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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1896)
... |a brave new jerseyboy! Perhaps sthe darkest days experi enced by the little army of Washing ton wen* tlmse that witnessed the re treats across the Jersey*. New York had fallen Into the hand* of the boast ful enemy; he had taken Ports I>ee and Washington and the patriot* were on the retreat with the victorious Brit ish following In their wake. Tobias Traverse, otherwise known ns Toby, was In captivity; a prisoner of war In the only house that could tie used ns a Jail In one of the villages through which the British army was at that moment passing. Ills offense was that be bad refused to reveal to the Hrltlah commander the hiding place of some powder, which the patri ots bad been obliged to leave behind In their hurried retreat, t'ornwallls bad told the lw»y that If be bad not pointed out that hiding place before 7 o'clock flint evening, be should be shot. That was why |s>or Toby bad been k "W> llntc Mel lie fore, t|> l.ord " facorted to tile only house m tlu> luim Ict, nil old frame iilTnIr. with n elap board roof and one little window, which liinl hceii hoarded up. Nearly nil dny the llrltlah force fol lowed through the village on Itx nuirch nfter Washington's retreating army. All day the tall, gruff sentry paced up find down In front of Toby's prison. Hvcry now and then lie looked In to see Hint the "rebel brat" was safe, and cadi time lie caught the resolute look of the boy still coulliied between the four walls. "Why don't you make a clean breast of It, boyV” said Hie guard, toward ♦veiling. “I am not a Tory, sir!" came the quick answer. "Tory or not, It. behooves you to tell where the powder Is. You know the orders.” Toby turned away and went over to the other side of the old house, where he remained, looking defiantly at the guard, who thought him one of the "sluhhornrst rebels" he had ever seen. Night came at Inst, throwing her sa ble pall over the memorable little place. The Inst detachment of the Itrilixh army laid vanished, but twenty men remained behind to take care of the hoy, safe In their dutches. .More than once since sundown Toby was visited and urged to betray the hiding-place of Hen. Washington's ammunition; but to all pleadings and threats lie turned a deaf ear, and was heartily cursed for his refusal. We will quit here at !» o'clock," said the sergeant, at Inst. "It. lx the last moment of grace you have, boy." It was 7 o’clock then. Toby listened to the retreating fool steps of the sergeant, and then the guard resumed Ills tramp in front of the old stone pile. "This is Abner Kryant's work." said the little prisoner to himself, lie is Iliad because they watched his house and did not give him a chance to tell Cornwallis where the powder wax bur led. lie takes lids plan to become a hero in Cornwallis' eyes and to show this Itrlttsh commander that he ix loy al to the king. Never mind. Abner. We may be quits one of these days, and you may tint stand quite so high In the estimation of King Heorge’s general.” It was almost 9 o’clock when the ser i ‘•There it* a time In tli .* roof! erle<l, | he "A hole lit the roofr" echoed half a ' dojson Volt es “Itrluic a light. (prick! The little I Heatup lins escaped.” • j The utmost confusion reigned. A light was lirnught and revealed the Interior of the stone pile: a loose clap* Itoard In the roof told tlmt tin- little reltol hinl actually taken flight, and the white-faced sentry seemed ready to fall on his knees with fear. “He was here ten minutes ago. I heard hint,” In* managed to say. “And ten minutes to him menu a great deal, lie can run like a deer,” put in Aimer Itryant. "It seems to me I heard a horse erost the bridge a little while ago,” remark ed another and then the soldiers sep arated. 'I hi1 sergeant ami one other hastened to Toby's home ami searo|u*d It; Abner Itryant ran homo to get out his best horse, but a startllug discovery awaited him. The "best horse” was gone. The excitement Ihnl followed Toby’s escape was Intense. The patriots of the hamlet secretly rejoiced while the three lories bit fliclr lips with chagrin. Some mouths later Abner Itryant re ceived a letter eulogizing the good tpuilitles of Ids missing horse ami also thanking him for the use of If. 'J lie letter was signed "Toliy Trav ers” and the enraged lory lore It tip and threw It Into the tire. What, became of the liltlc rebel ol I he cross mails; The day after the surrender at York town ho was the bearer of a message fiom Washington to Cornwallis and the defeated general looked at lllm with a great deal of curiosity. • We have met before, my lord,” said Captain Toby with a bow. • I've been thinking as milch,” an swered Cornwallis; ‘but Just now I cannot place you.” ”1 am the Jersey hoy who wouldn’t betray the hiding place of the patriot powder.” ,\ Hush came to the llrllon’s fin e ami lie turned It away. Hut the next mo ment he turned suddenly to the young . ■•\Ve have heard from that powder since, I understand that a lot of rebels afterward unearthed It and used some of It against us in the siege of York town," he said with a smile. "Your general nearly lost a young captain that time; hut I commend your courage on that occasion. You deserve to he made a major,” It was the proudest moment of Cap tain Toby's life, and the next proudest was when ho went luck to the llltlo hamlet and turned over to Abner Jlry ant Ids blark horse which had carried him to safety on tin- most eventful night In his history. Denver lb-publi can. Mott Thimbles are Made j The thimble Is n Dutch Invention. and the first one was made In IbHt. ! by a silversmith named Nicholas Van ! Jtonsehoten. Originally it was called a thumbcll, because It was worn on the thumb. In making thimbles the gold and sil ver Ingots are rolled out of the de sired thickness and cut by a stamp In to circular pieces of any required size. These circular pieces are bent Into thimble shape by means of a solid metal bar Hint Is of the same size as the Inside of the iptended thimble; this bar Is moved by machinery up and down In a bottomless mold of I In outside of the same thimble, and each time the bar descends It presses one of the circular pieces or disks Into thimble shape. When the thimble Is shaped, the next work Is to brighten, polish and decorate it. First, the blank thimble Is fitted with a rapidly-revolving rod. A slight touch of a sharp chisel cuts a very thin shaving from the end of the thimble, a second cldsd does tin- same on the side, and a third neatly rounds off the rim. A round steel rod, well oiled. Is held against the surface of the revolving thlmlde. and it is thus given it idee polish; the inside is pol Ished and brightened in a similar man ner, the thimble being held in a revolv ing mold. 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Mai kv*aa 111*111* ik*' a In! *>• a* iu baa I la Ik** *1* li* ami llu> iaM.ii, aim I* ib* lk>»* li n *1 In '.tiltakn la .mil »a«* la •Mat *lal • bn ha n* ink ilm gamv • *aa I r«m ka« « all FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. lom« Tp-to-cluf* Hints Alumt fultlru llon of th* Hoi I un<1 VlrhU Thereof — Horticulture, Viticulture »nd Flori culture. UK correct time to dig potatoes is a matter of consider able concern to the potato grower, and especially If there are symptoms of rot In the crop. A correspondent of — the CountryOentle - man made Inquiry In regard to this matter, to which the following reply was made: "If the tubers have begun to show the discoloration of the potut rot, It Is better to dig them at once, the vines are dead or nearly « > tubers will not grow any more, andI by leaving them In the ground the ones will be liable to be infected by spores of tho fungus which are y' . or on the ground, but which su< c rains will wash down In the bring Into contact with the ’ where they will do their hatefu j If the tops are tiot yet dead, they only serve to Increase the crop spores, which drop from them to th ground and which by the next s rain will probably be carried and brought In contact with the *» ■ thus Increasing the destrucli , • If the tops are not dead, and bo sure of no more rain or weeks, It would, perhaps, do to leave the tubers In the ground, but his Is no a certainty, nor Is It desirable, tubers are dug and only the ones etored In a cool, dark < ry ■ ... Hrst been dried, they will not be likely to rot. times, however, the rot continues o • velop after the tubers are store* . Is brought about in two or thie® ' The tuber may be affected, hut fungus is In such an early »t»K®' . velopment that It lias not ye . p a sufficient discoloration to be notic . The rot In such cases will he HKely' develop and make Us presence Known In due time. Again, there may bo spores In contact witli the surface of the pota to, but which have not yet sent thclr germinal threads inlo Us hsh. ( f potatoes arc put In the cellar w ■ - moist, or with moist lumps of earth ad hering to them,the dampness will cause these spores to germinate, and the po tato will, In due time, show signs of rot. In the third place, an affected tuber may communicate the disease to a sound one with which it Is In contact. It Is desirable, therefore, that they he stored In crates or in shallow bins, so that they can be more surely Kept dry and more easily examined and any af fected ones that may appear be quickly tuken out. Moisture is the friend of rot, dryness its enemy. Last season there was little or no rot. There was not rain enough to carry what spore3 may have been produced into the ground deep enough to come in contact with the tubers. This season the case is different. Are Whent Varieties Degenerating. The general failure of the wheat crop In Ohio this year lias caused many farmers to think that (heir wheat is "running out,” and the desire lo change teed is more general than it lias been for some years past, Judging from let ters received at the experiment sta tion. While there Is undoubtedly a great difference in the vigor of differ ent varieties of wheat and their adap tation to various soils and climates, the tests made at the experiment station encourage the belief that a variety adapted to the '.oil and conditions of a given locality will tend to Improve, rather than degenerate, if proper care be exercised in selecting seed from year to year. To illustrate: the two varieties of wheat which head the list at the Ohio station In a ten-year test, Valley, which has given the largest yield per aero, and Penqultc's Velvet A IIUII, nun u iiwo bi'vh vuv m average weight per bushel, are both varieties which originated or were first distributed from southwestern Ohio, fifteen to tnirty years Hgo. These va rieties are not proof against all unfav orable conditions, and every season they are excelled In yield by Borne oth er sorts, but no one sort has yet been able to overlop either of them in the points mentioned in the average of a long continued test. I .*nu« r h <««tr«lrH In o, h.i.ir. Not a weed should be left In the berry garden this fall, ltestroy nox ious seed and Insect t-ggs by burning all wet-dr, dead brush und Vines thus saving much labor another season l.et the ground be clean and apply a liberal dressing of flue manure over the entire surface. Having mused the Infant plants Into vigorous growth and pro tected them (tom insect euemiee and disease do nut now neglect the most Important part of successful berry growing. As heretofore stated Win ter protection Is an nbeuluta necessity Inf growing email frutia aneeeoefuily In n Northern climate It ehould ho practiced In every l<> titty where the letups! etur* reach*# aero, or lots* Kvcn In loealtlic* whero plants enow no Injury, and among those considered most hardy, the vitality la wlt«n af fected, sa l ihe emceed lag crop very much reduced the he*i winter pro •< • ton foghinehheftlee raapherrlee and •rep*# omuls m ta>tag them 4o*a end covering lightly with dirt. If plan.# here haen well mulched in euwr met with green stwcee, clean itrse, if *«o*ee manure a* they should he teas lltt t# resulted by using mis muleh u»« In hsying plant* dawn tthe rows -waning north and sowni.i* mae*«c* at the north end, remove the dirt from the north side of !he hill about four Inches I deep; gather the branches in close form [ with a wide fork, raising It toward the top of the bush and press gently to the north, at the same time placing the foot firmly on the base of the hill, and press bard toward the north. If the ground Is hard, or bushes old, a second man may use a potato fork Instead of the foot. Inserting same deeply, close to south side of hill, and press over slowly, bending the bush, in the root, until nearly flat on the ground. The bush Is then held down with wide fork until properly covered. The top of suc ceeding hill should rest near the base of preceding hill, thus making a contin uous covering. This process Is an Im portant one, but is easily acquired with a little practice. In the spring remove the dirt carefully with a fork, and slowly raise the bush. With hardy varieties, and In mild winters, eufll clent protection may be had by laying down and covering the tips only. Grapes, being more flexible, are laid down without removal of dirt near the vine. There is no more important work on the fruit farm, or garden, than winter protection, anil there Is no work more generally neglected. L«et it be done thoroughly, after frosts hav* come, and before winter sets iu. Color iii tin) Garden. What one chiefly needs to study In the color effects of our flower garden* Is gradation, says a writer in Harper * Bazar. It Is to plant our comparative ly small spaces so that one tint may lie softly against another, each out leading up to or melting Into solldci and deeper and more compact blossom leaving fringes of color to mingle and lose themselves In lighter or darkei tints and tones. If this gradual in tensification of color is possible in wild musses, and with only one tint to d' a. with, it Is slill more easily possible with the various colors which are al the command of the flower-gardener who can control a greater variety uut, bring wItliIn small space flowers auu specie* from all distance* and lands One can produce the effect of gradu I don and Intensification of color by number of tints Instead of breadth oi space. Just as a painter, within tht small circle of his palette, can arrange the infinite gradation which leadt from the upper blue through all the clear light green spaces which lie be tween It and the orange and crimson parallels of a sunset sky; and certainly if he can do this, we can produce with lii the bounds of a garden wall, in lints of nature’s own manufacture something akin to the sweep of coloi made by the painter-hand of nature. OI course these color effects must b« changeable ones, for flowers vary with the months, w hole tribes of them elect lug to blossom in June, and perbapi other tribes in July, and others again in August and September, or even, like the chrysanthemum, come to theii crown in late October weather. So fot this reason, if for no other, we mutl know our (lowers well before we at tempt to Juggle with them. We must understand their times and season*; and not undertake a gradation or a contrast with flowers, one species ol which may have chosen June for its season and another have elected tc blossom In September. In this assem blagc of friends, where we wish to gel the most beautiful result of friendll ness—perfect harmony—wc must takt careful thought about our invitations, and try to pair the habits and prefer cnees of our guests. HiHvtt Silo* in New York. A seed Arm In western New York if sending wagons through the country advertising seedR, and offering to put up round or tub silos for farmers, says Hural New Yorker. One of our readers describes this silo as follows: The sllc they erect is built of pine about two Inches thick, grooved or matched. On the ends of the staves, where more than one length is required for th« neigni oi me biio, u piece ui nun in used, by sawing Into the end of each I piece. They use heavy Iron hoops und screws that may bo tightened as re | qulred. Coal tar Is used In putting It I together, and a metal roof also. A slle 12 feet In diameter and 20 feet In height Is put up for $72, which seems very reasonable. We are Investigating thli 1 inunner of doing business, und shall, doubtless, have more to say about it. As to the value of "tub" silo, reports are largely In Its fuvor. Here Is a note from l’rof. Clinton of Cornell that I* worth reading: "This price for putting I up the silo of the dimensions given can be lowered by any farmer. There It | not the slightest necessity for having' the staves grooved. The success of tht 1 tub silo Is unquestioned. I have just , visited one that has been In use the past year, and the ensilage kept per fectly. The dimension* uf this one are 13 feet diameter by 30 feet high Thl | chiirgia made against the tub alio that It will fall to pieces lu the sommer I found utterly false, fur this ons was standing la good condition. I shall recommend the building of tub silos a*' being the beet and cheapest fur lb* farmer." Tbs Home llntter Market —After at It Is the home butler market that la at Hie greatest Interest to A ten leans I The ottnoal lucres** uf population, ll tii tt population be in a position to sup ply Its n ants, si- an* an Inrreuse of mom than t p* r rent demand sash year, Tbs expansion sf lbs market to inch on rltiRt will probably son sums all tits butter and cheese that eoa be mads, prut bird that those orttohn bn good and honest nod hoys tho coat denes sf tbs would-be consumers. The supply of purs wttsr fwr nut barnyards Is eery little regarded, fsta ore ewmpsitod lu drink fool nr brackish water, *r tkat ah«k la tainted from tba lord- The effsvt Indirectly mam kw Infurtuoa lu sureelwse by poisoning Use milk. but think nine of the seam am a and tuft ring at ike aalmath The I>cpri <1i*t ins 11*-ft. Of all the things in nature that afflict the sons of men. There Is nothing that I know of beats the depredating hen; If you see a wild-eyed woman firing brickbats from the shed. Yon can bet a hen has busted up her little flower-bed. She plunders and she scratches, she cackles and she batches. And forty thousand cowboys couldn't keep her In a pen. She was sent on earth to fret us, to excoriate the lettuce; She’s a thoro'-golng nuisance Is the depredating ben. 1 threw a brick and missed her ss shs hustled out my beans. But Julius Caesar's statue was smashed to smithereens; I saw her digging rifle pits where I’d put my pansies In, I fired a good-sized rock and hit my hired man on the shin. She busts all bounds and shackles, she giggles and she cackles, She makes me say some earnest things I haven't time to pen; I never used Imd language, but now I'm filled with anguage, Alas! I've broke fho record thro’ that depredating hen. But now thro'out. my cabinet there floats a pleasant smell, And the reason lor that perfume Isn't bard to tell; For when 1 rose this morning, saw my cabbuge-bcd a wreck, I caught thut depredating hen and fiercely wrung her neck; 1 hear her fizz and crackle, no mor< she'll scratch and cackle, Or make my summer gardeu look like some hyena's den. She far too long bus bossed me, she far too much has cost mo— I'll eat at luncheon time to-duy a bun dred-dollar ben, —The Khan, rr<Kilrtli>K A few days after an egg Is laid an air Apace becomes visible at the larger end. Into this space sufficient air may have already entered to start decom position at any future time, and when once decomposition has started, It cun not be arrested, no matter how thor oughly and effectually the pores of the shell may be sealed after Its entrance. This shows abundantly how essential It Is that eggs when laid down for pre serving should be perfectly new laid. Another matter Is deserving of atten tion, viz.. If possible, eggs that are to be preserved should not be fertilized. In the preserved egg contests, the ad visability of preserving unfertile eggs has been demonstrated. Though at times these latter have been preserved In Inferior preservatives, they have, nevertheless, proved far superior at the end of a given period to others which have been fertilized, but stored in the best of preservatives. Such eggs can be easily obtained. As soon as all the eggs required for Incubation have been acquired, the cocks can bo removed, and after some days have elapsed the matter of egg preserving can be tuken In hand without further delay. The only method we shall describe at the present time Is the lime process, and which we have long held to be the best. This view Is confirmed by the important experiments which liavo re cently taken place at the Nr v York Experimental Station. Thero the solu tion which gave the best results was made by mixing four quarts of slaked lime with one quart of common salt In live gallons of water. After being well stirred on several occasions the clear liquid is removed Into a glazed earthenware or wooden vessel, but It Is better that the mixture should stand for a day or two, until such solid ma terial as the water will take up has been dissolved. Then to the clear li quid half an ounce of boraclc acid Is added. Into this solution the eggs are carefully placed, care being tuken that It rises three Inches above the eggs, for any left high and dry will be spoilt. The Jars are then stored away In a coo) place and not disturbed until they |llon> Talk. The horse Is a noble anltuul, In spite of the fact that he's not above work. The horse Invented horse racing when he ran with other eolts; but he didn't Invent betting the other fellow's money on the result. The horse husn't much uf a voice, hut he can go ahead. Its the slow Jacksss that dues the luud talking. The horse can say neigh, yet he may be led Into leinptullou if the halter Is strong enough. The prehistoric horse had live toe#. The man who walks home from the race track Is wearing off hi# auperfltt ou# four a little hit later. The bora* can afford to laugh the horse laugh at the bicycle and trolley car. lly and by there will he none but nice, easy job# left fur horaea. The tior»« hk» been the friend ol man from the BW appearance uf the latter on lh# planet The dark loose la much In non# mind Ju»t no*, yet the dark burse la ntd altogether a stable character. If wtabes w««e horses and the wish were father t« the thought, then the { thought would naturally he a cult. - | X. If. lte««fd*r. i Variation uf Itainfall As Is well ( known, the amount ef rain that falU j upon land tstiia greatly la different tsgtons til s.>«m< countries, such as IVru and a purl ef Kgypt. as well aa of the d* •*ris ef Afrits and Central Asm, It may he said that nu ram *i«r mite there. Cpon the table hand nf Units and In many other ka>lhl«A ratna are very rate dprahmg in gen< srsl trims the must abundant rainfall Is in reft*.a* mar the equator, where there are regularly wet and dry asm* •oka. thaugh in certain leeellttea, aa «a «>»• parts of Unless It talus e«ii nigh untlnaally THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON VIII, NOV. 22 — RE WARDS OP OBEDIENCE. Haitian Test—"In All Thy Waji Ad knowlstlge Him and lie shall Hire-6 Thy Path*"-— Pro*. 3:6 — Ntspplnu llexmeiril lo Wisdom's Path. 1118 lesson la an In* vltatlon to walk ia the ways of heaven ly wleiluin. Aa In rhaptrr k. so hern wisdom stand* by the gates of the city, at the parting of Ihe paths, and ou the high places where aim can bn seen and heard, and call* t<> men to hear her voice Inviting them to her ifotieo Ilea utlful. The win lo the heavenly life on rarlh la shown to men. The city of Hod la not In heaven alone, hut coin ns down from tlod out of heav< n, and Is among men. The steps In this blessed life urn aet forth In all Ihelr allnotlveiies* The appeal la lo all that la highest, noblest, and lost In men. Today's lesson Includes verses 1 to 17, i hupte; llook of I'rovcrhs, With « * Idahatory notes Dm lesson follows: I. ",M> son." The older mid wist r matt mhlressi « the younger, not as a master or tyrant, hut it.- a father and friend, desir ing his pupil's good. It Implies also that • he one addressed I* acting like a son. "Korget not toy law.” Wo forget that to which wc do not pay earnest attention. Therefore, li Is our duly and our wisdom lo It) read the Whole law of flod; <Z» to study h i tin ui|y gmi thorough'y, <J) to use it as ii guide to our drily live*. • hlne heart keep my commandment*.'* There Is no true, no lasllng ohrdlane# •hut riots not ' ,nie from the heart, thk fountain of life. Mere outward obedlen* 8 Is nol a, , eptahle. Who would accept from a non or daughter, from husband nr wife, a mere outward righteousness that dhj nut Mow from love? 2 "Kor length of day* and years of Ilf A and Peace," Long life Is of little use un Icss It he a,, ompanled liy peace and pros perity. width the word also means, tl) This is u statement of a g' acral principle •hat keeping Hod's commandment* tends will ill leu sound hiiiI >■<■« 11 li y * "M*rcy” inward tho sinning and to ward ihe suffering, "AmJ truth," slneer !*>'. pure, uprlKlii dealing* In all thing* There me mentioned a* duller Inward om* fellow men whleh are apt lo lie neglected, "illnd them ulioul ihy neejr," ar costly ornamenlr, cure fully guarded from lo**, always In rlglit, rometlilng lo delight In, They me Indeed ihe graei n mid tho heauly of nnii, ur will ur their duly. "Wrlli them on ihe table (tablet) of thine heart." A* the leu commandments upon the tablet* of rtone, never hi he effaced, t "Favour and good understanding" "The reward nr fruit of adopting tho course recommended, and exhibiting tha virtue* rpoken of In tho preci ding verse, I* here subjoined. Till* fr twofold: as It regard* olherr, hnlh flod arid man, favor; ur II regards Ihe possessor, good success, prosperity. 7. ‘'Wise In thins own eyes,” I. e, In lldne own opinion or conceit, lie riot puffed up with a vain corc'lt fit thlno own Imparlance, thy knowledge, lliy su perior wisdom. "Fear the l.ord," Not to lie afraid of, but reverence, stand In awe of his greatness, arid wisdom, and goodness, so Dial we shall trust our all lo him, "And depart from evil.” Thtl natural ronserpienee of fearing thn T<ord. H. "It shall l«i health to thy navel," tho muscle* of ihe body, and marrow, og moisture, "lo thy hones,” The marrow was supposed to keep Ihe liones In a healthy stale, a. "Honor Ihe laird with ihy substance,” your capital, the property yoii posses*. 10. "Ho shall ihy barns be Oiled with plenty." Compare the promise In Ma laehl i: 10, “Fats shall overflow out." Overflow with the crop of grapes It Is too small to contain. Or II may refer to the birring arid burning of the new grapes. 11. "Despise not (shrink not from) the i'hastening " Discipline, schooling. In struction by punishment. Di lltxsch trans lates, "The school of Jehovah," "Neither he weary”; I. do not loathe, abhor, feel disgust n«r vexation Inwards. The word certainly denotes loathing or nausea. “Of his reproof," or correction by means of reproof. "Those who arc determined to do wrong loathe all reproof that would turn them from It.” III. "Fur whom Ihe l.ord loveth he re proveth.” Fare, burdens, losses, sickness, trouble* are no necessary proof that w« are worse than other men, an we havq seen In Job, hut are the fatherly disci pline of one who loves us with all him heart, ! ..I loves us too well (o let us go 13. "Happy Is the man." Tho word for "happy" Is plural In the orlKlnal. The plural form vx presses the manifold nntnrn of tha blessedness of Hie wise man. He la blessed In every wuy, at all times, front all sources, In ull departments of his life. In all rlreumstance#. Ho Is blessed lit body and In soul; In time and In eternity. —I*. "That llndeth (has found, and holds possession of> wisdom." After u long and arduous search, a# for hid treasure*. Often there Is far more gained In the orb of searching than In mere possession* This Is true of almost ull good thlnga* Itasselas was discontented In the Happy Valley, and so were all the dweller* there; und he was willing to tunnel his way out with Intinlie labor rather than dwelt amid Its perfection*. It. "The merchandise of It." It must Im gained by labor and cost, as earthly treasures are It Is Imimsatble to Impart character or wisdom by direct gift. There Is s continual Halite lu wisdom, using what one has in gaining more, Compare Chris!’* parable* of the hid treasure and the peatl of great price (Matt. 13; tl-Pb, |S, "Hhe Is more preclou* than rubies,'* or pearl#. ** some translato tho word, which probably Include* all prwctuu* stones. "The thing* thou csost desirs *• Ait pleasures all delights, all the tr»a» oie* of wraith, ail that men gtv» up their lit e* pi uldalU. U union! Is as far *l«it* ail the** a* th* aun and star* above the atrset lamp. g. 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