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I FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Som. Cs-|ivdtt< mat* About CoItlra tion • f tba Sail and Ylalda Tbaraof — Hortlcnltara, Vltlrultor* and Slorl •allora. _ I1KRK id no grain crop that thrive* so well or pay* a larger profit on poor, thin land as buckwheat. N o grain reaches ma turity In *o short a time, and perhaps this may be a good reason for calling It a “lazy man'* crop." But if any one Imagine* that no care 1* necessary In the preparation of the ground and In harvesting *hl* crop, he I* mistaken. Buckwheat thrive* best on old sod, well rotted. To have till*. It i* a good plan to plow the sod the | last of May or a* early a* other work will permit. I follow the plow with a plank drag and then harrow lightly, being careful to turn up n* few sod* n* possible. Between the 20th of June and tbe 1st of July, the ground l» thor oughly harrnweri and when dry and dusty I sow broadcast one bushel per •ere of seed and follow with a harrow ttt to dig about t wo Inches deep. This la followed by a plank drag that corn* fc#*cts the soli and leaves It smooth. The Idea Is to cover the seed ns shallow aa possible and have It germinate. Many prefer to drill this grain, but I have never been able to get as good re a^ttlta as from sowing broadcast. Be *^»aen the loth and 20tb of September, Vowing to the season, this grain will be fit to cut and set up In the field, I have always used a reaper, but some prefer a self-binder. Buckwheat Is seldom fit to thresh In le*« than two weeks after cutting and oftentimes It requires a much longer time to cure, especially If the straw Is large and green. The »|Fyleld varies, according to the soil and if season, from 1,000 to 2,WO pounds of ^ijiralfi per acre. Much larger yields are ^"Sometimes obtained, but they are the exception and not the rule. It cost* me about $0 to raise and thresh one acre * of this grain, no anyone can see that It la not more profitable than some other tranche* of farming. I prefer the •li ver-hull variety of thl* grain, as It V Seems to give better yields, one year with another. The Japanese variety was raised several years here, but ha* ■ been discarded. Laying aside the use ... fulness of buckwheat as a food for Irman, It ranks with the other cereals as JfcStock-food, It makes a good feed for §ta theep and poultry, whole, but for other »i stock I prefer it ground with sortie F other grain. It used formerly to be the custom to let the straw rot down in the stack, but of late year* the more carefulfarmersareutlllzlng it more and more as a stock food. A carefully con ducted experiment proved that sheep did just as well on buckwheat straw L, with the same amount of grain as did ' those fed on oat straw under the same conditions for a period of five month*. Thl* straw also makes a good food for horse* and cattle If fed In connection with grain and roots. Although buck wheat is more sensitive to extreme beat or cold, and the yield of grain Is || greatly governed by the seasons yet there Is no grain crop raised In this |L section that brings the farmer* more money.—Cha*. Chapman in New York 8 Farmer. 8«#tl Bed for Corn Crop. A corn crop doe* not do It* best when the soli I* either too wet or too dry, says a writer in Farmers’ Guide. It must have moisture In sufficient quan tity and within reach of the fibre roots to produce a large yield of well ma ll tured ears. The soil also must have In It the fertilizing elements that the corn plant can feed on and assimilate, and it must be prepared In a manner espec |m daily suited for this crop. It Is a raven ous feeder. Its extensive root system, stain anu ronage are tne index or wnnt -■i the farmer should prepare tils soil for. | In my farm practice a clover crop pre f ceeds a corn crop. All the manure that fM can be made on the farm Is put on the sod before plowing, the plowing is P done In the fall If possible. My rea sons for this practice are, viz: First, the soil is looser than It possibly can !jy in the spring, thereby saving horse power. Second, the frost action on the soil does a better job of pulverizing than I can do aud conserves soli mois ture, because there is less frequent stirring In preparing seed bed and thereby less opportunity for aoll mois ture to escape. Third, It is a great saving of time and gives better reed bed for depositing the seed In and lu sures a more uniform depth iu planting the seed. Fourth, It gives a more uni form stand of young plants, because In each hill the aced being nearer the same depth each grain gets the same bene51 from heal nud sunlight and will germinate quicker, inuim through the ground quicker and nil nearer the saute ft me and thereby grows rapidly and keeps ahead of the weeds. Fifth. It has stood ths test of time and all ad verse criticisms. It saves lime, labor •ad horse flesh and this saving gi ■ r bushvl of corn than spring flowing tan pttssibly do The preps- ! tat -n cl 'lie I. t tied Should be thot [pughty dune and as deep as ths plow ten run, The corn plant cannot grow aril should when three or four Inehse |« the bottom of the furrow remain un pc.tv«tl*-d. All the etude should b) pr-ken up ns deep as plowed so that 1 Ike pat tic lee of soil moisture tomb In* k ether The rtrcwtaitan of soil , moisture will he uniform The corn runts will ha*e no obstruction* in rvo> Vug aut n.'tvr 'ksv* f. I supply 1 Nknittf lf*#« li» **«•»«•*•* f ***** It * ir*« W property 4ur(H8 |t.* summer mason them la really very ’ little for winter pruning to accomplish. 1 It Is the strong, vigorous growth ol trees that takes the nourishment away from the weaker growth. In ordinary garden language, "strong shoots or sprouts on trees are robbers," and they should he pinched back or pulled off; the vigor of the tree is then thrown Into the weaker shoots. In this way any part of a tree that Is naturally weak can he made strong. This point can be Illustrated by the way In which street trees are trimmed. They are usually cut In the winter time, the chief rcaaon being at the time there Is little work for men to do, and It Is natural to recom mend as the best time that In which they can find employment, but It most be within the experience of everyone that the branches shoot out all the stronger at that point where the tops are cut away, by reason of the cutting away of these top# and the lower branches that we wish to strengthen become still weaker. This must hs fre quently experienced, hut If after a tree has been trimmed in winter In the mari ner referred to, these strong sprouts, which In summer follow the cutting, were pulled out after they had grown a rew Inches, the sap would then be thrown Into the lower branches. In this way the winter pruning would not ho so Injurious; on the contrary, It might In many cawm bring about what Is so much desired—namely, a strength Ing of the lower shoots. This summer pruning Is especially effective with con iferous trees. In the case of pines, we know that In the springtime three or luiir vniiutu-n piir.ii uui ai last, year's sprouts, looking like gas burners. The central one Is very vig orous and those on the sides are weak er, if we pinch out the point of the stronger one the sap at once flow* Into the weaker ones, and they become strong, and new buds form at the place where the strong ono was pinched off. Next year this bud continues the growth of the branch almost as straight as If It had never been pinched hack. We can pinch off the terminal hud of the main stem a new hud forming a leader without any bend. One who un derstands this business of summer pruning an evergreen can so manage that trees form an absolutely perfect specimen from the ground to the top, no one branch being any stronger than the other. The chief thing to re mem ber Is that In summer pruning the weak branches of the shoot should not be touched; It Is only the stronger ones that require checking.—Mohan's Month ly. _ Mri*l for Cow*. In our tending we have found that a ration must have other qualities besides being simply "balanced." With our methods of feeding, watering and han dling cows, It Is necessary to keep their bowels in such shape that the drop pings will he like those made when on good pasture. Whenever the drop pings begin t'j get hard and dry the i milk begins to shrink. We have found it possible to feed linseed oil beavlly on this account. We get the best re sults when a balanced ration is appetiz ing, and it is for this reason that we use several grains in making a ration. Fresh cows are often very "fussy" about eating when we are trying to push them, and show strong likes and dislike* for various kinds of feeds. If the best yield is desired, it pays to humor these fancies and balance the ration with the feed the cow likes. One point needs explanation. Feeds may vary sufficiently from the average com positions as published In feeding tables to make trouble without careful watching. In 1894 our corn waa poorly eared on account of the drouth, and we found It necessary to use a good deal of corn meal In our ration. In 1895 our ensilage corn was heavily eared, and we found it best to use only enough to make it taste good. We have had to guess each year how much our ensllago varied from the published analyses and figure a ration accordingly.—H. M. Cot trell in Rural New Yorker. Mllil.w on Urapn. Some seasons grapes are serioualy affected by mildew. The vines may suffer severely oue teaaon and be en tirely exempt the next, owing :o a dlf ference in the weather. It Iiaa been ascertained that mildew of the most se vere form und frequent occurrence on native grapes, is caused by an excess of mulature on the follqge, chiefly be cause of heavy, continual dew. local ities where heavy dews are of less fre quent occurrence, are most favorable for successful grape culture. It has been found by experiments that plants protected by a suitable covering which will arrest the upward radiation of heut and prevent dew on their foliage, will he exempt from mltdew, although surrounded on all aide# by mildewed vines. The relation of rot to mildew has not been ib finitely Used tallied, hut It has been observed that fruit on vines Where the trellises are covered to pre vent mild* w, are less affected by rot than those less protected. Borne va rieties of grapes are much un-re liable to mildew than others, and should he avoided.- Rg, The I'aeony and Drouth.--Two year* ago we slated that a row of several vs rlellea of the paeonr waa left In an abandoned uutsery which waa added to the paelure. The ground woe en -ti covered with blue grass snd closely pastured The paeuniw have kept the grass roots flow encroaching by their d«ltee foliage, hav# never Nagged a leaf during the drouth, and beta b-«en loaded each spring with perfect Now era The tie- X do not touch a teal and have no path aitusa the row Tb< y go around tt and leave the tow tloo rods long * In lie glory- Probably the flavor leads to this av-ddaino of the plant, but the put pose of the note ts to call attention to the wonderful «*pa< tt) at th* i««ony to endure drouth and ! lack of tuiturv on o t!rr knot! Kt Luxuries b*r l*ti - irew It L'to i year to he p 111««- <«rs tn the louver j loll in allpp«rg THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON VII, AUOUST 18. DAVID’S CONFESSION. lloldfn Test! "Cr«l« In M« n Clean Heart, O lied: and It*,tew • High! ■pint Within M«”—I'anlBM Cbnp. 51. t.r.f I a. T will be needful Aral of nil to note lb* alna committed by lltvld, lb»- way be wan led gradually Into deeper water*, bl* repentance, ami confeaalou. mid for given***. The <iu<« ttona will ariae. how could *o goml «nd uacful » man fall In to aluT How are we to Judge of hla guilt? Haired of aln < gn not be too great, but lei ua apply our acorn and condemna tion to our alna of thought and motive, and M children apply the *»m* to their youthful alna. Hut our emphaala ahould he on repentance awl forylvuneiw. and all that load* u# to thaffb only fhu« cun w#» Jwl«» rorrM'tly of liavld; only thu* cun Kal/i tfi4? comfort, bop**, owl *olvHtlon w< W'i*d. The ** eUon InHud#** 2 Hum. chHp*. 11, 12: I'soilrn* 22 and £>l. lll»torlf «l NHIIn*. rime, rite i f.al *ln of iwvld roforrilU'd about H. H##. Nath an'* reproof wu* about a y**ar lut^r, H P't, and ibln p*atm below* to tha perloil folio win* J'J ucc, J>avtd # plw* In Jvru*ab rn, David, Now about UJ jo-or* old. bavin* rolgnod JW yoirx Today'* |**»on iwlwb* ver*e* l to 11, chapter 22. Hook of p4ulfr»*, a* follows: t mpggiii <« wKoMft iruuuurenniott I* forgiven who*" *ln I* covered 2. Hlesssd In the man unto whom the Lord Irnputeth not Iniquity, And In whose spirit there Is no guile, X. "When I kept silence," trying to hide my sin, "my hones waxed old," I. "My molslura was changed," etc. Me was Itkc a tree dried up In a drought. These terms express either hodlly sick ness or the languishing of his spiritual Ilf*, All tin freshness was gone from hi* spirit; all of the Joy and delight of liv ing was taken awey; his graces failed, I'nconfessed, unforgiven sin I* a terrible torment, and gives to the sinner some time* fn this world a foretaste of the terror* to come, 5, "Acknowledged , , , not hid , , . confess." The three word* expressing the completeness and thoroughness of the confession. Nothing was withheld. "And Ihou forgave*!," (ge« In V*. 1, 2.1 God love* to forgive, and ho will forgive a* soon a* the sinner comes, to that slate of mind when forgiveness will do good to him, and at least not Injure others. The atonement of Christ, and the condition on which forgiveness can he granted fallh In him- are to Induce sinners to repent, and to prevent his forgiveness from In creasing the sin of the world X. "When Ihou mayest he found," be fore It Is too laic lo repent, and the pun ishment ha* come like a flood. There I* a too late. "Surely when the great waters." The trouble, the dlsas.ter, the consciousness of guilt, the punishments for sin coma like a sudden and over whelming mountain torrent. "They shall not reach unto him." That 1*, the water* shall not reach him, because he Is loo far above them, in some safe shelter. God* forgiving love, shown to u* 111 Jesus Christ, I* hla safety and defense. 7 'Thou art rnv hiding place." Wh'-r* the floods of trouble cannot find him. "An allusion to those rocky fortresses and crags Inaccessible to an enemy, which were sought In time* of danger,"—flames, "Thou wilt preserve m>- from trouble " How? Jly forgiveness, by removing the punishment, by bringing good out of evil, by turning defeats Into victories. "Thou wilt compass me about with song* of deliverance," A* he wa* 8. "I will Instruct thee," "Vcr*e* 8 and '» seem to me to be best taken as the divine voice answering the confidence of verse 7, The T and 'tine' In each corre spond." Maclarcn. David’s experience Is God * lext. If any go astray It I* be cause they will not listen to God's In struction. "I will counsel thee with mine eye," My look shall show you tin- way. I will keep watch over you; mine eye will ever he upon you, not to watch for faults, but for guidance. If I see you going astray, 1 wilt warn you. It Is a very gentle, loving guidance. It, "He ye not a* the horse, or as the mule.” Irrational animals, who arc guided by force and not by reason Murphy. Bin Is always Irrational; l > sin I* to act without understanding. "Hit and bridle." Instead of noble moral In flueucia. God will govern men by reason. If they are willing to be so governed; by force. If they reject his words. "Lest they come mar unto thee." lietter as In H. V., else they will not come near unto thee, will not be subject lo your control, iti harmony wllh your purpose* "In the filble men ar< squarely likened lo horse*, and mules, and dogs, and hog*, and to oilier animals. Knell comparisons are certainly forceful. -Many a child has been helped to see the evil of quarreling by being told to 'b-t dogs dell,qht to burl! in 'I i'in . I» "Many rorrowa whall lie to the wicked," and he cannot cneapc them < !■ train the victory over them wo lotus u» he remain* wlck.-d, ICvll will pumu and overtake him “Hut he that irnwieih fn ihe tail'd." He receive* mercy, Ixeaowc fa,III or triiwl Imitllew that he ln.« for* ■ xken and conftewtd hlw win. hate* It. mi l nit* come lau k to hi* Katii r an tila-da ril child, lid and waved l-y Jem* i hrl Therefore i nly Iliow*' who lielleve can lx t.iv.il, "Mercy el,ait cominiww In in uh .m ' Min t' I* around him on ull aldra. aw tin. ■ Ir.-umfcrencc of a ephere Iw ala.iil the n nter, wo that In no dlrc tlon can harm i iln in him. II, "Be alad In the l^ird." It fid tew* that th. rialiteou* have abundant riu., for .lullailon, not in iticmwelvcw, I n In Jehovah, I. e. In their know led it c. uni iM.wwnuiult. aid enjoyinelil at linn AI-»* an h ' W ha < hall way that nHah it luaha/ aovd p, o|de unliat<|iy ami dull CHRISTIAN i.MiLAVUli. Ureal Britain i n* rouui.i* Hurt than Itto.tMO tTirleilau Knd< avarer* l.wt >i »r I>r. 1‘Um Iravelt4 4 inKva In the men »t of th* i'hrteileh Hutledvor. Thit Vlinifi.ld, C„ at 4 la out#. With., uitlolit It tv« htw e.d in- ttui i vanyeUe'ii taMptinn* ut>4«r lie 41 r*, tloa of the p nature that have r» tutted la hundred* of roNvetalna* 4 io*a the huntlri, bruiting plain* of Mmlai two piuthy Kiele*»>!»*»• tmt •ted afoot fur etaht d ty* In order h» •Ilond the hurt national vunfenlluu ot M*»t >n 1‘hriulan Kndeatur to* tail** at >U'4tne« (Mher lUNetti did al* tu **t aa heroirallt. Tor the •**’,tiid lint* Ifc tho hteiuiy of Tnuei.ai twltmioo* In Mettlro a **n- ; •ral itihrrUi of wtootuuarmo who h> Id imi th-. Mceaeton uf l*r C*larh • j It ut ■ i,n to the aatlnnal th'1 tin lvavor *«sv**MRS. Tho e»l> oifcor j lime aa* ah«n Mr Mood) rlMWd Malian. TALMAGE’S SERMON. "THB GLOW Or SUNSET," LAST SUNDAY'S SUBJECT. frmm tb* Tnt, "Abide Wltb E. for It to Toward I*o»l«T’—Ltlo t4it(— Llgbloolof of tbo borrow* of I.lf* bf I bo Cio*i*L WO villagers, hav ing concluded their errand In Jerusa lem, have started out at the city gate and are on tluslr way to Emmauo, the place of their residence. They go with a rad heart. Jeaua, who h d been their admiration and their J< y, bad been baeely massa cred and entombed. At wltb sad face and broken heart they para on their way, a ((ranger accoata them. They tell him their auxletlea and bitterness of soul. He In turn talks to them, mightily expounding the Scriptures. He throws ov»r them the fascination of Intelligent conversation. They forgot the time, and notice not the objects they pass, and before they are awiire, have oome up In front of their house. They pause before the entrance and at tempt to persuade the stranger to tarry with them. They preeu upon him their hospitalities. Night Is corning on, and he may meet a prowling wild beast, or te obliged to lie unsheltered from the Jew. He cannot go much further turn. Why not stop there, and continue th« lr ploaaant conversation? They take him ties (Vi* arm an/1 (Ik.v Itiulul nn/in tils coming in, addressing him In the words: "Abide with us, for It Is to ward evening." The candles are lighted, the table Is spread, pleasant socialities are en kindled. They rejoice in the presence of the stranger gnezt. Ho asks a bless ing upon the bread they cat, and he hands a piece of It to each. Suddenly and with overwhelming power the thought flashes upon the astonished people—it Is the Lord! And as they sit In breathless wonder, looking upon the resurrected body of Jesus, be vanished. The interview ended. He was gone. With many of us It Is a bright, sun shiny day of prosperity. Thera Is not a cloud In the sky, not a leaf rustling In the forest. No chill In the air. But we cannot expect all this to last. He Is not an Intelligent man who expects perpetual daylight of Joy. The sun will after awhile near the horizon. The shadows will lengthen. While I speak, many of us stand la the very hour described In the text, "for It is toward evening." The request of the text Is appropriate for some beforo me. For with them it Is toward the evnlng of old age. They have passed the merid ian of life. They are sometimes startled to think how old they are. They do not, however, like to have others re mark upon it. If others suggest their approximation toward venerable ap pearance, they say, "Why, I'm not so old, after all." They do, indeed, no tice that they cannot lift quite so much as once. They cannot read quite so well without spectacle*. They cannot so easily recover from a cough or any occasional ailment. They have lovt their taste for merriment. They are surprised at the quick passage of the year. They say that It only seems a little while ago that they were boys. They are going a little down bill. There Is something In their health, something In their vision, something In their walk, something in their changing associa tions, something above, something be neath, something within, to remind them that It Is toward evening. The groat want of all such Is to have JeHUs abide with them. It Is a dis mal thing to be getting old without the rejuvenating Influence of religion. W hen we step on the down grade of life and see that it dips to the verge of the cold river, wre want to behold some one near who will help us across It. When the sight loses Its power to glance and gather up, we need the faith that can Illumine. When we feel the failure of the ear, we need the clear tones of that voice which in olden times broke up the silence of the deaf with cadence of mercy. When the axe men of death hew down whole forests of strength and beauty around us am! wo are left In solitude, we need the dove of divine mercy to sing In our branches. When the shadows begin to fail und we feel that the day Is far spent, we need moat of all to suppli cate the strong, beneficent Jesua In the pray> r of the villager*. "Abide with us, (or It la toward evening." The request of fhe text lx an appro priate exclamation for all ihu«« who are approached In the gloomy hour of temptation. There la nothing easier then to be good-natuted when every thin* plea***, or to he homule when there la nothing to opp<*e us, or for* clung when we have nut been assailed, or Ion* st when we have no Indue* to ext to fraud Hut you hate felt the grapple of tnM« icmplattou, Your na ture at VMM* tltu* quaked SHd groaned under th# infernal fore*, You felt that ike davil wae aft* r you You aa* your Christian grace* retreating. You fears*! that gnu would fall In the aw ful wrestle with ala and be thrown lata thi duet The gluon thickened The heat tMdtMtloae af th* night w*r« ts«n in alt ths ir*rub;ieg af your aouli in all Us infernal soHleetMts of Sa tan, la nil the surging up af tumultu ous pUMtana sail ***tt*areata, you felt with awfhl •mp'taei* that It was Pa ward evening la th* t* »pt*4 hour y a h»«l hi n»h l> w la abide with y * You •** heat hs k ths munster tt it would devour you You ran us kitto the aid that aould rids yuu d**n» You tpn e -*rp*a the battle «*e with which yv»u split the head of helmeted abomination! Who helped Paul ebake the brazen-gated heart of Kells? Who acted like a good sailor when all tbe crew howled In the Med iterranean ahlpwreck? Who helped the martyrs to be Arm when one word of recantation would bave unfastened the withes of the stake and put out the kindling Are? When the night of tbe soul came on and all the denizens of darkness came riding upon the wlnda of perdition who gave strength to the soul? Who gave ealmness to the heart? i Who broke the spell of Infernal en 1 chsntment? lie who heard tbe request | of tbe villagers, "Abide with us, for It I Is toward evening." You bave long rejoiced In the care of a mother. You have done everything I to make her last days happy. You have run with quick feet to wait upon her every want. Her preaence has been a perpetual blessing In the house hold. Hut (he fruit-gatherers are look ing wistfully at that tree. Her soul Is ripe for heaven. The gales are ready to flash open for her entrance. Hut your soul sinks at tho thought of a separation. You cannot hear to think that toon you will he called to take the last look at that face which from the drat hour has looked upon you with af fection unchangeable. Hut you see that life Is ebbing and the grave will soon hide her from your sight. You sit quiet. You feel heavy-hearted. The light Is fading from tbe sky. Tho air Is chill. It Is toward evening. You bad a considerable estate and felt Independent. In Ave minutes on one fair bulanre-ahect you rould sec Inert ! i St 11/ afn/W1 In f tin Tint there e. a trio complication*. Something that you Imagined Impossible hap pened. Tho beat friend you had proved traitor to your Internet*. A sudden crash of national misfortunes pros trated your credit. You may today be going on In business, but you feel anx ious about where you arc standing, and fear that the next turning of the wheel will bring you prostrate. You foresee what you consider certain defalcation. You think of the anguish of tolling your friends you aro not worth a dollar. You know not how you will ever bring your Children home from school. You wonder how you will stand the selling of your library or the moving Into a plainer bouse. The misfortunes of life have accumulated. You wonder what make* the sky so dark. It is toward evening. Trouble Is an apothecary that mixes a great many draught*, bitter and sour and nauseous, and you must drink some one of them. Trouble puts up a great many packs, and you must carry some one of them. There Is no sandal so thick and well adjusted but some thorn will strike through It. There Is no sound so sweet but the undertak er's screw-driver grates through It. In this swift shuttle of the human heart nemo of the threads must break. The journey from Jerusalem to Kmrnaus will soon be ended. Our Bible, our oommon-sense, our observation reiter ate in tones that wo cannot mistake, and ought not to disregard. It is to ward evening. Oh, then, for Jesus to abide with us. He sweetens the cup. He extract* the thorn. He wipes the tear. He hushes the torn pent. Ho soothe* the soul that tiles to him for shelter. Let the night swoop and the euroclydon crosa the sea. Let the thunders roar-soon all will be well. Christ In the ship to soothe his friends. Christ on the sea to stop Its tumult. Christ in the grave to scat ter the darkness. Christ In the heav ens to lead the way. Blessed all such. HI* arms will encloee them, his grace comfort them, his light cbecr them, his sacrifice free them, his glory en chant them. If earthly estate takes wings, he will he an incoiruptlble treas ure. If friends die, he will be their resurrection. Standing with us In the morning of our Joy and In tho noon day of our prosperity, he will not for sake um when the lustre has faded and It 1* toward evening. • • • This ought not to be a depressing theme. Who wants to Hvo here for over? The world has alwuys treated me well, arid every day l feel less and less like scolding und complaining. Itut yet I would not want to muke this my eternal residence. I love to watch the clouds, and bathe my soul In the blue »n of heaven; but l expect when the Armament Is rolled away as a s roll to tee a new heaven, grander, higher and more gb/loua. You ought to lie wUltra to exchange your holy that has Headache# and eldeavhee and weak> nemu a Innumerable, that limns with tin- stonebruUe. or feeiera with the thorn, or flames on the funeral pyre of fever*, f mt an Incorruptible l*-»dy and an eye Hut blink* to! before lb* Jas per gain* and Iba *r •! while throne, tint between that and this there In an hour about which m man should he re.ktree or foolhardy I doubt net your courage, but I tell you that you will went something better than n strong arm, e good •>.* and w trusty sword * Io n you rome to yeur Inst battle Ve t will need a better rob* th»n any you here In your wardrobe to b< p you I a arm In that place. t'lrruftiMsscr* <io nut nteh* m much difftrente. It may he a bright day wb.n you pi h <df from the planet, or It may t- a darh aiaht and while the owl l* h< .ilea fr u« the forest It may be iprtng. end your s»w! m*y go out aevoea the tdo*a»me, apple or ehsrde swinging their t*n«erw In the wey It mar he winter and the e«Hh in a mow eh rood. It may he autumn, and the bred* «et an fire by the retreat hg yasri dead nature laid out la it*i*. It may be with year wife1* head In year band. «r you may Ire In a ttraage hotel with l a a*rvent lanhful in the lam. It may be In the rail train, shot off the switch and tumbling In long reverberation down the embankment—crash I crash! I know not the time; I know not tbe mode; but the days of our life are be ing subtracted away and we shall come down to the time when we have but ten day* left, then nine days, then eight days, then seven days, six dayg live days, four days, three days, twc days, one day. Then hours; threg hours, two hours, one hour. Then only minutes left; five minutes, tour min utes, three minutes, two mlnutse, one minute. Then only seconds left; four seoonds, three seconds, two seconds, one second. Clone! The chapter of life ondcd! The book closed! Tbe puleee (it rest! The feet through with tbe journey! The hands closed from all work. No word on lhe lips. No breath In the nostrils. Ilulr combed back to lie undlsbovch d by any human bands. The muscles still. Tbe nerves still. Ths lungs still. Tbs tongue still. All still. You might put the stethoscope to the brcitwt and hear no sound. You might put a speaking-trumpet to ths ear, but you could not wake tbe deafness. No motion; no throb; no Ufe. Still! still! So death comes to the disciple! What If tho sun of Ilfs Is about to set? Jeeua is the day-spring from on high; the per petual morning of every ransomed spirit. What If the darkness oomes? Jesus Is tho light of the world and of heaven, What though this earthly house does crumble! Jesus has pre pared a bouse of many mansions. Jesus Is the anchor that always holds. Jesus Is the light that Is never eclipsed. Jesus Is the-fountain that Is never ex tlftllklful Tract I Si lag ths susnltiw stss hung up amid the gloom of tbe gath ering night' You arc almost through with the abuse aud backbiting of enemies. They will call you no more by evil names. Your good deeds will no longer be mis interpreted nor your honor filched. The troubles of earth will end in the fellcl ttis! Toward evening! The bereave ment* of earth will soon be lifted. You will not much longer stand pouring your grief In tb# tomb, like Rachel weeping for her children or David mourning for Absalom. Broken hearts bound up. Wounds healed. Tears wiped away. Borrows terminated. Nc more sounding of the dead march! To ward evening. Death will come, sweet as slumber to the eyelid# of tbe babe, aa full ration* to a starving soldier, as evening hour to the exhausted work man. The sky will take on Its sunset glow, every cloud a Are-pealm, every lake a glassy mirror; the forosta trans figured; delicate mists climbing the aJr. Your friends will announce ft; your pulses will beat It; your Joys will ring It; your Ups will whisper it: "Toward evening!" PASHION’ft PRILLS. A special feature of the summer fabrics 1* the transparent effect. Well-dressed women are wearing more Jewelry than they have in many years. Chatelaine bags of monkey skin, with rose-gilding clasps, have numer ous adherents. The belt buckles and clasp* enam eled In dull reds, blues and green# defy description. Vandyke collars of ecru and white batiste, trimmed with lace and Inser tion, are made to wear over thin sum mer gowns. Tulle and chlfTon, with a satin edge, are sold by the hundred yards for neck ruches and frilllngs on capes, parasols and gowns. Leather belt* are embroidered with gold and silver beads, and white kid belts, set with blue enamel traced with gold, are tbe latest fancy. Belt buckles and cuff buttons for shirt waists simulate In their enamel decorations the coata of arms or flags of the different nations or the insignia of the army or navy. The oldest known living tree la tbe soma cypress In Lombardy, which the records sa was standing and of un known age In t& B. C. NEWSY TRIPLES. There are over 500 horseless car riages now In use In Farts. "Matrimony happened to Mr. - and Miss -” Is the way a Maine correspendenl starts his report of a June wedding. A made-up neck-tie with a picture of a presidential candidate, which Is displayed by pulling a string, 1# the latest political novelty. Another expedition to explore tb* In terior of Auelralln baa been cent out from Adelaide. It I* equipped for an 1 eighteen months' absence, Ituaelan scientists report that the | white poplar tree act# aa a natural lightning rod. aa tha dtaeharga seek# It la preference to other tree# A North sea cud fisher carries a set el j line* t.sou fathom* In length, and bar | lag tha ameslag number of MW hooka, every one of which must he belted. Huaaten rellweye not only have the . usual amah tag earn attached in ell L'slns. hut there le soother emehee for i ladles only which no men eon enter le . remain. The eeorelty *f h.rr has eat Inven tive wit# at werh, and now in Sweden h*dlow hell# at cast steel ore found tn be n saluta tory subatltuia fee (very billiard holla "Metis," ihe teteat npecatle encases In lath naa heard recently hy etee tropheee In lead**, the not* >4 being transmitted eves the Lnndnn-^Mt# telephone circuit. Fee the ten month* ended hK* » ltd the total predovtue nf etg*re*i«e f*>, haste eea*w0U|ftMi woe llldltT, lid, «r an te* rewee of tIT.*04.tee ever the MU »e*» HM H