Thh PULPIT.
A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. W. L. WATKINSON.
Subject: hrlsl nnd rommon Things.
Melbourne. The following helnful
rmon, entitled, "Christ and Coni-
on Things," was contributed roc -nt-to
the Went Australian Baptist by
e Rev W. L. Watklmon:
The first remarkable point In the
. cords of our Lord's earthly care?r
in the extent of Ills relation to com
mon thing. The supernatural and
the marvelous are, of course, In evi
dence In the successive stages of His
mission, yet the prevailing aspect Is
that of human commonplace.
This key was struck at the begin
ning. "Shepherds abiding in the
Held, and keeping watch by night
over their flock," received the tidings
of His coming; and "gioiiiylng and
praising Ood," the humble men re
turned from the splendors of Ills ad
vent once more to resut.,e their lowly
duties. Born In a sta'r-l- and cradled
in a manger reduces 1 1 Is Infancy to
stark common place Th i rustic home
and village life of Nrzareth linked
Him with the cottages of all time. His
occupation, ngaln. brings Him clo3c
to the overwhelming host of work3rs.
Carlyle write: "Not 'Arms and
the Man;' 'Tools It ri - Mini.' that,
were now our Epic. Did not our
Lord for thirty years give visible ex
pression to this epic? And if ever a
great singer should Worthily render
that theme, must not the central
Figure of his large poetry be the
Carpenter ot Naxarath? Ills work
was not daintily wrought In fairy
workshop of artist, goldsmith or au
thor; but rough hammer, saw and
plummet were consecrated by His
hands, and the rugged calling of the
tolling million a hallowed by His
example.
In 111.? days of "His showing unto
Israel" H remained faithful to sim
ile people and scenes. Our Lord
vas content that tha companions of
lis Bublime career should be ooscure
ind dimple. He Identified Himself
tith the common lot.
The great artists of the past who
epresent tha Saviour seem anxious
to invest Him wUh mystic and kingly
signs and symbols He is haloed with
plendor, adorned with jewels, angels
re His bodyguard, Heaven opens
above His head, magi, priests nnd
kings lay treasures at His feet. But
we know that all this is very remote
from fact. The modern realist who
picture3 our Lord as one of the peo
ple, without a shred ot heavenly,
aacerdotal, or imperial insignia, Is
much nearer to New Testament truth.
How truly human was our Lord!
How completely He Identified Himself
with us and the common lot! He
seemed ev.-r watchful lest any rag of
purple or nold, any likeness of kingly
diadem or mitre, any obtrusion of
majestic and privileged greatness,
either earthly or unearthly, should
seem to separate Him from the teem
ing hosts who by hard labor in many
spheres earn their dally bread.
V:et whilst our Lord stands in con
stant relation to rommon things of
every kind. He manifests no impa
tience, never once refers to His lowli
ness as It It were a matter of in
justice and monstrousness. Genera
tions have regarded with wonder the
pectaele of Alfred the Oreat lodging
In the neatherd's hut; it Is felt as an
act of almost incredible condescension
Jnd patriotism that Peter the Oreat
was willing to work In our dockyard
aa a common shipwright; and when
ever royalty visits a cottage, or chats
with a plowman or shopkeeper, tha
flact must be proclaimed as something
in the very nature of the case as
tounding. Yet Christ seems never to
fcave been conscious of this amazing
disparity between one rank and an
other. On no occasion does He ex
press surprise or regret that He is
peasant rather than a prince, a car
penter rather than a captain, that He
k engaged with minor matters ot
bumble life rather limn with the mar
velous nnd magnificent.
Whenever the New Testament re
fers to tlu humiliation of our Lord,
the emphasis is placed on the moral
aide, not jn the circumstantial. The
marvel is tnat He descended from tr.e
realms of glory to dwell with a world
of sinners, not that He passed by
princes and palaces to act with sheu
herds and fUh.-rmen. He humbled
Himself lo tie death tf the cross,
not to the cottage of the peasant, the
bench of the craftsman, or the boat
of the Usher this Is never reckoned
any part of His humiliation.
We oo not and our I,ord condoling
With Himself on acccunt of His un
distinguished associations. For suf
ftcent purpose He may incidentally
1 efer to His mean estate, yet never
hy v.ay of apology or complaint. He
iMoes not attack the rich and powerful
vn the (round of their ofllclal status;
arko&avar He judges or renukes them,
It la strictly on moral and religious
I'roundB. He la no acrid, vitupera
tive truculent scorner of the. great,
OB If in iion.e way they aid Him in
justice by being Buch. He. does not
mnvy the opulent, brilliant, or power
ful. Ha betrays nc jealousy, because
He knew none.
He dots not Imitate the great, the
wrealthy. or the famous. We often
ee tb? democracy in pathetic and
ridiculous ways imitate the nobility
whom tney derame, adorning them
selves with false finery, cheap jew
elry, and in sundry ways aping the
magnificent they deride; they show
that in their secret hearts they covet
the pomps of greatness, and would
fully share them If opportunity
served with one feather the ple
beian seeks to become a peacock
There is nothing of this in Christ, no
attempt to escape the common lot as
if it were something to he ashamed
of, something to escape from. Whilst
recognizing social gradations, our
lord knew no servility or soreness.
He was rich, great, .satisfied in His
clear sense of self-respect and in ths
consciousness of His Father's smile.
His serene eyes was undazzled by
spleudor; If is great mind appreciated
the moral significance, not the magni
tude of circumstance; He was content
to work out His career, eubllnie be
yond that of all mortals, In the woru
raitd which must be followed oy the
vast multitude of His brethren.
Oreat souls recognize the worth
of common things. The greater the
man, the tnor vividly dJ3 he recog
nize the essential charm and worth ot
common things. Newton beheld the
secret of the rainbow in a soap-bubble;
Linnaeus found the magic of
Paradise in a gorae-buuh; Tyndall
was bewitched by a anowflake; and
our geologist exult In the knowledge
that the common highway I not dust
and dirt, as the Ignorant contemptu
ously suppose, but jasper, sapphire
,nd gold. And this is equally true lu
regard to the relatloua and environ
ments of human life. The rich, the
(titled and the fashionable, it only suf
ftclently little of soul, will sneer at
th coipnion feerd; but all s. tin, ell
great souis. oiscern tn grandeur of
the honest man, however colorless his
lot, tbe sufficiency of the most meager
circumstances for the attainment of
the higher ends; and our Lord pre
eminently enforced these great les
sons. He who revealed so much, revealed
the essential glory of the unherolc.
By His example, not less than by His
word, He taught that life does not
consist In the abundance, the unique
ness, or the splendor of what we
posies. "Fe.v things" are enough
for a many Rlded discipline of charac
ter. A superior mind, a pure heart,
discovers rich and infinite entertain
ment In ordinary duties and joys, from
which coarse souls turn with loathing
as being insipid and worthless. A
philosopher tells 119 to study "small
variations of the commonplace;" and
no doubt If we do this Intelligently
and sympathetically, we shall need
no other dramas or romances.
The dreariest lot has openings for
magnificent charity and sacrifice.
The nio.it prosaic calling, duly Inter
preted, is replete with glory, honor
and permanence, and is crowned with
eternal recompense.
There ought not to be in nny hu
man life servility and dependence; no
painful need or vulgar wretchedness
should embitter and degrade; drudg
ery prorer. beggarllnoss, meanness
and pauperism form no part of Ood'
ordination for any man, and there
Is much seriously wrong when such
n Rtatc of things is possible. Our
Lord's Ufg was just as far from vul
gar poverty as from vulgar greatness,
sordid wealth, or selfish gaiety.
None need be ashamed of the com
mon lot; Its honorablcne-ts. Its efll
ency, Its boundless possibilities have
been demonstrated by Him who Is at
once our supreme Teacher nnd Ex
ample. A special silver medal was
recently given by the Botanic Society
to an exhibitor who showed how to
convert an ordinary and ugly wall
Into a delightful rock garden. Our
great Master can teach us how to con
vert the poorest, dreariest life Into a
(hlng of beauty which shall also be a
joy forever.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR DEC. B HY TUB
REV. L W. HENDERSON-
Overcome Evil With Good.
"Be not overcome of ovll, but over
come evil with good. Aim at that
which Is good, cleave to that which
is good; occupy your time with that
which Is good, fill your thoughts with
that which Is good, and the assaults
of evil will have '.ost half their power.
An earnest employment, a steady
purpose in lite, n diligent use of
time lb- - are an irresistible pan
oply against vice, these strike out of
the Devil's hand3 bis worst imple
ments of temptation.
You will remember that terrlblo
truth in one of the Lord's sternest
parables, about the evil Bpirlt return
ing to the house whenea lie came out,
and finding it "empty, swept, and
garnished: " then goetL he and taketh
to himself seven other spirits more
wicked than himself, and they enter
In and dwell there, and the last state
of that mau is worse than the first.
What does that "empty, Bwept, and
garnished" mean? It means that If
your heart is not pre-occupied with
good, It will be Invaded by evil.
Oh, beware of Idleness In Its every
form, Idle procrastinations, idle talk,
idle habits, idle thoughts, these are
the certain ruin of the soul. The
laborer who stands idle in the market-place
is ever ready to be hired
in the Devil's service. The worm of
sin gnaws deepest Into the Idle heart.
Pre-occupy your heart with good;
pre-occupy your time with honest In
dustry, and you are safe. Whatever
things are true, honest, just, pure,
lovely, of good report, If there be any
virtue, any praise, think on these
things. Evil can as little encroach on
the domain of good as darkness can
force Its way into the circle of radi
ance which a lamp flings into the
night. Remember that since all sin
begins in thought, if your thoughts
are safe then you are safe. F. W.
Ferrer, D. D.
Joint Heirs With Christ.
A dying judge, the day before his
I departure to be with Christ, said to
i his pastor, "Do you know enough
I rbout law to understand what Is
nuau by joint-tenancy?"
"No," was the raply. "I know
! nothing about law, I know little
about grace, and that satisfies me."
"Well," he sal J, "If you and I
were joint tenants on a farm, I could
not say to you, That Is your hill of
I corn, and this Is mine; but we would
share and share alike in everything
I on the place. I have just been lying
here and thinking with unspeakable
1 joy, that Jesus Christ has nothing
apart from me, that everything He
I ha Is mine, and we will share and
share alike through all eternity."
i Chrl3tlan Life.
The Weaver's Design.
Life is a flying shuttle. But the
pattern grows, the web is wrought.
i It takes both dark threads and golden
to work out Ood's design. You cau-
; not iuuge the purpose of the Weaver
1 by the thrust of one shuttle or the
weave of one thread, whether It be
' dark or bright. "All things work
together for good to them that love
God." We are yet on the loom. The
shuttles are not yet empty. Give Ood
time to put this an J that, dark
threads and bright, together, and
complete the purpose of His provi
dence. With every new day lot us
think less of our present desire and
more concerning the divine Weaver's
design. O. B. F. Hallock, D. D.
Tho Divine Life.
He who realizes tho presence of
the Creator as to feel himself Oiled
with a peace that no discord can mar,
and a filial confidence which rests In
tbe trust of Its own Immortality
that man has attained the divine life
in all It earthly fulness. William
Alger.
Remarkable shrinkages have been
going on among the Swiss glaciers,
especially In the last two or three
years. The great Rhone glacier, one
of the sights of Switzerland at
least it used to be has lost In the
last two years no less than 88,200
square feet, and others have been
shortened by anywhere from twenty
feet to forty feet. Among sltty-three
instances fifty-three recessions were
discovered, one glacier remaining sta
tionary, and nine had slightly in
creased. The conspicuous gain wsb
made by the Elger glacier, which
lengthened Itaelf 114 feet last year,
but observers say that these Increases
are not permanent.
Dr. Emit Koenlg. an eminent Ger
man physiologist. Is of the opinion
that man has reached th pinnacle
of development, and that henceforth
he will fall, reverting, perhaps, to the
primitive, or nt least to some type far
inferior to the on representative of
the world-wide homo.
Subject: Rnlli's Wise Choice, Ruth
1:14-22 Golden Text. Rntb
1:16 Memory Verses, 16, 37
Reed Ruth 1-4.
Leaving the Book of Judges and
opening the story of Ruth we pas
from vehement outdoor life, from
tempest nnd trouble Into qulot domes
tic scenes, says the Rev. R. A. Wat
son, D. D. After an exhibition of
the greater movements of a people
we nre brought, as It were, to a cot
tage Interior In the BOft light of an
autumn evening, to obscure llvos
passing through the cycles of loss and
comfort, nffectlon and sorrow. We
have seen the ebb and flow of n na
tion's fidelity nnd fortune, a few
lenders anpenrlng clearly on the
stno nnd behind them a multitude
Indefinite, indiscriminate, the thou-
sands who form the ranks of battle
nnd die on tho field, who sway to
gether from Jehovah to Baal nnd
I back to Jehovah ncaln. Whnt the
i Hebrews were at home, how they
lived In the villages of .Tudah or on
the slopes of Tabor, the narrative
has not paused tn speak of with de
tail. Now there Is leisure after the
strife and tho historian can describe
old customs nnd famllv events, ran
show us the tolling flockmasters. the
busy reatiers, the women with their
cares and uncertainties, the love and
labor of simple llfo. Thunderclouds
of sin and judgment have rolled over
the scsne; but they have cleared
away nnd wo see human nature In
examples that become familiar to us,
no longer In weird shadow or vivid
lightning flash, but as we commonly
know It. homely, erring, enduring,
Imperfect, not unblest.
And Ruth memorable for ever Is
her decision, charming for over the
words In which It is exnressed. "Be
hold," snld Naomi, "thv slster-ln-law
Is gone back unto her peonle,
nnd unto her god; return thou after
thy sister-in-law." But Ruth replied,
"Intreat me not to leave thee, and
to return from following after thee;
for whither thou goest, I will go;
nnd where thou lodgest, I will lodge:
thy penpl shall be my people, and
thy God my God; where thou dtest,
will T die, and there will I be buried;
he Lord do so to mc and more also.
If aught but death part thee and me."
Like David's lament over Jonathan
these words have sunk deep Into the
human heart. As nu expression of
the tenderest and most faithful
friendship they are unrivalled. The
simple dignity of the iteration In
varying phrase till the climax I
leached beyond which no promise
could go, the quiet fervor of the
feeling, tho thought which seems to
have almost a Christian depth all
are beautiful, pathetic, noble. From
this moment a charm lingers about
Ruth and she becomes dearer to us
than any woman of whom the Hebrew
records tell.
Dignified and warm affection is the
first characteristic of Ruth, and e'.n:
beside It we find the strength of a
firm conclusion ns to duty. It if
good to be capable of clear resolve,
parting between this and that of op
posing considerations and differing
claims. Not to rush at decisions nnd
net In mere wilfulness, for wilful
ness is the extreme of weakness, but
to judge soundly nnd on this side
or that to say. Here I see the path for
mo to follow; along this and no other
I conclude to go. Unreason decides
by taste, by momentary feeling often
out of mere spite or antipathy. But
the resolve or a wise, thoughtful per
son, even though it bring temporal
disadvantage, Is a moral gain, a step
towards salvation. It 1b the exercise
of Individuality of the soul.
Life has many partings, and we
have all had our experience of some
which without fault on elthsr side
separate those well fitted to serve
and bless each other. Over matten
ot faith, questions of political order
and even social morality separations
will occur. There may be no lack
ot faithfulness on either aid when
at a certain point widely divergent
views of duty are taken by two who
have been friends. One standing
only a little apart from the other
sees the same light reflected from s
different facet of the crystal, stream
ing out In a different direction. Af
it would be altogether a mistake to
say that Orpah took the way ot
worldly selfishness, Ruth only going
in tho way of duty, so It Is entirely
a mistake to accuse those who part
with us on some question ot faith
or conduct nnd think ot them a
inally estranged. A little more
knowledge and we would see with
them or they with us. Some day
they and we shall reach the truth
r.nd agree In our conclusions. Sepa
rations there must be for a time, for
us the character leans to love or jus
tice, the mind to reasoning or emo
tion, there Is a difference In the vision
of the good for which a man should
strive.
Yet one difference between men
reaches to the roots ot life. The com
pany of those who keep the straight
way and press on towards the light
have the most sorrowful recollection
of some partlng9. They have had to
leave comrades and brethren behind
who despised the quest of hollnes
and immortality, and bad nothing but
mockery for the Friend and Saviour
of man. The shadows ot estrange
ment falling between those who are
of Christ's company are nothing
compared with the dense cloud which
divide them from men pledged to
what is earthly and Ignoble; and ao
the reproach of sectarian division
coming from irreligious pet ion
needs not trouble those who have a
Christians an eternal brotherhood.
lobsters For tbe Pacific.
The Fred B. Hlggins Lobster Com
pany, of Boothbay Harbor, has taken
the contract to. furnish the United
States Government with 1G0O lob
utors. These lobsters ar to b
shipped alive by express across the
continent to tho Pacific Coast, where
they will be used experimentally In
Pacific waters to ascertain whether
or not the lobster can live and breed
out there. The contract Is one of if
net the largest ever taken by any lob
ster dealer, and the crustacean.) roust
A necessity be "count" one. The
shipments will commence thle xitutb.
Kennebec Journal.
NO HARMONY.
His Wife "Why Is It you never
tart up the pbonogiaph any more.
John?"
Her Husband--"There Is no har
n. .my in two talking machines run
nlng simultaneously, my duar."
Chicago New.
DECEMBER EIGHTH.
Lessors from an old lave story. Ths
book of Ruth. Read In the meet
ing. Ruth 2: 1020.
A mother's misfortune. Ruth 1 1
1-5.
A mother's sacrifice. Ruth 1 6-18.
A daughter's unselfishness. Butb
t; 14-22.
A daughter's toll. Ruth 2: 1-9.
Grandmother of David. Ruth 4:
1 n 22.
An ancestor of Christ. Matt. 1:
MA
Real desert Is always modest, as
tonished tint It should be so favored
rather than that It Is not more fav
ored.
No one need herald his good
deeds; they nre their own best ad
vertisement. Boaz called upon the Lord to re
ward Ruth; but he helped to answet
his own prayers.
A thoughtful mind will understand
that the blessings he receives nre not
wholly for himself, hut lareelv, per
haps, because those Itofore him have
been pleasing to God.
Ruth's kindness to Naomi was the
host policy; but It would not have
been If she hnd done It through nvo
4ives of policy.
There nre two modes of expressing
nffectlon: "Orpha kissed her mother
In-dtW; but Ruth clave unto her."
It was Naomi's great loss, of hus
band, two sons and one daughter-ln-law,
that proved (ho greateet gain of
her llfo.
How fitting that Christ, the Lover
of the New Testament, should be de
scended from Ruth, the lover of the
Old Tostnment!
If you are living a godly life you
nre building a cathedral; but you see
only a piece of the- plan nt a time.
Tho "happening" that led Ruth to
the fields of Boaz was like the "hap
pening" that brings one, on a well
planned road, upon some beautiful
vlstn.
It Is like a great, chain of helpful
ness. One link was the lovo of
Ruth for Naomi; another, the love of
Boaz for Ruth; and so the chain
went on to the great love-link of
Christ's life; and It Ib going on today.
FOR TflEr
;.'- The Dig Weeds.
An old gunner used to say that
he did not want to shoot any game
that was not worth carrying home,
but the farmer will find that It pays
to mow weeds about this season or
at nny time when they are large
enough, even If he does not carry
them to the barn. There is no need
to give reasons for this practice.
Drought Insurance.
One of the best methods of secur
ing safety from drought Is to koep
the surface of the ground well stirred
and loose. It will then not only ab
i sorb much rain, If any comes, that
i. might otherwise run off the surface
of dry or caked soil, but it nbsorbs
nnd holds even the dew, which in an
ordinary time amounts to a great
deal of moisture. American Cultivator.
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8.
God in the World (2 Cor. 5: 18-20)
Missions.
Passages for reference; Matt. 1:
21; Luke IP: 10; John 3: 16; 20: 21
This Scripture fits aptly Into n
Home Mission treatment. Writing
to people likely to have many god
or altogether neglecting God, he de
clares, "All things" that have come
Into Christendom "nre of God." Lib
erty-glvlng America, with Its open
doors of opportunity. Is of God.
Without him wo could not have had
theM privileges. God's anger against
sinful men was real. All tho efforts
of ages had failed to pull hint out of
his sinfulness.
If the gospel falls nt home It will
not have a strong admission abroad
Splendid news service has narrowed
the world. Nearly all people know
the condition of our neighbors. With
2,128. 1 f6 Immigrants coming to our
country from the nations of the
world in tho lust two years, wc be
come as an open book. Letters and
newspapers sent back to relatives aro
spread about In that neighborhood
until all the people know about us
Americans nre envied by all nations.
The cause of our favored condition is
being searched after. If the true
cause the presence of Christ Is re
vealed they will enthrone him. Wc
must then see to It that city slum
Southern outposts, mountain fast
nesses and new country communities
are Christianized. Then, again, we
have a rare opportunity to evunge
Uzo foreign lands through natives
dropped into our midst. We spurn or
pass tho Italian and the Chinaman
too easily. Some of the beat workers--In
all lands were converted here and
returned to spread the good news nt
home. William Nast, an Infidel Ger
man, converted In America, practlc
ally started our promising work In
not only Germany, but Europe. God
st iii . to be sending these people tf
our very doors so that we may train
them under unusually favorable sur
roundings for spreading tho news In
their own land. We can, by theit
eoverslon, also convince doubting
home folk who question tho susceptl
liillly of "low grade" foreigners to the
high-class gospel. It will pay your
Epworth League to start and support
a mission among some group of for
eigners located In the town or city
or near-by country community.
"tuotli th Haven"
When H. G. Wells, the English
novelist, was In Boston he praised
Poe at a dinner.
"I think hardly of your Now Eng
land wrltora," he said, "for their con
tempt of Pco. 1 shall never be able
to forget that Emerson called him
'that jinglo man.' To-day a thousand
read Poe when one reads Emerson,
and not to know Poe's work 1 rath
or a disgrace. There is a little Inn "
Mr. Wells smiled.
"It Is a rather poorly conducted lit
tle inn," he said, "but tho landlady
gets every visitor to write sorSothlng
about It In a kind of autograph album
that she keeps on her drawing room
table. Ono visitor wrote in the album
many yearB ago:
'' 'Quoth the raven'
"The landlady did not understand
that quotation. She was not in well
up In her Poo u: she should have
jcen. And ever since that time she
has shown the cryptic line to every
guest, entreating him to tell her. If
he run, Its meaning. But the guests
are always too polite to tell her. They
protend they do not know. And
hence, year after year, to every visit
or that comes, the poor landlady with
her album gives herself away."
Washington Star.
CONCEITED.
"That Mis Winkler I the most
conceited girl I ever met."
"How oT"
"Somebody said In her presence
that tbe planet Mars wa trying to
signal to us, and she Immediately
looked self-comclou." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Th Nil overflow He bank from
July to October. This I due to th
rainfall of th Abyssinian highlands.
Hog Feeding.
Experiments made at the Purdue
University to determine the value of
corn and wheat for producing pork
show that to produce ono pound of
live pork with shelled corn the cost
1 1.49. Tho cost varies owing to
the difference In tbe price ot the
foods. Pork from a mixture of equal
parts of corn and wheat costs 2.97.
Corn Is therefore much the cheaper
grain for producing pork.
An Unbent el Wax- Press.
The drawings shown herewith
make the construction of my wax
press plain, writes a correspondent of
Oleanings, in Bee Culture. To begin
rendering wax first put the cleated
rack Into the bottom of the press.
Take a burlap sack that Is big enough
to hold 100 poundB of bran and rip
'0nljT-rr--NflUfVB
Unheated Wax Press.
the seam In one side and the bottom.
Spread this burlap sheet over the
press, push It down in and see that it
fits well into the corners, letting the
edges hang out over the top. Now
take a whole sack and put it into the
press with a hoop in the top to hold
it open. Now dip into your tub, full
of boiling comb; take the hoop out
of the sack; push it down with a stick
to make it fit on the bottom and in
- 4r ly 1 5'
Cross Section of Wax Pre.
the corners. Fold up the mouth of
the sack and the sheet over It. Put
the follower on, with the blocks on
top. Swing the cross-b&r over and
puBh the screw up through the hole
in. It. Put on the handle and turn
both handles down, one at a time.
After the wax is pressed out take
oft one handle; let the screw slip
down even with the top of the press
Cross Section of Follower.
and unfold the first burlap so it bangs
over edges. Now get hold of the top
of the Back and pull It up some o It
can cool a little. Then empty out the
slumgum, put the sack back and fill
It again as before.
To boll the comb use a four-hole
stove with all tbe lids off. Put on e
big tub containing two bucket of
water, and add the comb a it boll
until the tub 1 nearly full. Th
water and free wax flow out of the
press Immediately, leaving only the
slumgum to pre.
Sharpening u Disk Harrow.
The Denver Field and Farm a
tert that this 1 necessary and then
tells how it can be done. It you
wish to try it, one of the carborun
dum wheels ha been advertised In
tbe Agriculturist for week past; we
know from personal oxperlenee that
It I good one, end will do all that
1 claimed for It.
A dull disk harrow does not do
stlafaotory work when traab Utter
th surface of the ground, nor when
the crown of aa alfalfa Bland are
to be spilt down. We once tried
having th disk drawn out to nice
edge by a blacksmith, but It was ex
pensive and the temper wn loft un
even. A carborundum wheel will cut
these hardened disks down to a fine
edge nnd with expedition. One of
these little wheels with a bicycle
mount will grind anything shown to
It, from chilled Iron plow points to
stone tools things upon which an
emory wheel makes little or no Im
pression. Just take the disks out of
the gnng nnd they may be quickly
edged up without starting the tem
per; nor Is wet grinding needed a
dry contact fs nil that Is requited.
Of course, a harrow will not lest so
long If It Is kept nhurp. but it will do
better Wf'L while It does last. It
Is nH half so Important In n harrow's
life nor that of a person to last a
long time here on earth aa to do
first-class work In the doing.
Keeping Up the Milk Flow.
This Is n very Important matter to
those who keep cows for dairy pur
poses. An old dairyman, Mr. Whit
ley, says tho flow may vary ten per
cent, from month to month, but while
some cows give an even flow others
fall off rapidly sometimes, especially
if not given plenty of succulent food;
that to maintain the flow of milk
Is one of the secrets of good dairy
ing. In maintaining the flow we
should give the cows plenty of succu
lent feed any quantity of It. The
cow needs plenty of juicy material,
out of which to make milk. Poas
and oats, cut green are very valu
able, and roots, but. do not give them
turnips. Every dairyman should have
a silo; two tons of ensilage, costing
about $3, are equal to one ton of hay,
which would cost from $6 to $8. In
summer let the row have plenty of
shade nnd see that she Is well pro
tected from flies. There Is nothing
that will cause greater shrinkage
than those two things exposure to
tbe hot sun and letting the file worry
the animals. Provide protection
from flies In some way. Give the
cows access to salt. By these means
and by looking after her comfort In
every way that wo can, and milking
regularly and clean, we may maintain
the flow of milk.
Horseradish.
Horseradish grows bo easily that
very few words are sufficient to as
sist anyone to produce a crop. It
does best in soils that nre rather
moist, but not wet, as that would
produce eoft roots, while dry soil pro
duces woody roots.
In rooBt gardens horseradish grows
in some distant corner with other
crops, from year to year, some of the
roots being taken up for using nnd
the rest left to propagate. It Is such
a hardy plant It may require digging
out once in awhile to prevent it be
coming troublesome. Where grown
for strictly commercial purposes
Its cultivation Is more thorough and
all the roots are taken up In the
fall or spring. For such purposes
new roots are set out each, spring In
rows about two feet apart and the
cuttings about twelve to eighteen
Inches apart In the row. The ground
is then cultivated or a crop of some
kind taken oft the land that season
and the next left to the horseradish
exclusively. The cuttings may be oft
roots about six Inches in length and
from the size of a pencil to that ot a
man's finger. These "sets" may be
secured from a nurseryman or from
a growing patch. Cut the upper end
square and the lower end slanting to
distinguish them and set with the
upper end nearest the surface of the
ground about six inches to a foot
deep. The cutting may be kept in
moist sand over winter.
Horseradish is made ready for the
table by grating or grinding the roots
into shredded pulp and Immersing
tn vinegar; then kept sealed from the
air until ready for use. Farmer's
Advocate.
The Guinea Fowl.
The great objection to the guineas
Is their wild nature, but the control
of the flock depends upon the be
ginning made. The best plan is to
buy eggs instead ot fowla,.and put
the oggs under a chicken hen. When
the guinea eggs have been under the
hen a week, add two or three bens'
eggs, and the chick will hatch at the
same time a the eggs of the guineas,
as the latter require four weeks for
incubation. The young chicks will
obey the hen, and the young guineas
will follow their example, with the
result that th guineas will remain
with the other fowls as they grow,
and go into the poultry house to
roost with tbe hens.
Guinea so raised will be tarn and
can be better managed. They may
be hatched in June or as late as July.
The guinea 1 most active of all
feathered foragers, and I capable of
deatroying many insects. They
quickly notice strange persona or
animals, and will at once make suffi
cient alarm to warn their owner, and
they can see the bawk long before he
can reach the barnyard. Th guinea
hen are very prolific, and lay during
the entire summer, but will bide their
nests, attracting attention to them,
however, by making noise, which as
sists the farmer to secure th egg.
They are usually hardy, self-supporting
in summer, and will roost in the
tree near tbe house. If they do not
go Into the poultry house. Their
egg are rich and ar usually well
filled, Th guinea may be said to be
a sumigame bird. Its flesh ha a
gamy flavor, and It la conildered by
some a a domesticated wild bird.
There Is an opportunity in some lo
calities for establishing a trad in
guinea by educating customer to
the excellence of their flesh and tbe
high quality of their egg. L, M., lu
the Indiana Farmer.
Household
Matters, f
Maple Frosting.
Cook me pint of maple ayrup and
I one-fourth a cup (two ouncas) of
; It II I tor tn 24R on th. avrnn r
,
; or until a little will form a pretty
consistent "oft ball," teted In cold
water. Juit before the syrup and
butter are cooked enough add three
or four tablespoonful of boiling
water to half a pound of marshma.1
lows, and let them over hot water.
When the marshmallow are partly
melted, beat them Into the syrup mix
ture, and continue beating until the
whole Is smooth and cool enough to
remain upon the cake. Thla will
make a thick Icing for e large sheet
ot cake. It will b found soft and
creamy, and will cut without crack
ing. Boston Cooking School Maga-zlne.
Ontlng Lnncliee, .,
For the outing lunch cheese sand
wiches are very appetizing und easily
made. Grate the cheese fine and rub
it to a paste with melted butter, sea
soned as liked with snlt and pepper,
and spread on the slices of breed. A
fettuce leaf between the slices ot
bread makes a nice addition to the
filling. Brown bread, cut in very
thin slices, make delicious sandwiches
' when filled with any filling suitable
j for white breads.
Meats chopped fine and used for
j filling sandwiches are much more
convenient than put up in slices or
"chunks," and chicken, boned nml
pressed, then sliced, makes much
more dainty handling for the consumer.
Oltl-Fnsliioneil Indian Pudding.
Scald a quart of milk. Beat a'
scant cupful of cornmeal with a cup
of molasses and a teaspoonful of salt
nnd stir Into the boiling milk. Let It
cook ten or fifteen minutes, then set
aside to cool. Add half a pint of cold
milk, a heaping teaBpoonful of but
ter, a little allspice or clove and cin
namon and two well beaten eggs.
Pour this mixture into a well but
tered baking dish und cook in a
Bteady oven three or four hours the
longer the better. When tho pudding
has baked nearly an hour pour over
It half a pint of cold milk, which
must not be stirred, but allowed to
soak In gradually.
The pudding requires In all three
pints of milk, and should be allowed
to stand nearly half an hour after it
is taken from the oven before it is
served. In baking, if it should be
come too brown, cover with a pan or
thick plate. Religious Telescope.
The pineapple I said to be the
moat profitable fruit lu Florida. Qrape
(i uit come next.
Oysters nnd Macaroni.
If you have never served oysters
and macaroni do try this recipe Just
as soon aa an opportunity affords it
self. It is such a tempting hot dish
to serve with cold sliced meat, or it
may be well introduced into any sim
ple home luncheon or supper. It la
an excellent way to make use of a
pint of oysters if one has not a larger
supply on hand. If people were more
careful in cleaning oysters there
would be less discomfort In eating
dishes made from them. Put oysters
In a strainer placed over a bowl.
Pour cold water over oysters, allow
ing one-halt cupful to each quart of
oysters. Carefully pick over oysters,
taking each one separately In tAe
fingers, to remove any particles of
the shell which adhere to the tough
muscle. Cook three-fourths of a cup
ful of macaroni, broken in one-inch
pieces, in saltedboiling water until
soft; drain and rinse with cold water.
Put a layer In the bottom of a but
tered baking dish, cover with oysters,
sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge
with flour and dot over with two and
one-half tablespoonfuls of butter; re
peat, and cover with one-half cupful
of buttered cracker crumbs. Bake
twenty minutes in hot oven. Wom
an's Home Companion.
OINTS TOR, THE,
HOU5EKEFPFR.
Hot water, and it must be hot in
stead of lukewarm, sipped quickly,
will banish nausea.
Overeating, overheated and insuffi
ciently ventilated rooms and laekof
exercise In the open air is very pro
ductive of colds.
A cup ot hot water sipped before
breakfast will Boon make you feel
like wanting your breakfast, If you
have no appetite.
If corks are too large for the mouth
of the bottla.soak In boiling water a
hort time and they will ofteu so
they can he pressed Into tbe bottle.
After using a scrubbing brush in
water it should be laid back down,
otherwise the wood will Boon crack
and rot from the water atandlng In it.
Do not wash linoleum or oilcloth In
hot soapsuds. Wash them In tepid
water and wipe with a cloth damp
ened In equal part of cold milk and
water:
If the layer cake burn on the bot
tom, try setting the plat which con
tains the dough mixture in anothet
plate exactly th aam else; this will
make it cook evenly,
If you have a dull headache from
indigestion, refrain from eating out;
meal at least, and take a tsaspoouffll
of table salt and drink water copious
ly, olther hot or cold, but preferably
hot.
It i said turpentine will cleau tan
leather boots. Pour a few drop of
th turpentlna on a woolen cloth and
rub tho boots with It. Also, that ba
nana peel will clean tnm aa well m
regular dretiing.
Baked milk la a drink often rec
ommended for invalids. Put thu milk
into a ston Jar. Closely cover it.
Let It bako aeveral hours, when If
should be thick and of a creamy con
sistency. Tbe flavor la unique, und
reminds one aomewbat ot Devonshire
cream. It may b served with frujt
or merely alon a a custard daart.