t Sunday Sermon $ " A Scholarly Discourse By & Dr. T. E. Dowling. V V V ti" li IS IS li Sf V 'S? If ifi BROOKLYN. X. Y. Dr. Thomas Edward Dowling, minister In chaise of St. James's P. E. Church, St. James place and Lafayette avenue, preached Sunday morning on the subjict, "The secret oC Peace," a study 6f the Shep herd Psnim. Dr. Howling said: Thirty centuries ago there lived la Palestine a king, who In hit boyhood had been a shepherd lad. Ami In his old age, when lie had seen life, with Its Borrows and Its Joys, this king. David, sails; a song, whim it takes less than two minutes deliberately to re peat. Three thousand years have goue Since then; an I to day everything ha owned has turned to dust except his Songs. The throne mi which he sat ; dust; the palace w hre lie dwelt I dust; the harp which h.s finders wer. 1 acenstoniol to gwi e;i. the hauler , wi'.h which lie led tile hosts oT Israel, i liis chariots, and his charioteer-- a'! i dust! Utir to d iv tiiut sun;' goo sue.;- 1 ing Its way to the univer.-ai j...;lrr. ; in the cut 'ace of tile poor and the mansion of th rich, ia t:i home of i the learned and of the unlearned, be- , cause it sines of what all tae world . is hungering for peace. ! When Klward Irving swept C.o'u'i the gates it was with this vitig upon i his lips. Luther en 11?I it tic "Lit.:. Bible." end so it is. fur it contain' In miniature the whole boo!;. Henry Ward lieecher. who once made lb i d; lyn famous, that great -st pre:ichr ' the world ha ever known since Paul 1 stood on Mars II li, called it "tho : nightingale's song." because it ::ias ' to us In the darkni ss. Lb-ten while I repeat it to you. that i: m.iv on.-e again sing its way in!) your lf-av!. (Dr. Dowliug here re;;-.t,e, dcliler-, ately the Twenty-third Psalm Now yield i!;:.t not s:i,ipjy aMu'nt ! t.ion, but adoration. It I.-, t'ae iliiTerene between "He leadetii," rad "H" I. a ! eth me." If you would kao.v what !od may be t) you. bain to appro priate Him. Learn to think of Jlin : Bimply not as a Cc !. but your Out): not Bimply as a fri-nd. but you'- i friend; not. simply as a :-li -p.o id. !m( your shepherd. Now, when you re"e y; a gift t ':) are three th.ius which v."i d- with it. You accept it, vim e.u:nir.e it. and you use it. And tl:e gift whica this royal shepherd poet of three thou sand years a-r-j makes to us in tills Shepherd P;a!i:i may prove more pre cious to you than anv which you have ever received, if you deal with it in lust that way; th way of appropria tion, of appreciation and of applica tion. As you n Pice how very easy it is to appropriate it, because it abounds with those persona! and possessive pronouns, in which, Martin Luther said, the preciousness of the Bible consists: " The Lord is my shepherd." "He leaderh me." "Yea, though I walk through the valley." , What a great difference there Is be- ! tween the more appi "!i"nsion of a act and the appropriation of teat fact, be tween knowing it anil claiming it. t "When you s?e a child In a runaway, yon are moved; but g;i;in:)yn it i3 your :hild. There is the a:ne differenc-.! that there is between the statelv man sion of a arranger and the littie cot tage in which your mother rocked you in her arms and crooned to you the sonijs of your babyhud. So, my friends, you never can judge of a re ligion untU it has been transmuted inlo a persona! experience, until it has becorn your religion. A histori cal Christ is, at the most, only a Christ. I can look upon Him with admiration. Ah! but when He has become miae. anil I have heard il-.s voice, and felt His touch. He is no longer simply a Christ but the Chris. And then, when you have appropri ated this psalm, se-k to ap'iteciate it. Notice, to be'::i v. iih, the perfect sa'r it of trust wbieh breathes tliroue'i t all. See how much it has to say about Mini ami how little about oursdve-v Mark iitrv every verso ti lls us what lie Is lining. My dear peopbv that it t'ae whole secret The secret, o? p?ac- Is the putting of Old l)"twren our feubles and our-elves. know tlio dark hours which 'nave come into some of your lives; I know your perpb xities; (or thrmt-'h you are stran'vs to me as yet, the experience of human hearts Is just til" .same the whole world over, am! the joys and the sorrows of the men and women whom I learn fd so v"i! i, know and to love ou th Pacific shores are just the joys an ! the scrrows '.v!- -'! yr i avo liaviag tf dav. I know of the hour when some young mother In this c ingreuatlou sat KdhMj.g by tb" side ! it little one. whispering Mindlv, " do not know why she should be tnki n from me; I cannot understand it." Well, mv dear child, do not try to uuder-tanl It, for you never ran here. Some lay I shall preach to you on "Thins to be WaPel For." and one of the things to be wa-tei for in the under standing of these mysteries of life. And yet we may know that, wh.il" we art; waiting we :,rv be waiting In conr anl.uisbip with ll:m who tin derstan Is it a!!. And there is no oth er help for us in our dark hours, ex cept in placing Him between our troubles an,! ourselves. Wilbur Chvimnn ti IP: us of a little drummer Ivy it: our civil war who was taken into the bicipital mortal!' wounded, aril w, they k nt for bis mill her from a distact, cltv. n-it when hhe came tin-v sai l to her, ' You can not o in; he's too si'-k; l.e couldn't stand tin- shod:." And so she stood !y the door wa'ting and weeping arid listening. And when she heard him fiigh, si-," said tii th' tn. "Li t me go in: I won't s "-! to hiai. I'll just sit by his i)"iside." And so they per mitted li-r to pass uub'tiy into the darkened room ami sit beside him. Hut as she sat. there the mothi r love was too ttrotig. ami, reaching out her hand, she laid it gently upon his ach ing forehead. He did not open bis fives, but he knew that touch. She saw hU li pa move, and, stooping down to him, she heard him say: "I knew you'd coma to me; 1 knew you'd comti to me. And if you are only willing to welcome Him who loves you mora than you ever loved your little one, you may know that He will come to jou. ami "as one whom his mother omforteth," so will Ho comfort you. And notice the blessings which he brings when He comes. As David ft liresceg it in this psalm, "they that be long to Him shall find that their cup 'overfloweth'"; not only abundance, but redundance. It has ' souietlntei wemed as though there were a mix ture of figures here, and that aa the psalmist neared the end of his song the scene changed from the open fis!d of the flock to the fc-uarjel household of the guest. . Hut this is i:ot su. tine of the fit important duties of the sho'iherd in to' find a feeding place for his sheep, I where they shall not be Injured bv i poisonous herbs, ami where ho may I defend them against the .lackalu and I the wolves that prowl around. Our Shepherd will protect us anil provide I ror our wauls, not only in the si, elusion of the fold, but while we -re si 111. if need be, out In the world. And so David, sinus, "Thou preparest :i table before me In the presence of tiling enemies." Then follows Ihe closing srene of the dav. The sun Is stting. and the flock Is being brought home. Hut some of them have been wounded, and some nf them nre weary. And so the shenherd stands nt the dorr of th shcopfold. roddlng tho sheep, as If is termed; holding them back with his rot, permuting them to enter one by one. Here one has been bruised or torn by the briars, and from the horn filled with olive oil he ba'bcs the -wounded head. And one is tired an, I worn, and, dipping into the ves sel the lar- Iwo-hndled flip. N rives him a drink. Thus the' shepherd cans for his sheep clear on till the very hour of the homecoming. Noth ing is forgotten. And so the psalm ist simts. still with the picture of the shepherd In his mind. "Thou auointest my head with oil; niv cup runneth over" Hut I am an'lclpating. "The Lent Is mv Sheohenl- I shall not want." What? Rest. "He mak eth me to He down In green pastures." Hut the green pastures have to come first. There is the contemplative "re, and the active life. And. my breth ren, we need the first; that is the meaning of these services: that is the meaning of Sunday; that is the mean ing of Lent. It is a mistake for us to suppose that we can get on In the rinht life without these green pa tnte experiences. Somebody says. "I Judge of a man by what he does." Yes; but what a man does grows out of what that man Is. And here in these contemplative hours we find Christian manhood and womanhood In the mailing. And then, there is the leadership: "1 shall not want" guidance, "He leadetii me." That is the other side of the Christian experience; the active side. The purpose of these green pastures is to send us forth to use thy strength which here wo get. And in this leadership of His there are two facts which t would have you remember. He an before us: "lb) leadetii." He will select no path which his shet'p cannot travel. But remember also that the sheep must follow after: we must select no path which He cannot travel. "lie leadeth me In the paths of righteousness," not always by the side of still waters, not always in green pastures sometimes the sheep track may lie across the wilderness; but If we are following him we may know that they are always "paths of right eousness" right paths, and that they lead toward home. And finally, "I Khali not want" com panionship. "Yea. though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me." He who Is following the Master shall find death itself on ly a shallow; and who shall be afraid of a shadow? And though the val ley may bo there and the darkness. He shall lead us out, as lie leads us In. Death is not a blind pocket; it is not a place of tarrying, only of transition. shall walk "through thu valley of the shadow of death." And now, having appropriated this psalm, having sought ta appreciate it, let us try to apply It. I mean to-day, here and now, and to-morrow, anl to-morrow, and to-morrow, every dav. For you observe that until we reach the very last verse it is all in the present ten-e. He is not speaking of any distant elysium, far away ia the fu'nr . "The Ixird is my shep herd; he maketh me to lie down In green pastures; He leadeth me besido the still waters." AH the blessings wheci I have described may be your! now. Will you take them for yours, and apply them to the problems of your life to-day? Oh, learn to prac tice the presence of lod. Try to think of Him as really at your side. Sp. ak to Him when you are in trouble or perplexity. Suppose you make a test of tiiis Shepherd psalm only for to-day. Suppose you say: "From now until the hour whin I fall asleep nr. nislit I will seek to live with this thought supreme: that Hod is 'mine, and that He loves me, and is leading me." Sen what it will mean to you In peace and comfort and joy. And then i-'alize that if you can do it for one day, you can do it for every day, and the problem of your life's mean ing is solved. And when the lact val ley shall have been parsed, and l ass ed through, and you aro drawing near to that fold, which James Lane Allen describes as "the final land where the mystery, the pain, and the yearn ing of this life, will either be infinite ly satisfied or infinitely quieted," though you shall have changed your place, you will not change your com pany; lie who was with you here will be with you there, and this song shall still go singing its way on and up into the eternal light: "Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I dwell in the house of the Lord forever." All Pervasive. There is not room enough in all created thintis for the soul of man which, like a ship in a narrow river, hath not room to turn, and besides is ever and inton striking ground mid foundering in the shallows. Jesus Chrii-t is lti every way ndeijaate to the vast desires of 'he soul; lii Him it hath sea room em ugh. there it may spread all lis sails with no fear ol touching the bottom. John Flavel. Healthy Traveling Men, "Hotel life and railroad traveling are not no hard after all," said George Along, clerk at the Coutes House, this , morning. "Three traveling salesmen have refrlsfered this morning who are each over fifty years old and hearty, and one man comes here regularly from New York who has been trav- i elinj between Now York and Kansas City for forty years. ! "Of course the truth Is that moat of these men live with a great deal more care than ordinary civilians, , They have to. A traveling man who j falls sick when away from Some and all -of them have homes is mak ing It awkward for himself and bis firm, so that they know very well bow to draw the line." Kansas City Btar. In the Journul fur InfektioiiMkrnuk lielteu Vr. Ford describes bis muthin) of vaci'luutlug as a remedy for Mush room iHilsonliig. Ho foil ml, by experi menting, that animals in to which he bad injected an antitoxin could stand a dose of poison ten times atronser than others. EPWOHTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, JULY 29. How The Church Can Help th World. Col. 4. 5-18. The alienated condition of large portions of the population, even in our own and. Is evidence that there Is groat need of some mighty evangel to rail people to the consideration of things which concern their eternal welfare. Only a fraction of the youth of our country Is foun I In the Sunday srhool and the yonnts people's societies. The calendars of 'he crim inal courts are lull. The prolific sources of a great portion of the crime mid misery, the liipior sa loons, are kept open by government al provision, and are n much pro tected by governmental police power us churches are from molestation. Surely the world needs help. There Is grail everywhere, it would almost teem. Another picture lies before us as we write. The door of Christen dom stands njar, (in. I li comely figure, represent leg Christ lunity, Is looking out. A "heathen Chinee" Is a little wily off, shouting to her: "lb, there! Your doorstep needs denning!" These are some of Hie objects 1) lug on mid about the doorsiep; the liquor tin file, loot, war, opium, trade, scandalous plays, luollc novels and commercial greed. Is it not n part ol the business of the young host . of Methodism to clean the doorstep of I lie house of Christ lunity ? Our dally Scriptures show us the method by showing us, as Christians, what we are and what our relation ship to the world is. Christians are salt; they are light -two essential Ihlngs. Salt stands for nil things preservative. Society would go down Into the reek of Sodom If It were not for the element of Christian mor als lu It. And but for these our country would go the way of the dead empires, whose wreckage strews the shores of time. .Must our nation join the company of the dead? We hope not; we do not believe it will. Our faith is founded on the fact that the leaven of Chris tianity is lu it, and this constitutes a force which can more than neutralize the power of evil tendency, anil will at last make every house a house of t raver. JULY TWENTY-NINTH. Gardiner, and Missions to Latin America. 2 Cor. 11:23-30. j Christ came, as He said, to bring ! us "ti.e abundant life." The result, ' when oue receives It, is "labors more abundant." The true Christian rejoices ' in his ' strii.es for they bring him Into dos- j er fellowship with Him with whose stripes we are healed. j Who coul. 1 not live nobly If he could live Independently and isolated? l!ut the heroic lib.? ls the one that is I faithful to large responsibilities for ' others. I Do you bear lightly the sorrows , and trials of fellow Christians? Then j look to your own Christianity. DIVIDED LIVES. Alternate Topic for July 29: Divided Lives. Matt. 6:24; 2 Kings 17:33-41. As it is Impossible to be at the same time a citizen of thu Fulled States and of another ccuntiy, to one cannot belong at the same lime to tile kingdom of le-aven and the kingdom of the world. There is only one way to enjoy, re ligion, and that Is lo surrender to it. If you want to know whether vour lit'" s divided, classify vour !mc ings. You want Cod to be wholly for you; must you rot be wholly lor Cod? If the farthest hidden corner of your heart is Satan's, lie lias a right of way to It. A llesh-uml-blood heart. divided, means death; so witli the spiritual heart. Worldly success In any sphere ab solutely requires a whole-heart ed de votion to the object sought. So with lieaenlv success. Got Her Axes Oi'onm). It was said of Miss Pettee that she "got more out of her boarders" than any other woman in Urookby. Miss Pettee bail frequently explained her system to less successful friends, but with no great results in their favor. "I set 'em to work," Bhe said to oue despondent neighbor ut the beginning of the summer, "and It's a great deal better for 'em than sitting round do ing notiiing all day. Of course, I flatter 'em up some, but that's easy, i "When I wanted Mr. Loom is to lay I out tho croquet, ground I didn't usk him to, right out. I Just said that 'If j only Abo Hanxon had half as wonder- i fill an eye for seeing a straight, line ( as Mr. Loonils I should be grateful j indeed, but then one couldn't expect ' that in n country man that hadn't ; had many chances, and if Mr. Loonils would bo willing to jitat kind or over sea Al ) and crlt icl::-;.' "W.-ll. it. wasn't lil'leen minutes bofore. Mr. Loomls was doing it all, ami I withdrew Abe to the strawberry patch without a mite of trouble. "You'v'3 got to study up your boarders' gl'is, and use 'cm. The way 1 got. Miss Kanlett to go regular for th-.i mall waa by taking her to one idiiO and telling her how tamo tho news Mlsa Compton brought sounded beside her way of telling things she saw down lu the village. 1 wanted Miss Compton to help with the bod-maUin-j at mornlifg mall-tluie. I toll her I never saw her beat for tucking in smooth and squaring off corners." "I don't use what 1 could make lhat piano teacher that's coming to me do," said the neighbor, dubiously. "Mercy sakes alive!" cried Miss Pettee. "Why, the minute I beard you were going to have her, I Bald to myself that you wouldn't need to shell a pea nor a bean yourself this summer, anyway, nlmbl-flngered a that woman must.be!" An English woman named Sirs. Ken may met with an unique accident lu Egypt recently. Bus fell from the top of on of tua pyramids. Bhe was .tously fcurt THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JULY 29. Subject: Smtnt 1Idm Wltli Fhnrlnse, I, oka si v., 1-14 Outilun I xt. Laics si v., 11 Meumrr Vns-t, 13, 14 Topic Ths Bollevar's KocImi lllitim t'aitimontary I. The true idea of Snbbnth observ ance (vs. 1-M. 1. "Chief Pharisees." It litis been suggested that this man may have been a member of the Hanbedrlii with a country home in I'erea. "To rat bread." (mr Lord bad no home unit, when He was invited to dine, it was as proper for llim to go on the Sabbath as on any other day. 'They were watching Him." It. V. were maliciously wntchlng llim. 'J. "A certain man." This man may have been brought there Ivy the Phar isee In order to test Christ. "Before Him." Before (he company had taken seats at the table. "Iiropsy." A dis ease in which the body or some part of It is lllled with water. I!. ".Ii'sits answering spake." Jesus knew tliey were deceptive, and He was reedy to meet them. "The lawyers." The teaibers of the law who were present. "Is it lawful," etc. They re in a dilemma: as lawyers they ought to know, lint if tliey answered in t lie nUirniittive they would endorse Christ and Ills work, while to answer in the negative would be to show their lack of love and lay themselves Hnble to n charge similar to that given In chan ter K!:1."i, It was seriously argued hat to walk upon the grass with nailed shoes was a violation of the Sabbat li. 4. 'Ilebl their peace." Citable to con demn, unwilling to concede. Hut such silence was our Lord's complete public Justilleation. If the contemplated mira cle was unlawful why did not these great religious authorities forbid it? "Took him." Took bold of him (Luke JO:'-'!': 1 Tim. (1:1L'. "Healed him." Showing the opinion of Jesus as to healing on the Sabbath day. "Let him go." Dismissed hint ami turned back to the Pharisees, whose sancti monious hatred was worse than this poor mini's disease. ."i. "Fallen Into a pit." Jesus silences them completely by calling attention to the fact that they on the Sabbath day would have mercy on a beast in distress. II end Matt, UMO-IM; Luke 1H:1-I-17. (. "Could not answer .Him." Silent, but not convinced. The question was unanswerable. If fhe.v would de liver tin ox or an nss from a pit on the Sabbath, by what reason or com mon sense could they say It was wick ed tj save a man from ills iitllictloii'.' II. A parable of humility (vs. 7-11). 7. "A parable." Tile sidlish struggle for precedence as they were taking tli"ir places at the table gave Jesus an opportunity to tench a lsson in humil ity. "When He marked." Nothing es capes the eye of the Lord. "How they cho.se out." To take the highest plate when It is not our due is public vanity; to obstinately refuse it when offered, ls another instance of the same vice, though private ami concealed. "The chief rooms." The chief seats. It. V. The guests reclined on couches around the table which formed three sides cf a hollow square. On each side there were three plan's. The middle place was the most honorable. 8. "Bidden to a wedding." lie speaks of a "marriage feast" (It. V.) because the rules of procedure would be more carefully insisted upon. "Sit not down." The pride that apes hu mility violates the spirit of this teaching-. !). "He that bade." The host who has authority to decide the mat ter. "With shame." Sooner or later pride will have a fall. ID. "In the lowest room." The high place was occupied very briefly; the lowest place was permanent. "(So up higher." The way to rise is to begin low. Wliat Christ eoiiimanded He Him self did. "Then shalt thou have Wor ship." "Have glory." it. V. Have reverence, respect and honor in 1 lie jirtseiiee of the company, li. "Who soever exalleth." etc. Now follows the great principle Illustrated by this para ble. Humility is the passport to pro motion in the kingdom of (Sod. The one who is proud and seeks to be hon ored above others, shall be abased, or bumbled, both by (Sod and man. . III. A lesson on our duty to the poor (vs. 1:2-14). 1L'. "Call not thy friends." The second parable is to the host. It is a sharp rebuke on account of a fault which Is almost always committed in tile choice of guests. "Nor thy rich neighbors." "He that glveth to the rich shall surely come to want" (Prov. 13. "Call the Door." Feusts tq the poo" are no, forbidden. He that glvetli to the poor lendefh to I lie 4.ord. What the Saviour here commends to others He has Himself fulfilled ill tlip most illustrious maiine'.'. 4. "Shalt be blessed." The poor who have been fed will bless thee, and so will tiie Lord. "Resurrection of tho just." There is to be a future state, we are all hastening on toward the resur rection. At that time (Sod will re ward those who have done good, for Hi sake, without the hope of any earthly recompense. Money in Amusement l'arks. The estimated investment In sum mer amusement parks in this country will reach a total of $100,000,000 this year. The total number of parks Is estimated at 200, and three-fourths of that number aro controlled by aud p?raled for electric railway lines. This figure for the investment seems high, and the more so when it Is known that the many small rssorts, "gardens," "groves." etc., found In every locuilty aro not Included. It is probable, however, that the figure may bo accepted as representative, though it will correspond more clear ly to the advertised cost of each spe ciftu resort rather than the actual cost, the two sums frequently being quite different. At any rate the in vestment will nrobablv reach an as tonishing total, and it calls attention to an interesting development la transportation affairs. Railway and r.usineering itoview. Tin' Sun I nee. Pr. porsey, wi'lllnij in the Los Angeles Herald of the native tribes of the West, remark) that what Is kuowu as the sun dunce has no evi dence of the sun In It. It Is Instead au undent rite contin ued till much of the reason for Its Institution lias been forgotten, but wbut Is known ia that it Is regular In recur ring, that It Is kept up eight days and Illustrates the creation or rejuvenation of the world. This would aeem to do note that It Is a eoumerpurt of the Uttirhle rites and Adonis worship of former iierlods In which, under tha figure of the death and resurrection of the dlrine being, the withering and re newed trawta of Testation wr lia-pllsa. The American Saddle Horse. The first requisite to be considered In a saddle horse is the quality of being sure-footed; the second, that of a kind dlspoaltlon coupled with a good mouth; third, a courage and ambition; fourth, the- conformation of a wenght carrier; fifth, gait and manners. Neither the first qualifl Tsatloa nor the order in which it is placed will be disputed. No Btum bllng horse should ever be mounted. Almost every person who has seen a horse knows the meaning of a kind disposition to a certain extent, and none can possibly appreciate It more than the rider. The saddle horse should by all means have a level heud, and no one thing has a tenden cy to produce this more than a good mouth. When drawing in the reins on a start, there should be a per ceptible yielding of the lower Jaw, followed by a stendy pressure will ingly given in such a way thn! the rider may at all times "feel" the horse's mouth, and the absence of a desire to pull or lug should be marked. The mouth I many times the root of ell evil, and the thought of Its inlluer.ee upon the horse's dis position nhnuM never leave the rider's Jiind. Ants Live on Idee. In their migration from plant to plant the lice are often aided by their foster-mothers, the ants, for many species are carefully cared for and guarded by the ever diligent ants. A peculiar, sweetish liquid called "hon ey dew," is secreted by tho aphides of which the ants are extremely fond. To secure this they herd the aphides, much as if they were little green cat He. Frequently an ant may be seen tapping an aphid with her antennae, upon which a drop of the honey dew is exuded and quickly lapped up. Thus, the ants are probably entirely responsible for carrying the young aphides which affect the strawberry roots in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and elsewhere, from the fo liage down to the roots, and for car rying them from plant to plant, aa the plants wither from their injury. The melon louse Is similarly carried by the ants f morllhl28394590$P by the ants from hill to hill. But most remarkable of all Is the case of the corn-root aphis, which lays its eggs in ants' nesis in the fall, where they are carefully guarded all winter and In the spring the young aphides are carried by the ants to tho roots of their favorite food plants. E. D. Sanderson, in Garden Magazine. To Confine Hogs in Pasture. Can you give a plan for a movable fence to use in confining hogs while pasturing? Answer Where lumber is avail able, a triangle of four-inch boards may be made for footings, and three feet or three and one-half feet fence panels placed in them. The bottom boards of panel might bo seven inches wide. It aud th' top boards should be six Inches longer than the middle boards, which may be placed four inches apart. The panels may be made ten or twelve feet long, two Inch notcnos arc sawed In the centre of tho botio-n board of the triangle Complete Panel. and the top of it to receive the panels. The triangles or foot holders of tho panels may be anchored by stakes at the bottom and long poles wired on I ho panels along the bottom to prevent the pigs moving it out'of line. Suggestions About Dairying, It is a mistake to let milk cool be fore separating, ns it Invariably en tails a 'oss of butter fat. Separation should take place immediately after milking. On tho Island of Jersey, the home of the Jersey cattle, no attention Is paid to the color of tho animal, the great aim of the best breeders being a graceful form and grand milking dualities. There are many colors there, from the silver gray down to the common red and white and a fow, very few, black. Now is tho time to docido what shall bo grown for the late summer feeding to keep up the flow of milk. In estimating the valuo of a glvei. food, take Into consideration the dl- i geatiblo part only. Tho share of the protein for Instance that, under or dinary circumstances, passes through tna cow undigested, Is of no value so far as she Is concerned und should not be counted upon lu calculating the amount of material she would receive in her dally ration. Aside from alfalfa, corn of course ls among the best, forego plants, but cow peas, kafllr corn, sorghum and millet are worthy of attention. The dairy cow should be bred for I feneration in milking lines; she should be of a typical dairy tpye aad a strong vigorous constitution and milking capacity which are nearly always Inherited qualities. Wherever cows are kept, the cream Is regarded as tho important part of the milk, while the skim milk goes to She plg or poultry. Of course, it Is utilized and ultimately comes around as food, but it may be better to make a more direct use of it. The skim milk contains a valuable portion of the uiott nutritious food. Ia taking End Piece. the cream, only a portion of thentitrl ment ls removed. The skim milk is allowed to become slightly sour, or clabbered. The pan is then Bet on a cool part of the stove to warm gently, or on the top of a' kettle of boiling water. It should get no warmer than the heat of new milk, when the whey Will appear clear and separate from .the curd. When repa ration takes place, pour the whole Into a bag of thin material and hang to drain. When It ceases to drip, turn the curd from tho bag und mix with salt and a little cream. The Epltomlst. fare of Creamery Milk. In response to the Produce Re view's request for Instructions lo pa trons as to the b"st. care of milk from the stable to the creamery, the following directions were prepared: This is a very important question, und every farmer and butter or cheeseniaker should give it his ut most attention. If the milk comes from a healthy cow, and ls kept In a clean and sanitary place and given proper care, then every graduate of any dairy school Is able to make good butter or cheese to grade extra. This very subject came up in this factory three years ago, and I wrote out the following rules, which I handed to the patrons, and tho result was a success: Remove tho milk of every cow at once from the stable to a clean, dry room, where thealrispure and sweet. Do not allow cans to remain In sta bles while they are being filled. Strain the milk through a metal gauze and a flannel cloth or layer of cotton as soon as It ls drawn. Aerate and cool the milk as soon as strained. The mill; should be aired first. This must be done In pure air, and It should then bo cooled to about sixty degrees Fahrenheit, or temperature of tho water. Never close a can containing warm milk which has been aerated. If cover is left off the can, a piece of cloth or mosquito netting should be used to keep out the insects. Milk should be hold in tanks of fresh, cold water (flowing water pre ferred) In a clean, dry, cold room. It nliould be stirred with a tin Btirrer often enough to prevent forming a thick (fleam layer. Keep the night milk under shel ter, so rain cannot get into the cans, Tn warm weather hold It in a tank of fresh water. Never mix fresh, warm milk with lhat which has been cooled. Do not allow milk to freeze. Cleanliness and cold are the only preventives needed in the milk for thlB purpose. All milk should be in good condi tion when delivered. When cans are hauled far they should be full, and carried in a spring wagon. In hot weather cover the cans, when moved in a wagon, with a clean, wet blank et or canvass. These directions might be used to good advantage by those who are occupied in making dairy products at home, for we all realize that Al dairy products can only be made from milk that has been taken the best care of from the moment It leaves the cow. Suggestions to Farmers. It pays to be amiable in the cow si able. Never strike a cow. Never speak roughly to her. Anything irregular affects the per centage of butter fats. Pet the cows; pet the liclfers; give them a little sugar with the salt. Sugar will help to gentle any cow that is inclined to be nervous and wild. Try It. A new milker will at first get less nilik from a cow than one to whom the animal Is accustomed. In no section of the country should a poultry house be so constructed that fowls in it will bo subjected to draughts. In buying a horse reject one with scraggy hips. They never do credit to feeding, particularly If also slack In the loins. The larger the animal the.Jarger must be the sustenance ration, which must be deducted from the feed be fore the profit begins. After the harvest work is finished up ls a good time to put In a drain age where needed. This ls some thing that should be done thoroughly and well, and not hurriedly. In order to keep poultry, it Is not necessary that they be allowed to run around the kitchen door. They will do Just as well If the table scraps are carried to them elsewhere. Reject a horse with forelegs not straight. They will not stand wear. Stand behind the horse as he walks away from you and you will be able to notice those defects if they exist. Ciood profit can be made on poul try raising as an. Independent enter prise, but up to a certain limit poul try meat and eggs tan be produced more cheaply on the farm than any place else. Oatmeal, boiled and made inlo a gruel and added to the sweet skimmed milk, is oue of the best foods for calves. Add a little flax seed Jelly, and your calves-will grow like weeds. The draft horse lias been In de mand in our market for many years and will continue to bring good prices when other breeds are down in price. The amateur horseman will do well to bear this point In mind in starting In the business of horse breeding. According to a California!! professor,- fowls can be fattened rapidly through the agency fit electrlo light. Every three hours during the night the. light is turned on, causing the misguided fowls to coirie off their perches and eat a hearty breakfast. Tbli seems to be forcing matter a little too strong. British ofiicers report from Zululand that the experimental use of camels In the transportation service is, thuj far, t gratifying success. $ Cbiigglty, Chuggityt Cliuggity, chungity. automobile. Ran over neoole nnd mndo them nnii.! Crushed 'em and hushed 'em, luid cm ut-uti. At the Hst rate of ten dollars per head. Visual Demonstration. Jennie "Did you hear of thi awful fright Jack got on his wedding nay: Olive "Yes, indeed I waa ther and saw her." American Spectator. Had lleen There Itcfore. Hubby (at. 'phoae) "Mary. rn going to bring a couple of lobsten home for supper." Wife "Don't, for goodness sakul We haven't got a thing In the bouse," Boston Transcript. Prudence in Pleasure. "How are you enjoying your new automobile, Mrs. Sububs? "Oh, very much as long as we are careful not. to get. on a road too fat from a. trolley lino." Baltimore American. Disappointing. Mrs. Justloking "Have you an hand-embroidered waists?" Salesman (who has waited on her before) "I'm very sorry to disap point you, madam, but. wo have." Chicago News. The Same Color. "Jane, I can hardly believe mj eyes. Yon are making the bread without washing your hands." "Well, ma'am, what's the differ ence? ICS only brown bread." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Museum's lllue Monday. "Where's the boa constrictor fort feet long that you've got painted or the sign out. In front?" demanded t he visitor at tho dime museum. "This Is wash day, and we're using him for a clothsllne," explained tht Circassian beauty. Chicago Tribune Awful : "That was a fierce fight you had with Cholly," Bald Knox. "Ho claimi he licked you." "Oh, the Boastah!" exclaimed Gua sle. "I admit he wumpled my cwa vat dreadfully, but you should hav seen his collah!" Philadelphia ress. Back From the Honeymoon. Mr wmmm Maud "When we got back let ut try to create the Impression that w are not newly married." Jack "All right; you had bettet carry the bag and the rug-strap then." Loudon Scraps. Attracted Attention. Bacon "They say that the uew congressman attracted a good dea' of attention when he entered th( House of Representatives." Egbert "Why, he never oponef his mouth!" "No, but his shoes squeaked." Yonkers Statesman. Where Ignorance is liliss. Rising Young Statesman "Bu' there is another matter, Just as Ira portant, that has been overlooked I am going to introduce a bill to' the rigid inspection of bnkerlels." Constituent "Predmore, for you! own peace of mind, I advise you no' to do It." Chicago Tribune. He'd Been There, Too. Bacon "Been away?" Egbert "Yes; been up te Jay vllle for a couple of weeks." "Oh, have you?" "Yes; greatest place in the worli for an appotlte!" "But what good does that do you' Stopped at Spavin's boarding house didn't you?" Yonkers Statesman. Kqually Painful. - "Huh!. What do you know abou war? Did you ever hurl yoursel Into the 'Imminent, deadly breech' o 'seek the bubble reputation, even ii the cannon's mouth?' " "Well, no; not exactly. Not to an: noticeable extept. But, I have take) homo unexpected Company to nor." Puck. Of Little Consequence. "Well, well," exclaimed the firs Bummer girl, "where did the engage ment ring como from?" "From Blffany'B, of courso," re piled the other. . "Oh, I don't mean that. Who 1 the man who gave It to you?" "Oh! Why er- really, I've for gotten his last name, I just call bin 'Shorty.' " Catholic andard ant Times. The New Romance. "Help, help!" cried Mlllicent, "w aro lost! See yonder corned bee tlnK' For a moment Harold shuddered Then pulling himself together, hi advanced cautiously. Suddenly I laugh, full of relief, rang througl the air. "Oh, what is Itf" cried Mlllicent.' Harold turned a shamefaced coun tenance toward her. "Well er really," he began "that Is or the fact is, dear, It'i only an ordinary bomb, after alll" Punch. V',' '..';.,- V J? L I Jd . 3
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