THE PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT BACCALAUREATE SERMON BY PRESIDENT HADLEY, OF YALE. Thome: Faith in Man 5ht INTERS ATIO.N A L I.FRSON COM. MEXTS FOR, AL'GVST 22. New Haven, Conn. President ' Hartley of Yale t'nlverslty prenchrt j Ills baccalaureate sermon before the j faculty and ctudents In the chnprl In ' New Haven. His subject wns Faith in .van." He took his text from I'anlms 15:1-3: "Lord, who ahull abid" in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell In Thy holy Mil ? He that v.-Mkfth uprightly, and worketh i Igh'enrRnera, and sneak' th the truth in his hrart. He that barkblrtli not with hla tongue, nor doeth evil to his lielg'.ihor. nor taketh un a reproach agHinst his neighbor." In the courso or his sermon President Hadloy said: In order to accomplish anything great, p. man must have two sides to hli icp'ine3s: a personal side and a social Fide. He must be upright him self and he must believe In the pood Intentions and posslbllitU'3 ot others ' about htm. We recognize the first of tV'so things. Wo know that the leader must have principles of Ms own; that he must stand for something clpPtiitc. which ho Is prepared to maintain through evil r-jwn-t and . Rood report. We do ii"t. I thin!:, 1 rf cognise the second of ins - things to r n (-final decree. v.'e do not ap probate how neeesstirv It Is for a man to believe in those about him , Just as far as he ran and co-operate with them Just as tull- as he ran. ; Yet this also Is a condition of leader ship. No matter how hlsh the Ideals 1 for which we stand, we cannot expect others to follow us unless we have, confidence In them. We cannot ex. rpet devotion if we return It with distrust. We cannot expect co-oper- j atlon unless we are prepared to give ', freely of our confidence. The man who lacks faith in other men loes his best chances to work, and gradu- I ally undermines his own power and ! his own character. The man who ! has this faith In other men sets his j work done and Impresses his own peronallty and Ideals upon his ace and his nation. It was this faith In men which mnde David, with all his faults, a worthy forerunner of Jesus Christ. It was this faith In mn which marked every stage of the work of Jesus Christ Himself. It is not hard to see this when we tudy the history of religion. It Is had to realize Its decisive Importance In the Incidents of our dally life. Yet it Is Just as essential to-day as it ever was. Now we, as ambitious men, are not only ready, but antlous, to go into honorable comnetltlon. We believe that we can do something for tho world, and we are ready to stand by the results; to make what we do the test for leadership. But while we are engaged in this work whether It be In law or In business, In poli tics or In scientific discovery there con-P3 a tempter who says; You are making a mistake to put your atten tion solely upon your work. You will never pet on in this wav. You pre Intent upon doing what Is to be done. This would be all right if all other were doing the same thing, r.ut they are not. They nro bending their energies toward getting credit for what Is being done not only tho credit that belongs to them, but thit credit that belongs to you. Insensi bly, we begin to believe these Intima tions: Insensibly we pay a little e"j attfttion to our work and a little more to keeping ahead of our fel lows. Siisnlcion takes the placs of ro-operptlon. We enter Into a con test with those who ought to be our friends. Sometimes we win the con tent, sometimes we lose It. Whether we win or lose, the work Itself Is fcaerifioed. We remain at best leaders of a cause whero thcie Is nothing worth leading. The man who Is cynical, whether ab.T.-.t women, or business, or poli tics, is ai'3iimcd and in nineteen rases out of twentv, with full Justice to be Immoral in his relations to women or business or politics. The man who has faith in the Integrity rf others In the face of Irresponsible cc -uE.'itlo.is is assumed and In nkie tff'n clsos out of twenty Justly as-s-i-ird to have the confidence in rlVrs' goodness because he is a good nan hlrosol". This Is why people will foi'ow the optimist even though he Is sometimes wrong, and yhun the pes simist even though he la sometimes right. It doe r.ot make much difference what Is the law or what Is the creed of the church, In comparison wit!i the question what Is tho habitual ai t'.'.Jde of men toward their neigh bors. Not onlv the man who origin nus slanders, but the man who Idly rej-eats them, or even lends ready credence to them, Is poisoning the sources of public opinion. One of the frst tblnes that la prohibited In war fare as soon ng nat'ons begin to be come clvlll-ed Is the poisoning of wells. Yet we too often allow In tin es of peace the poisoning of the wells of public opinion by the light reprlltlan of unfounded reproucb asr i'nst one's neighbor. The pro'ibets who preceded Jesus criticised the evils of tfclr time Just unsparingly as did .leaus Himself, pnd at far greater length. The thing taat He had and that they had not wai the belief In t'je essential good Pfss of lutmaDlty, which would r rrond positively to the gospel of self. rcriflce. Ho thst would follow In the r-o'ste-iB of the Master must bo 'renamed, not simply to stand upright himself, but to have faltb that others Will mend by him. Gentlemen of the grrduntlng clas: The scholars and scientific men ot the countrv have sometimes been re pressed with a certain indifferent to tho fco'lr?i a::d sentiments of tfcelr fellow rrn. It has been said that their cr'tlsl fprnltv Is devoloied more stronilv than their ronstruotlve Instinct: that their brain has been l riourMhed at the expense of their heart; that what they have gained in brealtb of vision has been out weighed by a ton ot human sympa thy It Is for tot to prove the false ness ot this charge. There will probably be times when this le a bard task. If you have studied history or literature or set rn ci aright some things vhlch look large to other people will look small to VQU. Vou will frequently be railed upon "i niva the unwelcome advice that a ('cr.lred end cannot be reached by a i b'-. cut. There are always times when a fan who Is clear-headed la re treated with bains hard-hearted. But if you yo irieWes keep your faith ii your lellixv men, these things, though t'jey be momentary bin rirsaces, will la the lone run make power of Christian leadership. AUGUST TWENTY-SECOND Subject: Paul's Third Mlsslonnry Journey The Riot In Kpliesus, Acts 10:2.1 ami 20: 1 Golden Text! 2 Cor. 12:9. TIME A. D. 5 8. PLACE. Ephesus. EXPOSITION. I. A Wot In EpheNus, 2:t-:io. Paul had wonder ful success in Ephesus (vs. 10-12; 18-20). He must also have testing before he loaves. It might seem to us that it would have been better for Paul to leave in the full blaze of his success; but God looks at these thing quite differently from what we do. The Gospel Way is sure to create a stir sooner or later. Men do not realize all its bearings and all its do. manrts at once, so they receive It quite calmly. But Demetrius will wake up to the fact that It touches tiis business. The Gospel faithfully and fully preached will stir up any community, at home or abroad. It is not necessarily a bad sign nt till when things begin to boll in city, vil lage or church. It may simply Indi cate that tho fire Is getting hot. The stir came because the new religion af fected business (v. 25). Reforms and revivals are nil right If they do not hurt anybody's business. If they do, w hy, of course, "business Is busi ness." and the reform and the revi val must go. "The love or money" what a prolific mother of evils It. Is (romp. 1 Tim. 6:9, 10, It. V.). The Sunday newspaper may be a great curse, but then the Christian mer chant must advertise in It; for you see, "by this business we have our wealth." There are many appli cations. Let us see if we cannot, find one that will hit ourselves. Deme trius littered a very striking and truthful, though entirely unintention al, commendation of Paul (v. 2i). Would that we had more Pauls who will persuade people and turn them away from the worship of false gods "to serve the living and true God: and to wait for His Son from heaven" (1 Thess. 1:9. 10). The first and chief danger was injury to business; but there was another; poor Diana was Imperiled (v. 27). It Is doubt ful If Demetrius really cared much for her; but he knew that on appeal to religious prejudices would carry many with him whose co-operation he greatly desired. There are many to-day who become very enthusiastic religionists if they can coin money out of It or get Into an office. His statement that all Asia and the world worshiped Diana was hardly consist ent with his professed apprehension concerning her; nor was it exactly true. Some were enraged because they saw their business going to pieces; some because they saw theli religion going to pieces. And then there was a concert of action to re-establish business and religion at th tame time. In unison they opened their mouths nnd yelled: "Great I? Diana of tho Epheslans!" This wav of proving a point has not gone out ol use, even In our day. The crowd who ran yell the loudest are quite sure they have proved their point and car ried the day. But somehow or other Diana of the Epheslens lost her hold on men from that day on, though ttiey screamed for two straight hours Points proven In that way do not stay proven. There was a rare combina tion of fearless courage and humble common sense In Paul. The mad mob awakened the manly fire in Paul's soul. He wished to go into th? midst of the riot and proclaim .Ieu? But he yielded to the entreaties ol the dlscinles and the persuasions ol his friends who were in place of pow er. Paul will have the opportunity of facing a maddened mob furtiiet on; the time has not yet come. Molis are always Irrational and mob law always Insane. There was a babel ol voices, one crying one thing and an other another. There was utter con fusion and tho majority knew not why they were come together. Tilt original cry (v. 28) Is taken up again, nnd with one voice they shout it fo: two hours. What a strange sight, f great concourse shouting steadllv fot two hours, "Great is Diana of thr Epheslans." If shouting could provi anything, surely this proposition wat proven. But shouting, no matter how loud, how long or how unanimous proves nothing. The probability i they did not altogether believe It themoelves In their inmost souls, and were trying to convince themselves ol it bv yelling the louder. II. The .Mob Ouicted by the Town, clerk. ft:t-4G. The townclerk was t sensible feliow. He told them thai there was no use In yelling so loud tn prove what everybody believed. Hf also put In a protest against mob law. He told them there was a legal wav of having difficulties settled nnd crimes punished, and that they were in danger of getting into trouble themselves by raising a riot. Men who incite a riot or set in motion mot law ought always to get in trouble themselves. The advice given the ex cited citizens of Ephesus Is good ad vice for us all "be quiet," do noth ing rash." Paul and his companions had respected the rights even of Idol atora. He seems to have used hit strength rather in preaching truth than in attacking error (v. 37). Always a Pilot. We are never without a pilot. When we know not how to steer and dare not hoist a sail, we can drift. The current knows the way, though we do not. The ship of heaven guldei itself, and will not accept a wooden rudder. Eniergoa. Her Indorsement. "I want to get thla check cashed." said the young matron, appearing at the window of the paying teller. "Yes, madam. You must Indorse It, though," eiplalned the teller. "Why, my husband sent it to me. He Is away on business," ghe aald. "Yea, madam. Just' indorse it; sign It on the back so we will know, and your husband will know we paid It to you." She went to the desk against the wall and in a few momenta pre Antorl Iha iplr fiavlniv wi-lttAti mm ita back: "Your loving wife, Edith." j uciiman. HAD TrU! COftnECT IDEA. The teacher glanced over her pu pils and finally selected Joseph to tell her the meaning of the wor j "re sponsibility." "Well," said the brl.ht pupil. "II I only had two buttons on iny trous-l era and one of these came off the re sponsibility would rest on the other." He was promoted to the class abqve. Washington Star. ' Topic Two Prayer Lessons Matt. 6: 5, ; 18: 19, 20. Unanswered prayer. Deut. 3: 23-29. According to Hi a will. John 14: 13, 14; 15: 7, 16; 16: 23-27; 1 John 6: 14. Christ's definite way. Mark 11: 20 20. A powerful prayer. Jas. 6: 13-1S. When to pray. Eph. 6: 18; Heb. 4: 16. A model prayer. Eph. 3: 14-19. We do not pray in the streets In these days, but there are other ways of boastful prayer quite as effective (.Matt. 6: 5). It is only the life that is "hidden with God" that God can acknowledge openly (Matt. 6: C). Prayers In which two really agree are far more likely to be unselfish and In accord with Christ's desire than the prayers of a single man (Matt. IS: 19). Christ Is with the solitary Christian, but He has definitely promised a spe cial blessing to Christians that work and pray together (Matt. 18: 2"). Suggestions. Is not prayer the only great enter prise In which men expect to succeed without much time and thought? We are not heard for our much speaking, but we often speak much bo cause wo desilre much. Prayer Is our most useful and most necessary work; let us give it the best part of the day and of our pow ers, in the early morning. The wise man will give only half his time to his praying, and the otlitr half to listening lor the answer. Illustrations. Prayer from a sense of duty is like a locomotive on the rails. Prayer from desire Is like an airship in tllghi. Faithless prayer is like ashlp with Its sails spread, fastened to the wharf. Every Christian should bo Jn the school of prayer; and no school is pro fitable without regular lessons. THE TEMPERANCE PROPAGANDA CONCERTED ATTACK ON DRINK WINNING ALL ALONG LINE. EPMTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 Triumphant Faith Matt 15: 21-28. Just once during his ministry Jesus went outside the limits of the land of Israel. And then he went not to teach or to heal but to rest. It was not yet his hour for turning to the Gen tiles that came after his supreme sacrifice had been completed. The woman who came asking the Master's help was as far removed as she could be from "the hope of Is rael." Uy citizenship a Phoenician, by blood a Canaanlte, by training a Greek, she was a Gentile of the Gen tiles. Here was a woman who knew no tear, and who could not be offend ed. Her need and her faith kept her pleading alter she had been told she was outside the favored circle. The very flguro of speech which Jesus ued, discourteous and discouraging a-t it seemed, gave her a new claim. "The children's bread must not be given to the dogs of the household," "Ju.it so, Lord; the dogs get the crumbs, and it is for crumbs that I aj!. No child of Israel will miss any thing because this blessing is given to me." So she had her way. She had come to tho right Person, with faith, and her faith was not dismayed by his delay or his seeming unwilling-ne.-s. Faith will triumph, though It be the faith of one who has never yet asrted anything of God. Only it must be an unselfish faith, persistent, hum ble, believing. Then it will get its heart's desire. MAN MUCH BITTEN BY BEAR. I A thrilling bear story is contained In a report received at the Navy De partment from Passed Assistant Sur geon C. C. Grieve, in charge ot the naval hospital at Sitka, Alaska. The captain of a fishing sloop was brought to the hospital for treatment. An examination showed that he had been bitten no less than sixty-four times by a female brown bear and had received In addition many deep scratches. The fishing captain landed one day on the shore of r.odman Kay to hunt for deer. On his return at night he stumbled on the baar with her to young cubs. Before he could use his rifle the bear was upon him. In the struggle that ensued tho man was bitten In all parts of the body. For three days he lay where he had fallen, without food or drink except a few berries he was able to gather and the moisture he cduld get from leaves. He began his trip down the mountain, crawling inch by Inch, and reached the beach on the evening of the seventh day. He was pestered by mosquitoes, which at that time of year in Alaska are frightful. The wounded and almost naked man was compelled to turrow in the leaves und moss. His companions went In search of htm, but they did not find him until he reached the beach. He was taken at once to the Sitka hospital, where he was found to be delirious and ema ciated. Treatment was administered, al though there seemed little chance that he would recover. He was out that he would recover. He was out of the hospital, however, within thirty-seven days. Surgeon Grieve in sending the re port, which Is in the simple language of an official communication, says: "The case is Interesting in that It shows the remarkable nerve of the man. his powers of endurance and the resistance of his system to Infec tion. It also serves to disprove the time-honored fallacy originating in the claim of old hunters that bears never bite man." Washington Star. ! Uncle Remus and His Rival. "Joel Chandler Harris," said an Atiantan, "used to write comic news, paper editorials. Sometimes be mads fun of rival editors In them, too. "Simon Simpson, a rival editor In Mobile, having been made fun. of, frote angrily in his rag: " 'Joel Harris has been getting ol! some chesp wit at our expense.' "Joel, on reading this, grabbed hit pen and dashed off quick as a flash for next day's Issue: " 'It must have been cheap, 8imon, to be at your expense,' " Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Thrift anil Temperance. May I comment upon some "points" made by "H. D." In a recent communication entitled "Finance of Prohibition?" It will not be long before "trium phant virtue" will result as It Is now commencing in the "revival of the public revenues." "H. D." need not fear that the "revival of a spirit of frugality" will ultimately and Irre sistibly extend, as voiced by the peo ple," to tho political managers and the officers and members of all our municipal corporations, city, State or nation. Our State Legislatures and Con gress as well as Boards ot Alder men and Common Councils are be ginning to hear from the great ma jority of citizens that the "great families which are Btrlctly temper ate and consequently frugal and In dustrious are always thrifty and pro gressive. What Is true to the Indi vidual, and the family Is certainly logically .to be taken as true of the State and the nation. Alabama, Georgia and Virginia will now begin to reap the advan tages and increased revenues which have been so abundant In all such temperance States as Kansas. Texas, Maine, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. Mis souri, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan and the other prosperous, debt paying i States which have adopted the watch- words of "temperance and thrift." I If In Alabama, Georgia and Virginia the practice of strict temperance puts j a stop to the propagation and In I crease In that vast army of criminals J which "rum" and "alcoholic" hyr : terla" create, if there are no alco I hollc murderers, paupers and Insane, I an immense load will be taken off I the taxpayers. i If temperance reigns there will not be that need we have now in tho "wet" communities for asylums for the victims of alcoholism, poor houses, penitentiaries. Jails, State prisons, hospitals ,and many chari table institutions. The criminal courts and police have little to do in temperance communities; and the ex-, pense of maintaining them Is gener ally very light and finally practically eliminated. It was proved beyond a doubt in San Francisco when Gen eral Funston closed all saloons and drinking places during that period of unrest immediately following the earthquake and fire that no cases of drunkenness, riot or crime traceable to liquor or alcohol Incentive wero found In the city. All the large ex pense and danger universally trace able to the victims of drink and those habitually addicted to liquor were eliminated. It is not pleasant to think that "H. D." deplores an "unbroken reign of virtue from the Potomac to tho Rio Grande" any more than he would from the Lakes to the Gulf and the Atlantic to the Pacific. What a glorious, thrifty, enterprising, patrU otic and prosperous country wa should have if all the money which is wasted on drink could be turned into the channels of legitimate bus-. Iness; if all the time which is lost. In .the use and abuse of drink could be devoted to the substantial Indus tries and work of the nation; if all the ill health, disease, sickness, in sanity and crime directly traceable to drink could be obviated! How at once the prosperity and general thrift of the nation would be stimu lated! The money now absolutely lost by the individual and family Indulg ing in useless demoralizing drinking would be Baved and employed In a thousand methods and channels of in vestment and substantial permanent industries which would solidly in crease the tax valuations and genu ine wealth and provide for larger and more substantial tax reserves for the support of the municipal and State institutions and the departments of government. This unboubtedly is shown in those communities where restrictive liqour laws are enforced and temperance is practiced. Look at those cities, coun ties and States where liquor and drink is controlled and limited as a social evil, a menace to health and a subverter of morals, and you will ' nna them in every way reaching I higher standards, stronger financial conditions and more elevated planes of thought and action. Pick out those States, those cities, towns or counties in New England, In the Northwest or South, or any part of our nation, which have adopt ed temperance standards and com pare them with those which have the "hysterical cries" for free beer, free rum, liberal "licentious" Sundays and weekdays, and compare the pic tures and the results. I suppose those people who want to en.iny the temporary "Inspiration" and "hallucinations" which come from drink and drugs cannot ever be en tirely prevented from the folly of ruining their health and their mor als. We cannot t holly prevent crime and Insanity, but as we try to pre vent the spread of disease and moral leprosy, as we try to prevent the ex tending of fevers, diphtheria, tubercu losis, bubonic plague and all vile and dangerous Ills, why should we not try to stop tho disease of alcoholism, which probably has created as many pltable victims and deplorable "degen erates as all the rest ot the evils first enumerated have cast upon the vari ous communities and municipalities, to be taken care of at great expense by the public and private charities and general Institutions of our land? R. O. Coghlan, of San Francisco, in tho ICew York Sun. T-y It On, Mr. Gilmore! The Mc.del License League "chal lenges the advocates ot Prohibition to name a trade or industry in Ken tucky which would not lose if the State Widen (State Prohibitionists) should bs victorious." Well, Mr. Gllmore, suppose you sart with shoes. Would the poor chumps In Kentucky who now go with their feet half clad and give their n-oney to your folks buy any less shoes If they didn't buy as much booxe Franklin (Pa) Venango Daily Ilecord. Decreasing. In the United States on June 30, 1906, tbore were 4290 rectifiers and 243.000 retail liquor dealers. On June 30, 1908, there were 3447 rec tifiers and 230,488 retail liquor deal ers. This represents a falling off of 1843 rectifiers and 6E53 retail liquor dealers and this decrease Is growing. Seventy-five per cent, of the crime eommitted In Chicago and Cook County Is due to liquor, gambling and houses nt 111 lame. John J Healy. Former State Attorney of Cook Cout. ty, Chicago. Mil. s j 2fv' 3oV for m deljy twig I ftijnoqft tb bfaiumr fields f, g f noly Wrlf I mnr djiir. REJOICE). In the morning time, rejoice. Hear ye not tlis tuneful rhyming Of all things the gifts of God? Each shortening shadow; each brightening vision Doth more plainly show the beauty Of the love that He bestows. From the diatnnce comes the cadence vn uie zepnyrn, sott and low, Singing in their morning freshness Of tho long, dark night just pant. Within the heart there is reflected livery image from without Every love and every beauty, livery joy and every dutv And methinks that Hope doth whisper, " "l is foretaste of the morn which conies When time shall be no more." The Water of Life. Salvation is free. Yes, free as any thing man can conceive to exist, as the very air we breathe, or the water we drink. And yet how few there are who avail themselves of its bless ings. Hut, says one. If the religion of which you speak Is adapted to my wants, and is free, why do I not pos sess it? There are even some persons who murmur because God in His goodness has so freely offered salva tion to a lost and ruined world. They wish the Almighty would, and try to convince themselves that He does, oblige all to be Baved; and thus, by compelling them to enter the King dom of Heaven, render that state, not one of freedom, but of endless slavery. A party of persons embark upon a river, and are borne along with its tide towards the ocean. The scenery upon every side enchants them; and the breeze refreshes them. After a while they become thirsty. A portion the company put forth an exertion, and partake of the water of the river which upon every hand surrounds them. The remainder simply neg lect, thirst on, and finally perish for want of water; and yet no individual would for a moment deny that the water was free, and as free for the one clasB as tho other. Thus it is with the fountain of liv ing water so freely offered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Moment by moment we are hurrying down the river of time, to the eternity beyond. We may, perchance, be surrounded by friends who have drunk at the fountain, and In whom it Is as a well of water springing up into everlast ing life. They would rejoice to see us partaking of the same, which Is offered as freely to us as them; the Spirit of God which has, even since our earliest recollections, surrounded us by its blessed influences, and which has been rejected by us, is still point ing ub to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world, but we simply have neglected to par take of the Water of Life, and perish. Whom but ourselves can we coudemn in that day? Zion's Herald. Sometime ; Somewhere. The outcropping rock upon some of the Catskills Is cemented conglom erate pebbles cemented together, each one of which was worn smooth by the ceaseless ebb and flow upon the Bhore of some geologic sea ages before man wbb spoken into being. Could you or I have walked upon that ancient shore, and have seen those pebbles as they were being smoothed and polished by the waves we might have asked: "What are these for? Why are they being thus tossed about?" There would have come no answer but the moaning of the sea. Nevertheless God had a purpose which was to appear In the far extended ages, and we now see It In the upheaved mountains. We view our hard and sad life ex periences one by one, and we impa tiently ask: "What are they for?" There comes no answer but the sob bing of our own hearts. But every one of them has a blessed spiritual meaning. That meaning is to be grasped by faith. It will be made manifest In God's own time. Rev. Craig S. Thomas, in the Standard. The Highest Achievement of Prayer. That prayer which does not succeed In moderating our wish, Ji changing the passionate desire into still sub mission, the anxious, tumultuous ex pectation Into silent surrender, is no true prayer, and proves that we have not the spirit of true prayer. That life Is most holy in which there is least of petition and desire, and most of waiting upon God; that In which petition most - often passes Into thanksgiving. Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave It or merge It In God's will. The divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we become strong to meet It. F. W. Robertson. Cast Thy Care on Him. Whatsoever It is that presses thee, go, tell thy Father, put over the mat ter into His hand, and so thou shalt be freed from that dividing, perplex ing care that the world is full of. When thou are either to do or suffer anything, go, tell God of it, and ac quaint Him with It; yea, burden Him with It, and thou bast done for mat ter of caring; no more care, but quiet, sweet diligence in thy duty, and de pendence on Him for the carriage of thv matters. Roll thy cares and thy self with them, as one burden, all on thy God. R. Lelghton. THE POULTRY YARD. Buff Wyandotte Male. The above picture shows the Ideal fowl short, plump body, full breast and stately carriage. The Buffs are strictly Wyandotte In all else but :olor, except that they are Just a tri fle larger than the Silver Laced. In general appearance they resemble the Buff Plymouth Rocks, except that the ii'.'-Sl" Stupid Mankind. Notwithstanding our boasted civil ization, mankind, as a rule, is more stupid than the ox and the ass, be cause those creatures know their masters; but mankind, during the long ages of Its pupilage, has not learned to know Its Father. Rev. O. Ross Baker. Theology and Christ. A knowledge of theology does not bring a knowledge ot Christ. Hev. E. L. Powell. In recovering the telegraphic ca. lies Injured by the Sicilian earth quake in the Strait of Messina, th curious fact was noted that parts ol the cables seemed to have been burned. This Is regarded as confirm ing the hypothesis Ibat the great aster should be attributed to sub marine volcanlo eruptions rather than to rock movements In the adjacent lands. The bugs sea-waves that swept both the coasts ot the strait t'.io indicate a submarine origin. !atter have single combs and the for wer have rose combs. They are splendid market fowls, and are good layers during the fall and winter months. They are very docile and do well In small yards, though If allowed freedom they roam the fields and orchards as much as some of the smaller breeds. Fruit and Toultry. A profitable combination on a small farm within easp reach of a good mar ket Is fruit and poultry. Hens, to do well, require a liberal range that contains bushes or trees enough to supply partial shade. They also require a variety ot green stuff, with a sprinkling of Insects. Such a combination may be easily supplied by planting the land to frutt and en closing It in poultry netting wire. The hens do not know that they are confined. They dig little here and there, but quickly abandon the task to chase a moth or a grasshopper. If the trees or bushes are mulched they work In the little to their entire sat isfaction, destroying many Insects. All .the bush fruits are benefited by poultry, provided the soil Is made soft enough for them to scratch. Bush fruits cannot thrive well In ground that is packed down hard or covered with a mat of grass. But If the plow and cultivator are operated as they should be early in the season, the ground is put in condition to yield fruit and benefit the fowls, which i the most profitable way to get two crops from the land at onco. Farm Stock Journal. MTNTON'S EMINENT DOCTORS 41 TOUR SERVICE FREE. Not a Penny to Pay For the Folle Medical Examination. If you are In doubt as to the can of your disease mall us a postal Z questing a medical examination blank which you will flu out and return us. Our doctors will carefully duuT nose your case, and If you can cured you will be told so; if y0 ' not be cured you will be told so v0, are not obligated to us In any way fo! this advice Is absolutely free; you at liberty to take our advice or not u Ton see fit. Send to-day for a medl cal examination blank, fill out and return to us as promptly as posslbu and our eminent doctors will dlagnoss your case thoroughly absolutely fr Munyon's, 63d and Jefferson St. Philadelphia. Pa. Tho Mexican government has con tracted with the Krupps to nulla . plant for the manfacture of buliett flmnlrlooa lUiua, n r A ...... . . ' .-. uu euui'imon, near Vera Cruz. " for IIKADAt UK Hlrka' 14 I'CDIi Whether from Colds, Heat. Stomnoh i Nervous Troubles. Capudlne will r..i,v, It's lluuld-pleaatnt 10 uku-ai'Ui Imnicdu ately. Tr It, Wo.. Kc and 6uc at dm. lores. One physician out of every 21 in the United States lives in New Ynrir City. Don't dope yourself for every little pain I Vt only hurts your Rtomm-h. Such na,' i romrs iiftunlly from local inflammation A j little rubbing with Hnmlins Wizard Oil ! will stop it immediately. WISE WORDS. A Lean-to Poultry House. The above represents a very conve nient and comfortable poultry house, built against a stable or other out building. The portion adjoining the other wall is eight feet high, and the lowest part of roof is six feet. , The roosts and dropping boards are set parallel with the yards, and a parti tion separates the two houses, so that they may each have a yard, as shown in illustration. No man knows anything about the ! divine friendship who docs not ex i hiblt human friendliness. The noblest work often lies nearest Only a putty life ts afraid of being I worn out. I The battle ot without goes as goet ! the battle within. Duty bas a stern face only whet viewed askance. Tou cannot become one of the tooli of the Infinite If you flee from his an vil. No advantage is smaller than that 'gained by taking advantage ot t friend. The man who always docs what h wants is rarely wanted for what he does. The best evidence of loyalty to truth. Is liberality enough to give all, truth a chance. Some are Interested deeply la croBS-bearlng, but only as long ai some one else Is doing It. Some folks think they are resting' in their faith because thoy always fall asleep In church. I It is not strange that men lose the faculty of reverence when they do all their worshiping before a mirror.. From "Sentence Sermons," in the Chicago Tribune. Why Their Sllvenvaro Lasts. The Dutch, when they invite yon, and they are not a guest-seeking race, are extremely hospitable. Some times, however, when It comes ts dinner, their active hospitality de mands an energetic recognition. Thi table is laid with piles ot plates be fore each chair. On your first visit the spoons and forks are heavy silver, the knives of the finest steel and Ivory. Tou never, however, eat with them again. When you have bees shown that a family possesses them, that ends It. Tou eat thereafter from everyday ware. "What would the silver be like for our descendants if we used it often?" an old lady asked me. "What would we have If our ancestors had been careless?" Harper's Bazar. The nest boxes are placed under tho dropping boards and the straw and litter are kept on the floors of the houses. Of course we prefer the separate scratching shed, but when something cheap, designed for utility, Is wanted then the above Is most admirably suited. It may be built any size de sired, and the coBt will be muchPless than that of a separate house and yards. v Practical Poultry Points. A cool, airy scratching shed is bet ter than a dark, closed house for the day room. There Is no foundation for the as sertion that the "sweet, rich flavor" of the egg belongs to the breed. . That condition can only he brought about, by the quality of tho food. Bad cases of feather eating havo been cured by painting around the bare places on bens that have had their feathers plucked with a prepar ation made of powdered aloes dis solved in alcohol. Hens do not liks the bitter taste. ; Board floors in the chicken homo are better than wet ground, but dry ground is best ot all. Vegetables ot some kind should be fed the poultry the year round, cab bage, potatoes, beets, turnips, etc. Shredded alfalfa, which costs about two cents per pound, is a One green food where yards to provide the same fresh ars not available. It can either be fed dry in boxes or scalded then added to a one-third bran mash teed thus ones a day. Rather Rough. Qunner And now comes a pro fessor who declares that fruit is just as healthy with the skin oa as it is peeled. Ouyer H'm! I'd llkd to see some body start him on a diet ot pine apples. Chicago News. Painless And Pleasing. "Do you think that man is suffer ing from 'exaggerated ego'?" "A man never suffers from exag gerated ego," answered the eminent alienist. "He always appears to en Joy It." Washington Star. Two big vessels for use in the Pacific trade are no building at the Mitsubishi dockyards for the Oriental Steamship Company. One Is ot 13,500 tons and two of 9,250 tons each. English Coffee. The American opinion of coffee at understood In the English .home la not high, and bow the coffee of the English lodgers la esteemed may be understood from the following trav eler's tale. It was his first morning In London "apartments," and his landlady came up with the breakfast, and aa ha began the meal opened a slight conversation. "It looks like rain," she said. "It does," replied the American; "but It smells .rather Ilka cotfeoV T.ondon Chronicle. BAD DREAMS . Caused by Coffee. "I have been a coffee drinker, mors or less, ever since I can remember, until a few months ago I became more and more nervous and Irritable, and finally I could not sleep at night, tor I was horribly disturbed br dreams of all sorts and a species ot distressing nightmare. "Finally, after hearing tho exper ience ot numbers ot friends who bad quit coffee and were drinking Po tum, and learning of the great ben efits thoy had derived, I concluded coffee must be the cause of ray trou ble, so I got some Postum and bad It made strictly according to direction. "I was astonished at the flavour and taste. It entirely took the place of coffee, and to my. very great satis faction I began to sleep peacefully and sweetly. My nerves Improved, and I wish I could wean every man, woman and child from the unwhole some drug ordinary coffee. "People really do not appreciate or realize what a powerful drug It Is and what terrible effect It has on the hu man system. If they did, hardly pound ot It would be sold. I would never think of going back to coffee again. I would almost aa soon think of putting my hand In a' fire after X bad onco been burned. ' I "A young lady friend of ours bad stomach trouble for a long time, and could not get well us long as she used coffee. She Anally quit coffee and began the use of Postum, and Is now perfectly well. yours tat health." - Read "The Road ti Wellvllle," ! pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, trie, and full of bnmast Uitrrcst. ., .
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