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lyit t sunt lt na: Avd e Zoo Vik by by he Ind d d #, pane o. â€" It shade . z0d Daniel purposed in his heart. He remained steadfastly loyal to the faith The carrying off of vessels of the house of God and ot‘«r plunder and captives by Nebuchadnezzar in B.C. 507, is mentioned in Jer. 27: 19, 20, and 2 Chron. 36: 7. Certain of the best of the young men of the princely and noble families were chosen and carried to Babylon to be trained for service in the king‘s court, v. 5. Amâ€" ong these was Daniel. The leaming‘ and the tongue, that is the literature and the language, of the Chaldeans were already very old, going back two to three thousand years, and had reached a high development. Very much of this has been recovered by excavation and research from the ruins of the great ancient citibvs of Babylonia and Assyria where their records, written on stone and on tabâ€" lets of baked clay, had lain buried fo two thousand years. The Chaldeans were originally a people of southâ€" eastern Babylonia who, in the latter part of the seventh century, became masters of the entire country. In other passages of the book of Danie!, however, the name is avplied to "wise men" of Babylon, religious leaders who studied magic, astrology, and diâ€" vination. ch. 2: 2â€"6, ete. ary. In either case the inspiration and high value of the book need not be questioned. I. a stEanrast rurpross, ch. 1: 1â€"2. According to the commonly received chronology, Jchoiakim the son of Joâ€" siah, came to the thronme of* Judah in B.C. 608 after the death of his father at Megiddio, and the deposition of his brother Jchoahaz by the king of Egypt (2 Kings 23: 20â€"34). His third year was, therefore, B.C. 605. There is an historical diffeulty here, for we know that in the fourth year of Jeâ€" hoiakim the army of Nebuchadnezzar was still a long way from Jerusalem, engaged in conflict with the army of the king of Egypt at Carchemish on the River Euphrates (see map, and compare Jer. 46; 1â€"12). There is the further difficulty that in the carefully recorded history of this period, in 2 Kings, 2 Chron., and Jeremiah, there is no mention of a siege of Jerugalem in either the third or fourth year of this king, and apparently not until the reign of his suceess or in B.C. 597. If this story of Daniel was written, acâ€" cording to the second view meontioned above, more than three hundred years later, in the time of the Maccabean uprising, such a difference might be easily explained as due to the imporâ€" feet historical records then available to the writer. The value of the story is not thereby impaired. 7: 8, 10â€"26), and the historical sketch in ch. 11 seems to reach its end in his reign (the "vile person‘" of v. 21). The evidences for each of these views will be found in any good recent commentâ€" it as a story told in the ueontr cenâ€" tury, B.C., to sustain the faith and courage of the people who were sufâ€" fering bitter persecution under the Greek king of Syria, Antiochus IV., who was called Epiphanes. This Antiâ€" ochus appears to be directly referred to in the visions as a "little horn" which "made war with the saits" (ch. of human history. In it, .;ain and again, the times of men are declared to be in the hand of God. The book is written about Danicl, oaptive and exile in Pabylon through« out a dong life of integrity and honor. He is the central figure in the stories that are told of Babylon and its kings (obs. 1 to 6), and it is to him there come divine revelations in visions and dreams (chs. 7 to 12). As is well known there are two possible interpreâ€" tations of the book, the one which takes it as literal history of actual eve ts which oecurred in the sixth fentury, B.C., the other which regards faith, confident assurance of God‘s protecting care even in the midst of ersecution, and the coming of the Hnfidom of God as the last great era of human histord Tw i6 mmb ud II visions anv» orzams, chs. 7: 28; 15: 18; 0; 20â€"234 10: 1â€"19; 12; 9. InTRonuctionâ€"No book of the Old Testament is of greater interest, and ,‘fla‘c_l!}rn‘t_.er value than the book of Daniel. None has attracted more attention from ordinary readers as well as scholars. Its main ideas will always be the chief contern of religion ;â€"gtf.dfut_ _loyalty to an ancient DWE TE hiflpdricndttiath ducs, c A900, ... .. Aih . â€" wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament: and they that turn many to rightcousness as the stars for ever and ever.=â€"â€"Daniel lÂ¥ 538. Lesson IVâ€"The Story of Danie!â€"Danie! 1: 14, 19, 20; 2: 17â€" 4: 19. Sunday School ANALYSIS Textâ€"They 3E, ch. 1; , chs. 2: 13â€"29; Results of the excavations prove convincingly that, against all contrary assumptions, the Nile delta possessed a wellâ€"developed primeval culture and that the traces of foreign elements found in Upper Egypt must be ascribâ€" ed to these lower Egyptian influences. In the search for a now naval yardâ€" stick, it might not be amiss to try the golden rule.â€""Virginian Pilot." What a pity the chickâ€"weed don‘t hatch out a chick, An‘ the milkweed ain‘t good as a cow ; That the bullâ€"throne, tho‘ runania‘ all over the field, Don‘t furnish a beefsteak somehow. With_prices as high as the alr it‘s a shameâ€" I‘d be rich as old Croosusâ€"but what‘s in a name! Among the important discoveries were relies of the Stone Age, including pallettes for rouge and other instruâ€" ments of beautification, some of them made of ivory,. Numerous finds of flint and stone, like arrowheads, knives and saws, showed that primeval settlers in these districts belonged to the Neoâ€" lithic culture. The forms of jugs:and other recepâ€" tacles and their ornamentation revealâ€" ed the same forms as those used by the Sudan races. Churchyards were unknown. The dead were buried kneelâ€" ing or lying next to fireplaces, indiâ€" cating that there existed no fear of the dead and that the strongly develâ€" oped rites for the dead must be atâ€" tributed to other psychological moâ€" tives. Use of Lipstick in Stone Age Proved by Nile Delta ‘Excavation Viegnna.â€"That the lipstick is as old as human history was proved by exâ€" cavations in the Nile delta undertaken by an Austrian professor, Herman Junker, for the Vienna Academy of Science. \ 10 is introductory to the final vision (chs. 10 to 12) in which azain (see ch. 9: 21) an angel appears in answer to Daniel‘s prayers, and reviews the events leading to the same period of revolt. FARMER WHEATBEARD MUSES 1 ndmtouolh_h‘lf::bqu. The Jews from !wmm regarded as unâ€" clean, such as the Jewish law forbade, meat which had not been nl:::hton‘ in the Jewish way, or meat drink which had been offered to idols. For this adkerence to principle Daniel is rightly to be honored, even thouglh we "| do not now share his scruples. In so f| doing he was able to carry his three â€"| friends with him to the same decision. in sporers reveareo, cha. 2: 18â€"29; : The king had required a hard thing ; of his wise men. He demanded that they should first tell him what his dream had been, and then interpret it. Daniel came to the rescue. He and his companions pwed to God, and the | secret was revealed to him in a night vision. Both the deep piety of Daniel | and his inspired wisdom are displayed | in what follows. In his interpretaâ€" | tion of the king‘s dream he shows the | wisdom and might of God in the | course of human life, in the riso and | fall of empires, and in the knowledge | which he imparts to the sage and to | the prophet, ch. 2: 19â€"23. The kingâ€" | doms seen in the dream are Babylon, | Media, Persia, and Greece, and the last the kingdom of the Messiah, the promised Saviour, which shall never be destroyed, ch. 2: 44. III. vistons anp preams, chs. 7: 28; 15: 18; 9: 20â€"23; 10+ 1â€"19; 12: 9. The Jews in the two centuries preâ€" ceding the birth of Christ, and after, produced a number of religious books in which prophetic teaching was set forth in the form of visions, some bearing the names of famous ancient men, such as Enoch, the twelve sons of Jacob, Baruch and Ezra. It is posâ€" sible that the visions of Daniel are of | . this class. In ch. 7 Daniel himself f dreams of kingdoms and kin%s all of which are to pass away before the coming of the Lord to set up his own kingdom, an everlasting kingdom, ch. 7: 27. Something of the same sort is repeated in ch. 8, in each case the last| , of the kings, the "little horr" (chs. 7:|® 8, 20, 21, 24; 8: 9), almost certainly representing the porsecuting Greek king of Syria, Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 175â€"164). In ch. 9 an exceedâ€" ingly impressive confession and prayâ€" er is followed by another vision which seems to refer to the period between the beginning of captivity i1 %'L‘bylon. and the Maccabean revolt _ @hapter Jazz Age of Old "There is no military aim or meanâ€" ing in Scouting for Boys. It is true that the Movement has an old Genâ€" eral at the head of it, and a goodly number of exâ€"officers in its rank, The reason of this is not very far to seek. _ Men retire from the Navy, "I do not think this can be done through ‘form fours.‘ Things More Important than Drili "The simple system of drill which Is auggested for Boy Scouts is merely given in order to enable Scoutmasâ€"‘ tors to move their Troops and Pat-i rols in good, order for parade purâ€"‘ poses ,and not as an exercise for ffeâ€". quent practice with the boys when‘ other occupations are possible. When‘ I see a Troop drills well but fails to| follow a trail or cook its own food I recognize that the Scoutmaster is‘ not much good as such. The inâ€" different or unimaginative officer alâ€"| ways falls back upon drill as his one resource. | + a lon. They "Bcoutcraft is a means through evrs hiz ”fe T Et EPnSALTION which the veriest. hulligan can be :\ill. u.e'x'::lore. }l)leli us mok upt Slome brought to higher thought and to the, "YQ O t"ree millions more of boys & E10 & F a mt s | and girls within the same line of elements of faith in God; and, couâ€" {hought d‘ acti thet s led with the Scout‘s obligation to| T kh and action‘ as Thelr own. P b ! "Thus we have a wonderful opâ€" the base of duty to God and to neighbor on which the parent or pasâ€" portunity and & great responsibility. | w i tor can build with greater case the We must shape our training with the right vision so that we shall not be form of belief that is desired. tout iy to h t T "I do not think this can be done| COMt®"t merely to have smart Troops through "‘form fours ‘ and temporary success, but we must & ' be sure that the highest ideals have Things More Important than Drili | been actually inculcated and that the "The simple system of drill which boys and girls really bring a Christian Is suggested for Boy Scouts is merely spirit into their daily life and pracâ€" given in order to enable Scoutmas-| tices; that they overcome selfishness tors to move their Troops and Pat-l with service, and that they substitute rols in good, order for parade purâ€" goodwill and coâ€"operation for the too poses ,and not as an exercise for ffeâ€" prevalent state of narrow patriotism quent practice with the boys when: and jealousies. In this way our other occupations are possible. When; Movements will be helping in a tanglâ€" I see a Troop drills well but fails to, ble manner to supply the internaâ€" follow a trail or cook its own food tional spirkt of goodwill which is [ recognize that the Scoutmaster is needed to give the soul to the existâ€" not much good as such. ‘The inâ€" ing form of the League of Nations. "The aim of the Boy Scout Moveâ€" ment is to make good citizens, and for this reason it has been judged unâ€" necessary to introduce military drill. The Boy Scout Jamboree at Birkâ€" enhead is resfionslble for the happy notion on the part of Messrs. Benn to include in their Sixpenny Library "Scouting and Youth Movements," by Sir R. Badenâ€"Powell, who in one of the chapters answers a question often raised by critics and friends. Sir R. Badenâ€"Powell writes:â€"â€" "From this meeting we shall go forward with fresh inspiration and renewed strength of brothérhood to spread our Movement wider and to make it a still greater force for the peace of the world and the service of God."â€"Sit _ Robert Badenâ€"Powel!, Chief Scout. "The sight of boys of fortyâ€"two naâ€" tionalities, diffgrent in _ language, creed and color, but wearing t!.> same uniform, and obeying the same Scout Promise and the same Law which binds every Scout to be a brother to every other Scout, cannot but open up to the most unimaginative a vision of what, may be the ultimate outcome. Sit â€" Robert _ Badenâ€"Powell Gives Touchout Answer to Question "Is Scoutâ€" ing a Military Movemept?" The Boy Scouts And the Jamboree LORD JELLICOE LAYS WREATH ON THE CENOTAPH Lord Jellicoe seen as he laid a wreath on the Cenotaph in London when members of the Empire League observed this ceremony recently. A FORCE FOR PEACE Honors Memory of All Branches of Service [z "Through the Scout training a } vision of higher hope and broader ’ outlook las opened out before us, a | vision which has nothing whatever to ‘ do with militarism. _ By developing â€"| education through backwoodsmanship , rather than through drill we can 'lgive to our future citizens in each | country the instinct for peace ratheor | than for war, yet without their lack. «ing or losing any ot the manly virâ€" tures or the attributeg essential to u“ ‘heaithy nation. | influence on the Next Generation ‘ ! _ "If we look forward we can realize | that _the two million Scouts flndi' | Guides in existence toâ€"day represent | another million who have passed' | through the training, and that they | | are the prospective fathers and mnth-i l ers of the next generation. They will, therefore, be bringing up some‘ two or three millions more of boys | | and girls within the same line of| | thought and action as their own. | ! "Thus we have a wonderful opâ€"| "That the League itself recognizes this is shown in the following signiâ€" ficant and carefully weighed passages from the Report of the Fifth Comâ€" mittee to the General Assembly of the League of Nations. "‘The Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movement is not one of those new, unknown or little known movements in the case of which it is desirable no reason why an old circus horse, having finished his career in the ring, should not settle down perceably to his useful civil occupation of pulling a baker‘s cart. "Further, most of them, like myâ€" self, have seen something of the horâ€" rors of war; they know the suffering and cruelty that war involves, and they do not want tq see war occur again. _ Are they to be denied this opportunity of beating their awordg into ploughâ€"shares, their spears info pruningâ€"hooks? _ After all, there ds the Army, and the Royal Air Force at a very much younger age than from most other forms of occupation. They are, more often than not, men of active disposition, imbued with ideals of service for their fellow men and anxious to take up some form of useful wark. It is not surprising that they flock into the Scout Moveâ€" ment. I hate to be a kicker, I always long for I peace, ‘;But the wheel that does the squeaking i is the one that gets the grease. It‘s nice to be a peaceful soul and not hard to please, But the dog that‘s always #cratching â€" is the one that has the flaas. "I hate to be a kicker" means nothing in a show j For the kickers in the chorus are the. ones that get the dough. { The art of soft soap spreading is a thing that palls and stales, But the guy that wields the hammer is the guy who drives the nails. Let us not put any notions that are harmful in your head, But the baby that keeps yelling is the baby that gets fed! Wifey: You wretch! I‘ve always suspected it. * Wifey: If I should die, what would you do? Hubby: Oh, the same thing you would do in the circumstances. . ~â€"Cy) bim aom Lt ; ,” t 0 ’001 4") # /W D oc Lf.fffivm “‘A . / Y 5 "â€"asd |a 0d i ‘ 5 yroâ€"c.) | mo /7 We â€" 0) &Y _ SJM L T irg. * _ ' ‘The young man addressed shook his head mournfully. â€" "No," he said, "I didn‘t break it off." "Oh, she broke it off, then?" To this there was no answer, hbut the curious one was not easily disâ€" couraged and tried again. "But it is broken off, isn‘t it?" "Oh, yes!" explained the moody one with delicacy. "She told me what her milliner‘s bill was, and I told her how much a week I got. Then our engageâ€" ment just sagged in the middlo and gently dissolved." ; "Is it true that your engagzement to Miss Smarte is at an end?" querried the inquisitive visitor. ‘‘It should not be forgottern that the thoughts and feelings of the younger generation are an important eement in forming the consclece of humanity; a pure and healthy ele ment freed from all prejudice, ranâ€" cour, and memories poisoned by hatâ€" red; an element of enthusiasm and generous sentiment. ""Therefore, it is not only necesâ€" sary, but actually indispensable that this Movement should receive every support and assistance. ""The Fifth Committee was of the Assembly to invite the various govâ€" ernments to grant the assistance reâ€" quested, it would not be asking for support for some feeble undertaking which is destined to disappear. The Assembly is being asked to take unâ€" der its protection a movement which is full of life and which is inspired by ideals, the noble and lofty charaâ€" cter of which is not contested and whose usefuiness is undeniable from the point of view which is of special importance t oall of us bere, the point of view of world peace. 1914 war, the Mpvement had, even at that date, a very considerable numâ€" ber of adherents throughout the world. Toâ€"day it includes more than two and a half million young people of both sexes in every continent and in every landâ€"and it contiues to prosper. opinion and the various governmental to await the results they may proâ€" duce before recommending them for The Explanation before the Remember, a soâ€"called "simple" sore throat may be the beginning of scarlet fever or diphtheria. A plain, ordinary little cough, or a high temperature may herald fpmeumonia, tuberculosis, or typhoid fever.‘ A pain in the stomâ€" ach today may mean acute appendiâ€" citlis tomorrow. Any one of a number of "simple" little discomforts may be signs of the beginnings of any one of a dozen diseases. a sensible motorist takes his car to the garage when the engine develops a little knock, instead of waiting until the bearings are burned out. They who in life had long ceased to be friends, Through force of circumstance and foolish pride, In that green hoste!l where all bickorâ€" ing ends Lio side by side. But though between their graves a thick hodge grows, Its little openings pushing calmly through, Each June with petails white, a pityâ€" ing rose Covers the two! â€"Mazie V. Caruthers in the New York Times. their physicians when slight physical trouble_b_egins to bother them, just as It is no good being the light of your wife‘s life if you are not allowâ€" ed to go out! â€"â€"This ~article is not written to frighten anyone. On the contrary, it is hoped that of those who read it, some at least will find new security, new prbtection against disease by culâ€" tivating the habit of calling upon their physicians when slight physical _ _ Of course Jimmy‘s mother might have done still better than she did. She might have absolutely prevented him from getting diphthcria by taking him to a dector months before, when he was perfectly well, and having toxoid administered to him, just as she had him vaccinated against smallpox. But failing to do that, she did do the next best thing. She called a doctor early and saved a life. ‘ When you get sick, get a doctor beâ€" fore you get very sick.. Over a lifeâ€" time such a policy will save you money as well as miseryâ€"and it will be a longer lifetime. | _ And the moral is, don‘t guess about disease. Don‘t take a chince. Think |s.fety First about disease just as you think it about accidents. How can you ’tell what a sudden "queer feeling" may mean. Little Jim‘s mother didn‘t know he had diphtheria when she called the doctor. How could she tell? But she didn‘t take a chance. She called upon the one man in the comâ€" munity who could tell what was the matter with her childâ€"her doctor. And by her promptness she possibly saved the child‘s life. Now usually, when a little boy doesn‘t want to go out and play, his mother knows that something‘s the ‘matter. If she is a rather careless ‘mother she may just do nothing, and |let him sit there feeling miserable. : Or she may give him a dow of castor ‘oil, or send him to bed, or both. TORONTO Now this story, which happens tc be absolutely true, aobut real people has a moral. "Now I don‘t think you have anyâ€" thing to worry about," the doctor said. "It‘s diphtheria all right, but he‘ll come around, thanks to your promptâ€" ness in sending for a doctor. If you‘d waited for another twelve hours beâ€" fore securing medical attention for him, it might have been a different story, As it is, his recovery will be much faster, thanks to your alertâ€" ness." Little Jim‘s mother was intelligent, and she loved her child. So before long a car stopped at the house and a big man came in with a litle satchel. Several minutes passed, then: But if she is an intelligent mother she will send for the doctor at once, before her child has a chance to get very sick. By doing that, she may save his life. lie seemed quite indifferent t» the shouts of the other youngsters at play in:e street,. He looked very miserâ€" ab PY DR. GORDON BATES. (Gen. Sec. Can, Social Hygiene Coun.) A little boy sat beside a window, with his head on his hands. Call Your Doctor (Planting Perennials . "Early | in July [ Five year old: My thirty but he is very o he crosses the streot take his hand. by ; done There was an electrician just start ing to put in the wires, and, noticing the boy‘s interest Jbe asked him i he would like to learn how it was done. The boy said he would, and the workman invited bim to staiy with him and he would explain it aN as they went along. In a weck or ten days he had learned a groat deal, and triumphantly informed his moth» er that If she wanted an electric light anywhere, he would do the . work for her without charge. He got two er three books on electrical work, and later be was able to obtain emâ€" ployment in an electrical supply conâ€" oern, owing to his knowledge of the whole subject. It struck me what a splendid sorâ€" vice the electrician did and how ofâ€" ten there are other workmen wheo The number of good perennials is almost limitless, Some are easy to grow and others are quite difficult. If you have had little experience in the work, it would be well to confine your efforts to the casy subjects at first, and, as skill comes, the more difficult ones may be taken up. You should be able to handle the followâ€" ing along the lines recommended and without _ undue trouble; _ achillea, alyssum, anchusa, arabis, aquilegia, English daisies, campanula, Shasta daisy, delphinium, dianthus, foxglove, gaillardia, gypsophila, helenium, hollyâ€" hock, hardy poppy, pyrethrum, scabiâ€" osa, vioia and wellflower. ‘ormed, transplant to another frame, placing the plants four or five inches apart, or they may he plaated directly in the border and given a protection of leaves or litter during the first winter. When hbe was a boy of thirteon, there was a house being built in their neighborhood, and he stopped, out of curiosity, to watch the men at work. Some years ago, writes J. J. Kelso, I was in a home where the young man of the family was an expert eloctriâ€" clan, earning a considerable salary. I asked the mother how he came to take up that line of business, and she said it all came about in a very simple way, Lad Becomes An _ Expert Electrician By Getting a Friendly Start Never allow the seedlings to beâ€" come overcrowded in the seedbod. This causes spindly growth or a setback that takes weeks of care to overcome. When thre or four true leaves have } Pulverize the surface.of the soil and level so water will not stand in pools, leaving other parts to suffer from lack of moisture. Sow the seed in rows because it is easier to keep woeed growth subducd if the flowers are in rows. â€" Gardeners have a rule for planting seds that may be followed to advantage when you sow your perenâ€" mial seeds this summer. Cover the seeds twice the depth of their diaâ€" meter. Very small seeds, such n« some of the campanulas, hould not be coverâ€" ed at all, but simply pressed into the soil lightly. Cover the surface with a cloth and water thoroughly after planting. It might be well to shade the frame with boards for a few days if the weather is very hot. Keep m careful watch for gorminating plants and remove the covering from the rows as the plants show up. An old coldâ€"frame is a good plase to start perennials in midsummer. The soil in such a place will undoubtediy be sufficiently fertile to give the plants a good start, and, if it has been used recently, weed growth shocld not be unduly bothcrsome. However, the soil in an unused frame is apt to be very dry in midsummer, so it should ’be thoroughly soaked before any seeds are planted. Do not merely moisten the surface but take plenig of time and water and see that the soil is saturated to a depth of 8 or 10 inches. This amount of water in the ground will do away with hokvy sprinkling until the plants get â€"established. It should be remembered that the lack of moisture is the u:.fi of midâ€" summer gardening u.zmy preâ€" caution should be taken to conserve every bit we have. vate Copemish, Mich.â€"During the latter part of July, in the northern part of the United States, is one of the best 1’eridl of the year to start new perâ€" ‘ennial plants,. The gardener is not rushed at this time of year as he is during the spring months, and still the plants have time to get establish» ed before winter. This affords him an opportunity to give the plants more care while they ar> young and, as a consequence, bettes results are obtainâ€" od than when the work is done earlier. More worthâ€"while perennials would be used if gardeners would grow a part of their plants rather than try to buy all they nced. Good plants cost money, quite often 50 cents or more for each plant. Before we know it, our garden appropriation is @one and we have ust about a third of the plants wanted. Seeds of most of the worthâ€"while species cost 10 or 15 cents a packet and a packet will usually produce all the plants of a variety that will be needed. This gives a garâ€" den of perennials at very little cost, d awaken showing â€" Real Help the at a splendid did and how er workmen : Interest of a how things w y daddy old. Eve ; he asks me wOre nly im@ lad