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A BRILLIANT 8UNDAY OERMON UY
OR. CHARLES EDWARD LOCKE
Subject: Crime of I'nhnpplness.
Brooklyn. N. T. Dr. Charles F
T -cke returned to his pulpit In the
1 nsnn Place Methodist Episcopal
i urch Sunday. Dr. Icke's subject
' "The Crime of tlnhanplness; or,
Whre Happiness May be Found."
His text wiu Isaiah 35:10: "They
hall obtain Joy and gladness, and
orrow and sighing shall flee awav."
Dr. l.oeke aald In the course of his
aermon:
It is our duty to be happy. It is our
right to be happy. The philosopher's
tone, which can transform all the
dross of life Into purest Joy, la hope.
The fabled fountain which will ln
aure eternal youth and beauty Is con
tentment. True happiness la not onlv
a duty and a right, bnt it Is a pos
sible possession; It Is the sure prize
of those who seek aright.
The rapt prophet Isaiah boldly
foretells the time when the people
"shall obtain Joy and gladness, and
sorrow ard sighing shali flee away,"
and "eve.-iai.tlnK Joy shall be upon
their heads." The radiant promises
of the Word of God are not to torture
and to tantalize mankind Into woes
and slaveries more abject, but are
Intended to awaken our lethargic
natures and somnolent consciences
that we may be aroused to claim our
high and holy and happy estate. Un
hapi iness Is a crime against Cod and
our fellows, as well as against our
selves. There Is an Intricate and exquisite
conspiracy In the universe to make
men happy. There are carnivals of
beauty, panorprnns of splendor, ora
torios of music, laughing waters,
dancing sunbeams, singing birds,
chanting seas, delicious fruits and
enchanting flowers. Nature Is not
cruel, health Is contagious, there is a
survival of the fittest. "The cdm
mon course of things is In favor of
happiness: happiness Is the rule, mis
ery the exception."
As Ood made the sun to shine and
the flowers to bloom and the seas
to ebb and flow, so Ho made man to
be happy. "If any man is unhappy,"
said a wise man, "this must be his
own fault, for God made all men to
happy." The ve.v law of our
being is happiness. A crime is an
offence against the laws or Grid and
man; unhaoplness la such an offence;
hence a crime.
Happiness may be discovered In
life's activities In unremitting en
deavor, not In the bluster and haste
which enervate and defeat, but In the
constant use of our capacities. Un
rest and atrophy occur when ener
gies are allowed to become stagnant.
An aimless life Is always an unhappy
life. Leisure and rest have exquisite
flavor where they are the punctuation
points of duties faithfully discharged
and ambitions steadily realized. Ac
tivity defies infirmity, and octogena
rians like John Wesley and John
Whlttler, Gladstone and Pope Leo
XIII hold old ago at bay while they
elaborate the closing achievements of
eventful careers. The benevolently
inclined young lady who cut oft the
tall of the pollywog to hasten the
stages of Its evolution wept In dis
may when she found she had ended
the life of the little dismembered
creature. It needed the labor of get
ting rid of Its tail to develop strength
for the responsibilities of Its promo
tion. If there are stunted growths
and undeveloped lives among the
. youth of these prosperous decades,
may It not be that our educational
and domestic methods are affording
,foo much assistance, or ease, or lux
ury to these little human pollyv.n -s?
Every faculty of our being Is made
more robnst by constant and sensible
activity. To b able, to brlns thing3
to i. ass conducts to true happiness.
What real Joy ta stored away In a
good book! Study may bo found an
unfailing source of pleasure. The
culture of the mind brings forth the
flower and the fragrance and the
fruitage of our intellectual natures.
Truth invigorates; It makes buoyant
and youthful. Truth is never old.
never dlacordant. Then, too, what
perennial fountains of sparkling hap
piness are music and art and poetry.
And what shall bo said about nature?
If people would be happy, they must
get out of doors. God made the
heavens, but man made the houses.
Many houses are devices of Satan to
shut man away from hla Ood. All
nature is redolent of divinity. It is
hard for a naturalist to be an un
believer. Some great nature students
have de.snised creeds, but it was be
cause their great God was too mighty
to be bounded and measured by man's
dialectical tape line or foot rule. Let
us get out of doors. God, music,
might and men are out of doors, and
if we would be happy we must asso
ciate much with the world outside,
for we have a divine commission to
subdue the earth. The "flower in
the eranied wall" has yet many beau
t If ul lessons to the thoughtful visi
tor. Like the story of Edward How
laud Sill, let us fling open Die win
dows of our grim town3 aud let in
the "gust of sunshine and the sum
mer scent of rose, and be sure that
the window sill stands open and i;!ia!l
never be shut again!"
Ecquisite happiness is found in
life's true friendships. The widow
of Schumann Bays that whenever she
wan to pluy in public any of her hus
band's iuuiIc, she would read over
and over again the dear love letters
he had written her during his life.
All true love la divine, and what we
rail human love Is really divine love,
and 1b one of our earthly faculties
which la the sure prophecy of the
estate of Infinity to which wo are
going, as it la the token of the in
finite heart from which we have
sprung. No man can bo truly happy
who does not live or is not truly
loved. The greatest of these Is love!
HapplneHs is always found In ser
rice. He who would be "happy"
among you, as well as "he who would
be chief among you, must be the ser
vant of all." When the old French
nobility choso as their motto, "No
bieone Oblige," they simply accentu
ated one of the finest principles of
the social organism, that "rank or
privilege is obligation." Autocracy's,
fendal systems, wars and til selTmh
ambitions must gradually go down
before such a scaptrs. He who li not
capable of serving is not capabW of
Joy. Any man who wears upon hla
helmet "lch Dlen" will nuon have a
crown and a kingdom.
Since ul' clouds have a silver lin
ing and every dark shadow a bright
aide, tor there would be no shadows
If there were no sun, If any one would
be happy, he must look for the bright
aide. It may be his duty, unlike the
ton dial, to mark other than the
bright hours, but he will not be wise
unless ha adopts the motto -of a ven
erable English bishop, "Serve Ood
and b cheerful." it u hard to per
suade some people to be Christians
when it is seen thai occasionally lbs
most unhappy and most disagreeable
people pose In a community as Chris
tians. One of the first things true
religion docs for people is to mike it
possible for people to live with thm.
It may be probable that fault-finding
and complaining people will escape
purgatory, but It Is certain that those
who have to live with th-m do not.
I am sure God has a hpeclnl crown
of beauty In heaven for these people
who are compelled to live on earth
with disagreeable people.
In possessing Christ as our life
and nitr truth and our way, we have
a specific for the world's unrest and
care and a sure prescription for hap
piness. He was n wine an 1 klllful
doctor who. when one of his patients
described to him her symptoms,
wrote this prescription for her: "Go
home and read your Ilible for an hour
every dny." I notice that somebody
Is proposing that th" office of priest
and physician bn combined. I should
have no objection if there could be
a corresponding doubling of time and
capacity. There Is no doubt that
soul sickness Is the cause of much of
the world's ailment. Christ came to
heal the world's woes, and the bur
dens of humanity contemplate that
men shall be wise enough to accept
dlvino helo In carrying the loads
which would' not have been lnld upon
the race without a Great Burden
Hearer. It must be remembered that
true happiness is a celestial exotic, as
Sheridan sings:
True happiness Is not the growth of
earth.
The soil Is fruitless If you seek It
there:
'Tis an exotic of celestial birth.
And pver blossoms but in celestial
air.
Sweet plant of paradise! Its seeds
are sown
In here and there a breast of heav
enly mold.
It rites slow and buds, but ne'er was
known
To btomon here the climate Is
too cold.
And however Bobble Burns may
have failed to fulfill In his own na
thetlc career the theology of his
songs, it was not because his lips or
his lyre lurked the true gospel of
happy pnd useful living:
It's no In titles nor In rank;
It's no In wealth like Loudon bank.
To purchase pence and rest.
It's no In making nmckle mair,
It's no In bcoks; it's no In loar,
To make us truly blest.
If happiness hac not her seat
And centre In the hrfast,
We may be wise, or rich, or great;
But never can he blest.
In the advent the angel said ho
brought good tidings of great Joy.
David cang long c.g.t, "ilappy Is that
people whose god is the Lord!" The
Christian religion has sat the world
to singing. Christianity Is truth set
to music. Sin and death go out of
the world when Christ aud life come
in. A little boy understood his father
to say that children should be brought
up in the "fear and ammunition" of
the Lord. There Is an old classical
adage that "Every lover Is a rol
dler." Horace dedicated to his
favorite deity his lyre, his torch and
his bow. So if we would bo happy
we mii3t be useful; knights of the
Cross, armed with the shield of fcith
and the sword of the Spirit, and girt
with the truth according to Jesus
Christ!
Household Matters.
Corn an Sllngc.
The object of putting up corn as
silage Is to preserve the stalk and
blades in as near their green stage as
J possible. If corn Is allowed to be
come too ripe and the stalks too dry,
the value of the silage Is much re
duced. The best feed Is obtained If
the corn Is allowed to become Just
well-dented, and then cut 'and put
up as quickly as possible. Indlnno
"armer.
"Lying Spirits."
Some noteworthy admissions were
mndo by several speakers at the an
nual Convention of Spiritualists held
:n London recently. The secretary
of tho Union, In n speech of medium
ship, warned his hearers that there
were grave daugers attending tho
practice. Two city gentlemen who
?.1eo gave their testimony, admitted
that a "spirit ' had grossly deceived
them. By several professional Spirit
ualists it is freely admitted that lying
spirits may deceive even tho "elect."
The history of Spiritualism 'eaves no
doubt that these "lying spirits" iiave
been very numerous. Than what can
bo the value of communications from
the other side which are thus Imper
iled? What guarantee has any one
that tho truth is being told?
To certain people there is a great
fascination In the Idea of communi
cating directly with the "beyond."
But what information has ever
reached us from the other side that Is
really trustworthy, or of any practi
cal use? From an Intellectual and
evidential point of view, there is
cothlug less satisfactory than tho re
sults of Spiritualism. On the other
band, according to Spiritualists them
selves, there are grave dancers at
tending tho medium.
The Bible, in forbidding medium
ship Is our friend. God does not wiBh
His children to be at the disposal of
lying spirits. Ho has tokl us all that
It la necessary to know in this life,
and if men refuse that word, they will
not be persuaded though ouo rose
from the dead. i.ondon Christian.
A Proytr.
O my God, Thou wert In ray heart,
and requlredst nothing hut a turning
of my mind Inward to Thee to make
me feel Thy preieneo O Iufinito
Goodness, Thou wert so near, and I
ran hither and thither to seek Thae,
but found Theo not. My lifo was a
burdn, though ray happiness was
within me. I was poor in the midst
of riches, and starting vtith hunger
near a table spread with dainties aud
near a continual feast. Mm:. Guyou.
Peace, Quietness, Rest.
If you will bo rich, you must be
content to pay the price of falling
Into temptation and a snare, and
many foolish and hurtful lusts; and It
that price be too high to pay, then
you must be content with the quiet
valleys of existence, whore alone it
is well with us, haviug God for your
portion; peace, quietness and rest
with Christ. F. W. Robertson.
' Soda For Hoy.
The use of nitrate of soda on mow
ing lands to promote the second crop
Is becoming fairly common among
hay farmers. Results this year have
promised very poorly because of the
continuous dry weather since the
first crop was cut. The grass even
when topdressed has made very little
growth. The later rains will help
matters somewhat, but the hay pro
ducer will be obliged to wait until
the next crop for the better part of
of his 'returns. Recent years' experi
ments at the Massachusetts station
Indlcnte thai under average condi
tions most of the nltrato, although
a very soluble material, will stay
In the soil until th - following season
and show good results in the follow
ing crop.
Oriiinrtl Suggestions.
Dr. Lambert, who has acquired a
wide reputation as a successful fruit
grower, read n very instructive paper
on "The Orchard" at one of the Illi
nois Institutes. He urged the Impor
tance of giving the best of care and
attention to fruit trees. Many farm
ers seemed to be holding fast to the
Idea that the growing of apples was
unprofitable, and as they withheld
the proper care from the trees they
naturally withered and died, and then
the blame was placed upon nursery
men, charging them with furnishing
poor stock. One of the most destruc
tive pests to fruit trees Is the round
headed borer, which will encircle a
tree, making a depth of from one to
three inches, destroying the cambium
layer of the tree and thus cut off all
the supplies of life from the roots.
Testing Corn.
At the Pennsylvania Institute
Pro!. Christie, lu his talk upon corn,
said among other things that "one ot
the main things to consider is the
adaptability of the corn to the local
ity. County poor farms should be
used to make tests under the direc
tion of the experiment station, so
farmers coulo select and use such
corn as is adapted to their own local
ity. There has been found a varia
tion of twenty-five to 100 per cent. In
yield of two kinds grown in the same
.. ....... . . v Dini Duuuiii uc se
lected from the middle of the ears
in order to get uniform results in
planting. The planter will drop
three grains In a hill ninety-flve
times out of 100 when his selection
is made " A testing box was shown,
nnd the Importance of testing seed
corn demonstrated. Prof. Christio
does not believe that high protein
corn can K secured without loss in
vicld.
Spcnks Well For Cow peas.
White and kidney beans have long
been regarded as nutritious foods,
but experiments recently made at the
University of Tennessee under the
auspices of the Department of Agri
culture have shown that whatever
may be claimed for beans may be
claimed equally for cowpeas. The
cowpea, says the report, has a dis
tinctive and pleasing flavor and can
be prepared for the table In a great
many appcttzlug ways and compares
favorably with other legumes In re
spect to both nutritive value and di
gestibility. The cowpea deserves to
be more generally known and used
as a staple food throughout the Uni
ted States for both its high food
value and for the additional variety
in the diet which it would help to se
cure. It is reasonable lu price and
could undoubtedly be grown In quan
tities sufficient to meet any demand.
It Is not too late to plant'it this season-
Weekly Witness.
Inexperienced.
A good story Is told of a discon
certing Intervention which Mr. Glad
stone once experienced when ad
dressing a woman suffrage meeting
in Leeds. In the course of his speech
he paid a graceful compliment to the
eloquence of tho ladles who had pre
viously spoken, and further gallantly
remarked on the great pleasure whlth
it gives the other sex to listen to
women talking. Pausing for a mo
ment after this observation, Mr. Glad
stone, like his audience, was thrown
iuto an unexpected state of merriment
by a male voice, which proceeded
from the back of the hall and pro
claimed in the broadest Yorkshire
dialect: 'Kb, lad, tbou'st uoan wed
yet, I see'st." -Westminster Gazetto.
Discoveries ( large bodies of iron
ore are reported to have been madt
In the State of Collma, Mexico, and
these are said to be not only very
extensive but of very good quality.
The ore occurs lu tie form of magne
tite and hematite. -JBuglueer.
Drying Off Ewes.
One of the worst troubles which
sheepmen have to fight against is
garget, or Inflammation ot tho udder
In ewes when the lambs are weaned.
There Is going to bo more trouble
this year than usual, because pas
tures are still fresh and green and
ewer, are in heavy How of milk. The
trouble Ib caused by inflammation of
the mammary glands, and if the ud
der is not partially relieved it Is lia
ble to ruin the usefulness of the ewe.
The thing to do Is to prevent the
trouble if possible. Take the ewes
off the fresh pastures, or at least i,m
the ewes on less luxuriant fields some
tunc before weaning the lambs be
gins. If this does not red u n,
1 milk flow fast enough put the ewes In
" or sarus ana teed them dry
hay. But the Hhenherd will have n
I watch closely until all danger is
passed, it win probably be necessary
to catch some of the owes flnlly nnH
milk out part of the milk. Indiana
I Farmer.
An Early Moult Dciiubb
One of the advantages of an early
moult l that the birds are enabled to
get the ordeal over lu good weather
and start laying again before the
winter sets In. A warm summer la
more conducive to an early moult
than u cold one, so that lu the latter
case If we assist nuture la any way so
much the better. It must always be
remembered that the moult is a very
I trying process ioithe fowl, and that
j it Is oeaentially a time when ttiey
, need especial attention, more particu
j larly In regard to dint.
I If, therefore, we desire to push on
matters we must give geneioua treat
ment, for nny neglect at this period
result In loss of stamina, which
ran never be recovered. It Is a short
sighted policy to think, ns some are
apt to do. that because the fowls are
unproductive while moulting. It !
not worth while to bother much about
tbem.
There Is no period when careless
ness Is more to be deprecated. If the
birds are confined In warm, darkened
quarters, at the first symptom of
shedding their feathers, nnd fed on
soft food only, to which Is added a
little boiled linseed, a quick moult is
frequently induced In birds, which
would otherwise complete moulting
much later. A judicious use of hemp
seed Is often beneficial at this time,
and meat given freely while the
moult Is on will not only supply the
much needed stimulus to the newly
growing feathers, but hasten the re
sumption of laying. W. R. Gilbert
In the American Cultivator.
Mifti
Take a cupful each of tomatoes,
onions and green peppers (from
which the seeds have been removed) ;
Bcnld and skin the tomatoes, and skin
the peppers by blistering on a hot
stove. Chop all together, adding
salt and enough olive oil to moisten.
This can be eaten hot or cold on flsb
or cold meats. New York Tribune.
Mock Pate de Fols Gras.
Pour boiling water over a half
pound calf's liver, let It stand ten
minutes, then drain and dry; cut In
dice and fry gently with three or
four slices of bacon, two or three
shallots and four mushrooms; the
liver must be Just cooked through,
but not browned or toughened with
long cooking; when done, turn the
contents ot the pan minus the fat
Into a rnotar and pound to a paste;
season with salt, pepper, and, II
liked, a suspicion of mace and nut
meg, then rub through a sieve and
use as a sandwich filling The addi
tion ot a few chopped truffles makes
it still more appetising. New. York
Telegram.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTH FOR NOV. 10 RY THE
REV. f. W. HENDERSON. .
Tree Doctoring.
Several white pino trees, valuable
for shade and associations. Were se
riously damaged In a recent storm,
the entire top being blown away. An
other tree, similarly Injured in a pre
vious storm, Is beginning to die, and
we are told that these will also, pre
sumably from the effect of the weath
er on the exposed wood. Is there any
preparation which can be sprayed
over the broken surfaces to prevent
decny? Also, will a tree of such age
(nearly fifty years) ever produce a
now terminal bud? We think not;
are we right? E. M. C, Liberty, Ind.
There In no mixture which can he
sprayed on the pine trees In question.
Ot upon the broken stems, which will
do the least good. But It will be
worth while to saw off the broken
stems square, cutting down to live,
sound wood, and point the wounda
heavily with several coats of thick
white lead. Probably nothing else,
can be done, unless It be to supply the
trees with a little extra water In case
they are situated In a dry place. Thlf
ettra supply of water, however,
would be much more valuable If giv
en during the first half of the sum
mer while the trees are growing.
Whether the trees will make new
leaders or not depends less on theli
age than on their physical condition.
If they nre otherwise strong and
healthy, situated In a good soil, with
a reasonable supply of wator avail
able, they stand a good chance to re
cover, to make new tops and to llvs
through many long years of useful
ness and beauty. Country Gentleman.
Tomatoes and Eggs.
Vegetarians ought to like the fol
lowing:
Cut three or four firm, round to
matoes In half, and place them In a
fireproof baking dish, skin down.
Add one tablespoonful of water and
bake until tender. Remove from
oven before they lose their shape and
scoop out a good portion from each.
Break two eggs Into a saucepan, ndd
a teaspoonful of butter, wineglassful
of cream, little onion juice, one table
spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese,
pinch of salt, pepper and sugar, and
whisk all until thick and creamy.
Fill tomato cups with custard, doco
rate with a sprig of parsley. Serve
very hot on toast. New York Tribune.
Grated Parmesan Clieesc.
' The grated Parmesan or American
cheese to be had at the grocer'f
makes a delicious and nutritious ad
dition to the luncheon omelet and
Is, withal, quickly managed. Make
the omelet In the usual way, beating
the yolks and whites of the eggs to
gether few persons like the frothy
centre of the omelet made with stiffly
beaten whites; add a tablespoonful
of milk for every egg, salt and pep
per, and cook in the omelet pan until
the bottom of the omelet Is brown
and the centre jellylike. Then sprln-
kle It with a generous quantity ol
the cheese, fold and remove from the i
pan to a hot plate. Sprinkle agair
with the cheese and serve.
Nail Wounds in Horses' Feet.
It has Ionic been known that, nail
pricks and other similar iniuries in
the horse's hoof may lead to nn In
fection, followed by the formation of
puss under the horn of the hoof and
a serious general disease of tho horse
or at least the loss of the hoof. In a
bulletin of tho South Dakota station
Moore has recently renorted results
obtained in a number of cases from
applying a strict antiseptic treatment
to injuries of this Bort. The method
consists of paring away the horn of
noof from the affected part until the
blood oozes out. The hoof Is then
thoroughly washed In a solution of
bichloride of mercury at the rate of
one part to GOO of water, after which
absorbent cotton saturated in a solu
tion of the same strength is applied
to the wound and the whole hoof is
packed in cotton surrounded by a
bandage and well coated with inr
This prevents any further tilth from
coming lu contact with the wound.
Subsequent treatment, however, can
be applied by the average farmer,
since all that Is necessary is to pour
a little of this solution of bichloride
of mercury upon the cotton which
projects from the upper part of the
bandage. The cotton will absorb
enough of the solution to keep the
wound moistened and hasten the
healing procesB. If a remedy of this
sort is not adopted In the case of
foot wounds In the horse, the owner
runs considerable risk ot serious In
fection either of blood-poisoning or
lockjaw.
Hints For the Fnilt-Canncr.
Before putting fruit in glass jars,
wash them In soap suds containing
a little soda. Then rlnBe well with
scalding water, and set In the sun tc
dry.
If you want the flavor of the fruit
to come out well, do not use an excesp 1
of sugar. ' '
Never use poor fruit for canning.
The best Is none too good. Let it be
as fresh as possible, and not over- ;
ripe.
Handle It as little as possible.
Have everything In readiness be
(ON you begin operations. The wo- I
man who has to run to pantry oi
kitchen every time a thing is wanted
makes herself double the work that's
necsBsaty.
Use the best grade of sugar. It
may coBt a little more than the ordi
nary, but it will make your fruit ;
enough better to pay the difference
in cost.
Do not stir your fruit when It Is
co6king. If you want to know how
it Is coming along, take out a piece
of it without disturbing the rest.
Give it a brisk boiling. If allowed
to Btand and simmer it will not retain
its shape well.
When the cans are ready for seal
ing, see that the covers fit perfectly.
Never use one that does not hug
down tightly to the shoulder of the
Jar. From "The Country House In
terior," by Bben E. Rexford In The
Outing Magazine.
i .Mm Notes.
If not milked In a reasonable time
the cow refuses to give down her
milk.
The habit of holding up the milk
can easily be formed by harsh treat
ment. Next to the careful selection come
the proper cultivation of trees, vines
and shrubs.
Overcrowding and overflowing
green corn usually makes trouble
with young pigs.
Duck feathers Bell at forty cents
per pound. Goose feathers bring
double the amount.
When turning balls out Into the
pasture It Is well to see that the
fences are made secure.
If the cow Is made to feel comfort
able and happy, she will pour the
milk out to the last drop.
When going into the horse's stall
always speak to him, and then If
you should touch him he will not
tie rrigtitened.
Growing pigs want the boro ana
muscle-making material that Is so
largely round in the middlings or
le.ed of a like nature.
It Is hardly an advantage to cul
tivate some light crop in the orchard
the first year, as by its cultivation
the trees are cultivated, too.
Don't think because corn is a littlt
ckehper pound fur pound than oil
meal or wheat middlings, that your
plgu can gut along on all corn.
A Massachusetts militia team baa
boon beating tbe regulars In camp
markmanshlp, andat the range ot 800
yards, which means business In tbe
field.
QJNXS FOR, THE
riODSEKEEPFR,
Add three tablespoonfuls of lime
water to every quart ot canned toma
toes and none will spoil.
Rinsing rice through two hot
waters removes the starch as well
us several cold water baths.
A lump of cut sugar In the teapot
will prevent stain If the tea Is spilled
and will not perceptibly affect the
taste.
To remove Ink stains from cloth,
rub thoroughly with boiled rice. If
the hiatus have become dry It may
be necessary to repeat.
For lime water, cover a piece of
lime the size of an egg with a quart
of cold water, stir well, let settle,
pour off the clear water and bottle.
Replace the worn ont cane In
chairs with heavy chicken netting.
Cut It two Inches larger all around,
turn in the edges and tack firmly.
For light pot-pie dumplings have
a steamer made to fit inside the pot
just reaching the liquor which will
boll up aud over but not submerge
them.
The heels of rubber shoes will not
wear out so quickly If pieces are cut
from the old rubbers and fitted In the
heels ot the uew oaes. Tbey should
be glued In firmly.
Sewing needles if left undisturbed
In the flannel leaves of the needle
book are often rusted by the suipher
used In preparing the flannel. Use
cbamols skin Instead.
To any favorite Johnny cake recipe
add from three to six apples (accord
log to tbe quantity) chopped very
finely. Sweat apple preferred,
makes a most dellctous cake.
Urease well tbe bottom o( frying
pans aud kettles before putting them
over the fire. The smoke can be
easily wiped oit with paper or cloth,
tben clean with soda and a clean
Subject: Joanna Renewing the Oove
nant With Israel, Joshna 2 I I l
2ft Golden Text, Joshua 84-10
Memory Verses, 22-24.
This Is one of the subllmest mo
ments In the history of Israel. The
account which forms our lesson Is as
fine a piece ot writing of Ita sort as
can be found. The situation is he
roic. The simplicity of the language
of the record simply heightens Its
majesty. In a few words, and they
well chosen, a mighty moment In the
national and religious life of Israel Is
conserved to posterity.
Joshua has finished his work. The
call of eternity la sounding In hla
earB. He Is about to ford another
Jordan. He feels that his labors are
not consummated until he has sealed
Israel by her own consent anew to
God. Therefore he gathers the peo
ple together. He relates the bless
ings of God to Israel. He pictures
the gl .iiea of fealty to Jehovah and
(he woes of disobedience to His holy
will. He makes a masterful, a mov
ing speech. Pleading, lecturing, al
most insulting, he throws down tbe
challenge. "Choose ye this day."
Israel follows In the footsteps of
her aged and lnsplrefl leader. The
fidelity of himself and his family and
his declaration of his steadfastness
in the service of Almighty God
awake a responsive note In the soul
of the nation. "We will serve the
Lord."
"Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve" comes as a clear call to the
world to-day. Never befoie has
there been such prosperity, such rea
son for giving God glory. This Is the
richest age that the world has known.
In spite of its sins, In spite of its
manifest wickednesses. In spite of the
sufferings of multitudes in every cor
ner ot the world, this Is the flneBt
epoch In the history of humanity. No
age has possessed so much. No ago
haB had a greater future. No age
has had so many reason to front to
morrow with hope unquenchable.
The achievements, the opportuni
ties, the future of the age, however,
aro the gift of God. And humanity
seems forgetful often of the fact. We
exult wealth, we magnify men, we
serve sin, we trust self. As though
wealth or men or we could have
done the work and accomplished the
results that are at hand without tho
counsel and the co-operntlon of Al
mighty God. As though sin had done
it. But humanity should not be al
lowed to forget its indebtedness to
God. It should be called into His
presence even as was Israel by
JoBhua. And humanity should be
compelled Individually and collective
ly to take a stand, to decide for or
against, to affirm Its allegiance. For
we cannot serve two masters. We
have no business to talk about our
Indebtedness to God while we refuse
Him the service of our souls and hug
idols to our hearts in secret.
The world to-day as Israel talks
about lis debt to the providence of
God while it secretly yields homage
to idolB. And there can be no hypoc
risy much worse than that. Israel
thanked God, but many of her people
served the Egyptian deities and the
gods of the Amorltes In secret. And
Joshua knew it. And so he brought
them right up to the point where
they would have to make a declara
tion for or against God. Any Intelli
gent man knows that the conditions
are the rame to-day inside and out
side of the church. The world should
be compelled to take a stand.
What Is true of the world at large
is equally true of America specifically.
We owe more to God than perhaps
any nation on the face of the earth.
We have more reasons then most peo
ple apparently have to glorify Him.
And we are not slow at certain sea
sons to acknowledge our obligations.
We are forced to admit that God has
been good to this land and that we
owe Him a debt that wo never can
repay. But while we hall His grace
we hug Idols to our hearts.
We must make a declsiou, we must
take a stand. We cannot serve Him
while we hold our idols close. Wheth
er the Idols be money, or power, or
lust, or pride, we must abandon them
for Ood.
And we ought. For God Is worth
serving. His providence is able. His
grace is sufficient for all. His co-operation
will Insure our future. Amer
ica cannot do much that shall be
memorable except He aid ber.
Neither can the world. There Is no
force so influential as the .mind of
God. There Is no service that is so
profitable as His. There is no lead
ership bo grateful to those who fol
low as Is the leadership of God. For
Jehovah Is the supreme molder of the
destinies of the world. The God and
Father of our Lord and Saviour Jnsua
Christ Is the supreme artificer ot this
world's affairs. We cannot fool Him,
for His eyes penetrate. We cannot
deceive Him, He is too wise. We
cannot balk H1b plans. For we are
mortal. We had best servo Him.
Not because It is 'policy to do so,
though it is, but because It is right.
Our happiness lies In our fealty to
God. Idols are a delusion.
Let us serve Him and hear His
voice to obey it. Let us Incline our
ears toward Htm. Let us not deny
Him over lordship In our lives. Let
us exalt Him. For If we will exalt
Him He will magnify us. And it will
be well for us here and hereafter.
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10.
The Conversion of the Gentiles
Acts 11: 1 18) (Missions).
Passages for reference: Gen. 22
18; Mai. 1. 11; Col. 3. 11; Rev. 21.
24 26.
The apostles and bretnren in Ju
daea had heard that the Gentiles had
given (he gospel an "appropriating
reception" ("received"), had wet
corned It gladly, and yet they object
ed. A gentleman once said to mn
that the "child-widow" conditions In
India were no worse than the
"child-labor" conditions In the United
States. A few overwlse so-called
progressives are enlarging on the su
perlorltles or peculiar local fitness of
heathen religions. And some people
In their fat satisfaction declare that
God made the Chinese, etc., to be far
beneath us and we had better not
waste our time upon them. When
William Carey proposed to the Cal
vlnlstlc church of his day tnnt they
send out missionaries they told him
to keep bis Ignorance quiet. They
said, "If Ood wants to convert the
heathen he will do It without man's
help." Men to-day either close thelt
eyes or, In spite of sight, question the
work In heathen lands.
Peter's hunger doubtless helped
his prayer vision Our folt losses
I frequently give us open-door outlooks,
Major Cole, the widely useful evan
gelist, utterly failed In business be
' fore he heard God's call to the re
j vivul work. An only daughter was
called home by God while still a lit
. tie girl, and this led Mr. Crlttenton to
give his love and attention to others'
daughters. Finding the world's
j Mary Magdnlenes the most neglected,
i he began the long chain if Crltten
ton's Homes that are blessing our
I country. Andrew Carnegie Is build
ing libraries because youthful mental
hunger made him feel the lack of
: free books.
Nothing but the presence of the
! Holy Spirit will explain character
j transformation. Wherever men are
I mnde better bestow your blessing.
I Do not require that It meet your es
tlmate of orthodoxy. The disciples
' were rebuked for stopping good work
because It was Irregular (Mark 9. 38,
I 39.) If the Spirit seals work never
; criticise, hinder, or object to It. Re
joice from the start.
NOVEMBER TENTH
Courage.
The highest courage Is to trust In
the power of the spiritual qualities
over the material. Rev. Frank
Crane, Congregatlonallst, Worcester,
-iUob.
No Hurry,
The American traveler who en
deavors to hasten the comfortably
galted Orient, against its wish soon
comes to a halt. That Ws the expe
rience of "A Woman Alono In thf
Heart of Japan."4
"Make the rtkman hurry. I have
a date and can't wait here all day,'
she said to the "boss rlkman" at th
station. He blazed like a fiery dru
gon,
"Veil, you get so mad, you no car
wait for dls, you go find 'nodder rlk
aba," be said.
She answered very meekly: "Deal
friend, you do not know mo. I an
not the least bit mad. This i onl)
a gentle American bustle, if yoi:
want mo to be real mad, I will show
you tho difference.''
"Veil, you vas almos' mud," he In
slsted. "You seem jus' like mad
when you any 'No can wait; rous
have riksha quick; hurry up!' "
Youth's Companlou.
The greed for gold. Prov. 23: 4, 5;
Luke 12: 13-21.
A hard bargainer. Gp. 31: 36-42.
A greedy man. JoBh. 7: 16-22.
Covetous priests. 1 Sam. 2: 12-17.
a dishonest servant. 2 Kings 6:
20-24.
A betrayer for silver. Matt. 26:
14-16.
A woe on greed. Jude 11, 12. '
Human wisdom sets before ltsell
the goal of riches; so does divine
wisdom but a far different kind of
riches!
Let us seek the kind of riches that
also make themselves wings and fly
toward heaven and get there.
A certain amount of goods enriches
a man's life; too much encumbers
It.
All treasure is good for a man that
is not "treasure for himself."
Suggestions.
Gold Is meant to bo where It will
be when we get to heaven under
our feet.
Look ' upon money as William
Carey did, as merely something
wherewith to "pay expenses" whlla
you attend to the real business of
life. s
Like all other greeds, the groed tot
gold, grows as It Is cherished. Tha
rich man feels as poor as the poor
man.
If you wait to be generous till you
have a certain sum, you will never
be generous.
Illustrations.
Uy a certain amount of water
sponge Is enlarged; by more water,
It Is oppressed.
The- same gold may make a gold
en calf, or a golden ark of the cov
enant. Few acids will affect gold, but It Is
spoiled by a touch ot tbe acid of sel
fishness. No metal can be spread out so
wide and thin as gold; and tho greed
of gold, also, will cover all your life
Interests.
To Think About.
ii ' oal! "prudence" really
tinntnllnnspT
Am 1 using all my money as God
would have me?
How am 1 preparing myself for a
world where there Is no money?
Gives Skin to Save Stranger.
Moved to pity by a graphic news
paper account of the terrible injuries
suffered by a man he had never seen,
Skapli Slgvaldson, an Icelander, liv
ing at Ivanhoe, Minn . came ,to this
city and volunteered to give up 12&
square Inches of his cuticle to save
the other's life.
The operation of skin-grufting waa
performed to save Gust Olson, an
aged man, whose wife has died of
burns she received In the same ex
plosion in which her husband war In
jured. Physicians hope to save Ol
son's lite, and are also confident that
Slgvaldson will recover.
The latter, although suffering In
tense pain, lies on a bed In a local
hospital with apparently but one
hope that the stranger ho aided may
recover.St. Paul Dispatch to the
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
William Taylor, pomologlst In
charge of field Investigations of tha
Department ot Agriculture, la having
constructed In Chicago a refrigerat
ing machine on wheels tor use In
shipping fruit. It has been found
that the best way to ship fruit Is to
cool it thoroughly before It starts.
On the Taylor car Is an oil-burning
onglne, a refrigerating plant which
operates the ammonia process and' a
system of fans for forcing blast of
cold atr through the cars of fruit.
The refrigerating car will be put
next to a car loaded with fruit, and
the cold blasts will be seat through
the fruit ear t?r some twenty-four
hours. Then the oar containing tbe
fruit wtll be iced and sent on Ita way.