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ome chats by sauc mix best ls- a chine ood heart does a little extra e saying wild flowers oh the thrill of spring we never the ot welcoming with glad acclaim the tender bursting buds of plant lifo or over ccaso to wonder at the yearly resurrection which unfolds so surely ami marvellously before our eyes out in the woods from a lofty pine tree the crows fend forth their glee bon ovr lh meadow and through the aromatic pungent air ono could hard ly call his song melodious nor is it a chant but nevertheless he is heralded as the unieniably unable and friendly announcer o spring even though his song may bo boisterous and occasion ally raucous in quality then dowi far below him through the apparently dosistless frozen earth the delicately petalled hypatiea shyly and so quietly pushes up bravely from its cool sequestered spot and wafts its fragrant perfume scarce perceptible on the spring breeze j truly wild tlowers need their wood i environment if wc are to appreciate their full beauty one often wonders though wl ether it is because they are j a free gift that they are more and more in great danger of becoming ex tinct fo some reason children and end to relate many grown ups too seem to b- possessed with an insati able desir to pluck every wild flower they see and worse still it is not an uncomaio thing to see a bunch of withcre dog tooth violets or hypatiea lying folovr iu a ditch carelessly thrown there because the tlowers have drooped and faded from tho warmth ot the hand that plucked them thought lessly depriving the woods in that one discarded bouquet of many next year blooms tho lovely plot from which they were gathered will be much smaller or gone altogether the following year iu years gone by it was not too rare a tiling to find deep in tho woods near by our towns and cities the showy and much desired pink and white orchid or the yellow lady slipper to find tlieni now one must go far north where the miles of forest still stretch un touched by man climbing over logs and through its guard ot marsh lands one is suddenly confronted by a show of dozens of these wonderfully beauti ful and rare flowers a lovely bouquet is diseriuihialely picked and lovingly luany are loft for next years propa gation only to find tho following day t carload of people laughingly come out of yotr secluded spot with their rms full o these rare flowers many ot which were torn up by the roots nd every last flower hunted out we can never use nil these ono ciii imagin them saying as they sort out tho best ones and leave the others which are carelessly thrown by tho tide ot thj road to wither and die how much better it would be to al- iv remember the rule when gather- tag wild tlowers pick one and leave one a silent thank you for the woodsy g itow lovely our canadian woods couid become if determined efforts were madi to multiply aud protect our wild flowers in their own environment what bowers ot natural beauty can ada migl have there they grow their gardener the spirit king ot the forest who keeps the ground moist and i black and free from weeds in some mysterious way he covers them over carefully in the fall with a thick but light coverlet of downy leaves and in the spring quiet aud perfect his gar den bloom with forest preservation and wild flower protection along with education what wonderful places our canadian woods might become tne twilight hour story about wee chicks ard other little friends chapter 17 list time you remember i told you how well rover looked after billy and ven how he saved billy one time but rover looked after more than billy did you know that there are soiuo dogs that run after every kitty they see they dont caro how wo lovo our kitty if they seo her they run after her aud oh dear it they catch her theyll even kilt her perhaps isnt that awful well rover looked af ter fluffy and topsy aud tho littlo gray kitty this is how he did it of course you know rover had lots ot dog friends yes ho was even friends with tho dogs who ran after kittens but i to you none ot those other dogs could como onto mama ladys farm it they did mama lady would say now yon better go home so fluffy would be safe and immediately rover picked up his ears and all at once barking softly would run at the other dog it the stranger didnt run away hed bite him and make him go then dun after him hard away off over the lawn until ho camo to the divid ing fenco which belonged to tho next farmer but tho funniest part was this after he chased him and was so cross to make him run away ho was suddenly friends again with the dog ho was so cross to at first as soon as the dog got off lady mamas land l aud then the two would trot off to- gether like too good chums pretty soon the dogs knew they could just como so far and then theyd wait for him down the road oh he was a funny wise old dog you know even if he did take such good care of fluffy i dont think he was very fond of her not many dogs are real fond ot cats are they i think he was a little jealous ot her at first when mama lady brought hor home when she was just a little ball of thick furry kitty she was so cuto mama lady and billy wanted to play with her all tho time and so that made rover jealous even though they pet ted him too fluffy was pretty fright ened of big rover too at first and so until she got used to him they put him outside for a while when they wanted to play with her which also made him kind ot cross at her too mother of mankind to mother of mankind a lifesize statue wa3 built her name was segls pieterjo prospect and sho held worlds record as milking cow at lmpresslvo ceremony recently at seattle washington thu statue was unveiled april 19 lesson iii the rich man and lazarus luke 16 1931 gol den text lay up for yourself treasurers in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break through nor steal matthew 6 20 analysis i the purpose op the parabls ii the poor beggar iii the nich man i the purpose of the parable the surest way to aisunderstand this parable is to take it as giving us jesus teaching about the next world it is natural but unprofitable to ask such questions as is jesus teaching that there is an intermediate state be tween death and the last judgment hams boson or as wo thould say to piradise when the rich man die3 and has been properly buried he joes to hades tim greek word corres ponds with the hebrew sheol the place of the departed it normally means the place where all departed souls bo to await the final judgment here however it seems unusually to mean hell or tho place of torment not a place of waiting but of doom presumably jesus tells the story a3 it was usually told and without any thought of harmonizing it with theo logical ideas- ill the rich man the rich man in torment asks abra ham that lazarus may be sent to him with a drop of cooling water abra ham replies that between him and the rich man is a great gulf fixed and that the rich man has no cause for complaint for he has had his good time aud now it is lazarus turn our natural inclination is to say how i very unchristian can we imagine i that those in paradise look on with equaniirity at the sufferings of the j damned what had lazarus done that he had deserved apparently endless bliss and can we really be spring brings hope the farm is always aa interesting place la tha early spring no mat ter how serlouj the drought in sum mer how disappointing the harvests in the fall or how discouraglnfc the outlook through the bleak day3 of winter when spring come3 with its warm rains and the warmth from tho sun daily increasing there is reaew- ed hope all nature has lain dormant for weeks and weeks the world in the country ha3 seemed to bo at a stand still the farmer has been well- nigh in hibernation ha ha3 stuck close to the sheltering root aad the firosido then come3 along april and in re sponse to her showers and sunshine all thing in sight seem to come to life tho sap bogias to rise tho grass springs green the farmer gets out and seo3 his shadow and finds the air aud sunhlua good and dellclou to stay out in just a few ot these warm days and wo see teauu ot horses tramping too and fro in all tho fleld3 about us and hear tho familiar hum of tractors a3 they pull tho tlllago took or pow3 across tho fields another season ot work and hope is hero j springtime touches for the home or is jesus giving us here a doctrine i tl rn ij j tlio ricli for a while but then he was a good j 0 hell or is the fate of men conuen the not hover and he une lady loved eternally and irrevocably settled forj sifs asint beteistke took such them at death w e must remember the irit of jcsu5 than the answer of that this story presents us not with a airaham b these natural objec- map of heaven or he 1 nor with a tions are reallv bc tha p the prophecy nor with theological dogmas storv u a parab not an account of her so that was why he good care of her anyway next time ill tell you what rover did to fluffy one day when she was a kitteu gabble gertie a kid who knows the ropes can always get a free seat in the cir cus calm of nature it seems as if it were natures an sabbath and tho terra waters were at rest look dowa upon the vale profound aud tho stream is without motion no doubt if you were walking along the bank it would be murmuring with your feet but here here lip among the hills we can imagine it asleep oven like the well within reach ot my staff prof wilson but vith a parable the first part the future wc hare rather to of the parable giving the surprising ask wiial is it wh the par illus- lnterchangeoj fortune between che rich trates 0 whom was jesus thinking man and tne beggar is not in any way he spoke tnis parab it d unique similar stories have been cuit to be sure- but there e a closp told not infrequently within and witn- connection w the often quoted sar- out judaism and christianity indeed ing of j that the first sna1 bc it 13 probably right to suppose that in last and the iast slst tho kingdom the first part of the parable jesus is i o heaven will reverse the judgments taking over and repeating a jewisnj of earth such pharisees as make long version of a we iknown story it praver3 in pub or fast and pray to would therefore be a great mistake a reputa for piety on earth to pres the derails m order to arrive rece their reward they or at some authorized foundation of christian doctrine about heaven and hell the distinctive element in the story lie3 in its conclusion ii the poop beggar lazarus alone of figures mentioned in the parables is given a name lazarus seems to be an abbreviation for elazar meaning god help or we might say god help him it nay thus be emblematic of his condi tion apparently lazarus who was the victim of some loathsome disease could not walk he was dropped or chucked down at the rich mans gate and left there to do the best he could for himself he longed ro sati ate his hunger with the crumbs that dropped from the rich mans table but even this it seems was denied him to make matters worse he had come to them that is all they sought that therefore is al they will re ceive he who prays in secret lets not his left- hand know what his right hand does will have treasurein heaven it will not iio for the former to declare it is not fair it will be open to them to claim some of the reward of the latter it is a matter of spiritual and moral impossibility- isolated eighty persons who live within three and a half mile3 of coleford gloucestershire eng are at times cut off entirely from the outside world they are the inhabitants ot drybrook a hamlet between the spurs of two hills in the forest ot to suffer the indignitv of having liis dean and they live in conditions that sores licked by dogs he could not keep them off we are apt to contrast the sympathy of the dogs with tho cal lousness of the rich ian recall the middle age3 drybrook ha3 no public lighting nor drainage no main water and worst of all no peace tuoro is a greon land hid away within tho hearts of all a pleasant land ot light and shade whehe happy voices call beneath it3 wide and azure skle3 its cool clean house3 rest in gardens wide where rosos blow upon the warm soils breast and wideeyed women sit and spin beneath the tall tree3 shade and in the fields the men at work are strong and upright made a river flows through that fair land by meadows lush and green no boat with oar piles thereupon nor ship with sail is seen but cattle lie along it3 banks or stand in shallows calm and woolly sheep with tinkling bells soothe heart and ear with balm and every home is full ot song and every back unbowed and every head is lifted high and every face is proud there 13 the hush of eventide when purple shadows fall the shepherds oa the hilltops high across the valleys call and men let go their pleasant tasks and children cease from play and bleating kld3 run to their dam3 and homeward all things stray then when tiie silver moon is flower ed and fireflies gem the breeze the silverthroated nightingale3 give tongue in all the tree3 in praise of him who loveth all the lower the man the beast and guardeth all and guideth all the greatest and the least charles grenville wilson in the christian science monitor new paint for the front door la driving through the country what is more pleasing to the eye than a lovely freshly painted front door at soma farmhouse one house owner reenameled his door in white the surfaco wa3 in fair condition but that part ot it which was exposed to tho weather wa3 bad ly blistered first of al tho door wa3 thoroughly scrubbed with a solution of sugar soap aad hot water sugar soap caa bo purchased at a drug shop about half a pound la half a gallon of water is sufficient when the paint wa3 thoroughly crubbej the door was washed off la clean water this removed every trace of tho strong alkali which was used in the scrubbing procoss after the washing down had been completed tho door wa3 wiped with clean rags tho next process was la scraping tho surfaco ti1i3 wa3 douo with aa old knife caro being taken that no cut was made into tho wood itself the surfaco wa3 a bit uneven and it was rubbed down with a piece of pum ice stono and tho door was given a coat ot filling this coat is not es sential though it is usoful where the door 13 exposed to bad weather u3 it make3 a good foundation for tho coats that follow filling 13 mado up ot red lead white lead and boiled oil it can bo purchased ready for use for white enameling nothing is bet ter than white lead flatting for an un dercoat thl3 may bo bought already prepared it will dry very quickly and so must be applied fairly rapidly undercoat- ing doe3 not spread well and it show3 the brush marks but this is all to the good a3 it give3 one excellent prac tice for the actual enameling it you can get a good surface with the un derrating there is no fear ot faiiing with the enamel the number of coats required will depend on circumstances generally speaking three coats will be sufficient though if you have to paint on a dark surface four may be necessary to cover it tl is a good rule to continue giving coat3 until none of the original color shows through nothing remain3 now but to apply the finishing coat of enamel but here let it bo emphasized that you will never be able to make a fine job of it unless you use the best enamel experts always say use fresh brush- j es for enameling but it s our opinion j that nothing 13 better than the ordinj ary brushes that have been used be fore for paint work apply tho enamel quickly and freely keep the brush well down else the enamel will tend to run down to the stock and so sloo about julia w wolfe prepares to study sun eclipse in 32 h t i i roa tae on approach is by a the dog was an unclean vnimaha p mere scavenger we are no told that wrough the woods projecting tree lazrus was a good man and we should roots deep pits and swamps are a not understand jesus to mean that danger to life and limb at night time any poor man who has been sufficiently tradesmen are often unable to de- and miserable n this life yrijlhiver essentia supplies doctors have in that of our neighbor if he had bad temper a mans m03t constant companion is himself a companion never to be shaken off from birth to death yet ha who 13 careful to ehoase desirable companions often forgets to train himself in the essential of happy living to live in the same house with a bad temper is disagreeable en ough but some men and women con demn themselves to live in the same body with a bad temper which 13 ona of tha worst discomfort imagin able discontent much of our discontent in life is due less to any lack of our own lot than to the seeming overabundance is it true you have been arrest ed so often yes mum i couldnt have been arrested any oftener if i owned an automobile start spring chicks right path sweeps across canada and new england visi tors plan to view pheno menon scheduled for august 31 new york plans are already be ing mado in connection with tho total eclipso ot tho sun which occur3 oa aug 31 1932 and will bo visible la canada aud maine declares mary proctor in the ny times the eclipso begi113 at suurlso north of siberia passs within about fi5 degrees ot tho north pole sweeps down across hud son bay tho province of quebec northern vermont new hampshire southwestern maine tho eastern pro jection of massachusetts and ends at sunset iu tho atlantic ocean a party of astronomers of tho uoyat astronomical society and their friends are coming to america about july 22 1932 in what might bo suitably term ed tho eclipso ship which will land them in montreal announces this writer as tho eclipse is not duo until tho latter part of august this affords an opportunity for those members of the royal astronomical society and their frlond3 who may bo desirous ot visiting tho great american observa tories to spend tho interval to advant age consequently arrangements are being mado for a visit to the dominion astrophysical observatory at victoria bc and an opportunity will bo given for enabling the members ot tho party to onjoy a view of banff and lake louise en route thonce u10 journey will be continued via seattle to san francisco where entertainment will be offered at berkeley university and at tho lick observatory on mount hamilton california after proceed ing from san francisco to l03 angelej a visit will be made to the mount wil son observatory noted for its marvel ous collection of telescopes including the giant 100inch of worldwide re nown truly this observatory hai been termed the mecca of astrono mers to visit lowell observatory returning eastward a brief stay will be made at williams so as to enable those interested to visit ths grand canyon fter which the party will proceed to flagstaff ariz to see the lowell observatory which contains some of the finest photographs of mars and other planets thence the jour ney will be made to chicago which offers the double attraction of the ad- ler planetarium recently erected and the yerke3 observatory at williams bay wi3 the object of special in terest here will be the great fortyinch refractor the largest in the world from chicago tho party will entrain to boston after which there will be a geueral stampede for the purpose of securing the best position for obtain ing a view of the solar corora at tha total eclipse of tho sun on aug 31 a3 the width ot tho track is about ninety miles there need he no overcrowding and there will doubtless be convey ances of all kinds from automobiles to airpane3 in readiness to convey all those intent on observing the awein spiring spectacle wherever they have planned to station themselves tha duration of totality ranges from 105 second3 0 1 the southern edge of hud son bay to ninetyeight seconds on tha coast ot maine totality at good time totality occurs at a convenient time in the afternoon the central line ot totality reaches from pierreville que to biddeford me and passes over the white mountains the northern limit reaches from st jean de challlons que to richmond me while tha southern limit extends from montreal suitable stations are from the southern agriculturist by far the greatest mortality and loss encountered in chick raising oc- curs during the first four weeks 0 t0 saem ma33 brooding one ot the most important threfl nver5 and sherbrooke in quo- factors in keeping the chicks iu good i ec portland me and portsmouta health and vigorous condition and n montre i too ear the track keeping them growing properly is trie exc for vetigatlons of a special feed which they are consuming character on the other hand boston a good allniasaratioa 13 as follows ver so lbs ground yellow corn 20 lbs i standard wheat middlings 5 lbs ose to the track but outside be taken to heaven for compensation i sometime been unable he s simply repeating the familiar story for the sake of the moral which j rer w t0 is to bo drawn the poor man is cri ancl h lmd u to ried at death by the angels to abrai hauled up the hillside for buna to make the not so much we should discover few- iit the sick i er deficiencies for oursplves we be are not so greatly dissatlsled with what we miss a3 with what he has ground raw bone 5 ibs ground lime stone any commercial gl high in calcium carbonate 1 1i ccrnnion salt skim milk used freely ro water ilrst two or three weeks cjj liver 0 2 pints to 100 pounds iraztt whet chicks do not get direct sunlight mutt and jert- by bud fisher golf is a memcrv c- in planting grass the line seeds of grasses and legu mes require a firm soil that is fine tilth and moist they are crr small in size and if seeded too deep ly will produce plants which either jack in vigour when they eznir above the ground or are completely smothered tho sol should be firm so that the secd will not le buried too deeply and so that mcisture viil be near the surface tj taekiute the germination of the smill seeds be fore the nurse crop becomes suffici ently well establlsfiej to mother h j srnai seedling kxperict c ia- 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