V Vi.. if. r R.-ie.l.V Si ViT.-.-U-ftY llmi.ing Tool. The way some people house their toolg In winter Is enough to give harrows and rakes tin? toothache. Farm need more tools than in former years, but not one farm In a iozen has building to mutch. American Cultivator. Iiulry Cows. Too close confinement of dairy cows Is greatly detrimental to their bealth. All animals require exercise to develop properly and have normal health, aid good heait'n and vitality re necessary to the production of food r.iilk. Indianapolis Nows. Concerning Wire IVnccs. Wim fences lend themselves read ily to beautifying schemes, for they turniyh good support for vines of every description. If you crave an anal change, try climbing nastur tiums:, morning glories, sweet peas, wild cucumber, gourds. Madeira vine Dr cobaea. If a permanent effect is Jesired, plant clematis, crimson ram iler rose, honeysuckle, trumpet creep r or woodbine; and during tho first fear while they are getting a firm foothold, you can use any of the an nuals for temporary and immediate results. Washington Star. Small Fruit. There are three essentials in the iel';ctlon cf a location for small fruits: ; First, that tho soil and lay of the (and be suitable good ground, well Jrained ordinary good garden ground is all right, but not In an old orchard or so near to other large Iree.i that they will absorb the mois ture and nutriment from the soli. Second, the plat for small fruits must be convenient to the house, and this is an important consideration with all garden products. . Third, tho small fruit garden must be so arranged in fairly long rows as !o be cultivated with horse power and J cause of high priced corn hogs nr selling off faster than tor some years, and this is sure to make a short hog crop next season, and therefore in sure high prices for fat hos3. One can found or add to the swlno herd excellently well bred hogs at nearly pork prices; and such a time is the one In which to make ready for a good hog crop next season, espe cially when It is true that so much of the breeding stock Is going to the pork market iO save the coin. The reader will call to mind similar con ditions as now exist when during one year fat hogs sold at $4 to $5 per hundred pounds, and the next season's crop sold at $6 to $7. It was due to conditions similar to those existing now. Another feature oT this matter is that everything points to a great re vival of the Industries, when ail labor will be employed, and meat consump tion greatly Increased. Everything now points to such a condition dur ing next year. The hog breeders should right now get ready to supply this demand. Indiana Farmer. I The Puio7F A SERMON HY TAP TIENA- JlRA.VCNDEIo; srKV Subject: The Nearness of Ccd. The Angora Goat. The inquiry of a "Parke County Farmer" in the Farmer hag led me to write an article on the Angara as a brush destroyer. By what experience we have had we think our Parke County friend will find a flock of An goras is the cheapest and most efficient way of ridding his land of brush and sprouts. The Angora is far superior to the sheep as a browser. The sheep cat grass as food and browse as a condi ment. The Angoras eat browse its a food and grass as a condiment. If the land referred to be cut oft and seeded to grass and Angoras kept on it for two or three years the sprouts will be conquered and blue grass will come in their stead. The Angora can be kept much cheaper than sheep. They will live and thrive on the browse during tho m A SUPPORT FPU .. CK RASPBERRIES. ntherwl.se cared for with a minimum amount of labor. The small fruits to be planted on the farm will depend on individual circumstances and the likes and dis likes of the family to be provided for, but almost any one will want currants, gooseberries, blackberries, red and black raspberries, and of course, strawberries, as well as grapes, which, while not classed as email fruits, still come in as part of the fruit garden. Tho rows of can and bush frult3 should be made eight feet apart, but where there are a number of rows occasional provision should' be made for a wider spaca for the passage of a wagon in spraying, getting out brush, etc. Ten feet is wide enough for this purpose. In large plantations every fourth Bpace should be a wide one. Currants and gooseberries Bhould be planted four feet apart In the rows, raspberries and blackber ries three feet and grapes eight feet. The quantity of each to be planted must be decided entirely by the site of the family and its preferences. If the planting space In a row is 144 feet this will accommodate twelve gooseberries and twenty-four currants. Of raspberries and black berries, forty-eight can bo placed in a row. A row of gooseberries and currants and ono each of red rasp berries, black raspberries, blackber ries and grapes, well taken cara of, Bhould give a very fair supply to an ordinary family for use both for fresh and for canning, and be more than the average farmer's family uses. Yet there are some families that would use the product of twice this quantity. It should be impressed on the mind f the Intending planter that a small plantation, well cared for, will fur nish more fruit than a larger one, neglected. Prairie Farmer. What Agriculture Xri-dn. Agriculture must rise to meet the college man. The leading agricul tural colleges are now so well estab lished, and are reaching l:i such di rect and applicable ways that they are creating a body of ability and sentiment touching country life that has never been known before. This ability and sentiment is bound to ex press itself. The influence of these colleges and experiment stations will surely remake agriculture and re direct it. This redirection will not show it self In increasing the productiveness of the earth only, although this must be the fundamental effort and result. It must consist as well In reorganiz ing the business or commercial In terests of agriculture, and In a rad ical change In the Ideals and modes of living. We shall be able to In crease the profitableness of farming when we have learned to apply our science, and to organize It as a part of good business systems. We are now l i the epoch of the laudation of science itself, as if the mere knowV edge of the laws underlying good crop and animal production can make a good farmer. Professor L. H. Bailey's "College Men as Farm Man agers," In the Century. Ilrriillug Hogs. ' Several things may be said Just now In favor of buying breeding hogs, and not the least Is the prlo-j for which tbey can be obtained. On this account now is the time both to found and add to herds, because good blood eaa be bought at such low price, mainly because the price of corn la oblgb. Another reason It that be- summer and can be wintered on fodder. While cleaning up the waste land the Angora will pay its way in rais ing its young and shearing mohair. I have received thirty-two to thirty seven cents per pound net for my mo hair, which I always ship to Sanford Mills, Sanford, Maine. I have fifty head of Angoras on a pasture covered with hazel, oak. hick ory and blackberry briers. I expect them to kill all this year except tha hickory, which will probably have to be cut by hand once, as they do not eat hickory as well as other kinds cf browse. The Angorr. Is not bo apt to be at tacked by dogs as sheep, as they flocls together and do not run. The greatest objection that has been made to the Angora is that they are hard to fence against. I have had some trouble In fencing with rail fences, but are as easy to control as any other Block with woven wire or picket fence. I have had Angoras on my farm for four years, beginning with a very small flock. They are equally or mora hardy than sheep, eating all kinds of browse. After the brush and sprouts are killed the stumps soon rot and blue grass will soon set. W. T. Ellis, In the Indiana Farmer. Regarding Large Fgss. It is desirable that Die hens lay large eggs, and while same breeds lay larger eggs than the average, yet there are individual hens of all breed? that excel in that respect it the con ditions are favorable. What Is meant by large eggs Is not such as may be of abnormal size, or approaching those which contain double yolks, as only the hens that are overfat lay double yolk eggs, but eggs of an aver age size and uniform In appearance. When the eggs are uniform they pre sent a more attractive appearance in market and bring better prices. When pullets are Just beginning to Icy, it Is more usual for the eggs to bo small than of average size, and the same thing happens to both hens and pullets when they are near the ' end of their laying period, especially when about to moult. The feed also has something to do with the matter, as It has been noticed that hens which are well fed and receive a liberal al lowance of corn lay larger eggs thaa do those which receive a less quantity of grain, but there Is no uniformity in the size of egs from a whole flock, as the bens differ. Even two sisters may lay eggs entirely unlike In every respect. It should be the case that the large breeds should lay larger eggs than the small breeds, but this does not al ways happen, for the largest eggs arc produced by the Mlnorcas, Black Spanish and the French breeds Hou dans, Crevecours and La Fleches and yet they are not as large fowls at the Brahmas, Cochins or Plymoutt Rocks. Largo eggs, however, ar really produced at greater cost ol food, as they require more material in their composition, and the hen thai lays large eggs may not lay as many as a ben laying small ones. For that reason they are really worth more and a higher price should be demand, ed for tbem, which customers will willingly pay if they can get them The breeds mentioned as laying larg eggs are all non-sisters, and theli eggs are white, but that is no objec tion, as buyers will always prefer ex tra large eggs to tboae that are wall and lack uniformity, whether dark or light la color, Weekly WUbou, Acta 17:27: "Though He be not far from every one of us." The consciousness of the reality of a pcer outside ourselves Is a funda mental In the religious experience ot the race. The understanding that the inexplicable and universal exter nal potency is Deity marks an ad vanced step in the spiritual intelli gence ot humanity. The sense of the proximity of divinity is characterise ot the most advanced explanations of the religious experiences of men. That religion offers the most satisfactory i practicalities and theology which is possessed of the clearest comprehen , sion of the reality and presence of the Ood In whom we live, as Paul ' says, and move and have our being. A mighty reason for asserting the supremacy of that religions system that we call Christian Hps In the fact 1 that In It we have the efflorescence of the thought that our Cod is rot an ! absentee but near. The Cod and : Father 'of us and of our Lord and f Saviour Jesus Christ is not far from any one of us who knows Him and ! endeavors to keep His command ments, neither do we postulate Him as far from those who, out In the far country of iniquity and folly and' de ceitfulness, are fending their soul? on food unfit for swine. The God of Christ is as near as ever. His Spirit is with us and with in us. His pret-enca Is a feature and a force, and may be if we wlll'a con sciously accepted fact and power in our lives. In the consciousness of the near ness of God there Is to be found the power, the peace and the inspiration beyond compare. And in the sense of the all presence ot Jehovah there lies .the alone hope for the spiritual regeneration and the moral reforma tion of the race. For the sense of the nearness of God, moulding force In the moral life of man and intenst fler ot spiritual vigor as it Is, Is pre requisite that we may have that re vival of religion for which we hope and pray. It is Impossible to .teach a man anything about the supernal God or to make him understand his holiest obligations to God and the children of God until he has a lively consciousness of the reality and near ness of God. The sense of the nearness of God makes for power. It strengthens the arm ot man and stoutens the heart of man for Christian service. It am plifies the moral faculties of men. Just In proportion that a man Is con scious ot the nearness of God is he doughty in the service of God and careful of the moral integrity of his life. The man who has little sense of the proximity of God doss little foi Him and lives little like Him. The man who, habitually practices the presence of God, having an ever pres ent measure of and incentive to right eousness, endeavors constantly to be well-pleasing to God and worthy of His approbation. The man who doesn't have thought ot the nearness of God never feels the need to live as God would desire him to live. The sense of the nearness ot God makes for power not only in the or dering of the internal moral life of man, but it makes for valor In the warfare against sin. No careful stu dent of hlstory'can be cheerful as he contemplates the morality of the world to-day from tho standpoint of one who would transform morals by the power of the will of men. Not more can we hope to transform the world by the energies of man than we are ablo to rid ourselves unaided of the grace and empowering ot God from sin. But when a man under-, stands that the God of the world Is in the world, and that the God who has commanded that we shall rebuke sin stands with us and abides within us then the muss of sin losss its in surmountable aspect and the on slaught ot Satan becomes correspond ingly l3ss terrific. The tense of the nearness ot God makes for peace. It ministers not the peace and comfort of material things, though we should never for get that by seeking the kingdom ol God first we shall soonest enjoy that blessed life when all nun shall en Joy the material comforts of the world, but it gives to us ihe spiritual peace of God incorruptible, undented and fadeless, which is the gift ol God to those who In sincerity and truth try to do His will. It minister! not the peace of satisfaction with things as they are. But It does give us peace ineffable In that it assure! us that though we may be unable tc rectify the evils of the day and age, though we have neither time not strength nor opportunity successfullj to overthrow many a mighty wrong, God will labor where we may not, He will be here when we are gone, H will succeed where we must cease, He will accomplish In His time what we cannot achieve in ours. The sense of the nearness of God makes for Inspiration. The nearer we conceive God to be, the nearer-we are sure He Is, the more are we in spired to do our work In our own time under His direction, to sacrifice, to suffer, to be patient, forbearing, obedient. There ls nothing more disheartening than to attempt tc carry on the fight against slo unaided by tho help ot the ever-present God. Nor is there anything more inspiring than to un dertake the positive and progressive program of righteousness that looks toward the kingdom of God as an ultimate and ideal, possessed of the assurance that the God who was near His people in the past is near to them to-day. The sense of the nearness of God gave Abraham hope and Jacob spiritual vitality. It warmed the seal of the prophet and quickened the pulses ot the priests and kings whoso names Israel reveres. It aug-i mented the spiritual capacities ot tho, apostles, produced Pentecost, com forted Stephen, surcharged Paul, enj erglzed the forces which in the naini ot Christ swept the Emp're of Rome. The sense of tne presence of Ood has an equal Inspirational Influence to-day, Controlled -by It we may dare the Impossible, overcome tin overwhelming,' change the age-long habits of a sinful world. Without It we can do nothing perdurable, noth ing eternally superb. He is not far from every one ot us. Therefore, let us be tealous, let us be circumspect, let us trust and be worthy. With Him near there Is power, peace, lcsplratlon, the Incen tive to live as ever In His sight. THE TEMPERANCE. PROPAGANDA CONCERTED ATTACK ON DRINK WINNING ALL ALONG LINK. Army of No Retreat. The world bus Ming of the lust of war Anil the glory of hero deed: Of tlie gret deed done and the battle won And the Nice attentive heedn: But I would (una of the tried nnd true. Who walk life quieter atrect. With purpone -nr- to conquer wronga-- TlipAriiiyofNoIUiif.il 'Tii not for the fame of a mighty name, I i not for man's applauac. They have get their heart To the steadfant part Of a weak but righteouit cau. One pole-atar clenr of duty near The light unto their feet, I'lviioved they tread toward the rocks ahead The Army of No Retreat! 3. never the world will ahont them cheer, 1 hee tireleas, quenchless men, Xor broncea flame Their worthy fame To those who come again. But holy right march? grandly on And wrong goea to defeat. Derauae they give the livea thev live Ihe Army of No Retreat! -H. B. Milward. The Price of Drink. It Is not so, much the money that drunkenness wastes as the misery it produces, the domestic, temporal, and sternal misery, which most of all ap pals us. As to the expense of this vice, great as It Is, that we least de plore; for the loss of money, we hate it least. On the contrary, we should be content were the money and the vice to perish together. We should be content to pay that hundred mil lions as yearly tribute', would this enemy to God and man, this foe to our peace and piety, leave these shores. We wish to keep, and, were It pos sible, to get back, something far more precious than money. Give that mother back her son as he was on the day when he returned from his fa ther's grave, and in all the affection of his uncorrupted boyhood walked to the house of God with a widowed weeping woman leaning on his arm. Give that grieved man back his brother as innocent and happy as in those days when the boys, twined In each other's arms, returned from school, bent over the same Bible, slept in the same bed, and never thought that the day would come when brother should blush for broth er. Give this weeping wife, who sits before us wringing her hands in agony the tears dripping through her Jeweled fingers, and the lines of sorrow prematurely drawn on her beautiful brow give her back the man she loved, such as he was when her young heart was won, when they stood side by side on the nuptial day, and, receiving her from a fond fa ther's hands, he promised his love to one whose heart he has broken, and whose once graceful form now bends with sorrow to the ground. Give me back, as a man, the friends of my youthful days, whose wrecks now He .thick on this wreck-Btrewn shore! Relieve us of the fears that lie heavy on our hearts for the character and the souls of some who hold par ley with the Devil by this forbidden tree, and are floating on the outer edge of that great gulf-stream which sweeps its victims onwards to most woeful ruin. Could this be done, we would not talk of money. The hun- I dred millions which drink costs this j land Is not to be weighed or even mentioned with this. Hearts- are ! broken which no money can heal. ; nacnei is "weeping ror her children," refusing to be comforted. Dr Guthrie. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR MARCH 7. Deadly Drugs in .Whisky. j Dr. B. H. Warren, State Pure Food ' Commissioner of Pennsylvania, has I made a startling discovery regarding i the cheap grades of whisky sold all over the State. In Altoona he said: I "Most of the cheap whisky sold In I rennsyivania. I have discovered by analysis. Is manufactured from wood alcohol and red or India pepper, the latter element giving the deadly dose the desired 'snup.' I was astounded when the chemists informed me of their findings in a number of cases, and Immediately had over 1000 sam ples taken up over the State. Ninety five per cent, of the samples so far examined have shown the presence of wood alcohol in poisonous quan tities, along with the pepper. Some samples contained arsenic, turpentine and traces of nruaaic neii " ni- i Warren said he had instituted pro ceedings in over 100 cases where the deadly stuff had been sold. The total number, from present indications, will exceed 1000, and may, before the investigation is completed, reach 6000. "No wonder," said the doctor, "that ou? asylums are full." Ten to One. Where the saloon exists It damns ten souls for every one that all the churches sae. It cannot be right, and nothing can make it right, that all these forces of love and pity and philanthropy, th life-forces of any nation, should be perverted and ren dered barren by the wanton selfish ness of the careless, the Ignorant, the indifferent and the bad. Dr. Charles r. akbu, in Appieton s. i Lincoln's Influence. i Men are living to-day who wore in. duced to sign the pledge by Abraham ! Lincoln H convincing arguments That ho thoroughly appreciated the menace of liquor evils Is evidenced by his declaration on the very day of his tragic death, that "the next snarl we have got to straighten out Is the liquor question." C. A Phelps, In Broadway Magazine. THE LADIES' WAT. 8tella "Do you do your Christ nas sbopptng early!" Bella "Of course, bat I never buy UJl the last minute." Nsw York Sua. Change Your Doctor, In the theatre of the Crystal Pal. 'ace, London, Cardinal Manning war addressing a great meeting ot the members of a temperance organiza tion. "I will confess to you," he said, "that I do not practice what I preach. I am not a total abstainer myself, because my doctor won't let me bo one." Thereupon a voice came from the topmost gallery, "Change your dor'or." "Thank you for the hint," i" he Cardinal, "I will." And he i . ' ecomlug from that time a total abiuuiner. I'ut Up Whisky Against Bibles, "If the so-called reformers ot Des Moines Insist on Interfering with our business as wo conduct it under the law, or try to drive us out of busi ness, we will see which will go the farthest In tbe fight a barrel ot whisky or a bushel of Bibles," said George Judd, who was recently elected president of the Dea Moines Retail Liquor Dealers' Association. Boston has apparently voted for Hrenae by from 8uS to lO.eOO vots, a reduction of about one-half from th majority of last year, Subject i Philip and the Ethiopian. Acts 8:20-40 Golden Text, John S: 30 Commit Verses 20-31 Commentary on the Lesson. Thin""?35-37 A' D' PLACE The Desert. EXPOSITION. I. A Great Preach, er Sent Into a Desert, 20, 27a. Philip was In the midst of a great work In Samaria, and now he was to leave all this and go down to a desert road to meet a slwgle Individual and lead him to Christ. This shows the Importance i i louum worn ana tne value of a single soul. Philip had learned tha ! highest form of wisdom the wisdom , ot doing Just what the Lord bids you. ! He was a man guided ot God, because be was so earnestly looking for guidance, and so prompt in obeying. Faith's best proof is obedience (Heb. , 1 1 J 8 ) A Gre Statesman Seeking the Way of Life, 27b. 28. If we Just go the way God bids,- asking no ques tions, It will soon begin to develop why God has sent us. This man was a great person, but that was not why Philip was sent to hlra, but because he was a sincere seeker after truth (v. 27, last clause, 30, 31, 34, 36: comp. Jno. 7:17; Ps. 25:9). This statesman evidently considered relig ion a matter of sufficient importance to bestow much time, trouble and ex pense upon It. He "had come to Jerusalem for to worship." No won der God gave more light to a man who was so earnestly following the light he had. In v. 28 R. V. is a les son on How ,to Study "the Bible and how to improve the time when trav eling. It was while engaged in tho study of the Word that God revealed to the eunuch the fuller truth. This Indicates the reason why some of us never get these revelations from God III. Personal Work In a Chariot, 29-35. It is evident from the record here that Ood does not expect us to speak to every one we meet about His salvation; but that, if we watch for His leading as to whom to ap proach, He will give it. There are many of us who never heard the Spirit say to us, "Go, speak to that man. Is It because we are not list ening keenly enough to catch "the still, small voice?" it Is well to note carefully the first two words the Spirit spoke to Philip, "go near." If we are to win men to Christ that is the way to begin. One of the great mistakes of a large portion of the church to-day is that we are trying to save men from a distance. It Is an unusual sight to see one man running after another to speak to him about Christ. This was the only way Philip could catch his man. It Is the only way we can catch many whom the Lord wlsaes is to save. We wait for men to come and seek us. Oh, for a few Philips to run s'ter men! "Un derstandest thou what thou readest?" A very pertinent question, and yet would not some of us think it Imper tinent if put to us? But if we were to tell the truth about our Bible read ing, what would we have to answer to that question? The eunuch an Bwered. "How can I, except some one shall guide me?" There Is One al ways ready and always at band to guide us (Jno. 14:26; 16:13; Jno. 2:27). it Is very Important that we should understand what we read (Matt. 13:19. 23; 15:10; 24:15). The eunuch was thoroughly in earn est in his search for truth. He be. sought this unknown worker to coma Into his chariot and sit with him that he might point out to him the mean ing of God's Word. It was-Indeed providential that he was reading a passage that so clearly expounds the atoning work of Jesus. The eunuch asked a question that went right at the heart of the matter, "of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself or of some other man?" It is al ways well to know exactly of whom any Scripture speaks. But there Is no passage where this question la more vital than in Isaiah 63. If It refers to the Messiah, then beyond the possibility of honest question Jesus of Naiareth was the predicted Mess ah. And it does refer to tho i Messiah and to Jesus. Infidels and i rationalists have labored bard to In vent some other interpretation. But every attemnt hai i. .... .... ure. The most plausible theory that they have advanced ia ih.t i, . - . . It iin to suffering Israel." But this theory goes all to pieces on the rock that tha sufferer is represented as suffering for the sins of others than himself (Isa. 63:4. 6, 8, 9, 11. 12), and the others for whose sins be Is suffering fSa.Vm5r W8'" Israel (Isa. 63:8). So evidently the sufferer can not be Israel. III. Believing, Baptized and Re. Jolclng, 80.40. The treasurer prompt ly accepted the trutb and Jeaus. . If the eunuch had been like many mod ern "seekers after truth." he would nave thought of a score of things that would hinder his being baptised. But be was not merely In pretense, but In reality an honest Inquirer; so, when he found the truth he threw difficul ties to the wind and obeyed it. Philip does not hesitate, but ..Immediately baptizes him. Philip's work Is done and the Spirit takes hlra away (seem ingly be is caught away as by a hurri cane, cf. S K. 3:16). The eunuch must now learn to look directly to Jesus Himself. This he, does. He does not ask for Philip now that he1 bas found Jesus. He went on his way "rejoicing" with a new-found Joy, a toy those only know who receive Jesus. Southern Hospitality. Among tbe Southern writers who are firm believers In the hospitality ot the South la Thomas Nelson Page. According to Mr. Page, however," thli hospitality la not always appreciated By way ot Illustration he tells the fol. lowing story about the good old times before the war: "A guest in a Southern home re quested tbe use ot a borse to carry him to tbe next town, wbero ho in tended to stay for a few days. Tho nost, wun mat true southern hospl tallty, let him bave the borse, and even sent along a negro boy to bring the animal back. The days went by. and neither boy nor borso showed up! "The host at last sent a messengei to see what bad become of them. Tbe boy was found on a plantation neat the neighboring town. He was askeq1 why be bad not come back with the borse. "Tbe reply was: 'Cause dal gent'man don sold the horse.' " 'Well, bow dil tbet I jep rot from coming hack?' '"Ha don sold meM too!' replied the boy." 1 EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, MARCH 7. Tha Soul's Bread John 6: 27, 32, 33, 35, 61, 83, 58, 68. Christ, In this great discourse, gives us the very heart of the gospel message. He recognizes that there is in man a deep hunger and thirst of soul which nothing in this world can satisfy. How strange It Is that all men today do not accpt his teach ing and seek and find In him soul lire and soul-rest! In vain tha race baa thought to find real happiness in the. gain of earth ly riches. But treasures of gold and silver . bring no peace to the heart, Money, even in millions of dollars, cannot buy a moment of real comfort ot mind or contentment of spirit, and It utterly falls to provide any assur ance to Us ungodly possessor, dying, against an eternity of hopeless and starless darkness and Jpalr.- Equally fruitless has ' : en the quest of mankind for soul-ns. in the pur ult of fame. Were It possible for auyone to win tne a- "lause of the whole -world, achieve tin highest and most dazzling success, and make a reputation for greatness, among all nations of the earth, yet all this brings no genulnfe semin of peace to the deathless soul. In seeking the pleMures of earth vast millions of humanity hope to forget all care and sorrow and come Into the enjoyment of that which makes for enduring happiness. But what a woeful mistake! Though one drink of every cup of Joy, gain pos session of all that heart can wish. Taney invent and money can buy. yet there Is. down in the soul, a deep sense of utter emptiness, misery and failure. Jesus Christ alone can respond to the cravings, yearnings and Inex pressible needs of the spiritual na ture. He says: "He that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that belleveth on me shall never thirst" To the Samaritan woman he said: Whosoever drlnketh of thla water shall thirst again; but whosoever drlnketh of the water that I shall give him shall bo In him a well of water springing up Into everlasting life." MARCH SEVENTH. tcife Lessons for Me From the ?salms. Ps. 46: 1-11. (Con secration Meeting.) My confesBlonal. Ps. 51. My shepherd. Ps. 23. My war song. Ps. C8: 1-C. My King. Ps. 2. My Savior. Ps. 22: 1-11. My Home. Ps. 90: 1-12. David was signing of what he had proved when he called Ood "a very present help In trouble." but we may Prove It as thoroughly as he did (v. 1). . All fear in lack of God. Those that know fear do not know God (v. 2). All help from God comes "right early;' and though it seems long de layed, It never comes an Instant later than the right time (v. 6). Unless we are still, we cannot know that he Is God. He is learned by quietness and listening (v. 10). Psalm Teachings. One hundred and fifty psalms: what a text for a consecration meeting! Psalm 1 Is a mirror of God'a man. Let us look into it till we can see our own faces there. Psalm 2 Is the missionary psalm. We are to ask, and the heathen will become our inheritance; but we are to ask with all we are! Psalm 8 Is the psalm of human low liness and majesty. . How little we are, compared with God! How great we are, thought of by God! Psalm 15 shows a good neighbor. He can dwell in God's house, because his own bouse is managed uprightly. Psalm 10 is a song of prosperity. It Is a manual of success in two words: Serve God. . Psalm 18 shows God as a deliverer. There is no peril that God'a power cannot match. Psalm 19 is the hymn of the uni verse. If one would be broad-minded, let him possess this psalm in tiia BOlll. Psalm 23 is the song of plenty, plenty of food, guidance, comfort, safety, goodness and mercy. t HEROISM OF A MEXICAN. Jesus Garcia, a Mexican locoraotl7 engineer, met his death in a most hor rible man'nor that be might save the' lives of .many others and prevent the destruction of a town. The American Society of tbe Cross of Honor was quick to act when It learned through newspaper dis patches of Jesus Garcla's sacrifice. At the first meeting of tbe Board of Governors of the society In this city, held after the tragic occurrence, resolutions were adopted commend ing the conduct of the Mexican en gineer. President Thomas H. Herndon, of the American Society of tbe Cross of Honor, sent the resolutions to the Mexican Ambassador. That official had the reported act of Garcia Inves tigated and found It was true as re ported by the press. From the company by which Jesus Garcia was employed the Monte suma Conner Comnanv. nf Vsnnn,i L Mexico came the particulars of the locomotive engineer a sacrifice. The two cars loaded with dynamite were near the smelter of the com pany la the thick of the town. The cars caught Jlre In some manner, and the flames were almost licking the explosive when Garcia backed his locomotive up to the burning cars and coupled bis engine to them. j Ho realized that the AYnlnatnn there meant, death to hundreds ot people and the destruction of the tow'i. Grasping the throttle, be .-v It wide open and, with the olazing cars attached, made a streak for tbe open country, ' 4 The train of dynamite bad but reached the little section bouse in tbe suburbs when cams the ferritin ex plosion. Tbe section house and the cars were reduced to splinters, while the body cf Garcia was blown to places, only tbe smallest fragments being found afterward. Twelve Mexican section bands and an American boy were also blown to 'atoms. But the town hod many preolons Uvea bad beon saved by tbe "Jim Bludsoo" of tbe Mexlcaa rolnea. Washington Star. ' '(MV WVirSmono rh bfauanf field . JJ 12 THE ACHING SPOT. I cannot surely tell if this be so, Milt truap m'mr in tn it .un.. . That every life holds hid some achir Tint Which will not heal, however time may r I do not know how soon it strikes t Tbe bitter, stinging pain that leaves th Biusrt; I only know, it clings through Wei All swift to come and sluggish to depart Not merely through the measure of d The merry tnadnens of a fetal night. There cornea the alow, dull pain of iol thought, u.ii mo wunu seems wrong ana lackiii quite. But even 'mid the holy thin- of all, Where solemn muaic beat the Gottii half the prayers of pi ieata, apostlw Are bitter wails of grief tliat r!e and fal! The little novice in her r nmge, crnmpc lot, The older nun, who Ion- o forgot The big broad world ..i narrow conver, White veil and black, they hide an acliinf 'AK, me! I wonder if the white clad throii i? i r upper, goiuen streets alon reel that vague want and droop, ui. With God's great lilies and the ceaaeleJ And yet. they tell me sorrow there is no! That pain is swept, away, and every blot Then, when we climb the shimmeriiij steep of Heaven, God pity us, and heal the aching a not! J. P. E. i . he Parable of the Prodigal Son. Never nertAlnlv In human lamriiaa was bo much such a world of low ana wisdom and tenderness com Dressed into such fAW Immnfti words. Every line, every touch ol iue picture, is run ot Deautirul eter nal significance. The poor boy's pre sumptuous claim for all that lll could give him the leaving ot th om uome tne journey to a lar couo try ithe brief spasm of "enjoyment there the mlirhtv famine In tho. land the premature exhaustion ni all that could make life noble and enauraoie tne abysmal degradation and unutterable misery that followed! me coming 10 nimscit and the rec. OUectlon ot all that he had left be hind the return in heart-broken penitence and deep humility the fa ther's far-off sight of him, and th gush bt compassion over this poo: returning prodigal the ringing jo; ot the whole household over him wh; had been loved and lost, and bad no come home the unjust Jealousy am! mean complaint of the elder brother, and .then that close nf tha nirnhta in a strain of music Son, thou art eve:' wun me, ana ail that I have is thine It was meet that we Bhould makt merry, and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. All this is indeed a divine epltom? of the wandering of man and the love of God such as no' ear of man hai ever heard elsewhere. Put In th ono scale all that Confucius, or Sakya iviouni, or zoroaster, or Socrates eve: wrote or said and thov wmto Bni said many beautiful and toly words- nuu pui m me omer tne Parable ot the Prodigal Son alone with all that this single parable means, and can any candid spirit doubt which seal would outweigh the other in eternal prectousness, in divine adaption to the wants of man? Tbe Late Canon F. W. Farrar. After Succeeding. There is no test of character quite so severe as that of success. Adver sity ia bard on a man; but success U ten times harder. Adversity, or downright failure, challenges all the best that there Is in one to rise up and conquer in spite ot defeat. Sue cess brings a challenge, too tc go and improve upon the success alread) won; but It is harder to respond to this challenge. "If at first you dc succeed" is the title of a sermon an nounced by that vigorous pastor and preacher, Dr. Ernest Bourner Allen, ot Toledo, in a winter course to hi Junior congregation. The message ii needed. More people are succeeding to-day, and In more different lines ttan ever before. It takes strength to succeed;' and that very strength ermencea ana aeveiopea by the suc cess in which It proved itself, ought to be tolerant of ' past and present achievement, and to press on to big ger and better things. Unless It does success marks the beginning ol failure. Sunday-School Times. MsaaaaBBBSB Getting Ready, to Pray. We would take care so to managt ourselves all day, especially when It draws toward night, that we may net be dlsfitted and put out of frame for our evening devotions; that out hearts may not be overcharged, either on one band by surfeiting and drunk enness, as theirs often are who are men of pleasure; or on tbe other band, with tbe cares of this life, u theirs often are who are men of busi ness; but that we bave command both of our thoughts and of our time, that we may finish our work well: which will be an earnest of our finish ing our life's work well. Matthew Henry, Distinguished and Redeemed. t woaiever ranjr oe me aeieata oi this age, It Is distinguished and re deemed by Its deep Interest in for eign missions; In the far future thli feature ot our generation will be rec ognised as its chief glory. Rev. W. L. Watklnson. Be Ever Mindful. , A Christ about whom you do not think is as good as a dead Christ, ai far as you are concerned. Rev. Dr. McLaren. f 'i ' , ' HOW IT HAPPENED. , : Mabel (testing tho wisdom of the grown-ups) "Well, how did Martin Luther die?" Uncle Jim "Die? Oh, In tha or dinary ;ay, I suppose.. Mabel "Ob, uncle! You really don't know anything. Ho was ex communicatod by a bull." Harper's Weekly.. , "During October PoTtlaja. Ore., est 10,000.009 feet ot latsber by. jvator to California, -
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