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.‘i y .9 3 1 iiwnsflii‘ihnh The Law of Egcipioc'li‘ty 11E: One of God’s It is more blessed to give than to Giving is the philosopher’s stone, receiveâ€"Acts xx. 35. This text is the embodiment of:thi.ig irto gold, turns wh’ch, instead of turning every- gold into one of the_grea_test of truthsâ€"the.everythingâ€"into halls of learning, law of rec1proc1ty. - Similar pas-glibraries of information, missions sages in the scriptures are: “What- 5 for millions. ‘homes for the home- SOGVeI‘ a man SOWGtha that shall he less, Christ for the Christless, and also reap” ; “Give, and it shall be life, eternal life, for the dying. ’) given unto you ; “Bear ye one an- i The returning compensation for “119135 burdens: and SO flllfiu the all noble deeds r )mes in that which law of Christ.” Giving is like an endless circle. It is casting bread upon the waters, l l is better than an equivalent; in love and gratitude unpurcliasable, as it is unfading ard unspeakable which returns in multiplied abundâ€" iin its glory and blessedness, It, is ance after many days. It is the seed in the soil, bursting into the golden harvest. It is the banker, giving out to the borrower till the interest exceeds the principal. It is the philanthropist, receiving the gratitude of mankind. It is THE MARTYR MISSIONARY, losing his life to find it. It is the discoverer and inventor, like Hen- drik Hudson and Robert Fulton, giving their genius for. the welfare of the people and receiving, gener- ations afterward, the plaudits and thanksgiving of the world, because of the glory of their achievements. Men who give‘ get bills of ex- change on God’s bankingâ€"house, the interest of which is paid as we need it along the journey of life, while the principal awaits your arrival in the eternal city- I THE CROWN OF CHARACTER on the brow of the individual or na- tion, resplendent, immortal. Even though your gift is unapproâ€" ciated or misapplied, it is irrever- sibly recorded in yonr being. Chil- dren may be undutifui, but the parâ€" ents are blessed on account of their expressions of kindness and care. Husbands may be drunken or bru- tal, but the wife who struggles pati- ently on has her reward in her own soul, and it may be the final rev demption of her lost one. The D1- vine Christ, who gave himself upon the cross as a Saviour as an ex- ample of infinite srlfâ€"sacrifice, pos- sesses a name above every name and a throne universal and eternal. REV. E. W. CASWELL. THE 3. 3. LESSONâ€" INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUGUST 15. Lesson VII. Paul’s Third Mission- ary Journeyâ€"Ephesus. Golden Text, Acts 19: 17. I. Paul Enters Upon His Mis- sionary Journey, and Strengthens the Older Churche-s.-â€"â€"Acts 18: 22, 23. When Paul had completed his second missionary journey he went up to Jerusalem to pay his respects to the mother church there, and doubtless, as at other times, he told the wondrous story of the work of God in bringing so many Gentiles into the kingdom. Here he would remain long enough to complete his vow, the apostle to the Gentiles in loving accord With the mother church of all. Then he went down to the home church which had sent him forth. Here he was always welcome. Here he told the story of his missionary adventures, and the fruits of his labors. It is ever a blessed thing for the home church to hear from her missionaries, and the missmn- aries need to come in contact and fellowship with churches. The Mis- sicnary Boards are wise in havmg ' their misisonaries come home every few years. This is probably the last' time Paul was able to visit Antioch. II. Ephesus: Which Paul Made His Headquarters for Nearly Three Years of Missionary Work.â€" Ephesus was not Only the capital of the province, but was the City of the greatest importach in all As1a Minor, and the prinCipal empor- ium of trade in the East. It was called one of the eyes cf ASia, Smyrna, forty miles to the north, being the other. The city stood on the south of a plain about . five miles long from east to west, and three miles broad, washed on the west by the Icarian Sea, an arm of the Aegean. . The Colosseum, or Amphitheater, was the largest ever built. by Greeks, and the Temple of Diana was in its crowning glory, and one of the seven wonders of the world. III. Paul Finds an Undeveloped Church at Ephesus, and Brings Then Into the Fuluess of the G05- pel Light-Acts 18: 24â€"19: 7. When Paul left Corinth at the close of his second journey, his friends Aquila and Priscilla went with him as far as Ephesus. Before Paul entered upon his longer work at Ephesus there came to Ephesus a Christian Jew of great eloquence (v. 25) knowing only the baptism of John, the gospel of repentance and forgiveness, and Christian morals, and of Jesus who pro- claimed the kingdom of heaven at hand, and worked many miracles of love, and died on the cross. The story which was told in the earlier gospels. But of the baptism of the spirit at Pentecost, his marvellous gifts of power and light and salvation, of rich experience, of fulness of life, which came in overflowing abundance, for some reason Apollos had not heard. These things Priscilla and Aquila expounded to him. Then he went to Greece (v. 27) and helped them much which had believed through grace. Of this Paul once speaks in his letter to Corinth, “I planted, Appollo watered, God gave the in- crease” (1 Cor. 3: 0'). IV. Paul’s Preaching and Teach~ ing.â€"-Vs. 8â€"10. As usual, Paul be- gan with the Jews who were best prepared to receive the gospel. 8. And spake boldly. It required no little courage to take the unpopu- lar side, which had so often brought him into trouble. Every preacher must sometimes risk his life and reputation and worldly support, and preach boldly at any cost. but must see to it that he risks them in the cause of truth. Disputing, R. V., “reasoning,” arguing with “logic on fire,” and persuading, using every legitimate influence and motive, to induce them to re- ceive the gospel of the kingdom of God, the real kingdom which all the Jews were expecting, and which had already begun to take on its perfect from under Jesus our King. V. Two Ki ids of Testimonies to the Power and Value of the Gospel. â€"â€"â€"Vs.11-12. In addition to the holy conduct and noble spirit exhibited in the ordinary daily life, there were two outward and visible testi- monies to the truth and power of the gospel. First. Miracles of Healing and Help. II. God wrought special miracles. “Extraordinary with which the deed; of the Jewish exorcists could not be compared.” â€"â€"â€"Exp. Greek Test. By the hands of, the instrumentality'cf, Paul. In Ephesus, the center of magic and witchcraft, special power was given Paul to work miracles that conquered them in their strong- hold. He actually did what the sorcerers only pretended to do. The Ephesians were so bound up in belief in magic that it seemed necessary to show that the gospel was might- ier than these other powers, which came from Satan the father of deceit. THE MISSING LINK. ' A lawyer having offices in a build- ing wherein there are some hunâ€" dreds of tenants recently lost a cuff-link, one of a pair that be greatly prized. Being absolutely crrtain that he had dropped the link somewhe‘e in the building, be caused a notice to be posted in the following terms :â€" “Lost. A gold cuff-link. The owner, William Ward, will deeply appreciate its immediate return.” That afternoon, on passing the door whereon this notice was post- ed, what were the feelings of the lawyer to observe that appended thereto were these lines:â€" “The finder of the missing cuff- link would deem it a great favor if the owner would kindly lose the other link.” HWW‘Q'Q‘WWWWWJ The Home *3! Wmcwwmcsaeewww CANNING AND PRESERVING. Canning Helpâ€"Line the fruit cupboard and .vrap the canned fruit in newspaper, and the thermometer may go to zero and the fruit not freeze. Don’t Skim Jelliesâ€"Skim fruit coverâ€"â€"Just fill jelly glasses or glass jars with fruit and scrape off the skim with a silver knife before seal- ing. It is much easier and quicker than skimming while cooking. Cherries.-â€"-When preparing cher- ries for canning you will find it a much quicker way and cherries will look much nicer in ian‘s if you take SI penholder, putting a pen in point down in holder, and use the other end for stoning. You will find re- sults good. Cucumber Picklesâ€"Five medium sized cucumber pickles, sliced fine and round, and four good sized onâ€" ions. Slice and salt alternate in stone jar. Let stand over night. Then add two ounces of musiaid sr-ed, one red pepper, one-half tablespoonful of celery sec-d, one quarter pint of olive oil, and three pints of cider vinegar. Be sure and put olive oil on first, as then the Vinegar cuts it. Seedlcss Jamsâ€"Small seeds may he removed from fruit by crushi g the fresh berries through a sieve. To do this by hand is tedious. A rotary flour Sifter will perform the work quickly, effect"‘ely, and with out staining the bards. The sifter costs 35 cents. Canned Cherries. â€"â€" Cherries canned this way keep perfectly and preserve their delicious flavor unim- paired: Stone .he cherries and to two pounds of the fruit allow a pound of sugar. Put one layer of cherries, then sugar, and so on; have sugar on top layer. Let stand over night and you will be surpris- ed at amount of juice. Put in stove and let come to a boil and can. + w ‘ ‘E MIDSUMMER DAINTIES. Chilled Peachesâ€"Pare ripe yel- low peaches, rernovc stones, and cut the fruit in quarters, dusting it generously with powdered sugar. Pack in a tightly covered mold and bury in ice and salt for an hour. Serve with whipped cream. Unique Sandwichâ€"Pound yolks of three hard boiled eggs with one ounce butter, season with salt, a dash'of cayenne, and grated cheese. Spread on brown or white bread which has been buttered, trim sand- wiches into any preferred shape, garnish with parsley, and serve. Molded Farinaâ€"Cook farina the preceding day and mold in pound baking powder tins. When ready to serve for breakfast, unmold, cut in thick slices. With. a spoon re- move enough of each slice to leave a sort of cup. Fill with bananas cut fine, chopped dates, stewed figs, peaches, or berries. Cover with cream. Serve ice cold. Lemon Crcam.â€"Beat four eggs light, add four tableâ€" spoonfuls of sugar. juice and grat- ed rind of a lemon, and two table- spoonfuls of hot water. Cook in double boiler till it thickens. Re- move from fire and, fold in whites of eggs beaten stiff and sweetened. Serve cold with sponge cake. Plum Snowballs.â€"â€"Take large blue plums, remove pits carefully, refill with finely chopped nuts and pulverized sugar; dip each one into the well beaten white of an egg and roll into freshly grated cocoanut. SANDWICHES. Emergency Sandwichâ€"Chop fine with a knife or put through the food chopper one pound of dried beef. Remove the stems and seeds from two large green peppers and chop with the beef. Spread thin between buttered slices either of white 01 graham bread and your guests will wonder where you got the idea for those delicious “Mexiâ€" can” sandwiches. Nut and Cheese Sandwiches â€"â€"~ Chop English walnut meats fine and mix with cream cheese and a little chopped watercress, seasoning with salt and a little mayonnaise if de- sired. Spread on thin slices of bread or on thin toast and serve with a garnish of sprigs of water- cress. Crystallizcd Fruit Sandwichesâ€"â€" Butter lightly thin slices of crust- less white bread. Chop crystal- lized fruit fine and spread a thin layer of it on the bread and cover with a layer of thick cream. Lay another slice of bread on top and press together. Cream Cheese and Olive Sand- wichesâ€"Stone a dozen large olives and chop fine. Mash a Canadian 'c-rcarn cheese into a paste with a yolks of- large silver spoon and work into it the minced olives. _ Spread on rounds of steamed brown bread. Japanese Sandwichesâ€"Chop cold boiled chicken fine and season high- ly with black pepper and salt. Add a oneâ€"third part of chopped green pepper and a little mayonnaise. Spread on thin slices of unbuttered bread and serve. Tartare Sandwichesâ€"To half a cup of beiled ham add three boned and skinned sardines and chop all together Add three small sour pickles, also chopped, and half a teaspoonful of mustard, walnut cat- sup and vinegar. Season highly Wlth salt, pepper, and a little caye enne and spread thin on slices of bread cut in finger lengths. Pecan and Honeyâ€"Split cold seâ€" da. biscuits which have been made extra small in halves, butter and spread with a mixture made of four tablespoonfuls of thick honey mixed With two tablespoonfuls of chopped pecan meats. Orange and Date Sandwiches â€"â€" To one-half cupful finely chopped dates add two tablespoonfuls of orange juice and mix well. Spread between buttered slices of whole wheat bread. Chocolate SandwicheswCarefully melt sweetened chocolate over hot water and stir into it half a cupful of_chopped almonds.- Pour on to crisp unsweetened wafers and set another wafer above the chocolate before it hardens. SOME SUMM ER DISHES. One and onc~half tablespoonfuls of sweet cream v ith one square of cream cheese. cut or chop pinionâ€" !os and spread between lettuce leaf (:1 bread for sandwiches. Cream-ed chicken with mushrooms wafers: One egg, one teaspoonful «1' sugar, one pint of milk and flour to make batter as thin as batter for pancakes. Dip rosette iron into b-ot lard to heat before dipping: it intothe batter. not letting the bat- ter come over the top of the iron. itcturn it to the hot lard, thoroughâ€" ly covering the iron with same for at least twenty seconds and not ever thirty-five seconds. . These wafâ€" crs will keep for months and can he served cold or heated in oven and served hot. Shredded lettuce leaves in bird nest shape filled with sliced hard boiled eggs. sliced radishes, chopâ€" ped celery, raisins and sweet may- onnaise dressing served on lettuce leaf with sweet pickles and olives. Shredded cabbage, pimentos cut in fine cubes, mayonnaise dressing, and walnuts. Tomato shells filled with cube shaped pineapple, red raspberries and whipped cream. Grape fruit, pineapple and oranges pressed through potato ricer, put back in grape fruit shells and sweeten to taste. CLEAN IN G. To Wash Black Goodsâ€"To make black silk, alpaca, serge, and lawn dresses look like newzFor the un- dertaking get 10 cents’ worth of soap bark and boil it in one quart of hot water. Let it steep a while and then strain into a basin for use. Now take the whole dress apart and rip off trimming, brush off all loose dust first, and then with a sponge dipped in the soap bark decoction wipe over each piece thoroughly, folding up as you pro- cced. Now have your irons hot and smooth each piece on the wrong side, even the silk trimmings, and when put together you will be sur- prised to see the results. Instead of your old dress you will have one that looks like new. I , Cleaning Woodworkâ€"For natur- a! finish woodwork that has become scratched or dented there is no- thing better than a coat or two of shellac. It is prepared at home by adding the dry" yellow flakes to about 95 per cent. alcohol. It shakâ€" en occasionally it will dissolve in a. few hours. Shellac is a convenient form of varnish to have in a house, as it readily covers any mark on furniture. , Straw Hatsâ€"Make a warm suds with any white soap and a little ammonia; lay hat on table, and using a small rug brush, scrub hat with suds; rinse well, then put a cord through top with knot on out- side, hang in a barrel or box, so it can swing freely. Have ready pieces of sulphur cloth, which may be done by dissolving sulphur in old tin and laying strips of cloth in it until covered. Lay these on an old pie tin and place under the barrel and light with a match, and when hats become dry they will look like new. THE TOILERS. The English language is full of subtle meanings and unexpected turns. Not long ago a man asked an acquaintance a number of ques~ tions about his business. “How many people work in your office?” he inquired. “Oh,” said the other, carelessly. “about two-thirds of them.” :..~:;..u.rsuu=mxww.. mm“; a... BABY’S HELD [IN LIFE. Baby’s Own Tablets cost 25 cents ! a box. A box bought now may save ‘ baby’s life. Summer complaints, come suddenly, and carry away ‘ thousands of little ones every year. If the stomach and bowels are kept in order there is little danger of: these troubles coming on. Baby'l- Own Tablets is the best medicine. in the world for preventing ' and curing stomach and bowel trou- bles. They can be given with per- fect safety to the new born baby or to the well grown child. An 00- casional dose of the Tablets will regulate stomach and bowels and prevent summer complaints. The mother who keeps these Tablets beâ€"i side her has a reasonable assurance that hcr'little ones are safe. If you have not got a. box of Tablets,i get one without delay. Do not! wait until trouble comes, it may, then be too late. Sold by medicinei dealers or by mail at 25 cents a? box from The Dr. Williams’ Medal cine Co., Brockville, Ont. i .._+. ANCIENT SITE 0F MADRID. Arid Now, it Once Abounded in: Forests and Garden. l Travellers find it hard to believe that Madrid ever abounded withi water. The mode: 11 tuwn stands on: so bleak ard arid an eminence, ‘itll surroundings, save in early spring, are so parched and dusty and the water peddler’s cry of “Agual Agua l” is so insistent and ubiquit-. one one fancies Madrid must have been thirsty from the beginning, Yet its ancient coat'of arms was a large flint half immersed in water“ with steel hatches striking it on' either side, the ascending sparks forming a sort of canopy around it Appended was the motto: I was built on water. My walls are of fire. Such is my emblazonment. This device was emblematic only of the city in its early days before I Charles V. had started it on its headlong career of greatness mere- ly because be credited its climate with having cured him of a fever. Be it was who first conceived the project of elevating it to the rank of capital. It was left, howeverH to his son, Philip II., to promul-W gate the decree declaring the town; to be unica Corte. ‘ At that time Madrid was a small town cmbowcred in gardens and woods and meadows and with. springs and wells lavishly supplied by nature. The Manzanares, now a melancholy, meagre. stream, was of a measurable depth. But with the apportioning of her territory into palaces and lodging houses for the royal hangersâ€"on and the cut- ting down of the trees to sWell the royal treasury the inevitable fol-v lowed. The sun of well nigh 400 summers has burned and reburned the site of the old town and its be stripped suburbs and dried up the natural moisture. At present the climate of Madrid is nearly the most trying in all Europe- _..__._>1a______ BREADLESS FOLK. In Some Parts of thc World Bread, is Seldom Seen. Baked loaves of bread are prac- tically unknown in many parts of south Austria and Italy as well as. the agricultural districts of Ron-z mania, says the Bakers’ Weekly.. In the villages of the Obersteier~. mark, not very many miles from. Vienna, bread is seldom seen, the staple food of the people being sterz, a kind of porridge made from ground beech nuts, which is taken at breakfast with fresh or curdled milk, at dinner with broth or fried in lard, and with milk again at supper. This sterz is also known as heiden, and takes the place of bread not only in Steicrmark but in Carynthia and in many parts of the Tyrol. In the north of Italy the peasan- try live chiefly on polenta, a porm ridge made of boiled maize. The .polenta, however, is not allowed to granulate like Scotch porridge or like the Austrian sterz, but is; boiled into a solid pudding, which is cut and portioned out with a string. It is eaten cold as often as it is hot, and is in every sense the Italian peasant’s daily bread. The modern Rumanians are heir1 by many scholars to be descen -~ cd from a Roman colony, in other words to be the cousins of the Itali~ ans, and curiously enough a varia: tion of the polenta called mama liga is the national dish of Ru mania. The mamaliga is like the polenta in that it is made of boiled maize. but it is unlike the latter in one important respect, as the grains are not allowed to settle into a solid mass but are kept distinct, afte; the fashion of oamcal porridge. v. ~e a - - 1; I l‘l‘l U