: SUNDAY SERMON s " S JJ A Scholarly Disoour Cy JJ IVv. ITr. S. S. Fsnche. Brooklyn. X. Y.-.i St. Mark's P. K. Church, the Kev. Ir. Spencer Sunniier fbld Hochc, the rector, preached Sun day on "Lessons From P.IIJah's Life." The text was from I. Kings. xix:!: "Ami lie came thither, unto it cave." lie. Itm-he mi Id: The lessons present unit'1 fully the life of tllllt l'lllll Old prophet Klijnh the Tlshiiite. l't' tn il sublime scene lit Ilia life 1 shall attempt to draw such lessons us limy (It the hour. Let its se lect the moment w hen his son! yearned to lie on lloi-pb. the tumult of (iotl. lve your thoughts to this statement, ".Vlnl he inine thither, unlo il I'ave." I shall speak of the cumins; uiul of the cavern; of the grief the .tourney lituiiuhl to view, and the glory t lie env ern revealed. Throuuhout we niiisr re in niher that we study a typical case of Almighty Cud's dealing with Ills disc. mraed -en. nits What the lord Maid uiul did lo Elijah. He would have us believe lie says a;;d does to oiir sclvej. from one of the must striking situa tions In history we are to see Kli.liilt hurled in an instant. The occasion or his fall wii.h one of the slightest of In cidents, its when an avalanche which carries inivn the side of a nioiiiitaiu Is .started l.y the waves of the air aroused hy u tourist's halloo. Allah talked with his will'. We have seen greatness of character in reticence, as when to the numerous interrogatories of Pilate the Sou of .Man "answered him never a word." So meanness, cowardicp arc seen often in that easy tlow of words which l-ts out everything. A wife may tell her husband what he has no business to know: a man may mnke himself contemptible blabbing every thing to his wife. "Ahati to!d .Iizebcl nil that Klij.ih had done and withal how he had slain the prophets with the sword." I do not tindersta'd he spoke in wrath or iiuil.-e; iiuite th,. contrary; he klnnv ne had a tivtress to deal with, and used all the tact his lean wit could summon, lie was afraid to tell her tint' he himself had abandoned the sinking cause of the Kaalite--. a,. viiied his matters, putting the t mull Uilngs nr-t; last .if all- her lielovcd ministers of ralsehoo1 and fra.nl were siahi. The tigress rolled her angry yes and showed her cruel teeth. She sent this message to Klij-h: "The gods do so to 111? and 11101 e also if I make not thy life ns the life of one of them hy to-morrow about t'is time." Jeze bel's hlflO 1 vt-lll p --J,, .,,.,, llni went for his life." The man who hud con! routii! the kin;; and his armed re tailers fled terrilied from a woman. Tii -re is a lesson h-i- lor all. Life's victories only lift Us to new battlefields. One of Klijah's mistakes was his sup position that all would go well If one event resulted favorably. II succeed ed beyond his wil,, st dr. ams onlv to lind his real troubles yet to begin. So we regard tiie otlicc to which we hope to b? elected, the partnership we are nnxious to form, the lift.v of hun dred thousand we are striving for. When the great achievement is won we are simply like the nnuy lauded 011 a hostile shore under tile guns of the fleet. Shut up for weeks in narrow quarters, tossed by the se.i. fed 011 shift's fare, the men lorn; for the laud with its fruit ami forage. The joy or the l.tii.linar i quickly e., dm Hired' for the sense 1,1' ins.'curitv and the fear or sudden attack, A day of so after Carmrl. Elijah was fit Let rslicba. Kven there lie was full of alarm. lie tied into deeper solitude. 'The farther hi' tied the lower sank his spirits. See liis awful sternatioii 111 his inconsistency with regard to life. Jle had run away to save ir. ruder Hie juniper tree he h-gged it might be taken. So low is KMjah fallen: Ni . for the second stage ot I,-..- lourney. The- proph; is bio.;.' . down. He thinks (be end has come. Se how (;od cheered His disconsolate servant, first lie 1.10k care of Klijah's bodv. The prophet was fatigued, famished, fpeur. .Natural law carrying out di vine pm-pise cursed tiip pining and sighing to bring sliimln'r. The discouraged ;i 1 . 1 r i :t 1 1 can often do worse ,l,au iie down and take a uup. When the world U too much for us. when the strain and wurry seem as If they woukl never case, rvli-.-i th,. tiis iipp'iimiiient is hitter, when the letter comes destroying .,iir Jiopcs. when be reavemonr leaves the heart desolate, heaven '.'Hides the nttiicieij soul to calm and quiet, and the pence f submission ''So He Jiiveth His beluve.l sleep" Next Cad 1,.,! Elijah. "An angel touched him and .said: "Arise and eat.' Anil bdiold there was at his h -ad a rake baken 011 the com N ami a cms. ,, water." Unr detre..s:.m has at times an intensely phj-h-al ohms. Our l.oru i" I the multitude I,,.;.,,-,. ,. ; M ,., . fl,(J them. A fill! Mitmach i- n.,t alwavs the Myh of a pure h-arl. but wiio douots that Ifwe couhl j;ive one uood meal i ti,,. wren !. i d :,; ures infest-ill-- the snivels of .-'.lies v... uilaht be-in in si, ,n- ,f rli.-in the -.i:,a;:n:i tr,,m sin. Kli.iah siefit and ate. and slept and atelljaill. Till' I'epos ';;s 1..H c.r.i;, tile repast Mipernamrai. l.ui I lie les.-ous a re niuvei-.iilly nppli-nbV. 1,'aimcd and treiiailiM.,j, liis lutly ; i r-f X r.-a ssefted ll.-Cir. He Wollld (I ,.;.!, l,,. .i,,1Uit of Hod "And h came th i:l,i" Notice lue parallel will . unto Moses ci ve. 'I he.-c mo vno v.ere uml-il in a pn-.t niorteiii com'i:i:niii;i iu 1.',.. .f.,n,r of 'J'r.t 11 -fiy -iirath.n. were in lirc -ranted the mint. Jusfiirliis vi.doiis of .leh ivah in per huiis li e same id-niicnl sp.it. How of leu in the DUl Testament ami in the New. as wfll ns in the later history of Keilemptlon. we are reminded that liod grants ndditiounl favors and mercies In the place where prayer is wont to be lnade. Places in the lapse .,r time ac quire redoubled sum-tiiy. This church W;.- rebuilt over the spot v. here tlod liad for many years listened 1 1 His peo ple's prayers nnd praises. see it uriiIii this lnoriiiu; after uu interval of several months, changed, but the same; not yet in the llual foriu of beauty , which we shall see In a few weeks mid .which will justify unusual services and ' miusiial (,'luduess. but alreudv brighter 1 nn.l P..I...... !... t - .. ' nt- liuivri inuu nave ttvvv seen 11 before. We love to apply the term old to out churches, and the world bus no mors lUHpinii- , mies tnan those hichi iu some of the Ki'eat (Hies of Kurope ."'lurches huve stood sliu-e the 'uy of ( iirleuiagne, of Conslantine, und possibly lu Home cases from the Hge of St. John. Where (iod hud re vealed Himself hundreds of years be fore to .Moses He now show ills glory to Elijah. "What dost thou here. Kll jah V" The cum wit Illustrate mistak en, thou:htl('8s seal. 1'lie Tlsl.biiite Is ev. uu Israel and ctiref for hi owu life, and betrays a wrong spirit. Very good psople, veu lu their religious opinions, their most pious aspiration, rr greatly. They hov overwhelming conceit, or unworthy estimates of oth ers, or the most wrougueuded choice of means, or t eitlsh regard for llndr owii rj'iif'u;-!, m; vvva j.fe. Among ' tho mlstnkns or good men think of the I lulseiable narrowness of those who I talk against missions to the heathen and refiisv to contribute; or the cold- ness of those who iliscoiinitfp under the term "sluniiulntf" efforts by I'hrls I tiaii people to tlaht the devil hi 'ills own I strongholds of the brothel and the rummery. Klijnh, thouich a good niau, made some mistakes. So fur has he turned aside that p are tempted to think Ills estimutv Is Just that hp pan lieuceforili be nf no service to his Lord. Hut we fliall see that heaven can make abundant use of ovpn cross-grained pu pruy. so only It have n good lipait. See His method with this devout, heroic, but misguided saint. bid showed Klljah the Impoleiicp of the Carnal. There Is 110 reproach. "(Jo forth and stand on the mount before the Lord." There came sweeping down the granite crass of Sinai a fitst and then a blast and then a hurricane that uprooted the ancient trees, mid rolled the loose fragments of rock against one another till they Hew in pieces like millstones subjected to too swift revo lution. The appalled saiui knelt breathless, and as the tornado spent Its force he lifted his eyes for a nearer view or liod. "Hut the Lord was not In the wind." The earth rumbled, the crags were split, lhe mount Itself rocked, the ground opened great fis sures, the day of the dissolution of na ture itself appeared to have come. He looked again. "Hut the Lord was not In the earthquake." The llulif niug darted out of the clouds, flash follow ing flash 111 the tei'lilile sliliniili.i- .if Oriental tempests fill the atmosphere seemed charged with continuous flame, nnd .Mount Sinai and the cave and the firmament Itself seemed ablaze. .Attain h" strained his vision to discern In the blinding it In re One jet- more glorious. "Hut the Lord was not in the tire." As has been litiely said Klljah had conceived (iod simply as power. His own achievements had In wrought by power. He Is iijw made to recog nize the futility of mere force. This Is 11 needful discovery for Us. Kspecl ally for the world's great one. The man who In finance or itniustrv has won the greatest success H sp'eedilv convinced of the impoleucy of that which men ordinarily cotisider i-icbu-v. Whatever teaches us this is g:ui,. Fail ure, disappointment, sickness, eaeli Is a blessing in disguise if It lifts us out of ourselves and makes us feel that with all the world can give there i some thing else, ticedt d. He show.sl Klijnh the infinitude, the inexhaustible pouer and gondii 'ss and glory of the divine. The cyclone was stilled, the earthquake spent, the light nings burned oul and yet (iod came not. "Then mi perturbed and torment ed iiaiiif ' a silence rested as when the lashed galley slave Is permitted to rest, as when the Atlantic roaring for davs falls into a calm." The cav-.-. In its deepest grotto, was penetrated with the spirit of stillness. ,, 1 n-f;i ; li stirred. The seer felt all awe. not less, hut greater than before, when there came a voice, mysterious, thrilling his h.'ai't and asking th" old question. The old answer was given, we niiisi believe, with a new meaning, for the great les son of time and eternitv liad been tautiit.' In the cave or Horeb the fundament al truth of the Christian religion is re vealed, a truth every mission, however humble: every church. however adorned' oery cathedral, however inau-niticent, must Illustrate. Not the earthquake, cyclone, hurly-buriv, but the still small voice. Here is the se cret of (iod. Not the startling, but the p!-adint: nor toe violent, but the ten der; not force, bin pity; not Sinntie fury, nut iro-pe! grace: "n.,t hV might nor by power, but by .v solrit, sallh the Lord." (iod is love. Not an 1111 se":i (iod. but a saving Christ. "He came to Horeb a voice, he left it an in- j iitateii man, says ..1 .urlce. ltiu iioni the living d' tii- Christian turn to his dying. Th close of every good Hie has dignity like unto "char lots of lire and horses of tire." Hut the likeness t ans on iiiiiuei,urahlv hevond death. St. .lames tells Unit Kl'ijah'was a man of like assions with us. Then our Infirmities, thank (iod. allow us a life that does not end with earth The thought of All Saints is of n,.. sieadily accumulating honors and jovs of iv. disputed souls. We see Klijnh go. J'u' it is not the Just of him. Mahtciii said lie would come back on earn . Cen turies later the world asked .UiUn the Hapten if he ,ere Kli.iah. Some be lieved .leslls must lie. ( 1 Hm ,..v of Tr.ins;i;u:.itioi:, Klljah for a .aoiiiein was with us. at once 011 earth and in glory. We can trust those ilr departed ones, wh . memorials cluster around us. with the Lord (lod of I.lijah. Spiritual l-:vf rfl. best tortus of physical The bring 'Xer.-isP . delight and satisfaction to lhe 1 body. .Muscles, nerves and tissues are ' called to now health and enjoyment. 1 The nest forms of mental exercise se- cure rich returns to the thinker h hose 1 menial faculties are stimulated and i quickened to larger powers of attain- j ment and enjoyment by each hearty, healthful 1. ml honest exercise. So the true wot'hhii.er. as h,. closes his fac.il- 1 tits to the outer world and dr.tvf- near j to (iod. spiritually, liie.ls a joy. a peace. I a satisfaction, lull nt exhilaration and approaching e.-sta .y. as he realizes Cod's presence, ami becomes filled Willi the fuUmss ol (,od.- Herald aifd I'rcs bytir. Wlmt l ile II. Lii'e i what we ar alive to. It Is not length but breadth. To be alive only lo appetite, pleasure, pride, money making, ale. I iii.t to go.idu atel kiiui tti'f. purity and love, history, poetry, music, flowers, stars, tiod and eternal hopes. Is 10 .( .... but dead. Scottish 'llefoi'ijier. City' Dignity Hurt. The R. D. Wood company of Phila delphia is in danger of losing a con tract with the "city" of McKceaport worth thousands of dollars annually because ot tba unappreciated humor of a clerk. The city controller received a let ter from the firm addres.sed "Village of McKeesport," contalnlug a receipt for pips and casting bought by the water department. Mayor George Falkensteln and tuo controller were highly insulted, and they Bent back a letter that may cause that clerk to lose his plate. The officials say that a repetition of the offense will cost the company Mo Keesport'a contract. McKeesport has a population of CO.OOC). New York Herald. Money In Turkey Raising. Mrs. I'hoebe Collette of Hluesburg, Vt last spring set 200 turkey eggg, from which sho hatched 162 turkeys, out of which they saved 106 which' when sold, brought them about U50 dollar. They al-so set 600 bens' egga, from which they obtained 400 chick ,ens, out of wnich 275 lived aud were1 ao1d. j SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11. The FreedmetV Aid and Southern Education Society and H Work. Mutt. t!5. 31-1B. Lincoln Day. February 12 Is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. What more lilting renieiiibrniicc of It could b auggestod than the consideration of this noblest nf all charities In the South, which la so effectively continuing Lincoln's work? The Froedniph's Aid and Southern Kdiicatlon Society is the Methodist Kplscopal Church at work among two classes ot people in the South ihe white people who would otherwise have no opportunity for education, and the black people, of whom the snme thing is true, but whose need Is, If anything;, more urgent. All the Southern states, with u popu lation ol some thirty million people, of whom nine million are colored, are. Included In the scope of the Soclety s operations. There arc forty-four academies, colleges, and universities - twenty-one tunons 'he white people, and twenl -three among the 1 licks These schools hail last year iui en rollment of over eleven thousand students. In these states forty-seven per cent, of the colored population is Il literate, and eleven per cent, of the white population. In some sections these percentages rim much higher. When we remember that this Is among a population which is American-born, with from five to ten general Urns of American ancestry be hind It, the figures have a menacing eloquence. For illiteracy nniong na tive Americans In the North has prac tically disappeared. That a w.hole section of the country should lie Ig norant to such a degree Is an evil portent, for ignorance is accompanied by other problems which are a direct threat against the nation's peace, " 1 1 1 , f.r 1 tcnin'"-'!o Hut theie Is hope, and 1.01, 0 Through such vor' as that done by the I'lvcdnten's Aid and Southern Kdiicatlon Society illiteracy is on th.i decrease, and with the advance of education, hand In hand with religion the evils which follow in the train of lgivor;.nco are also growing less. The work of the Society is three fold, training the hand, the head, and the heart, lr. was at work forty years ago, and thirty years ago be gan Its splendid record of Industrial work, long before Industrial educa tion had become a popular thinj ia other schools. FEBRUARY ELEVENTH. How to Conquer Temptation. Matt. 26:41; 1 Cor. 10:12, 13; Jas. 4:7; Heb. 2:18: 4:14-16; 12:1-4. Watching agalast temptation is not enough, we must watch and pray. liod hides an escape in every temp tation: ns, if you are tempted to miserliness give with unusual liberal. Ity. Every yielding to lite devil weak ens us; every nsisting makes It easier to conquer him next time. There are two u.ses of "temptation" in the Bible; one is Satan's snare, the other is dud's testing. If we never bad ourselves into temptation, we fhall be la very little danger. One of the Inst fafeguards against our temptations is to keep ourselves out of them. We are not safe from a sin while we long to commit it , Temptation is a magnet: the neatrr you get to it, the harder It pulls. To see how close one can gcuto a tempta tion and not fall into it is as foolish with a sin as wit'i Niagara Falls. Sometimes (?i;d permits His best servants to suffer the fiercest tempta tions, as the niott valued n.etals are worked In the hottest files. An- you avoiding teiiipint icu as well as iirnvlu' against it? Do you hate all sin? Are you fighting temptation In y ittr own strength? Only those temptations li li we encounter In the path of duty did our Lord proaiise we sni uld conquer. Fhillits brooks. It is no more a sin to hpa.- these whispers of evil in our souls lhau to hear the wicked tal! of bad meu as we walk along the street. The sin comes only by our stopping and join ing in with them. II A. Smith. If a man has much i f tlf!) Spirit of (lod, he will b sure to have great co'i fllcts with the tempter. D. L. Moody If you are In Christ, you are In the one under whjise feet the devil is F. B. Meyer. VEGETABLE THAT KEEPS TIME Plant of Borneo Hps a Remarkable Peculiarity. There Is a venerable old riddle, bo venerable that it may have gone round the cycle und become young again, which asks: "When do you get a vegdnblo timepiece?" The smart man who knows il all or wus expected to answer: "When I get a turnip" tur nip being at 0110 time facetious for a watch that wouldn't go. The correct answer is: "When I got up at 8 o'clock." Say that ulond and you will recognize a pun that would blush to blazon Into print. Now It appears that In Home o there Is a plant which Is known as the rlix k-plant, and which in a rough sort of way registers the time of day. It has leaves of two sizes, une of which acts In the capacity of a minute hand, which keeps moving until 4 o'clock p. m. and the other keeps going until morning. The larger lenves act as the hour hand. Starting in a posillou when all the leaves lie close to the stem, with the points hanging down, they rise gradually until they turn toward the top, and then they drop to their former position. K takes the smaller leaves about one minute to go through this performance, and the longer leaves Just about one hour. The Sunday Magazine. SujAjan jtni.tiaaus 9m jo najrid 0 pauim 'JUtlBt, own Bjqj M0) asai jqnop iiiq eqj, I3A4 yoasddau,8 jo qinouu 9q oiui du ua oiuq ubiuh oov o tuiuou! joqio eqt p.qjnis ej;jt 'ore 'Ult'U l"u Joq-BH Xaqqioua naaMj eq una min Bq) suq qoiqu 'ailoQ pituisj j;iiuiMtf oq) uo sjo2uuuoj J0L,U 0UJJ3H PMOOj iM THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR FEBRUARY II. Satijrrl: ,Ifin Culling FUlirrmitn. t.nho v.. l-ll Golitpn Trxt, l.ph. 1 Memory Yemen, a, ernplni Lhvi of Son! Wlnnlns-CntiitiiAntary, I. .Testis teaching the people fvs. l-.'H. 1. "The people pressed." Leaving Nar.nrelh our Lord went to ('nperiinuin and perhaps abode in the house of I'eter. The power ot His preaching drew crowds, which pressed upon Him ns He was walking along the white beach which forms the msrifln of Lnke Genesnret. "To hear." There wn a good prospect for n glorious revival of religion. There were times lu the life of our Lord when thousands wpre noxious . to hear Him. for the common profile heard Him gladly. "Lake of Oennesaret." The most sa cred sheet of water which this earth contains. Called also the Sea of (inll lee. It It n clear lake about twelve miles long and five broad, with the .Ionian Itlver Mowing through It. This was the region of the early labors of our Lord. i. "Two ships." fishing I ton I . They must have been small. This W clear from the accounts given of them. A few men could handle one, nnd a single large draught of fishes endan gered them. "Standing by." Anchored, or drawn up upon lhe beach. ''The fishermen." I'eter, Andrew, .lames and John. "Washing their nets." They had spent the night In fruitless effort, mid now Ihey were cleiiniug the filth nf the sen from the tin-pads of the nets 11 ltd mending any defective or broken parts. It is interesting to notice how often Christ appeared to men while they were busy with their temporal nfVnlrs. .'!. "Due of the ships." The ship of .Tames and .Toiin appeared to be tit some distance away; this one be longed to Simon I'eter and to bis broth er Andrew. See Mark 1:1(5. "I'rayed him." Asked him. Jesus in a familiar manner lakes possession of I'eter's boat and make, it His pulpit. II. The draught, of fishes (vs. 4-7i. 4. "Launch out." Christ forgot His own weariness and only seemed to re member the disnpnointnient of His fol lowers in toiling nil night in vain. This verse btis often been used to Illustrate lhe fact that Christ would have 11s leave the shore of Rlflshness. worldli ncss und sin and )n um-li out Into the depth of His love and fulness. "I'or a dratmht." Let down your nets for the faking of fish. It. ''Master." This is the first time that Hie word here trans, lated master is used in the New Testa .iieut. and It is us?d only by Luke. Tlv other evangelists called I i tin Itabbi or Lord. This is not the word usually rendered master, but is a title of re spect. Note how familiarly I'eter ad dresses Jesus. "Toiled nil the night." I'eter thus shows how unlikely it was Unit they would catch anything. The night was the best time for catching certain kinds of. tish nnd if they hail taught nothing then they could not expect to catch any in 1he daytime. This is no doubt reported by Luke to taiise the m!racl to appear all the more striking. "At Thy word." No I'.oubt I'eter was weary and somewhat iMscouraged, but he had faith enough In Christ to lead bini to go at the di rection of his divine Master, ti. "Their net brake. I'heir nets wet-p break ing." It. V, There was such a multi tude of Ashes that a snap in some weak part of the net warned them that they must have assistance or lose the entire ''catch." The miracle was an acted para-ble, nf which the significance Is explained in Matthew 1.'!:i7. 7. "Bei koned." Made signals. The distance evidently being too great for the voice to reach. "They camp." Jumps and John wil li their ship. "Re. Ran to sink." The boats would hardly hold as much as the nets.- III. The disciples astonished (vs. S. Ol. H. ' Simon I'eter." His full nsme Is here given, for this Is Hie turning point in bis life. Simon is destined to become IVier. a rock. " 'I'eter' ex presses the possibilities .Tesus saw lu the nature of Simon." "Saw." It seems that It was not till I'eter saw the boats beginning to sink that he realized 111" greatness of the miracle, "fell down." The coin 111011 posture of a suppliant. In amazement he fell at the feet of Jesus trembling and afraid. "Depart from me." I'eter's feelings were not un natural, but were'iiu involuntary, sud den request, ami arose from Ignorance of the character of Jesus. We are not worthy to be with Him, but He came to seek the lost nnd to save the impure. The exclamation of I'eter was wrung from a heart touched with a sense of humility, and his words did not ex press his thoughts. "A sinful man." I'eter saw himself a very sinful crea ture. When we get near Christ we shall Fee that, in our iinregeiterate state we are without moral beauty or holi ness, n. "Was astonished." "Was amazed." Humanity stands amazed" before the power of (iod. IV. forsaking all for Christ (vs. 10, 11). 10. "Sous of Zebedee." The chil dren and -wife of Zebedee are often re. ferretl to, but lu this transaction only do we meet with Zebedee bimself (Matt. 4.J1). "fear not." He calmed their fears and stilled nil their troubled feelings, '-from henceforth." Here after. "Catch men." Literally, thou shalt be catching alive. 11. "Ships to land." They drew theni up 011 the beach for a linal nban. (louuienr. "forsook nil." Although It was not much which they bud to lenv?. yet It was all they had, even nl' their living. The sacrifice was a willing one nnd showed their love for Christ and a readiness to obey Him. "followed Him." They returned again lo their occupation as fishermen after the cruci lixion, and were again called to aban don it and devote themselves by a second miraculous draught of fishes aud by the direct precept of Jesus. Families in Alliance. There Is living at Coisham, Wilt shire, England, an old lady named Mrs. Mayuard, verging on her hun dredth year, who was many years ago one of the chief figures in a curious marriage story. Sue was the wife of the village groci r, and had ten chil dren. In the neighboring village of Uletchingley a gentleman farmer. King by name, had eleven song and daughters. The young lyings met the young Maynarda. They were mutu ally attracted by each other's charms, and it was not long before Will King, the eldest boy, ankecl Marlanua May nard for her hand. Mariunna con sented and the two young people were married. In time no fewer than four of the song and three of the daugh ters of Mr. King, farmer, of Uletch ingley, were united to three of the sons and four of the daughters of Mr. Maynard grocer, of Merathani. few of the original fourteen aro etlll alive, but their children have married amongst themselves, aud there are ntlll Kings and Maynards round about Corsbara. Vg i&s. .-. x. Avoiding the Bluet. Two young women strolled along one of the far North Hide streets one after noon kicking the leaves with almost ns much delight as when they were youngsters. Nevertheless, they were lamenting the passing of summer. "The autumn tints are beautiful, nf course. Uut I'll take summer all the year round. I lovp the outdoor life. Hot weather do?sn't prevent you from going places nud cold weather does. And I love thin, white dresses. I feel so much freer und daintier, sort of light and airier." "Rut there are times wheu you can't flint a cool spot." "Perhaps I don't suffer so much as most folks, but weather dos sil t bother me very much. It seems to me that Is the very last IhiiiR to complain of. All you need Is good health. If you have Hint you can stand any thing and do almost any I It lug. Which reminds me what that Chicago woman said you could get over almost anything in six months, and anything In n year. That's not such bad philosophy, Is It';" "I never saw anybody so optimistic ns you are. Hid you ever cry In your whole life or have the 'IiluesV " "Why. yes, of course. The idea! What makes you think I haven't?" "Well, I never raw you and some way I can't Imagine you crying." "I'm not a teary woman, but I've bad my weeps in private: and I've bad the 'blues.' But not very often. What's lhe use? When I can't' chuck them -is a niau does I try some other method of curing tlietn. The worst 'blue' girl I ever knew was Xlary, and I always think of her lu the fall, for she hated it so. She .'-ated rainy weather, and was as blue as indigo on a rainy fall day. She hated falling leaves, and when it rained and the wind blew through the trees and around the cor ners of the house slip would just go in a heap. Her father was just the same, nud so I suppose you couldn't blame her. But I never could understand how a person in good health could be affected so much by the weather." "Well, nobody likes rainy weather." "I suppose not. nnd yet I've had many a line walk In the rain." "Oh. yes, lovers don't mind rain, father used to say you can't freeze nor smother lovers. Hang over the 1 gate in winter, and smother in the par lor 111 slimmer. "Now, don't get catty. I've taken those walks all alone, in the day time. Just lhe other Sunday when it rained, more or less all day less In the flfter uooii I hud a splendid walk all by myself in the residence distrh't. I had planned to make two calls that after noon and I wus determined that the rnin should not interfere. So I set out, intending to ride to the other side of towu, but as no car was iu sight, the air wns balmy and I needed and wanted the exercise, I walked. It was glorious. The streets and sidewalks were washed clean. The bouses looked fresh, the trees dark. There wns some thing in the air. I can't describe it. that made you thrill and sort of re joice almost like spring." "You're the funniest. Kven a rainy day is rosy to you." "Well, I can't help il If things look that way to me, and I guess I don't much wnnt to help It. Do you remem ber a night not long ago when It rained and rained ami rained? I was crazy to get out iu it. I tell yon something called me. Some kindred spirit or nttiiiily of mine was abroad that night, father had gone to church, nud mother was too tired to go with me, for she had been to n party all afternoon. I wauled her to walk down ns far as your house, but she couldn't undertake It. My! how I did wish I were a man, so. I could go out alone. Instead I had to sit lu the dark by a window und enjoy the night as best I could." "You must have had theni that night." "No, I didn't. I was perfectly norma! nnd sane, but I wanted to be walking out In the rain." "If weather doesn't give you the blues, ami you have good health, what docs throw you out?" "People. Just people, once In a while. Kot 1 have remedies, and they're al most always effectual, loo. Nina times nut of ten I can sleep the blues nvay; s'o to bed early, you know. A bath and ft change of clothes will do wonders for a person's menial view of people j nd things. Dressing the hair is rest ful. A walk or a street car ride will help. There are always plenty of peo ple to call on. Which reminds 1110 of tin experience I hud a while ago. I lied a spell of the blues, together with a cold, and I wus making a. good light ugaiust both. Still, I felt pretty miser iltle. I decided lo walk, and by the time I was ivady to go I had decided In call 011 some of my mother's sick friends. I took some (lowers along and left one or. two at each place I called. You can't imagine how de lighted those old people were. I was more than repaid for my effort. Anil when I got home late lu the afternoon ami told mother, she was so pleased I hat I had looked lu on her frleuds." Indianapolis News. Pulnpi In Colorsd Leather. rumps In welts and turns are much seen. They come iu both kinds of leathers, and In patent stock make a very dressy shoe for evening wear. Some are shown in men's lines for use on fuil drets occasions and for dancing purposes. In addition to these In black stock, a number of the stores entering to fash ionable 4-usfoin are showing them in j colored suede kid slock, iu such shades as green, blue, red, pearl gray, tati and white for women's wear 11 1 indoor (Ires functions. Their greut popular ity during the past season lias ted the den hrs to look tor some call for theni during the fall and whiter for house wetir. Put ton sltoes for both men and wom en are much seen lu the displays, lu both the dull and shiny leathers. Those made of the latter stock usually huve the uppers of a dull finished leather, with buttons of the same kind to match. The "Pidgin" last is the name of the latest freak In men's shoes, and is in clined to be rather an extreme cut. The Inside edge Is cut almost straight, while the outside edge comes to a stop with a practically square cut-off, which tends to give It a "pigeon toe" appear ance, from which its name Is taken. The soles are heavy and quite extend, ed, which should not he especially de sirable for winter use. since extension soles accumulate so much dirt and dampness. (ioodyear welts In women's lines are much seen, Indicating that the dealers look for a continued call for heavy boots for out of door wear. These are mostly cut along the lines of man nish lasts nnd are designed to be worn vithout rubbers, a thing which women have become accustomed to since the Introduction of Cioodyeur welts iu wom en's lilies. Custom lasts nre still shown In men's lines, some ot thetu In paleut leather, but as they are first of all de signed to provide comfort for tender feet, the more porous leathers ore the best sellers to those who can wenr a shoe of this kind. Shop Retailer. Hfllfl ftnlilen Cntnh. "Sometimes I think the kind public Is overwhelmingly attentive," said the girl with the gold-tipped comb in her hair. "My comb doesn't set In very far, but it's not in the least danger of coming out. Yet It se?ms to causa the public so much distress that I sha'.l have to stop wearing it. This morning an old man touched me on the arm. "'Miss.' said be, 'your comb's com ing out.' "I thanked him nnd gave the comb nn Ineffectual little push, just to mnke him feel his effort was not unappreciat ed. No sooner had I sat down in n car than some one leaned over from behind nnd a man's voice said: " 'Pardon me, madam, but you are losing your comb.' "'Oh, thank you.' said I, giving it n busty Jab. which, of course, didn't move It. By and by a negro woman, who must have gotten on after this, crossed the aisle and tapped me on the shoulder. " 'Yo's just about to lose yo' comb, miss,' said she. . "'Miss' thanked her wearily and made another feint of pushing iu the comb. This time she took It clean out, nourished It a round aud thrust it in hnrd. in order that everybody might see it wns in to its limit, and securely, too. But the public won't believe it. At least a dozen times this day I have bepu tapped 011 the shoulder nnd nudged 011 the arm, in the interests of my comb. It happens every day. Half of my life seems consumed in saying, 'Oh, thank yon;' 'Much obliged!' 'So kind of you!' etc ' "I really think I shall have to attach a placard to It, reading, 'Tills comb cannot possibly come out. It has been worn for three years without even fall ing 011 the floor. So please refrain from tapping or nudging me, for I -am al ready black and blue from the mis taken efforts of well-meaning but over zealous persons.' " Philadelphia Bul letin. The Pocketleu Woman. "I tell you a pickpocket eariisnll he gets If he is able to locute a woman's purse nowadays." said the Broadway car con ductor. "You'd be surprised to see the queer places women extract their car fare from, since fashion does not allow them to have regular pockets in their skirts any longer. They have to re sort to nil sorts of dodges to stow away their belongings. Sometimes their pocketbooks come sliding out of a cuff that doesu't look big enough to hold a ten-cent piece. Sometimes, lifter fumbling at their blouses for a while, a purse is produced from Us innermost recesses; sometimes it pops out of a glove. Herrmann isn't in it with the pocketless woman, when it comes to conjuring tricks. "But the womnu who 'took the cake' In this respect was one who got 011 my car at South ferry, ouo'day last sunt; mer, wearing one of those full, ideated silk skirts. When I demanded her fare she merely picked 'in the edge of her skirt and beg-n to feel carefully along its liein. If I litidn't bad so many years' experience with women and the strange places from which they dig their carfare, I might have thought she was crazy and sent in n call to Hellovue. But I suspected what shr was up to. When, however, she hail, gotten to the starting point again nud had begun 011 the second round I be gan to get impatient? "'fare, please!' I repeated. "'Young man," she replied,' looking me calmly Iu the eye, 'I will give yon the fare when I tind my pocket. It is somewhere in the hem of this accor dion pleated skirt -and the skirt Is six yards around. I missed It the first time, but there's no hurry, fni going to Harlem.' "New York Press. KoveUles In Khan, The shoe department has a real nov elty to offer this season. It is called the spat-boot aud It lias the appear ance of the low shoo und gaiter with out the disadvantages of wrinkles and misfit that are usual with the separuto over-galter. In the upw boot the top is cut like u sput and is stitched to the lower part of tho boot in such a way that, unless the boot bo examined, the difference between it and a separate spat cannot be seen. There Is even the usual strap and buckle to perfect the deceit. The Vnkludesl Cat. , Brooklyn has had a good mauy hard things suid about it ia the past, but the saddest blow of all fell lust week. when a young man who lives In that oorougn invited a girl to ffo to sllnner with uiui in Manhattan. After they had settled on the 0 her details of tho time and place of dining she asked him where they should meet. "At the American end of the bridge," he replied. --New York Press. TO REMOVE PUTTY. To remove old putty and paint, make a paste with soft soap and a solution of caustic soda, or with slaked lime and pearlash. Lay It on with a piece of rag or a brush, and leave It for several -hours, when It will be found that the paint or putty may be easily removed. TO ECONOMIZE IK EfiGS. Eggs at this season are a luxury, and should not be used too reckless ly. For settling the coffee egg shells are quite as efficacious as the egg It self. Wash all eggs before breaking, then save the shells to crush and mix into the coffee. Many cooks think they have to use eggs in a rice pud ding, but a delicate and palatable pud ding may be made without any. TWO USEFUL HINTS. Cracks In a cooking stove can he satisfactorily filled by u paste mule of six parts common wood ashes to one part of table salts, mixed with cold water. Properly mixed it will prove lasting and will tako blacking. To clean plaster of Paris ornaments, cover them with a thick coating of starch and allow it to become perfect ly dry. Then it may be brushed oft and the dirt with It. Washington Star. WASHING BLANKET3. A housewife whose blankets always retain their softness without shrink ing gives the secret. Make the suds in a tub with tiny good white soap, having the water hot. Dissolve la it a tablespoonful of borax. Run threads around soiled spots on the blanket so that they may be found after they are wet. Rinse the blankets up and down vigorously, rubbing only the marked spots. Never rub soap direct ly on them. Prepare another hot Buds with borax and put the blankets lu it. Rinse up and down for several minutes, then rlnsa in clear hot wat er, softened with borax. Rinse in as many hot waters as necessary, then run Wanket3 through a wringer. Housekeeper. THE BATHROOM SPONGE. Brushes and sponges that have been used in the bathroom and kitchen re quire cleaning to prevent them from having a musty, disagreeable smell. Wash them la a strong Pearllne suds, rinse in clear water and put them up to dry. A rack made of wire, which allows the air to circulate through It, should be used to keep sponges in after they have been used, and they will dry quickly. One can stain a kitchen floor wal nut color with asphaltum In liquid I form, thinned with turpentine. Ap ply with a large brush. Use It spar ingly and scrub it In well. Two light coals are better than one heavy one. When drp apply a coat of linseed oil. boilinc liot. It Imnroves the looks of the floor and lessens the work of f keeping It clean nt least one-half. s- Christian Work and Evangelist. That last suggestion requires a word of caution. Boiling linseed oil is al most as dangerous as gunpowder. If it takes .Are the only thing to do Is smother It with an old blanket or carpet, which should be provided be forehand. Water wont put out oil. RECIPES. Roast Plover on Toast Clean aad truss neatly. Cover the breast with tat bacon, and roast in a hot oven twelve minutes. Set 011 slices of toast Add a glass of white wine and a lit tie rich, concentrated broth to thf drippings, aud strain this over thf birds. Garnish the lower end with watercress and quartered lemon Serve with chlccory salad, on smut cold plates. Blgarade Sauce Cook the trim mings of the duck (giblets, etc) OH carcass of a cooked duck may be add ed to advantage) In a pint of brotl with part of a "Boup bag." Stain aoi skim off the fat, and put iu a sauce pan with the Juice of two sour or anges, a tablespoonful of sugar., a dash of.red pepper, "and a cup of Spun lnh sauce. Let si'nnier slowly, re moving the fat as It rises, until a f has been removed and the sauce Is 0 good consistency, then add the rln of two oranges, cut In fine shreds, bo It Is ready to serve. Huston Cookint School Magazine. f Hominy Waffles Add one-halt pit cooked hominy to a batter made cj two cupfuls Hour, one teaspoonf f baking powder, one and one-iouni cupfuls milk, one taoiespoonrut nie ed butter,' one-half teaspoonful sai three eggs beaten separately; m through a coarse sieve and bake -hot, greased waffle Iron. Cream Cheesa Salad Form t!1 cheese into balls about the size of large nut and press nut meats f? two sides of them, or. If prefers the nuts may be chopped aud mi-'J with the. cUoese; also some chopp): olives will be very nice mixed throu;"! the cheese; arrange on lettuce leav and use a very little dressing. Codfish A La Mode Mix well th beat until light one cupful coilt! Bhedded and freshened, or cold boil flsh, two cupfuls hot mashed potato one pint of milk, two beaten eg) one tablespoonful butter and salt a' popper to taste; turn into a butter ramekin and bake twenty-five mltm1 In a steudy oven. Sponge Pudding Mix four tal' spoonfuls of cornstarch with a 1" coia water, uieu but 11 111 10 a u 1 of boiling water; add a cupful sugar and the rind and juice of t'-, lemons; boll one minute, pour hot over well-beaten whites of ep-1 mix thoroughly nnd pour into a tiW j Serve with custard while very coM ! Whipped Chocolate Whlprj chocolate Is delicious and easily r! pared. Make the chocolate entlrs1, milk, boiling tt thoroughly, and p In the egg beaten while it Is over the fire, churning steadily until it Is yeasty froth. It will hold the fo for a long time, and, whoa sort part of the whipped cream should ' stirred down la It I
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