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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1513.
COFWTiON
M THE GOSPEL
Flavaps of Disease Pari of
lira Penally of Sin.
RELIGION AND WHITE PLAGUE
Pastor Russell Cells Attention to Sin's
Relationship to Sickness and Death.
"The Wages of Sin Is Death" Man's
Cattle Against the Curse a Losing
One "Ir. God IsThy Help" God Is
For Us The Result Will Be Glorious.
New York. Deo.
7. Pastor Kussell.
speaking from the
platform of tLe
new City Temple
to a crowded
house. announced
his text from
Leviticus 2C:1G: "I
will even appoint
over you terror,
consumption, and
the burning
plague, that which
consumeth be
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fore 1 the eves, and causetu sorrow of
heart." His topic was chosen iu har
mony with the general movement
asraiust consumption, the white plague,
which ha declared is annually sweep
ing more millions to the grave than
are all the wars of all the world.
True, the Pastor's Diviue commis
sion is to preach the Gospel. Never
theless, since the Gospel is the Good
Message of the Divinely arranged re
covery from sin and death, he consid
ered it eminently proper to call atten
tion to the ravages of the white plague
as a part' 'of the penalty' of tin. lie
would not in this be understood as
meaning that All consumptives are
specially sinners. Some of the most
saintly of God's people have died of
consumption and other ailments. The
Redeemer is credited with having died
of a ruptured heart, a disease not uu
known to medical practitioners.
The speaker declared that much con
fusion prevails ainougst Christian peo
ple resecting sickness and health. It
Feenis only logical for us to reason that
God wishes His creatures to be healthy
and happy always, especially such as
seek to live in harmony with Him
True, we have received the Bible in-'mf-
cir-lrrips i a nart of
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"Nntb: that death is the Divine curse.
entente." or penalty, for sin; that
sin entered the world through the dis
obedience of our first parents; and that
all mankind therefore are under the
curse, or sentence of death, of which
sickness is merely a forerunnner the
dying process.
Still it seems natural for us to think
that after we turn from sin and con
secrate our lives to God, He would re
lieve us of the penalties of sin and re
store us fully to Ilis original favor to
human perfection and to everlasting
life and to happy conditions. When we
find that some of the best of God's
people. Including the Savior, the Apos
tles and the Prophets, have suffered,
even unto death, and that none are im
mune .from this, penalty a perplexity
takes possession of our minds which
only the Bible sets straight.
! The Old Covenant and the New.
' God first announced to Abraham Ilia
ultimate purpose of blessing the world
releasing them from the curse of sin
and death. He did not explain how
this would be done, except that It
would be accomplished by Abraham's
posterity, or Seed. Four hundred and
thirty years later God proposed to the
Israelites that if they wished to inher
it the Promise made to Abraham, the
door was open for them. God entered
into a Covenant with them at Mount
Sinai, through Moses, the mediator.
In that Covenant God agreed to cer
tain things, and Israel to other things.
Israel agreed to keep the Divine Law
perfectly: and God agreed that if thej
would do so. He would bless them with
everlasting life, and open the way by
which they might be the saviors of the
world, to help all out from under the
curse and back to the favor of God.
Iiut Israel failed to keep the Divine
requirements perfectly, as God fore
knew they would. Hence they never
gained everlasting life for themselves,
but died like other men. Hence, also,
they were not able to be the world's
tiplifters from sin and death. Later,
God explained to them that a greater
than Moses would come; namely, Mes
siah, who would so help, strengthen
and uplift from sin and death a select
Seed of Abraham that such, with Him,
would be qualified to constitute the
Kingdom of God the ruling power
which God would use in patting down
sin and Satan, ignorance and wrong,
and In lifting up mankind under the
Law Covenant renewed.
Our text is a part of God's message
to Israel, in which He assured them
that if they would keep the Law they
should have all the blessings of His
favor in their earthly lives; but if
they were disobedient, various sick
nesses would come upon them as
chastisements. As for the other na
tions of the world, they were not in
covenant relationship with Gcd. and
were subject to the mutations of their
dying condition.
Only with the Israelites was con
sumption snecially stated to be the
penalty for Kin. and only the Israelites
were promised Immunity from these
sicknesses on condition that they
would Uv in obedient to the Divine
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Law. God never had any such ar
rangement with a ay other people.
They are all sinners, all under sen
tence of death, all dying, justly, re
gardless of whether it be a more grad
ual wearing out, or iustantaiieous
death whether it be by hunger, acci
dent, white plague, black plague, or
other ailment.
But should not the followers of Christ
expect exemption? some inquire. We
answer. No! Quite to the contrary,
these enter Into a special Covenant of
Sacrifice surrendering or resigning all
their claim to an earthly life, earthly
hopes, earthly joys, in exchange for the
Heavenly ones which God has prom
ised to all the followers of Jesus. Only
those who suffer with Him will reign
with Him. Only, those who die with
Him to the earthly nature, etc., will
live with Him on the Heavenly plane,
end be kings and. priests and Jolnt
heirs -with Christ in the Heavenly
Kingdom which is to bless the world
and restore It to human perfection.
Few seem to have noticed that Jesus
neither healed Himself nor any of the
Apostles. The miracles of healing
were performed on outsiders, with a
view to evidencing the Kedeemers
teachings; and even these attesting
miracles, as St. Paul pointed out. ceas
ed after they had accomplished their
work after the Church hod been es
tablished. But, we are asked, did not
Jesus say in Mark 10:17. IS that the
healing power would be an evidence of
discipleship throughout this Age? No.
we answer. All scholars now agree
that no part of the ICth chapter of
Mark after the Sth verse was written
by St. Mark. That the portion from
the 0th verse to the end of the chapter
was added long centuries after St.
Mark was dead is clearly evidenced by
the fact that those verses do not occur
in any manuscript of earlier date than
the fifth century.
The rewards of this Age. offered to
the Church, are Heavenly, spiritual, to
be attained fully in the resurrection
change of the Church. Nevertheless,
the faithful followers of Jesus enjoy
certain special blessings of mind and
body in their present life such as "the
peace of God. which passeth all under
standing," a rest from the worrying
cares common to the remainder of the
world. These. Indeed, bring often a
measure of health to persons previous
ly annoyed by every trying difficulty
of life, but now enabled, through faith
in Christ and acceptance of the Divine
promises through the noly Spirit, to
take no anxious care in respect to the
future, knowing that their Father
careth for them and has promised that
all things shall work together for their
good, whether it be sickness or pover
ty, or what not.
The Gospel Respecting the Plague.
The Gospel has a special Message to
every one smitten with- the white
plague or the black plague, or any
other of the hundreds of forms of
death. That Message is that the pres
ent life is but transitory, a vestibule to
a more glorious life, an anteroom of
Instruction, preparatory to entering the
life which God has provided for all of
our race who are willing to accept it
on His terms through the merit of
Christ's sacrifice.
The broad Message of the Gospel,
while it has only one offer in the pres-1
ent time, assures us of a future oppor
tunity for all. Those who now accept
the grace of God have the great privi
lege of becoming members of the
Church In Glory. Others have the as
surance that there will be a resurrec
tion, not only of the just, but also of
the unjust; and that this signifies an
opportunity of rising up out of sin and
death conditions to human perfection.
But even to attain that blessing would
mean to attain an earthly Instead of a
Heavenly inheritance.
Moreover, that blessed opportunity of
attaining eternal life and earthly per
fection will not mean an escape from
the penalty of wilful sins of the pres
ent life. It Is a part of the Divine
Law that whoever sins shall suffer;
and that "whatsoever a man soweth.
that shall he al9o reap." But those
who have known the Master's will,
and failed to do it, will receive more
and severer "stripes," more punish
ments, than others who have not
known His will, and have done equal
ly evil things the heathen, for in
stance. Luke 12:47, 4S.
The Morning Is Dawning.
The light of the Millennial Morning,
gradually breaking through the dark
ness. Ignorance and superstition of the
past. Is showing us more particularly
what disease is and how it should be
combated. Aud although we cannot
hope to accomplish great results, it is
our duty to do our best in opposing
the reign of Sin and Death to do all
in our power to stamp them out. All
the diseases of our bodies are aggra
vated by sin and more or less relieved
ly proper living, proper thinking, and
a mind and heart resting in faith upon
the Redeemer, and Ills glorious provi
sion for our future.
We are learning, too, that as the sun
light of Truth is good for our minds
and morals, so the natural sunlight is
good for our bodies. It is an impor
tant factor in the healing of all dis
eases. As the Word of God is the pure
Food which builds us up spiritually
and makes us strong in the Lord, sc
pure foods, nourishing foods, are nec
essary for our physical bodies the
more so if they are afflicted with the
white plague consumption. In a
word, cleanliness, pure air, and pure,
nourishing food, are the most promi
nent factors for the relief of sufferers
from this plague. These may be sup
plemented by a tablespoonful of pure
glycerine, three times a day, and by
a biochemical salt, calcaria phos.
All should know that this dreadful
disease, which literally burns up the!
vitality of the patient. Is highly con
tagious through the excrement. All
discharges contain the elements of dis
ease liable to spread the contagion.
Discharges from the head should pref
erably be on paper, which should be
burned in ' the lire before becoming
dry. When dry, the dust carries the
infection to whoever may breathe it
This also reminds us that sin Is like
disease. It is contagious. Every sin
ner, therefore, who reajize3 his condi
tion, will strive against contaminating
others. Indeed, who does not know
that the impression made by words
may do far more harui in the hearts
and minds of others than all the flesh
ly diseases we could imagine? Oh,
how careful we should be that evil
coming into oar minds should be put
away, that we do not spreadie con
tagion of moral sin. even as wo should
be careful to avoid spreading the con
tagious physical ailments; and thus
will our influence for evil be mini
mized! Leprosy Also Typed Sin.
Under the Mosaic Law, leprosy seems
to be indicated as a '-special type of
sin. When In India nearly two years
ago, I was invited to the Leper Hos
pital to address the poor inmates. 1
tried to tell them of the love of God
and the glorious provision made for all
mankind through the death of Jesus,
not only -for the healing of leprosy
and all diseases, but for theljiealing
and overthrow of sin; and that all this
Is near at hand, to be brought to man
kind by Messiah's Kingdom. But
alas, poor creatures!. I could see'that
although they understood the words
of the Interpreter they had no hearing
ears or seeing eyes o? the heart,
The Apostle's words came to mind:
"The god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them that believe not."
Oh. yes, I said, it Is only he that hath
an ear that can hear; only he that hath
an eye that can see! Where Satan's
work has been so fully accomplished,
and men are blinded by ignorance aud
superstition, the Gospel Message can
do nothing. We must wait for the
Kingdom power. We wait in full as
surance of faith, knowing that He who
hath given His Son gave Him not In
vain, noting also that the Son. "who
gave Ills life a Itansora for all. to be
testified in due time." will yet "see of
the travail of nis soul and be satis
fied."! Timothy 2:C; Isaiah 3:11.
Oh. what a blessing Is knowledge In
association with faith in God! How
differently we can look upon all the
dreadful evils which aflllct the world,
mentally, morally, physically, than be
fore our eyes were opened! .What
manner of persons ought we to be In
"showing forth the praises of nim who
hath called us out of darkness into His
marvelous light?" How generous and
sympathetic we should be to all who
are In any trouble, physical or moral
or mental! We should be like nuto
our Father In Heaven, who Is kind tc
the unthankful, and sends Ills sun
shine and rain trpon the evil and the
good, now we should prepare our
selves at any and every cost that we
might be accounted worthy of a share
with our Redeemer in nis excellent
glory! Itomans S:17, IS..
Cancer Also Represents Sin.
Another dreadful disease, often con
sldered incurable and therefore like
sin, is cancer. Consumption (tubcrcu
losis) is a disease of tbe blood, whict
afflicts more or less every part of the
body. Cancer, on the contrary, a
pears to be a fungus growth whicb
feeds upon the human tissue, and prop
agates itself at the expense of those
parts of the body which it attacks
This more particularly corresponds tc
the vices which attach themselves tc
humanity, and are destructive to oui
usefulness in respect to those parts ol
our character which are especially af
flicted.
Only a most radical treatment seemi
to affect the cancer. Ordinarily, it is
claimed, only the surgeon's knife, pur
suing every root and branch of th
cancer, will arrest its growth. Auc
often this is ineffectual. So in the
treatment of vice: If we find that li
has attached Itself to us personally
or to our city or village, drastic meag
ures are the enly ones which wil
give relief.
In the Interests of many who an
suffering from cancer, let me hen
mention that quite recently I came intc
possession of a cancer cure. It cat
be used only for cancers upon the sur
face of the body, and not for those
which fasten themselves upon the in
ternal organs. It is highly recommend
ed by many who have used it. We an
Informed that the recipe was sold ot
one occasion to a physician for a thou
sand dollars, after he had seen the
good results. We are informed thai
be has erected a sanatorium for th
treatment of cancer and is meeting
with success.
The death of the doctor who discov
ered the remedy brought it Into the
hands of a relative. That relative
Kave it freely to me, and I am offer
ing It free to all who desire it. 1
would publish the recipe, but experi
ence teaches me that more will likely
be benefited by it if obliged to write
for it Any render of this sermon is
welcome to the recipe, and he can pur
chase the ingredients of his own drug
gist for a dime. 1 may be addressed
either at the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Brooklyn, New York, or at the Londoc
Tabernacle.
While urging all to help themselves
and each other In the fight against the
ailments of the flesh, the dying condi
tions of the present time. I still more
particularly urge that we all fight sit
and assist one another in finding th
remedy which God has provided ic
Christ. "The blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanseth us from all sin
But we can have access to that blood
only by faith now, and by becoming
footstep followers of the Redeemer,
counting the present life and Interest
as loss and dross in comparison witb
the glory, honor and Immortality prom
ised to the -faithful beyond the veil.
LINCOLN IS UP
AGAINST RECALL
Capital Cifycf Nebraska Faces
First Such Election.
HEW BOARD OF VETERINARIANS
Dr. Young of Omaha Appointed for
Three Years and Dr. McKim of Nor
folk for One Year Corn Improvers
Plan Fine Show.
'. Lincoln, Dec.' 8. During the next
few weeks the capital city of Nebras
ka wiil be in the heat of the first re
call ot its history. It will be brought
about by the' petitions filed for the re
call .of Commissioner King, elected
last spring as a member of the city
commission and placed in charge of
the public welfare department.
The committee having charge of the
recall petitions say that there is liabl
to be considerably difficulty in getting
the commission to call an election for
the reason that already the city clerk
is paving the way to a throwing out of
the petitions by statements that the
names signed thereon in a large num
ber of cases cannot be made out and
that 50 per cent of the names, cannot
be found in the last city directory.
State Veterinarian Back From East.
Dr. L. C. Kigin, state veterinarian,
has returned front a three days' ses
sion at Chicago, where he attended the
meeting of the, United 'States Live
Stock association. The meeting was
largely attended and most of the
states were represented. Many papers
were read by-different authorities up
on tuberculosis, hog .cholera, glanders
and in fact all forms of infectious and
contagious diseases. Great stress was
laid upon proper, tuberculin testing of
dairy t herds. Government experts
now working in the states of Iowa, In
diana Missouri and Nebraska report
favorable progress in the. work of
eradicating hog cholera. .,;"
, Secretary of State Kept Busy. ,: ;
Bet ween 53,t0 and fiO.ooo of the 'en
velopes necessary to send out the. pro
posed amendments to the constitution
and other literature required by the
new law have been addressed in the
office of the secretary of state, being
about one-fourth of the number to he
addressed. Five extra clerks, have
bepn, assisting in the work, while all
of the member of the present office
force havebetn. 'addressing when their
regular dutlesmi not conflict, while
Secretary Walt- himself takes a hand
in the game occasionally.
Answer Gilmore Complaint.
.' The Union Pacific railway answers
the complaint made by' John Fitzrob
erts of Gilmore that the company was
discriminating in freight rates against
G'lmoi-p, having taken that town out
of its Omaha switching district, mak
ing the rate higher. The company
-iys that Gilmore is too far away to
come under the rates charged in the
Omaha switching district and that
stock from the UUmore station have to
be shipped '6if "regular stock trains,
coming tinder thesregular charges.
Deacon Kemmerer Falls Dead. '
. Deacon Eugene, C. Kemmerer of the
Baptist church and prominent in the
organization had just risen to ad
dress a meeting of the deacons over
which he was presiding when he top
pled. over dead. The occasion was a
rpecial prayer service, during which
he had shown no Indication of being
ill. Heart disease was given as the
cause of death.
Corn Improvers Plan Fine Show.
The executive board of the Nebras
ka Corn Improvers' association held a
meeting at the university farm to
formulate plans for the coming show,
which is to be held in the Lincoln
Auditorium. Jan. 19 to 23. The show
will be held in connection with the
state apple and home-cured meat
show. Jos!ah Chase is arranging the
details.
New Board of Veterinarians.
The board of state veterinarians
finally got busy and appointed a new
examining board to take the places
filled by Dr. Anderson of Seward. Dr.
S prague of David City and Dr. Tuck
of Weeping Water. Dr. Anderson re
ceived a reappointment for two years.
Dr. Young of Omaha was appointed for
three,, years and Dr. C. A. McKim of
Norfolk for one year.
Governor Gives Views of Primaries.
Amplification of his Havelock
speech, in which he denied the effec
tiveness of the present Nebraska prim
ary system, and further proposal that
only a few offices be balloted on by the
people and the minor candidates be
selected by the convention system,
featured an authorized statement giv
en out by Governor Morehead.
Work of Stallion Board.
Out of the 7,000 stallions in the
state, the 6tallion registration hoard
has already inspected 3.000. About
1,000 have failed to take a chance on
an inspection and have been taken out
ot the state. About 3 per cent of those
examined have failed to pass.
Uses Oil for Kindling; Will Die.
Omaha, Dec. 8 Frank Pane, a city
scavenger, was hungry when he re
turned homo from work. His wife,
Mrs. Martha Pape, poured kerosene
n a fire to make it burn so she could
get supper quickly. She will die as a
result of th-s burns she received fol
lowing the explosion. Pape was se
verely burned about the hands and
arms. i
STATE'S RESOURCES ON FILM
Governor Morehead Calls Session of
Commission at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Dec. 8. Governor Morehead
has called a meeting of the Nebraska
conservation and public welfare com
mission for this evening.
At this meeting the commission will
go over som matters of business con
nected with the work of the commis
sion, but the meeting will fyo given
over chiefly to the presentation of
moving picture, films taken this last
summer under the direction of the
commission, showing the leading re
sources and industries of the staf.
Films 'nn the apple' industry, bet
sugar Industry and irrigation will be
run. A film made at the better babies'
show at the state fair will also be pre
sented. This mooting will afford an excellent
ftpportunit y for state employpes frora
different departments to get together
md learn a little of what is being done
in other lines of work.
ASK REPRESENTATION
ON TAX COMMISSION
Nebraska Farmers Will Seek
' Vcice in file Mailer.
Omaha, Dec. 8. "Three firths of the
taxable wealth of Nebraska is owned
by farmers, yet they are not repre
sented on the state tax commission
now investigating our tax system."
says W. S. Delano, secretary of the
Nebraska Farmers congress, that is
to hold a four days' session in Omaha.
!eginning tomorrow. The secretary
gives assurance that the two sessions
of the congress will b given over to
a discussion of this subject when the
congress meets here. The tax commis
sion will be in Omaha. Dec. 10, 11 and
12, to hear suggestions. The last day
of their session they are to meet with
the congress to hear suggestions from
the farmers themselves.
A large field of important questions
is to be covered in the various dis
cussions that are to come up before
the farmers congress. The congress
has within Its membership men and
organizations representing so large a
variety of allied industries that the
discussions must necessarily reach out
in wide ramification. The farmers
congress is an organization in which
every agricultural association of the
state is entitled to representation.
Thus every agricultural association of
whatever nature may have a hearing.
COMPLAIN OF CRETE LINE
Branch of Missouri Pacific Is Declared
Unsale.
Unc-oln, Dec. 8. Complaint as to
the conditions on the Crete branch of
the .Missouri Pacific railroad was filed
with the railway commission by W. If.
Miller, a traveling salesman from
South Omaha: F. A. Bennett, a sales
man from Lincoln: Miss Belle Gallo
way. a telephone operator at Burr:
Diidley Price, a traveling salesman
from Lincoln; J. II. Balfour of Doug
las and E. M. Boyd of Auburn. .
They set out in the complaint that
passenger takes his lif in his hands
every time he rides over the road, and
cite an instance where a coach was de
railed and the "nerves of the passen
gers left in a shattered - condition."
They ask the commission to take a
few rides up. and down to ascertain
just how it seems to get shook up.
Woman on Trial for Murder.
Wahoo, Neb., Dec. 8. Mrs. Maggie
Johnson was placed on trial in the dis
trict court this morning, charged with
the murder of her husband. "Dutch"
John Johnson, at Ashland, a few
months ago. She pleaded not guilty.
Johnson's body . was -found Ib ,Salt
c.reek south' of Ashland. His legs had
been chopped off and he had been hit
In-the head-evidently by some, blunt
(nstrument. which left an ugly wound
of several inches in, length.
;- .Found Electrocuted in Cellar. .
.Norfolk, Neb., Dec 8. Berg Durln
sky, a Russian who has been in this
country only one year, was found dead
in a cellar and burns indicated that
he had been electrocuted in trying to
turn on an electric light. A broken
live wire was sizzling on the ground
outside the building and one theory Is
that the wet ground completed a clr
cult when he touched the electric light
fixture.
Confesses Old Crime.
": Alliance, Neb., Dec. 8. Saying he
was prompted to do so by remorse of
conscience, H. J. Miller, sentenced to
serve a term in the state penitentiary
by Judge Westover, confessed to mur
dering a railroad detective named
Montgomery at Winfield, Kan., twelve
jears ago. The officials at Winfleld,
have been notified and will investigate.
Committed to Asylum.
- Wahoo, Neb., Dec. 8. George Brail.
who has been working on the River
side ranch, near Ashland, was commit
ted to the asylum at Lincoln by the
commissioners of insanity of Saunders
county. Charley Miller of this city
was committed by the insanity com
mission for treatment in the asylum at
Lincoln under the dipsomaniac law. -
Teachers Meet at Bartley.
Bartlev. Neb.. Dec. 8. The Mn
Teachers association of southwestern
Nebraska held its second banquet of
the yerr here. Superintendert Davie
of McCook discussed "Problems of a
Superintendent." Superintendent Han.
sen of Edison followed witb a talk on
"Some of the Essentials of tb? Think.
Ins Process."
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Houston Advises Reorganizing
Agricultural Bureau.
SUGGESTS SIX MAIN GROUPS.
Submits First Annual Report to Presi
dent Wilson Urges Discontinuing
Free Seed Distribution Women ef
Farm Heard From.
Washington, I)r-c. g. Reorganization
of the d"prtm-nt of agriculture is
foreshadowed in Sr'retary Houston's
first annual report presented to Presi
dent Wilson. A plan to be submitted
t congress in (he fiscal estimates for
1915 proposes to carry out tbe work of
the department in live cr six main
groups.' sue h as research, state rela
tiohs, rural organizations, forest Ser
vice, wiather and food regulation.
Such, a plan. Secretary Houston Le
li"vc$,. will promote co-ordination.
Plans for ledittrlcting the country
for tbe enforcement of the pure food
law are announced and the secretary
announce? Ms intention to ask for au
thority to prepare amendments to the
pure.. food law, to. improve the food
supply, 'protect the public health ar.d
promote -uniformity in food regulation.
Free distribution of seeds by congress
man skould I discontinued, the secre
tary rvrominnds. He would conduct
in its sicad a constructive work in se
curing and distributing new seed and
plants.
Conditions vary widely in the Unit
ed Stafe. says the report, because
farmers do not equally r.eed better
credit arrangements and all section
are not similarly circumstancd. It con
tends that when all necessary allow
ance has been made for fundamental
factors, it is probably clear that the
rural communities are not as efficient
ly served as they shoidJ be by existing
financial arrangements. What is
needd is the creation of condition
and machinery whir-h shall enable him
on similar credit foundation to ?
cure money at the same rates a tho
that prevail for other classes and for
other sections.
Good Roads a Need.
"Even though the problem of how
the farmr can best tell hi produce
and can improve the conditions under
which ho can secure the necessary
capital were solved, there would still
remain vital thing to b accom
plished before rural life can be m.ide
fully efficient, profitable, healthful,
pleasurable and attractive, and before
a larger disposition to remain on the
farm develops. Good roads are pre
requisite for better marketine. for bet
tcr schools, and for more comfortable
rural H. ing.
"To gain information to enaMo the
department better to serve rural worn
en. the secretary has addressed letters
of inquiry to t!: women of ZZ."0) se
lected farms covering every county.
Othc-t survey and sfudle were also
conducted. An analysis of the small
part of the letters a yet digest c-d
shows that fnrm women desire assist
ance fn all phases of heme manage
ment, especially a. to ways of securint
running watfr. Introducing househoM
power machinery and labor-saving ar
rangemcnts. and providing better hy
genic and sanitary condition. Many
peek advice as to the better marketing
of the articles they produce. Other
ask the department to prove to the
man that their work Is worth nom
thing In dollars and cents.
Crop Figures.
Special emphaIs is laid on the fact
that the figures for crops quoted ar
estimates. From the estimates at hand
it appears that the production of crops
in 1913 was materially below th aver
age, the yield per acre of all crop
combined being smaller than In any
year In the last decade, with the ex
ception of 111 1. The corn crop, the
most valuable product of this country,
according to the estimates, fell below
2.r0.Of)0,000 bushels, which Is smaller
than any crop since 19n3. Wheat pro
duction, with an estimated total of
7.'..O0O.00O bsuhels. Is the lareest ever
recorded in this country. This crop
was matured before the drought be
came effective. Brief mention Is made
as to crop conditions throuehout the
world. From the estimates It appears
that there were Increased areas sown
to wheat, oats, barley, rye and corn
and that the wheat acreage has prob
ably yielded a record outturn. Barley,
onts and rye are bountiful crops, but
corn wP! probably give the poorest re
sult In twenty years.
PLANS STATE MARKET HOUSE
Wisconsin Society of Equity Will Help
Farmers Get Fairer Profit on.Output.
LaCrosse. Wis.. Dec. 8. The state
convention of the American Society
of Equity decided to establish at the
headquarters, of the organization at
Madison a state marketing and bus!
ness agency on a scale larger than
heretofore attempted by the farmers
anywhere In the country.
Experts ard auditors will be cm
ployed who will go into the price qus.
tion on a scientific bais anJ will sup
ply eo-oiTatlve selling association
and other farmers with prices prevail
lng In all markets
Sixteen Miners Killed In Prussia.
Rydnlk. Prussia. Dec. S. Sixteen
misers were killed by smoke from a
flTtt whicb fctarted suddenly In a mtn
1 a
Christmas g
Dinners
T 7XANy r tfc Trtr:t;s for
1u culInary trl3ruH arr KM ty
I J tbe Christmas dieter. I'or a
week before the fat it W
likely the housewife kitchen wil ex
balf hints of tbe daii r ttat ar to
attest ber ki!l on tLe n.cmorat'.e diy.
For the Christtr.s fe--t tlcre may be
all orts cf dainties, but tt.at royal bfrd.
tb turkey. Is the piece de r?:sfjifc'-e.
A typt'-al Cfcrtstraas dlur.er cou!u
of a soup My cr-nm f cry w;:a
oysters, roost turkey, otioi.s. p--,tito.
cranberries, a Ittuc Siiad. ti-ai .:rt
dii.g. wafer. chee. u.:nce V, t.
cream, fruit cake. cauJ, tuts. ra,;s
SLd coffee.
T prepare oyster cc-ktal'.s mk
sauce by tlrrlr.g toetber a ta'.;iO 5
fal of tomato ketchup, cce-bulf UiLUr
spoonful of grated l.crr3'lia. cr.e
ha!f tab'espoonful cf Worcestrs.lrt
as nee. a dash cf tabnsco sauce, a tea
spoonful of lemon J a&d salt U
taste. Set is th Ice crt'l !,:::
tLrocch. Into cbllied xa!I g:ass it
five little oysters ar.d pour !.i tS!
sauce; tliea put tb lass la tL ce-i
cf a I late of crc"ted Ice.
Sall the turkey l&steal cf dry V
leg it. Clean and wash tt fowl rIre'y.
Select a turkey of about tf:e-n '.x
teen pounds. It take from V r to
four hours to roast one of t-fs
A very rich turkey requires to t
ffet with an acIJ Jim cr y. ant
cranberries snpP'T about tfc .entet
and most satlsfylcg relish of C ;rt.
Put tbe foUowing iDe-Lierj !r.to a
large d'sh and Ciit U.etn t.lorouhly
together for the plum puM;ii: On
pound of seeded raisins atj tfc same
amount earb of suet, currac's act
Cour: one-fourth pound of citron. oa
fuHrth pound of preserved gln;er, a
grated EUtmeg. a dessertspoonful t!
allspice, elsbt egir. on pound of dsrV
brown sn-ar and one wiaej'.assf al cf
brsnly. Cook until doce.
If jou care to rnntce your own decs
meat here Is a irood recipe:
Two pounds of cooked lean tf
caopped. two pounds of beef suet chop-
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ped. three quarts of apples etorped,
three pounds of raUias selel aad
chopped, two pounds cf curratbs. oc
pound of citron pee' eh-'-rred. b'f
pound ot ora& peel cborcL one
pound of lemon pe' cU t:!. half a
cupful of letaon Juice, half a earful
orange Juice, oue tabieapcoctfu! of .",
four cupful cf susar. cue cupful of
mLnsses, one cupful of coTee. on cap
ful of botd cider, three cupf-ls of
brandy, one .upful of tterrj lc.
tw teapoonf:is ground ctnossioa. o
teaspoonful aHspU: and oc tessooa
ful cloves.
Mix all the Ingredient tother ex
cept the sherry and t randy and cuoit
slowly Tor two hours. Ad 1 the iiiaors.
In place cf tbe brandy aud sierry the
same quat:ty cf cider tasy be osed.
Tbe mincemeat should be a"owed t
stand a mocta before It 1 used.
When ready to Dake the pies Uae
the pie tins with pastry. C'l tieca w!:j
the otlncemeNt and cover w!ta tie
paste. Crush over with be tea e;x
and bake la hot oTea.
An economical fruit cake:
Cream together a cupful of sotr tad
half as much butter. Add two bested
eg-, a cupful of molasses and oae
ha!f cupful of strong, cold coffee L
which you have dissolved a acatt tea
spoonful of taking soda.
HaTe ready three enpfu's ef slfte
flour, one cupful of mixed ralsisa. tt
and dates, chopped fine; one cupful sf
cleaned dried currants. cne-noarr
pound of citron, cut very fine, and the
same of blanched and shrd-ied a
monds and a tearpcoofal of mliel
spices cinnamon, cloves mace, oat
meg and ginzer.
When the batter Is mixed Savor with
the strained Juice of a lemon. Dak la
a moderate oven one hour. Liae the
bskinj pan with battered pPr.
This enke will remain motat for torn
months If kept la a tia box.
ROAST BEEF DINNER.
W OTsters oa HaJf S.:t v
Celcrf. fUXshee. f
T ConiKjrrm.
2 trU4 Crmb.
Z Roast Bef. y.
A Potato Roasted ta Pae.
Spinach.
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iOiicktn Pl.
Lrtoe and Tomato S!a4- -
T Cn- Tot4 Wrr.
2 Erf.fi Platn PuWlr. J
Z Hard Sauc. Z
Y Oranges Nut & R'.i. -
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