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jpiMDMpiig T It Is pretty hard to tmd tho hen too jnch if ,tho food, hj of , tho rjght sort Improper feeding does moro harm than oxcessive feeding. IIuvo you tried 'the dry feeding-system, now practiced' by most- of the well known poultrytiion of tho coun try? For Ilnrb "Wiro Cut. When a horso has been injured on wiro tho first tiling to do Is Btop tho , SECRET OF PROGRESS. By Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters. Adit to your faith, virtue. II. Peter 1., .15. TliiH Is the translation of our com mon version, ami virtue, In the time of King James translators, was syn onymous with that Indefinable quality called grit, bravery or manliness. Most people fall for want of force. Their backbone Is all pulp and their nature all straw. Look at the men who have made a success of their lives, and whoso in lluence tells for righteousness; few had friends or backing, nothing but pure grit and Invincible purpose to commend them. When Lincoln was asked how Grunt Impressed him as a general, he re plied, "The greatest thing about him Is a cool persistence of purpose. lie has the grip of a bulldog; when he once gets his teetli in nothing can shake lilin oil'." It was "On to Ploh mond" and "I shall light it out on tlds line If it takes all summer," that broke the backbone of the rebellion. When Phil Sheridan found his army retiring before the victorious Eai'ly, the general In command said: "Oh, sir, we are beaten." "No, sir," said .Sheridan, "you are beaten, but not this army." Then seizing his army as Jupiter his thunderbolt Ik; hurled it upon the enemy and snatched victory from the Jaws of defeat. Do you know how General Thomas Jonathan Jackson received the sobri quet ".Stonewall," which never left him? The troops of South Carolina, commanded by General Pell, had been overwhelmed at the battle of Manas sas, and he rode up to Jackson In des pair, exclaiming: "They are beating us back.' "Then," said Jackson, "we will give them the bayonet." Pell rode back to his command and crUjtl out to them to look at Jackson, say lUg, "There he stands like a stone wall. Pally behind the Virginians." "it is In me and It shall come out," said Sheridan, when told that lie would never make an orator, as he had failed in his llrst speech In par liament. He became one of the fore most orators of his day. Behold William Lloyd Garrison. broadcloth mob Is leading him through the streets of Boston by rope, j 10 is nurrieu to jail. lie re turns unflinchingly to his work, be ginning at the point at which he was Interrupted. Note this heading In the Liberator: "I am earnest, I will not equivocate, 1 will not excuse, I will not retreat a single Inch and I will bo heard." That one man of grit became God's red-hot thunderbolt that shiver ed that colossal Iniquity slavery. Even the gallows erected In front of ills door did not daunt him. Ills grit made an unwilling world hear the word "freedom," which was destined never to cease Its vibrations utnil It had breathed its sweet secret to the last slave. Grace will avail little unless it Is re-enforced by grit. Daniel In the Babylonian court had the same temp tatlons that our young people encoun ter in social life. lie was a saint In the corrupt household of Darius. He dared to stand alone for principle, and, instead of losing his head, crown ed It. The printer did not make a mistake who set up that verso about Daniel's spirit: "As for Daniel, nn excellent spine was in him." One of the most tremendous words In the language is that mighty monosyllable "No." Here in lies woman's strength In her moral excellence. She cannot llnd her true dignity apart from goodness. The regard paid to women In society de pends very much upon the standard of morality she sets up, and in every circle she fixes a standard above which fow men care to rise, it may be mor tifying to men's pride, but It Is true that they seldom rise quite up to the standard of morality which women hold before them. If woman speaks lightly of religion, man will blaspheme it. If hIio Is de voted to pleasure, he will enter Into dissipation. If she treats temperance as a Joke, ho will regard drunkenness as a pardonable fault. Woman Is the law-giver; man Is the subject. The only hope for the moral advancement of society is to keep woman In tho advance guard. Lot her grace point the way and her grit lead to It and the right progress is secured. Do you remember that very strik ing scene In George Eliot's "Adam Bode," where .Mrs. Poysor, while scolding the clumsy Molly for her bro ken Jug of beer, herself drops a much more precious Jug from her clumsy fingers and exclaims: "Did you over see tho like? Tho jugs are bowltehcd, I think." And then, to keep herself. In countenance, sho proceeds to argue that "there's times when the crockery seems alive, and Hies out of your hand like a bird," and concludes with tho stern philosophy that "What Is to bo broke will bo broke." How many of us when arraigned by the sting of our conscience havo been ready to excuse ourselves with Mrs. Poyser'a theory that we were "be witched" by some evil influence which was beyond our power. When prin ciple bids you stand upright, it is bet tor to break tbun in hnml. The devil's proverb, "When you aro In Pome, do as tho Poinnns do," would excuse any sin, if one could only llnd a place where sin is fashionable. Do ing as the Pomans did ruined Pome. Paul, doing as tho Romans ought to do, saved enough Pomans to make a cnurcn. Tlio grace of grit will in crease your influence. Stand by your 1 t . . cuiui-H uuu even inose wiio;,sncor you to your face will honor you in their hearts. SATISFACTION OF SERVICE. By Rev. Honry F. Cope . I must work the works of him that sent mo while It Is day. As long as I. am In the world I am the light of the world. John lx., 4-.r. A man always thinks more of his work than of his wages. lie would never be content to toil day in and day out but for the thought that somehow to some one his work was worth while Neither wages, nor salary, nor any otlier cash consideration would of It sou. no sulllclent to satisfy him. The workman Is proud of the product of his hands; his reward Is in that he has made; the good shepherd thinks more of the flock than of their llcece qr his pay. Satisfaction In work can only come from service rendered. Whether a mim be plowing or preaching, sweep ing the streets or building empires, his work Is only worthy if his motive be the good he is doing, the value of the work Itself. We call the man who preaches, a minister, a servant. There Is no more honorable title, but It bo tongs to every one who seeks to do any worthy work In. the world. J no purpose of living Is service. uiereiore the business of religion must be the cultivation of proficiency in ser vice. The work of Chrisfiimifv l tn teach men how to be most valuable and useful as children and parents, as neighbors and citizens, how to make tho most of their lives and to do the most with them. It alms to bring tho race to Its highest eillclency. Kellgion reveals to man the worth wlille object of -all his endeavors, to work as a servant for others. Never was Jesus more glorious than when ho stooped to lift tho palsied, to heal the sick, to feed the hungry. He found his right to rule men by his exercise oi tlie privilege of serving them. The sheep belong to the uood shepherd because he gives Ids life to them. i nis marus tlie true follower of the great Teacher to-day; his business is to serve, ho makes living an invest ment for humanity, lie is command ed to lose his life, to bo willing to give up, to sacrifice all in self-denial, to take ins cross and suffer persecution and loss In 1 1lls way of walking after his Master. Put he Is not told to throw his life away as a worthless thing. He Is to lose It as the seed Is lost In tho sow ing, as the money In the Investing; to sacrifice it as the tool Is sacrificed to that which It is carving. Ho who would be of real service to tho world must cultivate the best In himself. If living is seed sowing, then the seed must bo good or tho harvest will he thin. Heaven's work demands the flnost tools. Nothing is too good for the ser vice of humanity. There is a good deal more religion In tho honest at tempt to make the most of yourself, to keep health, to secure education and culture, in order that von innv have the larger, boiler, wealthier self to use In service than In unending as cetic exercises, prayers, dovntlnnu meditations, mumbling, or visions of things spiritual. Die only way you can prove the genuineness of your religion Is by your gifts fo the children of God, your own brothers about you. There Is no gift that begins to compare In value with a well trained, well equipped, strong and clean inc. Wo cannot all give gold or lands, or oven learning to men, nut wo can nil give lives, and that which heaven and earth both have a right to expect Is that we shall give the best lives we can. Somo think they aro entitled to tho wings of an angel because they have tho appetite of an ostrich. Tho Darn Lantern. Lanterns aro undoubtedly tho safest things to uso In tho ham, nnd if they are hung properly and protected as Indicated hero there will be llttlo or no danger from fire. Tako a piece of inch board and from it cut a circle twelvo Inches In diameter; then buy u pleco of galvanized wiro netting fifteen inch- 000D HAIt.V LANTKltN. es wuio ami lour ieci ions, then a p!6co of bright now tin elgliteeu Inches square, a hook with a Hat end, so It can be screwed to the wall. Then build a shelf fifteen Inches wide and twen ty incites long, isau the shelf In a convenient location In the burn, then on the wall back of the shelf nail the piece of tin which acts as a reflector as well as protects the Wall. Fasten the hook on the wall above the tin. Then make a cylinder by nail- mg me wire to mo etigo oi me circular piece of board, lacing the ends of the wire together with stout twine. Set this on the shelf and slip the lantern Inside of it, hanging tho bale of the lantern on the hook. The wiro cylin der protects the lantern yet does not shut off much light, and by having tlie hook curved there will be little danger of the lantern falling, even under quite a hard blow, Tho lllustrallo'i shows allw the details for constructing this arrangement. Indianapolis News. KIiiInIiIiik: Oft' Coops. One of the economics in tho poultry business Is to? havo coops which may be used for ally desired purpose with out making It heeessary to In any way subdivide the main poultry house. Coops for sick fowls, coops for tho roosters, coops for the broody hen and coops to finish off the birds which aro to go to market later. One of the best designs for the latter purpose can bo built on the sunny side of the barn or the poultry house proper, thus saving the expense for lumber. This coop is three feet In width, and any length de sired, but figured so that tho lumber will not cut to waste. Hake the frame of rough lumber, using any onus ana ends one may . -. . have around tho place; cover roof and A COOl' anni:x. sides and ends with tarred paper. For ventilation, a six-Inch space Is left tho entire length of tho house at the lower end and this Is covered witli wire net ting. For further ventilation holes aro bored In one end at the high side near me top. At the lower part of tho house under the ventilating space tho boards are arranged so Hint tho one nearest the ground is hinged to tho one above it for ease In cleaning the coop. Tho door In one end is made of any slzo desired, although the smaller the better, twenty inches square being a good size. Exchange. I'onKry .Nolci, Eggs aro the basis of the poultry In dustry. Egg farming Is the most prof-, Pablo branch of poultry culture. But In order to get eggs wo havo to keep hens as a sort of necessary Incumber- a nee. Some people keep hens at a profit of 50 cents or less per year. Others got as high a profit as $3 per hen. It Is partly a difference in the hens, but It Is much more a difference in tho man or woman behind the hen. Very lnrgo size Is not deslrnblo In any variety of fowls. According to tho now Standard, when "two birds nro equnl In other respects, the ono nearer tho weight called for will have the preference, and not the heavier bird, as formerly. Of course, tills rule Is against under size as much ns against over size r7 I JL f n How of blood; this may as a rule bo dono by bandaging. It up tight. It may also frequently bo best to apply powdered alum or common saleratus both of which will generally be found effective. In a fow hours, consider able swelling will sot in; this should bo reduced either by applying cold wa ter frequently, or, what Is really bet tor, applying puro keroseno oil, not only to tho wound, but also to tho swollen parts. No bandago should bo kept on where keroseno Is used, as It will then cause tho hair to fall off tern porarlly, and as soon as it is safe to do bo, tho soro should bo carefully washed with soft water and castllo soap. This ought to bo repeated daily until tho sore heals. Ono of tho best healing medicines for horseflesh that I have ever used can bo put up at ahy drug store, as follows: One-half pint of alcohol; one-hnlf pint of spirits of turpentine; 1 ounce of puro glycerino mix all together In a largo bottlo and shako well before using. Apply only with a feather at morning and night. Tho soro should never bo bandaged. By daily washing It will In this way heal up very rapidly. I can person ally testify to tho effectiveness of this simple remedy, as we have made uso of It In numerous cases, with the best results, where every otlier remedy wo tried failed to heal up the soro on tho horse. Agricultural Epitomise. I'riicUtml (Jnlo KiiHlonor, A swing gate Is somewhat of a nui sance, unless It Is arranged with a fastener that will act as desired. 'The Idea illustrated Is a simple one, as will bo seen. Tako a strip of one bv HW1N0 OATH I'VASTKNKlt. four material and cut It of convenient length, as bIiowh at figure 1. It must, however, be long enough to extend be yond tlie cross bar D and tlie upright piece at Figure 2, both of which pieces aro double that Is, one on either side of tho gate. Two Iron pieces (b) aro bolted to the boards 1 and -i, as shown, The fastener works In this manner: To unfasten, pull tho board 1 to tlie left, which raises the end opposite 3 on account of tho placing of b, and when released drops toward 1 and finally rests on tho board marked l. A close study of the Illustration will show how simple the plan Is, and how readily It may be put in operation on any swing ing gate, provided always the gato is properly hung and works smoothly. Indianapolis News. ,Cut IIoiiu anil Aiilimil Food. Just the day tho fowls aro brought Into the house and confined to tho run of a small yard they begin to pine for animal food which they had in abund ance on tlie range. It is this lack that Is at the bottom of the egg falling off rather than any otlier cause, as will be discovered, If ono will tako the trouble to look Into the matter. It must bo understood, however, that ani mal food does not mean anything Jn tho shapo of meat ono can get. There are plenty of meat scrapes on tho market that aro good enough for fer tilizer, but decidedly not of value for feeding poultry. If one enn arrange with the local butcher to supply what moat Is wanted for tho fowls ho will have no trouble provided he buys meat that Is not tainted and does not lay In a supply too largo. Green bono an swers tho same nurnoso to unmn ov. tent, hut It Ib hard fo grind nnd must bo ground fresh to be of value. With a small supply of animal food, green bone nnd green food of some kind ono ought to havo a good production m' throughout tho winter, following I ,m.r Plnn of feeding that has a reason- able amount of variety. Hinv AVarmfh ISoonotiily.e Food. Tomporaturo lias a great effect on fattening animals. Whore farm stock are kept in cold houses it becomes necessary to Increase tho quantity of food In order to maintain tho warmth of tho body. In many enses pig feed ers pay little attention to this matter, and rather than go to tho expense of providing warm stys for tho accommo dation of their anjhmls In winter they o.uen adopt tho ultimately more ex pensive plan of giving additional food to keep up tho- normal heat - of tho body. . ., s 1 I fc , w - Snliuon lvlth Snuce. A nice way to servo salmon la as follows: rut, a can of salmon In hot water and lot It boll for an hour, or until thoroughly heated through. Bring ono cup of milk to a boll tlion thicken with ono teaspoon of cornstarch. Add tho liquor from tho can of salmon to Uio milk, also butter half tho size of an egg, pinch of red pepper, teaspoon ful of Worcestershire sauco or catsup, pinch of salt and lastly a woll beaton egg. Turn tho salmon from tho can, leaving It wholo and pour tho sauce over same. Servo at once. Stale llrcnd Oi-llllo Cake. Soak two cups stalo bread crumbs for ono hour In ono quart of milk which has been mado boiling hot to pour over them; beat two eggs until light, yolks and whites separately, Into tho soaked bread-batter put first the beaton yolks, then threo ounces of flour, ono tablespoon molted butter, ono scant teaspoon salt; heat thoroughly and then stir in two teaspoons baking powder nnd tho beaten whites. Grcnso tho griddle nnd bake quickly in small cakes. Sulco Cake. Ono cupful of light brown sugar and half a cupful of butter beaten to a cream, the yolks of two eggs boaton, half a cupful of sour milk; next stir In half a cupful of ulfted Hour, a cup ful of stoned raisins, chopped fine, ono teaspoonful of ground cloves, ono of cinnamon, and a llttlo nutmog. Next add Uio whites of two eggs woll beat en, enough Hour to Uilckon, and half a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in hot water. Stir well. Sweet 1'lcklo. Two gallons of chopped cabbage, flvo tableKpoonfuls of mustard, three gills of mustard seed, two saltspooufuls of ground pepper, two of ground cloves, one gill of salt, ono qunrt of onions chopped lino, half a gallon of chopped celery, a llttlo celery seed, threo pounds of sugar and three quarts of vinegar. Put all together In a porcclaln-llned kettle, boll well and stir frequently. TIo the ground spices together In a lit tle muslin bag. SnniiKtt Cnkc. Peat the yolks of six eggs until very light, add two cups of sugar and bent for llftcen minutes; whip In threo heat- en egg-whites, n cup of boiling water, then oilo and a half cups of flour, sift ed with ono teaspoonful of baking powder. Flavor to suit the taste, mix gently and bake In a sheet or a loaf. Uso tho three remaining egg-whites for the icing. CliryNimtliciiiiiiii Cuke. Cream a half-pint of butter with a pound of sugar, and tho beaten whites of eight eggs, ono and a half pints of Hour that has been sifted with ono and a half teaspoonfuls of bnklng pow der, ndd a half-pint of milk and tho grated rind of ono orange. Color thd batter to a light pink with cochineal and bake In layer tins. Cover with o red or deep pink Icing. Creamed Salt Vlnh. Put a cup of Uio shredded codfish n a strainer and pour boiling water through It, then stir it into ono cup ot white sauce. Let it stand over hot water, and Just boforo serving add ono woll-beaton egg. When prepared n this way, and eaten with a well- baked, hot, mealy potato, it will of ten prove more palatable than tho moro expensive breakfast of steak or chops. ISiiKllfth Coukloii. Two eggs, two cups brown sugar, ono cup butter, six tablespoons bou cream, one tablespoon soda, ono cup raisins, ono tablespoon of cinnamon and ono tablespoon of cloves. Beat the butter and sugar together, add tho eggs, then the cream, cinnamon, cloves, alslns, and soda. Add flour enough to make soft dough. I'enr Jolly. l'eel and quarter twelvo pears. Stew tender in a llttlo water. Drain, and add to syrup mado of ono pound ot sugar boiled with ono pint of water and Juice of two lemons. Cook ten minutes, rut In dish, and add ta syrup one-half of a box of soaked gel atlne; let it boll up and strain ovoi pears. Untied I'nildlnir. One cupful of sour milk, one-half ol a cupful of molasses, one-half of n cup ful of butter, two tenspoonfiils;o soda dissolved In hot water, one-half of a teaspoonful of salt, about two and one half cupfuls of flour. Boll ono and ono-half hours. Eat with sauco. French DrcuNtiitf. Pub tho inside of a small bowl with garlic, and beat together In it two salt spoonfuls of salt, ono of pepper, ono tablespoonful of vinegar, and threo ta blespoonfuls of salad oil. When thor oughly blended, pour over tho salad.