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The Exeter Advocate, 1920-7-15, Page 6horses often are fed well -saved marsh Do You Get Your Money's Worth . hay, anti that which, contains a good admixture of bluejeint or bluestern °tit of the Horses on our Parrn should, however, be sure that sea ‘rt grass ts cf fair feeding value. One hay does pet centain inech "horse- tail," aleta called 'sour grass," as it is poisonous to bors-ee. Coaree, wiry swele hay is poor feed for herses. Alfalfa should be about mature be- fore malting int e hay to be fed te Iore. It is lath in pretelo and, tel in excese, is somewhat looeexang, and also irritating to the kidneys. It teal- an.es net/ with corn as a lat.on for work horses. All hay and other feed for horses ehould be free froro Moidd Melily bay and bin -heated or "foxy" oats -.commonly cause troublesome diabetes. Green grass is the best 61 all feeds' swinging his head keen side to side,: but aveld oak eawdust, as it injures: Figure that a horse requires as a for "cooling cut" a tired `work horse -neglect after attacks of such infec or a "t:r:171,,er and wind euetter:' now i the leen Dry peat litter is admirable, day's ration approximately ore pound, thet has been heavily "grabied." If tions diseases as measles, scarlet - ward because they. have sore eyes or and then; seizing Ma of the manger but izot commonly available, ! of egrein or meal (concentrate) for, Ins .shoes are removed, tae moieture, fever, etc.; that progre.ssive near- defective vieion. Failure to correct with bis teeth and gulpaig down Loire Al„.e, . ), e 1.- 1, 0 .cepv ai each hundred pounds of body weight'', and coolness of Pasture ;also greatly. sighteciness among children may tamed retardetion for many of the es e. a exile .orse A. , . ; these defects will probably mean con- ,. ... , .,...o These atv ".1;Ieview. , i box stall, aneied wail eawdust. sup-; divided into three feeds, and that the benent Ice noroo's feet- Mange Li, . cause total or partial 'blindness if ebildrere and inability to reach their It h; We:: a:S0 1:0 make eere that tee' pert litim with Yetra•inery slings, if soi feed should contain at least one pound grass slateld gradually and carefully, neglected; that household and indus- highest poeeible mental and phyeleal heree ts, net n elootte bin, r. stall lame On: he ie urieble to sta(o1 on all: of digestible protein for 1,000 pounds, Le made. - . 1 trial accidents caue..e the loss cf many development and economic efficiency. Iticker. bolter peak:. er !leo.: pawer,: fotwe tdotett euereeie,d severe, peel:. of bedy weight. In the same 'way Bright. at straw ie much used. for eyes; that drinking wood alcohol or hG ''''GG"'"' '1''.'•-z-lyY "I''' 'Ictil'" In lealaing a etall put pler.ty of litter; allow one pound of hay (roughage) floe feeding of idle•wok horses, brood' inhaling it$ fumes in close plates tial or total b1indriess, • Continued negleet onay result in par- ing mil harrees. See. tee, thee hed et tee, seeks as a her.se lies upon hisi for each hundred pounds of ' hody mares, and growing colts. So is fresh; causes both blindness and death; that Improving the eyesight and general cen -gess cvcr- :n his etell Vele:eat: s"ide ;ken 'heeping cr resting., Dry i weight as a day's ration, most of it sound corn stover or fodder. Corn-: inadequate lighting mid gi, a r i n g sur- surroundines of school children will By A. S. Alexander, Veterinarian, More than ever it its important that! and roughened to prevent slipping, enough of ,the wall to form a bed for cur work tiorses should be fed and: the stall floors practically level, aneli the nail clinehes. cared for properly. Feed has become: drams, e used, carefully trapped i e p s are rot ico large very expensive, alai the best class of Large box stalls should he included fort. and thick or too tightly driven. Have draft horses is becoming difficult to d the accornmodation of idle or sick the hoofs and shoes level and see find and dear to buy. horses and tee brood mare and her a the cal • On general principles thex.o are a; foal. I Avo:d use of strong, trying hoof - I dressints oils tina salves. They are Shoula remember when buying a horse. r bedding materials. Oat straw and laay minecessare- and hurtful. Have the The horse should 1/e eeen and watebed. are tonsuitable, es a aterse should not horses teeth put in order by a vet-; at -rest in his stall. Here you can et he; eedaie... If be doee, bed ham erinarian each spring and fall, netice if he is a "weaver," constantly: eetb, peaniete enn shaving or sawousej The Horse's Ration. 1 few fnndarn't-Iltal matters every maul Wheat and rye straw are exeellent The Welfare of the Home •- Caring For the Eyes. .1 . It is estimated that 50 per cent. of "Babies' sore eyes," the disease all blindnese is Preventable, This which extuses so much blindness, la preventable and, if taken in time, ia statement will be surprising to many, curTable. but it has long been lonown by those eadeavoring •to Prevent unnecessarY babies' sore eyes is accomplished Which -tees that more than a quarter of through the routine use of one per the pepils in the schools for the blind are sightless bccaese their eyes were not properly treated during the first few days of life; that peer attention nt birtlais in part responsible for this tregecivt that children become totally er partially Wind from neglected "sore" and "weak" eyes and front he prevention of blinduess from ceut, solution, of silver nitrate, or sorne such prophylactie, in all infants' eyes immediately after birth, and by prompt and skilful treatnient of babies' eyes when they become red, swollen and discharging, whether or not a prophylactic has been used. Many normal children seem back- "kepreireg"` ;teem enarin, anal haat oiat et it vattiora Larking eip a hied leg, Ceratime ana level nee beddala out of doers, preferably 1 to be given at roght, some of it nt toe stalks and corn fodder that have; fa,ces are responsible for much -visual be of immediate benefit to them, and the son. If that is impeeelble, air. niorhing, and Lttla or none of it at weathered in the field ehould not be disturbance, including eyestrain; and will inerease their chances for enjoy - eatery twa, ei - en• the me „7, of the in a he i -tall instead of piling it Inem, If the horee has been working fed, Thickly sown corn, cut and cured - that eye-straln as a freqoeat cause of hag health and prosperity. later in life, rink,r tile leanger, Have the manger; hard. Increase the concentrates and: green as haY, ia excellent feed, and- both. mental and physical inefficiency. Many good workmen are seriously ,,,,..h.,,,,, ,I,_.., ‘,..;rne dean ell:ill with the ficor, and; lessen roughage when hard work has; greatly to be preferred to ineturel Visiting name organizations and handicapped and even become pulelic ear-Iletani4:.; tor"mQ.1 ' :,:. s; -A,... ktep it tietee Keep rate, telee andi to be done, and in the same way re- corn stover or fodder far the feeding Yeomen's clubs, working independent- charges as a result of losing one oa tr erampulese. De iseee, oeo-a, that poultryeut ef the stable. iu • ; e ce gran feed and increase roughage of idle horses, and a little of it maY, ly, or, better still, togetth her, can per bo' eyes in an aceident, that might tearee is net a doui"):4:'. Lereeoes-Lne Tee- during idleness. Alweys out awn; be fed with advantage to the working' form valueble service in eien cf the alelominel rauealca :it the. His Daily Groomieg. the grain ration at least one lielf draft horse. , e eau es, thereby e s the elimina- have been prevented, Men, woolen and flanns„ fer th.:,:t la charainerletie of i Groern 01 21. 'IA erk horse me a clan when the horse is idle, and withhold; A werle lioree reqeires from 75 to I bt:oniefe),f ethildsren and adults fro i 11 - saving children often staffer free -a severe eye. all of it W 1en proteire•rech clever or 100 pounds of drinking water a ,ion ' al) A fe strain because they are not iwovided heaves. ; ereferal.,ly out of doore, to pent' 1 . , Neet. alloev tbe lesree to etann et duet. in the etaide. Use lots of -elbow 71' lf le ' f I. B b that 1 't 1 la 1 ' - 11 d es ' with eau -mate light while at work. g b n n s le . e. .v e - A • no berse should he allowed to atand the waterin 'teen h clean and pre- O 1 • ,,, eceo. awe fron: ate aoaee" and a clean brush Tbe currY- a. a a ay as et emem erand a e iou. ie cool and pure. Keep • , , g g * ,,a„,. nee "leen,. laza toriee ea eeele ele,eid be 'teed chietlY to elea''se for a single dna! without work or exa vent horses from drinking from ponds., prices pire Steel Corperntlon at ettratitlee and that the future of the new - poems end t a little dietance. By ..ho tao trash, not the horse's Ain, It e,ene .- d that rich feed alwayS Theeretaealls y, water should be gen CCL )U1 is therefere assured. dedna Yda .'d.al ra te if thE- heen se etads! should U(1' vebe used on the head Or' , ''.:'.'"' fint s id be redueed when there is no before feeding. A horse, in eature v en fseknees and hock eare or iteves siges' lgs below s. Doe't. wor mu , • : h . . • L for th e orse to do. Every takes water any time be feels thirsty, 4:4- Lee c"'ain (a• ,Iie '1',7c.i. rt. tedleetaTe lamed ese tato :erne eponge to eleanee . . . horse,should an bv rights, ould be out of d experimerits do not show that the . . . e ceore four or five hours a day, and thanking of water after a 1120121 is I a -tee:. All parts of the iran"r" ket and walk a eweaty •- should have from eat to eight miles. 21"'2r1\ so iojorious as has been claim- reeee on Ida.' a:awed i.e.-r eyory -, until dry; then put en a dry cover. ' (1exereana daily. . • are s0:.i,;ro.a :11711,. aed eyes. ea in textbooks on horse management, Poultrymen geuerally claim...there 13 eee ne aeve, tee eeeee, Froonently wash the reins ea mane, (sett novaezays kraely aeeitiee le is certain, however, that the hot, no saltier in ladling the food, vote:Wi- n: et tier pr. eeol 'oe ead.Le a int:Z.4d, Alwaa's dr Y the I .c'etstho21 ch coneemeated feeds a horse mey tirea, thirsty horse ehour not be standiug the hateretise in bulk; hut ex. %thdl`t.ca 14.d; ‘‘4.",311 12,1'''1'7141!... 11 11;40 h'veo., Oats retnain the staudard feetllowed to drink all the cold water be bow found there Is eeenomy in feed - tee ; wild" 2""''''31.441' laud rrov(" 11m's'..3tT*' for horees in Canada and altould be wente, loout ehould be allowed a fear ing boiled gletin in fattening, as it z,77 Ir rec. Orr3lati1.2 1 beizzt to let mud dry fel i1 e' the price is not prohibitive. ea -allows of it, and then be fed a bas been proved the fevels fatten mole o • nt .lo eeeey er. ' o 1- a ana -^o• le ',deg title Wino 1 yeee 7 ,'..,tS tes 3011 122( t12Z1 I1U532 It 03(. nas gram eaeuld be clean, dry, bright pound or two of bey • " te, ley Kn.:el:Le eel :awl few r ell are . ' 1 v 11.1e elx'12ng Qfr, read:IY with the latter - a r..411.4inft the not dry., in color, have a fresh earthy smell, after v.iiich he may have all the water The crate -fed bird has a better ap- bm e IsO plump that it will rattle 310 an e want% d then his grain feed. pearance than a pen -fed elle, and does • o:. eel fieal e there 1111rouglay, anti then letting wa2.4 nen thrown, into the feed hex. Om Horses working in the field during hot not have flabby fat, hut nice solid outs are preferable for hones. Barley weather should be germn a little cold flesh. Soft roastere fed in houses may shOw moro average gain than when fed t ordinary ration of 'oats, It should • in :crates, but they are not so good. be roiled te fit 'it for horse-feediag. rr deep 1'',i.- - AO. " to • draft. • . beenan, tee • tvin then, also, are et,ntrihutory czgUses of grease neneentl oen „„k3,,,,t Sound-, and ereeteo heel. T.t dull the Levee mots he re -1 Clean out the feet each time the tureed to the sell.r. Mei le tf a statel horee comes into the stable, to prevent fouled el In ensennel. nails from punettning the loaf; or - induce an ermation and itchinees of mav be substituted for a part of the water often during work hour& ' Fed in exeess so sudden' it tends to Y, Fmanaal Notes ...elate fat during the first ten • In crate feeding, if a bird will not days that it is shut up in the crate, The Right Start of Stable. 1 letter st:11. have a thiek leather pad, th ; e skin. Wheat and rye also sbould: 1 e e ' it is "I'ery mueh wiser to take it out. , London -Some of the h g ee.ass a Va., •,:ar the stelae IT r{pertsive or " spettial.hohf pad under .the ho" the be rolled and sparingly fed, along were \Nalco put into crates the birds should ;,p, n. sheehl toe then light. :nal per.d lerevent P1015:Ing up of nails. en, el with oats and bran. i Amerlcan railroaa bonds whieli not be fed for the first clay or two. en; vettitttetl. A Jemp basement tkle*" pa- - , , ` . 0 ! Wheat bran is another splendid' ' issued in 1911 in Paris are now being Some birds can be put in ' to -crates d heve &nun over a dreeemes of - offered upon very tempting terms. eon ae et. elle teen, en wetee.e.gedllanalin twvol lot), ere frequentiy re- substitute for part of the oat ration, for two weeks end fed three antes a Central Pacific 4 per cent, bonds 19146. preena, v•iil le• ree,ehi to induce, l'et _the. shoes' 1, or as a beneficial' adjunct to that feel' day, and money will be lest on them. i Blenliet the herse in cold weather.; Do net feed it in the form of o. hot (offer a good example. These were is - On the other hand, some birds can be neannalset, thIshertires. a the ten -I Nt'hdri he ie. standing out of doors. eeed as 600 -franc bonds, with a ster- t.,visa FT.:611M; t"..f the lege and made ou Saturday night, as ea oft( ling value or .019 16.s. per bond, and fed in that way for tire weeks and mime. ,,,,,1 ,,,,,,, ,,,, ae„,:da,eate („2„ederhs • during \waiting hours ..see. thr.t.t the, , A ; A Q ,c 1 u 1 .g, 44,1 4s amv4s'en• 'e° ee6." 4 a eernne ce4'"; b tl i tercet end Prinollhtl 'the PAY- still make a profit. Same birds are and esids. In seeh a eteble the beree's i blankhr, perfeatly ("nye". nis breastl of colic and lees severe forms of inclist 0 i n -0 , . • c , table either in francs or toterling. The ready in ten days and others;, after eloir will not be pliant, and the hairi and °lest. , . 1 gestion. Feed it daily, mixed with! being fed for two weeks, will cora- Cal' a limo-, teat hes lielieeetton present sterliug price for these bonds vet! be ve nee, Iteedia end staring, rat P ' - . ,. : ' n e ...! whole or crushed oats and dempeneci,, is ae ion, which is equivalent to mence to go back in weight. eil°e: cad no:lel:eel tie it eheuld be in er a Iong, cearee, sternag coat, or ie at meal thnee. A. hungry bora mayt eete per cent At this level the run- If chicaens intended for market, reface hcaltn. ha sweats in the etebles after earning, eholte if suddenly fed a lot of dry, n -Ing yield, upon the bond is :CS Ss. :elate :e reieeeseev to halm bealth M 'iron work. In sueli cesets, among: bran. A little dry bran mixed with! per eent., whilst if profit 011 redemP- farm 1101'AOS. it suffices to clip the end, vieer el anhaa'.s as well as plants. , whole oats will, however, induce more, tion is taken into atteount the return The, rmat,, ereedit that is weeehee hell. from the legs above the knees, perfect mastication. Feed it from a: ts very nearly ge 10s. per cent This and leehtle when entwine: in a cellar and hoeks and from the abdomen ta large, shallow box. A handful of hard. I is for a bond which ranks AA in terve green and sturdy in the sun., a fine with the straps of the breast; nea , s or horse beans, or ehelleti -corn! eloodees book cif Investments, this The prieoner in a Oungeon is pale aneV coller. and breeching. It is a eormnboni ' t mixed 'tenth whole .oats also tempts al mark. signifying a. bond of the highest weenly. nut grows rosy and rugged in practice, and a good one, to leave t e• horse to chew his feed properly whenl, type. Of course, purcbasers would the open air. Sunlight in a horse hair unclipped where the saddle rests he has been in the habit of bolting it! have no market here, bit such a. bond eteLie should not, however, be tiazz-' on a riding horse. r n I I whole. It is much better to feed such , could well be held by those who want "inaleflia,1•130111Mlf weighing from one and one-quarter to one and one-half pounds are placed by themselves in a hone with a yard twelve feet square, and fed on a per - rid.ge three time e day, they can be gotten ready far market in very short order. The porridge is made of six parts cornmeal, ;two parts middlings, ene-balf part lineced-meal and two parts beef ficrap, by weight, and mix- ed, with milk or tepid water. Feed all the fowls will eat in one-half hoer, then remove and clean the troughs. The birds will stand this feeding for two or three weeks with good appe- tites. Even if Liar is scarce an effort should be made to have at least a few flowers tind flowering shrubs an the farm lawn. Beauty has a yaloe that cannot be 'measured in elollars. The eel:eel-directed home garden is the most economic form of gardening for small cities, towns and the sub- urban districts of large cities. The child's garden loecomes a centre of interest of the whole family. The food is produced at the home, where it is used and the home is beautified. As the garden ties the child's interest to the home, the visits of inspection and instruction of the garden teachers tie thp home to the echool. In the con. .gested sections of large cities, home gardens are not always possible aed the conurtunity school grounds ot vacant lot plot must be substituted. This form of school .garden usually requires a_ greater finanelal cost on proportion to the value of the crap but is still justified from the standpoint of education, -Nature Study Review, /1101/MrSok Ve11{7.61011/ THE SUNDAY SCHOOL lonely reflected from a whitewaehed p p • a mixture than to put cobblestones in That ie burtfal to the eyes, so and keep it clean and smooth. Remove' o the feed box. lanenitlack. or yellow cehre should be harnees at noon, unless that is abse-1 .. Cane -sugar molasses- (blackstrap) + • loug-term investment. The directoes of the Imperial Bank Mi•••111.111M11111•11,11.1.- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON atteei to :Ines:, ash to give it a „neutral, ate e impoee u e. Always m JULY 18TH. also is a valuable addition to the of Canada have declared the regular tint. 1 at night Dirty, rough, ill-fitting col- t horse's menu. A quart of molasses quarterly dividend of 3 per cent., being Freeb air is even more necessary. lars cauese sore necks and shoulders.. ventilation Sponge harness -chafed skin two diluted with the three quarts of hot at the rate of 12 per cent per annum, then set:light. Gored supi or # plies adeqeete exygen to the stabled, three times daily with soft, cold water! I water and stirred among cut hay, payable Aug. 2nd to shareholders of h' y . onee, end it is needed during the dark, containing two teaspoonfuls of salt to cornxneal, and wheat bran has beenrecord Jul16th egeea. the dei pint Sweat pads often do more fed with'excellent results, night and A dividend of 3 per cent. on the ne -vee ee te eet de No the k morning, to thin Work horse:. common stock of the Maple Leaf Alin- anit lel :en,: lea:alas perfectly healthy; harm than good, and re not an; 1 It may be nee.eesary at first to big Company together with the re - if 1,1) •12 deprived of practicallen apology for a bad -fitting collar. i starve the horse to eat molasses feed; gular 1e/4 per cent on the preferred the .full taa per cen1. of oxygen norne-: Pr°PeriY adjust the hanies and tags; + but soon he takes to it with relish, has been. declared, payable July 19th tele- present ln. freeh air. Poissoning (traces), and prevent the neek yokel and thrives amazingly. Army horses to shareholders of record Jule- ard. ef he eestete, then, is quickly and, from. striking the breast, or a limber 1 that have become ran down anti gall- • The regular quarterly dividend of ploinly Milicatee by general ill thrift, wagurl Pole frmn swinging' sn that it t : arethe nhealthy animal wastes feed' caug_es the ollar to ride and chafe the ed 'by harness have quickly recovered ii%per cent. has been declared on the end fw.S to do effielent work. It is :. ti nec o c' ' fed such a ration, molasses in much condition and .eoundness of skin when tile Company, *payable 'July 2nd. to preferred stock. of the Dominion Tex - iii sueh tansanitary stables that setiemd- Have eltoes reset at least once in,(or larger quantities. saareholders of record June 30t1, ers, !nate-nee, strtingles, pneumonia, six weeks, and once a month if thel Flasseeed meal is cepecially bene- pleeriey, brencentis, sore throat, and hoofs grow fast. Have the Shoes fit fician for regulating the bowels and lie-ew York ---With no apparent let-up celle I ceugioe are most common tad to the feet; not the feet to the; putting a gloss upon the skin. About in the demand for petroleum products, and virenmt. and here, ttm, occur all shoes, any inore than can be helped.1 one pound of it may be fed, as a gen-. oil corapaales are making every effort forres afindigeetion and skin diseases Never apply a red hot shoe to the eral rule, care being taken not to give to obtain larger supplies of crude oi1. and the parasites peculiar to the horsepared sole. Do not allow excessiveso nruch that the bowels will be too The competition for crude, therefore, 111 addition to proper sanitation, the etabie stauld be locally to allow each horn a 313111 that is nine feet long end at least four and one-half feet wide. The alley floors should be solid, paring of the sole, and have the knife, , much relaxed, yet using enough to is still keen in all of the American them active.. It should be wet- fields. But mane- of the largest re - kept off the frogs a.ncl bars. The 1 keep heels should not be "opened." Th3 ted at feeding time, otherwise it tends fillers are going to alexico for a large deep notches commonly made really' , to stick to the teeth and gums. Cot- part of theircrude oil, among them tend to COTItTact the heeas. Only rasp tonseed meal or cake, if used at all the Standard Oil Company (New Jer- should be very sparingly fed, unless sey), Atlantic Refining Company and tddress commenications to Azrononalst, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto D. V. H. : -I would like to get in- formation regarding soy beans. Vital kind of plant are they? I have a light rather gravelly field ariel would like to seed to soy beans or alfalfa. Will they stay seeded like clover and cat for hay or pasture every year? Could 1 seed the field after harvest by disking up end sowing to soy beans, alfalfa or iweet clover without any- nurse crop? Answer -The soy bean is an annual legume. It does well on a Medium !dem to sandy soil which must be well Ortented and sweet. It will not per- estrone itself either by dropping seed ( }:;,r tilond growth of the same Tarots, ltia, 1 1.e ordinaey garden beans the Fee h:'11 have to be platted every rtes beans are very good to cut teinecially if the crop is cot 'an etellts become woody and hard and while the bean is very soft .in the pod. I waeld not advise fall sowing of soy beans since they would the bowels, and the horses hould make little growth before' fall and gradually be accustomed to such feel. woulti be killed off by 'autumn and A little salt sprinkled upon roots will, winter frosts. Provided you are in a at first, make them more palatable to sufficiently warm section ,of the coura a horse that does not relish such feed. try, you could get satisfactory results It is best not otherwise to mix salt both with alfalfa and sweet clover if with the feed. Let the horse help you do not delay the seeding until too late. As soon as your hay crop is off, work the field up and sow alfalfa or sveeet clover, using alfalfa seed at the rate of 20 lbs. to the acre and ,sweet clover at about the same rate. the horse has been accustomed to this the Tide Water 011 Company • Ieed freni ceitiumei The great demand for petroleum is Rocas Are araluabk. illustrated in the report made' by the srilendid effect upon AmericanFPetroleuiri Institute to the Roots have a the boweli and skin. Carrots are ecteral Tra de 'Commission, which practically exonerated the petroleum most popular for horses, and pareniPs industry from any charge of profiteer - come aeat, Rutabagai also are relish- ire in ni receiit'ilheetigaria. ed, while a few raw potatoes often are The acceptance by the Nova Scotia fed to the horse, and especially to Steel &Coal Company of the terms coats with tile idea of ridding them of offered shareholders hy the British WOTTIIS. In feeding TOOtS the amount Empire Ste,e1 Corporation, the action should be judged by the. Conditien of of the Canada Steamships Lines in connection with the Moatreal Trans- portation Company and She meeting of direetors of the Dominion Steel Cor- poration to coneider the pror,osals, himself. Farm horses do svell 1128310122 red clover hay, containing also some. othy, aleike clovex, anps d perha, a -lit n - tle alfalfa. Redtoe ad June grass also are popular with horse feedere indicate the approaching culmitn atio of negotiations and the consemmation of the deal, henee the increaeetn in- tere.st on the Street. Gross earnin.gs of. the Southern Canada Power Co. for the month of May ,amounted to $53,688, compared with $47,098 last year, Mcrease of $6,584. Net earnings totalled S2 01 Sp-eaking generallY, ihe Ontario a rierse in the disteects where these grasses against 120,989 last year, increase crop protects the young clover crop, thrive beet. The :Canner feeds his 14,a2o. Barley or wheat 101111 at the rate of COWSupon the bay coneaeneg the London -It its stated here that or a bushel to the acre provides a stern_ most clover, and his horees are given (ere for maey tbcusancl tons oll ore ciently thick nurse crop out not thick that which has the larger propertion ha.ve already been reaced 1,11e nines f timoth and other grasses Idle lieh associates of the nosy British Ene - • •1 y • eeo-og . David Spares Saults Life -I Sam. 26. Golden Text, Luke 6: 27. 1-6. The Ziphites. The "Wilder- ness of Ziph" was near Hebron, a. wild and rugged country whidi in those days had still patches of woodland. The Ziphites had at an earlier time shown hostility to David. and heal offered. to give him up to Saol (233 14- 24). There are :some, however, who think this story and that in chap. 23 to be duplicate accounts of the same event. The "hill of Haehilah" was, probably, between Ziph and En-gedi. The statement that it was before jes.himon means that it overlooked tb,a barren and rough country which des- cended steeply toward the deep basin. of the Dead Sea on the east. fi was in that, wildernesS, toward the Dead Sea, that David and his men now hid and :Tobin/led themselves by spies of SauPs movements. 7-17. David and Abisbal. Joel) and Abisbai are introduced here for the first time. They were brothers, sons of David's sister Zeruiah, and may have been about the same age as, or only a little younger than, Danid. They had a very latge place in his subsequent life. The daring adventur- ere found Saul's camp but poorly. gua.rded. The spear etucle in the ground seems- to have been a symbol of the king's authority, even as, to this clay, the chief of a band of Reidauin -Arabs has a spear stuck in the ground at the-entranoe of his tent Abishai se-ould have had no scruple of conscience, but would have rid David of his triemy at a single stroke. It is a striking testimony to elle sup- er:oatity* of David's tehetracter and the genuinenese and sincerity Nef his reli- gion, that he held the kingly office to be a gift of God and refase,d to open his ,own way to the lemgclein by an act of murder. For who °anent north his han,d against the Lord's anointeel and be guiltless? David had a vivid re- collection of the hole; anointir,g, oil poured upon les head by the prophet Saneuel, o.r,d he knew that Saul had been see apart feet the kingdom b -y the same act et' anointing, To David, 'th ezef or e, person 2,19 sacred. He woUld leave MIK the Lord'Is 1-4arld.s. -7111./.1.N.C44•ViRCRIPMWMCCIMIIII The Spear and the Cruse of 'Water. From the other side of a valley, at a eafe distance Dav:d roused the sleep- ing camp by 'his shouts. In the dark- ness Abner could not see who was calling, but Saul recognized Davide voice. Daval takes a keen 'delight and a. bloodless revenge in taunting Abner Lor -his neglect of a-atehfulneee. "What a man tit thee!" he sail. "Who ia Like thee in Israel? Why bast thou not kept thy lord the king? You and your men decerve to die for your care- lessness." My Son David. Once more, and for the last time, the king's better mature is aroused. He can not but see that his life has been in Dav:d.'s hands and yet he has been spared. Surely David's accosers have lied to hini and his own feare have ,been groundless. His old affection for the fresh -faced bhy, whose 3211.15i5 had charmed away his fits of moody depres,sion, revived. David _seizes the opportunity tc plead Iris cause, and confound his enemies who have persistently stirred up the king against him. If the king's anger is from the Lora, will the Lord not accept ,an offezing, but if it be front rnen ,who tell lies, may those men ba accursed. 18,25. Go, Seorye Other Gods. David, interprets hits outlawry as leardshinenti from the country of J•eho.vali. Of course he did not eerve °thee gods, He.Temained true to Jehovah, the Cul of hie own people. But that is the! way his banishment would be eon -i- tem -ay untaerretood in these days, when meet' men thought of the god they served as confined to one .ceuntry and to the ,seveteignty-df one p6Ople. It took a lontg time to learn that ,Te- -- hovah was true Levi of all countries and nation's. David beg e that he may not dae. outsed_e Jehovah's own lead of leaael, ,adaey from home and the graves of his ancestors. Instead of to ,s,eelt a flea the ancient ' Greek vereion bas "to seek my, life," is likely to be the correct read- ing (se 20; compare 24: 14). I Have Sinned. David's :forbeeranee and magnanimiey wrought what no: act of violence could have doitea' 11 brought reel repentande to 'Seel's. hear21221an honest ('01 �n to his bps. /hat is the nobleet ned of re- vengen-see-eenge that wine, znid heal; : e,nd sae Ss. Itt