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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
aif II Were Not so.r

II 1t were not so, would have told
you," said Jesus. He starts with that
instructive, intuitiye confidence In i'm
mortality which 'singeth low in every
heart" and assures Us II 1t were false
he would have told US. Jesus bids us
trust our deepest feelings. He tells us
that we may depend upon the aff1rma-
ton that the soul makes in Its best
moment. 1t is true. II 1t had not
been SO he would have told US. Then
Jesus goes on to confirm the instinc-
tive hope. BY all that he did and by
all that he was and is. he set the full
feal of confirmation upon the deathless
hopes by which we live. Jesus brings
us something more than negative
confidence He adds the positive wit
ness Of his own experience to what our
hearts tell US we must be true.-Zion's
Herald.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
SWIMMING BOOT IS HELPFUL
Paddle Blade Moves Like Fin When
Leg 10 Kicked Out, Giving In
creased Speed and Power.

Strictly speaking, this should not
be called a boot at all. but the device
fits around the leg in such manner
as to Justify the name. 1t was invent
ed by an Ohio man and is said to en-
able swimmer to get much greater
speed with much less effort. A hing
ed blade is fastened to the leg by
straps that go around the limb and
under the foot. When the leg is
drawn forward through the water the
blade lies close against it. but when
the kick back comes the blade stands
out straight and acts like a fish's fin
to afford resistance to the water.
There are stops at top and bottom to
prevent the blade from making the
complete semi-cirele on its forward
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.III1IIIH
ONES E ]
AMUSING GAME FOR PARLoR
Cross Questions Are Made and Crook
ed Answers Given-One Must
Not Laugh Nor Smile.

The players arrange themselves in a
circle, and the first player commences
the game by asking his .neighbor a
question. and receiving reply. The
second player must do likewise, until
every player has both asked a question
and received an answer. The last
player then asks a question of the
first, who replies with the answer CIV
en- him to the question, which he, in
the first instance, asked the second
player.
Another, and In most peoples opfn-
lon much more amusing, way of play
ing the game, is for the players to
seat themselves opposite to each other
In two rows. the ladies on one side
and the gentlemen on the other. Two
of the players, lady and gentleman,
remain standing. When the rest Of
the players are all comfortably set
tied, the lady walks down the line be-
hind the gentleman, and asks each In
turn question. The gentleman at
the same time whispering In the ears
Of the ladies opposite ridiculous an
swers to the questions which are be-
ing asked, the nature Of which he is
entirely ignorant. Then, starting at
the head Of the line, the first gentle
man repeats the question which was
asked him, and the opposite lady re-
plies. The rest OF the company are
naturally highly amused at the absurd
combinations. but the gentleman ask
ing the question. and the lady reply
ing. may neither laugh nor smile. II
they do. they are obliged to pay for
fetts, and retire from the game.
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GAME OF IDENTITY PLEASING
One Player ls Asked Questions Until
He Recognizes Character He
Then Represents.

There are two ways Of playing the
game. The first method Is to send
one player out of the room. The 9TH
ers then decide upon a wellknown
character in history or fiction whom
the absent one Is to represent. He is
then recalled and each Of the others.
In turn. asks him question about
himself until he recognizes the charac-
ter that has been thrust upon him. On
his return the player may be assailed
with such questions as: did you like
life on an island?" You must have
grown tired of keeping your arms
crossed on your chest for so many pic
lures. didn't your" How many OF
your brothers were kings?" as your
present residence In Paris to your lik-
ing?" II would probably require no
more questioning to indicate that Ma
poleon was the character chosen.
The other form of the game allows
the person who goes out to decide
upon character to represent and
then act 1t out for the others to guess.
Sometimes the company is divided
into two groups and each side in turn
acts out an event in the career of the
character chosen.
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Greed Of John Wesley.

Il am sick Of opinions. 1 am weary
to bear them. Ny soul loathes this
frothy food. Give me solid and sub
stantial religion. Give me hum
BILE, gentle lover OF God and man;
man full of mercy and good fruits;
without partiality and without hyp-
ocrisy; a man lying himself out in
the work of faith and patience OF
hope, the labor Of love. Let my soul
be with these Christians, wheresoever
they are and whatsoever opinions they
are of. Whosoever doeth the will of
my Father, the same is my brother,
and sister, and mother Inexcusably
infatuated you must be IL you can ever
doubt whether the propagation of this
religion be of God. Only home mex
cusable are those unhappy men who
oppose, contradict and blaspheme it."
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have not believed in vain.
I. The Believer In Christ Never Dies.
Jesus said: Il am the resurrection
and the life: he that believeth In me.
though he were dead, yet shall he
live: and whatsoever liveth and be-
lleyeth In me shall never die" And
again: "If man keep my word, he
shall never see DEATH" He shall new
er see" death-what does that mean?
1t means that he shall never gaze up
on death as the outlook or the objec-
tive of his life. There are but two
spheres: life. and death. The mo
ment a man believes In Jesus Christ
he passes out OF the sphere OF death
into thA of life; life. not death, Is
henceforth his outlook. The believer
is nowhere told to look forward to
death. Since he believed, death has
ceased to be the object of his gaze.
The Christian shall never die" In
the words of Jesus to Martha: BE
lievest thou this7" That those dead
shall one day live because of him, is
not hard to believe; but that those
living shall never die" because of
their faith In him. is more difficult to
believe. Nevertheless 1t is fact. The
death Of the body is no more to be
considered death to the Christian,
than the life Of the body is to be
counted life as compared with that
life which Is life indeed" This does
not mean that Christians will not see
the grave, but that, in the deepest
sense they viii not die. The life of
faith survives the shock of death.
which is but momentary shadow up
on the life. which is very far better.
There are no Christian dead The
God of the Christian is the Gcd of the
living, and not of the dead. This Is
the truth enunciated by God to Moses
at the burning bush. Moses was to
understand that Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob were still living.
u. Christians Fall Asleep In Christ.
A distinction is made between "dy
ing" and failing asleep" For IL we
believe that Jesus died so them al
SO which sleep In Jesus will God bring
with him. Jesus died, that Is, he
tasted and drained the cup to its bit
terest dregs, in order that we might
not have to do the same. He died; we
sleep. He has abolished death and
brought life ard Immortality to light
Three things are suggested by the
term Sleep" continued existence. re-
pose, awakening. In what the world
calls death the believer simply closes
his eyes upon all that Is mortal. and
Immediately opens them upon that
which is eternal What a blessed
awakening! 'rWhy make We this ado,
and weepi The damsel il not dead,
but sleepeth."
The living presence OF Christ Is
what greets the Christian in the place
of death. How beautifully this is
brought out In the Shepherd Psalm.
YEA, though l walk through the val
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RIDDLES.

What Is the best word of command
to give lady who is crossing a mud
ry road?
Dress up In front, close (clothes)
up behind.
Why is a postman in danger of los
Ing his way?
Because he is guided by the direc-
ton of strangers.
What fruit is like statue?
Fig (ef-f-gy).
Why should Denmark be an emf
nently religious country?
Because it has had so many Chris
tians kings.
What would Neptune say if the sea
we're dried up?
haven't notion ian ocean,,
What belongs to yourself, but is
used by your friends more than by
yourself?
Your name.
Where can happiness always be
found?
In the dictionary.
Ny first Is equality, my second is
inferiority. my whole is superiority?
Matchless.
Why does the butchers knife al
ways keep the books?
Because the business is joint af-
fair
Why are pawnbrokers like pioneers
of progress?
Because they are always ready to
make an advance.
Why Is ship like woman?
Because she is often tender to a
man-of-war, sometimes attached to a
great buoy, and frequently making up
to pier (peer).
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ley OF the shadow OF death. will fear
no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod
and thy staff they comfort me-" Note
the change in the personal pronoun.
Up to this point, the psalmist has used
the third personal pronoun The; but
now he uses the second person, thou"
why? Because In the hour when we
pass through the valley Of the shadow.
no third person. no loved one. parent
or child, can go with us through that
narrow vale. The valley Is 80 narrow
that a mother cannot take her one
day old babe with her. five have no
Christ. we press our way through that
valley alone; and missing him. our
stumbling feet must fall.
O. to have no Christ. no Savior; no hand
to clasp thine own:
Through the dark, dark vale of shadows
thou must press thy way alone
The assurance of the believer is
that Christ will be with him in the
hour of departure; that he will stand
by his bedside as the light of earth
fails. ready to lead rim through the
valley into the home beyond the skies.
1t was the assurance of this presence
that led Mr.. Moody. to say when dy-
ing: 'Is this death? Why there is no
dark valley; he is with me-" The liv-
ing Christ takes the place IN the ex-
perfence of the believer of what the
world calls. and is in reality to the
wording, death.
And when, at last. hear the shore;
And the fearful breakers roar
Twixt me and my heavenly rest;
Then. while leaning on thy breast. may
! hear thee say to me:
Fear not. will pilot thee"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Our Best Friends Prayers.

That Christ himself is praying for
us, and believing for US, is surer
ground for our hope than our own
best prayers or those of consecrated
friends. And Christ does pray for
US. Wherefore also he ia able to save
to the uttermost them that draw near
unto God through him. seeing he even
liyeth to make intercession for them. :"
Jesus prayers are the reason why we
have not let go Of the CROSS. Jesus
prayers are going to let him lead us
In triumph into the full glory of the
revealing of the sons Of God. Let
us yield ourselves to the joyous re-
ceiving of all that he is asking God
to give US.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

nitrogen, combines with the humic
acids formed from the decomposing
litter. forming insolubIe compounds,
Thus they are not so quickly available
to the plants as the original excre-
ment
There are also various losses in
quantity which the constituents may
suffer before they reach the land. In
the yard much urine may run to waste
Ammonia viii disappear as gas in the
stable during decomposition of the
urine and further loss of nitrogen
may occur in the barnyard.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
No Meat at Noon.

There was a conference in London
recently under the auspices of the
Incorporated Institute of Hygiene, to
discuss the health of business men.
Many of the greatest physicians I'm
England spoke, especially about the
diet OF the ordinary man Of business.
The New York Medical Record sums
up their conclusions thus: Most of
the speakers expressed the opinion
that but little should be eaten in the
middle of the day and some seemed
to think that two good meals in the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Five Senses.


A teacher was trying to have his pu-
pills forna some conception of the i've
senses, but one little chap failed to
grasp any idea of the lecture. says
the Youngstown Telegram.
You know / am here. don't you,
Johnnie?''
Johnnie nodded assent
We'll, how do you know"
Il can zee YOU"
Exactly; there you have the first
of the senses, seeing Now, If you
should close you eyes would you still
know am here?"
Yes. sir"
And how would you known
With his face beaming with in
telligence. Johnnie quickly re-
spondeds
Il know, teacher; can smell, too. ~
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
BARNARD MANURE
OF GREAT VALUE
Worth Is Greatly Reduced When
Fixed With Litter and Left
in Piles.

Remember that the constituents of
animal excrement are in the condition
Of greatest value as. manure at the
time when they leave the animals;
after fixing with litter and piled in
the barnyard their value is greatly re-
duced
During the fermentation of the ma
.nure with the straw and refuse of the
stable and barny;ird the constituents
enter into new combination: the am
monia produced. which contains the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Make the Best of One Another.


We may, II we choose, make the
worst of one another Every one has
his weak points; every one has his
faults: we may make the worst OF
these; we may fix our attention con-
stantly upon these. But we may also
make the best of one another. We
may forgive, even as we hope to be
forgiven. We may put ourselves In
the place of others. and ask what we
should wish te, be done to us. and
thought of US, we're We in their place
BY loving whatever is lovable in
those around US, love will flow back
from them to US. and life will become
a pleasure instead OF pain; and
earth will become like heaven; and
we shall become not unworthy follow
ers OF him whose name is Love.-A. P.
Stanley.
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EnJoylns the Service.

Eight-year-old Donald was usually
restless in church. SO his mother was
doubly gratified one Sunday morning
to see him sitting with clasped hands
and bowed head throughout a lengthy
prayer.
When, later. she expressed appre.
citation of his attentive manner the
boys face Boftened with pleasant
memory. 'srhat fly" he chuckled,
walked in and out of my hands ex-
actly 27o times. "-Harper's Magazine.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

day were quite sufficient. A man who
does not take enough exercise or who
does not perform enough manual la
Dor to enable him to digest and as
simulate a large quantity of food, and
particularly flesh food. should be
very careful as to the quality and
quantity of food he ingests. Such a
man does not require much meat"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

The Christian Is
constantly hidden
to look unto the
recompense of his
r e w a r d. T b e
saints of the new
dispensation. like
those of the old,
die mot having
re c civ e d the
promises" in all
their fitness New
ertheless ( q. 1 t b
gives them conf
dence in their
hope that some fu-
ture day will re-
veal that they
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Seasoned Youth

Don't go near that old fellow In
the pasture, sonny" the farmer warn
ed the fresh-air child. He's terribly
fierce.
Il tried him out Already" the lad
replied He amt as fierce as an au-
tomobile In the city. Got any bears
or lions round here?'
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
PRICE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS
ingeniously Devised Board Used In
Toy Department for Demon
stratInc New Apparatus.

In the electrical toy department of
large department store is this in
geniously devised board for demon
strating electric motors. In front of
each motor is small. low voltage,
incandescent lamp about one inch in
diameter with the price of the motor
painted upon the glass. A transform
er is used and the lights are kept
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Mind Must Be Attuned.

Spirit, IL we care to be receptive of
heavenly forces and to taste the
sweetness of the true, beautiful, and
the good, we must make inward room
for the best things. we must exercise
ourselves to familiarity with the
higher subjects.-C. g. Ames.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Watering Ducks on Land.

Ducks kept entirely on land must
have deep drinking vessels so that
they can get their heads under water.
Where shallow vessels or troughs are
used they gum up about the eyes,
become listless. sit about. lose their
appetite ard eventually die.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

A good wife must be grave abroad,
wise at home. patient to suffer, con-
slant to love. friendly to all, and pro-
vident for her household. -Theophras-
tus.
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enemies all the time-not part Of
time.
ASPARAGUS.
Beetle.-Let fowls run in beds;
leave a few plants as traps;
spray after cutting season with
arsenate of lead.
Mines.-Mines and girdles
stems at or below surface. Leave
trap plants for fly to lay eggs on
in spring and destroy these id
June
Rust.-Cut out and burn affect
ed plants: after cutting season is
over, spray at intervals of ten
days with Bordeaux. Keep soil
full of humus and fertility.
BEAN:
Pod-Spot.-Roundish spots on
pods and leaves. Select pods
free from disease. Spraying with
Bordeaux not effective unless
thoroughly done.
Weevil. for "a hours
in tight box with carbon bisul-
phite, teaspoonful for every cubic
foot of space in box. Keep fire
away from fumes.
BEET.
Aphis.-Spray young plants
with kerosene emulsion or whale
oil soap.
Flea-Beetle.-Spray with Bor-
deaux as needed.
Leaf-Spot-Spray with Bor-
deaux when four or five leaves
have expanded, and repeat every
10 to IA days.
CABBAGE AND
cAuLIFLoWER.
Black Rot.-Avoid infected
SOIL, soak seed in formalin, one
pound in 20 gallons of water, for
15 minutes.
Club Root-Avoid infected
soil; apply rs to $50 bushels of
lime per acre 11s years to
years before planting.
Cut Worms.--Trap with poi
soned bait.
Harlequin Bugs.-Plant Mus
tard early as trap crop and de-
stroy.
Lice.-Spray with decoction of
tobacco.
Maggot.-Dip plants before set
ting in arsenate of lead, and set
deeply; apply disks of tarred pa
per to stems; powdered helle-
bore placed at base of each plant.
Worm.-Spray with arsenate of
lead until head forms and then
with pyrethrum or hellebore.
CELERY.
Blisht.-Spray with Bordeaux
after transplanting and repeat eY-
cry two weeks.
Maggot.-Dust with slaked
lime before earthing up.
Parsley Worm.-Spray with ar.
senate of lead early; later hand
pick.
Root-Rot.-Drain the soil.
CUCUMBER.
Anthracnose.-Spray with Bor
deaux when plants begin to vine
and repeat every two weeks.
Bacterial Wilt.-Destroy beetle
which distributes it.
Beetle.-Dust with lime OF
road dust; tobacco dust also-a
repellent; cover plants with net
ting.
Downy Mildew-spray with
Bordeaux.
Leaf Blight.-spray with Bor
deaux.
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EGGPLANT.
Leaf Spot-Spray with Bor-
deaux as soon as plants are es-
tablished.
LETTUCE.
Aphis.--Use tobacco-dust or
stems freely in manuring soil;
burn tobacco-stems slowly under
glass.
Earth Louse.-Drench roots
with tobacco decoction.
Rosetter.-Sterilize soil; get
special directions.
Rot-Sterilize soil with steam
before planting.
MUSkMELoN.
See under cucumber.
ONION.
Bordeaux (two-thirds
strength) every ten days from
time plants are well up until har-
vest.
Maggot--Carbolic acid emul-
sion at base of plants, repeating
every week for three or four
weeks.
Smut.-Apply formalin, one
pint to 80 gallons of water, by
drip attachment on seeder, and
cover at once; or drill in Is to
125 bushels of ground lime to
acre before seeding.
Thrips.-Kerosene emulsion
when insects first appear; repeat
as necessary.
PEA.
Aphis.-Use tobacco stems 10
furrow when planting; dust vines
with tobacco dust before lice ap-
pear.
Bordeaux just before
bloom; repeat If necessary.
Weevil.-See under bean.
POTATO.
Colorado Beetle.-Arsenate of
lead or Paris green when beetle
appears.
Early Blight-Bordeaux when
plants are six inches high. re-
peating every two weeks.
Flea Beetle.-Bordeaux and
Paris green or arsenate of lead.
Late Blight.-Bordeaux every
two weeks. always combine Bor-
deaux and arsenate treatment
where possible to do SOL
Scab.-Soak uncut seed one
hour in corrosive sublimate or
two hours in formalin.
RADIsH.
Maggot.- See under cabbage.
SQUASH.
Bug.-Cover plants till we'll
started with netting; plant a few
early as traps; destroy bugs and
eggs; burn plants when crop is
gathered
Borer-Plant early summer
squash as traps; keep main crop
under netting till well started.
Flow deep IN spring. (See also
under Cucumber.)
SWEET POTATO.
Black Rot.-Treat seed roots
as for potato-scab; discard old
diseased hotbeds; bed in sand.
! TOMATO.
Observation-Disclosures plenty
of water.
Leaf Blight.-Bordeaux in plant
beds and repeat every three
weeks in field.
TURNIP.
Club Root.-Treat as Cabbage.
WATERMELON.
(See under Cucumber.)
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

Benefit is the law of nature. but for
every benefit you receive tax is le-
Wed. He is great who corfers the
most benefits. The benefit we re-
ceiye must be rendered again, line for
line. deed for deed. cent for cent. to
somebody
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
CONVENIENT FOR FISH HOOKS
Hat Band Arranged for Carrying
Flies and Leaders-Poekets
Free for Other Things.

This hat band for anglers does
away with the necessity Of carrying
pockets full Of fly books. In the CEN
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

movement, Obviously, a devise of
this kind greatly increases the power
behind the stroke and enables a swim
mer to make remarkable Roadway.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

Belief is the acceptance of a map
faith is taking the voyage-Dr. Jov
EFT.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

Let us be very gentle with our
neighbors failings: and forgive our
friends their debts az we hope to be
forgiyen.-Thackeray.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

The pup does more marking than
the old dog.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
Leper AsyIums.

Twenty-seven asyluns for l.spers are
maintained by foreign missiola boards
of the United States.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

Many man pets his dog, but never
has kind word for his wife.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

No man can live IN inch highe
than he looks.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

No beginning is small that leads to
. great end.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26

trail pocket of the band is an oiled
silk bag and pad for leaders, and the
flies are carried on either side.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-08-26
The Christian Is

TExT-For he had respect unto the re-
of the reward.-Heb. 11:26.
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PractIeabIe counter Display.

burning all the time, says the Popular
Electricity. Push buttons enable the
salesman to run any motor and light
its lamp.
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higher
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-03-01
worirs OLDEST ,nve.,uen,.

The Oldest investment security on
earth is the real estate mortgage. We
know that money WAC loaned on mort
cages In ancient Babylon. in the time
Of King Hamurabi. four thousand
years ago. and that some two thou
sand Ave hundred years ago the great
Babvlonian banking house Of tbs
Egib' family invested large sums In
mortgages on both city and farm prop
erty. the mortgages being recorded on
bricks. which hat e been preserved In
the safety deposit vaults OF those
times-great earthenware Jars buried
In the earth-preserved until the
psychologists, In our own day, and
age. dug them up to show US when.
where and how mortgages originated.
.-Leslie's.