- The Putpt I A SERMON JAY TAE REV- Thome: DisrlplcMilp. Brooklyn, N. Y. Preaching nt the Irving Square Presbyterian Church, Hamburg arena nnd Welrfleld street, on the above theme, the pastor, Kev. Ira Wemmell HontV'rson. took as his text 1 John 2.6: "He that salth he ahldeth In Him ought himself also to walk even ns He walked." He said: A disciple Is a learner. He la a Indent who sits nt the feet of a teacher and Imbibes knowledge and .Wisdom. A disciple Is a follower. One who walks after another. One .who places his feet In the footprints of his predecessor, who studies to emulate the teaching and the prnctice of his guide. Pre-eminently the disciples of Jesus Christ are students nnd followers. BtUdenta they nre of the wisdom of Ood revealed In nnd through Him, the essence and the refinement of, eternal and supernal truth. Distinct ively they are followers, If they be true followers, and It la of such only j Ithat I care to speak to-night, of the Lord. They seek to emulate His knowledge nnd to prnctice His pre 'cepts and become conformed to the standards of His virtues. They are His disciples. They glory in their Special allegiance to Him. They exalt Wle. overlordshlp and promulgate His ' principles and declare His divinity. iThey pray, and they profess to strive, to become like Him. And all this they do and endeavor to be simply and solely because they believe ft to ;be the Word of Ood that "Ho that Balth he ahldeth In Him ought him self also to walk even as He walked." Thl.- dlsclpleship Is the ambition of us all. It Is the glory of practical Christianity. It Is the outward evi dence In large measure of the faith that moves within our souls as Chris Han men and women. It Is a true standard of our worth as we walk among men. But It Is manifest that before ve can practice the truth we must know It; that before we can follow we must have a vision of the leader, that there must be footprints ahead that we may tread therein, that there must be ex ample ere there will bo emulntlon. To say this Is prosaic. But none the less It Is necessary. All of which is to say that If wo are to be disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ we must have some conception of His character and cn understand ing of the manner of life He lived. We must have a vision of the out standing characteristics of His man hood. It would be impossible in the space of time allotted to the sermon of this or of any other day to enumerate the virtues of our Saviour or to present comprehensively and fully the com ponents of His character. To-night we shall consider simply four of the traits that we must possess and aug ment by His grace within us and ex press to His glory about us If we would be His disciples. And these traits are: 1, a largo outlook; 2, a catholic spirit; 3, a militant right eousness; 4, an optirMstic foresight. These we must have are we to follow Him nnd to be the sort of disciples He bids us to become. Jesus had a large outlook. His . horizon was boundless. His vision pierced the veil of time and pene trated the mysteries of eternity. He ; was not circumscribed by the limita tions of His family relationships, nor by the boundaries of His birthplace, nor by the confines of Palestine. , Much less was He concerned with the 1 Hinallnesscs and the meannesses of llf which so dominant the minds and stultify the spirituality of so many of j His followers. Jesus was so en grossed with the consideration of ' large things that He had no time to j let little tilings annoy. He was so j bv.3y promulgating principles and ex amplifying them to man that He had no time for gossip. The trouble with tfca Christianity of the day Is that ' we have reversed the proc?ss of i 0 r- Lord. AVe are eo busy with the small things that we have but precious little time or strength to at tend the pressure of the largj. We are so busy with gossip that we for get the proclamation of principles. Vii dlsclple3 o" our Lord are gener al! so busy discus-fins what they think of the manners and the meth- , o-is ai'd the c'.o'.'nes and the frailties of brethren In the faith that they have little time to engross themselvo with the largest and perdurable c.' fairg of the Kingdom of Almighty Col. But if we were true diatlpltl of the Lord we would minify the fail'. birties and Idlotyncraslei of the brethren in the hous hold n.' faith w. 03 slnB are r.u grea.er than onr ov..i, aid magnify the r.oA of the vc -Id, anJ the Importaaes ot a stern 1 e.-'stance In the front ri'-ik In the lio- fight against sin, and the desira- bll ty of communion here Ba ly with the infl".i'e Htuven. And we would prar'ica what v. nreaihed. and labor ns v prave.l. . esus had a catholic spirit. There PI er wa3 a man who had firmer or ( mora ultimate convictions, a message I'rre final than oar Lord. His con- , fid 'nca in HU ambassadorial r:?;a- 1 i iship between God and the World v supreme. His belief In the flna' Ky of His Gospel was consummate, . A 1 ei He was never narrow. He ; v. i tolerant of nil Affirming the ue of the truth thai He declared, i 1 had ever a word o. encouragement fi : the see'ue. after light Were that i c 'her a ffamarltca or a Roman, a ; rich man or a slave, Jesus had tolera- i ii i (or him. lie was dUIninful . ! i.'.l that la superficial In religion and in rals. He had a welcome fur every . fill, hoiVfaver v.ealc an 1 uanJtr.ng, , w..o was honest. Quite otherwise is j i with mukiuiues w ithin His c lurch, ; T'.ey B. eia to think that tolerance r.rd religious dishonor are co-term'.n-ocs. They seem to ,magine that t'ae narrower they are the greater they r ader homage to their Lord. And f 4 another multitude seem to think that In order to be catholic in spirit 1 ; d tolerant lu temper we must to affirm the finality of oar t lathings, and iiaul do a our Hag. nud niiulmlze i oar eternal Importance, aud j.lac i jiirtelves wholly within the class of the sj-called ethnic faiths. In other j words some of us, too many of us in fact, have become so broad that we I have become shallow, aud so tolerant I that we have become vague, and so good-natured that we have become superficial. Too many have foraott. n 1 that thi heavens and the seas aro both wlue and hospitable to all and Jeep. Because 1 shake the hand of a Mohammedan and have respect for bis convictions und admire his dm Ity and emphasize the points of agre--nieiit that exist between his system and my own is no sign that I relin quish la any sense or fashion my con victions as to tlii! taiPiutJlL; of Jeauu I Christ or the finality oi the gospel ' that He preached Beran.-e I am i sensible enough to see the cleft evi dences of the working of the Spirit of liod In faiths otln r than my own Is no reason why I should belittle, ac tually or Inferentlnlly, the supreme consequence of Christian truth. For It Is as clear as day that whatever may be the undoubted excellencies of other faiths there Is no truth so com prehensive, no salvation so efficient, no message so ultimate, universal or exacting as that which Is comprised In the Christian scheme of things. Knowing that wo should be tolerant and at the same time fervent, wo can afford to bo. Jesus was mllltantly righteous. He I had no use for the militarism of Rome. Nor would He have any word of approbation for the militarism of to-day. Ha was a man of peace, ex cept when Ho was faco to face with i sin. He was peaceful in HIb attltudo toward sinners. He was militant against their sin. Jesus was a fighter. He carried the warfare Into the ene mies" country. He could turn His back upon the representative of or ganized wickedness. He fought sin i with no care for the cost or the con sequences to Himself. But He wns no quarreller. He vns therefore dif ferent from a host of His disciples. The trouble with the church, among other things, Is this, that we quarrel rather thnn fight. We stem to enjoy ! a row among ourselves as much as we fear to take up thi cudgels of i truth for God and hunt nlty and go down to tho warfare against wrong i wherover we may assail It and what ever mny be the cost. If some I churches had a ooat of arms a shll llalah rampant would have a proml ' ncnt place thereupon. We need to ' quit "scrapping" und begin to fight sin. For until we cease to belabor each other, and besiege the strong holds of sin we shall be neither truo disciples of Jesus nor credited among the men who live In the busy world. I For we nre called to a warfare, and , the world knows the difference be tween a row, a sham battle and a war. Jesus was a man of optimistic fore sight. He had confidence. He be- j lieved what He preached He did not I discount sin or Its power. He was never foolish enough to deny Its ac tuality and the grewsotne evidences of Its activities. Ho was no pessimist. He was not bo unwise as are some contemporaneous optimists. But He did have confidence In the future, In the efficacy of His truth, in tho suf ficiency of tho God ol ages. He was unlike too many Christians who seem to take delight in declaring the v.'ork of transforming conditions that have become intolerable impossible and hopeless. And if we are true disci ples of Him who never despaired we shall have to cease to doubt the ca pacity of our truth or our Leader to dissolve difficulties and to remove mountains. We must be sanely hope ful. A large outlook, a catholic spirit, n militant righteousness, an optimistic foresight, upon the pattern out wrought by Christ, will rehabilitate our forces and enthuse our member ship and inspire our souls and restr rect our hold as a churrn u;.on the hearts of men. And it Is high time we had them. EPWHRTH LEAGUE LESSONS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 29. Our Accounting (2 Or. 5: 10). Passages for reference: 1 Cor. 4: IK; 1 Pat 4: 6-13. There are ninny theories about ihe resurrection body. One holds that II Is the nutarowth of an Indestructible germ In Ihe present body; another, that It Is tho result of a natural total now in Ihe body; another, that it Is from an ethereal body within Ihe physical, a" tho shell In the g-een hazel nut husk; another, that the old body elements are gathered up from tho earth; another, t lint ft is tho i suit of a pre-arranged law llkn that which brings the spring buds on n seemingly dead tree. But the bo it theory Is that It is n spiritual body formed by our spiritual deeds. Th":i" deeds are not ghostlike. Being kind, get, tie, loving, helpful. forgiving, brotherly nnd hopeful, thov result iu spiritual activities. Jesus lived a splrltunl life always because he strove to please the Father. If we Imitate him in this, looking always for God's approval "Whether there fore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do. do all to the glory of God' (1 Cor. 10: "11 we will constantly do Bplrltunl Ui'ngH. The spiritual mast he devol ,p : d If we have i mansion on tho other ride. Wha: shall the harvest baf (Matt 13: 391 What progress have we made the past year? What of tho new year? Certainly this life Is our school-day ago. We aro busy learning, and If at the end we can pass the examination showing us to be tho sons Of God, we will find an easy and natural ac cess Into his presence. An eloca tlon gives us not a store of facts that can he roclled nt will, but a de veloped, pliable nnd capable brain that can manufacture valuable thoughts. We need not be successful In business, but faithful as God's Stewards, to got his crown. Paul alone uses the Koman judge's seat to illuttrate the judgment. Other writers use a "regal seat." Ood will show no pn'iUr.'.ly. The cas? will ho decided on the evidence. What we "are." made by our acts, not what We "claim." made by our promises, counts. "Every one of us shnll give an account of himself to God" (Rom. 14: 12), Wo need not worry about the Johns: "Follow thou" Christ (John Hi 20-22). INTCHXATIONAL LESSON COM MUMS FOB DEC. 20 BY THK RKV. I. W. HENDERSON. God's FcUoWShip With Need. Notice that the voice of need is the Voice of God. That need is an np tn:al to Cod. wo easily believe. His tenderness guarantees His notice: but I here is another attitude of His love. I nnd a new emphasis upon Its meas ure. Paul hears the Macedonian cry for hoi ii, and he nnd his companions conclude that they have been listen ing to the voice of God. They have not only grasped the idea that the needy Macedonian has spoken to God. He Is somehow God's represen tative not only a suppliant for God's bounty, but a messenger to speak Cod's will. And these heralds of the cross, loosing from Troas and cross ing the Aegean aro showing loyal ohedience as well as responsive sym pathy. We need to learn that truth more thoroughly. God has identified Him self with human need. Surely the life of the Man of Sorrows teaches us that. It Is what He bids us recog nize in His picture of the judgment, "inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye did it c.nto Me." This is love overpow eringl Every craving for food in feeble, famishing bodies is a con tinuance of His wilderness fasting; very prison bar of every pining cap tive a counterpart of the fetters of thl savage soldiery in the governor's nlace; every shooting pain of every iiseaaed frame an addition to the tony of the crashing nails and plerc ag thorns on the cross. "Ye did it amo Me." What a marvelous state aent of fellowship! hue condemnation of the miser- i able victims of selfishness was in the i i thai they had not listened to the I itaading of the hungry, suffering j I'lii-'r Vi.iv tills tu f 'mm IamaHI T'nM 1 Ionian need is God s cry. The response to the need is obedience to rtlin. The failure to respond is re belllOB, "Tile Captain of Our ' "" .,1,1, l,- WmHi,,.,. UuUvtlm n II and eter- ' "-' of I ' I ill' i lirintlliu mm MMH Of a Chinese convert It wa3 said after his death, "There Is no differ between him and the Hook." A Kiahmnn once tuid to a missionary, "Ton Christians are not ns good as your Book, if you were as good as ;our Hook, you would convert India to Chr'.st in five years." What the world needs is living epistles, and epistles that are written aa in the : ol Berlpturee, by the Spirit of tho living God. When the men are as good ns the Book, the world will know that Christ Is sent of God. i..ui Herald. ALMOST STOLE HIS SALMON. An unusual Incident of particular Interest to fly fishermen Is narrated In a lter to tho Daily Mall from W. Arthur Williams, of iiodmin. "A gentleman residing at Dunmere, near Bodmin, wa3 fishing In the Kiver Camel on Wednesday night," Mr. Williams writes. "Ho hooked a fine salmon on a fly. but Immediately a large otter darted from under the bank and seized the fish. The rnherman thus had a fish and an otter on his line at the same time, and having stout tackle he was able to engage in a few minutes' exciting sport. The otter, however, caught Bight ef the flBherman and das-hed up stream. When the fish had been landed by the angler the marks of the otter's teeth were plainly discern ible on the shoulders of the fish." London Dally Mall. Political Philosophy. "Sometimes," said Uncle Ebon, "us folks gits tired o' guessin' 'bout de honesty of candidates an' jes' turns in foah de one dat scetns do bos' un tured." Washington Star. DECEMBER TWENTY-NINTH. Foreign missions: The coming tri umph of the Cross: how may we hasten it? Isa. 11: 1-10. "In the last days." Mlc. 4: 1-5. A promise of restoration. Hag. 2: 20-23. A fountain. Zech, 13: 1. 2, . The forerunner. Mai. 3: 1-3. The spiritual Israel. Hos. 14: 4-9. "The valley of decision." Joel 3: 13 17. The triumphs of the Cross are all greater because of their humble origin truly a branch from the root of a stump (v. 1 . All the triumphs of Christianity have come according as men allowed the Spirli of God to have His way with them (v 2). Universal peace is the great cl! matlc triumph of tho Gospel; and the world is hastening toward It (vs. 6-9). As tho water crowds out all other substances, so the knowledge of tho Lord crowds out all other thoughts (v. ). One strong clement in the coming triumph of the Cross is the Chris tian expectation that It will come. Every day the triumph of the Kingdom is hastened means the sal vation of so many more souls. Christ's Kingdom will come on earth only ns It comes in the sepnr ate souls of earth. There Is one person at least that need never be ashamed of his en thusiasm, nnd that is tho enthusiast for foreign missions. As the growth of a city is hastened by good sewerage, so the growth of the Kingdom of God is hastened by the heart purity of disciples. In a Koman triumph many captur ed slaves were led. In the triumph of the Cross all will be proud be to known as Christ's bondslaves. When the proclamation came abol ishing the custom of burning Hindu widows. Carey left the pulpit where ho was about to preach to translate the good news and spread It abroad as quickly as possible. Let such zeal animate us in publishing even bettor tidings. London's First Bnlloun. Tremendous excitement was caused when London's first balloon wont uy nearly a century and a quarter ngo. The balloon, manned by a young Ital ian named Vincent Lunardl, ascended from Moorfltids on September 10, 1784, in the presence of mora than 100,000 spectators. All business was suspended, tho King himself setting the example by adjourning a cabinet counsel that hai pened to be sitting. Vast crowds followed the balloon's coarse, some on horseback. In carts, in chaises, but mostly on foot. Many were hurt in the crush, but the only fatality recorded was tho dec th frori (right of an old country woman, who, conilug out of her cot tage to see what the excliement was about, beheld the balloon Just ahovo her bend. On tho other hand, Lu nardl undoubtedly saved one man's life, a Jury bringing in a verdict of "not guilty" on a notorious highway man in order teat they, the prisoner and tho Judgo might rush out of court to see the balloon. The aeronaut descended eventually near Ware, In Hertfordshire, whore his sudden drop from tho clouds was Ihe cause of more astonishment and excliement. Many of the soectators swooned with fear, while others urged the putting of Lunardl to death on the ground that he must noeds bo a sorcerer. Chicago News. INTERCESSION. "I say, old chap, you are well off, you can afford to do a kind action." "What do you want me to do?" "Lend two lout to our friend, Sa turnin." , "What doeB he want them for, do you know?" "To pay me what he owes me." Nob Lolslrs. Rgtfltf For the Quarter Golden Text, Pa. fM:ll. Joahun, Caleb, Gideon and SnmuoT, men of courage, of probltv, nnd of Ood; Samson, the llfe-wastor; Ruth, the heroine of as simply beautiful history as was over penned; Iheso nre tho characters whom we have studied and discussed during the quarter. They afford us much ma terial for contemplation, many ex amples and numerous warnings. Under the leadership of Joshua Israel forded Jordan and entered tho confines of tho land of promise. By his skill and the fidelity of his as sistants they were augmented in their holdings and made certain of their possessions. laaplred by his trust In God and faithfulness to the divine commands they preval'ed ngalnst Jericho. Caleb nnd Oldenn emulated tho patriotism and consecration of Joshua and wore acclaimed as great among the hosts of Isrnel. Samson threw awav his ontinrtunltles and disgraced himself. Samuel affords a study of a long life lived In the nur ture and admonition of the Lord, nnth exemnllfles the finest qualities of friendship and of nffectlon. Through all these lessons, as through nil the pages of the Old Tes tament, there rims tho record of the dealings of Ood with His people and the appreciation by them of tho moral nnd spiritual beauties that Ho Is constantly elucidating to the world. Tho quarter Is replete with Illustra tions of our obligations to nnd de pendence nnon Jehovah, with In stances of His reward for fidelity, with object leBsons of tho conso quenrrs of the disregard of tho im mutable laws of God ns thoy are written In the soul of nature and of man. Joahun Is enabled to lead Israel Into Canaan and to establish her In tho possession of tho nco long prom ises of Ood because of the providence and faithfulness of Jehovah. Caleb nnd Gideon aro made strong In their trust nnd panoplied with a mighty power because of the energizing of Jehovah. Fimnel and Rut li are ex-, emplary of Hie fiufst virtues because of lhatr Vision f.f Ihe God who hath before the foundation of the world loved nnd brooded over His creation. Samson loses sight of Him. misre presents Him, mlstindht sten.ls Htm, nnd so lie disgraces his God and him self. There nre many lessons Ihnt wo might learn, many lessons that wo need to learn, ns we peruse I ho pnges of sacred story that It has been our high privilege to bo able to study during tho pnst months. Tho afbrlei reveal a consciousness of tho person ality and the presence of God that is too largely lacking In the llve9 of multitudes of men nnd women in the church and out of It to-day. They emphasize tho fact that God Is ruling In His own creation and that Ho la very near to such as call upon Him aud very apparent to them who will open their oyes to tho discerning of Hla manifestations and glory. He Is emphatically a God who Ih near Hia people. How groat tho need for u compre hension of tho fact of the personality of God is, all earnest students of tho phenomena of tho spiritual life of our times will testify. Especially is tills neodful In the faco of the decla rations that are bo often made that God Is, In His highest revelations, a force or an energy or something of the sort. For If wo are to define God in the torma of human speech and to designate Him by any ca pacity of His own, let ufl so define and designate Him by the lilgN-st faculty that Inheres In His divine nature. God Is a personal God. He is a God of law, of force, of energy, of a hundred other things. But su premely nnd pre-eminently, and by His own self-revealmeiit In Christ and in nature and In humanity. Ho is a personality. And tho world needs to know Him aa such, ovon as Israel had in some sort a comprehension of Him. For the world needs to be loved and comforted and inspired and saved. And only a personal Ood will do that. There is no comfort in a force as the supremo thing in eternity. There la no Joy lu the con templation of an energy as the ulti mate In the everlasting scheme of things. The soul of man yearns for communion with the llviug soul of God. Tho persqnallty of man awaits the coming of the personal God. Then, too, we ought to have a consciousness of His presence. Every cloud should be glorified with Him Every landscape should reveal His beauty. Every breath of Invigorating air, every drop that wo drink, every bite that we eat, every bouI that we meet, should declare His presence. For they do. When our souls nre warm with communion, and our songs are resonant with praise, and our hearts are light as wo walk in the spiritual way; then we should be 'conscious of His presence. To know Htm and to serve Him is the advice of the lessonB, and tho admpnltlon of the spirit, and the part of wisdom. For He is abundantly able to enlarge and magnify us and to make our souls to abound with the joys of His kingdom. In Him is life. In the possession of Him Is peace. In His service happiness abides. In HIb presence all the sorrows of earth are forgotten and the sad heart blooms and blossoms as the rose. And when in His providence we shall leave His service here and shall enter into the larger aud the richer life He will grant us a vlBlon of His face. To know Him, to Bervo Him, to be, conscious of His ministration, is worth while. Supremely! Hrckckokcks! A man from Puraett drove over here with a wagon'.uad of frogs in a big hoc which he told to local deal ers at five cents a pound, the load weighing C50 pounds live weight, and bringing him $32 in cash. Froga aro gathering In the spring holes In tho creeks theso days for tho winter hi bernations and this man fished them out. They are most all big frogs and aro dressed for tho market by the local mon. There wero twelve bush el hasketB full of frogs In this load. -Fox Lake correspondence, Milwau kee Sentinel. Ibiiglous Instruction. Sergeant (preparing squad for church parade) "Recruits! 'Shun! Those as can read will follow the reglasbuns. Those as can't read-will go through the recuirlte motions, as follows: One! Extend, left 'and 'old-no- prayer book. Two! Raise right 'and to level of mouth. Three! Moisten thumb o' right 'and. Four! Turn hover page! " Punch. 7 Zm&l. 79 rtv a New York City. Aiandarl n sleeves of the modified Bort are always charm ingly graceful and are to be extcn llvely worn throughout the season. Illustrated Is an exceptionally attract ive blouse that slows them used to advantage and which Includes many of the newest fancies of fashion. The gulmpc portion Is made with a yoke of lace and the over blouse provides long and becoming lines, while the sleeves are shaped to be very gener ally becoming and graceful. As Illus trated crepe do Chine Is combined with gulmpe portions of chiffon in matching color and heavy lace and Is trimmed with velvetribbon and heavy lace applique. Almost every material that is adapted to Indoor gowns is ap propriate, however, and voile, mar quisette and the many beautiful Lib erty fabrics are all especially to be commended. The contrasting yoke allows of various combinations and would be handsome made of silk braided with southache if something fteparnto Tailored Waist. The fashionable separate waist Is to be tailored. Household Matters. Long Coats Fnshlonahle. Long coats are far more fashion able thai the short ones. In truth, for tho moment the short Jacket has disappeared. Two Colors Combined. Combining two colors In the stripe Is considered smart brown and green, purple and black and gray, blue and brown, blue and green of two shades of one color are all most attractive. t luster of Itosrs. The weight of a great bunch of roses attached to the edge of the wide brl m of a hat. of Neopolltan, causes the brim to droop charmingly over tho hair near the back and to the left. The remaining crown trimming Is a cluster of foliage and a sort silk scarf, and a similar silken twist hides the band that fits the head. a bit more substantial than lace Is wanted. The blouse is made with a lining and this lining Is faced to form the yoke, while over it is arranged the full portions of the gulmpe. The over waist Is made in two pieces, backs and fronts being cut in one with the sleeves, and Is laid lu pleats over the Bhoulders. The full or guimpe, sleeves are joined to the lin ing und are finished with straight bauds. There Is a basque portion at tached to the lower edge that serves to keep the blouse in place and which does away with all bulk below tho waist lino. The quantity of material required for the medium size is two and one quarter yards twenty-one, two and one-eighth yards twenty-seven or one and one-eighth yards forty-four inches wide for the over blouse, ono and seven-eighth yards twenty-one, one and throe-qunrter yards twenty seven or seven-eighth yards forty four Inches wide, with one-half yard of all over lace for the gulmpe, four and one-half yards of applique and four yards of velvot ribbon for trimming. Itainy-Duy Outfit. Mucb attention is being paid to a rainy-day outfit. Coats, . especially, can be made attractive when trimmed with buttons, pipings, collar, lapols and pockets. The person who chooses brown for such an outfit may have shoes, rubbers and cloth uppers which protect her ankles from the rain, umbrella, wrist bag and gloves all to match. Her hat should be of rough brown straw, trimmed with quills, and her collar a stiff linen one with laundry finish, and a heavy brown silk veil. Willi the i'amunas. Linen collars or ktocks, pleated but not frilled lawn fronts, drilled chamois loather or simply striped silk waistcoats accompany panama shaped felt hats in rich shades of mosa or myrtle green, navy trlcornes or Tyro lean shapes trimmed with galloon or a knot of soft silk. can be used or omitted as is found most becoming. The sleeves tucked to form deep cuffs are both novel aud pretty, but are not obligatory, as plain ones, gathered, can be substituted. The waist Is made with the plain bark and tucked fronts and the yoke nnd panel which are cut iu one. The panel is faced and turned back to form the revere and the closing is made at the left of the front. The neck band finishes the neck and over It can be worn a linen collar, as illus trated, or a stock of matching mate rial. The sleeves are in one piece each, either tucked or gathered at their lower edges, and are joined to the straight cuffs. The quantity of material required Blouse or Shirt Wnist. Every fresh variation of the shirt waist can be relied upon to meet with a hoarty welcome. The garment Is such an essential one that no woman thinks of being without a generous number and novelty in cut and style Is sure to please. This one is entire ly distinctive and fresh and Is well adnpted to walstlng flannels as well as to taffeta and washable material. Also the fashionable Btripes make a good effect when so made. As illus trated the material is one of the new Scotch flannels simply stitched with holding silk, but cashmere and hen rletta as well as taffeta are much to bo commended, while no better model could be found for the madras and linen waists, which many women wear throughout the entire year. The lit tle revere at the front are exceedingly Btnart In effect, yet Involve no diffi culty, either in the making or the laundering, nnd the yoke at the back i ( , , , 1 for the medium size Is four and one quarter yards twenty-one, three and three-eighth yards twenty-seven or two yards tcrty-four Inches wide. Rye llrenri. For one loaf of rye bread use two teacups of the rye to ono of bread flour; teaspoon of salt, tablespoon of shortening, two of molasses, quarter of a yeast cake dissolved In little warm water, with half teaspoon of soda. Mix soft with warm water, rise over night, and in morning add another half-teaspoon of soda. Pour In larded pan and let rise to top of pan. Put in rather quick oven at first, then cover with paper and re duce heat. Bake about an hour New York World. Fudge Cake. One cup sugar, two-thirds cup butter, three eggs, one cup milk, two and one-half cups flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder; oue quarter cup chocolate, one-half cup of English walnuts, broken up coarsely; cream the butter and sugar together, add the cup of milk, and stir In lightly tho flour. Into which the bak ing powder has been sifted. Stir In the chocolate, which has been dia aolved by placing In a cup and sot ting In hot water. Add the nutp, nnd, last, the eggs, which should be beaten whites and yolks, separately. New York World. Peanut Wafers. Far peanut jumbles or wafers grinU a cupful of roasted and shelled pea nuts until fine. Cream a rather lib eral fourth of a cup of butter, add half a cupful of sugar, using like wise a liberal measure. Add the pea nuts and a cupful of sifted flour. Moisten the mixture with a scant cupful of milk, or enough to make a stiff dough, about like pie crust. Flour a board and rolling pin, then roll out the dough until of waferlike thinness. These jumbles should be so thin after rolling and cutting out, that one can almost see through them. Bake on buttered pans In a brisk oven, taking care that they do not burn. They should bake until a nice brown and should when served be crisp like "snaps." They are dell clous with a cup of fresh "brewed" tea and a slice of cream cheese. Tomato Figs. Six pounds of tomatoes and three pounds of granulated sugar; select small yellow or red tomatoes; put them In a colander and plunge them into boiling water for a moment. Remove the skins; do not break the tomatoes; cover the bottom of a porcelain-lined kettle with a portion of the sugar; put in a layer of tomatoes and the remainder of the sugar; do not have more than two layers of to matoes. Place the kettle on a mod erate fire and cook slowly until the sugar penetrates tho centre of the to mato; lift each tomato carefully with a large fork or spoon, spread them on a granite dish and stand them in the sun for a day or two. Take them in at night before the dew nnd put them out in the morning. While they are drying sprinkle them several times with granulated sugar. When perfectly dry place them be tween layers of waxed paper. If done properly they will keep all win ter and are one of the daintiest sweet meats. New York World. IS INXS FOB tBl r'nouSEKEEPEI Close up all bread and crumbs tight so that mice cannot get Into them. Use tig cans and boxes when ever possible. Cut warm bread and cake with a warm knife, which will keep them from crumbling in the disagreeable way hot bread and cakes have. Do not fail to close the piano when sweeping the room. The keys be come gritty when left exposed, and the dust gets in the Interior of the piano otherwise. Clean the glass on pictures with benzine, alcohol, or naphtha. If water goes through It will leave a daub or stain. The others give a bright, clear polish. One should always wash lemons before using them. What appear to be tiny scales are the eggs of an in sect. A vegetable brush is Indispen sable for such purposes. Flowers can be beautifully ar ranged by filling a shallow tin pan with wet earth and sticking the stems in the sand. They will keep as well this way as tn the water. Hang all tho kitchen utensils aa much as possible In the air, and do not put them up damp They should be set for a moment on the stove to thoroughly dry, even after they have been wiped. Arrauge the tray for the sick with the daintiest of china and glassware, and have the linen absolutely clean. Sick people are apt to be querulous and a fickle appetite may often ha tempted by dainty dishes. Ants may be got rid of by cover ing a plate with lard and leaving It overnight where they abound. By morning the plate will be entirely covered, and It Is easy to kill the ants by Immersing In hot water. Meat should never be put away In Oie paper iu which It waa wrapped, as the paper will absorb much of the juice. Agate or earthen dishes Bbould be used, as tin injures the fla vor of the meat. A teaspoon of household ammonia in warm suds will clean silver thor oughly, aud make it very brilliant. If the silver is chased, use a small brush. Rinse in hot water and dry with a linen towel. Ammonia Is also excellent for polishing glassware. The inoBt satisfactory way to wash ribbon is to put It In a basin of warm water and rub it well with white nap, then wash aa you would any thing else. While wet Iron It on the right side, and when dry rub it as If washing It until all the stiffness baa left it, then iron out the wrinkles. Washed in this way, it will look like new ribbon. New York Olobe. Hamburg holds the record for lb number of its Area.
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