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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-12

and then--of course you mustn't
breath it to a soul-but l think there's
an attraction for Bert down there be-
side his work. which becomes more
and more engrossing''
"Humph," commented Nellie, but not
loud enough to be heard.
Hes getting right into the front
ranks. l suppose he will soon be quite
Indifferent to everything in this town
but his father and myself. We think
of breaking up and going down there
to live. | wish / could begin to tell
you of the gorgeous things that hap
pen to Bert right along" continued
Bert's mother, warming up suspicious
ly to her subject. He's invited every
where, and know you won't tell any
one, think it's his employers daugh-
ter. She's perfectly beautiful girl,
and of course there's loads and loads
of money Not that that makes any
difference. Still it's nice to have it
when there's all the other attractions.
Oh, must you be going? So sorry.
I'll tell Bert met you; I'm sure he'll
remember you pleasantly"
Dearest Bert: You don't know how
glad | was to get your letter / had
begun to think something was the
matter. If you ever get sick don't fail
to let me know at once. Down there
among strangers II anything happened
an
"You don't know how your father
and me miss you, dear BERTHE We
just stand and look at your enlarged
picture by the hour. It's a great COM
fort to us and I'm glad had it done
that time, though don't think it looks
as well as you do and the eyes are
crooked.
Bert, you haven't mentioned any
thing about that Miss Banks lately;
you mustn't treat her Indifferent or
forget to pay her attention and do the
little things girls like for your father
and / both think IT. would be very
good thing for You to get in there. Her
father would push you right along.
Think this over careful. There's a
pair of tan shoes that you left up in
your closet that hain't worn much that
you could wear rainy days; would you
like to have me send them. And you
know that light overcoat you outgrew,
do you mind because gave it to a
poor, deserving man? Answer this
about the shoes.
Nellie Whatshername stopped me
on Main street last week, but l didn't
give her no satisfaction. Don't have
any more to do with her Bert, because
you can do better Also Winnie was
over to see me several times; she's a
sweet girl. I'd write to her; 1t won't
hurt you and it will do her good, poor
thing.
Don't wait, so long next time be-
fore writing and be good boy, Bert,
and don't do anything I'd be ashamed
of. All send love. Mother sends her
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Origin Of seotland,a Mo4.a

It was thought by the Danes to he
coWardly to attack an enemy after
nlghtfall. but on one occasion when
tney were Waging war in Scotland.
they deyiated from their usual rule.
On they crept, noiselessly and unnb.
served, in their bare feet, upon The
unsuspecting Scotchman. When near
the camE one of the Danes trod upon
q thistle and in his pain cried mt
This aroused the sleeping scotebmen
and they gave the alarm. The Danes
Were y defeated with terrible loss Of
me- and ever since that time the
thistle has been the insignia Of Scot.
land, with the motto: ..Nemo me IN.
pune iacessit. No one provokes me-
with impunity." ,9 =
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Woman Endure.s Crowds and Bad Ali
Better Than Man.

When weGged into solid, seeth-
ing mass of fatigGed contemporaries
on 1ayfair staircase in July, have
often marveled at the physica endur.
ance shown at parties by the called
fragile sex.
It is notorious that WON 4 folk
love social functions of all kinds,
whereas sensible men abhor them,
and are only carried along in their
wives train or go from a stern sense
of duty.
For women of all sizes and ages
will endure fatigue, heat, boredom,
snubs, yttiated air and unwholesome
food simply to ''be seen; and more
over, they do not seem a penny the
worse for it.
To be sure. they are given all the
rickety giIt-backed chairs at a con
cert, where the masculine guests are
obliged to rest like storks. on one
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NOT ALWAYS THE WEAKER SEX

leg; but this, 1t appears, is an emf
nently unfair arrangement, for the
latest scientific discovery shows that
woman is capable of greater en-
durance than man, particularly in bad
air
Having smaller lung capacity. she
requires less oxygen, and produces
less carbonic acid than a man of her
own weight. In spite of that I'M
pleasant affair in which Othello was
implicated. woman, it appears, is not
easily suffocated, and certainly her
heroic endurance at balls, evening
parties and sitting theaters would
seem to prove beyond all doubt the
truth of this newest scientific hypothe-
sis.-London Sketch.
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MarceEa with Athanasius ard Paula
with Jerome.
That many women were not only
accorded positions Of trust and honor
but were ordained and set apart for
the work OF the ministry is shown by
the writings Of both sacred and pro-
fame historians. When, in the second
century, Pliny the younger was sent
by the Emperor Trajan to investigate
the doings CT the Christians he re-
ported officially that he found women
in the ministry of the church. From
the apostolic constitution has come to
us the following formula for the or
dination OF apostolic women: "Eter-
nal God. Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Creator of men and women,
Thou who didst fill with Thy spirit
Miriam. Deborah, Hannah, and Hilda,
look down Thou also upon this Thy
handmade and bestow on her the Holy
Ghost, that she may worthily perform
the work committed to her to Thy
honor and the glory of Christ
The simplicity of the democratic
ideal of the unity of the human race,
with it's equality of honor, rights,
duties and privileges, taught by Jesus,
was not understood by even His I'M
mediate disciples. What wonder,
then, that when these simple lessons
were carried out by men of lesser
spiritual insight and narrower sym
pathies the ethical teachings, with
their deep spiritual significance, were
gradually lost in dogma; that AFRO
gance began to manifest itself in
claims of superior wisdom and au-
thority, and the simple service of low
ing ministry, which revealed itself in
honor preferring one another" was
supplanted by burdensome cere-
monial and sybaritic and powerful
hierarchy?
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Misplaced Money.

A short time ago a gentleman in
Boston sent small boy in his neigh
borhood to deliver note to a young
lady who lived a few blocks away
He gave the boy a quarter to make
him hurry. After short time the
messenger came back, and, handing
the money, said: Miss sag she
will be glad to nee you tonight. but
she didn't want the quarter.
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Quite : niaA.n

:, Allce--hate is awfully disappointed
Inat young Englishman asked her #
sne thought a married couple could
ges along on 30 week and she
Mildred Well?
Ahce-Now she has discovered that
ne meant 80 shillings-ssoyo e,. vili.s
Journal. ''insf ms
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history, even though written by pre-
JUDGED men, are respondent with
their remarkable achievements in re.
fgious propaganda The mother OF
Wesley, who was the real founder OF
the methodist faith, influenced her
son to recognize lay preachers and
thus laid the basis for the great splr'
itual success of methodism. The
Countess of Huntingdon was the
founder of Calvinistic methodism.
Nine. Guyon numbered among her
converts Fenelon and several distir'
guished leaders of the court Of Louise
Barbara Heck. the heroic IrishwoInan
who was the founder of American
methodism. Elizabeth Fry in the
prisons persuaded hundreds TO turn
from lives of crime to virtue and IN
dustry. Mrs. Bartlett in six years OF
her personal efforts added 500 mem
bers to Mr.. Surgeons church. In
later times the salvation army largely
owes its existence and marvellous
power to the energy, zeal and deyo-
ton of Mrs. Booth. In our own coun-
try scores of devout women, as min
listers. evangeists and missionaries,
have rendered invaluable service to
the church and humanity.
Historically considered, the minis,
try seems to be work for which
women by nature are pre-eminently
fitted. Here are women in all ages OF
the church found in almost every
class and in every condition Of life,
who, while engaged in the ministry,
have left records of which the church
may well be proud.
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sadly incommoded her culinary opera
tons in her particular realm in the
little fat where her employers lived.
Whenever Chloe needed free breath
of air she had to step out into the
back yard. 1t required a shoe horn
almost to get the cooks opulent pro-
portions into the diminutive kitchen.
The situation grieved Chloe's fond
mistress. Recently the family has
purchased and moved into an elegant
mansion on Connecticut avenue. The
kitchen is airy and spacious. The
dusky deity has elbow room aad to
spare. She cen breathe anywhere.
isn't it fne!" exclaimed Chloe's de-
lighted and sympathetic mistress to
her, ito have such an elegant big
kitchen!" But Chloe regarded the
lady in gloom. No, Miss Mary" she
returned morosely, Il don't see how
rs ever goin' to get throo my work
with the sink so far away on the other
side of the ROOM" and refused to be
eomforted in her new grandeur.
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Civ in the ointment.

Some folks are pleasure proof. Their
one joy is hoping for the worst.
There's a corpulent old colored woman
in Washington, the cook Of a certain
notable family, whose immese area
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The Age When Bert SAID All Those
Cute Things.
nothing but as for anything else,
hope Bert will look higher"
e'Nells nice girl; he can't find bet
ter" stoutly defended George. Good
morn"
"He wanted to be remembered to
all his old friends eyen il he's max
ing fine new ones; my Bert doesn't
slight the boys he used to play with.
4 His mother smiled patronizingly.
George muttered something unintel
gigible as Ire resumed his way, but il
wasn't good morning
eI'rn getting ready to send box to
Bert. said Bert's mother 'sOf course
lie eats at swell places, but one or two
sfetle things from home that he liked
peclg ~ win seem good to him nights
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There Is one person in the world
that win never fail If you depend up
On her and are honest with her
and that Is yourself.
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Sufficient Happiness

me only happiness brave man
ever eve troubled himself about especially
was happiness enough ID 81 ND 49,, ,,.,,,.;.
done. CARLYLE, 8 ~ lls N'oE&
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The need of women in the service
of humanity was never SO great as it
iS to-day and they will not hesitate
to enter it by the established and Of
fcially recognized channels of the
church if they may, but by new and
untried ones il they must
There are scores of organized
! bodies of women doing the real work
of the church, who, because they were
restrained from performing service
within, have been compelled to organ.
ize outside of the church.
The ministry of woman in the flu.
ture development of religion is an
established fact The value of her
ministry will be gagged not SO much
by its official recognition as by the
motive and manner of her service to
humanity.
Let her go back to the simplicity of
Jesus teaching; let Ter set up no sex
! which must be deified, no dogma
which must be believed. Let her
teach no ecclesiastical system which
must be rigid and thus from its very
nature retrograde. Let her go forth
in the service of humanity and not
to perpetuate ponderous institution.
Let her teach that the kingdom OF
keaven is set up here and now in the
| hearts OF men. Let her show by ex.
| ample that service is the sum of hui
man excellence. Let her declare that
love is the fulfillnient of the perfect
law, that it alone is the dynamic force
in human lives which is to redeem the
world from its greed, its injustice and
its barbarism. Let love be the key
note of all her thinking and acting,
for out of it alone can come the great
social, moral and religious harmony,
which. shall usher in "the new heaven
and the new earth wherein dwelleth
righteousness"
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Woman S
4SerbtceS tOhe
Church
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

orQalneQ minister OF the gospel ana
physician. The latter title was gained
by study so that the gifted woman might
widen her scope of usefulness in her
charitable work among the poor. She
was born in England, but her parents re-
moved to this country when she was four
yeasr of age. Her first studies were car
ried on by reading the newspapers pasted
on the wallis of the log cabin in which
she lived in wild part Of Michigan. At
Is years Of age she became a teacher.
In 1878 she was graduated from the theo-
logical department of Boston university.
Her first pastorate was in Methodist
church at bingham, Mass. She after
ward filed other pulpits. For some years
she has devoted her time to lecturing
and preaching rather than to parish
work.)
Il the civilization of an age is
measured by the degree of freedom
accorded to women this age is making
vast progress toward that much-de-
sired goal of human development.
The nineteenth was pre-eminently
= woman's century In it more changes
were wrought for the amelioration of
her condition than in the 10 proceed
ing centuries. Great as have been
these changes there still remains
much to be accomplished before
women will be free to develop them
selves or to exercise their highest
powers along any line of human en-
deaVor. This is particularly true OF
their position in the ministry.
II we turn to the story of the
Founder of Christianity we learn that
the three sublime events of His life,
which form the basis of all orthodox
creeds. were first revealed to women
and announced by them to the world
the annunciation by the angel to
Mary, the declaration of His Messi.
anic mission 0y Jesus to the Samari-
tan woman, through whose ministry
many believed and followed Him, and
the manifestation os Himself to Mary
Magdalene after His resurrection and
her commission from the highest au.
thority to preach a fisen Lord
His example paved the way for
women's activity in the apostolic
church. Here they stand out pre-
eminently as teachers. preachers,
evangelists and missionaries. The
range of their activities covers the
whole field of religious enterprise.
Lydia, the merchant, whose zeal led
to the conversion of all her trade
people; Phoebe, a deacon of the
church of Cenchrea, and its financial
and missionary agent (Ignatius of An
tioch tells us that these deacons were
not ministers of meats and drinks, but
ministers of the church of Cod; Pris-
ella, lady. of distinguished learn
ing, who became the theological in
structor of one of the most eloquent
of the apostles; Philips four daugh-
tiers, who with their father were itin-
Grant evangelists, and vast number
of other devout women, stand as a
perpetual refutation to those who seek
by scripturaf authority to f1mit the
field of woman's ministry in the
modern church.
From preapostolic times to the pres
ent there has never been period OF
great religious awakening when wom-
en- and men have not stood together
in the forefront of the struggle.
Ecclesiastical history will forever as
sociate the names of Helen and Con-
stantine, Monica and Augustine, Eu-
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From preapostolic times to the pres
ent there has never been period OF
great religious awakening when wom-
en- and men have not stood together
in the forefront of the struggle.
Ecclesiastical history will forever as
sociate the names of Helen and Con-
stantine, Monica and Augustine, Eu-
sebia with the Gregory of Nissa,
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The beginning of the twentieth CEN
fury sees women recognized officially
in nearly every Christian denomina-
ton. In many of them. women are
ordained, though in some cases rather
grudgingIy. In the more liberal de-
ominations-notably among the uni
tarians, universalists and united
brethren-they have been recognized
in the ministerial Office from the be-
ginning, resulting in stronger corps
of women ministers among these than
in any other denomination.
The prejudice of the past ana the
conservatism of the present prevent
them from extending to women the
same open, generous welcome mich
they extended to men. This aacts
upon the women themselves, and
those instincts toward self-annuinent,
which are the result of centuries OF
restraint and false ideas in Women's
education, make them ever conscious
of antagonism, even though unex-
pressed and unacknowledged. This
restraints the freedom of their thought
and action, necessarily Gripping their
powers and preventing them from Civ
ing the best service of which they
are capable. Until women are re-
ceived into all positions of the church
with the same cordial welcome that
is accorded men, are granted the
same rights in the ministerial office
and are as heartily urged and assisted
to enter it, there can be no fair esti-
mate of the value of their service.
The Society of Friends and after
them the salvation army and Amer
lean volunteers present the best fields
for estimating the value of the service
of women in the Christian ministry.
Their immense influence lies unques-
tionably in the fact that from the in
ception of these organizations women
were received on equal terms with
men. 1t is generally conceded that
women make quite as efficient officers
and in many instances more desirable
soldiers than men. Their ability to
govern and lead their forces Is freely
recognized. In the realm of the spir-
itual the governing forces are not
brute strength, but love and justice.
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The Cherry-A son owes his proud
parents at least few illusions.
Copyright, 1907. by W. G. Chapman)
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01
The Drouth in Cuba.

The drouth OF this year, throughout
Florida, has been Of almost unparallel-
ed severity. Yet it seems from an
item published, in the Louisiana Plant
er, that Our neighbors, on the island
OF Cuba, have suffered as much or more
than we have.
The drouth in Cuba is said to be the
worst that has ever been experienced
i'll that fair island at any time during
the last sixty years. The expectations
Of some Of the sanguine planters Of an
immensely large final output of sugar
are now stated to be blasted The
Oldest inhabitants allege that the year
1914 was the worst drouth known OF
up to that time and they believe that
this drouth surpasses that "A special
feature of this drouth is that it prac-
tlcally reaches over the entire island
Of Cuba and is not confined to any one
district and not confined alone to the
sugar section. The tobacco district is
suffering also, as are also the lands
devoted to minor cultures and to
pasturage. Wells are going dry It is
impossible to plant canes, owing to
the dry condition of the soil Cattle
are said to be dying of hunger and OF
thirst. At some points the cattle have
to be driven long distances from the
pastures for water. Milk is growing
scarce, and poultry and eggs are en-
HANGING in value because of their
scarcity. The final effect upon the
sugar crop is difficult to estimate. The
dry weather is favorable to the delivery
Of the cane crop, but now the sugar
planters themselves are praying for
rains
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01
Feeding and Milk.

The fact that proper feed and good
care do make difference in the amount
Of milk which COW will give is shown
by the following, from the Modern
Farmer:
Here is an illustration of the in
Huence of proper feeding and good
care and perhaps, proper milking. The
editor Of the Modern Farmer bought
out Of dairy herd young Jersey
that had been giving milk nearly a
year, first calf She was giving less
than two quarts of milk at milking
when she came to us and had been
sold because it did not pay to milk
her. She was very thin and dirty,
but very gentle and kindly disposed
We put her on good alfalfa hay and
what we thought to be proper feed,
used the currycomb freely, treated her
kindly, milked her regularly and proper
ly. She is now giving two and one
half gallons OF milk per day, and from
all indications she has not yet reached
the Limit. Of course, all dairy cows
would not respond in this way in 50
short a time, about one month, but
many of them would, and those which
would not are not profitable COWS to
keep. This 11eifer was probably cost
ing the party who had her as much
to keep her as it is costing the editor
OF the Modern Farmer, but she was
not being fed on the right kind Of
iced, ear corn and timothy hay, to
produce milk. Perhaps the treatment
and method of milking had, also, some
thing to do with it, but we do not
know anything about this We sub
stituted alfalfa for the timothy, and
ground corn for ear corn, mixed with
little bran, and pushed her as fast
as we thought safe, with the result
mentioned above. We will leave our
readers to draw their own conclusions
from OUR statement of facts.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01
Cooperative Creameries.

The need and value of these, in
farming communities, where dairying
is carried on extensively, is shown by
the following item from the Denver
Field and Farm:
Five years ago in little town over
in the San Luis valley the merchants
paid the ranchmen's wives twenty and
twenty-five cents a pound in trade for
the butter they had to sell and resold
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01

it to customers at the same price for
cash. Now the milk all goes to the
local creamery which sells the butter
to the merchants at thirty-three cents
in cash and retail it at thirty-five cents
and are making more money, than I'M
der the old system because they never
have any spoiled butter to cause loss.
The ranchmen and their wives are
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01

making twice the money they did under
the old system and with vastly less
work. The creamery has built up
big demand for its product at fancy
prices and the dairymen are increasing
their herds. The Institution paws out
thousands of dollars in cash every
month for milk and it's patrons ask no
credit for groceries at the local stores
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01
From Our Agricultural Papers.

all they are worth, besides a loss in
permanency in population in rural
neighborhoods, which has a blighting
effect upon schools, churches and
social organizations
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01

An intelligent Iowa correspondent Of
the Country Gentleman draws picture
of the evils OF one-year farm tenancy
in his state, which is calculated to at
tract notice Every March, according
to this writer, sees large part Of the
farm tenant population OF Iowa on the
way to new holdings, and the conse-
quence is a steady decline in the fertili-
ty iof the farms which are worked for