J. WEAVER. I'm wmw of dreams, and the dream, alas, Are ths ones that can never come to pans! But the loss of the one that seems go good 1 tfpaid by the next one'a likelihood; BoF weave again with a thadow strand A"fabnc that tells of a fairyland. I weave me a tale that would heart enchaat A story with truth as the covenant; A warp of life, and a woof of gold, And a silver binding to every fold. I'm a weaver of dreams, but the dreams, alas, Leave me but the prayer that they come to pass! ' The Optimist. . i lie lanon ot 1 error. no eso Bj CHARLI.H A. FOBS. For a week we had been leisurely paddling down the Big Fork In Its course through Northern Minnesota. Between us and the large stream that marked the southwestern boun dary of Ontario there remained only a stretch of about eighty miles, but across our course, we were told, was thrown the Big Falls, a powerful cataract with a plunge of some two hundred feet. The first faint roar ot the falls, In deed, had been wafted to our ears the afternoon of the preceding day, and was now continuously audible. Two days before, the smooth course of the Big Fork, meandering peace fully through level tracts of wild rice and tamarack swamp, had suddenly forsaken us. Since then we had been hurried into a long series ot swirling rapids, the ugly rocks in which threatened every moment dire catas trophe to us and our canoe. We would have "portaged" down the stream to the end ot the rapids had we not been assured by Chlp pewas and "squaw men" that there would be little more calm paddling until after we should pass the falls, about forty miles away. Besides, the flat shores had been transformed into precipitous hills covered with a dense forest growth, and as the Indians saw nothing In the rapids to terrify them, they had made no trails along the stream. The prospect ot a forty-mile Jaunt, therefore, "toting" a couple of pack-sacks weighing seventy-five pounds apiece, and a canoe weigh ing one hundred and ten, over bluffs and through a virgin forest, was abandoned by Bruce, Don and my self without much reluctance, and we resolved to let the river do its worst That worst was pretty bad. By common consent, Don had been placed in the bow of the canoe with punchlng-pole obtained from an abandoned tepee. His sole aim and duty was to keep his weather eye open and spear any evil-disposed rock that concealed itself just where the water split in V-shape. Don was a chunky Briton, and phlegmatic. He was supposed to have no nerves, and that vas whv we put him in the prow with the punchlng pole. But after his first hour at this new diversion, and after we had thrice narrowly escaped butting head on to as many rocks that unexpected ly bobbed up when he was devoting his attention to their neighbors, Don developed something that, If not a case of nerves, was as pretty an imita tion of it as one could wish to see. "Let's go In here somewhere and rest for a minute," he grunted, as he warily speared another boulder; and then quickly tried to mop the great beads of perspiration from his face with his crooked elbow as he held his lance in rest for another tourney. We went In "somewhere," and Don threw himself face downward on the sward with a huge sigh of relief. When he lifted his face, his eyes had tte look of a hunted thing. "Maybe one of you chaDS would like to take a hand at the pole a while," he suggested. Bruce and I hastened to assure htm we had no desire to undermine his Job, and pointed out, moreover, that tor an apprentice hand now to pre sume to perform the work that had been so Bkllfully and safely accom plished by his veteran arm would be even more foolhardy than to swap horses while crossing a stream. My work, indeed, could hardly have been termed onerous. I was "middle paddle," but since we en tered the rapids my duties had been narrowed down to sitting quietly on the pack-sacks as bullast. To Bruce, lth his lithe frame and long, sweep, ing arms, had beeu assigned the work of steering. So we took up our Journey again. A the day wore on, the hoarse grcwl of the cataract Beemed to grow much louder. We Judged now we could not be more than two or three miles trom it. The stream was growing deeper and running more swiftly, ap parently ceasing Its brawling before It should bid the upper valley fare well, and muke Its dignified leap Into the abyss. A feeling of relaxation stole over a sense of duty well performed, of dangers safely passed, and ot rest honastiy earned. Don lifted his pole, which tor half an hour had seen but little service, and drew a long breath. "Thank goodness, that Job's over!" he ejaculated. , We were In no haste, but we began leisurely to scan the shore for a suitable camp site. Suddenly, as the canoe rounded a sharp bend, we saw before us two precipitous walls of rock, and a nar row vUta of swirling water between. The river had violently contracted. and a swift current was rushing us iowara the canon. "Head her for the shore!" shouted uon rrom the bow, aghast. "Uh a mighty sweep ot his long rms, Bruce Pushed his i.addla galnst the boiling mass behind, but the canoe hardly awurvaii A firm ru. ter-current, stronger than any force ium couia be exerted trom th .tm. was pointing the prow ot the craft. u , penorce, must follow. on quiet, you follows" ii Bruce, from the rear, "and Jet's, keep er straight and steady! That's- all we can do." In another Instant we had been wepi into the canon. Bruce's angular features were as Cray as the rocks that hemmed us In, fcut hut eyes were like two point ot steel and his lips were set In a grim line as, with arms stiffened like bars of Iron, he pressed his paddle with all his strength against the current, that seemed bent on hurling our frail craft against the western wall of the chasm. I looked at Don. He was on his knees, leaning over the prow, with his pole couched like a bayonet. All I could see was the back of his neck, and that was as red as a rooster's comb. Luckily, there were no rocks In the channel. The water was too deep for that, but its green tide was rush- were three poles. Inclined at an angle toward the Are, from which tr. party's water-soaked garments hud dangled to dry. We needed nothing more to tell us the story, but had It been necessary, It was supplied by a piece of birch bark fixed in the cleft of a split stick, whereon in mute pic torial characters, OJIbway fashion, the whole dismal tale was rehearsed. It represented three dripping wretches Just emerging on the Bhore, dragging after them an overturned birch-bark canoe. Months afterward, as I sat at a hotel table In the copper country of Northern Michigan, I overheard a young follow at the same table Bay something to a neighbor about the Rainy Lake region. "Have you ever vUlted the dis trict?" I Inquired. The young fellow repllnd that he hnd. I asked him how he entered It, and he told me by way of the Big Fork the preceding autumn. There were three in the party, he said. "You had at least one very thrilling experience," I remarked, quietly, as I reached for the catsup. "You were nearly scared to death going through the canon above the Big Falls, aad to make matters worse, Just as you were safely out of it, your canoe struck a big rock and turned turtle. You lost most of your silverware, and had an uncomfortable time generally, until you managed to get on a sand-bar and dry yours3lf, although I have often wondered since whether you Ins: on lllra a milt-fa a.inni there burst on our ears an angry, ap-' had taken the Preca,itln to wrap palling roar, seemingly not a hundred yards ahead. "The falls!" gasped Bruce. I heard a low grunt from Don, al most vicious In Its intensity. I sat frozen to the pack-sacks with horror. We had not a doubt now that the torrent on which we were embarked was dragging us straight on to the brink of the cataract. I laughed hysterically. By one ot those incongruous freaks of the hu man mind In the presence of great danger, there had flashed Into my brain the vision of the untimely end awaiting a bottle of pickles which Don had insisted on packing into our limited store of "grub," and which he had managed to preserve through thick and thin up to that disastrous moment. "Keep your head, old man!" Bruce called, hoarsely. "There may be a way out of this yet!" A yell from Don froze the words on his l'ps, but it was a yell of ex- your matches in oilskin. The young fellow looked at me In astonishment. "That's right," he ex claimed, "but how did you come to know about It?" "You shouldn't write letters on birch bark and leave them lying around loose if you don't expect peo ple to read them," I suggested; and then, seeing the look of amazement deepen on his face, I told him, too, the story of our experience In the Canon ot Terror. Youth's Companion. Listener Overhears Something. Ily HORACE DODD OASTIT. The lecture was over, and the gen tleman who did the talking strained his ears as he followed the audience out of the hall to gather In, so far as he could, what sort of an Impression he had made. As he drew near to the doorway two old gentlemen who were Spoke In Thrum. Miss Helen Fraser Is the first wo man suffragist to make bar appear ince In Thrums, the small Scottish town endeared to Americans by J. M. Barrle. According to the Scottish newspapers Miss Fraser was greeted sy a large and enthusiastic audience when she made her appearance In the public hall. As might have been ex pected, she wag assailed with Scrlp :urnl texts. She Is reported to have nade a good Impression. New York Sun. In the Interest of Good Eyes. A noted oculist advises against us .ng the eyes immediately after wak ing; therefore the habit of many young girls of reading or studying .n bed is injurious. It is harmful to use the eyes when ileepy, as It Is a great strain upon the muscles. If one must read or write when drowsy, rise occaslonaly nd bathe the eyes with hot or cold ivater. Remember that a quick change from a dark room to a brilliant light s a strain upon the eyes. New York Press. Persians Give Jewels. The suffragist papers of London re oort that the Persian women have tgreed to give their Jewels and other rnaments to provide capital to es :ablish a national bank. Some ot .hem are writing for the native news papers, which have rapidly Increased :n number and circulation, there now being twenty-five as compared with !our published two years ago. Ac :ording to the twenty-five Persian lewspapers the women of that coun try are working as zealously as the nen and are willing to run any risk lor the sake ot maintaining the con Itltutlon. New York Sun. Bad Manners Barred. "Never be gowned shabbily or In sad taste," is such a truism that It founds almost as burlesquy a.; the alone and who has nothing saved for a rainy day. It sems hard to work for a living and, economize for a living, too, does n't It? But there are compensations. The self-denial necessary for true economy works like a charm In strengthening and molding one's character and acts as a spns toward accomplishments. Helolse Arnold, in Chicago News. Don't Need a Fortune. The well dressed woman Is not the one who spends the most on 1t clothes, but she who knows her own type. There Is a great art in only wearing what Is becoming. This is the secret of ninny a woman's beauty as well as her reputation for smart dressing. The woman who studies her type knows better than to follow fashion slavishly. Not long ago a mother and daughter were at the same din ner. The former Is a. noted beauty, while of the daughter Is usually heard, "What a pity she did not in herit her mother's looks!" On this occasion the woman had made her self almost ugly by her adoption of the latest coiffure and inartistic use of the rouge brush; while the girl, who was clever enough to dresr to her type, eemed a beauty despite Ir regular features. Remember that clothes count quite as much as features ami coloring In making o beautiful woman, ami she who does not choose clothes to suit her special style will fall short of her full measure of good looks. Thus a girl with a piquant face, and bright, young expression may venture to wear a sailor hat and Peter Pan collar though far past school girl age; but a woman of rugged features and sallow colorings will look ridiculous In this distinctly youthful dress. For a woman with a rereding chin and dull, small eyes It Is folly to adopt a severely simple style of dress in hope to be thought Intellectual. 5 I HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. a i : ItN RULES FOR HUSBANDS. o o 1 Avoid verbal controversies at all costs, beeausa.jou will come off second best, no matter if you're the most bril liant lawyer in the world. 2 Never forget that you're married to a woman, and not to an angel. 3 Don't refuse your wife money too often. 4 If you observe that your wife doesn't love you enough, remember that she loves jewels and fine clothes. 5 See to It that your better half always has the last word. 6 Read only books that everybody is talking about, so that your wife can discuss them with you. 7 Even In controversy don't wound your wife by being too logical. 8 Bestow upon your wife from time to time the com pliment that she is the most beautiful of creatures, and that you are simply desperate because you are bo hopelessly un worthy of her. 9 If your wife is shrewd, beware of seeming shrewder. If she's stupid, be more stupid. ., 10 Above all else, respect your mother-in-law. Re member that she is primarily to blame for your marital happiness. o o o o o Cup Custnrd For Three. Break two eggs carefully Into a howl and beat with an egg-beater for three minutes. Add one-quarter teaspoonful ot salt and two heaping table spoonfuls of granulated sugar. Beat with a spoon for two minutes. Heat one pint ot milk in a saucepan until It Is very hot but not scalded, and mix with the egg and sugar, beating it again for a minute with your spoon. Take three small dishes that are pretty and yet will stand baking, and pour the mixture In. Grate a little nutmeg over the top. Put the baking dishes into a pan, and put the pan into a moderately hot oven. Before you shut the oven door pour some hot water into the pan. Cook until the custards are firm in the middle and brown on top. Delineator. CD C o o O oa CD a. 3 3 " o 3 . CJ - J ci O - ultatlon. Almost before It died away we were shot out ot the mouth of the the canon and into a broad, open body of water as placid and clear as a mountain lake, save for the eddies at the foot of the torrent. The river made a wide bend. Ahead of us, but still out of Bight, we could hear the boom of the tails. The sudden relaxation ot the ten sion fairly made ua weak. Bruce drew his paddle to his knees and be gan to laugh uproariously, but his broad hands were shaking as with palBy. Don remained immovable on his knees, but the long companion of his fingers for so many anxious hours slid from his grasp and flouted away from the canoe. It was he, at last, who broke the silence. His hands had been nervous ly feeling about the pockets of his canvas coat. "I can't find my handkerchief." he growled. Then did Bruce and I laugh as Immoderately as a pair of scholglrls. To ub Don turned a steaming red face, with a look ot vexatious rebuke. "I don't Bee anything. funny " he began. "Hi, there!" shouted Bruce. "Look to your prow!" A huge rock had suddenly lifted Its slipper, rounded side dead ahead. In lieu of his abandoned pole, Don hastily fumbled for his paddle. Be fore he could get hold of It, we had struck the obstruction. It tilted us over at a perilous angle for a mo ment, and then we slid oft without damage. "I say, fellows," sang out Bruce. who was gazing Into the transparent depths, "somebody else hasn't been as fortunate as we In this spot!" YVe backed the canoe and gazed where he pointed. On the bed ot white sand, beneath twenty teet ot water, there reposed a modest; assort ment ot tinware including a couple of plates, a battered cup, and some dUreptable knives and forks. 1 "It's the party ahead ot us." re marked Don. AH the way down the Big Fork we had learned from the Indians and from the few squatters along Its shores that a party ot three young fellows In a birch-bark canoe were about a two-days' Journey ahead of us, but we bad never been able to come up with them. At one landing place we bad been told by a settler who understood such things that our fellow voyagers were a party ot med ical students from the University ot Michigan. "If they upset here," added Don, "we ought to find out pretty soon where they got out to dry them selves." As a matter ot tact, a few momenta' paddling brought ua to a sandy stretch of shore, on which could still be seen the embers ot a huge tire. Stack in the sand round the aihaa making their way out Just ahead of him rendered a verdict. "Well, Bankslde," said one of them, "what did you think of it?" "I've heard worse," said Bankslde. "Did you think it was at all illum inating?" asked the other. "In an old fashioned way, yes," re plied the venerable Bankslde. "I don't quite catch your point," said the questioner. "Why, it was illuminating, but it struck me as having more gas than electricity about it," explained the critic. From Judge. Brief Proper Names. In the Zuyder Zee there Is a bay called Y, and Amsterdam has the River Y, while, strange to Bay, in quite another part of the earth, in China, the same brief name Is given to a town. Elsewhere In the Flowery King dom, In the province of Honan, there Is a city called U, and In France there is a river, and in Sweden a town re joicing In the name of A. Proper names ot this brief nature are not, however, monopolized by places; instances are on record where individuals have, been similarly named. Softie years ago there was a shop kept on the Rue de Louvan, Brussels, by Theresa O, and there Is a Mme. O in Paris, who is well known as the proprietor ot a popular cafe. An amusing Incident Is recounted In connection with the Impressment into the military service of the son of one ot the members ot the O family. The young man could not write, and so signed his name on the military papers with a cross, it not occurring to him or to any of the officials how easily he could have written his name. Tlt-Blts. vaudeville performer's selection from i manual of etiquette. "Never eat soup with a sponge." Society in sev eral cities is gossiping because a cer tain young woman wears crumpled frocks when she goes to a dance. Cer tainly she might get her maid to Jron the gowns and to put In fresh lace and frills. Her hostesses act ns if she had broken a vital conmmand ment. The untidy, 111 gowned girl has little show socially, ven were she the reincarnation of George Sand for intellect and the Venus of Mtlo In physical charms. The common place girl with well made gowns and tact has a better show for a good time than the daughter of a billion aire, If that counterfeit golden girl wears dowdy clothes and has bud manners. New York Press. Schwab's Statement. President Schwab says that not Withstanding the exceptionally un favorable conditions in the Iron and steel trade In 1908 the Bethlehem Steel Corporation closed Its twelve months' period with a loss of less than $500,000 in net earnings, the exact amount of decline, as compared with 1907, having been $446,602, or 16.92 per cent. Such showing Is In contrast with many ot the other iron and steel organizations, both as re gards the volume ot decline and Its percentage. Net earnings of the cor poration last year totalled a trifle un der $2,193,000, which waa ovei $800,000 more than in 1906, the sec ond year of operation, but about $1,. 200,000 smaller than In 1905, ths banner year thus far In the company's history. To Women Who Travel. Use your big dress baskets an) Saratoga trunks for your hats and put your little, soft, clinging dresses la your bat boies. London Sketch. Saint Joan's Armor. Admirers of the Maid of Orleans will be pleased to learn that her armor Is still In existence and can be seen in the museum of the Chateau de la Tour de Pinion in Algne. It is said that thero la no doubt of Its au thenticity. The museum was found ed in 1830 by the Marquis de Cour val, and to-day the chateau Is the property of his daughter, the Princess of Poll. The armor, which was be lieved to have been lost, was found about twelve years ago. The cuirass differs from similar pieces of the same period and Indicates that It was made by a woman. The other por tions (all are in polished steel) re semble those ot the Middle Ages which are shown In the works of Eu gene Emmanuel Vlolet-le-Duc, the celebrated architect and archaeolo gist, who will still be remembered by many years. London Globe. Swedish Minister's Wife. Mme. Lagercrantz, wife of the Swedish MlnUter, has been entertain ing Washington (D. C.) society after the way which holds In old Scandi navia. She is a delightful addition to the capital's social ranks, Bay wo men who ought to know what con stitutes that mysterious thing "a de lightful social addition." She Is the daughter of Sonator Croneberg, prom inent In recent Swedish statesman ship. She has brought all her fur nishings from Stockholm and the Le gation is one of the best equipped In Washington. Mme. Lagercrantz gives receptions after the European fashion. She has tea and light re freshments for the guests and chats gayly. Below stairs guests may play cards If they wish, though the Swed ish Minister is an Intensely solemn and non-card-playlng person. In an other room you may have music, and also refreshments that don't go in by the way ot your ears. New York Press. Economy. Some one told me once that econ omy was saving money, not for lux uries or pleasures, but for common, ordinary necessities, In an emergen cy. 1 didn't believe It then, out I know It now, and I learned only by experience. In the life of every working girl comes a time when she la without a position. It may come often, per haps when least expected, but It comes. It she has economized abe'll be prepared and there will be none ot that awful anxiety, that dally struggle and search, that bauntt the girl who la dependent on herself What Bhe needs Is flnfTlness, some thing to soften her face and conceal her defects. To brush the hair back plainly and wear mannish collurs only makes her look ugly, not clever. Another type which should nffect extreme simplicity of dressing is the girl with naturally high coloring, bright yellow or certain tints of red hair, or with that somewhat unusual combination brown eyes and dark lashes with golden hair. Conspicuous clothes while they may not be unbe coming, will ruin her look of refine ment. New Haven Register. The newest parasols feature the button holed edge. The fashionable seal contains but a single letter. The collarless gown Is gaining a great popularity. Many of the fashionable long Jack ets have pockets. The smartest stockings are em broidered In self tones. It seems probable that the taste for soutache braid Is to live for a long while yet. Daggers of tortoise shell, studded with diumomls, are among .the most popular hair ornaments. The gored skirt with pleats let Into the side seams Is one of the pop ular models at present. Do you use the tatting shuttle? Tatting, made of coarse thread is fashionable for making neckwear. The new bang is rounded, and then made Into soft, loose little cutis that aro JuBt visible under the drooping hat brim. The craze for metallic effects was In the height of fashion all winter and it looks as though It would hold good all summer. Foremost among bags is the bronze bag, which comes in logically enough with the craze for bronze shoes and bronze belts. Hipless and thin women may adopt the coat wide and pointed over the hips, as it adds to the womanliness of their outline. One sees so many contrasts that a word "ot warning appears necessary to the average woman who, regardless ot Its flttlngness, would don the se ductive Corday In lace and flowers. While many of the coats hanging In points over each hip are pictur esque, it must be borne In mind by the woman with wide hips 'that this particular cut should be eschewed. There is such a contrast between the youthful drooping frills ot white lace and flowers and the time or grief worn face that common sense alone, It would seem, would forbid Its use by certain women. One coat, rather loose, with three, quarter or seven-eighth length sleeves Is swagger on a thin woman, and It It have the front and back ot the skirt coming down In blunt points It looks well. A bat that Is especially suited to a pretty and picturesque young woman and that la extremely trying to one no longer youug, Is the Charlotte Cor day In lace and linger models, es pecially It decked out In Cowers. J1. JUNE TWENTIETH. A New Sandwich. A Joy In the sandwich line M the brown bread sandwich, with a cream i cheese filling, Just tinged with garlic. The garlic must be the young and tender kind that Is the bane of the dairyman and can be found only In country meadows, and must be spar ingly used at that or the appreciative guests will rue their feast. New York Tribune. Steak en Casserole. Trim fat from a thick beefsteak, place in a broad casserole or baking dish with two table.spoonfuls of but- ter and a sliced carrot, sliced onion 1 and two bay leaves, and simmer in a hot oven till the vegetables are lightly browned. Now pour In a cupful or more ot the beef stock from which the grease has been skimmed, cover the dish and bake for forty minutes. Now add a dozen potatoes, either boiled or browned, a dozen peeled mushrooms it desired and a sprink ling of salt and pepper. At the end of another ten minutes in the oven this time with the dish uncovered sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve. New Haven Register. Chicken Cutlets. Halt a pound of cooked chicken, two ounces of cooked ham or tongue, one hard-boiled egg, two raw eggs, one gill ot white sauce, six small mushrooms, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Chop the chicken and ham or tongue finely, chop also the hard boiled egg and mushrooms rather coarsely, add seasoning of salt and pepper. Stir the mixture over the fire for a few minutes, then turn it on to a plate and let It cool. Have ready a deep frying pan of fat. When the mixture is cold divide it into even sized pieces; shape each into a neat cutlet. When all are shaped brush them over with well beaten egg and coat them with bread crumbs. When a bluish smoke rises from the frying tat put in some ot the cutlets and fry a golden color. Drain them well on white paper. Stick a piece of parsley stalk In the end of each cutlet and serve them on a lace paper. New York Press. Topic -Pilgrim's Prcgress Series. VI. The Hill Difficulty. Rom. 7: 14-25; 2 Cor. 6: 1-10. Strength for all tasks. Isa. 49: 8 11. David's Hill Difficulty. 1 Sam. 17: 32 51. The dangers of slackness. Rev. 2: 17. A call to awake. Rom. 13: 11 14. The victor. 1 John 5: 1-5; Rer. 3: 12. Retracing our steps. Num. 14: 20 35. As a Roman criminal was some times chained to a dead body, so every sinner is chained to his sin; but he does not know that it is a corpse! We are delivered from sin when we are freed from the desire to sin; but we nre not delivered from the temp tation to sin till death comes. God s servants must be tested in all things, as they are to Inherit and control nil things. The Christian is sorrowful, that Is, full of what the world calls occasions for sorrow; yet Joyful in It all be cause Christ is in it all. Good tilings nre h:trl, as Plato was wont to say. Th-; way of life is un uphill road. There are level si lo roads that seem to go around all difficulties, short cuts to learning, compromises with evil. We may have strength und Joy at the beginning of every usk a.-t well as at the end, If we bein it with God. Every way but the straightforward way Is perilous. No indirection is safe, however easy and pleasant It appears. Those that begin too fast will con tinue with stumbling. It Is better to co at a steady gait, though slower. God places refreshment wherever It Is needed In our work, If we will only stop and take It. We may find arbor of prayer in the midst of Broad way. There is dancer in too much rest, even with our Hililes, when the task calls us. Remember how Gideon chose his band. EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, JUNE 20. Maple Foundation. Put Into a saucepan four cupfuls of brown sugar, two cupfuls of maple syrup, two cupfuls of hot water and level teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Stir over a slow fire until thoroughly dissolved, but take care not to boll. As soon as it is dissolved wipe away the grains that appear around the edge of the pan with a damp cloth, taking care not to Jar the pan or let any moisture from the sides fall back into it. Now push the pan over the fire and let it come to a quick boil. Cook until it makes a soft ball when dropped into cold water to test. Re move trom the fire and cool very gradually in the pan in which It was cooked. Never try to hasten the cooling by setting the pan in the water. When cool, not cold, stir energetically until a thick, creamy mass, then knead with the hands on a marble slab, the longer the better. When light and creamy put In an earthen dish and cover with a slightly dampened cloth until ready to use, which should not be under twenty four hours at the least. Then flavor, shape and make what combinations with nuts you wish. It kept damp this fondant will keep for weeks. Avoid making any kind of fondant on damp days, as the sugar absorbs the moisture from the atmosphere and will not harden. It any fondant comes out grainy after being stirred, cover again with water, stir until thoroughly dissolved, put on the flro and cook again. Washington Star. I I i Rejected Opportunities Mark 10: 17-22. The story of the rich young man vividly discovers the meaning of the theme. Men prepare themselves all uncon sciously for opportunities that nre to come. This will require thought be fore it will be perfectly understood. It Is not usually put In such few words and such plain English. God makes his move to correspond with every move made by man. In Bpite of the moves skillfully made to avoid him, In his Providence and mercy he checkmates every time. God is not willing that any should perish, and, in spite of man's frequent efforts to ruin himself, the door of hope Is con stantly opening before him. This does not mean that the wayward man has more opportunity than the other. It simply means that all lives lead to opportunity for salvation, even tho life that Is consciously running away from God, but especially the life that Is living up to Its light. There Is no case so stubborn that God does not confront. It with an open door to salvation. There is no case eo willful and cold and sinful of men who turn from him at every point, of men who think they hate him there is not one ot these that he Is not ready to meet. In his Infinite mercy and power he has his opportunities ready for the kinds of men that men are making of themselves. But man possesses the power to re ject them all. In spite of God's power to checkmate men In their efforts to escape him they are still able to re ject all God's opportunities. God opens the door, but man may turn away therefrom. Don't forget, fresh meat should be put In boiling water; salt meat Into cold water. To insure salt being kept out ot the parfait mold never neglect to seal the crack with a strip ot lawn dipped in melted butter. A few drops of grain alcohol will give a beautiful polish to tumblers, sherbet glasses or to any glass dishes. It should bo added to the rinsing water. Parfalts satisfy the family taste for a frozen dessert without half the work of freezing. It takes but a few mlnqt.es to crack Ice and pack a mold in salt and ice. Carpets should be beaten on the wrong side first and theu, more gent Iy, on the. right. Never put a carpet down on a damp floor, for this often results In the carpet becoming mil dewed. Turkey sinews are exceedingly tough, but If removed from the drum sticks before cooking, the meat will be as good as that of the second Joint, considered by some the best part ot the fowl. Pistachio nuts blanched and shaved make a sightly and taBty addition to almost any salad and to many other dishes. They Bhould be sprinkled over the salad after It Is dressed or over the custard or cream when It Is ready to serve. A bunch of herbs, the "bouquot garni" of French recipes, consists of a tew aprlgs of parsley, one sprig of thyme, one ot marjoram, one stalk ot celery, a small piece of cinnamon, a mall blade ot mace, and a peppor pod, tied together with a string. Lemons are exceeding useful and wholesome. The rind contains a highly aromatic essential oil, which way be utilised by grating the rind, ir by cutting the yellow peel off with a sharp, thin knife without cutting Into the white. If augar li to be used with lemon oil, rub the lemon with rough lumps ot sugar or rub the lemon on a large chunk ot loaf iviar. - - A FALSE ALARM OF FIRE. It was on board tho Northern Light, says Captain Osbon, in "A Sailor of Fortune," that u false alarm of flre was sounded and disaster pre vented only by prompt action. A passenger looking down through the boiler hatch saw the red-painted boiler fronts, and Beelng the flame like color amid a cloud of steam, Bhouted Tire!" Immediately the wholo vessel was In an uproar nnd u dangerous panic was Imminent. I was one of the under-ofticers. The climax cuiuo when the quarter master saw a minister of the Gospel on the rail trying to lower the bow of one of the ship's boats. I ran to him and ordered him, to como down on deck. The minister paid no attention, and I seized his coat tail to dras him down by force. Perhaps It was an old coat, for the seams parted, and a second later I had the minister's coat tall In my hands. He came down theL. He was angry, and was likewise a spectacle to look upon. He started to call an Indignation meeting, but most ot the passengers had recovered from their fright by this time, and were inclined to b9 merry at the reverend gentleman's expense. He went raging to the captain, w ho summoned me to appear. I came, till carrying the coat tail In my hand. Mr. Osbon." he said, "what are your ordera In case of a false alarsi of Are?" -My orders." I said, "are to s!o? it by any means necessary. I may knock a man down, throttle him, or split him wide open." The enptain turned to the Irate minister. "Those are Mr. Osbon's orae.-i, he said. "You are fortunate that It was only your coat tail that was split open." The danger from the false alarm of Ore on shipboard is second only to the real thing, and la always a peril to be met prruuptly. ' Pay aa little attention to discour agements as possible. Plow ahead aa 'a steamer does, ro'igh or smooth, rain or ahlne. To earrr your cargo and make your port U the point. iMaltbla D. Babcosk. -
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