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The looation a the Garden of
Eden has been determined ao maey
times with such ab,solute and
authoritative finality, albeit each
time in a different place, that not
all the ,Pritieg Will, take Serieusly
the artmoueoement of Sir William
Wilkocks, the English ongineer
who has heel) for Sevoral yearaia
the empky a th Turkish Govern-
ment engaged in irrigation, alad re-
clamation work in Mesopot,ami.a.
Sir 'William is of the old-fashioned
school that firmly believes Eden
Wa$ a. definite region, mad hie work
in the valleys a the Euphrates and
the Tigria convinces him .61°4the
historical an Biblical Eden was be.
low the junction ef these two rivers,
and not far above this point, as
many echola.re and archaeologists
have believed.
He has rec.-elegy (set forth his vie
in great detail hefore the Royal
Geographical Soeiety, and is in leo
wise disconcerted, by the comment
that beinakes the site of Eden iden-
tical with the region a the Arabian
Nights„ Sir 'William believes, niorea
over, that the ancient Eden was
made. an earthly paradise by much
the same engineering Methede as
are row employed there again atter
the lapse of ages, and he is so en-
theeiastie that he urges, England
to bargain° Egypt for Babylonia. In
the meantime, the hunt for Eden
will go on—a never-ending S'eareh
in which every hemaa heart seeks
the earthly Paradise by methods
and pathways all its owe,
; Italian e
which is to be e
government
that aro expe
lturalii
Italy. Lakes
mountains
ipplying water when it is
as of land tiow
providing power for manu-
tu rig piirposes, Italy's lack el
native coal has held her 'lack from
industrial advaneement; the "white
coal," as the Norwegians call it,
can be obtained abundantly from
the mountain streams and trasmit-
ted ceonoraically by electric cur-
rents to the whole peninsula.
Through such utilization of na-
tural forces the face of the earth
seems destined to be ehanaed great-
ly and the economic rank of na-
tious altered. In every mountain-
ous country of Europe and in
America power production plus
irrigation can work wonders. The
water wheel may soon be more use-
ful than the eteam engine and civi-
lization will gain in many ways with
the change. Engineering projects
and statesmanship are more vitally
connected than, ever before.
q,.41014,,b4106.4kA..iwtiAivibsivtveAlim 1 Sateen cushion covers are apt to
II lose their gloss after washing. Add
: borax to the final rineiug water,
! and you will be surprised what a
: nice gloss will came when ironed.
To Olean Hard Felt Hata—Pro-
cure one pint of cheap benzine, and
then, with a. piece of black ruateri-
ai dipped into it, rub the greased
Part till perfectly clean. Haw,
in the open air to disperse tee
smell.
To Clean Willow Furniture. —
Provide yourself with a coarse
brush dipped in strong salt and
water; scru,b each piece well; dry
with a soft; cloth. The, salt cleans
the willowware well and also keeps
it from turning yellow. Straw mat-
ting may be cleaned in like manner.
To Clean Hair Brushes. --Mix a
little household ammonia in lake -
warm water and wash the brush in
this, taking care not to wet the
back. If a brush be very dirty add
a little soap to the water, or rub
it upou the bristles. Then rinse in
eleank water. Hang in the air to
dry, If the brush be laid upon the
back, the water will run down into
it and injure the wood or ivory of
which it ie made. If laid with the
back up, the wet bristles are bent
by the weight. Never let the
bristles rest upon anything while
they are damp, Suspend the brush
where the air will reach it from all
aides,
When winter comes, be euro to
keep a pan of water upon stoves
and furnaee, It will soften the air
and ward off headache, also pre-
vent furniture trona warping and
falling apart. If you have hot air
registers keepa. wet sponge in
each. It requires little eare to do
this, and the effect in, tempering
the dry heat and keeping down
dust is ieealeulably beneficial. Once
a week (say, every Saturday) scald
the sponges. Yon will be amazed
at the dirt they have accumulated,
thee saving furniture and lungs
that mirth.
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TESTED RECIPES.
Oranges.—In tropical countries
favorite orange dish is made, b
slicing them, either peeled or no
into a dish. and sprinkling with ea
and red (cayenne or Chilpiquie, th
little globular) peppers to tast
Very palatable and very stomacbi
iaonuds eaohrzodleitsioomn:: corrective of bi
Green Peppers,—Mexican cooks
N(410 excel itt the use of those piqu
ant vegetables, first toast the
over ceals or on a stove until th
thick outer 0;111 blisters; then whe
it is cooled, peel it off. This no
only removes the unpleasant an
indigestible tough ski u but impart
a different and far more agreeabl
taste to the peppers, whether of th
sweet or the hot varieties.
Peppers with Corn ad Tomatoes
--Six large green peppers, one an
a half enPfnls of core. cut from th
cob, half a cupful of tomatoes
chopped, one egg* slice of onion
one cupful of stock, salt, peppe
and dust of red pepper, Dip th
pepper e irt hot gref44P MKT TeMOV
t114 thin outer skin. When col
t aeross the stem end of the pep-
per, remove the seed $ and mem
braise froin the peppers, then wipe
dry. Make a gitlifiug of all th
other ingredients erceept the stock
Eill the peppere with the etuefie
ad tie with a white cord. Flat
111 a buttered baking dish, add th
&tank and bake until tender. Baste
often while 000king, Serve hot.
Caramel Tapioca, Purlding.—Soa
a cupful of tapioea in two eupful
of milk over night, In the mem
ug put these into a deoble boile
vith a pint of sweet milk and coo
til the tapioca, is tender. Tak
the aire; beat in the yolk
hxee eggsa `4`c,Teet)01% to taste
d add half a glass of brandy
pudding dish to go
ke the carainel—Brown
11oi sugar itt a saucepan <we
the fire, stirving as it browns
When of the right eoler add a eup
Ad of boiling water and cook to a
up. When it is cold add the
treated whites of three eggs; bea
II and long, pour upon the pad
ng itt the dish. Servo ice cold,
Silver Cake.—lialt a cup of but-
ter and two eups of powdered su-
gar, erearned together. Three-
quarters of a cup of milk (or half
milk and half water), ono teaspoon-
ful 4)f lemon pr of rosewater, whites
aix gge well beaten, three heap -
ng cupfuls ef lour, half teaspoon-
ful el soda, and a teaspoonful of
eream +at tartar, Use a white frost-
ing. You may make it in a loaf or
as a layer cake or it may be used
as the base of a white fruit cake.
If for the latter, add a grated co-
coanut, half a pound of sliced cit-
ron, and a pound of blanched al-
monds, shredded finely. Dredge
the fruits and nuts with flour and
stir into the take batter.
Creamed Radishes --Peel the rad-
ishes and lay in ice cold water,
slightly salted, for an hour. Have
ready boiling water, a little salt in
a saucepan, put in the radishes and
took tnder. Drain off the water
and pour in a second supply boil-
ing hot, Bring to a boil; drain the
radishes and turn into a deep dish.
Cover them with a good drawn
butter founded upon milk instead
of water; season with pepper and
salt, aed carve when they have
stood in the* sauce in the open oven
for five minutes to let the dressing
sink into them. What are left over
may be made into a salad next day
(cold). Cover with French dressing
and surround with crisp lettuce
leaves.
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JUSTICE IN FRANCE.
Death for Murdering Daughter—
One Year for Slaying Father.
A melancholy -story concerning
the assassination of a beautiful
young woman by her mother was
told to the jury at Rouen, France.
The victim, Marie Gauthier, aged
20, Was insured for $1,000, and it
was to obtain the insurance money
that her mother, a widow of 41, who
kept a small grocery store at Bottel-
les, strangled her, and then placed
the corpse in an outhouse in a
hanging position as if Marie had
committed suicide.
Throughout the trial the prisoner
maintained that she was innocent,
but the evidence was overwhelm-
ing. The two little brothers of the
murdered village belle testified
against their mother, and related
how, during the night of 016 crime,
they heard their sister repeatedly
call out, "Mamma, mind, you are
strangling me." .
When the body was discovered
• hanging to a nail, Mme. Gauthier
explained that her daughter had
committed suicide, and that she hacl
been very melancholy for some
time. This was proved to be, un-
true, for the girl was to be married
„in September, and had told allsher
friends joyfully of her betrothal.
The murderess was sentenced to
death.
While Mme. Gauthier's trial was
proceeding at Rouen, the jurymen
• of the Allier Department were con-
sidering the case of a :son who mur-
dered his father. They were in a
lenient mood, and the parricide was
sentenced to only one year's im-
prisoninent.
Louis Auclair, a youth of 19, was
trying to break open the desk in
which his father kept his savings,
when M. Auclair, senior, upexpeet-
acIly arrived and caught his son by
the cellar. Thee struggled, and to
free himself the son -seized a revel -
Tar a4'hot his father dead.
USEFUL INFORMATION.
Maiden -hair fern will keep per-
fectly if laid between the folds of
a damp cloth. It is so apt to shriv-
el if put in water.
A little vinegar put in the fry-
ing pan and then boiled up on the
stove removes the odor of fish or
onions from the utensil.
Your black crepe de chine blouse
will look almost as good as new if
it is dipped in cold tea and then
ironed.
Joints of meat should be careful -
Ip wiped with a damp cloth before
cooking. They are apt to get musty
while hanging in the shop.
Silver will not need as much rub-
bing if before cleaning it is Washed
in hot soap and water with a little
liquid ammonia, in it.
Paint stains will often yield to
alternate applications of turpentine
and benzine. Try this using tur-
pentine first.
A small brush, such as can be
bought for five cents at any oil
store should hang over the sink.
Use it for scrubbing the handles of
cups and jags.
Salt for table purposes will not
cake if it is dried and pounded, and
has a little cornflour mixed with it.
It should be passed through a sieve.
A fls.nir dredger which costs no-
thing can be made of an empty
mustard or cocoa tin. Bore a num-
ber of small holes in the cover and
it is ready for use.
To get rust off keys and locks
leave them to soak, for forty-eight
hours mod ti rub wefl it
paper Soaking a second time may I
be necessary.
ONE AND ONLY.
"John, don't you dare to wear
that old straw hat out with me.
Get the one I cleaned for you."
"This is it, dear."
t,Vcsvaviaxs,%-los.,,e,ca.-eve,0%-st..4sAllvit, ready to hand—and it often eures
toothaehe when everythine else has
failed.
It is also a tonic; in some cases
alla,ys irritation ..ancl pain or
sensations of heat; and it can also
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p.g,tit,..4,,witiritAiveolveAtAveko
ACUTE BILIOUS ATTAOK.
Biliousness is a term covering a
group of symptoms such as hea,c1.
ache, naesea and vomiting, that arc
usually attributed to the disordered
• action ef the liver. The word is
more popular with the laity than
with the doctors, for the reason
• that it does not often correctly de-
seribe the eondition. It is true that
the liver does its work better at
one time than another, and that
there are people with whom it nev-
er does it, very well. But it is also
true that in most cases of "bilious-
ness" the difficulty is principally
with the stomach or the bowels,
whereas the trouble with the liver
is enly a sort of rebellion against
the intolerable burdens unfairly
laid upon it. The treatment of
such cases will naturally be unsue-
ee,ssful unless it is directed to the
organs actually at fault.
Acute bilious attacks may occur
at any age, and sometimes afflict
certain members of a family for
generation after generation, from
ehildhood to old age. Children of
northern parents who are born in
the tropics seem to be e,specially
susceptible, Emotion, fatigue or
severe physical exercise will often
bring on an attank, especially ex-
ercise that produces irregular vi -
la one, sue as sw nging, motor -
riding and railroad travel.
Many eufferers from bilious at-
tacks are obliged to avoid certain
articles of diet. As a general rule,
they are injuriously affected by
sweets, excess of fats, mackerel,
sardines, pork, liver, pastry and
shell -Ash,
The attack itself is marked by
vertigo, faintness, acid eructations
and griping pains, although the mb-
ter
are not always present. There
is always profound exhaustion and
semietupor, like that seen in sea-
sickness.
Fortunately, a bilious attack
tends to cure itself, first by the
throwing off at the irritating bile,
and second by the rest to the diva,
tive functions resulting from the
complete loss of the appetite. Treat-
ment should follow the hints given
by nature. The patient ahould he
down in a dhrkened room, If the
headache is severe, ice -water cloths
or a menthol preparation may be
-used, and nothing should enter the
mouth except a small piece of ice
from time to time, to allay thirst,
or a glees of hot water to assist the
vomiting and help to cleanse the
stomach.—Youth's Companion.
HEALTH HINTS.
That tooth is raging aga,in ; the
dentists and chemists will not he
out of bed for several hours. Why
not try the application of common
salt dissolved in warm water—as
strong as possible. Salt is always
OIC
CONSCIENCE
Whatever Religion Serves Man Best is the Altar
Where He Ought to Worship.
xxIvrioin, 1s7harpeneth iron.—Proverbs,
The frictional rubbing and pol-
ishing process of one piece of iron
against another illustrates in a
unique fashion how contact and re-
sistance may became mutually help-
ful and render friendly assistance.
When competition is free from
imposition it helps business, When
partisa,nship is free from bitterness
it helps statesmanship. Difference
of opinion has encouraged ,scholars
to take long and tiresome journeys
in the search after truth. Know-
ledge is the result of the mind at
work. Questions and answers
sharpen the wits. Power is the
connection of the positive and nega-
tive. Fundamentals are accepted
rules that have become reconciled
by mutual agreement. No question
is understood thoroughly until the
for and against are heard.
It is difficult to define truth, be-
cause truth to one man may net be
truth to another, and yet both ma,y
be right. It is the same with
wrong. However, there are two
universally recognized, spirits in
this world that are diametrically
opposed to each other. They are
called Good and Evil. Whatever
their source may be we shall not
attempt to explain. It is sufficient
for us to know that
THEY ARE- HERE.
On the side of Good we find right-
eousness, justice, tolerance, know-
ledge, love and happiness. On the
side of Evil ,there are ignorance,
superstition, intemperance, Misery
and selfishness. The individual who
rubs against the destructive forces
and overcomes them with Good
grows stronger with every stroke.
The one who forsakes the voice of
the conscience grows weaker. But
there is no time for idleness, and
there is a constant struggle to do
the, right.
We believe the only right one
man has to claim his freedom of
though., anfl LC'S rnPr of worship is
to give his neighbor the same privi-
lege without persecuting him. It is
insincerity that provokes ridicule.
Iia the last, analysis each indivi-
dual must be his own defender be-
fore the Supreme Ruler and render
his account for himself and not
upon the basis of what the multi-
tude had been doing. The conten-
tion that shows the strength, of will
that would obey God not only will
win admiration, but will turn
many toward righteousness who
would be otherwise inclined to fel-
low the crowd and bow down be-
fore the unbleating and golden
calf erected and dedicated t.o the
worship of Baal. The challenge of
Joshua turned the hearts of the
children of Israel back to the God
of Abraham.
THE TAUNT OF THE PROPHET
on the mount when he laughed at
the priests of Baal drove, them to
despair and madness :—``Possibly
the god of Ashteroth is absent on a
journey. Cry louder and he may
hear you." The man who is will-
ing to deliver his soul that his body
may have enough to ea,t and to
drink would not fittingly represent
the pillar of beauty or strength in
the Temple of Life.
The spirit of the triumphant sol-
dier is the same spirit that nthe man
of God ought to possess when seek-
ing eternal life. It was the fear-
lessness of Caesar that com-
pelled the unwilling boatmen to
carry him across the River Apus.
It was Pizarro who drew the line
on the ground and said to his ad-
venturous followers: -- "On this
side lies Panama a,nd poverty, and
on this side Peru and gold." Step-
ping across the line, he said, "The
brava will follow me." It was the
Christian warrior Paul who wrote:
"Therefore my beloved brethren,
be ye steadfast, unmovable, always
abounding in tbs> work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your la-
bor is not, ia vain in the Lord." It
was Christ who said, "Ile of good
cheer I hate overcerne the world.
REV. WM., H. KEPRART,
rechice the size of tumors.
Soap, again, another everyday
article, is often of immense service
in indigestam, when properly used,
and it plaices a most valuable lini-
ment for sprains and bruises when
combined with spirit -of -wine.
Blanched lettuce is an excellent
soporific, and has cured acute oases
Q1ionrs9minngias.
Sapof raw potato, or even
a piece of newspaper, will greatly
reduce the pain of a burn; a drink
of lemon -juice and coffee will often
give immediate relief in neuralgic
headache; alai the applieatioo of
scraped horseradish will often ef-
feet the same result.
Spanish onions eaten late in the
day irresistibly acne' many people
to sleep; the ash of burnt wood in
water has often been of service in
acute dyspepsia; and the humble
potato may be turned to number-
less uees. Its stalk, consmered as
a textile plant, produees in Austria
a cottony flax; in Sweden sugar is
extraeted from its root; by com-
bustion its different parts yield pot -
ass; its -tubercles, made into a.
Pulp, are substitute for soap in
bleaching; it yields vinegar by ex-
posure and spirit by distillation;
its starch is the equal of Indian ar-
rowroot; and it can be made to fur,
nish two kinds of flour and a gruel.
11
WORDS AND PITRASES.
ectiotes Telling Ifow the Lan
guage Ifas Been Enriched.
Many readers are doubtless at,-
qua,inted with the old rhyme
Two noble, earls, -whom, it 1 quote,
Some folks might call me sinner;
The one invented half a coat,
The other half a dinner,
The lines refer to a fernier Earl
Spencer, who made a short over-
coat, ultimately termed a "spen-
eer," fashionable for some time,
and the Earl of Sandwich, who bit
upon the idea of having his meat
between two pieces of bread, in or-
der that he might take, a meal with-
out leaving the gaming table.
In his remarkably interesting and
informative book'entitled "The
Romance of words," Mr. Ernest
Weekley, a well-known authority
on modern laneuages, thus refers to
the Spencer story:
"His lordship," he says, "when
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, being
out a -hunting, had, in the aet of
leaping a. fence, the Misfortune to
have one of the skirts of his coat
torn off; upon which his lordship
tore off the ether, observing that to
have but one left was like a pig
with one ear! Some inventive gen-
ius took the hint, and, having made
some of these half -coats, out of
compliment to his lordship, gave
them the significant cognomen of
'speneerd "
Mr. Weekley also mentions that
"hurly-burly" is said to owe its ori-
gin to Hurleigh and Burleigh, two
neighboring families "that filled the
country round them with contest
and violence"; and that the word
"Boh !" iised to frighten ehildren
was the name of Boh, a great gen-
eral, the son of Odin, whose very
appellation struck immediate panic
among his enemies.
"There are many objects which
bear the names of individuals. Such
are 'albert,' tchiela,' 'brougham,'
'victoria,' and 'wellington' boots.
Middle-aged people can remember
ladies wearing a red blouse called a
`garibaldi.' Sometimes an inventor
is immortalized--e.g., mackintosh,
shrapnel, both due to nineteenth
century inventors. The more re-
cent 'maxim' is named from one
who, according to the late Lora
Salisbury, has saved many of his
fellowmen from dying of old age."
Again, "billycock" is apparently
derived from the description of the
Oxford "Blood" in his "bully
cocked hat," worn aggressively on
one Gide. "Pinchebeck" was a
London watchmaker, and "doily"
is from Doyley, a linen draper of
the ,same period. Etienne de Sil-
houette was a French Finance Min-
ister in 1759, but the application of
his name to a black profile portrait
is variously explained. "icegits"
was first brewed in Queen Anne's
reign by Colonel Francis Negus.
NOT LIKELY.
"Mary,, did anyone call while I
was out?"
"Yes. Mr. Ba,rtie Plantagenet."
"I3ertie Plantagenet? I don't
kpo \V anybody of that, name"
"Probably not, mum; he called to c
ee Mel" 1
HE SLINDAY SC1100 LE
INTERNATIONJIL IiI;SSON
• SEPT. 22.
Lesson XII.—The feeding of the
live thousand, Mark 6, 30-44.
Golden text, John 6. n.
Verse 30. The apeeties—The lit
eral meaning of the word "apoetle'
is "one sent with erelers." The
name is applied to the twelve
whom Jesus selected feona amona
his numerous disciples. It is de
scriptive of their official work ra-
ther than of their discipleship. The
names of the twelve are recorded by
Luke (6. 12-16) and Matthew (10.
2-4).
Gather themselves together unto
jesus—After they returned from
their missionary tour described in
Mark 6. 7-13.
31. Come ye . . and rest a while
--The neoessity for rest is partially
ehown in the next elause. This is
hardly the full reason, however, as
Jesus sought intervals of quiet fel-
lowship with the twelve „in which
he might more carefully prepare
them for their future work. Mat-
thew gives an additional reason,
namely, the profound grief which
overcame Jesus when he beard of
the death of John the Baptist (14.
13),
32. desert place—Not a sandy
waste, but simply an =inhabited
region. The place mentioned was
probably back from the northeast-
ern shore of the Lake of Galileaa
not far from Bethsaida. (Luke 9.
10). Their point of departure Waf
probably Capernaum,
33. On foot—Or by /and.
Outweet them—The multitude ar-
rived before Jesus and the twelve.
The distance around the northwest-
ern shore was little farther than
the COIRTse aeross, and perhaps even
shorter than that followed by the
small sailing boat.
34. He came forth—Out of the
boat. John's aecouot differs, how-
ever, dating that Jesus had spent
some time in the mountain before
emerging into the presence of the
waiting multitude (John 6. 3-5).
As sheep not having a shepherd
—This unusually strong figure
makes clear the hapless condition
of the people. Like sheep, they
were dependent, upon the guidance
of shepherde. The, scribes and
Pharisees, who were the religioas
leaders, were themselves blind to
spiritual truth, so that the people
were left to weeder aimlessly with-
out spiritual guidance.
35. The day was now far spent—
was late in the afternoon of the
same day on which they had arriv-
ed at the desert place. We need
not, therefore, think of his dis-
course to the multitude on this oc-
casion as having been an unusually
long one.
36. Somewhat to eat—In the.ir
haste to follow Jesus they gave lit-
tle thought as to where their quest
would lead them, so that they had
neglected to provide food.
37. Two hundred shillings' worth
--The reference is to the silver de-
narius, a Roman coin, which was
mare nearly equivalent to the Eng-
lish shilling than any coin with
which we are familiar. Its actual
value was between sixteen and sev-
enteen cents. It represented a
day's wages in the time of Christ,
SO that its purchasing power was
much greater. The question repre-
sents the -impossibility of provid-
ing for such a multitude, as so
large an amount was beyond the.
meager purse of the twelve.
38. Five, and two fishes—Au
amount sufficient for about one
person.
39. Sit down by companies—Or
recline "in parterres," a term used
for flower beds of rnany colors, per-
haps suggested to the writer by the
eolored clothing of the different
groups.
Green grass—This realistic touch
of Mark's story indicates his habit
of close observation and love of the
pictorial. It also makes known to
us the season of the year, which
was spring about the time of the
passover (john 6. 4), since in Pales-
tine the grass is green for only a
short period following the winter
rains.
40. In ranks. by hundreds, and by
fifties—Herein is suggested i e or-
derly arrangement of the people to
render convenient the distribution
of the food. Gereach describes the
formation as follows: "Two long
rows of one hundred, and a shartet
elm of fifty persons. The fourtl-,
side reMained--after the manner ot
the table of the ancients --empty
and open."
43. Twelve basketfuls --Ordinary
Oriental traveling bags.Inasmuch
as we are led te believe that Jesus
and the twelve carried as litle
"luggage" as possible on their
tours (Matt. 10. O. 10), we may sup-
pose that these bags wore Secured
from among the people; many of
whom were on their way to ;Ierusa-
lem to attend he feast of tjle pass
-
ver <Tolin 6. 4), There was ene
`basket" for each post e
44 Five thousa 1:1C1 1-0 e n --N ot in
hiding women anxi ellcla
oon (AL tt
hiding