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J A Scholarly Dtscoura By JJ
Bishop C. C. McC.bt.
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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.
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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.