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JEPHTHAH'S RASH VOW A STORY OF Tile PtERIOD OF TiE JUDGES IN ISRAEL By the "-Hisjhway and Byway" Preacher S(CIIppgLr ., , t Le AathoL , W.S. Ed~n) Scripture Authirity:-Judges 11:1 33, SERMONETTE. It is right to make vows unto God and there must be the sin- . cerity and faithfulness which pays the vows made. The Psalmist over and over again uses the phrase, "I will ) pay my vow unto the Lord." . 'There is something in the re- ) ligious nature of I man which leads him to make vows to his O God. P But impulse alone must not P govern in the making of these P 4 vows. Jephthah must be commended for his recognition of the fact P that the success of his campaign p depended upon the favor and help of God. To Jephthah must be conced- I ed a sincere spirit of devotion P and worship. - But these virtues could not ) save him from the terrible mis. - takes which come from ig- ) norance and superstition. P Jephthah made the awful I blunder of supposing that the favor of God could be bought. - more common mistake of bring. P ing God down to the level of hu. - man conceptions. In the rash vow of Jephthah / may be traced the influence of P the heathen practices about him. P Human sacrifice was made to P the heathen gods. Would he do - less in seeking the favor of the - God he worshiped? How little he understood God. How imperfect was his ) conception of what God required _ in the way of worship and serv- ) ice. - Perfect worship and perfect I service can only come from per- B feet understanding of Cod. And we must not forget that 0 it is easier to promise than it is P to fulfill. Jephthah under the thrill and - the enthusiasm of that forward P movement a:ainst the enemy l pledged to Gcd that which was not his right to give and that P which would not honor God in - the giving. Too often is the pledge made p to God under the impulse of the A moment without due thought as > to our right to give or the will. ingness of God to receive the p gift. But let us not confuse the I vow thus made with the one Swhich is made while commun- - ing with God in the mountain. Stop experiences where the soul - mounts the spiritual heights and aspires after richer and better > S things in the grace and fullness of Christ. There the soul may pledge its deeper consecration, y S its fuller devotion, and then I come down to the commoner levels of lile there to pay the vow which it has made. But delay to make thy vow, then haste thou to its fulfill. p ment. *THE STORY. SEPHTHAIt was more than plensed - with the way in which he had been received by the peIol i' upon hisi return from the land o;f ''(ohb. It was Osly too evident that they trusted him iplilcitly and exlected him to lead them to victory against the Arnmmon ites who had for years so sorely op p-essed them. W\hen the dteputation fiom Gilead had first come to him im ploring his aid, he had doubted their Uatire sincerity, in spite if the plsi tie assurances given him that they - wold loyally siulpport hirh in all that h e did. But as he had gi:ne throu:l, • tt the country of Gilead and Man SISeh meeting with the most enthusi itlc welcome, his spirits had risn Siad his confitdence grown, until now ias he waited at Mi:ieli, the pluace Iap lointed for the ascmblling of the " tmy, there came o\ er h!iml an elation ( Spirits that n:l!e success seccll Sore than ever certain. oIt Was during thise enthusiastic AyS of prelparati:i for the conoin: UDnUlct that an Anami:nite spy was I:-light Into carm lp. lie ld bItn np . .whi l nteavoring t(, i'et i!nftr 1t0too conc(ernin'. the arm,- ,,which J3phthah was raiting, an:id was in!.te ltely brought before the latter, who MIlsoued him se- chin.;i. It waS that t' Anuiaires had : a great a and were eagerly IP0r'ng to en ilead. 'or days," :ed the captured 4,uthe peolth e been making ro 0fferlngs tr i gods of the Am tes to win • favor in the com co1lilCt, am' vas only yesterday the capta f the host of the 0ltea se:. his vows with the Up of of his sons to our ROd Che . It was Chemosh t.ve Us land and it Is Che. W ho wl e It to us again." Sfenor . boldness of the spy SSpoke tl words made a deep on u the men standing Ptai nd the unspoken - hic ,rose In each heart "a b cem, the god of the Am .gretk than the God of the Iebrews?" Jephthah noted the lool and hastily stepp ling out before hi: imen, he ejaculatd, ('ntthusiastically. "Yea, was the god ('heniuesh able tc restrain the (god if the tlh!rews wher lie would gipe us the land, and wvil he nlOW, think you, h, able to take it again? If so, tlhen lot him I s;ess it Hut let us not forget that our (;oc will be with us." . ephthah )paulsed to note the effect of his speech upli his i( n. and on couraged by the look of contidenc( upon their faces, he continued with in creasing fervor, lifting his eyes tc heaven as he spoke: "If thou. Lord, will withouit fail do liver the children of Ammon into mine hands, thin it shall be,. that what.o. ever cometh forth of the (ltors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering." The battle is over and the triumph ant army of Jel1ht'ah has tunned its fac'e homelwards. The fatigue and the wounds o(f the iein are f'orgottIen in the' thrill of joy that coi es with till) ('uIn:'io'i- floss Of tints well (ldo to and vi.,,i y wo( n and of tlle rest anld c('ti f(ol f hbonnt which will son he theiris t,' :joy. 'There, aret: \wvi s and chil dr;':, and swe',th'earts a'waittig their r,)urn, and iyw,]l, , ; I!s w.y I;a-s tlihru h the co ntr they are greeted't with th e til e j,), ill w eloune. And now that. the 'exatr'iti: reslp Itsl. hilities of the c:altlaictll are ov(er, Jeilhtlhah has tilume with the rest to think of homee, and like the rest there is one object of special love and ten derness with whom he anticipates re union. His one thoiught is of again folding his Ibiloved daughter in his arms. He can see her eager face now as it will look up into his proud eyes; he can hear her implatient query to tell her all about the battle. She is all that hoe has left, his only child. When the mother had died years before he had taken the young girl into his great heart as never before, and when he was at home they were insepara ble, and it was then that he would re hearse in her eager ears every detail of the adventure which had kept him from her side. And now he was on his way homnewar( once more, and he knew that she would be far on the road to meet him. She knew the road by which he would cotme, and she would surely be at her favorite tryst. ing place there to Grtiit him and bid hint welo(ine, as lie had donle before. "''\h, what stories I will have to till her this titt,'' he ex'':ainied half al ud, as he l r'. : ea'. 'jly forward, tl:e thought giling new liaor to his .teps. "1 atm l l of the victory, and of the place it has weon fur rite aiongo mly father' s ilopi,' for her sake." ho (continued to himself. ''h'l'lere will no longer'be any reproaches cast upon her; she will no longer feel the sting of criticism, for Jclpllthah has proved that though the son of a harlot, he is ntill a truie son of Gilead," and he drew himself up proudly as the thouaht thrilled him. Ily this time the outskirts of Alizpah where he had his homtte had been reached and he scanned the pathway beftore him eag erly, expecting to see his (l:tughter's famniliar form in the foremost ranks of thie I:tolile who came strteaming forthi from the city to meet him and his mien. lBit shie wtts nowhere to lbe teen. \\What ciared hlie for the glad sihouts of welcome of Ililt' multituides when his be!ot d d(nubi:teri was nt hi'ire to hi:'e in thlie rejoicing and to IEa;erly, anxioiisly he pressed for vward, all el('' foirotten save the thoutlcht of an-:in gri'tting her and clms; i-g hir in lhi' arms. "1*hi ,e was the house now jtst visi bit, lhrcutgh the wlinag grove of tre us which surroundlid it, biut still there was no si-n of It:is dtaut hlter. That mrnirn whiten the glad tidings had reached the cily th::t .lephthah an l his viclitriors armly were nearni:g the city, his daiuihter could scarcely ('conltain herself tor joy :aad heIr first imtlulse had been to rush forth with the others anid nmeet him far down the road outside the city. And then had cocme the thorughit th'it it was more belitting a great general that lihe should lbe receivved into his own home with formnal dignity and splendor. So Shastily arranging lor the music and dancing, she awaited his comting, plan ning that she herself should lead the :gay and festive colmpany. And while she thus preltared for his coming .ieln hthah eagerly pressed on and canime within sight of the house. A\s he passed through thie grove and cainme into full view of the house, sud '!.aviy ther' btrlr'st fronm its dloors a mirry throng. With glad song and the scne:ot of timbriels, aid with light In da ncing foet they swept down the lo1wer-;t''irt l.aihi tcaitl s himi, and lead ',. themt tb i, gay,.:t, the brightest, t! t most 1)'i:ttifi l of all the maidens, ws .tel' It hah's da uithter. EInra'tIlured by the b,,autiful sight, and while yet he was rushing forward Ito meet her, there swept over him like li liash the ntmnory of thie vow he had SImale before cgoing forthl to battle. lie stopped short! Ils face blanched! His outstetchlced hands closed and opened convulsively! And then a grecat and awful cry of anguish broke irtom his lips! In the frenzy of despair he clutched his flowing robe and with one mighty sweep he rent the heavy garment from bottom to top, and cried: "Alas, my daughter! Thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me, for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back." The song and the music gave place to the silence of death, the feet of the dancers are still. Thus they stood for a few brief seconds after Jephthah had ceased speaking, and then silently one by one they withdrew, leaving Jephthah and hia daughter alone. ~LAME .. -MRICOME ' Wi.A.RADFOnnD SEDITOR. fir'. W 'itli·tn A. lttdf1r1t will lxnswi r t'l I? . 1 1 l H I ' tj" 'l' t. " tI llllllt t ) t(ti' r,.1i|"r. ( )t1 'l" , ountlt of 111:'1 w,'11 ,'X| -" rl'llct" as I' tid llr, .Vi hl"h r ,ld alla iblJ.tt tulr ,r, lihe is, w ithl,!ut d tob)1t, the Inhgle 'tt atthrilty 41 ll t!h,. .sut ý,.'t s. A.,hh..r1- all i,,, lrt ,s to \Viliatnt A. I rtlf rd, N i. IN4 I'i ht Av"., 'h:,:t ,.: Ill., and only enclo:se two-cu. t stamp for reply. A squarely built house' having four rooms downstairs and . ll' bu l'droomS upstairs is shotiiwn in this plan. Gen erally spo akit it, there is economy In litlillin; it squ:ire hbolse 'or a hoeus' that is uI'l'y square ,on the ground.l(l It is a sort of ai stilare dial for the' owni, r, h, raus the :i111 mIIou t (of wall ( ol('s 111 ' 111; 1 '' fi't of i1tr or uri f' l n I m: ullv.t, !ie f f ite oi f soli:l i'otuifort thr an aln. (th r bat ie o(f houset lb til din,_ . h ii hi o c.. is ;:4 f, , twhie and I0) 1 L/ill (11, t ., 0 ),ý M 4)fit', :, .I.\ . \:M . II. \ 1'1!11 th( illi:ll W ay < (1 ]J n ' null . l L hideh he b':utl t',u;e :,'f hi th and f ein ,t i sith:le h, e tl he, it! l!txe it 11,e" h e' w\'( :,tl l ai foo.. No!hinig h(lirt o"f at i , l ,, t ('xt workl's up ent ui' y e outl tit blow ai h'Ilust like this uIvir, it Ifactt it, S tlto st gales hard ly prot duct , t tr ittor; this is anothter ladvantage ('Ier at lonll, 1tfl'rt)w h louse. It is not entuimaIII, tot ('V\ I v ln nl'rtow houses to blow down, but It is not plea-t-;ant to 111' in bed of i windy night and feel tihe house treiblle. A good many of us htave hadt just such expleri (nces. Early western piotneers wtho were obliged Ito live in sad houses may have had occasional in!mterviews with Intrusive rain water in the middle of the night, but they never had the wind shake the hid clothes off on the floor while they were sleeping. In a square house every partition helps to brace it from at least two directions. Every and the younnst,,.rs will grew to ap jri', ciate it ill time. There is anlth er cololuination stair way in this house, all that is the one that leads to the coll;ar. The ,entrance way froln tho lhitchlerl ndl fromn out doors lle'(,t on a comtllruu lIailing about the level of the rouird. It Is a good Co)ll venlli 'c' ill the , i , tnu.r, arllnd in the fall when using the cellar for storage for garden truc k, and it is just as Second Floor Plan hanndy in the winter time when clean ing out the furnacel andi you are carry ing the ashes out of doors. The chimlllnes in this house are so arranged that It inmay lie heated fairly well 'with stove:;, b:t there is onlily one way to heat a hou:se of this size conm fortably and! econnllically in regard to labor, and that is with a hot-air fur nace. When you have a furnace you must carry the ashes out at least three Ii ts ., ..2 . a ,-.t - -v ,ý«ý,: I:ki: >:Y :.v::;; ", ;:>..Tr''. `vil: :ý' "! " ~4i ·.i~·: i h V ~I ~ti:'pd nail that passes through a strip of lath Into the studding helps to make the house solid. There is a combination front and I back stair in this house that mee s with approval where a person do('t w ailt ti) 1'i1' 1" tl .11 1 ' ., v 1 1' I . ' ' , ,. (. ,', I '0 ' g'.11 , 1,:' . ut' '4 ' are ia ll 1,`1' of thit s P H I . r t Ilace fir this In,:d of a :T,.vay. Y ;I talke xoi' ohI aio' \ n yain go :) u, lir from(i the fl'rat l1:ll or fro l t h' b1 lack v\' stbule. antd your o h(!i(.e \vlil lpro - ably dlp-e:d n \\o It'thl(r you have cont lany in the front l:!.r!or and are garbetd suiiitly ancco;llinng to your no tions of plrop;riety; but the back stair Firat Floor Plan is handy anyway. A woman finds lots of tuse for such a convenience when she is doing the houtsework or on wash days. The grown-up boys also aplre elate It when they come In quietly at unreasonable hours and don't care to wake up the old man. They appreci ate father's opinion, all right enough, but they would rather not have it forcefully expressed between twelve and two o'clock in the morning. There Is an exceptionally good fea ture about this house that will bear mentioning In season and out of sea son, and that Is the cellar. The In-sea son for a cellar lasts about 12 months during the year. I have never been able to discover when the out-of-sea son comes, unle, unless t s when the boys have to clean the cellar in the spring time. A cellar would Lot be a desira ble place to live in, but a first-class storeroo under the hse house that is properly kept, clean, well-aired and in good order is a source of satisfaction to the older members of the family, 1Cm.Acla oldntb eia times a week. Some folks are shift less enough to l ilt them up on the cellar floor and let them stay there until Spriin., but this is a reprlehensive habit which sioMhl he etnr eti(cally diseourae(d. It i- n h, s':u . i !achi i't' , 't i ( (', l, : ' ,.,' h. iI, I' i ll ' " Il'h lio is a ctto', f,'(e nl 1t ',' i 1. ) fortbe usi tb a vant ;ge ith alost ay 11ny oW h"r pal'; of t , I,(,' .. Thy ' can Ios and n.icy a li tis : : wie m lsqito n: t being oll i-ed to 'han e theftr work. ing cois thes. s r to nike of a back porch is very much iafter :tlon.d by ha ing it sreena gred in h ines. A good deal depends on which way the sun shinis inou,t bof t one vine or more may be used tb advantage with almost any exposure. In thisome lalities wire pmosquito net ting is necessary to gmake the back oroh habtitabi l after suiown. Th l wire nettingi ia great help in ka eing flies out of the kitchen all sumner long. It don't I ay to screen a porch in this way unless the tporch is rion tly planned. With this aroor is a i':ent it is not nece sainry to gli down to the ground throuwy gh the prt i . The eel larway comein ant Iis in s an exit from the bacs k art of the hoins when the skilorh is enthat loed wih wire nto givet tig. Of ourse, a one thatrson wougets have a sren fadoor to circu omst fances the porch onto t1ne grou'nl whln they wanshouled to, but if this door is kpt .on. eetahontly swhad many lodinin in theli will ind their way in. There is a graccount deof wh in arrnhe left them, aOne this is one of the plthe aces to use a little skill n this dreg the tion. The cost of a house like this depends so much on local prices of lwaser and skilled labor that it is difficult to give an off-hand estimate. It is a good sized house and one that gets away with quite a bit of material. Probably under favorable circumstances it should be built for about 12,500. Unappreciative Landlady. Beethoven had many lodgings in the course of his young life, and many were the reasons on account of which he left them. One day, according to the academy, he had been playing the piano to an extent that was unusual, and the landlady's patience was entire ly exhausted. "I can't stand that strum ming any more," she said in effect to her daughter. "Go and tell him he must go." Farmers Co-Operative lUnion Of A inrica '1' .1, . t \ I. t ,'i' It, ,, t', ;' . " to IlI, l h Is 'irt : ; :n ! ,yi, I . th , .i y. ti1 1, " L,, I.:u ir;:,, , ;, '1 til'O : s is t ,1 rrLi (t I.,t''( " ( I S'i tlll y I J, ' n1 t o til ! I t nl ll d bt'! 1 ) fIII '. ] \ ,I'} '1 b I t I - "J ,, ,I : Is Ist 'll,' t h1 l IT, ", itl* t hh : ,';;i: , l., a log wav i Ii ' ll :- " of rfor :,:l lion t:hat till g." the fatI e.':; :ha Control e.v I 4 h Ilt h is L'S thli' lne(' ,s; r'y I ' ill nttto1 ;iitlltain the, r rights in the t\i 1' , lb lIig iand i ' - i ln Ii . Tair o '- ' h,'} .t ill 1 tii' t \1! (i :tt hati ' t~ ; It up In iiAr a ( :',1 : t l 1 . . H .i: ;' ' t t,; 1,f tuip ith ii . b t.m i hrti of rhte I,,li :,i. h of:lu r Yotl interet to Tlar.uir than .tht ),rs' ford tle 1t r. 11 (h ,. , Y , ;, Ia is ; C t ; s t i I sn titn, 1i , t' in e :,' in t l' (st oif tilh' tI ,I l ri, aof the fL111m r aond for Iil(t far1. ir. Thert isn't inly .uIbj,'et of more \i ta intevrest to thi farmer than that ofs good roads. 'host wn) pay the bast of tlings Is tillt y leduneed to those, Who use them. Farmewrs pay the cost of using bad roa~ds, whtn it wonld be farl),.tter to unilh ant use good ones. Goorl roads cost no more. than bad on s, for what is pad out in the build ing Is more than ndl' up in the ulsiui,. and th('II addl the comfort o1 good roads, to say nothing of the time saved. The nrewly' oI'r;'ni%;eI State Union of Misýo'iri is d( itnh s:ut, of Ih, tallest fst work ill this (collltivy. Ore'gIl h:tas (oIe(' It) the lfront with ine of tilt b"st u (d lit-( st UI'vL' i..:zatlionls in thit l ett h h, and al Ily the, I'+.'i,i c ist iht ' Ih a Ii, hau e h;.d ani (;1 t tlih ' tt1rl 'i,1 to li' it (i)ll ii I i 1 ' I.i l iof thf e *in . t;.'.. t ( 'f Ilt:h t :-, .tiio t 1'1' 11it ra dii t'I t( ,ii£ tl i' ' 1'1 ":I t )I0 ( ll il!'f . l,'i 't 1 t IL., .I l n, i:'lh oir w:to o0L : it 1( i' f:i lL. :,' " I ta'l i l' ui ,. hl,' \t', , :) 1)t h'.' 'w' ] m:is 1('"t h n.'(',q nw (If ', EriM o',t gay lot" ;('Ir. You no.(Ad him, 1t1:d Iit ('(r :iinly tn' dls you to h pll) Lim d) > ol' 1a ad ir lmorol. Don't fergot that the pmiltry crop tal i. niint of the fortility out of thi' pla( e. Tih' farm is as Naluable aft. r years and y.ears( of poultryin~; and dairy ing as at the start, an. generally much more valuabile. THE POWER OF UNITED ACTION AMONG FARMERS. It is a very trite' s:ay:n . oveen cmrn nO::Lil::e', if you pl( '.-, tihat "in in :o therO 5s stri':ita h; '' ti'e+ rthe!''.i. in its f:re' anlt its trtilth is is i;a:t Si rtalhle. This l,.i.l L'Luin t ' , V. 1h Is I.o scope (if its 1i) 1• :'l' n :i '; Il' ;:i ('laS, h" lit , ii ill(' t "Ill it: ' r.-' 1':1 1 ? to :.hip of tbo I':li,: . Th" I'ti:,i ,rL . s itP I n'' ' r.-1.:il to -' ,, " ii t lL! 1: 1 - .it ii , I ,' l l le ! o ft : :n, thin r. ' , I (1 lyv ':i : t:hi. t ti inui t (hn i .t (I ' I .d. Ii can do na' ::i:i Alhin I1:0 1 : ranio th 1:g dt t h sam:i1 tinti, 11.1 iv cII1 do mlrI tt',aa 10,l . - li0 c:i'i dit. Ce Cti mjiLiII act inl fit" ii'mU- 'f a:'d di: for'enl ty froth ('very olit r man. t A ell> - I(' ~ 1 , ," " . ! : , n. ': i. 1' ;,t. ,,, t '' il i :t ,,,! lt I t It 1 .; H i 1,: I ti .'e• t io bet h : ,, it: o.f'' '." 1' of te : I ... r 'i. , :.. ' on ,Ii i, - 0 '. : , . , i 1'' .!, f , 1) .,I ,,1)a:: ",, I: i, , ' , ,,, cul 'l'ra n of an a-d te. i f 'II a , 1t a Iit' i '!" Ith it T ,' r i::ht e t( ti'ep int, ti :cIr busines In 1 t ilcl' o".n wa-. \\'ill sc'ru:e fair. J:st and rnoiuner a i e lpr',' ' f,)r lih' pr(1du:tt of te farsl,'. ba.-il upon the olt of pro dtine Ion. \i:Wl sncure guao1d and happy homes for their. \ill secure bettor lhre stock andi more of It, overll)win: gran aries ano Thloki houses. Will secure edirca tan. enllghtef mlit and refinement fr the farmter' children. Will secure the clea'rnces of life In the farm houses of tllt' land. Will ecnalre tie euin at oin and lhe inord i'nce of t'ir I' loine rf !P fine arts and he leaurifl in h ,' ,:'ial distr.c ts as well as i mn the l f etis. W\\ill seenre lilhra :.1 fr the youni and the l hl, thi at l .::1, 'g mayi rear it: a: a'i s in the ,'. tr di t:- ac , and o(,l , a,'( nIe nl l'::a I! !,,1; I : ; n : Iin. W ill s ,';:: t ,' i . ' ::i!' tI s Ita i ' an( (!1 :' T."' . , rural S . lil, . i ' ' . Il l)- sq. n i r' (l" th1 (' , i. 1"- n ' r a :ll 'ltts and a ' ':1(:::lOcs and l .ht:' r church \\'ill s-cere 1,,t,',r fairming meth odIs, better farm 'wit.i ,t r;, an,! there. f(11 . betto r 'i'hld fromn thi' farms. \V.11 secure t0at ii''li.(.:d,'ice of tho eght and action that po~erty takes from i1ieon. Will s"cure Letter laws for the csnntry, a better enforceinnt of the la wV. \\'Will secure a genutne prosperty for t'e (ntir nation,. a p:osperlty t a-tid 1 01111) stlattnt i:al, an(d not the fiet i nii., airy li lhintt of over cap. ital:,; It 1'n re;r ' tit('ii biy stocks and La:o'i of liet:C.hus aI :'. \'i1 sx('t:,', in .o f1i aS mniatr!al (h : V I; "\, tv j',,: "i ..:.t t1'n, ls to 1, !::. a ]I,'11i, i:aty, a !tib; 1 great 1an I .I' ! : . 11 t all thii . n I, t':e farmer 1 i t - l f. l e t ,o . t ,. t , to ,m:n - h"1. jIll f:le 1':P '' t p I t , Ct It Hi t ' fi a ('":,I iIt f\',l ,,: " l':: hth n Ih (vi' v. t !:a5t n e nea d:':nll (f: an : ut:I;':' ent t. at HIn :,'< uf hiim.t.lf. hi wIf' an I his ']ih l:tal lit: n' w re ,lan loiastt of lard.n, wi I,. :tn -Ati n d1 ai!, an-i hope forever g'in2.-Co-opera The warehouse pnlan is getting on all right, and tlhoIe vore-nosed fel lows-there aIr' not many of toleln who have bu a howling 'failure"' are beginning to see the folly of lihtin, th, inevitable and are )becoming very still. In Dallas C(ounty, "v*,*x , five ware houses are to be ,I!ci',eld this summer, and one of them in Is to e the bi;g.st one yet proj.'( t(d in tie Southwest. '1hlre s no t me like the prescent for saying a goodl word for your local Un:ion. The d:&y haI not' yet come whe. n(n ne(l not to tie s:1owa the, w.!y of ri:(hr'(';~ies 'nl light. Ii)ii't wio;se tine r;i;ing ayy cotton this year that is wo:;h I-s" ttau el', 'n c (tnt.. Itai:, go)d cottoa, an A g(t a goai )rie ' for it. D):n't get in such a L''rry to trar dowvn the oil cinditions t::at you will have them d.;1tr oyed lforu you l:ve' the new illn u:thble ' :apet, It ',au wiil bi:i!d diligently tole new, build d:ij) nod etrong, you will find tha:t the old •will remove the:mstlvvs. No, there is no use for a destroyer; bu:ihl wise aund well and the destruction will attcad to itself It Isn't too late to plant some vine: and flowers around the house. They will have a tendency to tlake a Chris tian out of you. The man who loves and cultivates flowers is not a meani n.an. CO-.OPERATOR CLIPPINGS. What do you want to buy physlced canned vegetables, packlbii:ouse esn balmed meats, drugstore frthits andl wagon grease butter at the sores for, when you can raise all the4e things, fresh, pure and healthy and' good, at home? The groat struale an'l anxlety ol each ,person, family, soc,ety and na, tion is: First, material freedom, a safe home a foothold upon the earth; recondly the shorte:,t way to food, slh(lter, fuel and raii(nt; thiidly, how to obltain le Iiiost cxijoynlcmlt rerealtion, (ulltor(' and c'luca'tioi witbh tihe lollst SI 'X p llise. \Whecnev( r : (u s.e in pin it, or hear it by way of argument t.at 1ae hou.-es will not work, that th y w.l ie a failure, just put the' writ.r or .I ;l;er down as a sicculiat r or the ally of a spiculat,)r. T'le ri a.. n w2 are not now sr lling cott,'u as we once (, I, for 5 and 6 cents a 1, ;al, is :h i.y I e&" :;. , WO will .nut d, It. \'c have l.a nao lI to I.e lu , t 'un. It is c :t:i.ily a 1 oI r l M:in " iia.:i w" o w.il s,. 11 his 1.( t I;:s (',, r forg;,t that the fT.ht : uip n r:lreirv..s ( :, ly. T'L1 s Sa ,Is :.u":" x.::,n. Th other :a . ;d tl :' h ,r .n fiu t. Thoy wi.1 !.ot nmae u I S. hIr' we ulndr* i- ::(1 oIure:-, -, Vi hen we h ºte tlat pr 1 f.t unh r.tand n4, our fig.t will he w.n and the glad day will be with IIs. WVe are to change the system of doubt and uncertainity to one of jut tice and e'lulty. Are we are doing whal we can for this great cause? Let uW live up to our great privilege J. L. Larron, Secretary of the Geos gla S:ate union, writes that the work is progressing tnere with leaps and bourds. The great Atlanta meeting was worth many thousands of metn bers to Georgia. l issouri now has a State Union Florida is to be organized Into a StatU Union on July I:,n We now go from F'l:rida to Oregon. What a great wor) is being done, and is to be donel