Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Woman Who NaX. Th-ere is the woman who nags. and na i do Without being conscl(ious of it. She is often perfectly well-bred in :ll owhr respects. but she loves her hus band so that she can't help but ply him with questions. The whys anud wheres and w-hens and "I told you so." b'cole a daily routine which ex:iansts the latience of the best of men. A wise wife should remember that when a thing has once been talked over and tIhra:hed out it is good reform at least to let it alone. If it is a fault that must be cured or a habit endured she should remember that mien folk are often like o Peep's lost sheep-"if you let 'em alone they will come hoein." etc. Constant reference to a fault or a mIaInerlsmn is the cause of more mari tatl infelicity than the average wife dreams of. Good manners are happy ways of do ing things and good sense. cheerful ness and tact should guide every wom an who bears the honor and dignity of wifehood toward the channel of these happy ways.-Philadelphia Inquirer. Fashions For Little Zoys. Small boys' fashions show a tendency toward simple effects. unless the full edged knickerbockers are contrary to that note. The plain-kneed trousers have almst entirely dropped into the background. and the accepted school Luit is made with slightly bloused knee trousers and Norfolk jackets. Blue ndi brown serges are worn with belts and ties. either in the sane tone or in t strongly contrasting color. The same leather belts worn by his sister with her Itussian dress is what Master Schoolboy wears with his Norfolk coat. Broad ties are much in vogue and are pulled outside of the spring reefer. except by the boy who would be grown u'p ]:d likes :a hide ary aecessory which savors of girldom. Shirt blouses of -c on cheviot, finished with only a band at the neck, are shown with Nor folk suits.-Newark Advertiser. The Coronet CoilTure. Here is a "wrinkle" for those who boast a sufielent quantity of hair to make a good. thick. and long plait. Divide your locks into two equal halves. and make a couple of plaits: bring one up toward the front round each side of the head. crossing them cleverly in front, and this will mot be perceived: the ends will tuck under at the sides of the head. and the plait that is visible across the brow will apiear to be one long plait simply. Of course, for a really fashionable colifure this is not adequate: the hair dressers when they ordain the fashion have too keen an eye to business to introduce a simple style that can be easily accomplished by the wearer; and the new method of hair dressing demands not only enough hair to make the full plait coronet-shape above the forehead. but also enough to turn back -over a pompadour front and to build into coils or curls behind. Only it is possible to combine the fashicnable detail with one's own common sense, and to make the plait alone suffice. when one has enough hair to construct -this becoming coronet. A Girl's Garden Her Character. iWill you cultivate your garden or -neglect it? There is no spot cf ground however bare that cannot be tamed into a state of beauty. It cannot be done easiy. We rust he willing to take trouble. to be industriouts. vigilant in our gardens, and to dig. weed and piant intelligently. In outr gardens therO must be plamss worth growing. (-h'erfulness. willingness: avtA the good l-fatsilioned platnts--simplli('lty. pa tiene. courtesy. muolesty. symtpathy. I ecall these the dear old-fashioned yir lues worth cultivating because in our miodern days there is danger that olppo si te characiteristics are bein.g planted in your lives. Entemies find their way in our gardens. Weeds must be pulled out without de iay. They are troublesome faults in (halracter, thruistinag themnselves where they have no business to be. Weeds are idleness. vanity, envy. carelessness and many other traits which destroy beau ty. IndIolence is a great defect in char arter. Its real name is sloth, and it has its root in self-indulgence, lack of thoroughness. putting ease before efforr and pleasure before duty. I think our gardens shoulid not be shut inI. narrow. enclosed places. but from themn we shouldl have a broad view whwre we can look out beyond and learn largru:'ss of lbeurt. generosity aini that there at- tumny other gardens in ile world than our own.-Pist$ia Wa~tkeild. in The De lnea tor. Silk Coats For Littre Fol<:. .sa gene:al thing the long i-oat is mlost d12-irnIre i:r chlildren. nt only lh-rause mfit al. buIt b;(enuse it is orechii~.i i out!!:n: bu t1he ser~e ::irovesa .aunrty :.! reefer fer .-iitv y day whif has found undie ile ;iV-" hoht wl mhe youthltn! I.m:....-~ :s -ul a- fahr~:- of whvli'h I. ' bu l:o .e'.y;Ti :0 \ i i a lie bu~tns i tw yar. A inered is w ihah~ t ap:i: raavs or moten h1. .pe to one armi. :ier him fashion w' h . : n!! pr .::' 'for tl t i I r sn butttcmns1 -peal to chillish fain-cy and1 ar at' the same time fashi'nable antd an other silk coat for very dressy wear is cut sacque-sh ape. with a de eided spr'ing in the under-arm seam to give fulness to the skirt. The sieeves are eve'nly full and are finished with a flaring euff. The shar collar epau ]ettes wvhich mark the shouldlers and the cuffs are trimmed with a sheer linen embroidery in mnedallion pattern. A wvide hat of phisse silk mu'.il. with trimmings of rose taffeta ribbon and the piuresqueness of the lile lan who waars this coat. A Hin. For the Seamstrezo. There is a seamstress in New Yori City w ho knows how to make butter flies out of ribbonI. She can also fash ion ribbon violets andother rithon trinl mings. She goes out by the day mak ing them. and when she has tinishet she trims them with lace. Speaking of her art. she says: "Ther ar1e dozens of seamstresses that ar starving to death. I make my livin; and am busy every day in the yea Yet I do nothing hut make trimming of ribbon and lace. I take your ol lace bits and make them up in charm ing ways. and I transform your ribbon into ornaments which are prieles when it comes to maiters of decora tiol. ..I would." she said, "if I were seamstress. learn to make ribbon hows I would learn the J.osephine rosettes the sash ribbon bows. the Louis Quinz knots and the butterflies. I would als( learn bow to trim these ribbon orne ments with lace. "Of course I would learn how to colo laces. Recently I took some staine< old lace and dipped it until it was ; golden yellow. Then I bought a yar< of real gold lace and mixed it in wit] the other. This I made up into ribbol orname:tts for the waist. which looke< as though they were all made of gobt lace. "I know of no better occupation fo the moment than the making of th numerous ribbon ornaments with whie t:e woman of fashion is trimming he: gows."-Brooklyn Eagle. New Way to Use Decorative Ribbons. The marvelous coloring and the ex treme suppleness of the modern rib bon OpCen for it mary new lines O( us:efneinss. The fancy which star1tet ith flowerlike bows in the hair or a the corsage has been developed an( improvel in many ways and for muan: uses. Of the making of bags fo various purposes and the furnishing of dressing tables there is practicall. no end and here many sorts of rib bons are combined to give effectiv' results. Every hostess can look back to tli day of hideous table decorations i1 heavy satin ribbon. To-day the san material, handled by deft tingers wil produce decorations which fit in ex quisitely and harmoniously with nat ural flowers. most trying of compari SonS. A cent:repiece of American Beauty roses with long stems is effective, Tie( with wide satin ribbon in loops am long ends showing the dark and ligh shades in the roses. At each corne! of the table is a vase, lower than the one employed in the centre. holdini four or five buds made of ribbon i1 the American Beauty shades. togethe with green velvet leaves and tied wit] loops and ends of the ribbon to mate] the centrepiece. A nother table decoration in thies< same brilliant colors showvs ihre< American Beauty buds. just ready r' spring into full bloom. formed fron supple ribbon in the American Bea ut: tint. shading to pink. The petals ari uilt of doubled ribbon and the' out side leaves are turned back to form: natural petal. Green velvet leaves ac company these roses and wide stream es of American Beauty satin ribhhm extend from the vase which holds thi uds to the four corners of the table On a circ'ular table the ribbons exten from the centre to the edge. form in a triangle for each guest.-Portland Ex Young women in mournIng do no wear bonnets. There has been a decided revival o crepe lately. For a time this depress ing garb of mourning was put aside b the majority of women, except fo trimming. Mourning gowns are made very sirr ply3 indeed. Anything more ineonerr ous thain ani elaborate toilette wor h an afflicted person can hardly be ima; ined. A cloth gown~ for the street had boxpleatedl skirt trimmed with tw groups of narrow crepe folds ahoy the hem. The redingote fails quite to the ai kis. leaving only a few inches of thm underskirt. showing. This length nonrh more graceful than the thre< qurtrslegt coats so much worn. The ostichl fa' i her in its la test gulis is mianipalat'd into the lint shape of quill and usi in euil] fashion Wtiri the. s:t'st walking hats. (reae .omi~)nes well with soft teil.ye as ce sh mere. heni : rne dt'elchne. (olle;me andi 'theI whi,-!1 ar12 espeela ly adaiptted to' maauri Whimtsical ly mpt urned bims cha t erze mthe bats of the mnoment. s-m 5L, wvilmc aire unusmmaliy aittraine. l n1 the iloial ordier rema~tin fa vorittc beas f their general becominmgnes: Mlock ( ys ters-To thet contentso can of arn add a half eiupful of mill toes.a hal iten!cspoonmful 0! sat ad 1!an en'cmoughI to amak~e st Ili baitt 1)rop by -]poounful into Lot lard. min frya ic" brown. Cr aberiy Pie-A novel eranberr pie is made as follov-s: Take a gaoo sized cup of cranberries, cut them i two, and put thenm in cold water t draw out the seeds. Mix a tablespoot ful of tlour with a cupful of suga: and then add slowly a scant cupful c boiling water and half a cupful c raisins stoned and cut in two. Lift tb cranberries out of the cold wate: which should be thrown away, an mix them with the other ingrediem: Bake between two crusts. Sometimc espoonnnfn1 nf vanilln is added. AS TO BUTTON-S. r'ven in the ma:tter of buttons the designers h:ave beei busy. Since 'o little trimminhing is allowable on those suits, particuluar a ttento.n is devo ed1 to that litle. And the co quett.ih woman spares no pains in this way. Antique silver buttons of various de i ae c('Ill:lte to add greatly to t1e elegance of suits in any of the "r::yshaldes. Some of these hut'ons biast ouer. anti<iue-looking pclndants. Suc]hbutIons serve equally well on a coat of gray squirrel or oi one of a c :rs IVa mixture. With' the present vogue of coppc'r it is n astonisling that tiiia glowillg mAshoud have bieeni u. ilized for butonis. With s,)me4 shades it is ex I ite. A liArgo plain button that looks to have beeiOin silyh hiammiiiert'd inl antione( fa.,shi~on is s"unnin,.1 Mor beamo more1.0ffective, :ire s1mioo i'ly-tinisistd copper buttons. nINid vith silver in exquisijely deli Y EL L-NEPT ORCUARDS. O:n'ardis tintt are well kept and thriiy are much more liable to boa ir tihal Those tlhIt are Ieglected and surn vod ongroun too poor to insure a heahby growth. Trees that were heavily inden last year. and exhausted much of their vitality in trying to mature an overload. are not so apt to bwar as those which had a season of comparative rest last year. But these are only general proposi tions. and must be taken as such. There are so inany contradictory facts in fruit production that positive state ments are of doubtful safety. It is safe. however. to keep the or chard in good condition. with plenty of plant food in easy reach. and by mleuching conserve the necessary moisture to make the plant food avail able. W1here these conditions are pros ent the prospect for a good crop of good fruit is very favorable. And the p)rospect for good prices are equally favorable. provided means be found to market them in sneh a wa as to meet the:2 deman,.d without a glut. THAT TREE AGENT. It will not be many weeks before yoi will no doubt receive your annual visit from the tree agent. Now a good toliabe tree agent is really a blessing to the neighborhood and he should be a welcome guest: but the unreliable and untruitlfl agent should be a guest of the county jail. Of course each one is enabled to give you the greatest bargains that have ever be fore been offered and, according to his own talk. will save you enough money to make you independent for life. Let such a man alone. When the ian comes along that is not offeor ing you the cheapest of stock but rather trees that can be depended up on. and carrying a Government certi licate signifying that they are free from scale or disease, there is your chance and oftentimes the buyer is enabled to get a lot of free information from such an agent. There are but very few men who are thoroughly posted as to the kinds of trees that do best in their partcular neguborhood, and the reliable nurservma~n is al ways ;dad to advise you along this line, and the advice is generally good, for it is always to his advantage to have his stock make a good showing and prove a profitable investment to the buyer. Again we say have nothing to do whatevet' with the "snide" nursery nman: but with the thoroughly reliable one do as mnuth business as your pock etboo, will allow.-Weekly Witness. J UTDDING FRU'IT TREES. Although in many eases it is per haps cheaper to hire the seedlings budded, the knowledge of how to do the work should be possessed by every fruit grower. In nearly all sections budding is done during this month. Ialthotugh tihe budding of peach trees is done from late in July to the first of October, according -o the section, the pr1'inePles of the work being the same, of course, whenever it is done. The main essentials necessary to success - to budding are that tihe bark of the seedling should be sufficiently soft and pliable so that it will pool without cracking when the slit is made in it wah the knife. When the .cioek ts iln suie2 a con~dinm it will r'eadily attalch t iie bumd to Ihe..a in strek. Then, the - eos used in butddin:. mnust be0 well ma v.',yt nt so ripe that the bud ' ma 1:o mea'.ily separiated from the wo. oPe~rhapns a better idea of the - prt ued in oudding miay ne obtaiined frma he c 0(Ut thani fr'on: ai d1esr1ip'tion. Fi'ure sh'ows the short stick of butds, Figur :. .e bud after it is ('ut from hetiek iaiure 2 the sit inI tie stocik to be' bc'dded. Figure 4 the appearaince of the stock a fter' the bad has been in sor'ted. and Figur'e .m its appearance aftr' thme hud has been tied in place. Raillia is the best nmerial to use in tying. although strips of soft cloth will answer thle purpose. The tying musi be done so that no air will entem around the bud, and yet the bud musi not be covered. A few trials following the dieetions given will enable any one to bud successfully.-Indianapoia Slyv speeks and other dirt can b< , satfactorily removed from gil iframies by going over them with th( ., white of an egg on a soft birush 01 c-loth. HPUSEHOLD FRIED CELERY. If one decides to serve fresh cenlry at the end of the dinner, with cra;v'l:ers and cheese, it is not amiss to have it at an earlier stage as a vegetable. The following recipe is an Italian one: Scrape and wash the stalks and cut them into pieces about four inches long. Cook them until tender in boll ing water, to which is added a little salt. Drain them and set aside until they are cold. Dip each piece into the yolk of an egg, which you have beaten up wIth a tablespoonful of cold water, roll in cracker dust, and fry in butter to a light brown. Put in a hot dish. sprinkle vith grated cheese, and let it stand in the oven for two min'ites before serving. If you wish, you can make the vegetable richer by the ad dition of a cupful of tomato sauce. CAKES OF THE OLD SOUTH. One pound of flour, one and one-hailf pounds of sugar, one pound of butter. twelve eggs, two pounds of citron sliced thin, one large or two small co coanut-;; grated. two pounds of b!anched almonis cut line and one tablespoon ful of inace. Cream the butter and louir beat the sugar with -he yolks of the eggs, add the stiflyI be:ten t whit's, then add all to the batter and cream, stir in the citron and almonds and lasily the cocoanut. Twelve eggs, their weilit in sugar, half their weight in Ilour, the juice and grated rind of two lemons and one saltspoonful of salt. Bake in jelly-cake plates. To two and one-half pounds of sugar ad.d the juice of four oranges and the grited rind of two, and the juice of two lemons. Mix all, and spread be tween the cakes when quite cold; also I spread over tl~e top. This quantity makes two cakis of three layers each. L BARLEY WATER. Half a teacupful of the best rearl barley, wash and soak it, and put it to hoil in a quart of water. Let it boil half an hour, then strain, and put it Son to boil again with the same q'.an tity of fresh water. Let it boil slowly until the barley is quite soft. While it is cooling peel a good-sized lemon very thin, put the peel into a mug o1r: basin, pour bo.ling water on it, an1d cover it closely. When the barley is r suiciently boi:.ed, strnin it. and to the liquor add the water in which the 1 lemon peel was steeped, the strained juice of the lemon, and sufficient cas-. ter sugar to sweeten it to taste. An other way: put two tablespoonfuls of z the best pearl barley, well washed, into a jug with boiling water, and stir i for two mniutes. Fold a cloth several r times thick. cover the jug, and let it I stand till cold. It can be flavored with lemon peel and juice or cinnamon. BAVARIAN CABBAGE. Strip a small white cabbage of its outer leaves, cut: it in quarters, cut out the stalk or heart from the centre and then shred the cabbage fine with a thin-bladed sharp knife. Let it soak two hours in co)ld wvater after shred ding, then drain the cabbage free from water; seanson it well with salt and a level tablespoonful of carawayI seeds, and let it stand an hour after seasoning it. Put two generous ta ble spoonfuls of butter in a saucepan over the fire, when it melts and begins to I bubble, add the shredded cabbage, and let it stew, closely covered, *:ill 11: is soft and yellow, then pour in a gill of flavoring extract and half the quantityt of good vinegar, a tensp)oonful of sugar and ai saltspoonful of papr:.lka. Cover the saucepan aga in, and let the cabbage cook gently for half an hour, then lift the cover, dredge in a table spoonful of flour, stir it well, place the cover on again, let the cabbage cook another half hour: then serve. This is Ian excellent ac:-ompanimelnt to roast loin of pork. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. One or two drops of vanila added to the chocolate pot will give just the taste that is delicious. Salt and soda, a pinch of each. put into tepid water makes as fine a dlenti frice as one could wish. White wool articles are thoroughly cleansed by rubbing with dry flour. Shake well afterwards. The water that onions have been boiled in wvill brighten gilt fran:es Ito a marvelous degree. Instantaneous relief can be obtained from the terrible pain of a burn by applying vinegar and baking soda. The yolk of an egg gives richnes4s to the milk you pour over asparaigus; beat it well, add butter, salt and 1ep per as usual. C:ranberries boiled with apples, then strained and made into jelly with equal parts of sugar make a table: dainty that is unique and pleasing An ounce of alum stirred ~into ho milk wakes a fine bath for parts af fected with rheumatism. Tihe curd wich form when the mnixarme Lets cod mabe an excellent poultice to ut1 upon the parts over igiht. A Blow in te Dark. A fir"m of cheap clothing imkers was dissolved not long ago, atnd ii no) : - cal a. A lawsu.it over the se:e mnt was the result, and the cause of 3eer asnst Ja'os cameo to trini. Accorimg -to the waiy the' story is told Iin the Lawyverf' Club formuer JIu' D~ittenoefer was the counlsel for the phiitiff. "J. think I will ser~d the Ju'ge a nice box of eigamrs." ai M!r. Meyt:' to i1 ouse lirieg ev in the ial. "Pei'rhains he w'ill feel mio-re kin~dly to0 va rd me th en."~ "No, no: don't do that." replied Mr.! Dittenhoefer. "It woukdn't bie righi at all. You would offend him v 2ry deep -. for he would think you were trin- to bribe him. Your case isn't any t good now, and you would sure ly los -f you did that." The .rial ended with a verdict it Meyer's favor. "Well. I won," said the victorious lit igant to his lawyer, with a broar' smile, "and, say, I did send the gudgE those cigars." "You did?" "Yes, sir, but I put Jacobs' card is the hor.". -N, A HIGHLY COLORED RO-MANCE. Zo wel-read he. it made hi:n blue To know shd thoughot him igvreen. and yet UE ought her hand. and now the two Their secret keep in-volate. -Phi-adelphia Post. DIFFERENT. Pittsburg Boy (visiting in New York) -"Why, mamma, the snow here is xhite:"-Life. SEEMS REASONABLE. Nordy-"Why doesn't the Czar man ige his affairs better':" Butts-"For lack of Witte. I s'pose*' AND SO-? She-"If you attempt to kiss me, I hall certainly scream for help." He--But I don't need any help." Ife. IN SOCIETY. "Which is your favorite openra' "Why-or-I forget the nane: but it's hat one w i ceh lets you out the quick s."-Judge. )OUBTFUL THINGS UNCERTAIN. "Nothing is so doubtful as uncer ainty." remarked Hojnch. oracularly. "Except a dead-sure thing," added omdik.-Life. CREDIT. "Say." queried the prospective (us omer, "is mny credit good for a shave?" "Naw." replied the barber: "if you aI't raise a dime, keep on raisin' whis :rs."-Chicago Daily News. VE1"Y LIKEL' "De:d nren teli no taIles." "Who- or-iginated that c.x~pression?' "I duPno. Prehably some fellow wlr s sick of historical novels." GOOD IDEA. "They say Miss Highstepper is going > marry an army otlicer." "*'Wll, I should think that a man who ml:es a business of war might be able > get along with her."-Detroit Free DIFFICULT, INDEED: Old Friend-"Is your part very diffi ult to play'" Barnstormuer-"Well. rther! I'm liv ng on one meal a day and playing the le of a man with the gout!"-Detroit 'ree Press. - VERY SIMPLE. The Ingenuous One-"I wonder how sabel manages to preserve her comn 'lexion." The Knowing One-"Oh, she just :eeps it in a cool place, tightly corked." -Smart Set. CONSERVATIVE ESTIATE. 3eFlub-"He's worth at least a bil ion doiiar's." Sleeth-"A billion? Man. your state ent is wild. That's foolish." MIcFlu--Foolish nothi?'. Why, h lays taxes on $2.300.00." SYMPATHETIC. ('ill1r- "Dearie. how do you feel af ir ~.: ball':" Mi s: Light foot-"Oh, I feel just as ady as I look." Caler--'Merey: Do you. really?' )eroit Free Press. W'ITHI 'THE RING ON IT. Graye--E dythe is pret:ty foxy. SheI ro' say ainythiing about her love af' :iirs. but I have an idea that she has naaly nccep ted young Sapleigh." Glady.--In that ease. she is ap: to OO1 show her hand." VERY PARTICULAR. "Henry. wake up:" e:xclaimed 3Irs. eek. "I'm positive I hear burglars ownstairs. G;et up aind see jf you can >'ate them." "My dear." replied Henry. as he )uried his head unider the piilow. "I'm ery particular about my associates., d I draw the line at vulgar burglars." -Chicago Journal.I AT THE TELEPH{ONE. I Tibles-"How do you expect to near rhat the party at the other end of' the in says ~iless you hold the receiver Baker-"I dont want to hear. It's y-wife I'm talking .to, and it isn't en I get the chance t' do all the lng "nd' nione of the istenin.z.'' oon~ Tr'anscr'ipt. LET Ol'F EAST'. Patienit --'2reat Scot: I amir. ii:' is iiys' ?a-"MV dleat' f?'Ilrw- if yon ;:as. and how strongly I1 wxas temi;ca a iet itLe in a po-'.'''.P.. yen'~ v auhtin gambia' att a. ill thr'ee tiuned [HE WH .D)NI:S OF THlE BOI:E. Ir. SayElate-''I wa':s rr:aling :he aber'1 da;cy abou''t E'.:'eoc W\ill:'iam' mtnag expedIition:'s. I suppos' Go;r nians the only piace whm'e they h:mve :dont know. Ha:ven't you eve"' hlen o mad as to be positively wild, M.L Ranylae'-Phila delphia Press. A Rtemarka~ble Famnily. This afternoon one of the most re markable reunions ever held in Rock County took place in the town of Foot rlle, at the home of Mrs. Kate Dean. The occasion was the celebration of her mother's ninety-second birthday, and here were present nine children. thir y-our grandchiidrenl and thirteen ;reatgradchidrenl.I With the exception of the death of the father, thirteen years ago, there has niot beena a death in the Snyder family for fifty-seven years. - Janes ville Corresponldelce Milwaukee Senti THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR APRIL 30. Subject: Tesi=a Washihx the DrielnlCA Veet, John xiii., 1.14 -Golden Text, Gal. v., 13-Memory Verses, 1-', 13 Commentary an the Da 'A Ls. I. At the supper table (vs. 1-3). 1. "The Passover." This was one of the tiree great Jewish feasts and was also called the feast of *unleavened bread." bec'ause conlv unleavened bread was aIliowed. "Hour was comue." His ap proaching agony and death. There was 110 un'ertailty with H1imii. So perfectly did lie work with the Fathlier that He know when lie had coni to the close of His earthly labors. "De part nto the Father." His entire passion amd useension are included iii this departure. as taking place in this ,)n- hour. "His own." His disciples. "Which were in the worid." Who were to continue longer in its troubles and difficulties. *Loved them unto the nd." 1. To the uttermost limit of love (margin of R. V.?. 2. With a love without end. 2. "*Supper being ended." Rather. the meal having begun-that is. they had already reclined. It appears from Tuke's account that as they took their reclining couches at the table. a strife arose for preceedeilcy: and by this is explained the washing of the apostles' feet by Jesus-a reproof and a lessor. on humility and peace. "Devil having now put." Judas formed his plot siX dlays before this. on the occasion of what happened at the house of Simon. the leper: see Matt. 26:14. 3. -Jesus knowing." This verse is subime. An ulclolded perception of His relation to the Father. the commission He held from Him. and His approaching return to Him. possessed His soul. By His incarnation Jesus came from God; by His death and resurrection He went to God. Christ came from heaven to bring God to us. He went to heaven to bring us to God. II. Jesus washes the disciples' feet (vs. 4. 3.). 4. "Riseth from supper." Soon af ter they had taken their places at the table. The washing should have taken place before the supper. "Laid aside His garments." His out:'r mantle, a eloak which would impede His action. leaving the tunic. which was the or dinary dress of a servant. "Girded Himself." The girdle represents a readiness for service. The towel was to complete the full dress of a servant Dr slave. A bold coniact between the Master, who was at muE to enter into glory, and the aspiring disciples. who were too lofty to wash each others' feet. and were anxious about their stations in life. 5. "Began to wash." We have a very erroneous idea of the meaning of this action if we imagine that it was performed for a mere ex ample of humility, or even as an illis- i tration. It was simply a humble. I menial service that ought to have been done by the disciples, but which they refused or neglected to do. Then He rose and performed the menial ser vice Himself. No wonder that the conscience - smitten disciples were amazed, and that Peter felt that Jesus must not wash his feet. III. A conversation with Peter (vs. 3-11). 6. ':Then cometh he." When it was Peter's turn to be washed. Lord. dost Thou." Dost Thou. tlie Son )f God, the Messiah, perform this huni ble office of a servant toward me? Peter had often seen the humility of iis Lord, but never as in this instance, and he recoiled with an unutterable sense of shame and astonishment. The >ther disciples seem to have allowed Iesus to wash their feet in silence. 7. "Knowest not now." You do not see that it is a visible expression of My who'o 'nission, in whieh I laid aside My glory with the Father and took upon Myself the form of a ser vant. 'Shalt know hereafter." A little better understanding 'was gained in the Master's words in verses 13 and 14; a still clearer understanding after the crucifixion: better still after Pen tecost; a full knowledge of all that Tesus did for His own was to be gained in eternity. S. "Shalt never.' Not to all 6ter nity shalt Thou wash my feet. "Wash Thee not." With the higher washing of which this is only a type. If thou wilt not submit to this thou wilt object to that. "No part with Me." Because, . The first condition of discipleship was submission to Christ. 2. This washing was a symbol of spiritual cleansing, and so Peter understood Christ's words (v. 9). 9. "Not my feet. only." He goes from one extreme to the other. 10. 'He that is washed." Bathed; for it was the custom of the Tews to bathe twice, in preparing themselves for the pasebal solemnity. 'Ye are clean." You are upright and sincere. .Tesus did not mean that their bearts were cleansed from all sin, for that did not take place till Pentecost. 'But not all." This was a rebuke which only .Tudas could understand. IV. Christ teaches humility (vs. 12 14). 12. "Know ye what I have ione." Consider what I have done the meaning and significance of it. That He intended His disciples to get the spiritual meaning of this act is seen fronm what follows. 13. "Master and Lord." One who has authority. whose example should be followed, and whose commands obeyed. 14. If I then." The MIaster lost no dig nity, authority or power by His con lescending love. He was truly great. in that He stoped to necessary hum ble work when others refused to do it. "Ye also ought." The servant is not neater than his master, and you will. dlo well to imitate Me. If this lesson as entered y'our understanding. ense ll strife for position. and only surpass in service to each otheri. RAM'S HORN BLASTS s. g !H mnore one loves -the good in all the rno--e he knows tre GSod f all. Grace does not~ zrow i:' gloo. iotheartline'ss We \' give nothinlg S until we give cu.. Whe C~$Sre money is bigst men are apt Peocple get wedded to sin through firting with the devil. It's a delusion of the pit to mistake pcssimism for piety. HeI is the Vine only to those who wil bear His fruit. The cultured are always most con scious of their crudites. Many a reproach of others is but a reieetion of ourselves. The sweetest harps in Heaven ac -mired their tone through many trials. I would rather hear a man scoff at he church than to hear him sneer at. SHISI INEN LNOTES APRIL THIRTIETH. Prayer for Missions, at Homo =f Abroad.--I Tim. 2: 1-S. Bible Hints. "Giving of thanks" for missionary triumphs is required in the same sentence that calls upon us to pray for them. Our missionary prayers must be in lusive--"for all men"; they must be continual. "in every place." Our missionary prayers, like all others, are worthless ualess they start from the vantake ground of a pure life; "holy hands" alone obtain anything from a holy God. Missionary prayers have power in proportion as they seek definite re sults, and seek them "without doubt ing." Suggestions. Praying for missions is fruitless without giving and going, and giving and going are fruitless without pray ing. - There is no "mission field" but the entire world. Study Christ's prayers; there is no missionary section in them, for they are all missions. The missionaries themselves, who ought to know, sometimes ask for more men and money, but always ask for more, and more earnest, prayers. Illustrations. We can send money by cable to the missionaries, but our prayers help them even more swiftly. When a nation goes tn rvar, it care fully estimates the weight of its al lies. In our spiritual warfare we have on our side the infinite armies of heaven. What parent would wish to have a child that did not outgrow his clothes? So let us rejoice in mission boards that constantly call upon the churches for larger gifts. A pile of sample periodicals is labeled, "Take One." The kind of prayer that is appropriate there is the stretched-out hand. So when we pray for missions, we are sure of God's eagerness to give. Quotations. Your Christianity is nothing if it is not missionary.-Broadus. My plea is not, save America for America's sake, but save America for he world's saks.-Josiah Strong. I have found in my own life that there is a very close proportion be ween the time I spend in communion with God and the amount of power that I have in dealing with men. orrey. Faith is the golden key that unlocks :he doors of heaven.-Moody. EMOTH [[AC9E LESSONS APRIL THIRTIETH. Prayer For Missions an.: Missionar ies.-John 1'7. 18-21; Acts 13. 1-3. In our selection from John we have the prayer of the Master for his dis iples. His prayer is for unity among his disciples and for success to his kingdom. Christ was sent from God, and all true ministers and missionar ies are sent from him. Not the dis ciples alone, but all those who were to believe through their labors. are embraced in this prayer. The prayer of Jesus takes in the whole world who are yet to believe in him through the missionary zeal of the church. The account we have from the Acts is of the first missionary enterprise of the early church. The "laying on of hands" was not an ordination 'to an ofiiceI but a solemn assignment to missonary work.. They were set apart and then followed by the pray ers of the church. So we do to-day. But do we remember in our prayers as we ought the missions and mission aries of the church? The whole missionary question has been too intimately related to giving rather than to praying. We must give. The work is suffering from a niggardly and parsimonious giving. But our giving ought to be accom panied by our prayers. We need more praying as well as more giving. And we will have larger giving only as we get more prayer from interest ed hearts. Let us remember that-' Prayer Inspires the Gift. Nearly all missionaries have given themselves in answer 'to the prayer of their own heart. Judson, Livingstone, Paton, the haystack heroes, and many of our men in the field, were called to the work when in prayer. Prayer in the Epworth League will lead some of our consecrated youth to go them selves and thus answer their prayers. So. too, prayer will inspire the giving of money. In em~rgencies our mis sion boards have received great gifts after grea't prayer has been offered to God. Prayer will Perpetuate the Gift. The need of modern missions is not spasmodic giving, but a steady stream of unceasing benevolence. A man may give for missions because he is stirred by a passionate appeal. But he will perpetuate his gift only when he follows his dollars with his desires his property with his wayers. Prayer will not only increase the giving of the church, but it, will make it per manent and steady. The enterprises of the mission field are too vast to rest on the vacillating contributions of a careless,. constituency. Prayer enriches the Giver and Hon ors Our Christ. God has promised great things. But they are all con ditioned. Prayer is an impor-tant con dition of many of the missionary promises. How -'All Men Are Born Equal."M The woman born beautiful doesn't bother to educate her intelligence, is spoiled by fiattery. is unable to hold te men she- attracts; the woman born homely is driven to develop her character and her mind, and so more than overcomes her handicap as against her pretty sister. The man born clever loses because he vwins too easily and has not incentive to that sustained effort which alone achieves success; the man born '-slow" de vlops patience, assiduity, balance and, best of all, tenacity. It comes near to being a universal rule that strong points and weak ones just about offset each other in any human being at the start, and that the development is a matter for the man himself to determine. And there is no fatal handicap except the disposition to regard one's handicap as +-a+a1.-Satrav Evening Post.