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Fumigation with to- bacco smoke will clean plants of all aphides amd other insects, but has no effect on their egg To fumigate a plant or plants, confine them in a box, under a barrel or in some other way; put a pan of ccals with some tobacco leaves on the coals ‘in with the plant, no: teo near, or. the plant will get teo hot; give a good smoke. This will de- stroy living insects. In two or sive another and you will sects for some weeks. ail Shade For the Swine. Shade for swine is quite as necessary as for other animals, and when one has a tree or two iu the pasture the ques- tion of shade is readily settled. If there are no trees plant three or four, and while they ars growing use port- able houses for shade, making them with a sill set on runners and with a ring set in the tront sill so-that a horse may be attached and the house moved when necessary. These houses may he made of any cheap material, and the roof arranged so that a portion of it may consist of {ree limbs laid over boards sot far apart. The cost need not be great and the results will pay for the time and labor spent. Cotton-Seed Meal For Cows, Dairymen find it difficult to carry the cows along properiy during the drough- ty days of summer on pasture aloe, and all proper grains save been tried with varying results. . One of the best summer grains is cottonseed meal, for while feeding it wiil not materiaily, in: crease the millk-Heovw, it will keep it nearly. to’ the standard and will keep up its quality, which is quite as im- portant. The feeding of it also makes better butter at all times, and particu- larly duriig the ‘sunumer. While the quantity fed varie cumstances, from two to four pounds daily is abont,a fair ration give results which will w ar- expense nt any season, To Preserve "Fence Posts. In some sections of the country the division of fields by fences is some- thing no longer done, but the majority of farmers still feel that they should divide their fields. The work invdlved in fence building is so great that.one does not care to do it very often, hence it will pay to go to some trouble to pre- serve the pests, these being the parts of tha fence which need renewing first. While there are many preservatives recommended, all of them doubtless more or less valuable, the old plan of smearing the end of the post with gas tar is about as good as any. Of late years a strong solution of copper sul- phate has been used for this purpose with considerable success. It takes time and trouble to prepare the fence posts with either preservative, put on as it should be, but it pays to do it, for the posts will last double the number of years. and will rant the Shallow and Deep Plowing, Tt seems almost needless to urge shal- low cultivation for the “laying Ly” of the corn crop, yet there are some who still insist upon deep cultivation and’ ridging for thé last time going over corn. ‘The foly of such -procedure, however, is very evident to any think- ing, well posted man. The first culti- vation should be :desp to stir the sub- soil and make room for the roots of the young plants. The second and possibly the third cultivations may be fairly deep, though not so deep as the first. The last two, it is a settled fact by ex- periment throughout the corn belt, should be shallow, not nore than two and a half to three inches deep. And at this time the ground must be left as level as § possiple after each cultivation, The object is a mulch for the preserva- {ion of ‘moisture, and why any thinking farmer should ridge up his corn. ing the roots and exposing a third to a half more surface to the sun, is a ques- tion yet to be solved. Though the statement that ‘corn will take care of itself after being laid by” is in a meas- ure teue, a constant watch must be kept. to break the crust forming after any heavy rain to keep the weeds from seeding and to keep the fences in good repair, preventing damage by cattle. This in order to have a good crop at the karvest.—Rural World, i break- Early Plowing For Wheat. While all wheat growers recognize the necessity for late sowing of wheat to avoid, as far as possible, the rav- ages of the hessian fly, all do not see the necessity for early preparation of the soil. It is generally believed that much of the loss from winter freezing might be avoided by the carly plowing of the ground for winter wheat. Early preparation of the seed bed is easier than late plowing; it gives one a chance to get rid of the weeds more effectively, the seed bed may have one or more evira harrowings or rollings and, altogether, put in much better cc:-dition than when the plowing is done la‘e. Then, too, should the ground be not in the best condition at seeding time the thorough preparation previous will count for a great deal, enabling one io catch the ground for the final harrcwing and rolling whenever it chances to be right for such working. The question of varieties should also receive more consideration than it does and an excellent way it to look up the t wheat fields in your county on nilar soil and ascertain what varie- ties are grown. In addition to this every wheat grower, large or small should rest ground for new sorts. ror its cost in giv- | according te cir: | ing one sorts on. their accurate znowlcdge of own grounds. Poultry and Women. Each year sees.many women. added to the ranks of those who raise poultry for market and there is little doubt but what the industry offers many op- portunities fer women who have the necessary ground and tke determina- tion to gain their experience slowly. The writer recently Spent a week with a friend at a popular summer resort along the sea cbast of New Jersey and profoundly wished lke had his poultry with him. Chickens of the size for roasters sold for 35 cents a pound ia the markets, while guaranteed fresh eggs were in demand beyond the sup- ply at 40 cents a dozen. While these prices are exceptional there is no doubt but what there is a profitable demand for both eggs and poultry in nearly every section of the country. Women can bring to the work of poultry raising that care for the small details so necessary to success in the work and a characteristic lacking in the majority of men. It is a well- known fact, and every honest farmer will admit it, that two hens set at the same time, one by a man and the other by a woman, will show a decided dif- ference in the number of chicks hatched, and it will always be in favor of the hen set and cared for by the woman. The man forgets to give the hen water or. food or some other atten- tion she needs during the period of incubation. Women with a rural training should do some close studying of the poultry business this summer and make a start in the winter or ext spring. The Rhode Island Red. 3 3 A pair of these useful, ali- PUrDPSe fowls is shown here, and theirsgens eral appearance gives. us some idea of their prominent characteristies.. They are full- breasted and stockily built, and at all ages, from the broiler rte the . roaster, produce a seegoreus amount of the choicest flesh. They are medium size, being Hho thie’ samé as the’ Piya Rock; fact, they have been used extensively in crosses” to produce the: Buff Rocks and Wyandottes.. They originated. in Rhode Island, from whence they take their name, and are almost every farm. . They are good layers and sple did mothers, and when they have bekonie better known, will be dmong our most popular new breéds. *'~ ren Farm Npies.. . Drive slowly the first, hour.after a meal. . Light and dryness destroy, fungus : the hide Thorough grooming. cleans as well as the hs Sores or bruises on horses shéuld be healed up as soon as possible. It is always branch farming when prices isfactory. Generally the smaller the farm the better the cultivation and tke greater the profit for the « onditure. The dirt and sweat which accumu- late on the during the day should never lawed to remain on over night. Plants have greater need for their leaves and can be more easily kilied in the growing season than when par- tially dormant. If the cow has to travel over a large surface and take a good deal of time to fill her stomach, the time and energy expended will cause & reduction in the flow of milk. As the leaves of the tulip and other spring flowering bulbs ripen and die, the best practice is to take them up, and, after drying them in the shade for a few days, put them in a paper sack and put them away until in the fall. ‘he dairy cow should not be obliged to travel a lonz distance for water. If she does she will go without until she gets very thirsty and feverish, and then drink until she is painfully un- comfortable. Both conditions arc un- favorable for milk secretion. As a rule wounds made by pruning in September oi a little earlier some- what, although they do not heal quick- s ruinous to dispose of any are unsat horses be a! ly, never decay. The wood, owing, doubtless, to its condition of ripeness, becomes hard as bone, and although the healing process may proceed slow- ly, the tree does not seem to suffer in any way. found. there, oi!: .the following: ‘egg with rich grated cheese! \ place ISUBSTIZUTES S FOR MBAT. NUTRITIVE: DISHES oF FISH, EGGS ‘AND CHEESE. Nuts, If Eaten at the Proper Time, Are a Good Substitute for Animal Food—Mushrocms Are Wholesome. Meat. Very Much Overvalued., The threatened ‘famine ‘of meat spurred the wise housewife to . look about for soffiething to take it§ place. The substitute must, of . courss, be equal to meat in nutritive value, and cost no more than it did before prices began to soar. This is‘fortunately an easier matter to face in summer: than, in winter, though in some families it. will be difficult to find anything that will really be as acceptable as meat." Although meat is strengthening and stimulating, its nutritive properties are exaggerated in the mind of the average person. Too much meat clogs up the system, making an unnecessary amount of blood. It is said on good authority that only laboring men who work outdoors need the blood making qualities of meat three times a day. Among the peasants of Europe, how- ever—and they are a hardy people— meat is not much used, eggs, cheese and milk taking its place. Attractive dishes of fish, cheese and eggs dressed in new ways are good substitutes for meat. Nuts are very nutritious, and if eaten at proper times there is no better substitute for ani- mal food. Some physiologists go so far as to assert that nuts contain more elements of nourishment than butter and meat combined. When there is a scarcity of meat it is a good plan to serve nuts quite freely, with plenty of salt or in cooked dishes. They are, ot course, not good in quality at present, and not an especially cheap. substitute. Mushrooms are also wholesome... Peas and beans are rich in proteids. An appetizing way of serving baked beans is to place a small onion in, the bot- tom of the ‘pipkin and bits of *huttér on top of the beans to- give thet a véry rich, ‘brown crust. pile Rich fish, like salmon, Iris mackerel and others, in which the, oil is about evenly distributed. through. the flesh, are more nutritious than codfish, halibut and the dried fish.., When most of the oil centres in the liver, as in the cod, cusk and others, the flesh of the fish deteriorates rapidly. When it is evenly divided through, the body, it gives the fish a rich, fine flavor, and tends to preserve it. Among the many ‘rich, cheap fish, bluefish must be considered as one of the best. Cod, halibut, haddock, Ken- nebec salmon, Restigouche salmeon, common mackerel and Spanish mack- erel are also abundant and in their best condition. There are numberless other good fish from the lakes and streams, as well as from the ocean. In selecting a fish the flesh must be firm and bright, never limp or dull looking. It should be washed in clear, cold water, but not be allowed to stand in it. If fish is not washed whole before the flesh is cut into, it loses its flavor in the washing. Cheese is rich in nutEitive elements. There has been a popular belief that it is not easily digested. This objection, however, applies only to poor and new cheese. Cheeses that are old and rich are not only easily digested, but’ pro- mote the digestion of other foods. Cook books usually contain an abun- dant supply &f recipes Afqr rich and wholesome. cheese dishes—roasted or toasted cheese, soufiles, Welsh rabbits; omelets, etc. Therefo e ‘there Shomd be no ldck of variety. ® 3 In the height of summer fancy and, wholesome dishes of eggs, which! are . ebony, ” rich in. proteids, may take the.place.of | meat «very satisfactorily. for a while at least.. A novel way of serving eggs is der and firm throughout. sending to the table place them’ delicate Serve with a little r ketchup. spicy sauce Poach them until: ten- | Just before | on | Slices of toast’and cover each | I crobe of lag Sometimes the eggs and Chitese are | t placed in the oven for a few minutes before serving, until the cheese is soft- ened. : Another way of serving eggs is in the form of a Spanish omelet. Make a large omelet, using six fresh eggs Beat them thoroughly together, adding about 1 salt and pepper. Just before folding the omelet spread on it some tomato sauce. Then fold and place on a plat- ter with a little parsiey, and if de- sired, serve a tomato sauce with it. An excellent tomato sauce for purpose is the following, which does not demand meat stock in its make-up: Put one tablespoonful of butter in a frying pan. When melted add a tiny white onion and three slices of carrot, minced fine; half a sprig of thyme, haif a bay leaf, half a spray of bleach- ed celery, cut in small pieces, two sprigs of minced parsley, and, if con- venient, a tablespoonful of boiled ham, also finely minced. Let the herbs and vegetables cooks for five minutes, then stir in a large heaping table- spoonful of flour, and when this browns add a quart of canned or ripe tomatoes. Select tomatoes which pos- sess a large proportion of pulp to the seeds. Cook this sauce 45 minutes, season with a scant teaspoonful. of salt, a saltspoonful of pepper and a tablespoonful of sugar. When cooked strain through a sieve (a Scotch cap sieve is the best). This sauce, if is a covered earthen jar near the ice in the refrigerator, will keep for several weeks. It is delicious this | half a cup of milk and plenty of | | The time was when the eider Mal, aki ay P . = | are canceled and the receiving slide “them carefully upon the toma- | toes, ang’ as the whites stiffen slightly |] pull up! {the edges. When they have | become opajue prick the yolks, allow- ing them to run out over the whites and the tomatoes. When they have become the consistency of cream turn the mixture out upon a platter on which are arranged slices of buttered toast.—New York Tribune. THE:ORIGIN OF “KICKERS.” - Cupposed to Come from an Occupation in Cornish Mines." “I believe that the origin of the ex: pressive ‘bit of slang “kickers’-may be found in thé very lowest form of occu- pation any member of the human race follows,” Mr. W. M. Robinson states. “Between Wormsley’s and St. Hel- en’s, in Cornwall, is an underground canal cornectinz the lower levels of the coal mines at Wormsley’s with the surface station at St. Helen's, which saves a great deal of money for the mine owners in handling the coal, which is simnly loaded on the barges in the mires and transported by -the canal under the.mountains to the har- bor at St, Helen's. When the canal was devised, however, how to provide for locomotion fcr these barges was a problem. “Mules couldn’t be weed; and there were circumstances which made steam impossible, but an inventive: genius finally solved the riddle by suggesting that cross nieces of timber be placed along the roof of the canal, which was very low, and men could lie on their backs on top of the ldaded barges and ‘kick’ the vessel along. After the barge was once started this ay fou to be feasible’ : The men could easily néep the load in‘ motion’ by the means suggested, and it has ever §irce been iniuse: ‘There is mo cuestion about the low ‘grade of: this sort of work, and even the’ men’ who' Tollow it are constantly ‘Kicking’ around the villages where they-"Tive. They were ‘known ‘at the mines offiéidls 1y as ‘kickers’ bécausé of their Work; and their vocal complaints” contirual® ly ‘indulged in,” caused every’ one ‘at Wormsley’s or St. Helen's, ho matter what ¥their statidn’ ‘or SHiployiient, who indulgefl’ in “!confplaints**¥s be’ called “kickers.” "I'presumé- “that thé origin of the word, as we use it is just what .I have’ suggested. au Louis Globe- Democrat, . | QUAINT AND CURIOUS. "Wearidg' monocles. the latest fash-’ ion for ladies, a craze recently started in Paris by ladies of the Servian col: ony, is extending to London, The largest book in the world is in the British Museum. It is an atlas, measuring 5 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches, and weighing close upon two cwts. . At Manurewa, in New South Wales, a young woman has trained a number of huge eels to answer her call, to climb the bank, and permit her to lift them. : Chinese firemen seem. to be im- mune to the fierce heat of the fire rocm on ocean steamers, and stand up’ to temperature that would prostrate white men. Se Ps 2 [ Jouhe Sert's ch air, “Tade -* of rns-and hides ahd age tured from the laager’ at Lisabon, near Lydenburg. is, now treasured by Lieut? Col. Brips ton, at Glennrove sound “ot That metesrs” contain’ gold Bas Ce dust. tens f year Tencsits wold évery Ww here. ‘mieroscopist, pin-sh aved” mi- in Kitastp, a Jananese first showed that the jaw lives in the ‘eart] E order thaf it may multiply and p ¢ the blood it must be deep in a wound so that the air does not reach it. : pparatus for mak- In the automatic a ing altitude and temperature tracings in balloons sent above to heights in which ink wonld be frozen, Professor Ossman has invented a pen which writes red with saltpetre ink on lamp- blacked paper. When he was but a school boy in the Jesuits’ college at Dijon Jacques Bossuet was known as one of the best classical scholars in Europe. At eight Louis de Bourbon, prince of Conde, was a verfect Latin scholar. Three years later he published a work on rhetoric, and at seventeen he was appointed governor of Burgundy. The Mexican postal department has taken a new and novel means of in- forming the public of weather bulle- tins ziven out by the weather bureau. Every letter which passes through ' the office is now stamped with the in: dications for the next 24 hours. This stamping is done at the same time that the postage stamps on the letters stamps affixed. . The habitat of the eider duck, whose down is so highly valued, prac- tically coincides with that of the polar bear. It is found on all arctic coasts, but also lives considerably south of the southern limits of the polar bear. duck | girded all the northern coast lines of | the world with served with eggs, macaroni and many | other dishes. The following recipe is recommend- ed by a New Englart housewife: Take a pint of stewed tomatoes which have been cooked for half an hour and season with salt, pepper and butter Having hroken six eggs .into. a dish its myriad nests; but the bird has been so mercilessly hunt- ed that it has now disanneared from thousands of beetling cliffs along the sea where it was formerly known. A full-blooded Pima Indian is em- ployed .in the office of a New York . -ife insurance company. A SERMON, FOR, SUND Al ‘AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED, “REWARDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.” The Rev. Dr. N. McGee Waters Says That if You Would Attain Earthly Prosperity Christ Must Be Your Teacher-—The True Prescription For All Schelarship. +» BROOKLYN, N. Y.—Dr. N. McGee Wa- ters, paston of. the Tompki s Avenue: Con; tional Church. took as his day morning, “Rewards’ of Righteous-’ ’ is text was from Matthew vi: 33: “Seek ve first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these. thipgs shall be added unto you.” Dr. Waters said in the course of his excellent serm on: From the beginning until now man’s search has been for the golden age. Some- times he named it- the Golden Fleece; sometimes. Holy Grail. Plato prophesied it in a republic yet to be. Bunyan, after a weary pilgrimage, found it beyond the Delectable Mountains. Bacon saw it in Atlantis, rising out of the midst of an un- sailed sea. It is always afar off and in the future. Like the pot of gold at the foot of a rainbow, it 1s always over the next il Jesus also prophesied a golden age— called it “the Kingdom of God,” and found it in the present time. Yor a long time men went hu. gry, and lo! there was al- ways plenty in the ground—when they “scratched the earth -~ith a hoe it laughed with: a harvest.” They prized diamonds, and lo! they were always in the river beds for the finding. They shivered for warmth, and lo! coal was stored under the hills. They longed for some pack horse, and lo! giants were chained in cvery dowing riv- er. They were always looking for the golden age. Jesus said: “Look within— the Kingdom ot God is vithin you.’ Men are always expecting the Kingdom of God to come through Some device of their making. They cry, “Let us have a better government and a better wage, and we will have the Kingdom of God; let us toil and hoard a. mountain of god, and when our barns are filled we will have the Kingdom of «od. Let us search affer knowledge, - nd when: we are wise we will’ have the Isingdom of God. let us trade our strength. for. pqpularity and reputation, when with the laurel we have bound our brow we shall be blessed.’ Jesus says fist fheropposite: “Seek the’ Kmgdom of «(God end you: will -have; ne la- bor probicip,.§ for.ypu wy il] haye ch increased i seek the Kingdom’ ot’ aod , and you wil A Aen seelf ‘the Kingdom of God, :andspou awilli-be enrolled among the children ingmortali, Man say, Age us, get. Lich. g nd we phi be conteLt. sus says, Se, content,’ and you’ ll ba rich”? Mc. ay, “diet tis get w isdom; and’ we will be: habpy: 7 Jesus: Says, PY and: you -will be wise. . Men say £440 all, these things, like houses and and e will be the “children of the King- dot *of God.”? "Jesus says, “Enter into the Kingdon: * of God, and you wail have ail these, things.” When will we. ellete the teachings of Jesus? H&' ivas ahead of F's time. We aré growing ap to Him, to ufiderstand Him better ‘than: early: generations. Ever: say- ing of tis we find true as law and fact, Take that saying of His, “The meek shall inherit the earth.” It was too hard for His age. But time, the great tester, pro- nounces it pure gold. The wise man every-. where sees the exceeding reward .of meel- | ness. They get who forget. Jesus said to His disciples: Ne is ex- pedient for you that I go away. They could not believe that then. But when a long time hath passed we know that really death is a benefit, and that great men are never so valuable to their disciples as after they have gone away from the earth. The text, “Seek first the Kingdom of God. ete, is one of those sayings that we have to grow up to. Generally men have read it in some mystical way. They have re- carded it as true only in some peculiar re- igious sense. But it is a literal fact; it is truth; it is law of the universe. Virtue is the road to fame. Godliness is profit- able in this world. ! And all these thi subject we shall be added.” What things? Cl Jas just named them food “and clothes “and the material for which men strive Men ave’ ed - by: motives ds itrees are by the winds. » Tell-me what ny most-love and I will.-tell you what yc il] be. Yon love fnowlédee with a pa jot the Greek did and he became a ‘stholar: you ‘love péw-’ er-the ‘Roman’ did awd: Rome “is yet law giver for the. .nagjons;, you Joye beauty John "Keats Land he’ became a. poet. Among the motives thit sway men’s daily lives,” wé& may pat iin these: three—the- pursuit of: wealth, the gaming of. knowl edge and the winning of fame. How can ‘these things best be won? According to Jesus, by a deer ‘hearted search after the Kingdom of God. Wealfh-=the favs of wealth’ are thé lass of righteousness: + Knowledge—tle king me— ‘the Lord knoweth the wav of the righteous. all rot.” Let us oe at the savage has no prospe i na who wicked Md of wealth. The. ty; it is oniy the , grows’ rick. W hs at is wealth? gins “with a tight roof that keep s out the rain and a good pump that yields -sweet waters, and horses. or a locomotive to cross the land and a boat to cross the sea.” But w come the roof and the pump and the and the locon:ctive? Man did not but the ys op the them; he only <iscovered them. They are 1 a the Jaws of God dressed up in clothes of wood and steel and <tone. The laws of Men rity as they find the laws wealth are the laws of righteousness. go toward prosper of God. Again, how do we get are three possible ways. it, he may steal it: or a :nan may But neither pauper nor beggar the wealth of the community. 3 the laws of industry <nd vision can we i crease wealth. But tne laws of labor vision are the laws of the Kingdom of G od. Barbarism ha; been, -ith its poverty, de- fined as ‘“‘society without the command- ments.” Contrariwise, then, civilization, with all its houses and Jands and stocks and bonds, is society with the command- ments. Violation of the laws of God in every age means bankruptcy. Obedience to the laws of God in every age makes for prosperity. History writes down the tale There wealth? a man may beg earn it. of empires. Ww hen she writes down “Py- ramids” and “Parthenon” and “Hanging Gardens,” she expresses their desolation by saying over their ruins, forgot God, ard hence She writes down * Corhimercea,” “These people their waste places.” ‘London,” **C hamber of “Shipyards.” “Temple.” “Fa- brary,’ and expresses their glory by say- ing, “These have remembere Say their prosperity.” The Bible ptonounces “Anathema against those who ‘make baste to get wich’ —that is, they who, desp:isiag the laws of God, take a short cut to prosperi y Their wealth is poverty; their gain 1s los The "mistress who holds back the just wage from the maid; the borrower who re fuses to return to the lender; the govern- ment that debases its people with debased coin, may temporarily gain; but such wealth destroys the possessor and is like the wrecker’s handful of coin, gleaned from the beach to which he has beguiled an targosy; is like the camp follower’s bun- dle of iags :tolen from the breast of men “Be: hap-1 Ee of Know! ledge is the King ‘dam of. Hm o slain .n battle; it like the coin of Juda only blood money paid to buy a potte field wherein I ty and justice and pro 3 i from tHat far off time perity shall at t be buried in the grave of dishonor. Way ba in the Old Testa- ment we have Moses sayin “Thou shalt | not have .iverse measures, thy sanc- | tuary.” The words call up for us a scene There are booths with baskets of figs and grapes and golden | | in the time to come, and bottles of oil and silks and eloths, and the merchant has two sets of , seal one scale. with a large pan, in ‘hich he buys the’ grapes: from the hus- an an, and another, with a smail pan, in which he sells the grapes to the house- wife. And the King begins to pay his men in debased coin. and honesty and in- tegrity and justice are being exterminat- ed, and there is ¢ ing up a people with lying Ki nts and false words. s in his anger and says: “A fal > is an abom- ination unto the Lo Anv falsehood in commerce at last poisons the very foun- dation of ci ation. The city and the nation and the individual man who have fo rotten God. and His laws do not stand f long time in the world of commerce, wheat fo The laws’ of wealth are the laws of righteonsnes f you would ome rich. if you would atiain prosperity ou would muitiply house and lands and “banks, if vou wouid make a desert place bioom as the rose, let Christ be vour teacher. ‘Seek first the kingdom of His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto vou.’ Is knowle: ge? How do we g Thomas Carlyle. the Fatt man in England, and one of the poorest, feeding his shaggy intellect on F¥rench revolution. storm of modern When he speaks we call him our prophet and scholar. And his message is: “I have found God reigning among all peoples.” He writes down for us the laws of divine retribution which run through the nation. Like the old Scandanavian Titan that he is, he drinks the lignid fire of divine wrath out of the skull of perished empire. And he smacked his Puritan lips as though it was savory wine. Knowledge is finding out divine laws. There is Charles Dickens. He is not satisfied to meet peopie on the street as we do and shake hands with them and learn their names. But, looking into their hearts and howes and haunts and sins with sympathy, with pathos and with rar- est humor, he writes his books These books become a sort of Bible of the sab- merged tenth of society, and in them we find written down the great divine laws which govern action and conduct and char- acter. He is the poor man’s prophet, be- cause he found on the heart of the poor man the handwriting of God. All knowl- edge is revelation. Seeking the way God made the stars go, Kepler became an asironomer: Seeking the way the world was made, Wallace became a scientist. « Seeking the mysteries and se ets of the human soul and God’s dofhg’ tl erein. Kant bécame a phildgsepher. Seek- ing to find out how God wrought upen hu- man nature, Shakespeare penetrated into the soul depths of Iago,. Hamlet, ,Desde- Richard. Henry and’ Lear, and ing into words what he “found there, he has giver us his greas A dramas.” "Lo! the dramas of Shakespeare: _ar& almost another book of God in which we find written the divine law..of retribu- tion and forgiveness and sacrifice and re- demption. Augustine comes and«his one ’ word’ is law, but it is the law~of God. Brownitg comes and histone word ‘is in- spiration, but it is the inspiration of God. And Beecher and Phillips Brooks come and their. one oF ord is love, but it is the love | of God. ave he bring guys a word of God, the w In of the scho! ar, 1s, foolishness. Have vou ever seen the shimmering of a lake when the sun was playing in its | surface? Have vou seen the gleams of sun- light dancing like angels on the water? You kno the glory was in the sun, ‘not in the water. The sun was the source; the waters were clothed in a borrowed ory. If you have ever stood in a great valley surrounded by mountains, and heard the echoes repeated from mount to mount, some loud, some soft, some distant, some near at hand, you know the voice was not in the mountains. The mountains only carried the voice. So great schoy \ars are only waters and mountain peak. It is God Almighty who speaks. Tt is Luis g! lory that shines. There is a difference in men. The difference between great men and lit- consist in this—the great tie men man 1s s listening for the voice of God. The little man is taken up with the -going. The Jews “I thun. lered.” ‘it was an sound of his earthy y heard a sound and said: Jesus standing with them knew * gain . angel that had spoken unto Him. Wis- dom is revelation. There is no other way : if you would be a .seholar, if you would wear a scholar’s crown and have a sch ar’s power, you must seek and know to face and to find out His "ways, are above our ways. and His wor are above our words. Here ; the prescrip- | tion for. all laxrshi “Seek . first. the Kingdom of. His. rightegqusness and all thesg H. be added unto * you.’ In every age men believe that fame can be bought for a price, and so-.they, tear down their warehouses and build “lar er. no anultinly their fleets: until their rer every sea; so they get for 2 lands and’ Stocks \ ‘thev re the ‘market 1 a dav k and then the world goes on. 1es of any rich men in Athens or Rome hebes or Babylon: “¥ou may know the f some orator or some scholar who h, but ¥ou do d6 not know the any man who “liad nothing but There was a.mans, who laid the ation of his fortune in“she days of He was a powder manufac. > drove his coach and. or and ed in a balace. He built silkén nests for his children. He had.been an ardent oy t. but when the Revolution came, “There is a tide in the affairs of ch, if taken in its. flood, leads on men, ; to fortune. > And he cut off his powdered urls and left off his jeweled sword. He He turned Puritan. He even sang psalm HH aed his back on the cathedral and went to worship in a Puritan conventicle. He had his reward. He got the contract’ for making powder for Cromwell's army and ame a multi-millionalr And when the ration came he grew again his Van Dy ke beard, he again wore his velvet d yub- let. he azain went to church with prayer: book and crucifix. He even stood by and applauded when Cromwe:il’s bones were hung up to dry on Tyburn Hill. He quick- Iv became a cavalier and he had his re- Sard For lo! Charles made him a Knight of the Garter and he still had the contract for making powder for the English Army. What was his name? You do not know. Nobody knows. You cannot find it writ- ten down in any book. But in that same time there was a poor man who was a Puritan under the first Stuarts, who was a Pyri an secretary of commonwealth un- der Cromwell, and ‘who was a Puritan blind and poor, an exile threatened with his life under the returned Stuarts. He had the pen of a ready w riter and the Stu- arts offered him gold to make the worse car the better side. He said: “Nay, nay, I will live in hunger and I will hear my childre en cry ior bread, but I will not sell my honor. I care not for parties. I strive only for the truth of the Kingdom of God.” ~ And everything he ever said in prose or in poetry is still Temembered. His name was John Milton, and every school boy knows it by heart. Seek first the Kingdom of God and fame will find you out. Always the pathway greatness is along the line of loyalty to the Kingdom of God. Seex the Kingdom of God, turn app that is the great thing. Any man who seeks wealth for wealth’s ce wiil always re poor, though he be clad in purple. Any man 1d always the Kingdom Ww hether he live in a It ; is the law of who seeks first of God will be garret or a king | the universe. ruth and serve her, receive : jan’s reward— x houses and lands in th time , and ing an old poem a li Then to side Tt You do" Hor know the
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