I ffe mv URING tho flist week In February, 1010, tho Cuban National Horticultu ral society, an organization the mom birshlp of which Is almost exclusive ly American .mil Canadian, hold Its fourth annual meeting In Havana In connection, a horticultural show was open, among the exhibits wore cit rus trulls f i oin everj section of tho islnnd The fruits were largo, Juicy, clean, thin skinned, heavy, beautifully colfircil and delicious In flavor Flor ida had ii-nt nctoss grape fruit and oranges from famous orchards of the peninsular btuto, to facilitate (millions compari son, ami tho comparison, when made, showed that Cuba can ptoduce citrus fruit of llrst class qual ity, and, moreover, that sho Is doing so. Citrus-fruit culture Is the principal Interest of American and Canadian settleta throughout Cuba. Cubans and Spaniards nre growers of no citrus fruits savo pineapples- the grape fruit and oiango groves bolonis to the English-speaking colonists. Orange mid grape fruit culture Is tho business which 1ms been boomed mercilessly In land companies advertising largely and some times unscrupulously all tlnough tho United States and In Canada during the past ten years Their customers, arriving In Cuba, have Insisted upon growing nothing but grnpe fruit nnd or aiiges, oven In icglons whero other crops would assuredly havo proven mom Immediately prollt tible If not tho bettor investment In tho long run 'For Instance, thcro are Americans nnd Cana dians growing citrus fruits In tho heart of Vuelta Abajo and In other parts of P I n a r del lllo provlnco on lauds that might be made to produco tobac co of tho qualities which havo made western Cuba famoiiB tho world uround for this ono ci op, were tho owners willing to co-operato with Cubans on the par tldarlo system, accord ing to which- the new comer furnishes the re quisite capital and tho native furnishes tho skill no less necessary to buccess In the deli cate undertaking. It is a notable fact that few Americans or Canadians who thomselvos do tho actual work In tholr to- MCMf lg4 WMm "PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN" Jesus on the Way to Jerusalem Sunday School Ltnon for Aug, 7, 1910 Specially ArranceJ lorThi Piper i.I'Hkdn rr r mhmihw ii i, : n :n Mi'limt M'tHi'l n I i OHl.t'l'N Tl:l ".IfniiH ft lid Suffer lltlli v lillili fii iiml fmlilil tliiMii not, t i mi' iinlii mi'. rii xiii'li Is tlio lilimilmn of In-mi n " Mull I'l 4 TIMP MiimIi A l 10 l'l.Vi T l'i mi, In Miml .In iIiiii. illlllMK Ji'Mim' t mi ImiitHV hi .Iitih.iIi In Suggestion and Practical Thought. He did for men thorn1 deeds which rcMMili'd tho loving kindness of our father, the blessings to he found 111 his kingdom, and the spirit that must till or one who outers and dvwlls theieln Vs. 1 ' "When .lesus has llnlshed these salngs." HIsprhaK In struetloiiH to his disciples during the past few weeks "He departed fiom (ialllee and came into tho coasts, borders " .lesus by his words and deeds expressed tho loving kindness and tender tin teles of our Heavenly Knl her Thoy were the tnrni nation, the bible expressions of the heart of our Invisible (!od. .lesus thtough his treatment of chll droit taught us some of the molt of fectlve as of bringing tho world Into the kingdom of heaven: Hy training tho children to follow him Hy ourseUos having tho childlike spirit. After Jesus had built around the fatnllj n wall of defense against tho lusts ami "dragons of tho slime, " that would ruin It (vb. 2-1 a) there wore (v III) "brought unto him llttlo chil dren " ' Should put his hands on them," those hands that had been used In many a miracle of healing, and even of iitlslng the dead. Tho touching would make more real to them tho fact of his blessing convoyed In UiIb i way, and would be an Influential mom- ory to tho children all tholr lives long "And pray." Invoke Clod's blessing 1 upon thorn; pray that nil good should I come to them for thin life nnd tho life ' to come, that they might grow up In tho kingdom of heaven. , Hitt when his "disciples" saw It, i thej "rebuked them," tho mothers. I Thoy probably thought that .lesus ought not to stop his Important teach ings merely to bless n few children. "Hut .lesus," moved with lndlgna 1 tlon (Mink 10:11) because they so misunderstood his chnracter and his woik as to hinder any who wished to come lo him, especially children, tho hope of tho church, 'nnd tho mothers, tho best workers for his kingdom, Fabled Fountain of Youth Could Not Be More Potent Than Association With Little Ones. "Pln with Iho children!" was tho renin out inlvlcc of a wlso and sue ressfnl until -This will keep your In .ut oung, our viewpoint fresh, oiu wit xpiiktlug The child heart Is at once tin- put est and the happiest In all nature, the child tongue Is a imnsllguilng power" iimcthiug of lid ludulbtablu power attaches to good stotli's of those ualvo and lnnoenl little ones" scilpturnlly declined specially blessed and potent The child mind transforms, the child touch lifts to glad laughter Incidents ami accidents not otherwise worth noting Wltue.is this little tain of tho cat uf ul molht'r to whom came a tiny sin nil ngog over the acquirement of now and forbidden knowledge. "Mother'" cried tho child, baby eyes shining, baby chcekB glowing, "do j on know what Til bo hornswog glod' menus?" "N'o, dear," snld tho mother, sol emnly, sel.lng the opportunity to Im plant a lesson, "I'm sure I do not." "Well, 1 do," was tho ecstatic an swer, the suggested lesson being uU totly Ignored "It means Just th samo as 'I'll bo goldarnod!'" WELL QUALIFIED. GROYJ? OF VOUMQ 2.CVOSt TfittO bacco fields havo found this crop prolltnblo. Thcro nro "tricks In tho trade" of which Cubans are masters, especially thoso persons whoso fam ilies havo for generations out of mind engaged In tobacco culture entirely. Thoy seem to lje pos sessed of an Intuition which enables them to handle tho seedling, tho plant and tho loaf, when gorminatlng, when maturing, and especially when curing, In a manner to Insure a better outcomo than any foreigner Is likely to compass. To grow tho very best tobacco requires capital. Tho von turo Is a gamble, tho result of which, however, Is known In a single season. If tho planter wins, ho probably rakes In "big money." If ho loses, nt least It takes him only months, not years, to find it out In tho Islo of Pines, which was formerly a cattlo nnd hog country, producing especially val uable draft oxen for salo In Cuba proper, Ameri can citrus-fruit growers consume largo quantities of canned condensed milk, nt high prices, ns woll ns largo amounts of canned meats nnd vegetables, despite tho fact that some good pasturago exists, while still more could doubtless bo planted, and tho further fact that flno vegetables In remark ably largo variety can bo grown along tho river banks, or, really, almost anywhero else whoro Irrigation Is possible They nlso Import hay and feed at ridiculous cost. All this Into a region whero corn nt least can bo grown and largo herds used to "find" themsolvns. In contra), but most particularly In eastern Cuba, Americans and Canadians are developing grovcB In lands admirably adapted to sugar cane, which 1b a quick, certain nnd profitable crop, sold either In tho field, or cut nnd delivered wherever thoro Is a mill noar enough to buy up tho enno. Thoy nro growing their trees on sites natlvos would nsnurcdly prefer for coffeo and cacao, or, more wisely, for the numerous Indigenous crops (names, bonlatos, etc.) for which thoro Is con stant nnd remunerative demand. American nnd Canadian settlors In Cuba, In cluding tho Isle of PIne3, are cltrus-frult mnd. In PInar dol Rio, In the Islo of Pines and In central and eastorn Cuba thero Is, nevertheless, In tholr madness bo much method, plus grit and utter In ability to reallzo tho odds they nro "up against," that It Boems to bo very probablo they will sue coed regardless Money, time and hardship nro to thorn no object at all. PInar dol Rio Is a provlnco possessed of most fortllo lands In certain districts. Thcro aro among the foothills and In tho "Organos" them Bulves rich valleys; unfortunately, somo of tho choicest are as yet almost Inaccessible. Thoro Is good land always along the streamB, and arable aroas aro to ho found, here and there, every where. Also hero and thero and everywhero CJTMS rRUr B3TA T thero aro worn-out fields, sun baked through years, which wear, however, to tho Inexperi enced eye, tho aspect of virgin, though lightly wooded or sa vannah lands; thero aro also other sections dosolato palm barrens whero no ninn save tho sort who purchaso real es tate "sight unseen" ould think of attempting to grow anything. Thcro nre, too, south of tho mountain rnnge, on tho plain which drops gradually from Its skirts to tho Carlfibenn sea, certain sandy, gravelly reaches, poor In plant food. It Is hero, howovcr, with proper fertilization nnd care, that growers are developing orange nnd grape-fruit groves. These lands will produco tho trees, if food to support them Is supplied In tho shnpo of fer tilizer, and the trees will boar citrus fruit of tho very best quality bright colored, weighty, full of Juico, Inclosed In smooth, thin rind. No fnlr minded person can longer doubt thnt they will do so after scolng fruit of the quality which growers located at Taco Taco exhibited at tho latest horticultural show In Havana. Thoso gen tlemen had, however, tho money to keep their trees properly nourished. Many others who havo failed to succeed as they aro suceedlng owo that failure lo the fact that thoy did not havo tho money to do as much for their groves. Somo land companies doing business In west ern Cuba deny oertly or by Implication that fer tilization Is necessary, but no piospectlvo owner of n cltrus-frult grovo in western Cuba can afford not to Include In his cstlmato of expenses tho cost of fertilizing early and often In nmounts properly nugmented as years pass. Fertilizers In general uso In tho groves of tho region mentioned cost, on a fair average, about $15 a ton. This is tho situntlon In tho Islo of Pines, as well aa In tho western and central mainland of Cuba. "Tho soIIb are all poor In plant food com pared with the nvorago soils In tho United States, and tho gravel ridges aro especially bo," states Mr. H. C. Henrlcksen, secretary of the Cubnn Natlounl Horticultural society, referring particu larly to tho Islo of Pines, "but I havo never seen tho offoct of good fertilizers so sharply outlined as In these very soils, and from experience In Florida nnd Porto Rico I would predict nn abun dant crop of fruit of superior quality whorover tho groves aro properly treatod." Tho vital question In these regions Ib, then, whether tho owner Is ablo to afford proper treat ment. Ho will, savo In exceptional casos, whero tho soil Is too "Amerlcnn" for nny uso whatso ever, got his crop provided ho has tho money to supply enough fertilizer. For thero are richer lands In Cuba than thoso on which Americans and Canadians aro develop ing tholr groves In western Cuba and tho Islo of Pines. Along tho Cauto river, to mention but ono locality, thero are exceedingly deop, fertile, vir gin boIIs which need no fertilizer to produco cit rus fruit groves. Such lands must, at tho very commencement, be cleared, at somo exponso, of tho thick woods that covor thorn, and groves, once planted, must at all coBts bo kopt fairly froo of weeds. Secondary crops corn, for Instance may bo grown botwoen rows without detriment to tho trees; In fact, It would seem wiser to do so than otherwise, for. onctl tho opposlto of the case In tho west, thoso far eastern lands need to bo t educed They nro .ihvost too rich, and tho fruit of trees they pmduro. partleularh ouug trees. Is apt to bo" com xi Muiicd, too big. nnd pithy Theso defects, noeiiholess, tlmo remedies, for ns groves ago thoy lessen the supplv of plant food. Eventually It will become necessary to for tlllzo tho trees, and then growers. b selecting their fertilizer, can control tho quality of tholr fruit. , , Thoy have, meanwhile, acquired their grovo without tho expense for fertilizer tho grower In tho west has boon put to In order to produco his. He. on the other hand, has boon to less expense i...n ihn man tn the east In tho matter of clear ing and ho has not had to sit up nights weeding called them unto him (Luke), taking to 'keep his grovo from disappearing under a tho children In his arms, and blessing tangle of tropical vegetation. "win (Mark). "Suffer (penult, let The obvious conclusion. Is therefore, that six them alone) llttlo children . . . for ts one-half dozen. Groves In both eastetn and bid them not." emphasizing his com western Cuba will produce trees and good fruit, ', ninnd by tho repetition, putting It In i, nniMu.r will iln so for any owner not willing both the positive nnd the ncgntlvo to pay the prlco under ono head or another In cash nnd nlso In hard work-. It Is conservatively estimated that no mnn should undertake even a live-acre grovo anywhere In Cuba unless ho has at least $5,000 whoro ho can lay his hands on it. If ho Is n lhely, capable man ho will probably not need that amount of money, but no mutter what his ability ho should be ablo to command at least that sum before em barking In the citrus fruit business bore Ho mny need It all, and more. Whllo no complete statistics aro uvnllable. It Is tho writer's Impression that In western Cuba, including the Isle of Pines, the acreage of or anges Is more thnn that of grapo fruit, while In tho cast It would scorn thnt tho grnpo-frult acre age Is tho larger. Tho older groves seem, usti i iV t5 (fib m$&Hm i I tiiiMKrs raft v& yHRi II mm Uj.g22gg form. "To coino unto mo." I "Twelve men were debntlng groat questions about tho expected kingdom. Tho Master set it llttlo child lit their midst and said. 'Think of him.' Tho highest good, tho "stimmum bouum" of man Is eternal life In tho kingdom of God. Vs. 10-20. Parallels. Mark 10:17-22; Luko 18:18 23. Ah Jesus was leaving tho houso whero ho had blessed tho children (Mnrk 10:13-17), ono enmo running (Mark), showing his earnestness, and kneeled before him nnd said, "Good Master" (teacher), "what good thing shnll I do?" What act of sacrlflco or heroism, what generous action," what penanco CRCfr (TAKCTi Equllbob That fellow over thoro would make a splendid mngazlno poot Squllllgan A genius, eh? Squlllbob No, but ho hns dyspopsla so bad that ho would't got bo hungry living. ) Judges' Wlgo. Tho wig Is only worn by English barristers to glvo thorn a Btorn, Judi cial appearance, nnd no ono can say that It falls in this respecL Tho cus tom wbb originated by n French Judgo In tho iventeonth ccntut7 when, happening to don n marquis' wig ono day, ho found It gavo him fiuch a stern and dignified appcaranco that ho decided to get ono for hlmsolf nnd wear It at nil times In court This ho did, nnd tho result wao bo satisfactory from a legnl point of view, that not only Judges, but bar risters, nlso took up tho custom throughout Europe. The Ready Theorist "You boc," explained tho scientist "Iioubo files nro dangorous because thoy carry gorms on their feet." "Ah!" oxclnlmed tho ready theorist; "then tho remedy Is slmplo. All you need to do 1b to mnko them wear over shoes and Ioavj them on tho porch when they como In." ally, to be orange groves'; tho younger tho grovo or sufferings? Ho has tho Idea of pur- tho larger tho pioportlon of grnpe fruit In It. Problems of transportation to market domnnd cnrefttl study from all growers, prospeetlvo or established Groves situated at a distance from railway lines aro handicapped at tho start, for nlthough thrro nro many good roads In PInar dol Rio province, nnd all over tho Islo of Pines, every foot of haul counts, mid whoro tho roads aro not excellent, It counts heavily, most especially In wet wenther. Americans and Canadians havo plunged head foremost Into cltrus-frult culture In Cuba. Thoy aro building up against odds, by their Indomltnblo courago and optimism, an Industry Into which chasing, of deserving, of Inheriting cternnl llfo. "That I may havo" (Mark, "Inherit") "otontal llfo," havo It as a permnnent jiosscHslon, In tho homo of hl3 father. "Why callost thou mo good?" Tho reading adopted by tho rovlsors Is, "Why askest thou mo concerning that which Is good?" What Is tho real "good" you nro Becking for? "nut If thou wilt outer Into llfo" (the truo llfo, eternal llfo), "keep tho commundments " Tho young man asks which, and Jesus names soveral Quantity Not Quality. Teacher Wllllo, havo you whls pored today without pormlaslon? Willie Yes, wunBt Teacher Johnnie, should Willie havo Bald "wunst?" Johnnlo (triumphantly) No, ma'am, he should havo said twist A woman's Idea of an Intelligent man 1b ono who can toll whether or not her hat Is on straight preceding owners of the lnnds they hold did not of the commnndnientH thnt rolato to venture. The Spaniards and Cubans did not so venture may havo been because they wero blind to the possibilities, lncked specific knowledge, , or the energy required; or possibly thoy wero outinntched by ndverso conditions In past dec- ados. Then ngaln, It may bo they wero deterred i not by these things nt nil, but by n truo under standing of basic conditions hero, by n realiza tion of difficulties In tho way of competing, not to say controlling, In the mnrkets wheio the citrus , fruit of Cuba must bo sold; and, ORpeclnll, by a keen nppioclatlon of more profit to bo nindo more , quicaiy nun inexpensively eiHownere. in line, they mny havo been governed by caution, which does not notably distinguish tho Anglo Saxon when engnged In opening up fields to him new. Now to him, bo It noted, but In Cuba's caso not In themselves cither now or untried. This Islnnd Is not a virgin wilderness In toto. It has been under the domination of whlto men for 400 years. Not all theso whlto men wero Idle and Incompetent. Thoy appreciated tho country nnd In developing Its resources not to tho fullest ex tent possible nowadays, to bo sure, but as far as waa possible to thorn In tholr times thoy made fortunes. Tho &panlardB devoted all tho onerglcs they had for ngriculturo in Cuba to sugar cane and to bacco In tho eastern and central provinces, and especially to tobacco In tho west. For four cen turles thoy hold fast to theso two products, thus demonstrating that they wero possessed of no moro versatility than tho American and tho Cn nadlan who, in Cuba, InslBt upon dlscovorlug no future savo In citrus fruit From tobacco and from cano tho Spanlnrd, and tho Cuban with him, has wrested tho "wealth of tho Indies." "Rich bb a Cuban planter" plantor of cano nnd tobacco, not of oranges nnd grapt fruit Is a significant English phraso. To attain to tho wealth and tho caso It Implies has been tho ambition of tho advonturous and tho avarl clous from 1492 to tho presont tlmo. his conduct toward his followmen, nnd ndda "lovo thy neighbor ns thyBolf," the sum nnd soul of them nil. "Sell that thou hast " Not for himself, but to glvo to tho poor. "And thou shalt hnvo trcasuro In heaven." You will havo tho char actor which belongs to honvon, nnd have a noble nnd glorious part in tho redemption of tho world. And then Jokiis mado him tho great est possible offer, greater than tho emperor could hnvo bestowed upon him, greater than ho could conceive unless he could havo seen tho vision of tho Gospel's triumph and of Jesus the King of kings and Lord of lords In a redeemed world. That offer was, "Como nnd follow mo." Como to Jesus, to his chnracter and person Join the company of tho apostles who woro to carry on tho kingdom of God In the world. Ho might bo tho busi ness man of tho apostles In tho place of Judas, who had failed. Thero was a need and a placo for Just such a man. Mahmoud, tho groatost Moham modan conqueror of India, when he had reached Somnat, an Idol 15 feet high facing tho entranco of tho torn plo, Instantly orderod tho Imago to be destroyed; but tho HrnhmlnB throw thomsolveB beforo him nnd offorod an enormous ransom If ho would Bpnre tholr duty. "Mahmoud struck the Image with his mace Ills examph was Instantaneously followod, nnd thi Imngo burst and poured forth a quan tlty of diamonds nnd other Jewel; which amply repaid Mahmoud for th sacrlflco of tho ransom." Elphio stone. Know How To Keep Cool? When Summer's sun and daily toil heat the blood to an uncomfort able degree, there is noth ing so comforting and cooling as a glass of Iced Postum served with sugar and a little lemon. Surprising, too, how the food elements relieve fatigue and sustain one. The flavour is deH cious and Postum is really a food drink. "There's a Reason" POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd-, Battle Creek, MWU. V gBWKaBBsaMBE 'TT3tU 4Mfwwwa.tii iWlmtafcK