HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-10-11, Page 3 (2)IHE GREAT PRINCIPL
rile Pharisee of Modern Times is
Warned liy Christ
• nen je.eus said unto them, take
dWed, and beware a the leaven, of the
?Pharisees aad of the Sadduceeht—elat.
thew recede', 0, et' - •
One of. the most . stating features
about the words Of Christ is that they
so far transcend eiretunstances. and en-
vironment, that' the application of them
reacheth to ;the end -of the world • and
the end of time. Not less pertinent to.
day is that warning which was uttered.
2.000 years ago. America is not Jeru-
salem, but the Sadducees and the Phari-
sees, little changedi in all that long
period, are still ;with us and the caution
is as necessary now as then.
The SaddUcee was at man who ;sub-
stituted circumetances for principles,
who was governed by conditions rather
than conyietions, whose watchword was
"expedierecy," whose policy was o. time-
serving truckle to the "powers that be,"
and the determination to flt in with en.
vironment at whatever cot. • -
The Sadducee was made by the things
about him and aa a determinative force
he amOunted to little. • It was not until
the Saviour interfered with, vested -right
anti attacked material privilege that the
Stelucee conspired with. the Pharisee,
whom he hated, to crucify Him.
THE PHARISEE
Was a man who put: law in the place
of morals, who disregarded the inward
and spiritual to acclaim the outward
ancl material, who cared nothing for
cause but everythihg for effect, whose
.wachword waft_ "legality" and not
•"righteousness," who substituted for
'the living voice of conscience a minute
.description for all sorts and conditions
• of men andcircumstances, whose whole
idea was not "is a thing right or
wrong?" but."what is the law that gov-
erns?" When the Saviour with a sub-
lime disregard for petty regulation., in-
sisted upon moral principles ane trans-
cended any attempt to crib, abin and
confine them in obsolete and inflnitesi-
.
mal edict, he united with his heredilarY
foe, the Sadducee, to crucify Him. ,
Who is ,tho Phavisee to -day? Not so
elect' the' maw Who comet hie I:it/Wired-
rte&s with a specious cloak of rnorelity
and a scrupulous attention to little
things, as the bank peesident who would
not have a man in his employ who
smoked a cigar, but who did not ecruple
tr rob the bank of millions—he was a
Pharisee in the minor sense—but the
Man who makes the law the measure
of his actions. and whose opinion isthat
se long as he does not render himself
legally liable he is a moral, upright
man, has, deceived himself into thinking
that law and morals are synonymous
terms, lie is the real Pharisee to -day.
AND WHO ARE^ THE SADDUCEES?
Those who have,no eettled or Q,biding
convictions as to right or wrong, but
are rnade, by the prevalent opinion of
the hour, blown about by every wind
ef doetrine, attracted one moment by
liberalism and another -moment by as-
ceticism. The crying neeh for thaehour
conviction,-0011VietiOn ‘of sin, convic-
tion of truth, conviction of righteous,
ness.
There has been so much said .about
• broad ;arid has,
liberality, and the
requiremenes for ,Caristian Manhood
and citizenship and church membership
have been. so minhnized that people
come to think 'that these are not of neureh
importatice, and that a certain vague,
general endeavor to do good will ans
swer all puehoses.
They have forgotten that the way of
saevatfon is a, straight and narrow way.
Faith before works, belief before action,
right thinking before right doing—these
are the great principles'and se the old
Warning comps with a n'ew force.:, Are
you a Pharisee or a Saddueee? Beware
et this leaven if thou wouldst finally
have fellowship with Jesus, the great-
est figure that has ever exemplified
manhood and divinity.
HOME.
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• SOME GRAPE RECIPES:
Grape Juice.—Wash end pick from the
sterns a twenty -pound basket of blue
grapes, crush and scald in an enamelled
kettle, until the ,skins separate from the
pulp. Strain, through a jelly bag with -
tett out squeezing'. The pulp may be mixed
' With a quart of hot Water and left to
drip -a second time. Return all the
fbice to the fire in a clean pot with
• from two to four pounds of sugar, ac-
cording to taste, bring just to boiling
potnt, -skim thoroughly, pour into bot-
tles or gun jars and seal while hot. If
bottles are used soak the corks,in hot
water, drive them down tight with a
heavy stick, out the tops off flush with
the top and dip in melted sealing wax.
'Grapes in. Cream;—To, serve grapes in
cream the fruit •mustebe both ripe and
sweet. Detach the grapes from the
stems and sed them through a small
-s1li cut in the side. They are then
dredged with powdered sugar:* and are
covered with whipped cream.- Another
whipped cream recipe calls for the use
Of the grape juice alone. To obtain the
juice, boil the fruit in just enough
water to keep it from burning, until the
grapes are soft, then strain the juices
and pulp through a fine strainer!, and
sweeten. This Is made into a, jelly...with
the use of gelatine. When thoroughly
chilled it is removed from the mould
and is covered, with the. well -beaten.
cream.
Grape Sherbet.—Any kind of g4apes
may be trea in making the sherbet, the
darker varieties giving, of -course, the
deepest color. Stem and wesh thorough -
t place in a kettle with a cupful of
water and heat slowly until the pulp
will separate ' readily from the seeds.
,Turn into a celander and let dthp, then
press -slightly, to obtain the, tender part
of the pulp. Measure, and to a pint
odd one pint of sugar, or rather less
• than this if the grapes are very sweet,
and stir until dissolved. Add one cup-
ful and a half of cold water, the strain -
e1 juice of one lemon and freeze. When,
like mute' open the freezeinand stir in
• the white of one egg which has been.
-beaten to a meringue With two table-,
spoonfuls of powdered sugar. Mix' thor.
oiethly and 'finish •the freezing. Draw
off 'a part of the brine, eepack with more
ire- and salt, and ,set aside in a cold
place` for two hours to ripen.
10
•ItELECTED EIECIPES.
Coldslaw.—After inaletng;cabbage $eup
take he portion of ,cliatbage ewhich has
not been used. Shave it into fine slips,
put it into a deep dish and pout' over
-.a dressing made in the following, man-
-...- ter. Beat up two eggs, add one gill ef
vinegar and water mixed, place it over
the tire; when it begins to thicken, stir
la a piece of butter the size of a small
walnut, a .little salt, and a teespoon.
lie oh' sugar, when cold, pour a over
the cobbage, and stir it together. Be.
fore sending to table sprinkle with a
little, black pepper.
Oysttr Bisque.—To the liquor drained
from a. quart of eyStees add Water
enough to Make a 'full quart of liquid.'
tiring this to the boiling pint. „Chop
thc oysterand turn their'. int° the heata
ed liquor*, then put all in a double bete
-
Or to cook gently While you cook, to-
gether In another saueepan a gullet Of
Milk Into Which I pinch of baking node
has been etirred, and a half -atm of fine
trunths. When the crumbs are very
soft, Stir in two tablespoonfuls of but.
ter rubbed into two of flour, and, When
the Mixture is smooth and thick, potct,
2idoring.„,tOnSiontly, lute the Orte
no.ve ready beaten the petite het
three eggs. Take a Cup of thesoup.front
the fire, and beat it gradually into the
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eggs, and beat- them into the soup in
theesatieepan, season, and serve at once.
Salsify Fritters.—Scrape the stalks of
a bunch of salsify, and grate them [Inc.
Make a batter of two ,eggs, a g111of
milk, and enough flour to make the
batter .of the desired consistency --about
two tablespoonfuls, slightly salted. Stir
in the grated salsify, and drop by the
Spoonful into deep boiling lard. Cook
tt a ,golden brown, then drain in a hot
eollander, lined with tissue paper, to
free the fritters of superfluous grease.
Old-Pashioned Spicier Cake.—An old-
fashioned spider cake is really a milk
biscuit doughbaked or penned ,in a
spider; the spider Is a heavy iron skil-
let or _frying pan with three short legs;
a century ago it had also a heavy* lid
made with raised" • rirn so that coals
could be heaped on it. Then, with fire
below and above it, tite•calte or biscuit
cooked •as readily as it in one of our
modem ovens. In camp or when with -
wit such a cover, the spider could be
propped in front' of -the fire, the blaze
and open- heat helping to •brown the
tcp. Take one quart of sifted flour; slit
and mix with it two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder and a scant teaspoonful
of salt. 'Rub ire tette large tablespoon-
fuls of butler •or any shortening and
Wet to a dough with sweet inilk. Iloll
cut in It round sheet which will fit in
the spider or in any thick-bottemed fry -
trig pan,. Grease the pan, lay in the
cake, and stand over a moderate fire,
covering the top to keep in a part of
the h.eat. Watch closely and thtternit,
let it cook too fast. When browned
evenly on'the under side, which .should
take fully 20 minutes or more, slide the
cake out on a cake pan, then carefully
reverse and slide it back in the spider,
covering as before until browned.
Serve hot with plenty of butter,
STRAIGHT TALK TO HOUS,EWIVES.
The astonishing thing to me in many
of the farm homes which I visit le the
indifference to unpleasant or -positively
offensive odors around thehouse or out-
buildings, write g B. W. T. Housewives
who are models of neatness, whose
kitchens are spotless, who pride thene
selves ,upon the immaculateness of
house- and pereon, *will. *throw greasy
water and slops just outside thit kitchen
door so that always that spot, is a
matter of offence to the- nostrils. Or
•they will pour dishwater and gl'eatey
cooking water down the sink day after
day, month in and month out, without
ever objecting to the odor always hang-
ing about the sinks, or ever doing ought,
to mitigate this nuisance.
Worse than thide-)0 they do not seem to
'recognize the peril that they harbor In
their very Midst. In mirth places lurk
germs of all kinds awaiting only the
favorable moment to spread diseas
Because you have lived years, thus, do
not belittle the &Inger. The menaee is
always there. It but awaits the ap-
pointed time of favorable conditions' to
be• waste.
And it is alt so needless in this day
of cheapedisinfeetants and knowledge of
tbeir use! There Ls absolutely no ex-
cuse 'tor foul • odors about house or
buildangs. ° Whenever they exist they
can be promptly and absolutely sup-
pressed with the leaet, poesible effort
and at an expen"4 not worth the eount-
tng. Better still, with them will die the
germs.
1 wish 1 could' make WI housewives
realiee the value of liberal use of dis-
infectants around their kitchen sinks'
and doottyardS, It Le one of the stmts.,
lest,- surest health measures of Which
know.
, KEEPING ACCOUNTS.
Accuracy fe in itself an accomp-
lielunent, and to those who are anxious
to 'teenage their affairs cotnfortably an
a firm basio of integrity this precaution
is indiepenSable at; a prOtection against
error. • ,
. One who keeps no 'accounts, who
simply Medea about with her a 'lazy
reeeliectiOn Of rumounts epeta 'and
amountved, SrtrAl Willf treeett The they earl been fought ohne-au the-
iPvolveol in a taioyeinth ofpee:elle:eh-tee. Leath the etelte of halt it-nee:het pettee
10;(3,toh.80eciatrallopvpitiltatIlte porneriliceviteitraioriesvc, dto iewItelatttwoof Iii!attiotfreetancoirkcatIttethyesttuttileofn,stheeare3e.mtgadre -
outgo one Memo, viiiiiont SOMO 3f.3121i0 mended a report. It then beceme
ettstern of hoottlreepiag involvee -etre- eptestien who had the hhettent putt evith
neeeesary degree of mental; worey, end the SuUon Aleduereezatt'e hewed the
tot en IMM50 WaSte iifOn0., stronger. - 111 in Vaid that noilvan
saved from •banishment only through
the influenee of hiS niOiher, who held
an 'Important poettion in
THE IMPERithr. HAMM.
Itte, lost the favor Of his royal* master,
•emelt meant., of course, that it would
not be -Iona berae Ito Nvolild lua dainiveGt-
ot Ws lob, toot. ,
This did not, eatisfy Abdurrezzah. He
stannatteed, a:family council of :the Bede
Khans to determine what further steps
should be taken to punislu the man who
had slain a member of the clan and
insulted its dignity by • attacking the
house of its leader with a mob of the
lowest menials in Constantinople et.
scavengers. In the deliberations the
leading part was taken by Abdurrez.
zaltte uncle, Ali Shamil Pasha, military
governor of Scutari, a num infamous
even in Constantinople for his brutality
and unscrupulousness.
All Shamil demanded a life for a life.
Nothing less than the death of 'the pre-
fect, ,he declared, could 'Worm for the
loss of the Kurd and the -insult done
the Bedr Khans. By his vehemenee he
carried the more timorous members of
the council with him. The vote for
liedhan's death was unanimous.
One neecl not be an enpeet licence:t-
ett to Bet clown every tweet in every,
Month at, the 'top of a page, the sums
04 money elle receives fronl Vcar.10115
sources-tfrom her work if erio be in.hust.-
Pees, trona her prefeselort if she lis
art oa literatUre, •front father or hus-
band If she he simply a_ladyeliving ,at
"
• On the opposite page it Is a simple
matter to jot down the bills paid, the
items at the several shops, the money
gtven M subscriptions or charities.
• Anybody whct understands the first
four rules to! arithmetic can manage eo
uncomplicated a matter as the ordin-
ary accounts of an ordinary family If
she will only be methodical and adhere
to her selected system, and observe a
certain periodicity about the work,- as
for instance, never letting to -day's bur-,
eien elip away upon to -morrow, and
never leaving an unexplained denciency
no matter how small it is, until sates-
factorily accounted for.
No greater check on spendthrift ha-
bits oan be found than that which in -
heves in the conscientious, keeping of
accounts. The trifles run away with
large sums. And until we really'begin
to watch with viligance, we do not rea-
lize how the dimes and nickels ague&
gate into dollars.
TURKISH GRAFT TRAGEDY
fllE SULTAN HIMSELF IS
INVOLVED.
'leafing, linPrisonmene and Death in
Strugglef for Private
Advantages.
Abdurrezzak,- the suave and polished
masterof ceremonies, the adept in all
the intricacies of Oriental etiquette, lost
no time in carrying the -sentence into
effect. He ordered one 'of his servanta,
who had taken part in the fight' against
the scavenger, to make the necessary
Preparations for the murder of Redvan.
FINALLY This man engaged three other Kurds
to help Itim, and they were taken into
Abduree,zzait's service at fifteen mid -
'fetes ($12.50) a month. Assassins are
_cheap in Turkey. •, • -
rtedvan had a country' villa at Guez
Tepe, a village in the Scutari district.
'with a station on the Anatolian Rail-
way, and it was decided to kill him on
his way from the train to his villa
rather than in Constantinople.
• Bit by bit there has been revealed at
Constantinople one of the most absorb-
ing, dramatic and impossible stories ef
true life that ever stepped out of the
pages of th.e Arabian Nights and wan-
dered by some mischance into the pre.
sent day and hour. The principal char-
acters in the drama were, on the sur-
face, polished, cultivated men who
might have been received in society any.
.weere -- Constantinople, London or
Washington. Underneath the surface
they provedito have been oontemporeries
of. Othello a,nd •Iago.
The drama, of which probably we
have not seen the last apt, has already
resulted in the murder of the prefect of
Constantinople, the execution of the
master of ceremonies at the palace, and
.ef his uncle, the military governor of
Scutari, and in the practical extinction
ef one of. the great princely houses of
Turkey.
It all began in a trivial fashion a few
months ago, when Ahmed Aga, facto-
tum for the rich and powerful Redvan
_Pasha, prefect, of Constantinople went'
to live in Shishli, a suburb of the city,
not far from the Yildiz Kiosk, and as
1;i luck would have it, in the same
street with Abdurrezzak Pasha, master
of ,ceremonieg ttit the imperial palace.
Ilecivan used his office to,
FEATHER HIS OWN NEST,
by • methods not altctgether unknown. In
this 'country., The bakers' guild, for in- Of the local- guardhouses.
slanne, paid hitn 250 Turkish netts a Ali Sherrill 'tried to induce the police
day to be "protected" when they vio- officer in charge to release !hem. Fail -
bated the lave against the eelling ef ing in this, he exercised his authority as
bread under weight. Ahmed was the military commander of the district to
man who ran the graft department for get* them lodged in the barracks. Then
him. Naturally, he.. saw to it that he he provided them with goed , fare and
got a good takeoff -Acne hfinself. And cigarettes and told them they needn't
thus came about that he could afford worry a bit, he would see. them through.
le live in style in a . big house in a Of course, the- .Sultan heard of the
swell street near the _palace. • murder. He sent' for Abdurrezzak. Re -
'But despite the fact that the .neight lying' on the strengtir and influence of
borhood was a , fasaionable one, the the Bede Keens to seoure his immunity,
street ,• like most „to', the streets M the the.mtister of .ceremorties boldly avowed
mallet, was wretchedly ,paved. Ahmartes• responsibility for the enurcler. He
used his mill to get that part of the acknowledged that it had been commit
-
street in front of his house repaved at ted by his servants at his orders, and
the eity's expense. Abcijurrezzak sent his only regret was that his .gfehial
him a message requesting that the pave- duties at the. palace had prevented him
merit be extended to. his own heuse. from .
Ahmed wanted to know -what there was
Me it for him. The response was not AVENGING IN •PETISON
satisfactory. Then Ahmed, diseovered the insult that the Prefect had put upon.
that the funds'. apportioped for street km.
improvement had been exhabsted, end -Theee followed a severe struggle be
-
the mnster at -ceremonies would 'have tween the Bedr Khan faction at the
te wait until an additional ahpropria- palace and the rest of the imperial •en -
tion had been obtained; or pay for the totn•nge, as to how the matter should.
extension of the paveinent tout of his be dealt with. Abdul Hamid has elle-
own pocket, mice enough -in his dement, and he did
Ahmed was a Turkof .humble origin, not warit to add. to their number by
while Abdurezzak Pasha was head of taking any decisive steps against a
the great end powerful Kurdish family
ot the Badr Khans, house so powerful as that -of the Bede
Khans. He m
e sumened a council' of his
back, under the leadership which, 50 years rship of Abdurez- principal ministers. With one accord
zak's,grandfather,had organized elicit a
formidable revolt against. the govern-, they urged the necessity of theieg vig-
ment that the Sultan of that day had orors action to vindicate the supremacy
found it expedient to obtain peace by of his oven authority. Otherwise, they
bestowing some of the best hillets at his pointed out; his °We prestige (-reed suf.
fel irfarievablyt iihd the I e Khans
disposal on the chiefs of the Bede Khan. would,be regarded as the real rulers of
13Y TIIE BEArkD OF THE PTIOPHET, the empire. ,y
Abdurrezzak swore, hewouldteach lied- This decided the wavering Abdul
eon's insolent upetart underling a lest Hamid. C.onvinced that relentless se
son On some pretext he decoyed Ah- verity was hisbest policy, he 'acted
med into his, house, had him •unmerch with promptitude !Three days ,attele
fully* bastinadoed, and placed him 'in Bedvan Pasha metthis death ,Abdurrez.
lenomintotts confinement. • zak, Ali Sharnil and allt the leading
'Ahmed dianaged to get word of his metnbers of the Bede Khans were ar-
8'ovry plight to his chief. Bedvan, was reefed •ofte night and lodged on board
not the man to leave one of his etatinch- a ship. The four actual assassins were
est ,follower e in the lurch. He did his trieci and hanged, Their defense throws
best to induct() Abdurrezzak to set an illurnInaling light on the state of so -
Ahmed free. He , even offered to pay a (tidy in Turkey. "We were ordered to
big sum (C. 0: 1.):) for Ahmed's releese. kill McIver' Pasha, and if we had not
flnt Abdurrezzak' S desire for revenge killed him our master would have kill.
was stronger than his cupidity, Ilo ed us." • _
refused to let Ahmed go. Then Redeem afeativvitile, the leaders of the itedr
took the •Iew into his own hands. . Ile Khans were -conveyed to the fortress
tinned a numbdta of the city eetrvengers of Tripoli, where they were tried in
with clubs and trevolvers and set then) secret on the double eliarge of high
PN effect Ahmed's deliverance. A live- treaeon 'and funnier, andnil save one
ly tight took place between the seaven. were condemned. But beta& Ali Sim-
gers and Abdtirrezzek's eervante. One mil wee executed he gave a stinsational
itt the rhUrdus was killed and several of exhibition Of the savage that lurked be-
Itedvan's illen were wounded, but nearth the veneer of , twentieth-century
Ahmed =Mitred to escape in the con- eivilization. While, undergoing extant
fuion. -
n. lion in the presetice of his hike% he
'No public inquiey was held into the et rang at the procurator -general and
Matter, though- everybody Ittiens of the Id led him like a Wetteel by biting him
affair, Those entrusted with the' en. in the throat. .
toreement of the law dri r Constantinople, Med all them tragic happeninge re.
never, thin!: of 'troubling important' ohstilted from Ahmed Aga'n refusal to
iteials for end' a trine et; the death-- neer hie ptill to lay a etrefeh, of itunv
aeeidental oe otherwise—of a riVel's pavelliteat in front of Abdurrenaleee
Serving man. leneati
THE SPARSER POPULATION' *
and the fact that the local -troops Were
under the command .°tOf Ali Shamil
would, it was thought, render the com-
mission of the murder easier. The
four Kurds were dispatchell to Guez
Tepe after Abdurrezzak had provided
revolvers, cartridges and money, and
had personally pointed outfiedvan to
them and given them their instructions,
It was no secret that thp pehr tams
had sworn vengeance to the ,.death
against nedvan. It is probable that
through his police spies he obtained
something more than an inkling of the
precise ;tonereeft the 'plot against him.
He appealed .to the palacefor protec-
tion, but •the • Sul 1 an Still frowned upon,
him. Then„ Turk like, 'he resigned
'himself to his fate, after making his
will .and disposing of most of. his .pro-
perty.
One evenIng,• just after he had \'left
the.,train at Guez Tepe and was on the
-
way th his villa, he was set upon by the
•fctur Kurds. To maker sure of his death,
they fired nine bullets into -him beetle
they, took to their heels.- Apparently
they had made no special plans for their
esbape, depending on the inr lence of
theeheads of the Bede Khans to get
them off scot free. They were arrested
after a short chase and lodged in one
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTETtNATIONAL thESSONt •
OOP. tit
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tenon IL The Ten Virgitne. Getelee
„ Text: Matt. 25. jh.
TIIEt LESSON 1,V0111)STUDIFM.
Naie-tnetrite texh Off the nett/Bed Vett
Mort is need (melt basis for ihPF0 Woro
A Longer Discourse.—Our lesson pee
sate for to -day is part of alonger dis-
course of Jesus recorded in chapters 24
and 25 of Matthew's narrative. Thie
discourseecontains (I) a prediction of
the fall of Jeruealent, (2) a prediction of
the end of the world, (3) a group oh
parables related to these predictions
and to each other. In the parable of the*
ten virgins the main poin is the ex-
hortation to Christian disci les to per-
petual vigilance and wa hfulness in
view a the certainty of j1Ie end of the
world and the second co iting of Christ.
and the equal uncertainty of the, tirne
when these things shall -occur. The in-
terpretation oft the details and lesser -
incidents of the parable must, be kept
subordinate to thie main purpose.
Verse lt Then—The last day-, just re-
ferred to in the preceding verses. The
kingdom: of ,heaven—Here, the company
of all thoee who hope for Salvation
through Christ, sem of whom , as the
parable teaches, may hope in nein'. It
is the condition of, the citizens 'of the
kingdom "in toto" which •shall be
likened unto the condition of ten vir-
gins, the ten again- being simply a eon-
venient number, as we might say ii
dozen or a score.
, Lamps ,— Shallow bowls containing
oiled rape or cloth, and fastened on
sticks, making a rather crude torch.
Went l'orth to meet the bridegroo,m—
According to the Jewish custom the
friends of the bridegroom c'ciiiducted thc.
bride tg her husband's home, before
the door of which, the bridegroom him-
self met the procession and in person
conducted the bride acrossthe thresh -
'old. In earlier times (comp. Judg. 14.
10) it had been,ctestom.ary for the prin-
cipal wedding feast and celebration to
be held in the home of the, bride. From
the imagery of our parable et is not
quite clear from which home the group
of maidens "went forth to meet the
bridegroom." Some commentators in-
sist that we are to think of the home' of
the bride as the ,scene of festivities,
while • others speak with equal confi-
dence of the home of the groom
2. Five—The ntimber is* not intended
to indicate anything as, to the actual or
_exact proportion of foolisbH and wise
virgins. We note that Jesus does- not
say bad ,and good, but simply' points
out that five were prudent and exercised
forethought, while the other five were
imprudent tend thoughtless with regard
to the Wilke. -•
4. Took oilt with 'their' lamps—That is
in seperate vessels, for use incaseof an
emergency.
S. The bridegroom tarried --A 'state-
ment reflectin-g the -true Orientalisni 01
the. scene,' punctuality not being an
Oriental trait: •
, They ell slumbered and elept—Theri
is no censure attached to their sleeping
in itself.
7. Trimmed their lartips—which mean-
while' hid hurned low. The trimming
cOnsisled in -refilling :them with oil and
cleaning the wicks.
9. Peradventure—Perchence, perhaps:
it may be. • . •
Not - enough for us and you—The
bridal procession and feast were Mill to
be held and for these . the light of the
torches' would be needed. -
The door was shut—While they weni
'to:purchase oil the procc-,:?sidn arrived
and the guests entered the house. The
door was then closed in order ,10 avoid
the danger arising from violent then.
13. Watch, therefoee--This es the im-
portant point .and.principal teaching of
the whole pat•able. • t
Yetknownot the day nor the hour -
"The Lord of that servant shall come in
a day wIrnhe expecteth not, and in an
hour when he knoweth -not" (Matt. 24.
50).
eFIEfe IaE FIGHT WITH._ EAGLES.
A chamois hunter •named Hess had a
desperate figha with eagles, gecently,
on. a narrow_ ledge overlooking a preen-
pice In the 'mountains above Engelbergs
Switzerland. He hod lorated an eagle's
Jest, and elembed up alone with the
object of capturing the young birds.
About thirty yards from the nest he laid
down his rifle, which hindered •his
movements. As soon as he reached the
nest, iti which. were *Iwo eagles. the
peewit birds swept down from n neigh.
hering height and fiercely n,inehoc
hint For twenty minutes a desperate
struggle took place, Hess defending hitte
self with a knife( expeking every mo-
ment to be swept 'off the ledge. M
lust 'less sueveeded in killing the male
bird and its male flew' away. Hess,
though bleetliregi from severe ;wounds.
arrived safely'. at Engelherg several
hours later.
PLANKS FOR YOUR PLATFORM.
Industry is the key to successt
erake time to think, Olen, and act..
You have a place in the world. Find it.
There's no time to begin like the.pre-
sent.
One experience is worth more than
ten theories. *
'rite beat built to carry another man's'
cargo ma,y 'eapsize " under yours.
No one has a right to make- others
unhappy in order to please himself.
Keep to the•trail. Sueeess lies in con-
tinuous effort along a eertain line.
Let thoroughness characterize every-
thing you do.; You can win in no other
way.
, WAS ()N( b.
,Ttitt minister wan la genet handtiker
—shutting down 'like a vice. One day
he shook a boy's hand, and forgetting
gave, it an awful seineq,e as he said ise?
"My dear little fellew, 1 hope you are
pretty well to -day?" '
With• tears in his eves the boy an.
etvered-9 wan t yee, nook bands
willt
shion
Hints.
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1LOLNI3.3 WITH YOKES.
There ens been a definite Change Saxe
Tait year in the , position thousee exult,
ett, 144'e -ought, about Ly the vOgue -*tato
castumes in place of last yearh; stufl
tong sults, relieved by tho iiheork?st and
inoSt beautiful of blouses. No tenger,
ie the blouse the inevitable emote/pant-.
meat of any and every costume, one*
the true "dress" affairs.
But the blouses that are left to us
have been found plenty of lase for. Most
of thern have yokes, introduced perhaps
art the only part, of the hand embroidery
that is, on ninety-nine out a hundred
ot them. And the majority have the
embroidery concentrated on the yoke,
with sprays scattered upon the rest of
the blouse, sleeves as well as both front
and back..•
The eimplest treatment of all in mak-
ing is to finish off the yoke with a small
scallop—the eeme wee, simple kind that
is in evidence upon, nine out of ten
pieces of lingerie that Paris sends over.
The blouse itself is tucked a couple sf
inches below the edge, the tucks made
so fine that in spite of their number elle
fullness is controlled. Deep cuffs may
end at the upper edge in the same sort
of a scallop, from which the puff,of the
sleeve spreads out 1,n tucks like those
just below the yoke-.
Quite effective- blouses are made with
lace taking the place (or minimizing the
work, at least) of hand entbroidery.
When the former is the case the lace
wanders down the front in some novel
fashion. '
If just a touch cf embroidery is des
sired, the blouse is usually J4uite elabt
orately trimmed with lace, the insertioa
disposed so that there is just a 'small
space in front, high on the yoket with, '
perhaps, two even smaller spaces upon
the back, or upon the -shoulders extend-
ing over onto the back. - Upon these,
spaces is embroidered a delicate spray
usually, although sometimes a heavy.
headed hose, with a bit of exquisite lace
for the centre, is used instead. What-
ever the motif, if is invariably repeated
Upon the cuffs.
Such a sleeve seems more individual
—more as though the wholeteeheme of
the malting were planned before even
a stitch of the embroidery was taken.
lust a sinall motif on a cuff savors too
much of the pattertee which come all
eady for making. up—some of thern
rich enough, but many of them as nearly
alike in their general style as if they. •
were machine -made and cut off the
same piece, .
The cellarless blouse is no longer
seen; although the collarless dress—or
a gown cut so slightly dow as to seem
little more than collariess--is in high -
favor with the younger element, who
don such gowns for a dozen occasions
\vbere in Seasons' •past nothing but a.
•high -necked gown was permissible.
And there is very Mile blousing in
front, the idea being -lo get the effect
of a loose blouse, while in reality every
scrap of fullness is carefully considered
and the blouse fitted with far more care
than even 'these boasted that came out
to wear with the tight -fitting tailor suits
of a year ago. ••
Black gowns,*most of them of spang-
led 'gauze; are much favored for even-
ing wear.
he
LONGER SKIRTS. • ,
t.
With the dressier sort of suitse
come out some Mat are neritahle cog -
fumes, the waist worn with them so,
definite a •partt of the suit that the Im-
pression of unity is sharp and distinct.
The „skirts of suits, are fitted smoothly
about the hips, the circular skirt re.
mainirih the favorite this full, as it
did last, only this Steer's circular .shirt
shows the sante down front and beck,
shtched and even welted to emphasize
the fact that there is a 'seam.
But *you'll never find a woman resent-
ing that! There is nothing in fashions
se altogether womanly and graceful as
a trailing skirt, and never a .woman
who wouldn't cheerfully carry a eltirt
for a mile or two for the exquisite plea-
sure- of dragging that long sweep of ma-
terial 'after her. over softry carpeted
floors.'
Jackets have grown shorter; the long ▪ -
test reaching about:midway between hip
'and kneesethat length, by the way, Was
seen on only a few of last year's suits; P
the ones which were really a year
ahead of ,feshionst But beware oftthat
length if you are short and generally
"clumpyr—aimost any other figure can
wear it, and a tall, slim woman is at
her f bce,ositlrisne,
1 1 '•
walking suits have, the
heel :Odra whieh in nine eases out of
tell is circular, like the longer ones. But,
sifter all, longer skirts are gaining in
favor more, and nine° every day.
Of convert it is a little early to "eount
me ehielems,r 14tit this seems to- be the
Itthiotangtomesottitsonotoe? (1.ttia iiaa, ttatihieorprueilsieingst, dfautres,
an colors being about settled, though
the "grande toilette" and evening drese
reAtzloantido,nsn,b)eyilierten, quplen.rdofluoxuceett, Ci, arareo rctoho,
none the less eagerly awaited.
Hats
'.t ill Itteger, with wide, nweepit-
ing brims and a normal way 'ef resting
solnigltilhfi.Thought,11?banetaleau,vte
hluilllereaerriaslingsetia
ll ile
the now, tinuelionured way,"tis (nee mt
more to serve as 0 "cache peigne", than
tte tilt the' hat. What lilt there is it;
forward, so that the thin, flat brim de-
seribes a beautiful eircie thieve the
brrsulvi.sual, the Frenclt idea of lightnese
eehounisees efifih,
ietti4 iz
csone,
strzaiyf h
l iiltg of
htate, tZii
milliners fashion their brim merely a
enough layers of Witte to l'intite 'them
opaque. These are%stretehed flatly over
thrlswtintretter1131de.,
timagined front such a,
Ing it "on top, while' beneath the puffed
i
coestructioniehtttle tinnee hum the et4g
of the brim le visible, the full tant o'
ohanter crovim, of velvet or silk coversh
hair and fluffy belle 'et the bandeen fpl.
'Mt the sonie office. , .
Th6 tiniress, goma is Istill in high
favor, though mos ly with ;the fortunata
pii-,2se.,,sors of fault eS5 theurcat
r I