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Wheat Culture in Middle Georgia.
It has been very clearly and practically
demonstrated that while it is not generally
a profitable or safe operation to sow large
ly of wheat on our ordinary soils, never
theless when grown on the Intensive plan,
and in a small way, it is a crop that can
be grown with very satisfactory results
by almost any farmer that is willing to
give up a small portion of his best land to
its culture and will bestow upon it the
care it demands, and what may be deemed
what it deserves. It is a crop that is sub
ject to a number of casualties—more so
than other grains—and when a large area
is grown the precautions that it is neces
sary to observe to prevent these casual
ties are not apt to be as faithfully taken
as where a small area is sown. Allowing
that the best land is given to wheat, it is
very important, as the next step to secure
good seed.
Now a farmer might be able and willing
to provide for a small area the best seed,
even if it cost $3 per bushel, while
he would not, or could rvot invest in seed
<>f such quality and such price, if the area
to be sown was large. Asa rule, in such
case, he would be apt to put up with a seed
of much lower price and consequently of
much inferior quality.
The greatest obstacle to successful wheat
growing in this section is rust. I don’t
know, but what I ought to say that the
common practice of sowing it in too poor
land, is the greatest obstacle on the whole,
but granting t(jat it is sown on soils that
will grow it, if no casuality occurs, the
greatest obstacle then I repeat, Is rust.
Other casualities that wheat Is subject to
are smut, the Hessian fly, and the autumn
army worm. These are easily guarded
against. Not sowing the grain until after
a heavy frost occurs, ordinarily proves a
successful precaution against the fly and
the army worm and every farmer knows
that washing the seeds wheat thoroughly
in bluestone water is an effectual preven
titlve of smut. Rust remains as the one
serious obstacle to be overcome. Wheat on
rich or poor land is alike, subject to this
disease —a disease for which science has
not been able to find a remedy, though it
has been known that seed wheat washed
in a strong brine and then coated with
common lime (rolled in It just before sow
ing is not near so liable to rust, and it
has been claimed by some that it is a per
fect remedy, but whether this be so or not,
it is conceded by all experienced wheat
culturists that it is a great aid in the pre
vention of rust.
It is well known that there are varieties
of wheat much less subject to rust than
others, and it Is the fond hope of many
that at no distant day we will have a thor
oughly acclimated rust proof variety of
wheat, just as we now have of oats.
Whether this hope be fully realized or not,
we have at this time varieties that are
not disposed to rust unless it happens that
the weather proves extremely favorable to
it. These wheats, if washed in brine, and
rolled In lime, and sown on good
land, the surface of which
lias been well pulverized, though the
plowing need not be deep, using from fifty
to seventy-five bushels of cotton seed as
manure whenever necessary, and general
ly manuring is necessary if a large yield
is aimed at, and by a large yield is meant
thirty to forty bushels or more.
To secure such a crop cm a few acres a
farmer can afford to provide good seed,
proper preparation for sowing, good pul
verization of the soil, and $5 to $lO worth
of manure, and by observing such a plan
secure as much profit from two acres as
he would from ten poorly prepared, poor
ly manured and sown to poor wheat.
Small farmers should adopt the plan of
sowing wheat in eighteen to twenty-four
inch drills and cultivating it several times
in the spring, and thirty to fifty bushels
of wheat per acre can be secured when
eight to twenty only could be obtained
by broad-cast sowing. It is by far the best
mode for the small farmer where the
wheat is sown in two-foot drills, from
twenty to fifty pounds of seed should be
used per acre, if the land is rich or the
wheat well manured in the drill. After
sowing the land should be brought to a
perfect level by brushing or harrowing.
The middles should be thoroughly broken
early in February and after that at inter
vals, two or three good sweepings (one
furrow to the row, with a twenty-inch
sweep is sufficient. On fair land it will
not be a difficult matter to produce at any
rate twenty to twenty-five bushels of
wheat on an acre or two with such a pro
duct as this even, will be a very great help
next summer to most of our farmers.
Male AVI til Swollen Leg.
J. S. C.,Hardeeville, S. C„ writes as fol
lows: "I had a mule in the same fix that
your correspondent did. I made a lini
ment as follows: One gill of turpentine,
one gill vinegar, and the white of two
eggs; put all in a bottle and shook well,
until the contents were thoroughly mixed.
After first bathing the leg with warm
soap suds, rubbed dry, then applied the
liniment, rubbing it in well two or three
rimes daily. The leg supperated a little,
but after tw r o weeka treatment the leg
was cured.
"If there should be a return of the swell
ing apply the same treatment.
An Ideal Hedge Plant.
From the Farmer and Fruit Grower.
This is what Prof. Massey, of the North
' irolina experiment station, calls the cit
-lus trifoliate. The belief is general that
one of the tree oranges Is hardly at the
north, but, according to the professor,
lucre are few places where this deciduous
orange is not completely hardy. He says:
It passed through last winter in Michi
gan safely. Its compact dwarf habit
'lakes this plant easy to keep in good
nape without hard pruning. Its complete
armament of the strongest and sharpest
nines pointing in every direction makes it
better defense than even the honey 10-1
1 ast. It makes no suckers and its roots
oread but a short distance and are not
1 xliaustlvo of a broad strip of soil, as the
ether plants uaed for farm hedges are. It
bears a great profusion of the sweetest
orange flowers,-and loads itself with little
sour, seedy oranges, like limes, which ri
pen In October. When the entire hardiness
of this plant is fully realized the question
of the best hedge plant will, I think, be
finally settled. The plants ore now so
cheap in the southern nurseries that it
will be easy for the experiment stations
and individuals in the extreme north to
test their hardiness.
Another writer adds: A well kept hedge
is a thing of beauty as well as of utility.
It does away with unsightly fences that
have to be renewed every few years, and
can, if well grown, be made an absolute
protection against slock, tramps, thieves
and other “varmints.” and, I believe, even
the razor back would give it the go-by
after one attempt to break through.
By close pruning, when young, even rab
bits may be excluded. No stock will eat
it, and it seems to be entirely free from
insect enemies. Frequent and severe
cutting back, during the first two or three
years, will cause a dens£ growth near the
ground, and at each successive annual
pruning the cutting should be done a lit
tle higher, until the desired hight is
reached. Thereafter but little labor will
he needed to keep It in trim, the main
growth being stubby, thorny laterals that
will constantly thicken and improve it.
For small house groves, as well as for
large ones, it would be protective as well
os ornamental. The writer knows of a
fifty-acre grove thus enclosed, that prom
ises to be ail that could be desired.
By the time the fence posts of the orig
inal enclosure have rotted away, the own
er will have a live fence that will last a
life time, and he will have the unsightly
wire to sell to his less progressive neigh
bors.
I believe that in the near future live
fences will be common in our southland,
and will be a prime factor in beautifying
our level landscapes. "Progress."
The above is quite true in our judgment.
A’iolets anil Pansies.
S. A. C., in Vick’s Magazine.
There are flowers and flowers, but are
there many that have a greater capacity
for pleasure-giving than violets or pan
sies? One to bless the winter time, the
other adding joy and beauty to the sum
mer time. Both are .easily had in perfec
tion by any one who has a few square
feet of soil—and it matters not what kind
of soil. If rich and loamy, all right; if
poor and clayey, it can soon be put in
condition, if one have only a little means,
but plenty of spirit. Of violets there are
not many kinds, but of pansies their va
rieties are legion. Of the first sufficient
variety is obtainable in bringing together
the long known single deep blue, the dou
ble blue, the light blue, the double white
and the newer "California.” Our verdict
is: Any violet will do that is blue, and
that is fragrant and that thrives.
Few in the south think of growing vio
lets under cover, though sometimes it is
desirable when blooms are wanted in
abundance in the early winter. Where vi
olets are grown in beds in the open, it is
very easy to plant any part of thkse un
der glass temporarily in the fail and se
cure all the blooms wanted in December,
however bad the weather may be. In
fact, there is nothing in all horticulture
so easy or dainty as this glorious flower
in perfection.
Where there are small beds or plats in
the flower garden there is nothing more
suitable or more pleasure-seeking than to
have their borders of sweet violets, part
white and part blue, if so desired.
Pansies for color, violets for fragrance;
and both should have a large place in the
esteem of the artist gardener.
We have so many splendid pansies now
it is not difficult to make such choice that
one can. in a few months time, produce a
scene of marvelous floral beauty. The va
reitles under the name of "Imperial Ger
man” show a range and variety of color
that is entrancing; the “Black Prince” or
“King of the Blacks,” “The Snow Queen”
or “Snowy White," the blue “Beacons
field,” the "Silver Seam" or “Silver
Edge,” the “Rainbow” or quadricolor,
the "Yellow Gem”—it matters not under
what name they may be listed, it re
quiref but a few moments of time to
choose and arrange and sow a proper or
der of variety so that when the matured
plants break into bloom there will be noth
ing left for the eye to desire. Put in the
seeds, do a little work and trust nature
to endow with life a scene that no human
hand and eye can Imitate in color.
In arranging for these contrasts that
Impress you as being In the highest de
gree artistic, with strips of broad divide
the cold frame into as many sections as
there are different colors to be grown.
Label each section carefully so that there
will be no mistake. If the pansy-bed-to
be is circular, as it ought to be, commence
at the center and set three or four plants
of whatever color is to form the eye, or
hub, of the circle—black, for instance
then draw lines six inches apart around
the circle and three inches from each side
of this line set a plant of the next color
selected, setting the plants zigzag instead
of in twos. The border color of the circle
should be set with four rows of the same
color, rows three inches apart and zigzag
also, as in the beginning. The soil should
be deeply dug and pulverized and well
firmed before the plants are set out. If
there is any question of the richness of
the soli, work in plenty of bone dust—
dust, not meal—as the soil Is beina pre
pared for the plants.
Where proper material for the purpose
is readily procured, mulching is almost
always a great advantage to both pansies
and violets. Finally, let no one who has
any flowers at all be without these royal
pleasures-givers.
A Kye Soil For Potatoes.
A correspondent of the Farm and Fire
side writes that he has for two years been
testing the value of a rye sod In which
to plant his potatoes, to prevent them
from being scabby. The rye is sown in
the fall, and turned under in the spring,
when about six inches high, then the po
tatoes planted. Althougn the land had
previously grown very scabby potatoes,
and was supposed to be full of scab germs,
he says the result was potatoes “reason
ably clean.” While he does not claim
perfect faith in the rye sod as a pre
ventive of scab, he says this or some
Nature makes the cures
after all.
Now and then she gets
into a tight place and needs
helping out.
Things get started in the
wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start the
system in the right direction
toward health.
Scott’s Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with hypophos
phites can do just this.
It strengthens the nerves,
feeds famished tissues, and
makes rich blood.
50c. and SI.OO ; all druggists. )
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. „
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1897.
/ o/ Elbow-grease
[ ,(( (with a little soap) used to be the thing to
V clean house with. Now-a-days it’s
\ Pearline. Pearline is easier and
** / < l u * c^er ant * I> etter than elbow-grease.
/A A y One reason why millions of women prefer
mJv iFoTTecI P ear 9ne, rather than anything else, in
cleaning house, is that it saves the paint
* - L 1 J- and woodwork. Rut the principal reason,
of course, is that it saves so much work, ms
Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you,
■ "this is as good as” or "the same as Pearline.” IT’S
,P *A- VV CLjL V/ FALSE — Pearlinc is never peddled: if vour grocer sends
vou an imitation, be honest— send it back. .JAMES PYLE, New York.
other cause has greatly reduced the num
ber of scabby potatoes in his crop. His
theory is that the decaying green rye
plowed under produces an acid in the soil
which is unfavorable to the development
of the scab germ. It is not too late to
sow rye this fall where potatoes are to
be planted next year, and it can be test
ed at small cost. Probably the green
manuring would increase the amount of
crops enough to repay the cost of the ex
periment. We shall expect farmers to
grow more potatoes next year, as the res
toration of the tariff on them will dis
courage their importation from Canada
and the British provinces unless the price
remains nearly as high as it now is.
Concerning Roup.
Eelow will be found the formula for
preparing a remedy for roup in fowls
that I know by experience to be effective,
writes E. J. Adkinson in Practical Farm
er. In early spring of this year, roup
invaded our flock of thoroughbred black
Langshans, and it began to appear that
unless something heroic was done we
would very soon be relieved of ihe care
of our poultry. Spraying the throat and
nostrils with coal oil was tried, appar
ently without effect. Other very highly
recommended cures were given a trial
with the same result. Finally, being on
the verge of despair I made up the
preparation for which the formula is
here given: One pint lard, one pint
flowers of sulphur, one tablespoonful
spirits of turpentine, two tablespoonful
coil oil, four tabiespoonfuls powdered
borax, one teaspoonful powdered alum
five drops carbolic acid. This was thor
oughly mixed and a ball of the mixture,
about half an inch in diameter, was
given to the worst affected fowls each
day, and to those not so badly affected,
every other day, Their improvement
under this treatment was so marked as
to be plainly discernible the second or
third day after it was begun. On the
eighth day the physicking was discon
tinued and all of these chickens are
alive and going cheerfully about their
business to-day. The heads of some of
the hens were swollen so badly that their
eyes were completely closed, and the bad
odor characteristic of the last stages
of roup was very much in evidence with
them. In addition to giving the medi
cine internally some of it was applied
to the swollen parts daily.
Do not allow the fowls to eat or drink
soon after dosing them. It is perhaps
best to administer the dose late in the
afternoon, then not allow the fowls to
have any more food or drink until the
next morning. Feed only soft food and
not too much of it. Keep enough kero
sene in the drinking vessels to form a
film all over the surface of the water
they contain. The kerosene is supposed
to destroy any germs of disease that
may fall from the chikens' bill into
the water while drinking. Keep all
roupy chickens in a clean, dry place, free
[ r ° m draughts or strong currents of air
Above all, remember that prevention Is
a great deal more satisfactory than try
ing to cure. When signs of roup are
first noticed in a flock, all the sick should
be isolated from the well at once Feed
ing the remainder of the flock on wet
cor , n r " ea * > to w hieh one teaspoonful of
coil oil has been added for each dozen
fowls, will perhaps prevent their con
tracting the disease. This should be fed
as often as the exigency of the case seems
to require, say once or twice a week.
Good Ron <lm.
I have read with interest several arti
cles in your paper on roads, but I thought
I might safely add a few more thoughts
on the subject, says G. C. Brodhend In
Globe-Democrat. It is natural to all to
be in favor of a good road. But how are
we going to have them? Some of the old
est nations, even those wfiom we have been
led to consider as barbarians, have long
since shown that they were aware of the
necessity, and that they also knew l ow to
build roads. The Chinese have some well
built roads extending throughout their
empire, and they are solidly paved. The
ancient Peruvians 1,000 years ago had a
graded, bridged and tunneled road 2,000
miles long. These people knew nothing
about railroads, yet their roads evince
the judgment of a good engineer. Ceriain
ancient Roman roads also remain in good
condition, monuments of tngineering
skill. How much more should we per
fect our road system.
A great deal has been said during the
past two years on the subject of good
roads in our country. But what has been
done? Nothing. Only talk and nothing
more. None of the public meetings called
for the purpose of agitating the question
have done anything. As far as I know,
no man has advanced an idea indicative of
the proper course to pursue or advised
what to do. All they said has been: "We
want good roads.” We pay a road tax
every year—for what end? It is said, a
road overseer is appointed who is sup
posed to know what a road should be.
He aliows some men to do a poor day's
work, working out their lax, and what is
done? The road is plowed up, the dirt
scraped toward the middle and on the
banks, where it is supposed to be needed.
A few gullies are filled, but the rough
clods are strewn over the road, and it is
often in a worse condition than it was
before.
Now, how should this be remedied? I an
swer, only by strictly systematic work. If
wo are taxed for road purposes, the money
should be used in a way that the most
good can be accomplished. Let the coun
try road tax accumulate, say, for two
years, and do no road work during that
time except to prepare for what should tie
done. Employ a civil engineer and be sure
he Is practical and experienced. Let him
make suveys and estimates for a road.
Take one road at a time
and go to it in a business manner,
just as you might be supposed to do when
you start to build a railroad. Your road
needs almost as much consideration. The
grades can be steeper, the curves sharper,
the masonry not so expensive, but should
bo strong and have good foundations.
Have your engineer stirporvise the work
and see that it is correctly done. It may lie
that but little work may bo necessary to
shape some of our roads as they should tie.
Next grave! your roads. Do not neglect
that, for that helps to retain the perma
nent shape of the road. But, above all
things, you must have an engineer to take
charge. It wifi not do to place an ordinary
workman in 'such a position. The farmer
or common laborer wifi not do. You need a
man skilled in his profession. If he does not
know his business the road will be expen
sive and give no good result. If your fam
ily were sick you would not send for a dry
goods clerk, hut a good physician; nor a
doctor to attend to a law case. Neither
ought you to employ a butcher or a shoe
maker to build a road. You want a man
who has been educated for the business to
attend to such work 1 have had some ex
perience in building and observing road
building during the past forty-five years,
and feel qualified to say what I have. Bet
ter throw your road tax in the river than
pay it out as has been done. Build as far
as your money goes. It may be found ad
visable to divert certain taxes especially
to road purposes. Whatever is done let it
bo correctly done; let it be first-class.
Arlvlce For Winter.
To insure fowls against sickness is the
great aim of all successful poultrymen,
says Poultry Journal. At this season,
when dull days and night frosts prevail,
the seed is sown which will eventually re
sult in a full crop of ailments and endan
ger the lives of our most favored speci
mens. To much care, therefore, cannot
be given to prevent all symptoms of dis
ease. Probably the first and most com
mon trouble is cold in the head, which be
gins with swelled eyes. This, if not tak
en at the start, will surely run into a case
of roup.
Night, when fowls are roosting, is the
dangerous time. Hen houses cannot lie
made too tight. A little hole, or a small
crack just large enough to admit a draft,
will do the damage. Sometimes simply
placing the afflicted bird in a warmer
house aid feeding sofl. stimulating food
for a few days will remedy the trouble;
but this must be done ut the start, other
wise it wifi be useless.
Next to drafts, dampness is most to be
feared. Whereas it is all-important to
keep houses tight at night, it is just as im
portant to open windows during the day.
The breath of fowls, coupled with freezing
air. will create a dampness at night which
must be dispelled during the day. Fresh
air will dry out the houses as nothing else
can. When it is zero weather some may
hesitate to open windows, but it must be
done, provided it is not stormy. It will
make the house* warmer and decidedly
drier at night. Fowls can stand a lot of
cold provided it is dry, but dampness
seems to iienetrate even their feathers.
Constant exercise is the best preventive
of endless number of diseases caused
by over feeding. The busy hen is Ihe
healthiest and will lay the most eggs.
Watch your hens during the day. and If
they sit around all ruffled up and dull
looking, throw them a few handfulls of
oats or wheat in deep litter, and make
them be up and moving. It is the nature
of all fowls to be busy from morning
until evening; therefore endeavor to com
pel them to follow their natural instincts
when housed for winter. Variety of food
is essential. Tempting morsels, like cab
bage hung up. wifi delight them.
PrecAtlona against these three evils—
drafts, dampness and laziness—will pre
vent many lUlifif rpfl ,#pd pave your flock
from possible disease.
Report of Cotton Yield.
Preliminary reports to the statistician
of the department of agriculture Indicate
an average yield of 181.9 pounds of cotton
per acre. The principal states averages
areas follows: North Carolina, 184; South
Carolina, 189; Georgia, 178; Alabama, 155;
Mississippi, 220; Louisiana, 245; Texas, 105;
Arkansas, 215; Tennessee, 182; Oklahoma,
225; Indian Territory, 3001
In the main, the crop has been picked In
excellent condition, the weather having
been highly favorable. There is not the
slightest apparent disposition on the part
of the department’s large corps of corre
spondents to overestimate the effect of
unfavorable conditions during the grow
ing season, or to conceal or minimize the
importance of such conditions as to have
been iavorable, and while the figures now
published are subject to revision in the
final report, they are believed to approxi
mately represent the aetual condition of
the crop.
BALK LIVE <lll.l/1 Mills.
Championship Tournament to Open
at New York To-night.
New York, Nov. 28.—The championship
billiard tournament at the 18-inch balk
line style of play will begin to-morrow
night at the Madison Square Garden con
cert room and continue all the week. The
players who will compete are Frank C.
Ives, the champion; Jacob Schaefer, the
wizard; George Slosson, the student; Mau
rice Daly, the veteran, and George Sut
ton. anew aspirant for honors.
Each will play one game with every
otTier player and the contests will take
place every night of the week, beginning
Monday, also afternoons of the week.
The prizes are $1,750 for first, second and
third men, with a diamond championship
trophy and 50, 30 and 20 per cent, of the
net gate receipts.
COL. JOH.Y Ia LAING DEAD.
He AV’ns n Civil Engineer Noted In
This Country and England.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 28.—C01. John L.
Laing, a noted engineer of England and
America, died at his home In this city last
night, aged 80 years.
In 1837 he came to Baltimore and sur
veyed the route of the Western Mary
land railroad over the Blue Rklgc moun
tains. He was also the chief engineer of
the Union Railroad Company and built
the Pennsylvania rail lead tunnels under
the city. The construction of these tun
nels was one of bis grsate9t undertak
ings. He was also chief engineer of sev
eral other railroads In Maryland.
GEY. ItOSTUI KVAfID DEAD.
First Entered the Service of France
In Algeria.
Paris, Nov. 28.—Gen. Forgemol de Bost
quenard is dead. He was in his 77th year.
Gen. Bostquenard went Into the military
service of France in Algeria, where he
passed the various grades of promotion up
to colonelcy, which he reached In 1870.
When the Franco-Prussian war broke out
he was recalled from Algeria and appoint
ed general of brigade. In 1879 he was pro
moted to the rank of a general of division.
He had the decoration of Legion of Honor
and received the grand cross May 4, 1890.
Millinery Mtore Ablaze.
Philadelphia, Nov. 28.—The millinery and
furnishing store of Apt Bros., in North
Eighth street, was damaged by fire to
day to the extent of aliout $75,000, on which
the firm carried $50,1X8) insurance.
—The Two Classes.—"l see that Timmins
is getting out another novel." Historical
or hysterical?”—lndianapolis Journal.
CLOSED HIS PASTOR \TK,
liu. A. M. William.* Sermon nt Wpm
ley Monumental Churi'h.
The last sermon of the pastorate of Rev.
A. M. Williams at Wesley .Monumental
church was preached last night to a large
congregation.
With this conference year, the term of
Mr. Williams at Wesley, will expire, and
he will lie assigned to some other charge.
His final sermon was drawn from the
text found in r.uke 05:2: “This Man Re
ceive! h Sinners."
"We have come," said Mr. Williams, “to
an hour of some import to you and myself.
The tender relation in which we have
stood to each other for years is about to
l>e dissolved, ll Is a solemn moment, for
•ill the great opportunities of this rela
tionship are to lie closed to-night. As I
look over this beautiful building, and Into
these familiar and K ioved faces, the sense
of the many imperfections of these years
overwhelm me, und 1 am almost silenced
wiili the solemnity of the moment.
“The indentllleation of the preacher
with his people and (he purpose for which
they are handed together is, perhaps, the
most intimate of any work the world
knows. lam not unmindful of the close
ness existing in all kinds of business 1 ie
tween the worker and Ills work. 1 almost
deify work of any noble kind, from (tie
tiller of (he soil to the inspired seer re
vealing the secrets of the universe to Its
intelligent and spiritual members. In the
gospel ministry, however, this union Is
more perfect. The preacher Is eousid, red
tho embodiment of tile cause. As 1 have
stood here the public has looked upon me
not merely in my own poor personality,but
ns tho representative of what you believe
in, aspire to, and strive after. The church
is the membership flowering in its minis
try. The ministry is the seed of the
kingdom reproduced in the membership.
In taking leave to-night, it is well for us
to ask what of the work we have thus un
dertaken.
“The sentence constituting the text was
uttered in criticisms of Jesus, it was a
reproach brought against, him by the
Purists, the delicate, the Pharisee of his
day. Presented as by them it is a fears
fill sin, but. like all sin, it hud its foun
dation in righteousness. There is a sense
in which receiving sinners is a disgrace.
The man who harbors sinners on account
of their sin, because he loves unright
eousness, because his moral nature is so
corrupt that he takes pleasure in the in
dulgence of sinful passions and desires,
is a heinous man in the sight of God.
There was nothing of this kind in Jesus.
Compare his sermon on the. mount with
such a thought. The thought is incredi
ble. Jesus never received sinners for t lie
pleasure of partaking of their sins."
Mr. Williams said that another form In
which receiving sinners is worthy of con
demnation is where persons consort with
the low-lived for selfish purposes, as (he
business man cajoling the wicked for
money’s sake; the politician resorting to
the saloon for votes, the gambling hell for
influence in the next election with its vo
taries; the brothel for the political pull it
gives him with its frequenters. "Jesus had
no such motive in his course of action.
He that would push aside a crown of gold
for one of bloody thorns, that would put
up the indignant sword of his loving de
fender for stripes, gibes, a cross, had no
thought - of personal advantage in seeking
his associations.
Jesus received sinners first, from his love
to the human that is within them. Like the
miner sees in the rough black rocks of
the mountain side the traces of the rich
mineral locked in its bosom, and puts all
his power to work to bring It out. so Je
sus sees, through the covetous publican,
the outcast Magdalene, the crucified thief,
the God given spirit and the human heart
that transcends the gems of the heavens
in beauty. In hundreds or the abandoned
and degraded souls we spurn, there is as
tender a heart and, though hushed, as
pure a longing for the good, as in those
whose surroundings have always kept
them free from aspersion. These Jesus
sought out and saved. To these Jesus
opened the door through his church. Have
we during the past four years,
with voice, with gesture, with
loving sympathy an enthusiastic zeal,
kept it wide open? If we have not, I fear
(here is profound humiliation and cause of
weeping now.
“Jesus sought for sinners because he
felt profound confidence in the possibility
of their redemption. His entire life might
be made into a picture of the hues of a
glorious rainbow; the mellowest, most
moving tint would be that of the sinners
restored to self, to God, to society. Trace
him speaking hope to the woman who was
a great sinner, that timid follower, living
under the ban of his countrymen, the pen
itent on the cross, to whom he spoke con
solation out of the depth of his own ag
ony, “this day shalt thou be with me in
paradise.” The chariot that wafted the
Emanuel lark to his Father’s mansion
carried in it the redeemed thief—first
fruits of the saved out of many genera
tions and varied conditions. It is glori
ous to take the rugged marble and shape
It Into wonderful forms of fancied beauty;
it is grand to take a few dumb colors,
and with a brush make a feeling thing
of life; it is great to take the chaotic
words of a vocabulary and fashion them
into the rhythmic story of the poet.
Greater, grander, more glorious it is to
take the depraved heart of man, the
bleared life of woman, the sinned, cursed
human soul and make the saint and the
angel. This Jesus did; this he appoints
us to do. In our fidelity to this great
commission, in our conformity to this
lofty spirit, in our success in winning
souls from lives of darkness to the path
way of life is to be found the test of our
work. Judge by this measure how unsat
isfactory, how empty our work appears.”
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London, Nov. 28.—The papers comment
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Tod Sloane, the American Jockey, during
the present month in England. Sloane’s
victories for November numbered 20 in 58
mounts.
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is simply astonishing. The Manchester
people gave him a gratifying send-off in
recognition of his pluck and skill. He
should return to America with a good
opinion of England and Englishmen.”
Gthcr papers will pay similar encomiums
with such captions as “Great Day fop
Sloane."
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for some of cur jockeys that he did not
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