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^UNDAY SCHOOL ^^LESSON ^^= JOSEPH'S EXALTATION June 6th "Xow therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him j>ver tiie land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh io this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years." â€" Literally, the phrase should read: "Let him fifth the land, i.e., levy a tax upon its pro- duce to that extent which was double the annual impost exacted from Egyptian farmers, but which the un- precedented fertility of the soil en- abled them to bear without com- plaint."'â€" Thomas Whltelaw. ''And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. And the food shall be a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants." â€" The advice which Joseph gave to Pharaoh is found carried out in the latter part of this chapter, and In chapter 47. Such an immediate exaltation to a place of supreme power and influence as is described in the following verses Is difficult to understand by those of us who live in such a time as this, and are citizens of a nation In which high office is generally obtained by election. Yet the entire episode "and the description of Joseph's function and position as vizier are in full ac- cord with all that we know concern- ing the duties and privileges of the state officials standing next after the king. In this connection we are particularly enlightened by detailed regulations for the office of vizier preserved in the tomb of inscriptions of Rekh-My-Ra, the vizier of Thutmo- sis III (1501-14-17 B.C.). After the king, the vizier is the highest digni- tary in the state with all the rights and powers accruing to the king. In a world, he replaces the king. In the king's absence, the vizier is the actual ruler, and in the king's absence the vizier is the actual ruler, and in the king's presence no person and no matter can reach the king except through tile vizier's mediation. It is the vizier who issues all orders and he it is who carries out the royal commands. Every officer from the highest to the lowest must report to him. â-  And Pharaoh said unlj his serv- ants, Can wo Hud such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, For- asmuch as Cod hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou, ''riiou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all iny peop'.e be ruled: only In the throne will 1 be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See. I have set thee over all the land o£ Esypt. And Pharaoh took off his siitnct ring from his hand, and put it upon J seph's hand, and arrayed him In vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck." â€"The signet ring signified not only the con- fidence of the crown, but it was also a token cf high privilege, the bestow- al of which rested with the king alone." "And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him. Bow the knee: and set him over all the land of Egypt." â€"Joseph was driven in a royal chariot through the streets with runners culling for attention in front of him. There are many pictures showing royal chariots in sumptuous official apparel, the horses fully caparisoned as on solemn occasions of state ceremonies. It is noteworthy that some old Egyptian customs have been preserved to this very day in the valley of the Nile. In the same manner as runners were employed in Iront of Joseph's chariot, so through- out the ages right down to the khe- dlvcs and viceroys of modern times, runners have been employed to clear the way for kings and high person- ages. Probably Lord Kitchener was the last counterpart of Joseph to have the runners with swords In their hands running In front of his car- riage." The very word here trans- lated "bowr the knee," which is the word "abrek", meaning, literally, "mind thee", is the exact equivalent of the Arabic word "balak" which is used today by vehicle-drivers in Cairo when shouting to the pedes- trians, by which they mean "Look up!" "And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt."â€" The full meaning of this verse is explained In the quotation given above from Pro- fessor Yahuda. The meaning of the new name which Paharoh gave to Joseph has been vigorously interpret- ed. Some suggest that it means "the salvation of life," or " the salvation of the world," or "the food of the liv- ing." Professor Yahuda combines all these and says that it probably means "food of the land is this living one," conveying the idea that Joseph was the feeder of Egypt. Joseph's mar- riage to Asenath is only another evi- dence of the high position in which he had been placed, for the priests were the highest and most privileged class in Egj'pt, and intermarriage with this caste gave him the very highest social position. The name of his first child, Manasseh, "making to forget"; the name of his second child, Ephraim. means "to be fruitful." Our lesson closes with a brief notice of Joseph's remarkable administration over Egypt in preparation for and during the years of famine. To Phar- aoh belongs the proud distinction of instituting the world's first ministry of food with Joseph as food-control- ler. There is always wisdom in pro- viding for the future years. What is true of corn is also true of character. Rationing is never a pleasant experi- ence. It means doing without some things for a while and partaking sparingly of others. Pleasure hours may have to be rationed, but only for ftter advantage, to stave off idleness and isnorance, and to secure the benefits of a good education. Champion Salesmen Tomatoes Grown In Tanks of Water No Soil Used, but Chemicals Aid "Culture" WOOSTER, Ohio. â€" Rows of hardy green tomato plants nod sleepily in long wooden tanks through which clear water slowly churns. Their clean roots spread over the bottom of the tank. Not an ounce of earth is in evidence. It is Spring outside, but in the greenhouse of the Ohio State Agri- cultural Experiment Station Summer has come. Dr. L. J. Alexander, associate plant pathologist, discussed water culMire. the scientifically valuable method whereby experts hope to learn exact- ly what makes plants grow. Water culture, he said, is the ideal means of "putting plants on a diet". and thereby learning which elements help and which hinder their develop- ment. Although there is hope, there is no immediate prospect of the s.vstem be- coming a commercial success, he warned, desi::ite countless enquiries received from persons who would like ti. start a truck farm in a tub of water. Water culture, he explained, is the growing of plants in water to which chemicals are added. iHe hopes to make findings which may help con- vert barren fields into productive acres. The essential chemicals of the pro- cess are calcium, potassium, phos- phorus, nitrogen, sulphur, magauese, boron, zinc, copper and iron. Some others in minute traces may be valu- able. These elements are dissolved in the water, and the plant "steps right along" as if raised in the earth. Plants are supported in trays above the water and the roots reach into tho solution. Câ€" 3 it>i»»>«>»»«««»>«»«««««' Gary Gould, left, and Ri'.hard Wark, are shown with the Ontario-Queb Circulation Mana'.;ers' Trophy wliich was awarded to them for excellence in newspaper salesmanship. These two boys comprise one of The Star's carrier boy teams. Illovle-radio [gossip By DOROTHY Only the three or four ranking stars in any stuiiio are given little i:o:-;uble bi-Ugalov.' dressing room.-i parked right at the side cf th > set where they are working, so Robert Taylor was rather aurprised when he went out to work in Kroadway M.'!- ody " to find Georita Murphy a:id Bud- dy Ebsen occupyins a moot eI;'.borate one. Seekin.T o;!t the husin?s3 ma:i- ager. ho a.;kad if he couldn't have a dressing room on the sot since he had so many costume chan.:res to make. "Whai's the matter with th.-- one wo g;ive you?" the busiuoss man- ager demanJed angrily, s'alklns out en the set. Then he spied Kbsen and Murphy and hollowed: -These clowTia are at it again." When La::uy Ross :ibando'is the "Show liiiat" profcrani siiortly. Clia:'- les Wiiiiiinscr, tho original beloved Cap't -Vndy, is expected to return, but Eddie Cantor thinks that Winninitcr will be much to busy making pic- tures. Ho says Wiiininger is a knock- out in the new Cantor picture, "All Baba Goes to Town." James Stewart is so worried for fear M-G-:n will change their minds about lending him to R K to play opposite Ginger Rog- ers that he has .'^topped having the phone answered at his house, and spends most of his time in a far away corner of the KKO lot where they are unlikely to locate him. To add further Ginger difiiiculties to the Rojcrs lives of phone studio opcra'uo::;. Buddy Ebsen spends most of his time on his new boat. ODDS .\XD ENDSâ€" Warner Broth- ers wouldn't ask Bette Davis to take a supporting role in ' Gentlemen .Vfter Midnight," the new Leslie Howard- Olivia de Havilaud picture, but she surprised them by asking tor it . . . Basil Rathbone has a chance to play a hero at last in Bobby Breen's uew picture, "Make a Wish" . . . Paul Muni rehearses his lines by speaking them into a home recording machine, then Night Work On Illinois Faum listening to them . . . Sidney Black- mer rehearses in a room with five mirrors placed at various angles so that he can see himself all a:'ound . . . Betty Furness has a charm brace- let from which dangle a dozen or so fraternity pins. She claims she pick- ed them un at a pawnshop, but con- sidering her popularity with college boys all the folks around the studio are frankly dubious. . . Victor Moore's son and daughter are making their screen debuts in his RKO picture. "Missus .\merica" . . . Joh:i Beal recently rented the hou.se formorly occupied by Charles Laughicn in Hollywood, but didn't get aroi nd to explore the r !••:• until recently. He thought he ; finii mementces of some of La;-,, . .i'o horror roles, but confronted by weird sounds and a pair of flashinj eyes, all he founil was a mother cit v.-ith a litter of kittens. Thin People Live Lorsger As a Rule Are Eciier Foi'iif'sJ .^.gciinst the Jr'-sn^cez of Old As," Each "type- â-  i>r 'ooiiy ccnstruclion has d .sadvanta:jeL- in addition to its virt'ues, says a v.-riler in Xew Health Majiazine. The fat person has to pay for his hapnincs.s and sparkle and good disresUon in other respects. There is not too nr.ich room for his I'JHKs. ani that easily loads to lac'.; of oxyjre:i in the body and short- nindedd â-  s. The main artery is short ar'' "ide, and thus persons of the Sanih) P::n:;a type a-'e ncl:ned to sutfer from talcin:ition and dia- bete.-;, which is usually a disease of well-fed people and is connected with the nature of tho vascular sys- tem. Diabetes is a form of calcina- tion around the par.creas. The thiti person is threatened with only one illness of a serious character, and ths is at onLV reveal- ed by the X-ray. In this case the lunss are so large that with normal breathing they do not have suflicient air, and the result is that t':ie lung- regions, not obtaining the nece?.sary oxygen, are susceptible to the dread disease tuberculosis. But if middle age is reached without succumb ng to the gcrin. then most people are safe and stanil more chance than the fat of reaching the Biblioal age of three score years and ten. We cer- tainly see more old thin people than FARM NOTES Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL Willi tba Co-Opcration of the Various Department* of the Ontario Agricultural College. Question: â€" "How long does it take manure to produce nitrate in the soil? How does It give tho nitrate, potash and phosphorus?"â€" L. B., Tlm- Iskaming Co. Answer: â€" The nitrogen of stock manure is quickly available, especial- ly when it is applied to the soil in the spring when the prevailing tem- perature â-  ; rising. Bacterial action is very rapid at this lime, and nitrate nitrogen which ia a product of bac- terial action, therefore, becomes rap- idly available. The phosphorus and potash become available as the plant materials decay. They will not be quite so quickly available as nitro- gen, but will surely be sufficiently available to nourish the crop to which they are applied. You probably know that if manure is fairly well stored so as to take care of the liquid manure, it will con- tain from 10 to 13 lbs. potash per ton. Generally stock manure is quite low In phosphorus, however, since the ani- mal removes phosphorus from its feed in order to build its bono. Manure needs supplementing with phosphorus c:irri"rs especially. Question: â€" "I have been applying chemical fertilizer I K.N. P.) in the following manner â€" dusting it on the lawn by shaking through a coarse gunncy sacking bag. The result has been that the grass has burned. 1 followed tho application of the fer- tilizer with liberal watering with gar- den hose. How can this fertilizer be applied without damaging the grass? Will the application of such fertilizer kill out moss? How much should be applied each time and how often? When is the best time?â€" G. W. M., Northumberland Co. Answer: â€" 1 would say that it is pos- sible that you have applied the mix- ture of the carriers X-P-K in too con- centrated a form. If you use Sulphate of .\mmonia as a carrier of nitrogen for instance, and apply It fairly lib- erally, its first action would be to burn the grass. Howevt-r, the grass should soon recover and show much healthier and more vigorous growth. If you are using a mixed fertilizer and dust it on the lawn after the dew has dried off, following this with a good sprinkling of water, you should have no trouble with burning. If you apply it at about two ounces per sq. yard, you will be applying It at the rate of tJuO lbs. per acre. If the fertiUzer is acid in reaction, it will not kill out moss to any extent. To make it alkaline, however, if you care to apply a small dressing of lime, you will lind this will curtail the growth of the moss. In other words, moss does not thrive under alk"line conditions. Hence the application of lime would tend to kill it out. I would suggest that you give the lawn a treatment as early as possible and again in about a month, and possibly awin about the middle of July. This sh()ul<i bring it back in eoiid form. Hara Hounds Dog For Share of His Dinner â-  r ""â- '* ** •'â- '^X.'-,'^* Hoy. 2-year-old collie. r\nd Girl, 6-months-old rabbit, do their best to L'hase away that tale of hares and hounds by eating out of the same dinner bowl in yard of their owner, Gregory Bissonette, of Los Anjreles. Girl Will Study For Rare Decree Bachelor of Science in Dramatic Art is Her .4im ED.MONTO.N.â€" Gwen.lolnc Pharis of the L'nivcrsity of .\lberta Kxten- fat. and this is not only because they lose their fat with increasing age, but also because those in question are better foriifted agatnst the men- aces of old age. sion Departn;ent, has bien awarded a .<500 Koclcefellcr Foundation fel- lowship by til" University of .\orth Carolina. She will study for a degre* rare in educational circles, Bachelol uf Science in Dramatic .\rt. This is believed to bo tho first scholarsh p of its type presented to an .-Mberta candidate. Miss Pharis, who resides at Magvath, Aha., is an enthusiastic hama executive and ac- tress. She graduated from the Uni- versity of .\Iberta with an .-Vrts de- gree in in32. Since she has acted as secretary to Mrs. .Sterling Haynes, department of extension Drama di- rector. Hamble^onian Stake Favorite Ste pping Out to Show Her Form A iHiiuor near Whoaiuu, HI., plowing a cuiiiiicid wuli iV-O a;:! cf .- .•:>.rih:;ght3. Farmers throui^iu-i't t.ie area are working day and night to make up for the late start ca'Jno.l ly the heavy ra ns earner in the season- Twilight Song, crack 3-ycar-olJ trotter who is favored to win the Hambletonia i - . ' ".er best foot forward in workout at Lexington, Ky. Ben F. White, veteran trainer who groomed Kosalind for last year's victory, is up.