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! ject and leading lesson.
 Furthermore they are shown how to use the Bible in leading men to Christ, and in meeting the various excuses which arise in Christian work. Each student has from three to five assignments a week for personal work in jails, missions, Gospel wagon or other services, and they are examined on their personal work as well as on their studies. In this way they get an all-round experience which the class rooms alone could never give.
 EFFECT UPON THE STUDENTS.
 Nothing develops worker like meeting difficulties, and if one can conduct an open air meeting where every other door is a saloon, or brothel, or a five cent theatre, and arrest the attention of such a crowd with the simple story of the Cross, and actually lead men to Christ, he is bound to grow in grace and knowledge and spiritual power. Work like this drives men to their knees, and no student who is liv. ing careless, prayerless life will dare attempt it.
 This combination of religious work with classroom training is very helpful to the spiritual life of the students, and the result is that the atmosphere of the school is like that of a continuous revival. No object is more constantly em- phasized than the importance of courtesy and tact in approaching strangers, or in introducing the subject of religion anywhere. The manner of presenting truth is often quite as important as the matter, and every ambassador for Christ should be first of all Christian gentleman. The Institute cannot furnish common sense of course, but it aims to develop and train gifts of each student, and it is doubtful if any school can show a greater constrast between it's raw material and its finished product.
 THE DIsTINUIsHING FEATURE.
 The Institute has often been called the "West Point" of Chris tian work. Certainly many Chris tian warriors have received their training here and have gone out to fight valiantly in the army of the Lord.
 But it is also a great Spiritual Power House. This is shown in several ways. In the first place, the day starts with The Quiet Hour. Then come public devo- tions after breakfast, and a general prayer-meeting after supper. Fur thermore, every lecture, faculty gathering, or business meeting is opened with prayer.
 Again, on Monday mornings special prayer is made for all the donors of the Institute, and on Friday evenings for all former students, and on the first Tuesday in each month whole hour is set apart for prayer by faculty and students.
 To this should be added the weekly hall.meetings on each floor, and the half. dozen or more weekly band meetings composed of those who are going to various mission fields, and the group meetings which spring up spontaneously at
The oasis., 1911-01-21
THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE
After Twenty five Years. [Howard ". Popel

standing in vacant lot in the rear of the Moody church with his head bowed in prayer, and being asked what he was praying for, said that it was for money with which to erect building for a Bible Training School. This prayer was answered in part by the erection of the pre- sent mems building. Continued answer was given in the purchase of buildings on LaSalle Ave-, Chicago, for women's dormitories, and still further in the mems new building dedicated February 9th, 1910, and the women's new dormitory which is in course of construction, the outside is now complete and the contractors are busily working on the inside construction in the hope of it's partial occupancy by Foun- der's Day, February 5, 1911.
 These buildings born of prayer, and built by prayer, have been consecrated by the prayers of near ly 5000 students, who have here learned the deep things of God, and especially "The exceeding greatness of His power to usward who be- lieve."
 Someone has said that a boy without fortune is a fortunate boy. However this may be, it is certainly fortunate for many young people that Dwight L. Moody was born poor, for it led him to sym. pathize heartily with every other young man who like himself had small means and large aspirations.
 NEED OF LAY WORKERS.
 He early recognized that a con- siderable part of our religious work must be done by lay workers. He also saw that there were thousands of yourg men and young women to whom a college education course was impossible but who with a year or two of training in the English Bible, personal work and music might be able to fill many posi- tions of usefulness which their gifts and calling might indicate.
 This led him to fou1 the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, which affords perhaps the most remark able combination of study and prac- tical work that the world has ever seen. It is in no sense a theologi- cal seminary or rival of the semin- aries. It does not teach Hebrew or Greek, but it has five different methods of teaching the English bible. The training is so practical, :, and the religious atmosphere so inspiring, that hundreds of minis ters and theological students come here to supplement their seminary course. Some Missionary Boards also advise all their candidates for the foreign field to spend at least few months at the Institute.
 METHOD OF TRAINING.
 The method is to combine prac. tical training with lectures and study. MT. Moody being pre-em- inently a man of one book and having achieved his marvellous suc- esslwith that alone, naturally felt that the English Bible ought to oc. cupy the first place in the training of men for Christian work. Accord. ingly the students are required to study the Bible as a whole, and each of it's parts in particular. They are taught to analyze the
The oasis., 1911-01-21
GOD STILL CALLING.


 stantly increasing, and we never had so many applications as at present. All over the world God is calling men from the farm and factory, the office and store, and in some cases from the legal and medical professions, and is filling them with such a passion for souls that secular work no longer satis- fies them. Many of our students have made great sacrifices to come here. One student walked eighty miles to reach the Institute and ar rived here with fifty cents in his pocket. He graduated as president of his class. A young girl came all alone from Bulgaria, worked her way through Obe lin College, and then came here for training in the English Bible and music. While here she worked up an interest among the Bulgarians of this city so that she had an attendance of over two hundred men each Sunday.
 Last year the enrolment was six hundred and fifty-one, of whom about four hundred were men and two hundred and fifty were women. These came from twenty-two for eign countries, represented forty denominations and we could send out men to conduct services in seventeen different languages. Ninety-two of our men had receiv- ed college or theological training.
 WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
 That depends upon two things first the worlds need, and the sec. ond our ability to supply the need If we read the signs of the times alright the greatest need of the world is consecrated men and wo- men, who can present the Gospel in the power of the Holy Ghost and exemplify it in their life.
 Does the Moody Bible Institute turn out that kind of workers? That is for others to say. One thing however is sure, and that is that the three things for which we stand are Individual Study of the English Bible, Individual Respon- sibility for Soul Winning, and World Wide Evangelization. These are the ideals that are kept before our students constantly, and the response is so eager, so hearty, and so general that 1t Is often hard to keep them here until they have finished their course of study. If then, our judgment of the worlds need is correct, and if we supply the kind of workers that is needed, may we not reasonably hope to see, within few years one thous- and students in residence at the Moody Bible Institute.
 The object of this anniversary week is not simply to mark off an other milestone of the history of the Institute, but also to inaugurate vigorous campaign for awakening interest in Bible study and in in- dividual effort to win men to Christ among Christians generally.
 It is also hoped that thousands of young men inspired by the ex ample of the great founder of the Institute, D. L. Moody, and en- couraged by the success which God bestowed upon a humble, conse- crated layman, may be led to de- vote their lives to some form of Ghricfio n carvico
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10
THE LIME SPRAY.

With both landscape gardeners and
horticulturists the lime-sulphur spray
is being used with increasing satisfac-
ton as Il substitute for the bordeaux
mixture for shrubs and fruit trees
while in Il dormant condition. Not only
does the limesulphur spray check
fungous diseases. such as apple scab,
leaf spot. leaf curl. etc. but it will
kill the San Jose scale the minute
parasitic insect which is generally dis
tributed over the country. If applied
just before the buds burst in the spring
the spray will also destroY many eggs
of the several varieties Of aphideS. If
one is in a section where much spray
ing is done mitch trouble can be saved
by buying the ready made lime sui
phur spray. which should he diluted in
about twelve times its volume of
water If this cannot be obtained the
spray material can be made according
to the following formula Forty pounds
unslaked lime, twenty pounds sulphur.
fifteen pounds salt and sixty gallons
water. Take ten pounds of lime and
twenty pounds of sulphur and boil in
ten gallons of water from one and
half to two hours, until the sulphur is
completely dissolved, which will be in
dicated by the liquid turning clear
amber color. Stake the balance OIL the
lime and to it add the salt When this
is dissolved add it to the lime and sui
phur solution and boil from thirty to
forty-fve minutes longer Add enough
hot water to make the sixty gallons
and apply to trees or shrubs while
hot. To get best results the spraying
should be thoroughly done, so that all
parts of the trees will be reached. This
spray is quite caustic to the human
skin, and this effect may be in a meas
ure cOunteracted by washing the face
and hands before beginning the spray
ing in weak solution Of vinegar In
any case it is we'll to use gauntlet
gloves and Il broad brimmed hat to
shelter the face 1t should be remem-
bered that the above spray is for trees
and shrubs in dormant condition
only and will defoliate them and ruin
blossoms or fruit if applied after they
have started to grow. For use during
the growing season the self boiled
lime sulphur solution is used and in IA
much more dilute form than the one
described.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10
WHY Ii PAID.

From time to time during the past
three or four years the writer of these
notes has made mention of the bene
fits to be got from thing low and wet
land. For those who know from their
own or others experiences the benefit
of making such improvement further
evidence would hardly seem neces-
sary. We give the following concrete
case Of the advantage Of thing for the
benefit OF those who are still some
what skeptical about the matter. The
farmer in question owned little less
than section of land. one-third of
which, or about ninety-five acres. was
too low to raise anything but swamp
grass and weeds. Barring the small
amount Of pasturage which this fur
nished and the meager cutting Of wild
hay got from the edges, there had
been no revenue from it for years. At
last the owner got interested in the
subject Of thing and under a cOmpe
tent engineer laid out drainage sys-
tenn which cost him in the neighbOr-
hood Of $1,000. Last spring he sOwed
to fax the reclaimed area. and when
the crop was sold he found that this
first crop paid for the improvement.
which amounted to 5000 per acre for
the land drained and left him. besides.
$15 per acre. or 81 .425. which would
have been a fair revenue if he hadn't
paid out anything for thing at all
There are literally millions Of acres
Of the richest kind OF land that can
and should be redeemed in this same
way and which will be reclaimed
when the owners wake up to the bene
fits of thing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10
CORN WITHOUT CULTIVATION

A Weld of 10 bushels of corn per
acre was raised under rather unique
conditions the past season by farmer
we read of the other day. The land
in question a small tract-was fall
plowed sod. The owner put the soil
in good shape last spring and planted
corn. For some reason the seed was
slow in terminating. and. thinking II
would not sprout at all. he straddled
the rows already planted and put in
as much more 70 his surprise when
the rains and warmer weather came
on he found both paintings germnat-
ng nicely. The rows were so close
together that he could not cultivate.
SO he let things jingle. planning to
cut the whole for fodder. At har-
vest time he husked this field and
gathered from it at the rate Of 125
bushels per acre The farmer doubt
less wonders. in view Of this yield.
whether what he has been taught
about proper stand and benefit Of cul-
tiyation Is correct after all. Two
points that serve to explain the situa-
tion. however. are richness Of soil and
abundance of humus.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10
Grim Humor.

The future author of "Huckleberry
Finn" had Just arrived in Virginia
City and was working as reporter on
the Virginia Enterprise. He and Frank
Carpenter were standing on the street
talking when they saw fight about
half block away Revolvers went
into action, and one man dropped to
the sidewalk. Mark Twain said:
'I'll bet YOU so he's dead. or I'll
bet you $40 he's not"
1t turned out that the man was dead
though which end of the bet Mark got
is not related.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10

"Why don't you go about with Miss
Scadds any more?'
Why-er-she told me that she did
not care for society since her father
had failed
He is failing that's fact. Old age,
l SUPPOSE
Great Scott. Is that what she
meant? | must certainly call and-ah
express my sympathy" - Cleveland
Leader.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10
A Grand Mao.

"Well," reluctantly admitted the hard
pressed Yorkshire horse dealer in the
witness box. "1'!l admit the animal
was blind o one eye, an l won't deny
he'd stringhalt in his off hind leg, an
I'm not sayin-seein' the two vets
has sworn to it-that he wasn't SPAWN
ed, an Id sort of suspicion myself
that he was ii roarer. but he was a
gr-r-rand hoss."-L London Bits
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10

7 TIE TeaUH1TTT.
The treadmill was invented thou
sands of years ago by the Chinese IL
raise water for the IRRIGATION of the
fields. The invention. somewhat chang
ed. was introduced into England and
other European countries and used in
prisons rs II mode of punishment. Onp
was erected 1T RIiXton Jail in 1917 and
soon afterward in other prisons To
ward the end of the century, how
ever, it fell into disuse.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10
FORBEARANCE.

No one thing does human life
more need than a kind considera-
ton Of the faults Of others. Every
one sins; every one therefore needs
forbearance. Cur own imperfec-
lions should teach us to be merciful
to others.-Henry Ward Beecher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
Labor's Lot Around the World
ARTICLE IV-BELGIUM

Industrial country world. Out
population 100000, 100000 indus
trial pursuits
country greater advanced methods
settling between capital labor
raising the standard of life for its working
these
though with upward tendency the
Sums vice much in evidence This is
hold which drink the people, but
they drink
10 drink because they poor?
The organized labor sharply divided between
Christian
who fly the yellow flag There increasing strife between the
reds" and "the yellows."
socac labor unions stand for ancapitalism oecvm
ndividualis Cancellation arbitration
Naturally
latter.
tend to increase and the
ployed much strained The open shop prevails all trades
printing and diamond cutting which unionzed
Compulsory arbitration advocated by the workingmen
wokngmen generally fear the courts regard strike
their only weapon.
things the of labor in
Belgium Is not encouraging.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02

drummer, even for
New York banks. Mr.. Knox in
sisted.
1t was the unwilhngness Of Mr..
Straus to accept this theory OF the
diplomatic office which resulted
In his retirement. The same is true
of Mr.. Hill and the same was true
of Mr.. Crane, who was appointed
to China, but who never got any
further than California.
That enterprising and belliger-
ent publication called "The APP
peal to Reason" recently took up
the case of Frank Lane, a rail-
road man who was injured in the
performance of his duty. The
Appeal decided to finance his
legal fight for damages. 1t was
frankly stated that they did not
expect to get anything in the way
OF a money verdict for Mr.. Lane
but they proposed to demonstrate
to the country that there is no
justice for such injured persons
to be had from our courts. In or
der to raise money for Lanes
defense, the appeal" calls for
dollar contributions" from the
public, promising in return for
every dollar to place the donor on
the subscription list for the maya
zine also published by them call
ed "The Coming Nation" Now
comes Mr.. Hitchcock. postmaster
general, and issues a postoffice
ruling" to the effect that this
cannot be done. He threatens
the withdrawal of the second-class
privilege from 1.-THE Coming Ma
ton" if these subscribers are
counted as subscribers. The reply
of the appeal" would amount to
placing the thumb of the right
hand to the nose and wiggling the
four digits. Coupon blanks will
be found in every issue of the
appeal" and subscriptions will
be received at the usual place.
Sincerely, RATH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02

Washington, d. c., April 20.
Dear Dad: Walking on city's
pavement is not really walking at
all. The man or woman who has
not had a chance to do straight
away hike on country sod along
the towpath of canal or through
the budding woods and across the
full spring streams knows moth
ing about the pleasure of exercise,
A walk on cement sidewalks OF
even wooden ones wearies. A
walk on the springy ground rests.
The first mile is just a gradual
stimulant. The second mile you
begin to feel your strength. The
third mile you are afraid that the
walk will be over too soon. The
fourth mile is an exhilaration
The fifth mile finds you vowing
that you will never let another
day go by without country hike.
The sixth mile is tonic to the
blood and a hardener of the mus
cles. The seventh mile makes
you feel that you have begun to
achieve. The eighth mile you
are ready to see signs Of home.
Then a quick plunge into hot
bath and dry clothes-the man or
woman who does not know the
pleasure of this has never enjoyed
spring.
Mr.. Knox's dollar diplomacy
is causing some changes in the
diplomatic personnel. Mr.. Straus
is one of the latest victims. The
trouble with Mr.. Straus, explained
at the state department, was his
unwillingness to use his diplo-
matte office to secure concessions
in Turkish railroad enterprises fol
certain New York banks. MI
Knox gave Mr.. Straus to under
stand that these financial inter
ests must be served. Mr.. Straus
replied that the consular offices
were created to fill commercial
needs and that the diplomatic
function did not include that OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
Failing to Make Ends Meet

streightoff economic writer has been digging
of the living industrial
n follows:
which supported in the
saving is $3.50 perhaps $500
n 49,
In Industrial occupations
onefth of all aboers
of work of every
Just so! What going to do about It?
distinctly the line Of interfering with the right of employer
thy be considered by lberty-loving people,!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
Strange Bedfellows

years ago. the word of Detective William
Attorney Earl Rogers and Editor H. G.
bad
Otsthat De-
nothing to peured testimony
Calhoun hateful Ed
a paid for) Of his
all in the bed unani-
discred organized labor
organized greed And Burns wears wings on his
Editor Otis Attorney Rogers
that Otis and Rogers look good to the eyes of
talking about not
Rogers Otis
scant cedence
should given
talking seriously
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
The TACOMA MARKET

hundred: Olympia oysters. $1.00 at.:
shrimps, 12Mc925c: crabs, $1.50 a.
Zoo q doz.; perch. loo.
Hay, Feed and Grain
Prices I'm Tacoma.
Bran, $50 sack; shorts, $40
sack: wheat. s2.15 sack; oats, $i.eS
sack 100 lbs; hay. timothy. s24 ton;
aitalfa, SIT ton; corn, $3.50 sack.
WHOLESALE PRICES
Livestock.
COWS. 4hc; steer beef. 6K @9h OF
wethers. An a sc; lambs, 5X loco:
ewes. 6@4hc; hogs. i0G11c; 6eif.
Poultry
Turkeys. 23@25c; ducks, live.
12c; hens, live. lie; springs, 20
%a2s; s9gabs. live. $2.bo08 doc;
Vegetables.
Artfchokes. II doz.; beans. wax, So
lb.; green, 30 lb.; bell peppers, zoe:
Chill peppers. lie; tomatoes, S2.250
$50 crate; cucumbers. hothousa,
{1.50 doz.; carrots. 2ec dog. buncheS.
u sack; beets, zoo dog, S1.76 sacks
e.; radishes. 500 doz; rutabagas.
$1.25 sack; parsley, $50 doz.; lettuce
$3.50 per crate: spinach, 30 lb,S
sprouts, Sc; green onions. zoo dox
Butter and ERgs.
ER-Washington, 20c.
EGGS-washinKton ranch. cans
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
OBSERVATIONS

WORLD is appalled, the of initiative referen
recall that sit would the the
exactly peope
like It, to Russia and down with the country
right 'the
best society residences and assault It's open
respects for E. (. ?
GOODWIN definitely
Solomons wives
habitual
tocting under their skin.
TEMPERATURE at N miles high taken,
UNCLE produced oil last
feet high and 975 feet in diameter
s1250O.oOo. building Mexico
City. It's marble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02

birthday is celebrated this day.
Outside the covers of her books
she is Mrs. Post Wheeler, wife of
the well known American writer
and diplomatic secretary, posi-
tion which he now fills at the st.
Petersburg, embassy.
Other Birthdays of Well Known
People.
Mrs. Isaac L.. Rice, 1860,
founder of the anti-noise move
ment.
Graham Taylor, 1851, writer.
Jerome X. Jerome, 1859,
writer.
Fred Kohler. 1854, famous
Cleveland, o.. chief of police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
Latest From New Zealand

Happy excams Wall street organ
recording the visit Sir Joseph Ward en- route to the
to bosed by Wall street.
thought about his thriving coun
The water under
various municipalities
onat
its people the road to
small Out OF total OF $1O
private bank beat
provides annuties for people with
week period
OF years a comfortable old
citizens land for
the
blessng gives the
settler long terms
not all though The country has utterly
millionaire Nobody but the people,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02
COME NOW, LET'S SMILE AWHILE
JOSH WISE
SAYS:

The champion big eater of Mas
sachusetts has issued challenge
backed by $500 to eat more lob
sters, eggs or oysters at one sit
ting than any aspirant to the title.
In the meantime IL we had any
money to venture on a thing of
that kind we'd put 1t where we
could see some poor, half-starved
children eat,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02

b y spending
money on his
wife. Jewels,
flowers, clothes
- this Is the
language of love
in America. In
Europe 1t is
more exalted, +"
says Halle Err
mine r We 8 =
Wheeler, writer
of many very
popular VOL
nm 90 ond xuhnua
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-05-02

The Bow-Wow in Vegetation.
''Children, give me the defini-
ton OF a tree" young teacher
recently asked her class.
A small hand waved eagerly in
the back Of the room, and upon re-
ceiving permission to speak its
owner cried triumphantly:
"An overgrown plant with q
bark. "-Philadelphia Times.