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Ar'lutic I ?! ?. Recent importations from Germany Include some exceedingly artistic fans in the regulation combination of materials and decorative effects and like which to store their treasures. These cases are gilt framed in the shape of a fan, with a background of silk velvet or brocade, and the contents are kept on view, but safe lrom dust.?Brooklyn Eagle. Dkm of a Princess. To belong to a royal family does not always mean that the children can wear silks and jewels and laces every day of their lives. The frugality exercised in the German imperial family is well illustrated by an incident re*' lated by a writer in Everybody'^ x Magazine. j The empress, with two of her court ladies, was sitting on a terrace in .the Park of Sans Souei. at the Potsaan: palace, when another lady of the court. ? ffmntPS!* nnnrrvifhod Thp was accompanied by her little girj. and the empress called to her owiy little daughter. the Princess Victoria, who was playing down below, to /ome up and make this child's acquaintance. A few minutes later the eiufpress felt somebody tugging at her sUeeve. "Mamma." whispered tlye small voice at her ear. See what i>omutiful things that little girl has ^the countess's daughter was mj^st expensively dressedi. - Ind jt^s not Sunday, and there aro/^ii? ^niele-kings here. And I am ^JWftlo princess, and she is a little countess. And she has on as beautiful tl^ngs as you give me on Sunday and ^j/hen my uncle-king comes. .May I ^^ ^put on my beautiful tilings?" "No, little sweetheart," the empress whispered in reply, "your papa is under too great an expense to permit you to wear your good clothes every day. We must lie as careful as we can of our clothes, so as to helu hiui in every way possible." A Novel Work. A novel work for women, which, so far, doesn't seem to have traveled far out of England (where it originated), is the training to learn to fight fires. So firmly is it boiler* I in England that there is even a school established for this training, which is actually patronized by a large number of women. And. besides the school devoted to this work, several of the large colleges for women have departments, or rather brigades, whose members are rigidly drilled, and who have figured in many dramatic fires. The usefulness of the training has been especially apparent with members of hospital staffs, and, most of all. with those attendants who are on duty in insane wards. Many panics have been averted which could not have been if they had not been drilled to perfect control.' Part of the attendants are trained to run immediately- to the part of the house on fire, the others to circulate among the patients at once, in such a way as to allay their excitement and - have them ready to march out in safety if the fire should prove serious. In the drilling the attendants take turns at "quelling the fire and quelling the patients," as one girl put it, so that all of them are ready for any part they may be called to do. In the hospitals, too, wherever these trained women are. the danger to patients and to buildings by fire is minimized by the knowledge of exactly what do do. The course is thorough, including all the branches of life and property saving and of escape. InvUible Hair Nets. Smartest coiffures are now held In arrangement by means of the invisible net. Not the old fashioned device, so named, which was once used to hold the "waterfall" ou the nape of our grandmother's shapely neck, but a really invisible cover, which is so delicate of texture that it can be adjusted over any kind of coiffure without in tj;e least betraying its presence. Persons who have short hairs -to trick out of sight will find these nets of Inestimable service in retaining the troublesome locks in place. Light or fluffy hair, which so readily becomes disarranged while dancing or from contact with the open air, may thus he prevented from loosening and destroying the effect of tn< completed coiffure. Some of the new coiffures really require the invisible net. no matter how long and regular the strands of hair may be. for among the new hair arrangements there are divisions and breaks from the regular ripples of the undulation, which make the net indispensable. For instance, in some coiftnres shown, one notices the separately arranged iroiu portion 01 me nair. Tliis wornd be likely in the course of an evening in a ballroom or warm drawing room to become very much tlisaRanged .. it were not for the protection of the net. Most women prefer to envelope the entire hair in this way, but nets are sold in 'tw<*size.?, and may be usedPfor covering any part of the coiffure. ' _ ' "Small, invisible hairpins, gold for blond tresses and black for dark hair, are used to attach the nets. Where the hair is arranged low on the neck, the nek will also be found to^^^uscfui to prevent the short hairs which grow clflUe to' the "nape" wise a novelty or two. fans or swansdown are enjoying a marked degree of fashionable approval, and at the opera and other society affairs the large fluffy breeze-propeller of swansdown hui hc>oii f?nnsni<-iiniislv waved hv many a distinguishing matron and maid. One mounted in pearl and spangled gauze is bordered by a row of cockatoo feathers in white. Another shows tortoise-shell mounting , combined with black and gold spangled gauze, the distinctive note being an edging of tortoise-shell most delicately carved. It is a fad nowadays to collect fans, and collectors who value their possesftifin? nr0 Jnvi?stin?r in srtnpi:il rvisos ill 0b" :'yR !i 3eaJrm j t front manifesting thent>olves in ?i? ??tj- 1 Sling and unsightly ends. One of the ?* smarter modes of hairdressing, which j ( some of our women are adopting, is an * undulated pompadour, parted in the 1 | centre, wit a a low con .on tne iiajH.' ?u the neck, the pompadour being carried 1 right down to the eoii in the back. ( With this is worn an English "fringe" 1 just over the forehead. This short 1 "bang." as we would oa'l it in America. 1 is frizzed and is sometimes shaped ( with a slight curve, and sometimes ar- ( ranged from either side of the parted 1 and undulated pompadour, it is very 1 short, not more tlmn an inch or an inch and a half in length. Tall women. 1 whose figures are "English." that is. ! slim.?and shall one say angular??are 1 best suited with this rather trying coif- ' fare, present undulation calls for a. 5 very wide wave, indeed it can hardly ' be made too wide, and it must be ae- ' centuated quite deeply also, if one I 1 would l>'i really nltrafashionable. The j 1 hair in fist l>e kept glossy too. unl j ' "each particular hair" must be fo^Ll j 1 in its "own particular place." A | ' the ripples of the undulation inusri mateh perfectly to be correct. A marked advantage of invisible nets | * it that with them it is not necessary tp wear veils. They will hold the hair ' firmly in place, and one is spared the ' .warmth of a veil.?Washington Times. 1 1 To Get KM of Superfluous Flesh. Most persons who are too stout have ( two peculiarities; tney nave goou appe- | j tites and a disinclination for a great1 i amount of exercise, says William S. ' c Birge. M. D.. in (?ood Housekeeping. It is said to be almost impossible for i any one to accumulate a large stock o? ( adipose tissue if really active exertiou ; j in proper amount is made every day. 1 Stout people begin to exercise in various ways, and are so possessed with the Idea that they wear themselves at the beginning; they are con- ( sequently unable to continue: they drop back into inactivity. 011 the plea that they really cannot endure so much ' exertion. I Many stout persons, women es- j pecially. find objectionable fatty tissue 1 accumulating about the waist line. It is this fact that gives them the keen t discomfort. A fat figure may be got- \ ten rid of in a very short time if the , owner is willing to make the effort | ( The important point is to educate the | , muscles. Many women seem to have 1 * no knowledge of the existence of the abdominal muscles. To get rid of an 1 unpleasant bulkiness. it is necessary ; * to go through simple muscular move- j meats. j I Spread on the floor of the bed chain- * her a thick comfortable or blanket, 1 and have ready a small pillow to use in ease of need. Remove the clothing , t and nut on a loose slip or rightress, t' Then lie down on the blanket. If I a giddiness does not result from placing I the head flat on the floor, take that | position. If it is uncomfortable use | the pillow. When all is ready clasp the hands together under the back of j the head and straighten the body out. extending the muscles of the legs as straight as possible. Then begin by taking long breaths; after this try to contract the muscles of the abdomen, i At first maybe there will be 110 effect perceptible, which is in itself the most conclusive evidence of the need of such , exercise. Five minutes of effort at the outset is all that is wise to take without an interval of rest. If there is abundance of time, lie still on the ; blanket for a little while, put the feet, close together, keep the head flat on the floor and resting 011 the clasped hands, then try to raise both feet at one time from the blanket. Do not move the body, simply lift the feet, if j possible. Very likely the attempt will prove a railure. 1 : I know a woman who tried twenty- i five times before she was able to raise j her feet six inches from the floor. < After the effort has proved successful < release the hands from under the head -i and lei them rest gently on the abdo- t men, then lift the feet?nd observe the j contraction of the muscles under the < hands; the higher the feet are raised 1 the more rigid these muscles become. j As soon as/practice enables one to j contract these muscles readily, study ! i the structure of the body and try to < move all of the internal organs inte- 1 pendently of each other. This is possi- < j ble, muscles of which one never even j I suspected the existence.* ? A few months of this kind of train- i ing, with a diet carefully selected and < reasonably restricted, will do wonders in the way of reducing corpulence. j < Ficture hats, oitlior white or black, ( arc still worn with dressy costumes. , Elbow sleeves are growing in favor, and with them long gloves are worn. The loose. Mouse effect of waist is rapidly becoming lost, while the Di- < rectoire is taking its place. < Of all the uses to which embroidery is put there would seem to be none 1 with prettier results than in millinery. 1 Skirts are cut circular, or mwiy- , gored; circular flounces are seen, and 1 tiny knife-pleatings are used as trim- \ inings. I ' The new hats are smaller than here- j ^ j tofore: lace, lingerie, eyelet embroid- , ' cry, flowers and foliage are used as j trimmings. Surplice effects lend themselves readily to the new waists, and can be made becoming to both the full and the j slender figure. Sleeves continue full at the top, the shirring down the centre or along the j inner seam is varied by gathering, cording or smocking. Tucker and chemisettes, made of lace or lingerie, show various em- j broideries and fancy stitchings, and ( are worn with open-throated surpliceJfc and draped bodices, A A ' ' / "y" VANITY OF VIRTJJ?. ipartan Qualities That May Ke Sulilim*, Yet a Bore to Hear About. { A Spartan virtue soon is to have the f nheront quality of making its possessor . ? i forty-four-calibre bore of the worst / tort. Take the man whose supreme if J mt only virtue Ues In the fact that lie f akes a cold water bath oveiy morning . | lie whole year round. You meet liini { . 11 the ear. in the street, in the course >t" business anywhere, and 110 matter vliat the topic may be at the start, the onversation is bound to in< hide an t lecount?quite incidental, of course? < >f how on tiie frostiest of mornings lie j wo:..* !,? tim ir-n fold water inst as it omes fron\ the hydrant. Tlien there's the inn 11 who walks r town to his office every morning, rain p >r snow, in sunshine and in storm. The t nore distant his home from his office p he more he will talk about it. and he a will tell you that he has become so nc- ti ustomed to it that the oniy time he r an get an extra thrill out of it is when 1 he streets are deep with snow and the ( vind is blowing a hurricane. I Heaven may forgive the man who i ises at summer and winter, spring t ind fall. We never cam The early 1 iscr is not a criminal, simply because i he law does 1. it designate his offense a is a crime. But it is admitted that the 1 aw has its defects. Nothing can ap- p troach the look of superiority 011 the 1 race of the early riser. He has found 1 lie only road to health or wealth. The r looks he has read before breakfast i vould. if collected in a heap, make the 1 Congressional Library look small. There are some who would place in a he first rank of this group that rugged, il lardy, vigorous, full-blooded gentleman 1 (vho can't breathe in a room unless all ] he windows and doors are open. The 3 cfrtnm in 4-In* t\ OWIT lilt* |iir?9iiii- ui 911-uiii in i.iv | v radiator, the lower the mercury in its c tube and the wilder the play of the t ivinds over the roofs and around the t ornors. the more insistent is lie that r ,-ou are imperilling your very life by s lot occupying an office wide open to \ very wind that blows. s Oh, Spartan virtue is a fine tiling, but i t would lie simply sublime if its mod- s 'rn exponents and inculcators would f iust keep still about it.?Washington Post. 1 s WORDS OF WISDOM. 1 Health is nature's reward for con- * torniity to her laws. l Be praised not for your ancestors, a nit for your virtues. a No nation can be destroyed while it r >ossesscs a good home life.?J. G. Hoi- (j and. a A man is rich in proportion to the a lungs he can afford to let alone.? fhoreau. 11 Happiness comes not from the powrr c if possession, but from the power of J tppreciation.?H. W. Sylvester. A man rarely thinks seriously on lie subject of religion until the day jj he doctor is sent for in a hurry. Joy is for all men. It does not de>end on circumstances or conditions; e f it did it could only be for the few.? (] Jorace Bushnell. o Action is the word of God: thought 1 done is but His shadow. They who d lisjoin thought and action seek to'di- i: ide duty and deny the eternal unity.? f Juzzini. t Liberty means not license, but such 1: argencss and balance of manhood that * nen go right not because they are r old to. but because they love that r vhieh is right.?Henry Ward Beechcr. r A perfect faith would lift us abso- ^ ntely above fear. It is in the cracks, f Tannics and gulfy faults of our beief?the gaps that are not faith?that ' ho snow of apprehension settles and lie ice of nnkinduess forms.?George i ^ dacDonald. , d Wondrous is the strength of cheer- s illness; altogether past calculation. e ts power of endurance. Efforts to he r permanently useful must be uniform- ^ y joyous?a spirit of sunshine, graeeul from very gladness, beautiful be:ause bright.?Curlyle. li ForeticlKed Philanthropy. President Angell, of the University of 0 Michigan, told this story to a class in a nternational law: ? "Some years ago, when I was United states Minister to Turkey, Greece was J risited by a severe famine. A great .vave of sympathy and pity swept over a lie United States, affecting the women particularly. They raised hundreds of lollars for the relief of the sufferers. IVith true Yankee husbandry they did 0 lot send the money in cash, but spent r t in buying vast quantities of cloth, a vhich they made into dresses for the ^ Grecian women. One entire ship, I relieve, was loaded by this outpouring pf charity. I never was tired of referring in diplomatic circles to the I tencrosity of -my countrywomen, and { * for a time was the envy of the repre- ' sentativos of the other governments. "Shortly after the ship arrived ami its 1 ?argo had been distributed, I had oe- j r \asion to make a trip through Greece, j ^ ft was jn the_dnvs when our ladies j ? wore extremely large sleeves: but the ! style in Greece was not the same. You | r may imagine my surprise and iiumilia- r tion when J saw that the _ Grecian ft-omen had not known what the American garments wye and had put them * 3u their husbands for trousers."?Sun- s ley Magazine. . , V. ; j J ? r- ?' 11 A rolltc Cabman. The usual Saturday afternoon throng, | * dressed in its best, swarmed up and j j lown Broadway. A cabby, leaning confidingly back- i j ward, said to another perched on the , liigh seat of his hansom * "I haven't seen a prett:y woman to- t lay." | r A woman in the crowd, hearing, , looked reproachfully up. j "Present company always excepted," : j corrected the cabby politely.?New j < i'ork Tress. 4 . j J t|^an'a "Good Time." j j Womaf is having a good time?some 5 people t^tak too good a time. The ; t servants not to be allowed to ! ( bother ber, the children are not to be allowed to bother her, her husband is ! . not to be allowed to bother her. She j is to he free to lead the higher life. . it sounds brutal, but perhaps woman was not intended to live free from all * footers. Terhaps woman was intendber share ofAhe world's < fl the world's bojKS.?Tt-4oj. ... ;v . ... ' ' ^ . i | j i |?pl1ll||' IJSBlf I Milking Good Country ltoailn. j<0>V COMMUNITY is known I j| - by its roads. Ileal estate I 0 O depreciates in market value j Jf irhfln hnnmlpil hv had llisrll- i ways. Cities, towns anil i counties owe much to good oads. Those so fortunate as to enjoy :oo<l roads do not realize their value mtil they locate in a vicinity that has oorly constructed roads. The annual is.it of the supervisor is not always ippreciated by the farmer or by the nan who is compelled by law to work lis required time on the roads. Too if ten it is looked upon as a useless lurilen. Oftentimes it is so, for the vork is really thrown away. Superrlsors pet in their time and draw their lay. The real service of a good road s often torgottcn by officers, as well is by the men working under them. V general public opinion demanding j rood road making is the first essential. Too much time is wasted and too much noney is spent on good roads and bad oads. The graft has worked its way nto the maintenance of the public liglfways. JJrery roadbed must have good drainwe. Dirt roads become impassable, md the rock or graveled roads soon ose their identity. When side ditches lold water many weeks during the rear, it is a clear indication of bad Irainage. Such roads cut up badly ind are filled witn deep ruis. uiienimes the side ditches are liipher than he main roadway, and not only have ?o standing water in them, but they hod all the running water into the vagon tracks. Side ditches that arc serviceable must lower the water table n the roadbed and carry off all the urface water that would otherwise lood the roadway. The graveled or rocked road usually s graded before the hard material is pread upon it, and for a short time, at east, the drainage is good. Since vater is the worst enemy to good roads t is likely to make an attack any day n the year, it would seem that the mnual road-working season would not iltogether fill the bill with any kind of oad, whether it be gravel, rock or iirt. Iioads to be at their best need ittention every time it rains; especidly is this true of dirt roads. The grader is excellent for opening I ip side ditches and for filling the road entiv, but in many instances the work he grader can not do is left undone, fridges are not properly tilled. The nds of ditches are never opened with he shovel. Even the roadway is left ioIIow, because of iguorancc in handing a grader. The Farmers' Institutes have intersted a number of farmers over Inliana in dragging their roads after ' very rain and after a thaw in winter, j .'he result of this experiment has in- j ieed been very satisfactory. Where it s impractical to have hard material , or road making, good drainage, with j ho dragging process, will give farmers j ivinsr on dirt roads fair roads through | he entire year. The draft is so aranged as to draff all loose dirt to the oad centre, and 111 so doinff the wagon uts and horse tracks are entirely filled ' ip. There are 110 holes for holding 1 rater. Then the dragging of the sur- ! ace when wet puddles the top, so as 1 0 assist in shedding the rainfall, rhich then passes to the side ditches, j The success of the dragging promises ; 0 give the farmers of the dirt road ! dstricts a chance to show their public ! pirit in good road making. The farm- ; rs join together and drag the roads j lear their homes.?W. B. Anderson, in ' he Indianapolis News. Good Road* and Autoa Whatever the reputation for reckessness and disregard for the rights of he road which many automobile driv- ! rs or "chauffeurs" have acquired, the dvont of the big car is undoubtedly xerting a strong influence favorable o good roads, an increasing influence rhich may be exerted powerfully when he time becomes ripe for legislative ssistance. An interesting experience j s related to me of roads and country rays, by Mr. Whitman Osgood, of Vashington, who. with his wife, two hildren and a "chauffeur," made a ound trip last fall to St. Louis in his utomobile. They went by the famous ild National road, passing through lagerstown, Maryland; jBearoru, 'ennsylvania; Pittsburg. Zanesville, 'olumbus, Indianapolis, Torre Haute, tc. The greatest trouble Mr. Osgood ; neountered, however, was, as lie erms it. "the inevitable white horse." Ie ?ys this particular colored animal s by far the most fractious and unensonable, and in several cases caused iccidents, only one of which resulted icriously. "The roads in Maryland were very :ood," said Mr. Osgood, "even in the uountaius. In Pennsylvania they were >ad and in West Virginia they were >ad. In Ohio the roads got better, 'specially around Columbus, where for ;eventy miles they are as level and j .mooth as a floor. In Indiana they ! verg^fair, but in Illinois and Missouri j -well, the next t ine I go over those oads it will be with a flying machine. | riiey were simply fearful. We had 10 bad weather. '? " ? ?fKnf nn atpoI. "i never Kue\> uciuic num. uu ent index to the character of people tre the roads which cut through the :ountry. Where there were good roads 1 here were good farms; where the : oads were poor the farms were pocr, md the farmers looked shiftless and j levoid of energy and ambition. We ; 'ound it difficult to get proper food in iorae of the country districts, the 'armers sending all their products imnediately to the markets. The jourley as the most exhilarating and initrm re, and I am always hereafter i st: g advocate of good roads."? 3uy . Mitchell, in Indiana Farmer. Acc ding to a Spanish exchange, the [tepubiic of Colombia, in South Aruorca, since the times of tue conquerors, las produced $130,000,000 worth of ;old. The Shah of Persia has placed an>ther order for six high class automo>iles la Paris. i " A *' ( - - -?4 I II I I 1?r With the Funny | FelloteJf zSSSm I A Sordid Hard. I never loved a sweet gazelle Or calf or cow with limpid eye Too dearly to refuse to sell. Especially when beef was high. ?Louisville Courier-Journal. Of Two Kviki. Coliwlgger ? "How did lie get the raw-food fad?" Cod well ? "lie married a cookingschool girl."?Harper's IJazar. A Itesponslliilily Met. "What art demands," said the critic earnestly, "are pictures of real life." "Well," said the actress, "that is what I provide. My photographs are on sale at every performance." A Yellow Peril. "The Japs are remarkably persistent." "Yes, indeed. I shudder to think what would become of us if they should come over here and become book agents." SenNatioiixl Journalism. "Ma foil" said the traveler, who was reading a New York paper. "An officeholder has his head cut off and still he threatens revenge at ze polls! If ze Americans vill believe zat, zey will believe anything!" Nor l>f?po**?1 to Cavil. Acquaintance?"That old farmer is telling everybody that when lie came out at you with a gifn you ran away." ltnilway Surveyor?"Well, he's partly right. I ran a way right through bis land."?Chicago Tribune. All by Herself. "She says she's going to marry somebody that's worth while, if she over marries anybody. She has refused half a dozen common-place young men in as many weeks." "Why. she's a regular lobster cannery, isn't she?"?Chicago Tribune. Like Samson of Old. "Yes, my wife calls lior little Skye * terrier 'Samson.' *' "That's a queer name for such a [j puny little thins." t "Well, you see. lie'il be nothing with- a out his hair."?Philadelphia Ledger. v Tlpasonable. S Church Worker?"Would you assist f us, good sir, to send a missionary to the cannibals?" * Mr. Gotrox?"Xot much?I'm a vegetarian?but I'll assist you to send them " some easily digested cereal!"?Puck. t \ Old, Itat Good. "Ilave you no gymnasium?" asked ^ the visitor at the Stillville Female t Mute Academy. t "Oh, every place is like a gymnasium ii to us." replied the polite lady princi- v pal; "you will notice that we have dumb belles everywhere." Instance of Animal Intelligence* ^ Y Mrs. Heviwayte?"I do believe the ^ little darling knows Fm getting in!"? Punch. ' t; tl Pleiwant Forcetfnlnp??. t< Mrs. Biggs?"And when I caught my ti 'usband kissing the maid I ses to him, q very 'aughty like. I ses, 'John, you for-1 C !<!? ?? j I sei } uursi*u; Mrs. Boggs?"Well?" b Mrs. Biggs?" 'No!' lie sos; 'on the ^ contrary, it was you I had forgotten." " f, Chicago Journal. ti o The Tartar'* Ketort. ^ "Let me see." began Mr. Henpeck, b "the wooden wedding is the fifth anni- c versary, isn't?" 1 "No!" snapped his wife, "when one ^ marries a blockhead the ceremony itself?" ^ But the miserable man had lied.? S( Philadelphia Press. b p Open Oueation. "Here is a man who stole $4000 from c the Government years ago and has h just returned $12,000 to the 'conscience fund."" S "By jinks, I am thinking." ' | "Thinking what?" ^ "If the Government would be bptter f( off if everybody stole $4000 and re- j, turned $12,000."?Chicago News. w Single and Double. h "This." said the man who was show* h Ing the stranger around the city, as he tl pointed to a hroad stretch of beach. ^ "belongs to old Bigsptul. It's all made ^ land. That's his house, back there on -1 the left." I I] "Is that on made land, too?" asked I the stranger. "No; that's on married land. lie got j it with his wife."?Chicago Tribune. | , . tl Lore. ^ "Yes," said the Chicago girl. "I'm n engaged to Mr. Rocks. It was really ^ hard to decide because I like Mr. Bui- v lion quite as well and they're equally j[ wealthy." 0 "What decided the thing?" asked her j ^ friend. i j "Well, Mr. Rocks promised me the ! most alimony if siH'h a thing should : ^ become necessary." ? Philadelphia | ^ Press. P Mark the ''Turn" Please. Uncle Charles?'*1 don't know as yon o will thank me for Interfering. Ellen, c but they tell me this Mr. Cashman you a are going to marry is utterly wcrth- e less." c Ellen?"Why, Uncle Charles!" * Uncle Charles?"^ot in a pecuniary t jense, you know ? he's got mom <] enough?but from an intellectual Ellen?"Oh, Uncle Charles, enow what a turn you gave on Transcript ImhmI JUNE TWENTY-FIFTH. ur National Heritage, lea. 55: This May Also be Used as a Temperance Topic. There is 110 surer test of a -as of a man?than its budget^J^^^H enditures. Is it for battlcsmpsTo^^B >r schools? Whoever is the ruler of this nation, '* e are not safe unless the Over-ruler ? ; God. There is no height of national glory lore lofty than God's thoughts, and ie nation that comes nearest to lem will come nearest to supremcy. Ther^is no national prosperity ex? f ?pt ab*he natiod , does God's wilHvl/6 fact that is very ut ran gely neglect-. J in legislative hallsl cashing their foet; Peter objected: p( esus answers his objection: Peter tl ays, "Not my feet only;" Christ re- cj ers to His betrayal. VI. Topic: Aids to fruitful service. w Mace: In Jerusalem in an upper room. C( 'he supper is over; Judas has left m nd is planning to betray llfin; Jesus ^ eaches His disciples important ruths through the tigure of a grapeine; He is the vine; His Father is f he husbandman; Christians are the f ranches: the branches must be purged hat they bring forth much fruit; hose .7ao abide not in Christ are cast uto the tire: Christ is glorified when * re bring forth much fruit. VII. Topic: Christ's prayer for His y ollowers. Place: In an upper room a Jerusalem. Before Christ and His isciples go out into the darkness of he night Christ prays: 1. For Himself. . For His disciples. J. For all believ- in rs. He desired that they be kept from of he evils that are in the world: that m hey be sanctified: that they may know ?p] he truth; that all believers should be ar ruly united;, that they may be par- qi akers of His glory: He asks that His al )ve may abide in them. p. VJI. Topic:. Christ's challenge and Indication. Place: Pilate's judgment cj all. The Jews accuse Jesus; He is iken before the high priest: He is then . aken before Pilate; it was early in ? he morning; the Jews would not on- i er the judgment hall; Pilate went out | ?, o them; demands a formal charge: uestions Jesus; is convinced that J jj' 'hrist is inuoccnt; they clamored for h( tarabbas and asked that Jesus might O e crucified. IX. Topic: The crucifixion of Jesus cc 'hrist. Place: Golgotha. Christ goes P< " * -! ITi. n rrynn t mnl. hi Linn urauiig ins uuos, ?. ^icut uiur . itudo follows; He was crucified at 9 ! 01 'clock: two thieves were crucified Sj nth Him; Pilate wrote the title In Ho- ai row. Greek and Latin; the soldiers ai ast lots for Christ's tunic; Psalm 22: th S is thus fulfilled; Jesus provides for tt [is mother. ]a X. Topic: The resurrection of Jesus p( hrist. Place: A garden near Calvary. jn 'he women were early at the tomb; m everal women and John and Peter jj( ad left; Mary tarried: two angels ap- t0 eared to disciples in the upper room. h. XI. Topic: The ministry of the risen ~ hrist. Place: Isle of Patmos. John ad been banished to Patmos; John 81 as in the spirit on the Lord's day? 01 unday: heard a voice; saw seven gold- pi n candlesticks and one Iiko unto the 111 on of man standing in the midst; pi hrist is described: John fell at His *c ?et as dead; was told to write what ti> e had seen: this same Christ is still tj alking in the midst of His people. cr XII. Topic: The blessedness of to eaven. Place: Isle of Patmos. John ad a vision of the now heaven and In le new earth: in the midst of the city oi as a beautiful river of water: there ai as also the tree of life which bare si velve manner of fruits; servants a ?rved Him: there was no night; the w ord gave light to the city. ]y w di The Xashville American thinks that hi le mercenary spirit is growing; that ^ re are tending more and more to h; leasure everybody and everything ^ y money. It pleads for and looks for- c] rard to a higher standard: We are. 0j ving and have been living in a period 01 f wealth-developing, of money-man- n< ig, of industrialism and commercial>m in which have grown up colossal Drtunes through the development of hi he enormous natural advantages of fr hi3 wonderful country. In such a ti eriod of industrialism success is apt 01 o be measured by individual wealth S r earning capacity. But we shall st oine more and more to understand s< ,nd appreciate the true standard; to w stimate men, not in dollars and P ents, but according to their real b< rorth. The world's greatest benefac- tj ors have been men who lived and fi lied poor in material wealth. The it ^iolar, the patriot, the statesman, ti ^Hirtist, the scientist, the teacher, ci ^Hjnoral exemplar, these in the a ^Hbes3 of their work^nake the ti ^^Aaoney grubber s<^^tayanly w B it ffiE SUNDAY SCHOOL^ NTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS ! FOR JUNE 25 ! 1 c '.evlew of llic T,e??ons For the Second Ounrtcr of the Year?Heart John xvl.t 1-13?Golden Text, John XX., 31?The Summaries. Lesson I. Topic: Jesus the Shepherd >f souls. Place: Jerusalem. Jesus i p ells them that He is the shepherd of f( he sheep; He is also the door; the Pharisees aud false professors were w he thieves and robbers trying to de- jg itroy the sheep. Those who trust in I ,'lirlst and enter in through the door j n ihall be saved; Christ comes to give | . Jis life for the sheep; the wolf?Satan i . -tries to destroy the sheep; thehireling J leeth when the wolf eometh; the Good ; a' >hepherd cares for and protects the | iheep: other sheep?the Gentiles?were , C( oon to be brought into His church, i a Although He laid down His life yet I Cl Jo would take it again. II. Topic: Jesus in the crisis times >f life. Places: Bethnbara, in Ferea; I ir {ethanv. near Jerusalem. Lazarus d; vax sick and his sisters. Mary and i ci ilartha, sent to Jesus informing Him; ni resus remained in Betliabara two days; hen took His disciples and went to (j iethany; when He arrived in Beth- g( iny Lazarus had been dead and buried ni our days; Martha met Jesus lirst; dary was then called; they mourned hat Christ had not been there before ic died; Jesus groaned in spirit and .. vept: the Jews said. "Behold, how He , oved him;" Jesus asked them to take iway the stone; Christ prays; calls vith a loud voice: Lazarus then came sl orik; many of the Jews believed in ai 'osus when tuoy saw the miracle. III. Topic: Love's service to the Jaster. Tlnce: Bethany, at the home if Simon the leper. Jesus is again H n Bethany: a feast is provided for tl lim and H* disciples; Lazarus who z< vas raised from the dead sat with w lim at the table; during the supper Jury anointed Christ's head and feet (j vith very costly ointment; the whole jE louse was filled with the odor of the lintment; she wiped His feet with C( ter hair. g( IV. Topic: The kingship of Jesus, 'lace: From Bethany to Jerusalem * nd in the temple courts; Jesu?? took lis disciples and started toward Jerusalem. The people who had heard if the raising of Lazarus crowded * round Him; a great throng of people s' ame out from Jerusalem to meet Him; P1 hey greeted Him as a king and cried, Hosanna;" Christ rode on a young al olt: certain Greeks desired to see Him; Lndrew and Philip tell Jesus; Jesus d< ame out where the Greeks were and w aught them. S V. Topic:-Jesus teaches humility, si 'lace: An upper room in Jerusalem, ai esus and His disciples are about to C artake of the Passover supper; the al lisciples disputed over which should tt e the greatest and Jesus teaches them cl . lesson in humility hy rising and Suggestions. If ours Is a great nation. It Is great i spite of the saloon. \ No one ever reamed of thinking thai; the saloon mtributes one jot towardvthe groat- * ess of anything. \ There is no greatness of N?ur naon In any direction?In man, In oods, in learning, In arms?trot la ot threatened by the saloon. \ No patriot Is more useful thanVhe m ome missionary, and no taxes on tore truly contributions to vOtuTtjr^H onal welfare than our gifts to the^f ome mission treasury. ^ You are actually owner of your * tare of the possessions of your city nd of your country, and you should e in active control of it. Illustrations. "The Man without a Country," in ale's great story, was an exile on le ocean; but many a careless citt m on land is practically a man ithout a country. To reserve -?ne's patriotism for war mes i? like cu'tivating a farm only t l winter. A will must be verified in a probate^ j iurt, and our right to our national !jP , eritage must be proved by service. A careless voter is like a soldier ring with his eyes shut. Young men and women are too ? ?ldom trained in the knowledge of le government of their? community, ' ate, and nation, and so are unpre- r ired for their civic duties. The Eneavor Society may lyell become the, ;ent for this preparation. A group of specially interested En?avorers may be formed, or the hole society may work together, ome text book of civics may be :udied under a competent teacher, ' [id talks may be obtained from * . ' hristian men^in office, who' will tell bout the operation of the parts of le government of which they have large. .rym A club may be formed for this pur- ^ ise, using as a basis of organization le constitution which the United Soety furnishes free. Whatever plan is adopted, the ork will be fascinating, and will r mtinuallv grow in interest as the embers come to know more about PMTH lEiCIIE LESSONS J Sm SUNDAY, JUNE TWENTY-FIFTH. /tSH he Vast Field of Southern Asia.-* Mai. 1. 11; Matt. S. 11; John M 10. 16. What is known as Southern Asia our missionary work embraces all ' ' India, Bombay, Bengal, Burma, . alaysia, and the Philippine Islands. ! here are eight Mission Conferences id Missions in this field. Nearly or lite two hundred thousand dollars . e annually expended here by the % irent Board, besides large sums by ir Woman's Foreign Missionary ety. India alone is a vast continent intaining three hundred millions of telligeat peoples. This Is in many spects the most promising and sue(ssful mission field of the church. Dur missionary' bishops have juris ction in this field. They are Bis)ps Thoburn, Warne, Robinson, and ldham. India is a continent more than a 1 umtry, and contains one fifth of the >pulation of the world. Its people dong to the Aryan race, like our vn, and are governed by the Angloixon. The people are philosophers, id are mainly Hindus, Brabmaas, id Mohammedans. Nine tenths of ie people live in villages averaging iree hundred and sixjty to the vOge. Yet there are many great and jpulous cities.' Great wealth exists * i many localities. Yet India is so any-sided that there are sixty milans, so poor that they never went i bed other than hungry. Our work igan in India in 1856 under the great r. Butler. To-day we have four eat Annual Conferences, and nearly ie hundred thousand members and obationers. Christian colleges and itive preachers with a rapidly ex~ J norm ononov illUUlg YY U1 A. k \J kkk lot uiwuvuv/ ? this great church. The opportunies are exciting and the responsibili appalling. Men and money in ineasing streams should be poured in? India this quadrennium. > The Philippines is a most interestg field. Under the splendid work ! Dr. Stuntz and his fellow mlssionies. we have made a most promising lowing in these islands. The glipay movement has opened the ay for Protestant work. With nearten thousand members there now e may expect to rapidly increase aring the present quadrennium. In irmony with the plans of the Evan?lical Union we limit our denominaonal work to certain districts. We^ ave equal privileges in Manila with :her churches, and to the north the loicest parts of Luzon. The island Mindonao has opened to us. One ' the most hopeful of our Missioi f elds is in the Philippine Islands. The Minnesota Experiment Station *3 discovered that the cow suffers om the characteristic disease of ventieth century civilization, nervous . rerstrain. She has temperament. C he is over-civilized. "The high * rung cow has no place in the dairy :heme; she should be eliminated," rites Professor Haecker. The St. aul Globe says: "We think someody will strike a blow for this exotic *pe of cow. We have sufficient con* dence in the world to believe that is a respecter of even bovine aspiraons, that a vulgar consideration for ream and steaks will not militate gainst the development of the aesthec nature of the cud chewer, that she ill not become the victim of heart- ^ isa unrelenting science." j