St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 April 1891 — Page 3

GLORIOUS SUNSHINE GLADDENS THE EARTH AND BRIGHTENS INDIANA NEWS. Prospects for a Good Fruit Crops—Delaware County Poultry Association Organized Ten-Pound Loon Killed Near Columbus— Deaths, Accidents, Etc, —Rockville will soon be able to see by electric light. —Prison north's library consists of 3,000 standard volumes. —A new and very powerful gas well was developed at Jonesboro. —Evansville painters strike for 30 cents an hour and eight-hour days. —Sadie Hanes, an abandoned woman, committed suicide at Goshen. —Herman Gottlage, Dubois County, suicided by jumping into a well. —City of Delphi brings action against the Bowen estate for unpaid taxes. —William Bowman, Paragon farmer, had a fine horse killed by lightning. —Francis Murphy is conducting a temperance revival at Knightstown. —Northern Indiana Editorial Association meets in South Bend June 11 and 12. —Charles Pearson was run over and Instantly killed by a train near Still- i well. —Eli Wagner, an old colored citizen of Jeffersonville, was killed by a suburban train. —Fort Wayne will erect two new school buildings this summer, to cost $20,000. —Dr. P. Bird, Owensville druggist, had both eyes destroyed by an explosion of chemicals. —By the accidental discharge of a gun Mrs. Viola Jones, of Patronville, was seriously shot. —Janies Oustott, of Rochester, arrested for the murder of Michael Overmyer, has been released. —Miss Mollie Jackson, of Tipton, attempted suicide, and her life was saved with difficulty. —Francis Lawrence died at Wabash from injuries received in an accident in car shops there. —A Kankakee farmer wouldn’t take 65 cents a bushel offered for his 10,000 bushels of corn. —A farm-house occupied by Mrs. McCormick, at Spencer, was destroyed by lire. Loss, SI,OOO. —William Jones, of Baltimore, Md., killed by cars near Valparaiso; stealing a ride on a freight. —John and Eliza Allen, of Greencastle, aged 78 and 76, respectively, are seeking divorce in the court. —Alex. McPheeters, aged 76, one of the oldest and wealthiest farmers in Vigo County, is dead. —Four men were arrested at Columbus for violating the law protecting gravel roads from heavily-loaded wagons. —Four children of Noah Sullivan’s, near Mexico, were buried the same day, and two others are dangerously ill. —The National Normal College at 2 Portland shows an increase of students

for the spring term of over one hundred. —Columbus tax-payers don't like the way assessors are listing their property, and many of them talk of injunction suits. —Sarah Bender, of Bedford, was standing before an open fire, when her clothing caught tire, burning her seriously. —Andrew Masser, Fort Wayne, sues the Nickel Plate Railroad for SIO,OOO damages—injured in a wreck at South Whitley. —As the Pennsylvania Central express vas passing through Memphis a number of stones were thrown through the windows. —Samuel Gaddis, Petersville farmer, has a 30-acre field which he has planted in corn 50 successive years and never lost a crop. —lncreased facilities will be added to the Martinsville schools this season to accommodate the rapid increase in school population. —lndiana railroads, it is said, will operate on a lower per cent, of their gross earnings this year than in any year of their history. —Recently the 5-year-old son of John j Delacroix, living near Logan's Corner, was bitten by a strange dog. The child died of hydrophobia. —The prosecution of W. E. Grant and Dr. James Blackburn for alleged attempted grave robbery at Jeffersenville closed with an acquittal. —Minnie Russel, 19, Terre Haute, sues Wesley Brown, 55, Caroll County farmer, for breach of promise. Interesting developments looked for. —W. L. Caldwell, a traveling salesman

for Schofield, Schurman & Teagle, of I Indianapolis, in stepping from a ear at i Terre. Halite, fell and broke Ids leg. -—Willie Bowman, aged 15, left La Porte some years a^o without saying anything to anybody—now there’s a nice little fortune there waiting for him. —A prominent fruit raiser of Montgomery County says that the fruit buds are safe, and prospects for an abundant crop were never more favorable. —An employe of the Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad, named Anderson, was killed by a freight train near Stillwell. He was walking on the track and fell under the wheels. —Judge Ellison, of the Madison Circuit Court, has rendered a decision in support of an ordinance recently passed by the City Council of Elmwood, requiring all screens and blinds to be removed from saloons on Sunday. —The City Council of Crawfordsville, in preparing to put in an electric light plant, has made contracts amounting to §19,000, and the building is yet to be purchased. Also, the city is to pay for setting the poles, stretching the wires and placing the lam os.

—Mrs. May Maddox Boyse, of Richmond, a relative of George Washington, is dead. Her great grandmother was a sister of Washington. • —Noblesvillians have an idea that the skeleton found near there a few days ago is that of a soldier known to have mysteriously disappeared from their midst in 1867. —Thore is great activity in the oil field near Portland. The Sisk and the Hart wells just drilled in are fair producers, and several companies will be in operat :on there this season. —Marshall Boring, 42 years of age, was found dead in his room in Rushville. He had been subject to epileptic fits since his childhood, and it is believed that during a fit he strangled to death. —Anton Ochs, a workman, was fatally injured in the Mount Vernon plan-ing-mill. An emery wheel burst, the fragments crushing tho side of his head and destroying both eyes. He cannot recover, —While a fire-proof safe, weighing two tons, was being hoisted up a stairway, at North Manchester, a rope broke, letting the safe roll down into the street, doing considerable damage to the building and the safe. —Alexander Snyder, aged 70, was I found dead in his hut at Goshen, his I skull being crushed. Two tramps were arrested for the murder and one of them | confessed that they did it for the old i man’s money. —A son of Edward Dew, living near Greencastle, was in the act of shooting a squirrel, when a distressing accident befell him. The barrel of his gun bursted, and a piece of it struck him in the eye, destroying tho sight. । —Charles Alius, who was stabbed by ; Dan Brusher at Newburg, last week, is dying, and, realizing the fact, he sent for I Brusher at Newburg, took his hand and 5 forgave him. Both men were drinking at the time of the affray. —Reports from a number of counties I of the southern part of the State show that peaches, plums and pears have not i been injured by the, frost, and give promi ise of abundant yield. Oats and potatoes are a month behind the season, but ? wheat is in excellent condition. J —Charles Ostman, a fireman on the Nickel Plate road, was instantly killed -. at Burr Oaks, his head being crushed to r a jelly while he was looking out of the cab window. He leaves a widow and . several children, who reside in Fort r Wayne. —A Demorest medal oratorical contest, , under the auspices of the Independent ? Order of Good Templars, took place at the Simpson M. E. Church, Fort Wayne, f Delegates were present from all parts of i the State. Grand Chief Templar Wade presided. A number of contestants coms peted. The medal was awarded to Miss 1 Grace Collins, of Huntington, whose theme was “The Martyred Mortier.” , —Thomas Kennedy, of Ni>?tinsville, , has invented and patented a mail s/”*” that does away with the strap and sy-'' t pies. The manner of fastening the safegg is much simpler than any device knov^H"'

and the government officials have asked Mr. Kennedy for a model of it that they may consider the advisability of substituting it for the sack now in use. Mr. Kennedy has been postal clerk for several years on the. Big Four railway, between Martinsville and Fairland. —The Delaware County Poultry Association has been organized, with over a half-hundred members. The object of the association is to further the breeding of and raising fine poultry in the county. The officers of tin* association are: President, 11. C. Marsh; Vice President, J. W. Taylor; Treasurer, William Abbott: Secretary, Allen A. Wilkinson. The Board of Directors are: Elmer Ross, F. S. MeCrillus, Lewis Cowan, Mr. Van Metre and Mr. Thompson. —James Perry, the largest land-owner in Bartholomew County, has, some two miles north of Columbus, on the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania lines, a large fish-pond, covering twelve acres or more. In this pond are a large number of German carp from one to three years old. For several days he has been i greatlv annoyed by a strange bird of the fishing variety of unusual large size. He j had fired many times at it. but was unable to kill or drive it away. This news reached some expert shots from Columbus wb ' ' ited the pond and succeeded, on the 'ortieth shot, in killing it. The bird proved to be a loon, and weighed ten pounds. It will be mounted. —The State Agricultural and Industrial board has been appointed by Secretary of State Matthews and Auditor Henderson. The members of the new board are as follows, one being appointed from each Congressional district, and

। two for the State at large: At. large Michael A. Downing and | Daniel I’. Erwin. First District —Samuel Hargrove. Second —John L. Green. Third—Warder W. Stevens. Fourth—David L. Thomas. Fifth—Aaron V. Pendleton. Sixth—lsham Sedgwick. Seventh—Henry C. G. Bals. Eighth—Thomas J. Mann. Ninth —David A. Coulter. Tenth—Lebbeus B. Custer. Eleventh —.lames B. Connor, jr. Twelfth—lsaiah B. McDonald. Thirteenth—John C. Knoblock'. —Terre Haute has secured a place in the Northwestern Base Ball League. —A man living four miles east of Crawfordsville, was in that place the other day for the first time in ten years, and he has lived in the same place during all this time. —The night telegraph operator at Fortville, whose name is Scoct, ejected three suspicious-looking characters from the depot. They afterwards attempted to assassinate him by shooting through the I window.

HOME AND THE FARM, i A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. Some New Appliances for the Farmer Well Selected Suggestions for the Housewife. the Stockman, the Dairyman, the Poulterer, and the Horticulturist —Notes. THE FARM. Fainting Farm Buildings.

VEN the winter is a good time for the farmer to paint l his own buildings. Much of this work can be done by the ordinary intelligent help of I the farm, and if I hired by the year, las farm help ' should bo, tho cost will be much less than if the job were let out to a prose s s i o n a 1. It requires a little practice to draw window sashes neatly, but a neat person will soon

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learn. In extreme cold weather, paint the cold sides-of a building in the middle of mild days and the sunny sides can be painted at any time. If the preservatiumj of the wood is the main object, usq, plenty of oil, but if appearance is of im-^ portance there, must be lead or other material enough to give a “body” that will cover well. For a good residence we would use only good material, but for rough cutbuildings something cheaper will answer. Mr. J. J. Thomas, of' Union Springs. N. V., says a writer in an exchange, is a strong advocate of crude petroleum for saturating the covering of all farm buildings, including the shingles on the roof. He would apply it liberally in two or three coats, and afterwards paint with lead and oil for the looks. Professor Knapp, of the Agricultural College, experimented with petroleum and linseed oil in the proportion of three parts of the former to one of the latter, with tho cheap mineral paints for the body, and finds it not only very cheap, but durable and otherwise satisfactory. The tendency of the petroleum is to penetrate the grain of tho j wood and thus give no room for water to soak in, while the linseed oil and mineral paints form a body that covers the surface ami gives a uniform color. Lime wash, so often recommended for out buildings, is a very g >od fair weather paint, but it is almost worthless for keeping out water, besides a building covered with it always looks badly whenever it is wet. As cheap as oils are now, it is far better to use some kind of oil for painting any outside work that is worth painting at all. And while about it, the farm wagons and carts ought to have one, or two good coats of paint spread over them during the winter. In still weather, carriages may be painted in the open air, though a good, clean, airy room that can be kept free from dust is to be preferred. It is good economy to use paint freely and often and there is no better time to use it than dtrring'^tTn* cold- half -of llu yetiF. --Parmers' Derleic. ^'W^WounUoTthe e x pi>ri ence^oT'twm'd" derly ladies in buying a hm -e which hail

of the variably whe a hallway in he gets “east.” J Hence with an animal so inclined, and having successfully solved the question how to prevent the occurrence, L>ill explain my plan. - - J 1 ' 'M Properly to use the device requires a >tout halter with a metal ring securely fastened to the top directly between the animal's ears. A stout leather strap is firmly fustened overhead, so that it will hang about where the head of the animal would be when lying down. To the end of the strap a good snap is fixed. The strap should bo put long enough to allow the horse’s nose to touch the floor when the snap is hooked in the ring on the top of the halter. With this arrangement the animal can lie down comfortably but cannot lay its head on the floor, and consequently cannot well get cast. This tie was originated through necessity. It may not be new but I have yet to meet the person who ever used it. I have imparted the knowledge to many, but think it has never been published. It invariably cures a horse of rolling.— Eugene Starkweather, in Country Gentleman. THE ORCHARD. A Good 'l*r«e Wash* Randolph Peters, a successful nurseryman gives the following which is based on practical experience: Take stone lime, slack and prepare it as for an ordinary whitewash, in an old barrel or box. Take enough at a time to make a bucket two-thirds full of the proper consistency for ordinary whitewashing. Now add one pint of gas tar, one pound of whale oil soap dissolved in hot water, or (one pound of potash, or strong lye from wood ashes,) then add clay or loam enough to make the bucket full of wash of proper thickness to be applied with a white-wash brush. If the trees have had the earth ridged up around them, take the earth from around the collar and the wash to the body of the trees from the limbs to the ground or down to tiie roots. Its advantages are, first. It. will destroy the bark louse, and give the trees a bright, clean, and healthy appearance. Second. This wash will drive all borers that may be in the trees and the moth will not deposit eggs on or about the trees the same season the wash is used. All who grow apple, peach, dwarf pear, quince and ash trees, should use this wash; don’t fail to use it because not patented and sold at a high price. I have known eases where peach trees have been badly affected by the borer; they have all left and the trees become

Again, mice and rabbits will not girdle ' thls Wash is used ' A PPI vin lh av for borers and general benefit to v „'?s^ B’and 8 ’ and lu ,at ® autumn as a prentativo against mice and rabbits. Use tins wash annually. Gas tar applied pure wiH kill trees. * Twin Apples. A remarkable geminate from the ^°well apple, otherwise known in Western North Carolina as the Golden PipP'n, is illustrated in our engraving, the “rawing was made from an apple sent us y Mr. P. J. Berckmans, Presidentof the American Pomologieal Society, who found it, in an orchard in Western North — 1 _____ nW GEMINATE LOWELL APPLE. Carolina. The owner of the tree stated that one particular tree invariably produces this form while his other trees of

the same variety never do. They were grafted years ago and at the same Abe. Just why this particular tree |Buld produce double, or geminate, fruit Twjvould be hard to decide; but a course or experiments might be undertaken with the possible result of producing a new sort of apple, double the size of the Lowell, but reiainingits flavor and good qualities. Tho exact organ of the Lowell apple is unknown. The tree is hardy, vigorous, spreading and very productive. The flesh is yellowish white, with a brisk, rich, rather acid flavor. It, is of large size, roundish oval or conic, and bright waxen yellow. The basin is deop, abrupt and furrowed: stalk of medium length and calyx closed, all of which features are combined in the subjectof our illustration, true to kind except only in being geminate.— American Agriculturist. The Striped Bug, Every gardener knows that this is a most destructive insect among melon, cucumber, and other young vines, someI times damaging the crop seriously. Many remedies have been suggested, some of them no doubt good in their way, but troublesome. Now, we have tried for several years another which has proved with us a complete success. Instead of aiming to drive away the insect by soot ashes, etc., we pet it, or rather furnish it with food better than the young melon and cucumber plants. We sow around each hili at the time of' each planting a few radish seed, ami eoming up about the same time, the tops supply pasture for the bug, whiej) it much prefers to the vices. Lettuce will also answer, but the radish is rather liked | the best. While our vines are untouched ‘ i by making tins little provision for it the I young radish tops are completely perfor1 j ■'ted. ’ | Should this fail, which is seldom the ; case—and has never been with us— S^ujinkle the vines with a solution of ! whaj- od ®oap and water. No other ?n---if^iout the curculio can stand this. a < this preparation is not attainable, BO *thjk solution of carbol

• ••• _ ira i>h, THE GARDEN. I ' ■* U 1 . I Seasonable Hints. • OnT cause of failure to secure blooms is injudicious watering, deluging at one time and with-holding at another, and paying no attention to the needs of the different varieties. The appetites and needs of plants are as varied as those of people, and their temperaments ditfer, too; there are the sanguine, the sensitive, the phlegmatic, each requiring to be dealt with accordingly. While one plant will thrive, notwithstanding the utmost neglect, and subsist on almost mnhing, another must have nourishing food and warm drink. It is a good plan to adapt the water to the temperature of the room,and always be quite sure that the drainage is good. Often a plant will droop and look sickly, when, if the matter is looked into, it will be found that water stands in the bottom of the jar. A bent wire is always useful in this case, for by penetrating the holes at the base of the pot, and stirring the earth, passages will bo made for the escape of stagnant water and gas. Then water freely, being sure that the water runs through quickly: drain all off, loosen the soil at top of the jar, and withhold moisture until the plant is again healthy. The calla, as is well known, requires plenty of quite warm water; in a double jar boiling water may be used in the lower jar, and will wonderfully hasten growth and blossoms. Fuchsias are thirsty plants, especially when in flower, and moisture is necessary to the Chinese primrose. The majority of plants requre a weekly bath; in fact, nothing so invigorates them as a shower bath of tepid water. Those which cannot be removed readily for the showering may have their leaves sponged. A, correspondent gives the following easy effective way of cheeking the injures caused byjthe red spider: First, >ho\' r the plant all over with dry insect r ~~don’t be afraid of putting on too ii ucn. Let remain about twenty-four . '7' Second ’ Plunge the plant, pot, earth and all, in a rub of water, and let R remain over night; ?n the morning, ./ wash the plant while under water, Utt it and set it in the sunshine to dry. j.e ' Vatcr needs to be of a temperature anttw tepid, or the plant will be chilled. Ihe fingers can be run through the leaves while under water without an v injury. The plant may lose a few leaves in the process, and these chiefly because oi the previous injury done to 1 hem by the spidei, but J have removed t he’spidiT utterly by one application of ’this treatment, even when they were very numerous, and had the plants rather improved by their bath than otherwise. As for the flat, white mealy bug that damages all plants that he visits, 1 have found no means for removing him, excepting to rub him out of existence with a small damp brush. These two are the worst of all enemies to house plants. In arranging for the winter garden let usdecide which plant shall be most honored, which shall have the best corner in the conservatory. Perhaps the calla, for with plenty of light it will grow more symmetrical, and its upright, stately beauty, and, under right treatment, its free offering of fair white blossoms, makes it justly the queen of the winter flowers. Possibly the conservatory opens from the sitting-room, with an arched entrance around which

vines bn trained. Thein are so > many vines well suited for this purpose that it is a mere matter of fancy which I to select. The German ivy is most ; rapid in growth, and the variety Ma- i croglossus, with dark, rich foliage, resembing the English ivy, is beautiful, though not so quick in growing as Scandens, the light-leaved variety. The most satisfactory vine I ever cultivated indoors was the coboca. It had attained a fair growth on the piazza during the summer, and in the fall the branches were taken down carefully, the large pot carried to the conservatory and placed just outside the entrance, while the vine was trained around the room opening from the conservatory. The vine grew luxuriantly, and gave a profusion of rich purple bells. The next spsing it was placed out of doors, and grew well, blooming indoors the second winter, when it died, seemingly from exhaustion. Madeira vine and smilax are among the easily cared for and rapidly growing vines; and maurandia is always graceful and desirable. But the very prettiest vine on the whole list is asparagus tenuissinius; the delicacy of its foliage, its bright, cheerful green and perfect freedom from insect pests leave nothing to be desired. Then it is invaluable, with its dainty, feathery sprays, for bouquet making and decorative purposes, especially as it keeps its beauty a long time when cat. — Vick’s Mayazinc.

TUB HOVSEIIOLD. Tlie Part of Prudence. People with weak lungs should keep the back, between the shoulder blades, well protected, as well as the chest. They should endeavor to establish the habit of breathing through the nose when sleeping and never with the mouth open. They should never lean with the back against anything cold; should not sit or stand long near a window in cold weather. In going from a warm atmosphere into a cooler one the mouth should be kept closed, so the air may become warmed in passing through the nostrils before it reaches the lungs. The feet should be kept dry, and the skin maintained in an active condition by regular bathing. Photograph Holder. This holder Is made with two strips of ribbon, each about half the width of a cabinet photograph. .e-c I . ? iJk' S a ' CABINET PHOTOGRAPH HOLDER. The rings are the brass rings covered with silk. The cur shows the arrangement. The row upon the edge fixes the thickness of the holder when filled with photographs; while upon the other edge small ribbons join the rings upon the back to those in front, as both sides are alike. The colors of ribbon and silk rings may be the same, oi contrasting colors that harmonize well. Hints lor Nurses. Hot food and drink for the sick should be hot —not lukewarm. The rooms of fever patients may be

taking cold than in other diseases. Do not use damp towels about the sick. Let clean clothing for a patient be thoroughly aired and warmed at the fire just before putting it on. Hints to Housekeepers. To remove lime from an iron pot wash in strong vinegar. THE APIARY. Extracted Honey as an Article of Food. In a prize essay written for the HmerL can Bee Journal, by A. N. Clark, upon I extracted honey, are these words: To obtain the best quality, extract from ch an combs, from the supers, and not from the brood-chamber. If possible, avoid extracting from combs containing pollen in the bottom of the cells, a> such pollen-charged honey has a disagreeable flavor. Keep the combs clean at all times of the year. See that the extractor and all other metal receptacles ' are free from soluable rust. In short, ■ the utmost cleanliness is required from ; the time the combs are removed from the nives, until the honey is in the hands of the consumer. As regards ripening, basswood honey may be extracted befote the cells are completely capped, if immediately placed in a hot, airy room. By this method of evaporation it loses some of its strong, and, to many, disagreeable flavor. But white clover, which is deficient in flavor-ing-matter at its best, should not be removed from the hive until thoroughly ripened; and unless the apiarist has the ' best of facilities for evaporating honey, he had better leave all honey, even basswood, to be ripened in the hive. Annually, the quality of hundreds of tons of honey is ruined by improper storage. If a dry, warm room cannot be obtained, it should, on the day it is extracted, be placed in barrels or cans 1 and sealed air-tight. In using barrels, avoid whisky barrels, as they are usually charred inside, and the crystalized honey cannot be removed without disturbing particles of charcoal. Pine barrels or pails are objectionable, unless waxed, as they impart a piney flavor. New oak-staves are subject to similar objection; but when these barrels have contained alcohol,they no longer impart a woody flavor to the I honey. Alcohol being a powerful solv- J ent, it has dissolved out of the staves the free tannic acid, leaving the barrel in the best possible condition for a honeyreceptacle. In most localities the best receptacles for home trade are those of tin. well la- I beled, holding from one to twelve pounds, i When put in glass, the honey should be ' treated and sealed while hot, thus pre- I serving the liquid form longer than when ■ put up cold. With glass vessels, small labels should be used, as clear, bright, liquid honey is more attractive than any printed label. The apiarist should encourage the use of crystalized honey for two reasons. First, it is more convenient to handle; second, it proves its freedom from commercial glucose—the only adulterant that could possibly be used at present prices. Yet, in spite of the fact that hogey sells for less than sugar, if an apiarist uses sugar for winter stores, it will hurt his home market, no matter who he is, or who his customers are. Not only must the apiarist be honest in everything, but in many cases he must be more than honest

— -i ^1 THE SUNDAY! AN INTERESTING Al* TIVE LESS© Reflections of an Elevating Wholesome Food for Thought — StudyIng the Scriptural Lesson Intelligently and Profitably. The lesson for Sunday, April 19, may Ue found In Jonah 1: 1-17. INTRODUCTORY. Me heard Prof. Briggs’ animadversions on Jonah, and our pocket notebook has since born this legend: “Talk about taking a lamb out of the paw of a Hon or a bear. I rof. Briggs takes Jonah outof the jaw o£ a whale.” It is, perhaps, pretty generally known that the Union Seminary professor and his fellow critics hold this book before us to be fiction, a story cleverly invented and told to enforce a wholesome moral. Against this view there stands the plain Glbraltar-llke sentence of Christ: “A? Jonah was three days and three nights in. the whale’s belly ” (Matt. 12:40.) This statement Is, of course, explained away by the higher critics on tlie grounds of a sort 5f higher rhetoric. Criticism, t> tell *he truth, is to-day first of all constructive, and after that “destructive.” It constructs a theory, and after that says to everything that stands in opposition, “Out of the way of the house that I have builded!” In this it very much resembles Ahab, who ma le such short work of the ancestral estate of Naboth, which stood over against the lordly edlilco erected Dy liltn. And* yet wo ao not remember that tlie transaction was

altogether successful in the final outcome. WHAT THE LESSON SAYS. How. Hebrew: And. Tho King James’ rersionists are quite Inclined to interpret ind enlarge on the simple connective and, as found in the Hebrew. As may to observed in the Variations, the Douay version s prevailingly more literal here. Nineveh. The greatest city of the times. Situated on the Tigris, capital of Assyria. Cry against it. Sometimes rendered preach or proclaim. So at Ex. 33: 19. For their wickedness is come up. Or that :hcir wickedness is come up. Jonah. The word means angel. Flee. Mimetic of break, 1. e., hrak. It was a forciPle breaking away. The presence of the Lord. Literally face. See Variations. - Joppa. Hebrew Yapha: from which the modem name, Jaffa. Found a ship. Or Is we would say, caught a ship. Fare. Or. hire. Translated wages in the account if the mother of Moses. Ex. 2: 9. Send out. Literally and suggestively, ;ast. The same word Is used of Saul's casting a javelin at David. J. Sani. 18: 11 —Like io be. See Variations. Every man unto his god. Gods many. To lighten of them. Better, as in Revision, unto iheni. Literally, from upon them. The lides. First meaning, thighs; hence, inner ar remote parts. Came to hirn. The original intimates a rareful and deliberate approach. What meanest thou, O sleeper? Literally and yet । more expressively. What meanest thou sleep- ■ mg? Indeed, the word signifies to snore, as i if to accentuate the seeming indifference, i God will think upon upon us. Using the i lame of the one God of the Hebrews, in ! contradistinction to the many gods inti- । mated in v. 5. I Lots. First meaning, pebbles, usually em- ; ployed in the easting of lots. Upon Jonah. 3od making use of men's superstitions for a rood purpose, as witn the witch of Endor, I. Satu. 28; 12. WHAT aHE LESSON TEACHES. The word of the Lord came unto Jonah. Never mind Jonah. It is tho “word” that Is all important. God has dealings with the clay. Jonah was not a comely character. We see in him much to despise. So ‘ loubtless the divine eye. But God was very kind; he had a message for man, and so he sent by the messenger whom he could, use among men. We do always bear this treasure in earthen vessels, and all this, that the excellency may be of Ged and not

j same merciful .considerateness that. In due time, ^tho'word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” God would not let us go. Ho had something to say to men and he f und an entrance into the world, visible and tangible to man. Once it was byway of a truant spn of Amittai and the stormy sea; and once again in very person byway of a Joseph and a Mary and the rude cave of Bethlehem. That great city. It was the greatest city of the day,the representative of thethreng--11 so of the times. Does God speak to the city to-day? It is because the c'ty is the I nerve-center of the life of the present. It ; is in the city to-day that the great issues of the future are being formed. If we reach the world at tins time with the gospel it must bo byway of the cities. If God has a message for men he sends it to the city; not for the sake of the great city per se, but for the sake of the people who are there. For nere are the people, and here the message must be proclaimed. Are we accomplishing this end? Is the city hearing the gospel? We are not speaking of the avenues, nor for that matter of the alleys. The city iis more than either or both. Is municipal : life being touched? Does there fall upon the i jangle of the forum and the market the calming voice of God's prophet? O, that great city! Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. And a prophet, too. What a travesty on the name! “Arise, go to Nineveh,” said the voice—“ And Jorah pose up to flee to Tarshish.” What spoke there but rebellion and treason? Ordered east, he went west; bidden to preach, see him crouch, and ere p, and hide. There was Jonah—there was man. Last week we were reading of Jehu, who did not need much bidding. lie almost ran ahead of his orders, -for he driveth furiously.” But how I treacherous he was, how lie misrepresented God! Fleeing away or flying toward, these two. Jonah and Jehu, are alike, of the earth earthy. O, what wretched stuff we are made of. what gnarled and coarse-grained material God has to deal with! Brother, if the Lord Jehovah is able to do anything with you and me, let us bow our heads in humble adoration and give him the glory. I Now the Lord had prepared a great fish. God was not to be circumvented. He was not to be evaded. When Jonah started out to flee -from the presence of the Lord” he entered upon a tremendous undertaking. If he thought of being cast overboard to escape him he shortly discovered his mistalw_*. There, too, the Lord intercepted him. There is many a man who has shunned responsibility and burden laid on him oi God with such intensity that death would be welcome. But translation or sn! - mergence will not give relief. The suicide, ' even, cannot escape that all-seeing, purI suing eye. One of old cried out of the very heart of human experience when he exclaimed: -Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold ; thou art there. If I take the wings of the I morning, and dwell in the uttermost paris of the sea. even there shall thy hand lead I me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” ; What if that great fish were but an instru- ■ ment in God's right hand—the hand that holds! Next week—“ Nineveh Brought to Rep ntance.” When going from a hot atmosphere into a cold one keep the mouth closed, so that the air may be warmed bv its passage through the nose ere it reaches the lungs. It has been found by careful experiments on plants grown in a confined atmosphere that they abstracted nitrogen from the air around them to the extent of thirty cubic centimeters. The Chinese use low bedsteads, often elaborately carved, and supporting only mats or coverlida