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Subject : The Parable of Jesus.
Brooklyn. N Y. Preaching: at the ' nnd "HJSI,7 !Bt,, of ,,ut, 2
Irving Square Presbyterian Church I "ls0 clothe am! conceal a wealth of
nuvrrii ' 'i muni nrnit Miu
out to he secured The ring and the
on the theme "The Parables of
lesus the Rev. Ira Wemmell Hen
demon, pastor, took as hli text Mark
1:1 "And He taught them many
things by parables." He said
The parables of Jesus Hrn a won
derful to-day us they were In Jeru
salem. Time has not spoiled their
temper nor dulled their edge Spok
en to the citizen of Palestine nearl
two thousand years ago. their truth
strikes deep and convictlngly Intc
every heart now and here Fraught
with eternal verities they still rttis
fresh upon the ears of men Laden
with the ripest and finest fruit of
human experience and of divine reve
lation they can never fail to com
mand nnd secure the attention ol
humanity. Bo they Illustrative, com
parative or Himllative. as the com
mentators have it. they are to us the
means and the medium to convey
truth to our minds, comfort to out
hearts, power to our souls. Little
care we that the parables of the
Bower and the mustard seed niav he
paralled In the philosophy of Bud
dha The mind and the voice ol
Christ have consecrated them In a
peculiar and Impressive manner to
His church.
The source of the world-wide ap
peal of Christianity lies, in large
measure, In Its adaptability to the
needs of all men and in the fact that
In It all the most exalted truths of
ancient and modern philosophies are
rrvstallzed and culminated. And no
where Is this more markedly demon
strated than In the parables. No
man ran light a candle but the words
calf and the cloak and the feast
but. tell In story the outward evi
dence of the father's love. We for
get the shepp when we hear the
voice of Ood. Don't bother with the
yeast; think of the spiritual uplift
we would have and would become
personally If we had the fullness ol
the kingdom of heaven within us.
The parables are profound. If yon
are unconvinced. Just follow one of
them to the end of its implications,
under the guidance of the Spirit.
The posit iveners of the parables
Is refreshinis. There is no hesltnnc)
about them The Lord was certain
that men could understand them if
they would, lie was sure that they
mirrored life and would have a real
appeal to men. I'm thermore there
was no doubt In the mind of Christ
that they contained a measure of.
spiritual truth which nnv man. under
the Influence of the Spirit, might
easily discern. No BUM ha to think
twice to understand that It Is not
only unfair but also wrong to mukt
no use or feeble use of divinely be
stowed capacities. There Is mis
taking the assurance that the parable
affords the man who puts his trust
I In riches, that he Is a fool. Is there
i any doubt as to the opinion (iod has
of those Pharisees who bliss their
stars they are a little better than
the common herd? The action of
the yeast In the dough presents a
strong picture of the power of truth.
Those things that are cogent and
positive almost always have point
of Jesus blaze up in the flame. Think j Th; parables are pointed. They ar.
Jor a moment how out of place and
Incongruous new patches are on old
garments. The parable of the good
Samaritan has led us often eon
aciotisly. more often unconsciously,
to lend the weak and the fallen the
helping hand.
The parables reach all men be
cause they depict and portray and
depend for force upon the world,
its activities and its people. They
are the product not of speculation
but of vital objective and subjective
human experience. They are the
epitome of all that we see and hear
and feel within us.
Add to this that the parables are
pungent, cogent, profound, positive
and pointed; and you have the keys
to their influence.
The parables of Christ are pun
gent. That is to say they cut deep.
.When Jesus started to Hay sin or to
declare truth He went beneath the
surface of things apparent. The
parable pricks the surface and draws
blood. The steel of Toledo or Shef
field or Damascus Barer made a
deeper or a cleaner cut than the
stinging language and the caustic
truths of the parables made, and yet
do make, into the vitals of sin. Let
the self-righteous man testify to the
writhlngs of his soul under the lash
of the scorn of Christ. Let him who
Is wasting his talents tell of the
piercing words of Christ to him.
Truth cuts. The parables of Christ
declare the truth and thus out sins
are slashed.
The parables of Christ are cogent
and for two reasons Words. I care
not what may be their language
or their grammnr, are potent Just in
the proportion that they bear a
freight of truth, mirror for us In
language the many facts of life, and
compelllngly. No man is there so
hard but he yields deference to truth.
Sin shrinks from the light and sin
ners see in sinlessness their hearts'
best desires. The touch of truth
transforms Illiteracy and lends it
charm and cogency. Language is
never so magnificent, so moving, so
both sharp and well aimed. They
do not beat around the bush or be
fog the Issue. They make straight
1 for the mark. The sower and his
seed reflect the Gospel and out
1 hearts. The joy at the finding ot
: the money is like to the joy of the
I Father over the lost who are found.
, The drawnet and its catch ought to
make us less susceptible to class
! and social distinction, and more
j cognizant of the fact that the king
, dom of God Is for all men. The
' spectacle of the cautious king who
took tally of his troops should re
' veal clearly that we cannot, rerve
I Jesus without spiritual preparation.
I Those ten virgins ought to warn us
i that death-bed repentances are risky.
Just us certainly as the tale Matthew
tells us of the vineyard workmen
! and their hire admonishes us that
j we should be cheerful not churlish
because men who have been bad in
l this life enter repentant, by the
I grae of God. Into equal salvation
with us at the end of evil lives. The
parables have point and being well
barbed und feathered they fly true
and tttlck. Full of life, and reflect
ing life, they carry truth lastingly
to out hearts.
Profound, pointed, positive, the
pungent purables of Christ are co
gent. They are powerful to arrest
attehtion and to hold It, and to
stimulate our thought. To appre
ciate them best and for them to
bo most of benefit to us we must
enter into the mind of Christ. Filled
with His Spirit and dominated by
His love we shall ever discover won
ders, comfort, peace, inspiration in
His truth. For Jesus is the master
teacher of the ages. He is the pro
ioundest philosopher of the world.
Men may not accept Christian the
ology concerning Him. they may not
accept Him as a Saviour in the Chris
tian use of the term; but wherever
j there is n man of philosophic ability,
I wherever there is a mind of surpass
! ing intellectual clarity, there is
j Christ honored for His insight, Ills
Intellectual acumen. His Intensity
of bouI. The parables of Jesus are
JANUARY TWENTY-8EVCNTH
Home Missions: The Progress of the
Indian. lea. 43:16-21.
A rnce does well to retain the mem
ory of Its past, but as a spur, not M
a shackle.
God has new things continually lu
store for a people, but only an they
get the new heart which cornea with
Christianity.
The wonderful transformation
through Irrigation, of our Western
deserts, Is but a feeble Illustration of
the transformation wrought In the
heart and life of the des-it Indian by
the water of life.
Originally the Jews were God's chos.
en people; but now, through Jesus,
the Jew, every race may become a
chosen people.
Indian Progress.
At la.u our laws are right toward
the Indian, and everywhere he Is
Coming Into his own. Into that full
American citizen ship which was hK
fathers' lirst of all men.
It is not too much to say that the
changed attitude of our government
toward (ka Indian was due to a wo
man. to RMC'l l unt Jackson ami her
great book. ''A Century of Dishonor.''
The story ef ihe Indians," says
Mrs. Alden, "may be written In two
words, 'Driven out,' nnd ours In three,
Kali promises broken.' "
The Indian." fay.: the Commission
er of Indian Affairs 19u:!, "la paaalng
oul of our national life as the painted,
feather-crowned hero of the novelist,
to add the current of his free, origi
nal American blood to the. heart of
this great nation."
No missionary work, home or for
eign, itas been more successful than
Dr. Cook's among the Pina Indiana.
The result of his heroic labors 13 the
largest church hi Arizona, from whllh
six other churches huve spruit!;,
while fourteen hundred adult Indiana
and one thousand children have been
baptized.
The beginning of large aucceai
among Ihe BlOUX wa.t the ilurlne min
istry of missionaries to the Indian
iniaonen after the tertible m:u;.-;;:ci .
of IMS. Now there Is a VlgorJUl
Sioux missionary society. Offpinlzed
to "hunt their heathen brothetv.'
For many years the Indian 0 of tr.o
Indian Territory have spent largo
sums for their children.
When our Government made propo
sition! to the Indians for the taking
over of the Indian Territory, they
nobly refused unless the government
would guarantee the continuance of
tin' laws forbidding Ihe sale of intoxicants.
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
"Big Records" Cost.
With an average cow It Is possible
t gel a production of 7000 or 8000
pounds of milk in a year at a mode
rate cost, but when you get beyond
this and try to make a "big record"
it adds materially to the cost. Prof.
Dean, of Ontario.
Keeping Cuttle From Choking.
To keep a cow from choking when
eating potatoes and apples, which
vou wish to feed, tie a rope around
lbs horns nnd to the foot to keep
her from raising her head above a
level: or, If In stable fasten a block
across the stanchion for the same
purpose.
Importance of Pedigree,
The Iniporiance of pedigree Is
highly appreciated by breeders. A
lire of relatively low personal siand
ird, but of good ancestry, la more to
lie desired than one of Inferior pedi
gree, though of Individual excellence,
ft requires, however, u wide ac
quaintance with the breed to read
the pedigree intelligently und know
from It what may be expected in the
iffspiing
Humility or Salt For Stock.
It Is stated that the proper dallv
.lllowance of salt is. for a sheep, one
lalf to three-fourths of an ounce;
:'or a horse, one ounce, for a fatten
ing hog. one to one-half ounce; for
i milch cow or work ox, two ounces;
for ti fattening stall-fed ox, two and
une-halT to four and one-hgJI ounces.
Salt is suld to Increase the saliva.
It Certainly seems to make foods
nore palatable to animals.
Benefit of Selection.
By judicious breeding strains of
(iitllets may be produced that will
give nt urly all their possible yield
n the tirat two years of their lives,
ind necessarily these are the most
profitable birds. Borne hens, too,
ire much more disposed to lay In
the winter time, when eggs aro worth
:he most money, und encouragement
n this line Is to be given by propa
gating families of winter layers
through selection from generation to
"-ration.
The ChrMiitn't. Ascent.
I The Christian lire is a continual
i renewal, but only as we wulk up a
! mountain is a continual ascent, and.
If the mountain is immeasurable,
then, of course, the summit Is never
reached, but, if the ascent is ever
forward. It Ij a privilege, not a hard
ship, that we can continue to ascend.
J. 11. Thorn.
Inspiring as when mediating -truth the messages of a philosopher and a
to men. nat to us is tne nailing. Saviour,
ungrammatical, mishandled English
if, so be, the light ot truth irradiates
the speech! And, on the other hand,
what to us is the smooth, melli
fluous language; what to us are arts
of polished rhetoric and of the Belf
poised, gifted orator; what to us are
the graceful gesture and the win
someness of voice. if the speech
lend aid to evil and the speaker's
heart be black? Truth cuts und it
also counts. Pretense shears lan
guage of power. Immorality of life
or opinion damages effect. All the
gifts and graces In the world cannot
avail to make the wrong acceptable
to the pure and true lu heart. The
parables are cogent. Their truth
forever sways the human mind.
Philosophy has never yet surpassed
them for they are the crown and the
consummation of immortal truths.
Tbe child can read and understand
and find therein a scheme for lite.
And how true to life the parables
are. Portrayal is powerful unto In
fluence. The touch of experience
makes tbe whole world kin. That
word picture holds most which re
vealB most. The kindergarten of
language Is full of verbal photo
graphs. What pictures are to the
babe the parables are to us. The
charm of the printed picture of the
horse depends upon the vision of the
quadruped that the child has en
joyed. The power of the parable lies
la Its reproduction of the facts of
life around us. No man knows so
speed Peace on Berth,
If a thousandth part of what has
iieen expended In war und preparing
its mighty engines had been devoted I
to the development of reason and the 1
liffuslon of Christian principles, noth
ing would have been known for cen
turies past of its terrors, Its suffer-
lugs, Its impoverishment and Its de
moralization, but what WH3 learned
from history. Horace Mann
(oil and H'-nveii on Kartli.
To enjoy God and heaven It does
not require that we wait till the last
touch of death reveals all things in
tbe light of eternity. We may take
God and heaven along with us every
day, and carry their peace and glory
into all the dull and prosaic scenes
of earth. Thomus Lathrop.
I'ray For Others.
Unless we pray for others, we are
lacking in that spirit In which ulone
11 tbe value of a suro foundation I raI- Prav hopefully for ourselves
aa he who has built upon a cheap
and flimsy footing course. That
friend of yours who Is wasting God
given opportunities lias a keen ap
preciation ot a wustefuluess that
Christ both portrayed and con
demned. Put your candle beneath
a basket some night and then tell
me how much light you receive from
it. My brother, that was pretty poor
fodder even for awl tie which we en
deavored to subsist upon before we
rushed back home to God, wasn't It?
Tbe parableB are photographs; true,
faithful, convincing reproductions ot
our own experiences and of human
ity's. Therefore they are cogent uud
poverlul.
The profoundest thoughts arc the
most potent for in luence upon the
lives of men. The deepsf truth,
for which we have to dig, attracts
us most. The parables are profound
They present a field not for the grub
axe but for the pick The search
for truth leads a man. aye compels
him, to cease placer milling and l
sink a shaft. Truth Is to be found
most plentifully beneath tho surface
And just as the sight gf pay dirt in
the pan sends the miner into tin
depths for more so the appropriation
and appreciation, by the Broker aftet
truth, of surface verities Impels hlra
to search deeper Tbe parages are
deep. Thoy pot only depict external
conditions and portray the visible
ana we ure living in neglect or a
prime duty to God's dear ones who
ucej and deserve our prayers
Old Roman Outdone.
We have nowadays an extraordi
nary variety of foreign game birds
available for our tables offered in
London markets. Partridges from
Hungary and elsewhore; hazel-hens,
willow grouse, black game and other
birds from Germany and Scandina
via; caper-callzle from Russia; multi
tudes of wild fowl from Holland;
quail from the south of Europe;
pheasants from far Manchuria, and
so forth. Even the Romans, who
ransacked the world then known to
tbera for table luxuries, would have
been astonished at the wealth and
variety of foreign articles of food
known to the modern Londoner.
Sporting and Dramatic News.
ALL OFF.
'I hear they're engaged.'
' When did you hoar that?"
"Some lime ago. When does their
wedding day come oBY"
"I'm afraid it's off already. She
has sent back bis rlug." Philadel
phia Press.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27.
The Saviour of All. -Isa. 42. 6, 7.
Missions.
Passages for reference: Matt. 15.
22-2X; Mark 2. 15-17; Luke 2. 29 32;
John 1. t-26; Acts 10. 34, 36.
Looking out upon the lost world
ana realizing their desperate condi
tion, no one would feel like underlain
Ing so stupendous a task if he were
tin! i .-tired by the authority of the
Word Itself that It Is God's purpose
to bring his salvation to all. From
the prophecy in Isaiah, through the
experiences of the Master with the
woman of Samaria, and the Gentile
woman who wus willing to take the
crumbs from the table," on to the
declaration of Peter In Acts, "Of a
truth I perceive thut God Is no re
specter of persons; but In every na
tion he thut fearetb him, and work
eth righteousness, Is accepted with
him" all the wuy runs the plain pur
pose of God to bring his life to all
tho race.
Why should there be a Saviour at
all? In a broad way the answer is
easy, ''Because men are lost"; but
this Is hardly stifhclent to satisfy.
Many people are sticklers for self
help and would lay upon i men the
burden of lifting themselves. These
peoples have their own religions
which they follow sincerely. Why dis
turb them with our fulth'.' The ans
wer to this question is to be found
In tut examination of the religions of
the nun-Christian world. It Is true
that there Is something of truth, but
In many cases only a half-truth, which
lu the Betting In which It Is found
may be more dangerous than unmix
ed error. As Robert E. Bpeer says
of Christianity, ''Each one of these
tttiths is balanced by Its just col
lective, which Is absent from the non
Christian religions. HlndulHm teach
es that God is near, but it forgets
that he Is holy. Mohammedanism
teaches that God Is great, but it for
get! that he Is loving. Buddhism
teachet that this earthly life of ottrt
is fleellug. but It forgets that we must
therefore work the works of God be
fore the night comes. Confucianism
teaches that we live in the midst ol
a great framework of holy relation
ship, but It forgets that In the mldsl
of all these we have a living help and
a personal fellowship with the eter
nal God. lu whose lasting presence Is
our home." All the truth they pos
sess Is in Christianity in a purer form.
The evils of Christian lands are In
opposition to Christian teaching;
those of heathen lands ure under the
auction of their religion.
Ctfllayng aii Food.
All animals on the farm prefer
oods that may not he relished by
mme others. The farmer should
, ;ak'. advantage of this fact and util-
.ze all the materials that lnighl be
wasted If there were some animals
j .hat would accept them. A judicious
ise of the feed cutter, mixing a little
bran or meal with the food, aud
einptlng the animal with a variety,
I will render serviceable even such
-uods as wheat straw and corn fod
ler. There are several modes of
I lerving corn fodder that will make It
, acceptable to dainty animals.
Alkaline Soil Conditions.
Lime can also do hurm if used in
judiciously. It may induce the soil
.'o give up plant foods by drawing too
heavily upon the resources of the
'and The mechanical effect of lime,
m changing the texture of the soil,
s also an Important result of Its use.
ulnM gives excellent results when
used lu connection with green crops
:hat are plowed under. It is the
manure, or crop, that provides the
lant food, and not the lime, but
lime Induces hasty action, and en
ibles the materials adc -d to the soil
:o assume the forms available for the
plants. When the land is sour, and
grown over with sorrel (which con
tains oxalic acid), lime is said then
to "sweeten the soil" by removing
the sourness, but what. It really does
Is to assist In changing the acids of
.he soli Into carbonate of lime nnd
oxalate of lime, through chemical
combinations, the sour soil becoming
alkaline because the lime has taken
up tho acids which existed before its
vresence. With tho changes thus
made lollow others, hut. they may
be rapid or slow according to circum
stances, sometimes the benefits of
lime not being apparent until tho sec
ond year, but upon soils upon which
ime has not been applied for years
it never falls to give excellent results.
In proportion to the benefits derived
it costs but little, is plentiful, and
should be used extensively. Lime
may be said to be the foundation of
the clover crop, wood ashes also be
ing excellent. Philadelphia Record.
Tax on Inheritances.
Investigation by the Bureau of tbe
Census, ut Washington, D. C, shows
that in 1902 twenty-six States had
Inheritance. tax laws, yielding $7,000,
000. This amount is believed by the
Census officials to have Increased In
Ihe present year to $10,000,000 or
$12,000,000.
The Inheritance tax collected In
I'juj follows: California, $200,417;
Colorudo, $269; Connecticut, $334,
7.::; Delawart, $988; utlnota, $503,-
810; Iowa, $1 17,332; Maine, $39,
877; Maryland, $X3,7t0; Massachu
setts, $433,710; Michigan, $1G'.,
683; Minnesota. $6077; Missouri,
$229, R54; Montana, $26,231; Ne
braska, $32; New Jersey, $149,377;
NOV York, $3,304,555; North Caro
lina, $424 1 ; Ohio, $13,055; Pennsyl
vania, $1,213,706; Tennessee, $35,
639; Utah, $1639; Vermont, $29,
440; Virginia, $16,266; Washington,
$1 524; West Virginia. $6340. To
tal, $7,035,913.
In uddltton Hawaii 'collected $1392
of Inheritance tax.
Don't Side-Line Your Pigs.
1 know a farmer who formerly re
garded his hogs as a side line to his
Ktisiuess of graiu growing. He
raised a number every year, but they
were very scrubby stock; yet he ul
ways looked to his hog money for
tajes, Insurance, fence repairs, etc.,
says Farm and Fireside. An old
schoolmate called on him one day,
and In one of their chats he pointed
out to him how he wbb losing money
In raising such a poor quality of
hogn. He told him he would not
have u meat animal on his farm that
was not of the best quality. They
looked well and sold well when
youug, and invariably topped the.
market when matured. He advised
him to sell off all his scrub stock
and buy three or four first-class
young bows uud raise plgi he would
ho proud of, He suld: "Deu'l side
line your pigs any more, but make
them a leading product of tbe highest
qualify, and tbey will make you a
greater prollt than the best crops of
grain you grow." This farmer dates
(be beginning of his prosperity from
the visit ot that old schoolmate..
When he obtained fine stock he im-
' mediately set about providing It with
the most comfortubte quarters and
i giving It the best care, and the re-
suits can easily be guessed. Aa I
j hatre said before: One who bus a
! small sum lying Idle usually cau find
a uiuce on the farm where it cau be
employed to good advantage where
It will earn much more than three to
five per cent, interest.
Poultry Manure Valuable.
One of the best and most avail
able manures Is that which our poul
try supplies. It costs no ready money
and is an article of value to any farm
er who will utilize it. How to save,
mix and use this manure has been a
study with scores ot farmers during
the past few years. In nearly every
farmer's yard there are to be seen
from 100 lo 200 fowls, and very
often they have no proper shelter
and the droppings are lost. Often
no thought Is given to gathering the
manure for fertilizing purposes, and
in the spring the owner will pay from
$50 to $75 per Ion for guano, while
the poultry manure that goes to
waste on his own farm is almost
equally rich in plant food and even
better than some hrnnds of so-called
pure guano.
Poultry manure has the most value
when kept In the dry; Its value is
also largely dependent on the kind
of food which the fowls consumed
while making the deposit. As a rule,
the poultry are given richer food
than any other farm stock. Wheat,
rye, corn, also scraps from the tabic
add to their rations, hence their drop
pings must possess considerable fer
tilizing value.
The poultry should he kept to
gether as much as possible. The
floor should be kept dry and covered
weekly with ashes. Regularly every
week It should be removed and stored
in a dry place, shoveled over and
enough absorbent added lo keep it
from heating. It Is astonishing now
marh accumulates. If It is to be
drilled, the manure should be sifted,
otherwise it may be applied directly
from the wagon. If farmers who
keep poultry and let the manure go
to waste would try this plan they
would save enough the first year in
fertilizer bills to build a poultry
house nnd fence n yard for their
private fertilizer factory,
OBMA AND JAPAN.
Dairy Cleanliness,
It Is gratifying to notice that some
dairymen wash the udders and teats
of the cows at every milking time,
wiping with clean towels, avoiding
every chance of filth entering the
milk, hut such dairymen get good
prices, which are secured by their
reputation for sk ill f u 1 management
of their cows and their productB. The
importance of putting upon the mar
ket milk that Is clean and of good
quality should be a special effort on
the part of dairymen, for the reason
than the consumer is willing to pay
more for it if convinced of the fact
of the superiority of the product.
Milk passes through so many hands
from the cow ic the consumer as to
render the matter of obtaining pure
und clean milk a difficult one. The
dairyman consoles himself with tbe
fact, that he strained the milk before
selling it, but the strainer does not
remove soluble tilth . Any substance
that is dissolved by the milk will re
main in the milk.
Dairymen are aware of the fact
that It is not unusual for a cow to
get down on the floor of her stall
to rest, without regard to whether
the floor is clean or covered with
manure and her udder and teats may
have rested during the night on a
heap of fresh manure. Tho cow Is
not as clean as the hog, so far as se
lecting a suitable place for resting
Is concerned and where the dairyman
himself Is careless and does not keep
the stalls clean, as well as brush the
cowh and wash the teats and udders.
It is almost impossible to have clean
milk. That cleanliness adds to the
profits has been demonstrated by
many leading dairymen, who find it
profitable to sell only the best and
cleanest milk they can offer, the best
price being secured when the farmer
can sell his product himself or whon
the dealer handles milk only from
well regulated farms. The Eito-mlst,
Some Interesting History Condensed
With Valunble Information.
The first passenger railway cars to
he used on the main line ot the Canton-Hankow
Railroad aro to be made
In Springfield, Mass. The order Is for
seventeen cars.
In tbe various treaty ports of China
there are 105 American firms and
3380 American citizens; 197 firms
and 1850 rttlsnns of Germany; 434
firms and S493 cltltena of Great
Britain, and 729 firms and 16,910
citizens of Japan, says Dally Con
sular aud Trade Reports, quoting
from the last Imperial Chinese cus
toms report.
The shares of the South Man
churlan Railway were oversubscribed
seventy-nine times. They are now at
a premium of 1 8 per cent. The Chi
nese Government did not apply for
shares. Japan will have full control.
On the London Stock Exchange
Chinese 4 4 per cent, bonds are
quoted at 97 ; 5 per cents at from
par to 100, and 6 per cents at 103
and 103V4. The 7 per cent, silver
loan bonds aell for 103, says the
Anglo-Japn- cae Oazotte of Londo.i
Toklo.
Coal mining In the provii-e of
Shantung, China, is ster.uily increas
ing. Last year one district produced
136,990 tons, or 100,000 tons more
than the year before.
China now has a tallway mileage
of about 9000 miles. Of this 1330
miles are in operation and the rest
under construction, eccept 930 miles
' in aboyance." Last j ear the Chinese
Imperial Railways, f26 miles, paid
20 per cent, on the capital outlay.
In July last for the first time in
several years Japan's balance of
trade was on the right side. In July,
1905, the month's balaice was $5,
500,000 against Japan. In the seven
months ended in July exports rose
$20,000,000 and imports fell $34,
250,000, a favorable change of $54,
250,000. On October 10 last the prices real
ized for Japanese 4 per cent, to 6 per
cent. Government bonds ranged from
87 to 102. Harbor and water
workn 6 per cents brought from 104
to 106. Railway 4 per cents were
sold at 94.
During 1905 Japan imported $1,
150,000 worth of artificial Indigo.
-The Industrial Bank of Japan is
raising $585,000 abroad for n water
supply system nt the city of Fusau,
Korea.
Kobe, Japan, imports more goods
from the United States than from
Great Britain, and more than twice ns
much as from Germany, Australia
and France combined. Tho imports
from the United States were more
than $25,000,000 In 1905, against
less than $15,000,000 in 1904.
Cotton spindles working in Japan
number 1,430,717, compared with
818,742 only ten years ago.
American exports of locomotives to
Japan trebled in 1905, as compared
with 1904. The Sanyo Railway use?
only American locomotives.
Japan's rice crop is good this year,
being 50,000,000 koku, an increase of
32 per cent, over 1905 and 18 per
cent, more than the average crop.
The electrification of the Nankai
Railway, 40 miles long, with 9
miles of double track, is In progress.
Osaka has a water power only 28
miles away capable of producing 45,
000 horsepower. It Is to be elec
trically used.
Tbe Japanese Government will
spend $10,000,000 to Improve the
harbor at Talren, Manchuria.
The Eisho Toshu-kan (library of
English works) has received an en
dowment of $75,000 from wealthy
Londoner.
Japan's national debt now amounts
to $1,01 1,472,367, of which $72,000,
000 is for public works and railways.
The total debt is $86,000,000 more
that the interest bearing debt ($925,
000,000, Including $30,000,000 for
the American Panama Canal) of the
United States. As the population of
Japan is about one-half that of the
United States, tho debt burden on
Japan's people is about twite Bl
seavy. New York Sun.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Farm Notes.
The farmer that makes his pork
by helping out his corn with pump
kins and other "side dishes" will
find more stuff In his pocket book.
What do you think of the hlgb
tiass, high-priced thoroughbreds that
follow tbe fairs like the lawyers used
to follow the courts? Fine, surely;
but it la tbe high-class grades that
fill the butchers' stalls.
Clovor bloat or hoven Is more com
mon among cattle la wet seasons
than in dry. The cow that has had
some dry hny und salt Immediately
before being turned on tbe clover
Is not likely to have bloat.
The orchard is a good place to
feed hogB lu. The hogs may get an
extra mouthful that is clear gain,
and they will prepare for tbe trees
many a good meal for next spring
and summer.
Don't let the months pass without
a thorough cleaning up of tbe stables,
hern and barnyard. Every shovel
ful of manure is worth money If you
get It to the right place garden,
orchard or meadow.
The yearlings may be wintered
much more cheaply, und make a
great deal better growth if comfort
ably housed. Pigs to be kept over
abould, by all means, have dry, com
fortable quarters.
Young Ladles' Club.
A well-meaning lot of young ladles
In Cowley County, forming them
selves into a reform club, will be re
sponsible for mauy a yonng man's
downfall. Tho club refuses to be
stow klssea until boy tobacco cbewirg
give pledges to quit and now the boys
who do not use fhu weed are learn
ing to chew in order to get the re
ward for quitting. Winfleld (ttau.)
Free Preaa.
Pride is the upholstering of lazi
ness. '
I can't find many men that got
their start with steam heat.
Verily, diet and destiny go hand
in hand! One apple busted Eden.
The sermon was so impressive the
other night that, the choir paid at
tention. The battlo is to tbe worker, not
to the party with the manicure set
and the pedigree.
Even the successful fish-pole needs
a stout line at one end and a stouter
liar at the other.
Life is a mad battle with dirt, dust
and devils, and happy the man who
hires his house-cleaning done.
If there Is ene thing some people
enjoy more than doing a good act, It
Is telling about it afterwards.
Some people are born fools; some
people acquire It In college; and
some people have gold bricks thrust
upon them.
The pen is mightier than tho
punching bag but the latter Is a
mighty good side line to carry on the
road to success.
Even the loafer is useful. He
helps to swell our csubus figures;
ho is the cipher that tills. And his
vote is valuable.
And yet with paved streets and
wireless telegraphy 1 don't enjoy my
self any better than wben 1 used to
shave with soft soapsuds. ,
I can't understand why 1 have
failed to coax grass lu the front
lawn where I want it, v. hen I can't
fight It down with a hoe lu tbe gar
den where I .don't want it.
, Why does the father bolt his
home In the bam, but let his boy
prowl around at night? And why
does he chain up a five-cent dog and
let bis daughter flutter at random?
I
INTRTtNATIONAIj T,R.(SOV COM
MUNIS FOR JANUARY 27 BY
THB m v. i w. hi oi:itsox. '
Subject: The Story of Cain and Abel,
t.'en. 1:3-15 Golden Text, 1
Tohn 3:15 Memory Verse,
8-10.
The story of Cain and Abel Is the
story of a great variety of human
in- Centrally It may be said to be
the story of human faithfullness. on
the one hand, and on the other of hu
man jealousy. This Jealousy la the
direct result of a deep rooted dnaire
upon the part of Cain to have every
thing his own way. And to desire
one's n:, way is to be self wiSed.
Fwn this point of view we may he
in tiled perhaps to push the appli
cation of the story back one step far
ther and say that we have here a
picture of the opposing elements ef
faithfulness and wilfulness in hu
man life. Cain and Abel make otter
fnga to Ood. Abel evidently per
forms his sacrifice as Ood has com
manded and evidently Cain does not.
Ood honors the sacrifice of Abel,
wblch Is according to His command,
and He has no respect to the offering
of Cain. He respects the faithfal
ness of tbe one man and. may we not
say it, rebukes the wilfulness of the
other. Being rejected, hot aln
surges, resentfully, in the heart of
Cain. He puts his hand out in evil
against his own kin. Witness now
the train of wickedness that results
from tho first irregular act. Catn,
with the calculation of a man who
has decided to commit a grievous of
fense, waits until he Is far from hu
man alght and heating and then he
commits murder. To cover It up he
lies about It. And he not only lies
to Ood, but he adds insult to injury
by unworthy remarks, to wit, "Am I
my brother'B keeper?" This la a
fair sample of the consequences of
an inqultous self will. And to give
the rein to self will Is to Invite the
same consequences In our own lives.
Cain's life is an illustration of the
need for several prohibitory com
mands Buch as we have in Exodus
20, i. e., "Thou shalt have no other
Gods before Me," "Thou shalt not
kill," "Thou shall not bear false wit
ness," not only against thy neighbor
but concerning thine own acts. When
Cain elevated sin and self will above
God in his lire he laid the foundation
for the first command. And in like
fashion he laid the ground for the
others.
The other great lesson from these
i verses Is to be found in the patience
or tlod with the man who becomes
overborne with the sense of his own
unworlh. Guilt and punishment
weigh heavy on the heart and mind
of Cain. He cries out in anguish
unto God. The Lord heats his peti
tion. He lightens the penalty and
provides a way of escape for Cain by
placing a brand on him to warn the
peoples that Cain is under the di
rect protection of tho Almighty,
wherever ho mav v.ander. Cain can
not escape the consequences of his
sin, in a large degree, h iwever. The
mark that notifies humanity of the
magnanimity of God r.t the same
time recalls to their attention the
sin of Cain.
As with Cain so w ith us. We may.
be forgiven, we ma feel God s par
don, but we never can lose tht mem
ory of our unworthlLess.
Vs. 3. "Process," rr.ny years
pass between the events of vs. 1 and
vs. 3. How many years is not re
corded. Evidently it was a long
enough time for quite a number of
people to gain maturity, for we read
In vs. 14 the words "every one," Im
plying thut there were many others.
"Offering." This assumes an aftar
and sacrificial offerings. No account
of their institution is previously giv
en, however.
Vs. 5. "Respect," for what reason
we cannot learn. There may have
been some laxity In Cain's offering.
He may have not complied with a
a ceremonial law as completely as
did Abel. But we must hazard the
reason.
Vs. 7. Commenators seem to be
unable to explain adequately this
verse. It is likely jncomplete. Parts
of it perhaps are lost. At any rate,
it is not intelligible.
Vs. 8. "Told," better "said unto."
"Field," the free countryside. Per
haps a distant place far removed
from near acquaintances.
Vs. 9. "Where," God gives him a
chance to make a breast of bis crime.
"I know not." Cain doesn't try to
excuse himself, to dodge, to beat
about the bush. He simply brazens
It out and lies directly and shame
lessly. "Keeper." Abel kept sheep.
We may not unreasonably read a bit
of unscrupulous Irony In these re
marks. Vs. 14. "Hid." "In the primitive
tradition Jehovah is specially the
ruler of the cultivated district of Ca
naan, and to leave Canaan for the
surrounding wilderness was to lose
the divine protection In Its ordinary
manifestation."
, Vs. 16. "Vcotgeance." The mur
derer und six ot his kindred as a
rule were put to death together. See
2 Sam. 21:8. "Sign," tor protection.
This was to Indicate that he was un
der divine protection and not to de
clare his sin to the world. However,
it Is likely that tho brand did both.
Note that death is not absolutely,
prescribed as a penalty for murder.
The right ot revenge wan a family
one as tnuch as any. But Its exer
cise was not compulsory. This sec
tion will admit of much thought.
Germany leads the world in the
production of chemicals. .The total
output for the year amounts to
$367,000,000 Tbls Includes a mil
lion tons of sulphuric acid uud half
a million tons of soda.
False Humility.
I am tired of people who say they,
want to live on crumbs. Orumbs are
good enough for cats and dogs. The
Christian wants nothing bat the
.whole loaf. Moody.
Santa Fe'a droves.
The Santa Fe has begun planting
trees on Its land in San Diego County,
Southern California. The tract is
8650 acres in extent and Is known as
the Rancho San Dlegito. It is near
Del Mar. It will be converted into a
eucalyptus grove. About 700 acres a
year will be planted for a number ot
years. The wood will be used for
ties and piles. F. P. Hosp, who has
charge ot this class ot work, esti
mates that $3000 worth of Umber for
ties cau be raised on one acre. Tbe
red gum will be planted, as this, as
well as the sugar and iron bark varie
ties of eucalyptus, bus been shown
by experiments In Australia to lust
more than twenty-five years under
ground, while tie- blue gum will not
last more than three years under
ground. The seeding will be donu
lurine the winter and tha KRorlliniru
(or the first year's planting are now
j In preparation. About 3000 boxes of
tmall seedlings are required. Rail
road Gazette.