Vegetable Milk. A cheap substitute for the milch row has been discovered by the Jap anese in the form of a tiny bean, states the Farmers' Homo Journal. Tho Juice, which Is extracted by a pedal process from the bean. Is Bald to be nn excellent vegetable milk, the properties of which render It highly suitable for use In tropical countries. The preparation Is obtnined from the 8oJa bean, which Is a popular article of food among the poorer classes of Chinese and Japanese. In making the vegetable milk the beans are first fit all Boftened by soaking and boiled In water. Tho resultant liquor Is ex actly Blmllar to cow's, milk In appear ance, but is entirely different in its composition. F, For Young Horses. " An experienced breeder has (Uncov ered that equal parts of ground onta and corn make an excellent ration for young horses. Others add bran to make a well balanced ration to pro duce a symmetrical growth of bono, muscle and fat In young horses. The bran is rich In protein and phospho rus, which build up bono and muscu lar development, nnd being mildly ca thartic prevents constipation. Clover hay and alfalfa are excellent rough age for young horses, ns they are rich In the elaments of hone and muscle growth. Commercial horses now must have heavy bono ns a founda tion of stable endurance, nnd breed ers should develop their young horses on those rations which will promote the growth of bone, tho elements of which are contained In oats, bran, alf alfa and clover. Indiana Farmer. Restraining a Horse. An eld horseman gave me his way of restraining a fractious horss which answers the purpose in giod shape. It is a strap from the foreleg a 1 1 L 1 1 o above the knee to the halter and fast ened with buckles at each end. The strap Is two feet long or about right to hold the head nearly level. The contrivance makes unruly action very difficult and unpleasant for the horse, and he finally learns to behave with out its aid. I. A. L., Middlesex Coun ty, Connecticut. A Shortage iu the rig Crop. Tho American Swineherd cays: 'From the general tenor of letters re ceived from breeders In the different parte of the country we are led to be lieve that the pig crop will be demon strated a short one. The fact Is we have been tatting into this condition for eighteen months or more. High priced grain and pork below a com parative price of grain caused people to market their hogs close and to cave fewer sows. As one man said In the office It ia very hard to convince a farmer, when he can get seventy cents cash a bushel for his corn at his town elevator, that It was not his duty to cash it in there Instead of feeding it to hogs or any other ani mals. The shortage is showing in the number of hogs that are being marketed, as they are below previous fat, the dairy herds of this country could undoubtedly be greatly im proved, but our methods are altogeth er too haphazard for such an ideal ever to bo realized. In tme mean, time, and so long as a legal limit fee mill; of three per cent, of fat exlnts we must be content with showing that a largo number of Individual cows do undobutedly fall below that limit in the course of every year, whllo with equal certainty the mixed milk of many herds undoubtedly docs ho, though with less frequency than that of Individuals. Tho relative fre quency with which the herds do so will depend on the number of such In dividual offenders? nnd the only safe way to avoid the risk of one's milk falling below the limit of three por cent., of butterfat Is to find out and get rid of the worst offenders." A Talk on Turkeys. Now is the time to feed the early hatched turkeys liberally and have them ready for the Thanksgiving market. It rarely pays to hold them for tho holiday market. The Thanks giving market Is nearly always tho best. And turkeys take on fat. bettor now than they will later when cold, snowy weather comes. Corn is tho national fattening grain for the na tional birds and the moat available feed with most of us. We like to give them all the corn they will eat these days for their evening ration, and oats soaked over nlht In water for the morning meal. Another thing very essential while feeding turkeys heavily Is coarse sharp grit. And plenty of milk to drink ia an nld in fattening turkeys. How their bodies plump up after a few weeks of good feeding. It won't do to rush them off to market regardless of flesh. The returns from a lean lot of birds are sure to ba discouraging. When well fattened their plumage is smooth and glossy. The experienced buyer can tell by the appearance of the plumage whether they are well fattened or not. In England, I am told, they confine turkeys during the fattening period with good results. We have tried shutting them upwhlle fattening with poor success. They are Bitch liberty loving birds, in our experience, it won't do to confine them very long at any time In their lives. Don't you think It will pay to keep enough turkey hens so you will have eggs to spare yonr friends and neigh bors? They will willingly pay you a good price. I have a neighbor who keeps a dozen turkey hens and sho sells all tho eggs to her neighbors at $1 a setting. She considers this the surest way of getting money out of turkeys. One nice thing about sell ing turkey eggs for hatching Is that It Is no trouble to sell them near home. This lady I have boa telling you about gets orders for her eggs over the 'phone, and they are all spo ken for long before the laying segson. One dollar for eleven egg3 doesn't seem like a very big price, but It amounts to a neat little sum at the end of the season, nnd this party is at no expense to sell her egga. Whether we sell the eggs or eet them ourselves we should be careful In selecting breeding birds and holding onto them. Selling off older hens we know to be good layers and breeders and keep ing young ones for breeding Is a mis take. Up to their fifth year turkeys arc profitable as breeders. And they aro not fully mature until two years old, and at three years a hen is at her best. Fannie M. Wood, In the In diana Farmer. THE WARFARE AGAINST DRINK ! TEMPERANCE RATTLE GATHERS STRENGTH EVERY DAY.. Sobriety In Business. That there is now In business cir cles n firm and effectual conviction that alcohol should play little or no part In tho relations between buyer and seller Is emphatically stated by a writer In the Journal of Commerce in an article contrasting with past conditions the present refusal of the big wholesale houses to pay expense accounts that only a few years ago were passed as a matter of course. Then the out of town merchant In most cases expected, when he camo to Now York, to be taken in hand by an agent or representative of the firm whose goods he was going to buy and to be carried for several days and i nights from one festive scene to an- i other, not all of which could have i been explicitly described, even In I these tolerant days. Now the buyers have come to the conclusion that the j obligations thus Incurred do not tend to facilitate the exercise of the best jungment in tne selection of goods, while the salesmen have for th most part decided that even though "the house" were willing to pay the cost of drinks taken and given In the course of business, its checks could not restore health shattered by sys tematized conviviality. With both sides thus agreed, man ners and morals in the wholesale dlBtrlct have been vastly improved and reformed, and though there Is practically no direct demand for or inculcation of total abstinence, noth ing more than the most moderate in dulgence Is often tolerated, and, other things being equal, the total abstainer gets the preference as regards both employment and promotion. This, of course. Is a real advance of temper ance, founded on no fanatical notion that It is "wrong" to drink, no mat ter how moderately, but upon reason and experience upon the practical observation of men and affairs, and the belief that he who would contend successfully in tho battles of business should have all his wits about him all the time. The argument from expediency may not be the highest, but It Is not a low one, and It Is unanswerable by anybody to whom It has been brought home. When almost every body drank hard or at least freely, success was not so much Imperiled by It as now when the relative number of drinkers and non-drinkers has been reversed, and the man with the dis turbed and muddled brain has to compete, not with others In a like state, but with those In full posses sion of such faculties and abilities as kindly nature has given them. New York Times. reugious Truths From the Writings of Great Preachers. "Youn HEAVENLY KNOWETH." FATHER An Editor's Testimony. In the entire civilized world, and even In those countries which we call barbarian, the use of Intoxicating liquors ia In Itself regarded as harm ful. Medical science no longer con tents itcelf with advlBlng against ex cesses. It recommends total absti nence, or the use o? such stimulants only in times of emergency. Every Christian church regards alcohol as a moral danger. Insurance societies recognize tho principle of physical danger. Residence neighborhoods protest against the proximity of sa loons. Open sale of liquor Is thus not a necessity on either week day or Sun day. The State feels compelled to place It under close regulation. Pub lie opinion, as manifested in the feel ing of property owners nbout saloons in their neighborhood, does not sus tain it as a benefit, but as a concession to a habit difficult to eradicate. St. Louis Republic. When- the stars in my heavens grow dim and die. And ninne in the blncknens I seem to lie. When the nrms 1 leaned on nro brenking reed, And my bitter prayer echoes bitterer need. When wrongs oppress nnd injustice tears. I b'&M Him to know I've n God who enres! Pacific Baptiat. Life's L"nrst and Its Cure. Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest! Psalms, 55:0. This Is the impassioned cry of a soul wearied with the turmoil and Htruggle of life to the point of losing heart. What Is the cause of these fits of depression. One is the fatigue of work. Another cause of these de pressed states Is the crosses, anxie ties and cares of life. It Is not work so much as worry that saps our vigor. As the constant dropping wears away ths granite block, so these little vex ations try our courage and patience. And another cause is sin our own misdoings. We turn aside from the right to the pleasant path. We do wrong to ourselves, we hurt our neighbors. And then comes the In evitable penalty. We are smitten with remorse. We are bowed lnthe dust with self-reproach and shame. Such is life's unrest. What is its cure? First of all wo must recognize tint these discouraged moods are morbid, unhealthy and unnatural. It is weak and unmanly for us to give way to them. Life was meant to be hopeful, buoyant, joyful. Something is wrong with our life machinery and niuht be set straight. We must love our work, put our hearts Into It, feel that we are doing our Father's will in it. Thus labor ing we will find Joy and beauty and poetry and not drudgery In our dally task. The humblest life is glorified by the divine purpose. We should look on the bright side. When our hearts droop it is because we weigh our troubles, but do not put our blessings into the balance. We magnify crosses and overlook Jovr that are not to be numbered. Home Is the renewer of the care worn spirit. Every one should have or make a home. The power of do mestic love and confidence to cheer the jaded spirit is ono of the rarest treasures of the hearthstone. But above all religion is the sweet restorer of the soul. When courage sinks and spirits flag no power like faith in God can banish our weak ness. To realize, then, this living purpose in our lives and His presence Instant at hand for our help is to meet every task with cheer and every dilemma with a stout herrt. Instead, then, of sighing for the wings of a dove to fly to some shelter of rest let us face life's duties and cares with manly spirit and eager ardor, and we shall find in it our true calling, our place of usefulness, our school of growth, our pre3ent joy and our future hope. Junius B. Re mensnyder, 8t. James' Lutheran Church, in tho Sunday Herald. Potash neqnirrd With Lime, Many farmers have an idea that lime will unlock the stores of insolu ble potash In the soil and make It available for plant food. But when drears, while the number of cocoumers ' !0U aaIt for tne'r reasons you will find them very uncertain and unable to substantiate their opinions either with the results of experiment station are constantly Increasing." Hotter Shelter: Less Feed. When one of those north westers i worK. or practical experiments on their comes up and the wind rages and own ,arm- Properly used lime is snow flies the stock appreciate a good ono of the m0Bt valuable aids to suc helter. We often see stock out jn I cessful farming, but when used with all kinds of weather, shivering and,out fertilizer it will impoverish the huddled together; their owners are Bo1'. tt shown by the old English prt often very saving of feed, very enro-1 vrb: "Lime without manure will ful to make both ends meet, on the '"Ro tne farm and the farmer poor."' farm as It were, yet they do not think I There is nothing gained by making how each minute their stock is un- extravagant claims for the use of sheltered In auch weather, tho extra "rara- anl that It makes uny of the feed or fat they are consuming to ItaHh In tho soil available is very generate that beat, which pntscs off I UOUD,fu' aD(1 not "ported by experl eo readily under sach conditions. inents so far as I can k'P.rn. In fact We have noted In the fattening of , niy experience is that an application bogs how In a cold spill of weather,0 l,otaBh will glvo much better re- An Engineer, How can a man die beUe: than the locomotive engineer In that Virginia wreck? Tennessee has reason to be proud of hlin. Although he was in bitter pain, scalded, hurt to death, he begged those who came to his assis tance to let him alone and help the passengers. No passenger, however, needed aid, and the would-be rescu ers offered whisky. The Injured man refused, nntil four men had smelled his breath, to bear witness that he htd not been drinking when the wreck occurred. "All an engineer has Is his record." he said, "and he canr.ot afford to have anything against that." Then he died. It Is sad to die, to leave a wife and chil dren, friends, work and this bright world, but It Is well to go, when the call sounds. In the spirit of the engi neer, Samuel Bush.- Collier's Week ly. Prohibition Is Not Confiscatory. The cleverest thlnj that has ap peared In the dally press in years in reference to the liquor men's claim tu&t prohibition Is or . mounts to "confiscation." is the following from tho Detroit News: "The liquor business has no stand ing before the law. It has no rights. It Is merely tolerated by society. A license Is not property. It Is not ne gotiable. When It expires that is the end of the State's special obligation. "The contiact has been fulfilled and is dead what ia there to do about it?" their appetites Increased with tr ; cold. Whllo they consumed consider ably more feed the gain In fat v;as low. This was recounted for by the units with lime than without It, which would not bo the cass If the lime i.iado any quantity of potash avail able. In addition to lt3 effect iu fart that tho food goes to produra ! l"vee"'nnS the soil, nil four mate heat to a certain extent; tho co'Je. j r,r-1"- ,ifo- nitrogen, phosphoric acki the more heat must be produced, "n1 Ptan are necessary for plant hence taking more feed; so it Is easily j Pr3Wth. No one element will answer seen while feed Is so high It M cssen- i the Purpose without the other, but all nro necesaarr to obtnln th host results. An experiment conducted with fertilizers at the Ohio experi ment Station shows the lncreaiierf tlal to have good shelter. Omer 11. Abraham, In the Indiana Farmer. Qnnllty of Milk. A great many persons hnvu hold 'leld clover In tbo bay cron In a ro. the mistaken notion that with certain tatlon of corn, oats, wheat, clover and kinds of feeding the cow will increase timothy, the Hmo being spplled to the per cent, of butter fat. An Eng- tDB corn crP. Add phosphate and llsh dairyman after much experience "m ftVe n Increase of 1847 pounds; says: acid phosphate, potash and lime gave "The qsullty of tbo milk yielded n Increase of 21521 pounds, a gain of by a cow depends mors upon the lndl- 074 pounds for the use of potash with vldnallty of the cow than upon any tne I'"19 and phosphoric acid, and other factor, and that a cow Is not tQl ln " that the authorities say merely a machine Into which ono can ' vcry deficient la phosphoric acid pot a certain amount of food of a "me n supposed to hare a fair known composition with the sure mount of potash. The weight of knowledge that one will get milk of vldence goes to show that the use of equally known composition. A cow Ptash and lime should go hand ln 4s a machine certainly, but one whose band. Still the farmer should not Idlosyucraaloe, as expressed In the follow any experiment blindly, but quality of the milk she produces, can rather test bis soil for hlmsalf and only be ascertained by actual testing. "no- out the properties of lime, phos- , lience the need for testing cows tor llhrlc acid, nitrogen and potash, the quality as well as the quantity of which will give the best results on bis their milk Is brought out. By such a OWD 'am. and oae the results of the proeec.Ui'g and by breeding only from 'experiment stations simply as a guide, thoso vs which give milk rich In a- Marsh, in Practical Farmer. ' Adulteration Common. Dr. Joseph P. Remington, dean of the Philadelphia College of Phar macy, recently testified ln court that analysis of fifty barrels of Bourbon whisky disclosed tho presence of re fuse from sugar manufactories, am monia, poisonous coloring matter and sulphuric acid. Dr. Remington ex pressed tho opinion that such adul teration of whisky is very common. THE PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY DR. ROBERT BRUCE HULL. Theme: The Christian Ideal. Tcmperaiico Notes. The saloon la the foe of the home and the enoray of the church. "State prohibition Is oomlng In two years," declares Bill Barlow, proprie tor of the Budget, one of the beat known editors of Wyoming. "No other agency in Chicago." writes Ellas Tobenkln, "can oompete with the 'rear room' of the saloon In the matter of destroying character, ruining homes and blighting lives." quoting a careful student of this phase of city life. 8tate prohibition is coming In Michigan tf the enthusiastic union of Prohibitionists and White Rlbboners can bring It about. . ' Educate against the saloon. Edu cate against Its evil effects. Tell It to the school boy, the school girl. When there Is no demand for saloons there will be no saloons. When there are no buyers, there will be no seller. When we legalise the saloon, we become responsible for wbat it Is and for wbat It does. Its drunkards are our drunkards; its paupers are our paupers; Its robberies are ours, and ail Its crimes may be laid at our doors. Praying Without Watching. "I don't know how It is," said a servant girl on her way to the Bible class;; "my temper Is always getting the better of me. Then my mistress scolds. Yet I never run downstairs without asking God for grace to be meek all day." "Oh. dear!" sighed a fair-faced maiden. Just returned from church. "Another service over, and I haven't brought a single word away. I made such good resolves this morning when I said my prayers, but Kate's and Mary's bonnets put them all to flight." "It seems as if the public house Is stronger than the Lord Himself," complained a man who rarely started to his work without a sense of shame at having spent so much of his hard earned money overnight on beer. "The parson bids us ask the Lord to lead us past the door. I don't know what He does for other folk; He never did It yet for me. And it hasn't been for want of asking Him." "I never meant to have wasted such a long time gosBlplng," sighed a woman, "for what are Mrs. Brown's affairs to me? It's my besetting sin, I know. 1 thought of it, too, yestor day at cburcb, when I said, Xead us not into temptation,' but now I'm all behind again." The girl who let those precious hours of the service slip had thought of little else but dress and vanity the whole week through. What wonder, then, if new bonnets drove out of her head the resolutions that sho made upon her knees. The man who prayed that God would lead him past the public house never tried to help himself; and so with the woman and her besetting sin of gossiping. God baa little help for those who do not strive against their, sins as well as say their prayers. "If I regard Iniquity in my heart." the Psalmist says If I delight In it. that Is to say "the Lord will not hear me. (Psalm C6; IS.) Young People's Paper. Mrny Virtues. Manhood 13 not fully grown until It measures up to the religious life of Christ. All manly virtues should be Illumined by religion; and religion should be Interpreted In the languago of manly virtues. True Fnlt:i. True faith In God such as will al ways belp, grows out of knowing His character. It Is built on the three words, "God Is love," and thus It is a heart-faith, or love-faltb. It is a faith that God will ever do what la In accordance with love, and nothing contrary to it. It is a faith that as God Is love, so He will be toward you everything that love can mean pitiful, sympathetic and helpful. In return It trusts and does not wor ry, no matter what the circumstance! are. THE PRODUCER. "Does yonr husband play cards fcr money?" "Judging from practical results," answsred young Mrs. Torklns, "I should say not. But all the other men In the game do." Washington Star. Japan's postal and telegraph' re- ; celpts for 1901 were 118.730.000, a gain o izzft.voo over i97. Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Robert Bruce Hull, for many years pastor of the Greenwood Baptist Church, Sunday morning preached his Inaugural sermon as pastor of the Sumner Avenue Baptist Church, corner of De catur street. His subject was "The Christian Ideal." He took as his texts Matthew xx:28, "The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give His life as a ransom for many," and Romans vilt:: "If any man hath not the spirit of Christ he is none of His." He said, among other things: Jesus Christ on earth was the Ideal Man. His life was the Ideal life. Our manhood and our lives will be Ideal as we approach In our actions to the pattern He has set. The purpose of the life of Jesus was service and sac rifice. This must, therefore, be the purpose of every true disciple. Oth erwise the denunciation of the great apostle is over us and we hear the terrible words. "If any man haw not the spirit of Christ he Is none of His." On this day, when we begin our labor together as pastor and people, it Is well that we should all bear in mind that the purpose of this Christian life Is service. The word minister means precisely this. Your "servant for Jesus sake" was the title Paul gave himself ln writing to the Corinthian Church. This is the Ideal which, by God's help, I shall keep before my own eyes, and this same Ideal of the Christian life I shall ln all my minis try seek to present to you. I can ask you to do nothing nobler or higher than the example of Christ and I dare not place before you anything lower than this. There is dignity In this service. The law of God's own being Is to give Himself to others. Because He is om nipotent He creates. Because of abounding strength He works. Of Him Jesus says: "My Father worketh hitherto and I work." We have this principle, therefore, that the most eminent are those who most eminent ly serve. The well known motto of the Prince of Wales, "Ich Deln," I serve, Is an illustration in point. AH great souls delight In service. Eli jah's constant motto was. "The Lord God before whom I stand." and thus standing before God and ln His serv ice he could defy kings, priests nnd peoples. David rejoiced to say. "Tru ly I am Thy servant." Go through tho great names of Bible stories or secular history and one and all are es teemed because of service rendered. The more of self-sacrifice there Is ln the service the more nearly it ap proaches the ideal and the more sure ly It is honored of men and esteemed of God. Lowell sings truly: Count me o'er earth's chosen heroes; They were men that stood alone. While the men they ngonized for Hurled the contumelious stone. Jesus service culminated In giving His life as a ransom for many. This Is the highest service; we honor sol diers, not because they fight, but be cause they are willing to die. When Moravian missionaries are willing to enter a leper colony and brave a lep er's death that they may save some, they manifest again the spirit of the Master whom they Berve. When Gar ibaldi's men asked him what their re ward should be for service ln tils army, he is reported to have said: "You will suffer hunger. You will go barefoot over rough ways. You will be clothed ln rags. You will have sickness, wounds and death, but Italy will be free." The noble Italians shouted: "We are the men! We are the men!" Even to-day with pageants by sea and land, with booming guns and ringing cheers, with breeze-blown ban ners and marvelous illuminations, we celebrate the heroic bravery of the discoverer and the persistent toll of the Inventor. In every human heart there is a God-Implanted admiration for service and sacrifice. Such effort represents love, the mightiest force ln the universe. God could compel service, but, as He has made us, He cannot compel love. It is love that is needed more than serv ice. It there be first a loving heart, though the service be Imperfect, yet It Is appreciated. Soldiers have per formed duty at the point of the com mander's pistol, but they were not he roes. God does not force us to hate ful tasks, but says: "Son, daugh ter, give Me thy heart." The ser vice of the Christian, the service of this Church, is to be Chrlstllke. Not for self, not for advantage or glory as an organization, but for God and humanity are wo to live and labor. This effort is to be given to help the lowest as well as the highest. Our Lord's disciples were amazed that He would talk to a poor sinful woman who was a Samaritan. Their exclu slveness and their pride would have passed her by with contempt. Not so Jesus. He came to give His life a ransom for many. His work was to save that which was lost. For the lost He made atonement. For the lost He sends out His disciples to preach. . For the sake of the lost He declares: "Lo, I am with you alway." Our Christian life la to be like His. Yes, our Chris tlan life is to be like His. "Christ In us the hope and glory." We are not simply Imitators. The Christ life In us will work as Jesus did. The spirit of Christ will manifest Itself ln the earnest and loving ser vice of all men from the lowest to the highest. It Is said that over the gate to Plato's academy were these words: "Let no one enter here who does not know geometry." That was the crown and pride of earthly wis dom. The spirit of Christ says: "Who soever will may come," and "Hlra that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out." Because God knew the need of human souls. He came to earth in the person of Jesus Christ. Because we were dead ln trespasses and sin, He became our sin-bearer. Because we were helpless and hope lesB He gave His life for us. Be cause of that eternity before us, He lived our life and died our death that we might triumph over death and hell and reign with Him forever more. This Is the message of Christianity to the world. The Sunday School INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM. MENTS FOR DECEMBER 10. F.cvtow of tlie Lessons for tho Fourth Quarter Golden Text: "I Have Fought a Good Fight, I Have Finished My Course, I Have Kept tho Faith." 2 Tim. 4:7. The lessons of this quarter again are all about Paul, his life and his teachings. They can be profitably re viewed under two heads: The leading events ln Paul's life; and, The prom inent points ln his character. Wa give here a few prominent points In his character as brought out in the lessons of the quarter: In Lesson I. We have his calm--ness and fearlessness ln danger. In Lesson II. We have again his calmness In danger and also his pru dence and good sense. In Lesson HI. We have his deli cate courtesy and his fearlessness and faithfulness. In LesBon IV. We have his prompt obedience to divine guidance, his un tiring zeal for Christ. In Lesson V. We have his absolute fearlessness ln storm nnd tempest and his absolute confidence in God's Word. In Lesson VI. We have his humil ity and his readiness to do any kind of work for the welfare of others. In Lesson VII. We have hie long ing for human friendship and sympa thy, big love for his countrymen and his faithfulness lndeclarlng the whole Word of God. In Lesson VIII. We have his joy In suffering for Christ and his humil ity. In Lesson IX. Wo have his sound Judgment, breadth of view and love of peace. In Lesson X. We have his tact and his Justice. In Lesson XI. We have his faith fulness to the end, his hopefulness in regard to the future, his forgiveness toward his faithless friends and his unshakable confidence in the Lord. Herald Blasts. "I shall not want," is always the rong of the soul lu which there is no Coubt. Whoever gives his body to be b;:rned, and has not love, throws away his ashes. No greater mistake can bo made tJ'an to make the accumulation of riches the first business of life. The lantern that only shines when the sun shines will never be of any service to those who are lost. Unless we say "Our Father" in our money getting, we cannot worship God by saj-tng It '1 church. I Without consistent Christian life utv-n. up ma jiitruc-uer, mere is HQ us In ringing the church bell. The preacher who puts thought Into his sermons will, sooner or later, find himself proachlng to people who think. It hurts more to live a day without prayer than without bread. Suppose there are hypocrites In the church, does that make your sinning any safer? The man who loves sin la a sinner, no matter how much he pays for a pew in church. Begin every day with this thought: What happens to-day will be what Cod sees Is best. The Chrlaiian never has to count his cash to find out how much he has to be tbaukful for. A cold church will soon begin to warm up when God's Are is burning in the preacher's heart. Isn't there a strong touch of hy pocrisy in thanking God for the bread and finding fault with the cook? Home Herald. Roll Ringer For Seventy Veers. Mr. John Skinner, aged eighty-six, assisted in the ringing of two peals on Broadclyst bells last week in cele bration of bis birthday. He has rung at all the principal events of the pe riod at Exeter Cathedral for upward of soventy years, Including Queen Victoria's coronation In 1838, her wedding In 1838. both her Jubilees and King Edward's birth and .coro nation. He is believed to be the old est rlngsr In the country. London Standard. ClISTMEiWiTES DECEMBER NINETEENTH Toplo Our Christmas Gifts Matt 2: 1-11. God's Gift to us. 2 Cor. 9- 15 Christ's gift Himself. Eph. 6: 25. The heart to God. Prov. 2.V 21 The life to service. Rom. 15" 1.5 ' Substance to the poor. 1 john 3. Ourselves to Christ. Matt 4 The best gift the wise men brought to the Infant Jesus was the faith that (v 2) l niake thBt l0n 3ourne" insincerity, like that of Herod will maa'vn8)8lft vltiate any Chrl"' The star that will lead us to Christ Is love. Any love, so it be pure and strong, will lead us to Him (v 10) .tGoJl.d or the KlnR' frankincense for the God, and myrrh for the death of the mortal Man that was to coma on Calvary (v. 11). u Suggestive Thoughts. You do not know the Joy of givlnz tUl you have given what costs somi thing, a piece ot yourself with your gift. Your gift will be a failure if yOU give not what your friend wants but what you think he ought to want. Let It be a merry Christmas no less than a holy one, and a holy one no less than merry. The "peace on earth" Is primarily In men's hearts before it can be peace among the nations; that Is a result of peace ln men's hearts. Illustrations. As some people spend Christmas, their Christmas tree has been sawed up into a bargain counter. The stocking is a good symbol ot Crlstmas giving, as small presents, that will fit the stocking, are usually the best. The Christmas star has five points; love to God, love to man, thoughtful'. ness, self denial and Joy. The first Christmas tree Is the tree on which bung our Savior, God's un speakable Gift to the world. EPWORTH LEAGUE LUIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 20, Our Sphere of Sorvlce. Our Lord did not give the wretched man whom He had found lurking among the tombs and cured the prlv. (lege of accompanying Him. He did not send him as a missionary to some distant city. He told him to go home to the friends who had seen him la his degradation, to those who knew his history, and tell them what great things had been done for him. Those who receive God's blessings should not forget their obligations to those nearest them. Our first duty Ilea within the little sphere In which we move ln our common daily living. TO fill that well Is our greatest privilege, and ln It is enfolded our greatest blessing If we will but claim IU A Present Christ. We need not only the risen Christ but the returned Christ; not only th.e historic Christ, nor the heavenly, bat the spiritual, the Intimate, the bus hand of the soul ln its dally vigor. Its dally conflict, its dally fear. Its dally joy, its dally sorrow. Its dally faith, hope, love. We need, obt how we need, a Lord and Master, a Lover aud King of our single. Inmost, shameful, precious souls, the Giver and the Goal 'of our most personal salvation, a Conscience without our conscience, and a Heart amidst our heart and Its ruins and Us resurrec tion. P. T. Forsyth. ' The Cost of Self-Respect. No one can.respect himself, or have that sublime faith in himself, which is essential to all high achievements, when ho puts mean, half-hearted, slipshod service Into what be does. Ha cannot get bis highest self-appro, val until he doos his level best. No man can do bis bBBt, or call out the blghest thing ln him, while he re gards bis occupation as drudgery or a bore. Scottish Reformer. 1 OU of Sassafras For Insect Rites. -It Is not generally known bow val uable a preventive against the bites ot mosquitoes, fleas, gnats, midges, etc., oil ot sassafras Is. The fact has recently been recorded again by A. T. Cirdler. If In a susceptible per son the oil la applied at once to the place that has been bitten It almost Invariably prevents the poisoning al together. If applied to the Inflamed spot a day or two after the bite It at once stops the Irritation. To those who live In the country and whose life Is made a burden by nndue susceptibility to- Insect bites and to those who have not yet re turned from holiday making In re gions Infested by biting Insocts oil of sassafras should be a great boon and It Is harmless as an eiternal appli cation. London Globe. A CONSISTENT' REASON. Brooke "So you're not taking tte electrical treatment?" ' Lynn "No; they charged roe tco tuueb. "Harper's Weekiy. ,' Leavening the Lump Luke 13 21 Missions. In other parts of the New Testa ment "leaven'" is used as a symbol ot evil forces which tend to spread moral corruption "a little leaven leaveneth the lump," says the apostle. And some writers have tried to show that In this passage also the word "leaven" Is used to represent corrupting influ ences that our Lord foresees will be set at work ln the kingdom by Its enemies. But leaven Is not necessari ly evil; It Is life. It may produce evil effects, or good effects, depending on the sort of leaven it is and on the material in which it works. The mala thing is that life tends to reproduce Itself, whether It Is good or evil. Leaven is an example of the rapidity and thoroughness with which some forms of life, under favorable condi tions, are multiplied, until thoy have penetrated to every part of the mate rial into which they were Introduced. 60 leaven, in spite of Its being often used as a figure of 111, Is a fit symbol of our religious capacity for expansion and extension. It has been Introduced into the world, a living, aggressive force. It persists in surviving, even when conditions are not favorable. When the conditions change for the better it spreads with astonishing rap idity and vigor. How the First Gospel Leaven Worked There Is no better missionary guide book than the Acts of the Apostles. In that book the records ot the first ex pansion of Christianity are not only proofs ot the faith's early power, but inspiring prophecies of its present-day possibilities. In Acts we see now the lump of tne Roman empire was leavened. Begin ning at Jerusalem, the good news ot salvation spread until It touched the edges of the world. From Scotland to the Sahara the lands bad heard the Word; from Spain to the Assyrian rivers missionaries could be found. Leaven in meal must have favor able conditions. The. gospel in tn first century was helped in its pro gress by the conditions of the world Into which It came. The Roman empire was a unity. Throughout its whole extent there was one law, one authority, one supreme power. Never since has an Imperial standard floated over so large a pro portion of the civilised world. It is easy to see wbat this political unity meant, holding every part of tne wo,r as open as every other part to tne tulsniguary's work. j DOO AS A GUIDE. Nine kilometers south ot Dlnard (Ille-et-Vllalne), on passing through the village ot Pleurtult and descend ing Into the deep valley of Fremur the visitor finds the Crocbals ponds, a widening of the river ln a roman tic spot between wooded slopes whose dark verdure Is reflected in the som ber waters, says an exchange. Tba Vhole valley being private property cependent upon the neighboring Cas tle of Crochals, which dominates tho bill, would-be visitors are directed to apply at the mill, whose great wheel is turned by the waters of tiie first pond. The mlllor pockets 1I gratuity, points out the Intricate paths that must be followed, then calls "Bernard" and Indicating the vUltori tells Eernard to go with thorn, Ber nard la the dog that acts as gMo in order to save the miller the Journey and explanations. 1 The dog trots quietly along ln front of those entrusted to bis care, If they take a bypath be stops m waits till they rejoin him. It Is easy to understand him. The walk is about a kilometer and a half as far as ths second pond, where It terminates. Bernard goes no farther. If one tries to continue It is at his own risk and peril. Bernard will not budge from the spot, but squats down or carrl on a flirtation at the second ml" u" one returns. , . , , As soon as be sees the visitor re turning Bernard runs along the I"J back to the first pond, and without repassing the mill where, the rlnwr was committed to bis charge be con ducts him directly to the rosd -lot Pleurtult. . Then when he sees th visitor eet off on foot or In a car riage be turns his back and trots off borne, and no amount of perusstin will induce htm to accompany as ", further on the road. ;
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