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Bil POWDER FOR BABY. TVm'c buy perfumed powder for baby's H.sv They are generally quite vitftt- for such a tender skin. I'se | fuller's ea.*lh or finely powdered boracic aoifl. This last is the best and aafe.at toilet powder, as it is an antiseptic and quite innocuous'to the most lender skin. For chafing of any kind don't use. powder at all, but boracic kit u eat. CHfODUEN'S MID-DAY SLF.EF. In wariu weather the little ones sh uiit bare a mid-da,) sleep. This is most unporlHut for all ehildren under sect?* years of age. Plaee the child n a bed ia a darkened rooui. after removing any superfluous clothing and shoes. Have tbe windows open a few inches at tbe top. Draughts should alweya be avoided, but fresh air is very necessary. NEW fU'X'lUAS lk> I The latest innovation is the straw - "handle, plaited in preen ami yellow, preen aurt red, yellow and preen, according to the color of the sunshade. Ti^e silk { arasois are the thing in every color possible, plain and trimmed Ciever people buy the plain silk ones and trim the edges with a little' gal. looo af *tuuRI-coiored embroidery. or sometime* white guipure. There is a -most fascinating range in purple Japanese ar.d other multi-colored trimmings, mjs the Queen. Many of the new "paFfcaols are tucked, and some of these are bordered with two or three tucks sewn together. GIRL MINERS. Two jouop girls, Miss Clare Clark, 'Of Bstte, Mont, and Miss Isabell Lity tie. of Baltimore, Md., wefe graduated in. the class of '(>4 from the Montana School of Mines. They are among the first few women of the world to altend such an institution receive diplomas certifying that th?y~S?p mining engineers. The girls accompanied the class on all its expeditions, wearing bloomers for undorirroe id work and short skirts for field wcrk. There were days of surveying and mapping out preliminary railroad- which necessitated wading tbroogh streams and doing other squeamish feats.?Chicago News. t f COMMENTS BY A WOMAN. If women would realise how much eating and drinking between meals encourages indigestion, 'they would refrain from indulging in these things. Just think how yout stomach is faxed by innrmerable cups of tea, coffee, ice cream, bon-bons and cake. How can yoo er:joy your home dinner after indiaer'minute eating and drinking? r.l yon do w.i indulge in the refreshments at a rccepfion you are put dowsi ; s a crank. Better to be a crank and >?ses; good health than to be a geu :! cs to. he and ruin your digestive ? ,rans. A housekeeper said re<'ently that one s'iontd never judge a youug woman's ability as cook by the cake she offers you. Almost any girl learns how to make cake. Insist on stopping to dinner and observe the plain boiled potatoes. f COMING FASHIONS IN HATS. Peatock feathers, despite superstition, are steadily making tbeii way as a trimming for street hats, turban* and o her small hats. Coq feathers and hackle also are to be used largely on chapeaux for street and general wear, and will be used in both large and small feathers. Velvet will be the material most fashionable for the big-plumed hats with high crowns. These hats look well ca very tall, slender women. Birc! of- paradise feathers iu rich and vivid tones will be among the most expensive novelties, and in the soft yellow and deep burnt orange shades will bo favored most. ThV walking hats and other chapeaux intended for country wear and traveling are not to be so severe in outline or so plain and mannish in their fashioning as hitherto, and will therefore be more feminine and pleasing. THU CIItL OF THE FUTURE. What will girls be like in the future? asks the Loudon Graphic. ' One wonders sometimes when one sees the young maidens at a fashionable schoo:, with their upright figures, their look of strength, tlrcir well-developed * calvea, their muscular arms, and their walk., the long swing and swagger of an athlete. Watch them swimming with bold strokes, afraid of nothing, or playing cricket, roughly, like boys, with pads on their legs, hatting well, running easily; arid as they grow older, springing up like young saplings, towering above their brothers iu height and bulk. Woman's walk nowadays is not graceful, and the very games which seem to develop a man's agility and grace encourage a girl to slouch and move awkwardly. Dancing and fencing are certainly the most graceful exercises for women, and Mr. Fry says that "the nimbleness of foot and precision of pose of the good dancer, combined with the suppleness and quickness of the good fencer, are the very qualities which more tfcan any others go to make the best kind of batsmen." Yet the reiult up to the present is not satis> , sIG i T mm' * >afo?iwririi.a*J factory, perhaps because the girls who play cricket are m>t the girls who daue or fence well. I MORBID CURIOSITY OF WOMEN, j The term, "the weaker sex," applies ! to but very few of the feminine popu- J lation nowadays, and as the time ad- 1 | ranees the weak and clinging women are less in evidence. It is rather surj prising and quite disheartening to j learn the number of women who are I curious seekers of morbid sights and I many of iho horrible accidents which have occurred lately have proved that to be the case. The woman with the delicate feelings has been replaced by the woman who is capable of doitig nearly j - I everytmng in any spnere m numi > may be placed. anil they very often go j out of their way to see things which are . not tit for sight. The (ieneral Sloeum disaster gave these ereatnres great delight. and seeking out the dead bodies the police were kept busy with a long jitreani of women who claimed to be looking for Their loved ones, while they were simply curious. Another place which is frequented by women is the animal show at the beaches. There several times a day trainers of wild animals appear in the arena and compel lions, tigers, pumas, jaguars aud many others to perform. It is a dangerous proceeding, and a very short time ago one well-known trainer nearly lost his life. After that became known women crowded in to see the show. Not infrequently do women trainersenter the cage aud put the animals .1 1. H,,!. Anrl ctill fffimen I ill OU^ II I UK.'11 JJUVLMI auu vt><? .? go to witness such things. It is very true that some women have a morbid sense of curiosity. THE DESTINY OP WOMAN! The real results of this modern woman's movements are seen, I believe, says Dr. Lyman Abbott, in the World's Work, in better' wages to self-supporting women: in enlarged opportunities for productive industry; In consequent inuustria1 independence for unmarried women; in resultant release from the odious compulsion which drove women into marriage as the only means of livelihood open to them; 'j ib.-iiu end to that kind of marital subordination which grew out of the fact that an educated woman is interior to an educated man; in an intelligent companionship in the married life based on a common understanding of all life movements and a common interest in them all; in the ability of the mother to keep the intellectual respect of her boy after he has goue out of the home to college or to business, and to bo his trusted counsellor and his inspirer; in woman's broader horizon, larger life and more richly eudowed character; in the ampler service she can render to society. to her country, and to iho world: and in her better equipment for the finest and highest service of all, thai which is inherent in motherhood. "It is a woman's destiny," Balzac makes one of his characters say. "to create, not things, but men. Our creations ar? not children: our children are not pictures, our books and statues." This is the greatest career of all?greater than tiiat or tne lawyer. tue nwu>r, the poet, or the artist. Law governs life, medicine prolongs life, poetry portrays life art presents a simulacrum of life; the mother creates life. The cduj cation of the future will recognize j motherhood as the supivmest of all j destinies, and the curriculum of all 11 schools and colleges worthy of the | name will be fashioned to conform to this standard and to .prepare for this service. i FASHION NOTES. The new skirts are full, yet very clinging. A touch of burnt orange distinguishes the few early autumn hats displayed. Soft, stipple broadcloths of the lightest weight are to be the autumn mode. It is said pinking is to replace the 1 strapping so long popular as a trimming. | Monsseline waists of self tone are to be immozzselv popular to wear with cloth walking suits. Novelty shades, such as onion, old red and dahlia, are to he very much favored for house wear. The "costume de style," cr gown of a particular period of fashion, is to be one of the fads of the winter. Whether to accompany a suit of the more elaborate, or the plainer tailored style, the walking skirt is the correct thing. Large brodorie Anglaise designs are rapidly appearing upon many things, SO tU'^ iau illlS ium a nine ?> iia c~clusiveness. Jackets are niostl\ of the shortest of short boleros, or the twenty-fourinch Louis XV. coat of the most elaborate description. Mauve, gray, onion, tan, pale yellow and robin's egg blue are the smart tints foi the colored linen walking gown so fashionable just now. A red coaching parasol, with silk stockings and kid shoes to match, are the vivid accessories recently worn by a society leader with a gray gown. Rubber auto coats in pure white, cut long and loose, with self-turnedback cuffs, relieved by black velvet collar and bait, are extreme novelties on view in the shops. CHILDREN'S v i SOU HER BEETLES. There are beetles' in England (of the family known to scientist.; as l'elephorldae) that are popularly called soldiers und sailors, the red species being called by the former name and the blue species by the latter. These bee- j ties are among the- most quarrelsome I of insects and light to the deith on the j least provocation. It has long been the ! custom among English boys to catch I and set them lighting with each other j Thev are as ready for battle as irauio I cocks*, ami the victor will hotii kill and j eat Ills antagonist.?From "Nature ami Science.*' In St. Nicolas. THE VIRGINIA KEEL.. Have you ever danced a Virginia reel? If you haven't, you surely will some day- It Is Interesting to know what the dance symbolizes, or stands for. It is an imitation of weaving. The first movement represents the shooting of the shuttle from side to side, and the passage of the whoof (crosswise threads)- The last movements indicate the tightening of the threads, and the bringing together of the cloth. In some places the boys and girls stand in the row by sevens 10 imitate the different colors of the strands.-Indianapolis News. A PARTRIDGE NEST.. As I was going through the woods I heard a partridge drumming and so I went up that way. I was with a few of the farm boys. We were picking some flowers called fox gloves; all of a ; sudden 1 heard a fierce flutter of . wings; looking around I saw a partridge I flying away. We all ran to where rite nest was. Such a sight as I saw! The feathers lined the bottom of the leafy nest, and fourteen ecus were counted. They were brown and about the size of a bantam's egg. The outside of the nest was lined with maple leaves, which were pasted together with inud and a few littfe twigs. The nest was against a rotten stump ?nd treat a great maple tree, which gave me some very nice syrup this spring. I have kept watch of the nest since I found it. A little while ago I found . Can you guess what? Well, I'll tell you?a tine brood of young partridges, with the mother in the middle of the brood: she made a queer noise, and away those little chicks did go for the leaves and J brush faster than I could see where) they hid. One little fellow was left, I picked him up; the mother came and tried to fool me by jumping around and making believe she was hurt. You see she tried to make me catch her. so that she could save the young one. or tell it to run away when I ran after her. I knew her tricks, and so I kept my chick.?.Meiers >1. (? , in the Berkshire Industrial Farm Keoord. A HOME MADE BALL. Tb?we are many kinds of bails for sale in the shops. but most of them 'are too hard for ordinary band playing. The writer of this has never seen anything to equal the balls he used to make for himself when he was a boy. and he wants to tell the other boys how he did ir. Get a perfectly round orange and cut the peel into even quarters, num bering them at one end so as to he able to put tbem together again In their proper order. Ask your mother or your sister for : a pair of discarded kid cloves with long wrists, and out of these wrists cut- four pieces exactly like the four pieces of orange peel. Number them as you did the pieces of peel, and with linen thread sew over and over three seams, thus putting the four pieces I together, but leaving one seam open. I This is the cover for your ball. ("let a solid rubber ball about threequarters of an inch in diameter, and on it wind Jin* common woolen yarn of which stockings are made. You can buy the yarn at a shop, or. if you can get an old stocking, ravel it out. Do the winding cv-nly. so as to keep the I ball perfectly round, and try it now ; and then to see whether it is large I enough for your ewer. You must make it so that it will fit In the cover exactly, and then you draw the remaining edges together and sew tbem over and over, as you did the other seams. The boy who uses a ball of this kind will never willingly use any other. It is plenty hard enough, and yet it is soft to the touch, and the rubber centre gives it all the needed bounce. GUEST ATE TIIE ALMANAC. The boundary riders of the great Australian sheep ranches have each a district to look after, in which one must keep the wire fences in repair, and see that the sheep come,to 110 harm. It is a hard and lonely life, living. as each boundary rider does, quite alone in the wilderness. A writer in the Young People's Paper tells of some of the curious ways in which these solitary men keep count of the days. We are indebted for the account to Miss Lena Gould. Beaverton, Mich. An old man, who had lived in the back country for thirty years, used two jam tins and seven pebbles. One tin was marked l,This week," and the oth / DEPARTMENT: er "Last week." Oil Mommy morning ho would take a pebble from "Last 1 week"" and drop It Into "This week,"" and one every subsequent morning until "This week" hart swallowed the | seven. They were return to "Last [ week." and the old fellow know that ? another Sunday had passed. Another man had tried and failed : * * i? i \ 4- I.,0f iw? t,;< rtt. ? Jill MMl lill ill 1(1.^1 111- nil ?;u (I new idea. He made a bis damper ' teake of Hour and water) on Sunday night, ami marked it into seven sections. each seetion being: a day's allow a nee. so that every time lie picked the damper up the grooves would remind him of the day_ Unfortunately, one Tuesday there * V came a visitor with a ravenous appe- ' tite. Tiie host stinted himself that the j hungry one wight be satisfied with the-1 day's section. But he wasn't.. With 1 anxious eyes the host saw tiir knife clearing the boundary Hue, and the hungry man ruthlessly earved into hi< almanac.. At last he could stand !. nolonger. "Stop! stop!"" he cried. as he grahbetf the damper and glared at it. "There." lie said, "you've- eaten Toosda.v and We'n"sday. and now yer wanter sliee the hest ??' the mori.in' off o* Thursday, an* L won't know the day o" the week.'" A CLEVER BULLFINCH. Don was very unhappy when I was out of sight. His eage was hung at tirst iu a glass conservatory, where he had sunshine, flowers and two canary birds for com pa uy. But ht? did not care for tliouu Ho wanted something else. He was silent and moping. So the loving little bird was made uappy by being placed in ray room'upstairs. It was wonderful how soon lie learned to distinguish my step. Often his clear, sweet tone could be heard pouring from his dainty throat. Or perhaps be was silent. It was all the same. The instant my step sounded in the hall below or on the stairs, the whistle ceased, or the silence was broken. "Come he'ere. come he'ere, couie he'ere!" was the eager cry. Of course, I always did "come he'ere." And then the delight of the dear little fellow was touching. Down he jumped to the door of his cage !?ost haste. Then, puffed up like a ball, lie liowed right and left, dancing to and fro as if wound up to run for hours. And such a sweet piping as there was, too! But ho never played about the room when 1 was away. % Ho was too sorrowful foi that. His favorite haunt, next to my head or shoulders, was my bureau. He loved to hop all over it; but lie loved best of all to mount the big. fat pincushion. It was such iiue fun j to pull out all the pins aud drop them on the bureau scarf. Sometimes he carried them to the edge of the bureau and dropped them on the floor. One day I bent the point of a large pin and twisled it well Into the cusfc- j t.Mi It u-4t rfltlinr luillirbtY to be sure. ' *V*?, *1 " ? v. . ,-c , - - - , but I wished to see what Don would <lo about it. The other pins came out and were dropped as usual. Then came the tug of war. The poor little biru pulled and pulled and tugged and . tugged. The big pin moved, but did not come out. He put his head on one side and eyed it severely. He was not one of the "giveup" sort. He had made np his mind to conquer that pin. He worked very hard for at least ten minutes. Then the plaintive "Come he'ere, come he-ere, conic he-ere!" rang out. I waited to see what he would do ' next And what do you think? He thought a little, then mounted the cushion again, and whistled and danced to that obstinate piu. But it stayed right where it was. Then he seized it once more, and tugged so hard that his tiny feet slipped and he sat right down. Next he got up and stared at it, then hopped to the edge of the bureau uud called again, "Come he'ere, come j he'ere." ' I could not tease liiui any longer and went to the rescue. The moment that j pin was loose. Don seized it with a . .-i_ u. t/v clit. hack I nappy oiiucku*. iiui>i>...s ..... | part of the bureau, he dropped the pin down between it and the wall. It was in disgrace, /ou know. One day the dear little,fellow had been very busy indeed. The cushion ; had been freshly filled with pins. That ' gave him a great deal of work to do, ! of course. The pins had all to be carried to the edge of the bureau and , dropped overboard. That task fin- J iehed, he went into his house to get j his dinner. I went to work to pick up the pins, telling Don that he was a naughty bird to make me so much trouble. It j seemed as if ho understood every word. At once he stopped eating his seeds, came out and peeped at me over the edge of the bureau. Then down he came, making steps on my head, shoulder and arm until he reached the floor. And there the dear little bird hurried around with all his might, picking up the pins. He flew up to the cushion, I laid them down and came back for | more, until they were all gathered up. Then he sat on my chair, whistled his tune and finally went to sleep.?Helen Ilarcourt's "Stories of My Pets," in St. Nicholas. There are more than 4,000,000 steel pens used up every day in England. 1A SERMON FOR SUNDAY AN ELOQUENT DISCCURSE BY THE REV. C. L. PA! MER Subject: What the Creation Mean*?Only the Almighty Oniihl Make Such a World?'There i* .No Hlildlr of the I'nlvrwe-The Answer I* Immortality. Kingston. X. V.?In the Reformed Chun-It of the Comforter, at tliL- place, on Sunday morning, the Rev. C. !>. Paliner preached tlic following genuon, entitled "What the Creation Means." He took bis text front Psalm 104:24, "O Lord, how manifold are Thy works, in wisdom hast Thou made them all, the earth is full of Thv riches." Von Humboldt snysr "That tins Psalm represents the image of the whole cosmos, it i> astonishing to find in a lyrical poem ot >iic!i limited compass the entire uni- j verse, the heavens and the earth, sketched i with a few hold touches. The calm and i toilsome labor ot man from the rising of | the sun in the setting ot the same, when j hi> daily work is done, is here contrasted j with the moving life of the elements of i nature. Thu- contrast and- generalization is the conception of tlie mutual action of natural phenomena, and this retrospection of an omni|K?tent and" omnipresent invisible power which can renew the earth or crumble it todusl. constitute a solemn and i exaitcd. rather than a glowing atal gentle form of poetic creation." It is thus ailivinn of creation, written by whom we know not. In. the ?ept it is ascribed' to David, but is anonymous in the Hebrew psalter. The phraseology and spirit are not unlike David, and the subject matter may have been arranged in His day as well as at any time. In the authorized edition* of the English Bible the authorship is accredited to- David'. The English and .American edition^ of the Revised Version made no mention of its writer, but many and potent are the reasons which lead us to the conclusion that the hymnologist of Israel composed this song for the people of God. It was fitting that it should' lie used in tlie temple, and it is still consistent to employ it, since it expresses it truth that time cannot change. Unlike many of the Psalms this one is capable of analysis, the natural and logical nlan boinc a reoroductio* of the six creative period*. Thin in not only evident to the ohveful reader, hut is continued by the most reliable sources. And this is not unimportant, since it is another argument in favor of the unanimity of opinion concerning the plan that God followed when Ho created the universe. The work of the tir-c and second days, light, the sky, clouds, winds, lightning. occupy verses 1-4. The original chaotic state, and the separation of land from water on the third day. verses 5-tf. The third creative day continued that winch had been commenced on the preceding. The growth ot plants and trees, which implies irrigation by clouds and streams, ifere the poet introduces birds and creatures of the field and forest, which do not appear in the Mosaic narrative until much litter, verses 14-18. The work of the fourth day. the sun and moon, but with special reference to men and animals, verses l!?-26. The poet having already woven into his song part of the work of the fifth and sixth days, now returns to it, and describes the sea with its living creatures, these with all else, the whole visible creation in absolute dependence upon God, verse* 24-30. lit verses 31-35 the Psalmisc describes his longing to sec the bright original restored. The text being the 24th verse is a part of the division including verses 19-26, which treat of the fourth day's work when the sun and moon were made, but referring particularly to men aud animals. There can lie no doubt respecting the interpreta- \ tion. because the literal translation reads: "0 Lord, how manifold are Thy works, in wisdom hast Thou made them all. the earth is full of Thy creatures." 1. The Psalmist Recognizes God as the Creator?"0 Lord Thy works." Writing bv inspiration does not necessarily prcCiude the use of provincialism, provided that such correctly describe facts. And they may be enlarged or modified in order to be accurate. The doctrine taught in tins rsaim is m strict accoru wmi notions prevailing at the time of its composition and since that there was a time when only God existed, and that there came a time when the universe was formed. It is the teaching of all the ancient faiths that the universe did not spring into existence of its own volition, but was made out of nothing by Almighty God. Often, however, the conception is vague and confused and even meaningless, because dest'tnte of that light which lighteth every man coming into the world. It is the clear implication of the Scj-iptures that there was a time when God was alone.-and that the lime came when He employed His power to fashion the heavens and the earth. Only the great God could conceive such a compilation and complication of organic and inorganic matter. Since creation many wonderful thoughts have occupied the minds of men. but none have suggested themselves. Thev have beeu wafteu into and horn through the channel of human thinking by tiie appearance of some suggestive occurrence. We think our thoughts after Cod. It thus follows that we could not think of the universe without seeing something to suggest it. Only the Almighty could design the universe. Architecture is a science to be acquired under the instruction of one who has mastered this branch of learning and is therefore able to impart it to others. Designing a dwelling is possible because there arc those who have beeu instructed in the art. Designing the universe is possible only to Cod. since no other has been or is able to suggest a plan of such scope and grandeur. lie holds the key which unlocks the mysteries of this sublime conception. Granting for the sake of argument that there are minds of adequate scope to comprehend the fact of a universe, wc cannot see any advantage, since a conception without ability to execute must remain dormant. For a Moses who could smite a rock, and a .foshua who could arrest the sun, would be baffled in attempting to create a universe. Men have done great things, but God has done greater. Man can no more make designs for nature than he can cause the grass to grow and the flowers to bloom. It is all within the ability of God and of Him alone. "'0 Lord Thy works." II. The Variety of Cod's Creation?-'*'0 Lord how manifold are Thy works," which is simply the biblical form of expressing the many organized types of the Creator's handiwork. These are denominated kingdoms. The mineral kingdom is constituted oi inorganic species. It has ever enlisted the labor-: of the most brilliant intellects and devoted .students. Every decade of research b.-s disclosed some relic of the ages, while even greater fields remain unexplored. What will la- disclosed in flic future no one can tell. We cannot hut believe that more remains concealed than has been discovered. "O Lord how manifold are Thy works." The vegetable kingdom is filled with life. From the smallest plant to the largest tree are varieties innumerable. Th \s is another field in which investigation has not been wanting. Great numbers o? grasses, flowers and herbs of all kir.us are being discovered. The massive collection is a surety to ever greater discoveries. And we believe that every coming century will disclose some new form of life. "0 Lord how manifold are Thy works." The animal kingdom possesses species without number. The most minute insect as well as the human family belong to it. Certain forms have become extinct, others I are passing away. It is in this field that I evolution has made some of its greatest I strides and met its most discomforting defeats. Evolution is not to be set aside without due consideration, for ft hold* ? position in the minds of thinking men thdt cannot be ignored without serious loss. Hut it is only as evolution recognizes God. His character and work, that it can give any light to a doctrine so mysterious. "( Lord how manifold are Thv works." There is still another kingdom. It. is* tho kingdom of God. the kingdom of heaven. It is one in name, but occupies more territory than all the other kingdoms combined. It includes all the redeemed of earth and multitude of saved in heaven. Xor is the variety less than in other kingdoms. for within it are vnung and old. rich and poor, black and white, peasant and king, educated and ignorant..* Vastly different in condition of life, but one in character and reward. All sinners by nature and practice, all ox Dosed to temptation, all saved by the one Christ. All mrdnued by the one Creator, all re-created in the image of the true God. " Lord how mauifold areThv works." ill. The Wisdom of Creation?"In wisdom hast Thou made all.' Each kingdom is complete in itself. How natural to think of. the spiritual as being perfected, and of me material as unpenecceu. mis is true or not according to our understanding of tlie word "perfected." It is wrong if by it> we understand that God has completed, one and not the other. He has i>eri*eeted both, one for Our life here, the other for that life which follows this. There is a most glorious display of the wisdom of God in the most minute of all His work. Xo one is capable of making anv improvement. He has made everything beautiful in its season. A skilful artificer when he has finished his work makes a thorough examination to satisfy himself that it is well done. Often it is found that some serious defect exists. But when Jehovah had completed the universe and inspected it divine wisdom pronounced it good. There was no higher power to which appeal could lie made. The ages confirm the wisdom of the decision then rendered. It is impassible to think of any improvement tbn': would be in harmony .with existing laws. _ In creation we can make no suggestion,, jn preservation we are silent, and in the divine government amazed at the goodness and love of God. "In wisdom hast Thou made them all." IV. The Extent of Creation?"The earths is full of Thy riches or creatures," each kingdom being filled to overflowing with its own kind. Xo room for mere animals, for that kingdom is full. Nothing to add to the vegetable kingdom, for it supplies the needs of all living creatures. The kingdom of God is also filled. Filled with those who once knew nothing of its joys, hut were re-created bv the grace aud power of its founder. Its dimensions increase as more room is required. It is not a poor.house. but a palace. The Creator has not placed His creatures where the nesessanes of life are wanting, but where plenty obtains. Behold, the provisions of the chilrfren of God are within our reach Xor with necessaries only, but with riches, dainties, luxuries, beauties and treasures. In the earth are hidden mines of wealth, and on her surface are teerninj? harvests of plenty. Al! these are the liom's. me earut is mil 01 inv ncnt-s. We should not thiuk of them as the property of nations, of the possessions of individuals, but as the wealth of God. Not in one clime are the6e to be had, but everywhere. The cold Arctic has its preeton* things. which it requires great hardship to obtain. The burning sun of the equator furnishes food that cannot be grown elsewhere. They all belong ,to God, but are given us to use and enjoy for the. giver'# ?lorv. The other translation of the word, namely. that of "creature#," is too significant to ignore. Not only is the earth filled with the riches of God. but it is filled with Hi* creatures. All lieloug to Him as His children. Some are obedient, some are Some iove to serve Him, others apt. They arc His and He loves them, though they tnav be disloyal to Him. The conclusion of our interpretation of the text is that God-Almighty created all things, that the great variety of His handiwork was imperative to display His power, tiiat fresh evidence of His wisdom is constantly being disclosed, and that the whole human family belong to God, to be saved, prepared for life and for immortality?to whom be all praise. Trno Success. The man whose life, outwardly all defeat. is steadily expanding in its interest atid sympathies, steadily growing in power > to bear and .suffer and be strong, has the blessed consciousness cf coming into bi# kingdom. No outward disaster, no external obstacle or limitation, can ever defeat a true life; (lie ?oul can escape all these things as the bird escapes the peril# cf the snare and the net by flying above them. This highest success lies within thejfrasp of every earnest man or woman, and it is rarely without attestation of its presence and value, even in the, eyes of those who take small account of spiritual things. There is a force which streams from a noble nature which is irresistible and pervasive as the sunlight. The warmth and vi tality of such natures, while they invigorate the strongest men and women abou? them, penetrate to the heart of clouded and obscure lives and minister to their needs. There is 110 success so satisfying a? that which is embodied in one's character, and being so embodied, cannot be taken from him, and the influence of which, reacting on the character of others, is also indestructable.?Christian Union. A Noble African Woman. A slave woman named Ogunro, living in the country west of the Niger, ionged for freedom and worked hard until she secured it. Then she traveled to another region to enjoy life. There she was converted to Christ. This gave her a new longing. What she now longed for was to tell the Ilale peonie, among whom she had been a slave, what good : hi tigs she had learned. She went back to Halo, worked hard, earned money, got a church built, and late ir, (903 she placed the church at the disposal of the nearest Christian pastor. The Church Missionary Jnteiligencer now reports that five young men from Ilale have been baptized through these efforts of the ex-slave. It seems that Anglo-Saxons have 110 monopoly on the atrenuous lite. The Christian name given to Ogunro in baptism was the appropriate one of Dorcas.?Christian Work and Evangelist. He Known Best. The outward features of our life may not be all that we should choose them to be; there may be things we wish for that never come to us; there may be much we wish away that wo cannot part from. The perwith whom we live, the circumstances by which we are surrounded, tltc duties we have to perform, the burdens v.c have to bear, may not oul; be other thaii what we should have selected for ourselves, but may even teem inconsistent with that forma* tioti arid discipline of character which \v? honestly wish to promote. Knowing u| better than we know ourselves, fully urn derstanding how greatly we are affected by the outward events and conditions oj life, God has ordered them with a view to our entire and final, not only our im-' mediate, happiness; and whenever w<*caa be safely trusted with pastures that arf green, and waters that are still, in the waj of earthly blessing, the Good Shepherl. leads us there.?Arnold W. Thorold. Prayer For Power. Do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger men 1 Do not pray for tasks eaua. to your powers! Pray for powers equal t< your tasks! Then the doing of your work will be no^ miracle. But, you shall be t miracle. Every day yoo snail wonder at yourself, at the richness of the life whick / has come in you by the grace Of GoA,-^ / Phillips Brooks. -