Year: 1877

ed from infancy in all ways of self-help and
helpfulness to others, have the ability to
help themselves and to help others. "To
him that hath shall be given" Lord Bacon
says: "There is no stand or impedimcnt
in the wit but may be wrought by fit stud
les. If mans wit be wandering, let him
study mathematics /; for in demonstrations,
if his wit be called away never so little, he
must begin again; SO every defect of mind
may have a special receipt This last as
sertion is as true in matters pertaining to
character Us in those intellectual. The pur- Is
poseless individual may, if he will, change
himself in this particular, by setting himself
tasks to perform, and steadily performing
them. This may be found at first laborious
and even painful but habit renders all
things easy.


This setting ones self tasks, however, does
not so surely develop ones powers as hav-
ing these tasks set by some one else; and of
all taskmasters, stern necessity has the most
to show for his pupils on examination day.
Let no one who loves himself repine at the
commands of this severe taskmaster; his
mission is most beneficent. Fron1what
crude and rough material does he often FASH
ion noble, accomplished, beneticent men and
women! This he does by laying heavys
burdens on them, by subjecting them To-
hard and cruel blows from the hand Of for
tune, by compelling them to make bricks
without straw, by forcing them to develop
every resource of their power, and often ev-
cry capability they possess for doing and
suffering.


1t is useless for one without definite pur-
pose or plan to dream of accomplishing
much. Few indeed are they upon whom
this greatness is thrust. doers in this life
are those who intend to do; all others are
cumberers of the ground-tllistles, weeds,
unfruitful fig trees destined to perish. It Is
a very easy matter to spend day after day
and week after week in merely going
j. through the forms Of doing, and at the end
of this time have actually nothing accom-
plished. The butterfly doubtless visits as


many flowers as the bee and the ant; one
moves in d 9 bee line y to the accomplish
ment of her purpose, the other works with
such persistent industry that for 5000 years
at least the ant has been an example known
and read of by many who have studied her
ways.


"A great deal of the time of even purposeful
men and women is wasted for want of a
well digested plan of action. The " Execu-
tive individual has pretty clear idea, first
of exactly what he wishes to accomplish, and
secondly of the manner In which he intends
to work. He doesn't blunder into a thing
and blunder on all the way through it. lie
may not see what his last step will be, but
sees quite clearly when the first one must
be, and then the second, and as he progress
es, the end becomes clear. He does not al
low himself to be diverted or detained from
his work by slight causes, petty hinderano-
es, trivial Interruptions. If one stops to fol-
low all the little side-paths that lead off from


the main thoroughfare from Joppa to Jeru-
salem he will be long time reaching that
ancient capital. The way to secure main
issues Is to neglect all smaller ones that


have not direct bearing on the success
aimed at.


Jumbles.-Two cups Of sugar, one of but


ter, one OF milk, four eggs, one teaspoonful
of baking powder, flour to make it stiff
enough to roll out, cut into shape and bake


in quick oven.


| Fried Cakes.-One cup of sugar, one cup
of milk, one quart offlour, three tablespoon
fuls of butter, two eggs, three teaspoonfuls