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Sunday School Lesson I Jesus says that they must not be too 'much distressed because they are un- able t" draw the line of deavaRV. The 'parable of tho Sower has- shown why .the word lias a varied fate. There {will always lie the evil with tho good, March 16. Lesson XI Parables of just as in a drag net which the fisher- the Kingdom Matthew 13: 31-33, men draw in and find all kituU of 4452. Golden Text The kingdom lislie-. The time is coming when the of God is not meat and drink; but distinction will bo drawn. Cod will righteousness, and peace, and joy .> to it. and they must work on. be- - h( : v . ln K ! lal * vlr l^'. 1 '" 1 ' Il t >' r will purify and purge his own king- dom. These parables have often IK-CII 17. In the Holy Ghost.-Roman, 14 ANA1.VS1S I. THE MfSTAKi. AN TMi: I.KAVIA, .;] .;; II. THE niASUBE A.M. TliK KEF.KKJ: 41-1''' III Till: NKT'' 17-.~>o IV.' TltK NKW BCB1BE, '1, .VJ. l.vn:"t.i rri.>N -Tii. to , tn 'lisciplinat '.v ;f unct ion of Ulfl chUt'ch, DUt it IS (lollhtful if thlS i-EAKL is "*-. The purpose <.f .Ic-us i-, t,. prepare his disciples for all possible difficulties in their mission work. ' V. 'Mil; NEW SCRIBE. . r il. .VJ. V. ."'_'. .Since the kingdom is parables of 1 Matthew, chap. 13, deal with the king- '<*ce in tin? world, there arises the dom. It is as it' .Icsus coull not rest need of a new kind of scribe, more ied with one or two illustrations; furnished with insight and ability but he gives one after another of the,.- than the old scribe, lie must know all -x.|ui.site similitude*, all setting forth ' about the old truths, but ho must also th- g.ov.th of the kingdom. i know what s the glory of this new J. I Hi: MI.S1VKI. ASH TIIK I.KAVKV. tl'llth 111 Clll'lsl 81-33. Tl.ese are two parables, and repre- sent, two different asp.xts of the gn.v.-th of tie kingdom. They do not I r .!,.->, with the future kingdom coming 23,554 Huilciings hrected in il g!o;-y, hut with the slow progrc--- i'f thf> kingdom on earth. Shanghai -- Shanghai, commercial capital of Asia, continues to trade, prosper and expand despite tho de- luge of revolutions and famines which have Inflicted fhlua for four years. The city carries on with tho samei "what-ofU" attitude that character- ized ihe jda.-o decades ago when it was littlA better than a mud flat. Even the bogie of abolition oC extra- territoriality has failed to scare away Shanghai Grows '29 as Trade Increases V. 31. The mustard seed "is t.ot a |.i rt-r.'iial shrub, hut an annual sown ani' rii,' and comparable with other her:>." Travelers say that the black ir.u-.anl has been known to gn.w ten feet high. V. :;_'. We are not to understand that literally this was the very small- est of seeds. It v.'us probably a pro- i"'liu! saying more or less familiar, mid Jesus uses il to show h'w wonder- ful v. ,>iild IK; the growth of his cause. Canada's International Succecses in Wheat KM:MIOMS OF CANADIAN WIN MRS OF I Hi INTERNATIONAL Wtn At CHAMPIONSHIP 1911-1919 T.ie point is th,- contrast hctw"cn the si: :.!: seed nnd the great shrub. He < them that his message must lie (juried everywhere. It is a mis- sionary parable on th.- extensive. growth of the kingdom. It must be : iii-d t . :i!l nations. V. :;:'.. The figure of leaven is iis-.-,I in two different ways in the gospel. S iiietiines it is found in a bad sense s a crv-rupt influence spreading every - -'.,-..; :i when l.e warns them ' the "leaven of th'' Phai i , their corrupt and corrupting L'. liut hi-re the figure is used in :i g'.od sense to show how th<- tru'.h the kingdom is to penetrate and ite -.cry part of life. This rep- :hf- intensive action of Christ'- wur/is. Slowly but certainly the nvnv.1 p::ic'pies of .lesus will mould every .!e|-:i:-tirietjt of social and individual life. When all the world ..ml all de- |, ainmnts of human life are, tho' 1 - oughl.v Chri-itian. then wii! the-. par- - .- fulfilled. Now the kingdom ;, ii t .'.- linn-ess .-f growth; then it n 'li/.e.l. Jl 1IIK TKKA.SIHK AM' TIIK I'll MM. M:KKI:K, 111';. Y. 14. Again we have two /arables to . il -t rate the ditTerer;t ways ' h nif n may < n:. r into the king- dom. In the first parable we are to'd Ilia! .-.nvi rts are oftili made sudden- ly, without preparation, as it were, it. ai.y dc.- ire on their pnrt. It a man walking in a Held where t .. iddenl; t urns over a stone and >..- :i | H.I W.'ll L'..-'.i oil: --. which Solll" .i cei.li 'i. He ha-teiis away 1 . j-. the ti. !d till he may become the I . ,-sor "f its tri asure. in this wn I note ill thai the kingdom is repre-' M .' as a valuable treasure, some- - . ,- , nine like Ihe ! -he- of eiirth. and (L't thai a ; i,,., ;,.. |,i-,.| ired t> inai;c ..-..-I .ti.- < ii, oilier to gain th treasure. Th,. n-: i. i i ady t'. ell all that he bad. .I'^ii.-- w:i ' ' 'v teaching plea i hat they n.iist not have d health Tin V mint sock first ".lom of (',')<!, ai.d be prepared t.. f.-rget everything '!-.- \ . |."., -|i;. Another type of convert represented. This is the e.-ifer : . hE .' E out in search ,f ,'h. and who linds it only lifter much i-nn-e-t p'ir-siit. Like a me 1 '- who deals in ].- arls, and who through all the peail marl.'-'-, l.x-king for the most beautiful gem . when at last he sees the pearl of great |., .... he readily -uri-Mh PS all others Again we .< the kingdom pet forth as something of exquisite beauty . pg the < acrifice of things 'i.vely. The difference of t).,. pn)--,. in the inatiner of dis- < ,- ery. III. TIIK M r. I7-.".0. V. 47. Thi-' parable shui<l be !'; 'i v.-ith the parable of the tares in Malt. i:l: - I "" Th' se !v,o >h-al v. i'h : - ill situation; and dc- : i;,on the problem of the preaeh- ii g of the kingdom. The,e disciples ha\o already noticed (hut there were ammo c.imir.g to their Master, \\lio-n - 1 not legard as very diT-irnbl -. :nd' they would fitid this even more . in after years of church wot I:. foreign capital. Money continues to pour into tho city, new buildings are erected and new enterprises are launobed, The annual report of tho combined city governments- tin; Trench tiinni ci;iality. the International Settlement i nd the Chinese city- show that 25,- I M new buildings w.-re constni.-ieil in 1 i:!9. .Most of these were modern Chinese houses but in the Internation- al Set i lenient there, wvro cifiht new apartment buildings, four new banks and thirty-three new business blocks. Th settlement list also includes fifty-eight factories of varying sizes and types, three largo cotton mills and ::so uew toteipi residence.. The U.S. Farmer and the Tariff \V. <;. Stuart ill tin,' Atlantic Month- ly illo-toni. Tin- farmer has seen the tariff u*-d to enrich th" merchant and Iho manufacturer until millionaires in this count i. v .ne a^ plentiful as tabby cats. He h;.s s.-.-n'the lohlijlst, ho has s...|i eorni|ition and bribery and every form of novel nnn.-nlal lavoi it- Ism floiirisli like ih" ^le.-n bay nee in the soil of the tariff, lie ha s'-en the hours 01 work decrease and llm rale of pay increase yiar after year unlil now many forms of union labor are re- ren inu' from -I"" ; " on.i p.-r cent, more p.-r hour than they did twi-nly- live \ . :n -< a.to He H'liiembers how 1'rcsjdent Harrison, whilu e.vtollint; "Republican" p o p. lily and Ihe "lie- publican" tariff, undo the w ond.-i fill di.seoveiy that "a cheap coal main-, a >!:.-. i|. man." lie h,. : listi-tie.i to false pn.pli. -is (Atolliiig hinh tariff and bif.h u.ii'i with such we.irisonnie iteration that now. as he looks over his unpaid bill', his ov'-iilnc taxes, and his dupli- cate < opy of niorlKaKC deeds, he comes to the coiichiM. n that with all due ie- -pei i to Ihni-y Ford and Alihnr llris- baiie and I'resiib-nt Ilo.c, .r. and the- Crand Old Kepublieaii J'any. he would lilie .o tri a i ban: lo lo\\ tariff and low Wllgf T^'t- sue. i scs .if \\'e<tern Canad.an fanne.'s in internaliunal wh':at com- pt-titions, within a period of nineteen years since the institution of tho award in IJiII, constitute one of tho most impressive features in the records of Canadian agriculture. On fifteen occasions, tho Dominion's representatives won against all North America with exhibits of hard red spring wheat and in addition in two other years they carried off the prize for the best hard red spring wheat, although in two years just referred to they lost the grand championship to hard red winter wheat by a narrow margin. The work of these master farmers' has brought them high personal distinction, for the winning of such competitions is, lirst and foremost, a tribute to the talent of tho exhibitor. I!ut their work has done more than that -it lias brought renown to tho West, and to tho Dominion. And it Is a matter of gratifica- tion that this notable series of successes has not been monopolized within any restricted area. As the accompanying map indicates, the locations of the C'linadiaii winner* of the highest honors In North American wheat com- petitions are remarkably well and widely ills' ributijd throughout the vast area of wheat-growing territory in tho Canadian West. The I'rairie Provinces furnish a far-flung habitat for wheat of premier quality. l-'irst I'op ediiealioii pays'.'" Second I'op I who e sou is at col- - [. ' "Well, I think ii pays the col- lege pretty well." Five Mexicins Hero slain in a liglil ovi r the division of some land. Now they all have some \inerican Lum- Farm Notes Brooding Early Chicks Haiiii'^ pnlli-tst o start layiiiK early in the winter is one. ideal the poultry- man has always with him. The niost effeetive way of doliiK thin is through Hi" early hatched i-hlcks and not the least important anide of the problem is the provision of comfortable quar- leiN and artificial healing. At the Kapiiskasini; K\peritncntal Station of the Canadian Iiepartim-nt of Aaric ultun- it is found that It takes on ;ui nverane of K!.". pounds of cnal per il.iy to operate a lirooder stove ) for ii.se in a house ten In feet in size, which would aile- (|iiiil'-ly c:ut> for Co diirks until they are three or four w"-k of nte. \Vhili! the actual number that C;IM he limned is around Sito chicks, best results me obtained when not more limn "no are aceriminodaleil in HUH spare. On this basis the cost of hroo.liiiK diiiini; the early pint of the season runs about $l.;i"i per bundled I IliriiS. Cost of Raising Horses The lepoit of the Deparlinent of AK- rhiillnrc's Kxpei inient;il Station at Cap ItoiiK 1 ', Quehee, provides some In- lere tins infonn.itioii as to the , e^t of 1. ,il illy Inn . I, The rust of feeding lifleeli I'* I 1 ' IM II C.n.ailiiiii colls ;MII| Ilili.'i duriUK the ur.'r.\ ini'. pi-riod unlil the> wen- ready to K.I |i, work :il :i weight of 1-10 pounds was found to bo ^Til.'.il p.-r horse. An aeeiiiiite ri.eord of nil feed i;iven was Kept, each animal received X 1 !'-' pounds of liny, lli.'l- pounds of oats. IKS pounds of bran and spent an average of L'l.i days at pasture. The horses had reached nn averajv- at" of thirty two iiiniitlis and twenty-i.\ days when the I'ei-ilius I'.rio.l \\.is com- pleted. Superintendent l.aiwlier observes In his report piibli-ln d l>y thu I'eparl- nient of AKricullun* at Ottawa, thai by stinliiiK feed, and raising nndersi/.e colls the cost could have }> en much lower. II.- riie: these figures to em- ]ili:i-i/.e the importance of using only llto very het .stork to hri-ed from since il eiiliills no extra work ami only slight extra cost to give tho best re- HllllS. Germinating Asparagus Seeds Asparagus Is a garden crop rapidly .'.ainliii; in popular favor. Its culti- vation, however, bas peculiar prob- lems, oni) of which is the lenRtli of limn It takes for seedlings to sprout. It may take anywhere from two to six weeks from the I lino asparagus see.) is planted until the plants ap- pear above the Kl'oiKid. At Ilia Summcrlaiid K\perimenlal Station of tho Canadian Department of AKricultiire good results were ob- tained where the. seed-bed was worked early in the spring to RC- militate as many weed seeds as possible; these liein" killed in the final preparation of the 'plot for seeding. Tiie length of time the seed takes to germinate depends very largely on the temperature of the soil, best re- sults beinv obtained when the tem- perature is between 7-"> anil K."> degrees K. lief on- planting tli asparagus .seed should be M.aked in water for "!j or t days at a ti-mperaUire around S(i to !i.~> decrees K. They should then he taken from the water, spread thinly on a canvas until the surface Is dry and then planted Immediate ly in moist soil. In pluutliiR asparagus seeil spreial effort should |x> made to drop the seeds oiii- in a place. The reason for this being that otherwise, tlie lleshy roots become interwoven and it is dif- Ilcult to separate the plants at sort- ins; time. It Is also suggested that the planting of radish si>od at the same time assists in marking the rows and in controlling weeds. Shipping Bees '.Vith spring just around the corner the beekeeper's busy season is soon to start. In a pamphlet just issued by the department i.f Amiciilture. C. C. (iooderham, U.S.A., the Dominion ApiarNt. discusses the important prob- lem of bee shipment, both how to pa. liaue bt es and how to handle Hioin. Apiaries are being hnilt up rapidly all over Canada and the d>-ni;ind for live I" i- increasing. Mr. (iooderham finds that the package, and shipment of bees presents no oiibstaiitial tlilli- cully, successful shipments having been nude ae|-o-.s Canada and from Alabama to Ottawa. The h.^ package, including a i|ii--. n. weighs about two pounds and contains some H'.IHI.I lie.-s. Some reasonable safeguards an- necessary to insure good results and Mr. (iooil'Tham il".il- with these in ins pamphlet, l . by the Director ,.f I'ublicity. Dom. I)e- partnieiit of Agriciiltiire. Ottawa. Subdivide New Area for Settlement In order to meet the ileinaiid-i for new homesteailM in tho I'eacu Itiver district, two .survey parties imiler in- structions from tho Stirvoyoi CJenoral. Top.iRraiihie.il Survey, Department of tho Interior, this year subdivided a large area of new land In those locali- ties where settlement Is proceeding most rapidly. The (i.ivernment now lias free bul- letins explaining how to do Almost everything except save public money. New York TeleRrani. Mussolini's "Battle For Grain" K. V. Wilcox Italy is determined to produce more wheat lu order to keep pace with Its expanding population. "The state takes precedence over the individual," Alberto di Stefan!, head of the Italian Association for Reclamation and Irri- gation, told me. "The proprietor w-ho for any reason falls to carry out the government program must give way to those who are in a position to In- crease land productivity. Landown- ers must realize that henceforth pri- vate ownership depends on capacity and good conduct from the point of view of agriculture." The governor of each province has been given full authority to decide whether a farmer is up to standard. If not, his farm is taken from him and given to another man, who has uO years to pny for it. The farmer is or- dered to stay on the land and raise moro wheat and more children. The government program involves making every acre produce more, under p--n- alty of expn priatlon, and Increasing the number of Italians by 2'>,OU.'MW within sis years. The present popula- tion of Italy Is 40,000,000. A 50 per cent, increase is therefore contem- plated. The government's slogan is "In numbers there is force." To stimulate the birth rate, bonuses and medals are bestowed on fathers of families of 7 to 12 or more children. Dalian newspapers carry long lists of men who have received prizei for their contribution to the population. There are nearly (iOO.OOO such families in Italy. And there is a graduated a\ on bachelors. Italy's population is crow Ing i>l tile rate of loo, nun a year, and the farmer has been peremptorily ordered to raise all (he wheat required by ihe pie.-'.nt and future expanding popula- tion of Italy. There Is little new- wheat land in eight. Yet to meet the situation the wheat area must be in- creased 70,000 acres every year, and Jacket Suit In Tweed, Sill- Crfp4, Wool Crepe or Jersey By AXN'BTTK The model illustrated is decidedly . , to wearer with tuck-in blouse and Hi- average ield must be Increased 1 becoming jabot collar. program N "to from the present H> bushels per acre f The jacket and skirt with tight hif, ' hand ubttoned at side are of feather weight tweed in orangey-red tones. The tuck-in blouse 1 of eggshell sill: crepe printed in red polka-dots uses piain red crepe for bow tie and for pipir.g of Vionn*'" neckline. Horizontal tucks across centre front of the bodice are decorative. This jaunty outfit .Style No. "v ^ designed in sizes ;, 18, 20 year-. ', :!8. 40 and -12 inches bust You'll find it extremely easy tr. make. The straight jacket is merely closed at sid.'s and shoulders. The fronts are underfaced and the collar is stitched at neckline. Only two major parts to blouse! The skirt is eameU to '-'.'. The. government bring under cultivation every acre of arable land, forcibly and immediate- ly." Farmers are forbidden to move to town e.tcept under permission of the perfect of the province. Kv.-n if a farmer Is given permission, he is ad- mit ted only ou probation for 1-it days. If he does not make good during that period he Is sent hack to the country. If a fanner sneaks into town without pornii.ssi.in, city employers are forbid- den to hire him. Nothing is left to the discretion of the I " Kvtry landon ner is or- i smart in soft brown shade with blouse I de rod 'immediately" to submit plans for ..penning his farm, lint he is told I an ;l stlUlhe<1 - hl P >' oke ' in advance what the plans musl I). For active tporta, wool jersey is and he must carry them out promptly ~ or forfeit his grapes'. olive I s!'co'rus",rui,s"or"a dozen :l ^ d I pl f| n " at C1 ' OP W ! th t***'* other products pav better? While I f ade Uou f ilre Vti\ and for general wear. HOW TH OUI'KU I 1 ATT K UN S 1\ I I 1 | .! Ill I'U ) I ' I . I J , ' > | , farm. . . . Will the ;n 'nartreuse green lacy- weave jerse; . arily prow wheat when P J r "}^ 1 ^ Sllk wl . th P laln *!* Write jour name and address j>'. lii' was in Italy Canadian wheat was 1111- 1 doi'.scllliiK Italian wheat on the Italian' markets "5 to 40 lire per quintal, and ' Italian farmers were f ceding much of : ly. jrivlnp number and size of their wheat to livestock. Italians, like pattern- n* you want. Enclose 20o in other races, have a few idea 1 ? of their own about marriage, size of family, place of abode and method of farming. Can all these natural tendencies he d ani-ed by edicts? Time will tell. Tbe Coanii y C.-mi. -tivm stamps or coin (coin preferred; it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 7:; West Adelaide St., Toronto. The Happy Hour They were talking of old !iin->>. "And do you remember the moon- light night six years ago when I pro- ; posed to you, dear?" be said ronutnt:- cally. "Darling, will I ever forget?" she replied. "Those were heavenly days." "\Va sat there for over an hour.' ' wont on. "and during that hour you ', never once opened your lips." "Yes, that is so. dear." slia sighed "And that was the happiest hour of my who!.. life." l K i finished. "Ilorteii-c. call up Mr- 1 . I'o Hillim' and ask for l-'iilo." "Yes, melady." "Carlo wishes to hark t.) him over the telephone." _ . _ "Home is the only place whore there is any liberty, any Individuality, any creative power, any possibilities of human personalities counting as Mich."- (i. K. Chesterton. Collect Water-Power Data The Dominion \Vaterrtiwerand Ko ciamation Service-. Department of th Interior, in co-operation with the vari ous responsible provincial bodies, hai ii.'. led i\ coordinated system o: water-power analysis for tii-.i purpos- of presenting thu water-power re- sources of th" Dominion upon a re- liable and uniform bash. MUTT AND JEFF By BUD FISHER Mutt Riots For Less Freedom. TH VC LC.T eAe GO BACK J YOU'BC FR! :r (/cm; i