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March 21st, 1909.
(Copyright. 1008, by Hrv. T. S. I.imcott. D.D.)
Review.
Golden Text They that were scat
tered abroad went everywhere preach
ing the word. Acts vlli: 4.
The following review scheme can be
used with profit by all the newspaper
clubs who are taking up the Bible
studies, whether having actually stud
led the eleven lessons here leviewed,
or only one of them, or whether this
1h the first lesson which has captured
a reader's attention; for while It Is a
"review," It Is also complete In Itself.
The date and title of each lesson
and where found, the Golden Text, and
one question on each lesson follow.
Jan. 3 Acts 1:1-14. The Ascension
of Our Lord. Golden Text: Luke xxlv:
CI. It came to pass while he blessed
them, he was parted from them, and
carried up Into heaven.
Verses 10, 11 Would the coming of
the Spirit of Jesus on the day of Pen
tecost, be the return of Jesus as these
two men meant?
.Inn. 10 Acts 11:1-21. The Descent
of the Holy Spirit. Golden Text. John
xlv:16, 17. I will pray the Father and
he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you forever,
even the Spirit of Truth.
Verses 6-12 An educated ministry
Is desirable but which will make the
most converts, a man with fair Intel
ligence and a common, school educa
tion, filled with the Holy Spirit, or an
university graduate lacking that ex
perience? Jan. 17 Acts 11:22-47. The Begin'
ntng of the Christian Church. Golden
Text. Acts 11:42. They continued
steadfastly In the Apostles' doctrine
and fellowship, and In breaking of
bread and in prayers.
Verse 22 How Is It that Jesus has
impressed Himself upon the world as
no other man has ever done, and that
he has swayed the hearts of the lowly
and mighty alike, and that His In
fluence is Increasing with the years?
Jan. 24 Acts HI: 1-26. The Lame
Man Healed. Golden Text. Acts lii:16,
His name, through faith in Hip name,
hath made this man strong, whom ye
see and know.
Verse fi Need the lack of money or
ability over prevent any man from
doing the work In life which God has
appointed him to do?
Jan. 31 Acts iv:l-31. The Trial of
Petor and John. Golden Text. Acts lv:
31. They were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and they spake the word of
God with boldness.
Verses 1-3Have priests and preach
ers, In the past, been quick or Blow, to
see God's new revelations of truth,
whether in science or theology?
Feb. 7. Acts iv:32 to v:ll. True
and False Brotherhood, Golden Text.
Prov. xll:22. Lying lips are an. abom
ination unto the Lord; but they that
deal truly are His delight.
Verses 34, 3.r Is faithfulness to God
a sure cure for shortness of money?
Feb. 14 Acts v: 1742. The Apostles
Imprisoned. Golden Text. Matt. v:10.
Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness sake; for theirs Is
the kingdom of Heaven.
Verses 34-40 Is it not true that the
heretics of one generation have been
the saints of the next?
Feb. 21 Acts vl:l to vii:3. Stephen,
the First Christian Martyr. Golden
Text. Acts vll:59. They stoned
Stephen, calling upon God, and say
ing, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Verses 11-13 When a man with
right viewB of truth, getB angry at
the man with wrong views and perse
cutes htm, which the latter takes with
meekness, which Is likely the better
man of the two?
Feb. 28 Acts viiI:4-25. Thn Gospel
In Samaria. Golden Text. Acts vlli: 6
The people with one accord gave heed
unto those things which Philip spake,
hearing and seeing the miracles which
he did.
Verses 9-11 Is there any evidence
to believe thut there are, or over have
boon, persons with the power claimed
by witches, conjurers, fortune tollers
and similar fakirs?
March 7 Aots 111:211-40. Philip and
the Ethiopian. Golden Text. John v: 39,
Search the scriptures for In them ye
mink ye have etarnai iws; aim t
are they which testify of n"
Verse 26. May '.ny person, whi 1
not playing double with God, sar
trust "the inward voice" to direct u
to outward circumstances?
March 14 Acts ix:31-43. Aeneas anC
Dorcr.s. Golden Text. Acts lx:34. And
Peter suld unto him, Aeneas, JesuA
Christ maketh thee whole; arise and
mnke thy bed. And he arose lmme-
lately.
Verses 33-38 How do you classify
those who content themselves with
going to church and prayer meet
ing, and talking, and praying, but are
not following Jesus, In going about
doing good? (This question must be
answered In writing by members of the
club.
Lesson for Sunday, March 28th, 1909.
Temperance Lesson. Prov. xxlll: 29-35.
THE HOME LAUNDRY.
How a Bright Woman Makes the
Business Pay.
"Look at thnt waist!" exclaimed
Mrs. Dainty Indignantly as she lifted
a fluffy mass of lingerie from the
laundry box. Every inch or it is
strained with the iron where It is not
actually rent. Ob, for n decent laun
dry where things wouldn't be pulled
to pieces!"
The next day Miss Dent, who had
been present during the conversation.
Kent her n card announcing that fine
laundering would be done at her own
home.
Miss Dent has at the time of writing
this nil the work she and her assist
ants can possibly manage.
She began by making n specialty of
lingerie waists. These she washed in
FUTitiKD TO PIECES.
a special soapy preparation and stiff
ened them with gum arable Instead of
starch.
She also does up beautifully all
kinds of handmade lingerie, and xbe
has the secret of washing china silk
nightgowns without making them yel
low. She evens launders tine lingerie
dresses with great success. She
charges less nnd they look better than
those neiit to the cleaners.
For those who cannot afford her reg
ular prices she does rough dry wash
ing. She has branched out in other direc
tions also. She keeps on band speci
mens of fine underwear, from which
she takes orders. Among these are
kimonos and matinees of her own de
signing. She has at her call Intelligent house
cleaners and scrubwomen a little
above the ordinary variety. She even
dyes old rjr.gs and has a protegee of
bers weave them into artistic rag car
pets. These old fashioned mats, by
the way, are quite the rage now for
bedrooms and studios.
There Is practically no limit to what
u neat, capable woman may do in the
laundry and renovating line.
. MARIAN WHITE.
Bananas and Sugar.
A delicious sweetmeat Is made In
Snnto Domingo from ripe bananas cut
Into slices about a quarter of an Inch
thick. These are sprinkled with sug
ar and placed In the sun several days,
being 'turned occasionally, and each
time dusted again with sugar.
Before Forks.
Until the reign of Henry VIII. Eng
lish sovereigns as well as their sub
jects ate with their lingers.
The Chemist's Balance.
The range of impressions which we
get from lifting an object Is exceed
ingly small. An ordinary chemist's
balance Is some million times as sensi
tive and weighs down the two-hundredth
part of a milligram.
Night Light and Daylight.
The light Intensity of n moonless
night Is estimated at one-thousandth of
a candle foot, of moonlight at fourteen
thousandths of a candle foot and
of full daylight at from 2,000 to 8,000
candle feet, depending upon the clouds.
Make Steak Tender.
Steak that is not porterhouse can be
Improved by treating It as the French
chefs prepare their steaks to make
them tender. Put three tablespoonfuls
of olive oil and one and one-half table
spoonfuls of vinegar on a plate and
lay the- steak In; then set in the Ice
box for four hours. Turn half a dozen
times at Intervals: then the meat la
ready to broil.
Yoaiig Folks
A TANTALIZING CUP.
Interesting Experiment With Eggshell.
Cork and Straw.
Tantalus, nccordlng to the legend,
having offended the gods, was punish
ed by being made very thirsty, bavin;:
a cup of water placed continually Jusl
out of his reach. From this story we
get our word tantalize. To make :i
cup of tantalus that Is, a cup that
can be filled part way, but never to the
brim follow directions:
Get nn empty eggshell and break off
' the large end of It, say half an Inch
I down. Through the small end bore n
hole Just the size to admit a good.
firm straw. Now hollow out one end
. of a cork so that the shell will fit In
It, and through the cork boro a hole to
admit the straw.
Run the straw up through the cork
I and into the shell for half an inch or
so. Make nil the joints tight with
THE CUP COMPLETE.
sealing wax and fasten the shell to the
I cork in the same way.
I Cover the top of the straw in the
I shell with a thimble, which will rest
'on the bottom of the shell and almost,
'but not quite, touch the top of the
1 straw.
Now, to make a little tripod for this
apparatus stick the prongs of three
forks In the cork and then place a
tumbler under it. Pour some water
Into the shell. It will not run out
through the straw at the bottom at first,
but when it rises ns high as the thim
ble it will begin to run,' for It goes up
under the thimble and enters the upper
end of the straw, thus finding an out
let. By fastening a wire around the
cork and bringing one end up to the
edge of the cup a manikin may be held
In the position of bending over to
drink. Have the Hps of the manikin
u6t above the level of the water.
CAPTURING SNAKES.
I How Serpent Hunters of the Tropics
Secure Their Prey.
The capture of snakes is simple and
comparatively free from danger, says
the Chicago News. In the great
swamps of India they are caught In
the early morning, when they are stiff
from cold. The natives use nets for
j the purpose or else press a stick
(against the back of the snake's back,
thus holding it fast until they can put
I It away safely.
I Another method Is to surround a
spot known to be full of snakes with
nets during the dry season and set the
underbrush on Are. The snakes rush
for safety in nil directions and fall In
great numbers into the nets. This
, method is often used to catch the big
Igest species of snakes. Hagenbeck
states that many specimens of such
j monsters received by hlra from Cal
cutta bear marks of burning.
The giant snakes of Borneo fall a
prey to the nntlve hunters after they
have gorged themselves to such an ex
1 tent on food thnt they can scarcely
move qt all. Nets are then thrown
jover them, and they are delivered to
Hagenbeck's agents.
I Some snake hunters of India rely al
most entirely on their sense of smell
, for ferreting out their victims. These
, hunters set out In the cold of the
' morning, knowing, more or less, where
the holes are in which the snakes live,
j By means of their keen sense of smell
:thcy can tell whether a snake is at
, home. They then dig it out and. as It
Is half frozen still, succeed easily In
Imprisoning it in their baskets.
I The Pine Tree's Secret.
The pine tree lifted his proud head high,
While the rrollcking winds went trooping
by-
xho boisterous winds that high and low
Had tramped that morning over the Bnow.
They had climbed to the top ot the bleak
round mils.
Had loitered to Jeer at the captive rill.
Oh, hot" they cried to the pine tree old.
'We can guess, we can gueBS what your
great arms hold!
They are empty nests, for away on wins
The nestlings have flown where the Bouth
winds sing,"
The pine tree sighed he had grown so
wise
Prom the old white owl with the blinking
eyes
The pine tree sighed, but he whispered
low
To the sunbeams merry that danced be
low A secret we, who are friends, may know.
The winds went on with rollicking shout.
They scattered the brown little leaves
about,
And they never knew, nor do to this day.
What the faithful pine kept hidden away.
Dut the sunbeams merry, he welcomed
them all.
They climbed, with never a fear or fall.
Higher and higher, where, lo, on his
breast
The brave old pine held a warm, round
nest
The sunbeams smiled as he gave them a
peep.
Three small flying squirrels fast asleep!
Round and fussy and puffy and gray,
While mamma squirrel had flown away
(n her funny flat wings from tree to tree
to bring some nuts to her babies three.
The winds heard only the pine tree's sigh,
Dut we know him better, you and X.
Youth's Companion.
NEW SHORT STORIES
When Keen Was Hit Hard.
"I was shorn like a lamb a few years
ago," sold James R. Kccne. the wizard
of Wall street, to a group of his Inti
mates the other day. The statement
came In answer to a query whether
Keene had ever been "trimmed."
"I used to live out in the country,"
said he, "and rode to and from New
York every day on n little Jerkwater
road. One day the conductor, whom
I knew well enough to call by his first
name, refused to accept my cominuta
tlot ticket. 1 tried to pay my fare,
and he wouldn't take the money He
dropped me off the train Into six inches
of the thickest, stickiest mud in the
world. By the time 1 got to a road
where I could hall n wagon I had clods
on my feet as big as the base of the
statue of Liberty.
'I was roaring, raving, frantic mad.
When I got to New York m first cell
wuf on the officials of the road. 1
wanted that conductor fired. 1 had to
Interview every cussed little petty offi
cial or the road before I got to the
president. Every one ot them Insulted
me In the most Judicial way. When
I got to the president I was a howling,
ripping maniac. Ho listened to me for
a moment and told bis secretary to
'throw that ruffian downstairs.'
"And the secretary would have done
It, too, if I bndn't beat him to It. As
HE DBOPPBD US OFP INTO THE MUD.
soon as I could get to my broker I told
him to buy the controlling interest In
that road. It took me a week to get
It, and I had to climb for some of the
stock. Then I threw out every official
that had scorned me. I was Just be
ginning to get back into my usual
placid state of mind when one daj 1
saw a familiar face at the track. It
was the conductor who bad thrown
me off. He waved to me blandly.
'Just bought a little place out this
way,' he said. 'You know, that stock
you bought belonged to us. The X
M. nnd Z. was a close corporation, and
we got you mad on purpose. We
stung you good.' "St. Louis Republic.
Doyle Meets Fallow "Author."
When Conan Doyle was In America
he was traveling from New York to
Chicago when an energetic person with
a Derby hat on the back of his head
and n cigar stuck in his mouth nt an
angle of five degrees boarded the train
nnd entered the novelist's car.
"I reckon." he said, "that you are
the celebrated Conan Doyle?"
'That Is my name." admitted Sir
Arthur.
'ADow me to introduce myself. My
name is Hlggs. I am In the book line
myself and know bow It goes."
"You are nu author?" remarked Sir
Arthur. "I nm glad to meet you."
'Yes. I have published a book every
year since 1800."
"May I ask the nnme of your latest
book?"
"Sure. It's the premium list of the
Jones county agricultural fair. Allow
m? to present you with a copy of it.
I'm the secretary of the Jones county
board. We're going to beat all records
this year airships, chariot races, base
ball games and speed trials on the
track until you can't rest. Come and
spend the day with us, and you won't
have to spend a cent. Well, this Is
where I get off. Gladtohavemetyou
rardoylegoodby." The enterprising secretary of the
Jones county board made a speed rec
ord of his own on the last sentence,
wining the novelist's hand and was out
of sight down tho platform before
the astonished creator of Sherlock
Holmes could get his breath.
A Brownsville Boy.
Philander C. Knox, the prospective
secretary of state, talked at a recep
tion at Valley Forge of an Impudent
politician.
"The Impudence with which he de
mands his favors," said Mr. Knox, "re
minds me of the impudence of young
John Gaines,' a Brownsville boy.
"One winter day in Brownsville the
skating was good, and a game of hock
ey was proposed.
"John Gaines, his skates over his
arm, rang the bell of ono of our oldest
Inhabitants, an 1812 veteran with a
wooden leg.
" 'Excuse me, sir,' he said, 'but are
you going out today?
" 'No, I believe not,' replied the vet
eran kindly. "Why do you ask, my
onr"
" 'Because If you are not,' said John
Gaines, 'I'd like to borrow your wood
en Itf to play hockey with.' "
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