s SUNDAY SERMON 2
2 A Scholarly Dioeourt By J
Dr. C. Edward Loch.
Brooklyn. N. Y.-Pr. Charles Edward
Locke, pastor of th t Hanson Place XI.
E. Church, preached Sunday in the
New York Avenue M. E. Church 0:1 ,
"Jesus Christ til? I'nlvprsal king.
The sermon was the annual one be
fore 1 lie New York Mast Conference.
The text was from Revelation xi:l."i:
"The kingdoms of this world are be
come the kingdoms of our Lord mul of
Hi Christ." Among other things Ir.
Locke ald:
With HI own hand God wrote on the
foundation of history, "The so.-d of
the woman shall bruise the serpent's
head." (in the radiant advent morning
the angel said to the bewildered shep
herds, "Behold. I bring .von good till
inns of itreat lov. which shall be to all
people:" anil, later, the Great Teacher I
Himself announced, . if I be lifted
up from the earth, w.ll draw nil men
unto Me!" Though Confucius died of
a broken heart, fearing he had spoken
no truths which woticl survive bitu.
and Socrates drank In i'i sposidency the
hemlock In his cave overlooking A til- 1
ens. vet Jesus C hrist, the world's Great
Optimist, cried out In triumph in the 1
mil st of the agonies of the cross "It
l.s finished!" and Paradise l.osi became '
Paradise Regained. John, the Uevo'.a-
tor, in the seraphic Isolation of bis
exile, saw in bis vision the fulfillment
of all these pr.edie. ies. and exultantly
wrote, "The' kt:igdom of tins world
are become the kingdoms of our Lord !
and of His Christ."
It was a ling loolcxl for psychologi-
cal momciit when l.,'t.iiehcui s iar
appeared above the .'limpled hills of
Jmiea. Civilization had slipped down
from the honry highlands of Baotrhl
to the lowlands of Hindustan: it then
moved westward, tarry ins long enough
to build its towers in Persia, its tem
ples in Greece. Its tombs in Egypt and
its thrones in Koine. At its birth
Christianity encountered the fierce op.
position of emperors and unities, liome
was mistress of land and sea. The
founder uf Christianity was a Roman
subject, Its chief apostle a Roman citi
zen. The whole Roman empire was
liur1.-d across the path of lb ' progrpss
of Christ. His foil iwers suffered, but
in the si.'ti of the cross they 1 oivpiered.
Our forefathers bravely followed the
guiding star to the summit of the Alle
ghany Mountains a:;d fixed the West
ern boundary of the new republic: but
the years pushed the frontiers west
ward, and when at last against the
prophecies of American statesmen the
plains were crossed by the intrepid
pioneer, then autocratic lawmakers
defiantly announced that the serrated
peaks of the Kooky Mountains would
outline the western boundary of the
nation, but steadily and gracefully
moved, that point of li'.-ht until at last
t mingled its silver beams with the
golden embroidery of the sunset coast.
Then even the wisest of modern magi
thought that the star of empire had
become a tixed star, but faithfully It
has pursued Us noiseless tread until
to-day it Is brilliantly shining above
eastern archipelagoes and continents.
We are the creatures of that star and
must keep up with its aerial flight,
for wherever it lingers there Is another
Bethlehem's cradle and another advent
liynm.
Within the lifetime of many hero
present the star appeared in the
Asiatic heavens and the angel choir
again sang "Glory to (iod In the high
est, on earth peace, good will to men."
The year ls.'S has been called the
Annus Mirabilis of modern missions,
and truly it was a "year wonderful,"
for the doors were opened to one thou
sand million of the human race. In
that year India was transf -red from
the clutches of the avaricious East
India Company to the British, crown
and Queen Victoria became Empress
of India. By the Treaty of Tientsin
the ports'-und interior of China were
opened and the people were permitted
to accept Cbri.sti.mity without perse
cution, and Japan, after 2oo years of
exclusion, made its treaty with Great
Britain. Now, let us see bow these
t;reat kingdoms of the earth are becom
ing the kingdoms of our Lord and of
His Christ.
India has a population of sriO.nno.fM)
and an area of 1;o,u ) square miles.
Suttee, Infanticide and the voracious
juggernaut are pine forever, Because
of the huge reservoirs c instructed by
English foresight famine Is rapidly dis
appearing, and the gradual elevation
of women is taking place. India will
be Christian from the Himalayas to
Ceylon, from Bombay to Calcutta.
China has had continuous authentic
history for forty centuries. The first
real character in Chinese history was
the Emperor Yu, who ruled -'-'"4 B. C.
The Chinese are suppo-ed to be the
desceniients of Hlicm, tlie ,!iUst son
of Noah. They settled on the banks
of the Yellow River and established a
kingdom coeval with Babylonia and
Egypt, and before 'Abraham came out
f Clin Idea.
Four hundred and six millions of peo.
pie and 4.2'-,.".0' s pi. ire miles, and has
a const lino of 2-Vm miles. The climate
is very much like our own. There are
broad rivers, lofty mountains and val
leys of extrjord.uary fertility. There
is vast mineral wealth. Ueslde iron,
gold, silver and copper there are im
mense coal tie Ids; till of which lie al
most undisturbed waiting for tile com
ing of the higher civilization which
will some day adorn this drowsy na
tion, t'hit.a li- s partly In the temper
ate zone, wli -re the greatest nations
liave developed and where the possi
bilities of lower and permanency are
assured.
They are an industrious people, al
ways busy, quiet and peaceable. What
ever lethargy charnet-riz 's the country
a a government, the typical Chinaman
Is a shrewd, active, successful toller.
The Chinese Invented printing and
gunpowder; first used the magnetic
needle; made the finest poreeluin and
to-day manufacture the finest silk and
the most exquisite embroidery.
They are an educated people. All
candidates for olUcial position which
hi said to be the universal ambition of
all citizens must pass difficult exam
inations. Of course I do not need to
remind you that their standards of edu
cation are low; their astronomy Is pic
turesquely mingled wdth astrology and
all their science Is pathetically behind
the studies of the West.
They are a reverential people. They
can hardly be m.d to b" a very reu
nions people. Their relUiun cousists
lr. ntes und ceremonies rather than In
doctrines and principles. The basis
of government and society is the tifth
commandment filial devotion. Obedi
ence to parents und respect for old age
ure everywhere persistently inculcated
and practiced. Herelu lies the secret
of whatever of virtue and permanency
may b found rniong Chinese. When
man reaches eighty years of age bit
name 1 reported to the Emperor, and a
yellow robe is presented to hliu as a
mark of Imperial respect on the pre
sumption that his life must have been
Virtuous or it would not bave been
prolonged.
' All that China needs to make It a
progressive Rtid useful nation Is Chris
tianity, with Its Christ and Ills insti
tutions. They are a more promising
people than were our ancestors In
Britain before their conversion to
Christianity through the preaching of
Augustin and the graceful Influence of
Queen Bertha, the wife of Ethelbert.
They have won their way by venerable
nge to everything w hich Occidental na
tions can do for them. Confucianism,
with Its negative virtues, and Bud
dhism, with its Intangible mysteries,
have been tried and found wanting.
May China not be a nation which Is
to be born In a day? There Is a tra
dition that the Apostle Thomas carried
the Gospel first to China. As early as
l'i.xs Pope Nicholas sent missionaries
to China. There is a God in Heaven
who has not forgotten the Chinaman.
What shall I say of Japan, the land
of little people and of great deeds; of
culture and courtesy, with a population
of lo.iXXl.iHHi living among 4M islands
whose area Is i;2.H)i square miles
nbout three times the size of the Slate
of New York? A phenomenal natiot.
Only thirty years ago it was a crime
to accept Christianity l:i Japan. In
lS'io an English sailing ship lust re
turning from the Orient reached the
Thames. On board were two Japanese
youths, w ho had worked the r way
before the mast. Iiis-onsoiate and
alone, they went to bed snpperless that
first night because all the cn-w had
gone ashore. A few months ago one'
of thoe Japanese li'iys again returned
to Great liritain. This time be was
welcomed by the Lord Mayor and a
distinguished company of such men
us the Puke of Argyll and Lord I!oi.
bery. lie came as the cues; of the
city of London, and was aviiiiy en
tertained lit the Mansion House. He
was Marquis 1 1 0, wh 1 has been four
times the Prime Minister of Japan.
This is a romantic epitome of the na
tion of Japan. Many of lis statesmen
are Christians. Admiral Togo has n
Christian wife, and Is himself not a
pagan. In the recent war the bravest
generals were Christian men. Japan
was pagan yesterday. It Is agnostic to
day, to-morrow It will be Christian.
I oubtlcss among the kingdoms of
this world, which the ecstatic John saw
becoming the kingdoms !' Mir Lord
and of His Christ was the great em
pire of Itussla. The ItU'slans are a
mighty, mysterious, paradoxical, provi
dential people. Their ancestors are
found among the ancient Scythians In
Southern Europe five centuries before
Christ, worshiping a sword tixed in the
ground as an i:-ige of the god of war.
Cnib-r the relmi of Vladlmer. pxiu A.
IV. the Iinssiaus became Chrisilans,
getting their religion not from Home,
but from Constantinople; he'.iee they
are Greek Christians.
The Kussian has clear religions con
victions and is devoted to th rites of
his church. Senator Ueveridge says:
"The religious side of a Ilnssian Is all
sides of him." His faith is serene
and steady; the holy Icons are rever
ently protected, and the devotion of flic
soldier Is marked. Like Cromwell's
army they often rush into battle with
sacred sjngs on their lips.
Iviissia is in process of evolution.
She is not "a bear that walks like a
man." as Kinlini; said, but she is a
man who has been acting like a bear.
Hut it will be remembered that nnolher
nation In its developing history be
haved so much like a quadruped that it
will probably always be referred to as
'Johnny Hull." Russia's medievalism
is being rebuked, and her virility, and
integrity, and faith, and enterpr'.s
will yet bring her forth lnts a full
orbed Christian nation.
liy their men ye shall know them!
If there have been cruel and heartless
riders, there have nls been epoch
making leaders. A nation must have
permanent qualities of greatness which
can claim among Its master minds such
men ns Prince Kuropatkin, lie Wittc,
Verestchagin and Leo Tolstoy.
The Anglo-Sax in and tlie Slav are tc
be the two great regenerating influ
ences of Asia the former moving
westward, the latter moving eastward.
The future of tlie world must reckon
with the Kussian. Other races have
had their chance and failed. The two
great peoples who could emancipate
their own slaves are destined to teach
the liberty of Christ to the nations at
the cuds of the earth. It is true of the
Uussiiin as It is true of the Anglo
Saxon that he not only conquers, but
he assimilates.
At the end of tlie tlrst century there
were in the world .".oin.oiHt Christians;
at the end uf the tenth century Io.ihui.
(xi; nt the end of th tiftenth century
lnu.iBKi.iHiii; at tlie endof the eighteent.'i
century li m.i u Ht.f h. and at the end of
the nlnteeiith century r x.i.ot M. m x Chris,
ti-ins. In On tlie inhabited surface
of the earth was 4;!.7y".fsi square
miles, of which only .".4ii,0x was
Christian, in Ptoc, the inhabited sur
face of the globe is ,":i,4il. lo.) square
miles. ,,f which 4 l.illll.loi) is Christian
and only S.Tsj.."im non-Christian. Truly,
"the kingdoms of this world arc be
coming tlie kingdoms of our Lord aid
IPs Christ!"
.lpe-r lflfflnu.
Iiegln to-day with the d'-termlnatlnn
to hod blessing. His tender mercies
are about us on every side. lie on the
lookout for them and you will find
them. "Tlie more we look for lliein,
the more of them we will see. P.less
lugs brighten when we count them.
Out of the determination of the heart
the eyes see.
"If you want to lie gloomy, there's
gloom enough to keep you glum; if
you want to be glad, there's gleam
enough to keep you glad. Say, 'Ulcus
the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all
His benefits.' Hotter lose count In
enumerating your blessings, than lose
your blessings In telling over your
troubles, 'lie thankful unto Him and
bless His name!' " Itev. G. it. Luun,
in Christian Intelligencer.
A Girl Named Daniel.
Daniel Casey Is dead und the nurses
nt Sloan Maternity Hospital are
mourning. Daniel was the tiniest
baby born at Sloan last year. The
mother died at tlie child's birth and the
father brought a priest to christen the
mite of humanity. When asked for a
name he scratched his head, thought
some time, then stammered, "Call It
Dau'l." So with the ceremony of the
Church the little one received the
name of Daniel. Hut, alas, Daniel was
a girl.
For four months Daniel was the
prize Incubator baby of the hospital.
She grew and flourished, and at the
end of that time the pound and a half
she weighed at birth had Increased to
five. She was the most astonishing
looking little creature, with solemn
blue eyes, a round bullet head and stiff
black hair. The nurses all adored her
and spare momenta In their busy day
were spent with her. Finally she out
grew her incubator and In a few weeks
was sufficiently inured to the outside
world to leave the hospital. But the
orphanage was too great a change fop
the frail llttlo mite, and a few week
ago Daniel Casey died. Montreal Herald.
MAY TWENTIETH.
Letsona From the Lives of Elijah
and John the Baptist.. Luke
1: 14-17; 1 Kings 18: 33-39.
Of no man more surely than the
drunkard may we say, "It were bet
ter had he never been born."
Temperance, self-control. Is one cf
the chief elomenls of greatness, in
the sight of men as well as 01 Ood.
You may add to your llfo "the
spirit and power" of any man whone
life you know und whose character
you imitate.
Every man has the choice of del
ties, appetite or Jehovah; In thai
choice lie all other choices.
Suggestions.
John and Elijah were great In the
number of thirds they could do with
out. No man Is safe with a liking,
though for plain bread and butter,
unless It Is subdued by his will.
John and Elijah were not bont
with thlr splendid wills; they got
them by choosing difficulties, and
persevering till they became easy.
John and Elijah feared Cod; there
fore they did rot fear man.
Illustrat oris.
The man who can live In a wilder
ness, far from others and Independ
ent cf them, has thus a lunger lcvor-ag-
upon them.
Whoever cannot control his appe
tites Is like a h utso with a fire back
tif the wainscoting.
John .and Elijah were nnihassndors
of a King. In their own authority I
tliev could never have done what
they did.
A true picture of the drunkard Is
Shakespeare's phrase: He puts an
enemy lu h!.-. month to steal away
his bialns.
Making Christians.
Even If our societies could not do
evangelistic work, they could learn
how to do It. The members could
form classes in Christian doctrine.
They could commit to memory the
passages of Scripture most likely to
carry conviction. They could learn
the most frequent rejections of un
believers and how best lo meet tin n.
Thus they eoulu get ready for evun
gellstio work later on.
epimITessons
SUNDAY, MAY 20.
Serving By Example. 1 Tim. 4,
15,
16.
The Influence of older Christians
upon younger ones is beyond reckon
ing. The maturer disciples ore watch
ed more closely than they know. Their
week-day life is carefully noted. Their
attitude toward doubtful practices Is
scrutinized. Their words and habits
are noticed and renumbered. They
carry a great responsibility. If they
are Christlike they may help others
to the Christ; if they have little re
pemblance to their Lord they will
keep others from him.
This means much In all questions
of conduct. No Christian dare say
that he has a right to do us he pleases.
He has come into a great family, and
the Interests of the family must be
considered, as well as his own desires.
Paul knew that, and some of his plain
est wotds concerning Christian duty
have to do with the power of example.
"All things are lawful, but all things
are not expedient." There Is a weak
brother to be considered, not because
you pity him, but because he is your
brother.
The Intent of God Is that every sav
ed sinner shall be a means of saving
other sinners, it is the most natural
and Blmple plan that could have been
devised A sinner saved by grace
knows how great a wretchedness he
has escaped, and he knows others who
are still In bondage. Who could b so
attractive to a company of slaves as
one of their number who had discov
ered a way to freedom? 'df our re
ligiotv la true," says a wise man, "we
are In duty bound to preach It." But
it Is more than a duty. It Is a joy.
"To preach deliverance to the cap
tives" 1 sthe finest of all occupations,
when one has come Into the liberty of
Jesus Christ.
Meanest Man Found.
W. WestlaUe nf Chlcnen refused vpq-
i terday in the superior court to al
low $1.40 of the estate of his grand
mother. Mrs. Arabella Dlnsmore of
Redding, to be expended on a tomb
stone for her grave.
There was just $9C.4C left In the es
tate. A score or more of heirs, with
tlie exception of Westlako, agreed to
expend the entire sum for a tombstone
to the memory of Mrs. Dinsmore
Westlake insisted on having his share
of the estate delivered to him lu coin,
and tho court so ordered.
Westlake will receive $1.40 and each
of Ids eight children 30 cents, making
a total of $3.80. The monument will
bo erected, by the remaining heirs,
who relinquished their estate claims
Los Angeles Times
Cane With a History.
The workmen now engaged In tear
ing away tho old Haptlst church build
ing found a walking cane secreted In
one of the pews, which shows consid
erable serylce, but is In a flue state of
preservation.
Tlie stick Is beautifully carved, hav
ing leaves, trees, birds, fish and vari
ous (.uadrupeds carved thereon, and a
Masonic emblem near the head. It
also contains the following inscrip
tion :
"Thomas Jefferson of Va., born Apr.
13, 1743; was President U. S. A. 1801
to 1809; wrote Declaration of Inde
pendence; founder University Va.
"Jefferson's dying words: 'I resign
my spirit to God, my daughter to my
country.'
"Died July 4, 1826. This cane was
cut near Jefferson's tomb. Hartsvllle
County Messenger.
Scallop Fishers In Union.
A scallop union Is the latest com
bination of labor. The scallop fisher
men of i3ar Harbor, Maine, ure going
to unite In order to control the price
of the shellfish that are brought to
that port. This action was decided
upon because the selling price has
been 10 low that It has scarcely paid
to bring the catches to market.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY 20.
Sobject 1 Death or John tin Baptist, Mark
l 14-39-nnMKti Text, Rph. ., 1'
Mvinory Vara, 30 A Trmparanca
I. King Herod's terrified conscience
(vs. 14-HD. 14. "Herod." This wns
Herod Antlpas. one of the sons of
Herod the Great, and the ruler of Gal
ilee and Perea. "Heard of Him." Of
Jesus (Matt. 14:1). Antlpas hud heard
of His capitals at Tiberias, on the Sea
of Galilee. "Risen from the dead."
Herod's conscience accused hltn.
"Mighty works." In consequence of
bnvlng risen from the deud He is
thought to be possessed of miracle
working (lowers. This is 11 striking in
cidental confirmation of John 10:41,
that John wrought no miracle while
living. 13. "Others said." To quiet
the king's fears probably some of his
courtiers made these suggestions.
"Ellas." Greek form for Elijah. "A
prophet." Some new, wonder-working
prophet.
lti. "But Herod said." His guilty
conscience impelled him to hold to hi:
first opinion. "Whom I beheaded."
What a bold confession of guilt was
this! No need for the Baptist now;
conscience performs the otlice of ten
thousand other accusers.
II. The faithfulness of John the
Baptist (vs. 17-0). 17. "In prison."
Tlie place of John's Imprisonment and
death was Macherus, In Perea, on the
eastern side of the Dead Sea, near the
southern frontier of the tetrnrcby.
Here Antipas had a palace and a
prison under one roof, ns was common
In the East. "For Herodlas' sake."
This woman was a granddaughter of
Herod the Great. She lirst married
Herod Philip, her uncle, who was the
father of Salome. Herod had put away
his legal wife, tlie daughter of Arettts.
king of Arabia Petren. and had taken
Herodlas, though Philip. Herodins'
husband, wns still living. IS. "John."
John was the son of a priest and wns
born at Juttnh, In the summer of P..
C. 5. He was a Xazarlle, pledged to
drink no wine or strong drink, and to
let his hair and beard grow uncut, ns
a sign of consecration to God (Num.
C). "Had said." The Greek verb is In
the Imperfect tense nnd Implies that he
repeatedly reproved him. John was
bold and fearless. He faced the .king
personally. It is well when ministers
dare rebuke tlie sins of politicians and
those In authority. "Not lawful."
Herod had put away his wife; had Im
dttced Herodias to forsake her bus
bnnd; nnd had mcrrled Herodias, his
niece aud sister-in-law, contrary to the
law (Lev. 18:11. lt). "To have." To
marry her. The force of the original
bears out this interpretation.
11). "Hii'i a quarrel." In the margin
this Is rendered, "had nn Inward
grudge" ngalrst him. The I'evised
Version renders It, "set herself against
him." She hated John ns an enemy i
because he had rebuked her sins.
Would have killed." She desired to
kill him. "Could not." Herod would
not yield to her murderous desires,
but merely threw John into prison. 20.
"Herod feared John." He had respect
for hltn nnd feared his words. "Know
ing that." etc. This makes Herod's
sin all the more glaring nnd heinous.
"Observed,hini." "Kept hltn safe." It.
V. Herod did not allow Herodias to
accomplish her purposes. "When he
henrd him." Herod went repeatedly to
John's preaching. "Did many things."
Some sins which Herod denounced
Herod forsook.
III. Herod's birthday festivities (vs.
21-23). 21. "Convenient day." For
Herodins, wdio was watching for nn
opportunity to kill John. "Made a sup
per." This was done, probably at tlie
Macherus pnlnce with great display.
22. "Daughter danced." Female
dancers In the East ore a customary
part of great entertainments. On this
occasion the dancer wns of high birth,
being no other than the Princess Sa
lome, daughter of Herodins and Philip.
"Pleased Herod." They were probably
bnlf-ltitoxlcated. reclining nt the tables,
ns their custom wns. The infamous
saloon system of to-dny is only n rein
limit of the ancient revels tlint were so
vile and corrupting in their effects.
23. "Half of my kingdom." A king
dom for a dance! This was the prom
ise of a drunken man, reveling In sen
suous delight. The Moloch of Intem
perance does not confine his work to
the degraded.
24. "Mother." What n mother!
Leading her own daughter Into the
most crimes. "What nsk." Tlie vile
Herodins wns not long in telling Iter.
25. "With haste." She hastens lo
have the deed perpetrated while tho
revel Is on, probably in the night.
Herod drunk will do wdint Herod sober
has refused to do. "Give me by and
by." "Forthwith." It. V. Give 1110
immediately. She took Herod by sur
prise nnd mnde her demnnd "on the
Instant, lest Herod should change his
mind." 'Tn a charger." On a large
platter. "Tlie head." She is thirsting
for his blocd.
IV. John the Baptist bchended (vs.
20-2!). 2ti. "Exceeding sorry." His
conscience was uct entirely dead, and
he wus worried and troubled. "Would
not reject her." Note the sleps that
had led Herod to this: 1. P.e.lecting
the truth. 2. Continuing to Indulge in
his sins. 3. A drunken feast; liquor is
responsible for untold crime und mis
ery. 4.
An Immoral dance; dancing
can but result in sin. 5. A wicked
oath, which never should have been
taken, but, once taken, should have
been broken Immediately. 0. His fear
of the people.
27. "Beheaded him." But his pris
oner was ready. 29. "Brought his
head." What a ghastly present! How
Inhuman these wretched women must
have been. 29. "His disciples." John's
disciples. "Took up bis corpse." Sor
row brought them to Jesus (Mutt.l4:12).
Sunday-School Attendance Record.
The four children of Mr. E. Hall
worth, jeweler, of Great .Harwood,
England, have created a unique rec
ord by their remarkable attendance
at tlie Congregatlonul Sunday-school in
that town, for a period totaling
fifty-one years. There waa only one
solitary absence during that time, that
being on account of illness. Alice
Ann, th oldest daughter, aged twenty
one, baa never missed for fifteen
yeara, and Clara, aged eighteen,
James, aged sixteen, and Archibald,
aged thirteen, have respectively a rec
ord of twelve, thirteen, and eleven
yean' unbroken attendance.
For Rtd Not,
The Instrument la formed of a buncb
of needles which are used tor pricking
red aoses to restor healthy color.
Knowladsa I Power.
Knowledge Is power In agriculture
as well ns in other professions. The
more a farmer knows about the facts
of agriculture, nnd the more be prac
tices what he knows, the more success
ful he becomes. The wide awnke
fnrmer Is observant, and profits by his
failures as well as his successes.
Kaaulta of raerilnc.
In the selection of cattle foods the
farmer should keep In view the results
to be expected. Some foods are more
valuable, pound for pound, than others,
because they differ In the relative pro
portion of dry substance and Its com
position. The digestive capacity of
each animal should be known to the
farmer, and he should endeavor to
supply Its wants.
I
Fill tha Fork Kanrrl.
The farmer who raises a few pigs foy
his pork barrel may count the cost nnd
afllini that pigs do not pay. but where
a few pigs are raised they will con
sume a large amount of material tht
would be of 110 value except for their
use. When the pork barrel Is till jjie
farmer is nt least fortllied for the
winter with meat and in ninny enses
where no pigs nre kept there Is a waste
of material that could be utilized with
tlie aid of at least one or two young
and thrifty pigs.
Tn Krrp Mrat In Summer.
My way of keeping pork through the
summer season, says Louis Campbell,
of Pennsville. Ohio: I smoke It well as
early In spring ns 1 can nnd usually
market all side meat as early as possi
ble. After I have it nicely smoked I
take it from the smoke house nnd hang
It on stout nails around the sides of 0
garner in my wheat granary. I just
hang It up without anything over It,
being careful to let one piece bung so
ns not to touch another. I keep the
granary dark so as to keep out all
flies. I have tried this plan for sev
eral years and have never yet had
nny trouble from Hies or other causes.
lion In Orchard.
A scavengers, or for consuming
refuse that' cannot be marketed, hogs
are almost Indispensable In an orchard.
The fattening of hogs on npples may
be considered a successful method, It
being certain that this fruit possesses
n vnlue for that purpose that has been
overlooked, and the destruction, of In
sects by hogs in consuming the fallen
apples has given a new value to
orchards and will probubly check
their destruction, which in some sec
tions of tlie country has already pro
gressed to a considerable extent. The
animal should be allowed in the
orchard from the time the fruit be
gins to fall until it Is time to gather
apples for the winter, nnd they will.
In most enses, be found In good condi
tion for hardening with grain nnd
slaughtering, and the meat will be
tender and of an excellent flavor.
When It Is necessary to put thein Into
the pen, boiled apples mixed with a
small quantity of corn, oats, peas or
buckwheat meal will make them fat
In a short time nnd till tlie fanner's
pork barrel wi'h sound, sweet pork of
the first quality.
C'einaiit Floor for l'onttrr llouie.
In the building of new poultry
houses the question of suitable floors
is ulwnys nn Interesting one, nnd It
must be admitted that the flooi de
pends much on the nature of the soil
und the climate. That Is, in a mod
erate cllinate with the natural soil of
n decidedly sandy nature, we would
not hesitate to depend upon tlie
earthen floor covered with more or less
gravel, provided it was enough higher
than the surface of the surrounding
soil to prevent any surface water run
ning In the house, and also that It be
kept well covered with straw or chaff
particularly In cold weather. The floor
of boards Is not objectionable, provided
this, too, is arranged so that it will
not get damp nnd so that It Is covered
with straw. The cement floor has
many things In Its favor, provided it
is properly laid, but here Is Just where
the trouble Is. A cement floor laid so
that It Is damp most ofthe time Is
worse than a damp board or earthen
floor simply because It will not dry cut
us quickly. If properly laid It will
probubly be satisfactory, but under
ordinary conditions we would prefer
either tlie board or earthen floor with
the average poultry keeper.
Tha Hfll anil lint Itrood.
When it comes to surety, safety nnd
comfort for both the hen and her
keeper the pen system of managing
the hen und her brood Is the best and
In the long run 't is much the cheapest.
We have written on this sulilect be-
I fore, but it is so timely now and It Is
such a good thing such a great help
to tlie management of tlie hen mothers
nnd their little ones during the grow
ing season, that we ure writing 011 it
wnce more.
The chief idea Is Individuality and
comparative Isolation of each hen and
her chickens and In this ulone much
is attained, for the more we divide
the growing stock the. more of It we
will raise.
In currying out this plan, observes
II. B. Geer, a good, stout, weather and
varmint proof coop is tlie first essen
tial, for the chickens must have pro
tection at night. Tlie next necessity is
a pen made of sluts or wire netting,
this to enclose the coop, suy a space
about ten by twelve feet nil around
it, and the fencing should be six feet
high nnd then the flight feathers of one
wing of the hen should be cut so that
she can not fly out, should she be of u
flighty turn. A gate at the front Is,
of course, noccssary.
Within a small yard of this kind one
hen and her brood should be placed,
but the fencing should not be so close
that the little chicks cunnot pasa In
and out, for it la not Intended to con
fine them, but their mother. This
makes a security reserve for them a
place of rofuge for them from any
danger, and yet they may enjoy free
range at tbe same time. It also makes
it possible to feed each hen aud her
brood separately, which is 1 most de
alrable condition, as It prevents mob
bing up aud overcrowding.
Another thought when tbe showers
001W up, sod w are busy, w need
not chase all over the place, dropping
everything else, to get the hens and
their chickens In out of the wet, for the
hen Is stationed where there ts refuge
nil the time, end the chickens can
quickly scoot la through the cracks to
her.
In fact, this system mlnlmles work,
worry and the percentage of loss, and
It reully makes the raising of chickens
with hens a pleasure, as well as profit
able. .
Rapa Tor Shaap,
It hns been well attested thnt rape
makes the quickest nnd one of the best
sheep nnd hog pastures that can be
grown. One of our correspondents, Mr.
L. C. Reynolds, says of rope:
Rape has won for Itself great popu
larity as a food for sheep In recent
years. It Is grown to-day more or less
upon every farm where sheep or hogs
are raised. I hnve grown rape for
sheep pasture for more thnn twelve
year, and the more I grow of It the
more thoroughly I am convinced It Is
one of the best sheep feeds the farmer
can grow. While It does not come on
ns early ns rye In tlie spring, Its hardy
nature makes It one of the best of for
age crops. When sown under favora
ble conditions it will supply a Inrge
amount of pnlatnble pasture at sii
weeks of growth, and tlie fact that It
can be sown nt any season of the year
makes It one of the best general forage
crops for the farmer. No sheep owner
can afford not to grow rape. It enn be
sown during every growing season of
tlie year nnd produce excellent pnsture.
I prefer to sow rape in drills Instead
of broadcast, as tunny do. A better
stand of plants enn be secured by this
method, nnd the stock does not tramp
the forage down nearly so much. 1
sow my rape with a hand or grain
drill In rows twenty Inches apart. Sow
about four pounds of seed per acre.
Care should be exercised not to sow the
seed too deep. Indiana Farmer.
Fertility nnd Fruit Crowing.
At a meeting of horticulturists Pro
fessor John Craig, of Cornell Univer
sity, said:
"Every modern system of cultivating
fruits recognizes as a tlrst principle
tlie right of tlie fruit tree to lie con
sidered a specific nnd sufficient crop
under the soil, or nt least to be regard
ed as a crop quite ns exhausting In
character as nny grown by the farmer.
L'nless the fruit grower realizes and
puts Into practice the essential part of
tills principle he will fail ns a cultiva
tor of fruits. Experiments In orchard
ing conducted some years ago nt the
Cornell Experiment Station proved con
clusively that it cost the soil more to
produce twenty average crops of ap
ples than twenty average crops of
wheat. In other words, more fertility
vus extracted from the land in grow
ing an acre of bearing nppies for twen
ty years than in growing twenty con
secutive crops of wheat. As a rule,
the farmer recognizes the food needs
of the wheat plant, but too often does
he look upon the apple or fruit tree as
a mere tenant of the soil, and one
which Is not to be regarded as a spe
cific crop. Having recognized tbe prin
ciples, the particular method of orch
arding much be worked out by the fruit
grower himself. This method will de
pond upon soil conditions nnd climate.
Nevertheless, It Isjsafe to say that In
eight cases out of ten that method,
which employs clean tillage for at least
part of the season will be most suc
cessful. It Is also safe to say that
nil secondary crops lu orchards ure In
jurious." Farm and Unrden Notes.
Much labor nnd expenst may
be
saved by planning nheud.
Only n few varieties should be plant
ed In tlie commercial orchard.
Exercise has a decided value In low
ering the cost of egg production.
The more litter in the manure, tho
slower the process of decomposition.
Celeriuc Is a plant similar to celery,
but more easily grown and more easily
cooked.
Too largo quantities of fertilizers
applied ut one time will kill tender
plants.
But few plants will thrive in a wet
soil. A good drain is sometimes better
than manure.
There ure few times of the year
when a good pair of pruning shears
can not be used to good udvuntage.
Don't forget the stock wuter in the
pasture. Stock must not be without
good water, not for a day nor half a
day.
When n better price for better fruit
Is obtained, the difference In price pays
for handling. It pays to grow the best,
for thut reuson.
In nearly all cases animals In low
flesh nre more liable to disease than
when lu tine bodily condition, and it
costs more to keep them.
Thinning fruit Is proving such an
cdvuntuge to the quality thut the plan
Is gaining ground everywhere. Better
prices for better fruit is tlie result.
Some fires have occurred from care
lessness In handling incubators and
brooders. Possibly we might encase
the incubator, if In cellar, in light
framework covered with asbestos
paper. The latter is cheap aud a suie
protection from overheating.
Barring all the differences that may
be In individual 4drC nnd strains, it
may be said thut Wyandot tea are 110 w
considered to be among tlie very best
of all-purpose fowls. They are hardy,
active, good layers, good mothers and
of good size and good table quality.
The world would do a bad Job of
getting along without the grower of
live stock, and that same world ought
to be willing to remunerate him for his
lubor and risks. Indeed, no cluss of
people Is ruder auy obligation to feed
and clotlie another cluss without pay
for it.
That bone has great value as a ration
for poultry, both for egg production
and for growth In chicks, Is not a mut
ter of dispute. Tha fact is generally
recognized that in.no other way can
eggs be produced more readily, or
growth made in young stock n.ore
quickly than by the liberal use of
cut boue In the ration.
Ilalpait br AutoUta.
INTEREST In good roads Is upreaj.
Ing throughout the country to 1
greater extent than has ever hecg
noticed, and a large part of thin ac
tivity Is directly due to the Individual
and committee efforts of automobllists.
The Good Roads Committee of tbe
American Automobile Association j
co-operating with local authorities In (
number of States Tor the purpose ot
improving the more frequented sec.
tlons of the highway. The recent run
made by Asa Goddard from Boston to
New York wna taken with the object
of studying the roads at au unfavor
able period of the year when their bail
spots would be more apparent nnd it
would be easier to suggest dellult
places for Improvement. A detailed
report on these conditions Is being pre
pared by Mr. Goddard, and the Ameri
can Automobile Association will en
deavor to get the clubs in Massachu
setts and Connecticut to assist In car
rying out the needed Improvements.
Asa Goddard Is now engaged In the
good roads movement In Ohio. He has
accepted the appointment ns assistant
secretary to the Cleveland Automobile
Club, the office being created chiefly
for the purpose of bringing Influence to
benr throughout the State for better
highways. Mr Goddard Is one of the
tliost practical nnd best posted men on
automobile affairs lu the country. He
is a practical road builder, having had
charge ot the construction qt some of
the best roads In New England. For
two years he lias been a director of the
American Automobile Association, rei
resenting tho Worcester Automobile
Club.
' The projected plans for the Glldden
tour this year huve directed closer at
tention than ever before to the condi
tion of roads lu the West. Singular as
it mny seem to those who know little
of the true conditions, the roads lu
Canada above Detroit and Toledo are
Immeasurably superior to those in
Michigan and Ohio. In fact, better au
tomobile travel will be found by way
of Canada from Detroit to Buffalo than
through our own country. It Is almost
Impossible to travel from Detroit to To
ledo by automobile, and It has Ions
been a stnndlng joke among the mem
bers ot the Detroit Automobile Club
thnt tl e only safe way to take a motor
car between the two cities Is by boat.
In view of the enormous output ol
automobiles from Michigan it is hut
natural that tho good roads subject
should be agitated there, and an
amendme;;t to the Constitution has re
cently been adopted by popular vote
authorizing State aid to road building
somewhat on the principle thnt was
adopted in New York a year ago. The
Michigan Highway Commissioner and
the autoists are now endeavoring to co
operate with the proper oillcials In
Ohio toward the building of a firm,
broad highway from Detroit to Toledo.
In Pennsylvania active steps have
been taken to secure n proper automo
bile route from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg. The Germautowu Automobile
Club has taken the Initiative. A mac
adamized road has just been author
ized at an expense of $00,000 from Bal
timore to Washington. A bill to this
effect has been signed by the Governor,
riatis are being 'made in New Hamp
shire to Improve the roads leading to
the White Mountains. In New Jersey
last year nenrly sixty-eight miles ot
road were built nt n cost of nearlj
$103,000. rinns nre being made for the
improvement of several stretches of
road In tlie upper part ot New York,
Even lnthe Far West the good roads
question Is assuming greater Impor
tance than In former years, California
nnd Washington having taken steps to
Improve their State highways. New
York Times.
The CninbcrlAml Pike.
A bill for the restoration of the Na
tional highway commonly known n
the Cumberland Pike, pnsslng through
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, was Introduced Into the
House recently. The bill makes It pos
sible for State authorities to borrow
money for tho purpose from the Gov
ernment without Inlerest, provided
that not more .than $10,000 per mile Is
used In tho Improvement of the road.
This movement If successful will he of
interest and value to out citizens liv
ing lu tho sections through which this
famous road passes.
The Commercial Tlme-Sater.
These are strenuous days In tho busi
ness world. The greater the degree of
national prosperity tho more nre buy
ers and sellers cramped for time
Whatever suves their time enables
thora to save its equivalent money.
Publicity Is the great mercantile time
saver. It spreads out tho tradesman's
wares so that tho customer can see
them all at a glance; It tells him ex
actly where to find the precise article
that he wants; it spares him tho labor
hud Inconvenience of rummaging. Tills
means a great deal to n hurried buyer.
By as much as It reduces the time the
customer must spend lu selection It
minimizes the time the merchant de
votes to making a sale. Advertising
owes Its power to the fact that It
showers Its benefits with nn even hand
upon those who pay for It nnd those
who read It. Philadelphia Record.
Up-to-late Auto JarR-on.
Intending purchasers of automobiles
are frequently more mystified than in
structed by the explanations of sales
men, but New York's automobile row
has one salesman who carefully avoids
technicalities Said be to a prospec
tive customer:
"You see, when tbe piston comes up
and compresses a lump ot gas a spark
Jumps la and touches It off and the
engine gives a poke, which turn the
cr.unk shaft around. Then tbe piston
cornea back and chases out the' burnt
ga and take In a fresh charge at It
goes back; then it comes up and the
load gets a spark and the piston Is
blown back and the crankshaft get
another poke, just a before. Every
time spark la 1st In the engine gets
a pok and glvei it to the crankshaft,
you ut. It's perfectly simple and
limply perfect" New York Bun,