“CHtlSTIAN IISSION’’ A BrilHaal Saaday ScnM* By Ktr. T. J. VBkn. Mmi Po»»Ur CkrtrMa la laAUaa DcUnr* a Srraa| Dtecaarat ca E<lrftUm

m>'rnu<t: * •iK'ns M-tnu V llt< 11 M an rt-ftllgrllam. "The- 11.rwtu.aV XI.

-i Hi. .r,.rk ..

o ahou^l

Kv™ With .

. II.-

iMlh II...

umly.ng w..rd«

n then, in fragrant mrmnrnu. ui.l.ftr.! tnarar.1 Ua- FViIh-i. ihr

•l.vmr Mi|.|Junl Krat tr.irwr.l llw ■.«» imiifiM. "1 liavr glnril.wl 1‘1mv on I hr earth; I have- lini.l»cil Jhr hotk whirh Thou iM*r«t >1,- to do" Then II.. mi.wl turiK-tl Toward Jlw -I.Hr.||, p...}r.l for tii.'in. dirlaung il.i-u to Ih* a rontinuatudi of ll» o«n. Till, thoughl-lle .•mi.h-i.irrd U-f...r Ilia dralh. on tl.r ra.fl Ward aide »Liailrar«. nhilr «t«o*i.or in th« dmu»ha<9 and gloom "A. Yhna na.. arut Mr into t hr world. . vr# ‘ n hai r I a 1*0 rent them ."to the world." Thr aam. thought rmrrgrd with Min. fn,in the tomh, and <lr.ippctl from Hi. lip* on the hrar.n ward ..dr ol the r'o.. while atan.liny m the lijht rrflertrd from the rrowt. "Then alid -Iran, to them again. I‘rare Iw with you: a. My Father hath ^nt XI*. even *> •end I you.*' Thua with the rmnhaut ot - rrprtition our larnl anno’inrca the f.'Una

t.anV miaaton In the world. '. -

-le*u« ia called the apuatir ol nnr < Tide* tioo. Hr i* CodV aent one. whom we .-on

le»». Hr repeatedly laid an.pha.tf ot fart, dcelarina Himaeit to 1-e the one > the Patlier. aanrliTeil and *ent inti

world. In .Inhn'a Ooanrl alone He apeak,

ol Hir**e'. thirty-an time* a. twine

of God. He wa* *ent to nrenrh rood tot • inga to the poor, to proelaip. reieaae.lo th.

rapttrea -and reeo< *rin- of aighl tr blind, to *et at liberty them that hntiaed. to •irorlaim the aeceptahle e.

the Lord. Hat ihe finiahed the wifrli whirl.

God rare H^nt to do. Hr formed a apealolate. di*nifr.rr all dtae.nlea. a« ■poatiea: for while Hie commiwion

got obo\e the honroa that moeiih* a brighter l.ghi wag fil-ng all if* rhatobera of ho heart, fie haa a beautiful home now. and eaer.Vwhere be *A-. >. tell.ua ■ hat a dear Saru.uf he ha* foapd Aw ■dwte of )ou iMil in the Jathuea*--home-«i.-k and »•« »wk? Creep up l« th# plereej feel. He'll pat Wold »<*«. He'll not ad »iw yon H-'U iu»i love you—love vou out >rf emir ahamelol la.lure and hiai. into the ahwi.Hw cam .4 II.. Ytota. o il of earth'* mm row. into Hi* balm, out ol 1if*V gt-w-m and into Ilia calm, out at tlwlrtn to juhi.

lent p*alm

rhildren of find. apo.lle« of .1e.ii*. a*

love waa the master pawdvi of Uim whom the Father aent. an mw-t lo.r lx- the onatra.ning motive of u< whan th- Son ■end* Humanity .e....nit* to the Inicl. of Vive Around on the runuv »'de nf even

frigid ...an .their i* alwav. a door

TUB SUNDAY SUilOOL IHTEffHATIONAl. LISBON COMMENT* FOR DECEMBER 23.

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heart. "Thno ha*. 1

i d mi

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diuidrd by the atar Irn. I, 2). 1. When Jeau. waa hom." The date of the ur.h of Christ ia uncertain, but the gen rallv accepted date ia December S3, Jl. C I. lie ira* bum four yean before the lime from which re count hit birth in our ■oinmoi rec*.c.ing. "In Hetblehem ot luder To dutinguiab it from Bethlehem m Ga i'.cr, mentioned in Jnahua U:U>. "In the day* ot Iterod.’ Herod tbe Great, lie we* an K-io-nite, and. although a nroae- *- the .leviah religion. —*

oe'.ljL he reign n -I odea aifl died $ ft

• '^-'-t. He w

r.oiithg after the birth of Chrict.

:>ie fathci of .Hriod Antipa* who |iut to teeth .lohn the i!aptitt. and tn whom 1‘iaate aent oar Lord at the time of Hi* -rucifix-on. At thi* time the aceptrr had litrraUy dcjiartcd from Judah, and a for- ■ -igtier was oa the throne. "Wtae men." >r magi, ifihh learned and intereatiog ] lix-uotion lua a line'i with neper! to the j '\ri*e men” and tbe ''■tar.'' Augustine ltd ( hry*ortom aay tlwre were twelve I ttagi. Imt the common belief ia that there

j were but three. "Front the ea | nap* from Media, or^ Persia. or

Irum Arabia. I*ew Wallace aupji

three men—an Kgvptmn. a Hindu

. .ind

ether

. . r dtaert bj- the bpirit *;.l, 1 wbu theme journeyed iu company, being directed by the atar. until the*' found the .'hri*i. "To Jeruaalcni “ They *ecmrd 1,4*,. to mippow that when they rraehed the mn.t capital of (he -fewrish nation they would r . r ..' have no troub'.c in finding the object of

i ft,* tueiraean-h. "King of toe dews.

-nd I r

med a

with ►

1".

th4 Act* wf‘read that when Stenlwm * u f. fe-rd martyrdom thee* am»e th** dav a grtwt peraecut.nn aeainst the chu-eh at -I*rmalem. And thev r»r* *’i acat'er-d throughout thr regions V .ludea ami 5»amaria, except the twelve y Th»v. therefo-e. ♦ hat were scattered abruad -- not ‘lie twelve, for they *t»rrd>t .TrHi*a>f hot the tavmen. the rank add fi’» nf the *hnreh —thev that were scattered abroad u

about prenrhine the woH.

Do you p>ad ydui fark o' cloan'nrfirming that you are aV>w rj goerch and of a alow- tongue* Listen'. Thr sespel ** good new sod good near* docs tmt need'ornamenting. it need* telling. Listen! Onr nirht at Corinth, after a day of deore. tnfl. aihen there had Iwen little to r Panl's soul. Jesus -ipreared to him vision, asvint: "P* not afra>d. hot wneak.” Tbe word which Christ used is sigmfirsm ». —» ak. *—• foe s formal *et dn

the siniptest form "f

. . „ mrsn* r'erv’y to talk Our Lord did not want Paul to *u-ar—oa* hi* messacr arith poetic, rhetorics! drscripfiona of tlx* e’ory of Corinth'* two rras. fleckrd with whits,sai'.* fror.i many !«i;d«did not want him to WJT cloournt amid that pageant of island, and moi.ol’irV'anfl grove* of ryprecs and nine bathed in th--low- of Grecum *un*'t«. .Ie*-J* wanted Paul just to talk the roape! A', the itimatie’s feet lay th* blue water* of the Argeon Jemn did no; wart faul tn pep. itarr leacncd diaqnwitiona. tvho*» profnndjty would equal the untdombrd *ea. i kr the nrca-hrr.who wa. said t« be invirVr six days in the tre»k and m-omnreVim*ihV on th* seventh. Christ "by e-ant*' Pant to talk toe g In l> d.*.anr* riea-i'rd tbe aa'-'-v .u-r-nit of •lebm'i. who*- muse* hau .'.*T‘irr.’ Hc« : o4 and hit •rho-Jof CTitey* '' ; d no: wart Paut

icy a* Hr"iconV •omn-.t. t.-i -how Ut- rhetoric 'ortng Cortnliyar* 'bat be wa* as yu.tured at lhcm*eivc* • He esnlrd-Baul ic*t to talk the gbupet T m-rring within airht stood two-peaked P--nswry. mhoae side porta had climbed f." inspiration Jrsn* did not want Pan! i • rive the impression that bis inspiration bad been kindled on _• Parnassus, le*:. com mg with tbe enticinr word* ot man's wisdom mr***r- ahon’.d be made ol none effect. He, anted Pan! •imply to talk the eo*p“l. O beloved, this is arhat the 'kurrh ard the rorld need tonlat—not more elergtmen to expound tU- co-pel. but more men and women to talk tbe gospel • talk it in tbe home, talk it in the office, ta’k it in t_. •bop. talk it in tbe 'factory talk it in thr •tore, tatk it on the farm, talk •treeta. talk it on the trains—talk it everywhere, ‘wtppoae people call its bobbler*. That i« what the Athenian* called Paul. Jeuas says: "Be not afraid: keep ta king." Suppose they aay that our speech is eon temptib'e. That ia what tbe Corinthian, ■aid of Paul. Jr*t» says. "Be not afraid: keep ta king." Suppose they affirm thal tbs old gospel wii! Ml do in these moden. days, tl.al it must be refined and intd'ee toalisr.l trimmed and lopped and poli.hrd •nd perfumed. Jeans say*: "Be not afraid; kaep talking." It ia profoundly aigniftr.-v. that when tbe Holy Ghost -amc oa the day of Pentcooat Hr appeared in the shape of a tongue; which sat not only on ibe twelve, bat on each member of the chnrrli. and when that tongue of fire touched them they began to r ak at the Spirit gave them utterance. is by the tongues of God'* people that Hu gospel must be published. We may try to excuse our silence by saying that •etiona spank louder than words, ' if our life ia right, aperch ia unn* It u true that th* fife may be

will satisfy Christ far our dumbneua. More than once Ur l.rs’ed men who were aeaard by dumb devils, and it must g £ m that asf many of Hu people in our y arc similarly aShcled. Mr brother. H yon have a dumb spirit, let Christ mat it out. that the string of your tongue being loosed, you may apeak the reeoociliathag

uv'» at •!.- t.i-i -tn 1 the Kast that -Ml.,... • Hon- ' Xf.*- i » h '‘ '

universal dominion.

. _ - title unkno« n to the earlier ^- x ., .,„.biatarj- of Israel and applied to »-rnsv'tl.-n I , * pe P* the Meaaiah. It reappear* “Pre-eS .ha, I ll' "" I -

Tlm FI

juacripG— — Many interpreter*, especially those who wckto eliminate tbe supernatural, explain

, . Ih? star." or "sidereal appearance," by a i ... w 7 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. whiA i iwtl. “ccurred u. May. B. C. 7. and ngain in Do

retuber with Mar* added. It ia. boarever much more in harmony with oil the fact. to Relieve that the atar which attracted imt! . *''«><'>>“ of tke magi waa supernatural. * , , ' A ‘aimn'e meteor provided for the occ*- ... aioo. “In the east." In tbe country east i ol Faleatine. from whence they came. "To ' 1 n d 1 worship Him.” God had influenced these

"". .em.. .... n a . witt mrn to u jj f this journey to find and

i~t W »heVr homage U thTSairiour. They

TO Iruet.'w. .rwtj bold to co-r— the ohi. * *

m .gh hi.

.1 m. ate

mmt.

i the object of their

*hjnir- dnwi iipnn

Jt*uresl Ct.-i

then *1

: I:renin

lit

tn It.- Meter wt-jt. k. world; Ieyi"r h«vd of -inful f"»n with hard and tfce un'e** M*n with ' and bringinythem fire tn far-. profitable to i.ot* Cbri*i"a inie-pee-nt Ilia own -nia-inn. and to read our n in 'he beht nf that interpretation.

II. Searching the Scripture* (ea. M), 3. -Had heard thene thing. " Ibe magi had created no amail stir by their inquiries which untried lately attracted the attention of the king. “Troublnd-” Herod, now sunk into the jealous, decreptitndr of bis savage old age. aFa* rending in hia new

• newT

career, be waa thrown into a trash paroxysm of alarm and anxietv by the viait of tbe*e magi _bearing th* atrange —-••• erace that thry'had come to worship born king. Herod feared ■ nral. Jerusalem with him." Fearing U would make thia an oedtaion of renewing

IU* - 0 f VI-—S-U-. J

4. "Tba chief pricnU." Thia exprmaion

- ■ - - • - . probably roapteheada -the acting high wilt of Hit" that sent Mr. As My Father | priest and hi* deputy. "Demanded of lutli-amt Mr rvm *n send I yon I came ; them." Because they would be znoat likeno! U. rail'• he rochUmaa. but-aiooe^ to ly to know. "Where the Chriat .hould.be repcnUnee. A* Xfv Father hath a»nt Me. iHirn,"- Tbe wise men had said nothing • ’ — . -x a — i- 1 li

r . . The S'. . >• tn he ministered na'-vb^t I id to -we flaa life a n»«*om »My Father hath sent Me. ri

" M*. i barn^-TI vs me abcut tbg.

mUcr. | about the King of nianv. vaw that thi*-king

—„ Chnat. or the Meaaiah. but'only about the King of the Jearg. But Herod

: — —* be th* expected

ThwSoa

. wf-'-h ' Frther hath flint M-.'r-

•’»' , J* ! Matthew dfta not quote the exact arorda n_«md I yen. I found in Xficah, but the- acnac is ('

; 'toes did not need to take a lone

' to H«

the answer to Herod'i

• . 'iateeed ,

_ . we'iromed infiaential j , Vf. /Cje-e-.. 4 nd t- 0 aiijed to him the ♦>'»' > aeration, foi _ birth. He took M-'wI'ruioa with 'he dc- I th , Meaeiah moat ct •iitwd nnintn i-f Sa-nav-a, and^-vrew for, •■Thnu Bethlehem.B

Irr the firm- water, Th* two *~e3Cots . t h, h'-uw of bfrad, oro-p -erd side hr iMe. ..Drnu* Hi* atr Him to be born in w hom is the true bread He ri -’.e'l VMh !h- T-orr; -i H » ‘l^ 111 i which came down from heaven. “Art tn nrd ' r t-lenat” Mi cab aay., "Though thou

Cd# >

Chnat ..1 rf t» «ci

him that is i from it*f!i t

tilh a

With hamla full of

J traveler reentry atdod in

my study and gave me a chapter ia hia ' tory- Tan yaw. ago be had fall*, no

through am that b. was atterly ttaua-^

out Wien hr hia own arife. Om night

t KW^“;a»* u rcr;, , ss U vibrsu once more On tha mvaath

sVftE-srrSS:'

ESr" fee;

heart •( leijure .i anothe and aympa'thige. are

.cw bring ourselves into contact

•ilh huuvnity at the pom*, of n*e«.

Osrselv*. ptartf you. not merely oar schunce.- Tli* human tvnl t* caverrona ia a hunter, not .or things, but for folks. _t i« cc.ur often to gne noory than #elf. It take* less JWWTCT. and necras taiea less

i» expenditure. Jeau* touched men. elite went out of Hiei. He gure His At a tt-uavn that gift wa* utnoue in iue and effect. A* aa offering for -an never be duplicated. Yet may

. . .. aoive true tense, giro purvelve*. ai He care Uinse'.: We anay present our luxliew a living aaeriflcc. AVe may pour out our lives on th* alter of the Aarth a faith, and count it a joy. aa Paul did. We may imitate Foe devotion which burned in the boaor.i and Waxed in th* life of my revered teacher. Xtariin Breuer Anderson, who used to aay: "It hr* l*eo the porooae *v my life to fire as far a* 1 Wight for oth era; .Uke my divine Ma.tar, to give myneu for them, ard ao far to renew in niyealf

that perfect life."

In view of our might} unadpn. are w*

in weakness, and in fear and m much tremblingT Let ca be comforted l>y our Lord's interveasory prayri- He guarantava a complete equipment. Wh*n He ap***® of eending us into tbe jwor.d, Hu word

treaua more than a mere tending.- It im

Plica an official, authoritative comtciswon. together with the nceeiiaa-y equipment. A. the Father equipped Him for Hu ramutrv. to-lie thoroughly furnubc* uj unto every good work. Hr waa amuuted with thr-Holy Ghort anl arith potmf XcMmll rerrire poartr. aid Hr. when the Holy

Ghost i* come B^or “* ~

he Spirit

il;

am «r. "wy*»

pen you. and yo ahall ba for wiuawbemm • t -

t is aoaohitely ceowi ntil we era endued.

the statement be ^Stt-'tLrge! “

*r». would bmp to tberoaffraa teeebera after thrir own lust*. U churobe* tore itching ten they an always find teacher* and preachers who aro arifling to eermteh their ear*. But mr-eeratehcfU are not amIm sudor*. In our ministry of roeoncilution we hart but one nuaeage th* word of rreimcihatioo. God ba canHted it to a; or, a Paul ays, God be* deposit**! m; a if it M • acred treaure srbiek re to prmerra cwufsUy and bar faith-

be little among the thouaanda of Judah, yet out of'thcac shall He come forth unto me that U to be ruler in larael." “rbe princea.” “The thouaniL” fMiAh 5:2). Tbe tribe had been aulxlivided into thousand*. and over each subdivision there waa n chieftain or prince. "A governor.” To control and rule.- "Which shall be shepherd." To feed and rare for, aa a shepherd hi* flock. Thi* governor who controls ia also a tender shepherd. Chriat

is both Shepherd and King.

Iff. The child Jesus found (va. 7-12). 7, "Pritilv called." Herod desired to keep the tune of Christ’s birth aa secret a possible lest the Jew. who hated him should Uke ocvsaiou to rebel. A short time before this 0000 Pharisee* had refused to uke the oath of allegiance to him. “InAutred of them dilieedtly. “Learned

of them carefully-'—R- V.

& “He sent them." He cunmed control. hut they followed the direction* of the Lord. "Search diligently." Herod ana honest in making this charge to them; be greatly desired to receive definite word concerning the new King. “And worship Him alao." What brpocruy! He only wished to find the child in order to murder it (am.'13, 16); be wu crafty and subtle, saving one thing and meaning another. But God did not permit him to carry out his purpose. The aria men, warned of God in a dream, returned ahother any. and Jofcph, warned in the same manner, took the young child and iU

mother and fled to Egypt.

V. "fbe star . . . went before them.** The same *Ur which thev had seen in tKarr

own country now agi

J ’ (rpeared for

inquire in Je. _ King whom they sought.

10. "They rejoiced." The Greek is very 1 otic. They rejoiced exceedingly bather uw they were a boot to find the and because thev had such unmistakable proof of being in divine order, fhat alone is enough to catue rejoicing. 11. "Into the Emm.” They had Mflt the stable that they were forced to temporarily occupy at the time of tamat'a oirth (Luke 2:7), and ware being in a house. "Pell down." They prostrated -.hemselres before Him according to the ratern custom. “Gifts." The people of LwLSwrH

Capable Queens.

Qu'wna are quite as buffian as other avotnen and very often mora practical and capable. Quoen Alexandra la a skilled (Qltmbr and no mean knitter. Once while visiting and old friend of hers In one of the cottage* of Sandringham. the queen finished the bec-1 of a Blocking by fere departing.' Sbmetlmea- royalty condescends to make with Us own hands tbe wedding gift In the case of the Princess Louise of Srhleswlg-Hoteteln. who makes beautiful enamelled brooches and other ornamenu. this would not be difficult. A Talented American Woman. Mrs. Cadwalader Guild, an American 'sculptor, bas two statues. "Speed' and “Electricity." on the new post cffice building of Berlin. Mrs. Guild li as Ohio woman, who did not learn to dm* until after ahe waa 20 yearn old. Yearn later ahe left her family and want to Europe to study art. and achieved such results as are shows by the acceptance of her statute# It la said that William of Germany, visiting her studio, became an aflmlrer of her work, and It is probable that hia favor may have much to do with her sne-

A Pew Health Hints

Dress according to the weather. If the day be unusually warm pul thlner clothing and wraps, even though It la mid-winter. To be over-burdened with clothes la to be weakened and depressed. Often too. tn July or August wa have several flays In succession of rain and cold arlnda. nine families shiver around in gauze underwear and their muslin Jivaees, with no fires to dry the dampneiu la tlothlng or atmoepbere. No aronder we suffer with ca-

tarrh. bay tefer afed grip.

to It that every child la prorli ed wltlj rubber boots, if obliged to travel long distances to school or muddy roads; a pair of shoes may be kept at The school bouse for wear during the day. Warm wraps and dry -feet means freedom from throat and lang diseases, if supplemented by frequent baths, pure air and wholesome

quite charming and elegant wli lot lug Its useful character. There was little choice between tbe frivolous pelgnlor and tbe uncompromisingly hideous or gaudy striped garment, but In these days of beautiful and Inexpensive fabrics there excuse for anyone to wear Unbecoming colors. "Something serviceable", means to many people chiefly ao absence of color. A deep, rich shade, however, looks clean and fresh much longer than a nondescript or dingy hue. The prevailing color of the bedroom should be taken Into consideration .when chocoslng a dressing gown. It la no more trouble to choose tbe. right shade and secure a harmony A simple town of fine serge or amazon cloth, with a border galloon. Is pretty and is very easily made.—Detroit,Free Press, Rough Materials tha Rage. Both rough and smooth materials re faahlonable this season and. oddly enough, there has been a sudden change In the styles which demanded that tba rough cloths be made simply and the plain ones elaborately and from tbe roughest weaves are chosen materials for quite elaborately fashshaggy zlbellne la very dark gray, with lighter gray hairs over It, la made up In abort skirts and medium length coat On the skirt are rows of braid, each flnwKh a narrow bias fold of rose

velvet..

The coat has Just an edge of the tme velvet and the cuffs are finished i ccrreapond. Greco velvet of a vivid shade Is used arith the rough gray (always the dark gray), as well aa the pink. Indeed, ft Is merely a question of choosing which color Is the more becoming. Sometimes the velwlth a fancy open braid, pnt on as though to mcdlfy the brilliant coloring of the velvet, but under all circumstances there most be enough color to give the de^

tow. New York, there are shoot a half dozes women who-sen newspapers. 1% the

Hand work, as abown In braiding id embroidery, la decidedly smart id moat effective to the plain cloths, is French knots that have been fashionable for so long a time being-qalte aa much tn demand as ever.—Pitts-

burg Dispatch.

Tha V seat fen at the Wife, low, the occupation (rf being a wife. Including presumptively, aa It Boas, the occupation of being a mother. It one of extremely comprehensive •oega.- say# K 8. Martin in “Harper's

dom wbitb we cell ‘gumption’ for more than learning, tnstlnrt ter &&'•. and character for frost of all- But you r-hnnot ovcri-ducate a girl for the com patlcu of Wei or n arife. You may keep her tto long at bar books and out of arhat we call ‘society;* you may teach her to v-!ue undu'y things of ntinct Importance: you may misdirect and n.lseducate her In various ways, but you can't educate her to think sc wisely on ao many subjects that she will be above that business. “Nobody Is really w> superior as le be too gcod to marry. Plenty of wo men are too good to marry this or thal cr the other Individual man; too man) women, perhaps. In these days, are educated beyond the point of being satisfied, with any man who Is like!} to want to marry them, but tbe woman who seems ‘too good for human na lure's dally food' hasn't been cseredu cated The trouble with her is that ahe doesn't konw enough. She is not* overdeveloped, but stunted. Education Is the development of ability, and a wife—and. even pore, a mother—cant have her ablUtlee too much developed. Her place Is a seat of power, and all the knoavfedge that ahe .can command will find a field for Ita employment. Catch Baps or Boxes Best! Mf aversion to paper bags in the pantry or storeroom is even stronger, and everything that comes In that sort of package la emptied Into lu propet Jar or tin at once. Shoe-and-atocklng bags tacked to closet doors tempt one to make them catchalls. I have seen such a bag emptied at boose cleaning time that war more of an omnlumgmtherum than any small boy's pocket, and 1 did not have to go to tbe neighbor's to see 1L Love of system did not induce me to be ao methodical, but rather from the discovery that food materia Is were inevitably wasted from break* In the paper or neglect to use the last cupful or spoonful. A certain amount of toll out of every bag of rice, beans, sugar, dried fruit or whatever It might be in tbe bag. waa sure to be given to the stove or aah barrel. The decorated bags which people hang about their rooms are neitbet useful nor ornamental. The duster is in far better company with the brooms '-e brushes than In an .embrold ered bag; matches and nutabellsshould go Into tbe fire Instead of a painted poach; soiled bandkerclrfefs should □rt hang In a fancy arrangement from the closet door, but go Into the clothe* hamper in the back part of the bouse Now and then some writer on do-' mestic topics recommends bags for storage purposes and that their use for bcldlng old and new materials, bundles, patterns, etc., will tend to household order and system. I have found It the reverse, for even with bags labeled I hare mislaid things that were either indexed wrong ot were missed in grouping among the contents of a bag. writes a practical housekeeper. Almost everything that we buy la the clcthhig line comes In pasteboard boxes, and If these are saved they make a dustproof light receptacle foi the hooseboid odds and ends. It is , tier to look over the contents of a box than * bag. and things are not so liable to be rumpled or tern. Tbe bag. however. If tied securely, is much -Qtection from moths: It can alao be hung up wWn the floot ! or shelf space la limited—Indianapolis .

New*.

Fashion ifotes. Ermlne now Is very much mixed arith mink, moleskin and aeal. especially the last two furs. Bright red stocks with long ends arc Very chic with the white winter shirt

waists.

The handsomest gowns are hand made or, at least, so covered arith handarork as to give the Impression ol having been literally built up with needlework. Moleekln la the latest fur erase for the winter. U has all the soft, smooth ness ‘of sealskin, and Hf quiet unobtruslreness when uamlxed with another fur commends It Hand bags, .wrist bags an^ chate lain bags kfcep np an unprecedented popularity (ran the cheapest sort to tbe moat extravagant. Among leatbei hand bags, the smartest are in blacks, green and blue glased leather. raolag wear white gloves are again tre and calling, the glace la white is '■# correct thing. By the way. buckles are again used with smart effect oat the winter hate. Wide bands and folds of ribbon, sort sllka, ribbon and even lace, are threet through the buckle and then draped.

One Woman's Way. Washing dishes Is a commonplace enough subject, and yet there are wayy and ways- On my kitchen table Is always standing a Jar of soft sosp. am) behind tbe stove hangs a dish mop. a small brush and two dishcloths, while on - shelf nearby are a package of baking soda and a bottle of ammo nla. I have three dlshpans of different sires, and when preparing to wash dishes fill the largest with warm, soft water, to which 1 add enough of the soft soap to make slight suds. Then hot avatar Is turned into the smallest pan. and the other is set to tbe tsb'le empty. Each dish as I wash It is rinsed In the hot water and then placed to drain In tbe empty pan. Tbe brush is- usqfol for washing glass and cleaning around the handles of cups I think the idea of having several dishcloths, so that they may be kept clean, is a good one.—A. C., in American AgriruliurallA. Window Curtains. fn moat rooms curtains should match tbe walls In ctlor. for if of a different color the wall space is cut up, and in the small rooms of a city that should be avoided. If the room to be'curtained Is light and delicate In color, the curtains may be bright. But in this case let the material be chintz. When chintz is used for the curtains try to cover the furniture with chintz of the same dePlaln curtains are more effective, ea pecially If the walls are plain. A figured curtain gives the room a Jerky look. Even If the walls were figured would a figured curtain be pretty, tor there would be a difference of pattern. If a pattern must be used. Introduce it into the border. A plain curtain, with a rose border. L preferable to a rcee-covered curtain. Heavy materials look better hanging In straight folds. The thin materials con be caught up and draped. The Emergency Closet. An emergency closet stocked arith remedies for all possible accidents should be In every house, especially It there are rhildren. • Among the needfuls ore 'hot arater bags, big and little, camphor, ammonia, witch hazel, aromatic spirits of ammonia, collodion. lime water, a 1 percent solution of carbolic acid, sweet oil, a roll of bandages and a box of absorbent rotton. The one per cent solution of carbolic acid may be used to clean all sounds and sores. Tbe best way to treat a cut Is to wash It thoroughly In cold water, rinse (t In the one pet rent carbolic acid solution and then paint .ft arith the collodion. The tatter stops the flow of blood ^cd furnishes a coat of varnish arhich prevents dirt from entering The best remedy for burns Is a mixture of sweet cil-and lime water, the proportions of which are understood by all druggists If applied at once there Is seldom blistering or severe smarting. Bicarbonate of soda (common cooking soda; sprinkled thickly on a burn at once will prevent blistering and consequent scarring. Battej. Is an old-time remedy for burns. A finger burned from the top to the joint with fiasblight powder stands is tn unscarred monument of tbe effisney. of a one per cent carbolic arid treatment. As soon as It was hurried a ^oth. saturated with the solution waa wrapped about It and was kept wet tor taro days. There was little pain, although the burn aras a deep one. and not a trace of tbe accident remains. although tbe noil come. off. Aromatic spirits of ammonia is the quickest and safest remedy In case of unexpected heart failure or fainting A teaspoonful should be given tn halt a glass of cold arater. It ta a b remedy for old and young.

Potato Croquettes—To one cupful of

the yoltc of one egg. two tesspoonfulv of butter, a little cayenne and a little grated nutmeg: stir this over the fire; then spread It on a platter; wheat cold, shape, roll In beaten egg. then in crumbs; fry In the frying bosket

in smoking hot beef ftt.

Hanans Saute—Remove the aktn

tn halves length.

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and hot lay in bananas and cook until soft, turning once carefully, drain sad dust over with po ard ered sugar; sprinkle with a few drops of lemon Juice over each slice. Serve at oace. Delicate Muffins—Cream three level UblespoonfuU of butter; add to It two tableopooufula of sugar; separate two sggs: best the whites, add the yolks unbeaten to them; to the butter and sugar odd one cupful of milk, half ■

:upful ot molaosea add half a cup of boiling water; rift into a bowl two sad ons-fourtk cupfuls ot Sour, owe

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