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CHRISTIAN ENDEANOR.

Topic for the Week Beginning Jan.
II Comment Ivy Rev. -. "A. Doyle.
Top1c-The peril and the power of ambi
tion.-Luke ii, 81; Deut. win, ll-2o.
Ambition is an inordinate and eager
desire of preferment, homer, superiority
CT power. The peril and TIE power Of
ambition are illustrated in the lives Of
many Of the worlds most illustyious
men. The power of their ambition has
been so great that, regardless of the just
rights Of others, regardless eff the laws
Of God, they have sought only to &C
compliSh their purpases. and when PEST
ton and power have been attained God
has been forgotten, and no claims that
even He has had upon them have been
considered
In the first Scriptural reference we
have pointed cut to Is fz1EaA-a an
bition and the gracious i.> Il it.
We are told that ,Te5us ii favor
with God and man. CLIIst VS. IN tie
true sense ambitious. lie 1sastfl.clv It'll
an iuordinate desire to daf VII q
God We cannot he filed Withl.1 Is.s5eh
of this kind Of ambition Paal also had
wort hy ambition He expressed ii
when he said, 1--WE labor that whether
present CT absent we may be accepted Of
Him We cannot be filed with teo
strong desire to serve God and to SO
labor that we may be accepted of Him.
This should be the one ambition Of our
lives, and if we make it that we viii
not only grow in favor with God. but
also with man, as Jesus did.
In the second reference there is a sol
emn warning against forgetting God in
the time CT prosperity. The children Of
Israel could not but see the hand Of God
in their guidance and direction in the
wilderness, but III the land of Canaan it
would be different. There the blessings
Of prosperity and wealth would come
from God through second causes, and
there might be temptation i'll the pride
Of their hearts for them to say, My
power and the might of my hand hath
gotten me this wealth. " This is the
great danger of prosperity-that it may
make US proud and ambitious, that we
will take all the credit to ourselves and
forget that we are indebted to God for
all things
False ambition always leads to de-
struction. God solemnly warns US
against it 1t has ruined some of the
worlds greatest men, and is supposed to
have caused the downfall of the angels
who fell from heaven True ambition
burning desire to serve God-receives
His blessing and favor and the favor
and confidence Of men. Let us then ia
Dor that whether present or absent we
: may be accepted of Him. -
Bible Readings. xi, 19; l
Kings i, sos; Ps. xviii, 81; Prov. xvii,
10; xxx, %; Isa xiv, 1920; Jer. Ii,
1853; Eek. XXI, 1912; Math. xviii,
1-3; Xxx, 20-2S; xiii, liz; Luke xiv,
Sill; xxi, 24-26; Rom. xii, 10; Phil.
ii, 3l2; II Thess. ii, IA; Jas. iv, $40 !;
I Pet. V, 5, 6; III John *.
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Lizzie Bortien's Buttons.

A newspaper woman who went up to
make a study of Lizzie Borden, when that
famous woman was on trial for her life,
said that the first thing she noticed the
afternoon of her arrival in the courtroom
was that a button Of enc OF Miss Borden
shoes had worked loose with the play Of
her foot against the rung of the chair. In
the course OF the afternoon the button be-
came altogether detached and rolled away.
The next morning it had been replaced
and one or two other loosened ones tight
ened ut was small thing of course, ;"
said the woman who observed 1t, but 1t
made an impression on me as indicative
of the methodic New England nature,
which, under such q stress of circum-
stances could note and replace a stray
shoe button.'
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THE ENDEANOn PLEDGE.
There Is No Excuse a Christian Can Give
For Not Keeping 1t

From the beginning Of the Christian
Endeavor movement some enc has want
ed to try his hand at tinkering the
pledge. THE pledge is too strong" or
1.-THE pledge couldn be lived up to, !"
or Something must be changed to
adapt it to the peculiarites Of our soci-
ety." 1t is amazing how many "pecul-
Jar societies thsre are in the world.
There are not so many Of these pledge
thinkers as there used 10 be, but we hear
Of them every now and then, even in
these days. Now there is not much OBJ
lection to altering the phraseology, if
the meaning is not changed or the
strenuousness Of the pledge is not weak
ened, but this is the very thing that
most pledge thinkers desire to do.
Now should like to whisper in their
ears that the revised Christian Endeavor
pledge was prepared very carefully and
prayerfully. Days Of time were spent in
weighing each word, SO that every one
might be the right word in the right
place. The strength eff every phrase was
considered and special pains was taken
not to have a single letter or syllable in
the pledge which the youngest and
weakest active member could not keep.
Twice, in the heart of tie pledge, at
the risk of tautoloay, and perhaps to
the detriment of the queens English,
the phrase is substantially repeated,
"Uuless prevented by reason which l
can consclentiously give to the Lord
Jesus Christ That is the only excuse
which the Christian ever ought to be
willing to give for the nonperformauce
of any known duty. This is twice ad-
mitted and insisted on in the heart of
the pledge and it fully excuses any con-
scienuUus Christian. if he has any ex-
cuse worth giving. A Christian En-
deavor society that fully understands
what the pledge means in ninety mine
cases ont of a hundred will vote
against altering it. What is needed is a
careful study Of the pledge. Have a
meeting TO explain II and talk about 1t
and to understand its thorough reason
ableness.
AIy earnest advice to pledge thinkers
is, Don't. "-Secletaly Baer.
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Why the Chinese Were Defeated

The examinations for officers in the
Chinese army still, as from time i'm
memorial, consisted in firing from a bow
on horseback and in lifting heavy
weights, while the greater numb Der OF their
soldiers were still armed with bows and
arrows, and with huge spears resembling
pitchforks. Their main trust, even in
the recent war, was in heavy "gingalI, :"
firing ball OF about half pound weight
from brass piece held on the shoulders
of two men.
That this should be possible while their
arsenals at kiangnan, Marking, or
Tientsin were capable OF turning out
Al quick firing guns, Maxims, i'm
proved Lee Milford, and other rifles in
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tary displays of affection which the stand.

tary displays Of affection which the stand
ers sometimes bestow upon those seated.
The philosophy of such a rule is as fol-
lows: You lean toward the direction of the
starting car so that your body, which does
not acquire the forward motion stimuli.
taneously with the car, shall, so to speak,
not be left behind. The starting of the
car restores the body to its usual erect
posture. You lean toward tho rear when
the car stops to counterfeit the forward
momentum acquired by the body while
the car was in motion. In rounding q
curve you lean toward the inside rail to
counterfeit the centrifugal force which
tends To throw objects from the center.
But the main thing for you to remember
Is always face the sides of the car These
rules are particularly applicable to cab'P
cars, which rarely fail to start or stop with
jerk.
When alichting from the car, place tho
left hand on the brass rod provided for tho
purpose q assume that you light on the
ralless side) and face the front of the car.
Even If the car is still in motion you are
then safe As for boarding moving cars,
l should advise you to wait until your
carb is better adapted for higher gymnaS-
tics.-American .Jcwess.
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Boston, Lowell ard Woburn each re-
ports Greek Christian Endeavor soci-
ely.
Many of the Indian Christian En-
deavor societies Of The vest are organ
I'D into separate IN IN called the Da-
koa Christian EndpaNor uni
There is hope that hrIsJiau l-ndeavor
viii soon gain oohold in the land Of
the eau.
&c, Z. says Junior yorker in New
Zealand, Stands Tor Children Espe
clalty -
The most northern society in Great
Britain is one just claauized on one of
the shetland islands
The Rev. j Carr Annette of West
Point is now state President Of Missis-
sippi.
The dates for the next international
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There is no excuse for "a woman of even
moderate means who fails to have an at
tractively set table. Satin damask and
Dresden china may be beyond her, but or
binary damask and blue and white china
are within her means. Apostle spoons may
not bestir her coffee, but there is no rea-
son why bright, well plated ones, il silver
is impossible, should be lacking. And
with these and mixture of brains and
taste there is no excuse for IA sloyenly or
unattraCtive table.
The tablecloth should not be only spot
less. but without wrinkles. To produce u
high gloss on linen it should be firmly
ironed with heavy iron from n state Of
dampness into one of perfect dryness.
Starch should not be used in either table
cloths or napkins. Beneath the cloth q
heavy "slence cloth should be placed,
both because it saves wear on table cover
and table, and because 1t looks better.
The middle of the table should always
be occupied b. bowl, in which are either
flowers, leaves or growing green plant.
At one end or at the middle of the side the
mistress of the house should sit, with her
coffee or tea things before her at breakfast
or luncheon, and the vegetables which she
may serve at dinner. Opposite her should
sit the father Of the family, before him
whatever OF the meal be may serve. This
arrangement eIves = certain symmetry TO
the table. whieb = b. itselt attractive.
Spoons ~. be placed In spoon
holder ~ tH should lie at
each 81 numbers to
carry on tha 4. riarI. olives or rad
There -H ~ Hssi dishes a. pos
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The scandinavian Girl.

A Norwegian young lady of good fam
lily, who some years ago was guest in my
house, could SEQ nothing improper in eX-
ploring the Bowery and Hester street by
night in tho company of a male and fe-
male friend, and whom l meekly objected
to her striking up an acquaintance with
gentlemen in Central park of Sunday
she laughed in my face and told me sals
ccremonie that | was an old fogy. My
ideas of propriety, she intimated, We're
mossgrown, antediluvian and smacked Of
the ancient period of bondage which, hap
PLY, was now at an end.
During a recent visit to Norway l dis
covered that this type of woman, SO far
from being exceptional, is exceedingly
common. She certainly occupies the front
of the stage, is all pcrvasive and ubqui-
tous. During the summer you must meet
her on the public highways, with her
knapsack on her back, on foot OR on a bicy-
Gle. attended or unattended, swapping her
finger in the face of all old fashioned no.
tions of decorum. I cannot conceive what
kind of wife she would make, because l
cannot conceive of the kind of man who
would have the audacity to marry her
And yet she does not infrequently marry
l cannot help suspecting that she must, in
such case have exercised the right, which
she claims, of choosing, instead of waiting
to be chosen, and the poor man, in his
embarrassment, has evidently lacked the
courage to exercise his right of refusing
instead of waiting to be refused.
Now, l do not claim of course, that this
"virago of the brain" this representative
of "the third sex" Ito quote Mr.. lie Gal
ienne) is the ideal woman of Scandinavia
still less that she would make an ideal
wife. But she has. for all that, to be tax
en- into account because she is, by her
presence and her noisy propaganda, visibly
modifying the old ideal of Scandinavian
wifehood and womanhood. North Amer
lean Review.
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The Woman Who Is an Editor.

The mistake ofteneSt Inade by the wom-
an who adopts editorship as profession is
in making no adequate concession to her
sex. Il will do my work like a man" she
exclaims, proceeding to trample down Ger
tain needs of her nature, based on organic
law and never intended to be outraged
Few women can work as relentlessly and
with as sternly rigid endeavor as most
men may safely do. Nature indicates that
woman must observe the law of her being.
recognizing her right to and her need of
the soft pedal now and then.
Regulating her exertions judiciously
she will do as good work and as much
work III the long run as will man. She
cannot do it in precisely the same way,
nor should she do violence to her sex in
the attempt. The woman who will lon
gest live to do her work will be she who rc-
spends intelligently to the voice q God a.
she hears it in the rhythmic ebb and flow
of the blood in her veins and oboys the
word there spoken. No woman can with
safety work all day long In AN office and
give evening after evening 10 society %
the theater or to delightful but overstimu-
lating clubs, where she must read aud dis
cuss papers and chat with bright women.
to whom the club is simply an Incident Ia
Something must be igned ~hr must
DENY herself many social pleasures AMI I'M
nocent recreatIuus. letting her WORK t.Aa
precedence of everything else In the order
of importance.
When vacations are few and lar bot wtga,
the careful worker may save her nerve
force in many ways. She needs the best
food, served we'll and in Abundance The
back ground of her life should he agreeable
OF all women she requires a pleasant home
with the relief and free dom TO be secured
only under ones own roof. Whether her
home be in hotel, in boarding house.
or in some independent shelter where She
port to put into for repairs. Tins is as
essential to her as the business mans
home is to him. A bright, well ordered
home makes one over for tomorrow, how
ever weary may have been today Leav-
ing her office, the editor should shake of
its dust from her feet at its threshold, or,
if her work be largely done at home aud
in her own study, when the hours for work
az over, she should drop every care.
Plans, contributors, manuscripts. proof,
correspondence, perplexities, should
forgotten until the time returns for their
legitimate temperance. Only by acous-
toming herself TO this entire relief from
work when work hours are over can the
editor retain her tranquil poise and her
mental freshness. - Mrs. Sangster in
Forum.
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WOMAN AND HOME.
A WOMAN'S SUCCESS AS A HOME
STEADER IN NORTH DAKOTA.
THE WOMAN WHO Is AN EDIMoR-
THE SCANDINAVANIAN GIRL.

Scarce half century has witnessed the
real beginning of thu poopling of the trans
mississippi country In the development
of all industries of human lie the west
has outdistaueed everything known to his
tory in the building of new states.
The hardy and courageous men and wo-
men who prepared the way for those who
followed "that their lives might fall in
pleasant places are entitled to Thoughts
and consideration In this pioneer work
the women did their full share. In tho
solitude Of new homes in the midst OF
danger the wives strengthened the hands
and hearts of husbands and sons by thor
strong love- forttude, helpfulncss and
hopefulness, and the history of each local.
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Eistori.

1t is said of Mime. Ristori that no for
egn actress ever excited so much sincere
admiration among French people rs did
she. Dumas declared that to see her act
was worth all the lessons in eiocution In
the world, and the last lines Deusset ever
wrote were dedicated to Adelaide Ristori,
a fragment that was found on his writing
table after bis death Last, but not least,
Mounct Sully dates his determination to
adopt the stage as his profession from the
evening when he first saw the tragedienne
play "Medea" at Toulouse Althou., h
Nine. Ristori has a handsome residence in
Paris, she does not often occupy 1t.
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Silk underwear should be washed in n
suds Of moderately hot water in which the
hands can be put without any discomfort
Use plenty of the best white soap to make
the suds, but do not rub the soap directly
on the garments. Squeeze through the
water with as little rubbing as possible
II necessary, use two such waters. Rinse
thoroughly In lukewarm water press out
as much as possible or pass folded, fiat
through wringer and dry as quickly as
possible. Shake out, pull into shape and
when nearly dry press on the wrong side
with IA moderately hot iron.-New York
Post
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ity will show cases where the mother kept
together the family and managed the farm
when the father died.
The census reports show a larger proper
ton of women owning land in North Da-
kota than elsewhere in the country, fol-
lowed closely by Minnesota. The gener-
osity of the government in giving women
the same chance as the men to homestead
land has enabled many of the fair sex to
take hold in a business way of farm life
Every county in North Dakota has its wo-
men homesteaders, whose history as man
ayers, if compared with that of most men,
would show up an excellent contrast.
A case in point is that of Miss Margaret
La Tourette, schoolteacher of Lakota,
Ramsey county, n. D. A native of New
York state, she accompanied her parents
to Dakota ten years ago, one of a family
of five children. Each one, as the legal
age was reached, took up a homestead.
The young woman in question located her
claim near Petersburg, on the Great
Northern railway, in the eastern part of
Nelson county.
She complied with all the requirements
Of the land laws and now has a well i'm
proved farm of 100 acres. She has given
her personal attention to the Improvement,
besides spending thre1 terms In the State
university at Grand Forks
In 1895 Miss La Tourette had 1873 acres
in cultivation and harvest ed a total of
$3.50 bushels of wheat. This year was an
unusually good one, and II bushels per acre
may not come every year, but if half that
quantity is harvested in connection with
other stock feeding crops farming in North
Dakota can be made proftable.-S Paul
1hA
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The Baby's Book.

The birthday book, bound in vellum, is
feature Of the SWEETEST layettes for the
latter day babies. This book has space
for insertine; tho photographs that arc
taken at different stages. 1t also has lines
for the records of the childs progress.
Tho day he took his first step. the minute
his first tooth was visible, his pet nick
names, his first words, his preferences in
persons AMI culors, all are placed in these
pages. This book is put in n safe deposit
vault at the end Of the first year and an
other book put in its place.
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q, .a- Ea=-s'f "a, tise top
- tHas -- ard C.-
hsas s.. .Hi blte rs Ina dis
t-.- ..r ta.s uu1 .-..a an aw.Il
phY-H.5 strain Tho hesrr aud stomach
have i-ap o.. .'la - d. d1uh'r du'v that Of
a.. 1UI ttalr own furr ~ COM
bined. with more often only half II the
room required - do II in from the COM
pressing force - stays. Consequently ono
OF the most graceful actions that q woman
is called ON most often l. illustrate Is
transformed by the ignorance u few
rules Of physical culture into ono Of the
most ludicrous and sorry sights magma
Bile.
The woman who clutches her skirts in
front midway between the hip and knee,
bends her body from the hips almost INTO
a bow and d9ags up, laboriously exhaust
ing her vital energies at every stop. is
making foolish and ridiculous mistake,
for which she suffers severely long before
arriving at the top.
One of the handsomest pictures painted
of feminine beauty is that of lovely
woman ascending "a fine Old sta rcase. Her
slender figure is grac' fdllv erect her love
ly ace on the columulike throat turned
halt over her shoulder. The arms are bare
and troop with perfectly natural grace to
her knees, where the silken skirts are
daintily lifted to allow the free play of
tiny slipperNd feet. The lady is in The act
of ascending; and seems to float upward,
the personification of grace Itself
One inIagines they Can see her catch her
silken skirt at either knee lifting it just
to the ankle, expand her chest hold her
shoulders well back and Ter arms down;
then the slender body rests squartiy ON
the hips. not dragging forward, and,
standing peri city erect, she gl5t4s up
wardi easily and gracefully.
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For the Hair.

A liquid which may answer either for
the cure or prevention Of bald patches can
be made by taking ounces Of eau de
cologne, . teaspoonfuls Of can;harides, 10
drops Of oil OF rosemary and the same
quantity Of oil Of nutmeg and oil OF laven-
der, says Ladies' Every Saturday. These
ingredients must all be we'll mixed to-
gether and must be rubbed into the bald
part every night. 1t is fortunate for
women that they don't suffer from bald
patches SO frequently as men. Certainly
much Of woman's beauty lies in her hair.
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Women standing In Street Cars.

Always face the sides of the car. never
the front or rear. When the Car star, =,
lean slightly in the direction in which 1t
Is going When the car is about to ste
lean toward the rear Plant your feet
far apart as you comfortably can When
car turns a corner. incline the body to-
ward the inside curve of the rails ard
when feasible grasp the strap on the side
of tile car over this inside curve, thus re-
ducIng the strain TO a minimum Non
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Glass dishes and vessels Of all kinds may
be rendered less liable TO break if before
being used they are boiled in water to
which salt has been added. Put tho
water, when cold, into IA large pan, add
the salt, pat in the glass vessels and bring
the water slowly To the boil. Let 1t boil
for a few niuut,- take il off the fire and
leave the glasses in it until it is cold.
China cups and saucers may be treated in
the same way.
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The Kings Daughters and the Daugh-
tiers of the King are two separate societit5.
The Kings Daughters are unseotarian,
while the Daughters Of tine King is an or
der re4a.Ae 10 The brotherhood OF ST. An
drew.
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The BE broom.

Whore bed is obliged to face window,
as Is sumc,i Ecs necessary, a decoration
and a relief in one is secured by a valance
above instead Of below the fuothoard.
Two small brass uprights are fastened In
ii, with "a rod adjoining them, On which
is hung a curtain Of some light silk or
stGf in harmony with the general tone Of
the room.
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If tho Canton flannel covering used I'M
der your tnhlecloth is at times too long for
the dining table, faSten small lool To each
curncr Of it and catch them with small
hooks screwed ON the under side Of the Ia
bio
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-09

The minutes of the twenty second
annual meeting of the national W. c. T.
I. will be ready to send out soon after
the holidays; price fifteen cents per copy.
Miss Wizards address will soon follow
at the same price. Orders may be sent to
Helen NJ. Barker, The Temple.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-09

Mrs. Helen c. Beedy, president Of
Franklin county W. c. I. u, has
written valuable book, "Mothers of
Maine" now in print.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-09

For years no other soap
in New England has ever
approached It either in sales
er quality. It has proved its
value over all substitutes. 1t
i ~oap, all soap, and nothing
Eut soap.
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~. c. {. IL. Column.

The minutes of the State convention
are now ready, and can be obtained OF
Miss Clara NJ. Farwell, Rockland. Price
10 cents postpaid.