W1SK WORDS.
The on redeeming feature of a
pawn shop la the ticket.
The villein It always caught In tho
act usually the last act.
Moat woman regard bachelors aa
good husbands gone to waste.
Truth Is stranger -than flrtlon be
cause there la less of It In the market.
A man muat make his own way In
the world, while a woman merely has
bars.
H la the struggle to keep up ap
pearances that keeps a great many
people down.
Many a man Is willing to dlo for
his country, but he wants to fix tho
date for himself.
Making love to a woman Is like us
ing tobacco It sometimes keeps a
man from worse vices.
A pair of lovers may be talkative
enough In public, but when thoy are
lone they aro always sure to be close
mouthed.
The man who has some scheme to
enrich his fellow man nearly always
has patches on tho south section cf
his trouaera.
No matter how loose an engage
ment ring may be, the diamond nev
er slips round on tho Inside of a
lady'a finger.
When a girl tells a young man she
dreamt about him the night before,
It Is high time for him to begin to
be very careful.
A woman neyer knows anything
about another woman's character un
less It's something the other woman
ought to be ashamed of.
A man often decides thr.t he cannot
afford to marry, but when ho Is really
In lovo ho marries and doein't care
-whether he can afford It or not.
THE PULP11.
A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
REV. DR. H. P. LYMAN-WH EATON.
Tabrrrnlosls Is Communicable.
Tuberculosis, like other comma
nlcablo diseases, does not originate
spontaneously. It Is communicated
by the tubercle which comes In con
tact with the glands or lunga of a
sound animal. Insanitary environ
ments may hasten the spread of the
disease. Farmers' Home Journal.
A New Breed of Hones.
A breed of horses that la being de
veloped at the Colorado Agricultural
College, at Ft. Collins, in co-opera-tlou
with the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, appears to have
some promising characteristics. The
Dbjeot In view has been to develop a
first-class carriage horse that has
plenty of "go" combined with great
powers of endurance.
I.lnie For 11 Disinfectant.
When lime Is used as a disinfect
ing whitewash, be sure that It Is
"live." as good results cannot be
secured with that which has been
air-slacked. Whitewash made with
good lime will kill all vermin that
It touches, while air-slaked lime
whitewash Is about as effective as
(hat much clear water. Care should
be exercised to keep the whitewash
Trom the legs of the fowls, as It will
cause the skin to become Inflamed
and sore. The eyes, combs and wat
tles will also suffer. N. W. Agriculturist.
first-class feed and care r.nd they
will readily prove themselves cap
able of producing a profit. A man
who cannot Improve the yielding
ability of a herd of common cows is
only likely to make a failure of blood
ed stock.
There are many gems among so
called "common cows," but their
good qualities are never brought out
and they run their unprofitable course
because their owners are careless
men. Observe every animal In the
herd with a critical eye. Offer her
extra feed and see if she will eat It;
If she eats It up clean and glvos a
profit, give her more. Provide all
the pure water she will drink. Look
to her bedding and comfort in tho
stable, and see that she does not
have to stand In a bleak barnyard
or exposed to cold storms. R. D.
Rushing, In the Indiana Farmer.
Subject : Christ's Views on Man-lag.
Ills Own Witness.
H. K. Adair, tho Western detective,
was describing in Duluth tho cap
ture of a faker of "Old Masters."
"When I examined thla fellow,"
said Mr. Adair, "the 'third degree'
was not needed. Out of his own
mouth he convicted himself uncon
sciously. He reminded me, there, of
a boy who once applied at my office
for work.
"This boy was bright looking and
I rather took to him.
" 'Now, my son,' I said, 'If you
come to work for me you will occa
sionally havo to write telegrams and
take down 'phone messages. Henco
a pretty high degree of schooling Is
essential. Are you fairly well edu
cates ?"
The boy smiled confidently.
" '1 be,' he said." Washington
Star.
New British Cattle Regulation.
Consul Edward B. Walker, of Rur-
jlem, England, writes that under an
I order of the Board of Agriculture
Hkd Fisheries, which came Into force
i January 1, 190S, no horse, ass or
mule brought to Great Britain, from
I any other country, except Ireland.
! the Channel Islands or the Isle of
Man, lu to be landed in Great Britain
unless accompanied by a certificate
i it a veterinary surgeon to the effect
that he ecamlned the animal Imme-
dlately before It was embarked, or
i while it was on board the vessel, and
! that he found the animal did not
1 show symptoms of glanders or farcy.
, American Cultivator.
Now Owns Eleven Country Weeklies.
E. L. Senn has purchased from J.
D. Rainey tho Hayes (S. D.) Home
stead. This makes the eleventh pa
per Mr. Senn has bought In Lyman
and Stanley counties. The newspaper
business Is profitable In that part of
South Dakota now because home
steaders are taking possession of land
and the publication of the notices re
quired by law at $5 each Is a com
fortable source of revenue.
The Grandest Railway Train
The grandest train In the world
Is the Kaiser s. It cost $1,000,000
and took three years to build. In
the 12 sumptuous saloons are two
nursery coaches, a gymnasium, a
mualc-rooni and a drawing-room fur
nished with oil paintings and statu
ary. The treasure-room, with its
two safes, Is burglar-proof.
Good Soil, Good Crops.
I The fart that there is an occasional
: leld of corn In almost every section,
which ripened up thoroughly, would
lead us to believe that, after all, the
' condition of the soil or method of
I :ultivation may have had something
I '.o do with the uneven outcome of tho
' corn crop. Every corn plant must
form root, stalk and leaves before
I it Is ready to elaborate the grain. So
l It is reasonable that If either condi
tion of soil or method of culture hin
ders or retards growth, the process
3f ripening must be delayed. Rich
Radon For Sheep.
As to the most desirable kinds of
feed to be BMd for a grain ration,
variety Is the best. We know this
from our own experience, as we soon
tiro of a samcnesj of C:et; It Is also
true of our farm animals. When a
vnrlety Is supplied, more food is con
sumed and the better the iigestlon.
I have found, says a farmer In writ
ing to Farmers' Review, that an
equal amount of crushed corn, oats,
wheat, bran and oil cake best suits
tho taste and requirements of the
lambs and gives good results as to
the growth and gain In flesh and fat;
the latter quality Is especially de.
manded In the early market lamb.
I would then Increase the crushed
corn to the limit that It would he rel
ished, for a fat lamb Is far preferable
to a lean one of much larger size.
But where the lambs are to be car
ried through the summer for feed
ing th following winter, then good
size, growth am! stamina are re
quired. In that event I would cut
out the corn from their ration for
best results. But thoy should be
fed this grain ration, as there Is no
time in an animal's life when as
great returns will be given for food
consumed as when suckling Its dam.
The Carriage Horse.
It appears that the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry, operated under the
direction of the United States De
partment of Agriculture, desires the
co-operation of the American Asso
ciation of Trotting Horse Breeders
In its effort to Improve the American
carriage horse. Tho managers of the
government breeding Industry showed
more wisdom In this move than In
anything else they have ever done
since they began the effort to create
an American type of carriage horse.
They have gone to the men who aro
NAILING BENCH FOR BOXING APPLES.
The Jealous Spurrow.
"Who killed Cock Robin?"
"I did," said the sparrow,
"With my bow and arrow;
Yea, killed him for the lady In the
twenty-seventh flat,
Because Mb crimson red breast
looks so pretty on her hat"
Chicago News.
Marvels Of Arithmetic.
Two and two make four. This Is
a platitude.
Two and two make three. This
is demagoglsm.
Two and two make 150. This is
high finance. Washington Herald.
After tho packing of the box is completed, the cover mnst be care
fully nailed in position. The lining papers are folded neatly at the edge of
the top of the box to allow for the swell, and will then overlap slightly at
the centre. This is the style, with some modifications, in general use on
the Pacific Coast, and can be readily made by any one handy with tools,
with such assistance as may be obtained at a;:y blacksmith shop. From
'.he American Cultivator.
The same force which moves a ton
over a good road will move eight
tons on a railroad or 32 tons on a
canal.
What i .i uses Headache,
From October to Ma v. ,1.1 an ihe most
frrquent. cause of Headnche, .axativx
Kn.mo Vuinine roniovos cause. E.
Urovs in box. 2.V.
W.
The Chinese firecracker Industry
continues to grow despite 'he fact
that firecrackers are made in great
quantities In other countries.
FITS, St. Vltufl'Dance:Nervous Diseases per
mauentlycured by Dr. nine's Great Carve
Restorer, ti trial Iwittlo anil treating free,
or. H. R. Kline. Ld .UHl ArcuSr . Phi'u. , Pa.
A lobster caught at Castine, Me.,
measured 37 Va inches from tip to
tip and weighed, minus one claw,
lTVii pounds.
W'iiy nut the Natural laxativv, Uar e
V;, V VRVi Mlld Potent. Made
of Herbs. Write foi ;amplcs. Qaraeld
lea Co., Brooklyn, N. V.
A truly religious man can believe
anything provided always tliut It Is
Incredible.
Onions, Onion, Onions.
000 bu. of Salxer's Rei Globe Onion
per acre ut 80c a bu. bring $180.00. That
pays.
SK.50.00 from 3 acres SaUer's Morning
Star Cucumber is well worth taking along.
0U bu. Salter's 12 Potlder Earliest and
Best Pea sold in the green atute at I1JS0
a bu. makes $980.00 per acre. 8uch yields
baUcl 's pedigree vegetables stand for.
FOB 12c
and this notice the John A. Raliter Seed
Co., La Crosae, Wis , in order to gain
300,000 new customers during 1908 will
tail you free their great plant and seed
catalug Together with
1 pkg. "Quick Quick" Carrot $ .10
1 pkg. Earliest Ripe Cabbage 10
1 pkg. Earliest Emerald Cucumber 13
1 pkg. La Crosse Market Lettuce la
1 pkg. Early Dinnor Onion 10
1 pkg. Strawberry Muskmelon IS
1 pkg. Thirteen Day Radish 10
1,000 kernels gloriously beautiful
flower seed , U
Total .j iToo
Above is sufficient seed to grow 33 bu.
of rarest vegetables and thousands of bril
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
postpaid roa 12c,
or if you send 16c, we will add a package
of Berliner Earliest Cauliflower. John A.
Seller seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. A. C. L.
Stage money le the only kind that
talks, the real thing sets there a
.quietly as r. gum-shoe peiltlslan.
lod ground In many Instances pro
lured sounder corn this past season
than old ground, and while this is
:ontrary to usual results, it seemed
;o have worked out that way this sea
son. The Beed was slow to germinate,
and It made slow growth. The corn
became stunted early and It was not
able to overcome the 3etback. So It
hai turned out that many poor fldlds
lid not mature corn at all that Is,
corn planted at end of May was still
Immature when freezing weather
:ame. Indiana Farmer.
Labor MnUcs the Urns Pny.
Those who endeavor ;o secure tho
most eggs by selecting the "best
breed" have found that, after all,
it is the labor and care which makes
tho profit. Ask any number of poul
trymen their opinion as to which
breed is the best, and it will be found
that they do not agree, some prefer
ring one breed and some the others.
A farmer may secure what he sup
poses to be the beat breed only to
be disappointed, while tho breed
which is rejected may prove profit
able with his neighbors because of
better care. The hens should not pay
better In winter than In summer, but
no doubt the farmers are better satis
fied with the winter result, due to the
giving of more attention to the hens
because no other farm work is urgent.
Women and children cannot care
properly for the fowls when the
ground Is covered with snow. There
is something more to do than to
throw down corn for them. They
must have water that Is not frozen,
the eggs must be collected often to
avoid freezing, the floors must be
cleaned, a variety of food must be
mixed, and sick fowls must be cared
for, as well as looking after other
details -Weekly Witness.
Improving the Dairy Herd.
There are a great many dairymen
who do not know the possibilities of
their own cows; they seek to Im
prove their value as milk producers
by buying new cows Instead of Im
proving the status of the old ones.
New blood Is to be desired, If It
comes through the purebred dairy
sire, but much can be accomplished
without waiting for a new breed to
grow up. I hare found the best
plan is to study the requirements of
the milk animals I have. Utve thorn
Interested as breeders in the horses
needed for the establishment of the
ideal already conceived.
A type of carriage horses might
be created from a variety of horses.
Tho show horse, the thoroughbred,
the hackney or the good looking
nondescripts which might be picked
up in different parts of the country.
By long continued selection and care
a type might be established In this
way in the course of time, but before
an ideal was produced there would
bo no end of disappointments, not
to say a big bill of cobIs.
The shortest cut to the ideal
American, carriage horse Is through
the American trotter, and the govern
ment breeders are likely to iearn this
importunt truth If the;- keep In touch
with the trotting horse breeders they
have invited to to-operato with them.
The beat type of well-bred trotting
horses to-day are little more than an
Intensified type o; the carriage horse.
They have the best conformation for
road work of any horse In the world.
The best for the heavier work of
pulling a big carriage. They have
been bred until they possess a har
mony of good polntB unknown In any
other horse. All of these things are
desirable in the carriage horse.
The Horseman.
One Source of News.
For many years a certain New
York paper received society and club
gossip from a man whose identity
was concealed by a clever ruse. Even
his checks were made out to his wife
in her maiden name. He furnished
Information about the doings and
wrangles In variouB clubs; little sto
ries Involving people whose names
are known by reputation to practi
cally all readers of newspaper col
umns. He Is said thus to have aver
aged an income of about J10 a week
not much, but enough to buy hats,
gloves and canes. He was a most Im
maculate and apparently prosperous
person. It is needless to say that he
has never been suspected of this small
traffic. A wealthy relative died and
left him Independent. When soma
such man fufnlsheB the clew to a de
lectable scandal he has done a stroke
of business that will keep him In
small luxuries for mouths to come.
From "Newspaper Tips and Tipsters,"
by Whitman Bennett, In The Bohemian.
RIdgefield, N- J. In St. James
Church here Sunday the rector, the
Rev. Dr. H. P. Lyman-Wheaton,
preached on "Christ's Views on Mar
riage and Social Subjects." The text
was from Mark 12 : 2f :
"For when they shall rise from the
dead, they neither marry, nor are
given In marriage." Among other
things ho said:
There Is one distinct doctrine
which the manner of Christ's ministry
has laid firmly down, that there Is, In
the descent of persons Into sin, no
depth bo low that they may not be
rescued from It, and that there scarce
ly ever Is a case In which the Image
of God In a man Is too much blotted
and marred to be made bright again.
Yet look how this, our Lord'B way,
of dealing with sinners was misunder
stood. His compassion of them was
i-ooken of as indicating a light esti
mate of the nature of sin. They mur
mured at Him because He had gone
to be guest with a man who was. a sin
ner and said, "This man recnlveth
sinners and eateth with them." We
may indeed safely say that not one of
these who snt at table with Him
would leave It without feeling that
they ought to lead a better life, and
with a quiet resolve to do so. They
who had a bitter spirit against Him
which would not see anything but evil
in all He did, called Him a gluttonous
man and a wlne-blbber; yet thoy Bald
of John the Baptist, who "came
neither eating nor drinking," that he
bad a devil. If those people had
looked Into their own hearts they
would have found that It was neither
the eating, drinking nor fasting that
brought forth their hard words and
names, but an accusing conscience
stirred from Its sleep. John the Bap
tist's shrill cry, "Repent," was truly
in season, yet his manner of life could
not bo taken as a pattern by those
who had already formed social ties
and habits. However much a man
might be willing and wish to live
In tho retirement, of the wilderness
upon wild food, he would hear the
voice of wife and children crying be
hind him in a form which would
plainly tell him he must be religious
and show his religion In another way.
So here the example of our Lord's
sociability stepped In to teach that
His true religion was not against fam
ily relationships and duties, but that
It might be an element In them giving
them warmth and nddlng to their
Joys. It was, no doubt, to give an im
pression of this kind that at tho be
ginning of His public ministry He was
present at a marriage ceremony. He
regnrded human nature In all Its de
partments and showed His spiritual
truth was applicable to all and a
goodly leaven In tho affections both
of tho mind and heart. No religion
could widely prevail which did not
recognize the social nature and In
stincts of man. Why should they not
be recognized, since God had given
them, and though It Is In their irregu
larities and extravagance that we
see chiefly traces of the great original
fall of man, the office of religion is
not to crush the life out of the root
but to put new life Into It. The great
est of all tho sins proceeding out of
social life had, by the Jewish law,
placed upon It the penalty of death;
yet It Is evident our Lord thought
there might be a better mode of deal
ing with It. To His perfectly pure
mind the sin of adultery must have
appeared horrible, yet He sought to
protect the woman who was taken In
It from stoning, placing at the Barae
time a stigma upon her offense, "Go
and sin no more."
Wo may see from our Lord's words
on the subject of divorce how sacred
und lasting He held the ties of mar
riage to be. It was said. He thought,
there should never have been need
of such a proceeding as divorce, and
it was the hardnsss of men's hearts
that forced upon men the promulga
tion of the law. It was entirely out
of line of the providence of God, who,
In the beginning, mado them male
and female, and Joined them together,
never to bo put asunder. Even the
existence of such a power as divorce
takes away from the dignity of mar
riage, and so our Lord placed a mark
upon her or him who availed herself
or hlmBelf of it, "Whoso marrleth her
that Is put away commlttcth adul
tery." When marriage was what It
ought to be, and what It was intended
to be by tho Creator, a union and
perfect hnrmony of tho highest affec
tions of our nature, It was the most
sacred of all institutions upon earth.
In little children, the fruits of swth
high and honorable affections, there
was the likeness of the kingdom of
God. "Suffer little children to corr.c
unto Me, for of such is the kingdom
of Heaven." And that happy home
of brotherly and sisterly love at
Bethany was a picture of delight,
which it soothed Him to look at, and
which, afterward, when It appeared
under a cloud, grieved Him to the
quick.
All these expressions of our Lord's
sympathy with the social feelings of
human nature shoeld be distinctly
kept In view when we examine other
words of His vhlch aoem on the sur
face to be In opposition to them. For
example, such Baylngs as this: "He
that hath forsaken wife or children
for My name's Bake shall receive an
hundredfold and shall Inherit ever
lasting life." For the kingdom of
Heaven's sake, He Bald, some have
never formed these ties of wife and
children, and they shall receive In the
rich harvest of Heavenly peace and
Joy In their conscience an ample com
pensation. Truly we know our Lord
would have said to one who iad al
ready formed the domestic ties of
wife and children, Show your love to'
Me by being a good husband and
father. Blend your aoclal and relig
ious feelings together, so that tho one
will elevate the other. It was the
exaggeration of social ties and duties
beyond their proper limit which
Christ spoke so severely against. All
the best ingredients of our social af
fections, as we go on In Christian life,
paBs gradually out of our mortal Into
our Immortal nature, and as the spirit
passes out of the body 'it leaves be
hind it every feeling of human na
ture, but these of the highest and
noblest order.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2.
Methods of Reporting.
In short, the three possible mothods
are, first, te leave the man's speech
alone; second, to report what ho says
or some complete part of what he
says, and .third, to report what he
means. But the present way of re
porting speeches t mainly created, I
think, by the scrappy methods of the
Dally Mall) is something utterly dif
ferent from both theee ways and
.uite useless and misleading. G. K
Chesterton, in the Illustrated London
News.
Subject: Jesus at the Pool of Bcth
osdn, John H:1-18 Golden
Text, Mntt. 8:17 Commit
Versos 8, Commentary.
TIME. April. A. D. 28. PLACE
Pool of Bethesda. Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION. I. In Need of thr
Great Physician, It was an oc
casion of great rejoicing that took
Jesus un to Jerusalem, hut there waf
no Joy In It for those whom the open
ing of the chapter pictures to us.
There Is not much real Jov in any
feast without Christ In It. The com
ing of Christ brought Joy to at least
one miserable man. Jesus went up to
the feast because thla was the re
quirement of the Jewish law (Ex.
34:23; cf. Gal. 4:4). It was a
wretched comnany that was gathered
around this pool, this "multitude ol
them that were blind. halt, withered."
a picture of the multitudes of this
world M"n Ronn found out that the
boat nlaee to bring theRe afflicted one
was to Jesus Himself (Matt. 16:30).
Wretched men sought the nool. but
Joans first seeks the men. Apparent
ly th most miserable and helpless
and hopeless ease present wns the
one that Jesus sneclallv noticed and
helped. Ho had been there often (v.
7), and his case seemed to bo beyond
nil hope; but It was not beyond hope
because thero Is nothing too hard for
the Lord (Gen. 1S:14; Jer. 32:171.
II. Made Whole by the ;ront Pin-,
siclun, -!. Jesus saw this man in
bis wretched and hopeless condition.
Ho always Fees men In their wretch
edness, helplessness and hopelessness.
He wns at oroe moved with compas
sion (cf. Mntt. 14:14). Je3tis al
ways has that feeling as He looks
nnon the sufferings and misfortunes
of man (Heb. 13:-R; 4:15, Ifi; lsa.
63:9. The fact that he had beeu a
long time In his wretchedness espe
cially awakened the sympathy of
Jesus. The fact that any sinner has
been s his present evil case for a
long time Is no reason for Bupposlng
Jesus will not take an Interest In him.
save, or help, or heal him. but a
reason for supposing that He will
take a special interest In him (Mark
9:21; Luke 8:43: Acts 3:2; cf. 4:22;
9:43; 14:8). Jesus apparently se
lected this man from all the sad cases
at the pool because It was the saddest
and most hopeles3 case of all. He de
lights In the hopeless cases. The
question that Jesus put to the man
(v. 6) Implies that our being made
whole depends upon our will. Jesus
is ever willing and able. The only
question Is, aro we willing (Rev.
22:17). The only reason why any
man does not ohtnln life in Christ Is
because He will not come to Him
(John 5:40). To every one of us
Jesus puts th-j question to-day, "Wilt
thou be made whole?" Jesus does
not ask the man If he would be made
better but If he would be made whole.
Tho trouble with the average sinner
is that he wishes to be made better,
but is not willing to be made whole.
Thla man could not make himself
whole. The man must first recognize
how dire was his need; so It Is with
the sinner. Tho only way of being
made whole of which this man had
any thought was through the efficacy
of the healing waters of tho pool, but
Jesus spoke a word and by the power
of that word he was healed. He must
be divine In whose word there Is so
much power (Ps. 107:20). There is
power In the word of Christ to-day
to Have all who will believe it (Rom.
1:16), All one has to do to live is to
hear and bellevo (John 5:24). The
cure was not only complete but In
stantaneous (cf. Mark 1:31, 42;
5:29, 41, 42; 10:52; Acts 3:7, 8).
III. Confessing the Great Physi
cian, 10-113. The man used his
Christ-given strength by doing what
the Lord Jesus told him to do, but he
found opposition In doing as Jesus
bade him. So will every one that
obeys Jesus (2 Tim. 3:12). The ob
jection raised was that he was trans
gressing the Jewish law. His all
sufficient answer was, "He that hath
made me whole, the same salth unto
me, etc." It is a sufficient answer to
any objection. The strength that
Jesus gives us should be used in
obedience to Him. The man did not
tell them yot who had made him
whole, because he did not know him
self, but as soon as he found out who
It was ho told them without fear. He
did not wait for them even to ask
hint. He himself sought an oppor
tunity for witnessing. As soon as we
know who it Ib that has blessed us,
we ought to confess Him (Rom.
10:10; Matt. 10:S2, 33). It took
courage to confess Jesus to these
men. The man did it because his
heart was so full that his mouth must
apeak (Matt. 12:24). One truly
saved cannot keep It to himself.
Jesus found the man after He had
healed him In tho temple. Jesus
ought often to find us In the house of
God, after Ho has blessed us. Jesus'
counsel to the man. and to all whom
He heals, is worthy of earnest medita
tion, "Sin iio more." Evidently sin
was tho cause of this man's p-jvlous
suffering, and Jesus to-day Is ready
to heal the misfortunes which are the
result of our own sinning. If after
He has healed us of the sorrows
which ;.re the result of our sinning
we go back to our sinning again a
worse thing will befall us (v. 14),
Tho Jews gavo more thought to Jeaus'
disregard of their traditions than
they did to Hit goodness toward an
unfortunate man. Many to-day so
disregard their traditions that they
quite overlook the beneficent work
God does through him. The hatred
of the Jews toward Jesus for His dis
regard of their tradition In perform
ing a good deed to the Impotent mat)
on the Sabbath went eo far that thcr
sought to kill Him (v. 16).
Treating Insomnia.
The lecturer on health had finished
his. discourse and invited his auditors
to ask any questions they chose con
cerning points that might seem to
need cleuring up, when a lean skin
ny man rose up and asked:
"Professor, what do you do whon
you can't sleep at nights?"
"I usually stay awake," replied the
lecturer, "although, of course, every
ono should feel at liberty to do like
wise if he chooses. Are there auy
other questions?" Puck.
Normans and Saxons.
! "Norman" Is the contraction of
f Northman," applied first to the peo
ple of Scandinavia in general and
later specially to the people of Nor
way. The Normans were of the same
(blood with the Saxons, whose Island
they Invaded under the Conqueror.
(English, Noweglans, Swedes, Danes,
Dutch and Germans all belong to the
"Germanic" or "Teutonic" branch of
tho human race. New York American.
FEBRUARY TWENTY-THIRD.
The
Foreign Mission Work of Our
Denominations: a 8urvey.
Rorp. 10: 8-15.
Snlnts nre missionaries.
-9.
Light-bearers. Phil, t:
Life for life. Luke 14:
All to Christ. Luke 5:
Holy boldness. Ps. 48:
I Pet. 2:
14-16.
26-29.
1-11.
1-11.
The money side. I Chron. 29: 2, 3,
14-1(1.
No one can truly bellevo In the
brotherhood of man (v. 12), and not
believe In missions.
No charity equuls his who brings
men to tho riches of grace in Christ
Jesus (v. 12).
Each man has a revelation of God
through his conscience; but bow dim
Is that compared with the revelation
through the Perfect Conscience, Christ!
(v. 14).
Missionaries must be sent. The
question of missions Is at bottom the
question of your generosity and mine
(v. 15).
Suggestions.
How far over the world would yont
gifts and your prayers enrrv you?
You nre that much of a foreign mis
slonary.
"Missions" means "sending." God
has sent; are you sending?
Can we Imagine a more delightful
occupation for ourselves In heaven
than missionary labors In this world
and other worlds? How nre we pro
paring ourselves?
Denominations nre made up of mam
bers. Your mission boards are simple
carrying on your business.
Illustrations.
Foreign missions Is a college in
which one learns geography, history
and sociology.
The pretended pieces of the "true
cross" arc very unnecessary, for Christ
Bets up His cross again on every mis
sion field.
Foreign missions aro a stock com
pany. Your dividends are In propor
tion to your money Investment, multi
plied by your prayers.
Foreign missions are an army, whose
cannon are loaded with comfort, and
whoee bullets are blessings!
EPWQRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
Household "
Matters. J
-$ ee
To Itcmovo Sediment.
To remove the disfiguring sodl
ment which hard water Is apt to
leavo upon china and earthenware
pitchers and other vessels In dally
use put Into the vessel a good sized
lump of salt and a cup of vinegar
and let stand for half a day. Wash
well with warm water and a good
soap. New York World.
To Clean Tufted Conch.
Every one knows how hard It Is
to keep a tufted couch clean. The
following plan Is easy, and the work
quickly done: Turn couch on one
side, take a round stick a broom
handle will do press gently under
neath on the little tin that jolds the
button. This will raise the button
on top. Brush with vhlsk broom.
New York World.
Mnke Child's Legs Neat.
On the bottom of the child's undor
drawers sew a piece of cotton tape
three-fourths of an Inch wide nnd
about five or six Inches long accord
ing to size of the child's foot. Sew
ono end on the Inside seam of
drawerB and tho other end directly
opposite and It will fit comfortably
In the hollow of the foot. This will
prevent ugly "bumps" In the stock
ings. New York World.
Keep n Tond.
In those days when the apartment
houses are ao popular It means that
many families move from one build
ing to another, and some are fated
to be bothered with croton bugs,
more commonly known but erro
neously called by tho name of cock
roaches. The most elective and eco
nomical means of ridding the kitchen
of theso pests Is a toad. It eats up
all the "roaches." New York World.
The Power House of Faith. Mark 11.
20-25; Rom. 4. 1-9.
Faith conquers all things. Those
disciples who wondered at Jesus when
he talked about the power of faith
were the same disciples who In a few
years were boldly laying the founda
tions of a church that has already
lasted two millenniums.
The kingdom of God Is a miracle of
faith. Wllen you think of that little
company on Olivet, listening to the
great commission, there Is a greater
wonder than the last charge of Jobub.
And the greater wonder Ib that such
men as these disciples were deliber
ately Intended to spend their strength
and their very life In the attempt to
be obedient to JesuB last command.
What reason had they to expect suc
cess with every human element of
power lacking? Only this; they be
lieved God.
The power house of faith Is still In
operation. The centuries have not
begun to exhaust Its Infinite resources.
They are all at our disposal, provided
only that we will bellevo God, and
that we will let our belief have its
proper consequences. We can't claim
the power ax long as we are in Bin,
for sin is unbelief, while to get the
power there must be faith. So, to as
cend the hill of the Lord calls for
clean hands and a pure heart.
The power house Is opened by tho
believing prayer of the faithful. We
must come to God In prayer, for we
huve no other means of approach to
him. And our prayer oust be a work
Inn prayer. accompanleTl by our own
effort to answer It, so far as we may.
Then, when we come into oneness
with the will of God, we can pray as
we will, and It shall be done.
There Is no way Into the power
house of faith for the selfiBh or the
revengeful, of the Jealous, or the domi
neering. All these are marks of the
prayerless, unbelieving life, depending
on other help than the promised power
of God. Hut when wo really depend
on him there Is no limit to what we
may prey for. We shall make few
Unworthy petitions, and these will bo
nnswered by being denied, while our
faith will be such a dynamic element
lu the world's work that moving
mountains will be as nothing to tho
other tlilnss that we shall move.
For Loose Windows.
When the wind blows hard at night
tho rattling of looso window sashes
often causes great annoyance.
Wooden pegs Inserted at the side of
the sash will stop the troublesome
noise Immediately. The convenient
little pegs are easily made from
wooden clothes pins by simply split
ting the pin down the middle. A
cord can be tied around tho head
and the peg hung on a tack inside
the window curtain, so that it will
always be found ready for use.
Indianapolis News.
Keeping nroilers Clean.
Almost every one who broils steak
in a gas oven has experienced no
small amount of trouble in keeping
the broiler spotless and shiny. An
easy way out of this is to place the
steak on the broiler, and instead of
leaving the pan underneath dry,
place cold water in it to the depth of
two Inches. Tho fat drops into the
water and is purified, and may then
be skimmed off and used. By this
method the pan is never allowed to
dry and burn, and the oven is kept
free from grease. Indianapolis
News.
The Philosophy of. Tipping.
Is restaurant tipping a necessary
and incurable evil, and does It per
haps result In benefits to the patron
that ho doos not appreciate? Such
would seem to be the conclusion to
be drawn from an oxceedlngly enter
taining article In tho current Har
por's Weekly, written from the stand
point of tho waiter. "Suppose every
waiter," says this apologist, "got a
regular salary with no chance for ex
tras. Do you suppose he'd Ho Jump
ing hurdles for a lot of fussy people,
all kicking about better things tb.an
they get at home? Do you think
he'd present the glad Binllo to those
he'd like to choke, break his neck
making everybody comfortable, and
then listen to their hard-luck stories
Dr more painful Jokes? No, sir; he'd
serve the stuff Just as he got it from
the kitchen. He wouldn't go back
and fight for tidbits and extra-hot
food. He'd be in no hurry to serve
auy one and pile up work for himself.
The customer would wait because the
waiter wouldn't; and probably he'd
never come baok, and that's where
the owner would lose. The stupid
waiter starves. Do you know that in
order to hold good waiters the cheap
hasb-sllnglng Joints have to pay
higher wages than the swell restau
rants? There's not the opportunity
for tips In the cheap places, and the
waiter must follow opportunity like
a bird of prey. He simply has to be
clever enough to get tips, and he has
ho social standing to make him bash
ful. There are two methods; one la
to get them spontaneously, the other
to force them cut. Most people tip
only because they're ashamed not
to."
A GREAT DIFFERENCE.
Yeast "Isn't the baby like its
mother?"
Crlmaonbeak "No, I don't think
o. It don't talk yet. "--Yonkers
Statesman,
'to Eaj
vgjvp now to
Brown Sugar Cookies. One and
one-half cups brown sugar, one-half
cup butter and lard mixed, one-half
cup cold water, vanilla, salt, flour to
mix stiff; roll thin.
Peanut Brittle. Two cups of
granulated sugar melted, one quart
of peanuts, shelled, peeled and
chopped fine. Mix and pour Into a
buttered pan and roll with a lemon
till thin. Break into pieces, put on
plates and cool.
Codfish with Oysters. Take three,
pounds of fresh codfish, tie It in a
cloth, put In cold water enough to
cover it, add a tablespoonful of salt
und let It boll half an hour. Take
out. remove the fish from the cloth
and let It drain on a napkin. Serve
with fried or stewed oysters and
parsley.
Prune AVhlp. One-half pound
prunes, soaked over night, then cook
tint 11 tender, strain through coarse
sieve; one-half cup sugar, whites
three eggs. Stir all together, put In
oven five or ten minutes, or until a
delicate brown. Serve with a cus
tard: Yolks of three eggs, four table
spoons sugar, ono pint milk, pinch
salt, vanilla.
Baked Veal Cutlets. Lay in a
heated, buttered casserole one and
one-half pounds of veal steak. Add
one cup of seasoned stock; then
spread over the steak a dressing
made of two cups of bread crumbs,
one onion chopped fine, a beaten egg,
u tablespoon of melted butter, a tea
spoon of salt and a salt spoon of
popper. Cover and cook half an
hour In a hot oven, then uncover and
brown. Serve with currant Jelly.
Raked Cabbuge. Cabbage bukod
with cheese makes a tasty and nu
tritious dish. White or red cabbage
may be used. Boll the vegetable
until It Is tender. Make a white
asuce In the proportion of a table
spoonful of flour and two table
spoonfuls of butter to a cupful of
milk. Put the cabbage Into a bak
ing dish, turn the sauce over it.
sprinkle with cheese, stand the dish
in a pan of hot water in a hot oven
and bake until well browned.
Orange Charlotte. One and one
half level tablespoons granulated
gelatine, one-fourth cup cold water,
one-half cup boiling water, one cup
sugar, Juice one lemon, one cup
orange juice and pulp, whites three
eggs, lady fingers. Soak the gela
tine in tho cold water for twenty
minutes and dissolve with the boiling
water. Ada the sugar and lemon
Juice and strain; then add the orange
juice and pulp. Set In a cold place,
and when It begins to thicken add
tl whiles of the eggs beaten stiff
tuid beat the mixture until stiff
enough to hold Its shape. Pour Into
0 mould lined with lady lingers and
uiilli. Serve with whipped cream. -