5 SLiDA. SfRMON ' 2
6
R. Rev. CShop Seymour JjJ
Brooklyn. N. Y. At the Churei nt
t!n Messiah, the ltlght ltev. Bishop
Se ilium- wns the preacher Sunday
morning. He chose for hi subject,
".M.v Shepherd," nnil tils text wns
Psalm 1:2": "The Lord Is my shepherd;
therefore I run lack nothing," he said:
We pass from the brightness of
Christi.ias and Kplphnny to the sen
icui of l.ent thnt closes with the dark
ness of Hood Friday. Kre we bid
Kplphany goodby let us consider what
It tells ii. namely, that our Saviour
name to be the Saviour of nil mankind.
Kplphnny falls Into two divisions: The
Christmas of the .lew and the Christ
mas of the (ientlle. First, the Christ
inas of the Jew. when the shepherds
mine as the representatives of the
shepherd nation: mine en I toil on by
tin angel through whose dispensation
the law was (riven to the Jew;
en me to the manger; mine to worship.
And then the Cintile iiiMstm.ls, called
Kpiphnny. when the kings were led by
the star to worship the child. And
then i he fact that the .Tew and the
lientile alike fell down and worshiped
the little child, n baby, weaker than
the weakest, I may say. of nil the
vomiL'. and yet Ilim by whom the ,
worlds were mane. It is imleeil a won
derful spectacle to see the .lew nud
the lientile alike worshiping the babe.
We leave the angelic host thnt snug
over Bethlehem and . le brightness of
the star which brought the three kings
at all events the kings of the Fast
worshiped the little babe with appro
priate gifts for t lie transition period
of Lent.
(-.nkl I do better than ask you, with
myself, to consider our personal re
sponsibility in the wc-ds of the text:
"The Lord is my shepherd: therefore
?nn I kick nothing';" Here is a dec
laration which may make or not. (is
we chooM', for the possessive pronoun
is intensive "my," as though it were
something that we loved, as jewels of
earth "they are mine: I own them."
So: "The Lord is my shepherd." und
based upon that declaration Is the
fact; "therefore can 1 lack nothing."
There is no word w hieh more frequent
'y falls from our litis than "I." It is
the short" t word in human speech
i single letter because it brings to
!he surface personality. (Jo whither
you will, on every side you will hear
men, women anil child uttering "I."
"I" is to each one the centre of the
universe; everything radiates from it
nnd everything comes Into it. And this
Is light in Its way, only sometimes it Is
exaggerated and we have what we
cull selfishness. But I am not dis
posed to criticise that lust now, only
to say that this p.-ouonn "my" grows
out of tl.t perso.i.n pronoun "I." be
cause it denotes ownership "my."
And we may say. the poorest of us,
lirst we own ourselves: "I, thyself; I
belong to myself." and it is on the
basis of that claim Hint we have the
wars for independence, for liberty or
nersonal right, and men resist the Idea
of being owned by the others, and pre
eminently in tills land of freedom
claim to be free "I own myself." I
have not time to analyze the worth of
the claim, tor it is immense: "Mine,
spirit, body;" this creature, of God
like mould and sunning workmanship,
how marvellously built up! A single
profession, numbering some of the
greatest men, devote days nnd weeks
to studying it and yet has not fathomed
its secrets. The medical profession is
largely experimental to-day. It has
made wonderful discoveries in fifty
years, and still It has not yet probed
this little mass of matter, the body, to
its depths. And back of it is the mind,
the intellect, the memory that holds
the past und hope that grasps the fu
ture; the mind that deals with prem
ises and' conclusions and reasous. It
has no moral quality, it Is pure Intel
lect. Deeper down than It Is the spirit,
the seat of conscience, the moral sense,
marvelous beyond expression! that em
phasizes our nearness to (lod. Body,
mind and Fplrit bound up together mid
each of us claim to own that trinity
blended Into unity. "I, myself, I own
myself."
Let us pass on. ".My time;" that is.
"my life. These hours and days nnd
weeks are mine," and. hence, the wage
question, when men claim the right to
sell their tune for so much. So, you
see, we claim the ownership of time.
Of course. It is not really ours. "Our
times are in Ills hand." Still, we
claim it. "My years are so many."
Hence, wo see another element of
wealth time, opisntunity. Then,
ignin. character, "my character," em
,)hasi,c(l by the name. A good tiaine
is worth n good deal. We pass still
further: "My position in life, in so
ciety, my parentage, my surroundings,
my friends and relatives these belong
to me." Ami they are worth a great
deal sometimes. Then we come down
to thnt with which we are most fa
miliar: "My material wealth, my stocks
nnd bonds, Jewels, wardrobe. They be
long to me."
Now, thnt: brings us to David's
claim: "The Lord is my shepherd."
You do not give up the other things,
but you make iinother claim, and thnt
you can only make through Ilim who
allows it. und He allows it by coming
here to he readied nnd embraced. It
yon will, und loved. lie revealed Him
self as one of us In ord-r thnt through
Ilim we. by the Holy Ohost, might
reach the Father, for lie comes out
from the invisible to be visible. He
can be touched und handled and seen
here. He was here with n certain gen
(ration when this was the case. We
must not envy them, for we have u
greater privilege than they. You re
member Thomas. Jesus said to him
after be. had been so obstinate, "He
cause thou liast seen Me thou bust be
lieved; nlesscd lire they thnt hnve not
seen and yet have believed." We may
believe if we will, on the undoubted
testimony of the ages, that Jesus after
death was on this earth. He had
passed through the graven gate of
death nud had consummated for man
the glory of the resurrection, and took
our nature through Into heaven and
blessed It on the throne of (Jod, where
He ever remains as a magnet to draw
men In love, no that we inuy say with
David, "The Lord Is my shepherd,
therefore can I lack nothing."
Now, my friends. I wish to ay that
no other element ot wealth can eiiiune
us to say, "Therefore cau I luck noth
ing." Try the experiment with which
.we are most fnmillnr us a world power,
wealth In any form. I hnve been with
some of the wealthiest men that the
lust generation knew. 1 have ecn
them In the hour of death and as they
died the boutla and stocks of wcultli
fell down and pasted hands. It could
not buy an eutrauee ticket to Parudise
nor to heaven. If you would be wise
consider the end and nothing between.
Forecast the frture, not as bounded
by the horizon of eartb, but by the
gloried of Paradise ami heaven. "The
Lord 1 my shepherd, therefore enn 1
lack nothing." becaus; He was burn
with its, pay. conceived witn us, nnd
lie goes through life's Journey with us
ns our friends do who survive lis. but
they must part with nr. ns we bid thein
the Inst farewell; but He, of whom
the l'salmlst speaks. "The Lord my
shepherd," He dies w ith me, Is burled
with me; He goes to Paradise with
my soul; He will be with me at the
lust great day, and If I hnve been
loyal and true to Him, He will wel
come me to His everlasting blessing;
He will be my advocate and plead Ills
facrltlco to take away my sins.
Observe thnt the religion which
Jesus gives us embrnces the whole of
life. There is no other religion thnt
does. You inuy divide them Into relig
ions thnt appeal to pleasure, "the lusts
of the flesh," and the religions that ap
peal to the pride of intellect. Take
the ancient Sadticeeisin. the medieval
Mohammedanism, nud the present-day
Mormonism. They nre the flesh In
religions. They cannot begin to teil
upon mankind until passion shall de
velop in manhood and womanhood.
Take the intellectual systems of (ireeco
nnd the philosophies of the present day
that appeal to the Intellect, nnd n
man Is almost half way upon the
Journey of life before they touch him.
Take Christianity; where does it bo
gin? With conception, with birth, In
fancy, childhood, youth, manhood, in
health, in sickness, in death nnd the
resurrection nnd the life eternal In
the presence of the great Whlto
Throne. Christianity embrnces the
religion of life. Does It appeal sim
ply to the body! No. But It appeals
to the body, the Intellect nnd the soul.
lteineinher the declaration of St.
John, "the disciple whom Jesus loved."
He says: "The Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, and we beheld
His glory, as of the glory of the only
begotten of the Father, full of grace
nnd truth." He embraced the whole
of mail. The Word was made tiesh,
but with that was intellect and spirit,
nnd so lie was n complete and perfect
lnnn. This morning we were Joined to
gether hand In hand In the prayers of
fered by your rector, but when wa
come to the creed, how is It? The hus
band drops the hand of the wife, the
father of the child, the friend of the.
friend, and each for himself, as in
the Day of Judgment, stands on hi"
own feet nnd says, "I believe." It is
a personal act. "The Lord Is my
shepherd: therefore can I lack noth
ing." There is one element of wealth
on which we can rest, nnd which will
enable us to "say "We shall lack noth
ing." Without our Saviour we shut!
hick everything when we come to die.
I care not who we nre or whether we
have been chid in the purple of kings
or the splendor of Jewels, we shall be
stripped stark naked and go up naked
Into the presence of (Jod. We shall
lack nothing if we can say from the
depths of our soul. "The Lord Is my
shepherd." Then when the end comes
we shall be able to sh.v: "Thy mercy
and loving kindness Thy mercy for
forgiveness; Thy loving kindness tot
my needs shall follow me all the days
of my life, and 1 shall dwell In the
house of the Lord forever." There if
no dwelling place here. I wns once a
rector in Brooklyn, but where nre my
parishioners now? Most of them are
gone. Within the last two months
two of my classmates in Columbia are
gone. And there nre but few of those
I knew In the lecture room left. There
Is no dwelling place here. It Is a cheat
we put upon ourselves when we talk
of houses ns dwelling places. They
nre not. Ood grant, my brother.?, that
it limy be our lot to "Dwell together
forever in the house of the Lord,"
which will be our eternal home.
The limy Watrluuaker.
A watchmaker who enlisted for the
war thinking thnt he might earn n lit
tle when off duty, took some of hie
tools along with him. But he found
so many watches to mend that he for
got he wus a soldier. One day he was
ordered into battle. He looked r.bout
ill in in consternation and exclaimed;
"Why. how enn I go? I have ten
watches to mend?" Many of our ex
cuses and sometimes our reasons,
which we try so hard to be conscien
tious about, if correctly translated,
would read: "Why, how can 1 read
my Bible and pray every day? How
can I be true to my religious duties?
I have something else to do."
What We Can Do. '
Ood has not given us vast learning
to solve all the problems, or unfailing
wisdom to direct all the wanderings
of our brothers' lives; but He lias given
to every one of us the power to be
spiritual and by our spirituality to
lift anil enlarge nud enlighten the
lives we touch. Phillips Brooks.
Spiritual Life.
A soft snap is Satan's trap.
A failure to make a living is not a
rating to preach the gospel of poverty.
Some men will feel cheap when they
read their own advertisements at the
Judgment,
Preaching dogmas Is fighting the
devil with the scabbard Instead of with
the sword.
The modern idolutor fails down be
fore the work of his own Imagination
Instead of thnt of his hands.
The mighty Clod i a tireless (lod;
He fuintcth not, neither Is weary.
This is brave doctrine, then, that a
tin less deity attends humanity nuiid
nil its struggles and hardships, und at
tends it to aid, to soothe, to cheer, to
purify, to redeem, to save. C. Silvester
Home.
There in a pow eiicssness of utter
ance In our blood that wo should tight
against, und struggle on ward townrds
expression. We can educoto ourselves
to it If we know and feel the neces
sity; we can make It a Chtisthtu duty,
not only to love, but to be loving; not
only to be true friends, but to show
wurselves friendly. Harriot Beecher
Btowe.
Not Mistaken.
The story Is tokl of a coUego pro
fessor who was noted for his concen
tration of mind.
Tho professor was returning home
one night from a scientific meeting,
still pondering over the subject. He
hnd reached his room In safety, when
he heard a noise.
"Is some one there?" ha asked.
"No, professor," answered the In
truder under the bed, who knew of
the profe.saor'1 peculiarities.
"That's strange! I was positive
some one was under my bed," com
mented the learned man.
Just a Trifle Confuted.
We bave a friend who went home
feeling rather well a few nights a?o
Ho came to tha top ot his outHide
steps, and then O, shades of John
eon he rang the electrio belt. And
in one minute there was a response.
"Why didn't yon ute your keyf
asked tbe gracious landlady.
"Use my key!" exclaimed tbe sur
prised lodger. "Why, I thought this
was an elevator." Boston Post.
shool ! Worth league lessons I fflOTff
THE
INTERNATIONAL LESSO"! COMMENTS
FOR MARCH
Sultjrct! Tlio Tonsne anil the Temper,
Mall. 03-48 Uolden Toil, l'sa,
ll 3Meinory Varies, 44, 48 Toplcl
A Mmly or Hi New Life.
I. Christ's teaching on oaths (vs. 33
r,7i. The Saviour hns been showing
nnd now continues to show "the rela
tions in which His gospel stnnds to the
previous dlspenjntlon, ns being the ful
lilment and continuation of true Juda
ism nud the reformation of degenerate
Judaism." 3.I. "Hath been suld." By
the Jews when they received tho law
nnd In their interpretations of It. "For
swear." To swear fnlsely; to perjure.
"But shnlt perform." We know from
Matt 3:10-22 that the scribes nad
Pharisees declared oaths to be binding
or not binding, according to the sup
posed sanctity of the object sworn by.
"t'nto the Ixird." The ter.cb.lng was
that only such oaths ns we.- mado
'unto the Lord" or in the name of the
Lord were sacred nnd needed to be
kept. "Oath." An onth is a solemn
affirmation or declaration. 34. "But I
say." The emphasis here Is on the "I."
"Swear not at all." Profane and coin
ir.iii swearing, with all light. Irrever
ent oaths, such ns are not required by
the civil magistrate, are Intended tu
our Lord's prohibition. "Neither by
heaven." None ot the onths which our
Lord adduces ns specimens are Judi
cial oaths. "God's throne." "Swear
ing by heaven cither hns no inennlngcr
derives its moaning from tho fact Itut
heaven is the residence, the court, the
throne of God."
:!,). "The earth," etc. See Isa. CG:1;
Tsa. 4S:2.
;iil. "By thy head." A common form
of oath in the ancient world. 37. "Yea
nay.'" Let your statements be in ac
cordance with facts; let your language
simple, nnd let your answers be Yes
or So. ' Cometh oC evil." All swear
ing, gcntrel or otherwise, "comes of
evil."
II. On the law of retaliation (vs. 38
4'Ji. 3S. "F.ye for nn eye." As a legal
remedy the law of retaliation wns prob
nliiy the best possible in a rude state of
soricty. 31). "But I say." Christ In
troduces a different method ot dealing
with nn assailant. Uesist not evil."
"Hi ist not him that is evil." "Turn
the otlK'f." It is the preparedness af
ter one Indignity, not to invite, but to
submit meekly to another, without re
taliation, which tills strong language Is
meant to convey.
4(v. "Coat cloak." Tho coat was the
lnuer garment, the cloak was the outer
und more costly one.
41. "Compel thee," etc. Officers and
couriers in the service of tho Ho man
Government traveling through the
provinces had authority to Impress any
man or his beast into service for tho
purpose of carrying them nud their
baggage on their Journey. 42. "Give
turn not thou away." 'l'uls cannot
mean that an industrious man is to give
ut the call of every idler, but it does
mean that we nre to be large-hearted,
generous, ready to help others and
grant favors. We are here exhorted to
patience nnd forgiveness, 1. When we
receive in our persons nil sorts of in
sults nnd affronts (v. 3'J). 2. When
we nre despoiled of our goods (v. 40).
3. When our bodies are forced to un
dergo all kinds of tolls, vexntlons and
torments (v. 41). He thut avenge him
sol must lose the mind of Christ nnd
thus suffer nn injury far greater than
he can ever receive from man.
III. On loving enemies (vs. 43-48).
43. "Love thy neighbor." The rabbis
Interpreted the command, "Thou shnlt
love thy neighbor as thyself," In Lev.
3t):18, ns referring to Jews only. They
therefore believed It to be right to hato
the rest of mankind. 44. "But I say."
Jeius opposed this narrow, wicked
view of the case and "extended our
neighborhood over all mankind." See
Luke 10:25-37. "Love your enemies."
(Bom. S:5). It has been said thnt this
one precept Is a sufficient proof of the
holiness of the gospel on those who call
down upon you God's curses. "The
best commentary on these matchless
counsels Is the bright example of the
Ona who gave them. See 1 Tot. 2:21
21; Kom. 12:20, 21; 1 Cor. 4:12; 1 Pet.
S:l."
45. "May be the children," etc. To
r.ct as Christ commands here would be
to act like God, who blesses those who
curse Him and nre His enemies by the
gifts of tun and rain. This is divine.
"Sun to rise," etc. He imparts to all
alike, but all do not receive alike.
4t." "What reward." If you have
only loved those who love you, you
have only come up to the standard of
common sinners. "Publicans." Tax
gatherers employed by the Romans
und hated by the Jews.
47. "Brethren only." The promin
ence of salutation in the social life of
the East gives a special vividness to
this precept. To utter the formnl,
"Peace be with you," to follow that up
r.itli manifold compliments and wishes
was to recognizu those whom men sa
luted as friends and brothers. But
this the very heathen did ("heathen."
rather than "publicans." being the true
reading); and were the follower of
Christ to be content with merely copy
lug heathen customs? Christians must
do to their enemies what the heathen
did to tlir-ir friends. "Wnat do ye
more than others." 1. Disciples have
to do more than others, it) They main
tain the Christian life; (2i they extend
the cause of Christ. 2. They are able
to do moro thun others. (1) They are
In alliance with God; (2) they have
more moral power. 3. More Is expect
ed of them than of others. (1) By their
Saviour; (2) by the world; (.'!) by their
own consciences. 48. "Be perfect."
Complete; perfect In love. Take God
ns tho model instead of publicum).
Tho bitterness of our way may ha the
best part of His wisdom.
Muzzled Women of Muscat.
Women of the better class in Mus
cat all wear muzzles, w,htch barely al
low them to open the mouth or see
with the eye or sneeze.
If there happens to be a Cleopatra
In Muscat she will never fascinate any
Antonv by the beauty of her well-
shaped nose, for it Is kept In a special
lv made, ugly case. In wmcn it is im
possible to tell Its shape. But with
all Its faults this Is a far bettor sys
tem than that of cutting off the nose,
as men in the Kangra district In India
are wont to do when any of tnou
spouses have proved too fascinating.
Allahabad Pioneer.
Cut Down Tree to Get Fruit.
A Norway, Me., man was seen cut
gone so far that he might as well
He wau offered a ladder, but declined
the offer on tbe ground tha' he had
ting down an apple tree to got tbe fruit
Onlwa up tbe Job.
SUNDAY, MARCH 11.
A Christlike Life. Phil. 2. 6-8.
The passage from tho Phlllpplan let
ter which Is used as the Scripture les
son la One of the greatest utterances
of the apostle. It has been the Inspir
ation of numberless sermons, and of
treatises not a few. Much attention
Is given to the doctrine of the "Ken
osls" Christ's giving up all of the
glory nnd power which he lnld aside
when he became a man. Great stress
Is laid on the Infinite humility of our
Lord. These things are of very great
Importance.
But, after all, they are not at the
heart of this Scripture. The chief
thing Is that Christ set up a new
Standard of life. Instead of choosing
to rule, and to enjoy, and to be served,
he became subject to others and chose
to suffer, and made himself a servant
Why7 Not merely because oil that
was necessary to his work. Kather,
because always and everywhere serv
ice Is a greater thing than possessions,
or power, or pleasure, or ease.
His life was not a humble one just
ta show us how far God could stoop.
It was humble because no other life
can be made Godlike. In It there was
no needles pain, no humiliation In or
der to win sympathy. What Christ
was, and did, and suffered, he could
not have avoided, without losing his
power to save.
This, we must all confess, Is not the
standard of men. It Is scarcely ac
cepted even by many Christians. We
are very much under the spell of the
heathen Idea that getting is the su
preme business of life. We nre not
quite willing to take" Christ literally
when he tells us that the only worthy
geting is a getting In order to give.
He did not count even so great a dis
tinction as equality with God a thing
to be sought, but he gave every ener
gy of his soul to the work of getting
onto the same level with men.
This is Christ's law. He spoke It
by his life, with the high eloquence
of perfect deeds. He urged it on the
disciples when he told them that they
were to reverse the Gentile Ideal, and
to find their greatness in serving, not
in getting. Have we learned the les
son? We must get to give; we dare
not get for the sake of getting, for
that is the heathen way, and we are
Christians.
MARCH ELEVENTH.
James' Picture of a Perfect Man;
How Can We Realize It Ourselves?
Matt. 5:48; Jas. 3:1-18.
The perfection of God would seem
an Impossiole goal, had we not God
Himself to help us toward it.
Perfect speech would mean a perfect
man, because perfect speech would be
an index of the heart.
The tongue is a tire to consume; It
may also he a fire to warm.
As long as the outgoings of our na
ture are partly evil and partly good,
we may he sure we are only partly
what God would have us be.
Suggestions.
There has been only one Perfect
Man, except as that Man has been
"formed In" other men.
I,e no one be afraid thut he may
not speak well, but only that he may
nut live well.
If you are crosa, crabbled, critical,
do not say "1 was made so," livil
natures are made to he changed.
No man becomes a "good speaker"
till he speaks for God.
Speech is a bridge between souls,
made sometimes of granite, sometimes
of cobweb.
A sentence is a ship, on which we
may crocs the ocean, or sink to the
bottom.
Woids nre either wings or weights.
Our tongue may lie well-trained
horse, or a runaway; and tne latter Is
as dangerous as the former I useful.
Questions.
Do I plan for pleasant speech as
much as for helpful deeds?
Am I seeking to perfect my 'charac
ter? Am 1 ready to give an account of
my words at the day of judgment?
Why do you take part In prayer
meetings? Let It not be to show off,
or from mete sense of duty, or because
others do it. The only fruitful pur
pose is to help some one.
Put Into them your prayers. Ask
God to permit, you to help some one
by what you are going to say.
Put into them your planning. No
good results are likely to come with
out preparation. Be lavish of your
time and thought In this great cause.
A Hat Trick.
There are many bat tricks. This
is an easy one for children. Get
some wax and model a child's finger,
coloring it a flesh tint. Insert in tho
axis of it a needle, which should pro
ject about half an inch. The victim
must be "In the know." Producing an
ordinury top-hat, you hand It round
to the company to show there is no
.deception. You summon the victim
to thrust her (girls are generally
smart) hand as far as sho can into
the hat) Tbe sham finger, la of
course, about you, and smactly insert
ed Into the outside of the crown.
You pretend to be angry, and exclaim
that you did not ask tho victim to
thrust her finger through the hat. As
a punishment, you must pull It off.
Cries of pain! Consternation! which
you allny by handing round the in-,
tact headpiece, and, if you are clever,
by quickly bandaging the Injured
hand and restoring the lost finger.
Montreal Herald.
Railway Whistles.
One long blast of the whistle Is the
signal for approaching stations, rail
roud crossings and Junctions. One
short blast of the whistle Is a signal
to apply the brakes stop. Two long
blasts of the whistle are a signal to
throw off the brakes. Three long
blasts of the whistle are a single that
the train has parted. Three short
blasts of the whistle when the train
Is standing are u signal' that the train
will back. Two long, followed by
two short blasts of the whistle are a
signal to the' flagman to go back and
protect the rear of the train. A suc
cession of short blasts of the whistle
Is an alarm for persons or cattle on
tbo track and; calls the attention of
trainmen to danger ahead.
Beef Cltle.
In our lieef entile the breeders have
developed the most available and choic
est portions of ment where It Is most
desired. The hind quarters and loins
nre henvily developed, the bend Is
smaller, the bones finer, nnd the qual
ity of the flesh Increased. In thus
producing large cavensses at tnnll
cost the value of the animals Is en
hanced by being bred to thnt degree of
perfection which enables the farmer
or breeder to realize the best prizes
obtainable.
Ktieep Nnter,
The greatest argument In favor of
feeding sheep, rather than cattle or
lings, Is that so much greater returns
can be realized from t lie amount of
feed consumed.
Lambs should be put In (he feed lots
nt three to six months old, nnd forced
to an early market nt eight to nl.ie
months old.
Keep your sheep dry above and be
low, nnd hnve the sheds on dry ground
and free from draughts.
Half-fat nnd inferior sheep will not
bring near ns much ns well fattened
sheep, and usually meet with very
slow sale nt low prices.
Vnlfortnliy of carcass, nge and size
nre indispensable in the selection of
n good nnd profitable bunch of sheep
for feeding to fatten profitably.
"Feeding Fljr.
1 hnve forty fall pigs from thorough
bred Poland-China sows, crossed with
a thoroughbred Berkshire hour, weigh
ing 100 pounds nt three months old.
This makes the best cross I ever saw.
I let these pigs run with rows until
eight weeks old. then separated them
and begun f wiling to themselves. 1
give them slop made of ground corn
and onts of morning nnd whole corn
tit nights. I get the pigs up in a pen
regular once n week and sprinkle them
with some good disinfectant mixed
with warm water. If It is real cold
I sprinkle them at noon .In a doe pen
nnd leave it there until they rub it in
nnd dry off, ns the beat from them
will Roon do so. This keeps the lice
off. always keeping them in n healthy
growing condition. I have built good
hog bouses for them to sleep In, built
five by six with a shingle roof, with
swinging doors, so whenever a pig
goes in or out lie always shuts the door
utter him, therefore keeping the druft
nnd storm out. A pig two weeks old
will work these doors. They nre some
thing every hog raiser should have.
The hog beds must be kept dry and
clean. I always make It a rule to
clenn out nnd sprinkle nlr slacked lime
nroiind nnd fresh bright wheat straw
once a week. Keep slacked soft coal
salt and ashes in a trough where they
can get it whenever they want It. II.
W. H., in Indiana Farmer.
The Care of Chlckl.
Many of the losses nniong the broods
of young chicks may easily lie trnced
to some neglect, cither In care or food
In the first place, many nre killed
in tlie nest because the hen is disturbed
nnd they are trampled or chilled. Do
not go near tho nest after the eggs be
gin to pip, except perhaps to remove
the shells nfter u portion of the chicks
have batched. As n rule, unless the
lien Is very quiet, this should' not be
done.
After I weniy-fonr hours take the
hen nnd brood to a coop already pre
parpd under n dry shed. These coops
should consist of slats arranged so thnt
the hen can move around comfortably
with a roomy box nt the end, where
she may take the chicks to roost. If
the wentlier Is cold, keep the hen nnd
chicks In a warm room for n few days.
so that the chicks will not get chilled,
As soon ns taken from the nest, feed
the hen, ns she will be very hungry
from her long fast, ns he never leaves
tier nest after the chicks begin to
hatch.
The chicks will begin to come from
under her wings for food nfter n few-
hours, and the first meal should be
rolled oals or stale crackers slightly
moistened with milk or wnter. They
will eat but little the lirst week, but
It should be given them every few
hours.
They should have milk or wnter to
drink, but you must wntch thnt they
do not get wet. A shallow plate or
saucer filled with little pebbles will
keep them from falling in the wnter.
Change the food occasionally nnd give
some kind of green stuff, cut line.
Teach the chicks early to scratch by
scattering o.iimpnl .in litter and let
them understand that they must work
for nt least a portion of their food.
After the weather Is warm the coops
should be scattered about over the
yard and orchard, where they should
remain until the mother weans them;
nfter that they will still return to the
coop to rcost or for protection from
danger.
Hav Knino ttel Corn I'nys.
The farmers of Clifton township,
Bartholopiew County, estimate that
there is a loss in that township of $10,
(hki every year, on account of Imper
fect seed corn. That Is to say the
crop would be worth that amount more
than now if perfect seed corn were
planted by all the farmers. This looks
like n wild statement, but it may not
be even less than the truth. The seed
corn experts show pretty clearly thnt
nn average loss of thirty per cent. Is
sustained by planting corn thnt Is not
carefully selected and stored. Kach
ncin then that ought to yield sixty
bushels Willi perfect seed loses eighteen
bushels when common seed is used; at
tlnrly-three cents n bushel this Is 0,
and It takes only Kiiii! ucres at $0 loss
per ncro to make a total loss of ?10,(XK).
There nrn certainly more than thut
number of ncres planted In corn in thnt
coru growing township and there are
hundreds mure of our townships to
-which the same estimate would apply
equally well. Kvery farmer who plants
Inferior seed loses from $5 to $7 on
ench acre In the yield of corn. If he
has twenty-five acres in tkls crop he
loses over $125; If forty acres, f 200
or more. Indiana Farmer.
(?onienleit Farm 1'ower,
Oil and gns en glues are now exten
sively adopted lor farm work, sayti the
American .Cultivator, and it is safe
to prophesy that steam will be ill
p'luced by these liiternul cuiub,vtLua tu-
glues nt no very distant clnte. Tbolr
ndvnntnges nre ninny, nnd have so
frequently been denlt with thnt' it Is
tinnecessnry to recapitulate them here;
stifllce It to sny thnt a small oil engine
Is more economical to run than a small
stenm engine, all things considered.
The larger sizes nre now being con
structed for consuming crude oli In
stend of the gasoline hitherto em
ployed, the former fuel being much
cheaper; thus the oil engine has be
come n still more serious rival to the
steam engine. A gns engine operated
with producer gas Is about the cheap
est power obtainable, water or wind, of
course, excepted, the cost of fuel being
only about one-fifth of a cent per
nctunl horse-power per hour
For intermittent work oil and gas
engines possess a great advantage over
steam engines in thnt they are avail
able for full power at a few minutes'
notice, much less attendance Is re
quired, and that can be given by any
laborer of ordinary intelligence.
On most farms n small oil engine
will generally bo found tho most con
venient motor, but If considerable
power Ir required, a gas engine com
bined with n gas producer plnnt would
be preferable on the score of economy.
These plants, which nre coming rapid
ly to the front, do not require much
more attention thnn slow combustion
stoves, and it is perhaps superfluous
to add that they render the engine in
dependent of the locnl gns supply.
If n fnll of water Is available It
should prove nn excellent source of
power. The old-fashioned, cumber
some wnter-wheels hnve now- given
place to the modern turbines, the latter
being more efficient in the utilization
of the energy of the fulling water,
cheaper in first cost nnd erection, nnd
owing to tho fact thnt they run nt a
far higher speed, the massive and
costly . gearing necessnry with water
wheels, to give the requisite velocity
to the machinery, can be dispensed
with. It should, however, be stated
that in a few situations an "over-shot"
wnter-wlieel still holds Its own. Wind
power Is coming to fie fore ignin;
there is nn doubt thnt It might be util
ized more than It is.
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Non-Setting Ileni.'
The Minorca has been dubbed the
"middleweight egg machine," and there
is good reason why the name is ap
propriate. While they will not luy as
many eggs as some of tbe smnller
breeds, yet in point of weight they
easily outclass all others.
It Is not unusual to find a dozen
Monorca eggs weighing thirty-two
ounces, all being uniform in shape and
color.
Minorcas nre strictly non-setting
liens, though like all others of this
class, one will occasionally become
broody. They are large enough for
good table fowls, the males weighing
nine or ten pounds, and tbe females
weighing from six to seven.
They have beautiful metallic black
plumage, with 'urge single combs, and
clenn slate-colored shanks.
They ure good foragers, nnd like to
ronm over the fields, but they stand
confinement well nud nre very getitlo
when kept in smnll yards. m
One of the greatest objections to
them, nnd yet one of their most attrac
tive features, Is the large comb, which
gives so much trouble In cold climates.
They require houses where the temper
ature will not go Uelow freezing, and
they must lie closely watched during
days when there are sudden changes.
l-'rosted combs nre not only unsight
ly, but hens will not lny for several
weeks nfter swelling hns disappeared.
Taking them altogether, the Minor
ens are excellent nnd useful fowls, nnd
exceptionally well suited for those dl
mntes which nre only moderately se
vere. Home and l-'ni'tn.
Trapping a Burglar.
Whllo n Purls architect nninod M.
George was sitting In bis ollico the
other day. he heard a knock nt the
door, but as he desired to be nlono he
took no notice und went on with his
work.
A few minutes Inter he henrd n key
moving In the lock, so, npt doubting
that his visitor was n burglar, tho arch
itect armed himself with a revolver
nnd hid behind some curtains. A mo
ment later the burglar entered nud
proceeded to rlfie the room, Then sud
denly he started nnd grew pnlo. In a
mirror he hud seen a rovolver loveled
ut his head from behind the curtains.
"Open the window." ordered tho
architect, "and shout Police!'" Tho
burglar hnd no alternative but to obey
nnd wus speedily arrested. Loulor.
Mall.
Heclrlolty For Sickness.
The ship physician of tho Humburg
Amerlcun liner Patricia publishes his
account of a new method for treating
seasickness by mean of nn electric
vibration chair, writes Consul Ostium
from Ktuttgurt. Six ot theso chulrs
were placed aboard tho Patricia and
conuected with the electrlc-llght con
duit. The sedative effect on tho pa
tient when vibrated la tho chair was
noticeable, reducing the pulso and ner
vous excitement. The use of these eloc
trie chairs will be exteuded to other
steamers this wlnter.-rNew York
World.
Aalliue Kuiilaii Loromollvaa.
A German student, finds one of the
causes of tbe inability of the Itusslun
railroads to handle their traffic is the
antiquity of their locomoL.ves. Tbe
number of these seems iu tolerable
proportion to the traffic, but out of
14,320 locomotives no less than 00111
are from tweuty-four to forty-six years
'jld,
FUEL FOR WORK.
Foods Thnt Muscle unit Brain Itri.icct,
Irely Keqiilre,
Considering the powers of the bncly
of the average man at the average
innniitil labor, the showing of some of
the simpler foods ns fuel for the work
Is unusually interesting. Based upon
tho complete combustion of these foods
In the system the following table la
full of startling comparisons:
Enises Torj
One Pound. One. I t. Ilinh
Beef fat 6.1141)
Ontmeal
2,M
Gelatin
lyenn beef
Potatoes
Milk
Ground rice....
m
RID
m
Indicating the difference in pro
scribed menls for the mnn who labor
with his hands and the man who works
with his brain nt sedentary pursuit,
two tallies nre presented in compari
son. Ideal ration for manual worker:
Foot Tom
Ounces, of Energy
Tlresd 16 l,si)2
Meat 18 .l,i
Oysters 8 10,1
Dtt'iikfaat cocoa 1 205
Milk 4 114
Hroth., 10 920
Sugar 1 17.1
Hutter 6 177
Total.. .: ..3,023
Ideal ration for professional or lit
erary mnu:
Font Ton
Ounces, -of Enerfry
Hrend Ill LMi2
lleef 1H m
Sugar ,, 1 :C4
Butter... 4 7iHI
Milk 8 228
Ovsters 4 51
ISroth 4 W
Potatoes 2T).1
Kggs 3 1S.1
Ontmeal 2 3S
Cream 1 10.1
Fruit 8 310
Additional liquid tea or
coffee 30
Total foot tons 4,885
These two tables serve to point out
some of the differences that should
exist between the diets of the active
and the sedentary classes.
With the brain worker meat should
be eaten but once a day unless the
possible rasuer of bacon at breakfast
be expected, says the Chicago Tribune.
Milk, eggs, fish, fruit In abundance,
with light, dry porous bread should be
staples.
Men working as stokers, furnace men
in rolling mills, fouudrymen and the
like are subject to tremendous beat.
Thirst is aroused and too often beer Is
used to quench it Instead of water, or,
preferably, oatmeal. Any form of al
cohol used under these circumstances
means the shortening of the life of the
drinker.
In many cases where a person eating
meats and vegetables at the same meal
suffers from the combination, he may
find relief from stomach disorders by
making his meal of meat one day and
the next meal of vegetables wholly.
New York Evening World.
The Value of Kre-Teeth.
It is a mighty nice thing to have
your eye-teeth cut to be "on to the
ropes" to be "wise." About a year
ago the editor of this paper felt in a
Jocular mood and answered an Invest
i
ment brokers advertisement in an
KiiHturn magazine. We expected some
boud or manufacturing proposition,
and felt hurt and Indignant upon learn
ing that we were expected to put
money Into a gold mine. They had
evidently mistaken us for a fresh one.
For several weeks letters continued
coming, urging us to take a little stock
iu the Ulank Mining Company "Bound
to be one of the best money-making
propositions in the United States,"
etc. Circulars with cuts showing the
ore in, huge stacks nnd millions "in
sight" never fuzed us. We remember
incidentally figuring on the money we
could make by Investing $1000 in the
fifteen-cent slock. If the Increase in
valuation which the producers "knew"
was coming materialized but we only
figured. Wo felt that what money we
bad to throw away should be shied
nt preachers and orphans. And tbe
investment brokers finally caught on
that we were "next," and quit send
ing us their literature, and In the rush
of money-making, friends and a repu
tation we forgot tbe whole business,
Hut-how strange things do turn out
By some hook or crook gold was struck
In the Blank dlgglu'B, and the price o"
stock advanced from fifteen cents to
$14 per share. It is a little painful to
think that If we had Invested thnt
$1000 Instead of just figuring it, we
we
ad.
a is 1
would have been some $1)0,000 ahead
but, really, what could a man who
"wise" need with that much money?
iirauito (Okla.) Enterprise.
Wlialu'e Manse of Hearing.
It seems perfectly evident that
whales must bear when In tho water.
This Inference is confirmed by the
comparatively small development of
the other sense organs. Tho eye,
for instance, Is very small, and enn be
of little use evou nt the comparatively
small depths to which whales are now
believed to descond. '
Again, the sense of smell, Judging
from the rudimentary conditions of
the olfiictory.orgnns, must be In abey
ance; nnd whales have no senso or
gans comparable to the lateral Hue
system of fishes. Consequently, it
would seem thnt when below the sur
face of the water they must depend
chiefly upon the sense of bearing.
I'robubly this sense is so highly de
veloped as to enable the animals, iu
the midst of the vibrations mado by
the screwlike movements of the tall,
or flukes, to distinguish tho sound (or
the' vibrations) mude by tbe impact of
water against rocks, even In a dead
culm, and, lu the case ot plsclvoroun
species, to recognizo by tbe pulse in
tho water the preseuce of a shoal of
fish.
Falling this explanation, It is dif
ficult to lmnglne bow whales can find
their way about iu tbe semi-darkness
and avoid collisions with rocks and
rovk-bouud coasts. London Field.
I.ogia Is Logic.
An old abbe, talking among a party
ot intimate friends, happened to say:
"A priest has strange experiences;
why, ladles, my first penlusut. was a
murderer." Upon this tbe principal
nobleman of tbe neighborhood, enters
the room. "Ah, abbe, here you are;
do you know, ladles, I was tbe abbe's
first penitent, and I promise you toy
coufesslou astonished him." A Primer
of Logic. .
V