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Subject: Personal Experience.
Brooklyn. N. Y. Preaching at the
trvlng Square Presbyterian Church
in the theme, "Pergonal Experience,"
the Rev. I. W. Henderson, pastor,
look as his text Jno. 4:42: "Now we
believe, not because of thy saying;
or we have heard Him ourselves, and
know that this Is Indeed the Christ,
;he Saviour of the world." He said:
The final proof of the value of the
Gospel to the Individual lies In per
innal experience. The one test which,
above all others, warrants a man to
nail Jeans or to deny Him, Is that of
real knowledge directly acquired. No
man is fit to flaunt Christianity as
farca who has not first observed
the rules Incidental to the living of
the Christ life. Ill Is the best advo
cate of the beauties of the Chiisttun
economy who has been loy.il to hlB
Lord's ron.mands.
The consensus of Christians la the
result of a common experience. We,
as citizens of the kingdom of God,
hold fast and together certain for
mulas of faith because we have, each
for himself, as individuals, found
valuable for us those working prin
ciples that we maintain. The church
universal represents. In Its funda
mental dogmas, the opinions of myr
iad men who have, through the pro
cess of individual experience, reached
a common ground of belief. The
church catholic Is divided upon sec
ondary tenets according to the vari
eties of secondary Christian religious
experience among men who assert al
legiance to the central truths. In the
broad sense, all of us who believe In
and serve Christ, are Christians be
cause we each recognize as a per
sonal experience the truths which
Christianity asserts to be fundamen
tal. I am a Presbyterian and you
are a Methodist, not because our
views are different at the vitals, but
because our secondary experiences
are unlike. The Christian Church
is an aggregation of men who see
Jesus with the same eye and who find
In Him and in His power In their
lives bonds which link them fast.
And any sect or denomination of
Christians Is but the congregation of
some of the followers of Christ
around a secondary tenet that Is alive
with their own peculiar doctrine, the
result of an individual experience.
At the bottom of It all the moving
principle is personal experience. No
man Is a good Christian who has not
had contact with Christ. No man
can appreciate the genius of Presby
terinnism save he who has had the
experience common to all who hold
that creed. It Is a wise thing for
a man who honestly differs from his
fellow men; It Is a sensible thing for
a Christian who earnestly and reason
ably disagrees with his fellow fol
lowers of Christ; to examine his con
clusion that is to say, his creed, his
dogma, his tenets, as you will and
determine whether or no they mirror
correctly his personal experiences.
Eut merely because a man finds him
self at variance with the world of
men about him is no sign that be has
misinterpreted his experiences or is
wrong. The prophets v.era perse
cuted not because they -were wrong,
but because they framed from the
facts at hand conclusions that the
Hebrews did not care to admit as ten
able. Galileo got Into trouble be
cause Ptolemalsts thought him rrazy..
The world was called flat until a
dauntless soul declared It round.
Luther would never have nailed the
ninety-five theses to the door of the
church at Wittenberg had he not
been trua to th truth as he saw It.
And these men were, as are many
men to-day, dead wrong In their be
liefs as measured by the standards of
the past.
The results attained in all depart
ments of knowledge are the outcome
of the personal experience of indi
viduals. A scientific law may be the
declaration by a single inan of truth
proven out of the records of his per
eonal experience, unaided anil un
verified by the experience of any
other man not Infrequently at first
It la. But this much is sure: that
any law that has the assont of a:iy
society Is based entirely upon t!)e
experiences of individual men who
have perceived and beun influenced
by similar phenomena In their sep
arate lives.
All the knowledge that we have
and all the laws that we accept at
second hand are, at bottom, rounde l
upon the research and personal inves
tigation and experience of some sin
gle man or some set of men. To bay
tnat we accept many truths at second
hand in no way injures our argument.
All that we receive upon the asser
tions of other men is so taken be
:.iis'. we have faith In the validity
of their conclusions as being the di
rect result of their personal experi
ences. Repetition is never ho in
suring or convincing as is the dictum
of the first sourc. And the only
value that re-statement has Is gained
from the personal knowledge out of
which it springs. By virtue of the
multiplicity of the demands on our
time wtt hiiva to rest much of re
ceived trmii upon the decisions of
other men; but. In the providence of
;oJ. we may prove accepted truth if
we will In the investigation and the
delineation of our own personal ex
periences. Sn man, however, Is entitled to af
firm or to deny the value of a de
clared truih unless he has either met
to the full tr-vrequlremetits of each
condition or accepted the opinion of
some original Investigator who has
fulfilled all Incidental demands. How
silly It would be for a man, untutored
and unversed in the sciences, to set
up his opinion, without deep and
searching Investigation, against the
declarations of a Darwin, a Tyndall
or a Wallace. And on the other
hand how unmanly It would be for
a convinced student, who has, aftef
arduous and painstaking effort,
reached conclusions at variance with
all the theory of all his masters be
fur him, to flinch to state and to
s.atiu oy the truta revealed to him
by God.
If, In the realm of science, expert
cucM shall be held to ba the test of
value of opinion, bow much more
necessary will It not be in the sphere
of the religious life. It Ij easy for
the scoffer to mock at the Joys and
the comforts of the Christian life.
There Is no difficulty for the man
who really wants to find men who,
after half-heaitud service and misin
terpreted, misunderstood experience,
pronounce the life within Jesus a
fraud. But Is the cry of the mallgnor
of Christianity legitlnr.te and well
based ? Mas any man a right to dis
twirl
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IRA W: HEiNDER.SoM,
THE: pArlooS'-DMNk
parage a system of living of which
lie has do experimental knowledge
or of which his sole information Is
unBclentlflc or fraudulent? Which
shall be mightier, the testimony of
the soul which having fulfilled the
conditions Is satisfied and sure, or the
tale of woe of the charlatan who
never met the measure?
But if It Is needful to be rich with
experience to deny the grace of the
God blessed life. It Is still more neces
sary to be saturated with a deep,
Christ ly, spiritual, personal experi
ence In order to convince others of
Its value and to enjoy what Beerher
called "Its privileges and preroga
tives." The holy men of Israel knew
the beauty of Jehovah and the glory
o' a life near to Him because they
enjoyed and practiced experimental
communion with Him. Jesus pro
claimed the majesty of the Father
and the loveliness of a God-Inspired
career because He dwelt within the
presence of His King. Paul paints
the manifold blessings of the Chris
tian life because he was a thorough
going Christ-man. The Samaritan
woman received Jesus as the prophet
for whom her heart longed because
she had seen Him face to face. And
her brethren from the city believed
on Christ since she repeated to them
her own short, graphic story concern
ing the truth she had both heard
and Been. There we have it, faith
founded on fact and on fact repeated
that Is to say, upon persoual ex
perience. All preaching and all testimony
which strikes home to the heart Is
the story of the personal experieuceB.
The first principle of a reaching talk
Is, to sum it up in a sentence, tell
only the facts of life. And if In the
telling of the Gospel story and in the
application of the truth to the de
mands and the problems of to-day
this element of dead certainty is of
such immense importance, who shall
deny Its insistent necessity in order
to the enjoyment and appropriation
of the Gospel blessings by the indi
vidual. The Christ lite must be a live,
first-hand, personal experience or It
is useless. You may take your food
prepared or predlgested as you will.
You may take your knowledge of
the scientific disciplines by rote. But
no man ran know Christ or enjoy
u rich and enriching spiritual com
munion within Him who does not live
his life within Jesus for himself.
"Now we believe, not because of thy
saying; for we have heard Him our
selves and know that this Is indeed
the Christ, the Saviour of the world."
said the men of Syrhar. And this is,
as in the nature of the case it must
be, the testimony of every man who
will enter or who has entered into
the enjoyment of the "privileges and
the prerogatives" of the Christian
life. No other method of entrance
is so satisfactory. No other testi
mony from the citizens of the eternal
kingdom is so intiuentlal and con
vincing. No other knowledge Is so
certificating to the Intellect. No other
evidence is so soul inspiring. With
out a vision of the Christ no man
may witness worthily for Him.
Blessed with a personal experience
we may lead the multitudes to God.
A Christian who Is devoid of a per
senal experience with he presence
;uid tne personality of Jesus Christ
is a paradox. Strictly speaking there
is no such thing as a Christian life
apart from the immediate influence
of the Lord Jesus. We might as well
call a man a sinner and without the
,'iale of the kingdom of God, as we
have It In the economy of Jesus, as to
call him a "nominal Christian." We
speak of nations ns nominally Chris
tian because we do not wish to be
unkind In our terminology. In real
ity a nation that Is nominally Chris
tian Is usually a nation that bears no
more resemblance to Christ, His
plans. His teachings. Ills character,
than Is expressed by the fact that for
convenience's sake and for purposes
of International differentiation, we
;;o denominate it.
The man who hopes to win men
With a message that is other than
born of a personal and direct inspira
tion from God Almighty Is an an
'ichronibm. It may have been possi
ble at some time In -the dark ages of
history to win men to Christ by hear
say testimony, but It runuot be done
to-day. The world wants the mes
,ane of the eye witness, the report
of the man who has heard the truth
with his own ears. Humanity desires
lie testimony of the scientific inves
tigator, the man who has tested the
iruth and has found it real.
"Now we believe because we
know." This Is the gist of the text
and the outstanding truth of that
r'oyous Samaritan day. This is the
.est of faith. A vote of confidence to
'.he Chrihtiuns who can say It. Joy
unspeakable to the sinning man who
finds therein salvation for his soul.
Kveryilay Religion.
"I have so flxed the habit in my
own mind," said Stonewall Jackson,
" t tmt I never raise a glass of water
o my Hps without asking Cod's bless
I Ing. I never seal a letter without
1 putting a word of prayer under the
, seal. I never take a letter from the
! post without a brief sending of my.
thoughts Heavenward. 1 never
change my classes In the section room
without a niluute's petition for the
j cadets who go out and those who
I come in."
A Suspended Kerry,
An electrically operated aerial
ferry has been completed at Mar-
i sellles, France, and is now in oper
ation as a ferry for passengers,
freight and vehicles. It Is sufficiently
high to permit the free passage of
all shipping. The car li supported
by Bteel cables suspended from a trol
ley running on rails on the canti
lever. The bridge is 805 feet long and
164 feet above the wator. Height to
top of towers, 284 feet. A winding
stairway lu each tower leads to ob
servation houses aud foot passengers
can cross the twelve-foot walk from
one side to the other. Passengers
and sheep pay one cent fare each;
horses, mules, cows and vehicles, ten
cents each; automobiles, fifty cents.
Philadelphia Leuger.
NATURAL HISTORY.
Pa "Well, what now?"
Tommy "Why doesn't a dog steer
himself by wagging bis tall like a
fish?" New York Sun.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL lesson com.
MUMS FOR NOVEMBER 18.
Subject: Jesus Before Calaplia. Mntt.
xvvl., ST-OH Golden Text. Isa.
llll., St Memory Yemen, J7, C
Topic: Trial of Christ.
I. Jesus before the council (57,
."SI. 57. "They led Him away."
The band of soldiers led on by Judas
(John 18: 3). "To the house of
Caiaphas' (R. V.) In John 18: 13
we are told that He was taken to An
nas first. It Is supposed that Annas
and Calaphns occupied different
apartment in the same palace. "The
scribes," etc. Scribes, that is, rabbis
learned In the literature of the
church; and elders, who were chosen
from among the most influential of
the laity; and chief priests (r. 59),
that is, the heads of the twenty-four
priestly classes. "Were assembled."
Annas sent Jesus bound to Caiaphas
(John IS:, 24), and Caiaphas with all
haste summoned the Sanhedrln, the
highest Jewish council, some time be
tween 2 and 4 o'clock on Friday
morning, but this was irregular and
Informal, because it was contrary to
their law to carry on the trial by
night.
68. "Peter followed Him." Peter
loved Jesus; he could not help but
follow Him; he was anxious "to see
the end" to know what they did
with his Lord. But, alas! Peter fol
lowed "afar off." This was the cause
of his downfall. "And went in."
John also went with Peter and it
probably was John who succeeded In
getting Peter admitted Into the court
of the palace (John 18: 15, IB). "Sat
with the servants." This was anoth
er great mistake. If he had stayed
by the side of John be would not
have denied his Master, for John
had no such temptation.
II. Jesus witnessed against (vs.
D9-62). 69. "All the council." The
great Sanhedrln, composed of seven
ty or seventy-two members, and
founded, it is supposed, by Moses
(Num. 21), and was continued a long
time after the days of our Lord on
earth. "Sought false witness." They
have a criminal without a crime.
They "dared not sentence Jesus to
death without some satisfactory
charge and thus they were obliged
to search for witnesses.
60. "Found none." They had
great difficulty In making up a case
against Jesus. Out of the many false
witnesses who came before the coun
cil it was Impossible to find two who
agreed (Mark 14: 56). "Came two."
From Mark 14: 57-59 we see that
the testimony of these witnesses did
not agree In all points, and this ac
cusation If agreed upon would not be
sufficient for a death sentence. False
hoods seldom agree; only the truth
Is harmonious. "False witnesses."
Their testimony was false because
the facts were not correctly stated
(see Mark 14: 58), and because
Christ's words had been misapplied.
This Is Btlll a very common way of
Injuring others. 62. "High priest
said." Their caBe had failed, and
now the high priest arose and tried
to force Jesus to criminate Himself.
"Answerest Thou nothing?" There
was nothing to say. The witnesses
had contradicted themselves. Give
the enemy time and opportunity and
he will destroy his own cause.
III. Jesus declares Himself to be
the Christ (vs. 63, 64). 63. "Held
His peace." Thus fulfillng the pro
phecy In Isa. 53: 7. Jesus knew they
were determined to put Him to death
and a reply would have been usoless.
"I adjure Thee." The high priest
puts a solemn oath to Him. The dif
ficulty of this question consisted in
this: If He confessed that He was the
Son of God, they stood ready to con
demn Him for blasphemy; if He de
nied It, they were prepared to con
demn Him for being an imposter,
and for deluding the people under
pretense of.belng the Messiah.
64. "Thou hast said." A common
form of expression for, "Yes, it is
bo." See Mark 14: 62. Christ felt
no disposition to remain silent when
questioned concerning a truth for
which He came Into the world to
shed His blood. "Right hand of pow
er " This Is a reference to Dan. 7:
13, 14. The prophet is describing
Christ's coining Into the presence of
Ills Father to be invested with all
power.
IV. Jesus condemned and mal
treated (vs. 65-68). 65. "Rent His
clothes." An expression of violent
grief (Gen. 37: 29, 34; Job 1: 20)
and horror at what was considered
to be blasphemous or Impious. The
act was enjoined by the rabbinical
rules. When the charge of blasphemy
is proved the judges rend their gar
ments aud do not sew them up again.
"Blasphemy." They considered It
blasphemy for Jesus to say that He
was the Christ (Mark 14: 61, 62).
"Witnesses." Their witnesses had
proved a failure to them and they
had no more to bring. Jesus was
condemned on His own testimony.
66. "What think ye?" The high
priest had urged the case against
Htm and now he puts It to vote.
"Guilty of death." "Worthy of
death." R. V. The punishment for
blasphemy was death (Lev. 24: 16).
The Irregular court now adjourned.
67. "Spit in His face," etc. There
Is an Interval before the regular ses
sion of the Sanhedrln could convene.
During this time the judges delivered
1 1 1 in into the hands of the mob. They
spat in His face as a mark of con
tempt. "Buffeted." Smote . with
their fists.
68. "Who smote Thee." They
had blindfolded Him (Mark 14: 65).
They made sport with Him as the
Philistines did with Samson. No less
than five forms of beating are re
ferred to by the evangelists in de
scribing this scene.
A Strango Difference,
Three Frenchmen are seated round
a table on the terrace at a well
known hotel on the Continent, and
at a neighboring table there are
three Englishmen sitting. The for
eigners are talking wearily, the Eng
lish earnestly. Toward both tables
there approaches a woman; th
Frenchmen become at once cheerful.
the Englishmen subdued! To the
ordinary foreigner woman Is a pait
of his life; to the ordinary English,
man a luxury. Is It poBible that wo
man really has a more agreeable ex
istence on the Continent notwith
standing that she does not cause so
much embarrassment to the male'
than she lias la England? "MarniM
duke," In the Loudon Graphic.
A waterproof glue may be made
from three parts of gum shellac and
one part of India rubber, these being
dissolved separately in ether under
the Influence of heat, and the two so
lutions mixed and kept for a time In
a sealed bottle. Water, elthar hot
or cold, and most acids and alkalies,
will bavs no effect on the glue.
NOVEMBER EIGHTEENTH..
How the Bible Condemns Intemper
ance; Review of all Temperance
Passages. Hab. 2.5-13.
Whnfevcr is of God, satisfies; strong
drink, nnd all e!se of the devil, Is only
an ever-growing, ever-niocklnj desire.
Strong drink "spoils many nations,"
all nations; it strengthens not ono of
them.
The source of the drink evil is
covetousness. because rovetousncRs i?
the motive of the saloon.
Even If the saloon license feea ex
ceeded the cost of the sin of intemp
erance, it. would bo blood money, and
would bring no prosperity to a c.ty.
If the drunkard Is the devil's fool,
the saloon keeper Is the Tempter him
elf. Salome's Indecent dance before the
drunken court is an Indication of how,
lust and strong drink have always
gone hand In hp.nd.
Of Christ's turning waior Into wine
It bus been well said that If men con
fined themselves to the wine made by
Christ, no hurm would be done. It Is
Inconceivable thut Christ would not
condemn drmikennfis.
As to Paul's prescription of wine to
Timothy, we may well wait to drink
wine till we have n Paul to prescribe
it. and are sure that we nre Timothys.
In thut same epistle Paul condemned
wine drinking plainly, when used . as
a beverage. ,
The story of Noah, the drunkard, In
the first book of the Bible, Is an In
dication of the age-long Impetus that
this curse has gained.
Drunkards forego heaven for the
sake of a hell on earth.
A Biifllclent condemnation of drink
ing Is the concealment which it In
stinctively seeks.
Who would wish to die v.ith'a brain
clouded by alcohol? Hut death may
come at any time.
Intemperance Is respotulble for
most of the poverty poverty of spirit
as well as of gold.
The devil Is the father of lies, 'and
the constant misrepresentation made
by saloon advocates shows the ori
gin of the Institution they tire de
fending. EP1TH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18.
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Personal Evangelism. Mark 1. 17.
Daily Readings,
Not to ordained men onlv. Rev,
22. 17.
If living for our own salvation alone
we shall be lost. Mark 8. 34-35.
Ashamed of him; ashamed of us.
Mark 8. 38.
Our natural service. Isu. 2. 3.
To everyone who has need. Luke
14. 21-23.
It requires understanding nnd wis
dom. Prov. 11. 3d; Dan. 12. 3.
Christianity Is peculiarly a witness
ing and preaching ;-elljlon. When a
church ceases witnessing to the con
scious new life In Jesus Christ, and
multiplies its liturgical features until
the sermon of necessity becomes a
"sernionette," and la tucked Into an
obscure corner of the hour of service
behind the anthems and the antlpho
nals, then the x-hurch'has lost its
grip on the vitalities of religion, and
can no longer inspire and save the
world spiritually, no matter what it
may still be able to do esthetlcally
and intellectually. The gospel idea
is that every disciple shall be a wit
ness." The Kingdom of heaven suffeieth
violence, and tho violent take it by
force. Those who lack the energy of
goodness, and drop into a languid
neutrality between the antagonist
spiritual forces of the world, must
serve the devil as slaves If they will
not decide to serve God as freemen."
It is a true word. The attitude of In
difference toward the salvation cf the
world, as naturally us a thistle flower
becomes a thistle sed, ripens soon
Into hostility thereto. The obligation
to do personal evangelistic work is
upon us all. Not one of us but can
do It with greater or less success, for
"he who has been adopted has also
been adapted."
"The Spirit and the bride say
'Come,' " yes, and "let him that hear
eth Bay 'Come.' " '1 hat is, let every
one juy "Conic!" to whom the gospel
message has been given. I.et us join
tho sweet chorus of invitation to a
thirsty world to come to thfc fountain
of the water of life.
We learn from our Readings that
somehow our own salvation is con
ditioned upon our making efforts for
the salvation of others. Indeed, un
less It be in our hearts to save others
we "ure condemned already;" for It
cannot be that one who Is himself
saved has no solicitude for the rescue
of his fellows. We may sometimes
be In the company of those who will
sneer, but we must show our colors,
and be true.
Failed to Please.
His eyes muke no attempt to con
teal his admiration of the beautiful
young tlilug as she enters the parlor.
Indeed, be does not want thorn to.
"You are positively queenly," be
lectures, enthusiastically.
An offended expression conies to
her face.
"Queenly?" she asks, disdainfully,
"Yes; you are a veritable queen 'i
tppearauce."
Haughtily she bids him lea've.
"But why?" he inquires, amazed,
"Oh, nothing. I'm a queen In ap
pearance, am 1? Well, I happened
lo look over a lot of magazine pic
tures of different queens and piin
:6Bses to-day, and if you think I look
like them it's time for you and tne
to be strangers." Life.
The sun is one of the most mys
terious bodies known. Its structure
is far more inscrutable than ever
thought of before geology overturned
Ancient doctrines. Scientific litera
ture Is now bristling with such ax
presslons as "the sun is eternal;"
"sunlight is perpetual;" "the rate of
solar radiation does not change;"
"the sun has been shining forever,
and will shine as now through all
eternity."
FR HIE. AXFr
C Tho Difference in Cows.
At the New Jersey station every
cow In the herd was tested carefully,
with records for a complete year.
The result shows the great difference
in cows fed on equal amounts of food.
The best cow gave 8303 pounds of
milk and the poorest cow only 4413
pounds. The best cow produced fat
equal to 4'05 pounds of butter, and
the poorest cow 202 pounds. Here is
a statement which represents tho
value of milk tha.'. will interest all:
At. 1 cent At 3 cents Cost of
per lb.
IW cow .... S.'t:i
Poore.it emv.. 413
Avernge cow. 6.1.14
per qt.
1I4',U
00.74
K6.80
teed.
S42.34
42.34
42.34
What a margin between the best
and the poorest! One paid a little
profit, even with milk at two cents
quart; the other hardly paid for her
food, to say nothing of other ex
penses. Here is a clear case of rob
ber cow, and there are thousands
like her.
Bees and Fruit.
The beekeepers of a certain fruit
growing section of California got Into
an altercation about pasturage for
their bees, and, as a result, beekeep
ing was abolished in that part of the
SUte. During the next few years,
the fruit crops fell oft fully one-half.
The question was investigated by the
alarmed growers, and it was found
that the decrease In fruit has been
coincident with the giving up of bee
keeping. Country Life in America.
A great many, especially those who
raitse grapes, object to bees, claim
ing that they puncture the grapes and
then extract the juice. Investiga
tions have shown that the bees do
not touch the grapes until after they
have been punctured by some bird or
Insect and when they see the Juice
oozing out they naturally take ad
vantage of the chance of turning this
juice into honey. New York Wit
ness. Some Convenient Hooks.
Where there is more or less haul
ing of bags of grain or other bulky
articles on the farm a number of
hooks attached to handles will be
found exceedingly useful. Several
hooks may be formed by the local
blacksmith at small cost and any one
of them will earn all it costs in the
labor naved in a single lesson. The
illustration shows several of the
hooks that will be found the most
useful. Tho hook shown at Figure 1
is the one familiar to city people,
used as it is by truckmen who handle
heavy bags nnd boxes. Figure 2
represents a 4onser hook tnado of
iron with a Bharp honk end and a
short handle ,of wood; a piece of
hardwood is fastened around the
middle of the bar of iron which per
mits one to get a firm grip with tho
other hand. Figure 3 represents the
doublo hook fastened to a handle of
o, o, o. Figure 4 shows the details
of construction of the hook 3, tho
manner of flattening the ends of the
iron rods and fastening thorn to stout
handle by rivets, if so desired. A
Indicates a stout wire run through
small auger hole near end of handle
and securely wrapped around rods to
give strength and firmness to the
fastening. Indianapolis News.
Root Borers.
Squash bugs that pass the winter
as adults remain in the field until
nearly the end of July. The eggs
upon the leaves are more abundant
then than at any other time, early in
August the disappearance of the
adults becoming noticeable, freshly
laid eggs not being so numerous
During August, however, the adults
ot the new generation become abtin
dant, but do not lay eggs, hence
there is but one brood ot Bquash
bugs each year. Whoa autumn
frosts appear, some of the bugs are
still Immature, and congregate upon
the unripe fruit, where they suck
the Juices, many thus being able to
become adults during the mild au
tumn days. In winter they are con
cealed beneath fallen leaves, stones
logs, boards, etc., remaining dormant
iMitil the warm days of spring, and
fly to any squash plants that may be
up, finding their food, as it seems
evident, by the sense of smell, A
number of bugs will congregate on a
leaf and cause It to dry up, and this
dead portion may vary from a prim
rose gray to a dark brownish-black.
The bugs are generally present for
work as soon as the young plants ap
pear. Later on in the stage of
growth of the squash plant- the root
borer and fungus appear. A sudden
wilting and drooping ot the plant
characterizes the attack of the root
borer, which Is believed to be tho
larva of tho striped beetle. The
plant may be thrifty in the morning
and dead at night. When attacked
by fungus the leaves begin to dry up
at tha margins, the pluut turns a
dark green, drled-up blotches appear
on the leaves and the plant dies with
out wilting. Many remedies have
been resorted to. The squash bug,
like nearly ait insects, la attacked by
parasitic flies. The squash bug se
cretes an odor which repels toads to
a certain extent, hence the toad will
consume them only when very uuu
grjr, The bug is also subject to some
fungus disease, which has not been
Identified, but It has not been very
seriously damaged through such
source.
Carting of Haled Hay.
So much baled hay is now car
ried, even in farming districts, that
some device for fastening it to the
wagon so It will not shift will be
welcomed. Farmers who are obliged
to cart baled hay over rough roads
often feel as If thclrvload had been
grensed, It slips around so. Have
several pieces of hard wood or iron.
sharpened at both ends, and after
putting on one layer of the baled
hay take a stout rope and tie one ot
the sharpened stakes Into It so that
it may be pressed down Into the hay,
leaving the other sharpened point
sticking up, on which the next layer
of hay will rest. A few ropes and a
few sharpened stakes (have the
stakes about eighteen Inches long)
will secure a heavy load of baled hay
so that it can not possibly slip, no
matter how much it is jolted. The
Illustration gives the plan so plainly
that any one can catch the idea. In
dianapolis News.
Fording Slliige to Sheep.
Some sheep-growers are enthusias
tic in their praises ot corn silage as a
food for sheep; cn the other hand.
a lurge number do not think so well
ot it. All those who have tried it
have agreed with references to the
wisdom of feeding a moderate quan
tity to the flock when the silage has
been properly cured. On the other
hand, quite a number have found
trouble from feeding it in large
quantities. On the whole, it is not
to be considered as satisfactory food
for sheep as field roots since more
especially when there is much corn
in the silage it has a tendency to
produce a heated condition of the
system, which with breeding ewes is
not desirable.
It is not well, perhaps, to feed corn
silage to a breeding flock more than
once a day, and when so fed the aim
should be to give them clover hay or
alfalfa at least onceia day in order
to produce a proper balance in the
ration. In cold weather it is prob
ably wi3er to feed the silage at noon
than morning or night. When ex
posed to such weather for only - few
minutes, the temperature as cool as
Is frequently found in sheep sheds.
it will freeze more or less, or It it does
not freeze it becomes very cold. For
this reason it Is better to feed it in
the middle of the day In cold weather
for at that time the temperature is
usually many dwrrees warmer than
In the morning or overling.
It is not common to feed more
than two to tour pounds of silage per
head per day to sheep, but some
farmers who grow winter lambs feed
as much as that twice a day, more
especially after the lambs have been
born. A great advantage ot silage
as a food for sheep consists in its
cheapness. It furnishes the cheapest
food that may be fed to them, and
when properly fed there should be no
fear of hurtful results from feeding
sllaga well made.
Filling the Silo.
Ensilage In order to keep well
must be free from water. It is well,
therefore, for It to be cut and
shocked a few days beforehand. Dry
or half cured corn may be safely si
loed If water is added to it to make
moisture enough to start the fermen
tation. Sometimes halt dried corn
will make quite good ensilage with
out any water. The stalks usually
contain sufficient water at this stage
for the corn to cure itself, bo that an
excess of water would tend to acidity.
The finer the corn is cut tho better It
will pack, and it is desirable to have
It pack as closely as possible, as it Is
carried In from the cutter by tread
ing. It should be tread, not only at
the sides, but in the middle, for much
more fodder can thus be got into the
silo. Tha object Is to get the ensil
age In as solid as possible so as to
exclude the air. Tho best condition
of it, including absence ot sourness,
depends on this solid packing. For
merly it was customary to sprinkle
salt over the ensilage, as It was
packed down, but this Is now known
to be unnecessary, It not a detriment.
Far more preferable It la to have two
men in the silo as it is filled to see
that the ensilage Is spread evenly and
tread down firmly. It the silo Is
square the corners should certainly
be well tramped. When the recepta
cle has been filled to the lowest door
this should be fitted Into Its place
aud perfectly scaled against the en
trance of air, A strip ot tarred roof
ing paper tacked ever the joints of
the door helps to prevent the en
trance ot uir there as well as tha es
cape ot the carbonic acid gas In tha
silo; by no means should this have a
chance to leak out, for If It does air
must of necessity get in, whereupon
a new fermentation will be started
and a continuous mischief going on
at each door, resulting In more or
less damage to the entire contents ot
tha silo. Fred O. Sibley, MlUord,
N, Y.
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FILIPINOS LKATl.V AGRICULTURE.
Students From Luzon to Be Placed
- on 1'lmitntlon of Louisiana.
Agricultural students from the far
off Philippines are coming to Louis
iana, where they may - acquire a
knowledge of the methods used in
raising sugar, tobacco and other crops
suited to the Islands In the Far East.
Government experts will bring them
here and place them either in the ag
ricultural Institutes or on the planta
tions. Here they will be drilled in
the methods ot cultivating cane, to-
bacco, rice and other products, and
will then return to their Far Eastern
'country to devote themselves to im
proving the agricultural conditions
that now exist there.
W. A. Sutherland, of the Bureau ot
Insular Affairs, is on his way from
Washington to New Orleans to make
necessary arrangements for the plac
ing of the Philippine students in this
State. He has charge of the young
Filipinos being educated In this coun
try at the Government's expense and
has selected Louisiana as the State in
which to drill these students In the
growing of sugar, rlco and other
crops. Whether he will put them In
agricultural institutes or distribute
them among the sugar plantations
and rice farms will be decided when
he reaches this city.
From New Orleans Mr. Sutherland
will go to meet a party of eight stu
dents, and by the time that they get
here he will have arranged for their
distribution among the plantations or
agricultural Institutes. All are said
to be apt pupils, and the Government
will devote considerable time and at
tention to their agricultural training.
All branches ot agriculture In the
Philippines are said to be character
ized by Imperfect and careless culti
vation. The most Important food
crop is rice, since it furnishes the
principal element in the diet' ot the
people. More care is taken in its
production than In the raising of any
other crop, but the methods and ap
pliances are still primitive. Consid
ering the natural resources, the re
sults of this branch of agriculture are
less satisfactory in the Philippines
than in the neighboring countries of
Tonquln, Slam and Java.
The soil and climate aro especially
favorable for tho production of sugar,
and more is produced than is con
sumed In the islands; butthls amount
is only a small part ot that which
might be raised' with more perfect
methods of cultivating cane and with
better mills. Prior to 1882 the rais
ing of tobacco and the manufacture
of cigars and cigarettes in tbo Islands
were a Government monopoly. In
some districts the Filipinos were re
quired to plant a certain amount ot
land in tobacco and to deliver the
product at the public warehouses at
a price fixed by the Government.
The indignation of the people,
aroused by the hardship Imposed
upon them by the Government In car
rying out this policy, led to the aboli
tion of the monopoly. The produc
tion of tobacco Is now conducted as
freely as other Industries.
Until a few years ago raising coffee
was one of the most important
branches of agriculture. But the rav
ages of an Insect which appeared in
1894 caused most of the last named
plantations to be abandoned. The
smull plantations In the provinces ot
Uenguet and Lepanto, however, es
caped the blight and still produce a
limited amount of coffee, which is
shipped to Spain. The soil ot the
islands, however, is best adapted to
the raising of sugar, rice and tobacco,
and it is because of this fact that the
agricultural students are being sent
to this State. New Orleans corre
spondent df the New York Herald.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Quiet men malte the most noise
in the world."
Crime often comes from co-operating
carelessness.
The bravest men in this world are
the quiet women.
Many of our sorrows would die it
we ceased watering them.
Faith puts its feet on reason and
opens its eyes to revelation.
A man's sociological theories often
depend on his social status. -
It may be that your burden seems
heavy because your crown Is in it.
It you would do great things you
must learn to be deaf to discourage
ment. If it does you no good to give a
dime, it will pay to- try the effect of
a dollar.
The people who hunt for fault3
never find the ones that are nearest
at hand.
Tho doctrinal nuts that are hard
est to crack often have nothing but
dust inside.
You cannot measure a man's close
ness to God by the closeness of his
disposition.
It is good to get near to nature's
heart, but it is better to get near to
the heart of human nature. Ram's
Horn.
School For Signalmen.
It is not generally known that
there exists at Paddlngton a school
where servants in the employ of the
Great Western Railway Company
may perfect themselves In the craft
'ot signalling. The model railway
whereby the Instruction takes place
consists ot a. double-line Junction
built on a very solid table about
twenty yards in length and six feet
in breadth. The "system" Is fitted
with a set ot Bmall levers arranged
as if they were In the customary sig
nal cabin twenty-five of them alto
gether for both signal arms and
points. The model junction is perfect
In every detail as to locking bars,
'lng points, etc. London Tit-Bits,
The Dread ot Riches. t I
The man of $10 a week Income
had just been rejected. Vainly he
pleaded to have the case reopened.
"No, George," said tho girl firmly,
"I have read that all millionaires be
gin on $10 a week or less, and I
deem mysei; unworthy to be the wife
of a millionaire. Borne poor fellow
with about $20,000 a year might
cutch me, though," she added
thoughtfully. Portland Advertlsor.