A SONDAV mm Subjects Jesus Christ. Brooklyn, N. T. Preaching at the Irving Square Presbyterlaii Church on the theme, "Jesus Christ." the Rev. I. W. Henderson, pastor took as his text John 1:14: "And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us." lie said: The character and career of Jesus Christ are the ground of human hope and the basis of mankind's belief In His power as the Saviour. Ills life, as the evidence of the sincerity of His speech, is the source of Mia success. The outward action of our Alaster is the signal and the surety of His inward healthfulness of heart. n His life, precept and practice were at coincidence. With Him thought and deed always were concurrent. His words conveyed His real intentions and His innermost Ideals. His language whs to lead men unto eter nal life and was never used to con ceal a wicked thought. Poaching a gospel of light unto the salvation of the world and pro claiming His personal sufficiency as the Saviour of mankind from sin, JesiKi Christ talked truth, walked fnie. died on Calvary, in devotion to HiB divine commission, unto the sav ing of the souls of sinners. Tlie life of Jesus Is remarkable, not only as it reveals His oneness witi divinity, but also as it shows to us what qualities of manhood are potent for a real sucet-ss. Tack ling the mightiest problem In. the world the Christ exemplifies, what are the means that we should use to win success In ail our lesser strife. He tenches us a lesson that should count for much in all our daily do ings: which should make us forceful ('actors which shall lead men up to God; which should push us ever near er to His holiness and grace. The life and the death, I. e., the career of Jesus Christ, reveal to us four divine qualities of character that every man should possess. In His downright earnestness; In His fiery intenseness; in His clear cut sharp directness; and in His faithfulness to the truth and to His trust, the Friend of humanity leads every man buc cessward, if he will to go. The earnestness of Jesus Christ is a secret of His power. Tendering to men a surety of eternal life, He did not fool their time or His own away. Professing a pledge of upliftment from the depth of sin, He held His word in serious regard. The salva tion of the world was not mere child's play, but a whole man's, yea, the God-man's, labor. The need was for a man who was dead in earnest. Such a man was the Christ. Earnestness made Christ a win ner. Clearness of vision as to His mission would have been of none effect had the Christ been weak of will. Love for men and loyalty to His Father made strong demand for earnestness. The pluck and the push of the Master secured the consumma tion of His purpose. Irresolution would have merited defeat, and it would have gained our Lord oblivion. Lack of zeal would have lost thj Christ to history. But for His ear nestness and determination the story of His virtues never would have reached our ears. Earnestness uir.Je Christ push the fight into the coun try of the enemy; courage and resolu tion won Him fame and secured Him iu His place of glory In the father'! home. With a flerr intenseness Jesus battled for the souls cf men. His was no lukewarm, milk and water, blow hot and blow cold, half-hearted enthusiasm. The Christ was always ardent. His spirit never cooled, but was ever at a rich, white-heat. His was enthusiasm compounded. Be lieving, as He did, '.hat the happiness of the human heart and the saving of the human soul are the main con cerns of human life, our Lord had ever a zeal that was glowing. Trust ing in the power of divine aid and knowing the need of the human race to be saved from sin, Jesus Christ was as full of earnestness as He was of grace and truth. Grace is good; truth is a talisman of might, but grace and truth need grit and fire ere they do their greatest work. Iron is a mineral of worth, but for battle give me tempered steel. Men ot muscle are goodly to the sight, but for action send me out the man of courage and the souls who want to win. iiut with all His earnestness and lntenseneHs the daviour made un erring aim. Directness was not the least ot His commendable traits. The need was for good marksmanship and a sure sight. Sin was at the centre of thu world's distress and to bit the middle of the target was the mis sion of the Christ. Jesus never minced matters when He dealt with sin. Without care for the conse quences and with no circumlocution, our Lord let loose His flaming wrath upon the works and the workers of iniquity. His was no uncertain, wav ering voice. The fear of the outcome' of His fierce denunciation of spiritual; and moral lawlessness was foreign to Ilia heart. Clear, sharp, with an incislveness that cut to the very core of the matter, Ho stated the funda mental propositions of. the Kingdom of our God and then made His ene mies admit the power of His points. His was no halting, thln-ttLd state ment of eternal virtues. Feeling within the deepest recess of His heart that sin was the cause 01 man' (ut tering and knowing that :. re-blrtU was necessary to a full salvation, the Master seat forth those firm, direct and forceful messages that have been the object of the curses of a few rnd the hope and inspiration of a mighty and incumbered hott who do honor to His nane. t To supplement His earnestness and Caming directness Jesus added sur passing faithfulness. Falthf ulnoss' is but a simile for steadfastness. To be faithful is to have a cordial cer tainty that the right must win and also to be ready to stand firm and valiant for the truth until righteous Bess shall prevail. The Christ wai pre-eminently faithful. HI km the incorruptible devotion to the de mands of duty which should be the ideal of us all. To Him we must turn do wo wish to saa the ideality of ser vice. From Him must we learn would we got the wisdom that shall guln us our ambition's goal. Sitting at the feet of the Master do we en tor Into knowledge of a fine fidelity which commands respect. Earnestness, Intenseness, direct ' Wt, faithfulness these are the four words that point the lesson or ui rvv TMF- n F-V : IRA W-iNDRof4?, THE: F-AMOOS DMNli now. To Christians and to the Christ less souls ot the universe of Ood, the Saviour is the Interpreter of the salient qualities that are necessary for a life's successes. He it is who Illustrates and objectifies for us what our lives should be. The need for these cardinal virtues was never more evident rr well volred than In this day. In the world of business thev are no less needed t-jan In those religious spheres where moral and spiritual verities are up permost. The necessity for the exer cise of these qualities that mnke for manly might is everywhere apparent. To the man who would attain busi ness predominance and commercial power they are Invaluable and Indis pensable. I)cduct the moral crim inality which has made possible the nuciess of many of the Industrial and financial leaders of our ilav and the fact that thlr Influence is largelv based upon indomitable pluck and energy and dutifulness still outstnnds all else. Backbone and push l.nve been the reason for the rapidity In advancement of a throng. A clean bull's eye gains applause for the r.tan with the hand and the true fclght. Directness brings to a man the con fidence of the crowd. Half-licsted, poorly-fired, swaying, swerving, ir resolute men without sense or Hand enough to tie true to anything for any considerable length of time nev er reach the top, never attain, never are lifted to a place of power. The world has small use for moral weak lings or men without spunk and grit, at the front. These characteristics which we have denominated as among the dia tingijshing features In the Christ's career" are most essential, however, to the man who would reach the highest usefulness and be most a blessln? in the world. Needful as these quali ties may be to those who would be famed for physical and material achievement they are rtill more re quisite for those -vho desire spiritual graces. Especially are they compul sory and mandatory for those who have not acknowledged Christ and would wish to call Him Lord. The soul's restoration depends entirely upon the willingness of the sinner to seek salvation earnestly and In faith. Spiritual baptism is the gift of the Father to those only who come straight to the point. Excuses and attempts at palliation of our personal guilt merely delay the crisis. Ex tenuation and mitigation are of none avail. Decisive and conclusive yield ing of the heart to the Master is the one concession that will bring a snlr itual surcease from the woe of a wicked life. Earnest endeavor to be faithful to the trust of the Christian Sonship gives growth and greatness in the spiritual life. These gospels from the life of our Lord have special bearlDg upon th activities of the church. The church of Christ Is not so tamest, not so In tense, not so faithful, as she should be in the spreading ot the seed of salvation. The church has lessened her directness too much in her at tacks upon the strongholds of sin. We have been content with medioc rity while the devil has gained rs cendance. The church, to be the agent for godlinepr trat she Is called upon to be, must get down to busi ness. Half-heartedness puts the Hag of the Christ at half-mast. We must nail our colors at the top and keep them there. Directness demands clean-cut, un wavering work done with faithful ness, fidelity and with hoping hearts. The church, each of us and all of us together, must cease to be satis fled with poor work or none. The salvation of our own souls and the procuring of temporal and eternal blessings for ourselves Is not enough. Are we to attain success, as an or ganization, in the spiritual work that counts, we must be all on fire wi.'.i the desire to save men's souls, and to bring happiness to their hearts and lives while here. Lack of zeal will condemn us as unworthy. Feeble fire proves remiss ness. A poor aim lays us open to the enemy's assaults. Unfaithfulness Is unworthy of us and will meet the condemnation of our Ood. Celestial Investments. Everyone who is so happy as to get to heaven will have in God's presence "fullness of joy" and at His right hand "pleasures for evermore," but that does not say that they will ill have joys and pleasures alike. A pint cup may be full to overflowing. A quart cup may be full to overflow. Ing. Iiut the quart cup holds more. Vhe Bible makes it very plain that there will be differences among the adeemed. Some will be saved "so !ib by fire." It speaks of "greatest" nd "least" In the kingdom of heav en, and of some as having an "abun dant entrance," and distinctly tells Us to "lay up for ourselves treasures In heaven," thereby assuring us that It is both possible and worth our while to do so. Kev. Q. B. F. Hal lock, D. D. Essential to Christian Character. Giving is essential to the com pleteness of Christian character. It is the crowning gruce because it is the manifestation of the highest ex cellence. It is the result of sympa thy, unselfishness, ot contact with Christ, of drinking in of His Spirit Dr. Alexander Maclaren. THE PRISONER'S ESCAPE. The story is told of how a neatly constructed cipher saved Sir John Trevanlon's life. This cavallor was taken prisoner and locked up In Col chester Castle, to await his execution. On the second day of his confinement the Jailer brought him a letter which as far as the warder of the castle could discover was merely a note of condolence from a friend. But the letter had been concocted on a cipher to which Sir John had the clew. Ev ery third letter after a punctuation mark of any kind was to tell. What he made out was: "Panel at east end of chapel slides." On tho follow ing evening the prisoner begged per mission to pass a quiet hour in prayer in the chapel. The requesc was granted, and before the hour had passed the panel bad done its work and the bird had flown. Boston Post Magazine, It has been established that ordin ary cooking does not kill bacilli, or deprive them of tbelr Infective char acter, if they are situate la the deep er portions ot the meat, or In the la tter layers ot a butcher's "roll," EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16. Missions A World-Wide Responsibil ity. Luks 24. 45-47. Daily Readings. This the significance of the life of Christ. Luke 2. 30-32; Rev. 5. 9. We are his representatives In this work. Luke 24. 48. The Church's baptism not given for a local, but for a world-wide con quest. Acts 1. 8. The Mlssloary Program. Acts 20. 18. A missionary hymn. Psa. 96. Prayer and promise. Psa. 28, It Is to bo feared that many pro fessed christians read John 3. 16 thus: "For God so loved the Anglo-Saxons." But the missionary enterprise stands for the onnoHlte. Its watch word Is: "The World for Christ." ! Anything short of this is unworthy the name of Christian, for Christ died for "the world." His last command, given Just before he left the Judean mountain top, to be seen no more, was: "Go ye into the world and preach the gospel to every creature." There fore, we must go or send, or be re creant to our trust. " Ours not to reason whv," but to obey. We are not to stop to consider whether or not the henthen can be saved without the gospel: nor are we to question whether missions nro a success or not; or demur on any account what ever. There Is tho unqualified, un conditioned, nuked. "GO." In a cer tain bank where this writer has done business there Is, hanging over the barrier behind which the bank offi cials ure, the picture ot a tnnsked man who holds in his hand a pistol which Is pointed nt the customer or visitor. It matters not that he moves to the other end of the room, or anywhere within tho room, he will still be looking straight Into that deadly tube and into those unrelent ing eyes. The "Go ye" of Jesus Is fike that, only it Is full of the urgency of a love nnd yearning for lost souls that stopped not at death Itself. Let the church shirk tho obligation to go, and hor light will go out. The missionary spirit is her light. It Is sad that the loaders of the church for so many centuries were so un able to realize their solemn duty. DECEMBER SIXTEENTH. What Truth. Has Chiefly Appealed to You from Our Year's Lessons? Objects ot the Scriptures. 2 Tim. 3:11-17. Christ proclaimed. John 20:2G-31. Sin rebuked. Heb. 4:113. Saints built up. 1 Cor. 14:21-28. Lives cleansed. Isa. 6:1-9. The unchangeable Word. Rev. 22: 18-21. From the shepherds of Bethlehem we learn how heaven may glorify our common work. From the wise men of the East we learn that the height of wisdom la to bow at Jesus' feet. From the boy Jesus In the temple we learn that tho only business of our life ought to be- our Father's busi ness. From Christ's temptation we learn that whoever has his Bible In his heart. Is armed against the devil. From the calling of the disciples we learn that the first duty of a Chris tian as of a soldier Is to obey. From the Beatitudes we learn that if we Beek what the world calls happi ness we shall never llnd what Christ calls happiness. From the parable of the two foun dations we learn that the most Im portant thing In life Is to start right. From the paraable of the sower we learn that not even ChrlHt can teach us unless we listen. From the pnrablo of the tares we learn that the only way to outwit the devil is to watch by night as well as by day. From the healing of the Gadarene demoniacs we learn never to despair of any one. From the death of John the Baptist we learn how glorious a failure may be. From the feeding of the five thous and we learn that our success does not depend on the size of our gifts to Christ, but on our giving what we have. From tho Syro Phenlclan woman we learn that Christ rejoices to be com pelled by human faith. From Peter's confession we learn not to wait to be perfect before testi fying for Christ. From the transfiguration we learn that heaven with all Its glories Is close around this earth. From the parablo of the good Samaritan we learn to "do the next thing." From tho rich young ruler we learn to pray to be delivered from the temp tation of wealth. From Zaccheus ws learn that a lofty soul Is better than a tall body. From Christ's trial we learn to fear the terrible power of fanaticism and selfishness, lest It seize upon our own hearts also. Diplomatic ncuiaal Hashed. The information contained in these dispatches ot the discovery here of an extensive system of espionage, la which an important person In diplo matic circles wus involved, has been reproduced widely in the Paris news papers. Although the ministry of foreign affairs has refused to con firm the story, it does not deny it. It was learned to-day from the same source that told of the discov ery that the culprit had been dis missed from his post and that steps have been taken to prevent the fur ther disappearance ot diplomatic doc uments. It has been decided to hush up the matter as far as possible, and to take no public action against the prominent foreign diplomatic agent to whom the secrets wore betrayed. PariB Dispatch to Philadelphia Ledger. A PLUCKY RUSE. A man hopelessly lost In the bush In South Australia, after wandering about for four days, came across the telegraph line butween Adelaide anil Port Darwin. He . had not the 'strength to go farther, but managed to climb a pole and cut the wire. He then mado himself as comfortable as possible and waited. The telegraph repairers were sent along the line, land they came to the wanderer just ifa time to save bis life. Kansas City, jlndopendeut. FOR HIE . &7r To (iet Hid of Stumps. A method of getting rid ot stumps which has been highly recommended and which, to be effective, should be lone as follows: Bore a hole one or two Inches In diameter and about eighteen Inches deep into the centre of the stump. Then put Into this hole one or two ounces of saltpeter. Fill the hole with water and plug it up. In the spring take out the plug, pour In about one-half gallon of kerosene oil and light It. The stump will smolder away to the very extremities of the roots, leaving nothing but the ashes. lighting Wools. A writer in the Agricultural Epit amlst suggests the following on fight ing weeds: 1. Practlco rotation. Certain weeds follow certain crops; when tho weeds get too strong change crops. 2. Change the method of cultivat ing. Plow deeper or shallower, or use a different harrow or cultivator. 3. Cultivate frequently with light surface tools. 4 Sow clean seed. 5. Don't let weeds run to seed on th i manure pile or anywhere else on the farm. C. Hogs and sheep will clean up Ihe weeds on foul fallow land. It is Bald that a weed will not germinate after a sheep has cropped it. Lime-Wash on Fruit Trees. It Is common belief that the white washing Of the stems and limbs of fruit trees Is one of the means of killing parasites of various kinds animal and vegetable, their eggs and spores and the action of the lime Is rendered more effective by the ad dition of copper sulphate, which, however, does not make the white wash any darker. Perhaps better than a brush is the application of the wash by means of the garden en gine or force pump, or a large sy ringe. The llmewash does something more than this in preventing the se vere frosts of early spring causing injury to the bark and the conse quent frost canker that admits water and frost. In early spring the sun warms the bark to a considerable de gree, and to a certain extent the wood likewise, and the Btem in creases in bulk. In the following night, if cold, the bark of the stem parts with its warmth rapidly, and is drawn together round the stem, etc., with the result that the bark splits and the injury lias begun. Whitewashing of the bark prevents the warming ot the same to a great extent, and its injury by night frosts. Cattle nnd Pigs. Give the stables a good coat ot whitewash. Put a cupful of strong coffee In the calf's skim milk; It will cure scours. Always put a teaspoonful of bicar bonate of soda in the milk for the calf or pigs. It Is good for them, even though the milk be fresh from tho separator. Watch the fences between the pas ture and the orchard. The perfume of early apples is very tempting to the cattle. Sow rye for fall and winter pas ture. Sow early so as to get as large a growth as possible before winter. In the spring you will have pasture a month befurt grass Is ready. Four bushels to the acre, drilled in, is about right. Flies are bad on milch cows. They will help reduce the flow ot milk. Feed heavier, or give fresh corn stalks at night. Keep the pig pen clean. Give the pigs pusley weed, as they are very fond of it, and It will do them good. Also sweet' apples, but not sour ones. You will find plenty to keep the pigs without any feed. Abovo all, keep the outbuildings nice and clean, with plenty of ulr, and you will not be troubled with all kinds of diseases. Indianapolis News. Try This Next Season. A New London County writer In the Cultivator has a word to say bOUt fertilizing notatoen thnt tnv well be preserved for next spring's use. fie writes: "The finest looking piece of potatoes I have seen this summer was treated as follows: A piece of sward ground was selected ot a fair quality of loam, hut tmm which the grass had completely run out, so that it did not cut a quarter of a ton of hay per acre. It was plowed ueep and thoroughly nnlver ized, and the potatoes planted about six inches deep. No barnvard man tire wus used, only artificial fertilizer at the rate of about 1500 liounrla Tier acre, half of it applied when the piece was planted, and the remainder at the first hoeing. The piece was comparatively free from weeds, the aosence or barnyard manure contvih uting to that result. The vines were very Btrong and vigorous, of a dark green out aid not cover the ground The yield was good, though nnt by. ceptioually so; about 200 "bushels por acre. But they were a fine ini perfectly smooth and handsome, of gooa size, sua almost no small pota toes. "Another piece, separated from the urst uy a lew rods, and of precisely the same kind of soli, was treated like it in all respects, except thut uaruyaru manure was used instead of artificial fertilizer. Tho vines wore a light groeu, of rank growth completely covering the ground tnor than two feet deep. The yield wui not much more than half as irreat the potatoes were not so larire and smooth, and there were many wore small ones." Making Hog Crop Without' Corn. Prof. Cottrell, of the Colorado Agricultural College, Las begun series of hog feeding experiments to demonstrate that a country not growing corn can grow and finish hogs profitably. Results will be noted with much Interest. Prof. Cot trell says: "I believe there Is a great future for the hog feeding Industry In this State and I hope to be able through experiments which we will conduct at the college to show the Colorado stock men that hogs can be raised and fattened very successfully on Col orado grown feeds. In the test, which we are about to begin we shall use nothing but feeds produced In this State. Barley, which is raised in abundance here, will be the chief ration tried lu the preliminary ex periments, and we win endeavor to Ascertain the bes supplementary feeds to go with it. The Danish ba con hog, which Is considered the best in the world, is fed largely on barley, as the producers In that coun try have found after years of ex perimenting and . considerable out lay of money In testing the different feeds that it Is the best for finishing this type of hog. Conditions lu Col orado are Ideal for producing the bacon hog and our energies will be devoted very largely along this line. In my experiments at the Kansas ex periment station, where I was lo cated for a number of years before coming to Colorado, we were very successful' in producing the bacon hog from feeds grown in the dry farming sections and special atten tion will be given in our work here to feeding with the products of th? non-Irrigated lands." Thinning an Orchard. A Maine man wrote the Rural New Yorker for advice as to caring for an orchard whose treeB had orig inally been planted too near each other and that had come to "lock horns" or branches, preventing the sun from finding its way among them. It is interesting to note the various suggestions advanced by the Rural's correspondents who under took to help the man out. One Bug. gested cutting out every other tree: another every other row each way; still another suggests selecting the rows to be removed and cutting back the overreaching branches, so the trees are bearing fair crops, contin uing the work gradually for several years, when the trees may be en tirely removed. Edwin Hoyt's plan appeals to the writer as both con venient and full of good sense. Ills advice to the querist Instead ot re moving the trees to 'top them off the last of March. Cut every limb off and thin out many others. Let one or two sprouts grew on each limb cut off. In three years a new young top will be formed, and be in bearing condition, with a lower smaller top to be more easily sprayed and other wise handled. Fruit will be finer and more easily gathered. After these trees get into good bearing, say four or five years, cut the remainder of these trees left in the same way. In this way renew the tops and keep them down where more easily sprayed and fruit gathered. This plan will be more like topping the trees for grafting, which, as experi ence has shown, will bring a new top on a regrafted tree in four years into full bearing. Try It on one or two trees it you doubt the expediency. ot this plan." Management of the Dairy Herd. In the first place too much em phasis cannot be laid on the practice of a dairy farmer always, as far as possible, breeding and rearing bis own heifers, paying the greatest at tention to selecting the calves from the best butter-producing eows. The productiveness ot a herd can be greatly Improved in a few years by this practice, and there is less risk of introducing disease. To fill up the places of old cows, and those which prove unlucky or unprofitable, young heifers to the number of one-third or one-fourth of the total herd should be available each year. The time at which heif ers should bear their flrBt calf de pends a good deal upon how they have to be reared, which, needless to say, should be as well done as pos sible. Everything possible should be done to develop the frame, as It has been proved that the largest ani mals In any particular breed are the moBt economical producers ot but ter. Then, provided heifers have been well reared, they can be put to the bull at a year and nine months. Some breeders like them to come in at a year and nine months, or two years, and then milk them on as long as they will, and. let them have a season's spell. Any way, the aim should be- to develop the frame, to give large digestive ca pacity. Heifers, after their first calf, should always be milked for as long a period as possible, say ten months, even It only stripping, and never al lowed to go dry about six months after calving, as they often will it precautions are not tukeu. This en courages a most valuable habit, that ot persistent milking. A cow should never be dry more than six or eight weeks out of the year, but she requires this time to regain strength for the following sea son. A good cow will often milk up to the time of calving, but If allowed to do so will not produce as good results next year. She must be dried oft systematically; first, by milking only once a day, and then once In two days, then say twice a week till perfectly dry. Great care must be taken not to finally turn her out un til the udder is perfectly clear, or the loss of quarter may result. W, R. Gilbert, In Massachusetts Ploughman, tOLl)lKi;.S AS COOK.-i. Remember Napoleon's Dictum as to tho Way an Army Travels? Perhaps the enlisted men of the army will rejoice at the new order providing that all subsistence officer shall hereafter familiarize them selves with the practical application of the principles Involved in the bak ing and brewing operations necessary to the supplying of food and drink (the latter limited to tea, coffee, cocoa and chocolate) to soldiers In the field. The training ot bakers and cooks for the army has received considerable attention from the War Department, with the result that there are now In the country three military cooking schools. It is the purpose ot tho department to provide good food, which of course means properly prepared food, for the men who are expected to do the fighting when occasion requires, and common sense, bred of an extensive and expensive knowledge, teaches the wisdom of thorough knowledge in the field kitchen. What Is said of cooking In the field will also ap ply to culinary work in the garrison. At a first reading of the new order some people may be Inclined to laugh. The spectacle a purely imaginary one of dashing young men (their countrymen like to consider them so) fresh from West Point, with arms bared to the elbow, dabbling in tho dough or vainly endeavoring to clean the mixing dish, is one calculated to amuse. But the officers are not ex pected to engage either in kneading bread or removing its sticky com ponent from dishes reluctant to part with It. In a sense It will be a case of the "know how" rather than ol the "how" of the theory with a knowledge of its practical possibili ties. And who shall say the idea is not a commendable one? Surely It can not coBt more to supply correctly pre pared food than to provide edibles Improperly cooked, unpalatable and destructive of health. Some of tho discontent among the rank and file of the army the cause of many de sertions, doubtless is Intimately connected with this very matter ot food, and therefore its Importance should not be overlooked. Officers thoroughly posted on the culinary subjects should be able to exert a powerful Influence In the direction of improving the army cuisine. Provi dence Tribune. Inspection of Live Stock. 'A set of meat inspection regula tions has been issued by Secretary Wilson under authority of the meat inspection law passed during the last session of Congress. The inspection of animals before slaughter, desig nated in the regulations as ante mortem Inspection, is changed to conform to the new law, and to give to the Secretary of Agriculture au thority to require that all animals shall be slaughtered separately and apart from the other animals under the careful supervision of Federal inspectors. Heretofore the ante mortem inspection has been made in the stock yards, at the time the animals arrived and has covered nnt. mals which were to be slaughtered I at establishments where inspection was maintained and those which were slaughtered for local trade. The new law does not authorize inspec tion of animals for local trade. It came to the attention of the depart ment that the speculators were tak ing advantage of this form of inspec tion and the farmers who shipped the animals to market were thereby los ing several hundred thousand dollars a year. Under the new form of in spection the shipper will be pro tected absolutely and will receive full price for all. animals which puss inspection. The regulation do not, however, cover the subject of inter state transportation ot meat or the microscopic inspection of pork. Reg ulations on these subjects will be is " d later. The Epltomlst. Indisputable. The Illinois Central Railroad runs through a large district of Southern Illinois familiarly called "Egypt" out of deference to Its largest town, Cairo. When the first tracks of the railroad were being laid through Egypt the division superintendent of construction went one day for a drink of water to a well beside the cabin of an old Kentucky darky, who had had found freedom and phil osophy on the north side ot the Ohio River. The old man was smoking his corncob pipe in the shade ot his sycamore tree. "Well, Uncle Sambo," said the railroad builder as he hung up the gourd on the well sweep again, "don't you do any work at all?" "Me? Yass, sahr, I work six months every winter on a flatboat on dat river yonder." "Well, I suppose when we get the railroad through you will want to come In with us, and get a Job on a flatcar." "What for?" "To work, of course," "No, sahr! Ain't nevah goln' to be 'nough work on your railroad to keep no man busy six months in the yeah. Can't you see dat river yon der, flowln', flowin'?" "Yes, what of it?" "Well, sahr, de Lord He made dat river to float things down on, and der ain't no utie bulldln' a railroad to enter Into competlton with de Al mighty." Tested St-eds of Success.. Don't fall into the habit of think ing that the world owes you a living. The world, owes you Just exactly what you are willing to work for. We are all in the race men and women to get the most wo can out of lire. Some of us succeed: some of ui I fall by the wayside, but as a rule the one who tries uara comes out well to the fore. The way to bring yourself under your employer's notice Is by always being Interested in your work. Don't be stand-ofllsh and taciturn. A pleasant words costs nothing and makes many a friend Home Chat. There are now upward of 400 bunches of grapes on the famous vine nt Hampton Court Palace, England, which Is 188 years old. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL, ElTEIWATIONAk LKSSOJf COM MEXTS FOR DECEMBER IS, Suttject: Jesus Risen From the Dead; Matt, xxvili., 1-15 Golden Text, Matt, xxvlil., 6 Memory Verses, S, 6 Commentary. I. The women at the tome (r. 1.) 1. "End of the Sabbath." After the Jewish Sabbath was past. "To dawn." The women probably left their homes at different times. "First day ot the week." Christ was In the tomb part of Friday, all day Saturday and part ot Sunday. The first day ot th week the resurrection day, which was called by John the Lord's day, has always been observed by Chris tians as the Christian Sabbath. "Mary Magdalene." She was a na tive of Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee, and was foremost among the honorable women. "The other Mary." This was Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses. II. The opened sepulchre (r. 2). 2. "Earthquake." The earthquake and the resurrection took place pre viously to the arrival of the women. There was also an earthquake at the time ot Christ's death (Matt. 27:51). "Angel of the Lord." Luke says "two men," John says "two angels," while Mark agreeing with Matthew as to the number speaks of him as a "young man." These evangelists evi dently speak only of the one who did the speaking. "Rolled back;" Not that Jesus could not have burst the barrier; but the ministry of angels was necessary to give form to the transaction to human conception. III. The angel and his message (vs. 3-7).- 3. "Countenance." In the original this word refers not only to the face, but to the general aspect. "Lightning." In vivid and intense brightness. "White." This was heav enly apparel. 4. "The keepers." The Roman guard. "Did shake." The appearance was sudden and unex pected. "As dead men." It is very probable that the splendor ot a glori fied body is always sufficient to over whelm the senses and prostrate the strength of a living mortal. See Dan. 8:27; Rev. 1:27. 5. "Said unto the women." The' angel who sat upon the stone had entered the tomb as the women drew near. 6. "Not here." Tombs and Ro man guards and seals could not hold the Prince of Life. "Is risen." The manner of the reuniting of Christ's soul and body in His resurrection is a mystery, one of the Becret things that does not belong to us. "As He said." See Matt. 16:21; 17:23; Luke 9:22, 44, 45; 18:31-33. "See the place." Pointing doubtless to the particular cell In the tomb. 7. "Go quickly." The resurrection did two things: 1. It revived the dead hopes of the disciples. It was a time of gladness and brought (1) Joy, (2) victory, (3) faith. Only the fact of the resurrection can account for the marvellous change that came to them, by which they were filled with cour age to suffer and die. 2. The resur rection brought hope to humanity: (1) It brought the hope ot Immortal life. (2) It gives assurance of our own resurrection. (3) Christ is alive and is thus able to make His prom ises good to us. (4) The risen Lord is the remedy for every trouble. (6) The fear of death and the grave is re moved. "Tell His disciples." Instead of anointing Him as dead they may rejoice in His being alive from the dead. IV. Jesus appears to the women (vs. 8-10). 8. "With fear." Fear at what they had seen, Joy at what they hod heard. 9. . "Jesus met them." This was the second appear ance. The first appearance was to Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9). It seems that when she told Peter and John ot the empty tomb they at once ran to the sepulcher to see for them selves (John 20:2-10), and she also returned at once to the tomb. Dur ing her absence the other women had received their commission from the angel and bad hurriedly left. Peter and John soon left also, and Mary remained alone at the tomb weep ing. It was then that Jesus appeared unto her (John 20:11-18). Later in the morning Jesus met the other women who had gone to tell the dis ciples, who were probably scattered and may have been some distance away. "All hall." Literally, rejoice; the Greek salutation on meeting and parting. "Worshiped Him." By fall ing on the knees and touching the ground with the forehead. , 10. "Shall they see Me." This1 public appointment was made in or der that the whole body of disciples might meet the risen Lord. V. The Roman guard bribed (vs. 11-15). 11. "The watch." We sup pose the quaternion or guard of four soldiers. 12. "Taken counsel," They probably had a hurried,-Informal meeting to consider the best course to pursue. "Large money." It took a large bribe to induce them to thus criminate themselves. 13. "While we slept." The absurdity ot this position is apparent: 1. The disciples could not have stolen Jesus away bad they attempted it. 2. The disciples were as much amazed at the news of the resurrection as were the priests. 3.' The Roman soldiers set to watch Jesus' tomb would not all be asleep at the same time. 4. The council could not have voted large sums of money merely to have re ported a truth. 6. Sleeping soldiers could not know what took place. 14. "Will persuade him." Per haps by bribes or by threatening to report his evil deeds to the Roman emperor. "Secure you.!' From the penalty of sleeping on guard, which was death. IS. "Until this day.", The story started by tbe soldiers was reported until the time ot the writing, of tfils account by Matthew, ' ' ' THE ELEPHANT.( He has a thick hide. , He enjoys a long memory. He Is the only animal with a trunk. His size give him precedence on land. In the sea bs would be rivaled by, the whale. He has flvt toes on each ot his very big feet. Instead of eye teeth ho has ivory, tusks, which cause him to be huuted. As a baby he has a tiny pair ot milk: tusks, which are shed like a human baby's teeth. He is connected with- the other hoofed mammals by a number, ot forms now extinct. His truii k is but an elongated nose, which he uses both as on organ of smelling, feeling and feeding. In India a baby elephant weigh 200 pounds at birth. We shall see wbut Texas will do with her new ele phant ranch, which is to start out nobly with 100 mother elephants.- Philadelphia Record.
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