jit. 4mn
ONE 'WITH NO KAUIjT.
HV Hcv. I'rcdcrlcU B. Ilophlnx.
I flntl in him no fault ut nil. John
xviii., ys.
Wo want to think a few momonts
nlionf n vounc man who lived long auo.
IIo stands In tho door of hio shop
kvltli liiB arniB Btrctchod out bo that
b hands rest on tho posts on either
BiTlo. The Him streams Into the room
nnd tho figure in the doorway Is re
Booted upon tho wall In tho form of
h cross.
There wns In this young man a nln
GUlar power. He was talkod about by
Everybody. It was related that one
jday ho went into a house whero a
young girl was sick, and like a physi
cian sat bcsldo her bed. IIo looked
at her, and bIio resembled a lily, her
face was so delicate. IIo touched her
liand and a faint blush came into her
cheeks, as have seen the Ore flash
from n pearl ob wc turned it toward
the sun. lit spoke, and sho opened
lcr eyes. He mulled and sho smiled
jack, and bar mother kissed her and
llioro was grunt oy In that home. He
xvas always kolng things like that, and
Is it any wonder that a man who ha-
:cd to admit tho fact was compelled
o say. "I find in him no fault at
.ll?"
An old instrument hung upon n cas
111c wall. No one know Its use. It was
overcd wltk dust and the strings were
roken. A ttranger camo one day.
mocked at the gate, and entered the
in). IIo reverently brushed tho dust
pom tho instrument, rcsoi the strings,
jand all hearts were thrilled by the
fiuslc lie wns ablo to bring from It.
t was tho master long absent who
jiad roturned to his own. If we should
ravel around the world wo would llnd
hat cnstle and instrument everywhere.
nd tho Instrument would be unstrung,
nused, out of tune. And many do
ot seem to know that the castlo is
ho body, a temple of the holy ghost,
tand the Instrument is the soUl. And
would wo know the secret of a happy
flfo? Open tho heart every morning
to him In whom there was no fault.
M)t hhn repair the strings that sin has
rokcu, nnd every day will bo like the
eglnnlng of a new year, and overs
ight tho star of Bethlehem will shine
tho skies above us.
Once there was a little ilower. It
vaa unhappy, because It seemed to be
living only for itself. It had no color
nnd it was odorless. It heard a step In
tho grassland it wondered within it-
pelf, Will I be crushed under the foot
Of that man who Is bunting? Will a
dog tear me up by tho roots? I wish
J could hide from all of these dangers
do not know why I want to live, but
I do not wnnt to die. And so tho lit
tle llowor was In a state of great ex
citement, when tho stranger stopped
and said; "Well, well, little (lower,
.what are you doing out hero all alone?
iWhy did you look at mo? You need
not bo afraid. Not a sparrow falls to
,the ground but your Heavenly Father
ecoth it. Ho clothed tho grass of the
field, nnd he will enro for you."
Bo tho little flower looked up into n
fnco In which there wns no youth, nnd
It said. "I am quite miserable, bo
cause I have no benuty, and no one
cares to have me in tho house, because
1 nm not sweet. And besides I have
neither neighbors nor friends. I do
not scorn to be doing anything at all."
"Well," replied tho stranger, "I will
eeo what I can do for you." fo he
beckoned the sunbeams, and they pen
cllod tho little flower with beauty, and
tho evening camo and tho (low filled
Its cup, and tho next morning its
breath was sweet. Close beside it flow
ers began to grow that woro just like
It, nnd thus It soon had plenty o'f po
cioty. And tho wilderness and the sol
itary place wore glad, and tho desert
blossomed like a rose.
Perhaps sitting on his trunk in a
ball bedroom a young man will bo
glad the holidays are over, which lie
Las spent for the first time alone in a
big city among strangers. He feels like
that llowor In tho field. IIo wonders
whether life is worth living, nnd why
(he 1ms no friends. But in tho next
Toora he muy henr a step. Up nnd
4own Borne one is walking. First he
thinks It 1b strange. Then ho thinks
It la "none of my business." Then he
thinks ti will do no hnrm to see. So
he knocks at the door, and It is open-,
ed. And he says, "Hello I I thought I
heard you walking up and down us
though there was somothlng troubling
you." And the neighbor replies:
"There Is." And one will tell the oth
er about it. And they will laugh to
gether, nnd when they part, each will
hare only half tho burden to bear they
carried when they mot, and they will
not fool so lonesome as they did. And
there are men and women like the
ilower everywhere. But tho world Is
getting bettor, because wo arc being
helped to bo useful. And there will be
fewer faults in ihe world ns wo be
come more like him in whom thcro
was no fault at all.
And onco thcro was a young man,
and ho thought he was smarter than
his father, and he did not have brains
enough to appreciate a mother's love.
And lie had more confidence in Strang-
orfl than In friends. And ho went out
to seo tho world, and ho saw It, and
when ho got through ho was a beggar.
Ills air castle looked like a banquet
hall after tho guests have departed.
Tho next day ho met tho young woman
who had given him her most Bacrcd
promise, but she did not appear to see
him. Ho appealed for help to those
who had frequently received his as
sistance, and they were all very sorry;
would like to help him, but they did
nothing for him.
So ho began to think lie had bettor
retrace his steps over tho wrong road
ho had taken. It Bccmcd as if it would
bo long nnd hard. But ho met a
stranger. And who do you suppose it
was? Tho young man whose shadow
fell on tho wall of his shop In the
form of a cross. The one who reset
tho strings of his instrument in the
castlo. IIo who spoke to tho flower In
the field. There is no ono like him
In all tho world. "I And 'j blm no
fault at all."
THE TWO STANDA UDS.
By Roy. Cyrus Tovrnscnd LVicy.
For whosoever shall keep tho whole
law, and yet offend In one point, ho is
ullty of all. James 11., 10.
Lest the title mislead, lot m3 say
that tho reference Is neither to politics
nor finance, but to religion things
which unfortunately seem to havo llt
tlo in common. Yet politicians and
financiers may read this with profit.
A short time since a your man said
to lne, "Well, you know thpro ire two
standards of conduct, the Idea'. ikud the
real; the one wc think by, tho ither
wo live by." That is doubtless v.
prevalont opinion which Is certain to
lead Into trouble. The young man in
question had got into dlfilcultieo be
cause in a certain Instance ho had con
formed to tho low rather than the
high standard- When actions aie to
bo appraised ut their true value tho
world has an unpleasant ray of meas
uring tho individual by tlu Ideal.
However it may bo with ik.) precious
metals, there Is but one standard of
character, character being tho result
ant of action; action tho expression of
thought. Tho Impression of this singu
larity of standard upon tho moral con
science is one function of religion.
Add to this the enforcement of con
formity to tho standa -d and you ap
proach tho complete disunion of re
ligion to believe In God, to strive to
bo like Him through Christ.
Many men nro lovely and pleasant In
their homes and tho reverso outside
thejr doors. Many men are upright
And honest in society and crooked and
deceitful in business. Many men are
conscientious ami honorable In busi
ness and hopelessly venal and cor--
rupt In politics.
Tills is tho result of tho double stand
Tho more statement of these things
la convincing. No further argument
is needed for a single moral standard.
A thing Is cither right or wrong. Your
information may ba uiadequnto, your
Judgment inaccurate; when one is not
certain he docs, his best according to
his lights and is so 'judged, but the
fault is not in tho standard. A thing
which is Avroug in ono case Is wrong
in another If it is right to be gentle
at home, It Is Wit to bo gentle In the
world. If it is rlglit to bo truthful in
society, it is right to be truthful in
business. If it Is right to bo upright
In business, it Is right to bo upright in
pollllcs. "Whatsoever thou hast to do,
do it with thy might," says tho Wise
Man.
There arc degrees in sin, but no
sins of Rinall degree. Tho payment of
the tithe of mint, anise and cummin
Is altogether admirable when the
welghter matters have been attended
to. The laws of God cannot be divided
and applied at random. They are to
be kept as a whole.
Jesus Christ, tho exemplification of
God's law as well as of Ills love, did
not shrink from the imperative mood.
Ho was as peremptory as Moses. He
Is tho standard. There can be no other
since God is ono. Nor is IIo impossible
for man. God is just; He docs not re
quire from us conformity to tho mint
talnable. To strive to be like Christ
sums up tho law aud the gospel,
Choose you this day, that one standard
and keep it. Thus It Is written In
Deuteronomy:
"Cursed Is he that conllnneth not
all the words of this law to do them.
And all tho people shall srry, Amen."
Flattery makes uo friends.
Hay Unloui air II lg.
Iloro Is n plan for unloading hay
with horse fork in barn or on stack
which I find is very convenient and Is
cheaper than any set of haying tools
and I believe Just as good. Wc have
used it for two years and realize Its
value. Fasten pulley blocks at a and c
In cono of barn. Then with an open
ring fasten another pulley to ring in
hay fork. Then tlo ono end of rope
to open ring, after It has been closed,
nnd then through the pulley at c, then
dow n through pulley at b, which is on
fork, then through pulley nt n, then
through n pulley nt d, which is down
on barn floor. All that Is necessary to
change tho fork so as tq drop hay In
either mow is to untie rope from fork
nnd tie opposite end there. Tills moth-
qood iiay iuaaiNO.
oil saves one tho cost of track and car,
.vid will pull almost directly straight
upwards until tho fork full of bay gets
pretty veil up, then will travel over
mow. Thoso who have hay to stack
can use this plan by using two tall
posts, ov ono If stack Is near a tree
which can b used to fasten ono pulley
to. Set post rar enough nway so you
cai: drive load of hay between post and
slnek. This rigging will not take any
more ropti t.bnn a track and car, and
Is very convenient In small barns. 0.
0. Boaworth in Ohio Farmer.
-"" A Wncoti Tonciic.
It is not nlwnys possible to have a
two-horso wagon sufficiently light for
long distance driving where it is best
to use two horses. Tho illustration
shows a tongue which may bo easily
madn by a local blnoknniith at small
expense, for use on a light one-horse
wagon. Tho Illustration needs little
description, the main points being to
have the polo made of tough lumber
and about two Inches square at the
small end and three and one-half
Inches square nt tho Inrgo end. The
circle should be ninde of two-inch
wagon ! iues. Bolt tho shaft couplings
to the circle, tho double-tree resting on
tho tongue where tho circle Is bolted to
tlie tongue. This? wagon polo is quick
ly attached and la very light, hence
not a burden on the horses, and the ox-
A WAGON TORQUE.
ponoo of mnklng it Is small. Indian
ap 'is News.
Good General Fertilizer.
' )no of the best general fertilizers for
a soil rather sandy and loamy is com
posed of 000 pounds of acid phosphate.
(100 pounds of flsh scrap, 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda and 400 pounds of
muriate of potash to the acre. For use
on vegetables, where the crop is the
top, such as cabbages, the potash is
reduced one-half nnd tho nitrate of
soda doubled, while 1,000 pounds of
acid phosphate Is used. This plnn of
fertilizing is followed after the plot has
received a fnlr amount of stable ma
uuro the season before. It is as good
us any complete fertilizer on the mar
ket and costs much less by buying the
ingredients and mixing them on the
barn floor. Try the formula on a lim
ited area the coming season aud Bee
how it works.
Change Sheep Pasture.
The sheep pasture must sometimes
have a rest from the sheep on account
of the deposit of the eggs of intestinal
worms of sheep. In some old pastures
these eggs are spread by the millions.
This Is particularly dangerous ground
to be fed over by young lambs. The
man who has more than one pasture
will find himself in an advantageous
position in case of trouble with intes
tinal worms. Ho can simply change
his sheep run irom one pasture to the
other. Such a change Is not necessary
unless there arc signs of the worms
uinone tli ahcep.
'1 o Get UtruB In Winter.
A successful poultry raiser was once
asked how to successfully get eggs
during tho winter season and. his reply
was, "hatch winter chickens from winter-laid
eggs." Willie this is by no
moans tho only thing to do, it is, be
yond question, tho foundation of the
whole matter. It is impossible to have
pullets Unit will lay oggs during the
winter season, in proiUnblo quantities,
when thoso pullets nro hatched from
late spring or early summer-laid cgg3.
Notice wo say "in profitable quanti
ties," for tho late-hatched pullet will
lay some during the winter, but its ten
dency is toward laying at the same sea
son ns the egg was laid from which
she was hatched. Here, then, is the
start for thoso who sock winter eggs,
aud If the reader Is out for this Bort
of business he should plan for nn Incu
bator to be set at work in early Feb
ruary. Then it must bo remembered
that tho early-hatched bird, especially
in tho colder sections of the North,
will require unusually good caro, so
that comfortable brooding houses must
bo provided, with room for exercise,
and in places where there will be no
danger of tho chicks getting damp or
wet. If the brooder room is cool it
will do no harm, for the chicks will
have tho brooder to go to for warmth;
but the room must not bo damp or wet.
Chicks raised In this manner and given
a good range during tho following sum
mer will go Into winter quarters in fine
shape and produce eggs at n profit in
tho winter.
A Winter Wheelbarrow.
A very convenient and useful wheel
barrow sled may be constructed as fol
lows: From a piece of 2-Inch plank cut
a runner, n. Then mnko two renr run
nora, b, of brnco Iron or wooden wag
on felloes. Frame thoso together and
attacii to front runner by the bed
pieces, c, which are 2Wj inches wide, J
inch thick, 3ij foot long. Put In the
rocking pin, o, as long as the width
of tho bed. Attach it to the bed pieces.
c. by a piece of hnrd wood, d. This
slioilld fit tightly through the upright
part of the runner, a. Furin nnd
Home.
Poultry Piclcinjio.
All tho non-sitting breeds lay white
oggs.
Tho roosts should be low, especially
for heavy fowls.
Unusually largo eggs denote that the
hens 'are too fat.
Give one feed of good, sound grain
dally. Whole wheat Is good.
Poultry makes a thrne-fold return
eggs, iicsii and feathers.
The greatest layers make noor sit
ters and Indifferent table fowls.
Never inbrecd; change cocks ovorv
year and always use pure-bred Wrds.
Uld gee3e are best for hatching and
young geeso soil for the best price.
For young chickens it is a good nlan
to mix tho soft food with milk, not
man lug it sloppy.
While the guinea Is a noisy creature.
its noise frightens away many enemies
of the poultry yard.
In putting salt In the food, tho quan
tity should not excrjed the amount used
In food for the table.
Tho farm offers tho advantage of a
wide range aud fowls thus favored
have more beautiful plumage.
Jf any chickens nro to no hatched
lato they shoulU bo of varieties that
feather quickly and uature early.
To secure uniform chicks nnd have
tho majority females, tho fowls them
selves should possess uniformity as re
gards color, plumage and ago, as well
as size aud marking.
Acrlcultural AtuitiH.
Animal manures arc most economic
ally used when applied to tho soil as
fast as collected.
Tho feed te an Importer. factor In
stock raising. The brood adapted to
the object sought will give better re
sults and at a lower cost proportionate
ly. '
If tho food 1b diminished and nnT
mnlB become poor, tho amount of food
required to get them In good condition
will bo greater than tho amount of
rood saved.
During tho winter, especially, bran
can be made a part of tho rations of
all classes of live Btock, but tho be3t
results are secured when fed In con
nection with other grain.
Manure may fall to give good re
sults the first year and show well the
next. Much depends upon the condi
tions of the material. It cannot af
ford food to plant until It becomes
soluble.
SLED BAimOW.
Pickled Crub Apples.
Select large ones and wash them
well, leaving tho stems on. Prepare
two quarts of vinegar, six pounds ot
sugnr, stick cinnamon and ground cin
namon, cloves, each two ouuees. Boll
together. Some prefer to steam tho
apples and pour the liquid over them;
others cook tho npples until you can
put a.Btraw through them, then put
In cans or jars. Use eight pounds of
apples for this rule, and cook liquid
ten minutes after you have taken tho
apples out.
Nut Ci oiincttCH.
Take two cupfuls of mashed potato,
one-half cupful of grated walnuts, one
half cupful of grated cracker crumbs,
and the same of chopped parsley. Mix
thoroughly together, using the neces
sary quantity of sweet milk, or, bettor,
cream. Season with pepper and salt,
add three tablespoonfuls of melted
butter nnd beat in two eggs. Form
into croquettes, dip in beaten egg, roll
In fine cracker or broad crumbs, and
fry in hot lard. Serve very hot with
tomato Buuce.
linked Apple Roll.
. Roll biscuit crust out very thin; ori
this spread apples cut quite thin and
lino; roll the dough so that It will form
n smooth roll and place in a narrowj
deep tin, add a little water, sugar and
butter, and bake. Serve In slices, and
spread with butter and sugar; or mnko
a liquid sauce of creamed butter and
sugar, a beaten egg, and a pint of boil
lug water poured over the egg, suga)
and butter; flavor to taste.
On'on Sten'.
reel tho onions, slice and let them
stand In cold water half an hour. Pul
them on In fresh, cold water and lej
boil three minutes, then pour off tht
water, add more, let It boil the sarn
as before, and repeat this three tlme9
In tho fourth water let them cooli
until tender, strain and put In mllkl
season with butter, pepper nnd sail
to taste; thicken with a little flour.
Vnnllla Wafers.
Cream a cupful of butter with two
cups of sugar, add a cup of sout
cream, two benten eggs and three cupJ
fuls of flour that has been sifted twico
with a teaspoonful of sodn. Flavour
with vanilla extract. Add enough
ftrmt in mnl.-n Mm 1fMir! nf nnn.
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slstency to roll out, roll very thin nntjl
cut into .rounds. Bake in a quick
oven.
Sweet Pepper Pnute. i
Ttemove the tops nnd seeds of six
sweet peppers, cook in boiling water
for half an hour, then take out and'
drain. In n small pan put two table
spoonfuls of butter, and when hot turn,
In the peppers, cover the pan and coot
slowly for twenty minutes. Servo
them over chopped meat cakes that
have been boiled. Arrange on a hot
platter and season.
Wnfllc3.
Sift a pint of .flour with a tea
spoonful each of baking powder andi
salt. Beat three eggs light, the yolks'
and whites separately. Into the yolks'
stir a pint of milk, pour this into thei
flour, boat for a minute, add the stiff-'
ened whites and drop the mixture by
tho spoonful into the greaEed and
heated walllo-lrous.
Buttermilk Martina.
Beat well two oggs Into a quart o
sour buttermilk, stir in flor.v enough
to make a thick bnttor; about a quart,
add a teaspoonful of salt, throe of
sugar and dissolve a teaspoonful of
soda In very little hot water; add tho
last thing and bake In welt greased
tins in a very hot oven.
I?ntr-n-MulKns,
Roll out cream of tartar biscuit
dough Into a half-inch thick sheet.
Spread with butter and sprinkle pro
fusely with mnple sugar. Over this
shake a little cinnamon; then cut into
strips about an Inch wide and roll
each ono up tightly. Bake in a mod
erate oveu. ,
Hints for Wanning Bny.
Adi a few drops of ammonia to tho
blue water to whiten clothes.
Wut fruit stains with alcohol or pour
boiling water through them.
Try washing red table linen In water.
In which a little borax has been dis
solved. Clothes turned right side out, care
fully folded and sprinkled are half
ironed.
Kerosene In tho boiling water
whitens clothes safely, especially suca
as are yellow from lying nwny. Put
u tnblespoonful to each gallon of suda.
For very yellow or grimy thlngi,
make an emulsion of kerosene, clear
liraewater and turpentine in equal
parts. Shako thorn together until
creamy, then add a cupful to a boiler
f ul of clothes and boil for half an beat
