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IIIE DUTY OF THPKING
The Need Is That Men Should Think Deeply
in Everything.
atnd Thoroughly
"Think on these filings: "—Phill. iv., 8.
Prejt:dtce is Lhe barrier to any degree
ot power, to any kind of progress. N e
matter how slnierely Jou may hold ,your
Views, if they are held in wilful, deter
lamed exclusion of any other poseible
views your sincerity will [Lunen no
cloak to shield you frown the consnciuen-
cos of your ignorance and bigotry.
If there is any such being as 'he de-
vil, certulnly his master stroke was exe-
cuted when he persuaded teen to lock
up theta' minds and induced them to be-
lieve that it was e, sin. to think, led them
to conceptions of religious truth as
t9omettaeg fixed and immutable, and
then split up the religious world foto
Warring camps; each fighting for its own
fixed views,
At fust, when ono confronts roligious
prejudice ho hs inclined to ask, Whatis the use of it all? Why worry at all
about doctrines and creels? Yet, whale
gttollosophy is not the most imp., tent
thing, it hs to lite and action as reel.
to trust. As a man thinks in his heart
regarding the great questions of Jostinv
and duty, so is he In his lite,
It is of no little importance, then, that
•here sleeted be right, clear thinking.
In fact, the habit of clear thinking is of
peeler value than the results of auah
thinking when formulated in
CREEDS OR DOCTRINES.
It is not only a question as to what you
arc thinking about and what your con.
elusions may he; there is the deeper
question whether you have the energy
and courage to think through your Prow
lents at alt.
Intellectual cowardice end mental
sloth are serious toes of hie" character.
Yet reUg'onists ane stilt often ready to
hurl their denunent:ons at those w'hl
have the temerity to think about sacred
subjects.
Intellectual stagnation and sloth (re-
guently calix itself spiritual fidelity.
They who are tee lazy to step out and
conquer new fetr'tary are busy holding
the fort, defending doctrines long since
outgrown; instead of fighting the toes
et all mankind they are hurling adjeo-
lives and anathemas at those who have
disttrnted their mental slumbers by dare
mg to think the thoughts of the lnflrrtle
to this new day.
it is to be feared That there areself-ap-
pointed defenders of the faith who, if
they ever arrive in paratLe, will bring
nothing but their lungs along, alt other
affairs, such as heart and brain, having
perished from disuse. Yet 10 -day such
bt:nd, unthinking mouths would have
men believe that, they eta the oracles of
Lee Moet High.
Therm never has been a time when
there were no heretic;. Leaders always
must walk alone while the mob abuses
them for their temerity. The world
never has leen entirely without those
who saw that each day brought some
larger light. But the declaration• of
this 8111 sirs those who love darkness
better than light to these tactics of per-
1
seeution girt t are as
OLD AS RELIGION ITSELF,
Every man must summon up the en-
ergy to do some of his own thinking
and the courage to stand by that which
he thus obtains for himself. There can
be no living faith without freedom let
thinking. We need not only to insist
on this right for ourselves but to main-
tain and protect the right of all men
10 liberty of conscience, to discover and
hold their own beliefs.
No man can be a true man who is
afraid of the truth. No religion can en-
dure long that flees from investigation.
Only the friends of darkness and those
who love its deeds fear the light. The
foes of religion are its friends who
would put faith ink fixed forms, who
fear the fu'ure's larger life.
Rebglon is the art of living in the
light of infinite relationships, Intelli-
gence is a means of knowing these re.
lalionshlps. What are we better than
the beasts it we do not reach. out with
mind and heart to know all that may
br: known of this way of life? What are
we -better than broken spirited slaves if
we dare not look up and out each for
ourselves and see this goody unlverce
and wondrous the of all as the Lord of
at bras planned it?
HENRY F. COPE.
THE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JUNE 28.
Lesson XIIL Temperance Lesson.
Golden Text, Epb. 5. 18.
THE LESSON WORD STUDIES.
(Based on tho text of the Revised
Version.)
The Epistle to the Ephesians: Thio
epistle is one of a group of epistles writ-
ten by the apostle Paul during his tm-
prisonmeet et Rome, near its close, in
the year A.D. 63, or possibly 64. The
Epistle to the Colossians and, the Epistle
to the Philippians are companion letters
written by the apostle from Rome,dur-
ing this same period of imprisonment,
Though bearing the Lithe "To the Eghe-
ha a been
,tar :. ms to V
" the 111 s ^ e
signs, h
rather a circular ono, addressed to sev-
eral of the churches in Asia Minor, This
seems to be indicated by the fact that
some ancient manuscripts of the epistle
omit the words "at Ephesus" found in
verse 1 of our present texts, while in
some inolances the words "at Laodi-
oea" seem to have been substituted. 1t
Is net unlikely that the letter was re-
ceived and read not only in the church-
es of Ephesus and Laodicea, but In
other.. Christian communeties in Asia
Minor also. Like several of the apos-
tle's other letters, this one also falls
naturally info two parts, of which the
first mart is devoted to a doctrinal dts-
cession, and the second to more prac-
tical admonitions. It is melee most I.
the apostle"s other epistles, however, in
the absence of the spirit of controversy,
it is rather an epistle of meditation,
.which Coleridge regarded as "One of the
divined. compositions of man"; end of
which the same author says: "11 em-
braces every doctrine of Christianity;
first, those doctrines peculiar to Chris-
tianity, and then those precepts com-
mon to at with natural religion." The
central thought of the apostle's argu-
ment is the mystical union of Christ
end his church. Begin.ning with the
casual apostolic salutation, the apostle
expresses his great joy over the blessed -
mess of redemption, which he prays.
thea his readers may have in a fdller
measure, though he recognizes with
thanksgiving the tact that teeth, love,
end good works already abound among
them. 1 -lo calls the attention, of his
readers to their pest experience ot God's
grace and mercy, manifest in the fact
that they who wore at one time aliens
are now "fellow -citizens with the saints,
and of the household of God, being built
upon the foundations of ' the apostles
and prophets, Christ ,Tests himself be-
ing the chief 'darner stone,"" As fellow -
citizens they are 'alp° become "follow -
tetra, end fallow -members of the body,
and fellow -partakers of the promise in
Christ Jesus 1.lireugh the gosipel." In Ihis
is manifested the love of (Inlet which
passert knowledge," and with this love
the apostle desires that they rnn,y he
NlI1Cd unlit theyshall reach the "sinluro
of the fullness of Christ'(Lph. 1. 1---4.
161, But the Christian of Ephesus and
et Asia Minor, having formerly been
Gerrlilen, are Mill surrounded by the ig•
leonine", the wtekedness, the idolatry,
and the resulting temptattone of lieath-
epism, and the epodes lh•ereeee pro -
Mede to more .speoipc exhortations
leeching 'the necessity of his readers'
gvesorving under tavorable clreu.mslnn-
brys thein unity of spirit, parity of life,
trutirlulnecs, meekness, enol chsrity,
We warns them agailtet,lite gross tonne
of sin, Lieen ektie theeie, Unelcanu^. aa,
greediness, end finlike9s, with which
they are surrounded. He exhorts wives,
husbands, children, and servants to
know and to 1111 well their respective po-
sitions in life, and reeonnnends to all
Christians watchfulness and courage in
their spiritual warfare, concluding his
epistle with a prayer and benediction.
Verso 6—Our lesson passage is taken
Prem the hortatory portion of the
apostle's letter, and the temperance ap-
plication made in its study must be
Along broad lines of self-control and
abstinence from all things which will
Interefere with tho higher and more
serious purpose of life.
Let no man deceive you—The speci-
fic reference Is to the idolatrous neigh-
bors by whom the Christians odd,ossed
in the epistle are thought of as beteg
surrounded.
Empty words—Words belting the
substance of truth and fact.
Because of these things—The sins of
impurity, idolatry, end covetousness,
whllh the apostle has just enumerated
in the preceding vanes.
Sons of disobedience --Those who are
habitually disobedient to the higher
laws of life and of God.
8. Ye were once darkness—So utter-
ly encompassed by darkness as to be
lost in 1t, and themselves a part of 1t.
Children of light—Again not merely
children who are in the tight, butsuch
whom the divine light of truth and holi-
ness has so penetrated that they have
become in a sense the embodiment of
that light, which now radiates. out from
thein to others.
9. For the fruit of the light is—The
statement of tete verso gives in paren-
thesis the aposto•s reason for exhorting
his readers to walk as children of light.
10. Proving—Not' (simply examining
and testing, but also demonstarung to
others by their example what is well
pleasing unto the Lord.
11. Ilavo no fellowship—This verse
continues the thought at verse 7 above.
Unfruitful works of darkness --Works
destitute of any good results and con-
tributing nolhtng to the fulfillment n t
ltie's Intended puepose or its upbutlding.
Reprove tJlenl—eNot only elhall the
Christian silently abstain Mom welch
paling in forms of wickedness with
which he Is surrounded, but, rather,
as opportunity affords, shell he seek to
improve and correct the lives of athero.
The word "reprove" in clossioal usage
always has the argumentative sense in
the original.
12. A shame even to spools of — The
teeming of the entire verse in relation
k what precedes and immediately tot-
ems (verso 13) is, probably, as suggest -
rod by Abbott, as follows: "have no par-
ticipation with the works of darkness,
Tay, rather expose them, for the things
they do eeceet y It is a shame even to
Mention; but all these things when ex-
:prised by the light aro made manifest
in their true character."
14. Wherefore—Introducing Lho rea-
son for lire entire preceding exhorta-
tion.
Iie sa11h—Wo note that the ,pronoun
le omitted in the original, es the italics
in the text Indicate. It would be per-
missible, , b e therefore, 0 0. to Lir an. s
tato "it is
add," instead
of ,h
o Meth."
What
follows
seems to be intended by the
•apostle as an exact quotation, the
source of which, however, is not indi-
ca led,
15, took therefore --The more general
exhortation lo holy living Is resumed
Ly the apostle at this point, after he
Inc warned his renders to avoid, and
ye( at the sane time to influence for
good, those who dwell in, darkness and
sin abmit them.
16, Redeeming the time -Greek, "Buyh.
ffer up the opportunity.
The days nee evil—Environment and
general candela -es are not favorable to
malting the best use of life, of for ac'
oompliehing the most. The apostle evt-
tlently had in view the especial Melon
Itles of the time in which itis readers
lived, though his words have a 'perman-
ent, and !Herefore a present-day eignl-
Demme as well..
17 Bo ye not—.Or, "73ecome yo not";
that is, do not permit uowalolhfulness
10 Cause your downfall, Bo not taken
off your guard,
16. Be not drunken with wine—We
note that this is only one al a series of
exhortations; while an important part
of the apostle's admonition, it is yet
only a pert, and must so bo regarded.
Wherein is stole --The author of Pro-
verbs sets forth the inevitable result et
intemperance in the words, woe, sor-
row, contentons, complainings, wounds
without cause (Prov. 23. 29). "Phe nhis-
txablo exaltation of strong drhlec an-
nuls the holy bonds of conseience
with fatal ease and certainty" (.Mule). ,
Rut be fined with the Spirit—Or, "In
spirit." Whether we accept the usual
1nterg>retatlon which makers the sentence
refer to a filling of 11k Holy Spirit, or,
basing our interpretation on the word-
ing of the margin, take the sentence to
mean simply an enrichment of the
spiritual llfo, the result of that fillingor
that enrichment, as set forth in the
next verse, will be the same.
19. Speaking one to another—Or, "To
yourselves,"
20. Giving thanks always—The natural
result ot a. thoughtful, reflective life on
the part of a Christian disciple neces-
sarily involves meditation on the good-
ness and mercy of the heavenly Father,
and consequently leads naturally to a
81>irit ot appreciation and thankfulness
tor all things.
21, Subjecting yottrsetves ere to an-
other—An exhortation to Christian hu-
mility. "In honor preferring one an-
other.'
ROYALTY ABOARD SHIP
THE WAY BRITISH BLUEJACKETS
WELCOME BLUE BLOOD.
Routine Whtch Must Re Always Observed
When Royalty Visits a
Warship.
Bengt Bang!! Bangle
"Twentyonc guest" counts the man in
the street. "My word, but I'd like to have
0!1 the money spent on saluting in a
year I"
• But even if the man 1n the street had
his wish, he would not reap the golden
harvest he imagines, for, as a matter of
fact, saluting costs the country practi-
cally nothing..
In the first place only the smaltest
guns are used tar this purpose—usually
the twelve-pounders—and even if they
used good ammunition, the Dost would
be very small. Secondly, the powder
actually employed has already been con-
demned as unlit for service, and if not
used in this way it would only be thrown
overboard.
0f course, if there is time, a man -o' -war
is painted from stem to stern, inside and
out, in preparation for a Royal visit, But
se a rule, the cost of the paint comes out
of the commander's own pocket, for he
wants ifs ship to look well, and the Gov-
ernment supply is Insufficient to keep the
vessel always spick and span.
ON TIIE EVENTFUL DAY,
Labor, of course, is free, and on the
eventful day all hands are busy trom
early dawn scrubbing and polishing, and
endeavoring to make the decks a trifle
more showy or the brasswork mom bril-
liant than usual. Atter nine o'clock no-
body is allowed on the quarter-deck ex-
cept the officers and the stde-bays, who
arc employed continually "trimming" the
awning to satisfy the commander's criti-
cal taste.
Somewhere about eleven o'clock the
Marine guard assembles on the half -deck
to be inspected by its officers; the guns'
crews fall in round the guns detailed for
the salute, and the remainder of the
ship's company prepare to "man" the
yards, or line the ship's side, standing
at arm's length, holding hands.
The signalmen on the bridge have been
keeping a sharp lookout, and as seen as
they see any signs of activity on shore,
or on board the Royal yacht, they pass
the word to the commander. Then the
guard is marched on to the quarter-deck,
N:lhere it forms up with the band in rear;
and the officers troop up the ladders, In
cocked -hats and swords, to form a glitter-
ing group opposite the ladder up which
the visitor is expected.
As soon as the Royal barge is under
weight, the salute booms out from the
guns selected for Lite purpose, There is
supposed to be an interval of ono minute
between each round, and the duly of
maintaining the rate of fire falls to the
ship's gunner—a werrant omcer. And
the duty is by no means so easy as it
sounds, In the lust place, Jack is so ac.
customed to firing at high rates of speed
that he gels impatient when he has to
wait, and so he needs careful watching,
or the intervarls will he too short. On
the other band, the detective powder of.-
ten
f•ten misses fire, and when this happens,
another gun has to fire quickly, or the
interval will be exceeded.
AS THE VISITOR APPROACHES.
It is also Important that lho first gun
he not fired too late, otherwise the Royal
barge wohrld have to wait motionless un-
til the salute were (linseed, for it is not
etiquette to board a ship until the twen-
ty-one rounds have been Bred.
Arrived at the ship the Royal visitor
steps out of the barge first, and ascends
the ladder to the accompaniment of the
Lo'sures pipe. This "piping" Is a very
cid Custom, probably a survival of the
were
r of superior rants
da when once s s pe
Ys
hoisted on board in a chair to save tient
the trouble of climbing, and the bosun
gave the signal for the men to haul .to -
gather,
As soon tie the tap of the visitors hat
appears over the ship's side, the olflcer
of tate guard gives the order; Royal sal-
utel Present arms!" As the rifles clatter
into position the hand stripes up the Na-
Lienal Anthem, and the strikers stand at
the salute.
11 18 also important that thle Order be
given promptly, and that the guard re-
aurin to the slope immediately the band
has finished playing, Olherwlse the vis, shorter duration"
Mr would have a long watt in the gang-
way wail lits hand to his flat, as he can-
not step on board until the salute is
finished.
A CUSTOM THAT HAS DiED.
Then he steps forward and shakes hand
with his host, and is introduced to the
(renter ofllcers. After this, leo usually In•
spots the gutIrd. At ono time it was
the oustont for foreign Royalties to give
flip officer commanding the guard some
little token as a memento of the occasion.
Thus, the icing of Italy used to give a
sliver cigarette -case, made of pliable
&vales, with a sappliira clasp, and suit-
ably engraved; the German Emperor has
often decorated the officer with the order
of the Red Eagle, w'ht]e the Sultan of
Zanzibar used to bestow tire glittering
Star of Zanzibar as a mark of his favor,
But now the custom has fallen into abey-
ance, and the Royal approval Is display-
ed
isplayed In a handshalo.
The inspection Over, the visitor des-
cends tho ladder Into the captain's pea
vete cabin, where- he stays n few min-
utes, iraving refreshments and congrelu-
IsLing his host on the appearance of the
ship In the meantime the lesser mem-
bers of Uic suite are entertained by the
officers in the ward -room. Sometimes the
visitor expresses his wish to see round
the vessel. in which case the lower decks
art cleared.
SPEEDING THE PARTING GUEST.
Otherwise, ha returns to the deck—
epee being saluted as his head appears
over the top step. The bosun pipes
shrilly as he descends the ladder, and
as soon as the barge has got clear of the
ship, the order is given for three cheer's.
Led by rho commander, the men lining
the ship's side telce off their hats, and
cheer es only sailors can. The barge
pulls speedily away, and when it Is out
of danger the guns again thunder out
the salute. With the last gun, hands are
"piped down to dinner," and the Royal
visit is at an end. But as far as Jack is
concerned the best part is yet to come,
for it is customary to "make and mend"
after a Royal visit—In order words, Jack
gets a half-holiday.—London Answers.
TIIE MILL; IN THE COCOANUT,
There to No Pleasanter or More Refresh-
ing Drink.
"Husking a cocoanut is one of the sim-
plest -looking operations in the world, but
1 have not yet seen the white man who
could do it effectively," writes Beatrice
Grimshaw in her book, "In the Strange
South Seas." Every native of Tahiti is
apparontfy born with the trick.
A stiolc is sharply pointed at both ends,
and one end is firmly set in the ground,
The nut is then taken in the hands, and
struck with a hieing and tearing move-
ment combined, on the point of the stick,
se as to split the thick, intensely tough
covering of dense coir fiber that protects
the nut.
The nut comes forth white as ivory,
about the same shape and size as the
brown old nuts that go by ship to Eng-
land and America, but much younger
and more tender, for only the smallest
of the old nuts, which are not wanted in
the islands for copra -making, are gen-
erally exported.
A large knife is used to crack the top
of the nut all round, like an egg -shell,
and the drinlc la ready, a draft of pure
water, slightly sweet and just a little
aerated. if the nut has been plucked at
tit rtght stage.
There is no pleasanter or mora refresh-
ing draft in the world, and it ilas not the
least likeness to the "milk" contained in
the cocoanuts of commerce. No native
would drink from old nuts, for fear of
illness, as they are considered both un-
pleasant and unwholesome. Only the
milk of half-grown nuts is used for drink-
ing, and even these will sometimes hold
a couple of pints of liquid.
The water of the young cocoanut Is
food and drink in one, having much
nourishing matter hold in solution. On
many a long day of blot and weary tra-
vel I had cause to bless the refreshing
and restoring powers of heaven's best
gift to man In the tropics, the never-
feiting cocoanut,
BLESSINGS ON NEW BUILDINGS.
Russian' Custom That Got a Scoffer Into
Trouble.it is a custom in Russia to open all
new bulldings and institutions, public or
private with a religious dedication, writes
the Odessa correspondent of the London
Standard,
Even the proprietary builder of a small
cottage or worlcshop who cannot afford
to pay for the attendance of a priest to
bless and sprinkle with holy water a new
structure always (hoists a wooden cross,
nailed to the topmost pole in bo scaffold-
ing, as this dwelling or workshop ap-
proaches completion, symbolic of an ap-
peal for God's blessing upon the new
prehntses.
tills custom appeared somewhat Ilhoon-
gruous on the establishment of the Gov-
ernment liquor monopoly, when every
vodka store was solemnly opened with
a rellglous oeromony.
At iCishinoff last week when a new
ofwra house was opened with the usual
religious [unction, the local journal, Bes-
sarablan Life, made some scoffing re-
marks, for w)lloh the proprietary editor
has heen sentenced, to tour months Im-
prisonment.
SHORTEST HOUR IN DAY.
Business Man Says Time Goes Most
Quickly Between 2 and 3 p.m.
"What is your shortest hour of the
day?" asked a business man of an ac-
quaintance, "Don't say you have none.
Yeu have, although you may not know
it. Everybody hes, Of course, reolconed
by actual measurement, each hour Is
ocm
osed of 60 minutes,
Yet,
notwith-
standing th
-
slnndtng that phrenological exactness,
Ih., Nouns vary in length. My shortest
hour is feom 2 to 3 o'clock in the atter-
neon. I find upon inquiry that Is the
fleetest period for many people. to my
use so cwelly do those 60 minutes hurry
by thole try to crowd into them as many
of the disagreeable, yet Inevitable things
of life es f possibly on. It I have to
interview e bore I see him them 1f I have
to t'tslt the dentist I do It than, That
Mee is bound 10 stip away quickly, n0
molter what happens; therefore the
agony of dteegr'ecable seance seems of
CULTIVATION AS A SUBSTITU'I'G POE
RAIN,
Keep the cultivator going now Jn the
trult !Mantel ton. la the eroltard or vim -
yard, the disk and spike -tooth borrows
may be used nitcnxh!ely to excellent
edvaningo, Among bush Mulls, the
single-horee spring -tooth is very service-
oblo, while; n• peft not
leo full of largefoweeulvdsrizing a and grasoss, Inc
diamond-poInkd strawberry cultivator
is unexcelled, 1!. is not welt to culti-
vate very deeply, 'as this lorgaly pro•
eludes the roots of the trees, ninths or
bushes from drawing open the Wiley
fn the rich upper soil which ocnstitutes
the disturbed layer, but it is of primo
importance that no hard crust 1)e allow-
ed to form on the surface. A loose sell
mulch, about two or two and. a half
inches deep, becomes, in effect, e, blan-
ket, protecting the.oll moisture beneath
Prom the evaporating influences of sun
and warm ale above,, It also serves to
atter a supply of air down into the soil,
where oxegen is note 'eery for the chem'•
rel and bacterial processes by which
plant food is elaborated, With supply
of moisture and air Crus insured, the
sell becomes well-nigh Independent et
early summer rains, and a fairly good
crop of fruit, excepting strawberries,
may be produced without a drop of rain
for a month or mere, The ono essen-
tial is that cultivation be early and
frequent, Cultivate as soon after each
•rain as the earth will work up triable
end Loose. The looser. and drier the soil
mulch, the more effective it will be, It
Lit not well, however, to defer the culti-
vation too long, else an excessive loss
Or moisture Win occur before it takes
place. For the moment rho mulch is
mositaned and run together by rain, ft
loses .its mulching properties and be-
0a1110a a means of drawing subsoil mois-
ture right up to the surface by the prin-
ciple at capillary attraction; and, of
oourso, as fast es the moisture is drawn
to the surface, it .is evaporated. For ex-
ample, a rolled field will be moister the
following morning than a harrowed
one, 101 two woes later the roiled field
will be pumped out for inches in depth,
while alt except the upper inch or two
of the harrowed field will be quite mel-
low and motet. In a dry time, i1•.1s let-
ter to cultivate as soon as the sot will
work up nicely, end then repeat in two
o" three days, so as to insure a more
effective mulch. This applies 10tae
cornfield and the garden, as well as to
the orchard and bush, fruits,
THE DIPPING OF SHEEP.
The strongest argument for the dip-
ping of sheep lies in the [net that it vs
the best way of feeing them front exter-
nal parasites. This is 5o generally ac-
cepted that it is only necessary to men -
Um 14. Shoop are very frequently frou-
teed with rod taco which can hardly
be seen, and yet they cause the sheep
unlimited annoyance. Dapping will com-
pletely destroy these. Ticks cause the
farm flocks of this country untold are
noyance, and for these dipping is thor-
oughly effective. Ticks and red lice do
more damage than we are aware of, be-
cause the evidences of the annoyance
that they give the sheep are' not so
marked as in some other troubles, but
they are 110310 the less a .severe check
11 their well -doing, Dipping, followed
futthtully each year, will completely res -
prove the baneful results from the pres-
ence 0 these
alas
iter. For the era
di-
cation of sob, thorough dipping stands
[fret among remedial tlteasures.
While the destruction of these peels
is usually the mainly accepted argu-
ment for dipping, yet there are others
that, grouped together, make a more
favorable indorsement for the operation.
Among these may be briefly mentioned
cleansing Lice skin, cleaning the wool,
and, particularly, encouraging the bast
growth of the latter. To get the ful-
lest returns in these directions, the dip-
ping should be dome twice each year—
In the spring shortly atter shearing, and
again in the tall, just before the advent
8 wint
Shortly'er.
after shearing, it is an ad-
vantage to dip the fiocic thoroughly, so
mi to cleanse the skin. This does not
only add te :Me thrift of the sheep and
the lambs; but .tn all Instances It. favors
the growth of wcol and secretion of
yelk. Not only is the growth of wool
bettor from it, but it adds indirectly to
the function of the fleece as a protec-
tion to the sheep. TO fleece of a sheep
that has been dipped is more likely to
remalai intaol throughout the season',
as there is no came for the sheep rub-
bing or otherwise bi'eek'ng the compact -
tees of it. Another advantage to the
fleece that seems to follow dipping at
this time is that; it seems to lessen the
tendency for, the sheep to lose their wool
in spots too early in the season. When
the fleece is clown and healthy, it seems
Go continue growing longer, and the
wool does not peel 1n patches,
Dipping in the fell is more for the
,purpose of ranoving from the fleece
such foreign matter as may have been
gathered during the summer, and also
treeing It from any of the parasites that
prove such nn ennoyanec during the
w.n!0r season, Even Under the best
conditions, the fleece is likely 10 become
tilled with sand and other foreign ,nab
ter, which, during 'the winter, would
produoo such Irritation as causes the
sheep to rub against sharp surfaces end
de•,siley the compactness of the fleeces.
By dipping bheln late in the fall, when
the ground Js frozen, and then iceeping
them away from the straw stacks,
feed-
ing them in racks that PrOVOULtic
chaff
from faille ink the
Wool it
g , is possible
to put et clip on the market jp the spring
just es clon es if the siteep had been
washed previous to being shorn.
While the forogofng applies eat:kee ly
le breeding flocks, there are just as for-
cible roascns for illpping hosiers. In
fading sheep, it is of prime Importance
to have them Peach, hs rapidly as poe.
sable, Ibel sappy and thrifty ocnd)tten
which is conducive la good pine, Dip-
ping will hasten tills, and ft also rc-
r nova8 the risk of unlimited icsses
through an outbreak of scab. It is good
policy to take It fox' granted that the
feeders are I.n need of dipping, rather
than tvalt (OP the pvfdeltaos of 14, » h
!ch
usually oanie when the ebeep should g'
to market. ---Prof. Kennedy, le Iowa
State .Register,
CARRDD OPP BY A TIGER,
A Hunter in Burma Describes lits Awtat
Experience.
It is not often that a person who has
been 111 the claws of a tiger can tell later
how the experience see1110 to him, Mr.
John BBradiey, an English sportsman, had
the good luck to escape with his the
from such a predicament, and in its
Narrative of Travel and Sport" tells
weal the sensation .1,208 Bice, Ile was
hunting tlget's In the eastern part of
Burma when ho met with the adventure.
Two other Englishmen were with flim at
the time.
We marched along carelessly without
erserving order Or caution, and were not
prepared to take advantage of Akbar's
warning, when he exclaimed, "Beware,
sahib!" and a lull -grown tiger went past
us at a gallop.
A straggling volley was filed after it,
and although evidently not stride, the
beast stopped, and rearing up on lis
hind Legs, clawed the baric of a (roe just
as a cat scratches the leg of a chair Cr
o table.
Mr. Grant and I fired simultaneously,
but without effect, and before a thought
of the creature's intention had Limo to
flash through my mind, 1 was down Lin-
ear its paws.
Seizing me by the loft thigh, the tiger
shook me as a dog shakes a rat, and
then, growling horribly, dragged me at
a tremendous rate through the thiels un-
der growth of the forest. I heard the
frightened shouts of my companions and
tic report of several shots, and then a
dizziness came over Line; but I did not
lose consciousness.
As I was pulled through the forest, I
several times caught hold of the trees;
but the tiger, growling fiercely, shoolc
nt0free in an instant. All this lime, al-
though quite calm and collected, f felt a
strong desire to preserve my existence,
and never for a moment experienced that
apathy with regard to the danger that
some persons have described under she-
Ila1 circumstances.
How long I was in the Jaws of this
brute I cannot telt. It seemed to me an
age before the creature slopped. My com-
panions afterward declared that I had
been dragged at least half a elle from
the spot.wherc I was first seized. Tiley
followed as fast as they could run, and
although I was unaware of it at the time,
never lost sight of the beast. To this
circumstance I undoubtedly owe my life,
for had there been any delay to render-
ing me assistance, it must have been fatal
lc me.
The moment the tiger hatted it released
my thigh, and seemed to be attracted
by the approach of my companions, al-
though as yet I did not see them myself.
Taking advantage of this release, I tried
to escape to the shelter of some tall
bushes near at hand.
In an instant and with a terrible rear
11 c creature pounced upon me, seizing
mo this time by the shoulder, and al
the same time lacerating my chest with
its 'claws.
A shot was fired, and I heard the. bullet
whistle overhead. Fear of Milling me
had caused them to aim loo high. A
second and third shot were equally un-
successful; and the tiger again releasing
me, began to tide up the blood which
oozed through my jacket. I began to feel
very faint, and could not suppress a
groan. Several times the tiger dabbed
his paws, apparently in play, about my
face, but did` not use its Maws, fortun-
ately for me.
Presently the beast seemed to be seized
with a sudden rage, and began to spit
1
nangrycat r
ice n m, one approach-
ing.
a O Jro
aoh-
P
I
ing, whose footsteps I could hear, but
whom I could not see, owing to my posi-
tion, for f was lying flat. on my back,
There was lho sharp bang of a rifle close
to my head, a heavy weiglht fell across
me, and then I comprehended that my
friend was pulling me from under the
dead body of the tiger.
FOUND MONEY IN DREAM.
Roll Lost in Chelsea Fire Discovered to
Sleep.
How by a dream' he found $101 lost in
tlx: recent flee at Chelsea, Mass., is re-
lated by George T. Roberts, treasurer of
the County Savings Bank, The money,
which belonged to a Chelsea real estate
association, was in a small safe in the
bunk building, As soon as the fire rules
cooled Mr. Rebottle had the safe opened
and found other tn00ey safe, but ,$tole
missing,
That puzzled Roberts very fairly. He
concentrated Ills rnlnd on the situation
and carefully reviewed all al the details
of the opening of the safe, The, second
night he says he dreamed that the money
was eluate against the inside of the door.
Roberts was so impressed with the idea
that next morning he went again to tho
ruins. When he lifted the door the found
the tell stuck to it just as he had
dreamed.
During the fire the safe fell inks the
cellar, landing taco down, so that the
money feli against the inner door, stick-
ing to the nmeited varnish and rubber,
The door was removed end latcl down
without being turned over, the bills being
hidden from the workmen who opene
the safe.
MOLLY'S MUSIC.
When Molly plays, then is the time
A. thought steals over me sublime;
The harmonies she brings forth 1111
My very soul, and make 44 thrill—
When Molly playsl
When Molly plays, els then I sigh,
And long for other fields, and sky
Of dainty blue where I can dream
softly -rippling
Beside semo stream --
When Molly playsl
When Molly plays, 'Us then, eh, then,
Too much for ears of mortal meal
It's something awfull That is why
1:'or other haunts I long and sigh—
When Molly playsl
,jtr.
Sometimes an auterrebile won't work
for a scent.
And the Honesty of a poor 01011. is set.
dent questioned,
PHOTOGRAPHS IN CALORS
•
NOW SMD TO DE AN ACCOMPLISOLD
EMIT.
Paris Photogrnph'ere Atter Fourteen
Years' \'1'oxk, Gets Successful
Results.
Pletol•lal photography Is the most mod-
ern of arts 1n 111551 it is most truly of our
own Limo, Fettered toy no superannuate
ed methods, keeping ever in emelt with
the newest developments In all Maids of
science, it is lilted to record and Inter-
pret the varied and Multi -colored lite of
to -day. While it has never been tete atm
c: ahnbiUen of the advanced pictorial
pI•olographor, deeply ,cognizant of the
true significance of the camera, to com-
peLe with the Illustrious patties to art,
comparisons became inevitable because
of the absence of a better standard by
which to judge his warts; and by reason
of curtain established prejudices, pictorial
photography was as bitterly opposed as
its solation to our own time was vaguely,
understood.
Step by step, lhow'ever, It has come to
occupy its rightful positon, and grad-
ually its opponents have ceased their
scoffing, But though art bodies and even
painters were willing to accord pictorial
photography a place among the arts, and
even to admit that in 601110 of this work
there was a beauty, a grace and a truth
different from what had before been pre-
sented in all the realm of chiaroscuro,
they stili postulated that color would al-
ways remain solely the sphere of Life
painter.
PROCESS IS PERFECT.
The crude attempts at color photogra-
phy that appeared from time to time only,
served to discredit the possibility of any-
thing worthy ever being achieved in this
told of photography, To -day colored
pl.otogr•aplty is an accomplished fact,
thanks to the untiring efforts of Antoine
Lunhtere and its sons, whose newly dis-
covered auloohromatic plate records the
most delicate shades of color with sim-
plicity and absolute cerla!nity.
During the last eighteen months those
on the inside In the photographic world
have had intimations that Lumter° had
actually overcome the most important
difllculties in the way of a truthful re-
presentation of the color of natural ob-
jects, and that the ]nocess was soon to
to made known to the world. The sub -
rose announcements met with the usual
skepticism on the part of even the most
export and advanced pbotographers.
But when the first results of this pro-
cess were shown last June in Paris the
flouhling Thomases became enthusiasts
believers. After fourteen years of experi-
menting Lumiere and his sons have fin-
ally succeeded in malting a plate that will
fnithfully produce 221111 the most exquisite
subtlety the gradations of color in na-
ture, and to France must be accorded
the honor of having contributed to the
world a new discovery in the s0kntific
application of light, second in importance
only to the initial discovery of Deguerrc.
d'
SiGNS OF RAIN.
The hollow winds begin to blow,
The clouds look blade, the glass is low;
The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep,
And spiders from their cobwebs creep.
Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon in halos hid her head.
The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
Fos, see, a rainbow spans the sky.
The w'alis aro damp, the ditches smell,
Closed is the pink -eyed pimpernel.
Hark! how the chairs and tables crack;
Old Baby's jotnls aro on the rack;
I nod quacks the dudes, the peacocks cry;
The distant hills are looking nigh.
How resltass are the snorting swinei
11c busy flies disturb the kine;;
Low o'er the grass the swallow Livings,
The crieicet, loo, how sharp he sings,
Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws,
Sits wiphlg'o'er her whiskered jaws.
Through the clear stream the fishes rise
And nimbly catch the incautious files.
The glowworms numerous and bright
Mimed the dewy dell last night.
At dusk the squalid toad was seen,
Hopping and crawling o'er the green;
The whirling wind the dust obeys,
And in the rapid eddy plays; •
The frog has changed leis yellow vest,
And in a russet coat is dressed;
Though June, the air is cold and chill,
Tho mellow blackbird's voice is shrill.
My dog, so altered In his taste,
quits mutton bones on grass to feast;
And see yon rooks, how odd their Illget
They imitate the gliding kite,
And headlong downward seem to fall
As if they telt the piercing ball.
'Twill surely rain; T see with sorrow,
Our jaunt must bo put off tomorrow,
-From an Irish Reader of 1.840.
A SOUNDLESS 11300811
The Physiological Institute of the Uni-
varsity of Utrecht, Germany, possesses
0210 of tole mosL remorknhlo reams in the
world, a chamber about seven and a half
feet square, wldclh Is said to be absolutely
noiseless, as far as the enhance Of
sounds from outside is eonocrned. It is
cit the lop story of a'labm'atn'y building,
red Ls an inside loom, but is so arranged
that it can be ventilated and inundated
with sunshine.. The walls, floor and
ceiling each Consist at half n dozen layers
01 different subslnnces, tvltil air spaces
and interstices 1111e1 with sound -deaden-
ing materials. Some persons when in
the room experience a peculiar sensation
in the ,ears. While every effort hasaleen
made to exclude sounds that are not
wanted, of coulee am object of construct -
Mg this singular room was to experiment
wen phenomena connected with sound,
Some of thesounds enlployecl ere made
In the morn Itself; others are infrndhced
from outside by means of a copper tube,
which is plugged with lead when not in
Use,
GR Ui.IIY,
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"Would'you like me to frim e little oft
the ends of that hair, sir?" asked the bar-
bor.
"Naw," snapped the grouchy customer.
"Leave the ends alone and tette some
out of the middle"
MATRIMONIAT.,
"Papa, whet is a .sal0Iy m11011?"
Mr. tlonpockecl (loo ring carefully
of>aut to see if Iris wife 1s wib8)e`f hi'ar-
ing)--"A safety malsh, ern;, is wl;on a
bald-headed fn'd11 marries all ararleys
woman,"'
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