In this issue we begin the publication of a series of articles on Jewish history, under the general title of "From Malachi to Matthew," now running in The Current of Chicago. These cover the history of a period of over four hundred years, and will be found to contain matters of intense interest to all interested in Jewish history. We bespeak for them a careful reading from our young people.

We wish however, to call special attention to a series of "Letters to Young Men," by elder J. F. McDowell, commenced in this number. If our young men will read these, and when they have once read them, turn back and read them again, and then make the advice contained in them an incorporated part of their lives, then will Zion begin to lift up her head and rejoice. Mothers will be proud to say, "These are my sons," and the church will be justly proud of her young men.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FOR weeks the demand has been pressing in upon us for copies of the January number of our magazine, steadily and urgently, some even asking that we solicit those who have read them that they part with them in favor of those who have not. As we stated in our first issue, the price of subscription was placed too low, leaving scarcely any margin for replacing lost copies, gratuitous distribution, or possible failure on the part of those subscribing to pay promptly the money pledged, to say nothing of compensation for time and labor, or the expense of re-setting the first number. Notwithstanding this, we have made arrangements to have it re-set and will have five hundred copies struck off, making the January number equal the February in point of the number of copies. It is our determination to spare no pains to make AUTUMN LEAVES Worthy the support of the church, and at $1.50 per annum, the cheapest magazine (circulation considered) in the United States or any other country. We say $1.50 per annum, for we have gone far enough now in our work to know that we can not furnish it for less after the first year is ended.

Bro. Scott informs us that we can promise number one to be ready by about March the 1st, but it will probably cause a delay of some two weeks in the April number. To all whose subscription began with the February number (be

cause they could not get a January number) we will mail number one, thus closing their subscription with the first volume, unless they notify us otherwise. Now is the time for all who want the complete volume to subscribe, and also the time for friends interested in the permanent success of the magazine to lend us their aid. Several interesting biographies, among which is included one of Bro. Glaud Rodger, are in process of preparation, and all will be illustrated.

AGENCY FOR ENGLAND.

JOSEPH Dewsnup, Sen., Book and Herald Agent for the Manchester district is agent for AUTUMN LEAVES in England. His address is 42 York street, Cheetham, Manchester, England.

Ir's all right for a husband to wish his wife "A Happy New Year" on the first day of January; but if he wishes her to be happy and keep happy the whole three hundred and sixty-five days, to save her from fretting and stewing over what to get for his meals,-to say nothing about the stewing after the marketing has been done, -he should provide her with the greatest help to all housekeepers, the most valuable publication ever taken into a home: that fortnightly magazine, the Springfield, Mass., "Good Housekeeping," whose writers are practical housekeepers, and who treat of every department of housekeeping in a very interesting way. But we do not wish our readers by any means to think that "Good Housekeeping" is devoted merely to the drudgery of the house. Its aim is a noble one-the "Higher Life of the Household"-and as we carefully peruse each number, we can cheerfully recommend it to our readers as the very best publication we know of.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.

THE first number of "Autumn Leaves" has been sent to us. We like it very much. “Stratfordon-Avon is a good selection. I was born about four miles from there; have been in the house where Shakspeare was born and know the country well. A brother of mine is living now about twelve miles from Stratford. Where we used to live when we were boys was on the old battle ground where Cromwell fought King Charles' troops in 1642. A neighbor of ours in breaking up an old pasture about sixty years ago plowed up nearly a half-bushel of bullets and an old musket barrel. The musket was in a good state of preservation for the number of years it had been under ground. The boys stocked it and put a flint lock to it (the kind in use those days) and used to shoot sparrows with

behind them, sweet memories of that mother will rise like a tender haze, and not only magnify her virtues, but be to them a shield and safe-guard from harm.

I LOVE MY LOVE.

This is an excellent pastime for sharpening the wits of a company, and will readily determine who possesses the greatest facility in the use of adjectives. Each member in the first place, is required in his turn to apply to "I love my love" an adjective, the spelling of which commences with the letter "a."

Thus, one may say, "I love my love" with an "a" because she is antagonistic; the next may say, "I love my love" with an "a" because she is amiable, and so on, each member in his turn applying an adjective that has not been used before. When a member is unable to respond readily when his turn arrives, he must retire, and the game is continued by the others until all the adjectives beginning with "a" that can be thought of have been used, and all the members have retired. All then start anew with adjectives beginning with "b," and so on. A dictionary should not be resorted to.

A GAME OF NOTED MEN

is played in this way. The hostess begins the game by saying, "I know a celebrated poet; the first part of his name is very black, and the last is an elevation." Whoever gives the right name, which is Coleridge (coal, ridge), in her turn describes the name of some noted person. She may choose Shakespeare and say, "I give the name of a noted author and poet. The first part is something people are apt to do when they are cold; the last is a weapon of warfare." There are quite a number of names which will do nicely for this game. A few of them are Wordsworth-words, worth; Shelley-shell lea; Cornwall-corn, wall; Washington-washing, ton; Howitt-how, it; Fillmore-fill, more; Millman -mill, man; Longfellow-long, fellow.

When giving a name to be guessed, the profession of the man, whether poet, author, statesman, or soldier, must be given, but nothing else should be told about him.

MATCH SCRATCHERS.

Japanese figures are always ornamental-one way is to make match scratchers out of them. Cut out card board the shape of a full dressed Japanese figure; paint the face and hands and the everlastingly accompanying fan; then paint bright strips and ornaments along the edges of the gown, leaving the whole of one unornamented side to be coated with thick glue or varnish, over which sprinkle white sand. If the face, hands, fan and ornaments are all allowed to dry thoroughly, the figure, which has just been coated all over the plain places with varnish or glue, can be laid face downward in a box of sand, so that it will adhere more evenly to the surface.

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Talking of match scratchers, I have made a number of original ones out of sand paper. They save the wall and are quite ornamental. of the simplest is a sheet of the sand paper painted to represent an old mill with a storm coming up over far away hills. In painting these

use an old worthless bristle brush, as the grit of the hard sand soon wears it out. I use either oil or water colors, preferring the former well weakened with turpentine to make it flow easily. Another design is a desert scene, with camels drinking from a stone trough under a group of palms. Away in the distance the pyramids are seen, giving it a truly Egyptian appearance. The water trough is a box fastened to one half the bottom of the sheet of sand paper and the camels' heads reach down into it, apparently. Another design is a girl carrying an umbrellapainted with half a market basked in relief, this to hold the matches. There is a street scene with a corner and lamp-post, and the more one scratches the sand paper the more the picture looks as if the rain were really coming down, for every time a match is lighted it leaves a long streak across the picture.

A design of a fat old lady selling melons in market is a cute one. In front of her is a half of a big basket-like a round bushel basketwhile all around her lie big, green and yellow melons and pumpkins. Over her head is painted a big umbrella, and no matter how many matches are lighted across her smiling, fat visage, she never seems one bit afraid of getting wet. The basket holds the matches, of course. One can vary these designs still more, but these are pretty fair samples.

FOR GRANDMA.

A thoughtful little maid once noticed how of ten grandma wiped her spectacles, and also remarked the lint left by the handkerchief on the glasses she wanted to keep so bright. Christmas brought grandma a neat little article made of two bits of chamois skin, clasped like a leaf, and ornamented with little stitches of green representing the veins of the leaf. A bit of ribbon to hang it to a button of her dress enabled her to keep it always at hand, and grandma's spectacles were never linty again.

On a toilet table lately, I found a useful article, it being two pieces of card board covered with blue plush, and lined with blue silk. On one side in gilt thread was the word "Magazines", and apple blossoms were daintily embroidered on the other. The covers were united by silk rubber bands of the tint of the lining and the magazines slipped inside. I confess to liking to see the current numbers lying about, but then some people may prefer this dainty method.

A great deal of sweetness is expressed in a string of tiny bags, like so many miniature mail bags. strung along on baby ribbons and hung over the dressing mirror or on the edge of the mantel shelf. Dull-red, pink, blue and yellow ribbons about one and a half inches wide and four inches long, make good shaped bags, the part above the tying place being fringed out to add to the half tangled effect. The bags are filled with wadding and sachet powder, and are fastened to baby ribbons of the same shade. Five bags are used and may either be put in a line or on two separate strands. Use plenty of ribbon and tie generous bows, otherwise the effect is "stringy" and trivial.