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s SOK'f SCflflJL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSOR, A PI11I, 5, 1914. Lesson I. Christ's Tablft Talk. Luke 14. 7-24. (.olden Text, Luke 1 !. II. In Luke's narrative the events of t<i-day'3 ksuon fjlhmr closely upon those of the l?~on fur March -2-J.. The review lesson which, has inter- vened should not IK- permitted MI -b scare the closa relation of thought. The account of the heal- ing of the dropsical man on ths Sabbath, (versea 1-6) belongs to the longer division of the Gospel (14. 1 to 17. 10) devoted to the second [period of the journey of Jesus to Jerusalem. The whole section is ix-culiar to Luke. Versa 7. A parable ThU -word has several meanings. Usually it was a story told to illustrate a truth. Here it means a, piece of advice. TKoss that were bidden -AJ Phari- see had invited Jeous and other guests to dine a>t hi* house. Trie chief seats According to the Ta'mud, the middle place on a couch intended for three was the worthkst, that on the left th sec- ond in honor, and that on the right third. Jesufi seems, however, to i-'tVr to tiie position of the couches. 8. A marriage feast This was a formal dinner where Hie rank of the fcrue-ts wou'd he considered. 9. Thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place The displaced ptii-H would liave to take tlie lowest . ai because the intermediate l':aivs would have been filled in the iw;i';ri.Tie. The thought expresssd l>y Jesus ia found in Prov. 25. 7. 10. Sit down in the lowest place Nut in order to )>.T> promoted before th<- company, but to allow the ho*.t T.O choose those whom he wishes tu li.i-iur. 11. For everyone that exalte th himself ihall be humbled; and he that himibleth himself shall bo ex- , a!t--d An utterance several times repeated by Jesus. See Luke IS. , H: Mitt. 23. 1-2. Self-seeking iiV- 4 vites its own rebuke, while humility and modesty are no hindrance t > ,just recognition and preferment. V I ss'on On True Hospitality. 1-2. He said to him also that had i> widen him The previous discourse Va.s addressed to the guests; Jesus *n<j\v addresses the host, and seem* *to indicate that tin -re was a selfish 'motive for his hospitality. > C'all not thy friends, nor thy , brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich , neighbors The fourcJasses likely to b-e asked on ordinary social , grounds. The tem>e of the verb . "vail'' is present and means rather , M t!o not habitually call." Social inv itationa are not condemned, but * ur hospital it v should uo>t end ' there. I 1. Thon sha!t lie recompensed-- Ctocd deeds never fail of their re- . w.ard. The resurrect bn of the just Pos- ' .ijlily a reference to ihe doctrine of *a double resurrection, first of the 4 just, and later a general resurrcc- Hon. (Ainipare 1 Cor. 15. 23; 1 . Tlu-s-i. 1. 10; Rev. 20. 5, 6. 15. Jesus's words about the resur ruction of the just suggest the king- doon of God, and one guest assumes . that he will enjoy its benefits. Ths , parable that foil >w.* may. be intend- . ed as a gentle rebuke to his self- <.-Min>laceucy. 10. A certain man made a great su.pper--Th.i9 parable sugge-sts that ina-ny care- less for the kingdom of (.:;<.! and its blessyigs than they , i>i-oftss to care'. (.Vunpare thi< with the parable in Matt. 22, which is in i>me respects similar, but much ' m- > re severe than this. 17. Sent forth his servant at r,ii>- pe-r time This second summons to A irvl. still pravails in the Kant. To . omit it would be equal to canceling . :. fir-ct invitation . To refu.se this t secoiv.l summons \\ould bg consid- ered by Jjjw Arabs equivalent to a declaration of war. Tin- simi'iKi-ier !' represents (jcvd's messengers 1i> hi i people, especially John the . IJu.u-i and Je&us. Head Matt. 11. 2>i 80 t'oine ; . for all things a"e now toady Compare with Joh.i's mes- . asr..-. Mutt. H. 2. . IS. With one consent- -The people .acted HH if they had previously eon- sp-ir-xl together. They all pleaded tliHt they were too much occupied ,t conic. Had; this been the case tlif.s sh nii Id have excused thein- 'selv ;v-; when the first invitation ,came. \<>. I'uve Used in the ...Id sense <>l irv or test, as in our expression, ,' -lli" exception ]) roves the rule.'" 20. A vearo immunity from mili- *tary or ciivil service was granted t 7ir-wl\ nWrried man. Dent. 24. 5. 21. liei'sg angry The bch.-u i<n- of *il gue ;s had been such as to justi- fy the host's indigiiivtion. lulu the highways and hedges --TUi.N i-l;l*s refers to Hie heathen or :' < ii'nt.iles. Those froiu the ItreetH aiid laaies of <he city were foar Je.v*. t 'IM- ( fain - This does not iuipl.\ f:>rce was* to be u^ed. The pas i:'4-: oeeu so misunderstood aa to be quoted as proof that Jesus] favored 'religious pei-Recution. The I word really means ''earnestly per- suade," indicating that among the] ('Jentiles a. more earnest, persistent kini of preaching Would be neces- sary to make them feel welcome. Matt. 8. 8. and 15. 27 illustrate the timidity of the Gentiles who came to Jesus. 24. This verse suggests that some of the first guests, who indifferently put off the invitation, may appear later when it will be too late to partake of the supper. SUIT OVER VEER IIKRI). Countess of Warwick Claim* Tlies Animals. Some old laws were brought, up from the past recently in the Kings Bench ])ivi.<io;i. London, -Before Mr. Justice Pickford to decide the own- ership of a herd cf d-eer claimed by the Countess of Warwick. The deer have for ce-nturies herded in the park at Kaston Ledge, Duimyow, Kasex, of which the countess i-i a life tenant, but it is asserted by the trustees of the late owner of the property. th? late Viscount May- nard, grandfather of the countess, that the <!eex <lo not belong to the estate, but must be considered as separal-e. property. The countess had the d"er *?iz.:d and hence the appeal to the Kind's Bench. Mr. Macnaghteti, K.C., for the trustees, &aid that by the will of Viscount Mayna"d, Lady Warwick became the tena-.ib for life of Eastern Lexlge, the park and pleasure grounds. The furniture iu tin: man- sion and the deer were bequeathed by the will to the trustees, to be held in trust for the person who for the time being was entitled to the possession of the mansion. Tli*re were about GOO deer in the park when Visoount Maynard died. Arguing his case that he could rest Jus title on "confusion," Mr. .\Iai-naghteii quoted an old case in which furniture was in dispute, and in which the judicial <ircition was : "If a man puts corn into any jKM-ket. into which tln-iv is before iiMn 1 . corn, tlie corn is mine because it is impossible to distinguish what was mine from what was his. . "Hen. 1 ," said counsel, "no m.'in can distinguish the deer of Lady Warwick from my deer, and thiM-e- fore. <m th-e ground of 'fonfu.-ii.in of ihe property,' 1 am entitled to keep it." Mr. Givi-en, for the judgment cre- ditor, argued that the deer were the property of Lady Warwick and thaL tl:.. 1 trustees had failed to pro\e that i IK; deer were included in the s.-i Element. Mr. CJiveen had referred to a decision of a Chancery judge i'i 177H in a case regarding this same oet- lleinent. Counsel admitted that the decision was against him, but said that, a the case rwla-ted to this tettlement. he thought he ought tj refer lu if. Mr. Ju^ti<-< j Pickford decided in favor of the trustees, on tlie strength of this decision of 177(i. and in lii judgment particularly thanked Mr. Gavcen for drawing bis attenlit.n to the case. )x>inting out that Mr. Mjtcnaghten, whose argu ment it favored, luwl not referred to it. He gave judgment i'i favor uf the trustees, holding that the deed did come under the settlement and i'lal the execution creditor had no right to ^eize them. He directed Uwifc the Kli.-riff of Kisex should recover his (o>.is and charges from the execu- tion creditor. ONE OF T1IK SKASON'M NOVKLTIKS IN VIENNA. A Long Cape. Env Model of navy blue broadcloth eloping the Body. trimmed with white wool braid. I'SK FOINO FOR ( HOI.F.KA. 1 iii-iisi, >| i -. He KvlerniiiMtcil Ky Solution Sprinkled on (.ri". Dr. I-', d Herelle, the young I-'reneh BcientMt who discovered that a variety of the cholera germ will exterminate locusts and other | insect pests, has received numerous invitations from other countries to aid them in relief from these seouvi^'S of agriculture. Dr. d Herelle was Studying coii- ditioiis in Yucatan four years ago ion behalf of the I'asteur Institute of Paris, when he observed that the locusts there were suffering from n disease of t!i" intestine resembling cholera in human beings. He suc- ceeded iu i.-.ola-liilg the coccohacil lus. After cultivating it and height- ening its virulence, lie made a solu- tion which killed in 24 hours. The method is to sprinkle tl*p solution on the grass where the in- < i - --feed. The first experiment tried in the Argentine exterminated the locusts within a radius of 50 miles. Wclvt-s in Suburb* [ Uelgnule. Packs of hungry wolves, driven out of the forests by the, int"ii*o cold and lo;-s of their iibli-al food supply h.'M e appeared in the envi- rons ol Belgrade. The animals have become a real ineuacu even in t he moal thickly populated regions. A Belgrade uianiifaeturer, while driv- ing recently from hist factory to his lionic, was pursued by a pack. Th be-asts were ev xlentlv l' mi shed, and when they sighted the sleigh t.]ie\ i^el 1 out ill pursuit with howls, which so frightened tin- horse that bis driver did not need to urge him for ward. FLAM.MAKION \VIMTKS OF I.ltE Astronomer (;ives Frugiueiits <>( !Fi I'rojeeled Kioi;ra|iliy. Camille Flammarioii. the faniou.i and popular antrononier, fr> ni his little flat overlooking the Paris Ob- servat-iry, has given to the presn a few pagca from, his projected bio- graphy. He was born in a, little village in the Department of Haute- Mnrue, and by a curious freak of rVrtune Ins surname means "one who sheds light." His biography will bL 1 written in that popdLir style in which he composes even the deepest of his scientific books. He has even investigated the phenom- ena connected with what he calls Spiritualism. ''That there is a good deal of fraud committed in connection with those phenomena, 1 ' he says, ''must be taken as established. One must beware of so-called mediums. But there have been manifestations un- der such conditions that the theory of fraud is inadmissible. My own opinion is that such phenomena have nothing to do with the souls* of the departed or with denizens of any other world whatsoever. "Levitalion. table-turning, etc.. the facts as to which 1 hold to have been -it iblished, seem to prove that in a gathering of persons in- terested in studying such manifes- tations a psychic personality i de- veloped which presents it.hem in their collective capacity. It is, as it were, their collective sub-con- scious self which acts as in a dream. Victor Hugo, whom I knew very well, took an active park in some of these manifestation* in the bosom of Ins family while living in Jersey, and the Hugo family were absolute- ly above suspicion. Hugo would sa.v a. line of poetry and another member of the party would say it with something equally good, or at all events, far above his unaided powers of composition. "Then- was. as it were, a reflex of Hugo's literary talent, although it was independent of his own will, More wonderful still was this: One day Charles Hugo was sitting in a circle with a party who had their hands on a table, when sonic one asked whether Sir Walter Scott was present. Charles Hugo, who k lew no English at all then, read <jiit some ra.ppings which he wrote down without understanding their mean- ing. The words were : '\'<x not the bard, his lyre is bro- ken, His last >oiig sung, his last w u-l spoken. ' 'The problem of spiritualism is a inoht complex one. Of this 1 um sure, however, after making every deduction fur fraud and misunder- standing, that we have cv idence of tho existence of psychic forces the nature of which is unknown to us. ''Then there is Mars, which I have been observing for twenty years or more. I have, I think, demon- strated that there is intelligent, life of some sort on tha-t planet, for it i- iin^ossible to explain on any other theory the changes which take plaoe on it. What sort of life it may be we cannot guess, but it is there all the same. The difficulty, a* in other astronomical researches, con- sists in the great distance at which we stand from the point to be ob- served. Mars is 58,000,000 kilo- metres (35,000,000 miks) from th? earth. Well, supjHing you have a telescope pow-erful enough to bring it to within iW.OOO kilometres (17,500 miles) the difficulties in the way of the observer arc still immeaee. For all that, however, very valuable re- sults have been obtained. We know the poles of Mars better than the poles of our own earth. In fact, when I first began keeping a record of the snowfall at the poles of Mars no man had ever seen either our own Xorth or South Pole." *_. PA HIS DISCOVEHS TREASl'RES Prrcioua (.'unvnMf* Stored Away Many Years Ago. While inspecting the various storehouses belonging to the city of 1'aris a few days, ago a committee of municipal councillors visited the houses situated at Auteuil, and the thousands of heterogeneous objects stored there, forgotten and covered with the dust of ages. One of the councillors more curi- ous than the others brushed the thick coating of dust from a large canvas, and his surprise was great on fiuding hidden Ix-neaUi the grime signs of a painting of fine quality. The discovery has led tu a serious search and the subsequent finding of various canvases. It is now found that the city has been tlie unwitting owner of several masterpieces for a period impossible to define. Among these pictures are "Sainte IsabeQle de France." paint- ed by the master, Philippe de Champaigne (180-2-1074), a sketch of which is in the Louvre; a painting which at present is attributed to Tintoretto, and one believed to be tlie Rubens. . Further searches will be made, and it is expected they will brin<< to light more valuable works, for the city for many years has had the habit of systematically storing away all sorts of objects and forgeUin;; them At a Children's Party. A little boy of five was invited to a children's party. Tho next day he *as giving a.n account of the fun, and said that ea;:h of tho little vi,i tors had contributed either a' wng, tt recitaUon, or music for the plea- sure of the rest. "Oh, poor little Jack .'" said his mother. "How vrry unfortunate you could do nothing!" "Yes, I could, mother," replied tho young hopeful, "I stood up and said my prayers." KOVAI.TV TO Ul'ILD BOUSES. kiiij; l.eur -f and His Sou Interest- ed ill Ho titling '!ove:ip:':il. Probably the most practical illus- tration of interest in the hoiir'iii/ movement is being taken by King George of England and his sun. They are now working out an ela- borate scheme of model lan-dljrdif.'n in Sou tli London. The district af- fected is that belonging to the duchy of Cornwall ,in the vicinity of Waterloo Bridg? and Kensi igt >n oval. The King is the prime mover in clearing and rebuilding the es- tate, but he is acting on behalf of the Prince until the latter uit his majority. Until within tlie last two or three years it ha* been impossible to niaki' any improvement because of life leases and a special act -..f Pai'l--'!- ment that expired in 1909. Kdwar:! VII. chafed under ths disabilities and urged tho repeal of the act. "Just as soon as I am fre? v-j ;!o what I please with my property." said he at the opening cf the dwell- ings erect L'd by the London County Council at Beihn 1 C^-e.en. "I shall endeavor to show that the landlord may play a int.st important part in furthering the health and happiness of his tenants." Kdward died before he could do much, but he left th 1 ? idea with his son and grandson, who arc now de- molishing th-a pui;rly built, specu- lative houses of the duchy of Corn- wall, the majority of which are de- void of means of sanitation and comfort inside. They are putting in their places substantially built and artistically designed flats and cottages, abut- ting on thoroughfares laid out ac- cording to sound town planning, w; that the maximum of light, air and convenience will be enjoyed by ten- ants. Whole blocks uf winding streets and dilapidated shacks have disaji pearcd. Oao of tho features of thz improvements is a quadrangular series of homes for old persons. These .structure:) we of dignified architecture and possess every ad- vantage, inside and out, for the good cheer and comfort of the occu- pants. Careful thought has been given to tii ' provision for open spaces, ; j grounds, trees and flowers. The i King and the Prince are trying to i get persons in different circum Ka.iees to intermingle on the pro- perty, and thus promote a general levelling of the social tone. Their theory is that intimate con- tact of the poor and the prosperous is good for both, stimulating the former to efforts to rise and the latter to social sympathies adva.i- ! tageous to community progress and peace. * WEEDS AS A FOOD ECONOMV. Are Superior to Many Salads Now In C'ouiiiiou Vse. A scientific writer sugge.iU weeds a.3 one of the remedies for the hig.h cost of living. The dandelion, he WIT AN!) WISDOM. Pay as you go, but don't forget' to have enough to get back <..;i. A man's best friend is a woman wb:> can keep him from making a fool <A himself. Bridegroom: "Didn't I look like' a fyjl when I waaat the altar rail'?" lit r Man : "No; but anyone could sc . that you were not yourself." A man has no more right to say a.i uncivil thing than to act one- ;:j nvjre rijfht to say a rude thing-***, another than to knock him down. He : "Do you think absence makes t ! '" h-.-v.-t grow f'jaderJ" She: "I i't kuc,v. GJ away for a long lime, a/id I'll writs and let you . . " "V>hy are you so angry with tho i" ask-yl Mr. Whit:- of his wife. "Because," ;>:: iv )!ied,l "i'.en I tcJd him I had a terribly tind- feeling he tald me to :-;hr,v my tongue." "You ax-sure me* that this is the very latest fashion?" "Yes, ma- dam." "And it won't fade ." "No, :rr!am, I am sure it wj.it.; we have had it in the window for two 1. :>-. ' He: "I shall never marry until I meet a, woman who is niy 'direct opposite." She (ancouragijigly) : "Well ,my friend, there are num- bers of bright, intelligent girls in this neighborhood." Mistress: "Bridget, that jug you broke this mcrning be'onged to nij graat grandmother I" Bridget: "Well. Oi'm glad of that : Sure, Ol was afraid it was something he had just bought lately.' "Now, children," said the school- teacher, "can any of you tell me ol a greater power than a king!" "Yes, ma'am." cried a little bc.V eagerly. "Very well, you may tell the class," replied the teacher. "An ... ace," was the unexpected rcplv. "Johnny, why do you spend all your time on th-js^ stairs.' " asked Johnny's aunt. "Stairs weren't made to play on." "Well, whera can I go? Papa sends me upstairs, and manuka -jnds me down. Seems 1 to me I've got to stay halfway some- where." "You must stop worrying and take a holiday," said the suave ' practitio.ie;-. "My dear doctor." replied the irritable patient, "if f could tret my affairs into a shape that '.v-Jiild permit m" t-.> take a, holiday I'd be- so relieved that I wouldn't need on.?." "So she <L>e.vi't. rotar i .v ur af- fection. e!i I Well, i shouldn't get mad about that. What's tho u&o of bothering about a girl," said Mjr- by. "I don't mind her not return- ing my affection," saii Freddy, "but, confound it, she won't return my diamond ring, either:" "Everybody in cur family's ronie kiud of an animal." said Bobby to 'tho ajnazed visitor. "What non- sense!" sho exclaimed. "Well," replied Bobby, "mother's a dear, 1 my baby itt?r is mother's little lamb, I'm tho kid, and dad'* the goat." grateful even to the fastidious taste. The same statement * apply with more or less force 'to milkweed, yel- low dock, red clover, *our irrass and golden thistle. These are all good as vegetables or salads or both. They contain quite, a.* muc.h of the mineral elements as 'Jie vegetables usually cultivated, and, as sources of nitrogen, are -svsn superior to ! many ?a!ads n.iw in common use, He thinks man is consuming only an infiiiite-simal portion of the really edible and nutritious weeds, and suggests that th -so now eaten be improved by cultivation, while a search be made for others that may serve equally well for food. It will be recalled thait it took many years to tra^/orm the "love apple/" whioh was regarded only as an ornament, in t;' tho tomato which everyhcdv u.^cs as food. The mushroom has a. similar bubory, It EcetiM quits reasonable to sup- pose, therefore, that a general a ad scientific investigation of the food value of weed", especially of thoso which are more common, w. ;i!<i i yield very valuable rsMiills. The facts seeiu to show that it wo,i!d not .'.sly enlarire and diversify the hu- ! man dietary, but materially de- i crease the cost of livi LATEST TYPE Of THIEF. Aslonishril (he Operator. iShe wanted to call up the shoe and ask if a certa.it) style of shoe had been received. She took down the receiver. "What number ( ;i said exchan.sjp "Narrow twos." she promptly re plied. Senanls Matiqucrado j'.s Ailstocrats at Paris Dances. A new type of potty crinmu! has recently been rla.ssiiied by th.^ \n>- licc.. They give him tlie name of "tango pickpocket.'" The present vogu.- of eoinpl ; ,'.ned dances, such a< I'M' ta^igo, fnrlu'ta and maxixe, ha;s given the c'Hiv .- i-> I'.-iris bnllro<iins t,> many 1*1^.1 is of i:nkn<<wii antecedents who<- so' !< commciKiatioii is that they iue c.\ ceptionally good dancers. Thus :ui attractive joiuix woma:i. who f-.. some weeks frequented the exclu- sive society cf a dancing 1 club wlu-ro she was bclievc^I to be a RjJfiSiaJl princer*, turned out to be a 'a<.ly ':! |nu(d. wjiile a 'imnibei 1 of ex-waiters, ballet-da 'icer* <in<l circus iuM'fonn ers playing the j'ulw of Arjfentine millionniw-s. have enjoyed unliinit ed llOBpita-lity i'i some of the be^l social circlen on the strength of their skill in the Ungo. Have Elaborate Methods bill ( rd Apparatus. The people in Siberia, h.-ive a pa- culia-r way of fighting fires. I''or in- stance, the City of Irkursk is jilot.- ted out into districts each with it*' engine house and watch tower. On the wtvl-ch tower a guar<l is contiu- ually stationed an'l it is hi duty to scan the housetops for signs of f.moke. AVhe.i a fire has got .suf- ficiently under way for the guard to 1 see .th; 1 smoke hs gives tho alarm and the engines dash out. writes Richard L. Wright i'i "Throagh Siberia." The engines are primi- tive and the use of them more ;io. One Sunday morning while tho writer was in Irkut.-k there was ;i nre-cloiM? to Ui;> h^tel where he was stopping and 'ill jhe proceeding could easily be \vti l-'irst came a troika teaui ili.ih dragged a liook-and- bidder car- riage. On the carriage clung the firemen, howling C. ^.^acks w.th bi :r?s helmets jammed down over th-'ir ear :, w;:n <-irried i'i one hand how the symbolism would have -i:M-ed :he lie.-'rl of Ma-ei er ; 'i, k --.. flaming torches. lie-hind the hook nnd-laddo tilie Iu;s2 cart, and than eaine a linn.! enir'ne of primitive type. Af- ter that, for two blocks, fi!< d a >[ue',;e .- i" water-filled hogsheudit on wheel-. '!li.- vnv.il'.'n-i'' p-i --.."<! i i a el . i:d of di:ii, accompauie'd lr,- th i' .''.. !".. '..-beari"-; tire wen . Vl '.I .1 i !lfl - .ll'i'lv of V\ : '! ] ..:( !lie .-nrt'-, !;: h, J ! ivv i i i . '! rry-c-r aiv;l were replertiwied, T''.!", i r;i<! ' hisi'i prr ^ ' y'iv.' > rise on;'.* io a rathe.r huni.iv OH . i'u-Mciil tiri: 1':" Ii-U-..'. -K. i la tell wiih gie;>[ g:ee.. I >u ; i :i a fiv. 8fr( ei"ll \ '.-i''-. .'I., '! , >4 < r . > M'ltfo"-, \VCIlt <lo\';l ';> t.ll" J^e 1 ". " ii!l'.-<l :ii'.'l . -line vii'iiii': 1 ; i . '; WhtM ihe reai-Ivd th tivf ihe w.v t^r was K'. in-.'. The ..: i, (fajtic oftp' i'li'l of !v.'gs.il(.: i.- 'i.l 'i -j_'\ i-l;.l 1.: put. back th'i p''.ijj-. "i fhe Uatreli I: 1 ;v'k> alo.isr !'!< iiiiin (-tveet. Mat:-r We!!. Kflic. what ;i;c- y,.H goiim ',-.> be when v OH :ii'e grown ll|> ' KMii'- If I Witv .1 llov I'd lir J're-hidenl ; bin. ipeing I'm 11 g'f'. I guess beinn a ri"h -i id-i-.r ie M good as -n, ihilig.