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P???????? REV. DR. TALMAGE. S cl cl SUNDAY'S SERMON* IN THE NEW w YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC. N 01 tc Subject: "Shamgar's Oxzoad." If tt Text: "After him was Shamsrar, which slew of the Philistines 600 men with an ox- lI] goad."?Judge? iii., 31. One day while Shamcar, the farmer, was tb [ plowing with a yoke of oxen, his command Of whoa haw gee was changed to the shout of battle. Philistines, always ready to make w trouble, march up with sword and spear, gj Shamgar, the plowman, had no sword and u. would not Drobablv have known how to u wield it if he had possessed one. But flght pj he must or go down under the stroke of the aI Philistines. Ho had an oxgoad?a weapon a, used to urge on the lazy team: a weapon about eight feet long, with a sharp iron at t0 one end to puncture the beast and a wide ai iron chisel or shovel at the other end with OJ which to scrape the clumps of soil from the ^ plowshare. Yet with the iron prong at one end of the oxgoad and the iron scraper at the other it was not such a weapon as one m would desire to use in battle with armed ge Philistines. But God helped the farmer, and ^ leaving the oxen to look after themselves he f0 charged upon the invaders of his homestead. 3ome of the commentaries, to make it easier bt for Shamgar, suggest that perhaps be led a wj regiment of farmers into the combat, his gc oxgoad only one of many oxgoads. But the w| Lord does not need any of you to help in making the Scriptures, and Shamear, with m, the Lord on his side, was mightier than 600 oa Thilistines with the Lord against them. The pr battle opened. Shamgar, with muscle g0 strengthened by open air and plowman's and 0j, reaper's and thrasher's toil, uses the only re weapon at hand and he swings the oxgoad t,r up and down and this way and that, now aD stabbing with tne iron prong at oneena or it jg and now thrusting with the iron scraper at atthe other, and now bringing down the whole re weight of the instrument upon the heads of the enemy. The Philistines are in a panic and the supernatural forces come in and a ^ blow that would not under other circum- tei stances have prostrated or slain left its ne victim lifeless, until, when Shamgar yo walked over the field he counted 100 dead. ~i 200 dead, 300 dead, 400 dead, 500 dead, 600 gc dead?all the work done by an oxgoad with gi< iron prong at one end and an iron shovel at the other. The fame of this achievement by this farmer with an awkward weapon of war spread abroad and lionized him, until he ] was hoisted into the highest place of power rej and became the third of the mighty judges of ^e Israel. 8o you see that Cincinnatus was not scj the onlv man lifted from plow to throne. un For what reason was this unprecedented pa and unparalleled victory of a farmer's oxgoad put into this Bible, where there was no do spare room for the unimportant and the m( trivial? re( It was, first of all, to teach you and to pe teach me and to teach all past ages since then, and to teach all ages to come, that in {cc the war for God and against sin we ought to ^ Eut to the best use the weapon we happen to ^e ave on hand. Why did not Shamgar wait ra, until he could get a war charger, with neck to arched ana DacK compansonea ana nostms pe sniffing the battle afar off, or until he could tjji get war equipment or could drill a regiment. t^( and wheeling them into line command them va forward to the charge? To wait for that cej would have been defeat and annihilation. So he takes the best weapon he could lay hold of, and that is an oxgoad. We are so called into the battle for the right and ox against wrong, and many of us have not just , the kind of weapon we would prefer. It may not be a sword of argument It may not be da the spear of sharp, thrusting wit. It may S*"1 not be the battering ram of denunciation. S? But there Is something we can do and some y? forces we can wield. Do not wait for what you have not, but use what you have. ^ Perhaps you nave not eloquence, but you , ( have a smile. Well, a smile of encourage- J,a' ment has changed the behavior of tens of fls' thousands of wanderers and brought them back to God and enthroned them in heaven. ba You cannot make a persuasive appeal, but m? you can set an example, and a good example has saved more souls than you could count f" in a year if you counted all the time. You tei cannot give $10,000, but you can give as much as the widow of the gospel, whose two mites, the smallest coins of the Hebrews, were ?? bestowed in such a spirit as to make her more J famous than all the contributions that ever endowed all the hospitals and uni- "J ersities of all Christendom, of all time. J"1 You have very limited vocabulary, but you can say "yes" or "no," and a firm "yes" or an emphatic "no" has traversed the cen- Fu turies, and will traverse all eternity, with in' good influence. You may not have the ^ courage to confront a large assemblage, but tb< you can tell a 8unday-school class of two? ; aa a boy and a girl?how to find Christ, and one of them may become a William Carey, to tl? start influences that will redeem India, and r?' the other a Florence Nightingale, who will SK Illumine battlefields covered with the dying P? and the dead. *u; Again, my subject springs upon us the 101 thought that in calculating the prospects of ox religious attempt we must take omnipotence S0! and omniscience and omnipresence and all w: the other attributes of God into the calculalion. WTiom do you see on that plowed field ? of my text? One hearer says, "I see Sham- be' gar. Another nearer says. "I see 600 Phil- 513 Istines." My hearer, you have missed the Pa chief personage on that battlefield of plowed ground. I also see Shamgar and 600 Philis- Gi tines; but, more than all and mightier than ho all and more overwhelming than all, I see wc God. Shamgar with his unaided arm, how- 301 aver muscular, and with that humble instru- an mftnt maria fr*r onifnml nnrr?na?a unrl An aever constructed for combat, could not have do wrought suoh a victory. It was omnipo- th tence above and beneath and back of and inl at the point of the oxgoad. Before that yo battle was over the plowman realized this, th and all the 600 Philistines realized it, and all cr< who visited the battlefield afterward appro- pe dated it. I want in heaven to hear the wi story, for it can never be fully told on earth wc ?perhaps some day may be set apart for the da rehearsal, while all heaven listens?the story th of how God blessed awkward and humble in- an etrumentalities. Many an evangelist has an come into a town given up to worldliness. hu The pastors say to the evangelist: "We are at< glad you have come, but it is a hard field, a^ and we feel sorry for you. The mem- kil bers of our churches play progressive do euchre and go to the theatre and bet sir at the norse races, and gayety and flr fashion have taken possession of the W town. We have advertised your meetings, he but are not very hopeful. God bless you. at This evangelist takes his place on platform ev or pulpit. He never graduated at college, as n n l tViavfi oro Kafnva V*! m f iranf V\ i CfcJLLii buuiu uiv utwio unii intrnj ^luuuavco AI*. of the best universities. He never took one Tt lesson in elocution, and there are before him tii twenty trained orators. Many of the ladies wi present are graduates of the highest female Ai seminaries, and one slip in grammar or one tii mispronunciation will result in suppressed th giggle. Amid the general chili that pre- wl vades the house the unpretending evangelist fu opens bis Bible and takes for his text. ''Lord, wi that my eyes may be opened." Opera glasses it in the gallery curiously scrutinize the ox speaker. He tells in a plain way the story of at) he blind man, tells two or throe touching or Anecdotes, and the general chill gives way before a strange warmth. PI A classical hearer wno took the first honor ag at Yale and who is a prince of proprieties dc flnds his spectacles becoming dim with a sii moisture suggestive of tears. A worldly dc mother, who had been bringing up her sons to and daughters in utter godlessness, puts her de handkerchief to her eyes and begins to weep th Highly educated men who came to criticise- pi and pick to pieces and find fault bow on their fr gold-headed canes. What is that sound pc from under the gallery? It is a sob, and Tl Bobs aro catching. and all along the wall and w all up and down the audience there is deep m emotion, so that when at the close of the 31 service anxious souls are invited to especial cl seats or-the inquiry room, they come up by fli ocnrftij and Wnefil and reoent and rise U!) (il pardoned; the whole town is shaken and ui places of evil amusement are sparsely at- bt tended and rum holes lose their patrons, and cl the churches are thronged, and the whole st community is cleansed and elevated and re- hi joiced. What power did the evangelist bring TV to bear to capture that town for righteous- b( nessV Not one briiliaut epigram did he ut- sc ter. Not one graceful gesture did he make, a Not one rhetorical climax did he pile up. a But there was something about him that peo- bi pie had not taken in the estimate when they n prophesied the failure of that work. They si had not taken into the calculation the oni- ei nipotence of the Holy Ghost. It was not the g flash of a Damascus blade. It was God, be- o fore and behind and all around the oxgoad. w When people say that crime will tri- a umph and the world will never be con- y verted because of the seeming insuffi- a' clenoy of the means employed, they count o the 600 armod Philistines on one side and " mmgar. the farmer, awkwardly equipp 1 the other side, not realizing that i lariotsofGod are 30,000 and that all beav lerubic, seraphic, archangelic, delfle, Is hat otherwise would be the weak si apoleon, the author of the saying, "Got i the side of the heaviest artillery," Hi i find out his mistake, for at Waterloo 1 10 guns of the English overcame the iins of the French. God is on the side le right, and ono man in the right \ rentually he found stronger than 600 n i the wrong. In all estimates of any ki f Christian work do not make the mistf rery day made of leaving out the head ie universe Again, my subject springs upon us t lought that in God's service it is best to i eapons that are particularly suited to lamgar had, like many of us, been brouj 5 on a farm. He knew nothing about ja as and bucklers and helmets and brea ates and greaves of brass and catapu id ballistas and iron scythes fastened to t ties of chariots. But he was familiar w e flail of the thrashing floor and knewh Jound with that, and the ax of the wo< knew how to hew with that, and t cgoad of the plowman and knew how rust with that. And you and I will st to use those means that we can b indie; those weapons with which we c ake tne most execution. oome ui uu rvice will do best with the pen; some w e voice; some by extemporaneous spee< r they have the whole vocabulary of < aglish language half way between th ain and tongue, and others will do b ith manuscript spread out before the ime will 3erve God by the plow, raisi tieat and corn and giving liberally of wl ey sell to churches and missions; some erchants. and out of their profits will de te a tenth to the Lord; some as physicia; escribing for the world's ailments; a me as attorneys, defending innocence a itaining rights that cthewise would not uognized; and some as sailors, helpi idge the seas; and some as teacni id pastors. The kingdom of Q dreadfully retarded by so many of tempting to do that which we cannot c aching up for broadsword or falohion yonet or scimeter or Enfield rifle or Pai in's gun, while we ought to be oonte thanoxgoad. I thank God that there a as of thousands of Christians whom y ver heard of and never will hear of un u see them in the high places of heave 10 are now in a quiet way in homes a hoolhouses and in praying circles and :k beds and up dark alleys saying the s<i g word and doing the saving deed, the s egation of their work overpowering t jst ambitious statistics. [n the grand review of heaven, when t jiments pas3 the Lord of Hosts, there w wnoie regiments 01 nurses aaa oaooai tiool teachers and tract distributors a1 ipretending workers, before whom as th ss the kings and queens of God and t imb will lift flashing coronet and b( wn in recognition and reverenoe. T >st of the. Christian work for the worl< tarnation and salvation will be done ople of one talent and two talents, wh b ten talent people are up in the astronoi il observatories studying other work sugh they do little or nothing for the i mption of this world, or are up in t! rened realms of "higher criticism" try! find out that Moses did not write t ntateuch or to prove that the throat 5 whale was not large enough to swallc 3 miuister who declined the call to Nil h and apologizing for the Almighty 1 rtain inexplicable things they have foui the Scriptures. It will be found out 3 last that the Krupp guns have not do much to capture this world for God as t goads. If ears ago I was to summer In the Adirc cks, aud my wealthy friend, who was eat hunter and fisherman, said, "'I am n ing to the Adirondacks this season, a: u can take my equipment and I will se; up to Paul Smith's. Well, it was the lenl arrived in the Adirondacks, a sple 1 outfit, that cost maoy hundreds of d< s, a gorgeous tent, and stich elabor? htng apparatus; such guns of all stylos luisite make and reels and pouches ai it and torches and lunch baskets ai tny more things that I could n en guess the use of. And e end of the big soul had even wr i on and engaged men who should a mpany me into the forest and carry hon 3 deer and the trout. If the mountai uld have seen and understood it at t] le there would have been panic amoi ? antlers and the fins through all tl ohn Brown's Tract." Well, I am i nter, and not a roebuck or a game fl i I injure. But there were hunters the it season who had nothing but a pin n and a rug to sleep on and a coil of fla ; line and a bos of ammunition and ba 10 came in ever and anon with as many 3 captives of forest and stream as th d two or three attendants cob rry. Now. I fear that many Chr n workers who have most elab te educational and theological and profe inal equipment, and most wonderful we nry, sufficient, you would think, to ca re a whole community or a whole Natii : God, will in the last day have but litl cept their fine tackling to show, wh: me who had no advantage except th lich they got in prayer and consecrate 11, by the souls they have brought to tl ore of eternal safety, prove that they ha en gloriously successful as fishers of me d in taking many who, like the hart, we nting after the water brooks. R'hat made the Amalekites ran befc deon's army? Each one of the army kn< w much racket the breaking of one pitch >uld make. So 300 men that night to ) pitchers and a lamp inside the pitch* d at a given signal the lamps were lift d the pitchers were violently dash wn. The flash of light and the racket e 300 demolished pitchers sent the enet to wild flight. Not much of a weapc u would say, is a broken pitcher, b a Lord made that awful crdsh sckery the means of triumph for E ople. And there is yet to be a batl th the pitchers. The night of t >rld's dissipation may get darker a rker, but after awhile, in what watch e night I know not. all the ale pitche: d the wine pitchers, and the beer pitche d the whisky pitchers of the earth will irled Into demolition by converted Ineb 53 and Christian reformers, and at th rful crash of infernal crockery the JLma tish host of pauperism and loaferdom ai mestic quarrel and cruelty and asse lation will fly the earth. Take t st weapon you can lay your hands c hv did David choose the sling wh i went at Goliath and Goliath we him? Brought up in the country, 11 ery other boy, he knew how to ma e a sling. Saul's armor was first put m, but the giant's armor was too hea^ le helmet was clapped on him as an ( iguisher, and David said, "I cannot th these, for I have not proved then id the first wise thing David did after pi lg on Saul's armor was to put it oft. Th e brook Elah, the bed ot which was d ien I saw it and one vast reach of pebbl rnished the five smooth stones of the bro th which Goliath was prostrated. Whetl be a boy's sling or a broken pitcher or :goad, take that which you can manaj id ask God for help, and no power on eai in hell can stand oefore you. Go out, then, i charge you, against t lilistines. We must admit the odda i ;ainst us?600 to one. In the matter >llars, those devoted to worldliness a a and dissipation, when compared with t >llars devoted to holiness and virtue? I one. The houses sot apart for vice a (spoliation and ruin, as compared w ose dedicated to good?COO to one. -inted newspaper sheets scattered abrc om day to day, those depraving as cc tred with those elevating are 600 to oi he agencies for making the wo orse compared with the agencies iking the world better, 600 to one. I osesln his song, chants, "How should c lase a thousand, and two put 10,000 ight?" and in my text one oxgoad ci jers 600 uplifted battle-axes, and the day aiversal victory is coming, unless the Bi i a fabrication and eternity a myth and i lariots of God are unwheeledonthe golc reets. and the last regiment of the celesl osts lies dead on the plains of heav rith us or without us the work \ 3 done. Oh, get into the rai jmewhere, armed somehow; you w needle, you with a pen, you w good book, you with a loaf read for the hungry, you with a vial ledicine for the siok, you with a pail ioes for the barefooted," you with word acouragement for the young man trying et back from evil ways, you with some st< f the Christ who came to heal the wc rounds and pardon the blackest guilt, i ill the farthest wanderer home. I say ou as the watchman of London used to i t night to the householders before the ti f street lamps came: "Hang out your ligt Hang out your light!" ? RELIGIOUS READING. en, ! on jte- TFIE INSPIRATION" OF TITE PnniT. j The phrase "the Bible is simply literaturo" Lu- which some are using today, as a suggestion evils n-n Rcainst bibliolntrv. is not true. Literature "evfvl is the letter: Scripture is the letter inspired Per'V: Li. by the Spirit. What Jtsus said in justiflca' tion of his doctrine of the new birth is equally block . I applicable to the doctrine of inspiration: despr I ''That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and P?PU q? I that which is bom of the Spirit is spirit" "list Educate, develop and refne the natural man ?:urei: to the highest possible point, and yet he is break :^e not a spiritual man, till through the now f.u^ra ^ birth, the Holy Ghost renews and indwoll.9 " "a U3< hmL So of literature, however elevated its sacre fht tone, however lofty its thought, it is not er*y, ve~ Scripture. Scripture is literature indwelt by 8?u' st" the Spirit of God. The absence of the Holy three I*9 Ghost from any writing constitutes the ini- y,?Tu he passable gulf between it and Scripture. Our "k Lord in speaking of his own doctrine uses spirit ow the same language to show its keeps separateness from common teaching wear, h? which he employs above to mark the the h distinction of the new man. He says: ''It b is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profit- of chi eth nothing; the words that I have spoken *ove. :an unto you are spirit and are life" (John 6:63, tellec f mm d 3 R.V.). Words they were, and In tnat respect -?? ith literature; but words divinely imbreathed, lamp and therefore Scripture. In fine, the one maQ ;he fnct which makes the Word of God a unique sover ?ir book, standing apart in solitary teparateness the si from all other writings, is that which also of all parts off the man of God from common men great ?the indwelling of the Holy Ghost There- le3?,c fore we may say truly of the Bible, not God'e as merely that it was inspired, but it is inspired; Sur that the Holy Ghost breathes within It, mak- clusic ^ iug it not only authoritative In its doctrine, soma n<? but life-giving in its substance, so that they 'h0 PJ who receive its pi omises by faith have "been ble of begotten ?gain, not of corruptible seed, but evils. aS> of incorruptible, through the Word of God, 3rj? which liveth and abideth" (3 Peter 1:23, R. ?" V.),-From the "Ministry of the Spirit." Dec .lls of lat 10' . erties or A dream. nlchc The following day I strovelo make amends >nt /or the lost time, but in vain. The deep peace the sj ire and renewed power for service yesterday was coma ou scattered. Another and another day passed, the 1 til and I did not realize that this solitary way liquo in, sprang from the faithlessness and disobedi- stroyi nd once which had grieved my loving Lord. ducti by Then cold settled on my lungs, and I lay suffoi down for suffering work?which is still ser- <<iE i>g- vice, though it dops not challenge the envy seem; he or admiration of men: but these services re- alcoh mained veiled save in the results until "the purp< he day shall declare it." One night in my sleep medi< ill I seemed to wander in a dark pine wood; tho in n0 :h- branches, interlaced above me, ieft the mid- medi< ad night sky visible at intervals as the wind swept 0 ey through them. The depth of the forest was <<t] he illumined by a lamp, suspended from the sky peuti >w between two golden chains; it oscillated with t0 the he the exactitude of the pendulum of a clock the si i's above a white marble monument. The light fr0m by glqamed brighter in the darkness, and I apile proached it and read in large black characterB: "To the Memory of Wasted Hours." is, i'ears have gone by, but I have never forgot- An< re- ten the sepulchre of the departed minutes, h? nor the sense of loss I experienced in that ag midnight dream, i was restored to peace ere 8?lvei he I was laid down to suffer. I knew whom I veJ~y 1 of had believed: but oh,how I longed for the re- wno ( >w ^toration of those wasted hours that the cank!? sr-worm and the palmer-worm had eaten!? Wltn or inaa Shipton, in "The Hearing Heart." ad in lac at n9 GET OCT THE GOOD. Self C he Are there not some in your circle to whom cou^d mil nntnrfillv betake vourself in times of trial ia. and sorrow? They always seem to speak the ^nici a right word, to give the very counsel you aro ,aQCJ longing for: you do not realize, however, the ^?.m< Qd costwhieh they had to pay ere they became I6,' Q(i 30 skillful in binding up gaping wounds and ^ u >re drying tears. But if you were to investigate .0I? |n. their past history you would find that they ffa? jj. have suffered more than most. They have J, ^0 watched the slow, untwisting of some silver P? on 0f cord on which the lamp of life hung. They D'yw a(j have seen the golden bowl of joy dashed to ena.ad their feet and its contents spilt. They have stood by ebbinc tide?, and drooping gourds, Qy and noon sunsets: but all this has been noc- Tw [t. essary to make them the nurses, the physi- ceive< lC. cian?, the priests of men. The boxes that Pondi 10 come from foreign climes are clumsy enough; was n 03 but they contain spices which scent the air as we tj6 with the fragrance of the Orient. So suffer- Depre ing is rough and bard to bear; but it hides Drun aQ beneath it discipline, education, possibilities ing ai 10 which not only Jeave us nobler.but perfect us loose. 3b to help others. Do not fret,or set your teeth, men's or wait doggedly for the suffering to pas9; the bi jn but get out of it all you can, both for your- liquo: h.. self and for your service to your generation, later it according to the will of God.?Itev.F.IJ. Meyer Sever ,J mann ev deadl VICTORIES OF LIFE. wa3 g [s_ When a man conquers his adversaries and Abe l0. his difficulties it is not as if he never had en- noon, i3_ countered them. Their power, still kept, is lynch sa. in all his future life. They are not only and tl p. events in his past history, they are elements victic 3Q in all his present character. His victory is colored with tho hard strucele that won it. lle Hi? sea of glass is always mingled with Are, Lot at just as this peaceful crust of the earth centl] on 011 which we live, with its wheat "Inte h0 fields and vineyards and orchards and flower most ye beds is full still of the power of the Natio ,n convulsion that wrought it into its life, i re present shape, of the floods and vo canoee ance i and glaciers which have rent it or drowned or jU( it, or tortured it. Just as the whole fruitful formi ''Z earth, deep in its heart, is still mingled with chief the ever-butning flie that is working out passe; Jv its chemical Utni ss for its work, just go the evide: life that has been overturned and overturned and 1 **j by the strong hand of God, filled with the 0f cas ?*r deep revolutionary forces of suffering, puri- mans! ~ji fled by the strong fires of temptation, keeps woun strong discipline forever, acd roots in that j am , J discipline the deepest growths of the most j 9ay . sunny and luxuriant spiritual life that it is coune jjj ever able to attain?Puillips Brooks. lis tie "xo do good." The k? This was the practical creed of Thomas ! Tail e, who was /alseiy accused by all "truly *"?* good people" of his time with doing only ?. evil. Let us all go forward in imitating his J* . !?' noble example. Our sphere may be a very erawi restricted oup, but it is always large enough hurro to contain holy thoughts and noble actions. It is possible for us every day to live to help ?. ?T some oue in need, to comfort the despondent and downcast. There is trouble euough ? ? , r~ everywhere around us to give us an oppor- . tunity to lend some forlorn spirit ? J~ a usipiug uunu. riUcouragc?incnt is ^ neoiled by somebody nil the time. ,,, f 'bl Trouble is all about us all tho time. But , wLat wo do is not to be done for tho sake of ~*j beiug s en of men. That is a selfish spirit ?r ?~ rather than one of self-saeriilee. We are to * *v* do good byword or deed continually and ,x_ when we are done with the activities of this 8? world we shall receive a kiudly welcome Dea ' from the All-lather, who. is only love. It is differ an error to declare that a good need is not fortui accej table to H:m uMvellascommendatoryto 31,001 ^ the mi'-e of mankind. It will never be dis- 50( approved on high, provided it is done from a 201 pu. emotive. 10C ler 5( 1111 Speak je, visitants from the dead. p'oor That the dead are seen do more I will not Poor ondeitake lo maintain against the concur- Tram "e r<*nt testimony of all a?es and all nations, u*? There is no people, rude or unlearned,amoug wh'-m apparitions of tae d'jad are not related and l el:ewd. This opinion, which (;aD nn Pr?xas far as human nature is diffused, T'h 500 pould becomeuniversal only by its truth; . '\r tho-e that heard of one another would not 111 Ittt bave atiieed iu a tale which nothing but ex- The 01 periei.ee could make credible. That it is sumtr doubted by i^iDKle cavillers can very littie tain I m~ weaken the general evidence, and some who It ti a?* d?ri.y it with their tongues confits it wiuh with I r'd tu^ir f-.'arj.?Dr. John-on. 900 h; for Jut ? . *-,CM E.-rtliqunkes i:i ti e :iattinl world, cnrr.nio- mont 10 .i"ii< in tne ?ocin?>, r-ligkus ami political . 3Q- .voil.', all i.?*tt>keu tl.c iapid u'-ptoacii of the ; ?f Ld o? tLe : ;y. Warn ble m baad the phi] jell Horse Meat Not Labeled. t il ab :ial Dr. Salmon, Chief of tho Bureau of Animal ,! en. Industry of tho Agricultural Department, seven rtll speaking of the report that a large horse ' . 3kg slaughtering and packing industry had been 1th started in Portland, Oregon, .said that thero 8' 4th was no law comnellinar sucli meats to be la- 33,001 of beled, as in casee of oleomargarine whea cent. [ of sold as butter. Dr. Salmon says that the de- cent. of partment had endeavored to secure legisla- Fin of tlon similar to the oleomargarine law. which not m to will compel dealers In horse meat to have it come jry labeled so that consumers need not be de- This ,rgt ceived. optioi md m A : to ! Eating Sony Birds. Sundi 3ay Dunstable larks are thought to bo the best dram me for eating in England, and 48,000 of the song day. itl" birds are sent to London yearly for that pur- keep < pose. At Leipslc It is said half a million larks a year are killed. TEMPERANCE. THE WOBK OF INTEMPEHANCE. } following graphic portrayal of tl wrought by alcohol was drawn by tl Lawrence Murphy, of Canada, in a ter ice address delivered by him. "Ale said Father Murphy, '*is the stumblin : of youth, the wreck of manhood, tl lir of old age. It crowds the prison lates the asylums and poorhouses ai he untimely grave. It silvers prem y the hairs of fathers and mothei a the hearts of loving wivt?s, cruel ;ge3the innocence of childhood, whi nishes God and the angels from tl d precincts of the soul. Show me r.o show me crime, show me anguish and body and I will show you th -fourths of it comes directly or indirec t of the whisky bottle. is the cHuse of three-fourths of o ual ailments and physical diseases, i the doctor busy in his office, the prie y in the confessional. It is darkness ome, a cloud in the church and night 0rit ul idhu. i.1 uiij^uia iuu oiicqi, urity. withers the adorable blossoms darkens the sublime radiance of the i f, chases every sunbeam of happine the human heart, extinguishes evei of holiness in the lighthouse of the h conscience and makes of the soul eign in prison, Napoleon looking out < id and solemn sea. It is the giant evils, the greatest force out of hell, tl est enemy of humanity, the greate rator of godliness and of God. It wast i gifts to man." ely, as Father Murphy said at the coi >n of his address, it behoves the enti lunity to do nil it possibly can to less* jwer and influence of an agency cap generating such deep and widespres ALCOHOL AS MEDICIXE. iided change of opinion has taken plai e years regarding the medicinal proi of alcohol. Says Doctor James ] >ls on this subject: } regards the medicinal value of any i )irituous liquors which are known : lerce, very much may be said. If a Drandies, whiskys, wines and ma rs which now exist were suddenly d sd, and there could be no further pr on, no class but dipsomaniacs wou any pain or distress for a single hou i all cases of disease where an alcohol j to be indicated, science presents noi olics that may serve an equally usef )se. The alcohol question as related 1 jlne may be summed up in a few word instances of disease of anV form is it ?lne which mieht not be dispensed wit ither agents substituted. als view o! the chemical and ther cal needs and uses of alcohol, as relat< i human family, is not presented fro andpoint of the temperance orator, b that of the scientific investigator." A SENSIBLE PLEDGE. 5re is in Danville, Conn., a society g women, numbering already four hui who have individually pledged then 3 not to marry drinking men. It is sensible pledge. There are some m< :an use liquor in moderation withoi dangor of becoming drunkards, bi most men the danger Is very great, au a man who is quite sure of himself :t on the verge of ruin. : that is not all. Even if the man bin ould be depended upon with safety, 1 . nor by any possibility guarantee h against yielding to the temptatic 1 would beset them from their very ii by reason of his use of liquor. T1 in who does not want to be either tl ot a drunkard or the mother of a druni as therefore only one way of escaj that danger, and that is to turn a dei ) any suitor who uses liquor at all; ev< ioes promise to give it up for her. ly gives it up to get her he will prob Lkfl it nn acrain after he has gained h -New York Witness. TWO HUNDRED INDIANS DBCNE, 0 hundred Omaha Indian?, who r 1 their annuity of $25,000. went 3r, Neb., aud began drinking freely, ot long before drunken Indians, wom< 11 as men, were thick in the street ;dations of all kinds were committe ken women paraded the streets, how ad acting as if bedlam had brok< Some threw their arms around whi i necks and asked for a kiss. Some neks, when completely overcome wil r, fell in the road and were picked i by friends and carried out of tow al wagon loads were disposed of in th er. Knives, pistols and all sorts < y weapons were displayed, but no oi eriously inj ured. >ut twenty citizens held a meeting i and if the word had only been said, ing would soon have been in progrea tie saloon-keepers would have been tl is.?Vineland Outlook. trvTvrvr .TrnfiE'B EVIDENCE. d Justice Denman,of England, has r j given this evidence against the drin mperance is the greatest curse and tl potent cause of misery from which th n suffers. Twenty years of judici ind forty-six years of constant atten in the criminal courts as an advocat lge are enough to enable any man t on opinion as to the extent of the mi caused by drunkenness. Not a dt 3 in the criminal courts without son nee of it. i suppose that between 18' 893 I must have tried many thousani les of violence and cruelty?murder laughters, murderous and savaj dings, kickings and asnaults. Of thes sure, I speak well within the mark wh< that more than one-half were direct icted with excessive drinking." THE DRUNKARD S WIFE. (drunkard in his bed tossing and moai srith throat that cracks with its ^rasj hirst, and blood that crawls like ttion of maggots along the flaccid vein reath that sickens and stinks and maki ook for red crested grave worms l out of lips and eyes and nostrils ar w into the puffy cheeks of the cadave hing visibly. * * * Still the same seen ght wears on; children sit up in be lock the tone, sleepless watcher by cr; "Drink, mamma, drink." The laui . low?goes out. The darkness turi The hot evening horror has boilt , ana tne tonurua uuus are sun m. icu lies in tar. Out of the shadow a (or 3 and searches for live coals in tl vainly. It is the drunkard's wif >iiy her. DIFFERENT NAMES. ith from drinking intoxicants is giv? ent names, about as follows: If the ilj late victim is worth? ),000 Nervous chi ),000 Nervous prostratic ).000 Congestive chi ).000 Rheumatis ),000 Stomach complaii ;er of the House Overwoi but respectable Alcoholic poise laborer Delirium tremei p ; Jim-jan ?The Banner. TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES. tada's annual liquor bill is $134,783,40 ! consumption of intoxicating liquoi w Zealand is decreasing year by yea i National \V. C. T. U. will condu< ler meetings at Chautauqua and lloui ..ake PdrK. ikes 9000 breweries to supply Eaglan boar, and during the past year sou vve baen closed. l.l.... ?r ? oir-*iiwu> , yji anwfti., 1 ,. , the hoc!C5.surv permits for the establish jf breweries in tlaat Territory. Willis Davi?, a bride, kille.l herself i . a Comity, Kentucky,on soeics'her hu. under tho influence of liquor. i Duke of Coatnught declares that to istiueuee is absolutely necessary to Id age. His mother, (}ueen Victoria, ty-six. iji urn's revenue from the ilriulc habi ro\vn in lorty years irom *.i (.000 francs, crime increasing 2U0 pc at the same time and insanity 128 pi land lias demonstrated that spirits ai acessary in cold countries, having b< practically a total abstinence countr; change has been effected under loci a and woman suffrage. new law for the better observance < ny In Russia will probably close all th shops throughout the Empire on the An effort is being made to have ther apen one hour of the day. SABBATH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON FO H JUNK 23. n Lesson Text: "Saviour's Partlr ie Words," Luke xxlv., 44-53 (>IIs a, slonary Lesson)?Golden Text: ltl Matt, xxvlll., 19?Commentary. s. ly "Go Ye.'?This is the genius of the go pel. This its missionary spirit. Begin Jerusalem, it is true, but with their fac v- turned from it. Start from the centre, b go to the circumference. The command wi at imperative. They were not to linger, or !t- exercise their discretion as to whither th< were to go, but to go in obedience to H ur command. It was as abiding as the time wi It to be long in which the work was to be aon at When one set of workers fell, another s in were to spring into their places. The cot III mnnH nrna o Hvlntr nrAawnf T.nrH wrq es living and present Lord. Moreover, it i of cfuded not only the eleven apostles, but t! whple company of disciples. Every Chrl ss tian has some part and some responsibility ry connection with this commission. Some a u- evangelists, some pastors and teachers, son a prayers, some private witnesses, some give >n of money?all earnestly engaged, each a ril cording to his ability and according to b talent, in winning men from sin tosalvatio st from the power of satan unto God. So loi es asthere is an unsaved man, woman or chi in the world, this commission is an fore u- this command is upon every disciple of Jes re Christ.?Pentecost. ^ THE FINAL CHARGE. 44. In these first six verses Luke gives brief summary of Christ's teachings after tl resurrection. Jesus speaks as though I were not now with His disciples. In the o form of existence He is not. He participat -e more in the heavenly than in the earthly 111 45. Jesus was in condition now, by His wor and very presence, to open their mind Now that the Scriptures had been fulfllle and with the cross behind, the raind wou ? readily open to truth to which it had bei L, closed before. 46. There could have been i gospel if there had been no cross; but tl ?" death, even of Jesus, would have had i efficacy for the removal of human guilt if I had not risen from the grave. The one fa TV 1_ I.L1 -tA ii-U iU,. lr> + 1 is lflvanauiy uuiuiccicu wnu iuo uiucl m %>i 1C epistles (Taylor). 47. Repentance here, Q" everywhere, means the change of mind ai J" purpose. It is an antecedent condition t0 the remission of sins. It is the change re* s ized when the man first exercises faith. T1 a two things move together (Dwight). 48. 1 n> apostle mast be one who has seen Chrii Acts L, 21, 22. The Christian system res upon facts, to which the testimony of tho who are eye-witnesses is given. The fund mental facts are the death, resurrection ai ut ascension of Jesus. These are the basis Christian preaching; and if they are remov the Christian preaching is emptiness, and is the Christian faith (Dwight). 49. T of promise of the Father here means the sen a- ing of the Spirit, which occurred on the di a- of Pentecost (see Acts ii.), ten days lat< a Extraordinary powers were theirs: 1. G ;n of tongues. 2. Illumination of minds, it Unusual power of speech. 4. Miracles ut healing. 5. Discernment of spirits (Watsoi "i THE FINAL DEPARTURE. is 60. It would seem that Jesus had been wi them ">nce more in the old familiar upp room at Jerusalem; at least He walked son little way with'His disciples along an old ai f? familiar path. Probably the day of asce sion was just six weeks after that on whi< " the last supper had been celebrated, and se eral of those present would well rememb le TT-otir nf Mt?fr Hnv SI. Tha ascensi* seems to huve been slow and gentle. T J? apostles could therefore view It distinct and deliberately, so that they might be t ~ sured of its reality. No chariot nor hors of tire weis seen like those which wafted t prophet Elijah to heaven; no violent whi wind agitated the air, no blaze of glory df zled the eyes or overpowered the feelings the anxious spectators. Every part of t scene accorded with the character of the mi e- and benevolent M?i3ter. Though a partii to scene, there was in it nothing to terrify It depress the minds of the upostles. Fill in with an abiding awe, and yet with a gre :s. and abiding joy. they returned to Jerusalt d. (Thompson). >n ' te _ of the light-Wheel craze. th lP The Thoroughgoing Wheelman Saci ^ fices Everything to Lightness, of Regarding the craze for light whe? w which Is now being so much discuss* among wheelmen, a writer has the f< a lowing to say on the subject: A fe a, years ago when the lightest whe 16 weighed some fifty pounds, and weig of machine was regarded as essenti to steadiness and safety, all wlieel rl e- ers voluntarily carried bells :tnd la k: terns and mud shields and guards f I? the trousers, and various other thing ai With the advent of the pneumatic ti 4- came the mania for light machine The common bicycle weighs now abo s_ thirty-two pounds. Most members ly the L. A. W. have road wheels th J? weigh ten or fifteen pounds less. Tl jg reduction of every pound Is hail< s, with delight The thoroughgoing wheelman saci ^ fices everything to lightness. His fla iy nel suit weighs but a few ounce When he Is particularly enthusiast he discards hose and has his hec shaved. Any man on a wheel who hi p. whiskers Is not an enthusiast If Se a ator Peffer should ever be lured in a< cycling by Jerry Simpson the Sena tQ would lose the adornment of his floi id lng whiskers. r. T?.-roont Trhoro tho law frrmoses a De ^ alty, the wheel has no lantern, no be y. no mud guards, no anything but ip small tool box, and In that the oil C? " Is only half filled to the saving of a fe t. grains of weight When a man w! in sacrifice his mustache and nave b head shaved to resemble a Sing Sli convict, and, as In the case of 01 wheel maniac, will have a few teei drawn to lighten the load?wnen 1 :Q will smoke a cigarette rather than 3~ cigar because It Is lighter?can we e: 11 pect him to submit to bell and lantei ,n unless he Is powerless to control legl jjj lation? An occasional pedestrian ove it thrown, or a baby carriage smashe * children run down or a fat woms ^ rolled over, he regards as nnlmportaj jt compared with the reduction of h machine's weight a few ounces. Whf < a man Is so enslaved by the blcyc I hnhlf ns to anti-fat nostrums [) MM,V" ' ? lighten his weight, his opinions as jT safeguards for the public are m ,t worth legislative consideration. i:1 " What Fighting Means In Kentuck An old woman living some distan from Manchester, Ivy., was summoni as a witness to tell what she kne 11 about a flght at her house sever nights before in which three or fo1 people were killed. She mounted U "j stand with evident reluctance ai many misgivings, and when 'juestio ed by the court as to what she kne it about the matter said: "Well, Jedg 4 tilt? I U3L X ttl/WUL lb ?> o.o ?U( Bill Sanders called Tom Smith a 11: en' Torn knocked him down with e stick of wood. One of Bill's frieui ' then hit Tom with a knife, sllcln' a b piece out of him. Sam Jones, who wi a friend of Tom's, then shot the otlv 3i fellow, en' two more shot him, en" thri e or four others got cut right smart t q somebody. That naturally caused sou excitement, Jedge, eu' then they cot menced fltin'."?Loulsrille Courle Journal, - AGRICULTURAL jj TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATI TO FARM AND GARDEN, l<r HAEHOWrSQ PASTUEES. There are many pastures which i be much improved by harrowing w a forty-tooth drag that will cut ii the surface soil. This will admit lS. to places covered by mow, aud ena at the grass to grow more vigorously. course some of the roots of the gr ^ will be destroyed; but the stirring to the soil will make more grow in ti y place. If there is much moss on ^ surface it will require under drain e. to remove surplus water to maki et permanent improvement. ? Bos: n* Cultivator. a tie FEEDING EWES WITH LAMBS. ^ If the pasture is good, the sal re grain to feed the ewes is a mixtur* ae oats and buckwheat, of which < ^ pound a day may be given with pro [j3 This food is excellent for mak n, milk, which should be the princi object of the feeding at thisperiod. ,g! the same time, this mixed grain n nrrrmrtrl finfllv ar> rl nri ran ? ILS g*vuu? AAMWAJ UUVI giTOU bV lambs in a small quantity, it separate pan with narrow opening! a let in the lambs and keep out J? ewes. It should be spread in rati ld broad, flat troughs, so that too mi ea may not be eaten at once. An on] j?- or two a day may be given after 1 [g? lambs are four weeks old and have d, gun to pick grass, increasing with ld age and growth.?New York Times an . 10 he SETTING ASPARAGUS. It is not yet too late to set out a 1 of asparagus this spring, and th bo who have one will agree with us t as every farm garden ought to hav< liberal supply of this toothsome ve il- table. A bin eight by thirty feet \ bo supply any ordinary family and of ^ more, and once established it will 1 it^ a lifetime. The best variety is C se over colossal, and if strong one y old plants can be got, they are as^< qj as any. These can be bought of t ed seedsmen at a low price. The grot so should be dae over deeply, and man mixed with it in a very liberal m ay ner. There is no danger of digg jr. too deeply nor manuring too fi Set the plant four feet apart each t and they will grow together b< !). enough. Once the bed is establisl it should be dug over each spring ^ th a garden fork and manure worked er and a little salt scattered over it, ( that is all the attention it will ever n_ quire. It is a very wholesome ve ch table and comes before almost a v* thing else in spring, and thefe is ^ cause for not having it in plenty he Atlanta Journal. ;iy is ieg PEOTECT SHEEP AGAINST GRUB DJ THE HE Many American shepherds adi smearing the salt trough with tar, 1 of this is seldom thorough enough, he practice to be recommended, wh ld the flock ia not too large, is to sm or the noses of the sheep periodically, ed least once a week, during the seat at of greatest activity of the fly, witl lm mixture of equal parts of tar t grease, or of tar and fish oil, or of and whale oil. Some have used wh oil alone with good results. A brl will be found convenient to ap] these mixtures. A reliable author o^rtnlro in flaUavin/v favmo nf fllfl nac O^tUUO 1U UOVUCtXUg VWXU40 VA VUW UOV ,]g an ointment made 09 follows: Be J(j wax, one pound; linseed oil, one pii ,1. carbolic acid, four ounces. Melt ' w wax and oil together, adding t ej ounces of roain to give body, then, ht it is cooking, stir in the carbolic ac al The same authority mentions the d. by some breeders of choice stock o n. canvas face cover smeared with t or mixture, or with one of asafetida ? .g tallow, which may be adjustad in si ^ a fashion as not to interfere with ,s sight or with grazing, and yet prot the lamb against the fly .that Jays 1 egg from which the grub hatol: at Some farmers plow a few furrows 30 the pasture so the,sheep may put tfc nnsaa in the fresh earth and thus ki 'Q the fly away.?New England Hoi Btead. nA SCUFFLE HOE. lc Several correspondents have e l(j me sketches of a home-made set] ls / boe or hand weeder. It is here ill n. trated. Any flat piece of steel, pi t0 of drawing knife, old scythe, e te may be used for the blade, and thi vth ie HOME-MADE SCUFFLE HOB. a attached to a hoe or similar handh x" hard wood by means of two iron rn 711 -iritprl r>n thfl blade and fastened s* the handle with bolts or nails. U jj" between the rows it loosens the i without moving it, and cuts off 111 weeds. ?Nebraska Farmer, at 13 MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG TTTRKET3. ' The critical period in the life of to domesticated turkey is the first tn . or four weeks ol its life. The yot . chicks are exceedingly tender, and 0 quire close attention to prevent < ease and other natural enemies gett: in among them. When the you first come off the nest they should y confined in pens or small yards foi few davs. or until they are strc ce " ?" ' enough to jump or fly over a bo! ,w twelve to eighteen inches high, af aj which they raav be allowod more 1 ur erty, but not to wander far away ii lie the fields and wet grass early in 1 morning; and they should also housed during long, cold epring rai To prevent wandering, 6ee that ti W arc bountifully supplied with nu' ,e* tious and agreeable food near th In roosting places. For the first 1 ar weeks the chicks should have con a corn meal and eour milk, or, what a better, baked corn bread and curd milk. There is danger of overfeedi 19 with raw corn meal, as this will sol er times harden in the crop, especio e if the supply of sour milk is not s 'J" ficient. Scraps of meat and anii ie meal, as it is termed, may be gii Q" after the chicks are two weeks c r ' When a month old, if the weather 1 w> ' /-5 become warm, as it is usually in Jose, the chicks may be allowed to go into the fields, where they will find insects VE and worms and other natorRl and healthful food, bat be sure and feed them and have some soar milk an<f clean water ready for them when they come up at uight; and then you can Jan count the flook and see how many, if ith anyt aje being killed during their &to wanderings.?New York San. air ble HALTBB-PTTTiTiTNQ PREVENTED. To break a horse of halter-palling; ra8l use a strong halter and run the tie ' . through the ring in a post or manger '^ir and tie to one fore foot at suitable . 6 length. I improvised this plan when mg ?? I , / V/x. ace 4 the ^ saw a mustang polling badly, and it be- broke him in a short time. The strap tjjQ around the leg should not be sharp ot im stiff and the limb should be protected by a piece of thiok wool or cloth. ?H. B. Frink, in Farm and Home. FARM AND QAHDEK NOTES. ose Kot See that the brood mares are 19 j thrifty condition. ge- Give every horse and oolt a bran rill mash onoe a week. ten There is a great deal in the earl/ ast matnring of horses. on" Should the old coat not start readily, increase the grain ration slightly. in_ Cotton-seed meal and oil cake are ind 800(* 0PrinK rations for work horses, are Nurserymen generally deem small an- trees the best for general planting, log There is less risk and better growth, i ee. Although tender, the oannas are ray magnificent badding plants, making a )on big show and producing a fine effect., Oat of every twenty horses raised for market, nineteen are spoiled by *n want of feeding rather than by overm<* feeding. ; re" The draught horse is a necessity ?e" and, if he does not bring so muoh as ny41*a Virtfaa Via iq ttiata AftfliW ^ _ uuo vv/avu uvawv) ?v ? . . i. marketed. When held to a strong light a fresh egg is clear, and if shaken in the hand no jarring or motion of the contents . ' must be felt. f13? A good idea is the English home o? n? rest for horses. The object is to care for and nurse back to health all ailing ere animals, the owner being in the meaa ? time supplied with a sound horse. | 30n With the beginning of spring work 2 a horses get out of condition, lose tnefir md appetites and become feverish. The tar feed should be changed at* such time*, aje and numerous bran mashes be givep. ish The white of a perfectly fresh egg ply cannot be beaten to a froth as easily ity as the white of an egg that is a day or > of two old, and if the egg is very cold the :es- beating of the white will be acoomat; plished more easily. the If the fowls must be shut up all ^ wo summer in a winter house, with more i as or less glass to the south, it will be) fid. cruelty not to giva them an opportu-' use rtity to take shelter from the fierce f a heat and strong light. > It is considered an advantage by some when the shell of an egg will J?" peel off as if the egg had been hard| boiled. Such eggs^are not fresh, as; .?cfc the contents of a 'fresh egg adhere closely to the shell and must be re? moved. lol p The gladioli and iris are among our ggp most valuable flowers. The grana na. flower spikes they produce are very attractive, and the richness of color and many shades aud markings make them the center of attraction of any ^ floral display. [ffle A fresh egg will sink in water. It Ufl. is not always safe to judge an egg by ece its appearance. It may be apparently ^ fresh, yet if it absorbs enough air to g jg permit it to float even a little above the bottom of the dish it may not bo perfectly fresh. The latest sulky for the race-traok has the driver's seat over the hips ol the horse and pneumatic-tired wheel# just back of the horse's forelegs on each side. The new device reduce* the amount of harness necessary, and is said to give the horse perfect free* dom of motion. Trees are a great protection to fruit* and flowers. Some people think they are detrimental, but we fail to see ? where it comes in. In our recent cold J of spell here it is reported that fruits, rets guc'u as strawberries and raspberries, to Were greatly helped out by the pro* sed tection afforded by trees. Don't tw soil too quick in cutting out the large all trees?perhaps they will do more good !%?% ? rv> affav all tiittU iiaxiu ct&vw* im?i Ducklings thrive best on soft food. One part cornmea), oue part bran and the a small proportion of animal meal, ree mixed with cooked potatoes or turnips, tog make an excellent mess for them. The re- drinking vessel must always contain lis- plenty of water, so that the bills may i?g be cleaned by the ducklings, as they inK are liable to die if their nostrils are be clogged. They also require water to r a assist in swallowing their food, but >ag should not be allowed on ponds until irii weii feathered. ter m ib- Wooden Bread. | la Berlin there is a great cattery 1 where two hundredweight of wood be bread is turned out every clay for ^ popular consumption. The bread ia ie7 made out of sawdust and rye flour? tr** three-fourths sawdust. A chemical e'r process takes away the texture and ^ew taste of the sawdust and liberates the rse ; saccnarine and nutritive elements, 1 *s [ an J, with a little rye flour, it makes nutritious bread, which is sold at nn ?1.12 per hundredweight. -American i Farmer. ,uf- j There are 70,000 acres given up to nal the cultivation of oysters along ths ren Long Island Sound front of Conneoild. ticut, and the lands and plants ara aaa valued at $4,000,000.