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avenly Golden th his them ANXIETY OVER GLOTHING, 28-33, ANXIETY OVEW THE FUTURE, 34. NTRODUCTION--The lessons for this goutter deal with' the great teachings! our Christian faith, and it is na- tural that We should begin with the! doctrine of God, for a religion is judged by its conception of God. How . very different is the spiritual life of ; » who feel that they must wor- J "with fear a hard and jealous "deity from that 'of those who, in all their approaches, can say, "Our Fa-! th art in heaven," If we be-: " lieve that God is light, and love, and * truth, we' need not dread anything that may come from his hand. It is essential to notice how large a place the beliefs in the fatherhood of God had in tHe life and teaching of Jesus, 1. ANXIETY OVER FOOD, 24-27. The earlier part of chao. 6 deals with the problems of Christian wor- ship, including alms-giving, prayer and fasting, vs. 1, 7, 16, Here Jesus teaches his disciplés on the nature of the God whom they are to worship. He is to be distinguished from: Mam- mon. This word is common in the ancient' eastern world, and signifies _ wealth, It represents the God of this world. Jesus does not mean that it is a sin to have money, but it {8 a sin to worship wealth, © Those who look; to money as their great support for every time of need are reaily refusing to put their trust in Cod. - Money i8« their god. One cannot trust in God and in money at the same time. V. 25. Men love money because it: ean purchose the neceasities- of life. Jesus does not recommend thought- lessness; nor is he advocating idleness or carlessness, but he is'warning them against that anxious care which is : worried and alarmed over the ways and 'means of getting on. The objects that cause greatest anxiety are food: and clothing. * Several reasons are' igiven to show how needless is this anxious fear. Firs. he reminds them that God gave life, which is the first and greatest of all gifts, Meat is not 82 important as life, and he who gave the greater will surel~ see that we have the lesser gift of food. V. 26, A lesson is here drawn from God's providential care of the lower creatures. The birds of the air do not have man's intglligence, they cannot SOW, reap, or uild barns to store their grain, yet they get enough to :at. Bird life never geases, and all of this is due to God's oversight. There fs a providential government of the world. The same rule must hold when we pass up hgher to human life. We are of more value than many spar- rows. "We never knew an earthly father take care of his fowls and leg- lect his children, and shall we fear this from our heavenly Father?" V. 27. Our very weakness drives us to depend upon our Father in heaven. Man can in do many things, and he must work hard in this sphere in 'which he has been placed; but his powers are very limited. He sannot add a cubit to his height. He must take the body which is given to him. Why, therefore, should we worry and struggle as if everything depend- ed on our own effort! II. ANZIETY OVER CLOTHING, 28-83. V. 28. The transition from food to clothing is very natural, and the same meral line of argument is again fol- lowed. Let them look at the lower nature, at the fields which are clad in such wonderful garments. Yet these flowers do not have any way of weav- ing their own cloth, or of coloring it, or of putting it into shape. Some one else, therefore, must be looking often on the lovely garments of nature. V. 20. Jesus was a great lover of the beauty of nature. He thought that 'he 'artless perfection of the flowers the field surpassed even the most nificent display that man could e. Solomon, the most magnificent the age of Israel, had nothing so "a8 the simple lilies of the 1 This is a lesson we might well learn, seeking to find our delight in 'the na- tural beauties of the world about us. "*'V. 80. These flowers and grasses, when dred, were used for fuel. They - did not have any lasting value such as "is attached to human life, If, there- fore, God bestowed such attention on perishable grasses, will he not give much more thought to his own chil- dren? Man can toil and spin, and as he use: his arts God will help him, of ma, mal of a ! : \ Vand Think onivges hut the discinles \ hea hen : Jenowledpe of the true God \. lower desires, | of the struggle 'of Jesus are much better nlaced, since they have" been tausht that thers is a heavenly Father who looks down from above, and who is willing and able to sunnly a'l cur needs. V. 88. The instrnction now takes a positive form. They must seek t =) thifigs: 1. The kinedom of God, w! is the rule of in this world, They must strive to advance in the cause of God. so that all the forces of evil' may be overcome. 2. They must seek] his righteonenaes, which 'means the kind of righteorsness which God de- sires, They must keen his command- ments, and exhibit a pure, holy life. | 11]. ANXIETY OVER THE FUTURE. 34. V. 84. Again, Jesus warns his dis- ciples, not against foresight, but against anxious care. So many peo- ple have forebodings of the future, and fear that they cannot meet the difficulties which they think may come, This fear is a sign of unbelief: it is also an evidence of folly. Do the task of today, and leave the morrow to bring its own difficulty. If we waste our energy with worry we shall be less fit for the trial when it does come, And when the evil does come will give us strength to over- come, Thus in all this passage we see how minute is the care which our loving Father exercises over all "his children. The Garden in Winter Time! There is one pleasure that is equal to that of reading a congenial book be- fore a blazing wood fire; that 1s: sit- ting before the sam wood fire and lay- ing plans for the garden that is to be when the snow and ice are gone. The writer is not alluding to the age-old joy of reading seed catalogues. One of these may indeed be near, but much of the information and know- ledge which it contains lies in the ex- perience of the planner herself and is buried as deep as a round shiny seed, or a struggling root ready to wake and tow once more, at the first penetrating touch of March sunshine. Tools for Spring. No, it is not a printed catalogue which the writer needs as the Febru- ary winds blow chill outside, so much as a convenient blank book and a well-sharpened pencil. There are; things that will be needed as soon as the work in the garden is begun, and! she lists them as carefully as she would place pearls upon a string, the only regret being that there are not more to write down. She will need a new trowel this year. The handle of the one which has served faithfully for four sum- mers, snapped without warning at the transplanting of the last tulip bulb. Now, armed in imagination with this keen bright scoop, which she can even now feel making its way down into .the 'sweet spring earth, she closes her eyes and pictures the small tool house, banked up with snow at present, wherein stand those other brown implements cf the gardener's art. The rake is good, also the spade; the hoe may have to be replaced by a new ones and the wheelbarrow will need a few heartening nails. Other- wise the garden machinery is in good repair. The ground will not have to be ployed this year. A thorough spading will be all that is needed; and then the patch at the end of the path; with the ~long bed leading to it, will be ready for their summer days. Flower Arrangements. It seems best to change the ar- rangement of the flowers this spring. Of course the hollyhocks and Madon- na lillies will come up in the same place as heretofore, but the dahlias an dthe annuals are to have a differ ent view of the lawi gnd the creek. Instead of a Tong row'of dahlias there is to be a clump to the left of the wide patch of garden ground. Here they will see the morning sun - as usual, here they will be near the running water which will protect them from the early frost, and here in the aut. umn they will nod their beautiful heads against the evergreens, and not one gorgeous rich: petal coloring will be lost. I'M SOME €dITor! IT KNOW NEWS When \T COMES UP WIND 1 sHAKes HANDS © CO OWITH me! % MUPT, How ABouT SUBSCRIBING FoR THE LON TAMERS" DAILY. I AIN'T Seen THE sHeer! LSAT ANY Good? _~ where & small few bed Polo is becoming quite lent players. The giant larkspur must keep its old place against the hedge. Loving eyes traveled there as often as busy in no other place could the blue flames 80 easily be seen from the house. For some eof the smaller plants Instead of rows of mignonete and sweet alyssum and a few isolated plants of heliotrope an dlemon ver- bena, there must be a swamp of mid- summer fragrance. These four are ner of the patch of ground near the creek. On the hottest day they will be cool and green, and inside in the library with the blinds drawn on, a pose a-bunch from the swamp. " The writer is in that library now and the room needs no cooling breath the fire and a tighter drawing of the red curtains, Again the flames leap up, and she is reminded at once of the nasturtinums which she will have everywhere, dwarf and climbing varie- tie salike. They shall be placed around the edge of the round bed and in a mass at the foot of the barberry, and all summer long she will have a bunch of those cool, round, wet leaves and those burning pungent blossoms "on her desk. The bulbs, of course, were all plant- ed in the fall. It will not be long now --only a little over six weeks--before the fat, green sprouts will begin to show above the ground. Their ar- rangement is the same that it has been for years. Jonquils stand at the back of the long bed; narcissuses and tulips are intermingled next; and all along the farthest edge snowdrops and scillas are interspersed. Once these all blossomed in the April snow, together with some tiny dwarf purple iris. The dreamer can see the flowering now, with its snowy background. « The cold and the melt- ing snow did them no harm, but rath- er seemed to refresh them, A clump of red geraniums_will be ded next Their bl never fail; and out in teh sun some- is to be made the salvia. -- This must be near the big maple ; so that the scarlet will blossome among the yel- low leaves. For the phlox, the asters, the mari. golds, the 'Tittle pink and white ver- benas, and the tigridias, more room must be provided. 1t will be best to separate the gold- en glow and have it all along the fence between the house and the mea- there is going to be a radical change: to be planted together in a moist cor- at present; rather the replenishing of | . po Sail dow, a gleaming sunlit line of flowers reaching down to the creek. { Then there is the pansy-bed at the | days would allow last summer, and !gide of the verandah. One wonders are printed or woven how the rambler slips in thet same. bed look to-night, under the preserve jars, buried in the snow. They | would be hard to make a living on my fore 'the summer is over. There is; the trumfet vine, too, planted on the | elm tree last year. That also should! make strides before another winter falls, and its red flower horns pierce the alr. \ a The honeysuckle grew well last] !year, It has a good start now, and | has reached the upper verandah. Itj ought to join the wistaria -on the, EXPERT WOMEN POLO PLAYERS IN ACTION popular with the fair riders in Canada, England and the U.S. Some women are excel the ing face I 80 a amounts required for {tem are all Hsted on 1 fate! fold] of the goods r which fabric, most of the id skin. This unless she § queer tricks. it thimmings ack, they too 1, it 1s best to ranted. The ach separate pattern en- the fabric for e tests. ble 1s late. f the same fab- ri¢ as "the garments, from the same most never, Toronto Glo tunity for dey trade can neve | coating, jersey for the sports type of ensemble. The new jerseys come in angora Or lacy weaves in plain colors, or they in modernistic or tweed designs. Choosing. The newest dress materials are the prints, notably the silk, rayon- and celanese velvets. Printed satins, crepes, cel and rayon ics are also very smart. With these go after- noon coats of velvet, velveteen, broad- cloth, zibeline, suede coating, napped } yelours, wool and, rayon, cashmere Or fabric fur. The new note for collars and cuffs seems to be flat fur banding, but long-haired furs, especially fox, are very smart. The "other end during the ing months. table among the books will always re-| Will the wistaria bloom this year? hose and shoes--match the coat, coat | There was one beautiful lavender bloom last June, way down near the! forsythia bush. 3 | ; ~ Forsythia! The first thing to-mor-| row morning some twigs must be' gathered, and they should blossom here "in the library inside of two 1 weeks. a i ---- . Smart Dressing Even a casual survey of the shops shows to what an extent Dame Fas- hion is seeking the ensemble effect this season, and not the outstanding 'individual item. Practically all the afternoon frocks are planned in rela- tion to an afternoon coat, so taht each combination of frock and coat makes a perfect ensemble. The relationship is usually established by color, though frequently it is through the use of the same silk in both frock and coat lin- ing. In other ensembles in which the coat and skirt strike the same note, 'one can use several blouses of vary- ing degrees of formality and so get a ¢omplete daytime wardrobe. The blouse may match the skirt, but the contrasting blouse is the newest and 'gmartest. Lemon or sulphur-yellow is often seen with gray, brown or navy iand it looks chic. Very pale yellow 18 lovely with beige or gray on those i who can wear it. White is always 'good with black; and red, beige, and Blue "are still being used with beige 'or navy. ' The most formal blouses are made of soft light-weight metallic fabrics, metallic brocade or velvet, georgette or fine allover lace. These are for the afternoon ensemble. Less formal (are satin, satin crepe or moire. and among the practical materials are ra- dium, silk crepe and crepe-de-chine, all of which may be used like the wool | in the midst of a bewildering array of a jes--hat, hand bag, jewelry, lining, frock or fur. All of which means, of course, that beautiful fabrics one must exercise this season & much more artful selec: tion than has heretofore been neces- gary if one is to be attractively dress- ed. And the busy homemaker who |, does most of her own sewing hardly knows where to start. The coat seems to be-the most logt cal item to begin with, for around it one can build two or more ensembles, eac hof which may be as different and as pleasing as if it were the only one. The first step is to choose a coat pat- tern and a dress pattern of types that previous experience have proved to be most becoming. In some cases this is most easily ascertained by try- ing on a few ready-made coats and frocks until one finds just the right style, then buying patterns along the same general lines. If this is done early in the day when clerks are not busy with purchasers, and one's put: pose is frankly stated, saleswomen will be found ready to co-operate. Be measured fo revery new pattern. Slenderness nowadays is not so much a matter' of weight as of measure, for clever women weigh more than ap- pearances indicate. The smart wo. man reduces by eliminating all. un- necessary lingerie and by selecting designs cut on narrow lines and of bodyless materials, and by measuring herself accurately so her clothes fit her beautifully and precisely. The Mirror Test. After buying the desired coat pat- tern one should find out what materi als are recommended for making it up and avoid the t tion of selectl tions. --but probably > upon which all dat, buy/enqugh for both : a in ong piece. risk finding the m erial gone after 6. If both frock at moment, 1; rot vai Dread ize with 7:8 lining M/s be picLed day, bu. material cit piece of coating, al pire Trade p (Lib.): |The oppor loping intra-Empire be seized as long as more than others. Mot to realize is that by sensible and pos- pnts. It may be that mt hope of adopting any uniform, aljmbracing plan such as the elder Chilmbrelain envisaged. But even the exleriment of the Em- pire Marketing . can be 'done energy is efficient applied. There the application of Empire Smbraciis a quarter of the globe. The Brit potentially a mar unit beside whi is a tiny dwarf. grasp the potenfidities of this giant, and will they the intelligence ard has shown what other directions 1f y and intelligently infinite room for such energy in an Commonwealth is t and an economie the United States Can' our statesmen the courage and cut his fetters? kimo-: than one-- e Bisipps .! the =~ Hi h iow oF or js; that they cannot obtain a sufficlefey of clergy. . so. But it is not meely the home beme- fices and curacil filled. From th that have to be Dominions and the mission fields th demand for clergy is equally clamorfis. conditions those ply their own neds; they are com- pelled to beg fol Eng land, and if they d lish settlers an have to go withod 1 say 'ui tions," and the qy to be faced is wi tions need--or, in It is simply impdsible to provide a sufficient number pendiary clergy ff tered communities in Western Canila blocks!" of other Diminiohs. : prr------ They that deny. sure to find their strength increased, | their asctions raised, and their inwatd. peace continually augmented, --Mat- 1 the igs Hy Mab: | table is an easy means of making th TG APR Small Boy--"Daddy, what do you call a man who drives a car?" Father others. The reason for this is that the expert designers who made the pattern for each individual garment 'worked with cloth, an dthey have re- commended only 'those -fabrics that ~--*It depend to me." Under existing legions cannot sup- clergy from Eng. nnot get them ¥ng- native Christians religious ministra- er existing condi bstion which ought ether: those condi: d, can--continue. pf professional sti r small and scat such 4s are found or the "back themselves will be on how close he comes i tlie And, by the way, it might be quite a shock to one-half of the world to find out how the other halt lives. AND AN HOUR LATE AS UNTRUE! We WE WERE THE FIRST . To DENY THE REPORT ALWAYS EIRST For a Theill You Gotta Read the Lion Tamers' Dail Puls fe L Bit only. one of UIST { And orlal for the bolt, be sure * brics recom- frock of the &I ment may Do not coat. Si -smel tend to taint milk, o% Powders for Winter Use. y are more popular for wins ter mse 'on lHce-Infested cattle and horses, Freshly-powdered pyrethrum is effective when well dusted upon the infested parts. A blanket {s then ap- plied and thorough brushing is done the following day. Much of the pyre- thrum powder offered in the market fs adulterated and of little use. Pow dered sabadilla seeds (Mexican Vera. trum Sabadilla is 'therefore becoming popular for similar use. It is an fryl- "tant poison amd must be used care- fully. Treated animals must also be kept from licking themselves of being eked by their mates. A mixture of equal quantities of powdered pyrethrum or sabadilla, to- bacco legves or snuff, and flowers of - sulphur, fs excellent for louse destruc tion on cattle and horses. Some stockmen even add a little finely-pow- dered cement to the mixture, but ft ._ is of doubtful value as a louse killer. At seasons of the year when lquids can safely be used, coal-tar dip, made and applied as directed by the manu facturer, is fairly effective. Keroséne emulsion is also popular and in double ~ strength is excellent for the treatment of vermin-infested stable stalls and fixtures. An even more effective liquid preparation for use on oattle and horses can .be made by boiling boo | ounces of stavesacre or larks | seeds in a gallon of water. This is {freely applied and rubbed in with\g = brush.--Dr. 'A. 8, Alexander. uAARAIN 3 'Menus for the . or . . Birds in Winter i To Editor, ! The winter eeason and bitter wea- ther are very hard on the birds. May I appeal to your readers to help them during this trying time by providing them with food and, particularly when the ground is frozen or covered with snow: with drinking water. ! Fine biscuit meal, hemp, canary 'sped, millet, ITfisead, cheere,suet, bits of fat and chopped-up meat make a comprehensive nienu for many epecies of birds, and bread, crushed dog bis- cuit, bacon, remains of porridge and baked potato skins are all acceptable. A suspended cocoanut provides a con- tinual entertainment by the acrobatic feats of the tits; if smeared with lard every few days it will remain fresh and soft: It is of course important Ithat all food should be placed well out of the reach of cats. : In hard weather birds that are na- turally shy and retiring lose their tim- idity in their ur and, impelling urgent LE at In this way a bird acquaintance of many of the rarer birds. pel An important point, and one that not often realized, is to continue ing the birds well into the spring.e it is.not till then that their natural food is easily come by. : : "The birds work hard during the pring and summer with their busy and untiring beaks in helping the food r. Not some reward but it is to tho interest of the munity that they should' hel, di ithe winter. es ped during oo HEL STRONG. 'Sec. of the Royal