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Lesson A 4 8in (World's Temperance Sunday), Amos 2: 46; 82. Golden Text--Seek good, and not eyll, that "ye may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.--Amos 6: 14. ANALYSIS, 1. THE TRANSGRESSIONS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH, 2:4-12. II. THE CONSEQUENCES, 2:13-16 and 8:9-16. HL THE REASON WHY, 3:1-8. 1 JNTRODUCHTDN- ~The book of begins with a speech, covering first two chapters about Israel, a Amos the of the nations round in the climax, of Israel itself, and declares that punish. ment is coming which God will not turn aside. It will be noticed that the sins which he names are sins not so much against the forms or Tetitations' of religion as against the common laws humanity.. They are the abominable cruelties slave rai and. slave trading, r Jentless hostility to each other of neighboring closely related na- ! Amos declares, he will leave of adticed in" war, | II. hs Samal, 2:13-16 and 19-15, they were to regand the calamities (hat samo upon his as punishment God, 24 at least as a discipline of dont by" intend- ed to lead men to tance (4:6-11; Psalm 107). Here it is evi- -dently a disastrous war that the pro-} phet foresees, such as actually came to pass in the Assyrian invasions twenty to thirty years later. The ads versary of 3:11 is the Assyrian, a Tei but the mangled fragments of a na- tion (3:12). II. THE REASON WHY, 3:1-8, The t makes a statement in 8:2 which must have been very dis- turbing to the proud and self-satisfied men of Israel. They were indeed Je- hovah's people, chosen by him from the nations, but for that wi reason he 'would punish them for their ini- tions, and sacri t of? punishment which he the dead. The SE - ow, the form of war, is no doubt that he looks for le pire of Ee hid em igh Ww] satiable greed, was reaching out after and grasping the wealth the smaller nation., which it was re- ducing to the status of vassal and tri- butary states. The petty cruelied and greed of the people of these smaller nations will, he believes, be punished, victims of the vast-| ly ter cruelties and greed of As- en first of those, military em- | Pom by their becoming res which sought to rule the world y force of arms. 1. THE TRANSGRESSIONS OF ISRAEL AN JUDAH, 2:4-12, The numbers three and four in the saccetisive ee of chapters 1 and 2 are no doubt rhetoric The rophet means, "For the multiplied " e is people of the northern kingdom, here, called Israel, at Bethel, and by de-| noun the sins of their neighbors he very cleverly secures their atten-' tion and, no doubt, wins their ap- proval. Even when he comes to the pins of the sister kingdom of Judah' we can imagine that they still consent to the ustice of his words, What must | have been their dismay, therefore, when in the climax of his speech (vs. 6-12) he brings the denunciation of ! sin and coming doom home to them-! selves! The sins with which he Sharees, Judah are (1) rejection of Jehovah' law, and (2) the practice of ri hrit or worshin of false gods. - The word ¢ "law" is the rendering of the Hebrew | word "Torah," which literally means "teaching," and which was regulary | used in earlier times for the teaching of priests anid prophets. That is quite probably the meaning here. pro- Diets of God had been sent to insruct die Jeople but they had rejected their oil ng (see v. 12). The term "lies" {s used of the false gods, worshiped by their fathers, whose worship still attracted many people, and was too often imitated in its worst features at the altars of Jehovah (see Jer. 16: 19-20 and Hosea 2:8, 18). It is of these same idolatrous practices that Paul wrote (Rom. 1:24-25), "They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the crea- ture rather than the Creator." The sins of Israel are more par- ticularly specified: the poor sold into slavery for a paltry debt, the greed of rich men who enrich themselves at the expense of the poor, vile practices of drunkenness and vice even at the altars of religion, and neglect of the ancient laws of human kindness. The crime mentioned in v. 6 is either the bribing of judge to prevent justice, or the actual selling of a poor, honest pare Lev. 25:89 and 2 Kings 4:1). So a pardonable exageeration as de- i upon his head as a tol prostitutes who carried on Tr un- The ancient law required that He should in + in a | sae Je ® Teturned Jo im in- i man into slavery for a debt which he is unable to pay (see-8:6,.and com- eedy have such robbers of the help- E become that they are represented g the very dust which a poor man ken of his misery. Tho reference in the latter part of v. 1 is apparently to temple holy profession in the name of re- ligion, and even at the altars of Jo hovah. garment taken from a : pledge for repayment of the pi Siri (Bvod. Or 55 Par, bt pid He ds tiem 1 that ob- vious fact which they had o at peculiar lege means pec iar responsibility, - Since God had given them much he required much of req The uesiona that follow (vs. 8-6) seem in answer to objections raised y 5 those who listened to this (startling statement. Who was this {man and why did he make such an: assertion? = Amos replied that the common Incidents of daily life in that | border fortress did not occur without! reason, Nor is his message of wran- ing without good and sufficient rea- God has Spoken--that is enough. "Decorative F lowering Shrubs As a supply of Howes for indoor decorative purposes is a question of | Perennial interest to the majority of worden. it is astonishing that the many varieties of "shrubs and clin.bers which are charmingly appropriate ave not more often grown, They thrive in thy smallest garden with the minimum of -attention, und give lavish supplies of blpom for many months in the year, Although planting should not be car- ried out until October or Novembar it is an excellent plan to send a lis{ of suitable varieties to a good nursery- man somewhat earlier. To order well 'n advance is a sound rule to fol low in all matters pertaining to a gar- "There is no more delightful climber for the side of a house or a spare wall than the winter jasmine, which flowers throughout the winter months, and brightens the dreary days indoors with its sprays of pale yellow star 11ke blossoms, This is followed in February by the graceful tralls of the yellow forsythia, the Japanese golden bell-tree--which flowers before its leaves appear, and looks well massed in a large Oriental Jar In a corner or on a hall table; and by the dainty rose-pink blossoms of the early almond tree, prumus davi- diana. March brings the red japonica (pyrus japonica), which may be train- a trellis, and which is very decorative, a trellis, end which is very delorative, especially when arranged in a Chinese ginger jar; followed by the vivid pink clusters of pyrus malus; the butter- fly flowers of yellow and orange broom; the pink ribes (flowering cur- rant); the brilliant orange of the bey beris darwinii; the dain'¥ showers of white broom and the varying shades of purple puce and mauve lilacs as spring changes into early summer. The lovely and little-known varieties of ceancthus (the Californian lilac) produce their delicate lavender and powder-blue heads from May to July, and in August the purple buddlela rears its fine spreading sprays. The autumn is enriched by the sev- eral red-berried varieties of the ber- INVERTED PLAITS SPELL CHIC. Illustrating the chic of the one- piece tailleur achieved with seaming and inverted plaits, is this frock, built on the new princess lines from wood- brown charmelaine, a light wool ma-| terial that is making some of the most | successful costumes, Black satin is also suitable, or any of the new cloth or silk materials. Modish fulness is brought about with inverted plaits that start at the front and back from a flat braid ornament. A long nar- row collar * emphasi the di closing, and a new idea in sleeves is expressed by the fulness at the wrist being cut away to form a deep cuff. No. 1267 is in sizes 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 inches bust. Size 44 bust re- quires 5% yards 86-inch, or 83% yards b4-inch material. Price 20 cents. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS, Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number andesize of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap 1 | times, they will give more milk and periments. Tt now d ki that the « of the produ greatly aff butter-fat of the milk from which is. manufactured. When cheese. made from separate lots of milk test ing 3.8, 4.2 and 5.6 per cent. all Was of excellent - quality -and- flavor, ot g with the increased percentage the quality improved. . In 8 at flavor of the cheese made from the higher-testing milk was pleasing, having a richness and deli- | As cacy sufficient to Indicate the desifle bility of utilizing & to obtain the very highest with Melleur cheese. Another ascertained is that the cheese may be held from three to five months after it is sufficiently cured for use pro- vided that the atmosphere is kept humid The flavor improves with age when drying out does not take place. Prodyeing HiShClass Cream, iY Fino flavored . trosh cream 18 es- sential in the making of choice datey{ Will butter. To obtain such cream there are u few precautions which must-als| ways be observed They are detailed in a Dominion Department of Agricul: ture bulletin on Butter-making on the Farm, In the first place the cows should at al times have an abundant supply of pure water-to drink. When cows are compelled to drink in swamps, muddy ponds, or sluggish streams or ditches they cannot be ex- pected to give first-class milk, When cows have free access to salt at all the cream from this milk will have a better flavor, and keep sweet longer, than when they do not get any salt at all or only receive it at Intervals. Absolute cleanliness in milking is es- sential. Only bright, clean tin pails should be used and the utmost care must be taken to clean and sterilize all utensils with which the milk 4nd cream come into contact. Mineral Foods, For Poultry. Laying hens require a considerable ercent of mineral elements in it carefully) for each b and |" address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto, Patterns sent by return mall. Renovating n Leather Bag Many methods were suggested by readers for renovating a leather bag that has become soiled with use. It is found that the following method has most to recommend it: The leather should be - cleaned thoroughly by the application of sad- dle soap. Where saddle soap is not" available, a good, non-acid yellow soap will do, but its use must he fol- lowed by a little olive or similar oil. The saddle soap should be applied with a moist sponge, and then the sur- face should be rubbed dry with a clean cloth, To remove oll and grease spots, a thin coating of a good quick-drying rubber solution (as used for mending punctures in cycle tires) should be placed over the spots, and peeled off just before the solution is dry. Do not use any strong acid preparations on thé bag, such as oxalic acid, .as this is injurious to the leather. To clean the fasteners, remove the rust with a little pariffin, and then use whiting where they are of nickel, and metal polish on brass fasteners. A spot of oil dropped into the key- hole helps to preserve the lock, and | prevents it from rusting. If a bag becomes mildewed by be- ing left in a damp place, the mildew should be wiped oft with a cloth dip- beris family, the cot s, cra- taegus (thorns) and the common holly, all of which look well in bowls for table decoration. BN vs Good nature should be like all na- ture--natural : MUTT AND JEFF--By B BudFishet? TERE IT 18 THAT BOK] ped in warm, soapy water. The bag should then be left in a dry place for a time and cleaned in the manner Te- commended. On the other hand, leather bags should not be kept in very warm places, or the leather will become excessively dry and harsh. thelr food. When they are confined, and in the winter time, it becomes necessary to supply these foods and the question of the most suitable form in which they can be obtained be- comes important. This is dealt with by the percentage of | id Fond, puis ir a bulletin on Poultry Feeds and Feeding, available at the Publications Branch of the Department of Agricul- ture at Ottawa. According to the bulletin, besides what is supplied through the feeding of alfalfa, clover, bran and other ordinary feeds, it is necessary to provide something that contains these elements in such quan- titles and condition that they can be assimilated more freely. To do this, bones, shells, grits, and charcoal are generally used. Green cut bone is an excellent poultry food containing a high per- centage of mineral elements, Bone meal or granulated bone may be used but oyster shells are the most popu- lar. Laying hens consume large quantities of them. Grit, which is made by crushing rocks of different kinds into sizes suitable for different classes of fowl, assists in the grind- ing of the food in the gizzard. Some of its mineral elements are no doubt also assimilated. A hopper of granu. lated size charcoal should he kept constantly before the flock. expensive, and is a valuable correc- tive of digestive disorders. Storing Potatoes. Great losses occur every year from It is dns the careless storage of wet potatoes in comparatively warm and poorly ventilated cellars, piling them in, great heaps and geneérally furnishing ideal conditions for the development: of sdisease. The proper methods of i are detailed in a pamphlet on the a and Storing of Potatoes, distributed by the Publi- cations Branch, Department of Agri- | days, get at ih eS to te ficulties. It may be bad management, | t it may be dishonesty, it may.be ex: travagance, it. may be faulty manu: facturing, it may be any one of a hunsj dred thisgh. No matterl If the busi- | which justifies itselt--t Fah purpose--the chances .are nina will "come starts--, when 1t 1s 'evident that it A headed ob sft that, someday, some Jam, ithe upgrade, put what mone; spare into it. You may 7, Jog oan 1 knew bought stock in the company of which he is now president and the jargest stockholder when it was so thoroughly discredited that its $100 shares were selling at less than s dollar, and he was bookkeeper on a salary of legs than $100 a month. But, ! investigate before you invest, not after it you would play safe. "The pin money that girls stick dad for is usually the price of a diamond brooch." Mp wa Butter From Prairies .Winnipeg.~A recent summary of the dairy industry in Western Can- ada shows that the provinces of Al- berta, Saskatchewan and Manitob which a comparatively short while ago did not provide enough for their own requirements, now account for nearly 30 per cent. of the butter out- put of the Dominion. Large quanti- ties of butter are exported from the prairie province to 'Great Britain and the Orient. uy re fb a. Save Rice-Water Generally when rice is cooked there is a little water that has to be strain- ed off. Don't.throw this away. Pour {it into a basin and cover it. Thus it will remain f When washing da h for several di comes round, t| 1s slightly to stiffen aprons, cushion covers, or short curtains. Dipping the articles in rice water makes them keep | clean much longer, and they look as | good as new after the wash, and the next wast they récelve is much simpli: fied, ' enn culture, Ottawa. t accord- ing to the pamphlet, 'should be stored i while dry in a cool, well-ventilated cellar which is perfectly dark. . Good IT's A ReL\C r'M TAKING BACK HOME. TH Me& FROM ora doubt it. One. of the, richest men I, iby potatoes, Swedes are not generally | oped as well as. the a ha. also |e been in favor of the swedes, followed | oh considered to be equal to sprouted oats or alfalfa meal but where these are not easily obtainable, it would seem from the above experiments, that swedes ars a fairly form of green feed and since they are com- paratively cheap, easily handled, and readily, obtainable, thelr use is. more generally recommended --H. M. Tay- lor, Experimental Station, Fredericton, N.B. nN We Sell Potatoes Direct. Our Sasptobles delivered direct to consumer last year paid so well that we are selling this year's crop that An unusual circular was used. Print- ed in blue ink on coarse brown paper about the color of a potato, it was ad- know if the butter records were made with a normal Holstein percent. 'age of fat, or whethep the large but. ter records were made from a rela tively small quantity of milk. The conditions under which most of the mils 1s sola fu this. countizg will give a decided advantage: to th man who sells whole milk, and for this reason the Holstein breeder is loo for the largest possible flow of ial of a satisfactory butterfat content, Guernsey and Jersey breeders usual. ly cater to a different kind of market --elther a special milk which de: mands a nice premium, or else to & cream market. Therefore, they will pay special sHeftion to the putiertat; production, Type Reproduced in Get. * . The Sataant has been made that. dressed in red Ink and mailed under a one-cent stamp. Attached inside was a printed return-addressed postal card, #0 that customers only 'had to fill in quantity desired. It was mailed to 2,000 addresses taken from the tele- phone book. The printed message called attention to the previous year's high cost of potatoes, to the extra cost of buying in small quantities, to the excellent quality, especially the keeping 'quality of this offering. It appealed to community pride by stat-|: ing that these were grown practically in your backyard. It aroused. est by suggesting that neighbors club} together for large quantities. Delivery by our own truck, commencing at's | that certain date, was assured. The result was immensely satisfac- tory. It took more. than ten days to deliver to those who' responded. Undoubtedly = hundreds of baurels; more could have been sold even at an ductl does not always repros duce itself, but that type mearly al- ways does. To get an accurate ans. wer "to this problem, necessary to go more deeply into the study of breeding than is practical in, a short article like this. But you haye surely noticed that a 8lopy- Fumps, ed bull usually sires sloppy-rum calves, and that a good, st thacks od bull often sires calves of good wp, lines out of poor gh aie WA It behooves the . er, therefore, to study 'this question of ri types and indh It you will | study the pedigrees of the winners at a ibe shows you will find A OF thy have fine ad- that the pulls So ee ar have a good list of high-producing, daughters, 2 progeny which make ke god in the sho ring. . Type and production ee hand in hand, and it is a wise. bines them in his own rf advanced price, for ighbor told neighbor. One woman, the mother of 190 barrels. For the previous two win- ple on one quantities will not be necessary, de- j Flee water is just the thing to use livery is profitable. You are your own. i 9 salesman and compfission merchant; a large family; secured orders for| ters she had bought direct from us for |. her own use and was a trom start to finish. aE g Up the i fa number akin smoke one section can be-sscured, 30 that long hauls for small the truck 40e8; the rest. th 1 iz tit w ag Obedience. alone gives the Hight kiss r=Emerson., gee Mind Your Own "The Out-