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TK3&r-"I.dtuiich out Into thd deep, i
lot down your nets for a draught." L
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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"That was a ver.y warm argumont."
"No wonder, with no much hot ulr
In It."
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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,,
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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.
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