MESIffl CLILLINGS.

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I Bomo weeks ago, through our south-ter- n

papers, I mado a suggestion thateach Negro family raise one. or more(additional pig this year In order tohelp bring about tnoro prosperity In.tho South. I have been surprised tonote how well tho suggestion has beenreceived and how many aro followingIt; one minister In Unlontown wentso far as to organize a pig club In hisfchurch.

Now, I want to make one other sug-

gestion, that, In my opinion, Is of stillgreater and moro practical impor-tance. For months the great cry hasjbcen all through the South to stopgrowing cotton or reduce the acreage.Y Chambers of commerco, businessleagues, state legislatures, and other."bodies have passed resolutions with-out number urging that we In the'South stop growing so much cotton.fTo Btop growing cotton is very easy;in fact, It is always easy to stop work,jbut merely to stop growing cotton is ajmero negative proposition and willnot, I fear, leave tho South much bet-jt-

off than It Is at present. If we de-

stroy, or cripple, a great industry, weIshould be very sure to havo another,!or a number of others equally good toiput In Its place. In this connectionlit should he kept In mind as a matter0 fgreat importance, that if the laborI'onco leaves the farm by reason ofchanging crops It will be very difficultto get the labor to return to the farmiin after years.

The great cry is to grow food crops.'That is well, but one must keep inmind that the great masses of Negroesjwho have actually grown the most ofthe cotton In the South for years, andiwho live upon the most valuable land)n the South, do not hear of tho reso-lutions that are passed by theso va-

rious bodies. These people have beentrained to grow nothing but cotton'and do not know how to grow any-

thing else. In fact, In many cases,ithey have not been permitted and arenot now permitted to grow anythingelse!

We must also bear In mind that theHargest land owners seldom visit theirplantations, some not more than onceor twice a year, and hence can be oflittle service In teaching these Negrotenants how to change all at once!from a cotton-producin- g crop to a

g crop. Dooker Washington, in the Birmingham Age-He- r

I John B. Keys, who came to Okla-homa as a homesteader in 1S91, with$65 In hts pockets, is one of the wealthiest Negroes In Okmulgee, a thrivingcity within 30 miles of Muskogee, richIn oil and gas properties. Keys owns:a solid block of two-stor- y brlck build-ings in tho heart of the best businesssection, with 16 cottages and six store'buildings, and has the respect of hiswhite and black competitors In busi-

ness.During the depression of 1S97, Keys

and his wife, like thousands of otherIploneers in Oklahoma, had to undergomany hardships and sustain heavylosses. For days and days they hadscarcely enough to eat. They had togo into the woods and gather acornsfrom which they made soup and porridge. Today his rents amount to$1,000 a month, from $100,000 worth ofbuildings, and his receipts from thesale of groceries amount to $l,2t00 aday.i Dr. Booker T. Washington, as presl'dent of the National Negro Businessleague, has urged his people to "get off,tho defensive in explaining why the

I Last year there wore overflows andicxcesslve rainfalls. Many Negroe3were unable to mako crops at all,

specially where they depended uponone crop. A few made some corn andcotton. There Is no market for thecotton. They have raised no food-

stuff. There Is no cash to be got-

ten. Acute distress prevails amongthese people. Ask any coun-

try banker how many NegroeB arebegging loans, and his reply will givea fair answer to tho conditions every-

where. Something must be done to.prevent the repeated recurrence ofthese distressful conditions. Will theauthorities embrace the opportunityfor constructive work among the Ne-

gro farmers of TexaB? The opportu-nity lies in the well equipped agri-

cultural department of the state col-leg- e

at Prairie View and the Inaugu-

ration in connection therewith of ex-

tension work for the popular educa-

tion of these Negro farmers In con-

formation with the provisions of theSmith-Leve- r bill, which work Is beingdirected by Hon. Clarence Oualey ofCollege Station, Texas. To utilizethe plant at Prairie View In this- dlrec--

( Expert botanists have found that theage of trees can be told by the leafmarkings, the older the tree thesmaller and more numerous its leafcells.

F Because of its lake and coastwisetrade the United States ranks secondin the number and tonnage of vesselsengaged in commerce, but sixthamong the nations in foreign trade.

In ten years France has spenton aerial war equipment.

Irish In the Revolution.)The popular Impression Is that the

Irish did not begin to come to NewEngland until the great famine of1848, when the population of Irelandwas diminished several hundred thou-sands by starvation 'and immigration,j While It Is true that many thou-'sand- s

did come to this country atthat period, and havo since continued'to come, the Irish were not strangers'to New England before the great exo-

dus of '48,.' American history has cot given to

houso that wo llvo in so often has thogate oft tho hinge, the fence palinggone, windows and doors broken andthe plastering knocked off. Let us ac-quire wealth and intelligence so fastthat the world will forget our povertyand ignorance. Let us be so thriftyand Industrious that people will havono time to talk about our carlessnessand Idleness. . . . One big, definitefact In the direction of achievementand construction will go farther In se-curing rights and removing prejudicesthan many printed pages of defenseand explanation."

"I have known of tho work of theCreek-Seminol- e Agricultural college,Boley, Okla., for some time. Am ac-quainted with John C. Leftwlch, thepresident. The college Is to bo turnedover to tho Christian church. BrotherLeftwlch Is a man of ability, thor-oughly reliable, a Christian, and is thobest representative of his race, work-ing for the Christian church, amongthe colored people of the state. Iam glad to commend htm to the breth-ren and can assure them that any con-

tribution will assist one of the mostworthy enterprises with which I amacquainted. Receive him In the Lord,The need cannot be overstated.

"Yours In him,"J. II. O. SMITH."

The man who bears such a letterfrom J. H. O. Smith as that givenabove needs no further Indorsementas to his Integrity or ability. We haverecently had the pleasure of meetingPresident Leftwlch and going over hisplans. We unhesitatingly Indorse histheory of voluntary segregation. TheNegro must work out his own problemjust as every other race must do, andthe presence, In close contact, or In amixed population of another race, sofar removed in many elemental char-acteristics as is the Anglo-Saxo- in-

variably comes to be a hindrance totrue progress. Christian Standard.

Hampton institute is proud of theexcellent record that has been madoby the rank and file of Its students.The women graduates and formerstudents are engaged In work whichalms to elevate the home, the school,and the community in the vital thingsof life. The Hampton men have beenpioneer workers in agricultural andIndustrial enterprises. They Lave sac-

rificed their personal comforts to en-gage in uplift work for their people.

Since Hampton aims to train youngmen and women to earn an honest liv-

ing and help their respective races, Ithas combined with rare success thoelements of Industrial and academiceducation.

Dr. George P. Phenlx,of Hampton institute, has said: "Moralqualities, which In the aggregatemako strong character as well as eco-

nomic efllciency, aro developedthrough this combination of industrialwork by day and academic work bynight, as they could not be by eitheralone, and longer hours are made pos-

sible in tho trade, agricultural, and do-

mestic science departments."Every student in the trade school

has one hour of study early In themorning, eight hours of work in thetrade school, and two hours of aca-

demic work in the evening period.This makes 11 hours a day, outside ofwhich be must get time for meals, thecare of his room, religious services,and recreation. Yet the students gainin health, In skill, in scholarship and Incharacter."

tlon will do more to build up a betterclass of Negro citizens In this statethan any other one agency. Its wis-dom will Immediately manifest Itselfin Increased production of a largervariety of crops. The organization ofthis extension work among Negrofarmers at this time1 is urgent. Theeffort will meet a hearty responsefrom a grateful people, a patient,hard-workin- people. Wade C. Rol-lins, In the Houston Post.

For the blind there has been invent-ed a watch with the hours marked byraised dots and dashes so that It canbe read by the sense of touch.

The school of experience is not ainstitution, but col-

lections are always made somewherealong tho line.

Capt. Daniel Powers of Maryvllle,Pa., Is said to have made 3,000 voy-ages In tho Susquehanna river as araftsman.

A cableway will soon span the Ni-agara river over the whirlpool.

Office holders whom the gods woulddestroy are first made indifferent tothe wishes of tho people.

The reform bug seldom crawls un-der the hat of the man who is holdingdown a official Job.

A process has been devised by whichrubber Is made to cling to steel.

Among other centenaries that havebeen celebrated lately was that ofiodine.

the colonial Irishman his full shareof credit for the Important part heplayed in the founding and develop-ment of tho country. The part theIrish race took in tho establishment ofIndependence is recognized by histori-cal writers, so that In recounting thedeeds of valor and statesmanship ofthe men of Irish blood, we are able toquote eminent and recognized authori-ties In support of tho claim that theIrish race did Its share in tho plant-ing of tho American colonies and theestablishment of the republic

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OW that scientists have discoveredthat high frequency electrical cur-rents are powerful stimulants bothof plant and animal life, tho farmhand of tho future may have to bea duly qualified electrical engineerbefore he can get a job.

It will not be enough for him toknow how to manipulate tho mo-tors andtransmis-sion gearby which

the farm machinerywill be run. Ho willhave to bo up on thechemistry of electric-ity. He will have notonly to know tho useof violet rays In purify-ing the drinking water,but will also have toknow whether groundwires are better forbeets, ruby lights forradishes, mercury va-por for tobacco andelectric sprinkling forsomething else.

He will have to bosomething of a plantneurologist, too. Whenthe corn In the southforty Is getting"nerves," or when theoats in the new groundis becoming too som-nolent, he will have tn

I-t-

treatment60' dlagn03es and Prescribe the proper

wlfPnCtthf Catln f0 Plant growth has arrd. AndLn y Americaa 'aer learns that hebv nZ Vy.en trebIe lhe output of hls 0W

f ectrIcity. somebody will have tofind a way for him to use electricity and make agood profit out of his crops.tlMft7.T??" ng?'lhere was a convention of prac

in Philadelphia. Among ad-dresses one virtually escaped the attenUon o? thecorps of reporters. Yet of all the addresses, nonewas moro pregnant ofIt was really part of the report of the conven-tlo- ns committee of progress and was read bv thpcommittee chairman, T. C. Martin of New Yorkan authority on things electrical. He gave fact,'

and figures to show that plants electrically treatedgrew much moro rapidly than those growing undernormal conditions. Why this was so. he- - dMnSGItniQ in on, TJ t ... IIUL. ilB gave tne resultsexperiments. of

M?rWf Btar,t,ed n Moralne farm thfertile valley, four miles south of DtVton, Ohio. Dr. Herbert G. Dorsey, an expert had"charge of the experiments, which were fosteredby the efforts of F. M. Talt. a former presidentof the National Electric Light association.

In preliminary tests, according to Martin's re-port, small plots wee marked oft for exposureto different kinds of electrification. To Insurethat the soil of one plot was not better than thatof another,' top earth was collected, mixed andsifted and then was laid to the uniform depth ofseven inches over the entire area.

In the soil of plot No. 1 was burled a wirescreen. Over the plot was a network of wirestretched about fifteen Inches from the ground!Connecting tho network above the ground and'the screen below were several wire antennae.The screen was connected to one terminal of aTesla coll and the network to the other. A trans-former stepped a 110-vo- alternating current upto 5,000 volts, charging a condenser of tinfoil andglass plates, which discharged through a primaryof the coll. About one hundred and thirty wattswere operated for an hour each morning and'evening.

Plot No. 2 was illuminated by a 100-wa- tt tung-sten lamp with a ruby bulb. The light wasturned on for three hours dally, beginning at sun-down. Plot No. 3 was Illuminated the same way,except that a mercury vapor lamp was used. No!4 had no artificial stimulation of any kind, beingIntended as a comparison between electricallyexcited plant growth and that of natural

CAMERA DANGERAmateur photographers at the seaside or even

In London and other 'big cities must be morecareful than ever how they take snapshots duringwartime, for a thoughtless use of their camerasmay easily cause them to find themselves Inprison for a,few days, to say the least, Pearson'sWeekly remarks.

In the early days of the war, for instance, aperfectly innocent Hull ship chandler, on a holt-da- y

In London, with his wife, was arrested bythe police for taking photographs of Batterseabridge. After being detained the best part ofthe day, during which inquiries were made, thoauthorities were satisfied that he was merely a ,

harmless snapshotter, but nevertheless theywarned him to keep his camera out of use untiltho war Is over!

There are probably many thousands of ama-teur photographers who, wishing to snap scenesIn the neighborhood of barracks, or other mili-

tary or naval places, find themselves arrested asIf they were spies. If they must take photo-graph- s

In thesp war days let them resort to thewoods and country lanes, as far from military

PITTSBURGH'S YOUNG DAYS

December 3, 1818, Is a Date That Is aFactor In History of Famous

City.

On December 3, 1818, and for sev-

eral days preceding and succeeding,Pittsburgh was peculiarly agitated inregard to transportation by river andturnplkei This might almost havebeen written that "our rivers are bo

low that navigation Is very difficult,nnd there is probably a million worth

Fovmr& ctemmarr or Crops arr

Inplot No. 5 was burled a wire network con-nected to the terminal of.a 110-vo- direct current.The positive terminal was attached to a sma'llsprinkling can with a carbon electrode In Its cen-ter. The can being filled, the water was sub-jected to electrolysis for several minutes. Theplot was then sprinkled from the can, the theorybeing that the current might flow from the can,through the streams of water to the soil.

Plots Nos. G and 7 were subdivided into fourindividual boxes, two feet square, separated byporcelain insulators and arranged with carbonelectrodes at each end. To these electrodes wereapplied both direct and alternating currents.

After radish and lettuce seed had been plantedand germination had begun, the various methodsof electrification were tried with extreme care.The result of the experiments showed that thoplants In plot Np. 1 grew In every instance farmore rapidly than those In the other beds andmore than double the normal growth as shown Inthe unelectrlfied bed.

Fr.om, this the experimenters became convincedthat electrification of the ground, by

currents stimulated plant life to an extent thatwarranted a more complete investigation. Sothey selected two acres of flat, rich ground.

First a network of sprinkling pipes was built15 feet above ground. The pipes ran east andwest a distance of 200 feet and were spaced at

intervals. In the .northeast corner of the

MEN INscenes as they can get.

At the outset of the war the military authori-ties Issued an order that no aeroplanes or air-ships must be photographed at a distance ofless' than forty yards, or of an air station at all,without tlie permission of the authorities.

Germany has always been tho most dangerouscountry for the amateur photographer, and morethan one tourist has found himself roughly han-dled by the German police for Innocently takingphotographs. A special bill was passed a fewyears ago threatening tourists with a fine of 60or two months' Imprisonment who took photo-graphs without permission.

Tho French officials In the towns on the Franco-Ge-

rman frontier have always objected to any-one taking snapshots, and, many a tour-ist has had his camera temporarily confiscated,to find afterward that his plates have' all beenrendered useless.

Italy not only bars people taking photographsnear fortifications, but forbids the use or acamera in most of the picture galleries and mu-seums, ,

of merchandise lying along ourshores." Great pressure bad beenbrought to bear In favor of turnpikeswhich would better Baltimore, Cum-berland and Wheeling rather thanPennsylvania towns, and Pittsburghwas made a target for antagonismwhich had southern feeling for some-thing of Its Inspiration, one of, thebases of it being the dis-pute in regard to the 'boundary be-tween Virginia and Pennsylvaniawhich at one time almost led to a mln- -

Jtaturo war, with Pittsburgh for Us

trrict seven copper wires werestretched north south, eachbeing 200 feet long an Inter-val of feet them.Tho wires were elevated suff-iciently for the to bo plowedwith horses. The ends thewires attached to Insulatorson top of gas pipes set in con-

crete.At the eastern the

house the built asmall transformer and Installed machinery which would

yield, 10,000 volts. A choke coll and a Tesla collwere' used. Tho whole thing was connected up sothat by of antennae current from tho wirenetwork was sent to the network of sprinkling pipes,whichi of course, furnished proper connection withthe ground.

By tho latter part of last July the system was inreadiness and the currents were tested. At thattime a pressure of 50,000 volts was obtained and thefrequency the oscillatory currents was estimatedto be about thirty thousand cycles a second. Birdsalighting on tho wires stunned and thrownthe ground, 'but nono was killed.

The ground was planted to radishes, lettuce, beets,cabbages, turnips, muskmelons, water-melons, tomatoes, parsnips, beans, peasr corn andtobacco. All planted in rows running eastandwest, so that one-ha- lf of each row was electrifiedand the other half was not.

As a result It was found that practically all thoplants in the electrified area grew much more rap-

idly than those out of it. In almost every case theelectrified vegetables were ripe two weeks earlier

zssr

Indeed,

the nation In a single

at

It was

than those outside thezone.

electrifiedthe crop was

cut it waseachgrams. It was

weeks before the 'could

be cut and then It1,632

grams to theTaking Into

that tho most rapidgrowth of the tobaccoplant Is In Itsweeks before ripening,

thethat the actual

In weight of

the plants In thezone was per

cent greater than thatInzone. If this could be

out on a grandscale, it isthat effect of

on the an-

nual tobacco outputseason would bo

In his formal report to the Martinhad yet to oo answeredsaid that many questions

before the use of electricity for tho general stimu-

lation of plant life could be consideredHe however, tnat

of these questions are being worked out

in over country.Just as theso proved

the importance of to plant lite, agroup English proved its Im-

portance to anfmal life. They took largebrooders, .filled with newly hatched chickens of

tho same breeds. One of them was subjected totho influence of currents and tho

was nof. Those in the former were foundto grow much more rapidly than those inother.

Following Is a of tho results of elec-

trical stimulation of It will be ob-

served that in every particular the plants In thefirst plot, where the current

coll were used, excelled those in plot No. 4,where natural conditions prevailed:

Radishes (ten plants se-

lected random):

OoO r

I

a

I 1

: 8

a

H

Total plant weight, cramsC5.70 137.E0 103.50 iSO.OO

Edible portion, erama 139.50 57.40 40.00 79.40 31.00Edible portion, per cent.. i. 1.15 41.65Tops and leaves, grams... J20.E0 75.70 95.00 41.50Tops and leaves, per cent.. 64.92 60.18 55.66Roots, Krams 9.30 4.70 3.20 E.60 6.00RooU. per cent 3.60 3.43 2.48 8.13 4.85Lettuce (ten selected

(at random) 52.00 66.50 31.30Edible portion, erams 60.70 41.80 28.20

grams 6.30 E.S0 6.30 4.30 3.10Roots, per cent , 9,41 11.15 9.33 7.09Edible portion, per cent 90.53 89.92 88.85 90.6

THEIR DESCENT.

Hampton DInwIddow told me his family la avery

.old They were one of first to

come across.Rhodes told me yesterday that

they aro the last to come across. Judge.

"My wife Is always asking me what I wouldlike to eat."

"That's kind of"Oh, I don't know. When I tell she says,

'The Ideal' and orders something else."

northern focal point. Even tho ad-

ministration at wasbrought Into tho mat-ter, and malls were sent from Balti-more.

and Cumberland by thoWheeling route, "actually arrivedat Pittsburgh by the western carrier,"In December, 1818, boasted inthe Wheeling prints; "Poor

your day is over; thoscepter of and wealth la totravel to us; tho Cumberland road hasdone the business," and chapters more

andand

15 separating

soliof

wore

edgo ofexperimenters

houso

means

of

were

cucumbers,

were

Tho endof tobacco

and foundthat plant weighed.1,687 two

un-

treated tobacco

weighed onlyplant.

last two

experimenters esti-

matedIncrease

elec-

trified 20

the unolectrlfie.d

followedapparent

the elec-

trificationof

tremen- -

association,

possible. declared,many

greenhouses theAmerican experimenters

electrificationof experimenters

two

y

otherthe

tabulationVegetables.

y andTesla

si

3

78.50

37,34 44.11 39.43C5.90

43,35 62.77

plants67.00 46.10

47.30 60.20Roots,

10.0892.10

one. the

The grocernow

her

Washingtontransportation

Washington, Alexandria,

and

Pittsburgh,Influence

considera-

tion

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SUITS HERSELF.

her,"

little

to similar effect; all of which Is asa matter of course Immensely amus-ing In contemplating these anniver-saries, discussion piling on discussionof a thousand matters of this kind.

. iOn. General Principles.

"I'm afraid I1 overdid my efforts tobe popular," said the member of con-

gress,"How!""I voted in favor of every kind of

appropriation and against every bindof tax that anybody proposed."

iNTDMnOM

Lessor(By E. O, SELLERS, Acting Director ot

ounaay acnooi uounoj

LESSON FOR JANUARY 10j.

DEBORAH AND BARAK DELIVERISRAEL.

'LESSON TEXT-Jud- ses 4:4-1- 1

GOLDEN TEXT The rlehteous cried.and Jehovah heard and delivered themout of all their troublos.-I- 's. 31:17 U V.

Thcro nrp two Inspired accounts otthis victory, one In prose (ch. 4) andone in poetry (Judges 6). They present different views ot tho sameovent Israel had been oppressed for20 years under Jabln and Slsera, hischief captain (4:2) though it seemsto havo been that the northern tribeof Naphtall, Asher and Zebulun, thoGalilee of Christ's day, wero chieflyconcerned.

Mother In Israel.I. Deborah's Call to Service, vv. 4--

As the people forsook God bo forsookthem, and they became easy prey. Ifwe withdraw from his service we alsowithdraw from his protection. Al-

though Joshua had burned Hazor(Joshua 11:1-11- ), yet because of Is-

rael's backsliding it Is now strongenough to become the ruler. It is bowith sin allow it to exist and it willconquer. When, however. Israel re-

pented and cried unto God (v. 3) horaised up a deliverer and In this caseit was a "mother In Israel" (ch. 5:7).Tho word Deborah means "bee," andit is suggested that "she answeredher name by her industry, sagacityand usefulness, to the public, her,sweetness to her friends and sharp-ness to her enemies" (Matthew Hen-ry). Her husband's name is given,but none ot his achievements. Fromher dwelling place at Jebus, as shesat beneath a palm tree she gave forthher wisdom and Judgment to the peo-

ple who brought their difficulties be-

fore her (Ex. 18:13; Deut. 17:S-J2-

Judgment of sin always precedes anymanifestation of grace (I Cor. 11:31,32). Deborah, the judge, recognizedtho gravity of the situation, for showas not only a Judge, but a prophetessby divine appointment (II Pet 1:21).When she called Barak at onco recog-nized her note of authority (v. 6).Deborah gave Barak explicit Instruc-tion and direction. In this chapteronly tho two tribes most Interestedare mentioned (5:17, 18).

Bold, Sagacious Leader.II. Barak's Conquest of Slsera, w.

10-1- Barak was a bold, sagaciousleader and chose one of the world's,best and most famous battlefields,

Barak led his men to MLTabor, from which could be seen thewhole region where Slsera's armieswere spread out upon the plain. Fromchapter 6 It appears that some cameto tho battle from tne tribes otManasseh and Issachar (5:14, 15) andthat others were expected who failedto obey the summons (5:15, 17). Fromtho slopes of ML Tabor, Deborah andBarak saw Sisera and his iron char-iots advancing across the plain. Onaot the descendants of Hobab, Moses'brother-in-la- (Num. 24:22 R. V. m,and Judges 1:16) bad revealed theplace of Barak's camp (v. 11), Hebershould have been in the land of Judahand Simeon and not in such closeproximity to the enemies ot Israel.Josephus says that when Barak sawSlsera's army drawn up, and attemptIng to 'surround the mountain, ot hisencampment his heart failed him, andhe determined to retire to. a place ofgreater safety. Deborah, however,urged Barak to attempt the battle,"tor this Is the day In which the Lordhath delivered Slsera Into thinehand." The thing was as sure to bedone as If It were done already. Aswe read verses 11 and 12, togetherwith 5:17-1- It would look as thoughSlsera seemed to have the advantageagainst Barak and his ten thousandmen. Slsera did not, however, countupon Barak's powerful ally God. "Isnot Jehovah gone out before themT"Deborah had enthusiasm and zeal, butneeded Barak's action. She dependedupon the sure word of God and wasdevoid of fear (Rom. 8:31). She knewthat victory was certain, for God hadsaid so (v. 7). Her charge, "Up,Barak!" was a clarion call and servedto nerve the entire army of Israel.Verse 15 tells us who it was that wonthe battle that day (see also 5:20, 21;Josh, 10:10; I Chron. 15:16-17- ). Eventhe stars fought against Slsera, mean-ing that God turned the elements to theadvantage of Israel's army. Showersof meteors have been recorded In thisland In recent times and 5:21 tells otthe floods of water that "swept away,"overthrew, the chariots of Slsera. Theword "discomfited," wo are told,scarcely suggests tho sudden terrorand contusion which fell upon Slseraaarmy. Like all of God's victories, Itwas most complete. By this battlethe resistance ot the Canaanltes lacompletely overthrown and the Israel-ites secured the complete ascendencyover the land. Slsera fled northwardtoward Hazor, the capital city, alongthe same path followed by the TurksIn 1739, when Napoleon and bis alliesdefeated their army on this same field.Barak followed the main army andthe chariots and thoreby missed thechief prize. Slsera In his flight cameto a settlement of tho Kenttes, whichhe thought he could trust, and turnedinto the tent ot Jael, the wlfo ot He-ber. Weary, he fell Into a deep sleep,which gave Jael her opportunity.Taking a hammer and a tent pin shodrove It tlTrougb his temples Into theground, completing the victory of De-borah and Barak, and fulfilling theprophecy of verso 9. Wo are told thattho Bedouin tents of the women arealways closed, whereas those of thaimeix-ar-e always open on one side.For a man to enter the tent of awoman, other than that of his wife. Ispunishable with death.

Jael defended her life and her repu-tation by the only course' open to 'anArab woman, and especially in a tlmaat wac

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