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Show MRS. Wl1AM BUTLER. Tlie VcnTiil)lJroumlor of the Women's Wom-en's Viwy lKnMIsHloiiury Society. Mrs.- "William Butler of Newton Center, Cen-ter, Mass., "ou mother of missions," 11s sho Is called, the veuerablo founder of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society, Is n remarkable woman nnd in splto of licr great ago and life of privation priva-tion and hardship is still vigorous nnd active in tlie spbere of life to which she hns devoted her onergy and hor Intellect. , . In 1jT)G, wltlijher husband nnd two children, Mrs. Jjitler sailed for India. Her m: lomr labors wore dlstmbc.l by the Indian mutiny three years later. "Wo barely osooped with our lives," ulie said to a reporter, "and for months wero supposed by our friends to be dead. A month after we took to tho mountains another child was born to 1110. Wo wero trying to get round to Delhi nt the time, nnd I had n goat to MIIS. WILLUa UOTIiEn, MOTHEU OV MISSIONS. MIS-SIONS. provido milk for tho buby. Ono night tiger came nnd carried off tho goat." There was not ono nativo Christian In all that part of India then. Mrs. Butler, now in her elghty-flfth year, is planning to attend tho forthcoming Ju-bileo Ju-bileo of Methodism in India its fiftieth anniversary when 150,000 nativo Christians will give 'her n great ovation. ova-tion. Tho sum of $0,000 is to bo raised by tho Methodist women as a special thank offering fer-ber splendid services In tlio causo of Methodism. Now York Tribune. -Horr She tCecV Her Servants. Hero are o few rules given by a-.woman a-.woman who nJor roDUtatioa 'Jor1 ncvcV Having trouble with her numerous numer-ous tiorvnnts nnd retaining tliom in her Rorvlce for years: Sho pays good wages that is, sho pay ns liberally ns she can afford and is always punctual in payment. She allows her servants a reasonable share of all the dainties served the family and is liberal in the matter of thoir food, maintaining thnt good work cannot bo done on an empty stomach. She rarely criticises, but when reproof re-proof is needed gives it with firmness unci without fear, but kindly. I'rnise Is always given when due; she thinks it well to acknowledge good service to encourage. She allows oncli reasonable time for outings aud to attend church, nud she does not roquliro sorvico whan u girl is, taking her nftqrnoon off. , u Bh ..!!;tws iter'inikhltt Uiltfu-Ur r tnc!r clothes In order, and' roqtiirei them to be neat, cleanly and orderly about their sleeping apartments. She is never fnmillnr; only evinces a kindly Interest In tlio goneral welfare without becoming In any way Involved in tlie family nffnlrs of nny ono of her servants. If a matter goes wrong, she takes time to investigate beforo reproving and nover scolds or rebukes when angry. If necessary to dismiss a .servant, she never does so when in a temper, but waits until she can control hersvlf, so as to command respect. She will not allow her maids to gossip gos-sip nbout her neighbors' attain nor to make remarks about one member of tho family to another. She will not allow hor children to bo rude or Insolent to the acrvnuta, nor will she allow too great familiarity. And her servants remain with her decades and arc devoted to her. Two WIvcm nnd n Mnlil. A Young Maiden sought the counsel of Two Wives. "Toll mo," said she, "when I am wed is it wlso to bo Jealous of my IIus-bnnd?" IIus-bnnd?" Said Ono Wife: "Often am I Jealous of my Ilusbaud, but carefully do I hide my Jealousy. Thus he doth never suspect It, and so do I keep his Love nnd his Respect." Spoke the Other Wife: "I caro not what my nusband may do, and never am I Jealous of him. Yet often do I pretend that I am Greatly Great-ly Jealous and exhibit brave fits of Jealousy boforo him. Thus do I keep 'his Lovo and his Respect." "Ah," quoth tho Young Maiden, "I learn, then, that tlio Wlso Woman con-cenleth con-cenleth Jealousy when it is present and felgneth It when it is absent. Remembering Re-membering this, I, too, shall bo enabled to keep my Ilusbnnd's Lovo and Ills Respect." Life. Home Drcaainrtlclnir. There Is no way in which n woman can savo so much money as in making 'lier own olothes, but to do it to the best ndvnntago .slie needs to havo knowledgo and experience. Working with a homo dressmaker is a good training, and taking advantage of ho tricks of tho trado ns seen in tho shop windows will savo timo nnd trouble. For lnstanco, tho largo buttons on outside out-side garments of tho better-class havo small buttons on tho Inside to hold thorn in place. Tho thread Is not as firm ns this littlo holpcr and not as Blghtly. Frocks mado from material with a looio weave havo a narrow tapo stitched with the seams so that they cannot ipull out Buttonholes aro often strengthened vr.Ith llo glue an- pnett beroro the cutting or wltn ma- I chine stitching between two rows of o which the hole Is cut. These are what k I moan by tricks of tho trade. Boston Traveler. Cleanluar Velvet. A jeweler told this Bpleadld secret for cleaning velvet I had token to hlui J for riveting a little dangling bag, to be ' nuspendod from n silver clasp. As ho gave it back into my hands he said, "It will need to be l-nif-hed." Thori, J with n smlie, for I was an old patron, ho added: "111 tell you a secret Dip your velvet brush in damp sand, and Bee, tlio velvet comen forth as fresh as though it wore new. It h a cleaning process, too, tor the slight moisture removes re-moves dust, and tho haivik action of tho I windy friction gives new lifo to tho - L A l)RtiinsriI Mirror. To repair a damaged mirror pour upon n sheet of tinfoil nbout throe ' drains of quicksilver to the squnre f'.t foot of foil. Rub smartly with a piece f T of buckskin until the foil become brilliant. bril-liant. Lay tlir glass upon a flat tabic face downward. Place tbo foil upon the damaged portion of the glass, lay a sheet of paper ovr the foil and place upon it a block of wooUor plee or marble with a "perfectly flat surface; put upon it Hufftetefit weight to press it down tightly; let it ramam. In tnte position a few hour. Tht foil will adhere ad-here to the -glass. f its The rtodroom Lipi "hc. ' On a plain silk lump sliodo ?si jse In ' sleeping apartments In nu uppor hall or in a dining room dainty rod roses oV f forgotmonots could bo painted In the ( center for ornament, making a border j nt the top and bottom by joining tho flowers into wreaths. Or if tho plain shndo needs decoration n pretty piece ' of gimp could bo sowed on dlnmond .1 shape, running from the top to tho hot- . torn. lingered Linen. I To prevent blistering in linen, which Is nlmost always due to bad starching, i but occasionally to Ironing tho articles when too wot, each artlclo must bo i well Ktarchod through, and when about w to Iron It It must be dampened ovonly, ' but not wet. Uso n hot Iron. Collnrn and cuffH that havo to bo turned down should be fixed in tlio proper shnpo Immediately Im-mediately after each one is ironed, for then tho starch Is still flexible. OrmiKo Snliul. Sour oranges mny bo utilized In a delicious salad. SIlco tlio oranges not too thin nnd remove tho skin, leaving , the pulp In small trlnngulnr pieces. Servo on lettuce or crisp wntcr cress, with French dressing or whlto mnyon- - nnlso. Tho llttlo oranges called cum- qunts are very good indeed served in -- oxactly the same wny. Klanched English Eng-lish walnuts combined with such salads sal-ads are a great addition. Kceplnar Your Figure. Always carry tlio chest furthor in front of you tlinn nny other part of you, certainly than tho part below tho waist, but draw this latter part up and up many times n day, especially If you aro inclined to get fnt there, and nothing noth-ing destroys n figure moro than this, which has been described as "tho mid- , die aged Bprcad." |