.1 - THE PULP1T. . BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY THE REV. J. H. JOWETT M. A. Theme: Every Man's Perfection In Christ. London, England. The following; brilliant discourse was delivered by the Rev. J. H Jowett, M. A. It title Is "Every Mnn's Perfection in Christ." HI text was: "Christ whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present, every man per fect In Christ Jesus." Col. 1:28. This Is an amazing and Inspiring Ideal, and all the more wonderful that It springs from the lips of an old man. If It had come from a company of young crusaders It would have been perfectly natural as the war-cry of young fellows just buckling on their armor and setting out to their earliest conquest. The veteran toller Is often a disillusioned man, for the early vision has proved a dissolving view, the strenuous purpose has become teas tense, the gay apocalypse which tinged the horizon at dawn has faded out of the sky, and the earnestness which aimed at achievements far ahead has cooled down to more Imme diate and accessible ends. But here Is an old man of quite another order. He has spent the strength of his days In cutting fine roads through rugged and trackless wastes, and everywhere has encountered persecution, resent ment, and has often been treated as the offscouring of the earth. His little churches are infested with puerilities, and even men for whom he has tra vailed are turning out to be enemies of the Cross of Christ. Yet here at the end of the day, In the imperious grip of Rome, is the old man, with the same undaunted purpose, yearn ing to present every man perfect in Christ. Here Is an old age worth coveting, an eventide that Is light! "Every man every man every man." It Is a threefold blow In the face of a very popular heresy. The very reiteration of the inclusive term reveals to us one of the foes the apostle had to face. There was the ;olosslan heresy, which sought to make spiritual privileges the preroga tive of a highly-favored aristocracy. There was also the Jewish hereBy, fenced about by the same limitations. Here again the privileges of grace were the perquisites of a class, and not the blood-bought rights of a race. Side by side with that heresy place -.he words of our text: "Christ, whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man per fect in Christ Jesus." There Is the breadth of the apostle's glorious Ideal In the redemption of men. Mark also the height of it "perfect." Surely In the first place the term sug gests tne removal of every man s de fects and faults. But perfection is more. That Is a negative ministry and merely preparatory to a positive ministry. Perfection is more than the re moval of excrescences. When your convert Is washed he has still to be perfected. The perfection of every man means the evolution of all the powers In a man's life that are com- : mon in the life of the race. It means the awakening of a man's primary 1 fundamental senses; the great mysti cal senses of sight and hearing, con- i cerning which there are many exhor lations in the Word of God. "I heard a voice from Heaven;" "In the year I '.hat King Uzziah died, I saw the I Lord;" "O taste and see that the 1 Lord Is good" what wonderful ( senses are exercised there! Perfection means not only the , evolving of tho common endowment of men, but the manifestation of every man's own peculiar significance and individual color, which Is the I lamp of the great Creator's hand. '' 'Every man perfect" the fasclnat- 1 Ing wonder of It! How is this to be attained? By what means are men to be perfected? I cannot tell you how happy I am that my function is to proclaim a rjospel and not to fashion one. My tunctlon Is that of a herald, to raise '.he trumpet to my lips and blow no uncertain sound. My task Is made clear by the apostle who Is so de tailed In the exposition of this truth. He tells me the threefold ministry (y means of which this result, per fecting of men, is to be gained: (1) ' by preaching Christ, (2) by educating '.he conscience, (3) by the energies it sacrificial toll. How are we to . iwaken the sleeper? By preaching Christ. Every man's perfection is attained through the ex altation of every man's Christ. If we set about getting the perfection of men without Christ, we might as well try to make a garden without the 4un. There la no other who can reach the sleeper and open his eyes to see a new world. The ways of service and the ways of modern life are littered with the tear-stained confessions of men who i liave tried to secure the perfection ' f their fellowB without Christ. Leave iut Christ, and what Is there left for us? Culture and noble ideals will not do. 8onorous words and Eraer- j Ionian maxims will not wake the dead. You may as well string your lighted fairy-lamps across your gar den, and expect the seeds In the earth ' to germinate, as expect to awake dead 1 souls by reiterating Emersonlun max ims and high Ideals. We cannot do without the Naza rene. It Is not enough to do Christian j work merely, but In the doing of It we have to present Christ and allow Him to work. "I, If I be lifted up, 1 will draw all men unto Me." That Is I where the magnetism centres not in ! my work which resembles the Lord's, but In the Lord Himself. By our i labor we can warm the surface, but we cannot warm through or kindle ! the flame that shall tranaflguro the heart. It is beautiful to be used In the service of our fellows; but we are playing with a mighty problem If we think this la sufficient. Men are in need of high ideals, but they are In I greater need of the Saviour. Apart from Him, everything else acts like an opiate, and benumbs the sleeper ' into deeper slumber. If the sleeper ! Ii to be aroused, we have got to preach Christ. The second human ministry to be used in the perfecting of men Is the j education of the conscience, "warn- lng every man and teaching every man In all wisdom." This warning and teaching follow the awakening, j We need the Christ to awaken the sleeper, and then we have so to edu- cute him when be is awake that hi will have an over-lncreanlug sense of duty and a more exqulslti feeling re garding what Is right and wrong. According to my interpretation ol tho teaching of Jesus Christ, th progress of Christian living Is alwayt In the direction of a keener discern mem of the trifle. We grow bigger men In Christ when tblngs that have nevei been heeded by us come int view. When our religion comes dow? to oui trifles, when all the little things arc i Just like Illumined lamps aiong th way when not only the great rrlsei ! but the tiny commonplaces are beau tified then we become big. It il In the direction of the discernment o) the simple, the Inclusion of the trifle that Christ Inn growth proceeds. St when a man Is awake we have got tc educate his conscience and his mora! and spiritual perceptions until ho cat I hear the faintest call of duty ever along a commonplace road. The third human means wherobj men will be perfected Is the mlnlstr Df sacrificial toll. "Whereunto 1 i labor, striving according to his work i Ing, which worketh In me mightily.' There is no English word which brings out the meaning of "labor" at used here. In John 4, where Jesui meets the womnn of Samaria, H "being wearied with His Journey, sat on the well. This is the word trans lated here, as If tho apostle said, " 1 labor and share the weariness ol Jesus." It Is laboring to the polnl , of fatigue, to the loss of blood. Me: I will be perfected through some labor ' Ing till they are spent. It Is taking i your thought and giving it to tht j thoughtless, taking your strength and giving It to the strengthless. It If ' the morally and spiritually healthj taking their blood to the morally and i spiritually anaemic. It Includes thl provision of decent houses, the ap ! portlonment of n fair day's labor, I the removal of every fence and bar ! rier along legitimate roads, tht j smashing of every padlock which holds the soul In unholy bondage. But to give a man a better honst and render him like service In othei things Is no more giving him Christ than a free library Is Mr. Carnegie It may be Christian work, but It It not Christ. It Is chivalrous work, but It Is no substitute for Him. I would not class such services among thing! secular. I would keep them within the palace, but would not allow them to have the throne. When you havt given a man a better homo'and have placed a garden round his houRe, you have only prepared the way of tht Lord the King has yet to come. You have got to preach Jesus to awake the dead, to educate the man's conscience when he Is awake, to de vote your energies In sacrificial toll to the removal of all hindrances to a man's moral and spiritual progress. Let us not forgot to see to our Belves. Even the reformer needs the Saviour; and the crusader needs the Christ. Even the best worker in this mission will falter and fall un less he be sustained. "Be thou faith ful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The promise appller now. It 1b ag If the Lord said to us: "Look after thy fidelity and I will look after thy vitality." It is nol when the warfare Is over that I shall want my crown; the Lord waits to crown me now. Then preach Jesus, educate and re fine the conscience, give your blood. "Every man perfect" make that your aim. Confront everybody with that purpose In your mind, and see in everybody tho possibility of per fection In Christ. Live for this; grow old for this; die for this. Soldiers of Christ, arine. And put your nrmor on; Strong in tne strength which God supplle Through His eternal Son. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM ME NTS FOR MARCH 1. Caught. A member of the Pittsburg Con ference tells an Interesting little story on one of his own boys. The Incident happened when the lad was quite young, but after he had learned to pray. He had some trouble one day with his older brother. They came to their father with the matter as he sat at work In his study. The merits of the case were examined Into by the father, and when ho was through It was clear that the younger boy was entirely In the fault. The youngster also keenly realized that fact. After giving the boy a kindly admonition, the father turned again to his book. Presently he heard the little fellow over in the corner of the room praying. Among the petitions which reached the father's ear was this one: "O Good Man, do help me, for I'm caught." It's the old story of tho "child being father to the man." There Is u supposition current that there are some praying' folks in the world who really don't work much at the busi ness except when they get about where the preacher's boy was. His case bad this merit in it, that he frankly confessed his unpleasant posi tion; acknowledged that he was "caught." The full-grown man who pleads for help on the same ground usually shuns a confession of his mo tive aa long as possible. Pittsburg Christian Advocate. A Life That Defeats Itself. Self-centred life Is everywhere the great disturber of human hapiness. It defeats Itself and keeps its vic tims forever upon the rack. It collides with others' Interests, and God Is In Its way. It destroys the peace of the home. It leads husbands to be Indifferent or unkind to their wives, and wives to regard their husbands only as the chief of their own conveniences. It underlies suits for divorce. It leads children to demand that the whole of the family nrrangement shall be managed with reference to thei personal pleasure. It breeds social Jealousies and neighborhood quarrels; It breaks up church choirs, scrambles for the chief aeata In the synagogues, and sets church members to praying, "Lord, grant that we may sit on Thy right hand and on Thy left In Thy King dom." It leads Dlotrephes to love the pre eminence. It is to the credit of the religion of Christ that selfishness oannot live in peace with It. Rev. D. W. Hunting ton, D. D. A Precautionary Request. Attornoy Grant Curpenter accepted an Invitation to a Christmas dinner In Oakland, the hostess being a lady with two grown daughters. When the guests had assembled at the table and were unfolding their napkins the hostess surprised Carpenter with an unexpected request that he aay grr.ee. There was a painful silence of a few moments, while the attorney did dlll pr;nt thinking In an effort to recall come long forgotten prayer of his childhood days. The only one that onir.e to him was that beginning, "Now I lay me down to sleep." How ever, bis lawyer's wit came to hla ruscue and he was enabled to mumble something that sounded like a pious invocation. After the dinner Carpenter nsked one of the daughters of the hostess whether It was customary In that household for guests to lead in prayer at table. "Oh, no," she replied. "Mamma is an atheist, but she was afraid you might be religious." 8an Francisco Call. Subject: Jesus Feeds the Five Thou sand, John (1:1-14 Golden Text, Isaiah 40:11 Commit Vormn 11, 12 Commentary. TIME. 28 A. D. PLACE. Northeast shore of Galilee. EXPOSITION. 1. The Hungry Multitude and the Dismayed Apos tles, l-f. Jesus had made a Journey to an unfroqnented spot to be alone with His disciples for much needed rest and counsel. But Ho did not get tho rest. He lived continually In a crowd (Matt. 4:24, 2S; 8:1; 12:15; 13:2; 14:14; 16:30.311. There Is noth ing more wearisome than a crowd, unloss the heart Is very full of love. But when we grow so tired of the crowd, let us remember how the Mas ter's life was spent. It was the inces sant "coming and going" of the crowd that hart driven Jesus to seek this seclusion (Marlt r, ; .1 1 ) . But He did not thug oscano them. They fol lowed Him. And how did Ho feel? "He welcomed thorn" (Lu. 9:11. R. V. ) Oh, wonderful love! Hl3 own need sinks out of sight as Ho bnholds theirs. Th desire and need of rest is forgotten and tho whole day spent In tearhlng and healing (Luke 9:11, 12). Jesus was Interested In and so licitous about tho multitude. They were never to Him "the common herd" or "the rabble." They were "sheep not having a shepherd," and He mnde Himself shepherd unto them. That throng drawing near the mountain was largely composed of the poor, but the souls of the poor were as precious to Him as the bouIs of the rich (Matt. 11:5). If He were really tho acknowledged head of the rhurch to-day. the church would not seek the boulevards whore the few rich live to tho neglect of the alleys where the many poor swarm. It was several hours (ns we learn hv a com- I parison of the accounts) before this Crowd would need feeding, but Jesus considers their coming need at once, and seta His disciples to considering It. He takes It for granted thf.t they are to eat with Him. So Ho puts to Philip the question, "Whence are we to buy broad that those may eat?" Philip might well have done that, for he had soon tho water become wine In another hour of emergency, and he had seen other manifestations of tho fulness of divine power that there was In Jesns. But alas! Philip was like us, slow of spiritual perception nnd alow of faith, and as Moses was utterly at loss to know how God could provide flesh for 600,000 foot men in tho wilderness, bo Philip is at loss to see how Jesus can provide bread for 5000 (cf. Nu. 11:21-23; Ps. 78:19). How often we are aghast at the groat work before us, or rather before Christ, and the small visible resources at hand. Philip's answer Is moBt amusing. He figures out Just how much It will coBt to buy enough BO that "evtvy one may take a lltth?." Ah! Jesus does provide "a little" for those who sit at His table. Philip, though, is quite a typical church treasurer. He believed In "carrying on the Lord's work on atr.-My busi ness principles." Andrew, tor a mo ment, ventured a suggestion that there was a little boy present with five loaves and two little fish, but he was at once frightened at the appar ent absurdity of his suggestion and blurted out, "but what are they among so many?" But they proved to be quite sufficient among so many, for the Lord Himself took these in significant things into His own bands and multiplied them. We often are tempted to say of our insignificant gifts and possessions, "but what are these?" "Quite sufficient," Jesus re plies, "If you will only put them Into My hand." The lad who had come along with his flvo little cheap barley crackers and two little salt fish played a great part in that day's working. Jesus took him into part nership with Himself, and Jesus and ho fed the multitude. A small boy with very meagre means is of vast account if he puts what he has in JesuB' hand, even though the An drews think ho don't amount to much. Jesus left His question to work all day In the minds of Andrew and Philip. "He Himself knew what He would do" Ho always does. As evening drew on the disciples had not yet settled tho hard problem and came to Jesus and told Him that He had better send tho people away, for they certainly could not entertain them. They gave It up, then JeBus came to the rescue (Matt. 14:15 Luke 9:12; Mark 6:35). II. The Ever-Sufficient and AII Sultlcleiit Lord Jesus, 10-14. Jesus' answer must have startled Philip and Andrew, "Make tho people sit down." However, they stood this t?st better this time than the former; for they did as they were bidden. It was well they did. for Jesus ' distributed to them thai were set down." We must obey If wo would be fed and we must find rest at Jesus' feet if we would receive bread from His hand. Phlllo had tried to figure out how each might take a little, but Jesus distrib uted to them "as much as they would." What we get from .iesus Is what we will. But they were all "filled" In this case and so always at Jesus' table (Ps. 23:1; Phil. 4:19). Jesus would not have His bountiful giving teach us wastefulness, "the broken pieces" must be gathered up. The disciples got a basketful apiece to cake away und so were well repaid for sharing with the crowd (Prov 11:24, 26; Luke 6:38). The wonder ing crowd seeing the sign said, "This Is of a truth tho prophet." Of a truth He Is, nothing could bo plainer that that. The man who has creative power Is surely the San of God. FOR HIE ' AND i EPWORIH LEAGUE LESSONS 8UNDAY, MARCH 1. Hogs Pay the Quickest. N" farm anlmnl should recclvo more attention than hogs, aB they give the farmer the quickest returns, and therefore more attention should be jlven to Improving their breeding. Helps Next Season. Clover straw should be scattered back on the fields after thrashing. Not much of It will be eaten by stock, and It Is too valuable to let stand and rot down In a stack. Spread this on the thin spots of the clover field and see how It helps matters next season. Model Poultry House. The Illustration Bhows tho exterior view and ground plan of a poultry house intended for one colony of fowls. The house U twelvo by sixteen feet on the ground, nine feet high In front and six feet in the rear. It has three wlndqws, two on tho south sklo and one on the east end, which admit plenty of sunlight. There are no win dows on the north and west, thus making a warm corner for roosts and avoiding drafts. It Is covered with shlplap, paper and siding on the out- nor any best formula. Olve them " little of everything," keep them busy, never let them go hungry nnd thoy will do their beat. The wastes from an ordinary kitch en will half keep a dozen hens and turn into egga what would otherwise go Into the garbage box. Try to get a good start with the bred-to-lay kind. They are becoming more common every year. Home Magazine. Til ALL.EY 1 1 1 HajgBB if Poultry House. aide, Is celled on tho inside, and has a good shingle roof. A raised plat form 1b built two and a half feet from tho main floor in one end of the house. The roosts rest upon a framo fastened to the wall with hinges, so that it can be easily raised and the platform cleaned in a very short time each morning. Tho space under tho roost platform and the entire remain ing part of the house, except the alley, may be used for a scratching room. The alley is separated from the pen by wire netting except under .he nests, where vertical slats should be placed two Inches apart. Between these slats tho chickens feed out of a trough that sits In the alley where they cannot get Into it with their feet. Good Soil, Good Crops. The fact that Ihore Is an occasional Held of corn In almost every section, which ripened up thoroughly would lead one to believe that after all the jondltlon of the soil or method of :ultlvatlon may have had something :o do with the uneven outcome of the corn crop. Every corn plant must , form root, stalk and leaves before It Is ready to elaborate the grain. So It Is reasonable to think that If either I condition of soil or methods of cul ture hinders or retnrds growth the j process of ripening must be delayed. Rich, sod ground In many instances I produced sounder corn this season j than old ground, nnd while this Is I contrary to usual results It soomed to have worked out that way this sea son, i no seea was slow to germin ate, and It made slow growth. The crop became stunted early, and It was not able to overcome the set ck. So it has turned out that many poor fields did not mature corn at all that is, corn planted at the end of May was still Immature when freez ing weather came. L. C. Brown, In the New York Tribune. THE KITTEN'S LESSON. Here Is a pretty little Btory about a cat and her kitten. The kitten, full of mischief, was fond of climbing fence posts, walla and trees. One day It climbed away up to the top of a cherry tree, and then, seeing how far from the ground it was, it got fright ened and was afraid to come down. Sitting off a little distance from the tree was the mother cat, looking at the kitten as If she were wondering what she could do to get the young ster down. Suddenly Bhe soemed to have made up her mind, for she scrambled up the tree to tho kitten, and, pausing there a moment aa 1. to fix the kitten's attention on what she waa going to do, ahe began to descend the tree slowly. She was ev idently ahowlng the kitten how to get down. When ahe reached Up) ground she sat down and looked up at the kitten, calling to It with soft cries, and the little fellow, as If under standing what was expocted of him, came down juat aa the mother hud done. Busy Boo. Indications of Vitality In Com. Brightness la not always a Bure guide of tho germinating power of seeds, although It is one of the things that will help us in selecting good feed. Many ridicule the idea of mak ing germinating tests to determine the vitality of seed corn. They con tend they have selected seed corn without testing unerringly for years, and they get good, strong Beed. Maturity Is the first thing to look for. The thoroughly matured ear of corn has the germ well encased, and it will take unusual heat, with mois ture, to hurt it. The well ripened ear shows rathor a dull color, rather than a bright, smooth color. Tho butt and tips should be bright and well dried out; the rows should set firmly and the grain should be dry enough to I shell easily. All these are outward Indications. Then go aim further; dig down Into the germ, and even if this Is firm and bright better be on the safe side and make a careful test In dirt. The outward signs of good seed ears are all right to go by when we are selecting out the ears, but they are not safe to plant by. L. C. Brown, in Tribune Farmer. Poultry Hints. A fowl of medium weight Is best for most poultry keepers. Among breeds which meet this requirement the Wyandottes stand high. A report Just received from an Australian experiment station says six hens under observation have laid more than 1000 eggt In seven and one-halt mouths. Last year at the same station six hens laid more than 1400 bens In a year. Egf-eatlng la a habit hens some times fall into. A good way to pre vent this la to make the neata rather dark, give the hens straw to work In, and In the straw keep half a dozen china nest egga for them to dig out. They learn that they cannot break the nest eggs, and do not try the real ones. There la no beat ay to feed hero, Hawks nnd Crows. Thoso feathered pirates cause ser ious losses In many localities. Crows are worst with us, because bolder, as well as more numerous. They are very cunning also, nnd very difficult to trap or shoot. If one can be killed and hung In plain sight not another crow will venture near. One year a tamo crow, captured when young, had his home In a coop in the poultry yards. Ho was very noisy, and not a crow came anywhere near us while he remained. But he was such a nuis ance that we disposed of him. We hod to shut him up every morning or not an ogg would we have gathered. Since then wo hate had our troubles with crows. They are worst when the chickens aro small, but I have known them to carry off those upward qf a pound In weight. White chickens are more often caught than colored ones, as they aro more easily seen. Crows may sometimes bo caught In steel traps baited with eggs, but are very wary. If chicks are shut In the coopi at night they aro safe, till some one Is about to let them out, and these marauders often come at daybreak. One Now York State farmer's wife told mo that hawkB, which formerly took many of her chicks, gave them a wide berth after her little girl, In a red dress, made the yard her play ground. Something alive and In mo tion frightens them away. Farming. The I'dder. The Illustrations Bhow some of the types of udders that are more or less desirable in the dairy cow. At A la shown as clearly as possible an Ideal udder. The udder need not be over large. It should have sufficient capac ity, however, to allow the continued growth of numerous cells for the manufacture of fat and Its einulBifi catlon with the other constituents of milk. It should be evenly balanced before and behind, and the central suture Bhould be well developed and strongly attached to the body. It should be covered with soft, fine hair, be free from fleshiness and closely at tached to the body. It should come well forward on the stomach, stand out well behind the thigh, and be car ried well up on the posterior portion of the body. It should, of course, have good circumference, and if prop erly proportioned It will add beauty as well as utility to the cow. At B is shown the udder as it should collapse on Itself, like a glove, after the milk has been extracted A poorly balanced udder Is shown at C; it is hung too far for-vard on the . VfWV i fw? Different Types of Udders. stomach, and the teats are not evenly placed, resulting in a great Incon venience In milking. At D may be suen an udder deficient in the fore part; at E an udder that is also lack lug in balance, the teats are not even ly placed, and there is not sufficient development of the anterior region. At F is shown a small udder. There Is not enough room here to permit the rapid elaboration of milk, which is of prime importance, as it is a well known fact that a comparatively small quantity of milk Is in the udder when milking commences. It Is like wise thought by scientists that the ability of a cow to produce milk abundantly Is determined by the num ber of culls, and hence the urea avail able for the distribution of blood and other fluids through the udder tlsBuea la too restricted In this Instance. A small udder la therefore a poor sign of deep milking powers, though a large udder, owing to the character of tissues that may enter Into Its for mation, la qot always a sign of a good milker. At U la shown an udder much cut up, with very large and poorly placed teats; It Is what may be termed a restricted udder, though rather elongated. At H appears an other form of udder often met with, wlUch, like that shown at O, Is some what funnel-shaped in character. It haa not sufficient rotundity, does not come well forward on the stomach, and Is lacking In development In tho posterior region. Persistence In Prayer (Luke 11. 5 13; Mark 11. 26; Luke i- 18; 1 Kings 18. 41-46.) All prayer thst fs answered has rn It a measure of Insistence: It does not see how It can be denied. The one who prays Is so sure that hla prayer Is worthy and his need urgent that all things which otherwise would hinder him from continuing to pray are forgotten. Of course not all Importunate prayers are answer ed, but all prayers thai are answered are of the Importunate sort. The more one prays the more be knows that he must forgive. The essence of prayor Is confession and submission. When we come to Ood for his gifts, whether of pardon or of other spiritual or material blessings, we must comn Into court with clean hands, as the lawyers put It. That Is to say, no man who asks for for giveness, however earnestly, can pos sibly receive It so icng as there la In his heart the unforgiving spirit to ward those who hsve offended him. Persistence In prayer In this caae moved an unjust man to do a Just deed. He was not affected by the righteousness of the widow's case; his own character had no Influence upon his decision - and yet he decided Justly. When men pray to God their persistence has added to It the things which did not Influence the unjust Judge; there Is the righteousness of the claim which is presented, for Ood always considers that; then there is God's own character, which Ib pledged to hear and answer such prayer. Because Elijah was a man of pray er he was a man of deed, and in this great crisis of his life his deed came first. Israel was smitten with a drought that seemed to have no pros pect of ending. Elijah, loving Is rael, was eager for Its end to come, but he knew that first he must do a great work for righteousness In Israel, o that the nation's heart would turn again to God. That explains the dramatic scenes on Mount Carmel. In the midst of them he stopped to pray. And while he sat on Camel's summit, the answer to his prayer came In the clouds on the wings of tho western wind. MARCH FIRST. Indian. The Indiafl is not the greatest saint nor the greateat sinner. He la simply a crude bit of nature done in bronze. 8. M. McCowab. London consumes 800,000,000 eggs a year. They weigh 60,000 tons and coat the Jtaters 4,000,000 Songs of the Heart. III. How Ood Leads Men. Ps. 23. (Conse cration Meeting.) Gcd our guide. Gon. 31: 3-13. By n pillar of Are. Ex. 13: 17-25. Teaches us His way.' Ps. 25: 8-12. We shall not stumble. Prov. 3: 6-23. Info the promised land. Jor. 2: 4-6. Answering prayer. Jas. 1: 5-8. The pastures where Gcd leads us may seem arid, but they are sure be fore long to be crowded with the flowers and fruits of character. "For his namo's sake" is equivalent to "for our sake," since "his name" is equivalent to "his character," and his character Is love. Wo fear no evil; but evil Is there, only. He Is there also. Ctoodness and mercy follow us, pur suing us with Joy, ready for us If we fall out fainting in the way. Suggestions. Tho surest evidence that we are bet'-- Ud I si our ability to lead others. Ood leads us through our con science, -by knowing things (sclo) with (cou) us. It Is not necoswary to be conscious tht wo nre led, but to fulfil the con ditions of being led, and trust that we shall bo led. God leads men by loading the lead ers of men, and ofton we disobey Him by disobeying them. Illustrations. Tho Eastern shepherd leads his flock, going ahead of them, and not driving them. St God leads us. Slieop are gregarious; if one is led, others are likely to bo led. So do you be led for the sake of others, as well as for your own sake. The sheep aro safer with n shep herd outside tho fold, then inside the fold but without a shepherd. Trust in God rather than In circumstances. The shepherd has blows for the sheep, as well as for tho wolves, If the sheep wander. When you receive sorrows from God, it may bo as a ehoep, or as a wolf. IMPALED ON DEER'S ANTLERS. In a successful attempt to savo Miss Helen Bloch, daughter of a million aire tobacco manufacturer of Wheel ing, W. Va., from an onragod buck, Frederick Hall, a university Btudenf and son of James K. Hall, postmaster 3f Whoollng, was seriously wounded. The deor charged on tho couple ro peatsdly, and at last, unablo to evade It, Hall placed himself between the itnlmul and the girl. He was struck in tbo s ids', and a prong on one of the antlers went deep Into his body. Two men beat oft tho deor with clubs when Hall was helpless on the ground and Miss Bloch was without protection. The young couple went walking and entered the deer park of John A. Howard. Thoy were walk ing along quietly when suddenly the buck charged thom. The girl screamed, but Hall swung her clear, and as tho deer went past he at tompted to carry hor to the fence, 100 feat distant. But he was kept busy sidestepping the deer with the girl in his aims. So quick were the charges that tbo youth was without a moment for rest, and soon bo found himself unablo to evado tho buck Miss Bloch continued to scream, and her cries wero heard by two men working on the estato. Thoy were Just going through the fonce when the buck struck Hall, driving him about ten feet. He waa unablo to rise, but tho girl struggled to her' feot nnd was standing par alyzed by fear, with the deer ready for another charge, when the men came up. Tho buck promptly went at them with lowered hoad, and one of thom knocked It down with a blow from a club on the head. Both men then laid on heavily with their clubs until the buck got up and raced off. An operation was performed on young Hall in his home, and it Is believed he will recover. Miss Bloch escaped with only a nervous shock. New York Press. France Imports about 170 tons of hair every year, and about 100 tons of it comes from China. .Iiiit The Thins;. Fnmlly Physician Now, there Is nothing Wrong organically with your fnther. Ho needs rest, that's all. As for occupation, lot blm do some thing which will neither tax his mind nor carry with It. any responsibility. Son of the Patient I understand, Doc. I'll get him on the board of directors of some trust company. Puck. What Causes Headache. From October to May. Colds aro the most frequent causa of Hmdsche, Lnxfttive Brorao Quinine removes cause. K. W. Grove on box. SAc. 'are you an Locked Out of Jail. In ii certain county jail of Georgia there was once an old chap named Mose Selby, superviior of the Institution who housod and fed the couvicta so well that they were greatly attached to him. He could actually allow them to go about at will. He whs sccustomod to hire them out to the farmers in the neighborhood during the harvest season, and in that way turn an honest penny for the tax payers. Early one morning one of these prisnneis appeared at the office of a lawyer lu tile place 'Youni' man," asked he, " attornevf "I am," whs the reply. "I want you to got me out nf jnil on a writ of habeas corpus), anil I wunt it right away." "Hold ou, my friend," said the law yer. "We must have some reason to show the court before we can ask for a writ." "I have reason enough, " said the man. "Tho cruelty of tho keeper makes life thero unbearable," "Nonsense!" exclaimed the lawyer. "There was nevi r a kinder keeper in the world than Most- Selby." "Judgo fur yourself," tho prls mor In sisted. "Yesterday 1 win working out at Mr. Walker's, and we had a big Tot of buy to get in, for the sky was full of raincloudx. So when the jnll horn blew for bedtime I stayed und helped get the hay under cover "It whs after dark when I got back, and would you believe it, sir, that hard hearted keeper hud locked me out. I bud to sleep out of doors, uud caught rheumatism in uiy bones, it settled things In my mind. I'll not stuy nnother night uuder the roof of a mau who'll treat me like that. So, Mr. Luwyer, I want you to gi t mo nut before suudown, If you please." Uievo.uud Plain Dealer. Boston High Art. Two Western delegates to tho Conven tion of Collegiate Alum Ml visited the Public Library. They tried faithfully to understand I havaunc's murul work, they read all about the story of Sir Galahad as portrayed by Abbey, ami thoy tired their necks gazing up at Sargent's inter pretation of the world's religions. Then they visited the clnlrden's room. But even there art mnteriul greeted them, i'luuks were pluccd along the floor, weighted with pieces of marble, plaster and stone "See," said one enthusiast leal ly,' "Isn't that a coucrete example of Huston cul tured Those must be specimcus of rare miirble und granite put where tho chil dren may become familarwith them." With conscious pride because of her In sight, she walked up to the attenduut. Pardon mo. but are thoso specimens of Italian marble for the benefit of tho children?" she Mid, The attendant looked embarrassed as she answered; "No, not exuctly Tho rubber mattiug has been pasted to the floor, und thoy are used to weight the bourds uiong tho scams " Uostou Herald. Grateful Hen. Chicken fanciers und as,'rlculturlst3 here about ure puzzled over u remarkable egg-laylug hen living under tho guard ianship ot Jacob Geier. The hen strayed from her roost and wandered into Gelor's buck yard severul weeks aijo. When Osier opened his kitcheu door the heu Hupped her wiags, Hew on the poichand lu at the open door past Geier. "Thut chick must bo duru hunry; I'll foed her up good and strong, b'gum," suld Geier to wife lie mude good his word by preparing u ration of milk und breud, which the. hen devoured ruvenously. Cackling her thanks, she departed to the buck yard. About au hour later the hen was discovered sitting comfortably on a set tec on the porch When the tiro whistle tooted the noon hour the hen exuded a joyous series of cackles. When Geier arrived ou the scene he beheld a fresh laid egg and the hen strutting proudly around the yuid. c-ince then the hen has laid an egg every day, with three exceptions. Geier says sho has a sense of grutltudo, which sho dlspluys in payment for the meal tendered in the time of hor tribulations, A Callous Crew. "And you refuse to eat your rubber boots?" "With provisions plentiful," persisted the men, "we do " "HBhl" snarled tho Arctic explorer. ' Do you care nothing for the success of my locture, then I" Kunsus City Journal. DRAIN POWER Increased by Proper Feeding. A lady writer who not only has done good literary work, buj reared a family, found In Grape-Nuts the ideal food for brain work and to de velop healthy children. She writes: "I am an enthusiastic proclalmer of Grape-Nuts as a regular diet. I formerly had no appetite In the morn ing and for 8 years while nursing my four children, had Insufficient nourishment tor them. "Uuable to eat breakfast I felt faint later, and would go to the pan try and eat cold chops, sausage, cookies, doughnuts or anything I hap pened to find. Being a writer, at tlmeB my head felt heavy and my brain asleep. "When I read of Grape-Nuts I began eating it every morning, also gave it to the children, including my 10 months' old baby, who soon grew as fat as a little pig, good natured and contented. "Within a week I had plenty of breast milk, and felt stronger within two weeks. I wrote evenings and feeling tho need of sustained brain power, began eating a small saucer of Grape-Nuts with milk instead of my usual Indigestible hot pudding, pie, or cake tor deaaert at night. "Grapo-Nute did wonder for me and I learned to like It. I did not mind my housework or mother's cares,, for I felt strong and full of 'go.' I grew plump, nerves strong, and when I wrote my brain was aetlva and clear; Indeed, tb dull head pain never returned." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle rek. Mkh. Read "Tb Road t 1 ellvllle." In pkgs.
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