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rial

domiBati- r««ty •ptirrv.al numan artlr. i . \V« rrad of tuniatmialiagi in.poliiir*, lifrratutr, in rducatio-i. in tb« av ■ i_ |^ig 1 | >B _ amt ; 1 1 1

THE SABBATH SCHOOL

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tru*t. urfanlto and thr like art- rominra it»-rl> rare, ihe (rerj-entaee ot iio- hum-* tiemf «jrvn<.naiy liijli. Al I.'o/Viwe ntni - onr Civil t\'ar* and the IVjer War have •bourn that the commem.-1 a pint did

I oi t^l*

Wil

13 and

hr»t the kmcdom ut (Jod." He w-va aaam ••\VTiat mill a man give in eiel.anje lor hi life?'* Wha* are men eiciiaagiria ih'ir ire with all ita noaaitiiatie' of evmnietrlral de v*’.Opment. for? What are tin jr arcliim firat: la it not too largely in t-r.ai

it. Pan) a

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! >-day aroma inch modtrali , . - 'mjietence i« noaidaya nothinx accounted . To make a linn* ia no- cuu-i*h; to . Ineve comfort for ae f and family ia a

‘ ua!l thing: men aim and fnr more dazzling prize*

Thia

a the e;

a'ked .

irin* of a: ard of thr market pi other aima in the caj There are high tbingi Culture of bod>. min 1

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irsi :hgt gin

i -aho (trti

\and hold* and “o&bt.TdTju.-

di2 d

trate the point. Or kameiprd. — — CJeorgc’a Chnrch. walking dawn a Sew York avenue, overheard tlua*! C.k ot tnr-e r fonr univiraity turn before Inin. I.jok-

i tne gleaining equ-tiagva and ao'-t-i-i l fliUmg b>. one aa.d to aoo h' r

“t teli you. b«y*. it ia money that gue-i m this town, ia it not? ' The belief thit i|- ia ■nontg that goe*—the tceiing that it- it money tint ought to go—are evidences <-j

am almost universal sentiment.

“Who ia building that magnificent Aiouse aaid one to anotlier. '-Ob. tiial i» to lie the rraidrnee of ao and an H- ue*J <o be a poor Baptiat"preacher, but Kockc felirr found out that lie had business ittnlaty. aud I tell you he did not leave him Tons a Baptist preacher. He took aim into the Mamiard Oil Company, and now see v bat a success he has achieved." There apeak* commereiaiuni. Tbrre w the voice of the ideal which hat almost hypnotized our generation. • . Agassiz> splendid reply to the lecture tmrean. “I hare no Ume to make tnunov. n soanda like a piece uf insanity. Gordon's refusal to accept leward from the Chinese Emperor for hit help in the Tai Ping rebellion sounds like a niece ot Onizotitm. The "simple hie." rt lived by Tiio«eaa in the woods, ts pictured by Wagner, sums only an idyllic dream The pursuit of Icarmns for (earping's aakr. the rervic* of man with no itoh lor reward, the qnjet. ainos:rn.atious aacrifice of personal inter-si tor the good o’f other*, these arc reps dialed os iol'y. The maddening ermsds iraob e strife i» what makes il»elt beard.

It drawa “* ' * “

Lik«

*

men nod draws them in. By aud by, *ded by the herce- whirl, they forget the fcirh thinrs and are content to be simply: money-makers. That i. n-hat t uadertuud by commercialism; the thrusting into thr front place of merely material success. It is a corrupt .on of the spirit in which life is livid. It is a low. wrong motiae. It brines in and holds before the soul a false standard of value. It misconceives » hat i< the real severs* of life. It subordinates the man la hw possessions. It ia a radical corruption of the ideal—an absolute reversal of whs*, our text aays. Commercialism declares and pmesdes that'cusa's life does -consist in the abandonee of the tfcihgi jrhieh h- poastssra. Yberafale, it oi-e< let him love snprrmciy thoae things; iet t.iai a.m at lliem. follow after them, sunk his very life in them, Iwt him fat them forezo, if needs be., mental culture, artistic deve onment. moral elevation, apintual ac--J .11 , | u |j j e .

cfe if

them a other*! and g«

Let

There i took'it die on fast tb Wcfaw snth fc ia his I reaid eijon * •ed the health.

K if necessary. . things, gatiie^jouraelf on rnd -uity for getting

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tration or two. » ho was »> eager ms thing that he diligently nailed id. as his candle I shut himarlf in d and encuSined Herr is another: roans man. who. liege, found himI) a yaar. He had ation. position,

v noire* toy open betore mm. He might go aa for political life, for philanthropic aerv ace, or college settlement work. He might become a student and a patron of art, of

row himself into In any of a dozen fe by losing it in I God. Bot a'aaf ideal of the age. one million into if himself into a wautiful opportoSSss/sa varied man. with p around him. A ,>*t in the abud-

be poassaaad.

ent ago, coraraer wrong emphasis, i and nobly naed. ■ love of motley, ml. Business ii md -necessary.- in- : brings forth a rrwnvda aSa "are'iJlf mraintr'iwthy. • Mslensl aaremm ia draitah e. she blesaing of the' Lead it nuVeth righ." Yea, hot to pat tbeae thiags brvt. to iW. after them aa eageriv as to-forget |A:ht r and higher I limit-, in a Word, to a uk in thein one's life audits poss-bilitica of mrowta aid boesKy aoo <-aefoloesiw that is

we have a fairly clear idew of' whi meant The place holder in nation or city ot !»tatr whose main thought i* what be ran make and not what lie ran do: thr artist who listens not to the roier-ol his ideals but to the bids of the market. and paints or rarves simply tor .the money' *“ be *ot: the author uho writes simply what «ill sell and forgets the truth for which be ought to stain! and the service in fbe way of instrnrtiou, or comfort. Ar ainnsemrrt which hr might mim-'.er to his fe'li each one tainte.1 with lommemnU*

^r? 1 . ‘"‘l 1 our A'*??!: 1 haps abode

laleraatioail Lettoo ComataU

Jaauary 31.

Sabffct: Jttai Calls Four DlsclplM. Ufct r Ml—Oaldea Tt«t. Jska rlM.. il—Mimsry Versts, 44—Coaiasalary

sa tks Dsy's Ltssaa.

•J* ! I. Jesus teaching the peonle (vs. I-JI.-I* 1 I. ''The | wo tile pressed. ' leaving Nl " j reth our lx>rd went to Capernaum and i

ing boards .

too sub»ervienliy to tl-ose who can tarnish riidownirnls. trmpt*ng the young ma:i t-i turn from courses that cultivate the mind to those-w hich prrlifrr for business Ojr theatres have felt the influence, and think more of pieces which will draw than of those which mil elevate aa well as ainuw and recreate those who are and hear. Yea. -t is cooceivabl.- that even the.ureli mey not escape. The minis-ry that set* gain above uaefulnna ha* caught the rootagion. ' Put me into the urie»thoo.| that I mav rat a piece of bread!' 1 So ciie«i one of >ld. The very thought was a dcaerratnxn 1 iie ministry that is sought for l he sake of ''the pieces of bread” for a livelihood. whether it be Urge or small, is a mimatiy not to God. not to those .among nliom it Is exercised, hut to the man that holds it.. The clergy who are in orders chiefly far what they ran win in the way of comfort, or raupectabi'.itv or income are —fit for their pUcr. They serve no. God their fellowa, but Ihemae'ves. And as - ehnreh whose chief aim is a large pew ita! and a fashionable congregation—farling the while that the Master's bo»*t

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preached, is tilled with the Yes; c'linmerculittn is in the air. the spiri that now work#—that atra penetrate* every d nan men t of modei ticitc. always eeekiag to make gai

It i«

There

i divin

fulla of legiaUl .

government. Yea. it pervades even «nc.«ti. nicking the fine raiment and the go d ring and the Isrye bank acco-int more po tent to onrn doors than gentle birth and

fine breeding. How are we

- -'apernaum and per the house of Peter. The

power ot MIS preaching drew crowds, which pressed unon Him' as He was walking along the white beach which forma the margin of Lake Oranrsaret. 'To hear." There was a «ooil prospect for a giorioua revival of religion. There were timra in the life of ntir laird when thousand-* were anxious to hear Him. for the comMon people heard Him gladly. "Lake of Gennesaiet." The most sacred sheet of water which this earth contains. Called also the Soa of Galilee, the Sea of Tiberiaa. and in the Old Testament the Sea of Chinnerotb (Josh. IJ:3). It is a clear, sweet lake t.bout twelve mils* lone and five broad, with the Jordan River flawing through it. Its fish were valuable In Christ'a time it was covered with a fleet of 400') vesssls, from fishing boats to ships of war. Thia waa the region of the early Ubors of onr Lord. Here He performed some of HU moat wonderful miracles; bete He selected His disrioles. Rut at the present time all is deaoMr around Galilee, and the deaolation will inereaae until thr aegreaaire power of Christ'e gospel carries Christianity to

that oow heniehted land.

2. 'Two shipe'' Fishing hoata. They must have been small. Thia la clear from thr accounia given of them A few men tould handle onr. and a single Urge draught >f fishes endangered them. "Standing by ” Anchored, or drawn un upon the -beach. ■\Va*hine their nets." Th»v had apent the night in fruitless effort end now they wera -leaning the Glth of thr sea from the 'breads of the pel* and mending any defective nr broker parte. It ia intereating to notice bow often Christ sppeared to nen while they were bi-sy with their temporal sffaira. a*>d how their wor'dlv eondi-

made the means of giving them

• 'tin. * •’n*.

Just

n epidemic, the depi

better nnderstaoqing of Hi*

this influence—es | 'f the ships " The shin of James and . | lohn a-oeared »n he at some distance

a I .ay “Pesyed Him.” Aaked Hi

majiria. by fortifying ihe powers of life. | a fammar manner take. po*. A man ia w hom the tide of life U full end ' Peters boat sod makes it His on strong will wa'k u—calked through the He speaks to the penn.e ' Sat dm

o'aguf laden a.. >h- hea'th tiiat is in ■“> resists th» diwtse that ru>hns upon i. The UsnerU that floats into throalun*. or stomae'i liods no nidus and *. It mu*t he ihus. then, that we «»- cape the spiritual danger. Fortify the life within. Remember that life i* morr'llun irat; that the kingdom of God and His ighteouareas are iaSmte'y worthv of our seekmr Do not forget the nouibibtics of

what you can make of it in the owib, what you can make of it in

. rff nsefulness. Keep your eye on the Me,tir. In Him see what vou may be Him see w hat ro i may do' Yea. not keep .run- eye on Him. but keep in •'Via? touch with Him. that the tide- of H:s life mav flow into your aoul. and carry you on and un to the measure of the stature of the perfect roan in Chris; Jesus, v-paliy. my brethren, “whatsoever tilings boaest — whatsoever things, are just, whatsoever tbiDgs «re pure, whatsoever things are lorelv. whatsoever things s-e of e<*»-report, think on these things." Turn vour *iiought aid your eyes away from the

dayeling bait of th» “

-rmine to be a ekild of the I Father and obey Hi .. . _ know it; reao've that in you th-- splendid -AoMi^ilities hidden .in the gif; of life shall "s- realized, and you shell have learned mow Ao use this world without abusing it. i*n commerce, Imtmrw*. auccesa shall rister to you but not enslave you; shall 'bellnth your life but not absorb it; shall bring you. perchance, aa abundance of things- to posse**, but leave the while pure within you the life of - - , ahali you in rary deed posaeat the abundance of the things winch arr 1 -,Ia« them once get t.h* better of e'imb into the throne of your heart life, and then thev posses' you and ire their slave and their victim; nailed slid incofEncd in vonr own strong box nhich hat. a'as. with your treasure.-shut m your aoul also.

pit while

— -rn." Tbo -n nosture of Jewish tcscfiera. Com-

r-art M*tt. 5:1. ''TsngHt." It is probable that this w«* a small bev on the cove, and that when He was in the boat the people m the shore stood round Him in the form of an smnhithertre. So doubt the lake waa still so that Hi* voire waa undisturbed, fn r>eh a situation He could he easi'v heard, and no spectacle could he more beautiful than thr Son of God sneaking to the poor, ignorant sad attentive multi-

tude, sssemb'ed on • he shore.

n. "The draugh' of fishes fv*. 4-7). 4. “Launch out " Christ forgot Hi* weariness and only seemed to renw . Ihe disanpointn-.eet sf Ilia followers toiling all night in vain. This yerse ha* ofteq been used la illustrate the fact that Christ would have us leave the shore of •elfishneas. wnrld'iness and sin and launah S it into the depthof His nets for the takg of fish. 5. '^Mastkr” This ia the first time that the v-nrd here translated Master i* used in the New Testament, and it is used only hv Luke. The other rvanpel ut* rail Him Rabbi or Lord, No*» how familiar]*- Peter addresses Jesus. ‘Toiled all night." Peter aava 4hia Jo show how nnlikaly it was that thev would catch anything. and it ia no doubt reported by Lake lo caasr the miracle to appear all the mn-e striking. There were certain kinds of fishing always famed on at night. “At Thy word.” No "doubt Pr-.er was wea-T and somewhat discouraged, but be' had faith enough in Christ to lead him to go at the

.direction of his divine Master.

8. "Their nePbrske." “Their -nets were breaking-"—R. V. There was such a multitude'of fishes that a snap in some weak part of the net warned them that they Must have assistance or lose the entire "catch.” The miracle waa an acted parable, of which the significance is explained fn .Matthew 13:47. 'This break*ng net is explained by St. Adgustine as the symbol of the church which now ia. He compares tbs Barest net to the church of the future which shsll know no achitraa.’* 7. ‘'Beckoned." Msde- signals. The distance evidently being too great for the voice to reach. "They came." James and John with their ship. "Began to sink.” The boats would hardly hold as much as the acta. Trench refers to a ahoal of mackorel. at Brighton, in 1808. ao great that the net could not he brought in. and fishes and net remained in the sea together. Py this vast draught of fishea Christ intended. 1. To show His dominion in the — — — 1

The habit of bring in --he future should

make ua glad and confident. We should nor keep the contemplation of another

'to al existence to make us sorrowful, r allow the transiency of this piesent

... shade our joys Our oop* should make —v —;—j—.fi- —; *r buoyant, and keep u* firm. Ir is »u I M J” dry l^fd fPen. anchor of the sou.. *i' men live by hope. — —

when it i* fixe*, npoj the changing

--- cncertain -bing: m this .world. But . , . .. the hopes of men who hare not their euweaa they mightezpact.

hearts fixed upoas God try to grapple I HL The disciples astonished (tb. 8. 9). ihemselvts oa the doud wrack that ro'.U ! .. lt .» g r n f »«*.■«» Hll hr.e the flanks of the mouuUiiM: whik f* 1 " ‘ h * b “ u bc « ,nn,a « f *‘ n k that ar hopes pierce within that veil, and lay |* th* greatness of the mirac-e. fold of the P.ock of Ages that tower* ‘•Fell. down. The common potture of a above the flying vapora Let a* then b* | !■ nipnaement he iril at tba

strong, for our future is not a dim peradtenture. nor a vague dream, nor n fan-

cy of our own.

1. To ifirm the doctrine He had just preached. 3. To give thoae who were to be Hia am- — c 0 tbc world a apecimra of the

>o. but

feet of Jesus l-emhlmg and afraid. He no

rane dream nor a tan- - doubt had a knowledge of many- of the v.guedrram^or^ U,.f miradoa wh K h .Chrijr^dtmrfor^edbut a-ide and certified I «<«'* >« d » directly touted bimse f aa

d “f‘aP

• »rd. and the brightest hope ot all .us i g—' y—. -;— — —— .rightness is the enjoy met; of more of ,he d H>tha of his human heart f.? presence, and the posaesaion of more . “ d kno,r >«• A amful nun." J Hi* likeness Tha: hope ia certain. I E«“ r t,Tr himae.f a rery amful.ereatuTe.

Thercfote. let ua live in it.-TLo Her. A'- ~ "**'

ander MaclAren.

all our lowna. and throughout -too large a portion of our country districts, the Sabbath rest ia -violated and the worship which yraa the consequence and condition of thw rest ia abandoned. At the time the soul is deprived of its nour-eat-and the body of ita repose. The maa and tha workingman are delivup. unprotected, to the every dav mcreaarag influence of error end evil. -Thus the pruUoaUoa of the day baa be^me the rain of the moral and physical WSIth of the people, at the aame time that It Is the rain ot the family and of religious liberty. The fiabbath ia emphatically the poor man's and tbc working man's day. And. there is no surer way to break down tbc health, aa well aa me morals and religion of tbc people, than to break down tha Sabbath. To aay nothing nf the Divine law. oa mere worldly grotod* it is plain that nothing ia more conducive to the health, intelligence, comfort and indeAence of the working claancs *nd to prosperity as a people than our Christian American Sabbath.—Count MonUlem bert. -

The put is drad and

but the future is endoi

S t it lirea to ua - put ia. In m*_

raankiud. the future is, ia M For the put then

tnr# there is both ho-

Tbe past is the text book figure u L* Bible of the F. sole.r governed by the

When we get near Christ

will see that

- - are without 9. "Waa u'.on-

. — Humanity Hands -'•maxed" before the power of God. IV. Forsaken all for Christ (v». 10. II). 10. "Sont of Zebedee." The children and wife of Zebedee are often referred to. bot in thia transaction only do we meet with Zebedee himarlf (Matt. 4:21). "Faar not." He cahned their fears and stilled all their troubled feelings. “From henceforth." Hereafter. “Catch men.’’ Literally, thou shaft be catching alive. This aaema to imply the contrast between the fish that Uv glittering there in dead beeps and men who should be raptured sot for death, hut

tor Ufa.

ii. "Ship* to land.” They drew them on on the beach for n final abandonment. which they bad tokSreTret iMmnlMbry had. even all their liv.ng. "Followed Him.” They returned again to their occupation u fishermen after the Tucifixioo. draught of fishes and by the dime* precept of Jeeu*. After Pentecost they never resumed their former sqcnlse railing.

end fruition. |

kS.' ,, 'SK7JS|

■ward —ft- Kirk While,

U cornine and d end b t sard yeat tl oar'

n:«.

Boy of Thirteen an Editor.

Harold O. Honekemper. ngod thlr t'jca maa, of North Bethlebo®. Pa., bai started a newspaper, which Is devoted to the Interests of his home town. Harold Is tha eldest of a famfjr of seven child re n-y H)s father Is a carpenter. To earn money to assist the family Harold sold soap tuatll ha obtained a priming press and type as a premium. Then be solicited advertlvrment* gad gathered the loos) news and Anally, assuming the rols of printer. superintended the printing of the paper, whirtrh# nails the North Beth-

lehem Naira.

When to Prune. Pruning should begin to be ronald-i-red In January, according to one of the authorities. Perhaps It I* brat to prune fruit trees )n March or April, but grapes, currant* and raspberries can b« pruned In January. January and February are good month* in which to prune peach' trees. Thin out the peach tree* well, taking care to remove all dead wood. If you have much pruning to be done In apple, pear or plum orchards you will do well to utilize the warmer days that occur in winter. Mulching of Trees. All far-set tree* and all of the ornamental tre«s sod the shrubbery on the home ground* will be much benefited by a muicb of manure during the winter. If thia work waa not done In the fall It may be done during any open day* during the winter when a team can be used. L’nles* the *now should be too deep to work to advantage there need be no hesitancy about put* ting this mulch of coarse manure, but not much straw around the tree* at any Ume. It will serve to hold up the newly-set trees and will protect the root* from frost, adding fertilizer to them as spring comra on so that they will be In good condition to make an early start In the spring. Better put the manure to some such use es this than allow It to leach away In the barnyard. Why Some Fall with Incubators. A great many people have an Idea that all that l* necessary la to get an Incubator, put the eggs in. heat It up and let It alone, a certain amount, of attention at the proper time Is absolutely necessary. A man will become Interested In an Incubator and will buy one. When It come* his hen* are not laying much. He want* to start It up at once, so he goes out to get the required number of eggs. He gats ell he can from his friends and gets the balance from the store, no matter what sort of weather they have been through nor how long they have been kept, no matter what sort of hens laid them nor what sort of care the hens had. All he is looking for Is egg*. Hp 'put* 'hi* Incubator anywhere, where It will b© out of the way. and startl It Tip. He hatches Shout 10 percent of sickly chickens and then ^ays that Incubators are worthless and throws the incubator Into a shed and gives It up.—0. M. Watson. In Reliable Poultry Journal. ” ” Care of Nest Boxes. Few of us who keep fowls realize how they are worried by vermin. Quite often we hear of hens who persist In laying eggs In the dust bos or on the floor, anywhere but In one ot the nest boxes provided for that purpose. Nine times out of ten Investigation will prove that this peculiarity Is the rw*> suit of a pest box filled with vermin. TEA hen knows thit the vermin make her trouble, and Is anxious to avoid themMake It a practice once a week to sprinkle some good insecticide through the nesting material and once in two weeks to remove tne material and burn It. clean out the box. cover the bottom with clean, dry sand mixed with Ume and Insect powder, and refill with clean straw, through which insect powder has been sprinkled. This care of the nest box will be found profitable. and If the boxes are located in as dark a part of the house as possible and placed at a height so that the bens can re idly reach them, they wlU

| roots of the cabbages oa the first row ! When all tbe cabbage* are put In they will be In a compact maw. 1‘lacc j straw on the bends, and hoard* oa the ] straw, to shed rain. If preferred, the : cabbages may be placed under a shed I and covered with *traw. If the root* | are put In tbe ground and the beadt I out the cabbage* will be alive and the i stalk* will give cror* of sprout* foi | ecriy greens In Ihe spring and not a I head will rot. while thev may be cui I oh from Ihe (talk a.', tuy time when J wanted, whether the grtjund I* frorer oretsot. by simply lifting the straw { In fact, they will be kept in such gojd I condition a* to begin growing in the | spring. If not disturbed, la the eSort j to produce seed.

COMMODORE IICMDLSOI OF OUR IAVY Recommfind* Pt-rn n»- -Othtr Promlninl Mtn T««Uly.

Seedling Soma ot us were deprived of tor several saasdns while there are farmer* who enjoyed them right before our eyes. The explanation la this: we depend solely on budded fruit; wanting the beat, while forralghted neighbors reasoned that a slightly Inferior fruit was better than none, and *o planted some of the beat eeedllng* for bad seasons, knowing that, they were much hardier ih4n budded fruit. IjlsI spring reports were very much like this from over this part of the country; "AH budded peaches killed, tome seedlings." Now there are eome seedlings of very fair alse, excellent Davor.and fine color. Some are clingstone with fine flesh suitable for pickles, canning or preserves; In fact, many like seedlings best for this purpose. Others are freestone; ao take your choice, for fine fruit may be had from seedling trees, while the property of more regular bearing recommends them for general planting. Procure pita from fruit that you know to be good, and plant a nursery row In the garden. In a couple of years you will have some nice trees at a minimum of cost. Secure several varieties each of cling and free. Do not let the pita dry out between gathering and - . W. Jones, In the Kjrito-

Planting The burying of cabbage beads down and roots up la not always the heel method, although the custom 1* an old one. When the heads are buried, and the ground becomes frozen the cabbage* are completely sealed up and cannot be used. later, as the ground thaws, tbe heads begin to rot, and a large proportion' of them Is lost from that cause. The proper plan Is to select a high location, open a row with a one-horse plow, put the cabbages in roots down and bead* out, plaring

tng so as

o tarn water. Next ma r, throwing tha dirt on t

Poultry ss Insect Dzstroycr*. There I* one advantage of keeping poultry on the farm that I* generally overlooked, and that 1* the vastBriim ber of Insect* destroyed by it. If - every insect destroyed by a ben In a day were counted and an estimate made of the number of insect* quten by a flock of 25 bens. It would show that bens are more useful In that re speci than may he supposed. Wh-n busily at work scratching tbf hen* secure many grub* and worms, while the larvae of Insect* also asslai in providing them with food. A flock of turkeys will search every nook and corner of a field for Insect*, and as a tnrkey can consume a large amount of food It will make away with a vaat number of them each day. The active guinea Is ever on thr search orer'lhe field* for Insect*. It doe* no*. »cratcb. but every blade of gras* is looked over, and It rarely come* up to the barnyard to seek food Its Industry prompt* it to secure It* own food, and in so doing hundreds o' insects are destroyed. The ravenous duck, whose appetite seems never satisfied, will attempt tc seek enough In the fields, and It captures not only inaects. but the field mouse, and small reptiles will be eaten If other food is not plentiful. Bat if insects abound they will be content with eating them In preference to anything ejse.—J-'arm and Poultry Review Draining the Barnyard. When the barnyard is used as a place for storage for manure it Is bard to keep it dry and dean, but if a proper‘place Is provided for the manure— if it must be stored—there ought tc be no trouble In keeping the barnyard dry. Naturally, there must be some grading or ditching done, and It 1* better always to flilNn the low places rather than, to open ditches, where the stock may be Injured. If there are low spots In the barnyard fill In with gravel or ashes and pack the material down hard, so that a firm foundation will be had. Slope ike yard on all aides from the centre to the aide*: If possible, have the drainage run into ditches that are made outside the barnyard fence, then there will be no danger of them being filled up with the soli from the yard. By all means, provide some method ot drainage, so that tbe liquid may be While It may coat quite a little tc run drain pipes to a vat to bold tbe liquids from the yard. It will pay. If one has a number of heads of stock At all times there should be a quantity of chaff or roughage scattere' over tbe yard to act as an absorbent, and this may be gathered up as It decays and be thrown on to the manure heap. If the barnyard Is built as described there will be very little trouble In keeping it dry. provided, of course, low spots are kept filled In.—Indianapolis News. Early Spring Green Food. Rye Is not only valuable for It* grain and straw, but It cannot be excelled as a crop for late pasturage In the fall, when other green food U scarce, while It also grows early In the spring, and enables stock to secure green food before any other crop makrs a start. If rye should toe estimated entirely as a forage plant the result would not be altogether In Us favor, as there are other and more desirable materials for that purpose, but Ita place cannot easily be filled In aome respects. Late In the fall the farmer usually has his barn well stored with grain and hay. and cares very little about rye as a special food, but It it well known that as long as the stock can secure s proportion of green food there is greater thrift, and milch cowt give a larger quantity of milk, owing to the dietary effects of the green food. Unless the farmer has ensilage hit stock must subsist on the cured dry provender provided for them, and If he has a field of rye in the spring he can either pasture the cows Opoa It or cut it for them, if It be of sufficient height, according to the proportion required. If the ground be made rich the grazing on the ry* wttl do It no harm, aa It will grow up again and provide a crop ot grain at th* proper time, hut care should he taken that the rye be not trampled too much. As soon as tbs snow is off the ground In the spring the rye furnishes early green food, which Is always sn accptable treat to stock that have been fed on dry food during the long winter. and In this respect the rye crop is one of the beet. It shortens the time on which grain and bay are fed exclusively. When other grasses come in then the rye may be permitted to mature, and a crop of grain and straw harvested. Rye can never be made to usurp the place of wheat and oats as s ■rain crop, except oa light sandy soils, but as a combined crop, affording grain, straw and convenient graxln*. it has an Important place that no other crop can fiH. It will pay the farmer who keep* stock to sow a place of land to rye every rear, not ao much aa a matter of profit but «a a means of providing green food In the fall and inrly sp ring.—Phi ladetphia Record.

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