The Seaforth News, 1928-04-19, Page 2Sunday Sebool
Lesson
ditians, and turns disappointed away,
�TI, w.af;NINCS AND LESSONS REGARDING
TE r1ialias O' RicllRs, 24-27.
V. 22, Tie tauntingaway of so choice
a spirit ilnlzpires jostle to utter the
ISerrow'f u1 word: "With w1us t
tntilty irrbo the kingdom of ingdoGod t" •
enter
aback
The disci lesthese who have iarestaken
AprII 29. Lesson V. -The Cost of Pis I back rat bhiel Dronduncement. But
clpleshlp, Mark 101 17-27; 12; 41-44 Jeeus repeats the saying in a atilt
Golden Text—Where thy treasure Wider form U1O Words according to
la, there will your heart be also. --
Matt, 61 21,
ANALYSIS.
the beat ancient reading, run: "Chip
dren, how difficult It is to anter the
kingdom of God at all!" Sacrifice will
always be needed, and eaesifice ie al -
1, ROW ONS 0ANDIDATA FOR : Waitron ways hard. (Note that the render'1ng.
HONORS PAX1A D TO STAND CHRIST'S in our Authorized Version does not
TEST, 17.22, follow the best authottities. Jesus
IL WARNINGS AND LESSONS REGARDINC does not nreatnthat it i9 trustin
TI•IE MIAs or RICHES, 23-27, wealth that keepis men back from the
e. kingdom but the vary fact of possess-
INTRODUCTION—Wnow find Jesus
in it. Jesus usas the familiar saying
journeying, towards' Jerusalem and about the cameo and the needle's' eye
Seeing the solemn lemma et his lest, to enforce the point.)
areal te'the nation, It will be. re- Vs. 213 27.. In reply to the objection
appeal that, before setting out on Idisciples that thie
meindiered t g' of the aston;Gshad
this eventful journey, Jeanis had not would' seem to put the salvation of
only put himself entirely in the hands men beyond the reach of rossibi1itys
of God, but had required hie disciples 1 Jesus reminds 'thein of the power of
to do the same. Every one of thein i God. 'God, coniine to men in the midst
had been given the option of staying' of fife, makes things possible which
behind, or of coming with him; ane they, left to themselves, would not
Coming with him meant not merely 1 dream of doing. Solt was with St.
the leaving of all that they pgssessed, Francis of Assisi. Do the words of
but the taking of their livesain their ',Semis 'indicate that the man who had
hands, This we saw to be the mean- , now gone sadly away would yet snake
ing of "deny thyself" and "take up the great renufaela'l;:on? It would
thy cross." The disciples were tobe seem as if they did:
prepared even to suffer death at the(
executioner's hands for Jesus' sake.
s lives in pledge for Jes nce of Wales
haat put theirp g
And' the disciples had done this. They p��i
us i�C
sake. They were at this moment go-
ing towards a possible martyrdom.
All this must be kept in mind if we
are to understand the lesson which
now follows. A new candidate for
discipleship appears He is excep-
tionally gifted and endowed. He has
been wonderfully blessed and protect -
Uses Two Fingers
Types His Speeches But Is
Not an Expert •
London.—The Prince of Wales types
ed. No more promising aspirant had his speeches, but he only uses two fin -
ever presented himself, and we read gars. Visiting several workers' clubs
that Jesus "loved him," that is, set his in the East End of London the Prince
heart upon. having him. But can he enviously watched a girl's fingers
stand the test which the other diss flashing over the keys of a type-
ciples have stood? He is rich, and they writer.
ware pear. Can he leave lois posses- 'I have a portable typewriter," he
said. "Sometimes i 'type my own
speeches on a train, bdt•I can only
use two fingers." The Prince at an-
other club took a beating from a boy
in a game of ping poug. Apparently
not fatigued by his race through mud
and water to win the J-Iighland Bri-
cions for Jesus' salts, as they had left
theirs? This is the question.
1. IIOW ONE CANDIDATE FOR I{INCDOM
HONORS RAILED TO STAND CHRIST'S
TEST,
V. 17. The man comes of himself
with eager interest and with every
sign of deep respect. IIe goes on his Bade cross country race, the Prince
knees to Jesus, and asks, "Good Mas- then went to central London to see
ter, what shall I do that I may inherit
the life of the kingdom?" Eternal the Civil Service boxing matches.
life mean's properly, "the life of the
coming age, the blessed life of the
kingdom."
V. 18• There was something in the
words, "Good Master,'; or in the tone
with which they were ,uttered, that
scented to Jesus to be in need of cor-
rection. The man had used the word
"good" in a light and even unthinking
fashion, Did he reaiine the true mean-
ing of the thing he said? Jesus at
this moment points away from him-
self and everything else to God. God
alone is the good, the one source of
all goodness.
V. 19. Having thus prepared his
questioner to face the situation in a
really serious frame of mind, Jesus
answers the question, by referring
first to the requirements of the Deca-
kague, particularly the laws of the
Second Table, governng our duties
bo our fellow men. The promise of
the law is that those who observe its
commandments will "live." So that
the law itself • provisionally satisfies
the petitioner's requirement, "What
rnus't I do to inherit the life of the
kingdom?" ,.
Vs. 20, 21• The answer of the man
is that he has kept these command-
ments
ommandrents from his youth. It is an indi-
cation o£ his sincerity and ingenuous,
ness of motive that at this moment
Jesus set his choice upon the man as
one of the inner circle of his disciples.
When we read that "Beholding hnm
he loved hint," we are to think of
love' election. The aspirant had ind'i-
cated that he still felt that something
was lacking to his happiness and
peace of mind. Jesus now meets this
need by asking him forthwith to be-
come a disciple, and to throw in his
lot with himself. But in order to do
this, he must—like the other disciples
-renounce all that he possesses. Can
he do it? IIe is rich. He will ask
what he is to do with his property.
Jesus' answer is clear. He must di-
vest himself of his possessions Let
hint put them in trust for the poor.
Thus, giving up earthly treasure, he
will have treasure in heaven, Can the
man do it? There as no possibility of
his throwing in Ms lot with Jesus un-
less he does it. Is he willing, then,
to "deny himself," and "take up his
erase," and "follow" Jesus on the path
to martyrdom?
V. 22. The candidate for the life of
,he kingdom is •appalled by these con -
Too Expensive For Him.
'Why don't you'„get your! self a
cheap automobile?"
"I would if they weren't so expen-
sive."
Ecuador Accedes
To Slavery Pact
Notifies League of Adherence
to International
Agreement
GENEVA—The government of Ecu-
ador has notified the League of Na-
tios of its accession to the interna-
tional slavery convention which was
concluded at Geneva in September,
1927. Only two other American states.
Nicaragua and Haiti, have ratified the
pact formally.
Canada, which is the only part of
the British Empire that has not rati-
fied the treaty has signed it but has
not given formal acceptance. In the
same category are Panama, Uruguay,
Columbia and Cuba.
The suggestion has been made that
the United States should- adhere to
the treaty on humanitarian grounds,
just as many European governments
have done. But the only official res
pause so far received to that observa-
tion is that the United States abolish
slavery In 1865.
This One May Make It
Old 'Tike Fere Vp
London Desinpthes to the Ili: -
press from Jdtuanneuburg s'a'y that
a pitoitad battle Is raging between
rival Zulu ealuret,s-the Meatus' and
•th'e Mtenbas--abotut free miles'
tram Weenen, Natal, A baud
embedWith asleesels 'fs reported
hua•tying to join' In 'filo fight, Na-
tive wbanen and cbldrea leave fled
to Women. Mounted Iselioe have
left Pietermaraizburg to intervene.
Boosting' Marithii.es''
$5,500,000 Loan To Saint
John and Halifax as
Federal Aid
• pttawa.—Loans of $0,00Q,000 to the
UNUSUAL DESIGN FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL PLANE: Saint John Harbor, Board, and $500,.
It Is being made at Mention, Met outside Paris, to be piloted by Maurice 000 •to the Halifax Harbor Board, are
Droehin aerosis the sea, ' prcpesed by the Federal Government,
These advances are for the purpose
of constructing such terminal facili-
ties as are necessary to properly equip
both ports;
The proposed loans are the first to
be made to the new Board' of Harbor
reani
Ila toIold ®1.ms
•
At Ancient Telltown Fair
Commissioners recently appointed at
Oenach Taiiteann is to be: revived
in Ireland next Summer after a lapse
of many centuries, Translated into
words that are more commonly under-.
stood, the Irish are about to hold the
ancient Telltown Fair again. Estab-
lished about 3,000 years ago by Lugaid
of the Long Arm 111 memory of hie
foster mother, Telltown Fair was one
of the three most famous assemblages
of its kind, the others being at Tara
'and Carman.
Originally laws were promulgated
or rehearsed at these fairs and coun-
lcils passed upon local disputes. For-
edgn merchants came to them to dig
-
'play ,their wares. On the side were
1games'and sports, together with con-
tests in poetry and other arts.
I As it stands on the threshold of a
revival, Oenach Tailteann will em-
phasize the former side line of games.
The occasion will be In the nature
of Irish Olympics, though there will
be a Little Theatre tournament among
other artistic activities. The dates of
the games are suck that they will fol-
low% the Olympics at Amsterdam, ancl
it is hoped that a great deal of the
athletic. talent that will appear, In the
quadrennial games in: Holland will ap-
pear alsoin the revival of the Ta11-
teann.
J. J. Walsh, former Free State Min -
later of Posts and Telegraphs, is di-
rector of the fair. •
Emphasis is placed upon the ath-
letic competitions because numerous
promises have been received that some
of the contestants in the 'Olympics
will go to Dublin. The United States,
1Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Eng-
land, Scottland and Wales have al-
ready promised to send representative
teams.
The second week of the fair will be
given over to boxing,, swimming and
rowing contests. Ireland is one of the
most active amateur rowing countries
and boasts of forty-two rowing clubs,
including Dublin University (Trinity
College) • and University 'Co'llege of
the National University..
Along with the arrangements for
sporting events, the preparations for
-.the Little Theatre tournament have
progressed. Plays entered for compe-
tition will be acted every night in the
two weeks' period.
Increase is Sh s wn
In Canada's Trade
Figs res for the Month and
Year are Issued by
Ottawa
Ottawa—Canada's trade during the
month of February, 1928, totaitued 174,-
572,093, as • tannianed with $103,934,-
160 in January, The February total
was' made up of $88,565,196 exports,
and 086,006,897 imports, tbie, United
States was Canada's beat .catstonser,
Otto Republic taking 137,016,699 worth
of goods, On the other hand Canada
purchased from ,the United States
during February articles le the value
of 057,981,819.
The United I{ingdom . bought $23, -
1840,16'4 .worth of Canadian mercandlae
and Canada purchased &tura Fast coun-
try to the extent of 113,151,404.
With regard to Australia and New
Zealand, the February iignuree' .show
that the former counttty bought $1,-
098,761 in comparison with 1115,569
worth of goods bought by Canada
from Australia. New. Zeeland, how-
ever, sold snore than was bought by
Ghent Prom Canada; the flames being
$1371,219, compared with $1,085,663.
For the 12 months, endtng February
29, Canada's total trade was $2,325,-
957,107
2,325;957,107 compassed with $2,280,066,384
for the coIres11'anding 'period ending
February 28, 1927. The 1928 figures
represent $1,226,538,149 in exports and
$1,099,115,958 inoportsl
Mac "Does Charlie still ' write
poems?" Tom—"No, he finally mar-
ried the 'girl."
Hermit Thrush Stops Here
On His Way North in April
April is the month for the arrival arrow points and round spots. The un
hereabouts of the birds which have der parts are white and there is a
spent the Winter in southern latitudes. yellow ring around the bird's eye. The
Some arrive even before April, but cinnamon tail is always the identify -
they are not of the rarer species. ing mark of the hermit. I0 has the
Among the arrivals to be noted in habit' of lifting its tail several,. times
April is that of the hermit thrush. in after alighting, as though calling at-
the vicinity of Toronto this bird is tention to its marking. The hermit
likely to appear. in the woods or other has a qutet,•unobtrusive way of mov-
secluded spaces through April. As a ing about and possesses unusual
rule it goes considerably further north grace.
to build its nest. Only in its further northern nesting
One must be patient to gain a
glimpse of a hermit thrush. It is ex-
tremely shy. The bird seeker, to comp
within sight of this Intriguing spirit
of the forest, whose voice has been
praised afar, should choose a spot in
a thicket or in woods known to be
favorable' to this, migrant, and await
his opportunity..,
He should watch for an olive brown
bird, a little sinaller • than a robin,
with a bright cinnamon tall—distinct-
ly different from the brownish olive of
the back, The throat, neck and breast
locbality is it likely that one will hear
the bird's incomparable voice, for it
does not sing during migratory flight.
The hermit's song has been called the
finest !bund 1n nature. "It is not a
proud, gorgeous' strain like the' tan-
ager's or the grosbeak's," observed
John Burroughs, "It suggests no pas-
sion nor emotion, nothingpersonal,
but seems to be, the voice • of that
calm, sweet solemnity ono attains in
his best momenta. It realizesa peace
and a deep solemn joy that only the
finest souls may llcnow."
Sain John, N.B., and Halifax, in -ac-
cordance .with recommendations con-
tained in the Duncan report on Mari-
time rights,. Detailed plans, eecidca-.
tions and estimates for these works,
in addition to the deposit of deben-
tures of the boards to cover the ad-
vances, will be subject to the approval
00 the Governor -in -Council.
American :Unemployment
Notion and Athenaeum (London):
Lt ,would be rasilil to exolwde the yes -
that the rapid 'mechaniza-
tion" of Almeridan industry mals -give
rise, for ail the high •uuoh*lity of labs
in the United -States, to an awkward
unennployntont problem, It is pos
sdble, indeed, that', this problem has
only been prevented from emengdng
earlier by the development of the sys-
tem of installnent-purohaso WhIldh
gave, in the *aurae of 'its development,
a great Impetus .to, consteniptiona The
Mend of unemployment in the United
States dulling ire next few peace will;
therefore, bre of pendial. interest.
Her Palm Not Read.
Mrs, Aristah.Iiratt—"Have you ever
had your palm read, Mrs. Nou
vorich?"
Mrs. N.—"Wiry, of course not—I do
not work with my hands."
Speedy.;
An old negro, who was with the
army in France, was beating it for the
back areas as fast as he could go,
when he was' stopped by a white of
finer.
"Don't delay me, sub' said the
negro, "I'se gotta be on my way."
"Boy,' replied the officer, "do you
know who I am? I'm a general."
"Go on, white. man, 'you .ain't no
general,
"I certainly am,' insisted the officer,
angrily. y
"Lordy," exclaimed the negro, tak-
ing
aking a second look. "You sure is! I
musta been trabelin' some, 'cause 'I
didn't think I'd got.back that far yit."
•
"Then you deny," said the magis-
trate, "that you were rude to the po-
liceman when he asked to see your
license?" "Certainly, sir,'.' replied the
motorist. "All I said was that from
what L could see of him I was sure
his wife woiildbe happier as a
widow."
Just on the chance that it night be.
true, we intend to keep away from the
eminent adien'ists for the defence who
declare that insanity' is a contagious.
disease.
"He was bitten by hie own dawg."
'Was 'e now? How was that?" -"He
forgot -himself and spoke to tate dawg
like he does to his wife."
FLOWERS
and
VEGETABLES
NO. 10
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The "rRenter`o's Garder's
Even the tenant who Moves rGllnlar-.
ly on the first day of May can have, a
good garden, almost as beautiful, in
fact, as the 1'nan who has been farm-
ingthe same plot of ground for 20
years` Of course the man who rental
hiss place wi'l'l Have to do a Mttle more
planning, as lie must start from the
bottom each year, because ho is forced
to use annuals entirely, , But there is
a great variety of flowers in the latter
division. If 0. verandah screen is
wanted, or if one desires to corer an
objectionable back, fence, plant
gourds, Sweet Peas;,, Hops, tall Na-
turtlums, Morning Glories, or, even
wild cucumber, but when th latter is
used, it is advisable' to goout next
j! iii a to
inter, as th! 'i '9ne 1 d
w @ stuff a
spread into the neighbors' property.
A tenant can, hardly afford to p Taut ex-
pensive ,shrubbery, but he can make
a brave show with •groups of Sun-
flowere Cosmos, Zinnias, Salpiglossis,
Castor Oil plants and other tall or
bushy annuals: And then fot'"the re-
gular flower beds one can select from
a list of a hundred or more, with a
range of bloom from June until frost.
Colors in the Flower Garden.
It has become a popular idea to de-
velop flower gardens with one pre-
vailing color tone ,the majority of the
plants in the garden' being In various
shades of the Dolor favored, with a
few others planted to enhance by hem -
mollies or contrasts the general color
plan. 'Blue gardens are one of the
favorites for this type of planting, be-
cause of the delicate and effective
plantings that may be made by. em-
ploying a few groups of pink and pale
yellow to set off the blue,
While it is ,often said that blue is
the rarest color among flowers, the
fiat of annuals gives a wealth of ma-
serial, starting with the Asters in both
light and dark blues, and with the
Dwarf Ageratum for an' edging. Bluest
' of the blues is the Cornflower, more
effective for cutting than for garden
planting because of its rather medi-
ocre foliage, but a mass of it makes
a builliant blue patch. The, little Swan
River Daisies give dainty blue edg-
ings, and the intense colors of the
dwarf Lobelias make a vivid mat of
abler.
Of the taller growing annuals the
Larkspurs, cabiosue, or Morning
Bride and the 'annual Lupins are all
°fiefs subjects, both for 'ornamental
Plantings and for cutting. Daintiest
of al blues is the' ,Lace Flower, which
has become a favorite gro_euhouse an-
nual, Lower growing and with feath-
ery foliage to add to its beauty is
the old Love -in -a -Mist or. Nigella. For
fragrance in the blue garden, one
may Aly upon the ten weeks' Stocks
wh'i'ch ty411 furnish a fine,show 00 color
until the hard frosts..
Lettuce.
There is •room in the modern garden
for all three types of •lettuce. The
most easily grown is' the leaf Bort
Which wil give plenty of good salad
material with the minimum of effort.
It should be',sewn early while the
weather 'is cool, \and. thinned a little
for best'results. All lettuce •must be
grown quickly and to hurry this pro-
cess • cultivation, nitrate of soda and
watering when the' weather is,dry are
advisable. Head lettuce needs to be
planted early and transplanted to
eight inch intervals after the plants
have formed two or three leaves. Snip
off half the leaves when transplanting.
Bettieen the leaf and the head• type
and partaking something of the na-
ture of both is the cos lettuce. An up-
right growing form with 'long narrow
leave§; While self -blanching this pro-
cess may be assisted by tyingup the,
tips of outer leaves. Tho cos lettuce
is of as fine a quality as the head type
and is an excellent substitute for gar-
dener's who have not thepatience to
fuss with the latter. •
A popcorn` patch will be appreciated
by the youngster's.
Lulea are sown next monthfor sum-
mer use, and In August for the Fall
crop. Hill up like 'celery.
The old fashioned summer savoury
is an excellent tang for stews and
soups.
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1 Alberta ` Coal
For Ontarjo
Freight Subsidy. to Ontario Is
Planned to Force Down
Prices from the U,S.
Fuel 'V'atUe 18 Not So High 1
Curtailment of Shipping Sea•
son Will Also Militate
Against Western
Commodity
Ottawa,—ln an attempt to gtke On
tarlo a national fuel supply, the Fed -
oral Government has inaugtirnted a
test on a large scale of bringing Al-
berta coal to the .eastern Provinces,
particularly Ontario. Doth Ontario
and Alberta have urged ouch action by
the Federal Government for some
years An exhaustive inquiry by the
Railway Commiseton found the out-of-
pocket cost to the ,railways' moving
Alberta coal to Ontario would be 1,25,
The Federal Government proposes the
,railways move this ooaLat $6:15 it ton
to Toronto, and any additional cost
will bo repaid to the railways by the;•,;J
Government. Coal is to be carried in'
train lots during May, June and July,
so as to not interfere with the wheat
movement, which begins in August
and continues untf lthe following May,
Coal on board oars at Alberta mines
will cost $4 a ton, which, aflded.to the
freight of 06,75, will land it in Toronto
at $10,75. To this trust be added the
dealer's cost of distribution -and profit,
estimated at $3 a ton, making a total
cost to the consumer in Toronto of
$18;75, American anthracite is fur -
atoned the Toronto consumer at $15
a ton, and American -bituminous coal
is sold at from $E to $7 a ton.
The fuel value of Alberta ''coal is
planed at 70 per cent.; of American
anthracite, but slightly .higher- than
American bituminous coal. There le
also- to. be taken into consideration
the fact that all supplies. of Alberta
coal must be in Toronto not later than
Augustl, an{i cannot be augmented
after that date until the following
May.. Alberta coal is also very fria•
ble if left long exposed to the weath-
er, and requires different furnace
grates and method of stoking.
During the year ended Feb, 30, 1928,
Canada imported from the United
States 3,115,177 tons of anthracite,
valued at $25,004,076, and 13,132,000
tons of bituminous coal, valued, at $26,-
980,894. Of the $52,000,000 expended
by Canada for American coal, Ontario
contributed $40,000,000. All other pro-
vinces, exoppting Quebec, have a do-
mestic supply or are supplied from
adjoining Provinces. Quebec receives'
half its bituminous supply from Nova
Scotia and reeceives nearly 1,000,000
tons of Welsh anthracite annually.
The chief object of the experiment
in Alberta coal Is to supply the On-
tario market and reduce the impor-
tations from the United States. Ow-
ing to the high freigh rate on the Al-
berta product and its inferior fuel.
value, there appears little chance of
the American coal, either anthracite
or bituminous, being supplanted in
any appreciable degree in Ontario.
One affect expected is a reduction in
price, _,to the Ontario consumer of
United States coal. Already there has
been a substantial cut iu price.
What is. considered a more feasible
proposal is the reduction in freight
rates on Nova Scotia coal to supply
the Quebec market.' Increased Welsh
anthracite: importations will make
Quebec independent of the United
States for fuel, but few are optimistic
enough to believe that for many years
Ontario will not continue to look
across the international boundary for
goal for both domestic and industrial
purposes.
The Air Age
Spectator (London) : In view of the
fact that we are spending R115,000,-
000 a year as iusus1ance against pos-
sible war, and only so little of tttait
vast scum on what is ad ittedly, our
first tine of seeuriIby, we should recces,
slider the wtlole problem of defence.
Is £ 15,000,000 enough for civil and
military aviation? Could we not save
a considerable sum each year on the
other Serviee:s and yet strengthen out
Air Force, so that on ,the glad day
when disarmament comes we shall be
ready to devote these machines to the
,peoduotive gturposea' of peace?
From schoolboys' science papers:
-The• earth makes a resolution every
twentyfour hours. Thee difference be-
tween air and water le that air can
be made wetter and water cannot.
Gravity is chiefly noticeable in the
autumn, when ttte apples are falling
from the tree!.
She's bought a new hat --she won't
leave it at that;
For monthly her budget enlarges
I can keep her in hose and eudi trifles'
as those,
put -1 met: 'meet her overhead
Charges.
A man had invited t>' busin0a2' ae-
quaintance to play a: round of golf •
with him, The guest, who was a very
potiluSid individual, was also a poor
player, and haekocl' up the turf with
each stroke. After he had carried,
away an uni;nually generous portion
with hie iron, be ttis•;;:.'11 to his 11o4
and said: "You know, 1 adii't ea.:,
particularly for the gauze, brit 5 like
tho;glorious open country hereabouts."
"Alt, quite," Oepiiecl the other, as he,
surveyed the' scarred ground, "bili do
you mind closing up the sou* country
as WO 0 .tlong?"
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