THE PULPIT.
A BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. J. A. HANSEN.
Thome: Small Man's Treasure.
Brooklyn, N. Y. In the Central
Baptist Church, Sunday, the pastor,
the Rev. J. A. Hansen, had for his
subject "A Small Man's Great Treas
ures " The text was taken from
Luke 19:1-10. Mr. Hansen said:
We need not know much about
ome people to know all about them.
Of Zaccheus we know Just three
things: He was chief among the
pnbltcans. he was rich and of small
stature. These facts constitute the
background of a very interesting pic
tare, "A Genuine Conversion." As a
chief pu'dlcan he had bought the
right to iu!lect the Roman taxes. All
the publicans were despised by the
Jews, not only because they served
the goats, but more so because they
sheared the sheep It was not only a
matter of what Rome wanted, but
what the publican could get. It was
this taking of "the pound of flesh"
that hurt and humbled the Jew and
made him bate the publicans.
Thus allied with Rome and ar
raigned against the Jews by an tin-
popular and dishonest method. Zac-
cbeus had grown wealthy. He was I
not only rich, hut he was a rich pub- I
Ucan. This not only said he had
money, but told how it had been se- j
cured. It proved hint what we would '
call a grafter, and a good one more I
correctly, a bad one. His wealth was j
greater than his treasures: a man
may be rich and not have much that '
belongs to himself. Zaccheus at I
least feared that some of his means j
belonged with the assets of others.
What a shrinking and swelling of
bank accounts there would be If all i
financial Injustice were righted by I
the return of the amount multiplied
by four.
The first treasure that came Into i
the experience of Zaccheus was tin-
doubtedly tho gems of truth, which I
that day he discovered and found 1
precious. A walk, a talk, r meal, 1
Jo i - a guest, and the man is j
changed converted. A little man
who could not see, could thank God,
hear Truly, faith came not by sight,
but by hearing. And what did he
hear? Millions of men have walked,
talked and dined together without in- ;
fluenclng each other. Of course, he
had seen Jesus, but like another. "He
had Him, now." Words of divine
truth and sublime thought had flowed
from His gracious lips. The "Water
of Life" became a stream making
fresh and fruitful the best where the
worst had predominated.
What an ancient lesson for modern '
needs. The Christian worker of to- 1
day has left the path of success be
cause he seeks changes that will con
vert the man. Change the man and
he will change his conditions. And
yet here is an external force that
blesses the soul. "Ye shall know the
truth and the truth shall make you
free." It the Son make you free, ye
shall be free Indeed. It was undoubt
edly these two personality and
truth that proved of Inestimable '
value to Zeccheus.
Christianity Is the broadest and
best thing of everyday life for our
matter-of-fact day, If you please. It I
makes every man a brother and every
brother a missionary. If those who
love and live the truth would give
the truth, who doubts the result? i
It was not only what Jesus was, but
what He was and said that touched ;
the conscience and moved the heart
of Zeccheus. We have "this treas- !
ure" Indeed In earthern vessels; yet, ,
whatever the vehicle, the treasures of
truth are committed to us and by
them we persuade men to be recon
ciled to God. Oh, for a willingness
and effort to make our walking, talk
ing and visiting tell for religion and
life. "Go teaching them
whatsoever I have commanded
and lo I am with you alway, said
lull." "The truth" is after all the I
world's and the church's greatest
treasure.
The second treasure that he se
cured was light and sight together
they were created for each other.
Asaln It was not seeing the great
rabbi, but seeing hlm3elf that proved
Ms great blessing. Self-sight is a
thing to be prized and prayed for.
Oh, wad some power the giftic gle
us;
To see ourselves as Ithers see us.
We believe the light revealed Zac
cheus that day to be small, not only
In stature, but In character as well.
As Achan. with his wedge of gold and
Judas with his thirty pieces of silver
shrink into men too small to be sol
dier and apostle, so Zaccheus Is af
fected by his wealth. He happily be-
comes big enough to be willing to !
give away one-half and to restore as
much as necessary. But be Is 3tnall
before the Implied methods of its ob- '
talntng.
The lack of character is not only a
want to be deplored, but littleness In i
this senae Is the ground of great j
evils A man of small body, small
mind, small heart must be limited in
Ms ability to do good; but the small
character is unlimited in his possibil
ities of evil. He may be restrained
by self-fear or Interposed providence,
yet the probabilities are he will be a :
withering and blighting curse. In
making money the publican was con- I
stantly tempted to fleece both the '
rich and the poor. "Dishonesty" was
his ability and "tricking" his trade.
Herein lies the value of the truth ac-
quired that day. Money secured at ,
the price of the sorrows and suffer
ings of others is acquired at the cost
of a blighted conscience and a lost
soul. His contact with the good in
Ufa and thought in Jesus made him
nee himself and seek betterment. I
Herein lies the power of the Christ j
and the Christian.
Life Is an opportunity. It Is no
virtue to be so small we will not en
ter doors. There are, of course, op- I
portunities that any one worthy of
th" name of man will not embrace.
A bigness to be coveted. There are '
also Invitations of sin and sollcila- '
tlons of self that call for a smallnevs !
that is despicable. There are doors
all about us and It Is a fact of human j
existence that we will enter some
tha high or the low, for weal or for
woe Behold the wisdom and mercy I
of God that no life Is left without lis
opportunity for good. Esuu may sell
his birthright, but God sets In tha
Ufa of oven Jacob a ladder that
reaches heaven.
What If the great opportunities of
lilstory had all bsen embraced by
wicked and designing men? Indeed,
history under such circumstances
would ceasa to ba history and become
u record of spoliation and crime. A
small man does wickedly a big man
does righteously, and his is a bigness
that outlives bis age and perpetuates
Itself In song, story and lasting mon
ument. God's man the Christ
Alls the pre-eminent place In hUtory.
His bigness Is the greatness of sin
lessness and goodness.
The opportunities of our day are of
God" All possibilities are launched
by God for the accomplishing by men.
We. thin God's thoughts after HJm
and work God's works with Him. The
main demands of our times are of ne
cessity those of development and or
ganization. The b"alness of our day
are large enterprises which bestow
great gain. Are these Important and
great opportunities to be filled by the
emissaries of the devil? instinctive
ly all right thinking men cry, no.
Are wicked and selfish men large
enough for .he times? How the
wicked have fallen and what a mighty
cry goes up for men.
"God give us men," good men.
Hark, the clock Is striking a new
hour. It has sounded many before.
None, however, more Important and
far reaching than the present. As al
ways' It is an hour of change and re
form. It tolls In tho music or mag
ical charm these letters, H-O-N-E-S-T-Y!
This Is the old word of a new
national anthem that shall save us
and rejuvenate our country. Like
all hours marked by history's strokes,
It has Its demand. The greatest hour
of history deiunndcd a world saving
sacrifice, and all times point back
to Christ, saying: First, "Behold
the man!" the greatest man of
earth's greatest hour. Second, "Be
tike Him, serve, sacrifice, save." And
the Christ gives us our motto, our
principle of financial aalvatlon:
"Wist ye not that I must be about
My Father's uslneBB?" Earth's bus
iness must IV made God's business.
ChrlstlanlV has given the world
Its greatest a', best. As It has been,
so It must be We may truly say, so
It Is. The demands of the world on
the church are seldom disappointed.
The few failures but prove the rule
that the bank of faith can supply
the calls of sight. I hall the coming
day, the advent of the most exalted
type of Christian. In law and litera
ture, In art and science, among capi
talists and laborers, statesmen and
citizens, let us have what we need,
namely Christian men that Is. men
Chrlstllke.
The third treasure ho secured was
wisdom. We see In Zaccheus ono
who could make money, hut was now
bound to make It honestly nnd will
ing to use It well. It may be ob
jected that all his money waB not
dishonestly obtained. Let us accept
that as a fact, for It Js not possible
that the gifts of a few thousands or
millions should give the guilty con
science peace. He found this as far
as it could he obtained In restitution.
The restitution proved what he want
ed to be; his gift of half his goods,
what he was. We can almost feel his
conversion, as his actions accuse him
self of hoarding and Indulgence. His
desires seem to broaden from being a
lake of pleasure to becoming a river
of blessing. The Use of wealth Is a
great art and a wise wealth user Is
Indeed an artist. Let us presume the
same conditions to prevail in our day;
one-half of my goods to the poor, one.
half of tho accumulated wealth the
wealth that Is making people selfish
and self-lndultteiii, often wasteful and
wicked one-half this wealth would
prosper charity, missions and the
cause of Christ beyond all our fond
est dreams. Yet let us remember the
church Is blessed with great wisdom
and willingness to use wealth for tho
good of the rare and the glorv of God.
The wealth of all the world Is held
largely by the professed followers of
Christ. This is as it should be, not
because It Is by them most deserved,
but beranse It Is by them best used.
The wealth of the world may be held
largely by Christians, but it belongs
to Cod. No man Is truly a Christian
rich man. unless he Is a liberal giver,
and even the Christian poor often
prove that It more blessed to give
than to receive.
The fourth treasure that he se
cured was aalvatlon. "This day is
salvation come to this house." so said
Christ. Does it pay to get rlsht with
Cud and to square up with men? As
well ask. Does it pay to buy gold
easls with trade dollars? Salvation
Is truly the "Pearl of Great Price"
which, once found. It Is worth all to
obtain It. Directly, salvation is over
and always free without money and
without price; indirectly, It Is secured
by humiliation, restitution, confess
ion and liberality.
Salvation is ao great it must cost
and so great it cannot be purchased.
Not all of earth's wealth and treas
ures can buy salvation, for we were
redeemed not by sliver or gold, but
by the precious blood of Christ. Zac
cheus was to have less of material
things, but so much more of spirit
ual things. There are lives loaded
wkh material wealth and blessings
that are just sinking them In sin and
wickedness. They are sure to strike
the rocks of an accusing conscience,
and condemning heart. Man lighten!
the ship. Restitution and liberality
will prepare the way for God's great
blessing of salvation.
How rich Zaccheus became that
day! Like Mary, he found that bet
ter part a treasure that the world
Cannot give, neither take away. He
is a living testimony that honesty
ays and the square deal Is proflta
bit, He gained life's greatest poB
I sslon the salvation of his soul
Aud strunge to say, he begun to be
doubly rich when he was converted
He learned to give to the poor, and
thus started to lend to the Lord. HI
treasures were simply transferred;
for every honest dollar sincerely giv
en in charity and liberality Is so 3aved
beyond the rslny day, treasures laid
up in Heaven. God give us the feai
of doing wrong; a daring courage to
right our wrongs, and an unwavering
faith to do well with what is truly
our possessions. To hold Is to lose;
to give 1b to save. God grant that Id
this grace of giving wo may abound
to the blessing of others on earth
and the enriching of ourselves In
Heaven.
Heathen at Home.
Those that do most for the heathen
abroad are those who do most foi
the heathen at home. John G. Pa-ton.
The Honor of un Indian.
It Is for you to show In your own
lives that the honor of an Indian it
not for sale, the word of an Indian
something more than an empty form
of speech; that you care for your par
ents and friends and your country,
not because you expect to get some
thing out of them In the way of re
ward, but because you are ready to
give to them whatever they need at
your hands. If you can accept this
for yourselves, and believe it of oth
ers, and say so plainly, you will do
good to your country and your fellow
men beyond all power to calculate.
Carlisle (Pa.) Arrow.
The age of the largest specimens
of trees Is variously estimated at
from 2000 to 8000 years. Such esti
mates, however, are largely conjec
tural. Inasmuch as they are based
on the concentric rings of the trunks,
which are not to be Implicitly relied
upon, particularly In the case of
evergreen trees.
Stiu I
EPWOHTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY APRIL Iff.
INTERNATIONAL MO.SON COM
MENTS POM APRIL 10.
Subject : .Ioii Anointed nt liotlinny,
John 12:1-11 Golden Text,
1 John 111! Commit Wrv 3
Commentary on the Lesson.
TIME. Frlrtev ev-Hn. March 31.
SO A D. PLACE. House of Simon
the !ir. Rothanv.
EXPOSITION. T. Mnrr of TVh-nn-
Unjustly fJritlflll'd by tfttot nu
clides. 1-0. Wo are now within six
rtavs of Jesus' Vast passovpr. If might
nnpear from the account In Matthew
that this supper was two davs before
tb passover. but Matthew and Mark
bring this feast In after mentioning
th conspiracy of the chief priests
and elders, because the incident of
the fenit led .Tudn to his final deter
mination to sell his Master to His
enemies and is thus connected with
th" plots of the Jewish loaders. This
'sson throws a holv lleht unin home
llf- and the wav In which Christ re
cords It. Jesus does lot forget In
these sunreme hours of His life the
friends Ho loved. Martha and Marv
and Lazarus. He will have for His
own heart's 1oy, and still more for
the confirmation of their fatb. a few
more times of communion with them
To bring them some further nlrltunl
gift He came to Pethany. There Is
something inexpressibly touching in
those evenings at Rethanv during
'''iring the last week of our Saviour's
life on earth. He came for another
ntirnoso also, to nurture that flnme of
faith thnt had heen kindled In the
henrts of tinny bv the resurrection
of Lazarus. We read In thp beginning
of Jesus' ministrv. how, having per
formed His first miracle at Cana and
faith being awaVened. He afterward
came back o Cana to qu'ekon end
nourish and strengthen that faith
(ch. 4:54). So here Jesus comes
back t" Bethany for a similar pur
pose. Jesus did not awaken faith and
then leave it to languish and die.
Rut the prlncinal pumose of this visit
was communion with Martbn and
Marv and Lazarus. Jesus Christ,
while He was "very God of very
God." ws also a ve-v real man. He
was our brother. The way In which
Bett-ny Is seoken nt hv John Is
worthv of note.- "Where Lazarus
was. whom Jesus ralsr from the
dead " Rethanv was a little village,
hut It had a title of dignity; 'here was
a resurrected man there. Thpre was
no one else at the aathertng who
bro"i?ht p-ich nv to th ehj?'sj heart
o' Jesus s e"d Mary. Se above all
others bad listened to Him. under
stood Him. bellpved and loved. Out
of the wealth of her love Bh had
Purchased at n cost of fifty-one dol
lars fa largo sum in those days, he
whole treasurel an alabaster cruse of
ointment and put it aside to use It
upon Him when the proper moment
cpme. She had understood what none
of the rest had. that He was actually
to die and be burled. She h-d not
sat at His feet In vain (Luke 10. 19).
Mnry had not. stopped to calculate the
cost of tho ointment and whether she
might not better save part of her
money for fnture needs. Love never
calculateF. It gives all. Mary's uncal
dilating love of Jesus proved a Bafer
guide to condtft than the calculating
prudence of Judas and th3 rsat of the
disciples (cf. Matt. 26:8).
II. Mnry of Uetliany Commended
by Jesus Himself, 7-11. Jesus praised
when His disciples criticised. He
told the critics that they had the poor
always with them and whensoever
they will they could do them good
(Mark 14:7). There was a prick In
this for their consciences. He told
them further that what was to be
done for Him must be done at once.
So it must be to-day. Upon Mary's
act Ho bestowed the highest possible
prai3e, "She hath done what she
could" (Mk. 14:8). That is all Christ
asks of any one (2 Cor. 8:12). Mary
was not looking for fame when she
performed this act, but she got famo
immortal. Jesus bestowed such com
mendation upon her as He bestowed
upon no other, and Ui wonderful
prediction concerning her (Matt.
26:13) has been literally fulfilled.
Martha was taken up with her service.
Lazarus was in part taken up with his
enjoyment, but Maty was wholly
taken up with Jesus Himself. And
she is tbo one of whom the Lord
said, "wheresoever this Gospel shall
be preached throughout the whole
world, this also that she hath done
shall be spoken of for a memorial of
bar." It would be pleasing to our
Lord If we, In this busy, bustling age,
and this age, too, o." spiritual feasts,
were more taken up with Himself
than with our service or our experi
ences. Mary's love was utterly for
getful of Itself, forgetful of surround
ings, uncalculatlng of cost, regardless
of criticism. It poured itself out ut
terly. The fragrance of it has tilled
the world sb even tho fragrance of
her ointment filled the house. Whenca
this love? Mary bad understood a
message that apparently no one else
grasped, certainly none of the apos
tles as yet. She understood that
Jesus was about to die for her (v. 7,
R. V.). Judas was stung to the
quick by the gentle rebuke of Jesus
(Matt. 26:14). He hurries to Jesus'
enemies to strike a bargain with them
for the betrayal of his Lord. Ha
seeks to get back part of the money
he had lost by Mary's not putting the
300 pieces into the bag. He comes In
just as the priests are plotting Jesus'
destruction and the bargain Is aoon
closod. Contrast these two pictures:
Mary spending her all to anoint her
Saviour for His burial, Judas selling
111m for a paltry sum ot money.
Plants That See and Swim.
Potatoes have "eyes." as most peo
ple know, but how many are aware
that certain common garden and wild
Mowers are similarly equipped? The
nasturtium, begonia, clover, woodsor
rel and bluebell, among others, have
eyos placed on their leaves. They are
tiny protuberances, filled with a
transparent, gummy mixture, which
focuses the rays of light upon a sen
sitive patch of tissue behind them.
A nasturtium PMt has thousands
of such "eyes" on Its leaves, but it is
not yet known if the plant can actu
ally see. Are the sense impressions
telegraphed to some central nerve
corresponding with ' the brain of tha
animal kingdom?
In addition to tula visional organ,
many plants show a touch of sensi
tiveness that points to further re
semblance to animals; while certain
seaweeds and mosses iu an early
stage of their eviatence are able to
actually swim through the water
London Answers.
An Easter Message "Go Tell My
Brethren" Matt 28. 1-10;
Isa. 40.9-11.
Matt. 28. 1-10. There are rhany
ways of connecting the resurrection
of Jesus Christ with the missionary
enterprise. This scripture does it
directly and positively. The first
message of the risen Christ appoints
a meeting between h:mself nnd the
disciples In Galilee. When they get
together the recorded words wnlch
he speaks are few, but they havo af
fected tremendously the whole course
of Christian history. For In the
same moment that he says, "All pow
er Is given unto me," he tells his dis
ciples, and through them nil the dis
ciples which were to be, "Go ye there
fore and teach all nations," and "Lo
I am with you alway." There It Is.
In the midst of their Joy over (he
marvelous deed of the Easter morning
he tells them that the .Enster mess
age Is not for them only, but for the
whole wldo world, nnd that they are
to be the bearers of this message,
they and their successors after tbem;
and his presence Is pledged to tnem,
even unto the end of tho world.
Isa. 40. 9-11. Zlon. which stands
for the Church of Jesus Christ, has
good news for all the worm; it is
the good news of salvation to all men
In Jesus Christ. If tr,:s were not so,
then there would be no help nor
health In the church Itself. If t r
salvation which Jesus brings does not
work in the mission field, then it
works nowhere; If It Is a failure on
the other side of tho world, it is a
failure on this side. Missions con
stitute a laboratory test of the Chris
tian's hope, and if you have no faith
In the test, you have no right to en
tertain the hope. If you do enter
tain the hope, you must let It be test
ed in the horde.U places, for It is the
need of the hardest places wnlch is
the greatest reason for the gospel.
The Easter message is a message
of life, but It Is more. It Is a mess
age of now life. There la already
life a-plenty In the world, and that Is
Just the trouble. The world doesn't
know that Its present life Ib worse
than death, that It Is death, for all
that Is best and realest In humanity.
The world Is fairly well satisfied
with the life It has; or, If not satis
fied, at least persuaded that It is us
good as should he expected. The
problem of the Christian is, to disturb
the peace of tho contented world,
and to shake off the indifference of
the hopeless world.
APRIL NINETEENTH.
A Good Plan.
A space fenced off in the corner of
the orchard would be greatly appreel
ated by the hogs. Just give this lit
tie scheme a trial; It is sure to bring
forth good results. Weekly Witness
Tho Cow That's Needed.
The cow that Is needed by the far
mer is one that will return to him
the greatest value of product In re
turn for the value of the food given
her and labor expended upon her.
These returns may bo made In milk,
calf or in beef either all combined
or singly. Sentiment should find no
place with tho farmer and the cow
that can't "deliver the goods' should
be given her walking papers Immedi
ately. It's the profit that the farmer
Is after and nothing else. Weekly
Witness.
Care of Sheep.
No farmer should keep sheep be
cause they are scavengers and can
pick off a large share of their food
from scanty herbage. Such sheep
must be active to travel over large
spaces in order to find subslstance.
Success 1b assured only when the far
mer Is willing to use breeds that give
large carcasses and which respond
quickly to care and nttention. It Is
only the labor, after all, that makes
profit, but labor must be bestowed
on the best to be had. To expect
Bheep to pay without the investment
of labor is to sacrifice profits. The
Epltomist.
Well Planned Cow Stnll.
I do not like stanchions of any
kind. I think they destroy the nat
ralness of the cows and they trouble
each other a great deal, besides often
treading upon each other.
The only point In favor of stan
chions is that they take up lesB room,
but I believe the increase in milk is
a reward for allowing more space and
convenience to each cow.
The cut shows the kind of stall
which I prefer, writes a correspon-
JL
Plan of Cow Stall.
Sunday. Our Weekly Easter, and
How to Observe it. John 20:
1-10, 19-23; Rev. 1: 10.
The "why" of Sunday. Gon. 2:
1-3.
A perpetual covenant Ex. 31:
13-17.
A typo of heaven. Heb. 4: 4-9.
A day of rest. Ex. 20: 8-11.
A day of worship. Acta 10: 11-15.
A day of ministry. MatL 12:
9-12.
it is natural that the early church,
first observing both Saturday and
Sunday, should have come to cele
brate the day when Christ rose from
the dead rather than the day when
He lay In the grave.
"Peace bo unto you" that is the
substance of Suuday.
"So send I you" Is another word
for Sunday; It is a day In which to
do Christ's work.
John was "in the Spirit on the
Lord's day;" that is tho condition of
Sunday joy and Sunday power.
Suggestions,
Make Sunday, the anniversary of
Easter, a day of resurrection from all
things dead and deadening.
Rest comes not from cessation- of
work, but from change of work; and
what better change lhan labor for
God, In church, Sunday school, and
Christian Endeavor Society?
The Sunday Ideal is that measure
of reBt which does not apell wor
ship, and that measure of worshlr
which does not prevent rest
Have a settled Sunday; do not
waste strength deciding each tlm
whether or not you will go to church!
Decide it once for all.
Illustrations.
Sunday Is a bath of the spirit,
freeing it from the clogs and stains
and dust of the world.
Sunday is the day ot physical re
covery; It winds up the clock of life
We are to go to the next world
Boon. Sunday Is the day for learn
ing its geography and Its language.
Sunday has been called the hilltop
of the week. On its summit we gel
fresh air, sunshine, a closer view of
heaven, a wider view of earth.
dent of the Missouri Valley Farmer.
The rack, a, is of hardwood thirty
inches high, with the slats wide
enough so cow can thrust her noso
through up to her eyes.
Tbo bottom of the rack is eighteen
inches wide, extending into the stall
toward the cow. The feed box, b,
slides through an opening in the
stall on the barn floor. It can be
drawn into the feedway, cleaned out
and a new feed put in without being
disturbed by the cow.
Tho halter strap, c, is Just long
enough to allow the cow to He down
comfortably. The gutter, d, is eight
inches lower than the stall floor.
When she Hob down she will put her
head under the rack In kneeling and
when she gets up she will move back
Ward so that she can look through
the rack. The length and width of
the stall can be made to suit the
cows.
TREED BY WOLVES.
From dusk to daWn, with the ther
mometer away below zero, two trap
pers clung to the branches of a slim
tree while a pack of twenty raven
ous timber wolves kept up an inces
sant chorus beneath. The men were
Tom and Patrick Murphy and they
had their experience in the Silver
Mountains, near Port Arthur, On
tario. They started off into the woods
to Tom Murphy's trapping headquar
ters but before they had gone far
tbey heard the baying of the wolves,
which gradually became more dis
tinct as the pack collected and got
closer to them. The Murphys thought
lltttV of the matter until they rea
lized that the wolves ware on their
track, following them at good speed.
Two shots tailed to soars off tha
leaders, so the Murphys get into the
tree, bus- only just in time, as the
leaders snapped at their heels.
In his hurry to reach safety Tom
tore off a portion ot his clothing on
broken branches, and without food
or overcoats the men kept in the
tree all through the night, which to
them seemed to last for ages.
When morning came tha wolvos
scattered out of sight, but tha hun
ters managed to pick oft nine of
them, for which they collected $185
In bounty here to-day, being $15 tor
each wolf.
Ot late timber wolves hare become
very bold, owing to scarcity ot small
animals which they feed on, and sev
eral Instances have been recorded
since Christmas whore they have fol
lowed men and mudu efforts to attack
tham.
To Make Harness Last.
Harness oil serves an Important
purpose in stable economy.
It ia one of those little things that
mean a great deal when profit and
loss accounts are balanced up.
Every one knows how a water
soaked shoe hardens, and how much
more liable is it to crack or wear
through when in that condition.
It ia just so with a harness. The
leather and making may be the best,
but continued use in all weathers
wind, rain, sun and cold tend to
, harden and dry out the leather and
leave It without "life" or elasticity.
Just iu this point the destruction of
the harness begins, because the open
pores In the leather readily absorb
moisture and animal sweat and decay
at once sets in.
If a harness Is kept soft with oil It
will ge through dally service under
the most trying weather conditions
and last very much longer than it
otherwise would. American Cultiva
tor. Apply Manure Often.
A little manure applied often
bears just the same relation to the
benefit of our land and crops as mois
ture applied at intervals throughout
the year. We would not want a del
uge of water once a year and noth
ing between times. And the point
ot this Is that to use the manure In
a way so as to get the most benefit
out of it we must spread it as fast as
it is made practically throughout the
year to ourgrowing crops and hay
land. There is always some part of
our land that needs an occasional ap
plication ot manure. I believe that
every reader of The Epitomlst will
support me In the statement that ma
nure applied to the land as quickly
as made Is worth at least six times
as much In increasing crops as that
which has lain iu the barnyard until
all tha plant food has been leached
and burned out ot it, and yet it takes
Just as much time and labor to dis
tribute this almost worthless stuff as
It does to haul It at Its best. Let's
apply the manure Just as soon as It
Is made, if possible. It's our gain.
William H. Underwood, In the Agri
cultural Epitomlst.
Mr. Sanders' Workshop.
Every farm needs a small work
shop, where all kinds of small repair
jobs can be done, thus saving much
time and expense. We built ours on
tha side of the barn and made It long
enough for both shop and woodshed.
It is only ten by twelve. But I would
not know how to get along without
It.
A door opens into tha barn and an
other opens In tha opposite end of
tha woodshed and go through into the
shop and barn without going out in
tha storm, which wa find a great con
wttlenca. I spend a good many pleas
ant hours in this shop on stormy
days, fixing harness, wagon or broken
tools.
One does not need an expensive lot
of tools, but he needs quite a variety
a kit of carpenter's tools, a good
post drill, a small anvil, cold chisels,
a set of punches of all sizes to drive
out broken bolts. A small portable
forge is very useful, but I prefer to
have that In a small thitldlng by It
self, as there Is too much risk In hav
ing a firo near the barn. I havo saved
many a trip to the blacksmith's by
having the proper toots to work
with.
Save all tho old wagon tires as
they are a fine thing to repair with
valuable time, so we think a good
shop pays good Interest on the mon
ey Invested, For repairing harness
wo use copper rivets and burrs, and
find them to give bettor service than
any other kind we have ever tried,
tor thoy will stay as long as the
leather lasts, and will not rust It out
like steel ones.
To set a loose box in a wheel, take
the box out, lay a piece ot an old bag
over the hub, then drive box, bag
and all through, and it will run true
and last for a long time.
Once we broke a plow handle,
when we were in a hurry to finish a
fleldjve wunted to plant nett day. I
took the plow to the workshop, cut
off two pieces of old tire about the
width of the handle, drilled four
holes in them, bolted one on each
side. In less than an hour the plow
was ready for use again, thus saving
a trip to town that might have taken
all tho rest of the dny, as one cannot
always get a Job done as soon as you
get to the shop. Several times we
have broken the mowing machine
and repaired it at home and saved
much. J. A. Saunders, Rhodj Isl
and, in American Cultivator.
Profit in Planted Forest.
Doth soil and climatic conditions
in Illinois aro favorable to tree
growth, as it is well shown by the
fact that over 180 species are found,
and many Introduced species thrive.
Comparatively few species, however,
those which will furnish posts or
poles at an early age, can be grown
on the better classes of soils In com
petition with better farm crops.
During a recent field season the
Forest Service made a field study to
ascertain the kinds ot trees best
adapted to planting in the prairie
sections of tho State. Over 100 pian-
tations were examined and more
than 20,000 trees were measured as
a basis for determining the rate of
growth and the value of the planta
tion. The yield of posts or poles per
acre was computed for the planta
tions examined, and conservative
prices were assigned in order to find
their present value. Detailed results
and consequent recommendations are
embodied in Circular 81 of the For
est Service, "Forest Planting in Hit
noia," which will be sent free upon
application to the Forester, United
States Department ot Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
Plantations ..Mch shew n net nn-
nual income at three per cent, of $4
au acre or more are regarded as com
mercially successful. Judged by this
standard, the only species which
would have paid throughout are ca-
talpa, with an average return of
$5.18 per acre, and larch, with a re
turn of $4.38 per acre.
With catalpa, ten plantations out
of fifteen whose products were com
puted have paid more than $4 per
acre, while two of these have paid
$9. 3d and $16.70, respectively!
Though the averago indicated return
from catalpa Is but little more than
that from larch, it is often prefer
able to plant catalpa. It grows a
trifle faster, can be utilized for posts
and poles at a smaller size, and jts
wood Is more durable. Besides ca
talpa will grow well on ground that is
too wet for larch, or which Is flooded
so often that success with farm
crops is uncertain. Indiana Farmer,
A Corn Harvester.
An Iowa reader describes this two
row home-made cutter which he says
pulls easier than a shed cutter: "I
UBed a four by four for an axle, and
bolted a two by four to this axle
two and a half to three feet apart,
and let it run out twelve Inches on
the rear side. Board this over for a
platform. For runners at the front
end I took runners from au old Key-'
stone planter and fastenedthem from
about six or seven inches from the
rows of corn. For knives I took two
the bottom so as to hare them run
blades oft an old stalk cutter. The
platform may be either nailed or
bolted down. The wheels are old
planter wheels. On the table I have a
buck fastened to the platform so one
can sit or lean upon it when tired.
Below this I have u pall large enough
to hold a ball of binder twine. As
soon as I have an armful ot corn It
is compressed with the device shown
and tied ready for putting in the
shock."
Hydroplane Motor Boat.
A motor boat of tha hydroplane
type made a speed of thirty-four miles
an hour recently on the Seine Iz
Paris.
Hj2&. HOUSE uxf HOME P
Stained Woodwork.
Many houses hare highly varnished
yellow pine. If the woodwork Is gone
over with ammonia and Immediately
covered with a stain, a beautiful dull
finished wood is the rosult In any
color desired. Olive green, black.
In-own or silver gray are all suitable.
For $10 a large dining room can be
thus stained by a painter, including
tha shutters, and the change it decid
edly worth the outlay. A blue and
green dining room Is a delightful
combination. There aro quite a num
ber of most artistic English papers
with this combination of colors, and
with green stained woodwork and
mahogany furniture, a delightful
room may be evolved. Indianapolis
News.
Care of the Lamp.
To prevent a lamp from smoking
soak a new lamp wick two or three
hours In vinegar. Dry well before
using.
Lamp wicks In lanterns or carriage
lamps that are not In dally use should
be treated In this way.
Oil in lamps should not be allowed
to get down to loss than ono-half the
depth of tho reservoir.
The wick should be soft nnd com
pletely fill the space for it, but with
out crowding.
A lamp should be neither suddenly
cooled, nor exposed to draught. In
extinguishing the flame the wick
should be first turned down, and then
a sharp, quick puff blown across and
not straight down upon the flame.
New York Press.
How to Cook Rice.
' Few housewives understand how to
cook rice so that It puffs into a snowy
mass, each kernel distinct. I have
found a way. First wash it thor
oughly through several cold waters,
rubbing the kernels between the
hands. This Is to remove all the
loose flour on the outsido of the
grains. After the water runs clear,
turn the rice Into a colander, and
drain; then put it into a stewpan, al
lowing one quart of boiling water to
a cup of washed rice. Add a tea
spoonful of salt, and allow It to come
to a boll. Cook steadily for twenty
minutes, lifting the rice occasionally
with a fork to prevent its sticking.
Shake the kettle also for the same
purpose, but never stir or mash with
a spoon. Take it irom tho fire, pour
oft the water if any is left, and place
it on the back of the stove, in the
oven, or even over a pot of hot water
until it finishes swelling. Cooked in
this way you will find the rice plump,
light and white, each grain distinct
and separate. M. N., in Harper's
Bazar.
Pure Wnter.
To purify water add powdered
alum to the water in the proportion
of one teaspoonful to every four gal
lons. If you will stir this in briskly
you will find that all impurities will
be precipitated to the bottom, while
the rest of the water will be left pure
and clear.
If you are sitting at a desk or sew
ing steadily for hours at a time it is
well to rise occasionally, stand oroct,
inhale a full breath and raising both
band.-', as high as possible, bring them
down on top of the head and bend
backward. Repeat two or three times
and you can not imagine how much
it will rest you.
Better than a tray is the little drop
leg sewing table which is high
enough for the top to rest across the
bed while an Invalid is eating. Turn
back the legs on one end of the table,
allowing -the others to rest on the
floor, supporting some of the weight.
This gives ample room to spread out
the dishes and the table being rather
light the weight Is not noticeable. It
can be propped at one ond with 'a pil
low. New Haven Register.
The paper caps used on milk bot
tles are made at tha rate of 600,000
a day, and one man operates Ave
machines.
Cranberry Pie. Two cups cranber
ries cut in halves and washed well to
take out the seeds. Put In stow pan
with one cup sugar, one heaping ta
blespoon cornstarch, one-half cup wat
er, one tabjespoonful butter, one tea
spoon vanilla; cook a few minutes,
than bake with two crusts.
Uncon and Apples. Slice bacon
thin and fry it crisp. Transfer it to
a platter and 'keep It hot while you
fry thick slices of unpeeled aweet ap
ples In the bacon fat. When these
are tender, drain and put lni tha cen
tre of a hot platter. Lay I the fried
bacon about the hot platter. Lay
the fried bacon about the edge of the
dish, sprinkle sugar over Hhe apples
and serve.
Orange Puffs. Cream one-third
cup ot butter, add one cup sugar,
then add two beaten eggs. Add alter
nately one-half cup milk aid one and
three-quarters cups flour, , three tea
spoonfuls baking powder, 'a dash of
salt. Beat thoroughly; turn into
buttered individual dlshex, and bake
twenty minutes. Orange Sauce:
Beat the whites of threcf eggs stiff,
add gradually one cupfud powdered
sugar, than add Juice, gryted rind ot
two oranges and one tabb espoontul of
lemon Juice.
Orange Pudding. Rul tha rind ot
a large orange upon so.-me lumps of
sugar until all the yellow part is
taken off. Make the tugar up to
four ounces, put it lnHo bowl and
strain over It the Juice.' ot four or
anges. Pour half a pi nt of boiling
milk 'over three ounces of sponge
cake, which have boe,'n finely crum
bled in another bowli. Add a pinch
ot salt and a quarter ot a small nut
mag grated. Mix fl thoroughly the
contents of tha two "bowls and stir In
three eggs, well bieaten. Like tha
edges ot a plo dtrth with good puff
paste, pour in tha' mixture and bake
ia moderate oven tor half an hour-