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Home My WebLink AboutThe Herald, 1903-09-04, Page 7iUpd'aY SellooL � .PITERNATIONAL LESSON NO. X. SEPTEMBER 8, ,1903. ''Leath of Saul and Jonathan. -1 Sam. 31: 1-13. Commentaitcy.-I. Sau11s 'sons slain (vis. 1. 2). Frani tails chapter on, through�the :subsequent history, of s tike kings, we have the parallel and frequent supplementary compilations of alio books of tbei Chronicles. Com - are with this chapter I. Chron- . laeie x. 1. Men of tempi fled -It is supposed i ;that the battle was being fought in the :plain of Esdra,elon, and that the esra•e,11te1s .fled before their enemies to the slopes of Mount Gilboa, whither the Pbilletines followed.. Fell down slain-lt was impossible for then to ra}ly. !rani and his sons fought like 'heroes, and no doubt threw them- leselve;s into the forefront of the ba,t- •:t1o, bat all in vain ; God was against :'them. 2. Followed haul -The onset of the 1 Philistines was diretcted mainly ;again,st that quarter where Saul and ebb sons were fighting. Slew ,sail's t.asons-Jonathan falls with the rest. 1, God would heirelby complete the judgment that was to be executed upon Soul's house. 2. He would make David's wee; to tbe crown clear and open. 3. God would also show us that • the difference between good and bad Ls to bo made in the other world, • not in this. -Henry. II. Tlbo death of Saul (vs. 3-6). 3. The a,rchens-.The men who ebot a,r- srowp with the bow. Hit......overtook-- 1 After the death of Saurs sons the ea -sabers singled Saul out and pursued him. Their missines were aimed at him and some of them may have hit ''film. Sore wounded greatly dis- tressed -The Revised Version gives • the correct meaning, "The word no- where means to be wounded, as our version has it here. He saws that lie was the mark of the Philistine sharp- sthooter , and he therefore writhed and quaffed with. terror at tho thought of falling by such hands" - Terry. 4. Would not -The arni,orbearer, who, according to Jewish writers Was Doeg, would not yield to Saul's Life. Fell upon itt-'Thrust• it through • himself by falling over upon it." It Ls believed by many, from the con- struction of the original, that Saul ended his life with, the sword of the arnvorbearer. "If this be true, then !Saul and Doeg both fell by that weapon with which they had before 'massacred the priests of God" -I. Samuel xxii. 18. -Clarke. 5,• 6. Saw that Saul, etc. -He pro- bably drew the ,sword from the kvp,g's leody and did what be could • to save hien, but it was too late. He (e11 -Being ans'wer'able for the King's life he feared puelsli,ment ; or from e. nobler motive of true fidelity, re- Susec3 to survive Ino master. -Cam. 13ab. So Saul died -The real ground oef Saul'is laeit Clark act of self-de- ertructLon was not the extremity of 'the moment nor Sear of insult from 'the ene-my, but the decay of bis in - nes life and the complete severance of his Heart 'from God. -Lange. M1 his mien -Compare I. Citron. x. 6. Some think this refers to hie body- ; guards and means that they were 'till slain ; others ;think the refer- ( epee is Ito all his hiusehokl who went with him to the war and on whom his hopes .for the future hong. III. The Philistines victorious. -vs. 7-10. 7. Other side of the valley - "The inhabitants on the opposite side of the great valley of Jezreel. The district to thre north is meant, tin which the tribes ou Issachar, Ze- ' bulun and Naplrtali dwelt." -Cam. 't,$:.b. Other side of Jordan-Tbe panic e+ppread even to the eastern side of Itbe Jordan. But possibly the phrase There means "on the slide of the Tor - 'den," that is', In the district be- i'tween the battle field and the river. •4Tb1d. Fled -"I1 zvas very natural for tithe people in the towns and villages 'there to take flight and flee, for had ;they waited the arrival of the vin- 1tors, they must, according to the twtar usages of the time, have been ,deprived either of their liberty or their liven." 8 10 tl`,r r Ph'.` Lt g S. F and _ O i is_ co Laing tate bodice, of the king and Donee on the bat-efi.11 they re- t served them for special indignities. Cut off -Tho anointed of Jehovah fares no better than the uncircum- cised Goliath, now that God has for- askon him, -Cam. 13ib. To publish it " That the daughters of the ' heathen night rejoice and triumph" (2 ,Same 1, 20). Saul's head and ar- esor were the signs of victory. Of their idols -Their idols were regarded 1 as the givers of the victor);. The `Philistines divided the honors among their fdelties. Astaroth-A heathen ;goddess: whose rites were filthy and • abominable. "The temple referred to here was doubtless the famous tem - ;pie of Venus in Askelon mentioned by Hereodotus as the most ancient of all her temples." Beth -sham " The modern; Beaton, between the moan - ethic of Gilboa and the River Jordan. The wall of Beth -share to which the bodies were fastened, appears to have faced sone main' street of the • city" (2 'San:,. xxi, 12). IV. The burial of Saul and his sons (vs. 11-13). 11-13. Inhabitants of. - "Mindful of the debt of graitude they owed to Saul for rescuing them from Nahash" (chapi. II). Wont' all night - They made a tourney of about twelve miles. secured the bodies, and re- ' turned to their own side of the Jor- dan, In a single night. Burnt them' - T1 t wa,s not a 'Hebrew custom, and was either resorted to to prevent any further insult from the Philistines, or, ' more likely, seeing that only the flesh was burned, because of the mangled condition of tho boding ,-Ham. Cont. Fasted -This was a sign' of general mourning. PRACTICAL SURVEY. In studying 'the life of Saul we cannot help being deeply moved with pity Tor ane litho wa,s so great and ' yet sa unhappy. :Fifa early prospects. 1. Sabi was not it usprper. ate, had not acquired his kingly title by trampling upon the Fights and liberties of kinsmen or' subjects. He had been chosem and anointed king by the direction of Jehovah, . Ho had not reached the throne by right of family inherit- ance, but his royal power was the gift of Israel's God. Selected as he was, he assumed power unhampered by political considerations. 3. He was a anein(ber of a wealtehy, and pow- erful family. 44 He had been enthus- iastically received as the leader of the people, and never did a. king possess;better opportunities for a glorious career. His personal qualities. 1. He was regal in person and carriage. 2 In stature he was tall and commanding, "There was not among the children of Israel a goodler person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than. any of the, people." (I. Same, x. 2y. 31. In early life he ehowed remarkable generosity of spirit (I. Sae xi. 13), 4r During his first experiences of king he showed a broad niagnanmity in his adminis- tration (I. Sam. x. 27). 5. He exhibited a rare degree of modesty for one who had So unexpectedly been elevated to such; high honors (,I. Sam1. x. 16, 22, 23). 6. He showed oommeeda,ble en- ergy in the conduct of affairs (I. Sarin x. 5-11). 7. Ho was courageous and daring in ,battle. 8. He was patriotic and devoted to the interests of the people. 9. In private lifehe was pure and unsullied by those vices which have blotted the names of many other great hir,torical characters. The secret oof his downfall. It is a question wherther. Saul ever pos- eessed that spirit which is all essen- tial to true success in any under- taking -that spirit which accepts as best the whole will of God. Many thousands of individuals, although poueessed of good intentions, have made shipwreck of the faith when tested as to their real fidelity to God. This test e.ame to Saul, and right there began his downfall. When God does not rule there confusion will soon reign. The governing power gone, derangement esoon fol- lows as the result of disobedience. Soul's soul became the abode of dark and revengeful passion. He 14e - :wane, 1, Jealous. 2. Vindictive. 3. Untruthful. 4. Impatient. 5.. Gloomy. 6. Recl:lesls. ; Succeessive steps in his downward career. 1. He diwe:eyed God at 011 - gal by port carrying out strictly tbe direction given by Samuel. 2. He resorted to hypoorisy in his report to Samuel as to his disposal of the perisons and property of the Amale- kites. 3. He revealed the crneity that existed deep in his nature, by his senseless persecution of David. 4. With murderous intent he made an assault on Jonathan because of his frientlehip for David. 5. At last, re- acted and dlsthonored, he commit- ted suicide on the battlefield to avoid cruelty of his foes. Consequences of Saul's disobedience. 1. His iYba.racter, that gave promise of epi ndld possibilities, was irretrev- ably ruined. 2. The peace and happi- neiss of his household were destroyed. 3. Hi,s best friends suffered the per- ils and distress of undeserved exile. 4. The beloved son, Jonathan, was called to Iay down his life on the sa,mo ba+ttleiield where his father dishonorably pert,siied. 5. The bodies cf Saul and his sons were mutilated and dishonored by the Philistines. 6. A multitude of Israelites sbared the sand dclatlt of Saul and ids sons. Lessons to be learned from Sa,ul's life. 1. Life is a time of probation, and the test of eac,h man's character is made )mere amid Iire',s trials and temptations. 2. It is one of the hard- est as well as the rarest things in life to be true, that is, to tell the exact trutb. It is so easy to shade the truth just a little this way or that to suit one's convenience or neces- sity. 3. When one performs the seem- ingly insignificant act of disobedi- ence, be never knower the train of disasters that may follow, Saul wtduld have been overwhelmed with penitence and remorse at Gilgal, could he have foreseen the conse- quences of his impatient disregard of God's Instructions. 4. The guilt of the disobedient is increased by the trouble and 'suffering they bring upon the Innocent and virtuous. 5. We learn from Saul not to rely on any good thing which we think we have in ourselves. It Is only when all that wet have of seeming good in our- selves Is brought to God in consecra- tion, ancl the whole nature is thor- oughly purified and harmonized with the divine will, that we ca.n hope to exercise a perma,nent influence for justice *and right. 6. Saul, when a young man, little dreamed that his end zv,oulcl be that of the ,suicide. The lesson of to-d'ny but emphasizes the peril of disobedience. Albert H. Stilwell. DANGER IN THE MOH DIVE. Dearness a Frequent Injury to Those Not Properly Initiated. " Except for those who have an especial aptitude for it -and they are few -high diving is a dangerous pas- •tlme to indulge in," ,said a• diving expert the other day. " A good diver may occasionally' lose his balance, lent, being generally cool-headed, lie can regain it, or gtt any rate eu.- fieiently, so, to prevent injury to him- self. " Many or our young men and wo- men who go to the seaside in -the summer for' the bathing to be had came away permanently injured for life far having recklessly indulged in high diving, and few of them, as a rule, are able to explain how they received their Injuries. In the ma- jority of cases deafness is the most frequent injury inflicted by diving. The cause of this is that few find it easy to drop the head sufficiently to get,it well between the arms. The result is they receive some tremend- ous 'blows on the head, and if the water Is struck a bit sideways the oar gets mast' of the concussion, and IT HASTHAT CLEAR LIQUOR '' ' Seo appreciated by Japan tea drinkers. Ceylon GREEN Tea well displace Japan Tea just as "SA.LADA" Black is displacing all other Black Te as. In lead packets only, 25,e and 40e per ib. By all grocers. the result will frequently be a rup- ture of the membrane of the tym- panum. A good preventive for such an accident is to place in the ears a little medicated wool or cotton dipped in oil. Another injury to healtb caused frequently by diving arises from get- ting large quantities of water froto the lungs. The extent of the harm done in cases of this sort depends on the condition of the water as to its cleanliness. I have often seen boys, for instance, actually dive into the water at places where et was absolutely filthy from the evacua- tion of drainage into it. The danger to health, especially to those with not orerstrong constitutions, can readily be seen. ' The higher the dive the longer, oY ecurse, will be the duration under water. Now, an 'inexperienced diver is rarelyy able to hold his beatb under water for more than a second or two ate time, and if the dive is an unusually high one, he will, in nine cases out of ten, give up the srtnisgle in trying to regain his breath, and, invariably, too, just be- fore his head reaches the surface. The result not infrequently is that 'the water that has escaped into his Lunge and stomach' is far more than is good for him, and to many it is positively injurious. "The best thing I know orto bring one quickly to the surface in high t diving Is to Have h, piece of cork fastened under each armpit. Corks weighing four ounces each are suf- ficiently `strong in buoyancy fur a loran of i50 pounds in weight. There are many devices by which the corks can be kept secured under the arm- pits. Perhaps the simplest ie to sew each cork into a tight -fitting canvas or cotton bag and then again sew each bag on to the Bathing suit by a couple of strands, allowing the strands to run over the shoulders. " Those with weak hearts," the expert added, "cannot be too strong- ly advised against high diving. The spring, the rush through space, the break and the entering and cleav- ing of the water are altogether too exciting for weak hearts and espec- ially so in cold yveatbtr. Philade1- ph.ia Ledger. PHYSICAL PAIN and mental anguish afflict the victims of skin diseases. Get rid of both by using Weaver's ()crate. The relief glvenis among the wonders of medicine. The Why of the Tears. Tit -Bite. She -He head deceived me shame- fully. hame- fully. Her Father-l'il horsewhip the young rascal. How has he deceived you? She-Boo-hoo 1 he let me decline him before he told anyone be was rich. Mrs. Fairbanks tells how neglect of warning symptoms will soon prostrate a woman. She thinks woman's safeguard is Lydia E. Piakham's Vegetable Compound. "Ignorance and neglect are the cause of untold female suffering, not only with the laws of health but with the chalice of a cure. I did not heed the warnings of headaches, organic pains and general weariness, until I was well nigh prostrated. I knew I' had to do something. Happily I did the right thing. I tool. Lydia E. PITOthorn''s Vegetable Compound faithfully according to directions, and was re- warded in a few weeks to find that my aches and pains disappeared, and I again felt the glow of )health through my body. Since I have been. well 1 hare been more careful. 1 have also advised a number of my sick friends to take Lydia E. Finlchani`8 Vege- table Compound, and they have never had reason to be sorry. Yours very truly, Mee. Mil' Ff.uxnANB@, 216 South 7th St. ,Minneapolis,Minn."(Mrs. Fairbanks is one of the most successful and highest 'salaried travelling sales- women in theWest.)--aBQoo forfeit If ori )nal ofaboueletter prouinggenuiner.estaannotbtpr ccd When women are troubled . with Irregular, suppressed or painful men- struation, leueornceea, displacement, etc,-) remember, there is one tried and true remedy, ]Lydia, E. r1 lid iini'S Vegetable Compound. THE SUPPLY OF FUEL ®IL. Difficulty in Refining -Prices at the Wells Vary From 25c to $l. The wlhete question of the econ- omy of oil burning for power pur- poses ultimately turns upon the price of oil at the wells, and the available annual supply. In a gen- eral way, the price of Pennsylvania oil controls the price of nearly all the other crude oils, and they fluctuate as It fluctuates, the re- lative price always remaining practically constant and depending on the relative values for refining. At the present time, with' Pennsyl- vania oil selling in the neighbor- hood of $1.50 per barrel at the wells, Ohio and Indiana oils are worth only about $1 and 95 cents respectively. This is because of the sulphur in the latter oils, which makes the process of refining diffi- cult, and also because of the small- er percentage of the light oils val- uable for illuminating which they contain. The quality of thte Califor- nia crude oil varies very greatly according to the location of the veells, some of it being excellent for refining purposes and some of it being almost worthless and suit- able only for fuel. The range of prices at the wells, therefore, is correspondingly great, varying from 20 or 25 cents per barrel to about $1, with a present average value of 55 cents at the wells. The value of Texas oil for refining is very Little. indeed, in fact, almost nothing. It contains little or no naphtha, which is the most valu- able constituent in the Pennsyl- vania oil, and while it contains a reasonable percentage of kerosene thi sis of somewhat uncertain char - actor and produces an illuminating oil of an inferior grade. If its price were to depend on its refin- ing value, it would be very low. The supply of oil which Is inval- uable for 'fuel, therefore, is, first, the small percentage (probably not over 2 per cent. or 3 per coat.) of the total production of the Pennsylvania and Ohio oil -the re- siduum Troia the process of refin-. Ing; seocnd, crude oil from the Ohio and Indian fields, wherever the price of coal makes the burning of oil 95 cents or $1 per barrel (plus freight) profitable; third, those yiortions of the California oil which) aro not best suitable for refining; fourth, practically the en- tire outpu of the Texas field. -En- gineering Magazine for August. How the Kisbineflf Horror Was Started Tbo hideous and unspeakable crimes and Infamies committed during the Middle Agees in the name of Chris- tianity find their parallel in the ma,s- e:are at ecishineff, where neither age nor sex was spared The murder.ing fanatic's were incited to their cruel and bloody work, as it now appears, by tee distribution of a leaflet on the eve of the massacre in which the Jews were explicitly charged with killing Christian children that they might use their brood for ceremonial pue•pocsers. Specific instances of recent date were given in which this alleged crime bead been committed by the Jews. "Therefore, brethren," read the leaflet, signed by the "Party of True Christian Workmen," "let no cry, on our great festival, 'Down with the Jezvls 1' Kill these infamous degener- ates, these blood -drinkers 1 The mill- ta,ry will help us. Our Christ -loving sotdiers have not yet become Jews. Kill the infamous Jews 1" The case affords a striking illustration, too, .of the persistency of error and sup- erstition in the human mind. The rit- ual murder of Christian ebildren has been charged against the Jews for contraries past, and though always utterly false and baseless, and ten thousand times refuted by Christians bas well as by Jews, we find it spring- ing u.p here again at Kisbineff In all its old virulence, to bear again its horrid fruit in the slaughter of an Innocent and unoffending people.- Lcslio',s Weekly. 1 . . l'd arriage. "I'm n-goin' to leave you, Sami- vel, my boy, and there's no telling vein I shall see you again. Your mother-in-law may ha' been too much for cue, or a thousand things may have happened by the time you next hears any news o' the celebrated Mr. "Vetter o' the Bell Savage. The family name depends very much upon you, Samivel, and I hope you'll do weft's right by it. Upon all little plats o' breedin', I know I (nay trust you as' veil as if it was my own self. So I've only this here one little but of aciwise to give you. If ever you get@ to up'ards o' fifty, and feels disposed to go a-marryin' anybody -- no matter who-jist you shut yourself up in your own room, if you've got one, and pisen yourself offhand. H'angln's \vulgar, so don't you have nothin' to say to that. Pisen your- self, Samivel, buy boy, pison' your- self, and you'll be glad on it af- terwp rds."-Pickwick. TESTS AT UE[PH •FAAMP Experiments With Winter Crops Throughout Ontario. FARMERS SHOULD READ THIS Varieties of Winter Wheat. -Three varieties of winter wheat were dis- tributed throughout Ontario by the Experimental Union in the autumn of 1902, for co-operative experi- ments. Goof' reports of success- fully conductee experimeats . have been received this eear from 18 counties, extending from Essex Ln the south to ,Tlaliburton in the north. The following is the aver- age yield in weighed bushels of grain per acre for each variety for five years at the college and for 19013 throughout Ontario: Imperial Amber, 61.0 busshels, Col- lege; 24.9 bushels, Ontario. Buda Perth, 5.7.2 bushels, college; 214 'bushels, Ontario. Turkey Red, 53.4, bushels, 'Col- lege ;20.7 'bushels, Ontario. All three varieties are bearded. The chaff of the Imperial Amber is red, and that of the others is white. The grain of each variety Is red, hard, and of good quality. All three varieties ars rather weak in the straw. The Imperial Amber is a close rival to the Dawson's Golden Chaff in yield of grain per acre. Fertilizers with Winter Wheat. -- Ln the co-operative experiments with different manures applied in the spring of the year, the average results show a yiekl of 29.7 bushels of winter wheat from an applica- tion of 160 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre, and 34.7 bushels from a top dressing of e0 toms of well rotted cow manure per acre. TThe unfertilized Iand gave an average yield of wheat per acre of 22.7 bushels. The yield of wheat from 160 pounds of nitrate of soda surpassed the yield from 400 pounds of common salt by 3.5 buebe els per acre. Nitrate of soda, when applied in the spring, gave better results than whe.c applied in the autumn. The usual cost of nitrate of soda is about 814 cents per pound, in small quantities, and 8 cents epr pound in ton lots. Winter Rye, Hairy Vetches, and Crimson Clover as Fodder Crops. An Interesting co-opera.tive experiment was mad -a for the first time by sow- ing winter rye, hairy vetches, and crimson clover, in the autumn for the purpose of producing green fod- der in the following summer. The reports snow that the crimson clo- ver received the greatest injury troth early spring frosts. The high - Individual yields were =educed by the hairy vetches. In the average results, however, the winter rye surpassed the hairy vetches by 420 pounds of green fodder per acre, but the quality of the feed of the latter was superior to that of the' former. In ton out of a dozen tests the hairy vetches were eaten readily by Sarni animals, and seemed particularly suitable as a feed for hogs. A Brruco farmer reported that "the hairy vetches gave a large yield, and were relished by all classes of animals." Distribution of Seed for Experiment Material for any one of the five experiments here mentioned Will be sent free to any Ontario farmer ap- plying for it, if he will conduct an experiment with great care, and re- port the results; after harvest next year. The seed will be sent out in the order in which the applica- tions are received as long as the supply lasts. 1. T.nsd ing hairy veto -hes, crimson clover, and win- ter rye as fodder crops 2. Testing to res varieties of winter wheat 8 plots 3. Testing five fertilizers with winter wheat 4. Tasting autumn ami spring applications of nitrate of soda and com- mon salt with winter wh eat 5. Testing winter barley and winter rye for grain pro- ductio'. 2 pieta. The proper size of each plot Is MO rod wide by•two rods long. The mate. rial for elther of the first two ex- periments, or for No. 5 experiment.. will be forwarded by mail', and for each of the other two by express Each person wishing to conduct one eS these experiments should apply as soon as possible, mentioning which test he desires ; and the material, with instructions for testing and the. blank form on which to report, will be 'furnished free of cost until the supply of experimental material is exhausted. It :night he well for each applicant to make a second choice, for fear 'the first could not be granted. C. A. ZAVITZ, Guelph, Ontario. Agricultural College, Aug. 21, 1903. 8 plots O plots ,I 5 plots To Clean Morocco. Hold the leather as taut as possi- ble and scour it briskly with a stiff brush dipped in soft soap and tepid water, to which has been added a few drops of oxalic acid. Hang the leather over a line qe chair back, and when dry rub over with a rag dipped in sweet oil. , t As Named of it. Chicago 1' ewe. First Mlnieter-I noticed a sermon in ii, recent leisure Of Blanle's 1faga- wlteh your name attached. Second lfin1st er (or oudIy)---Yet; the editor pant me $35 for that sier.- mon. First Minister -is tient all ? I wouldn't have nllr.vrd my ua attached to it for $ :00,