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THE S. S. LESSON Lrsson IV. The Transfiguration, Matt. 17. 1-8, 14-20. Golden Text, Matt. 17. 5. Verse I. After six daysâ€"Luke’s statement that lb was “about eight days after” 3t doubtless only an- other way of ckoning a. week. The variations inéhe accounts by Mark and Luke study. ake an interesting Peutqt . . . James . . . Johnâ€"On several other occasions they were the picked companions of >Jes:us_. 2. He was transfigured before themâ€"It is idle to attempt to say just what took place. The word here used is, literally, “metamor- phosed,” which would have a faâ€" miliar sound to any who were versed in classical lore. Perhaps that accounts for Luke’s variation, “The fashion of 11:3 countenance was altered.” Luke also mentions that the change occurred while he was praying. At any rate, though Jesus himself calls it a “vision” (verse 9), it was realâ€"a- revelation cf reality, it may be, not accessible to the senses under all circumstanc- es. but no mockery of the senses (Luke 9. 32). His face did shineâ€"Compare Jghn’s description of the glorified Jesus (Rev. 1). His appearing thus, in the likeness of his radiant resur- rection body, would be a reassur- ing promise, to the perplexed dis- ciples, that the death he had pro- phesied would not end all, but that, as he recently declared, he should come “in the glory of _the Fatherz” 3. Mosesâ€"Representing the old law, as Elijah represented the pro- phets. Their talking with Jesus suggests the unity of the Old and New Testaments. Luke alone gives us an inkling of their converse: “They spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.” 4. Peter answeredâ€"Once more he expresses his disapproval of any proceeding which should end in‘ tragedy at Jerusalem. Luke says: that he knew not what he was say-u} ing. But, ridiculous as the speech seems, it shows that the loyal apostle was eager to grasp at any straw which would indicate a way of escape for his Master. So he c1 ies impetuously, It is good for us to be here. Why face the disaster at Jerusalem? He wished to pro- long their stay amid scenes of such ineffable wonder, rather than court danger, and offers with his own hands to set up a tent for each of these great personages. ‘ and the cloud that filled Solomon’s temple. Like them, this was the external manifestation of the invis- ible Divine Presence, the cloud of God himself. ' One of the fathers explains it as the glory of the Trin- ity. Compare the record in 2 Pet. 1. 16-18. This is my beloved Sonâ€"Although he was to be despised and rejected of men, the Father was well pleased with his course. Bis prophecy of death not only accorded With Moses and the prophets but agreed also with the divine purpose, and, ac- cordingly, met with heavenly apâ€" proval. His disciples, therefore, were not to try to find an easier way for him, but to hear himâ€"an injunction which is found in all three Gospels, and distinguishes this voice from that heard at the Baptism. r 5. Aubrightt, cloud;Compa.re the pi11_a.r_ of .clogdd in :c‘lge ‘wjlolerness, 8. They saw no one, save Jesus onlyâ€"Moses, Elijah, God himself mani‘est in the shining cloud, all have disappeared from the scene. Seeing Jesus we see everythingâ€"- all there is in the law for us, all that the prophets foretell and deâ€" clare, all that God purposes for the redemption of men. 14. When they were come to the multitudeâ€"The experiences on the n-ount had taken place the night previous. While Jesus and his three disciples were gone the crowd, who had discovered his retreat near Caesarea Philippi, surrounded the nine, and with many more (Mark says, “a great multitude about them, and the scribes”) now conâ€" front Jesus upon his return. 15. My son . . . is epilepticâ€"~Mat- thew here uses the curious phrase “moonstruck,” from whose Latin form we get our word “lunatic.” From verse 18, however, it appears that Matthew shares the belief of the times that lunacy, epilepsy, and demonâ€"possession all belong in the same category. 18. Jesus rebuked himâ€"That is, the unclean spirit. The accounts in Mark and Luke are considerably fuller. The case was one of ex~ trame complicity, but at the word INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 24. of Jesus the demon went out, and the boy was cured from that hqpr. 19. Why could not we? â€" The charge against his disciples is once more their little faith. Mark says: “This kind can come out by no- thing, save by prayer” (margin, “and fasting”). It was not be- cause Christ was absent from them, ‘nr, when they went out two by two, they had taken power to cast out demons and had succeeded. But their faith in him had vanished, and they were trusting in them- selves, a common danger with dis- ciples of Jesus. ' Ye shall say unto this mountain â€"â€"A common proverbial expression For- a. matter of extreme difficulty. Man May Have Orang-Outang or Gorilla for Ancestor. A man may have a. gorilla, a, chimpanzee, an orangâ€"outang or a gibbon for an ancestor, according to Dr. F. Melchers, a German bioâ€" logist. In an article on the descent of man, published in the Zeitgeist, D -'. Melchers presents a, new theory, the essence of which is that mankind is divided into four great race groups,'each of which is de- scended from one of four race groups of anthropoid apes. KIDNEY TROUBLE and the doctor gave me up but “Fruit-a-tives" saved my life. I am now over eighty years of age and I strongly recommend “Fruit-a-tives" for Constipation and Kidney Trouble”. (Signed) JAMES DINGWALL. 50c a box, 6 for 5250â€"0: trial box, 25c --at dealers or from Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. .20. Faith as a, grain of mustard Icedâ€"Small, but capable of great growth. Dr. Melchers ascribes the difficul- t, hitherto met in solving the miss- ing link problem and filling the gap in the later descent of man to the attempt to trace the human races to one parent stock. This, he says, is due to the Old Testament story of a single race surviving and imâ€" pressing itself on modern evolution- ary theories. GIVEN UP BY HiS PHYSIGIAN JAMES DINGWALL. Esq. Williamstown, Ont., July 27th, 1908. "I suffered. all my life from Chronic Constipation and no doctor, or remedy, I ever tried hcl ed me. “Fruit-a-tives” promptly cure me. Also, last spring I had a bad “tack of BLADDER and Instead of searching for a single ancestral ape type it is necessary to find four, of which the above named are representatives. Basing his argument on a large number of physical peculiarities both of men and apes, Dr. Melchers classifies men and apes in the following r-e~ lations: The orangâ€"outang is the ancestor of Tasmanians, Australians, Papu- am and short headed south Ger- mans, while all the races known as Mongolians, as well as Malays, Polynesians and Siberians, descend from the gibbon. From the chimpanzee descend bushmen, Lapps, Barbers, some Turanian races, Iberians and south- ern Europeans. From a gorilla, type are descendâ€" ed the race which he calls West Ccngo-Guinea-Sudan - negro, the Bantus and the Zulus, the last two bej g mixed races, and also the fairâ€"haired and red haired north- ern races, including the Finns. Dr. Melahers contends that each of these groups has differentiating physical pequliaritjes fvhiph‘corre- Epénd exéctly to the physical pecuâ€" liarities of the ape with which he classes it. * “I had half the young men in town for rivals when I‘ was doing a, courtship stunt,” said the sad- eyed passenger. When you bump up against some- thing that you can’t afiord to do and can’t afford not to do, what do you do? “Well, I never looked at in that light,” replied he of the say eyes, “but I married t_he girl.” "“AnAd didvyou land the. prize ?” queried? the hardvqarg dArumIper.‘ "FRUIT-A-TWES”. THE FAMOUS FRUIT MEDICINE. SAVED HIS LIFE. MISSING LINK PROBLEM. NOT THE SAME. ‘WHITE MOTHER MOSCOW’ BARBARIC SPLENDOR 0F RUS- SIAN ROYAL PALACE. Six Thousand People Can be Enter- tained at Winter Palace, St. Pctersbnrg. Though St. Petersburg is nomin- ally the capital of Russia and serves its purpose in being “a. winâ€" dow through which the Russians can leok into civilized Europe,” the true capital is “White Mother Mos- cow,” as the mujik affectionately styles the venerable city. What the Acropolis was to Athens and the Capitol to Rome the Kremlin is to Mcscow, says the Rosary Magazine. It is a city within walls which measure 7,280 feet, enclose three cathedrals, “seven churches, a con- vent, a monastery, three imperial palaces, the Senate House, the Sy- ncdal buildings and the Tower of Ivan the Terrible. Owing to the curious Russian cus- tom of constantly renewing with whitewash, paint or gold even the most ancient and sacred of their buildings, the first glimpse of above which rises an efflorescence of bulbous cupolas, spires, pin- nacles and pyramids colored bright blue or green or gilt; with gold, astounds the traveller who associ- ates age with grayness and decay. At the same time one cannot. but feel attracted by the striking indi- viduality of this city, which, scorn- iI-g the conventions of modern Eu- rope, glitters proudly in barbaric splendor. Within the Kremlin the Czars receive their crown “from God and the Fatherland,” and here they come subsequently to speakend act; in all the most de- crs‘ive moments of their reigns. Hence it has caused some wonder that Nicholas II, did not go to Mos- cow to proclaim war with Japan. The Russian court is said to be tl‘e richest in Europe, the minimum revenue of the Czar being estimat- ed at $7,500,000. Besides the Grand Palace in the Kremlin, with its magnificent throne room,’ the Czar has twelve residences in‘or near St. Petersburg, including‘th'e Winter Palace, where six thousand people can be entertained, one of the most spacious and striking homes of European royalty, and the Hermitage, which contains one of the best art collections in the world. there is a group of royal residences and parks, with gardens rivalling those at Versailles, and at Tsarskoe- Selo, about twelve miles from St. Petersburg, there are several pal- aces, on one of which Catherine the Great lavished wealth, decorating the facade with figures gilded with gold leaf, a. method of orna‘mentaâ€" tion which cost her subjects more than three million ducats. The interiors of the palaces are still more magnificent; walls are encrusted with rare lapis lazuli: ebâ€" on) floors are inlaid with floral de- signs in mother of pearl, ceilings are lined with amber, one room in *he Kremlin shines with the purest gold, and everywhere precious marbles and exquisite mosaics are t" be seen. ' The splendor of the Russian jew- els exceeds all powers of descrip- tilon; we know that Catherine the Great’s' coronation robe was so heavily laden with gems that it took twelve chamberlains to support it. The Czar’s throne, which belonged to the last Emperor of Constanti- nople, is of finest ivory studded with precious stones, and that of the Czarina. contains 1,223 rubies and 876 diamonds, besides ,pearls and turquoises. are given in the Winter Palace dur- ing the season‘ and one is almost weary of traversing the many'gor» genus halls which lead to the state ballroom, where the towering white marble pillars are mirrored by the polished floor, where a soft light is diffused by lamps concealed by tro- plcal plants and ferns rising in banks against the walls and where mingling with the strains of the orâ€" chestra, one hears the warbling of birds hanging in gold cages under tall palm trees. The present sovereigns have sim- ple tastes, however. Even in the great Winter Palace the private rooms belonging to the Czar and Czarina are simply decorated and Czarina are simply decorated and furnished in the English style, the hangings being of pretty cretonne and the furniture of light oak. It; is interesting to knbw that of all the thousands of her wedding gifts the Czarina brought only three MOSCOW’S SNOW WHITE WALLS, SPLENDID FETES AT PETERHOF to Peterhof, and that; two of these were presented by the Jepanese, soon to be at war with Russia. One is an enormous sea eagle, larger than life, in beautiful carved iv- ory. The other gift is of equal ar- tistic value, being a. threefold screen representing a foam flocked, stormy sea, wonderfully worked in gray and greenish white silks. Don’t pour tea on ice. If you do its delicious flavor will be dissipat- ed. > Don’t fail to make your iced tea. two hours before it is to he’served, so as to give it time to cool gradu- ally. When having trouble from cock- roaches Ieave a few peelings of the cucumbers near their favorite haunts. For moths in carpets scrub the floor with strong salt water which is hot, then sprinkle carpet with salt; once a. week and sweep. In the spring of the year, when bciling old potatoes, if one or two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk is ad- ded when potatoes are drained they will not discolor. Window Cleaning Hint.â€"-A little bluing in the water with which winâ€" dows are cleaned gives a, clearer and less streaky appearance to the glass than anything else I have ever used. When preparing cheese for ma.â€" caroni put; it through your meat grinder instead of grating it and yru will be surprised how easily and quickly yqu can grind up your scraps of stale cheese. It will also keep for weeks if put in a, glass jar and sealed. The grape fruit for breakfast should be cut in half the night beâ€" fore, the seeds all carefully remov- ed, and sugar sprinkled over the fruit, which should then be placed in the refrigerator over night. The rcrult is a delicious fruit for breakâ€" fast, sans all bitterness. ‘ If winter clothing and underwear is wrapped in newspaper and labelâ€" led before being stored away it is much more easily locatéd when wanted, besides being moth-proof. A furrier once advised me to wrap my mink furs in newspaper, as he said the little pest-s detest printers’ ink. Have had no trouble from moths since I adopted his method. Washing Made Easy.-â€".Three pailw fuls of cold water in the boiler, in The Baimmr Motor 00., (1904) Limited, COVENTRY, .ENGLAND. ' Gentlemen,â€"â€"I wish to express my appreciation of the 38 h.p. Daimler which you have delivered to me. Before ship- ping the car to Canada's I made a, three weeks’ trial of it, cov- ering some 1,200 miles. The car ran-perfectly, and I never had the slightest trouble of any kind, and I think it quite lives up to the many claims you make for it. The silence, smoothâ€" ness of running, and power of acceleration on hills is really remarkable. Av‘uwAALw-vJ-v. My petrol consumption was 16 miles to the gallon, includ. ing a. great deal of driving in traffic. The tyres show no ap- preciable signs of wear, and I think it will prove light on tyres. I am really delighted with the car.â€"â€"Yours sincerely, (Signed) C. A. BOONE, of Toronto, Canada. Canadian Appreciation LITTLE HELPS. this shave one bar of borax laun- dry soap, and add half a cupful of gasoline. Stir it occasionally until it comes to a, boil. Have your boiled clothes soaked over night. Wring them, and put them in the boiler and boil thirty minutes. Rinse in two waters, the last blue. Cream is generally regarded as a luxury in towns. The following is an excellent and cheap substitute: Take a. sauoe pan, rinse in cold water to prevent the milk from burning, then pour in one pint of milk and place upon stove. Heat gently until on the point of boil- ing. Draw the pan off the fire and add a- well beaten egg. Beat care- fully for a few minutes, then leave until cold. The kitchen entrance of a. house should be as attractive as the front entrance. A back porch with mops, brooms, buckets, and scrub- bing outfit scattered about is in- excusable. A large box painted any desired color, could be used as a. closet for them. Plant boxes, filled with flowers, placed], along the porch edge will add beauty; vines over a door where there is no porch will prove bright and cheerful. To Clean Straw Hats.â€"â€"Cut a lemon in half and rub the cut sur- face over the soiled straw, squeez- ing the juice out while rubbing. The straw will soon be as bright as when new; then rub dry corn meal over the straw with a sponge or rag to remove any particles of lemon. Or you can strain lemon juxce through a. fine fabric and (lip an old toothbrush into the juice and scour the straw. Or you can dissolve tartaric acid in water to water to make what; is practically lemon juice. “Nice girl, May Brown, eh ’2” "Y A, but she hasn’t, much sense. She had a. chance to marry me and refused.” A {having used flu nan :1 lemon or vanm B din-ohm; grunt-23:31 mm h:le n aldinz Map: no. a ddugmn: symp is mine Oil a amp hotter than :e. “nightm- il 11! crqccrg. _I£ got mad Ag In! as. $o_ 199‘ 35:5: goof. Langham Hotel, London. £5731 his". 65.. ERHHIVVE H Successful Vear1909 The most of the