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THE CAME BY ARTHUR GUITERMAN. Uads of the paddle, the rod and the gun, Boys of the ball-ground, the track and the court. 'urn from yomh's victories, joyously won' Here is a promizze of gallanter sport. Life is a game. and the world is the field, Study the rules-all may enter that dare. Train, till your will and your sinews are steeled. l'lay to your uhnost, but always "play fair." Fight for the ground that is yours, every ell, lair to your foeman and faithful to friend. Se is the victor who plays the game well; tHe that wins foully has lost in the end. Blame not the judges, but, silent and strong. Take the decisien wha-tever it be. Justice, unfailing. will triumph o'er wrong: Naught ahall'be hid from the Great Referee. Fearlessly, buoyantly, strip for the game. Odds will but strengthen you; laugh back despair. Be the prize learning, or power. or fame. Strive for it boldly-and always "psay fai:r." -Youth's Companion. Renewing Her Youth. By Mary Gilbert. . HE w.as in a rebellious mood. It seemed to her that she had always been i considered old. She 1 wished that people could I realize how girlish she was at heart, I despite her fifty years and the gray hairs that clustered round her fore- I head. Married at seventeen, Mrs. Hoyt I had been a mother before she was i twenty and a grandmother before she was forty. Now she was visiting her son, and was secretly annoyed at the . respectfr.1 consideration showed her. I by all the family. Her daugihter-in-law treated her as if i she wr-re seventy: the children were never allowed to play with her long, I lest she weary of their lively antics. I This morning young Mrs. Hoyt had I been summoned to a neig'hbor's bed side, and had left Eleanor with strict injunctions zo be very good to grand- i ma and very quiet. It was compara- I tively easy to obey the first order, but t how was such a bright-eyed tomboy t as fourteen-year-old Eleanor to carry ( out the second? Quiet? Quiet. when the ice on the pond was like glass, and this was prob tbly the last skating of the season? Of course it was lovely to have grand ma visit them, but how pleasant it 1; would have been had she waited until spring: Eleanor flushed at the inhospitality of this thought, and was glad to bes distracted by a knock at the door. In g c-ame Clara Roe, with glowing cheekS' antd sparkling eyes. 'O Eleanor, put on your things right3 away:" she cried. "The skating is the be-st we have had. Every one else is there." "I know." said Eleanor. her lip trembling a little, "but-but mnother s has gone aiway. and I have to stay wvith ( gr'and ma." "Oh:" Claira's bright face clouded atv the thouvhts of her friend's disappoint- ( mnt, th e4lear'ed as she said. "But n why not take your grandmother. too?"' 1 "Take grandma!" echoed Eleanor. as If Clara had proposed to take the b itouer and barn. - "Cer-tainiy.'" said Clara, in her posi- I tive manner- "I believe she'd like it. She looks as if she could have as mnehn Vnn as any of us, if she only !:ad av kjhance." Eleanor nmade no reply, and after a1 moment's hesitation Clara said. "A' wvay. I'mi going to ask her:"s sh marched straight into the sit- 1 ting-roomi where grandma sat with her p knitting. looking out at the bright sun shine. Mrs. Hoyt looked up with a welcoming smile; she and Clara had been friends since their first meeting. "\Mrs. Hoyt." said Clara. putting a persuasive arm about grandma's 1 neck. "don't you want to go skating with us?"1 Down went the knitting, up went MIrs. Hoyt's eyebrows. Skating: A I grandmother skate! "The ice is like glass." Clara contin- I ned. eagerly. "'and it may not last an other day. We have an extra pair of 1 skates, and I'll run home for thera while you and Eleanor get ready. You'll come. wvon't you?"1 The fresh young voice had earr'ied grandma back to the happy *days when she- had flitted over the ice. avow~edly the best skater in the little towvn. But that was long ago: she! would not know howv to stand on the1 ice niow, much less skim over it. She] stifled the longing to try her skill once more, and shook her head. "You are very kind to inv-ite mec." she sa id. ''and I aipprecia te it very much indeed, but I featr that my skating days are over." Clara was not a girl to beC easily thwar:ted: besides, she had seen the lirst look of yielding in grandma's "OfJf cors you 00ould not skate in thatl 'ong skirt,'' she sa id, ihought fuily. "I have one that's just the right ler'gth for her." Eleanor iuterruplted,. eagerly. '"You see. T'm (juite as tall as5 gr-andPma." "317 s'-arlet * venter wonld be just the thing for her,"' added Clara. "and I'll bring .t with the skates' G;ranma rtshed again. She hadl woern a i-ed jacket the night that John --znow long ago it seemed: "Then fIl go for the skr-tes and :nveater." said unara. decisively. "while you get your own things ready." She was out of the door before Mrs. Hoyt could utter- a word of protest. Then the humor of th- situation struck grandma, and throwing back her head, she laughed till she cried. A andmother go skating: -n Eleanor came dancing in lue skirt, contident that quite settled. Mrs. noment. She glaniced t girlish rigure, at ot and ankle, and yf course, but she n4 At try ro skat-. he Could stay oi the bank and wvatch he children. There was io re:as*ofn tN1hy she should :,poil Eleanor's pleas re by staying at home: she well kei o :hat the child was too obedlient and oo hospitable to go away and levave ier home. A few minutes later a radiant little igure stood in the sitting-room. aughing at the girls' surl)rise at her :ransformation. The dark blue skirt iung in graceful folds almost to her inkles: the scarlet sweater, with a .am-o'-sbanter to match, set off her blaek eyes and soft gray hair, while he excitement of the moment had brought an almost gir'ish flush to her heeks. "She'll be the prettiest girl here!" -ried Clara, enthusiastically. "We'll pull her to the pond on your sled, so that she won't be tired before the kating begins." Upon the sled they bundled her, and iway they raced to the pond. There was a ripple of excitement at the appearance of the gray-haired -girl." but it soon subsided. The -hildren were too much interested in their own skating to pay much atten tion to anything else. Such glorious sport as it was! The ir was just frosty enough to prevent the ice from melting in the bright sunshine. -Perfect weather and per-feet ice!" 'ried Clara, estatically, as she fastened n her own skates, and then, with Eleanor's assistance, fitted the extra air to grandma's feet. "Let's put her between us," suggest d Eleanor. "W'l1 slide her around [or a while, till she feels like trying it erself." By this time grandma had so en ered into the spirit of the fun that her ntention to stay on the bank was quite orgotten. The trio skimmed over the ond: then grandma wanted to try ier skill alone. Down she went, with a suddenness :hat quite took her breath away; but >y the time the frightened girls had .iel-ed her to her feet she was ready :o try again, assuring them that she as only out of practice. In the meantime young 'Mrs. Hoyt d returned to the deserted house, and %as wondering what had become of er mother-in-law and Eleanor. Could t be that grandma had allowed her elf to be taken to the pond to watch he skaters? Eleanor ought to know )etter than to sacritice the poor old ady to her childish pleasure. - Her mind filled with such thoughts, rs. Hoyt started for the pond. The nerry shouts of the skaters reached ier ears while she was still some dis ance away. There was no lonely lit le figure on the bank. 'Mrs. Hoyt [ickened her pace, a sudden fear pos essing her. What had become -o: randma? She caught sight of Eleanor, skating vith Clara and another girl, whose kirt and tami-o'-shanter looked strang r familiar. Just then the three turned, .nd the bright sun shone full on their aces. Mrs. Hoyt took a long look, then ank down on the bank with a little asp. Eleanor had caught sight of her, nd skated up in some alarm. But before her daughter reached her irs. Hoyt had recov'ered her self-pos ession and had risen to her feet. "Eleanor Hoyt," she e-xclaimned, what does this mean?" Eleanor, uncertain what she shouhl ay, gazed helplessly at grandma aind 'ara, who had just overtaken he?. Grandma looked like the spirit of rinter, hel cheeks flushed -with exer ise her eyes glowing with ceite ent, soft little curls tumbling about er face. "It means." she replied, smiling alt er daughter-in-law's amazement. that I have found someting I thought had lost forever." "You'll find a good attack of rhen atism," expostulated the younger roman: but grandma shook her' head mphatically. "I am unever again going to find a ny hing that goes with old age," she aid. "It will have to find me-and unt for me, too." -Youth's .Go:n aon. A Woman Necver Does. A loafer on the street. whose wife cas probably at home getting, out a meighbor's washing to make money to >uy the children shoes, asked, a buwy nan the other day if lie ever sawv a >aldheaded woman. "No, I -never did." replied the busy nan. "And I never saw a woman valtzing around town with a cigar in ier teeth. Neither did I ever see a oman sitting all day at a street cor ir on a di'y goods box:, telling peoplr, iow the Secretary of the Treasm'y hould run the national finances. I ive nevet seen a woman go fishing vith a bottle in her pocket. sit on the >ank all day and go home drunk at ight. Nor have I ever seen a wvoman rank off her coat and say she could ick any man in town. God bless 'em. he women are not built that way." Kansas City JTournal.. Beware ot I7 Watch that paper which "po1:es fun" at country life or caricatures the [armer. There arc such papers. Tihe farmer is shown to the city reader as islouch, wearing whliskers closely re' ~emblig a goat's beard. the wonmen ire freaks, and somectimes the entire rural community is shown on the v'er'ge f drunkenness. Coarse sports and :oarser charac'ters are assigne(d to the :)eople living in the country. Beware >f suci papers. for they only see~k rural readers to sel' liquors and introduc'e into the t'arnmer's home questionabtle :idversing. Much of the dissatistied f'eelin among our young~ poeple enn he lt'aced to the- ridicule heaped upoin c-ountry people by somae of these wonid be funny pictures appearing in papers that continually seek readers along the rural routes.-Farm and Ranch. Bounties on Coal OIL. About $:M40.000 was paid in boun lies on coal oil produced in Canada during the last fiscal year. At the rate of one-half cent per gallon this would represent a net output of some 2.2.. 000 gallons of crude petroleum. This output of Canadian wells is far shoirt of the total consumption. In addition to the home production, there was inm ported during the year about 22.000P. 000 gallons of coal oil, naphtha. gas a and h like pnmdtis of na troleun. ~~~~~AR~~rGS Long Good Itoads Trip Ends. After an itinerary covering 12.0H. miles the National Good Roads special train reached Chicago. The train felt Chicago on May 25, carrying the otti cers and organizers of the National Good Roads Association, and the dis rectors of the Office of Public Inquir ies of the United States Government. Eight States in the West were covered during the trip-Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Ore gon and Washington-and thirty-eight conventions were held, organization of good roads associations being effected a- all points. Seven railway systems were traveled over on the long trip the Chicago and Northwestern. the Union Pacifie, the Oregon Short Line, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, the Denver and Rio Grande, the Colorado and Southern and. the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe. "This has been the most extended and most practical campaign for good roads ever completed in the Uni':ed States," said President W. H. Moore, 4;f the National Good Roads Associa tion. "The Good Roads Special has been a veritable college on wheels, and will result in the economical expendi- I ture of millions of dollars in the (on struction of earth, gravel and macadam roa ds." Immigration and Roads. Immigration is a subject that seems to be occupying a great deal of atten tion in North Carolina at the present time. The newspapers are discussing the question vigorously in the hope of reaching the best settlement of this important problem for the State. The matter grows more serious each year and the complaints of farmers partic ularly and others who are largely de pendent upon hired labor have in duced our Senators in Congress and our Governor to look carefully into the matter, and they are recommending in seeches and otherwise the importa ion of desirable immigrants from Eu rope. One of the tir. thigs to be consid ered by a thrift'y farmer from the old world will be the confition of the pub lie roads in the neighborhood in which lie will settle. In France. Germany, England and many parts of It.ly the ro(ls are of su'h character that the products of the farm and gard.?n can cai be easily and protitably carried to market every day in the year. It may not be at all surprising. there fore. if the sections of North Carolina where the highways are already im proved secure the larger number of the better class of immigrants we are now endeavoring to induce to come into the State. This fact should inspire some of our backward counties zo make a move ment in this direction before the tide of immigration has already begun to low in other and moure prorcesfile channels. Profit From Highiwaye. The land on both sides of the road way can be planted with fruit trees of various kinds. It will then be-come as valuable as an inclosed orchard-in fa-t. it will be an orchard without need of' in inclosure'. for most States now have lawvs which forbid allowing cattle to run at large. This would not be an (X)eimen1Otal step, for it has already ben demonstrated that it can he sat isfactorily taken. In a small way the adantages of it have been shown in Ione or two States of the Union. while in foreign countries it has long since become an established practice. In France, for example, great success Ihas attended it. It appears that the m ovemenit was started by the Govern-. ment, but so satisfactory did it prove that the towns and communes soon took it up on their own account. It is now an important industry and is yielding a revenue of nearly $60,000, 000 per annum. No particular tree is used, to the exclusion of others, but different kinds are chosen with regard to their adaptation to the soil and cli mate. In the South the cherry pre dominates, and the fruit is used in the manufacture of wines, -preserves and alcohol. In Touraine the plum Is most in evidence, while throughout the Al ier and Limogne walnut trees trans form the dusty highways into shaded and beautiful walks and drives. Nor is France alone in the work, for in Germany. in Belgium, and in the Duchy of Luxembourg. the plan is largely in vogne, and it is profitable. On the roadsides of Wurtemburg, for instance, the fruit grown in 1878 was valed at over $200,000, while twenty years later it was estimated at $750, 000. and .Belgium statistics show that p to 1896 there had been planted along the highways of that small country '41.571 trees. from which there had even then been realized a net profit of nearly .$2.000.000. In the light of these facts, let some competent and ear'eful statistician tell us what might be done in this wvon dcrful land of ours. Surely it would be safe to affirm that the revenue, which might be derived from these roadside trees would~ be sufficient fer building all nedeed highwvays, and for keeping them in constant repair.-John A. Cass. in the Country Calendar. Why the Hiorse Acted So. "I wonder what's the matter with that horse," said a man to his wife while lie was in the act of unhitching the animal at Thirty--foulrth street and C:irard averue recently. The horse was rearing and plunging and display ing signs of t-?rror whenever his mas er camne near him. A passer-by came to his aid, and, while quieting the ani mnal. explained to the owner. "I no ticed." said he, "that you just came out of the zoo, over there. A slight scent of the wild animals has clung to your ciothinug. and, althou~gh your horse has probably never seen anything wild er than a row, his instinct tells him that where that scent is there is dan er. It will wear off soon, and you will have no more trouble."-Omaha A superabundance of words does not always shocw corresponding ideas. In White Flannels. A gown of white tiainel was mad( with a side-pleated skirt and a plaix blouse waist. The neck of this gowi was cut square with rounded corner and had a guimpe and collar of pal( blue cloth trimmed with white sillt braid. The braid outlined the collai top and bottom, and was put on in :1 slight lattice effect with little brasi buttons. For a Girl of Fifteen. A group of pretty dresses designet for a girl of tifteen, who goes to board. ing school, included a shirt waist dres of dark blue and green checked suit ng. The skirt had a shaped hip yokc which extended in a plain front pane to the hem. Under the yoke the mate -ial was laid in small pleats, three in 1 group all around. The waist had 2 yoke empiecenent with three strap; hich extended to the belt. Crochet Trimmings. Crochet trimmings and buttoii eover. ings are among the newest and smart est trimmings sold at the counters ol the finest stores this season. The woman at home who is skillel in the use of the crochet needle car make valuable and stylish trimming pt little cost. Heavy linen threads. ot the order of the old-time maeram( lace materials, are used for bot: edges and medallions inl this style, a, well as heavy silks of various sorts he linen trimmings are used on cloth silk and velvet and are considered ver. chic. Shoe Fashions. Shoes. wear-resisting, are important and fine kid shoes or boots are toc easily knocked to pieces or ruined for the beach, mountain or country wear. For the piazza, shoes may be as dainty as desired; but it is best to dress the feet so that one may start at a mo ment's notice on an impromptu tramp r stroll. The cheapest and best gloves for common use :re the white chamois skin that may be washed with soap and water. Laundry facil ties are usually unsatisfactory, and this should bear upon the wardrobe prob lem. A full supply of little odds and ends in the way of accessories for brightening effects is of greater im ortance than the number of gowns. If one is skilled with the needle. these can be provided at greatly re duced cost.-The Commoner. Bridesid's Luncheon. X. water lily luncheon was given by arecent bride to her wedding attend ants. The decorations were entirely n water lilies, ferns and vines. In he dining -room the sideboard and mantelpiece were banked with lilies. The table was covered with the most spotless white and showvy linen, and reaching from the chandelier to the our corners of the table were vines of feathery green. The centre piece was a flat, circular mirror edged with water lilies, with a tiny pot of maiden hair fern in the centre. The china service was pure white, dotted here and thei-e .with fine maiden-hair fronds. The menu was in green and white. Sndwiches were tied with palest of green ribbon. Salads we 'e served on ettuce leaves, olives en beds of leaves d ice, and the fish course of timbales was served on little paper cups of pale green. The ices were iII the form of pond lilies.-Indianapolis News. The Old World Sets the Styles. "E~xplain to me if you can," says the~ student of the eternal feminine. "why the American woman has not yet made a dent on the Old World in the matter of fashions for clothes. Amer ian supi~Dmacy is an old story, hut if te Am erican woman isn't supreme. who or what is? Indeed. what she has done in the wvay of marrying Euro pean celebrities and instituting Amer* !aan ays in Europe is a part of out reorded supremacy. but in clothes she is not in it., Whenever the last touch of fineness is to he given to any of her garments it is described as being of 'aris or London make. We have heard to be sure, that the shirt waist is an Aerican idea and that it is making its way abroad. but when it comes ack here it is labeled 'lingerie' and as :reated' in the Old World. As for the bride's trousseau, though we have as many brides here as anywhere. their clothes must all bear the foreign lael. The Old World still sets the styles in woman's dress."-Philadel phia Record. Faults of the Domestic Husband. The foolishness of wives is shown in their warfare against the club, be it good or bad, and their indiscrIminate audaon of the domestic man. The latter is not apt to be an alluring per' onalit, for oscillating between down town and home, his circle of interests is eesarily narr'ow'. and he inevit ably takes up with more or iess petty matters, and becomes a domestic mar tit or a tame cat. All the big civic interests that engage the energies of public-spirited mn in their leisure rom business he ignores, as lhe does assciation with men identified with other worthy interests. The petty gos sip of the home and the evening pa per constitute the typical domestic man's mental sustenance in his mo ments of relaxation from the grind of ony-making. and apart from merely having him within reach it is hard tc undrstand what pleasure the wife can take in this variety of husband, ot he apparently feels under no obliga tion to make himself agreeable. It i! not he who makes the meal cheerfu. by setting the conversational pace it the direction of amusing stories or in :eesting .information, his usual contri >ution being fussy comment on somi trival domestic incident. More oftet he eats in silence and departs in th( shortest time possible for the most de irrble chair in the living room, thxerf to remain for the remainder of his evning. Such a man, however gooi a provider lhe may be for his family - sasoia veetabl merely. in when 11o womnani is justifled in taking pride at this day when the need in public affairs is for citizens who bear their share of the burden peculiar to.our nation and times.-Vogue. Specilly in Dress. "Women who care about dress should make a spec(ialty of sonic detail of their wardrobe, perfecting it to a de gree that will always claim particu !ar attention," insists a woman who nas a reputation for charming cos tumes. "My spe<'ialty is my belts. People have got into the way of expecting pretty belts of me. I am consulted by other women on the subject. Many women copy my belts as nearly as they dare. Men compliment me upon them. "I do not know just what started my special interest in belts, but I've an idea that it was a quaint Japanese one that sonic one brought me from abroad. It was an effective thing with pale toned embroidery, full of gold and an old gold buckle of marvel ous workmanship. Everybody noticed it when I wore it. When I ti(lt wear it I missed the attention that it drew. and so I tried to make other belts as attractive as possible. Women who have but limited allow ances to spend on their clothes would do well to go in for a specialty. It covers a multitude of deficiencies of wardrobe. A girl I know Vho has gone in persistently for perfection in saoes and stocking has in a year won a reputation for a charming wardrobe that makes her the envy of many of her friends who have far finer general wardrobes than she. "Another girl I know has made a specialty of scarfs and shawls. "One of the cleverest specialties for the woman with little'to spend on her clothes is the following out of some favorite color scheme. - I decided what was absolutely the most becoming color to myue,' explained a girl who had adopted the fad. 'I chQse the golden browns because they match my eyes and go so well 'with my reddish hair. For four whole years of the hardest kind of financial exper iences I have held my own as one of the best dressed women in my set, and the reputation is simply due to my fad for brown. "'With few gowns I have won for myself an enviable distinction which 4 never could have enjoyed had I gone in for many colors. No one just in my set would think of carrying out the brown scheme as I do-women have too much spirit to be found copying. A number, though, have followed the. idea in other colors. "'In summer,' she continues, 'I not only make a hobby of white for the same economic reason, but I also make a fad of having linen gowns and shirtwaists made alike. The result of my scheme is that I make three white linen suits render service that usually calls for half a dozen or more. I can wear mine again and again, and just beca use I have the reputation of ha;' ing my wash gowns made alike no at tention is called to the scanty number of them in my wardrobe. " it is most amusing to me to see people who can afford anything to fol low my plan. simply because I have a way of my own of lending it the charm of distinction.' "-Indianapolis News. The latest idea is to make the lines definitely define the figure. All the indications point to a revival of the fashions of the Directory and the Empire. Syrian scarfs of net, heavily span gled with gold and silver. are beautiful and costly. The newest Empire coats are not quite as loose and flowing as they have been in the past. Light-weight broadeloths will be used for ther construction of garments of al most every description. Velveteens are now really handsome fabrics. while the higher-priced dress velvets are wonderfully beautiful. The Directoire coat, with its high waist, full skirt. capes and lapels. will be a close rival of the Empire. The long, sweeping skirts are left plain, depending for their effects on the cut and the beauty of the fabrics. The velvet coat will probably have a great vogue, and no more beautiful or appropriate material was ever made for coats than velvel. Soft, pliable broadcloth is to be used for outside coats more, almost to the exluson of other fabrics, according to Paris fashion writers. Plin cloths5 will be a big feature in the business on dress goods for the coming season. Here color will be a great factor in quick distribution. The tichu is having a great vogue lately. No prettier fashion was ever levised. and one is always glad when tie turn of the wheel brings it around The chemisette, the most conspicu ous adjunct of dress this year. is only a reminiscence of the kerchief' that used to be folded in the low neck of the period. A German Humorist. Paul Oskar Hocker is the son of the famous actor and scholar, Karl Ru dolf Oskar Hocker. As a young man he studied composition at the Berlin High School for Music, but he aban doned his career in this direction in favor of literature, drawn thereto by an interest acquired while assisting his father in his work as an editor and compiler. For several years Hoc er has been a contributor of delght fully humorous stories to the lea ling G ermani magazines, and he has pub ished several novels and plays which have won popmlar annroval.-Tales. RUSEMICLD ~AAFAIRS MUSTARD PLASTERS. In making mustard plasters use lard to mix it with instead of the whites of eggs, and it will not blister, as rius tard plasters usually do. Use .,ast enough lard to make it sprend easily. Then spread thin on brown pa-per; paper is preferable to cloth.-The Home. C TO CLEAR SOOTY WATER. Place a boiler full of the water over the range to heat. While still cold beat , L t the white of an egg to a stiff froth and stir into the water. As it heats, the froth will rise in a scum, bringing soot with it, and you will find the water suitable for the most delicate washing. Should your boiler be very large you will need the whites of two eggs. C BAKING LAYER CAKE. When baking layer cake, instead of I putting thin paper in the tins and tearing the cakes in getting it off, or using a knife and breaking the cakes in getting them out, try turning them upside down on a buttered sheet of paper with a damp cloth laid over the r hot tins. The cakes will come out whole without the least trouble.-The Home. WHEN PARING PBACHES. Before paring peaches dip them a minute or two in boiling water. This a loosens the skin so it will slip off easily. You will be surprised to know e how much time is saved in paring. how s smooth the peaches will look and how many more cans you will have from the number of peaches than if pared in the old wasteful way. --- p p "A GOOD COOK." A good cook studies the range she is tl to cook on. familiarizes herself with c: its drafts. dampers and heating capac- tl ities; learns its capebilities and how to maintain sufficient heat with the !t least consumption of fuel. She makes E an intelligent use of the proper ftensiis, P consults tastes and yields to prefer- I ences, and tries to suit the tastes of those for whom she works. She never t "guesses," but carefully measures, and follows directions. She begins her preparation in time, and does not have to rush things at the galloping point d in order to have dinner on time. Her h stove is never red-hot on top, nor her cooking utensils burnt out because of too great heat. She "puts brains in the pot with the meat," and seasons every dish with care, watchfulness and thought. A had cook is a wasteful, ex travagant cook, and bad cooking will spoil the most expensive materialL while good cooking will make of cheap pieces food that is both nourishing and appetizing. Quick Biscuit-One quart of flour. 5 teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and one of lard; add ~ milk till it can be stirred with a spcon; gently place one tablespoonful of the0 mixture at a time in a floured or well greased tin so they will touch; bake in a hot oven, and they wvill rise and be found fine, and are quickly made. Baked Apple Dessert-Select as many z smooth, tart apples as are required. J Wash and remove core. Fill the hole 0 thus made with sugar and a little c-in namon. Place in the oven and bake ' until a nice brown. Have ready some5 whipped cream, sweetened and flay ored with vanilla; lift the apples ou-t in dishes and pour the whipped cream upon them. Northern Spy apples are p very good for this purpose.-The it Home. s Smothered Cabbage-Cut a hard ti white head of cabbage almost as finek as for slaw; put into a frying pan or pot that is not greasy, add a little water and -cover closely to keep in the steam, and cook until done, which will o be in about thirty minutes. See that s water enough is kept in the vessel to k prevent burning, and if water must be o added, let it be boiling; but remember ja that but very little-water is needed. as ti the cabbage must be cooked by steam. When done, if you have been careful. nI there will be no water in the vessel- a the cabbage being just moist; but if h there is a little water, drian, and sea- d son the cabbage with salt, pepper. a lit- b te butter, and, if liked, one teaspoonful of vinegar; serve very hot-. Fruit Rolls-For use with either tI fresh or canned fruits. Stir one table spoonful each of butter and sugar, and ci one tablespoonful of salt into one pint s~ of scalded milk; when cooled to luke- si warm, add half a cake of good yeast t! dissolved in one-fourth cupful of'water.g three cupfuls of flour stirred i4n grad nally-enough to make a drop-batter. ~ Set away and let rise until light: then . stir in on'e-half cupful of butte! a creamed with one-half cupful of sugar. u and add sufficient flour to make a stifi dough. Knead until smooth. and whet again light, roll out and cut intc squares of about four inches: on the centre of the square lay half a large a peach, or any preferred fruit which hac g jeen stewed or sweetened: bring the corers of the square to the centre. e press them together lightly, leaving b space where the fruit shows: lay thert ti (-lose together-. and when again risen bake in a quick oven. A meringue makes them nicer.s An Exception~al Efrect of Nanie. A-young man was forced into teach Ing mathematics, against stronger in clinations and greater love for anothei science, because of a failure to pass at examination in arithmetic in early life He was so badgered and taunted b3 his family that in sheer desperation he specialized in mathematics, and evet achieved some distinction therein, al though he is still reminded at times 01C his childish fiasco. But not ever3 i young man has so much grit; most 01 the nagging critics' victims are tot hurt, sore and discouraged to attemxpt further and bolder flights. The win9 are clipped and rarely grow again- ~ The ndepnden It rlB\rT\OA NOT1[ NOVEMBER FIFTH. km I Keepirg my Christian ndcav. or Covenant?-Mal. 2:5, 6; Ps. 51:6; 2 Cor. 9:21. Something that is dead, and doing wothing, looks pcaceful; but the only )eace worth having is the "life and eace" that God givCs in tho way of lis commandnicats. Truth is not a haphazard thing, to e played with and jested with; it is if law, fixed and ec-rain, pledged and iermanent. If a pledge is not kept with desire, t is not kept with deeds. If our Christian life is not lived In he sight of men, it is not lived in he sight of God. Suggestions. We are nct only our brother's :eeper, but also his pledge-keeper. elp your comrades to keep their ledges. We covenant with one another to eep our pledge, but only because first f all we covenant with God. If you will keep your pledge, your ledge will keep you. An undated covenant is binding on oth parties until both give a release rom it. Illustrations. The Christian Endeavor pledge is o crutch unless you are a cripple. The pledge is like the guide-rope of 1lpine travelers; it holds us to one nother, and binds us all to our Quite. The pledge will not keep itself any iore than a business partnership ill accomplish its end through in tion. Perjury is a serious offense in irthly courts; is it likely to be less rious in the courts of heaven? Keeping the Pledge. The great need of the times is train ig in sincerity, in honesty. That , one reason why it is well to take edges, and hold them. If you are not keeping your pledge, !e best thing is-to keep it; the see id best is-to leave the society; ,ere is no third best. Ccnsider, if you were to obtain re ase from your pledge, from how .any of the 'duties recognized by th6 edge would you dare to ask re ase? When any one objects to the pledge. >u may generally silence him objec ons by asking him to which particu .r portion of the pledge'he objects. 4 If any one is reluctant to take the edge, lie is doubtless reluctant to > the things the pledge calls upon im to do. In every point, our pledge is sim y an agreement to do, in rcgard to at thing, what we deem to be irist's will. NORTH 190E LESS1 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5. hg Triumphs of the Kingdome--Psa. 96. Mission Study Rally. This ninety-sixth psalm is recorde4 iso in 1 Chron. 16. 23-33 with but lit e variation. It was probably used in e dedication of both temples. It is joyful celebration of the universal >vereignty of God, as King and Say ur. It is also a prophecy of the sub iission of the Gentile nations to Je ovah. The first six verses are a sort introduction calling on the whole arth to praise God for his great-, ess his glory, his purity, and fitness be worshiped: then an invitation to 1e heathen; after whicli the heavens, arh. the sea, man, and nature are ded to exult over the triumphs of ehovah.' It is a fitting theme for ur Mission Study Rally Day. The prayer that Jesus taught his isciples to pray was, "Thy kingdorp 1me." And it has been. coming ever .nce. [t has had its periods of seem tg decline and slow and intermittent rowth. But it has been coming and row and increasing and is now iling the earth. Prophecy points to s triumph; promises encourage its bjects; God has pledged his Word >its success. Let us notica how this invirom is triumphing in the earth. One after the other the heathen na ons are being impregnated with the irit of the gospel. The doors which ere not long since locked are now en. The prejudice which once :ood like a wall in the way of the ingdom is giving way. The Islands the sea and the most distant lands re being reached by the gospel 'of. ie kingdom. The kingdom of Christ is an inter i of righteousness and peace. More ad more the hearts of men are com tg under its sway and infinence. In Ltensity of purpose, and in depth of asire, the kingdom is more and more sing enthroned in the hearts of ten. The kingdom is becoming a >al potent force in the world of Lought and action among all men. The rise of modern missionary so eties, the organization of -mission :udy classes in our young people's cieties, are but indications of the iuph of the kingdom. There is a rowing faith in the possible evangUi ttion of the world. There is a grov g conviction that it may be realized our generation. There is with eater knowledge of mission work a pid and permanent faith in the tri mph of Jesus in this world. Not a Matter of Speed. Dr. W. W. Keen, the noted surgeon Philadelphia, was praising speed surgical operations. The best sur eons, he declared, were always the wiftest. Speed was one of the great asentials of fine operating. since, the riefer the period passed by the pa ent under the knife; the greater th sace for his complete recovery. "On this head," Dr. Keen continued mailing, "there Is a story of a nguished English surgeon. He performed successfully a, diffi lt and delicate operation on a m onaire banker's wife, and natu e bill that he rendered for peraton was a large one. It was n zorbitant, but it was enough-ar onable and just bill. "The banker, though, thought oth rise. With an imprecation he lared the bill to be an outrage. "'Why,' he cried, 'the operat ly took you ten minutes.' "The surgeon laughed. "'Oh,' he said, 'if that is your bjection, the next time any ofy amily needs an operation, I'llk xem two or three hours under