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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1929-08-08, Page 6(Science Reveals, Age Old Facts blare''''Relics of ice 'Age in Austria Come to Light • .Through Man's Hobby • Vienna -Evidences of in•ehistoris life of blab and animal in the Ice Abe . are more or less abundant, in western Europe, especially in Prance, but in central and southern Europe they are extremely rare. The important re- sults of excavations which; have boon carried on in the: Teufelslucke Caves, near Eggeubut•g, . in lower 'Austria, therefore, are all the a ore: valuable: Mainly through a local resident, Josef Kraliuleto, who was an archae- ologist by hobby rather than by train- ing, for More than half a century excavations w'erecarried. 6ii which. led to the discovery Of the relics of Ice Age known to present-day natural science -groat elks, mammoths, wild horses, cave boars,. cave hyenas, riti- ,noceroses with woolly hair, reindeer, etc. Ptcrther, small ftiut tools and knives were unearthed, .'not bigger than safety -razor blades but of such stone as has indicated to geologists that either the primitive man who used them came himself from some far dis- tant place where such 'flints are to be found or had connections • with that district. Small heaps of char- coal excavated were recently 'ex- nmined microscopically by an expert, Who has declared. them to be the ye- 'mains of coal which had been form- led from the conifers, now found in 'only the Highest alpine regions,' Thus clear proof' was .supplied. of the ex- ;tremity of the climate 16,000 to 18,- '000 years ago. Excavations are being carried on. 'by Prof. Josef Byer, a leading Aus- trian authority on prehistoric man, ,who hopes to discover the remains la human beings from the Solutre period -contemporaries ofthose whose bones,'were excavated at 'Solutre in Fance in addition to 'other evidence of first' importance to n; scientific knowledge of the 'ice period.' The excavations hitherto made in this cave, which seems un- doubtedly to have served as a hunt- ' unt' ing 'station for prehistoric man, are all carefully preserved In the Krahuletz Museum. at Eggenburg. Tell the World London Daily Telegraph (Cons.): British manufacturers are losing trade in Canada and elsewhere not be- cause their goods are inferior or be- cause their prices art too digit, but because they hide their light under a bushel, . .. Those manufacturers- and there are stili too many of them In l8agland-who think that, when they have made` a good article and quoted a fair price for it, they can wait for buyers to Joule to them are laboring under a fatal delusion. Our potential customers in Canada and other Dominlons cannot be expected to search out the British firms that might eupply their eeds The moun- tain will not come to Mehemet, but Mahomet must go to the mountain, In other words, our would-be export ars need to make their goods widely known before they can sell them, and any itngehing belief that advertise - 'meet is a luxury Instead of a neces- sary must be eradicated from the British business mind. h Talkie Talk London Daily .Chronicle (Lib.): 'Without; the• slightest wish to crab the much -talked -of Tallies, but rather with the Intention of . echoing the ;thoughts of moot prudent' people, we .would suggest that the Talkies are .befog talked about a little too much 'and a little too loudly, The Talkies are a •wonderful achievement, and alt those patient and ingenious ex- 'perimenters who have accomplished it • are entitled to the warmest con- gratulations. But the assumption that the older- "anent drama" ' has automatically become a back number should not be accepted without the soberest scrutiny, He: Tom says you don't count at 'all with him. She: Nb. lie' must have kissed me ra 'hundred times, but I didn't count. (Conservatism and the Classes Saturday t Review (London): $ttalrespeare himself is the most ef- CfeCtive. of Tory agents If Engli,.h education consisted, like the Roman, almost exclusively' of the study of the national poetry, our Socialists could i shut up shop. The Englishman's political ideal, when he is not led as - trey to follow after strange gado, Is the maximum of private liberty com- patible with public order. That to also, in one of its aspects, the ideal of ''the Conservative )arty; 'and it is what Shakespeare- meant by .that • 4enagieal' and most English phrase, k'night's rest and neighborhood." . �Tlte tone of English literature is so ucurably aristocratic that the Com; Orvatives have 'n'o' need to worry bout propaganda. They have but encourage the sale of cheap e_di- Mous of the natiodal classics, ;(Dur International Bounslary Tthe International Boundary be. (ftween Canada and the United States, ;eluding Alaska is 500, I-i,ilee in ngtli f Coins of Herod Come to Light Three 'Tombs' Found in Pale- stine Shed Light on Biblical History Jerusalem -Discovery of three tombs belonging to three distinct periods of Palestine's history lies been anuouneed, by Dr. William F'. Bade, director' pf the Pacific School of Its-. Retell, Berkeley, Calif„ excavating: at Toll en-Naebab;r; which Dr. Bade• be- lieves is the safe' of the -ancient -Mize pah. The discovery was made just as the excavators were Preparing to, end their work of the ,season The first tomb contained an assortment of pot- tery, beads and jewelry from the se- cond Phase dense; Iron Age in Pales-' tine, and may be dated from about 600 B. C. . There -was `evidence that earlier occupants had been removed during the Hellenistic period, because prac- ciaally all the furniture was left, in- tact. Of special interest to Biblical stn dents is the second tomb, because of a coin found init dated'in the reign of Archelaus, cruel sou of Herod the Great who ruled from 4 B. C, to 6 A.D. 'During his reign, . according to Mat- thew, the. parents of Jesus, upon their return from Egypt tb Nazareth, avoid- ed Judea in order to escape persecu- tion: Other objects in the tomb were equally interesting., belonging in point of time to the boyhood of Jesus. An unusual assortment of pottery from the early...Iron Age (1200 to 800 B. C.) was found in the tilled. tomb. There were More than 50 in- tact saucer lamps and an. equal num= 'bar of broken ones:. Scores of "email black jars with loop handles,.pre- sumably for oil, and about 30 'bea'uti- fully burnished bowls, including a unique jug, in theform of'a beehive were discovered, Dr. Bade believes this is the larg- est tomb group ever unearthed 'in Tell en-Naebelt, and hopes a more definite date of Its •constructfon may be discovered after'eareful study • of two fine Egyptian scarabs found. there. -Christian Science Monitor. Briand d Pa n r Euro„„a' Plan Held Result Of Years of Work Vienna -Count Richard Couden- hove-Kalergi, founder of the Pan- European movement, and advocate of a United States of Europe, discussing in•the•press M. Br'and's proposal to summon the first Pan -European gov- ernment conference this year, says that many reports to the coutrary notwithstanding, M. Br'and's decision is not tmprovished, but is the outcome 01 his deliberate policy, upon which he has been working consistently through the meetings at Cannes and Loearno and through the ICellogg Pact. Only non -settlement of outstanding problems from the war caused M. Briand to postpone the summoning of the conference after the Pan-Ameri- can conference last fall. M. Briand discussed the Pan•Etuope proposal with the statesmen of the lase League of Nations Council meeting in Mad- rid and found no opposition. Count Coudenhove-Kalergi consid- ers the present time favorable for M. Briaied's action. . Now, be says, a decision must be made between the old policy of balance of power, which led to the war, and a new policy of economic and political cooperation within the framework of the Euro- pean cultural unity. "The fifteenth anniversary of the outbreak of the last war will soon come," says the! Count, "when the question of war: guilt will again arise; but a more' important question is the responsi- bility in any tuture war. Alt oppo- nents of the United States of Eur- ope must share that guilt. In de- mocratic states people have hence- forth. no right to blame the govern- ment alone for the decisions taken." Naval Parity London Observer (Ind.): Two things must follow from the deflni- tion of equality. The first will be a swift and 'drastic reduction ot arma- ments, inevitable when cautious ad- miralties need no longer provide for J. R. Watkins, a large margin of safety to cover un-, certainties. The second, equally in- evitable, but even more significant. men's minds. � 1 be a disarmament mmament of men w i With actuality, established n mea - seeable terms, there must needs littli- sh al suggestions of rivalry, all ele- inettts of covert competition, between Britain and America . on the oceans. This is the very substance of the peace which we have alt dreamed of since 1014. No. 965 -Cutin ng Bloomer Dress. This style is designed in sizes 2, 4 and 6 years. Size 4 requires 2,,.yards of 36 -inch material. No. 287 -New Flare. Thisstyle is designed ;in sizes 16,18,,20 years; 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust measure.: Size 36 requires 30s.yards of 40 -inch material with i,!i, yards of 27 -inch con- trasting and 1% yardsof binding. No. 394 -No Vender! This style is designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 86, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires. 3% yards of 40 -inch material with d'e' yard of 36 -inch -con - las ing. 6-inch-con-rasting. No. 383 -Flattering ' : Lines This 'style is designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and: 42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 3% yards of 40 -inch material with % yard of 27 -inch' era material for panel facing. No. 875 -Novel Two -Piece Dress. This style is designed in sizes 6, 8,-1 0, 12 and 14 years. Size 8 requires 1% yards of 40 -inch material with 3s yard of 36• -inch contrasting and % yard of No:. 1883-Ou stdnding Smartness. Tilts .style ;•s designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years; 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust measure.. Size g6 requires 3 yards of 40 -inch • ma erial with % yard ,of. 40 - inch contrasting.. Eiiib. No. 11117 -Design for Bolster Cover and Cdrtains. Pattern provides. motifs for one pair.cuitains and one bolster coves. Design for bolster cover fnottitsres 24 1»' 9 inches. Motifs for curtain measures 6 by 13 inches and 24 by 9 inches for valance (blue). We suggest that whep you send for this pattern, yip- enclose .10 cents addi- tional for a. copy of our Papillon Magazine. It's just filled with deIight- ful styles, including smart ensembles, and cute designs for the kiddies. }IOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plailt ly, giving number and size of such pattern,. as you want. Enclose goo in stamps 'or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73• Wes: Adelaide St., Toronto. Patterns sent -by an early mail. ALL PATTERNS 20 CENTS IN STAMPS OR QOIN (COIN PREFER- RED.) WRAP C OIN CAREFULLY. Florence, Italy, ocked By 'Quake Florence, Italy. -• Fldrence was shaken by an earthgLake. The shock lasted about eight seconds and did considerable damage to wall and fools in neighboring villages. Roofs fell and crevices appeared in walls in Berge, San. Lorenzo,'Vicchio, Barberino, and Firenzuola,but no per- sonal injuries have been reported. The quake which was of undulatory character caused many to desert their houses and spend.. the night outdoors. Its epicentre was believed to be about 25 miles distant. The Piazza Miehelancelino and Le Casoine were full of fearful people, while, the population of the hamlet Mugelo went oat into the fields to sleep. At Bologna, the shook was lighter than at Florence. At Defenza the in- habitants were greatly alarmed. BELGRADE SHAKEN. •Belgrade. -A severe earthquake' was felt here. The epicentre was estimat- edto be about 60 miles away in the Rudnikdistrict. POPULACE IN PANIC. Buenos. Aires. -The populace of four towns are recovering from panic caused by two earthquakes which rook- ed their homes. The 'owns were those of San Rafael, "Tweny-Fifth of May" (a town named for Argentina's inde- pendenceday), Monte. Cornea and Col- onia Aimee:. There lith was damage e ed g and no casualties. "When'll ye be getting marrit, Don- ald'?" "Och, I dinna ken.. Sarah has some printed stationery she must' Use up first, and she dime write much on account of the postage." Economics and the Empire Winnipeg Free Press (Ind. Cons.): into force on July 2, reduces the Irish Empire trade 'solidarity is 'an kook - able thing, although the basis ' on which It is to be worked out is still to be found, It Is not aided greatly by what Mr. Snowden Bails the reck- lessenthusiasm of Lork Beaver- brook for .gree trade within •tile Em- pire and tariffs against all the world. It is not aided either by the South African 'treaty with :Germany, .;nor agate by Mr .Snowden's academic op. liosttion to protection of any deserip. tion. Economic pressure is •welding the Empire more closely together, and thoughtful studyof the whole question will have better results than the off hand expression of theories u-hieh may or may hot be support- able in view of the actual conditi Home Sweet Home! Coristine Jope:Slade in the Woman's Journal: Home is still there, but no one Is living in it permanently but the bary, The other ocettpmits wan- der cheerfully in and out and just leave it there till they come back. It isn't clamped over them like , a oioshe over lettuce for them to ma- ture in any more. Let us be stark- ly ,honest about this 'tomebusiness. It is the exlls's eyes titan, dint over "Home, Sweet Horne," not the oyes of the daughter of the house sitting In lne middle of the scene listening to the toughing words over the wire- less because it's the maid's might out. Vertical Aerial Photographs Vertical aerial photographs taken la Canada ductingthe season of 1918. bye the Royal (Sanadle Air Lorca for. the Topographical Survey, Depart - meat of file Interior, covered 31,400 square miles. , Fashions, for Me A courageous professor in North- , western University,. at Evanston,. 111., appeared on the • campus the other day:' attired hi a roomy' blouse' that topped conventional trousers, and left a V;sliaped opening at the throat' so that the Adam's apple might have a better chance to do its; "dally dozen," The. blouse. - long, mina and Full - completely. hid ,the most irksome and unsightly of human harness, the sus- penders, and; was:furnished with a broad, loose waistband at the mer'- dtan:of the belt. Deep, wide pockets set within easy reach of the hands, and sleeves shortened "to allow., play of the wrists; added serviceability • to the outfit. The innovation in cost- ume -appealed so strongly to the hale, erdasher who fashioned the blouse i accordance' with the professor's speci- fications that he is planning to put it on the market, so that all men have a chance to, become more comfortable. This revolution in ,masculine attire, thus boldly proclaimed. ha the face of a stupid tradition, . that insists that' Immo sapiens shall move about the planet in a 'somber, - heavy : sack drawn tight at the neck 'dud thickly wadded at the shoulders, should M- elee mark 'the beginning of. an era for the' emancipation of the fashion -trod- den .sale. For a generation women' have en- joyed freedone from discomforts>atid unyielding conventions, have in fact audaciously developed 'novelties in dress' that seize upon every beguiling• color in the rainbow.' Modistes blend, slash and fabricate so that the femin- ine frock to -day not only gladdens the eye, but also admirably serves every practical requirement, especially on a sultry summer day when an armored man becomes, a wilted cabbage. Let the courageous champion of refortited fashions for his fellows "carry,, on" his beneficent campaign, Vales s usher in a new reign of freedom. Let him add- riotous colors -perhaps deep purple or gorgeous crimson -to s men's street attire, so that the sedate business suit shall be permanently relegated to the attic and' the devouring moth: Let him dis- card is card that fluttering streamer of use- less toggery known as a 'necktie. Let him originate some dashing waist- coat designs, perhaps even an setts-. .tic substitute for ,the . old-fashioned vest; at present little more. than a bulging envelope for pencils, fountain pen, and watch. Let him design -a straw 'hat that • reveals some touch of individual ownership, end doesn't look like a million other. sun -kissed shim- mers.. Let this Intrepid crusader try ha wits ort the conventional dress suit and tuxedo, for years straitjackets of masculine misery. -Christian Science Monitor. Why: Not a Special • Session? on Quebec Evenement (Cells.); The newspapers of Ontario and the West are demanding a special sesstoh at Ottawa to formulate a national policy on the question of the tariff .An extraordinary session would cost the country a great deal of money, but we should take no thought of expense when so vital a question is to be eon- ,eidered. Cost what it may, Parlia- ment must find :a way to prevent the crisis which will burst on the day the Americans close their markets to Canadian products,, and Canada must present to the .world a commercial program, prepared with care by all parties interested. All those argu- ments are stated. by 'many newspapers in .the West, The attitude- of our IOnglish-Canadian colleagues gives 'us the liveliest satisfaction.' It proves that the return to the national policy, which made Canada the great country of the future,' is making'great pro- gress It is the first time that -hey have demanded energetic action a- gainst the tariff hostilities of the Un- ited •States. • °II' Speeding and Accidents Quebec Soleil (Lib.): Speeding .is the cause of most of ,our accidents, and it is remarkable that they are more -frequent in fiat countries like Manitoba than they are 'in more or less undulating countries like our own, Evidently the temptation to burn up the 'miles is very great, and far too many fall victims to it But itis in- conceivable that practically ten per cent. of accidents can be attributed to drunkenness. This species of culprit is severely punished in this Province, when he is arrested. But is he arrest- ed often enough? • 40. MiSS !S DtPPY. Haviu ! to •t plunged Having p g edthe cold Missi - s sippi, She was rescued repentant and drippy; And when •asked why she Jumped, "Just a psychical slump," She replied: "In a word, I was ellipse" . Figure It Out For Yourself! THINGS START MOVING BUT WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? meiainah records a fast moment in a resent' New York hall game between Brooklyn and St. Louis.. Landsman:' kley, you sailorman, w tat makes you think you'd be a good baseball player? Sailor: Oh, I've pitched and toss-' ed on the ocean for ten years. Outwarcl Bound As one oa distant travel bent Looks'seaward from the shore Of thie familiar Continent, Soon to be known no more. So o'er the boundless deep I gaze, .Fearless, and yet alone, Powerless to pierce the shining haze That veils the vast. unknown. -George Douglas in the Glasgow 1 Herald. Tourist Camas And Public Health U.S. Health Service tissue Bui lentis \Vhfch is of Inter est to All "Ontario _ . Towns Inplanning- long or .short tries by automobile` the ardent -touring fun often seeks the out -of -the way .roads inorder to :discover for himself the more beautiful spots of natare,, ands more practie,elly, to avoid the, beaten highways, width nowadays usually carry a *very heavy traffic. 'Phis, is particularly true i?' the Reason: is planning to camp out.. In prepara- tion : for an' automobile trip, • the U ;S. Public Health 'states that careful forethought is usually given to the necessary spare parts for the nta- °bine, the kind of clothing to take along, or the camping equipment needed, but often too little thought is given to one's Health and the safe- gnarding of it on the trip. This latter poitlt cannot be too strongly emphasized, because, 60 such a trip, 'living. conditions are of- ten changed so much by ovposure to inclement weather, lack of sleep, Ir- regular 'tours, and other factors, that the bodily machine may, per - baps, become more.suseeptible to et - tack frorn'.disease than it would un- der the normal home conditfoue. The safeguarding' of the health of automobile tourists, both ` on the roads and in the, camps, has become an important public health. problem: As .early as 1925 It' was estimated that in .thirty-five States there.evere more than 3,000 camps attendeli by over 2,000,000 campers. fn ' 1928, ;It was estimated' that, in California alone, there were 1,400 automobile pamps, In' otiler ,States, particul ally those with well advertised scenic areas,. titfdie were probably several thousand. .others. Invest; ment in camps of all kinds in the State of •Maine` has been estimated to exceed $5,000,000. Muclt'has been done within recent years to improve. tourist camps, but there is yet much more to do. For example, in one State in 1926 ,there were 233 camps inspecteand only 104. of, these could be approved. The problem is not a simple one but involves three important factors: First, an intelligent understanding of the situation 'by the people; second, the co-operation of State and local authorities, and 'the support of offi- cial and' voluntary organizations; and, third, and most impo'rtant, the. fixing of the responsibility for the maintenance of sanitary conditios. • In many States the resposibility fore tate sanitation• of tourist camps has been delegated to State health of- ficers by law. and to others, those agencies have undertaken itwithout express authority, In a few States •where the State agency is doing tite work, part or all of the authority has been transferred to district or local agencies or groups. Unfort- unately, there aro a fete sections in whioh the responsibility for the work has not been positively assumed by any particular department or group. However, those sections are in the minority, because within the lest few years much careful thought and din gent effort has been given by health authorities as a whole to malting liv- ing conditions for -campers as nearly suitable for them as possible. Such State agencies as have start- ed tourist camp sanitation work have usully set up regulttons governing the proper construction and ntaiutett- since of'thi0 kind of camp. The three principal Items in any set of reguloe tions might, 10 given as follows; (1) Proper camp :location; J2) Safe and adequate water supply; and (3) Salo and efficient waste disposal. Wiltat Is the effect of lecithin on a tourist camp -ground? This question might bo sub -divided as follows: (1) Is the site of empls size? (2) Is it provided with a reasonable amount of shade and natural shelter? (3) Will tate soil readily absorb and re- move water? (4) Is . the site acces- sible to' the tourist? (6)' Are utilities available from the eity, end, 11 not, are conditions mutt as to Permit the installation .of the necessary facil- ities? (6) Is the site susceptible of surdivision into netts? If those questions can all be answered in the aflitmativo in the selection of a parti- cular site, that site should be au ac- ceptable ono, Ways and` Means l'tldinburgh Weekly Scotsman (Cons.) : If the Government manages With ret a- mong waywt sa Y baro t to; ,Bance the rocks of controveesial a he can measures it C hardly escape sc p t quicksands 01 finauce, which, form all appearances, it is disposed to ignore. Schemes for the reductiou of unem- ployment and the encouragement of industry will have general support' if fouuded on a sound financial basis, but it augurs tether badly for the suc- cess `of such schemes that the Prime Minister has already committed him, self to the declaration that safe- guarding must be regarded as a dead letter. What other method can .be de- vised for the encouragement of the depressed industries,. to which less ob- jection can be taken, remains to be seen,.. The revenue of the country de- pends on floti'idhing industry, and al- through the Government proposes to inquire into the means of restoring the inking., iron and steel, and. cotton industries, this prejudice against a tried and effective method is not hopeful. - Montreal's Prosperity Le Canada (Lib.) : Two ::actors are present to establish without eentradic- tion that Montreal is brimfull with prosperity, We have, on one side, a substantial increase in the population, and, on the other hand, an appreciable reduction in the number of unemploy- etL This instantly leads us to the suppositio nthat there is an improve- ment not only in construction, but also in all the branches of human activity. .t appear that our industries are growing steadily, much' faster, in fact, than we imagine. I Sunday Sch Lesson cil of August 11, Lesson. Vt.-Daniel..Amorig the Lions -Daniel' 6: 10, -11, 10.33. Golden Text -The angel of the Lord, encampeth round about them that. fear him,.: and delivereth them,- Psalm 34: 7, ANALYSIS. I. 'rHE JEALOUS NOBLES V5. 1-11. II. THE HAtRMILESS LIONS, vs. 16-28. • IN?'nonopTtoN - Who was Darius the Median, ch. 5: 31? There is ne satisfactory answer' to this: question. The book of Daniel assumes that it was he Who conquered Babylon, and that he was succeeded by Cyrus the Persian (chs. 6: 28; 9: 1; 10: 1; 11:. 1). But it will be remembered that in Isaiah, chs. 40 to 48, Cyrus is rep- resented as 'having been chosen by God to overthrow Babylon, Isa, 44: 28 to 45: 1; 48: 14. In the story of the return of the Jews from exile there' isno mention of a Darius who reigned before Cyrus, Ezsa 1: 1; 5: 13. In the ancient inscript.os, and !'in the Greek historians it is Cyrus who con- quees Babylon, and who adds it imme- diately ,to his kingdom, We know, however, that there was 0 Median kingdom ' afore that of the Persians, and that Cyrus united Medes and.Persians in his kingdom, ch. 5: 28. Itis altogether likely that;the army of Cyrus. contained soldiers' of both nations. It has, therefore, been con- jectured that an officer of high rank, a Mede named' Darius, may have been made, temporarily, ruler ova:Baby- lon ander Cyrus. But it must be ad- mitted dmitted that the acts of Darius, as tescribed in ch. 6; 1, 25, 26, are not those of a subordinate ruler. In view of this and other equally serious historical difficulties it has been held by many modern scholars that the book of Dan)el is not to be .• regarded ,as history, but rather as a• well -told story, with Frophetic visions added,_ written long after the period , • of Cyrus, in the time of the persecu- tion .f the Jews by the Syrian king. Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 175-164), and intended .to encourage them to continue -steadfastly loyal to their an - dent faith and customs. This view seems. to be sopported by the fact.that in two of the visions of Daniel, Anti- ochus appears' as last of - series of kings, a "little horn" chat "made war Withthe saints, chs. 7: 8, 20, 21; 8: 9,an that , sug- gestive a in ch. 11 there is in . gstive language,, a detailed descrip- tion of the events of the Greek period to the death of this same king. The very great religious value of the book will surely not be impaired :,y this view. I. THE, JEALOUS NOBLES, vs. 1-15. It was a fine testimony to the high character of Daniel that his enemies could find no occasion nor fault in'him. They said "We shall eat find any occa- sion against this Daniel except we find it against him coneerniag the law of his God," As one of the three presi- nte he had no doubt held the princes (or ,,st•,aps) to strict aecoaut (v. 2), and so was hated by them, Jealous - of his preferment, and rebuked by his• integrity and faithfulness they sought to destroy him. Moffatt renders the first part of v. 3 as follows: "This Daniel distinguish- ed himself more than al] tho presi- dents and satraps because of his ram ability" The disaffected princes carne surging in a tumultuous throng before the king (v, 6 margin). They him by proposing that for thirty days he should be treated as a god no pe- tition during that time to be offered " to any other God, or . to any man in a plc of authority, The king showed price and foolish weakness in conserving to sign such an outrageous decree, discovering only when it was too late that the purpose tof the princes was to secure. the condemna- tion of Daniel. Honorable and faithful in all things concerning his duty to the king, Dan- iel, nevertheless, would not submit to this decree. His duty to God came first. There was no attempt at con- cealment, and no weak compromise. He went into his house and there offered his prayer to Grd three times a day .. , as he did aforetime. For the custom of turning toward 'Jere- sateen in prayer see I Kings 8: 44, 48; Psalm 55: 16, 17. The ancient Greek and othev versions reader the fourth word in v. 11,"kept vratch," or "spied upon," and that is probably correct. IL THE HARMLESS LIONS, Vs. 10-28. The princes of the Medes evidently distrusted the' icing's prieudsltip for Daniel, and their seal was added to his on the stone that was laid up'tn the mouth of the den , . that the purpose Wright not be changed concerning Dan- iel. The presence of such a Oen need not ot'oito surprise, for we know from the ancient inscription that hunting lions was king's sport, and apparently some of thebeasts were kept shut up p Inc that purpose. The king's displeasure and grief were sincere. Yet there was in his mind some faint hope that Daniel's God would deliver him(v. 16). His first word, when he visits the den in the early morning is the question, "is thy God .. , able to deliver thee."n His wrath was now turned upon Dan- iel's accusers, who suffered the dread fel fate which they had intended for ' him. Then he issued another edict commanding 'nen everywhere in his kingdom to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel:. For he is the living God, And he abideth for eve, ;. And his kingdom is one that cannot be deetr ',ved, And his dominion is everlasting; IIIe delivereth and rescu tit, And wotketh sighs ani wonders In heaven and in earth, Who hath delivered Daniel From the power of the ;lions.' -Cha:•les, in Century Bible. It is the same note of confidence that is struck here as in ch. 3: 17, 28. Otte can imagine -with what comfort and assurance such words would mime to the suffering martyrs of the Mae- cabe .t period. It was then that 1Vlat-' tathies, priest of Modin, ftf pile of a king's decree, said,"Yet will I and my sons and any brethren walk in the covenant of Our fathers, God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances,. We will not hearken to the king's trards to go from our religion, either on the right band or on the left." And he encouraged his. sons, the fameus Macibean brothers, to persevere in the way they had. chosen, by reminding than of the constancy and faithfulness of the her- oes of old, including Daniel who "for his innocency was delivered from the mouth of the lions." "And thus,' he said, "consider 'ye , .. that none that put their trust in him shall be over- come" • (1 Maccabees 2: 19-22 and