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sunday school lesson march 11 lesson xi jesus feed the multitude mark 6 3144 golden text i am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that belleveth in me shall never thirst mark 6 35 i jesus compassion on the multi- tude 3184 ii the creat sacrament in tiie wilderness 3541 introduction the feeding of the multitude marks the culminating point in tho galilean ministry of jesus it took place at the moment when jesu3 was leaving galilee and sotting his face stedfastly towards jerusalem it had a solemn symbolic significance must be urerstood by us in tho light of that significance otherwise wo have only the story of a marvel not the revelation of a great divino mys tery- the truth which jesus wished to impress for ever on tho hearts of the galileans was that god would yet set up his kingdom the feast in tho wilderness was clearly intended to point forward to the feast in tho mes siahs kingdom i jesus compassion on the multi- tude 3134 v 31 tho word3 of jesus to the disciples come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest awhile were spoken at the moment of their return from their mission to the cities of israel the disciples camo back llurhed and excited as tho result of their labors and jesus saw that they needed to liavo their minds composed he too was weary and though tho disciples did not yct know this ho knew that his davs in galilee were numbered so he proposed to them this quiet retreat beyond the lake ilis desire was rest re3t for his dis- cipcs and rest for himself we shall see presently that this hope was not lo be fulfilled meantime it may ba of interest to observe that in tho judg ment of some modern scholars the rrarcs cf jesus here given have been handed down to us in another form in the great passage matt 112830 ccne unto me all ye who labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rrst take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart etc vs- 32 zi the plan of jesu3 was quietly carried out but the unexpect ed happened a multitude of gali lean who had followed jesus from place to place noticing his departure and suspecting that perhaps they would seek him no more hurried ci foot round the lakeshore to the oppo site side a journey of several miles and reached the landingstage be fore jesus and his disciples who were cruising on the lake arrived it is a strange and affecting proof of the power of jesus over their spirits that ori this occasion they could not let him go v 34 so jesus instead of rest found labor when he saw the multi tude on the shore instead of feeling disappointment as he might well have done he was moved with compassion towards them because they were as sheep not having a shepherd the thought of leaving that great multi- tide blind and ignorant and aimless s to many of them were without tpiritual provision for their needs jwent to the heart of jesus and wo read that once again he began to j teach them many things our lord was always patient alway3 hopeful always willing to spend and to be spent in his fathers service iii the heat sacrament in the wilderness 3511 vs 35 36 jesus spent the whole day in teaching and the approach of evening found the multitude still hanging on his words at this stage itha disciples intervened- they were anxious as to what would happen if night overtook the people in that soli tary place they suggested the dis missing of the people to the nearest j farms and villages that they might i procure food i vs 37 38 jesus answer is for over i memorable give them food ycur- bc1vc3 he said the disciples did not j understand the masters thought and began to point out all kinds of diffi culties it would cost more than two hundred denarii that is more than j fifty dollars they said to procure enough fcod to go round jesus an swer was how many loaves have you on hand go and see vs 3041 then came the irreat sacrament in the wilderness at jesus command tho people were made to sit jon tho grass in orderly groups re- nerbling flowerpots in gardens jesus takes the slender provision which they and begins with symbolic actions which are minutely described 1 he gtvee thanks for the loaves 2 he solemnly breaks them and hands tho pieces to the disciples that they may divide them ttf the people nothing is said about a miraculous multiplication of the loaves though something of the kind is undoubtedly suggested by what fellows the physical significance of the event is subordinated to the spirit ual in view of this circumstance we ought to think of the whole proceed ing not after the nalogy of a secular or real meal but as resembling rather a communion senice the bread rep resents something beyond itself what is that something we may very proporly say that it was the feast in the coming kingdom of god jesus was giving his followers a last solemn assurance that god meant to redeem his people though he was himself earag away from his galilean follow ers god would not fail them they would yet inherit the kingdom of which the feast in the wilderness was but tho foretaste or sign farm notes a new daytime frock this smartly simple onepiece frock has plaits at each side of the front and back a becoming convertible col lar short sleeves finished with cuffs or long sleeves gathered into wrist bands and a belt at the sides only no 1708 is cut in sizes 36 38 40 42 44 and 46 inche3 bust- size 40 re quires iyz yards 36ineh or 3 yards 54inch material and yard 36inch contrasting width at lower edge with plaits drawn out about 2 yards price 20c the pattern our fashion book illustrating the newest and most practical style will be of interest to the home dressmaker price of the book 10c the copy how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in stamps orcoin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your orjer to pattern dept wilson publishing to 73 west ade laide st toronto patterns sent by return mail screenings classified screenings is a byproduct of the grain industry and is now available commercially to canadian stockmen it consists of broken and shrunken grains weed seeds including wild buckwheat and wild oats chaff etc removed from the grain delivered toj the terminal elevators and constitutes i about hi to 2i per cent of the total grain received this byproduct is re- cleaned and classified into recleanej elevator screenings oat scalpiugs and refuse screenings a classification which although still unofficial is re cognized by the grain inspection de partment and compiled with by most of the elevators a new domluicu department of agriculture pamphlet on screenings a3 a feed for live stock gives the composition of the grades by far the most important grado is tho ono named recleaned ele vator screenings it contains about 50 to 70 per cent of wild buckwheat 20 to 40 per cent of broken or shrunk en wheat some wildoats and not over 3 per cent of smal weed seeds when finely ground it has been provod by experiment to bo a very valuable feed for growing and fatten ing pigs and for fattening steers the second grade oat scalplngs contains about 75 per cent of wild oats 13 per cent of domestic oats a small per centage of barley and an occasional wheat kernel it has a feeding value distinctly inferior to that of reclean ed elevator screenings the third grade refuse screenings consists of small weed seeds chaff and the dust and dirt accumulating from reclean- iug it has been found to be of little or no feeding value in the rations of swine besides these threo grades a fourth grade called elevator screen ings is used it includes any screen ings not falling into the first three classifications provided the required minimum percentage of wild buck wheat and wild oats are put into this class the pamphlet which gives an account of the experimental farms experiments to ascertain the feeding value of the different grades of screenings may be obtained from the publications branch department of agriculture ottawa roots as a feed for horse roots are a valuable feed for horses under many conditions for instance they are good for horses doing moder ate farm work during the winter two or three turnips- or a few carrots thrown into the manger when tho horse comes in at night will bs great ly relished turnips or carrots are more acceptable to horses than man gels and they should be given whole according to a new bulletin of the dominion department of agriculture on growing and feeding field roots the merits of roots a3 a feed for horses may be summed up as follows they increase palatability increase the digestibility of coarse fodders benefit the teeth and gums form a splendid tonic and cheapen the tion flowers and vegetables no 4 proud and crows about it the prizewinningbarred plymouth rock cock who represented bermuda at worlds poultry congress roots in hone rations idle horses during the winter sea son receive benefit from roots as a part of the ration feeding tests at some of the experimental farms indi cate that a very good maintenance ra tion consists of one pound ow mixed hay one pound of clean cut straw and one pound of turnips for every collection hat reveals on poun th n c j c tir- weight this constitutes a days ra- spread ot loppentls ton carrots are even better than taunton eng cau3tic comments turnips because they are more relish- on growing copperitis of church ed by the horses during a 150day collections in his church are made period from november 1st to march by the rev r lowman lang vicar of 31st six work horses keut on this holy trinity in a letter to parish- feed gained in weight an average of will benefit accordingly in a new bulletin of the dominion department of agriculture on growing and feed ing field roots it is painted out that since for sheep roots are mainly use ful as a source of succulence a rela tively small quantity is sufficient oc casionally as much as 4 pounds per head per day may be profitably fed but hi to 2i pounds of roots are sufficient when feeding say 1 to 2 pounds of hay mangels are not as safe a feed for sheep as turnips car rots may be used but they are more difficult to grow than turnips the cost of raising dairy calves the cost of raisins calves from birth to one year old or over varies of course with the quantity and quality of feed given and tho prices paid for the feeds nevertheless the record kept at the dominion experi mental station at ste anne de la pocatlere of the cost of raising young cattle should be of interest the sta tion has kept accurate records of the cost of raising a number of dairy heifers from birth to one year of age and to date of first calving and of bull calves to one year of age all tho calves were pure bred of high milk production ancestry they were fed correctly and plentifully with the aim ot developing them into high class dairy cattle as calves they were fed the necessary quantities of whole and skim milk and later the rations con sisted of hay silage meal and roots and the animals were on pasture in the summer the average cost of the feed including pasture for a heifer up to one year of age was 3050 and to date of first calviug 6857 the average cost of feed for the bull calves from birth to one year ot ago was 3904 issued by the director of publicity dominion department of agriculture ottawa smooth ride over rough roads english inventor uses steel discs and cushion to purpose london a pleasure trip over the roughest country read chuck holes at every six feet minlaturo mountains and valleys and nary a bounce or jolt in an auto without springs the latest invention of w lawson adams british enginoer a test ot two steel discs enclosing a rubber cushion it is claimed will make such a trip possible this devico has one steel disc mounted on the frame ot the auto mobile another disc familiar to the first is connected to the end of the axle by a heavy steel arm both discs are toothed the teah meshinjr into similar teeth on a soft rubber cushion which fits in between tho two discs when they aro bolted together as the car passes over ruts or ir regularities in the road thl3 rubber cushion absorbs the impact from the teeth of the two steel discs in a test over a waterworn pot- holed road a car equipped with these j throughout the patch each year springs traveled 40 miles an hour in comparative ease crops grown from paper in loners ho says under cover of secrecy of a hat people contribute a coppor and on january 1 there was no fewer than 240 halfpennies in the collection i am not writing he says in a bad temper but am trying to kindle some glimmer of conscience in those who are fairly welltodo peoplo but wio give halfpennies instead of six penny bits this copperltu seems to bo infectious for it 13 certainly spreading had the five loaves and the two fishes j book la fontaine was proverbially ab- sontminded when io was to mako a ceremonial presentation of hu fables to louis xiv ho discovered after delivering a very fino address that ho had forgotten to bring tho 23 pounds during the first two weeks of tho te3t the ration that had been used while the horses were working wa3 gradually reduced to the winter quantities with the approach of spring the last two woeks wore uspd to build up tho ration to a nor mal working diet bulletin 91 of the department of agriculture at ottawa growing and feeding field roots deals very thoroughly with the sub ject indicated in the tltlo the report states that for brood mares thoro is no better adjunct to the ration than roots the succulent tonic and laxative properties are then ot peculiar value as is the case of digestibility roots for sheep a moderato ration of roots particu larly swodo turnips aro of great bene fit to brooding ewes an dtho lambs crop increases of 500 and 600 per cent following the use of a magic carpet of heavy waterproof paper covering all the ground not actually occupied by the stems of the plants themselves have been obtained by dr l h flint of oho united states department ot agriculture writes watson davis editor ot science ser vice in february current history the system is known as paper mulching and was first practiced on tropical pineapple plantations it worked there and the experiments were then made to see whether it might not be beneficial for various garden crops in a temperate climate dr flint carried on his researches for threo years betoro he was ready to report on them ho tried the pa per mulch on a great variety of gar den crops and all but ono of them responded with heavily increased yield the increases during the 1927 quest for gold is expensive though there is now about 9000- 000000 worth of gold in the posses sion of man it is generally accepted as a fact that tho gold that has been taken out of the earth is not worh wha has been spent in its pursuit writes william a du p currency expert of the united states burau of efllcincl in february current his tory many men have spent life times in theh unt for gold and oiave never found it innumerable shafts j have been run into lonesome moun- tainsides that have never ecounter- seas0 varied from 11 per cent with o dpay dirt he who wanders among earue peas to 518 per cent with the solitudes of tho rockies for ex- b the crop of lettuce was vegetable garden but straight rows ample is quite likely to encounter more i doubled that of green corn arc not only more pleasing to the cyo the scars on the hillsides left by was trebled and tibatpf potatoes al- but also more economical ot space prospectors who bavo worked claims most q the paper mulch than those which jog all over tho that never produced tho occasional i rosulls in an increase of soil temp- j place starting a garden too often one sees a garden fada after a few years sometimes tho soil gives out or it may bo the gar deners enthusiasm or perhaps the plants become so crowded together that the whole thing reverts to a wild jumbled state with little or no bloom choice bowers are often crowded out by vigorous growers whose only ox- cuso for existence at all is to act as a limited background to show off their more richly colored neighbors a good plan and thorough preparation iu the first place would probably have pre vented these failures whether it is intended to grow flowers fruits or vegetables tho ground should be plowed or spaded in the case of i flower beds it is best to go down a couple of feet work iu plenty of rot ted manure if tho soil is stiff clay strawy manure should be used the top soil should be raked fine and af ter the growth starts a little nitrate of soda should be worked in to hasten things along walks may bo made with gravel or sod or ordinary soil i packed hard if gravel is used dig i out at least six inches of soil before filling in the small stones decide i where your flower garden is to end land the vegetables start and divide with a hedge ot tall bushy flowers garden paths faths add much to the attractive ness cf any flower garden or hwii it a supply of limestone is plentiful and cheap a pleasing effect may be pro duce by paving crazy style or in re gular fashion simply dig out or soil the same size and exact depth of your stone and plant irregularly if this is done carefully the lawn mower will run right over and no trimming will be necessary the central path of the garden should be in line with the centre of the back porch or with a window commanding the view if the porch is so placed that it is im practicable as an axis to round off have the path lead up to a rose cover ed garden seat or archway through the flower garden into the vegetable patch if there is room the main path may encircle a garden pool in which water plants are growing or if this is too elaborate a bird bath or sun dial may be used for similar ef fect vegetable rotation crops even in the smallest garden it is well to rotate your vegetables in other words do not grow the toma toes this season where they were planted last year of course it will be necessary to save the garden plans from year to year but this should be done anyway it is a good plan to have liguminous crops such as peas and beans which add fertilizer to the soil follow such gross feeders as corn and the root crops in plant ing vegetables it is good business to put in a few extra early rows on the chance that they will escape frost and produce a crop two or three weeks ahead of average but save the bulk of the seed until tho time speci fied iu the seed catalogue have a sufficient supply also to replant any rows which may have been ruined by flood or frost or even by somo small though energetic young gardener who may have dug them up by mistake dont be afraid to start sowing seed with the snow still on the ground gras3 seed annual larkspur popples and batehelor buttons or cornflowers will take care of themselves if sown at almost any time now do not neglect to labol each row or clump as planted it may tako a little longer to use stakes and string in laying out the claim has proved to be a bonanza the occasional strip of sand has yielded its yellow dust most profitably for a time on tho whole however more has been spent in tho quest for gold than was ever realized from it pcrature a reduction in tho loss ofl ii is not possible to set your soil moisture and a modified distil- sweet peas in in the very near future necessity apportions impartially to high and low alike horace button of water all three of these factors aro favorable to plant growth under usual summer climatic condi tions a further effect of the blanket of paper over all unoccupied soil spaces is to smother all weed growth i ljfsjj it is best to start them indoors in pota or boxes the word we had not sense to say who knows how gladly it had rung edward rowland sill mutt and jeff bud fisher ibeimg ft butcef fm a rau lords hoe will gmable- i i tv kub glbouis with j 1 the finest peopte im j 1m6lms the master leer orgcs to call his gugst sx lo oclock if trie wcathep is clgml thovrs goajajft follow xttc houwbs today jeffs royalties wont buy a breakfast for a canary