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The Woman's Tonic
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I AUSTRIA HUNGARY
f \ SEVERS RELATIONS
|.i -
P RANGES HERSELF UNRESERVED
LY ALONGSIDE HER ALLY IN
ORtAT STRUGGLE.
WAR DECLARATION EXPECTED
I
K-- - 
United States Seizes Austrian Mer
chant Shlpa Interned Here.—Noth-
K} Ing Has Been H*srd From Turksy
and Bulgaria.
jj; Washington —Austria-Hungary, rsng
tng herself unresorvedly with Ger-
L, many, has severed diplomatic relations
||Mtli tha United States, precipitating
■L situation which Is expectod here to
to war.
Baron Erich ZwleiHnek, the Austrian
Charge, asked the State Department
W for passports for himself, his staff and
the Austrian Conaular force in this
country; and simultaneously American
Minister Btorali reported from Dome
that Austria had announced the break
lu relations to the American Embassy
I In Vienna.
Immediately the Treasury Depart
| ment ordered the seizure of all Aus-
Irian merchant ships In American har
bors. The Austrian crews were taken
off and sent to Immigration stations
and American guards put on board.
The measure was explained as purely
* ofle of police caution, hut It is realized
that It may be interpreted by Austria
aa an act of war. In a similar situs
, tlon after the break with Qe-msny, no
•hips were seized until a state of war
actually had been declared.
Whether Bulgaria and Turkey are
preparing to follow suit still Is un
[ known, but officials generally believe
that sooner or later they will do so.
*. Bulgarian Minister Panaretoff called
ton Secretary Lansing to ask If. this
Government had any information
from Sofia, but was told nono had
been received. Both Rulgarla and
Turkey are believed here to be weary
Qf the war, but German domination
.Of the Central European alllancu Is
expected to drive them, as It drove
Austria, to a break with Germany's
new anemy.
Word Flaehsd Abrosd.
Telegrams prepared a week ago In
anticipation of the development, have
5 been sent to American diplomatic and
Consular officials abroad Instructing
thsm to wind up their conduct of En
tente Interests In Austria, and of Aus
traln interests In Entente countries.
* Spain will take over American Inter
acts In Auatria and Sweden will as
sume Austrian interests here.
Safe conduct for the former Aus
train officials on thslr trip home will
ba sought at once from the British
and Franch Governments. Wllh them
tf will go Count Tarnowski, the newly
appointed Austrian Ambassdor. who
arrived at New York on the day Ger
many announced her campaign of
i' ruthleasnes but whose credentlsls
L President Wilson has refused to ae
| eapt whlls negotiations proceeded to
§L develop how fully the Vienna Oov
| eminent endorsed the submarine pol
| Icy of bar Ally.
In a statement reviewing these ne
f gDtlatlons, tha Btate Department re
r vaaled that on April 1, before Presi
dent Wilson went before Congrecs to
ask for declaration of a state of war
with Germany, Austria served notice
that such a declaration woold mean a
I break between the Washington and
Vienna Governments. This notifica
tion brought to an abrupt end the State
Department's efforts to dissuade the
Austrian Foreign Office from adhering
fully to tha Oerman submarine policy.
Disposed to Be Tolerant.
Although tha full text of the com
guplcatlon exchanged was not given
|* out, tha Department's review dlsclos
| ed a disposition on (he part of the
£ United States to tolerate Austria's
E verbal endorsement of the German
poller, provided there were no steps
If lor actual co-operation and no. in
r alstence that Count Tarnowski be re
i reived by the President. On the part
P* of Austria, there was evident a desire
Bio maintain friendly relations, but an
L Increasing inability to do so because
of Oerman pressure,
r Officials were without definite ad
£ Vices regarding arrangements for
ff withdrawal of tha Embassy staff at
Vienna and other Americana in the
E-4eal Empire Ambassador Penfleld
* already Is in Switzerland, having been
§j»rdared more than a week ago to start
| for Washington for personal discus
f gion of the American negotiations. It
I; .fa assumed that no obstacles will he
§ placed In the way of the departure of
r American Charge Grew, his staff, the
I too other native Americans scattered
F throughout Austria and Hungary, and
? auch of the 1,800 or more naturalised
American cltlsens who car* to leara.
Departing Austrlans.
Baron Zwledinek and other Australn
| officials In tha United States probably
:*, jrin go home on a Swedish or Nor
|-wegian passenger steamer. Definite
fox their trip Till J>e
CUBA FOLLOWS U.S.
INTO WORLD WAR
FIRBTOF LATIN AMERICAN COUN
TRIES TO JOIN WITH UNITED
BTATE3-
FORMALLY DECLARES WAR
Vot* Wss Unanimous.—Wild Cheer
ing Follow* Speech«« of Leader* In
Houie.—Her Duty to Follow U*.
Havana.—Cuba, not yet out of her
'teens as a Republic, Is at war with
Q' rmany, the first of the Latin Amer
ican countries to range herself along
side of the United States, her.llberator
an ' protector.
President Manocol affixed his signa
ture to the Joint resolution passed un
animously by both the Senate and"
House without a dissenting voice be
ing raised, thus putting Into effect the
declaration that n stale of war exists
between Cuba and the Imperial Ger
man Government.
The Joint committees appointed by
the Senate and House agreed upon
the phraseology of (he resolution to lie
perseiited and the singe was set for
quick action before either brain h of
Congress convened.
"Article I—Unsolved, that from to
day a state of war Is formality de
clared between the Republic of Oubi
and the Imperial Government of Ger
many, and the President of the He
public Is authorized and directed by
(hit resolution to employ all the
forcea of (he Nation and the resources
of our Government to make war
ngalnst the Imperial German Gov
ernment with the object of maintain
ing our rights; guarding our terrl
tory and providing for our security;
prevent any acts which majr lie at
(emp(ed against us, and defend the
navigation of the seas, the liberty of
commerce and the rights of neutrals
and lnternndonal Justice.
"Article 2.—The President of the
Republic Is hereby authorlbed to use
all the land and naval forces In (ho
form ho may deem necessary, using
existing forces, reorganizing them or
creating new onos, and to dispose of
the economic forces of (he Nation In
any way he may deem necessary.
| "Article 3. —The President will give
account to Congress of (ho measures
adopted In fulfillment of this law.
which will bo.ln operation from the
moment of Its publication In the of
ficial gazelle."
Vessels Seized.
Chief Inspector of (he Port Panne
notified Kuseblo AxJlazu, Secretary to
the President, (hat ho had observed
large volumes of smoke pouring from
the funnel of the self-Interned German
ship llavarla. Port police went aboard
the ship and wcro Informed by her
commander, Captain Graaflea, thst he,
In compliance with orders from his
Government, had aMempted to damage
the machinery In order to render the
ahlp useless.
PRESIDENT SENDS REPLY
TO POINCARE'S MESSAGE.
Washington.—ln response to Presi
dent Polncare'a congratulation* upon
the entrance of the United States Into
the war, President Wilson sent this
message:
"In this trying hour when the desti
nies of civilised mankind are In the
balance, U has been a source of grati
fication and Joy to me to receive your
congratulations upon the step which
my country has been constrained to
take In opposition to the relentless pol
icy and course of Imperallstlc Ger
many.
"It Is very delightful to us that
France, who slood shoulder to shoulder
wllh us of the Western world In our
s(ruggle for Independence, should now
give us such a welcome Into the lists
of battlo as upholders of the freedom
and rights of humanity.
"We stand as partners of the noble
democracies, whose alma and acts
make for the perpetuation of the rights
and freedom of man and for the safe
guard In# of the true principles of hu
man liberties. In the name of the
American people I salute ?ou and your
Illustrious countrymen."
JACKSONVILLE PIER
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Jacksonville, Fla —One of the New
York piers of the Clyde Line Steam
ship 'Company was destroyed by fire
here. A second pier was damaged, and
a lighter laden with rosen and consid
erable freight was burned. The steam
er Huron, lyjng In the slip, was mov
ed to safety. The origin of the Are was
unkonwn. The loss was estimated by
company officials at )150,000. The
blaze was discovered In a corner of
the pier warehouse.
Turkestan le Inferior.
The commercial Turkestan alfalfa
baa been tested quite thoroughly In nil
porta of tbe United States and in near
ly every case has proved Inferior to
American-grown strains.
PLANS FOR FEEDING SOUTHERN CATTLE
MORE CATTLE OF THIS TYPE NEEDED IN SOOTH.
(By CHAKI.KH A. WHITTLE. Georgia
State College of Agriculture.)
A campaign In beef cnttle mixing In
Georgia I.H being waged from the col
lege of Agriculture, with particular ref
erence to helping the farmer who has
only a few head of cuttle to feed ami
who bus not yet reached the point of
building u silo.
In the ftprlng directions were given
for the planting of the kinds of crops
that could be grown most economically
and be mnrkctcd most profitably In
feeding cattle. At the present time the
Important phase of the work Is in get
ting the cattle on feed In proper shape.
To tills end specific Information has
been put In the hands of every feeder
in the stale. The schedule of feeds
jjnd feeding embraces cottonseed meal,
sorghum, oat struw or }orn stOvcr, cot
tonseed hulls, cowpen hay and corn.
The period covered by ttie schedule
Is from November 1 to Junuary 13).
The radons recommended are to be
broken Into two feeds, one for morning
ami the other for evening.
The schedule for cottonseed meal
recommended Is ns follows: November
1-5, 1 pound ; November (HO, 2 pounds;
November 11-20, 3 pounds; November,
21-80, 4 pounds; December 1-10, (5
BUILD UP TIRED LAND
Grasses, Cornstalks and Other
Growth Add Humus.
Nothing I* to Be Gslned by Burning
Material*—Fire Will Destroy Seed
of True Clover*—Also Has
tens Erosion.
Help mi 111 re bullil up (lie fields (lint
IIIIVU worked (oo linril nut! have been
turned out to rem. If trusses, corii
slulks, leaves mid other orgiinlc ma
terials lire left on (he luml, (hey will
decny and mill humus to Ihe soil.
Where these "materials lire burned off,
however, till Ihe organic substances ure
given off In (lie form of gases, and only
tbe mineral matter Is left, in the nsli
This Is blown about .by (he wind mid
dissolved mid washed away by Hie
ruins.
The Improvement to the land, If nil,
grasses and other growth were allowed
(o rot Instead of being burned, would
be worth millions of dollars to every
southern shite.
The destruction of useful plants Is
another harmful result of burning oIT
Ihe fields, mid Or. 11. 11. Itrown of the
Mississippi A. anil AI. college cautious
against this. I'lre will totully destroy
(he seed of all the true clovers, which
are invaluable us soli builders. Many
of the most valiluble grasses can be
killed by burning; evc-u Bermuda will
die If burned repeatedly. Perhaps the
greatest harm Is done In the woods by
(lie killing out of seeds as they drop
Jtjim (he trees, mid by killing Uie young
Trees, ..thus preventing the reproduc
tion of forests.
Besides (he damage done by flrea, In
(he removal of plau( food mid Killing
out of vegetation, they greatly hasten
erosion. On the other hand the corn
stalks and grasses In the fields, and
the sage grasses In worn-out soils pre
vent (be rains washing ou( gullies and
help to hold the water us It soaks Into
(he ground.
TEST CRIMSON CLOVER SEED
Sample of Lot* on Market Bhow About
One-Third Dead Beed—Work
Against Poor Stand.
Samples of lois of crimson clover
Seed now on tile market tested recent
ly. usually have contalniKl about one
third of dead seed, and In many sam
ples more than two-thirds of the seed
was dead. It.is Important, therefore,
that farmers know the quality of the
crimson clover seed they Intend (o sow.
Kvery lot of seed should lie tested
for gvrmlnution, and then seeded heav
ily enough to Insure geftiug a stand.
If Ihe present supply of seed of low
genulnallon Is sowed without testing,
and at a usual rute of seeding |H>or
stands nnd failures will follow even
under favorable weather conditions.
GOOD CONCRETE FOR FLOORS
Mixture of Oil and Cement Is U*aful
Where There Is Dampness—Rs
*i*t* Water Prtuure.
Oil-mixed concrete Is useful for base
ment floors, walls, silos, etc., where
there Is more or less dampness as It
resists low water pressures. I'roiii sto
10 per cent as much by weight of u spe
cial petroleum as of cement Is used lu
the mixture. .
Famous Polish City.
To the tourist (lie most Interesting
building In Oalata Is the Church of
St. Mary's, which contains the tomb
of the celebrated Cossack chief, Ma-
Ecppa, «hose Intrigue with (he wife
of n noble at the Polish court and his
dlro punishment (betng bound miked
to the back of a wild horse anil set
adrift on the desert) have been Im
mortalized In IJJ ron's poem, Tbe
tomb Is supposed to have been rifled
of Its remains by the ltusslans dur
ing one of their several descents upon
the city, for % tlio memory of Mnzeppa
Is execrated by the soldiers of the
czar, Inasmuch as he became an ally
of Charles XII of Sweden. He died
of poison In the same yenr that Peter
the Great defeated Charles on the
field of I'nltowa.
made Just as esrly as possible by
Bwedish Minister Ekengren In con
ference with State Department offi
cial*. Mr. Ekengren had not been
authorized formally by his government
to take over Austrian Interests here,
but he expected hi* request tor such
authorization to be granted within a
few hours.
pounds; December 11-20. 5V4 pounds;
December 21-30, 0 pounds; December
31 to January 9, 6V4 pounds; January
20-2 ft, 7% pounds.
Kilt little corn enters Into the ration, j
The schedule calls for beginning With |
corn In the feed December 1 at the rate
of 2 pounds until December 31, when It
Is Increased to 4 pounds and continued
during the remulnder of the feeding
period.
Sorghum hny Is scheduled to be fed
at the rate of 20 pounds per day from
November Ito November 30. It Is then
decreased to 15 pounds until Decem
ber 30, and Is further decreased to 10
pounds for the remainder of the period.
Qat straw or corn stover Is fed at
the rate of 10 pounds from November I
I to December 1, when It is reduced
to 7'/a pounds until January 1, when
It Is further reduced to 5 pounds for
the remainder of the period.
C'owpea hay IB not fed -until Decem
ber .1, when. It Is Introduced at 3
pounds per day, at which figure It
remains until December 30, when 8
pounds ore required lor the remainder
of the period.
Cottonseed hulls are fed at the rate
of 3 pounds per day from the begin
ning to the end of the feeding period.
PRUNING WELL EACH WINTER
Hand-Picking of Fruit In Bummer Can
Be Made Unnecessary—Opera
tion Stimulates Tree*.
Mciny letter* ore coming to the hor
ticultural workers at Clemson college
froin people who nsk whether It 1»
better to prune pcnch trees to tliln the
fruit, or to give the trees but n light
pruning nt tills seuson nnd thin the
fruit by hand-picking next summer.
They nre advised tHiil In every In
stance It will be found better to give
"the trees n good pruning each winter.
This will not only do nwny with the
necessity fur hnnd-plcklng during sum
mer, but It will also stimulate the trees
nnd cause them to put on a better crop
of fruit buils for the next season.
Healthy pencil trees nlways put on
more fruit buds than they can support,
provided they nil set fruit. There Is
no better wny of thinning these trees
than by,correct winter pruning. More
over, there Is no little lnhor attached
to linnd-prunlng In summer nnd a man
saves mui-h by avoiding the necessity
of It except In the few cnsea where It
Is absolutely necessary.—Clemson Col
lege Bulletin.
STORAGE HOUSE FOR ONIONS
Building Mutt Be Dry and Construct
ed to Permit Fairly Even Tem
perature and Ventilation.
A large part of our onion crop la
not marketed Immediately nfter hnr
vest, hut Is stored nnd disposed of
grndually during the winter. Storage
houses are of different types, from a
single shed In which Arc Is kept to
prevent freezing In extreme weather
to well constructed dugouts which
keep nn almost constant temperature
during the storage period. A good stor
age house for onions must be dry nnd
so constructed that a fairly uniform
temperature mny he maintained. Good
ventilation, freedom from moisture
nnd uniformity of temperature are
all Important. Onions will stand con
siderable frost without Injury and may
bo kept well even If frozen.
PROFITABLE FEEDING OF COW
Thorough Knowledge of Individual
Animal* at Well at of Valut of
Ftedt It Etttntial.
The feeding of n dairy cow should
be governed by the cow'a capacity to
produce milk. Ity keeping a dally
record of each cow's production the
skillful feeder soon finds that some
cows In the herd respond to nn in
creased allowance of feed and return
a good profit on It, while others are
limited in milk capacity and overfeed
ing them |s unprofitable. Profitable
feeding requires a thorough knowledge
of the Individual cows as well- as of
the value of feeds.
LIVE STOCK HELP FERTILITY
Wealthiest Statea of Country Qrow
Legumes—Stay Pretty Close to
„ the Bank Account.
Did you ever reflect on the relation
of live-stock and legumes to community
prosperity? Legume* an'd live-stock
stay pretty close to the bank account
and they are closer still to the fertility
of the soli. Think of the wealthiest
states In the t'nlon and then see If they
do not grow a great many legumes and
a great deal of live-stock.
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Help For Girls Desiring Education.
j We have on our campus an 4part-
I ment house, a 'wo storyb uilding
of 2J roams, -villi a frontage of
, 100 feet which may be used by
; girls who wish to form clubs and
I live at their own charges,
j Pupils can live cheaply and com
-1 fortably in this way, many of them
having their table supplies sent to
them from their homes,
j For further U 1 formation address
j.J M. Rhodes, Littleton College,
Littleton, N. C.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
NEW AMBASSADOR NEVER *
PRESENTED HIE CREDENTIALS
Count Tarnowtkl.
CREATION OF MUNITIONS
BOARD IS ANNOUNCED
WILL BE CHARGED WITH SUPPLY
ING ARMY AND NAVY WITH
MUNITIONB AND EQUIPMENT.
Washington.—Creation of a general
munitions board was announced by the
Council of National Defense. It will
be headed by Frank A. Soott, a Cleve
land manufacturer, and will be charg
ed with supplying the army and navy
munitions and enqulpment. One
ofks chief functions will be to decide
between the country's military and In
dustrial needs.
The board's establishment puts Into
the hands of a group of army and navy
officers and industrial leaders virtual
ly the same task given the British
minister of munitions. It creates ma
chinery for a government department
of munitions, with its head a Cabinet
minister, If conduct of the war brings
the need.
Twenty men, fifteen of them army
and navy officers make up the board.
Besides Mr. Scott, its civilian mem
bers are Bernard M. Baruch, Howard
•E. Coffin, Julius Rosenwald and Dr.
Franklin Martin. From the army
there are Brig. Oen. Thomas Cruse,
Col. F. O. Hodgson, Col. H. Fisher,
Lieut. Col. J. E. Hotter, Major J.
E. Pierce, MaJ. Charles Wallace and
Capt. A. B. Parker and from the navy.
Rear Admiral H. H. Rousseau, Rear
Admiral W. S. Capps, CommandeT R.
H. Leigh, Commander T. A. Kearney.
Dr. R. C. Holcomb, Paymaster J. H.
Hancock and Lleuts. W. B- Lemly and
L.McHowe.
The board will be expected to equip
and arm forces called Into service,
said the Defense Council's announce
ments with the least possible disar
rangement of normal Industrial con
ditions or Interference with shipments
to the Entente Allies. Its Immedi
ate efforts will be directed towards co
ordinating army and navy purchases
and in assisting in acquirement of raw
materials for manufacturing facilities
and will establish precedence in army
anad navy orders.
AUBTRIAN MERCHANT BHIPS
TAKEN OVER BY UNITED STATES
Washington. Fourteen Austrian
merchant vessels in American ports
were taken over by the government
| coincident with the announcement that
' Austria had broken diplomatic rela
tions.
I Telegrams to the collectors of cus
! Toms at the ports concerned were sent
i personally, by Secretary McAdoo In
structing that the crews aboard the
vessels be removed and that customs
guards be placed In their stead. The
status of the removed crews will be
determined by Immigration authorities,
i In a formal announcement of the
| government's action Secretary Mc
| Adoo made It clear that the govern
ment had not confiscated the vessels,
but had acted for the purpose of pro
tecting them "from further injury." |
From this statement was Inferred that
the ships were damaged by their crews
as In the case of the Oerman vessels
taken over by the governmen upon the
declaration of war with Germany. |
The vessels thus taken Into the
government's keeping were all Atlan-1
tic or Gulf Ports as follows:
New York. Dora Hlmalala, Ida and
Martha Washington, at Boston; the
Erny; at Philadelphia, the Franconla;
at Newport News, the Budapest; at
Pensacola, the Lucia; at Tampa, the
Borneo; at New Orleans, the Anna,
Clara and Teresa, and at Galveston,
• the Campania and Itorowlti .
810 OFFENSIVE IN FRANCE
BRITISH FORCES LAUNCH
! What seemingly Is the commence
ment of a big offensive by the British
forces In France has begun along a
15-mlle line extending from Lena to
the village of Henin-Sur-Cojeul, lying j
to the southeast of Arras. On the en-'
tire line, big gains In terrain have
| everywhere been made. Heavy cas
ualties have been Inflicted on the Ger
mans end In addition prisoners run
ning Into the thousands. 5,81# already
hare be,>n countod. were captured.
Kti/lisli Spavin Linimnet re
moves Hani, Soft and Calloused
Lnmpsand Blemishes from horses;
also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints,
Sweeney, King Hone, Still* s,
Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs,
etc. Save SSO by owe of one bot.
tie. A wonderful Blemish Cure.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson I!!.—Second Quarter, For
April 15,19T7.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, John JC, 1-18—Mem
ory Verses, 11, 12— Golden Text, John
X, 11—Commentary Prepared by Row.
D. M. Stearne.
The Golden Toxt seems to be the
heart of the lesson this time If not al
ways. While in our lesson He hi the
Good Shepherd laying down His life
for the sheep and giving onto them
eternal life, with the assurance that
they can never perish nor any power
take them from Hlra (verses 11, 15.
27. 29). In llet>. *lll, 20, 21, He Is the
Great Shepherd risen from the dead,
living His life In us and working In
us that which Is well pleasing in the
sight of the God of Peace. In I Pet
v, 4, He Is the Chief Shepherd who
shall give rewards to His faithful fol
lowers at nis appearing. In Gen.
xlli, 24; Ps. Ixjex, 1, He is the Shep
herd of Israel. This last shall he fully
seen when Ezek. xxxlv, U-10, and
verse 31 shall be fulfilled, and theq
shall be scon the significance of Ps.
xxlll as never before In the history of
the world. In our lesson chapter He Is
talking to Israel, but He spoke of oth
er sheep whom He must bring (verse
10), and sume of those we are now
gathering to complete His body, the
church, but (lie full gathering of the
nations to Him shall be after Israel
has learned to say. "The Lord Is my
Shepherd," according to Zeeh. 11, 10-13;
"Many nations shall be Joined to the
Lord In that tluy nnd-shall lie my peo
ple." Also .ler. iii. 17. "A 1 that time
they shall call Jerusalem the Throne of
the Lord, and all the nations shall be
gathered unto It. to the_jiame of the
Ixml to Jerusalem."
He had been dealing with and was
In the midst of thieves and robbers,
who sought to enter the fold, but not
by the door They were persistently
robbing God and making His bouse a
den of thieves (Mai. 111. 8; Matt xxl,
13). He Is the door as Well as the
Shepherd, the only way of access to
God, God's own appointed way, and
it is not possible to come to God but
by Him (verses 7-9; chapter xlv, 6).
But by Him, the door, any man may
enter In and be saved and In Him find
pastures green and waters of quiet
ness (verse 9), peace as a river and
righteousness as the waves of the sea
(Isa. xlvlll, 17). All who are-not
Christ's are In the employ of the lead
er of all thieves and robbers and Uars
and murderers, the devil, of whom He
said In a recent lesson that these re
ligious hypocrites were his children
(verse 10: vtll. 44) With righteous
wrath lie denounced them In these
words: "Ye serpents, ye generation of
vipers, how van ye escape the damna
tion of hell?" (Matt xxlll. 83.)
The Spirit through Paul sard to Ely
mas. who tried to turn a man rway
from the door to life. "O full of all
tillty and all mischief, child of the dev
il, enemy of all righteousness, wilt
thou not cease to pervert the right
ways of the I.urd ?" lActs, xill, 7-10.)
Contrimt the flood Shepherd, who by
laying down Ills life for us h.i) pro
vided life, and life abundantly (or all
who will receive Him. He gl'V> free
ly that which He has purchased at so
great a price, even the sacrifice of
Himself. Life eternal, the water of
life, eternal redemption and aH that
la Included in such expressions be
cotae the sure and everlasting posses
sion of all who receive Him, and there
Is nothing In the Bible that In any way
conflicts with the iiositlve assurancesc
of verses 27-30 See Heb. I. 3; lx, 12,
20, Itom. vi. 23: 111. 24; Rev. xxß. 17
There can be no contradictions In the
Bible, for the same Holy Spirit wrote
the whole book.
As to life abundantly, compare par
don abundantly and an abundant en
trance Into His kingdom tlsa. Iv, 7; II
Pet. 1. 111. The Lord gives not bnly
freely, hot fully, all that He has pur
chased for us. and He desires to be
able to give full rewards for service
In that day (II John 8) which He
certainly will do If we hare been faith
ful. Salvation Is wholly of grace and
the sume to all. bat the rewards will
be according to our works (Itov, xxll.
12). Note the wonderful statement In
| verses 17, 18. that uo man could take
i His life from Him, but that He laid It
down of Himself, having power to do
this, and to take It again His was the
only life that could not be taken from
. Him. It Is true that they killed Him
 but It was 1 localise He allowed them
to do it. He willingly Buffered all that
I was put upon Him, leaving us an ex
! ample that we might follow His steps,
who, when he was reviled, reviled not
again; when He suffered He threat
ened not. but committed nimself to
Him who JuJgetb righteously. Thea
having left us a perfect example and
having no sin of His own. for He was
without guile. He took the sinner's
place and suffered In our stead. His
own self hearing our sins In His two
body on tbe tree il Pet 11. 2144).
Hirelings seek their own Welfare
rather thau that of tbe flock, but true
followers of the Good Bhepberd seek
the welfare of the sheep, not consid
ering themselves David took his life
in his hsnd when lie delivered part of
j his flock from the linn and tbe bear.
I but the Son of David actually laid
down His life for His flock. When He
putteth forth His sheep He goetb be
fore them, and He only asks that we
keep close to nim and follow Him
felly (Deut xxxt ft).
Society Item: A modern Ara
bian Night's entertainment was
given by Oen. Stanley Maude to
the Turks just outside Bagdad on
the night of the Bth. j,
Germany ia carrying away every
tree in Belgium, bnt does Batcher
von Biasing imagine that a man
c»n't be hang just as well to a
lamp-post?
German-Americans desiring to
drink a toast to the submarines
are chagrined to learn that Unele
Sam will furnish the "chaser."
New that Bagdad has fallen,
and the British troops are still go
ing strong, there Is the proba
bility that Russia is offering to
bet those British that they can't
take Constantinople too.
* i i.
There probably was a good deal
of similarity in the oold welcome
extended Count von Bernstorff
and those few small hyphenated
Senators.
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PROFITABLE HEED LAMBS
If Farmer Can Foresee Flfty-"Oent Mar
gin Thay Will Ota Remits,
Says Nebraska Expert
Many tetters are being received at
the Nebraska experiment station ask
ing whether or not it is profitable to
feed lambs at the present high price
of feeders.
If one can get a margin of 60 cents
on the selling price over the buylngj
price, It may be a profitable transac
tion, Is the answer of the animal hus
bandry section of the experiment sta
tion. Two years ago, when corn was
60 cents and alfalfa hay |B, gains on
lambs cost $4.88 per hundred. Last
year with feed at the same price, lambs
fed heavily on corn made gains at
$5.03 per hundred, and those receiving
a medium feed of corn made gains
costing $4.90 per hundred. As corn
will probably bring 70 cents and alfalfa
hay $lO this winter, it is likely gains
will cost upwards of six cents a pound.
Consequently, a 60-cent margin be
tween buying and selling price should
mean a chance for profit to the careful
feeder who gets'satisfactory gains.
FODDER IS NOT SUFFICIENT
Cannot Be Depended Upon Alone to
Carry Stock Through Winter to
Best Advantage.
Good shock fodder is good roughage
to carry stock cattle In winter, but
alone It Is not sufficient. If you have
some thrifty shotes to follow the cattle,
feed broken ear corn. This pays bet
ter than to grind the feed and use corn
and cob meal. Experiments at the Illi
nois station show that broken ear corn
la practically as good as corn and cob
meal from the standpoint of beef pro
duction, while hogs following cattle
thus fed, make three to four times as
much gain as those following cattle
getting corn and cob meal.
It will pay to use a little purchased
fMd such aa cottonseed meal, even at
relatively high prices. Don't depend
on corn fodder and corn alone to carry
your stock cattle to best advantage.
BOAR IS IMPORTANT FACTOR
Purebred Should Be Uaed In All In
stances—Best Is Neils Tee Good
—Avoid* Long Head.
The most Important factor in hog
breeding is the boar. In all Instances
use a purebred. Too much emphasis
cannot be laid on this.
Choose him from the best as the
best Is none too good. See that he is
well conformed, full of vitality and
of good disposition. Avoid a long head,
long neck and long legs. See that be
stands well up on his toes.
Do not buy a sway back nor one that
Is too arched. His back ahould be
I nearly straight A little arch won't
i hurt but it most not be too pro
nounced.
Good Roads.
The value of farming land depends
very largely on the distance from i
market A good road has the effect
of shortening the time required toe
carrying a load of produce to market
which Is practically the eaase thing as
shortening the distance.
Kothlng adds more Immediate value
to our farm land than accessibility to
markets, such connecting link between
(he farm and market being a good
road. The early dragging of our dirt
roads Is certainly to be commended.
Just as soon as the frost begins to
come out of the ground, the farmer
should commence dragging.
Glils is not a laborious job, a good
team can put the rdad between him
and the first crossing toward town,
even If half a mile away, In good con
dition In a half day, and be will save
many times the cost of such labor or
expense during the year. Besides the
additional value It adds to the farm,
there is that personal pride that we ail
owe to every community, and especial
ly to ourselves.
lasosinla.
Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less, and is often
the cause of insomnia. Bat a light
sapper" with little if any meat, and
no milk; also take one of Chamber-
I lain's Tablets immediately after
! supper, and see if you do not rest
much better. Obtainable every
where. adv.
To Care a Cold la One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it falla to curs B. W.
Grove's signature if on each box.-
t> cents. . adv.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Havfcig qualified aa administra
tor \vitu the will annexed of the
estate of Oeorge W. Sutton, deed,
this Is toi notUy all persons hold
ing claims against said estate to
present the same,/duly authenti
cated, on or belore tae iota day
of February. 1918, or turn notice
will be pleaded in bar ol tneir re
covery; and all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to
make immediate settlement.
This the, a 9 th day of reb'y, 1917.
L b. MURRAY, A(im r
with will annexed of
Oeorge W. Sutton, dee'd,
NOTICE!
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that Rich
ard Neville, residing in tnis coun
ty for the last live or more years,
has this day filed his petition in
the Superior Court ol tnis county,
praying to be restored (b the rights
of citizenship according to law.
Ue was convicted of larceny on
March 6, 1911, and was pardoned
by toe Governor belore his term
of sentence was to oegin.
This application will oe present
ed to the Superior Court on the
second Monday oefore the first
Monday of September, 1917, which
will be the SUth day ol August, 1917,
This the 6th day of March, 1917.
J. D. KKRNODLK, C. S. C.,
of Alamance County.
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