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' TtfE CAME *T ARTHUR OUITKRMAH. Lads of the paddle, the rod and the gunj v Boys of the ball-ground, the track and C the court, ^umfrom youth's victories, joyously won! - Here is a promise of gallanter sport. Life is a game, and the world is the field, Study the rules?all may enter that dare. Train, till your will and your sinews are steeled. Play to your utmost', but always "playfa ir." *' i Fight for the ground that is yours, every Mr to your foeman and faithful to friend. Bp is the victor who plays the game well; He that wins foully has lost in the end. % v ' Blame not the judges, but, silent and strong, Take the decision whatever it be. Justice, unfailing, will triumph o'er wrong; IJaught shall be hid from the Great Keferee. Fearleaslv. buovantlv. strin for the came. fkids will but strengthen you; laugh back despair. Be the prize learning, or power, ^r fame, Strive for it boldly?and always "play . lair." | - ?Youth's Companion. f ~? .T'tT t'Tt'T't'T't't't'Tt'f'tr t Renewing Her Youth. By Mary Gilbert* P TjnJ HE was in a rebellious mood. It seemed to her that she had always been I?I' considered old. She (IJjjjL.JUtf wished that people could realize how girlish she was at heart, despite her Hfty years and the gray hairs that clustered round her forehead. Married at seventeen, Mrs. Hoyt had been a mother before she was twenty and a grandmother before she was forty. Now she was visiting her sou; and was secretly annoyed at the respectful consideration showed her by all the family. Her daughter-in-law treated her as if she were seventy; the children were never allowed to play-with her long, lest she weary of their lively antics. This morning young Mrs. Hoyt had been summoned to a neighbor's bcdside^ aud bad left Eleanor with strict *!bjuri<*tlons to be very good to grandjiqd \ery quiet. It was comparav ttv jofreaity bbey the first order, but such a bright-eyed tomboy x tgi fourteen-year-old Eleanor to carry out the second? * # ,Qu;et> when the ice on the , " J>o5<J wafe Jig? glass, and this was probxably the .hut skating of the season? I9f'ebmse it was lovely to have grandma visit them, but how pleasant it wotNd have been had she waited until spring: t , Eleanor flushed at the inhospitality of this thought, and was glad to be distracted by a. knock at the door. In came Tiara Eoe. with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes. "Q Eleauor, pht on yonr things right away!" she cried. "The skating is the best we have bad. :2very one else is there." "I know," said Eleanor, lier lip , trembling a little, "but?but mother has gone away, and I have to stay with grandma." . "Oh:" Clara's bright face clouded at the thoughts of her friend's'disappointment, then cleared as she said. "But why not take your grandmother, too?" "Take grgndma!" echoed Eleanor, as If C.'ara had proposed to take the house and barn. r**Certaiuly." said Clara, in her positive manner. "I believe she'd like it. -'She looks as if she could have as much fun as any of us, if she only had a uhauce." Eleanor made no reply, and after a "moment's hesitation*Clara said, "Anyway, I'm gmng to ask her!" She marched straight into the sittiug-robrii where grandma sat with her knitting, looking out at the bright sunshine. Mrs. Hyt looked up with a welcoming smile; she and Clara had been friends since their first meeting. ' "Mrs. Hoyt," said Clara, putting a persuasive arm about grandma's neck, "don't you want to go skating with us?", Down went the kuitting, up went Sirs. Hoyt's eyebrows. Skating! A grandmother skate! "The ice is like glass,." Clara continued, eagerly, "and it may not last an? - ?' M n Avina rvole Af ' UUier UMJ v" HC uaic uu vauu j???? v. skates, *?d I*J1 run borne for them while you and Eleanor get ready. Yon'ii eogie. won't you?" The fresh young voice had carried grandma back to the happy days when she bad flitted over the ice. avowedly the best skater In the little' town. But that was long ago; she would not know how to stand on the ioe now. much less skim over it. She stifled the longing to try her skill ? v once more, and shook her head. "You arewery kind to invite me," she said, "and I appreciate it very much s , iadeed, but I fear that my skating days are over." Clara was not a girl to be easily thwarted: besides, she had seen the first look of yielding in grandma's eyes. " "Of course you could not skate In that long skirt." she said, thoughtfully. "I have one that's just the right length for her." Eleanor interrupted, eagerly. "You^ see. T'in quite as tall as grandma." "My scarlet sweater would be just tbe tbi?/ for lier." added Clara, "and I'll brimr .t with tbe skates." . Grandma fashed again. She had worn a rod jacket the night that John ? ? ii< ; long ago it seemed! /fliei) I'll go for the ski tes and sweater," said Clara, decisively, "while you get your own things ready.v She was out of the door before Mrs. Hoyt could utter a wool of protest. Then the humor of th. situation struck grandma, and .throwing back her head, she laughedetill she cried. A grandmother go skating! But when Eleanor came dancing in .with a navy blue skirt, confident that th* matter was quite settled, Mrs. Hoyt hesitated a moment. She glanced jrt her trim, almost girlish figure, at ber pretty little foot and ankle, and yielded. It was a ridiculous thing to do, f * , of cpujie, but she need ^ iate. She emild jstay on the bawn n [ftf watch the children". There was 110 reason why she should spoil Eleanor's pleaslire by staying at home; she well knew that the child was .too obedient and too hospitable to go away and leave her home. A few minutes later a radiant little figure stood in the sitting-room, laughing at the girls' surprise at her transformation. The dark blue skirt hung in graceful folds almost to her ankles; the scarlet sweater, with a tam-o'-shanter to match, set off her black eyes and soft gray hair, while the excitement of the moment had brought an almost girlish Hush to her cheeks. "She'll be the prettiest girl here!" cried Clara, enthusiastically. "We'll pull her to the pond on your sled, so that she won't be tired before tne skating begins." Upon the sled they bundled her, and away they raced to the pond. There was a ripple of excitement at the appearance of the gray-haired "girl," but it soon subsided. The children were too much interested in their own skating to pay much atteufirm trv nnvthmc* Also Such glorious sport as it was! The air was just frosty enough to prevent the ice from melting in the bright sunshine. ' Perfect weather and perfect ice!" cried Clara, estatically, as she farmed on her own skates, and then, with Eleanor's assistance, fitted the extra pair to grandma's feet. "Let's put her between us," suggested Eleanor. "We'll slide her around for a while, till she feels like trying it herself." By this time grandma had so entered into the spirit of the fun that her intention to stay on the bank was quite forgotten. The trio skimmed over the pond; then grandma wanted to try | her skill alone. Down she went, with a suddenness ' that quite took her breath away; but by the time the frightened girls had helped her to her feet she was ready to try again, assuring them that she was only out of practice. In the meantime young Mrs. Hoyt had returned to the deserted house, and was wondering what had become of her mother-in-law and Eleanor. Could it be that grandma had allowed?herself to be taken to the pond to watch the skaters? Eleanor ought to know better than to.sacrifice the poor old lady to her childish pleasure. Her mind filled with such thoughts, Mrs. Hoyt started for the pond. The merry shouts of the skaters reached her ears while she was still some distance away. There was no lonely little figure on the bank. Mrs. Hoyt quickened her pace, a sudden fear possessing her. What had become of grandma? She caught sight of EJeanoV, skating with Clara and another girl, whose skirt and tam-o'-shanter looked strongly familiar. Just then the three turned, and the bright sun shone full on their faces. Mrs. Hoyt took a long look, then sank down on the bank with a little gasp. Eleanor had caught sight of her, find skated up in some alarm. But before her daughter reached her Mrs. Hoyt had recovered her self-possession and had risen to her feet. "Eleauor Hoyt," she exclaimed, "what does this mean?" Eleanor, uncertain what she should say, gazed helplessly at grandma and Clara, who had just overtaken her. Grandma looked like the spirit of wiuter, hei cheeks flushed with exercise. her eyes glowing with excitement, soft little curls tumbling about her face. "It means." she replied, smiling at her daugliter-iu-law's amazement, "that I have found something I thought I had lost forever." "You'll And a good attack of rheumatism." expostulated the younger woman; but grandma shook her head Amnhu too Mr Uuij'uuuvanj. "I am never again going to And anything that goes with old age." she said. "It will have to find mo?and hunt for im\ too." ? Youth's .Co-.upauion. A Woman Never Doee. A loafer on the street, whose wife was prouituij ai uuuie ^vmu^ u?i .> neighbor's hashing to make money to buy the children shoes, asked a busy man the other day if he ever saw a baldheaded woman. "No, I never did." replied the busy man. "And I never saw a woman waltzing arournl town with a cigar in her teeth. Neither did I ever see a woman sitting all day at a street corner on a dry goods box. telling people, how the Secretary of the Treasury should run the national Auances. I have nevei seen a woman go Ashing with a bottle In her pocket, sit on the bank all day and go home drunk at night. Nor have I ever seen a woman yank off her coat and say she could lick any man in town. God bless "em. the women are not built that way."? Kausas City Journal. E.' I Beware ol . Watch that paper which "pokes fun" at country life or caricatures the farmer. There are such papers. The farmer is shown to the city reader as a slouch, wearing whiskers closely resembling a goat's beard, the women are freaks, and sometimes the entire rural community is shown ou the verge of drunkenness. Coarse sports and coarser characters are assigned to the people living in the country. Beware of such papers, for they only seek rural readers to srtll liquors and Introduce into the farmer's home questionable advertising. Much of the dissatisfied feeling among our young people can be traced to the ridicule heaped upon country people by some of these wouldbe funny pictures appearing in papers that continually seek readers along the rural routes.?Farm and Ranch. i Bounties on Coml Oil. About $340,000 was paid in bounties on coal oil produced in Canada during the last fiscal year. At the rate of one-half cent per gallon this would represent a net output of some 2.2150,000 gallons of crude petroleum. This output of Canadian wells is far short of the total consumption. In addition to the home production, there was imported during the year about 22,000,000 galions of coal oil, naphtha, gas oil and the like products of petroleum. ?i -:v\ v ^ @11111 I.one Good Itoml* Trip Kml*. After an itinerary covering 12.000 miles the National Good Roads special train reached Chicago. The train felt Chicago on May 25, carrying the ofticers and organizers of the National Good Roads Association, and the disrectors of the Office of Public Inquiries of the United States Government. Kight States in the West were covered during the trip?Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah. Idaho, Oregon and Washington?and thirty-eight conventions were held, organization of good roads associations being effected at all points. Seven railway systems were traveled over on the long trip? the Chicago and Northwestern, the Union Pacific, the Oregon Short Line, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, the Denver and Rio Grande, the Colorado and Southern and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. "This lias been the most extended and most practical campaign for good roads ever completed in the United States,*' said President W. II. Moore, of the National Good Roads Association. "The Good Roads Special has, been a veritable college on wheels, and will result in the economical expenditure of itillions of dollars in the construction of earth gravel and macadam roads,*' ........ .I>fll ;?>!,,. Immigration and Roads. Immigration is a subject that seems to be occupying a great deal of attention in North Carolina at the present time. The newspapers are discussing the question vigorously in the hope of reaching the best settlement of this important problem for the State. The matter grows more serious each year and the complaints of farmers particularly and others who are largely dependent upon hired labor have induced our Senators in Congress and our Governor to look carefully into the matter, and they are recommending in speeches and otherwise the importation of desirable immigrants from Europe. One of the Jirst things to be considered by a thrifty farmer from the old world wili be the condition of the public roads in the neighborhood in which he will settle. In France. Germany, England and manj? parts of Italy the roads are of such character that the products of- the farm and garden can can be easily and profitably carried to market every day in the year. It mav not be at all surprising, tl ire fore." if the sections of North Carolina, where the highways are already improved secure the larger number of the better class of immigrants we are now eudeavoring to induce to come into the State. This fact should inspire some of our backward counties to make a movement in this direction before the tide of immigration has already begun to flow in other and more ^ogressive channels. Profit From Highway*. The land on both sides of the roadway can be planted with fruit trees of various kinds. It will then become as valuable as an inclosed orchard?in fact, it will be an orchard without need of an inelosure, for most States now have laws which forbid allowing cattle to run at large. This would not be an experimental step, for it lias already been demonstrated that it can be satisfactorily taken. In a small way the advantages of it have been shown in one or two States of the Union, while in foreign countries it has long since become an established practice. In France, for example, great success has attended it. It appears that the movement was started by the Government, but so satisfactory did it prove that the towns and communes soon took it up on their own account. It is now an important industry and is yielding a revenue of nearly $60,000,000 per annum. No particular tree is used, to the exclusion of others, but different kinds are chosen with regard to their adaptation to the soil and climate. In the South the cherry predominates, and the fruit Is used in the manufacture of wines, preserves and alcohol. In Touraine the plum Is most in evidence, while throughout the AIlier and Limogne walnut trees transform the dusty highways into shaded and beautiful walks and drives. Nor is France alone in the work, for in Germany, in Belgium, and in the Duchy of Luxembourg, the plan Is j largely in vogue, and it is profltaUe. j On the roadsides of Wurtemburg, for instance, the fruit grown in 1878 was valued at over *200,000, wh- *?cnty years later it was eatimab? 0.000, and Belgium stntiQtft t up to 189G there had b * i? I the highways of tfi; y 741,371 trees, from d even then been realised a n. of nearly $2,000,000. s ^ In the light of these facts, let some competent and carefnl statistician tell us what might be done in this wonderful land of ours. Surely it ouhl be safe to affirm that the reve*? which might bo derived from these roadside trees would bo sufficient for building all nedeed highways, and for keeping them in constant repair.?John A. Cass, in the Country Calendar. Hhy the Hor?e Acted So. "I wonder what's the matter with that horse," said a man to his wife while he was in the act of unhitching the animal at Thirty-fourth street and Cirard avenue recently. The horse J \yas rearing and plunging and display | 'fig signs of terror whenever nis masj yer came near him. A passer-by came 'to Ills aid. and. while quieting the auikinal, explained to the owner. "I noticed," said he. "that you just came out of the 7.00, over there. A slight scent of the wild animals has clung to your clothing, and, although your horse hrfs probably never seen anything wilder than a cow. his instinct tells him that where that scent Is there is danger. It will wear off soon, and you will have no more trouble."?Omaha Bee. A superabundance of words does not always stow corresponding ideas. > uu-'ivmy lu White flannel*. A gown of white tlaunel was mad with a side-pleateil skirt and a plai blouse waist. The neck of this gow was cut square with rounded corner and had a guimpe and collar of pal blue cloth trimmed with white sil braid. The braid outlined the colla top and bottom, and was put on in <rr.ith littla !>? ?? I .->1 if. Hi lUlllVl- IUIT.1 iiiiu ult.v buttons. For a Girl of Fifteen. A group of pretty dresses designe for it girl of fifteen, who goes to boart ing school, included a shirt waist dres of dark blue and green checked suii ing. The skirt had a shaped hip yok which extended in a plain front pant to the hem. Under the 3-oke the matt rial was laid in small pleats, three in group all around. The waist had yoke einpiecenient with three strap which extended to the belt. L Crochet Trimming*. y Crochet trimmings and button covei ings are among the newest and smarl est trimmings sold at the counters o the finest stores this season. The woman at home who is skille in the use of the crochet needle cni make valuable and stylish trimming at little cost. Heavy linen threads, o the order of the old-time macrain lace materials, are used for hot] edges and medallions In this style, a well as heavy silks of various sorb The linen trimmings are used on cloth silk and velvet and are considered ver; chic. Shoe Fashions. . . . Shoes, wear-resisting, are important and fine kid shoes or boots are to< easily knocked to pieces or ruined fo the beach, mountain or country weai For the piazza, shoes may 1m? as daint; as desired; but it is best to dress tin feet so that one may start at a mo ment's notice on an impromptu tram] or stroll. The cheapest and bes gloves for common use are the whiti chamois skin that may be washp< with soap and water. Laundry facil ties are usually unsatisfactory, and thi: should bear upon the wardrobe prob lem. A full supp]y of little odds am ends in the way of accessories fo: brightening effects is of greater im portanee than the number of gowns if niio is skilled with the needle those can be provided at greatly re duecd cost.?The Commoner. Brldfcmald'a Luncheon. A water 11 y luncheon was given bj a recent bride to her wedding attend ants. The decorations were entirelj in water lilies, ferns and vines. Ir the dining-room the sideboard ant mantelpiece were banked with lilies The table was covered with the mosi spotless white and showy linen, ant reaching from the chandelier to th< four corners of the table were vine} of feathery green. The centre pieet I was a flat, circular mirror edged wltl water lilies, with a tiny pot of maiden liair fern in the centre. The ehinfi service was pure white, dotted liert and there with fine maiden-baii froiul.s. The menu was in green and white [ Sandwiches were tied with palest of preen ribl>on. Salads were served or lettuce leaves, olives on beds of leaves and ice, and the tisli course of timbales was served on little paper cups of pale preen. The ices were in the form C: pond lilies.?Indianapolis News. The Old World Sets the Styles. "Explain to me if you can," says the student of the eternal feminine, "why the American woman has not yet made a dent on the Old World in the matter of fashions for clothes. American supremacy is an old story, hut il the American woman isn't supreme who or what is? Indeed, what she has done in the way of marrying European celebrities and instituting American ways in Europe is u part of oui recorded supremacy, but iu clothes she is not in it. Whenever the last tone!) of fineness is to be Riven to any of hei garments it is described as being ol Paris or London make. We have heart] to be sure, that the shirt waist is ar American idea and that it is making its way abroad, but when it comes back here it is labeled 'lingerie' and as 'created' in the Old World. As for tn< bride's trousseau, though we have as many brides here as anywhere, theii clothes must all bear the foreigr label. The Old World still sets th( styles in woman's dress."?Philadel phia Record. Fanlt* of the Foinestlc Hatband. The foolishness of wives is shown ir their waflfare against the club, be il good or bad, and their indiscrixninatt laudation of the domestic man. Tin latter is not apt to be an alluring per sonality, for oscillating between down town and home, his circle of interests is necessarily narrow, and he inevit ably takes up with more or less pettj matters, and becomes a domestic mar tinet or a tame cat. All the big civi< interests that engage the energies ol public-spirited men in their leisun from business he ignores, as he doef association with men identitied wit! other worthy interests. The petty gos sip of the home and the evening pa per constitute the typical domesti< man's mental sustenance in his mo ments of relaxation from the grind o: money-making, and apart from merely having him within reach it is hard t< understand what pleasure the wif< can take in this variety of husband for he apparently feels under no obliga tion to make himself agreeable. It ii not he who makes the meal cheerfu by settl.ig the conversational pace ii the direction of amusing stories or In teresting 'aformation, his usual contri bution being fussy comment on somi trivial domestic incident. More oftei he eats in silence and departs in tin shortest time possible for the most de sirable chair in the living room, ther to remain for the remainder of hi evening. Such a man, however goo< a provider he may be for his familj is a social vegetable merely, to whoc , > v,i ^i no woman is justitied in taking prido e at tliis day when the need in public 11 affairs is for citizens who bear their ? share of the burden peculiar to our 3 nation and times.?Vogue. k Sp*cl?lty In l)r?ii? r "Women who care about dress should a make u specialty of some detail of s their wardrobe, perfecting it to u degree that will always claim particular attention," insists a woman who nus a reputation for charming cosd tumes. ! "My specialty is my belts. Teople t have got into the way of expecting t- pretty belts of m >. I am consulted by e other women on the subject. Many ?1 women copy my belts as nearly as >- they dare. Men compliment me upon a them. a "I do not know just what started s my special interest in belts, but I've an idea that it was a quaint Japanese one that some one brought me from abroad. It was an effective thing '* with pale toned embroidery, full of gold and an old gold buckle of marvel^ ous workmanship. Everybody noticed it when I wore it. When I didn't J wear it I mhsed the attention that it n drew, nnd so I tried to make other s belts as attractive as possible. 11 Women who have but limited allowe ances to spend on their clothes would 11 do well to go in for a specialty. It s covers a multitude of deficiencies of ' wardrobe. A girl I know who has ' gone in persistently for perfection in y sjoes and stocking has in a year won a reputation for a charming wardrobe that makes her the envy of many of , her friends who have far finer general ' wardrobes than she. "Another girl I know has made a specialty of scarfs an.! shawls. ' "One of the cleverest specialties for \ the woman with little to spend on her L clothes is the following out of some 3 favorite color scheme. " 'I decided what was absolutely the p most becoming color to me.' explained j a girl who had adopted the fad. 'I chose the golden browns because they match my eyes and go so well witn s my reddish hr.'r. For four whole years j of the hardest kind of financial experiences I have held my own as one of the best dressed women in my set. and the reputation is simply due to my fad for brown. " 'With few gowns I have won for * myself an enviable distinction which 1 never could have enjoyed had I gone in for many colors. No one just In my 7 set would think of carrying out the . brown scheme as I do?women have T too much spirit to be found copying, i A number, though, have followed the I idea in other colors. " 'In summer,' she continues, T not t only make a hobby of white for the [ same economic :.*ason, but I also make ? a fad of havhig linen gowns and shirtwaists made alike. The result of my scheme is that I make three white linen suits render service that usually calls for half a dozen or more. I can wear mine again find again, and Just because I have the reputation of hav* ? ??1H?A of . lug my wasn gowus uiauu ?n?c nw nitration Js called to the scanty number of them in my wardrobe. > " 'It Is most amusing to me to see , people who can alTord anything to fol, low my plan, simply because I have a 5 way of my own of lending it the chariu of distinction.' "?Indianapolis News. The latest idea is to make the lines detinitelj' define the figure. All the indications point to a revival of the fashions of the Directory and the Empire. Syrian scarfs of net. heavily spau gled with gold and silver, are beautiful ami costly. The newpst Empire coats are not quite as loose and flowing as they have been in the past. ^ Light-weight broadcloths will be asod 1 for the construction of garments of al: most every description. ' Velveteens are now really handsome fabrics, while the higher-priced dress s velvets are wonderfully beautiful. The Dircctoire coat, with its high , waist, full skirt, capes and lapels, , will be a close rival of the Empire. The long, sweeping skirts are left plain, depending for their effects on the cut and the beauty of the fabrics. The velvet coat will probably have a 1 great vogue, and no more beautiful t or appropriate material was ever made for coats than velvet. Soft, pliable broadcloth is to be used for outside coats more, almost to the exclusion of other fabrics, according to Paris fashion writers. riaiu cloths will be a big feature in the business on dress goods for the , coming season. Here color will be a \ great factor in quick distribution. > The fichu is having a great vogue j lately. No prettier fashion was ever i devised, and one is always glad when . the turn of the wheql brings it around . again. i The chemisette, the most oonspicu ous adjunct of dress this year, is only f a reminiscence of the kerchief that " used to be folded in the low neck of > the period. > A German Ouiriorltf. Paul Oskar Hocker is the son of the s famous actor and scholar, Karl Ru1 dolf Oskar Hocker. As a young man 1 he studied composition at the Berlin - High School for Music, but he nban doned his career in this direction in e favor of literature, drawn thereto by i an Interest acquired while assisting e his father in his work as an editor - and compiler. For several years Hoce ker has been a contributor of delights fully humorous stories to the leading 1 German magazines, and he has published several novels and plays which a | have won popular. approval-Tales. ' & ' / ,... j MUSTARD PLASTET \ In making mustard plasters i.Je lard to mix it with instead of the whites of eggs, and it will not blister, as mustard plasters usually do. Use just enough lard to make it spread easily. Then spread thin on brown paper; paper is preferable to cloth..?The Home. TO CLEAR SOOTY WATER. Place a boiler full of the water over the range to heat. While still cold-beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth and stir into the water. As it heats, *??- wtn t*, A nviu u hi iiac iu a ociiuj, soot with it, and you will find the water suitable for the most delicate washing. Should your boiler be very large you will need the whites of two eggs. BAKING LAYER CAKE. When baking layer cake, instead of putting thin paper in the tins and tearing the cakes in getting it off. or using a knife and breaking the cakes in getting them out, try turning them upside down on a buttered sheet of paper with a damp cloth laid over the hot tins. The cakes will come out whole without the least trouble.?The Home. WHEN PARING PEACHES. Before paring peaches dip them a minute or two in boiling water. This loosens t%e skin so it will slip off easily. You will be surprised to know how mifch time is saved in paring, how smooth the peaches will look and how many more cans you will have from the number of peaches than if pared in the old wasteful way. "A GOOD COOK." A good cook studies the range she Is to cook on, familiarizes hersejf with its drafts, dampers and heating capacities; learns its capabilities and how to maintain sufficient heat with the least consumption of fuel. She makes an intelligent use of the proper utensils, consults tastes and yields to preferences, and tries to suit the tastes of those for whom she works. She never ' guesses," but carefully measures, and follows directions. She begins her preparation in time, and does not have to rush things at the galloping point in order to have dinner on time. Her stove is never red-hot on top, nor her cooking utensils burnt out because of 1 too great heat. She "puts brains in the I nnt \rith thn mAflt *' and seasons every dish with care, watchfulness and thought. A bad cook is a wasteful, extravagant cook, and bad cooking will spoil the most expensive material, while good cooking will make of cheap pieces food that is both nourishing and appetizing. try recipes Quick Biscuit?One quart of flour, teaspoonful of salt, two tesspoonfuls of baking powder, and one of lard; add milk till it can bo stirred with a spoon; gently place one tablespoonful of the mixture at a time in a floured or wellgreased tin so they will touch; bake in a hot oven, and they will rise and be found fine, and are quickly made. Baked Apple Dessert?Select as many smooth, txrt apples as are required. Wash and remove core. Fill the hole thus made with 8 jgar and a little cin namon. Place In the oven and bake until a nice brown. Have ready some whipped cream, sweetened and flavored with vanilla; lift the apples oul in dishes and pour the whipped cream upon them. Northern Spy apples are very good for this purpose.?The Home. Smothered Cabbage?Cut a hard, white head of cabbage almost as fine as for slaw; put into a frying pan or pot that is not greasy, add a llttk water and corer closely to keep in the steam, and cook until done, which will be in about thirty minutes. See thai water enough is kept in the vessel to prevent burning, and if water must be added, let it be boiling; but remember that but very little water is needed, a? the cabbage must be cooked by steam. When done, if you have been careful, there will be no water in the vessel? the cabbage being just moist; but i! there is a little water, drian, and season the cabbage with salt, pepper, a littip hutter and. if liked, one teaspoonful of vinegar; serve very hot. Fruit Rolls?For use with either fresh or canned fruits. Stir one tables spoonful each of butter and sugar, and one tnblespoonful of salt into one pint of scalded milk; when cooled to lukewarm, add half a cake of good yeast dissolved in one-fourth cupful of water, three cupfuls of flour stirred in gradually?enough to make a drop-batter. Set away and let rise until light; then stir in one-half cupful of buttei creamed with one-half cupful of sugar, and add sufficient flour to make a stiff dough. Knead until smooth, and whet again light, roll out and cut int( squares of about four inches; on th? centre of the square lay half a largi peach, or any preferred fruit which hat been stewed or sweetened; bring tht corners of the square to the centra press "them together lightly, leaving space where the fruit shows; lay then; close together, and when again risen bake in a quick oven. A meriugut makes them nicer. i ? An Kxceptlonal KflVct of Naeflar. A young man was forced into teach ing mathematics, against stronger in clinations and greater love for anothei science, because of a failure to pass ai examination in arithmetic in early life He was so badgered and taunted bj his family that in sneer aesperauon m specialized in mathematics, and evet achieved some distinction therein, ai though he is still reminded at times ot his childish fiasco. But not everj young man has so much grit; most o] the nagging critics' victims are to< hurt, sore and discouraged to attempt further and bolder flights. The wingj are clipped and rarely grow again.Tbe Independent - flBl Du. SgH peace HBH peace jHfiB . His comi HB Truth it. HH be played y 8^HH of lav, iixec fiBSSK permanent*. If a pledge is not kepi, If our Chrk the sight of b9BH the sight of HH We are J9H^H keeper, Lr jn^H Help your fiSHH pledges. """" BHH| We cot. keep our pledi |^H of all we cove you will pledge will kei An undated i both parties urn. from it. uius nn The Christian no crutch unless ; flHHSj The pledge is li. Alpine travelers; oHflH| another, and bind* Thp nlprlo-p wiTr more than a 9HH w ill accomplishit nn Perjury is a s6< SHajfiBS earthly courts; is p serious in the courts S^^HB Keeping the The great need of t. ing in sincerity, in hou^ HHH is one reason why it, is well pledges, and hold them. T^H| If you are not keeping your pledge,* the best thing is?to keep it; ond best is?to leave the society", there is no third best / ~ .^SB Consider, if you were to obtain refl lease from your pledge, from hovBH many of the duties recognized by pledge would yon dare to ask ra^^H lease? When any one objects to the you may generally silence tions by asking "him to which lar portion of the pledge he If any one is reiuc|agJt/ flHH pieage, ne is aouirness rei do the things the pledge to i^n^n In every point, our pledge II ply an agreement to do. in rej^|^BR hat thing, what' we deenrH|^B|n Jhrist's EPWORTH LEAGUE Ifsfl I SUNDAY, NOVEMBER flHl "he Triumphs of the KlngdomH^^HHjj 90. Mission Study Rally. HSHl This ninety-sixth psalm is also iu 1 Chron. 16. 22i3 sfitlTout|H tie variation. It was probably used^HH the dedication of both temples. It I S a joyful celebration of the unlver^^^H sovereignty of God, as King and S^B BB lour, it is also a prophesy of the s<^^HH mission of-the Gentile nations hovah. The first six verses are a s^HBR| of introduction calling on the wh(^^H| earth to praise God for bis gre^^HD ness. his glory, his purity, and fim^^HH to be worshiped; then an lhyitatiani^B^| the heathen; after which the heara^^^H ;arih. the sea, man, and nature! sH H oallod to exult over the trlumpfcgs lehov.ib. It is a fitting themeft IB B our Mission Study Rally Day. ft I Th prayer that Jesus taughtfielfl lisciples to pray was, "Thy fcJngrH H come." And It has been coming gB ff since, (t has had its p J If seX H lng decline and slow t J jroitt^MH|| growth. But it has .beeu -Coining growing and increasing and if filling the earth. Prophecy points its triumph; promises encourage S H subjects; God has pledged his W<B H to Its success. Let us notlcoliOW'tnl^^H kingdom is triumphing in thevsarth. One after the other the heathen niw lions are being impregnated with the spirit of the gospel. The doors which were not long since locked are now open. The prejudice which once ''M stood like a wall in the way of the f ' ' J -i-i? ?Tk^ Uknrll i.i] Kiuguum is givius ??/ i. ?. l ? of the sea and the most distant lands Awl are being reached by the gosnaLof i the kingdom. " ; The kingdom of Christ ia an internil of righteousness and peace. More^H and more the hearts of men are CtfflnH ing under its sway and influence. nH I Intensity of purpose, and in depth oflH desire, the kingdom is more and more^fl being enthroned in the hearts of men. The kingdom is becoming a V real potent force in the world of thought and action among all men. j j The rise of modern missionary 4o? 'S cleties, the organization of mission ; study classes in our young people's societies, are but indications of tfce^4| triumph of the kingdom*. ^ There is jr growing faith in the possible e*e?g4i!- 1 zauon 01 uie wunu. mciv to ? o?v? lng conviction that it may be realized In our generation. There is- with j greater knowledge of mission work a ;? rapid and permanent faith in the tri- ^ umph of Jesus in this world. '. 4 - , 'sjj Not a Matter of 8pe?d. Dr. W. W. Keen, the noted surgeon ! m of Philadelphia, was praising speed jfl in surgical operations. Th.e best sur< geons, he declared, were always th^^H swiftest. Speed was one of the grea^^H essentials of fine operating, since, the ^B briefer the period passed by the pa- ^B tlent under the knife, the greatffr'the^B chance for his complete recovery. "On this head," Dr. Keen continne^^flj smiling, "there is a story of a dj^^H tinguished English surgeon. jB|^H "He performed successfully a dflH cult .and delicate operation on a ifl I iionalre banker's wife, and naturafl B the bill * that he rendered for operation was a large one. ?4t was^B^H exorbitant, tmt it was enopgn?a BBM1| sonable and jtttt bill. BHRH 'The banker, though-, thought oi^^Hfl wise. With an imprecation he^f^^B clared the bill to he an outrs?e.^^HH '"Why/ he cried, *k* opeeg^^H only took you ten minntes.' J^^H| "The surgeon laughed. 9HB " Oh/ he said, 'if that is yon- cfl objection, the next time any family needs an operation, iB H them two or three hoars un^R^S^B knife.' - J H