gbe pulpit Subject: "Patriotic Manhood. Brooklyn, N. Y. Preaching at the Irving 8quare Presbyterian Church, Hamburg avenue and Welrfleld treet, on the above theme, the pas tor, Rev. Ira Weramell Henderson, took as his text II Sam. 10:12, "Let iik show ourselves men for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God." He said: The history of the world is rich with the record of the achievements of patriotic manhood. In no untrue sense we may say that the fairest his tory of humanity is Inseparably linked with the deeds of Its heroes. Whether In war or peace. It has been ever so. The valorous of all ages have made the enduring storv of the world's advance. Not otherwise la it with America. The story of the 8tates is the story of heroic living both in war and in peace. No nation under the sun has a prouder list of valiant warriors than have we. No country can boast a more unblemished record Respite onr acknowledged sins than ours. The memory of the men who braved the w ilds of an unknown land, of the eoiiln who dared at Valley Forge, qn the waters of Lake Erie, at Gettys burg, at Santiago, that a new land Blghl be discovered to a waiting world, that a nation might be born and haved, that liberty might be en larged, will never be forgotten. The remembrance of such manhood Is Imperishable. Of such u manhood America has her Bhare By the de votion of such a manhood our heri tage of freedom was procured, and by It the priceless liberties of a free people have been conserved to us all. But glorious as Is the history of militant America, greater still Is her pre-eminence as a nation that. Is be ing perfected under God in the arts of peace. Delightful as are the deeds tf our warriors, still more entranc ing are the peaceful achievements of 'ur civilians. The Puritans, as stern and unrelenting warriors, are not naif the picture that they present as the architects and builders of a gov ernment founded deep In the ever lasting principles of individual and social righteousness Washington as a general Is eclipsed by the first President of an united people. The Southerner as a fighter Is supreme, but the fruits of a rehabilitated Southland tell to-day in tone3 that are thunderous of the patriotism, the chivalry, the Indomitable persever ance of the manhood of the South. Borne day we shall elevate Edison above Grant and the heroes of the moral warfares wo have waged above the valorous upon the field of strife. For, in tne last analysis, the heroes of peace are, from every point of view, more masterful, more Inspir ing than the mighty men of war. It Is easier, when once the fever of the Lattle has gotten hold upon a man, lo go to death to the mingled roar of music and of musketry than to live and struggle In the face of over Whelming odds, without a cheer and without the fanfare of the field of battle, for the civic welfare of a na tion and for abstract right. And many a man who has served with devotion under the stimulus of the common call to arms has been a traitor and a coward and has sold his country and his soul because he lacked the courage to risk all and to dare and to attack against moral and spiritual wickedness and exalted sin in the quiet hours foi the common weal. America needs more men to live for ber men who will dare to show themselves men "for the sake or our people and for the titles of our God." For it would appear that this is a land of promise, that Iinmanuel Is with us, that this country is His country, that the municipalities of this united commonwealth are the property, the possession of Divinity. In the face of national weakness and of civic unrighteousness, in the face of the unquestioned exploitation ot the people for the benefit of the tew, ,we need men who have a call to live for the general good, and who will heed and serve. The problems of America are as Stupendous as her Bins. The situa tion demands, however, not revolu tion but solution. The land cries out (for men who can solve solve large problems in a large way. We must (have solution, and that soon If it Is Relayed for long we shall have "the deluge." The rose of our present prosperity is fragrant, but every live man knows that It has its thorns. The body politic is the most cultured that the world has seen, but every ,careful diagnosis proclaims It sick .with a low fever that must be elim inated. We need saviors to-day, men Who are a sweet savor to God and .Who have power with men; men who will be straight; men who will be honest: men who will value recti tude above riches and the popular .Welfare above personal reward. America needs manhood. And llrst of all she needs a broad-minded manhood. The Puritan was sturdy J)Ut he was narrow. The manhood of Jto-day must combine the sturdiness ami integrity of the Pilgrim Father! With the Intellectual breath of an enlightened member of a twentieth century society. It must not be r row, it must not be shallow as sessing the ethical capacity of man of God, it must have that ca pacity for sound and proficient Judg ment that shall command and retain the confidence of men. America needs a moral manhood. She needs a race of men who will have more respect for the right than respect for law. The reason so niauv men have not proper sospect for law It that they have no comprehension of the mandatory qualities of that (Which is right. The man who loves ,the right rarely has to ask what is ,th.- sanction of the law. The man jwho Is chiefly concerned with squar ing his actions to his "sense of ought ness" will never laud in jail or be a subject for Investigation. We want first a larger love for the right. Then We shall secure a due respect for lew Our multi-millionaires who flaunt their defiance to the civic law In the ace of an outraged public sentiment would never think to do eo had they any decent regard for jthe dictates of the right. Morality lone ran secure the law the sano jtlon from each soul It should receive. 1 America needs a religious man hood. I i "Mi the point of view of a minister of the Gospel of Jesus (Christ, I am bound to say that We .need a Christian manhood, For with- fut religion morals cannot etlst Mo ftltty and religion are so related that m man's religious capacity will sure ly be an Indication of bis morality. Religion and eccleslastlclsm are not one. Pine phrasing and fine living likewise are Dot necessarily co terminous. We want no subserviency fo systems and to creeps and to au thorities of human construction slru- : ply, for tne sake of system and I creeds and authorities. Rut we do want a full blooded, whole-hearted, soulful manhood whose understand ing of the character and sovereignty of Ood shall be comprehensive and exact, and whose lives shall be lived, and purposes controlled, and plans promulgated under the conscious ness of divine leading and of a Judg ment day. We do not want long speeches oh what we ought to be, we do want long lives full of the spirit of God and dominated by a desire to realize In anion the con cepts of Inspired minds Surh men and such lives will bo self-sacrificing. And America de mands a self-sacrlflclng manhood. Too long have we taught o"ur young men to prepare to tnke care of them selves. We need to teach them In future to learn to take enre of oth ers. Humanity needs gtildnnce. Let us raise up leaders. The country needs saviors; let us educate them under Ood. For the Joy of living lies In giving self out In ser vice. Self-culture Is attained through self-saci Iflce. There Is no Joy In solitary pro gress. The loneliest life Is the life that looks largest toward the satis faction of self. We must, carry oth ers on with us If wo would be happy. We must labor for humanity If we would find eternal peace. A nation of self-sacrificing manhood Is invinci ble, Its history will be amaranthine, Its glory will perdure unto the eter nities of eternity. We must have the sort of man hood thnt will tnke our text as Its motto If America Is to endure. It is not popular to state the evils that I afflict the 'American social system; i it is unwise to magnify them. Hut they do exist and they must be I curbed. They cannot be cured by avoiding them. They cannot be diag nosed by evading them. They can only be rectified by a patriotic man I hood; a manhood of broad and deep j and sensitive intelligence, of superb ! moral capacity, of religious convic ! tlon, of self-sacrificing loyalty to the Interests of the people and the coni i monwealths of God. It would be I idle to deny the need. To refrain to I declare it is reprehensible. Already j the money-changers are In the tem 1 pies; the thieves are In the treasury, those who despoil the widows, the i orphans, and those who are without guile, are at work. Already men are I "devising Iniquity upon (heir beds." Already they are carrying out In the daylight the evil they design at night. I The wind is being sowed. The holo caust Is being kindled. God forbid I we should await the whirlwind and the flames with silent tongues. ' America must have a consecrated, I patriotic manhood of a larger build, I of a wider vision, of a more divinely ' inspired energy then any she has yet j possessed. Such a manhood alone I can quench the smoldering fires and I combat with prevailing force the j gathering storm. With such a man I hood we shall be secure. We must have it. We shall hove it. The church of the living Christ, as i the possessor of the most enduring I revelation of the truth of Cod given I unto men to-day, will not fail to sieze her opportunity to exercise her ' capacity for social service. In her f hands lies the solution of America's perplexities, for under her dominion j are the flower of American manhood. It Is for her to enthuse her laity ) with an Increased sense of civic re , sponsiblllty. It Is the duty of her I ministry to give the call to all the hosts of Ood, "let us show ourselves I men for the sake of our people and ; for the cities of our God." EPWOflTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, AUGUST 25. Bearing False Reproach Matt. 5: 11. 12. P- nr;es for reference: Acts B; 41; ! 7: M; 1 Thess. 2: IMS) Heb. 10: 31 3; 1 Pet. 3: 141S. The term "Christian" was first ftp j plied to Christ's followers in Antloch , It was used as a term of derision. An i old Unman picture shows a man with i a donkey's head hanging on a cross. This represented the common estlm i ate of Christ. Oalatlnns (3: 13 ) re peats the common charge of the Jews, j CttrSed is every one that hangeth on tree," to show the false suspicion j Jesus was willing to bear. Paul admits to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 1: 2C) that "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called." Even the term "Methodist" was a spurning, slurring nickname given by fellow college stu- I dents to John Wesley's Oxford "Holy Club." George Eliot's writings reveal , the low estimate which the higher classes had for the poor, servile. illlt- j erate Methodists. Those days looked on Methodists much as otherB did on i the Salvation Army 20 years ago. It I was lint always "SO popular to be a Christian. persecutors stoop lo lowest plans and company. The self-righteous ! Pharisees hired Judas to become a -traitor. The royalists bought over o l!e;iedirt Arnold with dollars. An enrlv circuit rider had his saddlebags filled with property stolen by his ene mies. SO that they might throw him Into Jail as a thief and so discounts- I nance him. Never use any method that makes you stoop as a man. It will degrade and weaken the best In you. It will never be necessary to ad vance righteousness, and this Is all ! you nre interested in. A low enemy will eventually reveal his animus and character. Don't worry. He will eventually hang himself. When the sun shines on a rat-nole the rats for- sake It. Sun human rats with truth and Ihey will come Into the open or run away. ' We need to think closely If we nro meeting no opposition or criticism. Either we do not count for much or else we are going down hill. "Woo unto you when all men shall speak well of you." Treating Snn Jose Scale. L. O. Howard, of the United States Bureau of Entomology, In speaking of the treatment of the San Jose scale, says: "In our experimental work looking to the control of the San Jose scale we have found that a good flsh-oll soap of any brand, used at the rate of two pounds to the gal lon of water, was one of the best (though not the cheapest) remedies for this scale pest. Any good wash ing soap, home-made or otherwise, will answer the same purpose." Breaking Willi Kindness. Long before sundown 1 have my wild horBe not broken, but educated, so that if he is not afterward abused and spoiled In the handling, he Is safe, gentle, kind and a pleasant ani mal to ride or drive, a true friend in time of need and a faithful servnnt whom you can love and trust. He has never had a blow, he Is not broken-spirited, win-Jed, Jaded, discour aged and worn out, but comes away from his first day of education fresh, pleused and proud, with confidence and affection established between himself and mankind, and a long and useful career before him. Century. Hugging Grapes. A French experimenter, O. Opolx, has found that It is profitable to bag the cluster before the flowers open, In order to protect the blossoms from the vicissitudes of the weather. Bagged at this stage, he leaves the bottom of tne bag open. Hut for the best results he bags them after thin ning the bunches. He found that the advantages were that the bagged grapes were twelve to fifteen days earlier than those left open, and that the skin was thinner and more trans parent, resembling hothouse grapes in appearance. The bags also were the most efficient protection against insects. ltejoicing Always. The Rev. John F. Cowan says thr.t "One way to rejoice always is to pray always; to give thanks for little thing:'. I defy anyone to begin the day by thanking God for the light ! that breaks Into the bed-chamber, j and for the fresh morning air, and for eight hours of rest, and for wa- ' ter to wash in, and keep that up, and go down to breakfast doleful and dis couraged. Spirit-filled people are al- ' ways sunny people. Peter and John I rejoiced over stripes. Paul and SI- las sang in prison. Find me a man filled with the Spirit, and I will show you a silver-lined Christian. Every j groan and sigh and complaint and j doubt and unfaithfulness Is a bucket 1 of ice-water thrown on the spirit of i rejoicing." AUGUST TWENTY-FIFTH. Foreign missions: Christ in Mexico and South America. Ex 20: 1-6. A promise to givers. Prov. 11: 25-31. A good example. 2 Cor. 8: l-.". Willing offerings. Ex. 33: 24-2!). Lay missionaries. Bom. 16: 3-9. Prayer for missions. Col 4: 1-4. Mission schools. Pa. 34: 11-22. The requirement to worship God nlone implies also a command that wc educate ourselves religiously, that we may know thU God whom we are to worship (v. 3). A graven image Is not merely ft carved Btatue: a man breaks the Com mandment when he worships a pic ture, or n relic of a saint (v. 4). Those that "bow down unto" grav en Images are breaking the Command ment. though they do regard them as merely symbols of deity, as they protend (v. 5). in Latin America. Missions have existed in Mexico for only a little more than a generation, nud already there are nearly 23,000 that have been gathered Into Protest ant churches. More than 200 mlssnoarles are at work In Mexico, with about 600 Mexi can assistants. After the Hible distribution of the American Hible Society, the first mis sionary to Mexico was a woman, Me Llntlft Rankin, who for more than 20 years raised money for the noblo work. Spraying Potatoes. E. J. Butler, In the India Agricul tural Journnl, gives an account of ex periments made In spraying potatoes. Thfee pints were sprayed In dupli cate with Bordeaux mixture. One plat was sprayed with plain Bordeaux mixture, the second with Bordeaux mixture to which n small quantity of resln-soda solution was added, and the third with Bordeaux mixture con taining unrefined sugar. Sixty gal lons per acre were applied at the first spraying, and 120 gallons at each of two other sprayings. It was shown that the spraying resulted in a sub stantial prfit. The largest returns were from the plats sprayed with the Bordeaux mixture to which resin and soda hud been added, followed by the Bordeaux mixture with sugar and the 'aln Bordeaux. more use than any number of esti mates of Increase. W. F. Massey, la the Country Gentleman. Usefulness In Horses. A Manchester (N. Y.) letter In the Rochester Herald says that consider able attention has recently been given there by horsemen to the dif ference In years of the life of use fulness of horses. Many horses well advanced In years have been discov ered which are In a healthier condi tion than other horses not half their age. Dr. George A. Shaw, veterinary surgeon of that place, states that In most cases conditions of this kind are owing to the horses' teeth. Many horses, it Is said, reach the age of thirty-five years, constantly doing hard work, and on examination are all found to have a second set of teeth, while others that often require veterinary skill and are not half the age of the older horses are all found to have bad teeth. Daniel Record, of Farmington, has a horse thirty three year of age that has a set of sound teeth. Mrs. Record has used the animal for a road horse for the past seventeen years, and only a few days ago it showed youthful traits by trying to run away with its owner. Dr. Shaw states that certain breeds of horses are the most apt to have good teeth and naturally a long life, and that in must cases the horses that excel. In fleetness have better teeth than those bred for endurance and draft. Whether It Is the ponderous dray horse or the diminutive Shet land pony, it is the teeth of the ani mal that enable him to travel the road ot old age In a graceful manner. An Ascending Scale. God's promises are ever on the as cending scale. One leads up to an other fuller and more blessed than itself. In Mesopotamia, God said, "I will show thee the land." In Ca naan, "I will give thee ajl the land, and children innumerable as the : grains ot sand." It is thus that God allures us to salntllness. Not giving us anything ! till we have dared to act. that He , may test us. Not giving everything at first, that Ho may overwhelm us, ! and always keeping In hand an In- 1 finite reserve of blessing. Oh, the ' unexplored remainders of God: Who j over saw His last star? F. B. I Meyer. "BE YE HOLY." Alternate Topic for August 25: The holiness that God requires. Ps. 24: 3-5; Eph. 4: 20-24. Men that require are seldom men that give, but God freely furnishes everything that he requires. Holiness is not an unpractical qual ity; holiness is purity In action. God does not require perfection: He offers it; HV requirement is that we reach out after it. Hen speak of holiness as negation: rnther, it is the white light in which a!! other qualities are best seen. Christianity Is the reception of tho Holy Spirit; holiness, therefore, Is a necessary result of Christianity. A Waking Thought. 1 will this day try to live a simple, sincere, and serene life, repelling promptly every thought of discontent, anxiety, discouragement, Impurity and self-seeking; cultivating cheer fulness, magnanimity, charity and the habit of holy silence; exercising economy In expenditure, carefulness In conversation, diligence in appoint ed service, fidelity to every trust, and a childlike trust In God. Bishop John H. Vincent. No Faith in Their Fellows. It is strange that those who talk mot of faith in Providence often have least in people. In Hawaii. Recently on one of the King street cars a Japanese woman got off buck wards and hit the pavement with a distinct chug. The car was stopped with a Jerk and the conductor got off frontwards, note-book in hand, to usk the usual questions. The aston ishment, of the woman oTer so much atteutlon .-.as grotesque, but when the meaning ofl it all finally dawned upon her, she bowed very low to the conductor and suld humbly, "Ex coose me, I not know." The ripple of laughter In the car unuerved her, and shaking klmonoed arm at the motorman, she added, "You go 'long now." Ae there was a shyster ou board who showed signs of getting oft Ito Interview the woman on the sub ject of a damage suit, the car waft sent full speed ahead. Unhappily, the shyftter did not try to Jump off I Wkwirdl. Hawaiian Hatatt An electric station nearby threat en Urec-with Ofceerratory's useful- HOW TO CATCH FISH. "Now now are you to increase the sport of tie catching? Of course you want the largest fish, and these are I usually tho oldest and most wary. This wariness you do not expect to change, but you hope to defeat It. Study the habits of the fish, where ' and when and upon what it feeds or what It seeks. Let your fishing be governed by your discoveries. And while you are offering him what he wants and when and where he wants it, remember these old fellows are I fussy about their table-service. They I do not feel hungry If a boy throws his shadow across their table, or shakes It by rushing up to It Stalk 1 your fish then as quietly a3 you are i able, and If you have alarmed It In any way stay out of sight and remain as qulei as possible for a long time until your clumsiness Is forgotten, and let your lure, whether bait or fly, drift into the fish's sight as if you had nothing to do with It. And re member that the finer your tackle the more likely this pretence will be to succeed "You want als as good a fight as you can get. Remember that the fighting qualities of fish are, fts a rule, best developed in those which live In rapid and turbulent water, and in those which pursue their prey and catch It by their own nlmbleness. But any fish will fight better If you make the struggle more evon by using delicate tackle. You win then only by dexterity of handling, which is one of the great charms ot angling and about the only one, as regards the mere catching of fifth, on which the experienced angler ftets much value. The secret of success with delicate tackle may be told In two word care and coolneae. Care In the preparation of the tackle, cool ness In handling It." Front ' Har per's Outdoor Books tor Boys." How Weeds Get Scnltered. The importance of tho Invasion of new weed pests Into Iowa with seeds brought from other States is fully explained In bulletin No. 83 pub lished by the Iowa station. During the year 1906 about four hundred samples of clover, alfalfa and tlmothy seed were sent In to tho station by farmers from all parts of the State to be tested for adulteration, Impuri ties and vitality. Seeds of dodder, Canada thistle, fox-tall, sheep sorrel, dock and plantain were some of the impurities revealed. The average ger mination of the alfalfa samples was fifty-seven per cent. Timothy seed on the market shows that, the status of this seed is very low also, the per centage of plump-appearing seed being close to sixty-Tour per cent. Of .)0 samples of clover examined only two per cent, wero found to be pure, the average impurity being aboul two por cent. Weekly Wit ness. , ... j Farming by Hook. A. L. Baldwin, of Richmond, Ind., has demonstrated that it is possible to "farm by book," thereby proving erroneous some of the most stubborn contentions of veteran tillers of the soil. Baldwin is principal of the schools at Webster. He owns a farm of eighty acres which, ut the time of his purchase, was considered "indif ferent" land and not capable of good results. Baldwin began farming scientifically, uccording to rules down by agricultural scientists. He worked when he was not teaching and he saw to it that everything done was done at the proper time, and that no duty to the soil was neglected. Baldwin says his farm ledger shows that his farm profits off eighty acres amount to $1053.59 since Jan uary I, and by the time the year is up he says the profits will be $200u. His neighbors admit that the little farm is a wonderful producer. Bald win's general idea of farming is to utilize every foot of a small farm, rather than to own a big farm much of which is in idleness year after year. Baldwin also believes in using plenty of fertiliser. It Is an invest ment, he says, which always pays handsomely. Indianapolis News. Stati Young Farmers Right. Many young men will begin farm ing operation on their "own hook" this year, says Indiana Farmer. Their success or failure depends upon how well they put Into practice the lessons which science and practice both have demonstrated during the past decade. ' The tendency often is to turn one's attention to the biggest money crop, j without planning for the maximum j profit of the ground for years to I come. One of the first things to learn j is that live stock will keep up the fertility of farms. If lands are fertile QOW, by proper management and by rearing and feeding live stock, we j may be sure that our land Is not going back; for it will be kept in fit I condition to grow profitable crops for I many years. The kind of stock. to keep and their management must be ! worked out by each individual, but generally one does best with tho kind of stock he likes best. Then grow i good crops. Land well cultivated and I enriched year after year by all the I manure made upon the farm, supple mented with legume crops, will give I maximum yields, under skillful til lage. In other words, be a first-rate j farmer. There are enough of the second-rate kind. Reports on Rats. The Department of Agriculture Is now bending its energies on the rats. Thftt is, they are telling us some won derful tales about rats and the way they Increase. The experts of the Department tell us that a single pair of rats, breeding wltboat restraint or losses by death, would in three years be represented by ten generations numbering 20,156,292. They are very exact as to the figures. When we reflect that uncounted millions of pairs are breeding in the country, all the pests ot the farm sink Into Insig nificance us compared with rats. But there I no evidence that any one pair ever did Increase In this way In three years, ur the country could not bold the crop which the whole army would bare produced. Farmers all over the country know that rats are a plague, and they are all the time having to fight the Increase. There must be a lull in the Department if tho "experts" have nothing to do better than figuring up estimates of the rat Increase. It they know of any way that has not already been trfed for exterminating rat It would be of Feeding Poultry. A little study along this line will go a great way toward bringing suc cess. By combining in your bill of fare for the hens green rye, clover, or vegetables of some sort, with a little beef scrap or animal meal, as these will take the place of the grass and bugs that the fowls would ob taln when at liberty in the natural laying season, the desired results will usually be obtained. This diet should be fed In the proper form, which means that the fowls should have to scratch and work for the most of their food. The soft food should you desire to feed mash should be mixed in a crumbly state and fed in troughs, but the birds should not be given enough to sat isfy their appetites. Grain should be well scattered In their litter, so as to induce exercise. Here hang the results In cold weather, as the nutriment that is extracted from the food must first be taken up by the blood before It can be distributed to the different parts of the body, and a surplus must be obtained to draw on before a satisfactory egg yield can be expected. It makes quite a difference whether you aro feeding for market eggs or are wanting eggs for incubation. Lack of fertility In the eggs and chicks dead in the shell are more often due to overfeeding of hens than to the male bird, which Is usually considered at fault. In handling the breeds .ha' have a tendency to take on fat at the ap proach ot warm weather, excellent results have been obtained by feed ing a light breakfast followed by as much green food as can be eaten at noon. For this I prefer green rye or alfalfa. The latter Is one of the best egg producing foods available to poultry. A small patch ot ground sown to alfalfa, will make a big sav ing, in your food bill, as it comes early, is u rapid grower, can be cut many times during the season, and will be found green and fresh when most other stuff has become tough and dried up by the hot weather. This car. bo followed by a liberal feading of grain at night, but the fowls should not have more than will be well worked out of the lit ter. See that they are very hungry for the light breakfast. Excellent results have been obtained in feed ing grain mixed in the following pro portions by measure: Two parts eorn, shelled or cracked; one part wheat and one part oats. Less corn and more wheat can bo used, but at the present price of wheat I have found the two parts of corn the most satisfactory. It Is not alone a ques tion of how many eggs I can get, but also at what profit they can be pro duced. Correepondence ot the Ohio Poultry Journal. Executive Places In Large Stores By EDWARD WILLI8TON FHENTZ. When a salesgirl In a particular department of a large store has dem onstrated that she has ability above her fellows In that department she Is advanced to the position of "head of stock." She still keeps ter place as a salesgirl, and still sells goods, but In addition she exercises a general over sight over the goods, watches for de pletion in any particular line, makes notes of those styles or qualities which sell best, keeps the buyer for that department Informed, and, In general, pushes the sales. For this she receives a slight Increase ot wages, so that she Is usually the best paid salesgirl In her department. If she shows ability she next be comes "clerical asair'ant" to the buy er. Thus, starting with a poorer equipment In the way of education, she has now fought her way up to the position, referred to In the preceding paper, which the reiiege girl took when she env.ed the store. In this position she gets the point i view of the buyer of goods, In ad dition to that of the seller, which she acquired at the counter down stairs. She keeps the stock sheets, which re cord the transactions in all the va rious lines. 8he learns where the buyer gets the $16 suits which sold so well last month, and what linef have netted tho largest profits. In some stores the position of cler ical assistant does not exist by that name. In such places the successful head of stock becnmesasslstantbuyer. In addition to those duties Just de scribed, she will visit the wholesale markets with the buyer, and will be responsible for the stock In her do partment, onco It Is In the store. She must watch it closely, and know when to push a "dull" line by Judi cious advertising or by Bpeclal mark down sales. Her wages will be from $16 to $40 a week, and she may also have a commission on sales. The buyer's position Is the goal ot every ambitious department store girl. Not only are the emoluments greater in the matter of money, but there are trlpa to the great wholesale markets, as New York In the East, Chicago and St. Louis In the West, New Orleans In the South and San Francisco on the Pacific coast. In many departments there Pjte also yearly or semi-yearly trips to London or Paris. This gives variety and adds charm to the work. The requirements nre energy, good taste, executive ability to handle sub ordinates, nnd above all, and rarest of all, the "buying Instinct" the ability to make a good trade. Rare as this quality Is, It shows itself as often In women as in men, and It al ways commands a high figure. The Balarles of buyerB depend both on their ability and on the department which they represent. The buyer for the smallest department would hard ly receive less than $20 a week, and In the more important departments the salaries of women sometimes range as high as $7000 or $8000. Besides the positions that liave been mentioned there are other well paid places for capable girls In the department store. Store guides re ceive from $16 to $25 a week; secre taries to the higher officers from $15 to $30. It sometimes happens that a girl who begins at the lower rounds of the ladder may show small ability for climbing by the regular and usual steps, and yet may develop qualities which push her into one of theso higher places of another sort. Every one who has noticed thj lists of "intended occupations" of the graduating classes of men's col leges Is aware that the number cf those who euter the professions has decreased, while the number of thosj who select a business career haB in creased. Tho reason is plain. College ni.i have learned that the money rewarda of success in business are greater. Tho growing and coming change In the character of department store work are beginning to have a slniilav effect upon the minds of intelligent girls. With the rais'ng of the stand ard of ability, business life is tempt ing them more and more, and tore most among business opportunities stands the department store. Youth' j Companion. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL; INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR AUG. 25 BY THE ItEV. I. W. HENDERSON. Better Oft Merely Wailing. A stoek broker had fallen upon evil times, and one day drifted Into a fourth-rate chophouse. To his sur prise he discovered in the wetter an old city fi-t i. i and one-time col league. "You don't mean to say thnt you've come down to this'.' said the stockbroker. "Come down ."' replied the wetter. "I don't dine here, I merely wait." London Chronicle. Undiplomatic. It was a quiet afternoon in the emergency ward at the Little Palace Hotel. George, the head nurse, who dispenses first aid to the aufferlug, was greeting Gus, who had dropped In from the Falrmount to exhibit his new straw hat. "I dink It's a peauty," remarket. George approvingly. "Dollar aud a half?" "Und more 'an that," replied Gus proudly. "Two dollarg." "I dell you, Gus, I am a good friend to you; may be some Sunday you lend It to me, eh? I like to call on Judge Cook by his ranch In Sonoma County." "Und may be you break It, eh?" "Den I bay you what it's worth." "Pay me $2?" "Oh, no; it's second-hand hat after you wear it. I pay you $1, Qua." "You pay me nodlng. I doau lend that hat." San Francisco Chronicle. Horse Ate Lore Letters. A certain Stamford horse, that un til yesterday was never suspocted ot being anything but a staid, sober old steady-goer, has worried the Stam ford girls by breaking open a letter box and feeding on the love notes contained therein. Business letters were not molested. Tho owner Is keeping a close watch on the animal to see what effect the love letters may have on his system. The postoffioe people are pointing to the case as an example of what It likely to happen it people continue hitching their horses to letter bozos. The horse is suffering nothing more serious than what a veterinary called the "ecetacles." Stamford Dispatch to the New York American. A Postal Stamp Needed. Under a recent revision ot the pos tal law newspapers cannot now be sent Into Canada at pound rates, x postage stamp most be affixed. The same yules appRee to the sending ol Canadian paper Into the United Btatee. Subject: Israel Journeying Toward Canaan, Num. 10:11.18, 29-80 , Golden Text, Ex. 18:21 Mem- ory Verses, 88, AO. After a season of preparation In the wilderness at Slnal the Lord led Israel along the way to the promised land as far as Paran. The period of preparation that Ood required before He led them farther along the way is worthy of attention. Ood promised to deliver the children of Israol out of the hands of Pharaoh and out of the land and bondage ot Egypt. But He did not deliver them Into the possession ot the full prom ise that He made to them until He had prepared them to receive It. And that was wise. Another noticeable feature Is that eo soon as Israel had made ready ac cording to the commands of Jehovah He led them on. Ood never let ua stand still If we do His will. The man who moves abead for God always finds Ood ready to lead him Into a larger life and Into a fuller realiza tion of His promises and Himself. If Israel had not obeyed at Slnal Israel would never havo gotten as far as Paran. And the reason why so many people do not get any further along In life, spiritually, mentally and ma terially, than the Slnal period Is be cause they do not use Slnal to pre pare themselves for the Journey through Paran and for entrance into the promised land. It is not Ood'a fault that so many people fall to ex perience the fulnesB of realized prom ise in the Christian life. The fault la theirs. If they are content, as eo many are content, with the lesser and tho smaller things that are relative to Christian experience and do not use their earlier relationships with Ood and His truth to prepare them for a larger knowledge of Hie truth and of Himself they cannot blame God If they do not move on. For God le ready to reveal larger mes sages to those who prove themselves fit to receive them. Moses' invitation to Hobab and the circumstances surrounding it afford much suggestive material for study. The tribe to which Hobab belonged was a wandering people. They had no such promise or expectation of fixed territory as Ood had promised and prepared for Israel. Moses loved Hobab and his people and was there fore desirous to have him and them enter Into the same Joys that he was to possess. Dr. Robert Watson well says that Hobab and his followers "may be taken aB representing a class In the present day to a certain extent at tracted, even fascinated, by the church, who standing aro appealed to In terms like those addressed by Mosob to Hobab. They feel a certan charm, for in the wide organization and the vast activity of the Christian church, quite apart from the creed on which it is based, there are signs ot vigor and of purpose which con trast favorably with endeavors di rected to mere material gain. In Idea and in much of its effort the church is splendidly humane, and it provides Interests, enjoyments, both ot an in tellectual and artistic kind, in which' all can share. Not so much Its univer sality nor Ub mission of converting the world, nor its spiritual worship, but rather the social advantages and the culture it offers draw towards it I those minds and lives. And to them i it extends, too often without avail. I the Invitation to Join Its march. It I attracts, but is unable to command, j because with all its culture of art it does not appear beautiful, with all i Its claims of spirituality It Is not un- worldly; because, professing to exist I for the redemption ot society, it i methods and standards are too often human rather than divine. It ia not that the outsider shrinks from the religiousness of the church as over done; rather does he detect a lack of that very quality. He could be lieve in the divine calling and Join the enterprise of the church if he saw it journeying steadily towards a bet ter country, that Is, a heavenly. Its earnestness would then command him, faith would compel faith. But social aims and temporal alms are not subordinated by the members of the church, nor even -by its leaders. And whatever Is done in the way ot pro viding attractions for the pleasure loving, and schemes of a social kind, these, so far from gaining the unde cided, rather make them less dis posed to believe. More exciting en joyments can be found elsewhere. The church offering pleasures and so cial reconstruction Is attempting to 'catch those outside by what, from their point of view, must appear to be chaff." Life and Things. The Bible nowhere discourages the possession of things. It says noth ing whatever against it. But it does say this, that a man's life does not consist in things in the abundance of the things which ho may possess. He may possess things; that may, not be wrong, and may not do the man any harm; but it is 'very wrong, and of very great harm, when the things begin to possess the man, or .when the man begins to estimate hie 'life by the abundance of things which the posaeaseth. Rev. 0. B. F. Hal lock, D. D. Don't Drift. To reach the port of Heaven we must aall sometimes with the wind and sometimes against It, but we must sail and not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes. In the last tew weeks a series of interesting testa of the vacuum brake . on goods trains has been in progress on the Austrian State Hue across the Arlberg Pass, near the Swiss fron tier, says The Pall Mall OatetU. These experiments have been closely watched by representatives of for eign governments. At first the brekes were tried on moderately heavy trains of forty-five wagons or so, which were afterward lengthened to seventy-five wagons, making a ttaU "early half a mile In length and welgu twelvo hundred tons. In every case the vacuum brakes proved highly successful; the heav teat trains were readily controlled and (topped, eveu ou steep grades, when traveling at speeds varying from six to twenty-seven miles an hour. i Qreece la said to be the poorest eountry of Europe. Her total wealth amounts to $1,000,000,000, or about half that of gwitxerlaad.
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