Dlsinteot tho poultry houso nnu runs
FBI
with a 5 per cent solution of carbolic
ncld, and repent this disinfection nt
-lit, iSTj,
least once n week In case of roup.
Keep the poultry houses clean, have
ample ventilation, but freedom from"
drafts of air, nnd arrange tho house
so thus the sun will shlno Into it a por
ir TVTjmtT. --z .
J
tion of tho day.
THIS IUOBIjI2U OI.' IMIAYI3H.
fly Hcv, II, A. Harrington.
'Tray without censing." I. Thoss.
B-17.
To mnny It Is nn open question
whether it Is worth while or oven pos
Hlble to pray nt nil, and thcroforo out
jof tho question entirely to pray eon
rtinually. Paul's Injunction appears
oven to those who bcllevu In prayer
nppllmhlo only to the monk and tho
recluse. Even If It wore possible to
obey tho command In the ordinary
sense It In doubtful whether tho world
(would bo any better If Ufo were one
perpetual prayer meeting.
It Is not strange that many have
flwung away from tho practice of for
mal prayor when tho older conception
of ItH meaning Is contrasted with the
modern conception of life. Once pray
er meant tho sealing of tho oyes and
tho ears to tho scenes and tho Bounds
of this life that ono might gazo upon
and hold communion with thoso of an
other world. It meant, too, almost ex
clusively tho act of ardently petition
ing heaven for tho things that one
$ould not and often would not get for
jalmsolf. But life to-day daro not shut
its eyes; It counts It a sin to ignoro
tills world of need and sin oven for tho
sako of the bliss of n world whore
these things are not.
Then, men ask, If prayer Is no more
than n getting of goods from God
without labor or compensation, In
J, 'lint way docs It differ from bogging?
n what way Is the man who says
"Heaven owes mo a living" any better
than the one who says "Tho world
owes me u living"? Tho product of
euch prayer Is pauperization. Tho
logical end of that theory Is savagery;
nil tho Inducements to toll as well
as tho restraints of life would bo gono;
ono might ask for calamities on others
as well as for blessings on oneself
But practically all tho difficulties of
prayer arlso from the limitation of Its
meaning to a petition. They como
from tho point of vlow that thinks
only of answers, of goods sent in ro
Bponsc to prayer orders. The man who
Bays I will work for my brend in
stead of begging heaven for it may bo
still a man of prayer. His work may
be tho noblest prayer, while his heart
may go out to God In gratltudo for
etrongth nnd opportunity to labor.
Work is prayer, lovo is prayer, grati
tudo is prayer, education is prayor.
J(!Fho world needs moro men and wo
men who pray with their hands of
'helpfulness, thotr feet that spcod on
grrands of kindness, their eyes that
look out in good cheer, tholr ears Uiat
listen In sympathy.
Prayer Is an attltudo rather than
:n net It must bo without ccaslmr.
It is llko love, not an act nor n series
of nets, but a relationship. It Is as
much more than words as love is
.greater than its deods. Formal prayers
)aro to prayer itself ns tho letters of
a friond nro to tho lovo of that friend.
Tho lovo goes on without ceasing; the
prayer, tho aspiration, tho longing
after the presence of, tho knowledge
of, tho lovo of God goes on without
ceasing.
Prayer Is an atmosphere, a habit, a
second and higher nature. It is a life
that In itself is ono long unbroken
petition for ids llkoncss and his life,
it will llnd expression In words, but
it will not bo limited to thorn. It is
tho child living with his father; such
n Ufo will Involvo tho making of re
quests and tho granting of them, but
puch tilings will bo only incidental, not
(Ossontlnl, to Its communion. Living
,wlth such a father wo shall tell him
All our noeds, desires, fears, but shall
;we hide from him our Joys, hopes,
and aspirations? Wo shall want him
to seo our work, to rojolco with us
in it. Prayor will not bo reciprocal.
Tho prayor that la no moro than
petition for provision must bo aa pain
ul to God as It would be to us -who
nro parents If our children never ad
dressed us save to beg for their meals
and tholr clothes. On the othor hand,
tho llfo of prayer that found no ex
presslon in words, that mado no re
quosts and looked for no tanglblo gifts,
would bo as strange as if our children
were dumb and wo were poworless to
lovo them in deed as well as in feel
ing. Tho llfo of prayer la tho roaliza
tlon of tho porfoct relations of tho Al
Father with all his children.
UNITY v. UNIFORMITY.
By Rv. William E. Burton.
God hates uniformity, but loves
unit. H makes no two apple bios
ioms alike, yet tho underlying struc
tural ideal is so truo that should a
4reak of nature or dovico of man make
the blossoms bluo Instead of pink they
ould be recognizable la certain per-
lanent details as belonging to tho
rent family whose Ilnest represent a
Ives nro tho apple nnd the rose both
f one family. The attempt to make
Christian llfo uniform cither by means
of creed or ritual is doomed to fall;
but tho unity of tho spirit is char
acteristic of all true llfo that belongs
to God.
THE CHILDHOOD OK OHItlST.
liy nor. T. Vincent Tymms, D. U.
Text "And the child grew, and
waxed strong In spirit, filled with
wisdom; and tho grace of God was
upon him."-Luke HMO.
By humbling Himself to wear tho
likeness of men tho Son of God be-
camo n Brother to tho whole rnco of
mankind, but, at the same time, He
entered into special family relations.
By Ills birth of Mary, Ho became not
only n son of man, but a member of
tho family of Abraham, a scion of tho
royal houso of David, and a near kins
man of nil Mary's kindred. Tho gos
pels say llttlo of the feelings with
which lie was regnrded by thoso rela
tives, but somo facts are recorded
which nro highly significant and
worthy of far moro attention than has
usually boon bestowed upon them by
tho Christian church.
Tho verse before us contains In
outllno tho story of twelve years:
"And the Child grow, and waxed
strong In spirit, filled with wisdom: and
tho grace of God was upon Illm."
Apocryphal histories of the Infancy
nro full of marvelous tales; but nono
of those Is trustworthy. Our Informa
tion concerning tho earlier years may
bo summed up in the statement that,
nfter the wise men returned to their
unknown country In tho East, Jesus
was carried into Egypt, and presently
was brought back and placed In ono
of tho most beautiful nnd retired vil
lages of Palestine In Nazareth Ho
grew up In quietude as a healthy,
happy Child: dwelling in tho home
which His heavenly Father had chosen
for Illm, as the most suitable of all
the homes then existent on the earth.
Artists have painted a golden light
round tho head of tho Holy Child, as
If n radiance were emitted from His
body. The device wo may accept as
a symbol of tho truth that "the grace
of God was upon Illm," or, in other
words, that the beauty of God was
seen shining through Ills dally deeds.
Tue truo aureoia is ono which no
painter's brush can show on canvas;
and in childhood this light shines most
lustrously in tho beauty of a loving
nnd obedient spirit He who in the
zenith of Ills manhood Bald, "I am
meek and lowly In heart," was adorn
od with this same grace In His earliest
years. IIo would gladly listen while
Joseph and Mary kept tho law of
Moses by talking to Illm, in tho houso
and by tho wnysldo of all tho works
of God In the olden time. Like every
other child in Nazareth, He would at
tend tho common school; and just as
mon and women are comforted and
strengthened to bear tho heavy bur
dens of maturity, so boys and glris
may have tholr tasks lightened and
their recreations hallowed by remem
bering Illm, who Is now the Lord of
Glory, but was onco subject to tho
discipline which they are tempted to
osent, and Is nble, as a sympathizing
friend, to have compassion upon them
and to help them in every time of
troublo or sorrow.
It may bo said, and said with per
feet truth, that wo can never bo like
Jesus In all things. Wo have already
sinned much and grievously, nnd yet,
thank God, wo are taught that this
fact will not prevent our rising to u
heavenly throne at last Sin may, and
evidently must, disqualify for such
functions and honors as are joyfully
ascribed to Christ, but it cannot hin
der tho reception of Ills grace. God
will not remember tho sins of child
hood against thoso -whom He pardons
In the namo of Ills Son. Yet surely
tho holiness of Christ should teach us
what a deadly and bitter thing sin is,
oven .in tho youngest child. The
stains of evil may bo washed away;
tho recording ungol may blot out tho
record from tho book of remembrance;
but every wrong action will bo a
sourco of weakness in after llfo
Would to God that tho Holy Child
Jesus might bo tnken as a pattern by
all tho llttlo ones who hear of Illm
to-day! May tho graco of God bo upon
all who hear mo now! May all who
humbly strive to copy Him become
moro like Illm day by day I May tlioy,
whllo striving faithfully, ever put their
trust in nim and in tho transforming
power of His Spirit! So shall they
attain at last to His perfect llkenoss,
and no will write upon thorn His now
namo.
SHORT METMIl SERMONS,
Btoth makeB slaves.
The prodigal are nover liberal.
Hungry men ask fow questions.
Walt for your .worries but not for
your work.
IiihcoIs Kntnl to Corn,
As millions of dollars nro lost nn-
nunlly through Insects injurious to
com, n better knowledge of tho sub
ject seems nlmost Imperative. It
would pay to devote careful study to
the habits of corn Insects, nnd to thoso
wish io uo so it is HuggcHicu
nun wicy wruo io uie oiaio gijeui-
iwnii uoiiege oi nmiois ni uronuu iur
a ii-cc copy ot jtuuoim ino. wo, which
, ii ins u imi uuauiiiiuuu ui uw iu
insects in question una mnny vniuauic
suggestions.
In discussing the effects of Insects
and tho general remedies that may bo
applied, tho bulletin says:
"With few exceptions, the effects of
Injury to corn by insects where they
do not amount to a total distinction
of tho plant may bo compared to tho
effects of simple starvation. Anything
which lessens tho storo of food laid
up In the corn kernel for use in germi-
nntion and early growth, or damages
seriously the roots or tho leaves, or
draws away tho sap before It has
served its purpose in tho plant, prac
tically amounts to tho diminution of
tho available food supply. An im
poverished soil, very dry weather, the
capping of colls nnd vessels of tho
plant by sucking insects, or destruc
tion of any considerable part of its
roots have consequences which may
be classed as starvation effects.
"In view of these facts, It follows
that any mnnngemeut which helps to
maintain nnd strengthen the plnnt by
furnishing it better or moro abundant
food will lessen or perhaps wholly
prevent losses from Insect injury,
which must otherwise be serious or
complete. A strong, rich soil, well
cultivated, watered and drained, may
grow a good crop notwithstanding nn
amount of Infestation by chinch bugs,
root lice, root worms nnd whlto grubs
which would be fatal on poor land.
"Tho good corn farmer may thus es
cape with a profitable yield under in
sect attacks which will leave his less
intelligent or less careful brother in
debt after his crop is harvested. This
Is not merely because tho vigorous
plant will easily support an amount
of Injury under which tho unthrifty
THE COlt.V W0HM.
Llcht nnd dnrk Individuals, mina. moth
nud egg, wuu injuruu car or corn.
ono will suffer or succumb. It is an
established fact that many insects
themselves will not thrive ns well or
multiply as rapidly on a vigorous,
quickly growing plant ns on ono in
feeblo condition
More special measures nro a proper
rotation of crops, such that corn will
not bo exposed to Insects which have
bred on tho same ground tho preced
ing year, either in other crops or in
tho com Itself; timely plowing to
forestall tho breeding of insects by
destroying them or their food; tlmcJy
planting with reference to tho period
of tho greatest abundanco or greatest
activity of certain species; and the use
of barriers against tho movement of
certain destructive species Into the
com from fields adjacent, combined
with inscctlcldo measures against
hordes of destructive Insects, which
if left to themselves will work great
and Immediate harm."
Poultry imcUIhrs.
Nover givo sulphur to poultry on n
rainy day.
Put chicks on a cracked wheat diet
when three weoka old
Old ducks, never got dice.
Tho oily
prevents
naturo of their feathering
this
For scaly legs In fowls an ointment
mado of sulphur and coal oil Is good.
Each breed possesses somo charac
teristic dominant trait In which It ex
ists.
Cut clover la an indispensable arti
cle ot diet Ail kinds of vegetables
fill a placo in tho hen's dieting, but
they can hardly bo said to bo a substi
tute for out clover.
If sonic birds have been to n show,
of If now birds have been purchased
for the flock, quarantine tiiem nt a dis
tance from the homo Hock for thirty
Hays before they are allowed to go to
gether.
A New Variety of Potato.
The claims made for tho Early
Northern potato are beauty and uni
formity in form, size .and grcnt pro
ductiveness, nnd In tlu Innfa j'niifli'
durng the last two years in all sec-
ilo.m of tho cnn,,lrv ,lln iflitllM a,,,,,,
to huvc becn borno oul T, qimty
s unusunlly good for an carlv sort,
u,e tubers thus far have been froo
KAIUjY NOllTIIEIlN POTATO.
from scab and have matured nearer
of n size than any other sort wo have
tested. In tho matter of productive
ness tho new sort is first-class. The
writor had .ten pounds of seed for test
ing purposes, nnd on an average po
tato ground had n yield of 325 pounds,
and all salable In size. From our
tests wo consider the variety one that
has come 'to stay and one which will
especially appeal to market gardeners.
The Illustration, much reduced, shows
the form of the tubers. Indianapolis
News.
Commcrclnl Fertilizers.
There is probably moro quibbling
over fertilizer prices than anything
.else that a fnrmer buys. Unquestion
ably tho cheapest way of buying fer
tilizers is to buy the several materials
and do the mixing on the barn floor,
but assuming this is not done, then
one should make it a point to see that
they buy tho fertilizer which will give
them tho greatest amount of tho plant
food they want In tho smallest bulk,
which means, of course, at the lowest
price. For example, if a ton of the
fertilizer, according to tho analysis,
contains 0 per cent of potash (or any
other plant food may bo figured on tho
samo basis), this means 120 pounds of
potash to the ton.
If another fertilizer contains 12 per
cent, or 240 pounds to tho ton, the lat
ter is cheaper than tho first by exact
ly the number of cents it costs less
than double the first Reducing it to
pounds, if one costs 5 cents a pound
and the other 9, the last is the cheap
est, if you get it at tho rate a pound
for tho bulk. If you want potash, and
pay ?20 for a ton of fertilizer contain
ing 120 pounds of potash, it is cheaper
to pay J?;iS for a ton of fertilizer con
taining 240 pounds of potash.
Tho same plan of figuring works
through all tho fertilizer bought, so
that it is easy to see that a fertilizer
cheap In price is not always cheap
when results are figured out. Tho mere
matter of bulk has nothing to do with
the case. It might as well bo sawdust
If it does not contain tho elements
you want and at fair prices.
Whltcwush the Stable.
Stables are now whitewashed quick
er and much moro effectively with
spray pumps than with a brush, and
whitewash is, of course, tho cheapest
disinfectant known, says Hoard's
Dairyman. A bushel of unslacked lime
will make thirty gallons of whitewash.
The lime should bo used before it is
air sracked. It should be thoroughly
slacked with water, used while fresh,
and if a spray is used, strained through
a flno wire screen or cloth.
Keep Younc AhIiiiiiIh Growing.
All young animals to bo profitable
should bo kept growing from their
birth until matured, as it takes n cer
tain amount of food to sustain life,
and when an animal Is k6pt in a condi
tion in which it is making no gain al
of that feed it consumes la that condl
tlon Is lost It is the amount of food
consumed, over and above what
takes to sustain life that is to tho own
er a clear profit.
Stock KcIIhIi Uromo Grnns.
It bus been found at tho Kansas
Experiment Station that atock relish
bromo grass. It starts early In tho
spring, coming on nearly w month ear
Her than the ordinary pasture grasses
It is also a good pasture In tho late
full. It can withstand a good deal of
dry weather, and when cut for hay Is
greatly relished by both horses and
cattle.
Remember that work well done is
tho highest testimonial of character
you can rccelYt.
Mock Turtle Soup. '
Stew a shank of venl weighing flvd
to six pounds In a large earth ojar,
with two cow heels, two onloujtuck
with one clove each, one bunch of
herbs, three blades of mace, n fow
peppercorns, u llttlo salt and a glass
of sherry, for nbout six hours in four
quarts of water. Allow thiR to cool in
the Jar, nnd when quite cold remove
the fat from tho top, strain tho soup,
cut tho meat Into small squares, nnd
put nil back except tho onions and
herbs into a stewpnn, with ubout
eighteen smnll forccment balls and tho
nice of a lemon. If liked, n llttlo
mushroom catsup mny be added.
Stewed Hccf Kidney.
Cut some nice fresh beef kidney into
small slices, avoiding the white part
or root, which is tough alid Indlges'tl-
ble; then put one-quarter pound of but
ter Into n stewpnn upon tho fire, nnd,
who'll very hot, but not brown, put in
the pieces of kidney, stirring them
round with a wooden spoon three min
utes over n brisk fire; then add, for
each half-pound of kidney, half n table-
spoonful of Hour, a saltspoonful of
salt, and pepper to taste; stir in a'
gill of water; let simmer for five muv
utes and serve. ,
Nice Slipper Dluli. j
Tlireo hard-boiled eggs, ono tablo
spoonful of crydm, one dessertspoon
nil of Worcester sauce, one dessert
spoonful of vinegar, one dessertspoon
ful of anchovy sauce, salt nnd peppes
to tnste, six slices beetroot Cut tho
eggs carefully In half; pound tho yolks,
add tho cream. Mix all the other in
gredients together nnd fill the half-
cups of eggs. Place each on a slIcoi
of beetroot nnd garnish with curlei
leaves of lettuco or endive.
Canned 1'eiiH.
Shell the peas nnd lny in cold snltcdj
water for fifteen minutes. Drain and)
put on tho fire In salted water and boil
until tender, but not broken. Drain
carefully, returning tho liquid to tho'
fire. Pack tho peas in heated fruit
jars, being sure that the tops and rub
hers are in good condition. Bring tha
liquid to a hard boll, fill the cans to
overflowing with this nnd seal imino
dlatoly. String beans can bo-. Mruil
in the same way.
Prime Pudding.
Take one-half pound beef suet, ono
pound stale bread, two tablespoonfuls'
of flour, one-half pound best prunes.
one-quarter pound sugar, three eggs
Chop tho suet very flno and crumble
the bread; also chop tho prunes; ml
nil the dry Ingredients well together
then ndd tho eggs well beaten, and, ij
necessary, ono gill of milk. Boil In i
buttered mold for three hours; seryil
Hot with sweet sauce. '
Grnhiim Gema.
Heat a pint of milk until warm, bul
not hot Pour it gradually upon thred
unbeaten eggs, whipping tnis hard ni
you do so. Now beat in a tablespoon'
ful of melted butter nnd u teaspoon'
ful of sugar nnd add gradually a curi
and a half of grahnni flour. Beat hartt
for five minutes. Turn into heatef
gem pans and bake in a very hot ovein
Serve ns soon ns baked.
Iilce and Strawberry Mold.
Boll three ounces of rice in n pint
of milk with a little sugar and flavor
with vanilla essence. When the rico
Is cooked add the yolk of ono egg, well
beaten, a fow strawberries, nnd pour
Into a fancy mold. When cold turn out
and garnish .with strawberries. Fail-:
ing fresh fruit, strawberry jnm prw
vldes a satisfactory substitute.
CIicchc Cnlcc.
Rub a pint of conage cheese to a,
paste with itJireo tablespoonfuls of
cream and two teaspoonfuls of melted
beaten esirs. three-nuarters of n ciin of
sugar und tho grated rind and juice of
a largo lemon. Pour Into nn open crusti
and bake.
I.cnion Wafers.
Cream one cupful of butter with two
cupfuls of granulated sugar. Add
three eggs beaten llcht nnd stir ic
enough lemon Juice to flavor dellcato
ly. Add sufficient flour to make l
dough that enn be rolled out. Ro',1
thin ns possible, cut Intn raim&tf ajiu
bake.
Chocolate Cake Villhm.
yi a. i i i t, t
i - I'll i it fi mi in fn i t uoniim imiii
tablespoonfuls of milk, beat in nn egft
that has been whipped light with
cup of powdered sugar and boil, stir
ring steadily, until thick. Flavor with
vanilla to taste.
To Itciuove labels.
When it is dllllcult to romovo a luTO
from a bottle soak It very thoroughlyi
In water, then hold It for a minute over)
tho gas flame, and tho steam thus gen-,
crated will loosen the label bo that It;
cun oo sirippea on wituoiw any ruruior
trouble.