'EVEN THE MULE LEARNED MORE READILY" 1é HAT en amustrig idea," said Gertha's father, reading from paper; "it suys here that the soldiers of some of the French gar- tisons are being given lesrons in danc- " "Why does It seems so amusing to you?' responded the general. ing Is an. excellent exercise, strengthens and hardens the muscles agnd-gives grace to the I myself am ghee cag of dancing." And B ho was very fond of the general, g henge not a word of this conver- t also gavo her an ddea which ber pather toe, Bvery doubt qa ave. celled as nover 4 be one for at Lane pour. Far bac k in the garden she. had © med her "dancing school," with mnie she hoped to sur; se the rat pu- Brow ir legs in time to her --- , she next began to train her Then she ane rrot, and after that the oka: who proved very dull, easel: je, Herrot ibbed hold of a do. 1 the male company 'Bea tn he "Oh, pcan bed thought, I Towed surprise you, s y having all ys them dan They really do dance all right by them- Ives--and thou; they' forthwi th reSiacontinued the * 'danc! school," ss ac T°* |" Imue HE was the new teacher, who S had just come that morning for the first time, and was now én- gaged in becoming "acquainted." "Avnet is your = little boy?" she asked. "Sam," was the "No," explained They: 'teacher "that is | ouly a nickname. 'Sam T is your The ave ationed bright-eyed uttle "chap. sitting beaid e Bafnuel. ose my 'mame'a 'imuel, then," caepoeans the boy, ugh I'm al- ways called Jim." a H DEAR! I wish someone would ~ know there'll be a fight; Mu hearts tea is goin' J m4 "Cause vey ie oi PP iright. te RA aes = eee ee a } That funny gin the Sosgimaans can't he bite, But etfl, the awfol way de glares Looks mighty like a fight! - It's such a wicked thing to do, O, naughty dog, and pussy, too, You know you shouldn't fight; = And 'tis ill-manncred quite, . The Queen's Pathetic. Treasure. ~ 01 exandra, none more biehiy a by her than a modest f earthonware, which she keeps tn the boudoir attached to her dairy at Sandringham. It was given to her by a poor dying girl, whose lat- ter days been soothed by the ten- der bellied and sympathy of the preg Alexandra. Wh the en- teas very_exalted guest rat aft- ernoon tea in har Bwise et, it is from this humble but priceless jug that she pours the cream, ee Not Bo Fiattering. C Gertie (who has behaved very rudely bes eed se) Auni ae 'pray don't w aaat eS caattereay--1 had ws idea you were so fond of me, Gertie. Gertle--Oh, mente Clare," 23, fan't that, but mamma said I whipped when you had gone. og 'Tomm who Mother ughing) to A ee ate oe wch--To: TERY, "you: must 'your eon faithful trial) -tI ae, mothers it's too SUppery. Tired Ti ZL fcalakie Spite O {Himself t he was caddying for the pishop on & golf course in Scotland. The bishop had never played golf be- fore. One could see that with half an eye. But the bishop had the admirable trait of perseverance. After making a neat tee on the ground place@ the ball upon it and then stepped ck. to. await develop- ments. ~ j ine bishop swung aturdily at the ball missed. on he swung savagely at wine ball--and 'sent a clo if of earth fiying through the-air, - "Nothing maatnts it out to make er try with rs is aioe when he paused, eee to the lad and asked: "My w would you advise me to uso nowt" The caddy squinted hie ey¢, pondered ® moment, ane then replied, without the sk .dow of a smiic; "Give it a clout with the bag, sir." | His Advice. Little Nelile, aged §, snid to hor fath- ert the other evening: Slahees toned. He our advice." it all ern t to is astonishing how many io thie Ti T enacts corks, Especially ry The arent in asy te make. laythings may be whittled from ordié true of garden implemezts in minia- drawings. above show you several interesting little articles con- than to, this manner. But you can, no doubt, find many others quite al Tes, s . *¢ . Ambition Realized LAD "in a German village had set A™ is heart upon presenting the town church sats a fine prgan. Every one in the village discouraged the attempt and laughed at him. But from his the organ was erected. _ came the most alscoura, ing mo- ment of all. When he = his found that he co All the le was the peopl ie people lorious hey had eard "before. 'Mier all, the lad had mhtetned: ane am- harmony as never he g of his early youth--and in such a More Blessed. sald Willic thoughtfully, "I sie I iknow what the soinister meant nm he said, 'It is is more blesse gs! sles to becca er i 5 pa. id he 'meant "Castor oll." "Well, what Pk @ 7 asus > rn VAL AS. a -- a We ees » I , as a ------ = -- ~ - * IN VAIN THE OFFICERS URGED ON THE MEN ING CARLOS was a good king, but he was cenreless. _ Loving peace himself, he very often for- y dis- * da > e to the ste alghtway forgot all about the var nnd géttled back to nyoy himself. indeed, to be in- formed one morning that an {immense for the the army Now, this ral was really very clever--Wise was his name, and "wise" he was--but the king had always re- foe and+return victorious. shal with the army, If you so wish it. gire,"' said he to the king, "but I toll you frankly there is Soe chance oH eee', _They"are ten times as power The king eli otitis "No, that is decidedly out of the question. We must think of sone other plan. »1 pose upon you still further and ask ve to get rid of this annoyance." greatly per- Without question, he had a most dificult task before him, But, the king trusted him !mplicitly, hae buse the royal confi- nor would he fail were there owible loo phole of escape, nu y of workmen raw x a pow They | did not smitten with fright they broke ranks a n course, own reflecticns in the mirrorse--and ;' were frightencd at themselves! King Carlos heaped at asible hon- ors upon General Wise his worse of advice by ralrecting: that my be strengthened. a and well "equloned with When the Teh boring cine heard of how he had been duped he sent another army Into the field, but by that time General Wise was fully prepared to fight and had Little aumeutty in coming the victor. x, s ° > 3: at s ret The Richest Prince HE richest -- oe not always he a that reigns o © most exten- sive and cache aeaina, with' the largest and the most prosperous cities and the best-filled treasure-house, the middlo a prince cailed Eberhard th was a grand true, and his little principality was the envied corner of Europe. For, though he was only a grand duke, he ruled so justly and well that his subjects were happy and they all loved him as a father,- There was a feast, they tell us, arose as t ch of them was the richest and most prosperous rulér. ince Ernest, 0: ony, boasted of ad domains, brim- ming with gold and silver mines, an at palace filled with golden treas- "I am richer than he," aad the Elec- tor Frederick, of the Rhine. , Erom, ba ene nd matte at Helée "abe I ca pepe and leagues of nilisiges covered wi with viney ards and valleys rich with golden grain fields. King Lou Pls Bavaria, claimed the palm 'of soverel ignty "becar use," ho sald, prosperous citien 'Snd rich old cloiaters, x4 Miled with ofsart, are greater treasures oa id or silver mines, vineyards or sake grain fields." Then all looked Og tha oid ford of Wurttemb: sale and bear were white an the ow on Alpine peaks, and whose blue. "yen were shin- ing with a smile "I have little to boast of," he sal eek! "There are eh vereat store of treasure ana prec lous But I ono rare ya ee can wander anywhere n dominions without fea lay 19 ¥ oid head iy acerul slumber {a the cot of my hum "It is Snough," they cried in chorus; yield the palm Xo thee, for th no richer by asures than a people's Move and: loya FRED M. COLBY. His Sarna Was Soft. aad "Always me: soft answer gril when another boy Insults you. or ev strikes ee pene this In ming and don't loze your temper."' Henry promised, and departed for SeAool. lunch, when he returned ho his 'mother asked If he had kept "his , ma,' replied Henry. 4, ny Jones wanted to ack =e --an gave is met ae amiled happily. "Ah! you weule not but Init him In the eye with a ratte apple," replied tho innocent Henry. Found Out Nothing. certain town, ia Gooa morning," he said. "Little boy, what is your name? "Bam dad's," was the quick re- "Of course, I know, Mttle boy; but "wha, t-is Aa prio ad's s name, dear?' r sin he persisted. n what do me when they call you to break- I allus they say ey don't never peat me; pits there first. Bee The pian Egg. nin a bottle with An ¢KE c? outh too areow ; far it to have pass- ed through w did it get there? When an ® is soaked in equal parts of strong acetic acid and water ae omes softene and y be pressed ante any form. "Water wil aan hard- You might rem you had at first belie ek of exhibiting "tis hen in that bottle, pe sft that trick for an- Other occasiv TEE THROU a SE tote hae roe ar si AES eg ee grote ® Fe f Sle The 'Best Thing You Can Give the Worl Is a Good Life. te ao "Greater love hath no man than this pes a men aa ---- his: life: for -his ends."--John , 13. often sinus 'hat the laying down articularly . attractive ] ae Who have given themselves glorio Every normei man desires the salva- tion: of the world, that { realiza- hest possibiies, its, per. fection on the gr of progress, and he asks, What does this mean, this laying down of a life for the lifting up c! the world? The salvation of the world ts simp'y society is deranged it . people, persons, who have deranged it. THE NEW HEAVEN will not come by lelting down golden Streels; it must come by lifting up the people to golden ideals. We do well lo labor incessantly for beller ig peers but not to forget thal! et doin knows how great Is its work, much it ~ highest expression of this kind of ile. condition of civ rightness we nae demand depen the standards of rightness already within us Every problem we have goes back to persons; every improve- ment we make grows out of personal- ily Salvation is a work of personality, of lives, a matler of changing character, on character. Elevale the race, ae and. the rest will e nm of the world is not laws, nor logic, but life. Hf you would Ift il you must give a life, must pour ou ting of our to its se 4 hero's cf this outgiving life, ey being tous alwaya to the ourselves, is to aa or best fo that nile and holy life. Wihoul the. shedding of blood pag is no eng -- of the things 'ts no sal- that debase an vation for eae wathout the put blood me and sinew he only power that can make le t life. The new life of society can come only by vital processes, Ln lives, the deep inner ---- are Creating other lives. We owe our an -- to = 0A =A 'ite t "irom friends, Friendship is us. the. vehicle oy 'pananitting the higher A good life adds more to the worlds wealth than any other thing. What i are is our actual elernal contribu- ion to sociely. Every right Ife means that humanity has sq much more vital- ily and spiritual health with which 'te lve; dise: every evil ie means so auch ase, so much of A DRAG ON THE WORLD. The living of a true lif is in charecter we cannot escape. They who live lay down their lives for thelr fel- lows as well and as truly as they who le. Death, even the martyr's and the y an Incident in the course Living for others usually has nothing ives. Simple friendship is * Mast - all men need the grip of the hand of a fellow and the nearness of a life on * Suieh they can draw. To be rue friend to any man ve him best 'n which is 'great and t o walk our- friendship "with "teioge infl- is to find ape life, HENRY F. COPE. TOPSY-TURVY CMINA. Some Things Which Strike a Foreign as Quecr. China is the Iand of paradox. Ib is an absolute, despolic monarchy, it is also a very democratic country, with its self-mace men, ils powerful public apinion, and a States' rights question ef ib ow n. Ik is one of the most corrupt of na- tions, declares Sainuel Merwin in Suc- cess; on the other hand, the standard of personal and cominerciul honestly os probably higher in Chi ae {how in any other country in the wo Woman in China is stile lo serve; her status is so low that it would be a disoourtesy even ask a man if he has a daughter; yet the ablest ruler China has had in many centuries is a woman, It fs a land where the women wear sacks and trousers, and the men wear slockings and robs; where a shakes his own hand, not yours; while, not black, is a sign of mourn- ing; where the compass points south, nol north; where books are read back- ward, not forward; where names ane titles are' pul in reserve, as in our di rectories; where frachons are written upside down, as 65, not %) where a bride wails bitlerly at her wedding, and a man-leughs when he tells you of his mother's death. ----. COULD TAKE A JOKE, Renovolerice twinkled aut of Mr. Goo? sorts eyes and smiled at you from his Consequently he was marked down as legitimate prey y by every tramp who saw him. A particuleriy healthy specimen of the sonsof-rest [raternity accosted him one day amd pleaded for money for a night's lodging. Gcods sort noticed his heallhy look and said: . "Well, look here, my What would you say if 1 offered you work?" Bless yer life." came the reply bal | wouldn't mind a Dit. 1 cun tuke u jo ke same as most peaple ------ Hh Self-contral is fhat adimarable trait ia prevents you ftom having bole of fur ed Bae UK -- --cCuurtusy of the Cat Journal Furnishing Points ON'T over-curtain a Light enables ono tp see th accumulations of dust 'end ro which collect so rapidly on pointments of & room, ahd tf thus bee comes a stimulus to _cleantined Abundance of Hght also magkes cheartulnsras and thus, for ihe HA spirits, sane allowed 'tree® en- try into en t 'bright "qunllgnt fades the o et ° too trip; but fousewsv Ks me: font yine e ' nbs ead flog 28 nee ots. arpet equa . 7 at ioast stebtden 'ns or A --. on attern be 4 te, tae possi eo ste, as Patterned eurt; atio on of the If In gocd co ae ¢ serve withéut treatment than sls ning sually very bed Pothe >(faor boards. tion, be efforts, --_---- PUTTING THEM ON THEIR METTLE. Lite Johnnie had two bantam hens-- a present from a friend of the family. They were given a place in the fowl house, and, heving fought their way into x position of respect, sellled dawn ond began to lay. " Johnune was very fond of his pies Lette birds, but he was grievously cis- nppo ynted af the size of the eggs. With- in a week they had latd nine, all mini- alures Ono marning. however, Johnnie's fa- ther, going into the fowl-house, was astonished to see hanging from the roof just in front of the bantam nest an astrich egg, whteh he had last ob- served in the drawing-room. Above iL was suspend "card, on Which was waptten in immense chaipoters, hut in scarcely schéol!buy hand. the le- gend "hee! pn your ¢yes on this, and do your Lest." ---- fr--__--_-- REST CoaAblry. A boenevelent gentlernan eliempled {> convers* wifh the tlie y old hady tyhio sat meat to hi in the raitway rarrioge, He discover wed that she was f conversation was ren lo veoul ina wed be oof the nim " owas the reply ni haven't bbe "able to dey a thing: for at." "Have you ever tried electriciy'" sik ued the Mind-heartad min, "Yes." she said, nodding + res "{ was struck *by lightning taht putin THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, IB. 2. desson V. Jesus the Sawour of the World. Golden Text: Jobn 3. 16, THE LESSON WORD STUDIES. . a on the text of the Revised Ver- Testimony of Nicodemus.--The minis tration of Jesus the people at leche setos® ear im apost! To ies ~with the resull that the beginnin testimony we give' our aticntion in 7. gs of a deeper faifh in him were manifested in not a few_of those who heard him speak and who beheld the miracics which he performed. Itts John's purpose, however, to show at this point in his nerralive the influence of the words and signs -- of Jesus upon ane who sas not of the credulous and fickle mul- titude, but who belonged fo the 'arisio- cy, which in the Jewish state implied also thought of the mony of Nic -- at leadership fa the retigious life and t s the testi- hich the emphasis al placed. 'The name th of Greek origin, among Whe Jews u person bearing i MY » four weulthiost residents of Jerusalem and as one of the (disciples of Jesus, the destruction of Jerusalem, who fived until affer probable thet this person be At pe of our S narratiy Nicodemus was & mem of the Jewish Sanhedrin, and therefore probably a scholarly theologian and teacher of the choeracter of om = study of today's lessoi -- so i, A ruler of the Jews--$o de- signated because a member of the San- hedrin, curt in Jerusalem, conStituted a supreme fore which cises fhe Jewish jaw were The ,fRoman which acthoritics: ver, reser ea" the Tight" of Aehea and execuling a death scntene We know--Nicademus has in mind other members of the Sanhedrin associ- ated with him in governmental respon- sibilities. Many of these unquestionably must have realized the significante of fhe wark ond teaching of Jesus, But lecause oF selfish interests at stake they brad nat the courage of their convictions und did) not publicly admit his evident divine authorily, These signs--Referring not only to the authority Jesus had assumed in his ect of cleansing the temple but.to other acts and miracks also not mention fically but suggested inverse 23 of the "amen, amen," ised for solemn emphasis, and when preceding the clause or sen- fence it is intended to emphasize trans- Inted as in our text. When foliowi ing the thought emphasized the word in Eng- lish appears in .its original form as "amen.' "Dorn anew---Or, "from above wnek kingdom of God--Conc + of by emus as an earthly a ta in ahh thé "fattre * a of the Jewish people should find its culmination, whereas Jesus clearly had in mind the §} iritual kingdom which he had come te "tablish in the hearts = believers. It -~ doubtless this wrong meveptioy hich ee together with the v cemjerily-0 people of hits. time, had concerning the kingdom of God, thal led him to misunderstand the Stitement of Jesus concerning the necessily. af be ing born again. ct one's And h Se tegmte more important { in perso: man's phe "spiritug! {ite "a a power [rom aden, elemen he h db wholly chan y that A thee Splct t of or he canno even though ag es a son of esters according to the flesh, enter into the kingdom of God. 6. Flesh--Signifying not merely the a but its faculties; ils appetites, and desires as well, " w with which nature furnished man for lite in this wor 8 The wind pioweth--A clause' some- Umes transisted "the Spleib- beestiteth;"- "wind" Greek original. that Since the words for ore identical in the So everyone is born of the Spirit evident to those with whom he comes In contact by his Hfe and activity, while the source gis ultimate bent of his spirit tt fe a ths outward 'activity may aiike he hi ddon from afl whe have net thet selves at opt pariakers of the sf new fife and s ' 9. low can thse things be--Rather, lara: ral or "come to 11. We speak--Jesus Leoni his dis- ciples with himself in this statement. But note the change to tho singular in the next verse, 12, Earthly things--Such as transpire upon carth, though elernal and heavenly ie character, Heavenly things--The deeper mysteries p= pi God's plan for the salvation "n. "No one hath ascended into heaven, 10 see and know these things, that descended out of heaven, even tho Son of man. 14. The serpent in the avilderness--For ilse account of the evenla here referred 45, Compare-Num. 21. © . os and "spirit" but he con be liffed up Must As a divine Thecessil y . 15. lave elernal life--John's charac- teristic plirase for waite forever." 16. Many able commentators regard venses 16-21 as the words of John rather than those of Jesus. in support of this sugyestion it is pointed out that John Lebilualis throws explanatory com- ments of his own into his narraiive, and ttiat he does this ofttimes very abruptly . 16-18; 12. 37-41). representing w from which the pposule qiltes, suc: Sdieg the compielion of Chrisi's re- demptive work. In addition to this it is peinted oul that phrases aed "believe on the name" and "only be n Son" are not elsewhere ue shea, himself but are expressions penctiar to er evange- list. Verse 16, which has so called "the gaspel in mindabure," aires be form a very comprehensive statement of the gospel message, ater ing to the love of God for the ruanifested in the sacrifice "ot his oe begotten et as the origin of that bee 'pel; and to '\ the all-inclusive scope of divine purpose which provides salvation and elernal life for all who believe of U Son. 18, -- alrendy--The life and ex- sus Christ provides, as ib 'enhaions for every life, measured by which those who fall shork of this high ideal and standard stand al- ready adjudged before God and men 6s faiten short of that sfandurd of sinte nid coming Christ, a ble to these who be- lieve on his name, 20. Doeth--Or, "practiceth." Th phrase refers to the habitual "altitude tse wa vi ig eth the trulh--A phrase occur. " ing ofily here and in 1 John 1, 6. Here in contrast at the gala joeth evil" in the preceding v Wrought God--Thera Pay a divirs . ment in every right and holy humam jon. ---- . Lite Albert--"Mamma and papa keep mo worried all the time." Litlle Gils bert--"What do they do? Littl Ak bert--"Mamma won't let me stand on my head, and papa 'eo because I wear my shoes out #0 .