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f| THE REALM
I The striking and stylish gown showi
I in the illustration, writes May Manton
9 is made of soft wool material, the de
sign of which includes green, a brigh
I shade of tan and lines of black. Th<
square yoke is of tan-colored silk anc
the trimming consists of fine black mo
hair braid and ornamental buttons
The blouse bodice is made over a fittec
lining which includes the usual pieces
and seams, but shows single darts it
place of double, and which closes al
the oentre-front. The blouse is fitted
by shoulder and under-arm seams only,
The yoke portion is faced onto th<
plaid at the line of perforations, the
joining being concealed by the trim
ming.
The closing is effected invisibly al
the left shoulder and down the left
aide beneath the widest band of braid.
The narrower bands and the fancj
atrip are sewed to the left section oi
the blouse, so continuing the trim
xning in harmony with the yoke edges
, .and epaulettes. The sleeves are twoseamed
and snug-fitting close to the
shoulder where they are finished bj
the small puffs that are a marked fea
tore of the season. The oblong epaulettes
give breadth to the figure and
(add to the general stylish effect. The
neck is finished by a straight, standing
collar above which rises a frill oi
laoe. At the waist is worn a belt oi
torn-colored ribbon clasped with an ornamental
buckle.
The skirt is five-gored and fitted
Smoothly about the hips. The back
is arranged in deep underlying plaits.
The trimming is carried down from
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producing the princess effect.
Cashmere, drap-d'ete, camel's-hair
and all the new poplin weaves as well
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as taffetas are eminently suitable. The
trimming can be carried out in sills
passementerie, in fancy braid, in jel
or in velvet ribbon, all of which are in
Togae. The yoke can be of contrasting
material, as shown, or one of jel
' or applique, such as are sold readj
for nse, can be applied.
To make this blouse for a lady in
the medium size will require two and
one-fourth yards of forty-four-inct
STRIKING AND STTLISE GOWN.
material, and for the skirt five am
five-eighths yards of same widtl
good
The New Ribbon Stock.
It is a good thing to be able to sa;
that the ribbon stock does still stanchb
hold its own. The vast difference nov
lies in the ribbon it is made of. Fo:
neckwear we have a score of new ani
most lovely weaves. Mohair and sill
suede are the newest. The first ii
woven exactly like any high grade o
brilliant mohair, with possibly a rathe
- lavish intermixture of silk, finishe<
with a simple edge and colored in th
latest plaid patterns. It wears like i
satin of the best quality and almos
refuses to wrinkle.
Silk suede is yet newer than thi
mojiair, and really it is a velvet rib
bon only with the silk pile shave<
closer than a mole's fur. It comes ii
the new tones of castor gray and nec
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i tarine red, that are replacing the long
, admired mastic brown and watermelon
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3 Child's Coat of Dark Red Cloth.
1 Up to the age of three years the
RUSSIAN COAT FOB A CHILD.
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> ooats worn by boys and girls are muoh
alike. The model given, while shown
as a garment of feminine nse, is equally
[ appropriate for boys who have not yet
ISES* OLGA BLOUJE.
i been allowed the dignity of trousers.
: The material is dark red cloth, the
; trimming bands of gray krimmer.
i With the coat are worn leggings and a
Tarn hat of the cloth. The fitting is
i accomplished by shoulder seams and
r under-arm gores. The fronts are each
cut in one piece, but the full skirt ie
l seamed to the back at the waist line.
I The right-front laps well over the left
i and tarns back to form a deep rever
that reaches to the waist. The closing
is invisibly effected by means of large
hooks sewed to the centre of the rightfront
and eves to the edge of the left.
The sleeves are one-seamed and are
finished with pointed cuffs banded
with krimmer. At the neck is a j
straight standing collar and at the |
waist is worn a belt of the cloth edged
with fur and fastened with a large
steel > buckle. The coat is lined
throughout with taffeta showing a
bright plaid design.
To make this coat for a child of six
I years will require two and one-fourth
yards of fifty-four-inch material.
Ladies' and Misaes' Blouse.
In the two-column design Bordeaux
r6d faced cloth is strikingly decorated
with parallel rows of black braid that
contrast strongly to the handsome
edging and full revers of chinchilla
fur. A belt of black velvet droops
gracefully in front according to the
prevailing mode. Hat of red felt,
faced and banded with black velvet
garniture of red silk crepe, autumn
leaves and b'ack quills. This stunning
outdoor wrap, says May Munton;
is one of the most desirable of the
oaooah'o nAroltiaa nnmViininff aftrla
with comfort and giving a distinguished
air to the wearer. A unique feature
_ is the extended shoulders which form
j epaulettes over the coat sleeves that
show a slight fulness at the arm's-eye.
The entire coat is lined with plaid
taffeta. The blouse proper is fitted
with shoulder and under-arm seams
y and the basque portion is cut sepaj
rately and seamed to the blouse bev
neath the belt. The sleeves are snugr
fitting and are seamed to the lining
1 only at the upper portion bjneath the
c epaulette and both cloth and lining at
3 the under-arm portion. To insure
f i additional strength a strip of cloth is
r stitched to the lining round the upper
1 portion of the arm's eye where the
e sleeve joins it alone. The right 'rout
a of the blouse laps over 011 to tne leic
t and closes invisibly. Revers of fur
are turned back from the tliroat and
b the neck is finished with a standing
- collar.
I To make this cort for a lady in the
1 medium size will require two yards of
- fifty-four-inch material.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Waahinc Brushed.
A brush should be washed in warm
water in which there is a little borat,
and. perhaps, with a little pure soap,
at least as often as the hair. There is
an oiliness to healthy hair which, with
the dust collected on the street, soon
makes an impression upon the brush.
It is advisable to use a brush with
white bristles. It shows the soil and
makes its own plea for an occasional
bath. Care should be taken to hold
the brush back up in washing, that
the water may not soak into the back.
Treatment of Hardy Plants.
Just at this season is the best possible
time for plantiug out all hardj
plants, shrubs and trees. Such plants
will not require protection, however.
until December in an ordinary season,
and will do better if allowed to be unprotected
until that time. Manj
shrubs, trees and other hardy plants
can stand a wonderful degree of cold,
yet the action of freezing and thawing
is fatal. For this reason very tender
shrubs should be planted on the north
side of the house, where they are not
so likely to winter-kill. It is the custom
to burn leaves as soon as they
have fallen from the trees, but if they
are heaped in some out-of-the-way
corner and allowed to decay they will
contribute a very valuable material
when the time comes for making up
the garden in the spring. Leaves are
also one of the finest of materials for
protedting beds of roses and other
small plants.?Woman's Home Companion.
Washing Fla nnels.
"Shave a quarter of a pound of soap
into a granite saucepan, add one quart
of boiling water, stir over the fire until
dissolved," writes Mrs. S. T. Rorer of
"Handling the Family Wash," in the
Ladies' 'Home Journal. "Pour this
into a tub half filled with water at a
temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix well. Have on the left side
of the tub a bucket of clear, warm
water, 100' degrees Fahrenheit, intc
which you may put a half-teaspoonful
of household ammonia. Take eacb
piece of flannel singly and immerse it
in the suds. Soap should never be
rubbed on flannels, nor should flannels
ever be rubbed on a board. Wash
them by pressing and drawing through
the hands, rubbing the soiled places
quiskly with the hands. Rinse at
once in clear water, and wring by
pressing one hand under the other, or
through a wringer. Never twist in the
wringing. Shake well and hang to
dry immediately; then proceed to wash
the second piece. The flannels when
nearly dry must be taken from the line
and pressed with a hot iron. Be careful
that it is not, however, too hot, 01
it will destroy the. color. Flannels
washed in this way will retain theii
soft texture and original size until
completely worn out. No deviations
from these directions, however, can be
made. For colored flannels make a
suds as above. To the warm watei
for rinsing add four tablespoonfuls oi
white wine vinegar, or a tiny bit ol
acetic which has been thoroughly dissolved.
It is always well to wait for a
bright day before washing flannels.
They should be dried as quickly a?
possible."
Cauliflower, Carrot* and Egg Plant.
Delicate Cauliflower.?Trim and
wash carefully a close, white cauliflower,
being careful to remove all insects;
drop in salted, boiling water
and cook for twenty-five minutes.
Carefully lift out ahd drain on a cleaD
Cloth, then place in a hot dish and
pour over it the following dressing:
A pint of boiling water, half cup butter
and pinch of salt. Slowly add two
tablespoons of flour smoothed in a
half cup rich cream; boil up; add to
the cauliflower and serve at once.
Creamed Carrots.?Scrape a dozen
fair-sized carrots, and boil in salted
water till tender. Drain off the water;
season with a cup of rich, oreamy
milk, lump of butter size of an egg, a
teaspoonful of sugar, pinch of, salt,
dust of pepper and a tablespoonful of
flour smoothed in a [little of the milk
and added after the rest is boiling.
Stir carefully to prevent lumps, and
serve in a hot dish with tiny squares
of toasted bread.
Fried Carrots.?Wash and scrape
clean, cut in slices one-fourth of an
inch thick and parboil in salted water.
Drain, and fry a few slices at a time
in plenty of hot fat, until a delicate
brown.
Carrot Balls.?Stew and mash half
a dozen large carrots. Add two wellbeaten
eggs, half a cupful of flour;
salt, pepper and butter. Make into
balls and bake in the oven until lightly
browned.
Spiced Carrots?Wash and scrape
six medium-sized carrots; slice and
stew in just water enough to cover.
When tender, drain off the water;
cover with vinegar; and add salt,
pepper, a few small pieces of cinnamon
bark, a dozen whole cloves and a
cup of sugar. Return to the tire till
scalding hot; remove, and place in a
glass jar. As soon as cold they are
ready for use.
Fried Egg Plant?Pare and slic?
and stand in salted water for two
hours; drain on a clean cloth; and dip
each slice in beaten egg, then in fine
bread or cracker crumbs; sprinkle with
pepper and fry in hot fat. Serve immediately.
They must not be taken
from tlxe water unru reauy to cook, or
they will turn black.
Egg Plant Croquettes?Peel the
fruit, chop fine, salt and let stand well
covered for two hours. Carefully
drain off all the liquor that arises, and
to each cupful of the plan*. add a wall
beaten egg and a cup cf bread or
aracker crumbs. Meald into flat
oakes and fry.
Baked Egg Plant?Tc every cup of
egg plant, prepared as above, add a
tablespoonful of cracker crumbs, a
teaspoonful of butter; aud salt and
pepper to taste. Place in a puddiug
dish and bake for twenty minutes.
Serve in same dish.
Columbus's Fay Bolls.
A curious discovery has been made
in the archives of the Spanish
navy?the bills of payment of the
crews who composed the caravels of
Christopher Columbus. The sailors,
according to their class, received from
ten to twelve francs a month, innhidiner
their food. The captains of
the three large caravels had each
eighty francs a month. As for Columbus
himself, who had the title of Admiral.
he was uaid 1600 francs a vear.
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TRANSPARENT THEATRE HAT.
It's Big, Light, Beautiful and Becoming,
and Is Glass, to Be Seen Through.
Hereafter the theatre hat need havqp
no terrors for us. We will look througn
it. One of New York's most enterprising
milliners has invented for the
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NEW GLASS THEATEE HAT, FBONT VIEW.
winter theatrical trade a glass hat. It
is as gorgeous, with its nodding plumes
and wonderful array of trimmings, as
the largest and most striking theatre
hat that ever obstructed a first
nighter's view, but there is this difference?the
new hat obstructs no
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UUO D ?iOW. Auu wva. vu?u?0? -clearly
as you would look through a
plate-glass window.
The new glass theatre hat is almost
as light as a feather. It will not break ,
if you drop it, and it is quite as
fashionable as to its style as any
theatre hat made of felt or velvet. The
hat is made of a very thin preparation
of pliable glass, which has been prepared
with certain chemicals to prevent
it from breaking. Its main ingredient
is silicate of soda. The glass is perfectly,
transparent, and makes a most
effective foundation for trimmings.
The glass can be bought by the yard
if one is fortunate enough to know
where it is manufactured. It is so
pliable that it can be easily plaited or
raffled, and under the deft hands of a
milliner can be made into very fascinating
transparent bows. As pompons
and fancy wings it will also be uted.
But its chief use will be for the foundation
of the big theatre hat, for its
daring brim and high crown,' so that i
no matter what the hat's size it oan be
easily seen through.
One of the most effective of the new
theatre hats is a rather expensive ,
creation in glass and chiffon. The
flaring glass brim is cut into a series
of tabs, each tab softened by a shirred
edge of delicate pink chiffon. The
glass bell-shaped crown of the hat is
is also finished with a shirring of chif- !
fon, and it is admirable for the person
behind it to get a view of the stage.
Beautiful pink feathers are used for
the . trimming. Thrire are four oi
them, and they all have a downward ,
droop. These feathers coil prettily j
over the hair at the back. They ful- j
fill perfectly their object of being ornamental
and yet not in the way. 1
Around the base of the crown a bit of
filmy chiffon is coiled, which is caught
in the centre with an antique silver '
and rhineBtone buckle, and there you
have the new theatre hat complete.
And to own this dainty glass creation
you must pay $25. But there are
other glass hats now on sale for theatre
wear which are less expensive, i
and some which are double this hat's
value. They are all extremely novel,
and yet they are not unpleasantly conspicuous,
and as for being light and
comfortable nothing to equal them in
the millinery line has ever been seen
before.?New York Journal.
COWS WITH EARRINGS.
Hygienic Measure Ordered, by Belgium'* >
Director-General of Agriculture.
A cow is the last creature one would ,
expect to see with earrings, yet every i
cow in Belgium has got to wear them '
FOB HYGIENE, NOT FOR VANITY.
now. The Director-General of Agriculture
lias issued a regulation that all
auimals of the bovine species are to
wear earrings as soon as they have at
tained the age of three months.
This is a hygienic measure, intended
to prevent the introduction into Belgium
of animals suffering from tuberculosis.
Breeders are to be obliged to keep
an exact account of all animals raised
by them, and the ring (on which is engraved
a number) is fastened in the
animal's ear for the purpose of preventing?or
helping to prevent?the
substitution of one animal for another.
Salt Made of Ritttlesnnke Skins.
Blue Hill, in Milton, Mass., is famous
for its observatory and its rattlesnakes.
To add to its standing among
the hills of the country, it has a freak
advertiser, so to speak. He is known
for and widft n.9 "Blue Hill Bob." His
favorite sport is the killing and skinning
of snakes. So many of the rattly
reptiles of Milton has he dispatched
that he is able to wear a suit of snake
skins as a result of his labors and his
skill.
It is a wierd and scaly garment, but
"Blue Hill Bob" rejoices in it.?Philadelphia
Record.
Stout Ice-Breaking Machined.
In Norway ice-breaking machines
are in use which paddle their way
through ice twenty-eight inches thick
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at toe rate OI lour nines an uuui , v/uo
of these machines has lately been sent
to Vladivoatock to keep its harbor
open in winter.
Tuberculosis is in England and
Wales the cause of 14 per cent, of all
male and 13i of all female deaths.
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- - - GOD'S
MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUCHTS FROM THE
WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS
A Woodland Bamble-Unity In Christ?
The Humility of True Faith - A 1 rayer
for Patient Enduranee ? TIioh Who
Have Christ Are Klch.
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As I wandered to the hilltop, all my heart
was sad wiih longing
For those who waited for me in the Homeland
up on high,
And memories of happier days unto my mind
came thronging,
Till tears of bitter sorrow dimmed the sunlight
for my eye.
But the pine tree's bending branches whispered
words of balm and blessing.
And the birds among the treetops with a
gladsome voice did sing,
And the sunshine sifting through tho leaves,
my tear-stained Cheeks caressing,
A message from the heavens above unto
my soul did bring.
And the butterfly anear me spoke of life and
resurrection,
And with heart aglow with thankfulness I
dried my tears at last,
For I felt a sudden consciousness of sure
and safe protection,
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comfort for the past.
So the earth seemed full of Sunshine. and
my arm was strong for duty,
And my feet keep happy measure as my
homeward path I trod,
For the Lord hath sent His angel in the
woodland's wondrous beauty,
And the forest was a foretaste of the Paradise
of Ood.
?L. ?. Lummis in Zion's Herald.
Unity in Chriat.
Conceive to yourself a large room in which
ifcany persons are assembled of different
ages, different ranks, different degreeb of
intelligence and different opinions, all invited
to meet a great and famous poet. Before
the arrival of the chief guest, there is a
general hum of conversation, coteries are
formed, and people who agree are heard
discussing the points of their agreement,
while others who differ are heard in violent
altercation discussing the points of their
difference. There is a diversion, segrega?
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noil, mere is un ttiuiua^uoio ui mreuauvu
and hostility. At last the poet' enters the
room. All eyes are Immediately turned to
him; all minds are occupied' with the recollection
of the golden words he has spoken,
and wondering what will next fall from his
lips; all ears are attent to hear. Or, conceive
to yourself such an army as that whioh
Caesar commanded, in which all legions
are drawn from many different parte of
Italy and Oaul, in which men belong to
many different factions, in whioh there are
rival praetors and centurions, each followed
by a baud of partisans. What holds this
army of Caesar together? What makes it an
army, an Instrument which dashes victoriously
against every force that is opposed to
it? There is but one answer?it is the presence
of the general. These men differ in no*
tionality, in opinion, in sentiment, but they
are ail Csesarians to man. His
presence calls them all ..together, his eye
quells all discontent; his words move them
as if they were a single person to the onset
and to victory. In like -way. we may say
that there is only thing that visits, or ever
can_visit Christendom, and that is Christ.
II He la ushered into our asseaiuueB, uw
wrangllngs cease, and all animosities die
away. We dare not be occupied with mutual
jealousies and idle discussions' lest we
should miss the glance of His eye, or a word
directed to ourselves. If He is installed it
Hisplace as tbe supreme recognized captain
of His own host, then the army is united and
efficient.
The Humility of True Faith.
Our experience may tell us that faith and
humility do not always go hand in hand.
Faith is sometimes looked upon as a distinction
which entitles its possessor to take
liberties with God. No doubt our Lord, in
His loving condescension, does invite the
confidence and affection of those who really
take Him At His word; but this Invitation
can never safely dispense with a sense of
our unworthlness. or of the dtstanoe
that soparates the Creator from the
creature. We sometimes hoar language
about oar Lord, prayers and hymns addressed
to Him, which no doubt proceed
from an earnest faith in Him, or, at least. In
certain truths about Him, but which are
conspicuously wanting in reverence. When
fhn nantnrfnn mftdfl nn his mind to aDDTOacb
on behalf of his paralyzed servant, he wa? I
so conscious of his unworthlness to venture |
into such a presenoe that he applied, so
Luke tells us, to the elders of the synagogue
to intercede for him: " When he
heard of Jesus he sent unto him the elders
of the Jews, beseeching him that He would
come nnd heal his servant. When our Lord
offered to come and- heal the patient, the
centurion replied: "Lord, I am uot worthy
that thou shouldst come under my roof; but
spealc the wprd only and my servant shall
be healed.11 'True faith is not "Insensible to
the nearness and tehderness'of God.but it is
also alive to His awful majesty; the true believer
sees God and himself in too clear a
light to venture upon the familiarities which
ate sometimes mistaken for faiths indispensable
accompaniment.
A Prayer for Patient Endurance.
0 God, in whom alone our hearts are
satisfied, help us so to lire that we may find
our rest in thee. Out of our imperfection
bring to light the glorious perfection of thy
grace. Pardon the sins of thought which
we are slow to recognize and make us clean.
Guard our way upon the right hand and the
left that we may not be tempted above that
which we are able to endure. In all
simplicity of thought and outward order
of holy life may we be faithful to the
trust committed to our care. In patient
endurance and purity of heart, by ready
Bympathy and devotion to the needs of others,
help us to bear our faithful witness to the
? T_r\rA Tn thrt hnnr nf
IIOCll auu aoouuuvu x<v?u< ??? ..
swift temptation bold us back from falling
into sin. In the day of our inquietude be
thou our rest, and in the darkness of our
restless ignoraace make the ahining of t!*y
light appear. And thine sh^lt be the glory
evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Who Han Christ la Rlcli.
Tbe Lord has given me the greatest inalienablejriches?His
image and likeness. He
lias given me Himself. What earthly riches
do I want after this? What honor!1 There
is no higher honor than to be a Christian and
a member of the body of Christ. There is
no one richer than the man who always
bears Christ and His grace in his heart.
"Whom have I In heaven but Thee'? And
there is none upon earth that I desire in
comparison of Thee. My flesh and my heart
faileth; but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever." And yet we are
greedy,* covetous, avaricious, proud, envious.
Slan! be rich through God; everything
comes to you from God.?Sergieff.
Daily Descend to Nothingness.
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J. UO IUVC \jl UUiognoo .iu
stripped out of anything that It suffers us
not to be carried forth to our true rest so
long as it can subsist and uphold itself bj
its own right and property. If God gave us
a true light we should undoubtedly see that
the course which tends to our divesting ourselves
of all these things carries us on secretly
but most really to the true possession
of them and our own preservation ; and that
we must daily descend to our own nothingness,
in which alone God is to be found.
Thrice happy are all such poor in spirit.?
Mons. de Itenty.
Nature is too thin a screen. The glory of
the One breaks in everywhere.?Emerson.
A Gold Watch in a Codfish's Stomach.
Captain Skldmore, of the fishing smack
Hoodeneganset, has just arrived at Essex,
.Conn,, with a number of relics from the
bottom of the ocean. Among them is a lady's
beautiful gold watch which was taken from
the stomach of a codfish captured near
Nantucket. The watoh is marked "Bergee
No. 6722, .London, England," and is in
a perfect state of preservation. The hands
register 12.15 o'clock.
A Dear-Mute Anniversary.
The Gallaudet Celebration Association of
New England has decided to observe the
Tinth Anniversary of the birth of. Rev. |
Thomas H. Gallaudet, the father of education
for deaf mates, In Boston, In December.
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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER 12.
Lesson Text: "Paul's Last Words," II Tim.
It., 1-8, 18, 18?Golden Text: II Tim.
vl? 7?Commentary on the Lesson
by the Rev. Dr. D. M. Steams.
1. "I charge thee therefore God, and the
Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the
qulok and the dead, and by His appearing
and His kingdom.". These are some of the
last words of Paul by the Spirit to Timothy,
his dearly beloved son In the faith (chapter
i? 2), of whom he said that he had no man
.mfn him ^Phll <I Of) tnnrrvlnt Ha
au UCOl UUkV lum \ Uil, 44., UltU^lu/< MW
had been urging him to be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus; to endure
hardness as a good soldier and please Him
who bad chosen him; to study to show himself
approved unto God.
2. "Preach the word. Be Instant in season,
out of season. Reprove, rebuke, exhort
with all long suffering and doctrine."
In chapter Hi., 16, 17, he had said that all
Scripture is given by inspiration of God
and is profitable that the man of God may
be thoroughly furnished unto all good
works, and now be extorts him to use that
word faithfully, the word which he had
known from childhood (111., 15). Paul
teaches to hold fast the faithful word
(Titus i., 9); to hold forth the word of life
(Phil. 11., 16), and to rightly divide the
word of truth (II Tim. II., 15).
8. "lor the time will, come^when they
will nA tfndure sound doctrine, bat after
their own lasts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having.-Kohingears." How
longwe have already been in those times
I cannot say, bat that we are in th'em no
one can question. Lovers of self, lovers
of pleasure more than lovers of God having
a form of godliness, but denying the
power thereof (chapter ill., 1-4), are things
too plainly seen. 8ome men who have the
rule in church affairs do not hesitate to
ask for pastors who will give them the
thought of the age rather than the word
of Ood, and there are pastors who are
more ready to please the people than to
preach the preaohing whioh God bids
them. False prophets as in the olden time.
4. "And they snail turn away their ears
from the truth and shall be turned unto
fables." Then because they receive not
the love of the truth that they might be
saved, Ood shall send them strong, delusion
that they should believe a lie that
they all might be judged who believed not
the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness
(U, Thess. 11., 10-18). It Is surely a
woeful sight'to see large congregations
gather to listen to those who discard portions
of the word of Ood and call other
portions myths.
5. "Bat watch thou In all things, endure
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist,
make fall proof of thv ministry." There
Is no pattern for a minister or evangelist
hat the Lord Jesas Himself. He was filled
'with the Spirit, led by the Spirit, spoke the
words which the Father tola Him and did
always those things whloh pleased the
Father (John zii.,49; viii., 29). When He
suffered, He said, "Even so, Father," and
He finished the work whioh the Father
gave Him to do (Math, xl., 26; John xvil., 4).
6. "For I am now ready to be offered and
the time of my departure is at hand." Long
before this He had said, "I am ready?not
td be bound only, bat also to die for tbe
name of the Lord Jeausv (Aots xxl., 13). It
was His constant desire that Christ should
be magnified in His body whether by life or
death (Phil. 1., 20). Ifc knew that to die
would Jje gain ana to be with .Christ would
be very far better (Fhil.'i., 21, 23). But now
He seemed sure that He was soon going
home. He speaks of it as His departure.
The body wouM die, the tabernacle be
taken down, but he, Paul, tbe person in the
body, would depart to be with Christ, and
would be absent from the body and present
with the Lord. *
1. "I have fought a 'good figh|; I have
finlshedmy course; I have kept the faith."
It is the fight of faith, and the life of faith,
and the walk of faith (I Tim. vi., 12; Gal.
? - -? * ?? * /-i - J -11
11., 20; COl. 11., tij. it is Denevmg uvu an
tbe way through and all that Ho hAS said.
As Paul put It elsewhere, "Believing all
things that are written in the law and In
the prophets" (Acts xxlv., 14). It is not
a faith that can ever be made to suit the
times. As Dr. Weston flays, "If Christ
taught as many teach He would never
have been crucified for it." We must
earnestly contend for the faith that was
once for all delivered to tbe saints, and remember
that Paul said, "If any one, even
an angel from heaven, preach any other
gospel, let him be accursed" (Jude ill.:
Gal. 1., 8, 9).
8. "Henceforth there is laid up for me
a crown of righteousness which the Lord,
tbe righteous judge, shall give me at that
day, and not to me only, but unto all them
also that love His appearing." Crowns,
as I understand It, are rewards for service
to be given to those who earn them, that
they may have somewhat to cast at His
feet in that day (Bev. iv., 10). They are
not given to us when we die, but only at
the appearing of our Lord at the resurrection
of the just (Luke xiv., 14; I Pet. v., 4;
Bev. xxii., 12). I have often referred to
the other four to be given to the faithful
for four distinct kinds of service, but this
one is for those who in all their service
carry with them a /certain attitude of soul
?i- TJIo innotrlns WllOn
V L6, il/TXU^ ULO WW mm m .
comes to the air for His people, I firmly
believe that every saint will meet Him, but
many may be ashamed and many reoelve
no crowns (1 John 1L, 28; I Cor. ill., 14,15).
16. "At my first answer no man stood
with me, but all forsook me." To stand
alone for the right is intimate fellowship
with our Lord, who said to the eleven, "Ye
shall be scattered and shall leave Me alone,
and yet I am not alone, for the Father la
with Me" (John x vi., 32). David was awfully
alone when his faithful 600 turned
against him and talked of stoning him, he
being at the time in like painful circumstances
with themselves, but it is written
that David encouraged himself in the Lord
his God (I Sam. xxx., 6).
17. "Nothwitbstanding the Lord stood
with Me and strengthened me, that by me
the preaching might be fully known, and
that all tho gentiles might hear, and I was
delivered ont of the mouth or the Hon." He
hath saldl will never leave thee nor forsake
thee, so that we may boldly say the Lord
Is my helper (Heb. xiii., 5, 6). Happy are
those who can say from the heart, "Behold,
God is my salvation; I will itrust, and not
be afraid, for the Lord Jehovah Is my
strength and my song." (Isa. xli., 2).
18. "And the Lord snail deliver me from
oirat-ir Avii wnrif: and will oreserve me unto
His heavenly kingdom, to whom.be glory
for ever and ever. Amen." Yet In the face
of this and Phil. 1., 6, and II Tim. I., 12, and
similar strong assurances, there are those
who Insist that Paul feared lest after all he
might be lost. Perish the thought that any
true child of God can ever perish!?Lesson
Helper.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER.
Will It Revolutionize the Trade??It Will
Coftt Only Six or Seven Cents a Poand.
It is announced at Denver, Col., that the
Right Rev. Dean H. Martyn Hart, of 8t.
John's Cathedral, had perfected an invention
which is calculated to revolutionize
the rubber trade. Napier Ford discovered
a method of oxidizing oils, and when he
died In London two years ago he handed
his invention to Charles Griest, who made
some improvements in it and then turned it
over to Dean Hart.
The Dean, who is an expert chemist,
worked on It for months and Anally made
It valuable commercially. The business
end of the process was turned over to Dr.
John Gower, who went to London and
organized a company for its manufacture.
The new substance is called perchoid. It
will cost only about five or six cents a
pound. Dean Hart will go to Washington
to sen about the patents,
JUDCE ADAMS'S NOVEL DECISION.
Weak Minded Not Entitled to Protection
of the Law.
In the United States Circuit Court at St.
Louis, Mo., Judge Elmar B. Adams has
caused some surprise by sustaining a demurrer
to an indictment charging "Prof."
J. C. Fay, a medium of that city, using the
malls to defraud.
Evidence against Fay was conclusive,
but he was discharged by Judge Adams,
who held that any man who was so mentnllv
dwarfed as to be swindled by the rep
resentations of such men as "Prof." Fay
he should not bo a competent prosecuting
witness in tho criminal prosecution of the
man who made them.
Boycotting Illegal.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals
in St. Louis decided that boycotting
was illegal.
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN. ]
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST ^
IN MANY WAYS.
The Usual Way-Drink and the Labor
Market ? The Liquor "Indu?trie?,"
But a Drop In the Backet Compared
to Some Other Employment* of Labor.
Sparkling wine in brimming measure,'
Filled with laughter, drained with pleasure
Bobs you of your greatest treasure:
Looks a friend, but acts in treason,
Steals from you your God-like reason,
Makes a sot of you In season.
Lower than the beast it makes you.
Lower and still lower takes you
Till your every friend forsakes you; 1 ' . .. j
Till vonr life Is hnt n tnlron
Of the hearts that have been broken ^
By a sorrow all unspoken;
' 'And the smiles that erewhlle met yon.
Disappear, and friends forget you
And you die and none regret you.
What Wendell Phillip* Thought.
There are so many reasons for temperance
apparent to every man who gives the
matter any thought whatsoever, that it
seems almost superfluous to cite, in Its
favor, words and opinions of people of
eminence and distinction. But every word -si
spoken for the truth has^ts effect; and the
following extract from a speech of Wendell
Phillips may be of use in-showing what
that celebrated and eloquent advocate of
numerous reforms thought of the temperance
cause: "Some men look upon this
temperance question as a whining bigotry,
narrow asceticism, or a vulgar sentimentality,
fit for little minds, weak women,
and weaker men. On the contrary, I regard
It as seoond only to one or two others
of the primary reforms of the age. * .
* Every one of you can glanoe back over
your dwn path and count many and many
a one among those who started for the
guai ui your uiue, wna equal energy, ana
perhaps greater promise, who has found a
drunkard's grave long before this. *
* Hardly one hoase in this city, whether
it be full and warm with all the luxury of
wealth, or whether It find hard, cold maintenance
by the most earnest economy, no
matter whioh?hardly a house that does
not count among sons , ?r nephews some
victim of this vice. The skeleton of this
warning sits at every board. The whole
world Is kindred in ' this suffering. The
.country mother launches her boy with trembling
upon the temptations of city
life; the father entrusts his daughter anxiously
to the young, man she has chosen,
knowing what a wreck Intoxication maj
make of the roof-tree they set up. Alas!
How often are their worst forebodings
more than fulfilled! I have known a case
?probably many of you recall some equal
to It?where one worthy.woman could
count father, brother, husband,' and sonin-law
all drunkards. No man among her,
near kindred, exoept her son, who was not /
a victim of this* vice. Like all other appetites,
this finds resolution weak when
set against' the constant presence of temp;
tation."
Profitable Losses.
The followlxuNROod speech is nearly a V
verbal report of due heard at a temperance . ,
meeting:
"I have been thinking since I came into ' ' V1
the meeting to-Qight, about the losses I've
mat alnfA T a(<ri-AW fnt-fti thaHnani>n
pledge. I tell yoa there Isn't a man In the
society who has lost more by slopping
drink than I have. Wait a bit until I tell ?...
you what I mean. There was a nice job of
work to be done in the shop to-day, and 4s
the boss called for me.
"'Give it to Law/said he. 'He's the ."M
best hand in the shop.'
"Well, I told my wife at supper time, and . '
ahesaid:
"'Why, Laurie, he used to call you the . :
worst. You've lost your bad name haven't . > v. .fl
yoa?' '
" 'That a Wet, wife,' said I. 'And it ain't
all I've lost in the last sixteen months, , .
dither. I had poverty and wretchedness, '
and I lost them. I had an old ragged coat
and a shockln' bad bat, and some waterproof
boots that let the wet out of the toes '
as fast as it took it in at the heel. I've lost
them. I had a red face, a trembling hand
and a pair of shakeytlegs that gave me an <
awkward tumble now fuid then; I had a
habit of cursing and swearing, and I've got
rid of that. I had an aching head sometimes
and a heavy heart, and, worse than
all the rest, a guilty conscience. Thank '
Sod. I've lost them ail.' .
"Then I told my wife what she na3
lost.
" 'You've had an old ragged gown, Mary,'
jaid I. 'And you had trouble and sorrow
ind a poor, wretohed home and plenty of
heartaches, for you had a miserable drunkard.
Mary, Mary, thank the Lord for iskll
enn And T hftvft Inst nincn'T Afcnari th? t?m. .
perance pledge!'"
Drink and the Labor Market.
Under this heading a writer In the G. T.
Watchword makes the following effective
showing: v
It has been stated that the Caledoniah
Dlstillerv, at Edinburgh, whose output of
liquor Is over ?1,600,000 (*7,260,000) worth
per annum, only employs 160 men. Compare
this with the Atlas Iron Works at Sheffield, ,
whose turnover is about the same amount,
and where the humber of men employed Is
ver 3000. With the same turnover of
money in the business in whloh the writer
Is engaged (stay-making), instead of employing
160 we could actually ourselves
find employment for 10,000 people. But in
addition to this, in order to keep our operatives
fully employed, we bhould be tho
means of giving employment tf? quite another
5000, for we should require (in addition
to boilers, engines, shafting, eto.), a
large number of additional cutting maihfnes,
200 pair of shears annually, about
10,000 sewing machines?which would re- - ;.<i
quire to be replaced every seven years? '
and between times we should require to
replaoe breakages and ordinary wear and
tear, which would be enormous. We should
also require 250,000 needles every year, and
150,000 pieces of cloth would be wanted annually.
At the very least 10,000 gross of
reels of cotton (of 1000 yards each); 2000
tons of steel strips; 1000 tons of twine, cane,
horn and whalebone; 60,000 gross yards of
lace, and twenty tons of silk would be
wanted, besides a host of other things. A
similar demand would ensue from many
other trades were this immense turnover
theirs. In this way all industries would
reap the benefit. But what has the drink
trade to show as a set-off against this large
employment of labor? Beyond a few coopers,
glassblowers, caskmakers, etc., absolutely
nothing.
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Only One Way.
The London Daily Chronicle asks: *'Why
cannot the temperance societies devote
part of their energies to making our drink
trafllo and habits a trifle more olvilized?"
ro IQ13 ids uoou xeiupmrs vraiuuwuiu icplles:
"There is only one way to olvlllze
the drink traffic, and that is to prohibit it."
Arctic Expedition*.
Seeing that three separate Arotic expeditions
will shortly set sail for the north
Eole, the advice given by Dr. Nansen in
is great work, "The First Crossing of
Greenland," as to the use of alcoholie
liquors is timely:
"It is often supposed," ho says, "that
even though spirits are .not intended for
daily use they ought to be taken upon an
expedition for use in cases of emergenoy.
I should acknowledge this if any one could
show me a single case in which suoh a remedy
is necessary; but till this is done, 1
?hall maintain that this pretext is not sufficient,
and that the best course is to banish
alcoholic drinks from the list of necessaries
for an Arctlo expedition."
Growing Influences Against Alcohol.
In England no feature of life is more
marked than the tendency away from the
use of intoxicating drinks, and in our own
country the action of great business corE
orations, mutual benefit societies and
rotherly associations of all kinds in refusing
to have as employes or members
men who drink intoxicants to excess, is
perhaps the best thermometer we have ot
the growth of public influence against the
alcohol habit.
Teroporanco News at>?l Notes.
TTnalth enters bv the gateway of temper
anc?\ "
"Joy una temperance and repose
Slam the door on the doctor's nose."
The sorrows that are drowned by.drlnJtf
iMm ilf M" IS