fork Clt.v.-Kct unit while
''Lirfery with edging nnil In-
L mntoU tiro the materials
h t mctlvn nml llnlntr
L4 1(1 tnis "
$S ElS)ITSj Op pSH!ON.
IDAISTV L1TTLK FKOCK.
The full body Is arranged
jidi lluinu's. which close In
."tack, tlx upper portions of
ire covered with the cmbrold
rounit yoke depth. The pretty
.((unique shaping Is mnde of
'tflawn. to match the sleeves,
.ndpesare handsomely trimmed
...,rti,m nnd eclirlliir. This llll-
... lw. omitted, nnd the wnlst
L with the berthn In gultnpe
Tie lining muy he used witu
File Mke a Ulove.
It fits like it glove, the pretty lin'i'..
Hleevo of Hhlrred inntissclliic of cream,
or white sheer mnterlnl. Thin half
sleeve Is Khlrred closely, hut Is of ft
mnterlnl so soft nnd fine that It does
not Increase the size of the imn per
ceptibly. This has not nny simps or
bunds to vnry Its length, except the
cnfT bund nnderneuth. This Is n pretty
siicnth-llke arrangement. The shirring
prevents the moussellne from looking
skimpy, although It is close llttliift.
The shirred hiilf-slecvc bus nnother
point In Its favor. It Is detnchublc,
nnd If tired of wearing It the lady cnn
don the bodice nnd wear It with the el
bow sleev. nnd then she can replace
her shirred half sleeve of mniissclluc
below whenever she so desires.
Mow to Fold a Skirt.
Fold your skirt lengthwise, very
much In the folds iu which It Iiiiuks.
If It Is made with a box plcnt nt the
buck see that tills lies perfectly Hut.
Take the pleat and lay It tint on a ta
ble, keeping the front fold also without
n crease. If the fulness of the buck
Is folded inward take up the two folds
nml then lay it on a table, keeping, as
said before, the front breadth quite
tint.
The I.oii u (Hove Again.
With the adoption of the short el
bow sleeve oil some of our smart
gowns the long glove Is again worn;
Indeed, there tire whispers that Pari
sians nre trying to Introduce silk mit
tens. It Is a fashion for the lady of
beautiful hand and handsome rings to
rejoice nt.
Wrapper Willi Watteau Fleet In llnck.
The comfort suggested by this pret
ty, cool-looking wrapper Is most, be
witching. Soft wool challles that 1ms
n green leaf oil n crenm-tlnted ground.
Is the material Illustrated. The point
ed brctelles yoke nnd collar of lenf
green Liberty satlu nre overlaid with
ltusslnn lace, nnd trimmed with 11
CHAIIMING WASHAW.E WAISTS.
us 1: separate gulmpc, to
to embroidery Is applied In
joke outline. The sleeves are
- Into wrlHthnnds of Insertion
fi with a frill of embroidery.
round skirt is deeply
pUt the foot, gathered ut the
Jl Joined to the lower edge of
riband of Insertion forming the
10 make ns Illustrated will re
W awl three-fourths yards of
r-Milnw, thirty-two inches wide,
live-eighths yards of white
nlmiie, with sleeve nnd bertha,
-twlghths yards of ullover em-
7 for yoke and collar, three
I Insertion nnd four and ue
'irdu of embroldeij .
"liable Shirt Waists.
fimmer demands thut n generous
' ' Washable slilrr wnlst tin
hound, nnd the simple styles
ogue are easily made nt
'jib the use of a rellablo pat
W material rcnrcscntoil in the
Pi 00 the left of the large plcl-
i auil white Scotch madras,
"chine stlti-h pit anrt nlnuofl ill
1th nearl hllttiina fli.. haMr
pM.v across the shoulders, aud
r ue with or without applied
fllllll.HU A. 1L .1..
WL luo waiHt ueiug
JJoj tapes run through a cas-
ironts have attractive ful-
I'Vloflve small hncbwnnl turn.
f ' t the neck.
Mlution shirt waist sleeves
Wags HllUhu.l orlth uM
'M and the .wrists are com-
a stniigut iink cuffs. The
'Wlruliln fur nil mih ful.xtsxi
C1 a-'0. striped or figured
'blg sulrt wnlst will require
,77 8 three and three
ma of material twenty-oue
or two nnd a half yards
inches wide.
Wd luee lnserilon united by
lttMlln 1. ... ... ...
itm . s is ine dainty lannc
the other drawing. The
,r "'W are cut eu bias
" f tlie Insertion Is applied
Mat hi front, which renders
'uvlHlblo.
arranged over fitted lin-
lt 1.
: silk
iu,r Illwn wul;" wwtcli tin
" ribbon
M the u,,,.k HIul w,ll(lt Uup
ffffw uraotii in, sugtitiy
UN
rl 11 ""'"uiiny iici'OHB ine
hto'tk Ut fullos below being
. ""he centra i
4J u L luw nuiBl lllltr.
j.'H, "iiisu me wrists 01
hit 1Uttt uve only slight
if tue " Ukpn Mp 1,1 1Uo foundn-
Hj (lt 0,,Hur curves It com-
. , , 1110
qiiilling of thrce-iiunrter-luch Liberty
satin ribbon in the same shnde ot
green, ltibbou two Inches wide In
used for the semi-girdle, which Is
sewed on the underarm seam nt the
wnlst line, nnd stylishly bowed in cen
tre front. The upper part of the
front nnd back lining is faced to
square yoke depth. Tho full fronts
nre gathered and applied over the lin
ing to the edge of the yoke, nnd the
back Is arranged in 11 stylish double
box plent, which Is attached to the
lower edge of back yoke and falls In
graceful folds to the lower edge. The
collar which curves high In the back
closes in centre front, nnd the closing
limy be mude visibly or witli buttons
nnd buttonholes, ns preferred. The
two-ploee sleeves are correct In shape,
and the pretty pointed epaulettes that
are sewed on over the shoulders, at
the yoke outline, stand out stylishly
over the tops. The wrists are sim
ply trimmed 011 the edge with a band
of quilled ribbon. A wrapper in this
style can' be appropriately mnde In
lawn, percale or gingham, with allovcr
embroidery Insertion nnd edging for
trimming. Made In foulard or China
silk, n combination of contrasting color
or fine tucking, with trimming of luce,
will be attractive. Cashmere of light
weight wool goods will trim daintily
with ribbon or Irregular insertion.
To make this wrapper In the medium
slue will require sis aud one-half yards
of cashmere or other material forty
four Inches wide, ten ' and - oneJilf
yards thirty-two Inches wlde.or twelve
yards twenty-two Inches wide. To
trim as represented, seven-eighths
vard each of satin uud allover lace,
eck uud over this
ke 11 1 8"lootl'ly adjusted.
h, ? wal In the medium
,.. "lulrn tii
"'mot,,,..
'mi iweuty Inches wide.
t u QUIU'tcr ya'ds thirty-
r J' u, vmi n. yard of lawn
',t(1 Of Bilk for 1I..I.1,,
I LADJSS' WBAPPKU.
jood joads otes
Children and flood KoaiU.
Having spent my summers for over
thirty .venrs nt Oconomowoc, l: the
Waukesha County hike district of
Wisconsin. 1 lmve become Interested
in Hdvnuclng or, nttcmptiug to ad
vance, nnd It Is often very up-hill
work various Improvements In the
village nnd surrounding country.
Last summer I organized n "(iood
Itoads Committee" of three (naming
myself chnlrimini. nml rniscd. iu ten
dnllar subscriptions, two hundred dol
lar to go, this coming season, to tfie
roaitmnslcrs In the townships of Ocon
omowoc and Summit for the best
roads. I hnve also offered the
League's good roads literature free to
the rond-umsb'rs, advertising snme In
the local papers. To show the inter
est taken by the farmer element, 1 will
slate that two out of forty odil road
innsters nppllcd for I lie good road
books.
Our roads nre fair, as country roads
go, most of them gravelled, but only a
few of the road-masters pay any atten
tion as to how the gravel Is put on.
ami the best roads nre often left to
dish, through heavy wear, in the cen
ter, while others nre crowned to tin;
most extreme point. However. w
fortunately approached thetchlldreii
of thi- district schools, offering them
no large cash prizes, but merely a little
scrap of ribbon ltli "(iood Itoads
Helper" printed upon it, and, at
Christmas time, very inexpensive
Christmas cards to cadi child enrolled.
The attached clipping will tell the
story of the children's interest In Hie
unit in- mid whnt they have done in
three or four winter months:
"It Is becomlug very apparent to Hie
frequenters of our highways In the
towns of Summit nud Oconomowoc
that the (iood ltond Committee acted
most wisely when tiiey appealed to
the children attending the district
schools In these towns to co-operate
with them In the further Improvement
and beautifying of our country roads,
by signifying their willingness in be
coming (iood Hoiid Helpers. It was
surprising how eagerly uud cheerfully
these Hi tie folks put their shoulders
to the wheel, every school in the two
towns, with the exception of one
school iu the town of Oconomowoc,
signing the ugrecmcut ns (iood lloads
Helpers. That these children have not
labored in vain In the good cause s
evidenced by the reports we nre re
ceiving, from various sources, of the
noticeable absence of loose and rolling
stones in our principal highways. Mr.
.lacob Hill, of Siimmll, reports that
he has never seen the roads so free
of stones, and that the children iu
Ids school district hnve done a noble
work. He pleasnntly Oells us that the
Interest of the children has assumed
si-h proportion Unit while driving they
will tense to have yov stop to let them
get out to remove nil obnoxious stone.
Wise road-builders tiiey who lay so
sure a foundation for our future coun
try roads: and people will rise up ami
call them benefactor."
The clipping was taken from I lu
local country weekly and the Mr. Hill
mentioned Is not ole of the old-fash-loiied
farmers whe- thinks we do not
need better ronds, or, as one of them
sn Id to me last yetr, "If you city fel
lers wants line redds, why don't yon
build them? The roads nre good
enough for the fatiners." Yet narrow
tires cut these gravel roads, when the
frost. Is coming Mit of the ground, so
that often good sales (of grain held
over winter) nre missed, ns loads can
not be hauled to market. W. II. K.
ahufehlt, In (iood Itoads Bulletin.
Itoail Mandor Front Confcienea.
Ouicled by the di.-tates of his con
science, (iarre'.t S. Avery, an Advenl
ist, has taken upon Ins shoulders the
responsibility of keeplug the bicycle
boulevard nt liolyoke, Mass., clear of
cobblestones nnd any other obstacles
that muy ir-iiko riding dangerous.
Kurty In the morning nnd late ut ulght.
he can be neeu toiling away with a
rake, aud tie hoots and jeers of boys
and girls who puss do not seem to an
noy him In the least. To Commission
er Walsh, of the Hoard of Public
Works, Mr. Avery said he whs led to
do the work nfter a ride over the
boulevard) which nearly resulted In an
accident 1o himself.
When I went borne,' he said, "I
could lot take my mind off the many
cobblestones which I had seeu In the
street. Then the Lord appeared to me
nnd directed that I should rake tip the
stonos. He pointed out to me the fact
that sluce I was aware of the danger
I would he responsible If un nccldent
occurred. As long as He tells me to
do this, I shall continue to carry out
ills instructions.
Commissioner Walsh told Mr. Avery
that if he would continue the good
work on other city highways the Board
might compensate htm.
"No," was the reply, "I would not
take any money. That's the curse of
man to-day, his greed for money. My
reward will come In the hereafter."
The street which Mr. Avery Is tak
ing care of Is about a mile long. He
is about tllty-llve years tM. Xew
"vrk Sun.
eighteen Inches wide, is needed for
tho yoke collur and brctcllos, with
soven yards of ribbon for quilling nnd
twouudone-half ynrds for girdle. t
Mat Aid Appraelatad.
All but thirteen towns In the State
of Connecticut have complied with the
requirements Iu order to obtain Slate
uld for Improved highways. Highway
Commissioner James II. MacDnnahl
has extended the time within which
towns may vote to accept the State's
offer iu order to give the delinquent,
towns 1111 opportunity to nrrauge
themselves with the oilier towns or
the State. Inning the year lSitit $:(0I,
HX) was apportioned among the towns
which built ronds under Stfde aid nud
supervision, leaving ubout fltl.iHK) of
the appropriation unexpended. Thirty-two
other towns upplled for State
aid this year.
J
"OPULAj SCIENCE.'
"Experiments by E. Klein Indlcnte
that, contrary to common belief, such
(Terms ns those of cholera, typhus and
diphtheria do nor furtive more than
Ihree or four weeks nfter burial Iu
the ground.
Professor Mecklnkoff. of the Pasteur
Institute, in Paris, who recently star
tled the world wllh his experiments
toward the discovery of 11 long-life
elixir believes he tins found a serum
ngninst leprosy. Several celebrated
physicians absolutely support his
ialtn. and some American physicians
nre in Paris Investigating with a
view to using tho remedy niiong the
Infected populations of Hawaii and tho
Philippines
A remarkable fact has been noted
in relntlon to the West Indian hurri
cane of IMim. It appears that before
the hurricane one of the tamest and
commonest birds on the Inland of St.
Vincent was a small humming bird,
but none of these birds have been
seen since September, INilS. The bird
which has thus apparently Iwcn ex
terminated was the smallest of three
perles known on the Island, and hence
lso probably the most easily killed.
If we examine a fly's head with the
microscope we shall notice that ll lias
two distinct kinds of eyes; large ones
lr "ocelli." disposed In triangular form
:n the vertex. The large eyes form
I wo convex protuberances and nre
I'ompnscil of n multitude of JuxtiiK)sed
hexagonal facets. These facets ap-a-nr
to be about four thousand In
number: they ale not of the same stxe,
those of the tipper part being one
iine-tliousandth of an inch iu diameter
tnil those of the lower part only about
jiic I wo-lhoiisaiidths of an inch.
A curious case of destruction by
lightning recently took place near St.
Petersburg, Ilussin, where stood a
tone column fifty feet high. When
rnln fell, more or less water penetrated
the stones In the Interior of the mon
ument. One day It was struck by
lightning, and Instantly the whole
column exploded nnd d'sappeared
:'.iii view, killing a sentry on guurd.
".ie only explanation Is that the hen;
;f the electric current instuutljr gene:
uted steam in coming Iu contact v.'
the water nnd nn explosion followed.
Last fall two French nerounuts left
Paris in their balloon at 0.15 o'clock
In tlie evening, nnd on the evening ol
the following dny, twenty-three hottri
ml fifteen minutes nfter their depart
ure from Paris, dropped sufely down
near Vestervlk in Sweden. They hud
traveled about 82.1 miles, their av
erage speed being nearly thirty-five
ami one-half miles per hour. At one
time they drifted over the Baltic Sea,
nud the fall In temperature uud In
creased humidity caused the balloon
to drop. By throwing out laillus'
they maintained 11 safe elevation.
While Asia bus the loftiest mount
ains in tlie world, it also possesses tli
deepest and most extensive land de
pressions, several of them, ns It is
well known, sinking below sea-level,
so that if the oceau could flow Into
them they would be tilled to the brim.
Iu the deepest parts of most of them
water now stands, forming small sens.
Others arc destitute of water. Among
these Is the Ltikchuin depression
iu Central Asia, concerning which
tiencral Tlllo writes, iu the "Proceed
ings of the Itiisslau (ieogrnphlcnl Soci
ety," that In places it sinks us much ns
KM! feet below sen-level. This sink
hole In the middle of the largest of
tlie continents is also renuirkable for
its meteorological features, the yearly
amplitudes of the barometer being
greater than nre recorded anywhere
else on earth. In summer the temper
attire rises to Saharan heat, n record
nf IIS degrees Fahrenheit having been
obtained In July, while the air Is of
'sert dryness.
A farlilan Mantlinantallat,
Among the odd and Interesting per
tonalities of Tarls the Baroness D'Her
Knt Is conspicuous. Hor fad Is de
votion to homeless dumb animals. She
keeps a smnll crops of bicyclists cou
jtnutly Iu search of "waifs aud strays,"
nud all so found, whether cat, dog or
jther animal, are taken to cujoy her
hospitality. Even the dead of their
kind are not neglected. When her hired
lieutenants see a dead anlmul by bridge
ar gutter they do not throw It Into
!he Selue or the garbage barrel, but
take It to a quiet cemetery at Neullly,
where It Is placed In a decent grave.
Already tweuty-sl hundred dogs and
nearly as many cats are Interred rthere,
with flowors growing over their graves.
The Baroness became rublttered to
ward humanity by disappointments,
and therefore decided to comfort ber
loneliness by bestowing kindness on
mlmals, of whose gratitude she was
crtaln.
OUR BUDGET OF IIUM OR
T-aw In Ilia Indian Territory.
T'uited States Commissioner Don
Curios has decided that 8. W. Kelly,
of Kunsus, cannot recover his carload
of hay, seined by tho United States
authorities because Kelly refused to
pay royulty. The hay was cut In the
territory, uud the court held that Kelly
needed a license to trade with nn Iu
dlnn. Wcstvllle (I. T.) Now lira.
' HeadKtt of .fapaaaaa Woiaai.
The head-rests 01' the Japauese wom
an, as they are ta be seen at the Nat
ural History Museum In New York
City are most Interesting things. The
funny little high wooden blocks with
their little cushions on top aro not un
familiar, but there Is a feature of one
of them that Is peculiar. It Is a draw
er In the lower part of the block,
long, shallow drawer, In which perhaps
the little Japanese ludy puts her most
delicate hairpins whuu she retires,
uud, having them under her head, is
ure that they are quite safe. She has
soiuo pretty little hairpins of amber
shell aud some with fancy little orna
ments on top. They are all to be seen
with her other toilet, articles rouge,
J white leud, face powder nud materials
for blackening teeth nud eyebrows.
, 'ililn't Wear 111 Inaimla.
"All women ore children," said the
gray-haired man sententlously. "I
was Introduced to a pretty little wom
an from the West- the other eveuiug.
She was the soft, cooing, dimpled
type, nnd she told mo sho cume from a
snuill but live' town In Illinois. Sho
belonged to several clubs, sho said,
mostly for curds and essays. 'Do you
belong to any clubs?" she asked me.
I told ber I bad hud the honor of 1m
longing to the Union for thirty yenrs.
I fuucled sho was going to ask me If It
were au athletic association. But she
dldu't. She simply smilod'nud said, In
all good faith, 'How Interesting. Won't
you show uie your badge, please?' "
New York .Couiuierclul Advertiser.
LAUCHTER-PROVOKINO STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.
VYouM ll ? Ponltilr Toininj'ti I nilrr.
tnmllng How Could Thi jr ?HU Of
fence Cheekln (tie HUI;ia It
Would lie Jnet l.olr, Kte F.tr,
If you cross a stick across stick.
Od stick n cross across a stick,
Or stick s cross across a cross,
Or erom a cross neross a stick.
Or cross 11 cross across s cross.
Or cross a crossed stick across a stick.
Or stick n crossed stirk across a stick.
Or stick a crossed stick across a crossed
stick.
Or cross a crowed sl ick across a cross.
Or cross a cross across a crossed stick,
'.Would this be an acrostic?
Answers.
l'OSSllllT.
Lord (i. -"You're n girt
henrt."
She "llow do yon know? I maybe
after your title." Hnrlein Life.
after my
Tommy's Understanding.
"Whnt does II mean, Tommy," tho
Sunday school teacher nsked. "where
it says 'they rent their clothes?'"
"I suppose they couldn't nfTord to
buy them," replied Tommy. Oetrolt
Vree Press.
How Could They?
She "People do not often marry
their first loves, ns 110 doubt you have
noticed."
He "No, I suppose they don't often.
At least, not more than once," Pear
sou's Weekly.
Ills Offence.
"What was the cause of the latest
quarrel between Mr. nnd Mrs. Bick
ers ?"
"Mrs. Bickers caught her husbaud
lying on one of her sofa cushions."
Harper's Rnznr.
Checking the Kleins; Hes.
"Woman ought to have administra
tion her touch will calm nnd purify
the turgid, muddy pool of politics."
"Now, go slow, IOlixa; you've tem
porarily overlooked the Finpress of
Uhlnn." Chicago ltecord.
It Would Its Jnst Lorety.
Dolly "Thut perpetuated palm
makes me think "
Polly "Makes you ililnk of what?"
Dolly "Wouldn't It be n lovely thing
If they would make perpetuated ornuge
blossoms?" Detroit Free Press.
Why She Suffered So.
"Well, dear, you enjoyed a good
night's sleep last nigh.."
"No, Clara, not nt oil; I could have
slept, but I stayed awake worrying be
cause a good night's sleep always
menus I won't sleep a wink tlie next
night." Chlcngo Record.
Obstruct the View.
Mrs. Newconib (lo her niece who has
just returned from New Hampshire)
"Did you enjoy the mountains as much
us you anticipated, dear?"
Niece "No. mint. For my part I'd
like mountains better If they were on
level -with tho valleys."-.ludgi!.
Avotdlug the Cuneiform.
Professor's Wife "I always havo
our pics made square."
Visitor-" Why is that?"
Professor's Wife "Oh, Professor Is
so absent-minded that if 11 pie were cut
iu wedges he would be apt to cat his
piece out of ills hand."--Indianapolis
ipurnal.
The End Near.
First Horse "How long do you sup
pose we shall continue to hold pres
tige ns bensts of burden?"
Second Horse "Beasts oT burden?
You don't know whnt you nre talking
nhout. They make automobiles now
thut. carry twelve nieu nud six guns."
Chicago Becord.
Just "llslnsr" the Old Man.
Mrs. Maun "1 am afraid, Martini,
young Sir. Styles Is not altogether cor
rect In his habits."
Martha "Oil. you Ihluk that because
he nnd pa are such good friends; but
after we are married 1 shall Insist upon
Charles having nothing to do with pa,"
Boston Transcript.
Its Kducatlonal Value.
Towne ''This war, after all, has been
a great lessou to the English."
Browne "That's right. I guess
there's lots of people' who never knew
before 'the war broke out that there
were such things as kopjs, spruits, nud
kloofs, let uloue how to spell 'em."
Pblludelphla Press.
THE SABBATH SCII00L
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 22.
A Way They Have.
"Billy nevor tells a funny story when
his wife Is around."
'Does she contradict him?"
"No; but If ho doesn't begin tha alory
correctly In every minute partleulur,
she takes It away from him, tells it
accurately In small details and leaves
out the point." Detroit Free Prs.
Be Had Bad Kiperlenoe.
Miss Sentiment "Were you ever dis
appointed In love?"
Eligible Widower "Two and a half
times."
Miss Sentiment "Two and a hnlf
times?"
Eligible Widower "Yes, twice mar
ried and once rejected." Omaha Bee.
A Feminine Trait.
Mrs. Hoon "They say that Mrs.
Swlftsmtth is greatly troubled with lu
somnla." Mr. Hoon "Yes; I understand thut
she discovered the fact, a wee',; or to
ago, that her husband 'talks In his
sleep, uud she hasn't slept n wink since
for fear of missing somelnlng."-Harper's
Bazar.
Saved Ills Wile's I.lle.
Itiggs "Hear about -Mrs. TiiewnddY
Told her husband she would kill her
self If he didn't buy her a new boa-
net."
Jlggs "What did Tllewad.l do?"
Ulggs "Got estiiiiatws 011 funeral,
found ho could save $2 by buying th i
bonnet, and saved her life."- Balti
more Amuiican.
Kxtretnie.
She deprecated his fervent coi.ipU
menu.
"I look like thirty ovnH!" she sighed,
with quivering Up.
"You look like uluely-nlud renin, my
dnrllug!" protested he, tenderly lnjist
ent. Now tho truth, doubtless, luy some
where between thefe wo estretutw.
Detroit Journal.
Subject: relers Confession and Christ's
Kebaka, Matt. l tS-SB ftntilen
m Test! Malt. sl., u Memory Verses, 14-aa-Commentary
on the Day's Lesson.
1.1. "Csesare.t liiiliopi." A citv three ot
four miles east of Dun, near the ciistern
smirceof the. Ionian Hiver. "Whom do men
sny!" Christ did not. ak this tpipstion
(1) for information, or C) Ism-uhkc Ho de
sired the applause of men, or CI) because
lie intended to form His course aecontinii
to the reply, but (4) because "He ilesii-i-il
to ground tiis disciples in the ihn-pcit
faith." "The Srtn of Man." This was n
title He frequently applied to Himself,
but it was never applied to 1 1 1111 by the
anoMtles. It expressed His human, v;si
ble side.
H. "Some say," etc. People held t'iffer
ent opinions concerning Christ. Some said
John the Baptist returned to life. Some.
Riias. who was to Isj tho forerunner of
the Messiah; others, Jereinias, "in ac
cordance with the tradition that .fere
miah was to come and reveal the iilnee
where the sacred vessels were concealed;"
and others, one of the prophets,
15. "Whom say ye." This was the de
cisive moment in which the separation of
the New Testament, from the Old Testa
ment theocracy was to ls '.nude. The
hour had come for the utter-nncc of n dis
tinct Christian confession.
IB. "Simon Peter answered." He spoke
for ell the apostles. "Thou art the
Christ." i he Messiah. Tlie Anointed
One. Messiah is the Hebrew and Christ
is tlie (deck for "anointed." .lesus was
the One who was anointed by the i'nther
as Prophet, Priest and King." "Son of tlie
living Cod." "Cod is here stvleil the liv
ing Cod, becaue Ho is the author ol all
life and existence; hence, self-existent,
eternal."
17. "Blessed art thou." Peter and the
apostles were blessed because thev hud
broken away from Jewish prejudices mid
had reallv accepted Jesus us tlie Christ.
"Bur-Jonah" (K. V.) The son of .loimh.
Bar menus son. "Klesh and hlood." No
human being 1ml ll revealed it unto thee.
Such knowledge does not originate in the
human mind. "Hut My Father." (fod
onlv can reveal Himself.
IS. Thou art Peter." "I'etros." the
Creek word for stone, or a piece of rock.
This name hail been given him by Jesus
when Jesus tirst met him. John l-4''.
"And upon this rock." In the Creek this
"petru. ' or rock in mass. This verse has
elicited much discussion, lteirai'ibng it
there are four principal views, ail of them
supported hv good authorities. 1. That
Peter was the rock on which Christ was
to build His church. 2. That Peter nnd
all true boltvers arc the rock. 3. That
the confession Peter had just made was
the rock. 4. That Christ had reference
to Himself when He said "upon this
rock." It seems to mo that the true view
is the last one stated. Christ is tlie foun
dation of His church. He is tho tried
stone, the precious cornerstone, the "sure
foundation." Ian. "For other
foundation can no man lay than thut is
laid, which is Jesus Christ." 1 ('or. .':lt.
It was as though Christ had said, Thou
art "I'etros," a stone. 11 fragment of a
rock; but upon this "petru," tins ililid
lock, which ia Myself the Christ, I will
build My church.
In support of the other views Ue fol
lowing quotation nmv be cited: 1. "Peter
as one of the upostles and a rop'-esenta-tive
of all, tilled with living experience
and faith in Jesus as the Messiah, is a
rock, one of the great foumhitidu stones
on which Christ is rearing His building.
His enduring and glorious rhurrh. Com.
Kph. 2:2(1; Key. 21:14." Pelouhet. 2.
"Kvcrv one who possesses a like faith is,
according to tho measure of his faith, a
Peter, that is, a rock; and Christ builds
His church nn this risk, that is, on the
living experience of faith in the Christ,
inspired in tlie hearts of men In the
Spirit of Cod. ' Abbott. H. "I'poii thi
very rock this true confession of thine
that 1 am the Messiah, who is come to re
veal and rommuuicnle the living Cod, I lint
the dead, lost world may he saved upon
this very rock, Myself, thus confessed,
will I build My church." Adam Clarke.
"My church." ihc word for church prop
erly denoted a congregation or nswmnliige
of people railed out. Morison. "The gales
nf hell." "The kingdom of t'atiin." - l.aue.
The gates are tlie entrance into Hades
(K. V.). tlie rriilm of death; hut Hades
the "underworld" I Launch or death,
shall have no power over My church; it
hull stand forever.
JH. "The keys of the kingdom of heav
en.". Keys are a symbol of power and iiu
thoritv. Peter nnd the other iinostles
were to be the representatives of Christ's
churuh 011 earth, und they were given pow
er aud authority to organize and cstah
isli His church after His death. Peter
actually unlocked the kingdom of heaven
to the Jews on the day of Pentecost when
threa thousand were converted, and a lit
tle later to the Ceutiles. Acts 10:31 4M.
They also received tho key to the inter
pretation of the Old 'Testament scriptures.
"Shalt bind." This ia an explanation of tlie
gilt ol the keys. To hind meant to forbid
or to declare forbidden; to loose meant, to
allow, or to declare allowable, "limine! in
heaven." Khali receive the authority nud
sanction and approbation of Cod. They
were to be guided in the organization of
the church by Christ and the Jlolv Spirit.
The apostles had knowledge and authority
which no one after them needs or can
rightly claim.
20. Tell no man." The time had not
come yet to proclaim llini publicly.
21. "Jesus liegan to show." Heretofore
Tie had spoken obscurely, but He now
speaks plainly. "Of the elders." The de
tailed enumeration of these parlies proves
that there was a general conspiracy on the
part of all the Jewish mil lion tie.
22. "Peter took Him." Aside.upurt from
thereat. "Rebuke Bud." He only began;
he was anon interrupted. This shows Pe
ter's bolduess, and Ins liability to he in
tha wrong. "'1 111s shall uever be unto
Thee." (K. V.) Thia was so contrary to Un
commonly accepted idea of the Messiah
and the coming kingdom that Peter was
not ready to accept it.
23. "Cet thee behind Me, Satan." Satsn
means adversary. Jesus did not rail His
apostla a devil, but He aaw in this sug
festion a repetition of the old temptation
y whicn He waa offered tha giorv of .lis
kingdoms of tha whrld without tlis coin
ing to the cross. "Thou art 4 stumbling
block unto Me." (R.V.) A hindrance in
stead nf a help. "Thou mlndest. not." (K.
V. Thou dost not understand or discern
tha thing of Cod; thou art wholly taken
up with the thought that Mv kingdom is
01 this world.
24. "Will com aflat Me." Will follow My
directions and he My disciple. "Dinv Him
self." Christ shows the apostlea the nature
of His kingdom. They must "uhstain from
all indulgences which stand in the way of
duty." "Take up His cross." Whocvei
would follow Christ must lie read'' to en
dure stHictiou und even death far His
sake.
2ii. "What is a maii proliled." The ques
tion implies that there ia no prolii,
"tiain." Succeed 111 ohtainiu "'The
whole world. " Its honor, wealth and tlie
enjovmcQt of all its pleasures.
"Pupa Neils Tulk.-
A minister's little dung liter and two
little ooys, the sous ot commercial
travelers, were tulking about their
respective papa and what they did.
One little lad said: "My papa sells
shoes," uud thi other said, "Mine sells
paper." and turning to the little girl,
"What does your papa sell?" For a
moment the child hesitated, but, not
to be outdone by the hoyj. she replied
with the ulr ot a duchess, "My pupa
aellg uik."
Turkish Women Slusn't Vlall.
Although the ludles ot the diploma
tic corps have left their cards for the
wife of the Turkish minister, mine ot
them has ever been received by her,
uud she has never returned any of the
calls. Etlquetla does not permit a
Turkish woman ot high caste to gc
visiting. Washington Letter.
A flrst-clusa watchmaker gets credit
(or his good works.
WONDERFUL ENDURANCE.
Archibald Forbes' f treat Feat In tb
Turko-Nerrlaa War.
As an Instance of the remarkable
powers of endurance possessed by Ar
chibald Forbes, the famous war corre
spondent who died In London recently,
the following story I told: The brief
war between Turkey and Servla ended
with the battle- of DJunls. In the au
tumn of 1876. Forbes was the only
correspondent on the spot, and thsr
Servla lay at the mercy of the Turks.
At 0 In the afternoon, when Forbes
rode away from the biasing huts of
Dellgrad, more than 140 miles lay be
tween hint and his destination, the
telegraph office at Hemlln, In Hungary.
He had an order for post horses along
the road, and galloped hard for Parat
rhln, the nearest post station. When
he got there the postmaster had a
horse but no vehicle. All night long
he rode that weary Journey, changing
horses every fifteen miles and forcing
the beasts along at the best ot their
speed. Soon after noon of the follow
ing day, sore from head to foot, Forbe
was clattering over tha stones of the,
Belgrade main street. The field tele
graph wires had conveyed hut a curt,
fragmentary Intimation of disaster;
and all Belgrade, feverish for further
news, rushed out to meet the corre
spondent. But he had ridden bard all
night, not to gossip in Belgrade, but
to get to the Hemlln telegraph wire,
and he never drew rein till he reach
ed the ferry. At Hemlln he tok one
long drink of beer, and then sat down
to the task of writing, hour after
hour, against time, the great tiding.
he carried. After he had written his
story and put It on the wires he lay
down in his clothing and slept twenty
hours without so much as turning. He
had meant to start back for Oeligrui
on the evening of the day of his ar
rival at Belgrade, hut fatigue caused
him to lose twenty-four hours. It
seemed to him when he recovered from
chagrin ot this delay that perhaps,
after all, he was entitled to a good
long sleep. He had witnessed a bat
tle that lasted six hours, ridden 140
miles and written the Daily News a
telegraphic message four columns long
all In the space of thirty hours.
An IdyUle Breakfast.
Richard Whltalng. who Is still rath
er the London celebrity ot the mo
ment, does not exactly write Immortal
verse, but people are still talking of
his novel, "No. 6 John Street," and
wandering what kit next hook will be
like. He Is a personality that would
not lose a particle of Its charm even
If one did know what bis favorite rec
reations are, which he has never been:
weak enough to disclose. At the pres
ent moment recreation baa a delicious
significance for him, for, having at
last severed a connection ot many;
years with the Dally News, he Is real
izing whnt It means to bt a bondsman
no lotigcr.
"I go to bed at 12 and rise with the
lark," he was heard to say to a friend
the other day with a twinkle. "The
London lark?" Inquired the friend,
rather unkindly. "I don't know," an
swered the grcut man, chuckling, "hot
It Is the lark that gots down to a 10
o'clock hi eukfiiHt." Philadelphia Post.
Ansstu's Court languages.
The czar and czarina, In their pri
vate intercourse, speak Rngltsh and
German, French and Italian being but
seldom spoken by their majesties
when uloue. The czarina did not learn
Russian till after her betrothal, but.
though as yet speaks It very slowly, II
Ih with a good accent aud great distinctness.
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