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BESf flSSIBlLlTY Of LJVli Gpod to Know That Men May Be Better for Our Having Lived. For none of us liveth to himself, *n<l no mau dicth to himself.â€" Ko- manK xiv. 7. Nobody is ind«pe»<lent. All human lives are inseparably joined. Things w« said yesterday will be le more pleating if our goodness might bless others without our bad- ness cursing them. But you can- not have one side without the other any more than you can have li^iit without shadow. If it is right l;ia; recalled with pleaaure or pain hy men should be able to help one an- SomcDody twenty years from now. other, it must be right, because it •ou«V)i^V,\ . "'' ^^'""^ "'" "'*'^^ is a part of the same arrangement I ,. .J »»t>u« cr worse when our that they should bo able to hurt one another. Sometiiiics we intentionally in- \(luenco people as when we argue Mh>\ a. man to bring him to our views, but perhaps the mightiest influence is fcodies have U,rn«^ ^ ^ ^ ^«oo<jy ,g^ insigijinoant as to >>* o£us would Ikj filled with horror if^lV^"'^ read th© record of our lives au' tow a word we spoko careleshly Started some one on the way to ruin. And it would fill us with a bliss that is like heaven itself if Wf could see that there are persons who date all the gcM>d there is in th«ir lives to some kindly deed ci curs done SIMPLY FROM IMPULSE. _ However much we may wish at times tliat wo could do as we please •with.o<it our deeds affecting the lives of -otLcrs, yet a moment's iXERTED UNOONSCIOUSLY. the air for miles around it or a^the honey- suckle makes the air abo^^U honvy with fragrance, so men ^h^iate helpful or hurlfiil influences. UXt- character, whatever it may be, is contagious. It was said by a man who was dying: "Oh, that my influence might be gathered up and buried with me." That cannot be, how- ever much wo wish it. Our influ thought will matv us glad that hu- | ence goes on blessing or blasting man lives are thus c. nded together. ' people forever. Of another man There is dignity in life when we feci ^ it was said : "His presence always that a hundred years from now mon made men better." What a fine may be better for our having lived. ' thing that isâ€" to have such a char- And, on the other hand, there is ! acter that when you meet people responsibility in living, since after j jou make them wish to be nobler, «c are gone men may be worse for purer, truer, our misdeeds. It doubtless would FRANK M. GOODCHILD. S. S. LESSON ONAL LESSOX, i. himself able to undertake such a dangerous journey as was now be- fore them from which he had re- coiled three or four years before Paul was apparently in not very firm health, and it was absolutely necessary to have a perfectly re- liable helper. Both Karnabfts and Paul were ' and therefore each one stood â- â™¦lv,bv his own judgment. 'ly one solution of '*iat was to part '^e two mission- "1 of one. â-  Fields. â€" abas and CHEAP LABOR IN IKDIA. Coudilions In Jute Ulillii and Mode uf LiTing uf \Vorker8, Writing from Calcutta of the jute industry, Consul-Ueneral Michael says of the wages and mode of li ing of the mill workers: "I visited the modern Kinnieon mill, which has a capital o^f,000,- 000, and the latest machinery made in England. It has 650 looms and produces 18,000 tons of bags and Hessian cloth in fifty weeks. This mill employes 4,0u'J men, women and children. ''The wages paid to men in the mills range from $2 to $3 a month, workmen from $1.50 to $2, and boys and girls from $1 to $1.73. These people subsist principally on rice and vegetables made up in the form of curry, which is a peppery and sweetish mixture of rice and vegetables, with now and then chicken, duck or goat meat. "They all chew betel nut con- stantly as a stimulant. They eat two meals a day, as a rule, one be- fore beginning work, and one after the day's work is done. The men and boys wear breech-clouts or dhooties, and the women and girls saris, which consists of forty yards ^f thin muslin wrapped in a pecul- i\r way about the loins and should er*. ''The people of a mill, or several milU< if the mills are nearly locat- ed together, occuj/y a village, which is macr^ up of huts made of mud, bricks aAd palm leaves woven into sheets and tacked on bamboo poles. All are thatched with a long, tough grass, used throughout India for covering huts and bungalows, and which makes a tight, cool and dur- able roof. The floor is made of clay, tamped down hard, which makes a very good floor. On this floor is spread in plaees made of bamboo grass. On this matting many of the natives throw down a cotton blanket or possibly a thin mattress, for beds. Some have a rude bed made of four POeLs, 16 inches high, with cross- I y Ih^ Home SEASONABLE RECIPES. Rhubarb Shortcake.â€" Make the dough as for strawberry shortc-ake. Cook rhubarb slowly, u.sing no water, until dune. Flavor with lo- mon or nutmeg and sweeten to taste. Split cake lengthwise and finish as with KtrawbcrrLe», Strawberry Jelly and Lutter. Cap and wash two quarts of strawberries. Cut up tnrce large stalks of rhubarb into small pieces. Place in granite or porcelain vessel with one pint cold water. Place on fire. When cooked pour in sieve to drain. Measure juice and place over fire. To each pint of juice add one pine of sugar. Put sugar in jar and place in oven to heat. Stir often to prevent burning. When hot, add sugar to boiling juico and cook rapidly until done. Test by dropping some in cold saucer. Put in glasses and cover. Butter â€" Mix strawberries and rhubarb from which jelly was made and rub through sieve. To each pint of fruit add one pint sugar. Place over fire, cook until thick. Stir constantly to prevent burning. Put up the same as the; jelly. a half yards o' wide bleached linen toweling, double it, overcast the edges, and put a stout tape draw- string at the top. This bag can be laundried often and so kept sweet and clean. The word "laundry" written on one side and outlined in white would add to the appearance. If a piece of heavy linen, cut large enough to cover tlie' top of the dining table and extend two inches over at each edge, is neatly hemmed and placed over the large cloth a part of each week the table can bo kept neater with less laun- dry work, and the largo table cloth will not wear out at the edges bo quickly. Half a yard of yard wide natural colored iincn will make a cool and durable cushion cover for summer use. Cut the linr^u in two aiid em- broider the ti.p in a dull bluj, us- ing any pattern desired (large initi- als are pretty), and finish the edge with a blue and linen colored cord. PIE POINTERS. How to Make Pie Crust. â€" One- half cupful of melted shortening (butter, beef drippings, or lard, or a mixture of any two, or all), One-quarter cupful of cold water, one heaping cupful of flour, a little â„¢^'V,"8 salt. Method: Into a bowl put first the shortening. Next the water, and with a spoon stir into this the flour and salt. When mixed (which only takes a minute or two) set in refrigerator to cool. When hard enough roll. This is enough for head and sidepieces, pinned togeth er and then crisscrossed with bed i I „„..,!„ Tl,„-« ™„„ k„ - t I. ' 1 _ oven brush top of the pie with milk This will make it a nice brown cords. There may be a few rude benches, but little or no other furni- ture is to be seen in the huts. The natives eat on the floor, squatted around a pot or pan containing the food. The men and boys eat first and the women and girls afterward, taking what is left. No knives, spoons or forks are used in eating, the finq;ers answering all purpoies. Each Indian is ambJt'aisTo own a ere the hj^^Ai>-yit^ci\- ';i%fefaiid these brasses 'cts "are handed down as heirlooms and xul are held as almost sacred in possrs- -â- ney sions. They are kept bright by not scouring them with mud and water, ir he After a meal the brasses that heve plan been used iu,«ny way are taken out r in- in the street, where the women or both upper and lower crust for a arge pie. Before putting into the '1 are Mark n his Paul inion in Silas (a nus of the leaders of Jerusalem. th Paul as (freat con- â-  Like Paul, -.en (Kendall), ympathy with Ts of Chris- "-15. The lail av'eir t-53fn, as the case may be, squat on the grnund and rub them with the dust and water. MR. .71 RGLETON'S DI.sroVERY >'o Man in a Sloreplpc ITaf Ever Seen Carrying a Baby. "Did you ever," said Mr. Jurgle- ton, "see a man in a silk hat car- rying an infant chilo . Never, I venture to say. "You do see plenty of fathers, young fathers mostly, carrying their babies and very willing to car- ry them, indeed proud of their off- spring ; but you never see such a father in a tall hat. They may wear forty-'levon other kinds of hats â€" derbies, soft hats, straw hats, or many kinds of caps ; but no fa- ••rying any infant ever wears •n't bo any Re- <k hat â- â€¢.;t .here ci. about this. wearing » "'• ,ns must be due J common sense. exertmely informal o scream or cry or lirm at aijy minute, in many ways in » incompatible with y; and even young know this, and so r Btovepipo tiles on jme when they go out They seem to know ','g instinctively: but the color. When Making Sour Pies. â€" When making sour pics such as rhubarb and cranberry, it is well to add a cupful of raisins tliat have been previously soaked lU water. They will take away that tart flavor be- sides absorbing the superfluous juices. To Bake Pio Crust. â€" AVhcn mak- ing a pic that requires the crust to bo baked before putting the filling in it, turn the pie pan upside down and plaoo the dough over the pan and bake in this manner. This prevents the crusi, from shrinking so that when it is removed and placed inside the pan with the fill- ing the pie will prove to bo more satisfactory when cut. "Never Fail" Pie Crust.â€" Two tablespoonfuls of lard, four table- spoonfuls of water, eight table- spoonfuls of flour, a pinch of salt. Quantities are easily remembered by "two times four equal eight." FLOOR COVERING. Rugs that curl on edges can bo made to lie flat by dampening curled edge and pressing with hot iron. W'hc'U Beating Rugs. â€" When beat- ing rugs it is an excellent plan to tie a handkerchief over the nose and mouth. This prevents the in- haling of the dust. Cleaning Carpet on Floor. â€" Take cornmeal, saturate thoroughly with gasoline, sprinkle quite heavily over carpet, and scrub with a broom. It will remove all dirt and dust, making the carpet look like new. Care, however, must be taken as to "'cfhting matches and windows 1,_ uld be opened to air the rooms, she "ig Carpet for Stairs.â€" Al- Buji " an extra yard of stair ways bi.. can bo shifted up or carpet. It every time it is taken down a little " it wears evenly, up, so that ^ over the treads OtlKiwiM) the par. \tely through, will bf worn comply as good as while the uprights are ., bo folded new The surplus can tom. Just under at the top or bot ( to find a man in a stovepipe j^y if, yuwiUbe delighte.^ ,, and baby.' i'TRACTED BY NOISE „„e found to be atlractod !in noises. For in.ta.uo, the of the mowing matliuio m- "' trightening these reptiles, ipposed, seems to both %»n thcni, and they 'nit towards it, I) front of the ii'ii, of^courso. your carpet wear twice m lo.. will not begin to l<'«»^.."\"'=^^„,^-d till it is about gone, as it is all ust *^ToCkan Matting.- Do not forget xo v.i«» . ever be w^Hhed ^ilh^soapy ^ater. A strong KITCHEN TIME SAVERS. Dissolve copperas in your drain pipes often to clean out slime and grease and to thoroughly disinfect them. Five cents' worth of Chinese blue dissolved in one quart of water m&kos excellent bluing and will last a family a year. Pour sauce around fish and pud- dings, not over them. ^ A spoonful of vinegar in kettle of hot lard will prevent doughnuts from absorbing fat. Pineapple juice or grated pine- apple added to lemonade is delici- ous. One teaspoon sweet cream, in frosting prevents crumhling when out. * THE DEADLY CROQUET. Innocent Forms nf Sport arc Un- known ill Russia. It seems strange that in a coun- try BO cold as northern Russia the spirit of sport should not be more developed. The tropics, even, adopt football, baseball and other ath- letic games, but the land of the white bear seems to hibernate un- der its covering of ice and snow. An article in Chambers's Journal speaks of this fact and tells of the suspicion aroused, a number of years ago, by the introduction of an innocent form of diversion. Unfortunat-jly, the Russian schoolboy has not the faintest khow- ledge of the practise, even of the existence, of football, cricket, fours, golf, hockey, and so forth. Most of his time is loafed away. He skates a little in the winter if he lives near the ice, btit he will not go far for it. In summer he walks up and down the village street, plays cup and ball in the garden, fishes a little, and lazies av.ay his time without exertion. Lawn-ten- nis is slightly attempted, but not really liked. Many years ago, when I was a schoolboy, I arrived from England to spend a summer in Russia. I brought with me a box of croquet, a game at the time unknown by the Russians. When the box was opened at the custom-house, the authorities re- treated in horror at its awe-inspir- ing contents. Bombs, inys.teriou8 weapons ! It was an awful box. I drew forth one of the bombs and placed it on the floor, to the accompaniment of cries of conster- nation and terror. 1 took one of the mallets, and to the inexpres- sible alarm of all, I began a little exhibition of the game. As I could not use the hoops on the floor, the custom-house officials grimly sus- pected them to be boomerangs of novel description. The box was seized and exaiTiin- ed. I got the croquet set after a while, but it bore marks of severe testing. OR^ nesses of old newspaper uncer nesses oi j^att ng always lets "prcd paper can be ^ burned. Widths -„f.t' with a '-read, 'er GOOD AS CONDUCTOR. Some Rules That, Followed, Les- sen Dangers of Lightning. Though it is impossible to avoid the danger of being struck by light- ning altogether, these few recom- mendations may, with advantage, be borne in mind: â€" Avoid fireplaces. Lightning often enters by the chimney, on account of the internal coating of soot â€" one of the bodies for which lightn- « evinces a preference. For the reasons, avoid metals, gild- 'nirrors, on account of silver. The best place u'the'miaulo of the room, unless there should lfi\a [amp or chande- lier hanging frornVhe ceiling. The loss conta(i|f with waljs or floors the better ;'*.nd the safest placeâ€" were it possible t<i arrange jt would be in * hammock, sus- pended by silken cords, in the mid- dle of a Jarge room. In the absence of memii of suspension, the next beet p'Ac® is on substances which gri* bad conductors â€" such as glass, tfitoh, or several mattresses. HOUSES HELD AS FORI SOME REMARKABLE IWSTAH- CES OF RESISTANCE. Siege That Commanded Admiration -Suffragette Who Wouldn't Pay Taxes. The feat of the Cornishman, Cecil Dench, of St. Blazey, in holding hisl cottage for nearly four days and nights against a force of constables, by no means establishes a record in single-house sieges, for in the early days of the "Votes for Women" movement in England that ardent suffragist, Mrs. Dora Montefiore, shut herself up in her Hainrneramitb house and defied the bailiffs â€" wha were seeking to arrest her for un- paid income-tax â€" during the better part of a fortnight. SIEGE OF FIVE WEEKS. In Paris, agai^d^ing the sum- mer of 18t)0, ^^â- piist agitator named Jules ^Hffin fortified a- residence he owned in the _Ru» Chabrol, and sustained therein a. siege which excited the interest,! and even in a sense, compelled thV admiration of Europe. Troops moved against hino. Gend- armes fusilladed his imprompta citadel. Yet he and his friends re- fused to capitulate until one mem^ her of the garrison actually died from starvtion. Then they surrend- ered, a band of gaunt, dishevelled spectres, after a siege lasting fronv August 12th to September 20th. Several similar instances, too, took place in Ireland during th« palmy days of the Land League. At Bodyke, for example, five peas- ants kept half a regiment of British redcoats at bay for eleven days. AT BAY IN CHIMNEY. A Gweedore family sustained a. siege of nineteen days, during which period the "garrison" waa twice successfully relieved and ro- victualed by armed peasants. Dr. Tanner, M.P., following their ex- ample, shut himself up in his castel- lated country seat, and refused to- surrender to the officers of the Crown, who held a warrant for his arrest. In Newry, not long since, a steeplejack named Gill sustained a long siege in a chimney. He had to surrender at last, but the fine the magistrate inflicted upon him was paid many times over by the salaries he received at the local music halls, where the audiences hailed hira as a celebrity. London fiats, especially if they are high enough, lend themselves readily to passive defence of this character. One arch, in Blooms- bury, was held for three months by a widow and her daughter against tlio landlord and his agents, the bailiffs. MOBILIZING GERMAN .4RMY. Hi» It-, samij ^, ings an their qv 1.|fj.^lNDEJ<'INITE THIRD. "How rnar^L"^''''^'"®" have you ?" IIow Each Reservist Finds Place and Regiment. Nobody who has visited Germany can fail to have been struck by th« large oflScial signboards at the entry to each town or village, says Pear- son's Weekly. These contain full information aft U exactly which official in the com-j munity to apply to should the ma-j gic word "mobilize" be spoken.; Wherever the German reservist may chance to be when the order U. mobilize i« givenâ€" assuming of, course that he is not out of tho, countryâ€" he has only to ask the fii-st inhabitant or walk to the end < i the village and look at the di- rections on the aignboRrd to tiud out his own particular place in tho military scheme. \ He will see that he must go to, Herr Schmidt at 40 Schutzen street. Herr Schmidt will tell hira exactly in which town he has to go in or- der to rejoin his own unit and, what is still more important, will give him the money and the rail- way pass to take him there. Ar- rived at his destination, he will find his uniform, arms and accoutre- ments piled neatly in a heap with a label bearing his name and regi- ment number on the top of the heap. He has only to put it on and take his place among the comrades with whom he did nis military service some years ago. This destination was arranged upon many years back, and the exact time schedule for marching and railway journeys was compiled long since. < WHAT DRE.AMS ME.\N. Candle â€" To dream you are hold- ing a lighted candle signifies that you Will be happy in love and ac- complish your plans. Dogsâ€" To dream that dogs fawn upon you is very lucky. To those in love it denotes they will have a speedy and happy marriage. Peacockâ€" To dream of seeing this bird is a very good omen. It de- notes great success in business ; and to a woman a good and wealthy husband. .i^uarvolUmâ€"To dream you are jjj^icliildren have you?" â- wked the t^tM^;!r-^iJ*J)d^»i^- . ^ . . I<ed at the farmhouse for a cup of | quarrelling witn â- someojie signmes water. ' ' ' "Three," answered the old fii tier. "One living and one dead. ' "But that's only two," said the ej. he other onej" answered the adly, "ia a hghtoin' rod ped- / that sorao unexpected news will reach you. SUrs-To dream you see stars is good. It foretells prosperity and advancement. Wellâ€" If you dream jou are draw- ing water out of a well, it is a sign that you will be married spie^dily. \ \ !;