TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. To-day and to-morrow and ths days that com after. Springtime and lummer nnd two seasons more; Tho night full of tears and the day full of laughter And dreams that come in and so out of the door. O Time that ii fleeting too fast for our capture, V bile the heart of our dreams beholds it para by yearning and burning, the desire and the rapture Till we home to the earth and we home to the sky. 0 harvest of dreams! when the sowing is over And fulfillment of growth gives over all playing, An, down the long sunset of life the heart-rover Turns twilight to weening and darkness to sighing. ,We gather the harvest of dreams and we store them Deep down in our hearts for the hunger that craves, vv hen springtime and summer, the laughter that bore them, Sail away like a ship that we watch on the waves. William Stanley Braithwaite. mil JJ Cipp. 1 f By ROE L. HENDRICK J ' 5 rr"v When she climbed out of a hollow tree high up In the mountain one day late In February, old Brulnetta felt the keen gnawings of a long empty stomach. There had been a pro longed thaw, and the enow lingered only In dirty patches. After sniffing the damp air eagerly the bear scram bled down the western slope. She had fasted for three months, and was bent on satisfying her hunger. A mountaineer's sheepfold suffered that night, but Brulnetta was as shrewd as she was ravenous. She did not gorge herself and remain ex posed to danger, but put a good ten miles behind her before crawling un der a stump pile at dawn. Still farther westward, beyond all sight of the mountains, there is a hilly region, with a good deal of tim ber on the steeper slopes. Byram .Valley abounds in lambs and pigs and poultry, with an occasional cluster of "bee-skeps." Brulnetta found excel lent provender there for a fortnight before the amazed farmers arose to elay her. A bear had not been seen in that region before in thirty years. At rare intervals a lynx appears and has to be hunted down, a panther caused a flurry in the valley la 1897, and wild cats are heard and seen at times, but the present generation had lost all knowledge of bears. For two weeks the people simply wondered what it could be that was killing their sheep and prowling about their pigpens. There was practically no snow ex cept along the fences, and Brulnetta was old and experienced in the art of leaving very few telltale footprints behind her. But one evening Seth Woodard saw her climbing the slope back of his farm and her troubles be gan. Men and dogs gathered for the hunt. The trail led up the valley to where Byram Creek, after flowing down Bowker Hill, hugs the foot of the slope for nearly 100 rods before entering the more open country. A deep ravine strikes the creek at right angles near the bend, and up thin gash in the hillside the dogs ran till halted by overhanging cliffs. The puzzled hunters wasted the remain der of the day In searching for an im aginary cave, where tey thought the bear had taken refuge, and then went borne, grumbling at their ill luck. Three days later the farce was re peated. Everybody was sure that the bear's den was somewhere near the head of the ravine, but the most dill gent search failed to find It. This was on a Friday. Sunday night Lem Porter rushed out at the sound of the frantic squeals of one of shoats, to see Brulnetta bearing oft the unfortunate porker in her arms. She released the pig when closely pressed. It was badly scratched and squeezed, but still alive. Monday morning the biggest hunt of all was organized. James Robertson, an old naturalist living near Byram Corners, who spent bis summers in the mountains, and was more familiar with birds and beasts than with men, had a shrewd Idea as to how the bear evaded her pursuers. Early in the forenoon he perched himself on a rock above the ravine, as a spectator. He heard the baying and barking of the motley pack of dogs two miles down the valley. The hunters wero sweeping both hillsides. From a cross road . a single shot rang out. Deprived of her dinner of pork, Brulnetta had been incautious, and had lingered later than usual. The bullet, fired at long range by a farmer who had caught a glimpse of her, had stung her left shoulder, and she was in a tremendous hurry. Across the fields she lumbered with surprising speed and entered the ra vine, but instead of ascending it she followed the rivulet down to the creek, along the shallows of which she splashed up stream. This hid her completely frorrf any one lower down the valley, and also threw the dogs off the scent, which may or may not have been Intentional on ber part. The shelter of the creek banks was the main thing, undoubtedly, and the ravine afforded the most convenient route for reaching the bed of the stream. A quarter of a mile higher up are the Byram Falls, really little more than a series of cascades. The rocks are steep and slippery, but Robertson smiled to see the bear climb them nimbi)'. Before this time she probably had paused and bidden herself somewhere In the gorge, but now, frightened by the flesh wound in her shoulder, she kept on, and disappeared in the un derbrush that fringes the summit of Bowker Hill. . Men and dogs arrived and were speedily at fault as before. Then some one saw the old naturalist, aud called to htm, "Did you see the bear, Robertson T" "Yes. She knows more than you and the dogs put together. She's a veteran But I reckon Byram Valley lias seen the last of ber." The men angrily questioned the old man, but he would tell them nothing more, his sympathies being with the bunted creature. His pre diction, however, proved true; the boar had no Intention of returning to the valley. I That night she passed over the wat ershed of Ten-Mile Creek, and hid herself In a thicket near that strcm. It was a lonely place, with est a house In sight, and as the day wore on she became very hungry. She cau tiously emerged from her place of concealment, stared in all directions, and shuffled off toward a distant col umn of smoke. Amos Pickens' hill farm sprawls high up among the springs that feed Ten-Mile Creek, the old frame house being more than a mile from that of the nearest neighbor. On Saturday Amos had had his leg broken while felling a tree, and now lay helpless In bed, with the limb in splints. Tues day noon Mrs. Pickens bad set off for the nearest Btore after groceries. She was certain to have a tedious drive over bad roads, and could not possi bly return home before nightfall. Bessie, aged sixteen, with four-year-old Nell, was left at home to care for her father and the stock. At 5 o'clock, leaving him asleep, she went to the barn to feed and water the cattle and horses. She was on the way to the pigsty with a basket of corn, when Nell came running to her, pointing and shouting: "Bessie! See! See! Big dog!" The girl glanced off across the big pasture, and stared for a moment in silent surprise. That lurching creat ure fifty yards away was no dog, but what was it? She had never seen a bear, but ehe had seen pictures of that animal, and she had heard ru mors of the alarm over In Byram Val ley. The truth dawned upon her, and she trembled in greater fear than length. But ehe might use It to scar away the bear. Seizing the gun with trembling bands, she ran np the stairway to the kitchen chamber and crawled through a tiny "cubby-hole" back of the chim ney. This communicated with the wood house loft, from which a sta tionary ladder led to a large room below, just off which the bear was standing. Peering down from the loft, Bessie saw Brulnetta rise again on her hind legs and reach into the pork barrel. It was only a third full of brine and pork at that season, and the bear pried so heavily on one side that it was overturned and sent bumping down the cellar stairs. The noise so frightened the child in the oven that she redoubled her shrieks, and the bear, startled and annoyed at the fall of the barrel, hastily backed into the wood house and started for the source of the outcry. Bessie thrust the muzzle of the musket down beside the ladder, and shouted at the top of her voice. Brulnetta looked up, paused, and showed her teeth, but the next In stant again turned toward the oven. The weapon was pointed directly at the back of her neck, and within four feet of her body. x Closing both eyes, and not realiz ing that the stock merely rested against her side, Bessie pulled the trigger. The gun had been loaded for weeks and the resulting explosion was as vigorous and noisy as could have been desired at a Fourth of July celebra tion. The shock hurled the girl flat to the floor of the loft, and for an In stant drove the breath from her body. But she quickly recovered her wits, and crawled to the head of the lad der. Brulnetta's days of marauding were over forever. The charge had sev ered her spine as completely as If an axe had been used, and she had sunk down stone dead, practically without a struggle. But little Nell was almost In hys terics, and Bessie thought of her fath er with a rush of anxiety. Descending the ladder, she timidly circled the bear's body, and drew out her sister by one arm. Nell did not stop sob bing convulsively till she fell asleep late that night. Mr. Pickens was found helpless, half out of bed, from which he had attempted to climb upon bearing the Josephine's Lace Handkerchief. It was the Empress Josephine, says the Springfield Republican, who In troduced the lace handkerchief be cause her teeth were not what they would have been had she lived In this generation of dentists. Whenever she laughed she would put her handker chief to her lips and so set the style. In the present day the handkorchlef is as little in evidence as possible, and even a small corner of It la not al lowed to protrude beyond the edge of the Jacket pocket The Restoration of the Church : From "The Servant in the House." First Motor Bus Driver. Miss C. de H. Benest was the first woman driver of a motor omnibus in England. She was the only woman to take the examination for motor en gineering recently held In London, and easily took both the driver's cer tificate and that for mechanical pro ficiency awarded by the Royal Auto mobile Club. It Is said that Miss Benest learned motoring in her own car on the Isle of Wight, and that she possesses unusual talent as a machin ist. New York Sun. I Sins Against the Eyes, Reading on the porch long after the sun has set. Finishing the latest novel In a jog gling hammdek. Sitting on the beach with the sun shining on your book. Staring at the water when the tun is at its brightest. Sitting so the shifting light and the shadow of leaves from tho porch or arbor play irregularly on the page. Letting the eyes get sunburned. Doing fine needlework in tho dim light of a house shaded for coolness. Yachting or canoeing without a broad-brimmed hat or veil as a pro tection from the glare. Not protecting theeyes with glasses or thick veil when motoring on a dusty road or when traveling with open windows. These may seem trifles not worth minding, but they often lay up a store of eye strains that give trouble for years. Philadelphia Press. When you enter It you hear a sound a sound as of some mighty poem chanted. Listen long enough, and you will learn that it Is made up of the beating of human hearts, of the nameless muslo of men's souls that Is, if you have ears. It you have eyes, you will presently see the church Itself a looming mystery of many shapes and Bhadows, leaping sheer from floor to dome. The work of no ordinary builder. The pillars of it go up like the brawny trunks of heroes; the sweet human flesh of men and women is moulded about its bulwarks, strong, impregnable; the faces of little chil dren laugh out from every cornerstone; the terrible spans and arches of It are the joined hands of comrades; and up in the heights and spaces there are Inscribed the number less musings of all the dreamers of the world. It is yet building building and built upon. Sometimes the work goes forward In deep darkness; sometimes In blinding light; now beneath the burden of unutterable anguish; now to the tune of a great laughter and heroic shoutings like the cry of thunder. Sometimes, in the silence of the night time, one may hear the tiny hammerings of the comrades at work up In the dome the comrades that have climbed ahead. Mrs. Howe's Answer. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has sent a letter to the London Times In answer to Mrs. Humphry Ward's recent at tack upon the woman suffrage cause In America. Mrs. Howe has lived in whom, St may be, her husbaud hap pens to admire. Let her think for herself, act for herself, and express her own honest opinions. Individuality, when com bined with that nameless something called manners, la the most potent weapon In the possession of tho sex. It is this which has given many i homely woman a reputation for beau ty which a bona fide beauty, with faultless face and figure, has sighed In vain to attain. Woman's Life. - T7 Household .... Matters To Keep Hands Nice. Many a woman complains because the peeling of potatoes keeps her fin gers in an untidy condition. A little precaution will prevent this. First, see that .the hands are perfectly dry when you begin to peel the potatoes, and, after peeling, wipe the hands before washing them. Indianapolis News. VWa for my dally ronffd ll VWVMmono. tht pfeaant flcldj Jl i w y Wrir 1 B,whr de5Pair i HOME DAY. Dresses Not Her Own. The curious legal point has Just been ' made in one of the London county courts that a wife's dresses are not necessarily her own absolute property, but that they may only be given to her by her husband for her lifetime. The question came up In an action arising out of a seizure under an execution of dresses supplied to a Chelsea woman by a firm of dress makers. The husband contended that tho seizure was illegal, as he gave his wife the money to buy the dresses, and they were accordingly his property. The Judge said that it had been laid down by tho late Lord St. Heller when he was Sir Francis Jeune, president of the divorce court, that If a man presented bis wife with articles of Jewelry or clothing for use only during his lifetime and only to be used as what was legally termed "paraphernalia," such articles did not become the wife's absolute prop erty. It Beems that the legal position is this: the term paraphernalia Includes all wearing apparel and ornaments suitable to the wife's station in life which are given to her only to be worn as ornaments of tho person only, but the term does not include family Jewels or gifts from strangers. A wife cannot dispose of paraphernalia In the lifetime of her husband, nor can she dispose of them by will. The husband, even during his wife's life time may sell or give her parapherna lia to strangers, and paraphernalia are also liable for the husband's debts. It would be distinctly annoy ing to a wife to have her dresses seized at the instance of, say, the hus band's cigar merchant, but that is how the English law stands to-day. The case recalls another decision giv en not long ago, that money saved by a wife out cl her housekeeping allow A Slmplo Refrigerator. Procure a wire meat safe, that Is, a box covered by wire netting on three sides, with a fly-proof door. On top place a deep pan filled with water, take a piece of burlap the height of the pan and safe, and of sufficient length to reach around entire safe; tack It fast to where door opens and closes, tuck the upper edges In water and you will have a well-ventilated refrigerator, that costs nothing but water to maintain. Boston Post. t'pliolstory Laces. It Is Interesting to know how many women this season are buying lace at the upholstery department for gown trimming. The filet nnd Egyptian designs arc kept there In wide variety and lesser price than nt tho regular lace counter. Heretofore there was a wide gulf fixed between the laces one put in the room and on one's gown. This Is changed. Women deck themselves with those that belong to curtain, valance and tablecloth. Philadelphia Ledger. To Keep Ice Cream Freezer Steady. A cheap, handy device for keeping the freezer steady when making ice cream can be made by screwlngthree large size galvanized screen door hooks to the floor and putting the eyes an equal distance apart near the bottom of freezer. The hooks In the floor should bo placed at such a dis tance from the freezer that they will bo taut when hooked up to the freezer. By placing the hooks near tho edge of the porch the operator can stand on the ground whllo turn ing. Boston Post. 'A kindly nurse shall come some day, To us with solemn mien, and say, " Ti. time to go to bed and sleep. . 'And we, mayhap, shall sigh or weep ' To leave our playthings and our plaJV 'And pray a longer while to stay. But she. unheeding our alnrms, Shall fold us close within her arms. l run upon ner momer-Drenst We sink at lust to sleep and rent, 'And wake to read in Angel eyes Our welcome sweet to 1'ararlise. Zitella Cocks. As to Revivals. The churches are looking forward to the time of revivals. There may be a few exceptions, but not many. Some pastors are getting ready, and not a few are anxiously looking for the coming of the favored time, and asking what they can do to prepare for It. The best way, and indeed the only successful way, to get ready for a real and permanent revival is .to use faithfully the regular means of grace. The pastor who wants to see the work of God promptly and surely advanced among his people should give earnest attention to his own message and work. Ha should make sure that he reaches the hearts of tho people with the simple but all-powerful message God has given him. With plainness, but In love and tenderness, ho should declare tho whole counsel of God, warn men of sin and danger, and point them to tho Lamb of God. Faithful pastoral work should be done. The church should rally to the sup port of the pastor, and use the stated means of grace to edify believers and impress the unsaved. These means faithfully employed will soon lead to such an Interest in religious matters and such a quickening of the spiritual life of the church that special meet ings will be demanded, and the re vival will be an accomplished fact. For the pastor there Is no better ad vice than Paul gave to Timothy: "Preach the Word; be Instant In sea son, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all Iongsufferlng and doc trine." Pittsburg Christian Advocate. CD O CD o 5 3i Old-Fosliloned Doughnuts. Work to a cream half a large cup of butter and a pound of sugar. When this is a soft, pale mass, whip into it three beaten eggs and a cup and a halt of sweet milk. Beat hard, then add gradually enough sifted flour to make a soft dough that can bo rolled out. Lay this upon a floured pastry board, roll into a sheet about half an inch in thickness, then cut into rounds or rings. Have ready a deep kettle of boiling fat and test it with a bit of bread. If this, when dropped in, rises to tho surface in thirty seconds and colors Immediately to a bright brown, the fat is ready tor the doughnuts. Fry these quick ly, using a frying basket if you have one. Drain in a heated colander to free from fat, then spread on platters and sprinkle thickly with powdered sugar. Cake Batter. Usually a cake batter is of such consistency that It needs to be spread in tho pan. Sometimes the heat of tho oven will cause It to sink to a level before cooking begins, but, as a rule, the batter should be Bpread with a spoon and drawn away from the centre of the pan toward the edges. Exact proportions cf Ingredients tnat will answer for all cakes cannot be given. In general, twice as much flour, by measure, as of H safe rule. Egca are co liquid, but half a cup of fjiilk could I'uv I cjJmi.D null u UL C&3. ter equal to one-third the volume of flour Is not often exceeded.'. lfrom half to two-thirds the -volume of, flour is me usual proportion, ol American Cultivator. llmdd Is a aiyClfrey a I of sury. the actual peril warranted, tor Bruln etta was not likely to attack a human being except In self-defense. "Nell, run to the house! Run!" she cried. "It isn't a dog; it's a bear!" . The child disappeared In a flash, and Bessie with one more glance at the approaching black object, dashed to the barn and fastened the front doors. The young cattle were In the open yard, and would have to defend themselves, but Bessie had heard somewhere that bears were very sel dom known to venture near such large animals. Returning toward the house she Blaramed and bolted the pig-pen door, and thed ran to the kltcheji. By this time Brulnetta was In the yard seem ing to guess Instinctively from the girl's fright that no able bodied man was about. When Bessie entered the kitchen she heard the muffled cries of her lit tle sister, but could not locate them. She searched cupboard and pantry In vain, and then, with a white face, turned to the wood bouse. For at that instant she heard a creaking sound, caused by one of the huge doors that closed the front arch being shoved back. Opening the small door leading from the kitchen. she was horrified to see the bear in side the wood house. And Nell had gun go off. Fortunately the splints had kept the fractured bones of his leg in place, and he sustained no per manent injury from his alarm and exertion. Upon hearing the story of Bruln etta's death, the old naturalist ad mitted that perhaps he had made a mistake In not telling how and where she had escaped; but he still Insisted that the Joke was on the Byram Val ley hunters. Youth's Companion. Origin of Dominoes. The origin of dominoes has been attributed variously to the Greeks, the Chinese and Jews, but a Paris contemporary has discovered that the ever popular game owes its invention to the Benedictines of Mont Cassin. Two ot the order were sent into lengthy retreat, and they hit upon a method of whlllng away the spare time without infringing the rules of silence by playing with square stones upon which various dots were marked. While perfecting themselves they per fected or rather evolved the game, and were accustomed to frequently repeat when playing in the evening psalms from Vespers, especially the first, that is Psalm 109, which begins ''Dixit Domlnus Domino meo." When the retreat was over the game was soon known In the convent. Then Its fame spread to the village and be- America for nearly ninety years, and thinks that she knows conditions here better than a transient English tour ist. Mrs. Ward attributed the al leged decline in the movement to the organized opposition of women. Mrs. Howe says: "The change in favor of the move ment among women Is especially marked. The organized opposition among women Is very small com pared with the organized movement in its favor. Out of forty-Blx States only four have anti-suffrage associa tions, and two of these are almost too small to bo properly called associa tions. There are suffrage associa tions in thirty-three States and sev eral Territories. At the time of the last constitutional convention in New York the suffragists secured 300,000 signatures to their petition, while the autls secured only 15,000." simply crawled into the back of the ! yond. The verse was reduced to one oia oricK oven, ana was curled in a sobbing heap in one corner! The child had been too badly frightened to close olther of the doors behind her, and only the small size of tho brick opening afforded any protection word, "Domino," hence tho name as we have received it. London Globe. Broinidish Actions That Live. In every theatre there are always from the bear, which could probably somo who can be depended upon to reach ber with her claws. ' Brulnetta growled at Bessie, and then, dropping on all fours, calmly walktd across to the cellarway, where she pawed the cover from the pork barrel that stood in an angle at the head of the stairs, and fished out and greedily devoured a piece of pork. "Stop screaming, Nell! Keep still. and 11 get you out!" Bessie called, although she had no idea what to do, tor the bear was between ber and the oven. Tno mtie gin was not reas sured, even It she beard, but kept up her cries. Bessie stepped back and closed tho door. She beard her father calling, but dared not tell him of the danger. list he attempt to get out ot bed and I Injurs himself. "It's only Nell wbo's scared!" she cried. "I'll soon quiet ber!" Glancing about the room, ber eyes fell upon ber grandfather's musket hanging on the hooks above the man telpiece. She had never fired it, for the weapon was notorious for kick ing; besides, its weight was so great that shw could not bold it at arm's applaud the stage hand who carries on a chair; there is always somebody at every ball game to annlaud the umpire when he catches a ball thrown out to him. And yet those things long ago ceased to be funny. Verily the rock-the-boat fool is not the only self-perpetuating genius. With Humorous Intent. The sense of the comlo is much, blunted by habits of punning and of' using bumorlstlo phrase; the trick of employing Johnsonian polysyllables to treat of the Infinitely little. And it really may be humorous, of a kind,' yet it will miss the point by going too much round about it. George Meredith, in "An Essay on Comedy. " Consistent. "Ths peopls who say that women are inconstant and Inconsistent, " de clares ths philosopher of folly, -are dead wrong. A few years ago a s.rl told ma h was twenty-two, and h sticks to the sania figures to-day." Cleveland lalr. The Deed of a Mother. With a mother's disregard of dan ger when tier offspring is in peril, at the risk of her own life, Mrs. J. B. Stephenson, of Fulton, Mo., a frail little woman, lowered herself Into an eighteen-foot well, saved her two-year-old child from drowning and climbed to the top, holding the child in her teeth by its dress. The babe was playing noar the well top, which had been left open, and stepped off backward. Mrs. Stephen son heard the child's cry and turned in time to see it fall. Rushing to the well the mother grasped the rope, and without a mo ment's hesitation shot to the bottom. The father of tho child was not at home, nor were there any male neigh bors near by. ' Fearing that she would bo seized I by cramps If she remained In the cold water, Mrs. Stephenson In despera- . . ..A I,,nal1. inin Yia Kalw'a frock and climbed the jagged wall of i the well with the aid of the rope. Los Angeles Times. Attraction. The charm ot woman lies not In beauty, but lndlviuuallty If she could but bo brought to understand that fact. It isn't, the details that count; it is, as Trilby says, "tho alto gether" her carriage, her manner, her voice, her expression; In short, 1-ersulf that makoi or unmake her charm. It is the woman, then, who has the j couraga to be herself who attracts. j Originals are much more desirable than copies, no matter how accurato the, copy may be. It It be natural to wear one's hair In careless fSBhion, by all means do so nature is never mis taken. , But let the admiring sister, whom thnt sane autocrat Intended to be a tailor-made girl, to ware of disorder in ber it would cease to be artistic, it. would simply be uutldy. Let every woman dure to be her self, rt i vi lop ber own Individuality, mot tlludly copy soma otuw womaa. ance becomes the property of the hus band, he having given it to her for a specific purpose and that purpose not huving been fully carried out. Argonaut. The sash Is a little less prominent than a few weeks ago. Palest shades of maroon and pear! are favorites in gloves. Veils In two colors, one over the other, are in growing favor. The best coiffures aim at Greek and Roman styles for the hair. Fruits and flowers figure in the de. signs upon men's neckwear. Vicing with the net waist is a sheet fine moussellne, very much like cloth Coats and bonnets for girls folio i closely the picturesque styles of last , season. ; Sllhoutte portraits are again fash- I ionable and are beginning to fill data- ty picture frames. i Barrettes are wider and broadoi than heretofore and almost cover th ' head under the knot. t j Black facings are used with dark i or black hats and dark facings re- lleve bright or light colored hats. ! The hood Is quite fashionable, and nothing accommodates itself bo well i to the sort of hair dressing now ir vogue. One of the skirt fads of the seasor j Is tho ornamenting of the back pan els, while the front is entirely unre- ' lleved. I Gray suede pumps are permissible ; with all sorts of gowns for evcnlnf wear, and the newest ones ere verj pretty. The "points" of gloves, the etitch j Ing down the backs, are much heaviei ' this season than they have been In t long time. Hat models of 1830 are closely cop ied in some of the latest creations, and rare paintings of that period art In demand for patterns. ,. Agaiu the whlteand colored knitted gloves are in high favor for walking end sometimes they are drawn ovei the fine gloves when It Is quito cold. Though fashion cares not whethei they match in .naterlal, there Is ar absolute decree that the eklrt and corsage of this season shall match Is color. Among the new separate watsti there are Porslan crepe de china mod els with tucked wash net yokes and undorsleeves. The yokes and frill trimming the waists are run with silk floss to glva the needed color. Experiments are under way In Bos ton with nlckel-ln-the-slot turnstllei In elevated railroad and subway sta tions. Ths idea la to save tho jay ol ticket sellers. T - 1 ,:... The framing and hanging df pic tures has become an urt. They are an important decoration of a room. In hanging pictures, a study of sur roundings Is necessary, nnd enre should be taken as to wall coverings. Avoid largo-patterned papers. Tho plain-colored or striped cartridge papers In rather dark half-tones aro the best backgrounds for pictures. The walls of a room should never be crowded, and as far as possible, all pictures should be placed on a level with the eye. The framing of pictures Is po much a matter cf Individual taste that It Is Impossible to give rules that will ap ply In all instances. Oil paintings, highly colored prints and water col ors are, as a rulo, framed in gilt. When mats are used upon pictures great care should be taken to insure their harmony. Black and white pic tures should never be mounted in highly colored mats. There are ways of mounting pictures besides framing them. Passe-partout makes n good frame. New York Evening Post. The Glory In the Cloud. Phillips Brooks once preached a sermon from tho text, "Who passim; through the valley of weeping make It a well." He said there were two ways of treating sorrow. One may sav, "This that I have to bear is hard, but the clouds will break and there will come better days. Compensa tion is in store for me. It may not bo In this world, but some time It will all be made up to me." Or he may say, "I will do just what Scripture tells me to do. I will make of my valleys of weeping wcll-sprlng3 of Joy. I will turn sadness intt occa sions of rejoicing." The apostle says, "In everything give thanks." Assuredly we cannot be thankful for everything, but in every experience that conies to us W'G IlieV find Knnin rr.-tcr.-i f.M nl..l thanks. When Jeremy Taylor's house " ui.-v.-ii jjiuuuf ren, an ni? worlalv possessions squandered, his family turned out of doors, he congratulated himself that li Is enemies had left him "the sun and mono, o loving wife, many friend:! to pity and relieve , the providence of God. all the promises of rho Gosnel, my religion, i.iv hope) of Heaven a id my charity toward my enemies." Can you sue the glory of the Lord in the cloud? The Standard. Onlinin Pudding. One cup raisins seeded and chopped fine, one cup mo lasses, one teaspoon soda dissolved in scant cup of sweet milk, onc-hulf tea spoon salt, two cupfuls graham flour. Steam three hours. Ornngo Kiratvs. After removing nil the white membrane from orange skins cut Into nnrrow strips. Soak In cold water for two houii, then wipe dry. Boll two cups sugar with oue of water until tin sirup threads, dip the straws in this and lay on an oiled paper In the warming oven until quite dry. Frozen RUc. Eoll ono pound of rice In milk, soak gelatine In enough water to dissolve, add halt a lemon or any flavor, ono pint of .whipped cream, cugar to sweeten. Mix all to cether lightly, put on ice to harden, terve with cream, garnish with bits of currant Jelly on to?, cat any shape Ccslred. Lrmou Tuilili-;. On? lemten sliced thin, one cup of sugar, one-hrlf pint boiling wr.ter. Moisten three tnble rroor.s ct cornstarch wkl. a i:ttls milk and stir In. Let It come to a boll, then simmer for five minutes. Slice two oranges and lay in a dish. Scatter on a little sugar. Pour over Mrnstarch when cold, and whip white of two cgs; add sugar. Cheap Fruit Cakr. Throe cups ?ake crumbs, can and one-halt cups Ccitr, r.e cuo mo;scs, one cup eour milk, on cay raU'.cr. one cup cur rents, one ein irqr, ons egg and a piece- cf bu'.tir t': slzo of an ess, 3&-quartr po'-.od c.trc n cut fine, out leaspooaful scCa. oco larcl teaipooa tul each of nutmeg, cinnamon and tUvas, one teaspoonful vanilla. A Personal Ir.iere.t. Co you know your Father? Have yOU found Cod vour Kariifr? T.'ni-u you H-arni'd to share all those mighty forces and laws which constitute this universe as a persona! being to vour s"'. t- approach Him with the" con-si-. us -.ess that He has a personal thoiA'.it, nn individualizing knowl edge of you? Hav: you learned to go to Mini spying that ;o want to bo with Him. and therefore von have conio to pray, not in order to urge your little petitions u; o:i Him as n claim, but iu ovif; to a- ow llttk petklons as : c.al:i taat blis vou to Him? Have y0 (.arncc! to cni' ;o Him to exult : ; he btnsi? nl I!is -irei-ence" io feci trj breath of Kij S;.'irU upoa yon? Have you len-ncd to c;s- upon Him the care and Imrdm of your : dally life. jus', as in childhood vou ; J,,ft IO v'11' .'aronta the clashing and ! the too:!, knowing thai It world be? well? Has He beenmo your Father, always gi-riinc: lnftiar, n.nj v, t a! ' ways niunv na.l di-aivr? if in, and not otherwise. Jtu Chris has ac complished Ills work In you. jje- hold, wha: manner of love Is ihis that we should b" callad the rMMrnn o' I God." It v. P.. F. Horton. :n pitt." bu:s Christian Advocate. The i:i;ot of Spiritual.') ; . Spirituality Usuos from C )d-con ec.ou;mii-s. God is wiih us. God Is here because Ho wem to bo . r.ith His children. ; God is lot here r.s a OeUciivr, but , cs our Deliverer. ! God culls no mdn to r sciinrv ciis- i dpli'ship. The Got whom he fJilows is alv aso wlta him. ! Cod s belli- predicates His omnl- ; presenc?. rnd His omni'ircsi'r.io Is i.iie pledge of His hel;. God Is ot the grpat critic, hr.l i grtat Companion, the Comfor;tr. God s c.iir.ipiesEce ii our cor.- . stant opportunity to get htlo. Lon don Suuity-Schtol Timet-. i Sublime Patience. Enter into the BuUlme patience of the Lord. Ee charltbbie in view of It. God can afford to wcii; why j cannot we. since wo have Him to fall back upon? Let patience have her perfect work and bring forth her celejtlul fraltr. G. MacDonald. ! Itomrm'oer the Sabbath. The inte.ests of tho Sabbath aro the Interests of the poor; the tneniiea cf the Sabbath an the enemies ot the poor, Professor Gem-go Adam Smith. i . I 1 CHRISTMAS COUNSEL. "My wlfa and I." remarked th , young married man, "have agreed not to give each other anything tor Christmas." t "How's that?" "So that wa may save money." , "Batter sava plenty of it," advised th old married man, kindly. "For It ; you carry out that program, my boy. It will take something handsome to parity bor the day after," Kana City Journal.