Agricultural
To Prevent Soft-Shelled Kggs.
If Boft-shellod eggs appear lu the
poultry honse during the winter the
proper thing to do Is to cut down the
leed the morning feed, not the one
which Is given In the afternoon. Soft
shelled eggfi are almost positive proof
that the hens are too fat, and the pest
way to get rid of the fat Is to nieke
the bens work It off In the scratching
material. For tho morning feed no
more than one handful of wheat to
ten hens should lie given as long as
soft-shelled- eggs are found In the
nests.
Farm Implement Makers.'
It Is certainly n great compliment
to inventive genius and to the manu
facturers of farm Implements to be
able to gay truthfully that the Improve
ment In agricultural Implements as
now manufactured has reduced the
average time In the production of n
bushel of corn from four and a half
hours to forty-otie minutes, and this
has reduced tho cost of labor from
thirty-live and three-fourth cents to
ten and one-half cents a bushel. A like
reduction In tin; time and expense of
producing wheat, oats and the other
farm products has been accomplished
also by the wonderful Improvements
made In farm Implements. This has
been done since 1850, in the face of the
fact that labor on the farm during
that period has advanced at least forty
to fifty per cent.
For Harvesting 807 Ream.
These forage plants should bo cut
off Just beneath the surface, raked In
to windrows and allowed to cure. If
only a small area Is to be harvested, re
movo the shovels from an ordinary
cultivator, and bolt to the Inside shauk
on each side a horizontal knife eigh
teen Inches long and sloping back
slightly. Tho kulfo Is shown in posi
tion In the illustration (one handle re
moved) and Is made from one of the
knives from an old stalk cutter. This
attachment Is used by tho Kansas Ex
periment Station quite successfully.
Any blacksmith cuu make It. Amer
ican Agriculturist.
Ensilage or Hoots. '
The cost of growing corn, cutting it
and putting it in the silo, has been
variously reported at almost all figures
from $1 to $3 per ton. We do not doubt
but that it has been done for the
smaller sum when the land has been
made rich and well cultivated, and the
most modern Improvements were at
hand to do the work, but we think
a fair f average ' would be nearer
double that with the ordinary farmer,
even lu a favorable season. But there
are not many who would like to grow
roots for feeding to stock at that price.
Certainly we know of none who would
care to sell them nt that price, and
few would care to grow them at $4
a ton if they could grow other crops
and find a ready cash market for them.
As regards the value of them, an aver
age of tho various roots show that the
same amount of each fed with equal
rations of hay ond grain resulted a
little la favor of the roots, but this was
more than offset by the two facts
that the roots cannot be kept in as
good condition for late spring or sum
mer feeding as can tho ensilage, and
that there Is more apt to be a crop
failure from drought or other causes
. with the roots than with tho corn.
The droughts of the past two year
have led many to believe that huvlng
ensilage to feed in the summer when
pastures are growing poorer is of al
most as much Importance, and some
say more, than having it lu the winter.
American Cultivator.
Keeping Kegs For Winter Use.
There are several methods of keep
ing eggs for winter use. The best one
Is to dip each egg in melted parufflu;
when . It coagulates on the surface
examine carefully and pour a little
extra para HI n on the 3pots Imperfectly
covered-. When the air Is entirely ex
cluded from the egg It will keep a long
time If put away In a cool, dry place.
Pack in a nice wooden box, two or
three layers deep, small cud down. If
paraffin is not at hand, good melted
beef drippings or lard may be used In
stead, and with this you can feel
sure of your eggs for two mouths or
more, if they ate kept in a cool place,
where tho fat will not turn rancid.
The grease fills the pores and shuts
out the air, and thus keeps tho egg
from disintegrating.
Another excellent way to pack eggs
for winter uee is to press them, small
end down, In a bed of common suit.
(not rock salt). Wbon one layer Is
placed, fill In all around carefully with
the salt and place in a second layer
of eggs and so continue until the box
Is full. Press tho salt lightly 'but
firmly lu place, so that all air Is ex
cluded, and they will be good for two
or three mouths.
To choose a fresh egg hold It, up to
the light;, the white should be clear
and the yolk distinct. An egg that Is
not good will have a clouded appear
ance. Another thing: The white will
perfectly fill the shell If an egg Is
rresu; as the egg ages, the albumen
shrinks. It will be necessary to in
speet each egg, holding it between your
eyes and a lump, candle or gas jot, be
fore packing it for future use. Chi
cago Itecord-IIerald.
Bailing Calves by Hand.
To one who has had experience la
raising calves by hand, the matter
seems simple enough, but to the iuox
perlenced a little Ii formation may not
do out or pluce, as mistakes are 11a
ble to be niude that lead to serious re
suits. It Is really better for the calf
If it is allowed to remain for three
days, or even a week with Its mother
s it gets a butter start that way, ol-
t
trouble In teaching It to dijnk. At first,
new milk must be given, and fed dirert
from the cow. If possible; if not, warm
the milk before feeding, an it must
never' be given cold. I'e gentle In
handling the calf. It can be managed
much easier. Hold Its head down to
the milk, place hand In milk and in
sert tho fingers In calf's mouth until
It gets a taste of the milk, and In a
doy or two It will learn to drink with
out assistance.
Feed nil the milk that can be spared,
and make the change from new milk
to skimmed milk gradually. A spoon
ful of oil meal added to the milk Is
beneficial, and If any symptoms of
scours occur, a spoonful of flour, or an
egg mixed in the milk maybe given.
In feeding : shimmed milk It Is well
to add a pinch of sodn frequently, to
prevent Indigestion. Dry meal or bran
may be fed. In a few weeks give the
calf good, cleuu liny, or even straw,
but corn fodder Is better when one has
It. Oats and corn, either ground or
whole, may be fed night and morn
ing. At about four mouths of age
water may be substituted for milk.
If It refuses to drink water when It Is
offered, leave the water In the pen or
ynrd, and when It becomes very thirsty
the calf will drink. Ella L. Layson,
in The Epltowlst.
HhlnRtes and Shingle Nails.
I wish to say Just a word on the sub
ject of shingling. Farmers and stock
men, from the nature of their occupa
tions, require, large, commodious
barns, sheds, pens, coops, etc. All
these buildings must be covered with
some chenp, effective, water-tight ma
terial, and wooden shingles, taking
the country as a whole and conditions
that generally prevail, are esteemed
most practicable for the purpose. Tho
best cedar shingles are the most eco
nomical in the end, as they can be laid
much faster and are far more certain
to make a right roof than the cheaper
grades containing knots that are most
sure to give trouble, sooner or later.
Buy the grade marked "Extras," aud
do not begrudge the "extra" cost.
Now comes a very vital point, name
ly, the kind of nnll to be used to fasten
the shingles. This matter tins received
very suro and practical demonstration
lu this section of the country. Never
use a wire nail of any description. Be
sure to employ a cut nail every time.
Furthermore, use au Iron cut nail of
proper size; not a steel cut nail. The
wire nnll will not stand the moisture
conditions which prevail on a roof. It
Is slim, rapidly corrodes under damp
ness, aud very often will drop shingles
that have been laid less than five years.
shingles that have not seen one-third
their period of usefulness. This makes
It very expensive, and I know of mauy
losses of this kind that are to be traced
to tho use of the wire nail.
The steel cut nail, while vastly better
for the purpose than the wire, Is very
lufcrlor to the Iron nnll. Steel cor
rodes much faster than Iron. This has
been demonstrated beyond a shadow of
a doubt in the case of steam boiler
tubes, as well ns with roof coverings.
I myself recently was working on an
old roof, removing old shingles that
had been laid thirty years, aud replac
ing them with new ones. This roof
was shingled with the old-fashioned
Iron nail, and this nail was tough and
strong, necessitating much effort In
taking off the old shingles.
This matter of shingle nat!: Is no
notion of mine, and I cannot empha
size it too strongly, as I have seen the
wire advocated but a short tlino since
In a certain newspaper article, where
as I positively know that to use a wire
null In shingling will Invariably result
In financial loss. SI. Sumner Perkins,
lu the Country Gentlemau.
Contrivance For Handling Straw.
When straw' is stacked outside tho
hni'u and some of it is wanted in the
stable for feedlug or bedding purposes
the usual plan Is to carry In a little at
a time on a fork or in a ropa or strap
sling. This In the use of a fork Is
anything but a speedy operation, next
to Impossible 011 a windy day, and with
a sling a very unpleasant Job lu cold
weather.
Procure first some light laths, say
three-quarters by two Inches, aud
make an almost square frame, using
eleven of tho lath pieces as It making
a box with one corner left out. On the
Inside of this frame, at the desired
height nail two heavier and longer
pieces for handles. A couple of threo
by one Inch boards, proper length
and with 0110 end narrowed down to
fit the hands, will auswer for the
handle pieces. On tho bottom of tho
frame null luths or boards, letting the
two neon st the centre project about
six inches in front. These should be
a little heavier than the others, to pre
vent springing. Between the project
ing cuds pluce a small wooden wheel
six or eight luetics lu diameter. This
wheel may be a circular piece cut from
a one or one and a half Inch board, aud
have a light Iron band fitted on to
keep it from splitting, or be a wheel
from an old barrow or something sim
ilar. A light wire spoke wueol from
a toy wagon Is excellent for tho pur
pose. The axle on which t'ao wheel re
volves g attached to the under side
of the projecting pieces of tho frame
by a staplu driven over it Into each
piece. The two rear upright pieces
of the frame exteud down level with
the lower rim of the wheel to act ui
feet. Put braces ucrosa tho front (as
Indicated by dotted Hues) to strengthen
tho frame and hold lu the straw. Other
light strips may be tacked ou the sides
of the frame to serve the sauio pur
poee. If tho conti-Jvunce is niado of the
right material. It will, comblue strength
with lightness aud bo. very durable,
If made only two and one-half by three
by four feet, it will hold a considerable
quantity of straw and bo found t
time and labor suver. Ohio Fanner.
rhnilffh this mnv pnnaa n llttla mora '
STRAW AND HAY BARROW,
Better Country Highways.
TT -- AVINO had considerable ex
perlence In road building as
I I Commissioner of Highways,
I want to say a word on how
roads can be much Improved before tho
great tidal wave of permanent Improve
ment-reaches up, for, although It Is
bovind to come, wo need not stand
back, knee deep lu the mud, waiting;
and what Is done In the way of drain
ingthe first of Importance and
grading, and otherwise clearing up
the sides, will nil hp so much gained
toward tho final finish. I will give a
little experience of how I make a good
earth turnpike on a level piece.
First, I provided ample drainage,
then, early lu the spring, before the
ground was thoroughly settled, I back
furrowed to tho centre, then harrowed
lengthwise and rolled, which process
I repeated for the third time, the lust
time doing n very thorough job of
finishing with harrow and roller.
Now, those that never tried It will
be astonished to sec how high these
workings will make a road, and, con
trary to the "expectations of some,"
this road settied down hard and
smooth, and made a durable turnpike,
and without n single pain or backache,
as caused by the old scraper method
then In use. Now, the modern wheel
rond machine would materially assist.
My purpose in writing this Is particu
larly to deal with another phase of
road Improvement, suggested by arti
cles often published, that Is. In relation
to convict labor In competition with
outside labor. The person thnt Is for
tunate enough to keep out of jail bus
110 Just reason to complain. In the
first place the jail lobor would be em
ployed to a considerable extent, If out
side, or not In Jail, which, of course,
would come In competition with Indus
tries In all branches, and when men
have forfeited their liberty there Is no
good reason why they should be fed
ond clothed at tho expense of the State,
for the express purpose of giving tho
other part of the community markets
for labor as well as produce. There Is
nothing fair about It; As tho State Is
responsible for their keeping, it should
be at liberty to use them to the best
possible advantage, to compel them to
help, at least, to earn their own living
a new experience to many, I tuliik.
Then the effect ou the convicts them
selves Is worth any sacrifice to outside
labor, and It shows a selfish motive to
even mention or bring up the question,
Again, there is no person outside of
jail lu this country who wants a day's
work who cannot get It, and at fair
compensation.
As a matter of fact, many commit
petty offi'iices for the express purpose
of getting Into Jail, In order to get their
winter's board. If they were com
pelled to break stone, saw wood or
shovel snow in a chain gang I am sure
many would prefer to board them
selves. A I have said, It Is a weak,
selfish argument to bo harping about
the employment of convict labor ns In
damaging competition with outside em
ploymentfor the tax paid to support
this idle class will more than offset the
difference of being employed lu Jail or
out.
Criminals, even, have some self-respect,
and I think many a youug man,
If loaded Into a wagon and carried to
some distance and put to work ditch
ing, or on other road work, where he
would not be shielded from public gaze
behind the bars, would resolve "If I
live to get out of this, I will work out
my own road tax as long as I live."
A. B. C., In the New York Tribune.
Helping State Uoatl Work.
The annual report of Director Dodge,
of the office of Public Uoad Inquiries,
Agricultural Department, suys that
representatives of the office visited
nearly all the States during the year
and made scientific Investigations re
garding local condition, road materials,
etc. Several State legislatures asked
for and obtained assistance In framing
new road luwx, Fanners' organiza
tions, farmers' institutes, business or
ganizations, schools, colleges, etc., peti
tioned for co-operation and advice, and
all of them were accommodated as far
as the resources of the office permitted.
Never before, snys the report, has
there been so much interest manifest
ed In the subject of road building, and
more actual work In that line was
done lust year than ever before. The
object-lesson methods of teaching
practical road bulldlug, carried 011 for
several years, became so valuable and
were so highly appreciated that there
were many culls for their extension.
To meet the constantly Increasing de
mauds for practical assistance and ad
vice the director suggests tho organiza
tion of two or three outfits of road
bulldlug machinery. Including rock
crushers, screens, rollers, road graders,
etc., to lie UHed lu Illustrating actual
roud construction. The roud materials
would be cheerfully furnished by the
local authorities, who would ulso con
tribute the common labor teams uud
fuel. This, plan would make tho ex
pense of building experimental and
sample roads very easy to be borne,
and would enable' the Government,
with a small expenditure, to accom
plish much practical benefit. Thu di
rector asks that the appropriation for
the purpose be -Increased to about
$1000 for each State and Territory:
Another Goad Roads Train.
In pursuance of the policy of devel
oping territory tributary to Its lines a
"good roads train" of teu car Is to
soon be sent out by the Southern from
Washington, under charge of President
V, II. Moore, of tho National Quod
Itoads Association, The train Is to
stop at various polujs In the South Jo
build sample roads Mid stir up Interest
among tho resident on the subject.
All necessary road bulldlug machinery
will be carried ou the train aud oper
ated by a corps of, road experts. It
will be well remembered that the Illi
nois Central ran such a train over its
Hues a few mouths. ago.
Sewlng-eoltou und pocket-knives lite
tlis only British made, goods that now
hold their own In Brazil.
LIVED TO BE 370.
Native of Bengal Who Attained Remark
able Longevity.
If Maffens, the historian of the In
dies, can be believed, one Nlemens da
Cujrnii, a native of Bengal, lived to the
astonishing age of 370 years. Although
the story Is confirmed by Lopes Caste
goods, who, at the time of Cugna's
death, In 153(1, was historiographer
royal of Portugal, and although it Is
altogether the best proved Instance of
so great longevity, Its correctness has
been somewhat doubted. But whether
or not Cugna or his friends mistook
the time of his birth by a century or
two. thero Is no denying him the dis
tinction of the greatest ago of which
we have anything like reliable data.
De Is described' as a man of great sim
plicity of habit, and of very easy and
quiet manners; though wholly Illiter
ate, be was possessed of a memory so
remarkable that he could recite the
minutest details relating to most of
even the dally events of two and a half
centuries. He Is said to have had
many wives during his long life, ond It
Is related that the color of his hair and
beard changed several times from
Mack to gray ond from gray to block.
The next greatest Instance of longev
ity known to us Is that of Peter Zoc
tron, a French peasant, whoso death Is
recorded ou January 23, 1724, at the
remarkable age of 1S3 years. Imme
diately succeeding Zortron Is tho In-'
stance of Louisa Truxo. This person
was a negress of Tuscouilu, In South
America, who, In October, 1780, had
reached the age of 175 years, ond was
living In so good a degree of health
that she promised many years lu ad
dition. However extraordinary those 'facta
n family by the name of Bovln, which,
resided about 1730 lu Tuntrvax. in
Franco, furnished three pariaVuhirs,
each of which Is without a known par
allel. 1. The combined ages of the
parents amounted to 3;!8 years, the
father, John Rovln, being 174, and tho
mother, Sarah, being lt4. 2. They
had been married 147 years, and what
Is nearly as extraordinary, "they lived
throughout this long period lu much
peace and contentmeut." 3. At tho
time of their death they had three
children llvlug, tho youngest of whom
was 1 1G years.
England next enters the list and fur
nishes three remarkable Instances of
long life In Henry Jenkins, Thomas
Tarr and Lady Acton. The first, a na
tive of Yorkshire, lived to the age of
Kill years, and once gave evidence In
court of justice on a circumstance
which had happened 140 years before.
In his time three queens and one king
were beheaded, a Spanish and n Scot
tish king were seated on the throne of
England, and n score of revolutions
had spent their fury and wrought their
effects. Jenkins died in 1070 at Aller
ton. Lady Acton, an Englishwoman
of quiet manners and even temper,
was the widow of John Francis Acton.
She was born In 1730, and her death,
as announced by the Loudon Times,
was at the very mature ago of 137
years.
Why Teachers Are t'oorly Fald.
The words of a wealthy man, a large
giver to educational work, are thus re
ported In a newspaper account of one
of his recent speeches: "For the teach
er cannot be a slave. She must thluk
and net for herself. On her depends
the training of the children of a free
people. She rocks tho cradle of the
Stnte. What profession Is so noble and
so sacred? All honor to tho teacher!"
On the same evening he entertained
at dinner the designer of his yacht,
while the teacher of his children dined
with them, as always, in the servants'
ordinary. Besides being the sole em
ployer of one teacher for his own little
ones he Is trustee of a great school aud
has tho deciding voice ou the salary of
the women who do tho chief work lu
It. On his pay-roll are teachers at
$450 a year, in n city where hall bed
robms and board at $7 a week is not
considered high, though It is luxurious
for a woman who would have n bal
ance of $!)5 for a year's expenditure
for clothing, books, car fare, amuse
ments and everything else.
This geiitleuinu lu ou interview on
salaries says: "We want the best
teachers, but we don't propose to pay
$2 where $1 will do." Ho is not a
monster of cruelty or selfishness. Ho
Is a genial, gracious citizen, generous.
lu vnrlous directions. William McAn
tlrew, In the World's Work.
New Use For an Ice-Brenker.
"The nttemut to reach tho North polo
with a Uusslan lcebreaklug vessel has
been abandoned," remurked Tenter
hook. "I didn't know that such an attempt
had been made," said Hammersmith.
"That's because you dou't keep up.
This happened some time ago."
"Then thut'g the reason. I kuew of
it at the time, doubtless, but dismissed
It from my mind. You see, Tenter
hook," Hammersmith went ou, "my
mind is not like yours, n receptacle for
all sorts of unimportant information.
It's you who don't keep up, not I.
Forget a few things."
"Much obliged, I'm sure, for your
kind words. But It seems a pity that
n vessel of groat crucuing power should
full to do the work expected of It."
"Oh, that's all right. Tho ship will
still be of use."
"How?"
"In winter It can keep tho les In one
of tho Russian harbors pounded up,
und In summer it can be used to break
off the final Jagged syllable of Ilussiuu
proper uames." Pittsburg Gazette.
Courtesies Fay Dividends.
The small courtesies of business ore
worth their weight in gold. A polite
acknowledgement of a favor shows
appreciation aud cements friendship,
A word of commendation for conscien
tious work brings more of It. Taking
time to bo cordial, even when there
Is no lmmednnte profit lu sight. Is au
Investment never lost. I remember a
manufacturer upon whom I called lu
New York. I told hi in there was
nothing be could sell to me then, and
perhaps there never would be, yet he
Invited me to his private office, where
we hud a pleasant teu-mluute smoke
aud chut. He Impressed me as being
a thorough business gcutlcmun, and It
luis since been a plvnsure, to me to
end my friends to hltn aud to place
considerable business with hhu my
self. Saturday Evening l'ost.
EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETINQ TOPICS
Marcs 2 Tk Joy ef Service Pta, cxxvl,
S, ; Malt, xxv, !
Notice tho conception of Ood In the
Psalms, lie Is no absentee overseer;
no king, enthroned In pomp, at an Im
measurable distance; from and beyond
his creatures, but the Good Shepherd,
the Pitying Father, the Tender Nurse,
the Divine Healer. He Is a being of
noble completeness; an active force,
ruling all things, knowing every link
and loop In the chain of life, so that
nothing is added unless by his per
mission, nothing taken away unless
his eye sees It and his Intelligence
knows and weighs It. He dries the
tears of grief, upholds the banner of
the true, pities the erring, and In
spires the struggling.
The Impartial rewards of the king
dom. Be It one talent, or be It ten,
if we Bhould truthfully say, "We have
worked night and day over this busi
ness, we have tolled our best, but It
seems to have come to naught," Ood
assures us that our heaven will be
just as sure; but he does more. He
tells us that It Is Impossible for us to
do our best In tho Gospel sense of the
term without our exertions ending In
honorable Issues. The period of toll
and trial and weeping may seom long
and severe, but the glory will be pro
portionately great.
Think of the apostle Paul. Through
a quarter of a century ho tolled. The
Jmlalzers hounded him from city to
city. Now they mobbed him; now they
beat or stoned lilni. Often he went
hungry, scantily clothed, or in great
stress of difficulties. His churches of
ten seemed to be falling to pieces; his
anxiety for them was agonizing. He
was Imprisoned; he was Bhlpwrecked.
and finally beheaded. Truly he went
forth weeping as he bore the precious
seed of the GoBpel. But hear his note
after note of triumph; see how the
Gospel he preached has filled the
earth; hear America, Europe. Asia, Af
rica, and the Isles of the sea shout his
praises; read his burning words, and
glorify God for Biich a life. So our
reward Is sure. We may not be as
great as Paul, but the same God Is
behind us, and the same principles dic
tate our reward. Do your duty, trust
God, and you will surely be rejoiced
with the "Well done, enter Into tho
Joy of thy Lord."
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
HE easy path leads
nowhere.
A license is an in
dorsement. Results are tho
best rewards.
Calmness Is the
.nark of true cour
age. E d u c a tlon is
greater than in
struction. Salva
tion Is not a mat
ter of Shibboleth.
Godliness Is tvue and eternal great
ness. A conspiracy of silence is usually one
of sin.
With God Egypt la preliminary to
Canaan.
Vice Is never so vicious as when ar
rayed p.s virtue.
Truth Is not made false because we
doubt her.
Dark days make a good background
for bright lives.
Only those whom the cap fits will
criticize Its cut.
You cannot make a live church out
of dead people.
The source of lust Is as low as that
of love is high.
Dally Drdgery may be the door to dl
vlno delights.
Some people forgive by forgetting,
but the true way is to forget by for
giving. Y'hen the heart is full of faith the
hands will be filled with good works.
When the heart of the church is
with her Lord her hands will be with
His lost.
Tho drunkard carries the disregarded
danger signal half way between his
lustful eyes and his devouring mouth.
The life of the saloon depends on the
death of souls.
God's forgiveness does not depend on
His forgetfulness.
A world struggling with Its problems
needs more than pilgrim Christians.
Many take their business Into the
house of God who are afraid to take
Him Into their house of business.
Ilathes In ley Water.
Prof. Sugaimnn, who gained noto
riety three years ago by taking a dally
swim In the Mohawk river during the
winter season, and who revived the
practice In 1899 and 1900, says the
New York Sun, intends to krep up his
unique pastime during the present
winter. The professor, who is residing
at Fort Plain this season, took his
first plunge of the winter on Satur
day, and repeated the performance on
Sunday. Tho colder the day the moro
amusement Prof. Sugarman derives
from the swim. Yesterday the mer
oury hovered around the zero mark,
but he didn't mind a little thing like
that.. He went to the Mohawk river,
half a mile from his home, with a
pair of tighU under his arm, chopped
the Ice fiom the bank for a consider
able distance, and then -disrobing,
plunged Into the icy water, doing far
out In the river he disappeared be
neath tho surface. He reappeared and
repeated the act several times before
coming from the water, while the
several witnesses In their winter cloth
ing shivered in the cold. Prof. Sugar
man generally tabes his Icy plunge In
the late afternoon, and never experi
ences any Ill-effects. He enjoys the
best of health, and declares that after
a person becomes accustomed to a
wlm la the Icy waters of the Mohawk
he would taboo all other forms of
bathing.
Curious Kesult of a Translation.
In the preface to a new translation
In Englloh of Tolstoi's "Sevastopol" an
amusing story Is told of the way in
Which a German translator bandied
the Inscription to "Anna Karenina,"
"Vengeance la mine; I will repay."
That transcription was written by Tol
stoi in the ecclesiastical Slavonic Used
by the Kussluo church, and the trans
lator produced this rendering: "Ha
whi?o is sweet; I will ploy the. aco."
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
General Trade Conditions.
R. G. Dun & Company's "Weekly Re
view of Trade" says: Business contin
ues to progress satisfactorily, notwith
standing heavy losses through the ele
ments. The new year has been unusu
ally handicapped in this way, floods and
snow blockades being closely followed
by fires and explosions, destroying much
property and retarding traffic. It is only
another evidence of the solid basis upon
which the nation's industries are estab
lished that in each case plans for rebuild
ing on a grander scale were made before
the shock of the catastrophe had fully
passed.
The labor situation lias distinctly Im
proved during the past week.
In the iron and steel industry it is now
being demonstrated that there is such a
thing as too much prosperity. The re
sult is a gradual falling behind with
deliveries and a tendency of buyers to
send orders abroad whenever needs are
urgent.
Higher prices were the rule in the
markets for the leading agricultural
staples.
Continued strength is to be noted in
all the cereals and tlour.
Failures for the week numbered 240
in the United States, against 257 last
year, and 33 in Canada, against 40 last
year.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Flour Best Patent, $4.90; High Grade
Extra, $4.40; Minnesota Bakers, $J.25a
3-45-
Wheat New York No. 2, 88; h ; Phil
adelphia No. 2, 86a86Jjc; Baltimore No.
2, 85c.
Corn New York No. 2. 685-j ; Phila
delphia No. 2, 6sja66c; Baltimore No.
2. (s;-jc.
Oats New York No. 2. 49c; Philadel
phia No. 2. soJ4 ; Baltimore No. 2, 49c.
Green Fruits and Vegetables. Apples
Western Maryland and Pennsylvania,
packed, per brl., $.3.0033.50; do. New
York, assorted, per brl., $.).7.sa4.50.
Cabbage New Y'ork State, per ton,
domestic, $!5.ooal6.oo ; do. Danish, per
ton, $18.00.-120.00. Carrots Native, per
bushel box, 40345c ; do. per bunch, I via
2C. Celery New York statu, per dozen
stalks. 25,140c; do. native, per bunch, 3a
4C Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl..
$6.ooa6.5o; do. Jerseys, per brl., $5. 50a
6.50. Eggplants Florida, per crate,
Ij.50a4.00. Kale Native, per bushel
box, isaoc. Lettuce North Carolina,
per half-barrel basket, 75c.a$i.oo. Onions
Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow,
per bu., $i.3oa$i.3o; do. Western, yel
low, per bit. Il.25a1.30. Oranges Flori
da, per bx., S3 to size, $2.0032.50. Oyster
plants Native, per bunch, $4.0034.50.
Spinach Native, per bu. box, $1.0031.15.
Strawberries Florida, per quart, 30a35c.
Tomatoes Florida, per six-basket car
rier, fancy, $2.7533.25 ; Turnips Native,
per bushel box, 25a30c.
Potatoes. White Maryland and
Pennsylvania, per bu., No. I, 75a8oc;
do. seconds, 65370c; do. New York, per
bu best stock, 75380c; do. seconds, 65a
70c; do. Western, per bu., prime, 75a
80c. Sweets Eastern Shore, Virginia,
kiln-dried, per brl., $.2.5032.75 ; do. per
tlour brl., $2.7533.25 ; do. Maryland, per
brl., fancy, $2.5032.75.
Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk
clear rib sides, oJ4c; bulk clear sides,
Oc; bulk shoulders, oc; bulk ham
butts, 954c ; bacon, shoulders, g'ic ;
sugar-cured breasts, io)ic ; sugar-cured
California hams, 8ic; hams, canvased
3r uncanvascd, 12 lbs. and over, 12c; re
fined lard, tierces, barrels and 50-lb.
cans, gross, lo'Ac, refined lard, second
hand tubs, 10J4C.
Butter Separator, 28329c ; gathered
cream, 25a26c; imitation, 2la22c; prints,
I lb., 27,1280: roljs, 2 lb., 26327c; dairy
prints, Md., Pa. and Va., 27328c.
Eggs. Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania, per dozen, 27c ; Eastern Shore,
Maryland and Virginia, per dozen, 27c;
Virginia, per dozen, 27c: West Vir
ginia, per dozen, 26a27c ; Western, 27c ;
Southern, 25a2f3c.
Live Poultry. Turkeys Hens, choice
atsc; young toms, choice, 13314c; old
totns, Ilal2c. Chickens Hens, Iiai2c;
old roosters, each, 25330; young, I2ai3.
Ducks Fancy, large, 13314c; fancy,
small, 1 la 12; muscovy aud mongrels,
IU13. Geese, Western, each, 60375c.
Pigeons, young, per pair, 2oa25c
Cheese New Cheese, large, 60 lbs.,
llc to Iigc; do. flats, 37 lbs., II4a
u'ic; picnics, 23 lbs., n;4c to uc.
Hides Heavy steers, association and
saltcrs, late kill, 60 lbs. and up. close se
lection, loaiic; cows and light steers,
Saoc.
Live Stock.
Chicago. Cattle Good to prime
steers, $0.5036.75 ; poor to medium, $4.00
a6.25 ; stockers and feeders, $2.5034.75 ;
cows, $1.2532.25; heifer, $2.2535.25;
canners, $1.2532.25; bulls, $2.2534.60.
Hogs mixed and light, weak; close,
lower; mixed and butchers, $5.8036.30;
good to choice heavy, $6 3oa6.45 ; rough,
heavy. $6.ooa6.2.s ; light, $5.7535.90 ; bulk
of sales, $5.85:16.25. Sheep good to
choice wethers, $4-75a5 25 ; fair to
choice mixed, $3.8534.20; Western sheep
and yearlings, $4.2535.80; native lambs,
$3 75a6.7S; Western lambs, $5.2536.75.
East Liberty. Cattle steady; -choice
$6.50:16.75 ; prime, $6.2536.40 ; good ; $5.60
ao.oo. Hogs steady, prime heavies, $6.15
36.50; mediums, $6.3036.40; heavy York
ers, $6.2036.25; light Yorkers, $6.0036.15,
pigs, $5-8oa5-9o; roughs, $5.0036.00.
Sheep steady; best wethers $5.1035.35;
culls and common, $2.0033.00; yearlings,
$4.5035.65.
- LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chillicothe, Ohio, has women street
car conductors.
There are 1,513 miles of sewers in
Greater New York.
Indianapolis has revived the project to
build a labor temple.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
adopted the eight-hour bill for miners.
The Brewers and Bottlers' Union has
gained an eight-hour day at Grand Rap
ids, Mich,
Chicago school teachers are making a
bitter light against the proposed 20 per
cent, reduction in salaries.
The cry of "scab" is a sufficient cause
for an officer to make an arrest under
the new police order in Boston.
About 75,000 machinists are now
working under a nine-hour system, and
2000 are striking for a similar conces
sion. ,
The Canadian Pacific Railroad will
build immense locomotive and car works
in Montreal and-employ 7,000 men.
The strike of fishermen, which began
at Pensacola, Fla., several weeks ago,
and spread to Mobile, has been ended at
the latter city by the men returning to
work at the old wages.
The materials of the Buffalo Exposi
tion, which were - recently sold to a
wrecking company for $132,000, cost over
$8,000,000.
The eight-hour bill for government
work will not be taken up by the House
Committee on Labor before March 1.
The Montana Federation of Labor, as
well as the State organisation of Wis
consin, has decided to investigate eco
nomic questions, with a view to entering
the political field
GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAIf
PREGNANT THOUCHTS FROM THE
WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS. -
Poetnl Pllcrlm'i Garments The Ordinary
Christian Does Mot Hire SaOelssI
Prominence to God's Love Why J mm
Was Sent oa Earth Proof of BU Imwm
Ah! This life-garment with its rents andf
stains, (
60 soiled era life's long journey w enes
plcte,
Despite our care, despite our watchful
cams.
To seep it always clean and whole nf
sweet. 1
And vet I love to think that, mother-n-in.
God loves the garments that are frayexf
and worn, ,
And looks with pitiful and tender eye
Upon the rohei of life we've stained and
torn. .
Ee knows what stones and thorns tient
our way.
He will not chide, when we come bome
at night.
But, mother-like, when babes come in front
play.
Clothe His tired children then with gaf
menta white.
Jnmes Buckham, in the Sunday-School
Times.
Does God Lore Sinners f
Thre is one trait or characteristic of
God that does not receive due prominencti
in the mind or the thought of the ordinary
Christian, and that is (iod's love. What
ever the ordinary Christian thinks of God's
love, he dues nut give it sullicicnt promi
nence or importance. And it is much the
same as to many n theologian and expert
in Bvstemntic theology. The Bible distinc
tively declares that "Uod is love;" not
merely that Ho shows or exercises or baa
love, but thnt He "is love." This being to,
it is obvious that whatever God docs ia
manifestation or expression of love. Ye
there arc definitions, or descriptions, oi
love, in statements of truth, that actually
omit the very mention of love. In the,
same line, or in the same twist and per
version, many a child and grown person
wonders at some Bible statement of God's
love. Little children say at times that
God does not love a bad girl or a bad boy;
but it is because God does love sinners
that any of us expect or hope to be saved.
A good Kansas brother, who ia exercised
on this subject, writes:
"For once I intrude on your valuable
time and biblical scholarxhip to ask fo
light on what to me is a mystery. Kgypt;
of all the nations of the earth, treatea
God's elect race with the least humanity
and greatest barbarity. After Israel's set
tlcment as a nation in their promised in
hcritance, Egypt waa as a reed which, il
they leaned on it, would give no supports
Egypt was as idolatrous as any of the con.
temporary nations which Jehovah said He,
would utterly destroy. Yet I read is
Isaiah that Ood calls Egypt His people
He says in Isaiah 10: 25: 'Blessed b
Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of
My hands, and Israel Mine inheritance.!
Jehovah says there shall be a pillar at the
border (of Egypt), and it shall be for a
sign and for a witness unto tho Lord ol
hosts in the land of Egypt. In verses M
and 21 Jehovah promises political redemp
tion and spiritual salvation to this same
people. Why is this distinction? Had the
prophet the present political redemption
in Egypt and the freedom from restraint
of missionary operations in view?"
It was because of God's love for sinners,
not because of His love for good people)
that He Bent His Son into this world te
move among sinners and then to lay down
His life for them. That, gives hope and
cheer to nil of us. It is because we are sin
ners that we have a right to claim the
promises to sinners. The Egyptians and
Assyrians were idolaters. They were in
deed unworthy. They were almost as bad
as our fathers were, and as some of uS
Christians are. Yet God loved them, and
was ready to save them. It is because God
loves sinners, in Egypt and outBide of it
that Christian missionaries go to them, ana
urge them to be saved. God did not love
Egyptians or Assyrians because of theic
idolatry, but in spite of it. He did not love
them because they were sinners, but ia
spite of that fact. It is because of the like
ness to God in their hearts that Christian
missionaries go to Egypt, and to tho Fiji
Islands, and elsewhere, and urge men to be
saved. What a God we have to love and
to serve and to trust! And what love God
has shown to Egyptians aud Fijiana and
Americans.
Sabbath and the Tonne Mao.
"The causes which turn young men front
the church and the Sabbath are many and
complex," says tho New York Christian
Intelligencer (Rcf.). "In the cities a chief
cause is the strenuousucss of business life.
Conditions of living have changed greatly
within a generatiou. Homo1 has in many
instances becmc a mere sleeping place,
l'ressuro to meet trains and exacting en
gagements have overthrown many family
altars. Athletics, clubs and society absorb
time and strength and money. Sunday baa
become less sacred. F roni a holy day it baa
coine to be regarded by multitudes aa
holiday. Fashion sets the example with
Sunday entertainments and Sunday golf,
and the young man with little other time
for recreation goes ou the Sunday excur
sion, or lolls over the Sunday newspaper,
and tho habit of church-going, if ever ae-
OUired. is snecdilv loilt. Similar ronrtitinna
J prevail in the country, though less gener-
uii) . -iiiu luuivuy 1 as vuriea ana complex
as the cause. The statistics quoted show
the might of home influences. Wise parent
will strengthen these and seek to make)
them endure even beyond childhood and
youth. The Sunday-school and young peo
ple's societies must pay particular atten
tion to the critical period when youth
passes into manhood. The loss or gain of
the young man to tho cliui.h 13 decided
before he attains his legal majority. The
personality and tact ot the pastor and
teacher -count for much at this crucial pe
riod. The church may need to reform itsj
methods. It must give a more cordial wel
come to the youi!' man, must find some
thing for him to do, make him feel at
home not only, but that his presence and
services arc ot value."
nave Faith In Taurself.
No matter how dark and discouraging
the outlook muy bo, have fnith in your
selves aud in the good providence of God,
and may this year bring you the fruitam
of your hopes, the transformation of life,
which is as wonderful and yet as possible
as the change which cornea to the eurth in
May, when the warm rains ami the mount
ing sun suddenly work the miracle of the)
springtime, when the cold and barren
eurth, as in response to the touch of au in
visible wand, blooms with verdure.
Watchman. "
Gbostt.
The witld is full of ghosts. They era
coming up from the ruins of their blasted
hopes, blighted joys, ruined credit and
blackened rcimtiuion to tell us of their
woe, their ruin, tbe folly and the bitt'eraens
tlul come to him whr lives without God
and without hope in the world. Kev. We
X. Arnold, Christian Church, Pittsburg.
Hew God Mueslis te re.
Happily life Kives us many opportunities
of loxing ourselves in our ideals. Nor
shouM wo neglect to cultivate them, lor ia
suck opportunities God is speuking U a
human aoul, Iter. Edward Cumntuigaj
Cougregatieualiat. ilosteu. ,
Increase of .Britten Ravenna.
Thus fur In the fiscal year beginning
April 1 Brltluh government revenue hac
Increased 5,400,000 over 1600, whilst
expenditure hue Increased 10,400,0Ct
Annuel Catch ef aalaeaa.
The aunuul "take" ot ealmon in t" 1
Columbia rivar Is about l.OOO.C' f ;
60,000,000 young one troui tha I ' j.
eriee were recently put l'i.
Too many lubor organliiRtloua ar t "
the moutV-orisan variety.