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s SUNDAY SERMON s
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J A Scholarly Discourse By J
Rv. Earl E. CUtUnd. n
Brooklyn. N. Y.--Sunday morning.
In the Classen Avenue Presbyterian
Church, the assistant pastor, .ev.
Karl E. ('Iceland, preached on
"Christ In GethHemune." Among
other things he said:
The text, to which I ask your atten
tion la found In the twenty-sixth
chapter of Matthew, at the thirty
ninth verse: "My Father, If it be
possible, let this cup pass away from
Me: nevertheless, not as I will, but
as Thon wilt," which are the words,
R3 Matthew has recorded them, of
the thrice repeated prayer of our
Lord In the place called Gethsemane.
You recall the iccount of the Last
Supper of the J.ord with His disci
ples, and the dark rcene In Geth
svmaiie which immediately followed,
'iellitig the disciples to "sit ye here
while I go yonder and pray," Jesus
"toofc with him Peter and the two
rons of Zebedee" (Jamc, and John),
"and began to be sorrnvful and sore
troubled. Then saith He unto tnem.
'My soul Is exceeding sorrowful, even
unto death: abide ye here and watch
wi'h Me.' And Ho went forward a
little and fell on Ills face and prayed,
saying: 'My Father, If It be possil ie
let this cup pass away from Me;
nevertheless, not as I will, but as
'j hou wilt.'" The gospel according
to Luke goes on to till us that then
"there appeared unto Him an angel
from heaven, strengthening Him. ai'd
being in an agony He prayed more
earnestly, and His sweat, became as
it were great drops of blood falling
down upon the ground."
I choose this text, to-day as the
result of a conversation some ten
riayj ago, with one of the members of
this church, and at the outset I want
to acknowledge my indebtedness to
tlm for tha suggestion of this scr
nior. Many passages, in Scripture, are
variously interpreted nun differently
understood by Christian people, and
students of the Bible especially, and
often one w' ' find that the" great
comnertators themselves are almost,
diametrically opposed to each other
in the interpretations which they
make. I find that our text to-day is
one of Close disputed passages. Sev
eral of the authorities which I have
consulted in the study of this prayer
of Christ, in Gethsemane took the
view that Jesus feared and recoiled
at the though- of His approaching
death on the cress, and t.ms piavod
to God. Hi3 Father, trying, if' it
were possible, to bend HU will, and
have the end accomplished by some
other way than the cross. Only one
commentator, as I recall now, took
the view that our Lord's agonized
prayer was Instigated by the over
whelming thought that He feared
His life would be crushed out under
neath the strain of mental suffering;
He was undergoing, before He
reached the cross, and thus He
prayed that this cup pass away from
Him.
The majority of Christian people,
I believe, and as I find, more of the
commentators do, attribute Christ's
suffering in Gethsemane to the weak
ness of His flesh, or humanity, to
face the death that was before Him,
and they Interpret our text in this
light.
1 am Inclined, however, to cast my
lot with the minority, and interpret
Christ's prayer as a plea to God for
trength, that His life would not be
crushed out underneath His terrible
agony before the time appointed
through all the ages of pronhecy be
fore Him that of His atonemeut on
the cross for the sins of men. And
in treating this passage let it ho un
derstood that anything I may say
has doubtless .been said hundreds of
times before. -I only wish to try to
show, from Scripture, my position,
and therefore make ro claims. I
see no necessity of exercising our
imaginations in endeavoring to show
mysterious causes for our Lord's
Plata of mind in this prayer, when
the reason for His agnation Is plalnlv
riven In the Scriptural account itself.
Cut now abouc this prayer of our
Lord in the garden of (iethsemane.
!t seems Incredible almost to think
that Christian people will attribute
les-i courage to the Sou of God than
they have seen in hundreds of exam
ples of fearlessness through all the
centuries pasi. Thins of the thou
sands of people who have unflinch
ingly faced death and died a martvr's
death with scarcely a quiver. Anil
it would be almost irreverent in us
tit such a time as this to think of the
numerous canes of criminals who
walk with unfaltering Kt.-ps to th
ti'ct.ric chair or ascend the gallows
with all appearand? of calmness.
home commentators, as has al
ready been said, interpret this praver
as a revolting or hulling of Christ
c.t the thought of the approaching
crucifixion, ami the horrors which
preceded It, and attendant to it; the
betrayal of Judas; Peter's denial, and
the. desertion of His disciples and nil
Lis followers; the humiliating trial,
and Insults of the rabble, and the
lingering death on the cross. That
it was because of the horrors of all
these things that Christ here meant
to ask God If there wns not some
orh-jr way of atoning for the sins of
men. and that Christ only yielded to
tha cross to fulfill His Fathers will.
Those who advocate this view would
thus make It out that our Lord for
got for the moment, by reason of His
suffering, the prophecies, and the
plan of God in His redemption of
the world, throughout the history of
Israel; or If Christ did not forget
that He tried to bend His Father's
will to an atonement by some other
way, and th-jt- Christ finally, after
three unsuccessful attempts to bend
God's will, yielded to the cross.
Why Christian people try to ex
plain away this prayer in any such
a weak way is difficult to understand.
What does Christianity want with a
weak Christ who feared a martyr's
death? Our Lord was "a man of sor
rows and acquainted with grief," and
had been for three years preparing
for the cross, and had on several oc
casions before this told His disciples
of the manner of His death, and they
could not understand at the time.
To my mini, this prayer of Jesus
show?, on 'he contrary, th bravery
of our Lord, and does not show any
weaknis I am inclined to think
that Christ had no thought of the
cross during the time lu which Ha
made this prayer, save la His remote
consciousness; but He was, just at
that moment, fearful that His mortal
body would succumb to the terrible
strain He rvas pusslng through, dur
ing this awful hour tn Gethsemane.
He felt that Lis life would be crushed
out by this terrible agony, before He
reached the cros, for does not ona
of the accounts tell ui Christ's own
words, "My auul Is exceeding sorrow
ful, even unto death," and another
lout, "being In agon?, He prayed
mora earnestly; and His sweat be
came hs It were great drops of blood
falling down upon the ground." And
God heard and answered His prayer
by sending an angel from heaven,
strengthening Him.
Jesus was not. here, seeking to
bend Ills Father's will, but asking
God for strength to reuch the cross,
and God sent an angel In answer to
that prayer. This Is tne scriptural
account of why our Lord was ,n
agon . This cup, which Chrl.it was
drinking to the dregs, was the cup of
God's wrath upon the sins of men.
Christ was drinking the bitterness
of the cup In our stead. His bloody
sweat was a sprinkling, an antici
pated atonement, upon the very
ground which had been "cursed" be
cause of man's sin. No imagination
can feel, no words ran describe the
agony that Christ, had to bear In
Gethsemane.
So why need we search our imagi
nations and try to manufacture mys
terious explanations whv Christ
made this prayer when the answer
and reason for the prayer, is given
In the vety nccount Itself. In the
necessity of the angel's nnpearance'f
When Jesus said, "not My will,
but Thine, be done.'" He resigned
Himself to God's will. It He s..juld
die of agony, It was God s will, but
1 e prayed that this cup should pass
from . 'm. Hut His atoning death
was not to be there In Get hsemn ne,
In the night, but 11 was to be lifted
upon the cross of Calvary in order
that all men would be drywu unto
Him.
Wo know that Christ's was a sensi
tive nature but this is nut saying
that. He was not bravo. there is
no reason to believe that He. lu ami-cl'-ntlon
of His death, would yield
to the thought any more than an .or
dinary man. So, .herefore, because
ll suffered "even unto death." as
He did. In the Garden of Getlnom
an", is In cielf an argument that lie
was bearing more than the antic:
pat ion.
So, therefore, let u not confound
Christ's suffering in Gethsemane to
lack of fortitude or bravery. Our
Lord was no stoic. He here felt that
lils physical body w.n 'riving way
under an agony which no language
ran describe.
Throughout th? who!"1 Old Testa
ment period Cod. undo;- tiio I,evitical
'ode o' laws, educated His chosen
pconlf to the J'acthat without the
shedding of blood there was no re
mission of sirs. All these i'ornisof sacri
ficial atonement of the sins of Israel
v -re typical of Christ, the Lamb of
Cod. And ran It lie supposed for
one moment tint our Lord did not
fullv realize this in Getli--enin!io';
And throughout the whole 'cw Tes
tament piospel. It is plainly staled
everywhere that our peace Is through
ihe blood of the cross. Surely then
that .gi-e.'it Paschal Lamb of God thru
was to te.ke away the sins of the
world did not hesitate nor falter at
the npprooach of the niotienvnt by
the shedding of His blood noon t.ie
cross. It' was for the joy that as
set before Him that He endured
the cross and lnsnised shame, and
lie won thereby Hi seat at the right
hand of the throne of God.
The staggering of t'hrist's physical
body underneath this tremendous
burden -Mist not be mistaken :r a
faltering of His will.
The liible.
This Book unfolds Jehovah's mind.
This Voice salutes in accents kind.
This Fountain has its source on
high.
This Friend villi all vou need sitp
!!' This Mine affords us boundless
wealth.
This Good Physician gives u?
health.
This Sun renews and warms the
sou).
This Sword both wounds and
makes lis whole.
This Letter shows our sir.s for
given. This Guide conducts us safe to
heaven.
This Charter has been sealed villi
blend.
Tliis Volume is the Word of God.
God's JJc.st.
It is impossible t. rusli into God's
K'.-s .-lie, iufch up an thing we fancy,
and run off with it. To attempt this
will end In mere delusion anj'dlaap
I -ointment. Nature will not. unveil
iter rarest beamy to tiie chance tour
ist. Pictures which are the result of
a life work do not disclose their se
cret loveliness to the snuuteivr down
a gallery. .No character can be ead
at a glance. And -jod's best cannot
be ours apart from patient waiting in
His holy presence, writes the Hov. F.
P.. Meyer. The superficial may be
put off with a parable, .n pretty story,
but it I:; not given to such to kuow
the mysteries of the Kingdom of
In avoti Ham's Horn.
Work on our Knees,
A clergyman, walking on the pub
lic highway, obs.-rved a poor man
breaking Htones, and kneeling thrf
'.'iille. so that he might be t.bly to do
it more effectually. Pasalni; him and
salutln-; him, he remarked:
"Ah, John, I wish 1 could break
the stony hearts of my hearers as
easily as you are breaking those
-tones."
"Perhaps, master," ho said, "you
do not work on your knees."
Prayer brings down the power that
cn break the Uintiest heart. Chris
tian. Commonwealth.
Revealed by Love Alone.
Intellect, may give keenness of dis
cernment. Love alone gives large,
ness to tho nature, some share In the
lomprehensiveness of God. John
damlltou Thorn.
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REMARKABLE EXPLOIT.
Thomas Hayden, of Rainbow, carae
near being drowned at Poquonock,
Conn. He hired a boat from Mr.
Snow, who runs Rainbow Park, about
5 o'clock p. m. and started for a boat,
ride ubove the Rainbow dam. The
current In the Farmington River was
very strong, owing to the high water.
He lost control of his boat. He soon
found himself drifting toward the
dam and unable to get out of the cur
rent, He realized his perilous posi
tion and as soon as the boat neared
the edge of the dam lie stood up in
the boat, threw off his coat and
Jumped from the boat over the dam.
In some miraculous manner lie
emerged from the water aud swam
for a small island abort distance
away. The boat was demolished.
TR WEL8.
"You say they have a family skele
ton in the closet?"
"Not exactly. They have' a family
keleton. but It's on the street most
t the time." Milwaukee Sentinel.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
I NTF.RXATIOXAti LF.SSOV COM
MKNTS FOR SLPTKMBKU 10.
Subject: Jesus Silences the Pharisees
and Sndducces, Murk xli., 13-27
Golden Text, Mark vil., 17
Memory Verse, 27.
I. A deputation comes to Christ
(v. 13). 13. "They." The Phari
sees as a whole appointed certain
ones to visit Jesus for the purpose of
inducing Him to say something that
would refute His claims as the Mes
siah or that would give ground for
an accusation against Him before the
government. "Certain Pharisees."
Matthew says "their disciples." Prob
ably young and zealous scholars.
"Herodlans." The Herodlans were a
political party rather than a relig
ious sect. "To catch Him." Mat
thew says "entangle Him." A meta
phor drawn from catching wild birds.
It was their purpose to ensnare Him
In His talk so they could expose His
Ignorance of the Jewish law or relig
ion, or find grounds for legal pro
ceedings against Him.
II. A question concerning our
duty ns citizens (vs. 14-17). 14.
"Master, we know," etc. This was a
hypocritical compliment. They hope
by their treacherous flattery to in
duce Him to commit Himself to some
rebellious sentiment. "Is It lawful?"
etc. Caesar was a name common to
all the etnporors, derived originally
from Julius Caesar, the proper foun
der of Roman Imperialism In the
place of the old republic. The pres
ent emperor was Tiberius. The trib
ute was a poll tax, or levy of a dena
rius upon every person, imposed by
the Roman Government ever since
Judea had become a province. The
Jews detested this tat, but Its legal
ity was supported by tho Herodlans.
Their question was so framed that
it seemed Impossible for Him to es
cape. 15. "Knowing their hypoc
risy.'' Jesus, who knows the hearts
of all men, saw that they were mere
flattering spies, and their question
oniy a crafty device of hypocrites.
"Why tempt?" Why do you seek to
ensnare Me by a question that is
asked, not for Information, but to
get Me into trouble? "Bring Me a
penny." Literally, a denarius.
Itl. "They brought It." By re
quiriug them to bring Him "the coin
He compels them to answer, tacitly,
their own question; for the Jewish
rabbis taught that, "wheresoever the
money of any king is current, there
the inhabitants acknowledge that
king for their lord." "Whose im
age.'' The image was probably the
likeness of the Roman emperor, Ti
berius Caesar. "Superscription."
The name and motto on the coin. ,
"They said Caesar's." Thus ac
knowledging that they were submit
ting to Caesar's authority.
IT. "Render." The word render
Implies the notion of moral duty to
ward Caesar quite as mijcU as to
ward God. "To Caesar." Rather,
here, give back to Caesar. They ask,
lis it lawful to give? He replies, give
buck. Since they accepted in the
coinage of Caesar the benefits of his
government, they were bound to give
back a recompense in tribute. So
long ns the citizen accepts the benefit
of a government, he owes it alleg
iance and obedience.
111. A question concerning our
relations in the future state (vs. 18
27). IS. "Sadducees." They were
the materialists of their time. "No
resurrection." They also denied the
Immortality of the soul and tho ex
istence of angels (see Acts 23:8).
"They asked Him." Their question
was full of scorn and ridicule. They
intended to show from Moses' teach
ing that the doctrine of the resurrec
tion was absurd. 19. "Moses
wrote." In Dent. 25:5, G. "Should
take his wife," etc. The children
w ere to be reckoned with in the gen
ealogy of the deceased brother.
in. "Seven brethren." This was
no doubt an Imaginary case. The
Sadducees assume that the resurrec
tion includes the revival of the rela
tions now existing. 2.1. "In the res
urroction." Which of the seven hus
bands should have the risen wife.
2 4. "Do ye not err." To err
means to wander. They do not mere
ly make a mistake, but they wander
in Ignorance of tho Scriptures. "Ye
know not." You err because you do
not know (1) the Scriptures, which
allirm this doctrine; nor (2) the
power of God, which is able to effect
the resurrection, and ufler the resur
rection to create a new order of
things In the new world. "Power of
God." The Bible rests tho doctrine
of tho resurrection on the exercise of
divine power (Acts 2 0:8; Rom. 1:4;
1 Cor. ti:14). 25. "When they
shall rise." That is, after they have
risen from the dead in the future
suite. "Nor are given." This has
reference to the Jewish custom by
which the female members of the
family were given In marriage by the
lather. "Are. as angels." This an
swer strikes at another error of the
Sadducees a denial of the existence
of angels.
2ti. "Hook of Moses." The Sadu
cees had appealed to Moses as au
thority and now Jesus turns to the
same source to prove His point. "In
the bush." See Exod. 3:5, 15. "I
am." etc. Notice that the present
teuso Is used. He cannot be the God
of non-entities, non-existences. If
He is their God they are His people,
and, of course, must be In existence,
and not out. of existence. So the
whole Sadducean doctrine broke
down. 27. "Not the God of the
dead." Our Lord here uses the word
dead in the sense of these Saddu
cees with whom He Ib conversing, to
Algnify extinct.
When Man Doesn't Propose.
Many men labor ;nder an impres
sion that certain ladles of their choice
will choose them and be willing, but
they do not go to the lengths that
one went about fourteen years ago.
His choice was Lady D , the
church St. George's. He called, duly
provided with a license, aud every
thing was mude ready. On the day
lie Htood at. the altar punctually.
The organ played lo time, too. But
the lady did not arrive. Again, a
few days later, tbe same solemn
farce was enacted. A third time the
wishful bridegroom warned It to be
gone through, but now the church
bnV a were rightfully auspicious,
'and lie did not succeed. Ills, license
no doubt lapsed. There Is quits a col
lection of "misfits" lapsed licenses,
and banns completed that never
made a marriage. Last Friday a
license lapsed which bears the name
of a well-known peer'a son. Loudon
Mall.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,
Our Debt to tha Knowledga of God'a
Word Heb. 1. 1.
The blessing of righteousness, Psa.
119. 1-18.
The moral law. Mark 10. 17-19.
The Gospel. John 20. 30; Luk.
1-4.
The guidance of the Church. James
2. 4: 3. 1; 6. Kl; 1 Tim. 3. 14, IB.
Wisdom that is salvation. 2 Tint.
S. 15: Prov. 1. 7.
Spiritual quickening. Heb. 4. 12.
The Hihle Study feature of the
1eagup work Is under the supervision
of the First, or Spiritual. Depart
ment; nnd the First Vice-President,
therefore, should appoint a strong
Bible Study Committer, and speedily
organize the class for the prosecu
tion of the work. A class can be form
ed and sustained In any chapter any
where. Even though the number
taking Ihe course be very small the
blessing resulting to the number, In
mental Illumination ami In snirltnnl
j quickening, will be great; and
through tho few (he many will be
more or less benefited.
The blessings for which We are In
debted to the Bible find a partial
Fummlng-tip In our Dally Readings.
First Is the boon of righteousness.1
Ihe' One Hundred and Nineteenth
I'salui Is .i Lv inn In piulse of the
Word of God. As a guide of life; as
cleansing power; ns source of peace,
happiness, and the good regard of
men. "I shall not be ashamed," says
Ihe writer, "when I have respect unto
all thy commandments."
The Bible presents humanity with
a standard of morals, a code of
ethics, to govern us in our relations
v.i'h God and with other men. Jesus
referred to this code, and quoted n
portion of It, In our Beading for
Tuesday. We are "freed from the
law." in some sense, but we need It
yet. The law was presented to re
main forever a rule of life, a Rtn
dard of conduct in the relationships
of men. But who can keep the law
entirety I'nless It be fully observed
it stands as a monument of condem
nation. We must have the gospel
The law Is the token and standard
of holiness, out that holiness is be
yond human attainment except
through the grace of God. which pro
vides Ihe enablement, first by bestow
lug a new nature, and then by the
Indwelling of power.
Tiie Binle provides directions for
the government of the church. No
system of church polity was given by
Christ or the apostles. That multer
was left for determination by the ex
pediencies of circumstances; but a
ftyatein of principles for the guidance
of men und women In the church life
was cleaily outlined. Some of the
detail.-, of Iheso principles we have In
our Readings.
SEPTEMBER SIXTEENTH.
How Christ Met His Enemies, and
How We Should Meet Oura.
Luko 4: 28-30; 11: 37-44;
23: 33, 34.
Tho best victory over most foes Is
to pass through the midst of them
und go on to our tasks.
The Christian life often gives oc
casion to enmities. It does not seek
tho enmities, but It does seek the oc
ctifilons. Recrimination Is unchristian, but
rebuke Is Christian; the second Is of
ten needed, tho first never.
If Christ could bo sure that tho
great sin of the Jews sprung from
Ignorance, dare we Judge harshly any
man?
Suggestions.
An enemy forgotten Is half con
quered; un enemy loved Is wholly de
feated. A Christian dares have no enemy
but Christ's enemy, nor treat him ex
cept as Christ would treat him.
The spirit of love to men Is not
born of overlooking their faults but
of seeing their merits. No enemy
can hurt us till we hate him.
Illustrations.
In righting it is always an advan
tage to get on the higher grouud. We
do so when we forgive a foe.
A grain of sand In the bearings will
stop a machine, and a grain of un
kindness will destroy friendship.
Am I converting enemies to friends,
or friends to enemies?
Do 1 submit both my loves and my
hatreds to the judgment of Christ?
Are both my loves und my hates
such us strengthen me?
Quotations.
if you know that you hold any 111
will toward any one, and you wdsh
God to work a mighty work In your
soul, get down and ask God to cast
the bitterness out of your heart. R.
A. Torrey.
To lose your temper shows that you
are out of communion with your
blessed Lord. H. W. Webb-Peploe.
At the Stamp Window.
She was dressed in white from
head to foot and wore elbow sleeves.
Her hat was poised at a dangerously
wicked angle, and It was evident she
was conscious of the attention she at
tracted as she walked up to the
stamp window, boldly assuming the
right of way over others.
"A two-cent stamp, please," she
said, sweetly, at the same time plac
ing her quarter on the counter.
The clerk gave her the stamp.
"Won't you kindly attach it to the
letter?" she asked.
A shade of annoyance passed over
the clerk's face. "We don't gener
ally do this," he said.
"I know," she said sweetly, "but
the taate of stamps doesn't agree
with me at all. Thanks, awfully. I'll
drop It in the box myself." Milwau
kee Sentinel.
Rice KatcrH.
In China and Its dependencies,
with a population of 400,000,000, or
twenty-five per cent, of the total pop
ulation ol the world, rice is the prin
cipal food supply. Tbe same may be
said also (it India, with Its populatn
of 275,000,000, and Japan with its
40,000,000. In addition to these it
is a chief article of diet with other
peoples of Asia and Africa whose pop
ulation la estimated at 190,000,000.
,The total reaches 815.000,000, or
fitly per cent, of the total population'
of tbe earth. Boston Globe,
1 UU JSfaJl CLl 11 v
Sheep Farm.
It Is almost next to Impossible for
a farm to be either too large or too
small for sheep. No matter what the
Blze of your farm It Is adapted to a
certain number of sheep, and when
you can hit upon Just what that num
ber Is the quality of your soil will be
the gnlner. Sheep will pay on any
farm If they receive the proper care
and attention and if handled in a
business-like way. New York Wit
ness. Some Cream Don'ts.
Don't fall to keep the cream cans
In cold water summer and winter.
Don't fall to wash the cream sepa
rator each time it. is used with a
brush and washing powder.
Don't overlook the necessity for
rinsing with clean, hot water.
Don't forget that It Is an Impossi
bility to make good butter from old,
stale cream.
Don't mix cold nnd warm cream.
The fresh cream should be cooled to
the temperature of the cream to
which It is to be added before mix
ing. Don't put the cream In a cellar
that Is not absolutely free of vege
table or ot her bad odors. Cream will
absorb the odor ot any substance that
is near It. Hoard's Dairyman.
Convenient Location of Silo,
In the construction of a silo the
question of having If. near to the
cows Is important. Silage Is heavy
stuff, as It lias In It all ot the original
juice. U has to be carried far, the
labor becomes considerable. In the
early days of silos in this country,
many silos were built away from
the barns, the builder? ""t nnnr0-
r
i i . i ji ii ii jj i mi ii
1. BT
f ,rwrai.i rjt
lagged
LI in ..,m:u4 L I V
TIIE CONNECTION OF SILO WITH THE BARN.
elating the amount of work that
would he reqiil.-ed to carry the silage
V) the cows.
After that some went to tho other
extreme and construct d their siloa
inside of ihelr barns und within a
few feet of the rows ot cows to be
ted. This was a" convenient arrange
ment, but It filled the barn with the
kdor of phage, and this odor got into
the milk. In most, cases now the silo
If being built in connection with the
barn, but not inside It. Our illus
tration shows such an arrangement,
that Is very good where It is not de
sired to store hay In tho dairy barn.
The silo is connected with the barn
by means of a short extension from
the barn. The opening in tho silo Is
on the Inside, and In cold weather
the Uiors can be shut, and this will
In most instances be enough to keep
the silage from freezing. Through
the open door In this extension Is
seen the truck used in conveying the
eliage ."roni the silo to the cows.
When the silage would be likely to
affect the milk the door to tho barn
can be closed to keep ou'. tho odor
Keep tiie Garden Iluxy.
Your chief aim shoul " be to Keep
your garden busy tho whole year.
You will always find In the planting
tables some , seful crop that will fill
In where one has been harvested. It
toward the end of the season say
the middle of August you have
:.iore empty space thun you need for
successful sowing, it will pay to fork
over the ground, and sow white mus
tard, or any green crop that grows
quickly, to be turned under for man
ure. Remember this: An empty
garden is always a weedy one. It lu
lers trouble to sow such a crop than
It Is to hoe the weeds, and thero are
no bad effects. Aim to plant in each
plot as nearly as possible such things
as can be hurvestei' ubout the same
time. It facilitates the work great
ly, aud looks better. Imagine man
uring and forking over three feet,
i n skipping ' i or fifteen feet, and
forking three feet more. More time
is wasted than would be necessary to
cultivate a whole plot. J. T. Scott,
In Garden Magazine.
When l'lgs (let Vat.
One of the very necessary things
to provide for the pigs during the
hot weather Is a good shade where
they may keep cool during the heat
of the day. It is well known that a
hog cannot stand much heat, for the
reason that he cannot perspire like
most animals, and, therefore, a cool
place must be provided for him. Na
tural shade Is, of course, the best If
dense enough; the darker the place
for them during the heat of the day
the better, but there should be a good
circulation of air. Hogs seldom leave
the cool shade until toward evening,
at which time you will find them out
grazing like a drove ot cattle. After
tbe evening feed of grain they will
remain out till well along In the even
ing, and the very first thing In the
early morning one will find thein out
grazing on the dewy grass. After
the morning feed they will go to their
cool shade aud remain during the
heat ot the day. It is when lying In
solid comfort that they are adding
the pounds to their weight aud mak
ing money tor their owner. Farm
ing. Pure Water For Itees.
At certain seasons bees require a
great deal ot water. It It Is not sap
piled they will find It, and they never
atop to question whether It Is from
a spring of absolute purity or caus
pool at least they readily accept the
latter If it happens to be more ac
cessible. Some beekeepers, who
would scorn to sell any but pure
honey, are unconsciously or thought
lessly guilty of adulteration through
neglect at this point. It you doubt
this, notice how the beea cluster
about the nearest moist spot, no mat
ter how much ot filth it may con
tain. The watering trough for stock
may be their gathering place. This
has a twofold objoctlon. The farm
stock Is sometimes molested, and the
bees seem to recognize and resent the
intrusion ot a strange horse, and a
runaway Is liable to ensue. Again,
many bees are drowned in the deep
water; a shallow dish avoids this
fatality. One of tho simplest as well
as most convenient devices Is to saw
grooven a quarter of an Inch deep in
a board. Surround this with a nar
row rim of lath, thereby making a
shallow dish. Invert a can of water
over the middle of the board; the
water will trickle down and keep the
grooves full until the supply in the
can Is exhausted. The bees will thus
be constantly supplied, with no dan
ger ot drowning. Bessie L. Putnam.
In Tribune Farmer.
Profitable Dairying.
We nre always interested In the
flnanciul accounts as kept by a great
many who make their living on the
farm. The following record from the
Practical Farmer Interested us very
much, and, no doubt, will be of value
to most of our readers:
At Pnrrlngton, on the border line
between Lake and Cook counties, Il
linois, Edward Landwer, a dairyman,
milking thirty-two head ot cows
forming a mixed herd, has been keep-
-.J i
to! :,
ing books to find out the cost of pro
ducing an eight-gallon can ot milk.
In one year the thirty-two cows
milked 2884 cans. He figures out
his expenses as $1501, which indi
cates an average cost per can of
52.04 cents. The milk sold for S5
cents a can. The cows in this herd
were largely bought from the Chi
cago stock yards at prices ranging
from $40 to $05 a head, uccording to
the nearness of the time when they
were expected to become fresh. At
a station from which 21,000 quarts
ot milk are shipped dally.inost of the
herds are made up of this class of
stock. Following Is a table of re
ceipts and expenditures:
RECEIPTS.
From salo of milk $2,451.40
From sales of calves 9U.00
From salesof fertilizer.... 240.00
Total .' $2,787.40
EXPENDITURES.
Bran $245.00
Corn 55.00
Fodder 125.00
Hay 4 00.00
Pasture 100. 0Q
Care, $1 per head a month. 3S4.00
Interest on Investment.... 192.00
Total expenses.
Balance
.$1,501.00
, . 1,280.40
Farm Notes.
Fatten the lambs well before send
ing to market.
The cut worm Is a nuisance, but
the distillery worm Is worse.
Ventilation should be provided,
but direct drafts avoided.
Ideas, like chickens, are more eas
ily hatched than raised into useful
ness. The averags gallon of milk weighs
eight pounds and nine and a half
ounces.
Perhaps the "hindsight" of some
other man may answer as foresight
for you.
The price of butter still remains
high, and the demand almost with
out limit.
Harrow the old mossy pastures and
work in some white clover seed with
wood ashes.
Pastures are a regular part of tbe
farm, and should be fertilized like
any other crop.
The remaining part of tha crop
can be pulled before frost and stored
tor winter feed.
Many a man who can't handle a
potato patqh yearns to serve his coun
try with advice.
Spending money is pleasant, but
why not try to got more pleasure
from earning it?
What will keep the farmer's boys
on the farm? Why, the other farm
er's girls, ct course.
Spring cleaning should apply to
the barn and cellar as well as to tbe
rooms ot the house.
A cow with a good disposition is
worth much more than one with
cross, nervous habits.
The best dairy cows seldom have
heavy horns; coarse heavy horns In
dicate a beefy tendency.
When beginning business remem
ber that it Is cheaper to buy good
land than to make It from poor land.
For a small silver cup of tbe Com
monwealth period, weighing three
ounces, $150 an ounce was paid in
London recently, while a Charles II.
tumbler, with the York hall mark ot
1982, brought $100 an ounce.
2
i Household patters.:
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Currant Sandwiches.
A very plensant and healthy varl
atlon of the meat, Jam, egg or water
cress sandwich can be made with the
assistance of the nutritious currant.
Take a teacupful ot currants and rub
them in a cloth, then butter rather
thick some thin slices of bread.
Cover the buttered bread alt over
with currants, sift c very little sugar
over them, and make Into sand
wiches. This satisfying little novelty
is wonderfully appreciated, and will
cot fall to delight the children.
The Foundation For Dumplings.
No. 1. Mix thoroughly with one
quart of flour three teaspoontuls ot
baking powder and one small tea
spoonful of salt. Rub In a piece ot
butter or lard the size ot an egg, and
then add one medium-sized potato,
grating it with the flour. After the
butter is well mixed stir in sufficient
milk to knead to the consistency ot
biscuit dough. Break oft pieces ot
the dough, fill with strawberries,
raspberries or blackberries, and
steam in an earthen dl3h until the
dough Is cooked through. Serve with
sauce.
No. 2. Grease six cutis and line
'with a dough made as described
above. Wet the edges, fill with fruit
and sugar nnd cover with the paste.
Put In shallow stewpan with boiling
water reaching halt way up the side
of the cups. Stew thus forty-five
mlrtutes. Turn out on a heated dish,
sprinkle with powdered sugar and
serve with a spice sauce.
ISureau Drawer That Stick.
"Patrons come to me every day
nnd say that the drawers of dressers
and other ftirnfture stick fast and
cannot be opened or shut without
great difficulty," said the "complaint
man" lu a down-town furniture
store. "This is a trouble with much
furniture, especially that which is
new, and is especially common In the
spring.
"What do we do in such cases?
We simply tell the customers to wet
the surface of a bar of common laun
dry soap and rub it firmly over the
parts of the wood that stick. This
makes the surface smooth and slip
pery, and in nearly all cases the
drawer will slide easily, especially
after it has been opened and shut a
few times.
"This also is valuable with doors
which, In new flats, are likely to set
tle or are apt to scrape at the top
as the building settles. Just use
soap ou them and save the trouble
of calling In a carpenter, who will
plane the varnish oft.
"China cabinet doors, with curved
glass, cause us a lot of trouble, but
most ot the tightness can be reme
died by the use of soap and a tew
applications of sandpaper."
Ul.NXS FOR,; THE')
House, kefp'p rJ
To Give Gloss to Linen If a gloaa
on linen is desired, add a teaspoon
ful of salt to the starch when making.
Stains on Marble A paste of crude
potash and whiting brushed over a
grease spot on marble will remove
the stain.
For Brass Fixtures To clean brass
fixtures, appTy lemon juice with a
cloth, then wash with warm water
and rub dry with a chamois skin or a
soft cloth.
To Clean Wall Paper ValI paper
that has been soiled In spots may be
cleaned, and freshened by rubbing
down with bread or applying corn
meal with a cloth.
To Counteract Salt If too much
salt has been added to soup, slice a
raw potato and boll it In tne soup for
a few minutes. Tho potato will ab
sorb much ot tho salt.
Inspecting Jellies Jellies should
be inspected during long spells of
damp weather, a very little dampness
In the place where the jellies are
kept will often spoil them. E. R. B.
Tossing the Baby It Is dangerous
to toss the baby. Many a child has
been attacked with convulsions be
cause of belug tossed. s Move the baby
gently up and down. It will aid tn
Digestion.
Saucepan Cleaniug To cleanse a
burnt saucepan, fill It with cold
water and add a tablespoonful of
soda, also a teacupful ot wood ashes
If obtainable. Place over a fire and
allow to come to a boil.
To Remove Grease Spots Cover a
grease spot on matting with French
chalk and sprinkle benzine on It.
Allow the benzine to evaporate and
brush off the chalk, when the grease
spot will have disappeared.'
House Plants Improper drainage
Is responsible tor manyvtallures with
house plants. Have some porous
substance at the bottom ot the pot
which will retain moisture and yet
permit the water to run through.
Scouring Tin Kerosene oil la ex
cellent for scouring any bright pol
ished metal, especially tin. Dip the
scouring cloth in and with very lit
tle rubbing tbe tinware or article
may be kept blight ub when new.
Pure Air For Sick Room It is
sometimes not permissible to open
the window of a Sick room and yet
the heavy atmosphere needs chang
ing. This can be done by setting
afire a few Bpoontuls ot cologne in a
basin.
Cleaning Windows . Without Soap
If you wish your window panes to.
be bright, aud clear, use no soap on
them', but sprinkle ammonia In tbe
water with which they are washed.
It newspaper la used for drying, a
fine polish will be obtained.
Keeping 'Mums over Winter Put
the chrysanthemum plants that you
are keeping over winter In the cel
lar and keep them 'moderately dry.
The winter Is their resting time,
therefore do not water them too
much nor keep them dust dry. Slips
can be freely taken from them In the
spring, when they take on new Ute. i