Railroad dstcrtlve.i at Chlckasha,
Okla. T., searching for lost tools
taken by shopmen, found that one
employe had hauled away a locomo
tive cab and attached It to his bousa
(or use as a kitchen.
L'war of Ointment For Ctrrh That
Contain Mro,ry,
M mon'Hry will durnly dostroy the as of
smell and :oroplieiy UftrnnztthA whole yn
torn when rut..Hiig It throilgu the miicou
ftiirfftcfts. hucli M-tbdes should nevtr be ued
excppt oo prescriptions from reputable phv
slclitns.ae the damage they will do Is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive fnm
them. Hall's l a nrrti Cure, manii'a -tiir"d
by F. J. t'line A Co., Toledo, O., contains
no meicury, and Is mlien tiuertmllv, act ng
directly upon the b ood nnd mucous tirfa"ca
of the system. In buying Hail's Cnmr h Curo
be urn you (;ei the KHiiulnc. It Is tak"n in
te nallv and ma le in Toledo, Ohio, by i'.
J. Cheney A o. Testimonial! fre.
Hold by liniggHta; uric, 7,yi. par bottle
Take call's Family Tills for constipation.
Asia bought J105,000,000 worth of
American goods in the last fiscal year,
a decrease of $23,000,000 from 1905,
but an Increase of $30,500,000 over
1904.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup for Children
tccthiiur.wiftcns tlnnmns.fi'duci'sinllaniiim
tion, allays piiiii.curi'H wind col i','J.rcabottlo
"Demi" leaves Not Demi.
Leaves do not fall from the tree
because they are "dead" which we
may take as equivalent to saying be
cause they are no longer rerelving
the constituents of their being from
the sap nnd from the air but as a
consequence of a process of growth
which .levelopes Just at the junction
of the leaf-stem with the more per
manent portion of the tree, certain
corlilike cells which have very little
ndhnslon, so that the leaf Is very
liable to be broken away by Influences
of wind and changes of temperature
and of moisture. Spectator.
A TKKKI1J1.K FXPKUIF.XCE.
Hew a Veteran Was Saved the Am
putation of a I.iml).
B. Frank Por-r.ius, veteran, of
Rooaivelt Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.,
say : "I had been showing symp
toms of kidney trou
ble from the time I
tfl ti musiereu out ot
&X:&t ' -he army, but In all
iTV" my llfe 1 nver s,,f-
-JJL ' tVf 25 ferel as In 1S97
Hesdaches, dizziness
and sleeplessness
first, and then dropsy.
I was weak and help
less, having run down
from ISO to 125
pounds. I was having terrible pain
in the kidneys and the secretions
passed almost Involuntarily. My left
leg swelled until It was thirty-four
Inches around, and the doctor tapped
it night and morning until I could no
longer stand it, and then he advised
amputation. I refused, and began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. The swell
ing subsided gradually, the urine be
came natural and all my painc and
aches disappeared. I have been well
now for nine years since using Doan's
Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents
.a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
Mrs. Cortelyou Old-Fashioned.
Persons who "view with alarm"
the young woman of today, progres
sive to the point even of asking
young men If they wouldn't like to
marry, point to the wife of Post
master General Cortelyou as an ex
ponent of the old school, nnd from
whom the debutante might take a
hint or two that would be much to
her advantage. Her first considera
tion is home, and no pressure of so
cial duties ran make her change the
routine which was r-stahlishd In the
early days of her married lire. Mrs.
Cortelyou has no patience with that
kind of women designated as "paper
bag housekeepers," which term gives
a terse description of the situation
of this cookloss, kltrhenless age.
Her's Is a home where everything is
prepared on the premises.. Tills
charming and talented woman pre
serves her own fruit, pickles, nnd
the dainties which serve as relishes
on her table throughout the year,
and even "puts up" vegetables, which
takes the place of the tinned goods
used ordinarily. "linkers' hr-ad" i
never brought Into her household,
nor any of the bakers' ca'c which
belongs to the paper-bag " m of
living. While Mrs, Cortelyou. rke
most women In official life, inns; de
pend on caterers to provide most (.f
the fare at a formal dinner, y.ho run
cook a meal which would be a d. -light
to those cynics who sav t u f "p-im-r-bag.
oil stove, nnd dialing rU. ',.
rter" niav end in starvation and ex
termination of the rare. Xew Yo ':
Press.
NO I)AVI)M'(l
A Man of 70 After Finding Coffee
Tlur' 'Jim, Stopped Short.
When a man has lived to be 70
years old with a 4 0-year-old habit
grown to him like a knot on a tree,
chances are he'll stick to the habit
till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit of youth
and determination remains In some
men to the lust day of their lives.
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm, they
surprise the Osloriteg by a degree of
will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 40, only.
"I had been a user of coffee until
three years ago a period of 40 years
- and am low 70," writes a N. Dak.
man. "I was extremely nervous and
debilitated,, and saw plainly that I
must m;ke a change.
"I am thankful to say I had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Poatum without any dawdling,
and experienced no ill effects. On the
contrary, I commenced to gain, losing
iny nervousness within two months,
also gaining strength and health
otherwise,
"For a man of my age, I am very
well and hearty. I sometimes meet
persons who have not mnde their
Postum right and don't like it. Hut
I tell them to boll It long enough,
and call their attention to my looks
now, and before I used it, that seems
convincing.
"Now, when I have writing to do,
or long columns of figures to caBt up,
I feel equal to it and van get through
my work without the fagged out feel
ing of old." Name given by tho Poa
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the book, "The Road to Wellvllle,"
la pUgs. "There's a reason."
m7
Tn-i-;,'5
s SERMON tGR SUNDAY I
JJ A Scholar. y Dlscourtt By
I Dr. James W. U
Brooklyn. N. Y. For a month the
H"v. Dr. James V. I,ee, pastor of
Trinity M E. Church. South Atlanta,
c.a , acted as pastor of three Urook
lvn churches. Hethany Dutch Re
I formed, Simpson M. K. and Central
w.innst. I he8B churches united their
congregations Into one, nnd Invited
Dr. Lee to serve thm. The srmon
last Sunday was at Simpson Church.
lh subject was "How to Know
(-d. nnd the text Hosea vl;3: "Then
shall we know. If we follow on to
know the Lord." Dr. Lee said :
For all our 'Knowledge we are In
debted to three forms of mental ac
fiv y which are known ns Intuition,
rWWtion nnd rernl! action, or to use
din-rent forms for the same things
e can call them perception, bv
mentis of which we recognize single
things; conception, by which wo de.
d'.o general terms from single
things; and recollection, bv which
we recall previous perceptions and
reco, lections. That is. the human
in Hid can know the natural world
the human world and the spiritual
world, bv the activity of the intul Ive
rotieeptivo nnd r"collectve povors'
from intuitions man generalize, con
coo'lntis or Ideas rf greater co npre-l-nslveness.
and he can call back
st perceptions and conceptions
1. 1 rough his powers of recollection
dan has three grnt int-dleetual endowments-
he ran perceive, he can
conceive, he can remember.
Our Intuitions, our i
tuny be divld-d into three classes.' '
.- nave intuitions of the world'
these are sense perceptions: we have
ln.'"itions of ourselves; these are
s If-perreptions; and we have Intui
tions of the spiritual world; these
, ir- i i.-u'.ioiiH percerirjnns.
It must he understood, however
thai we can have o cognitions ot
perceptions of either, nature, man oi
I -'Od. unless nature, man and Cod
' coma before the mind. In everv per
I ,pi'"n there must he a perc'elver
. soniethmg perc, ived. and an act ol
I perception. No world c,n he Heen
, iiel-ss ther Is a world before th
': m mar, can b seen unles.
tli"re is a man before the mind N'c
man can create perceptions either'ol
nature, man or Cod. out of nothln
hr a" "i perceptions of nnture
j man or Cod. he is shut up to the ob
jects which produce them. He could
wm Tr- , ? reKin" perceptions
without Cod than he could have self,
perceptions without man, or sense-
norcentlona n 1,1 , , '
i ' "'imiil a world. Spirit
nal intuitions are as Indubitable evl-
"7..e oi tne presence of God n
sense Intuitions are of the presence
of the material world, or as self-ini
tuitions nre or the presence of man
If religious intuitions do not impiv
Col, as sense-perrentiotts mpv na
171' a,n,' Sflf-f"itIons Imply "man,
then civilization Is an unsubstantial
dream When a person obioctlfles
himself into some one else and comes
at length to believe himself a ruler
of a nation when everv one of his
friends knows he M oniv t,.u
n jury is called to pass on his satiltv !
IT a man continues to talk Into one I
end of a telenhone and to get. an
s'vers had; when there is no one at I
he other end of It, a Jury is called to
Itinun-e into the state of Ms mind.
Now, if for thousands of vears the '
Human rac. has been perreiviiv Ood '
in nature, in conscience, M hhtorv 1
pnd answering hack through praver i
and reverence and song c.nd lifurg" "
and doctrine and temple; when in I
fact no riod has been perceived then I
It is evident that, human nature is i
constitutionally deranged. It Is re- I
hn;'knt,le, however, that man should I
find himself led astray at none of the !
M" "il,s mrougn which he holds
commerce with outside reality except
the religious. The iratewa" of vision
opens out directly Into the kingdom
of light. The satewnv of round x
nc;lv ad joins the kin-: lorn of rieindv
l:ie intellect borders on the realm
of truth. Tne universe fits doselv
about, and meets and matches everv
hUmatl se.n excent the rtlln. it
nan won: l breath,., there is' the air- I
if he would satisfy his hunger there
Is food; if he would slake his thirst'
there is water: if lle would talk there
are vibrations to carry his words I
Kvery door of the soul n::d bodv Is I
an open port through which the,-'e Is !
constant exchange of Inside and out- '
Sid- merrbaiidi.-. except the one J
opening into tin rIUionS regions
Uhen through the spiritual s..n;.0 nF
pi 'dl'-nds What be t.ilieo I.. I... ... '
i vine lealitv. l,e finds onlv the i,!...,," !
tasmal forms of hi.? own soul et!n" '
tne ho, i;;on i:i front of I im. ' " j
I:' :ve can V.un-.v c,,,, bv i;xactlv the '
same mo. ;;,., we use to know the i
o: ld and ,Man, w!l.,t V.(1M1,.S ()f
i'h . In reply. It n:ay 1; answered I
h:iv'' nr !.v.'A:-.:g. or . !
r ";.' " ",f. '";!if" ,vi ' -r without i
";': I'"1' k!'"nU 1;- "f tiling ma- :
1 " '"' w. ' h; for knowl- I
'' ol th lias i:i:t :iu , . I
'' ; kllOWlede of C,. we j,,',,.,,
n iicjoufi faith, faith ,1,,,-s nor come
a' the end of Intellectual processes
by means of which perceptions are
worked vp into conceptions and laws
and general ideas. Kaith stands at
he o,,ier door of the mind ttnd all
n.nltlons, whether of nature, man or
God. must receive ita approval before
they ran b'j initiated Into the dlftVr
t.nt d.-grees or knowledge.
llefore we can reason about gravi
tation, force, atoms, and ether we
must accept their existence by faith
Faith goes before proof. We cannot
store up an Item of knowledge of the
tangible world even without maklii"
assumptions that no one can possibly
prove. Those scientists who deride
fai.li and take unction to themselves
upon believing nothing without evi
dence, should remember that before
there ran be any experience of any
thing or anv ili.m,,.iM,roii.,..
tiling whatsoever, they are under the
necessity of making assumptions,
every one or which must be accepted
by faith. All confusion of thought '
on the subject 'or faith hns grown out :
of tho fact that it has been put at the !
er.d of mental processes, when It be-
longs at the beginning of them. Its 1
fusction is to Initiate knowledge. Its i
place Is ut Hie cradle of learning. It 1
stands at the dawn of thought. Its
woik is to certify to the validity ol 1
our Intiiiilons. The same argument I
that Is brought by Haorkel against
'he existence of God was brought by 1
lluiurt anainst the existence of man I
and by Flchte against the existence
or the world. The one thing that
every man knows with the conviction
of absolute certainty Is the fact of
his own existence. If the self is not !
known, nothing can be. Yet no one
ever with the eye of sense aw him- I
self thinking or willing or feeling. I
Hut he has as much confidence In '
his self-perceptions as in bis sense- ,
percept Ions. Faith In our Intuitions
of nature, of man and of God, is the 1
condition of physical science, psycho- 1
tne scenre of
Without faith in sense-lmpressloiiH
we become Ideallats. Without faith
In self-tmpreiisions we become ag
nostics. Without faith In religious
ImpregHlons we become materialists.
Faith Is Impossible without evidence,
and as sound and nlld evidence Is
needed for our faith In Cod as for
our faith in the world. Hut the evi
dence faith demands Is not such as
the reason presents, but such as the
Intuitions present.
Nature, man and God, the three
terms which represent the entire sum
of reality, must each be taken at the
outset on fnlth based on the evidence
of sense-intultlon, self-lntultlon and
religious Intuition. Physical science
Is the knowledge of nnture; but he
fore the Intelligence can make use of
the cognitions of sense out of which
to form It, nature Itself must be ac
cepted by faith. We must believe
that Cod Is before we can ever use
the intuitions of Him to make theo-logl.-nl
science.
"Faith is an aninnatlon nnd on on
Which bids eterhal truth be present
fact."
In denying the exlstenre of Cod to
begin with, we rlose the door of the
spirit through which Cod manifests
Himself. If we start out with the
understanding that there Is no Cod,
religious perceptions are strangled In
their very birth. Of course, we can
have no perceptions of Cod If we mu
tilate the noblest part of our nature
by putting out the eyes of (he relig
ious sense. We have It within our
Power to destrov our libvaleal mnioi
We can plug up our ears and shut
i n
windows of vision n,i !., m
the doors through which the outside
doors thrmie-i, hih ,v, ...,...
world impresses us. But one foolish
enough to destroy his physical senses
would bo doubly stupid If he Imag
ined afterward that lie had more
commerce with reality than those
who kept onen all the natewnva of
the body and soul.
l!a";-kei says that "human nature
which exalts Itself into an image of
,;"rl has no more value
for the unlvcrs-? at larg,? than an ant
or the fly of a summer's day."
1'nless the knowledge man gets of
himself and Hie world and Goii by
the reaction of intelligence on per
ceptions is valid and 'rustworthy.
Ha ekel is right; man Is not of more
value than the ant, or the fly of a
summer's day. He is not of as much
value as the bee, or the beaver, or
the tailor bird; for they are all art
ists without the trouble of learning
how to be, while he Is left to accumu
late knowledge as best he can by the
use of his faculties. They know at
the beginning what It has taken him
thousands of years to find out, and
even now the bee surpasses him in
the application of the principles of
mathematics.
If what man knows, or thlnlra ho
knows, of the world and himself and
Col is Illusion, then tho lower ani
mals have the advantago of him. The
knowledge built Into their bodies
does correspond with the facts with
which they have to deal. They are
hot disappointed and deceived.' The
Hock of wild geese from the Northern
lakes have always found the South
they fell In their blood was there.
The heaver has always found the
mud responsive to his tall, and the
wood of rhe tree no harder than his
teeth could cut. Hut, If the cogni
tions of man do not correspond to
things, but are hallucinations, phan
tasmal forms of his own conscious
ness, I hen the bears and tigers and
beavers and bees and ants and gnats
have the advantage of him. Human
beings who have exalted themselves,
as llaeckel says, into Images of Ood,
are the greatest fools, and the only
fools, on earth. The universe puts
a higher value on genuine flat-footed
tigers, who find as ihey roam on all
fours the jungles matching their
every want nnd anticipating their
every item of constitutional knowl
edge, than upon the so-called lords of
creation, who have only climbed to
the top of animated existence In their
conceit. They are like a company of
plain laborers, imagining themselvos
to be King Georges, and. Instead of
occupying thrones, as they think they
do, they are perched upon stools in
the different rooms of an lnssne asy
lum. It were better to be a good,
healthy tiger in the tall cane of the
swamp any time than to be a crazy,
sjif-inflated, self-conceited descend
a at of Adam, running at large In the
high places of existence. It were bet
ter to ho a real cow, grazing In the
meadow, than an unreal human
biped, walking with his head full of
delusions in a paradise of fools.
A Rich I'.i oilier.
Mr. Dwlght L. Moody used to tell
of a young man he knew of who
went Into business In one of our
Western towns. The people thought
he was sure to fail; but he did not.
Alter he had been going along for
tome years, showing no signs of fail
ing, it was discovered that ho had a
brother in the Fast who was very
rich, and who helped him along from
'.inn; to time.
Just so Is it with us in the Chris
tian life; we have an Elder Ilrother
who Is very rich, and, joined in part
nership with Him, He will help us
to bold out. .loin id to Christ we ure
in alliance witn One who Is not only
able but willing to give us all needed
grace and strength. "They that trust
in the Lord shall not want nny good
thing." "Cod is our refuge and
strength, a very present help in
trouble." Christian, young or old,
or lu whatever clrcumstauce of need,
take courage, take heart, look up!
The promises of Cod can never fall.
He Is the same "yesterday, to-day
and forever." "Ab thy days so shall
thy strength be." Rev, O. H. F. Huh
lock, D.D.
The lean Christian Is sure to bi
nervous.
New .'Moiintaiii in Alaska.
The Treasury Department at Wash
ington has received a report from
oflicers of the revenue cutter Perry,
who visited the peak which recently
prang up on Fire Island, sixty miles
west ot the town of Unalaska, Aluska.
The new volcanic peak rises abruptly
from the water to a height of about
700 feet and In shupa greatly resem
bles a monster beehive, with a base
about 900 feet In diameter. From
numerous crevlcjs columns of steam
and sulphurous gases continuously
arise and form a cloud which Is vis
ible for morp than thirty miles. The
Peak has been named Mount Perry.
French aeronautic authorities have
given the name "aeronef," or avia
tion apparatus, to a flying machine
that is heavier than the air. The va
rieties Include: (1). the helicopter,
sustained aud driven by one or sev
eral propellers; (2) the aeroplane,
chiefly sustained by one or more flat
or curved surfaces, and (3) the or
thopter or mechanical bird, sustained
and propelled by beating wings.
logical science ana
religion.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
iXTKRXATlOXAIi LKSSON COM
S1HXTS FOll OCTOHF.lt 21. .
Subject: The Parable of tho Talents,
Mutt, xxv., H-:0 Golden Text,
I'rov. xxvlii.,S( Memory Verse,
21 Topic: Fidelity to Dnty.
I. The servants receive the tal
ents (vs. 14-18). 14. "A man."
Christ represents Himself as a man
going Into another country, or heav
en. "Called his own servants." The
outward framework of the parable
lies In the Kastern way of dealing
with property in the absence ot the
owner; tho more primitive way be
ing for the absentee to make his
slaves Ills agents. The apostles,
ministers, all true Christians, nre the
servants of Christ. "His goods."
The "goods" are the Lord'B; all we
have belongs to Ood.
1 f- "Five talents " The Interna.
tlonal Tlible gives the value of a tal
' ent of silver in the Old Testament
period ut $1920, and In the New
Testament period at $114 6. The' tal
ents represent all of those peculiar
gifts which God has given us in this
world. "His several ability." The
slaves of the Greeks and Romans
wore oflen men of great attainments
and skill.
1C. "Then." "Straightway." R.
V. We are here taught a lesson In
promptness. Went and
traded
I w0 I,ow m'e tno l'3 servants
! '"ado '' th(,r master's goods. Two
out of the three improved upon tho
trust committed to thom. "Other
five." lie who receives much from
God must make nn improvement
upon the whole, while of the one
who receives little but little is re
quired. 1.x. "Digged In the earth." This
Is the peculiar temptation of the man
Who has little nbllltv niwl ho D.,lli,.
retires from a Bcrvico in which ha
l cannot shine and piny n conspicuous
I part. "Hid his lord's mop;;y." He
did not embezzle or squander it, but
he hid It. How sad to bury one's
talent! .
II. Faithful service rewarded (vs.
19-23). Hut while this no doubt re
fers to His second coming, yet there
are many comings in the great
crises of life, in times of trouble, and
especially In the hour of death. 19.
"A long time." Time enough was
given lor improvement. "Cometh."
Christ is certain to come. Tho time
may seem long, but let us not be de
ceived Ho is coming again.
20. "Urought other five." 1. The
good servant was ready. 2. There
was nothing hid; he rendered a full
account. 3. He came joyfully. 4
Quickly. fi. Without fear; there
was no confusion. He knew he was
right and he came with confidence.
"Thou deliveredst unto me." Rec
ognizing that all he hud belonged to
bis master. "I have gained." He
had put forth an effort. Those peo
ple who fold their arms nnd talk
about trusting God will find, sooner
or later, that God does not help the
Idler.
21. "Well done." The master
gives his full and hearty approval
"Thou good." It Is possible to be
'good" even In this sinful world, to
bo pure and upright within. "Faith
ful." Faithfulness rather than suc
cess was rewarded. "Over a few
things." At best we can do but lit
tle for tho Lord hero. "Ruler over
many things." The faithful one 'is
made ruler over a larger sphere.
'Joy of thy lord." We are not only
to have tho joy of the Lord in us, but
we are to enter Into His joy.
22. "Two talents." This servant
had been as faithful nnd successful
as the one who received five talents
23. "Well done." The rewards were
according to his ability. HG could
not have handled or enjoyed more.
111. Unfaithfulness punished (vs.
24-30). 24. "I knew thee." No
person really knows Christ who
th!nk3 Him a hard master. "n
hard man." This servant entertains
hard thoughts of his lord. "Gather
ing where thou didst not scatter"
(R. V.) This was not a true charge,
for each one received much more
than he hud gained: God alwavs lib
erally rewurds all who serve Him
25 "I was afraid." All sinners
are afraid. "Thou hast thine own"
(R. V.) He seems to boast of his
honesty and uprightness. "c
"Wicked and Blothful." His master
was not to be trilled with. "Thou
knewest." Out of thine own mouth
shnlt thou be judged.
27. "Thou oughtest." The fact
that he knew what his muster re
quired was a reason whv he should
have used the talent. God appeals
to us as "reasonable" beings und
tells us what we "ought." to do
Kxchangers." "Hankers." R y
Literally, "To those who stand ut ta
bles," because the bankers had ta
bles before them. "With interest"
IK. v.) His muster hud a right to
expect a reasonable profit from the
labors of his servant. 2S. "The tal
ent from him." The unfaithful serv
nut Is not only reproached by his
master, but he Is actually punished.
He loses what he had failed to use
29. "Shall bo cluen n.i, '
who really has powers ond abilities 1
uiiu iiiukub goou use of them, to
him shall be given greater posses
sions. "Shall be taken away." From
him that hath not, even that which
ha seemeth to have (Luke 8 18)
shall be taken away. 30. "Unprof
itable." He was cast Into outer
darkness, merely because he was un
profitable and idle and burled his
talent. "Outer darkness." Those
who fall to obey Christ will bo cast
from His presence. The punishment
of the wicked will be terrible and
eternal.
Slulllug For Kunsus Pillows.'
Mrs Gllyeat, clerk in the State
inditor'B office, Topeka, is making a
lofa pillow that will represent be
tween $12,000,000 and $15,000,000
In bonds which have been cancelled
by the Stale school fund commission
during the time Mrs. Gllyeat has
been In the auditor's office. When
bonds aro paid or refunded the au
lltor punches holes In them. These
small round pieces of paper Mrs.
jilyent huu saved for her pillow, and
mo hus kept note of the value of the
bonds cancelled. Sho now hus the
'dippings from more than $10,000,
000 worth of the bonds. Leslie's
Weekly.
KlPvU ALARM FOIt A PIRD'S AID.
A fire alarm was turned in the
other day In Her I In for a swallow
caught by the leg on tho edge of the
i-ofif of it bli?h buildlnir. The flru-
men reurod a ladder and released the
bird.
EFMLM LESSONS
8UNDAY, OCTOBER 21.
Studies In Church Benevolences.
John 20. 21.
Daily Readings.
The world dependent upon us. Rom.
10. 14.
Commanding all our resources. 2
Cor. 8. 1-7.
The Inveslment of the whole life.
2 Cor. 8. 9.
Our resources administered not by
Inipu'se, but wisely. 2 Tim. 2. 4.
Promises to the benevolent. Isa.
68. 6-11.
Fidelity to these causes a test of
profession. 1 John 3. 10, 17.
A Commission appointed by the
hist Gon.-ral Conference is at work
upon the task of consolidating the
church benevolence. Hut whatever
this Commission may do or whatever
may be thoimlit about tlu ton fr.
fluent asking for money by the past
ors for the various causes, certain It
Is that not one of these causes will
ho dropped out, and for the reason
that not one can be spared from tho
lint.
Tho outcry agahir.t the collections
r rises from the large degree of ig
norance fimcernlng them which
aiTllcts a consldorab'o portion of the
church constituency.
First end bivalent Is the Missionary
cause. Jesus was the first Christian
Foreign Mlssloiurv. Refjre his as
cension lie gave this command: "G.J
ye Into nil the world and preach the
cosped to every creature." What
disciple will dare refuse? Therefore
the Rival business of the church Is
the brinving of the world to a knowl
edge of Us Lord and Saviour.
Church Extension.
A whole lesson will be given to
this subject, November 4.
Frcedmen's Aid and Southern Educa
tion.
What Is It for? The establishment
nnd maintenance of Christian .schools
In I ho sixteen S.iittli;rn States. Origi
nally the work was confined to the
colored population, but luter It was
found desirable. Indeed, Imperative,
to extend the benefits of the move
ment to the white people. Education
al advantages In a'l that region were,
and still nre, very poor.
The American Bible Society.
It is an Interdenominational society,
and nearly 'all tho churches contrib
ute to its funds. In turn the Society
helps the missionary enterprises of
the various deiiomi.iutions by making
grants .of Hiblcs for distribution
among thu peoples in missionary
lands.
The Hoard of Education Is the
child of American Methodism's Cen
tennial year, 1S!JC. its business is
the promotion of the educational work
of tho church. It raises funds to be
used for the uid of students and In
stitutions for the purpose of securing
a well-equipped force of men and
women for tho ministerial, mission
ary, evangelistic and educational
work of the church.
The Sunday School Union. (Se3
lesson for August 19.)
The Tract Society. Its n.min Is
sufficiently definitive. it publishes
leatiets and pamphlets for wide dis
tribution, und grams to our mission
stations money to aid In the publica
tion of religious literature In the var
ious languages.
OCTOBER TWENTY-FIRST.
Faithfulness. Luke 16:10; 1 Cor. 4:
1-5; Rev. 2:10. (Honorary Mem
bers' Meeting.)
Fidelity Is a habit, und must bo
cultivated lu little things, because
great opportunities come too seldom
to form a habit.
Even in whut Is my own, self-respect
would compel me to be faith
ful; how much more, when I have
nothing thut Is my own!
No one can be "faithful unto
death" without being faithful all his
life; for death may come at any
time.
Fidelity Is the crown of llfe; It Is
the splendid flowering and climax of
all our energies aud talents.
SugcjeBtions.
Faithfulness Is built on faith. No
mun can bo fuilhful without holp from
the unseen.
Faithfulness is more than a deed,
It Is a deslru; more than doing a
duty, It is loving to do it.
True fidelity Is faithful in the dark
Faithfulness does not consider
fciiso fir difficulty, reward or oblivion
comrades or loneliness; It considers
only the commandment.
Illustrations.
Iany are satisfied with planning
future fidelity, which Is like making a
meal on pictures of food.
Praise for faithfulness is like
wreaths ubout an engine; the engine
will work without them.
The longer a tower stands the more
likely it Is to fall; but the longer
faithfulness endures the more certain
Is It.
The longer a horse obey tils rider,
the fewer commands he needs. So
our obedience will 'unite our wills
with the will of God.
Quotations.
It goes a great way toward making
a man faithful, to let him understand
that you think him so. Seneca.
Nothing Is more noble, nothing
more veneruble, tliun fidelity. Ci
cero. Faithfulness can feed on suffering,
And knows no disappointment.
Goorge Eliot.
Deer a Pest lu MussucliiiNitts.
Damage done by deer In the vicin
ity of Northampton, says tlio Hostou
Transcript, bus reached ruch dimen
sions that the Hampshire County
Commissioners yesterday awarded
damages for property destroyed
amounting to $143. In practically
all cases tho money was awarded for
Injuries to small trees, garden crops
and grass. There have boon numer
ous complaints all through the sea
son, aud from all parts of the county
there are reports that the doer are be
coming so accustomed to the sight of
human beings and habitations that
they ravage the crops with Impunity
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
I
Feed For tho Hens.
It is the practice of most success
ful poultrymen to feed, during the
wlute months, a mash of some tin
nt least rnce a day. At the North
Carolina Station last winter a mash
was used, with good success, made as
follows: Cornmenl, t-vo parts; wheat
bran, two parts; fine cut clover hay.
two parts; beef scrap, one part. Part
of the time two pnrts of ground oata
were also added.
Value of Alfalfa.
PrDfessor Henry, than whom there
Is no better authority upon the mat
ter of feeding, in speaking upon the
value of nlfaira, says that there Is
no more palatable roughage for farm
animals than good alfalfa hay. Tho
largo amount of nroteln contained in
the plan;., either green or cured,
makes it possible for tho feeder to
properly maintain his- unlinals upon
alfalTa with but a limited allowance
of grain or other feeding stuff.
Use Fresh Feetl Only.
A speaker nt one ot tho Kansas In
stitutes used a very forcible illustra
tion when he said that "no good
housekeeper allows stale food to re
main on the dining table from one
meal to another, then mixes the
freshly prepared food among what
was left fr-m previo"s meals, and
neither does any gooi'. farmer nllo.v
Btale food to pccuinulate In the feed
tro i,hs of horses or cattle, or on the
feeding floors of his hogs, but sees to
H that all food Is served in such a
manner as to tempt the appetite, hav
'"g U palatable, sweet and. iresh; and
unless this is done there will bo no
profit in fattening stcck."
Protected Milk Pail.
That many of the odors and much
of the dirt which gets into milk Is
during the process of milking, most
of us know, hence every precaution
to overcome this should bo taken
One of the be3t methods of nrntnnt.
Ing the miik In the pail is to arrange
n cover ot tin and cheese cloth
Have a tin cover made to go over
the pail loosely so as to allow tnr
the space taken by the cloth strain
er. The tin cover should be higher
In the centre than at the sides (see
small cut to right) and a holo about
four Inches In diameter made in the
tront centre through which the milk
is directed. Then have rilentv of
cheese cloth covers large enough to
reacn live or six Inches over the side
Of the pail, where it may he secured
by a tape or by slipping a hoop of
sheet Iron of proper size over it, and'
pushing It down hard. Put on one
of these covers, then the tin cover,
and you are ready for milking, The
cheese cloth will prevent any tilth
getting to the milk, and if those cov
ers are washed In boiling water and
sun-dried they may bo used a num
ber of times. The illustration shows
the idea plainly, the cut to the lower
left showing the pall complete with
the strainer and tho larger cut show
ing how the cloth is slashed nt in
tervals so it will fit around the pall
without trouble. Indianapolis News.
Caro For Cons ami Milk.
As tho cows gradually change
from pasture to dry foods, feed lib
erally, even bettor than in tho depth
of winter. ,
Clean out the spring where tho
milk cools 30 that the cans stand up
to their necks in water. Thorough
ly clean the Bpring house. Put u
good lock on the door aud keep it
locked at night.
Provide nails to hang the can lids
on und a wire Bcreeu to lay on the
top of the cans, and keep out the
sometimes Inquisitive frog.
If you cool the milk with ice in a
vat change the water frequently. . See
that the cooling vat doesn't stand
near the stables or hogpen. A good
spring Is better than Ice.
Milk regularly und as quickly and
clean ns possible. Some cows will let
their milk down better while eating
humor them.
Dehorn, and stanch the blood with
chloride of iron; better, however, to
start with the yot-ng calves and stop
growth of horn by moistening the lit
tle buttons and rubbing with a stick
of caustic potash. Country Life in
America.
filick to the Farm.
In endeavoring to prove to Its
readers the fallacy of leaving the
good old farm and taking up other
pursuits iu the more populous cities
and towns, tho Drovers' Journal says:
"Thousands are on the farm who
no doubt are contemplating making
a change to some other calling. Per
haps ngrlculturo appears to them
menial drudgery, and In perspective
other vocations appear to offer
greater attractions for livelihood and
competence. In most Instances they
find tho glamour ot success in new
fields of industry a delusion. It Is
certain that whoever cultivates their
land Is sure of a living. To own but
a smull piece of luud Is to acquire a
largo meusure of independence. The
furmer is the personification of self
reliance, as he depends on the eier
clse of porsonal Judgment und Indi
vidual effort. There is a vast differ
ence between tho farmer wiio owns
the laud ho cultivates uud the em
'.oye in a city whose position. Is al-
ways precarious, employment depend
ing largely on the changes in Indus
trial enterprises. How many are em
ployed In cities whose ambition Is to
acquire capital enough to buy a small
farm? How the heart Is Inspired to
economize to realize what appears an
Eldorado. Not so with the young
man on the farm; he already realizes
the manly Independence and luxuries
obtainable only in agricultural pur
suits. There are ten reasons for
staying on tho farm for one excuse
in experimenting in other vocations.
The fact that the pursuit of agricul
ture leads to wealth Is demonstrated
lu every rural community. Every lo
cality has its examples of men who
commenced to work farms without
capital other than vigorous health
and laudable ambition who have ac
quired a competence. In" no occupa
tion is a man the architect of his own
forti-ie more than in operating a
farm. Tho opportunity for botter
inent of environments and increase
of Incomo nre more numerous than
In any other professions. The young
man who is content to stay on the
farm and will intelllzentlv' try to
keep abreast of the Improvements In
agriculture is assured of success."
Why Sheep Xecd Salt.
"Why do sheep require salt?"
There is a natural law which con
trols this matter. That Is, tliat every
thing that is contained In any animal
must come from the food and water
used; that every minute of an ani
mal's life there Is a waste of the sub
stance ot It, and consequently what
ever is thus wasted must be supplied
In the food.
Fvery secretion nnd excretion from
any animal (these words mean wastes
from the body of all kinds! contain
salt, and we have learned by exact
methods that a sheep excretes from
its body every day one dram of salt.
This, is equal to halt an ounce every
week, and this Is twenty-six ounces
In a year. This quantity is one and
a halt pounds. Now, how many shep
herds supply this quantity of salt to
their sheep?
There is a very small part of it
supplied in the food, but this is wholly
Insufficient for the needs of any ani
mal. Now, these facts will answer
the question proposed. But what will
happen if this actual necessity of Ufa
Is not supplied? Suppose we take a
mere thing, like a watch, and remove
one of the smallest wheels In the ma
chinery of it. The watch will stop.
and nothing can restore the move
ments of it but the return of the ab
stracted pant.
Just the same with the machine we
call the animal. It wears out every
moment by the activity of its rnrta.
just as soon as any other machine
does. And if these worn parts are
not repaired nnd mnde eood contin
ually something goes wrong, and the
machine goes irregularly for a time
and then stops.
Any person having a watch which
Is not duly oiled at regular Intervals
lias this experience, lust the an ma
any man having a sheen will do if
every natural want of the animal Is
nor. completely supplied all the time.
A handful of salt is a small matter,
but the life of a score of sheen mav
be sacrificed for the want ot it any
time In a summer or winter. The
first result of this want is falllnr off
in appetite. Or the appetite becomes
perverted, and all kinds of rubbish
will be sought to sunnlv the wunf
Correspondence ot American Sheep
Breeder.
Removable Chicken Coop. '
One ot the essentials In tho midfo
ot chickens and other fowls Is clean
liness. To insure good stock they
muBt be cared for with as much dili
gence as canaries and narrota.
Chicken coops are seldom more than
four or five feet In heleht nnH ,!,
cleaning them even a man small in
r
Lifts Coop Off the Ground
stature Is compelled to bend himself
fl. all angles to reach perches and
nestB. To avoid this back-breaking
work a Texas farmer has designed a
chicken coop that la right up to date.
Tho coop Is not unlike the ordinary
one, and.cun be built to suit the Indi
vidual's taste. In the rear and ex
tending above the top of the coop is
a post, nt the topbf which is pivoted
a hoisting arm. One end of the arm
connects with cables extending o the
four corners of the coop; the other
end serves as a handle for raising the
coop off the ground when necessary
to clean the Interior. This innova
tlon will nntioul ti. oil o,DA ,k
..... 1',' - v .IIUDD TT I1U
liilerestutl in poultry and their car4
Philadelphia Record.
Malice Forbidden.
. "A newspaper mav nrint anvthino-
even to erroneous statements when
they are not malicious." sav Ti,,ia
Sulzberger, of Philadelphia. Yes, but '
m me case ot an erroneous state-
meut thut causes a libel malice Is
taken for crunted ami the l. ,.
of proof la ou the defendant, cut
uiuuut fuurm astute.