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THE SUNDAY s: HOOL LESSON X. DEC. 6 THE SIN OF KING SOLOMON. Golden Test: “Let Hlin That Thlnketh That lie Ktandeth, Take Care Lett Ha rail”—1 Cor. 10:13 — Clouded Evening After a Bright Morning. F we have ecstati cally rejoiced In the previous lesaone of thla quarter, there le a drench of tears and an ecstasy of heartache" In this last lesson on Solo mon's career. From the glories of life we turn to look up on a tragedy. We I see how "the long and bright summer day of the great king's reign was fated to set with gloomy Indications of gathering evil.” The Scriptures are too wise to portray the grandeur without also showing Its dan gers; and they are loo truly ••hllosophl cal not to show the source of the down fall of the wisest of men. "There are many Instances Iri history of live* of genius aiel enthusiasm, of high promise and partial accomplishment, marred and flung away, hut none which present the great tragedy of wasted gifts and blossoms never fruited In a sharper, more striking form than the life of the wise king of Israel, who, 'In his latter days,' was 'a fool.' The goodliest ves sel may ho shipwrecked In sight of port. "The sun went down In a thick bank of clouds, which rose from undralned marshes In his soul, and stretched high up in the western horizon. His career. In Its glory and Its shame, preaches the great lesson which the Book of Ecclesias tes puls Into tils mouth as 'the conclusion of thf* Wlif.lo inullov’. 'I.v.f fi/,.1 :t I if 1 k<< II Ill* commandments; for this l» tho whole duly of man.' "McLaren. !■ "It tame to puss, when Solomon was old." Between 50 and 'll years old. when lie ought to liavt been In his spirit ual and mental prime. "Ills wives," many of them foreign princesses, tho daughter of Pharaoh, and women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Kdomitce. Sldotilans and 1111 tlten, heathen women who brought their heathen natures, training arid customs with them. "Turned away his heart af ter other gods." This wux u gradual process, resisted while he was busy with Ids religious work of building up the kingdom, but as he gave himself up more to pleasure, his energies became relaxed, his conscience dulled and weakened, bis power of resistance lessened; these for eign wives with youth, and little to do. cajoled and persuaded the king to their wishes. 5. "For Solomon went after." Some commentators think that Solomon actual ly worshiped Idols, but most think that his sin was that described In verse 7. where ho favored and abetted Idolatry, by building Idol temples, and supported Idolatry. "And his heart was not per fect with the Lord.” The word rendered heart In the Old Testament Is very sig nificant. it means more than the will, the emotions and the affections. "Perfect (entire) with the Lord, ... as was the heart of David his father." Not thut David was a perfect man, hut he never swerved from his loyalty to God. Ills f>< r vlce of God was Imperfect, Indeed; hut he never served other god*, and his hit ter repentance shows that in his heart he was always loyal and true. Solomon wan not whole-hearted In God's service. 7. "Then did Solomon,” us the next step, "build a high place,” a shrine or temple on a hilltop among the trees. For "Chcmosh," a local name for Dial, tile suri god. “The abomination," the Idol and Its worship Intensely hateful lo God, "Of Moab." The Moabites, also descend ants of l-ot, lived east of the lower Jor dan. "In the hill that Is before Jerusa lem." The Mount of Olives, the southern peak of which was lienee called the “Mount of Offense,” and the "Mount ot the Destroyer," arid the "Mount of Cor ruption.” K. "And likewise did he for all hln strange (foreign) wlv<s.” Having done this for some, there was no reason why he should not he impartial. Thu* he "halted Ikt went two opinion*,” and tried "to n rve two masters." Solomon, having committed the double crime of polygamy ggpr* witn n* ntnen wives, couiu only wim grear difficulty avoid tolerating idolatry. Head ing persons came to visit him from all the surrounding nations, many of whom were included in the empire; ur.d to give each one an opportunity to worship as he pleased at the center of worship seemed so worldly wise, so large-hearted, so tol erant, so broad. Hut it was like tolerat ing worm** at the roots of tiv* trees, weeds In the garden, wild leasts in the home. As Milman well says. Thus the grandeur of the kingdom, by cb . troying its unity, and enfeebling its religion, the e< liter and bond of unity, led inevitably to its fail.” All this naturally encouraged Im morality. and cruelty, and crime*, which were a part of the idolatrous worship. Jt was a public dishonoring of God and the true religion, which he had done so much to upbuild. 12. Notwithstanding, in thy days l will not do it.” The threatening had two gracious and merciful limitations; (1) The blow* should not fall until after his death <ef. v. 31; chap. 21: 1S»; 2 Kings 22; 20); and (2) the disruption should be but partial. There should be a “remnant.” Pulpit Commentary. "For David thy father’s sak' .” lit cause of David’s goodness and of the promises made to him (2 Sum. 7: 13*16). \Ve little know the bene Jit* of the evils entailed upon us )>y our forefather*. ”1 will t* »»d it out oi the h< I of t . v son,” whose had conduct arose lar;p iy from the polygamy and sins of Solomon. 13. ”1 . , . will give one trlbt n thy yr 11 . ^ I)i,• ui l. M.: r :;.. ... . ' i entirely ©oujPsteut with the eiaieo * tK by the same writer t» f*»w vor .» farther on that two tribe* should remain in Bolo men** family. t\,n*. . .* lit. tdutorv i f Franc* .* t v • r« * * » 1 of the ». » ’ fur Ge ■ kinau in * * . * d I*1 kingdom or Mod u* the we _ , outgioVAh from lb H.A‘HKS OF IUN. “Til*n .1.# »li*.ut look with favor «» )«mr »uii r "Na. I :un<i« r. mistake It, la *t*r In (foil . aiit'i nc " l'kiU,!*l|>va North Anwrunn. Illuko I think I '*«»' ink* a trip l« NPvsara nm *«*k. lint) Anuri. outM ta •«*> It WlHwwbr »v«»*l you nc«r Dhhm* Sing* V«». a« *»? h*Mt * IV* » Mr tta.uti That Ml »% «**l*r. * h« * *»!*.» I*-. •**• »>»«. I* a ► if «* *. uuu. *1. «« 1w» ha* h* vaaWn l In* ft n>44* k.«»».; « Hut* mar* «*re* *hlr. l* •- v : h> ftlf* u th* .art »f « *«uun WAV Will t *4*4 “p v**r Oft ***r 4Jar *t • »r»*t •« «**»» «» *****1 »»•** *te* th«r *p fr» it fa.. hm, <44 kxu ft* Uftt 9m «• ***4 *1 th. MS> «» ****'•• «'»» «•*.*. I*. »*« O** is **•• SLiir jm#* 14 H ’ HOLDINC THL HANDLE-BAHv ■ (iruHpIntE Them in the Center 1* » Com* mnn Habit* Assume, if you please, that the grips are properly placed at the ends of the handle bar from twelve to eighteen inches apart and that the proper place for the rider's hands is on the grips The fact remains that the average rid er seldom touches his grips in riding, but grasps the naked bar on either side of and close to the top of the steer ing head. Are we to infer from this that the standard handle bar construc tion is ail wrong and that the grips should be at tho top of the bar and not more than eight inches apart—or that the bar should be left long to meet, the exigencies of rough riding, while the material of which the grips are made should cover the entire bar up to with in an inch or two of the center—or that It would lie well to have a pair of sup plementary grips at the place indi cated by the position assumed by the rider —or what? Undoubtedly tiie pres ent standard handle bar Is correct. The average rider, for one thing, has his grips dropped so low that he cannot reach them conveniently, so that his easiest position is with his hands ou the top of tho bar; and again, many rid ers with level or up-turned bars who are able to reach their grips comfort ably have acquired the habit of grasp ing tho nickel part in deference to the popular idea. We think that every rider Is obliged at times to use his grips. Full handle bar leverage is necessary whenever sterling is ren dered difficult by rough surface or oth erwise. At such times every rider finds iliat the standard bar cornea in handy. Supplementary grips would detract measurably from the trim appearance of the handle bar and It may be doubt ed whether cyclists, as a class, would tolerate them. A bar entirely covered with cork or other grip material would speedily become soiled and make a aorry looking object In comparison with the bright nickeled bar. THE FRENCH MAIDEN. She IlcgliiN Her I ncont iouM I .mrlim* Ion ut a Very Tender Age. Among us it Is not only a woman's duty to please; abe does it by instinct; the tiniest girls do it unconsciously, says Mme. Th. Bentzon in the Century. Just watch them aa they walk In the avenues of our public parks; they have all the unstudied grace ease of real ladles arid, Indeed, they fully sus pect that approving eyes watch them as they skip the rope., for coquetry, which Is much more subtle and more delicate than flirtation leas direct, too, in its atm—is Innate with them. They are not ambitious of winning the ad miration of boys of their own age; they look down with disdain on such adrnir J ers; they aspire to please big people, i In their intercourse with little play I mates there is a great deal of cere I mony. Nothing could be more amusing | than the manner of a little girl who, having come io the conclusion by the i general appearance of another little I girl that she is worthy of the honor ; she is about to confer on her, finally asks her to play at hide-and-seek. If some brave young person walks up to j the group of players with the tlrne | honored phrase, "Mademoiselle, will ! you allow me to play with you?” a sharp and comprehensive glance at ! nrflftp.IrlrHt nlth* v f ho nr lhft warmth of tho reply. Matters would hardly take a different form in a draw ing room in the rase of n more serious introduction. The gestures, the bows, ! the little looks, the smiles, are copi e ’ of their mamma's, and yet they are all perfectly natural in the sense that they i are merely following their own nature j without a trace of that self-consclous 1 ness that, “puts on airs” of any kind. . This Anglo-Saxon quality of sclf-eon ! sciouaness, in both fts good and bad | points, is incompatible with the French | temperament. Tin- Scot ami Hu* I'ootpud. A Scotsman residing in San Fran cisco was the most argumentative and ! the calmest of men. They use flre j arms rather inopportunely ut times out there, and early one morning, when Mr. Macgregor was returning home, he was thus accosted by an American citizen suddenly holding up a pistol: "Throw up your hands!" “Why?" ! asked Mr. McGregor, calmly. "Throw | them up,” insis t'd the foutpaii, shak ing his pistol. "Will you d<i what I tell you?" "That depend.." ilid Mr. Macgregor. “If you <aa showyue any re-: II n h I . ‘ I 1 p u i. I : V , I. I'll no' leu tat I t il IS ,, > .'I nte s reuUl.u. wad 1 ■ no j'sBde.ttion for til In do to) .d ut I a tf11I<l N o, v. hv should you a n mplsie ■.c. giir, ask nie at this o< r it’ the tiimimT <<u j the public street to pit Up ui.il, , U?" i you," cried the robbers If you don't quit ga»< In' un i olH' iltufi I II blow tbe top of your head off■“V\ hat* Faith, null >>> i mu .t bo n >«t l head. Fonts, pufl, pulr bitiAf," said Mttfregoi < ■■» ithiugly. ' -""■f *' itnis i lie |iblvl as, I »• •: ..lit I ill u in « > twwt out of the mah's luttfl "Fonts, I it , 1 1 It i • " f*. | it ml I ts fschl. » ■ ’ *a>, yr might a* wstl iiut^p yer sin 8 4»» RM^B V *S the t’Ui pn< ■ i sad band* l I dui uv- r < • lit) l>00*144 l> a I ! I < t ti * I * This* a tittle dm* hot „,u , •al a .*'t ht* A** %[, . i t*a. **>d salh I l*« I*, i I* |)*a * *• _ . ' * ooldo* ”*•*'*” ‘ *?'»•*• • • | «** tbah til ||(w ^ ’ 1 ‘ u *• u,* *..„t thin us he it iti p*r. h«» r i A » mt'iw mwaMiMimmmmmmmmmwmsmmm■> wmr* I " SEIZED UPON BY SHOWMEN TO BE PUT ON EXHIBITION. Kurtmrltj of the 01<l Hulk Sy»tem A Floating Hell for Unfortunate Pris oner* Who Were Went to Au» tralia. _ LIj Is grist that comes to the mill of the showman, anil even a convict ship Is serviceable If only It can be made attractive, says the I^ondon Chronicle. There has lately arrived,In the East India dock, at Black wall, the Australian convict ship Success, which Is to he put on exhtbl lion forthwith. The vessel belongs to ihe old bad system of treuting crimi nals with hurharous cruelty, bordering on inhumanity. Built In 1790, In Brit ish India, of solid teak, the Success ■vas first an East India trader and then an emigrant ship. It was in the year 18.'2, Just at tho time of the gold dis ■ ■overles In Australia, that she was nrned Into a convict hulk and moored t Willlumstown, Victoria. The new .•'old fields attracted many bad c har iters from all parts, even convicts leaking loose from the penal estab lishments, and, In order to afford safe 'inurters for thn worst of the evildo * is, five ships were turned into hulks. The Success formed one of the group and was known aw the "dark-cell drill" ship, being fitted up with solitary cells that admitted no light. One can well understand the horrors of the rigorous system of prison treatment practiced on board these hulks by an Inspection of this ship. Lying in the East India dock, she Is a weather-beaten old wooden vessel, dingy and free from any suspicion of new paint. The first wonder, indeed, Is that site ever accomplished the voy age from Australia to London, which took no loss than five months and a half, but her stout timbers of teak of great thickness made her almost im pregnable as a fortress. Tbo quarters once occupied by the warders are shown on the quarter deck, where there are exhibited various rusty mus kets, pistols, leg irons and manacles, as well as an original copy of a "ticket of leave,” signed by the governor of the colony. The ’tween deck is fitted with cells on each side, every cell having been for the accommodation of three men, and on the lower deck, where no light and but little air* could penetrate, j are the dark, solitary cells, which must always have been living tombs to the occupants. At the end of each cell is a space shut off by Iron rails called the "tigers' den,” which was used for those regarded as irreclaimable. Here the most outrageous offenders were herded together in semi-darkness, and often murder was committed among them selves as the result of an old grudge or dispute. The barbarity of the hulk system is further illustrated by iron necklets by which unfortunate malefactors were ! fastened by a line as if by halters, and j in some torture chambers prisoners j were so chained that they could neither I lie, wit nor kneel. Hardened ruffians ! though the convicts were, yet such ' treatment could only have the most j fiendish results and the prisoners on I I the Success, in 18.17, found an oppor- ; 1 tunity of revenging themselves by as- ! diluting the official head of the con- j , vict establishment, Inspector General i : :Tk-e. Tht public isentinicnt revolted i against the hulk system which waa su perseded in 1V39. The old hulks were ! broken up, with the exception of the 1 Success, which, after being maliciously , scuttled in Sydney harbor, was rais' d i and exhibited as a show vessel at va rious ports in Australia. This old hulk, reeking with the memories of many cruelties committed iu the name of the law, is not allowed to tel! her own tale, hut somewhat questionably it is j sought to heighten the effect by the aid of wax figures In cells, and tab leaux of scenes with notorious bush rangers. all of which appeal to morbid tartes. Th# l.ttiiKHttiv** Thai C’hrlat Kj>»k«*. | It is said that there is one, and only j one, work extant written in the Ian i guage in which the Savior commonly * spoke. The authority for this state ment is Doctor Meyer, of the Culver sity of Conn, w Ito has made a special ’ study of the qti' tion. The work Is knowui hs the "Jerusalem Talmud.” and | It was written In Tiberias in the third j | century after Christ. According to this ' i authority J«*u* (.poke a (Saillean dia lect ol the Amniali tongue. The Ara- I mate is true of the H*. ruitlc family of j I vagu iK*», a • er tongm to the Hr t brew. Aramaic was at one period the > ' i inguag ' ot btislm sM Inti r< our^e t>" tween HyrU and (no countries firthti tut. t-t tut Til. They are telling this story of how ; Prior* lt’siH4r> A r iu to eh<Mwe fir < h Wi'OlilfetT ti l hi* peritrllal pH) { > u-isn At ih' Ir first murttkw th* j -'itgee l»iu bis temper sad growled ■tain’t ask so winy question*. ' to I «kirk n*ha*«t»e». r-i> W "iVhst you j n»- l is n t»- J” *r. h* «*'■•$ no j t«i. *C«n* ” \\ h* vsoyon libnih’f I * v«« h>d and foe’idr usnol at iim i ■ t'T'll The do i'H was In doubt tut t;i t «Aether he waa not in ho shown nwi ; 'S'o ih« strew* I hi* tkw tommawd was. y«i«l the doctor * tningw Irum ih* „ tiH>s " Hew Vnth Trthnaw. n.i-'-i wow Hiso i«»* t'h# s'* ts »f ike new its disk battle I Sip Vt tec1' ' *»• syshie *f dl* hwrgtnn kit.cow v*a. d. wf is* t*l in tu n j ■otaatus I 1 DISPELLED THE ROMANCE. What a MsU’imt ll«*ar«l U ln>u the Cotn* muter** Train Hlimcd l'p. The personality of each was go strong and attractive that the reporter had regarded thonj for some time, won rlng what was their station In life, says the New Yerk Mall and Express They were passengers on a Jersey Cen tral suburban train and they occupied the same seat. They were not man and wife. That was evident from her manner of drawing her upper lip across her teeth when she smiled at him, and from the polite nod of his head as he assented to her animated statements. She had a strong, handsome face, and was almost young -past 30 perhaps. Although she was plainly dressed her hat was covered with expensive plumes and there were diamonds In her ears. Her hands were white and soft. Her feet were shapely and well Hhod. There was an air about her that marked her us no ordinary mortal. She was a woman of force and brains. He was of the stall-fed, mnn-of-the-world order; the sori which looks well dressed in a $15 suit of clothes. His russet shoes had been polished on the ferryboat and silk socks showed above them, for In sitting down he had. of course, prop erly pulled up his trouser legs to pre vent bagging at the knees. His col ored shirt bosom, set off with a dia mond stud, gave him a "sporty” look, which was relieved by his Intellectual face and his gray heard, trimmed to a geometric exactitude. What was he? Hard to guess. He might he a mer chant or a banker. He could be any tiling irom a neau umi to a million aire employer. A man and a woman to attract attention anywhere. What could they be discussing? It, would be worth while to be an auditor. The merits of a new book, perhaps, or the summer's experiences at the seashore, or the new library or church building in their town. The train slowed down, approaching a station, and as the roar subsided her voice rose. ‘‘What! Three hundred! Ho many?” (Undoubtedly the attendance at the ball.) "Why, we have only about seventy-live left. Wo killed a great many this summer and eat 'em. I find that when a hen gets to he over 3 years old she don't luy for shucks, anyway.” MAN AND HIS TIE. Tin* IVHI-GrtioitK'd <ilrl TuIUm of Tliclr A trinity. “It is a curious tiling,” said the well groomed girl, an she gave her Scotch plaid cravat a professional tug to get it into shape, according to the New York Advertiser, "to note the subtle affinity between the young man and his necktie. Talk of the Hlylc* being the man! In thrse days of sober mas culine attire the tie nine times out of ten, denotes the individual, and, above ail, his humor. Observe how lie has fingered his tie and you shall know his mood. When I meet Reggie, for in stance, prancing down the street of an afternoon, with i little shepherd's plaid necktie twisted into the most rakish of bows, then 1 know that he has an appointment with Amanda at 5 o’clock, and that the lady has a mind to listen to his suit. Other days I espy him in something limp and forlorn and lavender-colored. This is not a lucky day with Reginald, and If you fall to make good your escape he may go eo far as to talk of his difficulties, while for tuppence he will tell you of the per fidy of the whole female sex. "There are men—and worthy citi zens, too who always wear blood-red silk about their throats. There are others who will adorn themselves with ready-made bows which buckle in some mysterious fashion at the back; but this variety of the genus homo is held by the v/ell-dre-. at <1 to he beyond the pale. There is yet another sort of i man who Invariably wears the most modest little pin-points or stripes. The color of his tie Is dark blue or black; its texture is corded silk and ho wears it in a rather depressed-looking sail or's knot. This Is the kind of young man you can depend upon. He 1« neat, careful, modest, conscientious, honor able and of good report. Hut, to tell the strict truth, he is not always de liriously amusing. On the other hand, beware of the youth who wears nil enormous cravat, frothing out on his unmanly bosom, lie Is, ulas! too often u bad-tongued little gotHp nnd would sacrifice you or Ills grandmother in order to set the ten table In a roar." Wars tearing the ij»ieen'» Iti-lgo, j The London Chronicle gives the fol lowing list of wars during the reign of tiucett Victoria; Afghan War, 1*38-40; H'st China War 1*41; i»lkh War, 1*45 •i, Caff re War, 1444*3; ae.oud war with China; aeron 1 Afghan War, 1*49; sec- ! >nd Sikh War, t*t*-9; Huruu-.-e War, 1830; second f’afTre War. 1*51-3, «c< ou<l j Murim e War. 1*53-3; Crimea, 1*31; | third war with China. 1*50 8; Indian 1 Mutiny. 1*3". Maori War. I*t»t>-|; attire j wars with China, 1**0 and 1*43; second | V.»: rl War, l*«:: H Ashanti War, |»04 j war in fthaotan l*<!I, thyaatiilau War. | war with the ibtuirr*. 1*4*. j Card M w»ri wsr. 1*0# 9; war with | I * rhaia. 4*71, oisd Ashanti War, J 1*73-4; third Cadre War 1*71, Shin ! War, 4574-9; tatrd Afghan War, 4*78- j tw; war In lianttataad, t* 19-41, Trnna- j al War, 1*79-*1. kityitts War. 4943; f 4* -Man. 1**4 » • ».». third Harm* War, j 14*3-4#: Xana.'.-ar, l*9*»; India, 4190; | Vatalwle Wars It* I and ltd; 4'hliral | ■ #(*a. 4*95. third Aahanit i'ia- I • , 1*94; setwad AtMtdaw Campaign, j tfc* »»•»*• •>» »l I Ii«l Mirer*. 1’itk (L Ike ha# miismM iha insssi at »kiitnreai carried ta I ha *»* hg u« fhate-sa la a year al l,*49.9dd *sis< bet, white It la anil in*tad >ip th-< j diwataaieiM thy >t n» the **a la a year ; --lid ws.ler w»;«hi»tf 913,900.9903199 , V aada> i FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Kotlf Fp-to-«latr Hint* About C’uIIIva* Hon of the Soil mul Yield* Thereof Horticulture. YlHeulture uud Flori culture. N A STUDY of the effect of deep and shallow cultivation and of root-pruning on the growth of the corn plant, a knowledge of the number, length and position of corn roots Is essential. To this end a few hills, at the Illinois were examined Just : a they were found growing In the field, by digging n trench beside the hill and washing the vertical side with water. The particular object of the Inquiry was lo ascertain the number of the roots and their depths at the points where they are likely to be dis turbed by cultivation; what proportion of all the roots was sufficiently near the surface to be so Injured; and whether by root pruning, thfpc Inches deep, enough roots would he cut, so that any considerable effect should be expected therefrom. Only a portion of the roots, necessarily, could be traced by the method used. Such delicate tlticrs as young corn roots are easily "‘"IVUJ 111 V. IlCill lie-, IIMI <111 t K wim .. Four hills were examined. They grow on a black prairie loam, which Is one and one-half to two feet deep, and Is underlaid with permeable yellow clay. The land bad been full-plowed about six lnchcw deep, and well prepared be fore planting with disc and common tooth harrow. Summary.- Nine plants, which aver aged 12 Inches high to Up of leaves, had altogether 94 roots, or an average of over 10 apiece. The longest root traced wn« 35 Inches long, the plant being 22 Inches high. A plant 4Vi inches high bad a root 13 Inches long. Twenty-four roots were examined (uma dl l not, belong to the plants mentioned, but to others In the same bill) at C Inches from their base. One was 4'/4 Inches deep; five, 4 Inches deep; twelve, 3Vi Inches deep; one, 2% Inches deep; four, 2 inches deep; and one % of an Inch deep at this distance from base of root. Three-fourths of tho roots, therefore, would not have been broken by root-pruning or culti vating three Inches deep; but. all but one would have been at four Inches deep. Wheat KuIkIiir In Kiuduml. At the recent convention of the Na tional Association of Uritlsh and Irish MIlFra, held at Southampton, the fol lowing resolution was adopted: "That the association Is of opinion that It Is the duty of the Imperial gov ernment to foster and encourage tho production of wheat within the limits of the United Kingdom, believing that It will tend to the welfare of the nation; Its protection, as providing food supply In the event of war; and its prosperity, as affording employment to the work ing population. “Among -he many advantages to be derived from tho resuscitation of wheat cultivation may he mentioned the fol lowing;—(1) Tho provision of grain at convenient centers for the, working of the country mills, thereby Increasing tho amount of offal available for Uritlsh stock; (2) The provision of sweet, and pure wheat for the bread of the people now largely dependent on lorctgn corn; (3) The retention within the country of u store of wheat which would be in readiness In the event of an outbreak i war, and thus rendering unnecessary ihe proposal for c ostly construction and maintenance of national store houses; (4) The Increased growth of wheat would provide employment for farm laborers, millers, and stock farmers; arid thus tend to stop the migration of (lie country population into the already overcrowded cities; and restore the land now wholly or partially out of cultivation to tho tt»e designed by Providence- viz., to brltig forth food for the people." Ilitrlcifctn Calllmif » ling. A Missouri experiment station bul letin says: Mr. 0. W. Ooodiett, of Windsor, rendu t* specimen of buys that are eating his cabbage, melon c Inc a and v «• tab es and • nks w hat w ill kill them and that the reply he pub lished. This black and orange spotted insert la attracting com,UP table atten tion in Mtsaotirl this fall. It is a well known southern per t measuring neurly one-halt Inch In lenatb when full grown, and Is very attractive Itt color. It feeds upon and destroys many com mon garden vegetables principally raid err and Its allies, melon* and their altlr*, many kinds of beans, and turnip, radish and mustard. Th« Insect pierces by means «l Its long, slender mouihpart* or teak the leaves and stem* of Its knot plant and sucks their Julies, thus causing them to wither end die It begins i s work Just as Mam as It katebes. and continues tu eat and do injury even in tk# adult stage. There are several broods ea«k year, and Ike adults hibernate ever winter in skeltered places and under rttbbi- h ef all kinds, t t*«n farming and Ike burning up of all leave*, weed*. «l» , will tend l* tea**n ib« number ef t h**e Insect* It Ike ltd brood* »«< b year we killed, the few that always • all* destruction Will cam- «» rouble I sualtr. h#»«v*e. the !»»«*>*! -lue* net occur in »u*#t*nt number* tw atlrnst serlwwa attention until the mwf ale of August Tk- hacteuutu tebbsg* iMurganua Mt*«runnu> bug can be hilled by Ike use *f hot wnter, pyre i brine. *r h*»e*»n« mshb*. IN wnlet •priahled en the West* «ltl hilt tk* insa*t wken net M vneogb to N Jurs tk* plant, and la an vveslwut rent edy for this pest when on cabbage that Is headed or nearly beaded. Kerosene emulsion will taint the leaves of the head and should, therefore, uot be used after the plant is well headed. It can, however, be used on most gar den plants to destroy this Insect and Is the best remedy when there Is no danger of tainting the parts to be eaten. Pyrethrlne can be successfully em ployed either as a dry powder or as a spray. When used dry It should be mixed with from five to eight times its weight of flour. As a Hpray It should be well stirred In water In the proportion of one pound of pyrethrlne to fifteen to twenty gallons of water. The pyre thrlne should be fresh and pure to be of any service. Protecting Vegetable*. Severe frosts are sometimes experi enced about the middle of September, and If several kinds of vegetables are not greatly damaged then they fre quently remain In a productive or ser viceable state for sevt ial weeks after wards, says Farmer and Stockbreeder of London. Runner henna are among the first to suffer, uml at least one long row, or a few short ones, ought to be roughly protected as often as need ho either with branches of ever greens, mats, blinds, or strips of Bcrim canvas. The stopped rows, grown market growers' fatihlon, lend them selves tho most readily to protective measures, as It Is a comparatively simple matter to fix u single running wire on series of stakes on them, mats thrown lengihways over effectually protecting the beans. Lato rows or breadths of dwarf or kidney beuns should be similarly treated, and will niUMl IMUUUinj’ JiUj- wvu XVI »•••■ ‘I taken with them. Tall peas will stand a moderately severe frost, or more than those close to the ground, and good results sometimes attend the practice of covering the latter when ever severe frosts are anticipated. Vegetatdc-murrows, In many Instan ces, are only Just becoming i "illy pro ductive, A few plants might, with ad vantage, be protected with frames and lights or with benders and mats. Since the soaking rains have fallen globe artichokes have recommenced active growth, and numerous flower heads are Just showing. Protect thesa either with a framework of stakes and mats, or stakes fixed over them and matted round gipsy-tent fashion, and In all probability several good dishes of this high-class vegetable will he the out come. It Is yet full early to move let tuce and endive to frames, and only fully grown plants of the latter need protection as yet. Cauliflowers will also ho tolerably safe for a few weeks .longer, but the precaution should be taken to keep the advanced and ad vancing hearts protected wl'h old leaves tucked over them, these serving to protect uud to blanch. Tap®-Worm In NIii'i’p. The tape worm Is a veritable pest of the lloelc, and thousands of sheep pine and die because of It, without, the shepherd knowing anything of the cause, rays Sheep Breeder. And that species, which has Its homo for a part of Its life In the sheep's brain, would not exist a single year were it not for the dog. which, feeding on the sheep that die from the disease caused by this worm, takes these immature worms Into bis stomach, where they mature Into loug, flat, unpleasant things, mude of sections, In each of which are more than a thousand eggu, one only of which escaping will be the parent of thousands n; .. and may infect a hundred sheep in a flock The remedy ta n verv sininlc tee. although a curious one; it Is to see that the dug is so treated as to kill wha ever worms be nmy have about lilnmelf by giv ing him. occasionally, a dor,e of thirty or forty grains of powdered areca nut in seme laril, which will be easily swal lowed, and followed by a tableepoonful of castor oil twice a day for two or three days. It is desirable to keep the dog confined to see that the worms are discharged. This is a more impor tant matter to the shepherd than might ncm, for there are several kinds of these worms Infecting tho sheep, some occupying the bowels, some the liver and others other organa, besides those of the brain. American I'lyilMiltlr t. i , tatlon. Janesville. WU„ Oct. 30, l>:*ti. To the Stockholders of the American Clydeadaie Association: Tho eighteenth annual meeting of | iho American Oydcndat •• .elation will be In Id At the till • inn house, j Chicago, Wednes day, November 18. ! 1^90, at 8 p. tu. busitic r rotary |antl treasurer's annual i i »r;t. bi-an nual election of oIBceis, uud vc h other ! buetn<ss as may properly come before I ihe association. It is import.mt that | the utmost Inter, it b r; onifested at the present tunc by all tts ;vge»l In the breeding of t’lydimtalta. Slid a full at tendance of member* at this meeting Is most earnestly re<jn. •> i The eyceullve tewnlMM trti't yen may | hud It cor vrolvtlt to be ptf ,«nt. hut ! should you hud it Impanel bit tu at i tcud, kindly sign and foiward the en 1 i tawed prosy blank, eti be ■ tu the see I tviary or iwio otb> r r ci m-tither, who will be prv+. at. giving full ia 1 »ti uiuum a* tu your »U:,.* in voting Ate*, Oalbtraiih, {Secretary l'«ht; Wight ('»!• r> blight u eg. ruuiMted by leaving «et«ry »a the g ouad tu barter* the $ ,u# of (ha disease, The blight • vr* rr* la the ista of •avail. yeiloeisa areca sputa, that gra# large* and dasher. • aeriag taa teivsa and eaoaiag the piaata ta die li it as «*w is kill lint dim aam gut It may lie ptetewtetl front >,'i**d utg b» >he apwwaim* «f a »<•• it**. t. . »t mistor* ***< * -i „ . , g must W dboetauntted »fta«a at Meaty day* Mwv t'sucking (hit above are »» * tih«i.y tu eawau gr»*p blading IlKNMt they thus Id IN la led h»lore other (ttla
