St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 April 1891 — Page 3

DOMESTIC ECONOMY. TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. Some Valuable Information for the Plowman, Stockman, Poulterer, Nurseryman, and Everybody Connected with the Farm.

THE FARM. Beautifying the Farm Home. T T is too often said A I farmers have no » I t * me f° r ° rna " ,nen * a ’ work. This 4 is a mistake more

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'Ah ^5 does not lessen the usefulness of a horse or ox to have him handsome and well eared for; neither will it detract from the yards about our houses to have them neat. Wonderful improvements have taken place in all parts of the United States in this respect during the. last ten years, but there are

many places still in need of “toning up.” The first province of the art is to “remove nuisances,” and this should be the keynote of our work. Better have the surroundings of our homes neat and fresh, by such common means as we have it in our power to use, than attempt an elaboration that must fall into negk t. The elaborate bedding arrangements, some of our wealthy people delight to spend their money on, should not be desired by farmers’ families, but better things are to be had. A good green turf and some good trees are better for everyday use than a map of the continent done in plants with colored foilage. Better a ■ green piece of sward about our houses, even if we cannot keep it as short and thick as we wish. It is always ready to respond to our efforts when we have time i to attend to it, and will not suffer from a little neglect as much as exotics do. It is easier to “clean up” and plant new things than to keep the place in order afterward. Therefore we should work to this end. Let us think out what we want the place to be, and have all our efforts directed to the end in view. We may not be able at once to get the things we want, but if we arrange what we have with reference to future improvement we will be much better satisfied with ourselves and the place when the time for further improvement comes. The best selection of treesand shrubs that can be made is of those kinds that do well with us; better have some thrifty, fresh specimens of the commonest trees and shrubs than rare exotics that will not flourish in our soil and climate, but oniv struggle out a miserable existance without beauty or fruit. By no means give up trying new things it there is an opportunity, but let us experiment in the garden, or somewhere else, that indifferent success may not always be before us. Let us plant about the house, where we will see them every time we go out of doors, plants that we know how to grow, or those that do well in similar situations. In planning our ground, few designs are more generally satisfactory than an irregular border running around the yard with tall shrubs behind and low growing plants in front, with the middle left open for a good space of grass. Avoid dotting things about. They will not do as well and are more difficult to care for. and so is the grass. This principle holds good everywhere, but can be subjected to endless modifications in detail, and gives great scope for taste in arrangement and display of knowledge of plant growth and characteristics. The “best soil” is that which we have, for it is what we must use. Perhaps it is too poor to raise many things, and we must modify and improve it by the means in our power, but rarely can we change its permanent character. If our house is on a rocky hilltop let us choose shrubby evergreens and things that will live without constant care. However much we may desire plants from the lowlands, it is unwise to attempt their growth in unfavorable situations. If we live on sand or bottom land let us plant accordingly. We can drain and fertilize to a certain extent, and if there is a good supply of water can do wonders with its nse, but above all let us plan to suit our conditions, personal, financial, and those of soil and climate, and not lay out more than we can attend to in the future. Plan to keep the surroundings of the home neat even if there are no shrubs but an old lilac bush, or trees but a I moss grown apple or pear tree.— Walter Dalton, in American Agriculturist. An Adjustable Ladder-Foot. Every one who has had to pick apples in a side-hill orchard will understand the value of the device illustrated herewith

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ladder for hilly land, consists of a piece of wood about two feet long and the same width and thickness as the foot of the ladder. It is held in place by two iron straps which are firmly bolted or screwed to the ladder, but large enough, especially the upper one, to give the extension piece plenty of space. When the ladder is set in place, the loose piece drops of its own accord to the ground, as shown in the right hand side of the engraving. It is firmly fastened there by a wedge of hard wood or, still better, of iron. Winter is the most convenient season for making such contrivances. — American Agriculturist. Killing Hogs. A subscriber asks if there can be described apian by which it may be known how to properly stick a hog. It is not altogether easy to describe the operation, but with the help of the wood cut we have had made, it may be understood. To begin right, get the hog securely in a pen that will just hold him. Stun by a sharp blow in the forehead with a pole axe or some similar weapon, half way between the eyes and top of the head, ‘*r shoot him in the forehead with a revolver. Then before

the, animal begins to struggle turn him square on his back, place a foot on each side of the head, facing the animal, hold the head down to the ground by placing the left hand on the snout. Now place the point of the knife—a seven-inch blade is long enough for any hog—on the animal’s throat, at the same time looking over the carcass, and push the knife in a straight line in the . direction of the root of the tail, as

‘ WC'' J ’to 1 h shown. Withdraw the knife quickly, and a gushing stream will follow it out. The idea is to cut the aorta, the great artery rising from the left verticle of the heart. If you do not stick just right the firstone, you will see why when the hog is opened. A little observation, however, will soon enable you to become expert.— Exchange. A JLate Kami date. Hero is a sketch of a farm gate which I have used for several years and have never seen in use anywhere beyond my

of the understanding than of the \ judgment. Orna--Ime nta 1 work I should not be uso- / Jess, although so * much useless work f is unornamental. The true principle is to have our useful everyday things beautiful. Have thorn so good that their use will be a pleasure. It

farm, writes Jonn P. I npp m Farm and Home, although I have been in many places where snow is a trouble. Its chief virtue lies in the fact that it can be raised to any height, and will maintain this altitude and swing as well as when close to the ground. There is no special plan for the gate. It only differs from

other gates in being hung in a distinct - fashion. A back piece is made of scantling three inches square. This is as high as the high post of the gate. The top hinge must be put as high as the gate will allow, as shown. The bottom hinge must be placed as high as it will be necessary to raise the gate. The hinge is ’ to the back side of the back pirn * and one bolt passes through the hinge flush with the trout side of this same piece. As will be seen in cut No. 3, the parts of the iron which are held together by a bolt in front of the back piece (just mentioned) hook « 03* czx> nDI. \\ [ 1t. .", over, leaving a space, between which the slats of the gate can pass as the gate is lifted up or is let down. The high gate post and back piece next to the post set in the ground arc so near together as to almost rub. To keep the gate in place on raising it up, a small iron pin is put through the gate over the lower hinge. This prevents the gate from slipping down. A bolt should be put. througl* the corner of the gate to prevent its being lifted entirely out of the hinges in a hurry sometimes. A Cheap Ciod Crusher. Funny, isn’t it? that an implement costing so little and so easily made and effective should be neglected by ninetenths of farmers. It it nothing but three poles from the woods, each six to eight feet long and four to six inches in diameter at the butt, with bits of the tops placed between to hold them apart as the long bolts, running through the whole, are screwed tight. These bolts mz — are the only part of the implement that costs. The chain? Any log chain will answer. It is best to draw it a little “catering,” so it will have a slightly , shaving action on the sods. For leveling I

knolls and filling hollows it has noequal. I Is there a piece of land that is too wet to j plant and so, although uneven, lias never been plowed? Make one of these home clod-crushers and levelers, and during the next drouth just plow that ground, level it and seed it and see if you are not proud of the job ever after. On such wet, natural meadnw manure applications pav well. Tiie crop can lie gathered enough quicker on one smooth acre I to leave time for the making of half a

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dozen such contrivances. — Hollister Sage, in Farm and Home. THE HOI SEHOLD. Convenient Table lor the Kitchen. Nowhere do conveniences for doing work pay better than m the kitchen, on the smooth running of which department the greater part of domestic comforts depend. Where space is not abundant, a combination of table and drawers, illustrated and described as follows,’ will often prove very desirable, and it will save many steps in a large kitchen. dllllli h The top has a leaf behind it that can be raised by drawing out the table, when more room is desired for ironing or other

work. A portion of the top lifts up, disclosing a place for flat irons, ironing cloths or other articles. At the right and below are drawers for articles used in cooking. A closet or other drawerscan bo constructed in the same posi ion at. the other end. A shelf for water pails is placed by iron brackets on the ight hand side. If a closet bo placed at the other end of the table a simila shelf could also be attached to them, on,w uch to place some of the more bulky articles

used in cooking. These conveniences may servo as suggestions, for one should be y on the lookout for moans by whicn no isework can bo made lighter, and there are usually many ways if some thought and study bo given to the. matter. Hints to Housekeepers. Beef marrow is excellent for ii>ihg purposes. Use turpentine and machine oil to polisli your sewing-machine, and rub briskly. Never hang a mirror where the sun’s rays will strike upon it. It acts on the mercury and clouds the glass. For small holes in plastering take ona part piaster of parts, three parts of fine sand, and mix with cold water. Yellow soap and whiting mixed to a thick paste with a little water will stop a leak as effectually as will solder. Bent whalebones can bo restored and used again by soaking them for a few* hours in water and then drying them. A It is never safe to remove wool stocky ings from an infant till it has passed itji “second summer,” or cuts its canitw teeth.

A short nap after meals is strong™ to be advised; bodily or mental exortlor® at least, should never be attempted a“ this time. It is not generally known that chamois money belts are worn by a great many New York women of means. The girdle is close-lilting, and provided with pockets for carrying money, jewelry, and keys. Hollow teeth, and the bad odor caused by them, could easily be avoided by proper cleansing of the mouth. The teetli should be protected from vegetable parasites as well as from the accumulation of tartar; these should be removed as quickly as possible, or their bad effect counteracted. After each meal the teeth should be brushed with alcohol or water, to prevent the particles of food remaining in the mouth from decomposing. After this some innocuous powder, such as chalk, egg shells, bicarbonate of soda or other alkali, may be used with ti e brush, in order to prevent the formation in the mouth of m ds which will attack the teeth. The simplest meansof purifying watez is by filtering it. For this purpose the best substances are charcoal, or a combination of clay and charcoal, because this material has the property of separating from the water all impurities, especially those decomposed materials which give it a bad smell and taste. An inexpensive but thoroughly effectual filter may be constructed in a flower-pot, by lining it with a layer of flannel, and then filling in successively three inches of gravel, three inches ot white sand washed perfectly clean, and four inches of animal charcoal. A clean sponge may be placed across the top. THE rot LTKY YAKD Lice in Winter. The large gray louse preys on the skin of the heads aud necks, and the long louse works on the feathers. A few drops al sweet oil. or lard oil on skin of Tim "heads anil necks is the rcmisit used. Provide a dust bath for the hens in winter, as they will then keep the feathers clean by frequent dusting. The Grains to Vue. Asis well known, fowls will cat all ! kinds of grain. Do not confine them to one kind. Corn, wheat, oats, barley, . rye, and sunflower seed, given at differI ent times,!make better food than to feed • them on any one kind alone. The hens will always appreciate a change of grain, ’ aud will thrive better and bo more pro- ] lific, when given a variety. The Feed and Warmth* The warmer tin' - oultry-house the less ! food required. It does not pay to feed I hens simply to keep ’hem warm. It is ‘ cheaper to warm them by keeping the : cold away. Warmth is a luxury; adds nothing to tin' fowl that tends toa profit, and is given off as fast as It is created. Food should be given with a view to securing some return for it It is not economical to stop up a crack in the wall of a poultry-house by mitigating its effects through an extra allowance of food, but the crack should be closed in some other way, and the food lessened. Food is money expended and should bring back something for the outlay. Turnips an Poultry Food. The turnip is not rich in the elements necessary for the purpose of the hen, but it promotes I'ealth and egg production by affording a change from the dry food in winter. A mass of cooked turnips, to which ground grain is added, will prove more beneficial than either turnips or grain alone. For this reason turnips can ’ be used profitably for all classes of poulI try, and the crop will save grain and inj crease the profits. Ali who make a specialty of keeping a large number of fowls should grow turnips, Geese and ducks will eat them raw if they are chopped fine. THE VINEY AKU. Winter-Pruning the Grape. This may be done any linm after the leaves have dropped. and the buds are in a dormant state, without injury to the vine or materially all a-ting the growth of wood or fruit the following season. While a majority of experienced grapegrowers think that no one particular time has any advantage over another, so far as the next season’s crop is concerned, there* is quite a diversity of opinion on this subject among a few of the knowing ones, who make it a rule to carry out their particular notions. Some prune in the fall, others in the winter, and others in the string, and all with • about the same results; which goes to prove, to my own satisfaction at least, that it is immaterial when it is done, so far as affecting the following season's growth of wood or fruit. There is an old adage, however, that reads thus: “Prune early for wood, and late for fruit.” There are some who profess to believe in this, and only carry it out in part, as their desire for fruit is so strong they are very sure to prurte late every time, and still they have plenty of wood. With my own experience for n any years, with both early and late pruning side by side, I have not been able to see any difference in favor of either. I would therefore recommend pruning at any time that best suits convenience, while the vine is at rest, the weather pleasant, and the shears sharp.

’TIS A SPICY PICTURE here drawn of affairs in INDIANA. Natural Gun lor Terre Haute—Au Elegant Church for Salem—General Store at Hadley Burglarized—Deaths, Suicides, Qand Accidents. —Methodist church at Lewisville was struck by lightning. —Fort Wayne has secured the (I. A. R. State emeampment for IS!):.'. —Floriculture will be a main display of Indiana’s at the World’s Fair. —lndiana Literary clubs all meet in convention at Terre Haute May 8. It cost Jacob Foreman, of Muncie, 8100 for selling a child live pints of beer. Ft. W ayne is getting to be quite a convent ion cent er, aud feels sassy over it, too. I ho Bank of Darlington is now open for business, and has a net backing of §250,000. • —Jami's Dunean, a pioneer of Hendricks County, died at his residence, near Danville. —The contract has been let for a new 1 church at Paoli, for the New Friends denomination. — Harrison County farmers are suffering considerable loss from the raids of sheep-killing dogs. —Twenty-two Holstein cattle were ' sold at auction in Crawfordsville, averagL lng in price about §75. —George Sears, 9 years old, fell under the cars at Lafayette, and had both legs cut off below the knees. —Charles Null, aged 12, was fatally 'burned by the explosion of an empty gasoline barrel at Lebanon. —W. C. Brooks, over SO years of age, and a pioneer of Jackson County, recently cut a now set of teeth. —A female prisoner in Petersburg jail has fitted up her cell with a piano. Brussels carpet mid parlor furniture. —Allen Owens committed suicide near Alamo. Left a note saying “life as a cripple has grown unendurable." —Good people of Washington are whacking it to the saloonkeepers going to make them pay §250 for licenses. —Decatur County Agricultural Society promises the coming fair at Greensburg. August 25-2 S, will be the l est they ever had. -r-Miss Anna Becker of Evansville, was seriously injured by jumping from a carriage while the horses were running away. —Mrs. Jonathan Kelh'r. wife of the first white child born in Wabash Countv, died at her home in W abash of paralysis, aged 58. —During a thunder-storm at Seymour the residence of Gotlieb W inkler was struck by lightning and considerably damaged. —A man named Staton was killed near Brazil and his body plced on the railroad track and cut in t wo. No clue to murderer. y Elenin min Bennett, an employe in ^hc Offers.m ear-works, threw himself in front of a moving train, and was instantly killed. —Danville students shooting at a mark with a flobert rille, accidentally shot Miss lam Kelleher in the neck, seriously wounding her. —The general store of I’rank Carter, at Hadley, wa- burulari ed and several hundred dollars worth of merchandise carried away. —There is general n -m inu in Madison. over the -ale <>f the ship-yards to Captain Barmorv. A big boat-building boom is anticipated. —Mrs. Charlotte Kcifcr, of Fort Wavne. who had been ill with pneufgonla, attempted to walk across ihe floor, ami fell d> ad. •—Fred Zolar, who efi his home ami family in Metamorc twentv year-ago—-came home last week and will settle down and care for them. —The banking house of Moi have organized a clearance a--* ciation o>r the purpose of providing a convenient method Ctf exchange between the banks. —Mrs. Hooker, Elk! art. known to fame as the woman who applied for a pension, claiming to Law serve*! clear through the late war, turn.- out to be a ‘ fraud. । —Thirty Wabash eitizei - have commenced suit against the Indiana Steel Company for damages because of v iolation of their contract to erect their plant in that city. > ; —The body ot a plasterer named Siatcr | wa- found on U- track- of the 1 hn ago ! Boil Indiana < al Haia । I. mar llo* kw» . The man was •■ \ i«I• • 11t 1 v -truck' Ly a pa-sing train. —Wm. Wiseman, farme r near Corydon, dropped dead while planting fruit trees. • —Michigan City’s quite confident its 1 [future as a manufacturing City is now | stablishod *m a sound foundation. —M. A. Weir, cashier of the New Albany National Bank, has contracted for i the erect ion of a tine Methodist church at Salem. The name of the new place of worship will Le the Weir .Memorial, and it will cost 5.m.000. —J. M. Harvey, who was stricken with paralysis upon arising to speak in a Farmer’s Alliance meeting, near Crawfordsville, laid in a helpless condition for a day, and then recovered just as quickly as he was prostrated. —William Warner, a farmer .?(> years of age. and living two miles north of Tipton, was found dead in his bed. His death is supposed to have resulted from heart trouble. He leaves a wife and two children. —A thief attracted the attention of Mr. Dale, a merchant of Salem Center, while ho was counting his money. He started after the intruder, aud when he returned a confederate had taken the money, amounting to §560, and disappeared.

Monroe Circuit Court. ro^oe^V’^ 10 ”’ a *^no Wll and so of v "'u r midinK fotlr nules sou h of Fortville, fell dead very suddenly from heart disease. Mr. Paxton was Toyears of age, and was out in hi" orchard when stricken by death. A badly crippled engine on the Cin einnat!, Wabash * Michigan railroad southbound passenger train was the result of its running into a pile of ties between Goshen and Waterford, supposed to have been placed there by tramps. —John S. Brown, of Crawfordsville, paid §260 on a forged order for timber’ } the person presenting the order being | a woman. He has since received an unsigned letter stating that the writer had forged the order and had given it to the women to present for payment. — Dr. J. J. Hamilton, one of the oldest and best known residents of New Castle, and an inventor of note, died recently, after a long and painful illness dating back to Andersonville prison, where he was confined for many months during the war, and out of which be camo a physical wreck. —The superint. ndent of the Montgomery County schools has divided the Board of Education into two separate bodies. Ono is composed of the several township trustees, and the other of the town and city school trustees. This is done because the interests of the country | and town schools are not identical. —The residence of C. R. Best, near Crowfordsville, was burglarized by tramps. On discovering the robbery Mr. Best started in pursuit of the burglars and located them in a neighboring schoolhouse, where they were dividing the plunder. He started to march them to the city, but by the interference of some other parties they succeeded in making their esca]M'. —ln Starke County, a few miles from Winamoe, Fred Smith, 14 years old, was shot dead by his cousin, Amil Smith, 19 years old. Young Smith and his brother were out sawing wood, when Amil, who had been hunting, approached them. In a playful manner Amil said to Ered that he could kill him, and without further ceremony pulled the trigger, killing him instantly. —Charles Heimer, a brakeman on the Monon, came to sudden grief at Bloomington. He was to have been married, but a few hours before that time the Sheriff of W ashington County met him ।on the street and informed him that hi | had a warrant for his arrest, made out I at the in-oaiu'e of a young lady at Salem i whom he is alleged to have wronged. Though Heisei- protested his innoeenee, the Sheriff refused to release him. and it was necessary to postpone the wedding. —There is a strong reason to believe that Tern* Haute is at last to have a gas-well. Gas was developed in the Guarantee oil-well, No. 6, which is 985 feet deep. The flow of gas is particu•nrlv considt ’ngthat it forces I it< way through a column of water filling I the four-and-one-half inch pipe the full s distance. In none of the other oil wells drilled there has gas been found below the marsh gas depth and in the rock, as in this instance. Further drilling is to be continued. Frank Robinson is in jail in New Albany on a charge which, had it been I preferred in - »me parts of the country, : would be sufficient to excite the community to vioiem e. During the temporar> absence of her mother, Robinson eni tici d the 5-yi ar-ohl daughter of Charles Brewer to his room and there attempted ;to outrage her. The child’s mother, attracted by her scream- approached, and : Robinson tied. He was arrested and 1 logded in jail. The greatest indignation I exist- tn consequence of the crime. • j —John McEdmundxm is a farmer living south of Spiceland. The other ■ day he, with his son. was absent from the house, leaving his wife and his sist t* rat home. Dining the afternoon a > couple of men entered ihe house, one 1 : flourishing a revolver and the other a i bag of stones. Thev demanded money, " bitt Li ing told there ,vas no money in the i house, one of them struck the lady of i the hoi.-e with the l ag of stones, making a -eriou- wound on her head, and 1 | knocking her down. They then at- - ■ tacked the other lady, offering her viot j lem e. but -he escaped amt began ring- ’ ing the farm bell, when the villains ran r . away. There is no elew a- to their > ■ identity, but are siippos*-d to be tramps. - i Ttie Monon Railroad narrowly es- . eaped a terrible an ide nt 1 he otlur night, i Between French Lick and Orleans is a । tre-tie 100 feet long and not less than | seventy-live feet high. Au accommoda- ; j tion train was just entering on this ; structure when it was noticed that the > freight ear that was just ahead of the - । passenger coach had jumped from the ■ 1 track and in this condition, jumping i along on the rails, it ran for fifty feet or ' । more. There were fifteen passengers in ; tin? car. and it is not necessary to state । that they were almost frightened to i | death, as the car was liable to be dashed A to the ground, seventy-live feet below, ’ at any moment. It was with difficulty : ihat several passengers were kept from , jumping to the ground. No one was j injured. —A detective in the employ of Fish * Commissioner Dennis, assisted by the Sheriff, arrested eight men for violation jof the fish laws, at Paisley, on Cedar Lake, in Lake County. Over 2,000 feet of seines and gill nets were captured. —Frank W. Fitz-Hugh, at one time a ; prominent lawyer of New Castle, but for many years a slave to strong drink, was found dead in the rear room of a saloon there this evening. He had been drafting a legal paper, and still had the pen in ) his hand when found.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM REFLECTION. A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive Lesson and Where It May Be found—A Learned and Concise Beview of the Same. The lesson for Sunday, April 2d. may be found iu Jonah 3: 1-10. INTHODUCTORY. Two lessons must suffice from this interesting book of Jonah. It is a touch of the gospel from away back in the enshrouding uarkness of early times. Travelers climbing the glaciers- tell us that, sometimes, near the very summit of the icy range, far removed from trees, and all other vegetation they find a bit of a flower peeping out of the debris; and the sight rarely fails to m-ing tears to the eyes. There is something likewise rare and refreshing in this intimation of good tilings from far back. And the (j that cheers is a glimpse of God. Lill s conduct Is not anymore pleasing In tins case than in any other. But we rey here iu large letter this sweet legend, G is love. And this makes us glad. WHAT THS LESSON SAYS. Word. Davar. Rendered as ot y mand at Josh. 1: 12. The same used of the “ter. commandments,” words. Ex. 34: 28. Camo., Was. Os, *ln the beginning w (John 1: 1.) Arise, go. Identical terA - first injunction. (1: !)•-* word as “cry” In 1: 1. ‘ The preaching. Hebro\ I bld thee. Jl’he «I” is el ‘•bld” Is the same as tha ( ▼. 1 above (DavarL Arose and f command otZ and went. / cording tot so, since this said. Exceca. „ Great to God, exprest .2 majesty, a high figure , /V days’ journey. The wor at Eze. 42: 4. Began. First meaning opened his evangelistic canis\ day’s Journey to the city, mation as he went. Perl.”further before they repenT — repent. Cried. Same wor ' v. 2.—■—Overthrow. From ti - """ hah, to turn or overturn, a st,^ WHAT THE LESSON T> p K 1 And the word of the J I Jonah the second time. I / the vineyard in early al, great king sends and sen< of man’s perversity, lie ( ful and kind, lie is womF second time. Yea, many ti* his gracious overtures. mind us of? This, “God/ times and in divers marine; past unto the fathers by tin in these last days spoken Son.” God will not let go ox finitely desires to save. We derful love, and it is wont condescension and constancy, all, is it not just what we might i such a God as ours? Doubtless ti stored woman was ’•ight about (ts ^rftssa, me no think it so wonderful, ’cause ft is just like him.” The preaching that I bid thee. There was the difficulty with Jonah. He did not so much object to the mission, if we may so speak, as to the message. He was readyto take a much longer journey, it would seem, to far Tarshlsh. But, Oh, that preaching! And yet just “the preaching that I bid thee” must be delivered. There are plenty of mon to-day ready to go—go the other way. And they preach as they go. But is it the preaching God bids? The going and the preaching are Identical in character. Go, preach Christ the Son of God. And there are men who turn their faces the other way, and as Unltarlanism goes, it preaches. Go tell of the wrath to come. And there are men who put their backs to the truth and Universalism goes preaching toward dim Tarshish. “The -pi-ra<■ htr>g thnt I -bill—thee;” says ‘Jie Lord.Assuredly we must be in God's way in order to meet God’s messengers aud in God’s mind in order to preach God’s truth. Payson said, “I never seemed fit to say a word to a sinner, except when I had a broken heart myself.” Cry mightily unto God. Two things the threatened Ninevites did. This was one—they prayed, and prayed with all their might. That is, they threw the whole heart and life into the appeal. Such prayer never goes unheard. Aud for this simple reason, that it is born of God and must, therefore, find God. Dr. Faunce likens true prayer to a circle whose beginnings are with God,“from whose throne its vast curve sweeps downward. passing in the lower edge of its circumference through the sphere of our voluntary petitions.” It must mount upward again to the completion of itself as by a law inviolable and divine. The same thoughtful writer instances two men conversing on the subject ot prayer, one of whom intimates that while he thinks it a profitable thing for those who exercise themselves thereby, he doubts whether there is any one to respond and listen “at the other end of the line.” Whereupon his friend responds, “It seems to me your position is that of the man who believes in the prayer but not in the answer,” —which is logically absurd. True prayer implies two parties. Were these Ninevites, think you, praying for merely the exercise of it? Let them turn every one from his evil way. Repentance was the other step taken by the awakened Ninevites. And It was just as essential as supplication. Indeed the two were conjoined. The repentance was real because mixed-with faith, and the prayer availed because it went on to a change of mind and heart; and the whole the work of the Spirit of God. But how can a man repeat and pray at the same t ime? it is asked. Readily. Indeed, as before intimated, prayer is not prayer without repentance, repentance Is not repentance without prayer. What is It to repent? It is to turn. The best definition of the term is in the word of Scripture, “Repent and be converted (turn).” How long does that take under the influence of the Spirit? How long does it take me to fly the track of the lightning express? This moment, as we hear God's voice, we can repent, and so this moment, with bowed heads, we can pray. And God repented of the evil. That is, lie did it not. It is our human way of speaking. God is without variableness or shadow of turning. He changes not. And verily, that is the reason he can so promptly and fully pardon us when we return to him. Thank God for the one fixed mark, for the one who changes not, though all else change. “How long,” some one asked, “does it take to be converted?” The answer came swift mid strong: “How long does it take the judge to discharge the prisoner when he finds him not guilty?” AH forgiveness is , through Christ, a- all repentance is by his * Spirit. The instant we come into right re- ! lations with him, we are accepted in him. -If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature”—in God’s sight. Did God pardon the peopleof N ineveh on any other ground than this? “There is none other name undeu heaven given among men.” Next week.—“lsrael often Rebuked,”’ Amos 4: 4-13. A California woman living near Auburn has made a success in a rather novel line of enterprise. Some years ago she planted eight acres of olive trees, and they have just begun to bring in a return. She gets §8 a gallon for the oil. A Belfast man is so careful of his ducks that he hauls them home on a hand sled and tucks them into their beds every night. Ma's own baby could not be more assiduously attended to, even a fashionable dame's pet poodle. Do not believe that all jour critics are I envious of you.