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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.