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Jews came into Galilee preaching!
the gestic' of the kingdom of God. -1
11ork i., 10.
Humanity has always believed In
the costing of the kingdom of God. •
It hu:; always looked fur u day when
discords should cease, when the will
of the all loving Lord of alt should
bo the law for all. It has never at
heart believed that oppression, injus-
tice, and the suffering that springs
from selfishness and sin were new-
uutl to us, could over be right, or
were even irremediable. Deep in us
all there is the conviction that there
18 In this world a power that works
for righteousness, for peace, for
higher forma of living. and that hap-
piness is but harmony with that.
power.
At some time every man sees the
vision of the better times coming.
No matter how dark to -day may be
Ito -morrow dawns brighter, with some
ancient wrong righted, some old
abuse gone forever, some tyrant
dead, and some new and fairer, holier
things begun. '1'o the normal heart
each (lay seems to bring at least a
little lift in the great life of this old
world. The past proves it. The
dreams of our fathers have come
true; better things than they even
dared to hope have been accomplish-
ed -
No longer can wo be content to be-
lieve that the universe is the play-
thing of tho devil, or hold a doubt
as to the ultimate issue of tho
CONFLICT OF THE AGES.
To a world steeped in the cynicism
that said the gods are dead and hope.
is but folly, Jesus came with the
good news of a God still on his
throne, of a great Father of us all
loving and working for the good of
all. Ito has taught the ages the
eternal and unconquerable might of
the good. lie was the apostle of
hope; hungry hearts turned to hien
and ho fed them with happiness.
He did not talk of better things in
sono other world, of a good time
coming in the days wo might not see
beyond the grave. This kingdom of
heaven was something real, imined-
fate. simple. substantial. So practi-
cat and present was it. that the peo-
ple who preferred to postpone the
realization of their religion to some
other world were shocked. offended,
and aroused to opposition.
But to sten then and to men to -day
Otero coder times, many and often
when we most of all need to bo as-
sured that this is a right world;
that this kingdom of tho good, where
right, truth, justice, and mercy reign
is comping and is becoming more and
more effective right here. 1t may
seem as though God had forgotten.
as though the only law was that of
the fest, as though justice and mercy
had fallen. In that time of struggle
thoy are helpless who aro hopeless.
They are invincible who cling to the
assurance of the reign of righteous-
ness, who see the God being wrought
out of the seeming ill and the peace
coming front the pain.
Mon learning to read the record of
nature have found there the indorse-
ment of the message of the groat
teacher; sho shows tho long procete+s
of all things working together for
good, to bring in
T'IIE REIGN OF THE BEST.
Consider the lilies; their perfection is
the product of the ages. 1f God so
clothe the grass of the field, shall
he not much more you? Tho baud
of love that fashions a flower with
so much care in order that it might
minister to man will not novo with
less skill where tho making of man
is concerned.
Tho trouble full often is that we
are looking for that corning golden
ago to consist in golden things; the
good time coming means to many
but more meat and drink, clothes,
furniture, and follies. But golden
streets do not make a golden ago;
warehouses of parlor suits do not
make ono single home. There will bo
plenty of every good thing when the
wrongs within are righted, when the
old greed, malice, and bitterness are
gone. New hearts make the new ag.r.
Yet the new heart and the new age
shall be ours if wo but believe in its
possibility. Faith in its coming
brings it. Believe in tho bettor
day, work, pray for it, he fit for it.
It (lawns every day; every breath
brings it nearer. This is tho good
news, that man moves into tho
1 ight.
THE SUNDAY SCfl00Llof :raj itself and rebuild ls
iia capital city. That tribesthe weal
all
tributary to the SUMO king should
thus be at enmity and war with one
another is quite in harmony with tho
actual conditions then existing, es.
pocially on the frontier of the great
Persian empire.
U. But wo trade our prayer unto
our God—Nohemiah is himself relat-
Ing the story, and the pronoun refers
to the Jewish colony of which he
was now the governor.
10. Aud Judah said—The word
"Judah" hero refers to tho whole
Jewish community, which, througn
the elders and representative meet,
communicated with Nehemiah.
Iktarers of burdens --Referring pro-
bably to the whole working class of
citizens.
ltubbisti—i)obris from tho wa113
which had been permitted to fall into
decay and to crumble; also, probab!j
referring to this accumulation of rub -
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
DEC. 3rd.
Lesson X. Nehemiah Rebuilds the
Walls of Jerusalem. Golden
Text, Matt. 26.41.
LESSON WORD STUDIES.
Note—These Word Studies are basal
on the Revised Version.
Introductory Note.—After the tine
of fasting and prayer referred to in
our lesson for November 19 Nehe-
miah, the king's cupboarer, laid the
matter of his deepest concern, name-
ly, the desolate condition of demise -
lent. before King Artaxerxes and re-
ceived permission front hits to go in
person to Jerusalem for a period of
years to rebuild tho city and its
walls. Tho king also gave to Neh.- bish in tho unkept streets and upon
nriah letters addressed to the govet- places of tho city.
nors of the provinces through whish Thu whole of this verse must he
ho was to pass, together with an es- taken together with the next. It is
tort of horsemen and foot aoldie:s intended to point out that internal
to insure his safe and unhindered obstacles as well as external hind -
journey, while a letter to Asauh, rances were encountered in the at•
"k(e.per of the king's forest," secured tempt to carry out the work. The
for hits the necessary building mat- people themselves were tired out an 1
oriel for "beam); for the gates of the discouraged.
castle which appertnineth to the 11. Our adversaries said—(%ompara
house, and for tho wall of the city,' this verse with verso 10, which re -
and for a private ilwelling for hits- cords what ".Judah said." The sec -
self (comp. Neh. 2. el). Arriving at rot plotting of the enemies and their
Jerusalem, Nehemiah first made a plan of general attack upon tho city,
itecret inspection of the condition of added to the discouragement of the
affairs and examined the walls. 'nem people themselves. inerese.il the disti-
lls called together the nobles ami cultie,s which Nehemiah found it ne-
priests and elders and encouraged cessury to overcome.
them to undertake the rebuilding of 12. The Jews that dwelt by them—
the walls and the renovation of the Scattered individuals and families
entire city. No sooner wES the work living far from the city in the terri-
bei;vn than neighboring tribes iinit.d tory of one or the other of these en -
against the Jews to hinder the un- conies.
dertaking. Their attitude at first They said unto us—'That is, those
was ono of worn and contempt, but scattered Jews from all places said
at the work progressed and approach- unto Nehemiah and those with hint.
ed its niece...Mut completion their Vo must return unto us—Many of
contempt was changed to intenss the able-bodied men of these scatter -
jealousy, hatred, and active opposi- oil f 'lies had leen summoned to
time Who these enemies were and Jerusalem to aid in building th e
how Nehemiah prepared his people walls. 1n their ahsemre from home
for their intended attack nn the city the defenseless a I:1110rs of their fata-
le told in our lest:on text. die, t%ere harassed by the enemies to
Verse 7. :innhallstt—'11(t' chit op- whose country they dwelt and who
ponent of Nehemiah in all his wore looked with disfavor upon the re-
nt Jerusalem. ife appears to hate building of the walls of 'ferusaletn.
been nn office of his rank in Samar- 1'he request. seems to be for a return
in, which was also a pr.rvince of the home of these able-bodied men to de-
i'ersian empire. tend their own homes and families.
'1'obiah—TTre leader of the Ammon- I:I. 'Therefore—'Chis sentence rrfo et,
Mee in their opposition to the 'leas not to the preceeding verse. merely,
at Jerusalem. but to the entire preceeding iasear;e,
Arabians—It is not certain whether including verses 7-12. it is in view
the tribes referred to were those of the whole si►,uatl.n that. Nehemiah
dwelling to the south of Palestine in makes the further provision for Cie
the desert or the smaller colony tee defense mentioned.
tablishiel by Sargon in Samaria af- After their families•—(:romping the
ter its desolation in the year 715 defenders by families end clans.
11. C. 'Their alliance with the Sane- 14. I looked—'lltat is, inspected the
twitting' under Snnballat would Seen' means of defense when completed.
to indicate that the latter rather 15. Our enemies heard that it was
then the former are referred to. known unto us—'Cha pronoun refers
.tmmnuitee-'llto Ammonites wet e to the secret plan for their combined
the inhabitants of the country just attack spun the city. Of this the
east of the Jordan between the rivets Jews hail been informed.
Arnim on the eolith and Jabbok on God had brought their counsel to
the northyouth of their territory nought—'Through the 1111`11 114 employe.)
dwelt the Moabite, 'lite people re,- by Nehendah.
(erred to here wore the descendants We returned all of us to the wall—
et the ancient Aaunonites, who op- rhie stntetneet implies what is not
poses) the progress of the isrn(Jite;. explicit., mentioned, namely, that the
when they first otrtertd Canaan frim work hart been stepended in arrticipa-
the east. tion of an immediate attack.
,tshdo(1ites—'flee people of A dtdod 14. This and the remaining verses
and vicinity. Ashdod was the sirens. t1 the lesson aro devoted to an ex -
est of the ancient Philistine citiev. planation of the standing orti'3 of
and lay ehnoet directly west of .ler- defense maintained after the Immo-
mullein near the where of the Medi- diat.n -.longer et an attack was over.
tearanean Sea. + llee rutins were "ehin(1-�9uperin-
'I'hus the neighboring nations on tending the work of building and
orrery side of the little Jewish coloeyl ready to direct. the defense in the
ianitcil against it la its aorta to re-Icasa of an attadt.
30. Our God will fight for us—Ne-
hemiah was well aware of the infer-
ior cumbers at his command with
which to resist a determined onset of
the c bitted enemy. lie knew else
that the Jews were conscious of
their own weukmess. 'their only hove
was in Jehovah, in whom Nehemiah
himself explicitly trusted for assis-
tance. lie seeks to inspire tho surae
trust in Jehovah and hope of victory
in tho hearts of the people.
NERVE RACKING TRICKS
THE MANY WAYS OF BREAK-
ING YOUR NECK.
Looping the Loop and Devices
That Followed—Pay Received
by Per forniers .
Looping tho loop and its progene
aro the most effective devices yet in
vented for producing apparent as well
as real danger, says the Scientific
American. Does any one still remem-
ber the bicyclist ttho used to rido at
terrifying speed down a steeply id..
dined sixty -foot. ladder? Ono night
an attack of vertigo caused hie
death, but his act was loss aangerous
than the performances on inverted
and aerial paths to which wo have
since become accustomed.
In looping the loop, first performed
by James Smithson, butter known ns
Diavolo, a bicyclist starts from a
platform 00 feet high and plunges
down a truck which extends obliqueiy
for 100 feet to the ground, an.l
thence rises to forts a complete spiral
loop 20 or 25 feet in diameter. The
speed acquired by tho cylist in de-
scending the inclined plane carries
him around the loop. When Diavol3,
preceded by a great reputation, came
to l'aris be found one Noiset, known
professionally as Mephisto, preparing
to loop tho loop at a rival mush-.
hall.
While several cyclists were prepar-
ing to loop the loop honestly, onto
man, unwilling to risk his life for
amusement of spectators, devised a
loop with a concealed groove which
guided his wheel and kept it from
falling. His trick was accidentally
exposed by a clown who got his foot
caught in the groove, and the die -
graced looper fell into obloquy and
oblivion.
Tho public soon tires of tho strong-
est sensations. The stationary loop
gave place to the rotating circle call-
ed
THE. DEVIL'S WHEEL,
In which the cyclist spins like a
squirrel. 'faking his place inside tho
wheel, which is about fifteen feet to
diameter, ho pedals in a direction op-
posite to that of tho wheel, and thus
remains at the bottom until the
wheel has acquired considerable velo-
city. 'Then ho stops pedalling, ap-
plies his brake, and is carried back-
ward and upward nearly to tho top,
whence he rushes down, and flies
around tho revolving wheel with
startling speed.
At a performance in Vienna a cyc-
list stricken with apoplexy fell from
the wjteel and soon expired. But tho
danger of cerebral congestion is nit
tho only one. Tho critical phase of
the act is the last, when both the
bicycle and tho largo wheel are be-
ing brought to rest by brakes. The
bicycle lurches, and the slightest er-
ror in steering may send it through
the open side of the wheel and pre-
cipitate
ro-cipitate the rider to the stage.
in Germany a genius call l
"Eclair" invented an infernal ttho.l
of another sort. It was about 25
feet in diameter, and a smaller wheel
rolled round inside of it, obtaining
its impetus from a plunge down an
inclined plane, which made a descent
of fifty feet. '1'o this small wheal
"Eclair" was lashed in spreadeagto
fashion. Ile accustomed himself t
this novel mode of locomotion be
having himself strapped to a similar
wheel, which was turned rapidly
about a fixed axis by means of a:
crank.
Moro startling and perilous than
any of those devices is the "circle of
death." This is a large, flat. trun-
cated cone, like the rim of a pud-
ding dish, supported by ropes in a
position slightly inclined to the ho
izontal, so that only ono side of the
lower arid smaller edge rests on tho
stage. ilicyclists—ono or more—onter
tho central space and run up and
around tho steep side with their nut -
chines and bodies nearly horizontal.
Then to add to the apparent and rent
danger, tho whole apparatus is rais-
ed aloft. Tho effect is thrilling, for
the riders appear to be in constant
danger of falling. In Berlin, as three
cyclists were gyrating in a single
circle of death, ono fell and carri.d
a second down with hit». They ha i
scarcely reached the stage when tho
third performer fell also.
""i'lI1: (:LOAF OF DFATII,"
art interesting and comparatively safe
act recently exhibited in a New York
theatre, combines some of the fea-
tures of looping the loop and the
devil's wheel. Two bicyclists, a man
and n woman, enter a stationary
lattirework globe some twenty feat
in (diameter and course around it at
great speed in both vertical and hor-
izontal circles.
All of the acts hitherto described
aro performed with complete circles'
or loops. Tho next development was
the removal of the topmost part of
the vertical loop, leaving an air
space through whir" the bicyclist
flies head downward. This feat It
called "looping the gnp."
Mlle. Dutrieu, "the htiman nrrow,"
produces a more graceful ('fMet by
traversing a gap in a track whl !tl
would not, if complete, form n loop.:
The first section of the track is
plane fifty feet long. inclined :10 de-
grees to the horizontal and termin-
ating In a short upward carve. The,
second section begets w ith n month. -
back curve and ends in a plane 11 - j
dined upward for tho purpose off
brini,ing the hicycl.• to rest. The two(
sections are separated by a gap of
fifty feed, through which tho cyclist'
flies like an arrow It is worthy .,f
note that women formed a large ma-
jority of the apes -tat ors of the hu-
man arrow's first public flight.
A feat performed by the cyclist
Marok might he called looping with•
-
nut a loop. 'glee track resembles the
first section used by the human ar-
row. but the upward curve is longer
and forms an arc of a circle. At the
toot of the incline and the com-
mencement of tho curve the tricycle
is caught by a vire sesilende(t freta
tho centre of this circle. The nutchine,
therefore. after traversing the curv-
ed path. describes tho remainder of
the circle in tho air. Meanwhile the
curved path is replaced by a level
one terminating in un ascent, which
receives and stops the cyclist whim
he returns to earth and casts off the
wire.
In another ingenious and terrifying
variation of the human arrow the
bicycle is replaced Ly a four wheeled
car, which is stopped uhruptly by a
buffer at the end of the upward curve
while the rider is hurled through
spin.') to a trapeze sumo distaste
and fifty feet higher. Failure t:,
tcheath. the trapeze means certain
cud
Another startling application of the
same principle is made in an open
air performance which has tern given
many tithes in America. England and
Germany. Tho inclined truck is
erected on the shorn of a lake or
river and is 200 feet long. The
starting platform is a hundred feet,
the top of the upward curve about
forty feet above tho ground. When
tho bicyclist rides off the end of the
curve into space he lets go his mach-
ine and dives into the water.
'I'H1S FItIGIITFUL PI.UNUF
terrifies the spectators, but the real
danger is that of being struck anJ
killed by the bicycle, a tato which
befell James Fleet in Chicago.
An acrobat named 'Thompson Makes
a still moro perilous plunge with the
aid of simpler apparatus, leapinif
from the top of u very long vertical
ladder into a tank some distance:
away, which measures only 40 feet
in length by 8 feet in width. A
slight error in snaking the leap would
bring hien to tho ground instead of
the tank.
The automobile, the queen of sport,
shares with tho bicycle the glory of
these dangerous exhibitions. One of
tho latest developments is the mons-
trosity called the autobolide, which
is snaking fame and fortune for Mil;.
do 'Tiers.
Another young woman has Leen less
fortunate, for a terrible accident has
abruptly terminated the exhibition
of the aptly named "whirlwind of
death," in which she appeared re-
cently at a Paris music hall. Le this
act the automobile, after running
down an inclined plane and up a
short curve, was projected into space
in a nearly level position, like the
bicycle of the human arrow. But
when the vehicle hail reached the
highest point of its trajectory it
was caused, by an ingenious combin-
ation of springs and levers, to turn
a complete somersault, after which
it continued its flight to the receiv-
ing platform, forty feet distant from
the point where it had left tho first
section of tho course.
The act was particularly thrilling
because the vehicle, at the moment
of tho somersault. appeared to st,p
in its onward flight and consequently
to bo in imminent danger of falling
to the floor, twenty feet below. 'This
illusion was due to the very low poe-
Ition of the centre of gravity, which
caused the inverted body of the wo-
man to shove backward, at that in-
stant, faster than tho center was
moving forward.
What is the incentive which impels
these mein and womml to risk their
lives nightly before crowds of spec-
tators? is it ambition, vanity, lova
of applause, or simply the hope :,f
making a fortune? The American
"looping the loop" was conceived in
an essentially practical spirit, and
"Diavolo" who receives $600 a
night, has become a rich mutt. Mile.
Dulrleu, "tho human arrow," earns
$80,013► a year, "Mephisto'' received
$140, Mlle. do Tiers $200 a nicht
in Paris and larger stuns abroa.l.
imitators, of course, receive less
than originators. Tho current pay
for looping the loop is from 120 to
$40 a night, which is not high, es-
pecially if the performer owns the
apparatus, which costs at least
$500.
It seems, therefore, that the hope
of galas is not the only incentive, but
that the performer. like the public,
Is attracted by the very danger of
the act—a curious illustration of the
fascination exerted by emotions
which In themselves are disagreeable.
RICHES IN WASTE GOLD.
Precious Metal Collected From
Floors, and Even Water.
The waste of gold in a manufac-
turing jeweler's premises is likely to
be so considerable that tho most
stringent measures have to he taken
to avoid loss by reason of the gold
dust falling to the floor, getting
caught in the workers' clothes, get-
ting washed off his hands, and in
tunny other whys.
Some time age a gold and silver
manufacturing grin had occasion to
put in a new Cour in its working
room, and the man wire maitre the
change took tho old floor in pay-
inent of his work, and was well
paid.
In the process of manufacture it is
Impossible to avoid smell particles
of the perch els metal flying upon the
floor, where they are trodden into
the crevices until the floor is sntur-
atcd with them. The floor in it
manufacturing jeweler's workshop
which hos Iecouue so worn that it
must bo replaced contains fully suf-
ficient gold to pay for a new one.
The sweepings are sent to the refiner
for the gold to bo extracted.
The process. of extracting the, gold
from these sweeping.; is simple. They
are burnt, and the ashes are careful-
ly collected 'Ileo buyer selects sam-
ples here and there, taking it portion
from every part of the heap. 'These
he weighs, puts through a grin.ter
and sieve, then thoronehly mixes the
product, takes n sample 01 it, re-
fine. it, and calculates how mne h
gold there is in the whole quantity
of ashes. 1''rorn this lie forms an
estimate of the value and pays ac-
cordingly.
Even the antler In which gold is
washed when a ring or other artiste
of jewelry is cleaned is preserved un-
ttl Ihoro iv a stiflicient quantity to
make it worth while to tagtarato the
gold from It.
Z HOME
*
CORN I)ItE.AI)S OF FAMOL 6
COOKS,
Mrs. Borer—Melt one tabletispouatil
of butter over hot water. Separate
two eggs and beat tho yolks slightly.
Add ono hal( pint of milk, the mi,ert-
ed butter, nuc half pint of coe%%
meal. one-half cup of (lour, and on: -
hull teaspoonful of salt. heat thor-
oughly, add ono teaspoonful of bee-
ing powder, heat again and fold is
carefully the whites of tho eggs beat-
en to a still troth. Bake in a greas-
ed shallow baking pan in a moderate
ovoa (:300 dg. Fehr.) for thirty -tine
mtittutes. Cut into squares and serve
tvarut.
Fannin Merritt Farmer—Mix am.l
sift three-fourths VI a cup of cont
meal, ono and ono -fourth cups of
flour, ono -fourth cup of sugar, fuer
teaspoons of baking powder, and one-
half
trhalf teaspoon of salt. Add ono cup
of milk, out. egg well beaten, and ono
tablespoon of melted butter. Beet)
in a shallow buttered pun in a hut
oven twenty minutes.
Janet Makenzio Hill—Stir ono pint
of scalded milk or water, or half of
each into one cup of yellow or white
corn meal, to which a teaspoonful of
salt has been added. Boos in a shal-
low pan.
Mary J. Lincoln—Scald one pint of
white corn tneal with one quart of
boiling milk and add one -halt tea-
spoon of salt, ono teaspoon of bus-
ter, and two tablespoons of sugar.
When cool add three eggs, the yolks
and whites beaten separately. Bake
its shallow tins.
Marie Parloa—To make two pans
of this old fushioned corn cake ta'.e
two cupfuls of sour milk, half a cup-
ful of sour create, one cupful of sift-
ed flour, two of Indian meal, a tea-
spoonful of soda, half a teaspoon of
salt, an egg, two tablespoonfuls of
molasses or—if molasses is not liked
—two of sugar. Put the milk, cream,
salt. and teolitsses into a largo bowl.
Boat the egg until very light. Dis-
solve the soda in one tablespoon(•rl
of cold water, and stir it into tho
mixture in tho bowl; then add the
flour and meal, and, after mixing the
ingredients well, the eggs. l'our into
two buttered pans and bake in a
quick oven for thirty minutes. It in-
convenient to use sour cream use
sour milk instead, and add a table-
spoon
ablo-spoon of melted butter at the last
moment.
CUES FOR THE COOK.
Unlike other broiled tneats, pork
tenderloin should be cooked several
minutes before it is•eaten. Broil over
gas for twenty to twenty-five min-
utes, and turn every two minutes.
Lay upon a hot dish, sprinkle with
salt and pepper and with lemon juici
and dot with bits of butter. Cover
closely and allow it to stand for ten
minutes before serving. I'ass with
it hot unsweetened apple sauce.
A pleasant change from pork and
beans is to boil and strain through a
colander a quart of white beans.
IIeat in a saucepan a quarter cupful
of butter, a tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, and a leaf or two of mint
chopped fine. Stir in the beans and
toss the mixture in the pun until
hot. 'Heap on a platter with slices
of broilel bacon around the edge.
To ('t4;1 bacon to the point that
1t breakf in the mouth, and so that
therm is about it not a suspicion of
grease, cook on a hot iron pan, turn-
ing frequently and pouring oil the
melted grease as it gathers. When
brown lift it out carefully on a soft
paper and set in the oven to dry.
It will bo clear enough of grenso to
serve on a napkin if prepared in this
way.
A new way to cook a fritter is to
put tho batter into clam shells and
immerse the whole thing in deep fat
This is especially a good way to
manage fritters made of oysters, corn
salmon, mushrooms, or any mater-
ial in which tho flavor depends upon
scanting tho proportion of flour—a
fent which is hardly possible In tho
ordinary way of frying fritters. Any
ingredient mixed up with a cream
sauce may have enough bread
crumbs added to admit of its packing
firmly in the clam shells. The shell
and filling aro then dipped in beaten
egg and dropped into the kettle.
SOUPS,
Celery Soup.—'phis is U doficiotts
soup that is easily prepared awl
cheap. 'fake half a hunch of celery,
using root and outer *talks, which
aro the etrongest in flavor. Boil
these about three-quarters of an hour
with a little 'chopped onion. When
soft. press it through a sieve and adi
a pint of milk. When about to boil
add a tablespoonful of flour and cook
till it thickens, stirring all the tins,
and at the last nod a tablespoonful
of butter. terve with croutons of
bread or oyster crackers.
Turnip Soup.—Doig six small tur-
nips until soft enough to rub through
a sieve. Fry an (mien until it :s
cooked, but not brown, in a trifle of
butter. 1'ut the turnips, anion, pep-
per and salt in a saucepan and ads
It quart of milk. Stir thoroughly,
and when smooth serve with a lit-
tle grated cheese on top.
Milk Soup—'Phis Is especially nice
for children's lunch. 'fake a cupful
of mashed potato and add pepper
and salt. 'I'uke the yolks of two
two hard boiled egos and rub them
together with half a clip of butter.
One quart of milk, scalded hut not
boiled. lute which a tablcapoonful of
flour has been stirred, is added to
the potatoes, eggs rind butter, and
well heated and stirred. A bit 01
chopper) parsley end strips of toast
about the length and width of your
finger snake an nerenuble addition. la
is pretty sometimes. just before yo -i
serve It, to grate on the surface the
yolk of a hard boiled egg.
SALADS.
Salad Pressing—Ons tea -goon sa.t,
one teaspoon mustard, one table-
spoon butter, two teaspoons r. tg,te
three tableepus . crown, alike of
tour eggs, ono scant teacup vineear.
Mix and stir ever fire until it begins
to thicken. Strain. When used thin
with half cup cream, whipped.
Btanun& mud Orange Sulud.—Slits
bananas and oranges, the orange
thin. in the proportion of eve orange
to three or four bananas. .grunge
on lettuce leaves and add dressing.
le'ish Salad —Nix with minced fish
an equal quantity of cut celery,
chopped cabbage, or shred lettuce.
Three salt anchovicts chopped with a
dozen capers may be added beiure
mixing in the dressing.
Waldorf Salus.—Ono cup apples,
cut in cubes, one cup celery, half cup
English walnuts. Servo on lettuce
garnish with half walnuts.
USEFUL. HINTS.
You can freshen your black lace
skirt in the (elleniog manner: Brush
it thoroughly to get rid of all dust.
doing tho dusting with a piece of
crape. 'Atka as much aqua ammon-
ia as you think will be needed and
dilute it with lukewarm water.
Sponge with the ammonia, and when
the sponging has been thoroughly
Bono press the lace on tho wrung
side until it is dry.
To stain new floors first brush over
with a fairly tweak solution of glue
and water. When the floor is quite
dry take two ounces of permanganate
of potash and dissolve in a half gal-
lon of boiling water. Brush this over
the part to be stained. 1f not quite
dark enough give a second coat. Let
it dry again and polish with bees-
wax and turpentine.
To revive black lace, make some
black tea about the strewth usual
for drinking, and strain it off the
leaves. l'our enough tea in a basin
to cover the quantity of lace, let is
stand ten or twelve hours, then
squeeze it several times, but do not
rub it. Dip it frequently into the
tea, which at length will assume a
dirty appearance. Have ready some
weak gum water and press tho law
gently through it. Then clap if for a
quarter of an lour, after whiclt pin
it to a towel in any shape you wislt
it to take. When nearly dry cover
it with another towel and iron is
with a cool iron. Tho lace, if pre-
viously
ro-viously sound and discolored only,
will after this process look as good
as new.
An embroidered piece should never
bo put in with tho regular wash. Let
it bo washed by itself in an earth-
en howl. Take fairly hot water and
make a light suds of some kind of
pure soap. Wash quickly. II tho
linen is soiled rub that portion be-
tween the hands, but avoid general
rubbing. 'fake it out of the suds and
rinse thoroughly in clean water.
Having thoroughly washed the arti-
cle, commence to dry it. A wet piece
of embroidery should never be hung
up to dry; never be folded upon i'. -
self and thrown in a heap; stover left
a motnent while attending to some-
thing else. Lay tho piece flat be-
tween two dry towels, or thick
linen cloths and roll it up inside
these in such a way that no. part of
the embroidery can touch any other
part of the same linen. In this
shape it can be wrung or twisted
without danger, or can be lightly
pounded that the dry linen may the
more quickly absorb the moisture. Ill
this condition it should bo loft until
the silks are dry. Lay the piece face
down upon an ironing board we'I
covered with several pieces of mater-
ial. Spread a clean white cloth
over the embroidery and iron lightly
tho whole surface, being careful not
to press too heavily upon the em-
broidered portions. A hot iron pinr:-
et1 upon embroideries that are wet
will produce a steam that will in-
jure the seine. Do not press bard
at first, but work rapidly. Should
tho center have become too dry, coo
a dampened cloth to run the iron
over, as this method will leave tho
linen sufficiently damp for pressing.
It also leaves the linen fresh and
holds the natural stiffness of same.
Damp linen, dry silks, heat in iron,
and quick movement are the elements
necessary to success.
CARE OF METAL (BEDS.
It metal beds aro chosen with an
eyo to their keeping bright, and then
given just a little care, there is no
necessity for their turning dull and
tarnishing. Experts say that bats,
ought. not to tarnish if it is properly
treated in the first place, and the
brass trimming/. to white bells n.•1
the first place.. usually that show
bed, to see if the trimmings (or the
wear. Ito careful, in getting your
bed itself, if it is all brass) ate
carefully finished. If you do not,
know the signs yourself, ask some-
one who does; it may cost a little
more than you thought, but it will
bo Inas in the long run. Enamelling
can he done (re -done, that is) at
home with very little trouble. .tnd
enamel paints cost no little th.'t
there is no excuse fur letting n white
iron bed go shabby, oven though fre-
quent haneiliegs may have scarred
tho enamel here and there. Once in
every few works, too, an enamelled
bell should he gone over with a
soapy rag; it is surprising how much
dirt will conte oil mei how the en-
amel will look nil. r its cleaning.
T(11: ol'l ' ING (tP A i,Ii,Y.
The comparatively rare intt«nces
in which the motions of plants. such
as the opening of hods into blos-
soms, occur with sufficient rapidity
to he otes'rv.el (luring n single brief
period of watching, always cause
much pleasure to the onlooker. .ltrs.
Henry Cooper Egger. in her il,serip'
lion of en Indian garden, telly nt a
species of lily. reinsert nng'tstrem,
which opens with uncommon swift,-
nese, so that she thinks it ..could M
en admirable webjnct for repres, nta.
tion by kinetoscopic 1.h ttottraphy.
Just atter a shower of rain. in tho
evewiag, she saw the pink -striper)
hods of one of the.e lilies, each
about four inch s lung, on the point
of opening. Passing the plant
shortly afterward, she was sue prised
to find the bloenones wide op.?), anti
in 20 minute* more the points bad
curved thernaelven backward like
ram's horn... in an hour the points
of the petals had swept over an ass
of at lama ASA gtWOO {I .,