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Br P.EV. JAMES M. GRAY. D D.
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TI3XT For God wi loved tho world,
that lio jjiivo Ids only licifotton eon. Hint
whosoever bollovoth on him, should not
iicrUli, but hau eternal Ufa John 3.16
It. V.
Martin Luther
used to call tlila
verso "Tho Little
Gospel," because
It gathered up
within Itsuir so
concisely and yet
comprohonBlvol y,
tho good news of
Christ's salvation.
What verso Is
hotter known, or
moro often quot
ed than this, and
what text has
boon used to
preach moro ser
moiiBl Mission
aries tell us that
it Is tho llrst
part of tho Dlblo they translate into
heathen tongues or teach to heathen
people, and wo may bollovo that It
has won more souls to Jesus fMirlst
than any other collocation of inspired
words that can bo named. Its themo
is human salvation, nnd It tells us of
God's grent Christmas gift to the
world.
1. As a revelation of salvation, It
speaks first of tho source of It "God
so loved tho world," Thero would
hnvo boon no salvation without that
lovo. What God saw In us to love,
while wo wore yot slnnors and rebels
In his sight, pasBoa human under
standing; but doubtloss, It was what
wo might bocoma In Christ through
his grnce, and not what wo actually
wero that moved that lovo. At all
ovonts, wo must not glvo currency to
the thought of somo that it was tho
sacrifice of Christ that mado God lovo
us. nils is to caricature his graco,
becauso tho very oppoalto Is true, aB
wc seo In tho noxt place.
2. Tho text shows tho ground of our
salvation, which Is tho work of Christ
-"For God so loved tho world, that
ho gave his only begotten son." Gave
him, that is, as a sacrifice and n sub
stitute for us. In vain did God lovo
us except as his wisdom and graco
should provldo somo way for tho put
ting Hiway of our guilt consistent with
his own character of holiness, Justico
and truth. This way ho found In tho
offering of his son, who "was wound
ed for our transgressions," and
"bruised for our Iniquities," nnd with
whoso "stripes wo aro healed" (Isnlah
D3:G). God thuB can bo Just at tho
samo time that ho Is "thq Justlflcr of
him who bollovoth on Jgbub" (Uomnns
3:20).
3. Wo have, further, tho moans of
our salvation "that whosoever bo
llovoth on him should not perish." To
bollovo is to oxerclso faith, but faith
is moro than moro knowledgo or as
sent, It Is absoluto trust or reliance.
You aro on un ocean steamer, lot us
say, nnd nu you go to bod you read
a notico that n Hfo-prcserver 1b un
der your berth, or ovor your head.
That Is knowledge but not faith. You
aro Informed that if bolted around
your body It will keop you nfloat In
water, which you ndralt. But that Is
assent nnd not faith. In tho middle
of tho night when tho collision oc
curs, and tho vessel Is sinking, and
you bolt tho llfo-prcsorver around you,
nnd plungo into tho sea, that 1b faith.
You then truBt youraolf to tho lire
preBorvor, putting your reliance upon
It ubsolutoly nnd only. Have you yot
dono this with referonco to Josus
Christ and your salvation?
, Wo boo tho need of salvation
"that whosoever bollovoth on him
Bhould not perish." To "perish" does
not mean to become "annihilated"
simply, or go out of existence. It that
wero all, then wo had as much pun
ishment for sin bc'foro wo wero born,
or boforo wo ovor sinned at nil, bo
causo wo woro not then In oxlstonco
Indeed, but in separation from God
iind nil that that implies of coiihcIoub
Iosb, tlnd disappointment, and misery,
nnd Biifforlng. Christ gives us a pic
turo of tho porlshlng In tho story of
tho rich man and Lnzaraus, I.uko
10:19-31, which you aro urged to road
again In ordor that you mny bo moved
to lay hold of him ero It Is too late
f. Wo soo tho blessing of salvation
In tho words, "but have otornnl llfo."
This ugroes with tho toachlng In an
other plnco. "Tho wages of sin Is
death; but tho Gift of God Is otornnl
llfo through Josub Christ our Lord"
(HomnnB C:23). Horo "life" means
not merely a continuation of oxlst
onco, but that cxistonco cnrrlod on
in tho fnvor of God. In tho Joy of his
presence, in tho freedom of his sorv
ico, nnd no a Bharor w an lnheilt
nnco which Includes nil i-tlngs. Tho
good things of this llto aro only a
i.hndow of .the reality beyond.
Preachers for Prisoners,
Tho day ought not to bo long dis
tant when tho churches of all denom
inations will regard tho prisoners us a
mission Held worthy tluilr own atten
tion and support; whon thoy will re
fuse longer to plnco the statu In tlv
necessity of paying for tho sorvlccs c
chaplains for theso Institutions. Do
t,oa Trarrjcrlpt.
FRUIT TRADING IN HOLLAND
Many Co-Operative Societies for Dis
posal of Vegetables In the
Netherlands.
Now York. Thero aro about ono
hundred cooperative societies for tho
disposal of fruit and vegetables in the
Netherlands, but only actual market
gardeners nnd fruit growers can be
come members, nnd tho method of dis
posing of tho product proves Interest
ing to tho traveler. Tho growers elect
tholr own council, nnd on n piece of
land favorubly situated, bought by the
council, erect tho auction building. In
which tho produco grown by nil the
members Is sold by the council.
This selling Is done by what Is called
"Dutch uuctlon," and by nn automatic
Typical Fruit Boat,
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auction apparatus, consisting of a
largo dial with a pointer. Around tho
rim of 'tho dial aro figures Indicating
tho prlcos. 'On raised scats, opposite
this apparatus, tho merchants aro
seated. Every seat la numbered and
communicates electrically with tho
dial by means of a outton. Between
theso scats and tho apparatus Is a
small canal, wldo enough for a bargo
to bo polod through. Evory morning
tho growors gather tho produco ready I
for market In their gardens, grndo It,
wolgh It, and write tho quantity down
in a book. Tho produco is then loaded
into a bargo, which ono of tho work
men roles to tho auction place, whero
ho hands tho book to tho ofllco.
From tho moment tho auction starto
tho barges aro polod through tho small
canal between tho merchants' scato
and tho auction npparatus. Tho auc
tioneer nnnounccs tho quantity and re
leases tho pointer, starting at a llgure
on tho rim of tho dial which indicates
a price which Is too high. Tho pointer
then Bwlngs around, Indicating lower
and lower prices. When tho prlco
which somo merchant Is prepared to
glvo Is reached ho presses his button.
The pointer stops, Indicating the prlco
at which tho produco Is sold, and at
tho snmo tlmo a numbor appears Indi
cating tho scat of tho merchant who
bought It. As tho merchants always
have tho samo seats, theso numbers
Indicate tho merchants themselves.
Tho amount for which the produco Is
sold Is entered In tho book, and when
tho bnrgo is poled out this book 1b
flung on tho barge.
When tho workman returns homo
with tho empty bnrgo tho grower can
soo by this book tho prlco which his
produco fetched. Boforo tho merchants
can rccolvo tho produco thoy bought
they must pay at tho office. Onco a
week tho grower can obtain his monoy
nt tho ofllco, loss a certain percentngo.
which la retained by tho council to pny
tho costs.
6,805 BORN AT SEA IN YEAR
London Report on the Census Reveals
Many Other Facts of
Interest.
London. Volume IX, of tho roport
on tho census of 1911 contains Bomo
romarkablo figures Bhowlng how Eng
lish pooplo migrate froiu where thoy
woro born.
The flvo metropolitan countlos, Es
box, Herts, Kent, Middlesex and Sur
rey, togethor with tho county borougliB
of Wost Hnm nnd Croydon, contain
moro than a million nntlveB of Lon
don. Essex claims 200,913 of them and
Middlesex 357,032.
Or London's 4,521,085 Inhabitants 1,.
J3G.CSC wore born outside tho county,
and it is another romarkablo fact thnt
tho proportion of native Londoners
haa risen nt each successive census
Hlnco 1881. At tho samo tlmo tho rate
of growth 0f tho population of London
l.us stendlly declined. Forelgnor3 of
nil nationalities In Loudon numbor
153,128, moro than half tho total in
England and Walos, and a larger num
ber than at any previous conBiis
Vorsons born nt son, tho report
states, showed n romarkablo and Inox
pllcablo rlao from 3,9 1G to 0,805. Of tho
total populntlon of England and Wales
30,070,192, nearly 90 por cent.. vera
born In UiIb country and a furthor 2j
per cent. In othor parts of Greator
Britain.
Lost Timepiece Restored.
East Orance, N. J.- "Ploneo return
this watch to your daughter, my aoul
bus found itu ownConsclenco," says
a note accompanying a timepiece lost
throo years ago by Mrs. Albort G. Ack
erman. Twenty Conductors Arrested.
Chicago. Exlstonco of a ByBtom of
graft among conductors on tho Chlca
go & Jollot oloctrlo linos has resulted
in tho arrest and confession of 20 em
ployes.
BEST SEASON FOR PRUNING IN ORCHARD
The Low-Down Uniformly Pruned Tree Will Produce More Fruit, and of a
Quality Superior to That of the Tall Tree.
(By M. COVIJKDKI.L)
The noxt atop In order Is tho prun
ing of trees, us tho season's growth of
wood is now thoroughly ripened and
thero will bo no "bleeding" from tho
pruned branches, nor will thero bo
nn checking of development among
the branchos, both of which often
comes as a result of spring pruning,
since one is apt to put off doing this
work till tho sap begins to rise, or
neglects to do it at all.
Next year's fruit crop depends
largely upon tho efficiency with which
tho pruning Is dono at this time. Tho
uniform distribution of branches,
height of tho trees, and the health In
general of all parts of them loft for
bearing fruit all have their Influ
ence. Branches should not be left
bo long and slender that thoy will not
support a goodly burden of fruit.
As a rule, all water sprouts, those
Btralght shootB running directly up
ward from tho main branches, should
bo removed. Limbs thnt nro seen to
bo partly dead or decayed should bo
cut back until ono is sure no part of
them Ib left, ns It would hut invito
further decay, and tho sustenance
drawn by them" would bo a useless
drain on tho vitality of tho trees.
All tall, thick, or top-heavy trees
demand closo and careful pruning.
Fruits which aro reared high In mid
air aro not as exempt from tho ac
tion of tho wind as If they were low
er down. Tho top of tho high tree
Itself Is very apt to bo caught in tho
high wind nnd damaged, perhaps ru
ined, by bolng broken down or torn
up by tho roots.
COATING MIXTURE
FOR FARM TOOLS
Recipe for Preparation With
Which to Treat Pieces of Steel
or Iron Machines.
Do uot get in such haste when put
ting tools away us not to look after
any that may need repairs. If this
cannot bo attended to at tho tlmo of
storing tho tools, placo tho piece In
tho workshop until moro lolsuro tlmo
Ib available, und then attend to It. A
great Bavins of tlmo will ho effected
In this way, and will help alons when
tho tlmo comes whon thero will bo a
half dozen Jobs, or moro, to bo at
tended to at tho samo tlmo.
Hero Is an old reclpo for a prepara
tion with which to coat pieces of steel
or Iron machines to protoct them
from rust: Molt together ono pound
of lnrd and a lump of rosin as large
as a walnut. Heat the lard and add
tho rosin, which must f.rst bo reduced
to a powder. Any ploco of machinery
that Is coated with this mlxturo will
bo sufficiently protected from danger
of rust.
Machines that have tho proper caro
takon of them will laBt for years and
glvo satisfactory service. And tho
ownor will not bo compelled to wasto
tlmo In getting them repaired at somo
critical tlmo when every mluuto
counts so much; nor will ho hnvo to
roplaco them with now ones every
few years.
SUCCESSFUL TRANSPLANTING OF TREES
vyWsyjfifl.ij3pfrfW(j;lftlll1 rj-TjT-tyAfflriT lfiirFtoW-ffirm-f
Tho great demand for ImmedUto effect In landscapo work hns been
mot by tho successful transplanting of largo troes. Caro should bo taken In
tho trausportatlou of somo. Photograph shows a treo ready for shipment
Tho low-down uniformly pruned
tree also will produce moro fruit, nnd
of a quality superior to that of tho
tall tree, while tho case with which
tho fruit Is picked from tho low trees
recommends thorn to all.
' Tho ends of all low-hanging
branches also should bo pruned back,
so that ono can pass under them on
foot, or with a vehicle In harvesting
tho fruit crop, which not only makes
tho picking handler, but avoids dam
aging tho trees by peeling and break
ing up the limbs.
After the pruning is completed, all
pruned limbs should bo removed
from tho orchard, the smaller ones
being utilized for filling up washeB
about tho farm, tho larger ones being
hauled to tho wood pllo and used for
fuel. Whero limbs of considerable
slzo have been sawed off, the stub
should be given n thick coat of paint,
which will guard against the wood
cracking during somo of the very
warm days that usually come before
winter sets In.
Then this paint Berves to hold the
wood together during tho severe
freezing weather of midwinter.
Whero it has been necessary to cu'.'
down whole trees that wero dec
or badly diseased, a note of thef.o
should bo made so that ono can fill
In their placos next spring with now,
young trecB of the samo varieties.
It Is also well to romembor here
that tho old and diseased trees not
only take up valuable space In the
orchard, but they aro liable to spread
diseaso among the healthy trees, and
they always harbor pests that are In
jurious to tho entire orchard.
CARE OF POULTRY
IN COLD WEATHER
Better to Have Sma.ll Flock in
Good Condition Than Larger
Number and Less Eggs.
Tho time Is nearly hero when tho
hens will havo to bo kept In the houso
out of tho cold and storm. Remem
ber that you must not try to keep too
many hens In one house. Better a
small tlock In good condition and lay
ing well, than n largo flock with fewer
eggs and twlco the expense.
Loaves aro good for tho litter, and
now is the time to save some for the
hens to scratch this winter. Rake
them up while thoy aro plentiful, and
storo them somowhero under cover so
that thoy will bo ready for use.
Savo a barrel of dry earth for tho
hens' dust bath this winter. Mixed
with somo wood ashes, and dampened
Just a Uttlo, It will bo a great help to
tho hens In kooping them freo from
lice. If a box of It Is placed in a
sunny part of the hen house, the hens
will enjoy bathing In It, and you will
not need to uso tho Insect powder so
often.
"Shorts."
"Shorts," according to Webster, is
tho "bran nnd coarso parts of meal, In
mixture." n somo sections of the
country bran Is known aB "shorts,"
and in other places, middlings bears
that term.
GOOD
ROADS
COUNTRY SCHOOL IS FACTOR
Gocd Roads Mean Higher Moral and
Educational Standard Should Be
Regarded as Investment.
(By IIOWAIID II OnOSS.)
There is another factor that has an
important bearing upon tho highways,
and that Is the country school. Good
roads mean better schools nnd a high
er moral and educational standard;
thoy bring tho best instead of tho
worst out of people. Bad roads make
ono feel as though ho did not caro how
ho dressed or how ho nppcnred.
Whorever good roads are built the
people begin to buy paint; tho houso
and tho barns aro treated; tho picket
fence dlsplacos tho tumblo-down ono
In front; roso bushes nre planted and
tho lawn has attention; all theso
things como along apace. Henco
good road building 'should not be re
garded as an expense but as an In
vestment. Thoy will pay a larger and
surer return than money invested in
almost any other direction. A high
authority has said that with good
roads tho farmer can tako advantage
of tho market; with bad roads tho
market nearly always takes advan
tage of the farmer. How many times
the situation arises when prices aro
good end the farmer would like to get
his corn or oats off or his hogs, that
tho roads aro nearly impassable? If
ho attempts to reach market ho does
so seriously handicapped, Thore Is
little doubt that with good roads and
watching the market, the farmer can
get a better price for what he has to
sell.
Horo Is a significant fact that wo
should not forget: That no state or
community ever began the building of
good roads wo mean roads good 305
days In tho year and had the ex
perience of using and paying for
them, that they did not keep on build
ing moro and moro good roads every
year. The writer Is not a prophet,
but ho makes this prediction: That
boforo tho gray hairs appear on tho
temples of tho children who open tholr
eyes first to tho light of 1912, wo will
have a network of good roads that
shall practically cover tho whole
country from Plymouth Rock to Pugot
sound, and along with thnt we will
have a scinetiflc agriculture that will
double tho farmer's profit, by show
ing how to produco his grain at prac
tically one-half the prent cost, and
that this country will bo tho happiest,
most progressive and enlightened of
all tho world.
RESULTS WILL BE INDIRECT
Missouri Roads Received but Tem
porary Improvements Romans
Built Slowly and Laboriously.
Tho chief results of the holiday ot
roadmaklng recently promoted by tho
governor of Missouri are likely to bo
indirect. After having tolled and
sweated in the sun those who took
part will doubtless havo a stronger In
terest In supporting good rtfads legis
lation, whother or not they aro as
keen to take part In tho actual labor
another year. But, whllo tho Missouri
roads may havo received largo tem
porary repairs and Improvements,
such a holiday, no matter how many
participate In it, can hardly accom
plish much In tho way of permanent
road making, saya tho Springfield Re
publican. And it is permanent road
making of which the country stands In
need. Without depreciating tho Mis
sourl performance it may bo recalled
that tho Romans, tho greatest road
makers tho world has known, did not
do their work in spasmodic festivals;
tho roads thnt they built to last for
centuries wuro built slowly and la
boriously. FEDERAL MONEY FOR ROADS
Appropriation of $500,000, to Be
Divided Among Thlrty-Elght
States Is Small Beginning.
Tho information conveyed through
tho American's Washington reports
concerning tho apportionment of ?10,
000 to this stato from tho federal ap
propriation of $500,000 to assist in
building post roads in tho various
states is important when tho full sig
nificance is considered. Tho appro
priation of $500,000, to be divided
among forty-eight states, Is a very
small beginning in tho way of building
government post roads, but It is a be
ginning, saj-B tho Baltimore American.
It is of great significance that tho
government has made a start In tho
direction of federal aid In rond build
ing. Tho $10,000 apportioned to Mary
land goes to pay for one-third tho cost
of a short section ot road In Mont
gomery county.
Maintaining Good Roads.
Tho making of good ronds Is ono
of tho most Important duties ot the
American peoplo and their prompt
repair and careful maintenance is
essential. Thoro Ib probably no sub
ject In which tho progressive farmer
Is moro deoply Interested than thnt of
having ronds connecting him with his
markets over which ho may bo able to
haul tho greater possible load. Good
roads, like all other good things, aro
too oxponBlvo to build aud of too much
value to bo neglected.
Reduce Living Cost.
Good roads help to rcduco the cost
of living.
HOPE TO RAISE LARGE SUM
Millions of Red Cross Christmas Seals
to Be 8old for Anti-Tuberculosis
Work.
Few peoplo have any Idea of. the
magltude of tho Red Cross Chrltftirias
seal campaign. This year over 100,
000,000 seals havo been printed and
distributed If placed end-to-end
these seals would extend nearly 2,40ft
miles, or practically from New York,
to Salt Lake City. They have been
sent to over 25,000 dlfforeat ngents
nnd will be sold and handled by an
army of not less than 100,000 volun
teers, Including men, woman nnd chil
dren. Millions of advertising circu
lars have been scattered throughout
the country, and so thoroughly 'has
the advertising campaign been or
ganized that it Is doubtful If many
people hi tho moro populous states
of tho country will not have heard of
the Red CroBS seal and Its mission In
tho prevention of tuberculosis. It is
hoped that nt least 50,000,000 seals
may be sold UiIb year. Tho principle
upon which the salo of seals Is based
Is that every cent except what little
Is needed to cover tho actual cost of
printing and handling shall be spent
for tuberculosis work In tho commu
nity whero the seals aro sold.
Lesson In Grammar.
Jenny's uncle, who was a school
teacher, met her on tho street ono
beautiful Mny day and asked her if
sho was going to tho Maypole danco.
"No, I ain't going."
"Oh, my little dear," said her uncle,
"you must not say 'I ain't going.' You
must sny '1 am not going,' and ho pro
ceeded to give her a little lesson In
grammar. "You aro not going. Ho Is
not going. Wo aro not going. Now,
can you say all that, Jenny?"
"Sure I can," she replied, making a.
courtesy. "Thero ain't nobody going."
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants nnd children, and see that It
Tlnnt-n fVio
Signature of Quz&fM&X
in use For over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Funny as a Crutch.
"Played a good Joke on my fiancee."
"How was that, old top?"
"Had my chum meet her In the dark
hall and he got the kiss intended lor
me. Good joke, eh, what?"
A Legacy.
"Binks inherits his wit."
"Yes, he writes the same Jokes hls
grandfather wrote."
They stop the tickle Dean's Mentho
lated Cough Drops stop coughs by top
ping the cause 5c at Drug Stores.
Tho largest and highest cactus in
tho world Is found In Arizona. It Is
232 feet In height.
A man with a beard may uso it as
a barometer. Beards are harder and
curlier as wet weather approaches.
Don't buy wnter for bluing. Liquid blue
is nlmont nil wnter. Buv Red Cross Ball
Dlue, the blue that's all blue. Adv.
Every man has his own Idea of what
a good time consists of.
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35 BUSHELS PERACRE
was the yield of WHEAT
Hlmjlinwmwii'i ,
on many farms in West
ern Canada In 1913,
some yields Deing re
ported at hish &u
butheU per acre. As
high as 100 bushels
were recorded in
some districts for
oats. CO buiheli for
and from 10 to 20
1 bushel for flax.
J. Keys arrived In the coun
rvSvcaraaKO from Denmark
with very little means. He
liomcsteaded. worked hard,
is now the owner of 320 acres
of land, in 1913 had a crop of
200 acres, which will realize
him about 34.000. His wheat
I welshed 08 lb. to the buihel
and averaged over 35 LiuheU
to the acre.
Thousands !of similar in.
stances micht he related of the
' homesteaders in Manitoba, Sas-
Katcnewan ana AiDerta.
The iron of 1913 was nn nhtin.
' dant one everywhere in Western V
canaaa.
Ask for descrlotlve literature and
reduced railway rates. Apply to
Superintendent of 11.. migration,
Ottawa, Canada, or
W. V. BENNETT,
Bee Building, Omaha, Nob.
Canadian Government Agent
Constipation
Vanishes Forever
Prompt Relief Permanent Cure
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS never
fail. Purely vegeta
ble act surely
out gently on
the liver.
Stop after
dinner dis
tresscure
indigestion.
improve the complexion, brighten the eyes.
SMALL TILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
w?&.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
A toilet preparation of merit.
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