fltri
'LINCOLN'S WAY."
Large and loving, rudely tender, with a heart that knew no fear,
Stern as granite for a principle, yet melting at a tear
Father Abraham, they called him, this sublime yet Blmplo man,
In whose veins the ardent hu manhood of Old Kentucky ran.
Dear to him the cause of Freedom, for the black man as the white;
, Dear to him the common soldier who was with him In his fight;
But It one perchance should falter, with his life he must atone;
He was past all human pardon, save the President's alone.
Now a father, poor and aged, bowed ailke with years and woe,
Crushed by all the pain and sorrow that a parent's heart can know.
Brought, despairing, his petition; he would plead In Lincoln's ear;
And he prayed to heaven for mercy, that, through Clod's love, man might hear.
"My two Bons, my only children, to the Union's cause I gave;
One lies buried in Virginia in an unknown Boldier's grave.
And the other, last and dearest for what error, I know not
Is condemned as a deserter, and la sentenced to be shot."
"My old friend," said Lincoln, kindly, "there has Inquiry been mads
And the execution, meanwhile, I have caused to be delayed.
Until further orders from me. This one fact at least, I know:
Your young man can serve us better here above ground than below."
"God be thanked! " the old man, trembling, cried, "and blessing on your name!
But but what If they should execute him when your orders came?"
"Never fear! before I order that," said Lincoln, grim and sage
"Well, your son will beat Methuselah, or die of sheer old age!"
Henry Tyrrell, in Collier's Weekly,
Social bolalior
Mr. Whitney was an intimate
friend of Lincoln from 1859 till the
letter's death. His "Life on the Cir
cuit With Lincoln" and "Lincoln's
Last Speech" are among his best
known works. He Is a lawyer by pro
fession and has held several political
offices. Editor.
On May 27, 1856, Mr. Lincoln and
I were staying over night at Decatur,
and In the evening we walked out to
the public square, and when we had
reached a particular spot, after veri
fying it, he said, partly to himself
and partly to me, "Here, on this ex
act spot, twenty-six years ago, I stood
alone by our wagon, which contained
all that my father and I owned in the
world." This incident, and his man
ner of viewing It, was typical and
symbolical of his entire career; for,
although his life was largely hedged
In by crowds and his career and des
tiny wrought out in co-operation with
others, yet his essential self, the
thinking part, was passed in social
isolation.
When he had a difficult case to de
velop and mature he would be miss
ing; this was more especially true of
his life on the circuit, or when he de
sired to make an extra effort he
would hide somewhere, and in
silence, isolation and secrecy, by re
flection and self-introspection, mature
his plans. Nor would he have any
stated or especial place to conceal
himself; the unused back-room of a
law office, or an obscure corner of a
clerk's, treasurer's or sheriff's office
or a lonely bedroom of some of the
traveling bar the obscure streets of
the village, or the woods or country
roads; each and all were alike and
serviceable, and equally put In requi
sition by him; and by lonely drill and
mental discipline, he would grasp
and comprehend the whole scope and
plan, and all essential details of the
case within the compass of his mind
in an orderly manner.
As a law student (If his sparse
efforts In that line may warrant such
designation), it was the same; he
would perch hlmBelf on top of a
wood-pile in the shade, and, as the
sun Intruded, would grind around
in the shade. One day Russell God
by, an irreverent farmer (whom Lin
coln used to habitually help in hog
killing time) saw him on top of a
wood-pile, with a book in his hand.
He was astonished at the spec
tacle. "Mawnln, Abe! " "Mawnln'l"
"What's yer readln'T" said he, curi
ously. "I hain't a readln' I'm
studyln' " was replied. "What's yer
studyin'?" asked Godby. "Law,"
said Abe, laconically. Godby was
almost paralyzed: "Good God Al
mighty! " gasped he.
His conception, scheme, method
Lincoln's Love of Solitude. -He
was not polite or polished ex
teriorly; his grace and amenities
were of the heart and affections; he
was abashed and embarrassed In the
presence of females In fact, In any
kind of genteel society of strangers.
We were once being entertained at
a private house on the circuit, and
three ladles and he and I were In the
parlor; he took shelter beneath my
wing and got along so-so until I was
called to the front door to see a
client. Upon my return 1 found him
111 at ease, a, very perBonincatlon of
awkwardness 'and bashfulness. His
legs and arms seemed to be In the
way; they appeared to be committing
a social offense by being there. But
it was seldom that he went Into so
ciety, anywhere; he preferred the so
ciety of his boon companions of the
circuit, or frank solitude. Durlnj the
sitting of the Bloomlogton Conven
tion, In 1808, several of us attendant
thereupon were guests at Judge
Davis' house by bis Invitation, la bis
' absence. Lincoln was perfectly fa
miliar w!th ell present, including our
hostess, who' vu not only t ior
and chronology of emancipation were
subjected to the same rigorous law.
Several of his generals, as well as
others of his supporters, attempted to
forestall him in this. He brushed
all away and in the secrecy of social
Isolation matured and promulgated
the final plan alone. To mention a
minor matter; the house-divided-agalnst-ltself
speech was incubated
and brought forth, full-fledged, In the
silence and secrecy of social isola
tion; nor could the utmost efforts of
his most ardent friend stay Its ad
vent. On January 5, 1859, the Legisla
ture elected Senator Douglas to be his
own successor in the United States
Senate, over Lincoln, who was the
candidate of the opposition; after
which the Democrats proceeded to
paint the city very red.
I repaired at once to the law-ofllce
of Lincoln & Herndon, expecting to
find the Junior partner for the sym
pathetic offices of condolence; but
found Instead, Lincoln, alone and de
jected, brooding over his adverse po
litical defeat. I regret to remember,
that. Instead of condoling with him.
so as to lighten his discomfiture, I
abused him, as being the cause of his
and his friends' undoing.
And I can never forget the sad
and spiritless way In which he de
fended himself from my attacks. We
sat together in the cheerless, dismal
office till after dark, when he went
with me to my hotel, and, In fact, re
mained with me till a lnte hour. He
said with bitterness: "I expect every
one to desert me."
Mr. Lincoln was a model citizen, In
the senso of being a citizen of the
whole State, and ultimately of tha
whole Nation, although, at the outset
of his career, his affiliations were
purely local and quadrated with
Sangamon alone. Yet, with larger
experiences, his social and political
horizon expanded and enlarged, and
he was no more Intimately in touch
with the people of Springfield or
Sangamon County than with those of
Logan or Champaign. He deemed
himself to be as much obligated to
the people of any other village In the
bestowment.of official or other favors
as to those at his immediate home.
And In his entire administration at
Washington It was. In principle, the
same; ho really wanted a Cabinet
Minister Judd from his own State,
but he considered that his State had
had enough consideration In his own
election. He had no more regard, in
the matter of executive favors, for
Illinois than for Maine. Geograph
ical propinquity and social propin
quity had no alliance In his mind;
his social area embraced the whole
State and ultimately the entire Na
tion. His field was the world. He
dwelt In principles and institutions.
To him men were but agents or
media, to originate, promulgate or
enforce principles, and a man's local
ity had naught to' do with his ef
ficiency in that respect; and the acme
and high-water mark of such social
pastimes as he allowed himself was
achieved on the circuit with the
"boys" (as we were called) during
court-time.
This catholicity (as contradistin
guished from anything special) of as
sociation and consequent failure to
localize his social and political at
tachments, will serve to explain. In
some sort, the lack of that ardent
sympathy for him at home which
sometimes (and especially on election
day In November, 1860) cropped out.
The bitterness of partisan politics,
especially on the part of those who
deemed his anti-slavery sentiments
as recusant to the land of his fathers,
aided this feeling, and his omission
to recognize his home neighbors suf
ficiently In the distribution of Fed
eral offices nil combined to engender a
considerable social alienation, , and
prevented him from being, as ab
stractly and on his Individual merits
he would have been, an Ideally popu
lar citizen. Not that he was unpop
ular, but he should have been popu
lar to the verge of enthusiasm, as
he was when news of the location of
the capital at Springfield reached the
then insignificant little village.
He was a most rigid supporter of
all laws, those which were conven
tional and unimportant, as well as
those which were vital; paid his
debts and taxes promptly; did not
allow his little real estate to get on
the delinquent list, nor violate or
omit any other political duty. He
drank no liquor at any period of his
life and did not visit a saloon (al
though it was a lawyer-like habit to
do so) on any pretense whatever;
neither did he obtrude advice or a
pertinacious temperance lecture on
those who did so. We were once In
vited to vlBlt a primitive vineyard in
Vermillion County, and to taste the
several varieties of home-made wine.
It affected no one but Lincoln, but It
did affect him: "Fellers, I'm getting
drunk," said be, comically.
Youngest Professor,
Miss Anna Pritchett, of Louisville,
Xy., has Just been appointed to the
chair of economics at Wellesley Col
lege. She has Just passed her twenty-fifth
birthday and is the youngest
member of the Wellesley faculty.
New York Sun.
Small Salaries, Few Teachers.
A shortage of 1200 school teach
ers is reported In Oklahoma. The
cause Is said to be the small salaries
of women teachers. The club women
declare that If the salaries of the
women teachers were made to equal
those of the men the shortage would
cease to exist. In the meantime wo
men out of employment are looking
to Oklahoma for places during the
coming school term. New York Sun.
With Dlrectolre Gowns,
If dlrectolre gowns really become
fashionable, it is hoped that other
extravagances of the same period will
not also be revived. The beautiful
Mme. Talllen, who led the fashions
at the time of the French directory,
Is said to have appeared with rings
on her toes. Her silk stockings were
made with divisions like the fingers
of a glove, and she wore sandals
studded with Jewels. Mme. Talllen
was, however, sensible enough to dis
card the fashionable flaxen wig and
to wear her own black hair unpow
dered. Natural coiffures did not long
remain simple, though. Under the
Empire they became so elaborate that
the ladles of the court had to have
their hair dressed the night before
Napoleon's cornatlon, and were then
propped upright In their chairs In
order to sleep without damaging their
headdress. New York Sun.
Footmen Wait on Dogs at Table,
It was supposed by many unin
formed persons that the height of
feminine Idolatry for dogs had been
reached when dog cemeteries, dog
clothing and Jeweled dog collars of
great value appeared. But all these
fads, ridiculous as they may seem,
are as nothing to the spectacle of en
throned quadrupeds seen nowadays
cloak of banter or as a means to
start a. round of laughter, which
stings. I often wish I was back in
my Western home. We might not
have been what you call 'smart' there,
but at least we were sincere and ap
preciative." Every hostess In New
York society knows how this young
woman feels. It Is the experience of
all women who take trouble to please
their guests. Our Boclety has been
satiated with good things, and Indlf
ference Is the natural result. New
York Press.
Selling n Quern's Gowns.
Whether or not the Queen of Italy
approves of the sale of her discarded
gowns to royalty loving Americans
appears to be a moot question. Ac
cording to one report, these garments
are the perquisites of her majesty's
head maid, who disposes of them,
with the Queen's knowledge, at semi
annual sales, from which she realizes ,
about $5000. Other reports have it !
that Margherlta Is much annoyed by ;
this scattering abroad of her cast-off '
raiment and has dismissed two maids
who were reaping a considerable rev- 1
enue from this source. The Queen's
first knowledge of what was going
on was obtained. It is said, six years :
ago, when, on a shopping tour, she
saw a woman enter the shop wearing
a gown that looked familiar to her.
She scrutinized it carefully and found ;
a tiny spot on the hem of the skirt.
The last vestige of doubt vanished
from her mind. The dress was one
she had discarded a few days before
on account of that voy spot. An in
vestigation at the palace followed.
with the result that a trusted maid '
was dismissed. A new maid, Adelo,
succeeded to the vacant place, and
all went well, so far as the Queen
knew, until $ne day driving in the
Via Trltonl, Her carriage was Imped
ed by the traffic, stopped near one in
which was seated an American wo
man wearing a hat which only a few
days previous had adorned Margher
Ita's own head. Another Investlga-
tion followed, and Adele lost her
place. The Inquiry showed that '
Adelo was reaping a yearly profit of
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. I
For Care of Teeth,
1 All surfaces of the teeth should
be thoroughly brushed after each
meal. As far as possible, brush tha
gums toward the cutting edges of the
teeth.
2 A tooth powder should be usod
in the brush. Tooth powder and
brush can be obtained at the in
flrmary at a small cost,
3 Unless the teeth are regularly
cleaned, It is Impossible to keep the
teeth and mouth In a healthy condi
tion. New Haven Register.
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Religious Reaping r
ion the qviet troy it,
'SEAHCll ME, O GOD."
Talcum Powder Cases'.
Dainty, inexpensive gifts that make
nice prizes or birthday offerings for
the school friend are boxes of violet
scented talcum, covered with cretonne
cases.
These cases are quite Blmply made,
being nothing but two pieces of cre
tonne or heavy flowered ribbon, the
exact size of the powder case. They
may either be overcast together on
the wrong side or the edges can be
bound with a narrow gold galloon.
The cretonne case reaches to the
upper edge of the powder can, whore
the holes are, and to it Is attached a
top that comes down an Inch or more
at the sides and Is bound in gold
galloon. These tops may be entirely
separate from the bottom or they can
be fastened to the case at the back.
New York World.
Hint For Papering.
In papering any room it should be
remembered that light Is the first
consideration and that the paper must
be chosen accordingly.
Pure white is the best choice when
a specially light room Is wanted, as
it absorbs only about fifteen per cent,
of the light thrown upon it. Dark
green, on the other hand, Is the
greatest consumer of light, absorb
ing about eighty-five per cent.
Next to white as a light-producer
are the soft pastel tints and light
blues, which absorb from twenty to
twenty-five per cent, of the light;
then comes orange at thirty per cent.;
apple and gray greens, almost fifty
per cent., and the popular brown Is
almost as bad as dark green, as if
takes up about sixty to seventy per
cent, of the Until It should throw out.
New York World.
Rummage Pickles. If you are still a little short of rel
ishes, gather up all the leftovers from garden or storeroom
and make this very excellent pickle: Allow to two quarts
green tomatoes one quart ripe tomatoes, one bunch celery,
three large onions, one small cabbage, three green peppers,
three red peppers and one large ripe cucumber. Put all
through the meat chopper, add one cupful salt and let stand
over night. In the morning drain, then add two quarts of
vinegar, two pounds brown sugar, one tablespoonful pepper
and cook an hour on the back of the stove.
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In the homes of many of New York's
socially elect. A dog may be buried,
or clothed or be-collared with' Jewels
without necessarily becoming one of
his mistress' family; but how can he
sit at table with the family, in a
special chair next to that of his ador
er, be waited upon by a special foot
man and receive specially cooked
food, without ranking as a full mem
ber of the household? Inconceivable
as It may appear, the above situation
Is seen almost every day by those
who have dog worshiping friends. In
fact, it has become so usual a thing
In many homes that one may hear
the mistress of a household say to
her butler: "James, you must see
that Panky's steak is better cooked.
And don't forget to tell the cook
not to serve nny chicken for him this
week. His Indigestion just now Is
something awful!" New York Press.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN By Augustus Saint Gaudens.
oughly domestic lady of rare attain
ments, but of extreme simplicity of
style and pretension as well. Evi
dently there was no reason for con
straint, but aa we came Into the din
ing room , the first time Lincoln
adroitly and prematurely sat at a side
of the table. -Why, Mr. Lincoln,"
said Mrs. Davis, "I expected you to
take Mr. Davis' place." "I thought
so." said be, with a chuckle, "and
that's the reason that I hurried up
and got here. Whitney's a young
man; let him run the carving."
Speed on Lincoln's Religion.
"When I knew him. In early life, he
was a skeptic. He bad tried bard to
be a believer, but his reason could
not grasp and solve the great prob
lem as taught. ... He often
aid that the most ambitious ma
might live to see every hope fall, but
no Christian could live to see his fall,
because fulfilment could only come
when life ended. . . . The only
evidence I have of any change was in
the summer before he was killed. I
was Invited out to the Soldiers'
' Hume to spend the night. A I en
tered the room, near night, be was
sitting near a window intently read
ing his Bible. Approaching him, I
said, 'I am glad to see you so profita
bly engaged.' 'Yes,' said he, 'I am
profitably engaged.' 'Well,' said I, 'if
you have recovered -;om your skepti
cism, I am sorry Ij aay that I have
not.' Looking me earnestly In the
face, and placing his band on my
shoulders, be said, 'You are wrong,
Speed; take all of this Book upon
reason that you can, and the bttlnnca
on faltb, and you will live and die a
happier and better man.' "
Illustrating Thrift.
"I have beard a good many stories
illustrating thrift," remarked a Bronx
resident, "but the Janitor of some
new steam-heated Eats told me one
that beat them all. On Bnn.laya the
tenuiU have a great many visitors,
and the Janlta discovered that tboze
visitors paid iae tenants two cents
each for the privilege of taking a
hot bath; ftvo cenu If they did aot
bring their ova towels." New Yorlr
San.
Helen Couldn't Sny No.
Some women are so queer. An
East End woman received a morning
call recently from an old and dear
friend.
"Helen," said the friend, "I want
to ask a favor of you, and I don't
know Just how to do It." Sho paused
and giggled slightly.
"Go on," said the other woman.
"Well, it's this way, Helen. You
rem'ember that lovely table ornament
we saw the other day at Chrystal's,
the one you said you'd like? Well,
George and I have bought It for you
for Christmas. Now, I'm going to
have a little dinner Saturday night
George's brother Jim will be In town
and I want you and Henry to
come."
"Weil?" said the other woman.
"Yes. Well, you see, Helen, I've
JiiBt set my heart on using that table
ornament Saturday night. And of
course I wouldn't use It without your
consent and would you really care,
dear, If I used it for, of course, it's
really yours, and It couldn't hurt it
any, I'm sure, and, and, anyway,
you'd be there to see It you wouldn't
object, would you?"
So Helen said she wouldn't object
and the othor woman went away In a
cheerful frame of mind. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
I?iid Munner and Boredom Tire Her.
One young woman who came a
bride from a Western city less than
a year ago, and who since then has
occupied a fairly good place In society
here, threatens to withdraw from all
social activity because of the common
lack of appreciation. "I camo here
just bubbling over with enthusiasm,"
she said, "but I've lost my respect
for New York society. I've spared
no expense or trouble In entertaining,
and what has come out of it all? I
ask a score of so called frlvnds to
dinner. They eat revenously as a
rule, Just as If they come only to be
fed. The little clvlltles, the unfail
ing gracioueness, to whlcb I was used
at home, are missing here. It's all
cut-and-drled, and the calls or little
notes of thanks I receive are all ster
eotyped. I give a cotillion, and my
favors are forgotten on the teats.
I've even seen the servants picking
them up from the floor and carrying
them off. What la one to do with a
spirit like that? I plan jcorations
for a week, and there' never a f Ttr
pllment. Everything Is isken tor
granted. It there's any conment at
all, it's criticism, made under the
$5000 by selling apparel which her
royal mistress had discarded. Her
preference, as to customers, was for
Americans, and one condition sho im
posed on the purchasers was that
nothing they bought should be worn
in Italy. But a woman from Buffalo
disregarded the pledge and Adele was
found out. New York; Tribune.
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Black and white are as popular in !
hats as at the first of the season.
An enormous ball of rhinestones is '
the most popular hatpin ornament.
Black hats must be intensely black, ,
and white as purely white as possible.
Touches of copper are coming In '
to rival the much used gold and ail
Grey net and chiffon tulle are in
the height of fashion for tunic ef
fects. Heels, having risen almost to an
absurd height, are now coming down
again.
Bronze is a new shadn and looks
something like a copper touched with
pale gold.
Flame color Is much to the front !
for gowns and trimmings of all descriptions.
Fewer gauzy materials and more
substantial weaves will probably be i
wanted than last season. j
In spite of the increasing popularity
of the stock, the white turnover col- J
lar is still In good style. ,
Stylish gowns reproduce largely
the colorings and designs of precious'
old Indian and cashmere shawls. j
Collars must now meet In front In :
a straight up and down line; flaring
corners are no longer permitted.
Pearled chiffons that looks as it
drops of dew bod spattered them are
the newest designs for evening gowns.
Among the novel Paris hosiery
thert are black pure thread silk
stockings with instep worked in col
ors. There is a fringe effect upon the
newest purses of, leather and suede,
and It Is a fad to have them of the
shade of the gown.
A new style of petticoat that has
appeared la no larger at the hem than
It Is at the nope excopt tor V'a of
narrow pleating that are let In to
make walking possible.
Fillets come In different lengths,
some to circle the head almost com
pletely, others to circle it half way
and other to simply cross the crown
of the head. New York Sun.
It was at first thought that the re
turn of the long sleeve meant the
doom of the bracelet, but this favor
ite of fashion bus very happily adapt
ed Itself to changed conditions.
Ruchii gs figure as one of the most
becoming tads of the soason. They
are pleated very fulf and fall over
the tops of the high collars, suggest
ing a p'cture from the Elizabethan
era.
Blou on of eolorei net to wear
with tailored sulti are made over a
plain l .ilng, tucked all over, and An
Ished off with collar and cuffs of
pompadour silk in the samn shade aa
the net.
Enlarging thp Dinner Table.
Necessity has ever been the mother
of invention. Housekeepers have long
wanted some other means of enlarg
ing the seatingcapaclty of their dining
tables other than by the mere exten
sion, especially in the case of round
tables. Nothing here need be said
of the Joy of a round table, nor of Its
satisfaction In many ways, except
when occasion demands Its extension
and the cordial round table becomes
the oval "strung out" table, with
guests feeling that they're not quite
hearing all that is being said, miss
ing delightful banter and wit. Now
comes the manufacturer to the rescue
and puts on the market a round ex
tension table, that 13 all that tf$
name Implies round when small,
round when large or extended. This
table Is made In sizes from forty-eight
inches to sixty inches, and when ex
tended Is fifteen inches greater In
diameter. The extension Is made by
ndding four segments of wood to th
outer edgo of the original table.
Thesa segments can not be added
to any talilo but the one especially
designed for them. This tablo is
made In several designs and In oak,
mission and mahogany. When not in
use the segments are fitted in a crate
and stored away.
But the manufacturer has not
stopped with this Invention. Ho if
offering another device for enlarging
a table, called a banquet table top,
which may be fastened to any kind of
table, oblong, round or square in
shape. This top consists of eight
segments whleh como in a crate fitted
with casters and may bo stored away
eaBily when not In use. The tops
make practically the same sized tables
as the kind described ubove, and are
mude In even more varieties of wood
plain wood if a tablecloth is to be
used on It, fine or fancy wood if
doilies or laco mats are to be used.
The prices for these tops and for the
round extension tables are reasonable.
New Havea Register.
Bo Thou my Friend, nwl look upon mf
henrt,
Lord .Ictus, Hon ol Mnn!
Each "Opl of good or ill that there ha
part.
Do Thou In mercy scan.
The burning spnnm there lurking,
O Lord! Thou canst control,
'And each wild paftion working
Within my ninful soul.
Yes, be my Friend, and look upon mf
heart,
On ell that's hidden there;
The deeper guilt that stings me with iff
dart.
The unknown sins 1 bear;
The passions that dintreRS me
l.ot Thy pure presence slay;
The sorrows that oppress me
Before Thee flee away.
Oh, shine upon me with Thy holy light,
When glittering doom I see.
And leave me not in tribulation's night,
Hut send sweet peace to mcl
The chains of sin dissever,
Illind fancy's wildest play;
Then, then, my Lord, forever
Take Rricf and sin away!
Lange.
Drawing and Holding.
There is much unwise talk about
drawing preachers. We do not dis
parage the ability to draw a large
congregation. It is an art well worth
studying and acquiring. But It Is
not right to lay the entire responsi
bility for drawing the community,
Into the church upon the preacher.
Has the church no duty in the case?,
Are there not churches that cannot
hold the people when they are drawn
by the minister? Are there not
church members who do more scat
tering than drawing? Wo have
known leading members to drlva
away some whom the minister had
drawn to the house of the Lord.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke tella about a
layman who came to his study, from
one of the churches in the Murray
Hill neighborhood, to inquire about
a pastor to fill the vacant pulpit. He
asked Dr. Van Dyke if he could rec
ommend someone. The doctor told
him he could recommend a dozen.
The gentleman seemed surprised at
that, for he could hardly believe there
were a dozen ministers in the land
fit to minister to so Important a con
gregation. Dr. Van Dyke named one
after another: to each one the
preacher-hunter made some objec
tion. One had a weak voice, another
wore a black cravat In the pulpit, and
another had a disagreeable delivery.
At last the gentleman said: "What
we want In our church is a minister .
that will draw." "Oh, no, my Chris
tian friend," said the doctor, "what
you want is a church that will hold.
You haven't got It. Twenty congre
gations have passed through your
church because you have rot had a
church that will bold. You want a
church that will hold the people when
they get into it. The minister cannot
hold them. Success depends not half
so much upon the minister as upon
you, the church."
Every church member should bo a
drawing card. By the magnetism of
his spiritual personality, by the effi
cacy of his prayers, by the power of
his sanctified effort, he should draw
the people from all classes to the
house of the Lord. "Let your light
bo shine that others may see your
good works and glorify your Father
which is in Heaven." Then shall the
church of God prosper greatly and
Mount Zlon shall rejoice. Christian
Advocate.
.nxT'Trrxr Ta
Molasses Gingerbread. Ouo cup
good molasses, ono-half cup sugar,
one-half cup butter, ono cup hot
water, one teaspoonful soda, one-half
teaspoonful ginger, one-half tea
spoonful salt. Bake In a shallow pan
In a quick oven.
Breakfast Cream. Beat the white
of one egg very light, add to one
quart of scalding water (not boiling)
milk; add one teaspoonful of sugar,
let stand over night. If you have
guests at breakfast they will not dis
pute you when you pass the "cream."
Braised Uecf. Take three pounds
of round steak and put In covered
baking dish. Then add one cup cold
water, two medium onions cut fine, a
little salt. Lay two sljces of salt
pork on top. Bake thiee hours and
when done thlcuco the ifravy with a
little flour and serve.
GrH-n I'cu and Itice Koup. Open a
can of green peas, put under a faucet
and rlnso thoroughly, thou dralu;
boll ono-half cup of rice In milk till
soft, add atock, the peas, tablespoon
ful of butter and teuaoonful sugar,
little salt and pepper; If liked, a little
flour mixed with milk and tlrred lu.
Cook one-halt hour altogether.
Egg and Cheese Salmi. Slice ten
hard-boiled egt;s and plueo a layer on
small lettuce leaves arranged on a
platter. Crate over this a thick cov
ering of cheese, then a few finely
chopped pickles, thon the eggs, cheese
and so on until the eggs are used up.
Put salad dressing over each mound
and tablespoon of cheese o ton ol
this.
Concerning the Bible.
It Is impossible to govern the wnrlj
without God. George Washington.
The farther the ages advance in
cultivation the more the Bible can be
used. Goethe.
Christ proved that He was the Son
of the Eternal by His disregard of
time. Napoleon Bonaparte.
A better knowledge of the Chris
tian religion Is to be acquired by
reading the Bible than in any othor
wj- "enjamln Rush.
All t'10 good from the Saviour of
the world is communicated through
this Book. But for this Book, we
could not know right from wrong. Ail
the things desirable to man aro con
tained in it. Abraham Lincoln.
By the study of what other book
could children be so humanized? If
Blblo reading is not accompanied by
restraint and solemnity I do not be
lieve there Is anything In which chil
dren take more pleasure. Professor
Hurley.
So great Is my veneration for the
Bible that the earlier my children be
gin to read It, the more confident will
ho my hope that they will prove use
ful citizens to their country, and re
soectable members of society. John
Qulncy Adams.
Hold fast 10 the Bible as tho sheet
anchor to your liberties. Write Its
precepts on your hearts and practica
them in your lives. To the Influence
of this Hook we aro indebted for the
progress made In true civilization,
and to this we must look as our guidj
In future. I'lysscs S. Grant.
Independent or Wluit?
There j no freedom in serving our
own will. "I usually iniry a cigar
with me," sr.ld a lr.pn who smokes
but little, "as a so.-t of declaration of
independence." s means, "as evi
dence that I am nut rcadv to b? in
dependent" but he would not have
liked to put It just thut way. To bi
Independent of self is the only Inde
pendence thnt brines real freedom.
But Independence c? self is possible
only by genuine bondage to One who
is bettrr then self. "Tree, as bond
servants," said Pe.er. Ha;jpy is tha
men who is independent enough to ba
tre slave of Cnriv.. Sunday-Echool
Times.
A Good liule.
When vn i hear an ill -e;;ar. about
anyone, halve and quarter li and then
cay noililas about t'ao rest. Spug
gcon. Trouble With tl)- Tlicntrt.
The trouble with the tiieiU.-o as a
prea?her is tr at the evil It has drawns
tho good taut it net.
(icxl is Ixive.
it'j a solenin thing when the -thought
of our Judge has nothing but
I:.r ia If. .
Morgan' Cigar Habit.
Here I a possible explanation ol
the strong predilection J. Fterpont
Morgan ha for cigars. According
to the United State Tobacco Jour
nal, the Chester School, of Water
bury, which the financier once at
tended, has sued a man ia Hamden,
Conn-, for a year's board and tuition
for hi son. The defondant ma!;
the answer for his refusal to pay that
the school officials and teachers ud
tobacco la the presence of :be pupils,
thereby encouraging them to contract
the Isblt.