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SUNEEYWSWGEL THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Israel with all his heart, but departed not from the sins of Jeroboam (11 Kings 1:. 31). As to Judah, the two tribes, Jehoshaphat. who succeeded his father, Asa, was a good king on the whole. but his fellowship with the king of Israel was bad, and he was reproved for it in these words: “Shouldest thou help the ungodly and love them that hate the Lord '2” (II C‘hron. xviii, 1; A- through, and, although Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. \et he took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of xix. if See also 11 Chron. xx, 35. Jehoshaphat was succeeded by his son, :Jehoram. who reigned on}; eight years. but made his mark decidedly for evil, for he married the daughter of that gwicked pair, Ahab and Jezebel, and walked in the ways of the kings of iIsrael like the house of Ahab. He suf- Iered terribly in his body and from his enemies. according to a message from the Lord by Elijah, and departed with- out being desired (11 Chron. xxi, 5. 6; mi, 15: xviii, 20). All his sons were slain except the youngest. Ahaziah, and he became king at the age of forty- two and reigned only one year. He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab. for his mother. Athaliah. and others of the house of Ahab were his counselors to do wickedly (II Chi-on. xxii, 1-4). He was slain by gJehu. and when his mother saw that 3her son was dead she slew all the seed {royal of the house of J udah, or thought Eshe did. But the living God, who will ilet nothing of His word fall to the gearth. was watching over the seed of Ethe kingdom (11 Kings 1:. 10; xi. 1. :margin). The sister of Ahaziah. who was the wife of Jehoiada the priest. somehow stole the baby Joash and hid him and his nurse in a bedchamber in the house of God for six years. during which time Athaliah reigned over the land, and what a reign it must have been! (II Kings xi. 2. 3: II Chron. xxii. 10-12.) But in due time deliverance always comes. and in the seventh year J ehoiada the priest arranged to have J oash pro. claimed king. taking every precaution to have everything done in due order and to prevent any miscarriage of events. He gathered the Levites and the rulers and the captains by hun~ dreds in the house of the Lord and showed them the king‘s son and said, “Behold, the king’s son shall reig , as the Lord hath said of the sons of Da- vid.” and all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God (verse 4 and II Chron. xxiii. 1-3). As one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day, one cannot help thinking of the seventh thousand years when the devil, whom Athaliah so well repre- sented, shall be shut up in the pit and there shall be a fulfillment of the words “Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion" (Ps. ii, 6). All through the book there are so many foreshad- owings of the coming kingdom upon which our hearts should be constantly set, for all the sufferings of this pres- ent time are not worthy to be com- pared with the glory that shall be re- vealed in us (Rom. viii, 18). Jehoiada arranged all in their places. with in- structions to those with weapons to compass the king roundabout. and he brought forth the king's son and anoint- ed him, crowned him. gave him the testimony and made him king. the peo- ple clapping their hands and saying, “God save the king" (verses S. 11. 12). Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people that they should be the Lord's people. and all the people of the land rejoiced. and .the city was quiet. Joash was seven years old when he ' began to reign (verses 17. 20, 21). They . broke down the house of Baal and broke in pieces thoroughly his altars and his images and slew Athaliah. that wicked woman with the sword. and the priest appointed oflicers over the house of the Lord (verses IS. 20). It must have seemed like a change from hell to heaven for the people of Judah. What will it be for the whole world when a king shall reign in righteous- ness. and the work of righteousness shall be peace. and the effect of right- eousness quietness and assurance for- ever! (Isa. xxxii, 1. 17.) The readers of these lesson notes may think that I quote some passages very often. but it is because they mean so much to me. They are my meat and drink. May they all mean more to each of us! Joash is the youngest king of whom October 28, 1915. we read. but good King Josiah was but one year older when he began to reign (11 Kings xxii. 1). Every good king was in some measure a type of Him who when He was but a babe was worshiped as King of the Jews ititan. ii. 1. 2. 11». but who is still iwaitin; for His kingdom. Joash was wonderfuny preserved that the word of the Lord (-nncerning David and his Rinztium might. not fail. and we may he quize <ertain that the other assur- mzres In David which are not yet in}. tilted shat! he {11!filied to the letter in God's .m'n good time and way. The. promises of God are absolute certain- ties. and we may rest our whole weight upon them. !.â€"-Fourth Quarter, For Oct. 31, 1915. Attacks Orchards in Which the Trees Have Previously Been Injured. The parandra borer is an insect which can do very little harm to fruit and other trees as long as they are sound and vigorous, but which is quick to take advantage of any injury to complete the work of destruction. Orchardists are therefore recom- mended to keep their trees free from all exposed dead surfaces. For er ample, the not uncommon practice, when pruning out large branches, of leaving stubs of six inches or more is quite likely to result in ultimate in- jury from this insect. The stubs are practically sure to die back to the trunk, and the decayed spot or cavity thus formed attracts the beetle as a place in which to lay her eggs. In- stead of leaving such stubs, therefore, the cut shquld be made nearer the trunk,,where the natural swell at the base of the branch.will insure rapid healing. The cut surface should then be covered with a heavy coat of white lead or some similar paint. It frequently happens also that the parandra borer takes advantage of in- jury caused bv the entrance of the common round headed apple tree borer into a tree. For this reason whenever round headed borers are found they should be removed at once while the wounds made by them are still sufficiently small to heal quickly. Accidental injuries to a. tree should be remedied by cleaning oi! the torn Quid splintered bark aid wood and painting the surfgce thprouglfly. Precautions such as these, if care- fully carried out, will probably pro- tect orchards from this borer. Many trees, however, which have passed their prime ha'e their lives much shortened by the insect. The larvae hatching from the eggs burrow with- in the wood, probably for three years, before they emerge as adult beetles. In this respect they are very similar to the round headed apple tree borer. To obviate the unpleasant necessity of arising too early to open the door of the chicken c00p and let the poul- try into the yard an automatically opening door can be easily made, ac- cording to the design suggested in the accompanying sketch, writes E. L. Bradshaw in the World’s Advance. The first step in the work is to proâ€" vide a. hinged platform inside the chicken coop, under which is placed a. spiral spring of just enough strength to give way under the weight of a hen. A door is next made and hinged at the t0p as shown. To this door is fastened a rope leading to a weight that is heavy enough to lift the door. A small strip of wood is nailed across the front of the hinged platform, completing the work. The details are clearly shown in the sketch and require no further explanation. The action of the automatic doors is quite simple. As a hen steps on the platform the strip at the front end is pressed downward, releasing the door, which flies open because of the weight attached to it. Gardens are often not rich enough to produce satisfactory results, and fall is rather the best time to apply the requisite stable manure. A good covering of this is to be supplied and plowed or dug under, going as deep as may be convenient. The ensuing six months Will put the manure in good condition for next season’s crOps. Plowing again in spring will be beneficial in making the soil loose. Fall plowing of land infested with white grubs, wire worms, and cut- worms is urged by experts as a con- trol for these pests and as a protec- tion for next summer’s crops. Thor- ough disking or harrowing, in addi- tion to plowing, disturbs and crushes the cells of these pests in the soil and exposes them to their enem- ies and the severe winter weather. It is especially urged that all cornfields in which the corn ear worm appeared last summer be plowed and thorough- ly harrowed to kill the larvae which hibernate two or three inches deep in the soil. Pr0per crop rotation is un- doubtedly one of the greatest factors in the centre" of many field crop pests which cannot be well controlled by remedies applied after the insects’ . appearance in harmtul numbers. THE PARANDRA BORER. Prospective supplies of red clover seed are very much reduced, and at best Canadian farmers next year will face an extreme shortage with high prices. Farmers should endeavor yet this autumn to save every bit of. the red clover crop that promises to yield good seedâ€"Seed Branch, 0t- tawa. Owing to the continued develop- ment of scab in Canada, attention is again called to the necessity of exer- cising the greatest care in sorting the fruit. There will be a demand for all grades, number one’s and number two’s, and number three's it of good Automatic Door for a. Coop. WORK FOR THE FALL. Clover Seed Scarce. Must Sort Fruit. I was running my auto leisure” along a road in the cunmry and slowed up even from tint pave to turn a sharp bend in the road when suddenly a heavy weight dropped from an over- hanging bram-h into my car directly behind me. 'l‘m'ninvr. 1 saw a man in convict stripes rising to his feet. I did not see that he possessed any weapon with which to enforce his de- mands. but it was evident that he was an escaped jailhird and us such was likely to he desperate. As soon as 1 had turned the bond 1 obeyed his or- der, my speed gauge registering forty miles an hour. The man climbed over the back of the seat and sat down he- side me. The road before me needed all my attention. but I took time to glance aside at him. Now that he was fleeing at so rapid a gait his whole ex- pression was changed. Despite his stripes. I saw in him a man of refine- ment. He met my gaze with an hon- est look andsaid: “Put on full speed." he said in a tone to indicate that he would be obeyed. “My friend: if you knew that instead of defeating justice you are trying to undo a frightful act of injustice you would, be better satisfied. I have been the victim of a conspiracy to defraud a bank of which I was cashier and was sent to the penitentiary for ten years. My noble wife sent me sur- reptitiously saws. with which I effect- ed my escape. My object is to get out of the country, send for her and our children and begin life anew.” While he was making this brief state- ment I kept one eye on the road and the other on him. I doubt if any man can lie to me and impress me that he is speaking the truth. 1 did not know that the man was sincere, but I felt his sincerity. Knowledge may be de- fective; intuition. at least with me, is perfect. _ “There is nothing.” I replied. “that would give me greater satisfaction than to enable you to carry out your purpose. Where shall I take you ?” “First you must throw my pursuers ofl' my track. They are not far be- hind.” “Get back t‘here and cover yourself up to the chin with the wraps.” He did so. and his stripes were con- cealed, but he was bareheaded. I gave him my cap Seeing a man ahead of me wearing a common woolen hat, I stopped long enough to buy it, giv- ing him three times its value. Then, entering upon a long stretch of com- paratively straight and level road, I put on the balance of my power making fifty miles an hour. “Do you know anything of the pun- suit?” I asked. “Only that my flight must have been discovered long ago.” "“We7 must “hare another suit of clothes.” was my next remark. “We shall have to stop and buy one.” My passenger gave me some idea or the sizes he had porn before his incar- ceration, and at the first opportunity I bought him the necessary outfit. He spoke of paying me for them some day, but I told him what I would reâ€" quire would be his vindication or. at least. a surety that he was What he purported to be. He managed to change his clothes under the wraps and, crossing a bridge. threw his stripes into water flowing rapidly. After this I decreased my speed some- what, for I believed that with the start and advantage we possessed my man would not be retaken, at least for some time. Passing through a town where I bad business acquaintanoes. l procured funds and supplied him with what he would require. Then. stopping at a railway station. I secured a time table showing trains for New York and. by taking a longer route than the rails, put him on a train without his being obliged to wait at a station. My Convict Meanwhile he had given me the ad- dress of his wife .111d asked me to call upon her to receixe coummation of his story. W hen he muted from me his efforts to expless his g1atitude over- came him. and he could say nothing. All he could do was to look it. .5315ij ' 1 .‘~' ,u‘ \*T As soon as be had left me I began to realize my position in having aided a convict to make good his escape, and it was then that doubts began to trouble me. I did not go to see his Wife for a considerable time after he and I part- ed, fearing that she might be watched and my visit would put the authorities on to my infringement of the law. I saw in the newspapers notices of the escape from prison of a bank embez- zler, and after the stir had quieted down 1 made the call. Some time after my call I received a letter written with great caution from the convict, mailed at an inland city or South America. He was paving the way to send. for his wife and children. which would be a difficult matter with- out putting' the authorities on his track. vâ€"wvâ€"- His plan was never carried out, for one of the conspirators who had ruined him was brought to trial for certain irregularities. and the facts of the oth- er matter came out. The convict’s wife applied for a new trial for her husband. but by this time the whole matter was patent. instead of a new trial it was decided to apply for a par- don. This, after much delay, was granted. and the pardoned man return- ed to his home. I f I had the satisfaction of giving the reunited family a ride in the very auto By IOHN Y. LARNED mado good the father’z alr- Fine weather during the past} week; heavy frosts for someI nights. The {general work is now threshing, plowing and taking up ! roots. The woods are all bare, an } indication that winter is‘d‘as-t apt proaching. Mrs. Chas. McDonald, south Glenelg, had the misfortune to break her arm one day last Week by falling. The broken limb was set by Dr. Lane, amd the patient is doing as Well as could be ex- pected. Little Earl McLeod, son of 'W. McLeod, Jr., was operated on for growth in the nostrils by a doctor from Toronto. The little fellow is doing very well. He is attended by Dr. Lane. The sacrament held in the Presbyterian chxurch here last Sunday was largely attended a few new members joining. Voting on church union will take place next Sunday and the following Sunday. _ A number of men and teams were “at work fora couple of days last week levelling off the new cemetery grounds presented by Mr. Hugh McNeil of Chicago. 'er. Alex: McMillan, who has been ailing for a long time, is not improving much yet. Mr. Robt. Shortreed ,mail cour- ier, Was called away last Week to attend the funeral of his brother- in-law at Cargill. The remains were taken to Galt for interment. Dr. and Mrs. Lane and family motored to 'Port Elgin one even" ing lately and visited Mrs. Lane‘s friends there. The Rev. Bowes of the Metho- dist church preached preparatory services in the Presbyterian church here on Thursday. Mr Bowes is a good speaker. Mr. Thos. Ferguson, east of this place, sold his farm to Mr. Louis Frook of Proton for a good figure, and We hear that Mr. Donald McLachlan sold his 50 acre lot down the gravel road to Mr. John Nichol, whb lives on the opposite side of the road. Our town is doing a good share of business, considering the busy times just at present. Grain is turning out well. David Hincks thrashed from three bags .sowed 175 bushels of barley and oats turned out accordingly. â€"â€" Mr. W. L. Dixon, teacher at T011 Cliff school for the last five years in succession, and for eight Vears all told, tendered his zes- ignation. Mr. Dixon was one of the good old faithful teacheis, who also paid particular atten- tion to the duties belonging to the profession. He was always on time, and spared no pains in the advancement of his pupils. 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