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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1893)
TH"H-- t " fc . f . a jitcvw; XMtlSIH' HHWitWWII 111,1' !' r THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1S9B. 3p 1.4, '.' n I u- R. . - ) ' ;" i, - r ? jj i r j a . ir ; M' H" V r'f'V many M'" -- CHRISTIAN WEAPONS. Dr. Tnlmngo Dlscouroos on Tholr Uso in tho Enomy'a Untitle. I,rmi from Mir SiiliJiiRrfllotiiif t lt lr.iel- !tr-l'iiil'VrlM-l Itinmirt e nf lh Churrh NluV I'mmUm Al r)N llroln'ii. In n lnte sermon preached before Motionn l.uho t'huutitiKpiu assembly, held near Madison, Wis., lie v. 'I'. He Witt Tuluiugo tM)k for Ills subject, "Sharpened Axes," tin text being I. .Samuel, xlil. Ili-'Jt: ".Vow there was no Mititli found throughout nil the liinil of Israel, " etc. He Mild: My loving and glad salutation to this uncounted host of Cliuntuucpiuns, Chris tinn Kudcnvnrcrs, Jospol worhcrs and their friends from nil parts of Wlscon niii and America, .saints and filmier! My toxtiisglorlotislyiipproprlate. What a scalding subjugation the Israelites were sufTcrlug. The 1'hlllstines had carried on" all the blacksmiths, and torn down till the bhichsinlths' shops, and abolished the blacksmith's trade in the land of clsrucl. They had a particu lar grudge against blachsinlths. The I'hilistincs would not even allow these parties to work their valuable mines of brass anyl Iron, nor might they inula nny swords or spears. There were only two swords left in all the land. Yen, those 1'hlllstincs went on until they had tuhen all the grindstones from the land of Israel, so that If an lsruelitlsh farmer wanted to sharpen his plow or his ax, he had to fro over to the gar rison of the Philistines to got it done. There iin only one sharpening instru ment left in the land, and that was a Die. The farmers and the mechanics having nothing to whet up the coulter, and the gond, and the pickax, save u dimple tile, industry was hindered, and work practically disgraced. The great ideti lif these Philistines was to keep the Israelites dis armed. They might get iron out of the hills to make swords of, but they woii'd not have any blacksmiths io weld this Iron. If they got the iron welded, they would have no (grind stones on which to bring the Instru ments of agriculture or tho military wcapoiiN up to the edge Hut these Philistines were not forever to keep their heel on the neck of I Sod's chil dren, lonathau.on his haudsiind knees, climbs up ii grout rock behind which were the Philistines aud his urutor hearcr, on his hands and knees, climbs up the same rock, and these two men, with their two swords, hew to pieces the Philistines, the Lord throwing u (treat terror upon them. So it was tlienj so It Is now. The two men of (Sod on their knees mightier than u Philis tine host on their feet. I learn tlrst from this subject, how dangerous It Is for the church of (Sod to allow Its weapons to stay In the hands of Its enemies. These Israelites might again and again have obtained a ttipply of swords and weapons, as for instance when they took the spoils of the Ammonites; but these Israelites seemed content io liavo no swords, no spears, no blacksmiths, no grindstones, no nctlve Iron mines, until it wus Jon lute for them to make any resistance. So it Is in thu church of Christ to day. We are too willing to give up our weapons to the enemy. Thu world boasts that It has gobbled up the schools aud the colleges, aud the irt, and tho sciences, uuil the literature, (ind the printing press Infidelity Is making u mighty attempt to get all our weapons in its hand, and then to keep them. You know it is making this boast all the time: and after awhile, when the great i ittle btwce.n sin and righteousness has opened, if we do not look out we will be as badly oil as these Israelites, without any swords to light with, unit without any sharpening instruments I call upon tho superintendents of lit erary Institutions to s-;o to It that the men who go Into tho class rooms to Maud beside- tho I.cyden jars, and the I'lectrle batteries, and the microscopes or telescopes, be children of (Sod, not Philistines The atheistic thinkers of this day are trying to get all the Intel lectual weapons of this century in their own grasp. What we want is seientitle Christians to capture thu science, and scholastic Christians to capture the scholarship, and philosophic Christians to capture the philosophy, and lectur ing Christians to take back the lectur ing platform. We want to send out against Sohen kel and Strauss and Kenan of thu past, men like the late Theodore Christlleli, of Honn; aud against the lulldel scient ists, a (Sod-worshiping Sllllman aud Hitchcock and Agassi.. We want to capture all the philosophical apparatus and hwiugarouiid the telescopes on the swivel, until through them we can see the morning star of the redeemer, and with mlneraloglcal hammer discover the "Hock of Ages," and amid the Horn of the realms Hud thu "Rose of Sharon und the Lily of the Valley." We want a clergy learned enough to discourse of tho human eye, showing it to be a mic roscope und telescope In ouu instru- tnent, with M)() wonderful contrivances, nnd lids closing iSO.uim or 40,001) times a day; all its muscles and nerves and bodes showing the infinite skill of an infinite (Sod, aud then winding up with tho peroration: "He that formed thu eye, shall he not see'.'" And then w'c want to discourse about thu human car, its wonderful integuments, mem branes and vibration, and Its chain of Hinall bones, and the auditory nerves, closing with tho question: "He that planted tho cur shall ho not hear'.'" Aim we want some one uinoioexpounu tho first chapter of tienesls, bringing to it the theology and the astronomy of tho world, until, us .lob suggested, "thu stones of tho field shall be in league" with the truth, and "tho stars In their courses shall fight against Sisera." Oh, church of (Sod. go out and rccapturo these weapons Let men of Clod go out and take possession of thu platform. Let all tho printing presses of the country speak out for Christ, and tho reporters and the typo setters, nnd tho editors, and publishers, hwear lkgl'auco to tho Lord lioil of truth. itaasassttawiM Again, I learn from this subject what a large amount of the church's resources Is actually hidden, und bur led, and undeveloped. The Itlble inti mates that that was a very rich land this hind of Israel. It says: "The stones are Iron, and out of the hills thou shalt dig bras-,," and yet hun dreds of thousands of dollars' worth of this metal was kept under the hilts. Well, that is the dilllculty of the church of (Sod at this day. Its talent Is not developed. If one-half of Its energy could be brought out It might take the public luhpiltlcs of the day by the throat and make them bite the dust. If huniati cliMpieuee were consecrated to the lord .lesus ChrM it could In u few years pursuudc this whole earth to surrender to (Sod. There Is enough un developed Christian energy in the i'ni ted States to bring the wholu world to Christ; but it is burled under strata of indifi'erence. mid under whole mount ains of sloth. Now, is it not time for the mining to begin, and the pick-axes to plunge, and for this burled metal to be brought out and put into the fur naces, and be turned Into howiters and carbines for the Lord's host? The vast majority of Christians In this day are useless. The most of the Lord's battalion belong to the reserve corps. The most of the crew are asleep In the hammocks. The most of thu metal Is under the hills Oh, Is It not time for the church of (!od to rouse up and un derstand that we want all the energies, all the talent, und all the wealth un listed for Christ's sake? Again I learn from this subject, that we sometimes do well to take advan tage of the! world's sharpening Instru ment,. These Israelites were reduced ton Hie, und so they went over to the garrison of the Philistines to get their axes and their goads and their plows sharpened. The Hible distinctly states In the context that they had no other Instruments now with which to do this work, and thu Israelites did light when they went over to the Philis tines to use their grindstones. My friends, Is it not right for us to employ the world's grindstones? If there be art, If there be logic, If there be busi ness faculty on the other side, let us go over and employ It for Christ's suite. The fact Is, we light with too dull weapons, and we work with too dull Implements We hack aud maul when we ought to make a clean stroke. Let us go over among sharp business men, and among sharp literary men, and Hud out what their tact is, and then transfer it to the cause of Christ. If they have science aud art it will do us good to rub against it. In other words, let us employ the world's grindstones. We will listen to their music, aud we will watch their acumen, and we will use their grindstones, anil we. will borrow their philosophical ap paratus to make our experiments, and we will borrow their printing-presses to publish our ltibles, and we will bor row their rail trains to carry our Chris tian literature, and we will borrow their ships to transport our mission aries. That was what made Paul such a muster in his day. He not only got all the learning he could get of Dr. (Sumaliel, but afterward, standing on Mars Hill, aud in crowded thoroughfare, quoted their poetry and grasped their logic, and wielded their eloquence and employed tholr mythol ogy, until Dlonysius, the Areopaglte, learned in thu schools of Athens, and llcllopolls, went down under his tre mendous powers. That was what gave Thomas Chalmers his power in his day. Ho conquered the world's astronomy and compelled Jt to ring out thu wis dom and greatness of the Lord, until, for the second time, the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of (Sod shouted for joy. That was what gave to tlontithni Edwards his influence in his day. He conquered thu world's metaphysics and forced it into the service of (Sod, until not only the old meeting house in Northampton, Mass., but all Christendom felt thrilled by his Christian power. Again, my subject teaches us on what u small allowance Philistine iniquity puts a man. Yes, these Philistines shut up thu mines, and then they took the spears and tho swords, then they took the blacksmiths, then they took the grindstones, and they took every thing but ti Hie. Oh, that Is the way slnworks.lt grabs everything. It lie gins with robbery ami It ends with robbery. It despoils this faculty aud that faculty, and keeps on until the wholu nature Is gone. Was the man eloquent liofove, tt generally thickens his tongue. Wns he lino In personal apieai-uius 11 mars Ills visage. Was Ice aUluvM, it sends the sheriff to bell UWi out. Was he liilluential, it de stroys his popularity. Was he placid, and genial, and loving, it makes him splenetic and cross. Philistine Iniquity suys to taut man: "Now, surrender to me, und 1 will give you all you want music for tho dance swift steads for the race, imperial couch to slumber on, and you shall be refreshed with the rarest fruits, in baskets of golden filagree." lie lies. Thu uiuslu turns out to be a groan. The fruits burst the rind with rank poison! The filagree is made up of twisted snakes. Thu couch Is a grave. Small allowance of pence, small allowance of comfort. Cold, hard, rough nothing but a file. So it is with Voltaire, thu most applauded man of his day. Tliu .scripture win his ten tW.t, tienco ho drew Hon nails in g.tU tho Christian and thu Jew. All hitlilcl uhun w ell, but whit when Mi'k!' Oh thru u text would much hliu to thu itilelc, Seized with hemorrhage of the lungs in 1 'mis, where ho had gone to bo crowned in thu theater as an Idol of all Prance, lie sends a messenger to get a priest that ho may be reconciled to tho church Itufore he dies. A great terror falls upon him. He makes the place all about him so dismal that thu nurse declares that shu would not for nil tho wealth of Europe see another lulldel die. Phlllstluu Iniquity had promised him all the world's garlands, but In the last hour of his life when he needed solacing, sunt tearing norms his conscience and his nerves u file, a file. So It was with Lord Hyron, his un cleanness in England only surpassed by his unoleunncss in Venice, then. going ou to cud his in it ii' J WMMMMMMMMiMB iMffMBrTTBM -r- cjwwrviw t"" . '' , - ' ';izMyjjaMMMM brilliant misery In Mlssolonghl, fret ting at his nurse, I'letcher, fretting lit himself, fretting at tho world, fretting at(lod;iind ho who gave to tho world "Chllde Harold," and "Sardiinapulus," and "The Prisoner of Chillon," and "The Slego of Corinth," reduced to nothing but a Hie! Oh, sin has great facility for making promises, but II has Just as great facility for breaking them. A Christian life Is thu onl.v cheerful life, while a life of wicked surrender Is remorse, ruin and death. Its painted glee Is sepulchral ghustll ness In the brightest days of the Mexican empire, Monte.uma said he felt gnaw ing at his heart some thing like u canker, sin, like a monster wild beast of the forest, sometimes ileks all over Its victim tu order that the victim may bu moru easily swallowed; but generally sin rasps, und galls, and tears, aud unbralds, and Hies. Is It not so, Herod? Is It not so, lllldebrand? Is it not so, Uobesplurre? Aye! aye! It is so; It Is so. "The way of the wicked he turneth upside down." History tells us that when Itotnc was founded, on that day there were twelve vultures Hying through the ulr; but when a transgressor dies, the sky Is black with whole Hocks of them. Vultures! When I see sin robbing so many people, and I see them going down day by day, and week by week, I must give a plain warning. I dare not keep it back lest I risk tho salvation of my own soul. Rover, the pirate, pulled down the warning bell on Inchcape rock, think ing that he would have a chance to despoil vessels that were crushed on the rocksjbut one night his own ship crashed down on this very rock, and he went down with all his cargo. (Sod declares: "When I say to the wicked, thou shalt surely die, and thou glvest him not warning, that s'tiuu man shall die in his iniquity: but ills blood will 1 re quite at thy hands" 1 learn from this subject wirit a sad thing it is when the church of (Sod loses Its metal. These Philistines saw that if they could only get all thu metallic weapons out of the hands ol the Israelites all would be well, and, therefore, they took theswordsaud tho spears. They did not want them to have a single metallic weapon. When the metal of the Israelites was gone their strength was gone. This is tho trouble with the church of (Sod to day. It Is surrendering Its cour age. It has not got enough metal. How seldom it Is that you see a man taking his position in pew, or in pulpit, or in a religious so ciety, and holding that position ugalnst all oppression, and all trial, and all persecution, and all criticism. Thu church of (Sod to-day wants more back bone, more defiance, more concentrated bravery, more metal. How of tun you see a man start out In some good enter prise, and at the first blast of nowspa perdoiu he has collapsed, aud all bin courage gone, forgetful of the fact that If a man Ito right, all the newspapers of the earth, with all their columns pounding away at him, cannot do him any permanent damage. It is only when ii man is wrong that he can be damaged. Why, (Sod Is going to vlndi cath Ills truth, und He Is going to stand by you, my friends, In every effort vou make for Christ's cau-c and thu salva tion of men. 1 sometimes say to my wife: "There is something wrong: the newspapers have not assaulted mo for threu mouths'. I have not done my duty against public Iniquities, and I will stir them up next Sunday. I hen I stir them up, and on thu following week the devil howls, and howls, show ing that I have hit hhu very hard. (So fortli In thu service of Christ and do your whole duty. You have one sphere. I have another sphere. "Thu Lord of Hosts is with us, and tho (Sod of Jacob is our refuge. Selr.h." We want more of tho determination of Jonathan. I do not suppose he was a very wonderful man; but he got on his knees and clambered up the rock, and with the help of his arinoi-bearer he huwed down the Philistines; and u nun of very ordinary intellectual at tainments on his knees can storm any thing for (Sod nnd for truth. We want something of the determination of thu general who went into the war, and as lie entered his first battle his knees knocked together, his physical courage not quite up to his moral courage, anil hi looked down at his knees and said: "Ah, if yon knew where I was going to take yn, you would shake worse than that!' There is only one question for you to ask and for mu to ask. What does (Sod want me to do? Wheru is thu field? Where is the work ' Wheru is the anvil? Where Is tho prayer meet lug? Where is tho pulpit? And, find ing out what (Sod wants us to do, go ahead and do it all the energies of our body, mind and soul enlisted In the un dertaking. Oh, my brethren, we have but little time In which to light for (Sod. You will be dead soon. Put in the Christian cause every energy that (Sod gives you. "What thy hand flnd eth to do, do It with all thy might, for there Is neither wisdom nor device in the grave whither we are all hasten ing." Oh, is it not high time that we wake out of sleep? Church of (Sod, lift up your head at the coming victory! Thu Philistines will go down, unit tho Israelites will go up. Yo lire on tho winning side. Hear that on thu winning side. I think just now tho King's horses are being hooked up to the chariot, and when lie does ride down the sky there will lie such a hosanna among Hli friends, and such a walling among Ills enemies, us will make t ho earth trem ble und tho heavens sing. 1 see now tho plumes of tho Lord's eavulryinen tossing In the air. The archil ngel be fore the throne has already burnished his trumpet, and then ho will put Its golden lips to his own, nnd hu will blow the long, loud blast that will make all tuitions free. Clap your hands, all yo people! Hark! I hear the falling 'thrones, and the dashing down of demolished iniquities Not in Stock. Cholly "I -want a pair of the smallest sUed gloves you hiivo gott" Clerk "Sorry, sir; but wa don't keep them." Vogue. FARM AND GARDEN. AN ILLINOIS BARN. How It I Const riirtcil ami Arriingrri Cost of the llultilliiK. Mr. (S. (J. Spear sends to the Prnlrlo Farmer it rough sketch of his barn tit (Sreenvlew, 111., which wu have had en ((raved. The elevations show it to bo a Till". HPHAH 11AII.V. bank barn used for cattle. Thr en trance Is by four folding doors, as shown, the windows at the peak being for taking In hay. The dark line along tho roof shows the position under the roof of the hay carrier. Thu ground plan shows a floor 40x70 feet, with sheds on each side 12 feet inside. In the original plan these sheds extended only .Ml feet, which would have cut them off at the end of the first .1x14 feet stall. In the plan, E E E shows granaries; F F corn crib. The lettering explain all else. In Mr. Spear's letter he says: "The building Is a bank barn, fflIiMl!l,, iillL , -tOFCET I 7 I "Kltl,( I " -.J... "WD SHOP FAPM c '.W.'EJJU . MAlilo 11 A nnnnL ;V JOMCRIB J ilillLL fjflxMFT sa rn 1 E g Or l I rn n E 1 Hl SD m JTUTfFT) 5)iUEfr fU rrj STAtt G; l fil I All G i-n ii ? 1 j " H H 1 STALL' STALL j 40 FELT . ri.OOIl l'l.AN OK Sl'KAIt 1IAIIN. but it need not necessarily be so, and there may be fewet cribs and granaries and more stable room. The barn has IS-foot posts; the lower floor in the hall and under granaries is laid with one inch plank doubled: the upper floor is laid with matched flooring and is eight feet between floors; the space between the lower hall floor and upper floor Is II feet, with space about the center l'Jxli'i feet for hoisting haw The cost of he barn was about fcl,r0U. SELECTING SEEDS. Tick Out thr ll-iit 1'lutiU mill I'roene fur T lint runtime Owing to the facility with which farmers can supply themselves from the seedsmen, few save their own seeds now us they did In former times. It Is so convenient to look over the assort ments to be found in the seed stores und select what one wants for the gar den for a small consideration that sav ing seeds at the right time Is scarcely thought of by most families having gardens Still there are in many cases manifest advantages in saving at least u portion of the seeds which may be wanted the next ssou, says the 'south ern Farmer. 1 u this way one can feel cer tain of having for his various crops seeds which will grow and be true to nuine if proper enrc is taken in gather ing, curing and preserving thcin from injury until wanted for use. Do not take seeds from the plant until perfect ly mature. Select from the best stalks and spread for a few days in a dry room, and when they have been care fully cleaned put in suiaft bags, label and hang out of harm's way until planting time. It Is a good plan to single out the plants from which the seeds are to be saved some time before the ripening aud note such as ate the most productive and vigorous. TIMELY FIELD NOTES. Till: need of ice h now being felt by u great many persons. It Is neither ditllcult nor expensive to put up a small amount of ice. Suppose you try it next winter. Do ,o r allow harvesting to keep the Held of late corn from haiug a needed plowing. The lust plowing destroys many weeds and usually increases tiio yield materially. 1'AsititKS which are infested with ragweeds can bo materially benefited by mowing the weeds lute this month before thu seeds have matured. Com paratively few weeds will rlpon seeds if this Is done. Dksi'Uov noxious weeds along the roadside. Man' of them undistributed nnd allowed to seed there and soon get out on the adjoining farms. District road supervisors should seu that they are not allowed to mature seed. Tiik mower, binder and rake which have stood outside since harvest time last year are in poor condition und will need mending or will break down when you aro busy. Lumber for making machinery sheds is cheaper than ma chines. Oruugu Judd Fanner. IHimt Tight for Tliemtclrm. Professional and commercial men say to the farmer: "Let olhur people's n Hairs alone, mind your ow n business and you will be prosperous enough." Tho trouble Is that the farmer has al ways, until very recently, done that very thing. And while the farmer has nlwoys done this, the other men huve habitually meddled with his affairs, and their meddlesomeness has taken the form of not onl.v holding him in the background while others udvanciul rapidly, but of reaching out for all ha earns, and of reducing him to thu con dition of a tenant at will on his own ucres, to be treated in all respects like tho helpless and hopeless peasantry of tho old world. Western lturul. FOR SHEEP RAISERS. How Long Cnn Kit and l.ntulm Un Kept to AtliMiitaice? As with all other stock much depends upon the growth made, the kind of sheep und the condition under which they arc kept. Generally the safest rule to follow is to market when the sheep Iiuto reached their full commer cial value. That is, whenever a sheep will sell at the highest price then la when it should be sold. Hut with this, as with all rules legardlng theniunage inent of stock on the farm, there must be exceptions, and with sheep n good breeding animal can often be kept un til they are ten or twelve years old. II Kept to maturity they can, In very muny cases, be kept until they are Hv years old, especially the ewes. If they ure good breeders. Wethers, unless they arc exceptionally good ones, can generally bu marketed when they art three. With sheep that are raised more es pecially for market It Is often the cast that they can bu marketed to a bettci advantage as lambs than as matured sheep, and especially so when they cat be inuile ready for market reusonublj early. When only a certain number ol sheep can bu kept on the farm wilt profit, and the surplus is to be market ed, the market value should dctcrmlnt when it is best to sell. Whenever the most clean profit can be realized is the time to let go. With sheep raising ui with nearly or quite all other fant products, every advuntago must b taken to secure the best proilt aud the time and manner ol marketing tire often important feature! in tills. Growing well is important, but selling well Is equally so. If s lamb will sell to the best advantage when it is three weeks old then Is the time to sell it if it can be kept until it is three months old nnd .return t larger profit thun at three weeks it will be better to keep it, of course otlici tilings being equal. Again, it may b more profitable to cljp two fleeces ol wool und then martlet, ns mutton, ol course having fat unci in good condi tion. Hy this time a sheep should b well matured, and, if fat. will be at itt best and should sell at the highest price for matured mutton. It Is only where a ewe Is an excep tional breeder that It will pay to keep her longer than five years. Under what may be considered average condition! after a ewe is live years old she begins to lose vigor aud the safest plan is tc sell at that age. It is of no advantage to sell olT good ewes unless there an younger sheep to tals their place. Ewes can always be kept longer wltt profit thun wethers, aud often Iambi can be sold to a better profit than rate tttred uhcep. So that no Infallible rul can bo laid down as to when it will b( best to sell. N. J. Shepherd, in Wool aud Mutton. FEEDER FOR CHICKS. A Slmiilu Contrliitni'p of More Than Or. illmiry I'lK-Culneim. More properly, this may be termed n cover for the feed dish. Simply attach a bundle to an old basket or a box ol any kind, and make entrance holes ot a diameter just suflicient to permit A ClilCK-KKKIiKIt. young chicks to run In and out The bottom of the basket or box should first bo removed. The object is thnt when feeding young chicks their food may be so cov ered as to protect it from larger chicks or fowls, while the chicks can help themselves unmolested. Stichu contri vance will cost but an insignificant sum, nnd will be found very useful when feeding thu chicks on food pre pared especially for their use only. I'luco their food in a dish or small trough, and then set the cover on the dish. Farm and Fireside. lliirily I'lluilihiK I'hiiiU. The trumpet flower Is a robust plant lit only for largo arbors or wall cover ing. It adheres strongly to walls and Is prolillc in clusters of flowers. The Virginia creeper is well known, nnd its foliage is beautiful especially in autumn, when the leaves become crim son and then scarlet In rich soil the pipe vino makes a heavy growth, and bears a peculiar-shaped flower which resembles an old-fashioned Dutchman's pipe. A strong growing, woody climber, udapted for large trellises, Is the Chi nese wistaria. Tho flowers are large nnd fragrant. Among tho hardy and perennial climbers are the cvcr-lustlng pea, Chinese yum, Virginia bower and passion flower.- Farmers' Voice. A Wont About Si'lultlm. There would be less objection to spe cialties if those pursuing them did not abandon all other reliances for getting a profitable return from their labor. At the first, at least, the speciulty should never be allowed to take up all tho farmer's or fruit grower's energies. He should not put all his eggs In one basket. Not heeding this rule, thou sands have lost till they had earned by a life of previous toll. If you find that yon can surely make a success of tho newcrop or method, then will bo time enough to depend on it exclusively. Troy (X. Y.) Times. Mnniiro on n Hiiiutl riot. It pays to place the manure on n small plot. When tho manure Is spread over a large surface its effect on any portion Is less than when it is applied liberally. There Is also un increase iu tho cost of spreading over u large field, us the ma nure must lie nuuieu io u greater ins tance, and the cultivation of thu land is increased without u corresponding gain in crops. Ni:ouuu.voK more than anything lM ruins muny an orchard, VERIFYING A SUPERSTITION. One Duy1 Krttilt of llrltlin- Out of H-l on-. Itu Wronif Shir. "So you don't believe in the old su perstition about getting up on tho wrong side of the bod, oh?" said tho down-town business man the other day at luncheon. "1 do not." remarked his friend. "Well, I do. 1 had n dose of It the. other day. I hopped out of bed one, cold, frosty morning and tumbled Into my tilings nnd off 1 went to work. "J hadn't gone more than n block when a drunken man reeled into me nnd spoiled my new hat. The elevated, train was late. I could get no seat. At the ofllee the lire had gone out und the boy who Is suppo-ed to attend to that part came in about noon saying that he was sick. I spilled ink ulfover the books of the firm. Then half u do.en men I owed money to came to seo me; when the sixth man showed up the head of the firm scowled and re marked that It was about time I took si vacation. "Thu luncheon 1 had that day gave me the Indigestion. I hurried back to the otliec with a splitting headache, madness oo.iug out of every pore of my body. "1 began to see that I had been 'hoo dooed.' ' "In the ofllee again I rah around my chair, expecting to break the charm, but it was no go. In half an hour in catuu n telegram saying that my broth er had died in the west u'mf that t should send money to have the body forwarded to New Yorki- I rushed around to the bank to get thu loan and the cashier gave me a waiLof itho long green tlnit was five dollars short. I failed to count the cask at the desk, and we had a big war, word when I tried to convince him of Ids error. "I then went to thu telegraph ntllco to cenil tho money, but slipped on u banana peel at the very entrance and sprained my tinkle. That settled me for the day. 1 hired a cab to take mo home, nnd cabby overcharged mo three times. "When I got home the worst stroku of all was to confront me." "What was that?" put in his aston ished friend. "Why, my mother-in-law wns there, bag and baggage, just arrived for a four months' stsiv." "And the bed?" "I confidently assert that till this, happened because I got out on the wrong side of thu bed. To guard against similar misfortune in the future I have placed the bed close to the wall, so that It now has only one side, and the result Is grand luck till day long. Have a cocktail on me?" "I will," said tho friend, quickly, "and I propose a toast" "And it is?" said tho other clicking glasses. "To the biggest liar In all New York -hail." X. Y. Herald. Doubt Changed to Faith. "My uttlegirl Kitty luul a skin disease which tins doctors called Cczcma, causing her Rrcat ugnr.y with Its Intense itching nnd hurnliiR Rccn cr elsht physicians cavo in medicines tut to no pood. At the earnest tidvlco of Kitty Fox. neighbor vc tried. IIOOII'H HAllSAI'AUIM.A with tho result ot a perfect cure. Her shin Is now as fair and clear as any child's In town." Wim.iam Cox, Fair Itavm, Vt. He sure to get Hood's. HOOD'S PILLS Cure all Liver Ills. "German Syrup" I simply state that I am Druggist and Postmaster here and am there fore in a position to judge. I have tried many Cough Syrups but for ten years past have found nothing equal to Uoschee's German Syrup. I have given it to my baby for Croup, with the most satisfactory results. Every mother should have it. J. H. Honns, Druggist aud Postmaster, Moffat, Texas. We present facts, , living facts, of to-day Boschee'a lierman fcyrup gives strength to the body. Take no substitute. & l! EWIS oo oe. i vr POWDERED AMD PERITJMED (1'ATKSTKD) The ttmnutit and purert T,y0 made t'nllku other liK.UheliiB a line jxm ih r nnd p.ukcd in a can with remnv.ililu ltd. tho contents uroulunjK ready for uso. Willi make, tlie Uit porfumed Ilurcl. Snip In Ci) minutes tritftout bo(l imj II In IIiii lict for cleansing wistu plpis, disinfecting sinks, closets waihlntt bottles, paints, iriTH.eii:, rr.viA.sii.i nr ii iu. !. .tffllU. I'll 1 1. A, I'm. rUlUI Till! t AMR lt7 U DO NOT BE DECEIVED wlih 'hiU'. Knamolf. nnd 1'iltits wlilch ttaln. .iii, r,MitB,,iij,,iuiiu, ,f,wi, ii nu uurn riMl, , 'I lie lllnliitf SmihtoTo I'iiII'IiU llrlllinnt,Oi1nr Ipm. IIiimMi, nml tliuiiiiimi'ieriniyii fur no tin or Hint nu kiuro with evcrr I'urcliiue. WIFT'S SPECIFIC I ruT "novatlnc the. cntlro nytcm, Ichnlnath.Kall l'ohims fnfm the Jllood. wliutber uf Hcnrrni.,... ... malarial origin, this preparation haa no cijuaU 3 Cut ohulnei! womb. I n cured after i s RanrKHKHR "Forelj;htn months I had an eathifj spro on my tongue. uas treated tiv lt liini ,,i,,.iu... lUlneil no relief i tho m.ro cradiiall crew I finally took ft. h. B arid was entirely after lulug a few bottles." c. u. atct.Ejoui, Ucuderiion.Tcx. Treatise, roi Blood and Skin Ms. eabes mailed f reu. TUB SWUT Sl'F.01 1 io Co , AtUuU, (it, I "HHHCuHHMH s T"" "" - . .j nyHiM JL ' J M.'J "l' ldB .1' ! Y i V f) 4A H i