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This Curious World 'C»: j L INDIA, SILKWORM C/KTERPiULARS ASi:E.f^A/9i1£DOUT sy tmEir. owners TO BE PEO/ WHEN THEV TRANSFORM THEA/iSELVES INTO SILK-aOVERET) OC>Cr)ONS,- THEV ARE RETTURNED AND WEKSHETJ, ANC5 THE FEEOER. IS PAID ACGORDlNcS TO THE V\/E'c3H-r OF WIS OFFERING. BIRD OF DISPLAVS A d30ia3EOLJS HEAD OR.NAMENT TO ATTEAOT ITS AAATEl. , COPK. H3a BY NE« SERVICE, INC. ' LIONS, like man, mature in approximately one-fourth of their life span. They live well in captivity, some having lived under man's care for 25 years. Captive lions, although not well muscled like those living in the wild state, develop more beautiful manes. NEXT: How fox hunting delayed the buildintr of the railways in Eneland. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Ctsrke We have a very lively increase in the family â€" in fact there arc two hundred and fifty of them, all of them babies and as cute as can be. It is fun to watch our new family â€" the only trouble is, to watch takes time. But then "what is life, if full of care, v/e have no time to stand and stare" â€" wlictlier it be at chickens or sunsets. Both are lovely. And do you know, you can almost watch chickens grow id intelligence as well as in size. Or perhaps I should say â€" observe their instinct develop â€" because chickens never have very much intelligence at any time. * • * For instance, the first day we h.id tli« chicks, I could cough, sneeze, bang away at the stove or do any- thing at all and the chickens took no notice whatsoever. The second day, when I shook the fire down, the little things stood absolutely s;ill, as much as to say â€" "What's going to hapijen to us now?" The third day they were used to stove noises but when I sneezed, rather violently, and twice in succession, they made one wild scramble to the far corners of the pen. .And they didn't come out until they were sure that the noise they had heard had no rclatioB to Mt. \'c?- uvius in eruption. » • » 'Jlien I got some new drinking fountain^ â€" diffcreni fiom tlie one already in the pen. Several of tlie more venturesome chicks crowded sroinid the fountains, got very close -v tlie saucers, and then backed away. That would happen time and again. 'J'licn one, with more enrage than tlie rest, gave one (juick peck at the water and then backed away fjuickcr tliun ever. He shook his head and really looked cjuite surprised. "Wliy that is only water in that (luccr looking thing", he apparently lliought to himself, "I think I'll try it again!" So lie came back, and his return gave the others courage. I'letfy soon RUMANIAN LEADER all the chick.-n.s were scrambling over each other to get to tlij water. After awhile, having fed their fill and quenched .heir thirst, they are ready for an after liiiiner nap. Some dose off standing up but finally sink to the floor, others would settle themselves comfortably be- fore going to sleep and appeared more like dopey or half dead c ..ckens â€" until x few of their wide-awake brothers and sisters would nm over the top of their sleeping bodies without so much as saying "By your leave". Up jump the sleeping chickens, now very much alive and Hwake, shake themselves, run a few steps, and then settle down again, to sleep until once more disturbed. In the meantime I finished my Red Cross Collecting, which in this district, was unavoidably delayed. I found the response very gratify- ing, far more than in any previous year. It is not necessary now to tell poii|)Ie what the Red Cross is doing. Ill fact, some peojile, after giving generously, say that they wish it were possible for them to give twice as much. * * * Yeslerd.'iy we had ;. very unhappy e.Kpericnce. We had to destroy our dog. We were espcciall)' grieved because lie belongs to our soldier son, and they were tlie greatest of chums. Hut Rusty had recently taken ti|i with bad coni|icniy and the two d<igs went on the rampage and badly mauled a neighlumr's geese. Katuraliy, no matter what Rusty meant to us, we could not keep a dog that gave trouble, and would probably give more, to any of our neighbours. We had already done what we could. To cure the wan- der-lust, except in winter. Rusty was tied up as much as possible and was always in at night. But what kiiul of a life is that for a dog? .So wc did what we (hough t was the only fair thing towards our neighbours â€" got rid of the dog. But if you have ever loved a dog â€" and incidentally, its owner â€" then you will probably know how badly we foel about losing Rusty, wljo, except for that one had trait that he developed, had the best disposi- tion of any dog ever owned. SUNDAY SCHOOL LE S^ON April 16 SAUL'S EARLY PREACHING Acts 9: 19bâ€" 30; 11: 19â€"86. PRINTED TEXTâ€" Acts 9: 19b â€"30; 11: 25. 26. GOLDFN TEXT. â€" I am not ashamed of the gospel : for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. Romans 1: IC. Memory Verse: 1 will sing unto Jehovah. Exodus 15: 1. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. â€" Tlie conver;:ion of the Apostle Paul probably took place in the year .^.D. .'ifi, while the be- ginning of his ministry in Antioch occurred about A.D. 4;!. Place. â€" .\ntiocli was a great city of Syria, on tlic left bank of the Orontes River, fifteen miles inland from tlie Mediterranean sea. Dam- ascus, of course, was the capital of Syria, as Jerusalem was the great city of Palestine. Saul's Early Ministry "And be was certain days with the disciples that were at Dam- ascus and straightw .y in the syna- gogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. .Xnd all that heard him were amazed, and. said, is that this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of thcni that called on his name? .Viid be liad come I'.ither for this intent, that he might bring tlicni boiiiul before the chief priests." VVliat a great cliringe had taken place in this man Saul! But a few days before this he was tlie most violent persecutor of anyone who believed this very thing which fie was now preaching. livcryone knew tliat simit tremendous power must have laiil Imlj of liiiu to bring about such a traiisfoil^iation. "But Saul increased tlic more in streiiglli .â- iiid confoniuL-d the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is .he Christ." Saul be- "came more energetic in Iiis new- labors. Saul knew the great truths of the Old 'testament as probably few men of his generation knew them. No one was able ;o con- found him. The Plot Against Saul "And when manv days were ful- filled, the Jev.s took counsel to- gether to kill him: but their plot became known to Saul. .\iid they watched the gates also day and night that tlicy might kill him: hut h. disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket." What a difference between Saul's original intention to enter into Damascus in his hunii.g hatred agaiist the Clir'. tians with the picture we now have of liiiii, hounded by tlicse very Jew^s who would seek to murder him, and being helped out of the cit;, by the disciples ulioiii a few weeks ago he sought to destroy. Saul In Jerusalem "And when he was come to Jerusalem, lie assayed to join himself to the disei'les: and they were all afraid ot him, not be- lieving that he was a disciple." It n.ust have been a bitter di>appoiiit- meiit to .Saul, coning fresh from the persecution of the Jews, to find himself rei>ulse<l by the Bre- thren. I lie disciples may have thought lli.it he retui-ncd to his former faith and had some sinister motive ill .sr/Uius to join them. Barnabas Befriends Saul "But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he bad spoken to him. and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus." While other leading Christians in the city of Jerusaler.. looked with suspicion upon Saul, l'.;iriiabas came forward and 'took the young disciple by the hand and gave him the weight of bis influence'- â€" the influence of wealth and character. Saul Among The Brethren "And he was with theai going in and going cut at Jerusalem. Preaching boldly in the name of the I.oVd: and he spoke and dis- puted against the Grecian jews; but they were seeking to kill him." These Grecians were the Greek Jews at whose instigation Stephen had been put to death. Now Saul, who had cmisented unto that martyrdom, is exposed to a like perseciilion. MEET THE MAIN 'MARAUDER' Professorial looking, but mighty tough on Japs, is Brig.-Gen. Frank Merrill, center, above, commander of "Merrill's Marauders," the U.S. infanty imit that is giving the enemy what for in the jungles of Burma. He's pictured with Lts. Elbert V., left, and Albert B. Hig- gins, twin brother of Adamsville, Tex. R/IQIO REPORTER Iw.... Your columnist just back from a meeting of the Network affiliates in Xew York, at which he was the sole Canadian representative, and Jacl: Burcho wliich was attended by reprcscnt- ;itives of :j.') American stations, was amazed at the terrific arrangements l^einjj made by the American net- works for the invasion of Europe when it occurs. Eighty correspondents "Ure -ready to go in with the invasion wave, and you will probably be getting some of these "on the spot" battle broadcasts. Perhaps in this con- nection too few laurels have been lianded to tlic Canadian Broadcast- ing Corporation for the magnifi- cent coverage job they have given tlie Canadian b'orces since the war started. .\t the present time Jack Kanawin. well-known to Canadian Radio listeners, js in England as liead of the Canadian Broadcasting (. (irporation's Overseas Service with a capable staff of engineers ami announcers. Rob Bowman who headed the unit originally is now i:i Washington representing the l>res> inten-^ts there. » * * Another thing we found out in Xew York is tliat the Kadio net- works arc suffering more and more from the very acute manpower shortage. .\'ot only arc announrers and technical staff being called to the United ^States .Army but more â-  .\iul when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to t'aesarea. and sent him forth to Tarsus." The word 'brethren' seems expressly used to imply that the disciples at Jerusalem recog- nized Saul as a brother. ".\nd ho went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul." Knowing the strength of his friend Saul, aware (>f his great ability, and realizing that the chinch at .\ntiocli needed one of greater gifts than he him- ; elf possessed, Barnabas went off tt. Itiok for Saul. Saul's Ministr; At Antioch ' .\nd wlieh he bad found him, he brought him unto .\ntiocli. And it came t() pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together \\ith the church, and taught much p.;ople." Note the importance which the apostles gave to the pro- per instruction of these new con- verts. Is not this a perfect fulfill- 1 lent of the Lord's great command to the apostles before His asceii- .vion, that, going into all the nations and baptizing believers, they were to teach them 'to observe all things, ivbatsoever 1 have commanded vou.' and more of the top rank stars. Dennis Day 'of the Jack Benny show, leaves shortly to become an P"nsign ill the United States -Navy and Red Skclton has been classified lA, and expects to be called to the army very shortly. With this sitUr ation some of the intense rivalry between networks and stations has had to go by the board for the dur- ation, and tliey have been pooling their resources to keep radio top- notch. tt * * I'his probably comes in the laugh of the week department but your commentator, in the aud- ience for the second Maple Leaf-Canadian game at the Eorum in Montreal, was sitting behind Foster Hewitt. This we imagine is the first XHL play-oft game in which the Leafs have participated, that Foster has ever watched as a spectator. Having a traii> to catch back to Toronto we had to leave before the game was over and grabbing a taxi cab we asked the driver to turn on the' radio as he took us to the station. He turned Dunkerque Fleet Asked To Stand By Four years ago next May » call went out from tlic British admir- alty to all yachtsmen, to all owners of launches, to all salt-water fish- ermen, to all proi>rietors of bum- boats to stai.d by for service, says the New York Times. In responsie there was soon mustered the strangest fleet that ever sailed the English Channel, the ragtags and bobtails of a fleet, manned in part by men used to salt water and in part by men who hardly knew one end of a boat from the other and got seasick whenever the water was ruffled This flotilla passed over to Dunkerque. Some boats were lost and some men with them, but no boat was turned back wdiile it could still float and move, and among them they brought to Eng- land thousands upon thousands of Englishmen and Frenchmen whom the Nazis had counted as good as dead Xow the crews of the little craft are being asked to enroll again, for service up to a term of four weeks some time within the next six months. We can assume that the Admiralty wishes to use them to carry soldiers across the Chan- nel. Last time they went empty i.stward and came back loaded. This time we suspect they will go fully loaded to the coast ot Europe. The tide that set so strongly away from France lour year^ ago has turned. M will be flowing strongly eastward soon. The -Allied tanks, guns and infantry will be passing through Dunkerque- again â€" inward bound. on the Hockey game, bu't the French version, so we still didn't know what the final score was until we ran into Wes McKnight in the club car later in the evening. * * * A new programme which will probably create a large day time audience, will be the programme with Jack Burche and the Three Sons. Better catch this one on your favourite Mutual station. 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