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dISj REV. P. B. FITZWJLTER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
'Copyright, 1920. Western Newspaper Union)
FOR CENTRAL HEATING PLANT
Canadian Newspaper Warmly Advo
cates Such a Scheme, on Eco
- nomlc and Other Grounds.
JLESSON FOR FEBRUARY 8
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VETER AT, LYDDA AND JOPPA.
LESSON TEXT Act 9:32-45.
GOLDEN TEXT The prayer of faith
hall aave the sick, and the Lord shall
-raise him up. James 5:15.
ADDITIONAL. MATERIAL. Luke :
;C-26; 8:40-56.
PRIMARY TOPIC What a Kind Wom
Did. JUNIOR TOPIC What Peter Did at
Xiydda and Joppa.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC The Beauty and Influence of an Un--elfish
Life. ;-
In order to grasp the significance of
-this lesson, we should recall the con
. ditlon which prevailed In the church
. its suggested in verse 31. Three char--jfccteristics
are outstanding:
(i. Freedom From Persecution.
Saul, the ringleader of the iersecut-
ring forces, had just recently been con
'erted. thereby disorganizing their
forces, allowing the church to enjoy a
itoreathing spell. This period of rest
.k! not result In Its growing lazy. In-
different, worldly, and forgetful of
God, but In growth in grace and in
ithe knowledge of the Lord. Jesus.
v 2. Spiritual Growth and Develop
ment. The real meaning of the word "edi
fied" is "bullded up." This does not
mean merely that the members were
-being instructed and comforted, but
nthat strenuous efforts on the part of
'fne individual members, as well as
"the body as a whole, were being made
fer the advancement of the divine life.
Hie word "edify" contains the meta
fAor of some grand building or struc
ture. As suggested by another, this
metaphor Involves (1) a foundation.
This is Jesus Christ no other dare be
flald (I Cor. 3:12-16). (2) A contln
kus progress. This means that a
'Christian's activities are purposeful
:nd that the work he undertakes
.moves forward with the proper prog
ress. (3) Persistent effort. This
wMeans that the present day's work be-
TSto8 the foundation upon which to
morrow's work must be built. Thus
day by day his life" is being raised
higher and higher, as each separate
aouna or material is -being laid by
trenuous efforts. (4) A completion.
"Stfnally the work is done, the build
ing is completed, the top stone U
Arought forth and placed.
Z. Outward Growth. x
TBUHdlng up within the church
causes the whole work to be admired
And respected by those without, In
ducing them . to come and ' Identify
themselves with the cause. There can
te no forward movement without un
less there be a correponding move
ment within.
Our lesson today is the record of
-two stupendous miracles. They are
i&ie greatest signs wrought since the
.day of Christ. The dreadful malady
f palsy Is vanquished, and a corpse
Is rerenanted by the departed soul.
The occurrence here of this miracle
Js in keeping wjth the movements of
the church at this time: The Lord
' (had promised these signs as they went
'forth with the gospel message. They
vwere given as encouragements to the
disciples, to convince them that the
.gospel did not lose any of Its power
"by being spread, but rather that its
' power increased. As the church goes
- everywhere preaching the Word there
t;:- will be a corresponding manifestation I
. .of power.
0. The Healing of Eneas (vv. 32-35).
' This man's needy condition appealed
to Peter, just as men today should ap
peal to us In their semi-dead state,
Xike his Master, Peter could not re
fuse the needed help. In this he did
not direct attention to himself, but
confidently appealed to the power in
the name of Christ: "Jesus Christ
Jbealeth thee." The man who had kept
fiHs bed for eight long years Imme
diately arose and made his bed. When
-the Lord heals It Is done Instantly.
Peter wisely kept this miracle from
v being the end by making it the means
to the end. That end was the preach
Ing of the gospel. This brought most
ratifying results, for "all that dwelt
tin Lydda and Sharon saw him and
vtnrned to the Lord."
1L The Raising of Dorcas (tv. 36-
3). ,
K This woman was full of good works
.-and alms-deeds which she did, not
stalked of doing. She was a practical
'Christian woman of the kind that gets
. down to the practical way of showing
rher love by doing deeds of helpful
mess. Her death was a real loss, as
was evidenced by the mourning of
-those who had been helped. When
this good woman fell sick and died
the disciples sent for Peter. Peter
put them all forth. At his command
tier soul came back to live in her body.
; This again caused them to believe on
the Lord.
HE new separate skirts which
make their appearance early ar
rived the latter part of December and
by the middle of January we were
quite familiar with them. They are
more indispensable than ever to the
southern tourist, whose time is sup
posed to be spent out of doors In the
pursuit of some sort of sport. Judging
from the color and rich appearance of
some of these new skirts the most,
popular resort sport is the wearing of
good looking clothes.
The woolen skirts are mostly in
large plaids in which very soft and
quiet colors are skillfully combined.
There are some smart black and white
combinations among them and some In
which black and white plaid stripes
alternate with soft colors in stripes.
These are made up with inverted
plaits, like the skirt shown at the left
of the two pictured above. No colors
but the black and white appear, ex
cept as the plaits are spread apart by
walking. The model pictured Is the
most popular for wool skirts. Girdles
are plain and narrower than those of
last year. Such a skirt, with the new
handmade and simple blouse of voile
or batiste and a sweater that looks
well with it, Is as dependable as a
tailored suit.
The skirt at the right Is one of those
Irresistible silks in the heavy weaves
that 'make innumerable sport skirts
de luxe. They are quite plainly made,
as may be gathered u'rom the picture,
and they have girdles to match. In
the matter of pockels designers have
been endlessly Ingenious and one may
have them et In or set on In any
number of ways. It Is on the wonder
ful new colors that they rely for nov
elty and they are more often two
toned than plain. ! Very fine voile,
batiste' or georgette waists daintily
made bear these skirts company and
together they are the aristocrat, in
sports costumes. i
The town of Renfrew has carried a
by-law to spend $25,000 on a central
heating plant for the business section.
It is erecting a new fire hall and
takes advantage of the opportunity.
Owen Sound Is said to have a similar
cnhfimo nnrlpr nns!dprfltion. This lS
an avenue of small-town development
that will be much more extensively
traveled in the futureremarks the 1o-
rpnto (Can.) Mall and Empire. Ontario
towns are usually compact, the streets
used for business Intersect each other.
and with the advent of modern heat
ing systems In the stores and fac
tories, the economic possibilities of a I
! central heating plant, nre exceptionally
' good. Many cities and towns in the
United States have adopted the sys
tem, and results have been very satis-
fpptnrv TntPnd nf tVCt dozen fur-
naces, two dozen firemen, one big plant
handled hv about throe men. does tire
whole business. Modern Insulating
methods prevent loss of steam and
heat underground and the - service Is
usually better than any home system.
The obtaining of conl Is such a prob
lem nowadays for the ordinary mer
chant and factory operator that the
rmttiner of resnonsihilitv on a civic
c x v rrx
plant would be a great relief. The
ultimate savine. once the heating
ponlnmpnt Is Instfil;pL oucht to he
thousands of dollars a year. In man.
of the small Ontario towns stores are
still heated by stovef, or hot-air fur-
tnaces. uslne anthracite coal. The sta
tistics of the relative cost of steam
heat cannot be made up without con
sideration of local conditions, because
pipe-laying, radiator installation and
plant costs vary with the size of the
project, and the location of the prem
ises to be heated. But the Innovation
Is one that should commend Itself to
the notice of all town councils.
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Many Country Neighborhoods Are Coming to Realize the Value of Comrnu
nity Gatherings From a Commercial as Well as a Social Standpoint
Blouses Grow in Importance
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Communities, as well as firms and
Individuals, can reap legitimate profits
through advertising. In her day Rome
was a big advertiser and kept at it
so persistently that eventually all roads
led to that metropolis. From the stand
point of legitimate municipal publicity,
America has several Romes. But this
sort of co-operative advertising Is not
monopolized by the big centers. In
deed there are scores of communities
rural and semlrural that Imve put
themselves on the map In big red let
ters. Their fame has not been re
stricted y their small size. The secret
lies in fbelr emphasizing some local
product which the community Is well
suited to produce, and getting all in
terested persons to do their very best
In that lino.
A purse Is trash compared with a
good name, according to Shakespeare,
and many towns recognizing the In
estimable value of a good name have
WRONG KIND OF ADVERTISING bui,t u? reputations that have lined
the purses or those forming tne cora-
Signboard Display May Catch tne Eye
for a "-Moment, but It Does
Net Make Friends.
An Important function of advertis
ing Is In creating good will. The per
manent, lasting value of an advertis
ing campaign is in the good will it
creates. Signboards can do little
toward creating good will and may
stir up a lot of 111 will.
There are certain classes of adver
tising that must be handled In a dig
nified manner, otherwise the advertis
ing may do more harm than good.
II tne information received is cor
rect, various garden clubs have already
protested against the use of signboards
by florists, which shows "the way the
wind blows" regarding public sentl
ment.
It has been proposed that motorists
organize to rid our highways of the
grotesque obstructive signs. Each mem
ber is to agree not to purchase any
goods advertised on signboards. That
will be an effective way to clear up the
situation. 4
This gives the florists good advice
and gets their slogan before our read
ers, both of which it Is hoped will be
profitable. Nw York Times.
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Read the Bible and Think.
""It Is a good plan to read a book
ft the Bible through rapidly at a sit
ting In a shady garden, or on a cliff
looking over the sea ; - then to close
the book and think." Church Family
ffewspaper.
Transformed Into New Man.
As Iron put into the fire losetb ' Its
mast and becometh clearly red hot, so
Die that wholly turneth himself unto
caoa puts off all slothfulness, and la
transformed Into a new man. -Thomas
O Kempla. .
LOUSES rank with hats now in
diversity of design and beauty.
They have grown In importance with
the passing of each season, and many
shops devoted entirely to them find
business brisk all the year around.
Styles cover a range all the wray from
the simplest tailored models to rich
and brilliant things for evening wear.
Every time the subject of blouses is
up for discussion women congratulate
one another that sheer and dainty
hand-made blouses In simple stvles
have returned to high favor. Once
again we have with us the painstaking
and beautiful needlework that we have
learned to associate with France.
Whether the new blouses are the work
of French women or not, they come
up to the standard of daintiness and
elegance that those patient needle
women have taught us to love.
Fine voile, batiste and net are the
mediums chosen for Interpreting the
new wash blouses. Net with eyelet
embroidery is a favorite, and voile
makes opportunity for drawn work
and hemstitching, the Introduction
filet and fine cluny laces. Fine tucks
find a place on all materials, and with
batiste very fine net Is used In frills
and insertions. A pretty net blouse
shown at the left of the two pictured
Is , a lovely model. The collar and
cuffs are edged with narrow frills and
further adorned with small sprays of
"iuibroldery with eyelets cunningly In
troduced in tiny flower motifs. Crochei
buttons pendent on short cords slip
through button holes for fastenings in
this blouse.
At the right of the picture the bril-
is made of black georgette crepe. Jet
beads outline the neck and supply a
handsome bead .embroidery for the
panel at the front of the waist and
the cuffs. Such a blouse worn with
a skirt of black satin would make a
handsome toilette for 'afternoon oi
dinner wear. ! r
Yarn embroidery and crocheted
yam flowers are featured n the dec
oration of new blouses of georgette or
crepe de chine. Narrow grosgraln rib
bon in strips, with the strips fastened
across the front and back of blouses at
the bust line, Is something entirely
new. At the top of each srrip a flower
emDromered with yarn. ; introduces ' a
color. Flat crystal, cabochons aboni
the size of a silver dime have eyes at
tneir edges and are sewed like but
tons to light colored blouses that thev
match in color. These are presented
as novelties in decoration; their suc
cess remains to be proved, but abou
steel and crystal beads . there Is . n
question.
, Trees on Roadsides.
Believing that the problem of road
side planting should not be entirely
set aside during the movement for a
greater mileage of improved highways,
active steps are now being taken by
the New York state motor federation
and the state, college of forestry at
Syracuse for the development of a
planting scheme for tne section of the
highway running from Syracuse 7 to
Utica, a distance of about sixty miles.
It has been demonstrated by those
in charge of the wortc that aside from
the purely ornamental value of trees
along the .highway, many practical
benefits would result from their prop
er use. It is not generally realized
that trees, by means v of their shade
during hot summer months, prolong
the life of the roaaway for many
years, and road experts in general are
heartily In favor of tnls means of road
protection. "
msnity. For example, Monroe county.
In southern Wisconsin, has built up a
national reputation for the fine qual
ity of Its cheese. Not the least fac
tor In winning and keeping leadership
In this line has been the annual
cheese day, a splendid community
event at which quantities of the deli
cious product of the region are given
away In sandwiches and In other
forms to thousands who share In the
occasion.
What Monroe county has done with
cheese, Carrizo Springs, Tex., has done
with strawberries. The whole country-x
side In the vicinity, of this village joins
In honoring its favorite product each
season. Distinguished citizens come
from miles around to take part In the
festivities. The governor(of the state
counts it a privilege to be present.
Plowing Made a Fine Art.
That the humblest of farm tasks
can be hop wed and exalted by com
munity effort and the community In
turn greatly profit thereby Is shown by
the record of the Wheatland plowing
match In ncrlhern Illinois. This an
nual event, Instituted something like
half a century ago along lines fol
lowed by the founders' ancestors in
Scotland, attracts annually 10,000 to
15,000 people. Here plowmen of all
ages are divided into classes, the mem
bers of which compete for prizes of
fered for the best work done with rid
ing, walking and tractor plows The
reputation for skll? lu agriculture cre
ated by this annual event has been
worth an incalculable amount to the
farmers of this region, and partly be
cause of it Wheatland farms and
Wheatland products are considered
among the best . In the whole Missis,
sippi valley.
The orange growers of Califojaia
have learned a similar lesson. LVii
year they hold . a magnificent ornn-e
festival which is one of the big events'
of the Pacificcoast, attracting as many
as 25,000 people, some of them frota
distant states, i The , rivalry for hon
ors has done much' to raise and main
tain high standards among the oranjre
growers of the region.
A community celebration of a som
what different character but equally
effective in Its advertising power, is
the Ground-Hog day picnic at Puns
sutawney. Pa. 'At this novel annual
event, farmers, politicians and former
residents to the number of many thoj
sands gather to share in eating a
splendid repast, the principal feature
of which is ground-hog meat. The
meat ,1s cooked in barbecue fashinn
and invariably wins the praise of the
celebrants. Speeches and informal
hearty greetings of old friends occupy
the afternoon. While this event I
not designed to advertise a farm
uct. Its distinctive character and the
fine spirit of hospiality that ohtain
puts Punxsutawncy and the surround
ing country on the map.
Texas Turkey Drives Famous.
The little town of Otero, Tex., ha
won fame from ocean, to ocean Ik
cause of its turkey drives. Drivers of
turkeys within a radius of 100 to
miles bring In flocks of birds on foot.
The fowls travel , at a slow rate dur
ing daylight and at dusk instinctively
huddle together, while their drivers
camp by the roadside until dawn,
when the journey toward Cuero, a
Mecca of turkey dom, is resumed. The
culminating feature of this event is
the turkey parade In which all of the
drivers lead their flocks through the
principal streets of the town. On a
recent turkey day no less than 2S.OO0
birds were in the procession. Follow
ing the parade the turkeys are loaded
on cars and shipped to markets in all
parts of the country.
There are thousands of communi
ties which might undertake a celebra
tion similar to these cited. In some
cases the spring is tne appropriate
season. In others tV fall or summer
is the logical time. The first need i
for an association or individuaj to
gather together persons interested in
promoting this idea. The winter days,
when the farm work, is less strenuous,
offer an opportunity for preliminary
conferences. The office of farm man
agement of the United States depart
ment of agriculture will be glad to of
fer any Inquirers suggestions regard
ing the best methods of promoting
such events. j
HELPS IN MARKETING
WOODLAND PRODUCTS
Have an Eye to the Future.
It is common In a good many cities
to -find a street originally laid out to
come to an abrupt , end for a block.
after which the street Is continued. No
doubt the founders never dreamed
that more and wider streets would be
necessary, and thought that In laying
them out they were anticipating all
possible road expansion for hundreds
of years to come. Where such streets.
by continuing them through the block,
wonld create an outlet for additional
traffic, thereby eliminating congestion
and confusion, the property owners,-as
well as city and government officials,
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snouiu ui&e uuuiiiuum steps to rec
tify it. -
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Keep Eye on Shade Trees.
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uon t iorget your snade trees. Re
lieve them of all dead wood and tan
gled growth. -
Never Forget the Shrubs. -
' Shrubs beautify and protect the
premises. j
(Prepared by the United States De
partment of Agriculture.)
Get prices for various . wood
products from as many sawmills
and other wood-using plants as
possible.
Before selling, consult neigh
bors who have sold timber, and
benefit from their experience.
Investigate local timber re
quirements cud prices. Your
products may be worth 'more
locally because transportation is
SAved. i
Advertise In papers and other
wise secure outside competition
for your product. -
Secure bids, If practicable,
both by the lump and by" log
scale measure.
Be sure that you are selling to 7
t covu9iuic uxviiaaciSt
Get a reliable estimate of the
amount and value of the mate
rial before selling.
Market the higher grades of
timber and use the cheaper for
farm purposes.
Remember that standing tim
ber can wait over a period of
low , prices without rapid deteri
oration. Use a written agreement . in
selling timber, especially If the
cutting Is to be done by the purchaser.
CJJT BADLY DISEASED TREES
Excellent Forestry Practice to Use All
Inferior Specimens in Wood
Lot for Fuel.
It is an excellent forestry practice
to cut out the badly diseased, crooked,
overcrowded, Inferior trees in a wood
lot for fuel wood, giving more growing
space to the straight, promlsingyoun?
trees, according to forestry specialists
of the United States department of
agriculture. In some cases, such as
in stands of old pines, a few lar?e
trees should be left for eed to re
stock the land, unless the area Is to be
cleared. In many sections of the coun
try the present high prices of coal
have made profitable a renewal of tha
wood fuel Industry so that many farm
ers are, finding It worth their whii
to clear out the less desirable trees la
cordwood or -shorter lengths.
Do some of-the repair work now.
Blood, will tell and so will feed.
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, Fighting stops, but feeding must g
on. ...
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Hogging down, corn saves labor
time, increases pork production o"
puts the soli In excellent condition t
be plowed.
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