Ligonier Banner., Volume 47, Number 25, Ligonier, Noble County, 19 September 1912 — Page 2

v e - CIVIL WAR: . FIFTY YEARS AGO . . N e e

. @eptember 9,°1862, . = . The advance of Genera]l Lee’'s Confederate army continued to spread-the-Fmost tremendous . consjernation through Pennsylvania and’ the loyal. - dstricts of Maryland. The city of Beltlmore was distinctly alarmed for its.own safety. At Wilkesbarre, Pa., & condition- approaching panic obtained.” Farmers sent, thelt wives and children and their cattle out of the Cléveland * valley in Pennsylvania. ‘A small £onfederate detachmeént entered Middletowm, Md., and took ‘possession, plac{ng the town under martial law.- .5 - - Tile English. schooner Rambler, which passed out of, Sabine Pass and successfully eluded ¢ the biockading squadran, ‘was captured on the. high ‘aeas bylthe U. S, 8. S. Connecticut, . She was bound for: Havana, heavily laden with cotton. . Papers were found on her directing her ‘master te-dis-pose of tl’}é _,cottqfl-and'load with contraband of/war for the return’ voy- , - Colomel Burrig, sent to chastige .the Confederate - partisan :Quantre] ~ for Chis attack on Olathe, Mo, chme up with ‘the irregulars, but they fiscéfied' him, leaving behind someé. §f - thelr < "equipment and & smalt amount of am--munitlon. = e * Madjor-General Barnes, in com-plia?é; - with the order issued on the severth "¢ theé mongh from the h¥adquarters of: - General McClellan, assumed. command . . of the:deferises of Washington. guring: the temporary absence from Hhis post of McClellan: = <@ @ 0 b 0 o . Indiana and Illinois™ -cavalry, jproceeding toward Barhesville, M, out’ of Poolesville, im an attempt to get’ - in touch with the movements of Gen-: " ‘eral’ Lee’s army of Jinvasion,” encountered two detachments of Confederate . cavalry near Monacacy church. ' '+ A Confederate force_ under :(olonel ‘Bhingles, attacking early in the morntng, captured Willlamsburg, Va., after -a half ho'uyx" of serious: ?fi‘ghti:n‘g.' The-~-commanding officer of the Union :defenders was | captured, and.-Colonel . Shingles'was killed. = - . - Spptemberilo, 1862. = b e

General Lee léft Frederick, Md., to mmz/nue his advarice into Maryland. . Cblonel Grierson rejoined his divi: sfon after a raid against the rdilroads. and Confederate communicatfons in Mississippi, in Which he defeated theenemy in two skirmishes,: destroyed .some track and burned Confederate: military stores and supplies at Senatobig, ¥oo . . A #%ublic meeting fwas, held in Susquehanna,. Pa,, and in accordance with the orders of .the governor _of = the; state a tompany was formed/for im--mediate service.. Over -ninetyy men’ signied the rqil and held themselves in readipess to march at.an hour's notice. . - ‘ (Y.‘;nfiégh%ffites“ under General Lori‘ng' Gkfeated -a’ Natlonal force under Colonel Siber at Payette; Va.-| - ./ © The excitement in Cincihnati, 0., comsequent on the approach' of .the Confederate army under. Gen. E, Kirby. Smith still continued. Martial law’ Was “enforced in the city. . The militar "amhoritiég were actively éngaged. iz;}or’rif}'i’ng .a’nd}preparinig. : t?x‘e cityfo defenasl'ev Over one thousand squirrel hunters from the neighboring coun-’ ties came ‘in and volunteered . their services. - . e . A force of Union cavalry under Cape tain Saunders, -supported "byi' tsi't)" pleces of artillery,_ left Barnesville, Md., on.a reconnoitering Vex’peQitidn to Sugar’ Loaf mountain. When half’ way uR the ' mountain thei Union force e%c,ountéred,‘a' force %)f “Con-, federate ‘infantry supported |by: ‘ar-, tillery, and. a skirmish ‘ensued .in which the Unionists were deféatéd and compelled to” retire.’ They returned to Barhesville at night. - * e % : S 5 ] g S '.SEptemie’r 11, 9888 ¢ General Lee's advance entered Hagerstown, Md, in.the morning. The ‘United /States marshal 'and lgcal® offi¢lals fled on their approach, together with a-number of citizens. ~Thé'excit’é“-~* -ment and alarim caused by the|Confed‘erate invasion continued to rise jn-all the cities of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: ‘and Philadelphia especially. The gov: ernor, of thé jtate’ of- Peénusylvania’ issued a call for 50,000 men “for. immediate service to repel the now imminent dainger?fi"otn invasion by the enemies of the country.” He lalso tel: egraphed to the mayor of Philhidelphia: to send him 20,600 men.;: The ‘mayor immediately, called upon .ithe able: bedied citizens for the force. v . ' Confederabes captured three pickets on the Potomac. o © Maysville, Ky., was -océu;g‘xérqli‘ by ‘the. Confederates. under Gen, R. M, Gano of Gen. E. Kirby Smith’s division, .. _ln compliance with ordgrs from ‘the secretary of war of the United ‘States; General Schofield of the department of‘Missouri .ordered the pPovost - general to carry .into effect the Confiscation act, confiscating property,of'%onfédéri ates in the state. - '.o - Westminster, Md., Was-taken possessibn of by a cavalry force ;krom the Confederate army advancing -into Maryland. The force helped. themselves fo shoes and clothing; for which’ they offered to pay in Confederate. money. . The- southern st_tathizers ‘were reported to have . suffered -as heavily, as ‘the abolitionists, the Confederates feeling some resentment at the lack of moral support they found, -having been led to be,l—ieVe,tfx‘geré was ‘more of it in Mgryland. ' . +Newmarket, Md., was entered’ and ‘possessed by the Unlon army, - .- ° Gauley, Va., was eva'i:uateéxby“f the ‘Unior, force in. the face of \an -overwhelming fotce of Cqfitédeng,_tes.’}’r” o ' The Confederate aimy under Gen. -£. Kirby -Smith -seached | Latonia Bprings, Ky, withit seven miles of Cincinnati. - Union regiments = from various armfes in.the field-were being rushed into the ey, - = - . Generai Bragg threatened-Nashville, Tenn., with & large Confederdite force. Genéral Puell was on the march to the suppott of ‘that point with a Union

force. "Other fortes were hurrying te o blin <o e x . With" Lee entering Maryland unopposed; with ‘Smith knocking at the glde door-and Bragg pushing through eastern Tennessee, the cause.-of the Union looked desperate. --+ = .

September 12,1862 -- - | . Harper’s' |Ferry -was invested by a fotce defached-from Gen. Jackson’s Confedérate army, marching down the Shenandoah to joln Lee in the invasfon of Maryland.: .. = .- A Federal army commarnded by Gen. Burnside was in pursuit of Lee’s advancing column.: The Federal advance and the Confederate rear guard came in contaet at Frederick;, Maryland, -Which place Was entered.by the Union foree. w 0 - " The city -councll of Philadelphia; fearing that Lee would enter the! city, voted $500,000 for deferice and placed extraGrdinary powers'in the hands .of themaym ofthecity e " Hopé.’broke - for . the .first time in mimy -days at the north on the report that Gen,!E.-Kirby. Smith had .withdrawn his Gohfederate drmy from the front -of " Cincinpatii It.” was said throughout the north that he was in full retreat, but the better informed understoofl’ now. . that ‘his -~ advance threaténing Cincinnatl had beén mereIy a @iversion to assist Lee in his.inyaslon of Matsland. '~ - There-was. a fight lasting all day be twgen- Confederates and National detachments 'at - Charleston, Virginia. Both ,forces, bivouacked on-the field. The Natidnal guns set fire to and destroyed. Charféston; = > =.. ' - “An 4imporfant débate took place in the ,Confederate “house of representatives in Richmond relative to the propriety of an invasion of the northern states. Lee's movement in% Mearyland was criticised by some:as fool-hardy and demgerons. vt ?* John' Ross, ‘the Cherokee Indian, had an- interview with: President Ling coln regarding tlfe rescue of his people from their Confederate alliance. = September 13, 1862 - . “The military excitement in Philadelphiia; Penmsylvania, continued: A large number of armed citizens left for Harrisburg to join the force accumulating there to repel thé invasion of the Confederate army under Gen. Lee. ~The mayor of Harrisburg issued a proclamatisn prohibiting . the citizens to' leave ‘the town-under pemalty of arPoEt Rt it aal e )

The Confederate chief Porter, with about five ly'undirmrtisans, made a descent on’'Palmyra, Missouri, and released forty: Con__fedeflaté, prisoners. He heéld the town for aj while, but withdréw. “’hq _he heard an engine from Hannibal ‘whistle!; ‘He did¢ no damage to, the town -or ‘the property of citi;ée“n‘g.j = L . A force of Confederates, under Gen. Loring: took pogsession of .the Kanawha salt works; near Charleston, Vif~ gtala, -00 l e ; -+ Maryland “Heights, an outpost of de-feri'ie-‘aSnyth-‘ofrHarpei"_s ‘Ferry, was abandoned by ‘the-Union iforces at 3 o’clock in. the afternoon, following |a long resistance to the Conféd'gr:fites uLmder. Stonewall Jackson, who. had invested theiposition the day before. All the guns were spiked and the garrison fell' back on Harper's Ferry. . - .Both north dnd south were ina state of intense expectancy, awaiting the crash which they knew would ensue when Lee'’s - invadifg army met with the Federal ariny, moving against him. It:was conceded tf) be 'thg-_sharpest crisis in the war, up to that time. September 14, 1862. ." | ’

_+The entire -Natiopnal army moved from Frederick, Maryland, taking the route toward Harper’s Ferry. . : . Ripley, Vifgina, was occitpied by the advamce of Col. Lightburn's troops. - ‘The stockade fort at-Bacbon Creek, Kentucky; was suirendered to the Confederate cavalry linder Col. J. J. Mor- - Maysville, Kentucky, was evacuated dy the Confederates and:taken posses: sion of by the Uniom forges. - . - General B\;tleflgchhlAn‘cfing the Union army of occupation-in New Orleans, issued an order directing that all forelgn born living in the city must register, so that- they might be distinguished from friend -and foe. ; ‘. Generals Hooker and Reno, with a Union force; collided with gne of Lee’s advancing columns .at South Mountaln, Maryland, ‘and. precipitated an enigagement that.lasted for a number of Hours. The Confederates were not ready to hazard a pitched battle, Jacß--801 lot yet:-having taken _Ha;rpex"s Ferry and joined the jmain column. Gen. Reno' was kilied: .+ . 2

- The/attack upon Harper’s Ferry was continued with ‘vigor; by the Confederates from surrounding heights, which ‘had. falen ‘info. their hands. Geén. Miles, conmnianding” the ‘Union force, put up a stubbern defence:. -- An engagement -was fought at Munfordsville, 'Kentucky, between the Union force defending the place and a ‘body of Confederate infantry, resulting in“a repulse of the Confederates, after a desperate struggle.: | - Tavg “thousand Union _ecavalry succéeded in estaping-from Harper’s Ferry, beleaguered by the Confederates, cutting their way.out alongthe Sharpsbiggeread. =o e oo L September 15,1862 .0. |

~ _‘Thé‘jfCoz_l‘fe'(-}éréi,e;~:midér ‘E. Kirhy Smith advanced “again ‘towards Cincinnati_as far as Florence, and drove in"the Natiopal pickets., ~ - Colonel- McNeill had a -two-hour flght ~with “Conféderate partisans under Porter near BShelburne, Missourd, in ‘which he drove them from the field 'g‘r_id ‘captured twenty wagons and .a number of horses and gupms. “. Ponchatauld, - Loulslana, .was occupléd by the Natlonal - forees under Maj. George O Strong of General Butr deppgtaft > o 0 » " Harper's. Ferry, - Maryland; surrendered 1o the Confederates under General) Jackson ~after a gallant defense of three:days.” Jackson's soldiers, -wh"é“fi"ére’g;n@?ér]y ‘destitute of cl&ghing and-shoes, supplied their needs from the 'National ‘stores there,. many of theni.~appeafipg .In complete. Union ooy . - (Copyright, 1912, by W. G: Chapman.) -

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Keep aFter the mites. _ - e % : —_— 7 . Chickens relish cracked corn. Silige iis the cheéapest feed. - 'The’lncbbatox‘ is always; on the job. Thorougfih -mm'dn‘g tends to develop a cow’s udder. = i The SHqt makes the best crib. on earth for soft corn. .- - . . - e - Bettér get at that new silo: right away after harvest. 4 | _ - Water should be shpplied In the pasture these hot days. = .. 1 ; ek ~Don’t miake the Jfi}étake of pasturing the clover'meadow too close. .

Tt is a prétty safe rule to select breeding pigs from' the largest litters. ‘Whére .?app,le- treeés blight, remove the affected limbs at once and- bprn them.| |- . b o " The pi‘aé:t!ce of keeping the cows in th» yard at night with no feed, is most wasteful. | - : : * Thé?woi‘k horses. appreciate &n occasional ¢hance to roll and get a bite of nggssj' e .' It is beést to make haste slowly while plowing corn, especially the first time | through. L e A wet fso_fl causes cqfn‘-- roots to grow nearer the surface, while a dry soil sends them deeper.: e . i » . i | ' = : ~ Silage must be put into the feeding program pf every beef producer who wants to fit steers for market.

i A nation-wide movement for the pre- | vention of waste would do more than g a nation-wide revival -of industry. i When each cultivator shank ‘col’lects a bandful of corn Toots in once across tde. field something,is wrong. | B J» Giving icows 'a good dry feed before F turning ‘them on a rank growing for. | age crop| does away with danger of | bloat. ".’ 5 o . || =l {" If your hogs have to get their drink--s!ng_ water out of a muddy pond, don't |‘complain "if they are wormy and un- |= ; . { thrifty., ' g ' i The uniform egcelfl_ence of a bunch |of feeders from a poor side address ! much to the profit of ralsing and | feeding pigs. o '

During, the first years of an orchard, proper pruning: is one of. the important items that means much in the years toifollow. - ; :

Cement floors slightly roughened are the best|for the cow stable, easy to keep dry and, clean if plenty of sunlight is let in on them. . _

Oats and peas should be cut for hay when the oats are in the milk tage and the advance pea pods contain reagonably//good sized peas.

A shadeless pasture. is. but little bettef than a p’rizom..for the cows these hot, sultry days. If there are no shade trees, an open shed will do quite well. . F

‘Hot! Yes. But when .we see how the sunlight makes vegetable life—how it revivifies, purifies and sustains life—we! do not wonder that there were. sun worshippers. - L ;

Bran is a very satisfactory ' feed for the dairy cow, since- it gives bulk to a ration, is slightly laxative and provides protein and phosphorus so ne¢essary in milk produgtion. :

Aboutg,tbis time “of the year the farmer will do well to look up a promising candidate from hfs barnyard or pasture, or from his grain fleld, to run for tjhe first prize at the county and state/ fairs. - ; :

o more chickens will be hatched ‘thfs year: why keep not needed roosters around another day? If you cannot edt or sell them, let some needy neighbor have them. You will make ‘money by doing so. s o

The time to stop churning has much to do with 'making good butter To keep on-until the butter is in big lumps makes it waxy and greasy The time to stop 18 when the grains are about the size of wheat kernels

In market quotations the term *“Asparagus chickens” is often used and not urderstood. It refers to chickens large enough to broil with early asparagus. They are usually hatched in late July and August, pushed along till November, then kilked, and put in cold storage for the winter. They are taken out and eaten in the spring.

~Gapes are caused by a small worm, and it is claimed by some the ‘earthwoérm is the medium of contagion. Chicks eat the worms from. ground that has been frequented. by chicks with gapés, and in turn are infested. The disease is contagious. The sick chicks should be separated from the well and slaked lime sprinkled about the premises. After a few days spade this in: ' Give a piece of camphor the gize of a grain of wheat to:the sick chicks or add tem drops to a pint o* drinking water. 2 4 /

Weeds" harbor flies. N Overhaul the corn cx‘ib.w s 2 | . Kerosene kills onion niaggou.‘ . The untrained dog is a nuisance. : | T 4 The use of hooded pails means cleaner milk. i The horse sfiould be glven- tgod free from dust. : » - The importance of the sofghums is often overlooked. : s 'Line fénces well’ kept; ub help to make good neighbors. | s ~ Alfalfa should - ordinarily be cut when it is coming into blossom. . There is no grass that will étand flooding for any considerable time. :A crop of patatoes should be spray;: ed at least twice with Bordeaux \!mi_xture. = .. P gt 'Hogs. shou_}d.be fed as he_ar as possible at the same hours, morning and evening. i . One of the cheapest root crops.to grow for stock is turnips. Plant early. this month. ‘ ConE R No animal that gets only - feed enough to support life can make a gain or profit. . : . Sometimes a week's chill rains.or cold. weather will set the pigs back a -month in their growth. s In seleéting the brood sow rem'e.n'ii ber that the size of the litter is an important factor in hér profit.- > -

When building that dalry ‘barn be sure to make it large enough to ‘accommodate the growth of your business. : A i

- 1t 1s the amount'of food over and above the quantity required to sustain the life of the animal that counts for profit. ; ' Uy

It 18 just as important that every horse should have his own' collar all e time as that the man’ should wear his own shoes.

- Where young orchards are kept perfectly clean by cultivation, there is seldom: much ,injury sustained from mice durlng the winter. ;,

~ Young hens should not be set after thelr first laying of eggs. By the time they want to set the second time they will make good mothers,, ;

- The greatest crop the farmers of thé world have ralsed has been Liberty. and Freedom. The oppressed far mer i 8 never a good farmer. -

With a good corn crop almost rgady to crib and plenty of. other - feed every farmer sfiould prepare to raise and fatten a few hogs this year.

If you have had a crop fail for yon two or three times it will pay to look deeper than mere climatic conditions. Probably there are other causes which you can remove. . : ’

" “In the shade of the old apple tree” is a mighty good place to. spend a few minutes at noon these hot days. - A little rest at noon gives speed to the work of the afterncon. ¢

It costs just as much in sgoil fertility to raise a weed as to raise a wheat or oat stalk. .Land is not resting if it is raising Weedsi Even they ought to be plowed down for fertility. ¥

Now is the time to swat the mites, ahd be sure that it is a mighty swat, because the pesky mite is a mighty mean mite of an insect that is the bugaboo of egg production. :

A whole lot of farmers would better sell their cows and buy their milk and butter. It would be cheaper than the price they are now paying, although they do not realize it. . v

Constant care is one of the secrets of success in the breeding or feeding of stock of all kinds. Tt i 8 only the man who likes such work that will measure’ up to the greatest success.

~ Some crops have root systems which go .much deeper than the soil 'is plowed or broken up. It takes strength taisend down the rootd which might be used in sénding up stalk. Deep plowing pays. i S

- Beet growing is beginning ito become a jery -profitable as well as a popular crop in many sectlons. The general price is $5.00 per ton and the general yield in many sections runs up to 20 tons :and better. .

A well-'known seedsman states that maggots can be prevented from destroying onions by sprinkling along the rows| of onion plants sand scented with kerosene. Stir half a pint of oil into ten quarts of sand. .

Cement is being l?se,d in the construction of many things on-the farm -and is proving to be very serviceable for feed lots, tanks, cribs and stable floors, fence posts, building foundation, ‘etc. Better look into, cement constructions a little. = .

It we cultivate deep after the.corn is a foot or so high, we simply com: pel it to stop and repair damages, when if it were cultivated shallow after the first time or two, the eorn roots_can devote all their time to forcing along a big CTO[%.‘- Remember that corn roots meet in|the row but little below the surface before corn is ten inches high. i s

Gluten meal and gluten feeds are by-products left in the manufacture ot starch- anc glacose from Indian/ corn. Corn -consists largely of. starc?‘. The ‘waste product from the manufacture of starch or sugar is relatively much richer- in ofl and protein than corn. Many factories are removing part of the corn oil from the waste, so that some gluten meals carry but lit tle oil. | o -

.-ROCK CLIMBING IN SCOTLAND Ben Macdhul, King of Calrngorms "Group of Peaks, and Some i‘, ‘ ! Others. : Glencoe, Scotland.—lt is sometimes forgotten that the mountaineer can find some 'excellent places for the exercise of his powers in this country. A contributor to the People’s Friend peints out that the wild region round the pass of Glencoe, in Argyllshire, pffords some of the best rock-climbe ng in Great Britain. The approach t 8 through the grim recesses .of Glenfalloch, and onwards by Tyndraom and Bridge of Orchy. On the left, looking up the pass, the long ridge of Aonach Eagach _cuts the skyline with its jagged outline, while on the opposite side rise the majestio rocky bastions of the “Three Sisters.” The lattpr is the highest mountain In Argylishire, and on theé Glencoe side" its symmetrical peak is upheld by two tremfendous walls of rock, cleft by a great gully. The western wally known as the “Church | Door,” has < beén occasionally ‘“unlocked,”

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but there is no record of the Eastern Buttress having been climbgd from the foot. ~ ‘ » g The Cairngorms have leg been a favorite resort of, Scottish climbers. In 1889 a club was formed, -which had for: its object the encouragement "0f mountaineering, with special reference to this group, and, :in the - same year the Scottish Mountaineerimg club! was, founded “to encourage ' mountaineering in Scotland, in winter as well as in summer.” Braemar is a convenient center for excursions ; to the Cairngorms, unde_r which name ~are usually included Cairngorm, Ben Macdhui, = Braeriach and . Cairntoul, fsometimes even B(—Yinn~a:l}hulrd and ' Benavon. Ben Macdhui, the monarch of the group, and the second f‘aighest mountain in Britain, stands apart “from the everyday world in mysterious grandeur, its huge precipices, ~deep chasms, waterfalls of unknown ?"height, -and fields of eternal snow forming a prospect at once magniflcent and awe-inspiring.

HAS SILKS; DIES- IN RAGS Former Woman Educator, Considered . Witch by Neighbors, Succumbs : - to Scalds. St. Louis, Mo.—A crowd of women gathered in the queer little apothecary shop at 1419 Franklin avenue recently discussing with awe the death of the proprietor, the strange woman who for- years had held them in fear and awe of per through mystic psychic powers which she was reputed to possess. ) _ For Dr. Sarah ®. Wells, graduate of Dberlin university, founder of medical colleges, author, lecturer, traveler, adventuress and charlatan, is dead. - * Though she is said to have had a large fortune in tenement houses’ in Dayton, Ohio, and Kansas City, real estate in Florida -and = government bonds, for days she sat in a broken chair in the little Franklin shop suf--fering agony from scalds on her feet and limbs received when she fell into a bathtub partly filled with hot water, before she was persuaded to have a doctor, . N : She knew she was dying and her last ‘act was to send for Mme. Bee, a forture teller, and Miss Delia Huddy, who live in the rooms above her shop,” to whom she gavé her fifteen cats. . . 8 For years the women of the neighborhood had held the fifteen cats in superstitious awe. They swarmed about the place, enjoying every liberty. . Before the death of the woman doctor's husband, Rufus G. Wells, an eccentric aeronaut, two years ago, there were two cats to which strange influences were @redited. The aeronaut was a poet after a fashion 'aqd when he was composing a rhyme one big cat would sit on his right shoulde’r‘l and another on his left knee. ;

RULES ON WOMEN SMOKING Minneapolis Judge Glves Habit O. Kin the Home, But Not . . ! Elsewhere. Minneapolis, = Minn.—Minneapolis women may smoke in the privacy of their own - homes if they wish, but it they do so in public they are guilty of disorderly conduct, and if their escort provides them with the “makin’s” .they, too, are guilty of disorderly conduct. . - This was the decision of Municipal Judge, C.. L. Smith here ' recently when he fined J. N. Thull five dollars and rebuked the young girl who was with him when arrested by a patrolman as they alighted from a ecar in the -downtown district. Passengers had comgnlained to the patrolman that the girl had been smoking a cigar atte when she .entered the car and that she. continued to smoke It foy taveral blocks .

li (By- E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evening " Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.)

LESSON FOR SEPT. 22 FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. LESSON TEXT—Mark 6:30-44. GOLDEN TEXT-—‘Jesus said - unto them, I am the bread of life.”’—John .6:86. This parable marks the high level of the year of popularity in the life of our Lord. It is such an importantl miracle as to be the only one recorded by all fou‘r gospel writers. - The returning disciples (v. 30) are urged by the Master to come with him Into 'a desert place that they ‘might rest, and also that he might comfort their hearts over the ‘death of John the Baptist. “The¥ had no leisure.” Jesus knew the meed and alsoe the proper use of leisure. But the multitude would not grant this and flocked to his retreat in the desert. They saw end followed that they might listen to his gracious words or behold some. new wonder, but Jesus also saw and ministered, v. 24. Carlisle said he saw In England “forty millions, mostly fools.” Not so with Jesus.. He saw and was moved, not with sarcasm, but with compassion, which compassion took a tangable form of service. It is interesting to note in verse 34 that the compassion of Jesus led him first’ of all to teach.” It is better to teach a man how to help himself than to help the man. We also infer from this verse that the soul of a man .is of more value than his body. It is not enough, however, to say, “God bless you, be fed and warm,”'when a man is hungry. So it is that Jesus listened to his diciples when they saw the physical need of the multitude. A Great Task. :

St. John tells us in this connection | of the conversation with Philip. P_hil-i ip lived in Bethsaida near by, yet tol feed this multitude was for him too | great a task, even with his knowledge | of the resources at hand, John 6:5-T. l Yet we need not be surprised at Phil- | Ip's slowness Of faith. Moses in like | manner was once nonplussed- how to§ feed six thousand in the wilderness.f se¢ Num. 11:21-23. It is not so much | as to how great the need-nor how little we possess; but rather is the little ; given to God. g 2’ ' g Another disciple, Andrew, who had | discovered the Saviour,unto Peter, dis- | covers as though in d&%speration.a boy E whose mother "had ‘thoughtfully pro- | vided him with a lunch consisting of | five barley biscuits and two small dried herring (John 6:9), at least that | much rémained. It is a great com- | mentary upon the tide of interest at! this time that this boy should not i bave eaten his lunch, for a boy’s hun- | ger is proverbial. It seems as ghough | Jesus emphasizes the [fxelple-ssness of | the diciples in order thdt he may show | his power. His command, ‘“give Ve them,” (v. 37) teaches us that we ate to give such as we have, not look to : others, nor do our charity by proxy. Prov. 11:24, 25. By | Again the Saviour asks his disciples | to see (v. 38) as though he would} teach them the boundless resources of | his kingdom. Give what you have and he will bless and increase it to the | supplying of the needs of the multi- l tude. The secret of success was when ;‘ he took the loaves and “looking up” " for God also saw on that day, and | blesseq it. o - A We need to observe the systematic | procedure. The paople seated or reclining upon the ground in ranks or ‘ by companies. The Master blessing and breaking the boy’s cakes and givipg first to the disciples, for God only : works such mifacles through human agencies, and then giving to the people. " The result of this systematic pro-/ cedure was that “all did eat,” and | further, they were satisfied, v. 42. Not alone, however, was there Divine order and lavishness, but there was : economy and thrift as well, for Jesus | gave careful directions as to the frag- { ments, The lavishness is shown by the fact_ that -the baskets into which ‘ the fragments were - gathered were each large enough in wlich to sleep. |

B : Ljving Bread. The conv?sation process was a stinging rebyke to the improvident orientals, and to the present day prodigals of that wonderful bounty with which God has blessed our land. . God gives to us that we may use. Jo¥ - dies unless it is shared. Jesus, the living bread (John 6:48) will satisfy hunger, and life, as bread, generates in the human body heat, energy, vitality, power, etc., so he would feed the hungry souls of mankind. We have at hand the Word; it is for lack of it that men die in the deepest sense of that wotd. . S - The poverty and perplexity of the disciples in his presence and the presence of this great need is being repeated over and over today and yet it Is absurd. We have not enough to feed the multitude. Our few loaves of amusements, mental activities, etc., will not feed them, but when we break unto them the Living Bread théy have enough and' to spare. When our Lord has the handling of our loaves then they are charged with new power and are for the satisfylng of the natlons.

Jesus welcomed the multitude though the disciples’ wonld send them away. Jesus saw their need spiritually though the disciples sav‘ only the physical need. ' Jesus saw the abundant resources’ of the Father (Phil. £:19), whereas the disciples saw only their poverty and helplessness. The disciples had, however, learned to know Jesus well enough to obey, and so though his commands seemed put of reason they at once began to glve to the people, and as they gave, not before, the. food was multiplied. They drew not from an earthly, but b heavenly, storehcuse. The multitude rlso obeyed. “If ye be willing and obeddsent ye shall eat of the good of the| land.” ¥sa. 1:19. Nor shall one bel pverlooked. He, indeed, is the giver of every good and perfect gift.

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West No Place for Consumptiof. Physicians in all of the eagtern states will be asked by the Nafional Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to stop sending consumptives in the last lstages of tuberculosis and without - sufficient funds to the southwestern part of the United States in search of health. While it is impossible to tell accurately how many consumptives there are at present living in the states of Colorado, New Mexico> Arizona. southern California, and western Texas, it is probable that no less than ten per cent of the 6,000,000 people in this territory have tuberculosis themselves, or have gome to the west because: some member of their family have had it. - Every year, the health authorities estimate, not less than 10,000 consumptives; hopelessly diseased, come west to die. For these cases, the climate of this section of the country can do nothing, and they are compelled to die in strange surroundings and thousands of - miles from home and friends. The National Association points out further that from 50 to 60 per cent. of these advanced cases are too poor ta provide the proper necessaries of life, and they are either starved to death, or compelled to accept the meager charity which this part of the country affords. o o

Motor Cars and Mosquitoes. . Mosquitoes, flies and gnats of every description are said to be more numerous in Paris tfis year than ever before. 1t has become <@ veritable invasion. The explanation usually giyen is that the swallows are much few: er this summer, and also that the übiquitous sparrow.-is notably con the decrease. Nobody can find a reason for the desertion of the swallows, but the reason of the | scarcity of sparrows is not far to seek. The enemy is mechanical traction, which is supplanting the.use of the horse. Before iong, horses will practically have disappeared in Paris, and when their nosebags go there will ‘disappear one of the principal-staples of food for the Paris “pierrot,” who is taking wing for *he country in search of the grains of sats and barley once so plentiful on &g boulevards and avenues. . ', A Booklet for Investors. The Harris Trust and Savings Bank,. Harris Trust Building, Chicago. has issued a booklet entitled “Why Bonds Are fafe Investments,” "intended for the use of persons planning to invest in bonds for the first time. Its aim is to explain in simple terms the purposes and uses of «various classes of -bortds,. and to indicate the value of bonds:as safe investments for individuals as well as institutions. Copies may be had free on application.

Golfer’s Grand Army Score. p A golfer playing his first game of the season reported downtown the next day that he had made a Grand Army score—he went out in 61 and came back in 65.—Chicago Evening Post. L : Grouch’s Vacation., “Is your. husband enjoying his vacation?” : B S “Not so much as I am.”" ' Sbda to Brighten China. . Soda will brighten china that has been burned or darkened by long use. If you would win life’s battle you must be a hard hitter and a poor quitter. R ) s It's well enough to hope, but don’t loafion the job while doing it.

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California Woman’s Good Shot. While walking through the woods near Cohasset, Mrs. W. H. Pillsbury of Chico shot a large brown bear that measured six feet from tip to tip. Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury Were walking from their summers. home near Cohasset to the “Promontory,” a high point from which an excellent view of the whole wvalley ¢an be had. Mrs. Pillsbury had a 30-30 carbine. Suddenly she saw a large 'bear coming down the "hill about forty yards away. “It’s a bear, shall I shoot {t?” she shouted to her husband. Pillsbury answered in the aflirmative and his wife asked, “Where shall I shoot him?” “In the head,” came the answer. With deliberate aim the woman fired, hitting the animal sgquare in the right eye, killing him instantly. and the weight of the carcass was estimated at 300 pounds.—Chico Cor. San Francisco Chronicle. . ~ Unfailing ‘Stimulant. Men have ‘tried many things, but still they ask for stimulant—the stimulant in use but requixrs the use of more: Men try to drown the floating dead of their own souls in the wine ‘cup, but the corpses will rise. We see their. faces in the bubbles. The intoxication of drinhk sets the world whirling again, and the pulses playing music, and the thoughts galloping, but ‘the. fast clock runs down sooner, and the unnatural stimulation only leaves the house it fills with revelry—more silent, more sad, more deserted, more. dead. . There is only ohe stimulant that never fails, and yet never intoxicates—Duty. Duty puts a .blue sky over every man—up in his heart maybe—into which the skylark, happiness, always goes singing.—George D. Prentice. . . - ) The czar of Russia has 102 vast palaces, employing a_staff of 32,000 servants, with an annual payroll of $4,000,000. o

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