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r THE NORTH PLATTE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. 4 $$'55s$JKJKt I The Draught I of Fishes By HEV. JAMES M. GttAY. D D. I Dn of MaoJr t)ibl Initilute of CKicafio $ $k$h.sk55n$4 TK3&r-"I.dtuiich out Into thd deep, i lot down your nets for a draught." L 5.4. and .ukc The Btory of the great draught of llshes Is orlg Innl to Luke's gospel, and is one of (ho most beau tiful of its kind in tho New Tes tament. Jesus was by tho lako of Gonnesaret, some times called tho Sea of Galilee, and tho peoplo pressed upon him to hbar the word of God. Thero were two boats standing by tho lako, but tho fishermen wore gono out of them, and wcro washing their nets. He entered into one, which was Si mon's, and asked him to thrust out a littio from the shore, and ho sat down and taught tho people. It was whon ho had left oft speaking that ho said to Simon, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets." Simon replied that ho and his partners had toiled all night, and had taken noth ing; but "nevertheless," said ho, "at thy word I will let down tho net." And whon they had done this, they Inclosed a great multitude of fishes, so that their nets brake And then they beckoned to those who were in tho othor boat to come and help them, and as a matter of fact both tho boats were so filled with fish that they began to sink. Tho effect on Peter wa3 an over whelming conviction of his sinful ness, and he said, "Depart from mo; for I am a sinful man, O Lord." Nor was ho less astonished or impressed than tho others who wcro with him, Rut Jesus comforted him by saying: "Fear not; from henceforth thou chalt catch men." "And when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all, and followed him." (1.) Wo learn from this charming Incident that Jesus is a good pay master. Ho borrowed an empty fish ing smack, and repaid tho owner of It by filling It with fish! In one of IiIb discourses to his disciples on another occasion ho had said, "There Is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and tho gospel's, but ho shall recelvo an hundredfold now In this time; . ., . And in tho world to come eternal life." In tho present instance ho seems to have been showing his disciples, and showing us as well, just what ho meant by these words, and giving a demonstration of theii truthfulness. (2.) We learn In tho second place that Jesus is a wise counsellor. He told these fishermen just where the fish were", -and Just where to let down their nets with tho most beneficial results. Wo all need advice every day In our business affairs, our do mestic affairs, and tho countless prob lems that are coming up continually In our existence. Some go to clair voyants, some to palmists and spirit ualists for such advice, but others who know him go to tho Lord their God. Ho has said In tho 37th Psalm, "Tho stops of a good man are ordered by tho Lord; . . . though ho fall, he shall not be utterly cast down." Co.) Wo learn also that Jesus Is a great benefactor. They who were simply fishers of fish now became fishers of men. What would Petei have amounted to had ho remained In Capernaum? Rut what did ho now become? Not only Is his one of the three greatest names in the history of the Christian church, and not only Is ho now In foliclty with his Lord and Master, but that same Lord and Master said to him and his fellow apostles, "Ye which havo followed me. In tho regeneration when tho son of man Bhall sit In tho throno of hie glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, Judging tho twolvo tribes ol Israel." Is this promise likely tc como true? Yes, Just as certainly as tho Bible is the word of God, and Jesus Christ Is tho Son of God. nut the.ro are corresponding promises foi all who know tho truo God and his Son, Jesus Christ, and who serve and trust him In tho Ilfo of faith. Ho lifts the beggar from tho dunghill to sit him among princes, an experience that has como to many a child of God In all the centuries long. Hut what was the attitude of Pe ter that brought all this to pass In his caso? Tho answer is simply, yleldedness of will. Christ asked him for his boat and ho gave It to him; ho told him to launch out Into tho deep for a draught and ho launched out; when ho was satisfied with tho ma terial result, he was asked to follow lesus, and ho loft all and followed him. To apply this to oursolves, wo are to remember that tho first step in the yielding of our will Is tho accep tance of Jesus Christ as our Saviour and tho public confession of him ns our Lord. This should bo definite. In telligent and Irreversible on our part, trusting God to fulfill his word ar. written In tho Gospel of John, J:J2 and 14. ; EXPERIMENTS IN PLANTING FRUIT TREES A Fine Example of Correct Cultivation and Spraying A Younp Eartlitt Pear Trea With a Good Yield of Fruit. An account of a series of experi ments In tree planting several years ago, In which I participated, may bo of interest. I may promise by stating the ex traordinary fact that apple trees planted badly, according to current rules as to good planting, grew better than those planted in tho orthodox way. Trees with injured roots not trim med were huddled into small holes, tho soil over tiem being stamped vio lently and yet they made more growth than trees planted in tho usual way with tho roots carefully trimmed tb cut off broken or bruised portions. In tho following experiments 4 sets of trees, SCO in all, consisting of apples, pears, plums and cherries, were used nnd tho result of tho first year of tho trials wcro as astounding as those mentioned above and even still more emphatic. Two sots of trees, as nearly as pos sib,lo equal in size and vigor, were tried againBt each other In each ex periment, one set being planted in what is usually regarded as tho cor rect manner, while tho trees of tho other set were stuck Into tho holes gate-post fashion and tho soil placed over the roots was rammed heavily while Jt was thoroughly puddled. Out of ten trials with apple trees those which had been put in roughly and rammed gave greater wood growth In tho first season than tho othors in eight instances, tho excess ranging from S to S9 per cent and ono of tho exceptions was carried out in such a light and sandy soil that the effect of ramming was slight and of short duration. Tho roots of the rammed trees were necessarily more or loss injured by tho ramming; thero was a tlmo when these trees seemed to bo suffering from thin treatment, but It was of short duration.1 It was concluded that tho offect of injury to tho roots leads to tho forma tion of a fresh set of roots, while- the ramming puts tho soil in closo con tact with tho roots and probably In creases Its capillarity. As it may be presumed that trees of all kinds and not fruit trees nlono would bo similarly nffected by tho methods of planting, the subject is of great importance For my part I cannot bellevo that tho ramming did much damage to tho roots, for It Is inconceivable that bad ly mashed roots was the result, 'or experlenco shown that roots so in jured rot off. In speaking of putting tho trees in small holos, this is saraewhat aft or tho Strlngfellow method whore tho roots of tho trees are trimmed off to mero stumps and tho tops much tho samo and the trees are thrust Into tho holes and rammed. The chief ob ject of this system Is to mako tho trees send roots deeply Into tho soil, as a security against drought. Great success lias attended tho sys tem of packing tho under soil com pactly whllo keeping tho top soil in a flno stato of looseness by moans of frequent cultivation, followed by mulching. Tho capillary of tho lower soil Is Increased by Its closo packing so that water from below Is Induced to rlao abundantly to tho roots of the trees and plants while Its evaporation Is checked by tho fino and looso condi tion of the surfneo soil. I bellove that thoso experiments wont far to provo that a heavier stamping in of tho soil over tho roots of trees than Is commonly practiced, or ovon ramming is beneficial, and that cutting tho "oots back, say with in three Inches of tho stems, causes tho development of a moro healthy I and vigorous root system than Is pro duced by only tipping the bruised ends. Tho compression of tho soil In n wldo hole is desirable to an extent when it is not too wot, but planting in a narrow hole whore tho roots aro cramped and curled must bo con demned In tho light of general experi ence which proves beyond all ques tion thnt a wide spread of fibrous roots is conducive to rapid and healthy growth. What do wo find on digging up a dwarfed, dying or otherwise unhealthy bush Almost, If not invariably, wo see roots cramped and twisted and almost devoid of fibers. And why does transplanting young trees nnd bushes in a nursery induce tho production of a maBs of fibrous roots, except as a consequence of transference from a stalo and compact placo. to sotl in condition of friablo mold? Almost any practicable degree ofi pressure over tho roots in planting may bo advantageous, but It does not follow that solidity to check sideways root growth is also beneficial'. If it wero so tho annual digging, or, rather, forking of fruit plantations would call for condemnation. Experienced growers of fruit most ly agroo that they always find that trees planted well In accordance with what is generally considered the proper methods nourish bettor than those less carefuly planted nnd this,1 thero is every reason to bellove. is the common oxperienco. I am suro that experiments servo a useful purpose but should strongly recommend growers of fruit not to net on a largo scale upon tho remilts of any experiment, and although firm er planting thnn Is usual may bo tried, prudence directs that any furth er testing of tho methods described should bo limited, for some time to como, at least, to small operations. WORK ON THE LAWN AND HOME GROUNDS If Patchy and Bare in Spots Keep on Seeding It the Whole Summer Through. How aro tho lawn and home grounds In general? Are they all that should bo to mako summer homo llfo enjoyable and a pleasing sight to tho passer by? If tho lawn Is patchy and bare In spots, keen on seeding It tho whole summer through; tho seed will finally catch and fill up tho bare places. White clover Is u flno lawn plant, but many find that It dies out after a few yours. White clovor, as ull tho clovers, Is n bienninl, completely dy ing after tho second year, ir tho lawn is kept closely clipped, white clover seed should bo Bown each fall or spring tov insure a pormanent stand. Tho samo result may bo secured by not mowing In tho fall, allowing tho plants to blossom nnd seed. Clean Dropping Boards. Unless a dropping board is cleaned regularly and treated for vermin, bet ter not havo ono In tho summer tlmo. Thoy furnish an excellent place for lice to multiply, If neglected. i , Power From Windmill. A Texas fnrmer has succeeded In so mounting a windmill on a cliassio that it will drlvo a plow or carry its designer along good roads at a fair speed. ROAD BffllLDIMfi ROADS PAY FOR THEMSELVES Department of Agriculture Collects Data Showing Land Values In crease With Improvements, The direct effect that changing bad roads into good ronds has upon land value and tho gonoral economic wel fare of n community Is shown In sev eral concreto illustrations gathered by tho United States dopartmont of agri culture, Tho dopartmont has lust Is sued a statoment on tho subject, based upon a mass of Information gathered by tho otrtcc of public roads, which is making a special study of tho economic effect of road Improvement in tho country. According to data gathered, whero good roads roplaco bad ones, tho values of farm lauds bordering on tho ronds Increase to such an extent that tho cost of road Improvement Is equalized, if not ex ceeded. Tho gocurnl land values, as well as farm values, show marked ad vances, following the Improvement of roads. Among tho Illustrations cited by tho department aro tho following; In Leo county, Virginia, a farmor owned 100 acres between Uon Hur nnd Jonesvllle, which ho offered to sell for $1,S00. In 190S this road was improved, and although the furmor fought tho improvement, he has slnco refused $3,000 for his farm. Along this samo road a tract of 188 acros was supposed to have been sold for JG.000. Tho purchaser refused tho contract, howover, and the owner threatened to suo him. After tho road Improvement, and without any improvement upon the land, tho same farm was sold to tho original pur chaser for ?9,000. In Jackson county, Alabama, tho peoplo voted a bond Issue of $250,000 for road Improvement and Improved 24 per cont. of tho roads. Tho cen sus of 1900 gives tho value ol all farm lands In Jackson county at $5.90 per ucro. Tho Belling valuo at that time j was from $G to $15 per acre. Tho con- sua ui iuiu piucus iuu viuuu ui uii farm lands in Jackson county at $!)J9 per aero, and tho BelllnB price in now I $15 to $25 per acre. Actual figures of i Increased value following road 1m l provoment aro shown. , As tho roads in no wny ulfect soil fertility or quality of tho furm, ad vances aro due essentially to tho de crease In the cost of hauling produce to market or shipping polntB. Farms are now regarded ns planus for tho business of farming, and any i educ tion In their profits through unneces sarily heavy costs for hauling on bad ronds naturally reduces their capitaliz ation Into values. With reduced eo3ts for hauling piollte are Increased, with the result thai tho farm plant bIiowb satisfactory earnings on a higher cap ital value. Tho automobile, ulso, has begun to bo an important factor in Increasing rural values whore good toads aro in troduced. Immigration Is particularly 'marked whero road condltiont; are favorable; in fact, tho figures of tho department seem to ludlcato that good roads indi rectly increase the demaud for rural I property; and tho prlco of farm land, ! llkq that of any commodity, Is ruled by the relation between demand and supply. Auto and Good Roadc. Tho uuto has como to stay and there Is no use lighting against It or trying to penallzo tho owners for destroying country roads. Thero Is no doubt that an auto will wear out a dirt toad quicker than a team carrying U,000 pounds, and while tho latter nro pe nalized In some states, all efforts to give tho same medicine to tho owncra of autos havo failed. Tho only romedy Is to build roads that will Ptnnd tho wear nnd tenr of heavy wagons, autoa and anything else and then take tho penalty off everything. Duty of People. Tho making of good roads Is ono ot tho most Important duties of tho Amorican peoplo and their prompt repair and careful maintenance 1b es sential. Thero lb probably no sub ject In which the progressivo farmer 1b more deeply Interested than that of having roads connecting him with his market over which ho may bo able to haul greatest possible load. Good roads, Uko all othor good things, arc expensive to build ant' of too much value to do neglected. Good Roads. Tho making of good roads Is one of tho most Important duties of the Amolcan peoplo and their prompt repair and careful maintenance is essential. There Is probably no sub ject in Which the progressivo farmer Is moro deeply Interested than that of having roadu connecting him with his markets ovor which bo muy bo ablo to haul the greatest possible load. Good roads, Uko all other good things, aro too expcnslvo to build und of too much value to bo neglected. Time to Drag a Road. If the traffic la very light, a good tlmo to drug tho road Is Immediately after a rain. However, for ordinary traffic, tho best tlmo to drag h when tho mud will not stick to the drag but will slide along tho edgo, the drag taking a sllco of earth off the high places and filling the small depressions. Natural. "Just look at tho fisures In tho ceil ings and walls of this house." "Well, what of thorn? Didn't ymi tell mo it was put up by a crack build or?" In the Bungalo. "How do you llko ourkotohonette?" "Rnthor small, isn't ll?" "Oh, no; it's plenty largo enough. Wo tnko our moals out." FACE BROKE OUT IN PIMPLES' FalU City, Neb. "My troublo hogan when I was about Blxtcon. My fneo broke out In littio pimples at first. Thoy worn red and soro and then be came like littio bolls. I picked at my face continually nnd It mado my faco red and soro looking nnd then I would wnko up at night und scratch It. It was a sourco of continual nnnoynnco to mo, ns my faco was alwayo red nnd splotched nnd burned all tho tlmo. "I tried , and other, but I could find nothing to euro it- 1 had boon troubled about two years beforo 1 found Cutlcura Soap and Ointment. 1 sent for a samplo or Cutlcura Soap and Ointment and tried them and I then bought conic. I washed my faco good with tho Cutl cura Soap and hot wntor at night and then applied tho Cutlcura Oint munt. In tho morning I washed it oft with tho Cutlcura Soap nnd hot water. In two days I noticed tv de cided improvement, whllo in three wooks tho euro was complete." (Signed) Judd Knowlos, Jan. 10, 1913 Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold throughout tho world. Samplo of each frco.wlth H2-p. Skin Rook. Address post card "Cutlcura, Dept. L, lloston." Adv Hang the Expense. "Is your now beau good to you, Mamo?" "Good to mo? I should say ho is. Ho picks out tho ten-cent movies to take inn to." Of Course, "Aeroplanes .iro vory expenshe nro thoy not?" "Well, naturally, they como high Al.COHOL-3 PER CENT AVetjctablc Preparation for As similatingiherooilandftegula ling (he Stomachs and Bowels of a ra rszwsswTKTj'flf mwiwa 1.3 m .'I i, Piomotcs Digcslion,Checrful nc5sandRcsl.Con!ain5 neither Opium.Morpliine nor Mineral NotNaucqtic Swpr of Old DrSAMVElrmSR unjfk!n Sd AMtlltSmlt AnCtt Sttil hyfrtntnt - hirm Sttd -Ctmnltti JJ Winkryiitn flavor w it, 1 11V A perfect Remedy forConslipa lion , Sour Stomach.Diflrrhaeo, Worms .Convtilsions.Fevcrish ncss and LOSS OF SLEEP i. $; iJ5 Toe Simile Signature of The Cuntaur Company, NEW YORK. I 3 (tttntnttttntt iifftrlit fftw l?si ml and wuM ia, ., . I11W IWV"J Exact Copy of Wrapper. It's Illuminating. "Did you boo whero In como city they havo put luminouH paint on tho park boncho.1 to provent spooning?" "Luminous paint? That's a bright Idea " B Improved Iowa farms lor wilo at auction, Sopt. r, 0, 8, U und HUM. 1-10 cash mid halt tlio crop yuarly until Imlniioo Ih paid, or In ton paymnntd. J. Mulliall, 420 CtU Btrcct, Woux City, Iowa. Adv. Si Exactly. "That was a ver.y warm argumont." "No wonder, with no much hot ulr In It." it Ih easier to make friends than it Is to hold them IJi iQaiM wbmb m. I H ml flMH n WL H H HI R! w Hi HH & fMDlII UITO 1 IfSlirt I J 1 . y : liiiTi I :nT::7rifflrT'TmfrnTTrrmfHTTmirpTffffr G KWIiEECGttraraTsra r 1 wwcmsrm "Leader" mid "Repeater" SMOKELESS POWDER SHELLS Carefully inspected sheila, the best com binations of powder, shot and wadding, loaded by machines which jive invariable results arc responsible for tho superiority of Winchester "Leader" and "Repeater" Factory Loaded Smokeless Powder Shells. There is no fjiccsworls in loading them. Reliability, velocity, pattern und penetration are determined by scientific apparatus and practical experiments. Do you shoot them? If not,, better try the W brand. They are tho fg It & n.?.i FIRST CHOICE. ! Heforo the Coolness. Maud My grandmother renched hor ono hundredth birthday. nth I Sho couldn't havo stopped, a twont? Ihroo so long ns you havo. Hard Game. Hertil Don't they havo any extra tnon In tho polo ton in? Owino Oh, yes; a fv in Uio hoa plUW . Wali'r in bluing li nduHcrntlAn. Q!a tnrt wiilpr innkoH liquid blue coitly. Jluy RM CWh Hull lllue, irmkea clothes whiter tli.iu mow. Adv. In an endeavor to euro doep-sontrd diseases French physicians nro exper imenting with Injecting solution of ra dium Into tho human body. LTCVhS' Rtncte Hinder rIvc Uio unioUrt a l lull, mellow tasting So dinar. Adv. l'Jvnn tho Bllont man ia unablo u keep his Ignorance under cover. lack on the Job 99 ngain and very quickly, too, if you will only let Hostettcr's Stomach Bit ters help the digestion to become normal, keep &2J the liver active and tho bqveis free from consti pation, These are abso lutely necessary in order to maintain health. 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