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sunday school lesson juno 16 lesson x judah taken captive 2 king 25 112 golden text righteousness exalteth a na tion but sin is a reproach to any people proverbs 14 34 analysis i the siege of jerusalem v3 17 again in palestine and carried away thence another large body of captives jer 52 30 the temple the palace the city walls the houses of the people all were burned or broken down the number of captives is given in jer 52 29 as eight hundred and thirty- two but the statement in our lesson v 11 compare jer 39 9 52 15 appears to indicate a much larger number the poor of the land who were left were place under the rule of a jewish prince gedalial v 22 iii the victors and tiie spoil vs 1321 the pillars tho bases and the brasen sea or basin aro described in 1 r r- kings ch 7 in the account of the h destruction ok the citv vs o12 building of the temple the brus thus iii the victors and the spoil vs i taken must have been in those days of 1321 immense value for vs 1117 compare jer 52 1s23 for the words with out weight v 1g see 1 kings 7 17 the language of psalms 71 and 77 in several pasages seems to give ex pression to what must have been the farm notes things have changed since 1492 introduction- the tragic story of tho siege and capture of jerusalem and the carrying away of the captives and the spoil is told also in 2 chn 30 1121 and more fully in jer 39 110 and 52 127 a brief account of the numbers carried away in three successive deportations of capture ap pears in jer 52 2830 the events of our lesson storv took pace in the years bc 5ss to 5sc in bc 597 the city had previously been taken by the chaldeans and many of lhe best of the people exiled along with the young king jehoiaehin sec 2 kings 21 117 2 chron 30 510 jer 21 1 this time in bc 5sc tho city and the temple were destroyed and only some of the poorest of the people left with gedaliah a jewish prince of good character a3 governor 2 kings 25 22 gedaliah was shortly afterward murdered by a renegade prince of ju dah whom he had befriended and trusted and the poor remnant of the people fled to egypt taking jeremiah the prophet with them the kingdom of judah came to an end with the fall of jerusalem in bc 58c and was not reestablished until the time of the maccabees in the second and first cen turies bc its entire history from the accession of david rbout bc 1010 covers about four hundred and twenty- five years the kingdom of israel which separated from judah after the death of solomon about bc 934 came to its end when the assyrians took samaria its capital city in bc 722 the prophet isaiah had witnessed the fall of samaria jeremiah was an old man when jerusalem was taken there must have been many who in the hard conditions of captivity and exile re- menbered and were helped by their teaching i the siece of jerusalem vs l7j zedekiah the last of the kings of judah s son of the great king josiah began to reign in bc 597 he was put upon the throne by the king of babylon to whom he swore a solemn oath of submission and allegince this oath he broke when he rebelled against babylon in the ninth year of his reign that is in bc 588 against this fash and foolish act jeremiah the prophet had repeatedly warned him assuring him that in continued sub mission to the king of babylon lay the only way of safety fcr himself and his people jer 21 110 27 118 etc from his place of exile in babylonia whither he had been taken captive in bc 597 ezekiel also denourced zede kiah for the violation of his covenant bond and oath ezek 17 1121 the unfortunate king seems to have been a man of good impulses and on the whole disposed to be guided by jere miahs good counsel but he was too weak to resist the pressure brought to bear upon him by the evil counsellors with whom he was surrounded it was in this same ninth year of his reign ybc 588 jiat nebuchad nezzar king of babylon came he and all his host against jerusalem v 1 the sicbe lasted a year and a half the defenders of the city made a stout re sistance at length famine prevailed and they began t seek safety in flight vs 3 4 the king himself was among those who fled by night but he was overtaken in the plains of jericho and was brought for trial to riblah on the river orontcs about sixtyfive terrible agony and distress of that dreadful time o god the heathen arc come into thine inheritance thy holy temple have they defiled they have laid jerusalem on heaps it is the same pitiful cry of unre lieved pain that is heard in the la mentation of jeremiah how hath the lord covered the daugh ter uf zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven to earth the beauty of israel cd cotton broadcloth orchid gingham miles north oyi3amascus7 wiicrc the with purple binding dotted pique in practical smart very slim and simple too is charming houso frock of linen ir dainty garden flower print the re vcrsible fronts which is an interest ing feature are piped in plain linen in vivid tone which is also used to bind narrow belt that fastens at either sido of front and ties in bow at back and to edge patch pockets its easily made see diagrams tussah silk in soft rose piped in deeper shade print- king of babylon at that time had his headquarters there he was treated with the barbarous and merciless cruelty of which even the highly civil ized chaldeans were capable the last scene upon which his eyes looked was the murder of his sons then blinded he was carried away to die in a baby- ionian prison such was the tragic end of a weak unprincipled and un stable life vs 57 compare the story as told in jer 39 17 ii destruction of tiie city vs 512 nebuchadnezzar began to reign in babylon in bc 005 cr 001 the nine teenth year of his reign will there fore have been bc 580 tho eleventh car of zedekiah who became king of judah in bc 597 see vs 2 7 fcfebuzaradan commander of the kings bodyguard was entrusted with the completion of tho work of destruction and spoliation and the deportation of tho captives five years later ho was patterns sent by an early mail french blue with white washable striped radium silk tiny yellow and white checkqd gingham and striped mens cotton shirting fabric are ex ceptionally attractive for serviceable wear style no 189 designed in sizes 10 18 20 years 30 38 40 42 44 4g and 48 inches bust measure takes 2i yards of 40inch mattisil with hvi yards of binding for the 30inch size pattern prico 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred how to order patterns write your nam and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20e in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide sttorbnto protecting calvei against blackleg in certain eetlou of tuo country particularly where tho ilruluaro la poor cntllo mvior flutter ui through the dlco t blackks- which which nttirkfl caliron after llivy urn six mouth of abo nml tip in du ll me that thy nr two yoara old it soldoni attacks cuttle of othor and rarely affects other cl0303 of llvo stock dr a k cameron chief vet erinary inspector of tho department of agriculture at ottawa describe the disease which is marked by loss of appetite dullness and high tem perature swelling of tho body above the legs at any point is a common symptom and is accompanied by a crackling sound when pressed with the hand tho crackling dr cameron explains is due to tho formation of gas in pockets in the tissues beneath the skin fortunately tho disease is preventable by vaccination with black leg aggressius filtrate or vaccines pro ducts obtainable through local agen cies druggists and veterinarians in bulletin no 117 ot the department of agriculture instructions are contained for submitting specimens to tin labor atory of the department for examina tion a few drops ot blood of an ani mal that is suspected ot having the disease in an equal amount of glyc erine may bo placed in a phial if a phial is not convenient a few drops of the blood it dropped ona sheet of clean notepaper and allowed to dry will answer as a specimen in either case tho packago must be carefully packed with the senders name and address and the history of the case and carefully wrapped according to instructions contained iu the bulletin which is obtainable from the publi cations branch of the department dr cameron recommends as a preven tive measure the inoculation of young calves before they go to pasture and in bodly infected districts inoculation agaiu iu tho fall is recommended a substitute for skim milk in hog- raising while it is recognized that dairying and hog raising go well together one need not bo discouraged in undertak ing to raise pig3 in the absence of a byproduce of dairying fishmeal a commercial product of considerable importance is proving a useful sub stitute to skim milk as a supplement to the grain ration during the fatten ing period at a trial carried out at the agassis british columbia experi mental farm during sixtyfour days the two feeds were compared two pon3 were fed a ration consisting of one part bran one part corn meal two parts shorts and seven per cent fish- meal two other pens were fed a sim ilar basic grain ration except that no fishmeal was included the hogs were given instead ot the fishmeal six pounds of skim milk per day per pig the milk was charged at 25 cents per hundred pounds and the fishmeal at ss0 per ton while the skim milk fed groups produced lightly cheaper gains the rate of gain was practically the same for the two lots in his re port for last year published by the department of agriculture at ottawa tho superintendent of the farm con clude that the results secured from this experiment and previous ones show that skim milk at 25 cents per hundred pounds give3 cheaper pork than fishmeal at 70 to 80 a ton- the difference in the cost in this test amounted to about two cents a pound of gain made by the hogs varieties of strawberry for canning the strawberry holds an important placo in the dessert fruits enjoyed by tho people of manitoba the home garden crops on many farms provide fresh strawberries during the ripening season as well as large quantities for canning purposes tests for suitabil ity for canning of different varieties grown at tho morden experimental station were made by tho university graduates in home economics mr w r leslie tho superintendent of the station in his report for last year gives tho resujts of fjuj tests on tho basis of colour of tho fruit whon canned the varieties turning out very rich red fruit aro given as mar vel premier prince easy picker and a few others including champion for good colour dunlap dr burrill and progressive stand high of the med ium pink to light red colour glen mary minnehaha nokomfs and mastadon aro classed ot the lighter holidays and health garden service health protectionfor the holiday- ii r l wker has coma to bo regarded as an all the latest wrinkles tor the important necessity the extensive amateur gardener to automobile traffic of recent years hasj helo make the home caused tourist camps and highway re- j freshmeut booths to spring up ini great numbers unless these tourist services are properly cared for theyj may ba the means of spreading dis ease improper sanitary measures in- more beautiful flowers for shady corners in even the larger gardens there aro always some shady corners in which the ordinary flowers will not do well iu tho averag iu r up these spots is ever ated food and refreshments must all ot fill fences and be avoided in order that the tourist more dfflcult bcea and others using these facilities on tho highways may bo safeguarded the eluding polluted drinking water fly gobackyard the problem nuisance infected utensils contaaiia- in hoselyplanted trees add to the shade however there are many flowers provincial ipartmentftiealtu 7mcl will do well in these dark cor- kino of spain opens huge fair replica ot santa maria ono of columbus ships at seville exposition which was recently opened by the king ot spain poor coloured varieties stenvens late rockwood giant cooper and a few others are named the report of the station for last year published by the department of agriculture for last year published by the department of agriculture at ottawa gives the other qualifications ot these varieties in cluding softness productiveness and shape the report is based on a four- year period with fruit grown at the station and canned uuder definite con trolled conditions mr leslie observes that fuly red berries are desired in order to obtain the best bright colour in the canned product black reporters on african paper natives not backward sir edward garraway states is from basutoland the st lawrence route victoria colonist cons the can adian pacific railway company re cently sent a questionnaire to 300 travel experts in the neighborhood ot resigned from active service and am buffalo detroit cleveland chicago visiting this sido of the globe for the milwaukee and st louis in the anj first time in my life the trjp acres finds canada quote a change from own land sir edward garraway kcmg and lady garraway were among pas sengers who disembarked to spend a holiday in tho dominion i am merely here to try to take a holiday remarked sir edward to a reporter when he arrived i have swers received it was shown that only 35 of these knew that montreal was 200 miles closer to europe than new york there were 20s who were un aware that montreal is the second largest port in north america only 41 knew that montreal has a thous and mile3 ot navigable tidal water fiftyfive only knewthat75 per cent of the population of the united states is only seven days from europe via tho st lawrence fortyone show ed acquaintance with the fact that a ship leaving montreal is in sheltered waters for two days steaming the lack of knowlcdgo of transportation conditions affecting such a port as montreal is amazing when it is ap parent among those whose business it should he to know i tho nrmy should tako only mar riod men why becauso theyra trained to take orders of course has been wonderful and i am anxious to see as much of your country as i can in a few weeks i intend oging asfar as vancouver and back jt is quite a change from africa as you can imagine although africa is a wonderful country sir edward who was resident com missioner in basutoland and in bcchu- analand stated that he still has a hankering for the country where he was a pioneer i fought in africa first and am proud to say that i fought alongside somo very fine canucks whom i thought were the finest fellows in the world since that time i have seen africa grow it is not so long since i saw one of our young men in ba sutoland return from edinburgh as first class surgeons many people have the idea that because they are black they are not a progressive race i would like to disillusion them tho basutos are progressive they have three newspapers all printed in the native language and they aro do ing well i will not say that theirre- porters are as up to date or shall i say americanized as you people here but the papers if one can read the language aro really worth reading africa is a coming c6untry and i think that everyone that has lived there liko myself has a hankering for it once they have left it spects all tourist camps and highway ers and refreshment booths each year where according to miss isabels preston a conditions ore found satisfactory and specialist in horticulture v th tho equivalent to tho standards adopted experimental farms the follow 1 ng list by tho department conspicuous ban is recommended for growing in nam nors of approval aro given these shade alyssum candytuft ciarhi- aro displayed in prominent positions godetla ionopsidium aeaule larkspur by tho camp or booth and indicate to lupine marvel ot peru nemoplnia tlfc tourist where the safest and best nicotlana oenothera drummomit services can bo secured tpausy phlox verbena tho tuberous water i rooted begonia is also recommended nothing require more consideration f itlf tvlolle t than the water wo drink when away con etel e world from homo if contaminated it may n the j 2s cause typhoid or other illness a few w b wi vlttiwl simple precautions aro all that are ot brlllantlycolouved waxhke lo ers necessary tie cxtra troubo necessary 13 swimming ono of tho summers main attraci tions is swimming swimmers can- not easily avoid taking somo water into tho mouth noso and ears conse quently the water should bo a3 sate as that required for drinking purposes all indoor and artificial pool3 must be chlorinated in order to protect tho bathers in open streams or lakes on tho other hand it is seldom feasi ble to treat tho water by chlorine as in closed pool3 under these condi tions the bather must exerlces dis cretion about the quality of tho water in which he swims running streams or lake3 may be receiving sewage or other contamination so close to the bathing area as to make it unsafe for use safety demands that you look around before you dive where pos sible use artificial pools they are treated for your safety milk be careful about all food away from home particularly milk milk is re sponsible for the spread of much stck- ness pasteurization protects the consumer against this danger sate milk i3 pasteurized where this can not be secured it may be rendered safe by heating to 142 f for 30 min utes it raw milk must be used get it from a dairy freo from infectious diseases and from cows that are free from tuberculosis sanitary conveniences outdoor closets are tfie usual sani tary conveniences at camps and sum the row rillia j that the extra trouble necessary i well worth while 1 sheep manure for building up garden soil nothing reavp takes the place of wellrotted manure but in the towns and cities it is almost impossible to secure this too often one is only able to ga very strawy manure which will take years to break down and become of much value the man with the small gar den can got round this difficulty by purclmstng pulverized sheep manure which every dealer in seeds carries this material will add that vitally- necessary humus to the soil and is particularly advisable in the case ot gardens which have received regular applications of chemical fertilizers for 6ome years pulverized sheep manure has another advantage in that it is heated while being pro cessed which kills any weed seeds where one gets a load ot theordin- ary manure he must bo prepared for a fresh crop ot wead3 sheep manure used for enriching tho soil and adding humus with nitrate of soda to hasten growth in both the vegetable and flower garden makes a good com bination flowers for winter bouquets the first killing frost which turns a garden of beauty into a drab tangled mass of twisted blackened stems always brings a sharp pang of regret to the owner no longer will he be able to gather a generous arm ful of bloom for indoor decoration this regret however will be tern mer cottages a pail closet wlthjpered if provision is made now for lots of dry earth or ashes thrown on i the growing of certain flowers th the contents after each visit clean- blooms of which can be dried an4 ed every week and made flyproof is will last indefinitely chief among more sanitary than a pit closet a these is tho helichyrsum or straw smallquantity of kerosene added to flower this is a liardy annual aboul the pail helps to keep it free from j two feet high producing large lit flies and odors plush closet3 are of i forentcolourod blooms though mainlj course most desirable but chemical yellow until lato in the season toilets employing a caustic solution i another one is the rhodanthe which are well adapted for u3e at summer cottages they can bo had at a rea sonable cost and aro installed either indoors or out when given reason able attention they are flyproof freo frofn odors and quite satisfactory pathenia her father called from tho head ofthe stairs what time is mf a quarter of ten father she stolen treasures found in valise australan crown jewels said to be worth millions of dollars casablanca morrocco tho au3 trian crown jewels stolen in 1921 were discovered in a valise checked in tho town of safi tho valiso contained the famous im- j perial necklace worth millions of dol lars and many other valuable articles belonging to the crown collection it was believed that mailda italian who was arrested when hs trisd to sell somo of tho jewels was merely a tool for an international band of thieves and confidence men hard job pity our warils couldnt be as easily supplied as our needs mil z v t s v c p noah sailed tho waters blue heavily over the midnlgnt air ul fib liad troubles samo as you atari tjio clock again when the young j f6r forty daya drove ark man goes out for breakfast boforo il0 foml1 a placo t rfc mutt and jeff by bud fisher they get ready to dodge the roliingpin yshh wlfg hfars us coiwe no shell m yserhe may be had in a white or a bright rose tho statice comes in mauve white and primrose and combinations ot the three a fourth is the acioc- linium which may be had in a white or a bright rose all these annuals in addition to their winter bouquet qualities will make a splendid show in the garden during the summer and early fall as wel for preserving tho flowers with long stems should bo picked just before opening and hung in some dark warm place to dry the chinese lantern plant which is a sort ot an ornamental variety of winter cherry also grown for permanent indoor decoration as the pods turn bright red and puff up life chinese lanterns when dry the perennial and annual larkspur can also he dried and will mako a fair bouquet al though it is inclined to bo a little more ragged than those regularly re commended for this purpose do not forget i do not forget that theres somebody who thinks of you day by day who sits by the wlndowand watches ann who roes not ofrgetto pray you may be immersed in your busi ness and have lots of big things to do but do not forget in the meanwhile that dear heart that thinks of you do not forget that theres somebody who needs a kind word now and then who aches tor a smilo and clasp and a word of true love again you may have a lot to sco to and irons in tho arc galore but love is a bislnos too big to leave to the days of yorp a hand- sir b c growth growth 13 one of tho ovldonccs of life and growth in character is an evidonco that your ambitions aro still alive there is no standing i still in nature when we cease to make pro gress wo begin to retrogress and tho man who expresses satisfaction with his level best and does not try to raise tlfat level will soon find his best sinking to a lower fevel as the level of a fresh water ikcwhl lower if springs or streams of fresh water cease to como into it f s barrow i it you have knowlcdgo let others light their candles at it v