A Safe Crop. ' Sweet porn Is one of the safe crops for the farmer near n la-wc town. Vi'Uen the corn Is high In price It enn be sold at n good profit, but when, ns during the present season, sweet corn it chenp and plenty. M Is still a paying crop to feed to milch cows. A Wor cester County milk farmer estimates the value of large sweet corn at five cents a dozen simply ns n milk pro ducer. Massachusetts Ploughman. Mlllrt For Mils. Japanese millet 1 excellent for sll nge. having a nearly solid stein, ami thus being better adapted to keeping than many other fodder crops. It will produce twelve tons or mire of preen fodder to the ecre. The advantage over corn Is that It stands dry weather aomevvhat better and may be sown later than com. Sny loans have the advantage over either of these crops In containing protein, ami when mixed with corn make a balanced ensilage, llius cutting down the train Mil. P.ut with toe amount of land limited, It r.ii-ht be better to plunt all corn and buy the grain, since no crp gives so great n bulk of cattle food for the labor and expense required ns corn. Boston Cultivator. A fair of Silver panl(l ITnmbnrzfl. v, vr& --"-72 One of the most beautiful, as well ns tiseful breeds of chickens. Farmers' Hume Journal. To Kill a Ctf lIorn." "A Header, " Dunlop, Ohio; I would like to knew what remedy to use to kill the hums on a calf. At any time before the calf Is ten days old the horn germ can be killed by clipping off the hair from over the button, then greasing with lard around it, then modelling the end of n stick of caustic potash and gently rubbing It on the spot over the horn button until the skin begins to slip, and th Job is done. The stick of potash must t kept wrapped in paper, nil except the end used; also kept cool and dry, or it wl'.l melt; I might add, while this seems like a humane way to remove the horns, it U a very painful way, as it causes a slow burning pain for hours, and, besides, animals that ore thus dehorned In cnlfheod are just as pugnacious as though they had horns. All there is of it Is that they can't do the goring that they could with the burns; but tiny can do a lot of hunt ing. C. D. Smcad, V. S., iu the Trib une Farmer. To Raise Cacnmlcr'. Set some half-barrels, without ends ti them, in the ground and fill with manure, covered a foot deep with well pulverized earth. Put three or four plants in each of these half-barrels and make some sort of a trellis above them, perhaps narrow poultry wire would till the bill. To not set too many ha'.f-bnrrels to burden you with the labor of keeping the roots moM in a dry time, f r a few plants will furnish you .with all the cucumbers ycu can use for the table or for pick ling, if the vines can l a properly sup ported and the roots iire kept moist, especially If you will gather the eueks as fast as tiuy come on, permitting none to go to seed on the vim s. . 1 have also seen cucuml.i rs raided with lltt'e work in the following manner: Fill a barrel with ri--li i .anure, and place it where you wl-li ;li.- i ueumbers to grow. Several in.-his above the bot tom Lore :-mall augur holes u few inches apart. Phii.l a cuer.mbe" seed near each, boring lr. a well prepared hill or ridg' ar-iund Hie barrel. K-on water in the barrel win u rui:; is scarce find the vims will k vi'cii and thrifty us lon r.s 1 1 y are i:i bearing. Thfi farm I!rr-p. The neon mi .'.l of hoi'.- s should be the liiost rolicentrateil feed. I'V'-J mo-t of the grain then, an 1 hut little hay. At night ;;lve the i,...-t hay. It is i:o; easy f r the hoi'-e to uei'l: hard with his Htotnneli .stuffed with l.'y. An I'linols farm- r giv; s J. is horses n dry bed by nailiie: two ly fours on the stall floor an neh apart. This fc-ivfs the 1 '.'aid i.:an:::v a:, opportunity to drain h-t. it. Tie- gra .ves are kept clean by the n i,t u .-trap Iron boo mail" fur the pur; e e, which tits Into them. I: ii never a safe Ian to drive an animal with lu-.ie a rein that you cannot Instantly ei-iuiaaud the situa tion if rrr.-sary. The dillleiilty u( disposing of common grades of horses is as much in finding buyers for them as In getting rt specta cle prices. A btable blanket Is very desirable, oven for a farm horse tint at work In winter. It conserves In at by prevent ing a too rapid radiation from the body. It keeps the hair more glossy, and. In a large measure, prevents soil ing the hind limbs while lying down. A wool or part wool blanket Is best. An experiment station says that the tloser a draught horse is to the ground, Iho better both for service and en hiriiiiie. " If you expect the best work from the team, let them keep a steady gait and do not urge them Into n forced or rapid gait. Horse Breeder. Jinprova the llrooi Mmi, We think the great reason why so many ordinary horses are bred on the farm coined from relying wholly upon the stallion and paying little attention to tho character and breeding of the mures, says the Michigan Farmer. In horses uniformity Is worth money in any market, especially In those of good class, whether they are heavy draughts or carriage teams, and you cannot get uniformity in the product except through kindred blood. You cannot breed a mare of rcrcheron and trotting V'J blood and nnother with conch. Clyde, dale and trotting blood to the same stallion and get n pair of matched colts. Nature will not belle herself. nd site has declared so often and em phatically that "like produces like," and what you sow so shall you reap, that It Is useless to attempt longer to do tho Impossible. So the first thing n farmer should do when lie starts raising horses Is to get brood mares of the class he wants, and with more or less of the blood of the breed he proposes breeding thein to the more the better. This will be found equally advisable, whether ho proposes rawing draughts, carriage horses or roadsters. Ami such mares should not be matched haphazard, but after careful examination of the stal lion and his breeding, and some of his colts. If possible. Itut do not condemn a stallion because ho gets some poor colts until you examine their dams. As a rule, you will find too.-t of the trouble Is with the marcs, not the horse, although, of course, there are worthless stallions of all breeds. rrnrtlrnl I'nilllry Tolnts. The critical period Is tho forming of the "cathers, which calls for frequent fes.Vng. 1,11,1 when they have passed tait stage the chicks become hardy. The houses need not be more than eight feet square for each family and can be doubled. If possible. It is best to have change able yards, but If used, a less number can be kept to the acre. If the yards are kept clean by an occasional spad ing, however, green sjuff may bo grown eNewhere and thrown over to them. This may consist of cabbage, grass, turnip tops, kale, mustard, let t'leo. etc. Water must not be neglected cr tho meals given irregularly. Care must be observed not to feed too much, ns overfat fowls will lay few eggs, and such eggs will not batch. A good poultry manager Is always among his fowls and observes every thing. The large fowls should b hatched In March If early pullets are desired for winter laying. This applies to Urahmas. Cochins and Plymouth Hooks. If the manager finds this Im possible he should at once substitute cocks of the Leghorn breed, which, crossed with large hens, make good, marketable chicks and produce pullets that mature early. Crossing pure-bred cocks with com mon hens is excellent, but "fancy poul try" Is not profitable to nny but those who understand thoroughly the mat ing and selection of the several breeds. Unsanitary surroundings cause more disease, puny and unhealthy birds, and general loss In the poultry yard, than all other causes put together. E. S. Stuldt, In The Cultivator. llnnily Teti Lota. Every stockman should have nt least three feed lots, handy to the barns. They will bo found very convenient for use, time about, in feeding so that they can dry out In bad weather or to feed In, one day for the next. In good weather It Is often desirable to spread the feed on Saturday for Sunday. For convenience In separating or sorting stock these lots can be especially handy. In dairy farming, says E. W. Jones, In The Epltomlst, the cows have to be lotted to be milked, and In many cases they are left in tho Inclosure over night, In which case very rich lots tiro soon the result. If several such lnclos tires are available one or more may bo cultivated the following year and fine crops will be grown year after year without the labor and expense 'f handling It. A combination of this sort. It seems to me, would solve the problem of keeping up tho fertility In tobacco growing and trucking. A herd of thirty cows here last year produced enough manure for three or four acres during the grazing stason. The urine Is a very valuable element that Is oth erwise lost, but Is In this way saved. In hog feeding, this errangement Is of especial value, for tin y more than any other animal, need a change of feeding places. Where th? feeder Is pressing then 1 hey can be fed In an other lot So that the Stock hogs v clean up tl:- remnants ef the corn feed, which often Is not palatable to a full fed hog. Thin, too, several feeds ale '.1 taay be put rut In the dial re:.t lois i ml the hogs turned to thei.i us la i ; .1. Fee 1 lots should be on well drained lei.. I with shade and running water, if ; --.lde, The ftnciiig should be th ! suited dr cither cattle or hogs. Tl. y should be connected by asy ,v.i rltlr.g gate". For ratio some ar rangement for feeding In the way of troughs ir racks must be provided if we i:re to feed theia out cf doors in the winter. SIuzll y..r Silf-SiirVur. A simple yoke for a self-Kitckor that will h found etlicl. i.t can be made of ordinary rope halter for the head piece. A light bar of Iron is twisted and hint as shown. Forward part of twisted end Is attached to halter close to Jaw. 'me side of fork passes on either tide of cow over 'breast extending back midway. Straps or ropes are attached as shown to pass around back and belly to hold securely In place. This allows tho cow perfect freedom of uc tiou to eat and drink and In feeding on pasture but Immediately she turns her head ' to suck herself the prong toward tho side she turns will Jab It self Into her body. (Jeo. Rauiniel, la The Epltomlst. Bpaech f.oat and ncovreda Arthur Speck, of Gloucester, Eng land, received such a shock on hear ing of his father's death that be lost tho power at speech. Uueoutly he went. to n football gamo. Ia his ex citement he tried to cheer and suc ceeded la doing so. H can speuU at Uueutly as ever now, 3 Sunday Sermon o $ "2 A Scholarly Discourse By ? T AVCV. U. U VVCUUU. Tf i ji 1 : us M m K ! 'KL Hrooklyn, N. 1. Sun in, morning tho Iiev. Daniel II. Overton, pastor ol the Ore. nu Avenue Presbyterian Church, preacbeel ou "Confessing Christ." The text was from John xli. 42-4,1: "Nevertheless even of the rulerj many believed ou Illm; hut because of the Pharisees they did not confess It. lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God." Mr. Overton said: We have mentioned here In the toxl two of the greatest privileges and du ties of our lives, nnmely, that of he lievlng in Christ, and that of confess ing Christ. John, in telling the story of Christ's work, is complaining thai there were so many who though they saw the wonderful works Christ did before them, did not believe on Illm. He explains this by saying that this has ever been the experiences of the prophets. Isaiah, one of the greatest prophets of the Old Testament, had this same complaint: "Who hath be' Ileved our report'.' And to whom hatb the arm of the I.ord been revealed'.'" He complained of blinded eyes, and of burdened hearts and of stubborn wills. If these things we-re true of the prophets of the past; If this was the experience of them all. then II was not strange that it should be Christ's experience. salah saw that this must ever be the experience of any true prophet that would come to this earth, even of that greatest prophet whom he expected, the Mes siah, the Christ, and so he predicted this experience for Him. The greater His glory and the more marvelous His jvork, tho greater would be the oppo sition .o illm. Such experience would not argue against the M.'s iahship of the Christ, but in favor of it. That this was the experience of the Christ the verses preceding tho text, and many others that wo might give, declare. Often Ho complained of the slowness of men's faith and the dull ness of men's minds, nnd the stubborn ess of men's will. We read that "He marveled at their unbelief." He had many things that He wanted to say to them, but their minds were so dull that they could not understand Him. He wept over the Holy City most of all, because of the stubborness of the wills of Its perishing people. Vet even though this was Christ's experience, as it has been the exper ience of every prophet. His word and His work did not return unto Illm empty. Some believed, and followed and confessed. Many others believed, as we read In the text, but did not con fess their belief. They were timid, hesitating, half hearted Christians. It is of such that I would speak this Sunday morning. And leading up to this I would speak first of believing on Christ. This, of course. Is fundamental, and all-important. "Without faith it Is im possible to please Him." Without faith it is impossible for Christ to b'e' any thing to us, or to do anything for us. It Is faith that links our lives to Ills that brings Him near, and makes Illm real, to us. We must believe In Him or we cannot reap the benefit of His great and glorious work for us. Every where iu Christ's message and In all the New Testament faith Is made a condition of the blessed life. This Is true of all life's relationships and it is supremely true of our relationship to Cod. There is little that He can do for us unless by faith we open our hearts and lives to Illm. Faith is tho channel that lets the life of God into the soul of man. But this is what I wish to emphasize: Our faith must be strong enough to lead to something. It must lead to con fession, to service, to sacrifice. "Faith ful work is dead." The faith that sets us to no task, and that leads to no changed and better life is a false and useless faith. I say that because I be lieve that so much of the faith in Christ is of this kind. It is a vague, visionary, general, half hearted, spas modic faith that leads to nothing per manent, nnd takes ns nowhere worth while. It is a faith that was well rep resented in that crowd that followed Christ, or that threw garments, or palms in His way on that first Palm Sunday long ago. It is believed by many that there were many In the multitude who did Him honor that day, but who before the week ended were crying with an other crowd: "Away with Him! Cru cify Illm! Crucify Him!" Their faith was futile because it led to no confes sion, nor consecration. There Is much faith In Christ that is like that to-day. It is spasmodic, hys terical, ephemeral. It leads people to church at Faster time, or at Christmas, who rarely If ever are seen there at any other time of the whole year. It may be that such ,invi come to church more to show their new found faith In Christ, but we will not bring that ac cusation against them. We will give thetn credit for a Uttlo faith, even if it does not last except but for one or two days of the year. Then there is n great deal of this kind of faith out in the world that nev er gets into the churches even tor once or twice a year. It is a negative, pas sive fuith. It has nothing agninst Christ, but It leads to nothing for Him. There are lots of people who will tell you, if you i.sked them, tbat they be lieve in Christ, and yet they are doing nothing for Ills cause or kingdom. They never huve confessed Illm pub licly. They never have enlisted in Ills service. Now faith of this kind is good as far as it goes, bu; it doesn't go far enough. It is better than unbelief ami opposi tion, I suppose, but it Is sometimes harder to deal with, :.nd to get any thing out of, than are these, I have thought Our faith, if it is real, and If it amounts to anything, must lead us to confession, and to consecration, to service and to sacrifice. It la of the groat duty ond privilege of confessing Christ that I would speak especially this morning. We geo in the text that there were many in Christ's time who believed on Him, but who did not confess their belief, nor show their allegiance. There are very many such to-day. I believe, and It Is to-those and of those that I would speak. Why Is It that there are so many timid Chris tians, and hesitating half-hearted Christians in the vvoiiu'; Why is it that there are so many men of good morals, and of good will, and perhaps of Christian characters, who are unat tached to any of our churches, aud who, although they believe In Christ, have never confessed Him In tLat way, at least. Again we find the answer In the text "Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed ou Illm; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest tbey should be put out of the syna gogue; for they loved tho glory of men more than the glory of God." The first reason Is, false fears. These timid believers did not confess Christ for fear of being put out of the syna gogue Ths Pharlsj-as had Issued a de cree that if any member of their syna gogues should so much ns confess that lie knew Jesus he would be excommu nicated from the synagogue. They were afraid of this threat cr' decree, nnd so they did not confess Christ. They did not hnve faith enough to make them bold nnd fearless or to leail them to do their duty whatever might bo the consequences. They took coun sel of their fears, nnd so they failed in their duty. It meant much to thetn to lose their plnce In the synagogue. They knew thnt. It really meant more to them to confess Christ even If they did lost their plnce In the synagogue. They did not know that. They did not know that ns we know it to-day. We blamo them, but In blaming them we condemn ourselves, and the people of this day who do not confess Chris.', There are very many to-dny who be lieve In Christ with more or less faith who do not mnke any public confession or profession of their faith. Whnt hin ders thetn? Many things, no doubt, but among those many things this a false fenr. the fenr of giving up or losing some coveted position or plensure. Let me Illustrate whnt I mean. There wns a family nt one time attending this church quite regularly. I asked them several times if they would not like to make n public profes sion of their faith and Join our church. They always objected, and gave mu snmo weak excuse, hut llnnily they gave mo the real reason. They said: "Yon know, we like to piny cards some times, nnd we go to the theatre once In a while, and wo don t think that n church member ought to do these things, so we don't Join the church." Thus, for tho fenr of losing these things, they never made a public con fession of their faith by uniting with the chnivh. They were wroti-, and I told them so. They were wrong In the first place. In concluding that a church member might never play cards, or go to the theatre without Injury to his soul, or to tho church: nnd then they were utterly wrong In tho second plnce. u that they concluded that these thingl were wrong for the believer In the church, nnd especially. In the third place. In believing that these things, even if they were wrong and had to be given up, were of more importance than Joining tho church, nnd so chose these rnther thnn the fulfilling of their faith by a public confession. I believe there are many like them who put some little thing, or false fear. In the way of doing their full duty to ward their God. And thus they stul tify their souls and prove false to their faith. There are many -io say to me: "I would like to be n Christian and join the church, but there are so many things thnt I would have to give up that now I like to do." They are wrong, 'n becoming a Christian we neeel to give up only what ii wrong, and every tru person ought to be will ing to do that, anyway. And then the things that we loie are as nothing com pared to Hie things that we gain. When we can say,, with Paul. "I- or me to live is Christ," then we will count all othet coveted things as refuse in order that we may have more of Christ. Aye, even death will be a gain to u.s. for It , will give us more of Christ. "Godli ness Is profitable, both for the life that now Is, and for the life that Is to come." Away, then, with all false fears and silly excuses, and let all who believe in Christ confess Christ. This Is His owu desire for us, ns we know. "For who soever shall confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father in benven." But not only do false fears keep peo ple from the duly nnd the privilege of confessing their faith In Christ: there is another reason given In the text. It Is fnlse loves. "For they loved the glory of men more thnn the glory of God." They wished to be thought well of by these rhnrlsees of the synagogue nnd to receive their praise. Their praise was something real nnd present j nnd tangible. The praise of God for I duty well done; that was far off ami uncertain. They believed In this lowly Nazarene. They thought He was the Messiah, nnd, if He was the Messiah, It would certainly be to the glory of God if they would confess their faith In Him. It would help on God's king dom in tho world. P.ut If they should declare their faith In Christ, the Phari sees would be displeased and no longer praise nnd glorify them. And so they choose the glory and praise of the Phnr (sees, rather than the glory nnd praise of God. There are very ninny to-day who make thnt mistake. They love the praise of men, of their comrades, more than the praise of God, nnd so they fail in doing their full duty to God. They are afraid of whnt some of their friends will 6ny if they come out and mnko a' bold confession of their fnlth in Christ. I believe this love of the praise of men, and coupled with it the fear of what others will say. Is keeping ninny from their well-known duty to ward God. Oh, let neither falso fears nor false loves keep any one back from duty, his full duty, toward God aud His church. The Sum FouD'latlon, Some are all their days laying the foundation, and nre never able to build upon it to nny comfort to themselves or usefulness Vi others; and the rea son is, because they will be mixing with the foundation, stones that are only for the following building. Thty will be bringing their obedience, du ties, mortification of sin, and the like unto tho foundation. These are pre cious stones to build with, but unmeet to be first laid, to bear upon them the whole weight of the building. The foundation is to be laid in grace, mer cy, pardon in the Mood of Christ. But If the foundation be of grace, it Is not at all of works; otherwise grace Is no mors grace. If anything of our own be mixed with grace la this matter, it utterly destroyed the nature of grace, which, it it be not alone, Is cot at alU Owen, Stale rrlson Sack. Fay3 a South African newspaper: "An an.u.lr.j case occurred In tiia magi: ti jte's court el Ibirhan lately, when a recently discharged convict wan rte.rgel with steallirj his prison socks. The accused alleged that h forgot to change then vhen dis ihargcd. but wrb returnee! fo 4rlsot for anithur mcuth." Lacking In Styl. Tailor (standing elf and Inspecting tlrn) You don't like that evening u!l? Why. my doar sir, the fit Is ab solutely perfect, every line. Cholly I know It. It fits me too well. The other chnps will say I couldn't possibly have had it ade to order. Chicago Tribune. Extinction of Chinchillas. Chinchillas have been so much la request for furs In the last few yean that the species la In danger of extinc tion in Chili and Bolivia. P JUNE THIRD. Faith: What It Is, Wha: It Docs. Heb. 11:1-40! 12:1, 2. (Constv cration Meeting.) There Is nnthlng unreal or vague about faith; It Is not shadow, It Is "substance." No one evor obtained honor with out faith. faith In Ood, In men, In an Ideal, sometimes only In himself. Ood Is a spirit. If He could be pleased without faith. He would be pleased with the unsplrltual. We can do nothlnir but bollevo In ! Christ; we cannnt even do that en tirely, for Jesus Is the author nnd finisher of our faith. Suggestions. If seeing the Invlslb'e object of our faith would make It more real to us, ours Is only a half-falth. Faith Is needed for prayer nnd prayer Is needed for faith. They push each other up tho stairway of power. In tho matter nf faith, "hnlf a loaf Is better than no bread"; Indeed. R soon grows Into a whole loaf. Those thnt rmphnslze their doubts will have moro to emphasize. Illustrations. Faith is like the photographer's sensitive plate, which has become n most powerful aid to astronomy, re cording millions of stars Invisible j LllllJUtl I lit; lttl.31 H'll'StUJU-S. I Faith is a bridge over a stream. !he further end unaoon; but wo know it must rest on solid piers. Every check, and bank-note is bas ed ou faith: so faith Is the financial system of the kingdom of heaven. Uranus and Neptune were located by the eye of faith before they were seen by the natural eye. Science Is founded on faith. Questions. Is the unseen world a reality to me? Do I occupy myself too much with the things of sense? Is my faith growing constantly stronger? Quotations. No man knows to what heavenly splendors his eyes may be opened If ho will only cultivate and cherish faith. F. A. Noble. A true faith can no more bo separ ated from good works than the light of the candle from it 3 hoat. Jona than Edwards. Suro.ly it Is preferable. If possible, to suspend our bridge of faith from tho granito piers of knowledge. D. J. Hill. EMM LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, JUNE 3. Serving by Self-Denial. Rom. 15. 1-3. Tho claim of Christ was that ho came to meet the greatest need of the world. He did nut formulate a codo of laws. He did not leave an ecclesiastical constitution. Hut his whole life and work centered In a Ki'cat Ideal or the world. He would save men, 33 indlvidauls, nr,d save them Into a new society, tho kingdom of God. The work of Christ was revolution ary. It was the supplying of new nnd transforming motives. The great in jtivos outaide the kingdom were, first of all, uell'-preservatlon, then a: il'-sorvlce, and then self-exaltation. These had failed continuously from the beginning. When Christ came he rejected them nil. When he gives the power cf an endless life to men he supplies the motives which lit that life. Tho true glory Is not in getting but In giving; the richest life Is that which contributes most to other lives.' Selfish living Is disorganizing living. Carried to its logical conclusion. It would build a wall of selfish concern e.bout every individual so high as to shut him out from hla fellows and from God. And thnt is precisely the Inevitable end to which selfishness moves. Selfishness is more than sin ning, It is Hpirltuil suicide. The failure of our Christian exper ience comes when wo lose sight of the fact that Christianity Is u llfo of transformed purposes, alms, and ideals. It comes when we try tc giaft upon the ntock of self-surrender the foreign ond unnsnlml'ahle am bitions of uolf-seeking. Sclf-ssoklns Is heathenism. In Us crude form it Is barbarism; in its refined form it 13 paganism: In nny form It 13 op posed to our faith, un.l it has no place In our practice. Ho that would save his life shall lose It. Christianity Is not asceticism. It Is not n system of negations. It. says "Thou shalt" o.'t?ner than "Thou shult not." It lestores deranged functions to right uses. Ambition has Its Important place In tho Christian scheme. In the new life In Christ, there is larger scope for Banctlfic-d nnd chas tened ambition. "Covet the best gifts." The life which Christ Jesus gives Is tho greatest gift, which can come to anyone. It is tho largest en richment and endunmcnt that can he bestowed. Its light u;t and fruit ful activity offer the opportunity for nourishing a holy ambition. It must bo mado to count for Christ. Nesselrode Pudding, This is an extra troublesome pudding to make, but is very delicious. Line the bottom of an Ice-cream mold with thin slice of sponge cake that have been soaked in uherry wine; put a layer otall sorts of candled and preserved fruits ou this, cut up very fine; then more cake, aod so on until the mold Is nearly full. Make a custard of a quart o milk, sugar to taste and six egg yolks, with a cake of grated chocoluto; add two tablespoon fuls dissolved gelatin boiling hot, strain and let cool; pour this over the ouke and fruit In the mold, seal careful ly nnd pack in Ice. When turned out it makes a beautiful dish. Serve with whipped cream sweetened and flavored to taste. Murderous Ceremony. When a Neapolitan wishes to effect the death of an enemy he takes some object, often a lemon, which he uses to represent the heart of his victim, and he pierces it with nails or pins, which he fastens securely with twine. With approprlato Incantations this fic titious heart Is roasted over a slow fire, end Is placed as near to the In tended victim as circumstances allow, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JUNE 3, Bnt.lwrt The flttiitlt Woman' Fnlth ' Jffarft ll 14-30 nlilrn Tent 1 Matt, sr., 98 Mauiorr Vtrae, 311 Topic! Hrtnglncth l'nTU to Chrlnt. I. In heathen borders (v. 24. LM. "From thence He arose." That Is. af ter delivering the discourses nt Caper nnum. "Borders of Tyre and Sldon." Tyre and Sldon were benthen cities on the enst coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Their religion wns a base nnd corrupting nature Torrhlp. Hoeize bub, the name adopted by the Jews as n name for Satnn, wns one of their del ties who wns supposed to ho the author of "all the pollutions of Idol worship." "Into an house." In nil probnblllty the house of a Jew. Edershelm thinks Ho must hnve tnrrlod here several days: the fact thnt He desired to be kept hid, but could not, would suggest this. "No mnn knew It." Ho Judged It pro per to concenl nimsetf awhile from the Pharisees, who were plotting ngalust Him. "Could not be hid." It seems that He wns personally known to many in this country, who had teen and heard Illm In Galilee. II. A mother's request (vs. 'J5, SO). 2.". "Whose young daughter." The actual sufferings of the daughter were great, but the sufferings which the mother endured by sympathy were still greater. "An uuclenn spirit." Mat thew snys her daughter was "griev ously vexed with a devil." This wns certainly a snd case. Nothing can de stroy the pence of a home more than to have a daughter possessed with Sa tanic influences. The spirit that pos sessed this girl wns nn unclean a vlle spirlt. "At His feet." This nt once shows the humility of the woman. 'JO. "Woman was n Greek." By Inngunge. The Jews called those who were Idolaters Greeks, or Gentiles. "A Syrophenlclan by nation." A Syro Phoenician. Phoenicia belonged to the Koman province Syria. She was n Sy rian of Phoenicia. Matthew says she "was a woman of Canaan." "Be--sought Illm." Karr.es.ly entreated Illm. The .use was an urgent one. and on her knees at His feet she poured out her request. "Would cast forth." She believed lie had tiower to do this. Matthew says she "cried unto Him saying, Have mercy ou me. 0 Lord, Thou son of Dnvhl." She plead for mercy ; she knew she could make no claim upon Illm in any other way. "The devil," etc. Here Is a plain, straightforward confession. There Is no effort to cover up the family trou bles, and gloss over matters, and make It nppenr thnt, nfter all, lc - ih.ughte' Is "quite respectable." III. Fnlth tested (v. 271. 27. "Jesus snld." This woman's discouragements were great: 1. Her advantages had been smnll. She was a heathen wom an, with but little mean of ever, ob tnlning the light of the Hebrew Scrip tures. 2. At first Jesus did not reply to her request (Mntn 1.1:241, a. "'lien Jesus did speak He seemed io repel her. Tho soul seekln.? talvatlon fre quently meets these same tests, nnd mnuy become discouraged by '.hein. The disciples were annoyed. They said, "Send her away, for she erieth af te"r us." This has been greatly misun derstood. To "send her away" accord ing to' Oriental idioms o-'d be to grant i.er request, cure her child and let her go. "Tho children." Tin Jews. "First be filled." They :.re the favored people. The gospel was first to bo of fered to the Jews, and to them our Lord's personal ministry on earth was chiefly restricted. "Not meet." It ! not suitable not the proper thing to do. "Children's bread." To take those blessings that belong to the Jews. "Unto the dogs." For "dogs" read "little dogs." household pets, such as ran around the table at meal lime. This was the severest test of all. The Gen tiles were considered by tho Jewish people as no better than dogs, nnd Jesus only used a form of speech which was common; but It must have beeu very offensive to the heathen. Would this woman resent It? Would her pride at last be stirred? No. Sho "shrunk and shriveled" Into nothingness at His feet, nnd her filth still held on for the desireel ble'ssing. IV. Faith rewarded (vs. 2S-30). 28. "Yes, Lord." "Truth, Lord" (Matt.). It is all so. Tho Jews tho favored ones ought to be blessed first. I know I am a heathen only a Gentile dog. "Vet." Now follows (1) an answer to Ills argument agninst entertaining her petition, nnd (2i a most touching jib peal to His clemency. "The dogs oat of the children's crumbs." I only ask such kindness as the dogs of any fam ily enjoy. If I nni a dog give me nt least a dog's fare. 2!J. "For this saying." Her faith had triumphed. Jesus said, "O wom an, great is thy faith" (Matt.). Her faith was "great In Its earnestness, Its humility, Its overcoming great obsta cles." The hindrances thrown In the woman's way only tended to Increase her faith. "The devil is gone out." Now, at this very moment, thy request is granted. Though our Lord's mlsslou was to the lost sheep of Israel, yet He always honored personal faith in Him self, wherever found. Persevering faith nnd prayer are next to omnipotent. No person can thus pray and believe with out receiving all his soul requires. This woman had asked a crumb, and hnd received a whole loaf of the chil dren's bread. Although a heathen she now took her place by the side of Jacob and Moses, for she bad prevailed. "Of thy daughter." Her faith Is pecu liar In that it obtains a blessing for an other. Her intercession was success ful. Children who have praying par ents should be thankful. Here is also an encouragement for praying parents. 30. "Laid upon tho bed." A sign of her perfectly tranquil condition; the demon had previously driven her hith er snd thither. Crown of Gold. "The late Paul Lnwrenee Dunbar, the negro poet," said an editor, "once addreseed a Sunday school In New York. An odd Incident happened, though, at its end, an Incident that Duuliur laughed at as beartll.r as the rest of us. "Dunbar, toward the ,close of his re marks, said: " 'And, my little friends, If you do nil these things some day you will wear a gold crown. Yes, each of you some day will wear a gold crown.' "A llttlo chap In the front row, catching the poet's friendly eye, piped: "'My fader wears one now.' "'No!' said the poet. " 'Yes, be does on his- toot,' said the little chap." Poor Father! 1 Bobble Manimu. Mamma Well? "W'era men awful source when you married pupa, or did you Just (eel sorry for hlm?"--Juil8e. Uncle gain's flead Letter Office Brought Up-to-Qate Postmnstor-flenernl Cortelyon sit he Is desirous of modernizing the nil tnl service In every respect. Ii present pnylng partlculnr attention II the division of dead letters, In 0rd thnt all of the enormous amount of worn there mny be properly handlJ Fot.rth Assistant Postninster-Getierii Grnw has been giving his pcrsotJ attention to this division, nnd lias . eently materially strengthened tbi force by the addition of a number of :ompelent clerks from other division, inder his supervision. IThe dead letter oltlee is becominj le of tho most Important divisions 0f lie department, and the skill that Ii jelng developed by the employes 1B ;heir own particular lines Is sometliinj Jiore or less remarkable. As n result f the enlargement of the force th aenvy nccumulatlon of mall, number, ing upward of .KiO.OOO nieces, bna pompletely wiped out. nnd the work U low up t date. The monthly report of the diri.iA. it dead letters shows that the number n unopened letters on hand on Febrti iry 28 Inst wns 43.0(ki. iiriilnst aftinnn -i January HI. This reduction is very pleasing to Mr. Do Grnw. ns It the efficiency of the force under his di rection. In the month of Fobr-.-nry 0( (he present year IOD.000 more ltt were opened than were c pencil In tlia ame niontn last year. Last tnotub rS.IHM.l letters were returned to the senders, and altogether "liS.OOO letters were disposed of In various n-nva. Ti. dead letter Tnuds delivered Into the olllce of the Third Assistant Postmns-tor-General amounted to $1312.57 foi February. Few persons, perhaps, realize Iho Itn mensity of the work performed bj this division. Established In 1S2.1 wltb tin inslgnllle int force, it has grown t( bo the largest division of the I'ostotllce Department, employing 14') persons three-fourths of whom are women. An aged 'employe, recently deceased, ifter a continuous service of more tlaan forty years, recalled that he and one other clerk were nble In the most leis ure. y manner to open all dead letters received. The same person recalled the fact that It wns the custom at one imo to convey unreturnable dead let ters to what Is now the White Lot, oil Hi of the White House, where thiy were burned. The division Is divided into several sections. The employes in each of these have specified duties, in which they become amnzlngly dextrous. In tho opening section, for Instance, there nre exports who have each opened la excess of SoOrt letters in one day. Sur prising proficiency is also attained by the clerks engaged in correcting wrong or insufficient addresses. Thousands of apparently hopeless cases of misdi rection ore set aright by these em ployes. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Jepartment to lessen the amount of 3ead matter by means of printed circu lars nnd posted notices to users of tho malls, giving advice ns to means of avoiding loss to mall matter by observ ing proper euro in addressing, etc., tho number of pieces received in tho divis ion of dead letters continues to in crease, reaching a total of ll,.UO,OU0 In 1005. Letters and packages beariug the addresses of the senders nre. under the rules, when delivery Is not possible, returned directly from tho postofllce of '.lest inatlon to tho feenders. It Is sur prising that this Important method of Insuring tho return of mail nintter, au thorized half n century ago, Is not more generally employed In correspondence. Of the letters and parcels opencel lu 1005 there were enclosures of money In 70,083; drafts, etc., in 70,404; photo graphs in 8,315 nnd postage stamps In 310,557. Those containing merchan dise numbered 331,420. The actual money found amounted to $50,101.10. and the face value" of tho commercial pnper found wns $1,003,187.30. Tho last annual sale of undelivered mer chandise Included 115,000 articles, made up into 8102 lots, and tho pro ceeds, excluding all expenses, netted $7054.03. The beneficence of the service is Il lustrated In small rlegree by the distri bution from time to time, among the benevolent Institutions of the District of Columbia, for the use of their in mates, of undelivered periodical nnd other printed matter suitable for tho purpose. This distribution includes magazines, pamphlets, picture cards, etc. Washington Star. A Butcher and a King. An Incident connected with King Kdward's visit to Biarritz Is told in the Echo de Paris. The King wit nessed tno arrival of cross-country competitors nt Villa Machelon. Now, this villa belongs to a worthy and prosperous BInriitz butcher, who had been requested by the committee to placo It at tha King's disposition. The butcher's bosom friends held tho view that It was absolutely Indispensable thnt the master should do tho honors of his villa to the King of England, his guest. So tho butcher fetched out his Sunday suit, arranged his braces ou'sido tho kuLted waistcoat which ho Invariably -rears, stuck his hat over his ears, and. freely perspir ing under the blazing sun, awaited his august visitor. King Edward ar rived and got down fioin bis motor car. With a fine scorn for the protocol the butcher walked up to bis majesty, tapped him on the shoulder, and said in n drawling voice, "Come, do not stop iu the sun. Go up to the salon." A friendly shove accompanied these words. The King grnst.ed the sltra Hon at a glnnco, smiled, and obeyed, leaving the butcher to chew proudly his peuuy Havana oji the doorstep. Spain's Nary Gona. Since her war with the United Statci In 1S08 Spain has dropped to six teenth place In nnvnl strength. Her nnvy to-dny consists of .hree second class battleships, four armored cruis ers, thlrty-jilx other cruisers, nine sea going gunboats, thirty rl-er gunboats, c'jhteen torpedo boat aud destroyers, and forty-eight other vessels. Officer? 780; men, 0000. Edinburgh has adopted a scheme for collecting for charity thtough a cen tral office in the lluee of the Liverpool system.
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