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^ lazy poultryman.
.... irj:hin* much to do;
So nuthin' much to do;
.| ingles off the henhouse roof.
The rain is drippin' through.
ti « wet within and w« t without,
c. what's the use o' cleanln out?
jT. u*eless labor—not a doubt;
Thtrfs nuthin' much to do.
There's nuthin' much to do.
So nuthin' much to do;
The 1 ens * ats up each other s eggs
And pull their feathers, too;
I know th. re'il be no eggs to get.
And rainy weather is so wet;
Tin re's nuthin' doin'—not Just yet;
There's nuthin' much to do.
Tve nuthin’ much to do.
So. nuthin' much to do;
The i ket fence is broken down.
So nny fowl can walk rlgtj* through;
There's no use buyin’ oat.-and wheat
j,'(ir neighbors' ducks and geese to tat.
, j sooner sit and rest my ft*t;
Tin re's nuthin' much to do.
Thfrt'“ nuthin' much to do.
So nuthin" much to do;
jlj. flock s all culls because they're mixed,
, ‘ And then there's such a few ,
There's more cash made in marketing,
•Can*., prizes stay within the ring;
jTl kill and s. 11- save f. . d. by ging!
There's nuthin' much to do.
There's nuthin’ much to do.
No, nuthin' much to do;
The net wire fence is busted up.
And In a month or two
The bea-tlv hunch'll g< t the roup.
They'll not In even fit for soup;
]• kill the m ail and burn tin coop;
Thu' s nuthin' much to do.
.Canadian Cou.try Advocate
TWO APRIL FIRST
LETTERS
By MRS. CLARA S. COLTON
Jeffrey ransom prided imm« r
upon his ability at getting off jokes
on others and his shrewdness in seeing
through any attempt at a return of the '
compliment. The month of March al
ways found him busy planning ro w
tricks for the first of April. He ev<n
let the subject absorb his thoughts dur
ing the day at the store. His absent
mindedness necessitated the repetition
of questions by customers and diree t ions
by head clerks until a sharp reproof
from the floor walker brought his wits ,
back to the duties in hand.
The evening of March 31 Jeffrey spcr.‘
in getting his joke materials ready for
the next day. and in disposing of those
for which darkness w as best. Hema l<*c
several invitations to parties that exist
ed only in liis- fancy: he dropped false
orders into the boxes of express com
panies and physicians; he mailed pack
ages of confectionery and fruit; < andies
opened and filled with flour pas'e and
skillfully closed aga n; oranges and 1 a
car.as carefully refilled with damp saw
dust and the skins carefully glued to
gether. He had several temptingly fat
\ l looking pocket books to drop on the side
walks and the store floor.
Jeffrey had a specially ‘‘good sell” pre
pared for Frank Burns, a former high
echool classmate, whose greater popu
larity and better scholarship had been
an eyesore to him. Frank, who needed
work very much, h’s father !•< irg ill, j
had failed as yet in securing a posit ion.
Jeffrey felt no sympathy for him, but ;
only triumph at his own su< cc ss.
‘‘In g- tting a joke on a fellow > on want
to find his tenderest point and tone h him
there with your arrow." was the prin
ciple cm which Jeffrey said the joklr.c
genius rested.
Jeffrey wrote a letter to Frank say nc
that he had just h<ard accidentally < f a
fact not yet announced in the store, that
one of the clerks was to leave, and that
if Frank would apply for the place at
onre he might stand a good chance of
getting it "Bring your best testimon
ials he wrote, "and go right to Mr San
born s private office and send in your
card marked 'important business ' Of
course you must give no hint to any one
of how you learned of the vacancy."
As Jeffrey well knew, hut Frank did
not. Mr. Sanborn, the senior part ner. was
a testy, quick-tempered old gentleman
Jeffrey thought with great satisfaetion
of the expression he expected to see on
Frank's face as he <ame out of the of
flte after asking for a position which
, exist d only on a firM of A' ril basis,-'
as be was going to say to Frank.
Frank entered the store at the time
JefTrey had suggested, and as he passed
bis counter he clasped Jeffrey's hand,
whispering; "How can I thank you for
W remembering me so kindly ?"
"Oh. that's all rght." replied Jeffrey,
avoiding Frank's eager eyes.
Frank w as a long time in the office, so
that Jeffrey was not watching him when
ne stepp. d out, and was startled when
he heard his voice close behind him.
'He's going to give me the place, old
e.iow! Won't It be great for us to he
here? I’ll never forget this
jjve„,urn >'0u've done me as long as I
Jeffrey stared In utter bewilderment
h rank's beaming face, but was too
usy with customers to ask the many
^ n*' S fbat roRe ro his lips.
ht) a short time before Frank's call
® of the clerks had entirely unexpec".
bern 6 VtD biS rR*iSnation to Mr. San
As soon as Frank entered the office,
ban born said, brusquely:
well, young man. what is it?”
«Wdk hadr a le!ter of Production ad
anri „ r° wbom H may concern,”
kr»u n, Pn by his I>astor- who was well
H t apHa\a",h0r and PuIP!t orator. This
lou win o l° Mr Sanborn-raying: “Will
Rev n y r,,Bd this Rh°rt letter from
slimy HfoVer,ng? He bas known me
bornk«nW him wril- ,00'’' »»d Mr San
opening the letter.
tal, h[ea? 11 replaced it in the envelope
^handed ,0 Frank with the words:
to-davx°V ant toMart ‘0 with the place
L' ®omers will be glad to leave
you ip ,0n as 1 <an Ret a substitute. If
*6 it ' rad> ,ake ,bis card to Mr. Gray
third fioor and he'll start you In.
Rev. Dr Levering and I were school
mates and have kept up our friendship.
We used to call him ‘Truthful George,’
because he was always so afraid of ex
aggerating. He seems to have kept
track of you while you worked in Brow n
& Bogg s. Too bad they failed. You’re
not the only one that was thrown out by
their going to the wall. We don’t ex
pect any crash here,” Mr. Sanborn
smiled, so, Mr Burns, it won't be our
fault if you don't stay with our firm till
your head is whiter than mine. All you
have to do fs to live up to w hat Dr.
Levering says here of you.”
As l-rank s position thus obtained was
a higher one than Jeffrey’s, his chagrin
over the successful failure of his April
Fco! joke soon became envy and dislike
of Frank's boundless gratitude to him.
Sec Jeffrey was very eiad to go when his
um le in the west sent him an offer of a
place w ith him.
1- ifteen j ears passed by. bringing pros
perity to both Jeffrey and Frank, and
very rapid advancement to the latter.
But in the financial crisis of a certain
.v'-ar n the west. Jeffrey', uncle failed,
ar.c] involved him so heavily that the loss
of e verything stared him in the face
“If I
dollars I
he groaned.
Jose. i didn’t suppose he would ever
find It out; he thinks I’ve forgotten,
but I ni too sharp for him I never
was c aught yet on a firs* of April tric k,
and i m too old a bird to b'* taken in
now.
I!ie letter was from Frank Burn?,
stating that he had just learned of Jef
frey's financial difficulty through a
stray item in a western paper, which
did n »t Rive bis a£dr< After much
inquiry he sent this letter to the ad
dress named 1 y a former friend of Jef
: rt > s hut of which he was not sure
"I have placed a check of $.‘,000 to
vour order i- Blank A- Co.’s bank, in
B-City i do hope it will help.
It only partly expresses niv gratitude
to you for your fa\or to me years ago,
which gave me my start in life;-’ so
ran Frank’s letter: that it should reach
Jeffrey on April 1st was entirely tin
thought of by Frank After a few days
he wrote one to the pastor of Jeffrey’s
town inquiring if he lived there still,
and if r.ot, where he was. When Jef
frey learned of this he wrote a postal
card to Frank as follows: “Your favor
of April l'-t came duly to hand Hav- '
ing a good memory, I am able to dr- !
'•lie? yeur offer.”
Frank was puzzled about the odd ex
pression about memory, and was so
hurt by the discourteous refusal of his
proffered aid, that he called in his
check and el id not reply >o J> (Troy.
Jeffrey lost everything and was
obliged to start life over again. He
became a traveling sal' -man and was
often in B-City. One day when he
was in Blank & Co.’s bank the cash
it r said:
“Did you notice tli? death of Francis
M Burns in the morning paper? His
will leaves very large sums to charity.
Do you know. I always wondered why
you didn't take that check for $".000
that he deposited here for you two
years ago? He wrote us confidently
that you would call or send soon.”
So J. ffrey could not ask Frank's for
giveness for his selfish suspicion, as he
sincerely wished he could do. for his
better nature asserted itself. But he
went to the kind old minister *o whom
Frank's letter of inquiry had been sent,
and told him the whole story, not
sparing himself in the least.
Jeffrey's sons and daughters have
been brought up to think the thought
less folly of practical joking not only
hurts the victim, but hardens and
narrows the heart of the perpetrator.
—Christian Work.
QUEER KIND CF BARRELS.
California Colony Makes Wine Casks
cf Cement Lined with Glass—
Piate Glass fo. Tanks.
The scarcity of wood suitable for the
purposes of the wine producers of Ca!i
iornia has led to the manufacture of
vessels of other materials than wood.
At the big winery and distillery of the
Italian-Swiss agricultural colony at
Asti, Cal., the greater portion of the
cooperage is being changed from wood
V) cement lined with blass. An expert
from Italy has arrived to do tlTe work,
and it is now being conducted with
rapidity. Kight of the largest tank*
are being lined with plate glass about
half an inch in thickness. The tanks
are square, with rounded corners and
oval tops. Cement will be employed
outside the glass interior instead of
wood. The glass, to fit the curvatures,
has to be blown to order, and is very
expensive. The total storage capacity
of the Asti warehouse and winery is
13,250.000 gallons, and the improve
ment contemplated will t aterially in*
crease it.
Life's Dainties.
A South Dhkota woman was killed a
few days ago by poisoned candy, and a
New York family has been stricken
down by poisoned sausage The Chi
cago Record-Herald asks if it is gtflng
to be necessary for people to give up aU
the dainties in self-defense?
TheMethodist Episcopal
Church in America
Opening of the General Conference at Los Angeles
Will Mark Its One Hundred and
Twentieth Anniversary
*--np
HE meeting of the general i
conference which opens at ;
Los Angeles, Cal., May 4. ;
will mark the one hundred
and twentieth anniversary
of the organization of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
1 he conference will he composed of
about 720 delegates from all parts of
the world, representing a membership
of over three in .lions, and adherents'
of about six mil.ions mote The gen
eral conference is the law-making
body of the church, and ntets every
four years.
The Methodist Episcopal church is
the mother church of American Me th
odism, of which tlu-re are now 17
branches. These are united in doc
trine. the divisions all having b ■ .a due
to differences on polity. Together they
number (r.tu including their members
in foreign lauds) about forty thousand
ministers, nearly forty-eight thousand i
i burches. and about six million two
hundred thousand members.
The Methodist church in America
was born in Ireland. During one of
John Wesley s visits to Ireland he
preached to some French refugees in
Limerick county. A number of these
were conve rted, and in 17CU several
families emigrated to America, settling
in New York city Among them were
a godly woman named Barbara Heck,
who became 1 the mother of American
representatives—Us first bishops—to
the chief magistracy, receiving in re
ply the thanks of Washington.
Referring to the early Methodist
preachers President Roosevelt, in an
adores* at New York. February 2t>. 1903,
said: “Since the days of the revolu
tion not only has the Methodist church
increased greatly in the old communi
ties of the original 13 states, but it
has played a peculiar and important
part in the pioneer growth of our coun
try and has in consequence assumed
a p< sition of immense importance
throughout the vast legion west of the
Alleghenies, which has been acfded to
our nation sin -t- the clays win n the
Continental congress first met. * * *
In the hard ar.d cruel life of the bor
der. with its grim struggle against the
forbidding forces of wile! nature and
wilder men. there was much to pull
the frontiersman down. If left to him
self. without moral teaching an<i moral
guidance, without any of the influences
that tend toward the uplifting of man
and the subduing of the brute within
him, sad would have been his. and
therefore oar, fate. From this fate we
have been largely rescued by the fact
that together with the r»st of the pio
neers went the pioneer preacher, ano
all honor he given te> the Methodists
for the great proportion of these pio
neer preachers whom they furnished.
These preachers were of 'he stamp of
A GKO CP OF FAMOFS Mi-Tii LIST MSHOPS
Methodism." and Philip Embury, a lo
ii.il preacher. This small band was fol
low nl in iTt.5 by another party of Irish
Methodists, who seem to have become
"backslidden." Soon after the arrival
of the second party, Barbara Heck en
tered a roc m and found a number of
them playing cards. She snatched the
cards, and threw them into the fire,
and exhorted them to return to God.
She then went to Embury's house and
told him lie mtst begin holding relig
ious servic s. saying: "You must
preach to us. or we shall all go to hell
together, and God will require our
blood at your bands." Embury began
preaching at once, his first congrega
tion consisting of five persons. A
Methodist society was formed and in
October, ITiIS. the fir.-t Methodist
church in America—John Street church
—wa.> dedicated.
Mr. Wesley was informed of the rap
id growth of Methodism in America
begun and continued in this unofficial
manner, and wa.~ urged to send men
who could devote their whole time to
the work. In 17he sent Richard
Boardntan and Joseph I‘i 1 moor, and
two years later Francis Asbury and
Richard Wright Asbury afterward
became the great leader. Many of the
preachers were so strong in their sym
pathies with the king that when the
war of the revolution broke out. they
returned to England, leaving their
flocks shephtfrdless. It became evident
that as a result of the war an inde
pendent Methodist church must be or
ganized. By authority of Wesley a
conference of alt the preachers was
held at Baltimore, Md.. December 24,
1784 Th*s is known as the "Christ
mas Conference ” By it was organ
ized the Methodist Episcopal church,
and Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury
were elected superintendents of bish
ops. The technical title of Methodist
bishops is still "general superintend
ents.” Their Episcopal jurisdiction
is not limited to a diocese, as is that
of bishops of other churches, but ex
tends over the whole world.
The Methodist church has always
been distinguished for patriotism. It
was the first religious body of the
country tq recognize in its organic law
the new republic, and the first to pay
homage, in the persons of its chief
old Peter Cartwright—m' n who suftei
ed and overcam every hardship in
common with their fleck, ar.d who, in
addition, tamed the wild and fierce
spirits of their fellow pioneers,"
Being of the common people, the
Methodist church has been led to do
for them what their spiritual, intel
iectual anil moral welfare demanded.
Official action was 'alien by the Meth
odist preachers in America to establish
Sunday schools nine years before Rob
> rt Raikes put his Sunday school idea
into practice in England, an idea
which was suggested to him by the
wife of Samuel Brauburn, one of Wes
ley's preachers. Almost immediately
after the. organization of the church
steps were taken for the establishment
of a school, and in 1787 Cokesbury col
lect- was founded. The Methodist Epis
copal * hur. h alone now has 52 colleges
ar.d universities; 5.3 seminaries and
academies; nine institutions exclusive
ly for women; and 22 theological insti
tutions. It has built the largest de
nominational publishing house in the
world. This was begun in 1789, with a
borrowed capita! of over $3,500,000. and
does a business amounting to about
three million dollars annually.
The M. E. church was one of the first
to undertake foreign missions. Its
first bishop. Thomas Coke, died in 1814,
while on his way to India, and was
buried at sea. In 1833 foreign missions
were established in Africa and later
in ail foreign countries. It now has
in the various fields 552 foreign mis
sionaries, 1,717 native preachers and
about one hundred and thirty thou
sand members.
The quadrennial sessions of the gen
eral conference are always interesting
and important. That to be held in Eos
Angeles will be one of the most im
j portant. Among the subjects to be
considered will be the proposed con
solidation of the benevolent societies
the unification of the publishing houses
and the election of bishops. Two bish
ops have died during the quadrennium
—Bishops W X Ninde and J F. Hurst
—and one—Bishop S. M Merrill, ol
Chicago—has announced his intention
to ask the general conference to give
him a superannuated relation Three
tew bishops, at least, will therefore b<
elected, probably mere.
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