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. . .,
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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.
