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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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. &
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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.
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