'THE PVLP1T.
r Not a Flit Tow.
A good milk cow never gets roH
ng fat. Her Burplus food goes Into
lie milk bucket. At soon ns she
teglns to fatten she will decrease her
low of milk. Farmer' Home Jour-tal.
Keeps n Lantern Safe-.
The lantern Is n barn necessity,
mt It Is not necessary to take risks
if setting the place on Are. Keep
he lantern out of the stalls. Uun a
vlro across the bain, behind the
.tails, and high enough to be out of
he way. Then with a hook or rein
nap the lantern may be suspended
o the wire and quickly moved along
he whole length of the barn. Trl
)une Farmer.
Milk rails.
The subject of milk pnlls was gone
iver at some length In r recent Mas
achiisetts dairy meeting. Objection
vas made to the so-called sanitary
Mil. with closed top and strainer,
t was asserted that the best authorl
ies favor the pail with a partly
dosed top, but without strainer, the
ipening being about eight inches
icross. It was asserted that the
ttrainer does not help the quality or
deanliness of the milk. American
Cultivator.
ynninite the Stump.
Dynamite Is surely a help in tak
ng out Btumps and rocks. Whether
t pays or not depends upon the value
)f land. If rough land Is to be set
'x apple trees, only a few of the
itumps iirfed be blown, and the fruit
:rees set in thf-ir places. The other
Humps, If barked and sprouted, will
5e gone by the time there Is much
'ruit to be harvested, and the tree
nay he kept growing among the
itumps and root; by mulch or hand
:ultlvatlon. American Cultivator.
('utile Color.
Will you kindly give me the colors
)f Durham, Ayrshire and Hereford
iaittler A. W, F. "Durham' gen
erally called Short-Horn, cattle, are
-ed. white and roan, the last being
4 misture of red and white, almost
confined to this breed; they never
bave any black, except about the
aiuzzle, and it is objectionable there.
Ayrshires are red, brown and white,
lometimes with blark muzzle. Here
fords arc red, or red and white, and
tlways have whiio facoa. Country
Sentkmau.
Hooting.
Tt fs a coiuindrifm what ,k.ind of
material shall buildings be covered
With. Steel roofing will rust in spite
of paint, felt will not last long.
Shingles of maple are good for about
tlx years; sap hemlock shingle,
tawed, under good conditions, will
last twenty years; white cak will
warp and spilt, but w- have known
aid white hemlock, shaved, to last
forty years. A building covered with
ld white pine sawed shingles,
lipped In hot linseed oil, in ISM, is
n go'.d condition, nnd the prospect
8 that it will last for twenty years
More. A roof of pine, not treated
with oil, put on nt the some time,
rotten. I therefore believe It pays
;o dip hemlock shinplps In hot lin
leed oil. L,- II. K., in the Cuuutry
gentleman.
the aspect of an exceedingly cheerful
science. In the present Instance It
mnkes a suggestion which should go
far to nllay the fears of those who
are apprehensive regarding the pros
pects of a continuance of the food
supply In view of the rapid inerenso
of population In the United State.
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Rome Vanning Doesn't fay.
A few days ago I had occasion to
stop over night with a farmer In
Northern Illinois, and as usual I got
but pretty early the next morning.
Just to nos" around and see things.
I found lots of things to grumble
about. There were probably 100
hens about the place and half as
many turkeys and ducks, but there
was not even a pretence at a poultry
house. The fences, trees and tho
machinery under the sheds were tho
roosting placc3. Not many eggs
could be expected from hens freezing
their combs and feet roosting In tho
tree tops or on the steel braces of a
harvester. There were piles of straw
and fodder around there, so that if
nothing more substantial was made,
at a very small expense and a day's
time a warm shed could have been
put up. So much for poultry. It
was a losing proposition.
The cows were more expensive.
There were nine head being fed dur
ing the winter. Three wero giving
milk that is. nbout two quarts each
at morning and night. These cows
were fed straw, cornstalks in the field
and mighty little of anything else.
The dogs were sent after them In the I
fields and brought them home on a
run.
Other things about the farm were
run In the same fashion. Of course
that farm did not pay, but what other
business would stand such methods
for even twelve months? L. C.
BrOWD, In Tribune Farmer.
.N ELOQUINT SUNDAY SERMON BY
DR. DWIGHT E. MARVIN.
MbjMt! True (irentnem.
Ducks on Hie Farm.
It will pay to add ducks to the
poultry depart mem ol every farm.
S'othing was ever known to grow so
!ast and cause so little worry and
work as ducks. Everything 13 "grist"
'.hat comes their way. They consume
fast quantities of coarse foods and
jonvert it rapidly into flesh and
Money. They are Independent of the
;aretaker except so far as food Is
:oncerned. When they have grown
to be two or three weeks old, they
sven provide the greater part of their
jwn food by hunting for it. They are
the happiest, brightest and most in
dependent things on the farm. They
require a house or houses of their
own, plenty of water to drink and
puddle their bills in, and grit In
some form. Their housas should be
sprinkled well with sand or dry lit
ter, and swept out every day.
If one has many of them, a park
of their own fenced off with poultry
netting is best for all concerned, for
they are always netting Into the
drinking water set out for the liens
and chicks. A largo park need not
be very expensive. Low netting
answers every purpose, unless yon
wish to keep every hen out of their
yards, and that is reully best, for
hens and ducks do better If kept
separate, but for the sake of clean
liness and comfort it would be better
to have the ducks by themselves.
Farmers' Home Journal.
The Horse and the Food Supply.
The supercesslon of the horse, by
reason of the use of mechanically
propelled vehicles for transportation.
Is expected to be practically com
plete in th cities of the United
States by 1930 that is to say, by
the time young Americans born next
year are old enough to vote. The
only employment for horses by that
time it Is calculated, will be in the
labors of the farm.
One of the results of this phase of
vol 11 '.on will be the simplifying of
'.he problem of keeplug the streets of
;lties clean. There will be less dust,
tnd fewer files. This Is a dl.-ectlon
In which physicians look for sanitary
tains. Another effect of the elimi
nation of the horse is suggested by
1 correspondent of a New York news
paper. He estimates that at the
present time there are 20,000,000
Horses in the United States, and that
10,000,000 acres of good land are
cultivated for the purpose of sus
taining them. Fifty million of these
seres, he figures, will be releaaed
from this use by 1930. and will be
some available for growing food tor
Inman beings. If sown to wheat these
teres might be made to add a bMlion
ftuahels annually to the wheat crop
an amount considerably In excess
if the present annual wheat harrest
l( the United State.
ttUlUtlcs, lu some hand, assume
Advnutngcs of Dehorning.
There are many advantages In do
horning rattle. When not de-'
horned many cattle are very mean
and harmful, and often pore other
cattle, horses and sometimes even
people, When dehorned all fear of
this kind is removed. The cattle
are much more? easily haltered and
can be more easily handled and hal
tered or put Into stanchions when
free from horns. Many fences and
gates nre often destroyed by the rub
bing and scratching of the horns All
the energy and slreugth which would
be put Into the laxgd horns would
be distributed to some other part of
the body if the cattle are dehorned.
When feeding the cattle together nnd
when feeding them salt. If all are
dehorned no one will got it all or
gore another while eating. The
males of the herd will be much
gentler and kinder If they have no
l;orn3 to gore othet'3 and possibly
men.
There are many ways to dehorn
cattle. When the horns or buttons
as they are sometimes called, first
appear on the calf then is n good
time to remove them, for It will not
lain tho calf or Injure Its growth;
and It can be done by clippers made
for the purpose or by a sharp knife.
When the cow Is older and larger
cattle may be placed In a narrow
stall and after serurlng their heads
fast with ropes, use a common meat
saw to remove the horns, and they
should be sawed off near to the head
so they will not grow out again. A
patent machine Is also used to re
move th? horns by n knife between
two levels, but I think this still moro
cruel than the use of the saw. J.
A, S., in the Indiana Farmer.
The Wool Taste in Mutton.
It has been pretty well conceded
that the wool coming in contact with
the flesh In dressing is the cause of
"WOOlly" mutton, but It Is doubtful
If it is not proper to charge the
"woolly" taste to slow dressing. Tho
wool coming into contact as it does
only at the opening of the stomach
cannot possibly Impregnate the whole
carcass with the undesirable flavor of
"woolly" mutton. The cause of
"woolly" mutton Is unquestionably
gas accumulating in the stomach af
ter the death of tho lamb or sheep.
It takes but a very Bhort time for de
composition to set in where the en
trails are left In a dead animal, nnd
the "woolly" taste und smell of mut
ton very much resembles that of de
composition in a slight form.
In the case of old sheep their mut
ton carries a "woolly" taste, due no
doubt to the presence of excessive
yolk In the sklu. "Woolly" mutton
Is more lu evidence during summer
months than at other seasons. The
starting of the yolk has, no doubt,
something to do with this.
Rapid butchers are usually tho
cleanest bluchers, und they who dress
their lambs In the usual time of less
than fifteen minutes rarely have
cause to complain of woollluess. Of
course the time mentioned Is not very
rapid dressing.
A sheep dressing match for $50 a
side between H. Addy, of Barnsley,
England, and J. Thomas, Sheffield,
England, took place some time ago,
when Thomas won by twenty seconds.
He completed his animal in two min
utes and fifteen seconds. The pecu
liar part of this contest was that the
contestants had to walk a distanco
of five miles, after which they were
allowed ten minutes In which to
change their clothes for the killing
contest.
In large, well equipped slaughter
houses lambs uro bung by their hind
legs and stuck. In small ones, they
are either stuck on a sticking bench
or placed on their left side lu such
position over the slaughter house
gutter that It receives the blood of
the victim. The bead, or nose rather.
Is taken In the left hand and the
k&lfe plunged clean through the neck
Just back of the ears and as close to
the Jaw as possible and the Jugular
vein severed by cutting toward the
vertebrae. It Is entirely unnecessary
to cut the windpipe or food channel
in ticking Shepherd Boy, lu Mod
em Sheep.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Preach In Sun
day morning In the Flntbnsh Presby
terian Church on "True Oreatnoss,"
the pastor, the Uev. Dr. Dwight .
Marvin, took for his text John 10:41:
"John. Indeed, did no sign; but all
things whatsoever John spoke of this
man were true." In the course of
his sermon Dr. Marvin said:
John did no miracles, yet he was
great, the greatest of the prophets.
Human nature loves the marvelous.
Men turn and look In wonder at tho
feats of the performer on the .rapeze,
whether It be in theology, business,
politics or science. Dazzling feats of
mind and body give a false view of
life John did not measure his great
ness by that of others; he was too
much nbsorbed in his mission to think
01 the work of his fellow men. Llko
Moses, who "wist not that his face
shone" when he enme down from the
Mount of Communion. John went to
the river bank to preach In oblivious
ri 3s of his own superiority to others.
To himself ho seemed but a voice, a
breath, or a slave unworthy to loose
Messiah's sandMs. Yet John was nm
bltlous; he aspired to a position of
faithfulness that would make him
worthy of his calling. Ambition Is
natural to men; Indeed there Is little
hope for advancement In life without
It. Young people are sometimes ad
vised to be satisfied with the condi
tions In which they are placed and
crush all desire tc better themselves.
Ambition is right and praiseworthy
when It is founded on humility anil
'hedlence; It Is wrong when ground
d in pride and selfishness. Daniel
vas ambitious to make known the
lower of Jehovah in the land of his
captivity. Joshua was ambitious to
be a worthy successor of Moses. Paul
was ambitious to plant tho standard
of the cross In every town of Asia
Minor. John the Apostle was am
bitious to repeat the vision that
came to him on Pntmos, and Jesus
was nmbitloiis to save the world.
In studying the life of John the
Haptist we discover four things that
made him great: lie was faithful to
his call; he was humble In his ser
vice: he had a vivid realization ol
the presence of the Messiah, and he
was devout in all that h- did.
He was not a miracle worker, but
he was a forerunner, and as a fore
runner he gave himself to his work.
Home had extended Its power In
many directions; the destiny of the
?mplre was In one man's hands; the
Did. sturdy Roman stock had died
Dut; two classes of men took its
place: the petted devotees of wealth
and luxury and the slaves. The old
brick Imperial city had given way to
city of marble. Stoicism, epicurlan
Ism and superstition prevailed. Men
worshiped their ancestors and the
imperor. The .T-.v3 In Palestine had
become restless tinder the Roman
coke and were ready to resist foreign
control. Thoy waited only for some
ccreat man to arise and stir them to
rebellion, There was n feeling every,
where that the kingdom of heaven
was at hnnd, that the Messiah was
ibout to appear and lead their armies
Jti to successful combat against the
Romans. Suddenly John the Haptlsl
Had his appearance on the banks of
'.he Jordan. His strange garb, his
oositlve preaching, his bold message,
ittracted attention, and erowdi came
'rom every district to hear his ser
mons, and submit to his baptism, It
s DO wonder, for John was a great
preacher.
We sometimes hear it said that
'.here nre too many ministers. Va
'ant pulpits, unemployed clergymen
ind the prevalent unwillingness of
Dhrlsttam to pay living salaries to
:heir religious leaders arc; all men-
loued lu evldsnca of the fact. It
nay be true that there are too many
Sinister, bttt there are not too many
prophets, and there never can be.
The trouble Is. we have a narrow
.lew of the ministry. The work of
the Gospel Herald rrinnot be held
lown to tho limits of a profession.
Eleven o'clock In the morning. S
I'elock In the evening, so many
orayers, so many readings, so many
urinous, so many calls during the
week, and the work is finished. Fra
Angeiico preached when he wrought
lis wonderful pictures, Savonarcla
oreached when he hurled his ana
themas against the prevailing cor
ruption of religious leaders; Btinyau
oreached when he penned h!s mar
velous dream of the "Pilgrims' Pro
gress;" Carey 1 reached when he
jlanned missionary service while
working at a cobbler's bench: Gor
don preached when ho set an ex
jmnle of righteousness and led his
toldlers on to sacriiki and service:
Livingston pn ached as ho pushed his
way on through the dark continent;
Agasslz preached in his scientific
nre ligations; Mllle:- preached when
lie saw the footprints of the Creator
la the stones, and .Frances Ridley
Hnvergal preached wh?n she wrote
her poems end her songs. Every
Christian Is called to b-s a preacher
lust as truly as was John the Bap
tist. Our stores, sho;s, nsfflW. homes
nnd schools are our pulpits, and our
contracts, bargains, services and
dally routine work are our Bible
expositions. The preparation of one
self for preaching is alwayB harder
than the preparation of a sermon.
Every man wrought In Jesus Christ
unto good works is a preacher, and
be Is blessed of Ood In his ministry
according to his faithfulness. There
nre no special promises for the pro
found, the learned and the brilliant
"John did no miracle" but there
are innumerable promises for the
faithful.
John stood for truth. He said
that Christ would thoroughly purge
His floor, that He would baptize with
the Holy Spirit and that He could
take away the sin of the world, and
It all came to pass as he said. The
heroic prophet 011 the river bank
never compromised In matters of
principle. He was the same loyal
minister In Herod's palace as before
udmirlng crowds; he was the same
devout disciple In the Tower of An-,
tonla as he was In the wilderness.
Carlyle has said that "To teach re
ligion, the first things needed and
also the last and only thing is find
ing of a man who has religion"
a man who has strength of character
enough to stand for truth and right
eousness. John's greatness was seen not
merely In his faithfulness but also
in his humility. Humility Is not what
most men think It is. It is a com
mon opinion that It consists In think
ing meanly of oneself, of disparaging
oneself before others. How can a
man think meanly of himself when
be realizes that he is made in the
image of God, that be possesses a di
vine nature, that he is of sufficient
value to call forth the sacrifice of
the Son of God? No; man was not
made to crawl but to climb. Hu
mility consists in a willingness In
our greatness to stoop to the low
liest children of earth and lift up
! the fallen, comfort the sorrowing,
J strengthen tho weak, to yield our
I selves, as did Christ, willing sacri
fices for our fellow men. John
knew the Importance of his com
mission: he felt himself honored In
being selected to proclaim the com
ing Messiah, yet he reckoned him
self a mere voice crying In the wil
derness, or a bond-servant, un
worthy to minister to his Ood. We
have read that an order being given
to adorn the walls of the House of
Commons with pictures, Haydon sent
a petition to Parliament, asking that
ho might have the privilege of paint
ing one of them, nnd begged at the
name time that, If his request were
denied, he might be granted the
right to paint n single figure, and
that If thnt should be refused, that
he should be allowed to put on a few
touches. Fearing, lest even this last
desire should not be granted, he pe
titioned the government to let him
mix the colors for the nrtfNta nr
! rather than be excluded entirely
' ferity. nsKttnln.tlnn . . . ., i, . I m n
lull, IIIIJIHIIIIII, fUI UIIL HUM IU
hold their brushes. So great nnd ex
alted was the work to be done that,
with true artistic longing, he felt
that he would be honored In the low
liest service. Herein we find the
secret of '.rue humility, the willing
ness to minister In the lowliest
places and to the most degraded of
our fellow men, while possessing a
sense of our greatness ns children of
the Highest, If only we can be used
or God In advancing His purposes In
the world.
Still further, we' see John's great
ness revealed in his realization of the
presence of Christ. To him the Mes
siah had censet". to be a coming de
liverer; Ho was a present leader, a
contemporary. Moved by this pro
found conviction he felt as did the
Apostle Paul, that he had but one
mission in life, to herald the presence'
of his Lord.
Perhaps there Is nothing that is
needed more to-day than a stronger
sense of reality In our religious lives,
a clearer vision of the presence and
power of Ood. We have In our
churches machinery ei ough: we have
organizations and committees in
abundance. Have we forgotten that
without a deep and abiding realiza
tion of a living Christ these things
are vain?
What does n drowning man desire
most of all? A fine discourse on the
art of swimming? A pamphlet on
the buoyancy of salt water? A sched
ule of statistics on physical en
durance? Would not these things be
to him a mockery? What his soul
most desires Is a plank, a boat, a
rope, a helping hnnd. What does
the needy world want more than all
else? A sermon on the art of spiri
tual notation? A book on the up
lifting power of human nature? A
statement regarding religious In
stincts? No; to an immortal being
engulfed by sin these nre a mero
mockery. Tho world to-day Is call
ing for a real Saviour, one who Is
actually present, to lift and strength
en and guide. This Is an age of ne
gations, an age in which slight refer
ence Is made to the blood atonement.
But the crying need of men, as of
old, Is the preaching of Christ n
crurified and risen Lord. By faith
we becomo Identified with Him, by
faith we accept His sacrifice, by faith
we are nailed with Him to the cross,
by faith we rise with Him In new
ness of life, by faith we partake of
divine power. Yes, we need a real
Saviour.
But again we find John's great
ness shown In his devotion. He was
not a word repeater. He cared little
for forms. Creed making was not
in his line of work. He had out
grown the rudiments of life and had
come to know the secret of power.
The set rules of the schoolroom are
Important In their place, but In after
life we forget them, having adopted
the principles that they expressed.
Words become nothing to us when
they have done their work and fixed
their meaning In our lives. John
was possessed with a realization that
he was commissioned by the Almighty
to proclaim a great fact. His whole
soul was thrilled with the thought.
He was on fire with a divine en
thusiasm. He had no Inclination to
con over the old form of his call, but
rather to do his work under the Im
pulse of a new soul ambition. Who
ever heard of any man being per
manently baffled who was on fire with
a great truth? We say that circum
stances are against us. Not so. It
Is our faithlessness that hinders our
devotion. The world always believes
in the man who himself believes. The
crowd always makes way for the
man of faith. The trouble Is we
keep conning over our old formulas
Instead of allowing ourselves to be
swept on by great convictions. We
repeat our creed and say, "I believe
In God Almighty, maker of heaven
and earth, and In Jesus Christ, Hie
only Son, our Lord." but the state
ment does not take hold of us and
inspire us to action.
Do you want to be great? It is
a laudable ambition. But you will
never become so If you measure
greatness by show. John did no
miracle. True greatness comes by
faithfulness, humility, a sense of
reality and devotion. Emotions
pass, but principles abide. It's the
man at the lever and not the man
on the trapeze that Is exalted.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
(N'TKR NATIONAL LESSON COM
MI NTS FOR MA lt II 8.
Kecklna the
22-ill. The
Personal Religion.
Christianity is individualistic. A
man cannot hold this religion in his
wife's name. If he does not possess
it In his own heart, as far as he Is
concerned, it is non-existent. Rev.
A. Hulls. Methodist, New York City
Death.
In death the snlrftiiAl hnri
emerges from the fleshly body and
is aojuBiea 10 its spiritual environ
ments. Rev. A. C. Smltber, CbrU
tln Church, New Orleans.
World Wide War.
The Danish government Is backing
a movement and perfecting plans
which, If carried out, will embroil the
whole civilized world In war, und
which Is expected to end only when
the enemy is completely exterminat
ed. That enemy Is the rat, and It will
be fought with all the aids thai the
Ingenuity of man can supply. The
enormous loss which all countries
have been obliged to bear in feeding
millions of rats, the misery and loss
of life Incurred through diseases
which the rodents spread all over the
world, lias set serious men to think
ing. Now there is a society number
ing 2000 persons, with headquarters
at Copenhagen, wblch will organise
the army for the war on rats.
Through tha Danish government
every civilised nation in the world
will be asked to Join. Governments
will be asked to appropriate money
to carry on the war, and the enemy
will be shot, trapped and poisoned
and a price set on his bead. Orit.
Subject: .Testis the nrond of T,lf,
John 0:32-40 Golden Text,
John i::l. Commit Verses 82,
H Commentary.
TIME. April, A. D. 28. PLACE,
Capernaum.
EXPOSITION. I
Foot! That Perlsheth,
multitude came "seeking Jesus."
That sounds well, but it was a wrong
sort of seeking and did not bring sal
vation. It was not really Jesus Him
self that they were seeking, but the
loaves and fishes. There is much of
that sort of seeking still. It wan not
the "sign" as Indicating Ills divine
character that drew them, but simply
the wonder as Indicating that there
wouia ne a constant supply of bread.
They did not see "in the bread the
sign," but only "In the sign of the
bread." Their eyes and desire were
entirely fixed on "the food which per
lsheth." There 1b "food which abld
eth unto eternal life." and the man
who seeks only "the food which per
lsheth" when he can have "food which
abldeth unto eternal life" Is a fool.
It Is the Son of man who give this
more precious food. It Is a gift and
cannot be earned (cf. Ro. 6:23; Eph.
2:8). Still we are to "work" for It.
How to work for It v. 29 tells. The
loaves miraculously multiplied were
a sign of the true bread. The result
of eating the meat which abldeth li
that one lives forever (vs. 61, 68).
The proof that the Son of man gives
the food which abldeth unto eternal
life Is that the Father, even Qod, had
sealed Him (cf. Acts 2:22; Jno. 1;
33, 34; 5:36, 37; 10:37, 38; Matt.
3:17). There is Just one work that
God requires as the condition of re
ceiving this bread, viz.: belief on Him
whom He hath sent (cf, Jno. 3:16-18,
30; Jno. 16:31; Eph. 2:8). "This Is
the work of God." All other things
count for nothing If this Is lacking.
This work does not merit the true
bread, but simply accepts It. Jesus'
hearers demanded a sign as a condi
tion of believing on Him. The unrea
sonableness of this demand Is appar
ent when one remembers tho recent
miracle of the loaves and fishes (vs.
10-1-1). The demands of modern
(skeptics are just ns unreasonable. He
Himself was the greatest of all signs
(v. tt), They sought to enforce their
demand by a referenro to Moses and
the mnunn. But Jesus showed them
that the manna was but a type of
Himself, "the (truo) bread of God."
The two characteristics of this bread
are (1) It "cometh down out of heav
en;" (2) It "glveth life unto the
world." Jesus' hearers did not un
derstand what He meant, so they ex
claimed, "evermore give us this
bread."
EL Offering the Bread of Life, 35-
40. Jesus explained to them that He
Himself was the true bread of God of
which He spoke. "1 am the bread of
life," were His simple but wonderful
words. As the bread of life He would
satisfy every hunger of their hearts
nnd every thirst as well. "Hunger"
may stand for the deep longing for
that which ministers strength;
"thirst," tho more Intense desire for
that which satisfies spiritual craving.
Then we see that Jesus ministers nev
er falling strength to all who come to
Him nnd never falling peace to all
who believe on Him. There is a dif
ferent shade of meaning in "coming
to Him" und "believing on Him "
"Coming to Him" Is seeking help and
blessing from Him; "believing on
Him" is the absolute abandonment of
self to Him. They had Been this
bread (v. 36) right before their eyes,
but never appreciated what it was be
cause so taken up with the material
and unreal. And men are so taken
up with the material and unreal to
day that they neither nppreclate nor
believe in this true bread. But while
the mass of men would not come to
Jesus some would, "all that which the
Father glveth Me." That which the
Father hath given includes "every one
that had heard from the Father and
hath learned" (v. 45). Any one can
prove that he belongs to that elect
and blessed company that the Father
hath given to Jesus by Just coming tr
Him. And If any one does come he
will bo received. Jesus says lu the
most positive way, "I will In no wise
caBt him out." If any one thinks
himself too great a sinner, or not to
belong to the elect, or to have sinned
away the day of grace, Just let him
come and he has the word of Christ
for It that He will receive Him. It Is
a wonderful reason Jesus gives for
not casting him out, "for I came down
from heaven not to do Mine own will,
but the will of Him who sent Me" (v.
88). Then follows a statement of the
Father's gracious will. It Is so dif
ferent from the idea many have of
God s will. This will Is "of all that
which He hath given me I should lose
nothing, but should raise It up at the
last day." Not one then that really
comeB to Jesus, and thus proves he
belongs to "that which the Father
hath given" Jesus can ever be lost
(cf. Jno. 10:28, 29; 17:12, R. V.:
Col. 3:3, 4; 1 Pet. 1:3; Jude 1; 2 Ti.
1:12). It is furthermore the will of
God that everyone (1) "that behold
eth the Son" (R. V.), and (2) "be
llevetb on Him" "should have eternal
life." Such la tho Father's will and
Jesus adds, "I will raise him up at
the last day."
LEADING QUESTIONS In this
lesson what different things do we
see Jesus to be? What does He give?
Whftt dnna Hn antlufv? UM,.,, f in..
relation to the Father? What is God
the Father's will? What must we do
to have every longing satisfied? How
many will Jesus receive and give eter
nal life? What Is the best lessou of
the passage?
Ait Escuped Husband.
One day a tall, gauut woman, with
rope colored hair and an expression
of greut fierceness, strode into the
office of a county clerk In West Y'r"
glnla.
"You air the person that keeps the
marriage books, ain't ye?" she de
manded. "What book do you wish to see,
madam?" asked the polite clerh.
"Kin you find out If Jim Jones was
married?"
Search of the records disclosed the
name of James Jones, for whose mar
riage a license had been Issued two
years before.
"Married Elizabeth Mott, dldu't
he?" asked the woman.
"The license was issued for a mar
riage with Miss Elisabeth Mott."
"Well, young man, I'm Elizabeth.
I thought I ougbter come In an' tell
ye that Jim has escaped!" Harper's
Weekly.
MARCH EIGHTH.
The Wise Use of Time. Eph 5:
15-21.
Considering our end. Dut. 32; 28, 20.
nnlnfhf wisdom. Prov. 2: 1-8.
Lengthening life. Prov. 9: 9-12.
Numbering our days Ps. 90: 9, 12.
Diligent Christians. 2 Pet. 1: 10-14.
Watchfulness. Matt. 24: 42-61.
With what money can we "buy up
the opportunity?" With will, energy,
perseverance, faith. What Is our
credit? The help of Christ.
How are "the days evil?" Our op
portunities are few. Let us make the
most of what we have, as the only
condition of having more.
"The will of the Lord" Is the only
formula for the wise use of time.
The days are evil? Thero Is always
enough good In them to require hearty
gratitude.
Suggestions.
Time is the only tiring of which It
Is true that we can save It only by
spending It.
There Is absolutely no time In ex
istcure. but the prosent moment. Use
It!
Any man can becomo wise on the
wise use, In reading wise books, of
only fifteen minutes a day.
How much time have we? All
there Is, is often said. No; but all
you will take of all there le!
Illustrations.
Only a fool will spend his money
for the first thing he sees; but what
of the man who spends his time on
the first thing he thinks of?
Expect, If you please, to build a
house by throwing boards, bricks, and
plaster Into one plnce without a plan ;
but do not expect anything to come
from such a hap hazard piling togeth
er of minuteB and hours!
If n man would Rave, he must keep
account of his money. 80 you must
keep n time ledger, If you would save
time.
Time Is a difficult instrument to play
on, and requires long practice.
Quotations.
As every thread of gold Is valuable,
so Is every minute of time. John
Mason.
One alwnvs has lime enough, If one
will apply It well Ooethe.
1 wasted time, and now doth time
waste me -Shakespeare.
There are no fragments so precious
ns those of time, and none are so
heedlessly lost by people who cannot
make a moment, nnd yet can waste
yenrs. Montgomery.
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, MARCH 8.
Mercy for the Merciful (Luke 11. 1
4; Luke 17. 1-10; Psa. 26.)
The one clause In the Lord's Pray
er on which Jesus himself laid spec
ial stress is the only one In which we
can fix the measure of -the answer.
It all depends on the one who prays,
whether this petition for forgiveness
Is a hypocrite's presumption or a
faithful man's humble audacity. There
are times when to say, "Forgive me
as I forgive those who are indebted
to me," would be to pray for our
own condemnation; but If we are
willing to meet the condition of the
prayer for mercy, we can attain by
that prayer to the highest reach of
favor with God. He will forgive us
as freely as we forgive others.
Jesus Is always mindful of the lit
tle ones. He would tell us that a
child has large Influence over us be
cause It has large claims upon us.
It has special need of love and gen
tleness. So, to cause a child to
stumble, to lead It Into sin, Is a spec
ially mean and despicable thing. Then
in this same passage Jesus makes
the duty of forgiveness perpetual. It
Is a virtue which must be like a foun
tain In our lives, upBprlnging In suf
ficient measure to supply every need;
not a cistern, which can be exhausted
by repeated drafts upon Its stores.
e need to remember always that in
our care for the helpless and the
needy, and In our pity and mercy to
ward the erring, we can never ex
ceed our duty. You cannot be too
kind to a child nor too helpful. You
est not forgive a penitent effender too
often.
The psalmist is praying for mercy
at the same time that he declares his
Integrity. He has done the best he
could, so fnr as he knows. Ho has
withstood evil, he has kept out of the
compauy of evil men, he baa been
careful at every point lest his life
should bu unworthy of a servant of
God, and yet he must needs ask at
the end of all his faithfulness fdr the
divine mercy. How much that Is true
In all our life! People who are near
est perfection, in the thought of those
about them, are tile ones who have
the strongest sense of need; they are
the least inclined to make parade of
their goodness or to demand special
rac.osnttlon of It.
LABOR WORLD.
Fall el on the Combination.
Senator Forsker balked at the M-
nation of train 23 and trnc!t 18. He vU
on the program of a meeting held In
Cleveland recently, of wblch the Mer
chant Marine League Is in chsrge. A
mrmter of tho league arranged for the
trip, which was taken by n party of
representatives and senators.
This man called up Senator Porakcr on
tho telephone.
"Hello, Senator, arc you all readvf"
he Slid. "Our train leaves at 0 o'clock.
It's train 28, on track 18."
"What's that?" sld the Senator.
"Tialn 88 on track 18? Not for me, my
friend. Now that I think It over I donK
scohow I can make the trip."
Frlendi of the Cleveland mti thought
ho had been iho victim of au electrla
shock. He n covered himself with a gasp
and saw tho significance of the combina
tion of numerals
"Not at all' Senator," he ssld, "you
misunderstood me. Our train will b
found on track 17."
"Very well," came the answer, "I will
Sulphur Drives Aways Rats.
Acre is a farmer's mode of ridding hli
premises of raU and mice: If you
sprinkle sulphur on your baru floor and
through your corn as you gather It thert
will not be a rst or moiHo to bother I
have done thN for years and have nevet
been bothered with ists or mice. I hav
some old corn In my crib at present and
not a rat or mouse can bo found. In
stackiag hay or oats sprinkle on the
ground nnd a little through eaoh load
and. my word for It, rats and mloe can't
stay there
A pound of sulphur will be sufficient
to preserve a largo barn ef corn, and
good for stock and will not hurt the corn
or bread. Forest Republican.
Oregon Marriage Ceremony.
Justice John R Kelso, of Milwaukee,
Portland's Clscksmas county suburb, It
becoming popular as a marriage official.
He is sont for far aad near wh.mever any
young couple in that nelghboihood want
to be married. His popularity is laid to
be duo entirely to his short and unique
ceremony. This always nppoaU to the
nervous couples. His ceremony Is about
as follows, nfter the couple have been
brought before him:
"Do yon people want eaoh other!"
"We do, we do," Is the answer required.
"Tncu, goodness gracious, have each
I other for nobody else wants you. You
: arc married." -Portland Orogonian
The Wrong One.
I Mr. Ounson took two cigars from his
I pocket, carefully selected one nnd hand-
. cd the OT.her In his nriiAat
"Fine clgais." he remarked, striking
a match "Two for a quarter."
Tho guest puffed 11 light into his cigar
nnd blew a cloud of smolio into tho air.
" I' wo fi-r a quarter," he asked.
"Yes." renliefl Mr Hnnann nri,tlv
"Sorry I dldu't get the 20-cent one,"
I rt marked tho guest, sadly. Judge.
What Causes Headache.
From October to May, Colds nre the most
I frequent cause of Headache, Laxative
Bromo Qfitnine removes cause, E. W.
Drove on box. 2Rc.
The Direct Examination.
Judge You have been sworn, sir. It
I behooves you to tell the truth, the whole
1 tiuth and nothing hut the truth.
Lawyer (to client who has seated him
; self in the witness chair) Did you pre
sent your bill to the defendant for pay
' ment?
Client I did.
I Lawyer And what did the defendant
1 say?
Client He told mo to go to the devil.
Lawyer Then what did you do?
Client I went to you! Judge
Strong Language By Proxy.
Vicar John, do you er ever use
strong langungo?
John (guardedly) Well, sir" I I may
be a little bit kecrlcss like In my speeon
at times.
Vicar Ah, I'm sorry, John. But we
we will converse about that some other
time. Just now I want you to go to the
plumber's and settle that bill of jl'4 10s,
for thawing out a water pipe. And you
might Just Tnlk to the man In a careless
sort of way, as if it were your own bllll
Punch.
A Rasorless Race.
Tho on'y known race of hairy human
beings reside on tho Island of Yezzo,
j adjoiuing Japan. They are about 100,000
in number, ue.d arc kuown to the Japun
I osa as the "Mosinos" or "all hairy peo
I pie." They have the entire body covered
with a profusi; aud remarkable growth
I of hair, the only exception being that
I the faces of tho women nre bare, but
usually stained with a kind of Juice so
1 as to resemble tho beards of the males.
Brooklyn Eagle.
.
OLD SURGEON
1 round Coffee Caused Hands to Tremble.
Employes of all the railways In
Uruguay went on strike.
A big campaign has been Instituted
for the organization of bollermakers
aud Iron ship builders at Buffalo,
N. Y.
Sau Francisco (Cal.) Laundry
Workers' Union has decided to begin
nn agitation agalnBt Japanese and
Chinese laundries.
On May 5, at Youngstown, Ohio,
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers will hold Its
annual convention.
An affiliation of the different metal
trades union bodies of the country Is
said to be tho object of a conference
at Cincinnati. Ohio,
An effort is being made to have
all camont workers unite under the
jurisdiction of the American Brother-
, hood of Cement Workers.
The Central Federated Union, of
New York, Is carrying on an earnest
ramualgn to obtain the construction
of ships In Government yards.
Another effort will be made to pass
the bill granting employes of the
Government Printing Office an extra
four days' leave of absence annually.
Delegates to the Central Federated
Union took steps toward the forma
tion of a national party of union labor
men to nominate Presidential, Candi
da t.lH
There will be no convention of tho
Bartenders' International Union In
1908, but the 1909 gathering will be
held In Minneapolis, Minn., commenc
ing May 10.
The cotton mills of tbe Boston
MunufacturlngCompany, at Walthatn,
Mass., are to cut work from fifty-eight
to forty-two hours a week, 900 hands
being affected.
The surgeon's duties require clear
Judgment and a steady hand. A slip
or an unnecessary Incision may do Ir
reparable damage to the patient.
When be found that coffee drink
ing caused his han,ds to tremble, an
Ills, surgeon conscientiously gave It
up and this Is his story:
"For years I was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was nearly
broken down, my bands trembled so I
could hardly write, and Insomnia tor
tured me at night.
"Besides, how could I safely per
form operations with unsteady hands,
using knives and Instruments of pre
cision? When I saw plainly the bad
effects of coffee, I decided to stop it,
and three years ago I prepared some
Postum, of which I had received a
sample.
"The first cupful surprised me. It
was mild, soothing, delicious. At
this time I gave some Postum to a
friend who was In a similar condition
to mine, from tbe use of coffee.
"A few days after, I met him, and
he was full of praise for Postum, de
claring he would never return to cof
fee, but stick to Poetum. We then
ordered a full supply, aud within a
short time my nervousness and con
sequent trembling, as well as Insom
nia disappeared, blood circulation be
came normal, no dlatlhess nor beat
Hushes.
"My friend became a Poetum en
thusiast, his whole family using it ex
clusively. "It would be the fault of tbe una
who brewed the Postum if It did not
taste good when served.
"The beat food may be spoiled It
not properly made. Postum, should
be boiled according to direction on
the pkg. Then It Is all right, any one,
can rely on It. It ought to beoonia
the national drink." "There's a Rft
son." Name given by Poetum Oc-J
Battle Creek, Mich. Read "Tbe H6ad
to Wellvllle," In pkgi