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NOTES AND COMMIiNTS This ia woman's ago in i)art be- cause it is an age when IIk< finer forcrs that women use and the Bw<'<;ler i<Iea!s that they love art be- ing valued by the woriJ. In a word, the spiritual and the esthetic forces were latent in cruder ages but now are beginning to operate There was a time when brute force was almighty. liui tliat is not now. There was a time when soldiers and kings were Ihouglit the ra*jst in- fluential personages in molding evonts. But that is not to-day. Eoiue one is saying in a current re- view that if we wish lo look for the sources of reforms and improve- ments wc do not go to the states- men and political and governmental figures. We go to the college, lab- oratories and to the workshops of inventors and to the studies of the (thinkers. Hencei come the basic lines of bettermeut. It is these men that get to the root of our aflairs and plan th.,- radical changes that make for our betterment. It is the men of science, said a French- nan, who arc the real priests. It is thry that save the race from its miseries and point the way to pro- p-ess. Yet the spiritual priesthood is not without its high sphere of useful- ness. Above the 'ntcllectual forces are the spiritual. .And as the race develops, riises to loftier levels, re- fines, the spiritual forces come in- creasingly into play. All the mod- ern meth(xls of criminal reform in lieu of punishment, all the mod- ern charities and philanthropies, the modern homes for the deaf, the blind, the crippled, the insane, the poiTr, are the fruit of the spirit. They express the spiritual love, gentleness, mercy, longsuffering. Fruits of the spirit are the modern notion for shorter working hours, for shielding child workers, for educating all the people, and for providing conditions which shall enable all to live comfortably and to enjoy the daintier pleasures of existence. The function of the re- ligious instinct is being appreciat- ed. The spiritual nature is found to have a legitimate and useful role to fill. ITie mother's prayer, tliink ers of one school declare, saves her heart frr-m breaking. The mother's prayer, believes another school, saves not only herself but also the boy for whom she prays. Her prayerful thoughts arc things that are wafted as she directs them to hover over him like angels' wings, to sustain and shield and control. But both schools reali/x- that prayer is a real and a ])owerful tiling. And the power and reality of love as a force are being appreciat- ed. Prof. Lester F. Ward, the eminent sociologist, remaiks upon the psychic and the material forces. He says love is as real a force at^ any physical form of energy utilized by fccicnee, and that it should be treated as such. The bible and th( women ha\e always bclie\<'<l in tin power of love. And they have al ways believed that evil is overcome by good. Public oiiinion is agreeinf? with them when it advocates tin reformation of the delinquent in- stead of his imi)risonmeiil. Aiirl the wo:icn and the bibl<' have al ways believed that faith could re mo\c mountains. The time is com ing it is arriving -when the publii and science will believe this, too. And will demonstrate it. THE SOUBCE OF All SOIACE At Every Tick of the Timepiece We Can Address Ourselves to Him. What have I in heaven, and be- sides thee what <lo 1 desire on earth. â€" Psalms Ixxiii. 2a. This a cry from the tortured heart of Davidâ€" a cry from one in noud to a friend indeed. Poor, in very truth, is he who calls no man friend, but poorer he who is no man's friend. This would be a bleak world with- out affectiun, and hence the master has established, as a primal source of all solace, a fountain of love springing up perennially in Himself. The fairest and most fragrant llower of that love is inseparable from friendship. The friends wc have tried and not found wanting are the friends wc trust, and where the trial of friendship has been long- est our trust is greatest, and so old frionds are best. OUR TRUEST FRIEND. One there is who outdates and outclases all other friends. He knows us and He un<lerstands, and, above all. Ho is willing and power- ful to help us. He alone possesses tl'c fullest equipment of a friend. He knew us in the eternities. He shapes events to as to make us fit into the marvelous scheme of His universe. He cared for us since uor coming into all the bewilderment of this creation. We have walked erect or bent, and often have we stumbled and many times have wo fallen. Yet wlK-ther upright or prostrate the touch of the strong liaud of His friendship has been up- on us, even when in insensate mo- ments we have struggled to fling it off. At all times, sick or ill, waking or sleeping, sad or joyous. His love holds us like the clasp of a mother. Others have, never has He shut a door against us. He was no mere life-saver stirred by feeling or by thirst for fame or by hope of re- ward. He was all He was to us not because He had pity on us, but be- cause ho loved and wanted us. He is walking by our side ever. He meets us at the turn of every road. Wiicther our feet are in the narrow path and we need courage, or wlifthcr we are fighting with swino for their husks, it is always OUR BLESSED PRIVILEGE to appeal to this Friend to keep us uncontaminat/cd or to bring us back from our wandering under the roof of the Father. Such friendship teaches us our own worth. If He values us so highly, if He thinks so much of us, to what heights of manhood and wo- manho<xl may we not climb. How pitiful to be surrounded by such an atmosphero of love and not to live of its vitality. What fools w© are t-o starve amid such plenty. If wc realized all this we would not leave this Friend until wc had failed with every one else, but our prayer to Him for help would he as our breathing and would discover be- yond doubt that old friends are best, and that of all old friends He, the ancient of days, is verily oldest and best. REV. P. A. HALPIN. Music, too, has been a costly in dulgenee, a soft pleasure, with lit tie if any hard work to do. Everj gill has been <'xpected to play th' piano or to sing as a part of hei education, which has been orna mental rather than useful. Bui mukic has a function of much grand eur and dignity to fulfill. The old Greeks knew this and used muHi( to cure disease, to calm troublr<l spirits, to purify and uplift tin mind. Their i<Ieas are reviving The therapeutic value o( swcef sounds and harmonics is being ap prcciatcd. And the power of music U' convey subtle and exaltei! thought IS being realized. "Alusi' begins where words leave <iff. To-morrow or ilay after to-morri)« music will be a language. It wil' have to fill a role undi earned of to day, but a role which we are unti cipating to day in our higher evalu ation of its praelieul natiiriv .\l the woman nature which lay duriii nized, misiinderstood through tli. base, bruitiKli agef<, is now awaken ing and beginning to energize in llx gentler times >\htn its subtle powei end sweetness have a legitiinnt< pia^e. THE S. S. LESSON IMLRNATION.VL LESSOX, AUG. L Lesson V. Close of St. Paul's Mis- sionary Journey. (Golden Te.\l, John lU: 33. 1. Corinth, the Vanity Fair of the Roman Empire. Corinth, the cen- ter of government, commerce, and business, as Athens was of learning, literature, and art, was situated on the isthmus which joins the two great divisions of Orcece. The city has been called "The Star of Hellas," "The Eye of (ireece," "The Bridge of the Sea," "The Gate of llio Peloponnesus," "The Vanity Fair of the Roman Empire." It had an almost ideal situation for connnerce. It attracted strang- ers from all over the world on ac- count of its delightful climate; the Isthmian games to which contests Paul refers twice in his letters to the Corinthians (1 Cor. : 24 ; 2 Cor. 2: tl-lG); and its position as the center of government, where riches jould be gained by dishonesty and oppression ; and tne seat of unre- strained sensual pleasure, and of every kind of liccniioiisness and ex- .â- esB. Vice and profligacy here held high revels, with a sliamelessness ;()nsecratcd by the rites of their fal&e gods. II. Paul's Labors Among the Corinthian Jews. -Vs. 2-6. I. His Opportunity. This great city with its worldliiiess, and absorption in pleasure, its vigorous and varied life, its infinite needs, gave Paul a great opportunity. It is just the kind of place whicli attracts niinis- lers and missimiinies. And .>et the ilifliculties w<mc ho ininieuse, the ob- stacles so insurmountable tiiat it is no wonder that Paul came to them feeling his "wenkness, and in fear and in murh trembling " (1 Cor. 2: )), and needed the vibion of cheer (v. «). 2. His Four Friends. P<iul had a itrong, social nature, an<l felt the valuo of friends. He could say "I im wealthy in my friends," and he >beyod the precept. "C.ravplc them to thy soul with hooks of steel." 2. He found a certain Jew. Paul ilways benan with the Jewn, as the liest poHsiiile opening for his work. Named Aqiiila, n. tent.nwikrr. A man of some w( alth, born in Pontus, ')Ut doing huhinesB in Home, till 'at<-ly Uf had been driven fi-.-im Italy 'ly the decree of Claudius Cesar, oarly in A.I). .VJ, banishing the lews, and had carried his Impine.sH lo Corinth. With his wife PrisciUa. Vs Aquila is called a Jew, but Pris- •illa is not, it has ln-en inferred that ,he was a Gentile. As she is usual- ly, by Paul, mentioned first in ,peakiug of the liushfind and wife, it has been inferri>(l that she wa? if higher social ronk, better edu •Ht<«l and cif umre iiunked ability than her husband. Ih.t it in worthy f note (.int both are always men- ioned together. Hewcsihe busi lesH man who by bis ability fi'id »ue- she is mentioned first. They were true yoke fellows, and both are mentioned as instructing the elo- quent .\pollos in the gospel truths. Paul while in Corinth was the guest of tliis family (v. 3). 5. In addition to these friends, Silas and Timotheus came from Macedonia. Tlicy had been left at Bcrca, when Paul was compelled to leave (Acts 17 : 13 lii). Timothy had been sent to Tliessalr>nica (I Thes. li : 6), and from Philippians -I; 15 we judge that ho bad visited Philippi also. Paul's friendly heart was cheered by their presence. Timothy also brought him glatl tid- ings of the faith and love of these churches and of their lunging to sec him, so that he was comiortcd con- cerning them in all his distress and aflliction through their faitii. The Phili])pians also sent him aid, which, like Joseph's wagons to Jacob, brought proof of the abund- ant harvest of faith and love in the Philippiau church. The Circumstances in which Paul Worked. 1. He earned his own liv- ing by working at his trade. It was Jewish law that every boy be taught some kind of trade for his support. III. PauFs Work Among the Corinthian Gentiles. â€" Ve. 7-22. Paul's preaching place was in the house of a man named (v. 7) Jestus, one that worshipped Gud, a Gentile believer in the one true Gcd, but not a Jew, whose h>.use joined hard to the synagogue. Here w<juld be a perpetual iuvitotion to the Jews, while at the same time the Gentiles would feel welcome to go there. Paul Encouraged. 0. Then spake the Lord (Jesus) to Paul in the night by a vision, as at other crises of his life (Acts 16 ; ; 22 : 17 ; 27 : 2:1). As we have seen this was one <if the most trying crises of Paul's life. Sick in body, striving against the bitterest organized ojjposition, looking in the face of difficulties like black mountains in a dark night, Paul needed a fresh, clear, undoubted revelation of God's will and God's presence. Compare the visions which the apostle John saw when in the miclst (j persecutions which could bo re- presented only by great earth- quakes, the sun darkeneil, the moon tiiriu'd into blood, the stars falling from heaven, death and hell and famine, the star wormw(K)d, the .^moke of the bottomless pit, till men Bo\ight death and could not find it , and desired to die, but de;ith fleil from them. Then liow the vi- sions of the martyrs with crowns, and white robes, siiiging songs of redemption, "Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto our tiod forever and ever" ; and vi- sions of the redeemed earth, the perfect success of the cause for which they gave their lives, gave courage and hope and assurance. They do the same for us to day. CONTINUAL DOUBT. "How many children have youl" said the touri."! affably. "I dunno exactly,'' answered the tire<l biooking woman. "Vou (lim't know !" "Not for eerluin. Willie's gone ftshin', Tonimy's breakin' in a colt, George's borrowed bin father'n ONE OF MHXIONS. Many Young Men Arc Read Weights ill llu8itioss. It is a commonplace that the real- ly valuable man, in business or any- thing else, is the man who has ideas, or imagioations. Mr. Lorin F. De^ laud, writing in the Atlantic Month- ly, tells of a young man who went to him for advice as to some way of getting an increase of salary. He was even debating whetlier he had not better give up his situation and trust to luck to find something better. "1 urged him at once against such a course," says the v.'riter, "and told him to look for something better while he was hold- ing his present situation. I said to him : " 'jAills, the important thing for you in this matter is to ascertain whether you are paid all that you are worth; and that settled, whether you can make yourself worth any more. But first of all, let us see if you can make yourself worth any more, whether you are paid for it or not. If you can, you had better stick, acd look for your raise at the first fair opportunity.' tie agreed, and I went ahead with my plan. "First, I told him tor thirty days to put his mind on one thing : To devise some method whereby his house could sell at least one hun- dred dollars' worth more of goods. It must bo a practicable plan, and should bo presented as any inter- ested employe would present such a matter to his superior. "Thirty days passed, and Mills cajno to me again. With all his thinking, he had found no method by which the business of the firm could be extended even one hundred dollars a year. "I then put him to work on hi? second month's labor: To discover any method by which the firm could transact its present volume of busi- ness with greater economy, so that, by improved methods, there should be effected a saving of at least fifty dollars a year. "At the end of the time he came back to me with his report. He had been ablo to discover no new method whereby tlie firm could economize. He had, however, dis- covered one thing, namely, that he would not need to rt<5 ahead for an- other thirty days with our experi- ment, for he had about made up his mind that he would continue where he was. " 'My boy,' I said to him, 'just realize for a moment where you stand. You arc .u)t able, though you have worked three years in this house, to increase the volume of the business one hundred dollars a year, nor can you point out a way to save that amount. My warning is lie low ! .\ttrac^ as littlo atten- tion to yourself as you can. Don't let tiio proprietors or the manager remember that you have been three years in their employ, if you can help it. " 'You are an absolutely unpro- ductive man. I don't mean that you are a bit inferior to thousands of other young men who are in the stores and wholesale houses of this city; but you, like them, are simply sitting upon th> head of one of the bright men in th« counting-room. He has to solve all these problems. You and fifty others in your estab- lishment are just sitting on the top of his head, like so many dead- weights. If the business prospers, yiui expeet a raise of salary, when it is his head-worJc that has gained every inch of progress. He has to carry you all.' ""Tho young man went off. sadder and wiser than he came. For five years thereafter, in which I wa.s able to follow his course, he held the same place and at the same salary." -.h JAH, WITH ONLY TWO CELLS. The Smnllost Prison in (he World i8 That of Surk. Sark, the loveliest of the Channel Islands, possesses a quaint old pri- son of two cells, more as a matter of form than of necessity, for seri- ous crime is almost unknown in the island, which has no poid police, but simply an elected constable. It is some years since the prison was called into requisition, says the Strand, and on the last occasion the bolt was found to bo so rusty that it had to be broken before the door could be oper.od. The prison- er was then put in, left all night with the door open and made no attempt to escape. On another occasion a young Eng hsh servant who had stolen some clothes was sentenced to three days imprisonment. The prospect so terrified her that the authorities took pity on her loneliness and con siderately left the cell open. The littlo maid sat in the doorway and was consoled by kindhearted Sark women, who came to keep her oom- p*"y- A still more curious incident is told of a man who was convicted for neglecting his wife and children. He was ordered to betake himself to the prison and there wait for the arrival of the constable. This he did, sitting outside until the door was opened to let him in. 11 ll tlfllllfttttQ t ICtt licately tinted fabrics and have them', ' X retain their color, make a large' ' X « 1 -* j.i_:_ £i ....« -X.. ...lU UTUamI ilh^ Home "»â- ! â-  i t â-  T t » ' » >» »â-  « »M MEATS. pauful of thin flo«r' starch. When^ sufficiently cool, take one-half OD the starch to wash the garment in,; rubbing carefully by hand, andi when all the soil has been removed,] rinse in the clean portion of starchi * and hang in the shade to dry.l . Stenciled curtains are nicelyj laundered in this way, which would! * fade if washed in the usual way or.^* sent to be dry cleaned. 1. To Remove Iron Rust. â€" Wet the. spots of iron rust with water, then^ cover them thickly with cream of* tartar. Roll up the garment so^ that the cream of tartar will re-^ main on the npots and place it ia a vessel with cold water and bring to the boiling point. The spots wiU have disappeared. This method i% quick and effccuta.. Starch That Will Not Stick.â€" Dis-? solve starch in lukewarm water/ add enough boiling water to make>' it clear, stirring briskly while you^ pour in the boiling water ; add one teaspoonful borax and shave in' about one tablespoonful of paraffin,* then bring to a boil for five or ten minutes. To Mend Lace Curtains. â€" A fine way to mend lace cui-tains is to re--! move the feeder on your sewing, machine and, placing torn part ff the curtain under the foot of the machine, swing back and forth unfil hole is filled. By removing feedfer the goods will not draw and Wiill make a strong twisted thread tljat from the Ham Darioles. â€" Chop fine enough cold ham to fill a cup, ono-quarter cupful of sifted bread crumbs, the yolks of two hard boiled eggs pass ed through a sieve, two tablespoon- fuls of melted butter, one-quarter teaspoonful each of salt and paprika, two beaten eggs, and one- half cupful of milk. Pake the abo\e mixture in patty p.ins, mix- ture to be three-quartars of on inch thick in the pans. Cook on several folds of paper and surrounded with boiling water until firm in center. Unmold on rounds of toast and set a poached egg on top. This will be found delicious and is something new ; it may be used as a course at a luncheon party or principal course at a home luncheon. Delicious Veal. â€" Take a veal steak from the round bone, cut off all the fat and cut out the bone. Cut into pieces the desired size, tlien dip first in crumbs, tlicn egg, crumbs again, and then into the egg again. Fry in an iron spider till a light brown, cover and turn a low flame for about ten minute&; then pour in enough milk to cover j cannot be distinguished the meat and place in the oven for ] curtain itself ono hour. The milk will all be ob- sorDca by the meat and the meat will lj« so tender only a fork will be needed in cutting it. Season bread crumbs before breading any meat. Smothered Chicken. â€" When the chicken is dressed ready for cook- ing, split it down the back and place flatly in a covered pan, dredg-? with salt, pepper, and flour, and spread with softened butter. Have only enough water in tTio pan to produce steam. When closely cov- ered it soon becomes tender. Then remove cover and brown. Serve with rich cream gravy. The best way to cook a spring chicken â€" far superior to frying. Meat Souffle. â€" One cupful of cold meat chopped fine, one cupful of sweat milk, one large tablespoonful of flour, one small tablespoonful of butter, two eggs, seasoning to taste. Scald and milk, thickened with the flour and butter ; stir in the beaten yolks ; pour this while hot over the meat, stirring ; set aside to cool. Then stir in lightly the beaten whites and bake in a TWO PICKLE RECIPES. ' Large Cucumber Pickles. â€" Large< quick oven fifteen minutes, hot. fccrve e sH niadt> it pll^sib'e for bis wife ' tliojgnn to go hunlin', an' F.smer- 'rii-cilla to (l(\i>te herself to r^li-|(l(!a .\nn is Ihiukiii' of elopin'. 1 ions work. It may be f'v litis ren- niner on, ns the one mont diretly in; su| p It may be f''v litis rcvt- iK>\cr know how miiny Ive ojie mont diretly in j su|p:"r tims conies, so's luuch with the religious work, that couijt "em." got till I cuu ( Don't boast because you have never bewi in jail. Poaeibly the oflicers of the law were not on to their job. SEASONABLE RECIPES. Pickled Cherries. â€" Seven pounds of cherries, four pounds of sugar, one pint of vinegar, ono ounce whole cinnamon, half an ounce of cloves. Cook all together slowly half an hour. Cool and put in jars for use. Rico with Water Cress. â€" Boil tender one cupful of rice in salted water, drain and let steam for five minutes. Meantime, wash, dry, and break two bunches of water- cress. F'ry until crisp in a, table- spoonful of butter. Arrange with rice in a deep dish in alternate layers, vs ith rice at top and bottom. Scatter grated cheese over the last layer. Stuffed Beets.â€" Slip the skin off boiled b-eets. Secxip out the inside, leaving cup. Mash fine some boiled lima beans, mix with mayonnaise ilressing and chopped celery, and fill the liects Seivo ice cold c.'Ji lettuce or grape loaves. Egg Plant Scallop.â€" Reheat some coki cooked eggplant in tlio oven. Butter a baking dish, stew with al- ternate layers of grated cheese, eggplant, and salt and jxipper to taste. Pour over all a cupful of rich swe<'t milk. Bake covered. This is a good dish. Chops. â€" To tv.o parts of shredded codfish add one part of hot sea- soned mashed potatoes. Bind fish and potato with beaten egg. When cool mold into form of chops. Insert piece of macaroni for ch<.p bone. Dip in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs. Prj- to a golden bro*n in deep fat, THE LAUNDRY. Braided Linen Dresses.â€" Pin two bath towels, one upon the other, smoothly over the ironing board. Do not Bprinkle, but put the skirt upon the board wrong side out Wet a yard of cheesecloth, wrin^ it tightly, and, putting it over the goods, iron from hem to band un- til thoroughly dry, using heavy irons. In this way you will avoid "rocks" in the skirt and dust frou- the floors upon wet goods. Laundry Bags.â€" A handy laundry bag is made as follows: Fiom denim, ticking, or heavy u)>ble£,(h- ed muslin cut a pl.'ce 20x3G iuches ; out another piece 22.\;.0 im-lics. This latter piece is the front and is slightly wider to make a pouch. The back ia longer than tho front, the extra lounth falling over the rod, forininn a llap. The bottom is buttoned ti>geth;M' so that the clothes may fall out when the but- tons are unfastened, insteMl of top to a curtain rod, which may be placed on the back of the closet door. To PrMorro Oolon.â€" To w«»h do- cucumber pickles can be put up for table use by salting, peel then», slice them a quarter of an inch, thick, pack them in wooden kegs^ with plenty of salt sprinkled among them. Allow them to remaih in salt twenty-four hours ; theit drain them, put them in glass jars, or earthen jars, with more salt, and close them airtight. When they are wanted for the table soak them in plenty of cold water, until they are perfectly freshened, then drtss them like fresh cucumbers' Green corn, string beans, and asparagus may be preserved in thia way; cauliflower and lima beans^ also. Spanish Pickles. â€" Two large heads large pickles, chopped fine; and one and one-half dozen large onions," four green peppers, all chopped fiiio and separate ; salt overnight in. sparato jars; in the morning mix. all together, put in a cloth, and press perfectly dry; put on the' stove to cook in a porcelain kettle' with vinegar enough to cover, dilute- vinegar, put in a small cupful of. sugar, 5 cents' worth of tumeric, 10- cents' worth of white mustard,' three tablespoonfuls of ground mus-- tard, 5 cents' worth of celery seed.. These pickles are not hard to make and are excellent for this season of the year. To HOUSEHOLD PESTS. Banish Rats. â€" Chloride of lini'? is infallible; it should be put dov.ii the ratholes and sprea; wherever thi-y are likely t Sparrow Hint. â€" To keep from roosting on j-our po an old paint brush and some and late in the afternoon paint the? top of the pillars and the birds will- not come back. Ant E.xterminator. â€" Purchase fr cents' worth of tartar emetic from . your druggist. To one te'aspoonful . of pow-der add one-third teaspoon- . full of sugar and moisten with a lit- tle water. Put it on shelf or any place where ants are found. A few will eat it and K-ave and will not return. Powder will dry, but- can be moistened again and left in place until ants entirely disappear,, One day is sufficient. A FRIENDLY SUGGESTION. An old man in a Scotch village had a big eight-day clock which needed repair, so he took it on his back to carry it to the watchmak- er's. As lie went along the village street an acquaintance met him, glanced at him and passe<.l on.' After he had gone about fifty yard* away his friend called out to him, 'Hi!' Back went the old man laboriously to where the other, stood. "Man," said his friend, "would it not be far handier it ye carried a watchl" EVEN EXCHANGE. Angry Patronâ€" "That's the third time you've given nae the wi-ong number. Y'ou must have what they call the telephone ear." Girl in Central Office-^"I beg your pardon, sir, but that isn't the trouble. You have what we call the cornmeal mush voice." A WHALED PRODIGAL. "Who's that a hollerin' down yonder in the branch!'' ) "That's the prodigal son. Th©, old man's a-whalin' thunder ou* o' him fcr runnin' away. " *__. NEVER TRIED IT. Patienceâ€" Jack's very accomm* dating. I never asked him to do • thing that he dida t do. Patrice Then you never asked him to opeu a car wir\d>^v 2m y^^tj