5. SUNDAY SfRMOrl 3
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' A Sciio.nrly Discourse liy J
liiliop CurgMi .
uSiSS-Ssii v.'i. 4S.SiS JiSi
Brooklyn, N. Y
preached Kundny
iiwi... V, !,
mo.n in in the
nor. I ho occasion
Church of the Itedooinor,
wn tli( dedication of tile lion lit I fill
memoi-inl organ, n gift to flip church.
Tho bishop spoke on "Church Music."
The text whs from Psalm xoiv:!: "lie
Hint plant. -d tho pur. Mini! 1 1 o not hoar?
Ho Hint fin-mod till' iy, shall Hi' not
See?" I : s )i'i Burgos sjihl during Ills
formon:
Tills organ, which wo dedicate to
day. t the glory of Cm, lias boon
J 1 :i 1 lu ;v !n memory (if olio who was
n frill, I'll! and di'Voie.l worshiper in
this i-iiun-li. George Porker. There Is
a p'rull.-ir appropriatevcs. In tho gift,
for church music appeal. -,1 to him with i
nil espooi.-.i power. To ntnk this part
nf our worship woi-t'.v of our church's '
traiili ion--. I i make i!s ri'.'ial. when 1
ritiiii! of o-,nc kind was n.v... sary. !
scon ly mi. I liisiorc'. Ii was wi'ling to !
sacrilloo Ins time, Ills money, h:s
sri'ci.i.-!i. It lias s riiii'il to mo that i
It wo, '.id nor Pm out ol' place for ino to
spool; ro yon in-day of rliurcli music
nml in tree. Its history s i ;h:it wo may ;
ip .i.!t-r oil!" to e-mnte ti: value of :
what iii'i sf always lie an nd'un.t In the
nice, tl'.o ha;.d-n:nld. rot tho 11: is- '
tress, of worship.
Tile ii i.H' never seeks I i prove the
PXisteliee of ( el:l. Tlr prophets, pools, !
riiilosopiiers. lilsiorh'iis of the (li.l pes.
tame::t. as well as the Auesilis ami
Kvant'i.sts of t!io nov, every where as
sume the Being nml Personality of
Cod. They im not nruiie for tiiis posi
tion. They simply claim It ns their
ri'.'iit. (inly the foul, ami l:o only un
der his breath, enu deny the existence
of God. But If any argument Is hinted
nt. It Is rath or this argument from de
sign, which Is to day, after nil. tho ad
vance i..f modern science, considered
the most rodent of them nil and which
Is s.nifk off at white heat, as it were.
In this glowing sentence of tho Psakni
!it. " lie tlmr planted tlio our, shall He
not hear? lie that formed tho eye,
shall He not ? o7" The writer may not
have known, perhaps, ns much of
human anatomy and of the physiology
of tho brain as Professor James, he
may not have boon as cognizant of the
delicate structure of (lie eye and ear
ns o:ip of our modern specialists, Imt
the marvels ami the beauty were bo
fore his mind in nil their power when
lie wrote those words. It Is an nrgu
ment which the fool alone can sit
aside, that such things do not come by
chance and that In tho Supreme Being
Roinethitig corresponding to hearing
nml seeing exists, that the music which
delights tlip ear of man is kuoVn to
C;J, ami tho glow of the sunset, the
sweet unfathomable beauty of the
world, of tile .stars and of tho flowers
have their existence primarily for God.
Th.o horrified philosopher may call out
"anthropomorphism." but for my part
I do not fear that ns much as tlio im
personality of pantheism or material
ism. If it Is true, as Professor Sholor
says, that the naturalist has a right
to conclude that the universe Is under
the control of nower in wavs iil.e unto
tin. nt ,..,, ,., ..... I
B riuht to believe that all our art, our
.'i.r,'.sie. our architecture our nnlntln-'M I
jind sculpture are hoard or seen by iod
and are pleasing or unpleasing to Him
according as they are or are not found
ed upon tiie priiicples of truth. Let us
not argue about this. Let us assume It
now :.s we speak of church music.
, AYe can watoh their ways with our
nui.v.sciiic, but we dare not assert that i
ib '.v do not bear commands and live
in a world of the source of which we
know nothing. So with the universe.
We can plow tlio heavens with the
telescope, but we know not that what
we call tho music of the spheres has no
existence nnd that it Is only a poets
fancy which asverls that the heavens,
the stars and the plaints accompany
the sons of (Iod In their praise of the
Father In Heaven.
.In all civilized nations I believe nuisle
lifts always had some connection with
religion. The Greeks bad no doubt
carried it. as they did every art they
touched, to a high grade of excellence.
In Plato we find music Is a constant
source of illustration. In those days,
as in these, they had the mere musi
cian, wlio prided himself on 1. Is ear
nnd lost the poetry and tin
of the art. "The musicians
moaning (
' one of
the characters says bitterly, "put their
ears In the place of their minds."
"Yes," replied Glnueon, "I like to see
them laying their ears alongside of
their neighbors' face, some saying.
That's a new note.' others declaring
that tiie two notes are the fame." lint
for Plato music had a deeper signifi
cance nnd in one single sentence he
brings out Its connection with morals.
"Simplicity In music." he says, "was
the parent of temperance In the soul."
a truth which we need to remember
to-day as never before.
Hut to (he Hebrew the art was sa
cr"d
Miriam with her timbals and i
her dance accompanied her song of I
victory. The majestic rhythm of the j
Psalms wore blended, no doubt, with '
an equally majestic music, when iho i
people were carried away Into captiv
ity their conquerors wanted to bear
tlc-iii sing their beautiful national airs.
Let the young voices refused to mi
mvo". "How can we sing the Lord's
songs In a strange land?" Browning
ln.s ilraniatizrd the Scene, but the peo
ple must have been naturally musical
w hen the shepherd lad could come with
bis harp and drive away the worst
ice'a neholy from the heart of the trou
bled monarih.
I I'ouht not that our Lord loved the
music of the Temple and that one
hnppy moment In Holy Week, was
when the children of the Temple, pre- '
snmably the boys who sang this dally
rnin i-, . i ii-m mil ill iioioiie 10 lllt'lr
prophet, Ilosnnnii to the Son of Iiavld!
The history of early church service
Is obscure, but at the beginning of the
seventh century Gregory the Great, tho
F.isbop of Home, created a new eru
and probably a reform In the art by
Introducing what wus known as the
Gregorian tones or modes. I have cot
technical knowledge enough to assert
whether this was original with him or
whether he revived an older method,
but certain It is thnt the Gregorian
style, if I limy use such a term, has
become the model of all the best and
ftrmgist ecclesiastical music, whether
Hc""'i or Anglican.
Hut doling the Middle Ages corrup
tion had set In of so n'trious a nature
that wo find the Scottish Puritans ami
the Popes of Home ullke condemning
music. The Puritans abolished all
musical Instrument from their
churches nnd adopted the natural tone
of voire for the service and prayer
and the plainest of psalm tune, which,
however, had all the grandeur of Gre
Koriitn chants. P.ut It 1 not a well
known thut the Council of Trent cen
sured for centuries the prevalent style
of church music with extraordinary e.
verity and was on the eve of forbidding
any kind of music In the church, when
It wa saveu) from this extreme action
almost by a miracle:
I Now why, In snob different quarters..
i do wp rtii'i such violent and virulent
antagonism t church music? Let tn
first answer thnt question, and then
see what It was that softened thnt
antagonism. The reason why music
was condemned was because It hail
( become n traitor in tlio camp. I Miring
I the Middle Autos the troubadours hail
i Invented tunny beautiful melodies.
I "'" ' "- n,!'l Pathetic, some
,v,,rlll. mill T k; , of
. ,,..,,, , .,.,,
j sacred, and the church composers anil
precentors have ndoptoil the secular
j tunes and Incorporatpil them Into th
' ninssos o thnt the iieople even pause
I the profane words Instead of those of
I the Latin liturgy. It Is as If to-day
j we should hnve the airs nf "Annie
' Laurie" or "Way lown on the Suw.n
j nee Kfver" used ns a theme for the
j communion olllee or played on the
I organ nt the time of partaking of the
j liiead and W ine of the Itoi.y ami l'looil
I of our Lord. This abuse of nntslc be
came n scandal In the chancel. Appnr-
ently choir and organists bail not
I learned that obedience to the clergy
while on trust has now been acquired,
i and the only way which s'-rmi'd pos
! sible to stop the profanity was to si
! lence the voice of organ ami choir
alike. You may rest assured Unit while
! there Is some obscurity as to the real
i slate of affairs, yet tic (P'scrallon
I must have boon very gnat when Scotch
; Puritans mid Itoman prelate united
In their condemnation of the nrr.
j What saved it, then? In the Prot
estant world it was Luther. His love
of music was Intense. He used to play
on the flute, and sahl that the devil
fled from Its sound when bo played.
I Ho wrote some of the stateliest nml
, noblest of the 'lerman hymns. And
, if he did not compose the music ns
; well, he certainly superintended its
composition. I his best of hymn music
: is really founded on the old method
I of plain son,' which liregory the ('rent
j advocated.
! In these revelations which are going
' on a'i th" time now in the social, the
financial and political world, we find
that the standard of othlos Is practically
I that of men who have no faith in tli
hearing and seeing (iod. It is the
' morality for the world. Sin Is not sin
I unless it is found out. Provided the
scandal Is kept out of sight It is of no
consequence. Large sums will bo paid
to the most disreputable papers under
the guise of subscriptions- to keep
names out of the scurrilous sheets. Ac
counts are tampered with and entries
changed or omitted, so that no one may
learn the facts. And all is done bo
cause in the eyes of such men the only
sham'o Is the shame of the police courts
and the cropped hair nud striped gar
ments of tho prisons. Hut If the rapid
machinery of modern life would stop
long enough for men to think, maybe
they would hoar the psalmist's ques
tion ringing in their ears. "He that
planted the ear, shall He not hear? He
that made the eye. shall II" not see'.'"
Morality and music are thus soon to
have the same Ideal. Ami the church
which will teach the truth of Christ in
tills world of sin, will have her organs
tuned with the heavenly, and her
music will not bo made to please the
ear of man, but to delight the ear of
Hod. Xo more sublime language ex
ist than the passage in the communion
olHeo, "Therefore, with angels and
nrchnnirols nml with nil the comtianv
of heaven we laud and magnify Thy
slorious name." The church that
speaks those words Is speaking only
unto God. nnd the music which must
accord with such thought and lan
guage must be the musie of a mind
nnd heart which belong unto the Lord
God Almighty.
Sonci In ths Night.
God glvelh songs In the
night. Any man can sing In the day.
When the cup Is' full, man draws in
spiration from It. When wealth rolls
In nbundunce around him, nny man
can praise the God who gives a plen
teous harvest, or sends home a loaded
argosy.
It Is easy to sing when we can read
notes b. daylight; but he Is skilful
who sings when there is not a ray of
light to read by who sings from his
heart. No man can make a song In
the night of himself; he may attempt
it, but he will find that a snug in the
night must be divinely inspired.
Xo. it is not in man's power to sing
when all is adverse, union an altar
coal shall touch his lip. Then,
since our Maker elves "soiilv In the
nigui, ici us wait upon iiim ior me
music.
O Thou Chief Musician, let us not
remain songless because nllllctlon is
upon us. but tune Thou our lips to the
melody of thanksgiving. C. H. Spur
goon. Modem Mlraoleii.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture
has boi-n experimenting for some years
In an effort to produce an orange
which will grow la northern climates,
and has recently met with success.
Tangelo is the name of the new
orange. How was it produced? I!y
p.ant marriage.
The wiry, tough.
siff little orange of Japan wan mar-
I'led to the luscious Florida orange,
'i'his is only one of the many miracles
wrought to-day by scientists. Surely,
It is feasible to think of a miracle
wrought in the spiritual realm by the
union of God and man. Every day
spiritual miracles are being performed,
man becomes n new creature as he
becomes united through faith to hi
Saviour.
First evangelize the young men, nnd
then make them au evungellzlng force,
for if these nations are Kolng to be
evangelized it U going to be by the
sons und daughters of the soil. See
that this present generation does not
nerlsh from the earth, without the
young men knowing that Jesus Christ
died and rose again, and that lie is a
living Christ-John lu Plott
Duly Announced.
At a fancy dress ball tho mistress
of the house stationed a servant at
the door to announce the guests by
their costumes. At. last arrived two
ladles In plain walking costume, who
had only come to glume at the gay
and dazzling scone.
"What costume shall I announce,
Isdles?" asked the servant, cour
teously. "Oh, none. We haven't anything on
at all," was the response.
"Two ludleg without anything on at
all!" shouted the faithful domestic.
Sensation. Exchange.
Practice for British Gunners.
Off Gibraltar the British channel
fleet has been practicing night firing
at a novel target. It Is shaped
like a destroyer, and Is outllned'wlth
Incandescent lumps that can be
switched on or off at will from the
towing boat. The Idea U to make the
practice a realistic as possible. Out
of the darkness the "destroyer" sud
denly springs, giving the gunners
only a few second to take aim be
fore are disappears again.
FEBRUARY Ff-HTESNTI-I.
Christ'- Life. II. Hii Llfe-wor!-.. anj
What Wt May Learn About Our
Own Work. John 14:8-14.
There Is nothing higher than Christ.
When we know hlni, we reach the
climax of knowledge.
If we want to see how God acts, wo
look at Christ's acta. Christ's life
on earth Is an epltomo of God's
eternity.
We can do greater works thnn
Christ because our works ore found
ed im Ills, as a child on his father's
shoulder can see farther than his
father.
Christ does not promise to do all
things for us, but all things that we
ask In accordance with His spirit.
Christ came to earth to show us
the Father; and to do this He had
only to fchow us Himself.
He came Into the world to save
men; that was the side of God's na
ture that He wanted shown to the
world.
If Christ's life-work was to show to
men tho Savlour-Ooil, what Christian
dares entertain any other life-work
for himself?
Christ's life was more successful
thnn any nther life ever lived. Our
success depends on Imitating It.
Christ made His life n perfect mir
ror turned heavenward, so that look
ing upon Him wo should . see God
alone.
When a true musician plays a com
position by Mozart he has no though!
of Interpolating measures nf his own.
So our only aim In life should be tc
present Christ to men.
Questions.
Are my life plans mine or Christ's 'i
Am I satisfied with Christ's approv
al, or do I seek the world's?
Am I seeking to continue Christ's
work?
If there Is one other society any
where within reach, form with It a
Christian Endeavor union.
The purpose of these unions Is
mutual helpfulness. You can hold
occasional Joint prayer meetings and
socials. You can exchange the plans
each has found helpful. You can ex
change lenders now and then. You
cau send each other brotherly mess
ages and fraternal messengers.
EPilfOHTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13.
A Life Refin-d and Perfected by Its
Trials. L Cor. 4. 11-18.
In a perfect world there might, be
no pain. There are those who argue
otherwise, and we will not quarrel
w ith them Just now? .But In this world
there Is pain enough.
Tho gospel nnd its gifts of grace
cannot provide u safe conduct ngalust
Bufforlnsf. The Christian Is not im
mune. Some sorts of suffering he
escapes, of course, but lu the world
he has tribulation of many kinds.
The difference between the Chris
tian and tho unbeliever is In the use
and effect of trial on the life. To him
who has no faith in Christ the world's
burdens are an unmixed but also au
unavoidable evil. He cannot, flee fr.im
them or put them tin others, and they
have no moaning of good for him.
The Christian on the other hand, finds
all his experiences eloquent of God
and of good. He believes that to him
all things work together for good. He
considers everv fact of life na con
trolled by the Father, who loves him,
and ns containing a message of love.
One of the saintllest of Christians
has cultivated a beautiful habit of
getting triumph out of trial. He
tsays: "Gmi loves me. He loves me
so much that he prefers that I should
suitor, if suffering Is the necessary
bearer of some message of help which
1 need. And so, when the trial Is
especially hard to endure, I say to
myself; 'How great a thing God Is
trying In do for me, that he considers
It worth the price of nil this pain!
And then I Reek for the secret mes
sage, and I find that God's estimate
of It was entirely right."
Most discouraged people are ready
to give up because circumstances are
Inst them. What a mistake that
' ""-tan believes in the
l'";;,:' '" ,-. "oji. Cod's
nui in. ...owl bv them.
Once you look at these circum
stances from the Christian's point of
view they become Impotent for harm.
Always to the Christian thoy that are
for i:h more than they that are against
us. God knows all about our cir
cumstances and he does not belittle
thilr Importance. Tint his Never
theless" Is bltfger than all adverse
ciioiim.stunces.
Hardship has ever been the lot of
the saints. The greatest suint Is not
lie who has the most trouble, hut who
has mustered It all.
i:: in:: I'ur.i.n; i:vk.
Tiioiiois A Kdison. tlio wizard, Is
something of a .oi-:e".
Senator (Vane, of Massachusetts, Is
an expert judge of paper.
The Sn'tan of Turkey has a camera
L.i'ile hy an American firm.
Svmnlor William A. Clark, of Mon
ti; na. has a high, reedy tenor voice.
M. I'allleres, the newly elected
French President, was born In Mozin.
Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin. Is
said to be the only vogctarlau In the
Senate.
Senator Mi -I.ir.ii in. nf Mississippi,
had limited opportunities for an early
education.
Admiral Iicwoy. dapper, smiling,
nud sprightly, is a familiar Igure on
Washington's street.
King Carlos of Portugal an artist
of considerable ability, usually solid
his paintings as gifts.
King Kdward carefully preserves
programmes of the proc codings In
which he lias taken part.
President Soliurmnn, of Cornell Uni
versity, was a member of the com
mission tent to the Philippines.
Newspaper men In Washington. D.
C, I) ml It impossible to get within
speaking distance of Senator Depew
those day.
Gen. John C. Hates, bead of the
general staff, is the first bachelor In
the history of the American army to
attain this eminence.
Governor A. J. Montague, of Vir
ginia, has been elected professor of
constitutional and International law
in Kichuiond College.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
OR FEBRUARY 18.
Enhjertt A Inr of M iranle In Cspcrimtim,
Mr) I., 9l-34Gollen Tell, Murk, l
84 Memory Vrrsra. 3:1, 34 Toplcl
Jam the Great Phynlioiin.
I. Christ teaching with authority
(vr. 21, 2m. 21. -lhoy." Jesus had
the four disciples Jut called. "Into
Capernaum." A city on the northwest
coast of the Son of Galilee. ".Straight-,
way." In Mark's narrative scene fol
lows scon" In quick succession. An
early tradition says that .Mark wrote
this gospel ns Peter dictated It, nnd
this In made probable by Its vividness
and tho rapid sweep of the story.
'"The syiingnuio." After the return
from the captivity .vnngogues sprang
up everywhere among the Jews. The
rooms were so arranged that the peo
ple, who squatted on the floor, faced
the temple In Jerusalem. See 1 King
S:2!. Hi i; lian. C,:Jn. From n pulpit the
Scriptures were read nnd the address
delivered. (Luke 7:l-lni. "Taught."
It was common to call upon any suit
able person to speak in ths synagogue.
'-i. "They were astonished." At
l the mnt tor, manner, spirit and author
ity of His teaching. 1. At the range
of His Intellectual gifts. 2. The force
of His illustrations. ."!. His acquaint
ance with the human heart. 4. His
deep knowledge of the divine law.
"Authority." He t-poke as one coin-
missioned by God, nnd 1 1 a laid great
stress upon Himself. Ho said, "I say
unto you," without quoting their
teachers. He was, 1. Dignified. 2.
Original. 8. Convincing. 4. Consist
out. ".Not as the scribes." The scribes
were without spiritual life, their man
ner wa cold, nnd, with an unholy am
bition, they sought their own and not
God's glory.
II. Power over evil spirits (vs.
2H). 2.'l. "A man with nn unclean
spirit." Luke says he had "a spirit of
un unclean devil" and "cried out with
a loud vole,." (Luke 4:3.'l). There lias
been much discussion regarding this
"unclean spirit." Many liold that
those who were said to have devils
were simply diseased people, and that
their strong paroxysms were only
tits." We cannot agree with this,
however, and must insist that, dillleult
as it mny bo to understand, yet real
demons did inhabit this man and those
referred to in verse ;12.
24. "Lot us alone." The devil al
ways desires to lie let alone, and bad
men do not want to beilisturbed with
anything good. We hear this cry tho
moment we undertake to deal with un
clean things to-day, such ns Intemper
mice and the soldal evil. "What have
we to do with thee!" Nothing nt nil.
There is no concord between Christ
. and Belial. "To destroy us." To drive
us from our abode back to our native
Ilnce. See Matt. S:2t). "I know Thee."
Imagine some disease, like the apo
plexy, thus addressing Christ! No.
Christ is dealing with devils now, and
they know Him well. "The Holy One
of God." The Messiah, who has. come
to destroy the kingdom of tho devil (1
John 3:8). 2o. "Jesus rebuked him."
He does not desire tho testimony of
devils to prove Ills Messiahshlp.
Throughout His ministry Christ never
for a moment countenances anything
that might be construed into n truce
with Sutan. "Hold thy peace." Liter
ally, "be thou muzzled.' It Is a word
for a beast. "Come-out of him." He
speaks with nulbority. He will show
who He Is by casting out the devil.
2C. "Torn him." Or convulsed lilm.
Luke says the devil threw the man.
and came out of hiui, nud hurt him not.
"Came out." Kven the devils obey His
word of command. 27. "What thing
is tliis?" "What is this? a new teach
ingl" It. V. Jesus taught by His ac
tions as well ns by His words. What
He did was as important ts what Ho
said. "With authority." Christ's au
thority and power is recognized even
by the unclean demons, and they obey
Illm. 28. "Fume spread abroad."
This miracle was wrought In public
nud those who saw it published It, ami
the people throughout all that regiou
were soon discussing Him.
HI. Healing in a borne (vs. 20-31).
2!. "They entered." etc. Peter nnd
his brother Andrew, although natives
of Bethsuida (John 1:44), were now liv
ing at Coperiiuum. Jesus, James and
John had entered Teter's bouse. 30.
"Simon's wife's mother." Thus we see
that Peter was n married man. "Lay
sick of a fever." Luke calls It a groat
fevoy. See Luke 4:38. She was pros
trated with a burning fever. "They
tell Him." This was really a reques't
for healing. They knew Ho could re
store her.
31. "Took her by tho hand." Could
anything on this side the unlimited
power of God effect such a cure? "The
fever left her." Christ has power over
disease. He can, and frequently does,
heal to-day. and yet we cannot test
the state of the soul by the health of
the body. ''She ministered." She wns
perfectly recovered nud performed tho
ordinary duties c.f the household.
IV. Many miracles (vs. 32-34). 32.
"When the sun did set." The Sabbath
ended with the setting sun and then
thoy brought their sick to Him. "Unto
Him." Christ has a panacea for all
our m hos, ills nml (roubles. All a suf
fering world needs to do Is to go to
Jesus. Ho is still the sumo living,
mighty One, and is abli, willing and
anxious to deliver us from the power
of the devil. 33. "All the city." Not
necessarily every person, but a very
large company. 84. "Healed many."
Matthew toys, "all that were sick."
Luke says He laid hands on them,
Jee,UA healed all who came, and they
were many. "Diseases devils." A
distinction is made here that we must
not fall to notice; diseases were
"healed" and devils "cast out." "Suf
fered not." See on verse 23. This
l... .1 1 A. .1 . . .
ueuii a ktoi utiy.at uapernaum, a
day filled with stirring events.
Lost Her Baby.
The sheep Is usually set down for
a model of stupidity; but a gentle-,
man who has Just returned from a
three years' trip In the West tells the
following story:' "I wsb on horse
back a great part of the time and
ofton visited large sheep ranches. One
day, while riding along, a mother
sheep trotted up to my horse bleat
ing pitifully. At last I made out that
there was something wrong off towura
the left. I followed the sheep in that
direction and soon found the cause
of her distress. Her lamb had fallen
Into a Bhallow pit and could not get
out. I lifted tho little thing up, and
the gratitude In the mother sheep's
eye will always be a source of conso
lation to me.
Found Cclqny of Crows.
A Northampton (Mass.) man,
whose veracity Is unquestioned, says
that as he was walking along the
bank of the Mill river lie counted
forty-tight crows In ose tree, with a
dozen more on the ground nearby.
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Kplarmn on Woinrn.
Emll Itclch in n recent London lop
litre said:
"Nations differ In nojhlng more than
in tneir women.
"You will never know whnt n worn
an Is unless you suffer very much.
"Women do not love Napoleons; th-y
love more nilddio-class mediocrities.
"Men who want to found empires do
not want the higher development of
woman.
"You will In vain search history for
n great man who has not been Indtt
diced by r great woman.
"In America the woman governs the
man absolutely. In a eerlaln sense
tlio last man that came to America
was Christopher Columb""-."
yaw the :lmlnp(l tttitterttv.
There's a new variant of the fad of
wearing Insects Instead of g,nis, and
Mrs. John W. Mackay's granddaughter
llinnn K 'lllefl I iilnniin of It- of
Mrs. Mackny's opening reception In hi
house lu Paris this winter. The jnns
woman's costume caused something
like a sensation even In the city of
light, which affects to bo too blase to be
stirred by anything. In her hair wns n
spray of morning glories, to which In
some mysterious fashion a big butter
fly wns fastened, the little creature
Hitting from flower to flower uppar
ently with perfect case. Her gown' was
of white crape, made in n classically
simple style, nnd she carried n bunch
of morning glories carelessly but artis
tically arranged. Butterflies fluttered
among hese blooms, also, nnd every
one wondered whore the butterflies
were found nt this chill season. Also
nil wondered bow It was done. Bir
mingham Age-Herald.
Co-OprratlTA Moot elcerping.
Three young couples who live In the
same apartment house on Washington
Heights have bad so much trouble with
the servant problem, and the female
members of the families had all got
Into such a state of "nerves" over the
Inefficiency nnd general "enssedness'
of the help they were nble to afford.
that finally the men folk got together
n month ngo. nnd decided to take mat
ters into their own hands.
None of their wives objected to coo!
Ing or making beds, but all needed help
when It came to washing nnd Ironing,
sweeping nnd scrubbln.-r. and particu
larly washing dishes nnd kitchen uten
sils, so the men decided on n on-oporn-
tire scheme that so far has worked
very well during tho month It bus been
in operation.
Instead of each family pnylng St n
week for nn Incompetent maid of nil
work, each subscribes S3 a week to
ward the wage of a strong, capable
nnd active German woman, who feels
that for the SO a week Fhe Is sure of
getting she can nfford to do a clay's
work every day. On Monday she does
Mrs. A.'s wasbingand Ironing, on Tues.
day Mrs. B.'s washing and ironing, on
Wednesday Mrs. C.'s. On the other
fhreo worlc days each npartment In
turn receives a thorough scrubbing nnd
denning. All the dishes that nre dirtied
In each apartment nre piled by the mis
tress Into n big pan, and in the evening
are sent via the dumbwaiter to the
apartment where Lena happens to be
principally engaged on that day. She
washes and polishes them nil. and dis.
tributes them back to their owners
before leaving for the night. -
All concerned ave delighted with the
plan thus far, and declare thoy would
not go bnck to the old way for any
thing. New York Globe.
Tlin HuliT IlHueliter.
When the baby girl arrives, lot It be
remembered that there nre new things
to be considered in her reception.
Once the hope of the mother was in
having a daughter who would be near
er to her than nny koii could possibly
bo. And the fond papa's delight was in
tho plcturo of some day having at
tached to himself something which
would be the envy of other men and
which he could take pride In living up
to financially like nny other table lux
ury. But th.o baby girl of now conic
with fhe right of being considered an
Investment. For each of those families
where the son Is pointed out ns n
model and considered the best nnd
most deserving young ninn In town be
cause be takes care of his mother and
sisters, who does not know nuothir In
which the girl Is doing the mine thing?
Who doesn't remember the daughter
who is the burden bearer when re
verses come when the brother Is going
gaily off after things matrimonial? And
who does not know tho father with
whom things wont backward Instead
of forward who bns the pretty, pro
tecting good-fellowship of tho daugh
ter, who Is helping out nt homo with
a little salary of her e-vii?
When It comes to the little embryo
that shy Is, for brilliant possibilities
the baby girl Is the one who will
thrill most tlio heart of the mini who
has tho gambler's Instinct for chances.
However, the boy must be counted
on not to go any higher thau
the level that has been reached
by his progenitors, even allowing
for new combinations. But the
father whom you see In the cur wltli
the four-year-old, of peachy skin nud
brilliant orb and penciled eyebrows
and eyelashes, sitting with grave dig
nity under the Greenaway hat, bus
that beside hlni whose power no man
can measure, Practically endless are
the tricks of combination which good
charm with which it is her role to at
tach good things to herself. And to
day's baby girl whose future open up
to her with Independence and brain
as well as a chauceof making double
pair royals in getting there, which are
debarred her small brother.
Don't mistake (he possibilities. There
Is no need to make excuses for her not
being a boy.
QIovm Tall Characters.
The girl near the exchange desk
carefully folded a pair f dogskin
gloves.
"I sometimes tbluk," she said, "that
all fortune lelicrs must hnve served nn
apprenticeship as glove saleswomen
before going lute the prophesying busi
ness. It is generally conceded that the
chief stock In trade of the professional
seer Is a wide knowledge of human
nature, nnd surely there Is no better
school for gaining time particular kind
of education than the glove counter of
a big store. I think I could rIvc u;
iny Jab here now and go nut nnd coin
money by tolling people whnt I have
found out nbnut thorn, with their lirtnds
for a text-book. I would not proceed
on tho principles of palmistry, either.
Tliti linos of the hnml mean nothing
to me. I would ,iuil:;e character solely
by the way my patrons hold their
hands when having their gloves fitted.
"Now, look at Hint woman down tit
the lower end of thp curitor. She
holds her baud oul, palm tin ward, a-i
stiff as n ramrod, and no mailer how
nittc'.i fhp clerk may turn or twist;
thnt ttnrtiiy member ami cauiion its
owner to loosen the tension a bit. it is
bound to straighten out Into just that
position.
"I am tiad that woman is net a cos
tomer of mine. I'd bo sure to have n
row with her before shr go: nwny. I
nlwnys have trouble with (hose sliff
lianded women. They nre Very hard
to suit. Their wills nre just ns Inflexi
ble ns their hands, and If I have trou
ble lu getting their gloves to set well
the first time thoy put nil the blame on
mo, whereas their own stubbornness
lies at the root of the diflkulty.
"In contrast to this type is the linip
liandcd woman. Honestly, we meet
some hands that flop around just l"-e
Jelly fish. They seem to be entirely
destitute of bone or muscle. The palm "
Is thick and pear-shaped nnd soft ns
putty. It gives me tho horrors to
touch that kind of n hand. I never
yet waited on one of those Inert crea
tures who did not wear a soiled coltor
or neck ribbon ami n frayed skirt bind
ing. If I had to choose between llm
strenuous-handed woman ami the
doughy palm I'd take the former every
time.
Then there' nre the customers of the
grab-all type. They plant their elbows
on the counter and spread their fingers
out at tho very widest angle. Natural
ly, this digital performance Is not nt n'l
conducive to case in fitting a pair of
gloves or to neatness of nnpearanee
once that feat Is accomplished. Ex
perience has taught me to fight sliv of
one of these animated glove stretchers
ns n neighbor. Their bump of Inqtiis-
ltiveness is normally developed and
the people across the nail will be In
luck if the broad-lingered folk do not
borrow the very clothes off their b.i-ks.
There nre other customers who per
sist In doubling their fingers into reg
ular grappling hooks while undergoing
the fitting operation. I have my sus-
plclons about ihem, too. Thoy are sure
to have equally crooked tempers, nnd
they take a special delight in raising a
row at meal time.
Of course, I serve hundreds of cu?-
toniprs who have reduced the lltlliig
of gloves to a line art. Thoy submit
to the iojL's.;ary manipulations witu,
the tthiKMt grace and nut me to no In."
convenience1. Nature has made them
n gift of glove-countpr etiquette, along
with sincerity r i.d thoughtfuliiess and
a lot of other admirable qualities, ami
It Is no hardship to sell gloves to them
day In nnd day out. You see, what Is
born in thp bone will eomeout in tin
fingers, and if th?re Is any placs on
oarth whore kluks lu character nre
bound to come to the surface It Is at
the glove counter." New York Pros--.
Overskirts nre growing
in Import-
mice.
Women are again wearing jeweled
cuff links.
Tho bird of paradise Is worn as a
coiffure decoration.
A big neckpiece of handsome ostrich
Illumes is much desired.
White wool tailormaftes will probably
be extensively worn In the spring.
This year's tendency Is to give tho
figure every appearance of length.
It Is snld (hat the princess gown will
be tho mode par excellence for next
summer.
Light suitings In two-tonod effects
nre being slnwn for early spring wear
and ths South.
The prettiest pink clolh costumes are
of n doon shade; rsnlly au old rose or
rather bright tone.
The draped fur stole lined wllli a
second fur u one nf the great suc
cesses of the sensm. ,
The iipw embroidered blouses hnve
Vnloneienr.ps medallions JuserleJ
among the needlework.
Tho handsomest hats are noon of lace.
Luce trims nny number of crln and
fine Neapolitan straws.
Tho girl Just homo from Pqris wears
ft round drop watch that hangs like a
bangle from her bracelet.
Embroidered In dark and light shades
of the samo color Httlo pluk bolero
Jackets are most attractive.
Tale pink nnd the delicate. shell pink,
are pretty for young girls, hut huve
scarcely sufficient character to satisfy
the present degfro for brilliancy and
effect.
The one shade of pink thnt Is so
fashionable at tho moment Is only to be
found In cloth and chiffon. There are
throe tones of plnk-those bordering on
salmon and the flame color thut are
more popular for evening wear.
Variety In color Is a particular fen.
ture of the new straws and hnlr
weaves. All the leading series of
shades adapted for the season are repr
resented, but particular prominence Is
given to the new moss and spring
greens, and to the lower toned pinks,
to the orchid muuvei, sky and pale
uyaclutb colors, ts the bright light wood
browns, nud the lightest of tho terra
cotlus. ,,.
ousehold
lleilrlottifs Fnalonrri.
Bedclnlhes fasteners nre a neoojii
with little children, who nre npt
cntch cold from their rpstlessnom,
night. Clips to hold the coverings
tliom nre now made, and are said
answer their purpose perfectly.
Taring I'ruir.
In paring fruit for preserving, ,
silver-plated knives, nnd drop V
piece ns soon ns pared Into n bowl
cold wntor. which has boon inn do j
by the addition of lemon Juice; it p
vents the fruit from turning da-'
Ttrnlneil Walt Paper.
Well paper that lias become bnii.
or torn off In small patches may hp
paired with ordinary children's pnit
Mix the colors till you gel as nearly
possible fhe desired shade, ai;d llg'l,
touch up the broki ii places, nnd nt
distance of a foot of two the dlsflgi
went will be finite unnoticed.
ieonlnit illelnl Hanillra.
Tlio metal handles of furniture '
rpienlly become so tarnished that h
Impossible t- restore theii polish i
manontiy by rubbing or ordin
moans. This may bo done, howie
by painting them with tlio gilt, bnv
et silver pnints that are used In del
ating, nnd which mny be puivhns-"!
any art shop.
Tor Olil Itl.l r.lore.
Black kid glovoa generally ivonr o
.it Hie finger tips, and then assume
flistv brown tint, which Is anytlii
but pleasing, although the other p;
if the glove may bp perfectly go.
When this happens lake a little bla
Ink, mix It with n small quantity
olive oil, and apply it to tlio finger 'tij
Leave It until dry, and the gloves w
t;e very much Improved In nppc."
Kiirnlni; Ohl Vapor.
There are times when we nil h.i
bundles of old tinners which harp tn
InilMi.iiT nn.l la ,Tn... ........ I.. -
' I ."vi hii.t is u.i iifei-rouN HI a Jiff
grate. The following is the nietli!
which will avert danger of the c!iii
noy catching fire: Make n tP'ht- r,.r
or nil the papers and fasten them wii
some pieces or wire. The;,- will th.
form a kind of n log. and burn slow
without flames. The roll mry 1-. mu
any size nnd several burned tr-
groVJSEHo;A'
CronniPd Bqpf-Srrnne perfectly h'.-I
hoof to pulp, mlneo. put I.i pun wilt,
.alt, popper, one tabiospoonf it! r
inner, iivu in oiosponnt ins ol ri
cream, buttet the size of an egg. Co
two minutes, stirring constantly. .V
one tablespoonful of biscuit dust, o:
tea spoon ful of made mustard.
iiningo liou.uaKo n rlcli dough si
for ten biscuits, but rather richer; n
)ut to a half-inch thickness nnd sprea
with butter; cover thickly with chi;
')f candied orange; sprinkle with sug:
ond lemon juice and roll. Steam f
throe hours nnd serve hot (cuttii
slices in jolly fashion), with nn c:
sauce.
Sand Tarts Boat separately the rnlS
nml whites of four eggs, then fold t'j
gother nnd add one cup of butter, oi
and one-half cupfuls of sugar, twt
tablespoonfuls of watei. one-half tf
spoonful of baking powder, mix if
flour snfliclont to make stiff enough if
roll. Itoll out thin, cut in shapr J
sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon a;
bake In a moderate oven.
Boston Scallops Break Into bits
half Uozeii raised biscuits, and alio
them to sonk for a few moments if
a cupful of sweet milk. Then add oil
cupful of prnted cheose, two tabl-f
spoonful), of melted butter, a litli
salt and pepper; mix well, put im
buttered scallop dishes and bake slovrt
for twenty minutes..
Oyster Soup (Farmer's ItcolppH
Clean one quart of oyster., chop a:.
thou parboil, drain and add to lion
enough water to make one quart if
liquid. Brown three tablesuoonfuls
butter with throe tiibiesnoonfuls
flour, "add oyster liquor and cool; slm
ly for one-half hour. Season with s;
and Danrikn nml colon- Knit- .tint hi
fore serving add one cup of croa:s
two tablespoonfuls of cIiodpi-mI narsh
may bo added If desired.
Cream Spaghetti Cook one-UiInl of
pound of spaghetti In salted water w
til very tender, then drain and phu
In a baking dish; cover with a Uressli.
mane or one tablespoonful of flow
a miltspoonful of salt, ond half f .
much pepper; stir this until suioo;
and then add very slowly two cupfni
of hot milk. Cover with bits of butt f
nnd cracker crumbs and set lu tho ovr
to brown. f
Tapioca Consomme Boil Hire? tnhi
spooufuis of minced otilou and tv?
tiiblespooiifuls of minced celery tf
getlier for an hour nnd a half; th
strain thev water and add to It tl
laniespoonruls ot pearl tapioca, nn-
cook for another hour; then pour In oi
quart of milk, a dessertspoonful of '
and a generous sprinkling of pepi4,
Beat throe spoonfuls of butter wiij!
two of flour, and stir Into the soul
Allow it to cook for twenty mlnubl
.then serve.
English Batter Pudding A light an
feathery batter pudding is made with
quart of milk, twelve tablespoonfuls'
flour, nine eggs and a tenspoonful 1
suit. Beat the yolks of the eggs wi'
the flbur and a little of the milk
uiuau a Biiiuoiu uniier. j.nen auu i'
remainder ot the milk, slowly, to a vim
loinim, aim ing ii coimiiuaiiy. v oiu
the stiff whites ot the eggs. Butter
Jean pudding cloth thoroughly. DreuV
It with flour, put in the pudding und M
It up loosely, leaving plenty of rwl
tor the pudding to swell. Plunge
into boiling water, ind let It boll teu
lly for two hours. If preferred It "5
be boiled in a tin pudding mould. The
water must not stop boiling once, or j
the pudding will be 'heavy. A good
sauce Is made of two scant cups of
sugar and a half cup ot butter bent
to a cream: , with a large cup of crushc'
strawberries added, to It. "v .
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