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SOUTHERN': TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLAN Dairying in Dixie. There is a widespread opinion thai the dairy industry cannot be made t success in the South, that the prope field for the industry is in the Nort) and West. but little by little we art learning that while there may be "n< new things under the sun" there art many old industries that find nem homes, and here and there. like at oasis in the deseri, some bold pioneer backed by the courage of his conviC tions. has introduced some new tie!( of enterprise in an old community. This is particularly true of the dair3 industry, and though there have beei many who have failed, there are mor( who have succeeded, and many ai acre that once knew only the tread 0: the cotton plan.er and his mule, now i: covered with grasses. and here thi gentle cows find subsistence, and oi many another field. corn and forago crops have supplanted cotton. to th4 improvement of the soil, and to th4 enhancement of the contents of thi farmer's pocketbook. Among those who have achieve( success in the South is one Mr. H. A Barrows. of Monticello, this State coming here seven years ago fron Illinois. and knowing nothing abou Southern agriculture, and hut a littli about agriculture anywhere. the ex periences of those first few year: would have discouraged a less de termined man. As Mr. Barrows nov laughingly says, he was the "laugh ing stock of the whole community;' he can afford to laugh now at th' recollection, but it was no joke in thosi days. and only proves the saying. "tha he who laughs last," etc.. for those wh< came.to scoff then come now to gathe knowledge-it is again the old story o the hare and the tortoise. Those wh' had supposed there was rothing mor to be learned have been distanced b; the one who had the perseverance t burn the' midnight oil in order ti find out the cause of his failure an< hew out'success where an ordinar: man would have given up in despair. Mr. Barrows early saw the necesit: of keeping livestock in order to pre serve the fertility of the soil, and real izing the possibilities that dairyin! afforded, he made a thorough study o the industry. all its branches. He hat a herd of high-grade Jerseys an Guernseys, consisting of about fort: milch cows and as many more youn; heifers. Th:,v furnish milk to suppl: the town of Monticello with a bigl grade product that cannot be excelle in quality. In addition, he is makin; :a fancy grade butter, that was score by one of the best judges of butter ii America. and was marked ninety-eigh noinlts out of a possible 100. This but ter goes to Thomasville, JTacksonville and other points to supply a critica class of customers, but the only kiel is from those who can't get it: ever: few days lhe is obliged to turn dowi orders from some one who has heart of it. But it is not alone in the product of the dairy that he has distancet< others who are older in experience: fo in his cane syrup he has produced au article that has been highly commend ed by experts. and in fact by all wh have tasted it. and-but as Mr. Kip ling would say. "that is another story. UMr. Barrows raises all the roughag Tr his cows, buying only concentrate< feeds like brewers' grains. brans an< cottonseed meal. Two large silos halt enough silage to last through the win ter months. In the summer the pastur 33s supplemented with green feeds an: soiling crops. To visit his farm ani look over his fields and his herds. be regaled with a few of his jokes. t meet his acctomuplished wife and fin boys is wcorth a journey from a dh tance. Tfhis is but a single instance of successful Southern dairyman. thet are many, but there is room for man more. The tield is a brood one, an will grow even faster than the popl lation will increase; t~.ere is nothim that wvill create a demand for an product like a -product that is a litt. better than the average, and this: particularly true of the dairy industr There is no branch of agricultut that impoverishes the soil so little dairvirng. provided the tertilizer is r turned to the land and not allowed go to waste around the barn. It fur: ishes a steady income the year arouni and when our friends on Wall Stre are forcing cotton down to five cent the dairy farmer sleeps just as soun eats just as hearty and dresses .lust: well as when it is ten cents or more. The Stockman. Machinery on the Farm). The following from the Southe Ruralist contains some very good r vice: ''There is nothing on the farm day which pay-s a larger profit on t money invested than modern proved tools. The man who tries farm with nothing but a single sto is handienPPed from the start a will never get ahead until he react News of the Day. Governor Bell. of Vermont, has re prieved until June 23 Mrs. Mary Y Rogers. under sentence of death for th murder of her husband. The first step in the great Weight man will contest in Philadelphia, fo stakes aggregating $60,000,000, wa taken. Cadet John C. Kester was badly hum by the premature explosion of a gu at the unveiling of a montument 2 Norgantown, W. Va. Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur pastor of Calvary Baptist Church. o: New Yo:-k. is out in an article defend ing Mr. John D. Rockefeller from thi recent "coarse. cruel, cowardly and un just attacks" recently made upon him Twenty-four members of the so cailed Theatrical Trust will have tt stand trial en a charge of conspiracy in ac:cordance with a decision rendere< by City Magistrate Joseph Pool. in Nev fork. in the comnplaint of James S. Met. caife, a icaai ceritie. agairnst thi Theatrical Managers' Association. Nephews of Judge Crump were pu under bend to prevent an attack 0: Maj A. S. Tnner at Richm~dd. P ARM -:-0TE3 T ER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCr G.7WER, the point where he ean begin to ac quire the necessary implements for his profession. "A machine which will pay for it self several times over the first year. which will pay from 100 to 500 per I cent. on the investment. is certainly vorth purchasing. *There isn-r a successful business mai in the city to-day who would . hesitate one minute on such a propo sition. In fact, the successful bisi I ness man would not hesitate to make an investment in labor-saving machin ery if he knew it would save him ten per cent. What we farmers need to realize is. that our farming is our busi L nes, and ihen run it on business prin eiples. When a business man knows that a certain improvement will pay him twenty-five per cent. or fifty per L cent. or 100 per cent. profit. he makes it even if he has to borrow money to do it. for such an investment will soon pay back the money many times over. "Now. we do not advise you to go in debt indiscriminately for every new I machine ':at comes along which some one wants to sell: but we do advise you unhesitatingly to by all means pro i cure the tools necessary to do your work to best advantage. If you run a one-horse farm you need. besides your single stock,. a one-horse turn plow. a straight tooth harrow, a corn and cotton planter, a guano distributor. a one-horse cultivator, a weeder. and - a one-horse mower and a hay rake. '-Now. with these tools you should be able to do such good work and so much of it that you will soon be in position to purchase another horse and run a two-horse farm. You will then be able to ride much of the time in stead of walk. With the advent of the horses many more tools wil be needed A two-horse breaking plow will turn your land deeper, and with a eutaway or disc barrow, a smoothing harrow and a roller. you can put it in such fine I I condition that the yield per acre will be much larger. You will also need a two-horse cultivator in addition to your one-horse tools. - "When ou reach this point you will soon be able to purchase another ani imal. and then comes the three-horse disc plow. which will tear up land that I before you could not touch. You will I now need a grain drill if you sow much S.wheat, .nd your crops will be so much I heavier that you will abandon the c eradle ia. despair at ever cutting it '-y - i hand. and purchase a reaper at once. I Your hirge crop of corn calls for a ,shredder, and the shredder needs an engine. which will also run your feed Iutter, pump your water and cut your twood. And all these pay a big profit -when properly managed anu cared for. SYou can now employ more help at a I profit, have a foreman to superintend :under your directions and have time for yourself adfamily to live lk ifolks. I "If you are a gardener you need many more tools. including hand seed drills and single and double whee! hoes. I But the gardener also needs the heavy tools to fit his land. In fact, they are a necessity, for vegetables need the - very best preparation it is possible to >give. . And the further you climb up along this roadi to success tihe easier things ~ o and greater the profit. for mother earth appreciates good treatment and will yield a bountiful return." S owing Alfalfa. .Alfalfa may be sown either fall or spring. It is useless to sow alfalfa unless the land has been thoroughly prepared(. 'It will' take a year at least y to get land ready for alfalfa. Simply e sratching over the surface of the .ground and sowing seed, even when .in oculation is followed, is not likely to ~bring satisfactory results. If the land e is at all heavy in nature it should be deeply broken to the depth of tw elv e inches and then subsoiled. Subso ling is best done in the fall. In order that the land may contain an available sup ply of plant food, it is well to grow pens on the land and plow them under: Sin the fall. A heavy application of sphosphoric acid and mnuriate of potash ~should be made to the pea crop. and lime may be applied after the peas are s plovwed under, say at the rate of fifty. obushels per acre. The lime should be applied two or three weeks before the alfalfa is sown so as to avoid na injury to the seed. Use the caustic s lime, placing in heaps in the field anld covering lightly with earth. When thoroughly slaked, scatter over the ground~ uniformly and work in with a harrowv. Seed the alfalfa at the rate of twenty pounds per acre and not later than the first of September. The al. en falfa should be inoculated before plant. d- ing. The station is ini position to fur. nish you with the inoculating material. -o- It is not well to plant alfal!fa on too he large a scale, for It is a didilcult crop :.to establishi, and it will be better to to go slowly and thoroughly understand et its 2eculiarities before attempting to ad jcultivate it extensively.-Jourlnal andi es Tribune. Pointed Paragraphs. - Rooseters do a lot of crowing, but -the hens egg them on. True politeness requires more atten tion to the feelings of others than to -mere forms. s All is not gold that glitters, and alt do not shine in society who think they R A $10,000.000 company has been form ted to mine West Virginia coal and shi, it from the port of Norfolk. The Czar called a family council and also conferred with the Ministers in view of the gravity of the situation cre ated by the crushing naval disaster. -A ministry composed of extreme rad - icals as been formed in Servia. William Dunn. a marine engineer, fell dead on a ferryboat in Norfolk. -Ih a grab in Philadelphia was - etetext for many sermons. A lone highwayman held up a train in Montana. ,Sud:en acquisition of wealth trans :~WILLIAMSONS INSOMNIA." Mow Taking Care of the llabv Enected a Two-Fold Cure. e was5 rhad sl'eper. Ini his babyhood he tendeney exhibieh it-;ef in le 4haipo 41f :1 fonminess for (xer.se ie :%pein the ihours of 1 and 4 o'clock in hemorn1in. ks hIIe "ro Ioder Iite oniolenit (character:i s of *he norma! Ioy weIe nori'egable by their a oe1co. lher sound of rain on the roof'. a cr-ak n- door. the thiougilt of to-mOrr'0 -xal mli 1n tiols. could haih froil him ill possibility of sleep. \g.Williamlson's iirst importan11t les zon in lie- married life concerned the eacredn5ess of Wilims.zon's slunbers. A motller-i-lw. three sisters-in-lawv and. I Inmaideni aunt of her hushand's all mited to impress oi her mind that if C'harlie olcv. fell asleep notihing short f a domiiestic tr:i gedy was :i eXIise (or- awakeiing hiin. His oversleepint, in the lornling was to 1h hi:-d Witli tu llkIfuln5ess. as a partnial a:tollemfenit for the sufferings of a wakeful night. All of which Mrs. Williamtsoi took to lirt as in dui1ty bound. Wil!iamsoII. junior. ioweover. did not I prove as tractable a pupl as his iiother. Considering his inches. he had al extraordinary aimount ot self-assur annce. 'and his bump of reverece seemled totally undeveloped. If le felt mn the mood for roaring, he roa1ired Ie Oardess of the houlr Of whose SlniherS he disturbed. The room ('hoeiin for the rsery was as remote :is possihl from Williamson's sleeping rooni. ind here Ms. Williamson spent many :in lior of the niglit inl aii effort to rnder the outeries of her son and heir inaudible to hier hulsbanild. But one time weitn' Williaimson .junior was cuttig his iirs.t teeth his mother had been upi with him for three succes sive nights. Then Williamson matde a proposition hit would have astonished his mother and sisters and the malideti aunt. Looking ae ross the tale at his wife's pretty. tired face. the dark lines of we,-ariness giving a new luster to her eyes. he said. kindly: "Kitty. you look worn out. To-night you mu4 gt a good sleep. I will look after the baby." rs. Williamsol gatsped. "Why. Charlie. you won't sleep at all. The tIm;e you u suilly go to sleep is just his hour for starting in." 'I ean staid it for ole night." said Williamson. Then lie added with a martyr-like air. "I sleep so little any wIy thata I might as well turn my w:kkefilnss t0 some ancoint." The lfl'(P('T Ofl one0 night of ild i! tuinbed siep was toc. tempting to be resisted. 'rs. Williamsont yielded witl ees statit gratitude. She retired early tar evening, having first inducted her hsisband ino the chief mysteries con neted vith the care of an infant. It seemed to her That she had hairdily fallen :sleep whIlen sie wa. iroused by the vigorous lamentati-ons of, her offsprng. Her first impuise was to go to her husband's assistance. but sle: heroially suppressed it. SIe would rot spoil his sacrifiee. She foll asleep agaii. ber mind full of inmgcs of Will iaiiSOn heating milk and walking the ioor antd crooning lullhies under his breth to the red. wriggling piece of huanniity ,vho seemed on que:a ce iosi~l a prey to the most bitter eyn jismt. Oeansionalily through the night she was awakenied by tile baby's cries. hut each time she sunk to sleep. with the delicious consciousness that Charlie was doing everything necessary. The sun was high next morninig when Williamson bolted into his wife's room,. wath in hand. "What time have you, Kitty? Miy watch seems to be off." "Why. it's 1) o'clock." gasied Mrs. Williamson. "You've overslept." Then, w vithi eommisertatinlg tenderness. "1 sup pose you were so wori out. poor boy. that when he gave you a chalice I.of just slept. regardless of everything." Williamson looked sheepish. "To tell the truth. I never remiemtber hav ig had a better sleep." he said. "I was in a traniquil mood and the little fellow seemed to f.ol it. He never ide a sounld all igiht." "Charlie Willin mson!" shrieked his 'wife. "D~o you meant to say that you never hitard that poor ch1iid? Ijdn't you even feed him': 'She was answered by Williamson's guilty silence. Then,~ its she realized the astonishing tiruth. she gave her self up to helpless laughter. Tle cure wvas two-fold. Williamson, junior, was a baby of diserim'l ation, and that long night in whichi his ap peals had been ignoredl wais enoi.gth to teach htim a lesson. Williamson,. senior, after this episode. found it enmbarrass iig to say muchl ab~out is insomnia. Singulri to say. his insomnia retaliated by leaving him to his ownl resources. t stacicouts Wiliiamsonl was sleep ing very niuch like other people. But since the night lhe took care of the baby Mi's. Williamsont ha~s iiever truisted him witi tihe eare of that preciouts infant. Chicgo Newvs. H is Own Soilh Te .Tuuge Of one of the~ MissourI County Courts went to iltt home the th~er afternoon, and, becoming ac' qtaitd with som11 tlagranit act of his seven~-yar-ldi soii. sununoned tile lad befio'e him. "Nowi. si!'. lay off your oait." lhe said. stei'nly. "I am going to give yotu a wvhipping that you will relmber as lorg~ as yout live.'' "If i; pleases yotur Hlonor." .;id the boy. "uve desire to ask ai stay of the proceed' igs in this case tuntil we c'all prepare and ile a chlange of venue to mother's our. Our aplic(at!in will be batsed oi the belief thlat this court has formed an opinion regarding tihe guilt of thc defendant wh'ichl (annot be shiakenm by e'idence. and is ther'efore not c' m potent to try the case." Stay was granted, and the boy allowed twenlty' fve cents attorneCy fee.-Colimbial 'Wirelesul UWIgfIphy 1f'T k'Qiir Trips. IWiree.4 telegraphly is to be. used by Commnandef E'diiry durlIg the Polar ip:. By this tns the explorer's pat'y hopes to 'be able to commutnicatt with New Ynrk. Many deaths have oc crred in the ai'etiC f.gions which w ould had ieen prteVefte~d had mneans~ been at hand for 'ommnticatintg witl other parties tii' ships~ n asking fot asi~snt(e. It Would~ be an linteresti'; oimuax of such an expedition if tho first work done at the pole were t( (eecIt at wireless tegratph mal~st-w( alost said. mak' use of thii ptde :t . l fr this. --ros---oT. rili R~e creuzr. .OC1CKAf4 yn North Carolina. 1% lE followving interesting facts are the result of an 0 1 investigaioln recently made iythe North Carolina G'eo J6W logical 'Survey as to the public roads' condition.s in the State: All but two or three of the countIPs in North Carolina are still working the public roads under what is known as the "Old State Law," which requires all male citizens between the ages of eiglteen and forty-live years to work the public roads on an average of six days during each year. or pay an amount of money sutlicient to provide a substitute for doing this work. For ty-tive of these counrties. in addition to having this "Old S-:ate Law." have a provision for a special road tax. which is on an average for State sixteen and one-half conts on the $100 property valuation aid fifty-two cents on the poll. The total amount of money spent on the public roads during the past ye:r was $401.A82. including the money spent for pernianent roads. repairing, grading and all other purposes. This a mount sens surprisingly large when we coisider the wretched eondition of some of the roads in the Statc. How ever. one county alone (Mecklenburg) spent more than $-15.000. and Guilford County recently authorized an issue of SO.000 in bonds for road builing and is spending several thousands of it ch year. Thirty-six counties in the State are using convicts in working the public roads, and the total average of conviets thus employed during the year was 825. However, in no more than a dozen counties of the State is this convi t work on the public roads done econ0omli ically and satisfactorily. The best sys rem probably exists in Meeklenburg County, where about 100 convicts, in two separate camps. are worked con saintly on the public roads. The aver age cost there of feeding. elothing and guarding the convi(ts and providing sleeping quarters, medical attention and all other necessaries. avela'es twenty-three cents per day per convit. These valuable results are obtained throu;gh intelligent mainageieni .t ad business-like methods. So far as we are aie to determ'ne the good roads cluestion in North Caro Hina is more alive thanii over before. :amd the (Geological Survey is constantly rie eiving requests from all sections of the State for advice and practical as sistance in public road improvement. Our good roads engineer. Mr. W.I L Spoon, spends the greater part of his time in visiting the different counties of the State to assist the county au thorities in the practical questions of road improvement, and this is done withiout cost to the county for his serv ices. The North Carelina Cood Roads' As sociation has also recently done soe effective educational work for good roads, and the formation of county or ganizations in most of the counties, un der the general- State Association. has stimulated the movement in a large degree, and the indientions are that the good roads movement will continlue its steady ar.d gradual growth during the present year. No Other Side. The simple explanation of the steady and rapid advance of the good roads' cause is. as we have repeatedly said. that the proof of its right to prevail is ablsolutely convincing whelrever it is practically presented. There is noth ig to be said on the other side to which a man thinks it worth while to listen who has once driven a loaded ve hiele over a road1 convertedi within his observation from a bad to a good con; diion. For hinm the demonstration is complete, and he forthwith trecomes an apostle. Such is the universal aind iun broken experience. It is a remarkable fact that the mnovenment has never re ceived a setback anywhere. It has in evitably gone forward from a smail beginning more rapidly in some 1locali ties than in others. but it has not re trograded in a single instance.-New York Tribune. The Connoisseur of To-Day. The connoisseur of to-day does not roam through life's quiet byways and drink in the charm of the beautiful as the butterfly passes from flower to flower, He is a creature of the count ing house; he atrrives at values by a diligent comparison of directories and registers and price lists. It is his busi ness what works are in fashion, what the latest multi-maillionaire wiil pay for such and such a specimen. H~e knowvs nothing of art or of beauty. ils emissaries range town and village, and out-buy your old dreaming t-ollector till lhe retires sick with disgust. The antique chatir you could get for a few shilling-s w1ll now fetch as many pounds. Not. mind you, that its'Lunique and homely grace may adorn the home of any lover of the beautiful, but that it nmay be ct up and disseted into little bits and used as the model for some magnificently upholstered "suite" for a mansion in which it will be gro tesquely out oa place. Fifty years ago you might roam the old print shops) and buy wvith small silver coin prints by Hollar or Bewick at' Valentine Green: Piranesi's spiln dors of Italian arc~hitecture. Callot's mordanut etchings. or the woodland beauties of Wollett. Not long ago :an old Parisian servant of tile State, who haid picked upi during a lifetime old prints, just like our M ilkmnan. fell into distress, and found that the colleelion gathered for a few weekly centimes would sell for the amazinlg suml of 217.1 ) An; ar~t stuident picked uip on the :nis for some sons an almost pie as set of Raphael cartoons. Th a things are hardly ever done now -tlast in England. The meshes ofth -t:'ade "'art'' 'ooletor's not are drawnif too' clo'se.--LOndonI News, Argentina's Lawt Area. Of the 72,.WH'.in)) acres of land malt ig tup the total area of Argentina. 24, (000.000~l are arable. The princJpal ropaea cor-n, what and flam. Humor of To d y Just One. -Were there any ractical jokes * %-y.d on you at your weddig' --Oily by Fate."-New York Sun. Overweeniug Ambition. nicro'e on at delUar bill .\hode in peace anid p'enty. Dut moved one day-and starve!d to death. I.., ne-w home was a twenty. -Chicgo Tribune is Flounderings. "Isn't Mr. Teejus a deep thinker?" 'le must be," answered Miss Cay enne. "I never heard him try to say anything without getting be'yond his depth."-Wa shington Star'. Accuracy Denmandlen. "you object to your combination C ing enlled a trustY' "I[ do."* answered 'Mr. Uusiin Star. -'It s a Inisnoler. : distinIguishles wnt enterprise is i: ): zru:st, but suspi Stll the SaWm old PILav. 'Miss Innit-"You - sn:d bored at the theatre hist nigM. r. Knott. Don't you like Shakcsperar:' Mr. Wyse Knott--1h. Slaikespeare's all right. I s'pose, but I wish he'd turn ont soiethi' Iew. - veVanid I-Zider. Self-Sacrifice. '1Ic-"I don't see what mnak"t women such awful go.ssips. Now. a in;n pl'idse himself on heing a1 good listener." Sle-"Thit' just it. A woman likes to flatter his vanity. and how could he liszen if she didn't talk-' -- Detroit Joy Ahead. Jenins - "Arent you (lisappointe. that your hlly was a .irl?" Pople-y-- No. indeed. I've just been thinking how muche(4 pleasure it will af ford mie sonIC day to tell some foreigni duke or count that he cant have her." -Philadelphia Ledger. Truth Erourht Home. "Afier all." said the muoralist. "the Almighty Dollar is man's greatest en emny. It-" "If that's so." interrupted old Rox h-y. "I guess that young wifte of imine merely loves me for the enemies I've! m1 d." -1 iladelphia Press. Why He I an:h-d. "Oh. George, dear. I'm11 so glad you've co0me home: We've had burglars in the tliat. and they took all our silver and beat the janitor dreadfullyl What aro you laughing at?" "I'm laughing because they beat the janitor.--Ciertlnd Plain Dealer. rrofessional Aneantilei. ~t - wa's really so excited that I just s;.:piy lost myTh voice alto"gether. "Wasni't tha't lucky: I was w~onder ing hiow they came to accept it." Puck. Their Ancestors "I can1 tra;ce' my ancestors back t rough fourteenl genierations." said the man with the long hair and the iirayed cuff's. "I ca'. ried);~' the man with the ne~w suit andI the patent leatrher shoes I imven't time."' - Chicago Reccord lieralId. Old Fr'end--Hello. il!' Hlaventt seen yon in ten yers The last timne we melt you1 were' writing~ ai b)ook OnL How I Got Rich Quick.' What be ate of you a f ter that'" Bill-Oh. then I wrt another on 'low I Got Into Jail Quicker.' "-De roit Free Press. In the Fifth Avenue Parnde. Rlespetable Deacon --*I wish that *'oung Ca non Mayherry weren't obl ige~d o rech to such a smtail congrega Frivoous Widow-"so do I. Every t;te he said 'Dearly beloved' this mtoring I felt as5 if I had received a propposal.-Sma~rt Set. Un.an,'wera.ble. 'aien Auniit-"arohilne. yoU(li tno how. to train children. I've beeni notting htow you deal with Johnny. Nine out of every ten injunctions you Married Nioce-"Wh~ y. Aunt Abigai. i :e Of thie Ten Conlliuandmen~lts aire 'onS.' "-Ch ice go) Tribune I A Blet For Famne. Mr. 'Rtasrus J1ohnsinig--D'm1 Coon :'ys doan' nebaih had chicken io' din: naz 1o m1o'." M[r. 'lasius Johnsing-"Naw: Seniee e begin n:akin' a lette montey dey in tryin' ter make h'lieve dey kin ao'd te bukC y ini broald daylight all die g gub dey need."-Philade~lliai Pre.~5$ A Florida Incident. I so '--u wton't go out in a rowhoat with n'' he asked, with a disappoin[t ed look. I'm timi."7 she replied: "I ne'.er fell out of a boat. anid l'iu afraid I couldn't do it gracefully." -Well. come out on the back stoop and we'll try falling out of a ham~ iock.--Yonkers Srttesmanl. Same Then as Now. wode whoii'i w ai)X:s the first .n'i, e "u'ried the heavywveight news --Ad a." antswered' thCeicerful idiot "How do' you ligure that out':" asked the t Oi ese pa rty "ie didnt have to ao to work untL lie lost his job." exp~lied the c. i olmnS Dispatch. THE SUNDAY SCROOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JUNE 18. Subject: The Heavenly Home. rev. xxi., 1-11-Golden Text, Rev. il., 21-stem ory Verees, 3.5-ComnentarV on the Day's Lesson. I. The heavenly state (vs. 1-!>). 1. "And." The first five verses con:fte the -description of the new heaven and earth. The entire passage 21:1 to 22: should be read as one unbroken de scription. "He showed me" (rt. V.) 1. was the angel interpreter of 21:9. -7. who "showed" John this wonderfu! vision. "Pure river." This is evident ly a referonce to the garden of para dise. and the river by which it was waered. "XVater of life." This is a fai 1liar scvripitural imiage. LiVin. )Ire wa ter is everywhere the type of blessin- Ji'sa. : 4:; 4:4: 10 4w!or :18: .lohn 7::;7-:!.,. "Proceeding." e%'. The supply is e:x:haustless. iere is an unfailing fulness of love. joy and pea1. . 2. "Street o it." This refers to ihe city escribed in the preceding chap ter. "Tree of life." The syibol of perp:iual imnmor:lity. The henvenly par:di.75. like thel imnradise in lM'n. has Its river .1r'i 4rof life. Th' of lie is a favori te. ilag Of 'o wisdomn: the fruit o the righteous. the fulfilled esirh". tim wholesome tongue. ch is "a tf: of life." What p'i hilities of hin': these figures shadow forti. who shall :ay? "Twelve numi ier of truits." Rather. twelve fruit a:.f:e. or fruit harvests. The idea is not that thire \tre different species of f:'uits. but sucessive crops. "LeaTves tiwte." The very leaves, in their fadeless beauty. are a universal .guar antee that perfect health is the- con stant and everlasting blessing of the glorified state. *No more curse." As there shall be no more sinning against God, so there shall be no more e'nrs.t of God upon the people, for they shall be all His servants and serve Him. 4. "Shall see His face." This is that "vision of God" of which theologians have much spoken. constituting the highest glory of heaven. See 1 Cor. 13:12: 1 John 3:2. "In their fore heads." Saints of God in this life of ten reflect the image of the heavenly in their countenances. ->. "No night there." John in his vision sees one eternal day. This is figurative language. Darkness is the emblem of sin, sorrow. pain and death; none of these will be found in heaven. "Giveth them light." The divine glory never dims. No revolving of the orb renders the opposite hemisphere dark. Who can anticipate what honors God may have awaiting the saints. "For ever and ever." "Unto the ages of the ages." r.. V.. margin. "Unto eterni ties of ezernities." II. God's sayings are true (vs. G. 7). . "And." The visions -which John saw are now ended. The remaining verses of the chapter are his epilogue. "He said." The interpreting angel iv. 3) here reaffirms the words of God (21: 5). "These sayings." The utterances and revelations of this book. "Of the spirits of the prophets" (R. V.) The God who called, and commissioned the prophets to reveal His word. "Shortly be done." There are many things in this hook which, if taken literally, would intimate that the prophecies were to be fultilled in a short time af ter their delivery. This would support the idea that they referred to those times in which the apostle lived, and to the disttu'bances which took liace among the Jews andI in the Roman em pire. What they all mean, and when and how they are to be fulfilled, God in heaven alone knowsi 7. "I come quickly." There is a difference of opinion as to what this coming refers: 1. Some think it refers to Christ's coming at the end of the world. 2. Others think it may refer to His comi ing in the gospel dispensation. 3. Christ comes to each of us at deth, and in this sense His coming. aL the longest. wvill be soon. "Blessed." Blessing and woe are dependent on the spirit in which the truths of this book am-e read and practiced. III. God only is to be worshiped (vs. S. 9). 5. -I John saw." .The IR. V. is better here. "John had placed his name in the title of his book (chiap. '1:4, 9), and now at the close he names him self again, so that wve might perfectly know that he. the Apostle JTohn. had writen this testimony as to the coming of Jesus Christ." "I fell down."' Over whelmed with wonder and reverence at the extraordinary revelations made to him, and filled with praise at the amazing blessedness God has prepared for His children. John felt tle impulse of worship, and it may be that Barnes is right in his suggestion that :u' apos tle "not improbably entertained somne suspicion that it was the Redeemer Himself who had manifested Himself. Tfhere was the same attempt and refu sal in chapter 19:10. This twice ofi'ered and refused worship is full of teach ing. "Thy fellow servant." One land of service unites angels and men; to be servants of God is the highest title they canl attain; worship is for God alone. The words '"worship God" are most emphat~e; -'to God give thy wor ship, and not to me." IV. In the future world character is fixed (vs. 10, 11). 10. "Seal not the sayings." Isaiah (8:16: 30:S) and Dan iel (S:2G: 12:4. 9) were commanded to seal up their prophecies. Their prophe cies related to far-distant times. John was directed nmot to seal up his predie tions, but to leave them open so that a ersecuted church might have access to them. 11. "He that is unjust." See R. V. The words contain that solemn lesson often taught in the Scriptures that we are tixing our own character every day we live and that, if judg ment overtake us at the last, the result will be traceable to no arbitrary de cree, but to the manner in which, as moratl beings, we met the conditions of that moral system in which we have ben placed. Icelander Needs Long Nails. "You can tell an Icelander," said the sailor. "by the long nail he al ways wears on his right thumb. You know how long a Chinaman lets the nails of his little fingers grow-an inch. almost? Well, an Icelander's right thumb nail is quite as long as that. "The Chinaman's long nails are for ornament, but the Icelander's are for use. "in Iceland they are great snuff takers, and they buy their snuff in plugs, like this plug of tobacco here. The powdered snuff Is caked and molded into a solid mass. "When the Icelander feels like sniffing up a bit of snuff he takes his Iplug out, holds it in his left hand and with his right thumb nail scrapes off enough snuff for his needs. "If the nail wasn't long it wouldn't sg'ape well and hence it is always easy to pick an Icelander out among a thousnd men of different nation CHISTlNENH[UYOH NOJtS JUNE EIGHTEENTH. Minor Moralities. Heb. 13: 1-21. We would not tell lies to ourselves, and we shall not lie to one another, if we love our brothers as ourselves. The main purpose of true industry is not and cannot be selfish; it is that we may be able to minister. It is not enough not to talk foul ness-what pulls down; we must talk to edification-what .builds up. One of the sweetest of all charac teristics is simple kindness. It does more good in the world than the more splendid virtue of heroism. Suggestions. There are no minor moralities. Every one of them runs into a major morality. And there are no major moralities, for each may be over shadowed at times by a minor moral ity. Cleanlines is a minor morality when it concerns the finger nails, but not when it concerns the heart; and sometimes the condition of the finger nails has something to do with the condition of the heart. Hospitality is a minor morality, but not when we are opening the door to Christ or to any one of Christ's children whom He tells us to receive. Promptness is a minor morality, but not when it concerns -the ac ceptance of Christ and the ., "now" which is the day of salvation. Illustrations. Any flaw in character may mean run, just as any least hole in a dyke may let in the ocean. A father is never satisfied to have his sons -in any way inferior to him self; and so we are to be perfect, as our Father In heaven is perfect. Alter we would call the statue done, the true artist bestows uplbn it the most assiduous labor. So is it with the statue of a life. When I see a builder particular bout the fit of a rafter, I am sure he will leave no cracks in the 'parlor floor. Questions. Am I neglecting any of the graces of character? Do I constantly hold up before my self the Perfect Model? Is there any one point in which I can note improvement in myself? Quotations. Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it, and may learn. -Baifey. Blest that abode where want and pain repair, And every stranger finds a ready - chair. -Goldsmith. If a temple is to be stable and stately, every stoie, from foundation to dome, must be cut and set with care.-J. I. Miller. EPOHTH [[ACUE LESSIS SUNDAY, JUNE EIGHTEENTH. Minor Moralities.-Eph. 4. 25-32. ' Our lesson from Ephesians if a cata logue of the more common rices of life and an exhortion to shun them. Minor moralities are only minor be cause less emphasized. There are no little si-..s. Sin is hateful to God and1 deadly in its nature. There are no minor moralities in the sense of less ibpnortant, but there are some which are more likely than others to be considered as trivial or unneces sary, but which are among the very important elements of a Christian character. Among them are those enumerated in our lesson; the avoid ance of lyIng, anger, stealing, ribaldry and brawling. It Is- not surprising when you consider the prevalence of these vices among heathen nations that they should have crept Into the early Christian church. Not only does the apostle rebuke these vices, but he commends the opposite vir tues, tenderness, and forgiveness. A careful attendance to little faults and little virtues is necessary to the building up of a model Christiar. character. Strictly speaking there are no small sins. But sins which are common and vices that are winked at are look ed upon differently from gross and violent sins. To kill Is murder, but to be angry at a brother Is thought trivial, though the Scripturr' say he. who Is so disposed toward lius broth er Is a "murderer." To violate chasti ty Is criminal, but to "look with lust" is thought an insignificaat matter. Little Sins Indicate a Wrong Heart. The speck on the apple Indicates the worm at the core. The angry word, the profane jest, the unclean story Indicate the corruption within. Often a word will reveal character like a, flash of lightning In a dark' night. No man begins with murder and theft. He has practised long in the school of deceit, anger-, pilfering, and prevaricating. A lie leads to swear ing; a secret sin leads to others sto cover that one up.. A young man hypothecates a trust fund; to cover that up he lies, he steals more, he may even kill to cover up his tracks. How often Is -one hurried on from a small sin to a large one. How often the small beginning ends In ruin and dis- ' grace. It was only a glass of wine; but It led one to be a drunkard. It was only a bad - book; but it smirched the soul' and defiled the imagination. It was only a sinful pride, but It led to theft and crime. One little deviation from the path of rectitude may be the switch which will turn the whole train of life on to the side track. Keep the heart right and pure. Success. Success is not for him of folded hands: Sitting with slothful limbs beside life's Tieldingthis strength to pleasure's silken bands. With ease- and Idleness for bride and Nor yet atis it for him who takes each hour And robs it of such joy as it mnay hold Then slumbers by the p)ath th~at lead- to power. Till age creeps on him thus. anrd finds Ihim old. But rather Is success for him who comes Full ot' high purpose and with soul elate, strong set to riddle out lire's tangled sums And passed thus through work's wide open gate; Putting aside the weakening foible Passing his slumbering brother on the Treadin beneath his feet the lures th'at I please To stand at last where night gives place -odaassell's Saturday Journal,