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but". it! A F001 LI sledge journey nonhmgtfitfih: nod. '11 not. IE be next sum! 15 (bu: EM.- and use] W "lnolias. a ale! The plow _prinqipke me: not hive changed In in m yam. as has been nun-d. but ' dividunl plows have been mu; improved; so that the dnfl: in much less and the labor (or the open- ‘ tor gruuy mducent Scientific princi- pla have haen studied. end the flow has been so constructed that the resist- ance ~is reduced. to a minimum. Whilfl “was the wdrk most efleétivaly. The mus, mm improvement in the eel!- elmrpening plow point. consisting/o! layexs ol edges. so that As one wear! all I new and sh'nrp edge is muted 'untmd of a dull surface. This mus Ibe draft much mien- end nvr‘s the lather end egpenu o: «harpening A great variety 0! impleh have been tried as eulntilutw (or the plow. but they have not prove!) aaLialuLofy un- der .1] conditions. ‘ Th. depth of plowing has been thfl tau-an at almost endless troveI’SY- In the corn belt. I. a. ml moderately deep plowing has given v. ”Lilian-l tor: results. All things dared. IL‘. is obviously unwise to nuke any great 3 vu-htion in the depth of which may one field is plowad during one mm! (or by suddenly lowed-lug the plow two or tbrne inches, 3 cold nw earth is Han-own out on top. This is ungai‘ed‘ m the best development. 0! mi: plain. .ud “mu the m- and min hue «mend it for s couple otv it will not be an the best condition. he object. o! plgxhng is to get. the up layer: than sponge for also moislnm until by the grow- ing crops. ll- * not. mg in: whether the upper sur or .not. nor does it make nee by what. means this D ‘ or loosenlng up is low that pncli II. however. this condition cannot be secured except b dcep' plowing, it usually will pay to. plow deep. 0n very wet low ground-l deep plowing it obviously unnecessary. ‘ es the retention 0; moisture does not \ have to be looked alter so carefully. ln sandy or very loose soil deep plawv ing is not. essential. as the roots can eas- ily find a. passage ind the land '5 in. u. condition to retain large quanLiâ€" lies of water. The shove applies more particularly (0 the propsrnlion of lqnd vlqr wheat and corn. shallower plowmg will answer very well [or nets and grass seeds. Three inches is usually sufficiâ€" ent for these later crops. while for corn and wheat six and seven give best result. , ‘7 "age;th at 503on ‘ aired will be I «ll- 'tbe same in either «33nd this wiu ‘l mn'" nry weanling to qulity of seed, lmnr mout ‘ The). twelve to twenty pounds per acre. luv is 3 mt excellent pin: to tea: the W" nod belore sowing. bylpntting a (count- pd) unanimity 5:63: in line earth m- between funnel clothe, keep moist.I T6 mdmmmdnotehowmanyaeedx 5mm "mm..." "(Hm-am! "1an can" Bord- Dairyman cave I correspondâ€" ent some advice on needing to clover. fifst. without I nuns c ; second. with cats; third. on {all ”LIT pLowmfi AND manome if she I'ltsrll to jump or kick ‘3‘! var, It In: beanie Mr: f!) pulverixe and rqdpaci the plowedjugtinn that lug: . au- W do not wmpllnwing _t elm mm o! n: _and conse- uni. Waul_ evaporation. This Mh premrsuon ‘IB best monk plished by means of disk or some har- mIVS. ordinary. toothed hat-yawn and flags The first named penetrate much '-r than thepi’glinsry narrow. lirenk ~loda and elununte nirspuca. ‘1!- 0* field is Adisked once or twice. than him-rowed wnh aheavy smoothing u: stmight toothed hart-aw. it will usual] be m rust-class condition. A drug "I 'th lunch to pulvenxe clogs m! the sur- face ’nnd compact the soil. but it does not pulverige the lower layers 0! 1h: pIO'Wvd portion. Ralling has much the sumo effect and is _n valuable aid when the wmther ts quite dry. hut during [he wet season it may do injury by con:- ting the surface and cpusing the top yer to hike. 3wpm'atwn then takes place very n idly and the crop is seriously in' It the unmet. As soon as the grain. it it he mm. Ippears above the surface. cultivntinn must begin and the upper layer; be kept in a finely pulverized condition. so that they may act as n mulch. _ - it has been demonstrated during the past few years that the more complete thr preparation the better the crop. Tbl' cultivation then can be greatly reâ€" duced. and the mults more satisfaw- loryv Many a farmer will say that he cannot spend so numb times in preparâ€" ing his soil. and ‘thst such attention to the more scientific methods cannot be given. This Is a fallacy which must be abandoned its the years go by. for 1he changing conditions demand mum thorough wgrk_ and_ greater attentmn 77,, .. J ..... L A: girviing Eon-njrilk. better if not fed. but -( they give attention [ think they am more likjy' togltel in lh- wr:â€"ng direc- hon. towards holding up the flow. But... whatever plan L1 lollowpd- aconsmnfl and mgualr method wul prove more satislulary than unanimity. _. Rapid milking nu:- u mjn‘nws in slow milking. A moderate. careful pet-e run will gm: All the milk [hate is. In races 0!. disease of. or mident_to. the udder. great can must be exert: so! not w worry the pow. and ,wilh this care. and no: allawmg,double mp8 for milk- ing. the Wont case of nrdunuy udder troubles can be haqdled. Alwnys speak to a cow helm smug dawn to hernias, if she l'sqrtled, her only Hinge is ucen is 4 - but! banana- «noun um 11th inane neat ad mm. Ordinarily the i513!- rowed until the surfu'n i lam. little Anemia) lting 3i“ Mad}! To get Mmults from a cow it. a necessary to keep her in a. quiet. cou- lonted condition a: the time of milking. This and is accomplished bug by always leeding ‘the cow At that time. ‘ Many do not want cows to eat then. I laiming Ihty will give attention to. u. y” u..- ._ _ ___. ._V cases a good one. while the man who neglected thorough preparation reap- ed a small harvest. , llvs Vol Water. rue nuove uppuua mun: panu‘ularly lo the pn-paralion of land [qr wheat and corn. ShallDWer plowing eniuxd 1 like my wife's mother. My wife‘s father is a weU-mdo farm- 1 never Will amwer Very well for nets and grass see any other woman who can walk a needs. cut for these. later crops. while for corn and wheat six and seven give best result. - All one time the various riding and f d 1m, 01 'u wh-wled plow; were not universally likâ€" $13813). 5?“!‘3’3 did, {in Thu»- iflChES '18 USU-1113’ “Hid? little better than my wife. or who looks 'uat a. little sweeter. I wouldn't marry he beat woman on earth unless. I thought she filled the bill for pettetctmn. men . she does. Ni 8‘ HWY WET?- wnsi‘h’Wd homeâ€"kill- When she gets a. biscuit turned over a c This heavy Ilralt feature has been ifew g' ['L i a done. lien»!- end as horses .ere 30110121 ' iuuled mmewbnt. and as the work p. u u .trmluly advisable to buy Dun. Human more val-mule than t at 01 the horse that H would pay to have LE extra Ini- ml‘ or two nther than exhaust the “a”. L“: .353 auvn th is so much . hr Must weir 95.5"” es' between her hands; and puts e pen. I know the biscuits are Do be exactly right. No doubt abouts . We have no drip oollee at. but sh nukes the blmdest drip co [co you ever saw. and has the commonest kind 0! an old tin coffee fit. She has a majeatio belting. too. er feet I: woman'a eet _. bun.“- {27:32:53. "BREEZâ€"g'iai: £5an at ‘9‘. lbe Isl-mar who‘ momughly‘prepar- with“: and Land gifaruopud Luann ,ALuA .L- _.__. .-5... SEEDING TO CLOVER METEOIB OF MILKING aréurriadtrml lorkad b“ Fund. a 'ICAL FARMING. superman ol the aged spmut m; to Inc are will probably Lt more will do no harm. The to saw flour 3!! is m get ithnr with n the gunk or how. Thane are usually kept In stock hy dealexvm agricultural m1~ plementn and frequently by hardware mcmhanus. Sow cur-er early in the sums. as early as the ground can be wqued. Sometimes a catch is ob- tameduon ground see ad to 'rya 01' wheutim the (all. by sowing the clover on a light (all of snow. ur Ln the WU mommg'o! thou spring days. when 010 gmund In alternately Imezins Am! . thngvm . but it is sure: to wnlt nhttlor untll t e surface will bear drum“!- aud then sow the seed and so over the gmund once or twice new; ing to en'- cumatanoes with u a nil _ toothed barrow. Vhen sown WI sprms grain. or by itself lt in better to use the barrow tor novel-in than to depend upon a. min storm. hen sown with- out a. num crop, (yobher-cgongoulgl bf vuv .- .. --..,. ‘. “â€" a mare appropriate nAme there in a proheuilit that the quic at town); weeds wil aprin n and checkt eclov- er. I! this shou d the case. 0 oyer the ground with amower. avmg the cutting In: raised high enough to miss most a! the clover and clip the greater part at the weeda. I! the weed crop u so prolific that when left on tho ground. It will smother the young clover. it. must be raked. off. Our advice first. last and all the time is_ to go into no wild-cat cmmei'y schemes without first having given the matter I good and intelligent sifting. \\'e are continually hearing of join 0! this kind being put upon Kenning comâ€" munities .by Ines nsmle parties who care nothing (or t e saucess of the un- dertaking beyond getting a good (at mite-0“ for their own pockets. Where there is any dou. e: to the pro .1- course to pursue matters of t 18 kind them should he no hesitation shout getting the counsels o! reliable about etung the cpnsule of mlinble men wfio are in position to ive advice that is worth something. I. is said that talk '3 chmp. and no it is. It doesn't cost the (allow much who does the talking. but it is dlten n'veryidear commodity to the people who lmten too 1 long and well. I am amodpl husband. My wife couldn‘t lny.her hands on another one! like me in a fortnight. When the baby cries at night. I get up and fix him and put. him back to alénp. We have been umrried three years and we have the [sweetest little baby boy in this world. I never cause mj wife any troublws. When she ’u all tiredvnnd worn out I just an]: “Come now. old sweetheart. go- lie down. and let the finish this job." We have a great number of little dresses for Wendel, and I know where they MB Ekept and how to get at. them: nrumucl .. He sud this? (be firm wouldn't mâ€" quim my servnces any longer. 5“ di' icy. What did bx brother.’ He and "13 To one o(_twa brothers who keep a store on Mann street. an old employee came last night. If your brother doesn't take back what hr- said In me yesterday I'm go- ‘ g go quit, announced the ma, wuth CARE OF RINGS. \ It. in never wise to wet rings that have stones in them. Of course, all rings need to be cleaned from time to time, and diamonds; rubies. emeralds and sn phires will stand washing with soap. urquoise and seed pearls will change color if auh' cted to any such treatment. The maprit of II rings have not the in“ mun per {cl pearl, which alone vnll stand wetting. Al- musl all'peal'ls have at least a tiny pin. prl'l'k somewhere on their surface. and this. like ssggt of decay in I tooth. will admit an mucus which will dam- them. It is themtore‘uaunl to take 3716mm: rings when wuhmg the hands. This is how manyonluable jewel: In last. An old-fashioned but excellent preventive o! forgetfulnqs on such or, union: 'u to {m the ring Into your mouth or at east between your_llpa. The]. on will remember to slip it. on your Inger after drying your hands. u." uww .â€" .. .__~_, set. Her held eoufll .be arried‘nobetler it she tried (or a hundrerl Me. When I went. to (ind out: if anything is right ornot. I j t get, it before her min and figurpon‘ :- judgment. She hits it eyery time. 1'. ask me how u. i: apittoonemund .61'3 the peg (or my hat . and every. tune I take it of! m the ouse I hang it on this neg. My cost has a , too. and there is where my coat is mind when not. on my back. Thereis no club on earth likemy wile and Wendel. She is the outside 3 ud end the manic guard. She is the lght in the «st. and the intellect in the west. She my bright and morning star. She Ll‘ a loose butlon a hundred he has 3-way o! noticing it: on my coat lapel. n3 fore we were married. 'd \Vendel. I don't find any that nits me half as well as sh oes. sweet and entle from mom- ' ighl. \Vhen want to be cross 't let me, \Vhen Igel coldâ€" ml the last epeck of brotherly , zing but of me. just one touch of her resence stops that disposition. All ‘ all. my wife is OK. and I am a model husband. ' I One day a farmer who lived for years in peace and quietness and was well spoken o! by all who knew. him. found a pot of gold as he was digging in a field. In great rejoicing he carried the treasure to his house and told his wile the news. and in a day his good luck was known to a hundred people. His wife promptly decided to buy n._ piano and have a new house, and when the old man didn't. think much of this scheme she uphraided him (or his self- ishness and went at out in the sulks. His three sons decided'. he would blossom out as Jimâ€"dandies' work no more. and.his two daughte howled (or din- munds and silks. A Deacon called and wanted him to give 8500 to the African heulhen; he was asked to establish 1; Ioundl‘mgs' home; his molher-indnw de- manded u brick house and new carpets, and his ten sisters and brothers urriv- ed and wanted the spondulix to make a tour of Europe. Neighbors who had im nw referred to him as a old varminL. "and men who had .him to be a candidate for Town r sent him word that they'd im under if he ever ran tor of- fice. Al‘ortnighl he found himself without lriends' and mixed up in a score? broils. and taking the gold to tge river he dumped it in and exclaim- e : “ That over which I rejoiced has brought me only sorrow. and durn my pit-lur' if 1 want as? more of it!" oral: ‘ Riches do not bring happiness. but heiought to have linked the wholecrowd and invested that money in six per cent. mortgages. . THE FARMER AND THE TREASURE ONE IN A HUNDRED. HIS ULTIMATUM my! naked 1119 other ADVICE nu punishment of V pan-{aide- About the House. Pansy need sown now in pots or boxes in n warm‘room or hotbed. MIL-i! prop- erly cared (or produce blooming plants all nummar. The seed should be sent- teregl very thinly and covered not more than one-eighth at an Inch deep. then pressed. down with a. piece of board and kept moderately moist all‘ the time. I When the plants are large enough to] be hondled the, shucld be pricked oil 1 about two inches apart, and when J danger of severe [root is over, planted 1 outdoors obout 12 inches apart each way in a position where they are shelt- ered from the midday sun. In dry weather they require a. gooddeol 'of water. and an occasional Wittering With llqluid manure will help them wonderâ€" fu ly. All faded flowers must. be out of! st once-else th. will produce need and detract u goo deal of strength from the plants. \Vith punsies. us well as many other plants. the ottenor the flowers are out off. the more new, ones will be produced. For early spring blooming. the seed should be sown In August outdoors in well-prepared seed beds. During hot dry weather it. 13‘ heat, Lo shade the seed from the dlreqt) rays of the sun unul they have germi- noted. which will be in about ten or‘ twelve days. The soil ooh hardly be. made too rich and deep for pennies. A prettlly dréqs‘éd woimm about the house i: a. joy and a blessing. There are no man) dainty low-priced things for a woman to wear indoors that. there is but small excuse whom one is shab- bily dressed at. home. V'Wo never have company. No one evaf sees me except my boys and my husband.” argues one wife. Even so. the/,outaide world see- ing you is 0! Very small moment... The good opinion 01‘ hu'abwd and children who are quite as fastidious as glrpngâ€" ers would he. is worth an infinite amount. of trouble. AWL wuuuu u. “an...“ So many Women say they cannot work 'when "dressed up." ‘. No doubt. that in very ~ti-uc’. simply because the feeling 0! qonscmusneas of having on a new (rock makes them (eel still an awkward. And yet there are women who will went the daintiest sort of house gowns. iLli nev- er a rent or a soil. and still e cute all the little duties the housewife is expected to do. .Anyt iug tlmL washes wrll and irons easily E suitable for ‘such “may. - sucu maul. . _ \tht is irephcr or sweeter looking than a woman in a clean gingham or calico dress find 3 clyqp gpronâ€"d rk one 1;. |_;uucu ulzaa .._.... ,. -. ._,,._.. V_,, m the mormng and tight. or “'th tor afternoons? Homepbrewed beer is a delicious drink in summer, eapécinlly if ice is at band. ex- it them are cool wells or eel- lnrs in whit-h Um bottles run he kept. ln filling lbellxitlk-s grant. care must be vxen‘ispd [but they are not filled too full or they will burst. when ferment» Lion 59L.» in. Fill up just to Lbs neck. To make homeâ€"lirflwed beer. proceed as follows: Mwsure [our teacupfuls of brown sugar, qur whit-spoonfuls u! ground ginger. and a two-quart basin- ful of fresh hops. Plume Ibo hops and ginger logellmr. cover well \\ilh water using three or [our quartz. and boil (or an hour. Themati‘m‘q. pour’zlge ‘liquolr HAVE BEAUMUL PANSI ES‘ an um... “u... .. ,-_. w, W, into a. kettlehudd a. nu [ul 0! mol- asses. and hail (qr glf an our. Put. the hops. glnger {In sugny in acrock holding (our gallons, pnt gn the hot liquor, fill the crock \nth water. and. add n nnplnl of mt. Set. liquor m A warm 91m or eight 0: Joun go ferment; then skim and bottle, ly- mg the corks arm-My. Beer bottles wlch rubher c9: 5 are best. In two days. the lwvern a will be ready for use. Be careful in o ning. as the beer will bqfhend)" 8. r n e "u; thin way The accompanying design of sweet peas (or a cup and saucer is charming if dons in violet and gold. After ‘aketching the design in lndh Ink. 'fill inthe surface first with u'pnle tinting 3m TIE-Ll 21.11 {HE-yen? round. oflviolet a! gold. not in an even ground- ing tint, but showing faintly 'Lhe brush marks and letting it shade from a deep tone to I paler. then this in finished dr ibin a‘hot o‘ven until per- fectly bar so outcan wurk over it. Then with vio at of gold moistened slightly With turpentine wash in the mi‘Eut'es until it to‘mfi-a jelly. Brown Betty.â€"Butger a deep pudding dish. and put a. layer of chopped apples at the bottom; sprinkle with sugar. 3 law blts 0t butter. and a little Cinph moni cover with brc‘aad crumbs, than more apples. Proceed in thin manner until you have used two cups of chap- ped [males and one cup of crumbs. hav- mg of yer of crumbs at the top. Cover closely. ind bake QIreequnrters of an hour in n modg'erale oven: then uncover and brown quickly. Eat warm with cream and sugar or sweet sauce, pre- pared as follows: Cranberry Jelly.â€"Wash one quart of th -. bzrrles, put them in ngranile keztle. add one pint ot watencovcr closelymnd boil ten minutes. Turn the berries in- to a colander and press them throu h with a. potato masher. Return t e juice to the kpttle. add one pound of sugar, and haul rapidly ten or fifteen minutes untll it lonnn‘a. jelly. Brown Betty.â€"Butger a deep pudding dish. and put a. layer of chopped apples at the bottom; sprinkle with sugar. 3 few bits 0! butter. and a little cinnp Saucer-Heat one pinf of sweet cream slowly ‘in I. venue! set. ‘in 'n saucepan o! boiling water. stirring often. When DRESS PRETTILY AT HOME sweet pea petals. adding a. bit 0! black with the violet. to make a rayish nolet for the conventionalizt- stems and the leaflike figure that finishes the edge. After you have done as much work on It as is possi le without smudg- Ing. send it to be (red. When it reâ€" turns you can work over it further glddllng a touch oi deeper ahndow where It 13 not intense enough. Then use your gold, carefully outlining the nweet pens. the stems and the bor . With a touch hum.‘nnd there whenever you ,think a bit of gilding wlll Improve it. Guld the handles and ed es. only be very carefnl in using 501 that it does not {omega Contact with unfircd_ color. eke It. wul turn black and unsughtly. What is there in- the strile of earth.â€" Ah. what. in‘ all we ge't, ha a'sks. That after all is better worth Than just home-coming alter gash! 'Tis this (01: which t_he_ hunvgns flse. J \\ He: m-E'rinda worf find idlérs roam In order ranged. in chaos whirled. Existsâ€"to main: :1 human home. LID nun Av. ..... u. The sun shines pad the nuns (felicwénd For this the natxons agonize , n LUI I...“ u... mu.-.â€" _____ And laws are made xmd tyrants end The busy medley at the world. ._.. -;.A__ _-.._ HOME-BREWED BEER. SOME GOOD RECIPES A PRETTY DESlUN HOME. ‘Eicmi’pufli oljhv “GTE-.a‘will play. put In [our heaping tablespoonlula of L sugar and n teupoontul of nutmeg. r stir three or four minutes. and add the whit“ of two eggs, beaten ntifl, or one whole egg. also beaten. may bu used 1 l1 prelerrud. Mix thorough]? add one was In] at extract of emon ux‘ vnm In. S: ‘ bowl containing the mum luck in :e.pnn containin .the hot water. and leave it there unm the udding is served. to keep it hot. This a an excellent sauce (or almost any ‘ pudding. I scalding hot. remove from the {in and V Apple Pithâ€"Pare and Ilioe the apâ€" ple: and slew them. Muh smoothmdd auger enough to make it very sweet. an) flavor with nutmeg. Line your pie puns with paste and bake until done. Fill the crust with the apple sauce and spread over it a meringue nmde by whipping to n 59.1! froth the whites at two eggs (or each pie. sweeten with e tablespoonful 0! sugar (or each pie,and flavoring with rose wemr or vanilll. Set in the oven 5 few minutes until the meringue becomes a. light brown on top. Canned finches may be mulled line. and neat; instead 0! ayplea. Dried Fruit-Apples. peaches, pears and apricots are delicious when cooked in the oven. Let. them soak all night; pour of! the water and put. the fruit in an earthen bowl or granite pan Add one und of sun: to a pound a! the drie fruit. and water enwgh to cover lt to the depth of two or_lhree inches. Cover closely and leave it. exposed to gentle baking heat all the morning. or until the (ruit is quite lender. The juice will be u thin elly and the flavor of the fruit will be (be! than it nook- ed on top of the stove. WREe'a'iad Tapioca Puddingâ€"Soak halt a cup of Inpioca in a cup a! milk three hours; wash halt a cup of rice. and soak in apother cup a! milk the same lentil] of tune. Add threefouuhs of a cup of sugar to another quart 0! milk. put the rice and Lu inch in [bi . ‘ r \vnlh cin- namon an bake in slow en two hours. Eat cold. An easily r1- red dessert for washing 0 ’ oning y. 'I'ln- orlgln II’ flame of ‘l'llne Ilnlu Burl: "any \‘rnrh. yuption of brow study, a study {equit- Ing much thought and contraction of the brows. " As dead as u herring" is an exam:- sipn agiaiug from the fact that 'her- nug the Very quickly alter being taken out of the water. Please the pigs" in a corruption of " please the p31." is receptacle umrl l3! clergy of the Roman {mm in contun the host or sacred waters. " To catch a weasel asleep " is indica- tive of the extreme vigilance at these aqinmlx. who am disun‘bod and made wude awake by any pound. howevu alight. _ _ '0 "'lo knock the spot! out 0! thing" is an illusion to “leaf dilll skill of Western cowboy! A rifle shots who would shoof am of a card held between the ( 6f .|. friend " Do at Rome as Roman! u'l ited' to no less an auLhorit Augustine, \\ ho vised_ doubtful uboul. L119 custom observed at at people diq. alight. To knock the spot: out of mi thing " is an illusion to the t . dill did skill of Western cowboys A 'L p" rifle shots who would ahoo 7H 3 . _l ouL of a card held between the ‘ ' a" of -I. friend. nu "To throw up lho apougu" . no‘ rowed (rum the prize ring, it - d-l being the custom. “th a prl [of had been wanted. 1er his to] throw up the, sponge used I lm him 01!. fig " Do at Rome as Roman! u - er people did. "Tell um upmu I _ t' ”I per 1011 u 1. un- mnn-of-wnr. (‘1 F13“ " ' The term ' lue i" _ as the year 1400. at which an ice n. society of literary l ' tlvmi-n “it-re organized. t which as :1 dialing '. -‘ blue slm‘klngs. " As light. as Dick's hatband' tied in nu: days o! [50th _ son of thu grout Oliver. who» .m he humorous parlaum ol the tin: '1‘ nd the crown {10 light that he , t put it on his head. 1 " By the holy poker " ll 5 p0 ‘hreviation of an oath .1! common during the Grand!!- huly wpulcher" m1; in the. ' By thc uth‘sflgl "71‘s“ that: to the M7 the contempt whiqh.‘ ' lent d mtegnio ‘ upmu who ml lax-i portion a 1K4 man-of-wu. - The term “ blue d 93 the year 1400.1t \ ice a society of limp: {lumen “ere organiz! which as n distingu] blue. stm‘kings. m u uu um um. " By the holy poker" in . bn-viation of an oath _w ‘ common during the Grand-v holy sepulcher" was in the all Englishmen during the tw ) matur- ie: that the Crusades went on. .qua v. v. ._ ,_ , owing to (he circu {shoe that their audiwrv apparatus is coveijed by (he cube: 3 in of epidermis. which in shed every season. "The dog watch." a term used by sailors. was once the dodge watch. a short watch being introduced between those longer in duration. in order that too gnu! an amount. of work ahould nuL be put upon the same plan in the course of the day. " To hnul over the con-la" recall: the former legal cuatum of mu by fire. the m-cuw-l milking barefoot over a bed of glowing coals. and his innocence or gum being deduced from ”’18 condi- tion 0! his feet. alter a certain number of days elapsed. " Aldon! us an adder" in tin ill ‘ n to the [am that the hanks-.02 kinds 0! sqrpeujs is .13.: (mm ncu'to. . ,A, .L_. ALA:â€" "Post haste" mall: the days when ever} body who was in n huh; and could afford the expense traveled post; that is. with relays oI horses at the end of every five or ten miles of the journey, the lush animals thus enabling great- er speed to be made. . "You whistle [or it " originates in the sailor superstition of whistlin to raise the wind. As I: great den 0! whistling was sometimes necessary when a calm prevailed, the expression to denote failure to achieve on 3nd cums into common speech. The expression at "n grass widow " has severaljnncifuJ explnnntions. [Ant "To be in a brown study " I: L 001"- Moo Wu“... ....._.... __r. is most probably a corruption of the Fn'nch expression. veuve d3 313416. a widow by grace ur courtesy; that 18. a woman who has In“. her husband or hub been deserted by him. "To Kiss the Blarney alone" in an allusion to the famous alone in the cas- llu of Blarney. Tbl.‘ lord of this (or- Ircss being required to deliver it‘ up to the English. made so many inn-n- ious excuses for dell“ lhnl. he was fin- ally permuted to retain his castle fur his cleverness. " As right as n lrivet" in a piece of houschold slang. The trivev. was a rod placed across L 1- finplacc for the pur- . ol suspending {mm it, a put over the fire. 1!. was nm'emry that the tri- vet shuuld be exactl; .honzou ‘ l lis- aster maul: " To catch a tartar " recalls a story. told at least two centuries pgo, of an Irish exile in the service of the Austrian Government. who was I-aplured by n Tartar horspman‘. Mm \vbn shouted bat to his Cnpiuin that he had caught Tartar, but. that. Ihe fellow refused be brought into camp. "There's many n 5!? 'lwin the cup and the lip" is as 01 M the da 3 of Ancaeun. who one dn~ having filled a cup. set it down beore drinking on the information that's wild hour was mvuging his field. Taking his spear ha wentrqut (.9 a!” the animal. but was kilEd By the bo'an Mr. Winksâ€"Been West, eh! People out. them are [all of life and energy. I suppose T __ -.. . U > . . , LL4_‘ L.... A- wAlways on a rush. eh' "’ Yes in cold weather. I 'ust I on, folks who depend on so I. ma! eeg warm. where the thermomelern 20 fines below zero, have to keep a ru with coal ucuuloa, or freeze uuyrvuv . Mr. Blinksâ€"Yes, indeed; they have FAMILIAR snmas \Uulu uc chi-‘1“, u... to the pot and Its (gntefii's Would WESTERN LIFE a slip 'lWirl". 545.3810“). iust tell “palm! I: ha [be en}; {THE SUNDAY 561001.. IJTEBNATIONAL LESSON. APR. 12‘ fur-“bk of the (heal II-mxr." Lula M. 15.“. Golden 'l‘txs. Lulu N. I?- GENERAL STATEMB T. “'hile Jesus in still in the Penn dominion- _o! Herod Antipas. slowly walking to Jerusalem, and teachifis 58 he went. he in one Sabbath day (Do- cember. AD. 29) invited to dine with a large company at the dwelling ofv a wealthy Phu'isee. For the ecruplea I of the Pharisees. which forbade puree> at the poor on the Sabbath. mime nol objection to (east: of the rich. “'0' cannot My precisely where this par-l able wan told. but it was in the neigh- borhood of Bethubnrg. beyond Jordan. where Jesus had been baptized by John. Three or tour o.f_his closest followers began their friendship for him at thnt‘ time. and mtugy holy and strange mem- ories must hnve hurried hotly through their minds on familiar landmpea call- ed back the hour when the Baptist first pointed _out to them the Lamb of God who was to take away the sin of the world. That holy ”offline was now about to be made. though these men but dimly understood it. Read this whole chapter very oaretull . as taunted by the mean Commit Our Lord takes the opportunity tn am the ammb- led guests against ltishnes and pride. and to urge gene ity toward the poor. Then he presents the picture of the Gospel (east. with its abundant pro- vision. neglected and despised by those who received its earliest invitation. untilothere were called to poesem their 11 lected privilege. A eimilor par- ab 3 (Matt. 22.144) was uttered in the temple on Tuesday. April 4. the lat-st day at Jeeua's publin teaching. All ex- cm lrotn God's clulmu tire groundless. Neither i‘mamiuna. business. not plena- uro abou d etand between us and him. None at these encuaea were honest. Anti moet modern neglectera oi divine grace resemble: these invited guents in their follow to squarely meet divine claims. How often the “children of the king- dom" are‘lelt out. while those whose opportunities are not. nearly so good embrace God's otters and are saved. PRACTICAL NOTES. 1 Verse 15. One or them that sat '3'. meat with him. Our Lord was the guest of a Perean Pharisee. The dinner was prob-ably 3"le in tho evening. ‘Al- though it II sand that the company "mt." we are to understand that lhey reclined on oouchvs, after the (nohiun of the Romans and the wealthier Jews, each man leaning on his left side and inking the food from tho Inhh- with his right hit-Dd. As we link-back ova-r the centuries on that liitle company we cannot. but (sol how honored wore the nets who thus sat at supper with our rd; but. (l) Much mfll’t‘ highly honored will those bP-Whu shall all down with him Xorevnr in thVeu. These [ill The blessing whirh this con- didn for the )lwinhship had just pronounmd on those who gave toasts â€"noi. to me rich and tha famous. but to the r. “? mid unio him. We do not ow the name a! Kht“ guest who now . but. we owe him a great dnht or it was his ejaculation “'1th led to the telling oi the rich glory ihui. follow-3‘. Blessed in he that shall [‘gfl. brand In the kingdom of God. If. inâ€" Atoud o! the word “biased," we read. "Q.thow~ happy is he!" “T will mmm "war in the ariginnl. "Eat brood": mm 01 course. partake of food, and would. In the nnctent lunguugv. refer -. {wmpluous banquet on well u 10 it and water. "The kingdom of God," in the mouth of on ordinary Jew. ly meant the dominion oi the pink flow (or it. may also have reâ€" , m the glorious [man after dnlh n annoy-:1. 0n ouLLord's tongue, "the kingdom a! God" had a. broader mennm : it meant the prevalence (-4 God'li ansâ€"the fulfillment of the prny- er. "Thy kingdom come." Bul'illls . gaunt probahly used the phrase wnh a thoroughly secular meaning. Douhtless, .Lpuk it (or muted lhzil. an a horn ow.lie would Inhrril. rights to all the luxuries}! ilie_kingdom o_l'.Go_d._ and ill Rule would inherit rights lo all the luxuries 9! [he kinfilum of God. and n. in very hkPly that u had in his mind expectations of luxuriuus banquets (a which (his young Messiah would invite his friend: as noun as he was estab- lubed on the throne of Judah. nu lh“ walls null 329 (In ll)? guests. mum. ln- kept in min: as \w ful!n\\' Ibe 09qu of ”In story. (3) "All who have been l‘ruugh‘ up in \‘hri‘liun Inmilivs, -ull whu haw been trained in church and thhalh school. all who have studied 'lhx- word of God," are hidden Io the Lord's bnnquel. _ 17. Svnl. h serY‘ant in aup- por' time. The “servnnl” ro- prmmy evuy bearer '0! the Gospel Invimuon. preacher. Sunday srhuol lumber. friend. (4) It is a high hnnor Lo ln- God's hernld of flu- glad lidinigs. AL supper time; Kinu went mu or whpn he stated that il was t'uulomary in th‘e East lo formal]: rami‘nd gu at: u: Incl: u. a.» hwould no! u- conlrary tn rmlum. und in n place where timepieces Are pran-ti-. cally unknown. and where guests live' clone together. it would be convenient both for the host _nnd (or the guest.l Then) that were hidden. Those that‘ had accepted the first invitation. Come'l The invitation to the Gospel [put is (l) nuthorilative. from God‘ (2) joyful.‘ using only pleasure; (i) urgent. de-. _mandir immediate attention; (4) none can partake of the tens! unless he‘ "comes." All thin are now ready‘ The {pod was oooke . and the waiting molds were ready to serve it. So the Goapel Came in the (ullnw 01 time gilteu the wurld had been prepared [or i . So now. in the accepted time. our hauls shall find. if wkonly come. that every provisnon to meet the lull needs ohuur souls has been mule. and all things are now really; , 18. They all with one comm heghn t0_ make excime. 'l'hcir hearts and minds were one. although the guests were of several norls. - "flu-y ull' rm rln ably would rvfer lo Ihu Jewisnfu a le. to whom the Gmpel was firslilhe ‘ chad but. a: in must of Ni pnr- out 5, lhere is u serumlnry meamn ,IOOOI *h upplivs to all who hour lhe all This hrN. Th9 Eastern custom. which ‘ mg ml the guvxxs long beforehand. as‘The In for a wwldin . \\ hirh nnnuunre’fl mini (-uming [em-l 0 [hr whole neighâ€"‘ mm! and :\I|0\wd Hm men and “0- ut the streets [0 vrnwd in and line \\':||I_~ null nze on 1h» guests. must on! in miufi as \w ful!o\\' {he cgurse ‘1’ [In :llls 103 bun worfi."£ pk many amilal acaepmnua might ho5 ted. (5) The wonder is um. any Ihdui’decaeek excuse [mm heavenly delights. True fribndl do not make excum: they may L3. tlmu feel the need of givin suiti- clout mm tor their action. uL no one with love in his hen-L will frame an excuse; besides. no. axcuso mu {he [named which will suffice to explun thn neglect. o! mlvnljan. The [cast zit which hey all "ml." gave point to [his whole 3m . Those who surrounded thn table not. treated‘the hospi- table summons in any such contempâ€" tlble way. but very likely ”ml m'm who had iously sighed 'nhnut eating broad in he kingdom of God was av. this vary time making excuses in_ his heart (or rejecting Jesus. "l‘he hfit. ‘An excuse in the but is almosl equix - ‘leht to a declaration 0! WM. bitter en- mity. ‘ The first is that a! the man who. hin- nll wealthy farmers in 1119 East. lives in the village. but. owns fields (Br and near. He has bought I new.one and makes his urchase an nrlogy for not gum . e lrirolily o the excuse is evi ent. His [arm would not_run away; he might hnvo looked; at it before he purchnsed it; ho might have looked at it after the feast had been eaten. His excuse was really an insult courteouxl ex- rn-wed. (6) We should attend first to hul‘duty Whlcll can lens}. alum-rug wait. (7) How man _and how varied are the influences w 'ch bend to hinder our soul's salvalwn. ' In W {discs 7 granlod grgymg: “mm”. ‘21. Showed his lord these things. (11) Emu-ho is unsuccessful in his bnlv pn- deavors should go at nnt‘e ln (he Lfaaler nnd tell him 31 his disappointments. The muslgr of the house being angry. Be'ing mdlgnunl. He felt that same- lhm must he done :11 unu. (12) Work- ers or God must be prompt. Go out quickly into the slrrfls unvl lanes pf lhn city. ‘l‘hv credilnble and diacn-dxl- able portions of Lhe Cily. Tu lhb Jews who lixu-ned (his mum! that as the elders had. n-jevled Jesus he had now turned to the nlassrs. m the publiran: and sinners. 111- hour. This desrribgd and sinners» Th- pour. This desrribed mm! of the congn-gnlinn Jesus pruCh- ed lo. Th? mainwd . . the hull . . . the blind. Thus:- who have de- fects in character can haw- them supâ€" plied by him who summons than: to the tonal. :22. H is dune. This aer tioningl olrys [be stran 23. 24. ighways and hell umble aim disrepulable counLry.‘ Compel them m by force, but by [ha cons! renon and much love. daciainn of every soul resl There was no persuasion 01 who had already excusm because rhey allowed nu~ those wbu are really unh Ill prepared for [he rny urged nndnbegougm w The Sol lnrone From nae De Boer- Illa ll ..IIII mla sllJ‘RJt“ land it". The South madmnd mine: at the De Beau [19e- Com- pany yielded lent year -c clan pi'ifl! ol ribbon. God never toIerJlea the can mum at the self-righteous. $11,222,840. The diamond: taken from the mine: sold for 315.580.790. The ex- penses o! opemting the mines for the twelve months». including a liberal al- lowance (or deterioration! of plant md for mutation debenturea. were about “3,52%!” Money m‘eived to: ream. profits on various investmems. and mi:- cellaneous sources 0! income brought up the year's profits to the sum memion- ed. 1 r“ -----â€"- --â€"â€"« 77- ~ _ 01 about $5,000,000 0min profiu.andn.n equni stun Wu set aside as a reserve and Invested in consuls and other sure things, thus muri another year'- dividend in advance. ‘rom all of which it will be seen that diamond mining comes about as near tn what it. is crack- ed u no he as «naming does in this \varl oI disenchantment. Thu swat-age yield of diamonds was 0.85 carat. in each load of clay. The aver- value of the diamond. mined was " . 6d. 3 cant. say $6.12. At. the close a! the fiscal year the company had 3.- 860.256 load5_o! clay on its [loom ready (or the shining prqcegns. Thislwah (lank- per Innum were paidujnhich disposed . . . _- “MM“ .r. “mm. -ml-.. ml profile. realized or in sigth even more than stated in tile figures given nbove. And lasLJeir'a results showed In inch-me in revenue Iron: diamonds produced and sold at 31.4%.935 over the previous uvelve mpnlbs. 'An increased price was received (or diamonds Inst )ear an the previous ,5enr. and the directors believe that the present Nib rates will be fully main- tained il l e output. is carefully reguâ€" lated. There is a good deal 0! skill ne- cessa in the manipulation of an out- put. 0 015,000.” worth of diamonds a fear. Thermal ny‘s {Indra is com- ‘ orubly assure (urhsome‘ume u l v: u“ an... -3 r.y-._. en into meoqnt as minfidwortb. in dis- mond possibilities .15. . a load, n1- lhoughjhe clay has usually Bvenged 1s. 6d. you. Innis. p'ogld puke m. 'lhl nun-u, my.u. -... w__ as a ’diamond syndicate has pumhued the output of the mine: up in Dec. 31 next at a. price equivalent to $13,000.â€" 000 [or the twelve months of this year This is an increase to the company '5 pro- (its 0! about. 82,500.11“! over last year; The syndicau‘ bought lhe product at the mines from July 1. 1895. to Dec. 31. 1896. PROFITS OF DIAMOND MINING. Dividend: av. the rate of 25 per cent 'l'lu- Bnmnl n-II Ilen- Haunt-h. A lluzzard who had just found a (rub-killed line was about In bear it aw-y to a tree-Lop Io be eaten u leis- ure, was addressed by 9 Fox. “ho came running up kiln: -' ' "Ah! nrm', hm l mistook you (or Ihe Eagle and wnnuzd I word will: you." The Buzzard was flattered and of- fen-d Reynnnl the Heat! of the Hare. As sh: did so the Wolf came up and ob- serve : "“2“. well. but who ever saw lb? Buzzard looking so proud and fierce as loâ€"da I eally. now. bull look you for l a ondorfj __ :_ uu uau tvuuv-o That lipkled the Buzzard again. and to show he: will she dividml the body at the are with [he Wolf. She had said that she mug be off when lbs Juh| came trotting up and “chim- "Upon my word. but l mu! havedust in my eyesl I\\'as sure that our lriend here was {he Ostrich. and l was going to ask her for a («nun-r. Mrs. Buz- zard. my compliments!" The Buunrd riumd and gig lpd and tried 'Lo look shy and mean“ ile the Jackal nte ‘ ( other hall of the Hare. _ "Hrreâ€"how'a [hisâ€"where's my part I" excluimfil the Buzzard as she got lo see what had hap ed. "Oh. we con]: ‘I, 9 man and vou have the tally I" replied \he Fox as he licked his chops null “'nlkéd all. Mural: When crnfl. will not avail 1nd argu- ment guns for naught. tlauery will alâ€" Ii y of v. :- rulers of u! (be wed him I" But th ound r churches Ind lungrrV enter! wins \\ in TWO FABLES. This servant unqurs- be strange command. ‘ and hedges. The rep- Ppulable parts of [he Jam. royal | to come in 111. Not unstrnim of gut-d e. ThP ulfimaw resLs with itself. ‘n offend tomcat rl Christâ€"- .110 Phari- and ML :1, tum. are man'a hand i GHASTLY EXPERIENUE A COLLEGE PROFESSOR CHASE!) BY A DEAD SOLDIER. [lock-lbw- Ilov Dull : v-ludr-l by - (‘Orpaeâ€"l'nllrgr lulu! Drhr- In“ I: I Lam-u 13-me" ml in: I) II‘ (I'm-(d. At a gathering of physicians mm: in- teresting uperienoea wen damned. "Shortly after recéiving my diplom" remukéd an elderly dormr, “I accepted the pasluon of Assistant Dememtrawr of Anatomy It the University 01â€"- in Pruuia. Just about Lhis um: seemed to be me In: for guiding}: W- minnte their uthly woes by 51"“ the barrels at their guns with "W “'5 diachirging the sums Lino-8h '1'" "3°! ol’ thair'mouths. Uncut" blawmg at! the top at their hes-l 03% Wm! afternoon one o! ”1'49 ““9““. m brought to the AW Deptnmam. a! the Univenifl- and M I'll. Indeed. a splendid «when of manhood. A- this method 0! shattering thc cranium otters .1: excellent opportunity for n- ourips Lb: labyrinth o! the inland an, I cdtlhe bodyintwondhud the upper hall removed to my print: office. which udjoined‘the dissecting room. "That evening. u was my mun! cus- hm. I remained win: the student: in the dissecting room until Inc: mid- night. Whlll the but an: depuud. Al I. [hunks-tum wu raging without I decided to any umil naming. no u once repaired to my private attic: m {mi-h some .113me intestiguionn. I hid been 1% we?!“ ghoul u: hour when-1L2!- a Lrem ndaus volley of thun- der; taint cry at '“’nlcrl' reached me. I [knead in the direction whence it rune. uni. seeing nothing but cad» Vera and Vision: parts a! the human skeleton. knew um Lb: CRY DID NOT EHANATE From that print the room. untim- ingit npnnko! www.mm turned to the talk balm me. '1‘Wucrl' this l'une i! was planner. And I Inokad in the direction and nw nothing but the mmilued lace o! m military suicide. upon whigh (cu m. soft ray: {mm my student lamp. Bung of s scientific turn of mind. I smiled any auperstibious idea which Lried u: emu my mind. and min mined my hbor. "’Wnterl' This lime: tremendou- cruh a! thunder tourwed. and a Bull of lightning praenmd m ma 3 'most horrible night. There. lowering like: giant before me. his arms folded. And a military cloak thrown over his shoul- ders. stood the dead gldjar: My_ Abwtl‘? military cloak thrown over his shoul- ders. stood the dead suldjnr. My bmrt seemed to stand still. l muld not. breathe. and my lnir stood on and. was deserbod by Lhe naturalist will-lira me u the gory (we. on: of its eye hanging dawn upon the cheek and (h. other sppu’emly giving me n~glmy stare. turned toward me. Belem me were the long. keen viviaeclion knives. and my thoughts reverted (a the frighllul pussiblluy of 1hr; 5M thing IILackinF _me with you 9(_ LhoI3L_ _Bo me la the gory (Ace. one of its eye hanging down upon the cheek and th. other sppu’enuy giving me n~glmy ate-re. lurnad towud me. Before me were the long. keen viviaeclion knives. and my though}: revened m the n‘ighét'ul pussimlyhy of mg:I 5111mm 1mg; Lac 1 me VY I II! D :dvmcggtrom Lin SEMI. .39": pro one shriek and sprang w the door. IL wan loch-A! I dun wdmvored (a [up lhruuzb the window. It. was ulna Inn- lhrquh named. 01: came the grill span“. and, being driven to desperumn. l grappled with it. when my Inn]: y“ upset um we war: In gamma. I heard _I huh bush and [3111de When commune- x‘cturned ”lbs junior m by my aid. and {ml-med that on: 0! Lb: student; “â€"1-- wuth. ' tevll' m~ ~ "that remind: me," aid. ymlv physiclianilgt a sure I shall nun gmâ€" I. : parsed in I on . w en was I student. A prize been ulâ€" fered by the [we Dr. “F. W. Dawson for lhe heal dis-ectifi. Ind! was ex- erting all my energies to wu: II. One evening. or rather morning. long Idler all the students hr! laud Any their instruments Ind same home. lwu work- ing out the nerves Indjgesels under .lhe um of guy subject, 1nd hail it {ut- ug from the floor. when-elm (Allen 0_ com-ac, I feared no spirilunl visuâ€" uon. but u nothing wu visible my un- easiness was some ling terrible. til-noâ€" ' over mm the i-ndnver upon which I ad been working l realized all once um I had been knocked out by - dead man. i The arm which had 'ihenu been fastened w nghing at l B side or the body, md w 912 explanation “a: (link the string slipped. allowing lbs limb in gravitate toward my interns» mg crunum. As much as the prize “as ‘mveted. never worked tiller lhl' Mir I dents ‘ ne." . fortune up anotheru'no Va eatflwd a aoul-hu’xgwm Fxpenence' bu coilege. (or. “'11 the sludvnts. 'I little apartment A room. and one In tired. I. clan. as somel'nm-s menu In" dam. and the groan yanked (rum the nil in the lungs help: forced through (be vocal chords durmgs the conmcnon." Elam FOXDLED ms FACE amt consequl Ede]: lib and": ’ A u n Alnw scmmc 4 mm: 35qu bad “f'ged . new imi- was an up ”In, surly [el‘ consequently much dislike}! P1 e chumps an gun-191 FOILI-ID AG :XIN Th "gum 315' t 1.111. I could .1: stand on on due to in}: assigning gbl. ulcer he had ro- Ln occurrenoejurins rad-ver u which 1 realm at once died out by I dead '1: had 'therlubeen gall esidnol the le exp [nation “a: pped. ”1111mm (ha mud my interpor uh I: the prize wu that alter ”lb: Mu- nod by a sudden. gen- xt may of the mus- In. lo the 9!:er- uu' nothulf to J 139mm rould not the phe- be: hand kc