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Quail Needs Protection.
ft is said that the quail has been
known to destroy sixty different kinds
of weed seed, and in fact that about
five percent of his food is made up
from seeds that are harmful to the
farmer. He also destroys large num-
bers of injurious bugs, and, therefore,
the farmer should protect him from
the hunter—with a gun, if necessary.—
Epitomist.
Root Crons Need Attention,
Where ‘mangels or rutabagas are
crowded, pull the superfluous roots for
the cows. The fresh feed will be use-
ful, and those remaining will occupy
the vacant space, and make a better
growth by the thinning. White tur-
‘nips may yet be sown if the land is
rich or made so. A vacant potato stub-
ble treated with 250 pounds of fine
bone dust per acre, will give a vig-
orous growth of turnips.—Weekly Wit-
ness.
Raising Wild Ducks.
The wild Mallard ducks are being
raised on several farms in Illinois. The
eggs were found along the Illinois ri --
er and hatched under hens. By eclip-
ping the wings of the Mallards the
ducks were restrained from wandering,
and several generations were raised
successfully. Whea the wild ducks
fly overhead the tame ones show a de-
sire to join them, but are restrained by
their clipped wings. They are some-
what like tame ducks in general qual-
ities, and the owners find more or less
demand for them as decoy ducks and
as market poultry.—American Cultiva-
tor.
The Moulting of Fowls.
The chickens ought to be moulting
quite freely by this time. The quick-
er the new feathers come in now, the
better; for the early moulters are the
ones that make the best winter lay-
€rs. .
Moulting fowls do not require es-
sentially different feed and treatment
than at any other season, with the
one exception that more meat and
other feather forming fcods may well
be supplied. Give occasional feeds of
‘sunflower seeds "and linseed meal, if
possible.
The four essentials during the sum-
mer and fall are shade, cleanliness,
fresh water and pure air. At this time
these things are necessary because the
fowls are moulting. Both factors tak-
en together make it doubly imperative
that the fowls recéive the best pos-
sible attention at this time. Don’tforget
to supply green stuff every day if the
fowls have not free access to plenty
of growing greens, but on every farm
where itis possible, the fowls should
be allowed to range and pick up all
the green food, bugs and worms that
they can find. It saves expenses and
is the best thing possible for the fowls.
—Epitomist.
Testing Cows.
The Vermont station has been mak-
ing experiments to find as simple a
method as possible of learning about
what returns a cow gives.
It has been found that for practical
purposes the productive value of a cow
may be ascertained as follows:
1. Weigh the milk of each cow for
three days monthly. t the end of the
Year add these results and multiply by
ten, making such corrections for time
of calving and drying off as circum-
stances indicate. This gives the an-
nual yield of milk.
2. Test the milk of each cow twice
or thrice yearly, using two composite
samples taken as follows: (a) For
cows calving normally in the months
of September to February inclusive and
due to calve again in a reasonable
* time; in the third and filth, or in the
second, fifth and seventh months after
calving. (b) For cows calving normal-
ly in the months of March to August
inclusive, and due to calve again in a
reasonable time; in the third, fifth and
seventh months after calving. (ce) For
cows calving normally and tending to
go dry early; in. the third or sixth
months after calving. (u) For cows
which have aborted; in the third and
fifth or.in the third and sixth months
after calving.
In each case add the results and di-
vide by the number of tests, two or!
three as the case may be, for calculat-
ed average test for the year. Multi-
ply the average test thus secured by
the yield of milk for the year and it
will give approximately the year’s yield
of butter fat.
Care of Horses.
The second day. of a hot spell fatigues
horses very much, the third day pro-
duces some heat prostrations or sun-
strokes, and each successive day pro-
duces more in a greatly increased ra-
tio. The fatigue of the second day in-
creases until the horse goes down in
complete prostration, soon becoming
insensible and dying, in an hour or two
unless he receives very prompt relief.
The first symptom of heat prostra-
tion is panting. This is usually ac-
companied by profuse sweating, droop-
ing ears, slowing up, loss’ of anima-
tion, bloo t eyes. If the horse is
pushed a he ceases” to perspire,
goes down and i
ble. Death foll y.
To prevent h t
overfeed. It is gener t
‘be at their disposal. In
horses, which die from sunstroke are
suffering from indigestion. Certain it
is, that there are many cases of colic
from indigestion in very hot weather,
and the probabilities are that the
stomach is out of order in a case of
prostration. To keep this organ in
good order, the best of hay and vats
should be used, and a double handful
of dry bran should be mixed with each
feed a little less in hot weather than
the horse has been accustomed to.
Another warning is, don’t overwork.
It is the overworked horse that usually
gets sunstruck. He is not able to do
as much in hot as in cold or mild
weather; consequently horses should
not be loaded as heavily nor driven as
fast, nor as far, as in cool weather.
Then don’t neglect to water often.
Horses should be watered on a hot day
every hour or so. When a horse begins
to pant and show signs of weariness,
he should be allowed to stop in the
shade and rest for half an hour. The
owners of horses should give this order
to their drivers, as it will be the means
of saving their animals and conse-
quently, their money.—Horse World.
How to Prevent Hog Cholera.
Keep feeding floors, sleeping places
tanks and vessels in ‘which swill is
mixed, scrupulously clean.
Breed from mature sires and dams,
which will give us litters of very much
more constitutional vigor than where
immature sires and dams are used.
Avoid inbreeding, which will invar-
iably reduce the stamina and invite
disease.
Avoiding Fall litters.
The second
Jitter invariably reduces the mother’s
vitality at just the time that cholera
is abroad in the land, which leaves her
and her litter easy prey for disease.
More than ninety percent of cholera
outbreaks are among the sows that
raise fall pigs or their litters.
Avoid overfeeding or any sudden
changes in feed, especially from dry to
green. Anything that will derange
the stomach and cause indigestion will
derange and weaken the whole sys-
tem.
Feed (especially the growing pigs) a
part ration of feed rich in protein;
such as wheat, middlings or ground
oats, and avoiding an all-grain ration
of corn. . They need something to help
build up bone, nerve and muscle, which
corn will not give. Nothing is better
for this purpose than a good run on
clover pasture.
Take all the care possible that the
disease germs are not carried to your
herd. Dogs are believed to spread the
disease in the majority of cases. The
germs are found in the excrement of
the hogs, and are carried on the boots
or clothing of men, or on the feet of
animals and birds. It is not safe to
allow stock buyers or anyone that is
around stock cars or stock yards to be
around where hogs run. Doves and
crows are also instrumental in spread-
ing disease, and should be shot when-
ever they come onto the premises. A
little care in these particulars will of-
ten save your herd.
Admit all the sunlight possible into
your hog buildings and onto your feed-
ing floors. One minute, yes, one sec-
cond, of bright sunlight will kill the
liveliest hog cholera germ in existence.
No amount of cold will do this. See
that your herd is always supplied with
plenty of pure water and plenty of
shade. Salt and ashes should always
short, any-
thing that will help build up a strong,
healthy body will be __a safeguard
against hog cholera.—Weekly Witness.
Farm Notes.
The Oklahoma Agricultural College
gives in its bulletin these suggestions
about cream, and the cows that furnish
it:
Clean cream, cold cream and rich
cream are the three words which tell
the secret of producing sweet cream.
Ee clean and sanitary in milking.
fave all pails, crocks, cans and
daily utensiles scalded and clean.
Keep the separator clean by wash-
ing after each separating.
Cool each lot of cream i% cool water
before setting it away and have it thor-
oughly cooled before adding to the gen-
eral lot of cream. A good way is nev-
er to mix a .fresh batch of cream with
older cream, but keep each lot from
the different separating separate and in
one gallon crocks. v;
Have a well ventilated cave or cool
cellar in which to keep the cream.
Stir each of the separate lois of
cream every day to keep them uniform.
Have a wire screen for each crock
so as to “air the cream” and keep out
the flies and insects.
Skim a rich cream—35 to 45 percent
—and it will keep sweet longer,
Deliver the cream to the creamery
or receiving station three times a week
in summer and twice a week in win-
ter.
Insist on the creamery man weigh-
ing out'the sample of cream for a test
instead of measuring in pipette. The
scales are more accurate.
Have the cows come fresh in Sep-
tember and October, and receive 25 to
30 cents a pound for the butter fat in
winter Instead of 15 to 20 cents a pound
in summer.
Make a study of the herd of COWS,
sel or ones, buy
BY Ve OE
RW [ENDER =
Subject: Temptation.
i
ule 11:4—“Lead us not into tempta-
ion.”
This is a most sapient sentence in
the prayer Christ taught His disci-
ples. It reveals the philosophical in-
sight and the intensified acumen of
the Master. It casts a white light
upon the thoughtfulness of our Sav-
iour,; and not only illuminates our
understanding of the subject in hand,
but also glorifies the moral genius
and the perspicacity of Jesus. It
stamps Jesus as a sage. Few things
that He ever said have differentiated
truths more finely. This declaration
and petition is sagacious, penetra-
tive, profound. It cuts through sin
to that which is antecedent. It shows
us the hand and the artifice of the
seducer, and his seductions. Ponder
the text. You will find it central. It
is suggestive, superlatively influen-
tial. .
Temptation is a subject that is
much misunderstood. Few grasp its
significance, comprehend its power,
or apprehend its fundamental rela-
tionship to sin. You will note that
Jesus says, “Lead us not into tempta-
tion; deliver us from evil.” He does
not say, “Deliver us from evil, and
lead us not into temptation.” ‘The
ordering of the language is consonant
with the sequence and logic of the
thoughts the words express. Jesus
was conversant with the general un-
intelligence concerning the place of
temptation in the life of man. Then
as now the multitude was more con-
cerned with overt wickedness than
with precedent thought. Then as
now men were more careful to keep
out of the handcuffs of the police
than to keep their thoughts pure and
their hearts radiant with righteous-
ness. We are no better in many ways
than the men to whom Jesus inti-
mately and immediately spoke. They
didn’t understand the viciousness of
temptation or think about it any more
than do we. \
Temptation is subtle. Sometimes
it appears to be superficial. Now it
is an objective fbrce, an influence
moving us from without. Again it is
subjective, a wrong desire or an evil
wish leading us, as it were, from
within.
But whether temptation be subtle
or superficial, subjective or objective,
whether it be a thought or a poison,
a wish or a woman, temptation is
dangerous. For it holds the seeds of
gin. And sin is-godlessness. And
godlessness leadeth by the steep,
sharp way that goes down to that
place whose paving stones are reputed
to be the good intentions of careless’
men.
How few of us pay any attention to
subtle temptation. Most of us spurn
it when tie jail doors draw ajar or
the loss of social or religious position
is threatened. We cast Satan out
when we can see the end of tempta-
tion at a glance. But we coddle and
cuddle the temptation that we love to
fondle. We hug it to our hearts. We
stroke it and caress it. We wouldn't
for the world commit the crime that
is the offspring of the thought. What
fools we are! Would you rub a rat-
tler?
Temptation is dangerous. Most dan-
gerous when it is subtle. It prepares
the road for sin. It makes ready the
heart of man to plan and the hand
of man to execute the will of Satan.
It lays a snare and a net. It is full
of pretentious promises. It comes
in fair array. It looks good. Its
pretensions are pretences. Its prom-
ises are aerial. It is well dressed.
But it is all clothes. The colors will
not stand sunlight, nor the weave in-
spection, It looks gcod. But its
heart is bad. It is as dangerous as
it was in Eden, as subtle, as cautious,
as mealy-mouthed, as disastrous.
in the fourth chaper of the Gospel
according to St. Matthew you may
read how Jesus dealt with tempta-
tion. And reading you will under-
stand, with a little thought, what was
Jesus’ conception of the relation of
temptation to sin and why it was
that He taught His disciples ‘that
temptation was the subtle antecedent
of wickedness that flaunts itself, as it
is. ‘The tempter came to Him, he
said, If Thou be the Son of God, com-
mand that these stones be made
bread.” “The devil. . . , set
teth Him on the pinnacle of the Tem-
ple, and saith unto Him . . .
Cast Thyself down.” ‘‘Again, the
devil showeth Him all the
kingdoms of the world.” What did
Jesus do? What would we do under
like circumstances?
Jesus neither parleyed nor fooled
ith temptation. He dismissed the
teranter .instanter. He wasted no
words in discussion. He attempted
no compromise: He didn’t ask fur-
ther light or discuss the terms of-
fered. He quickly, brusquely, ener-
zetically spurned the tempter and
"e temptation. I have an idea that
+ the devil hadn’t gone the Christ
would have moved on. ‘And, be-
hold, angels came and ministered ‘un-
to Him.”
The answers of Jesus were as in-
candescent as they were unequivocal.
' v were hot, surcharged with en-
y in full play. They were aflame
th a heat that shot light into the
nature and danger and the method
to be free of temptation’s snare. And
they were straight. They were not
the sort of answers we return when
the devil makes proposals to us.
Jesus didn’t toy with Satan’s propo-
¢itions. He didn’t ask him to sub-
mit a brief. Te delayed neither re-
sponse nor judgment. He gave him
cool hearing, urtical reply, no oppor-
tunity or occasion for rebuttal.
How otherwise we do. Tempta-
tion finds us willing, woluble, invit-
ing. What sin cannot do tempta-
tion does. For the sin we do the
temptation to which we have yield-
ed is re nsible. What wind is to
t 2 at and Ss
fool with temptation.
‘only to test us.
{ot Satan to be heard. It would have
given him privilege in court. Jesus
saw that discussion would be dis-
obedience, argument a confession,
debate damaging.
We are hardly wiser than Jesus.
It He would not parley, we ought
not. If His moral sense and mental
insight, His sense of religious respon-
sibility, would not permit Him to
argue with Satan we cannot as His
followers do less than He. To par-
ley is to listen. And the devil has
many a sweet tone, plausible plan,
fine sounding promise. And many
there are who, with unstopped and
ready ears, are misled thereby. No
wise man would plot murder on a
corner or bargain with a woman for
her soul in the glare of noonday in
the sight of men. Much less wise is
he who parleys with Satan in the
chambers of his heart.
Jesus didn’t fool with Satan. He
heard his propositions and had done.
And that was the end of it. There
were no dates for future conferences.
The matter was closed at once. He
was as fair with Satan as He was
with Himself. Satan wanted an an-
swer. And he got it hot and fast.
Note you that he went away and left
Him.
We ought not to fool with temp-
tation any more than did Christ. It's
not fair to the devil. It’s not person-
ally honest. It is dangerous. He
who fools 'with tempters and tempta-
tions is a fool.
One afternoon last summer as I
stood waiting for a car by the tracks
where the electric trains course, two
boys drew near. When opposite to
me they deliberately jumped from
a platform to the charged third rail.
I nearly had heart disease. In a
moment they jumped safely off. To
my advice they offered this bit of
wisdom: ‘“We jumped off wood with
both feet to the rail. The rail’s on
wood. All you have to do is to jump
off with both feet at once.” A slip
and they would have jumped—into
eternity! " A jump—a flash—a limp
body by the track side covered with
a paltry canvas—a coffin—a mound
in Greenwood. A boy dead, = home
desolate, a soul gone prematurely to
its God. Because a boy would fool
with death. Men and women and
temptation! How many are not like
the boys?
You wouldn't cross Niagara with a
rope for a walk and a pole for a sup-
port and balance? No! Why? Be-
cause you're not a fool! You would-
n’t jump the Twentieth Century Ex-
press. You're not a fool! You
wouldn’t put you're hand next a
whirring wheel. You wouldn't fool
with death or danger. But you will
You will play
with tempters. You will think a long
while before you will do evil. But
you will think evil and give audience
to Satan now. Here! Now! Aren't
you a fool? Wherein do you differ
from the boys? i .
Jesus dismissed Satan. We would
be better and safer did we the same.
Repulse him. Get Christ to help you.
Turn your back on him. Tell him
to go to. ' Kick him out if you have
to. But get rid of temptation. Dis-
miss the tempter.
If you can’t get loose from the
grip of the tempter any other way— |.
then run. Better the woods than sin.
Better retreat than disgrace. Better
caution than dishonor. Many a man
would be without a spot that cannot
be blotted out to-day if he had only
run away. It is better to run away
from an affinity in sin than to em-
brace.
When Jesus refused to parley,
when He showed no mood to fool,
when He gave direct and unhesi-
tating answer Satan left Jesus. Not
otherwise is it with you. The adver-
sary will go when you no longer bid
him stay. ‘‘And.behold angels will
come and minister unto you.”
Irving Square Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, New York.
Carrying Out Our Plans.
Then the doing of a proper thing
has been decided upon, then it ought
to be done at any cost save actual
wrong-doing. There is nothing that
so quickly and surely demoralizes our
character and our will-power as fail-
ure to carry out cur plans. There is
nothing that so tones up and builds
up character and will-power as the
resolute, insistent carrying out of
plans at heavy cost to ourselves. If
you have made a plan for to-day’s
work, let nothing but the hand of God
stop it. His hand may show in the
arising of unforeseen circumstances
that are wholly beyond our control,
or in the pointing out of a new duty
that would make the carrying out of
the other plan clearly wrong. Noth-
ing short of such providential hin-
drance ought to deter us. Yet most
of us are more or less willingly turned
aside from our plans for hard work
by circumstances that were meant
Every time this oc-
curs we have weakened our wills and
sapped our characters. We say that
when' we tell a child or an animal to
do a thing, we ought, for that one’s
sake, ‘to insist on its being done.
Why should we not be as fair to our-
selves as we are to animals and chil-
dren?
Teaching Nuggets.
Virtue is victory.
They gain the glory who give it-to
God.
They “who are fearless are never
heedless.
There are no triumphant
without their trials.
He only is fitted to rule- who is
afraid to rule wrong.
Reliance on the right is expressed
by defiance of the wrong. 1
He is never afraid to be alone who.
knows he is never alone.
No one is too young to stand
against that which he knows to be
wrong.
Heaven never helps him who re-
fuses the aid of that which lies at
hand.
The proof of being worthy of re-
sponsibility is being ready for it.—
Henry F. Cope.
lives
The Second Self,
It is a simple yet wonderful com-
fort to have a second self which is a
child; to pos 1 od of feel-
ing in the m
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when the work of t
to lay our folde
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ers
New York City.—The coat that is
closed with four buttons is a favorite
one, and is to be noted in a number
of variations. Here is a model that
can be made in cutaWay effect or
with straight fronts as liked, and
with or without the points at the
lower edge so that it really ineludes
several in the one. In the illustra-
One Small Hat.
The one fashionable small hat
seems to be a heavy fashion derived
from the First Empire—full crown,
no brim to speak of, and a wreath of
flowers or twist of velvet round the
edge. The single huge rose will be
seen as a trimming for hats.
Newest Outing Hats.
If a woman sees a soft wide hat in
fawn or brown velour trimmed with
a grouse wing and a ribbon, she must
not buy it for herself, buttake it home
for husband or brather. This is the
newest importation in outing hats for
men.
worn, but the shops are making every
effort to sell them.
Tucked Guimpe.
The tucked guimpe is unquestion-
ably a favorite one of the season, and
is to be noted made from a great
many pretty materials. ‘This one can
be trimmed with banding as illus-
trated or left plain as may be liked,
and is adapted to the fashionable
net, chiffon, crepe Ninon and all ma=>.
terials that are thin enough tc be
tucked successfully, It has the ad-
vantage of being snug fitting at the
lower portion, so doing away with
bulk at that point, and it allows a
choice of long or three-quarter
sleeves. In the illustration crepe Ni-
non is trimmed with effective band-
ing finishing the neck and the arm-
holes.
The guimpe is made with front and
backs, all of which are fitted by
means of darts. The upper portion,
the sleeves and the collar all are
tucked and the tucks in the sleeves
are slightly overlapped at the seams
to secure the most becoming and sat-
isfactory lines.
tion it is made of broadcloth, with
The quantity of material required
collar of velvet and trimming of but-
tons, but all suiting materials are
appropriate, and the seams at the
under-arms can be closed for their
entire length and the buttons omitted
if a plainer coat is wanted.
The coat is made with fronts, side-
fronts, backs, side-backs and under-
arm gores. ' When the cutaway effect
is wanted the fronts and side-fronts
are cut off on indicated lines, and for
the pointed effect the backs and side-
backs also are cut to give the requi-
site shaping. There is a regulation
coat collar finishing the neck and the
fronts are turned back to form the
lapels. The sleeves are full length,
made in two portions each.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is seven yards
twenty-seven, four yards twenty-four
or three and three-quarter yards
fifty-two inches wide, with one-eighth
yard of velvet.
The Sleeveless Coat.
A coat that has made its appear-
ance in silk is the sleveless one. It
is a compromise between a shirt waist
and a genuine ccat. It is worn over
skirts of voile or thin cloth or crepe
de chine, to match in color.
Satin Ribbon For Lacing.
Some of the prettiest of the new
house gowns are laced from the edge
of yoke to waist, front to back, with
wide ribbons of Liberty satin, finished
with deep silk tassels.
—————— ey
for the medium size is five and three-
quarter yards twenty-one, four and
three-quarter vards twenty-four,
four and five-eighth yards thirty-two
or three and one-eighth yards forty-
four inches wide when made with
long sleevés; four and a half yards
twenty-one, four and three-eighth
yards twenty-four, taree and three-
quarter yards thirty-two or two and
five-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide when made with three-quarter
sleeves, two yards of banding.
Theatre Hoods.
The coming season will bring out
in Paris the theatre hood. Some of
the new ones are wired to keep them
m the face and from rufiing
So far they have not been.
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