THE SIN OF SELFISHNESS tt Is a Fatal Barrier to Any Enlargement of the Life, *And if thou draw. out thy soul to te hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul . then shall thy light rise in- obscurily fgge and thy darkness be as the noon day.' - --Isaiah, lviii., 10. It is the things that draw us out that Hft us up. 'The measure of any life is in the extent to which it goes out to the interests of other lives, the extent to which sympathy is cultivated and in- "delligent service is rendered where it is most needed. : The difference between the wise and the ignorant is in the range of the - knowledge, the expericnce, and life in- terests which each is able to use. The _ difference between the great life and = the little one is similar; the former finds nothing foreign to him; the latter limits his horizon usually by living wholly for himself, = _ff you desire greatness only for your own sake, indeed. if you are thinking «wf either greatness or of yourself you mever will find it. The lives that have been flung away in sublime abandon, those that have poured themselves out in answer lo love's imperative are those that have found the full life. Selfishness is the saddest sin, the one that seems to underly almost all others. It blights with its first breath aif the fair flowering and rich fruitage of any life that yields to it. It compels us to lose our legitimate prizes by - Snatching greedily at all the prizes; it imsures pain by leading us to seck _ ONLY OUR OWN PLEASURE. Under how many guises comes this ~ form of soul suicide! One calls it cul- ure, another ambition, another sefl- "respect, yet often each does but mean that the life has only one end, its own advantage, every action but one mo- tive, personal advaritage, and consci- "ence asks but one question, What do I make by this? If in every act, in every hour you ~ re thinking first or only of yourself; if you have adopted the policy of car- ing for "number one" as the guiding principle in life, you may make money, you even may make a reputation, but 'there are some other things you will mot make, some other things your meney cannot buy nor your reputation secure. You will not make friends; you will not make joy or life or an endur- ing name. + somehow in the press of life we toa often think of it as wholly a matter of business shrewdness; we look to find Success and satisfaction by folowing closely the rules of business, by play- ing the game of life with an eye single | {o our own glory and personal. profit. But in what way is such a life, no mat- fer what its profits may be, better than that of any galley slave chained to the oar? It is not the life that secks only to gather and rake in, it is the life that ra- diates, gives out, reaches its interests, thoughts and helpfulness to ever widen- ing circles, that grows, that finds. life, that knows its joys, that really is cul- tured, developed, educated, This is the vital principle of the Chris- tian religion, but we too often have ob- Scured it WITH OUR SELF-SEEKING, How often has religion meant simply the passion to insure the individual's soul against some dreaded punishment, or to secure to the individual some pe- culiar pease or joy. 'The surest way 's miss any such blessings is to seek them for themselves and for ourselves alone, He who lets others into his life en- larges thus his own. He who opens the doors of his heart to the needy, the lonely, the 'sad, the mourning, finds that as they bring in their sorrows and their tears fair flowers of joy spring up about him, the cheer he gives them be- come in greater measure his own, and the love he gives away becomes his choicest possession. The man who went about doing good, who had no thought save for the needs and cares of others, is the one who, above all others, found the full and Satisfying life. He who knew so well the way of life called on no man to save his own soul, uttered no shrewd precepts of self-preservation, but taught by a life of self-giving the secret of full living, There is only one way to discover whether this philosophy is best or not, try it for a while. Try thinking of the helpless, planning pleasures for dreary lives, bearing some loads for weak and weary backs, being willing to lose your own life, and see whether he was not right who said, "He that loseth his life Shall find it." HENRY F. COPE. S. LESSON] THE S. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, APRIL 26. Lesson IV. Jesus Teaches Humility. Golden Text, John 13. 34. eo THE LESSON WORD STUDIES. faked on the text of the Revised Version.) King and Servant.--Afler spending the Sabbath at Bethany and at its close attending an evening feast in his hon- or, Jesus proceeded early next morn- ing on his journey toward Jerusalem, in company with his disciples and other festal pilgrims. A rumor had already reached the city that he was coming, and an eager, enthusiastic multitude fastened out along the highway to meet him. Now at last their opportunity to make him king seemed to have arrived. And Jesus did not this time repel their "enthusiastic acclaim, but rather planned deliberately fo augment the dignity and triumph of his entry into the capital city. His time has at last fully come. Hie accepts the royal homage tendered fim by the populace, nor once forbids their cry of "Hosanna to the Son of * David!' As king he enters the city, and as king must the hierarchy ot the Malion at last accept or reject him. In him, therefore, is the prophecy fulfilled: "© daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy "Aing cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding Dt en an ass, even upon the foal of an ass' (Zech. 9 9). In chapters 13-17 of John's narrative are recorded parting words of instruction and counsel ad- dressed by Jesus to his disciples on the eve of his passion. Much still remain éd to bessaid to those men, who in the fear fulure were to carry on In his stead the work of establishing and "building up his kingdom upon bitty Hle must choose the most important, and that {is that the attention an) qhought of his disciples be ee "once more upon himself, , 30 What in. (he approaching hour of thair sore disappointment, when the lingering hopes of an earthly att were to be shaltered, they might still 'cherish the memory Of hin, and cling te him by faith until the dawn of East. é morning would bring a new and #lorious message of hope, and a larger / "Master's issix on vision of the Master's mission ue a ; In our lesson passage it is his earth. iovhis cample of self-abnegation and aie av > vonsider, as © that he would have them consider, in subsequent parts of the conversation which follows immediately upon on events here narrated it is to himself "as "the way, the truth, the life, and 'ax "tho true vine" that he calls allea- tion. . Now before the feast of the Stceecr That is, before the regularly -a@ppainted day or time for the sous: Jesus knowing--Since, or because, 4 was come--Until which nee al! the plots against his life on the pat ef his enemies had necessarily been ies cw -Those who had become such v choice through faith in him. ae expression must be taken together witht "the phrase, that were in the pt a ing in the world they were, nev er a less, no longer "of the world, bu ~~ members of the kingdom of heaven, of ~ which he, their Master, was King. < Untg pro end--Margin, "the ulter- eae * hn 13. 29 2, During supper--From John 13. 29, nd 18. 28, it seems evident that the fourth evangelist wishes specifically to d:stinguish this supper from the regular Passover feast, which on the day of spucifixion was Still to be eaten, Mat- thew. Mark, and Luke, however, all speak of this meal, for which due and special preparation had been made, as the regular Passover feast (compare Matt. 26, 17-30; Mark 14, 12426; Luke he understanding of these apparently di- vergent statements is to be found in the words of Jesus recorded by Luke: "I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: for I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God" (Luke 22. 15, 16) --the regular Passover being thus antl cipated by one day, since Jesus knew that on the morrow he must suffer and die The devil having already put into the heart of Judas--This fact is here intro- duced to explain the subsequent refer- ence. to the betrayer. It also serves as a background for a further reference to onr Lord's magnanimity and love, our Lord's magnanimity and love. 3. From God... unto God -- Both phrases are emphatic from their posi- tion in the sentence. 4, Riseth from the supper--Before the meal was completed, as is clear from verses 12, 25, and 26 below. Perhaps the disagreement among the disciples concerning which of them should be "accounted 10 be greatest" (Luke 22. 24} prompted Jesus to interrupt the course of the meal in order to settle forever this question. by his example of humble and humiliating service. Layeth aside his garments--The loose outer mantle, together with the girdle, both of which would be in the way in performing an act of service such as followed. 5. Began fo wash the disciples' feet-- Thus performing for them the menial service of a Slave. There could be no misunderstanding the intended mean- ing of this act.on the part of Jesus, in view of the foolish controversy in which they had just been engaged. 6. Cometh to Simon Peter--Apparenlly in regular course, several of the dis- ciples having already submitted to the act of Jesus, Dost thou wash my feet?--In the ori- ginal the pronouns stand together in sharp contrast. The remonstrance is characteristic of Peler's impulsive and outspoken, though loyal and devout, nature, 7. What I do thou knowest not--Again the personal pronouns are emphatic, in- dicating a contrast. Peter's false hu- mility had brought with it unconscious presumption. Jesus reminds him that his knowledge, as a disciple, of his Masters plans is too incomplete to war- vant his passing upon the consistency «yr inconsistency of the present act. Thou shalt understand hereafler--The fult significance of the Master's act and example became evident to the disciples later. Peter as well as the others need- ee this lesson of humility. 8. No part with me+A word of solemn warning to Peter, the import of which he is not slow to grasp. 9. Not my feet only--Peler is as im- pulsive now in the one direction as he was previously in the other. The subtle vlay on the word "wash" which Jesus had used in a twofold meaning, had for Peter shed a flood of light upon the deeper significance of what his Mds- ler was doing. 10. He that is bathed needeth not ave {9 wash his feet--lesus is now speaking in figurative language. The sense of bis Svords seoms to be: "He that is al- ready surrendered 10 me as thou art needeth but to guard against contam- inatiom and temptation from without, that he remain as he is, clean every whit." And ye are clean--A remarkable and generous tribute to the heart-loyalty of his. disciples, It.Knew him that should betray him --Knew what kind of a man at heart Judas, the unclean one, who later ié«- trayed him, was, Jesus had fathomel the character of each of his disciples and realized what even at this time was going on in the mind of the one who should shortly hasten from his.pre- sence to carry to its conclusion the dark plot and purpose of his heart, 12. Sat down again--Greck, "reclined." Apparently the others had not moved from their places at the table, to which Jesus now returned. Know ye what I have done to youl-- Time is precious and Jesus must make sure that the lesson he has attempted 92 7-30). Perhaps the key to a correct to teach has been understood by each bite aad Jom 1 Bre Src ten mone jar). summer. her. Many happy hours fishing on the rocks with her nurse, afternoon, They met a kind old gen- if there were any water, as there used to be. children in the i ehe. {Adapted from Charles Kingsley's "Water- abies," a children's classic that is ever popu- LUIE'S mother took her down to the seaside to spend the She was a good lit- tle girl and everybody loved she spent One day she took her fishing net and went out on the rocks to spend the 'tleman, who said he would go fishing 'with them. He told Ellie many won- derful stories about the sea and the things that live in it. Ellie asked him "If there are, I should like to see them," said 4 "Why, you strange little girl," he, "IT BIT HIS FINGER'* "THEY MET A KIND OLD GENTLEMAN" said, "there are no children in the water." "Yes," said Ellie, "I know there used to be children and mermaids, too, and mermen; I have seen them in pictures." "No, no, my dear," he said, "ynu are mistaken." But Billie was mot convinced by what he said. "Why are there no water-babies?" she asked. "Because there are not," said he. Just at that moment he felt his net get very heavy under the weeds. He lifted it out quickly. "Dear me!" he cried, "what a queer pink thing is this! It has eyes--why, it is a wonderful thing!" "It {s a water-baby!" and, of course, it was, "Water-fiddlesticks, my dear," said the old gentleman, and he poked the queer pink thing with his finger. It bit his finger until it bled. "Oh!" he exclaimed. He dropped the pink thing on the seaweed and it dived into the water. "But it was a water-baby and I heard it speak," cried Ellie. "Ah, it is gone!" And with that she jumped down off the rock to try to catch it, As she sprang she slipped and struck her head on a sharp rock. The ola gentleman tried to waken her, but she would not waken. He. carried her home in his arms. She lay quite still, only now and again she woke up and said something about the water-baby, but no one knew what she meant, and the old gentleman did not tell. One moonlight night the fairies came flying in at the window and brought her such a pretty pair of wings that she could not help putting them on. She flew with them out the window, up through the clouds; and nobody heard or saw anything of her for a very long while. Of course, the queer pink thing that Ellie and the old gentleman had caught cried Ellie, in their net WAS a water-baby, and & very lively one, too. It was qa boy, and his name was Tom. When the old gentleman dropped him he slipped away off the rock into the water. He could not help thinking about Ellie, although she was so much bigger than he was, and he wished he could have her to play with. As he was walking along the rocks, away down under the water one day, he saw a round, green cage, Inside sat a lobster twiddling his horns, instead of thumbs, "What! Have you been naughty? Have they put you in the lock-up?" asked Tom, : ; "T cannot get out," the lobster said fin a sad voice, ' "How did you get fn?" said Tom. 4 "Through that round hole at the top," sald the lobster. "Why do you not g Tom. "Because I CAN'T!" and the lobster out?" said 5] "ON THE OTTER'S BACK" twiddled his horns. "I have jumped upward and backward and sideways, and I cannot get out; I cannot find the hole." Tom looked at the trap and saw It was a lobster-pot. "Stop a bit," he said, "and turn your tail up to me; I will pull you through." But the lobster could not understand, so Tom reached down the hole after him, and then the lobster was so clum- sy that he pulled Tom in head fore- most. {_ "Ffullo! here's a pretty business,"' said Tom. 'Now, you take your great claws and break the points off those spikes and then we can both get out." "Dear me! I never thought of that,'* said the lobster, They had not half got the spikes out when a great, dark cloud came over them and they saw it was an otter. How she did grin and grin when she saw Tom! "Ah," she sald, "I have you now, you little wretch!' and she crawled all over the pot to get in. Tom was horribly frightened, and still more so when she found the hole in the top, and squeezed herself right through it, all eyes and teeth. But no sooner was her head inside than the lobster caught her by the nose and held on. And there they all three were, in the pot, rolling over and over. The lobster and the otter thumped. and squeezed poor Tom so much that he surely would have been killed if he had not at last got on the otter's back, and safe out of the hole. He caught the lobster's tail and pulled with all his might, but the lobster would not let go. . "Come along," said Tom. 'Do you not see she is dead?" and the otter was quite dead. That was the end of the wicked otter, But the lobster would not let go. "Come along, you stupid stick-in-the- mud!" cried Tom, 'or the fishermen will catch you." > But the lobster would not let go. Tom saw the fishermen haul him up to the boatside, and thought it was all up for him; but when the lobster saw the fishermen he gave such a furious snap that he snapped out of his hand and out of the pot into the sea. But he had left his claw behind, for it never came into his head to let go. And now a wonderful thing happened to Tom. He had not left the lobster but a few moments when he came upon a water-baby--a real, live water- baby--sitting on the sand. When it saw Tom it cried: "Why, you are not one of us! are a new baby. How glad I am!" And it ran to Tom and Tom ran to ft, and they hugged and kissed each You ther. "Oh, where have you been all this time?' Tom said at last. he "Water-Babies"' bd @ | eTHRY HUGGED AND KISSED" Pe: a "T have been here for days and days: there are hundreds of us about the rocks.'* Tom looked at the baby again, and then he said: "Well, this is wonderful! I have seon things like you again and again, but I thought you were shells and sea ani- mals. I never took you for water-ba- bies like myself." Tom looked again at the water-baby and saw that it was Ellie, the little girl about whom he could not help thinking, and he was very happy. { "Come," said Ellie. And, hand in hand, they went to the home of the water-babies. And there they found dozens and dozens of water babies, all dressed in white bathing suits. They, welcomed Tom with hugs and kisses, and no one was ever so happy as poor little Tom. "SHE FLEW OUT THE WINDOW" one present. 13. For so I am--Jesus was never ke- fore more clearly conscious of his rank and dignity than now, He sees fit to emphasize that dignity im order that there may be no misunderstanding his act of humble service. 14. Ought to wash one another's feet --Words the deeper meanifig of which is that disciples of Christ are in all hu- miility and utter self-abasement to seek to serve one another. For the disciples, in their time and under the social con- ditions under which they lived, the ex- hortation might well have a more literal meaning also, hardly so, however, for Christians to-day. 15. An example--Which lay not so much in the form of the service as in the spirit which had prompted it. Jesus taught both by precept and by personal example. Of the former method his parables are the most illustrious ex- amples, of the Tatler this incident of the toys of Dollville played all sorts of games to amuse Little Girl and Little Boy. Clever little Ana- belle, the French doll, it was who thought of most of these games. And she it was who decided that Dollville surely must have a department store, such as all big cities possessed. So Anabelle pleadea with Little Girl, who, although a Mortal, was ALMOST as™good as a doll. And Little Girl pleaded with Father, who was an "out- and-out" Mortal, But even Mortals are sometimes kind, ag Anabelle was obliged to admit when Father returned that evening with a delightful tey he had purchased during the day. That toy was nothing eise than a splendid doll's "department store." The very next day Anabelle put all Dollvyille to work, furnishing the store. ~ Right well the various departments thing meg te There cae every- , trom French gowns and hats t ritchie Redo 3 . ssgiamnan en came the day for opening this wonderful store. The place was throng- ed with the inhabitants of Dollville. And Little Girl, who watched the Teddy Bears Yo stead geen 8 roll down the moy- ing stairway, thereby scattering would- be customers and sightseers right and left, vowed it was the most del ghtful &ame the toys had ever played for her. © But soon Angbelle, the manager of the pore, found herself confronted by a prea we ber fen si . Wee: word a er from the doll saleswomen that, Pines any of the people visq : Hing the Biase yienes to buy, they had © money, In vain Anabelle endeavored Oo think of a way 1 ae i Pr tie ter you may remember how t of this difficulty.' certain," ge j sho to Little Gia, DOLLVILLES BUSTMESS VENTURE VN AGRE REA TON OTLORT TBE se oI ¢ es washing the disciples' feet is perhaps fhe best illustration. In the hands of the Master Teacher of all ages both methods were eminently and perhaps equally effective. 16. A servant is not greater than. his Lord--A solemn declaration which had already been made to.them before, at the beginning of their apostolic weak, as recorded in Matt, 10. 24, and paral- le' passages. One that is sent--Greek, "an apostle.' The literal English equivalent is here used in place of the familiar Greck word, which among us has come to be used in a Slightly -different sense, 18. I know--Jesus desires to have no room for doubt as to his prevision of the betrayal, which it is essential that the disciples shall not regard, when it comes fo pass, as a defeat of his plans. He that eateth my bread--Or, "he that esleth his bread with me'--a common pledge of friendship. THE DEPARTMENT STORE Is DESERTED r "that we can't give our things away. You must ask your Father to buy you some toy money." Little Girl spent over a year trying to induce Father to bring home toy money. Nor could she understand for a long, long while that no toy money was ever made. In the meantime, all the people of Dollville, having had one look at the department store, gave it no further consideration, since they were unable to purchase any of the nice things displayed. So there it stood deserted, save for two footmen, who guarded the moving stairway and pre- vented the troublesome Teddy Bears from sliding down. Anabelle shook her head again and again, and exclaimed, "Mortals are so very stupid. They make all kinds of toys, and yet never think of making toy, money!" Set eS 'i Story About Kipling KC eat as a lad, wags noted for his pluck and audacity in mis- vhief. When he was very small his father teok him on a sea voyage. The father became quite seasick, al- though the boy suffered not at all. Late the first afternoon a sailor rushed dra- matically to where the suffering father lay and pleaded: : "Please, sir; call ycur boy, He's crawled out on the yardarm, an' {if he lets go he'll drown." "He won't es Bo," feebly pupayred the parent of the reckless young: he sank back. on his pillow. suicide than any other people. 256 Danes per million die yearly by sui- er, as cide, which is nearly treble the average for England, : FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK SUNDAY =. BREAKFAST, "4 * nw Grapefruit, oatmeal, jelly and cream, -- fish, potato scone, toast, tea and cof ee, LUNCHEON, Veal loaf, graham bread and cream cheese sandwiches, asparagus a la vinaigrette, toasted crackers and American cheese, - charlotte russe, cocoa. DINNER, ond White soup with noodles, smothered chicks ens, boiled rice with cheese and tomate ®auce. grilled sweet potatoes, date j with whipped cream, black coffee, Sey, s MONDAY BREAKFAST, om Oranges, cereal and cream, boiled eggs, French rolls toast, tea and coffee. LUNCHEON, Scrambled eggs and tomatoes, anchovy toast. baked potatoes, lettuce salad with French dressing, rice pudding, tea. > DINNER. ' Giblet soup (made of yesterday's fowls), mutton chops (baked), 'string beans, rice and tomato souffie (a left-over), lemon ple, black coffee. fried tripe, warmed over, -- TUESDAY... BREAKFAST, " i. * Frult. hominy and. cream, pacon an@ green peppers fried, baked toast, brown an white bread, tea and coffee. - LUNCHEON, Broiled mushrooms on toast, nut and cream cheese sandwiches, string beans and lettuce salad (a left-over), crackers and cheese, gingerbread and cocoa, DINNER. Macaroni soup with Parmesan cheese, curried chicken (a left-over from Sunday), rice and ice-cold bananas served with chicken, stewed salsify, canned peach dumplings baked and served with hard , ®auce, black coffee. : WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST, Bananas and cream, strips of graham , bread toast served with the frult, fish cakes, muffins, tea and coffee, _ LUNCHEON, Breaded and baked sardines, bread and butter (very thin), fried potatoes, watercress salad with French dressing, crackers and cheese, blanc mange an browls @Charmng a Pears for he was hungry. His little mas- ter, Guiseppo, hugged the little ani- mal still closer to his breast and trudg- ed faster toward the village that lay be« fore him. Guiseppo was hungry, too, but this was not the first time he had been without food. Long ago he had Joarned te bear privation without a mur- J OCKO cried and whimpered pitifully, JOCKO SEIZED THE CHAIN mur of complaint. It was different with Jocko; he was only a monkey and could hardly be expected to suffer patiently. The outskirts of the town gained, Guiseppo unslung his accordion and be- gan playing his liveliest tune. Strange ta gay, nota eee appeared in the et He fancied he saw faces peeping from behind half-closed shutters, but no one was in sight. Guiseppo did not know that not more than an hour before, the yillagers had been warned to be on the lookout for a flerce bear which had strayed from _a menagerie traveling thereabouts. Whereupon all the towns- people had immediately taken to shel-. ter; nor had they any intention of com- ing forth until news was brought of the bear's recapture. Ignorant of this, Gulseppo plodded hopelessly through the street and out into the woods beyond. Wearily he threw himself down under the shadow of a tree, trusting that in sleep he might forget his hunger for a while. Jocko nestled in the crook of his arm! Soon master and beast were wrapped in slumber. { Guiseppo was having delightful dreams of sumptuous banquets, while Jocko found himself in a dreamland where cocoanuts were heaped about in' mammoth piles, when suddenly the monkey awoke with a start. The next moment he was chattering volubly and tugging at his master in great alarm. The lad grasped the situation at once, and was hardly behind Jocko in climb< ing the tree beside him. Well might he, for not more than a few yards away, Was a huge bear eyeing them fero« ciously. i The bear stationed himself underneath the tree and glared savagely up at the two. For a long time the boy sat astride a limb, with Jocko perched upon his shoulder. Then an idea came to him. And a bright idea it proved to be! Guiseppo began playing his accordion; at first softly, and then swelling out into a burst of melody. Immediately the bear became all attention. Soon his fierce look disappeared; the cross old bear became a. merry, hilarious bruin. Changing the tune to a merry jig, Gui- seppo was pleased to see the bear rear upon his hind legs and dance. | The lad now took courage to descend | from the tree. Hoe continued his play- | ing, plgai ie and the bear still kept up his antics, Then what did the impudent Jocko do but selze hold of the chain to which the bear was attached. Together they led the bear back to aa menagerie | from which it had escaped. ( You may be sure that Guiseppo was | well rewarded, and that he and Jocko | dined well that evening--better than' they had done for many a day. Appropriate. The small son of the minister had been banished from the table for | naughtiness and was compelled to sit | at a little side table. When the time ar- rived for him to say grace, he ransacked | his memory for Scriptural quotations, and made use of the following, which he recited loud enough for his father and mother to hear: "O Lord, I thank Thee that Thou hast prepared a table for me in the presence: of mine enemies!" cake, DINNER. Bean soup, hamburg steak, sweet po- tato puff, creamed onions, jelly pancakes, ! black coffee. THURSDAY BREAKFAST. Oranges, hominy and cream, mincea ham 'and baked eggs, graham gems, toast, tea and coffee. j LUNCHEON, | Pork tenderloins and apple sauco, baked , Potatoes, onion souffle (a left-over), bread pudding, tea, i DINNER. Bean and tomato soup (a left-over), beef- steak baked a la jardiniere, fried eggplant, cauliflower, cabinet pudding with liquid sauce, black coffee. FRIDAY . BREAKFAST, ~~ 'Fruit, cereal and cream, fried scallops, rice muffins, toast, tea and coffee, J LUNCHEON, | | Savory omelet, cornmeal 'pone, grapefruit salad, crackers and Swiss cheese, cake and t jam, tea. DINNER, Clam bisque, fried flounders cut a la Soles; mashed and browned potatoes, cauli- flower a la vinaigrette (a left-over), rhu- barb tart, black coffee. eed SATURDAY i A "riték Wager. Jim---I'll wager all my marbles that you'll come down from that chair be- fore I ask you twice. Joe--l'll bet you all mine that I won't. Jim--Come down! Joe--I won't. ; Jim (turning to go)--Then stay there 'until I ask you again. (And Joe made up his mind he'd best ""come down,"') sttne Fete ah Ute Me ce "The King's Gift. King Edward recently sent the queen of Spain a little English doggie. This doggie traveled all the way from Wng- land to Spain in a comfortable basket. But comfortable though the basket was, - you may know that he was very glad to reach the end of his journey. Se Perfectly Frank. Discouraged Golfer--I really don't believe there's any worse player than myself. Caddie--There may be worse than you, sir; but they don't play. % Even a plate of hash looks good if ou are pretly hungry. Steady Coin LACE a smooth strip of paper upon P the corner of a table. Upon this carefully stand upright a silver half-dollar. By a little practice you will gain the ability to draw the paper from beneath the coin without disturbing the position PAPER UNDERNEATH THE COIN of the latter. All that fs required ts a) Swift, steady jerk In a direction parallel; with the edge of the coin--but you will! find this by no means easy of accoms/| vlishment, 7 BREAKFAST, Oranges, breakfast food and cream, Phil- SASS scrapple, sally lunn, toast, tea coffee. i neciee LUNCHEON, Panned oysters, mock macaroni, coldslaw , f with boiled dressing, apple shortcake (hot) . a . , with hard gauce, cocoa. ids aos r Ch ee: ae 4 DINNER. bere I | > Ry = ° of spinach soup, boiled mutton | on teow pave: sea kale, creamed ture | mips, cotiacs pudding with wine Gauch i f------- MADE QUICK WORK OF IT. Chauncey--"Does her father object te your calling?" Harold--"He kicked only once." ------- Danes seem more prone to commit About al HAT horrible thing does now approac 'An insect Or beetl eye eetie, perhaps, it ts that' sudden h, almost Hke a reels our eyey x Sie & Se CARO€ of giant size & ' But don't be too quick to make up, your mind, 4 Just wait awhile; the bug, you'll find Is taken apart, without much ado,. And transformed Fpto a cane c < < A ¢ Cos ei < 3 2 # -- afl 2 Cc g && BP Ba tr he A ORS AROS BAN Ty a hd A 4, oe ee ime RNAS RAIN ARN WN RR AK § i Ps Nay wh A a inte