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DO'T IDLY UEttAM, BUT DO* Mon't idly dream! There is no time for dreaming, No time to drone and loiter on the way. With opportunity each day is teeming. That, till you deign to waken, will not .stay. Be, then, alert, for all around you calling Are voices, to press onward, heard by few; Reed them and venture, with no fear of falling Don t idly dream, but do! 1Von't idly dream! Great deeds await your doing, Deeds that will live, and you in them may live. Nohle your thoughts. each day your - strength renewing, Be you but true, that strength your faith shall give. 'Life striving round you bids you, then. - awaken; Look, where the future grandly stands in view, In God press onward! Be your trust ne'er sha!en! Don't idly dream, but do! - George Birdseye, in Boston Globe. HER KEMEDY By HELEN GRAVES. ER.TRUDE SMITH knew G kr perfectly well when she G p married Adolphus Jones that he was .:t male flirt; O ' but she was very much in love, and trusted in com mon wit.i many another deluded fe male, that matrimony would work a complete reform in her lover's whole nature. So she married Adolphus. and went to the Continent for a wedding trip. The first week was all happiness; the second, things began to grow a trifle monotonous; the third, Gerty came home to the pretty little house at Clap bam, which had been furnished for her. and cried during a whole evening dur ing which Adolphus stayed away. "It's cruel," said she-"perfectly cruel!" "Pshaw!" said Adolphus, stroking his moustache. "A man can't always lbe dancing attendance on his wife! And if there's anything I hate, it's a swelled nose, and eyes that look as if they were . painted all round with red!" "That's not the way to manage," said Mrs. Gertrude to herself. For this poor little bride was steer ing her own canoe, as best she might. through all those unknown shoals and quicksands. So she took to worsted work, a cir culating library and piano practice. meeting her husband with a smile -when he came home, a little later every evening. "Comet now, that's sensible." said Mr. Jones. "Glad you're amusing your self so well without me!" "And that's not the way, either," said Mrs. Jones to herself. They had been married about six months, when Mr. Jones came home one evening in great exultation., "Do you remember my telling you * about Belle PQoinsett, that I was so des perately in ihre with down at Bright '" sa 14t. "She's in town. visiting; the ~~Iytes; and she's prettier andI more dashing than ever. I wish you'.1 eall upon her, and 'we'll invite her' her to dinner." S'Yes," said Gerty, faintly. Of all Adolphus' old sweethearts this Belle Poynsett was the one Gerty 'dreaded most; and now the danger ha:i - desceuded upon her like an unforeseeca uldoom. . NMiss Poynsett canie to dinner a few days later, a superb brunette, with eyE s like black velvet, and sweet langhor in her voice and manner. Gerty received the visitor' with the most becoming cordiality. "'ve heard Adolphus talk of you no often," said she; "I quite long to kno w' you." "You've very kind," said Miss Poy 3 sett, a little puzzled. Her general exp)erience with t'ie wives of old sweethearts was not of this nature. "But now we shall be great friendis, I know," said Gerty, taking both M ss Poynsett's hands into hers. "Yot 'll come and spend the day with me to morrow, won't you?" "I shall be delighted," said M1 ss Poynsett. "By Jove!" thought the delighted hus band, "Gerty is coming out a regu ar brick!" The next dlay Mrs. Jones had a new proposition to advance. "What is the use of your staying at that hotel," sa.id she, "when we've got such lots and lots of room h e? How charmed I shall be to hanve~ 'ou as my guest: Dear Miss Poynsetr-Isabella do0 consent ?" And Isabelia, who knew the differ enee between gratis living and a hotel bill. did consent. But after a weeCk or tw- of this sort of thing, Adolphr.3 Jones began to grow restive. Belle Poyusett was alii very well. once in a while: but Belle Poyn sett, morning :d evening, wa.. a dif ferent Gir;r. H~er great eyes pall?di upon him---'er musical laugh g-'W ' monotoaous-Ler' pretty ways lost their charm. "Hang it ai!, Gerty," said he, one evening. "I nev'-r get a chance to speak to you nowadays" "To speak to me, dear?" "No. That woman's always in the way." "Adolph us! You don't mean dear Isaboella? "Yes, I do m'an dear Isabella!" the last two wor*& ground out rr ther venon:cusly froma between his t eeth. "I'm sick of 'tear Isabella. Can't you get rid of iher-' Gerty's plottiwri. scheming little heart gave a bound "i w!hin her. "Well," said .shn'. "if you really pre fer binhg a~lne. !tut I thought it wouid be so stupa!, just you an.d mae to "It v:ould iz ::cnt deal .ioilier' than to hiave l?e i'y sett's bi g eyes starI ing one ou.' .,f ''awenianmce the wrhole timet." said Air. .icnes. Miss Paynsa wen'~~t back to Bri':hto'n at the end of ;ih' week. deciarinL thati .there wa:s no:him: like the iinsipidity of ai newiy-arried :-oupie-though, to be sure. Dolly Jon'es' wife was mor.e sen Adolphus took to staying at home of Pvenings. Once or twice subsequently the epi demic of irtation overtook Adolphus Jones again, but Gertrudes-remedies were prompt and sure. A blue-eyed cousin from the country, v-ho wrote letters to a rural paper, and composed poetry, rather attracted him. Gerty at once invited Niss Cynthia Carstairs to visit her, quoted Miss Cyn thia Carstairs on all occasions, read aloud Miss Cynthia's poetry, and. so to speak, hurled Miss Cynthia perpetually at her husband's head, until the fancy died a natural death. And a pretty little coquette, who was staying at the next-door neighbor's, and "made eyes" at Adolphus when he was smoking his after-dinner cigar, was surprised by having her acquaint ance promptly cultivated by Mrs. Adol phus, until the gentleman was fain to stay at the office to avoid an overdose of Miss Pauline Pelham. "After all," said the husband, "there isn't one of the lot to be-compared to Gerty!" And so his tendency to flirtation died )ut , by degrees, without his being aware of it, and Gertrude had con quered.-New York News. The Panama Canal and Health. There is a widespread belief that the climate of Panama is so fatal that the construction of the canal can only be accomplished at an enormous sacrifice of human life. Both malaria and yel low fever may be said to be to-day practically under control, and these are the two diseases which are most to be dreaded when the great codstruction camps are assembled and work is in full swing throughout the length of the canal. Aecording to General Abbott. the records of the hospital of the old Panama Canal Company shows that the total death rate among the laborers was far less than is commonly sup posed, being in fact from forty-four to sixty-seven per 1000. It seems, moreover, that the rainfall has been the subject of as gross exag geration as the diseases. It varies from about 130 inches on the Atlancic to sixty-five inches on the Pacific. a record that can be duplicated in the United States, where the average rain fall on the Atlantic coast is about fifty inches and the fall on portions of the Pacific coast compares in total precipi tation with that of the Atlantic ter minus of the canal. Furthermore, it will be news to maiiy residents of ou northerly latitude to learn that the temperature raages at Panama from seventy degrees to eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit, and that ft is very rarely that the thermometer reaches the high temperature which is experienced when a hot wave passes over the United States.-Scientific American Your Own Business. Did it ever occur to you that house keeping is a business, and home-mak ing more than a business? Yet how few women fit themselves for this most important work that a woman can take up! Any one can keep house, provid ed they learn how: but. not every- one can be a real home-maker- H-ow ruickly one can tell the difference on entering a house: Recall some homes you k-noiw of. The house maybe is a large one, and is int as good order as faithful servants can make it; but the real spirit of home, that intangIble essence that radiates from some'women. is not there. In spite of elegant furniture and spacious rooms the house seems barren and- cold. Would you not rather be a woman whose soul is so sweet and fragrant that it shines all through your house. making it a veritable haven of rest for those who claim it as theirs, than to be the brainiest and most noted of out side women? No.c that some of the prominent wom en do not have that qualit.y; they do. Some of the most delightful homes are presided over by noted and prominent women. These homes have mistresses who were brought up in good old-fash ioned homes, where they v:-ere taught all the 'good old-time housekeeping ways, and above all to preserve their womanly virtues and sweetness.-New York News. Presence of Mind. On one occasion a great public dinner was given to Isaac Hull by the town of Boston, and he was asked to sit for his picture to Gilbert Stuart, the celebrated artist, who was a great braggart. When Hull visited his studio Stuart took great delight in entertaining him with anecdotes of his English success, stor ies of the marquis Qf this and the bar. oness of that, which showed how ele gant was the society to which he had been accustomed. Unfortun~ateiy, in midst of this grandeur, Mrs. Stuart, who d'd not know that there wvas a sit ter, came in with apron on and her head tied up in some handkerchiefs, from the kitchen, and cried out, "Do you mean te have that leg of mutton boiled or roasted?" To which Stuart relied, with g'-eat presence of mind, "Ask your mistress."-Chicago Chron iele. His' Title. '-Yes," he said, endeavoring to im press her, "I own a thousand shares of stock in one of the best railroads in the conntry; I am interested to a con sti-erale extent in mining and lumber., and I have ar clear title to--" "What did you say," she exclaimed, "that you have a title?' "Yes; I--". "-Oh, Alfred, you must have known all along that I tried to seem cold just to keel) from betraying my love-may deep, deep love-too soon. Dont tell me' anything more about your money. You may name the day. I can be ready ini a week~ if you say so. Let's talk some more about your title."-Chicago Record-Herald. Open Confession, "How did you come to make the ae quintance that led up to marringc with your wife?" "It was higlhly romantic." "-Yes?" "Yes: she had inadv-ertently remained on a roekh at the sea shore until thc isng Tide' cut her otT from shorec." "A dangerous situatior." "Indeen. yes; I saw her from afar off and applroac'hed in my boat unseen; she was crying with her face in bet hands, and as I approac-hed the rock I heard her sob: 'Am I to get no suc. cor?" Oiled Road in Kentucky. om HE oiled road which a pro gressive county administra p tion, taking advantage of U a generous offer from the g p constructors, has introduced to ..e blue grass is an importation from the west. The method had its incep tion and the process has been perfected in California, other States looking on with keen interest and in experiments on small scale, profiting. While application of the western idea to macadamized roads is not new, this is the pioneer trial in the limestone region and on roads such as Fayette boasts. What. therefore, has the ap pearance of a thorough success means much to Kentucky and the country. After considerable expenses and preparation, machinery costing $800 having to be bought, the .Home Con struction Compcny undertook the ex periment October 15. Ragland oil, ob tained from the Licking Valley O & Gas Company, which appears to have the union of properties necessary to the perfect road oil, was used. A mile and- a half on the reconstruction part of the Newtown pike was treated, be ginning one mile from the limits. A White's oiler, similar in many respects to a street sprinkler, spread the crude oil, over which sand was spread to a depth of half an inch. Last week one of the big rollers of the company was passed over it. In the time intervening between laying and rolling, the lighter oils had evap orated and thQ sand and penetrated limestone had set to an asphalt coat, the effect of the roller being still fur ther to compress and smooth the sur face. Despite several disadvantages of which inability to heat the oil and the cool season were chief. the results are probably all that could be hoped for. Waterproof, dustless and elastic, the road has also been made more dur able. This last feature of the process, the discovery of which was incidental to the original use of oil as a dust layer, has brought it to the attention of the entire country. In the west the first tieatment of oil is ch:!rged to the consatruction account, and after that the cost is much less than keeping a road sprinkled. After the third year it is unnecessary to use the oil except for patching. :ind it is calculated-that a -wel-oiled road will. remain dustiess and waterproof for ten years or longer. The saving in repairing alone will be large, the added comfort being inci dental. About 4000 ga.ions of oil and a thou sanPbd busheis of sand were required on the mile which furnishes the test. The oil cost 32 cents per barrel. The road had been reconstructed two years ago, and is a type of the rifty-two miles arornl Le-ingtot - which the Home CosructionI Company is remarking. If the county finds it advisable to oil all of the reconstructed pike the goal of perfection will have been closely approached. On the basis of a mile the cost of oiling the Newtown pike, exclusive of machinery, was $244. In future work-the oil will be heated. This will give it greater penetrative pwer. Warmer weather will be chos en. To reraove any inconvenience to travel only one side of the pike will be oie1 at a time, and the sand will be 'pread immediately. About four days later this side will be in fit condition for travel, and the other may be oiled. Additical machinery also may facili tate thme work.-Lexington (Kiy.) Her The Six Great Points. Th2 great points to be noted, in order to secure pr-omptly a highway system wvhicii will answer the requiremel.ts5 for comfortable -and economical inter ounty and interstate vehicular traffic First. The greatest possible mileage of earth roads shall be treated so as to render them. available for the great .g perid Q of m dring each year. Send. M ien old roads are to be improved by macadamizing extreme care shouid be takeni in the prepara tion of the prelmh.inary estimate lest conEitig in-:cstors waste their money, or would-be inveztors be frightened Third. The preliminar-y estimate and dcs'.g for an improved i-oad system sold contemplate the expenditure of :o dollar that is not absolutely neces sary to the placing on the particular mile of highway where it is expended a substantial road improvemnit, adapt ed to subsoil conditions which prevail on that mile of road. Fourth. G2ood r-oa(d advocates should persisten'y agitate the question of Na tionv. aid for highway constru1ction2. Fifth. TIhe legislative bodies of the v:ious States not as yet co-operating s:!ould be persistently appealed to until all have agreed to loan the credit of tose States, in.order to wipe out the dicredit cf their present highways. ixth. The boards of supervisors in cotirtes should be urged to supple met the work of their States by the sae of long terrm bonds, from the pro ceds of which would come the road Do this. and the e>rmy of good roads people. or.e-e so small. wvill swell so as to umber in its rank all punblic spirited Aericans. and the dlay will not be far distant when the people of tlis land will be as likely to leave their important rQgads without smooth water tiht roofs as they will be to live is houses which are equally unprotected. --Uood Roads 3Magazine. Bridget and the stove. Mr. Peck was dumfounlded at the enm-ous bill which was sent in a moth after the gas company had putl on of its stores in the kitchen, says th Christian 'Register. The company3 acknwledgdl that it v-as an enormous bill. ut dIelarced that the meter hac reisteed t-he amount of gas with whih he h:a been -harged. The fault must li' v, ithi the cook. ;So Mr. Peck went downm to the kitchen to sound her. ''Hw do you like tihe gas stove, BBrdget was his first remark. "Sure. it's foine, was the ready an swr. ~I aint had to loight the stove butm ontsince it come." MUSE:IiLD ARS A HANDY BOX. Careful housewives will appreciate the "handy box" which has just been put on the market, says the Philadel phia Record. Its interior compart ments are filled with a judiciously se lected assortment of twine, string, ad hesive tape, gum labels, small paste board tags, rubber bands. of various sizes, metal fasteners and suspension rings for hanging up pictures in passe partout frames. To own such a collec tion of useful articles means the sav ing of temper and patience on occasion. ODD BEDROOM CHAIRS. There is a revival of a quaint little English chair clled the "round about." It is low, comfortable and solid. It is made in real mahogany and excellently imitated in pine. These pine shapes, when well reproduced from antiques. are stained with a perfect mahogany color, or art green to match the floor covering, or chalk white, on which are mounted two chintz cushio:is. There is a wide, popular return to white bed room furniture. It is used with flgFal papers and plain floor coverings. The color scheme is given by the chit tz cushions and covering to bed, with floral silk covers for bureau and tables. The little white desks in the corner of a bedroom are very much sought after. TO WASH A FLANNEL WAIST. This is not a difficult task, even for the inexperienced person, but lke everything of its kind, it needs a little care to prevent the blouse shrinking. First make some soap jelly and dis solve two tablespoonfuls of It in half a gallon of warm water. Add one tea spoonful of ammonia, and put the blouse in this, letting it soak for about ten minutes; wash the blouse in the usual way, taking care to rub the parts which are most soiled; no soap must be rubbed on the blouse. Squeeze the water out and wash the blouse in fresh water prepared in the same way. Put it through the ringer, then rinse it in clear tepid water, to which amno nia has been added in the same propor tion as to the lather. Again put it through the wringer; fold it evenly and pass it through again and yet again. By taking this precaution. says Wom an's Life, the moisture will nearly all be pressed out of the flannel, and it will only require to hang out for ehort while. CARE OF BLANKETS. No part of housekeeping should be.. more sharply looked after than that which has to do with beds and bed ding. Everything about a bed should be aired thoroughly every day; and everything should be kept up to the top notch of cleanliness. Mattresses should be dusted daily, for dust seems to go to them and cling to them as if by some curious law of attraction. They should be thorough ly gone over-taken apart and cleaned, inside and out, that is-at least once in three years: oftener, if possible. Every good housekeeper cleans bed, springs and mattresses as regt'larly as any other part of her house, but compara tively few realize how important it is to have their mattresses opened and cleaned periodically. Yet dust and dirt sift through tick ing and collect In an alarming way. Men who manipulate those cleannn machines ("pickers") say that dust from a singe mattress filling comes out in thick clouds during the opera tion of cleaning. Blankets should be aired as persist ently as mattresses-aired and shaken vigorously every day. The best kind of blankets to buy va ries with the buyer. All wool are usu ally considered the best, but blankets with a cotton warp and wool "filling"' stand home cleaning better than those made of all wool. gether one cup of molasses, one-half cup of water, a rounding tablespoon of bte,a pinch of salt and three table ponofvinegar for twenty minutes,. Cabbage Salad-Shave a solid head ofcabbage very fine and set the bowl onieor in a very cold place. Make a dressing of one-quarter cup of, butter, arounding tablespoon of sugar, three woeeggs, a tablespoon of made inns tr,alevel teaspoon of sait, three quarters cup of 'vinegar and cook until ithickens. LiteCocoanut Cakes-Soak the cup of hrededcocoanut in one cup of ml.Cream one-calf cup of butter with one cup of sugar, add two well beaten eggs, the milk and cocoanut, and last two cups of flour sifted with four level teaspoons of baking powder. Bake in round iron gem pans that have been liberally buttered. Cover with a, white icing. Nut Drop Cakes-Cream two-thirds cup of butter, add one cup of brown sugar, two well beaten eggs, two cups of flour sifted with a scant level tea spoon of cinnamon and two level tea spoons of baking powder. Add one third cup of raisins chopped, one-third cup of currants and two-thirds cup of walnut meats chopped. Make small bails, no larger than a teaspoon. of dough and lay some distance apart on a buttered pan. XNt Humility or Spirit. A young precebher in an uptown church wtC inuch struck one Sunday by the seeming effect his sermon was having upon one of h'is congregation, a shabby-genteel man with white hair, wi throughout the tire discourse, sa with head bowed in deep reverent att ude. After the sermon the minis ter ;)ushed his way to the man and pro --11y said: 'm glad to noe that my sermon affected you. Did it make you see the error of your ways?" "Oh, it wasn't that.', said the man, shepishly. "You see, my waistcoat is too short and I bad to bend over to .ide ,my hi,."- alee:nna Leader. FARM TOPICS. RAISING SQUABS. Most of our readers remember the Belgian hare craze and the -wonderful stories told of the fortunes to be made in raising the rabbit, remarks the In dianapolis News. Then came the slump, and, as usual, the rural resi dent paid the high price for the whistle. Now we seem destined to have a similar craze in the squab raising line. The truth of the matter is this: There is a certain demand for squabs, and they are sold at high prices in restaurants, but that any man, woman or child can raise them so profitably as to make a business of it, is claiming too much, to put it mildly. There are dozens of things which will upset one's calculations in squab raising, and ten or a dozen pairs of squabs are not raised from each mat ing in a year any more than the hen hatches out thirteen eggs because she covers that number. That there is money in squab-raising, is admitted, but the profit will be made * by those who go at the work carefully, gaining experience as they go and closely man aging their business. Try it If you want to, but don't expect a fortune or even a good living from the work un der several years. LIME AND SULPHUR DIP. Some inquiry into the effectiveness and effect of the lime and sulphur dip on sheep and their wool, where the former are affected with scabies, de velops the fact that the Government dip as recommentd by Dr. Salmon of the Department of Agriculture is a sure cure for scabies, if 'properly pre pared; but that it is ruinous on the wool when sheep are dipped shortly before shearing. The proprietor of one of the Minneapolis wool buying es tablishments, the Northwestern Fur and Hide Company, says that lime,and sulphur wool brought six cents below market price and that it was harsh and Inferior, while the wool of sheep subjected to other dips was not deter iorated by the process. The sheepmen of Montana make the same statement in effect, but say that lime and sulphur should be used only, immediately fol lowing shearing, after any cuts made by the shears have healed up, and be fore the wool has grown out. If the scabies require dipping during the growth of the wool, other dips than the lime mixture should be used. With the wool short we are informed that the lime and sulphur dip is a very eheap, effective and satisfactory rem edy for scab; the formula for making, however, must be nicely'observed. The sheep are swum the length .of a'trugh full of the mixture, requiring three minutes, and are thrice entirely sub merged as they pass along. A second dipping is given within ten days to destroy any remaining vestiges of the parasites. No loss occurs to the sheep, unless they are dipped too soon fol lowing shearing. It is best to use other dips, as they do not hurt the wool. and are eqlually effective in scabies troubles.-Indiana Farmer. WHAT MAKES .GOOD BUTTER. Miss Bella Millar, in an address be fore the Women's Institute, of On tario, Ca.nada, gave the following as the segle of points to be used In judg ing butter:I Flavor.... .... .....----.4 points Grain.....-...------- --2 points olor.... .... ....------.15 points Salt...... ......-. ---..10 points Package.... ........-.---.5 points In explaining the scale sihe said: "You will notice that flavor get forty-five points, being utarly halt the 100 points. We want our butter to have a sweet flavor; that makes ais want to eat butter and bread, instead of bread and butter. "Perfect grain gets twenty-five points, It should have a waxy soft ness, yet not salvy or greasy. It must be solid in body. and have no excess of casein or water. "The color should be uniform and bright, not too pale, yet not too highl-y colored, while the salt should be evenly distributed and thoroughly dissolved. The package should be neat and clean, using a good gr-ade of paper for wrap ping. As I said before. we should cater to the trade. It we are making for a certain market, make what tnat market demands. If making for spe cal customers, endeavor to suit their tastep in every particular. This is im portant, for while one c' stomner likes a full flavored butter, another likes a mild one. One likes the butter pale; another highly colored; one likes very little salt; another quite a quantity. It is by catering to these likes and dis likes that our butter will be in demand. and we shall receive a good price for The little cut shows the appearance of the bacteria-immensely magnified which produce good flavor in high grade butter. All Were Adulterated. Of sixty-eight samples of sausages examined by the government analyst at Melbourne. Australia. niot one was found unadulterated, In the so-called pork sausage not a p)article of pork could be found. Never make the lgin..; nest too large. Have it so that taie hen can sit comfortably and no larger. If you have It large enough for the hen -.o stand at the side of the nlest it may induce her to peck at the egg and break it; then she soon becomes an e~ ater. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL' INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 5. Subject: Jesus at Jacob's Well, John I.. 5-14--Golden Text, 45ev. xxii., 1% Memory Verses, 13, '14-Commentary on the Day's Lesson. I. Jesus at the well (vs. 5-8). 5. "Then cometh He." Our Lord's route lay through. historic ground. He, doubtless, passed through Gibeah, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Saul; through Bethel, where .Jacob had his dream of the ladder and the angels; near Shiloh, the. first dwelling place of the tabernacie, and the ark in Canaan, and the scene of the down-, fall of the house' of Eli. At the end of that journey three objects of special inter est occur in succession: Jacob's well. Joseph's tomb and the' ancient city of Sheceiem, between the mountains of Geri im and Ebal. "Sychar." Formerly she chem, at the foot of Mount Gerizim. be tween Gerizim and Ebal. It is noted in the Scriptures as the place where Abraham first stopped on his coming from Haran to Canaan; where God appeared to him and promised, to give the land to his seed, and where he first built an altar to the Lc,rd. In the fourth century, about B. C. 333, Sanballat erected a temple on Gerizim in opposition to the Jewish temple. "Parcel of ground." Purchased of the children of Hamor (Gen. 33:19), and given to Joseph (Gen. 48:22). 6. "Jacob's :re'." The' well Jacob dug. The word for well in the Greek means fountain. The well has been filled'with rubbish until it is on:y about seventy-five feet deep. Formerly it was thirty feet deeper. It is about eight or nine feet in diameter and is walled with masonry. "Jesus-being wearied." He was a man, as well as God, and became weary and hungry. He journeyed on foot, sharing with His disciules the fatigues .and hard ships of the way. "Sixth hour..' There is a difference of opinion here. According to the Jewish reckoning this would be noon, but many learned men think John used a Roman method of reckoning and that it was 6 p. m. 7. '-Of Samaria." She was not from the city of Samaria, seven miles away, but from the country cf Samaria; one of Sa maritan race and religion. "To draw I water." She probably brought her line and bucket (leathern Or crockery), for Orient wells are not provided with these. Note how our Lord's choice of a hearer breaks down rabbinic prejudice all around. "Give Me to drink." Jesus used His thirst as a means of approach to the woman's heart, and turned the conversation from the living waters of Jacob's well to the liv ing waters of salvation. Let us follow our Saviour's example by doing good in our hours of relaxation. S. ~Discip.es gone." The story throughout reads so much like the words of an eyewitness that some have thought John remained with the Saviour while the rest went to the vi: lage. "Meat." Food. not necessarily lish. II. The Samaritan woman (v. 9). 9. "How is it," etc. In Oriental manners there were many strict regulations against women conversing with men, especially strangers. But these restrictions were less regarded at the wells and fountains than in other public places (Gen. 24:13-24; Exod. 2:16, 17). Jesus rejected all re straints of caste. His disciples were them selves surprised that He' should -converse with the woman, but they did not feel at liberty to object to. it (v. 27). How did she know He was a Jew? By His dress and by His dialect. The word "Jew" is here used broadly to describe the race which filled both Judea and Galilee. She probably recignized Him as a Galilean also. "No dealings." A remark thrown in by the writer to give the reason for her surprise, They have no dealings of friend ly intereourse. This ill wiH, however, did not extend beyond familiar intercourse, for in such matters as buying and selling inter course was allowed. They were excluded by the Jews from the temple at Jerusalem. "The Samaritans." The Samaritans were the descendants of t}}e Ethiopian and Babylonish colonists upon whom the Assy ran conqueror of the ten tribes bestowed the lands of t'ne captive Israelites (see 2 Kings 17:24-33). Although of purely heath en origin, they united the worship of Jeho vah with their own idolatries. They built a temple on. Mount S2erizim. III. Divine truthi imparted (vs. 10-14). 10. "The gift of God." See John 3:16. The Messiah, and the salvation He is bringing to man. "Thou wouldst have asked." "Spiritually our positions are re versed. It is thou who art weary and footsore and parched, close to the well, yet unable to drink; it is I who can- gve thee the water from the well and uench thy thirst forever." "Living wae.. The gift of the Holy Spirit (Johnt 7:37i4IaJbo called "the water of hige" (Rev. 21:6; 1 17); "clean water" (Ezek. 36:26, 27).Se also Isa. 55:1; 58:11. It is received by, aith (John 6:35), abides eternally (v. 14%, s offered freely (Rev. 22:1, 17). Note 1. Its source (Joh: 7:37). 2. Its supply (Rev. 21:6). 3. Its freshness. 4. Its sat isfaction (Isa. 12:3). 11. "Sir.'' This might be read "My Lord."' It was a title of respect. and - shows that the woman was reverent and serious. "Nothing to draw -with." The well had, probably, no apparatus for drawing water. This woman no doubt carried her own line. "From whence," etc. The woman was quick in her com prehension, and saw there was some truth which she did not understand, to which Jesus was referring. 12. "Art Thou greater?" The question proceeds from a feeling that Jesus as sumed some e::traordinary character, that He claimed a spiritual ower: perhaps~ claimed to be a prophet 'e Moses, who could make a fountain of water by mira ee. "Our father Jacob." The Sanmaritans -were living in the territory of Ephraim sons of Jacob, and although they were not the descendants of Jacob, yet no doubt some of the ancient blood ran in their veins. 13. ,"Shall thirst again." Jesus does not discuss the question of greatness, but tuns her thought toward spiritual truth, as He did Nicodemus. 14. "Shall never thirt." He does not mean that one draught shall satisfy us. but that we shall have in the soul a well of living water. "Shall be in Him." The religion of Jesus has to do with the inner life.. Christ puts new principles and affections within us. "A well of water." A fountain of water. The supply is exhaustless. Here is an un failing fulness of love, joy, peace and spir itual strengh-a full salvation. "Sprmg ing up." Whoever has this living water in the soul already has eternal life. The water of life. 1. Is given by Jesus. 2. It is pure. 3. It satisfies. the soul. 4. There is a never failing supply. 5. It is free. 6. It is for all who thirst. "Into everlasting life." He that receives the liv ing water has a fountain opened in his soul of spiritual satisfaction, which shall neith er be dried up in this life nor the life to come, but shall flow on to all eternity. What Football Did for Indian. Does football ever help a man to a good position in after years? Walk ing along the side lines of the Ohio State-Carlisle game last Thursday there was a utockily built little man. who bore every mark of being a red skin. He was gentlemanly in his ap pearance and neatly dressed. This little man was none other than Hud son, the famous quarterback of the Carlisle eleven cf the latter '90's. Hud son has been heard of in every no~QA of the land for hi's strategy in running football teams and for his wonderful drop kicking ability. Scarcely an East, er eleven but has bad her goal line crossed by this method when he ran the team. Hudscn ha.s been some-, what forgotten of late. A little in quiry brought out the fact that he is a. trusted emIploye of a large Pittsburg bank, where he is a teiler. That is what Hiudson, t'he Indian, dtd, and what his notoriety as a football play er also helped him to do through fame secre in this manner.-Toledo FEBRUARY FIFTH. The Enlarging Kingdom--Eze1 47. 1-12. In this chapter a stream is repre sented as flowing from underneath the sacred threshold of the temple. And this stream not only tuirns the desert into a -paradise, but sweetens even the Dead Sea. This is a beauti ful symbol of the influence of re ligion on this world. It pictures the result of the enlarging kingdom 'of Christ. Read Isa. 35 in connection with this lesson. The increasing depth of the waters symbolizes the increasing power of'the gospel both in its personal experience and in its world-wide blessedness. The main re ligious teaching is that man's bless ings flow from the sanctuary of Je hovah. The "waters of life" start from the dwelling place .ot the "Au thor of life." This beautiful figure of Ezekiel is a fit symbol of the. blessings of piety and religion. We have a. fitting sym bol of religion, and a striking illus tration of the enlarging and increas ing power of the same bothy Inindi vidual .experjence'.and..tj owth of the kingdom of Cod. The water which the prophet saw was "flowing water." ItJs - t,ype en the living; flowing giscb * ' s from the sanctuary of God. As water tc the Oriental was a symbol of bless ing, as it Ais - to-day to the dweller . in an irrigated district,. so the gospel is as the water to the land. It brings life, growth, dement, and joy. This prophecy has never been literally fulfilled; yet1t-is ' ing a beautiful fulfjllment. , throne of-God, and the -church the fertilizing streamz Jas.~ld Imperfect as the chrch he , yet from her gates has flowed the con stantly increasing stream of the river of life. Perhaps the most striking analogy of our lesson is'in the effect of these waters healing, restoring life, and fer tilng the dry and desert places Th is a strikdng figure illustrating the power and effect of the increasing kingdom of Christ-how Chilstianity has swept out over the earth; how it ft tIo-day incang through 'the missionary operations of the church; how, everywhere it goes, it blesses and heals and causes "the desert to blossom as the rose," The enlarging kingdom -is coming. We are rapidly though often unconsciously, : raking history. Never as now was, the *fay er, "Thy kindom come," so splenAdly and blessedly answered. ~Lift oer eyes and see the enlarging kingdom! CHRSTI FESR *AY t ITH. "What I Owe to Christian Endea+or. .-Egek. 47:1-12; Ps. 36S, (Chrli : Uan Endeavor py.) Scripture Verses.-1 . Christian Lvng;--Ps. 24:3-6; Me. 4; Eph. 4 23, 24; Col. 3:1-3; 1 Tim. 4-12; 1 Peter 1:15, 16. For Christian Fellow ship.-John 13:34, 35; Rom. 12:10, 1 Cor. 13:1-7; Heb. 13:10 3,?etea.1 22; 3:8, 9. Lesson Thoughts. It is weil for us to stop and earh ider the .blessings God has wrought through the Christian Endeavor ,. movement. North, east, sonh .agd west the influence for good his gone forth, healing and blsshig ters of Ezekiel's vision. The waters of, the vision grew deeper by degrees; we, too, Ni'W deeper spiritually In the sam way but we grow. Every, pnamy sp increases the accumulato, thougkhI might take a long time :tha -to~ save a fortune. Sclections. Why do they put soldiers -throug~ the drill? Is It to make them strorn and athletic? The drill does that,"M*t that is not the main purpo~se E' the drill. Soldiers are put throggh. thei!r hard exercise in order that they gray be able to defend the nation ini timnes of danger. And so It Is 'with chrIs tian 3Dndeavor. Our society is, not an endinlitself. It is a trelng schol for the church. We' are'grow- ' ing strong in society work. ?o let us use our strength anre and more In the service of the church. What gives a man a right'ta grow older? The use he has milde- d the years already given him. And If that Is true of a man, It is also true of a society, or any instltitlton. This Society of ours w!!l deservt'~ continued only as It fills .0at eveY ' - twelve-month with noble deeds buy ng up thef.tur wiithe.past.A As we~climb the hill of tihristian experience, we see the evengrowing horizon of the ocean of divine tend erness; and we become ashamped .even to mention the pool of our love' that lies far away in the vale beneath. You owe Christ your 'mone,. your time, your abilities, your beauty, your strength, your. knowredge. Give them to him, fUlly; gladly; and he will give them back to you Increased. and magnified beyond ~yosur p9resna~ conception. Try It. How He Meant to Refbrn. When Dick Wintersmith was Con' gressan at Washington," sad Phail Thompson, "It hapenedl that a friend of ours fell ill. His name was. John Wires. "He drank considerably, John did, and that last night of his life he had spilt whisky all over his beard. "He wanted It dark in the so when the nurse went out he. ed for the candle and attemp extinguish It! "His long beard, full of caught fire instantly and b "There was a great deal among us and consternation. "'This ought to be a lesson decided Dick, 'to stop dr while.' "'So it ought,' assented Joe bur. 'What are you going to. about it, for' instance?' "'Me?' said Dick. 'Well, it's come this pass with me that I have firmly resolved never to blow out another candle.' "-New York Times. SP'OONS. Aunt Jane-Edith, did'nt I see Mr. Sweetser kissing you in the hall last n.ht? Edith-Yes, but it was only In re me.mbrance of forme:- day)s '' sort of souveir apron, I sup-. poeyumean."-Bostop Transcript,