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* N4 ‘l Intropvuerion â€" The teaching of found in its most beautiful and simple form in the parables. They give a true revelation of the mind of Jesus showâ€" ing us how he looked upon nature 2s a means of leading us up to divine truth. These parables were scattered throughout the Synoptic Gospel«, and convey many different lessons. Their number is about thirtyâ€"three. J. tuz® story, Matt. 13:1â€"9. March 9. Lesson Xâ€"The Parable of the Sowerâ€"Matthew 13: 1â€"9, 1823. Golden Textâ€" Who hath ears to bear, let him hear.â€"Matthew 13: 9. J. tue srory, Mait. 13:1â€"9. 11. ts mEaNi®c, Matt. 13:; 18â€"23. classes of the audience. He puts his words in such a way that on.ly they «an understand who have a sympathâ€" etic mind to his truth. Up to this woment Jesus had preached about reâ€" vpentance as the preparation for the kingdom: now he passes on to describe the nature of the kingdom and the conâ€" ditions of entrance. V. 3. The sower is for the most part left out in the equel, since ittention is directed to the soil and to the seeds that fall into it. V. 4. Three kinds of poor soil are mmentioned, the first being that on the wayside. This was the piece of land near the boundary path, often trodden ty the passerâ€"by, so that no seed could penetrate the hard surface. The birds, ever on the outlook, naturally claimed ull this seed as their own. T 6n« ha yecd ead ’I.\’[‘ tThose Sunday School MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By BUD FISHER a ledge C become will always be and obey. They a1sa pper nese wo worldly beorbing T €€T yeâ€" will accept the truth, will remember it, and allow it to mould their minds and liwes, and these will bring forth fruit to the glory of God. Thus does Jesus teach his disciples that they must not be so easily discouraged beâ€" 1| cause all kinds of people do rot rush eagerly into the kingdom. They must be content to preach as he does, assurâ€" ed that they will never be without those who will gladly welcome the message ltheuy‘ ,b'fi’“- tz }'l}:)o preacher must go forth in hope. ere is good reason for confidence. More Miles To the Gallon Here‘s How! Miliions of dollars could be saved annually by the automobileâ€"owning public through a more strict obseryvâ€" ance of the factors that govern fuel consumption. The suggestions are: 1. When stand‘lfs or waiting for the light to change, don‘t race your motor. 3. Don‘t driv~ at excessive speeds unless the occaslon demands. High speed travelling burns more gas. 4. Remember that the faster you drive the more gas you consume. So when you find that you are about out of gas and are heading for a gas staâ€" tlon, take it slowly and your chances for negotiating the distance will be greater. 2, When you are to make a stop of more than a minute turn off your motor. 6. Be sure that your brakes are not dragging. This cuts down your mileâ€" age. Get your brakes inspected freâ€" quently. 7. Have your valves ground when they need it. 5. When starting watch the choke. Don‘t drive with the choke out a moâ€" ment more than necessary. 8. See that the idling adjustment on your carburetor is set at the proper point so that the mixture is not too rich, It gives you inefficient idling performance and wastes gas. 9. Dont‘ fill your gas tank full to the cap, some will escape through the vent in the cap. 10. Don‘t ride the clutch. 11. Watch gas line for leaks at the joints. Check it periodically to see that fittings are tight. 12. Be sure that spark is in full adâ€" vanced position. x Toronto Telegram (Ind. Cons.): The divorce issue looms up as the most contentions matter the coming session of Parliament will have to deal with. The Senate, with approximately 300 divorce bills staring them in the face, threaten to go on strike unless the Commons pass their bill providing diâ€" vorce courts for Ontario. The Quebec Catholice clergy agre lined up solidly against the bill and will undoubtedly carry the Frenchâ€"Canadian M.P.‘s with them. And now H. E. Spencer, M.P. for Battle River, has voice? the fightâ€" ing attitude of another faction by deâ€" claring that "We do not propose to have divorce bills rushed through as in former years." Just how much of the time 8f Parliament can be taken up by proper consideration of divorce bills was demonstrated last session. On the whole, the Premiers‘s lot is not altogether a happy one. With an election coming on he dare not offend Quebec. Also he needs the Prairie members to fAill out his majority. It will be interesting to watch Premier King and how he handles the situaâ€" We doubt very much whether harnesâ€" sing the atom, if and when accompâ€" lished, will be found to be much hardâ€" er than pulling leggings on to &n @&¢â€" tive citizen of four. Jack Hugger Hearsay ?" No. I got it R@éfifz; 5 ;»‘ § o o #* N % \ { Hard on Mr. King right from him «Jn Lightweight Woolens Crepe Sil*.. and Jersey : This swagger tweel coat in straightâ€" tine with belted waistline in fashionâ€" able green coloring, does double duty, for it may also be worn as a separate sports coat. The sports dress of flat silk crepe in barmonizing green shade may also be worn without the coat,. Style No. 231 includes the pattern for dress and coat. It is designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. The dress is a slipâ€"on type with new short kimono sleeves finished with turnâ€"back cuff‘s. The collarless neckâ€" line has an inset band of white pique. The front of the bodice is decidedly modern in its pointed outline. Kilted plaits at either side of skirt below hipline are insets for this favorite dress is a oneâ€"piece affair. A narrow belt is worn at normal waistline. The fronts of the coat are underâ€" faced and rolled with the attached collar into revers. They employ the plain silk crepe which is also used to line the coat and for cuffs of sleeves. _ The dress may also be made of wool crepe which is used for linging and trim. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainâ€" ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. London.â€"Bow Bells will be able to ring again if an appeal issued by Sir Louis Newton in his capacity of Alderâ€" man of the ward of Cordwainer in which the Church of St. Mary le Bow is situated sucgeeds in raising £15,000 for the repair of Sir Christopher Wren‘s famous masterplece, The church was built on the site of an older structure destroyed in the great London fire of 1666. The erypt with its Roman bricks and Saxon masonry still remains. The chief reâ€" pairs necessary are to the steeple, but ;the bellsâ€"silent now for more than ‘three yearsâ€"will all have to be reâ€" hung and two probably recast. Then there‘s the middle generation â€"the one that raises the younger generation for the older geperation to worry over, If the Naval Conference wants & satisfactory example of disarmament, let it turn back to the abolition of the hatpin. Daytime Mode Bells May Ring Again By ANNETTE Canadian Wheat Wanted in Britain Australian States Planning Great Pool Covering Commonwealth ‘Lendonâ€"Right Hon. J. H. Thomas conferred recently with representaâ€" tives of the Canadian Wheat Pool and of the Association of Millers of Great Britain and discussed methods of facilitating wheat shipments from Canada so as to assist coal shipments from Britain. British Millers Tell Thomas They Wish to Increase Purchases Spokesmen for the National Asâ€" sociation of Millers made it clear to Mr. Thomas that their members would be glad to increase their purchase of Canadian wheat which would enable them to use a higher proportion of English grown wheat. They state that they have already made such a recomâ€" mendation to their members but emâ€" phasized the fact that the amount of Canadian wheat purchased depended on its relation to the price of other wheat on the market. Resents Charges Winnipegâ€"Discussing the unwil}â€" ingness of western Farmer Governâ€" ments to consider seriously his recomâ€" mendations that they importune Otâ€" tawa to create or express an intenâ€" tion to create, if necessary, a national wheat. board to sell the Canadian crop, Col. F. G. Taylor, D.S.0., Conâ€" servative leader declared recently that he keenly resented charges that he was playing politics, "There is much talk of England buying Argentine wheat and neglectâ€" ing the Canadian product," said Tayâ€" lor. "Let us turn back the pages of recent economic history and examine the facts. You will remember that & British economic mission went to the Argentine with a proposal for wider trade. Trade Treaty Signed "That mission went back to Engâ€" land with a trade treaty in its possesâ€" sion. _ The Argentine agreed to buy $40,000,000 worth of British goods for every $40,000,000 worth of Argentine wheat sold there. _ Already, I am reâ€" liably informed, Britain has bought more than 100,000,000 bushels of Arâ€" gentine wheat under that agreement and has sold an equal amount of Britâ€" ish goods to the Argentine under very inviting conditions of customs preâ€" ference. "If we in Canada want to retain our Britis? markets for our Western farmers we must meet just these cirâ€" cumstances. Can we hope to do so with a group of Canadian farmers at tempting to compete against a treaty of such a rature? The answer is obvious,. _ And yet I am told that 1 am playing politics, dangerons poliâ€" tics packed with high explosives, when I say that we need a national board with the nationalâ€"authoriy beâ€" hind it to handle the Canadian crop this year. "The circumstances are altogether unique. _ They call for unique treatâ€" ment. That is why I advocate a Canadian wheat board to handle all our export sales." A dealer, who had been playing the market for an upturn and who had been outwitted by the desperate drives of the bears, declared that there is nothing in the statistical sitâ€" uation to justify price tendencies as they are developing. He asserted that the world‘s import requirements were up to 15,000,000 bushels a week, of which North America would be called on to supply 9,000,000. _ Europe was scraping out its grain bins and sweepâ€" ing in small supplies from other counâ€" tries. But it would have to come to North America and to Canada. Dealâ€" ers knew this. That was why they were trying to shake out those interâ€" ests which were thinly protected. That was why the Western Premiers were guaranteeing the pool bank marâ€" gins and that was why Col. Taylor asked that the entire credit of the country be placed behind Canadian wheatâ€"to protect the interest of the producer against that of the exploiter who feared the coâ€"operative etganiz ations. PRICE CHIET FACTOR j Payment Gusrailee4 | The Crime Commission finds that Canberra, Australiaâ€"The Gover®â€" there is much crime commission. ment agreod last week to guarantee payment of one dollar a bushel for one year, but refused to extend the guarantee for three years. The threeâ€"year guavaantee had been requested at a meeting of wheat growers‘ representallves who approyâ€" ed aplan for a compulsory pool of growers. The government, although refusing to go beyond one year on the guarantee, promised to consider the request for a renewal, if mads in the light of the first year‘s experience. Supply on Hand Capetown, South Africa â€"South Africa bhas sufficient wheat at present to last until October, Minister of Finance N. C. Navenga said in movyâ€" ing the second reading of the Wheat Importation Restriction Bill in Parliaâ€" ment; He said the Bill would not increase the price of bread but would enable the wheat farmers to make a better bargain with miliers anrd obtain betâ€" ter prices. + Loan to Farmers Londonâ€"Establishment of a land bank, to lend farmers money at 2 per cent. on long term notes and three and four per cent on short term notes, was urged by Viscount Lymington in an address at the 1912 club, to aid British agriculture Lord Lymington also #uggg@si6d €8â€" tablishment of an agricultural deve}â€" opment fund of 59,000,000 pounds sterâ€" ling to stabilize prices through formaâ€" tion of a selling and storage organizaâ€" tion throughout the British Empire, for beef, wheat, wool and mutton. Such a plan. he asserted would "lead to great extension of interEmâ€" pire trade, and prove a boon both to producer and consumer. Establishment of a statutory board to purchase all wheat grown by Britâ€" ish farmers at a guaranteed price, and to buy abroad by bulk contracts all ‘other . wheat required in Great Britain was urged by E. F. Wise, Laâ€" borite, at an allâ€"part conference at the House of Commons. Several members of Parliament, criefy Liberals criticized the scheme on the grounds that it wou‘ld discrimi« nate against some of the wheat proâ€" m qrity governmeni; i1 Nn€2aNS & WELM Executive; it means an irresponsible, divided, and ineffective Opposition; it means unstable and shortlived Minisâ€" tries; it means perpetual temptation to logâ€"rolling and corruption. So deadâ€" ly a menace to the British system of . government an to the spirit of the English Constitution is the threeâ€"party ‘ system that it is safe to say that the electorate will not Teduce itself to futility by allowing it to continue. The electorate, moreover, if it is wisely led,, will refuse to permit iteelf to be cajoled into experimenting with proâ€" portional representation, or aiternaâ€" tive votes, or second ballots, or any other of the devices by means of which minorities try to secure the adâ€" vantages of majorities. For all these complicated and _ delusive devices merely increase the probability that the two great parties will be supplantâ€" led by numbers of ideological groups. "A girl admires himself â€" together pleces in a rage." Minority Government enth TORONTO man who can pul} after he flies to LODd meaps minâ€" I‘m Please To Have Saw Y ou. he 16 Egg Yields in Cold Weather Cold weather has proved o handiâ€" cap to production in the °EE laying contests at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa. The eleventh Canadian Ees Laying Contest, despite temperatures ranging to thirty degrees below zero. sbowed an increased production for the fourteenth week. It was noted, however, that the heavy breeds made the best records under difficult condiâ€" tions. L W WE VUT:I This Congress, the fourth to be held under the auspices of the World‘s . Poultry Science Association, of which | Mr. Elford, Dominion Poultry Husâ€" | bandman, is President, is assured of lthe keen suport of upwards of fortyâ€" five countries. In a letter received in gomwa from the Ministry of Agriculâ€" ‘ture and Fisheries who have the Conâ€" gress in hand, it is stated that thirty of the countries have established naâ€" tional committees who are preparing exhibits and papers for the Congress. The main floor of the great Crystal Palace, a glass house oneâ€"quarter mile in length, has been fully taken up and it is anticipated by the officials in charge that three months before the Congress opens the whole of the ga} lery space will also be allotted for inâ€" ternational and trade exhibits, UUBS. In the fourteenth week of the tenth | Ontario Egg Laying Contest, while, production increased during the «old spell there was also &n increase in| underweight eggs. Pen Feeding Proves Best Results of feeding tests at the Exâ€" perimental Station at Lennoxville, Que.,, of the Department of Agriculâ€" ture at Ottawa, show that steers winâ€" tered loose in a pen make larger and more economical gains than those tied up, and also that there is quite a saving in the time and labor required to care for them. In this experimental test the lot wintered loose made a Fain of 1.35 pounds per steer per day at a cost of 1203 cents per pound of gain, The steers which were tied up gained 1.33 pounds each per day, at a cost of 12.31 cents per pound. Congress to Stimulate Egg and Poultry Production The main purpose of the World‘s Poultry Congress, which will be held The main purpose of the World‘s Poultry Congress, which will be held in Old London in July this year, is to stimulate egg and poultry production throughout the world and to solve the outstanding problems of marketing the produce. The Mvestock exhibit, which will inâ€" clude pigeons and rabbits as well as the usual farm fowls, will reach and perbaps exceed ter thousand hbead. New Seed Reports The Seed Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa has developâ€" ed a new service for the benefit of Canadian farmers. This service is an extonsion of the biâ€"monthly seed, feed apd fertilizer market report of the past few years. There are now available without charge on application to the Publicaâ€" tions Branch of the Department of Agâ€" iricuhure at Ottawa periodical reports ‘vlth respect to seeds, feed and fertilâ€" dzers. ing eervice throughout Canada. They are intended to provide the farmer with reliable and upâ€"toâ€"..te informaâ€" tion with respect to the available supâ€" ply, location and price of the comâ€" modities dealt with. This information is important to the farmer not only as an indication of available supply, but also as a guide to production posâ€" sibilities. These reports are compiled from in formation supplied by a staff report A monthly summary is issued and this is supplemented by weekly reâ€" ports on the clover and grass seed situation from November to April. Semiâ€"monthly reports are issued with respect to fertilizers, feedingâ€"stuffe, hay and straw.â€"Issued by the Directâ€" or of Publicity, Dom. Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. A watch is that round, metal device, which the speaker of the evenming places before him on the table as he arises, and does not consult thereafâ€" ter. Pain Relievedl by Heat. Good idea. When somebody gives you a pain in the neck just get hot under the collar and the pain will melt away. Farm Notes :,:l "Lake Tanganyika stands at an alâ€" d, titude of nearly 2,700 feet above sea ge level. In a lovely setting of beautiâ€" q; ful woodéd mountains, and studded with treeâ€"covered islands, its prevailâ€" m' ing hue is often of a curious bluish Je green. The sâ€"urroundi., hills, of 1q granite formation, are, for the most in| part, thinly wooded up to near their summits, which break through their clothing of transparent greenery in & 4 succession of rounded stony peaks **| which glitter in the sunshine, the ¢,| bare, shining walls of rock descendâ€" @!â€"| ing to a point where the whole majâ€" Dâ€"| estic masse seems thinly velled by a nd| filmy, purple haze, or, as you look se| at it from certain angles, one of diaâ€" a| phanous bluish grey. ‘The Prince of Wales was recently at Lake Tanganyika Mr. R. C. F. Maugham, C.B.E., in a lengthy conâ€" tribution to the "Empire Review" on "The Prince‘s Tour," gives a vivid description of what the Prince saw. Mr. Maugham writes:â€" © fine, both ae a sheitered harbor An@ from the point of view of its sur roundings. . Some few miles away to the porthâ€"ast are the remarkable Lunzua Falls, which may well be the highest in the world. "Here, from the lofty plateau above, the Lunzua River gathers itself to gether, and plunges 800 feet into a deep gorge below, whence, following a delightful reries of charming cas cades, it finally reaches the lake, Irâ€" rigated as they perpetually are by the spray from the falls, the treeâ€"covâ€" ered banks of the Lunzua gorge are covered with a luxuriant vegetation of almost unbelievable exuberance, whose chief beauty consists perhaps in a marvellous display of orchids and ferns of almost every conceivable description from the gigantic treeâ€" fern to the delicate maidenâ€"hair. "In the narrow ravine through which the water tumultuously rushes, a dense mass of tropical growths conâ€" tains a variety of palims and stunted trees all looped and bound together by depending lanas populous with monkeys of many kinds, Great green turacos with carmine wings, fly from bush to bush, their clun.sy fight and long tail feathers faintly euggestâ€" ing the springing of an immaturé pheasant; large purple pigeons with } yellow beaks, and an occasional couple of rapidâ€"flying grey parrots fly across, the short tails of the latter gleamâ€" ing with a streak of crimson nagainst the greenery of the forest. "With a dash and a #cuttle a bushâ€" buck filees through the underâ€"growth, and is lost to sight in a thlck? of gaunt, almost hideous ccandelabra euphorbia. â€" Here, a lovely species of | wild azalia springs from the cranâ€" .nies of the rocks; there, «lender wild ;date palms and a glossy ficus overâ€" |bang the water, bending their fronds 'downwa.rd until, meeting the ferns and bracken by which the stream is bordered. The whole forms an effecâ€" tive background of delicate grecnery starred by multitudes of bright forest Lake Tanganyika Calgary Herald (Ind. Cons.):; (The wheat crisis shows the danger of unâ€" diversified farming. Why not producé wool as well as wheat?) The Domintâ€" on imports every year about 16,000,000 pounds of wool, chiefly South Amerfâ€" can and New Zealand fleeces, which are generally cheaper substitutes for the highorâ€"priced Canadian fieece, There is no obvious reason why this country could not produce the 28,000; ©00 pounds of wool required for home uses, and the western provinces are the logical territory for the increased production, It is claimed on the authâ€" ority of Government experts that on the prairies we have every advantage for the successful raising of sheep. We have comparative frecdom from sheep diseases common to other parté of the continent, We are virtually imâ€" mune from the majority of physical eomplaints which affect shoep due to & lack of noxious vegetation and to healthy climatic circumstances, Our cort per capita of sheep raising is : Bnitely less than the reported cort any #tate in the American Unio®, Wheat and Wool 2 Woman of Her Wish is I newed and Work and P1 Secret of on her ton in for tw on the W OM i Londonâ€" ? years o t WOi hys w 1an 1 "How Sho de back in Fng 102nd b titution an ty Ave age Aot ho