: SUNDAY SERMON :
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JJ A Scholarly DltcouM. By
m Rev Robert II. Canon. n
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flronklyn. N V.-In Grn', rresby.
terlan Church the pastor, tie Itev. Hub
ert H. Carson, prcin.li Sur.day even
lr.g froir. the hook of Uutli. Arro::g
other things hp sntd:
We a great cf the b-anty
and power of tlx1 ilible tpcaue cf
the manner In which wf are accus
tomed to rend It. There lire very few
who tnke time to rend n whole bonk
through at a single sitting. We dip
Into Scripture ns if it won' n book of
fnte, reading n verse here nml nnother
there, so It is not surprising tlint we
rise from the exercise having received
but little help nml spiritual refresh
ment. There Is im royal road to
knowledge. There Is no way to gar
nor tho lessons which Holy Script ur
ten cli i' save through that sternly and
persistent searching of which our Sav
Ions poko when He saiil. ' Search the
Scriptures, for they are they which
testily of .Me."
It is our hope this evening to point
out some of the beautiful lesions con.
tallied in one little book of the Itililo,
in one of the most d"liglit fill stories
ever presented fur contemplation by
the mind of man. I refer to the book
of Ruth. Its very place In the sacred
canon makes it a memorable piece of
literature. It Is. as you know, pre
ceded by the book of Judges, and fol
lowed by the book (if Samuel. These
books are concerned almost exclusively
with the national history of rao
with the wars, defeats, humiliations,
murmuring, coniplainincs. repininus
nnd repentances of the people. They
r not. in the main, pleasant reading.
Their pases are red with blood, and
violence, and rapine, nn.l lawless deeds,
the unchangeable consequences of a
nation forgetting Ibid and negating to
do Ills will. i
It is n great pleasure, therefore, to 1
turn from these books that t ll of the
ups nnd downs of national life, and '
tix the attention upon the charming
story oT He.th. That little book pic
tures domestic 1 i r i -: it gives u a
glimpse Into the )ii.-t. everyday habits
and customs of the men aril women -of
that time, ami we see them in their
homos. In Hie harvest tn.;d. at tin'
festivals, and at religious services. !
ISiogrnphy is, I think, the favorite
reading matter. V are deluded with
a flood of lii-!itions biography in the
shape of novels which come by thou
rands from the printing pi-ess every 1
year. It is an easy, but not very
profitable kind of reading, for in the
majority of cases there is a treat deal
of unreality , too great an nlisenee of
the lifelike, ami too little of what we
know to ho a common expoi lenee.
It is not so, however, in the book of
Ruth. There we have lite truly de
picted: there we meet wiih men and
women as we llnd them to-day not an
gels nnd not demons, but erring, endur- '
inc. faithful and not mildest. !
It is not my intention to enter upon
the story. I trust that yon all know
it. or that if you do not. that yon will
take a quiet half hour this very even
ing, and peruse that little book, which,
in its superiority, is as far removed
from our modern stories ns the east
Is from the west.
In coming into touch, then, with this
piece of sacred literature, and cnnsld- ;
ering for our cditication some of the
lessons which it teaches, we see tirst of
all the superiority of character. The
two chief figures in the story are P.oiijs
nnd Until, and it Is their Char:ters
thnt make them such. There Is not
in the whole range of literature a bet
ter type of manly, healthy religion
than is exemplified in the case of lioaz.
Yon remember that scene in the har
vest field. He went down to his reap
ers, and his salutation without any
cant or Insincerity, was. "The Lord lie
with you." My friends, when such a
erecting as that can lake place be
tween master and men, it testifies to
!he presence of a religion that leaves Its
mark upon very act. and upon nil the
conduct". of life. It is the men like
Bonz who are the ornani":it and glory
of religion; the men whose beliefs in
fluent p them all in the manifold con
cerns of life. In the forum, in the mar
ket place, abroad as well as at home.
Our Lord tells us who ar In be no
counted blessed. It is not the mere
hearers of His word nor thy who can
cry. "Lord. Lord," and a'i'inii that they
have prayed in public places. It Is
"Messed are the doers of the Word."
nnd blessed th-y n;one. Such in ids
day was lioaza man of kindly feel
ings. pore heart, strong conviction, true
purpose, and the benediction of the
Host High was upon him.
Such, too, was kiith. with her loving,
tender, considerate heart one of the
fairest characters in the whole range
of Hebrew Scripture.
And the most noteworthy fact In this
connection Is that these characters
were produced aimd .-unor.ndings nnd
mi environment that would have dls
court! god the average person. It was
n lawless time; restrains were weak
ened or entirely removed, and men be- ,
came a hnv unto themselves. Smlj a
condition of society is not favorable to
the cultivation anil development of the
nobler virtues, and yet. amid smh a
state of things, we have the stirring
example of those two who bravely
Maintained the testimony and did the
right. It Is not at all unusual to hear
men blame their furrouiidlngs for their
errors and mistakes: It is, indeed, the
common way by which we seek to con- i
clone our failings but the excuse Is not
valid. Some men, it Is true, are more
strongly tempted than others: some ure
in places that rcijuire a strong to-art, a
linn faith, an unshaken confidence in
(iod ami in the power of Christ In
order that they may bo kept from the
evil that prevails around them; but no
man. If his purpose be true, -un ever
bo wholly overcome. There is no
temptation that hath befallen any man
but what is common, nnd always with
the temptation there Is a way of on- '
cape if, trusting in the grace divine and
in the strougth omnipotent, our heart '
and wills be let on delivery. i
Amid surroundings most unfavorable J
these two saints went on from strength ,
to strength, growing In grace and in I
favor, both with God md men, be !
cause their hearts were right and theli I
spirit! true. Hy their example we !
should be taught; w should pot weak- '
ly blame our place or condition for
our failures but looking ap to Cod, we I
should ask Him to search and try nt.
to see 1? there Is any wicked wny In -.is,
nd lead o In the way everlasting.
Bet we learn again, from the story,
the place of good works in the religious
Ufa.
I do not think we would have heard
of Boas sr.d Ituth !f their religious life
had consisted of faltb alone. !; (i their
deeds, the, results. In dally life, of tbelr
faith that Is especially dwelt upon. In
this respect the book of Ruth makes
an adailrablj cotiinipntnry upon the
epistle of James. Indeed, one of the
most cheering features of modern re
ligious life lies In the fact that this
tfivfcielx. appointed coiuectiop between
faith and work' is daily "peelving more
attention. Fur be it from mp to lightly
crlticlfc our Puritan forbears, still ns
we read about these heroic men of
w limn the world was not worthy, does
It not sometleirs seem as If the neces.
s ty of faith was emphasised at the
expense of the necessity of works to
I correspond? The two have been Joined
locetner; ineir union constitutes tuo
perfect religious life, and what God
hath Joined together let not tniin put
asunder. What I am trying to say lias
been summed up In a sentence by the
late F. XV. Ilobertson, a sentence which
the church should never let die, nnd
thnt sentence Is, "Fnith alone saves,
but not the fnlth thnt Is nlone."
You remember Christ's words. "Po
men gather grapes of thorns, or lies of
thistles?" The mnn who rises from Ids
knees with the glow of the divine com.
nrunlon upon his face, the man whose
faith hath mnde him a partaker of the
power of Hod, and who then uoes forth
to live the life which his faith hnth
I revealed to him. is the mnn of whom
Christ nlone will not be ashamed when
I He cometh In the glory of His Father
l and of the holy nngels to Judge the
1 world.
I It Is no'pworthy. too, I think, that the
virtue in which Ilnnx nnd Itulh ex
; celled was the plain, everyday virtue
i of kindness. The greatest material
I blessings t'p the most common; air.
: light, water, these nre within the reach
of all. So nlso the greatest virtues
I nre within the power of all to possess.
, Paul says, "Now r.bideth faith, hope,
' ehnrily, these three, but the greatest of
j these is charity." It Is possible for us
i to nttain to the possession of that grace
: the greatest of nil. We all have di
verse gifts and powers, differing one
i from another, so that some mount
. higher than others, but there Is none
of us, no matter what our limitations
may be. who cannot speak the kind
word, do the kind deeil ami pass the
kindly judgment, and that is charity,
the greatest of the virtues. Wliiit 'n
change would take place In this old
and weary world If only our deeds cor
responded with our faith ami we fill
lilled the royal law according to the
Scriptures; "Tlnm shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself."
lint, again, the book of Ituth teaches
us the necessity of decision. We read
that Until and Orpah came to the part
ing of the ways, that one turned back
to Moab and her people, and that the
other took her way to the land of
Israel. Is not that n true simile of
life? Sooner or later eacli one of us
comes to the parting or the ways, and
we make the do, is on whose results are
endless. "The kingdom of Heaven."
saith our Lord. "siilTereth violence, and
the violent' take it by force." That
means that one cannot drift into it.
It needs a strong exertion t the will.
n decision that abides. Memorable
forever is Uuth's decision. When she
says to Naomi. "F.ntroat me not to
leave thee, or to return from following
after thee, for whither thou goest I
will go, and where thou lodgest I will
lodge, thy people shall be my people,
and thy Hod my (Jod," she takes her
place among the first ranks of thoe
to whom the high nnd gracious hearis
of all ages pay reverenc. Friends, It
is n great thing, it Is a needful thing in
life to be capable of a clear resolve.
The man is to be envied who can part
between this and that of opposing
claims and considerations, and is able
to say, "Here I see my path: along this
and no other will I go." Indeed this
ability to make decision is the founda
tion of nil true ami successful life. In
religion there is no escape from it.
You cannot drift Into n state of salva
tion In n crowd. "Once to every man
and nation comes the moment to de
cide In the strife 'twist truth and false
hood, for the goml nr evil side." To
each of us Individually comes the
choice what to do. Many a one, I
think, is kept from the freedom and
Joy of Christianity not because these
things are tiiidesired, not because the
call of Christ is unheeded, or Ills
claims unacknowledged, but simply
for the want of the power of decision,
of strength to go forward upon a per
sonal ipiest.
Young friends, to you especially this
lesson conies. You Iinve still with you
the power of choice, and to you from
out eternity comes the cry. "Choose ye.
choose ye. this day whom ye will
serve." I'ray (iod that you make the
good choice, and receive His grace to
abide therein.
Iii-lticlnn.
The common conception of life is
false. Th" vast majority of people nr
laboring under a delusion. Vou stand
where the tides of humanity roll swli't
and fctroug you see men accumulating
colossal fortunes at a hound and living
In a dazzling splendor; you notice the
sleek, fat and pleasure-loving ejd
cureans lit the clubhouses; t)(. ()ar.se,
amorous Falstafls ci t the social func
tions, the Ceopatras, the Salomes and
society pi s whose studied grace and
wine Hushed cheeks entrance but to de.
stroy and you say: "This is life, life
at high noon nnd high midnight or the
twentieth century." Uev. C. C. Urien
wood. Ill Ortrrt NuliimliifMH,
Nothing is more wonderful nbout our
Lord than Ills perfect naturalness. His
ub'olute balance. His reality, reason-ablenei-s,
urtlos.sness, completeness.
Nothing excessive, nothing wanting;
nothing iirtitleinl. nothing unsyninietri
cal; no underdoing, no overdoing. The
goodness of Christ was like tho sun
shine, the breeze, the dawn, like the
sweet siiinmer rain braided with the
rainbow.-Williain L. Watklnsou. .
A Merloni flirt.
Whnt a glotius gift conscious cxlsV
enco is in itself; Heaven must essen
tially consist in the absence of what
ever disturbs tho iiiiet enjoyment of
that consciousness In the Intimate
conviction of the prexL-uce of Clod.
Blauco White.
rmtipnny Inaurra (Itnry After Death
Any 'Austrian believer In a post
mortem glory, provided be Is not a con
victed criminal nnd can pay the sub
scription to tho "Uulversal Memorial
Insurance Society," limy neci.ro the
erection of a monument or mural tablet
to his memory after bis death. This
novel insurance company, which has
Just Issued Its prospectus, provides me.
mnrlals to lis policyholders who die
nfter reaching the uge of Ufty, In desll'
able sites in Vienna, the prominence of
position being graduated according to
the amount of the premium. Thus, by
paying ou the hlghost scale, one tuny
insure a statuu In the tttadt Park or
other public garden In central Vienna;
tho two next classes of policies provide
monuments In less honorable posi
tions; and tho fourth class Is for mural
tublets. A 'policyholder dying before
be is fifty forfeits his premium. Ou
the death of an Insurer a committee
meets and decides the character and
site Jr the monument, tuklug into
account the class of policy held by
the deceased. To provide data for
their decisions, the Insured have to
send tu anuuul reports specifying any.
thing noticeable they bare achieved.
SUNDAY, JULY 8.
The Claim of the Church Upon My
Life. 1 Cor. 3. 10-15.
The church has a valid, Indivisible.
claim upon thoso who profess to b!
followera or Christ, and has a stand
ing and Imperative conmilsHlnn to de
mand that nil others yield themselves
to Jcsiia Christ and fonnully Join his
nrmy Tor their own good nnd tho con
quest of the world for their Lord.
The church brings great, privileges
and immunities to the Christian;
shall we receive, and glvo nothing
bnck? That is what makes the Dead
Sea dead It Is ever receiving and
never giving. "Cannot I live a Chris
tian life and not be a member of tho
church?" Is somctlmcM asked. It Is
the testimony of j multitude of ob
servers nnd watchers over souls that
iilmost, If not nul'c, Invarlablv those
l who undertake the business of Clirls-
tlanlty without going into the church,
I nnd becoming a part of It, make a
dismal failure. "(iod lidded to th"
church dally such as were being
saved, " was said of the first revival
movement under the apostles. It Is
ns natural for tho truly converted to
Join the church ns It Is for the littlo
child to run into Its mother's arms.
Then you wero allocked, and ex
claimed, "What nn unnatural child!"
If a young Christian does not find
liiniMir reeling like uniting with the
church ho would do well to examine
himself and seek for the reason. He
will he pretty certain to discover that
tho merit lies In the fact of a failure.
to make a full surrender to Jesus.
Some will lay the foundation of re
ligious performances, nnd mime will
build their hopes upon keeping tho
commandments, saying with the rich
young man, "All thes" have I kept
from my youth up." In vain! Hoar
I'aul: "Other foundation enn no mnn
lay than that Is laid, which is Jesus
Christ." ICven relationship to tho vis
ible church will go for nothing un
less there Is a real building on Jesus
Christ." "All other ground Is Kink
ing sand." Hot if on Christ, then
the divine acknowledgemctir, "the
Lord knowclh them that are Ills."
The divine purpose and Ideal for
ns Is holiness, ami Acts I. S promises
us (veil that "power," tho power to
be holy. Otherwise wo nhall be poor,
halt lug witnesses, but poorly en.lur
ing the searching cross-exanilnal Ion
of tho world. Our work on earth,
opening the kingdom of heaven for
others, Is for eternity. So wo will
rejoice when .b'sus counts us in, when
he says, "Co J" Into all tho world and
preach tho gospel to every creature, "
and espi chilly blnco he says thnt lie
who has nil power will bo with us to
tho end of tho world.
JULY EIGHTH.
Forgiving and Being Forgiven. Matt.
6:14, 15.
lr a man prays the Lord's Prayer
with an unforgiving heart, he prays
that he may not be forgiven.
Those that say "I'll forgive, but I
will not fccgi't," never forgive.
Why does (iod's forgiveness of us
follow our forgiveness of others?
IlecaiiKe the humble and loving may
safely be pardoned.
Why cannot Cod forgive those that
do not foigivo others? llecause they
cannot recelv.; a blessing they know
nothing about.
Suggestions.
It takes two to make a quarrel but
not to make a forgiveness.
Never be ttutlslled with your own
way of forgiving until you would be
patlhlled f Cod should adopt it to
ward you.
Tho:;o that are themselves most In
clined to certain sins often seek to
atone for it by bitterly condeninlnij
others for the tame sin.
If it Is easy to forgive the wrongs
done you hut hard to forgive the
wrongs done Cod, you are safe in
this matter.
Illustrations.
A forgiveness that does not forget
is like thoso half erasures that rend
er the error more conspicuous.
A Chrlstllke mind is llko the
o i an. that clows over a cannon ball,
nnd Is ns If It. hud never fallen
there.
Some men are mirrors to an Insult,
and n fleet It back; others nre sen-t-itlve
plates, and record It in a per
manent photograph; others nre llonr
OHcent plants, and aro merely excited
to radiance.
Forgiveness that covers only part
of the wrong in like two Ilng-Ms given
In a handshake.
Questions.
Is there any ono whom I have not
foriflven?
Has Co J been able o forgive all my
Klll.-i?
Quotations.
May I tell you why It seems to me
a good thing for us to remember a
wrong that lias been done us? That
we may forgive It. Charles Dickens.
nly tin; brave know how to for
give; It Is the most refined and gen
erous pitch of virtue human nature
can arrive nt. Laurence Sterne.
Let no ona .eipalr of (iod's Mon ies
to tot give him unless lie be sine that
bis idns be greater than Clod's er
ries. ,lri'iiiy Taylor,
"lie doelh well who docth good
To those of ids own brotherhood;
lie doelh better who doth bliss
The stranger in his wretchedness;
Yet best, oh! best of nil doth ho
Why helps a fallen en -my."
RAKlNfl OK ASS AFTKIt MOWIXfJ.
Home persons advise raking after
each mowing. I do not, because the
clippings drop Into the rass and form
a mulch, which I consider of great ben
etlt. They also help to fertilize the soli.
Tho lawn that is not mowed often
enough will not look well after you
have been over It with the mower, be
cause there was growth enough to pur
tlully hide the sward upon which it
fulls. This wll! wither oud turn brown
in a day or two and greatly detract
from the beauty of tho lawn. Hut if
yon keep jour lawn well mowed and
that means going over It at least three
times a week In ordinary seasons the
amount cllped off lit each mowing will
be so slight that there will uot be
enough of It to show. Utt the knife
blades be set high enough to leave at
least two Inches of the foliage. Outing
Magazine.
Attractive Farms.
If farms are not too lnrgc there
will be fewer neglected fields, bad
fences and weeds and the land will
be bettor plowed and harrowed nnd
cleaned In after culture, timely har
ested and well secured, the proflU
Icing large proportionally. It Is only
where farming Is conducted on
moderate scale, generally, that uni
versal nearness, ihsiij ana nnisii
throw around tho whole scene n sort
of rural enchantment which attracts
nnd impresses every beholder and
such condition is most easily nc
counted for, ns tho whole is under
the farmer's eye, within his means
and managed chiefly, If not exclu
sively, with his own hands. The
Kpitomist.
Kiadlcat Ing Horseradish.
Will tome of the renders of the
Tribune Farmer inform mo how to
pet rid of horseradish? L. R., Mid
dlebitrg, Vt.
Answer There Is no special
method of getting rid of horseradish
which Is distinguished from other
methods of eradicating perennial
j weeds. It Is a very troublesome
weed when It becomes established In
tho field, and one can kill It out only
by persistent cultivation. No plant
can grow which is not allowed to
make gr?en leaves, and If cultivation
is frequent enough to prevent the
growth of tho tops, the roois are
bound to dlo. Put your field in a
hoed crop und keep It cultivated
I i i rou g nun v uio season, nnu ine
liorseradlsli will hnve to 0. John
Craig, Cornell University.
A Dry Floor.
There was considerable written n
few years ago about cement and
gravel floors for poultry houses nnd
raking off tho litter to the same every
morning. Of late years there has
ben more in tho poultry papers
about board and plank floors. F.lght
years ago we built a poultry house
sixty by thirteen feet of lumber, put
ting on a Fhlngle roof, partitioning
into five apartments, with a board
lloor and boarding up four feot be
tween apartments, nnd then screen
wire to within a foot of the roof,
leaving three feet for a hall through
the building, with screen doors from
this hall into each spring door, the
doors shutting themselves as you
leave the pens. Tho fowls ore fed
and watered from the hall, pens con
tuln dust boxes, chaff and straw,
perches are movable, and platform
for droppings.
Soft Food or Craln First.
It is now generally conceded that
soft food or mash, us it is usually
nulled, should not ba fed to laying
hens until near the noon hour, un
less, perhaps, In very small qunntl
.Us Just enough to partially satisfy
'.heir hunger.
Kxperience has shown that hens;,
tvhen given a full meal early In tho
.ay, will have no desire to scratch,
but. will stand around, content to
wait until the next feDdlng time.
R'hile on the other hand, those that
ire given only, Hay, one-fourth of a
ull meal, will begin at once to scratch
ud husllo for any grain that may
je concealed beneath tho littor of the
scratching shed.
Wo would suggest the following
M'.cs, varied, of course, to suit chang
ng conditions:
drain scattered In litter for first
'cod; mash nt noon, and whole corn
:ut In evening.
Endeavor to keep tho hens busy,
'or it is the busy hen that keeps filled
.ho egg basket. Home and Farm.
Culture of Sweet Potatoes,
Contrary to what tho uninitiated
may (suppose, the Bweet potato is by
r.o means difficult to grow. Given a
tandy loam one not too rich, or, at
least, on which too much fresh ma
uure has been applied, thia tending
to Induce a heavy growth of vino
tt tho expense of the tubers It can
bo easily raised and made to yield a
large crop. The first requisite is to
plow the land well, turning a very
thick furrow, and then with a two
Lorao plow throw it up In long, large
ridges. After that It should be pul
verized t.nd finished thoroughly, fol
lowed by marking it out in rows
uboat three and one-half feet apart.
In these tho plants, already started
In a hotbed, Bhould be set about
eighteen Inches apart. Good, stocky
plants iiro safest to bank on, and that
they should have a fair chance there
thould be no guetswork about seeing
lo it that the soil comes In close con
tact with their roots. They should
')u placed at a reasonable depth and
If the soil Is dry, the roots dipped in
rich mud and stirred about so us to
Ret a.i much of the mud a possible
to adhere to thorn, the soil then be
ing pressed around them when then
f-ro set out. Watering also is some
times advisable, esneclullv In 1 ntn tint -
ting. After that it Is only necessary
to cultivate sufficiently, to keep the
weeds down and the ground mellow.
'1 hat no weeds at ull may thrive close
to the plants, the earth there should
be hoed occasionally afnd the vines
then lifted up that they may not take
root. Ulg Stem, Jersey and Cedar
ville are some of the varieties ot
sweet potatoes that have been found
satisfactory. Fred O. Btbloy.
Potatoes as Horse Feed.
If you ure raising potutoeg and
have more culls and small ones than
ou can find use for, the following
from the Tribune Farmer may give
you a valuable hint:
I noticed an Inquiry in your valua
ble paper of June 1, relutive to feed
ing potatoes to horses. .Our experi
ence may be of Interest to the
brother wanting information. Borne
few years ago one of our neighbors
harvested a large crop of potatoes,
and from some cause there was quite
a percentage oJ small, unmerchanta
ble ones, and corn and oats were
high that season. Our friend had
lumbering to do that winter, kept
four horses and fed them raw pota
toes twice each day. He ivas careful
to wash the potatoes well, as the grit
would make the teeth and mouth of
the horses sore. These teams did a
good winter's work, were In excellent
order In the spring, their hair sleek
and the animals very healthy.
We keep eight heavy horses on our
farms, and each year feed them more
or lees potatoes, and we are satisfied
they are a pretty good food for them
tc work on. After they become ac
customed to them they will eat a
peck night and morning raw, and by
feeding oats or corn nt noon they do
well, keep healthvand are usually In
good spirits for business. We have
sown some seventy acres to grain,
and are finishing planting about
eighty acres of potatoes this spring.
Our horses have done this work fed
on potatoes night and morning, na
above stated, usually raw or tin
cooked. Our experience satisfies us
It is better to cook the potntoes, and
we are planning to do this In the
future. Uy so doing, with the addi
tion of a few shoots, we expect to
have a fair feed for horecs.
'Practice Kotation of Crops."
That a proper rotation of crops Is
essential to success in farming is evi
denced everywhere, for there Is no
Innd that Is proof against depletion.
Some soils hold out longer than oth
ers, but the ultimate end Is failure
It wo persist in continual cropping
with one crop. We rotate, primarily,
to prevent this depletion of soil fer
tility nnd if legumes figure largely
In the rotation, considerable nitrogen.
the principal nnd costliest plant food.
Is added. Then we rotate to secure
a better distribution of labor and
Rtockmen rotate to Becuro r. variety
of feeds with the least damage to the
soil. Another advantage of rotation
Ij the gettihg rid of insect nnd weed
pests. Potatoes have several Insect
pests that are peculiar to potatoes.
and If wo change them to a new loca
tion, we nre apt to get rid of them, or
moat of them on that crop and by In
cluding other crops in the rotation
on the Infested ground we can get
rid of them there.
Different crops feed differently,
ond by rotating them any oue partic
ular plant food Is not exhausted, as
day be the cuso in Blngle cron farm
ing. Some crops re.'ulre more nitro?
gen than others, boiiw more potash
and some more phosphates. I hnve
heard the expression "That land will
not grow tobacco, because it has been
In It so much." Yes, but I proved
when I rented It that it would pro
duce a good crop of corn ond other
things in the way of feeds, no I pro
ceeded to rotato and fe?d stock.
It is probably in the tobacco dis
tricts that tho worst effect of lack
of rotation nnd diversified farming
13 found. Tobacco is very hard on
land, and It needs a rest more than
any other crop. It requires a very
ptrong soil, and the tendency is to
crop a field that is found to produce
n fine crop of tobacco too much. We
find many instances whero Euch land
has bean in tobacco until it Is worn
out, at least as far as that crop Is
concerned, and greatly dapleted In
the elements of fertility for other
crops. E. W. Jones, of Kentucky.
Farm and Garden Xotcs.
A sheep, like clover, enriches the
ground that grows It.
Do not feed the sheep too much
corn, especially the breeding ewes.
Dry soil is one of the first requi
sites tor successful sheep farming.
Sheep have excellontdlgestlon, and
hence they utilize feed to the fullest
degree.
One of the very beBt feeds for
ewes with lambs is oats and wheat
bran mixed. 9
Keep the floor of tho sheep quar
ters dry, and to this end use plenty
of bedding.
Sow parsnips and satisfy now for
next winter'B use. They require the
entiro season to develop.
When bringing oleanders "out" of
the cellar, cut them back a little be
fore they start Into growth.
Growing chickens should be fed
three times a day. Just what they
will eat up clean, no more.
The object of caponlzlng Is to Im
prove the quality and increase tho
quantity of the flesh of fowls.
Continue to plant all the hardy
vegetables. May is the month in
which to sow the tender eorts.
Plant -some flowers In the veget
able garden. It is us important to
please the eye as the stomach.
Tobacco stems covered with straw
are an excellent preventive of Insect
breeding wiicu ths hens aro sitting.
The grass upon the lawn has made
a sufficient growth to be cut. Mow
across one week and lengthwise the
next.
It la the nice appearance of goods
that sells them. Nice, lnrge, fut,
plump fowls always bring the best
prices.
Throwing food on the ground is
wasteful. A clean board la much
better. Feed no more than la readily
eaten up clean.
In arranging the poultry house, ao
fur as can be done, it is always best
to have the doora and windowa facing
tbe south.
Short-legged fowla fatten quickly;
long-legged ones are hard to futten.
Those first hatched fatten quickest
lr. brood.
The moBt Important thing connect
ed with the work of the aheep breed
ers In the selection of rams from
which to breed. Never under any
consideration breed from a scrub, a
grade' or an inferior ram, for in do
tug this you do your flock aad your
elf an IrrtparabU Injury.
k and X
No bird of prey has the gift of sou?.
Germany breeds . 230,000 canaricj
every year.
A curious butterfly pxlsis In India.
The male has the left wing yellow and
the right one red; tho female has these
colors reversed.
A pheasant has built her nest on ono
of the butts of n military rllle range
nt Tieohnrst, England. She has not
been bit yet, and evidently does not
expect to be, the soldiers doing their
best to Justify her confidence.
The rhnotlng fish, a native of the
East Indies, has a hollow, cylindrical
beak. When it sees a fly on the plants
that grow In shnllow water, it ejects it
single drop of water, which, seldom
misses, and. striking the fly into tho
water, the fish obtains Us prey.
Japan has a wonderful avenue of
trees extending from (ho town of Xa
iiionda to Nikko. This avenue is fully
fifty miles in length, and the trees are
the tryptomera. Kaeli tree is perfectly
straight, and from 1110 to l.'o feet In
height, and twelve feet to fificen feet
In circumference.
Many animals feign illness. In mili
tary stables cases, are recorded of
horses pretending to bo lame In order
to nvold going to n military exercise.
A certain chimpanzee had been accus
tomed to receive cake when ill. After
his recovery lie often feigned coughing
lu order to procure dainties.
A German student finds one of tho
causes of the inability of the Itussinn
railroads to handle their tralllc is tho
antiquity of their locomotives. The
number of those seems intolerable iu
proportion to the trailie, for out of M,
Il'j locomotives no less than 001!) aro
from twenty-four to forty-six yeuis old.
A curious fact is brought out In the
official correspondence regarding the
recent disturbances in British Guiana.
It appears thut some of the women ar
rested in the course of the riots were
sentenced to have their hair cut. This
Is a legal punishment in tho colony,
but the Karl of Elgin lias intimated
that women nre not again to be pun
ished in this manner.
Fnmc queer recent judicial decisions
In Victoria nre mentioned in the Aus
tralian Itevlew of Kevlews. A man
who embezzled some money from a
bank has received a sentence of nearly
three years' Imprisonment, while n
man who murdered bis mother by stab
bing her to the heart received only oue
year, and another man who shot his
sister and killed lier was sentenced to
only two years, ami Immediately after
that n mini who wrote a letter to an
other man threatening to kill him re
ived three years' Imprisonment.
TORTURE RcUCS ON SALE.
DninkarJ' tlioU, Iron Loot anil a Foot
Several torture relics were put upToT
auction at Stevens', Covent Garden,
London, some days ago, but they did
not excite much eonipi'tltlon. There
were no eager calls, even fur n hang
man's rope. A paltry 7s. was all that
was given for one which bad been used
by the renowned Merry, says the Lon
don Dally News.
An iron screw, or foot squeezer, was
bought for 1, and the same figure was
paid for a set of double stock, and
also for whnt Is termed a "drunkard's
cloa k."
The last named Is ono of those In
struments of old which was intended
to put the delinquent to shame. It Is
shaped like a huge pull, and the
drunkard who was to be disgraced
was fastened into it with only his head
visible through a 'narrow aperture at
tho top. The -cloak gave the 'wearer
the minimum of room, the hands being
practically pinned to the sides, and
walking was only possible iu a kind
of fhulliing movement.
Other articles sold were an ancient
whipping post with shackles from Ox
ford, two sets of sliaekles which were
used In old Newgate Prison, ancient
branding iron nnd an iron "boot," Into
which the victim's naked i'oot was
placed and boiling oil puure.il Iu, all cf
which sold nt l'.'s. each.
An ancient chair from the Castle of
Nuremburg, In which people" were se
cured for torture, fetched 18s., and nn
iron torture collar with spike;, 21s.
An Army of HrltUh Tmiipi,
A committee appointed k-y tho r.rit
Ish Parliament to Investigate the tramp
problem lu England estimates that in
seasons of depression there are 80.000
tramps In that country, nnd that It is
never less than half thnt number.
Tramps aro everywhere ond constitute
an eyesore. They are considered to be
vehicles of Infectious Blseas-s. Legls;.
liition by Parliament 'to regulato and
mitigate the evil Is recommended,
though no solution, of 'the problem
short of finding employment and pay
ing bttter wages is regarded us possi
ble. ' '
Th Spirit of Ilia Agr.
If the spirit of tho ago is Incorpor
ated uud concisely expressed Jn any
thing, it Is lu the automobile, declares
the Automobile Journal. There Is
speed, uiechunlcul genius and compact
ness. It constitutes,., !n fact, the
triumph of tin uppllcatloa of scientific
principles to practical purposes, and If
that Is uot the spirit of the age, oua
uiuy well ask what Is?
Sorlptnrx For H.
Cornered but not defeated nutomo
blllsts now quote Nuhum the Prophet:
"The chariots shall ruga In tho tUeets;
they shall Jostle oue against another
lu the broad ways; they shull seem llko
orches; they shall ruu like the light
tilng." Still the man with the egg
ivagou refuses to ba coDolud.-Louls-fill
LUrald,
THE. SUNDAY c,;
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON em. '
FOR JULY fi. "
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clTln(One Aoother-rn
I. Christ's teaching conwJl
givenes. (vs. 21, 22). 21.
Peter always made himself T2
inent. Ills question was i,,!!?
Christ's words coneernlns
against others (Mntt m.,,
oft." Teter perceives that
tenderpr HkhIIiii? i . A
-. ....... . j iu prevail
church than exists In the 1
"And I forgive." He knLTj'
duty to forgive, but the oU(.,"
how often "TIM .o. . "'"M
uses the term seven In n .inJ,. '
sense. The teaching of the rakt l
never to forslvo nmi-n 4i, "'I
- - ..mil lUI-ft.
22. "l-ntll seventy time,
Is doubtful whether the origin,,
four hundred nnd nlnetv nr J.
seven (seventy times seven, or -1
tv titnn nml invon " n ' H
ltevlspd Version). Hut In either '. J
Is n symbolical expression fn. . 1
ending forgiveness.
. II. Our duty lllnstrnted nnd ,
(vs. 2U-27). 2.X "Kingdom of H,
likened." Tbe teachings of Clirii,
respect to forgiveness are fn.
trated in the parable which folk..,'
shows. 1. The ehni-netni. t
tlon to God. 2. The real mem,
give. "King." The king r,i
God. "Would tnnke a reckoning
V. The picture is drawn from
entnl court. The fundamental i
principle in iiiui s Kingdom It
eottsness. The great King 0f Hf.'
nun cni-in win, one nay, reckon w;
01 ins RUDjects. "Servants." TlioJ
nuom oou uns commuted groat t
u.ni ui'l'uruiiuucH.
21. "Ten thousand talenti
enormous sum. The amount mm,..
reckoned definitely. It has bB J
imueii an tne way rrom nine to tt,
millions of dollars. 2o. "Hailn,,'
pay." Our debt to God Is to great'
wu in c uiieriy nicapiiHie ot tun
Him any satisfaction whatever, x
niauded him to be sold." An aiit
to the Law of Sloses. See Kjii"
Lev. 23:30, 47.; 2 Kings 4:1. Crtf
had power to sell insolvent dobin;,
several countries of Europe, aivi';
In Asia, In ancient times. WethcJ
ny tins parable what our situ dw:
Captives to sins are euptives torn-:;
"And payment to be mud." w
amount obtained would be whollil
miciiiuue to cancel mo (lent, bit
large a payment was to be oiiJ
possiute.
20. "Will pay thee all." The to
admitted and he comes pleadlot
mercy, ine means wiiicli n it
should use to be saved are, 1. w
Humiliation of heart. 2. Fen
prayer. 3. Confidence IB the merr
God. 4. A firm purpose to Ucvott
soul and body to his Maker.
27. "Forguve him the debt."
are debts of our heavenly King. I
if we cast ourselves at Ills feet, B
ready in Infinite compassion note,
to telease us from punishment, ta
forgive us .the debt.
III. The doom of the unforgiving 1
ID r.i o in- t i ,
.i-ou;. o. a.Mi uuiiureu pec
About firtoen or sixteen dollars. AUl
one millionth part of the debt thlid
merciful servant had owed the
"Took him by the throat." Thus iti:
festlng a most unkind and basedisp
tlon. 'ine sin is greatly acrravi:
when we consider his own debt, d
the mercy shown him. Whnt nre 4
brother s sins against me compared
my numberless sins ugaiust God. "1
me that thou owest." Ho wai
wining even to forgive him s ilv
dollar. Ho must pay in full and pari
oncq. We must be very enreful d
not show this same disposition In nj
trentment of others. 21). "Fell dol
at his feet." His fellow-servant to:
bled himself nnd plead for mercy ui
hlmseir had done Just before um
30. "And he would not." Such
man; so harsh and bard against M
who are In every way his equal! 1
noraiice of his own condition mas
him unforgiving and cruel to otliu
31. "Were very sorry." An act oft
kind re so dishonorable to all tri
Christians, and to the spirit of IlieG'iJ
pel. that through the concern tliejR
for the prosperity of the cause A
Christ they aro obliged to ipul
against it. 32. "Thou wicked servant
TJnmorcifuliiess is great wlckednen!
To the unmerciful, God will IiaveH
mercy; this Is nn eternnl purpose of 'A
Lord which can never be chans-i
JeBus said, "If ye forgive not men u
trespasses, neither will your Fa
forgive your trespasses" (Matt. 6:1'
33. "Even as I had nity on tt'
The servant is here shown the obi!?:
tion ho is undor to his fellow servf-
because of the mercy that had of-
shown him. It is Justly expected :
those who have received mercy it
show mercy.
8t. "Delivered him to the tornifi'
ers." The person who does not b"
a forgiving spirit will be torraemr;
both In this world and in the world';
come. A tt-ulltv conscience the fca'!
the judgment day ond the fires of GodA,
wrath (Rev. 20:15) will. In turn, V:
us tormentors. "All that was
due I
-at t
. "I
i tint
And inasmuch as the amount wai
great thnt be could never naV
must llHl-0 lieeu .lullvnrAil nver to tti
tormentors forever. Tbe wicked will hi
bnnished eternally from the pressM
of God.
35. "So likewise." This verse 1
application of the whole parable. Tin
parable is not Intended to teach ustlw'
God reverses His nardons to any; W
that He denies them to those whoa"
not worthy of teui. Those who UM'
not foririven nt tiers their treel0"'
have never yet truly repented, aj
Hint which Is spoken of as having
taken away is only what they seem
to possess. uke'8:18.
NEW GOWN CAUSES A
Love of Query is the same In
worldly ranks of womankind (f"f
know already that the Colonel's li"1-'
and Judy O'Grady are sisters uud"
their skins), and so an observer w'
not surprised last night to see "V
eager attention u new frock caused I'
the Washington street section of the
Syrian colon v. The warm evening, &
flares the New York Press, found dot"
steps thronged with swarthy mother"
In slovenly attire ubsorbed In wati
Ing their begrimed offspring at olaf
Thore was hardly the lifting of a beafl
when fire engines dashed by. But
girl came by, and lo! every daugM''1
of Eve struHfhtened to gnse. TM
By Hun beauty was arrayed In a costly
gown of flowing materia 1. Tho r.e
stared only at the pretty face, but tin
dark-eyed mothers, who nioiiientiii'llf
forgyt their littlo oue.. craned necks t
view the silk cloth of brilliant uue.
Really, from tbe uudglng ami oll' I
half suppressed comment oue woui'ij
have thought au Eastur purude o.f wcl.
brad folk wa under vuv.
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