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MOTHER Mb DAUGHTER Rev. Mr. TaImage Speaks of the Potential Influence of the Mother. (Enterad according 1 Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.) A despatch from Chicago says: Rev. Frank De Witt Talmage preached from the following text: Eze-kiel xvi, 44, "As is the mother, sc is her daughter." This trenchant truth is well illustrated by an old yet ever knew Btory: A young farmer wanted to find a frugal and careful helpmeet. He started out from homo on his important journey. Coming to' a farmhouse, he inquired of the farmer's wife for some dough which had been left in her bread pan. He said he had a sick horse and he heard that dough could cure him. The farmer's wife said, "Oh, yes, have plenty." She brought forth two handfuls. The young man took It and in silence drove away.* At the next farmhouse he asked same question. The farmer's Bald: "I wish I could help yot that is impossible. We never any dough left in the bread pan of this house. I always scrape bread pan clean. There is no dough left." "Ah!" said the young man. "This is the home where, perhaps, I can find my bride. For if the mother is so frugal her daughters will surely bo the same." And it was there that he won his bride. For he was of the prophet's opinion, "As is the mother, so is her daugh- The mother's 5 life is inevitably produced in tno lives of her little girls whom she rocks in the cradle. This will happen whether she is scious of it or not. How important then is it, for the sake of those children and for the sake of th whom they in their turn will in ence, that the influence the mother's life should of the wholesome and benefi.e kind! The girls will be like her they grow up, and her faults i appear in them. Therefore, the object of this sermon is to show how the true wife and mother should live. She should not only be true to her husband, but also true to her lather and mother, brothers and Bisters, and to her God, as well as directly to the little daughters who will soon follow in her footsteps. As she thinks, they will think. As she floes, they will also do. SOME FOOLISH WIVES. This Ye They are so blinded '; see that the silver iOtherhood are writ- until the babies are born. Then stead of being any long! fort, the companion, the helpmeet o) the man whom they promised on their wedding clay to live for. they turn their backs upon their 1 bands and bury their existenci the nursery- From morning u night and from night until morr _ these engrossed and absorbed mothers think and dream and plan about nothing but the one theme of baby. No matter where they are, with whom they are talking or what subject of conversation may be started they talk nothing but baby. They will tell you over and again how many teeth their 1 have cut and when those teeth came, but they cannot tell y about the sharp, poisonous fangs of business worries that have buried themselves in their husband's 1 and heart. Neither do they how Sharp those fangs may be. They can tell you, without one mistake, how many times last night their babies coughed, but they cannot tell you how many hours their husbands the same night walked the floor, hour after hour, trying to think and plan how they could meet the gre srises of life which may now be cc fronting them. There is many nan--mark this!--who heard t death rattle of all true, helpful wi ty association on the night that their first baby was born. Only thort time ago I had a prominent man say to me: "Any success which [ have made in life, I haae spite of my wife. Fiom the day that my first baby came she has had that every mother might have £ beautiful a eulogy passed upon hi by her husband as Pliny the Younj er wrote about his beloved win "She has great talents, she is a admirable economist and loves ir with entire affection. To thes qualities she unites a ta3te for li eratur& inspired by a tenderness fc me. Wlhon I plead, how great, is tt anxiety she suffers! She engages people to tell her what appl; have gained, what acclamat have excited and what judgr pronounced upon my oration: sings my verses and, untaught, adapts them to the lute, her only instructor; hence I expect with certainty that our happiness will be durable and that daily increase." I wish that a eulogy might be given to mother. A woman's direct relation to her husband is almost as important in the development of a daughter's life, as the mother's direct relation to her child. STRONG LINKS OF STEEL. God develops true motherhood in many ways. The factory's machinery may seem to the untrained eye to be working uselessly and left 1 right right. strong steel bars whirling r round and round. There £ where the goods o left, There piston soaked places wnero tlie raw goods chewed into pulp. But after aw under the explanation of the su intandent or guide, the vis to the factory finds that e' bely and every wheel and every cylinder of the machinery is put there for a purpose. All the different parts of that machinery are working together for good, for the completion of a finished article. So God in the great human factory for the creation of a consecrated motherhood has many wheels and at times seemingly conflicting duties. They all have a purpose, not the least of which is the influence resulting from the right performance of the duty a wife and mother owes to her childhood's home. My sister, how can you honestly expect your children to respect you if you are stony hearted and refuse to honor the many wrinkles and the bedimmed sight of an aged parent ? Can your mother breathe forth the bitter lamentation of the neglected old woman who said, "When I was young my children used to tread upon my feet ; but now, when I am •old, they are treading upon my you going to show the of the brutal people oi wonder that her mother raised fine girls, Louise Alcott (or Joe) among the number ? That mother's heart was not only beating with love for her own children, but also for every other woman's children who were in trouble or distress. Do you wonder that every mother teaches her children the laws of gentleness and sympathy and Christian kindness when she herself is ready at any hour of the night to go to the sick neighbor's home or to place flowers on the white casket of a neighbor's child ? THE CHURCH'S INFLUENCE. The true mother is also always the true church member. Nearly all are ready to grant that the church of Jesus Christ is the great purifying, the great moral and spiritual teacher and developer of every community in which it exists. It is the thrashing floor where the grain which has been raised in the nurseries of Christian homes is separated from the chaff. It is the holy of holies at whose sacred altars multitudes are convicted of sin and led to humbly kneel and publicly confess their faith in God. Many have been brought up in Christian homes who would never have given their hearts to Jesus Christ except through the church's influence. Where did I surrender my heart to Jesus ? During a time of a revival in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, in tho church. Where did you, O hearer, surrender your heart to Jesus ? In the church. In nearly every case your decision was made within the four walls of a Do not make the plea I have so often heard--that you have little children too young to go to church and therefore you must stay with them at home. Take your babies along. The minister of the Lord Jesus Christ who would become irritated because a young mother brings her baby to church is not spiritually fitted to stand in any pulpit or to preach from any sacred desk. The greatest honor to-day which a congregation can have is to see the pews filled up with the young mothers who are flanked by little children on both sides. I once heard of a variety show giving a performance in a mining camp in the days of the California gold excite-t. The rude theatre for the most part was rilled with rough men. While the show was g tie baby began to cry, cry mightily affected They made the players they could hear the v " id the holy ern homes. If a child's cry can soften the heart in a theatre it. can teach a gospel lesson in a church service. Oh, mothers with little children, when you come to the church bring your babies. When I used to be taken to church as a little child the sweet infhleVce oi the gospel penetrated my bei.nfi-. though " ;en before the service closed, in ldhood's weariness, I went to sleep with my head pillowed on my ither's lap. No mother That c iv, 1. I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom. In his address to the Athenians he spoke of the judgment and the judge as incitements to repent (Acts xvii, 30, 31). In Rom. xiv, 10-12, he taught that believers must not judge one another, because all must stand before the judgment seat of Christ and every one of us give account of himeelf to God. Now, in view of the same great facts, he has a special exhortation for Timothy which is very much needed to-day. 2-4. Preach the word, * * * * for the time" will corns when they will not endure sound doctrine. Well, the time has come, and in all the denominations, in many theological seminaries and in many pulpits are professors and preachers who do not hesitate to say and teach that the Bible is not infallible and prophets and apostles and even the Lord Jesus Himself are not always reliable, . neither Adam and Ewe nor Abraham, Isaac and Jaoob were real persons, Jesus was not good and there is no atonement by substitution. These and other abominable lies from tho pit, fro'm the father of lies, are freely « Recipes for the Kitchen. ' a hygiene and Other Notes @ for the Housekeeper. NEW USES FOR OLD CLOTHES. It is an old saying that when a garment needs repairi half \ of : The t icly i ■min '■-cloth- ing and the making of useful articles from things no longer suitable wear saves money and is a soi of satisfaction to every woman ' desires to make the most of her After the weekly ironing is done, it is a good plan to set aside for leisure hour those pieces which need repairs--sometimes tablecloths show thin spots ; pieces of similar cloth may be basted dun ing l the right side, i ing f inod t bo preachers, to preach the word, to preach the preaching that God bids us (Jonah iii, 2), even though tho infidelity of so called higher criticism would fain treat us as Micaiah, son of Imla, was treated (I Kings xxii, 24-27). 5. But watch thou in all things; endure afflictions; do the work of an evangelist; make full proof of thy ministry- We cannot be faithful to Christ and please Him and have the fellowship of those who will not believe God; therefore the words of chapters ii, 1-4; iii, 12; John xvi, 1-3; xv, 18, 19, are very necessary for us in these days of the falling away from tho faith, wfhen men who aught to live to please God and keep the judgment i'n view pS-efer pier for the sake • my v In my associates she has been a posii iamage instead of a help." There Is many a husband who is to-day living as far apart in thought fr his wife as if he were ten thousand miles away from her- Ho may with her at the table and live her in the same home, but their tal and spiritual association is solutely dead. She lives for her children. Ho lives for his business. Between them there is tho great yawning chasm of indifference, ever widening, ever becoming blacker and more fatal to marital love. THE TRUE MOTHER. Now, mothers, 1 want to say to you that a woman cannot bo a true mother unless at the same time she Is a true wife. I want to say that If a wife will not enter into the Joys and hopes and sorrows and cares and perplexities of the husband who is by her side and wants to and have her share his burdens she c t be t tho yourself ha tho brothers childhood ? Is when they are trouble ? Is it wi.o think they r vill foil footsteps. I want to tell you that no daughter is developed aright unless she has had before her the example of a mother who has been faishfully trying tethej pretend to have anj affection for their parents or brothers and sisters or for their nephews and nieces. The inevitable result will be that some day your children will cease to love other. Ah, my friends, blood o to be thicker than water. The which bind the human heart to home of childhood ought to be strong as links of steel. SYMPATHIZE WITH THE FLICTED. ' The true mother goes forth in and sees the miseries and the si ings and the troubles which everywhere self evident. Her heart bleeding with sympathy, she returns home and begins to plan how she can help the poor. When her children would destroy their old clothes she turns and says : "Daughtei. that is a sinful waste That dress may not be useful to you, but it may clothe some little girl and keep her warm all winter. I wish that you would wrap it up in a bundle and take it to Mrs. So-and-so's house. Her husband is out of work, and I fear she is having a hard time to get along. I was to see her to-day." When that little girl carried that dress to the home of destitution and there sees the poverty sticking out through cracks of the humble cottage and tho grateful mother who of heart love she o other way She and of self sacrifice which gentle Louise Alcott taught if tho best of all books, that called "Little Women." There are many beautiful lessons taught in that book, but not one sweeter than when the mother of Joe and Amy Beth and Meg comes in one morning from making a call upon a poor famiiy. EX* in substance says: "Girls, I have Just been visiting Mrs. So-and-so. The family have had any food in that house for days. There are a number of little children there. Are you girls willing to give them your breakfasts and go without ?" "Yes," an-1 four girls Under her di-they formed a line. They walked through the village streets, carrying tho hot muffins and the coffee and the meat, and went over the hills and Into the poor home and fed the little half starved babies That book called "Little Women" only a history of Louise Alcol Text of the Lesson, II. Tim. 14 ; iv., 8. Golden Text, II. Tim. iv., 8. 14. But continue thou in things which thou hast learned hast been assured of, knowing whom thou hast learned them. Earlier in the epistle Paul hac horted Timothy to "hold fast form of sound words which he had heard of him" (1-13).. The i this s the s ) her, Wvuld in tho days of her youth. Do you priates all Scriptui translated "abide' as in John xv, 7, 9, "If ye abide i: Me and My words abide in you, y shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." "Continue ir My love." Our Lord said again, "If ye continue in My word, then are yo My disciples indeed" (John viii, 31). 15. And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make theo wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. He had been well taught by both his mother and grandmother (i, 5) to believe and honor the Scriptures. Blessed are all such ! This verse reminds us of some of Paul's farewell words to the elders of the church at Bphesus, "I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up" (Acts xx, 32). The Spirit of God accomplished all things by word of God, whether in creation or redemption. In ireation "The Spirit moved," md "God said," and the work vas done (Gen. i). In redemption it s the same Spirit and the same All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is prolitabie for doctrine, for reproof, for for instruction in right that the man of God may be per-thoroughly furnished unto all good works. earnest Christian teacher addressing a congregation, took the Bible in both hands and said, "I believe every word in this book whether I understand it t."His action and his words been a blessing to me for than twenty years. The Holy , has written the whole book-- the very words of God, some words of the devil, some words of men-- but all for our profit that we may know God and trust Him ; that we may know the devil and resist him. The man of God is the man who, being redeemed, is willing to be set apart wholly for God (Ps. iv, 3), to liveonly for Him and let Him work out in tho life the works prepared beforehand (Eph. ii, 10) this end believes and appro- thly preferment. 6, 7 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith. What a joy and what a victory to be able to give s.uch a testimony! From the day of His redemption on the way to Damascus he had magnified the grace of God, and now by the same great grace he is able to give this glad shout as ho anticipates seeing in glory Him whom he saw on that miem.orable day when he became blind to all but Him (I Tim. i, 14; I Cor xv, 10; II Cor. xii,9). The same grace is for us. 8. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give mo at that day, and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing. Compare the other four crowns and live so as to win them and have : at His foe+ (.Ins. erf^teiess.Tn, 19: T Cor. ix, 2-1-27; I Pot. v, 1-4; Rev. iv, 10). Note that crowning day is not at death, but at His coming (Rev. xxii, 12; Luke xiv, 14). Those who do not like to hear of His coming again will miss the crown of right* thread ravellings from tabic When too much worn for mend tho best parts may be cut i squares for dinner napkins. Sheets which wear thin in middle may be ripped apart and the other edges sewed together, brings the strongest,part of cloth where there is the most \ Garments often lose buttons washing, whicn should be replaced and worn buttonholes worked over in buttonhole stitch. When darning stockings a small gourd is useful, as it relieves tho hands, and the work can be easily and quickly done. In footing stockings use a foot pattern, which brings the the side of the foot. After sewing on the foot piece fell each edge separately, making a flat Children's stockings generally out first at tho knees , it is a good plan to line the knees on thewrong side with flannel pieces. The of socks wear out quickly when heavy boots and shoes are worn cold weather. Denim, or other th strong cloth, smoothly fitted a sewn on the heels, will prevent this and save work. The back breadths».of wrappers and skirts are usually but little worn, and make good aprons and dust- BUSINESS-LIKE RUSSIA. i the past few years to regard Minister de Witte of Russia as one of the greatest financial administrators in the world. Yet every book on Russia gives fresh evidence of mismanagement on the part of the Government in the de tails of business. Mr. Wirt Ger-rare's "Greater Russia; the Continental Empire of the World," illustrates the Russian way of doing things by this account of the post- At'the chief postoffices in St. Petersburg and in Moscow there is only one clerk selling stamps. He closes his office at two o'clock. He ithout a co about half a dozen in these capitals, rare as a postal order store in an American reckon ch ing board. There are branch offices stamps are as in a country At one branch postoffice in Moscc the letter box was full to overflowing when Mr. Gerrare called, took his letters inside, but the clerk in charge declined to .accept thei "But the letter box is full." "Find a letter box which is full," replied the clerk. "That will be difficult." "Then wait until one is emptied to-n A TELL-TALE ENVELOPE. An American has invented an velope wthich records of itself any attempt to tamper witJh its contents. The flap is imbued with some chemical composition, which, when operated, on by a dampening prc-or any other means of penetrating to its enclosure, records the ransaction by causing the words Attempt to open" to appear. It is thought that the inquisitive will " ' lk twice before pursuing their •arches in face of such an inven- MILLIONS LOST ON THE TURF. According to tables made by sporting men, over $250,000,000 is lost, on the turf every year. Of this, $50,000,000 is lost on English racecotUirses and about $101,-000,000 on Australian courses. The remainder is chiefly distributed between France, the United States, and British Colonies. LIFE-SAVING SUPERSTITION. The superstitious collier is often may be patched cloth of similar color. Coats and vests also may be repaired , if the collars need cleaning use ammonia and water applied with a sponge. Coats and jackets that are worn or out of style may often be given away to advantage. However, if this is not done, they may be ripped up and the pieces used in various ways. Cloth pieces are useful for the backs of winter vests, and make good mittens and leggings. Serviceable bedroom mats may be made, cutting the cloth as for patchwork, using some, simple pattern. When sewed, press the blocks sunooth-l^ami ' set together in strips, one yard wide and two yards long. Line with denim or other strong material and bind the edges. Finish the ends with cloth three inches wide, sewn on and cut in strips one-quarter of an inch wide to make a fringe. Woolen pieces also make patchwork cushion covers for chairs, which are attractive and durable. It is not worth while to buy calico to cut up for patchwork, but in every family there are pieces loft when cutting out dresses which maybe pieced up for quilt covers. It is a good plan to make two or three new quilts each winter, using a strong lining and three pounds of good batting for each quilt, tacking about four inches apart. A roll of partly worn cotton cloth, one of linen, and one of flannel, kept in a convenient basket, will be found useful in case of accident A cake that has been bakea ta an oven of the right temperature will rise evenly, and bo flat instead of rising in a peak in the center. Itr will be covered with light crackers ;; it will be of a fine honeycomb texture, of a delicate straw colored brown. A cake Allowed to burn on the bottom is ruined. The oven has been too hot. It will be full of big holes, coarse in texture, hardly fit to eat. The dough will not bear hurrying , it must have time for expansion. An oven too slow is fully as bad. It must be just right and it is the business of the cook to see that it is right, as it is quite a, loss to throw a cake There is quite an art in putting a layer cake together. It must bo nearly cold, the ' filling must be ready to use, and artistic taste can be shown in the icing and decoration of the top. In fact, woman's finest taste has ample range in cake-making. It is just as much of an art as painting a picturo or doing the finest needlework and it is worth the cook's time to cultivate it,. . SANDWICH MAKING, How to make a hundred sandwiches is described by Pierro L'All-mande in an attractive pamphlet just published. The requisites for their successful manufacture he gives as "good bread, good butter, good meats, etc., and good knives. last, but i nty of t 'The bn least, but not least. d for sandwiches home-made loaf. It should be at least a day old, tho slices thin and even and the crust trimmed off ; it should be lightly, and evenly buttered ; avoid bread that is full of holes, as in that case too much butter is used and the sandwiches will become disagreeably( greasy. "In making meat or cheese sand-; wiches both slices are spread with, butter, but one side only with the' meat, etc. , the other slice is then added, pressed gently and cut in' two j "The butter to be used should be i worked into a paste with a fork: until soft ; it is very undesirable to', heat the same in order to get it to! the proper condition. j "To serve sandwiches take a nap- j kin or doily, fold and lay it on a' plate or platter and arrange the j sandwiches on the same and fill out i all vacant places with tufts of; EDUCATION OF THE HEART j dr. J. J. Kelso Writes on Moral) ^ Training of Children. j ; "Children should always bo en-; r their parents and \ gago actively .in^majL^fll py and useful employ- CAKE MAKING. While it seems , easy enough take the ingredients and make first-class cake, there are a great many details that the novice is supposed to understand, and nc will understand save through perience. First, pound and spongo cakes quire the whole eggs, because they have no milk or water added. I not only economy, but the cake very much better when the egg divided. The whites should always bo beaten stiff and the yolks should be creamed with the butter sugar. Unless the recipe lays the contrary the flour should measured after sifting ; then the second time with tho baking powder. The standard baking powders are the best, as all cheap brands are adulterated to a largo t. One can detect a bitter, tasto in cake or biscuit made from them ; then, too, a fine texture is never obtainable. A cake that is too highly flavored worse than no flavoring at all. Five drops of a good reliable extract sufficient for almost any cake, yet many put in a whole teaspoon-ful. Sugar and butter should be reamed, not stirred until a heavy nass is tho result, showing the grain of the sugar. Cream it until it is light, foamy consistency. It is better to do this on the start than 3 stir for a long time after the our is added. Many make the mistake of hurrying the dough into tho tins as soon the flour and baking powder have been added, thinking that tho fer-nentation will injure the cake if it s not gotten into the oven imme-liately. It should be beaten with laughed to scorn, but a miner in steady strokes for at least three North Wales is just now thanking | niinutes, five would be better. Have his lucky stars that he believes in the tin buttered and lined with pa-omens. He was boring under some Por '• good sweet leaf lard is pre-coal, and was startled by seeing ajarred by many to butter ; never use ling away. He walked ! pork or smoked meat drippings them with happy and useful cmploy- their natures, the essentials of childhood. Healthy boys tion, and if good people do not help them to rightfully use their til Satan is always on hand ready lead them into mischief. To give pleasure to those around us is the highest form of happiness, and children may know and experience this just as well as grown people. Indeed it is far more delightful to with goodness and thoughtful-n children than in older people, so one does not expect it and it affords promise of bright and successful future Many have been made glad banished by the thoughtful deeds and sunny words of boys and Is, and none are too small to t of service. Goethe advised tho training c youths in the practice of reverenci and this is one of tho outstandin principles of heart-culture. All chi dren should be encouraged to ei their own bodies, so that they may grow up strong, manly and brave to face the problems of life. Lack of reverence for tho body, through 1 of education, has led many a youth into errors from which a harves bitter sorrow has been reaped. The absence of respect for seniors and for old ago has been commented upon as a characteristic of modern education, and one could often wish no re of courtesy and £ among children in their dealings' with each other. Young people have kindly instincts and are quickly i sponsive to good influences. Theyj resent, being driven, but aro glad t'oj Taken in the right way \ their hearts can be moulded in ail j that makes for nobility of life andj conduct. Tho danger is that com-j and commercialism may be j kept too prominently before tho: nds of the young to the exclusion of that mind and heart culture with-' which there can be no real sue-! l life. xry educatio i all lrago childn sibloj away from afterwards curred just < the spo ver the plac smoked and directly! cottolene for any of these will leave coal oc- i a bad taste to the loaf. Wo do not here tho j favor cottolene ; butter is good • ough and is quite as cheap. good, generous, noble i lives and deeds ; to bo kind to thei aged, weak and suffering ; to avoid; frowning, scolding and peevishness ;i r sunshine in their faces and] good for evil ; to spare thej song birds and protect their nests ;j see that the dumb animal has l fficient food and water and is j protected from intense cold or heat ;| to admire the butterflies Y'thoutl destroying them ; to proteA thej useful toad, and to kill quickly anyj animal that has to be'killed--always! holding before their minds the prin-, clplo : 'Whenever a brave, kind wordj needs to be said, say it ; whenever a kind act needs to be done, doj it.' Thus may be hastened the day i 'When peace shall over all the aarth. Its ancient, splendors fling, i And tho whole world give bjvek 8£o{ song l ,Which now the angels slug,'- **