f aE.t.M M SUNDAY Scholarly Discourse By Rev. Dr. D. G. Downey. Subject: "The Full-Orbed Life,'' Brooklyn, . Y. Af St. John's M. L. Church, the pastor, the Rev. Dr. It. G. Downey, preached Sunday morning on tht subject, "The Full orbed Life." Ills text was John xlli..iart of the first ami third verses: "When Jeans knew that Ills hour was come," and "Jesus, knowing that lie was eo-.ne from (!od and went to God," and he said : To Jesus of Nazareth life was nover merely a chance. It never was "Just Impelled so" .o Mm. To Ilim It was always opportunity. He conceived Himself, 1 .hink, from very early life, as a man of destiny with a work to do, a ta.sk to he ac complished and a trust to he ful filled. In the iihivii!;i? of Mis life lie said: "Wist, ye no!, that I must he about My Father's business?" All through His career there was the evident? that He thought nnd felt that some important work would Biireiy come to llim. Frequently lie Have expression to this In soiu ' such form as when He said, "Now am 1 straightened until it. Is uccum plislied." Nevertheless, we are told that He "set His face steadfastly to ward Jerusalem." Now, while It Is true that Jesus conceived Himself as a man of destiny, with a word to do and a task to be accomplished. It is noticeable that He never allowed Himself to be hurried toward the accomplishment of His task. If you hae ever notleed that, t think you will be a little surprised to see how oftn it Is said that His hour had not yet come. He Himself said. "My time is not yet." "My hour is not. yet come," "The lime is not ripe." and Just us He did not allow Himself to he hurried, so lie never permitted Himself to "e diverted i from the main purpose of His life. Men tried to make Mm king by , force. Many of them expected that i at that time H would set up the kingdom of Israel, overthrow the Roman power and be the Israelite leader, and He told them plainly that Ha would not be diverted from the baying, ".My kingdom is not of this world." Hut with all this, Jesus knew that His hour would surely come and th- entirety of His life was the preparation for fulfilling His hour, for mooting that hour when It came, and for completing His life. Every man's hour, it seems to nie, conies w hen he can freely and fully express the thoughts an 1 tun vie' ions that have been growing and deepening in His soul. It is .surety a great moment when some vole sounds in the soul and says: "Now Is thy hour; this is thy opportunity. Reveal thyself: show the world what is in thee; express thy nullity or ca pacity; now is thy time to speak and to do." Self-expression and the out speaking of what Is in a man, his true Inner and deeper self, this is the joy and rlory of life. It Is sad that, many never achieve this. Some, we must admit, do not seism to pet the opportunity, but others through cowardice, l.me servers, trimmers, who are always wondering what the world will think and what their fel low men will say, not asking what Is the truth and the right thing to do. not daring to stand before the world ami speak their word and do their deed without thought of con sequences, never achieve this joy and glory. Jesus came to His supreme oppor tunity toward the close of His life, saw it coming and met it with the high courage and the gay cheer of the valiant soldier. It seems to me that we misconceive very largely these last, acts in the life of Jesus. I We have dwelt so much upon the sadness and the suffering and looked at the syntir.iental side, and ttvse have had, I think, sometimes too large a place in our thoughts: for, 1 after all, we must, see that it was . for till.: very purpose that He came 1 into the world, and that Ills life j would have been an utter failure I but, for this glorious culmination. To Jesus the cross was not merely a mat'er of sadness and sorrow. I 1 think that, somehow, as lie faced j tnese closing arts of His life that He ! faced them with joy and cheer and , strengthened courage. He recog- ; nixed that after all this thing was the crowning joy and glory of His career. Here and now as never be fore had the opportunity come to Hint, not only to think His tliouir'tr, : but to speak His word and do His r deed and live out His !i;'. nnd glorify God and to have God ;Moril1od u Him. 1 :,aid that Ills life was a preparn- ' tlon. U was. Years or silenc,. nnd j meditation, of mystic communion ' with natuiM ami God, In wisdom growing no to His' task. To my lnind His life wai perfectly natural, fie was not ready for His task In fers Ms hour had come. He could i not. have achieved His d-'stiny at the ; age. of twelve or twenty or twenty live, not until the i.our ami the man met. There were times when He . might have put Himself lu the power I of His enemies, but He hid Himself, ' and by and by He saw the elements gathering and. recognizing His own , strength mid knowing the will of find and seeing thai the storm was , about to break, the storm of hatred, ! anil jealou y, and envy, and false : pride, with the step or this soldier and tho mien and aspect of a moral and spiritual hero, He went up to Jerusalem, and men marveled. lie ' knew Ills hour was come. He w:vs about to be glorified, and God was to to glorified lu Him. He had been i thinkii.g and speaking and teaching; and now He was to exemplify anil i Illustrate and give special proof of : the truth of all that He had said. He was destined to be cast out, yet Ho thoroughly understood that the, time was coining when Ms spiritual supremacy and klnghood would be acknowledged to the limits of the i earth and to the bounds of time. And how st ah ds it this morning? Do we not see tiiat Ho is the spiritual ideal of the race? The race is not turning to Confucius, or Buddha, or Mahomet. mey have elements of trutn, nut tuo riigtiest good and the r.upreme truth are with the young Ftophet ff :;a;a.vtli. 11-e It t ie spir itual king and the spiritual leader of the race, and all turn to Him us flowers turn suurard to derive beauty and life. 1 am sure, also, there must have been great joy in the mind of Jesus when He, at last, could speak the words He wanted to speak, lu the temple He stoud alone one against the city. He must have had rich joy when He was able to give ample ex pression to Ms thought concerning the simplicity of the way of ap proach unto God the right of every mini, without the Int TVuntlon of syn agogue, er church, or priest, or rit- I ual; to coma Himself, In Ms own I personality, unto God: "Uod ii a t Spirit, and thev that worship Him must worship Mm In spirit and in truth." Again, when His disciples had been quarreling among them selves as to who should be the great est, once more Hp had an opportunity to express Himself, not only to teach, hut to live out, Ills thought. Ho girded Himself with a towel and washed their feet, and said: "Lot him who would be great among you be your servant " What high Joy llo must have hnd as 1I not only revealed Ms word, but by Ills action, for all time for the generations yet unborn taught the truth of the dig nity of service: and If to-day the world Is moving toward n wider brotherhood, If we are thinking not ,io much of ourselves and mora of our neighbors. It Is because He per formed that lowly service. He had been talking, also, about faith; that Cod was their Father nnd that, lie would never desert those who put their faith in Him. In the hour of awful blackness, of excruciating physical and mental agony, His faith rose triumphant. Ah! there was the supreme triumph of Ills faith. Not in the words He had spoken, but In the f. 11- lived and in the way In which lie met the awful tragedy nnd In the elnrlnus culmination of Ills earthly life. The practical implication of all this Is not difficult. All men have some sense of destiny, some ' ,n sclousuess of a call, some fee.ing with respect to conduct. Every man htis moment s of Godlike aspirations. Surely, tlvr come to us In mo ments of high, spiritual endowment, when the soul knows what It oim'nt to do for its triumph or undoing, and man's time shall come when he Is true to the revelation of truth that Is In him. when lie expresses. In Ills speech nnd life the convictions that have grown in moments of su preme inspiration and Insight. Th" mighty men of the world are the men who have been able to do this. There was Paul and Martin hut her and John Wesley and Abraham Lincoln. Cod pours Into some men more than lie Is able to pour into others, be cause they are able to receive more. While it Is true that we cannot all be geniuses and giant-., it is also true that every man may live his com plete, fuli-orbed life. He may feel first that he has come from Cod: that his destiny, is to return to Cod. and his business Is to breathe In the teaching and love and spirit of the infinite Father, and day by day he true to the beautiful, pure and noble suggestions that Cod will breathe into him. If a man will do this there is no question of his influence. The history of Jesus is proof posi tive on the point. He lived His life truly and loyally, and His world, which is the universe, swings around in obedience to Ills truth. Ah. friends, if we will be as loyal In our place and limited sphere, the world will be lifted uti by us just as Christ's life-world was lifted by Him. It is in this sense that we are to follow Mm and recognize that He is our example day by day as we go forth to the work and duty cf our life. The Only Safe Attitude. I remember some years ago climb- I ing the Wclsshoru above Zernia'.t Val ley with two guides. There bail been a series of severe storms and mirs was j the tirst ascent for sonic weeks, con-a'- t quently we had a great deal of step- j Clllllll IU UO lip me noun ioeie, " had left the cabin at 2 In the morning, and It was nearly !l before we reached the summit, which consisted, as did so ninny peaks in the Alps, of splintered rocks protruding from the snow. My leading guide stood aside to le: iue I e tlrst on top. And I. with the long labor of the climb over and exhilarated by the thought of the great view awaiting me, but forgetful of the high gale that was blowing on the other side of the rocks, sprang eagerly up them and stood erect to see tile view. The guide pulled me dow n. "On your knees, sir. You are not safe there except on your knees." My young friends. Cod lifts us all to summits in hie; high, splendid, peril ous, ltui these are nowhere more splendid or more perilous than in our youth; summits of knowledge, of friendship, of love, of success, declares George Adam Smith. Let lis, as we value our mural health, the growth i f our character and of our litne-s fur God's service, use every one of them as iiu altar on which to devote our selves once more to His will. Make Much of Your Llessings. We are too prune to forget our present blessings. We seldom ap preciate, tin to until they are gon '. i'.lessings seem t.o multiply as they take their flight. When they be come memories we doubly pi i.:e them. Why not give them welcome wiille they are present with us. "Do not let. the empty cup be your tlrst teacher of tho blessings you had when It was full. Seek, as a plain duty, to cultivate a buoyant. Joyous sense of the crowded kindnesses of Cod in your dally life." -Christian intelligencer. As it Man Thinkctli, So is lie. The government of thought means Heaven or Hell, For If a man has disciplined himself to crush that thought which may coma to the purest and holiest mind-in ill better, if he has acquired the power to change the current and to turn ills thought im-tnutly Into other and no bler channels, t-mplution is ballled at its very start and the man stands upon liis feet victorious. A man will never regulate his passions who 'aas never learned to regulate his thoughts. U. 11. Morrison. ITS PREROGATIVE. "You ire charged," said the po lice justice, "with violating the Binoko ordinance. What have you to say?" "I havo not violated any ordi nance, your honor," protested the ac cused. "My factory has a smokey chimney, it is true, but It has a right to have It." "On what grounds?" "It's a tobacco factory, your honor, " Chicago Tribune. 9 In Turkey there ts a great con sumption of the milk of the buffalo, the conimou cow, the gout and the ewe, but It is hardly ever used in a natural strte. According to a paper read at the London Academy of Med icine, tho milk is kept at a moderate heat until Its bulk Is considerably re duced. After slow cooling the milk Is treated with a ferment taken from the previous day's supply. In a few hours a kurd forms which is called Yaghourt. The preparation Is pre ferred to milk, and It has a pleasant, clean, arid tasts, and Is, of course, uutrltlous. AUGUST FIFTH. Duty, Privilege, and Excuse. Luke 14: 15-24. (Consecration Meeting, With Special Thought of Our Pledrje.) Men who will agree l:i nothing else v Ill agree In maUing excuses to avoid doing their duty. Possessions and the rate of thetn Keep many from Cod. Their posses ions possess i ht m. Wordly business ke. ; many from Ihe Father's bus.tiess; it will prove to be a had business before they are through with it. Pleasure anil social joys keep many from the highest Joy. that Mveetens and em iches all pleasures. Suggestions. Nothing Is really done for Christ till it Is dene with gladness. When Christ asks us to do a duty, there can be no excuse; when He does not ask us, wp need no exctl3a. If duty seems a harsh word, it la because you hac not gone buck of the word. How proud we r.honld be if an earthly ruler gave its the opportun ity of r.-rving hint that the littler of the universe Riven ual Illustrations. "Endeavor" means "on duly." Wo sire sentinels In the King's tinny. We speak of excuses "that will not hold water." The holes lu the sieve were eaten by the rust of worbliness. A promise is not u chain binding us to our duty: it Is a tool helping us do our duty. A volunteer and n conscript both take the soldier's oath, bit' with what a dlffeteiice! Christian L'ndea voters nre volunteers. Questions. is my religious work n genuine pleasure? At'" my Christian duties growing in )o fulness? Will my excuses bp ncceptetd by Christ? Quotations. Your next duty Is just to determines what your next duty I:;. George Muc donnld. . Do thy duty, that is best : Leave unto thy Lord the rest Longfellow. Opening Remarks. Make them brief. Thice minutes Is long enough. Mtilie them enthusiastic nnd sprightly. In manner us well as mat ter striking the kpynote of a good meeting. Don't try to siv everything you can Ihink of concerning the topic. Try to say just one thing. In a way that will set others to think of (.he other things. i ' ' SUNDAY. AUGUST 5. Faith by Hearing. Rom. 10. 14, 15. Faith is not a "gift," not some new, peculiar power superuaturully granted or inlured by Christianity, but the same principle by which we live from day to day. It Is that which en courages a general to risk a battle, or a captain his ship, or a merchant his investment. Some one says that "without this principle society would not bold together for a day. Faith ventures on God's side and on the side of right, something within seem ing to reach out and grip on to some thing which Is Invisible, but seems like the very "substance of things not seen." For faith Is necessary In the religious lite as in everyday life even more so, If possible. This is a realm where we cannot know quite as we know the palpable facts of exist ence; or as we know mathematical demonstrations, and so we must trust. Religious faith, trusts Itself In the hands of God knowing nothing, and enduring all things, in the full cou lldeni p that it will be well In thp pnd. Faith is a mode of perception, and by It we perceive the truths of God. So that, when Ihe mind reaches out be yond the confines oi the things scien tifically demonstrated, seeking and trusting find, it becomes Hooded with a light, that never was on land or sea. The blersed truth Is that, when the hearing soul reaches out the hand ot its l'ailh it touches the hand of God. Faith is the appropriating act of the soul by which Jesus Is aciepted and embraced. It Is the "hinge that turns the whole soul about," and en ables It henceforth to "endue as see ing 111 ni who is Invisible," "Only beiieve: all tilings are possible to him that bilievcth." uti not be afraid 'ntep out on the promise." What is u Lady? Socially u lady is an illumln.'illna exception to the "Crowd." i'.he hat old-fashioned notions t'cat p.t.zle the majority and delight the fr.v. Site has no longing; for a caivsr or fo; suffrage, f,he detests snobbery, but refusjs to know any -,uve tho "best people" for her ti. Know. Thoye who paint pictures, hew marble, mid write books or give to the world the worthy products of their talenlu are among iter "best people." Not that she looko upon great wealth as a bar sinister to social eligibility. Witat has money to do with lady hood? Hue she knows the need of money is the root of much evil; therefore uinong lier friends are women whose millions are but gold en addenda to their thrlce-( liai ining selves Indeed she often is born to the purple or acquires it by mar riage. Many are called upon, but few are chosen as a Lady's intimates. To all she is careful to be polite, and so escape the snare of petty broils and Bplteful "roastings." Friendships that are born in a night, and die in a fortnight, she rejects, She confides lu none. If uncon sciously she indies, she never in vites, confidence, but when trusted Is loyalty's synonyme. Minna Thomas Antrim, la Lipplucott's. Loss ami Gain. Two Americans were baing shown .h rough the citadel of Quebec by a Urlllsli soldier. Hultlng at a certain ipot on tho parade-ground their (itide pointed to a small cannon. "This," suld he "is a gun wo cap '.ured from the Americans at the sattls of Hunker Hill." Quick as a flash came thlsrcply: "Well, as we kept the country, we can afford to let you have tbe gun." Lipplucott's Magazine.- THE Sl'KMY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR AUGUST 6. Subjects Tnlsp Kxciisp, Luke xiv., 1.V21 Golden Text, Luke xiv., 1H Memory Verses, 23, 'il Topic! ltlcsxiiigi of Salvation. I. An Invitation to it great fonst (vs. IS-17). b". "One of them." One of the rich friends of the Pharisaic bust, whose remark gnve the Haviour occa sion for delivering this parable -which Is called the partible of the great Hup ier. "Sat at meal." They were re clining on couches n round the table. "Heard these things." The recompense nt the resurrection of the Just (v. 14 L suggested to this giieMt a great Imiiqtict lu the kingdom of the Messiah. "Blessed is he." lie extols the great ness of Hie privilege. "In the kingdom of God." Tbe l.iugiiom of God, here, does not signify the kingdom of heaven In the highest sense, but only the king dom of the Messiah, of which the car nal Jew here speaks, as the place of their happiness. Hi. "Then "aid lie." The remark of the guest gave Jesus an opportunity to state important truths. He deliv ered the following parable to show that thollirh the Messiah's kingdom would be offered to theni under the most favorable clrciiinslanees, yet I bey would reject It. the Gentiles would em brace the gospel, "A certain num." This until represented God, the Father. "A great supper." Itepreseuling the rich it in l iibiiiiihint provisions of the gospel. Only two regular meals are or dinarily ti.iite'.eti of ill Fasten hinds. 1T. 'Sent His servant." The com mission to all those w ho bold the ollii-e of summoning the world to enter the kingdom of God is I lie same, heuee but one servant is referred to. John the P.aolisl. Christ, the apostles and disci ples all delivered (lie gospel message anil Issued a call to the Jewish people. The stone call was afterwards given to the Gentiles. "That were bidden." The Jews to w hom the gospel was lirst offered. "Come." The Invitations of the gospel are full and complete (Mutt. 11:"S; l!ev. "2:17). "All things are now ready." "Now Is the accepted time." Kvery provision is iiituli' for Hie redemption of a lost world; not one thing is lacking. The plan of sal vation is perfect. II. The excuses made (vs. IS I'd). LS. "They all." llui few of the scribes and Pharisees vespunded. "Megan to make excuse." In worldly affairs peo ple would be anxious to accept an invi tation to such a "supper." but in relig ious mallei' it is very different. .Men nre unwilling to accept the oilers of salvation. "The lirst said." When the time came they nil refused to enter In, each having some excuse. They were typical excuses; 1. Cares of wealth. Pursuit of wealth. .". Atlraetlons of earthly ties. "Have bought must see it." lie lived, as do all in that country, lu a village, and had to go out into the country to reach ids farm. These excuses were all trivial, and yet they appeared to those making thetn to be real reasons why they could not possibly attend the feast. "1 pray thee." 1 beg of thee. "Have me ex cused." ltelense me from my obliga tion. T.t. "I go to prove them." Mark the Increasing rudeness of the speakers. The first pleads u "must needs;" the second merely states his intention "I go;" the third says bluntly, "I cannot." and omits the courtesy of asking to be excused. The true lesson from till three is, that innocent and right things keep men away from the gospel feast. Feeble excuses: r Worldlluess of spirit. 1'. Absorption in commercial pursuits. Relative obligations. 10. "Married a wife." He should have said to bis wife, "Come, let us both accept the Invitation to this gospel feast, nt once." "Therefore I cannot come." This was just the reason why lie should have come. 1. When young people enter upon the active duties of life they lii-ed the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. No home is a truly happy home without Christ 3. Wp need Christ to bear out burdens with us and help us through tbe hard places. 4. A Christian home Is a pow er for good In the community. 5. The Inllttences of the home mold the char acters and lives of the entile family. III. The Invitation enlarged anil urged (vs. "d-L'll. 2. "Meing angry." Not the anger of passion, but of indig nation. "Go out quickly." There Is no time to be lost. The feast is ready, "Streets and lanes." L'xtend the Invi tation to the publicans anil sinners the outcasts. "P.ring lu the xor," etc. The picture Is one Impossible for us to realize lu our laud. In the Fast, rich in beggars, opulent lu misery, without piiorliouses or hospitals, or other organized means of caring for and lessening misery, 'and with laws and social organism multiplying It,, such a throng as Is here described may be often seen In the city streets or squares, --. "It Is done." God's true ministers carry the gospel to the worst classes. " Vet room." The lord of the house has prepared a very great feast for very many. -". "Highways and hedges." Out side of the city. My this is meant that the gospel would be preached to the Gentiles, "Compel them to come In." Not by force, but by earnest: entreaty. "House may be Idled.' How anxious the Lord is to sa p eery person. No one needs to be lost. L'l. "I say until you." Christ Is here half continuing the parable and half expounding it. "N ine of those men." A solemn an. iioiineenieiit of the coming rejection of the dews iis a nation for their unbelief, "Shall taste of My -.riper." . Sltv'.l en joy tie blessings or the gos, el. Title .Slopes. Lo what God calls you to do and yon ere a success. Ti'lmage. KINO'S PUDDING.. Four taldespoonfuls flour, two ta blespoonfuls sugar, two eggs, a little milk, one tetispoonful baking powder, Btrawberry jam. Heat the butter and sugar to cream, beat up the eggs and stir them in gradually; sift the dour gent ly umong the butter and eggs, then add about a tablespoonf til of milk, and, Inst of all, the baking powder. Butter a pudding mold and put into il a large spoonful of jam, pour In tho pudding, cover with buttered paper and steam tor two huura. ALL ABOUT A COAT. "Maria, I told you six weeks ago to give this old coat to some tramp. Why don't you do it? I'm tired of gedng it around." "John, I've offered that coat to every tramp that has been here, and not one ot them would touch It." "Well, can't you use it for rags?" "John Henry, do you think. I'll ac cept a gift that a tramp won't even look at? I'm ff-golng back bom to m-niamma!" CtilWiW rlbuu. Chemical Salts In Manure. Organic matter In manure seems to be chiefly to make the land work better, and in absorbing and retain ing molBture. Bo many are disposed to attach a mysterious value to the excrements of animals, and to think that some special properties are Im parted to these In the transformation Df food through the body of the ani mal, that they will not readily ac cept the Idea that the manuring prop erties of tiling are confined to the chemical salts which It contains. It must be borne In mind that experi mental fields receive no manure, nor Joes any animal enter them, except the horses which cultivate them and rarry off the crop. Vnless, there fore, Cue plants can trlve on chemi cal salts, they could not be there. . Agriculture in Rural Schools. State Superintendent of Public. In struction, F. A. Cotton, is enthusias tic in his efforts to establish a theo retical as well as a practical con r Be In agriculture in our rural schools. In a bulletin just out he outlines the plans for beginning this undertaking. The publication is issued In refer ence to the work to be taken up this spring. In substance, his scheme is this: fn the flrat three years the pupils will be led gradually to understand and appreciate the value of birds, (lowers, plants and animals, through the medium of conversation nnd written language lessons. The work In the fourth and fifth grades will be a combination of geography and out door study, with tho purpose of quickening the observative powers of thj pupils. In the sixth year, the importance of the farmer in the world's economy Is dwelt upon. The closer study of Eecds and plants, such is farmers grow, will be taken up; also Inquiry Into the relation of tho plants to the soil, and the work of insects and wind lu pollination, etc., will occupy an important part of the time. Experimental work will be In troduced as far as possible. In the seventh and eighth grades work like that of grafting, tree pruning and planting will he in order. A more advanced study of farm crops will here ho taken up, and the boys be in duced to try cultivation experiments and report results the next year. The work designed for the township high school will he farther advanced, of courss,. than that in the preceding ;radcs. Don't Prune! Most amateurs worry themselves over what tney consider the intricate problem of pruning. My ndvlce is simply this: Don't prune! Avoid the annual trimming that ruins so many or our gardens. There are more shrubs ruined by the pruning mania than by any other one cause nnd the worst part of it all is that the damage Is Buffered by just those people who would appreciate hnving a few good shrubs. After the thin ning out of surplus specimens tho only attention that tho shrubbery needs Is a thinning out of the old growth to make room for the new season's wood and of course tho re moval of any dead or dying branches. Remambor thaf shrubs do not need the attention of the pruner to make them grow; pruning Is only meant to make the garden look neater. And remember this golden rule: ' "Pruno after flowering.". This means that a late flowering Bhrub like the hydran gea can he pruned in the spring be cause the flowers are produced on tho growths that It will make in the sum mer, but it Is just as satisfactory to prune it in the winter time. Tho early flowering shrubs that flower on the growths of tho previous season may be pruned in the spring, but not until after they have dono Iloworing. Therefore, Bplreas, lilacs, deutzias, golden bells, and such like must not be cut back if you want to have flow era the same season. They will In all probability require some reduc tion ot the top, but it must be dono by reducing the number of the growths, rather than by shortening. Leonard Barron, lu Garden Mag azine. Beginners nnd Varieties. The beginner in strawberries should consult with some experienced grower before selecting the variety, as tho kinds used in sume sections and on certuin soils may not be suit able elsewhere. Some varieties will thrive on heavy soils better than on light soil, while others give the best results on sandy soils. Some kind3 are very large, but not good In quali ty. Never sacrifice flavor for size, as flavor Is everything In a straw berry. Many growers prefer the va rieties that stand shipment to mar ket; hence, for a family supply, the aim should be to select a variety suit able for the soil, and of excellent quality, in preference to size and firmnes.i. Do not overlook the fact that some varieties are both Btamin ate and plst"late, while othors are plstallate only. Should tho variety selected be pistillate, every fourth' row should be of some variety that is both sta ruinate and pistillate, and which blossoms at the same time as the other, In order that fertilization may result, for If not there will be no fruit. There Is no variety which nan be said to be tbe best, as all.vaile tles will excel In some respect and be lacking In other qualities. Tbe prop er method is to procure a variety best adapted to tbe soil and give good cultivation, with an abundance of plant food, and satisfactory re sults will usually follow. "Potted" plants are the runners taken from old strawberry plants that have root ed In small pots sunk In the ground, In convenient pUces for the purpose. These small pots are soon Oiled witti roots, tho plants and balls of eartb being easily turned out without dis turbance, and when transplantoil continue to grow, almost a full crop of fruit next year being the rojitlt. "Potted" plants are largely In de mand In the fall season of the year. Philadelphia Record. Feertlnjr Chicks. It is quite the thing nowadays to keep dry feed before chickens all the whllo. Pcrhnps one ot the bast ax giininls In Its favor Is tho opportu nity It offers for the weaker or more timid members of the flock to gt their Bhare. Usually tho "dry feed" is composed of tho smaller grains, but ground feed is excellent served In this way, so there Is a reanonable variety. A Pennsylvania man gives a heap of advice In the following par agraph: "We have tried all the different methods of feeding and have found the most successful ts the dry feed ing. We don't feed the chicks for from thirty-six to forty-eight hours after hatching, and then feed tho dry chick feed, mnny different grains being mixed together. We feed this the first four weeks steadily. We also keep a box of beef scraps be fore thera at all times after the fifth day. We do not give them water until the third day. By fol lowing the above we can almost see our chicks grow. Would also say that we keep the chick feed before our chicks at all times tho firBt few days, so they can eat as often and as much as they want. By this way we find the Inactive chicks get more, and In a short time they start off and grow like the rest. As a rule It Is the inactive chicks starving to death that runs the denth rate up In brood er chicks. In regard to skimmllk I would not advise giving it to chicks under four weeks of nge. I think after that it can bo fed to chicks at an advantage. No doubt there are other methods which are giving good results for others, but tho above has proven to be the best for us after twenty years' experimenting. After four weeks we vary the feed, drop ping the chick feed and feeding cracked corn, whole wheat, oats, etc., feeding a mash (scalded) in "morn ing, containing beef BcrapB." national Culture of Corn. In order to grow a good crop ot corn, it is essential for tho soil to bo well plowed and thoroughly pulver ized. For this work a disc harrow, the spring-tooth and smoothing har row and a drag or roller make a splendid combination; and that they may be employed to the "jest possi ble advantage, says Fred O. Sibley, In Eptoniist, it is advisable to wait until tho ground is in proper condi tion for tillage. The aim should be to get tho soil in thorough and complete tilth before planting. A, thorough preliminary cultivation aids in the formation of plant food and by aerating or ventilating the soil, influences the soil temperature as well as, in a measure, controls the supply of moisture. Best of all, it killa out or retards wead (;rowth, which is very important because weeds consume the plant food and to that extent rob crops. By shading the ground, they also have a nmoth erlng tendency and they take large quantities of water from the sell. To keep them back still more and at tho same lime help tho further pulveri zation of the soil tho field, 'f not made too wet by rains, should be gone over with a smoothing barrow just before the corn plants begin to show through the surface, if the teeth of the harrow are set at the proper slant or angle, sufficiently over not to tear out the corn, thl3 method Is really most effective in destroying young weeds. And a week later, or thereabouts, when tho corn is two inches above the ground it will pay even to go over the field a second timo with the harrow. Tho soil is thus left fine and mellow, the field clean and active and the corn plants not hurt a particle. This should bo followed up by cultivating after every rain to break the crust, for continued cultivation is as much needed to conserve moisture as to kill tho weeds. Keep tho cultivator away from the corn roots, however, and try to handle tho Implement so as to leave the surface level and even, not In ridges. If other condi tions are equal, such as requisite fer tility and a favorable season, a fine growth of stalks and curs should then bo obtained. FARM NOTES. Always food at regular hours. A fat hon is queen on the market. Trap neBts prevent crowding in tbe nest. Old hens are not profitable an an egg farm. Plan for plenty of soiling crops. Have an abundance of sweet corn to follow tho peas and oats.. No person who Is affected with a cough or consumption should bo al lowed to care for cows or milk. Every milker should wear a clean overall suit, kept for the purpose. Tbe hands should be washed be fore milking, and the fingernails cut short and kept clean. We are all of us forgetful, so let me whisper In your ear once more that nobody ever Invented a strainer that would take Impure matter out of milk. You must keep It out, or It never will be out. Perhaps we shall have patent milk Ing machines In their perfection, by and by. In tbe uieantlme, a man who can milk a cow auiotly, expe ditiously and gently, Is still preferred by tbe cow herself and by the farmer as well. Dorothy Tucker, iu Furm Journal. Public Itonils and Immigration. The State of North Carolina Is it tho present time extremely - In crested In the subject of immlgra .Ion and, through its several depart ments, is making considerable effort .o bring cortain classes of European immigrants into the State. Tbe class il Kuropean Immigrants that are de ilred In North Carolina have- been ccustomed In their own country to excellent roads and It ts natural and to bo etprrted that a section Df country that Is traversed by good roads connecting the various farming districts with markets and provide Dasy merits of Intercourse between different, neighborhoods will be more attractive than those districts In which tht roads nre poor and at some times of the year almost im passable. We not only wiint European im migrant, we want to attract Ameri cans from other sections of tho Culled States to the South to Invest In our farm lands, our waterpowers ind to build up manufacturing ln Itisirles. Good roads are of vital importance to these class of men. A man examining a farm district with the Intention of investing In a farm will be more favorably Impressed with tho district if he can he driven to his destination over a good road so that his entire attention can be given to the farm lands that he Is passing. On the other hand, If the roads are poor, as so many of our North Carolina roads are at the present time so that his attention Is constantly being called to the road by reason of holes, ruts, stones and the general inconvenience of the road over which ho Is obliged to go, ho has little, thought for the beau ties of the country or the value ot the farming land, and his chief de sire is to get back to the city and railroad. There is no doubt but hundreds and even thousands of good Tarms In North Carolina remain wholly or partially uncultivated and unproductive on account of the very poor condition of tho roads connect ing them with town nnd market. If the rallronds consider it neces sary to Improve their road beds and tholr rolling stock In order to build up a certain section of the country and spend large sums advertising the railroad facilities of tho section in their attempts to Induce labor and capital to locate there, how much more important that the counties nd towns should Improve their pub lic roads, making them ns far as possible macadam roads and thus ffer the strongest Inducements for lapital and labor to invest in their iistrlcts. The counties that are attracting ;he most capital and labor are those In which the roads are in tho best jonditlon. Theso counties will con tinue to derive the most benefit from ny movements that are made for bringing immigrants into North 'Carolina. Good county roads indl :ate a prosperous county, and this !s well illustrated in North Carolina, where the richer, more progressive nd more liberal counties have spent a great deal of money in building good and permanent public roads. It is a substantial fact that no State in the Union is bo attractive '.o every class seeking new home? ind new investments as North Caro lina. Most of these will select their locations on good roads. Some will be deterred from investing on ac tount of the poor roads In the sec tions that they bad expected to settle. Many do not want to settle In our cities, towns or even villages, but want to be out on farms five !r ten miles from the city or town, and want to be connected with the ;tty by good roads. If good roads are so important to those coming Into North Carolina, whether they be capitalists, health, pleasure or lioine-soekerB, or laborers, how much more important should good roads be to those already settled in North Carolina! Prepared for "the South ern Division of the U. S. Offlce of Public Road Inquiries, by the N. C. Geological Survey, Joseph Hyde Pratt, Acting State Geologist, in co operation with the North Carolina Good Roads Association. The Forest Giant. The Gladwin Record gives a splen did view of what It regards as prob ably the last big log rollway on Cedar River. The long stretch of logs and handaome river scene make a magnificent spectacle, yet it can not be contemplated without a feel ing of sadness in the breast of every old lumberman who will behold in it the passing of what once seemed a serried and unconquerable army of forest, giants, capable of holding out, with potty losses, for all time, against civilization and the lumber barons. A scene in camp, with old Angus Macdonald and his husky ox team at the front, affords an inter esting study. Grizzled Mack, now verging on seventy, but still as hale and hardy as an old buck, bus spent fifty-two winters in the lumber woods, and It would not be strange If with his love for the forest it will bo his dying request to be allowed to stand in tho range of tbe last lumber monarch to be felled on tho Cedar River, and lu its crash meet a glor ious death beneath its sturdy trunk; (or what would there be left for rug ged "Old Mack" worth while living tor? Dotrolt News. . Dog-Watch. Dog watch is a corruption of dodge watch, and Is the name given to two short watches ot two hours each on shipboard one from 4 to 6 p. m. and the other from C to 8 p. m. The dog watches were Intro duced to prevent tho same men trout always keeping watch at the same tiours of the day; hence on these oc casions tbe sailors are said to dodge the routine, or to be doing dodge katcu. Boston Globe. ,
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