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Compact and Lucid.

The Hon. Tim T%arsney, solicitor
of the city of Detroit and former mem
Der of congress from the Saginaw dis
trict of Michigan, tells a story OF an
Irishman in his district, a liberal con-
tributor to the campaign fund and a
strong man financially, but with little
or no education. Some of the boys
thought it would tickle the old man
to propose him for chairman of a big
political meeting. but they had no idea
he would accept. He did accept, how
ever, and on mounting the platform
made the following speech:
"Gintlemin of the Convention-l
congratulate you most heartily upon
the choice of yure chairman. You
kin rest ashured that as long as the
bulluk of the population constitutes
the masses of the people there will be
no danger from the privileged few.
The convention is now ready for busl-
ness" -Philadelphia Post.
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A Missouri Munchausen.

There are some pretty fair Nimrods
in Missouri now, but a story which is
printed in an old history OF Galloway
county shows that some OF those OF
former days could make contemporary
sportsmen look like 80 cents either as
shots or as raconteurs, says the Kan
sas City Journal. Mr.. Calvin Tate,
according to this history, says that
the wild pigeons were so plentiful one
summer that frequently when they
would alight on a tree it would bend
down to the ground with their weight.
He went hunting one day, and seeing
a fine lot of pigeons in a tree he
hitched his horse to n of the limbs
and fired and killed 800 at n shot.
The rest flew away, and as soon as
the tree was relieved of their weight
1t Strengthened up, carrying his horse
with it, and the poor brute had to
hang there until he could go home
and get an ak and cut the tree down.
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UNIQUE COZY-CORNER SEAT
Ingenious Housekeeper Tells How She
Made Use of the Crib No Longer
Needed by Baby.

My baby had outgrOwn his crib, and
a neat iron bed had been substituted
Then came the question: What shall be
done with the crib? Part with it? No,
indeed! 1t had become endeared to me,
and as there was no attic in which to
store it, it "a necessary to utilize it
in some manner in our living7rooms.
The crib was of the ordinary variety
with high ends and low sides. the foot
side being hinged on. 1t had long been
enameled white, but to make it look less
like a crib. a can of forest-green enamel
paint was bought. and a thin coat-so
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FOOD FACTS
What an M. D. Learned.

A prominent physician Of Rome.
Georgia, went through a food expert
ence which he makes public:
st was my own experience that first
led me to advocate Grape-Nuts food,
and l also know from having pre-
scribed it to convalescents and other
weak patients that the food is a Won
and brain tissue, as well as muscle. 1t
improves the digestion and sick pa
tients always gain just as I did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
81 was in such a low state that l
had to give up my work entirely and
go to the mountains of this state;
but two months there did not improve
me; in fact l was not quite as well as
when I left home. My food absolutely
refused to sustain me and it became
plain that I must change; then ] be-
gan to use Grapefruit food and in two
weeks L could walk a mile without
the least fatigue and in five weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, tax
ing up hard work again. Since that
time l have felt as well and strong as
! ever did in my life.
CAS- a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers / consider it a duty 10
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts wheh
the regular food does not seem TO sus-
tain the body will work miracles.
There's a reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous Its
tie book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE"
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Salt as a Home Remedy.

Salt serves admirably when it is de-
sired to apply either dry or moist heat
for a considerable time. The virtue
of an ordinary poultice is due to moist
heat. Now, the great drawback 10
such a poultice is that it soon gets
cold. If we place over it a bag of very
hot, dry salt the poultice will retain
it's heat for hours, provided the part
be we'll covered. A flannel bag will
suffice. The salt should be heated on
a plate placed in the oven or on a
stove. More warmth will be quite use
less: the heat should be too great for
the hand 10 bear. Between the poul-
tice and the salt bag a layer of flannel
should be placed. Another way OF
using the salt bag is to let the fierce
heat pass away, and to apply the bag,
without any poultice, over a layer OF
flannel.
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OSTRICHFEATHER TRIMMING
Some Suggestions Regarding It's Ar
~rangement for the Home
Milliner.

The ostrich feather does not van in
popularity. On the contrary, there are
more ostrich feathers worn this season
with more variety of effect. One can
do more with feathers than in previous
seasons, for they are heavier and they
are more pliable. Feathers that were
once brittle and stiff are now charming
ly pliable and well sdapted to the pur-
poses of trimming, says the Brooklyn
Eagle.
A nest of feathers is one of the new
ways of using ostrich tips. Let the hat
be any shape, but preferably n of those
shapes with a wide brim that turns up
sharply at one side, the taller the bet
ter.
Take the feathers, which must be five
in number, and have them all the same
length. One, however, is longer than
the rest, but the remainder are all of a
length. Fasten the feathers together.
Pull them u in the form of a feather
nest. And when spread out we'll sew
them to the crown of the hat. Now pull
them out over the brim, lacking them
here and there, so that they will not
blow away.
The great trouble for an amateur in ar
ranging ostrich feathers upon a hat is
that they are not fastened properly to
the hat. The home milliner will take
a stitch here and there and call the hat
trimmed. But the milliner sews the
feathers fast to the hat, cunningly ar
ranging the stitches so that they do
not show, yet securing the feathers be-
yond all fear of blowing away.
And there is another trimming. 1t is
called the twin feather trimming. 1t is
one of the novelties of the summer. For
this is needed a ready-to-wear hat or a
hat of fancy straw, which needs no other
trimming than a feather. This hat,
which should be %jauntily shaped, is large
and the brim curls upward in a sweeping
name while one side rises splendidly
in a great curve.
Now, to trim the hat, take two feath-
ers of exactly the same length, which
should be about half a yard long, AMI
sew them to the hat, in precisely the
same spot. Then take and drape the
feathers in such a manner that one
falls down the back of the ma upon the
couture and the other is pulled down
at the side so as to touch the ear and
the neck.
The popularity of the uncurled feather
is a boon to the summer woman who has
hitherto had trouble in keeping herself
curled. No matter how straight the
feather may be this season it will not
be out of style, for Dame Fashion is
wearing hers uncurled as well as curled.
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SEAT WHEN FINISHED.

holsterers' braid, Nlt on with gilt-head-
ed tacks. 80 A}gf
A b%ox-plaited valance of the burlap
all around the crib, finished also with
braid, completed the seat.
The whole cost of my coy seat was
about two dollars and fifty cents, but, OF
course, it was my w handiwork.
Upholstered as it is now, and set in a
niche by the chimney, piled high with
bright-colored cushions, it is the adj
miration Of all my callers, who are sur
prised when told of its humble origin.
-Lenora F. Channon, in Ladies' World.
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SAPIENT

"Abuse is an indirect species Of hom-
age"
wisdom is common sense in an UNI
common degree"
"Your grip On success depends largely
on the other things you are willing to
let 60"
"We cannot always succeed; but if
we fail, we can always fail-in good
spirits"
IF we had no failings ourselves, we
should not take so much pleasure in
finding out those Of Others"
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By Elimination,

One day, as Pat halted at the top OF
the river bank, a man, famous for his
inuuisitive mind, stopped and asked:
How long have you hauled water
for the village, my good man."
Tin years, sor.'
"Ah! How many loads do you take
In 2. day."
From tin to fifteen, sor."
"Ah. yes. Now | have a problem
for YOU. How much water at this rate
have you hauled in all, sir?"
The driver of the watering cart
jerked his thumb backward toward
the river and replied, "All the wather
yez don't see there now, sor."-Chris-
tan Advocate.
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Oatmeal Rocks.

Two eggs, one cupful brown sugar.
half cupful butter or lard, two cupfuls
oatmeal, one cupful -four, n teaspoon
ful soda, sifted with the flour. half tea
spoonful salt, if lard is used; one tea
spoonful cinnamon, one cupful ~raisins,
seeded; if it spreads when baking, add
more oatmeal; drop on buttered tins and
bake.--People's Home Journal.
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New Embroidery.

The daintiest of new night robes are
of nainsook or linen batiste, decorated
with hand embroidered Louis XIV.
knots and sprays of flowers. The
gowns are made with full bishops
sleeves, which terminate at the wris.
with embroidered fiounces.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Almonds in Pastry Cooking.

Almonds chopped fine and Drowned
in sugar make a delicious ice cream,
There are also good almond buildings,
Bavarian creams and cakes of every
variety. Blanched almonds, cut in
strips, if mixed with the batter OF
chocolate loaf cake, add richness and
delicacy. The Germans also use them
a great deal in their famous coffee
srakn and other fancy breads.
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FRIEND called on

FRIEND called on
me the other day.
| instinctively felt
that some matter
of special interest
and importance to
h i m S e h a d
brought him to see
me. His manner
and the general di-
rection of his con-
v~ersation strength
ened me in my first
impression, d
ere he had depart
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Cloths for Kitchen Shelves.

The dainty 1ace-patterned oilcloths,
SO much used for kitchen shelves, are
very apt to "stick" to the wood when
they become saturated by the steam
of the cooking. To avoid this, place
papers on the shelves before lacking
on the oilcloth.
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Zinc Cleaner.

To clean zinc use whiting made into
q paste with t%urpentine. Whiting mixed
with water or cloudy ammonia is ex-
cellent for all sorts of tins, especially
With tin dish covers.-America2 Queen.
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Patriotism of ans

It is now accounted a disgrace for
any Japanese of any class to retain any
articles of gold. All have been sent
to the treasury to be converted into coin
for the emperor. {
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The
of Jesus
Sermon by the Highway and
Byway" Preacher.
Copyright, 1904, by J. NJ. Edson.l

Chicago. Sunday, June 10, 1904.
Text:-"Jesus answered them and said:
Verify, verify, l say unto you. ye seek Me,
not because We saw signs, but because We
ate of the @loaves. and We're filled.'-John
SOC #
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Gritty George hope dat bow OF
coffee won't stimulate yer to go to
work. Sandy Pikes-No, pard, l asked
de lady to put loaf sugar in it.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
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EFT us analyZe this condition a little
l. more carefully and see if we cannot
Law bare some of the dangerous posi-
bilities lurking here? What are some
of the motives that draw people into the
church? | overheard a woman say once
that she had united with a certain
church because of the social advantages
which it gave. In the community where
she lived the social life was largely CEN
tered in the church, and observing this
she sought membership therein that she
might eat of the loaves of the social life
and be filled. knew a man at one time
who, with business keenness, identified
himself with the church because of the
trade it would bring him. Having tasted
of the patronage of the church people
and coveting more of these loaves, he
eagerly sought church association and
fellowship that he might gain the more
These are the lower and base motives
which may tempt people to seek the
church. Then there are the desires for
the philanthropic and benevolent &C
~tiyities which find expression in the
church lie. Inc uucT. uOUicT IocliuSs
of the natural man desire a channel
through which they may flow, and this
feature of the church life appeals
strongly to one and he seeks the church
for this purpose. And to such Jesus
must say: "Ye seek, Me, not because
| can give you eternal life, blu because
We are interested in a certain worthy
and commendable work which g~ratifes
the religious sense and encourages
s~elf-satisied complacency." Or, edCca.
ton and training may fit for teaching
of a large Sunday school class, or the
leading of a literary society within the
church. All the interests and energies
are enlisted in the work. There is great
Measure and satisfaction in the work
and the work is well done, and shows
splendid results from an educational
and literary standpoint, but again Jesus
may be forced to say: "Ye seek Me
not because you have been saved and
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WHAT was the trouble with that
with multitudes to-day, that they will
not seek the Lord for the higher needs
of the soul rather than for the needs
of the natural man? A few days be-
fore the experience set forth in our
text, Jesus had been talking with the
Jews, many of whom were doubtless
among those ito whom the rebuke of
our text was spoken. At that time He
said: "Ye will not come to Me that
We may have life,'' and this perhaps is
the best and most complete explana-
ton which could be offered for their
unbelief and hardness of heart. They
would come for the loaves and fishes,
but they would not come to the Life
Giver that they might obtain the life
more abundant. When the reason for
unbelief is reduced to its last analysis,
it amounts to just this, "Ye will not"
The multitude was blind because II
would not see; it was Indifferent be-
cause it would not be quickened by the
Divine presence; it was unresponSive
to the needs of the soul because 1t
would not turn from the material
things of this life. And so it is with
people to-day. The will is in the way.
1t puts first the natural desires, and
places second the needs of the soul.
The will rules and crowds out the rule
of the blessed Christ. There is some
thing appalling in the thought OF how
near that multitude came to Jesus and
yet remained Indifferent and unrespon-
sive to the eternal life which He was
so eager to give. And what tragedy il
is that souls to-day come neal to Je-
sus, hear His message delivered, re-
ceive of His temporal bounty, and still
remain dead, when the Divine life OF
| Christ might flow through them If they
| only would seek JeSuSi
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CA Sabbath in Capernaum.)
(Jesus Forgives Sins.)
Inirm Mar at Pool of Bethesda.
(Jesus and the Sabbath.)
SECOND PERIOD OF GALILEAN MIN
ISTRY.
Choosing of the Twelve.
Sermon on the Mount.
(Hearcrs and Doors Of the Word.)
Centurion's Servant Healed.
Raising of Widows Son.
Amounting of Jesus in House of Simon the
Pharisee.
(Jesus Gains the Storm
Gadarene DemoniacS.
Raising Of Jairus' Daughter.
Mission of the Twelve.
death of John the Baptist.)
(Jesus Feeds the Five T~housand.)
Jesus Walks in the Water.
SECOND QUARTER:The Period of time
Included in the second quarters lessons is
less than a year.
THIRD PERIOD OF GALILEAN MIN
ISTRY.
Cesus Visits Tyre and Sidon.)
Feeding of Four Thousand.
(Peter Confesses the CHRISTI
(Jesus Transfgured.)
The Demoniac Boy.
Shekel in the Fish's Mouth.
Christ at Feast of T~abernacles.
THE PEREAN MINISTRY.
Final Departure from Galilee.
mission of the Seventy
Christ al the Feast of Dedication.
prayer and Promise.)
e. (Watchfulness.)
(The Prodigal SOM
Raising of Lazarus.
(Jesus Teaches Humility
Visit TO Zacchaeus. the Publican.
Amounting of Jesus by Mary of Bethany.
THE PASSION WEEK.
The Triumphal Entry.
Second Cleansing of the Temple.
Gentiles Seeking Jesus.
Judas Bargains for Betrayal.
(The Passover.)
Christ's Farewell Discourses.
The Betrayal and Arrest.
Trial Before Priests.
(Christ's Trial Before Pilate.)
Christ Crucifed.)
The Burial.
THE FORTY DAYS.
(Christ Risen.)
Christ's Appearances.
Christ's Ascension.
SUGGESTIONS FOR REVIEW.
Written Review.-Many schools use
prepared quarterly question slips upon
which are to be written the answers.
Schools or classes can obtain these
review question slips from Sunday
school cpnn1y hnnSoS nr Drororo
their own, the questions after each les
O in the quarterlies furnishing
ready material from which to make Sc
lections.
Geographical Review.-For a review
for the whole school from the superin-
tendent's desk a large map will be nee
essary; for class review the small maps
in quarterlies, Bibles, etc, will suffice.
Point out the chief cities, towns, rivers,
lakes. mountains, connected with the
mention the chief event or events in
connection Herewith.
Picture Review.--This is a most in
teresting method, if pictures, big or
little, can be secured covering the prin-
cipal events in Jesus life. Pictures are
cheap nowadays and can be purchased
at or through all of the denominations
al publishing houses.
Seed Thoughts.
Unwavering faith is obtaining faith.
Heart revelation is better than head
speculation.
On the m~ountain-top with Jesus
should equip for service in the valley of
the worlds need.
Prayer for laborers in Christ's har-
vest field is the electric current that
stimulates to new and better service for
the Master.
Jesus said On the cross: 1T Is fin
ished." There is nothing the sinner
can do to make complete the redemptive
work of Christ except to believe and be
saved.
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seek to save others. but because you have

seek to save others, Du DecauSe you ndVS
tasted of the intellectual Joys of the
natural man and take pride and pleas
ure in the work" Or. you may be the
member of some of the numerous So
cieties, or of the successful Bible class
and be drawn and held there by the
power of numbers and the association
of congenial spirits. The connection
may bring self-gratulation, and self
satisfaction, but Jesus may see the real
secret of your activity and interest, and
be forced to condemn you, because you
seek Him not for Himself alone, but for
the fellowship and pleasure you find with
others. And so with other activities
which may engage you in the church.
What is the motive which draws and
holds you? ~
A ND this analysis of motives must
n not omit the object and purpose OF
attendance Upon religious meetings.
Some gather for the worship Of God,
but you go for what? To see your neigh
boris bonnet; to admire or criticise her
new frock; to hear the latest gossip; to
plan for the next social event; to talk
over some business project with Deacon
So-and-So, who lives away over on the
other side of town and whom yec can
conveniently see at meeting n save a
trip to his home; to see the girls anC
smile and motion and whisper to them
through meeting and then DOW them
home, and vice versa, to see the boys
and to ~scandalize the meeting and dis
honor God by your frivolous conduct!
These and a thousand and one other
things take one to meeting.
your heart and let the Lord show you
what He sees there. The same sorrow
which filled His heart as He beheld that
great multitude come trailing back to
Capernaum to fin6 Him because it had
partaken of the loaves for the physical
body must move His heart to-day as He
sees many, many go to His house uhoel
the pretense and guise OF worship. what
is it takes us to the place where two or
three are wont to meet together in the
name of Jesus? Are our hearts filled
with the purpose to Denold his "oh-
.drous works in the hearts OF men; are
we thrilled with the desire to learn OIL
Him and to have sweet communion with
Him? While the hymns Of praise n
worship are being sung, whileth the prayer
is being offered, while the Word OF Goa
is being read or eXpounded by preacher
of laymen, and the testimonies, OF what
are We thinking? Are our thoughts cen
tered in the direction to which our steps
have just brought us, or are they PACK
at the office, or out on that play ground
or off on the fishing excursion, or the
hunting trail? Where are We anyway!
Be honest with yourself and with od!
Are you seeking the Lord with honest
purpose and simple heart, or are you
running after the Lord that the physlcal
and material things Of life may be more
fully enjoyed?
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ed I clearly saw the underlying motive
of his visit, and what he hoped 10 &C
compliSh thereby. We all have similar
experiences, | think. We are not al
Ways able, however, to penetrate to the
hidden motives of others and clearly
understand the purposes which underly
their conduct toward us. Neither is II
wise or right that we should be always
suppOHing that others in their relations
to us have Interior motives or sellsh
ends to serve. But Jesus, who could
read the heart and knew what was IN
man" always understood the impulses
ard purposes of the people who drew
neal unto Him and followed Him. In
fact He could read the heart better
than ma could himself; He could pen
citrate deeper and understand more
clearly the impulses and motives than
could man himself; for no mar knows
himself perfectly, nor is conscious OF
the many underlying conditions and
motives which rule in his life. And so
when thai great multitude of people
who had received His bounty in the
wilderness and been filed had sought
Him out at Capernaum the next day, He
knew at once what had brought them.
He knew what thoughts had stirred in
their breasts the day before when they
wanted to make Him Il king, and He
understood what had drawn them so
eagerly around the shore line of the
lake and back to the city again. There
- l.;. .-~-JA,;,~
question as to how He had come
thither so quickly. He replies: "Ye
seek Me, not because We saw signs, but
because We ate of the loaves and were
filled"
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N/HY should we seek the Lord! He
w wanted that restless, unsatisfied
multitude mat sat upon the grassy
hillside and partook of the loaves ana
fishes which multiplied under his touch
to feel a higher need and to reallze
His power to completely and richly
satisfy that need. He wants you n
me to think less and less of he crea-
ture comforts and more and more OF
the requirements of the undylng soul.
He chided the multitude with thinking
more of the perishable food which
filled their stomachs n eased the
hangs of hunger than they did OF the
mighty power of God which had so
~miraculously given such i~neXhaustible
store. They had been as blind to the
wonderful sign of the Divine presence,
as the worm in the black earth is IN
different to the glorious sunset. They
had peer as content to eat to the full
and then banker after the same gen
erous bounty in the future as is the
beast of the field when it gorges to the
full and then lies by the carcass ready
for the next meal. Jesus wants us to
seek Him in order that He may realize
in us that for which He came into the
world. Let the soul comprehend the.
glory and majesty and power OF the
Divine presence, and think you 1t will!
grovel among the creature comforts OF
his life and desire only a full stomach
and a full storehouse from which to
obtain future supplies? tell you nay!
How pitiable it is to think Of one
choosing the gaudy bit of glass when
right next t6 it is the sparkling, pure.
priceless diamond; think of the folly
of one taking the cheap, inartistic
chrome, when one might have had the
splendid masterpiece of art. And yet
his but feebly and insuficiently ex-
presses the folly of m who will not
seek the Lord for the best which He
has IN give.