THE TVLTIT.
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. B. J. NEWMAN.
Subject: Our Four Anchors.
Drooklyn, N. Y. Tn nnlty Church,
Irving place and Gates acnii", Sun
day morning, the Rev. B. J. Newman
preached. The text was: "An1 fear
ing leaf we should have fallen upon
the rocks they cat four anchors out
of the stern and wished for the day."
He said:
The text Is taken from Paul's story
of the shipwreck, t'aul was going to
Rome to be tried for his life, hut on
the sea a storm raged for two weeks.
In the darkness of the dead of night,
not knowing where they were, the
sailors on watch heard the sound of
water breaking on the rocks and they
took soundings. And again they
took their soundings ard finding that
the water was shallnwe-, thev threw
out four anchors "and wished for
the day." We do not have to be sail
ors to know the value of these an
chors to the storm assell d men on
that ship. They held them to thrlr
anchorage until light came and they
could see their way.
My purpose this morning Is tn con
sider briefly the anchors of righteous
ness that we need in our daily living.
The simplest analysis of our present
day life, of one week's experience,
would show that there are a dozen
Influences outside ourselves and two
dozen temptations within us that are
storming our righteousness. We are
surrounded on all sides by difficulties.
Our honor, our justice, our sympa
thies, our religion, all are assailed,
and we have got to protect ourselves
and our fellow men. Take the first
day of the working week and look at
thoietperlences we meet with In that
day. We go to business, and funda
mentally the principle to-day upon
which business seemed to be based
Is that of dishonor. It Is not "honor
all men.' It Is not trust nil men,
but It Is distrust your fellow mnn;
"put him under bonds." Only the
other day In the Sunday school I said
to the j'oung men and women there:
"Be honest; tell the truth." and one
member came to mo and said: "How
can we be honest? We have to lie."
There Is a tendency In the life of men
to-day to get ahead, no matter what
happens to the other man. Or on
Tuesday we read In the paper that
some bankers to whom the funds of
the people had been entrusted, and
on which the stability of business
men depends, and to whom the mon
ey of widows and children has been
entrusted, have been dishonest and
speculated In the stock market to In
crease their own Incomes, and have
failed. Our confidence Is assailed,
and we say: "Whom can we trust?"
On Wednesday, perhaps, we go to a
magistrate's court and we watch the
man who Is elected to dispense Jus
tice In your name, and we see case af
ter case where the politician's Influ
ence Is at work or where the petty
bribe la at work, and men and boys
that have broken our law, and who
should be put In our prisons until
they learn what it is to live among
their fellow men in righteousness,
are discharged and go free. Our
sense of Justice is shocked. Or per
haps it Is some man In a higher rank
of life who takes the life of another,
who comes Into our courts, and under
the plea of Insanity ho Is declared not
guilty of his crime: while some poor
man. with the feelings of poverty nnd
want, steals a loaf of bread from the
corner grocery, and ho Is sent to Jail
for three months. Our sense of jus
tice Is rightly shocked. Perhaps on
Thursday at C o'clock we are coming
home and we are at the New York
end of the Brooklyn Bridge, and we
see a mad rush to get Into the cars
There la no sympathy shown. Kach
man tries to get himself In and
pushes women and children aside,
and we say: "What are men that
they will do this?" And so our sym
pathies with our fellow men are be
ing shocked. And so It Is through
the rest of the wetk. And Sunday
comes. Sunday, the day set aside
when we try to commune with God
and learn a little bit of what It means
to be righteous, to do God's will.
Sunday comes, and a few of us, here
and there, attend services: but there
are the so called sacred concerts,
poolrooms and saloons, till thrown
open. Men say "liberty," but this Is
pot liberty, hut license to degrade
themselves. And we permit It, and
our religion Is assailed, and our cul
ture, and the development of our cul
ture to worship God Is assailed.
Temptations and conditions out
side ourselves and temptations arising
within cause us to face danger dally.
We hear of the cruelty of the factory
that allows the little boy and girl of
ten to work twelve hours a day until
they get the "great white plague."
We hear of the evils of the stock
yard, of the great railroads, and so
on. We hear ot these things so of
ten that we are growing hardened
to tisem. Familiarity with evil dulls
Its power to affect us, and dolls our
eyes to Its ugliness, and we go on our
way rejoicing In our prosperity; and
we are unmindful when we do not
work with all our hearts to over
come these things. These things are
affecting our Uvea. We have to have
good anchors to hold us to the right.
The right, friends. Is our life; noth
ing else in life. Right In everything
not only la the personal sphere,
but In the world around us. Those
Israelltlsh prophets preached, not
personal righteousness, but social
righteousness; not pure by yourself,
but pure by your state, and that Is
what we have to do. If we love our
right we will fight for It, and lor Its
best expression, even as Paul fought
for the lives of the seamen and his
companions when his ship was cast
upon the rnckB. And in order to fight
(or ourselves wo have cast out our
anchors and "wish for the day."
Now, what are these anchors? The
first la the alienor of faith. Here 1
the situation confronting us: Our
confidence la assatled; our faith la
our fellow men la assailed; our faith
in our God Is assailed. We nave to
emit out the anchqr of faith. We
know that the eternal righteousness
will triumph. It la so. Through every
difficulty, every experience, every
trial; all through the past It has al
ways sought the higher expression of
itseir. we nave to nave taith in tbU
righteousness and the Inspiration to
give ourselves to the service c' the
expression of righteousness. Not
only have we to cast out tba aucnor
of faith, but the anchor of hope also;
ao that when these ftornt clouds are
upon us, when darkness surrounds
us, when It seems as though the light
of day would not show Itself to our
vision we have to have the hope that
U born of Ood, the hone that gives a
happy outlook. It Is so easy to be
discouraged and to let these experi
ences that are surrounding us damp
en our ardor. The next Is the anchor
of love for our fellow man; "Thou
halt love thy neighbor as thyself.
This do. " With that love God calls
as to service. It calls us out of our
selves with Uio lo-ie that makes us
want to go out into our city and
wherever we see one who needs us.
It makes us want to give ourslves to
that one: and I tell you never In
God's world was there a city that
needed more redeeming love than
does this city of New York and
Brooklyn to-day. I have gone Into
homes where the darkness of despair
was because no love was there. I
have gone Into homes where mothers
nnd fathers have snld: "None cares
for us; no one will help us."
Don't tell me the world love lis, be
cause we know differently. I tell
you we have to have that love In us
that the Russian proverb says "dwells
In the house of labor." There Is a
reward for him who loves his fellow
wan. Then there Is another anchor,
nnd that. Is the anchor of prayer. I
care not what n man's work or edu
cation Is, whether he 1b college bred
or has no education at all, but this
thing I am sure of, nnd that Is. with
out a prayer In your heart you cannot
make life worth what God Is expecting
of It. Prayer Is our wanting to get
near to Ood. wanting to tell God of
our difficulties, our troubles, our per
plexities, our successes, our Ideas, our
wanting to ask for His strength and
guidance. We have to have this an
chor when things are going wrong,
when the world seems dark anil life
Is weary. We want to have this an
chor In Grd to give us courage to go
on our way, and If we have not been
doing right to help us to return and
through our fellow men serve God.
Let us cast out our four anchors:
our anchor of fnlth In God and our
fellow men: our anchor of hope In
eternal goodness; our anchor of love
In universal service; our anchor of
prayer to God; and In so doing may
the blessing of God rest with you In
all your labors.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
A Meditation.
"Ye shall receive power after that
the Holy Ghost Is come unto you."
There can be no acceptable service
without this endowment. Even
Jesus must first be baptized with the
Holy Ghost before He could enter
upon His great mission.
The apostles, who had been In
Christ's school for three years, could
do nothing until they were endowed
with power from on high.
Mr. Moody used to say that he
would rather break stones on a turn
pike than nttempt to preach without
the Indwelling and power of the
Holy Spirit. The great reason why
some of our young people's meetings
are such a drag is because Its mem
bers do not seek power from above.
To obtain this power we must
earnestly seek 'for It In prayer. "If
ye being evil know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how ranch
more shall your heavenly Father give
the Holy Spirit to them that ask
Him."
To obtain more power, we must
use the power already bestowed.
"Go in this thy might," the angel
said to Gideon the might of the
promised presence. "The Lord be
with thee." As he went he realized
the presence and power of the Al
mighty. We must use this power In wit
nessing for Jesus. "I am no more In
the world, but these are In the
world." We arc His representatives.
Let us not misrepresent Him.
Christian Union-Herald.
Self-Conquest a Necessity.
Deeply, I fear, doeB this age need
to take to heart the stern, Inexorable
I necessity of self-conquest not In
self-torture, but yet In earnest watch
fulness; not in extreme fasting, but
in habitual careful moderation; nor
In morbid self-introspection, but In
' thorough and vigorous occupation;
not in enfeebling the body by macera-
i tlon, but by filling Its hours of work
with strenuous and cheerful nctlvlty
and Its hours of leisure with blight
thoughtfulness and many a prayer;
i by these blessed means we, too, even
In the midst of the world, may attain
! to the spirit which Is dead to the
1 world; we may be keeping under our
body and bringing it Into subjection;
nay, In no mere formula, but a truth
ful figure be crucified with Christ.
F. W. Farrar.
Digging a Way to Heaven.
Bless God for the wilderness:
thank God for the long nights; be
thankful that you have been In the
school of poverty, and have under
gone the searching and testing of
much discipline. Take the light view
of your trials. You are nearer heav
en for the graves you have dug, If
you have accepted bereavements in
the right spirit; you are wiser for
the losses you have bravely borne,
you are nobler for all the sacrifices
you have willingly completed. Banc
titled affliction Is an angel that never
misses the gate of heaven. Parker.
Stepping Stones to Glorjr.
When God saves us He does It not
alone for our good,, but for His. He
expects us to work for Him and to
see that not one of His children is
turned away hungry or thirsty. Sac
rifice and unselfishness are the step
ping stones to glory and In my mind
the leaBt of the work of saving a soul
Is done when we have gotten the pen
itent to open his heart to God. It Is
the after-work that counts, the dis
play of the friendly Christian spirit
that shows the new convert that he
has friends on earth and In heaven.
Human Sympathy May Mislead.
The cross separates not only from
sin but from friends and tiuman
I good. God's children are sometimes
J tripped by human sympathy when
what they need is divine sympathy.
When we see God's children going
I through trial let us be careful to up
I hold and encourage them. Let us not
1 endeavor to lift the cross before God's
time. Missionary Worker.
Appetites of Woodsmen.
Here are some figures from a lum
ber camp up in Greenwood which give
an idea as to the appetites of husky
woodsmen. There are thirty-five
men in this crew, and the cook re
ports that he makes each day 300
large biscuits, 150 doughnuts, thirty
six pies, bakes six quarts of dry
beans, with potatoes, vegetables,
etc., In proportion. A largo beet
creature Is eaten every five days.
There Is something to be explained
tn tbat Item ot tblrty-slx pies dally
tor thirty-five men. Probably the
boss gets the extra oue Kenn?beo
Journal.
1 ALFONSO'B NARROW ESCAPE.
King Alfonso of Spain had a nar
row escape from death while hunting
recently. A wild boar rushed at
the king, who shot It. He dropped
his gun and walked up to the body,
supposing that it was dead, but It
bounded up and flew furiously at the
king, who was riavod only by a shot
tired by one ot the party.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
HUm FOR MARCH 15.
Subject: .Tesns Heals n Man Horn
HIlnfl, John 9:1-12 Golden
Text, John 1:S Commit Vcrec
10, 11 Commentary.
TIME. October 11, A. D. 29.
I PLACE. Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION. 1. Receiving
! Sight, 1-7. There are three words of
iui!7iiil iii ma nrei verse,
"Jesus passed by." Great things may
be expected to occur when Jesus
passes by. The case of this man was
absolutely hopeless. He had been
blind from his birth. No human skill
could touch his case. But Jesus
passed by. That, changed everything.
What man cannot do, Jesus can.
Jesus Is ever passing our way In these
days, so we may constantlv expect
wonderful things to happen (Jno. 14:
12). This blind man Is a suggestive
Illustration of the unsaved sinner;
blind (1 Cor. 2:14), he never had
seen; he waB beyond human help (v.
32); his case was hopeless, humanly
flliCAlrlncr (ftnnhllaoa ha l.i... . :r
. . .... u mm
Riven up all hope of ever seeing); he
" wiuium numan sympatny, sus
pected and despised (vs. 2, 34); he
was poor, a beggar. But all his need
was only an opportunity for God's
abounding grace In Christ. Jesus not
only pasaed by, "He saw." He ever
pees us In our need nnd distress (cf.
Ex. 3:7; 6:.'). Contrast the feeling
of Jesus' disciples na they looked at
the man with that of Jesus Himself.
Their feeling was one of curiosity
and contempt. His of deepest com
passion (2, 4, fi). Are we llkest to
the Master or the disciples? What is
your feeling as you gaze upon the
poor, the outcast and the unfortu
nate? Jesus saw In this man's mis
fortune a call to help; they saw In It
only the Just consequence of sin. The
disciples thought, all sickness must
be the direct consequence of sin.
Jesus plainly declares this is not so,
that there Is another purpose In phy
sical Infirmity, viz.: "that th9 works
of God should be made manifest."
They were made manifest in this
man's case by his healing. Some
times they are made manifest by
God's sustaining grace in weakness
(2 Cor. 12:8-10). Doubtless sickness
Is often the direct result of sin (Jno.
6:14; Mark 2:5; Acts 12:23). In
other cases It is the Indirect result.
When Cod's children wander from
Him He suffers sickness to overtake
them, to bring them to their senses
and Himself (Job 32:14-30). But
sickness does not always arise from
this cause (Phil. 2:27, 30; 2 Kings
13:14). We live In a day when men
are making sweeping generalizations
about sickness from only part of the
data. Jesus did not teach by verse 3,
that neither this man nor his parents
had ever slr.ned, but that they "did"
not aln as the cause of this blindness
(see R. V.) The parent so far from
being sinless, sinned before the chap
ter ends. That Is a wonderful "niUBt"
in verse 4. "I must (R. V., we must)
work the works of Him that sen: Me
while It Is day." Indeed we Di ist.
Night is coming fast. No man 0M
work then. Up and at the work now.
Oh, those Folemn words. "The nlgat
cometh," the night of death, when we
sleep, not work, not unconscious, but
shut out of activity and shut up with
Christ In blessed communion (Phil.
1:23), but beyond tho possibility of
finishing any work wo have left' un
done here. The other night cometh
when the church shall have been re
moved from tho earth, and the dnrk
ness of the great tribulation shall
have settled down nnnn if Vnio ,,,
works we must do; not our own, but
"the works of Him that sent Me." It
Is plain from comparing vs. 2 and 4,
that Jesus considered delivering men
from evil far more Important tha .
speculating about the origin of evil.
If we are to follow Jesus, we ought
not to wait until misery comes to us,
we should go tc It. The command,
"Go, wash, etc.." was a test of faith
(2 Kings 5:10-14; Mark 3:5; Luke
A7:14). "Siloam" means "sent," and
was a type of Jesus Himself (v. 4;
Jno. 10:36; Ho. 8:3; Gal. 4:4). If
we wish sight for our blind eves we
should go to Him and bathe (Jno. 8:
12). The man gavo the best evidence
In the world of faith, prompt obe
dience. The result, "he came seo
lng." 11. Witnessing, 8-12. The blind
man's cureoecatiloned discussion and
division. Christ's work always
arouses discussion and causes divis
ion. The discussion gave an oppor
tunity for testimony. The man
showed his manliness by saying, "I
am he" ("he that aat and begged").
His frank testimony for Jesus cost
him excommunication (v. 34), but It
brought him a deeper, fuller knowl
edge of the Lord (vs. 35-38). When
he was asked how his eyes wero
opened he gave r mnrlol arainmnni
the case, short, right to the point and
giving the exact facts. Ha spoke of I
ins aeuverer as "the Man called
Jesus." Later in the day he said,
"He is a prophet" (v. 17). Later
still, he recognized Him as "the Son
of God" (35-38). Those who heard
wanted to see Jesus (v. 12). Such Is
the power of testimony. He was then
brought to the Pharisees, the recog
nized enemies of Jesus (v. 22' ch
11:46. 47. 67; 12:42). But the man
did not dodge the Issue even then.
His testimony created division even
among the Pharisees (cf. Acts 14:3,
4). Some decided that He could not
bo from God, because He kept not the
Sabbath, according to their notions.
But others said, "How can a man that
Is a sinner do such slgr.s?" That Is
an unanswerable question for all de
nlers of the deity of Christ, for If He
I is, not aivine at is the chief of tl-us-
pueuiuis.
EPWflRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, MARCH 15.
Why We Qo To Church. (Luke 4s
10-29; Pes. 84.)
' There are two Ideas which stand
I out In this theme. The psalmist
speaks of the temple as a place where
Ood .may be found; the prophet whos
werds Usus read In the synagogue r.t
Nazareth declares good news of de
finite blessing which God Is offering
to people of every form of need
Thst Is. we go to churrh to meol
Ood, and we go to church to get hli
message of help nnd healing and en
rlchmont. Most things that church
attendance means, can be Included In
these two Ideas. The sacraments have
their place here; In baptism wo ao
cept the new life, the chief blessing
which God has provided for us. In
the Si.ppcr of the Lord we seek te
come Into a real communion, a fellow
ship, a close and holy Intimacy with
God. And there are whole realmf
of service and ministry In church re
Irtlnaahlr These two reasons for
churchgotng are very closely related
We cannot know Ood without receiv
ing something of the gospel, and, on
the other hand, wc cannot receive
the gospel word without getting ac
quainted with God.
It Is bad when we forget bow much
these two Ideas are dependent on one
nnother. In some places the tendency
Is to magnify one, while elsewhere
the otlrer 1b exaltod
The singing, praying, Scripture
'itadlng, and repetition of ritual are
most nearly connected with the Idea
if communion with Ood; the sormou
U the modern form of the moBsag
from God.
It Is a mistake and a loss to make
much of the purely worshipful parts
it the church service at the expense
of the message. This Is the danger
In ritualism. But It U aim a mistake
and a loss to count the sermon as
the one supreme thing and to consid
er all olae as "preliminary" or other
wise unimportant. When we go to
church with purpose In all sincerity
to find God, and to hear his word to
ns, we can be sure we have made th
uost of our churchgolng. And It wlf
hare large and far-reaching cons',
-uences.
MARCH FIFTEENTH.
The Attractiveness of Cuba.
With the recent extension ot rail
road facilities tourists In general
have begun to extend their travel be
yond the neighborhood of Havana,
and they are loarnlng that the prov
inces offer even greater attractions
than the capital. All the principal
cities are picturesque and interesting,
and each has distinctly individual
characteristics. The hotel accommo
dations are seldom as good as ther
should be, but the traveler will not
suffer actual discomfort anywhere.
In every place one encounters merl
caus, with an occasional Spaniard,
Canadian, or Britisher, who are spy
ing out this land of promise and
quietly picking up desirable tracts of
It. C. H. Forbes-Lindsay, lu The
World To-Day.
ECONOMICAL.
"What d'ye think of this old mill,
lonalre I nursedT Actually asked
me"
"To marry him, eh?"
"No; to take something off my
bill." Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Wise Use of Money. I. Tim. :
17-19.
Olvlng monev for education. Prov.
8: 10, 11, 32-33.
Holding monev for Ood. I. Chron.
29: 10-15.
Not. hoarding P. Matt. C: 19, 20.
Olvlng to the poor. I. John 3: 1313.
Trusting In HchO. Prov. 11: 24-28.
Spending on appetite. Job 20: 15-17.
It is not riches, but trust In riches,
that la n root of evil.
Our share In producing wealth Is
very little; God works for us Infinite
ly while wc work finitely.
To be rich In good works, laid up
In the bunk of heaven this Is no
metaphor, though It Is often so con
sidered. We are not forbidden to accumu
late, to lay up stores; only let US lay
up the right things.
Suggestions.
First be honest with Ood; glv
Him a share for Ills use of what Ho
given us for our use.
Then, be honest with men. pay your
debts and provide for all dependent
upon you.
Then, bo fair toward yourself; make
monev your tool, and do not become
Its tool.
Postpone no good thing till you
have money; such postponement of It
destroys It.
Illustrations.
Money takes wings and flies away;
but. If rightly used. It riles to heaven.
"Money makes tho mare go;" yes,
but where?
"In Ood we trust" is the motto on
some of our coins; and many road
It, "In this god we trust!"
Aaron, when Moaes rebuked him for
tho golden Idol, pretended that he had
merely cast the material Into tho fire,
"and there came out his calf.' So
we pretend that we are driven by clr
cumstancccs Into our murfey-worshlp.
To Think About.
What part of my Income do I use
for religious work?
Shall I feel lost when I reach the
la 'd where there Is no money?
Do others rejoice In my prosperity?
Quotations.
Riches exclude only ono Inconveni
ence, that Is. povertv. Johnson.
He hath riches suPlclont who hath
enough to be charitable. Sir Thomas
Browne.
It Is not the greatness of a man's
means that makes him Independent,
so much as tho smallness of his
wants. Cobbett.
No man can toll wether ho Is rich
or poor by turning to hlj ledgor. It
Is the heart that makes a man rich.
He Is rich or poor according to what
he Is, not according to what he U.m -Rcecher.
The Wily Owl.
A party of horsemen were travel
ing along Bridge Creek, a tributary
of Bad Water River, Wyoming, when
their horses suddenly shied off tho
track at the sound of a "rattle."
Search was made for the snake, but
It was finally found that the sound
proceeded from the burrowing owl,
which lives In the burrows 'Of the
prairie dog, often, it is said, lu com
pany with the rattlesnake. Seated
on a post the party heard the owl
give a third rattle. And whenever
they passed the spot It gave warning
by its rattle, and the horses always
shied off the track in alarm. Amerl
can Naturalist.
SUBSTITUTE LAUNDRESSES.
"Will you please tell your mother
that the washing Is not satisfac
tory?" said a lady who had her laun
dering done by elbow work alone.
"Muvver's away," was the reply
of the lad.
"Well, who does the washing when
your mother's away?"
"Farver and annuver gentleman!"
Tit-Bits.
THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE.
"Then you really don't believe tbat
a man Is ever too old to learn?"
"Certainly not. I've kuown men to
get married at the age of seventy
five or more." Catholic Standard
aud Times.
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Don't Neglect the Stock.
The neglect of sheep and lambs
bringB the farmer out of pocket, as
well as In other stock upon the farm
Let good care and good feed be the
Infallible rule with all farm stork.
A Waste to Doctor.
Tn ninety-nine cases out of every
hundred It Is a waste of time to doc
tor sick chickens. It may pay some
time when the fowl Is an especially
fine one, but as a rule you can save
worry by using the hatchet. Good
care, good food and cleanliness make
the best physic, and If these are sys
tematically applied, there will be but
few sick fowls.
When to Trim Trees.
An authority upon the subject of
fruit growing Bays that he prefers
winter to spring for pruning his or
chard. Tho tree, perhaps, does not
peel off so easily when rubbed by the
ladder or fhe boot heels. Then an
other thing, which Ib of quite a little
Importance, Is that It is much easier
to get about the tree tops when the
trees are free from loaves or blos
soms.
Fowls in COld Weather.
According to good practical au
thority when the cold weather begins
the capacity of the hens for finding a
portion of their food will be lessened.
hence they must be supplied by the
poultryman. Not only will ground
oyster shells and gravel be necessary,
but green food and water. Green
food Is easily obtained by using finely
chopped clover, which should be
steeped In boiling water nnd fed early
in tho morning.
Kill tha Roosters.
For various reasons assigned an
authority advises poultry keepers to
kill their roosters. First, you are not
apt to have little chicks running
about late In the season: second, the
old roosters are no longer needed, as
next season you should get young
roosters from another flock, and the
old ones are just eating food for no
use at all, besides being In tho way
of other fowls; last, but not least by
any means, your eggs packed for the
winter market will keep much better
If no roosters are allowed to run with
the hens. Clean out your old roos
ters, then, and try the oxperimeut.
Only Results Count.
A cow may possess many of the
points of excellence which among the
judges are considered as Indicating
good qualities; she may possess the
triple wedge, the soft, mellow skin,
the slender neck, the clean head, the
dished face, the large, flno nostril,
tho prominent, bright eye, and yet
with all these good features she may
possess a meaty udder of Bmall ca
pacity, thus rendering her lncnpihie
ot large and continuous milk pro
duction. Results, actual results,
form the final test of excellence after
all. J. J. Vernon, New Mexico Ex
periment Station.
Mated, Not Matched, Horses.
In his instructive work, "The Brl
dlo Bits," Colonel Battersby (who is
a veteran officer and expert horse
man) observes that horses put to
gether as a team because they are of
the same height and color or look
alike, and have been driven witli dif
ferent and various bits, yet don't go
well together, are numerous and
ought to be divorced. This may bo
bocause, although they are inateB,
they are not matches, and while one
Ib worth 500 the mate is not worth
$50. If horses are not well matched
In every respect, especially in the
mouthing, they must be driven with
different bits and the length of the
Inner or outer rein regulated accord
ing to the disposition of one or the
other of tho team to pull with or
against each other, and thus fall Into
"lagglns."
Borax in the Dairy.
A few years ago most anythlns
"went" for milk or cream or butter
so long as It came from a cow.
Now things are changed.
The public reullzos, the dairyman
realizes and the farmer realizes thut
there Is Just ns mm I, difference be
tween milk from pure utensils and
milk from "stale" utensils, as there
Is between milk and chalk and water.
The problom of keeping sweet all
tho utensils used lu connection with
milk and cream selling aud butter
making has been u serious ono with
tho farmer.
He has come to realize fully that
tho slightest taint or hint of stale
ness left In u can. tin or chum muy
ruin a whole output; tbat the taint
which is left Is lu the form of linr
terla which grow and multiply In milk
or butter, producing disastrous re
sults. The farmer has learned that hot
water won't rinse away the greasy
residue in dairy utensils.
He has learned that soap leaves a
residue of its own which is, if any
thing, worse than the milk or cream
residue, uud It is little wonder thut
tbero has been a constant clamor
for a dairy cleanser end sweetener
that will meet modern requirements.
A few of the largest creamery es
tibllsbments called experts Into con
sultation on this problem, and these
scientific aids decided unanimously
npon a product of nature which ex
actly fills the bill borax.
Scientists have long known borax
as a cleanser, a sweetener and an
antiseptic destroyer of bacteria and
germ growths, that destroys all that
Is harmful and promotes and pre
serves freshness, sweetness and pur
ity; and relieves the dairyman und
dairy housewife of drudgery and of
needless work and worry.
It purity, effectiveuess, cheapness
and value should MVl. ,, h, ,.,,.
ttt the necessities of avery dairy.
One Essential to the Other.
There Is no use In denying the fact
that In these days of intensive farm
ing the farmer has got to have the as
sistance of the scientific man; but
this Is by no means nil. for that good,
sound, practical knowledge, which he
has been so many years tn acquiring,
Is an all-Important factor. When we
have the two nicely blended together
In a man of sound, good business
Judgment, JT0 have before us the
Ideal prosperous farmer. At the
Maine dalryman'B meeting this winter
Professor Jordan, of this State, who
Is not only a full-fledged scientific
man, but a farmer's friend and as
sistant through and through, In
dwelling upon the subject of apply
ing scientific principles to boII fer
tility, said that "the. question ofifer
tlllty Is highly Important. The com
mercial fertilizer may have settled
the question In part, but. It is not yel
solved. We must now meet the
sharpest competition, and the farmei
who can put the most skill Into hlf
products will win. We cannot escape
the trend of modern civilization;
modern methods nre complex. Out
products are selling In critical
markets. This calls for a special
training. The usefulness of experi
ment stations depends upon how
farmers roach out to grasp theli
teachings. The experiment Btntlot
cannot take the place of your own
personal knowledge." That's the
Idea exactly. The farmer Is not In 2
position to do the work of the ex
perlment station, nor Is the experi
ment station capable of doing the
work of the farmer. They must work
hand-ln-hnnd. From a ftnancta1
standpoint the farmer has all the
advantage, and foolish Indeed Ib the
mau who does not avail himself ol
the opportunities for learning afford
ed by the experiment station as Ihej
are offered to him.
Ducks and Gccge.
Waterfowl havo attracted more
than passing attention of late foi
market. The cultivation of egg-pro
dining strains of ducks has madf
possible tho keeping of ducks nt s
greater possible profit; where duck!
will lay sufficient eggs during a yeai
to hatch a brood or two and to pa)
for their own feed, they are a very
profitable product. They are easily
kept within an enclosure, grow fast,
cause but llttlo trouble or anxiety
after they are a week or ten day
old. The consumption of ducks as
dressed poultry Is largely on the In
crease, aud for some reason or othet
they always sell at the higher price
at the same season of tho your than
that obtained for poultry.
Goose, while growing In favor, are
more difficult to munagc; they do not
pay so well unless you have rough
waste lands, with swimming pools,
from tho fact that geese are heavy
grazers. Some assert that six geese
will eat as much grass as a cow. This
is not an actual fact, but geese do
consufne a wonderful amount of herb
age of many kinds. For this reason,
low, marshy lands that cannot bo
made use of for other kinds of graz
ing cau bo must profitably utilized
for the growing of gceso. On lands
ot this kind they can bo kept through
the entire year, providing there Ib n
high place on dry land that they can
conio to at night during tho stormy
weather. Lands that are unfit for
other kinds of stock may be most
profitably madu use of for tho grow
ing ot geese.
In selecting geese, It may well bo
remembered that feathers are one of
the profitable considerations, and
that white feathers will sell for one
or two cents more a pound than will
colored ones. There are many kinds
of geese that may be made use of,
each grower selecting the kind boat
suited to his locality. More pounds
of goose meat can bo grown In the
nine number of days with loss cost
per pound than In almost any other
fowl, from the fact that more than
one-half their entire sustenunce can
bo grazed from tho marshy lands,
being fed only for the first two or
three weeks of their existence and
after cold weather sets in. when they
are to bo ted and futteued for mar
ket. To have the best results from tur
keys, ducks and geese, ono should
select and have in hand on his farm
the stock to be made uau of as pro
ducers the next year prior to the
first of the year. Ducks and geeso
brought on to a place after tbe first
of March are not likely to prove very
profitable during that seasou. A
well-set flock of geese do best, in their
second year, and continue to do re
markably well as producers for many,
muuy years. It Is alwnys best to
change the ganders at least otico In
two or three years. Keep the old
goese so long as they will lay oggs
aud produce a flock of goslings.
Ducks do uot continue as profitable
breeders much beyond the third
year. Very old geese cannot be
madu palulable for dressed poultry.
Ducks can be quickly rattened Into
palatable food at almost any age;
If taken when quite thin lu flesh and
fed on rich, fattening foods they will
fill up with Juicy, palatable meat In a
few weeks uud make fairly 3ood mar
ket fowls. Country Gentleman.
Strong Language by Proxy.
Vicar "John, do you er ever
use strong lauguago?"
John (guardedly) "Well, sir, I
I may no a little bit keerless like In
my speech at times. "
Vicar "Ah, I'm sorry, John. But
we will converse about that at some
other time. Just now I waut you to
go to the plumber's and settle this
bill of 4 10s. for thawing out a
wator pipe. And you might just talk
to tbe man lu a careless sort of way.
as If It were your own bill." Puncb.
Too mauy doctors may spoil the
war prospects.
acts &eatly yet prompt
ly on tbe bowels, cleanses
me system ejectuaUy,
assists one in overcoming
habitual constipation
permanently. To get its
oenejicial effects buy
tbe genuine.
f lanujncturoci by tKo
CALIFORNIA
FIcSxtrupCo.
SOLD BYLEADINO Omj&GIMS-SM.BOTTU
The Door of Doom
Munv old houses In Holland have a
'pecliil door which Is never opened save
m special occasions - when thoro Is a
innrrlago or donth In the family.
Th'i brldo nnd bridegroom cuter by
this door, and it is thou nailed or barred
up until a death occurs, when It is opened
ind the body is removed by this exit.
What Causes Headache.
From October to May. Colds are the most
frequent, cause of Headache, Laxative
Bromo (juinino removes cause. E. W.
Grove on bo. ?Cr.
Got Damages in Short Order.
Fivo minutes after sho had been hit
jy an automobile nt Thirty-fourth street
mil Broadway, a Wnmsn obtained (lent
igos yesterday. bho wmb crossing tho
itrect when tho big machine struck her
iown. Sho nroso with a torn cloak sleevo
mil a slight bruise on tho arm to show
'or her narrow escuiio from death
Policeman Dan llinn, of tho truffle
iqiiad, was right on h mil.
"Will $10 cover the dumngo?" he ask
:d the dazed victim.
"Yes, sir," said tho woman.
"Give It to.her," ordered Rlnn to tho
.ihaulleur.
Tho latter peeled off one of tho new
lemon-colored hills, handed it to the
woman, jumped into hi i car aud whirled
away.
"I'm satisfied," said tho woman to
Rlnn. The wholocloakcostoniy 4.98. "
New York American.
Th-- Guest's Kick.
A good stor reaiiiod tho Chittenden
hotel last week, CO 'cernlng a guest with
ii grouch. Ho carried It to tho prjpilc
tor. "Loni h 'to" ho sai l, "th ngs iiround
here nre Just abnUi. ns rotten as thoy
make them When I weut to lunch to
day, I found hair in I h- ice cr am, hair in
tho honoy. nnd bait in the npplo sauc
Now what do y' tliluK that? Is that a
good hotel?"
"Woll," replied th I gcni il proprietor,
"1 can explain t o nir i -i tho leu cie m.
That llkoiy enme f om the shaving of
the Inc. And I suppose that hair in the
honey came off the comb, i.ut I don't
understand nboui the hair in the api'le
sauco. I bought those apples myself,
nnd thoy were every one lisld-Wins.
Columbus Dispatch,
Tied In Bed By Lightning.
Lightning striking the home of Wll
linm Gnllnglier, a7:J3 Eust Nlnoty-flrst
-troot, lippodtho building to pieces nnd
made prisoners of Gallagher mid his
wife by tightly knotting tho bedclothes
Tbo iron bedstead occupied by the aged
couple wus twlstud uud bunt, iiodclothcs
were torn into strings and twisted Into a
score of knots. Gullarher and his wife
called tor help until exhausted. Suffer
ing from cold, they lay In the midst of
ruins, with rain boating down upon them,
until after midnight. Gallagher lselghty
tlve and his wife eighty. Philadelphia
Record.
No Visible Signals.
'Yessum," said Sandy Pikes, as he
devoured tho wedge of pumpkin pie. "I
storuly objuct to ihe nefarious practice
of clipping off de tails of dogs."
"An, I am glad you aie so tender
hearted, my poor man," sympathized
the good housewife.
"Well, It ain't exactly dat, mum, but
whon a dog hami't any tail I can't tell
by de wags If he Is in a good humor or
not, and it makes me skocry about ap
proaching du house " Chicago News.
Those Early Marriages.
But she clung to blm and trembled.
"Darling!" hu whispered. "What
fcarest thou? Aro we uot wedded, no
more to part?"
Bho gazed up at him terrlfiodlv.
"Ay, wedded, and at page H7I" sho
cried. "I know something is gofng to
happen!"
Nor was hor dread wholly unreason
able, considering a novel bad to hare at
least 4ou pages, with two thrill, per
lu uruur vo gei into mo mi.ou class.
riiCK.
THE DOCTOR'S GIFT
Food Worth its Weight in Gold.
We usually expect the doctor to
put us on somo kind of penance and
give us bitter medicines.
A Penn. doctor brought a patient
something entirely different and the
results are truly Interesting.
"Two years ago," Writes this pa
tient, "I was a frequent victim of
acute indigestion and biliousness, be
ing allowed to eat very few things.
One day our family doctor brought
me a small package, saying he had
found something for me to oat, at
last.
"He said It was a food called
Orape-Nuts, and even as Its golden
color might suggest, It was worth Its
weight In gold. I was sick and tired,
trying one thing after another to no
avail, but at last consented to try this
new food.
"Well! it surpassed my doctor's
fondest anticipation, and evory day
since then I 'have blessed the good
doctor and tbe Inventor of Grape
Nuts. '
"I noticed Improvement at once,
and in a month's time my former
spells of indigestion had disappeared.
In two months I felt like a ue man.
My brain was much clearer and keen
er, my body took on the vitality ol
youth, and this condition has contin
ued." "There's a Reason." Name given
by pt u in Co.. Battle Crook, Mloh.i
Read "The Road to Wellville," ta