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SuprriDlendcnt of Men
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TKXT For ho saltli, bcliold. now Is tlio
cccptcd tlnio, behold, now la the day of
salvation. II Cor. 6:2.
Lot us consider
first tho cause and
then the cure. Per
haps there Is some
habit which must
bo abandoned, or
some companion
who must bo
dropped, or some
unpleasant duty
which must bo
done. It may bo
only tho natural
Inertia of the soul
which shrinks
from grappling
with a subject so
serious, but more
likely there Is some secret Bin
which tho man Is unwilling to aban
don. Tho real causo Is that tho man
is not willing to surrender his will
to God. Ho wants his own way, and
though he natters himself that he will
yield to God by and by, he Is not wil
ling to do It now.
Whatever tho cause, the cure Is
always tho same God's Word. Ask
the man by whom he expects to bo
saved, if ho is over saved. He will
answer, "God alone can savo mo."
Emphasize that thought by having
him read aloud John G:44, "No man
can come to me, except tho Father
which sent mo, draw him." Call his
attention to
God's Command.
Acts 17:30, God "now commandeth
all men everywhere to repent." After
ho has read tho verso ask him if God
lias a right to make such a command.
Aek him if ho, who Is dependent on
God for salvation, has the audacity to
rofuse to obey this plain command.
Show him tho consequences of such a
refusal. Proverbs 1:24, 25, 26, 28, "Be
cause I have called, and yo refused,
I have stretched out my hand, and no
man regarded; I also will laugh at
your calamity; 1 will mock when your
fear cometh; thon shall they call upon
rae, but I will not answer; they ehall
seek mo early, but they shall not find
mo."
II Cor. 6:2, "Behold, now is the ac
cepted time; behold, now is tho day
of salvation." Show him that God's
time Is the best time, and tho only
sure time. There Is no certainty that
he will bo accepted tomorrow, but
there Is a positive promise for today.
Make him realize that the habit of
putting off duty will grow constantly
.stronger, and that ten years from now
he will be less disposed to repent than
lio is today. Show him that there
must be somo moment of definite sur
render to God, and that no lapse of
timo will mako that surrender any
asler. Indeed, It will grow harder
as tho years pass by, and If ho puts
it off, tho chances are that ho will
never do it.
Proverbs 27:1, "Boast not thyself of
tomorrow, for thou knowest not what
a day may bring forth." Show him
that in putting off repentauco he is
reckoning upon the contlnuanco of
life which is entirely uncertain. Re
member that Satan is persuading him
In his subtle way to wait a little
longer. Tho old serpent does not dare
suggest that he never repent, or even
that ho put it off a long time, but he
cunningly says, "Not now."
Occasionally a soul may be won by
taking the devil's side of tho argu
ment, and pleading his cause so boldly
that the absurdity of his reasoning is
apparent. A friend of mine at a North
field conferenco was asked to speak
to a young man with whom many had
labored in vain. Meeting him alone
one day, he said to him, "These peoplo
In the hotel nro bothering ou a good
deal on tho subject of religion, are
they not?" Tho man blushed and ad
initted that he had been somewhat
annoyed. Then followed a conversa
tlon something llko this:
"You don't need to give any thought
to this mattor for a long time yet
"You had better put It off for at least
.a couple of years, don't you think so?"
"I am not sure It would bo well to
put It off bo long as that." "Why
not?" "Because I might not llvo two
yrars." "That Is true. Well, put It off
ono year. That Is safe enough, Is it
not?" "No, I don't suppose it is en
tirely safe, for I might die In one
year." "Sure enough, you might.
Well, put It off six monthB. Aro you
willing to do that?" Tho young man
hesitated. "Call It three months. Will
you promise not to think of It for
threo months?" "I wouldn't like to
promiso that." "Why not?" "Because
I might dlo in three months.' "Will
you promUo not to think of It for a
week? That Is safo enough, Isn't It?"
"No ono can bo suro of a week, I sup
pose." "You aro certainly sure of one
day, aren't you?" "No, not positively
suro of oven ono day." "Weil," said
my friend, "if you are not sure of oven
a single day, hadn't you better give
your heart to the Lord now?" And he
did, right then and there.
Let's All Repeat Fervently.
Ono of tho most conclao and meaty
prayers over offored was that of an
earnest New England deacon. "Lord,
give us grace to know Thy will and
grit to do It"
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ISTINCTLY In tho now French
modo, this gown exemplifies how
far it has departed from tho clinging
fabrics and long lines that have pro
vailed through many seasons. Com
parisons are odious, but, like the
Athenian, tho moderns are always
looking for something new, and hence
tho now modes. Some of them aro
destined to dlo an early death and
the best that can be said of many of
them is that they furnish a cue to
designers who take thev up and im
prove upon them.
In tho gown pictured tho employ
ment of wide, plaid ribbon in bodice
and skirt is a feature that Is destined
to live. The easy and comfortablo
adjustment of the bodice, and Its use
fulness for outdoor wear, are commend
able. It answers tho purpose of a
little coat, finished with a standing
frill of double taffeta about the neck
and sleeves, and tho suggestion of a
basquo In tho narrow frill about tho
waist.
The plaid ribbon forms a yoke
slightly full about tho waistline, to
which the lower part of the skirt is
sowed. The seam shows a piping in
tho ribbon. Except for the yoke the
skirt is made' of taffeta laid In nar
row sldo plaits, and finished with a
double frill of taffeta about tho bot
tom. Two similar frills nro placed
Just below tho knees.
Tho skirt has novelty to recommend
it, but is not graceful. Tho yoke is
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it braided in neat and shining strands
and still be fashionably dressed as to
their heads And nt the front the hair
may be trimmed across the forehead
in n bang or parted in the middle or
at ono side. No ono style has been
adopted as better than another, but
there is a growing fondness for old
fashioned curls such as tho littlo
daughters of colonial dames woro with
such demuro pride.
But however tho mother may de
termine to dispose of the matter of
dressing hor darling's head, ono thing
Is certain, ribbons of somo sort will bo
Introduced in tho schema to the Joy
of the wearer and every one within
sight of her Plain wido taffeta holds
first place In popular favor for hair
bows and Is not likely to bo displaced.
It is crisp, with a crlspness that ro
mulns, and mado in every color of the
rainbow and many moro.
Two urrnngo.nentH of ribbon bows
aro shown in tho picture Tho bow at
the left Is made of ribbon, six or more
inches in width, tied in a pair of loops
and tvo ends, that Is in tho simplest
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almost plain about tho hips, and all
the lines made by frills and joinings
extend straight around tho figure, less
ening its height. No natural curves of
tho body aro followed, and in fact tho
body is encased in tho skirt instead of
being draped with it. The design Is
suited to a slender figure of medium
height. It would bo grotesque on a
short, plump figure and awkward on
a tall, slim flguro.
Tho yoke with sldo plaited skirt at
tached has been worked up quite suc
cessfully by making it an overskirt
finished with a frill at tho bottom,
falling over a plain Bklrt. Tho over
skirt is 'weighted a little and slopes
downwnrd toward tho back. Tho un
derskirt is full enough to admit of
freedom in walking.
One of those hats with flat, flaring
brim mounted over tho sldo of a crown
Is faced with chiffon which extends be
yond the edge of the brim in a frill.
The bandeau Is covered with rib
bon finished with a small bow at the
right side. The plateau is of Btraw
braid and trimmed with a wreath of
small flowers in vivid colorings. It is
a smart and attractive model.
Plaid and figured taffeta ribbon play
a very Important part In tho con
struction of gowns and wraps. They
are formed into flounces, edging wraps
shaped llko short capes and. other
suggestions of tho dolman of days
gone by.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
of bows and known as tho Alantlan
bow It fastens In a strand of wavy
hair at tho left side and its business is
to bo purely ornamental.
At tho right, tho hair Is braided in
two smooth braids, starting at tho
nape of tho neck They aro wound
with small strands of hair at tho
ends and wrapped about tho head.
Tho ribbon is in ono length. Ono ami
Is tied about tho braids at tho left
sldo in a bow showing two loops and a
short, slanted end Tho ribbon Is
brought over the top of tho head and
tied in tho samo sort of bow at tho
right side. Tho braids aro actually tied
together by tho ribbon.
This Btylo is neat and substantial,
and Is said to encourago tho growth of
tho hair.
When taffeta ribbon becomes
crushed from tying It is easily frosh
oned. It should bo dumponod by rub
blng It with a clean moist pleco ol
white- muslin or linen. When it is
ovenly damponed place it on tho Iron
ing board and spread n clean pleco of
white tissue paper over It. Iron It dry,
under tho tlssuo paper, with a moder
ately hot Iron.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
MAKING GOOD GRAVEL ROADS
Enough Crude Oil Is Applied to Make
Bod Impervious to Moisture
Roll Down to Suit.
It looks llko tho bulk of monoy Is
larger than tho faculty for building.
What wo want nro good roads not
for coasting purposes, but for tho
good of tho traveling public. Wo have
had somo experience In gravel ronds
and the best ones nro mnde In this
way, snys a writer In tho Iowa Homo
stcad. We locnto tho center of a
well-formed road bed, thon four feet
each way from center wo open out a
gravel bed eight foot wldo and twelvo
or fifteen Inches deep, depending on
tho kind of soil. Tho rond bed is
fl""d with coarso gravel mixed well
with clay, or earth, and crudo oil
Excellent Type of Gravel Road.
enough to mako It a bod impervious
to moisture This bed Is well packed
for all heavy freight Tho surfaco
bed upon this should bo of finer
gravel about eight or ten inches deop
and from tho center each way should
be from eight to ten feet making a
top bed from sixteen to twenty feet
wido with tho edges well wrapped up
with earth. Then tho whole is rolled
down to suit tho form of a good road
bed. Tho oil bed being underneath
tho seasons will evnporato tho oil
and harden the finer gravel sides of
the" road so as to make a flno drive
way for coasting and light traffic.
Flint or limestone is tho best.
Money is being thrown away by tho
use of sandstone as a road bed be
causo of tho fact that when it is
rolled down and crushed into form It
is only a short time until tho frost
hns it In such shape that It proves
worthless. Never hammer or crush
tho sand rock. Tho bettor form can
be made of sandstone by getting tho
rocks in good building material form
to bo used only on soft, wot land, lay
ing them In mechanically to mako
tho eight-food road bod und covering
with tlio oil, clay and shell. Always
put tho otl bod underneath and In that
way save all tho flno particles to
harden the road bed.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROADS
Much Work Done by Department of
Agriculture During the Fiscal
Year of 1912-1913.
Prepared by ilin United States Depart
ment of Atfileulturo.)
Over four hundred and eighty thou
sand Bquaro yards of different types
of roads for experimental and object
leHson purposes woro constructed dur
ing tho fiscal year 1012-1913 under tho
supervision of tho olllco of public
roads, United Statos department of ag
riculture, according to bulletin 53 of
the department, making a total of
over four million Bquaro yards of road
( obstructed undor tho supervision of
this office sinco 1955.
The types of roads built were brick,
concrete, oll-comont concrete, bitumin
ous concrete, bltumlnouB-surfaced con
crete, bituminous macadam, surface
treatment, macadam, asphalt-slag, oil-asphalt-gravel,
oil-gravel, oil-corral-line,
gravel-macadam, gravel, sing,
sand-clay, sand-gumbo, burnt-clay,
shell and earth. Tho object lesson
and experimental work during tho
post year was done nt a cost to tho
local communities of $139,841.89. This
does not Include tho salaries and ex
penses of tho department cnglnoors
Tho road work during tho year was
done In Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maryland. Mississippi. Ne
braska, North Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennesseo, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
and the District of Columbia.
What Bad Roads Cost.
To carry a ton one mllo by sea costs
one-tenth of a cent; by railroad, ono
cent. To haul a ton over good roads
costs soven cents a mllo; over ordi
nary country roadt, 25 cents a mile.
Mud tax and hlllcllmblng tolls, there
fore' amount to 18 cents a mllo.
Cost of Poor Roads.
Poor highways lesson tho profit of
labor, Increnao tho coat of living, bur
den tho enterprise of tho pooplo, dull
tho mornllty of our cltlzoiibhlp and
hold down tho educatlonul advance
ment of the country.
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Strawberries, Luscious and Delicious,
and Easy
Every farmer and nil others who
have tho room should ralso somo small
fruits for tho family. Thoro is noth
ing inoro healthful. Very littlo caro
Is needed nftor tho plnnts nro once
started. Gooseberries and currants
aro also excellent for tho table, and
do not require as much attention ns
strawberries.
If n now strawberry bed is to bo
set out this spring, select ground that
has been ono year In corn, and ono
yoar in potatoes, which has boon honv
lly dressed with barn-yard manures and
Is deop and well pulverized such land
Is free of weeds und is Infested with
tho white grub, or with "iro and cut
worms.
Land that has boon dressed with
manure InBt year will not need manur
ing UiIb spring. Hnvo ground plowed
when dry enough to work and thor
oughly harrowed. Mnrk off tho rows
four feet apart, spread ono large hand
ful of somo good bono phosphlto in
Currants and Qooseberrlea Two
Prolific Bush Fruits.
every threo feet of row this will bo
at tho rato of 400 pounds of fertilizer
to tho aero. Sot tho plants 15 Inches
apart in tho row, being careful to
keep the heart of plant above ground.
Tho best method of planting is to run
a shallow furrow with tho ono-horso
plow for the largo garden or with tho
hand plow for tho small garden, thon
dip the roots of tho plant In a mixturo
of cow manure and flno boII, spread
out tho roots and covor with tho flno
soil. By having tho roots spread out
tho plantB will take root quickly, mak
ing a strong, hoolthy growth. When
plants uro put in with tho dlbblo, tho
rootB nro crowded Into a narrow Bpaco
and thoy nover mako as largo, Btocky
plants ns those planted bb described
above. It takes a littlo longer to set
plants by this plow, but it pays to do
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BUTTERCUPS-MOST RECENT CHICKEN BREED
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The display of Buttercups at tho ro
cunt Grand Central Palace show in
Now York, moro fowlB woro shown of
that breed than had over been cobped
In any other show. Thoy aro among
tho most recent breeds to bo taken
up by tho American breeders, and
though they aro of nu old Sicilian
breed, have beon prominent In this
country for a comparatively short
time.
Tho breed Is becoming more and
more popular In other countries. Thoy
aro egg machines as are most of tho
othor Mediterranean breeds. Thoy
lay well, shelling out largo whlto
eggs, and aro light readers Tho comb
dlffors from that of any othor breed.
It startB back from tho beak single,
runs back a littlo way and thon di
vides, each sldo forming ono Bldo of
a clrclo qr cup, that should bo round,
One of the First Fruits of Summer,
to Raise.
it Plant tho varieties that succeed
bcBt In your neighborhood.
Currants and goosoberries become
wormy by tho ranggot of a small fly.
Tho fly pierces through tho skin of
tho young fruit and InJectB an egg.
When tho currantB nro fully rlpo tho
mnggots drop out and entor tho
ground, whero they pass tho wintor.
From tho naturo of tho attack It la
Impossible to copo with this pest by
any spray. Tho only vulnerable pe
riod in tho life history of tho currant
maggot is whon tho insect hns entered
tho ground. A light cultivation of tho
soil during tho late fall will tend to
mash somo of tho worms in tho ground
and will help In protecting next yoar's
crop. Howover, slnco theso plants
have very shallow roots, care must bo
taken not to Injure tho root system
of tho bushes.
ChlckoiiB do considerable good If
allowed to scratch out tho maggots
at tho baso of tho plants. It might
bo well to pick the entire crop early
boforo any of tho mnggots escape.
The fruit could bo used for Jollies and
tho presenco of tho worms does not
Impair tho quality of tho prosorvos.
As It 1b, a good many worms in cur
rants aro unconsciously usod by every
housowlfo.
GOOD SUGGESTIONS f
FOR TRANSPLANTING
Great Deal of Care Is Essential
In Observing Few Important
Though Simple Rules.
In order to successfully transplant,
a great deal of caro Is necessary In
observing a few Important, though,
simple rules.
If posslblo, chooso a cloudy day for
this work, or do it In tho evening.
Water tho plantB bo that tho soil la
thoroughly saturated; thon lift the
seedlings carefully with plenty of soil,
and gently soparato tho plants.
With a sharp knlfo, remove about
two-thirds of tho leaves and atoms,
and then puddlo tho roots. On no
account should tho wind or sun roach
tho roots, even for a moment
Tho holes should bo rondy to ro
colvo tho plants. Fill them with wa
ter, and sot tho plants firmly into the
soil, pressing tho soil carefully about
tho plants, drawing dry soil on top of
the wot soil.
If tho sun shines, shado tho plants
for a few days.
the Poultry Show.
not oval, and Is surrounded by many
sharp spikes.
Tho color of tho male is bright rod,
with black tall; tho fomalo Is of a
golden buff color, with body feathers
barred across, showing a sharp con
trast In colors of black and buff; nock
and breast a clear buff; both sexes
with green legs.
Tho Amorlcnn Buttercup club was
formed In 1912, Tho third annual
mooting was hold In connection with
tho recent Grand Central Pnlaco show.
Club members number 600. Tho Eng
lish Buttercup club was formed In
1913, and at tho recent Crystal Palace
show, 81 Hpecimons of tho breed woro
exhibited. Tho best showing over
made of a now breed on ltd first ap
pearance Enthusiasts of tho breod
claim fo- .t the distinction of bolng the
futuro hope for the reduction "of tho
high cost of llvlnir'