THE OITIZKN, FKIDAY, JANUABY 0, 1011.
HOBBLE GARTERS.
They Lecscn the Danger of a
Fall For Tight Skirt Wearers.
THE 0ABTBI1S SHU nOnnLTO IN.
The passing of tho bobble skirt Is
predicted Indeed, the shadow of
these unsightly models is mercifully
p-owlng less and loss. Still tho very
narrow skirt Is the rule this winter
To inuko the walking of the wearers of
these skirts ono of comparative safety
some kind genius has lately Invented
the hobble garter.
Tho Invention Is nothing more than
pair of regulation garters connected
by a pleco of tho elastic of sufficient
length to admit tho woman wearing
them to step so far and no farther,
thereby preventing perhaps a scrloux
fall from overstepping the bounds.
Here's a Charming Muff Set.
Fashion this season certainly favors
Ihe homo seamstress, and particularly
floes this rule hold true In tho case of
scarf and muff sets. To tho woman
who cannot afford fur pieces La Mode
Is especially kind, and there are sub-
OF 6AT1N AND OSTHICII FKA'MIiU TBIM
MINU.
stltutcs of fabrics that can be used
for these sets with much effort and
little cost.
The stunning set pictured Is u French
importation of satin nnd ostrich trim
ming which could bo easily duplicat
ed. A Wash Day Shower.
A clevpr notion for n girl who want
to entertain in honor of a bride to be
is a wash day shower. The gifts that
are brought to the shower need not all
be suitable for use on wash day, but
should be among the household articles
that go to the tub and hence would be
appropriate to bo huug on a clothes
line. Tho girl for whom the shower is
given is ushered Into the parlor In
which tho clothesline is suspended
after the manner of wash day.
On it are hung various gifts of linen
for the household.
She should bo provided with n big
"sure enough" elotheslmsket nnd or
dered to '"take in the wash," which Is
neatly pinned on the line.
The "wash" consists of various ar
ticles needed for dally domestic tasks
There should bo towels, dust cloths.
Ironing blankets, kitchen aprons, a
clothespin bag in which she has to
collect tho pins and n frame on which
to roll the line when she -has taken it
down.
As a climax the tin tubs may stand
In ono corner.
The Ta Ies Turned
An Awful Revenge Turned
on ihe Revenger
By WILLIAmTg. EMERSON
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.
It was in buccaneering times in tlio
West Indies. An English ship, tho
Penguin, was sailing between Vera
Cruz and Puerto Cabeilo, in Uoiiduras,
when she wns attacked by pirates.
Captain Hnzcltluo of the Penguin, hav
ing four swivel guns on board, two
port and two starboard, or larboard
and starboard, as tho terms then were,
with plenty of muskets and cutlasses,
gave tho pirates a fight that cost them
one-third of their number In killed and
wounded, mostly killed. But the pi
rates were too strong for the mer
chantmen, who were at length over
powered. The captors were so Irritated at the
fight they had been put to and their
loss that they resolved to intlict a tor
turo upon Captain Hazeltine, to whom
they were Indebted for both, as they
well knew, for it was he who had lpd
every movement against them. They
forced every person on tho ill fated
Penguin to walk tho plank except
Hnzeltlne, whom they put In Irons
down In the hold. Then the pirato
commander Invited suggestions as to
methods of execution that would give
the most suffering.
Many of tho plans that were handed
in were Impracticable, since the pi
rates did not possess the means of car
rying them out One struck tho cap
tain's fancy as soon as it was pro
posed. It was that they should bury
their victim up to his chin in the sand
at receding half tide, so that on Its re
turn It would gradually drown him.
Death would thus confront him for
hours and would linger when It came.
It seemed to tho pirate that this men
tal strain on a man in sound bodily
health would be far worse than phys
ical pain. Ho ordered his craft headed
for tho shore and anchored near n
beaeb. On arrival tho boats were low
ered nnd filled with eatables and cases
of wine that had been taken from the
Penguin, for tho pirates had deter
mined to have n spree on shore, where
they could have plenty of room to
etrctch their legs. However, their
numbers were so reduced by tho fight
they had been through that one boat
sufficed, nnd, since two men were left
to guard the s.hlp, but five men, includ
ing tho captain, went ashore with the
victim.
They found tho tide within an hour
of the ebb. Burying Ilazeltine on the
verge, he would see tho tide recede for
an hour, then return for an hour. The
pirates faced him toward tho water,
leaving only his head exposed. Ills
arms were placed close to his flanks,
and when his executioners had stamped
on the sand about him he felt himself
In a vise. Having finished their work,
they carried their supplies a littlo far
ther up on the beach and began to eat,
drink and bo merry.
Ilazeltino soon discovered that no
more frightful death could bo devised,
lie watched tho tide recede, pause and
begin its return. By this time tho
pirates wore very drunk, screaming
nnd fighting like madmen. Hazeltine
hoped some one of them, infuriated
by liquor, would come and cleave his
skull with a cutlass. But he was dis
appointed. And now tho first wave reached tho
victim's chin. Tho next did not come
so high, nor tho next, but the fourth
washrd his jaws. When It receded It
took an inch of sand from under hl3
chin. The next wave took more, and
successive waves left his throat bare.
But while tho sand was sucked away
in front it was piled up at tho back of
his hfad.
By this time tho yells of tho pirates
were few and soon ceased altogether.
They had Intended to watch their pris
oner die, but had got drunk instead.
Tho waves, dashing over Hazeltine
while ho held his breath, kept suck
ing sand from his front. Finally he
could work his body backward and for
ward. Tho water poured In around him
and softened tho sand. By an effort ho
freed his arms nnd dug with his hands.
In a few minutes ho was free.
Looking about him, ho saw tho pi
rates lying in a drunken stupor. His
first impulse was to run, his second to
take their boat and pull away. His
third oh, his third marked a great
change In him. Seeing the shovel with
which the pirates had dug his grave,
ho seized it and dug five other graves
a few feet above whore his would bo
executioners had dug his own. Then,
taking up a pirate, ho put him into an
upright hole and filled In the sand
about him. Then ho burled nnother
and another till all were up to their
chins in sand. Some of them awaken
ed, but did not reallzo at first where
they were. Others were too drunk to
know nnytulng.
naif an hour later tho water reached
them and sobered them, The sand
gave way before them, but Ilazeltino
threw more sand In Its place, main
taining his position and theirs until
tho waves rolled abovo their heads.
But nazeltlno was not satisfied.
Waiting till night bad fallen, he rowed
n tho boat to the ship and, armed
With captured weapons, stealthily
climb'! tho sde. The two men who
had been left aboard had Imitated tho
example of thoso who had gone nshoro
nnd drunk themselves to sleep, nazel
tlno dispatched them and threw their
bodies ovcrbourd.
Two days later n British man-of-war,
looking for tho pirates, spied her
at anchor, fired a shot and, meeting no
response, Font a boat to her. They
found one man Hazeltine on board.
Poe's Short Stories.
There ore lu the best of Poe's brief
tales n constructive skill, a command
of design nnd a gift of decoration raro
in nny literature and almost unknown
lu English, which Is over unduly uegli
gent of form. And no one need won
der that Poo's short stories wandered
swiftly out of our languages Into
French and Italian and Spanish, into
German and Scandinavian and, Bohe
mian, into strange tongues where no
other American author, except Fcni
more Cooper, had ever before pene
trated. His weird psychologic studies
havo influenced later writers as unlike
as Maupassant and ltlchcpln, Fltz
Jaines, O'Brien, Robert Louis Steven
son nnd Itudyard Kipling. His tales of
a mystery solved at last by observa
tion and deduction havo been imitated
by Dumas and Sardou, by Gaboriau
and Bolsgobey, by Wllkio Collins and
Conau Doyle. And Sherlock Holmes,
the only fictitious character to win in
ternational recognition in tho final
years of the nineteenth century, is tho
reincarnation of a figure first projected
by Poe. Brander Matthews In Cen
tury. Making a Cake With the Bible.
Tho following unique reclpo for
Scripture cake is copied from an old
English cookbook. For tho ingredi
ents and directions for making the
cake you must refer to the Bible, in
the chapters and verses given here
with. It may be added that by care
fully following tho directions you will
be able to make a most delicious cake
the very best thing for a Sunday aft
ernoon tea:
Four and a half cups of I Kings lv,
22; half pound Judges v, 25; two cup?
Jeremiah vl, 20; two cups Nahum ill,
12; two cups I Samuel xxx, 12; two
cups Numbers xvll, 8; two teaspoon
fuls I Samuel xlv, 23; to taste, II
Chronicles ix, 9; six Jeremiah xvil, 11;
ono and a half cups Judges iv, 10;
two teaspoonfuls Amos Iv, 5; one pinch
Leviticus 11, 13; directions, Proverbs
xxlil, 14; bake one and a half to two
hours. Baking powder may be used
instead of yeast or leaven, as it is
termed In the Bible.
The Handkerchief Came From Italy.
A writer in a French review points
out that the handkerchief docs not
come to us from China, ns has been
generally believed, but from Italy. It
is only 300 years ago that the1 hand
kerchief of a Venetian lady was con
sidered a great curiosity. The hand
kerchief crossed the Alps nnd was re
ceived with great favor at tho court of
France. Handkerchiefs were then
mndo of cambric or lawn and bordered
with Venetian or Alencon lace. Under
nonry III. of France the sachet was
introduced. The handkerchief was
taken into Germany a little later and
was known as the "fazclletin," after
its Italian name. Only persons of
quality used it, and an edict in 1595
wns published at Dresden interdicting
tho use of tho handkerchief among the
trading classes. London Globe.
Careful of His Gun.
In ono of the small mountain towns
of Kentucky lived Dan, a half wit,
with whom the boys often went hunt
ing. On ono of these trips Dan and the
young man with him were between
two hills when a rabbit jumped up in
front of thorn nnd ran up tho hill to
Dan's right. Tho other fellow, being
on Dan's left, did not wish to take the
chance of shooting at tho rabbit for
fear of an accident, so he said: "There
ho goes, Dan! Shoot him, shoot him!"
But Dan simply stood still and watch
ed tho rabbit disappear over the hill,
and his partner wanted to know why
lie didn't shoot. After n moment's si
lence he nnswered, talking through his
nose: "Did you take mo for a fool?
Do you think I was goiug to strain my
gun shooting uphill?" Judge.
Spoiled tho Solemnity.
Joseph H. Choato when ambassador
to tho court of St. James aud Mark ,
Twain were together In St. George's
chapel, London, ono hot day, both
seemingly sobered by tho solemnity of
the place. i
"What an awful thing It is"-r Twain
began in a whisper.
Mr. Choate leaned closer to catch
i-onie ponderously sad expression from
ihe humorist.
"What an awful thing it Is," Twain
repeated, "to bo shut up in n place ,
where ono cannot smoke."
Beyond the Styx.
"I believe you were called tho fa
ther of your country," remarked the
shade of Bonaparte. "Did you llko ,
tho title?" i
"I did," answered tho shade of
Washington, "but between you and
mo I'd hato to bo even a stepfather to
some of tho cities therein today." Ex
change. An Untamed Rascal.
"I don't think there is an honest hair
In his head."
"That's right. I believe he'd evon
cheat at checkers!" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Fortunate.
Sailor Just at that moment my fa
ther received a bullet that cut off both
his arms and legs and throw him Into
the sea. Fortunately ho know how to
swim. Paris' Hire.
His Punishment.
"What makes you so late?"
"I had words with the teacher.'
"Indeed!"
"Yes; I couldn't spell them." Llp
plncott's. Fencing.
Mother I jist got a letter from
Ephraim sayln' ns how he's took up
fencln' in college. Father Itail, stone
or barb? Cornell Widow.
ADAPT FERTILIZERS TO SOILS.
Select Kind That Will Build up tha
Land.
It would bo much better If the users
of commercial fertilizers would get
into the habit of adapting tho fertiliz
er to the soil Instead of seeking a
fertilizer that is adapted to the crop
grown.
Tho object in using fertilizer should
bo tho building up of the soil rather
than growing a certain crop and a
fertilizer which will balance up the
plant food already in the soil la an
economical fertilizer to use on any
crop slnco the effects of its applica
tion will show on any crop that is
adapted to the locality.
A farmer cannot afford to buy all
of the plant food that his crop will
use in its growth. Then why should
he buy anything1 that his soil will fur
nish to the crop in sufficient quanti
ties? Trv.o, some crops will take more
of a certain element of plant food
than another will. Some crop have
the power of getting more food from
a soil than others have.
It Is better to remedy this by adopt
ing a Judicious rotation of crops In
which legumes will supply the nitro
gen and help to keep up tho humus
supply.
It is unfortunate for tho farmer
that tho fertilizer manufacturers have
adopted tho plan of recommending
certain mixtures for special crops and
thus presume to adapt the fertilizer
to tho crop rather than to sell the
goods on their merits for tho nitro
gen, potash and phosphorous acid they
contain and leave the farmer to se
lect tho goods'" best adapted to his
soil and conditions.
The plan of adapting the fertilizer
to the soil would Induce more stuc"y
on the subject of fertilizers and would
lead to a more intelligent use of fer
tilizers. Too many farmers depend entirely
upon the manufacturers of fertilizers
to select the goods for them.
Picking High Fruit.
Peaches, pears, apples, etc., out of
reach by ordinary means can be gath
ered by using the device shown in the
Picker for High Fruit,
accompanying illustration, without
bruises, says the Prairie Farmer.
Bend a stout wire in a circle and
sew to it a small bag. Attach the
wire to a long pole. This will enable
you to pull fruit from the top of a
tree without injuring it.
Redeeming a Neglected Garden, .
Discouraging as a neglected garden
may appear, it is not beyond redemp
tion, even so late In the season but
it must be taken hold of at ones.
Stunted and failing crops, choked by
weeds, should be pulled out at ones,
weeds and all, and burned, and the
ground plowed or spaded, and re
planted. How much more satisfactory and
profitable it might have been to havo
planted only half the space, and
worked it well, than to havo scattered
tho available labor over the entire
ground and do nothing to perfection.
A garden with rows upon rows of
all tho delicious vegetables of mid
summer and not a weed to bo found.
Is indeed a pleasant picture. But how
few of that class are found! Insti.-ad
of choice vegetables there are rtnk
weeds, and where order and beajity
should reign, desolation stares at one
In too many family gardens, caused
In the majority of cases by simply
"biting off more than we can chaw."
Method of Keeping Potatoes.
A German publication, the Practical
Adviser in Fruit Raising and Gai-den-lng,
states that a new method for
keeping potatoes and preveating
Bproutlng consists in plncing them on
a layer of coke. Dr. Schiller, of Bruns
wick, who has published tho method,
Is of the opinion that the improved
ventilation by means of coke Is not
Alone responsible for the result, but
Relieves that it Ib duo to the oxidation
df the coke, which, however, Is a very
ulow one. Coke always contains sul
phur, and it is very possible that tho
minute quantities of oxides of carbon
and sulphur, which result from tho
oxidation, mixing with tho air and
penetrating among the potatoes aro
sufficient to greatly retard sprouting.
Potatoes so treated are said tp keep
In good condition until tho following
July.
Frequent cuttings will kill off sweet
clover which becomes a pest In some
places. .
Haif Hub ftturlt,
Cmnonsre bon SRolpb lUobicntjufcn
(2KUtclbeim).
(Fortsetzung.)
bcit iiberrafdjenben'SBanblungcn, bie
mil SWarfS nod) mtb tmd) fid) bou
Oca, and) geblicben.
3)as SBadjtelhitubdjcn fling er
fdjrecflid) in bic Sahgc. 2er STopf
tunrbe itnnter bretter, bic mit cttter
fparltdjen Ditnfte Qcfdjmudtc buuite
Shtfoe inimcr longer. Gin Sreuub
be3 panics, ber Oberforftcr $inrid)3.
berficl minutenlono in Slieffiun, aI3
Brau Stffctfor WujdjHIer font SWurfS
Sum erftcrt SWale borfithrte unb urn
i fein fart)ittannifdje3 Urfoetl Ijtnfidjtlid)
ber Htaffe bat. vtadjbem bec Obcr
forftet fid; crljolt Ijatte, fagt er fopf
fdjuttelnb: 2a tft 3unadft iiber
Fjaupt fein unb."
2tber err $inridj3 "
Vlce, foatfadjlidj, gncibtge gfrau.
Sa tft mit SOerlaub cine $itnbm.
Unb ttw.5 iie SHaffe betrtfft, modjte id)
ba Xliier, uttbefdjabet einiger oBluet
djeitber Gttt3elf)citen, al Ianfltjaatt
geit mop3-fpifcartigen bket anb tan
3forEaaeI anfpredien."
3a8 tft roa3 Scltene3, nidjt
fealjr?"
3tflerbing8, nana roa3 ScItcneS.
25a8 SCfjier Ijnt minbeftenS (ecfoefm
berfdjicbenc Stammbaumc. SBcmt
Sic c3 an arttuiu berfaufen, foitueu
Sie bid elb berbienen."
Seiber Ijntte fid) ratt Slltfdjitlcr
nidjt baju cntidjliefjcn fonnen unb
o fianb ber Slffeffor jefot toor ber
baitQ.cn grage, no 3tturf toiiljreub
ber oinmerfrifd)e untcrgebradjt
toerben follte. 3afj Cina, h)te er im
ftitten geljofft, tfm nod) in elfter
Stunbe fid) nuffdjtnafeen laffen roitr
be. erfdjicn nun auSgeidiloffen.
Unter ber ganjen (Sibbfdjaft unb
Srennbfdjaft roar 9liemanb, ber hen
licben .fterl uidht fjinlanglid) fannie,
um jebe bauSlidje cmeinfdjait mit
iljm cntfdjicben abiitleljnen.
Sag' 'mat, Stinbdjen," fagt". ber
Stffeffor ju feiucr cben raicber ciutrc
temtben attin, niic toare c3, lucitu
toir Whirls .utm Xfiicrant ?IIoer3 ne-
ben. cr fjnt borfj fo 'raa3 uric cine'
.yunbepeufton."
3d) beitfe gar nidjt baton! 2a5 ift
?ine SHiutf. Su bradjteft e3 natiirlidj
Uber'S Sqxq, ba XO-icrdjett alien mog
tidjen Sltiftca'ung3gcfaf)ren ann
feefeenl" 9fcin, item. SIbcr nod) ber utge
fdjitfjtc, fiel)' 'mat, glaube id) nidjt, bag
bie Cina "
2!a3 ift cine rolje, im'baufbarc S5er
fon. Sobalb tuir Ijeimfommen, hiirb
for gefiiubigt. Oiar tvid)t ift bem .itt
gefdjeljett. 3Iof3 cin aar SDanbcr
fiu'b abgcrifien, unb bon ciner Stofe
sinigc 23Iiitter. Taiiir fdjlagt fie ba
arme 2f)icr! Slotum, mein SBhtrfS
ijen '
GinS ber racuigen alentc OTurTS
J)cn3 war, fid) felber Icib 311 foun,
aieun cr bebauert tmtrbe. Gr brad) in
tin fliiglidjeS SSinfeln auS unb tor.
felte an Srautfjcit entpor. 5Mefc3
fdjlofj foil in. bic Strme unb crffartc
biinbig:
2ie Sina befontmt foil nidjt, unb
roenn fie bantm bitten iDi'trbe. Scr
61111b roar gaiy bcrmitbert, alS cr 311
ciicffnm." ffiaii3 redjt. SIber loaS fott bcitn
gcfdjeljeu?"
Setjr cinfadj. SSir ncljmcn fott
mit."
Srntt !"
S0 into a.t;, beibc iteljnteu wir
tttit. i'ian foil bic fjierdjsu, an be
lieu matt jatjrauS, iatjrcttt fcinc
fyrcubc ()at, and) an fettter GrOoIung
focilitctjiucit laffen. G3 ift ttngeredjt,
fie gcfifollofeu, ftemben Sctttcn 311 ge
ben. 2a 3u eiu fd)tujrfafIigersD2enfd)
bift, fjabc id) SBorforge getroffen, bofj
2u Sid) tint nid)t3 311 fiintnient
braudjft. 9.Jat fommt in cin fletncS,
OnttblidjcS .of3baiter, nub SMurfS
iic()iuc id) nnf 'ben Strm. SRtdjt toaOr,
SDhtrfSdjcn?"
a3 Iicbc Sfoier lief bie Soblja'
qnafte, mit bcrett Ichtcen amei gran
)cn eS fid) bcfdja'ftigt fjntte. fofjren unb
befuitbcte fein Ginbcrftaitbttif btirdj
eiu IjeifercS eblaff.
antit tuar bie Sadje boHTommen
abgefbrodjeu.
II.
Ztoi feiner "Sdjroerfalligfett mttrbe
bem Slffcffor fdjou auf bent SBcge 311m
SJabjfoof 1'Jat atibertraut in fei
nciu fjattblidjcn, fleittcn ofobaiter,
ba3 roeber citten SOiigel, riod) ein
'Ban'bdjen 311m .alien fiatte unb auf
ber fladjett $anb getragen toerben
Ptufjtc.
2Natj roar StltfdjtllerS bor 3lt)ei
SaOrcn aitgcflogen. Seine $erfitnft
bon ben Sanqrtfdjen Snfeltt roar nut
gattj fdjroad) angebcutet. Sim Winter'
fopf fjatte er eitttge gelblidje gebern,
im Uebrigen roar er grau roic cin
Spat). Unb cittern foldjett ifonelte cr
and) in feinctt gcfattglidjett Seiftttn
gen. SJaii'tr roar er uitgefjetter gefra
iig. SNeben ben iiblidjen Santereieit
ber3ef)rtc Wat), fobalb font bie nofoigc
gtetfjeit gclaffen rourbe, lebenbe unb
tobte Blicgeu, Sdjifocreute, Staniol,
SEoiletFenfeife ttnb mit Sorliebc 3k
garrenafd)e. ie SBerbauuttg acftnl
tete fid) entfpredjeufc lebfjaft unb re
aelte fidt befonberS auf Statuetten.
(Fortsetzung folgt)
Saturday Qight
rfKaHfC By Rev. F.E. DAVISON
allVS Rutland, Vt
A POLITICIAN'S GOLDEN CALVES.
International Bible Lesson for Jan.
8, '11 (I. Kings 12:25-33).
Jeroboam Is an early example of
a tricky politician.
Having been suddenly and unex
pectedly lifted to the throne of tho
Kingdom of Israel, his first idea was
to concoct some plan to keep his
people from going up to tho Holy
City to worship.
So he got up a littlo rellgloua
scheme of his own. Ho had construct
ed two golden calves, and set them
up at opposite extremities of his
kingdom, and called the people to
worship at theso now altars. He in
stituted a new priesthood, and with,
sacrifices and spectacular services
Bought to run an opposition religion
to that at Jerusalem.
People Easily Humbugged.
He was eminently successful. Peo
ple are easily humbugged, and prono
to run after now things. Thoy be
gan to worship at tho shrines of tho
golden calves, and not having any,
true teachers, they soon went much,
farther than the King Intended, and
before he realized It had a nation of
ldolators on his hands.
80 easily do nations and men do
generate when thoy get started on
a downward career. Jeroboam had
opened the flood gates and he could
not close them. He had sown tho
wind, and ho must needs reap tho
whirlwind.
Jeroboam was a worker of mis
chief in his own day, and he cast a
baleful shadow down the ages. Hia
Influence, direct and indirect waa
bad. A sinner himself, he made a
whole nation to sin. The indictment
which tho Scriptures make out
against tho first king of tho north
ern kingdom after the division, an,
indictment no less than a score of
times repeated is, "Jeroboam, tho
Bon of Nebat who also mado Israel to
sin." The making Israel to sin is
the crime which brands the man and
makes him infamous. The extent or
Jeroboam's sin is seen in these par
ticulars. New places, new temples
and altars, new times of worship,
now ministers of religion, visible
symbols of Jehovah; every item in
opposition to the word of God, and
every method with the direct and
settled purpose to wean the peoplo
away from their ancient manners,
customs and pious observances. The
religion which ho established was a
wretched caricature of the religion
of their fathers. It was a politi
cian's move, denounced of God and
disastrous to the nation. t It debauch
ed a kingdom, and resulted ultimate
ly in Israel's destruction.
There is something peculiarly se
ductive about Idolatry. Once in tho
grasp of a false religion the victim,
seems bound to go on. Tho kingdom
of Israel lasted for 250 years, and
their idolatry stuck to them till tho
ten tribes were carried away into
captivity to bo lost forever from tho
map of the world. And it all camo
about by yielding to a politician.
Degeneration Gradual.
This is a gradual process with all
of us. The Arabs havo a fablo that
once a camel camo to the door of a
tent dnd thrustjn his nose; not being
resisted, he thrust in his feet; thero
being no hindrance, he came half
way in; after a while he got all the
way in. Then the Arab said to tho
camel, "This tent is not large enough
for two." "If that is so," said tho
camel to the Arab, "you had better
leave." So this idolatrous spirit
comes into tho heart a little at a
ttme, until it takes full possession.
So it is with tho whole cataloguo of
ruinous things. Tho people who go
Into them at first do so unwittingly.
They never meant to go so far in tho
path. They felt sure they could rein
In the fiery steeds of passion beforo
they struck such a pae. When thoy
mounted tho chariot of evil they only
intended to drive down tho course
a little way and then return. They
once had as fair cheeks and manly
brows and stout hearts as any one.
They stepped very, gradually aside.
They read French novels. They
looked at bad lectures. They went
Into contaminating associations. Out
of curiosity only they took short ex
cursions Into the path of evil. And
they wore caught in snares that had
captured stronger men than they.
"Come in!" says the gray spider
to the house-fly; "I have entertained
a great many flies. I have plenty ol
room, fine meals and a gay llfe
Wajk over this suspension bridge.
Give me your hand. These walls
are covered with silk, and the tapes
try is home-made." The house-fly
walks mlncingly in. She feels hon
ored to be tho guest of such a big
bug. Suddenly she espies a broken
wing, 'and a fragment of a foot, and
she starts to rush back. But the
drawbridge Is up, and the gate is
locked. "Ha, ha!" says tho spider.
"I only contracted to bring you In. I
cannot afford to let you out. Take a
drop of this poison; it will quiet your
nerves." And another house-fly Is
added to the gray spider's larder.
That Is an allegory descriptive of
the career of many a man who found
the way to ruin easy and inviting,
but who wakes up when it is too
late to escape tho consequences of
his folly.
Beware tho worship of Jeroboam's
golden calves I Mild and peaceful as
they look in the beginning, they will
hook your life out at tho end.