; i . . j i,H ill I'l It mi a. ICjakJ Foot Hot nml It Prevention. No flock can thrlvo whore this Is present, and a undoubtedly It Is con taglous, It is wise to submit nil bought sheep (which should be few) to a thorough disinfecting heforo being al lowed to mix with the general flock. Generally speaking, It may bn said that foot rot Is tho outcome of lazi ness, and with due carp It should rarely bo present to any large extent. rasslnfi the whole flock twice dur ing the year throiiRh n trough In which a solution of arsenic, and pot ash, or Rome other equally effective ingredient, Is placed, Is strongly rec ommended. Inland farmer. Vjc Diiscnse. rr. David Huberts, Wisconsin Slate Veterinarian, fiys: Sorn eyes may b dun to various cause, such as Injury or catarrhal infection, and whon due to the latter the entire head is apt to become af fected. It is advisable to keep animals thus affected in a dark stable during the day, allowing tbem to pasture at night. The eyes should be bi'hed several times dally In an antiseptic Eolution, after which time an eye lotion should be Injected into the eve. Give aui luala access to medicated salt. I-nmb Feeding. Corn and the bearded or Scotch barley, when fed with alfalfa, were about equal in value for mutton pro duction, liarley in this test proved to be a shade tho better. Twenty tseven per cent less alfalfa and twenty Ight per cent, lcsa grain wan required where barli replaced emmer In a ration. tirade lambs with mutton Fires made Rrco.'.'T alns, conditions being similar, than did Itambouillet lambs, though a record of food consumption to.' each class was not kept. The Western stockman has a feed In barley t lint is of great value for meat production, and may be used to advantage as a corn substitute. IV joining Station. font Versus Oats us Horse Feed. The Ohio station recently conduct ed some experiments to test the wide spread belief that oats ure superior to other grain as a feed for horses. Six mature grade Percheron geldings were fed 0:1 a basal ration of clover and timothy hay, three receiving oats and three corn as a supplementary ration. Estimating corn to bo worth forty cents per bushel, oats thirty cents per bushel, and hay $S per ton at the time the experiments were made, it was found that the averags cost of food per hour of work was 3.3 cents for the corn-fed horses and 4.54 cents for those fed oats. The use of corn to the exclusion of other grain for a period of forty-eight weeks was not found detrimental to the health cf work horses and they endured hard work during tho hot weather &i well as those receiving oats. When mixed (clover and timothy) hay was fed to mature geldings at general farm work, ear corn was practically ns efficient, pound for pound, as oats. A drop In weight of tho corn-fed horses coincident with the beaming of tho use of shelled corn Indicates that ear corn is to be preferred a'oovt shelled u fjr work horses. snow, to the time when some will defy the lighter frosts of the autumn. A rose garden, which may be made a section of a general flower garden, is much more pleasing than where roses are simply scattered here and there. They are not fitted for pro miscuous planting, and always re spond better to definite treatment. There are many kinds of waste, places. Perhaps one may bo tho stump of an old tree which would !? beautified If a vine were allowed to clamber over It. Hard Milkers. Pr. David Roberts, the Wisconsin State Veterinarian, says this trouble Is due to an abnormal contraction of the sphincter muscles at the teat and oftentimes reduces the value of what might have otherwise been a valu able cow, as no one wishes to pur chase or own what Is termed ns a hard milker, but If stock owners knew how easily this trouble could be overcome they would never think of disposing of a hard milker at a sacrifice, as is now being done by many. The mere fact that a cow Is a hard milker does not Indicate that she is not a good milker, but owing to the fact that she Is a hard milker is of tentimes neglected at milking time by a disgusted milker who leaves a large quantity of the milk in her udder that should have been drawn out. Stockmn who know how to handle such cases oftentimes buy valuable cows owing to the fact that they are hard milkers and by the use of a. teat plug and a few treatments foe hard milking, cause them to become splen did, easv milkers, thereby increasing their value many more times than the cost of the treatment. A milking tube should never be used In such cases, as there Is too murh danger of Infection and the results are not as good as from the use of the teat plug. THE PULPIT. A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY THE REV. JOSEPH A. EENNETT. ?:rmc: Kingship of Jesus. IXTFnNWTIONATj I.ESSOX COM MENTS FOB OCTOnEIt 10. Feeding the Crop. The noted millionaire farmer, David ItanKin. of Missouri, says: I l.avu l,jen asked why I always feed all my corn, and I always say first, I find It profitable to feed It, be rause in that way I can get full value out of it, and secondly, I also gain an immense amount of fertilizer, and then to haul my corn to the railroad to ship would be a big Job. And, further, I do not believe in selling raw material. You see, 1 run my farming business something on the plan of the manufacturing Industries of the country. 1 want to sell tho finished product, and can do so only by feedius all I raise to stock. If by doing so, I gain inly an average of il u head for the cattle and hogs i feed, you see It pays me. Hut, of ourse, I txptct to ruako more than that. I would recommend to every farm er to feed his crops rather than haul the grain off the place. My observa tion li that a great many farmers do not carry out their work as far as they can. They sell too much raw material and not enough finished product. It Is true, there are years that the return from a crop might be greater, but year in and year out, it will pay you to feed all you raise. Itoautif) lug the Frm. At the last annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Associa tion, S. M. Meehau spoke as follows on the "BeaulificatioL of Waste Places: " A dwelling place should be made a home In every souse of the word. The grounds Immediately surrounding th house and beyond should be made attractive and lovely to tbose who live right on the spot. Hut then we must think of others, too. W want to please our visitors, friends and neigh bors, and In fact every one who passes by. It Is rightly a matter for per sonal pride that our surroundings be made to speak our appreciation of the beauties of nuturt. A g:iod expanse of lawn may be considered on a of the chlaf alms, be cause when that Is set apart, It off an many opportunities for development In detail and effect. Decide to have a flower garden not tiniply Tower bedj and borders around the ground?, but something of an enclosure into vhlcli one may ass end f-el that he l i i;i a di.Terent i:t::)o:hei'e. where flowers are on every side Inviting admiration and in.- Icrewt. I rnow of no phase of garden ing that is more delightful, Invigorat ing and care-destroying than that which relates to thw hardy flowers. A carefully selected assortment gives a profusion of flowers all the year, frou the vary earliest spring days when soma will open their advantur us blossoms almost out frou tu Curing Clover Tiny. I have read a good deal In farm journals about curing alfalfa, etc., under hay caps, but have never seen my method published. While I do not pretend to say It is perfect, It gives the best results of any method I have ever seen tried, considering quality of hay and expense of mak ing it. I start cutting just as soon as the clover comes Into bloom, and try to arrange to have it all cut by the time the heada begin to turn brown. My hr.ylng outfit consists of one mower, one side delivery rake, one hay loader and rack wagon, a twe ecl cart at tached to hoisting ropa of harpoon fork. I have a seven-eighths bolt set In axle of cart, and a ring tied Into rope, and whenever fork full of hay Is dumped, the driver simply throws the ring off the bolt, and man on tho wagon can have harpoon back and nearly ready with another fork full by the time the team gets back. In this way it takes only a few minutes to unload a large load of hay, usually about five forks full. My way of curing Is as follows: Cut what will make about four or five loads of hay. After the dew Is off start, say, at 8.30 or ! o'clock. Throw It Into windrows with a side delivery rake just before the dew falls in the evening. The next morning mow until about 11a. m., and then take the rake and tip the windrows, made the day bi fore, upside down, and Immediately after dinner you can start hauling In the barn. With two men, a good hay leader and a boy to drive team on hay for',;, you can have the four or five loads of cured hay ia the barn In tlmo to rake up what you cut In the morning, if you havo but a short distance to haul. Cy following the Bystem of cutting Just what you think you can haul lu the next day from noon till evening, you will be surprised how much hay cau be put Into the barr. with little expense. My bill for hired help far three years has run from fifty to sixty cents per ton to put hay into tho barn, all work hired except my own. And you will be surprised at the qual ity of the hay. When you throw down hay for the stock you can smelt it all over tho barn. No dust, no musty smell, and lots of clover headf just as red as when cut. Horses and colts will winter on It without any grain, and do fine. In case It rains and your bay it In windrows do not scatter It out, but take your side delivery rake and drive alongside each windrow just close enough to kick it up Into a fluffy windrow and let the wind blow through It. Do this about twice, and your bay will be ready for the barn, and you can scarcely tell it has been wet. If any one has a better system, I hope to bear from him, for good bay Is a hobby of mine. J. V. Perry, in Hoard's Dairyman. Colors For Houses. The safe colors for a bouse, besides red, are white, gray, yellow and brqwn. Yellow or gray, with whit trimmings, suits many a plain pitch roofed or square colonial house. Grays and browns are good for ugly nondescript ones; the grays always being pleasanter on the yellow shades than on cold blue tones. White sug gests the formal type again. It Is a very good color for a country bouse, showing It up from a distance In fas cinating glimpses, for it needs trees about It, and flowers to sparkle against Its walls. Such a house will be attractive when the leaves are gone from the trees, for the bare boughs will serve to soften the effect. Scribner's Magazine. A Minifying Estimate. "Hoes your sou know the value of a dollar?" "Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox, "ha has some Idea of It. Ms knows better than to Invite tho acorn of the waiter at whose tabla be dines by offering him on as a tla." E.'1i.'uotf Svaa-Star- Erooklyn, N. Y. Sunday morning the Kev. Joseph A. Bennett, of New ark, Ohio, preached In the Greene Avenue Baptist Church. His subject was "The Kingship of Jesus." The text was from John 19:14, "Behold' your King." Mr. Hcnnett said: l Tho world has had many kings, all of whom have been more or less famous.' But It has had only one, who could In truth bo called King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Time and tlma again tho world has trembled, to know what conception Its sovereigns bad of their sovereignty, for their conceptions In evitably shaped their policies and de termined their actions. But never In all tho history of the world was it bo important for tho children of men to know whnt conception their sover eigns had of their sovereignty, as It Is for the child of God to knnw what conception the Christ had of His king ly ofilco. And thanks be u:ito God, we are not left In tho dark concern- j Ing this momentous question, for wo may easily gather from the words of I tho King Klnudf, and the lips of I thos-? whom He has commissioned to speak in His behalf, a clear and vivid conception of His Klng3hlp. And this j Is tho task set for the accomplishment of the present hour. We approach the task with Joy and gladness, but without the slightest hope of being able fittingly to portray the beauties of the King Eternal, and yet we wish to consider ns best we may, "tho Kingship of Jesus In its ground, its realm, its character and its influence.' First, then, the ground of Ills King ship. What right has the Christ to bo King? What are His credentials? Tho kingB of this earth have gone to j their thrones by way of royal birth, intellectual force, the might of arms or the glitter of gold. If Bitch creden tials be sufficient to Insure a crown i and wield a scepter, then surely the j Christ ought to wear the brightest crown and Bway the mightiest scepter j the world has ever known, for Ho j is as far above earthly monarchs as tho stars aro above the ponds which I reflect their shimmering light. No; j Christ did not go to His throne ' through royal birth, Intellectual force, i the might of arms, the glitter of gold, i or tho schemes of politicians. What, then, were His credentials? Well, i first, divine appointment, when In the Second Psalm, Jehovah says, "yet j have I set My King upon My holy hill ! of ZIon," He speaks of the Christ, and when in tho fullness of time tho Christ comes, it is not without signs of divine anpointment and approval. Among these we notice the song of tho nngol3, the shining of the Btar, tho visit of the Wise Men, the hushing j of the winds, tho stilling of the waves, ! tho opening of blind eyes, the healing i of the sick and tho raising of the I dead. But, again, tho Christ creden- ; tials are "Inherent Qualification." It I la necessary to a successful sovereign ! that he have a comprehensive knowl edge of his subjects. He must know their virtues and their vices, their vocations and their avocations, their religion and their lrrellgion. In a word, he must know and understand human nature. He must also be pos sessed of a mind legislative and he able to enact such laws as Bhall be for the best Interest of his people. He must he possessed of a mind judicial and bo able to execute those law3 with Judgment tempered by mercy. He must, have a mind mar tial and he able to marshal the forces of the realm for the protection and defense of his people. In all these things .Testis Is pre eminent. He knows mankind as only the Creator can know. Ha knows the weakness of the flesh and the strength of temptation. Ho knows the deceit fulness of the heart and the allure ments of the world. Ho knows the strength and temper of the devil's nword, for Ho has often crossed blades with him. Jesus knows all these things and Ho Is ablo to maU? laws which. If obeyed, will make ul happy hern and hereafter. He Is abl9 to, and will, execute the laws which Ho has formulated. Nor will He for get tho rewards and the p- nlshments belonging to those who obey or dis e'oev. Ho is able and willing to mar- I rhr.l all tho forces of Heaven to pro- I t-ct tho weakest saint, who puts con- Laones la liis name. Agali , tha Christ credentials are medlatorlcl acquisition. By all the sufferings of the crois, by the atone r.ic:i; of IM3 blood. He has won tho i'U:ht to tlvj scepter over human lives. S.i much for the grounds of His sov ereignly. But in what realm is He roverelgn? In the realm of nature. Ey Hlui and for Him were all things made. Tin centre of this universe Is not tho milky way, along which count less worlds blaza their light, but Christ tho new and living way, along which countlesB multitudes pass to tho Father's house. He Is King also In Heaven. All the angels of God how down and worship Him. His kingdom is higher than the highest heaven, and deeper than the deepest hell. He Is King among men. Mil lions bow down before Him and wor ship Him as King. Oh! yes; I know millions more refuse to worship Him, cuying, "We will not have this man to reign over us," but Bonie day God's word will bo fulfilled, when every knee shall bow and every tongue con fers Him as Saviour and Lord. He is King In the realm of the thurch. He has never abdicated His .hrone or delegated His power to an other. Christ alone is King, not synods, not presbyteries, not confer ences, not councils, not discredited professors or ex-presldentt of colleges, but Jesus Christ. He alone Is King, and tha scepter of His authority must sway In Chris tian lives. No new religion here. A Christian Is one who loves Jesus Christ supremely, a Christian charac ter is one whose life Is la harmony with tha Infinite. But what is the character of His sovereignty? Well, it Is marked by purity of matter and of method. No ulterior motive pre vail in the Christ Kingdom. It ia marked by rlgbteousnes. He Is righteous to reward all who toll and labor for Him, and righteous too. to punish all who oppose and hinder Him. All the law of His Kingdom are equally just and helpful to the rich u:.d the poo;', tho high and the low. Again, the sovereignty of Christ Is marked by aggressiveness. The" Church of God ought never to be on tlia defensive, but always on the ag gressive side, ever contending for the advancement ot the Christ Kingdom. Jesus Christ Is an Imperialist, and can never be satlufiod until all tha nations of tha earth acknowledge Him as King. But do you ask how HI Kingdom 1 to be advanced? I an swer not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit salth the Lord, not by talllna; 4 tmmullnc legion, , Subject: Pnul A Prisoner Tho riot, Acts 22:30-23:33 Golden Text: I'f, 0:1.1 Commit Vers 11 Commentary on the Lesson. TIME. A. D. 58. PIACE. Jerusalem. EXPOSITION. L Tlic Plot of the Jews to Murder Paul, 12-1.1. It looked very dark for Paul, and If Paul had been at all like most men he would have had a heavy heart. But In the night the Lord appeafed to His faithful servnnt to cheer him. Possi bly Paul had been tempted to think that he had made a mistake In com ing to Jerusalem against the protests of his friends. What. Jesus had said to him was sufficient to banish all such thoughts as that. He told Paul to "be of good cheer," and that as he had borne testimony concerning Him at Jerusalem, so must he also bear testimony at Rome. Evidently the Lord approved heartily of Paul's tes timony at Jerusalem. It Is clear also that those who fancy that Paul was headstrong In going to Jerusalem, and wns following his own wishes and not the leading of God In doing so, are nltogother misjudging him. Quite likely Paul's anneal to Caesar at a later day (ch. 25:11) was sug gested by the words that the Lord spoke to him at this time. A dan gerous conspiracy and plot was form ing against him. But God was, as He always Is, beforehand with Hl comfort and preparation for the crl rIs. Human friends sometimes com fort us after the trial has arisen, but It Is God who comforts ns before the need appears. Tho conspiracy wai THE GREAT DESTROYER SOJIE STARTLING FACTS ABOUT Tlilfl VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. Btrong and apparently dangerous. No loss than forty men were in it. They j resistible were determined men, willing to go any length to compass their purpose, They would not even stop at murder, and would put aside everything even eating and drinking until this one thing was done. They fancied that they were the vlceregents of God i bare odor of Honor. on earth, and had a right to put those 1 Intervals of time In black but happy wnom mey saw nc 10 regaru as iioa i total abstinence. "Periodic dlnso- Olminnl mid Irresponsible. f class alcoholism under two dis tinct headings "Criminal" and "Ir responsible." Criminal alcoholism may he subdi vided into "moderate drunkenness" and "convlvlallsm," while Irresponsi ble alcoholism includes "periodic dip somania" and chronic "Inebrlacy." Moderate drunkenness Is the per sistent uso of alcoholic stimulants In small quantities. It Is a vice In Its very essence, being void of excuse sensible or otherwise. "Moderate drunkenness" may fitly be described as the criminal culture of alcoholic Insanity, and the man who vapors and boasts that he "can take It or let It alone" Is the self-convtcted mission ary of Intemperance, who wilfully makes of his body the spawning bed for Immorality, hypocrisy, untruth fulness, deceit and disloyalty. Convlvlallsm is tho horn of a fool and the resource of a weak mind. It is the vapid Imitation of a merriment that has no more of substance than the crackling of thorns under a pot. Convlvlallsm Is the alcoholic assump tion of an ability that we do not pos sess, the treacherous manifestation of a friendship that does not exist, the garden of lies, tho ephemeral realiza tion of a heaven In hell. "Almighty find!' If it bo Thy will that mnn should suffer, let the cold hut of pov erty be my dwelling-place and the wasting linnd of (imcnic inflict its painful torments. Tnkc from me the friends of my confidence. When I anticipate good, let evil annoy me. When I look for light, let darkness come upon me. IV all thia, but save me, merciful (iod! Save me from the fate of a drunk nnl." Talmage. Periodic dipsomania Is an unex pected and uninvited derangement of the mental balance, wherein the will power, which a few short moments before was as adamant in its revul sion of liquor, is now reversed in Ir- unrensonlng desire. The characteristics of this phenomenon are Its sudden appearance, Its equally abrupt exit, and the fearful agonies of remorse and mental torture that follow In Its wake. On subsidence of tho attack the sufferer loathes the and passes long (JGHTS FOlV THE; k. M- T( W QUIET TfOUR. KEST AMID TURMOIL. enemies out of the wav, even without legal process of any kind. There Is no more dangerous man than the man who fancies that It Is for him to Judge who are God's frlsnds and who are ; His foes,- and that he himself ! ap- : pointed of God to be the executioner ' of God's Judgments. Doubtless those j conspirators thought that they would j be doing God a service In nutting : Paul out of tho way (Jno. 16:2). sj solemn warning to all In any age who would take the Judgments of God j Into their own hands. This wbb no) ! the only time that Paul was the ob- j Ject of such infamous plots (ch. 25:3; j 9:23. 24; 14-5, 6; 20:19; 2 Cor. 11: j 22. 26, 32, 33). The plot was well 1 laid. It seemed certain of succesa But It failed utterly. Why? God ; (Ps. 2:1-4; 64:1-10; Isa. 89:10), Paul wns just as safe after this plot ; wa3 formed as he was before (Rom. 8: 31). Forty desperate men, backed up by the powers that be, and In league with the devil hlmBelf, can ap parently accomplish a good deal in this world, but they are utterly pow. mania" Is, more often than not, the result of severe emotional disturb ances. John C. Earl. Ammunition For Temperance nions. Ser- 1. The Business Men's Associa tion, of Creston, Iowa, reports that out of 100 men who pay their bills promptly, only three are drinking men. 2. Three years' prohibition in Union County, S. C, decreased drunk enness fifty per cent, and increased the valuation of property $2,000,000. 3. The true temperance method is one of education and elimination. It educates the people and eliminates the saloon. 4. The latest addition to the pro hibition column, from the large cities, la Worcester, Mass., with a popula tion of over 143,000. 5. Many thousands of dollars' worth of opium pipes havo been pub licly burned in China of late. "The smoke of these fires of freedom and erless against God. They cannot kill reform will perfume the world." n Jerusalem a man wnom uoa nai appointed to go to Rome and bean witness of Jesus there. Paul was fol lowing again very closely in the road bis Master walked In having such t plot formed against him (Matt. 2 6: 4). That the conspirators thought II a perfectly proper and pious thln( that they were doing Is evident from their disclosing It to the priests and elders (cf. Jer. 6:15; Hos.4:9). Thej sought the co-operation of the priests, and got it. II. God's Exposure and Defeat ol the Plot. 10-22. It required no mlr wele to defeat the plot of the Jewa But the defeat was of God Just ai much as If the whole course of nature had been stopped. The plot leaked out and got to the ears of a relative ! of Paul. Very likely he did not sym. pathlze with Paul's views, but he re- colled at the thought of his being as- i sasslnated. Paul's enemies were cauuht In their own counsel (cf. Jol 6:13: 1 Cor. 3:19). This scheme to i overthrow God's purposes and word j had failed utterly (cf. Prov. 21:30; Lam. 3:37). Pnul had faith in God, but that did not prevent his taking Judicious precautions to defeat the wiles of his enemies (Matt. 10:16). j The captains and colonel both had oc- 1 caslon to fear Paul (ch. 22:25-29). j They were both eager to do some- j thing to gain his favor. Probablj when the colonel took the young man so courteously by the hand and led him to one side he hoped he had come to suggest a bribe for Paul s deliver- ance (cf. ch. Z4:Z6). 6. Science once said: "Let the fittest survive." The church ot Christ says: "Fit as many to survive as possible." 7. The wettest county in West Virginia has fifty-two more prisoners In the pentitentlary than the thirty two dry counties combined. 8. No city or colony, or land com pany, or manufacturing plant, or any other place In civilization ever adver tises liquor saloons as among Its ad vantages when seeking to attract peo ple to their neighborhood. 9. Good saloons and bad have alike only one product debased man hood, ruined families and increased vice and crime. 10. We have never found a saloon where whisky would not make a man drunk, or one that would not send Its patron out to make a fool of himself, or one that would not send a man home to terrorize his family. 11. In four weeks of enforcement of the Sunday closing law in Newark, N. J.. Monday's deposits of the work It'irniun lu four banks Increased $57,-000. and his cupidity worked together with other things to secure Paul'l rescue ( cf . Rom. 8:28). The plot not onlv failed, it resulted in furthering God's plans and fulfilling HIb word, It started Paul on the road to Rome, and brought him Into Caesarea, where he had the opportunity of bear ing witness for Christ before Felix, Festus, Agrlnpa, Drusllla and Ber nlco. It resulted also In that impris onment to which we owe o many pre cious epistles. Again God made the wrath of men to praise Him (Ps. 76: 10). It Is not at all likely that the conspirators kept their word about not eating or drinking until they had killed Paul. From the Talmud we learn that In such case the rabbi bad power to absolve them. So will every plan that is formed against God's faithful servant fall, even when It seems to succeed (Isa. 64: 17;. " F.rlcsxcn and the Dreadnought. The naval correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, ot London, reminds the world that the great British Dreadnought, which is credited with revolutionising battleship construc tion, is a direct descendant of that Monitor of Ericsson' which nearly half a century ago caused a still greater change in the navies ot the world. The Monitor, be argue, was the first "all big guns" ship, as well as the first with a revolving turret. "Downing Btreet," said Ericsson, "will hardly view with indifference this latest 'Yankee notion.' " Tho prophecy was true. After a little de lay the British admiralty adopted the American design, and one ot the first three turret ship which It built, which were also It first "all big A Good Substitute. The day after the saloon had closed at Howell, Mich., recently, in compli ance with the mandate of the people expressed at the polls, and the drays hnd hauled out and away the stocks of liquors, a revival broke out under Evangelist Joel A. Smith; nearly fif ty were converted the first day. and Thus his feari 150 within a week. Pretty good sub stitute for the saloon, Isn't it? , Slow Growth. The fruit of education Is always of plow growth. But into the life of the man and the woman who have been taught tho truth revealed by science about alcoholic drinks, there come an Influence which, consciously or not. must modify and change, to a certain degree, their attitude toward the use of Intoxicants. Blood Money, Saloon license money Is blood money. It comes from the agonlea and tears, the want and misery of women and children. The cry for it as a means of support of either gov ernment or schools Is to throw the burden ot tbeBe upon the sorrows and woes of the helpless. It Is as coward ly us It Is cruel. The Sftloon in Politics. Theodore Roosevelt, when Police Commissioner of the city of New York, said: "The most powerful sa loonkeeper controlled the politicians and the police, while the latter In turn terrorized and blackmailed all other saloonkeepers. It the American people do not control It, It will con trol them." South Carolina Next in Line. The next election for Governor of South Carolina will be fought on the Issues ot State-wide prohibition. Bnra Women. The criminal code which went into effect on June 1 lu Washington pro hibits women from-entering saloons, and makes it a misdemeanor tor the owner or employe of any drinking sa loon or music hall, where liquors are may be seen the gerra of the Dread-' old. to knowingly pormlt to. enter nought. In the design of that ship may be seen the grm ot the Dread nought of to-day. Between the two there have been many change and many experiments, but now there is reversion to the original type, of course much enlarged and Improved. Ntw York Tribune. such saloon or sell or give away auy intoxicating liquor to any . female peraou. Returns from ISO cities and vil lages of Nebraska show tjiat eighty two of thera voted license1 and sixty eight uo-Ucease, ia the recent ! tluaa. Life's mystery deep, rentlem as the ocin- Hath surged and wailed for ages to nncl fro: Earth's generations watch its ceaaelcas mo tion, As in and out its hollow moaninpn flow. Shivering and yearning, by that unknow sen, Let my soul calm Itself, O God, in Tliccl Life's sorrows, with inexorable poVer. Sweep desolation o'er this mortal plain; 'And human loves and hopes fly ns the chaff Borne by the whirlwind from the rip ened grain; Oh, when before that blast my hopes nil flee. Let my soul calm Itself, 0 Christ, In Thee! Between the mysteries of death and life Thou stnnilest, loving, guiding; not ex plaining: .We nsk, and Thou art silent: yet. we gnze. And our charmed hearts forget their drear complaining. No crushing fate, no stony destinv: Thou "Lamb that hath been sfuin," we rest in Thee. The many waves of thought, the mighty tides. The ground-swell that rolls up from other lands, From far-off worlds, from dint, eternal shores, Whose echo dashes o'er lifo's wave-worn strands; This vague, dark tumult of the inner sea Grows calm, grows light, O Risen Lord, in Thee! Thy pierced hand guides the mysterious wheels, Thy thorn-crowned brow now wears the crown of power; Ajid when the dark enigma presseth sore. Thy patient voiro saith: "Watch with Me one hour." As sinks the moaning river in the sen. In silent peace, so sinks my soul in Thee: From The Changci' Cross. Lenrn to Love. We may, If we choose, make the worst of one another. Everyone has his weak points; everyone has his faults; we may make the worst of these; we may fix our attention con stantly upon these. But we may bIso make the best of one another. We may forgive even as we hope to be forgiven. We may put ourselves in the place ot others, and ask what wo should wish to be done to us, and thought ot ns, were we in their place. By loving whatever is lovable in those around us, love will flow back from them to us, and life will become a pleasure Instead ot a pain; and earth will become like Heaven; and we shall become not unworthy fol lowers of Him whose name is Love. There Is a story of a German baron who made a great Eolian harp by stretching wires from tower to tower of his castle. When the harp was ready he listened for the music. But it was in the calm of summer, and In the still air the wires hung silent. Autumn came, with its gentle breezas. and there were faint whispers of song. At length .the winter winds swept over the castle, and now the harp answered In majestic music. Such a heart Is the human heart. It does not yield its noblest music in the summer day of Joy, but In the winter of trial. The sweetest Bongs on earth have been sung in sorrow. The richest things in character have been reached through pain. Even of Jesus we read that He was made per fect through suffering. The child of poverty and vice has still within him, however overlaid by the sins of ancestry, a germ of good that is capable of growth, if reached in .time. Let us stretch out a tender, strong hand, and. touching that poor germ of good, lifting Its feeble head in a wilderness of evil, help It to live and thrive and grow. Dean Stanley. Where. Are Your Thoughts? Where are your thoughts? That fifteen or twenty minutes you were sitting alone in the twilight, dear girl, before the lights were on, that half hour before you went to sleep last night; young man, that little while before the clock struck the hour of rising this morning? What thoughts come to dwell in your mind In those moments between duties? "As a man thlnketh in his heart, so is he." Are your thoughts of loved ones whose lot you would make easier? Are they of noble ser vices you would render men? Are they of tho good things you have seen in others, of victories you would achieve, of successes you would win? Are they of the beautiful and the good in the world of literature and song? Are they thoughts of prayer and praise? Or are your thoughts cf selfish pleasures or questionable sins you would Indulge In, ot books you hide from those who love you best? Ilo you think uncharitable things of oth ers? As you think to-day you will be to morrow. Thoughts are but seeds. If you foster them the fruit Is Inevit able. Think mean thoughts to-day and you will be a mean bcuI to-morrow. Think great thoughts and lov ing, and you cannot but grow great. Dream not your thoughts are secrets of your own. They mold your face, they make your character, they come forth and startle you when you least expect it lu word and deed. They are your real self. Onward. Neglecting the Church. To neglect the church In her vari ous Interests, in her complex and many-sided missions, and leave her unequipped, or without the men and women necessary to do the work which the Lord has given to her to do, is like a personal neglect ot Christ Himself. Rev. Arthur G. Jones. Get Right With God.' You may pray, attend church, res, the Bible, do many humane and phil anthropic things, but unless you get right with God by the surrender of your will to Him, you are out ot har mony. Torrey. The Reality of God. After sixty year ot public life, I hold more strongly than ever to the conviction, deepened and strength ened by long experience, of the real ity, the nearness and the personality ot God. William E. Gladstone. Boar Hunting !n Asia Minor. Because the Turkish peasant people So not eat the meat of hogs, Asia Minor abounds In wild boars, which, provides fine wild game hunting for. traveler. Visiting sportsmen get as many as fifty fierce wild boars in a season. New York Press. ,. Couldn't Get Foet In. Bacon "Did you ever sleep in a bungalow?" ' i 4 . Egbert "Well, part of mi did." ' Yonksr States cjihs-- TIRNENDEAVORNQ OCTOBER TENTH. Topic How can we help our Ex. 17: 8-13. its Pastorf Praying for the pastor. Roo, . Willing helper.. Acts 6: 1-7; , Standing by in danger. 2 Tin, i: By generous support. 1 Cor. 9-1 14 17B8 following wisely. Heb h 1M5. reBUlar ftttendan('e' Heb. The pastor Is the leader and sum. of the church. It is a hi,i . id fortune when the pastor h ml J J"1, all the church work (v. 9)nim8elf A praying pastor Is the churn.', greatest help, next to the God ' whom he prays (v. 11). te Very often a pastor's hanai ,r. heavy when he makes no ,ign. g (vW12m)?n rea"Ze pa3tor' i The staying up of the pastor, hands Is good for Aaron andH ' quite as much as for Hoses (v im Practical Suggestions. ' ' One of the best ways of helping th. pastor Is by going to him for ' 1, taking to him your plans, desire., a?d ambitions. ' UJ A definite offer ot yourself to helo the pastor la never amiss. Do take it for granted that the pasuj knows your readiness. Every Christian Endeavor Soclttr should form a pastor's aid commit, tee, whose sole business is to do whit th pastor aske It to do, to helj A sermon committee Is a good war to help the pastor. This committal reports at the Christian Endeavor prayer meeting some of the notable thoughts from the pastor's last ser mon, giving a review of It. Sometimes sermon meetings may he held, every Endeavorer giving 1 thought gleaned from recent sermons See what the church needs. It mar he new lights, cushions, hymnals Then set to work to supply the need! A very practical way of helping li emphasized by our pledge simply br attending the regular church nest ings the Sunday evening service and the mid-week prayer meeting. Malts these Christian Endeavor gatherings. EP'.'QHTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10. The Forgiven Unforgiving (Matt, 18: 23-25). The Theme and the Scripture. Human nature is such a variable quantity It Is no wonder that old Squeers should have sententlously re marked, "Natur is a rum thing, ns tur Is." It Is as unreliable as an automobile, for you never know how It is going to act. That describes Peter to the life. He was aa uncertain as a weather vane as fickle as "the Inconsistent moon, that monthly changes In her circled orb." No one could Justly ac cuse hlra of being "faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null," became he was too Instinct with life, fairly bubbling over with energy, though wrongly directed. Rough and ready, frank and outBpoken, thoroughly genu ine and and unartlflclal, the Master loved him, as we all do. Nothing stagnated with Peter around. He was full of obstinate questionings, queries as to conduct and matters of conscience. In a pa sage earlier In the chapter Christ had set forth to the members of hla fu ture kingdom their attitude toward an offending brother. Peter, anxious to learn more on this subject, blurted out the Insistent interrogatory, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?" This question Is the direct occasion of the parable with which we are just now concerned. Peter, as one most liable to err at this point, desired eome authoritative words from the Master to guide his actions and faltt in the parable that follows the Master laya down the broad general law tot the principle and practice of forgive ness, and In one wav sweeps away the traditional notion that there Is any limit to its exercise. The Gila Monster. By J. W. SCHVLTZ. The other day I came across a flu large Gila monster (Heloderma sue jectum) wading along a dusty tra.l. loosed it with a piece of string ana sarried It to camp. "You want to be tareful how you handle them things. Jonora warned me. "Many a fellow aa died by beln bit by 'em." I BBked for particulars, names 01 :he victims, dates and places of their antlmely demise, duration and char acter of their suffering. "Well, I f; elf never seen any one bit by "em. Be answered, "but I've beard of plenty. Any Mexican will tell yo" that their bite kills." I used an old washtub for a Pen for my lizards, an I that evening Enders' chickens went to roost I cap tured a lean and venerable rooster for an experiment I had in view, w :he morning, grasping the bird by w legs. I thrust it time and again 6 first agalnBt the head of the monster, h tt th 'titter only shrank " " sluggishly attempted to turn tall w the attack. I goaded it with a even .witched it with a willow ew ting, but nothing I did arouse l Ire. Finally I killed the heloderma. made an Incision in the roosters thigh and Inoculated It with tbs mixed blood, saliva and fluid from the former' mouth, throat and upp" and lower Jaw. "I'll bet that rooster '11 be dead i an hour!" exclaimed Sonora. who was assisting In the experiment. "I don't know about an hour. I'll bet he'll be dead before nUnl' Old Timer offered. Three days have elapsed, and cept for a slight lamenos the roost has hown no effect of the ordeal. this moment he 1 scratching arou at the head of his harem and crowing aa nonchalantly as ever be did. have concluded that the Gila rooM has no poison glands. Portions w unswallowed food may and doubti" do ferment in Its mouth at times. n thua a person bitten by one war. poisoned. Forest and Stream.
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