Nebraska Newspapers

    PART n.
Told by Richard Ponton, of Frenchay,
tttoucefrterahlre, Esquire.
L
8 my old friend
Phil Brand baa
asked me to do
this, I suppose I
mum -Brand Is a
right good fellow
and a clever lellow,
but has plenty of
crotrhets of hie
own. The worst I
know of him Is that
he insists upon
having his own way with people. WRh
those who differ from him he Is ae ob
stinate as a mule. Anyhow, he has
always had his own way with me.
This custom, so far as I am concerned,
commenced years ago, when we were
boys at school together, and 1 have
never been able to shake ofT the bad
habit of giving It to bim. He has
promised to see that my Queen's Eng
lish Is presentable; for, to tell the
truth, I am more at borne across coun
try than across foolscap, and my fin
trarm l/(inar tKa faal of t Via ruing nr t hP
Trigger better than that of the pen.
All the earns, I hope he won't take
too many liberties with my style, bad
though It may be; for old Brand at
times Is apt to get—well, a hit prosy.
To hear him on the subject of hard
work, and the sanctity thereof, ap
proaches tbs sublime!
What freak took me to the little God
forsaken village of Mldcombe In the
depth of winter, is entirely between
myself end my conscience. The cause,
having no bearing upon the matters 1
am asked to tell you about, Is no one’s
business but mine. I will only say that
now I would not stay In such a place,
at such a time of the year, for the sake
of the prettiest girl in the world, let
alone the bare chance of meeting her
once or twice. But one's ideas change.
I am now a good bit older, ride some
two atone heavier, and have been mar
ried ever so many years. Perhaps,
after all, as I look back, 1 can find
some excuse for being such an ass as
to endure, for more than a fortnight,
all tlje discomforts heaped upon me
in that little village Inn.
A man who sojourns in such a hole
as Mldcombe must give some reason
for doing so. My ostensible reason was
hunting. 1 had a horse with me, and
x second-rate subscription pack of slow-*
going mongrels did meet somewhere In
the neighborhood, so no one could gain
say m yexpianaiton. But, If hunting
was my object, I got precious little of
It. A few days after my arrival, a bit
ter, biting front set In—a frost as black
at your bat and as hard as nails. Yet
still I stayed on.
From private information received—
no matter how, when, or where—I
know that some people in the neigh
borhood had organized a party to go
skating on a certain day at Idlymere,
a tine sheet of water some distance
from Mldcombe. I guessed that some
one whom I particularly desired to
meet would be there, and as the skat
ing was free to anyone who chose to
take the trouble or getting to such an
out of the way place. 1 hired u horse
and an apology for a dog-carl, and at
ten in the morning started to drive the
twelve miles to the pond. I took no
one with me. 1 had been to Mlymere
once before, in the bright summer
weather, so fancied 1 knew the way
well enough.
The sky wheu 1 started was cloudy;
the wind was chopping around in a way
which made the effete rustic old hostler
predict a change of weather, lie was
right. Before I had driven two miles
light snow began to fall, and by the
I line I ITIKUru n Wirt! urn iimr « a >
■tide Inn, about a mile from the Mere,
a dim of white covered the whole coun
try. I "tabled my horee a* well a* I
• ould. then, taking my akatea with me.
walked down to the pond
Now, whether I bad mlatakcn the
•lay. or whether the threatening (all of
anow had made certain people < haugc
their tnlnda, I don't know hut. to my
annoyance and vexation, no vkater*
were to be Been, and. m»reo\er, Iht
uarnt, white aurface told me that none
had been on the pond that motnlng
Still, hoping they might come In apltc
0( the weather. I put on mv eka’ea and
went outalde edging and grape-vlulng
ail over the place. Ilut ax there waa :i«
pereon tu particular in (art no one *
all to note power# I MMlii got
tiled It waa. tndaad dreary, drear*
work hut I waited and hoped unit
the enow came down «o fact and fur
i«««al). that I f»H anr* that walitni
waa ta vain and that I had dilven t<
Ml* mate for am king
Mack I weal ta the little tan. alterlj
iiagueiod wMb iblaga la general aa
feeding that ta break aameoaea hem
would be a relief to me la ta* | rewea
etwte of mind. Of ••«»•»* w anaarah
man wan Id at wave have bla boro
between the kbafta aad drt«ea hem*
Mat, whatever I mat be aaa. ta thaai
•te*a I *aa net a aaaalbJe wea Mtaa*
will. I knew • erdtally eadwrae Ibta r*
aearh (he mvammodailaa of the iat
aaa Ma( mark a* in indw* a aaa ta liaa*
withla ta* precinct* hut the (t« «*
a rgM §ae l uae aad a dnab aanh
ahtlUMh) mwaufhetwred out ef rean
Xel pear. ao< « be daapued end protm
•wrewum ka the hady wad centbtag '<
iMe ruffed lamp*-- do I Hwggwed atai
lh« Mg hrw aa>n t began ta fael bwagr *
and wpoa the lawdlwd* wcrunng wm
that aha agtald tank a rwaher decide*
M wpald ha •(*»■ tw day wherw I wm
until the violence of the snow-storm
wm over; for coming down it was now,
and no mlatake!
And it kept on coming down. About
half-past three, when I sorrowfully de
cided I was bound to make a move,
it waa snowing faster than ever. I
harnessed my horse, and laughing at
the old woman's dismal prophecy that
I should never get to Mldcombe tn such
weather, gathered up the reins, and
away I went along the white road.
I thought I knew the way well
enough. In fact, I had always prided
myself upon remembering any road
once driven over by me; but does any
one who has not tried It really know
how a heavy fall of snow changes the
aspect of the country, and makes land
marks snares and delusions? I learn*
all about It then, once and for all. I
found, also, that the auow lay much
deeper than I thought could possibly
be In ho short a time, and It still fell In
a manner almost undlng. Yet f wen
on bravely and merrily for some miles.
Then came a bit of uncertainty
[1.
HICH of those two
roads wan the right
one? This one, of
course no.the oth
er. There was no
house near: no one
was likely to be
passing In such
weather, so I was
left to exercise my
free, unbiased
choice, a privilege
I would willingly have dispensed with.
However, I made the best selection I
could, and fololwed It for some two
miles. Then I began to grow doubtful,
snd soon persuading myself that I was
on the wrong track, retraced rny steps.
I was by this time something like a
huge white plaster-of-parlr. figure, and
the snow which had accumulated on
the old dog-cart made It run heavier
by balf-a-ton, more or less. By the
time 1 came to that unlucky Junction
of roads at which my misfortune be
gan, it was almost dark: the sky as
(Hack as tarpaulin, yet sending down
nit? wime ir’ixintfiy iidK«'H mif'h«r ami
fester than ever. I felt inclined to
curse my folly In attempting such a
drive, at any rate I blamed myself for
not having started two or three hours
earlier. I'll warrant that steady-going
old Brand never had to accuse himself
of such foolishness as mine.
Well, I took the other road ;went on
some way; came to a turning which
I seemed to remember; and. not with
out misgivings, followed It. My mis
givings Increased when, after a little
while, I found the road grew full of
ruts, which the snow and the darkness
quite concealed from me until the
wheels got Into them, (evidently J
was wrong again. I was just thinking
of making the best of my way out of
this rough and unfrequented road,
when—there. I don’t know bow it hap
pened, and such things seldom occur
to me a stumble, a fall on the part of
my tired horse sent me flying over the
dashboard, with the only consoling
thought that the reins were still in
my hand.
Luckily the snow had made the fall
ing pretty soft. I picked myself up
and set about estimating damages.
With some difficulty I got the horse out
I of the harness and then felt free to
i inspect the dog-cart. Alas! after the
j manner of the two-wheel kind wheu
| ever a horse thinks fit to fall, one shaft
had snapped off like a carrot; so here
was I, five males apparently from any
where. In the thick of a blinding snow
storm, left standing helpless beside a
I.J..I U ___ ...I . I_I._ ■
should like to know what Brand would
have done under (be clicums'unce*.
A* for me. I reflet ted for some min
| utex— reflection In a snowstorm lx
: weary work. 1 reasoned. I believe
! logically, and at last cauie to this <t*
clalon: I would follow the road, ir
as I suspected It wax but a c*rv track
i II would probably soon lead to a habi
j tatlou of some kind. Anyway, | had
better try * bit farther. I took hold nl
j the wearied horse and with snow mi
j «ler my feet, *nowflakes whlrllns
round me. and a wind blowing right
i Into my teeth, struggled on
It wa» a Journey! I think I mu
I have lawn Ibiee-t|tnvrlrr• of au houi
i going .ilatut a quarto* of a mile I wat
JUMt beginning to deepalt when I wav
a welcome gleam of light I sleet.
I toward II, fondly hoping that m> iron
Idea were at an end I found ihe Itgh
stole through Ihe ill Hi ting wtada*
j xhnilors of what termed far a*
; ouId make out In Ike dark use*. ,o be .
, small farm -house Ty la* to a gale tk
knotted rotua by whnh I bad beei
Isodlng Ike bote* I daggered up ti
I the door «ud bharksd loudly t poi
I my hoooi umil I moot agoiosi tbs
; j dsorpoot I hod no idea ho* Mrod I ••
ootll that moment I we vet «<vep*,:..
■ that Ike lading *f speedy shell*
mooot gboolwiety at*is* my Ilf* t‘t»v
l eyed Item hood lo fool with snow m
I hot t lashed ia I i>> «* ha** been a p •
able ohjss l
i No aaswer ‘am* lo tov list Sum
maos It *oo moll aftxt a sxnotyd an
i wore rmpeentiy* aptdi. siren ef my k><
I Hum Ur* duo* deigned to *<»• not n f*1
* j in*be* fbiatgk Ik# apeftnr* a «i
I I me* • sot*** naked *ko one the***
II "Ul •»* Ik I told I have mixes
> I my wer lo Mtdcomhe Mi hotee be
la I ten You nor give me eke her tv
< Ike klghl r»p«n Ik* dtsei sal I*- te
I Ml. ’
Iksirif1 Yost van t gei shelter her
mister,” said a man's gruff voice.
"This ain't an Inn. so you'd best be off,
and go elsewhere."
"But I must come in," I said, as
tounded at such Inhospitably, "I can't
go a step farther. Open the door aJ
once!"
"You be hanged," said the man
"'Tie my house, not yours."
"But, you fool, I mean to pay you
well for your trouble. Don’t vou know
It means death wandering about on
such a night as this? I.et me In!”
"You won’t come in here," was the
brutal and boorlah reply. The door
closed.
That I was enraged at such Incivility
may be easily Imagined; but If I said I
was thoroughly frightened I believe no
one would be surprised. As getting In
to that house meant simply life or
death to me. Into that house I deter
mined to get, by floor or window, by
fair means or hy foul. Ho, as the door
closed, I hurled myself ugalnst it with
all the might. I could muster. Al
though I ride much heavier now than
I did then, all my weight at that time
was bone and muscle. The violence
of my attack tore from the lintel the
staple which held the chain: the door
went hack with a hang, and I fell for
ward Into the houae, fully resolved to
stay there whether welcome or ttnwel
come.
CHAI’TRR III.
IIK floor througu
which I had burst
like a haltering
ram opened
straight into a sort
of kitchen, so al
though I entered In
a most undignified
way, In fact on my
hands and knees. I
was well-estab
lished in the cents,
of the room before the man and woman
erne rged from behind the door, where
ray successful assault had thrown them.
I stood up and faced them, They were
a couple of ordinary, respectably at
tired country people. The man, a
sturdy, strong-built, hull-necked ras
cal. stood ecowllng at me, and. I con
cluded, making up his mind as to whs
course to pursue,
"My good people,” I said, "you arc
behaving In the most unheard of man
ner. Can't you understand that I meat: |
' tv ' ii l wi mi j iivui/IO I H •
you? But whether you like It or not,
here I slay to-night. To turn me o<r
would be sheer murder."
Ho saying I pulled off my overcoat
and began shaking the enow out of my
whiskers.
I dare say my determined attitud<
my respectable, as well as my muscu
lar appearance, impressed my unwill
ing hosts. Any way, they gave In
without any more ado. Whilst the
woman shut the door through which
the snowflakes were whirling, the mat:
said suddenly:
"Well, you'll have to spend the night
on a chair. We've no beds here for
strangers. Specially those as ain't
wanted."
"Very well, my friend. Having se:
iled the matter you may m well make
yourself pleasant. Oo out and put m>
horse under cover, and give him a feed
of some sort - make a mash if you can."
After giving the woman a quick
glance as of warning, my scow ling host
lit a horn lantern, and went on the
errand 1 suggested. I gladly sunk into
a chair, and warmed myself before u
cheerful fire. The prospect of spending
the night amid such discomfort wa«
not alluring, but I had. at least, a roof
over my head.
no as cos ri vcsi).»
Am+rlm'tt l>e«*pr*t l.ak«*.
Crater latke, In Oregon, Is the deep
cut body or rrean water in America.
Only one lake In the world la deeper
namely. Baikal, in Slberlq, which ex
| eeeda It in depth by 100 feet. I'ntil re
| eentljr It waa aaaerted that t'ratei
Lake waa bottomleaa. lint Hounding*
have proved that Ita great eat depth ie
I’.AOo feet. It la flve railea In dtametar
nearly circular and octuple* the eratar
of an extinct volcano. No flah have
| ever been known to exint In Crater
; Lake. Not long ago a requeat that It
| be atocked with trout waa aeni to
1 Waahlugton by th» Mamina* who are
a t lub of mountain climber*. having
! headquarter* at Portland. Mam mu I*
ibe Indlau name for mouutaln goa;
The climber* are nnxlou* to angle In
the extinc t rrater. and the government
expeii* are going to Itiol out whethet
kiiiIi a thing I* practicable It I* eg*’.
enough to put trout Into the water bin
i bat would lie of no n*e nnie«* there |i
local lor thrm ihere Trial* will |*
made by an expedition lor the pur*
i»o*e of aw ettaliiing ho* into it final
there t* .tu.i v. huh*i or tod it ta of a
kind *ul|4bU for ’ ope* a led beaune* It
teed upon Thi» Will tie 4’ lompllabed
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tin • uifate of the watei I he mate
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in it* wav The quantity ol the tnttei
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o* hour* mil he an accurate mennot*
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FARM AND GARDEN,
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Until* I'p-In-Ililf Hint* About Cultiva
tion of tho Moll mu,I Yield* Thereof
- Horticulture, Viticulture end t'lorl
•alter*.
HR numerous In
quiries which are
being received, rel
ative to the outlook
for profitable beet
sugar production
In thla state, indi
cate that there ts
at present a wide
spread interest in
this industry in
Ohio. The Ohio
(experiment Station lias repeatedly
cultivated sugar beds for stock
feeding purposes, and we have bad
no difficulty In producing twelve to
twenty tons per acre under fav
orable conditions. The cost e* produc
tion Is considerably greater than In
the case of the field crops ordinarily
grown in Ohio, but as with any other
crop, the lowest cost Is only attained
by experience. The chief difficulty the
Ohio farmer will experience In the cul
ture of sugar beet# will be found In
I be thinning, but by care in planting
the labor of thinning may be consider
ably reduced. In 1191 the U. 8. Depart
ment of Agriculture determined the
percentage of augar In large numbera
of samples of sugar beets, received from
twenty counties in Ohio, and since that
time the Ohio Experiment Station has
analyzed a considerable additional
number of samplea. The results of
this work Indicate that beets may be
«o grown as to contain a sufficient par
entage of sugar for profitable work
ing, throughout the northern half of
in# aiaie, wnerever soil conditions are
•ultable. Tbe coat of buildings and
machinery and tbe working capital re
quired to start a factory equipped for
tbe most economical manufacture of
beet sugar amount to a total not far
ibort of a quarter of a million dollara,
and sucb a factory will require tbe pro
duce of at least a thousand acres In
beets for successful operation. The
production of beet sugar In Europe has
been stimulated by a system of export
bounties, until the total product now
•xceeds that of the cane sugar product
it the world. Under this Increase of
product the price of refined sugar In
New York has fallen from an average
of ten and a quarter cents per pound
In 1878 to four and a half cents for
1894. At present, sugar Imported Into
the United States, except from the
Hawaiian Islands, pays an import duty
of 40 per cent ad valorem, with one
tenth cent per pound additional on raw
migar, and nearly one-fourth cent on
refined sugar, which has received an
export bounty. Notwithstanding this
heavy duty, tbe Importation of beet
»ugar seems to be on tbe Increase. Be
cause of the possible great importance
of this Industry to tbe farmers of Ohio,
a bulletin Is now being compiled by tbe
Experiment Station at Wooster, wblcb
will give the experience of other states
In tbe production of beet sugar, and
the probable outlook for beet culture
In Ohio.
Shu .lose Scale In Indiana.
Indiana horticulturalists must be on
guard against tbe San Jose scale,
which has now appeared In that state.
The following from Prof. James Troop,
of tbe Indiana experiment station, is of
Interest:
There are many species of scale in
sects which Infest fruit and ornamental
plants to a greater or less extent, but
of all those known to tbe entomologist
at the present time, tbe San Jose scale
la tbe most to be dreaded on account of
Its destructive character, tbe rapidity
__> * • • . I. ... il. . .IUII
nuu TT U1V.U I L UU.I CBPID HUM H»V
eulty with which It may be eradicated
when once It hua become established.
It hus been only a lew years since this
pest was Introduced Into some of the
nurseries of the eastern states from
California through the carelessness of
one or two nurserymen In not thor
oughly disinfecting the stock sent out.
From these nurseries It has been wide
ly scattered, and recent Investigations
have shown that It Is already present
In a number of orchards In Ohio and
Illinois, brought thers by shipments of
trees from thess Infested nurseries;
and ws have no reason to suppose that
these shipments of trees have been any
less frequent In Indiana than In these
adjacent states. In fart It has already
been found In some of the southern lu
dlaua counties, and unless vigorous
measures are adopted very soon the
loss to the fruit grower* of this slate
from this cause must uaceasarlly be
very great, Judging from the many
»pe* Muwiis of scale-infested branches
received by the eiperlnrent station dur
ing tba past season. It I* very evident
that but little Is known cuarerntag
ihta scale by the fruit glowers of la
•liana in general. The dan Jose seals
! i* much smaller and of a dlB*r*ni
! chape, the lemel* hsleg neerly elrculer
1 ta outline, that the uyetsr shell or bark
j :ouse. while ihe ether* mentioned er*
I teediiy distinguished hy ths naked eye.
I Vs slrewdy elated this peal becomes
distributed hy mean* wf tersely slwk
which Is sent from cm stele er hnellii
i to swot her ll te else spreed Uallv hr
' )<e!eg serried hy Ihe wind end Ml ths
j set of birds, els , ee thel If hot n itifb
infected at ihe 'Has ■< P<« tbs
I ms giant la lie reproductive pewer. I<
j may ms* sprend until the entire or
• herd la infwetod ll has hewn nmer
tamed that Ihe propeey ef e tingle te
, mat*, doting n ettsgla •**##*. met
! cmeunl to more thaw threw htllteaa el
I tedrvidwele- I bus ll will be seen the1
• he great**! swiw should be * get «!#*•
| m thin mailer, mm only hy the nursery
1 m*n, hoi hy *n*h Indtudugc planter
As n fuither prmnutmn and aa n met
isr ef ss If-pret*«Uu#. Indiana shaub
feINMb the ssample at Ohm end llWbsi
In passing a law making tbe sale or I
offering for sale, or harboring trees or
plants infested with this or other nox
ious Insects a misdemeanor punishable
by a suitable fine. It should then be
placed In tbe hands of a competent
entomologist who will see that tbe law
it enforced. James Troop,
Horticulturist.
Drylni On I of *oll.
Last season (1800) was one of ex
ceptional drought. Tbe aggregate
rainfall for the central part of Penn
sylvania was far below the average.
In October the shortage was not less
than twenty Inches, writes a corre
spondent of Forest Leaves. Of course
to restore the ground to Its normal
condition of moisture, considerable
time and a large rainfall would be re
quired. Indeed, It Is by no means cer
tain that this desirable condition has
been attained yet. This may be re
garded as a partial answer to tbe ques
tion which beads this brief communi
cation. It Is not, however, the whole
answer. Observing farmers have noted
that years ago their mature grass and
grain could stand much longer than
now without becoming dead ripe.
Harvesting could be postponed If re
quired longer than now without Injury
to tbe crop. This they tell us baa
changed. The crop now must be cut
at once when ripe, or a serious loss
follows. We can only account for this
on tbe supposition that evaporation is
more rapid. If tbe average tempera
ture Is unchanged there remains but
one explanation, I. e., that there Is less
moisture In tbe air over the country
at large. Meteorological statistics, If
they reach over u sufficiently long pe
riod. might give a positive answer as
to whether or not this Is the case, in
the absence of such data It muy be al
lowed to seek the explanation from
another direction. Accordingly we
muy call to mind the observations of
Hr. Kvermayer for tbe Havurlan gov
ernment, where It Is declared that over
areas of similar size the "evaporation
of moisture from a forest area, Includ
ing transpiration, exceeds by Cl per
cent the evaporation from a water sur
face lo the open.” There Is a peculiar
significance In this statement when It
la remembered that from water sur
faces. Including the ocean, wo have
thought the water supply, by evapora
tion, of the earth was mainly derived.
In the light of this revelation as to
the activity of forests In giving off
moisture to the atmosphere, when we
consider also the vast area once tim
bered, but now denuded of trees, the
conclusion forces itself upon us that
this must Inevitably have surrounded
us by a less humid atmosphere. If
this conclusion he correct, an explana
tion of the great greater rapidity with
which our cleared sufaces dry out must
appear. Evaporation is of necessity
more rapid. This manifests itself at
once by the greater rapidity with
which the moisture disappears from
the soil, and It also explains partly
why, In spite of rains which are ap
parently copious, the volume of water
carried by our streams so soon dimin
ishes.
Methods of Plowing.—Very deep
plowing Is not necessary or even ad
visable to rot sod. Three or four-inch
furrow, turned while moist In early
spring, will rot more quickly and per
fectly than the same furrow turned
deeper. But an Iowa farmer thinks be
has found a still better way. That is
to plow two furrows, llrst throwing the
sod to a depth of four Inches, and fol
lowing the same furrow with a stirring
plow, which thoroughly breaks up the
soil below the sod, and then throws
five or six Inches of this soil over it.
On land thus prepared he got a large
crop of corn without a weed, and the
next year the furrow to the entire
depth of the soil stirred wait as mel
low as an ash heap, and without a
trace of sod. In this case probably the
under soil was vegetable mould and
rich, and the season was also a moist
one. We have seen many heavy sods
made unproductive by turning up too
much clay subsoil with the sod. Some
times In a dry season a spring-turned
sod will be found unrotted at the bot
tom of a deep furrow, when clayey sub
soil has been thrown over It. In such
cases no crop could be grown until
ihn s 1111 a/wl tihl lr*lv Willctl ihlllllh
not lotted, wai turned to the aurfac*
and exposed to air. It then det-ompoa
ea very rapidly, but the deep plowing
tucaua a year'a loaa of time.—Ex.
Fattening Cattle For fattening rat
tle I And (he beat result* to lie obtained
are by feeding u mixture of.
Wheat bran, two buahel*; middling*,
oue buahel; eorn meal, two buahel*.
uiid oil meat ooe-half buahel Thl* mix
lure will give nearly ua good lfault*
without the mldilllng* ua with them.
Always give rough feed in ennu*<iluu
with ration* like the alsive The
amount to be fvd must be governed en
ttrely by good judgment. AI way* f«ed
lightly at Brat and tin tea## gradually
uittll the animal* are gelling all liny
ean eat.but nrvei give them mote than
they will <at up > • all Half of lh<
,e, trt ta feeding I* in have vimi ant
mats rtinie lam the ataMea hungry at
feeding time I mean with good,
healthy appetite*, nut starved Ex
llug Chute** I* taw* The law*
weather bureau haa leauad a *t*i«nntnt
ahuwmg that during the >urr*ut year
la p«r rent at the bog* in the male nave
died of hater* In the north earn dir
Opt the !«• •• II ►«» rent north »*w
iml l« per *••«. awnhweai, II per
e*nl. venirnl. 44 pei vent, enoih ***■
irai. tdt* par vent, went ventral If
per *ent. raathneat >4 per vent The
latal lure «a •atimnie-l at I •** atm x»g>
*nd the twee direst and ladtreet, at
tlMooego Ike indtreet loan ln*tnden
the ehipxnmt ml milluMve ul yawn* hug*,
• hWh ih« nunetw fenvrd to haup, ten
1 they should he aliashed hy the dtnanee
It ta the wueet vhuleta (sourgn the
mate ha* *»*» evyrteaved
I Mad nvilh nil! nrek* had hat tee n*
I oat Is/ hew It I* handled
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII. MARCH 21 CHRIS
TIAN SELF RESTRAINT.
(Uilil.n Text! "Every Man That gtrlxeth
for tli. Maxlery I* T.atpnral* In All
Thing*'' l. Car, II t»» Hon lha
tp Ini I. Wn* Horn.
ll-llAY 4 I.nioii ln
^_^ dud.* I Cor. S 11-17.
(l& Tim. ami plat.—
v.*, Th. Kira* Kplatl. of
Paul lit th# Co
rlnthlaa- »*# wrll
tan about Eanter,
A 11, r,i. from Kph.
au* l 'omparn Aria
It ami -<• with 1 (’or.
Ill JV Ilow Ihla *p
hrtle (amt to **’
Vi rltt.o Th* ''aub
aorlptlon" whit'll
follows 1 l«. 34
Is worthless Mini rnlslHiuHnK; *f »• n<J* J*1
Cecil*.- part of th. agtr.il i-< oril, ha»*
_ be.ii aihl.il by h la'. * opylat. in*
Church at Corinth w n - moally tl.htll.,
ami waa eapoa.il to peculiar templatloue.
It la probable that Paul hail written *•'
rarll.r .pintle lo It (nc. I Cor > si. which
la loal. At all .vchla h. »i. >‘»W <all.il
upon by llie I.ailing Chr lathina of Corinth
lo iiilviac i ometnlng crtglh .|'i*ntlonn lit
inoraln ami general ileportmnt" which
hail arla.ii, The apoall. replt.* lo then,
tiu.atlooa, ami ha* complaint* of hi* own
alao in make An Anily-i* of tilt.
Kplatl., Itr. Alexander iJlvul.a th*
•pintle Into four part* a* follow*; Ihn
Oral (I'hupi.ra l-li In ilnalgt «d lo re
claim Ihn Corlulhlan« from .-hl-malle
coiit.iillona; III. aecoml (chap'-ta 6) In
dir.,-led again*' ilia litiuior.il"in* of the
Corinthian*, the third (chapter .-14i coti
taln* r.pllea lo Ihe ipi.il.a ad Iriatn.d lo
Ihn apoatle by the Corinthian* and nlrlc
lurca upon Hi. dlaorder* will, h prevailed
In I heir worahlp, Mild the fourth (chap
ter# IA, ltd contain* an dataira . rtefena*
of Ih. * 'li r In I la n doctrine of the r.aurrec
tlon, followed In the clone of **!•■ i plall*
by aom. general Inniructlona inlimailon*,
and gr.eilug* Our lenaon I* lak.n from
the iTtlrd pari. The legl In
IS For though I he free froii all men,
yel have I made rnvxelf aervai" unto all,
that I might gain the more, jn Ami unto
I he Jew* I Derain* a- a Jew, that I
might gain the J.-wa, In llinni lhal at# ,
might gain them that are umJar the IfM*
21 To them that are without l*tw us with
out law (being not without law to God,
hut under the law to Christ; ’hat I
might gain them that are without law.
22 To the weak became I a?* w ik, that f
might gain the weak I am made all
things to all men, ft a* I ought by all
megns save some. 23 Ai d this I do for
the gospel s sake tin*; I ring » be par
taker thereof with you, 21 Know ye not
that they whh h run In a rare run all out
one receive!b the in Jan 7 Ho • m that y#
may obtain, g Ami every man tout
striveth for the mastery I* i«wup*rate It*
all thing*. Now they do If ’») obtain a
corruptible crown, but v • » ••• •orrupfl
bl* 2*J I therefore >*o run not <* nnrer
lalnly; so tight I, not as mu that le-ateth
the air 27 Hut I keep under o. body,
arid bring It Into «ubjecllon !•* that by
any means, w to j bun pr*a bed to oth
ers. I myself should l>» • iac.tw.iy,
Concerning "the Weak Tb**;*- Is u
reference in l to » M-rseg, under I tie
term "the weak. to a <!,»,-* of r'lrrlsflans
In Haul s day who wi-r** not wholly free
from either the trammel* of J**v.r»n cerg
monlallsrn or of Gentile idol worship. At
every sacrifice In tin* hcu’hci temple* a
portion of th«* offering wax reserved *°r
the priest, ami another portion was re
turned to the worshiper, to he eaten I ft a
feast In honor of the god, \l! win# par
took of these feasts would thereby sane
tlon Idolatry, hence chrMu#n« univer
sally refused to sit at tires* ampiefs.
Hut sometimes sm h m at would be
placed upon the table at a\ ordinary
meal, and sometimes ti e priest's share
would be sent to the market for sale.
Home Christians were so careful that
thay would eat tribal only when sure that
If bar) formed no part of a heathen of
faring, and were often In g.***' anxiety
lest they might unconsciously counte
nance Idolatry, thereby showing that Its
chain around them was not entirely brok
en These were - ailed weak brethren."
lit hers, as Haul himself, felt that an Idol
was nothing arid the meat was neither
better nor worse for having born laid on
lbe Idol altar, and some partook of It
without scruple or thought of idolatry,
and thereby gave off anna to the con
sciences of the weaker brethren Haul
here declares his willing ness to give no
even that which was harmless to him If
his example would lead another- astray.
He urges the duties of self-denial, and
subjection of appetite ar.d singleness of
purpose, counting no sacrifice too great
If It might aid In the saving of a soul
The application of all this to the modern
temperance reform Is simple. We. too,
should renounce tin* use of wine, or strong
drink, even If confident that It would not
harm us. If there are any in the circle of
our Influence who. following our example,
might he led astray. And lo the service
of Christ we should turn aside from all
things, even those which 'ire not wicked,
If they interfere with th«* salvation of
souls.
NINTH TO Till; TKACHKH.
We turn aside from the chronological
order of events to study u lesson de
signed to apply to the Important subject
or tempt*ranee. The entire chapter should
he lead as explanatory of these verse*.
Haul Is giving the principles under which
he labors In Hie Gospel. We may entitle
our outline Klve Kaw* for Gospel Work
ers.
I. The law' of liberty. Verse I* The
apostle declares that he is fro*' and • ads
no man muster. Hucli :* the dl*«ipl* of
Christ.free from the law of e*r*fl)<itites,
free from the slavery of sin. Home think
that a total abstainer is In bondage to a
law but lie is a thunsand Mm*** fleer
than the drinking man. who la a slut* to
appetite.
II. The law of service Veto# !*» The
hoi*# that Is roaming at ltn«i>-, in the
pasture may enjoy hun«Mlf, but if be m
in n* of any use to tbs world hf must put
Ids neck into a collar and submit to tide
Ho ttic Christian who would do g*»»d tints'
utiat »• rliloy IWUI hilt vh ti«• wtjj n.»t
aro ill#* uf I'tlllal. Till- iiutilrul
fra*iliuu l« fountl In tin htimbt<*t •••tv
lea. y
III Tlw >aa ol Ball-tlaiiial .i- .« ju,
;J. lit- aim aoulil an .In a a mu tun I
ll.mi mi I In- JaaUli I iiriti It* » hu
auiilil aava llmlllua iltml talk In ilium »■>
tlalillli'a I'a.il a>la|itnl lil» in. i tu
• anil 1 la»a, loll hn|il »l>alll* III kk-« tin
him aim ul annum* ml >4 Vina mm If
1'm.t am* It'in* tu la an.I aim .lu t ml
that hla Imumh* fur .'««• Mtiltnl liim
to a*uhl aliniia ill Ink antiul lu* mu al.
•lain I I'an a Hual-ia* .Irina, i l»a>l
trunk.i.la In aln|i iltuikn a mil
run I'hitatkMi. *lm ol.l nik in. ,|„
II 0 uf •>'.a I la ul liar i 1,1. lira! |.i‘ > I |n.
abataiu Iriim *brt» ahf !■ aul au.ik» hla
..an Inltuamal
IV iha Iaa ul .a»m im,... Vai * t
s* »•< run (bat »a •«•. uki«Ui an
lmu»rniiMbta naan I mmii alii tk,
a u h a*, til*■ aa far Iha l**ka>l. af oMk
I.na nun k wait a* a Im 4 ham an
lu |al»!
V I ha iaa of tail ilka, ion* a Va«aa> A
I I ha at Mi> •»K hla k mo* bh*a
Iha ahoaila lla y«*Ma to Iba .a.ai ,i IJk
II B of Ilka aiklaiaa ako ala ir*u*i * »*«
SM'^ii“S.r»hKEyj
Ma naaouina M • h..r«# a* ahtab Ik aa .
mao i <4aa Lai oa .a* il • Mali • •
a*.»M Iba haul* *n* ia*. anb n* , ,i
]«Sra| in. want
IIT« or HNOWVItKII
It .Mil lit*Moia •; WMH «Mh m ty
Im y.*ai»k * iHM*b4it ^
fb« aa bo >1 • kiMf.M a* Kkabk ,, .m*
• haa.il «HM If aoa a iaa a fW
V >u« | aaa a«*tf >a -"1991m 1 m
■oaiaiM a bawl f«4. iao« |i ai*ka «i b*ii
****** raai b ka>aa M Iba «m fm,
>**b toav *bh k M takab 09 |«u* ,k<
atwMb
tun katana . Ibibhk «« k*«* Iba It*19.,,
Um b kkaa Mot 14 II 11 m, b«*4t.*
b». «a o«9 k| lt«M) l>« WibM b«MM