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PAG! rout. Tni HOAT CKTOtA 1>D »»• THE EAEKWELL PBOPtE-SENTIKEL. BAEN WELL. SOCTE CAEOLDCA Improved Uniform International SundaySchool ’ Lesson T (Dy REV. P. n. FITZWATER. D. D.. Mam- b«r of t'aculty, Moody Bibl* InetKuta . ^ C - Jlfo>>rp.) Lesson for October 5 ZACH ARIAS AND ELISABETH: LIFE IN A PIOUS JEWISH HOME LESSON TEXT—Luke 1:5-Rn. GOLDEN TEXT—And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandment* and ordinances of the Lord blameless. PRIMARY TOPIC—Helping to Make Our HomeH Good. JUNIOR TOPIC—Helping to Make Our Home* Good. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—What I Owe to My Home. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—What Makes a Homo Christian? I. A Godly Husband and Wife (Luke 1:5-7). The nnme Zucharins means “Jeho vah hath remembered," and the name Elisabeth means “A covenant maker." 1. When they lived (v. 5). “In the days of Herod the king They lived in a day when godlessness was rife. The priesthood was corrupt, and ihe ruling classes taost wicked. Their character (v. (I). Roth were righteous before fJod. Many appear to be righteous before man who are not righteous before (Jod. They were so mated that they walked In the commandments of the Lord blameless. The highest In wedded life can be attained only when both husband and wife are united In Jesus Christ Their practical living was manifested In obedience to God s com mandments. 2. They were childless (v. 7). Though lids godly couple were well mate*) and possessed the Joy of the Lord in their souls, there was a real lack In their home. No homo is quite v Ideal into which no child lias come. It. A Son Promised (Luke l:S-23). 1. By whom (vv. 11. 19)? Gabriel, a special messenger of God. appeared and made known the good news to Zacharius. 2. When (vv. 8-14)? While ofliciating as priest tills good new* came to him. From verse l.'l the Implication is that Zacharius had been praying definitely about til's mat ter While lie burned Incense, which is typical of prayer, the multitudes without were praying. 3. Characteristics of the child «vv. 15-17). (1) Shall he great In the sight of the Lord (v. 15). Though the people did not greatly esteem him, he was highly esteemed by the Lord. (2) Shall drink neither wine nor strong drink (v. 15). He was to be a Nazarite, separating himself from sensuous things and ded icating himself unto the Lord (Num bers 0 :!•«). (3) Shall he filled with the Holy Ghost (v. 15). The energy of the divine Spirit was needed to enable him to lead the peo ple to repentance (v. 10). (4) Shall go in the spirit and (low er of Elijah (v. 17). In this power lie was to prepare the people for the coming of the Savior, and the salvation which he was to bring. 4. Zacharius asking for a sign (vv. 18-23). Although the aged priest was ear nestly praying for the salvation of Israel, the gracious promise of the angel which was the beginning of that salvation staggered his faith. The angel gave him a sign. Because he refused to praise God In faith for this gracious promise. God caused his tongue to be silent until the promise was fulfilled. God wants us to believe his promises no matter how contrary to reason they may seem. III. The Promise Fulfilled (Luke 1:57-C4). 1. Neighbors and kinfolk rejoicing with Elisabeth (vv. 57, 5S). 2. The child circumcised and named (vv. 59-03). On the eighth day they circumcised PRODUCES A LIGHT BRIGHT AS SUN’S Scientist Has Formula That Uses No Electricity. Los Angeles.—Dr. William George Schnell, young scientist, claims n for mula to produce light as bright as the sun’s without the use of electricity. His Invention nssertedly Is composed of the same atoms which compose tlie sun. Doctor Schnell, University of Golo- rndo and University of Dresden grad uate, said the formula really was a reproduction of the sun itself. “For," lie said, "the compounds which make up my Invention are composed of the same atoms as the sun. In some ways <ve even have the sun cheated for we can produce a hot or a cold ray as we desire." Doctor Schnell said the test of burning wood by a magnifying glass hud been equally successful with the sun and with his invention. The Inventor said he had Illumi nated entire rooms with his mysteri ous light and has cortducted other tests to the entire satisfaction* of noted scientists. Doctor Schnell disclosed that he be lieves his Invention eventually will eliminate nil forms 'of outdoor elec trical signs and lights, Illuminate homes, ci>ok food and assist medical work, through its X-ray qualities. Tlie formula for his light producer Is very simple, he said, containing cer tain minerals which are mixed with oils and acids. Rat Catching Cat Club Organized in Havre Havre.—A Bat Catching Cat club lias b»*en founded here to breed rat- catching-cats on a large scale on a model cat farm. Doctor Loir, who Is n nephew of the great scientist. Pasteur, is the primo pover In the campaign for breeding rat catchers, and for the last four years he has been busy sel«*cting specimens be considers bt*st for breed ing purposes. The destruction of rats has become an InteriiuiionH! question of tlie great est importance. Tlie primilhe methods used up to now. poison or gas, are not without danger to humans whereas Doctor Loir feels n race of robust felines would l>e extremely useful especially in ports .such as Havre, where so much is stocked under sheds and It is diffi cult to destroy the rodents that de vour grain and are disease spreading nnintn' i. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel Interest of Maryland Canners Is Solicited (Continued from Page Thiee.) cultivation. With these variations in mind one of the very first temptations which arises is to take an acre and calcu- culate the number of hills in each section. There aie about 44,000 sq. ft. in an acre. In 24 inch spacing and 3 inch drill there can be made about 220 rows of 100 ft. each or 220 times 400 equals 88,000 hills. In 40 inch spacing and 8 inch drill the acre will only hold 132 rows of 100 ft. ength or 132 timeg 150 equals 19,800 hills. There are more than four times as many hills in the Vir ginia acre than there are in the South Carolina acre. How then, can one account for the fact that in South Carolina 40 pounds of seed are recommended to the acre and the Eastern Shore uses only from 50 to 60 to the acre? In the first place the South Carolina farmer probably plants an average sized lx*an, w’hile the Virginia canner is supplying himself or his farmers with small beans. The midget and baby the child and named him “john” firreen bean brin tfs him over twice as much in price as the laige bean. More will be said of this later. There are approximately 90,000 small Hen derson bush seed in a bushel of 56 At this time God opened the mouth | pounds an(( cn , 55i000 of the , Zacharias, and he offered up praise u i , , . . _ * * 1 Henderson bush seed in a bushel. (v. 13). By means of writing Zncha- rlns made known tlie name which he would have by divine Instruction. 3. Zacharius praises God (v. 04). of to God. IV. Zacharias Prophesying (Luke U :07-S0). 1. * Praising God for fulfillment of the promise of salvation (vv. 67-75). This was according to covenant promise. 2. John to be called "The Propjiet of the Highest" (vv. 7G-7D). lie was to (o before the face of the Lord to prepare hl« waya. S. The growth of John (v. *>). He grew aod waxed strong In the *p4rit. and ws» la the deseru mi (h« •day of his sho« lag a at a Urert. Owa Siwa Again, the South Carolina farmer is planting more seed to each hill. At this point we would like to he more accurately informed. We will have to assume that the average bush el of seed used in South Carolina con tains 72,000 beans and that the full 40 pounds recommended art actually planted to the acre. Thi* amounts to about 50.000 seed per acre and an average of 2S seed to the htIL tee- UI * . »• ■ * * * » MriWt awM w »*■!*<• •*» 41 taw WWWwW* •• 1 mam tans Later facta will strengthen this theo ry. Let us compare the normal yields in the two States. Average Yields. The yield in Virginia are measured in the number of cases per acre. A cc*.se is tw r o dozen cans of No. 2’s. There are 12 to 13 ounces in a can. The standard is 20 pounds of beans to the case. Another standard rule is 200 bushels of pods gives 1,200 quarts of beans which make s 2,400 cans of 100 cases. A canner averaging 200 bushels of pods and 100 cases to the acre will become wealthy at the prices prevail ing since 1900. They make good pro fits on less than this. * Many canners speak familiarly of 100 cases to the acre. Four years ob servation has not disclosed any aver aging this. Four years is a short period but one cannot help classifying 100 cases to the acre with South Caro lina’s bale to the acre. It happens, even yet, but the figure does not rep- redbnt an average. One very successful canner said that a good year gave him 86 cases to J(he acre. Another, equally good is highly pleased with 80 to 85 cases. They are an optomistic bunch and this year under seiious drought condi tions all of them were planning on 30 cases to the acre. The New Jer sey plant, previously mentioned, was forced to close down after a series of years yielding less than 50 cases to the acre. Their labor costs, however, were much higher than Virginia and they paid $17.00 per acre per year rental on the 2,000 acres under lease. It is estimated that the year in and year out average would be 60 cases to the acre which i s equivalent to 133 bushelg pods. The Northern farmer and canner harvests his lima bean field of 100 acres in one sweep. The South Caro lina farmer has at least two distinct crops on the same bushes. He usual ly takes three pickings off the first crop and two or more pickings there after. # Most of the South Carolina farmers who had the last yeai’s experience back of them took off slightly more than 1 ten of pods to the acre for their first crop. That meant about 65 htishels which is less than one-half the average yield in Virginia. A few ran up close to 100 bushels to the acre for the first crop only. Thi g was during the latter part of July. Dur ing the early part of August the bushes put on another and rather heavy spiinkling of blossoms. Many of the blossoms, however, were fall ing off, do*, oor Northern friends as sured us, entirely to the dry weather and has nothing to do with the fertili zer used, nor the inroads of any pests. In each case the farmer believed he would have gotten, had the blossoms stayed on, at least half as many as he picked from his first crop. As it was, reports coming in now, September 18, show some still picking and doing very well fiom the second crop. How many bushels could South Carolina harvest to the acre by dupli cating the methods of Virginia; by 30 inch spacing and 3 or 4 inches to the drill, and one seed to the hill; by using 50, perhaps 60 pounds of seed to the acre; by fertilizing with 700 to 1,000 pounds of 5-10-5 or 5-8-4; by leaving the pedg on until the bushes are full and then harvesting all at once. Perhaps it would be best to approach these methods slowly except for a patch on the side, unless they were directed by one of the Eastern Shore canners of long experience. More Pods on South Carolina Bushes. A field at Walterboro, S. C., on July 1, during the first pick first crop, in which 3 bushes were selected at ran dom, showed 30 pods, 36 podg and 46 pods, and a great many blossoms be sides. The field apparently averaged between these figures ag the bushes showed an even growth. There was cne p6d of white beans in the bunch showing less than 1 per cent maturity. Two days later, 2 bushes picked at random gave 37 and 57 pods respec tively with about 4 per cent white. Some hills had 2 bushes and some only had one. The average was 3 beans to the pod with about a s many having 4 bean s as had 2. The first two pick ings yielded better than 100 bushels. At Cape Charles, Va., on August 11, a field running from 4 to 8 per cent real white and about 30 per cent whitish sh wed the bushes running from 5 pods to 25 pods. The bushes were of a mote even growth in this field than in many neighboring fields. There was a good head of blossoms. Not any of the pods had 3 beans, most of them were 2 and gome had one. Germination could not have been over 75 per cent. The crop had a quarter inch rain the night before and needed a half inch at least. They had had practically no rain since being plant ed in the latter part of June. It was said that the further absence of rain would cause this field to only run 30 cases to the acre, 60 bushelg with from 40 to 60 per cent of them white. This appeared rather optimistic al though pei haps 24 inch rows, 3 inch drilling, one seed to the hill and 700 pounds of 5-10-8 will account for R. On July 2nd, a scant acre at Fair fax wai jyst beginning to form pods. There was an average of 15 to 25 young pods to th£ bush and many blossoms. 400 pounds of 10-5-7 was used. Beans were in 3 foot row s with corn in between. There had been no cultivation. The first two pickings yielded slightly moie than a ton of pette,—between 60 and 70 bus|hels, and the busheg were full of booms when plowed under, v A seventy-five acre field at Ross- ville, Va., on August 11th, also had from 15 to 25 pods to the bush. The beans, however, ran over 20 per cent white which show s that the crop was more matured than at Fairfax. It also had plenty of blossoms, and most of the pods had 3 beans. The owner of this field hoped to get 40 ( caseg to the acre thi s year which' would be 80 bushels, and was figuring upon getting 60 per cent green and 40 per cent white. It doesn’t look as though he will make it. He used 30 inch rows and 3 inch drill, and on an aver age year figures an 80 per cent ger mination, with hardly 60 per cent this year. • Extreme Caro in Grading. We had hoped to treat here several more subjects involved in taking the Henderson Lima Bean all the way from the seed to the can. We had also planned upon dealing with the Alaska pea. But this article, is get- tlnf entirely to >o««. ond w» orill to bring It to n clooo with tho poo»ib4H- ty of continuing in a future issue. It is impossible, however, to think cf vegetables, either fresh or canned, witout coming into the extreme im portance of proper grading. The Northern packer of quality lima beans whether on the Eastern Shore, in New York State or in Illi nois gives ag much attention to the grading as to any other phase of the business.-* The whites are first sepa rated from the greens and then the greens are separated into at least 3 size£. On August 12, the midget greens brought $2.35 per dozen cans, the small greens $2.15; the ordinary greens $1.70; and the white from $1.00 to $1.10. Grading usually means quality and quality not only means price but rep utation also. Distant markets buy on reputation. These lima bean fellows on the Eastern Shore have no problem in marketing their product. Mr. W. H. Ramsey of the Seaboard Air Line Railway returned from the Rio Grand valley last winter perfect ly astonished at the thousands of car loads of vegetables that section was shipping East. Everything was graded with extreme care, and label ed. All interested people returned from California with the same story. No better slogan could be adopted by everyone in South Carolina than, “Full Pack and High Grade." Re-Paint or Repent Which Will You Do? It’s a fact that unpainted property goes to pieces fast and that the use of Good Paint is a Good Investment. Made in the SOUTH For use in the SOUTH “LEMOCO QUALITY” PAINTS V Inside and Out—Do the Job and Do it Rright. SOLD gf C. F. MOLAIR, Talk it Over With Him JUST RECEIVED! Die 1930 Jenner Line of # • e e I ♦ x Y * ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y X Engraved Christmas Cards i A Wide Range to Select From :: Let Us Show Them to You. Mi