t : SLNDAV SERMON : Z 2 J A Scholarly Dtscoura By JJ Bishop C. C. McC.bt. saastaoixsa Rrooklyn, N. Y. The ,rw toi-K avc line SI. 13. Church was crowded to Its utmost capacity Sunday morning when Bishop MoCube preached the Confer ence sermon. Bishop McCabe prenched for nearly nn hour. His sermon was n typical, old style Methodh.t oration, mill evidently pleased liU hearers lui nipiisely. for his remarks were punc tuated from start to finish with erles of "Amen," "Hallelujah!" "Ye?, yes," and frequent laughter. Bishop McCabe's subject was "The Preacher' Commission." nnd he took for his text the passage In llaggal: "And the desire of all nations shall come." He said: Il.iggai was one of the prophets who went to the captive Israelites to help to reliulld the walls of the ruined tem ple and of til Mr de-troj rd city. Zoch Uriah wa:-. the other one. They were both men of vast hope n ti.l mighty faith, and Cod gave t!m vision to read the future, nnd. I rcnuse they saw the future, they w. T" i ptlmlstie men. They did not helieve t!::;i anything was too good tn l:e true. We need such men. We have cn-:us!j tt:en who tell us how much better ti- past was than the present, and who dis'ourago us, and we need men who talk hopefully; men who speak of the future with de light, because tlrv know that the Lord's prayer that the will of Cod shall he done on earth as it Is In Heaven will some day be fulfilled. These two prophets went to the Israel ites, to Jerusalem, and struggled to rebuild th' temple, and they were greatly needed. Cyrus, the King of Persia, allowed them to go, Cyrus was the conqueror of Babylon, and these Jews had fallen Into his hands and he treated them finely. Cyrus was a man who believed In religious liberty. It is strange that 2oi) years ago there was a man in a high on earth position who believed that every man had a right to worship Cod according to the rtictalis of bis conscience. I know Cyrus believed in religious liberty be cause he was not a Jew, and yet lie allowed these Jews to go and rebuild their temple and ruined city. I think Cod loved Cyrus on this account. I know lie diil. because He sent him a me-saiic by Isaiah, "I will go before thee and make thy way straight before th"e." Cyrus would have made a great Czar of Russia: there would be no more massacres of the Jews. And what a gr-at Sultan of Turkev ho would have made! There wouftl be no more mass, teres nf Armenians sim ply because they were Christians, I trust in Cod that the time will come when a great man like Cyrus will oc cupy every throne on earih, anil when the ;ba that one man can control the conscience of another shall pass nway forever. I have myself seen .'Ml In struments of torture which were used by men and devils for I think the devil inspired men to use such instru ments of torture to make all men think alike. I looked with amazed in terest at the "Maid of Nuremberg." a terrible instrument called by that iianip. It consists of great, wide doors. In which I counted nine spikes, several Inches long. When the victim was nsked for the last time "Will you re pent?" if he said "No," these doors were slammed, and the victim quiver ing on these spikes would suffer uiore anguish than Jesus Christ did on the cross. Men and women to-day would rather die than give up this old Bible, or surrender the right to worship (jod according to the dictates of conscience. We enjoy liberty to-day because such men and women have lived In the world. C.et us prize the boon which they purchased with suffering and blood. These Israelites had been In captivity for seven years; 42,"iii) of them went to build the tempi". Some were old and some young. The young men shouted for Joy, for they did not remember Solomon's Tejnple, but t'.ie old men did, and they wept. They wept, first, be cause of the contrast between the amount of money which David gave Solomon to build the temple with and the sum they bad now. Secondly, be cause of the contrast between the number of men Solcmon had .yo.omi, and now there were but 4iVii'0. Solo mon had 3;x overs-ers to keep the people at work walking delegates. If you please. I wish all walking dele gates were fur that purpose. I won der If they ever had a strike among them. I wonder If 11 ;,fx M of these 000 said to the other eighty-four per cent.: "Culoss you Join our society you cannot work at all." It would not have been allowed In Solomon's time. I had a letter yesterday from a promi nent man In this city, asking me If the church was the friend of labor. I want to state publicly the creed of the M. E. Church. We are the friends of labor; we are the friends of all labor er every man and woman who has to earn a living by the sweat of the face. We are the friends, not only of the sixteen per cent., but of the 80,000; of loo per cent, of labor, anil anybody who is not a friend of BMJ per cent, is not a true friend of labor. That is the treed of the M. E. Church, and I state It for them because they do not seem dispos-'d to state It for themselves. And I believe I state the creed of all I'rotestant churches in this country. Then, again, I think the old men wept because of the contrast In the plans of the two temples. "The Desire of All Nations." That is one of the names of Christ. He had over 300 different appellations. Jacob called Iiini "Shllob;" Job. "The Deliv erer;" David, "The Shepherd;" Isaiah, "Wonderful," "Counselor," "Mighty Cod," "Everlasting Father" and "Prince of Peace;" John the Baptist, "The I.atuh of God;" Paul, the "Fore runner," at the Isle of Patmos, Jesus said: "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the bright and morn ing star," and John called Him ' King of Kings nnd Lord of Lords." But the sweetest name of all is Jesus. O, what a sweet name It Is. He Is my Saviour. It took an angel to bring that name. Cnbrlel said: "Ills name shall be called Jesus" that Is the sweetest name of all "His name shall be above nil names." "At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow." Jesu. my Saviour, to Bethlehem rnme, Horn hi a manner in sorrow and hime; O, it is wonderful, blest be Iln name, ChIiihk for uie! Calling or me! He did com", "and Ills own received HI ill not." The Jev arp still looking for Him. That is the moKt pathetic thing In human history. A great Hebrew scholar has translated the New Testament Info Hebrew n a lit erary venture, and a rich niau in Lon don Is spending a birre fortune In cir culating: It. I hope It will fly around the earth. Let us get the Jews con verted, for that Is the quickest way to convert the world. Do you know that there are SoO.OOo converted Jews? Let th? glorious work go on. ' Now, "what thick ye of Christ?" Is the wearer of all these glorious mimes fltvln or human or an linger; Some think lie was a good man. a typical man. tile nest man tn tfi world, but say He was not divine. They dt not even admit that H win an angelic being. Some think He was (lod-nian. "Cod manifest In the flesh." Jesus Is divine. Peter believed that. Paul be lieved It. lie said: "By Him nil things created that are In Heaven and In earth, visible and Invisible: nit things were made by II I in." Such things cannot h said about an nngel or n human being. 1 think the epistle to the Hebrews was written by Paul to prove the divinity of Jesus. Some scholars say Apollos wrote if, and not Paul, but Paul wrote It. There was not anybody else great enough to write it. We must have n divine Saviour. No nngel or human being could do what we need. He must lie an Al mighty Saviour, One who Is "mighty to save nnd strong to deliver." Our sorrows are too great for human con solation; our sins nre too mighty for the power of any man or nngel. We most have n divine Saviour and we have Ilim. Do you believe Jesus Christ can save a soul In nn Instant? I know It: I have seen Him do It a thousand titr.es. lie can do It. He stands ready. Will yon have Ilim? Do you desire Ilim? Brethren in the ministry. It fs your business to preach Christ's Cospel to the world. Hurry with the Cospel. This Is a sad world. There Is one re ligion that teaches that sorrow is so Inescapable, that the best thine that can be done is to be blown out like a candle, and ."O0.oon.oon Buddhist be lieve it. Hurry with the Cospel. Head John xiv: "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in Cod, believe also in Me." The presence of sorrow affects me strangely. I have never get used to It. It ought to awaken the synun'tiy of every human heart. I read a story of a Pullman car when, iti the night, all was quiet except a baby's voice. One man called out. angrily: "Where is the mother of that child? I wish she- would keel) it quiet." The father of the child answered: "The mother of my babe is in her eoflln In the baggage car. I hope the passen gers will excuse me: I am doing the best I can." The other man rush d out and said: "Sir. forgive me. I did not understand. I would not have said it If I had known. Let nie take that babe. I will kep It all night and yon shall r"st: you must be tired." Hi? heart was changed nnd full of sym pathy. Oh. the world Is full of sorrow and sin; but we have the remedy. Let your feet be like the roe's upon the mountains. Col grant the commission anew to-day to piyaoh the Cospel. l h- Tlinn U .Short. All, my dear friends, you who nr lotting miserable misunderstanding? run on from year to year; you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive be cause yon cannot quite make up yout mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride and kill them: you who am passing men sullenly on the street. no speaking to them out of some silly spite, nnd yet knowing that it would till you w;th sham.' and remorse if you heard that one of those men were dead to-morrow morning; you who are let ting your neighbor starve till you hear that he Is dying of starvation, or letting your friend's heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy which yon mean to give some day if you could know, and see. and feel nil of a sudden that "the time Is short," how it would break the spell! how you would go In stantly, and do the thing which you might never have another chance to do'.-Phillips Brooks. ltepofeibl1lty For rotftcinloni . Do you wish more strength? But If you had more and misused It your condemnation would be greater than is your reproach now for work undone. Do you wish more money? But if you had more its rust would the more sure ly eat your flesh as tire, while the re sponsibility for Its proper use would burden the soul. Do you crave a largei field of work and Influence? But what If. when gained, the field were untlllcd and the influence that of an evil star: A young minister had few to hear his best sermons; he complained to John Brown, of Haddington, and this was the ivply: "You have as many hearers every time you preach as you will care to answer for at the day of Judgment." Pacific Baptist. Nearer Heaven. Bless Cod for the wilderness; thank Cod for long nights; be thankful that you have been in the school of poverty and have undergone the searching and testing of much discipline. Take the right view of your trials. You are nearer Heaven for the graves you have dug. If you hive accepted bereave ments In the right spirit; you are wiser for the losses yon have bravely borne, but yon are nobler for all the sacrifices you have willingly completed. Dr. Joseph Parker. rive Hollneif. It Is better to live a good life than to be talking about It, better to live holi ness than to proclaim that one lives it. If the sun makes u noise we do not hear it. The brilliant electric lights blaze forth without crackling. The lighthouses flame out their rays over the perilous seas without the proelu 'mutlon of bells or the firing of cannon. Ho the truest, purest and best lives simply let their light shine, us the blessed Saviour commanded. Meed of Backbone. A contemporary suggests that one thing which Christians as well as oth ers need at the present duy Is back bone. Not a backbone like a ramrod, that cannot yield or bend, but a well articulated spinal column, which is strong enough to bold a man upright, and keep him from being crushed be neath the burdens that press upon bitn. These are days of easy going piety; and men are too often ruled by conk promise rather than by conscience.. Fish Strictly In Fashion. Here is an eighteenth century fish story. It Is told 'n a letter written by a traveler in Russia to a woman In England. A vessel laden with the latest fashions from Paris was run down In the channel of St. Petersburg "The next day, the writer says, "a salmon w:i3 caught In the Neva, dressed in a white satin petticoat; anj in the same net tore found two laj-ge cod. with muslin handkerchiefs round their necks. The sharks and aotpolses were observed In gowns of the la'est taste; and hardly was there a fish that did not display some of the freshest Parisian fashions that ever visited the north. Why Deaf Mutes Cannot Talk. Itrls said that deaf-mutes owe their Inability to talk, not to any Imperfec tion In the organs of speech, but en tirely to their deafnei. Having never heard their own voices, or the voices of others, they are not able to appre ciate sounds or to adjust the organs properly for their articulation. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR MAY 13. Huljertt A Fierce Demoniac Hr-aleri, Mark t l-IO-Gnldeii Teal, Maik . 10Meinory Verse, 1 Toulc Grea, Facta llratterllitjr Palvatlou. I. The fierce demoniac (vs. l-.j). 1. "They." Jesus nnd the disciples. "The other side." They crossed the Se.i of Calilee from Capernaum to the Eastern shore. "Cadarenes." This name in Matthew is Ceigesenes, and In the Be Vised Version Is Cernsenes. '- "The tombs." These tombs were either natural caves or recesses hewn out of the rock, wl'h cells upon their sides for the reception of the dead. "A man." Matthew mentions two men. Mark nnd Luke speak only of one, probably the fiercer of the two. with out denying that two were healed. "I'nclean spirit." Called unclean be cause the spirit defiled both body nnd soul, the outward tilth being a type of the Inward defilement. :;. "Could bind liiio." Attempt had been made to bind him because he was exceedingly fierce (Matt. N:",.Si. Luke tells us that he Wo naked. 4. "bet ters and chains." Fetters were for the feet: chains for any other part of the body. "Tit Pie him." It was impossi ble to bring his wild, savage nature un der restraint. r. "Night and day." lie was de prived of sleep. "Mountains tombs," Here the demoniac had his home: lor all maniacs were outcast as soon ns they became violent, for that age had no provision for taking care of them. Institutions of pity for the unfortunate nre among the gifts of Christ; an tiquity knew nothing of them, or of the spirit that would produce them. "Crying." Probably Willi hideous yells. "Cutting himself." Here Is an Impres sive picture of what all men would become under (he absolute dominion of Satan. II. The demoniac goes to Christ nnd Is delivered (vs. O-Kb. (!. ' Ban and worshiped." As a man he Is attracted toward Christ, but when under the influence of the demons he desires to withdraw from Christ. 7. "And cried." etc. It is Impossible to account for his Strang? consciousness of a wonderful power in Jesus, or for the utterance, of language which comes, as it were, from a being within the man on nny other hypothesis than the ex I -truce of beings superinduced upon lien. "To do with Thee." Literally, What Is there between Thee and lilt? What have we in common? why In torferost Thou with us? The devil at once recognize their great enemy with divine power. "Torment me not." Ken-In tiie true devilish spirit speaks cut. which c.cmts it a torment not to be suffered to to-te.ent others, nnd nn injury done to Itself when it is no more permitted U- be injurious to others, ii. "What i thy name?" Christ asked die man (not the demon) his name In order to get his attention nnd bring him lo a consciousness of his own per sonality. "Legion." The demon an swered, speaking through the man. The Roman legion consisted of about six thousand men. The word has come to mean iil.v large number a host. lit. "Besought." The demon knew who was in authority over him. "Out of the country." This Is explained In Luke S:"l. They did not wish to be sent "into the deep;" that Is, the abyss of hell, into the bottomless pit (Itev. 'JO:.'!). Send us anywhere, anywhere but to perdition. Send us to the most shattered man; send us to the lowest creature, into man or beast, bird or reptile; anywhere but into hell. 11. "Croat herd." Though the Jews did not eat pork the Bomim soldiers did and the swine may have been kept to supply their wants. 12. "Into the swine." How could demons enter swine? We do not know. But we see many things quite as difficult to under stand. The connection of mind and body in us is an equally great mystery. KJ. "Cave them leave." The devii cannot so much as trouble swine with out leave from Cod. "Were choked." Cavilers have charged our Lord with, wrong doing In "sending" the demons into the swine and thus causing such a great loss to the owners; but it should be noted that what Jesus did was to drive them out of theaiuaii and then permit them to go where they wished. III. The effect of the cure tvs. 14-17). 14. "I'leiL" Their occupation was gone. "In the city." Oergesa, near the sea. "Went out." The quickness with which intelligence flies in the Kast. Matthew says. ''Behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus." io. "See him sitting." There is n marvelous contrast between the man's former and his present condition. In stead of wandering among tombs, in nakedness, and tilling the people with terror by his wild, maniacal ravings, he is now flitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and In his right mind. Those who come to Christ and take Him us their Savior always come into their right mind. "Were afraid." They knew they were ill the presence of one who had treat power, nnd perhaps they feared Jesus might send upon them the punishment they knew they deserved on account of their sins. When Christ conies into a place there is either deadly fear or great rejoicing. 111. "They saw it." Those who fed the swine and others who may have been there when Jesus landed. Tuen, too, the disciples may have told the story. 17. "To depart.'' They no doubt fenred greater losses. They pre ferred swino to Christ. IV. The saved man (it work for Christ (vs. I8-0.01. is. "Be with mm." How different Is this grateful man from what h was before he met the Savior. He loved Jor.us now and de sircd to Join himself to Christ. B. "Co home tell," We owe our first duty to our homo and friends. 20, "Decapolis." From deka ten, and polls city, meaning ten cities. Why He Had a Grievance. Half-time had been called, and, as usual, the shies were fraternizing. The goal keeper was talking earnestly to one of the backs. "George." lie said, "will you do me tho favor of going Into the goal, while I play out In the first ten minutes?" "Whatever for?" asked the buck. "You're doing very well." "Yes; that's all right. But I've been looking over the oppoalflon lot, aud a:id " His voice broke for a moment; then ho continued rapidly: "Muny years ago their center for ward and I were rivals for the hand of a beautiful maiden, and for what I have suffered on his account I I should dearly love to come to an un derstanding with him." "Poor old chap!" murmured the hack. "You soem to feel it badly. I suppose be married her nnd left you out In tho roid eh?" "No, h didn't!" snapped the goal keeper. "He stjod aside for ine, auj I marrloj borl" Answers. SUNDAY, MAY 13. Investing Our Lives. 2 Tim. 4. 6-8. Anniversary Day. The seventeenth anniversary of the Epworth League will be celebrated on May 13. A complete and attractive program will bo prepared, which every chapter ought to use. It Is Intended to be sim ple, sensible, and full of Interest. Its successful presentation Is meant to be within the powers of the smallest chapter, and yet the largest should find It entirely worthy of being used. Do not permit any light reason to Interfere with the use of this special program. It affords every chapter the one opportunity of the year to put Its work fairly and strikingly before the whole church. The whole day may be profitably de voted to the anniversary theme. Per haps the postor may bo willing to preach a special sermon at the morn ing hour. The evening service tdiould be entirely devoted to the special pro gram. Of course, there must be an understanding with the pastor, so t hat tho chapter may have his consent and cooperation. Magnify the occasion In every pos sible way. Kmphaslze Its Importance by careful preparation, by vlgourous advertising, by general participation. Let tiie entire celebration be on the high level of the League's true Import ance and dignity. If some chapters find that they can not use the anniversary program they y Hhould yet plan to celebrate the day in some way or other. Kvery year the offlc'al program pro vides for the Installation of officers and the graduation of Juniors. These exercises may be made part of the cel ebration, even though the rest of the program Is not used. Wheat liasi two uses. It may be eaten, or It may be sown. Eaten, It satisfies the appetite of the moment and ministers to the needs of the body. Kach grain has one grain's value, and no more. It abldeth alone. Sown, It dl-es. But out of tho death of the wheat conies the life of the harvest. The grains are burled In the dark enrtn. The fields nre brown and bare above them. But soon there' Is a Bhlmnier of green, then a sea of gold. Kach grain of the sowing has risen from death, hut. with its life and Its value multiplied thlrtyfold. Life may also be put to two uses. It may he eaten, or it may be sown. It. may be consumed as It comes, each day's power and worth used to satis fy each day's desires. That way there Is grutificatlim for the moment, but no gait: of inlluom e, no strengthening of tiie forces or lite, no enlargement of lile's meaning. Life may be Invested for others. And that way comes tho increase of Influence, the widening of life's out look, the enrichment of life's purposes and results. ii m MAY THIRTEENTH. Christ's Life.. Lessons From His Miracles of Healing. Matt. 9: 27-34; 25: 31-40. Christ Is always saying to ti3, "Ac cording to your faith be. It unto you" Fulfil Is the key to all blessedness. The blind men were healed, not so much that they might see as that they might speak. Their gratitude was better than their vision.. There nre atill "dumb devils" that need casting out! Do j-ou think of Christ as sitting on. n radiant throne? Think of Him as suffering In the bony of the next wretched man whom you could help. Suggestions. The only thins at which Christ wondered was the splendid faith of a Cent Ho. Perhaps He is now wonder ing ac our unfnlth. Christ honied bodies In order to tho far more Important healing of soula. Christ's promise that we should do "greater things" than He is fulfilled In the marvels of modern bcIoiicp. Will Christ answer prayers for healing now? Yes, If tho prayer Is willing to bo denied. Illustrations. To Christ, th.? Creator, a Blck hu man body was like a halting machine to the Inventor of It. There was no real marvel In Christ's healing; the marvel would have been If He had kept from heal ing, us If a lire should burn without heat or a lamp without light. Christ's miracles were the mint marl: stamped upon His teachings. Healing rudlates from Christ as light irum the sun, and the true Christian must reflect It like a mir ror. Questions. Aro you trying to hoal the sins and sorrows of those around you? Has Christ been a Physician to your soul? Are you spreading the pralso of the (ireut Physician? Tha medical mission Is the out come of the living teachings of our faith. Isabella Bird Bishop. Chits', la now, through His dis ciples, healing more sick, opening more blind eyes, binding up more broken-heated, than He did In Pales tine eighteen hundred yours ago. F. N. Poloubet. Gorilla Battles. Mttny stories have been told of gorillas who, in attacking each other or men, used clubs as weapons. It is very doubtful If that is true. They have abnormally strong, suarp teeth, and In all authentic tales of tholr bat tles they seem to depend largoly upon them. With their teeth they can make a wound as smooth nnd clean as with a Burgeon's knife. When they fight they grasp their adversaries with both of tholr long hairy hands and, drawing them up close In an all too strenuous embrace, they sink their tooth Into tho faces or limbs of tholr opponents. Their most effective mode of fight ing with each 6ther Is to catch tbe croature by the wrist and bite off a finger. Minus fingers aud toes an orang-outang is practically' helpless, for he cannot fight any longer.. He soon afterward succumbs to starvation or Is disposed of by tome other ani mal, for ho cannot climb tree either for protection or food. Maple Shad Irwl. Among maples, the rock or sugar maple Is clnlmed to lie the best. It Is a handsome tree from the start state ly and well balanced In maturity.' It foliage Is deep and cooling In summer nnd gorgeous as sunset In autumn. It will bear more mutilation and Ill-usage, and still thrive, than Almost any other ree. As a wayside tree In exposed situations It bns r.o superior. As a pasture shade for cattle It Is one of the best of trees. It will give comfort to the cattle and please the eye. flood Halloa Kor Hons, A good ration for the horse of nny kind of feed Is about n pound of grain and one nnd a half pounds of bay to each hundred pounds of horse. And this would apply to alfalfa. In fact, the horse should do better on the al falfa than with tho other hays nnd with less grain. Tills might be the op portune time to say that the majority of farmers feed too much hay of all kinds to their horses. In fact, the horse barn Is where one of tbe great est wastes of the farm can be found. Husbandman. Car tt Fiirtn Tools. If every farm contained a tool house, In which every tool was kept In Its place when not in use, there would be a great saving of time during the busy season. It often happens that the value of the time lost In seeking some tool not In its place Is greater than the cost of the tool. Much of the loss of time and exposure of tools Is duo to the lack of some suitable place for storage. It costs but little to build n tool house and It need not be proof against heat or cold, the main point being a good roof, so as to protect the tools and implements from dampness. A l'runli Burner, A convenient, portable brush burner, for getting rid of lopped off limbs In the orchard during the pruning season, can be made thus: Take n section of nn old smokestack, about Ave or six feet long, cut It lengthwise and open It so ns to make a trough. Close both ends with pieces of sheet Iron, and fasten the contrivance to a sled. Throw some dirt In the bottom of the trough nnd start n lire. Hitch a horse to the sled, but at a safe distance from the fire. Pile on the brush nnd it will lie con sumed, leaving the ashes In the trough. Be careful not to haul the burner un der the trees while It Is In operation. The horse draws the burner wherever needed. Indiana Farmer. I'onltrr nnd the Currtilln. A flock of liens will greatly assist In protecting peaches and plums from In sects of various kinds, The fowls keep the soil around the trees clean, and manure the trees with their drop pings. When fowls are kept In contlne ment peach growing can be made nn ndjunct, thus adding to the profits ns well as affording excellent shade In the yards In summer. Experiments In plum orchards show that If the hens are allowed over n large nren they will be kept too busy with other In sects to notice the curcttllo, but If they are confined and each yard contains but one or two plum trees, under which the hens will congregate for shade, with not too much grass In the yards, the prospects will be favorable to a large crop of plums. Being thus compelled to remain near the trees the Insects have but little chance of es caping. Furm aud Fireside. To Dentroy Hark Lire. A cheap mixture, which has been tested with excellent results, Is to dis solve five pounds of potash In five gal lons of boiling water, adding five pounds of lard nt the same time. In another vessel slake one peck of stone lime In five gallons of boiling water nnd add a pint of crude carbolic acid. While hot mix the two solutions. The mixture may ne kept in a barrel, to be used ns required. When about to be applied to trees take one gallon of the mixture , add two gallons of boiling water and swab the trees with It, or apply with nn old broom, while the mixture Is wnrm or as hot as It can be applied. It may be used us frequently ns necessary, bolh on the trunks of trees nnd on the roots, after removing the top soil. It loosens the old bark, destroys bark lice nnd makes the trunks smooth. The odor of the car bolic acid Is enduring nnd Is especially distasteful to Insects. Agricultural Kpitomist. Hollow Concrete Dloekl. A recent farmers' bulletin says: Among the advantages claimed for hol low concrete block construction may be mentioned the following: 1. Hollow block construction Intro duces a saving of material over brick or stone masonry. 2. The cost of laying concrete blocks Is less than for brickwork. This Is due to the fact that the blocks, being larger, require a much smaller number of Joints and less mortar, and, being hollow, nre a less weight than solid brickwork. 3. A wall constructed of good con Crete blocks Is ns strong or stronger that n brick wall of equal thickness. 4. Concrete blocks, being easily molded to nny desired form, wdll prove to be a f.".t more economical building material than stone, which has to be dressed to shape. 0. Experience bns proved concrete to be a most excellent fire resisting ma terial. 11 Concrete blocks, being hollow, tend to prevent sudden changes of temperature within n house, making It cool In summer utid easily heated In winter. 7. The hollow spaces provide nn easy means for running pipes and elec tric wires. These spuces may also be used wholly or 111 part for healing and ventilating flues. Management of the. Uwn, After the sod of the lawn Is well established Its success thereafter de- peuds upon Its management and the amount of rain that fulls upon It The best time to seed the lawn In the South Is as soon ns the ground ran be worked In the spring, while in tbe North, Au gust is probably the best month, al though spring sowing often results as -ell In tbe North as lu the South. Many mistakes nre made with lawns, especially In mowing. Young lawns should not be mown too closely, for the reason that when n. plnnt produces seeds Its object for tbe season Is ac complished. Until the grass is well under growth too much mowing Is an Injur. Apply mnnnre on the grass Ijj the late fall nnd fertilize In the spring. On partially bare spots or on weak lawns the grass should be allowed to go to seed before frost, which will be an advantage the following spring, when It mny be kept In order with a Inwn mower. A mulch will also be of assistance In winter, and during the summer watering should be frequent. When lawns nre large and sprinkling rnnnot be done, the grass Is sometimes Injured during dry periods, but mowing should not be permitted at such times, ns It Is better not to cut close to the ground when there has been a Inck of .jolstnre. If frequent mowing does not kill the weeds, then the best way Is to dig them out and if the lawn contains bare places rake the spots and sow seeds thereon, both in the fall nnd winter If necessary. The Epi tomlst. Cultivation of Slrawberrlee. The following Instructions for hand ling strawberry plants from tho time they are received from the nursery until they come Into bearing nre In nocordanee with the best methods of successful fruit growers: If possible you should have your ground ready for planting when the plants ore received from the nursery, but If the ground Is not ready they should be ret temporarily In rows about two Inches thick and four Inches of dirt between the rows. You will find that tho sooner the plants are set the better growth they will make nnd those set as soon as received from the nursery will require less pains to get them to grow. The ground should be thoroughly worked nnd levelled. The rows should be marked with something light, so ns not to ridge the ground. The rows should lie thirty Inches npart and the plants sixteen Inches npart In the rows. A hoe with handle ten to twelve inches long should be used In setting the plants. Stick the corner of the hoe In the ground slightly, place the plant In the hole nnd press the ground around it with tho hand. In setting when the ground Is moist, this need not be done ns particularly as when It Is dry. When the soli Is in right condition one should set from Stxio to 10,0(10 plants a day. The plants should be cultivated at least four times the first season and the weeds kept hoed out, but when hoeing do not dig too much around the plnnts. The runners should be cut about two weeks after the strawberry season Is over nnd again lu about six week." The plants should be well cultivated nnd all weeds hoed out before laying them by for winter. In the spring they should be culti vated ns soon as the ground will do to work nnd again about tbe time they begin to bud or bloom. A fine-toothed cultivator should be used In the spring and when hoeing be sure not to cut the roots, as It will put thera back, making the crop late. If these Instructions nre followed, you will be surprised with the growth of your plants nnd the size and quali ty of berries. Cultivated in this way, on good soil, one acre should yield about 2500 quarts. The Epltomlst. Farm Note. Many a good chick has been ruined In the rearing. Allow a margin for disappointments in the batching and rearing of chicks. Beginners generally expect too much nnd are then disappointed at the real results. Everything considered, April and May are the best months of the year to purchase eggs for hntchlng. A miss Is us good as a mile when the old cow kicks at you; .and when you kick at her It Is better than five miles. If the hogs have no dependence for water except the mud holes In which they wullow, disease und death are bidding for them. Do you like sheep? If not,, you might better not try to keep them, No man can do well with sheep If be does not love them. So with everything else. If the ewes are kept on tolerably thin pasture and allowed to get a little lean, und tbeu put on a rich pasture at the time of mating, you will buve more and stronger Iambs. Improvement Is seldom found In a cross, and If It is It Is only with and after great care and guarding and perpetuating such a cross until It final ly becomes a distinct breed of -Itself. Grape cuttings should be planted as soon as the soil can be worked lu tbe spring. In planting put them in ground up to top bud and at a slunt so that the soli will be firmly packed about them and prevent drying out. Cover all large wounds resulting from the removal of large limbs in pruning, storms or sleet, with a heavy coat of white lead. This will protect tho heart wood till new growth has had time to develop over dead wood aud protect It from decay. Provide the poultry house with perches, dust boxes, lime,- gravel, broken oyster shells aud ground or broken bone. Clean out-regulurly and spread over the floor and especially un der the roosts, a layer of dry earth as nn absorbent and deodorizer. When pllVjtlng trees and shrubs on the lawn for permanent growth, keep lu mind tbe bnblt of tbe trees. Make tho tops smaller than the roots of trees that are transplanted. Remove all brokeu roots when the trees are set. Cut broken parts off with a sharp knife. Bantams are usually raised more for oruameut than for use, and as small size Is one of their principal charms, care should be taken not to set tbe eggs to hatch too eaiiy. As they feather early, the first of April Is a better sea sou for hatching these little pets than the first of June. : Household ,atters.i :.. Ta.tr Fruit Salad. A very simple but tasty fruit salad is made of sliced bananas and boiled prunes cut In bits. It may be served with cream, or be dressed with a blend f lemon and orange Juice, with or without pineapple Juice. Cream of Cheeie Soup. Scald one quart of milk with a tea ipoouful of grated onions, a blade of mace and a piece of a red pepper about is large as a knife blade. Make a white sauce with two tablespoonfult fnch of butter and flour and u cupful f cold milk, nnd add It to the hot milk in a double boiler. When It cooks add l cupful of grated cheese. Let this melt, nnd add a little salt. Beat two ?ggs and strain the soup over the eggs, tlrrlng nil the time. Whip until light lud serve. Medce-Foilce Salad. Here Is what a housekeeper Irrever ently calls "hodge-podge" salad, a Urge snir apple sliced and cut lu cubes, a lablespoonful of minced onion, a sweet .'od pepper chopped line, two small to matoes and two cupful of finely dnvdded cabbage. Put the various nr licles Into the salad bowl in layers, be finning with cabbage and ending with pepper on the top. Dress with oil and vlneiar that have been emulsified lu a oowi rubbed with thi cut side of a .love of garlic and seasoned with a bit f tabasco sauce and tarrr.gou vinegar. Mix the salad thoroughly with forks. Ileltclottl Cheese Snnce. The New Idea Magazine gives n dell .'Ions recipe for cheese sauce to be loured over macaroni that bns been Dolled tendet. or to be poured over .oast. Put n large tablespoonful of autter In the upper half of n double roller, the lower part telng filled with lot wa.er nnd after It bns melted stir in n tablespoonful of flour. After blend ing them, turn lu a cupful of hot milk, jinking a rn flier tlilti white sauce. Sea son with salt and paprika to taste, nnd then pour in n large cupful of cheese which has been put through the meat hoppor. This thickens the sauce sutll fiently. Smith College Fudge. Put into a saucepan one cup white iiigar. one cup brown sugar, quarter of i cup ol molasses and half a cup of .renin. Melt a quarter of a cup of but ter and add. Bring to n boil and cook three minutes, stirring' rapidlj . Have .cady two squares of chocolate scraped tine, add to tho syrup and cook five minutes, stirring rapidly at first, then more slowly. Take from the lire, fla vor with vnnilla, using about n tea spoonful and n half, then beat until thick and creamy. Pour Into buttered tins, set In a cool place nnd mark in squares. Chopped walnuts, pecans, figs r crystallized fruits mny be added when you wish a change. Vegetable Cutletl. Vegetable cutlets used in plnce of meat in a vegetarian family are made this way: II.- If a dozen carrots, a tur nip and an onlcn nre all boiled sepur itely until they are very tender. Then they nre mashed together und mixed ivith a cupful of cooked lentils drained dry as possible. The mixture Is seasoned with curry powder, minced parsley ' nnd salt, an egg Is Incorpor ated to bind It together, Mid If it is too moirt to bundle ft few bread crumbs are added. It is then made Into cro quette shapes patted flat, dipped Into beaten c;g, rolled In bread crumbs and fried In deep fat. Serve on a hot dish with parsley ns a garnish, and the un initiated wll' mistake them for a meat cutlet of an unknown kind. New York Evening Stui. ttlNXS'POR, THE. Housekeeper, Fresheu suit flsh by soaking tn sour milk. Thin syrup may be made thicker by boiling it down. To remove egg stnlns from sliver ap ply dry salt aud rub with a soft cloth. A brush dipped in salt water should be used in cleaning bamboo furniture. A little sugar added to the water ' used In basting roast Improves its fla vor. The dirtiest frying pan will become clean soaked five minutes In ammonia aud water. The odor and taste of onion can be removed from sliver by rubbing It with a slico of lemon. Equal parts of turpentine, Unseed oil aud vluegur make a splendid polish for furniture, etc. Add a few drops of lemon Juice to eggs while beiug scrambled. It will Improve the taste. A dustpan with a long, perpendicular handle will save many a twinge In the muscles of the back. Co bring out the brilliancy of cut glass, ammonia should be put lu the water In which It Is riased. A few grains of rice put In the salt cellar will keep the suit moving when being shaken and avoid Its caking. To take cure of silk dresses properly they should never be brushed, but rubbed with a soft piece of merino. ' If pains In the head are brought on by a nervous attack they will often be relieved by binding a silk handkerchief tightly around the forehead. Setting dishes lu the oven to warm often results In their cracking. Warm them by pouring" hot water over them and there will be less chance of break age. The brushes should always be washed lu cold water lu which there is a little ammonia and a few drops of carbolic acid added to tho water .by way of a mild disinfectant. Ink stains will come out with the ' salts of lemon. Rub the salts over tbe spot after wetting It slightly with water. Repeat the process every fevr minutes, rubbing well aud rluslng la cold water until tbe marks have disap peared. Some Ink stains are very ob stinate aud do uot yield as readily as others.
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