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21es zlcd comments- a correspondent of tho saturday review t5k if discussing the subject of education in england makes a point whks equally deserving of attention in this country he says that facts and information are educationally useful in so far as in tellectual power can bo extracted from tho jpulation of them as heat can bt extracted from coal and doveloped biceps from the uso of dumbbells a thoroughly instruc tive analogy is presented in the training of the body first working the muscle conduces to physical health andworking the bruin con duces to mental health second an other object in both- cases umong the young should be a general train ing and discipline a boy who learns the giant swing on the hori zontal bar does not expect to make a specialty of the horizontal bar for the rest of his life he is preparing his murles for uee in other ways he i gaining ui strength in agility in the power to bundle himself and if the training of gymnastics is not us essential now us it was in ruder ages there can bo no mistake nbout the principle f such training the idea is that work is an equip ment for work not that there is any special ndvantngc in swinging on the bar this also is the true basic idea of education which as the corres pondent of the saturday review in dicates is something quite different from instruction or information tricking a child into learning some thing so that it may be done appar ently without effort has not the slightest educational value where- ever there is honest training there must be conscious effort it may be begun with repugnance and it cer tainly must be carried forward with hard labor if it is to lead to per manently good results the boy who 2ei ns easy and who abuses this facility by trusting to it too much is pretty sure to turn out a failure or at least to lament his careess- ners in later life the instruments of the training may be mathematics ancient languages modern languages science or history but it is a capital error to mippose that education must be improved by the substitution of information studies for those that are more purely disciplinary infor mation cai be picked up in many ways but educational drill is dcriv cd by persistent methodical work alone it is lost with very eoy jjtudjes which leave the brain flabby ntr ready to tackle nothing more serious than a vacuous novel his wo works conquests of the plow the hammer and the pen ent ecjrttj t am t cm parllturnl f r4 in it jmt n thouw1 nl hna- dr4 nu on- vj willi m it iljof toronto t lb jmfuubt tt agrirature otuw a despatch from washington saysi ucv dr tulmoge preached from gn of the following text i corinthians ix 10 lie that plowcih should plow in hope isaiah xli 7 lie uiat smootheth with the hammer judges 14 they that handle the pen of the writer things have marvellously changed t time was when the stern edict of kkc6 has spoiled the old speeches or governments forbade religious us- the calamity howlers if the an- semblugcs those who dared to be j dents in their festivals presented so uriwal to their king as to no- their rejoicings before ceres the god- knowledge- loyalty to the head of des of corn and ullage shall we ne- the universe were punished churches gt to rejoice in the presence of awfully silent in worship uddonly c n heard their doors swung open and j usual others far in excess of what hae ever before been gathered while higher pilccti will help make up for any decreased supply sure agricultural prosperity we havo in the fact that cattle and horses and sheep and swine and all farm animals have during the last two years increased in value twenty million swine slaughtered this last year and yet so many hog3 left kuormous paying ott of farm mort- deemed us to cod by thy blood kph i 7 rev v 9 the first- down upon a church aisle a score of muskets thumped as the leaders bade them ground arms this custom of having the fathers the husbands the sons and brothers at the entrance of the pew is a from atlantic to faciiic let all communities unite to celebrate the victories of the plow i come next to speak of the con quests of the hammer its iron arm has fought its way down from the beginning to the present custom under its swing the city of enoch accustomed to toiling with the hand and the foot the grain fields have passed their harvest above the veto of drought and deluge the freight cars are not large enough to bring dovn the grain to the seaboard the canal boats are crowded with breadstufis hark to the rushing of the wheat through the great chicago corn ele vators hark to the rolling of the hogsheads of the cincinnati pork packers enough to cat and at low prices cnough to wear and of i home manufacture if some have u bread compare with and some have not then may god uiesc lwo verm versc 1820 and help those who have to hand over itole ue riiliiili of the statement ljtr o l lh whoever should cat anything track for the rail trams that rush i wou c oft from l tv wh t cot israel in lev ii 11 leaven was fm th0 a the and forbidden to be olfered with any sac- the oat and the hops and the urn- rinci und in lhe u of born in every house where the blood was sprinkled was perfectly safe whether they felt quiet about it or not for safety does not depend upon assurance but being safe assurance is our privilege and peace and joy will be ours if we only believe cod horn xv lit they ate with loins girded shoes on and stall in hand ready to depart so we arc taught to be ever ready for our exodus 14 15 seven days shall ye eat f for farmers seasonable and profitable v hints for the tfusy tillers of the ioii j the plow in the changes noticeable among farming implements during recent years that which iuis taken place in the plow is perhaps no less marked and is certainly no less important than in many of the more complicatr- cd inventions of our day there are still in uso in many parts of the v ourjeountry survivors of the iron aire of itivlllord jesus he repeatedly warned the j thedays when the long heavy iron which came down from olden time when it was absolutely necessary that the fattier or brother should sit at tho end of the church pew fully armed to defend the helpless por tions of tho family but now how changed most of the implements of hus bandry have been superseded by modern inventions but the plow has never lost its reign it has fur rowed its way through all the ages its victoricshave been waved byihe nnd venice and paris and london uj wheat of and philadelphia and new york and rose and the founnry of tubal cain resounded and the ark uoated on ike deluge at its clang ancient tem ples spread their magnificence and chariots rushed out lit for the bat tle its iron list smote the marble of paros and it rose in sculptured minervns and struck the pentelican mines until from micin a parthenon was reared whiter than a palace of ice and pure as m angels dream damascus and jerusalem and iloinc enicc rlcy of palestine persia the flax of germany the riceslalks of china the rich grasses of italy it has turned up the mammoth or siberia the mastodon egypt and the pine groves of thessajy its irou foot has march- dwellings have gone up ed where moses wrote and hom r 1 luxurious bang and aristotle taught and alex- hobpitals nnder are but the long pro- mounted his war charger washington traded echoes of the hammer under the hammer everywhere ornate and schoohoues lyccunis and asylums have added additional glory to the enterprise us weh us the beneficence of tne people vast public works have een con- it hath wrung its colter on norwcg- tructcd bridges hive been built ian wilds and ripped out the stumps over rivers and tunnels dug under of the american forest pushing its mountains and churches o matchless way through the savannas of the j ftvc b r wl carolina and trembling in the grasp m p 2ft m h of the new hampshire yeomanry lhc old theory is exploded tho- be- to get an appreciation of what ca c wis a z i i i- i i i we must always worship him in a the plow has accomplished 1 take i j f you into the western wilder- j arn ncss- here in the dense forest i find a collection of indian wig wams with belts of wampum the for man and everything for beast lift up your eyes o nation of gods right hand at the glorious prospects itujjd larger your barns for the harvests dig deeper the vats for th spoil of the vineyards en large the warehouses for the mer chandise multiply galleries of art for tho pictures nnd statues ad vance o nation of gods right hand but rf member that national wealth if unsanctifed is sumptuous waste is moral ruin is magnificent woe is splendid rottenness is gilded death woe to us for the wire vats if drunkenness wallows in them woe to us for the harvests if greed sickles i hem woe to us for the merchan dise if avarice swallows it wop t us for the cities if rwsruio walks l hem wop to the lard if oojtl defy ing crime debauches it our only i safety is in more pibles more churches moe free schools more good men and more good women more consecrated printing prerscs more of the gtors eospel of the son of god whith will yet extir- patp pii wrongs and introduce all bl eased ness disciples to beware of the leaven of the phurisccs and of the sadducees of the herod in the passage where christ is called 0ur passover we are exhorted to keep the feast not with the leaven of malice and wick edness but with the unleavened plow turned its threadlike furrow straight as if following a chalk line in those days the newly plowed held was expected to have the appearance of having boon cast in a mould and the ability to handle a plow and team with this result was a ccrtiii- one needs plenty of help and above all plenty of utensils and tools to work with we sec rarmers who have all kinds of farming avx3rcry but when hogkilllng tim comes they have to borrow knives kettles saus age grinder lard press etc much valuable time is onsunacd in going alter these articles and taking them home every farmer should possess a butchering outfit tne kettles are more expensive than any thing else but with good care thej will outlast tho owner bread of sincerity and truth i corjcate of competence ana a reconnneii- 8 in lev vii 13 and xxiii idaiion which went iar towards so- modehn wajt smovelces powder has changed the treatment of wounded professor kuttncr an eminent ger man surgeon who has served with volunteer ambulances in turkey south africa and china has been giving the results of his observa tions in the field he dwells upon the changes wrought by the intro duction of smokeless powder for merly the powder served to a cer tain extent as a protection to the opposing forces but at present only a light haze rests over the battlc- fum and even this is wanting in windy or rainy weather in south africa it often happened that slight ly wounded soldiers at the first shock of their wounds nprang to their fet in order to run to the licld hospital to be bandaged and in the next moment fell down struck by ec- veral bullets for tills reason it was found impossible to begin to at- tend to the wounded before the end of the battle all attempts to begin during the fight were fruitless- pairdeberg for instance three sur geons and a number of ambulance men were shot the ambulance ser vice generally did not begin until the close of the action and then it was very difficult owing to the dark- uesfl after the engagement at ja- kobsda the service had to work un til four a m because the rain and the darkness made it exceedingly difficult to find the wounded not on ly because tho khaki uniforms re sembled the earth but because tho wounded crawled behind stone- and bushes for fear of kaffir robbem professor kutlner nays that tho fate elho wounded often depends upon the first bandage and that after magcrsfonlein many lives woro lost for lack of rational treatment men sit lazily on the skins of deer smoking their feathered calumets or driven forth by hunger i track their moccasins far away as they make- the forrst echoes crazy with their wild halloo or fish in the waters of the still lake now tribes challenge and council fires blaze and warwhoops ring and chiefs lift i the tomahawks for battle after awhile wagons from the atlantic coast come to these forests by day trees are felled and by night bonfires keep oft the wolvca log cabins rise and the great trees bo- gin to grow their branches in the path of the conquering- white man farms are cleared stumps the kailroads of fabulous length have been completed over which western trains rush pust the swift footed jear deer making the frightened birds to i tion dart into the heavens nt tho cough of the smoke pipes nnd the savage yell of the steam whistle in hot haste our national industry advances her breath the air of 10000 fur naces her song the voice of uncount ed factories her footstep the flash of the s s less inteenationax lesson dec 15 text of the lesson ex xii 117 golden text i cor v 7 i 2 this month shall be unto you the beginning of months it shall be the lirst month oi the year to you thus spake the lord to moses and aaron in the land of kgypt in connection with the least oi the passover it was the month abib and the seventh month of their civil year but became from this time the first month of their sacred it was the national redemp- month and the beginning of their existence as a redeemed people unto god so with every redeemed soul the time of its new birth is to it the beginning or days the time before that being lost for it is only ho that hath the son who hath life i john v 12 webegin to live wheel buckets and the tread of the j only when wo come under tne snelter shaft and the stamp of foundries talk about antediluvian longevity i i think the average of human life is more now than it evr was through mechanical facilities men work of that precious blood 3 4 livery man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb a lamb was to be chos en on the tenth day of that first much faster and accomplish so much month a iamb for eacn house unless more in a lifetime that a man cent fa household should prove too little aftord to di now at forty years ns to sat the lamb hen the next neigh- well ns one of old at 000 i think dor was lo de included as far as no- monuments ot slain forests crumble i thc ate nuina ife point ceesary that each iamb might be monuments oi siain inrcnis crumoic ftc is now equivalent to and are burned villages appear- about soo ycarsi ncar m t ca with smiths at the bellows masons cn in all our occupations and on the wall carpenters on tnv nuiisc- professions we feel the effect of a top churches rise in honor of tho j crippled or enlarged mechanical en terprise we all have stock in every house tht is built and in every pub lic conveyance that is constructed and in great spirit whom the red men jg- norantly worship steamers on the lake convey merchandise to her wharf and carry cast the uncounted bushels hint have come to tho market bring hither wienths of wheat nnd crowns of rye und lot the mills and the machinery of barn and field unite thefr voices to cele brate the triumph for the wilderness hath retreated and the every ship that is sailed when we see the hardworking men of the land living in comfortnblo abodes with luxuna upon their tables that once even kings could not afford having the advantage of thorough education of accomplish ment and art we arc all ready at this season to unito with them in prulec to god for his goodness now 1 come to speak of tne con quests of the pen i his is the sym- ndvuntnges ns the trccboi of all intellectuality the paint of good and evil and jtrs pencil and the sculptors chisel plow iiath conquered parts of tho country under in dustrious tilluge have become an eden of fruitfulncss in which reli gion stands s the tree of life and educational of knowledj what a i1rave fellow i she mr jones look nt that im pudent man on tho other side of tho street he has been following un for the last ten minutes jones wty didnt you tell me no before ill teach that impudent puppy a lesson walking boldly across the street jones says to the man loolt here snip i am very sorry ive not got the money to pay you for that list suit but you ought not to follow me up and dun mo when im trying to capture that girl she has got w lots of cash and if i suc ceed you will not only get youp money but also an order for a wed oine cutnt snip goes oft satisfied returning to the young lady jones says i am jfad you called my attention to that oowa4y scoundrel i dont think he ivlll ever sinr uyou again i had grc rflftcuhy n restraining myfch v dhe of them forbidden we are our selves kiirrcunded by well cultured farms they were worked by your fathers and perhaps your mothers helped spread tho hay in tho field on their headstones are the names you- bear as- when you were boys in tho sultry noon you sought for tho harvest field with rciresh- ments for your fathers and found them taking their noon spell sound asleep under tho trees so peacefully now they sleep in some country churchyard no more fatigued death has plowed for them tho djeep furrow of a grave although most of us have noth ing directly to do with the til logo of tho coil yet in all our occupa tions we feel the cllcct of successful or blighted industry wo must in all our occupations rejoice over tho victories of the plow today the earth was once cursed for mans sake and occasionally th soil re venges itself on us by rciusing a bountiful harvest i suppose that but for sin the earth would be pro ducing wheat and corn ami sweet fruits ns naturally as it now pro duces mullein stalkii and canada thistles there is hardly a hil lock between the fores in of maine nid the ingoons of florida between the peach orchards of new jersey and the pines of oregon that has not rometlmcs shown its natural end total depravity tho thorn and thistle ficem to havo usurped the soil and nothing but tho rebellion of the plow can uptoot the evil supremacy hut cod is good kow if one of our reason partially proves a failure the earth rccms to repent of it the next summer in more munificent supply prairo god for the great iiarvutu that have been reaped this last year some of them injured by drought or insects or fresh- tt wore not as bountiful as and tho philosophers laboratory are all brothers to the pen ami tnereforo this may be used as a symbol of in tellectual advancement- there are those disposed to decry everything american having ccn melrose and glastonbury by moonlight they never beheld among us an impressive structure or having strolled tnrough tne picture galleries of the louvre and the luxembourg they are dis gusted with our academics of art it makes me sick to hear theso peo ple who have been in europe como home talking with a foreign accent and aping foreign customs and talk ing of moonlight on castles by tho sea i think the biggest fool in tho country is the traveled fool as the pen has advanced our col- icgcrt nnd universities and observa tories have followed the waving of its plume- our literature in of two kinds that on foot and that on the wing ry tho former i mean tho firm and substantial works which will go down through the centuries when en the other hand i speak of literature on the wing i mean tho newspapers of tho land how things hayc mnrvclously changed l we used to cry because wo had to go to school now children cry ip they cannot go many of them can intelligently dis cuss political topics long before they have seen ballot box or tended by some poetic jnuao can compose ar ticles for tho newspapers philoso phy and astronomy and chemistry havo been so improved that ho must bo a genius at dullness who knows nothing about thorn on ono sido shelf of a poor mans library is more practical knowlcdgo than in the 400000 volumes of ancient alexan dria and education is possible for the most indigent nnd no legisla ture or congress for the last fifty yearn a assembled which has not had in it rail pi liters and farmcra itrd drovers or men who bare been eaten when they gathered the jimuina for their food they did on the same principle every man according to his eating some more some less ex xvi 10 17 while redemption is by tne mood of the lamb it is all important to abundance of life to cat the lamb for he himself said he that cat- eth me even he shall- live by me john vi 57 5 6 your lamb shall be without blemish the physical perfection of the animal was typical of the ab solute perfection of the antitype the lamb of god our passover i cor v 7 compare lev xxii 1921 deut xvii 1 also num xlx 2 con cerning tho sacrifice of the red heifer without spot and without blemish j all typical of ii im who was holy hurmlcss undefilcd and separate from sinners the lamb of god with out blcmiuh and without spot hob vii 20 i pet i 19 the male in dicates the perfect strength v the sacrifice there was no weakness in him and even when he died ho cried with a loud voice he gave his life for he said no one talt- elh it from me john x js the four days that they kept the iamb is suggestive of the 4000 years from the promise of tho redeemer until ho was offered a sacrifice for our sins gen iii 15 i pet 1 20 ii pet iii 8 710 and they shall eat the flesh in that night roast with firo and unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall cat it the blood being sprinkled on tho two side posts nnd on tho upper doorpost thoy were then to dispose of the whole lamb burning with firo that which uicy could hoi eat conaum- ing by fire was gods way ofacccp- ing so god and they ate the lamb together tho roasting with tiro in dicated the sufferings of christ by which ho was prepared to bo our hfo tho unleavened bread signifies that wo must put away all evil in order to feed upon him for leaven is always n symbol of evil the bitter hobs teach us that we must be willing lo buffer with him for it is given unto na ao to do phil 1 20 ill 10 1113 when i sec the blood i will pass over you this was tho great difference that night somo houses were sprinkled tith tho blood of tho rassover lamb and some wcro not and wherever there was no blood there was death the death of the first born rut where there had already ccn death the death of tho lamb there was no death of tho first born it is the blood that tnnkclli an atonement for tho soul j 17 there in a command to oiler leaven but in each case it wis to represent the evil that was in the offerer the first was a thanksgiving offering and is explained by amos iv j5 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven for this likcth you the other was typical of the evil that found its way into the gather ing of believers at pentecost tho passage that is most misunderstood and perverted concerning leaven is math xiii 33 which is generally taken to mean that u e gospel will gradually fill the world whereas in the light of the whole discourse in that chapter it plainly teaches that in this age of the mystery of the kingdom verse 1j the woman tho chnnh will corrupt jber food till all shall be corrupted see 11 tim iii 15 iv 3 4 ns a comment ll 17 no manner of work shall be done in them this and similar statements concerning the feast of the lord and the holy days of isrncl tejm to me to havr their npiritjn application ret forth in hcb iv 30 with fph ii 8 9 rom iv 5 phil 13 and similar passages the redemption of israel was wholly of ns aso in our refomplinn itis work not ours gives peace so also the daily life must be wholly of god as we eat the lamb appre ciate christ and all that is his more full ity by day he will work in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure working in us that which is well pleasing in his rig t and whatever he may accomplish through va we rhall gladly confess that ithas been npt i but christ not i but the grace of god fonti ii 20 i cor xv 10 god is seel- ing earthen vessels in which he mv work unhindered all his pleasure if we ire only willing and yieliiiii ie wlli jo it time lost in llfe practical wasto of threeeightb3 of ones existence i rend tins estimate prepared re cently bv the uritith government with rcierence to longevity among men in the army jaiu a gentleman recently who is fnd of mathematics and 1 do not care hjw much men may figure on the lengthening of lifes average the fact is a fellow doesnt live so long niter all lite ir very short when we come to think of it it is indeed a fitful fever to borrow the niniile of the poet and the distance between the cradle and the tomb is the span of ones hand how much of a mans life is devoted to the actual work of accomplishing whatever his highest aim may be did you ever think about figuring on this problem j have because i guoss 1 happen to havo a penchant for mathematics dut it is interest ing for other reasons of course a fellow docs nothing until after his twentyfirst birthuay he must at tain his majority before he enters upon the serious duties of life be fore this time he is passing the pre paratory stages of life and theore tically is equipping himself for its serious battles fifty years is the life of the average man although lifes general average figures down to a point below this give the average man thirty years beyond tho period when he becomes oi ago 1 guess it would be safe to assume even in this rushnjf ago that tho average msn will j end ono hour nnd thirty minutes in eating allowing for the time it takes him to go to and from his meals and in preparing lor tho table te might safely figure that he spends an avcr- ago of ono hour ond thirty minutes out of every twentyfour in other minor ways in exchanging pleasan tries with his friends and chatting on topics unrelated to his business in winding his watch and in other in dulgences of nn innocent nnd harm less kind this would make a total of nine hours out of every twenty- four y that a man spendo in doing things that are unrelated in a strict sense to his business this amounts to thrccrcighths of the life thit is be fore him ho has thirty years in which to do bin work he would devote eleven years and threemonths lo sleep nnd lo other things as in dicated and would have nineteen years mid nine months inwhlclrio do ms little do twenty years lookn like a good bit of time but when we como to this fearful thing of living for i purpose expecting to endear our selves to our countrymen and lo ac cumulate a little money besides tho time docs not seem long the time is really much shorter than this when wo allow for sundays and eo- clol gatherings and prayer meetings and thlngo of that sort but as these functions do not figuro in every mans iffo i have left them out curing a situation for a farm hand seeking employment want of the ability to do so would certainly be a bur to obtaining work on any up-to- date farm the narrow furrow over lapping its neighbor and standing at an angle of about 45 degrees with nn air space between from which the grass or weeds when they existed grew up in advance of the legitimate crop gave place to the wider furrow turned downfliit this system al though vigorously combated by the old school finally gained the day and plowing has resolved itsen into turning the land upside down turn ing the vegetation under in such a way as to prevent its growth hasten its decomposition and thus become available as plant food instead of rowing up as a rival the success ful plow of today is the plow that will turn over the widest furrow and turn it completely depth too will in the future with the evident change that is taking place in the rainfall of this country become an important factor in plowing in a season like that now closing deep plowing and sowing arc ttn absolute necessity the more accpiy and thoroughly the land is cultivated tho more effectively will it store up moisture in our enquiries rotative to this seasons potato crop we found that deep planting had con tributed very largely to successful crops this although apparent in dry seasons will be found true of cereals as well as of roots plow deep may be taken as a safe rule in any soil and in any season education foil fa1ui boys the boys arc leaving the farm wliut is the cause of this exodus a failure to appreciate the opportuni ties in agricultural pursuits the country boy leaves tne farm because he eyes nothing ahead of him but drudgery and endless toil he does not understand the vital relation of the sciences to the pro gress of modern agriculture he is ignorant of the fundamental princi ples that govern his occupation the operations- on his fathers farm are in all probability carried on alter the fahionwof a hundred years ago the methods pursued are antiquated the fitids are cultivated in a slipshod manner the financial returns are meagre and it is little wonder that the youth determines to seek his for- j tunc elsewhere what is the remedy education in order that the farmers boy may have an equal chance in his chosen profession with that of his city bro ther it seems to bo an axiom in the country home that tho boy who intends to be a doctor or a lawyer must bo educated while the one who proposes to be a farmer must not bo associated in any way with book laruin this is where the most ser ious mistake has been made farm ing is a business the profits in farming arc directly measured by tho intelligent effort put into the busi ness treat nature wisely and she will yied bountiful harvests is it not time that this fearful drain upon tho best clement of the rural district was stopped is it not time that rational methods were pursued in agriculture in it not lime that the country boy was given a chance to secure tlint education that will enable him to appreciate his occupation to conduct it on broad and common sense lines and with a margin of profit agricultural pursuits never offered higher rewards than today there never was a time when the country offered such bright prospecta to educated effort house gown 32 to 42 inch bust no garment included in tho cow- pletc wardrobe is more essential to comfort and true elegance than the tasteful becoming house gown the very charming model shown is suited to many materials light weight wools cotton and linen but ia ne ver more effective than when made after the original in primrose yellow chullie with black rings trimming of black velvet ribbon and yoke of tucked yellow silk tho lining is fitted with single bust darts that for ordinary wear are stitched but which can aj iaocd to gether by means of eyelets worked la their edges and so made susceptible of enlargement when tho gown is de signed for invalid or maternity wear the yoke is faced onto the lining but both the gathered fronts and the plaited back arc separate and arc arranged over it the neck is finished with a regulation stock and shaped betelles fall over tho shoulders and make a most effective trimming the sleeves are in bishop style with pointed bands at tho wrists and arc bo sa the wearer nnd in the height of ta- shion the original is held at the waist by ribbon velvet but when de- sircd the gown can be allowed to foil free from the yoke the skirt por tion is long enough for grace and dignity and falls in admirable folds- but docs not train sufficiently to be come a burden to cut this gown for a woman ot medium size 12 ynrds of material 21 inches wide 11 yards 27 inches wide 10j yards 32 inches wide or 6j yards 44 inches wide will be required with 1 yard of plain silk for tucking j yard of tucked material lor yoke and collar 4 cloak woittii 500000 the pig pen life aveimges in 300 years tho average length oi and human life has been doubled in the without hhcdding of blood there i3 sixteenth century it was between no remission of sins lev xvii 11 eighteen and twenty years at the hob ix 22 in him we have re- clone of the eighteenth century it dempleon by ilia blood ard the re- wo a little over thirty years and deemed in glory ciug thou bast rctodny it b over oily year pigs muss over and reject green fod der clover hay and other bulky foods bernuso they are given too much nt a time the pig needs some bulky food but not as much in proportion as do cat- tic horses and khocp give the little late fall pigs wheat middlings ami skimmilk we must keep the little fellows warm and growing if the pig ho uso in not dry and well ventilated the hogs will becomo stiff and lame and can not do well construct the pens so that they arc easily cleaned ixt tho celling lie high and provide air shafts if neces sary 1ct the floor bo directly on tho ground imrfnce so that there in no chnneo for cold air to sweep under or filth to collect grout floors arc best draining to a central alley which is kept well ut tered and is cleaned out once each week a good arrangement is to have a row of sleeping pens on one side of the building and a row of feeding pens on the other connecting across the central nlley by means of gntcsc tho bogs will usually keep the pens clean hog killing is a time most of tin dread and wc henvo a sigh of relief when the greasy task in ended but chering is made plcasanter ond ended sooner when one is well prepared- for it get everything in rendjnem a day or two beforehand the costliestjarmcnts worn oro not always to be found in possession of the wealthiest claeees ttiio queen dowager of italy is said to bo the possessor of a piece of laeo 309 years old ond valued at 510000 point trcssc laijs which was made from threads of flax mixed with human hair is also immensely valuable an indian rujuhscnt a london lady a wonderful garment in return for a service done him by her husband fifteen thousand of the wingcases of an indian beetle nro sewn upon the material ond lend a shimmering green iridescence to ltn flowing folds many fashionable la dies wished to duplicate it bnt found it impossible both from the rareness of the insect nnd the diffi culty of affixing the delicate wing- cases to the material as for iln cost 15000 would be woll within the limit the most costly garment in the world is a royal cloak from tho sandwich islands it in made of red black and yellow feathers tho bird in now extinct and was al ways so rare that it took a century nnd a half to collect enough to make tho clonk it is valued at 500000 the chief jtascjau thomas was a gcntlcmnn of celtic origin and it did not take long for the boys of a neighboring school to notice ida brogue and they made all manner of fun about it often mimicking it to n jiiccty thomas stood the tortures- us long an any ablebodied man could bo expected to but finally ho resorted to pun- ishmcnt for ir tormentors one day full of wrrth at an exceptional breach on the part of a towhended youngster- he ktrode vcngefiihy lo the school with much noise lie climbed the stairway in search of the principal to whom he had been ad vised to complain he as court eously shown to that person nntl- began to bitterly denounce the actions of the pupils i am very sorry to fceav thbj exclaimed his listener and t will try to put nn end lo it oi wish you would fiirrnh olnic sorry to trouble ye but oivc been so abused by tlilm rascals oi thought old tell ye ns 01 understand ye are tho principal of lldui f- husband the doctor iy jl i keep up thin raco for money vll break down when i cm foty wife never mind ar ily tbat tinic we shall be able to oflont iv