her eyes and asked dreamily:
"Where am I?"
Henry shouted: "Aw! He was a
huggin' you, an' he kissed you!"
Then Henry turned and fled, Jim
shaking a fist after him.
"Luella," Jim said, "I—l'm ashamed
—but Henry told the truth. When you
fainted in my arms i just, couldn't
help kissin' you."
"Why, Jim!"
"An now he'll tell ft all over town,
an' 1 don't want to have people talkin' 1
about you without good reason, so—
so—hadn't we better have em say
we're engaged?"
And then it looked as though Lu
ella had fainted all over agaia
INTERNATIONAL
SIINMYStiIOOL
LESSON
' (By E. O. SELLERS. Director of Even-
Ins Department, The Moody Bible In
stitute of Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 30
REVIEW OF SECOND QUARTER.
GOLDEN TEXT—"! am not rome to
destroy, but to fulfill."—Matt. 5:17.
The lessons for this ,-aitei De
long for the most part to the year 28,
known as the year of popularity. Be
ginning with the great Easter lesson
there is set forth the fact, certainty,
and meaning of the resurrection of
our Lord, by which was demonstrated
hla fulfilling of the purpose of God
both in his own life and in his work
upon the cross whereby was made
possible the establishment of the new
kingdom. Several of these lessons
are taken from hla manifesto to show
us the application of the law which
he came to fill full with a newer and
I richer meaning. Speaking of the ideal
Sabbath as contrasted with that pre
sented by the religious teachers of
the day, Jesua uses the illustration of
healing and also the plucking of grain
to show us that man is of more value
than the ceremonial observance of the
law. Jesus proceeds in the third les
son to choose and set apart those
who shall share with him in the es
tablishing of this new kingdom.
In the fourth lesson Jesus depicts
the character necessary for those who
shall share with him in the fulfilling
of God's purposes In this kingdom.
The blessings of poverty and the
danger of riches form the subject mat
ter of the fifth lesson wherein we are
taught a full revelation concerning
life and its true substance.
Key to Situation.
The sixth lesson has to do with
love as the secret of the fulfillment of
all that is required, of all that has
been already stated, or that may
hereafter arise. In this lesson by a
set of skilful questions Jesua asks
and answers the fundamental princi
ples of this law of love. So deep
does he build and so high does he
l reach that we are compelled to ex
claim, "Who Is sufficient." And so
it is that the seventh lesson logically
follows the sixth, for in this we find
the key to the whole situation. Begin
ning with the verse that forma the
golden text for today, Jesus goes on
to show us that what is impossible
with man la possible with God. That
I while the law la Immutable and Its
j penalties therefore still in force, that
j he, Jesus, is the one and only one who
keeps the law outwardly and at the
I same time its spirit and intent as
: well; hence we have In him and hla
righteousness all that is essential.
The eighth lesson still further car-
I ries out this teaching by showing us
j the fact that in the constant con
sciousness of God there lies power
that will enable men, independent of
oaths, in simple truth to fulfill all
the requirements of truth.
The ninth lesson Is one of the prac
■ tical applications of these principles
| which Jesus has been setting forth.
The ancient high priest with the bells
I and pomegranates upon his garment
: carried as much fruit as noise into the
: holy place. So Jesus, this new high
! priest teaches us that though we are
j justified in the sight of God by our
; faith we demonstrate that laith in the
j sight ot men by our actions toward
those about us.
If we are truly and properly spirit
ually related to him our alms and
| prayers and fasting will not be for
| the purpose of attracting the attention
| of men but each disciple will be as
; his master who sought only to glorify
: the Father. This is the man who
builds upon solid ground and whose
house stands amid the breaking storm
I rather than the one whose house not
j so founded goes to pieces amid the
storm. This is the tenth lesson.
Dominant Notes.
Following these lessons upon the ;
kingdom Jesus is shown in the j
eleventh Jesson as depicting John the
Baptist's place and significance as the
forerunner of himself and because or
that position as being the exalted
among those born of women yet he
who in humbleness is little shall be
greater even than John. John repre
sented the end of the old and Jesus
the beginning of the new.
The last lesson afTords us a signifi
cant view, a radiant revelation, of the
compassion and at the same time the
mercilessly keen discernment of
Jesus. His dealing with her who gave
her best as contrasted with Simon
who from his abundance gave only
discourtesy and friendless criticism,
teaches us what should be the real
heart motive of our lives. He who
came to break the shell of self com- \
placency glorified the act of the sinful I
woman who in contrition broke her j
alabaster box at his feet: he who lov- '
lng much could forgive much.
There are two or three notes that
are dominant throughout the lessons j
of this quarter. He, Jesus, who is the 1
light, not only sets up high standards
but at the same time shows men the :
path of attainment Again in all of '
his work there is a perfect co-opera- j
tion ot the son with the Father in the ,
carrying out of the beneficent work '
of this new kingdom
Though tho old is set aside it is 1
not set down, but contrariwise it is ]
•aised highpr, and in its fulfillment has
ever raised men higher and nearer
iod.
a HE thins that «nes ttia farthest
JKL toward maklns lite worth
while.
That costs the least and does the most. 1»
Just a pleasant smile.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
When you are making a cake fn
which the color Is not objectionable,
use coffee Instead of milk and enjoy
the change of flavor.
If you have a faded dress which Is
too good to throw away and would be
unsatisfactory If recolored. try bleach
lnglt. Put a heaping tablespoonful of
bichloride of lime In a pail full of
water and let the garment soak in It
over night. In the morning add the
same amount of the bleach to another
pailful of water and bring to the boil
ing point; hang out and <Jry after rins
ing well. Usually this will be suf
ficient to bleach the fabric; if not,
soak again.
When face powder Is to be placed
for the use of a group of women at
an evening company, furnish a box of
medicated cotton for their use, as each
may pull off a small piece and not
And It necessary to use a common
powder puff.
A convenient arrangement for cook
ing in the open for campers or pic
nickers is a heavy piece of wire net
ting and a piece of asbestos. The wire
may be supported on four stones with
the flre underneath, and all kinds of
cooking and broiling may be done.
A steel crochet hook Is a useful
utensil to use In pulling out basting
threads or finding ends of threads to
be tied In fine tucking.
For those who delight in the brown
crlsplness of the Vienna rolls which
are so wholesome, try making them at
home. When the bread Is very light
and ready to mold Into loaves, care
fully pinch off bits as large as a wal
nut, drop Into greased gem pans. They
will be nearly all crust.
For a supper dish on Sunday night,
cut rounds of bread, lay on a thin
slice of cheese and on top of that a
thin piece of bacon. Place In the oven
and cook until the bacon Is curled
and crisp. Serve hot with cocoa.
JHL complain
If Ood sorts out the weather and sends
rain
Why, rain's my choice.
FAVORITE DISHES.
The homely, old-fashioned boiled dln
' tier la not much spoken of these days
; and yet It has many stanch supporters
I all over our land. The drawback wit h
a boiled dinner for a family of two
that there Is so much left over. This
Is extremely nice for hash, but once
served in that way is sufficient. A
small boiled dinner may be prepared,
but even then there is a large anreunt
of left-overs. A good plan for the lov
ers of the old-fashioned dish Is to
gather together those who enjoy it and
' have a feast. A head of cabbage or
i two, a few potatoes, turnips and car
rots all boiled together with a good
thick piece of well-flavored salt pork.
Corned beef Is liked by many in
stead of the salt pork. A small bag
of cranberry beans that have been
soaked over night. In a cotton bag,
and added are another vegetable well
liked. They may bo heaped at one
end of the platter or served in a sep
arate dish.
Fruit Dessert. —Whip a pint of
cream with the white of one egg; this
egg aadds more body to dish. Sweeten
the cream to taste, add a half cup of
ground nuts, twelve figs and six dates,
chopped. Mix and pack into a mold
and cover with ice and salt. Let stand
four hours. This will serve six to
eight people.
A delicious little accessory to
serve with an Ice or any frozen dish
is made by rolling pie crust about a
quarter of an Inch thick, cut It in
strips six inches long, roll until round,
la> in a pan and bake. Dip them into
boiled frosting and, when dry, again
into melted chocolate. They may be
rolled while moist in chopped nuts or
in cocoa instead of the chocolate.
While strawberries are in season
there is no more delicious ice cream
than thai flavored with the fresh fruit.
A box of berries, crushed and strained,
added to a plain mixture of ice cream
is sufficient for flavor and color. A ta
blespoonful of lemon Juice added
brings out the flavor of the berries as
veil as making the color more intense.
All fruit flavors are best added after
the cream is partly frozen.
Not Unexpected.
"I see in your hand." muttered the
peeress, as she looked into the out
stretched palm, "that you will meet
with some dark obstacles."
"Those confounded coal-cart hold
ups again," he exclaimed.
Natural Inference.
"Were the tribes you speak of glad
lo welcome the missionaries?"
"Glad? They fairly ate them up."
"Why. I didn't know they were can
nibal tribes!"