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Show Friday, July 12, 1929 TH·E MIDVALE JOURNAL Young Devvberry Promising Crop Improved Uniform International SundaySchool _.. Just a Li Plant Is Favored Because of Its Resistance to Many Diseases. ' Les5on '· (By ~V. P. B FITZWATER, D.D .• Dean Moody Blhle Institute or Chicago.) ((c), 1929. Western NewS"pnper Union.) (Prepared by th• United States Department ot Agriculture.) The Young dewberry; named for B. esson for July 14 M. Young of Louisiana, who ol'iginated it more than twenty years ago, is EZEl<IEL TEACHES PERSONAL now becoming an important sort in f\ESPONSI Bl LITY both the eastern and western parts of southern United States, according LES-SON TEXT-Ezekiel 33:1-20. to George M. Darrow of the United GOLDEN TEXT-Every one of UA States Department of Agriculture, shall give an account of himself to God. whose trials with this dewberry a PRIMARY TOPIC-Ezekiel's Message few years ago showed it to be promiso'"t Warning. ing for the South. JUNIOR TOPic-Ezekiel's Message ot Warning. Centers of Production. IN'l'ERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPThe largest centers of production at IC-Does God Take Note of MY Life? present he says are in southern AlaYOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOI'· ' ' . . IC-IndividuaJ Accountability to God. bama and southern Cahforma, though there are extensive plantings near I. Ezekiel's Responsibility (vv. 1-9). Wilmington, N. C., and Houston, Tex1'lie cornmission of the prophet is ns. Evidence· at hand inuicates that now renewed. Hitherto his utter- it is hartly from Norfolk, Va., south ances were mainly of a tln·eatening and west to include eastern Not·th character, having as their objective Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the turning of the people from their the states west of Texas, including wicked ways. They t•efused to beed Arkansas and parts of Tennessee and the pl·ophet's wJrds, the result of Oklahoma. In California, Ot•egon and which was the falling of God's judg Washington it is appat·ently adapted ment upon them in their complete to a somewhat greater range of con· captivity and the destruction of Jeru· dltlons than is the loganbe!'fy. salem ... \Vhen it became clear that Resists' Disease. the people would not heed God's warn· The Young dewberry is favored be· ings through the prophet, the prophet cause of its resistan.:e io .anthracnose was to be silent-dumb. This tt·agic and leaf-;;;pot disea~es, the vigor and situation was portrayed through the produ<:tiver.<~ss of U;e plants, nnd tl1e death,..of Ezekiel's wife. Awful as this high dessert quality of its fruit. Re· blow was, he was to desist from weep- cent tests indicate that the fruit is in:;, sl10wing that e,~en natural sorrow well adapted to frer;zing for s!lle In s 'ilot to be expressed at the time the wintet· seuson, and its u~~>fulness of God's awful judgment. after freezing for p<c~serves, pies, and After the renewal of the prophet's the table suggests tnls outlet as one commission, his messnges were mainly of the most impor-trmt for this berry. consolatory. His responsibility is set No planting stock is available from fol'lh under the figure of a watchman. the depa•tment, M ,·. Darrow says, but God gave him this position. Every prospectlv;:! growerd will find the minister and Sunday School teacher Young dewberry listed for sale by a is a watchman. Indeed, upon every numbet· of Southern nurfsery establish· believer hns Leen imposed certain re- ments. sponsibHities. Two things are re~uireu of a watchman. Equipment Needed for 1. To hear the word at God's mouth (v. 7). Creosoting Fence Posts The source of the message of every The only equipment needed for the minister and Sunday school teacher open tank method of creosoting fence Is God's Holy Word. As the prophet posts is a tank which can be heated. Qid not originate his message but re· A goon outfit Is H galvanized iron ceived. it at God's mouth, so should tank three feet in diameter and four It be with every minister. feet high. The creosote may be heat· 2. '.ro sound the warning (v. 7). ed over nn open ti1·e with the tank on After hearing God's message he was a temporary foundation. 'l'he p•rsts to proclaHn it to the people. The slwuld be thoroughly seasoned before watchman's duty is both to bear and treatment. The lower half of the post to speak. The people are to be shoulu remain in hot creosote (190 dewarned of the impending danger. grees I•'.) for a period of two to four Failwoe to sound the alarm makes the hours. The posts should then be al· watchm!ln guilty of the blood of the lowed to remain In the creosote as it sinner (v. 8). After the warning the cools. The tops of the posts such as sinner curries his own guilt (v. 9). cottonwood and willow should be 11. God's Attitude Toward the Sin· dipped In the creosote for a few minfler (vl. 11J, 11). utes. A penetration of one-half inch God had declared in His word that In the pol'tion of the post coming in unfaithfulness on the part of His peo- contact with the ground will give good ple would cause them to "perish protection. among t.lw heathen," to "pine away in their iniquity" (Lev. 26 :ss, 39). Increase Continues in In view of tltis pronouncement, some were disposed to say that their case Production of Oats ''was hopeless. 'l'o meet this attitude Oats production continues to increase · of despair, the prophet assured them in the United States dE:spite the fact that God had no pleasure in the death that the number of horses and mules of the wicked, but that his sincere de· on the country's farms is declining. "':'lire was for the wicked to turn from That the dem!lnd for oats has been his way and live. Regardless of'What ad\·ersely aiTected by the substitution their past h3d been He assured them of mechanical powet· for animal labor that the futuee was bright, but God's on farms is indicated by the post-war command and plea is, "Turn ye from trend in oats pl'ices. Oats since the your evil ways, for why will ye die, war have brought prices about on a 0 house of Israel?'' level with those wenliling befot·e the Ill. The Sinner's Personal Responsi - war. In comparison with the price bility ( \'V. 12-20). position of other feed grains and most God has created the members of the other agl'icultural commodities, this is race as volitional beings, possessing an extremely unfavorable situation. freedom of choice. They have moral Farm commodity prices generally have discet·nment, enabling them to distin· aYeraged about 40 per- cent higher guR:lh between right and wrong. The since the war than before. following principles govern the sinner und the watchman: 1. Past 1·ighteousness will not avail for present sins (v. 12). Vl1en !1 righteous m!ln turns to do iniquity, ttis past seeming righteous· nape pa,:ture taints cows' milk, nRss will he of no avail. • * • 2. Past sins do uot make impossible Co-np<'ration ts not a sentiment-It pre~ent acceptance wit b Go d ( vv is an economic necessity. 12·14). * .. * • By virtue of the law of habit, evIf conditions at·e favorable, rape wlll e ':! sinful act makes it harder for the make 11 good pasture ct·op five weeks sinner to repent, but God's ruercy and after seeding. enabling grace are such that if the • • * /,inner repents, ~od will restore. On sons containing sufficient lime ' 3. nestitution required ( vv. 15, 16) · the mo!lt productive gmzlng ct·op The proof of penitence is that so known today is sweet clover. far as possible the sinner make • • * amends for wrongs done. Th~re is no ( The home gardener may extend his merit in the att of ~·estituhon, but \ growing soason in the fllll by the use ~uch act helps the indtvldual to over- of hotbeds and cold frames. come his besetting sin. "' • * 4. God's ways are equal {vv. 17, By treating their seed carefully 20). gt'Uin growers can save hundreds of God holds man responslule for his thousnnds of dollar;;, which are lost own deeds. The child Is not con· annually through pinnt diseases. demned been use of lhe deeds of Its * * .. father. This does not do away with Lime cnn be n.!·(~d and disked in the law of heredity. Regardless of ahead of oats, com ,n· soy beans, or it wl~t one's past life bas been, God's can be npplierl nftf't' the corn or soy grace !n Jesus Christ blots out his !Jeans come throuf;'h the ground. record and he stands accepted In the 1 • • • • Belo.ved. · Sudan grass belullgs to the sorghum family and for that reason is a hot '>~·eather plant. It ~<hnuld not be seedOn the Job ed. till the ground is well warmed up. While MosPs was caring for the * .. * sheep God's great commission came Prepare for ·the control of Insects • to him. [f God has any great thing for us to do, we need not fear that by ha,·ing on hand SQrllying and dust· He will miss Qs because we are busy ing e(]nipment toget11er with such ln· seeticitles ns a1·senute of lead, nicotine with our common hlsks. dust, ami nicotine sulphate. THAT'S WHAT THEY AREI Lit tie Clarice's French tutor had been endeu vorlng to teach her that there are only two genclers in the fJ'rench language--masculine and fern !nine. Next dfly, desirous of learning l1 the child bad remembered, she asked, ·'Hnw many genders are there in [T'rench ?" "Two," came thP quick response. 111 uch ~rati tied, the tutor then flSitert. ·'And what are they?" A f1 er a mntnPnt's reflection, Clarice replied, "Masc•uline and genuine." j .Belief in Jesus Chriat . . . . Tile eunrl!t10n of salva~w? Is t~1at ~wd of. belief. In Jesus Chr1st wh1ch authentn:ntes 1tself In repentan~e for the past and in amendments of hfe for the future.-!. L. ~oble~ Page Nine . .. .. Besi<les conserving moisture and keeping <lown weeds, cultivation tends 1 to break up the harbors of mice, add J plant food to the soil, and mnke more available the plant food alrPl-.rlv in til<' soil. A Caution "Dobbs. the watcb repairer, used to be a docror." ''Is tltaT so?'' "Yes. noel now whenever he fixes a watr·h hP. pastes one of his labels on the back, 'Shake \\'ell Before Using.'" VERY GULLIBLE E VERY engine, regardless of type, gives better results with Champion Spark Plugs. There is a type specifically designed to give better results for every operating condition. Consult your dealer (;IIAMPION SPARK PL1JGS Toledo. Ohio True politeness requires more at· tention to the feelings of others than to mere form. A Typical Albanian. (Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C.) E Ask for "TA.CK.·UP" razzo, the country's principal port. Until the outbreak of the World war the UROPE'S newest king is build· ing a new palace in one of only well-paved highway in the coun Europe's newest capitals. The try linl1ed these two cities. The visitor to 'l'irana can acquire king is Zog 1 (formerly Zogu) as souvenirs specimens of locally-m!lde of Albania, who stepped to his throne br!lss work, distinctive and beautiful ft·om the President's chair last Sepembroideries, done by the Tinma worn tember; and his million-dollar palac-e and sold hy them in the market en is rising in Tiran!l which became thl' places, arHl whether a smoker or· not. seat of government after the World war, when it was decided that the for- he will wish to take along one of the mer capital, Durazzo, on the coa"t, oddly and intricately Cl:lrved pipes. TltP city covers a larger area than its 15,was too exposed: Untll this move was made TirmHl 000 or so inhabitants would seem to WllS as little known as the rest of Al- need, judged by our stanclards. Yet bania is today. Boat loads of tourists one would ha,·e a difficult time condrifted down the Albanian coast, stop- Yincing a Timnian, with !lis (•ottllge ping now and then at some picturesque atld garden, that a more vertical mode of living, in crowded apartments, i::;lund, or at a coastal village. would be more clvilizetl. Once une At Durazzo, 1 ey took one glance ~lt strolls !Jeyoutl the bountls of Tirana. lhe impassable roaus to the interior however, he will encounter mud house!'!, and nnothet· glance at the springless and the "simple life" to an extt·en•e ox-carts and donkeys which were then degree. the only Albanian taxis. Then mollt An Albanian family is sufficient unto of them decided to see Tirana when itself. Except for the trading in a few conditions were improved. cities-in Scutari, Korytza and ArgyroThe capital has changed, however, castt·o, besides those already men· since President Zogu established gov tioned-there is no semblance of an erntnent headquarters there iu 1925. economic system. Bus service on the new road from A woman in a country district works Tirana to Durazzo brings !nct·easing hard, but she is not mere drudge. Sh~ numbers of travelers and the once makes bread of maize and cool(S it quiet little 1\Ioslem city is making over an open hearth fire. The remainsplendid progt·ess. ing wooJ aslles she uses in pl!lce of The mosque, domes and minarets soap. She weaves woolen cloth and that · once dominated the city's sky line plaits black braicl for the garments are being encroached upon I:Jy motlei'D she makes of it. goverument buildings and legntions of Before tlle Christian era, the ancesforeign goveruments who recognize AI· tors of the present Alb!lnians occupied banian sovereignty. Hotels are also practically the whole of the peninsuln po!;:ing their upper stories above the north of Greece, to the Danuhe. 'l'll(;:V recr roofs of old Tirana's mu<l-walled are, in fact, the remnants of the oldesT structures, and new avenues, parks race in enstern Europe. The conquest and public gardens have been laid out and policing of the region by Rome for the enjoyment of the city's inhabidid not displace these early inhabitants and guests. tants; but wllen the Slavs bm·st southMarket Place of Tirana. wal'd into the peninsula In the SevThe Tirana market place is one of enth century A. D., only those who the few spots in the city that has not liveu in or fled to Albania kept their been disturbetl by the newcomers and blood and customs unaltered by the there, among the vegetables and fruits newcomers. piled on the cobbles, roam · folk of the Their History One of Struggles. surrounding mountain!'! and valleys, apIt has been the fate of the Alb!lninns parently unmoved by the changes tak- to struggle constantly against some ing place in their capitnl. powerful neighbor. First it was imDoth the Ghegs of the north and the perial nome, next the Sla\·s, then TurTosl's of the south crowd the aisles. key. When Turkish power waned, AlMingling with the lively throngs, one bania found Austria coveting her lands. sees a bewhiskel'ed Moslem holy man Just before the Worlrl war, Austria whose somber robes sharply contrast had succeeded in placing a Germanic with the tlnming colors of the natives' [Jt'ince on the throne of the newly cregarments. The Ghegs, th1·ee-fourths of ated Albanian state; but this arrangewhom are !l1%lems, can be singled out ment did not last long. Siu(•e the from the rest of the crowd by their World wnr Albania has found herselJ' gray half-size fezzes wltich resemble between two forces. On the east and the aluminum lids which keep pancakes north Yugo-Slavia has advanced her warm on American restam·ant tables. ft·ontiet·s to Alhania, and eyes her terThey also wear loose-titling, sleeveless, ritory with interest; on the west, Italy, mttoniPR;; jackets, tight-fitting trousers separate:] only by the narrowest part and nuwemade sandnls of ox-hi(le. of the Adriatic, has shown a desire to ~·he Tosks are less consei·vati\'e than control Albania. their not·thern compatriots. They lil<e 'l'lle eastern frontier of Albania, ormuuentatifln, and their costumes are where, Italy has chargeu, the Yugocolorful. There may be enough silver Slavs hllve been making preparations and gold in their rega!i!l to pay a of a supposedly military charactet·, is first-class passage from Durazzo to much less Isolated today than before New York. tile World \var, Then the region had The Albanians are a rugged, pt·imi- just been liberated from Turkey and tive mountain people who, it has been had been little developed. Monalltir, said, "occasionally d' from ordinary second among the cities of Turltish diseu.~e, but more often from diiTer· Macedonia, had rail connections only ences of opinion." They are classed southeastwar·d to Salooiki, the metropalong \.ith the French, Portuguese and olis. Now a line also extends north· Walloons as meml.>ers of the Green· wat·d connecting with the trunk railLlltin bmnch (If the Aryan t'UC'e. Their way into old Serbia. mountain life has fostered a [l!lsston ~'he region about the two large ate love of inclependenee and tl1ey eling lakes, Oht·ida and Presha, midway c.f to their lunguage and their custom~ the present Albanian-Yugo-Slav line, with a vigorous tenacity, even wlwt:J was also Isolated. Now a new rail· groups are transplanted to other lands. way from Uskub and the heart of The name of the Alltanians, meaning Yugo-Sia via be~' ond reaches down to the "pe0111e of the snow-lund," has bePn city of - Uitricla oo the lake. This lake fastened upon them hy tlteir neigtJ country of the Yugo-Siayian bordel'land bors; they c:Jll themselves ''Sl\ivetari," lias both geographic and historic illU'r· or mountaineers. One illlportant trihf', est. The clnirn ltas been put forth for the Catholic Mirdites, bitterly ovpos~> Ohrid!l that it is "the clearest luke in the settlement of any Mohammedans the worl<l." Fish ruay be pia inly seen in their virinily. swimming abnut at a dept!J of tlO feet What Visitors Buy and See. or more. Dense chestnut forests covTirana is in the west ccmml pa1t er the slopes of the bills surrounding of .Albania, 20 miles inland from Du- the lake. AEROXON Duugnter-At least there's one thing about George, mother-he believes in himself. Mother-George is very gullible, my dear. Swell Place "This here's a sw"ll place,'' Said Johnny MeFuzz, His hand to his face Where 'lis toothaC'he was. Fi~ Catcher Leading Ribbon Fly Catcher 2 for W,_ationally cAd'Yertised ~.Ar. Taken a Standard Make? Unf'le Hiram-1 see Josiab bas got a new runahuut. Aunt Matilda-For the land sakes! So he has gone and got married again, eh? Too True, Alas, Too True Female Lecturer-And what today is woman's most subtle and insidious foe? Harsh Male Voice-Old age. F&.l!l. §C \f. U11 Get rid of pesty flies. Hang up original AEROXON (pronounced A· Rock- Son) Fly Catchers with Thumb-Tack Attached. No fuss-no trouble. They will catch thousands of flies for a nickle. Insist upon getting AEROXON Fly Catchers from your dealer. Sole Importers and Distributors for U.S.A. GRAEF & SANDKNOP, Edina, Mo. Another Sort of Goose 1\lr. Gander-Money! 1\loney! Always money! Do you think I am the goose that 1ays the golden eggs'/" Mrs. Gander-No, not that one.Stray Stories. Not Knocking I Sweedlepive--lt takes some brains to succeed in society. Tweedlepunch- Why, you always seem to get on well enough. LUCKY FOR HIM DR. CALDWELL'S THREE RULES VIsiting Artist- t es, I'm selling my pictures very readily, but you pefrple don't know good pictures from barl. Miss Vera Frank (a native)-lsn't that ruther lucky for you? Movies' Loss Of course. 1 went to Hollywood, Said Angelina Cross. They didu't offer me a part, But that's the movies' Joss. At the Milliner'• He--Do you believe man Is. made of dust? She-Well, not all men. Dust always settles. but some men don't. Oh, Well "You Americans are indulgent bus· bands." "Think so?" "Y f'S, you are usually perfectly willing for your wives to have any· thing the.v can get on credit, and the ladies manage to find plenty of that.'' Society News Mrs. Suds-! tlear you're engaged. Who is the ha(lpy mr~n? Miss Kettles-It aint' a man; it's a llirs. Bultion woman that's happy, has enguged me as (•ook. Learning the Game "Does your bl'icle know anything nlwut cooking?" '·Well. I heard her telephoning her mother inquiring U' she had to use soft water ror soft-boiled eggs and hat·d water for hnrd hoilerl eggs." The Way Today "Yes, se1·eml of the boys have ki;::sed me." "Weill'' "Dut I can't tell which I like the best.'' "Try a b!inclfold test." Dr. Caldwell watched the results of constipation for 47 yea,rs, and believed that no matter h~JW careful people are of their health, diefl and exercioo, con· stipation will occur from time t() time. Of next importance, then, is how to trea.t it when it comes. Dr. Caldo;vell a.lwa.ys was in favor of getting as close to nature as possible, hence his remedy :for consti. pation is a mild vegetable compound. ft can not harm the most delicate system and is not habit forming. The Doctor never did approve of drastic physics and purges. He did not believe they were good fC1r human beings to put into their system. Use Syrup Pepsin for yourself and members of the family in constipation, biliousness, sour and crampy stomach, bad breath, no appetite, headaches, and to break up fevers and colds. Get a bottle today, at any drugstore and observe these three rules of health: Keep the head cool, the feet warm, the bowels open. F(}r a free trial bottle, just write "Syrup Pepsin," Dept. BB, MonticeUe~. Illinois. FLORESTON SHAMPOO-Ideal fDr nse In connection with Parker's llair Balsam. :n-rakestbe hair soft and fluffy. 50 conts by mail or at drug• v:ists. Iliscox Chemical Works, Patchogue, N. Y. 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