A FAR GREATER_ FERNIE ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FIREPROOF BUILRQINGS. Last Stone Has Been Laid On The Tower At Provincetown, Mass, Which Commer- ates First Landing Of The Pilgrims On American Soil--Discussion Of Expression "8abbath" Meaning Sunday. In_ England there has been a recurrence of the discussion of the expression "Sabbath' meaning the Sunday. One writer proclaimed that there is not a single sentence in the New . Testament to suggest any penalty for violat- ing the sanctity of Sunday; and that the sub- stitution of Sunday-keeping for Sabbath-keep- ing is "the great mark of the*Papagy." | The new section of Murray's dictionary decides against Sunday. ut the Anglican Church view is well sustained, even by early prece- dents. Sunday was observed by 'the early Christians long before the Papacy had any existence! In England "Sabbath" was not much used as a synonym for Sunday till the seventeenth century. In parts of thesContin- ent, though not in England, Sabbath used to be a vernaculir synonym for Saturday. In the new and greater Fernie has been completed or are under construction over one million dollars worth of fireproof buildings. A postoffice and court-house costing $65,000 is soon to be occupied. The $100,000 provin- cial court-house 'sz under way. The city hall and school are ready: for use. An electric light plant owned by the city is being built at a cost of $50,000. Last, but not least in value, the contract has been let for a fire hall to cost $20,000. But while the people will launch out in taxes to have fine public build- ings they are indifferent about their church. The tardiest restoration is that of the temple of worship. Yet is thought that writers who denounce a materialistic age are dream- ers! , The last stone has been laid in the tower at Provincetown, Mass, cothmemorates the first landing of the Pilgrims on American soil and the signing of the famous Mayflower compact. The tower stands on Tower Hill, is 250 feet above the foundations and 350 feet above the sea. Many of the stones of which it is built were given by towns in Massachu- setts and England, and by/patriotic societies and other organizations. The corner-stone was laid by President Roosevelt two years ago, and it is hoped that President Taft will be present at the dedication on the anmiver sary of the sailing of the , Mayflower from Southampton next summer. It is proposed to build a similar memorial at Southampton. Fashionable dress is bondage. Every wo- man, in best clothes, knows that, Her hat is heavy--top-heavy; her gown clings and tan- gles about her feet. Her collar half chokes her. She cannot move. freely and uncon sciously; she is "dressed up." She would be supremely uncomfortable--if she 'did not. en- joy it, so much that she insists that she is perfectly comfortable. Freedom in dress less actually than in olden times. It used to be 'that the woman at 35 or so gave up fashion, went into plain gowns and black bonnets, and had the rest of her life unvexed by the chang- es of the mode. But nowadays 60s expected to keep pace with 16. From girl to grand- mother, woman remains a slave. it which In the courts of Venice, when a prisoner is aoout to be condemned to death, a tall and ghostly-looking individual, dressed in along black gown, walks 'majestically to the centre of the court-room, bows solemnly to the judge, and in a cavernous voice pronounces the words, "Remember the baker!" Then he bows again and stalks away. Three hundred years ago a baker was executed in Venice for a crime of which he 'was not guilty. When his innocence was established, the judges who condemned him gave a sum of money to the city, the interest to be devoted to the setting up and perpetual burning of a "lamp of ex- piation," in the palace of the doge The Esquimaux huskies are an glori= fied beyond their deserts Fiction has said how the moment a huskd vaiiquished in fight loses its legs its team mates tear it to pieces, but fiction has not added that a child, or even an adult, must keep his feet to secure safety from a similar fate. A child at Cart- wright, one of the Hudson's Bay sts, slip- ped upon a wooden jetty and f ong the huskies. There 'were fifty bites uj her be- fore her mother, who showed the . highest courage, drove the brutes off. During the day the "husky fairly amenable to the aimed stone, but at night, the savage wolf nature breaks out ! The American all ki I descendants of African slaves imported nto the. New World to work the mines, and later the sugar and cotton plantations, for Euro- pean colonizers. Next year will be the qua- tre-centenary of the granting by Charles Vv of a license permitting 4.000 -Africans to be taken yearly into his~dominichs in America Native Americans refused to work at the pit tance offered, so black men were introduced inn much the same way that Chinese have been utilized in more recent times 1 ils al aiso is well- Negroes, as The report that Lot's Wife, the strange is- land in the Pacific, had been damaged by an earthquake was unfounded. ™ It is southeast of the island" of Nippar, thie, largest of the Japanese group. Its biblical name was given because it looks like a pillar of salt. Meares, the explorer, ran across it in 1788, and at first mistook it for a ship. He called it Meares Rock, but Spanish explorers charted it as Vela Rock. * A steamer which passed it in 1854, mis- took it for a sail. Its rugged peak rises three hundred feet above the sea, with a great cav- ern at its base: the sea roars through it with a voice of thunder. : The fruit of Crete is superb nuts form: a large item of aranges are among the finest Grapes apd melons, figs, the deligious loguat are young "dycumbers The big chest- export, and the in-the world pomegranates and in profusion. The most grateful of viands' in warm weather--are eaten by. the dozen, an naturel. The wild flowers make a carpet of lovely hues in spring. Finally Crete, ltke an other distressful island near home, enjoys the absepce of snakes. What St. Pat Ireland, St. Paul, the Cretans tell Crete. There. is a parable India of the Fool, to 'whom a rice field was bequeathed The first season irrigation water covered his field and made it fruitful, then flowed on to his neighbor's fields, bringing fer everywhere, But tht next season the Selfis 'Fool said within his heart, "This water wealth: it is liquid harvest. I was a fool to let this treasure 1 neighbor's land;". and he kept the channel sed e ck did for you, did for Selfish of v h is escape he robbed his neighbor and spoilt' his own crop. The water brought blessing while { flowed, but when stagnant created a marsh, -anp sduiejs sso) pay yl 29m aepndod og ing the holiday season last year that fifty mil- lion will be hundred designs submitted, "ahd the | s will be placed o dle (in every state i ie Union on Nover 1st. More than thirty million stamps were sold last year, the proceeds amounting. to $138,000. Two-thirds of the proceeds are used in the ¢ampaign against tuberculosis all over the country, and one-third to defray the expense of making and distributing the stamps. 5 Lord Wolverhampton's complaint of the burdens added te the cares of official life by bad handwriting, recalls an incident of 'he Hbu?e of Lords in Committee on the Reform Bill in 1867." The Clerk of the House intimat- ed that an amendment had been handed in, the writing of which was so illegible that he was unable to say what it was about. It was dis- covered that Lord Lyttleton was the author and that it was a proposal disfranchising all persons who could not write. r a EE a 1 Dr. Goldwin Smith has announced that "the Grange" .fand the grounds surrounding 'his home are to become the erty of the city of Toronto with the sug f a Museum of Art. The gift conveys one of the oldest and finest houses in Canada. It has been ad- mired by thousands of people, being one of finest specimens architecture in the province It stood originally in hundred acre park, filled with elms and oaks well for for almost century, The building, solid and substantial first brick houses built in Y main part erected by and the home of Wi of ho a noble cared In D'Arcy Boulton, Henry Boulton, his for many years mayor of the city, and who was the first husband of Mrs. Goldwin Smith. The. halls s of the Grange la and finished in black walnut. Some sod carvings over two hundred years' ol in Phe hallway, which was designed by the Hon. William Cayley. The paintings on walls among the best and mest valu- ry. including thirteen por- historic characters. This and 'will increase the great grand old litterateur. was son, and roon are ge Ww are late the are abla i gard for Canada's More Odd Superstitions. The custom of raising the hat when meet- ing a funeral originated in fear rather than good manners. It was supposed to appease any evil spirits that might be in attendance on the corpse. "He who meets a Border fun- eral," we read in Lea: s 'Collectanea,' "is, cer- tain soon to die, unless he bares his head, turns and accompanies the procession some distance. If the coffin is carried by bearers he must take a lift. This done, if he bows to the company, he may turn and go on his way without fear. : Lean suggests a funereal origin for the phrase "Devil take the hindmost," the last people who entered or left a churchyard be- ing supposed to be unlucky. At Dutch funer- als in olden days two respectably-dressed men. (trop schluters), in cocked' hats and black stockings, were generally engaged to form the last couple of mourners in the fun- eral procession. and so take the ill-luck at- tending those walking last into and out of the churchyard which no friend was willing to incar. - The mutes at funerals are the later representatives of these ancient hired sin-eat- ers The sin-eater lingered on until quite lately in tite vale of Cwm Amman, in Carmarthen- shire. When a person died the friends sent for the sin-eater of the district, who pldced | a plate of salt on the breast of the deceased, and on the salt 2 of bread. He then muttered an incantation over the bread, which he finally ate, thereby eating the sins of the dead person. This done, he received the fee of 2s. 6d., and vanished as quickly as he could, "being kicked out as a social pariah." ~ piece O Canada! O Canada! blest heritage of Our We'll sing thy praise from And be no. nation's thrall, We're strong in peace, and To Empire's call! Rise. Canada! Strong for your King, And with -Britannia's sons your anthem sing. old acred trust, by grace of God, we hold; shore to shore prompt in war answer Hail Canada! the first-born of the Five Great Joyal lands wherein brave Britons Inspire us.Lord with love divine To bind the strongest tie "Oak," "Fleur-de-lys" and "Maple" vine In bonds that ne'er will die O Wondrous Love! Strong in Thy might Implant Thy seed, enrich us with Thy light. Almighty: God! M& nations doubt no more Our loyalty as in the days of yore. Our fathers fought and died for lands We now possess in peace, Separation will not stain our hands, Nor will devotion cease ' For Canada, where voices ring live! In anthems loud for empire, home and king | --Fane Sewell One Boy's Philosophy. Here are a couple of answers given by mem- | bers of a primary class in Orillia, during the | course of a missionary lesson: Teacher--"What is a M pe" sionary? printed for use. during the comingl 1,.4ia has been passi : : d a 1 ass A new design has been selected from! i Pashns was one of the] 1820 the | ITS GIFT OF PEACE. Ungrudging Approval of India. Britain's Rule in Century (US) Magazine. through unwonted (tumult and commotion, She has seen a great and a not unjustifiable popular agrtation against the division of Bengal info two 'pro- vinces. - She has seen a vehement, and at times a violent demand, on the part of the educated classes for more power and influ- ence. She has seen British officials murdered, British goods boycotted, and' alienation be- tween rulers and ruled deepen into overt hos- tility and hostility develop into sedition. She has seen the expanding force of native opin- ion and ambitions beating upon a devoted, hard-working, but rather rigid and complac- ent bureaucracy. She has seen the propa- ganda of the bomb and the knife countered by stern strokes of repression. vaguely the reflex thnil of the triumphs of Japan. She has become dimly aware of a Something that may in time prove to be the beginnings of a sense of collective unity among her variegated millions. : But by far the larger part of all this unrest is to be put down to the credit side of the British account. It is the result of the peace and security that British rule has brought. It is the result of the British policy. of edu- cating the natives not merely in the learning and sciences of the West but in those ideals of liberty which are enshrined in British literature and exemplified in British history. It is the result of the British policy of train- ing the natives.in self-government, and of the intellectual irrigation of a native press that could not exist without British consent, and that has rarely been interfered with even when most anti-British in tone. It is-the re- sult, too, of the intercourse which the rail~ roads have made possible and of the common medium of understanding which the polyglot people of India, or at least the literate among theni, are discovering in the English lan-| guage. All these factors have created among the educated classes a fervent and legitimate desire to take a yet larger and more effective share in ordering their affairs. The indispensable foundation for the | working out of any principles of government | internal peace, and peace is the greatest | of the blessings that British rule has bestow- ed upon India. "The ravgges of invaders, the horrors of civil war betfveen state and state, race and race, creed and creed, have utterly ceased. An occasional clash between Mo- hammedans and Hindas, easily and promptly quelled, is nowadays all that disturbs the tranquility of a continent once the unceasing { prey of strife and disordér. But beneath the | truce imposed by British power the old hat- | reds and passions are (still straining, and it is a curious example of human inconsequence that the Bengalis, who have done most.-to im- pa'r the strength of the British Raj, and who have even agitated for its abolition, would be the first to suffer weré it to be overthrown. A CLERGYMAN'S RALLY. How Four Very Busy Men Find Time To Be Church Workers. When I hear the people say they haven't time to go to church, or to assume the re- 'sponsibility of definite work, my mind revérts, to four of the busiest men in the town, mem- bers of my parish away off here in the West. Two are physicians, with large practices; one finds time to sing in the choir morning and evening, to superintend the Sunday school, to attend the meetings weekly of the Brother- hood of St. Andrew. The other is regularly in his pew every Sunday morning and evén- ing, teaches a class of boys in the Sunday school, #ttends the meetings of the Senior Brotherhood and is the director of the Juniors. The third man, assistant manager in a large manufacturing plant, is at his desk daily with no chance of "resting" during the week, and yet every Sunday, morning and evening, he is in the choir, teaches a class of boys in the Sunday school and is the director of the) Senior Brotherhood. . Each one of these men is invariably present at the Evening Prayer and teachers' meeting on Friday évening. The fourth man, a laborer, works by the day from seven in the morning till six at night. He lives two miles from the church and yet it is a rare occurrence when Sunday morning or evening finds him absent from his place in church, He, too, is a member of the Brotherhood' anM rarely misses the weekly | meeting; He is an active member of the fin- | ance committee of the vestry. He finds time { between Sundays to do- missionary work among his fellow workmen. When I*think of the strength and inspira- tion which these men have brought to me I often thank God that He made them busy. When I turn to others, wlio Have time hang- ing.on. their hands, and ask them.t6 do some work for the Master, only to be met by the reply: "I' would like to, but I haven't' the time," I think of the advice an old clergyman once gave a younger brother: "When you want work done go to your busy men. If 1 want to turn a turbine wheel I put it in a rushing stream and not in a stagnant pool." Thank God for the busy men! The Signals of Autumn. An army brilliant with banners,-- Crimson and purple and gold-- The creeping frost-tints of autumn, Orchards and forests enfold Gaily the fluttering pennons Q'er valley and hillside shine; The sheen of tle marching squadrons Draws nearer, a glittering line Ruddy and amber in orchards Where the ripening apples fall; Scarlet in flames of the sumac Lining the old pasture wall. Bistre and dun in the uplands Where the harvests have been shorn;! Yellow in silken tassels Of meadows of rustling corn. A long pause at the close of which a bright boy, | who has evidently seen missionary papers, ven- tyres the answer: "A man that takes photo- Teacher--"Now, what is a heathen?" Another pause followed by attempted explana- by teacher, after which a scholar re- marks: lease, maam, there is a man in church that takes up the collection and smokes and chews; is'n', he a heathen?" the At Worcester Cathedral, thousands of docu- ments lying unnoticed the Fdgar tower have been brought to Many of them istory of the of value life in m are early Russet and gold ig the maples; Crimson in country ways; These are the banners of autumn | That \blazon these shortening days | | The conquering army advances; "Tis glorious and yet we sigh; For we bid farewell to summer When the autumn flags' march by. |. Houston, Texas, has had the commission i form of government for four years, has paid off $400,000 floating debt, invested only $700,- 000 in public service improvements out of current revenue, and has created a sinking | "fund for the bonded debt of $100,000. She has felt | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1909. THE TALK OF THE PARISH. Made a Compromise in the Selection of Name . for Baby. . : "What a beautiful little baby," 'exclaimed the neighbor. "He isn't six months old. yet, either," said the proud young mother, "and he weighs over twenty pounds." . "What have you named him?" "Well," hesitated the mother, "Henry and 1 differed a little about that : He wanted to give him one name, and I wanted to give him another; but we finally compromised, and agreed to call him John Wesley." ge great' "l see; you named him after founder of Meth--." "No, indeed," quickly interrupted the mo- ther. "That name, as I said, is a compromise. The 'John' is for John Calvin, and the 'Wes- ley' is for John Wesley." : Dr. Hale and the late Bishop Huntington, of Central New York, were fast friends. The latter had been a Unitarian and] his shift caused i sensation. When an Episcopalian minister writes a letter on any day which is a saint's festival, he writes the namé of the festival for the date. Bishqp Huntington learned these thifigs quickly. The first time he had occasion to write to his old friend; Dr. Hale, after joining the church, he placed "St. Michael's Day" for the date. A reply from the doctor came, and he had written in a full, round hand, "Wash day," for hic date mark! The office boy of a Philadelphia lawyer re- cently approached his employer with a re-| quest for an iserease of wages. "How old] are you?" demanded the lawyer. : | "Fourteen, sir." | "And you're drawing $4 a week?" "Yes, sir." Do you know, young man," said the law- Some men live in advance of their yer, with forbidden sternness, "that when I} was your age I was receiving only $2 per| week?" -- "No, sir, 1 didn't know it," said the boy. | Then, after a moment's reflection, he added, quite respectfully, "but, then, sir, perhaps you weren't worth any more." Two clergymen, being detained late at a Presbytery meeting, had a rush to catch their train. They were just in time to be too late, when one of them, pulling his watch from his pocket, and finding it a little slow, proceeded to blame it for the mishap, and declared he would no longer have any faith init. "Ah" said the other, with a twinkle in his. eye, "It is not a question of faith at all, but of good works." A just complaint was brought to a bishop that a certain clergyman in the diocéserwgs wearing in Oxford master's hood, whes#s a| atter of fact, he had no such degree. "I fall it, my lord," said the complaintant, "wear- ing a lie on his back." "We need not use quite $o strong a word, Mr. { Brown," the bishop replied, in his blandest/fhanner. "Call it a false-hood." There have been many clever toasts formu- lated by clever men, but Mayor Munroe's toast to Nis Majesty King Edward VII, at the banquet to the visiting Ontario legislat- ors in the new town of Elk Lake, is among the best: "May the skin of an EIR Lake blue- berry be an umbrella large enough to cover all his enemies." Madison C. Peters was disqussing the ques- tion, "Will the coming man harry?" He in- stanced a certain type of bachelor. "This man," he'said, "is a hypocrite. He uses his religion as a cloak." "And what will he do in the next world?" "Oh, he won't want any cloak there." An entertainer and humorist one afternoon recently had just made his bow and was about to begin, when a cat walked in and sat down bn the stage. © With quick wit he 'said severely, "You get out. ,This is a monologue, nota catalogue." A Man Who Looked Ahead. The biggest cultivated farm in America is owned by David Rankin. Forty years ago he discovered that land on one side of the Il- linois state line was selling for $20 an acre; on the other side for less than a third of that amount. Real estate men told the farmer that no railroad would ever go near theWMis- souri lands, but he sold his farm in Illinois and bought all 'he could of the despised land at $6 an acre. Not long ago he took an in- ventory "of his possessions inp"Missouri: 25,- 640 acres, 12,000 fattening hogs, 9,000 'cattle, 800 horses, 100 cottages, in which the em- ployees of the big farm were housed, great quantities of farm machinery and the like, $4,000,000. in: value. That did not +include the 1,000 bushels of corn produced annually. It is fortyzsniles from the nearest to the most distant of his farms. ature Not a Spendthrift.. A new comer in Western wheatlands, was remarking on the height to which some] wheat had grown. "What a pity so much of the seed you sow, goes to mere straw, and therefore is lost energy!" he said. 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