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r ON A DARK SUBJECT it CttPXWS SUNDAY SERMON Noted Pswtor-i-vaiycelist Treats Di the Ssbj^ct <af tbe Devil in a Nove Hkor Ymac Cm-.?The following readaHe mi hd^cl sermon is by the Rev. Dr, JL Wilbur Cfcaptrm i. the bast known evan im the country and one of the most ^popular pulpit orators of New York. It ib wd'rtM ""The Devil," and was preached Jrau tke texi '"And the Lord sftid unto Ah tan. Whence comest thou? Then Satan Bin i hi il the Lord and said. From going to wad fn? in the earth, and from walking up and dova in it." .'oh 1: 7. This jbi a forbidden subject. We genera% speak of him v he is the subject of my aeraea with a siuile, and yet it is a subject with which ore ought certainly to be perfectly familiar. We have all had some exper'renee with hi m who is the author oi " oar dhtme, and who is responsible foi my elatd though it be no larger than a su?'.' hrtvd that h&s cast itself upon the aky of onr Fife, and vet I doubt not that there are very many of us that could not gint a mi jiteurate explanation of our views. ^TWere sire vorv many who scout tke kit* of a personal devil at all, and this view is amrh more general than we think. X cwk qsite nndcrstand how it should be for Satan's master stroke of policy is tacfmt or mini's from inquiry concerning Us trae chara ter anil the methods by vhicli Ike govern* his kingdom. Somefain for the core generate he employs the ndiiele of darkness that he may mind the Ms of these who do not believe lest the tishi of the Gospel of the glory of Christ f nlsisTiT dawn upon them and they should ftdieve. ,~In whom the Cod of this world lath Uodnl the minds of them w hich befinr neb lest the light of the g'orious Gospd of C%ri*t. who is the image of God. hwlil dttte nnto them." 2 Corinthians 4b 4. And sometimes to those who do befcw he transforms himself into an angel thai he tnav delude them bv his nan l "Arut no marvel: for Satan himorif is trmsformcd into an angel of light." . ^Corinthian* 11: 11. The hrte Dr. James H. Brooks, of St. fc? Is, ooe ?f the greatest Bible teachers im oar wantry. said that it used to be his onsbni is his family worship to read the Hew TeStararsi through consecutively un til he cms to Revelation, and then he nmoU ahrays turn hack to Matthew and - eead axnht to the Revelation, and then S lock to Matt hew o .ce more, until one day - tittioe alone in his study he began to question V?nrtf as to why this was his habit, 4Kad it ocemievl to him as he read the Revthrough that it must he because til is the onbr book in the New Testaw it, which teDs t>f the doom of Satan, aad It is finite easy to understand why he oreald torn the mind away from that book whkh trils of his defeat. Ma c oeueve in a a?vn now. As Ihir fathers used to do; TVyV forced the door of the broadest >-s_- cited. To let his form pass through. Tine int a print of his cloven foot, Oraftiy dart from his bow, "TW be fbrad in earth or air to-day, Par the world baa voted so. "*0ol who is mixing the fatal draught V That palates heart and brain, Pad loads the bier of each passing year With tm bnndred thousand slain? It*bo Mights the bloom of the land to-day With the fiery breath of hell ? fi the devil isn't, and never was. Wss't asnebody rise'and tell? the steps of the toiling saint, And dig* the pits far his feet? Who sows the tares in the-fields of time, WUjuu God bows His wheat? The dtril is voted not to be. Ami uf eonrse, the thing is true; Put who n doing the hind of work The devil sfese should do? ^BTe are told he does not go around lake a rearing lion now; 1 1 1 -V 71 m* VAII) woertAnoilvln JMt Vim JMIAI ( *TC UU1U &?OpUUi?UJV ?W ike everlasting row Tb be beard in home, in church and slate, TW the earth's remotest hound, Jf the ftrril, by a unanimous vote, _ ' Ismsbtit to be found? *~W?i*t nmwbody step to the front forthwMl "> luaftohis bow, and show How the frauds and crimes of a single day Sf&ng up? We want to know. Tke vkvil at fairly voted out, hnd ?f course the devil's gone, Hit vnophe folks would like to know * Wlva carries his business on." 'The other day in Brooklyn s woman Ihww crratM ont of the window of a tivebaddmg to escape the brutal torture; of her drunken husband. She left ww CUfc buy -motherless and worse than afsiberlcsE*. That husband was in the clutch ^wf the mxe of whom 1 speak at this time. Wsulrf y? make light of such a foe as ""-this. The opening chanters of Genesis -fpve m o picture of a happy pair in Eden, ..jkeare, jKuily, perfection and beauty evervMjtin jacji'ed. God looked upon it and jtffl thai it was vc-rv good, when suddenly :SK xmm changed There is a marvelous tftnuuSccmaiion; kin appears; the curse is mnj udbenr; trouble begins and rolls high Kfcr the mighty waves of the sea, until tne world is engoifed in the blackness of the * *??? of despair. No wonder that we SoelEkc crying ont again and again in the words of the text, "And the Lord said wnh? Sato, Whence comest thou? Then Sdu a?end the Lord and said, From to and fro in the earth, and from -rmTf'Tj up and down in it." It is of such jnofcraesuy that 1 speak, and he is not a aobjbjA far jesting. 1 have for the post km jho been laboring in the interests of mo, bat somehow during the past three ?tixtbvy have been upon me as a speoi] ho,ifcji. I have listened to their heart fci libTiiw. cries and their sobs of despair, aft it m with the memory of these tears thai kane nn like rivers, and the cry of wmsuqf m **b wLo tee is nim.^eii to oe iosi suft br and, "Is there any hope," that I fercn? i? *ry readers this message. Tie -denl is certainly not a myth. 1 .rial! mrtr Ids Bfljnes in a little while and "oW yovr attention to the fact that they atxe aS fnanil in the New Testament, 60 tftus. is not an Old Testament delusion earned (Inrwn to the present time, as some xmrJnI here us believe, for almost nil the aKSsxwdana concerning him we are deQmdent wpon the New Testament Scrigfeio. 3"fee Old Testament is strangeiy siItsll your attention to this fact that & yea wad in the Old Testament the ac?snt -j1 the temptation and fall in Eden, t&em tht trouble of Job, then the numberixj of israri \ty David. and finally the vis iaa wf vkebca, the high priest, and Satan with him, you have the foui a'herc^atan is definitely mentioned wscfe >e? -cruris particularly described. The ^cskfenmca of his existence are everywhere to fc* war* ;"m the Old Testament, but these ace xaA ?n vlirect statements. This doe* ar*r?? vrttk the position of many people wftek use disposed to say a good deal about the SiUhi myth, which had its rise in the xahaao? of our race. when the human mind was- vrscaethngiy childish and credulous 'She 'iirril \M tbe author of evil, the fount wu weakness, the adversary of the fcrsuit., the corrupter of the world. He snare?, sov.cth error, nourished sunCMraitJora, s&stnrbcth peace and scatter . aS&fian. I am sure there is nevei IgfOiXtr t^ee h? hell than when a churct y m n'i s?-engendered, nor when peace is avay from heart and home in tlx Are ?J a storm of contention. This is i T^Trrf* pjetonc of him. but we must hav< ' p T It is quite plain that Satan had son connection with the earth before man a peared. He is now supposed to be a fi ien angel, if this supposition is true tin , the New Testament references won I, seem to indicate that pride and envy we; the cause of his fall. When Hod sai "Let us make man, and let him have d 1 minion over everything that we ha^ I made." the envy began, and as another In suggested this seems to he the true ia< when we notice the devil's position in tl t ,'^r, rl.fKt tl,-'\v 4 ' 8 ICIilf V* ~ - . "Again the devil taketh linn up into .1 exceedingly higii mountain, and showet Him all the kingdoms of the world, and tl glory of them, and saith nut > Him, A 1 these things will 1 give '1 hee if Thou wi 1 fall down and worship mo." It is as if 1 1 were making one last great effort to ove 1 throw the Master and rule the worh 1 Certain direct statements are made coi ceniing him by our Master. No strong* one can be found than that which is r corded in John 8: 44, "Ye are of vol father, the devil, and the lusts of vol ( father ye will do. He was a murder* ; from the beginning, and abode not in tl : truth, because there is no truth in hin When he speaketh a lie he speakcth of h 1 own: for he is a liar and the father of it, > He is a terrific foe, and in the interests < : all young men who desire to be true an like Christ 1 lift up my voice against him II. The Rev. W. G. Moorhead, 1). 1).. hi 1 given us a list of his names as recorded the New Testament Scriptures. This 2L 1 is as follows: 1 Abaddon?Revelation 9: 11. Accuser?Revelation 12: 10. Adversary?1 Peter 5: 8. Angel of the Abyss?Revelation 9: 11. Apollyon?Revelation 9: 11. Beelzebub?Mark 3: 22. Belial?2 Corinthians 0: 15. Devil?Matthew 4: 1. Dragon?Revelation 20: 2. Great Red Dragon?Revelation 12: 3. Evil One?Matthew 13: 19. Enemy?Matthew 13: 39. FatHer of Lies?John 8: 44. God of This World?2 Corinthians 4: 4. Liar-?John 8: 44. Murderer?John 8: 44. Prince of Devils?Mark 3: 22. T* -- 'r?i - 1V.AJ T _ 1 o. OI iTince or 1111s >\ oriu?iiumi o. -1. Prince of the Power of the Air? Eph< sians 2: 2. Satan. Serpent?2 Corinthians 11: 3. Strong One?Luke Jl: 21. Spirit of Evil Working?Ephesians 2: 2. Tempter?! Thessaloniaas 2: 5. Notorious criminals have a certain nun ber of aliases by which thev are known t their partners in crime. They ""ear <ei tain names because they have committe certain things, so all these names mea: something; as they arc appiied to th devil each name is descriptive of his di? position, energy and power. He is Apollyon because he is a destroyei He is Ahaddon because he is destructio itself. The Man Murderer because he is the as sassin of the Race. The Great Red Dragon because of hi bloodthirstiness. The Serpent because of his craftiness. The Tempter because he is a deceiver. Some years ago in the city of Philade pbia there stood outside of one of the sa Icons a woman clad in rags, whe once ha lived in one of the 1*>st homes in tha city. She had a little baby in her arm and an older child was tugging at he skirts. She rapped upon the aoor am ' when it was opened she said, "I want m husband." The husband wis called cut He had once beau of grett reputation, mar. of real talent, had provided for hi wife and children all that money couli buy, and, now he is shorn of everythin *xcept the merest semblance of manhood "What do you want?" he said, with a: oath, and she answjred, "I want you t come home; the children have had nothin to eat and they are crying, and I wan you," and the man who had sworn to Juv and care for her drew hack his fist am struck her. The baby fell from her arms the elder child ran shrieking from her side Is he n6t a destroyer with such a pictur as this in your mind, and this is but on of the multitude. His names ore ennug] to terrify us. so that we would, while w may, escape from sin in. His Personality. I know it is true tha very many people scout the idea of a pei sonal devil, but the following statemen has been made by a most distinguishes Biblp scholar, namely, "Everv attitude ouality, action, walk and sign which can in dicate personality has been predicated o the devil and cannot be explained away The argument that would rot) the devil c his personality would rob God of His, am if as men say. these attributes simp); mean the principle of evil then on th same ground of interpretation the Bib!) may mean anything or nothing." IV. Just a word or two about his work. Hi begins in a very slow way and his infiu ence is most insidious. As a fisherman, when he has a great fisl on his hook, lets out the line, so that th fish may swallow down the hook, and b more surely caught, even so the devil when he has a poor sinner upon his hook does not, at the first, treat him roughly but stretches out his rod, line and all, tha he may make the surer of him, and hol< him the faster. Not long ago in the Tombs a man wh< had been a brilliant lawyer awoke from i stupor of days, and shaking the door <le manded of those who came to answer hi summons why he was there. They to!< him on the charge of murder. "For God' sake," he said, "do not send the won home; at least, do not let my wife know for it will kill her," and they told him tha it was his wife he had killed. I hav< written these few words concerning on who can take a man with brightest futun and greatest reputation, and make him i murderer of his own home's joy. This i his work. V. His Doom. He may be overcome in tb Xew Testament. We read, "Resist th devil and he will flee from you." Jesu did this and when the devil tempted Ilin He said, "It is written," and then, "It i written again." There is but one weapoi that can make him afraid, and that is th sword of the Spirit, which is the sword o uoa. There is a legend of Luther that during serious illness the evil one seemed to ente i his sick room, and looking at him with triumphant smile unrolled a vast roll whic i he carried in his arms. As the fiem s threw one end of it on the floor and i unwound itself with the impetus he ha given it Luther's eyes were fixed on it ana to his consternation he read ther ; the long and fearful record of his ow sins, clearly and distinctly enumerated , That sfout heart quailed before tha ghastly roll. Suddenly it flashed into hi mind that there was something not wril i ten there. He said aloud, "One thing vo have forgotten; the rest is all true, bu [ one thing you have forgotten, 'The bloo > of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us froi ; all sin.' " As he said this the "Accuser c ; the brethren" and his heavy roll of "k i mentation and mourning ana woe" disaj s peired together. ; If you would know his final doom yo : have but to turn to Revelation the 20t I chapter and read the first three verse; . "And I saw an angel come down froi heaven, having the key of the bottomle.' ; pit and a great chain in his hand. And h ? laid hold on the dragon, that old serpen i which is the devil and Satan, and boun him a thousand years. And cast him int r the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an i ?cc a seal upon him that he should aeceiv i the nations no more till the thousand yeai ; should be fulfilled, and after that he mui i be loosed a little season." ? From such a foe as this may God delivi us now. ' # "L ?. * I The Important ?n By Harrington Emer re IXCE 1S9G live even conditions in Alaskii ^ AT ^ Klondike gold discos is I igj|i IS a great rush to and ct I K, ^ I doubling of the popi ye V a the Yukon region tc tn I 1 Philippine Islands w hi I jng importance to tli between North Amp ;t 18!M gold was disco 1 ~ .1 OA AAA le m uirricu ou.uw iftrujdt; an output of $.">.000,000 in gold annus 1" Alaska had previously yielded. 4. _>r infancy in 1896. have grown in 19< e- 820.000,000 and with net earnings las !J ploying 10.000 men. ,">. Two railrc !r one of which is In the extreme so' >e year over $3,000,000 net, and the othe ? a little road five miles long, which < ? merly superficially known have been if ones of great value have been discov Traveling A By William Howard ..v HE English arrangement ft K pants must always ride III one's feet is usually so lim _rL JL adjustment of the pedal traordinary of all are the inents with netting bottoms?surmountc aster will follow an attempt to depo! therein. The adjective "light" has so u hestitates about trusting so much a meshes of the net. The weighty imp suit cases, which every traveler 11 nightmares to be huddled on the flor comfort of one's neighbors or the m A yet more serious deficiency is 0 dinary conveniences. Many of the j class, have no toilet appliances, and n carriage with a side corridor (a parti e is likely to have much needless dis ?" t.igues of travel. It is true that certf r> the London and Northwestern, are d< c through the adoption of a carriage n American plan. The compartment (3 tral aisle running the entire length r? s inits of a toilet room accessible to al uries, however, and is not general.1 The Chinese L r A y a j By Charles Heuer, Co d ? HILE ChiDa is conslderc n ? facturors and farmers. 0 VW TEf tne uninese language is g QfP details of a recent inte: t (|?}{{?)$i}|i} special attention to this j order to enter into permament conn i, try it is indispensable to know Its la pan to develop, the Germans reeognizi ? trade in that country it was necessai h no country where the Russian langua, e The Chinese language is ideograp word for a thing, as the ligure "8" The Chinese have invented more lha * the opinion of my informant. It will i t cantile correspondence, and it will D< 3 of an ordinary foreign language. R ' than Chinese. It takes much longer 1 of the variety of dialects; but any or . answer ordinary purposes in a few | fected by a linguist Avithiu about a * the Chinese languages can be given 2 has been adopted in Germany. Bes e language, there are four Chinese li Berlin, teaching the business style a and Canton. It is not Intended to fit . for commercial work. ; J* * Thought the 1 i > 1 By Margaret Stowe. 1 MOTHER, iu speaking ^ H i was PrePurinS T0 J I _ | included in the four y 1 yP I and psychology as bei * V I tlcable." She would e I V ^ 1 merely for a general ku e being of use to womt That verdict set me thinking an that mother built her home, and ho' 8 children. The majority of thinking, intelli ? meaning and importance of these t a before. The world is beginning to realize ,f principles in connection with manhood The old idea that metaphysics a a romance is fast dying out, and the wo; ^ far-reaching forces,- is firmly and sure h power is daily being demonstrated in d business. (j We know that we are thinking be :t acting is thought. e The law of thought lies at the roo " law of thought that is influencing the t I It lies within the power 01 caeu 01 2 when we realize that a thought prec< form our habits, and our habits form " So let us take heed to our thougt d The outer world is a picture of ti n distress in our minds, we are related in the outer world. If we have brightness aud hopes externalized. If our thoughts are neither stroi s expect to express health and strength 11 Every thought we think has a del iS ful and distressing things enter your f on them, your body becomes weakene d On the other hand, dwelling m 0 things that come into your life stren; The whole world is turning mor rg health along mental or physical lin< 'i are doing away with the use of met as to diet and the making of hygieni :1 Scientific minds are investigating t ce of Alaska son. its have occurred that wholly change i for the better. 1. In that year the -cries were made and in 1S07 and 1803 through Alaska began, resulting in .1 ulatiou and in an output of gold from > date of $75,000,000. 2. In 18!)S the ere acquired by the United States, giv/livn/.f rniifn olmior 1 ho Alnelrnn pnnflt rica anil the new possessions. 3. In vereil 011 the beach at Nome. and this to this part of Alaska and resulted in illy, or more than twice as much as all The Alaska salmon fisheries, in their 02 to great companies, capitalized for t year of more than $2,000,000, and em>ads have been constructed in Alaska, ntheast, costing $4,000,000. earned last ir in the extreme northeast, near Nome, ?arued $S0,0()0 net. 0. Coal fields forexplored and investigated, while new ered. us England in ccommodations Francis. of seats is such that one-half the occubackward. and the available space for ited as to render necessary a nice mutual exuenieties of all concerned. Most exracks for hand baggage?small arrangefd by signs whereon it is written that dissit anything other than "light articles" elastic a significance that the traveler is a shawl or a hat to the insidious edlmenta, such as gripsacks and dress nist perforce carry, become dreadrul >rs or carried on the knees, to the dlsisery of one's self. in the frequent lack of the most orcarriages, especially those below lirstunless one is so fortunate as to get a al adoption of the American idea), one comfort added to the unavoidable faiin English railway companies, notably ting much in the way of improvement modeled in certain particulars upon the livision is partly retained, but a cennders communication possible and perThe carriage is yet among the lux-Llppincott's. anguage m Commerce nsular Agent at Gera. d the laud of promise for our raanuthe importance of the knowledge of greatly under valued. 1 submit tue rview with a linguist who has given subject. It is well understood that in nercial relations with a foreign couunguage. When Russian industries be?d that in order to engage in profitable ry to learn Russian, and there is now ge is so much taught as in Germany, hie. It conveys the idea and not the represents the idea and not the word, ill 40,000 marks for their writing. In equire only about 3000 marks for mer? easier to learn them than the words ussian Is more difficult for Americans to learn the spoken language, because le can learn enough of the writings to mouths, and have his knowledge peryear. An exact Instruction in one of only by a Chinaman. This method sides the professor for the theory of nguists in the Oriental Seminary of nd the lauguages of Pekin. Shanghai pupils for the diplomatic service, but Foundation ah Ul Vtuui avuci of a college course that her daughter , and naming over the list of studies ears of work, referred to metaphysics ing "unimportant because so iuipraclike her daughter to dip into them owledge of the subjects, but as to their ?u after college, that, of course, was d I wondered upon what foundation sv she developed the character of her gent people are to-day grasping the wo studies as they have never done the practical application of these vital [ and womanhood. nd psychology were only poetry and rid of mind, of thought, with its subtle, ly pushing its way to the front and as character-building, in the home and in ings, and that the seed-germ of all our t of your character, and it is the same character of your child, le of us to build up a perfect character ?des each act of ours, and our actions our characters, its. ie inner world. If we have gloom and I to the gloomy and distressful things within us, then we see these blessings n" lionnv nnr wholesome. we cannot in our bodies. 1 Suite effect on our bodies. As sorrow life, if your xnind is allured to <I.veil , d. ] lentally on the bright and beautiful gthens your body. i e and more toward the search after 1 es. Intelligent physicians everywhere 1 jicine, and are, instead, giving advice J c suggestions. th-iS subject to-day as never before. | V. ~y ? SOUTHERN * / C E-( TW/CS OF/NTEREST TO THEP'ANT k? Cultivating Cotton Flat. In 1901 the shortage of the cotton crop, as well as of the corn crop, was due to drouth. This occurred early iu the season, at a time when the corn needed the moisture most to till out the ears, and when the cotton was making its first bolls. It continued long enough to ruin the corn and short eu me couon crop at least tnirty per cent. This year again in many parts of the country both these crops have suffered severely. It is evident that drouth is one of the main factors in shortening our corn and cotton crops If not the principal one. It is therefore an important question to solve whether there is any way to avert the great losses likely to be caused every year by drouth. The experience of farmers in raising other crops in all parts of the country shows very conclusively that to a large extent the evil effect of drouth may be averted. It is principally a matter of cultivation; the method of cultivation and frequency of it. All through the "corn belt", where the bulk of our national corn crop is raised, the ridge row system of raising corn has been abandoned years ago. They never put a turn plow into the ground after the land has been first broken up. The cultivation is always level; it is done with a two-horse cultivator, which works both sides of a row, on every trip through the field, and the soil is not only made fine, but is kept level. In case of drouth it is the custom of up to date farmers to run through the corn again, after the final working with a cultivator, that pulverbes the surfaces, but runs very shallow. If the drouth continues, they go through again, and as often as it seems to be necessary. Doing this keeps a mulch of dust on the surface which keeps the moisture from escaping and en sures a fair crop, even in case of long continued drouth. If the land were ridged up in narrow ridges, it would dry out much sooner than if kept level, and it would be impossible to keep such a complete dust mulch. That this plan accomplishes its purpose has been shown In thousands of cases. In many instances where fields adjoining were in corn, that cultivated by the new system has made a fairly good crop, when one next to it. cultivated on the old plan, made only a few nubbins. We have not the slightest doubt that the same rule will apply to cotton, Then why not adopt the flat system and frequent shallow cultivation for cotton, too? The claims made for the ridge system are that it stands wet seasons better; that it kills the grass and weeds in the row by wrapping them up with dirt, and that it holds up the stalks and prevents them from being blown down, to some extent. We do not deny the truth of these claims, but we do not believe that they begin to compare In importance with conserving the moisture during seasons of drouth. And when to this is added that the flat system prevents, on rolling land, much of the washing that is so ruinous, the testimony in its favor is immensely trnnirpr thnn thnt fnr ridcf> rows. This matter, the preventing of damage by drouth, is one of infinite importance. Every possible means of abating It ought to be thoroughly tested. The old system has been tried till it has ruined thousands of plantations and thousands of planters. It is surely time to get on to a new system. Wh?t Can lie Uaed For Stlace * Corn aud cow peas planted together, sorghum and cow peas, sorghum and velvet beans, Kaffir corn and cow peas, clovers and soja beans can all be used to advantage for making silage, or corn, sorghum, soja beans and cow peas can be used alone and make good silage, but as a rule, a mixture is preferred. We have obtained excellent results from feeding silage made from com and cow peas and from sorghum and cow peas. Some persons seem to think that silage taints the milk and butter when fed to dairy cows, but this is not generally true, unless there is somethiug wrong with the silage. If sorghum is put in the silo when too young or before the grain is in the dough, it will undergo a peculiar fermentation which will taste the milk, and the butter made from this milk will soon develop a rancid taste and odor. This same silage, however, will not nroduce these results if the silage Is fed after instead of before milking. According to Henry, there is not much difference In the feeding value of corn and sorghum silage, but silage made from alfalfa, cow peas, clovers or soja beans Is higher in digestible nutrients than corn and sorghum silage, while that made from alfalfa leads in protein contents. Silage is not only an excellent food for dairy cows, but is used in some parts for feeding beef animals, especially in the preliminary stage of the feeding period. Thus. Little Th'ngs. There is talk at Earnegat, N. J., of embarking in the silk raising business an a large scale, the example being set by John Charlie, a Syrian shoemaker, who imported silk worm eggs from bis old home. In colonial days there were efforts to establish silk culture in New Jersey. Again before the war there was a silk worm craze over South Jersey, and sporadic instances crop out now and then. The Patterson silk manufacturers and others in that business are incredulous over the subjectk ' ????????? "t 'ARM [tOTES. D<3?> ER. STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER. y \ r r silage is useful to the farmer, no matter -what kind of a cattle be is feeding.?S. E. Barnes, Dairy Department. University of Tennessee. Potato Bat. In connection with the propagation of sweet potatoes in South Louisiana a most destructive insect has made its appearance. It is an introduced spe! cies, coming to us from more southern countries, in seed potatoes. It is here to stay, and while little can be done to check its ravages in the sections of the 8tate it now infests, the greatest care should be exercised in preventing its spread. From a study of its habits it is not a form that flies, and is only transferred from place to place in the seed (roots) of this plant. Those interested in sweet potato culture in Louisiana and there seems to be a great future for the grass growing and large yielding varieties as food for stock, should use every means to prevent the introduction of infested seed upon their places. The seed of all tenants should be purchased or ordered by responsible persons and those thoroughly acquainted with the danger of insect infection. Improved Land With Sweet Clover. As a plant for green manuring Professor S. M. Tracey, formerly of the Mississippi Experiment Station, says of it in Farmers' Bulletin 18 of the United Sfntne nonortrYinnt A rrrinnlfnrD' "Act a restorative crop for yellow loam and white lime lands this plant has no superior, and for black prairie soils It has no equal. The roots are very long,, penetrating the soil to a depth of three or four feet; are quite large, and by their decay at the end of the second year leave the soil w'ith innumerable minute holes which act as drains and loosen the soil, so that the roots of other crops can go deeper and find abundant supplies of food and bear drouth better." The appearance of sweet clover Is a signal that the soil is out of condition. Its mission seems to be to occupy the waste places and neglected spots of the earth and to prepare them for the growth of other plants. Profitable For Late Planting; The tendency of all forage plants sown so late in the season is to run to seed development more than they would if planted In the spring. But milo maize and sorghum and rice are profitable for late planting. There Is an art in cutting them at just the right stage. If cut too green there la no grain to speak of, it dries to shells. If cut too ripe there is grain in plenty, and If It were threshed out and ground It would more than compensate for the loss of nutritive matter In the straw. But this is never done, and the grain of these cereals is so small and hard as to escape mastication. Therefore it does not compensate for the loss which occurs in the straw. If cut just right, which is in the "dough" stage, the grain remains soft enough to be ground by the stock and the straw is as good as hay. The perfect balance is observed. Brief Mention. As a fertilizer for sorghum Yelvet bean peas proved superior to cow pea vines and to velvet bean stubble at the" Alabama Station. In one place in South Carolina cow peas thrive where watermelons die of wilt and cotton does well where cow peas are all killed. Hogs in the South are comparatively free from disease owing in part to many succulent foods and grasses. Figs prefer a level, moist, sandy and not too nitrogenous soil near the ocean or salt water estuaries. Vetch is useful for winter pasture in the South. If it is desired to plant corn in July or August for a late crop, select a very early maturing variety. Plant sweet potato vines in well prepared ground. now E?rly Does the Pecan Bear? Apropos of the statement that an orchard of pecans will begin to bear in sis. years Farm and Ranch has said: This has not been our experience. From infancy to the present day the -writer has been familiar with the pecan, both wild and cultivated, and has been led thereby to believe that pecan trees will begin to bear at about ten years, and at the age.of fifteen years will not bear in any case to exceed one bushel, and to produce ten bushels the tree must be about twentyeight inches through, with a spread of fully forty feet, and be from fifty to 100 years old. And yet a pecan % orchard is a very profitable possession, but those who expect a fortune annually from trees ten years old will be disappointed. Englishmen Born at Sea. On an average 700 British subjects are yearly born at sea. fllnor rientlon. Many ludicrous mistakes are made by foreigners in grasping the meaning of some of our common English expressions. A young German attending the California State University, translated, "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak," into "The ghost Is willing, but the meat is not able.'' And a Filipino youth fairly set the class in an uproar by the statement that "Out of sight, out of mind," meant, "The invisible is insane."