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N01BS cS?- Colt need exercise. Keep the apple tree low. Cold doea not kill insect. MBU)OVBRO0X The Criticism of Missions FARM Ice should be cut when It la sound and aolld. ' . . V- J U s I V I I 11 II I 1 1 11 1 ( J-VT ;yT. Patrick's day, ( 1 March the 17th. be- X long to the Bona X of Erin by world I wlda assent but few Americana, out aid : o( thoaa da- aoended from oar Urea of the Emer ald Isle, pause to consider what memorable services were rendered by Irish during the Revolutionary war. With the single ex caption of our French allies, they merit the highest commendation (or their aid to the causa of freedom; and only becauae the former people hailed from an al ready established government are their claims granted precedence. Irish historic emblems, both in device and tincture, are woven unalterably Into the fabric of the evolution of American history. Here, for the first time, are set forth Hems or great heraldlo importance, giving the proper credit to Erin's emblems, as they have formed an equation in the . development of the present govern mental devices of heraldic or sym bolic meaning. It is generally supposed that the only important matter which engaged the attention of the first Continental Congress, on the fourth day of July, waa the adoption of the Declaration of Independence; but the records show that no less essential national problem a government signature, or seal was a part of the considerations of that eventful occasion. It waa about three o'clock In the afternoon, when the Liberty Bell was still sounding the call to arms and proclaiming the dawn of freedom, that John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, arose from his chair and said: "We are now a nation, and I ap point Dr. Benjamin Franklin, John Ad ams and Thomaa Jefferson a commit tee to prepare a device for a great aeal of the thirteen United States." The committee immediately proceed- S ' : mm ink r Device Proposed by Benjamin Franklin. gle. Six thousand Irish came to this country In 1729, and dispersed and settled throughout the colonies, princi pally In Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas. From among those devout settlers sprang some of the most prominent and Influential colonists. The musical Instrument which sym bolizes the land of Erin was an at tributive ensign of the Goddess Hi bernia, the patroness of early Ireland. As early as the fifth century, the harp was bo common in Erin that hardly a peasant house was without one. In the old laws of Wales and Erin the Trlada specified the use of the harp as one of the three things necessary to distinguish a freeman or gentle man from a slave. Pretenders were Jected to aa an American emblem on account of the harp being representa tive of Ireland. But this, like many other devices, was not reported from the committee. There Is good reason to believe that the following design came as a later proposal from Doctor Franklin, aa be refers to it In his writings: "Supporters. In the dexter side: the genius of America (represented by a maiden with loose auburn tresses), having on her bead a radi ated crown of gold encircled with a sky blue fillet, spangled with silver stars, and clothed in a long, loose white garment bordered with green. From her right shoulder to her left a scarf, semae of atara, the tinctures the national banner was taken untl June 14. 1777. But Jefferson was so Impressed with the Idea of recognis ing the countries from whence Amer ica waa peopled, and to ahow definite ly admiration for their patriotism ID the fight for liberty, that be placed be low the Du Slmltler idea the motto, "E Pluribua Unum," to Indicate "From Many (People), on (people);" or "From Many Nationalities, one na tion;" or "From England. Scotland. Ireland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands the United Statea." Th. motto doea not mean"From many Colonies, one nation," aa the baalo definition la clearly Indicated In the device and In Jefferson's description. Still, Congress waa bard to please, and the report of the distinguished committee) was set aside and a new committee aaslgned to the task. Though Jefferson continued deeply In terested in the matter and aubmltted several other devices, no less than twenty designs were under discussion, and four aubaequent commltteea la bored with the seal problem. Then In 1782 a committee called to tbelr aid a certain Mr. William Bar ton, patriot, soldier and heraldic ex pert, and he designed a aval which 4 again incorporated the emblems in token of the Irish allies of the Re public His design waa elaborate and practically became the basis of our present seal. In the shield the Stars and Stripea appear and the eagle and eye of Providence. But the special consideration of the Irish la found In the two figures supporting the pro posed design. The harp and the fleur-de-lys relate to the assistance ren dered by Ireland and France, and are blazoned- on a green banner. How ever, this committee's report fared no better than its predecessors, and Anally the entire question of evolving an appropriate seal was placed In the hands of the sortetary of the Conti nental Congress the . Irishman, Charles Thomson. He. with the aid of William Barton, gave to the world our present emblematic signature. Americana in general, and those of Irish ancestry In particular, will be in- Guard against sun scald. Treat the dairy cow kindly. The dairy increase! the crop yield. Not every man la cut out for a dairy nan. ' Remove all ailing fowl froni the Jock. Vf . Kaffir corn la a splendid feed for lorsea. A heifer twin with a bull seldom, if tver. breeds. me cow la an animal that dellghta Keep a little gaa tar on hand and ,n wrmtl. and it pays to keep her tpply It for scaly legs. Plenty of salt ought alwaya to go with dry feeding., A half fed colt will never make a flrsjt-claa draft hone. Rapidity 1 one of the great essen tial tn milking a cow. Never whip a horse when be shies. It will Increase bl fear. , In many cases ft la safer to dehorn cattle In winter than In summer. Flavor la the one great duality of butter fat over other kind of fat. Quite often the flavor In butter la polled by making the cream too sour. ' The flavor of butter depend main ly upon the cream prevloua to churn ing. Lead the colt with a halter. A bit will make sore his mouth and dispo sition. ' By Rev., Edward A. Marshal, Director of Missionary Course, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago ' ' . " f.v ' ' The good dairy cow la a lady and )ught to be treated aa such. - Alfalfa leave contain most of the eeding value of the alfalfa plant . Orchard grass makes a better mix lure with clover than timothy doea. Cream for churning should be al lowed to sour at about C5 degrees F. Calves should have daily outdoor sxercise when the weather will permit comfortable. Absolute comfort and contentment should also be enjoyed by the steers at all time. It la well to give the fowls' quarters an extra bedding of hay and straw, in cold weather.. i The old saying had It that the old sow's pigs were 2 weeks old the day they were born. Every poultryman at this time of year is trying to aeek out the cause of poor hatching. Ground limestone la useful In any The value of skim-milk make the soil that la so deficient In lime that separator necessary on every dairy I there 1 sourness present farm. A sheep will contract a cold much If you are going to plant a new I more quickly In a draughty barn than orchard next spring, make your selec-1 11 wl" r'gbt out In the open. Hons now, The high-headed tree la eaaler cul Any dairy farmer can have nlentv tivated, but the low-headed tree or cream for sale when the cow are uaae lD 'run picking easier. on pasture. , . . . . . . SiHimtBd hv h .1.. f th. row .ml """ m "l wont in ome SUO- jiena won i lay in sucn severe cold : " ttantlaL beneficial w. .i . . ... i aiwuvi imAn nv rna lAma nw I - . ' weaioer unipsa eiir ennn fur. la fair. I - - ., It it natural to expect that mis sionary work will be criticised when one eonalder the great variety of people interested and the many dif ferent view pro mulgated. There are three or four hundred societies belonging to core of denomi nations now work ing in the field. They have ever 20,000 mission aries in active service and are spending more than. I30.00C.OOO annually on the work. It would be unfair to say that critU cism must be prohibited and that no critical questions would be anawered. The critic could justly reply that since be waa unable to learn how hla money waa being spent, he would cease to contribute.' On the - other hand the critic must be fair to th so ciety and worker who naturally ex pect him to know what Wfe I talking about before he speaks. Of course there are different klnda . H A ( . 1 .1 , . . 1 . . mi tmiuioui juii mere are amerent klnda of people. One apeak with a. view to helpfulness, another criticise because he desires to find reasons to excuse himself from responsibility . wjilo a . third may talk against th woik becauae he la not content to sanction the use of any ecclesiastical harness or work in harmony with his fellows on any task. The latter must be allowed to talk on for he la ao con stituted, and it Is his practice on all subjects. Christ said, "It must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh." However the person who wishes to be accorded a hearing on missionary work (or any other work) ahould com ply with certain rules, which. If ob served will make him an aid to the Rabbits are very particular about tbelr food and any taint on the tree will keep them from Injuring It ' Nothing better than camphorated oil for - an udder Inflammation. For scratchea or sore apply vaseline. Du Simltlere'a Design of Seal. Thompson's Design, the Baal of Present Seal. ed to perform Ita assigned duty, and after six weeks of labor, during which time many designs were considered. It waa announced that the device ar- One of the Proposed Harp Designs. ranged by Jefferson, baaed on the com , pilatlon of a Huguenot named Du Slmltler, be reported to Congress on August 10, 1776. The design in ques tion was quite elaborate and Indicated fundamental knowledge of the law of heraldry, beaidea containing primal symbolic language, and one Impor tant element which appealed strongly to the Irish pride of race. . The pro posed shield carried an emblem to represent the six great nationalities taking part in the war for Independ ence, or those who populated the col onies and were earneat in the fight for American freedom. Thua, for Eng land appeared a rose, for Scotland a thistle, (or Ireland a harp, for France a fluer-de-lya, for Germany a black eagle, and for the Netherlands a lion. Du Slmltler, who was the heraldic art ist, placed Ireland third in this im portant subdivision of that proposed shield for the Union, and it la Inter esting to note the reasons set forth for this recognition of the patriotism of the colonial inhabitants who came here from Ireland: The third Quartering, green, with a harp of gold, waa to be the respected symbol of Ireland, and was placed upon tbe shield aa a token to the Irish patriota who took an active part In the war for independence; in fact having brought over with them a spirit of die like and revenge against England, they (ought mast bravely in our strug- discovered by their unsklllfulness in "playing of the harp." That the heraldic device of which Du Slmltler was the author pleased bis critics Is proved by the fact that Franklin at once withdrew his design, Adams abandoned hla and Jefferson relegated hla diagram to oblivion in favor of the compilation offered by the French expert Also there were other designs placed in evidence by distin guished colonists. Among them waa an emblem of Ireland, a "Harp" with thirteen strings, and the motto, Majora Minorobus Consonant, meaning "The greater and leaser ones sound togeth er." The strings of the harp were of different lengths, yet they composed one instrument in a strong frame and sounded in harmony. Thia appropri ate device waa intended to represent thereof the same aa in the canton; and round her waist a 'purple girdle, fringed pr embroidered, argent with the word 'Vlrtute,' resting ber In tertor hand on the escutcheon, and holding in the other the proper stand ard of the United States, having dove argent perched on the top of It "On the sinister side: a man in complete armor, his sword-belt azure fringed with gold, bis helmet encircled with a wreath of laurel and crested with one white and two blue plumes; supporting with his dexter .hand the escutcheon, and holding in the Interior a lance, with the point eanguinated. and upon It a banner displayed, vert: (green), in the fess-polnt a harp strung with ailver, between a star in chief, two neurs-de-lys In fees, a pair of aworda In saltier, in baases, all argent Barton's Second Design. the new government nnder the Con tinental Congress, as composed of provinces of various - sizea and Strength, but all working and re sponding harmoniously for the gen eral good made united in strength and purpose by the framework of Con gress. This design no doubt waa ob- The tenants of the escutcheon stand on a scroll on which la the following motto: TJeo Favente,' which alludes to the eye in the arms, meant for the eye of Providence." ;r ? ; The Congress evidently counted It more important to possess the seal than a flag, for no definite action oa terested In the following sketch of the career of the man who solved tne problem of providing a seal for the Government of the United States: Charlea Thomson, waa born at Ma ghera, Ireland, November 29, 1729, and came to America with hla three elder brothers In 1741. They landed at New Castle, Delaware, with no other dependence than tbelr Industry. Thomson waa educated by Doctor Al lison, the tutor of several of the signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence. He had ' a great passion for reading and when yet a young man he had gleaned sufficient knowl edge to be counted among tbe "Uteri." He waa afterwards a teacher in the Friends' academy, at New Castle, Del aware. From thence , he went to Philadelphia, where ' he became ac quainted with and obtained advice from Benjamin Franklin; be soon be came the Intimate friend of tbe learned Philadelphlan" and tbelr friendship seemed to Increase dally. In 1772 he served as negotiator with tbe Iroquois and Delaware. Indians, and hla good, conscientious .work among the natives Drought for hfrn the worthy nickname, "Truthteller," by which name the Indians alwaya after called him. He waa a man of rare abilities and had the peculiar requi sites to make and keep friends where ever he happened to wander. He waa called to the responsible duty of keep ing minutes of the proceedings of tbe first Continental Congress In 1774, and from that time until he resigned hla office In 1789 then fifty-nine years old he waa the secretary of that digni fied and Important body. John Adama called him "th Sam Adama of Philadelphia, the life of the cause of liberty." Thia certainly waa a compliment coming as it did from a en of them. An old sow, If not too clumsy and fat, will raise better and stronger pig than a young one. Nothing ever came so near turning December Into dune for dairy cattle nMl nt IhA nvivar hv vrari trie ftn1 riuunmjr luc UCBl results come irom I ronorUlna hla horllt, onrrorl frnlf luuuiug me uruuaru rmuer vigorously There Is nothing like silage to keep the dairy cow's appetite on edge throughout the long winter period. Each bedded cow or horse will make a large two-horse cartload of good quality manure for each month stabled. Tbe price of horse seems : to be rather on the down grade, although good ones sell nearly as high as ever. One way to aave feed blla is to pro tect the cows from files during th summer and the cold weather in the every two or three years. There la a great tendency on the part of many to neglect the colts on I the farm, during the winter. , When spraying do not work with bare handa. They'll be sore If you do. Put on a pair of rubber glove. Scrub do not produce the best market animals, and this Is the final test for all meat producing animals. Field roots are an excellent feed for - all aheep during tbe winter I winter. months and especially for tbe ewe In lamb.- '..'-. The cow barn should and can be kept so clean that milking will not prove objectionable to any of tbe farm women. Horse are very fond of a variety, and fussing always pay In the bet ter condition and greater usefulness of the liorse. Good feeding does not consist of stuffing the borse for a number of When a fowl Is found to be suffering I weeks before he Is put to work on from a cold it is best to put it In a I heavy grain feeds. warm, well lighted coop by Itself and treat It there. Corn is the best crop to plant on new land,, aa the constant working will put the ground in good order for seeding in the fall. Cows permitted to continue their natural lactation periods, nine to ten months, will usually cease -milking with very little trouble. The number of acres required to feed a herd of 20 cows in full milk will de pend largely upon the condition of the ground and the season. i v Beans are not as good A feed for live stock as peaa, simply because they are not aa palatable, tbe cowa don't like them ao well,- . t Many farmers have yet to learn that a cow cannot live upon an unpalat- If you want to make first-class cows I able ration of corn and straw, and do from your young heifers, feed -, well I anywhere near her beat While they are carrying their first calf I 1 . and don't forget to handle them. I The silo ahould be Its widest popu larity tn the corn belt where the corn Remember that an egg contains 90 stalks are allowed to deteriorate and per cent of water, and that no matter I largely waste tn the weather. how much you feed tbe bene, unless you give mem water mere can be no . The hatching season ror the egg eggs. I farm is March, April and May for northern . climates, and February. The dairy cow bring to impov- March and April for milder latitudes. erlshed,' half-farmed landa methods that give larger profits and greater Improvement than come - from other type of farming. In buying sheep In the big markets be careful that you do not get a lot I with some disease hitched on them. . The best milk palls to use are the common enameled onea which have become so cheap in the past few years that they are within the reach of all ' Manure for farm crops, such aa po tatoes, corn and fodder-corn, should tried and honest patriot Thomson. It is true, made a most diligent aecre- than range aheep. tary. and In that position ha had tha rare pleasure of taking notes of all I ' There is every appearance that pas the Important congressional, actions, ture rent is going to be higher than For the first year s work he received eTr tne coming season. Owing to the Natives are more apt to be diseased I be hauled and spread over the aod ground that is to be plowed In th spring. . . .. . " ' ao pay. He served as permanent sec retary - during . tbe eventful . fifteen years that followed. His seal was ac cepted officially -on June 20, 1782. drouth last summer many have been badly injured. ; Get the ewea out Into the open ev ery clear day. no matter . how cold. pastures I They need the exercise and are so warmly clad by nature that they will not suffer.- Ccnvcnt Slcrmcd By Runs t r-v-'s U- ' : to Hold Doml- t i t f -nnisiatlon of t'tt ;.'r I .li'-'on't-?. ' a ' -1 snd . n the U I. .- .. .' , .: , .. .. ,.. ease, had tbe misfortune to be burned out. At that time there was in Orotava a house of Jesuits which had lost its forn.er lrr portanoe. and, thon- h com- r'-: ":i!;a .- 1 I ,'::;';!. five 1..- ,'ng to 1 t t j l -., t r- r pf t'.s louse ! 1 i ,"!, n-;.";.!on n ! -on One morning about forty of them advanced against it by strategy in duced ths Jesuit brother to open the outer gate, and then trooping into the courtyard fell upon their knees, thank ing God for this preliminary success. In vain did the two monks reason wtth tbem on tbelr scandalous con duct Some of the more reasonable u bers of the sisterhood tUi!. 1 f -t tby we.-e res"y It r" 1 of a ( as t ')( ,1 t ! t' t i : r. i In order to get the greatest value from the manure. It ahould be applied to the land as soon after it Is made as possible, scattering out from the wag on or with the spreader. Always slop the hoics or give them j drink before feeding. If they eat their despair fled Into the sacristy, from which retreat be exhorted his col league to be of good cheer, crying that they must do their be5 "to ex tricate themselves from those ladles." The s'n e lasted for three or four ra,n when thirsty they will drink too er or cowpea bay to go with his corn In a time of high-priced dairy pnv ducts and high-priced feed the dairy man who raises his own feed comes out far ahead of the one who has his feed to buy. r Th du.Tyman who has alfalfa, clov- hours. anl t ly i I ! Iv t Sews of It few about town " it young iiT-n, apmpti'.m. U i I -.-- . f , f t " ft . ' . r , J : . 1. hpurti'.y after and some of the grain will be washed out of their stomachs. V l-r 1 1) t ; t t t ' i f 'II !:.. f.r.' ' r d--s i"t bave to buy any high r ! 1 li.ul f - 1 to balance up the cow s rat!or-s. r !f,r f ' the cow with wet bsn-K v i I '7 bfibit Is IndV ! ' i ? ' (f r-t',' ' I cn t' ' f -i .. t' ? t ?. I. The critic must be a Christian. A man out of Christ looka at tha sub lect from the wrong viewpoint. H naturally thinks it unnecessary to tend the gospel to the heathen if ho baa refused it himself. Neither can ho be expected to support a teaching he does not himself believe. . II. The critic must be a soul win ner. . That is, be must have some ade quate realization of the value of a lost soul and must have tried to briny soula to Christ If this be wanting tn his experience there is nothing that can be substituted to give him the necessary correctness Of Judgment re quisite to being a critic of missions. III. Tbe critic must be an honest student of missionary work. The great task of missions cannot be learned by Intuition. It involves matters touching the personal life and liberties of thousanda and the fiurse of millions. It deala with the leepest principles of organization and -requires a broad knowledge of the working value of policies and meth ods. Therefore the person who would llctate standards for tbe adoption of missionaries must know whereof he ipeaks. v;-,,. v.'-, , '',.-..''.;;-',.;'';...,, IV., The critic should have visited the mission fields or talked freely with missionaries. . Theory is one thing and " practice ia quite another, especially when tbe theory is created In Amer ica, but ha to be applied In Africa. Parenta find that the course of train ing applied to one child ia" sometimes worthless when applied to another, . even though the children, be in tbe- Y same family. How much more ia thia true when some method used by the white man in a north temperate cli mate, is applied to a black man Ilvtng on an Island in the tropica. ; Before- . one can advocate the adoption of any ' plan he -may deem valuable he must have . sufficient knowledge of condi tions to feel reasonably certain that it will work.' ; 'v- ' Then again, if a -person la capable- of offering criticism he must see that it Is wisely given because: I. It Is unwise to criticise what God haa especially commanded.' The person who criticises the work of mis sions must remember that be is deal- -Ing with the triune God. Every per- -son of the Godhead la ' Vitally inter ested, and is also a personal partlcl- -pant In the 'work of aaving tha heath en. Therefore the critic stands on perilous ground before hia Creator. r ' II. There are ". 20,000 missionaries, who have believed enough in misslona to be out on the field today. The critic who remalna at home in a well, feathered neat must realize that It ia -no small thing to put hla Inexpert- -enced Judgment up against the; actual labors of consecrated thousanda whose testimony In atht "missions pay. ' III. The transformation of the heathen, which has taken place dur- ' Ing the past 100 years, overwhelming ly arswers all those who would say that the work la not worth while. Any one who haa watched the evolution of -tribes and nations by the process of divine regeneration; who haa aeen annihilating customs - become . only ' Items for the historian, and the num ber of printed languages .leap from fifty to more than five hundred, through missionary toll, . haa aurely felt hi thoughtless criticism grow cold on his l!;-s. , v These thlr i t- - ke a wise man c. re fill in his . put for he t ' s that hi infi -tice may mean t J ! or wo cf p a cf I'a fellowr s, I 1 '.. aJ. Th v ' t and c t cf conr , j V. ' t " ' :h Us : t V
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