St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 38, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 March 1891 — Page 3

RIGHT DOWN RELOW YOU WILL GET A GOOD GLIMPSE OF INDIANA. Another Fettit Witness Dead—Big Gas Well Near Carthage —An Inhuman Father— Fort Wayne Man Taken in by Swindlers — Badly Gored by a Mad Cow—Fell from an Un J ne —Accidents, Deaths, Etc. —A sarcastic exchange says Indiana has bought a gallery seat at the World's Fair. —Somebody’s been destroying the Sously ditch, near South Bend, with dynamite. —Vincennes claims more Odd Fellows than any other town of its size in the State. —Benjamin Sprague, one of the pioneers of Bartholomew County, is dead, aged 77. —lndiana’s Y. M. C. A. affairs require the undivided attention of twenty-two secretaries. —A Loree thief takes anew departure —stole a child's coffin from the freight depot there! —At Darlington, a child of Evangelist Joseph Sayler, of Burlington, was seriously scalded. —Spencer has a school where the evil effects of alcohol on the human system are shown up. —Elwood claims to have more than 3,000 population and proposes to have a city government. —Greencastle butchers have a protective organization and a black-list of nonpaying customers. —Spencer has a temperance school where is taught the effects of alcohol on the human system. —Mrs. Harmon Pfodenhauer, living near Carmel, had her left ear bitten entirely off by a horse. —Ladoga citizens are holding out inducements to get a hub and spoke factory to locate there. —An Elkhart man called an enemy a deadbeat on a postal card, and will have to pay dearly therefor. —Paoli hasn’t had a “real for sure’’ saloon for over two years—plenty of the ardent to be had there, though. —Charles Cooper, a DePauw student, fell and broke his arm while practicing on a horizontal bar in the gymnasium. —Rev. Hayden Rayburn, local minister of theM. E. Church at Kokomo, has married 994 couples. He is 79 years of age. —Here’s a pretty howd’y’do— Council won’t number the streets of Peru I How’s a stranger goin’ to know When he gits there wht re to go. —Reports of an excellent prospect for a good crop come from the peach-grow-ing regions in the southern part of the State. —Gibson County Commissioners don’t care what you sav—they’re just not a going to grant saloon licenses to nobody! So there! —The store-house, with contents, owned by Erank Dunn, at Vias, burned. Loss, 93,000; insurance, 91,000. Incendiarism. - ■ ■■■■ ■■■» । .aw-WW) IVCO a fine Red Bud yearling filly by hanging itself by means of a rope swing. It was valued at 9500. —James Applegate, a hostler in Gilbert’s livery stable, at Jeffersonville, was kicked in the face by a vicious stallion and seriously injured. —Alexander Green was sentenced at Connersville to one year in the penitentiary for telling the combination of a safe and receiving a share of the stolen money. —Bartholomew County farmers have been supplied with sugar-beet seed from France, and if they find their soil and climate adapted to its culture, will grow it extensively. —Edna Feary, who sued Samuel Hamilton, the Shelbyville, banker, to recover for injuries received in falling into a well on his property, has been given a judgment for 92,500. —James Lewis, a gallant soldier in the Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers, was found dead in bed at Danville. His death resulted from heart disease. He "s in usual health the day before, havi.- o served on a jury until late in the evening. —A thief entered the residence of Robert Spaugh, of Hope, and attempted to chloroform him in order to be able to search the house undisturbed, but spilled the drug in Mr. Spaugh’s face, awakening him. The burglar made good his escape. —Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shultz, of Greencastle, have a prodigy in the form of a girl baby. The child was born on the 9th of this month and weighs only two pounds. ■hitetaahaiakli y ami strong, and possesses no peculiarities except its diminutive size. —John 11. Burnett, aged 60, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Quincy, was found dead in a sugar camp. He ! had been missing for several days, and as he was thought to have a large sum of money in his pocket at the time of his disappearance, foul play is suspected. —The largest gas well in the neighborhood of Carthage was develop^ in the grounds of the new Leonard Paper-box Board Company. The flow is tremendous and there is great rejoicing in consequence. The Board of Public Improvement are being congratulated on every hand. —IV. IV. Wilson, a farmer and a local Methodist minister, living near Shawnee Mound, Tippecanoe County, was instantly killed by the bursting of a feedgrinder, which he was operating. —The Montgomery County Commissioners are holding up to their rule that an application for a liquor license shall be accompanied by a check for 9100, the fee, or the granting of a license will be refused. Terrence Holmes has just been refused a license upon this cause, and he has appealed.

• —Peter Benyard, a native of Franco, and an old resident of Floyd County, died at his home near New Albany, at the age of 82 years. —The Rogers brothers, who have been sentenced to the penitentiary from Montgomery County for stealing clover seed, made an attempt to escape from jail. One of them broke the lock on the inside corridor door of the jail, and gained the outer corridor, and but for the bravery of the Sheriff’s wife would have escape!. —Zach Bassett, of Howard County, was pardoned out of the penitentiary by the Governor. Bassett was sent up for seven years for killing Elmer Ellis, shooting him through the heart as they were returning home from church. The quarrel arose over a young lady. The pardoned man is said to be dying of consumption. —Rush Chambers, a well-to-do farmer residing in the northwestern part of Bartholomew County, near Taylorsville, was fearfully gored in the left thigh by a mad milk cow. The cow had a young calf, which Mr. Chambers was in the act of putting in the barn, when the cow rushed upon him and fearfully lacerated his left thigh with her horns, puncturing the femoral artery. Gangrene has set in, and it will be necessary to amputate the limb. —When a Vandalia train reached Crawfordsville recently, the engineer discovered that the fireman, John Elliott, of Terre Haute, was missing. The engineer returned and found the fireman lying in the gutter about a mile from town. Elliott, while shaking down the cinders, was thrown from the engine and so badly injured that it is hardly possible that ho will recover. It was his first trip as a fit man. —Fred Arbergast, a young German farmer residing east of Frankfort, has been arrested for inhuman treatment of his 3-months-old baby. From its birth the father exhibited a profound hatred for the infant, and the neighbors tell stories of frightful cruelty inflicted on the child, which died a few days ago. Among the things alleged was that he would lock it in the room and forbid its mother giving it nourishment, and otherwise maltreating it. Arbergast is in jail. —Misfortunes still continue to 1 efall witnesses anil others connected with the murder case against W. F. Pettit, who was sent to the penitentiary for life from Crawfordsville. The latest victim is Rev. IV. IV. Wilson, who was killed last week by the bursting of a feed-mill. His wife was a witness in the same case, i The latest story is that the church at I Shawnee Mound, Whore Pottit was preaching when his wife died, is haunted by the spirit of Mrs. Pettit. —While driving home from Muncie, a distance of three miles, Miss Ida Wilson fell from the seat in her buggy in an unconscious condition, and was not found until the horse arrived at her parents’ home. The young lady’s head had been in so close contact to one of the" wms unn oil, and a large piece of the flesh had been ground out. Her clothes were badly deranged, and one side of her body badly bruised. She is still in an unconscious state, with little hopes of recovery. Heart failure is the cause. —J. C. Amstutz, of Fort Wavne, some time ago, ordered a lot of fancy articles from J. Minden, 131 East Thirteenth street, New York, whose advertisement appears in a number of papers. The goods were delivered and found to be fully up to description. A few days later Amstutz ordered six gold watches from the same firm, and he received a box from the express company with 8330 charges, which he paid. The box contained instead of the gold watches a lot of papers and a bottle of patent medicine. The money was replevined. —The citizens of Tunnelton have succeeded for the third time in preventing a liquor license being issued to IV. R. Maris. The village of Tunnelton has an interesting history. Ten years ago it was a quiet, orderly place. One night in February, ISB2, the town was ided Iby a gang of desperadoes bent .. de- ! stroying the place. But they were met Iby a party of determined citizens, and two of the number killed. Soon after that the village degenerated into a place of drunkenness and disorder. Within the past year the citizens have made a determined fight for the right, and are gaining their former customs of sobriety and order. —Michael Overmyer, for many years a well-to-do farmer of Richland Township, Fulton County, was robbed an murdered in Rochester. Overmyer was married onlv three weeks ago, and had just completed arrangements to go to Huntington to reside. He went to Rochester accompanied by his bride. The latter went to the home of a friend on the outskirts of the town, where the husband was to join her in the evening. The report of a pistol was heard near the cemetery. Upon investigation the body of Overmyer was found lying in the middle of the load, with a gaping wound in his breast. Near the body was Overmyer’s revolver. -A pocket-book containing 9300, which he had carried, was gone. Evidence elicited at the inquest showed con- ; clusively that the motive for the crime was robbery. —Edgar Murphy, of Seymour, a brakeman employed on the Ohio & Mississippi Railway, fell from a freight train, near Storrs, and was crushed to death under the wheels. The body was taken to Seymour for burial. —A traveling man said to the Logansport Journal: “Indiana is the best commercial State in the Union. Its merchants buy larger bills, buy’ closerand more promptly, and know more about their business than those of any other State ”

DOMESTIC ECONOMY. — TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. Some Valuable Information for the Flowman, Stockman, Poulterer, Nurseryman, and Everybody Connected with the Farm. THE FARM. A Yankee Fence-

N many localities rail fences are still in use, but the scarcity of timber prevents them from being rebuilt; hence various plans are adopted to still keep the fence with less wooden material. A fence that is not only neat, but truly economical of timber, may be constructed as follows: Sound pieces of rails or other material ** are used for posts, which

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may bo either set or driven, and as rails are usually cut twelve feet in length the posts should bo set seven feet apart from center to center. Tho general appearance of the fence when finished is shown in figure 2, while the manner of attaching the wire is shown in figure 1. Either rails, poles, boards, or slabs can bo used in this manner. Each panel can be used or opened as a driveway,and in the spring all posts that have been disturbed by the frost can be readily redriven without removing the rails or boards. Four rails make as good a cattle, horse, and sheep fence as seven rails £1 _ . — -r, - * -, IL Would laid up in the common’ zigzag form, occupy less ground and will be found very desirable. No. 9 or 10 galvanized wire should be used, drawing each staple so that it will grip tin 1 wire. —American Agriculturist

larmriM* Barn Yurd*. Some day, when you have nothing else to do, take a ride through the country । and count all the neatly-kept barn-yards ! you see. Even if you have other duties, ; go, if for no other reason than out of i curiosity. In a ride of twenty miles you ; will not see ten half neat)\-kept barn- I yards, and not more than two—more । likely not one—as it should be kept. I You will see a wagon here, another there, ■ over there a sled and in another place a ! hay-raek. flat on tho ground, all ranged about the middle of the lot; and besides | all these things you wdl seo plows, corn- j planter, harrows, small hay-stacks, piles of boards, rails, posts and many other j things 1 cannot now enumerate, thrown ’ around in a naphazard wav that ought' to put any farmer to shame. Not a eooold be u ... 1.. tUtnwmr rrf -rtir-rnwuv, many farmery I have known, I can tesnember but who has a well-kept barn-yard. And. b® tho yard indicates, he is a very meth?' leal farmer. “A place for everyth? 1 and everything in its place," I-hismot '5 1 and the entire farm shows that Ids mor, lias become a reality, not a mere theot" |( IVhen he driven into the lot his wugi has a place of it- own; each pi< o of m “ chinery has its own place. Nothing is left in tlie center of the lot fora horse to run over and perhaps cripple itself. This barn-yard fumi-hi- pasture for two work horses during tie summer nights, and for four or five calves through the entire j summer; yet, it doe- not contain over j two acres. But the horse- are never al- j lowed to run in it when the ground is : soft. Os cours', it nr ver become-cut up! and rough. 'l'he farmm has hauled [ plenty of grave! about the barn, and lit-। tie or no mud is found there. As most barn-lots are along the road ' in line with the house-yard, one would j suppose as much care would be taken to keep them in order as is used on other promise-. There is just w here you are mistaken, as a ride will convince you. The house-yard may I e perfectly neat and the adjoining barn-lot may be a perfect slough of filth and disorder. Hhy do not these men realize that their lots are but lots on an otherwise lovely picture? IVhy not use a little forethought when driving in with machinery ami vehicles? It takes no longer to drive a wagon to the same place each time, than it does to unhitch wherever the horses may happen to stop. ’’But.’ says one, “1 haven’t room.’’ You think you have not room simply because your lot is in such a confused j jumble that you do not know yourself how much room you have until you “size up,’’ as the housekeepers say. Just try it once; if not for your own satisfaction, do so for the pleasure of the people who pass your place. At first they may make remarks and be inclined to wonder what can have taken possession of you, it is so ■ unlike you to have order in your barn-J yard. But never do you mind t heir talk, [ when this systematic plan lias become a l habit with you, others maybe led, seeing your “light," to “go and do likewise”. — Elza Henan. THE HOI NFHOLD. Ilie Washboard with Rollers. The illustration shows the plan of a washboard which was invented by one of my brothers when I was a boy, writes T. J. May. The first HR one t hat was made was used at home, and tlie neighbors, learning its ® convenience, had simiwj lar ones made so r themselves. The board raj consists of a frame similar to the diagram, RSj with rollers instead of ® grooves as in the ordi- { nary washboard. The j ® rollers are made of some hardwood, oak, beech, hickory, maple, A novel wash- or something of that board. kind. About an inch and a quarter in diameter I think would j be the proper size, however, that might be changed to any proportion. Set them in the frame as indicated in tlie diagram, being careful not to put them too far apart, as they are intended to roll when in the process of washing. An eighth of an inch would be the proper distance

'Par. to set them. Any wood turner an furnish the rollers. Have the tenons cut on the ends to about half an inch. A thin board nailed on the back of the ashboard at the top, and extending flown about half way, is absolutely necessary in order to protect tlie one who is Washing from getting wet. Venn n. The only way to keep down vermin is d take a day off and do the work well. Aad a quart of kerosene to a tub of strong soap-suds, so as to form an emulsion. With a watering pot, force pump, or any other contrivance, saturate every portion of the house, exterior, interior, floors, roosts, walls, under the roof, and be sure to get it into every crack and Crevice. then dust each fowl thoroughly with Dalmation insect powder, holding the fowl head downwards, so as to have the powder reach every portion of the body. Lice multiply very rapidly during the summer, and the house should be kept clear of the droppings. A large number of young cockerels in the yards with the hens and pullets are a nuisance, and should be thinned out just as soon as can be done.

w-j ovvu v evil UL UUUV. Cheap Cuts ot Meat. Many of the so-called cheap cuts of meat are preferable, for instance, tl j shoulder of mutton is much more delicate than the leg, as most persons know, the price is low. The English, who of dll people know what good mutton is, always give tho leg to the household and jGve the shoulder for guests or first table. Kpwover, meat is not the only thing you ^KsUtcarn to choose. ^K^very housewife does not know that a "^licious stew may be made of round wbak, which costs a mere trifle when lompared with the choicest sirloin and porterhouse steaks. First pound tho round steak, then cut it into small pieces And proceed as with any meat stew. Utiliz ng Old Carpots. Ingrain carpets, worn beyond repair, should be cut into lengthwise strips, and woven the same as a rag earpet. It is

unneccessary to sew the ingrain cuttings, weavers generally preferring to overlap the strips as they weave. Mats and carpets assume quite a Persian look when made in this way, and are very durable. | IVhen th<> carpet is only worn on the I edges or in certain spots tlie good portions may be sewed togetlier, a border put on and a good looking rug made. Bints to Housekeepers. Tallow,applied warm, will soften and finally cure corns and bunions. Arri.ES will not freeze if covered with linen doth, nor pie or custard burn if in the oven with a dish of water.

I’URiFY cloths that have been kept from the air by laying pieces of charcoal (wrapped in pa|H’r) in the folds. Try i the open air first. Ir is said that to drink sweet milk i after onions will purify the breath so i that no odor will remain. A cupful of Strong coffee is also 1 eeonimended. Don’t forget to have a few beans of j coffee handy, for this wrvi - as •> deodorizer if burnt on coals of paper. Bit- of ■ charcoal are useful in absorbing gases and other impurities. । Keet yoi.r j<dly in a cool, dry closet. ’ Either write the name of the variety of * the jell on a neat little slip of white i paper, and paste this on the -ide of the glass, or write in the centre of the covers ; before pa-ting them on. KA I’RKTTY way of -en ing eggs for tea N W this: Cnt bv ••' •- •’ , ««K.sni»aru nieces Mb tsUkC CSfgs out Os the sheirr h - "eptng yolks whole. Beat the whites Y» a stiff froth, lay the beaten whites FLumd nicely on the toast, drop yolks in Fiter of white ring, salt and put in hot pn to bake a few minute-. IVhen you them out of the oven, pour a little ;lted butter on toast. । THE HH LTRY V ARD. 1 ;l'oultry Homes We have endeavored to give a great muny designs of poultry houses, ami in this issue give two byway of comparison. It is not possible to present a design that | would he acceptable to all; hence each . reader mii't compare the whole, and se- : led the one most suitable for his puri pose, considering thecas . Fig. 1 shows a house in which the roof ami sides are combined. It may be 16 । feet square, 9 feet at the peak, with a ’ board at the bottom 1 foot high; or it mm be of any -ize desired. The cost । for material is about 815, the floor being of earth. It is not so convenient for one entering it a- is the house shown at Fig. 2; but this house give- more room on tin* ground, at less cost. Windows should -fe. m > FIG. I.—POULTBY HoI SE. be at both ends, and th • roosts may be short, so as not to interfere witli ingress pT egress of the attendant. lElg. 2 shows a double house. This buse is 10x16 leet, divided into two ;i partments, each Bxlo feet, and will cost 1 ,®>ut 915. Each apartment will accon - [ -sedate about ten or twelve fowls, ana | ..^e ventilator (A) will answer for both. There are two entrances to and from tpe interior, one at each end (B) and a 1 *. ts FIG. 2. —DOUBLE POULTRY HOUSE. wire or lath partition, with a door in the partition, separate the two flocks. This house, like the other, gives plenty of room on the ground, and is more convenient in some respects; but both are good and cheap.— Farm ami Fireside. Is Duck Raising Prufitab'c? In a recent issue of our paper a correspondent asked for information in regard to duck-culture. From some experience in the matter, I draw the following conclusions: 1. The Pekin cr Aylesbury ducks

seem to be best adapted for purely econ- i omical purposes, having large bodies, white plumage, and a habit of extremely rapid growth. They are prolific eggproducers, and the eggs hatch well. 2. My experience with the young has been that extreme care is necessary for the first two or three days after they are hatched, as they do not begin to eat or drink readily, even when twenty-four or thirty-six hours old. A little patience, however, in teaching them to eat will overcome this difficulty—if difficulty others have found it. When they once begin to eat they will need no urging, as any one who attempts to feed a couple of hundred will soon find out. 3. Their growth from the shell up to the time when they are eight or nine weeks old is simply marvelous. Ono can almost see their bodies expanding. But to sustain such a growth they must have a large supply of growth-producing foods —milk’, meat, bran, oatsand whole wheat steamed, chopped clover steamed, and some corn meal, or better, cracked corn. To secure the greatest profit, the young stock should be marketed at about eight weeks of age. Prices in other years have

been very good for young ducks at. tlie proper season in the spring, in May and June, but the present season has seen a decrease in prices, I believe—probably owing to the large number that are produced. A great many have doubtless gone into raising them for market, induced by the good prices and the very rosy accounts that certain ones have given in regard to the business. 4. There are quite a number of points that ought to be considered before one invests very heavily in this class of poultry. The birds are exceedingly filthy and noisy to have about. They will wander long distances from home in search of water for swimming if not confined in yards. They are enormous eaters, reminding one of the pig that was met by a sympathetic gentleman carrying a pAI of milk. Feeling distressed at the hungry appearance of the pig, he presented the pail, from which the little porker drank every drop. “Then,” exclaimed

the owner of the pig (so are told), “I picked oop the leetle baste, and out ’im into the pail, an’ sure it is he I did not fill it half full!” The adult ducks arc most excellent । and persistent layers, and will average more eggs thaii the general run of hens, and the eggs usually sell at an extra price. Wisely conducted, the raising of ducks may be made to pay a profit, but the average poultry keeper will probably make more profit from hens, giving them the same care, and such food as ducks require in order to do well. If one is situated near tide waters where the ducks can gather a good deal of their living, the margin of profit might perhaps be quite large.— Cor. Country Gentleman. THE DAIRY. Cattle Breedinj. The best beef has usually sold at a profit through all the seasons of depression. The exception may be accounted for in the improper methods of feeding, and neglect to improve the best time for j marketing. Every general farmer should grow good-grade cattle —every animal I the progency of a pure-bred sire of any of the recognized beef breeds, and the dam should be of the best type of cows, herself the get of a choice sire with as much uoixl blood back of him as is obtainable. 'l'he cows should be trained to milk well; and if their capacity after a . full test, when three years old. does not Tench aii SVvragh of four gallons per day ■ during at least 250 days in the year, great i effort should be made to breed them so that their progeny will be more surely in the milking -trains. Half of such a cow’s milk should go to the calf until six months old, the balance to good use for butter or cheese and tho dross to the pigs. A 3-year-old cow whose average milk production is less than three gallons h I >1 ! “ ■ ~ A THOROUGHBRED. daily for two-thirds of a year has no profitable place on the average farm. The four-gallon cow described above, under right management, will pay her way and give to her owner a 600-pound calf at six | months old, free of charge, which may be counted the average animal profit from a herd of good cows. With such a steer of heifer calf it may be fed to early maturity, say at 600 days' age. Under successful feeding for beef it will never become well acquainted with hunger, nor should it ever be allowed to become dyspeptic from full satisfaction at the feedi box. There is a right principle to fol- > low in the successful production of beef and butter. Tlie above outline applies ; to the general farmer who lives five miles > or more from a village of 1,000 or more : population or a railway station—his farm ■ land being worth 830 to 9100 per acre, i The special dairyman who sells milk in town by retail, or ships to the city wholei sale trade may (?) ignore the calf and i the beef question. The large farms ■ where help is scarce and high priced and the land worth less than 830 per acre, may dispense with great milkers by careful management, grazing the cow principally, and tho steers after 12-months-old, putting the latter on the market at thirty months of age instead of twenty months. But the prosperous cattleman must be a business man—one of natural ability; and the more he knows of the world of busi- i ness the bettor chance for profit from his calling.— Orange Judd Farmer. Dairy Notes. IVhen one finds a hair in the butter it is a sufficient proof that that dairy is badly managed. One act of uncleanli- ! ness is an indication that the whole systern of the management is defective. | A cow requires four feet of width and from four and one-half feet in length for comfortable standing and lying room in a stall. To accommodate the differentsized cows the standing floor should taper from four and one-half feet at one end to five feet at the otner. j The most comfo’table fastening for a cow is a strap around the neck with a ring sown in it, to which is fastened by a snap hook, a short chain having a ring in the end to slide up and down a strong ' post at the upper corner of the stall t

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. AN INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE LESSON. Reflections of an Elevating Character— Wholesome Food for Thought — Studying the Scriptural I>essou Intelligently and Profitably. Tlie lesson for Sunday. March 29, may be found in Isaiah 5: 11, 12; 20-23. QUARTERLY REVIEW. Lesson I. The Kingdom Divided. I. Kings 12: 1-17. Memory Verses. 12-14. Golden Text. “Pride goeth before destruction. and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Prov. 16-18. Lesson 11. Idolatry in Israel. 1 Kings 12: 25-33. Memory Verses. 28-30. Golden Text. “Thou shaft not make unto thee any graven image.” Ex. 20: 4. Lesson 111. God’s Care of Elijah. 1 Kings 17: 1-16. Memory Verses. 2-5. Golden Text. “They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” Ps. 34: 10. Lesson IV. Elijah and the prophets of

wesson iv. r.njan and the prophets ot Baal. 1 Kings 18: 25-30. Memory Verses. 38,39. Golden Text. “How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him.” I. Kings 18: 21. Lesson V. Elijah at Horeb. I. Kings 19: 1-18. Memory Verses. 0-10. Go'.den Text. “Fear not, for lam with thee, and will bless thee.” Gen. 26: 24. Lesson VI. Ahab’s Covetousness. I. Kings 21: 1-16. Memory Verses. 15, 16. Golden Text. “Take heed and beware-e^ covetousness” Luke 12: 15. Lesson VII. Elijah taken to heav.n. 11. Kings 2: 1-11. Memory Verses. 9-11. Golden Text. “And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, tor God took him.” Gen. 5: 24. Lessen VIII. Elijah’s successor. IL Kings 2: l°-22 Memory Verses. 12-14. Golden Text. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” Zach. 4: 6.

INTRODUCTORY. The past quarter’s lessons have been rich in spiritual Instruction, and it is well to recall the more salient points. Why not give a Sunday evening to such a programme, pastor, superintendent, congregation. Sunday school and all uniting, as will give enforcement to the wholesome teachings of the books of the Kings? If the pastor will give a little word-sketch of the prominent characters, with questions and answers, it will add to the interest and profit of the occasion, and a clever or even, where not much is attempted, an indifferent hand at the blackboard may render mu ’h assistance. Such personages as Rehoboam, Jerol*im. Elijah. Ahab, the widow of Zarephath. the Shunammlte woman, Naaman Gehaz.i, Elisha, etc., are interesting and suggestive enough to warrant some good object lesson work. During the Sunday school hour the temperance lesson might welT engage the attention of teacher and scholar. Some notes are herewith appended. TEMPERANCE LESSON. 11. Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night till wine inflame them! 12. And the harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine, are In their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. 20. Woe untc them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! 22. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink. 23. Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteonsnes^o^ IKI " righteous from him! Golden Text*— At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. — Prov. 23 : 32. TEMPERANCE NOTES. Ten years or less ago a large meeting of the ministers of all denominations was held at Farwell Hall in Chicago to join their forces with the strength of those who were urging the delusion of high licen a. Baptists were prominent in the movement, one of their number being honored with the chairmanship of the meet.ng. There were some eloquent things said about restrictive measures. But the last decade has seen some remarkable changes. The chairman of the meeting has become a Prohibitionist, the rank and file have found themselves forced to take the same position of thor-ough-going ri form, so that at a recent Baptist ministers'meeting in Chicago where tb > question of temperance was discussed but two or three voices were raised in advocacy of anything short of the total abolition of the iniquitous traffic in strong drink, and it was believed that all or almost all had been heard from. It was at this same Farwell Hall meeting, ba< k in the dark ages of temperance reform, that Dr. lleni k Johnson came out so strong and el< ar in open opposition to all compromise measures, which has been ever since his conspicuous and influential attitude. It was being urged that a raising of i the license tax would decrease the number ' of the saloons from tlie thousands to the hundreds. “I should like,” said the Pre.-by-l terian professor, -to see the number of Chicago’s dram-shops lessened, but,” he thundered, his !>la< k eyes flashing from under his Andrew Jackson brews, “God forbid that in order to have the hundreds instead ' of the thousands I -hi uld give my sanction to the hundreds. That shall never be!” And God is bringinr us ail to sre it so. It is worth nothing in this connection that ' after this beautiful license law had been in operation a year the saloons, instead of being fewer, were several hundred more numerous. The devil can afford to pay any price you na* ■ for the privilege of making booty of men’s souls. And yet that remark of the Scotch workman is not to I e forgotten, - The best shutting up act is to shut your own mouth,” i. e , against strong drink. While we give hand and heart to the enactment of straight and, in the long run, wholesome legislation, the matter of total abstinence is always the closer personal consideration. It is time for self-denial regarding wine and cider and the things not regarded by all people as intoxicating but which cer- | tainly lead toward the evil. And, indeed, I how can we ask men to abstain from brandy and beer, which perhaps some of us have no desire for, if we refuse ourselves to abstain from that which is pleasant to us but which without doubt wink’s at the habit of strong j drink. In the Sunday schocl. in the home circle, in the chinch and young people’s 1 society the young, and old too. should be • taught to put away from them the ab >minable tiling in whatever shape it conies, in tlie leaf shape, even. “Touch not the unclean thing,” is tlie motto for days of reform. I Next Lesson: Saved from Famine. 2 . Kings 7: : ‘Worth Remembering:. II HisTLiNG doesn’t make the locomotive go, it is tlie silent steam. The ups and downs of life are better than being down all the time. '1 o he really yourself you must ba different from those around yon. A little knowledge wisely usod is better than all kuowlege disused. Excessive labor is wrong, but judicious labor is the safety valve of life. Man may growl, grumble and fight, but it has no effect upon natural right.