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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
SOMETHING
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L,TTTLEONES
DEFINITION OF TRUE FRIEND
Triple Alliance of the Three Great
Powers, Love, Sympathy and Help
y Other Versions.

The first person who comes in when
the whole world has gone out.
A bank of credit on which we can
draw supplies of confidence. counsel,
sympathy, help and love.
One who combines for you alike the
PLEASURES and benefits of society and
solitude.
A jewel whose luster the strong
acids of poverty and misfortune can
not dim.
One who multiplies joys. divine
griefs. and whose hone7ty is invlo-
liable.
One who loves the truth and you
and will tell the truth in spite OF
you.
The triple alliance of the three great
powers, Love, Sympathy and Help.
A watch which beats true for all
time and never runs down.
A permanent fertilization when
ones affairs are in a state of siege.
One who to himself is true. and
therefore must be so to you.
A balancing pole to him who walks
across the tight rope of life.
The link in life's long chain that
bears the greatest strain.
A harbor of refuge from the stormy
waves of adversely.
One who considers my need before
my deseryings
The jewel that shines brightest in
the darkness.
A stimulant to the nobler side of
our nature.
A volume of sympathy bound in
cloth
A diamond in the ring of acquaint-
ance.
A star of hope in the cloud of adVer-
sity
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
HIGHEST AND LOWEST POINTS
Mount Whitney Is 14,5o1 Feet Above
Level Of Sea-Polnt in Death Val
ley Is 276 Below.

The maximum difference in eleva-
ton of land in the United states Is A.
TIT feet, according to- the United
States geological survey. Mount
Whitney, the highest point, 14.501 feet
above sea level, and point in Death
valley is 276 feet below sea level.
These two points, which are both in
California, are less than 80 miles
apart This difference is small, how
ever, as compared with the figures for
Asia. Mount Everett rises 29,002 feet
above sea level, whereas the shores
of the Dead sea are 1920 feet below
sea level, a total difference in land
heights of 30,292 feet. Mount Everett
has never been climbed.
The greatest ocean depth yet found
is 32,0SS feet, at point about 40 miles
north Of the island of Mindanao, in the
Philippine island The ocean bottom
at this point is therefore more than
111s miles below the summit of Mount
Everest.
The difference in the land heights
in Europe is about 1865 feet.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
JUDGMENT NEEDED
WITH LATE CHICKS
Late Hatched Fowls Must Be
Hurried in Their Growth
Fast as Possible.
(By MRS. A. ]. WILDER

June is busy month for the farm
poultry raiser and the days are hard
ly long enough to do what must be
done with the poultry and in the
garden.
The long, hard winter and late, wet
spring have thrown us all behind in
the work of both. This will cause US
to hatch more late chickens than we
otherwise would and means extra
care and trouble to bring them to
maturity before cold weather catches
them. This can be done, but requires
care and good judgment. Late hatch
ed chickens must be hurried in their
growth as fast as possible and still
must not be overfed so that their d.
gestion is injured. Indeed, this is the
problem in all chick feeding
For all chicks, late or early, the
same rule holds for the first feeding.
Do not feed for twenty-four hours
after Matching Some say thirty-six
or forty-eight hours, but think that
leaving the chicks so long without
nourishment weakens them and is as
bad as feeding too soon. Twenty-four
hours is my rule and then feed only
little, as much as they will eat up
quickly.
For the first feed / give bread
crumbs and hard-boiled eggs, mixed
together and moistened with sweet
milk or water. To this add little
clean sand Be sure the feed is not
sloppy, but just crumbly.
Little chicks should be given all
they will eat up clean every two
hours. giving the first feed as soon
after daylight as possible and the
last just before they go to sleep for
night.
After two days feed oatmeal and
cracked wheat and a little fine corn
for the greater part of the ration,
still. however, giving them the bread
crumbs for one or two meals a day.
The bread crumbs l soak in milk
and then squeeze them dry.
Fresh water and chick-sized grit
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

should be kept before them from the
start. Finely cut dry bone should
also be kept in boxes where they can
help themselves.
After a few days I allow the chicks
to run with their mothers and feed
them only at morning and night. Al
this time, though, l put out the feed
coop for them. This coop Is Slated
around so that the little chicks can
go in but the large chickens can not
In this keep some of.the oatmeal,
cracked wheat, and corn chop, also a
dish of water and one of cut bone.
chick grit, and fine charcoal, so that
if the old hen brings them up at noon
as she usually does they can eat and
drink and Help themselves to what.
ever they may need from the other
box
Coops where the chicks hover must
be kept perfectly clean. AS l have no
floors in my coops, 1 move them ev.
cry day onto fresh ground, being care.
full not to set them in a low place
where rain in the night would
drown my chicks.
There must be plenty of ventilation
in the coops as fresh air is necessary
to the health of the youngsters. Sev.
eral times while they still hover in
the coops dust them with insect
powder, rub a drop of oil into the
down on their heads, and rub theh
legs with vaseline. My hen houses
and coops are in the orchard and
when the chicks prefer roosting in an
apple tree to going into their coop.
they are allowed to go into the trees
and roost there until cold weather in
the fall. My efforts are all to keep
the chicks clean, busy, and growing.
and they get their growth quickly.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
OLD SPELLING SCHOOL TRICK
cling of Deceptions Which Can
Be Done With Cards.

The "old spelling school" trick is one
of the most interesting and battling OF
the many which can be done with
cards. All the cards in any suit are
required for the trick, which consists
in stacking the thirteen cards In
such a manner that when held in the
hand, face down, and changing card
from top to bottom, with each letter
spelling the number or name Of the
card, the one desired will come out in
regular order. One comes first, then
two, and so on to jack, queen, king.
In placing the cards IL position the
fourth from the top Of the pack as held
in the hand, face down, must be the
ace, ONE; the eighth, the two spot.
Who can tell how to arrange the re-
naming eleven cards SO that, placing
card at bottom for each letter, three.
four, five, up to the king, come out?
1t will be noted flfty-two letters are
required to spell the numbers and
names of all the cards in suit
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

How much better 1t would have
been to have carefully driven these
fowls back into the yard and at once
repaired the fence
Verify the contrairiness Of the hen
il not in it with the contrairiness and
stupidity Of some of the attendants.
A common cruelty is to overcrowd
the flock, especially in close badly
ventilated houses. Allowing the sup.
ply of drinking water to run out and
placing the drinking vessels in the
sun are also cruelties practiced by
shiftless, lazy people.
Many acts of cruelty can be named
in the methods employed in breaking
up broodiness in hens. For instance,
dousing them in water, tying them by
one leg to a stake or throwing them
knocked about right and left are all
practices that should be stopped
Broodiness is a provision of nature
for rest and certainly the industrious
hen deserves it. But, if it is wanted
to have her change her ideas or con-
dition, the only humane way is to
place such in separate house where
there are no nests or male birds and
allow them to have the fever gradually
pass off,
For some years back it was the
custom to sell the little NEWLY
hatched) chicks at the poultry shows
and also at large biru stores around
Easter time.
These innocents were bought by
fond parents for their little tots and
carried to their home in pasteboard
boxes. Without the proper brooder
heat, or the right kind of food these
little things would be fairly tortured
to death: quite often from rough hand.
ling of the "cute baby"
Anything that will inf1ict needless
pain or make the fowls uncomfortable,
should be punishable. 1t is surprising
how many people who otherwise are
kind-hearted and good intentioned will
not stop to think that their very acts
are uncharitable and unchristianlike.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

Ing possession of dur life. then he not
only paid our debts, but he restored
our credit. He made 1t possible for
God to declare US righteous. since we
have gone into partnership with q
righteous Saviour, who has not only
kept the law perfectly himself. but
who il able to help us to keep 1t. He
Is the managing partner, and we sim
ply obey his orders We have even
taken down the old sign, and now we
bear his name-Christian
Martin Luther said: eff any one
knocks at the door of my heart and
inquiries if Martin Luther lives here.
/ should reply. Martin Luther is dead.
and Jesus Christ lives here" Paul
had the same idea, for he said: Il
live, yet not l. but Christ liveth in
me-" For We are dead and your life
is hid with Christ in God"
When a woman marries she loses
BIER name and identity, but she takes
the name of her husband and shares
his rank. If he is a duke she be.
comes a duchess. If he is a prince.
she becomes princess. Even SO, the
believer who surrenders his life to
the Lord Jesus loses his identity and
his sins, but shares with him his name,
his character and his rank. God calls
him Christian, because he is the bride
of Christ, his only begotten son. God
can justly declare him righteous be-
cause he is forever united to One who
is righteous, and who is able to make
him like himself.
If Jesus lived a holy life in one
body he is surely able to do it in an
other, If that body is yielded to his
control. God then can properly and
justly reckon the believer righteous
because of his union with the right.
eous Saviour who has atoned for his
past sins by his death on the cross,
and who guarantees his present and
future conduct because that life has
been committed to his keeping.
II, as he says, he Is "able to save I'm.
to the uttermost," liable to keep us
from falling dude 24), and II he
guarantees to present US before the
presence of Gods glory absolutely
faultless. surely God can safely
reckon us as righteous. The ground
of our justification then is not what
we are, but whose we are, not our own
good works. or our desire to be right
eous, but our union with the Lord
Jesus, who was delivered for our Of
fences, and was raised for our justi-
fication" (Rom. 4:25).
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
CBy MICHAEL X. BOYER

CBy MICHAEL, K. BOYER.)
1t is surprising how many people.
otherwise model citizens, are guilty
of cruelty to both fowls and animals.
II may not be altogether intentional
on their part, but nevertheless they do
things that call for censure
One of the most common acts is to
carry chickens by their legs, heads
down. This cruelty has been practiced
for years and no one thought much
about it.
They did not notice the rush of
blood to the head of the fowl when
carried that way. A neighbor of ours
the other day was carrying fat hen
by the legs and in few moments the
bird was gasping and came pretty
close to choking to death.
An equally cruel method is to carry
the fowl by the wings-especiallly so
when the fowls are heavily bodied.
The proper way is to allow the fowl
to rest on the arm, the legs held firm
ly by the hand; or it can be held be-
tween the arm and the body.
A dealer was one day noticed to
yank killing stock out of a crate by
catching by leg or wing and other
wise roughly handling them. When
demonstrated with he replied that it
did not matter, as the birds would
soon be killed
With some people it is common oc-
currence to throw chickens over the
fence into yard. There is really
no telling in what manner they will
reach the ground and when this cruelty
is performed when the attendant is In
fit of anger there is considerable
force put into the throw
very pious old gentleman was
vexed to the "cussing" point because
his chickens happened to get out of
the yard through a broken fence in
to his garden.
In his anger he threw a stone and
famed one of the fowls. There, it
serves you right; l don't pity you
Bit" was the only comment on the &C
cident
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

400.
How can God reckon one righteous
who is not righteous? This is fair
question and we must face 1t. Sup
pose merchant in a small town had
fallen into debt. He is not a good
buyer, he is not accurate in his ac-
counts. and he is shiftless. Suppose
a rich uncle who has made a fortune
in the same business, and has retired,
should pay him a visit. After a few
days he says to his nephew: John,
hear bad reports about you; people
say that you are sadly in debt and
that your credit is poor. have had
a good year, and 1 believe will help
you. II you will foot up all your debts
l will give you check for the whole
amount"
John accepts his offer and pays on
his creditors. AS they go out of his
store they say to one another: I'VE
are fortunate in getting our money
this time, but we will not trust him
again. He is the same shiftless John,
and he will soon be as badly in debt
as ever" Now what has his uncle &C
his debts, but he has not restored his
credit.
Suppose, on the other hand, that the
uncle had said: John, have been
out of business few years and l find
that / am getting rusty. l like this
town and have about decided to go
into partnership with you" John is
oil 80
Il will put in all my capital and ex-
perience, but 1 shall insist upon be-
ing manager of the business You can
be the silent partner and work under
my direction. And John, think you
had better take down that sign over
the door, for your name does not COM
mand the highest respect in this town
Suppose you put up my name instead
& Co. I think it will look better and
you can be the company"
John gladly complies with the condi-
tons, and the business opens under
new auspices. John goes out to buy
goods, and what does he find? In
stead of refusing to trust him, every
merchant in town is glad to give him
credit, because his rich uncle has be-
come identified with the business. In
the one case the uncle paid his debts,
but did not restore his credit In the
other case he restored his credit by
going into partnership with him
Gods law says that the soul which
sinneth shall die. When Jesus took
our place on the cross and died for
our sins, that paid our debt but it did
not restore our credit, 1t did not make
us righteous. Had there been no
resurrection of Jesus we could not
have been justified, though it is con-
ceivable that we might have been for
given. But when Jesus rose from the
dead and identified himself with us by
faith, coming into our heart and TAX
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

and year. Thus it is that we continue
to be saved. Thus also we may work
out Tor out-work) our own salvation .
not because our salvation is uncer-
tain or insecure. but because it Is a
process as well as finality. Yet we
do not have to work 1t out for our
selves, for it is God who ''worketh in
u.s. both to will and to work. God in
Christ in us does this for us. So it is
because Of, or by, the life that Christ
is living that we are hourly, momently
saved. He Is our complete and final
salvation; and he keeps saying: "For
II, while we are enemies. we were
reconciled to God through the death
OF his Son, much more, being recon
c1led, shall We be saved by his life. ;,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
TWO CLOCKS START m RACE
Puzzle Is TO Find Out Whether Time
piece of Grandfather Started
Ahead of the Alarm.

started race. The alarm clock went
so fast that it gained one minute an
hour. while grandfather's clock ran
so slow that it lost two minutes an
hour The picture shows the alarm
clock to be one hour ahead at the fin
ish But who can tell the hour when
the race started?
Grandfather's clock lost two min
utes every hour and the alarm clock
gained one minute every hour, SO it is
evident that the alarm clock in every
hours time gained three minutes
upon the other
Therefore, in twenty hours it gain
ed sixty minutes and from the picture
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
The Word.

When we go to those who are in
sorrow. we should carry to them the
strong consolation of Gods word.
The word comfort" means to give
strength, and we should always try
to make our friends stranger, that
they may be better able to carry their
burden of sorrow.-Rev. ]. y. Miller,
D. D.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
About FInaer Nails.

A white mark on the nail bespeaks
misfortune.
Pale or lead colored nails indicate
melancholy people
People with narrow nails are ambi-
tious and quarrelsome.
Broad nails indicate O. gentle, timfd,
and bashful nature.
Lovers Of knowledge and liberal SEN
timent have round nails.
Small nails indicate littleness OF
mind, obstinacy, and conceit.
Choleric, martial men, delighting in
war, have red and spotted nails.
People with very pale nails are sub
ject to much infirmity of the flesh. and
persecution by neighbors and friends.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

The word justi-
fy means to reck-
on or declare
righteous. For
giveness is a neg
alive term, mean
ing to put away
or remit. Justif1-
cation Is a posi-
tive act, and
means not simply
forgiving the sin
ner. or letting
him OF from the
punishment which
he deserves. but
declaring b ! m
righteous (Rom.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

we saw that the race must have been
on for twenty hours.
During the twenty hours the alarm
clock gained twenty minutes upon
correct time. Twenty hours previous
to twenty minutes of S is eleven
hours and forty minutes, or twenty
minutes of IL in the morning of the
day before-the time when the race
started.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Value of Hen Manure

1t is claimed that 100 pounds of
fresh hen manure contains about go
pounds water, Is pounds organic mat.
ter. Sc pounds ash. Analysis shows
that poultry manure contains 2.43 per
cent phosphoric acid, 2.26 per cent
potash and 3.25 per cent nitrogen,
as ammonia and organic matter.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Love Makes Its Own Heaven.

Love-and that, too, love that binds
and unites into one-is the source of
human happiness. 1t Is only as the
heart opens and expands that life be-
comes truly human. Love expends it.
self, but in doing so it gathers tribute
from every loved object. The tides of
human joy flow into the heart that has
been opened by Gods all-embracing
love. 1t makes its own heaven.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

to sue at all. as the trousers really
belonged to his father, he being an
infant. "Of course, the father could
not steal them" remarked the judge.
1T is clear they belong to the father"
replied the counsel. Whether the
father could take them of or not, !
will not say" observed the Judge.
A father has a prior right over his
sons trousers" repeated counsel. The
Judge refused the application for a
new trial.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Who Owns Bows Irouasrn1

To whom do boys trousers be-
long-to the boy himself or to his
father? This momentous question
was debated at a London county
court, when a new trial of an action
was asked for. While playing foot
ball in the street the boy concerned
ran against tin box outside trades
mans shop, and tore his trousers.
His father put in a claim for the value
OF the trousers, and the registrar al
lowed $1.25. The tradesman,s coun-
sci argued that the boy had no right
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
An EXPLANATION.

Schoolma'am-Now, l want all the
children to look at Tommy's hands and
observe how clean they are and see II
all Of you cannot come to school with
cleaner hands. Tommy, perhaps, will
tell US how. he keeps them SO nice.
Tommy Ma makes me wash
tbs breakfast dishes every morning.
Puck.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

When is a sick man contradic-
ton?
When he is an impatient patient
When is coffee like the earth?
When it is ground
When is a baby like a breakfast
cup?
When it is a tea thing (teething).
What roof covers the most noisy
tenant?
The roof of the mouth
When is sermon like a round
shot?
When it comes from q cannon's
mouth
When does a leopard change his
spots?
When he moves from one spot to
another.
Why is a cigar loving man like a
tallow candle?
Because he will smoke when he is
going out.
Why is watchdog bigger by night
than by dayf
Because he is let out ct night and
taken tn In the morning.
IS +
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Sandwich Men Puzzle.

right order so as to show what they
are supposed to advertise?
When properly arranged the signs
Of the sandwich men read as follows:
''Rig Show Tonight"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Protection From Worms

A little collar of paper wrapped
around tomato, cabbage or other plant
will protect from damage by cutworms
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
How Can God
Declare One
Righteous Who Is
Not Righteous9
By REV. H. W. POPE
Superintendent q Men
Moody Bible Institute. Chieaso

TEXT-Therefore being justified by
our Lord Jesus Christ.-Romans OIL.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
PUZZLE OF SANDWICH MEN
One Must Devote Time to Study What
Is Supposed to Be Adver-
tised In the Signs.

These sandwich men are all mixed
up. Can you put their signs in the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Pastures for sheen

Change your flock of sheep
fresh pastures as often as you can.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
RIDDLES.

Why are real friends like ghosts?
They are often heard of, but seldom
seen.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

Where guilt is, there is fear.
Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-05-02
FEARS THE FROST LAST
WEEK KILLED THE FRUIT.

j. l.. Lawson. who is largely in
terested in fruit Lt High Rolls. Wis
tied his orchard last Sunday. Hy
is considerably discouraged over the
outlook At the present time the
indications are that the frost OF lasi
Tuesday night made a clean sweep.
with the exceptions, possibly, Of "a
few apples. Mr.. Lawson's opinion
seems to be supported by the opin-
ions OF Messrs. Cadwallader, Beas-
ley and Gilbert a Walker. all large
fruit growers OF that section. An
other week or ten days will definite
ly tell the story OF the frost's
blighting visit. III The present in
dications prove TO be- correct II Is
hard 10 estimate the loss in money
To these fruit men. Thousands OF
blossoms pointed 10 bumper crop
In the various varieties OF apples.
peaches, pears and small fruit in
the High Rolls and Mt. Park sec
ton this year. and the loss will not
only fall heavily upon the gentle
men who have invested their money
In these Immense orchards. but will
be felt by the markets all oyerthis
section OF the state. IL Is 10 be
hoped the present fears OF totally
destroyed crop may prove to be true
In a very small measure-if at all.